Malaya Tribune, 8 August 1947

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    57 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Now printed simultaneously in Singanore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) TuillT PA**? SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Afernt«: —Me**r» <>n a Turner Ltd., Talkot N«u«. .it, St. Mjurtin't
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    GRATUITIES & PENSIONS FOR POLICE WIDOWS, ORPHANS
    568 1 GRATUITIES PENSIONS FOR POLICE WIDOWS, ORPHANS Governors told to report S'PORE POLICE CHIEF GIVES DETAILS I rribune Staff Reporter) the Malayan Union and Singa'■eport on the question of com paid to the families of policemen public who were killed in Malaya apprehend armed criminals, reports X This follows a question
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    Prison Escapee Recaptured
    78 1 -r r ftafl X' port€t > ifti v. eks' freedom, I Vm A Ti alias Lim c. wa > among the j i Ml scaped IK m Ottaaß id Prison en June 16. pijeK r ;V arrested In Pulau a parts ol policemen IBM tq Insr* ctor
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    20 Per Cent More Padi Lands
    63 1 Reuter. y- n A;,e. 7.—The increase :v land under culfor padi in British Malm4j v' c 1 v: v c n n th 3 p./ -4 ~l year was 20 i V T:: Under- r today m The rea 2?i on -790.000 a, rei
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    Singapore Prefabs: H.E. To Report
    64 1 Singapore Prefabs: H .E. To Report LONDON, Au I il C-c U 8 -In the House j to* n Labour nvmbe, I •t.0r.,.. asked what ™**n to ensure {ft* no* b rttr h Use cf ihv JjNr W(.uid" v. itoM C :ii ua a ■I "at Singapor l tn', 1:1
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    SHIP EXPLOSION BILLS SIX
    18 1 of di 1 —An exh 4 -todav EE ,m ht the fa*. «J" 1
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    QUAKE SENDS 145,000 TO OPEN CAMPS
    57 1 SANTIAGO. CUBA. Aug. 7: Earthquake shocks, which started late Wednesday, continued to rock Cuba's eastern tip. including the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo. The ninth quake shook Santiago today. It was estimated that 90 per cent of Santiago's 145.0C0 population n>d their homes
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    Corporal Scores In Gun Duel
    84 1 (Tribute Staff Reporter) Checking up on Police patrols last night about 8.45 near the railway line around Kamrx>ng Sllat. a Malay police corporal was fired at by two gunmen. One bullet got lodged in his belt but didn t injure him. He toed back and
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    S'pore Indians' Independence Day Plan
    98 1 Firing of crackers at 2 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 15—12.01 a.m. Indian Standard Time -will mark Singapore Indians' celebration of Independence Day. Following is the tentative programme announced by the Regional Indian Congress of Singapore. I—Firing of crackers at 2 a.m. on Aug.
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    GOVT WINS APPROVAL ON CRISIS
    60 1 U.P. LONDON, Aug. 7.—Tne Government tonight won a 318 to 170 vote of approval iv the Comnif-ns >r iv dollars'' programme as T. bole. Tre Commons vote leca'ueail <; was on the opposition's n»otion to adjourn the house as a si,;n of prot st againi*
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    Siam to handle rice Shipments to Malaya
    213 1 Reuter. BANGKOK. Aug. 7.—lt is reliably understood the Siamese Government has completed plane for handling rice shipments after the tripartite agreement ceases at the end of August. According to information the Siamese Government will set up a new organistation called the Allocation Board
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    8 KILLED WHEN HOUSE COLLAPSES
    52 1 U.P. ROCCA DI PAPA, ITALY, Aug. 7. Eight persons were kilied and nine injured today when a large hor* t pprched on the edge of a 700 metei h=gh hill suddenly gave away and tumbled down the slope. The weather was believed to have undermined
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    Luxury Goods Smuggled In From HK: Local Reaction
    552 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) "The whole question of imports from all hard cur rency countries has to be gone into extremely carefully before a revised policy is formulated," stated Mr A. D. Stutchbury, Acting Registrar of Imports and Exports in an interview with
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    New India Flag: A Racket
    92 1 Malayan Indian Congress Headquarters have come to understand that the new Indian National Flags are being made and sold at exorbitant prices by persons all over the country. In some cases, these flags are not in accordance with the schedule, colour, dimensions and pattern prescribed.
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    'US. FILM CUT MEANSCUTTING OWN IHROAT'
    151 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Film distributors in Singapore were cautious in their comments this morning on the statement yesterday by Mr. McKerron urging drastic cuts on the importation cf American lilms. One distributor said that Government would be "cutting its own throat." if importation of
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    127 Policemen Arrested
    50 1 RANGOON. Aug. 7. -The Burmese authorities arrested today 127 policemen who took part in the recent police strike. Thakin Tun, one of the colleagues cf U Aung San, assas£irated Burmese kader, in the Japanese-sponsored "Burma Deiemce Army" during the war, was also arrested, a Government spokesman revealed.
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    KLM PLANE AVOIDS INDIAN AIRFIELDS
    32 1 Reuter. —AAP. BATAVtIA, Aug. 7.—A KLM Constellation left Batavia tonight en route to Amsterdam via Colombo and Athens avoid ng Indian and Middle East airfields. —Reuter. —AAP.
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    JAP GOLD MAY BE EXPORTED
    33 1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Authoritative said that the Far Eastern Commission soon announce a decision to permit the expert of Japane gold as a means of stimulating that country's economy.
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    He Tattoos Panties For A Living
    161 1 U.P. Boston, Aug. 7.—"Professor Frank Liberty" knows what a lot of war veterans have up their sleeve s—he's making a tidy pile gett'ng it out. Mermaids, hula hula girls acauired in Hawaii, names of French, Belgian and Australian sweethearts and needlework portraits of strip-tease
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    Bitter Attack On Crisis Plan
    785 1 DEVALUATION FEARS LONDON, Aug. 7.—The United States loan to Britain will probably be exhausted in the month of October, Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer, told the British House of Commons today as the nation prepared to tighten its belt still further to implement the
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    US General Calls For Showdown With Soviet
    89 1 U.P. Vienna. Aug. 7. —Lieut. Gen. GdJffrey Keyes, LM ,ted States mil'tary commissioner for Aus tria. has called for a showdown over the weekend with the Soviet command, over its armed seizure last week-end of the Ameri can and British-owned Loban oil refinery.
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    Police Chief Has Pocket Picked
    53 1 U.P. TOKIO. Aug. 7 Th-rty-three-vear-old Assistant police Chief Jun Thukamoio of Naga:aki, visitirg Tokyo, found Tokyo p ckpockets Mt too clever for him. As he rode in a trr.mear between two city stations, an unider titled pickpocket stole an envelope frcm his hip-pocket containing four
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    Stunt Misfired
    45 1 U.P. SLOUGH, ENGLAND, Aug. 7.— Salesman David Savage set himself m f.ie to demonstiate to trusting fiiends the efJaeiency of hLs newfire extinguisher. He failed' to put out the fire in time. Hospital assistants sa.d that he would recover from severe bums. —U.P.
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    To Break Wiley Post's Record
    61 1 Reuter. CHICAGO. Aug. 7.— Planning to stop at Paris. Karachi, Shanghai, Tckyo and Fairbanks, Alaska, Cap;ain William P. Odcms took off from Chicago at 1953 DBST tonight in a new j attempt to set up a kolo round- the-world speed record. I Captain Odcms is
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      360 2 NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENT' WESTING HOUSE REFRIGERATOR GUARANTEE. The continued and severe shortage of supplies of new Westinghouse lefrigerators may encourage the purchase and imoort into Malaya of Westinghouse refrigerators sold by the makers for use in the Un ted States or for territories other than Malaya. WARNING The Westinghouse Electric International
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    Free Education Plan Gets Through Council
    979 3 With two major amendments of far-reaching effect on the future educational policy of the country, the 10-year free primary education pian submitted to the Government by a specially appointed Select Committee was approved by the Advisory Council yesterday. Describing re s trictions contained in
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    Alleged Find Of Rice In Lighter
    93 3 Bail in the sum of $1,000 was offered yesterday at the Fourth Police Court to Tec Meng. a 40--year-old Teochew. who claim d trial on a charge ol fraudulent of 4,500 katties ol rice worth $1,125. found in a lighter in the Singapore River,
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    31 3 Reuter. NANKING, Aug. 7: Mr. Sheu Shi Hua. former Chinese Commissioner to India, has been appointed China's representativ in Austria, with ministerial rank, according-, to. a. Government mandate issued today. Reuter.
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    Abetment Of Housebreaking & Theft Alleged
    102 3 Abetment Of Housebreaking Theft Alleged GU'SI ft i u nt Ros»e, and Hi ti 9 r~ 20 ol 810. Paya j_g.Mon yesterday, si v' air "S Cou.: •:.<• foortn a ntf** che 18 Kiat i 22» Cr-::i; s L: poad. potie* 5 T 1 °siturday. I' jj i iro and
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    S'PORE LAWYER'S WIFE GETS DECREE NISI
    91 3 a ft nis be mage ab- nontha disaolvn< y v I ieesl advocate and S vcas granted p v. s £v- lyn Le cesiet by gv:3 Arnslej at the Singa I kCcrni yesterday, uV pel:: n was Bled on tae ndent'a adultery v. n
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    European gets 5 years' jail
    420 3 an engineer in the British Merchant reck Cyni Goodman, who pleaded guilty \ssize Court yesterday to charges of unlawful possession ol ammUnlUon and unJ pos ession of a bayonet, was sentenced to us imprisonment by Mr. Justice is said to have oi CantoßMn ■rr Cantonese
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    Ex-Services Association Supper Dance
    32 3 Ex -Services Association Supper Dance Dane it tui v oe:3!i °n win "fe v n fefeßce h. f the ded to Co-oner? (Marrvr./." v submitu.., IJJ v to the v the liJVf/\_
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      573 3 FLAT Or HOUSE Furnished/Un- j furnished required by officer and wife. Now paying $1085 month for ruite. Grateful for more reasonable proposition Bex 944 M. 1 *■> nyapore. FURISKED DOUBLE and single ootns now vacant. Preferred European bachelor with part meals. Modern sanitation. Reply Box No. 940. M. Tribune, Spore.
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    Mr. Attlee's Speech
    593 4 The British Prime Minister's speech on the economic crisis was of a quality the nation has come to look for in times of danger. Mr. Attlee made no attempt to gloss over the seriousness of the position into which Great Britain has drifted. Nothvng in the speech
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    Time can be made to unroll its Scroll for the plane passenger who allows his dreams to wander on a journey — FROM BASRA TO CAIRO
    818 4  - Time can be made to unroll its Scroll for the plane passenger who allows his dreams to wander on a journey FROM BASRA TO CAIRO by W. A. Harpur Basra, practically landlocked by hundreds of miles of desert, swelters in heat that Singaporeans do not even dream of. The passenger,
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    Letters To The Editor? The Peoples Postbag More About The ACSU
    417 4 AMEMBER. Sir,—l would like to remind the "Lone Eagle" that the ACSU is handicapped in many respects. One handicap is that the Union has many "Lone Eagles" as members, who wish to, and always do. take all and give
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    Singapore's Trolley Buses
    334 4 B. TAN. Sir,—I write this letter with a grouse on a subject wh:'ch has had the attention of many other correspondents. It is with regard to the "trolley buses" used by the Singapore Traction Co. at present on certain routes. The common name for a vehicle which
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    Army Civil Service Union
    407 4 ROBLEE. Sir,— Reading through the columns of the "Peoples PostBag of your paper recently, t surprises me to find that employees of the Army are criticising the "Army Civil Service Union" and their fellow-workers who have taken the initative in taking an active part in the
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    Lone Eagle's Reply
    222 4 "THE LONE EAGLE". Sir,—ln reply to Mr. Pang, I beg to inform him that I am very much obliged for his reply, but I do not see any reason why he should be sarcastic, because of my comments and questions. Besides anybody who writes in the "People's
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    CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S PLAN FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY
    439 4 Few countries in Europe enjoy the political and economic stability that Czechoslovakia does. It has established good relations both with Russia and with the Western Nations without resorting to the diplomatic trick of trying to play off the powers. In more ways than one Czechoslovakia
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    Milk Fat Content In Condensed Milk
    84 5 :r ..;< f OO ora ibl" nas i *a5 t> infftoO lCr J\ r J* o^ •h' A *'''V mad ji.c mad -i l ,«1» fft*B rv,unC»l tn f Adv D: igs I •»sr jj m sa ,1 inat e- unusually pubUIbbC d :v
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    Sentul Railwaymen To Strike On Aug. 12
    79 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 6 Even though the Management f the Malayan Railways has conceded cne of the three demands made by ihe Sentul Branch of the All-Malayan Railway Workers' Trade Un'on, th** workers will go en strike on August 12
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    MENTAL HOSPITAL STRIKERS GET 48-HR. ULTIMATUM
    218 5 Return To Work—Or Dismissal o Own Repollei ir-day old strike ol approximately n ints working at Tanjong Rambutan daj marked by the issuance ol a fortyto em to r» turn to work. .it inta Relatives and friends of the hospital personnel are helping the
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    Councillor Demands Action Against Harbour Board
    388 5 Describing the Singapore Harbour Board's bulldozer action against the "Trafalgar" Street squatters as "shocking", Mr. C. C. Tan, in the Advisory Council yesterday, demanded that the report on this subject be referred to the Public Prosecutor. Mr. Tan submitted that if the Public Prosecutor
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    S'pore Stamp Club Offers Design Prizes
    195 5 The Singapore Stamp Club is offering two sets of prizes to Sin gapcre school children for designs which are necessary for two projects they have in hand. 1. Design for Anti-T.B. Stamp: The committee have approached the Government with the suggest.on that in order
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    RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE
    153 5 According to the Control of Rent (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, 1947, approved by the Advisory Council yesterday in all its states, all pending proceedings before the Rent Assessment Board established under the Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance of 1939. and the Rent Assessment Board (Additional Powers) Ordinance of
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    CLOTH MERCHANT THANKED FOR AID IN ACCIDENT
    228 5 Mr. E. L. William, an official of the Singap, re Traction Company expressed thanks at the Singapore Coroner"s Court yesterday to Sheik Salleh bin Salim. an Arab cloth merchant of Bagdad Street, for the ass's! ance he had rendered when Gan Jek Eng
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    PENANG LAWYER AS INDIAN ENVOY TO INDONESIA
    102 5 <Frcm Our Own Reporter*. KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 7. Mr. X. Raghavan, popular Penang Lawyer and President of the Central Indian Association of Malaya before the war, has been appointed Indian Consul-General in Indonesia, in place of Mr. Punjabi, states a cable dispatch from
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    MALAYAN UNION ADVISORY COUNCIL
    31 5 The next meeting cf the Malayan Union Advisory Council will be held at the Council Chamber. Kuala Lumpur, on iOnday. August 25, 1947, commencing at 10 a.m.
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    Extension Of Protected Places Ordinance
    153 5 The Singapore Advisory Council yesterday decided to extend the Protected Places Ordinance, 1946, by another year from the date on which the Ordinance would ordinarily have expired. Introducing the motion, Mr. G. W. McL. Henderson, Acting At-torney-General, said: "At the time of tho enactment of
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    Home Office Course For F/Lt. K. H. Tan
    227 5 F Lt. K. H. Tan. DFC, who obtained a lirst-class in his recent sessional examination at the London School of Economics, where he holds a scholarship for Social Welfare, was chosen to attend the Home Office Probation Course during the summer vacat'on.
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    RULERS CONTRIBUTE TO INDONESIAN RED CROSS
    59 5 Two donations, one of $5,000 from Their Highness the Rulers of Kedah, Perlis, Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Johore, Kelantan, Trengganu and Pahang, and the other of $850, from the Pergerakan Melayu Semenanjong, Johore Bahru. have been received by the International Red Cross Committee of
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    34 5 The report on income tax by Mr. R. B. Heasman has now been completed. It will be made available to members of the Malayan Union Advisory Council before their next meeting on Aug. 25.
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    PRO Urges Need For Speed-up In Registration Of Voters
    276 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) "The registration of voters for the forthcoming Legislative Council Elections in Singapore is not progressing very speedily, it is officially reported. Up to now the number of people registering for the right to vote has been disappointingly small.
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    Jap Regime Detective On Trial For Murder
    573 5 (From Our Own Reporter). KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7.—A Jap regime police detective, Yap Siong, faced his trial at the Assizes this morning before Mr. Justice Spencer Wilkinson on a charge of murder, committed three years' ago during the occupation. Accused is alleged to
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    Textiles Released For Sale
    80 5 Approximately 300.000 yards of textiles were released en the open market by Government through the Chambers of Commerce for sales to tlie public in Singapore. The mater al consists of the following: Cotton prints retailing at $1.12 per yard; Printed Shirting at $1 per yard and
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    Big Social Welfare Conference In S'pore This Month
    687 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) An international Social Welfare Conference has been called by the Special Commissioner in South Asia. Lord Killearn, and is scheduled to take place in Singapore from August 19 to August 23 at the Office of the Special Commissioner, Cathay
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    Offered Bribe To Policeman, Fined
    193 6 PENANG. Aug. 6: a SU* $100 OT three months' rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr B J. Jennings in the District Court today on Cheah Hun Chen* on a charge that he chd oiler $1.50 cts. to a Police constable for his release after n«
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    INDIAN FREED
    75 6 KUALA LUaiPUR. Aug. 6 A 40-year old J.i.dian named Pa laniappan was this afternoon discharged by Rain Ayoub hi the First Magistrate's Court, at the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry in which he faced a ten tative charge of murder. It was alleged nut accused .tabbed one Muth
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    33 6 War Secretary Frederick Bellenger. in a written Parliamentary reply, says the number oi letters received by his department from Members of Parlia nu nt during May and June were 2.2G9 and 1,970 respectively.
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    Income Tax Mtg: Dr. C.P. Cheah To Represent SCBA
    138 6 (From Our Own Reporter) PENANG. Aug. £> r Cheah Cheng Poh JP, committee member of the Straits Chinese Brdtsh Association, will represent the SCBA at the forthcoming Pan-Malaya.i meeting of delegates to discuss the BUbiect of income tax and cost ol
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    GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST INDIAN
    53 6 An Indian named Sridaran, who is alleged to have committed rape on his step-daughter a 9 1/2 year-old girl on March 8 this year, was produced before Mr. A. P. Jack, Magistrate, in the 7th Court, at a preliminary inquiry held yesterday. Further hearim;-w an- adjourned
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    Medal Of Merit For Bishop Lee
    642 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) In a simple and impressive ceremony which was held at the Amirlc m Consulate yesterday, the Reverend B.hop E jm DD STD LL D.. Res: dent Bishop oi the Methodist Church £lays a was awarded the Medal For Merit by Mr
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    Shell Oil Tank Bums Fiercely
    73 6 U.P. SEMARANG. Aug. 7. A huge storage tank of the Shell Company at Tjepoe oil fields, which is the biggest in Java, was burning wildly 80 miles east Of Semarang. Thi' origin of the fire is still unknown but it was still blazing with no
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    2 Raids By Armed Gang Women's Jewellery Taken
    353 6 (Tribune Stall' Reporter) Armed robbers, who carried out two-robb within half an hour in the countryside in Sii on Thursday night, carried away with them to hide-out several katties of rice, cartons of C it> and cash and jewellery worth about $300.
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    DUTCH ALLEGE MURDER BY REPUBLICANS
    112 6 Reuter- AAP. BATAVIA. Aug. 7 -The minder of seven Europeans by «-he Republicans curing the Dutch occupation, in th ;uea around Pa dang, west coast o[ Sumatra, was reported by the Dutch communique today. ffcc? included a Swiss family of three. one Rumanian ami three
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    Australia Lead
    86 6 Reuter. MONTREAL. Aug, 7—Australia Wot the opening singles of their North American zone final with Canada in lite Davis Cup competitor here today when Bincy Pails, Australian singles champion, beat Henry. Rochon 6-1 6-4 6-2. The wirners of the tie will play Czechoslovakia, who topped the European zone,
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    Rubber Market Remains Steady
    125 6 (Tribune Finam iaj Cta Op< uing at 2 grade ribbec: (Septembe-•» tl was unchanged »ti ing. Later, n Pr there was UOlifc J change in the rati to natural rubber n Aax tyre mania a i eased slightly transacted at 28« certs. Siq pressure howev and
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    5 Yrs For Arms Ammo Possession
    122 6 Pleading gu: ty I of unlawful possess >l ul revolver and five round; munition at th Sungei Ro«.ci and W< the morning of January a Chinese named Lim full* (27> was sentenced to rigorous Impels* nineni byji Justice TBorogood ;H tl < S* poiv
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    PETER SMITH, No. 11, MAKES CRICKET HISTORY
    325 7 Middlesex Follow On vs. Kent Reuter. CHESTERFIELD, Aug. 7 —Peter Smith, Essex allrouader, established what is believed to be a record score in first class cricket for a number eleven batsman when he made IG3 in the match between Essex and Derbyshire here
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    MARSHALL B. P. BEAT SOCIAL B.P.
    117 7 Playing on their own court th.Marshall B. P. defeated the Social •B- P. by four fames to three. R, suits. (Marshall playet*' mentioned first. 1. SINC.LES Se -h Kirn Hock beat Goh Kay Choon 15—4. 15—6- Yen X.'an Bag lost to E. A. Nulls'
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    WALES MINSTRELS
    38 7 Members of the Wales Mirstreis are remained that a sp*-cial general meeting will be held at :he Vice President Mr. Yeo Wah Bin's residence. No. 101. Everitt Read, off Koon Serg Road, on Sunday. August 10.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    16 7 OLYMPIC COUNCIL Singapore Olympic and Sports Council meeting at YMCA. Stamford Road, slt> p.m.
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    Marino Fights Kane Tonight
    164 7 U.P. Manchester. Aug. 7.—As touyn little 30 year-old Hawaiian Dud:) Marino, chief contender lor the vacant wurld flyweight championship title and ?0-year old PeUr Kane, former holder of the same crown, tuned up for tomorrow's ton-round contest at I3ellpvue stadium, Manchester, iiust fan s favoured the
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    IPOH YMCA WINS FOENANDER SHIELD
    101 7 (Frum our own Itvp"rten D?OH, Aujr. 6—By winning hockey, badminton. term a :.nd tabUtennis matches and sharing honour in crickvt. the Ijn-h V.M.C.A. earned thi- distinction of being the first holders of the PoeiMUider shield for Intfer-YMCA sports competition. Bvforv rusontillir tho Shield. Mr. F.
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    World Wrestling Champ To Meet Kid Callon
    155 7 The All-Star Wrestling programme at the Great World Stadium on Saturday is attracting keen Interest amongst wrestling enthusiasts as it marks the first appearance here of a wrestler of World ciass. Con Balasis, the Australian and "world light-heavyweight champion will have as his
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    Chinese Juniors Beat Indians
    575 7 Chinese Juniors 3 I. A. 2. L.-ad;ng three-nil in the iirst haif. the Chinese Juniors were I 'tunate to have held the Indian Association's persistent at tacks after the irterval when thoy replied with two goals und wuuld have cQiirdised had not time saved the game
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    TAMILS' SOCCER.
    66 7 The Tamil Brotherhood Asiio&iation will meet the No. 1 British Transit Camp, Nee Soon, at Soccer at Nee Soon, on Saturday. Players and supporters are requested to assemble at 94, Owen Road. Tamilb' team: Sithambarani, A. Rasak, G. Somu, Ghani, Murugesu, S. Muthiah, K. R. Mutthiah, A. Berry,
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    49 7 Entries from members are invited for the English and American Billiards Games Handicap Closing date is August 15. The last game in the nnals or the Chess Tournament will oe played on Sunday, at 11 a.m. between Mr. Kiong Chin Eng ?md Mr. Goh Keng Swee,
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    Serangoon School Athletic Meet
    425 7 Clifford Mouse won Ihe championship at the Serangoon English School Athletic Sports, held on the school grounds yesterday, scoring 78 points in 25 events. Clementi House was runner up with 64 points. The Individual Championship went to Han Cheng Wah of the "A' Division, while Chan
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    INDIAN ASSN. CRICKET TEAMS
    152 7 The following wiH play cricket for the Indian Association against the Seaforth H'ghlardors at Alexandra Barracks on SaSaturday, at 2.00 p.m. Choor Singh (captain t, Ranklal, Ourdial s Ratnam. RavUal N. Mehta, C. Seneviratne, D. K. Sam v. M. U. Patel, Teherally Topiwalla o K. Gosain
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    ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY FAILS
    229 8 Tv/enty year old English Chritsopher Truston, who escap ed thiough a back lane of the Supreme Cottrt on W dncsday evening a day before his tria; at the High Court for the theft of a Jeep was re-arrested aft. r a short chas Trnston,
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    Kedah Aid For Indonesians
    131 8 <From Our Own Correspondent) ALCR STAR. Aug. 6.—Not less than 70 members represent" ing 12 political, social, religious art ard cultural, and musical bod es of Kedah met at the premises of the Saberkas Restaurant, en Saturday n'ght and resolved to support the Indonesians in their
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    HONGKONG COST of LIVING SHOCKS NEW GOVERNOR
    505 8 "Higher than any civilised Country in the world Reuter. Sir Alexander, however, assured the public that if, an examination of Ul2 position, he found Government intervention could be use- ful, and the Government did not have the requisite j powers, he would ask
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    Nourse hits grand double century
    224 8 Reuter. BIRMINGHAM. Aug. 7 —Hitting with tremendous power and purpose Dudley Nourse with a chanceless 205 not out became the first South African batsman to score a double century on the present tour when the South African cricketers gained a first innings lead of 190
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    QUAKE SHAKES CUBA
    29 8 U.P. SANTIAGO. Aug. 6. A stron? earthquake shook '..he eastern up ot Cuba at 3.20 p.m. on Wediv--day but no casualties or heavy carnages were reported.—U.P.
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    A.S. Samuel Will Not Compete In Veteran Badminton This Year
    169 8 (From our own Reporter). KUALA LuaiPUK, Auy. t>—A. S. Samuel, one ot Malaya s top-OOv-Chers in the feather game, wi»l not compete \}?tera»s this year, disclosed the b.Bj\. Secretary (Mr. S. Mula), in an offical circular sent today. Samuel won
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    S.A.O.B. Cricket
    56 8 The following will represent S\ Andrew's Old Boys at cricket against the R.A.F. Tengah on Saturday at 2.00 p.m.:— A. G. Armstrong (Capt.) S. M. Hope, J. Duclos. Lan Ro r s. J. Anchant, E. Ebert, O. Bogarrs, G. McCully, AusMn Bill, C. Humphries, C. De Silva. Translort
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    Inspector's Case Postponed
    333 8 The evidence of Chief Inspector J. MacPherson. Offioer-in-Charge of the Food Control Inspectorate. Singapore, against a former O/C of the Inspectorate, Chief Inspector C. W. Roberts, and a Chinese businessman, both charged with offences against a Food Control Proclamation, was stayed for a few months when it
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    Hubby loathed tennis so she'll have to Retire
    70 8 South Orange, New Jersey, Aug. 7.—Declaring that her hus band loathed the game, Mrs. Kay Stammers Menzies, Number 1 Wightman Cup player said that ;>fter 17 years of playing, she had decided to retire. "This vr'.U be my last year of tennis.
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    Subscriptions To Rotary Club TB Clinic Fund
    194 8 Following is the list of contributors to the Rotary Club Tuberculosis Clinic Fund:— Dr L Melville Thompson 10.000.00. Dr. C. L. Tessensohn 100.00, Nam Kwang Co. 100.00, R. O. Andre 10.C0. B. P. de Silva Ltd. 100.00. M. M. Abdul Rahim Co. 50.00,
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    Teachers' Unions In All Malaya Is Their Object
    295 8 (Tribune Statf Reporter A campaign to encourage the for anions among teachers in the Mala\; ip ing initiated in Singapore. A delegation pore teachers from the Teachers' Unioi to go to important centres in the Un: attend and address meetings of teachers.
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    Malacca's War Claim $19,700,000
    141 8 i Tribttn* S' i" >:■ Malacca Settlement's dam's loss urn! dama| tamed the war jumped 112-aBl in one month nh n the closed for tl the administration Final figui ea I i «a > by officials and the I U July 31 is $19,744 The corresponding
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    Expert Swimmer Drowned
    56 8 WINDS DR. ing in the Than eat* Wednesdaj Raymond Oi rfc Household and Ca Be was an expert swimmer cdl bath'ng with noßlber af and had dived int.. deep eSJg tried to reaeiM him bat it until four heart latei taa was icaorcud. Healing was a man
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    NOEL COWARD FINED
    29 8 U.P. LONDON. Aug. 7.—Pla.vwr.ght Noel Coward, who is visiting in the United States, was fined £5 in a cc :rt at Woolwich today on speed:..g charges.—L.P.
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