Malaya Tribune, 5 August 1948

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    67 1 The Malaya Tribune HV m% V&H LX I Oft THE I EOIXE larger Sales thnn any Afternoon Paper hi Malaya I'nntl n <i Hiynnltutu.ouMl,, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh <t. Pfnnno Telegrams: "Tribune- R'p<»re Telephone: 5811 (9 Imes) mam pages SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London
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    "BIG 3" ENVOYS PLAN SECOND MEETING WITH STALIN
    470 1 Bevin Confers With Gen. Robertson Reuter—U.P. .l T ON Al (i 4 A SECOND MEETING BETWEEN MARSHAL wi£».?t THF THRKK WESTERN ENVOYS IN MOSCOW IS LIKELY 2j™HLtH? NEXT FEW DAYS OBSERVERS IN THE RUSSIAN CAPI TAL FORECAST TONIGHT. The Soviet Foreign Office
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    Stalin Doesn't Want War Now
    386 1 U.P. w X'OTONi Asar. I—A r liable noifw said that one f th> hi"f impressions mud from the three nWoya uh" MM Stalin, is that Rusthurm not want war at preMtnt, and that there is some (ntlmath.n that the Russian j iMhastrtal situation is not
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    SOVIET REOPENS BORDER
    64 1 Reuter. Bavaria, Ana The Soi iei mnthoritiee have rex'K'firtl thr h -tlr Thurinyiu, in the .Soviet zone, unit Bavarin, in the United States zone, for traffic on a imaH nettle, fie t nt wu agency rf ported tonight. The border icas closed -ijti r the nitroduction of
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    TERRORISTS KILL ESTATE CARETAKER
    124 1 '(From Our Own Reporter) JOHORE. Today- A Chines t estate caretaker was murde,--•d by terrorists who stabbed him twice in the neck with a bayonet. His body was dis'ovcrcd by a labourer at Kamnong Ayer Beru, Plentong district. at about 4 p.m. yester- lay. On the
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    TABLETS WERE THEIR FOOD
    46 1 Reuter. Htoekhridae, A"a. Ninetg-nix London medicnl students who nment thr weekend Hvtng tmmieU at Stockbrutg», Tlampehire, ended the teds tod iy. All are said to "m cjerl hat shayc" and thoei on complete starvation for three days reported "hi perfect condition." Renter.
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    RUSSIANS PREPARE
    80 1 U.P. BERLIN, Aug. 4. it wa> reported today that new h*rb ed wire roadblocks, and extra forces of armed guards were thrown around the Russian military headquarters and housing areas for Soviet soldiers' families as the result of Increased tension in Berlin. Germans living in the Karlshorsr area
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    US EMBASSY FOR CEYLON
    51 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Auk. 4. The State Department today announced that a United States Embassy in Ceylon was formally created on Tuesday, when Felix Cole presented his credentials as Ambassador to the I lovemor < general. Previously the United Stote.i fnid only a consulate m nerul tht
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    TRAINS COLLIDE
    40 1 U.P. BERLIN, Auk. 4. Fifteen icrsons were iniured. one seriously, when two trains of the Berlin Subway Elevated Railvav collided at the laisy Anhalter Station in central business section at the height of the morning rush hour. —U.P.
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    COCKTAIL PARTY
    38 1 Dr. William Clyde, C.M.G. gave a cocktail party yesterday in honour of the delegates to the 2lst Liaison Officers' Meeting held at the Cathay. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Commis-sioner-General, attended and there were several guests present.
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    FLYING DISC OVER HANOI
    107 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Aug. S. A disc alternately shining and dull, moving slowly across the sky at a great height, was seen by several thousand people in Hanoi on Tuesday afternoon, according to the "Bulletin Francois", a local French renewed news sheet circulated among the French community
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    3,000 Saw Crash, Thought It Was Part Of The Air Show
    115 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Aug. I.—-An 1,-5 Army plane crashed today iM'fore 3,000 spectators at the air show celebrating the opening of the New York International Airport. Two Army fliers were injured. The plane, participating in an air-rescue demonstration, was
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    STALIN'S PRICE A MYSTERY
    86 1 U.P. LONDON. Aug. 4.—The three Western governments, having studied reports from their representatives In Hay e.ow, are now prepared to discuss among themselves whal the next step should be, reports I 1 nited Press. The major mystery of the present stage Is: 1. What demands did
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    BRITISH WIVES FLEE TO SHIP
    95 1 RANGOON, Aug. 4. -Blittaa wjves and children have boarucd a steamer in the pon of Bassein. 00 miles west of Run--on. after Communist lid'vu«nneec; j n the northern part of the city, according to a reliable tc egram from a ioreign source reaching here tonight.
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    I DEAD, 3 HURT IN JEEP CRASH
    96 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) JOHORE BAHRU, Today. A fatal accident occurred at 2} mile Kudai Road at about 6.30 p.m. yesterday afternoon when a jeep carrying three special police constables from Hoscote Estate knocked down a Chinese pedestrian and killed him. After knocking the
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    Nudists Plan To Strip The Nation
    151 1 MAYS LANDING, New Jersey. Aug. 4.—"Dele g tt*s" was the only sign hung out today as the expected 500 naked representatives of the na tion's nudists opened their 17th annual convention of the American Sunbathing Association here. The delegates, both old and new. look
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    WOMAN'S SHOES ON BRIDGE STARTS 'FRISCO MYSTERY
    330 1 U.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4. Th authorities today began a search of the waters near the Golden Gate bridge after a patiolman had found a pair on the span of the bridge, and a purse containing Ctfp»>ine: of stoeics «bo"t the Communist spy
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    Jew Threat To U.K. Airmen
    302 1 Reuter. LONDON, Aug. 4 —Jews today threatened to detain British crews of United Kingdom aircraft assigned to Palestine mediator Count Brrnadottc if they landed on Israeli territory. A Tel Aviv spokesman said that two day ago his govern- ment warned the Chief of Staff of
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    Blow To Reds Here "Will Be Blow To Reds Everywhere"
    344 1 Reuter. LONDON. Aug. 5.- The Communist Party in Malaya Is "the stronger,, and best organised in South Ea.st Asia", The Times said in an editorial today. "If it is defeated aft»»r bp ;>pen trial of strength with th* British authorities,
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    SIAM RUSHES POLICE TO FRONTIER
    66 1 Reuter. BANGKOK, Aug 4 —Threehundred armrd police left Bangkok to reinforce the Ir southern frontier force which clashed with a Malayan Communist band last week-end, |t .vas officially learnt yesterday. An Army spokesman told the press that Siamese soldiers trained for jungle warfare will be
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    MALAYA-FIC COORDINATION
    67 1 Reuter. SAIGON, Aug 4 —Mr. P. S. Scrivener. assistant to the Commissioner General in Malaya, left Saigon today for Singapore following a stay of one week in Indo china. Although the object of his visit was not announced observers familiar w,th the present situation ln Indo china think
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    PRINCE GOES INTO BUSINESS
    47 1 Reuter. BANGKOK, Aug 4 A group of bankers and financiers, headed by the former Governor of the Bank of Slam, Prince Wiwathanachai Chayant is planning the establishment of a stock and commodity exchange here. Details of the plan are not yet available RcuteT.
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    TRIED TO STAB POLICE OFFICER, SHOT DEAD
    481 2 CAUGHT in a police ambush while attempting to pull off an armed gang robbery, a young Javanese was shot and killed just as he attempted a dastardly knife attack on a police officer. This man's death formed the subject of an inquiry before
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    THIVY BACK FROM DELHI
    116 2 Mr. John Thivy. Representative of the Government of j India in Malaya, returned to j the Colony by air yesterday I after consultations with his Government in New Delhi. One of the matters discussed i was the position of Indian I nationals in Malaya in relaj
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    FAREWELL PARTY
    127 2 Over 100 guests and mem- bers of the Methodist Church i gathered at a farewell tea party to Rev. Theodore R. Doraisamy at Wesley Church lon Tuesday. Rev. Theodore R. Doraisamy will leave by the Norman Lykes for America j for a one year's study on eduj cation
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    CHINESE ARTIST ENTERTAINS
    142 2 Mr Chen Shou £00. a Chinese artist, who will be exhibiting his work at Robinson Co. from Aug. 6-12, entertained representatives of the Press with a light dinner at ihe Universal Hotel yesterday. His exhibition will consist •of paintings which he made while he was a pupil
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    NEW POLIO CASE
    17 2 An Indian baby girl has been notified as a ease of infantile 1 paralysis.
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    Need For Increased Rice Production
    529 2 It is of very great importance j that we should exploit every possible means to ensure even I greater crops in the coming I season. One way of getting > cultivators to increase supplies of rice would be to ensure thoroughness in the planning of
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    GAG's DAUGHTER ARRIVES BY AIR
    44 2 J«MUfer Newbonjt, daughter of the acting High Commissioner for the Federation ©f Maiaya, Sir Alec Newboui£ arrived uj Singapore by air on Monday to join her father ia Kuala Lumpur. Miss Newboult arrived in a X.L.M. Constellation aircraft on
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    Judge Sceptical Of Wife's Evidence
    487 2 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 4.— Remarking that the woman had given evidence probably with the intention of getting rid of her husband, and if that was the case any evidence she gave had to be taken with reserve. Mr. Justice F. A.
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    DRESSER GAVE INJECTIONS, FINED $250
    146 2 A General Hospital dresser, Paul Thomas Ong, stood in the Second Police Court dock yesterday facing a charge of using injections without the medical practitioner's authority. Ong pleaded guilty and was fined $250, in default three months rigorous imprisonment. lt was stated in evidence that
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    S'pore Indians' Big Claim Against Pakistan Govt.
    306 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Hoi* than ten million rupees have been i «om the Pakistan Government by some in local Indian commercial firms, in respect j losses sustained by them in the West Punjab 1 -in- the recent civil disturbances in India, Mr. |ilD
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    MALAY STUDENTS TO FORM CULTURE BODY
    266 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) i <>r the Brat time in Malayan educational history an Al!--tdMyj via lay students Organisation will he formed shortly, irdgßed to raise the educational standard of, Malays, revive lahtt arts and culture, and represent the interests of the h-.i.- Malay student
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    999 DIALLED "FOR FUN"
    77 3 I Ctt'i i Offices in Malacca I received quite a jolt I lay, uhen a Corporal with a Sten gun and inied by three polirenishett in enquiring if was anif'hing wrong. 01 >- after office was visit'i no (me admitted I tilltd tip the Police rVrol.
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    50 YEARS A TEACHER: CATHOLIC NUN'S DEATH
    186 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A well-known Singapore headmistress. Sister St. Columban of the Convent oi the Holy Infant Jesus, dien last Tuesdty night. Sister St. Columban had a teaching career in Malaya oi over 50 years, 30 ol which were spent as Headmistress of
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    Quota System For Textile Imports
    259 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. A. D. Stutchbury, Reg.strar of Imports and Exports. Singapore, said yesterday that the proposed introduction of a quota system on a combined basis for the importation of textiles from hard currency ar as would ultimately benefit Malaya. Mr. Stutchbury was comnenting
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    SCHOLARSHIPS STOPPED
    94 3 Dr. H. Amstutz revealed n i the course of his speech at a I recent tea party that there I I will be no more Crusade for Christ Scholarships. These i scholarships created through generous donations by American Methodists for the purpose of rebuilding the world after the
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    S'PORE DENTISTS' ASSN. CELEBRATES
    123 3 Members of the Singapore Dentists' Association celebrated "Chinese Dentists' Day' yesterday with a dinner party at Cecil Cafe, Kinlayson Green. The President of the Association, Mr. Cheu Yhee Mm said during the course of his speech that the Chinese National Dental Research Association had made Aug.
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    Support For Aid To Distressed Children
    218 3 Mr. L. Cresson. Chairman of the Appeal Committee, on Tuesday, called a meeeting of 13 Trade Unionists in the Municipal Council Chamber to appeal for their support for the United Nations Appeal for Children. The appeal, he .-aid. was to meet the urgent needs
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    Hotel Receipt In Divorce Petition
    303 3 How a receipt for the use of a room in a hotel led to a divorce suit, was disclosed jn the Singapore High Court yesterday when Muriel Anna Wylie petitioned the court for a dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Mr. X C. Wylie,
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    SATHURTHI FESTIVAL
    117 3 The Hindu Government Servants will observe and celebrate the "Sathurthi" Day after New Moon propitious for the worship of Lord Ganesha occuring this month at the Sree Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, 19. Ceylon Road, Katong, on Sunday August 8, 1948. from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be
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    Children To Fly Home
    109 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Two Danish children, who flew unescorted from Copenhagen to Ipoh to meet their parents, will leave Singapore this morning on their return journey. They are Per and Ruth Iversen aged 11 and 9 years respectively. The children left Denmark over two months ago
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    Gandhiji Memorial Fund
    182 3 Below is the fourth list of donations to the Gamlhiji Memorial Fund, Singapore, which has passed the $100,000 mark: Amount already acknowledged 92,708.52 Malaya Siam Trading Co., 2.000.00 Phoola Singh Co., 1.001.00 Malayan Impex Co., 1,000.00 *> M'-hamed Uto*. baker 501.00 Netherland India Commercial Bank, N.V. 500.00
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    BOYS' CLUB SHOW
    57 3 The Malay Settlement Boys' Club> at Jalan Eunos will stage a show on Saturday at 8.30 p.m. in aid of the Club Fund. The show will consist of a Malay stage play. Malay dances. kronchongs and comics. It will be held under the patronage of Mr T.
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    W.S.C.F. SECRETARY
    62 3 Mr. M. M. Thomas one of the secretaries of the World Student Christian Federation will be arriving in Singapore on Aug. 12 to discuss plans with local representatives of the Student's Christian Movement regarding the proposed Conference for Asian leaders at Kandy between Dec. 20 and Jan. 4,
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    'Red Bogey' In Closer Perspective
    829 4 "Since last October a campaign of slander, based on the Red bogey, has been going on in real earnest, touched off by a radio broadcast by Mr. Mac Donald on October 19 ft is the duty of all sincere democrats to combat the Red bogey,
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    95 BANISHED LAST MONTH
    62 4 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday.—Orders for the banishment of 95 people have been approved in July. This is the highest total for any one month so far issued. Three hundred and thirteen banishment orders have been approved during the period January—July this year. Of
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    TEN MILLION WORDS FOR $10,000,000
    1947 4  -  BACKGROUND TO JAP WAR TRIALS By Denis Warner Reuter-AAP. TOK I O. For nearly 24 months General Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister and War Minister of Japan at the peak of his nation's aggression, shuttled between bleak Sugamo Prison and the great auditorium in what was
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    Biggest Post-Graduate School
    161 4 L.P.S. There is no reason why London should not be the biggest post-graduate medical school in the world. This statement was made by Lord Addison. Lord Privy Seal, when opening the Empire Medical Advisory Bureau recently. The Bureau which is situated at the British Medical AssociaI tion
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    KEDAH KILLERS CLAIM YET ANOTHER EUROPEAN VICTIM
    204 6 KILLERS, active in the Kulim area of Kedah, have claimed yet another European planter as a victim in their latest attack. At about 1 p.m. yester- day, while Mr. Barnham, j Manager of Rukit Sidiin Estate, was lying down reading a newspaper after
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    Nazis Face War Crimes Court
    66 6 Reuter. HAMBURG. Aug 4: Genera* Valentin l'Yuerstein. 63--year-ottt Austrian who. commanded the (Mat. Germany Army Corps under Rommel faced a Hamburg was crimes court today with five of his staff officers. Ihey were charged with having carried out Hitler's notorious "Commando order" of October 18,
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    44 6 An Examination for Estate and Government Hospital Assistants will be held in Kedah commencing: 31st August, 1948. Non- Government candidates should apply to State Surgeon. Kecfah. together with fees and certificates of training and experience according to syllabus, on or before 16th August. 1948.
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    IRISH AIRS GREET
    136 6 Inmskillmgs A full battalion of the Royal Inniskillings, comprising ebout 600 officers and men, disembarked yesterday morning from the troopship Lancashire, H itching to go into action against the insurgents. They arrived here from Hongkong. First of the reinforcements to land was the pipe and drums of
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    Jail & Rotan For Gang Robber
    252 6 Jail Rotan For Gang Robber A Chinese. Liew Kee. who was tried at the Singapore AsI size Court yesterday with committing gang robbery, with five i others, at a store belonging to the Royal Naval Base Wireless Station at Woodlands on December 13 last, was sentenced to six years' rigorous
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    GOVT. SERVANTS' HOUSING PLAN
    71 6 At a general meeting of Government employees, it was decided to form a Singapore Government Servants' Co-oper-ative Housing Society. Mr. A. Williams (acting Financial Secretary) presided. The committee elected were: I Messrs. L. C. Goh, L. A. Joseph lA. H. Desker, N. A. Kularajah and S.
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    MISS WANG BEST in CHINESE LYRICS
    80 6 Miss Ellen Wang, the young Chinese soprano, excelled in her interpretation of the Chinese lyrics by Liv Hsueh Hu at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Tuesday night. In a rich op r a no voice she sang with sincerity and deep feeling. Though her
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    Crime Drop In July
    138 6 A further all-round record decrease in crime in Singapore was registered during July. There was, however, only a slight increase of extortion reports, being 24 for July, as compared with 19 in June. Armed robberies, which amounted to 21» in July, compared with the all-time record
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    ROBBERY, HURT ALLEGED
    107 6 A Chinese, Lee Yu Kee. was produced before the Seventh Police Court Magistrate, Mr. A. G. Sheers, charged with voluntarily causing hint to and robbing a pet son named Lim Tua Lye. It was stated that the alleged robbery took place at about 3 a.m. on July
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    Police Find Bandit Booty In Hideout
    207 6 PERAK. Monday. A police party following up the I air attack by Spitfires on bandit hideouts in South Perak yesterday. apprehended two Chinese who s/jrrendered without being challenged. The police party found hut near the river in which were approximately 100 lbs. !of gunpowder,
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    MILK IMPORT ON QUOTA BASIS
    73 6 Import of sweetened condensed milk from hard currency areas will now be permitted on a quota basis. Importers wishing to participate in this quota should forward their applications to the Registrar of Imports and Exports, Singapore, not later than noon on Monday, August 16, and
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    Entries For Kedah Gymkhana
    134 6 ALOR STAR—Good entries are coming |rj for the amateur meeting of the Kedah Gymk hana Club at Alor Star, to be held on August 28. Entries include those from lady riders from as far south as Singapore. A large percentage of the profits from the meeting
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    "THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS"
    50 6 Mi "Rie" yon Kt-isenstlcrna. a member of the Singapon Lodge Thcosophieal Society, will addte thr Society at 6.30 p.m. t"d v on "The Secret of Happi'i This c in \,o Mrs. "Rie" yon Krintnatiertia's farewell lectuie as sl>< i i sailing foi Australia on Aug. 12.
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    Spits Help Troops In Kelantan Battle
    453 6 I KUALA LUMPUR, Wednes-, day. An official Police report received this morning states that a battle is progressing in the Sungei Kcmeras Area about three miles north of Pulai in South Kelantan. Enemy forces which started i the engagement yesterday are I entrenched and
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    Imported Rice without Permit, Fined $150
    149 6 Brazilian rice, said to navt. been bought off a steamer foi $40, was produced in the Second District Court, yesterday when a Chinese, Goh Sim Poo, was arraigned on a charge ot importing rice without a permit. He was found guilty anil was fined
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    H.K. Trade Mission Postpones Displays
    75 6 1 '">"«' WHff Tm,, The Chlrjeie tr*. which pa&s (H .v d ■Nfli return trip i J* 0 London. postpone th. h tion s or Honker, 2* for Mal aya Textile Z n mainly due to t] _J Preparations h a L nsivmade forth, 10
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    NO PRIVATE SALE OF ARMS ALLOWED
    75 6 persons i n legitimate Z session of arms or mmm£ will not be permuted -o d pose of them by mZ treaty. y II they wish toseilthev do so through licensed after consultation with u» police. The police wi rt§m i] application fo r
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    $500 BAIL FOR DANCE HOSTESS
    93 6 I Appearing before .vtr. Ohkr Third Police Court ICagiatrafe i a dance hostess, Jeaae I j Fong Fun. was v. t charged with committing criminal breach ef trust. Sh. was allowed bad of $500 in ot* surety. It was alleged that tat *> cused committed
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    BIN KENG STOLE THE WEEK-END HONOURS
    1237 7 WEEKLY CRICKET REVIEW.... BY RAM PIARA m unirh-looked-forward-to lag-asl a,,k Holiday clash bftwera ihc N<»rth and the Stall leaass involving the Merita* ,m <*ream of the neatry'* rrieketers came went, but the Battle ■oval aW not develop into full llataean. whatever cricket was during
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    HONOURS LIST
    134 7 BATTING 105 K. Yong (IVrak vs. Pahang). 95 n.o. Howard (K.4.F. Tengah vs. Johore C.C.). 86 Barber (R.A.F. Tengah vs. Johore C'.C). 82 Major Tee (Johore C.C. vs. R.A.F. Tengah). 58 C. J. Lowe (Johore C.C. vu. R.A.F. Tengah). 5? n.o. Ramasamy gor Indians vs. Selangor Club). 54
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF TIES
    278 7 The following are the starting foi the Inter Club Social Hatch b* tv een the Royal Jo- hore International Club and the Island Club tomorrow < Hari Raya Puasa) over the Island Course. The first named paii,i to start from the fii"st Tee and the second from
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    Penang Race Card For Tomorrow
    654 7 Below is the card for tomorrow's races at Penang, the third day of the Penang Turf Club August Bank Holiday meeting, together with the records of the last three runs of the candidates. Horses, CI. L 7 Furlongs. 4 0 0 Liberty Man 9.07 0
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    League Soccer Incident: Players Walk Off
    150 7 Yesterday's 111 Div. ifame between Serangoon Association and Haikowyu at the CYMA ground ended abruptly when both teams irere seen walking off the field a few minutes before time and b<fore the. referee had s-ignalled the. end. When this happened tht score teas *>ne-all.
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    JUDO? — No, not, Judo, hut incidents in the Division 1 League soccer match between the Indian Recreation Club and the Singapore Recreation Club at Jalan Bexar Stadium yesterday. Our cameraman snapped the players when they were engaged in a keen tussle for the ball. The match resulted in an easy win for the Indians by five goals to one.
    59 7 JUDO? No, not, Judo, hut incidents in the Division 1 League soccer match between the Indian Recreation Club and the Singapore Recreation Club at Jalan Bexar Stadium yesterday. Our cameraman snapped the players when they were engaged in a keen tussle for the ball. The match resulted in an easy
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    Post-Mortem
    256 7 On Yesterday's Game IN pi AN did well to beat the Recs by 5-1. They were faster on the ball and although both vanguards finished poorly—a weakness with all teams these postwar days the winners were not quite so bad. The teams drew one—all in the first round MAIN
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    Rees. Trounced 5-1 In League Replay
    304 7 umi—i «.«.socitiiion o S.R.C TAKING THE FIELD WITH SUBSTITUTES FOR FERROA AND BEINS. THE RECS WENT DOWN TO THF JUNE OF 5-1 WHEN THEY MET THE INDIAN ASSOCIATION IN THE SECOND HOUND (DIV. 1 LEAGUE) AT JALAN BESAR STADIUM YESTERDAY FIRST ROUND GAME RESULTED
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    SEMBAWANG SCORE WIN OVER BUKOM S.C.
    107 7 R.A.F. Sembawang beat Pulau Bukom S.C. 3 —l in a Stooond Division SAFA League match yesterday at the Geylang Stadium. The score was 2—l at th? interval with insideleft, and Penney, centre-for-ward, netting the R.A.F.'s first and second goals. Shawal. left-wing, scored Pulau Bukom
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    SHELL BEAT SWIFT B.P.
    98 7 in a friendly return badminton match played at the S.H.A.U Hall on Friday last the Shell Sports Club beat the Swift Badminton Party by 1 games to 2. Results (Shell first):—Arthur Lee lost to Low Poh Hye —T-15, 9-15; Heng Siak Tiang beat Wee Eng Slang—ls-11,
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    THOMAS CUP PROBABLES
    146 7 Malaya's badminton team lor the Thomas Cup is expected to bp announced sometime in November. Meanwhile the Selectors have listed 15 players who would be asked whether or not they are piepared to make the trip to the United Kingdom in Decembei. it selected. Prior to the
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    INDIAN ASSN. CRICKET TEAMS
    191 7 I I The following will play eric- j ket foi the Indian Association egainst Johore Cricket Club or Friday, at 11.00 a.m. on thr Khalsa Association ground R Sitharam (Captain). Gorbex Singh, Kuldip Singh, R. Bhu- t palan, Rudh Singh, Ram Piara 1 C. Popatlal. M.
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    TODAY'S SPORTS
    93 7 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League Div. I GHQ Signal!* v. A.A.A., Jalan Ltsar Stadium; Div. II Police v. Poise <• roup K.E., Thompson Koad; S.H.B. Au.v. Police v. Rm-. rs S.C., Thompson Road; Katong Eurasians v. Spore I list. Signals, Geylang Stadium; 223 R.G.D. vs. Kraugi W/T, Alevundra graunds; Div.
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    Bedser, Laker In Great Form
    323 7 LONDON, Aug:. 4.—While Lancashire were k?pt in the field all day by the Essex batsmen, wickets fell apace at Chesterfield where eham. pionship leaders Derbyshire faced Surrey, 21 batsmen having been sent back when play came to 8 close. Essex had A. Avery and Tom
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    Warwick Batsmen Subdued
    313 7 BIRMINGHAM. Aug. 4. Bradman's policy of putting Warwickshire into bat wa.s fvlly justified today when the home side were bundled oui j for 138 runs. The Australian quartet, Lindwall. Bill Johnston, lan Johnson and Loxton. kept the Warwick batsmen subdued and Donnelly was the only player to
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    400 METRES FINAL TODAY WILL BE "RACE OF THE CENTURY"
    277 8 Reuter. LONDON, Aug. s.—Highlight of the athletics programme in the Olympic Games at Wembley tdav will be the 400 metres final and the quality of the qualifiers guarantees that it *ill be "the race of the century. The 46 seconds
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    " Happy Birthday" At Olympics
    81 8 Happy Birthday" At Olympics London, Aw/. 4. The first hint thr 70.000 spectators had of thi British Royal risit was When thi opening of the Bntis/i National Ant kei" hrouqht Bi en/budy to their feet. A few minutes later tin Royal 8// c t tat o i s themselves ruse
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    U. S., Sweden Share Yachting Honours
    235 8 Reuter. TORQUAY, Aug. 4.—ln a day of eventful starts and close finishes, Americans and Swedes shared the major honours in yachting events here —the second of the seven series which will decide the Olympic yachting championships. Protests against alleged infringements of the International Yatch
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    HE GOT HIS BLACK-OUT
    59 8 CHICAGO, Aug. I.—Randall Schroeder. 32. is in critical condition today because he ttied to put a lampshade over a street light, which kept him awake last night. Schroeder climbed a 20-foot pole, last night to instil a home-made shade over the, lamp. He touched a live
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    TRAP WITH A SWING
    58 8 U.P. WISBAPEN. Aug. 1. The Czech secret police were reported to be trapping refugees from the Communists at the border by disguising themselves as American soldiers. The secret police, in their disguise, even heve their radios tuned in to the swing music programmes of the American
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    KOREA'S RECORD
    75 8 jondon, Aug. 4. Koko tod ij set up a new record for this Olympiad by scoring 120 points against Iraq's 20 points at basketball. The previous highest basketball score of these Games was the Philippines' 102 points -n/.vo against Iraq who obtained 30 points. As the score suggests
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    LOOTED COIN'S
    43 8 TOKIO. Aug. 4,—A Chinese ship is to take back to China in September more than 17.000,--000 lbs. weight of Japanese looted copper and nickel coins, some of them antiques dating back to the 14th century. Gen. Mac Arthur's headquarters announced today.
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    Harris May Protest To Lord Burghley
    242 8 Reuter. LONDON. Aug. 4. —Reg Harris, world cycling sprint champion, tonight asked the British Olympics Cycling Committee to reconsider its decision dropping him from the British Olympic team. An official of tho British National Cycling Union which is the responsible authority for cutting forward
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    "GESTAPO HABITS"
    32 8 London. Aug. 4. M. Muigu. Tress Counsellor at the Rumanian legation here, has resigned in protest against the "gestapo habits of the regime in Rumania and the legation in London".
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    HAWAIIAN STAR BREAKS RECORD
    116 8 Reuter. LONDON. Aug. 4. America added to her successes and record when Bill Smith. 24--yeat-old star from Hawaii sped home a winner of the 40rj metres fnestyle event in I mins. 41 sees., to shatter the Olympic record of 4 mins 44 sees, accomplished at Berlin
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    BRITAIN'S BEST EFFORT
    120 8 Reuter. CAMBERLEY. Aug. 4. The x'st British competitor in the nodern penthathlon which ?nded at Cambcrlcy today fftt L Cpl. A. C Martin of the 3th Royal Inniskilllng Dragoon Guards who finished Utrt in the 4.000 metres cross country run and came 20th IB the final placings
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    COURTESY VISIT BY NAVY CHIEF
    111 8 Vice Admiral Woodhousc. C-in-C British East Indies Fleet, arrived in Singapore on' board the H.M.S. Norfolk, from Trincomalee. Ceylon, on his first courtesy visit. Vice Admiral Woodhousc. who recently succeeded Admiral Palliscr as C-in-C East Indies Fleet, was received by Rear Admiral Clifford Caslon. Flag
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    M.P. Passes Through
    52 8 'Tiibunr Staff Repmtrr) V'ifccountess J. Davidson M P., arrived in Singapore this morning by Constellation aircraft from England en route to Australia. She was accompanied by her daughter, the Hon. Jean Davidson Tney proceeded to the residence of the CommissionerGeneral. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in Bukit Serene, soon
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    Fanny Rests After Breaking Record
    152 8 Reuter. London, Aug. 4. Mrs. Fanny Blankers-Koen. the Dutch girl sprinter, went straight back to her camp to rest after establishing a world record of 11.2 .vers, in the Olympic women's 80 metres hurdles. t "She was very e.reifed but vtry tired," her team manager,
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    ALL THE LATEST OLYMPIC RESULTS Athleties
    356 8 Men's Throwing The Javelin Final First: Kaj Rautavaara (Finland) 69.77 metres; Second: S. Seymour (United States) 67.56; Third: J. Varszejri (Hungary) 67.30; Fourth xP. Vesternen (Finland) 65.89; Fifth: D. Machlum (Norway* 65 32; Sixth: M. Biles (United States) 65.17. iVIen's 110 m Hurdles Final
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    Swimming
    193 8 Women's 400 m Relay HEAT 1 First. Denmark (E. Riis. E Carlson, F. Carstenscn, G. Anderson)—4 minutes 33.5 sees. (Olympic record); Second. United States (M. Coraidon. T. Kalana. B. Helj sea. A. Curtis) —4 mina. 34.] (also broke Olympic record); Third, Great Britain, (M. Wellington, P. Nielsen, L. Preece.
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    Hockey
    33 8 Preliminary Round Group "A" India 9; Argentina 1. Spain 1; Austria 1. (India's scorers were Balbir S'ngh (4), P. A. Jansen (3) and Kishnan Lai (2). The Argentine scorer teas R. Marqucz).
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    Basketball
    9 8 Eliminating Series: Gro"n "B" Philippines 51; China 32.
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    Fencing
    56 8 Men's Individual Foil Final First: J. Buhan (France) seven wins; Second C. D'Oriola (France) five wins; Third: L. Masglay (Hungary) four wins; Fourth: J. Emrys Lloyd (Gt. Britain) four wins; Fifth: J. Bougnol (France) three wins; Sixth: M. Di Rosa (Italy* three wins; Seventh: P. Valcke (Belgium) one win;
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    HE SAW, HE TRAINED, -& HE CONQUERED
    791 8 HE SAW, HE TRAINED, HE CONQUERED ,ONI)()N, Aug. 4.—The great- j est all-round sportsman in the world today is a 34-year-old Swedish artillery officer i ed ('apt. Wllle GruJ, who made up his mind at the t93(! Olympic Games to win the next pentathlon when he «aw it won at
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    India Found It Easy After II Minutes
    119 8 LONDON, Aim. 4.—The Indians, favoured to win the Olympic title, had a hard time discovering the key to Argentina's brilliant defence, and went 11 minutes scoreless. Thereafter goals cume easily and at f/»-c end India had netted nine times. Argentina's ccntre-foi wai d
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    POLICE FIRE ON PROWLERS
    74 8 i Trjbunt siiin teptrkt JOHORE BAHRU T Special Police attached estate near Kudai prowlers in the ear this morning and Bn d ■>• Q The prowlers retu No casualties were itaarted On receipt of a t< from the Kodal Poho that shots arerc hen nearby estate,
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    FRENCH GIRLS THREW PIES AT ONE ANOTHER
    112 8 Reuter. LONDON, Aug. h- Comy'amts by French und Olympic girU about had cnokury and nUr.r' >>>>>> d.scptuu in the French team led to swift *Jf organist rs today. f, After an urgent t unfertile, on en my s British and French officiate, it
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    Common Sense Not Used, Two Died
    136 8 i (feat* ALDERSHOT, Am: 1 Ay« rai i misadventure was returned at vie i>» 1 shot inquest on officer cadets John l\ aged 1 9, of Worthwood, IWiddU v*y Smith, aged 19, ol Wigan after collapsing following an march. > The jury add'd that
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