Malaya Tribune, 8 July 1949

Microfilm: NL3768
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    Masthead
    57 1 MALAYA Tribune Ttt Tribune" Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Bin gaporc, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE: E. Maurice Glover c/o Newspaper Features, Ltd., 107,
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    VITAL $ TALKS START TODAY
    293 1 VITAL TALKS START TODAY Cripps 9 Appeal To Britain Falls Flat A.P. LONDON, Thursday. Treasury chiefs of the United States, Canada and Britain beg'n vital talks tomorrow on how to save Britain from dollar starvation. They will wrestle with a problem which 15 months of Marshall aid has faiied to
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    Penang Proposes Rubber Observers
    183 1 PENANG. Thurs. The Penang Rubber Exchange has proposed the formation of a Malayan Federation of Rubber Packers and Evporters and to form a committee of observers to be stat'oned at New York. The committee will attend to claim* and complaints by buyers at the other end.
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    "Pay War Damage Now" Suggestion
    119 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. Lady Tweedsmuir. Consei vative, sugI ested in the Ho.ise "f Commons today that hi view of the low price tt Ma'ayan rubbei immediate aid by way of payn. Nt to: «r*i damage compen-, sation should be paid to planten wno were lacing
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    RITCHIE LEAVENS FARELF
    124 1 THE War Office last night announced that because of an unfortunate accident to General Sir Neil M. Ritchie C-in-C FARELF who recently fractured a leg in Singapore the following moves will tako place. Lieut General Sir John Harding will now assume co.nmand of FARELF on about August,
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    HEAT KILLS 400
    25 1 U.P. CHICAGO. Thurs.—The toll of victims in the nation's woisi bea£ wave in the year went to tiie 400-mai i< tonight. U.P.
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    Russians Want To Talk Business
    221 1 U.P. BERLIN, Thursday. THE East-West struggle over Germany and Berlin appeared today to be entering a new and outwardly more peaceful phase. For the first time since 1945-46 the Russians were showing a some what conciliatory attitude an appearance of wanting to do business with
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    REMITTANCES AGAIN
    28 1 A.P. a.iA.NtiriAl. Tnvurs. -Limite.i remittances of money from -\broatl today were resumed in Shanghai after the Communistr banned such money movements earlier ni the week A.P.
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    PHIBUN COMES UNDER FIRE
    166 1 Reuter. BANGKOK. TOUTS. Political jobbery by a gioup ot high army officers engaged in coup d'etat politic.; has provoked Thailand s career aii.i\ officers to the point of levolt. said Nai Khuant; A{ haiwongse. foimer Ptemiei. in the Lower House debate on government policy today. Khuang.
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    Strike, Leaders On Trial
    89 1 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Thurs. Three union organisations and 13 officials were charged with contempt before the Australian Arbitration Court today for failing to hand over 'frozen" funds allegedly withdrawn to help prolong the nation-wide strike. It was discovered when the court hearing began that not all the
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    PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
    103 1 A.P. OSAKA. Japan. Thurs.— Tomoyuki Sahara, who lost a leg in battle, stood on a street corner singing. He beat time with his artificial leg. No one paid any attention. His money box was empty. Two U.S. soldiers came into view. One carried a guitar. They stood
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    Boy Confesses To Brutal Murder
    216 1 U.P. CHICAGO, Thurs. Tne body of Thomas Laux, 4, wis found today in a sack in the basement headquarters of a teen-age "hangmen's noose club" and police announced that a 13-year-old member of the club admitted and then denied the slaying. Police Captain Prank Reynolds
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    DEEP-SEA DIVER
    72 1 strange object, ca M cd a "benthosoope," has been prodneed by *he I niverslty of Southern California for investigation of deep sea l!f»> The cast sleel sphere is de«ignad to withstand presHIM at 11,000 feet, but on a pract'-e dive it pring a minor *eak al Sj fe«-t.
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    DUTCH SAY NEI ATTACKS SPREAD
    142 1 U.P. BATAVIA, Thursday. The Dutch Arm;, reported today that Indonesian guerillas, striking mostly at night, were attacking Dutch troops, railroad and highway traffic throughout south, central and eastern Java, The Dutch report was issued only Z4 hours after Republican President Soekarno's return to the Indonesian
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    U.S. VICE-CONSUL ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI
    90 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs. State Department spokesman '.lic'.ael McDermott said today .he Department had been inoimed that Shanghai authoriies yesterday arrested United .states vice-consul William Olive. He said OHve was held lnjjmmunicado and United States consular officials were forbidlen to communicate with him. He said -information
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    IDENTITY CARDS: WARNING
    88 2 You should show your identity card only to a police officer in uniform or a police officer in plain clothes after he has shown his warrant card. If the police officct is in plain clothes you can demand to sec his warrant. And if you feel suspicious
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    Keep Your 'Pistol' At Home
    88 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thu.s. —If you have a toy pistol at home, do not carry it about in public. Reason: These toys look so* much like the real article that Security Forces might mistake them for such. This may lead to the inconvenience of arrest and
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    Permits For Bagan Si Api Api
    56 2 Special sailing permits for Bagan Si Api Api are again jeing issued by the Harbour Master in Tandjong Pinanj,. The Royal Netherlands Navy Liaison Officer in Singapoie will no longer issue such permits. All ships going to and returning from Bagan SI Api Api
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    Outrage Avenged
    39 2 KUALA LUMPUR. ThIUS. —A combined Police Military patrol yesterday avenged the grenade outrage on Slieum Circus in Kampar when they killed three bandits and located three camps In the thick jungle to the north of the town.
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    'BURIED GOLD' HUNT ON AGAIN
    350 2 Four Aden Make A Second Bid THE Singapore 'Buried Gold' hunt is on again, and four men with a half-million-dollar dream have staked all they can raise on it. Months ago, they deposited $4,000 with the Municipality as a token of good faith when they
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    DISSATISFIED
    40 2 Malacca. Thurs. Chinese commercial circle* arc disaptiaflod with the recent pioposal of the Fedcial GovemmcnL to increase the immigiation fee from $o to »20. They feel that representative* of the Associated Chamber of Commeice should have opposed the props.d.
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    KNOCKED CYCLIST
    42 2 Johore Bahru. Thurs.—P. S Naidu, 42, a court inspector .it Ifeortng, was lined $30 and ordered to pay $50 conipcnsation in the Magistrate's Court lor negligent driving Naidu drove a car on Nov. 2" and collided with a motor cyclist.
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    VARSITY FUND
    12 2 The University of Malaya Fund leached $33,307.114 on July 2.
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    Off To A New World
    95 2 With a" her worldly possessions—Antoinette En-Tel Chisari, "d\-> ear-old Chinese, orphan girl, stands at th«* Canton airport ready lor the !on«; air journey to the New Word. I!er belongings are in a little ci»n\u. hftg i:nd sh.' m ars a threadbare coat made from a
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    DUTCH FLYER IS FINED $300
    180 2 Mr. August Hagers, a young Dutchman who save Singapore a display of low level acrobatics on July 1 was yesterday fined $300 in the First District Court for flying in a dangerous manner. He was given till tomorrow to make the payment. .»11. n.ij,ci.-, (-in.
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    CHICKS BY AIR
    50 2 SIX hundred day-old chicks had hardly tioic to see even a little ot Sydney before they were whisked off by air and down 4.000 miles aero n to Singapore. All but two of ~Um flipping RfcpdjC ,sland chicks arrived very much ali\e m their card board boxes
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    STILL AT IT
    42 2 An eight-man Employment Committee, appointed some two months ago. by the Singapore Government, is now studying Urn "whole .situation'" Oi employment and unemplovmcnt in the Colony, Mr. G. VV DftVtJ r i.muse-ioncr for Labour, told the Tribune yester day.
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    I HEARD CRIES IN THE NIGHT
    132 2 WillttSS Louis Mojzcr. a musician, told the High Couit yesterday j.'. the hearing of MrF. Dorotty A. M. Martiu-But-chi i's divorce suit, that when he and his wife were living at the Orange Hotel in 1947. they were awakened many times during the small
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    Mr. T.W. Ong
    37 2 Ouint; laj misprint, it was reported in Ihe Tribune vealerda\ that Mr. T. w. ":ts < a%ing for London next Friday. This Is incorrect. It la Mr*. T. W. Onf who In going to Inindon.
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    BANDIT HANGED
    19 2 Ho Seong—thc 71st bandit to Ijc executed since the emergency began—was hanged at the Taiping I'rison yesterday.
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    60 3 Madam Sim Ah Tah passed away peacefully at 9.30 am., 'th July. 1949, at No. 761, North Bridge Road, age 0 ears, leaving, behind 3 sons. Messrs. Chua Ah Kirn, prooncr of Chua Kirn Hee Electric Chua Kirn Seng, Chua Suan, 3 daughters-in-law several grand-children to .urn her loss.
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    ACCEPT FINAL OFFER
    389 3  -  Say Accountants THE Association of Chartered and Incorporated Accountants in Malaya strongly reconunends that the Government's 'final' War Damage Compensation offer of a £20 million gift and an interest-free loan of 160 million should be accepted in principle. The Association anncunced this yesterday in a memorandum which
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    Tin Shares Active
    164 3 SIM; Ai-OKK, lliiirs. Industrials opened an 1 •MM steady today but tin 'hans wen -i:.. i• r i ailiie on belter drmumt wilh pri(<s again Mho*ing ioi pro\oment. I'rice changes >a—■ar'll *»> the Mala...in State- brokers' Xssocialion roday a ere:- Buyers Sellers Olds 2.15 2 2"> cd
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    Produce Market
    189 3 Business Jn the produce market continued quiet yesterday tun f«ampung Black Pepper made a further $2 climb, quote at $27" because I heir were no arrivals for pepper reported. Business was done at SMS loose for about 40 tons. There were no inquiries frc.u abroad and the London
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    Along The Godowns
    79 3 Charon (44); Erapire Hambie (Sheera Wharf); Nieuw Hoilunn »2/43): Bid'-r < 1*).41 > Tjii.an., (38 Wr. Kaioir; (36 .171: Mount Darrii (38/34 >; Empire Bermuda (31 32i; Ikatina «17 18); Tall 1 il9 30) Bruas (21 22' ldo*V lieu* (2T! 21i Salatljj a (25 2RI SerOet (27»;
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    AIR MAIL
    56 3 Air mail arrivals are expei ted today from Aden. South America, Canada, Europe, Egypt. Iran. Africa, Pakistan. U.S.A.. China (including Manchuria and For mosa) Japan. Philippine Island Burma, and the Federation of Malaya, Latest time of posting at the G.P.O. to Australia. New Zealand, Burma. Thailand. Ceylon. Batavia.
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    SEA MAIL
    41 3 Surface mail arrivals are expected today 'from Ja»a and Northern Sumatra, (letters only). Latest tune of posting surface mails to U.S.A. and the Philippine Istands is at noon today. Mails to Soufh Africa. P.urm i and Java close today.
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    Brother, Sister See The World
    136 3 TWO young American college graduates, a brother and sister, who are making a round-the-world tour by air—a gift from their father for graduating—are in Singapore sight-seeing. They arc Mi. Archibald Carey Jm.. 24, and lft«g atarfrery Carey, 22, of Oto-so Point*. Michagan. •Father gave us
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    New Attache In China
    63 3 Aii vice Marshal J. Warburton lias bdee appointed Military and Air Attache n China, announced the Ai» Ministry last mglit. He succeeds Brigadier L. F. Field. He became An Attache in Chun (kins in 1940 and held the appotnUQcnjt fo: thic ft He wax award, d
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    He threatened tne with a kukri, says dance hostess
    600 3 SMARTLY dressed, attractive Miss Yvonne Rose Peterson, a dance hostess told the First District Court yesterday how Captain Derek Stuart Suteliffe, 34, brandishing a Gurkha's kukri, attempted to force her to undress. Capt. Sutcliffo of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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    RUBBER MARKET
    100 3 The rubber commodity market was auain quiet yesterday but prices ruled steady through- out the day. P.usiness was done on a small scale. Closing prices were: Buyers Sellers i No. 1 July RSS m 32Mb 2 July RSS 30; 31 I No: 3 July RSS Hi M On
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    THE NEW DEAL
    627 4 THE decision of the Federation Government to overhaul its labour policy is a wise one. Though somewhat belated the news may be, it is nevertht less good to see that it's approach is realistic. The twelve points of its programme are sound ones. They range from the
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    FEAR AND INSECURITY HAUNT MALAYA'S YOUNG MEN
    1931 4  -  STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER by MENCIUS NO, I do not hate all rich mon. Last week I vTOte about certain groups of rich nun who are irresponsihle and untrustworthy, who have no principles except utter seltiSiiUcss. What I dislike about such people is
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    NO AID FOR BURMA
    230 4 NEW DELHI. Commonwealth countries have shelved their plans for assistance to Burma, according to diplomatic quarters in New Delhi. These quartets believe that the Burmese Government, headed by Thakin Nu. has now "turned the corner" in the civil war that has been raging in the country
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    BABAS OF MALAYA
    359 4 The People's Posibag Sir. Mr. Lee Liang Hye'*' article on the Straits-bor i Chinese, commendable in some respects, is inaccurate in other ways. According io mm, it would seem that Straits-born Chinese or "babas" have a common origin from the earliest Chinese settlers in Malaya Such la
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    SPORES MARKETS
    192 4 Sir, I hasten to support Commissioner Mrs. Robert Eu. on he i report on Singapore's three main public markets at Beach Road. Telok Aycr and Ellenborough. The only solution for the congestion and filth is to build more markets or renovate and expand the existing ones. As for
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    WAR DAMAGE CLAIMS
    141 4 Sir, The War Damage problem is now entering a very serious stage and something must be done about it quickly. That decision will decide whether the country stands or falls. Rubber properties are, in particular, very badly hit owing to falling prices, and many must soon go
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    THEATRE GOERS
    134 4 Sir, I am sure all Theatre-goers will agree with me that the shows in the Victoria Theatreare well patronised by the rich as well as the poor. The well-to-do of course find means of transport very fay because they come in their own cars or taxis. But what
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    CALAMITY FOR JOHORE
    163 4 Sir —Dato Onn's resigration from the post of Mentri Pesar will be a calamity to the Johore Government, for he will most surely be succeeded by a "Yes-man," qualified only to echo the dictum of whatever policy that is thrust upon him. Dato Onn, on the contrary,
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    A WARNING
    188 4 Sir, The following vv?r.-<-lng and advice about the disposal of old fluorescent tube? appeared in the "Industrial Supervisor. published ov the National Safetv Council Inc.. of Chicago, U.S.A. The chief dangers -in the breaking of old fluorescent tubes are (1) inhalation or the dust of l>ery]lium compounds with
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    FIRE WALKING
    90 4 Sir. With reference to the letter: TORCH BEARERS OF HINDU RELIGION" I wish to make clear that Kavad: and Fire Walking have been performed by devotees of the Hindu faith, before, during, and after the life-time of the great sages. Have these sages ever denounced these acts as
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    KEEPING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ALL THE GODS
    2405 V  -  BABAS OF MALAYA-2 By LEE LIANG HYE WHEN we turn to the Daba and his leligion, we find that heie too there is that strange admixture of Chinese. Malay and Western ways. The Baba have lathe tenaciously to observance of ancestral
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    THE MAN THEY CALLED A LIAR
    265 V THE man who has been called a liar oftener »han anyone else in the world died recently In the United .states He was Robert L. R.plcy whose daily feature "Believe It or Not" Is published in hundreds of newspaper a!: ever the world. Ripley
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    THE OLD COLONEL WITH TWO-TRACK MIND
    637 V NEW VOKK I know an old .soldier, retired one world war and three international riots years ago. who spends his time relighting his campaigns and keeping the mice away from his medals. The old hoy knows his trade well and loves to work out
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    THE CAT IS YOUR MASTER
    827 V  -  The cat is holed because lit is an utterly selfish creature who refuses to surrender his independence or acknowledge the superiority of man. By CECILA FRASER N.F. THERE is no othei arimal so praised and so leviled as the cat. Man's fondness for the horse
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    Ann's Choice: Love Or Security?
    828 VI  -  "THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS" TALKING FILMS... By DAVE DOUGLAS AMONG the note hie BriA tlsh films produced ro."The Passionate Friends." bused on one ot the best-Known works of 11. G. Wells, stftads out a '•must-be-seen." It co-stars Ann- Todd. Claude Rains and Trevor Howard and tells
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      70 VI My night-cap when STOMACH'S upset He know? it is the .surest way of getting a'sound refreshing sleep. But < =rT don't take our word for it try a tin r&\*£~9ĔL. lN yourself-you'll be surprised at the a mi.' difference it makes. vN I ANTACID POWDER A7A Neutralises Acid Soothes btomach
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      471 VI i\\VT\l\ RASY by Leslie Tin n< i |_■S\ f I THINK WILTV'S ONE OF TUOSE\ WELL, WE DID f THOSE BOYS WERE UNDErX 1 KNOW... BUT THAT'S f I AGREE....BUT WE GOT A TOUGH BRE-A< INDIRECT WAR CASUALTIES, EASY, FLY 75 MISSIONS TERRIFIC TENSION, EASY... \NO EXCUSE FOR LATER FEW
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    NEW TECHNIQUE TURNS GAS INTO LIQUID FUELE
    1013 VII  - NEW TECHNIQUE TURNS GAS INTO LIQUID FUEL E by Harold Fleming NF.W YORK. A 530,000,000 plant to make gasoline out of natural gas, la to be put "on-stream" B ownsviiie. Texas, within few months. Huge compressors using 00,000 horsepower will iun it. They will force over 100,--000.000 cubic feet of
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    Searchlights Not Modern Inventions
    1043 VII FIRST USED ON A SHIP IN 1858 AND ON LAND IN NEW YORK IN 1844 IT is generally believed that the .searchlight is a very modern invention, in a modiied form it was first used on h ship in 1858, and on land in New York
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      254 VII VH FIJXT bv Mirhcal O\Molley and Italph Lane 'WE'LL HOLD THEM IM THeT THAT'S V\ WASN'T GOING YOU'LL BE EVENKI T YOU'RE 60\H6 TO LEARN,! next morning BRIG TILL WE 6ET TO NEW/ CAPTAIN. WE'RE PUSH YOU OUT OF THE I SORRIER AS TME I FLASH,THAT THREATENING r A ANO
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    "Nagana": Scourge Of Afica
    1462 VIII  - "N agana": Scourge Of Afica Thousamis of cattle succumbed to it and human beings were not immune' from it either. Sleeping sickness as it is now tailed was traced to the tsetse fly and By HARVEY DAY •TTHINK of It," growled tne 1 gigantic Scot through his huge moustache, "Thirty
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    The O'Neills Of Dublin
    655 VIII Meet your neighbours WE don't want you to think that in Ireland we all I live in thatched cabins, wealing an assortment of red flannel petticoats, homespun.: and btogues. This kind "of thing is still found in some places, bu* mostly we live like any aw:
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    Pravada Keeps Mum
    100 9 A.P. MOSCOW, Thurs. I'ravtla devoted nearly a oage yesterday to an article hy C hinese Communist leader Mm Tr.etunjr commemorating the 28th anniversary of th«> iounding of the Chinese C ommunist party. Ihe Communist party ■rwwaftl made no editorial comment. Vlao's d -daration that C hina now
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    British Steamer Detained
    137 9 Reuter. HONGKONG. Thurs. The British river steamer "Fat;han" was detained in Canton following an alleged attack on a gendarme by a smuggler accordin to a usually reliable source here today. The incident was said to have occurred aboard the vessel yesterday morning when a gendarme who attempted
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    'Shower Teaser'
    62 9 U.P. NEW YOitK Thuis. Scattered showers "just teased" dehydrated East Coast with a scant relief yesterday as damage caused by the 41-day d. ought soared to an estimated I 5574.000.--000. The hardest hit was New Jersey, whcie no substantial rats has fallen for 45 days. Representative James AuchinckMa
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    CHINA'S WEALTH IS UNTOUCHES
    350 9 Will Be A Great Nation' U.P. WASHINGTON Thursday. [JNITED States Navy captain E. M Eller, in the authoritative magazine "United States Naval Institute Proceedings" predicted that China again would emerge as one of the world's greatest nations despite her present plight. He said the major question
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    EX-ADMIRAL DEAD
    36 9 Reuter. TOKYO. Thurs.—lsmu Takesnima. former Admiral who at one time commanded the Japanese Combined Fleet and wa.s Chief Scout of the Japanese Boy Scouts, died at Odawara this morning after a heart attack. —Reuter
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    19 Japs Say 'We're Innocent'
    166 9 A.P. MANILA. Thais. Nineteen lTlJapan.se stiaggleis. rouitecn of whom are charged with cannibalism. nleadcd not guilty today before a Philippines War Crimea Court. The prosecution specified 21 cases ot "violation of the laws and customs of ami It alleged the Japanese foio d family members
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    THINK AGAIN
    59 9 A.P. BIRMINGHAM, Thui b. C. B. Clarke now has 18 months in which to find out how man] commandments there aie. Clarke, an 18-year-old clerk, said he had conscientious objections to military service on religious grounds. He was popped into uniform for 18 months when he replied 12
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    China Honours Chennault
    46 9 UP. CANTON, Thurs.—The Kwangtung Province Peoples Council today approved a resolution grunting honorary citizenship to Major Gen. Claire Chennault, commander of the 14th Air Force and president of the Civil Air Transport, in gratitude for Chennault's services and 1 Headship to China. —UP
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    China Reds Must Be Pinned Down
    233 9 U.P. WASHINGTON, Thursday. DEMOCRATIC Senator Pat MeCarran of Nevada made public today a suggestion by Gen -Clair i> Chennault that the United States spend LSS3SX,--000,000 in economic and military aid to Nationalist. China to contain communist advance in Asia. Chennault Btttt to McCMnan a
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    18 MINERS ARRESTED
    82 9 Reuter-AAP TOKYO. Thurs.—The police yesterday arrested 18 members oi the Coal Miners Union following a dispute between the workers and the management of the Takahagi Coal Mines in Ibaragi Prefecture, in the course of which 100 miners were alleged to have imprisoned a director and a mine
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    Divers Find £100,000
    134 9 Reuter. Dl M KEN r. ThttW The Goodwin Sands in th" English Channel near hete. have ulwavs been regarded as the world's best safe deposit more secuie than the Bank of England. For riche.- cat ried there in sinking ships throughout the centuries are still locked away.
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    Police Start To Probe Jap Rail Chief's Death
    244 9 U.P. TOKYO, Thursday. POLICE probe of the "political background" behind the murder or suicide of Japan's railway chief Sad»nori Shimoyama was launched today. Police said they were "pretty well convinced" that Shimoyama's death was murder. His decapitated body was found on the
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    Chinese Shipped Home
    128 9 U.P. MANILA. Thurs. The Philippines nuvil patrol vessel Until sailed for Am >v early today with _*4«* Chinese illegal immigrants aboard. The vessel wa.s to have sailed on Tuesday but it was disclosed that engine trouble had caused the delay. Originally Chinese were aboard but the delay
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    SAME TREATMENT
    39 9 U.P. Moscow, Thurs. v w«s announced today that the same embalming process that has kept intact the body of V. I. Lenin will be used to preserve indefinitely the body of the late Bulgarian Premier (Jeorgi Dmitrov.—U.P.
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    WON TWICE
    38 10 LENA DEAR, who scored a doathle on Wednesday, beinjr 1« tt by owner K. H. Lim. FRANCELENE (Flannery) being led by Mrs. Jeannie t heong after winning; Rar«* 'I She beat stablemate .Nuehtegraal by a nose.
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    K.L. MEETING
    87 10 The fltlsnsnr Turf Ctnh'a August Meeting will be held on Aug. 13. 17 and 20. 'i ne (hub is catenae for Bassos i vases 4 and Horse- Glass IV. First Run r i Furs, or Abt. 7 Furs. 2nd Run 6 or 9 Furiongs Hearses Class v. first
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    WATER-POLO IN SWEDEN
    19 10 A.P. HALMSTAO, SWEDEN, 'i huisday. Sweden defeated BlngsSßd 4-0 in a water polo match yesterday. -A.P.
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    SURREY WIN WITH A DAY TO SPARE
    442 10 LONDON, ThursdayWORCESTERSHIRE lost their chance of taking the lead in the county cricket championship table when they were beaten by Surrey today at the Oval with a day to spare. It was Surrey' 0 first championship victory since May 27. For once the
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    MAYFAIR B.P.
    68 10 May lair Badminton Part) oAce bearers for 1949 have been elected as follows: President Mr. Tan Soo Liew; Vlce-pr**sid-ent; Mr. Johnny C. H. Chua. Hon. Secretary Mr. Rxhuid S. P. Chua; Treasurer. Mr. to!.: C S. H«xk; Auditor Mis Tan Ewe Bock; Bpstts Captain: Mr David Tan; Asst.
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    WIMBLEDON CHAMPION
    39 10 1 MrStilj-se\en year-old Ted Schroder bSttl Jaroslav DBSBBSr, .i-li. «»-.3. 4-6, 6-4. al Wi i.hleduii to win the men', -ingles championship. Photo Sh ,\s: —Nehroeder. hsiding trophy, fiillunlßg the presentation h> the Duchess of Ke.it (njiht haekgroiuid).
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    R.A.F. Bowlers Rout Combined Colleges
    240 10 D.A.F., Malaya, beat the Singapore Combined CoJleges by 103 runs at Seletar, yesterday. Final scores were R.A.F. 142 and 123. Colleges 99 and 63. In the 2nd innings F Sgt. Filbv .scored 45 runs foi the airmen, including a six and 7 boundaries, in 46
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    Full Scores
    250 10 l( \.h M \l \YA 1st Inn*. 143 COMB. QOLLBCMCS 1st lnn». M H\r MALAY A .'nd Inn* F/O. Howard b Schubert 0; N'av. II Copley b Schubert PJ: K O. Bowman b Schubert 16. Sirt. Moorhouse st Dorairai o Schuben 4; W Sgt. Filbv c Sclitiberl »>
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    Finest Horsemanship At Bukit Timah
    634 10  -  By ALLAN LEWIS Finest exhibition of horsemanship seen at Bukit Timah 'or Rime time was Douu. McPherson's effort on Lena Dear. Second last at the home turn, Dow •Jrove her through a small opcuing on the rails then weaving hia way through a packed rode
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    FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    4702 11 Last Day Of Spore Races Class I \l Miles 36 Yards. BYRON 9.03 7 Furs. (Flannery; Div. I t^nirchamos II 2nd 1 mm. 24-2>siec* °SSSSL ord) Goto* Qopa sec Abt. 11 Miles (Flanery) Div 1 Governor's Cup Won by Tour HeST* 2 15 V.^^^^^Vurr 7 13
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    Early Selections
    94 11 Uiv ALLAN LEWIS) CL 1 I'/, Miles 4',» WORTH Natura' Ki-'iptic CL I. Div. 1 6 1 P.RIGHT EYES (';itn» ret .oM MedalliHt Ct 1 Div. 2 6 F ROYAL BOROUGH i'oken vi-olasari OL L Div. 3. I f FLASHED Dance Hal! Cora' Sea. OL 1 Div. 4,
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    RACE CARD
    700 11 Below arc the probable runners for tomorrow, the last day of the Singapore Turf Club's July Meeting, with their trainers and owners: HORSES. CLASS 1 U MILKS A :s<i ovDAv 9.01 Wee Khenc Watt &l BYRON Woe Hian Seng NATURAL 9.01 g. C. Redly FORTUNES FAVOURITE B.U H.
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    BRITAIN TO REMOVE TRADE RESTRICTIONS
    358 12 But Will Avoid Spending Of j U.P. LONDON, Thursday. UAROLD WILSON, President of the Board of n Trade, said in a heavily qualified statement today that Britain is preparing to take the lead in removing restrictions on intra-Eiiropean trade. Wilson's statement in the Commons was
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    Shanghai Hails Double 7
    109 12 A.P. i SHANGHAI, Tues.— DoubloSeven Day —anniversary of I the beginning of the Sino- j Japanese War 12 years ago —was celebrateu today by 100,000 Chinese in Bhang had. They inarched under lcadon skies that balked any attempt to bomb them by Na tionalist planes Irom
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    635 BABIES
    32 12 Six hundred and thir*v five babies were born in Singapore last week. There were 162 deaths in the same period. Tuberculosis claimed 35 persons and Pneumonia came next with 23.
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    GOOD COLLECTION
    27 12 A total ot $12,03.}.iu wan collected from public-spirited bodies and individuals jn Day," June 25. organised by the St. John's Amublance Association and Brigade, Singapore.
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    TARING A REST
    36 12 The Mentri Besar Pera!., Haji Abdul Wahab bin Abdui Aziz. Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang, is now indisposed and has been advised by the State Medical and Health Officer to cake a complete rest.
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    Varsity Must Have Tutors Of World
    225 12 Fame SIR franklin A HEAVY item of expenditure in connection with the University was the provision not only of buildings but aiso of providing a tutorial staff of world-wide reputation, said the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson. He was speaking at a public meeting called
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    MORE WALK-OUT IN LONDON HARBOUR AREA
    100 12 U.P. LONDON, Flairs. Britain's :tac< Guards regiment maich>J into the London dockyaids .oday Is an effoit to break the longshoremen's strike and touched oft a new wave -of #alk-outs which may cripple, lie cntiie harbour aica. As soon as the Guards started unloading food
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    DILWARA REACHES HONGKONG
    47 12 A.P. HONGKONG, Thurs.—The British troopship Dilwara reached Hongkong today from the United Kingdom carrying seme 1,500 officers and men of different units. Their arrival brought the strength of the colony's garrison to an estimated 8,000. Present plans call for a total strength of 12,000,—A.P.
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    63 ARRESTED
    34 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. There have been 63 arrests in the Federation in the iast 24 hours 1/ in Johore, 8 in Perak, 30 in Pahang, 5 !n Penang and 3 in Se'angor.
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    104 REBELS KILLED
    80 12 Reuter. RANGOON. Thurs. Burma iovei.nntent troops repulsed a five-heir attack on the oil LOW Oi UuOlljJu c, SfMJ ales notthwest of Rangoon, the Burma Army rtadio reported tonight. The attackers were said to be 350 Communists, White Band volunteers and army deserte: g. Of the insurgents 104
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    "NEW LOOK" CAUSED WOOL SURPLUS-Chifley
    77 12 U.P. CANBERRA. Thurs. Prime Minister Joseph Chitley blamed the "new look" today for Australia's dollar shortage and wool surplus. Chitley told the House of Representatives that the nation's estimated 600.000-balc goal of wcol for export to the United States had falien short by 40 per
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    LONDON SHARES
    184 12 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. -The London sto<k exchange was today p. pressed by rhe Chancellor of rhe Kxchequers «tatement on th» economic situation. Rritish Government stoc*'-' were sold and price* declined by 1 R, h to per rent. TIM volume of Hales, howev*"was not larsre but found tbs market
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    PHILIP STARTS BOOM IN SUN-CLASSES
    103 12 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs London teres aie enjoying a boom la un-glasses since tne Duke of klinburgh was seen weann;: hem at the Royal Ascot race leetlng. New shapes and colours are in the shops this year. New pastel shades are selling in iou.;and.. Last sun-glasres
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    U.S. GAINING
    26 12 A.P. Milan. Thurs. "American mperialism is steadily gaining ontrol of French Moiocco," a "rench delegate to the world Federation of Trade Unions aid today
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    Russia, India Attack UNFAO
    137 12 U.P. GENEVA Thurs.—HM delegates from Russia and India attacked the United Nations Food anc. Agriculture Organisation today for alleged failure to increase food production. Paul Morose* of Russia told the Economic Committee of the Economic and Social Council that the FAO "has done little .o increase
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    ACHESON OKAYS GANDHI MEMORIAL BILL
    98 12 WAAiOJfCTON, rHnra. lII*. Dean Acttnaun, United BUltca Secretary of State, ha.s given bifl support to the Gandhi Memorial Dill Vfhich would permit the erection of a mcnumcnt In Washington to Use Indian leader. In a utter to a Congressional sub-coamittee which is considering the bill,
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    NOTE FOR PILGRIMS
    49 12 Malay Pilgrims. boi nd for tfeeoa, .:rc advised to complete their medical documentation and to bring their passers for registration to obtain their passages to the Pilgrimage Office. C. S. 0.. as soon as possible. The last ship carrying pilgrims from Singapore sails about August L
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    Mindszenty drugged; Mind Has Given Way
    268 12 A.P. BERLIN, Thursday. ITNITED States Army Intelligence sources said to- day they received a report that Cardinal Joszel Mindszenty was drugged and mistreated so badly by his Hungarian captors that his mind has given way. The report said that the imprisoned Cardinal has been
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    MINDSZENTY APPEAL
    31 12 U.P. iJuuAPEST. Thuio. -A neclion on the appeal against the ■?ntences of Josef Cardinal Mirjdszenty and six co-defen-dants will be announced on Saturday, court officials said today —U.P. J
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    The Duke's Bowled First Ball-Tries Bottling.
    84 12 Ihe Duke Of Edinburgh. President of the Nations! Playing Fields Association, was the fcuest of honour »t a luncheon and garden party given oy Col. and Mrs. S. S. Ma'llnson at the White House. Woodford Green, Essex, recently, In connection with the Esm I
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    'Chickens with wings obsalete'
    110 12 U.P. DES MOINEs, low.i. Thurs. A veteranary suppl.t salesman revea'e 1 today that he ha.s bred a fioek of 100 chickens without wings. Peter H. Haumann, said his new type rhn-K--t-ii". were the he«»t for variety. He said: 'The wings on chickens are d»o'ete. The chickens
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    VANGUARD IN ITALY
    34 12 A.P. TM. r ANTU ir Thurs. The Btitish battleship Vanguard arrived in this southern Italian ■>or t yesterday. On board wa* Admiral Sir Arthur Power Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet.- A.P.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    53 12 al let Dancing. from -.30 p.m.. 3 -4 p.m.; Keep Fit. v fJv at Raffles Quay. i.M.C .A. French and Commercial t lasses. 5.30 p m Edu"''on®' Fi i m «how. 7.45 p.m at V P n hN-: P rac,ice Sftoot. Rnn',1 f Kange. Beach Koaa
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    Cinema
    152 12 CATHAY: "The Secret Land" Rn'^r (t T by Rober MontRomery. Robert Taylor and Van Heflin. |> 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 FAVIHON; "Le Diable An Micheline Preslc Gera"* Philip 1.30. 4. 6.3.1. 0.30 n.m. C APITOL: "When Mv Kab> J al w,,h Orahle an 3 PS? Daile.v 11. 1.45. 4,
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    Sports:
    23 12 YMCA: Badminton. Volley Ball and Cricket Net Practice at 5 p.m. S4HTEB: T. B Rangers vs. Sime Darby S.C. at Farrer Park.
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    Big Four Say 'No' To Tito
    201 12 U.P. LONDON, Thursday. THE Deputy Foreign Ministers trying to find agreement on an Austrian peace treaty today rejected a new attempt by the Yugoslavs to press their claims against Austria. Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister Leo Matts, who arrived in London yesterday, volunteered to give
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    Sam King Leads The Field
    347 12 U.S. Golf C'ships Reuter. SANDWICH. KENT. Thur«. —Sam King, the Kent farmer golfer who is- nrof. slonal at Knoie Park, field at the end of the second round of the British golf championship on the Royal St. George course here today. battling his way Baece&sfully
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    ITALY, USSR AGREE
    48 12 U.P. KuMr.. rnurs. The Cabinet \->proved a bill asking Pai'.ialent to ratify the war reparaiont> and commercial agtee:ents with the Soviet Union signed in Moscow in last Dec.nber. The reparations agreenent called on Italy to pay Russia US$lOO.OOO.OOO in Bal:an holdings, hshing vesseu machines. UP.
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