Malaya Tribune, 18 June 1948

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    61 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Printino Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d. Penanq Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    "STOP POLITICS" CALL TO S'PORE TRADE UNIONS
    588 1 RED INFLUENCE POISON' (Tribune Staff Reporter) COMMUNIST in fluenee has established a stranglehold on Malayan trade unions and like a deadly poison, it seeks to destroy trade unionism m this country. Genuine trade unions do not go in for politics but seek to
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    ALF HITS 12 OFF SIX 'MAIDENS'
    35 1 U.P. nTEĔPOOI nr 17 i N larptnt:ni tfi* pretoday <>f resulted in su differ- •>•■ y. think it is but there teas n w riu postponed ordered furr p 1
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    SALE OF BAD MEAT TO BE STOPPED
    137 1 Tne*** ftta// Reporter) i jkt vest lay's meeting of the Bird it was decided to to tackle the illegal pij g and the fbt meat w» rural areas. m has arisen out on the matter d with the Board by the y ia§
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    GAS SILENCES RADIO STATIONS
    57 1 U.P. 17. All radio U in Central and c ithern Italy were halted tonparariiy today when two ■aai nia tanks exploded at station and forced ws to leave. Statl n i (ficials said amr nia vas used in the venvTii and the exn fumes through a
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    41 Killed In Air Crash
    109 1 Reuter. Mount Cat me], Pennsylvania I June 17. A United Airlines I plane crashed in flames near this anthracite area town today. Forty-one persons are believed to have been killed. In Washington the Civrl Aero nautics Administration said it had been advised there were no
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    BAD DAY FOR U.K. MARKETS
    57 1 U.P. LONDON, Jun e 17. Markets have a very bad day. Tea plantation shares though closely held have suffered a severe slump tor the past two days on divident reduction and revclatk*i earnings sharply down. Another vulnerable section was South African industrials. Malayan tin MM
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    RUBBER CROPS
    19 1 Malaka Pinda R. Estates,! Ltd. May 1948 102,940 lbs. i New Scudai, Ltd. May 1948 —54,000 lbs.
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    Red Offensive In Far East?
    203 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, June 17.—Possibility of a new Communist offensive" being; developed in the Far East, including Malaya, is being speculated in diplomatic circles in Washington. A Reuter report states that the State Department is watching current events in Burma closely. Diplomatic observers here are relating
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    PROTEST STRIKE
    53 1 PARIS. June 17.—The Com-munist-dominated CO T. tonight called a one-hour strike of all workers, civil servants, railway and public services employees for Saturday in sympathy with the striking tyre factory workers at Clormont Ferrand. The strik e was called als<> is a protest against "police aggression." a C.GT.
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    STOP PRESS MALAY EX-SOLDIERS RECALLED
    94 1 IPOH, Today. New security measures adopted to cope with the present crime situation in Perak include recruitment of former Malay Regiment personnel to serve as escorts and guards for planters. With the whole state declared as an emergency area, special precautions have been taken in
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    INDONESIA: "GRAVE"
    70 1 LAKE SUCCESS, June 17. 1 —Dr. P. P. Pillai of India. warned the United Nations Security Council today that I the situation in Indonesia j was grave and that recent political developments might J lead to a break up of the Indonesia Republic. The Council was considerI ing
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    RECORD POTATO YEAR
    49 1 Reuter. EDINBURGH, June 17:—A 1 record potato year for Britain iis predicted by Mr. David I Lowe, President of the Nai dona! Farmers' Union of Scot- land. Mr. Lowe said that it was a i wonder that Britain remained i comparatively immune from the Colorado beetle.—Reuter.
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    Satan Investigating Sin
    69 1 U.P. LONDON, June 17. Mr. Herbert Morrison (Deputy Premier) denied in the Commons today that Government intends to start an inquiry into the working of nationalized industries. Mr. Winston Churchill (leader of the Opposition) said that press reports that Mr. Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Duchy of
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    Malaya-HK Talks To Stop $ Leak
    287 1 Malaya-HK Talks To Stop Leak (Tribune Staff Reporter) An official of the Foreign Exchange Control Department here has flown to Hongkong to have a talk with the authorities there regarding general problems of foreign exchange control in the Far East relating particularly to the Singapore-Hong-i i_ Kong trade. This was
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    NOBEL PRIZE WINNER DIES
    42 1 U.P. HAVER FORD, Pennsylvania.. June 17.— Dr. Rufus M. Jones, 85. founder of the I American Friends Service I Committee which shared last 1 year's Nobel peace Prize, died at hjs home here yesterday after a long illness,—U.P.
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    NAVY EXPANSION SANCTIONED
    29 1 Reuter. Washington, June 18. The United States Senate has accepted a $3,749,059,250 bill to maintain and expand the Navy and Marines during the coming year. Reuter.
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    Reports Robbery I Month After
    82 1 An armed robbery which is reported to have occurred nearly a month ago came to the I knowledge of a detective only yesterday afternoon. The victim, a Chinese woman living in a cubicle in Sago Lane, one ot the most crowded areas in Singapore's Chinatown,
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    "GIPSY" SMITH'S £714
    30 1 LONDON. June 17.—"Gipsy" 1 Smith, Evangelist, who died on the Queen Mary on the way to New York on August 4 last, aged 87„ years, left £714.
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    Jews Break Cease-Fire
    181 1 Reuter U.P. DAMASCUS, June 17.—An official announcement here tonight said Jewish forces broke the ceasefire in Palestine today, destroying an Arab village nine miles north of Caphernaum. Meanwhile, it is reported that 50 uniformed United Nations guards will leave Lake Success for Palestine on Saturday to assist
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    THE BLACK CAP AGAIN
    91 1 U.P. LONDON, June 17. The first death sentence since the Home Secretary, Mr. Chuter Ede, revoked the blanket reprieve established on April 10 for all murderers, was pronounced today. George Cyril Upton, !fly ear-old London engineer, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to be hanged for
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    U.S. WARSHIPS AT NAPLES
    39 1 LONDON. June 17. United states Navy Headquarters fo. Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean announced tolay Uiat three American °ruisers have arrived in \aples for a four-day vis: after technical exercises IT: h he Central Mediterranean.
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    SHOT MAN DIES
    72 1 The 37-year-old seaman. Nh Ag Keng, who was shot at and lit by a compatriot in Blanco i 'ourt on Wednesday night died his injuries in hospital last light Police believe that the assailIttt is the leader of a secret society. Ah Keng was seated at a
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    B-17 MYSTERY
    48 1 U.P. UACCIO Cor.;. .June 17. hree Frying Fortr< Kcviafl to the thofe ttepbrtud m a on Big front t'.ie ed :d refueled Kterdny btte™oon, the wi;,P 'dor of tlie local airport said today. The planes took off little i later reportedly in the direction of Palestine.—U.P.
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    ACTING ENVOY
    34 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. June 17.— Sir B. Rama Rao, Indian Minister Pltnipotentiary in iokio. is to become acting Indian Ambassador to the LTnited S^ates, aec rding lo a high Indian diplomatic source here.—Reuter.
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    RICKSHA-PULLER GETS 7 YEARS
    80 2 A Chinese ri^sha-puller. Ong Say Moey. was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Thurogood at the Singapore Assizes Court yesterday on two charges of carrying arms and ammunition, was charged, first, with carrying an automatic pistol at Lorong 15. Geylang Road, on November
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    'WIFE BLAMED BLACK-OUT FOR CHILD'S COL OUR'
    611 2 A husband seeking dissolution of his marriage with the wife he married 16 years ago yesterday told the Chief Justice, Mr. C. M. Murray-Aynsley, the wife asserted that her second child was of a dark complexion because it was born during a blackout.
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    Workers' Claims Paid
    207 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter} Last year an amendment was j introduced into the Labour OrI dinance to permit the Commissioner of Labour to hear claims for wages or claims pertaining to conditions of work from workers of other nationalities in addition to Chinese. Though the propriety of permitting
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    SHARES DOWN
    26 2 Due to the nervousness of overseas markets most prices in the local share market were marked down yesterday. Meanwhile, local investors are marking time.
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    Welcome To New Puisne Judge
    322 2 The Singapore Appellate Court was crowded yesterday •norr.ing when the and the Bar accorded a welcome to the Hon ble Mr. Justice Gordon imith. a former Malayan High Judge, who assume. duties here as puisne judge. Mr. Justice Gordon Smith arrived here from the United
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    KOTTAN FOR PICKPOCKET
    92 2 A young Chinese pickpocket. loh Ah Kiong. was ordered to receive eight strokes of the rottan in addition to three months' rigorous imprisonment, by the Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. R. C. J. Wait, yesterday. He was found guilty of stealing $7 from Yio Tip Hian in North
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    43-Ton Vessel In Port
    42 2 Singapore the first port of call for the John Thomas which arrived here yesterday from Australia. The John Thomas is a vessel of 43 tons and carries a crew of six Australians under the command of Captain Blake.
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    FISH SUPPLY AT PREWAR LEVEL
    191 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The number of boats engaged in the fishing industry last year were 1,530 and the number of fishermen, 3,801, of whom 75 per cent were Chinese, the Singapore annual report for 1947 says. Due to the efforts of the Fisheries Dept. in
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      374 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY 1 BLUE NETWORK Music; 11.00 Last News Sum- Signature Tune; 1.17 Tamil n*»t FVn ISH mary and Close Down. Song; 1.20 News in Tamil; wT?rwi»amTtJirc PROdBAMkBS IN MALAY 1.30 Listeners" favourites; 1 KUUK 12 00 p M _Programme Sum- 2.00 CLOSE DOWN. From 12 noon to
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    BEDOK WILL HAVE 25 NIGHT STALLHOLDERS
    308 3 (Tribune Staff Renorten night sta,. hddors to 25 V- 10 by 25 Per < ar,CT <* »<*» /ron»- incrte Sardon Jubir, invited to speak during the Boatd Meeting yesterday, appealed to clear the "only place for town dwellers to go out and have fresh
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    Year-Old Shooting Recalled
    167 3 TUr oW Wooded killing of a raj attached to the Marine Potter on the night of June 4. (9 47 had a sequel at the Seventh Police Couit yesterday awfaing, two young Ctrioesc were produced on a w.jpirr charge. Tlk Police Officer, Corporal \ttnn bin H. Sirat.
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    NO POLIO FOR THREE DAYS
    45 3 lor 1 day* in succession, th*re ha* been no case of Poliomyelitis or any death from the disease reported. Th? total number of cases <lnce It broke out in the second week of April remains at 97 with 14 deaths.
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    REGISTRATION APPEAL
    127 3 "Singapore is oura to do with what we will. We can take part in its Government or we can leave it alone. There la no compulsion; the decision tests with us." says Mr. P. F. de Sauza in an appeal to the public to register. "There is no
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    VICTIM OF HIT-&-RUN MOTORIST
    184 3 It was quite possible that the dead man was the victim of a hit and run motorist and thrown onto the spot where he was found. Inspector Othman bin Omar stated In the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday when an inquest was held on Ho Bah Bee.
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    64 Arrests In C.L.D. Raids
    219 3 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 17.—UNDER THF FMKFt ™°JqSSSSS? gSJ ENDED TO THE E POIT?E UNtTeR 1 £S E E SENTIAX REGULATIONS. OFFICERS AND MEN 1 Spa 1 13 E HEADQUARTERS OF THE ?3S lAmm ASSOCIATION AND THE MIN SHENG PAU AND ARRESTED
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    HAND GRENADE THREAT-JAILED
    98 3 A secret society memo:r j serving a six months' sentence for attempted extortion was sentenced yesterday to a term lof 18 months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. H. A. ForTer. Fourth Criminal District Judge, on three charges of cxi tortion. The man was Po Leong Hua: who said
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    Grenades Charge
    64 3 A 52-year-old Eurasian, j Edward de Souza, of 28-C. Pasir Panjang Road, was produced yesterday before the Seventh Police Magistrate, Mr. A. G. Shears, for alleged possession of six. hand grenades. T>c Souza was alleged to have h< en found in possession of the hand grenades on June
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    REPRESENTATION FOR RURAL BOARD
    162 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Government will be approached to give the Rural Board some representation on the widened Education Board, which is to be formed in the near future This suggestion was put for- ward by Mr, Chin Chye Fong. j Who thought the Board, through its
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    GURKHA BROADCAST
    48 3 Major-General C. H. Boucher C.8., C.8.E., D.5.0.. will give a talk on the Gurkhas from Radio Malaya today at 9.45 p.m. General Boucher, who is G.O.C. of the Brigade of Gurkhas in Malaya, returned this week from the War Office conference in Ixmdon on "Exercise Bamboo".
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    Truth & Freedom Glimmer Though Outlook Is Black
    642 3 Truth Freedom Glimmer Though Outlook Is Black (Tribune Staff Reporter) "It is not a minute too soon to face up to the realities of this modem age," said Mrs. G. Hawkins in the course of i her very illuminating address to Inner Wheelers at the Adclphi last evening. Her interesting
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      697 3 SITUATIONS VACANT THE BRITISH COUNCIL offers two educational visitorships to the United Kingdom for a period of 6 weeks during the coming summer. Applications stating age, qualifications, etc., must be received not later than Wednesday June 23rd. The British Council, P.O. Box 522, Kuala Lumpur. Tel. 1022. (B. 830). PART
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    MCP, MDU And The Murders
    866 4 In view of events now taking place in Malaya, the activities of the Malayan Communist Party and the Malayan Democratic Union deserve the closest scrutiny on the part of both the authorities and the public. For many months past both these organisations have been engaged
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    BRITAIN MAY HAVE A PRINCE OF WALES
    976 4 For Princess Elizabeth and 1 the Duke of Edinburgh, it has been cheering al! the way these last few days. Since it was officially announced from Buckingham Palace that the Princess would undertake no public engagements after the end of this month—the traditional
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    If Britain Fought Russia....
    59 4 SYDNEY. In a Gallup Poll, Australian Ptih Opinion Polls asked: Vb| land became involved in wr with Russia, do you think Australia should or should M promptly join with B||W! Eighty-two per eat those questioned said Austria should join with England h per cent., said Australia
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    M 7555
    86 4 Reuter. KHARTOUM, Br., biologist Dr. D. G. Davy tf nounced recently the covery of a new drug to*! as M 7555. which hU P" J effective against sleep.:., ness in tests on cattle. Field tests of the M which is cheap and manufacture, are to prove that it
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    Golden Age For Australia
    239 4 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY.—Mr. C. J. Turle. a director of mining interests in Australia and South Africa, who arrived in Australia recently from England, says he intends to place before the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) plans for the encouragement of the gold industry. Mr. Turle who has conferred
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    World View Of Politics
    811 4  -  By RICHARD CROSSMAN M.P. Why has Hugh Dalton re-1 turneo to the Cabinet? The Frerch press concluded hastily that he is to replace Bevin at j the Foreign Office. Another vers,on was that the Prime Minister had taken the Palestine negotiations out of the Foreign Secretary's
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    'Britain's Bread Hangs By Lancashire Thread'
    757 5 Reuter. SCHESTER —Posters appearing on hoardLancashire, Britain's cotton-produc• h -ar the slogan: "Britain's Bread uicashlre's Thread." slogan is literally true, /ear, the drive to regain Britain's pretty by harnessing her industry in the the export markets of the world, has a ingly dependent upon
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    90,000 TONS WHALE OIL FOR BRITAIN!
    573 5 Reuter. Lordan. British whalers retaining from the Antarctic j have brought 90,000 tons of oils nd fats home with them besides nearly 7,000 tons of whale meat. Thi3 is Britain's share of the combined catch of 16,000 blue •v*»a*e units by an international (t
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    CARPET GRABBERS
    56 5 "Carpet-grabbers" have struck at more Nottingham churches, robbing them of valuable rugs. They slipped into All Saints' and hustled off a blue pile rug worth fl* Thieves also recently visited St. Jude's, Mapperley, and St. Andrew's. St. Jude's lost a six-foo. by fivefoot Persian carpet worth £65. St.
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    Queen Visits The Cotton Mills
    61 5 Thousands Of people stood in the rain to cheer the Queen o n the second day of her tour of Cheshire and Lancashiie. She visited cotton factories ani saw both the spinning and wearing side of the industry. Photo shows: The Queen talkiny to a
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS'
    738 5 Fifty-five applications fof two new appointments as mar ket supervisors were received by the Kuala Lumpur Municipality^ A plan of the proposed new Methodist Girls' School at Young Road, Kuala Lumpur, is under consideration by tbe Municipality. Meetings of the Town Planning and Building Committee of the
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    T.U. OFFICER TO STUDY IN BRITAIN
    174 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) It is reliably understood that Mr. C. Tharmalingam of the Trade Union Adviser's Department, Malaya, who is at present holding the substantive appointment of Senior Trade union Officer, will soon be proceeding to the United Kingdom to undergo a practical training
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    Atomic Research In Medical Field
    394 5 Reuter. LONDON. June 18.-Results of atomic Research in the medical field are expected to be discussed by international experts this year. The Secretary of the Ninth International Congress on Industrial Medicine, to be held in September, told Reuter today that he hoped a team of
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    New Steam Laundry For Singapore
    490 5 i Tribune Htaft tt< port,, Singapore's housewives who have long complained of the exorbitant laundry rates they are now compelled to pay, Willi in the near future hav<- a BOM-1 tion to their problem. A new firm, the Joyce Klec- tro-Steam Laundry, which will function
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    Hole-in-Wall Beats Law
    220 5 LONDON. Mrs Mary Garrard, 80, of Welton (Northants has had built a £2,400 house -double the £1,200 limit. And it is within the law. Daventry Rural Council In 1946 granted Mrs. Garrard a licence to build two semidetached houses at the "ceiling" figure of £1,200. Now she
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    Two More Attempts To Kill European Planters
    306 6 [From Our Own Reporter] IPOH, June 17.—Armed Chinese gangsters made two further attempts to murder European managers of estates in Perak. In one instance the intruders disappeared on hearing the news that the manager had gone to attend the funeral of the three
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    REGISTRATION OF BICYCLES
    122 6 The following is the text of a Municipal Notice just issued on the registration of bicycles "In accordance with Section 295 (1) of the Municipal Ordinance the Commissioners of the Town of Singapore :ieuby give NOTICE that on and after 30th September. 1948. every bicycle within the
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    S'pore Crime Graph Registers A Drop
    218 6 Singapore's crime graph registered a further drop during the month of May. This is shown in the crime figures released to the press by C.I.D. Chief Mr. E. V. Fowler, yesterday. Anms and ammunition recovered by the police during May were: 14 revolvers, six
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    SOCIAL WELFARE SECRETARY BACK
    130 6 Welfare work and conditions in Singapore compare favourably, in most cases, with those in Ceylon, according to the Rev. Mr. J. T. N. Handy, Deputy Secretary, Social Welfare Department, who has returned to Singapore after a two months' holiday in Ceylon. The Rev. Mr. Handy resumed
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    Pirate Gang Caught After Sea Chase
    251 6 [From Our Own Reporter] MALACCA, June 17. Co-ordinated police ac-| ion between members of :he Malacca C.I.D. and the uniformed branch resulted in the arrest of three Chinese, alleged to be members of a pirate gang which robbed a Malay boat from Sumatra. Details
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    NEW SERIES OF BIBLE LECTURES
    210 6 Announcement was made \esterday by H. W. Peterson, formerly of Regina, Saskatchewan, and now pastor of the Seventh-day Adventlst Church in Singapore, of a series of illustrated Bible lectures to be held at the V.M.C.A. auditorium in Orchard Road beginning Sunday next. Pastor Peterson, one
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    Noted Pianist Due Tomorrow
    50 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The talented Australian pianist, Eiledn Joyce, is expected in Singapore on Sunday by air on her way to the United Kingdom, She will leave Singapore the next day. It is understood that no arrangements have yet been made for her to play here.
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    Appeal To NEI To Halt Port Closure
    199 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Thtrty members of the Singapore Overseas Chinese Importers and Exporters Association yesterday appealed to the Secretary for Economic Affairs to make representations to the NEI authorities to suspend the closure of the port of Djambi. Their petition stated that the
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    GREAT WEEK-END AHEAD OF S'PORE SPORTS FANS
    359 7 TALKING SPORT....BY SPECTATOR «eek-ead promises to be great oat. for sports-fans. thai I followers we have vital' Malaya" Cup match un Saturday between Singamd Negri-Sembilan. i; will be followed on the All-Singapore X ration trial for the A]|-Malaya team. ricket enthusiast*, Saturwill see
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    NON-BENDERS C.C.
    64 7 The lollowing will lepresent ?h. Non-Readers Cricket Club in a cricket match against R.A.F.. Tengah. on Sunday, at VL m. at rengah A. Gili/r»i'.t (captain), T. Leijssius, H. B. Noon, A. R. Bromley Davenport, H. N. Balhatchet. R W. Leonard, A. Baker, W R M. Haxworth. P. Johnston.
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    BLUE ROVERS WIN
    36 7 in friendly camr of soccer played on Wednesday at McNair Road ground. the "Bin* Rovers XI" defeated the Sim Darby Sports Club by two goals to nil. The scorers •ere Ismail and Param.
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    DEVONS BEATEN
    264 7 In a fast and thrilling game of soccer played yesterday at the Thompson Police ground the Singapore Harbour Board police dr rented the L»evons in a Division I) match, by 3-2. In the first 40 seconds of the game Scaifc came in on the *ii|j and. from his
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    POST-MORTEM
    181 7 On Yesterday's Game IT is surprising to what extent the absence of the leader can upset the whole attacking hnc. Though Smith wan a oW substitute, Wat sun WOM very badly missed from the Navy's vanguard. 4 4 4 WHILE the score is a fair indication of //,c of
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    CA BEAT NAVY BY TWO GOALS
    413 7 Chinese Athletes 3 Royal Navy t Scoring twice within the first 10 minutes and again In the latter stages of the game after the opposition had reduced the deficit, the Chinese Athletes defeated the Royal Navy by 3 goals to 1 in a First
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    BOD BEAT POLICE
    132 7 The Police were unlucky to! loose by the odd goal in three to the 223 8.0.D. in a Second Division League soccer match played yesterday at Alexandra ground. In th" lii;;L half, the 8.0 D team had tho better of the exchanges, but on resumption the Police
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    CYMA WIN
    77 7 The CYMA defeated the Customs Sports Club by 3-1 in a Third Division League soccer match played at McNair Koad ground yesterday. The game was quite even in the first half. The Customs opened accounts thtough Sidek. The CYMA equalised through Klass. The change of ends saw the
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    ROVERS LOSE
    92 7 The Dockyards beat the ttovcrs by 2 goals to 0 in S.A.F.A. Second Division League match yesterday at Sc. George's Road (B.O.D.i ground. Both goals were .scored during the first half. Noble, inside left, scored the first goal and Neil, centre forward, the second. Capt. A. J. R.
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    SIGNALS' SUCCESS
    46 7 The in Air Formation Signals defeated the Chlneec. Engineering Association by 3 goals to 0 in a Div. II soccer fixture yesterday at the Geylang Stadium. The three goals were scored in the second half of the game. Scorers were ITruquart, Macintosh and Tayloi.
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    Mahmood's Form Sportletter
    363 7 Sir, —I am afraid I musi disagree with your reader ''Two x Ten" who wrote in defence of Mahmood. But I do admit he m a fine player —elusive and with good ball control —in sjiite of h»s small stature and lack of stamina, BUT ONLY WHEN
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    Bradman's Game Is Not Always Lively
    384 7 Reuter. LONDON. June 17.—Bradman's 138 in the first Test match at Nottingham has occasioned surprise among crjeket followers who always associate him with huge scores made by almost hurricane methods. Yet there have been previous occasions on which Bradman. sub-duing his natural flair for
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    RECORD ENTRIES FOR OLYMPICS
    78 7 Reuter. LONDON. June 17. Thi Olympic Games organising committee announced today that so far 57. a record number of entries, have been received for the games. Afghanistan, the Lebanon, and Iraq have intimated thei. intention of enterins and when the official form have been received, they
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    Visitorships To U.K.
    48 7 The British Council is offering two educational visitorships to the United Kingdom for a period of six weeks dux ing the coming summer. Applications stating age. qualifications, etc.. should be sent not later than June 23 to the Council. P.O. Box 522. Kuala Lumpur. 2
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET
    68 7 The following will represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket against S.R.C. on Sunday at 11 a.m. on the Padang:—Low Kee Pow iCapt), Seah Kcng Slew. Wee Chong Jin, Dr. Ong Swee Law. Gan Kee Tian, Kddie Fung. Au Tat Chu, On& Beng Bee. Lau Hock Chye, Chu Boon Jnn,
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    BODCA CRICKET
    39 7 The roiiowlng hav been i selected to represent the BODCA against the SRC on the Padang at 2 p.m. tomorrow* Scully. Collins, Balan, Patterson, Carvalllo, Gupta, Kanesan. Wijeweera, Razak, Chiang and Van Rooyen. 12th man- Ram Singh.
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    Sunday Soccer Game
    51 7 The following will represent the Bidadari-Asians against 61 RASC in a game of soccer on Sunday 20 at 5.15 on the Govt. Printing ground: Sidney Pestana, S. Vellu, A. Rahman Omar Bujang, Taha Kalu. Narainan, R. Dawood, Ali Isnin, All Mansoor, Mukri. Hariss, M. Jai, R. Gopal.
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    H.K. CRICKET TEAM HERE
    168 7 {Tribune Staff Reporter) A 12-man cricket team, representing Hongkong, an ivetl by an R.A.F. airciaft at Seletar yesterday for the first post-war Intcr-Coiony cricket games against Singapore. The skipper of the tourists' team is Lt.-Col. EL OwenHughes. Others included are T. A. Pearce. J. M. Hopie,
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    GEYLANG SOCCER
    49 7 The following will represent the Geyland Youngsters "B" team In a friendly game of soccer against the BGRE Civilian XI tomorrow at the Geylans: Stadium at 5.15 p.m: Suhaimi. Seng Chiang. Eric S.M. Wee Chin Choon. Paul Ja'affar lMna.il. Jacob Chua. Francis Reyes. Abdullah, Embek. Patric* Chua.
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    SHELL S.C.
    53 7 The following aJc selected to represent the Shell Sports Club In a friendly jhatch or tablc-tennls as*ln<>t th a Fraser Neavc Spots Club, tomorrow at Shell House, at 2.15 p.m.: Chua Kwee Hual. Tan Jial: Poh. Tco Kirn Theng. Tan Kwang Lee. Chow Mun Sang. Tan Wah BCHI
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    Indian Assn. Cricket
    81 7 The following will play enccet for the Indian Association Tgainst C..H.Q. FARELF on Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Tftßglin Ground. Players are repicsted to moot at No. 50 Market Street at 100 p.m. iharp. R. Sitharam (Captain.i. Ibrahim Isa. Dr. M. Abraham. R. V. Singam. Iff.
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    Tomorrow's Weights For Penang
    314 7 Below are the weights for tomorrow's races, the final day of the Penang Club Spring meeting. The scratchings and order of running will be published after acceptances close at 11 a.m. today. There will be eight races. including a consolation race for Gi iff ins. entries
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    BEVIN: BURMA-GOES-RED REPORT EXAGGERATED
    696 8 Reuter. LONDON. 17.~-Forei£n Secretary Ernest Bevin said today that Britain was most anxious in continue to Burma but whether she could r'o so or mvffi on *ho snirU in which Burma carried out the Anglo-Burmese Treaty. He wa? conT~>°ntin<r 'n Parliament or a statement by the
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    OLYMPICS: 3 LATE ENTRIES
    89 8 Reuter. LONDON. June 17. The total number ot nations competing in the Olympic Games v/as brought up to 60 today with late entries from Eire, Afghanistan and Iraq. There is still a chance that Lebanon will compete as their entry may have been delayed. The entry
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    CHAMPION HURDLER "FAILED"
    76 8 U.P. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. June 17.—World hurdling champion Harrison Dillard was declared ineligible for the National Collegiate track ana field meet this week. The Rules Committee said that Dillard competed in intercollegiate track for four othei sons. The decision does not affect Dillard's chances to make the Dlympic
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    Music Club Recital
    74 8 There will be a recital of recorded music at the Music Clu'3. YMCA. today. The programme will be: Overture "The Thieving Magpie" NBC. Symphony Orchestra; Aye Marie (Bach». 3igli: Symphonic Espagnole j jp. 21 (Solo) Paris Symphony Orchestra: Moonlight in the Alsker tFebras). Marek Weber's Orchestra: Hungarian
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    BAN BUMPERS, SAY AUSSIES
    138 8 Reuter. BYDNKV .Tune 17 "The; bumper e**ntr<werjy Ii rot r f i earth fth*t**tiftP importance i but it has its place in that important sec t ion of human relation«m'ps wb'<-h o»r friend«hio with the British I people." smvs a lend**** art«c'n in the Sydney Daily
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    133 Needed To Save Innings' Defeat
    377 8 NORTHAMPTON, June 17-The Australians, without the services of Bradman. knocked up rims lor th, toss of el-ht wickets and declared to reply to Northampton's score of 119. Hasseti hit another century und was 127 when he wa« bowled by Nutter, who bowled best for
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    GOLD PRICE
    31 8 Reuter-AAP. CANBERRA, June 17. Australia and South Atrica are both negotiating with the United States for an increase in the of gold, it was officially learned here today —Reuter-AAP.
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    MASARYK 'MURDERED' ON ORDERS FROM MOSCOW
    368 8 U.P. WASHINGTON, June 17. Mr. Jan Masaryk. Czcchoslo- vai:i:i's pre-Communist regime Foreign Minister, "was killed. md it is probably true that he j ,va* killed on orders from Moscow," former Czech Amba.jsador Juraj Slavik said toda The U.S. Government has no confirmation of the
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    CHINA TO MEET TURKEY IN PRELIMINARY ROUND
    208 8 OLYMPIC SOCCER DRAW Reuter. ZIRICH, June 17.—The draw for the Olympic soccer tonmament was made here today by the International Football Federation. Twenty Ihree nations entered. There are nine byes and seven eliminatory matches to determine the 16 teams to go forward to
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    Ascot Gold Cup Goes To France
    332 8 Reuter. ASCOT, Berkshire, June 17 France took Ascot's most coveted and valuable prize, the £500 Gold Cup and stake money £10.000, for the third successive year when M. Marcel Boussac's Arbar scored an easy victory in this year's race here to- day. The King.
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    Outschoorn Hits 69 For Worcestershire
    410 8 Reuter. LONDON, June 17.—Denis Compton followed ud his magnificent Test innings by coming to tne ?S of Middlesex at Lords today with a great knock of 145 after the Kent fast bowlers Martin and Rid Wav had sent back Jack Robertson, S. Srow?aodßiU Edrich for
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    NEHRU: "WE WANT PEACE"
    76 8 U.P. NEW GCjjrj i Premier Nehru "We sun want a ttenwwf, but sooif i war on the \IJZ, Mr. Nehru LoU j ference that offer no furtliei r !hold any furth,, f j "If Hyderabad want on the dotted lino lh do so. We wdi not
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    JAP GOODWILL MISSION
    55 8 U.P. TOKIO, June 17-Adm, lv ignorant of the bfc Japanese sentiment exwi by Dr. Sun Fo. Legislative Yuan. in a interview in Nanking on 65 nesday, the Japanese n rem> Hitoshi Ashida. told thf h52 of Representatives Forein 2 fairs Committee today he f voured the idea
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    USEFUL B.P.
    59 8 The following have mj selected to repieaeiii then*, ful Badminton part} in a friendly match with the ttj. fl«4.ver BP at the Oedai Union hall today Teo Boon Eng, Chan Hi Kit, Abdui Malik. Ong Di Seng, Chin Tham B*K Misses Mai\ Voon arid mm Soong. Reserves:- Alwee
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