Malaya Tribune, 6 July 1948

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    62 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Taper In Malaya V3> Printing Shuultaneouslu jKitnhi Lumpur, Ipoh d Peimng. Telegram* "Trihune Spore Telephone: 5811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner
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    NEW ARMS HUNT IN S'PORE: ROADBLOCKS INSTALLED
    239 1 police Chief In Pre-dawn Swoop On Village (Tribune Staff Reporter) ARMED police, operating under the Emergency Regulations, installed road blocks in Singapore last night in a renewed hunt for arms. All traffic passing through the check-points was halted and searched. Pedestrians, too, were
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    GOVT. GIVES 512,000 TO MISSION
    80 1 j stuff Reporter) Government Auctioned the payt si 2 003 towardt the the < instruction of ...na Mission BarUey Road. in estimated total $24 000. the Governiof India had already 1 000. »apo;*e contribttUoii lean I Is the result of n made to ni jv
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    S'PORE'S NEW ARCHDEACON
    46 1 Irikmm Staff Reporter) Kishop of SingaPa- itcv. J. Leonard n the OWfIH ittend the Lambeth tuu appevnted the gory as Archdea- ri Singapore. i pore Diocese has it an Archdeacon David Rosenthal here lasl year. The dcv Archdeacon is ex jvc here shortly.
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    COLLIDED WITH STATIONARY LORRY
    27 1 by a European Anson Road at ten lac* le I with a stationary It appeared that thr the cai was trying fruit seller.
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    Tec Shot By 4 Men
    119 1 A young Chinese detective attached to the C.I.D. was roobed and shot dining a gun duel with four robbers in a can tiacK off Changi Road late last night. The detective was in hio motor-car when the men signalled him to stop. Sus pecting something
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    CALL FOR SPECIAL CONSTABLES
    59 1 The Commandant of the Singapore Special Constabulary is calling for 200 more applicants The job carries a monthly salary of $96 including allowances. The strength of the present force is 450. The C.I.D. Chief, Mr. E. Fowler, stated this morning that the intention was to onng
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    SPECIAL COP FOUND SHOT
    53 1 A Chinese attached to the Special Constabulary was found with a gun shot wound in the mest at 5 a.m. today near the Police hut iv Arab Street. He revolver lay by his side. He died in hospital about two hours later. Police believed that his
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    HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL—355
    56 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. July s.—Amedeath roll stood at 355 today with the threeday Independence holiday weekend, which began on Saturday, still not completed. Traffic fatalities reached 206. only 29 less than the 235 which the National Safety Council predicted. Drowning caused 106 death*. 11 people died In
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    STILL FRIENDS
    34 1 BUDAPEST. July 5 —Econo mic, cultural, tourist and sporting relations between Hungary and Yugoslavia are unaffected by the Cominform charges against Marshal Tito\ government a week ago. a Government spokesman announced today.
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    ANTI-JEW AGITATION
    67 1 Reuter. MONTREUX. July 5. Tht Secretary of the World Jewish Congress. Dr. Nahum Goldmann. stated here today that during the past two day s he had received grave news of violent anti-semitic agitation in some German cities. Dr. Goldmann. who was addressing the final session 01 the world
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    "SHANGHAI CHUA" ARRESTED
    28 1 A Chinese woman known as •'Shanghai Chua" stated to be a promoter of Chap Ji Kte lotteris, was arrested under a hnnishment warrant last Bight
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    PAYA LEBAR ROBBERY
    29 1 A Chinese tamuy "v««s Pava Lebar was robbed $oo<> in cash and jewellery by a gang of five Chinese armed with pistols and knives last night.
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    BULGO-HUNGARY FRIENDSHIP PACT
    53 1 Reuter. Budapest. July o. Hungarian delegation will visit Sofia shortly to negotiate a •>act of friendship between Hungary and Bulgaria, according to unofficial sources here t0 This would be the 20th. such pact t» be concluded by Eastern European countries with one another In the last two
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    ONE FELL FROM BUS, 35 DIED
    59 1 Reuter. BOMBAY, July 5. wan I officially confirmed toniyht that 35 jtersons died and 95 iccre injured in last niyht's Hindu-Muslim rioting which flared >/// when a man teli out of a tramcar. Two were killed and four injured m stabbiny attacks today. A
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    REDS LOSE GRIP IN FINLAND
    81 1 U.P. Helsinki, July 5. With counting of 1.700.000 vote* nearly finished, it we.* evident today that ihc Commummt* had lo.st considerable strength. At 1700 hours GMT, popular Democrats had only 36 wants compared with 49 in Ho 1945 election*. The Agra- rians got 56 compared
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    HE HOLDS 22 DECORATIONS
    60 1 U.P. PARIS, July 5.- Lieut. Audrit Murphy, the "most decorated" American soldier, arrived nere 1 oy plane today to visit France it the i?ivltnt*«*r of the Frertch Tourist Office. After a stay in Paris, Murphy wdl tour the battlefields he fought over four years ago He
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    Rubber Seed Oil For U.K. Larders
    232 1 Reuter. LONDON. July 5 -Food Minister John Strachey said today that an attempt was being made later this year to collect rubber seeds on a large scale in Malaya. If this was successful, it was boperj this potential source of oil would be used
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    AIR LIFTS: £6,000 A DAY
    90 1 U.P. LONDON, July 5. Mr. Hector McNeil (Minister of Stu'o told the House of Commons today that the supply of Berlin by air costing Britain about £6,000 sterling per day. He said that he did not knots pet mho would pay the ndiidional cost involved
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    INDIAN JOURNALIST VISITS PRAGUE
    41 1 Reuter. Prague, July 5. Mr. S. S. Sadanand, editor of the Bombay Tree Press Journal, who has been visiting Prague on the invitation of the Czechoslovak Government, will leave for London tomorrow before returning to India. —Reuter.
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    KASHMIR DISPUTE
    43 1 Reuter. Geneva. July 5. The five members of the United Nations Kashmir Commission which is to mediate between India and Pakistan over their Kashmir claims, left Geneva for Karachi by chartered plane today. They are due in Karachi on WedncsI dav.—Reuter.
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    Berlin: Showdown In Moscow Soon
    367 1 Reuter. LONDON, July s.—The I'nited States, Britain and France face diplomatic reckoning with Russia over the tlerlin blockade. The showdown will come in j Moscow when the Western Ambassadors carry the demand for lifting of the blockade to the highest Soviet officials. Joint or identical
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    New Plea For Higher Price For Rubber
    553 1 Reuter. LONDON. July 5. A new plea for a better price for rubber was made in the House of Commo ni tonight during the debate on the Marshall Aid agreement. Mr. Walter Fletcher, Conservative, a rubber merchant, said that Britain should try to
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    CEYLON WARNS AGAINST REDS
    54 1 Reuter COLOMBO. Tuly 5. Mr. E. Goonesinha. Ceylonese Minister without Portfolio, today described Russian objections to Ceylon joining the United Nations as "a deliberate op"*: show of arms." He warned the people to 'guard against being misled oy Russian agents who ar scheming to hand over
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    MR. LEE WAI TONG TO GIVE TALK
    37 1 Mr. Lee Wai Tong. coach of the China Olympic XI will give a talk to members and friends of the Chinese Y.M.CA. at Selegie Road on Thursday at 6.30 p.m.
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    EDEN TO TOUR GERMANY
    31 1 U.P. Berlin, July 5. Mr. Anthony Eden will tour Germany next week. There was no information as to the length or the purpose of his visit. —U.P.
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    2,176 ELECTORS REGISTERED
    43 1 A total of 2.176 electors had registered up to the weeK ending July 3. Of this total 442 registered tor Munieioality South West 514 for Municipality Nortt l East. 350 for Rural WeVi. 113 tor Rural East and 683 unallocated.
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      36 1 TODAY'S WEATHER Partly cloudy, occasional showers this afternoon, risk j cf heavy showers late tonight or early tomoriow morning Temperatures in past 24 jhours: Max. 91 dcg. Min. 31 deg. Rainfall: Nil. TRACK NOTES PAGE 7
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    Armoured Cars To Fight Bandits In Federation
    281 2 New Move to Combat Lawless ness (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, July 5.— In a determined bid to stamp out the lawlessness that is now rampant in the Federation, specially equipped armoured cars are to be put on patrol work on the
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    SERVICES CO-OPERATE
    281 2 (From Our Own R* porter) KUALA LUMPUR. July 5: "The strength of the police has been considerably increased and the supply of modern equipment has been speeded u;> with the willing co-operation ot the Services and th*' despatch from other countries of equipment by air, "said Su Alec
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    Non-Stop Variety Services Concert
    75 2 The non-stop variety Services' concert party "Tropical Capers" pYovided a bright evening for more than 350 British, American. French and Dutch sailors at the Singapore Marine Hostel on Sunday night. The show, produced and directed by Charlie Peopalls and Ronnie West and compered by John Simons,
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    PLANS FOR WAR AGAINST REDS
    467 2 (From Our Oie?t Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, July §.—An outline of tho measures being taken by the Army to wipe out terrorism in Malaya was given by Maj-Gen C. H. Boucher, GOC Malaya District, at th*» Legislative Council this afternoon. movements cannot be well coordinated. He
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    POLIO AGAIN: 3 NEW CASES
    25 2 Three more cases of poliomylelitis. all Chinese children were, reported yesterday. T-ris brings the total to 100 ases in Singapore.
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    YWC A Hear Talk On Birds
    371 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) "Extremely little" is known about birds in various parts of the world, declared Dr. Gibson Hill, in the course of an Interesting talk on "Birds in a Singapore Garden" given tc members of the YWCA International Fortnightly Cldb yesteiday morning. A
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    "Sons Of Soil" Fill M.C.S. Posts
    239 2 According to the Annual Review of the Colonial Empire 96 per cent of the Civil Service posts in the Colonies are filled by Colonial peoples. An analysis of the latest issue of the Malayan Civil Service List for the Federation and Singapore reveals that
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    $500 FINE FOR CHAP-JI-KEE
    145 2 A fine of $500 or two months rigorous Imprisonment was imposed on an elderly Chinese, Pan Ah Seng, in the Fourth Police Court yesterday When he was cohvicted of assisting in the management of a chap ji-kee lottery. In addition to the fine, the Magistrate, Mr.
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    RESHUFFLING OF CHINESE CONSULATES
    150 2 t Tribune Staff Reporter) The Chinese Government has ordered a reshuffling of Chinese Consulates in Malaya to conform with the present setup of the new constitution of this country, an official spokesman of the Chinese ConsulateGeneral here told the Tribune yesterday. As a result of this
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    SPITFIRE CRASHES PILOT KILLED
    83 2 The pilot of a Spittiiv was killed yesterday morning; :«s the result of an aecidem ;L--raiisc of which Is uniii.owi states a t'oiii'niiliiique i' n l nun Headquarters, A.. Command, Far Fast. The aircraft hit the ground a mile *onfh a 1 >l the Johore nwtmy
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    Intensive Action In Peninsula
    266 2 Intensive police action against unlawful elements continuethroughout the Peninsula. Considerable success was achievi I against bandits in the Sungei Lvi area of Negi i Scmhilmn. A police party supported by large military detachments, made ten arrests, and a considerable quantity of subversive documentary material was seized.
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    Tribute Paid To Sir Edward Gent
    946 3 rril <tr Edward Cent, Malaya* High Commissioner, >»eVd ,li l r tra iv eirenmatancea on Sunday when the RAF Viift taWa« to for disciwHlon* on the situation h r wasted near Northolt airport, ha* been paid by Mr. MalJltr m, p.. .Id. the Commissioner-General,
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    High Court Reference
    499 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, July 5. "The Bench has lost a High Commissioner who, at all times, has appreciated and assisted in maintaining the independence of the Judiciary, and who has shown a very real and sympathetic understanding of our problems ami difficulties," said the
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    SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MALAYS
    138 3 Tnche Mohd. Hanafiah, 1948 President of the Singapore Malay Youth Literary Association, said preparations are under way to provide a number ol scholarships open to all Malay students to help them further their studies in commerce, technology and music. This was revealed at the Association's first general
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    War In August?
    244 3 U.P. LONDON, July 4. Richard Grossman, Leftist Labour Member of Parliament, reported m the Sunday Pictorial today that Churchill predicted pri vately there probably would be war by August and he woukl be returned us Britain's PlfcßK Minister. In his column "World View," Grossman wrote: "In the
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    BURMA STRUGGLE "MORE BITTER"
    89 3 U.P. RANGOON. July S. AT. Sau lAvin, societaly of the Ministry of Commerce. Supply anil Transport, was arrested on Fr.day and charged with the taea ol several million rupees in government. The Commerce Minister. I 7 Ko Ko Gyi, immediately resigned and challenged the government to
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    1 KILLED 2 INJURED
    67 3 Reuter. TWYFORD. July 5.-An aircraftsman. John Gillespie. 2d. was killed, and a corporal and another airman injured, when their lorry was involved In a collision with an Army armoured car in Bath Road. Twyford. Berkshire, on Saturday. All weie stationed at Lyn< ham. Wiltshire. The lorry
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    Four Chinese Face Sedition Charges
    536 3 Documents seized by the Singapore Criminal Investigation Department and alleged to have been issued by the Chinese Section of the Singapore Harbour Labourers' Union stated that "the members would start a sanguinaiy struggle against the British Imperialists" and exhorted the workers "to stiive to the
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    WARRANT ISSUED
    51 3 A warrant for the arrest of a man named G. W. Roberts was issued yesterday by the District Judge, Mr. E P. Shanks. It was alleged that he failed to pay a $250 instalment of the $600 fine imposed on him on March 25 for illegal concealment of
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    Good News
    644 4 The steps taken for dealing with the situation as disclosed in the Federal Legislative Council speeches come as an invigorating tonic. For the moment, however, we cannot expect miracles. The ruthless and determined men behind the insurrection will take time to eliminate. Statistically the picture is becoming ugly.
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    PHONE LINES LOOTED
    50 4 Reuter. MANILA. Manila's telephones are continually being interrupted by looters who make off with lengths of line An almost daily occurence in the outskirts and a not infrequent event in the City itself, the nuisance is assuming alarming proportions. Underground lines are not safe from the marauders.—Reuter.
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    Election Age Limit
    67 4 Reuter —AAP. Sydney. In a recent Gallup Poll, Australian Public Opinion Polls what should be the maximum age of candidates for election to the Commonwealth Parliament. Of those interviewed. 13 percent said 50 years, 24 percent said 60 years, 22 percent said 65 years, four percent said
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    EXPORT BAN
    65 4 Reuter. CANTON.—The export of silver and copper coins without permit either from the Central Bank of China or the Ministry of Finance in Nanking is strictly forbidden. Instructions to this effect, reliable sources report here, have been sent by the Ministry of Finance to all Provincial Governors and
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    'THE RED SPIDER WEB'
    970 4 How the Soviet plants its <pies in key positions in foreign countries, and their methods of dealing military, diplomatic, and scientific secrets are revealed in a book by Bernard Newman, entitled. "The Red Spider Web." lately published in LonJ °ln 1945 the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa
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    CARAVAN SWEET CARAVAN
    119 4 Recently married. Keith Brierley and hit 20-year-old bride. Eileen, of Booths Hill, Lymm, are comfortably settled in a rnme they have built, decorated, and furnished themselves a de luxe caravan at present under a cherry tiec In the back garden of Eileen's home. The caravan is a
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    Ceylon Exchange Control
    187 4 Reuter. GOLOMBO— Details relating to the Exchange Control measures which were extended to all countries, including sterling areas, with effect from June 1, 1948. were given by Mr. J. R. Jayawardene. Minister' of Finance, in v statement in the House ol Representatives. The new control aims at
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    Cominform And Yugoslav Communist Party
    608 4 Feastco Service. The Cominform denunciation of Yugoslav Government receives headlines and comment in most of the leading British newspapers. It is regarded as significant not so much because of any immediate effects it may have on the situation but because for the first time the
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    Young China Party's Attitude
    146 4 Reuter. CANTON. The Young China Party's refusal to accept any Cabinet posts under Mr. Wang Wen-hag is not due to their desire of non-coope-raticn, but "because we are living in an era of democracy," said the Provincial Chairnan of th e Party, Mr. T. C. Chi,
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    DEATH
    40 6 HENRY RICH A HP LUBBOCK DYNE passed away on Wh July. 1948, aged 70, after a long IUncss bravely borne. He leaves a widow and one son. The funeral will take place at Bid*--dnri Cemetery at 4.45 p.m. today.
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    Trick Of Fate Placed Gent In IH-Fated Plane
    163 6 Reuter. SINGAPORE, July 5: —A trick of fate placed Sir Edward Gent on the ill-fated Transport Command York which crashed at Northolt yesterday. Sir Edward began his flight i from Singapore last Tuesday in a private York assigned to Sir Hugh Lloyd,
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    S C S A Sports Meet
    225 6 (Tribune Staff ReporttrJ Government servants will be eligible to compete in the rthletic meet to be held this year by the Singapore Civil Services Association. The sports meet will be held on the Padang. It is intended to charge competitors 50 cents for each
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    BETTER BUS SERVICE FOR KATONG
    168 6 fTribune Staff Reporter) The Singapore Traction Company will introduce three limited stop omnibus services as from tomorrow. These services will operate from Finlayson Green to Tampenis Road, and to Katong and back. The service from Tampcnis Road to Finlayson Green will have no stops between
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    ARMED CHINESE ROB WOMAN
    104 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Monday night.—A robbery at Sungei Tlram, Blentong District, 13 miles from Johore Bahru, by two armed Chinese—a male and female— was reported to the Johore Bahru police. The robbery occurred at 8.30 p.m. yesterday. The victim was a Malay woman who was alone in
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    LANDSMEN LOSE TO SAILORS
    150 6 M.V. Agamemnon Soccer XI beat the Base Command Medical Store, I—o in a slow game of football on Sunday on the West Coast road ground. The game was fairly evenly contested in the first half without either team scoring. The Base Command played wed but lacked
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    Alleged Robbery At Market Place
    173 6 Alleged to have been one nf J five Chinese who assaulted a; vegetable hawker and robbed j him of his wristwatch, stall j licence and $20 at the Balcstier Road market at 10.30 a m. on June 30, Ong Meng Long (2J) of No. 2
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    GENT MOURNED
    35 6 As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Sir Edward Gent, High Commissioner, Federation of Malaya, the Union Jack flew at half mast from, ail public buildings in Singapore yesterday
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    AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION
    150 6 The following players are selected to represent the Union in the undermentioned badminton frlendlieB: vs. United Family B. P. on Wednesday, July 7. at 7 p.m. in the C. U. Hall, Samadi bin Mawi, Samanl bin Hussein, Tan Kwang Lee, Pang Kia Lim, Lim Kirn Swee, Hamid
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    Coroner Returns Open Verdict
    224 6 Tragedy overtook a wedding guest returning on his motor bike at night from the reception. His body was found the next morning in a drain with the vehicle next to him. This was related in the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday when an inquiry was held into
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    COMMITTED ON AMMO CHARGE
    100 6 Soh Chong Chua (48), of No. 18 Ah Hood Road, was committed for trial at the next Asaiz?s on a charge of unlawful possession of ammunition, at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry held before the Seventh Magistrate, Mr. A. G. Shears, yesterday. According to the
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    Teen-Agers 'Swing It' At P. I. Celebrations
    137 6 Beating his drums with the ability of a full-fleged professional on Sunday morning was 10-year-oid, Francisco £oliano, at a tea party given Singapore Filipino children at the residence of the President, Singapore Filipino Association. The party was held by the Singapore Filipino Association
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    NEW TEST CHOICES BAT WELL AGAINST AUSTRALIANS
    447 7 BRISTOL, July s.—Most encouraging feature in today's play in the natch between Australia and Gloucestershire—from the England selectors' viewpoint—was the display of new Test choices Emmett and Crapp when county replied to the visitors' mammoth total of 774 for 7 declared ,tt opening
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    Coxon, Dropped from Test XII, Takes 6/17
    397 7 Reuter. LONDON, July ft.—The first-. rtaM riekef matches today! provided an amazing contrast' in hatting fortune*. While thlaiimitana scored the season's Mgnetl mial of 774 for 7, Surrr\ werr In such a plight again»l orkshlre at SheHield that Ihej collapsed for 42, the
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    FULL POINTS FOR THOMSON Y.B.P.
    119 7 In a return friendly badminton match on Sunday against I the Prosperous "B" the Thomson "B" won by 4 games to 3. Results (Thomson Young- j sters mentioned first): Singles —Marican beat Gemsen Ang, 12-15. 13-13 (5-2). 15-4; Yaaeob beat A. Bakar Aljami. 15-12. 5-15.
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    BASKETBALL TEAM HERE
    63 7 The China Olympic basketball team, which arrived in Singapore last night from Hongkong via Bangkok, will meet the Selangor and Negri Scmbilan Combined at eight o'clock tonight at the Happy World Stadium. At 3.30 p.m. today the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce will entertain the China Olympic
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    LAST-MINUTE SCORING
    91 7 Although exchanges were fairly even, the Police XI beat the Singapore Chinese Eng. Assn. 4—l in an S A.FA. Div. II League match at Geylang yesterday. The Police scored the first goal through Kirn Seang about 10 minutes before fullrime. H&roon, the Leftwlng. mounted the figure with a
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    R.A.F. OPPONENTS
    23 7 The R.A.F. (Seletar) beat the R.A.F. (Changi) by 3 goats to 2 in a Div. I League game At Changi yesterday.
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    Millions Paid For Forged Papers
    168 7 Fabuloui sums of money, amounting to more than $100--million were stated to have been eight illegal Chinese Immigrants for permits to enter the Colony. V terday in the First District Court, the eight men wept latterly when the Judge. Mr. E. P. Shanks, pronounced on
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    UN MEDIATOR OFF TO NY
    93 7 Mr. Court dv Bois, American member of the United Nations Good Offices Committee for Indonesia, who arrived in Singa- pore by air on Friday last week I from Batavia left yesterday I morning for New York by the s.s. "Admiral." Mr. dv Bois is returning
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    REMANDED ON ARMS CHARGE
    139 7 An Indian who was alleged to have threatened to shoot another man with a pistol on St. George's Road and chased two Malays with the pistol in his hand, appeared before the Seventh Magistrate, Mr. A. G. Shears, yesterday, on tentative charges of carrying a .38
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    FRENCH TROOPERS PASS THROUGH
    81 7 /Tribune Staff Reporter) Twj French troopships passed ihiough Singapore yesterday enroute tor France. They were the mail and trooper Andre Lebon and the Pastuer. both from French Indo-China. The Andre Lebon also carries 186 passengers from Shanghai on board together with troops from Saigon. She Whs
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    CHINESE FACES CHOPPER CHARGE
    89 7 I «ra rather out of my 'i; is time." stated Neo Quee long at tho Singa,,r,• Seventh Assize Court day in ans\ve r to a charge of attempted murder nd one of atrempting to comEiH suicide. charged, first, with nptins: to murder his wife, -im Ah
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    Volunteer Police
    48 7 1 Commissioner of Police ded to Officers of the Singapore Covernmcnt to join n Volunteer Special Consta°UUuV during the present emer»''u period, "i. r, are certain specialized J»<* for which Government mt t- s would be specially fitted Squired, and the CommiSwishes to enrol 30-of- urgently.
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    Transfer Of Power Discussion
    39 7 i avia. July 5. Non•PUWicau Indonesian leaders jI 1 xpected to discuss the t <>i Dutch power to Indonesian provisional ni( r; *i government when they i 1 ;it Bandoeng. West n Wednesda y or
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    PAX TONG SAVES
    27 7 The China XI proved too good for the Sino-Malayf* at Jalan Bexar Stadium, on Sunday. Picture shows Pak Tong, SinoMalays' goalkeejjcr, going into action.
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    Post-Mortem
    193 7 On Yesterday's Came LEFT-WINGER Kee Sia.ig's display and Eng Hoe's goal-keeping were the only redeeming features of a game in which little good soccer teas seen. Hearing the veteran stage. Kee Siang is still a very useful winger. -r His centres and his unselfishness provided Peters, Yin Kee and
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    Rovers Beat Malays In Dull Game
    486 7 The Rovers were lucky to beat the Malays by the odd goal in three in a Div. I. League match at Jalan Bcsar Stadium, yesterday. Play was dull and scrappy, but the result was of considerable importance to the Rovers who are now well
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    DRAWN GAME
    86 7 The S.H.B. Auxiliary Police XI and the R.A.F. (Sembawang) drew two-all when they met in a Div. II League game yesterday at the Padang Play was fast and the Harbour Board led by one goal in the first half, Bird being the scorer. On the resumption the RAF
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    WHISPERING HOPE, SILVER SEQUIN BEST THIS MORNING
    1012 7 (By ALL AX LEWIS) THERE was a large attendance of spectators this morning at Bukit Timah to witness fast work which was done on No. 2 track. No. 3 track was also open for slow work. Be.sl workers were Loch Clyde and Sir
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    Leo Pak Tong, Sino-Malay goalkeeper, tries to save a goal. An incident in the match between the China Ohjmpic XI and the Sino-Malay at the Jalan Bfsar Stadium on Sunday. China icon 2-nil.
    33 7 Leo Pak Tong, Sino-Malay goalkeeper, tries to save a goal. An incident in the match between the China Ohjmpic XI and the SinoMalay at the Jalan Bfsar Stadium on Sunday. China icon 2-nil.
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    BRINKMAN'S SOCCER WIN
    36 7 The Srinkmann's soccer team beat S.C.C. "A" by I goals to 0 in a friendly game )f soccer on the Padang on Friday. Teck £eng and Q Chan scored each goal for Brinkmann's.
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    LA SALLE LOSE
    70 7 In an SA.F.A. Div. 11l lea•/ie match, the Ist Malay Coast Battery beat the La 3alle S.C. by 2 goals to nil. After a somewhat insipid first half, the lefttftng of th«; Malay Coast Battery. Oxenhare, scored a splendid goal. Later, lhompson sent three powerful drives at
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    London Stock Exchange
    160 7 LONDON, July s.—From to j day's tendency, ii would apI pear that another dull week can be expected on the Lonj don Stock Exchange. The Immediate attention of exchange operators continue? to be centered on the Berlin situation. Nervousness and caution continue to have theij effect on
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    10,000 DIED OF CHOLERA
    50 7 New Delhi, July r >. A report published here today said that at least 10,000 persons died of cholera in an epidemic in the eastern half of the United Province. It said that the start of the rainy season plus a clean-up campaign had checked the
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    2 CLASSES FOR PITMANITES
    98 7 'Tribune Stuff Reporter) In order to cope with the increasing number of new members, the Pitman's Shorthand Writers' Association is now conducting classes in two promises. The junior class is being held in the G.C.S.A. canteen and the senior class in a hall loaned by the
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    STRAITS $ IN INDONESIA
    91 7 STRAITS IN INDONESIA Tile Straits Dollar which was circulating freely in Republican territory in Indonesia lias now ceased to do so, an official of the Indonesia Office, Singapoie told the Tribune yesterday. Foreign trade, with these territories is still on the basis of barter, so that unless a trader takes
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    2 YEARS' R.I. FOR $4.85 ROBBERY
    67 7 A young Chinese, Lim Geok j Chuan, who committed robbery lof $4.85 was sentenced yester j day to two years' rigorous (imprisonment in the Fiist District Court. The Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, 1 further ordered him to undergo police supervision for the period
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    AG. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE NAMED
    63 7 (From Our Oven Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. July 5.— I Mr. C.W.D. Hall has been ap- pointed Acting Commissioner of Police with effect from July 4. 1948. Mr. L C. MacMillan. Deputy Commissioner of Police, will be responsible for the administration of the Police Force. The
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    THIRD TIME LUCKY
    76 7 The Fire Dcparlnvrnt re~ cen-'d two fain alarm calls tcilhin six hours of each other yesterday. The. first came from /.0) Bencoolen Street at H.CC a.m. Tuo fire emgincti mere sent. In response to the second at 2.r,l from the Railway Station, one engine was sent. F.nally
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    RECORD BROKEN
    44 7 The swimming record of the N.E.I, for the breast stroke which was 3 minutes waa, it is learned, broken by Joa Berndes who clocked the distance in 2 rums. 58 sees. Berndes is a member of the Z.VM. Swimming Club in Batavia.
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    Fined For Gambling
    57 7 Nineteen Chinese were brought before the second Police, Court Magistrate. Mr L. C. Ooh, yesterday on charges of gambling. It was stated that they wer.« arrested on July 4. after the police raided v house on Pagoda 6treet. Of the 19. 17 were fined $25. The othei
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    ACCEPT MARSHALL AID PACT, CRIPPS URGES COMMONS
    1006 8 Britain's Reserves Now £473 Million Reuter U.P. IOXDON Julv 5-Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps gfj&r ".M 'JfSSJSSii. wore no. £473.000.000. Sir St.Otord said. nn Tins includes ERP receipts already of £22.000.000. "We hope we may be ahie to retain our reserves
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    TO STARVE AGAIN
    118 8 Reuter. BBANGBAt, Jnly G.-Miss Chan a Dni Un, whose claim not to hare eaten for nine years has been refuted by an a lie ited former boy friend, began a mem period of observation today by a group of Chinese doctors. She had previously been under surveillance
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    DEATH OF MR. H.R.L. DYNE
    143 8 Mr. H. It.' L. Dyne (also known as "Frosty Dyne' a leading Singapore lawyer, and j one of the oldest European resi- dents here, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness. i Of the legal firm of Donald- son and Burkinshaw, the late Mr. Dyne
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    ROAD BLOCKS ON BORDER
    68 8 Reuter. Vienna. July 5. Yugoslavia is building permanent iron and concrete road blocks on the Austro-Yugoslav bonier, frontier watch towers are now manned day and night, and new machincgun post* have been set up between the towers, according to icports by British security units in Syria.
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    Queen Views Art In Bathroom
    79 8 U.P. Edinburgh. July 3. QJuccn Elizabeth and Princess Margaret inspected rare art objects today in the bathroom of Mrs. E. Henry, antique expert. The pair enjoyed a good laugh when Mrs. Henry remarked "This is the first time that a Queen of Britain been in
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    Labourers Refuse Municipal Jobs
    438 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Employment Exchange Singapore found jobs for 428 people in June and there were another 448 jobs for which they could not find the men But the total number who registered themselves qc iinpmnlnveri were 1.396. The paradox in the pan res is
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    RADIO MALAYA CHANGES
    54 8 Th? following arc alterations to the Radio Malay:. Blue Network Tadio program m° for tomorrow: At 5 p.m. to 6.20 p.m Ktin nitig commentary On the Singapore verstiv china Olympic soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium. At 9 p.m.—talk by the Commissioner-General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. on
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    TABLE TENNIS PRIZES
    44 8 Dr. C. J. Pagiar. a wellknown local sports personality, has donated a silver cup and 14 silver medals for the Junior inter-club league of the AllSingapore table tennis championships of 1948 which is now in progress nightly at the Great World.
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    Cradle-To-Grave Health Scheme On
    229 8 Reuter. LONPON, July s.—Britain's National Health Service vhich aims to give every Briton, regardloss of'income, tho full medical care he needs, came into bcins: toe ay simultaneously with a (omprohonsive national insurance scheme denned to provide cradle-to-the-grave social security. A hospital in Davyhulmc. Lancashire, a snlenh
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    League Soccer Thrills
    63 8 ARSHAD, the Malays' goalkeeper, bringing of a sah during yesterday's Div. 1 Uu gue eiieonnter *J %Vv rs\nd Malays at Jalan Besur Stadium. which the f(trmer icon by *-*< A KEEN TUSSLE FOR POSSESSION: One IhnWna incidents in yesterdu it's Rovers vs. Malays DH> 1 aZ at
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    School Health Improves
    381 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) According to clinical examinations conducted last year, the state of nutrition considerable improvement among Singapore schoolchildren in 1947 over the previous year. These examinations showed that the percentage of children, who were in a poor state of nutrition in 1947. was 31.6 us compared
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    Bookmakers Take No Chances
    80 8 Reuter. LONDON, July 5. Bookmaker j took no chances with the French colt Timur II at the first callover here tonight on the St. Lcjrer to be run af Doncastcr on Sept. 11. Although little business was trans""** 1 the colt closed at only 100-6. Derby
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    Burma Govt. Warn Editor
    136 8 Reuter. RANGOON, July s.—The Burmese ment has warned newspaper editors here a* publishing anything concerning the [f? 1 Burma fighting "liable to cause misunderstan^ 1 or lower the morale of the armed forces nr The Government s ?cuon is relieved to have been inspired ->y persistent
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    PERRY TO COACH INDIAN "HOPE"
    113 8 Reuter. LONDON. July 5. Mr. Chinna Durai. the representative in London of the Indian Lawn Tennis Association, stated today that the services of the famous professional Fred Perry, former Wimbledon champion, have been secured to coach young K. Madan, who came to Europe with the
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    Ump, Bump Crump
    74 8 U.P. NEW YORK. July s.—James Linger was delighted today when they delivered the family's brand new motorcar. Mrs. Ungei. trying to park the vehicle, first knocked down the canopy supports outside their home on Fifth Avenue, then clipped the hedge liordcring the building, then knocked a I
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    Talk By Lee Wai Tong
    46 8 Mr. LC€ Wai Tong. coach of the Chinese Olympic football team now in Singapore, will .speak on "Sports and the Reconstruction of China"' at an address to be given at the Chinese YMCA at Selegie Road on Thursday n 6.30 p.m.
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    24 8 The High Commissioner has been pleased to appoint Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamca Hashim to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Legislative Council.
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    CEYLON BASE FOR B.O.A.C.
    158 8 Reuter. LONDON. Jul, 5 setting up of a n ai r bi Ceylon Airway. fey, self has been liscussed h Sj Miles Thomas, Deputy n man of the British Ov Airway, Corporation members of the Ceyloa g' ernmcnt it was lei today. Sir Mile., lias just
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    COMPROMISE ON INDIA'S BALANCES
    131 8 Reuter. LONDON. July 5 -B agreement with India on release of India's stcrlin: balances will be sinned here tomorrow if the 8.--tish Government received official notification in taw r f the Indian Qoten> ment's approval of tan PB> posals, it was authoritatively learned today Signature of
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    Menaces To Healths Public To Blame
    311 8 Staff Reporter) The public aro as much to blame in not taking action against neighbours who create a nuisance. Dr. N. A. Canton, the Municipal Health Officer stated in an interview with the Tribune. Dr Canton was commenting on complaints recently received by the
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