Malaya Tribune, 4 September 1948

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    56 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya rnnung Sim* meaushi Kuala Linhn^^^^^mm^Pentn,! Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines) LIGHT PAGff SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents-Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98, St. Martin's
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    INSURGENTS OCCUPY MOULMEIN & THATON
    200 1 INSURGENTS OCCUPY MOULMEIN THATON Reuter. RANGOON, Fri.—lnsurgents today occupiea ihaton md Moulmein, two towns east of Rangoon at the northern end of the Tenasserim strip, tak ins control of all police stations, a Government (ommunifjue stated tonight. The c ommunique said Thaton was occupied 31 and Moulmein on Sept. 1
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    LABOUR RISINGS IN CYPRUS
    94 1 Reuter. Cyprus. Friday. Twelve eoplc were held today pending Tvcstigations into charges of rovoking disturbances, intimijating labourers and carrying explosives following the "discovery of dynamite in the village of Karavas. Police believe that the 213 charges of explosives discovered were to have been used to blow
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    U.S. SPY PROBE POSTPONED
    66 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Friday. The House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee decided today to postpone until September 15 the resumption, of its Communist hearing. Chief investigator Robert c Stripling said the Committee would go ahead then with efforts to unravel conflicts in testimony given by Aiver Hiss,
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    Sultans' Jewels Returned
    133 1 U.P. TOKH» Fri lij Crown ewcl worth given tc the j mane G m rnment during the va* der to secure bette for two interned East Indies sultans, war lodaj for mall; returned to the Netherlands G v rnment. B Id G< n Patrick Tansey tlk Allied
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    FAREWELL PARTY TO CHINESE STUDENTS
    31 1 Reuter. tNGHAI Fri.—The Brineral, Mr. M. C. uillett, was on,, of the speakII reception gi-Sino-Britiah Cultusterday to a 20 Chinese students 'dinue higher stuf« m England.—Reuter.
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    Looking For A City
    110 1 Amid the bombed ruins of the City of London, men are busty digging in the hope of finding a lost city that of the Rotnans. The principal site one of three is in the Cannon Street Queen Victoria Street area, east of St. Paul's, the centre
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    REPARATIONS FOR CHINA
    128 1 U.P. To. o. Friday. -The Allied Headquarters announced today additional reparations had been made to China. The announcement said that S.S. Hai Liao" sailed last week for Chinese ports, carrying 210 crates of reparations machinery. The deliveries are scheduled for Shanghai, Tientsin, Tangku. Hulutao, Tsingtao, Keelung Canton
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    LATEST TIPS FOR TODAY'S RACES
    46 1 Reuter. (liy Allan Lewis) KOALA LUMPUR, Today. The going for today's races is likely to be good. Baron is not likely to acecept. Best bets are Lucky Three, Merriel and Some Class. Best each-way wagers are Gold Stream, Snaps and Renoir.
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    No Authority To Draft Constitution
    113 1 Reuter. INTERLAKEN. Fri. Mr. tobert Boothby. Conservative vLP. for Aberdeen, said today hat the European Parliamenj .ary Congress now meeting I lere had no authority to draft constitution for Europe. "We are not sufficiently authoritative or representative and we have not the necessary credentials." he
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    TRAIN JUMPS TRACKS: 20 DIE
    101 1 Reuter. Hongkong. Friday. At least iwenty people were killed and ."•lore than 100 injured. 30 seriously, when the Canton-Kow-'oon express, with 1.000 passengers, was derailed just over the Chinese side of the Hongkong border today. Two special trains brought the injured to Kowloon. where the
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    Tragedy Mars Mock Air Raid On Britain
    435 1 Reuter U.P. THE HAGUE, Fri.— Nine members of the crew of 11 of an American Superfortress bomber taking part in a mock air raid on Britain parachuted to safety when the plane crashed into the River Scheldt today. A search was being made
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    Berlin: Another Meeting Today
    186 1 Reuter. BERLIN. Friday. The foui Military Governors of German} met for the fourth successive day this afternoon. Report' that this might be the lasl meeting of the present serle. could not be confirmed in offi cial British and American cir cles. but experts of the foui
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    A.O.C INSPECTS MALAYAN AIRMEN
    87 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Air Vice-Marshal A. C. Sanderson, Air Officer Commanding Malaya, this morning inspected two Malayan squadrons of the Royal Air Force Regiment at Scmbawang base. They were the No. 93 Squadron, which has been in training for the past five weeks, and the newly-formed
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    Dawn Banned
    35 1 NEW DELHI. Friday. Th, Govcmmen t of India today announced a ban in India on the Muslim League newspaper Dawn, founded by Mohammrd Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan, and published at Karachi. f
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    PISTOL FOUND
    20 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A police constable on patrol duty* at Holland Road last nigh! discovered an automatic pistol.
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    NOW CHANCELLOR
    16 1 Reuter. LIVERPOOL, Friday. Mr. Oliver Stanley, M.P., has been elected Chancellor of Liverpool University.—Reuter.
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    ISRAELI ENVOY
    22 1 MOSCOW, Friday.- Mrs. Golda Meyerson. Kiev-born Israeli Minister to Russia, hopes to present her credentials to the Kremlin next week.
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    N.Y. Transport Strike Spreads: 22,000 Idle
    251 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Fri.-The New York transport strike, wnich threatens serious disruption of the city's economic life, was spreading today and prospects appeared dim for an early settlement About 10,000 truck drivers and helpers—half the city's total—were idle, and other workers were reported joining
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    MISSING PLANE FOUND: 13 DEAD
    51 1 U.P. BRUSSJa,,. Friday-^abenq airlines announced tonight that the DC-3 missing i n the 3elgia n Congo since August 31 has been located 45 kilometres north-west of Elizabethville. and that there were no survivors. Thirteen people— te n passengers and three crew memoirs—died in the crash.—U
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    VISCOUNT PORTMAN
    52 1 U.P. LONDON. Friday. The Seventh Viscount Portman. who owned five of London's Squares including Portman Square and an estate embracing 12 churches and 40 public houses, died at his estate near Grimsby today. He succeeded his brother two years ago. His successor is his son. Gerald William Berkeley
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    VENUS DE CAPITOLO
    46 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Fri.— A shapely brunette was found stripped naked at the base of the Capit<»» dome this morning. Police took her into custody to determine whether she had intended to jump from the dome's base to the Capitol steps 100 feet below.—U.P.
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    223 SCREENED IN DAWN RAID
    74 1 (Tribune Staff Reporteri At dawn today, a com bin ><i raid by C.I.D. officers and urn formed police raided a village off the 7 m.s. Changi Road and rounded 233 Chinese. After screening on the spo*. seven were brought back to the C.I.D. for further
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    TWO ROBBERIES
    45 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Two simple robberies occurred yesterday shortly after 4 p.m. in Alexandra 'when two Malays robbed a compatriot rf $18 In cash. In Woodlands Road near the 14 m.s. shortly before 8 p.m. three Ceylonese robbed a Tamil of his bicycle.
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    STOP PRESS SOVIET TROOPS INVADE SINKIANG
    41 1 Reuter. NANKING, Fri. Soviet troops numbering one full brigade were reported tonight to have invaded Sinldang province in what was believed as another Russian strategic move to gain control over China's remote northwest frontier regions.—Reuter.
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    Anti-TB Fight Will Cost Us $-Million A Year
    407 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Government will spend a million dollars annually in the fight against tuberculosis from next year, doubling the present rate of expenditure. j This was revealed by Dr. W. J. Vickers, Director of Medical Services, Singapore, at a ceremony at
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    Alleged Assault On Arbitrator
    229 2 In trying to do a good deed by settling a dispute bet-1 ween his friend and another j compatriot. T. A. Viswalingam j was" allegedly assaulted anil j robbed of $1,090,000 by five I Indians. The dispute which resulted in a fight between Rengasamy and Ayyahvoo
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    Mixed Crowd Faces Theft, Looting Charges
    92 2 TWENTY-THREE persons of various nationalities. ages and sizes conspired to loot a military depot in Chua Chu Kang Road. In the Second District Court, yesterday, these men were charged and convicted of criminal conspiracy to commit theft. The Judge (Mr. J. L. McFalli imposed
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    34 DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS
    43 2 There were 34 deaths from tuberculosis for the week ending Aug. 28 against 30 in the previous week. Pneumonia claimed 29 vie- j tims and enteritis 31. Total of deaths for the week was 192 and total birtru 893
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    28 Firms Want Cargo Space On Barter Ship
    146 2 A total of twenty-eight Chinese firms in Singapore have applied for cargo space for the proposed second barter trade 1 trial trip to Sumatran ports. Although official confirmation is still being awaitea the departure date of the Ho Hong ship the "Hong
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    Missed Nomination By Seven Minutes
    384 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Formalities and a car breakdown* made a -J-J^j the Rural W-t by-election seven minutes too late yesteraay to hand in his nomination paper. ne W ly-formed He was Mr. M. A. Majeed. president of the ne*i> Singapore Labour Party. One Progressive Party
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    2 CHINESE FACE EXTORTION CHARGE
    81 2 Two threatening manding tho payment of $3,500 were alleged to have been sen.! to a Chinese y hop in Singapore^ Two young Chinese arrested in connection with this produced in the first District Court yesterday. Lee Ah Kow. alleged to haw delivered the letters, was
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      215 2 WORD IS SPREADING LIKE WILD FIRE! •THE IKON CERTAIN is U» most timely ami topical subject over brought to the ucreen!" BECAUSE IT 15... I *n SHOCKING EN ITS INTIMATE OISCLOSI RES POIINDING IN ITS FACTU AL DETAIL: %n CRAPING N ITS TELLING OF A TALE OF (TK TO ALL
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      285 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY I RIDE NETWORK 6.30 p.m. Programme Sum- p )gramme Summary in I wii IviTFNfiLISH mary: 6.35 Malay Music: 7.00, oa -week-End I iTime Signal; 7.01 Radio Dra- iEmcrtainment 630 Slory 7.30 News in Malay. 7.45 n ?Q0 Hylam .B.ls |Selecnons; 730 Talk on Qe by The
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    Child Was Whipped, Burnt, Brother Gets Jail Lashes
    332 3 A nine-year-old Malay girl wan "very naughty" an.l would not obey her elder brother—So he wild. He whipped her with a cane, prodded lighted cigarette ends against her stomach and ill-treated her to such nn extent that she died. xesieraay. ner orotner,
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED IN $20,000 CLAIM
    68 3 Judgment reserved by Mr. Justice Jobling m the Sin-' gapore High Court yesterday in a civil suit brought by an I Indonesian merchant. Achmad Basri. against the firm of Ban Aik. claiming a sum of $20,000 m two cheques for $10,000 ?ach. Mr. D. K.
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    Bail Withdrawn In Armed Robbery Case
    205 3 s 10.000 granted to the five men. accused of robbery, was withdrawn n< Seventh Magistrate r jr. Wait) yesterday* one ol them absconded foui men were on a $10,000 each. lition&l ehargo of disy i (taming stolen proia also made against accused who absconded.
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    Round The Waterfront
    98 3 Chow Hsifl Sun (33), a Chinese sailor who stowed away on board the m.v. Ruys (14.155 ton«» at Hongkong, reached Singapore, yesterday. His st*y, however, will be aj '.rief one. He is to be shipped l>ack to Hongkong on the "Heinrich Jesseit" which leaves port to mot
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    ENTICEMENT CHARGE
    74 3 Alleged to have assisted another in enticing a married woman for immoral purposes, a 19-year-old Chinese. Koh Kirn Teck, was produced in the Third Police Court yesterday. The charge against Koh was that on Aug. 18 he abetted one Puah Buck in enticing Koh Cher, the wife of
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    Economic Position Of Malays Unaffected
    185 3 The economic position of the Malays generally is not likely I wO be seriously affected by' any decision on the War Damage Compensation Scheme now ot I in the future. i But Malays would like to see that adequate means are provided for general rehabilitation
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    Facts "Incredible" Says Magistrate
    220 3 SELAMAT BIN OSMAN stood in the Ninth Police Court yesterday facing Mr. E. V. A. Peers the magistrate, on a t charge of possessing a pistol Four of thirteen withnesse: against him all told diffeten I stories. WITNESS No. 1: said he wa.> on the beach
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    New Students For Medical College
    721 3 College of Medicine Entrance Scholarships have been award- ed to the tolowing: Miss Chin lTuek Kin, Govt. English School, Batu Gajah; Toh Tecng Choon, King Edward VII School. Taiping: Ohan Kong Thoe. Penang Free School; Phoon Wai-On. St Andrew's School. Singapore; Lee Yong Kiat. Anglo
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      643 3 SITUATIONS VACANT I WANTED LINOTYPE Operators for Singapore Newspaper Office. Good prospects. Apply IBox A 1593 M.T. S pore. (T. 497) j CHINESE LADY assistant required. Must be able to read j and write English fluently, j Apply in writing giving details :to Malaya Tribune Box A 1592 M.T. Spore.
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      455 3 SITUATIONS WANTED TRUSTWORTHY CHINESE, ten years general office experience seeks responsible post 'n Johore Bahru Town. Age 30. Write to Box A 1590 M.T. Spore (U. 491 > CHINESE AGE 32 good education and bearing would consider responsible post. Temporary or permanent. Box A 1583 M.T. Spore. (R. 472) ENGLISH
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    THE BLUE PENCIL MAN
    171 4 THE official mind is a balfling and delicate organism. It works in mysterious ways its wonders (and its blunders) to perform. The gentleman whose activities produce this observation is the Official Film Censor for Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. He is a very busy man
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    AS IF WE DIDN'T KNOW
    195 4 THE film "Forever Amber" is based on the book of the same name written by a young American woman, Kathleen Winsor. It is a long book —and some think rather a dull one—dealing with the amours of an adventuress in the robust days of Charles
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    FOREVER AMBIGUITY
    127 4 NOW here is a strange thing. The Official Film Censor for Singapore and the Federation of Malaya decrees that, while the people of Singapore may see the film, they are not to be reminded, in any advertising matter, of its connection with the book. Definitely not! says the
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    STAMP SAVES MILLIONS OF LIVES
    1234 4 THE STORY OF AN IDEA Have you ever heard of the Christmas Seal? It is only a little stamp bearing the words Merry Christmas, but it has proved one of the most powerful forces in the fight against tuberculosis. The money it has raised has
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    IJIUililTilGod Helps Those Who
    477 4 Your attempt to arouse public indignation at the plight of the "Mr. Wong of Singa-pore"-—the average middle class salary earner -is no doubt commendable. But don't you think that your object would be better served if you devoted the space in your newspaper columns to telling
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      11 4 BUI! Jptk LIGHTIA6(K MIUfPBEER wSSSSSSL LOW TAN 6 CHAN 6 ITO.
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    Hongkong A Complexity Of Bright And Dismal Colours
    1078 5  -  THREE YEARS AFTER LIBERATION.... By W.E. PARROT Reuter. HONGKONG—Three years after liberation. Hong Kong sees its post-war reflection in a complexity of bright and dismal colours according to the degree to which the individual's hopes and ideals have been realised. Some hoped
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    HEADACHE FOR SYDNEY POLICE
    205 5 Reuter. !>N E Y. Friday. More 25 per cent, of criminals 1 fiom gaols in Wales on licence in the yeai were convicted oi new before their licences exrecent survey disclosed. <IB detectives have repcatromplained of the system r< mi ions, and of the time chasing
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    SOUTH SUMATRA
    57 5 AVI A. Friday. -Tho anda East Indies Govnt lias decided to grant nomous status to the area >uth Sumatr a which th have occupied since August 1947. Indonesian youth groups re today reported to have ged anti-Dutch demonstra >ns when the Security Couns Good Offices Committee ived at
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    PI Govt Urged To Restore Walled City
    155 5 Reuter. MANILA. Friday. A New York civic leader urges that Manila's lamed Walled City, completely destroyed during the war and now lying in ruins, be not neglected and that it be preserved "true to the past" in its rebuilding. Louis P. Croft, adviser
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    Plane Production: UK Catching Up With US
    128 5 Reuter. LONDON, Iri. Mr George Strauss, British Minister of Supply, today revealed that a four-engiitcd je< airliner, the Tudor Eight would soon be Hying in Britain. Addressing workers at the Vickers aircraft factory at Weybridge, Surrey, he said the Tudor, powered by four
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    906 5 Mr. D. k. Etejakarur <>f the Anglo-Chinese. Jchool, Kiang I who has been visiting America' I as the Malayan Lay 1 elegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church, has left for Amsterdam (Holland i to atteno j the World Council o f CJhurohes. A»fine*of $5,000
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    FASTER BUS SERVICES
    133 5 Commencing from Soptom- bcr 7. the S.T.C. "Limited Stop" service operating between Finlayson Green and Katong via Mountbattcn Road i will be extended to Telok Kurau at Joo Chiat Place. On the inward journey to town, the first bus will leave I Telok Kurau at 7.03 a.m.
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    NEW SHIPS FOR PRESIDENT LINES
    90 5 Three new passenger-cargo; American ships are to be built I shortly for the American Pre-1 sident Lines. These new vessels are to augment the Pre- sident Monroe'' and "President Polk in the famous 25,000 mile round-the-world service, ana are expected to be put on the
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    AIR CARGO INCREASING
    150 5 Ai r cargo a:irl mail lo an I j from Singapore and Sydney totalled 488.109 pounds bei twecn Sydney an d London according to Miss Margery McI Grath. Quantas Press Officer now on a thrte-week stay in Singapore. The cargo and mails w«.re carried by Constellations. Hythes
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    U.K. Televiewers On The Increase
    93 5 Reuter. LONDON. Friday. The I 8.8.C annual report says tnai l net income from receiving licences was £8.927.363. louu income tor Hie yeai [was £9.986. 470. rttvcuue and expenditure amounted to £7 272.950. The number of wireless Ui cences in the force rose during the
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
    64 6 Mrs. Yeo Wah Uln Fami»v sincerely thank their friends relatives for wreaths, senglays, etc., sent the loan of their ears lorries, and kind attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. Yeo Wah Ilin. Mr. Lim Kian lieng and family sincerely thank all their friends and relatives who sent
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    DEATH STALKED 545 PERSONS
    146 6 Death stalked 545 persons on Singapore Streets last month and claimed six victims. Besides the six fatal accidents there were 138 accidents involving injury to 171 persons. Fifty-one were seriously injured. Of the six dead, on.' was a motorist, four cyclists, and one a pedestrian. Sixteen
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    S.C.R.C CRICKET FIXTURES
    108 6 Below are the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club en c-ke t fixtures for tne weekend:— Today vs Roeklites Sports Club at 2 p.m. on Hon? Lim Green: —Low Kee Pow 1 <Capt>, Lav Hock Chye. Gan Kee Tian. Au Tat Chu. On? Tong Bee, Alex Tan, Chua I
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      566 6 SITUATIONS VACANT. vacancies exist with Military Engineer Works Services in the following appointments: 1. Foreman of Works. Applicants should have works experience and Civil Engineering Qualifications. 1. Technical Supervisor. Essential applicants should have high Qualifications in Re« fi iterator Work (Repair Maintenance). Clerk of Works. Works F]xperienee and high Civil
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      609 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TENDERS are invited for the supply and delivery C.I.F. Singapore and Installation of two unehokeable pump units to pump crude sewage at the Municipal Gas Works, Kallang Road. Specification and form of tender from Municipal Engineer's Office (Room No. 218.. Deposit 850 (refundable), (losing in the Municipal Secretariat
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    Kid Masque To Meet Connors
    145 7 KBFBRBW) < ,ii tonight'? wrestling .ii, will be well susr the matching of nor? with established M i que, the European who made such an in- j but last Saturday, on tough Curly Connors !:h h should provide of thrills. ir Ah RftM Boy clashes
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    BADMINTON MATCH
    67 7 i: singapon Admiralty D Badminton Party plaj a return friendl] ilnsi the Carefree tninton Party at the m uth Badminton Pariri Mo 22, Bournemouth Katong, at 7 00 p.m. tofollowing have been .septal, for the SAI.SU hninton Party <5 Single'A Aziz l>in AhChan Swee Lam. Chan Jtun Kit
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    BOYS' CLUB AT SOCCER
    67 7 ;< Mowing will represent nc Edward Road Boys in a trteadly football against the Singapore J if Board Boys'Chib. at sis pm. tomorrow on IDi gi unci; Cinia Cher Us I h Kirn Peng, Ho At. Boon: Urn T n Meng. Tan Soo Cha Get Teck;
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    THUNDER & LIGHTNING FAILS TO STOP VON NIDA
    219 7 THUNDER LIGHTNING FAILS TO STOP VON NIDA Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—Norman Yon Nida, the brilliant Australian professional, scored one of the greatest successes of his spectacular golfing career in storms of rain, thunder and lightning at Royal Mid-Surrey Richmond, today. He twice went round the 6,405 yards Parkland course, raced at
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    RECS fully DESERVED TO WIN
    159 7 Beins and Aitken stole the show when the Padang clubs met .it Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday in the final round of the First Division S.A.F.A League. Rees were the victor by three L r «.a!-- to one. They deserved the points, but the S.C.C. were
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    EVAN WONG CRICKET XI
    73 7 Th f following will play cricktt for Evan Wong's XI V*. The Combine College today and tomorrow at the Raffles j Institution Ground. Play begins at 2 p.m. today: Eva n Wong <Capt>. K. Muthucurharu, Dr. K. S. Ratnam R Sitharam, S. Yogarajah. Mohamed Shah, Solakan
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    C.A. Trounce Malays 6-0
    112 7 Chinese Athletes II chalkod up a six-nil victory against M.F.A. II in a fast Div. 2 League encounter at Geylang Stadium yesterday. Tong Weng. C.A.'s centreforward, netted three of his team's goal. Three goals were scored in the first session and three in the second half.
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    DRAUGHTS MATCH
    91 7 In a game of draughts played between th e Shell Sports Club and the Bromtoco Sports Club at the latter's premists. the Shell Sports Club won b> 6 games to 1. Results (Shell first): Lim Cheng Bak beat Ong I Ting Seng 2-0: lay Chong Ann btat Lim
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    SELECTIONS
    117 7  -  (By Allan Lewis. Race I Lucky Three Bronze Flash Race 2 Hambrion Smiling Through Alrpal Race 3 Snaps King Vale Blackpool j Race 4 Some Class l ittle Xe<l j Race S Ri-noir Mac Scott Courtenay j Race fi Inspiration Kanda Purple Knight i Race 7 Gold Stream i
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    Hockey Coach Needed
    225 7 The Importance of obtaining a hockey coach to train schoolboys in the Colony was stressed* by Mr. G. E.* N. Oehlers, President of Singapore Hockey Association at a General Meet- ing held yesterday. Mr. Oehlers said that the youth, of today will play a vital role In
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    II Women In Cycle Race Here Tomorrow
    208 7 Eleven homen wheelers will be the first to go into action, when the Singapore Cycling Carnival stcfrts at 7.i0 CM romorrow at ChiM Chu Kang Road. This is the first time since the liberation that women cyclists have taken to the competitive track
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    LOUIS WILL NOT DEFEND HIS TITLE AGAIN
    98 7 NEW YORK, Friday. Commenting on London reports that Bruce Woodcock might seek a world championship fight with Joe Louis, the retiring title holder, John Roxborough, co-manager of Loids repeated an earlier declaration: "Louis will not defend his title again." He added that if
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    K.L. RACE CARD
    728 7 tseiow is the full card for today's races at Kuala LumP o«Y ,°f ether wiih the re cords of the last three runs of the canm.iates. probable jockeys and trainers The first race starts at 2.30 p r m. There will be two double totes, on races
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    Lively Bouts
    152 7 Good boxing was witnessed i at the Happy World Covered Stadium last night, where a programme of contests between amateurs was held in aid of the Carmalite Convent Building Fund. At the conclusion of the programme Mr. T. P. F. MeNeice. iof the Social Welfare, distri- buted the
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    Food Prices Drop As Shipments Arrive
    440 8 Racketeers hoiled (Tribune Staff Reporter) The official announcement from Australia that their would stay, came as a relief parti- cularly to food importers here yesterday. At the same time it dealt a severe blow to a few unscrupulous dealers who had tried to force
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    H.E. Will Be "Hon. General" Of "Y" Drive
    117 8 Sir Franklin Gimson will be the "Hon. General" of a brigade of Chinese YMCA campaigners who will go out this month to canvass 10.000 new members for their organisation ahd collect $100,000 In subscriptions. The campaign Is to start on September 17
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    PAKISTAN NOMINEE
    59 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Friday.--The I Pakistan Foreign Minister Mr. Zafrullah Khan, has been nomtI nated by the national group of i Pakistan in the permanent i court of arbitration as candi- date for one of the five vacan--1 cies on the bench of the Inter- national Court of
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    Tourists Held By South Of England
    406 8 Hastings. Friday. The mate i* between the Australians and South of England ended in i haw here today. South of I England scored 298 all out when stumps were drawn. Heavy rain showers during the night and early morning delayed the start of play.
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    BREAKS 300 METRES RECORD
    129 8 Reuter. STOCKHOLM. Friday. Herbert McKenky of Jamaica bettered the world record of 33.2 seconds for the 300 metres when he covered the distance her tonight in 32.4 seconds. McKenley was running in the international contest a* Stockholm Stadium, in which competitors from Jamaica, the i United
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    County Cricket
    35 8 Reuter. LONDON. Friday. Cricket result: At Scarborough. Yorkshire vs. M C.C. match drawn. M.C.C. 444 for 5 declared. Yorkshire 175 for 1 (Len Hutton not out 107». Rain again greatly restricted play —Reuter.
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    29 8 To commemorate Negri Sembilan's historic effort in reaching the Malaya Cup final and being unbeaten in the southern section this season, the N.S. Football Association is publishing a souvenir.
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    ONLY THE BEST FOR KING'S CUP RACE
    161 8 j SYDNEY. Friday. An effort vill be mad. to attract th< I best horses in training for the race meeting to be held at IFlemington (Victoria! on May 14. 1949. fo r thr visit of the < King and Queen. 1 It is
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    Argentina Win
    35 8 Reuter. MADRID, Friday. Argentina today took the world ?hampionship for Snipe class sailing afttr four days of rac•ng at Pa.ma D. Mallorca in he Balearic Islands off th< Mediterranean coast of Spain -Reuter.
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    GREEKS BATTLE WITH ALBANIANS
    66 8 Reuter. Byes 13. legbyes 2, wides 3 (Johnston 2. Loxton 1.) Reutei. Belgrade. Friday. Albania alleged in a cable to the United Nations today that three batta'ions of Greek troops marched in battle order into Albania, near Pagona. yesterday, and were engaged in a six-hour battle
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    San Domenico Paces Like Bernborough
    132 8 Reuter —AAP. SYDNEY. Friday. Measurements taken from films show that San Domenico. unbeaten in his only three Starts, nas a stride of 26 ieet. A three-year-old. San Domenico is owned in Sydney. Phar Laps stride when at full gallop was 28 feet. Bern-, borough was
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    ST. LEGER ODDS
    49 8 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. Onlysix horses were given separate quotations when the St. Leger card was called over at the Victoria Club here tonight. Quotations: 6-4 against My Love. 7-1 Noor, 9-1 Black Tarquin, 19-2 Royal Drake, 100-9 Timur 11. 100-8 Solar Slipper. 18-1 Bar Six offered.—Reuter.
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    CHS Soccer Fixtures
    112 8 A team will be selected from j the following to represent 1 the Commercial High School I against Geylang Corinthians at i j Farrare Park today at 6.151 p.m. and against the East I Coast United tomorrow at j the Geylang Stadium. Anthony Yong. R. Murugaiy- an,
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    KADAYANALLUR MUSLIM LEAGUE XI
    100 8 Tne following will turn out lor the Kadayanallur Muslim League Youngsurs XI in a friendly soccer fixture against .he Blue Rovers Sports Club XI on Sunday at the McNair Road ground (Kick-off at 5.15 p.m.*: S. A. Hussain. S. S. Ibrahim M. N Syed. S A.
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    News From The Mews
    458 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday —Conturius. a grey English, gelding by Dcnturius from I Content and four years old. j was having his first run tn Malaya in Race 7 yesterday. Slow to begin when the field was sent away. Conturius tailed right off and his jockey suspecting
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    INDIA'S FLAG
    87 8 Only India's Representatives in foreign countries and States should fly the Indian National Flag regularly on their offices. residences and cars, local Indians have been told ln a press release from the Government of India's Information Service in Singapore. Private individuals are not expected to fly the flag
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    SPORTS DIARY
    93 8 CRICKET: -Colonials C.C j vs. S.C.C. Padang; 2 p.m. Combined Colleges vs Evan Wong's j XI, Raffles institution ground, i 2 p m. SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Div. 11l -Haikowyu SC. vs. S.C.S.A.. j McNair Road. 5 p.m. Naval Stores vs. Spore Dist. REME j Naval Base. 5.15 p.m. FRIENDLY:
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    INDIA NATIONALISING RESERVE BANK
    44 8 NEW DELHI. Fri —-The Indian Parliament today passed a Bill to nationalise the Reserve Bank of India. When the Bill had its nr<t reading yesterday Mr. K. 7.; Neogy. Finance Minister, said the Government wanted it affective by Jan. 1.
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    Benes, Co-Founder Of Czech Republic, Dies
    444 8 Reuter. PRAGUE, Fri. —Dr. Eduard Benes, co-foun of the Czechoslovak Republic and its Presidi until last June, died at 6.15 p.m. local time tod at his country home at Sezimovo Usti. He was 64. Immediately the news or ms death reached President Kle- 1
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    Malaya Invited To Asian Confab
    73 8 (G.I.I.S.). NEW DELHI, Friday. Malaya Is one of the countries invited to take part in the conference of Asian nations which will be held in Delhi in the first week of October to discuss plans for the setting up of a South-east Asia Regional Bureau
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    GOLD THAT GLITTERED
    81 8 U.P. NEW YORK. Friday. A La Guardia Airfield employee found a small, ordinary-looking wooden box lying in front of a hanger. To get it out of the way of taxiing planes he turned it over to the police who discovered inside $58,000 [US) in goM bullion. It
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    CREMATION OF MR. K.N.I.N. IYER
    65 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter/ Many well-known huttnm men and a large number of friends were present at lite cremation yesterday of tV i mains of the late Mr. K N I Narayana Iyer which took place at the Hindu Cemetery, bidadari. The late Mr. Iyer, one
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    17 8 MOSCOW, Friday-untitled ericas astral»"!,.. l»a^ h'Ok re<lder t»otl> "'l>> N", all,'«> t!>e i "ti tlie '^i' >,- «'day
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    Schuman Gives Up: De Gaulle, Saviour?
    217 8 U.P. PARIS. Friday. France Is in the gravest political cr since the war after a fruitles i week oT struggle to fin<i premier and a Cabinet. M. Robert Schuman gave up his attempt to form a govern- ment, and as he left the audi-
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