Singapore Standard, 22 September 1950

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  • 18 1 Singapore Standard it n jl VOL. 1 NO. 82 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1950. 12 PAGES TEN CENTS
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  • 181 1 Standard Staff Reporter STRIKING almost at the same hour as Singapore police raided Nan Chiau Jit Pao early yesterday -miiiss. Penan" police swooped on the Modern Daily Vwa, another pro-rommunist daily paper, a staff I noiuhnt n ported from that eitv yesterday Armed Police
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  • 213 1 Nan Chiau Action Explained M.indard Stuff Reporter SINGAPORE Government issue I jresterday bj an ord ar u:i > '<: the Emergei] y Qmtl i I Sale Qi rulation) Regulations July 20, I Acting j Secrei Mr. W. L. .-•I We pr hifait- sale to j d *on of ■ning Nan
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  • 68 1 Standard Staff Reporter TWENTY Communist poster- were removed from the wail-, doors and windows of ■'".e Chong Chen Chinese High School m Kirn Yam Road last night by the Principal and boys of th-e „"'_o 1. Communist writings m white punt on the walls bearing the
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  • 31 1 LONDON. Sept. 21 (AP) Three members of the House of Commons left by air for Singapore on Thursday for a week's visit to British troops m Malaya.
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  • 46 1 pictures. 'i be Panamanian-register-ed freighter Eastern Trader (above), at anchor yesterday m Singapore outer harbour. Right: The corner of the sailors' aft foc's'cle where the sum of $240,000 m gold was discovered (see mark on the panelling) by the Singapore Customs. Standard
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  • 93 1 Standard Shipping Reporter AFTER the discovery of contraband gold m the sailors' quarters of the Eastern Trader yesterday, the Singapore Customs launch Utusan went alongside the ship for a second visit. A searching party, under Preventive Officer Abu bin Haji Jummad, were rewarded
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  • 164 1 Standard Staff Reporter FIFTEEN persons were detained last night when a force of four European police officers, 20 Police Inspectors, 50 detectives and 200 police and special constables conducted screening operations along Aljunied Road, Sims Avenue, a portion of McPher-. son Road and the whole
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  • 274 1 Huge Sm uggled Gold Cargo Seized A board Ship From Swatow By Derek Drabble, Standard Shipping Reporter ESTIMATED at Malayan $240,000, one of the biggest sums of gold smuggled into the Colony was discovered and seized by Singapore Customs officers aboard the Panamanian-registered freighter Eastern Trader yesterday morning, as the
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  • 87 1 Tension In Berlin Still Running High BERLIN, Sept. 21, (UP). Two United States military policemen, seized by the Russians on Wednesday, were released today but tension still ran high m the boiling new East-West cold war m Berlin. Some western authorities wondered whether the Communists were building up to a
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  • 54 1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, (UP).— General George C. Marshall was sworn m quietly as Secretary of Defence at 1345 GMT today and immediately conferred with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The 69-year-old soldier statesman wasted no time m taking over the helm of the nations
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  • 234 1 Standard Staff Reporter THE GOVERNMENT of the Federation has released the findings and recommendations of the special committee appointed to study the Benham report on salaries and allowances. The Committee has recommended increases of pay and allowances for certain posts, reductions for
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  • 304 1 I TOKYO, Sept. 21: (UP). The United Stales Marinrs, battling against time, launched a lightning attack to liberate Seoul today before Communist re* inforcementt* could reach the liesieged city from the north and south. The United States First Cavalry and 24th Divisions were
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  • 240 1 Workers Rioting In Seoul TOKYO, Sept. 21— (Reuter-AAP).— The South Korean Pusan Radio reported lonight that workers m Seo%l were rioting as the American Marines reached out m a final fullscale assault on the city. The Radio said the Marines were already fighting among the concrete buildings of Seoul's modern
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  • 99 1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, (UP). President Truman said today that it is up to the United Nations to decide whether the United Nations forces m Korea should go beyond the 38th Parallel. Truman was asked at his news conference if he had made any decision
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  • 29 1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21— (AP) Promotion of General Omar N. Bradley to the rank of five-star General wai approved bj r the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
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  • 27 1 NEW YORK, Sept. 21, (Reuter). M. Andrei Vyshinsky, Soviet delegate to the United Nations, was warned by a traffic policeman for speeding yesterday.
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  • 42 1 TAEGU, Sept. 21 (ReuterAAP) British forces m southeast Korea crossed the Naktong River late this afternoon to join the AmericanSouth Korean troops m a drive to Kumchon. A 24th Division spokesman said the crossing was "uneventful."
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  • 82 1 TOKYO, Sept. 21 (AP) General Douglas Mac Arthur returned to Tokyo tonight from the Inchon front m Korea. The Supreme Commander went to Korea with the Allied armada that carried U.S. Marines to the harbour of Inchon. He went ashore after the leathernecks captured Wolmi
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  • 90 1 Grim Fighting Breaks Out In Indo-China SAIGON, Sept. 21, (UP). Heavy fighting has broken out between French Legionnaires and Communist-led Vietminh rebels m various sections of Indo-China's Tonkin province, French sources said today. These sources said French troops had inflicted "heavy casualties" on a Vietmmh battalion near the town of
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    • 102 1 On Other Pages Pafe Diseased Pork Sold To Hospitals 2 Municipality Presses For Rent FromGovt. 2 Bus Companies Seek Federation Govt. Protection Higher Wages For Daily-Paid Workers.. 3 Three Women Teachers Held m Penang 4 Fines m Income Tax Cases Film Feature 5 Editorial Malayan Mules 6 How They Work
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  • 293 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The panMalayan Bus Operators Association may take up the matter of police protection for buses operating m remote areas and also approach Government to introduce some form of insurance scheme if insurance companies m Malaya decide
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  • Article, Illustration
    77 3 I >! we gkltl of iheir imp tire, several Filipino I Scouts demonstrated their traditional dance, the Hin boo Dance, or, the i ruklin. This was just I p.irt of the grand show h-v put on m the garden i>! Dato C. Paglar's house, M Wednesday night. ■agra at each
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  • 98 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Mr. J. D. Mead has a number of questions on income tax for the Federal Legislative Council on Sept. 27. He want 3 to know the amounts received to date (a) m respect of completed assessments of tin mining for
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  • 76 3 H übrd Staff Correspondent :.A LUMPUR. Thurs.— ai of bandits hanged m ieration since the Em- was brought to 111 rning with the execu- the Pudu Prison, here. w Mm Kin. Yong Mieng I and Lim Siew Nam. hree of them were cona: the Seremban High on
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  • 72 3 Standard Staff Reporter r.KSSED by what he was ...s first visits to two I resettlement areas m jnesterdaj morning, the r of Singapore. Sir Gimson said: "These give us the solid for, our confidence that rgeney will be overE S I Franklin added: "No- rejoice Singapore
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  • 43 3 VNG, Thurs. For of- i I $10 to a Police officer at j T. as an inducement to I cue, Said bin Ismail.) I SI SO by the Kajang gistraU?, Inche Anuis given an alterna- c months' rigorous 1 meat
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  • 131 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— At next week's meeting of the .federal Legislative Council, Mr. P. C. Au-Yong will ask what is the government's attitude with regard to the introduction of the Civil Marriage Ordinance m the States of the Federation for
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  • 290 3 Standard Staff Correspondent K^ALA LUMPUR, Thurs.The Malayan Educational Service provides Mr. P. p Narayanan with seven questions he will ask at the meeting of the Federal- Legislative Council on Sept. 27. He wishes to know the number of European men admitted before December 1941 and
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  • 103 3 One More Arrest In Lottery Case Standard SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Arrested m Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Chen Kirn Sang, a committee member of the Selangor Health and Strength Association was produced before Mr. A. P. Jack, the first magistrate today on three charges of criminal breach of trust involving
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  • 37 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. After a two-hour debate. Chinese Schools m Selangor have accepted m principle the Senior Inspector of Schools' recommendation that all the schools should have three terms instead of two as at present.
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  • 28 3 An extraordinary general meeting of the Kluan? Indian Association will be held at 4--U p.m. on Sunday at the Association premises to elect a President."
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    55 3 A dinner was given by the staff of Selayang Tin Dredging Ltd.. Batu Caves, to Mr. James Mills, who is retiring after 13 years' service. Picture shows from left to right, Mr. James Mills, Mrs. Mills, Mr. Tan Swee Teik, chief clerk, and Mr. Lee Chee. who were among those
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  • 235 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The month old stoppage of work on Kuala Lumpur Tin No Liability, Kalumpang, which began on Aug. 21 as a result of which 220 workers have not been at work and both dredges are at a standstill, may
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  • 214 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— An increase of 16 cents m the basic wage of all Government daily paid workers m the Federation has been recommended by the Interim Joint Council of Government and daily paid workers' representatives. This confirms the report m
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  • 43 3 M U A R, Thurs.— Since January this year up to date. 60 persons have been sent to the hospital for mental observation by the Muar Court. .Out of this number, 25 were certified insane and committed to the lunatic asylum.
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  • 85 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.The Defence Secretary, Federation of Malaya. Mr. D. C. Watherston. will be asked by Capt. Mohd. Ali bin Maidin at next week's Federal Legislative Council meeting, the total strength of women Police m the Federation (m each State and Settlement),
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  • 75 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— At a special audience granted to them by the Sultan of Kelantan on Tuesday last. Captain L. A. Livermore and Sergeant Major Mohamed Zain. were thanked for leading the rescue party m connection with the recent Dakota crash m the Kelantan jungle. They
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  • 60 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Muslim members of the armed and security forces will be entertained to a tea party by the members of the Johore Bahru Division of UMNO Youth League on Sunday Sept. 24. from 2.30 p.m. at UMNO House. Jalan Ibrahim, Johore Bahru. In the
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  • 95 3 MALACCA, Thurs. The Municipal Commissioners yesterday agreed that there should be additional markets m Malacca Town. There was a public need for a market at Banda Hilir and a plan to provide a market with 39 stalls at the cost of $5,800 near the City Garden
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  • 213 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The mail train from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur last night was attacked by bandits somewhere m Johore. There was no casualty when they fired on the train. An Indian estate employee m Perak was murdered last night by bandits who set
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    34 3 Mr. Aw Boon Haw, Governing Director of The Sin Chew Jit Poh and The Singapore Standard, pictured with members of the Hong Kong Singtao table tennis team inside the Eng Aun Tong Building, Singapore.
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  • 29 3 FORTY-two year-old Chua J Pew was fined $175 m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of dutiable samsu and distilling it.
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  • 118 3 Housing In Estates Improves Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Housing on estates is being vigorously tackled by a number of large estates m Negri Sembilan, Perak, Johore, and Selangor. A labour department report states that m Negri Sembilan applications for plans and for approval of plans continued to come
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  • 37 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— When the Federal Legislative Council meets next week, the acting Attorney-General will ask the members to extend for a further period of 12 months the carrying of arms ordinance.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 306 3 f F E DE RAmmglg^^ I SELAAGUff— today Majestic: Story Of The Siberia Land (Russian) 1, 3.15, 7 and 9.15 p.m. Odeon: Sands Of Iwo Jima 11.15 a.m., 1.15, 3.15, 6.45 and 915 a.m. Pavilion: Sands Of Iwo Jima 11 a.m., 1. 3. 6.30 and 9 p.m. Rex: Wabash Avenue
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    • 105 3 PENANG—Tm4m Rex: Cargo to Capetown p!u»' Iwo Jima and Tarawa 3.15, 6.15 and 9 .15 p.m. Cathay: Sands of Iwo Jima 1 30. 3.30. 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. Andaz .Hindi) 11.30 p.m. Odeon: Sands of Iwo Jima 1.15, 3.15. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. Windsor: Shair (Tamil) 3. 6 and 9
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  • 1288 5  -  OSWALD HENRY by YOU don't have to be a highbrow to appreciate "Faust And The Devil" Columbia's magnificent film offering (inspired by GeotluX drama and Gounod's opera) which is now playwig to packed houses m Singapore's Pavilion Theatre. a U F lcient i
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  • 54 5 Vera-Ellen, lovely youuy MG-M star, has danced her wu,. r gkt to the top of Hotlyir J ladder of fame. Following h, ni roenes she takes :md m th<- fortkcommQ I nicolour musical "Three Little Words" 'v > ■'•> r) t she tharet \o billing with Fred
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  • 252 5 Famous General In 'Iwo Jima Film r 1 EX. HOWLAXD M SMITH. U.S. Marine Commander m the central Pacific during the island-hoppu i offensive against the Japanese from 1943 until late 1945. was persuaded by Republic to portray himself m the studio's saga of the Marine Corps, "Sands of Iwo
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  • 88 5 A dd to movie! and's unusual claims to fame the name of Yvonne De Carlo, > the only actress m Holly- 5 2 wood who wears a man's col- i lar for a belt. When the sash used to < hold up her pirate trousers broke during rehearsal
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 265 5 TOUR RADIO PROGRAMMES RADIO MALA A SINGAPORE ENGLISH PROGRAMME 9 am. Programme Sura iary" 02 "Overture"— 4he New Liszhi i Symphony Orchestra; 9.30 "In Holiday Mood" with David Ly le; 10 am News from Singapore and the Emergency News from Kuala Lumpur: 1 D.m. Liunt Music: 1.30 Tin;? Signal and
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    • 289 5 recorded music: 10. .'!0 Musical Cuinedy Humorous sketch; 11.15 Radio Play; 11.45 Forces Specials —Modern and Folk Songs by members of the Forces: 12.45 News; 7 p.m. Programme Summary: 7.03 Song Hits by Rubiah, Asian, Ramlee and Ismail Kassim; 7.30 Dondans? Sayang Special by Malacca Dondang Sayang Party; 8.15 Xows:
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    • 286 5 Burmese: News (BBC); 9.43 Programme summary and interlude; 10 p.m. Radio Newsrael o A IOir) Great Expectations —I: One Memorable Day'; 10 45 In my Library— 11: Elizabeth Bowen: 11 p.m. Dnnce Music 11.15 World Affairs (BBC)- 1130 News and News Analysis (BBC>--11.45 "Evening Serenade" (Gran recs. >. RADIO MALAYA
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  • 221 7 AT SEOUL FRONT, Sept 21 \P\ A it c headins south w»^ v»^«, A column of 200 vehicles including 40 tanks, believed to have started off from the Manchurian town of Antung, is rapidly pushing south, U.S. Tenth Corps officers reported to Gen.
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    41 7 r 17-fftmT' gi > rho met A 9$ kyy'ii at \t>re seen on LowdOM .Airport to studies. Of Far- i **J "»et him. '■•'Ouyh his serre•M>'.,- fy.mg to iim. It 15 nice ro meet I MM rpry thrift. i a thorough pratl*man".
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  • 93 7 RSEILX.ES, Sept. 21 (AP) If I with trading trinkOfl American explorer two Frenrtl friends have jut for Mombasa on the eg v big adventure 1 nflea down the m anots. .m is 25-year-old <'f Los Angeles, son P. Lundberg GodThe Frenchmen are
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  • 27 7 statute of Nutrition Is v total reduction of over rent m the incidence of after 15 months of en- -apply to nine Bataities, near Manila.
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  • 135 7 TOKYO. Sept. 21 (Reuter,AAP>: British units operat- ing with the U.S. Ist Corps have repulsed a Communist I attack without loss of ground. Gen. Mac Arthur announces. A British military spokesman with Mac Arthur's Headquarters scud that a British brigade is i holding firmly a section
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  • 11 7 Several Nationalist officials have escaped from Canton jails. Reuter
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  • 95 7 13,-911 US Casualties By Sept. 15 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UP)— The Defence Department announced that there had been 13,911 war casualties whose next of kin had been notified througn Sept. 15. Of these 1,684 were killed In action and 174 died of wounds. There were notifications to the next of
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    63 7 photo. photo The nrst contingent of 1,300 combat-reacj Filipino troops has just arrived m Korea to swell the I .N. forces there. Picture shows the combat battalion at a big patriotic send-off rally m Manila.— PAN A Thirsty Tommies, Private Raymond Hilton and Private Michael Goulding, fill their canteens from
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  • 39 7 LONDON. Sept 21 (AP): One of Britain's best-known war reporters ol World War 11. Mr. Alan Moorehead, has been named as spokesman for the British Defence Ministry. tie takes up his job on Monday. Reuter
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  • 26 7 The U.N. Palestine Truce Organisation has reported that Israel expelled some 4.U00 Bedouins and 1.000 Arab refugees from Israel into Egypt m the last seven months.
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  • 102 7 LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter) Burma, Thailand and the three associate States of French lado-China have agreed to take part m the British Comm an wealth economic aid plan for South Asia, it is learned here. Indonesia's reply to the British Commonwealth invitation to
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  • 78 7 MADRAS. Sept 21 <AP>: The South-Easi Asian Region of he World Health Organisation taa provided USSCOO.OOO for the control and eradication of malaria, tuberculosis and maternity nd venereal diseases among the region's countries m 1951-52. In addition, U5.;3U0.000 has been allotted under the U.N Technical
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  • 51 7 Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman <.f the U.S. joint cbiefc-of-Staff, describing the Korean campaign as "a military miracle." said it was the first tima m history 1 that any nation and successfully i convnitted iia forcas p.ec^ns^l m face of a "moving hpra- striking enemy—and wou the decision.' A
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  • 20 7 Two men ;>nd two n were killed m Virt-^a when their single-enfiined JBeechcralt plane c-rashea. UP
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  • 20 7 French Defence Minister Jules Moch hi s left for row York i> tave talk* with U.S. Defense Secretary Geo:y« Marshall
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  • 144 7 SAIGON, Sept. 21 (UP) French Legionnaires and North African troops recaptured Dongkhe yesterday from the Communist troops who retreated toward the nearby Chinese border after holding the fortress for two days, say front-line dispatches. French army officials said that French patrols were j
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  • 81 7 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Reuter):— A State Department spokesman said that no U.S. policy decision had ever been issued to the effect that U.S. troops either would or would not be sent to IndoChina. He took issue with a report quoting "high officials"
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  • 93 7 Jap System For PI To Fight Huks MANILA. Sept. 21 (AP) President Quirino has announced he will sign an executive order establishing throughout the islands a "barangay organisation" to aid m battling the Red Hukbalahaps. The barangay system is the same old Japanese military- inspired neighbourhood association m which headmen,
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  • 63 7 MECCA. Sept 21 <AP): More than 80.000 Muslim pilgrims crowded into Mecca as the holy city of Islam celebrated the annual pilgrimage today. Dressed m white seamless garments and bareheaded, pilgrims sacrificed tens of thousands of sheep m a traditional sacrifice on Wakfa Day. which opens
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  • 69 7 LONDON. Sept. 21 (Reutcr): Princess Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors to cancel some of her engagements this autumn. It is emphasised, however, that there is no reason to think the Princess is not m the best of health, but that she had far
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  • News Briefs
    • 27 7 A Czech, fleeing his country m a single-engined plane, landed m the U.S. zone of Austria and has been taken into custody by the Austrian authorities. AP
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    • 21 7 Britain's Defence Minister Emunuel Shinwell has left London by air for New York to confer with Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin. Reuter
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    • 51 7 The U.S. Senate has confirmed Gen. George C. Marshall's appointment as Secretary of Defence. There now remains only the formal swearing into office. The U.S. Far East Command has abolished a ban against (il's marrying Japanese girls. Javanese brides are noio allowed by \av> to enter the United Slates.- A
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    • 25 7 Gen. George C. Kenney. commanding the U.S. Air University at M';\vo!l, Alabama, is en route n Tokyo for conferences with U.S. Air Force officers.— AP
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    • 37 7 Pope Pius XII appeared on Wednesday m good health when he addressed some 05.000 pilarims, including 23 bishops, m St. Peter's Basilica lor a Holy Year general audience. Another 4J.000 awaited him outside m the square. AP
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    • 55 7 Juan Lefcanan, chauffeur, walked into a Manila police station and handed over a parcel containing U553.175 m cash and jewels. belonging to Mrs. Lucia Dimayuga de Inigo. He told the astonished cops, "I couldn't keep them after I learn- ed she was a cousin of Dr. Jose P. Laurel," ex-puppet
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    • 29 7 Gen. Mark Clark called on Prime Minister A 1 1 1 c c on Wednesday. The chief of the U.S. field forces met Mr. Attlee during the war. AP
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    • 39 7 The U.S. Senate has sent to the White House a bill calling: for registration of Communists, and permitting internment of potential spies and saboteurs m time of war. President Truman has indicated thai he j would veto it. AP
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    • 57 7 Mayor of the Borough of St. Pancras m North West London is to haiie a new £100 sterling ermine -trimmed robe of office to replace the present "tatty" 50-year-old robe. Reason g'wen by the Borough Council for their munificence is, "The Mayor In a handsome felloic and we don't want
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    • 36 7 The Rev. Michael Scott, miss- ionary champion of the Herero Thibes, who is recuperating m J Switzerland after an operation, i has so far been unable to obtain an American visa to attend the U.N. session.
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    • 186 7 DURBAN. Sept. 21 (AP) The Union Government should stop toasts to "The King of England" m Sauih African Army messes, a delegate to the congress here of the ruling Nationalist Party demanded. The delegate said, "We are all nationalists, and the King of England would
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  • 77 7 KHARTOUM, Sept. 21, (AP) The official Svdan Monthly Record reports that "animals on the Yiro Road m B:ihr-el-Ghazal are preparing for the Olympic Garnet and playing havoc ivith the skeleton telephone system m tfi-n e<raatarial area. "Elephnnts have been tossing the caber with tele' p*o}7<? poles,
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  • 314 7 Acheson Calls For UN Army To Resist New Soviet Imperialism NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (AP) U.S. Secretary of State IVan Ac he son, saying that a pall of fear hangs over the world today because of a "new imperialism directed by the leaders of the Soviet I nion,*' laid before
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  • 66 7 NEW YORK. Sept. 21 (AP)— U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson paced the Formosa question on the U.N. General Assembly agenda as a matter of "special and urgent importance." Formosa is the last stronghold of the Chinese Nationalists. Mr. Acheson said, and the U.S. (Government Relieves "the
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  • 44 7 U.S. forces m Europe have shown a tendency to become "truck and road-bound."' said a U.S. Army communique on Exercise Rainbow. m which about 48.000 U.S.. British and Fiench troops manoeuvred foe eight days against an imaginary Eastern aggressor. Reuter
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  • 142 7 Menzies Prepare For War CANBERRA. Sept 21 <! T P) Prime Minister Botx I Menzies has called cm the A lian nation to bean the greatest programme ol defence > er undertaken oy it m time of peace. Only the atom bomb is keeping the w^rld out ol tragic war,
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  • 76 7 UK Tommy-Gunners Face Russians BERLIN. Sept. 1\ (Reuter) British troop? reinforcements stood guard over the Potsdam autobahn checkpoint m Berlin after a dispute m which Soviet troops were alleged to have moved their checkpoint into the British sector. i British military police, I armed with tommy suns, were I rushed
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  • 116 7 Sir Owen Favours Partition NEW YORK. Sept. 21 <AP) U.N. medic tor Sir Owen Dixon, m his report to the Security Council, has recommended the partition of Kashmir v the best way to settle the dispute between India and Pakistan. He said the Indian and Pakistani armies on the cease-fire
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  • 35 9 KSB New Zealand. 2 «AP>— Work will be at all New Zealand's Ie W vrktanf Union ers I «v reachto end !V itrike. mtfjwd the ports ftn agreed to meet cKyusa handling of
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  • 24 9 VA SCOTIA. Sept. 21— The H Oifax tug, Found- today reached ttered Grtek FreiHellenic, 300 miles la low her to Nova
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  • 201 9 BIGGS vk 110 BASE < TEXAS— (INS)— 4 n, w, upon has been added to the arsenal of the U S Ik am. It is a flying petrol station" that promises 1,1 materially to the striking power ol America^ i artillery. device actually a modified
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  • 101 9 Japs Buy Burned Vessel TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Reu-ter-AAP) The Mitsui Shipping Company will be the new owner of" the Nor- i wegian motor vessel Talis, man which burned for a' week off the Japanese port of Shimizu this spring. According to the newspaper Asahi Shimbun the Japanese firm placed the
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  • 148 9 A BRITISH type of breathing apparatus used m submarine escapes was successfully employed m a recent mine disaster at a mine m Scotland when more than one hundred British miners were snatched from death by rescue work. The trapped men were safely brought through
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  • 37 9 The National Safety Council of America announces that American Airlines are to receive the Council's award m recognition of their achievement m having flown 4.476.739.090 passenger miles without fatality between December, 1946 and November. 1949
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  • 177 9 BRITAIN has agreed m principle to spend about £150.000.000 as her contribution towards a new plan for a big international network of major motor roads. This scheme has just been announced by the United 'Nations Economic Commission for Europe, following a conference
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  • 446 9 Standard Aviation Reporter A BRIGHT new chapter m the history of Sarawak will begin next Tuesday with the opening of the new Kuching airport by the Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Anthony Abell. The building of the airport was financed by
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  • 85 9 Standard Staff Reporter Group Captain Luang Korakosyakarj from the Headquarters of the Royal Thai Air Force m Bangkok arrived at Changi, Singapore, yesterday on a visit to the Headquarters of the Far East Royal Air Force. During his stay which will last for about
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  • 21 9 The Australian Civil Aviation Department states that the Italian Government has grnnted Q E A. traffic rights at Rome.
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  • 199 9 MoveMen, Supplies Seventeen commercial airlines are engaged m maintaining sixty-six fourengined transports m the Pacific airlift, it was revealed recently by MajorGeneral Laurence S. Kuter, Commandant of the Military Air Transport Service for Korea. He said that the companies were using multiple crews on
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  • 65 9 OXE OF the largest ships m the post-war Qerman fleet is the motor tanker "Elisabeth Entz." purchased by the newly formed Thomas Entz Tanker G.m.b.H.. of Rendsburg. from Mosvolds Rederi. Farsund. Norway. The ship was built m 1928 by Eriksbergs Mek. Verk. as the "Dalfonn" and was afterwards
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  • 39 9 THE K. L. M. Skymasiei "Edam" (PH-TCE). under the command of Captain Harman. recently flew direct to the Netherlands without an intermediate landing. The machine landed at Sehiphol Airport. Amsterdam. 14 hours 47 minutes after leaving Montreal.
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  • 1202 11 Teachers To Have Lower Timescale Maximum; New Superscale Grade THF SPFriAI an ard S *a« Reporter ...tofThele^rSnrS^,^^; -PPoi-ted by the Govern- mlmh m English schools, both \™A eS at P l B w force for 1,.,* and hfve too b3f'a mStoul TrTf- norma L cl 88 *^ed,
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  • 634 11 Favours Lower Scale— 'Cannot Modify Views' THE MINORITY Report, signed by Mr. H. H. Facer, states at the commencement of its deliberations, the committee agreed to review salaries using the current G.C.S. salary scale of $75 per month rising to $250 per month as a key scale or yardstick. A
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  • 85 11 From Page 6 practice. We recommend the same salary scales lor men and women who are employed as Medical Officers and also for those m the Broadcasting Department, where the work resembles entertainment and journalism m which fields women can earn as much as men.
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  • 592 11 Method Of fan version The Report of the Police Service Salaries Commission of Malaya, 1947. and the series of Reports which followed it were related to existing schemes of training and service. The salaries we recommend relate to the new draft schemes of service prepared during 1943 and 1949. and
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  • 290 11 We have given very careful consideration to the date from whic i the new salary scales we recommend should be paid. We iin;;!!y decided to recommend that the new bas.e salaries authorised as a result of this Report should be paid from the first day of the
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  • Article, Illustration
    59 11 picture. Ship's machinery, weighing 6,000 lb, and costing nearly 810,000 m air freight, left Sing* pore yesterday m a P.O.A.S. Skymaster for a disabled ship lying m Yokohama harbour m Japan. The machinery was transferred from the Carthage immediately on her arrival to the Skymaster. This picture shows one of
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  • 1478 11 clerical services the timescale $85x5-95/110x5 130/140x10-220/ 230x10-280 p.m. and the special grade $300x15-360 p.m. Members of clerical services who accept conversion to the new scales should also be required to accept the liability to transfer to any station m the Federation of. Malaya.
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  • 597 11 Professional Officers A COMMITTEE appointed by the Fedcralimi Government has recommended that IVofV-^ional Officers should he placed on the j^aine salary linicscalc as Administrative Officers. The committee has also recommended that the new timescaie should be (390x30—690 L3ai7730x3i i -1,000 per month. i If the required
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