Malaya Tribune, 16 August 1948

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    65 1 The Malaya Tribune by m people for the people Larger Sales than any A fternoon Paper in Malaya Printing Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, ipoh <c Pmmng Telegrams: 'Tribune Spore.' Telephone. 5811 (9 lines) KIGIIT PAGES i SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE I. tuU n Ayetitm-
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    Gandhi-Square Named In Rio
    110 1 Reuter. lliti.iltun capital* i tauan a in a rcnain- < mon com Memo- /'<• Janeiro, Aug. i l 77c MMMI <»/ i ii'md (iantlhi WOA toting tt> ana of j v tin first annirti- J /o/ India's mil* pt n- y had form >■> > a
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    The "Gorgon" Arrives
    129 1 11 it., in» StufJ Reporter) professional wrest It r, u| ki v and lecturer were ri| the 58 passengers win mbarked horn the Blue nel Line's 'Gorgon" which .i in Smgapoie train Au irallan ports, this morning. Hi wresth r i> Mr. E. E haugh. who has
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    HOKKIEN ARRESTED
    21 1 A Ilokkien. alleged to bo a r of a secret society, was ted by the C.I.D. over the ■tek-end
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    INDIA WILL HALT RED MENACE
    127 1 M U DELHI. Aug. 15.— Hmmt Minister Sardar Valla skaal Patel said tonight that Mm j;o\eminent was determined to use '"a tirm hand" prevent the spread to India of ommunist disorders nweeatug southern Asia ITrnaaVaitlng an the fir.t ■aalveraary of Indian inde■eairnee Sardar Patel said:
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    S'PORE SUCCESSES AT LONDON EXAM.
    36 1 h been received from thai two ipere M« irs. Jaroei Khoo Chuan and Ting Cheolc hiv e passed the fir st proil examination of the Institute of Chartered n yon London.
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    Jap Aerial Bombs In Tunnel
    44 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A quantity ot Japanese aerial n in r-j was discovered in a tunnel at M indal yesterday morning by C I D. officers. The bombs are of a small type. The Military authorities have been informed.
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    BRITISH GOODWILL TOWARDS INDIA
    593 1 CRIPPS DENOUNCES "BLIMPUKE REACTIONARIES" Reuter. LONDON, Aug. 15.—Sir Stafford Cripps, Bri lisli L'liancellor of the Exchequer, today denounced "hlimplike reactionaries" when he addressed a mass meeting here of 4,000 Indians celebrating the first anniversary of their independence from British rule. There was today in Britain almost
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    CABARET SHOOTING: 5 ARRESTS
    96 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A Filipino was shot in the eg during a scuttle in a Singa'»re Cabaret on Saturday light lt appears that the shooting started when a Police officer intervened in a fight between ©roc Filipinos and a European. One of the Filipinos punched he
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    TRADE UNIONS TO CONFER
    62 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Lie Pan Malayan Council of lovernment Workers' Trade 'nion has circularized all registered unions of Government workers in the Federation of Malaya for a meeting which will rake place at the Mechanical Sports Club, Sentul, Kuala ..umpur on Sept. 5, at 10.30 a.m.
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    4,000 INDIANS CELEBRATE IN LONDON
    980 1 Reuter-AAP LONDON. Aug. 15. Under a portrait of Gandhi draped with the Indian national colour s 4.000 j Indians met in the Albert Hall here today to celebrate the first anniversary of Indian independ- ence. They heard speeches by Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of ihe
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    JOHORE POLICE GET RADIO VANS
    76 1 Tribune Staff Reporter) JOHORE BAHRU, TodayPolice personnel received radio operational ts-aining in their' new Radio Police Vans this morning. Five of these radio cars arrived recently and are now fully equipped. With the completion of the control room, these vans were given their tryout this
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    Methodist Pastor Returns
    81 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter j After more than a year's stay in America. Rev. and Mrs. Chew Hock Hin return today on board the BJk Raki. Granted Crusade Scholarships last year, Rev. Chew an*? Mrs. Chew studied at Scaritt College. Before they started their term at the college
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    9 MORE "CRISIS" ARRESTS
    39 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Nine persons wore arrested under the Emergency Regulations over the week-end, comprising six Chinese, a Malay, an Indian and a Eurasian. The total number of persons detained to date is 237. I
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    Berlin Airlift Soars
    131 1 U.P. BLRLIN. Aug. 15. Thcl \nglo-American air-bridg"! flights to blockadtd Berlin soared again today after hay- slowed almost to a stop on Friday morning by heavy rain md electric storms. But the }72 sorties in the 24-hour pc- lod up to noon today wtrej i;!l 2 long
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    "Stigmata" Girl Predicts Her Own Death
    182 1 U.P. Verona, Italy, Auy. 15-— Police had to keep order today a mony thousands of visitors to Miss Alfonsina Ghini, (28) allegedly hearer of "stigma", who predicted her own death for tonight in her native hamlet of Raldon, near here. Among the visitors was
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    GAEKWAR WILL NOT ABDICATE
    95 1 Reuter. Bombay, Aug. 15. The Gaekwar of Baroda, who arrived here today from London, said he would implement without delay the pledge to grant fuU t% sponsible governmert to the people of Baroda. Faring demands from the state's legialative Council for his abdication fur alleged misuse
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    BANISHMENT ARRESTS
    48 1 f Tribune Staff Reporter) Two Chinese were arrested over the week-end by the C.I.D. on banishment warrants. One man was concerned with a shooting incident in Geylang Inst February, while the other was among a number of Chinese who caused trouble in a rubber factory recently.
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    Arabs Launch New Attack In Jerusalem
    422 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Aug. 15.—Arab armies launched a "general attack" along the entire Jerusalem front at dawn today, according to an Israeli Army communique. The main objectives of the attack were Ramat Rahel, a Jewish settlement on the Jerusalem Bethlehem road, Mount Zton where Israeli
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    Arabs May Side With Russia
    176 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—A threat that the Arabs may throw themselves on the side of Russia If the United States continues to support Jewish claims in Palestine, was voiced last night by Jamal Husseinl, Vice President of the Arab Higher Committee. Husseini, an Arab
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    Moscow: No Developments
    76 1 U.P. MOSCOW, *ug. 15.— The representatives of the United States, llritain and France conferred shortly before noon today on the agenda of j their next meeting with Soviet Foreign Ministet 1 M. V. Molotov. j They have expected to meet M. Molotov since yesterday. They are standing
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    DISMISSAL OPPOSED
    162 1 {Tribune Staff Reporter) Notice of di.smi.ssal served on a hundred lightermen by the j General Lighterage and Transport Company will he the sub- j iect of special talks between Labour Department officials. I'nion representatives and the management this afternoon. Mr. Moorthy. Secretary of the Singapore Lighter Workers' Union,
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    NO SERIOUS CRIME
    16 1 The C.I.D. received no reports of serious crime during the past 48 hours.
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    JEWS LEAVE CYPRUS
    46 1 FAMAGUSTA, (Cyprusi. Aug. 15.- The last batch of Jewish immigrants above military age will leave Cyprus tomorrow, leaving about 12.000 younger men and women, who could be recruit* 'I ;is «oldieis, to be held by Britain until a fuller statement of the truce.
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    Three Shot Dead By Terrorists
    141 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday night.—Yesterday evening, a party of about 20 armed Chinese visited Pelumpu r Tillage, about seven miles north of Segamat. Th( y sought out a shopkeeper, dragged him from his shop, tied him to a post s hot him dead. The armed men
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    43 2 COTTON: Japan will get part of Pakistan's long staple cotton during the curret cotton year. It is said that Japan was one of 50 countries whlcn will import the 650,000 bales available for export. Others include Russia, Germany. Spaiun, Holland, Belgium and Poland.
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    Tricolour Hoisted At "India House"
    593 2 The Indian community in Singapore celebrated the first anniversary of the birth of the Dominion of India yesterday nith eclat. Colourful celebration programmes drawn up by the various Indian bodies and associations included mass meetings, flay hoistings, parades, md entertainments for tlu children. To mark
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    Protected Places
    86 2 The Singapore Government took action on Saturday nigh* to put 43 military bases, store.; and warehouses in the island under the Protected Places Order. The Order came into force from yesterday Among the places affected are all the NAAFI and EFI stores and warehouses and REME workshops. The
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    POLICE ROUND-UP
    70 2 PAHANG. Sunday -Five arrests were made in the last 2* hours—all i n the Kuala Lipis area. KEDAH PERLIS. There have been seven arrests unde v Emergency Regulation 24 three in Sungei Patani and four in Kulim. In addition, two arrests were made under Enu rgency Regulation 17.
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    THEY LEAVE FOR U.S.
    89 2 Mr. Ernest Lav. eldest son of Rev. E. S. Lav of the Methodist Look Room, leaves for America on board the Not man Lykes today for a six-year study in Arts and Music at the Oberlin College Ohio. Mr Lav was the Chairman on YVoild FricndshiD
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    FIRE ENGINES BATTLE HUGE LALLANG BLAZE
    272 2 SEVEN Arc engines and approximately TO firemen battled a huge lallang tire which broke out yesterday next to a bomb dump in the R.A.F. Base, Seletar. The tire which broke out at I p.m. raged for about three hours and swept across approximately half
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    Collision Victim's Death
    86 2 One of the 11 persons injured when an R.A.F. truck and a civilian van collided in Serangoon Road (near St. George's Road) on Saturday, died •at the General Hospital yesterday. Deceased was Ong Boon Kocn of 23. Beach Road. He wao enc of the four who were
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    2,438 JAP WAR CRIME SUSPECTS CASES PROBED
    97 2 Reuter. NANKING. Aug. 15.—Sine the establishment of wai crimes military tribunals in China i n February 1947. Chinese authorities have investigated th e cases of 2.438 Japanese war crime suspects, according to a semi-official source today. Of 1.455 Japanese tried 143 were sentenced
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    GOVERNOR'S CAR IN ACCIDENT
    64 2 His Excellency the Governor of Singapore. Sir Franklin Gimson. and Lady Gimsop were involved in a slight accident when the car in which the were travelling came in'.o collision with a trishaw yesterday. The accident occurred at the iunction of Kampong Bahru Road and Mount Faber
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    ARRIVED FROM U.K.
    21 2 Major-Genera] Kirkman. Malaya's new Chief of Staff, arrived in Singapore last night by Constellation from th* 1 U.K.
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    Missing Motor Ship Found, Towed Back
    232 2 I ENAXG. AUG. 15. M TAINING ABOUT $40 000 W PALM OIL. WHICH WAS R AGO. WAS THIS MORNING PENANG BY MOTOR BO\ WEEN TANJONG BUNG AH The motor vessel, registered at Lar.gsa. left Madja Pahit on August 6 with a load of rubber
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      418 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK I IN MALAY Cantonese; LIB Opening Ani MALAY ENGLISH "."SR,. Mafir 1 C OUnCCment and PROftRAWMFK ma r> J 12 °«> Malay music, by, Summary in Tamil with SjpfmniKAMMlLfT Broadway Musical Party; 12,15' nature Tune- 117 T«mii <?™<?- From. 12 noon to 2 p.m.
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    AUSSIES PREPARE FOR JOYS OF CANOEING
    1484 3  -  AS SPRING NEARS..... By LEO KELLY Photographs: VERDUN GADSBY) n Australia, Spring comes in September, and othc l things that means the beginning of hr river canoe season which lasts right on until tin? Autumn. iii esent, Australian canoeists haul their Irom their sheds,
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    CHINESE FOUND with GRENADE
    121 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Sunday While on duty yesterday norning two Special Con tables attachi d to Tebra Estate <Kota Tinggi Disiric; -aw a suspicious looking Cfcu .esc whom Lhcy stopped an; carched. A hand-grenade was Coui 1 his po6s< sslon. The Chinese wa.- arresie id charged in
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    NEW POLICE CHIEF BACK
    154 3 (Tribune Stan* Keporter) The new Police Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya. Colonel \v. N. Gray arrived in the Colony yesterday in a Constellation aircraft from London, i and was a guest at a dinner party given by Mr. John A. Thivy last night. Col. Gray
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    Four Phases
    648 4 Malaya, which before the war had been through so many years with little to aisturb the tranquillity of the atmosphere, has in the past seven years been through four phases. Dato Onn bin Jaafar, the Mentri Besar of Johore and undisputed leader of thej Malays, referred to this
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    Australia And Malaya
    309 4 In 1941 Jtl&laya paid the full penalty for oeing unprepared. This must not happen again. The situa tion in Europe today, as seven years ago, lays mute emphasis on the danger of unpreparedness in southeast Asia. Today we discuss the possibility of war in a detached spirit.
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    BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
    2131 4 j Russia! jln ***** there la little poaaibUitv that my mother is still alive. Even if she survived the stern war years. it is not likely that the Soviet would overlook such a revenge for my "crime" In revealing their Canadian spy system. Father is dead.
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    He Is Incognito!
    171 4 loda.v Igor Gouzenko is livin. family in Canada. Only a feu "L U,th hi s and police officials know the cv w rnmpnt ml'Z^* 1 n 's home ]b foes under an tf2 and Perhaps in S H** S Wct sec? his nn Y"•••„> hint |s to
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    Shabby Trick
    123 4 Sonic n tail sh ips arc playing miniatun lotterki irthe shape of trifling toy.-. for which a num T i- dnwn on payment of five cents. Ttwt aie one oi two objects ok*** ed to attiact the eft ft youngster. I tit ha most part the t ittketl
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    Cacrall, us she >t V/ • /I '«u ii ii iti ■ h I > i nntHU'al htt .1 iin >>t n f ' »f»/
    21 5 Cacrall, us she > t V /I '«u ii ii iti h I > i nntHU'al htt .1 iin >>t n f »f
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    U.S. Base on Mactan
    315 5 Reuter. aNI LA. Plans for the cshnii nt Of Mactan island as of the four naval bases to ibli bed In the Philippines bt en revealed by Capt. A i; Hocky, CSN. deputy chiei naval affairs of the Joint d States Military (Jioup i \i-ited Cebu
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    DUTCH ROYALTY SEE "THE JUMPS"
    79 5 Reuter. Aldershot, Aug. 13. Prince I Urn hard of the Netherlands and Princess Juliana were mg the spectators who saw Capt. Rernard Chevallier, of France, eh ar the 12 Jumps at -rot today without a fault th.- individual eham--I th.- three-day equestrian ii! of the
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    JAPAN AS SUGAR MARKET FOR P.I.?
    837 5  -  By Bernard Ronquill Reuter. M A N I L A.— Senator Toma« Confesor is probably the first economically-minded public ofli-1 cial in the Philippines to sug-. Rest developing the Japanese! market as a potential outlet for the Philippines' sugar production. He observed in one
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    Boys' Club Hold First Concert
    355 5 (Tribune StafT Reporter) THE seven-month old Malay Settlement Hoys' Club successfully held its first variety concert in aid of the Club's fund under the patronage of Mr. T. P. F. OJi.IL. Secretary for Social Welfare, last night at Jalan Jumat, Jalan Fames. Tiie progi amine.
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    'VARSITY REPORT
    58 5 I The long awaited report ol the Select Committee on th* constitutiona] recommendations of the Carr-Saun ier- University Report, la lh«Uy ti be tabled shortly before th* Legislative Council. OJlicial sources said that spredy action is being take, by the Singapore and Jolnl 'committees a 9 both the
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    54 5 Mr. M. Saravanamuthu is leaving penang On a flying visit to Ceylon by the 'Camon' in order to see his son. who will be leaving Colombo for England 00 Aug. 2a to read for th< bar M the Inner Temnle. He is expected to fly back and be in Penang
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    ARNHEM EXPEDITION SUCCESSFUL
    403 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Mr. C. P. Mount- j ford. South Australian anthro- < pologlst and leader of the Aus-1 tralian and Anu-rican Arnhem Land Expedition, arrived bark in Dai win recently, for the first time since the expedition set out in March of this year, to arrange for
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    Governor To Present BEM To Leper
    327 5 His Excellency the Governoi >/ill be present and present the Jritish Empire Medal to Mr. /00 Kirn Eng. a leper, when 1 le attends a party and concert 0 be held at the Leper Settleacnt on Saturday next "Friends the Lepers Day" at 5
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    491 5 Mr, w. J T. Trace, of Tronoh Mines tKampar». is a patient ln the Batu Gajah Hospital where he underwent an operation on Thursday. NeVg has been received in Penang that Mr. Ong Huck Tuan has been admitted as an Associate Member ol the Association of Certified
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    Holiday For Schools Cut To Fortnight
    232 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore school-children wilt liave onh a for. night* holiday when the schools close for the terra on August 20. They have been studying extra hours throughout Ihe current ferm. on Saturday mornings aad afternoon* daring weekdays, but have fei many more
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    AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ALARMED
    96 6 Reuter-AAP. Sydney. Aug. 14.—The Chief President of the Australian Natives' Association (Mr. Joseph) stated in Melbourne recently that he was alarmed at the increasing amount of British goods coming into Australia. He said some Australian industries were being affected and it seemed that oversea vested interests -successfully
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    RAAF "FREEZES" AIRCRAFT
    122 6 Reuter-AAP. Sydney. Aug. 14. The "freezing" of aircraft by the Royal Australian Air Force for possible use in the transporting of lood lo Berlin will cut off air supplies to the Australian and American scientific expedition in Arnhem Land. Before the Australian Governm mt agreed to hold
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    RICE AT A PRICE
    60 6 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Aug. 15.— Tincost of living in Shanghai soared to another 100 ptr cent in the past fortnight, according to oflicial figures released today by the city government. Th( price of rice today stood at the all-time high of CN575.000.000 per picul of 170 pounds—a
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    First Anniversary Of India's Independence
    297 6 SPORE CELEBRATIONS "True nationalism begets international brotherhood Today, through her nationals residing overseas in different countries. India sends her greetings and good wishes to her friendly neighbours," said Mr J. A. Thivy representative of the Government of India at a mass-meeting at the New Worlu
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    PARENTS, NOT CHILDREN SHOULD BE SENT TO JAIL
    195 6 Reuter-AAP. Sydney, Aug. /4. In 1 nuiny juvenrte criminal 1 cases, parents, and not i the children, should be 1 sent to gaol, Colonel H. Bray said in Mr I- 1 bourne recently when rej tiring from the Salvation i Army on
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    WAR AGAINST JAP SNAILS
    134 6 Reuter. MANILA. 11. Publicity is being given here for a campaign to exterminate the giant Japanese snail which is lcpoitcd to be multiplying at an alarmlßg rate again in the Manila area now that the ralnv season has started. Two species of this SOatl appeared here
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    IS MARITIME ENVOY TO PHILIPPINES
    71 6 Reuter. MANILA. Aug. 14.- Robert R. Spencc, who was formerly with the U.S. Maritime Commission, has been appointed maritime attache of the United States Embassy in Manila. He arrived in August. 1947 to head the local office ol the commission in the Philippines. A native
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    39 6 U.P. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Henry Wallace. Progressive Party presidential candidate, denied h e is a dupe of the communist party anrj attacked, the communists as one or the "three menaces to peace and prosperity of the United States".—U.P.
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    TYPHOON SANK 200 VESSELS
    67 6 Reuter. Canton. Aug. 14. —Belated reports of damage caused by the recent typhoon in the East River area of Kwangtung stated that a hundred lives were lost and some 200 vessels were sunk in the Mirs and Bias Bay areas just outside Hongkong's territorial waters. The
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    Less Accidents In US Army Traffic
    97 6 Reuter. MANILA. Aug. 14.—An appreciable trend in the reduction ol U.S. Army traffic accidents i and injuries in Philoom has been i noted. This is disclosed after comparing the records of the last half of 1947 and the firs; halt of 1948. Official figures
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    P.I. CENSUS
    77 6 Reuter. MANILA. Aug. 1!. Census taking in the PtUlipptncs will not start officially until at 8.00 a.m. on Octobci 1 t lis yeai. and it will be held simultaneously in all municipalities and cities throughout the country. Dr. Leon Maria Gonr<a!c.H, Director of Census and Statistics, has disclosed.
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    INNER CABINET MEETS
    45 6 U.P. NANKING. Aug 15.—China s j "inner cabinet" met this morning in Premier Wong 1 Wen Hao's residence in an i important meeting, it was presumed, in connection with jthe governments new linanj dal measures and utilisation :of Aim ricarj aid funds.U.P.
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    TENSION EASED
    37 6 U.P. NANKING. Aug. 15—Tension in Tsinan. capital of Shantung, has eased following the withdrawal of the Communist forces from the city's suburbs southward to meet the government reinforcements moving its relief, according to progovernment reports.—U.P
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    Smokers, Drinkers Swell Australia's Revenue
    91 6 Reuter-AAP. i M y' 9 1 8mofcer s and drinkers of intoxicating Iiquors together paid 58 per rent, of Australia's total Lustoms and Excise revenue in the fiancial year 1947-JS. dnnkLs m^oZ. C0UCCt9d Sm kers paid £32 > 773 > 000 and h l 1!
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    SEA-FLOOR CEMETERY OF WAR DEAD
    173 6 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Aug. V,. A "sea-floor cemetery" j containing many human hones ha# been found in the Timor Sea near Mel- ville Island, north of Aus- tralia. i The bones are believed to be those of war dead. They were found by a i shell
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    US EMBASSY IN CEYLON
    102 6 Reuter COLOMBO. Aug. 14:- The Ambassador-Designate of the United States in Ceylon. Mr. Felix Cole, called on Mr. D.S. Senanavake. the Prime MlnisI ter and Minister of External Affairs recently. Mr. Cole was accompanied by I Mr. Perry N. Jester. First Secretary and Consul-General, i Miss
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    292 6 In A Few Lines Three boys absconded from the Borstal institution at Hollesley Ray. near Ipswich. The United Nations Economic and Social Council adopted in committee two resolutions calli ing on all members of the United Nations to guarantee women i complete economic and cduca- tiona.1 equality with men. v
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    Arabs Reveal 12-Point Plan To Demilitarise Holy City
    367 6 Reuter. AMMAN, Aug. 15.—A 12- point Aran n Je r v sal em made known in Amman P, 10 ''''''"lit*, equal numbers of equally-armed Arab IZ r 1 United Nations guards patrolling the sectors of the city. "uei betan "This frontier line
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    MARITIME ATTACHE
    69 6 Reuter. MANILA. Aug. 15. Beam K. bpence. who was form* with the UJB. Msritaae Com mission, has See* appoints maritime attach.' of the l'n States Embassy n Manila H. arrived in August 1847 to keti the local office of tho commission ;n the Philippines. A native of Texas.
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    3 Women's Records Smashed At International Meet
    385 7 Reuter. PARIS. Aug. 15.—Three French women's record were broken during the international meeting at Colombes Stadium today when men's teams i the United States. France and Italy and women's teams of the United States, France and Austria '-ompeted. M Klarne <'< urtet C
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    FIRST DEFEAT AFTER 3 WINS
    147 7 Deauville, Aug. 15. -Marcel Bon ac'a filly Coionation with three victories to hei credit ■iing the Queen Mary Stakes at Ascot, suffered hei Bit defeat this afternoon whea in tin six fui longs Prix Morny. the moat important two-year-old event of the season so far,
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    KING KONG WINS
    113 7 LAMBONG. Chinese heavyweight champion of Bangkok wa.s defeated by King Kong, on a technical knock-out in the third round of a scheduled sixround contest at the Great, World covered an na on Satin day night. Lambong was trapped by ng Kong with a "'Double, Ison" in the
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    SURVEY TRIP INTO HOPEI
    76 7 Reuter. TIENTSIN, 15. I'roeeeding <»n a survey trip info Communist-occupied Hopci, Perry O. Hanson an»! medical Doctor Loo Eloeshei •«'ft Tientsin by truck this morning on hciiaif of tlic Inti'rnctionai Children's Emcrjr» ncy Fund which is allotting f 'S$7.000 000 for China cmcigenoy teljef. Hanson ami
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    CHINESE CUSTOMS SEIZE GOLD BARS
    81 7 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Aug. 10. Tile •'liinesf customs authorities l>«'re m ized 75 Hongkong gold ••T value*] at 500.000.000.000 Hun, dollars on arrival on a f'hinr.-o ship from Hongkong •luring the week-end according to Chinese reports. The gold w 'a> found hidden in an iron-box 1,1
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    U.S. Trade Mission
    37 7 I'M US. Aug. 15.- A United mission to negotiate for a supply of French strategic materials to America in snge for some of the Marwall aid funds arrived today I y airport near Paris.
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    POST for OLYMPIC WOMAN RUNNER
    160 7 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Aug. II,— A former Olympic Games representative, Miss Doris Carter, has been appointed one of two interviewing and selecting women officers of the London staff of the Australian Department of Immigration. The second appointee is Miss Stella Swinney, B.A. Miss Carter represented Australia
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    RACING CLUB SETS RECORD
    78 7 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Aug. 11. Rccoi 1 prize money of £125.584 was paid out by the Victoria Racing Club during the 1947-48 year, during which revenue was £44,532 higher than in the previous financial year. The statement of accounts, released recently, shows that t i 1.000 was
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    POOR SOCCER AT S.C.F.A. TRIAL
    282 7 The S.C.F.A. trial match at Jalan Bcsar Stadium yesterday between the Yellow., and the Blues could not have been nelpful to the selectors. The game started very late which neccessitated the referee curtailing the time to 20 minutes each way. Some players who had been
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    GLUBB PASHA IN LONDON
    53 7 U.P. LONDON, Aug. 15. -Genera Glubb Pasha. British Command er of the Arab Legion, arrive< in London airport tonight fron Pans, and said that he wa: for talks concerning Britain's subsidy to Transjordan. He wa.s accompanied by his wife, his 8-year-old son Godfrey, and four-year-old adopted
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    STOCKS UP
    50 7 Tin- monthly return of dealers' and port stocks at principal potts ol shipments at the clos* of business on July 31 shows an increase of 930 tons. Dealer.- stocks were 64.868 tons, an Increase of 138 tons, while port figures at 19,484 tons wei' 1 .;p 792 tons.
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    SLOW WORK IN IPOH
    207 7 'E>>/ ALLAN LEWIS) IPOH, Aug. 16. Horses generally were confined to slow work this morning on the inner grass track, with few gallops by candidates with engagements on Wednesday. The best in this morning's training j were Apollo and Young Clem who took 39-3/5 sees, for
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    FIRST ARAB TO FIGHT FOR ISRAEL'S CAUSE
    182 7 Reuter. JFRI SALhM, Aug. 15.— TWenl\ -eight-year-old Sheikh Yusef Aba Gosh, the first Arab to fight with the Jewish underground against both British and Arabs in Palestine, today publicly 'innounced his allegiance to Israel's cause. In his native village of Abu Gosh, seven
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    The untitled soccer team of Singapore Front row right to left untitled Tong Song Kamid, Thiam La. Wtitfam. Muiitn row ; Chen} Seng, Aaz art, Oeman. Ba<k row' R'thhn, Tail), Mahoon.
    30 7 The untitled soccer team of Singapore Front row right to left untitled Tong Song Kamid, Thiam La. Wtitfam. Muiitn row Chen} Seng, Aaz art, Oeman. Ba&lt;k row' R'thhn, Tail), Mahoon.
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    Gruelling Contest In Badminton Tourney
    586 7 EXCELLING in all depart-1 mento, Lav Teng Slab, a young and 1 ising star of the Mayflowei Badminton Party and also a hot favourite for the Junior'■ title had to fight haid to beat Tan Kee Lin (Swift) &lt;n a gruelling three-set contest in the
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    High-Handed "Purification"
    120 7 Reuter. BANGALORE, Mysore, 1 Aug. 7.7. The Mya 0 r Government ordered the dismissal of Hindu pra sts who closed the inner precincts of then- temple at 1 Beringnpotam "for puriti- cation" after a visit by Lord and Lady Mount bat- ten last April. Priests dv &gt; lai
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    INDIAN MINISTER RESIGNS
    53 7 Reuter. New Delhi, Aug. 15. Mr. ?t. k. Shanmukhani Chetty, Indian Finance Minister, has tendered his resignation to Pandit Nehru, the Premier, it was learned from reliable sources tonight. His resignation, reasons foi which have not been disclosed, has not yet been accepted by the Premier, these
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    TRUMAN WARNS OF INFLATION
    50 7 U.P. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.— President Tinman, in a midyear budget rt view, warned the country of Inflationary pressures' both In the United States expenditures must remain high "until we have met our international responsibilities, and can see a way clear to a peaceful and prosperous world."—U.P.
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    NO FIGHT TILL BABY COMES
    102 7 Reuter-AAP SYDNEY, Aug. 1 Australian welterweight I champion, Tommy Burns, j has sol fought an Australian for his title sin&lt; :e I hi iron it from Hockty j Bennell in January 1947. He Is refusing to com- plete negotiations for a title fight with kyrical
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    SELANGOR LOSE TO PENANG
    233 7 9 U:ere beaten 10 n SLS M s7/ Bckoo i 'r»und, whan the teams met iv a friendly inter-State encounter. Both sides Wen not at full strength, with Penang Ldvin" «™;t PromU g di P ay ThC ame W S w tch d a largo Sclangor's
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    Recasting Relations
    171 7 Reuter. LONDON, Au;;. 15. Reports :&gt;f an impending re-casting of relations between the British Government and the Govern ))K nts of Northern Ireland and Bins wen- discounted in authoritative circles in London today. British Prime Minister Clement Attlce has been spending a holiday ia Eire, and will go
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    R.A.F. Beat Indians By An Innings
    445 7 Furfur* to '/rip tin adva» f poor batting m thi. srroud tn tocimtion being braten ba an tun-dnj criclcet-metch ttgains Se'etur yesterday. Resuming their overnight innings whi.h stood at three foi 14. the Airmen met with at. early reverse when Dharamraj r;ni out Byrctt
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    VALBERGGETS 8th PLACE
    51 7 It is rr ltd blii h arm d I that the Colony's Olympic represt ntatn Lloyd F*lbeg gained eighth placed in the high jump *****, i The, Singapore high jumping git man failed to Clear the bar Wm n it was 1 reeled to a ft. S
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    Another 100 By Yogorajah
    194 7 SmhmdU battw/ bff Yo&lt;i&lt;&gt;rujnh. uho scored 169 runs, gave the Ceylon Sports tub an 82-run victory over B.A.F. Tcnqah yeftttrdan R.A.F. Tengah: C.mldoylc b Sundrum 5, Rowan b J. Rajah U, Andrcll c RaJnallngam b Sundium 50. Mottley c Yogorajah b .T. Rajah 0. Bai her
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    Junior table Tenais Championships
    80 7 The All Singapore Junio: inter-dub table tennis chant* pionxhips has entered the Hnal stage with two more nights no go to complete al! the match?» in four groups. Last night's icults were. Group 1 Chin Woo Athleti Association "Blue" team, Groi|p 2: Ifillcyway Musical AssocUition, Croup
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    JOLLILADS BEATEN
    18 7 The Seaforth Highlander, defeated the Jollilads I—l W a friendly soccer match at Gillman Barracks yesterday.
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    IJN KAHILMIR COMMISSION AT RAJGHAT "The real Gandht Hoes and uhr>nis hz rhurmhut not on/.v t*i r«*o'y /«--{4/1« li»>nl trut -h fJi' A?af> vf thi un>>0l mihI M. Ki/hcrt Gruofft, Chairman of </»< I 'mtnj tfiilurtu* Cam mMwi on Hdĕhmit, <tui i*u hi* &t>prch nt Rainhrtt which lh> if tbr C0Wi*«M' »rt r> 'Mffv A'A '•» tututhtiit ojffiWti u' lb* itfcwv C-iMiib>jt <w« (irvmifaii — {O.U.S.),
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    NURSES PROTEST
    81 8 U.P LONDOa. Aug. 15. YC ral hundred mah ana femal nur.es and nursing studentparaded along i~ n.o.lis main streets today in p&lt; &gt; est again-, low wagi. Carrying ba d &gt;manding b&gt; Iter Piy :;ci shorter working aours, they marched dov n Piccadilly to Hyde Park One ol
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    CHINA RECEIVES AID ALLOCATION
    34 8 Reuter. Washington. Aug. 15. China received $3,800,730 under the latest allocation of Mai shall aid by the Kconomic Cooperation Administt ation, it was announced today. Total allocations amounted'to 1104.941.449 Renter.
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    TEAR GAS USED AGAINST WORKERS
    41 8 BOM MAY. Aug. 15. A report reaehlng here from Baroda today saW that Baroda police yesterday used tear gas to disperse a crowd ot mill woi kers, who were demonstrating In front of ihs secretariat building.
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    Mount batten,s Hope For India's Future
    208 8 LONDON. Aug. 15: last Viceroy 01 India, today f India's future and exhorted th "fearlessly along the path of U hen the Albert Hall on th-. depended-; ay anniversary. He referred to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister oi India, as the greatest statesman
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    TODAY'S LEAGUE SOCCER
    52 8 The following will represent the S.C.C. in their First Division league fixture against the Malay Football Association, at lalan Besai stadium, today V. Margrave; D. Hamilton "J. Vera!'; V\ Bainbridge, C StcCuPoch, V Mitchell: E. Ter "Hria, B. Clifton, F. B. McCulloch, Mathot, H. Guide- nond. Reserve
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    Olympic Athletes Pack Up To Leave
    383 8 Reuter. LONDON, Aug. 15 —Roturning to their billets in tho small -hours oi' this morning tired, but nappy after the great farewell ball in their honour v tho Hurlineham club last night thousands of thr- Olympic athletes were up betimes to park and shift
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    RELICS RETURN TO CATHEDRAL
    112 8 Reuter. Cologne, Aug. IS.—Perched precariously smiffet thr r il** some on scrambling walls 50 foot above tho street, many thousands of spectators today watched a two-mile long &gt;agcant marking the return to Cologne Cathedral of its previous lelics. removed to places of safety during the war'
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    McKenley Sets New 400-Metre Record
    386 8 Reuter. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 15.—Herb McKenley, of Jamaica, today beat tne 400 metres tra:k record of 47 sees, accomplished 14 years ago by the I American Glen Harbin al the Amsterdam stadium when he covered the distance in 46.8 seconds. .'tcKenley was taking part in an
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    RED PURGE BY CZECHS
    132 8 U.P. PRAGUE, Aug. 15. The Communist Tarty today announoedl plans tor a threes-month purge of its own ranks at tract id of thi&gt; year. ln all, more than 2.000.000 members of the Party will be screened between October 1 and December SI, the central Committee announcement
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    H. K. Sterling Restrictions
    136 8 U.P. HONGKONG, Aug. 15. rhc Government announced ocay new restrictions on sl ring tran*act!ons betweex Hongki ng .md the sterling art a. Effective today, sleiling re:n:tt.ir. cs between Hongkong md all sterling area cotuittki .re limited to £500 cither di rectlon unless a tr ansae tion
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    USEFUL B.P.
    68 8 Tht' folowinlg tics will bf played oft this evening at thi Hospital Assistants' Union hall. College Road, commencing 6.15 p.m. (iI'RN SINGLES: Tec Roon Eng v Wee Kirn Wee; Khoo Peng Koun v Ong Kirn Seng. .JUNIOR SINGLES S. S Alhady v Khoo Bee Chuan: Cheong Soon Tuan
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    Fear Of Dyke Break
    151 8 U.P. EYEMOUTH (Scotland•. Aug. 15. This north-eastern righting village &lt;»f 2.000 resilents, steeled Itself tonight for a possible break-through of the railroad embankment that would send hundreds o! tons of water into the town. The village, located on the coast south-east oi Edinburgh has been without
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    "HITLER" ISSUES "ORDER OF DAY"
    153 8 U.P. Vienna, Aug. 1."». Tht Sockuisl tuttospaper AUteiter Zaituug tixiit'i printed a jakt d "Ordt i &lt;&gt;/ tht Daft Hf Adolf Hitter" t&lt;&gt; tin- Austrian communist* dated "yuehrer Tom, August. VMS." it congratulated the Austrian Communist* for their "bract and unsetffish strife against the criminal
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    REYNAUD FACES GIGANTIC TASK
    365 8 Reuter. PARIS, Aug. 15. —France's dynamic Finance Minister, iVI. Paul Reynaud, who at 69 feels and looks younger than many men of 50, has undertaken th*» gigantic task of re directing French ndustrv 'o the road whi?h leads to independence of American aid. The magnitude of
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    EGYPT'S DESERT May BE MADE TO BLOOM
    155 8 Reuter. CAIRO. Aug. 15. —Me* vitton ht onsulennq hem to make th' ieeert bloom „La ductive. le At present, only about 'hree per rent &lt;• r mated 386.110 square miles &lt;re unde, cultU &lt; rest, apart from scattere&lt;t cases, i* desert w!u!t? V"'
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    MR.P.SAMMY FETED
    170 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. Paul Sammy, honorary magistrate of the Juvenile Court, Singapore and popular local-born Indian resident, was feted yesterday at a dinner by the Indo-Malayan Association lof which he is a founder, on j his receiving the honour of j Commander of the Order of the
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    INDIAN MINISTER JIBES CHURCHILL
    122 8 NEW DELHI. Shanmukan Chetty. Indian finance fctuuster told Partia.nent here that but for Indiar nelp to Britain in the war "not &gt;nly would England have been a dependency of Germany, but Mr. Churchill would have beer i captive in Berlin." "I think Hitler would havt had
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    Indian Soccer XI Score 5-1 Victory
    54 8 Reuter. AMSTERDAM. Aug. 14. rhe Indian Olympic socce 'cam boat Ajax. on, of Holland's leading amateur teams by live goals to one here on Saturday. India led by om to zero at hall-time. There was a crowd of 10.000 see the match in the
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    5 'IRON CURTAIN' OLYMPIC SWIMMERS REFUSE TO GO BACK TO THEIR HOMES
    107 8 U.P. LONDON, Aug. IS.- The MM five -/row f?«rf»i» M Olympic athlete* f. awd hoo r7*&lt;x*a re/two* 1 fo flw k«* to obtained from the BrkHeh Borne Of!** i 'win/ in Britain. m m+titnrt The name* of the
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    Storm Drainage Plan For Manda
    259 8 MANILA. A two-year ?tnm j drainage development prom? me costing a total pesos which scck&lt; to mlT* 1 recurrent flood damage ,nT I f lt y h f as b en approved by Mai, la City officials. With all available fund, of the city government
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    KG. JAVA ENTER INTER-DISTRICT SOCCER FINAL
    118 8 Play in g at fmktM SSW Stadium yesfeftfkjr. Ksissaj Java beat Push P two-mil m the B.C.F i District Lea&lt;ju&lt; After a fairly evenly conte" ed first half in which missed numerous Kampong Java domilUt game in the second Vowards the cad, Hin I
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    Scottish League Soccer Results
    91 8 LONDON. Aug. 14- following are the S p( football r« suits: "A" DIVISION Celtic 0. Morton 0. Du: &gt;. Hearty 1; F.i'.k 1 -)f South 2. Hibemitn Fife 2: Mortherw* 11 1. J 1 gers 1; Partrick 1'hMfr J,;;, bion R. 0: St. I; Third Lanark
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