Malaya Tribune, 18 August 1947

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune L- THE PEOPLE FOR THE PESPLE MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Now printed simultaneously In Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) >''"'' SINGAPORE MONDAY AUG. 18, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London A renter—Meeart Pali* Turner Ltd.. TaJkot Moaae, ft. St. Martina Lama. W.C.4. MONDAY.
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    Pit Disaster: Hope Abandoned
    58 1 11 Practi\v r; D g any bay William r. ':> ndi ned toll mH I Keen h> na] Coal Board Ot' |W 1 there ca i P> 5 c survii b: t rescue i advance P*" s i w wkings F cwl rarbody m tha i
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    Honour Guest
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    Tribune Editorial Saves Man's Honour, And Brings $67,000
    430 1 it have received the I'cllowln? letter from Mr. Goh hi U of Sineaoore: I "Ow IftiM s «om< 1 l«f< v k nd o! otooubllsri your consider***. it i in lV 6v€ Jin<« j r yi i] r Pies i i to
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    Britain's Heatwave
    27 1 1 1 Britain's Na i Holidaykm 1 J, 6 "to sea very a Besr* v *«n i was that '*trees v» mpcr:itu re ot wiiibe
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    Russians Massing
    52 1 U.P. Teheran. Aug. 17.—The newspaper Atesh which is close to mditary circles reported today that Ruiisia :'s making large troop concentrations on the Soviet Persian border. Atesh said that Soviet Ambas sador Sadchikcv had recently reQewed the pressure on the Per a*io government to tM&t til rights to
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    16 Killed
    41 1 U.P. LISBON. Au£. 17.--S'xteen were killed and more than 70 injured when the Lisbon-Oporto express derailed :it Villa France;'.. 20 miles from Listen. The tra'n reportedly jumped the mils When the brakes nil one of the can failed. —U.P.
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    31 1 U.P. SHANGHAI, Aug 17.- General 0 AII..X We<len,evel i« < o» Shanghai shortly tor u lay s t.nal cheek on comwion here 'll the Clorcl pha»e ol .lln'iin!» »>el,l,»on and l< l'
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    VAN MOOK ASKS PERMISSION TO RENEW WAR
    385 1 Dutch Cabinet Crisis Looms U.P. The Hague, Au;;. 17 Well infarmed sources re waled tonlfh* that Lieutenant Governor General Van Mook from Batavia has askrd the Dut.-h jovernment for authoritity to renew military aT 'ion against the Indonesians until the whole of Java
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    Friendship
    45 1 Reuter. Switzcrftmd. Ang. •"< thtfeto U < 1 1■ i pre** ntt </ fadosjfiinn delegates iv tr a bonqnei tchiti aid rtd fhncers. 'he c tlonrs of th* Imi mcsUtM R< +nbl*c, hem today, when the Moral E -Armamem* World Assembly celebrated Indonesia's Satkmal Da Rett*i r.
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    BUILT CASTLES IN AIR, THEN FOUGHT
    193 1 (From Our Oum Repcrtcr) An argument over some sweep tickets between a married couple ended in a battle of clogs and firewood on Saturday night in China town. It all began when the husband bought a couple of sweep tickets and told his China-horn
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    U.S. Sells Ships
    41 1 U.P. WASHINGTON Aug. 17 i el-able Italian sources said fhai the United "States maritime commission has aoproved tho safe of lfi tanker.s to I ah- to'^ IlVa 15.000 tors. Italian crews are expected arrive soon to,, take oveships.—U.P.
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    Embassies Told: 'Stop Newspapers'
    50 1 U.P. TERERAN. Aug. 17.—Th c Iranian Foreign Foreißn Mirwtry today ordered all foreign embassies and legations in Tehera" to cease publishing magazines t-nd newspapers. The action followed the recs? t attack in the Soviet embassy •'Ballotin" against "United Eftta cxplcitrtion of the Balkans at.cl Irari." —U.P.
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    Thief took 29 watches, 30 pens
    106 1 (Tribune Staff Ri'pCrtoj A total of $2,300 in cash and valuables was taken away by armed robbers Irom houses in Changi Roau and North Br id Re Road on Sunday. The'house in Changi Road, situated at 6; mile, wa.s entered by five Chinese at
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    Semi-Nude Body Found In Sea
    48 1 tTr.-bune Staff Reporter) The bocy oi a stmi-mr"* Chir.ese woman was four d in the sea off Pulau Serangoon Inland, an island off the east coast of Sit gapore early rester<>ay. The bc.dy was taken to Sii voore. The Pohcj are Invtstigsrt" he.
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    "World Govt. In 2 Years"
    91 1 Reuter. •> Mrntreux. Aug. 17 German and Japanese representatives were among delegates from 240 organisations of 20 nations who attended the opening of the world convenI tion for a world federal govefltI mem in Montreux today. British federalists were repreI senteu by Mr. Henry Osborne,
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    MINISTERS HOLD CRISIS MEETING
    279 1 London. Aug. 17: —The Prime Minister Attlee broke his holiday and drove to London from North Wales today to preside over a meeting of the Cabinet which, despite authoritative disclaimers, bore all the appearance* of an emergency session. Coming on the eve of the Washington talks
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    38 1 SHANGHAI. Aug. 17.—It was lrarned that the Japare~,e vessel Asia Maru ?ank after an explosion enroute from Fu.san. X* rea. to Russia. One surv'vor wa~ picked uo by an UNRRA ftslVrie? motor vessel the S.S. Washington, near Tsingtao.
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    India Carve-up Is Announced: Muslims angry
    335 1 Reuter. Nov; D2:hi.—Boundaries of the two Indian "partition" stat os the Punjab and Bengal, announced tonight as communal tension was mounting in the Lahore area of the Punjab, showed that as expected the key cities of Lahore and Calcutta go iespectively to Pakistan and
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    NEHRU, ALI KHAN CONFER ON RIOTING
    185 1 Reuter. New Delhi. Aug. 17. Representatives of India and Pakistan, tat- culding the two Prime Ministers. Pandit Nehru and Linquat Ali Khan, met today at Ambala to consider the situation in the PunI jab. where communal rioting cost i many lives recently, it was
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    Britain To Act
    35 1 Reuter Saigon. Aug. 18.—British consulates are to look after the interests of people from Pakistan dominion living in places abroad where there is no Pakistan consulate, it is officially learned here. Reuter.
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    20,000 FLEE COLOMBO FLOODS
    194 1 Colombo, Aug. 17. Between 15,000 and 20,000 people had by tonight evacuated flood-threatened areas of Colombo after the river Kelani had burst its banks above the city and flooded parts of the city to a depth of three-and-a-half feet. The danger peak appeared to have passed,
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    10,000 Jailed
    68 1 Reuter. Moscow. Aug. 17. -The United States authorities in Korea have imprisoned up to 10.000 Korean patriots and suppressed popular meetings and demonstrations, Izvestia, Soviet official newspaper said today on the second anniversary of Korea*s liberation. "In spite of oppression, the masses continue their struggle for the democratic
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    35 1 U.P. ATHENS, Aug. 17. "General" Markos Vafthiades. communist guerilla chieftain, today proclaimed a military government which will operate from the Vafthiades guerillia headquarters and serve me people until "a democratic government" is formed. U P.
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    24 1 Reuter. SAIGON. Aug. 18.—A seven-man delegation from Indochina left for Singapore to participate in the Southeast Asia Regional Social Welfare Conference begining the re.—Heater.
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    Foreign Businessmen Arrive In Japan
    84 2 U.P. TOKYO, Aug. 17 —The renovated Ceito Hotal— formerly a bombed Im- perial Forestry luildintr— fronting on i The Emptor's Palace grounds is now ho moat sumptuous hostelry and i« rapidly flUm* with toretf* I traders who are arriving by the planeload every day. I
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    Frozen Arctic To Be Opened To Arctic
    175 2 U.P. Washington. Aug. I** army a.rforee revealed lhat three long-range electrons "beacons" are betas fault. o*l th* North American rim of mc Arctic ocean to ooen the frozen Ai.tic to aircraft. Navigation stations bunt jointly by the United States Canada will probably be
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    SHOWDOWN WITH RUSSIA COMING?
    199 2 U.P. Washington, Aug. 17— Authoritative sources here said that the United States is now prepared to promote the holding ol a ten-nation Japanese peace conference and that the peace pact will be draffed by the Foreign Ministers Council only. They said that while the United States
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    Nationalist Drive
    59 2 U.P. NANKING. August. 17. Semi- official Government reports said j that Nationalist forces, supported by ail and armoured units, and personally directed by Chiang Kai i Shek from Nanking had unleash ed a powerful all-out offensive against the Communists along the Hsinan-Tsingtao railway and the triangle bounded by
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    the princess and philip: why there were 5 denials
    605 3 3S pizabeth PhUip M-'um.--aoi L lawn U1 m 0; rev would be 7. vi -j,. Jidngham Palace r ....v» nec s»ary to mak' public denials n1 was conffipi 1 these denials v Kin 0 p j va j t secretary is
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    R.C. BISHOPS APPEAL TO INDIANS
    106 3 10BDON. An-. 16. Caho! C tops i r have aopsalrU flu 5.000.000 Cathorcs :n t antr -o act a> a brid-» H bt? amont sections fteoooanunitv separated bv d; •Br ix)s>fon. Val car. Ra."'> IJi appeal waa contained f>n -The Catholic HHWb :ui Iht 1.-dcpendciv
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    MacArthur Will Give Up Command Next Year
    95 3 Reuter. 0 rei RQuishih JaP s* star Z command nex< kn 1 v,s, i Australia on Spates i» l the Uni t e Wanted h as i:;i horitatively J laid tbl°t' i Heme---1 ut r«: a durir, i" M 1 !Ster c>: j
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    GREER MILITARY CONFERENCE
    18 3 U.P. CS |*Btrsti ~1 7 Great «Un nil Prepare* *£2> disci*; con^'-ence a "Progress. 1
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    U.S. Awaits Share Of India's Riches
    342 3 Reuter. New York, Aug. 16.-The Wall Street Journal, in o despatch from Washington, said today: 'Ut 'ted States traders can begin watching the riches ol India with a hopeful eye. "The new Indian freedom, however, will bring no immediate boost in ne| trade with
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    Russians Think Marshall Plan An Irretrievable Failure
    286 3 MOSCOW. Aug. 17. The Russians believe that the Marshall plan for the economic recovery of Europe is on the verge of tUU and irretrievable failure. Two months after the Par is meeting of the three Foreign Ministers they see western Europe split by
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    Ship Abandoned After Collision
    67 3 Reuter. BRIDLINGTON. Aug. 16:— Th« crew of 15 of the explosive carrier "Lady Anstruther' abandoned shin 15 miles off Bridlington their vessel sank after being in a collision with the 3,621-ton steamer "Keila" during a fog. The"Keila" swung remind ana came back to the scene of
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    Yet Another US-Soviet Disagreement
    201 3 Reuter Lake Success, Aug. 17—The Soviet and the United States delegations to the United Nations Social and Economic Coun- I cil. disagreed sharply last Light, when the International Bank i for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund—two of the j world's richest .'nternational or-
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    Elections Boycott
    633 4 An electoral set-rap with a dearth of candidates and no electors! That is the prospect which confronts Government on the eve of the first attempt to establish a representative legislature. The events which have led to this remarkable state of affairs in the Colony of Singapore are well
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    IN HONGKONG TO DAY
    864 4  -  Two Eastern Colonies Contrasted By J.D.H. Neill Singapore is more like Hongkong thai, any other Colony in 'he Empire and it's because of this. I suppose, that frequent 2ompar'sons are made between the two. Both are similar in size and both largely rely on their commercial
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    The First Shot
    308 4 Letters' To The Editor 1 The People's Postbag Sir,—In one of the Australian ipers the following appeared. The first shot in the Japanese ar was fired in Malaya." This /as issued by The Military Tri.mal at Tokio. This shot was mposed to have been fired even jfore
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    Asian Or Asiatic I
    112 4 Sir,—With reference to J. A. Donoghue's views on the substition of the word Asian* for •'Asiatic,'' I can tell him that, personally. I resent the latter because it rh/mes too w p ll with the word "Hmatic." And as for his assumption that a Chinese prefer;
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    Asian Or Asiatic II
    540 4 Sir.—Mr. J. A. Donoghue's letter under the heading of 'Asian* or 'Asiatic* is amusing, if not provoking, and should not go unanswered. I do not wish to enter into an unnecessary controversy, but would like to pass a few comments on the subject brought up by
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    Asian Or Asiatic III
    112 4 Sir, —Are our Asiatic—or Asian —friends a little too sensitive? "Asiatic" is an honourable word applied to an honourable pecple. hui it may interest your correspondents to know that some old dictionaries gtve preference to Asian, thereby indicating that even that term may at one time
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    The A.C.S.U.
    281 4 Sir—Reading "The Lone Eagles* reply, I admit I was sarcastic and I wish to remind "L.E" that I am not at all offended. I was interested when I glanc- ed through the columns of your People's Post bag on Aug. 11 in the advices and tips written by
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    Sinister 'Old Man River'
    237 4 Reuter. WASHINGTON. A four thousand million dollar programme to save the 'world's breadbasket the Mississippi basin in which lies America's most productive farmland from flood damage and eventually to turn it into a I thriving zone with controlled irrij gation and vast power projects is I
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    BLACK MARKET ZAIBATSU
    170 4 Thero is batsu, which has officially broken up. may creep back;; old place i via Japanese black market feared that black market who have fattened upon the misery of their cow men may gain control aitm cf Japan's post-v.. econ I j buying up the security m
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    "Once Free-Forever Free!" – Soekarno
    104 5 "Once FreeForever Free!" Soekarno (r it An appeal E 1 dans de tend the th every s made today ssage n the R public. tives One-' •0.: v; ust be reaf k r is to d< fend their It their' ",i,krd jepecd* n em b iit points. k r c
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    Malacca To Erect 'Padroa' On Old Site Near Pier
    345 5 MALACCA Hug. IT —A propAaal t etect a "padroa" on the se Pa ir O o next to the old Malacca Pi--i--|L va] the general meeting of the Malacca HistoN s held in the Jum'cr Library Room. submitted was, however, considered
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    Ammo Found In Bombed House
    70 5 PENANG. Au\i. 17.—Twentyrine rounds of .303 ammur i'lon wrapped in a piece oi wer? discovered by Inspector J. R ten eat No. O. Green Hall ioUowirg informo.tion received on Aug. 12. In consequence of such information. Irrpsctpr Ri f chie Droceeded to the ho us?
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    36 BABIES BORN ON IMMIGRANT SHIP
    44 5 U.P. Port De Bouc, Aug. 17.—Thirtysix br.bies have been born among the more than 4.C00 Jewish refu gees of the President Warfield since they began waiting off shore here nearly three weeks ago. British authorities announced today- U.P.
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    UNION GOVT. SETTING UP INCOME TAX DEPTS.
    361 5 Walk-out by Councillors Urged (Froir. Our Own Reporter) PENANG, Aug. 17:—It i s reliably learned that steps I have been taken by the Union Government to establish Income Tax Departments throughout the peninsula. It is also known that former clerks employed in the
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    First Pakistan Envoy Passes Through S'pore
    346 5 (Tr'buno Staff Reporter) The first Pakistan envoy to pass throtlgt) Singapore and probably the tirst to leave the three-lay-old Dominion, Mr. Mirza M. Rail, arrived last night and continues 1 his journey this morning to Can berra to attend the British Com- monwealth conference
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    MASSACRES IN GREECE
    34 5 U.P. ATHENS, Aug. 17.—Dispatches from Salonika reported that guerillas in Thrace and Macedonia were killing villagers and burning homes in an attempt, to lower the morale of civilians ami solidiers. U.P.
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    Malay PC Killed In Bus Crash
    121 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Tragedy overtook a Malay policeman yesterday noon when j trolley bus. driven by a Maiay, crashed into a drain at the junction of Upper Circular Road an<i South Bridge Road, in an attempt to avoid knocking into a pedestrain. It appears
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    DARING ESCAPE
    242 5 <Frtm Orr Okv. Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 17. The Police threw a dragnet over the Union capital today in a hunt for two 16-year-old Chinese boys who ate alleged to have made a cleverly planned armed escape from Kuala Lumpur Boys' Horn.' this afternoon. On»- of the boys
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    LOCAL MARKETS STEADY DESPITE ADVERSE NEWS
    688 5 (CONTRIBUTED) The local share market has remained undisturbed during the past week notwithstanding the gloomy news cl Britain's linan ces w.iich liow seems tib? the da;!y adjunct to our early morning tea. That Britain's financial plight is bordering on disaster, if not chaos, s
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    She Paid £1,000 For Glass Stopper As A Charm
    343 5 Mirror Service. LONDON.—Four gipsy women gave a widow of sixty-five a decanter stopper as a charm that would make her rich, and she paid them more than £1,000, the widow said at Londonderry Court Assizes. The gipsies Annie Hanson, alias Peelo,
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    Cheering Crowds For Mountbatten
    75 5 New Delhi, Aug. cheering crowds breaking through on to the parade ground near the war memorial arch here yesterday to give Rear-Admiral Lord Mountbatten. the Governor General, a tremendous welcome caused the parade which had been planned to be abandoned. The State carriage in which Lord
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    73-Yr-Old Musician Marries Secretary
    54 5 U.P NEW YORK. Aug. 17. The conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, 73 announced that he yesterday married his secretary. 46-year-old Olga Naumoff, with whom he departed today for Europe aboard the Queen Elizabeth. They will visit various European countries to seek compositions written
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    ITALY'S NEEDS
    32 5 U.P. ROME. Aug. 17. Premier Alcide de Gaapcn said Saturday night that Itaiy needed foreig; credits, which she will obtau. only when she put her public finances in order. -U.P.
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    Father Steals His Own Children
    79 5 U.P. Beverly Hills, California, Any. 17. Violinist Stephen Hera (SS) was arrested yesterday charged with stealing his .wo daughters from his father-in-law, Spanish pianist Jose Iturbi. Iturbi signed a complaint accusing Hero of illegally taking his daughters Maria Teresa (10/ and Maria Antonia (9) from
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    Irish Champion Horse Fails In Australia
    87 5 Reuter. Sydney.—Spam, Mr. J. C. Bendrodt's Irish gelding, who has been a disappointment since his importation, will shortly be sent to England, where he will do his future racing. From 10 starts in Australia. Spam was placed only twice. Mr. Bendrodt. who has Spam
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    Municipalisation Of K.L.
    144 5 (Frcm Our Own Keporter) KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 17. —A draft legislation for the Mvi legalisation of Kuala Lumpur is beLng prepared by Mr P Ramani. member of the Town Board and a leading lawyer in cor junction with the Attorney General's Department in orcer that the recommendations
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    Dutch Non-Acceptance Of UN Intervention Dash Traders' Hopes
    793 6 Week marked by increased Indian demandfor sago flour PRODUCE MARKETS ROUND-UP Local produce tracers' hopes of a speedy settlement of the Issue in Java, with the possibility of a normal resumption oi wu inter-island trade, have since been dashed to the erourt
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    Flying To U.S. For Weather Talks
    83 6 SHANGHAI. Aug. 16: Dr. John Lei- and Alfred Lv, respectively Director and Chief of the Weather Department of th« Government operated Central Weather Bureau, left Shanghm by air today for the United States to represent China at ihe first regular conference of the International
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    N. Irish Busmen On 1 Day Strike
    115 6 Reuter. BELFAST. Aug. 16—No buses were running in many carts of Northern Ireland on Saturday as the result of a token one-day strike by employees of the Northern Ireland _Road Transoort Board Thousands of football supporters who had hired buses for the opening
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    Rubber Active But Steadier
    259 6 (Tribune Market Corr.) Although there has been considerable activity during the week, there hJS BOt been violent fluctuations experienced during the previous two weefcs. Apart from a small drop during the early part of the Wee* the market generally has remained unite steady. There was a
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    Posed As Lt. Col.
    74 6 WOKING. Aug. 16. Edward Bernard Wright, aged 30 of EngleDsere Ascot was fined £5 at Woking. Surrey, on a charge of unlawfully wearing the uniform ot a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Artillery It was stated he made a call at the guards camp at Pirbrigbt
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    Negroes protest untitled Australian colour untitled
    216 6 Reuter New Ycrk, Aug. 17.—American Negroes protested the policy of Australia in restricting immigration to White Caucasians. The leading Negro organiza- j tion, The National Association for the Advancement of Colouiyq People, sent a letter to Secretary of State George Marshall calling his attention
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    Chinese In NI Forming Self-Defence Groups
    109 6 Chinese In NI Forming SelfDefence Groups Reuter THE HAGUE. Aug. 16 —Ch r.cse resident? in those parts <• I Java and Sumatra row coatrcil!cd by the Dutch are forming .elf-?: fence groups the Chinese Co id G?-era! in Batavia gjtated torl?ht. according to the Dutch ij .-i H said that
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    16 Killed, 63 injured
    61 6 Reuter. Lisbon, Aug. 17.—Sixteen peo p!e are believed to have been killed and 63 injured in a train which was derailed 43 miles l ortheast of Lisbon early this morning. The accident..m which the axle of one of four coaches laden with passenger* is reported to
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    Britain untitled Cracking "Gleep"
    111 6 DIDGOT. E '.K-h.Mb Britain's first as "glecp" j,. experimental pflet, j •he atomic encrtt taMishmen d Ham here, this weekerd T h<- ills' major m completed at Paajj built urimari'v {cr ens| wr,rk in nuclear itytal also be used until theg wrerful Harwell ole ea operation
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    Pakistan Is Special Case
    90 6 Reuter Lake Success. Net fm 17 Far:, EI Khou7,lj cf the U. c Satiatj Ccuncil, said last riM regarded Pakistani m ftr membersh'p ol Am Nations as a special should net g ary chani ?ls P being referied I' 1 membership con m" Btderaticn. he add
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    S'PORE JUNIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    93 7 ayed <>ff ye* d Union t» rd i' c Junior Hall v RM .A.A.U.» beat \j yfloWefl 15 ,J v Keng Siang t Gob Ah Kow 0; Hawi p nam beat y~% G United Fam- i n Jo« n Shu Wi: Tan i 15 7: Liew
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    158 7 w,rrv Mak< > B P wos c*koraC7tMi Te, Ki s finT, Bun3U. Pasir Hi M.mlws ud Cr h had an a PresMent. jte. pd Ottan Pitt IK* away "r' ol land Bp mI I vs FHfcE SI YLE iM«m,r\ Soh Ch- Dong 2. Tan S FREE
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    Thrilling Finishes At First Indo-Ceylonese Sports
    303 7 Kbl Umpu Aug, 17,- ing sn< s nursed the N fti fast Malayan Pj C rl i Athletic Sper.H P P•• R ad Stadium m I-, ao n wh n the Gnverp Biward 11, accompany I, p. rjent, Miss Ann P< Md Captain Gin
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    North-South Bad minton During X'mas Holidays
    554 7 (From Our Own Rtpcner> KUALA LUtajeUK, Aug. 17:...rvialaya's first North versus South badminton classic will taKe place at Singapore during the Christmas vacation, 'mis has been pj aimed as part of a great drive by the riaammton Association of Malaya to raise funds to
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    44 7 U.P. LONDON, Aug. 17. Moscow Radio broadcast in allegation that the United States intended to set up a government in Southern Korea, to be made up of "extremely fractionary elements'' with "a notorious reactionary, deputy leader of the socalled Democratic Party.'' as Premier. U.P.
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    Seeded Players For US Tennis
    55 7 U.P. iiOSTOS, Anp, Full >icing is the <>rdf of secdhig foreign play<>s a' the- national tennis doubles championships stUf&ttg a* Fores* Hills. Neiu York, on Monday: Australia's Jack Bromxcich and Colin Long: Cr.echoslorak'a's Drobnn end C'rrnik: Australia's Gfojj Broun and Dinny Pails, Hew Zcahmd's Roland
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    WIGHTMAN CUP TENNIS
    59 7 U.P Forest Hills, New York. Aug. 17. Margaret Osborne t»e# Britain's Mrs. Joan Nlcoll Boatoek, 1 2 0. 6 2 totlay T i thi Brat match for the Wightnian tennis cup Play was delayed for an -ioir ami 20 minutes by n thuailev storm when Mrs. JJosiuOs
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    TODAY'S SPORTS SOCCER
    21 7 SAFA League: Army \z Navy, Jalan Besar. 515 p.m. CRICKET S.R.C. vs Johore C C P.d*J%. 11 am.
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    ENGLAND KNOCK UP 311 WITH 4 WICKETS IN HAND
    511 7 6 Hours Gruelling Cricket Reuter. LONDON, Aug. 17. Norman Yardley, reporting fit after receiving message treatment fur slight lumbago won the toss and gained the first irnings for England against South Africa in the fiftb and final cricket Test at Kenning
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    Maskell Wins Again
    55 7 U.P. Eastbourne, England, Aug. 17. Veteran campaigner Dan Maskell won the British professional lawn tennis championship today for the twelfth time in Ids long career, defeating former champion Tom Jeffrey B—6, 6—2, 6—2. Maakell has not lost a match in the annual professional competitions since they ere
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    County Cricket
    170 7 j At-Cheltenham. Gloucestershire vs. Middlesex. Middlesex Ist innings 180 (Edrich 50, Goduard, righUirm offspin, 7 for 70). Gloucestershire Ist innings 153 (Sims, rightarm slow legbreak. 6 for 65. J. Young, leftarm slow, 4 for 55). Middlesex 2rici Innings 9 for 1. At Manchester, Lancashire Va. Not- tinghamshire. Lancashire
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    Australia v US In Davis Cup Final
    164 7 U.P. MONTREAL. Aug. 17. Australia's Jack Brownwieh, playing a brilliant and versatile tenma game from the baseline, defeated Czechoslovakia's Jaroslav DroDn y g_2, 7—5, 6—4. earning the Aussies the right to challenge the United States, defending champions, for the Davis Cup at Forest
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    Army Meet Navy In Key Game Today
    283 7 The Army mccL the Navy n key same Of the SAFA Eeaguo at Jalan Besar today. In a strong position at the top of tne league teble with 21 rjfirts from 14 pemes. the Army still maintain an unchallenged goal-average. Favoured 1 o
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    Combined Colleges Lose To R.A.F.
    429 7 Dtsp;fe a flrat tnninjrj Hat?, the Combined Colleges los* their week-end cricket arcounter asa-nst the Combined RAf at Chanel by 7 wickets. In reply to tne College teams' Kcoro of 193. the RAF were ait Ollt for 191 in their first inr.ins-.. W. Marsh ton
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    Re-Arrested
    51 7 U.P. Jackson, North Carolina. Aug i 17. Seven men who were exonerated by a gram I jury last week in the attempted lynching of a Negro have been rearrested on order of the state's governor The state executive turned the gran< i jury's action as a dereliction of duty.
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    SCC Beat SCRC By 8 Wickets
    465 7 The SCC scored an eight wickets victory against the SCRC »n ihe week-end encounter at Hong Lim Green. The Ch ne.se had knocked up a bright 201 run< on Saturday. Thiam Skew's contribution being 74. But they fourd the 9CC batsmen a .id bowleis
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    Entombed Miners
    98 7 WHITEHAVEN", Au-. 17.—Trucks idled with shiny new coffins pulled up to the William coal mine and officials said that only a miracle could keep the 104 of them from being filled wit.)* the bodies of ipinn trapped by tJic explosion in the workings 190 reel beneath the sea.
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    36 7 The Jolilads Athletic Union were defeated by three goals r 1 one by the Kranji Wireless Btation team yesterday. Scores for the winners were Evans. WMkiPsflO and Chan** Muthu scored the only iOtJ n.r the Jollilads.
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    Independence Day Speech By Gani
    107 8 U.P. BATAVIA. Aug. 17.—"1t wa« on th:s same place where I am now speak inc. from now *ha' President Sukarro two years aoo orcclaimed Indores'a-, it*** j dependence," Republican V»c<' j Minister A. K. Gani said in cercmoi v th" second aL niveisary of the
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    S'PORE CHINESE JUST WIN IN JOHORE SOCCER
    563 8 Last-minute goal decides S.CFA 3 J.C.F.A 2 A las- minute god by opportunist outside-right Chit Lim gave the Singapore Chinese Football Association their narrow 3 2 victory over the Johore Chinese Football Association in the charity match in aid of the cnina Flood
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    No Coupons
    40 8 Reuter. LONDON. Aug. 17. Oversea, visitors to Britain may soon be j able to buy coupon-free clothing. Following representations by the i tailoring trade to the Board of Trade the question is now being discussed. Reuter I I
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    Table Tennis League: August Fixtures
    554 8 Table Tennis League: Augu st Fixtures Fixtures i'or August in the Singapore T:.ble Tennis League are as follows: Aug. 19: 1 Chin Woo Athletic As n. vs New Democratic Youth League. 2 T.F.K.Y. Dramatic Assn vs Queen St. Boy's Club, 3 D.iwp--1 ght Asm. vs Be»,demeer Athletic Club. Aug. 20:
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    Bonds Removed: British Troops Leave India
    158 8 Reuter. BOMBAY Au*. 17-- -Watched by Rear-Admiral Lord Moun--hatten Goverr or-Goneral oi Ind;a. nnd Lady Mountbatten. tn first contingent of British trooos to leave India since the t rai.sie. of oower saih'd from Bombay today in troopuhln Oeorgic. A' otiavs-de ceremor-' attended by Field-Marshal
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    British Town Has US Loan Troubles
    182 8 U.P. Wfddrcn, England, Aug. 17.This litth- Essex township an mitted that U was having as much dirticulty meeting tna terms < f its private loan from th.- united States as the national Labour Government. Early in 1945 the 65th Fighter W ng of the
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    Middle Way
    47 8 U.P. Rio De Janiero, Aug. n. Argentina has presented her views to the Intti-American Con .erence on peace anil security stressing the fact that the Americas must find a middle way between Communism and Capitalism, which was termed the keystone of a new regime. v.P.
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    Pakistan & India Must "Come Down To Earth"
    294 8 Pakistan India Must "Come Down To Earth" Loi.don. Aug. I«.—After their exaltation in the "hour of triumph" Pakistan and India must new come down to earth, says Sir Farcies] Orifflths, formerly kader of th. European group In the Indian. Central Legislature, in an article on -Realities in In d:a" in
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    Russian Consul Makes Protest
    86 8 U.P. SHANGHAI. Aua. IT. Soviet Consul General F. P. Halm officially protested to the Chinese police today against the release ot 17-year-old White Russian emtgree G M Pedoroff who at tacked Orthodox Archpriest Michael Rig jin as the latter was Messing a thousand departing Soviet rep
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    Nizam Wants To Be With Britain
    80 8 Hyderabad. Aug. 17.—The Nizam ct Hyderabad, ruler of b'ggesi md.an Prince's state wmch has sc far t iused to join e't\tei P. k star r tl:o Union of V.d.a. declared his desire to remain within tii» Br'tlsh Comm Qwealth at a party given todry
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    Burma Curfew
    68 8 Reuter. Rangoon, Aug. 17.—The Rangoon authorities today imposed a now curfew time start'ng two hours eaiTer rs the latest in a series of security measures introduced since the assassin Jton of seven Burmese Cabinet m'nisters last month. The police are still investigating a I'uml'Y of hit-and-run shooting ine'dents
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    U.S. Golfer Wins
    54 8 Reuter. OIT&R&C >u*r. 17 Fi m't StrrirMhan leading United Sates am Mem <m\fr>r won th" pAWVliar) nnort titles today beatlny Hill Ezin'rki of Toronto six and Ov* in .tfi holes match play fljnt Ezimcki who olays professional Icehoekev vr'th the Toronto Maple ettramated defending champion Henry Mart
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    Heaney loses on a disqualification
    472 8  -  (lift the Sports Eric Dunsford made o.:< (>I v slons when he Loo lit ai < v ;i round of the Australian's 10-round boa 1 Baby Baltazar at the New World last nijV lli fc .«4!.. Heancy, who was frequently guilty in the earlier rounds
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    Accuses Britain
    43 8 MOSCOW. Aug. 16.—The newspaper Izvcs ia's international commentator today accused the Briti.sh pram of "spreading Calumnies regarding Republican Indonesian- 1 ad plugging provocative Dutch report) which alleged that the Chinese population was being subjected 10 aCt-S of cruelty by the Republicans."
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    Peace Necessary
    64 8 U.P. SHANGHAI, Aug. 17. The well-kn >wn philosopher Chang Tung Sun. secretary general oi the Democratic League v/liich reiused to participate in the preterit government and concurrently leader of the reform grou|i in the Democratic Socialist party, asserted today that "United States aid to China will only be
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    80, Not 500
    40 8 U.P. CHUNGKING. Aug. 17.—A threebuur mce.t.nj of striking printers and publishers adjourned without any conclusive set lament although the rt£aeri agreed to acecp. an 80 percent VXjfa iai.Se ins.c.id of the 500 percent boost .hey had asked.--U.P.
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    FLY BACKWARDS
    25 8 U.P. of Ike pa H so thn< j «"Hm, I bacfcwcu f? ''l I Such jHutitkm I and woul in pi i I />
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    New Offensive in Shantung
    35 8 Reuter SHANGHAI. Aug. ese Government forcJu launched a new offeasbJ north-: with the cbieci of reopeS! Tsina:-T traffic. mterrupti Commit:. a ned ttr J parts ot the me layjjJ Chut- —Renter.
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    Death Demai
    61 8 U.P. SHANGHAI. Aug. rl.j Cf rj refugee s. men vi and ch Idrc n cradled a m high court cryii g loud] m»i <l i the death ChOW p; Y *Pft rjij tm e C\ -;.,.r Thcv ul>o the Lod 13.000 compensation The duptj t maosinw 5>ei tenced
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