Malaya Tribune, 23 June 1947

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    56 1 The Malaya Tribune -i HE PEOPLE jFQfI THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously In Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) ;HT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1947 TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House, »8, St. Martin's
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    PRISON CHIEF COMPLAINS: WALLS NOT HIGH ENOUGH
    335 1 Shortage Of Staff Blamed For Escapes (By Hnrry Fans, Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore's prison chief. Cant. I. L. Cronyn, in an exclusive interview with the Malaya Tribune 'lis morning:, blamed the grave shortage of warders and i 00-year-oil prison buildings for tne escape
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    Police Extend Manhunt
    299 1 (Tribune Crime Reporter) POLICE extended their search last night and this meriting for the seven escaped Chinese prisoners stili at large and tie long-term European convict who gained his freedom yesterday after .sneaking out of the prison hospital. Two other prisoners who tried to escape with the
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    MONTY IN KARACHI
    30 1 U.P. KARACHI. June 22^-Field Mar- rhall V.< count Montgomery arrived here by plane today, enroute to the Far East. He will leave for New Delhi tomorrow. —U.P.
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    STOP PRESS
    42 1 iropean escapee posn tiier name—that of ..nd. On the .back of hand Is tattooed a btacii "i flowers. fountain pens and w( Uery, believed to Ihe proceeds of n Singapore, were a tlie hut. where Wong Cheung I n irrested.
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    WILD BOAR POISONING CRITICISED
    200 1 A LUMPUR» June 21.—AJ.1] under experiment, the d u.>2d by the Depart- Agricuftll c in the exter- nation ol Hrild boars by means cf I teoniaa .s not generally ti SelaagOf and has been in a]] communities, it is i rUMj learnt igo." people do not
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    FATE OF FRENCH GOVT
    54 1 Reuter. LS. 22 —The fate of the hej l.ri.n Government, faced to an acute financial criss caused by 0 A. i mbly finance commlssicn us '-austerity plan," w Pt'i' M v doc ied at a cabinet ">'•'■ til. .t< morrow before the As■Bbly bates the plan
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    WON'T INTERVENE
    30 1 JERUSALEM, June 22.—Un'.cci Pecia] romm ttoe on p;de meed tonight that it had I to intentene In the case of Jew ccndi mned to death by nilitarjf court
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    OIL TALKS
    44 1 ANKARA, Juiv 22.— at (tvv V m In some Auatol a Turkey) begun between the Turkish M >i t.;l Resea eh Institute and the ***rtcan dr fling and Exploration Company and a final ag.eement wdl ■eluded scon. A was learned urn- ;,<..y.
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    7 DAYS LATE
    28 1 DON, June 22.—Mrs. Mukior to the Indan delegathe International Labour on In Geneva rted last Monday, arrived i port this afternoon, seV( fi dajn lata.
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    Supersonic Flight Nearly Ends In Disaster
    103 1 LONDON, June 23.—Britain's first experiment in supersonic flight conducted by a Mosquito plane flying at 30.C00 feet over the Atlantic with a rocket plan a underneath its fuselage nearly ended in disaster when th c robot crashed into the sea. according to today's Daily
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    WARSHIPS ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE
    109 1 H.M.S. Belfast. 14.000 to n heavy cruiser and flag-ship of Acmiral Sir Der is Boy;!. C-in-C British Pacific Fleet, fi.ea a sever teen cur.-salute early this morning en the arrival in Singapore waters of the Southampton class cruiser H.M.S. Glasgow (9.100 tors> and flag-ship cf Sir
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    FERTILISER ALLOCATION
    84 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. June 21.—The International Emergency Fool Council has announced the 1947-48 world aliocat on cf fertil cc s equivalent to 1,900.000 tons of n.trogm compared with submUed refundments by various nations cf 2,740,00« tons of n tiogen. The United State will be both importer, w ih njtrogen
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    RELATIONS RENEWRD
    23 1 U.P. CAIRO, June 22—The Egyptian Government has decided to establish p plomatic relations with Argentinia, it was announced teffic.aliy t-jday.— U.P.
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    50 KILLED IN NEBRASKA TORNADO
    63 1 Reuter. LOOME, NEBRASKA. Jun c 22. —It is fer.red that 50 people have been killed as the result of a tornado which struck west of hero today. Flood waters four feet deep rushed through rearby Cambridge where four persons are known to have been drowned.
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    30 1 ISTANBUL, June 22.—A relable source said today tnat X ng FfcruulE .b expected to arr-.ve at the Palace of Beylerley on tiie Bcspurus with.n a lVw days for a vacat.on.
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    Vicar Helps Capture Of Notorious Convict
    340 1 Reuter. SOUTHEND, Essex, June 23 —Hunted by 1,000 police armed with rifles and revolvers and accompanied by mankiliing Alsatian dogs, Stanislaw Zborowskl, fugitive Polish soldier who Several times shot h\ way to freedom, j was arrested hen last had escaped thre.weeks ago from Norwich
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    Two Notorious Perak Gangs Smashed
    197 1 IPOH.—Two gan«s of Banjar?se and Malays that had been terrorising the Bagan Datoh area for months and had committed at least 11 armei robberies have boon smashed as the result of intensive action by the local p dice. Six members of the two gongs. including
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    Feed Is Answer To Red Threat
    97 1 Washington, June 22.—Assistant Secretary of War Howard C. Peterson said unless food rations were kept up in the United States zones in Germany, the United Slates cannot hope to prevent the spread of communism there. Peterson who has just returned from a tour of
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    EGYPT'S PETITION TO SECO
    52 1 CAIRO. June 23.—Egypt an Premier Nok'asliv Pfi. Hp sta'txl Iwrt n vht that this cob net had anproved the final text cf Egypt's petit on to the Security Cr-unc I on the deadlock in the Aii£lo-Egypt'?n nepot atiens for the rev is en of the 1936
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    NEWSMAN EXPELLED
    38 1 PRAGUE, June 24.—The M.nistry of Informat v „n has verbally requested F. V. van der B.ji, Londcn L»a ly Mail corre pondent. to rctu. n his correspondent's pass and otner credent.als, it was i-n n<;d today.
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    20 1 NEW DELHI, June 22.—Reports from Laho c today sa d KVeraJ hundred houses -lK.ide this walled City, were gutted completely.
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    30 DISTRICTS INUNDATED IN KWANGTUNG
    127 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Jure 22.—Parts cl Canton, main city in the South China province o Kwar.gtui R, were to tay v: cer two to rive feet of water alter the overflowing of the Pearl river had caused the heaviest floods Tor many years. Over 30 districts
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    Gun-girl's daring bid to kidnap Police Officer
    111 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM. Ju-p 22.—T wo aimei Jews ar d a gur-girl tried to chJorof rm ard kidnap a Eri'i-h noliee cfficcr ir a 00--secorc draim In a Yd Jelusal m bookshon tonight wer* held un at o'stol point gunman rolled or th p
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    RUSSIA MAY ACCEPT
    46 1 U.P. London, June 22. Diplomatic quarters in Londcn believed that Russia may accept conditionally the invitation ol Britain and France to the three-power conic n-nce. A F< reign Office .spokesman said no ivpiy had been received fn.m Moscow; although one was expected daily.—U.P.
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    U.K. Coal Production: Miners Warned
    223 2 U.P. LONDON. June 22. —Blunt warnings over the weekend by high government officials and Union leaders that coal production is falling off, indicate to-day that Britain's newly-inaugurated five-day-week in coal mines might be jeopardised If the output did not increase Fuel Minister Emmanuel Shin- well
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    Air Crash Survivors Reach New York
    47 2 Reuter. I in.£/,V iTORK, JUNE 22: Five survivors ot last weeks panAatatioßi Airways crash m fcyia arrive©; at Laguardia airport, here today in the clipper White Fa>con". They connrmed that Mr. Bulakidis Bhatter of 145, Muki-a-ram Baboo Street, Calcutta was kukd.—Reuter
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    DEATHS
    122 2 C H E O N G—Mr rv Yarn, aged 54 Peacefully at h P«»d ax a Lororg 27- A Wednesday, j m H-45 a.m.. leavir» h J at wife, four sons seven h d ore son-iii-i 3w q n t au sht«. rs children. Jun e 19th at i
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    24 2 «Jt Ki H k thai* all tr ends uM relaS «roUs. m .•-R.it visits ai.d atter.dei ti funeral of his mother in Malacr't
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    Jap Surrender Bids Held Up By Soviet
    230 3 Reuter. WASHINGTON, June 2? n i Fellers, former military secretarT nn rS Mac Arthur, Allied Stfnrem r en Dott^as Far Fast, declared in ananTcle der the retail Service" here that SrW agazine Fo- Che Japanese capXatioh be tedly held up suTOnde? MrL «1
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    Monty Leaves For S'pore
    139 3 Reuter. LbDdt n, June 22.—Field Marshall Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Imperil*" General Staff, left England yesterday morning fcr a tour of Australasia and the Far East to .study dominion methods of training their citizen armies;, it was disclosed today. Lord Montgomery tvill spend a fortnight
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    GIFT VOTED FOR DOME RESTORATION
    45 3 Reuter. BUDAPEST, June 21.—A gU\t of 1,000,000 forinis for restoring the dome of the famous Basilica, ruined bx, fire yesterday, was voted today by the Hurgarian Economic Council on the proposal of Matyas Rakosi. Deputy Premier and Communist leader —Reuter.
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    Mr. Aw Boon Haw Gives $20,000 To Flood Fund
    137 3 Reuter. Hongkong, June 22.—Mr. Aw Boon Haw. 'Tiger Balm K ng wcllknown Malayan businessman, has contributed 820,000. as well as supplies, for medical relief of Kwantung flood sufferers, while two leading Chines stores in Hongkong are donating their entire day s
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    No Tapioca Allowed On Crown Land
    108 3 According to the Crown Lands Rules, 1947, gazetted yc-sterday. Crown lands may be alienated for cultivation and the erection of buildings. No land shall be alienated for tlie cultivation of tapioca or pineapples or other products exhaustive of the soil, except tinder th* condition
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    MOUNTBATTEN HONOURS BURMESE LADY
    69 3 Reuter. Rangoon. June 20.—Daw Mya Yin. wealthy Burmese Jay of K. -ikkatha. a village in lower Burma, has been awarded a certificate of appreciation, signed '■>y Viscount Mountbatten, wartime Supreme Corrynander, Allied Forces Southeast Asia. The awiird was made in re-"-gnition oi assistance rendered v ->y
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    Reds 'Gate Crash' Budapest Meeting
    96 3 Reuter. BUDAPEST, Jure 21 An attempt to break up a meetmij of the Hurgarian Freedom Patty in Gut a, the old part of Budnoest. failed last night after a brief flight in which a revolver was drawn. Youths described as Conununistfi entered the hall and
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    20 KILLED WHEN TANKER EXPLODES
    138 3 Reuter. i Long Beach, California, June j 22.—Twenty people were reported to have been killed today in an explosion in the tanker Markay, loaded with hundreds of thousands of gallon-, of butane petrol, in Los Angeiese harbour channel. Flaming fuel spread across the channel to
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    37 3 U.P. Washington, June 22.-The Assistant Secretary of War. Howard C. Peterson, said today that unless food rations are kept in the U.S. zone of Germany, the United States cannot hope to stave off .Communism there, U P.
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    The Escapees
    543 4 The Police arc making strenuous efforts to recapture the remaining seven of the Outran) Road Jail escapees—only two have been recaptured at the time of writing—but it is recognised that with each day that passes, their task becomes more difficult. On the day of the escapes, photographs and
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    CHINESE PROBLEMS IN SIAM
    1280 4  -  The position of Chinese in Siam has undergone improvement since the reversal of the Songgram policy. Our contributor describes the changes which have taken place since the war in "the Land of the Free/ by Dodwell Cooray The magazine "United Nations World" recently revealed that a
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    C. and W. Staff Policy
    146 4 The majority of Britain's 55 jolenies, protectorates and mandated territories are Jinked by tireless Qr cable, or both, with the 355.000-mile oversea telegraph network controlled by Cable and Wireless Ltd. More than 40 cf the Company's 180 oversea station anj offices are situated in these
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    "Mehraj" The Prophet's "Night Journey"
    453 4 N.M. One historical event in j the life of Prophet Muhammad which is remembered and celebrated every year by his followers all over the world, who consti- tute one-fifth of the world's population, is his Men raj/ !or "night journey" from Mecca to Jerusalem and
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    Sea Adventures On Floating Docks
    480 4 A story of clogged endurance in the face of foul weather, of tows yawing and breaking adrift, has been received from Commander H. N. A. Richardson, DSC). DSC. RN., Officer Commanding the towing operation known as Snow White. A.F.D. 35, the largest of four floating
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    PEOPLES' POSTBAG
    283 4 H.C.L. Allowances Sir.—The Municipality [s paying a H.C.L. Allowance bifhfr th;m the Government and the S.H.B. for the bachelor, and the married. The Government is 1 paying the famous Pyke allowance, etc The S.H.B. a flat rate cf 546 a.'l round whether married or single, except to a
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    Dr. Sun Fo Charges Soviet With Treaty Violation
    351 5 U.P. <v > KING June 22 -—Russia was bluntly charged with violating the Sino-Soviet Treaty of friendship and alliance and being responsible for tne failure of the £uomintang-Communist peace negotiations by Dr. Sun EL Vlce p resident of China, in an interview
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    Arab Wedding In Singapore
    134 5 U.P. Singapore. June 22.—Two prominent Arab families were unitI ed in Singapore this week when Miss Ncor Talib, third daughter j of Mrs. and the late Mr. Salim I Talib of Arabia and Singapore, and Mr. Am'.r Talib. son of Mr. and Mrs. Awad Talib of
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    2-Year Child's Tragic Death
    103 5 A tragic accident occurred last evening at Naafi Quarters in Singapore resulting in the death of Heather Lee*, aged 2 yrs., daughter of Sg. Leader and Mrs. W. G. Lees. It appears that the little girl was playing in the garden and was suddenly missed by
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    MALAYAN UNDERGROUND HERO DIES
    105 5 June 21.—As the result t .ntraeted on active apt. Douglas Browning. ti Ins gi eying hair cut rt for fear age would bar him j ng behind the Japan- 1 lias died nt We.~,tmins:r H pital, it was announced Capl Browning went to Maiage of 19
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    Explosion Tears Clothes Off Man And His Wife
    95 5 ill xplosion tore the clothes ofT a man and hi< wife Ln Acre-street, Lindley. Huddersfield. Mi. and Mrs. Geor?e Spencer, both forty-nine had eturned from their holidays when their home was feed by the explos.on, the blast of which shattered s a
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    US MEDAL FOR SIAM AMBASSADOR
    67 5 Reuter. Buagk k. June 21.—Direk Jayu- B Siamese Amba.ssador-desig-to Britain, ha, been award 1 the United States Medai of Freedom fcr wartime service to in rica and the Allies, it was led here today by the United States Information ServiceTin Medal will be presented nth
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    This Is What Winston Said—
    92 5 U.P. Lor don, Jur c 22 —Mr. Winston Churchill, the British wartime premier, rallying his people against a possible German invasion a;ter the Durk'rk evacuation had started, declared in a bruadcust: -We will fight on tho beaches Durii g the pause he placed his hand
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    INDIANS WANT AN INQUIRY
    153 5 Kedah Shooting (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Sat.—A Boatd of Inquiry to inquire into the recent shootings at Kedah is being set up by the Malayan Indian Congress. The six-man board wi'.l be made up of representative, from the Malayan Indian Congress, Pan Malayan Federation
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    ADRIAN FALLS FOR A BRA IN A BIG WAY!
    409 5 U.P. PARIS, June 21.—Adrian Lenied, champion French tightrope walker has learned never to under-estimate the nower of a woman or of a strapless brassiere. Adrian is a man of steel nerves. Furthermore he has been doir.g his act on the high
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    MOUNTBATTEN RIDES WAVE OF POPULARITY
    161 5 Reuter. New York. June 22.—Under the heading "India's Last Viceroy the magazine section of the New York Times today devoteone of its leading articles to Lord Mountbatten and the Impressions he ha? created since his appointment. Wr:tten from New Delhi by the Times correspondent, George
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    JEWS TOLD NOT TO FIGHT JEWS
    103 5 Reuter. Paris. June 21.—Mr. Peter Bergson. President of the Hebrew Committee ol National Liberation, has sent a telegram to the Jewish agency executive asking them to "stop fighting against Hebrew resistance forces." the Committee's headquarters here announced today. Collaboration of the Jewish Agency with
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    CHINA-PI TREATY RATIFIED
    19 5 U.P. Nanking. June 22. The Legislative Yuan yesterday ratified the Chinese-Philippines treaty of amity and friendship.—U.P.
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    TRUCK BREAKS BACK, STARTS POTATO RUSH IN LONDON
    211 5 U.P. LONDON, June 21.—A potato-laden truck dribbed its precious cargo down the Old Kent Road today and over 1,000 Londoners scrambled for them in the greatest potato rush in Jhe city's history. Police reserves were called to r hold back the crowds
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    BIG RAID ON BORDER TOWN SMUGGLING NEST
    228 5 SUNGEI PATANI, Sat.—ln their relentless drive against smugglers, the Kedah police, customs officers and members of the staff of the Food Control Department carried out their first big scale combined operation on the border village of Padang Besar in Perils territory, known as
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    THEY WONT TELL THE TRUTH TO CENSUS-TAKERS
    174 5 (Tribute Staff Reporter) "We don t care if a house roofs more than a hundred people. What we are interested in is the figure, for the censu records," remarked Mr. C. W. A. Sennet, Commissioner of Lands and Chairman of the Rural Board,
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    GRENADES THROWN INTO RED CLUB
    46 5 Reuter. Rom?. June 21.—Twelve people were inju.ed in Tries'e when two hand grenades wer,> thrown by person against the local Communist club known as the Perossa last night, a Trieste despatch to the Messaggerc stated today. Or.c arrest was made. —Reuter.
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    Recapture Of Second Chinese Escapee
    170 5 (Tribur.e Staff Reporter) Wong Cheung Kami 22) Cantonese, who escaped together with nir.e other Chinese remand prisorers in the early hours of the mom ing, last Monday, veas rearrested bv Irsp«*c- tor Cheah Teng Cheok ard cetective* of the H o k k 1 n
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    MANCHURIAN EVACUATION DENIED
    92 5 U.P. PEIPING. June 22. Strong etachmerts of the coven mer.t's best equipped >olciers are pushirg rapidly toward Szepirgka' 'inn Char.gchan ar d Mukien as the Gei eraliss'mo's heat*quarters cci led that the evacuation of Mar.chuna was underway. In the heart of Szeping'kai the Nat»orali>ts and Communists are
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    STAGE SET FOR STORE BADMINTON TOURNEY
    957 6 (By Our Special Correspon dent) The stage is almost set for a start in the Singapore Badminton Association's junior and veteran championships with the two main obstacles—hall and Shuttlecocks —Which had baulked an earlier start of the tournament, now overcome. reached the Quarter-final in
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    Man Buried In Landslide
    80 6 Kuala Kar.gsar. Sat —As a result of Thursday's heavy downpour a b g landslide occurred in a Chinese tin mine at Sungei S«* out. in which on<. Chinese male aciult labourer lost his life The ceceased. it is understood, was engaged in earth work, when the
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    "Pakistan Fund" In Rangoon
    63 6 Reuter. Rangoon. June 22.—-Rangoon Muslims today launched a campaign to raise a •"Pakistan Fund" In response to an appeal by Mohammed Ali Jinnah. President of the Muslim League. According to Muslim leaders here the response to the appeal has been "'very encouraging The local Muslim population
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    Cook Attacks Crime Novelist
    66 6 U.P. B r Harbour, Maine. June 21.— Crime Novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart escaped unharmed today when her Filipino cook twice tried to shoot her in her library end then attempted to attacK her in her pantry with three knives. Her assailant, Bias Reyes, G5. had worked
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    Dutch Assurance Gives Impetus To Inter-Coastal Trade
    699 6 PRODUCE MARKETS REVIEW (Tribune Market Correspondent) Although the political situation prevailing in the Indies at the moment is still being considered as 'delicate' by observers here, an impetus to the Chinese inter-coastal tiade is likely to result from the recent assurance of the
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    Bowlers on top in County Cricket
    267 6 Reuter. LONDON, Jur o 21. Cricket close of play scores were: At Sheffield. Yorkshire vs. Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire Ist. innings 190 (Keeton 73, Smades. rightarm fast medium. 4 ior 42) Yorkshire Ist. innings 56 for 2. At Colchester. Es>ex vs. Middlesex. Essex Ist. innings 256
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    INDONESIA ACCEPTS DUTCH PLAN
    59 6 Reuter.-AAP. «AIWIA annow** lZ2 crisis BMSl h'l», D> "final" proposal 5$ 8J. r.r's national e3E«V a-n \:<a) joints r tsar* Ifesday. Jr J ,,n Al the same Uok -j,,. £SJ\ provis, nal »*2£ ill he (on suited Th* Interim n v toffed following lto«tt£ f key
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    He Smuggled And Got A Medal
    56 6 U.P. Sourabaya, June 22.—Dr. Wai. ter A. Foute. U ;l- d States Ccu-sul-Oeneral in Batarii today handed an American medal of freedom jo Maj r G. H. Bensei, of the Royal Netherlands Army for "smuggling" 130 American, British and Canad: n pilot-, of Nazi-occupied
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    CENTENAEIAN
    44 6 Reuter. Devizes, June 21. Mr-. El.zabeth Seilwood. aged 107 of Cuar;. ton. St. Peter, near Pevizes, celebrated her birthday quietly today. The cMe>t person in Wiltshire and possibh in all England she enjoys sweets and churolate- but does not knew they are rationed.—Heuter.
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    RUBBER CLOSES
    228 6 (Trbunc Market Car.) The past week has been one cf the quietest for several months with very little interest being shown by either buyers or sellers. Prices general have shown a sagging tendency and only moderate business has been transacted. Overseas support continues to be niggardly and were
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    Footballer Fined
    66 6 Reuter. SHREWSBURY. IBXC B A bert Btlward Half 28. profefl al footballer ol Edam ton, London, described as piayinu hrjj famous London Club" saf Bwj £5 at Bhrewsbur: todaj w 1 of two charges oi asaaWng oohce and one ol i 1 ;i Shrewsbury civiliai U\ brother. Leslie
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    SING TAO FOOTBALLERS SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT
    1204 7 Malayan Chinese Win Comfortably The tourists will leave for 1 Rangoon on Weci.es:ay. PERFECT CROWD CONTROL The police and the Stadium management must be congratulated on the perfect control of the crowd ot 22.000 which watched yesterday's thjrillirg game and which proved an unprecedented
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    NOON HITS 70 FOR SCC
    264 7 h B. Noon played v magmiin| Umtoft. of 70 when the SCC A team drew with the SRC A team on Saturday on the SCC Padang. tj ttt were: S.C.C. 146 run s for D tickets, and SRC 110 runs eight wickets respectively. S.C.C. 'A'
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    BOXER RETURNING
    60 7 U.P. PARIS. Jure 21.--Marcel Gordar, the European middleweight boxie.e rhampion, will return to New York Ir the middle of re*t morth. his manager Lucien Rouno. annourced toiay. Roupp said he has thus 'ar faded to arrargt a title bout between ard th*» winner of the bout between the
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    RAP (Changi) Yacht Club Opened
    231 7 In fine weather and brilliant insh ne i mo<st ut* ftessful regatta was held v rk th*> «r "rial opening of the RAF (Changi) Yacht Club Among the guests present were Air Marshal Sir George and Lady Pirie, Air Vice-Mar-shal and Mrs. F. F Irgh's
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    Joe Louis Signs For Europe Tour
    36 7 U.P. PHOENIX. Arizona. June 21. —Joe Lcuis today signed a $300,--000 contract *or a of Europe, beginr.irg in October. He will light fourround non-title matches in France. Spain and Italy.—U.P.
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    New Record For Quarter Mile
    84 7 Reuter. Lake City, June 22.—Herb Mckenley, Jamaica, ran the quarter mile in 40.2 second* which is fifth of a second better than the world record standing to the credit of Ben Eastman and G. Klemmer. Mckenley also ran the distance in 46.2 seconds last year
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    WIGAN WINS FINAL FOR SIXTH TIME
    79 7 Reuter. MANCHESTER. June 21. In the chamoiorshH final more vigorous than clever Wistan se- cure i the honours today for the sixth time when beating Dewsbuiy on Manchester City ground by two coals and three tries (13 noints) to two goals (4 points). In
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    Bowlers On Top In Padang Clubs Cricket Encounter
    469 7 Bowlers were on top in between the padang clubs— Batti; g first, the Recs". were only able to gather 53 runs, Jagger bowl:f g with devastating effect to take 5 wickets for 20 runs. The S.C.C. fared only slightly better in their
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    RAF Beat Shell Co. At Cricket
    52 7 In a cr.cket match played esterday at Tengah, the SheU Co. Cricket Eleven weifc defeatel by RAF, Tengah by 23 runs. Batting first the Shell team knocked up 53 runs. Robinson taking seven wickets for 25 runs. The RAF replied with 76 runs, Waldron
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    INDIANS BEATEN
    31 7 Indian Associatiun &mJ xi (Mjt to the S.R.C. 2nd XI on Saturday by seven runs. Humphries-batted well ior Recs at 33, while for the Induing-" r> Choir stored I
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    Centuries To Edrich And Compton
    564 7 SECOND TEST LONDON, Sat.—Two centuries by Edrich and Compton (both not out) highlighted England's first innings in the Second Test against South Africa which began here today. By the tea interval, England's score had risen to 207 for two. Close of play, however, saw the
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    Tourists To Meet Combined Team
    98 7 BASKETBALL A keenly contested basketball match in expected tonight when «he Chung Seng (Manila Chinese tourists) team meet the Singapore Ccmb.ncd side at the Hanpy World SUii un at 8.30. This is the fifth match in which the visitors are participating The following will represent
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    Classification Of Horses
    223 7 The following i s the classification of horses issued by the Straits Racing Association: TRANSFERS: From Clfcs, 2 to Class I.—Lyn- cliburg. Rosewell's Boy. i From Class 1 to Cla> s 2 Fighting Fish, Prince Pari* 1 From Class 3to Class 2.—Ascot Vale, Mont Blot, Rcndova. From
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    SINGAPORE RANGERS TEAM AGAINST MEDICALS
    36 7 The. following will tin S.ngajx>re itaiicer:; against Cumbincl Medicals tomorrow at the T< Ii I Kuiau fcnglUi School Ground at o 13 p.m.:—Khamis Hakim; BujangKadrr; raters; P. Peters; Ismail and Hamid «<
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    Govt. Urged To Reduce Price Of Rationed Rice
    166 8 PENANG—A plea \!o government to reduce the prise of rationed rice was made by Mr. Chee Swee Ec, Balik I'uaiu representative at the SetJlemcnt Advirjry Council Meeting. Mr. Chee Swee Ec said that a large number of rice card holders have been
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    SILENCE GAVE HIM AWAY
    106 8 Reuter. BarelUy, United Provinces, June 22.—A group of women sitting in a "ladies only" compartment on the Parcel Express beplained they had a male intruder tween Lucknow and Bareilly comamong them, pointing to a "woman dre>sed from head to foot in a Muslim women's burqa costume
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    Dog Trained On Stout
    110 8 SYDNEY.—IdcI Bright, winner of the Progressive Stake <!irs: divi>ioni at Harold Park Sydney* dogs was trained fcr the race en a diet of stout and oysters. He ate four dozen oysters and had a tumbler cf stout daily for five days belore the race. Idol Bright
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    JAVA: 'NEW DUTCH AGGRESSION'
    93 8 Reuter. MOSCOW. Jure 22. The cvplomaUc observer pfi "PTavda.'' comnuntirg on 'he concertration oi Dutch troops in Indonesia and the u'tima'um oresented to the Government of k the Irdorestar Republic by 'he Dutch authorities, said: "Aggression against the Indonesian people has entered a rew stp.ge." He
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    ICE CREAM FOR PATIENTS
    30 8 Reuter. LONDON. June 20. Ie ccream will be provided three times weekly lor patients arrt staffs at institutions ard children* homes of the Essex County Council.—Reuter
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    TO WIN VOTES ON HORSEBACK
    34 8 Reuter. LONDON. June 20.—Tre Honourable Richard Wool, legless pon of the Earl of Halifax, is the Cons?nn,five eardidate for Buckroso. YorVshire start a tour of the Constituency on horseback.—Reuter.
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    HOTEL'S LIFE EXTENDED
    212 8 IPOH.—A Turther extension of six months to the hotel license was granted to the Hotel Metropole by the City Fathers a f their monthly meetirg heU In tho Town Board Office Discussing the matter. Mr. HR. Kirgdon.-Rowe urged that some consideration be given until such time as
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    No. 1 Money-Maker
    108 8 Reuter. Ni w fork, June 22.—The world record winnings of $581,161 established by the American colt. Whiriaway, in 1943 have been surpassed by Assault who won 567.0C0 at the Brooklyn Handicap today to carry its total winnings to $576 670. Assault, by Bold Venture out Of Igual,
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    Cinema Workers Deny Pressure
    287 8 Eight Workers cf a local cinrma w.iu resigned from the Cinema Weaker-' Union yesterday denied that tney were compelled to do so by the.r employer, in a letter to Tribune. The letter, which was signed by ti.e eight men concerned, stated that they resigned from the
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    Second Front Didn't Help Us, Moscow Says
    140 8 U.P. LONDON. June 26:— Rad.o Moscow broadcasting on the t'xtri anniversary of Hitlers itxkcx on Russia, said today that the Soviets rould have liberated Europe unaided, whether the second front was opened or not. The commentary by Anatoli Osipov said the Soviet Army
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    Indians All Out For 30
    74 8 Splendid bowling by Lieut. Swamy of the 223 BOD who took six wickets fcr 12 runs, was mainly responsible for the Indian As- sociation cricket team going all i out for 30 runs, in a match play- j ed at Alexandra grounds yester- day. Capt.
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    BEVIN "A GREAT FRIEND OF GREECE"
    42 8 ATHENS. JUri? 23.—Cons:ant n Greek Vice-Premier »nd Min'suor of Foreign Affairs, descr-bed British Foreten Sec:etary Em?st Bevin as "th's great and valu&bl? fr'end of Greece"' iv an a.tele in today's of the weekly paper Anexart fcsia.
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    Bill To Permit Rent Increases
    279 8 A Control of Rent, Bill, which will be introduced in the Advisory Council shortly, will allow increase in house rent nhcrj the current rent below the «tar.card rent, to the extent of the cifferer.ee between such lents; where the current is below the rent fixed"
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    NO GAMING KEDAH PARKS
    148 8 ALOR STAR. I£uu. Kedah will not have games of chance in the various amusement Danes, The mai agemer.is vwio applied fcr peimossion havo not been all-wed on the unceistar.dirg mat the Kedah which are itffl ;n lorce co nopeimit gannrg. The managements in app:jing for licences
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    Jew Terrorists' New Threat
    91 8 Reuter. Jerusalem, June 22.—The Irgun Z\ai Leumi. Jewish terro-ist group, in a broadcast tonight warned the "Briti-k tyranny that trie ueaih of our young brotner Alexander Rubovitz will be avenged." Alexander Rubovitz is the young Jew whose disappearance in May (j has been mentioned in connection
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    Leo Pays An Official Call
    56 8 U.P. EPINAL, Franco June 21._ The clerks at a local coal rationing hoard were relaxing during the summer lull today whon a lion walked in through the door. The clerks dived from the ground floor windows. The lion backed against the door and was recaptured.
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    26 8 Reuter. Stockholm, June 22.-Sy Tung, tc. lb< Interna >,:on. l Clvrnpic committee in? Ii'.re. teld Neuter U!2t p, Vsill 2?,K for Clvmplc 32mes of 1958 Neuter.
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    "Malayans Must Wake Up"
    199 8 IPOR—The aims and objects of the lot- v a ference called by Pandit Nehru at New Da attended by delegates from all stressed by Dr. Burhanuddin, President of the M i' tionalist Party, when he addressed a U^Jt hy Na the Trade Union premises in Laxamana
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    Floored 16 Times
    75 8 U.P. BERLIN, June 22. Kritz uahrmeisier became the middiewe;ght champion or Ciermary. when ne score ;l u surer s<» technical kr ock-out victory over Grfer.du.g clamp'or. Dietrich Hucks, who retired m Lhe eighth rourd o: their ter round bout tonight. Hucks, who iocKP-eJ to fame with hi>
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    Hungary Accuses Britain, U.S.
    150 8 Reuter. Budapest. June 22.—Britain and the United States are accused of offering funds and material supports to so-called Hungarian in statements in a Hungarian Government White Paper issued today. According Icq the White Paper, the alleged conspirators were supplying British and United States missions with information
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    World Table Tennis Championships
    76 8 Reuter. LONDON. JUNE 23: Plans are already being made to hold the world table tennis championships in London next year. About 20 nations are expected to compete in the championships which will be staged at the Empire Pool, WembHy, from February 4to February 11. This will
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    KOTA RAJA TEAM
    46 8 The following will represent Kota I Raja, compr .sintT of Kampong players, against Batu Pihat XJ in 1 soccer at Ba'u Pahnt en Saturday: Jaafar; Hashim; Abdulrahman, Omar&alleh; Eksan; Hara th; Ifoha- mcd; SharifTmadon; Hajigarhan; Hajiabdulrahman; Zamzam: Ahma djulin: Ibahmti.ttah; Shariffgiman and Madon.
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