Malaya Tribune, 21 August 1948

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    63 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any A fternoon Paper in Malaya Printing Simultaneously Kuam Lutnpur, Ipoh d Pttnano Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 jjggg) EIGHT PAfiES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE Ltmĕm Agent* Meeen. CoUn Turner
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    HUSSARS SAIL FOR S'PORE: CHURCHILL'S GOOD WISHES
    211 1 First Troops From Britain For Malaya Reuter. ,k Friday-About 800 men of the 4th Hussars, posted from Britain to Malaya, sailed from here for Singapore today in the troopship Dihvara, only eight months after their return home from Germany. Mr. Winston Churchill, who
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    RACIAL QUARREL: CHARGES FAIL
    56 1 Reuter. LIVERPOOL. Friday. Charges against four white men who pleaded n °t guilty at Liverpool to disorderly behaviour in Berkley Street. Liverpool, on Aug. 2 during the racial disturbances were dismissed. The Chairman said the bench were not satisfied that the charges had been proved, and
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    NO LIFTING OF TEXTILE BAN
    87 1 rrtbttM Staft Reporter) The baa on the importation to Mi lava of textiles from hard currency areas (U.S.A., Japan, Germany, Belgium) will be lifted until Jan. L liriK to the f legist tar of Import and Kxports. Sinj;aThe baa had been Imposed June and it
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    PROTEST BY PAKISTAN
    68 1 Reuter. KARACHI, Friday. Pakls- 1 tan has made 'strong representations" to the Indian Gov-t-rnrnent about an alleged attack by Royal Indian Air Force planes at the West, Punjab hill station of Murree just before midnight last night, t was announced here today. A second statement by the
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    INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY DENIAL
    52 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Friday —The Indian Defence Ministry tonight denied that Indian troops were in occupation of Sendri railway station and Yelasangi village Hyderabad territory, as al--%'ed in the Hyderabad Government's statement yesterday announcing its decision to tak? ita accession dispute with India to the United
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    ATTLEE TAKES A HOLIDAY
    43 1 Reuter. London, Friday.- -Prime Minister Clement Attlee arrived at N'ortholt airport tonight after three weeks holiday in Ireland. He was immediately taking over cabinet business from Mr. Ilt-rhert Morrison, who had been Acting Prime Minister during his absence. —Reuter.
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    SA To Outlaw Indian Trade Boycott
    202 1 Reuter. GENEVA, Friday.—ln an attempt to outlaw India's boycott of South African trade, South Africa today characterised as l' £*\\y invalid a protocol to the agreement on tariffs and trade which allows certain uk restrictions to be imposed. I>r. A. J. Norval. South Afrilii
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    IN SINGAPORE
    55 1 /A T SINGAPORE Mr Heman Greenwood, President of Carrier International Ltd. arrived by a4r yesterday on a week's visit. One of the largest air-con-ditioning companies in America, Carrier's has this year opened a branch in the Colony. Tropical countries are making more use of uirconditioning today, said Mr.
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    Martial Law In Burma
    248 1 "CRAVE EMERGENCY" Reuter. RANGOON, Friday—The Burmese Govern ment tonight promulgated martial law through out the country. The proclamation was issued by the Burmese President, Sao Shwe Thaik "because of the "insurrections in several parts of the union have have created a grave emergency." The proclamation gives
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    GUERILLA AMBUSH NEAR SAIGON
    45 1 SAIGON, Friday. Guerilla fighters of the Vietminh (IndoChinese autonomy movement* ambushed and killed nine Europeans and 40 Indo-Chinese after attacks on the French garrison of Go-Bac-Chien. 30 miles west of Saigon, had been repulsed, French military sources said here tonight. —Reuter.
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    HEATED DEBATE
    33 1 Reuter. COLOMBO, Friday. The Ceylon House of Representatives today passed the Ceylon Citizenship Bill through all its stages after a heated debate. Voting on the second reading was Nto 35. Reuter.
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    Terrorist Killed In Escape Bid
    126 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Today.—Gurkhas captured an armed terrorist after a gun duel on the border of Fra£er Estate near Scdenak, and later killed him with a hand grenade when he attempted to escape. The British Captain of the Gurkha patrol was wounded in the hand. The
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    SOVIET TROOPS RAID ALLIED SECTORS
    269 1 Reuter. BERLIN, Friday .—Russia n soldiers and German poiija; I crowd into both the FlilreT States and British sectors <>r Berlin in new b'ackmarke* raids today. On Anierican-o c c v p i c a ground they arrested a Wes» crn sector German policchief and
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    CHINA CURRENCY PLAN: A DENIAL
    67 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Friday. Rumours that the financial authorities would take action with regard to .safety deposit-boxes in the local banks, following the introduction of the new currency plan, were denied by banking circles here, quoted by the China Press. Observers said that it was unlikely
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    No Meeting At Kremlin
    100 1 Reuter. MOSCOW, Krhlu.x. Th»Kremlin meeting between Mr. Molotov md the Western envoy* which man* observer* expected fur tonight failed to materially. lip Mil now the »is mi I Kiip between two meeting* of the envoy* with Mr. Molotov hait been ttt the I«wH thr»-»« or four
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    TORTURE CHARGE
    77 1 U.P. Budapest, Friday. Maty a lakosi, Hungary's Communist *oss and Vice Premier, today Jenounccd Yugoslavia's "gangster leadership" for dragging their country to catastrophe through torture, terror and persecution. Rakosi told 70,000 peasants at Kecestemet that "Marshall Tito and his followers are cowardly, killing these heroes, md using terror
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    Uranium Found In Sardinia
    88 1 U.P. ROME, Friday. The afternoon ntwspaper Giornals d' ItalU said today that uranium and "other radioactive minerals" have been found in the sub-soil of Sardinia. Trie paper said that tht National Research Council intervened in the prospecting and a report has been drafted to prove that
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    Woman Cyclist Fatally Injured
    70 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A young Malay woman cyclLst was fatally injur* d when she was knocked down by a motor lorry in Mandai Road after 4 p.m. yesterday She died in hospital some hours later. It appta'rs that she was cycling together with anothei girl in
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    3 MORE "CRISIS" ARRESTS
    26 1 Three Chinese were arrested under the Emergency Regulations in Singapore yesterday. The total number of persons still under detention todate is 265.
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    EXPLORER DIES
    37 1 Los Angeles, Friday.—GeneLamb, explorer, author and lecturer and reputedly the first white man to photograph the life of Tibet, in 1924, died hero of heart disease last night, it was learned today. He was 54
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    THIS BARBAROUS COLONIAL WAR' IN MALAYA
    224 1 Reuter. LONDON. Friday. The British Oommimist Party issue*! a statement :o<lay calling on all sections of the Labour movement to demand an immediate end to "this barbarous colonial war" in Malaya anil isktng British workers to refuse to handle munition or transport troops for
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    We create a World record
    285 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) SINGAPORE has just created a world record. When dockers in the Naval Base hoisted and stacked the 157 th railway wagon on board the s.s. Kamerlingh Onnes (7,233 tons), they set a new high in the, number of wagons ever loaded on
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    NO ROBBERIES
    13 1 No reports of robbery were received by the C.I.D. last night.
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    JAP DOCTOR ARRESTED
    61 1 STOP PRESS PONTIAN, TODAY.—The police captured a Ja|ianeNf doctor and a large quantity of medical supnlb-s in a raid i conducted on a hut at Ulu I Ayer Baloi. The capture is considered an important one. A police spokesman said that it In believed that there are
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    GOVERNOR DISCUSSES "CRISIS" PLANS
    38 1 Yesterday afternoon, H.E. the Governor met a number of leading citizens of Singapore for informal discussions of the emergency preparations in the Colony. Some valuable suggestions were put forward for consideration by the Government.
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    FEDERATION ROUND-UP
    431 2 FEDERATION Police discovered two large aims dumps m Negri Sembilan and Perak yesterday. They seized 1.883 rounds of various types of ammunition, four Bren magazines, two Tommy-gun magazines, 30 hand-grenades. 13 bayonets. 42 detonators, two pairs of wireCUttera and a pair of handcutis. Rome uniforms, jungle pack-s and
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    TALK POSTPONED
    52 2 Due to indisposition on the part of the j r ucst-speaker, Mr. R. A. Goodchild. Inspector of Schools, the f alk on M Life at Cambridge which was to have been given at the weekly lecture meeting of the Wesley MYF, at Stamford Road, yesterday evening, had to
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    Y.M.C.A. To Launch "Movie Circle"
    356 2 Ever conscious of the vastly expanding activities of thi< modern and progressive age. the V.M.C.A., Singapore, is launching a new and interesting campaign in the form of the screening of sound pictures by the Association. it proposes to form a "Movie Circle" whose activities will
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    Insurance Firms Told To "Hold Up Fire Claims"
    170 2 INSURANCE companies in Malaya, the Tribune learns, have been advised to postpone for the time being the admission of liability for fires due to terrorits action. The Fire Insurance Association oi Malaya is reported to have cabled the Fire Offices Committee (Foreign)
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    "My Pension Very Small" Pleads Indebted Malay
    184 2 "I am very old and my pension Is very small; and at the same time I have a very large family to support,'' stated an elderly retired Government servant, Mohamcd bin Ibrahim, in the Singapore High Court yesterday in objecting to the apportionment
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    SERVICEMEN COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    131 2 James John Quinn (18) and Robert Howland (20) of the Seaforth Highlanders, Gillman Barracks, were committed to stand their trial at the Assizes by the Seventh Police Magistrate (Mr. R. J. C. Wait) yesterday. Prosecution alleged that on May 12 at about 12.30 a.m. the two
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    21 2 An airstrip has been laid out at Ampangan near Seremban. suitable for light planes. The site is on the old racecourse.
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    Ex-Guerilla Filipino Leader In S'pore On "Instruction"
    285 2 (T.ibune Stuff Reporter) The hopes of 700 devout Filipino-Muslims to make the pilgrimage to Mecca this year is centred on their representative, ex-guerilla Filipino 2nd Lieutenant Saldin M. Alibasa (29), an Arts graduate, now in Singapore. Saldin, who paid for an air passage
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    GIBSON-HILL'S PICTURES FOR S'PORE GUIDE
    131 2 In the preparation of a Guide to S'ngapore to be undertaken by tne Friends of Singapore Society, Sir Roland Braddell suggested, at the annual meeting of the society yesterday, the reproduction of as many of Dr. Gibson-Hill's photographs as possible; also old prints and water
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    QUARREL LED TO COURT
    67 2 A quarrel between two neighbours' kids, led to a hot dispute between their elders and ended in one of the parents being seriously wounded and a third man, who allegedly interfered, charged by the Seventh I Police Magistrate (Mr. R.J.C. j Wait) yesterday for voluntarily j
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    S'PORE ROTARY CLUB
    35 2 'The Colonial OlTice and How It Works" will be the subject of an address to Singapore Rotarian by Mr. K. W. Blackburn at the next meeting of the Cub on Wcdnes day.
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      461 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY MALAY ENGLISH I News Share Market Report. I Pown. 6.00 Programme SumPROGRAMMES 1,5 1 Music by Fransesco mary, «v05 Malay Mu.sic by Canaro. 2.00 Light Music. 2.30 HMV. Columbia Orchestra. From 12 noon to 2 p.m. Radl- Voiccs in HarmQCly, 8.00 Gipsv 7 00 Time Signal.
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    NEW AIR CONDITIONING PLANT FOR HK & S BANK
    224 3 NEW AIR CONDITIONING PLANT FOR HK S BANK Tribune Staff Reporter) oed w?th n t g h in< l USiry the United States don?o..n/2« R t the cn 4 n £<* that has come about in most countries in regard to its attitude to air-conditioning declared Ltd >° f via.,
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    SPECIALIST IN STOLEN PROPERTY
    195 3 Shukor bin Haji Moha peciallsed" in receiving stoli n property mostly from in houses in the barrack if Alexandra Road. 1 admitted at the First I < Hirt yesterday that he 7 bed Sheets, 17 gramoIr, records and a pipe "havinij ison to believe that they
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    May Day Incident
    271 3 Accused took a police inspector by the left leg and threw him over, during an incident at i road block on the morning of May Day, the prosecution allied in a case at the Third Police Court yesterday. In the dock stood clean shaven Sikh lorry driver,
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    DEATH APPEALS FAIL
    129 3 (From Our Oxvu Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Friday: Appeals against sentences of death passed against two persons for unlawful possession of fire-arms was dismissed by the Federation of Malaya Court of Appeal yesterday afternoon. The first Appeal to be dismissed was that of a 22-year old Moha mod
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    Red Cards Sealed His Fate
    191 3 Three little red cards, invlta- tions to tea from a secret so- clcty brought an elusive secret society man to book in the First District Court yesterday. And it was by sheer accident. A detective, with a hunch, trailed a shifty-looking individual and was rewarded
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    Hotel Form "Dirty Piece Of Paper": Witness Reproved
    331 3 A European witness. Mr. l Richards, manager of civilian labour. Tanglln. Barrac :s. who appeared as a defence witness in a civil suk. in the Singapore High Court yo"tcrdpy. wps pull- lup by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Oordon-Siiii h. fo
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    Boy Given Year To Make Good
    132 3 A twelve months' chance to make good was given to a seventeen-year-old Malay youth yesterday by Mr. E. P. Shanks, First District Judge. He was in court as a result of his association with a gang of toughs, and he pleaded guilty to a
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    POPE SEES SHAH
    37 3 Reuter CASTELGANDOLFO. Friday: The Pope today received the Shah of Persia in a private audience in hts summer palace, This is the first time a foreign Royalty has been officially received at Cnfltelpandolfn. Reuter.
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    MEDICAL DECREE FOR MALAYAN
    123 3 information has oecn received "rom London to the effect that fohangir B. Mehta has passed he M.D. examination of the University of London and is caking his M.R.C.P. (London) examination soon. He is an old .Malayan boy, educated in Victoria Bridge School. Penang. and Raffles restitution,
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    Progressive Party Select Candidate
    86 3 The Progressive Party has selected Mr. Cheong Hock Chye to contest in the byeelection of Rural Board West. This constituency has been rendered vacant by the death of Mr. S. C. Goho. The Returning Officer for Rural West, Mr. R. W. Sennet will proceed to the
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    Currency Notes In Circulation
    47 3 Tile average amount of currency notes in circulation during the month of June. ..943. was 5412,580.165.68. Tin pro-invasion issjts amounted to $238,804,963.05. which were reduced by destroyed notes of $181,987,642.74 to $56,817,321.21. Since the liberation $356,--107,840,57 worth of currency notes have been issued.
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    BANDITS KILL 2 P.C.'s, 3 CHILDREN IN LAYANG LAYANG RAID
    492 3 LAYANe; LAYAN.G. Friday right. Tliree Malay girl children one a seven months old baby were killed by the terrorists who murdered Plartter J. L. Boden at Sembrong Estate near here, this morning. The parents of the children were wounded. Two
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    Czech Wives Grumble
    163 4 Reuter. PRAGUE. T he Government here is concerned about discontent among housewives and the diversion of foodstuffs from normal channels into the black market. In spite of severe penalties, including imprisonment and loss of civic rights, farmers and consumers are co-operat-ing in a widespread black market which
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    PUSH THIS PLAN FORWARD
    599 4 SELF- protection groups for the rural areas are being considered by Government. The need for them is urgent. Consideration should be turned into action at the earliest moment The idea is not new. It might well have been put into practice earlier, providing the people of
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    £ AND EUROPEAN RECOVERY
    1020 4  - AND EUROPEAN RECOVERY Singapore's acceptance of E.R.P. invests this article whith topicalii writer explains how sterling operates in the restricted financial market J\ by R.H. FRY One aspect of the bilateral E.R.P. agreement which has caused much discussion in Britain is the clause dealing with currency and rate of exchange.
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    Alphabetised Chinese
    305 4 Reuter. HONGKONG. The demo'ratisation of China depends on he progress of education and :he wiping-out of illiteracy present among China's teeming nillions, according to Prof. K. P. Chan, OBE, instructor of Chinese Language at the University of Hongkong. Speaking on "Alphabetised Chinese" at a recent V's Men's Club
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    Sweden Can't Afford To Buy American
    457 4 Reuter. STOCKHOLM. A slump, bringing in its wako unemployment and widespread shortages, .is prophesied by industrialists here as a lesult of the Socialist Government's plan for- reduced dollar imports, j Under the plan, Sweden will import from the United States only 180 million crowns
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    REVALUATION OF GOLD URGED
    189 4 SYDNEY. -Revaluation and redistribution of the world's gold could be potent factors in readjusting price levels and bringing stability to international trade, is the claim made in a recent statement issued by the Western Australian Chamber of Minos, which believes that if this were done the
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    "Flying Squad"
    162 4 Letter To The Editor Sir,- The other night an Indian was apprehended whilst trespassing in the grounds of a well known ladies' hostel— through the coutageou- iciion of a European and hi? ladv companion After the man's capture the secretary was informed and she immediately rang through to
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    GOVT. HOUSE GARDENS WILL BE 'FUN' PARK—FOR ONE DAY
    286 5 (Tribune Woman Reporter) GOVERNMENT House gardens will be turned into a miniature amusement park for just one afternoon in October. On that day, visitors to the gardma will see: A Chinese theatrical performative; A Malay "Wayang Kulit"; 1 Indian dan'ins; and
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    SIAM GOVT. REFUTES CHARGES
    239 5 Reuter. BANGKOK. A Siamese Govkment communique, issued has refuted Chinese press ttiOOfl that Siam is followan anti-Chinese policy. The communique cited two particular allegations made by 1 him language press in Bangkok the Siamese haudlnt the Chinese schools dis- and th.- ar rest of large r
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    One Out Of 170 Has English Education
    147 5 (Tribune StafT Reporter) Out of a total 17,027 Malay school students in Perak, only 92 managed to get into English schools this year. This is disclosed in a report by Raja Haji Shahar Shah, who urged Government to provide greater facilities to Malay
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    Malays To Form Police Units
    51 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter J Ipoh Malays have decided to form "volunteer auxiliary police units" in kampongs to fight lawlessness. The decision was made re- cently at a meeting of repre--1 smtatives from the various mukims and kampongs in Ipoh j district at UMNO's Perak branch
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    ROAD FATALITY
    27 5 A middle-aged Malay woman succumbed to multiple InJuriei received when she was knocked down by a lorry at Mundai Rd at about 4.30 p.m. yesterday.
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    MALAYS WIN SCHOLARSHIPS
    85 5 (Tribune Stuff Reporter J Five Malay students of the Al-Mashhor Arabic School. Penan*;, have won the annual Saudi Arabian Government liolarships which will enable "hem to study in universities in Hejaa, capital of Saudi Arabia. They form the first post-war hatch of Arabic students to win the
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    What's In A Name?
    220 5 Reuter. LIVERPOOL. Patriotic Welshmen both inside and outside Wales are up in aims at a New Zealand claim that the Antipodes boasts a place-name long-i than the world famous "Llanfair P. 0." in Noith Wales. New Zealanders assert thaf a hill at Poiangahau, Hawke's Bay, has
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    CHINESE ENVOY TO AUSTRALIA
    169 5 CANBERRA. Aug. 17. The first Chinese Ambassador to Australia. Mr. Kan Nai-kuan. yesterday presented his credentials to the Governor General. Mr. McKell, at government house in Canberra. Present at the ceremony was the Prime Minister. Mr. Chifley, who is acting Minister for External Affairs. In welcoming
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    24 5 The Acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Cordon-Smith, yesterday admitted Mr. Kenneth Jould to the Singapore Bit to practise here as an Advocate and Solicitor.
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    £7½ Million Airport For Bangkok
    313 5  -  (By M. SIVARAM) Reuter. BANGKOK—Th c Siamese Government is sponsoring a commercial airport company to build and operate a new airport designed to maintain Bangkok's supremacy as the air terminal for Southeast Asia. According to Phya Sribijai Songkhram, Siamese Minister of Communications, the proposed airport
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    TARGET RAISED
    112 5 GANDHI FUND i fTribune Stuff Reporter) Thl target for the Gandhi Memorial Fund has now been raised to $250,000. With a view to reaching th n new target, donations are .o be collected front] among Indian labourers in Singapore Indian trade unions will be aske I to help
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    READY FOR THE ROYAL VISIT
    117 5 Not since before the 1939-49 War have Melbourne's fountains been in operation. Now, in readiness for the visit next year by the King and Queen and Princess Margaret* they are being repaired. First fountain to play again, is that in the Gordon Reserve, near* the
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    BANDIT VICTIM LAID TO REST
    89 5 (Ftom Our Ou n Reporter) Tapan. t t iciay. Ttte funeral of Inche Mohamed, son of Date Tandcwa Sakhti, J.P. one of the Territorial Chiefs of Bata.ng Padang, took place at the local Malay cemet v y on Wednesday evening. The deceased was shot dead
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    New Air Service To Singapore
    138 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Cataiioaa from Lake Victoria in Australia will shortly ne flying to Singapore to inaugurate a ireignt «md passenger service with centres in South East Asia. Mr. C. H. Campbell. Manag-ing-Director of Asian Airlines 1 Pty. of Sydney, told the Tribune that a
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    THEIR BIG MOMENT
    91 5 MENTAKAB ARCA. Friday. Six sergeants, posted to serve on estates here, arrived at about 6 pan. on Wednesday. After a brief rest they reported at the Police station at atbout 10 o'clock when an Emergency call came from a nearby estate. All six immediately volunteered their services
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    Goods waggons stacked on board the s.s. Kamerlingh Onnes which Singapore on Thursday morning with a load of 165 waggons for The waggons on the left are raised on Wooden blocks so that they overhang the Workmen in the are ready to the waggon when it is on board. A of fifty waggons was loaded in a 12-hour working day. The photograph was taken from the bridge of the Kamerlingh Onnes.
    71 5 Goods waggons stacked on board the s.s. Kamerlingh Onnes which Singapore on Thursday morning with a load of 165 waggons for The waggons on the left are raised on Wooden blocks so that they overhang the Workmen in the are ready to the waggon when it is on board. A
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    389 5 There were 22 road accidents in N.S. last month Two were fatal. The engagement la announced between Miss Lim Long Wooi daughter of Mr. Lim Kee Chye, retired Chief Cleik, Customs Penang, and of the late Madam Cheah Saw Gaik. and Mr. Low Quan Chcang, eldest son
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    DEATH.
    77 6 MADAM lTm~ KUOte NTrto passed away peacefully at the ape of 78 at her residence No. 11, Marria Road on the 19th instant at 10.30 a.m. leaving behind her son Choo Lye Huat, 3 daughters, 3 daughters-in-law, S sorts-in-law, 7 grandsons, 14 grand-daughters, 1 grand-daughter-in-law, 3 graridsons-m-law, 4 great
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    Forged Petrol Coupons: 2 Chinese Charged
    325 6 Three hundred and twenty five sheets of forged petrol coupons in denominations of five and ten gallons amounting to 9,750 gallons were discovered by the police in raid in June, it was revealed during the preliminary inquiries on a charge of possession of forged
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    "The Canterville Chost"
    112 6 Tomorrow evening at t« D o'clock. Radio Malaya's Repertory Company are presenting a dramatised version of Oscar Wilde's story "The Can tervillo Ghost". The cast includes Luanne Shaw, who has played th: lead in several West End productions and in British Films; Major Colin Gray. Radio Malayu's
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    Illicit Dump For Arms
    226 6 'This case is altogether different from the more usual unlawful possession of firearms where persons were found in possession of arms and ammu nition. "This was a dump of illicit firearms and illicit ammunition—four Sten guns and ovei 5.000 rounds of ammunition. It goes to the
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    24 Teams For Cup Soccer
    152 6 Twenty-four teams will receive invitations to compete in the forthcoming S.A.F.A. Cup competition which is scheduled to start in the latter part of September. At an S.A.F.A. Cup Committee meeting held at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, following the match between Tigers and Amicables, it was
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    LAND OFFICER GOES ON LEAVE
    56 6 Che Abu Bakar Sulaiman, Land Officer. Kuhang Pasu, has gonr on vacation leave. Acting for him is Wan Kassim bin Haji Wan Ishak, Asst. Land Officer (class II) Kota Star. Che Omar bin Daim of the office of the Town Board, Kota Star has been
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    Round The Courts
    206 6 AFTER a drinking bout, an English speaking Chinese romped about the compound of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, shouting and attacking the people he saw. Thomas Yin, the accused, was brought to the Fourth Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of b?ing drunk and disorderly in
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    Marine Police For Federation
    75 6 Recruiting for the Federation of Malaya Marine Police will take Place at Police Headquarters. Penang Road. Penang. on September 2, 1948, at 9 a.m. Applicants who will be .equired to serve in the Federation of Malaya should be ex-Servicemen of the Royal Malay Navy or MRNVR
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      556 6 SITUATIONS VACANT Required by the Municipal Electricity Department, Municlpal Offices, Singapore, 3 Accounts Clerks. Salary $150.00 per mensem plus cost of living allowance as approved by the Municipal, Commissioners ($90.00 per 'mensem at present). Application form and Memorandum obtainable from the above office. Closing date 27th August, 1948. ACCOMMODATION FURNISHED
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      312 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the purchase of: 30.000 lbs. (approx.) of copper 10,000 lbs. (approx.) of lead. Tender forms, passes, etc. may be obtained from the Mv- j nicipal Electrical Engineer's Office (Room 107) on payment of deposit of $25/- (refund- i able). Closing date In the Municipal
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      606 6 Church Services St. Andrew's Cathedral: 7 Sin^anou a.m. Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Church B Choral Eucharist 10.30 a.m. (Cantonese 9 11 Matins followed by Holy Com- Roman' ,f: HH mumpn at 11.15 a.m. and 5.30 5.45 a.m 6 f Ih p.m. Evensong. a.m. Srrlson^ sc. Paul's Church. Upper a.m. ssm
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    -Post-MortĕiH
    244 7 on yesterday's soccer I HAV E never seen so many players injured in any game this season Each side lost a man—Ah Hoe ,Amicable*) and Hot Meng (Txyers)~who were unable i„ continue despite medical attendance. Many others were badly injured and thouyh they cimtiniifd o play, the njuries hampered
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    Tigers Draw With 3 A's: Rough Game
    513 7 Tiger Sports Club 0 Amicable Ath'etic Assn 0 Rough play ruined what was anticipated to be a thrilling game at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday when Tiger Sports Club and Amicables met in the second round of the First Division, S.A.F.A. League. Neither side
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    S.C.R.C. HOCKEY
    23 7 A meeting to elect officebears for the fonhcomlnhockey season of the Kftatea Association will be held at St George':; Road tomorrow.
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    INDIANASSN. CRICKET
    85 7 The following will play cue kit tor ihe Indian Association against R. E. Far East tomorrow at 11 am. on the R E Ground langlin. (Playeri to meet at No. 50, Market Street, at 10 am.»: R. Sithuram (CapL), h% U Patol. M. QUI, Dr. M. Abraham. Rajah
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    Big Fields For Today's Races: Best Bets Astivel, New Verse
    1162 7 Ipoh, Friday—Big fields will again face the starter in most races tomorrow, the concluding day of the PTC August Meeting. Punters would have another successful day as winners should again come from well fancied candidates. BEST BETS: ASTIVEL, NEW VERSE.
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    Malays Tennis Win Over Tanglin club
    70 7 The Malay Sports Association defeated Tanglin Club by three games to one at tennis yesterday. Results:-r~I.A. Alsagoff and Kamj3 beat McCartney, aud Fay, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. A. G. Fakir aqd F. A. Dawood beat and i Whitemore, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. M.I. Reshty and Yadi
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    Selections
    71 7 BY ALLAN LEWIS RmCC 1 BEAU GESTE Spur Wing P.laze Comet Rao 2. EASTERN STREAM Deecmbcr 26th Dancing Fury. Race 3.- NEW VERSE Power Chief The Magic Lamp. Race 4. LOBAU LADY Chastity Eastern Girl. Race 5. ROYAL BOUNTY Empire Rose Whispering Hope Race 6 SUNBEAM II Londa Lad
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    TODAY'S CARD
    797 7 Following is the card for today's Ipoh races. The going is likely to be very good. RACE ONE—2 p.m. Horses Class 4, Div. 3, 5i Furs. 4 0 0 Neptune 9.07 0 0 0 Blaze Comet 9.06 2 0 0 Thirteen 0.05 1 8 8 Technique 9.04 0
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    Tonight's Mat Card
    177 7 Hill Vtrna, 99-year-oki British grapples icho hi here an a short visit prior to invtnling America, makes his deb»t at the Happy World Covered Stadium tonight. Bill's opponent is the Chinese flying tackle expert, Bose i Boa. The Chinese is in for a severe test, for Verna,
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    Badminton Draw For St. Andrews
    197 7 The St. Andrew's School i Badminton team drew in a I friendly return game with the I Rangers B.P. in a I match of 5 Singles and 3 douj bles. The match was drawn, each side winning three games. I The results were (S.A.S. I
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    Girls Sports Club Hockey Practice
    53 7 Will Girls' Sports Club members interested in hockey contact Mrs. E. Ebert, Chairman Board of Control. Games, Girls Sports Club, care of the Singapore Recreation Club, or telephone No. 4977. The first practice will be held on Tuesday 31st August, 1948, at Farrer Park, at
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    Food Prices Slip Back: Spate Of Buying Over
    323 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Prices of most foodstuffs which rose during the Chinese festival two days ago have since slipped beck to more n a >onahle levels with the spate of buying over. POULTRY: Local ,poultry' which were being retailed at $2.00 $2.30
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    Two Great Feats In County Cricket
    644 8 Reuter. LONDON, Friday.—Two great individual feats were performed in the series of County matches onded today. On the batting side Harold Gimlett, 33-year-old Somerset opening batsman, today hit the highest score in England since 1939 when he made 310 against Sussex. Yesterday, John C.
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    M.Y.F. TEAMS
    118 8 Following 1« the draw for tile Methodist Youth Fcllowl |p inter-Fellowship badminton and able tennis championships vhlch wjll be held at the Straps Chinese MYF premises today: Badminton Men's Singles: Seah Yeak Khern vs. .lames Khoo. Tan Chin vs. Ku Teek Beng. Harry Fang vs. Heng Boon Chita,
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    Youths On Brawl Charge
    183 8 Three Chinese youths, and a compatriot, were involved jn a brawl on May 23 at the 12th ail*, Sembawang Road, and appeared m the Second District Court yesterday with different versions of the incid ent. A charge of attempted extortion was amended to one of assault
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    USEFUL B.P.
    96 8 The following players have been selected to represent the Useful Badminton Party in a j friendly badminton match against the Bournemouth B.P. tomorrow at th e Hospital Assistants' Union Hall, College Road, commencing at 9 a.m Quek Khai Tong. M Alwi bin Arshad. I an Kia Fook. Cheonj/
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    TO CONSULT WITH EVATT
    68 8 Mr. K. H. Bailey. Australian Government Solicitor-General enroute to the United Kingdom to consult with Dr. Evatt the Attorney-General, on the Commonwealth Governments i appeal to Privy Council against j the c'tfeat to nationalise Australian private banks, arrived in Singapore by air yesterday afternoon. He said
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    ALUMNI ASSN. MEETING
    30 8 The old boys of the Tiinity College Foochow Alumni Association. Malaysia will hold their 2nd. post-war meeting today at 5.30 p.m. at the Chinese V.M.C.A., Selegie Road.
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    TAMING The SHREW
    209 8 A woman who ciucred a nun's lodging and wrecked the furniture, causing a damage to the value to $200, was summoned to th»: Sixth Police Court to fu< charge of trespass and I < uu. ing damages to property Of the complainant. The defendant. Tan Siew Kheng.
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    Coffee Shop Raid Sequel
    171 8 Three Chinese, while enjoying their coffee in a shop at No. 141, Tanjong Pagar Road wer- suddenly interrupted by a party of detectives. On searching them the detectives found a .38 revolvjr with six rounds of dum-dum bullets and a hand-grenade alleged to have been in
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    Rocklites Soccer
    85 8 A team will be selected Iron; the following players to reortsent for the Rocklites ipo! ts Party at Soccer Against Pulau Bttkoxn Sports Club at 5 pm. PJaytrs ai? it quested to meet at No. 242 Road at 2 pm.! sharp, fht Launch will leave Clifford Pier at
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    MECCA PILGRIMS
    31 8 Reuter. BATAVIA. Friday More than 8.000 Moslems from nonRepublican Indonesia will make the pilgrimage to Mecca this year. This is about double the number who went last year. Renter.
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    My Love Returns Long Odds
    148 8 Reuter. LONDON, Friday.—My Lov-.> was returned at odds of 11-4 at th" Victoria Club callovcr on the St, Leger tonitjht these being the longes, odds thai have been available about th. favourite at a callover tdnce he won the Derby in June. Royal Drake who
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    EQUALITY FOR WOMEN
    95 8 Reuter. Geneva. Friday. The E,o--romi-: aud Social Councd today adopted the fh\t th.o? Items of a seven point charter on women's lights, proclaiming the qu'i'ty ct men aid women in all spheres of economic, cultural, social and political life. It was adO|.teo by 16 voces to nought,
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    G.E.C. Badminton
    88 8 The following Will rtpre--cnt the G.E.C. Sports Club in a friendly badminton encounter against Cable and Wireless Sports Club at the Chimse V.M.C.A. court tomorrow, commencing at 820 a.m.:— B. W. Taylor. D. Humphriss. F. G. Wagner. H. L Evans. Abdul Rahman. Lim Hock Guan. Lim Peng Yam.
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    Schoolboy Champion
    37 8 CHUA KONG ANN, Ihe individual champion, at St. Audi tit 's School Sports, clearing 5 ft. I in. in Ih< Hi (fit jump. Kong Ann al*" jumped 20 ft in. U the Long Jump event.
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    POLICE ROUTE MARCH
    195 8 Fo>ur-huiiurcd members of he Singapore Police Force .vith the police band in attendmcc, marched through the city .his morning, from the C.I.D. jullding in Robinson Road to Jate No. 2, Singapore Harbour Hoard and back. The parade was under the •ommand of Commandant W. I. Park:;, Police
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    INDONESIA: NO DECISION YET
    67 8 Reuter —AAP. BATAVIA. Friday. Tn c Security Council's Indonesian Good Offices Committee today postponed it's return to Kali- 1 urang. near Jogjakarta, lor negotiations. Cause of the delay was stated to be repairs to Jogjakaita airfield. The Rtpublicans said later j .hey were prepared to delay
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    TODAY'S SPORTS
    65 8 ATHLETICS Singapore Team Championships, R.A.F., 1 Seletar, 3 p.m. CRICKET S.C.C. vs. Registrar of Vehicles' Office XI, I Padang, 2 p.m.; St. Andrew's Old Boys vs Police, Thomson i Road, 2 p.m.; S.R.C. Nonbenders vs. Club Juniors, Padang, 2 p.m. BADMINTON: Singapore Championships, Clc. ical Union hall, 2.15
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    SOCCER
    16 8 The R.A.F. Regt., Scmbawang. will meet the West Depot. Naval Base, at soccer today, l
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    Cyclists Hold Congress
    129 8 Reuter. Maastricht. Holland ftMm Delegates of Argentina. Au.stiia, BrazTS glum, Chile, Denmark wj Steles, Spain Pra Britain. Hungary, mnu 5? Norway. Luxembourg 9 Switzerland. Czechoslovak Uruguay. Yugoslavia and S hind were presort at the Congress of the Union Cy£ Internationale here today «SS nf r th AC
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    TENNIS CHAMPION BEATEN
    43 8 Reuter. SCARBOROUGH. FntoyIgnacy Tloczynski of PoiuA. holder of the title for the pM two years, wa< beaten in I semi-final of the men's singles in the North of England lawn tennis championships today, F. Kukuljevic of India winning 6-2, 6-4.—Reuter.
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