Malaya Tribune, 26 July 1947

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    55 1 The Malaya Tribune THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE FHE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously In Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 531! (Three Lines) Br; wmr SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Af*nt»: Mcmn (vi'd Turner Ltd., Talbot M, St. Martin's Lmno.
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    INDONESIANS FORM "HOME GUARD AS HEAVY CLASHES CONTINUE
    518 1 Chinese Join Revolt In The Karimoen Isles Reuter. ily 25.—The Indonesian Republican Oovrdered the arming of civilians to form »me guard," Antara, the Indonesian reported this afternoon, as Dutch authorfurther advances on the fifth day of the Java flghtihg. Hall a battalion
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    FIRST-HAND STORY FROM WAR FRONT
    481 1 east of Cheribon. Java, July 25.—Dutch units rolled eastward today against scanty om the Indonesian army, reaching Losari from Cheribon. where the Linggardjati was signed four months ago today, cables Brackman, United Press correspondent. h m Population of Cheriyesterday Seamen and morose, city h occupied
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    'U.S., Russia on war road'
    114 1 PARIS. July 25.—Paul Rcynaud. the former French premier, told the French Naeional Assembly tonight that the United States and Russia are well along the road to war. During the foreign policy debate M. Reynaud said that I clean break, made on July 2 when the
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    TODAY'S RACES. LATEST
    26 1 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang. To-doy, Ram ItiU Una mornmr- T c gofßf is Very good. Course fancies: August BlessInf, Doub'e Ten, Lynchburg
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    RATS THREATEN
    32 1 Edmonton, Alberta, July 25.Alberta. the only totally ratfre-; province of Canada, is threaten ed by an invasion by an army ot rcdents reported to moving westward across the neighbouring faskctchewan.
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    7 Die In Power House Riot
    37 1 UP. CALCUTTA, July 2s.—Seven persons, including a policeman, died today of injuries sustained yesterday when coal workers mobbed the power house a: Lovabad in BUiar. bringing the death toll to 13.—UP.
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    Mines Rouse Jerusalem
    50 1 Jerusalem, July 25 —Exploding mines aroused all of Jerusalem early today as the Jewish under ground pressed its anti-British campaign that may lead to al! Palestine being put under martial law. Two British armoured cars patroli'ng the outskirts of Jerusalem touched off mines, but miraculously escaped destruction.
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    Tugs Arrived Too Late, To Be Sold
    157 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ninety-five utgs and barges surplus to the Singapore Government's shipping requirements are being sold to the Dtiblic. j Siamese Goverrmerit ard other territories in South-Eas? i Asia have also been, interested I buyers In these vessels. The tugs and barkers
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    1,000 GUNS LICENSED IN S'PORE
    438 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Over 1.000 guns have been licensed in Singapore. Most of these are shot-guns, in the hands of sportsmen. The maj err 4 of the firearm; licenced are sho*-guns and air rifles. Only a "very f«W smal 1 arms have been licensed, ac(ordirn
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    37 1 Borne, July 25. -The- Italian press published unconfirmed rumours attributed to unnamed Trieste sources thai Yufl la were building V-2 and V 3 rocket launching sites near the ItaloYugoslav border and along the YugCStl v Adriatic Coast.
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    Wife's Conduct Humiliated Husband
    148 1 Reuter. LONDON. July 25. Normal Francis Edmunds, a member of the English '-ar and formerly Assistant LegaJ Remembrancer of the Punjab Government, was humiliated and wounded in nil prnSa and self-esteem by th? condeet o>" his wife when they j were livirg ir Irdia. said Just;ce
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    Indonesian Doctor Appeals For Drugs
    204 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Dr. Soebandrio, surgeon and Secretary General ol the Indonesian Ministry of Information yesterday in a Singapore hotel made an appeal for relief organisations in Malaya to help the suffering million in Java. 1 Dr. Soebandriu. who has just arrived from Amsterdam, HoiI
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    21 1 VIENNA. July 25.—Four Nazi untitled leaders were hanged today for the mass murders of Hungarian Jews in Austria during the war.
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    29 1 READING, Berkshire, July 25.—An inquest will be held at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum tomorrow on Thomas John Ley, former New South Wales cabinet minister, who died there last night.
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    27 1 NANKING, July 25.—Mr. Wang Shih-shieh, China's Foreign Minister, said today that China was considering an exchange of Ambassadors with Burma in response to a request from Britain.
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    Ahearne Resigns
    84 1 Mr. C. D. Ahearn<». Jo*nl Commissioner on War Damage Claims Commission, has resigned on the completion of his contract. He is leaving Malaya on Aug. 10 fcr England. Mr. Ahearne. who is 53 years Of age. was born in County Cork and educated at Our Lady's, Cork, and
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    Newsman Detained
    48 1 London. July 25.—The New York Times London Office said to night that correspondent William Laurence and his wife were taken irom a train on Wednesday at Bentheim, Germany, in trie British zone, and ordered into dctcntic n barracks for travelling through Germany without necessary transit papers.
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    Guerillas Attack
    44 1 Athens. Jui> 25—An estimated 1.20U guerillas attacked Gfevena at dawn today and a battle wa.> fought until early afternoon when the government troop s with the help of straffing by the ah* force sent the guerillas into retreat, military sources spid tonight.
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    Celebrated Burma Killings
    168 1 Reuter. RANGOON. July 25.— U. Saw. tanner Burnvse Prime Minster, and other lcadii \tt mm arrested after Saturday's assassination of Aung San and six Cabinet M> i isters. will appear in court as ■■•■■on as the charges agairs* them drawn i n, it was learreu heje authoritatively
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    TOO DEAR
    38 1 LONDON. July 25.—Hanry Joseph Stevolnian, 19-year-old huwker of Upper Holloway, said by the PlOlc cntioD to have paid £J,OOO in finec in a feats, was lined £80 at Highgate for selling oranses over the controlled price.
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    DIED
    30 1 LONDON, July 25. —Edith I ranee* Cfowdy of Chelsea— Senior Staff Commander V.A.D. headquarters and later Deputy Director of WRNS in the 1914—18 War ha" died of heart failure.
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    MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED
    30 2 UP. RANGOON. Jul, 25-1 arrest of U Sein 1 mese millionaire landowner" Pegu area, and a member of the Myochii h was announced b 1 th i today.—UP.
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    FIRST WAR SEIZURE OF CHINESE VESSEL
    288 3 i From Our Own Reporter) July 25.—The story of the first seizure of a stal vessel since the outbreak of hostilities was related by the Taikong 0 f a motor Malacca today. stated that the boat had touched Re s buying rubber and other
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    AUSTRALIA WILL HAVE DISPLAY AT MAHA
    94 3 Is Malaya foi foe 11 ended May 194' landing over A €17 millions," Ma ay i c nl noes to be Austra tird best customer in post. A i imprehens re Australian j arfJl c ;>r urtt ar the" Mffift »••>:••.:' tion in Kuala
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    300,000 Yds.Cloth For Release
    44 3 Wbu :c Staff Rrporter) Sb gapore win next j thi released 30'j.0C0 1 textiles made avai'able Singapore Uuvernmcat. f textiles an chiefly strip- a cotton prints j ,Jr designs and styles. fiJr approximate cost of the expected to be I
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    MALAY ON HURT CHARGE
    50 3 F. n °t guilty at the r: Magistrates Court yes- j yj' *JJ c of causing rjj on amed idros bin t Mohamed the habit 0 i is anc was n > tafie* iJii al>Usin o him. Avis: i vns «-xtended until Bu i case will
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    YOUTH ON MURDER CHARGE IS "THIRD TIME LUCKY"
    185 3 untitled Staggered Out Of Court hick Sth n tried t-ri aWEr Who *C CoirT V,OUSIy Chair Murder S_ on Hin v th ->5 t m K thlrd a PIr, U( k a free -M. rak JJ***. Crown ?J ease Mr. thai th?
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    House Collapse: No One Hurt
    91 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) No one was injured when a portion of the second storey of a shophotiso in Narcis Street collapsed yesterday morning. Fortunately, the occupants of the floor had warning before the impending collapse, and evacuated. The beams supporting the floor showed ?igns of
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    ANTI-TB SOCIETY NEEDS FUNDS FOR ITS WORK
    620 3 A further meeting of the Council of the Singapore Anti-Tueerculosls Association on Tuesday of this week decided on the immediate steps to be taken to combat the spread of consumption in the Colony. The Singapore Association is working In close contact with the
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    Jail, Rotan For "Most Serious" Crime
    170 3 11l convincing a middle-aged Chinese. Tiong Hiong Tai, at the Assize Court yesterday to seven years' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rot an for attempted extortion, Mr. Justice Jobling told the accused that considering "the prevalence ot this crime and the effect
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    COMMUNISTS' ATTITUDE
    67 3 An appeal to the British Government urging it to take immediate action to stop Duten aggression by bringing the Indonesian question to the United Nations Security Council, .n order to safeguard the pea;'* 1 and security of South Ea_> Asia, is made by ihe Communist Party of Malaya.
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      512 3 THE CHUNG HWA INSTITUTION. Wo have pleasure in announcing the to-opening of the Chune- Hwa Institution on the 11th of August 1947 at our former premises in 56 Short Street. The management has decided to run a dual school:— an English school and a Chinese school. Chinese Wiil from part
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    Mr. Nehru On The Java War
    531 4 Eyeii the Dutch, who dis Play a lamentable reckless ness in the conduct of their affairs, can hardly be oblivious to the seriousness of title implications behind Mr. Nehru's denunciation of their action in Java. Mr Nehru spoke plain, if embarrassing, words to the
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    FEASANTS AND WORKERS UNITE
    1057 4  -  The Malay peasantry have taken an important step by inaugurating the All-Malaya Peasants' Union. Its implications and its likely effects upon the future course of Malayan politics are analysed by our commentator. By S. Raja Ratnam The formation of an AllVfalayan Peasants' Union formally inaugurated at
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    Army Civil Service Union
    242 4 Letters To The Editor:* The People's Postbog Kir,-At the general meeting of the Army Civil Service Union held on 20tli instant, Mr. Lim Yew Hock gave a speech after the chairman's opening address. In it lie emphasized the necessity of funds and also touched on matters
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    Co-Education
    180 4 Sir,—It was stated in the Sunday Tribune that some people of repute arc in favour of introducing co-education in Singapore. i>iow, I believe that the principal aim of education is to arm young people with the culture and morals to combat the difficulties they will encounter after school life.
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    Sports Letter
    90 4 CHEONG HOCK LENG. Sir.—I wish to draw iour attention to your column of Special Badminton Notes tßy a Special Correspondent) publisher! in your paper of Monday, July 21. Your Special Correspondent mentiored me as 1941 Junior Siimles Chamoion of the Singapore Badminton Association Championships of that year. This
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    Perak Council
    71 4 A LOYAL CITIZEN. SIR,—People interested in the progress of Perak, the premier State in Malaya, have been awaiting the first meeting of the Perak Advisory Council that was formed by the Resident Commissioner nearly a year ago. If there Us no great secrecy about the reasons for not
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    Where Britons Learn Eastern Tongues
    440 4 It is being increasingly recognised !n Britain that people whose business it is to rill political and commercial posts abroad should be grounded In the language and culture of the country to which they are accredited. Up to point the acquisition ol' this knowledge before
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    ADVERTISING IN RUSSIA
    82 4 At last the Russians bate taken to large scale advertising, which hitherto one associated with capi talism. For the first time in its history Moscow city radio is accepting advertising in its programme. However, no enterprising Moscow individual can advertise his latest corn-cure. Only government business enterprises,
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    WAY TO THE HEART
    124 4 There is another t/aj ol gating to a man's heart, andai has been discovered by Pr:teWarburg of Copenhagen. Hitherto blood sar.pk- j tests have been taken from where but the heart NbuJ means of a plastic tub*? barerj. millimetre In diameter, bia samples can be taken
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    Making The Desert Bloom
    87 4 The American Office ol g Utilization has began a PfJJ experiment which, il sac could make the deserts world bloom again. The. idea is n >«'- r crt by specially from large planes Knu** paratroop-seeds they are ed seeds made Into a plete w'th fertiliser, and
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    Debasing Australia's Silver Coins
    80 4 Australia's Silver < have their glitter ta fiLflJ them. The amouni oi in every coin is t; from 921 per cent. U The reason for this jj# tralia has to collect some 000 ounces < I h T*£ a similar amount.which* tamed from America a war.
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    Commissioners ban press from general motors discussion
    281 5 (Tribune Stall Reporter) After a 20-mmute debate as to whether the Press excluded ur the Municipal Commissioners, by a narrow margin, decided to keep the Press out When they discussed an application from the Genera Motors Overseas Corporation for permission to establish an
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    SUIT AGAINST SINGAPORE LAWYER
    73 5 Reuter motion on beK ngd n, ChairB ard i r atS C. GoSingapore c .tempt, came J Supreme i Mr. JusP jrne, who Mr Kingdon. I r an adtion with 3 be behall q i tl at be had jjournmect, 1 j. co uri for leave
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    Press Kept Out Of Malacca Meeting
    118 5 (From Our Own Reporter) MALACCA. Friday.—Members of the local Press were kept out of the Municipal Chambers When the Commissioners considered three vital items which will affect the progress of the Malacca Municipality. The tbr«p items, which wer--discussed in camera, wereft) the lease of
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    S.V.C. COMMANDANT
    36 5 Major A. L. B. Swaine has been appoil ted to act as Commandant. Smgapore Volunteer Corps, with effect from July 14. 1947. during the absence en leave of Lt. Ci. R. W. Watson Hyatt.
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    Driver Gets Jail For Cyclist's Death
    314 5 tapah July Eltamarting that it was the war* caw tin* he had ever come across, ihe District Judge. Mr. J. G. Ad rr.s. convicted and sentenced a Malay motor car driver named Osman bin Hussin to six months r.i. and disqualified him from driving
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    $10-Million Needed For Road Repair In S'pore
    574 5 The Municipal Commissioners unanimously ded ded yesterday that the Armed Forces should make proportionate contributions at regular intervals towards the cost of repairing damage done to roads in the Municipal area, and towards the cost of the maintenance of these roads. The motion
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    REQUEST FOR PUBLICATION
    410 5 Laycock Report: Amended Version The Municipal Commissioners decided yesterday to request the Governor-in-Council to make public the amended version of the Laycock Report on the reconstitution of the Municipal Commissioners. Moving the motion. Mr. T W. Org. referred to the Commissioners' secret discission on ♦he Report and
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    "HAND-MADE" BOMBS FLUNG INTO CAMP
    59 5 Two hand-mad/ incendiary bombs wore reported to been thrown by unidenilftad persons into on*- of the Indonesian workers' barracks at Wilheimina Camp. Tanjong Katong Road, In the early hours of Thursday. One of the bombs exploded and set fire to one or the huts. The
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    CHINESE KOTAK SINKS: MASTER REPORTED LOST
    104 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter; A Chinese-owned 'kotak' on its way to Singapore with a c;ir go of pigs and rubber is reported to have sunk after one day s journey from Penangkat. Twj survivors were picked up by the Shell Oil Co. tanker. Sirusa, on
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    Training School For Probationary Nurses
    262 5 KUALA LUMPUR. July 25—To raise the standard of the nursing profession, the Medical Department in Kuala Lumpur, will in a few weeks' time, start its first Probationer Nurses' Training School in the General Hospital, where candidates can also be trained as child welfare specialists. I
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    BOAC FLYINGBOAT SERVICES
    93 5 The British Airways Corporation flying boat service which at present leaves Singapore for Bangkok and Hong Kong every Wednesday morning will, from August. 7, leave every Thursday morning. The flying boat service which starts from Singapore and leaves tor the United Kingdom every Wednesday morning, will from
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    Abductions in S'pore "Underworld" Wars
    438 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter* Abduction of rival members by secret societies when they declare "war" on each other is becoming frequent in Singapore. The victims are usually set upon by a strong force from the opposing camp and bundled into waiting vehicles at the point of
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    Fine Film-With A Difference!
    343 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Every now and then we are pleasantly surprised with the advent of a film production that is somehow "different from the usual run of "movie" whether it be Of the slap-stick comedy type, the tensely dramatic type, or just the plain "froth and
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    K.L Indians Plan Independence Celebrations
    66 6 KUALA LUMPUR. July 25.— Indiars in Malaya are miking elaborate oreparauors to celebrate the transfer of power b\ Britain t 0 India. Th.o Selangor Regional Indian Congress, it is gathered, has approached the authorities to to Irdian Government employees on Au gust 15. Tlv new
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    S'PORE RATEPAYERS INSIST ON METERS FOR TAXIS
    279 6 At a committee meeting of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association held on May 19 the Secretary of the Association, Messrs. Rennie, Lowick Co.. were instructed to address a letter to the Municipal President on the need for installing meters on taxis which ply for
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    Barnett, Test Cricketer, To play For SCC Today
    224 7 Australian and fonror Test cricketer, B. A. 1 ll( ho i« n a business tour in 'his country, r Oliver for the S.C.C. in two games on «rill Hiirine the weekend: against the I.A. this the ng fl „dTgiinst the S.R.C. tomorrow.
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    Cup For S'pore Table Tennis Championships
    154 7 Mr. Aw Kow has presented a Championship Cup for the Singapore Table Tennis Association Men's Singles tournament which will begin as soon as the Junior Championships are over. The pre-war 'Aw Boon Par Trophy" was lost during the occupation. The Junior Inter Club League
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    Sports Set-Up To Stay Despite Division
    154 7 CALCUTTA. July 2c.— Mr. P. Ganta, Honoraiy Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, expressed the hope in r.n interview at Calcutta recently thai the .sport set-up as it existed to control various branches of <?nort in li-dia would not he
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    FULLERTON HITS FIRST CENTURY
    319 7 Reuter. PAISLEY, July 24.—Weathering a fierce spell of bowling by Tuckett after a century by George Fullerton had put the South African touring cricket team well ahead on the first innings, Scottish batsmen defiantly avoided a defeat here today in the last hour-and-a-half in their two-day
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    867 8  -  Notes Com ments For First Day Of Penang Races (By "Man at the Rails" PENANG, July 25.—The going is expected to De very hard for the First Day of the Penang Turf Club's Summer's Moot which opens here today at 2.15
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    ARMED MEN ROB CHINESE WOMEN
    64 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A couple of Chinese, one armed with a pistol, held up an elderly Chinese woman in her house in Sago Lane at noon, yesterday. Besides- a sum cf $85 which they found in a box. the robbers made the woman hand over
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    59 8 Police bail 11 st 010 was ex te: 'led vestsrriay for three weeks, to Chco Chang oicn<* f29,\ alleged to hav e cheated Ho Scow Km on March 3 last rear, at an addr«cs *n Tanionor Parar load. nf lOC dozen bottles of cni7h mixture worth $546. The
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    Extermination Threa To Whole Family
    462 8 MALACCA. Friday.—ln the District r., ur 1 cforc Mr. E. A. Burton, a Chinese shopMolek related to the Court, to extract money from him under thi tion of hts whole family. At the outset of the eas- ttw defence asked the Court for a uosipoi
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    64 8 (T. Financial Corn The share market yesterday l was very dull and qu'et with a j slightly easier tendency bp all J sections. j In the Industrial section in j quiries continued for Hammers. Uniteers. Henry Waughs and i McAlisters. There was small business passing within
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