Malaya Tribune, 25 June 1947

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    57 1 The Malaya Tribune »1 iHE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY X'iTJONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously In Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) HflU^ SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1947 iW Jjtkis The Malaya Tribune London A*ents: —Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.. 'lalbot Ifouse. 98, St. Martin's
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    5 KILLED, 20 HURT IN JOHORE RAIL DISASTER
    293 1 S PORE NIGHT MAIL DERAILED at KULAI cTribune Staff Reporter) Five we c killed and at teftgt twenty injured, some seriously, when the late i.*ght mail from Singapore was derailed between Kulai and Layang Layang, Johore, at about 11 o'clock last nigh.<.
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    Man Held After Hold-Up
    53 1 Three gunmen entered a house at the 10th mile. Changi. at 8 o'clock la>t night and removed $133 in cash and valuables. The Chinese, who was held uv in the house, made an immediate report as a result of which one man was seized and detained
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    22 1 Rangoon, June 24.—Rescue squads using gasmasks brought ut 75 workers trapped in an army cold storage depot when ammonia pipes burst today.
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    New Deal For S'pore Labour
    226 1 (Tribune Start" Reporter) pntin Labour Ordinance Singi port, which is said to out dated, is now bear, n by the Labour De It is estimated that g year before the j rdinance is dealt with j .r.d made law. last joint meeting of tha ir
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    Woman Told To Stop Molesting 60-year-old Man
    80 1 UP. June 24. —A divorced vi received a court order to>l p acting hke a >purned Judge John P. Mc Mrs. Alice Russett, c ra iesting O. Fischer, to. j Pi r had said that Mrs. Rus- tad asked Mm to marry her
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    U.S. MINERS STAGE PROTEST STRIKE
    52 1 Reuter. YORK, Jur.e 24.—Over a America's so: f -2oal -come 1*3.000 nvr— t c < v.t l strike »n seven. as pro:est agairst the ace ir to lav/ yesterday Oi Columbia U r ivendty. Hew Y>ri labour bill Umiting ur»«or rtty ard bar. R.i re;
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    KING RECEIVES ACTOR
    41 1 U.P. LONDON, Jure 24.—Tho K'r.g received the veteran cinema. B r C Aubn-v Smith at Buckto n Palace teCay. Sir Aupresetted the Kir? with a j >/ behaf! of tne members British Dnted Services I L s Angeles.—U.P. I
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    TODAY'S JET SHOW OFF
    23 1 Glcster Jet display for schooled klren and the Police screduled for ha i been postponed owing to fcfcfonent weather.
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    S'pore Sergeant, Awaiting Trial, Found Dead
    74 1 Sergeant RoralJ Charles Marliot, i>2 years ol:>, was found dead la a camp in So-r about 4 p.m. yes eiday. He was waitirc lor t.cmobil zitior). The sergeant, who hai served a «enter.cc some time ago. was trial or. chaip.es cl iheit. breach of
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    34 1 U.P. HONGKONG, Jure 24. -The Macao Goven inert today barred imperts of golc bulk wivch have been coming krom Hong' korg ai.d gch g to Chu.a 3och Chita and Hongkong have already bar.red Imperii.--UP.
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    EUROPE's MOST DANGEROUS MAN' CHARGED
    93 1 U.P. MUNICH. Jure 24. Scarlaced 88 Colore 1 Otto Skoize; y. "the most Oangerous man 1° Europe' was charge iat Dachaa MUitarr Court today with killirg ar.d torUirhE surrendered American scldiera ar.d usir.g thvir uniforms as disguises curire: the war. Skorzerry was tho prteclpv figure
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    £50,000 SARI
    58 1 Reuter. LONDON. June 24.—A da. mond-studded sari worth £50,000 will bo sent back to India from Britain shortly to U sold to raise money for a hospital lor "untouchable". Its owner. Dr. Ruth Frazer oi Ncrfolk, was a medical missionary in India for years. Its twelve yards are
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    Wife Of Ex-Malayan Doctor Died Of Poisoning
    238 1 Reuter. SOtJTHPORT, June 24.—Mrs. Amy Victoria Clements. 47, fourth wile of Dr. Robert Grorge Clements, m ex-Malayan died of morphine poisoning in a case of suicide or murder. Dr. Andrew Biown, a witness, told a triule Coroner's inquest here to-day. Her death precipitated
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    DRITAIN WITHDRAWS ANOTHER $100 MILLION
    27 1 Reuter. Washington. June 24.—Britain has withdrawn another $1G0.G00.--000 oi the United States loan leaving $1.7000 Million Bill to be drawn on. -Reuter.
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    Robbed his baby's bank, then strangled her
    144 1 U.P. LANSING, Michigan. Jure 24. —A ycurg father corf esse d today to smotherirg his baby augh'er t 0 e'eath "or. a suJden impulse" a *te r robbing her com bai k. Clifford Morgcr. 23, said he br ke irto a farmhouse where
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    Clayton Confers With Attlee
    122 1 London, June 24.—With only three go before the vital Save Europe" talk? in Pari-, American Undersecretary William Clayton today discussed general European economic problems wah key British cabinet ministers, including Premier Attlee and foreign Secretary Bevin. He was accompanied to No. 10. Downing Street by American
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    SINATRA'S FIRST FIGHT CARD
    63 1 U.P. Los Angeletf, June 24.—Joe Walcatt. 19S1 lb. drew with J"ey Maxim 182J lb. in a 10-rCUnd fight last night, marking Pran«: 9 tra s debut as a light promoter. publicity said Jee Louis was me 'ting tho winner, but Louis, who gave an exhibition on
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    $100,000 For New Police Quarters
    158 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A number of new buildings and conversions, providing accomodation for 50 married police personnel, is to be constructed shortly on adjoining snaees ol land available at police stations in Joo Chiat, Beach Road, Chancellor Road, Bedok and at the Thomson Road Police
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    CONDEMNED JAPS MAKE LAST WILLS
    132 1 (Tribune St"fT Reporter) The two condemned Japanese offices who are to be hanged tomorrow morning at Chan.31 Prison tm city to the massacre 31 Singapore Chinese in Februar> 1942, have made last wills. lortpre In the past few weeks, they have written last letters to
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    7 PERISH IN BLAZE
    54 1 BRUSSELS. June 24.—EmployeSft leapt frcm fifth storey Winnows of thf Belgian Ministry of Education re tcday w4i*n ore bwske out in the building causing seven deaths and injuries to 15 people. Four Women were burned to death. Some of those who leapt from- the win lows
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    STALIN SAYS 'NO'
    20 1 LAKE SUCCESS, June 24—Generalissimo Stalin has declined without comment an inritetion to join four on June 20.
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    French Warships Shell Rebels
    62 1 Reuter. PARIS, Jure 24 Two Frencr destroyers—the Duguay Troum and the Lapcrousse—went into action agairst rebel .'orces oft ihe coast of Madagascar, aecorclir g t 3 Frerch piess agency reports reaching here today. The Lap.rousse, co-operatme with lard forces, shelled rebel EKJStS. v This native rish-g
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    FUEL CRISIS AGAIN NEXT WINTER
    59 1 LONDON. Jure 24. -Warring Hie Eritish peoplp E»t a f"?\ crisis loomed again rext winter vi less thry use-; ev?iy economy, the Miris'rv of Fuel spokesman. Sir Guv N)U Bower, paid toright: -It o ur fortunately very Lear that the rest cf the coal Vl
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    IKE ACCEPTS
    43 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Jure 24. Con. Dv. tjht Eisenhower, the Aimv chief cf sniff, has accepted the presiaei cy oi ***c Lira will take up his icw post en b»s release from active army uuty in the list half of beat year.—U.P.
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    Press Probe: Rrotest Against Procedure
    316 2 Reuter. LONDON, June 24.—A protest was made in the House of Commons to-day against the decision of the Royal Commission which is to inquire into the best method of ensuring the freedom of the British press, to, take evidence in private. Labour member Haydn Davies.
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    CHIEF JUSTICE SHORTENS NOTICE-POSTING PERIOD
    254 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.—A motion was heard before the Chief Justice, Malayan Union, Sir H. C. Willan, at the High Court, on the petition of K. C. Chia, for shortening the period of the notices to be posted before the petition can be heard and also
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    Call For Spirit Of Hang Tua
    582 3 (Tribune Staff Corr > M.ALACCA. Tues.-'Tho resurgence of Malay nara:" mIfJ? bt f lnnin this old historic SettleTV- ncr^i h W3S hGrC that the courageous spirit of hang Tua had attempted to overthrow the yoke of oppression and to-day the spirit of Hang Tua
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    17-Yr. Boy Summons Chief Constable
    146 3 Reuter. Liverpool. June 23—The Cbiei C( nstable of Liverpool, W. Wintaniey, was summoned in the City Magistrates Court yesterday by a 17-year-old boy for the re turn of his football. A month ago the boy Terenc. Kelliher wu s lined 2s. 6d. fcr playing football
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    49 3 Reuter. LONDON, June 23.—The 14th Congress of the International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies attended by 150 delegates from 30 countries in London today. Sir Stahord Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, urged that there should be a greater nWrchange of culture between T h rta tions.—Reuter.
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    37 3 Reuter. LONDON, June 23. —The Bi ush Foreign Secretary, Mr. En est Bevin, is considering what actions will be taken about the Government oi Iraq's refusal to allow goods to pass transit through Iraq to Palestine.— Reuter.
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    DETECTIVE DROWNED DURING COMB-OUT
    196 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Taiping, Tuesday.—A c ombined unit of military and police personnel under European officers staged an extensive comb-out of the mangrove swamp areas near Port H eld at early dawn yesterday and brought in about 200 persons living in the vicinity for interrogation.
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    INDONESIA ACCEPTS DUTCH PLAN
    70 3 Reuter. THE HAGUE. June 24. Sultan Sjahrir, Indonesian R<jpublica.. Premier, has accepted the Dutch proposal for th establishment of a directorate for international security under the authority of the proposed interim government. In his latest letter to tho Dutch Commission-General published today. Sjahrir pointed out, however,
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    Club didn't have money, so member sold liquor
    294 3 .1 S? p Noci Edgar jon athan Bell, was yesterday at the Third Police Court fined 5192 on a summons Charge Of selling 08 bottles of dutiable liquor to Mrs. Aileen Mane Cantrell Dec. 5 last. Capt. Bell pleaded guilty On Dec.
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    Pearls For Princess
    75 3 Reuter. LONDON, June 24—Th o pairs of pearls obtained ny native divers off the island cf Kamaran at the southern end of the R«d Sea Here given to I'rineess Elizabeth at Bin kmc hgtn Palace today as a 21st birthday present from Unpeople of Aden. Sir Reginald
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    Australia-S. Africa Radio 'Phone Link
    64 3 Reuter-AAP. Sydney.- Relntroduction of the radio telephone service between Australia and South Africa, India, and Kenya wa s announced by the Postmaster-General, Senator Cameron. Services between Australia and Barbados and Bermuda will begin from July 1. Calls will cost 25 a minute, with a minimum
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    All Appeal To Jap Women
    80 3 U.P. TOKIO, June 24.—Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama in an unprecedented radio appeal to Japan's women, asked for wholehearted support to his government's emergency econom'.c programme to tidc_ the nation over the current difficulties. He stressed the most important mission of the women who eaual the
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    39 3 Reuter. LONDON, June 23.—An economic crusade to Uie progress of communism in China was advocated by Dr. Chi Yuen-wu of the Chinese University of Tsing Hua speaking today at the China Institute in London on China's economic iuUire.— J?eu*er,
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      87 3 TODAY'S i vyEATHER REPORT Dull And Cloudy Singapore weather forecast for 24 hours, from noon today, yjmpiled by the R.A.F. Central forecasting Station, Air Command, Far East. Dull and cloudy today with occasional rain. Fair late tonight and tomorrow: Wind light southeasterly but »gusting about 15 knots In rain. Sunset:
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    White Australia
    424 4 Australia has always had r-n identity of interest with -\sia. The late war in hich Eastern and South Eastern Asia were occupier! by an inhuman foe served to lay emphasis on this. The island continent, almost by a miracle, escaped Asia's grim experience, and it is clearly realised
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    MALAYANS to TALK ABOUT
    1320 4 Few Indians in Malaya, if any. have served the community .so well and made so much pir>on-' for the nationai as Mr. J A. Thivy, tile 43 year old former Perak iawyer and Pre>ident. of the Malayan Indian Congress. Mr. Thivy has been identifying himself prominently
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    H. B. Back Pay
    744 4 Letters To The Editor' The People's Postbag Ed. Sir. I for one cannot really withhold my emotion for your correspondent "Justice" wnich appeared in tho valuable column it your well read daily relating .o the Back-Pay question ol the larbour Board Employees. En sympathising with him
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    Bad Driving
    131 4 K. C. S. Sir.- There are still a number of drivers of the Traction Company who have not learned anything from the Safety First Week The way some of them drive their w;lj keep the toughest man's nerve s at straining point. On many occasions I have see.;
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    Cassandra
    341 4 I LIKE the story of the visitor to Eire who was returning to England the other day. He was carrying a suitcase and wearing a suspiciously new sun. The Customs officer asked him if he had anything to declare, and, on being told no. chalked the "bag 0.X.. and.
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    GWENNIE ISAACS INQUIRY: NO NEGLIGENCE, says CORONER
    415 5 After having adjourned the inquiry intb the death of 14-year-old Gwendoline Isaacs, five times, the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter returned a finding yesterday of death by misadventure. Gwendoline Isaacs, the daughter of Chief Inspector T. Isaacs. died at the Gereral Hosoital.
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    "NEXT TIME I'LL STAY AT HOME," SAYS DRUNK
    99 5 Thiam Peng Kuan, a youn Chinese, who wo, foun d unconscious in a coffee shop in New Bridge Road on Monday, under ihe influence of liquor, was yesterday at the Fourth Magistrate's un cautioned and dischargedAfter hearing the facts of the rttte,
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    Judge Commends Robbers' Victims
    377 5 Stan nf ,f S Ml -E' Pi Sh;lnks a( the concluthe S,Jt they H,? 0t ly assiste d in effecting The accu-ed, Wong Merg Kai ard Yeong Fook. were charged with robbing Ng Kee Wah of a wrist watch and Kuan Kam Fcok of a wrist
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    TOOK $4,000, LEFT IN CAR
    74 5 Two Chinese got away with $4.000 in cash from a Chinese tailor's >hep in King's Road in the Bukit Timah area In a noon robbery which was carried out yesterday. One cl the robbers was armed with a gun. It was reported that the men
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    34 5 Reuter. London, June 24.—Cracked by a V-l which fell in 1945. a 50 foot tower at the gateway of Lullingstone Castle near Sevenoaks Kent, crashed to the grouni just missing scores of visitors.— neuter.
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    Police Net Closes On Hallard (Convict 99)
    144 5 'Tribute Staff Reporter) The search for John Hallard (23), convict "99" is expected to be over soon as he has already been sighted twice in a certain area in Singapore. Hallard. a British soldier.' oroke cut of Outram Road Jail in tlie mrly
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    WANTED SON SENT TO A 'HOME'
    192 5 After a 15 year old boy was convicted on a charge of theft of $17, the father of the youth told the court that hi s son had been in bad company and had been away from school for five days. The father of
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    Municipal Meeting On Friday
    57 5 The Municipal Commiss'oners will hold an ordinary Meetirg as well as a Special Meeting a t 2.15 p.m. on Fricay. One oi the items on the agerda Will be the report of the Municipal Constitution Committee on the reconstitution of the Municipal CcmmKsioii. This matter has
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    Shopkeeper Gets Three Years' Jail
    357 5 Sentence ef three years 4 rigorous imprisonment was imposed on a young Chinese, Tay Kirn Kay by Mr Justice Brown at the Singapore Fifth Assizes yesferday on being found guilty of the offence of having kno^dge tou.cr?Ss£ to! carryin arms and Tay Kirn Kay, a
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    Demonstration By Gloster
    81 5 A demonstration by Glos'er Meteor Jet-propelie j fighter aircraft will take piace at Kailar.K Airport today at 4 p rn. The aircraft will be or. v;ew ana a nylr.g demor s* ration will be given subsecuer. tiy by Wir.g Commarder H. Bird-Wil-son. DSO.. DFC., AFC. This demor
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    THE KING THANKS SINGAPORE
    66 5 The O.A.G. Su gaocre DAS reccivel the foOow«I>c telegram from the Secretary of S-ate for the Colonies: 'Your telegram Most Immediate of Jure 12 has been laid befcrp the Kirg who has commai ded me to request you to corvey to the Goverrment and people of
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    Hong Fatt Hamstrung By Power Cut
    311 6 A sum of $198,788 appearing to the credit of the Profit Loss Account in the 1946 accounts, was revealed m a report of the directors of Hong Fatt (Sungei Bosi) Ltd. to be submitted to members at the 15th a nual general 'meeting at
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    SHIP DAMAGED IN COLLISION TAKEN TO DOCKS
    119 6 (T- 'hw.c Staff Reporter) The Straits oSeanuUl*p Keoong, which was badly damaged during a collision with the Trevavlor at the Harbour Board wharves on Monday afternoon, was successfully righted and towed by lV gapore Harbour Board t U gs to th P Keppei
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    NEW MOBILE CANTEEN
    35 6 From tomorrow, a Mobile Canteen will operate at the house of 'Che Safia Binte Omar 51. Jalan Sepadan. off East Coast Road at Siglap Village. Registration for this cartoon has already begun.
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    Rubber Lowest Since 1939
    201 6 (Tribune Market Reporter) Reaching its lowest level smcc 1939 the price of rubber in the Singapore market yesterday afternoon showed a further drop cf more than V' 2 cents per lb. compared with the previous day with No. 1 ribbed smolttd Sheet f.o.b. transacted at '27
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    Jap Property In MU Will Earn Reparations To Britain
    278 6 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, June 24.—Japanese property in the Malayan Union and labour employed thereon will earn for Japan park of her reparations to Britain, it is reliably learned. Japanese property in the Union include 80,000 acres of rubber
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    Indian's Appeal In Enticement Case Succeeds
    258 6 A young Indian, S. Govinda- samy, who had been convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the Police Courts on a charge ot" enticing away a married woman, had his conviction and sentence quashed at the Court ot Appeal yesterday. The Chief Justice,
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    Claims For Jeeps Allegedly Stolen By Dutch Officer
    413 6 Applications were made yesterday at the Second District Court, for the disposal of six jeeps alleged to have been stolen by Lt. Alexander Landberg, of the Royal Dutch Army. Landberg, alias Capt. G. de Jong, was not present in court during the
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    Sing Tao Still Undecided About Kai Sow
    263 7 Final Verdict After Rangoon Tour, Says Secretary (Thomas tee) Tan Ka; Sow, 23 year-old Selangor full-back, is still awaiting Sing Tao's decision to take him along with the team to England and then to Hong Kong. Meanwhile, he has made- provisional arrangements in
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    Second Defeat For Yorks
    213 7 Reuter. London. June 24.—-County eric ket results: At Sheffield. Nottinghamshire beat Yorkshire by 185 rum. Nottinghamshire lyO and 25u for seven declared. Yorksnire 121 and 134 <Butler, right-arm Ia:;t, five for 34, Jepson, right-arm fusi medium, four for 36>. At Buxton, Lancashire beat Derbyshire by three
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    South Africans Face Defeat
    366 7 Reuter. LONDON, June 24.—South Africa are in danger of defeat in the Second Test which was watched after ten for two hours by the King, Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Following on 227 runs behind after reing dismissed for 327 in the first innings,
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF FINAL
    140 7 i The final of the Island Club Chamnior ship between Yong j Loon Chong and H. Tooke ov< r 36 holes, will take place on Sunday: Earlier results: Ist. Round: —Yong Loon Chong beat Dr. T. Y. Ch»a 4 and 3. F. Jones beat Dr. L.
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    30,000 JEWS STAY AT HOME
    56 7 JAFFA. Palestine. June 24.— Thirty-thousand Jews living in the predominantly Arab town of Jaffa stayed at home when the United Nations special committee on Palestine motored here from Jerusalem today. The 54,000 Moslem and Christian Arabs in Jaffa also showed little interest when the committee's
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    52 7 Reuter. ATHENS, June 24.—Albanian coastal batteries fired on the Greek naval vessel, Kerkyra ironi Corfu, tre Greok Ministry of Public Order stated tonight The Kerqyra. It was stated, was coasting round Corfu at about 500 yard* and the Albanians fired ten shots without hitting her when she was in the
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    Woman Driver For Motor Race
    79 7 R euter. Knutsiord, Cheshire, June 23— Th'rty-ye3r- id Mrs. Sheila DarbUhirc, oi 'tCnutsford, Cheshire. ar a a mobile canteei thr igh I c jjondon blitzes wiil drive a 140 m.ph. Biley Spocial in till British Empire Trophy the Isle of Man on AugZt wiil be
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    53 7 SOCCER Bendemeer A.C. vs. Hq. No. 4 Central Stat, at Ft. Canning, 5.14 p.m. S.C.C vs. Cavenagn V o ungst ers P acla n g,. 5.1 i> p .m. BASKETBALL. Manila Chinese (Chung Seng) vs. Penang State. Happy World, 8.30 p.m BADMINTON. A.A.TJ. vs. Marigold, at Clerical Union
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    T. B. FUND: CHARITY SOCCER NEXT SUNDAY
    110 7 A charity soccer match, orcar.lsed by Inche M. Kadir, will be held on Sunday, Jure 29. at Jalan Besar Suouni, and the teams will be the Rangers and Chung Wah (Chinese Athletic) Footbll Club. The er.thv proceeds will be donated to a T.B.
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    America's Women Stars Win Easily
    493 7 WIMBLED ON—SECOND DAY WIMBLEDON, Juno 24.—Glorious sunshine greeted ihe debut ol the World's best women lawn tennis players bef re 20,000 spectators here to-day, the feat are of their p iin{ s being the brilliant all-round nla? r America's big four*' each of which had
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    SAYAJIRAO TO RUN IN U.S. $100,000 RACE
    225 7 Reuter. New York, June 23—The Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda has entered the three-year-olds Saya- Jirao, third, in the Derby, and Mighty Maharatta. in the $100,000 Cup race to be run on July 19. Robert Kelly, an official of the i Empire City Racing
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    Prosecution Ordered To Pay Compensation To Shopkeeper
    372 8 Milk Charge Fails SITIAWAN—"In my opinion this complaint is vexatious, and the case should never have been brought to Court," remarked the District Judge, Mr. J. G. Adams here when he ordered the prosecution to pay a compensation of $10 to tho defendant
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    Queen's Scholar Back In Malaya
    107 8 Ipoh.—One uf the first Malayan Queen's Scholars to leturn, to Malaya since the liberation is Dr. Ng Yok Hing of Ipoh. Dr. Ng has just returned and is staying with hi s parents alter being separated for several ye^rs. He is an old boy of
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    NEW FOUNDLAND MAY JOIN CANADA
    73 8 Reuter. OTTAWA, June 24.—The importance attached by Canada lo the question ol Newfoundland s union with the Dominion is indicated by the appointment of a strong Cabinet Committee to carry en discussions With the seven-man Newfoundland delegation arriving here today. here today. Mr. MacKenaie King,
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    61 8 Reuter. LONDON, June 23.—The Nepalese Minister to Britain Commanding General Kaiser Shum Shere arrived in London today accompanied by his wife and two-and-a-half-year-o*d daughter and a number of members of his staff. He was welcomed at the station by Mr. Marcus Cheke, Vice-Marshal or .he diplomatic carps, by Foreign OTice
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    US Newsmen Visit Gen. Chiang
    96 8 SHANGHAI, Jure 24. The Pan American Corstellation America, carrying a party of United S-ates newspaper publishers ar.d editors, larded at Lurnmwa Airfield at 1 25 p.m (0430 GMT), completing half the global flight. The party imme-iiately boarded two China Natior.al Aviation Corporation planes and flew
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    "Draw" For Jap Warships
    70 8 Reuter. TOKYO. June 24.—TTv nrst "craw" for the initial lot of 3out of the 92 ex-Japanese warships which are to be distribute i among Britain, the United States. China and Russia will b*> made next Saturday, it was lean ed here tociay. Manned by Japanese crews
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    7 GIRLS TO COMPETE FOR 'BODY BEAUTIFUL TITLE'
    612 8 The Singapore Chinese Amateur Sports Federation will hold its first annual weight-iifring competition and "Body Beautiful* 1 contests on Saturday and Sunday at the New World Arena, starting at 8 p.m. Admission to the arena will be free of Charge. Throe girls
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    Sikhs Tell Court Parties Waiting To "Get Them"
    227 8 Two Sikhs of different sects, Sadara Singh and Dalip Singh, charged with fighting in public, were yesterday at the Fourth Police Court remanded until today because they each feared that their supporters were waiting outside the court to "get them" as they
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    MAN GORED 10 DEATH
    91 8 IPOH.—A Chinese carpenter employed at the Central Mental Hospital. Tanjong Rambuttan. was gored to death on Saturdsy mcrning by a bull. It is understood that the deceased was leading the bull to a cart to have it harnessed when it refused to proceed after walking a
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    MR. W. T. CROSLEY
    32 8 Mr. W. T. Crosley has been ap. pointed a member of the Board of Management of the War Risks (Goods) Insurance Fund in place of Sir John Bagnaii.
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    RANK FILMS POPULAR IN S'PORE
    102 8 Reuter. London. June M-Beitl* nsl[ ■astern mariceu, an r the J. Arthur declared today. Bombay and Calcutta v Hen ry F !fth; opatra and Caravan- lavourite picture. whUal mlSn gapore there were packed hi mas for -Theirs Is The GWnr "In Which We Serve" Way
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    50 8 Reuter. BEIRUT, June 23.-Mr Goenka. onv ot tho lurriTors of the Pan-Am<-ncun clipper which crashed at Mevadi v in Syria on Juno io ls n American hospital here suffering from facial burns, but h\ ecndiVon does Mot gjyt for anxiety and lie i s oo <vay to recovery.— Rent r
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    Recs Surprise Army, Win 4-2
    662 8 S.R.C 4. Army Kenny Leembrug-en, playing for the Sineajiore Recreation Club after a long absence in Pev n J parently supplied the touch of inspiration the Rets reeded yesterday when They collected fuil points from l l^T y r winmn e b y f °ur
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