Malaya Tribune, 26 August 1948

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    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE IFOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any AftefTi*«n Paper in Malaya Panting Simultaneously Kuala. Lumpur, Ipoh d? Penany Telegrams; "Tribune S pore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines) BIGHT PAGJRSC SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner
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    U.S. TO OPEN MORE AIR BASES IN BRITAIN
    254 1 B-29's ToStayAsLong As "Cold War Is On LONDON. Weds. —The United States Air Force is to open more iir bascxs in B.itain for the stationing of Superforts, United Press reports tonight. Ninety Superforts already .stationed here will stay as long as the
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    No loss to us, says Marshall
    270 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Wc<i. Mr 'ieorge Marshall, United Staid Secretary of State, announced today that his government accepted the Russian decision to close the American consulate in Vladivostock. and added "It's not much of a loss". Tho movements of the American Consul there were "so
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    ARMS FROM U.S.
    40 1 WASHINGTON. Wednesday Permita for the export of small arms to Malaya were i sued in June and July. Rcu- reports, Tv- permits covered pur<if about 1.000 ievrlvers than 120.000 rounds r t and a number o! ■nachtne-guna.
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    Storm Brewing In Berlin
    240 1 U.P. BERLIN, Weds. —Threats .of new disorders hung over Berlin tonight on the eve of tomorrow's City Assembly meetin, which observers believe might be seized upon as the springboard for a So-viet-inspired attempt to oust the predominantly non-Communist City Council. These are the storm warnings 1.
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    2 ENDED IN HOSPITAL
    52 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Two victims were admitteu to hospital of a total of 14 accidents in Singapore during; the last 24 hours ended at dawi today. The, injured are a Eurasiai motor-cyclist and a Chinese cyclist. They were involved In accidents in Collyer Quay and Lavender
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    MORE POLICE MANOEUVRES
    32 1 More Police manoeuvres were conducted in Singapore sportly after daybreak today. Barricades were erected at bridges, strategic points and also load junctions. The operations were over by 7.30 a.m.
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    ON THE ROCKS
    59 1 U.P. LONDON, Weds. For the first time in many years a member of the London Stock Exchange announced himself to be on the rocks. At the close of trading, it wat announced that Charles Ernest Simpkins trading as C. E. Simpkins, had begged "to inform theHouse that
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    8 REDS TO DIE
    19 1 U.P. ATHENS, Weds. A court martial at Lamis today sentenced eight Communists to death. U.P.
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    ICES for HEATHER and PETER
    43 1 Peter Claridf/e and Heather Nornish enjoy an ice cream, at the "Bring and Buy" Charity Bazaar held at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday to swell the GrahamWhite Memorial Fund. Peter Claridge arrived from Borneo only a week ago.
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    'I Jumped To Escape' Says Mrs. Kosenkina
    433 1 NEW YORK, Weds.—Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina told reporters today she jumped from a third floor window of the Russian Consulate because she wanted to escape. She was speaking The Press for the first time from her bed in the Roosevelt hospital here. "I jumped
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    8 NEW CRISIS ARRESTS
    47 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Eight Chinese were arrested in Singapore under the Emergency Regulations last nig at in a house-to-house raid. These irreiits bring the total number of persons under detention to 251 to date. Many detainees were released during the last 24 hours.
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    ARRESTED
    20 1 The CID ar rested a Hokkien ast night on the allegations of oeing a member- of an unlawful society.
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    WHO'S NEXT FOR MALAYA IS UK's NEW GUESS GAME
    193 1 Reuter. LONDON, Weds.—A consi- derabie amount of guessinjr j 1 Is going on in London as to what troops will form the next reinforcements for Ma- •aya. The latest story Is that j the Royal Marine Commandos I and airborne elements
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    10,111 Bogus Rice Cards Are Back
    168 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A TOTAL of 10,111 'bogus' rice ration cards has been surrendered to the authorities up to yesterday. An average of 30 to 40 cards are being returned daily. This improvement in the situation shows that there is no need for the
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    FLYING MAHARANEE
    28 1 Reuter. LONDON, Weds. The Maharanee of Nable and her two children, Maharai Kumari and Prince Gurhor Nable, arrived here by air today from New York. Reuter.
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    SHAH IN ROME
    26 1 Reuter. ROME. Weds. The Shah of Persia arrived in Rome by ait tonight from Venice. He will leave for Teheran tomorrow morning. Reuter.
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    Navy Swings Into Action In Burma
    245 1 Reuter. RANGOON. Thurs—The Burma Navy went into action in the Irrawaddy Delta area last night while at the same time Government land forces intensified their offensive against the rebels in Central Burma. Disclosing this an officiai communique said naval patro' boats hud shelled an
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    Challenge To Asian Religions
    92 1 The Assistant Bishop of Colombo, The Rev. Lakdasa de Mcl, has 'hrown out a challenge to Oriental religions. Speaking at a laymen's conference In Filey, Yorkshire, Bishop de Mcl declared that his countrymen had brought their ancient culture to blend with Christian liturgies. Churches In Ceylon
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    STOP PRESS
    35 1 NEW SPLIT? Reuter. BERLIN, Today.—Meeting of Berlin Council thia afternoon might decide whether four-power city, already divided economically, la to have its top Municipal Adinlniatration—along with it* police forces—split between Kaat and West.—Renter.
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    LABOUR FOR RURAL-WEST?
    48 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A labour candidate may contest the Rural West scat in th" Singapore Legislative Council, tendered vacant by the death of ill first elected representative, Mr. S. C. Goho. The Progressive Party ha; put up Mr. Cheong Hock Chy to contest this seat.
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    Printed $—Now Jobless
    77 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Wed.- Shanghai's army of jobless ha-*> been swelled by some 8.000 as a direct result of the introduction of the new currency. These are the workers of the Central Printing Press, which until recently, was engiged in. turning out CMmh dollar notes on round-the-clock schedule.
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    Gurney—Gent's Successor?
    58 2 Unconfirmed reports in the Federal Capital name Sir Henry L. G. Gurney, former Chief Secretary in Palestine, as the probable successor to the late Sir Edward Gent, High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya. "You are getting very warm," was the only reply given by an official when
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    Soldier On Stolen Pistol Charge
    306 2 A British soldier. Harry Thomas Gordon, stole a Jap automatic pistol while under de tention at Sclarang Barracks. kept it hidden until he had I served his sentence, and then deserted, it was alleged in the Seventh Police Court yesterday. Gordon said in a confession
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    Give The Facts, Police Chief Tells Press
    208 2 At a Press conference this afternoon in Kuala Lumpur, Col. Gray, newly-appointed Co nimissioner of Police, Federation of Malaya, said "I want to make it quite ?lear that there is no intention 01 wish on my part to withhold from the Press beyond
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    8 Terrorists Killed In Battles With Military & Police
    967 2 8 Terrorists Killed In Battles With Military Police Eight terrorists were killed and three were wounded in gun-battles with the Police and the Military in Kedah and i Perak yesterday. I One Police Constable was killed and two were wounded. Terrorists in Perak captured two shot-guns and 98 rounds of
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    Bazaar In Aid Of Graham White Fund
    251 2 Tributes to the late Archdeacon Graham White and his *ork for the church and this country were paid by speakers j at the Charity Bazaar held yesterday evening at the Victoria i Memorial Hall in aid of the Graham White Memorial Fund. 1
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    C-G GOES TO K.L.
    17 2 I The Commissioner General IMi Malcolm Mac Donald flew to Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    Dance Teachers' Association
    99 2 A; an extraordinary general meeting of the Singapore Association of Teachers of Dancing held at the Happy World Cabaret Hall on Aug 14, the following were elected officebearers:— President —Chee Teck Swee (re-elected): Vice-Presidents -Mr. G. R, Colliek. and Mr. Low Poh San (re-elected); General- Secretary—Mr. M.
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    CHINESE URGE PROTEST
    49 2 U.P. .NANKING, Wednesday.—The 'Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission again requested the Foreign Office to "vigorously protest to Siam against antiChinese discrimination, it was officially announced in Nanking today. The Commission said that thd Chinese situation worsened recently and Chinese nationals were being deported under manifold pretenses. —U.P.
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    APPEAL MADE for POOR CHILDREN
    113 2 Sir Franklin Gimson will address the first meeting of thr General Committee on the United Nations* Appeal for Children on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Municipal Council Room. Various sub-committees will be formed at this meeting. In the appeal issued by the General
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    McKERRON TO VISIT V.C's
    38 2 The Colonial Secretary, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, will visit the various Village Committees" in Singapore during the course oi next month to see for himself the good work done by these committees. i
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      402 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY MALAY ENGLISH Pm- Last News Summary and. Tamil with Signature Tune; PROfiRAMIVIFC I Close Down. I 1.17 Tamil song; 1.20 News in From l2noonto 2 PROGRAMMES IN MALAY Tamil; 130 Tamil film hits, ated on 488 metre** in th* m*dl 2 noon Programme Sum-. 145 Hindustani
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    WILLING TO PLEAD GUILTY "TO SAVE TIME"
    179 3 I am not guilty, your honour, but I am willing to olead guilty to -*aye time, a young Ceylonese soldier told the Dis- Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks) yesterday. He was 22-year-old Kulatunge, an ex-corporal of the Ceylon Pioneer Corps, charged with housebreaking.
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    Muslim Sabbath In Negri
    115 3 The Negri Sembilan Stat' Council a t a recent meeting approved a proposal making Friday, the Muslim sabbath, instead of Sunday, a public holiday throughout the State •hus making Negri Sembilan the fourth Malay state in the Federation to have Friday an official public holiday. The
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    SHOOTING ECHO: MAN CHARGED
    65 3 Tan Di Tohk. middle-aged Chinese from the NEI. lay in bed at the prison ward at the General Hospital yesterday and heard himself charged with the murder of Mr. J. N. Becker of Watts and Co., Singapore, who was shot in his office in Robinson Road
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    2 WOMEN FACE ASSAULT CHARGE
    78 3 A middle-aged Chinese husband accused his wife and his mother-in-law of attacking him. His wife. Chong Lai Fong (22) and his mother-in-law. Se.' Toh Fong (47) were yesterday charged in the Second Police Court with assault. The husband. Tham Meng Tat (34). of Paya Lebar
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    S.E. ASIA TRADE EXPANSION
    171 3 U.P. tNBERRA. Australia rj help expand trade beD South-East Asia ana U.S. o ease the British s dollar shortage oritative economic adProlessor Diuglas Copsaid that, "Most ot -East Asia is i n the steri- a It has goods such a? tin. petroleum and minerals which are
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    16 DIE IN AIR CRASH
    65 3 Honolulu, Aug. 25. Sixteen ot the crew were killed and th. remaining tour critically injure* when a United States Superfortress crashed in flames whil' trying to make an cmergenc\ landing on an Honolulu airlieltoday. The plane burst into tlarrc. when one of its engines failed.
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    GANG ROBBERY ALLEGED
    121 3 The long arm of the law brought a Malay, a Chinese and an Indian to Court yesterday j{or a gang robbery they wen 1 alleged to have committed in December 1946. Salim bin Abdul Hamid, Ed ward Yong, and Ranganathan, held up a Tamil cyclist on the
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    RESPONSIBILITY FOR COLONY'S DEVELOPMENT
    441 3 RESPONSIBILITY of developing the Colony 1:111 st be passed bach to ir.ti local Legislative Council. Mr. K. W. Blackburn, of the Colonial Information Office, now visiting Singapore, was politely told this by ex-Rotary President, Mr. S. S. Franklin, after Rotarians had been told that "the British
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    First Chinese Muslim Consul To Malaya
    282 3 CHINA has appointed her first Chinese Muslim Consul to Malawi. He is Haji Ibrahim T. Y. Ma, who arrived by the Hoi Hsai to open the new Consulate at Ipoh His jurisdiction will cover three Malay states, Perak. Trongganu. and Kelantan. Asked to express
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    Camp Casualties
    46 3 Reuter. LAHORE, Wednesday. Casualties at a Muslim refugee camp, MO miles from here where police yesterday Opened fire were today reported at 18 killed, 20 seriously injured. The camp at Montgomery was today surrounded by 20 platoons of West Punjab constabulary and tanks. -Reuter.
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    Chinese Couple On "Chap Ji Ki" Charge
    223 3 A woman's handbag containing 30 "chap ji ki" lottery schedules, amounting to more than $9,000, was allegedly found in the possession of i Chinese couple detained while travelling in a taxi along North Bridge Road just before daybreak. Yesterday, the couple. Tun Koh
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    AIRLINES LOSE £260,000
    77 3 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY.. Wednesday. Trans-Australia Airlines, the Government-operated scrvic", lost about £200,000 in the year ended June 'AO, 1948, compared with CSOCsOOO in l'Hd-47. Accumulated Inst since TAA began In HMO la more than £770.000. A special i :.2f>.000 giant during the year to cover carriage of internal
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    BIG MONEY LOST IN FAGS' RACKET
    95 3 Racketeers Inst biff money recently when them si arte I out to 'corner' snpjdws of cigarette*) in Singapore during the week-end in anticijtation of an increase in the duti/ on cigarettes and tobacco being applied to the Colony as in the Federation. Supplies which
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    ONE MAN CAN CHANCE the WORLD
    1036 4 SIMON WOLF gives you the background to the world's most vital election the election of the next President of the United States, which will be held this year. THERE is, at present, no power in the world equal to the United States of America;
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    THE OTHER CURTAIN
    635 4 BRITISH and American experts have this week retreated behind the customary "iron curtain" to begin their talks on the Marshall Aid Plan. Technically we in Malaya are involved in this Plan up to our necks. Whether our commitments extend beyond this level will not be known until
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    304 4 Sir, Your leading article "Mr. Wong of Singapore" is what the middle-class of this city has been waiting for. It is high time somebody championed our cause. I am a clerk with a wife and two children earning $200 a month, the exact circumstances of the Mr. Wong
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    Progressives Against Tax Increases
    218 6 The Progressive Party is perturbed at the possibility of increased indirect taxation in Singapore. It fears the Colony Government may follow the Federation Government regarding this matter. Yesterday evening, the general committee of the Party met to discuss this and decided to oppose any attempt by
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    S.C.C. TEAM TO PLAY IN BATAVIA
    145 6 An S.C.C. cricket side will he visiting Java this weekend. The party will leave by p!ane on Saturday, arriving at Batavia in time for lunch. They will meet the Box Club in a 2-day fixture commencing on the same day at 2 p.m. On
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    HOSPITAL TAKEN OVER
    18 6 U.P. Batavia, Wednesday. The Dutch today took over the Republican operated Central Hospital of Batavia.—CP.
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    U.N. Faces Another Gloomy Year
    568 6 MR. Trygve Lie's annual report to the General Assembly of United Nations is this year inevitably a rather cheerless document. For the record of the last twelve months shows how, at every turn and in every direction, the work of UNO is hampered and even
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    C.Y.M.A. (St. Teresa) Office Bearers
    92 6 j Office-bearers of the Catholic Young Men s Association I (Church of St. Teresa) for this year are: Spiritual director: .Rev. Father S. Lee; president. Mr. Charles De Rozario; vicepresident: Mr. Charles Goh Sin Char, hon. secretary: Mr. John Teo; asst. secretary: Mr Guy T.
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY MEETING
    39 6 Member* of the S.C.C are reminded that a meeting of all interested in hockey will be held in the Club on Monday next at BUS p.m Business (a* election of office bearers: (hi any other business.
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    Shipping Bill Satisfies Seamen, Owners
    148 6 Singapore seamen and shipowners are now satisfied with the Merchant Shipping Ordinance Amendment BUI as it now b H f re thC Council, the manage? of i leading shipping company told the Tribune. The Bill now embodies all the amendments suggested by ship* owners and
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    Chinese Seaman On Murder Charge
    106 6 Murdering his boatswain on board th t, was the charge against Teo Ting Koni pirp crew, when he appeared before 5* NuS, T he accuKori ha I P'chendcd. lt U was yiesM tl a H swain. Btog dead in hi* cabin onT founr on his
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    TODAY'S SPORTS
    70 6 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League Div. I M.F.A. v. Tigers S.C. Jalan Besar Stadium; Div. II 223 8.0.D. v. Kranji W/T. Alexandra Road; Div. HI A.M.D.G.W. (Changi S.C.) v S.C.S.A., CYMA ground (St. George's Road); S.H.B. Boys Club v. R.A.S.C. Training School. Geylang Stadium; Unicorns Club v. Ist Malay Coast
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    Seet Kim Cheng B.P.
    84 6 Members of the Sect Kirn Cheng Badminton Party are notified that the party has obtained re-exemption from the Registrar of Societies. The following are the officials for the current year: Patron Mr. Henry Koh; President: Mr. Lim Kee Tim; Vice Presidents Messrs. Frederick Yeo and Willie
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    CYMA TABLE-TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
    41 6 Tan Kirn Swee annexed the C.V.M.A. (Katong Parish) championship trophy in the table tennis tournament played last Sunday at the Association premises. Tan beat Lawrence Ong by three games to one. The Rev. Father Ashness presented the trophy.
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    4-RUN VICTORY FOR ST. JOSEPH'S
    44 6 St. Joseph ruxutunon a narrow four-rap akjmtZ over BaaVa [asUtsttai v day, when they met Ul ground. fo. St. Joseph s. with a knar,of His school "a utmTZ at m with ail miOmm down Raines replied wilh in finish.
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    ORIENTAL B.P.
    59 6 THe totkmia% miM npnam the Oriental BlP„ tffm* mt Prewperona B P., at th, tmmti courts on Sunday at m Tan Can Hong, Lim <w Hunt, Rnh Beng Bate; Q» Bong Sou. I.oil I.an CII.IJ Lim ('boon Watt, Laanai Chealr, Teo Kok Hnee, Un H. Beng, Voon Kirn
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      715 6 SITUATIONS VACANT. Foreman Motor Mechanic required by European firm for maintenance of firm's cars, lorries and mobile dies* I units. Apply stating salary required to Box No. A 1550, M.T., Singapore. NOTICES Singapore Municipality Tenders are invited for the supply of Dog Madges for the year 1949. Particulars regarding design,
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      543 6 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will be held on Thursday, 9th September, 1948 commencing at 6.30 p.m. in the Board Room of Department of Social Welfare, Old Supreme Court Building. AGENDA. 1. To con.'inn minutes of meeting held to
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    THURSDAY CRICKET REVIEW.... Record Total (533) Highlight Of Week-End Games
    1055 7  -  By RAM PIARA in«,H LIGHTS of laM week* (ricket were the record* single innings' match aggre-. i -;ti#- <»f ">3S runs in the cricket match between the! >»langor C lub and the f hinnM at koala Lumpur, the u reat
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    HOMOURS LIST BATTING
    86 7 124 n.o. Hobbs (Selangor Club vs. S.C.R.C.). 102 n.o. Khoo Bin Keng (S.C.R.C. vs. Selangor Club) Selangor Club). 87 Ah Lum (S.C.R.C. vs. Selangor Club). 73 J. Delikan (St. Joseph's vs. Ceylon Pioneer Corp»). 70 R. Perry (S.R.C. Home-and-Honie game). 65 Major D. R. Haig (S.C.C. vs.
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    BOWLING
    139 7 8 for 21 Kailasapathy (Combined Colleges vs. Penang). (I for 9 C. Schubert (Combined Colleges vs. Penang). (i for 18 M. Shall (Ram Piara's XI vs. Dha ram raj's XI). 6 for 21 Gore (S.C.C. vs. Vehicles XI). 5 for 18 F. A. L. Gonzaga 1 (Vostul Union vs.
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    Home Soccer Results
    227 7 Reuter LONDON, Wed.- The follow ing are football results: FIRST DIVISION Arsenal 3," Stoke City 0. I Birmingham 0, Middlesbro. 0. [Bolton W. 3. Aston Villa 0. Charlton A. 3, Burnley 1. Derby 4, Huddersfleld 1. Liverpool 3, Sheffield U. 3. Manchester C. 3. Preston N. E.
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    ST. LEGER FANCY WINS
    115 7 Reuter. LONDON. Weds.—The Frencn colt. Royal Drake, second favourite for the St. Leger, won the Manton Stakes run over the St. Leger distance of one mile and three-quarters at Salisbury j today but there was nothingj particularly impressive about 1 the manner of his success. Starting
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    82 7 A goal scored by Omar, the Mental Hospital's centre-for-ward, shortly after the change of ends enabled the Hospital team to gain tull points in the Third Division League game against the Haikowyu Sports Club at Geylang SUdiuni yesterday. Mi. Koh Swee Chiang tefcreed and the teams
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    Outschoorn Misses 100 By One Run
    397 7 Reuter. LONDON, Weds.—Former Singapore and Colony cricketer Laddie Outschoorn failed by one run today to reach his second century when playing for Worcestershire against Essex. Worcestershire totalled 306. of which Outschoorn contributed 99 and E. Cooper 107. While the Welsh national flag; flew over
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    GIMCRACK PROBABLES
    110 7 Reuter. LONDON. Weds.—The probable runners, with jockeys, for the Gimcrack Stakes, to be run over six furlongs at 15.00 hours at York tomorrow arc Makarpura (C. Smirko Luminary (E. C. Elliot), Star King (S. Wragg). Trans-Atlantic (K. Gethin). El Baro (D. Smith i. Spy Legend < E. Smith),
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    Verrall Was The Hero
    227 7 Soccer Post-Morlent S.C.C. 1 C.A. 0 Verrall filled a new role, acquitting himself with honours. Club supporters were not happy when the team took the Meld without Gukiemond, a young player who has established quite a reputation as a leftwln»er. Verrall filled the vacancy. Few. if
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET
    122 7 Following are the £.C.RC Cricket teams for the weekend: Vs. A.C.S. Old Boys Association on Saturday at 2 p.m. on Hong Lim Green:— Evan Wong (Capt.». Low Ke e Pow. Seah Keng Siew. Wee Chon? Jin. Khoo Ong Lee. Chua Boon Unn, Ong Beng Bet. Ong Tons Bee,
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    FRENCH ENVOY TO VATICAN
    27 7 U.P. PARIS. Wed.—M. Wladimir Dormesson, French Ambassador to Buenos Aires, has been named Ambassador to the Vatican, the Quai Dorsay announced today. —U.P.
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    TOURISTS SCORE 478 FOR 3 AT LORDS
    334 7 LONDON, Weds —The Australians piled up i 478 runs tor the loss of only three wickets when I they met the Gentlemen of England at Lords to- day. It was the Don's last appearance on the fa- mous grounds and he scored his
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    55 7 The following will represent the S.C.C. at cricket against Kafßcfl Institution on Sat- uiclay. at 2 p.m. School! ground: L. Webb Jones (Capt), Q' P. Dar ke, R. (J. Whitting- j ton. G Hyslop, P. F. Herbage. R. C. rhornas, A. H. Robson, 1 P. M. Barnes, R. E. Low.
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    Fast Gallops At K. L.
    301 7  -  (BY ALLAN LEWIS) Kuala Lumpur. Today. Several interesting gallops were witnessed this morning when track No. 2 was opened for fast work. Best times were returned by Gold Stream and Last Double, Little Beau and Airpal 37 1/5 I sees, for three. Oregon and I
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    AMMO DUMP FIRE
    17 7 ROME. Wed. Firemen fought a fire in an Army ammunition dump in Riano tonight.
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    54 7 The following will represent the SLBg&pore Customs Spoils Club at ctick.t against the JObjOre C.C. at Johote on Sunday: M. Sharif!, P. H. A. Cresall, E. J. Selby. T. J. R. Hale. Ramley. M. G. Trousdell, Aziz Sfesrtff, S. Hassan. .1. Leach. J. Rcauten. E. Scully. Reset ves
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    SS Major Killed 6, To Die
    153 8 Reuter HAMBURG. Wed.—The British war crimes war court In Hamburg today sentenced to death by hanging former SS Major Oskar Hans, who shot six men of the Royal Navy during the war. One of the British Bailor had tried to blow up the battleship
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    65 8 Reuter. BRIGHTON. Wed.—Scores of American naval ratings were left behind at Brighton today when the U.S. destroyer Keith Williard left three hours before schedule. The move was dictated by the danyer of the drvyyiny its anchor in the heavy sea. The stranded men were orlered to
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    41 8 Reuter. GENEVA. Wednesday. An 18-nation committee began a three-week session here today o prepare for the first meeting c f the International Trade Organisation. Twenty nations must ratif\ "Wore the organisation car* officially come into being. Reuter.
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    Stole Shakespeare Ring, Court Told
    154 8 Reuter. STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Weds—Mary violet Cowan. 43, cleaner at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, was at Stratford-on-Avon today committed for trial at the Warwickshire quarter sessions charged frith stealing books valued at £4,400 and Shakespeare's cameo ring valued at £250 The books listed were first editions. The
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    FACES 62 CHARGES
    57 8 1 KARACHI. Wednesday. Mukammed Ayyab Khuro. 47--year-olri former Premier of Sind. Pakistan, who was disi missed in April. i s to appeal to the Privy Council in London next month against the validity of a special court inI vestigating 62 charges against him. The charges alleged maladministration,
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    Dutch Expel Active Republicans
    133 8 Reuter-AAP.-U.P. BATAVIA. Weds.—Persons in the permanent service of the Indonesian Republic are no longer to be allowed to reside in Batavia. the Indonesian provisional Federal Government announced tonight. Many recent events have given rise to this decision, the announcement said. The Republican Government was asked to
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    7,000 ESCAPE
    24 8 Reuter. ATHENS. Wed.- The Greek General Staff estimated that some 7,000 guerillas had escaped from the Government troops in the Grammes area.—Reuter.
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    ATTLEE BLASTS HOPES FOR EUROPEAN FEDERATION
    302 8 U.P. LONDON, Weds.—Prime Minister Clement Attlee tonight blasted all hopes for the nation of a European political federation. Mr. Attlee bluntly rejected the appeal of his predecessor (Mr. Winston Churchill) for the British Government to grab leadership in the European federation movement. Mr. Attlee
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    BOMB OUTRAGE IN FLORENCE
    71 8 Reuter. FLORENCE. Wednesday. j Buildings in central Florence .vere shaken and a number of windows broken when a iarge j bcmb exploded last night outside the headquarters of the Neo-Fascist Italian Socialist Party. The bomb had been put outside the door of the party offices. The
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    S'PORE TEACHERS TO CELEBRATE
    149 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Chinese teachers throughout the world will observe "Teachers' Day" to-morrow. In Singapore, the Chinese School Teachers' Association and the Mayfair Musical Dramatic Association are sponsoring a programme to celebrate this important occasion. The day marks the birth of one of China's greatest sages—Confucius.
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    125 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Weds.—Se cretary of State. George Marshall disclosed today that a member of his department had recently been discussing thj Antarctic problem with the Governments of Argentina and Chile, both of whom have terri torial disputes in that area with Britain. Mr. Marshall said that this
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    Baroda Dispute Settled
    227 8 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Weds —Settlement of the dispute in Barocia. which came to a head with a call by the state Legislative Assembly for abdication of the Maharajah of Gaekwar, was announced in an Indian States Ministry communique tonight. Th e Maharajah also agreed to appoint a
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    TITO 'INSULTED'
    31 8 BELGRADE. Wednesday Yugoslav Foreign Minister fctanoje Simitch tonight handed to the Rumanian Ambassador. M. Teororj Rudenko. a note protesting against Rumania's -'insulting" attitude to Marshal Tito and his government
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    ELECTIONS POSTPONED
    25 8 Reuter PARIS. Wed.-The French National Assembly today adopted by 245 votes to 193 a proposal to postpone the departmental elections due in October.—Reuter.
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    Storm Foils Territorials
    134 8 Reuter. DOVER, Wednesday. A sudden storm prevented an invasion of the Kent coast today by Territorials from London and Home counties due to land at a lonely stretch of beach near Hythe. The men, who are in camp at Dibgate near Folkestone, embarked from Dover and j
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