Malaya Tribune, 13 August 1949

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    65 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE m PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tek Tnbunc" Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone s*ll/3 Nine Lines Published, eimultaneoueiy at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE: E. Maurice
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    REDS WARNED—DO NOT ATTACK HK
    179 1 U.S. Will Support Britain Reuter. WASHINGTON, Friday. United States Secretary of St a t c Dean Acheson today warned the Chinese Communists against attacking Hongkong. Mr. Acheson told correspondents at his weekv press conference that the United States and British governments had conferred over the
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    Military Action Not Excluded
    125 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Fri. -Philippine President Elpidio Qultino today told a press conference that the projected Pacific Union against Communism does not exclude military action even though the al'iance. as previously outlined by him, was not of a military character. He told reporters that the Pact
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    PRINCE OF LAOS
    21 1 Reuter. PARIS, Fri. —Prince Bom Oum, Premier of Laos (nortl. western Indochina), left Pari, .oday for Saigon. —Reuter.
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    Marshall Plan For Far East
    143 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Fri. A tv party proposal to set up Mikhail plan for the Far had been introduced in vr.en ran House of Representatives by two membcra of the Republican Party anJ two members of the Democratic Party. The resolution, recommendasa barrk« to communism U
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    THREE SHIPS ATTACKED IN PEARL RIVER
    95 1 Reuter. HONGKONG. Fri. Thre. more ship* attacked by Chinese bandits on the Pearl River between Hongkong and Canton in the past 24 hours returned machinegun and brcn-gun fire and escaped safely. Three passengers wort injured. At least 10 ships, most o there carrying passengers,
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    UNITE OR GET CRUSHED
    92 1 U.P. STRASBOURG, Fri.—Winston Churchill today called on Europe to unite to protect it- self aga*nst--*b#rog: crushed and flattened but by any form of totalitarian system." He spoke at a mass demonstration organized by his United Europe movement in Strasbourg's Palace Kleber in connection with the Inaugural
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    ABANDONED
    44 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, iri.—Ma- I jor General Claire Chennault said today that he received < word from reliable sources in j China that the Nationalist Government, within a few days, would abandon its provisional capital of Canton, moving personnel and equipment to Chungking and Formosa.—U.P.
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    Big Coal Strike Threatens Britain
    146 1 Reuter. SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire, Friday. Leaders of 1,580 key workers in Britain's nationalised coalfields today rejected a Labour Ministry arbitration offer and called a strike for next Friday which will cause an estimated 70 per cent cut in Britain's coal output. The Executive Committee of the
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    China Battle Nears HK
    187 1 Reute r. HONGKONG. Fii. Chinese Communists continuing their drive to the south were reported today to be nearing the outskirts of Kangchow. important highway town in southerft 220 miles northeast of Canton and 300 miles north ol Hongkong. The reports said heavy fighting was taking place
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    EMERGENCY AID
    35 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. Fri.— j Emergency aid in food and medicines for Indonesian children and mothers is being planned by the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund, it was announced here today. —Reuter.
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    GREEK BOMBS
    41 1 U.P. TRIESTE, Fri.—Radio Tirana, "official voice of Albania, today charged that two Greek aircraft dropped bombs near the Albanian village of Cermenik. Greek artillery also fired 1,000 rounds across the Albanian border, injuring two Albanian soldiers, the broadcast said.—U.P.
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    BIG BEN FAILS THE B. B. C.
    76 1 A.P. LONDON, Fri.—Big Ben on top of the Parliament building, failed to strike at 9 o'clock on Friday night. Listeners to the British Broadcasting Company's 0 o'clock news were startled to hear the news begin without the familiar Big Ben chimes signal for
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    First Picture Of First Arrival
    93 1 This picture was taken three days ago at Schiphol Airport when Indonesian R* "publicans and Federalists arrived for The Hague roundtable confernce. It was flown to Singapore by K.LfrM. <and rushed to the Tribune In the picture, from lofl to right are: Dr Mohammed Rop-n,
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    CHITTAGONG TO BOYCOTT INDIAN GOODS
    89 1 Reuter. KARACHI. Fri.—The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a resolution from the *ak'.st*n Fed* eration of :"!Itanibers of Commerce and fn iuscrv to loycott all Indian g*.<Od> imported into Pakistan, it was learnt authoritatively tonight. The Fcder.i*' m's resolution was passed last Saturday to
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    'Good Going' At K.L. Today
    45 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Today. —Tribune Racing correspondent Allan Lewis telephone this morning that the going for today's races, the firs, day of the Selangor Turx Club's August Meeting, Win be* "very good." For Lewis' seWctions caJ race review see page ten.
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    UN HAS HOPES FOR A NEW ERA IN INDONESIA
    225 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. Hope that a new era is beginning for the peoples of the Netherlands and Indonesia was expressed by the United Nations Commission for Indonesia in a report published tonight. It is the first interim report made since
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    COLONY TALKS
    27 1 Reuter. STRASBOURG, Fri.—British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin discussed the fu- .ture of the Italian colonies with Italian Foreign Minister Count Carlo Sforza, at Strasbourg today.—Reuter.
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    MILLION DOLLAR COPRA CARGO HERE
    138 2 (Tribute Sta/i' Reporter) A SHIPMENT of 2,600 tons ot NEI copra valued A at about $1,092,000 is being unloaded at Singapore wharves from the s.s. Japara. The copra was sold to a Singapore rruHer by the Indonesian Copra Fund. This is biggest copra deal between
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    Gaming Fine Refunded
    203 2 TAN KAH JOO, under a Magistrate's Court fine of $2,000 for assisting in the management of the Gathcy Club in Joo Chiat Road as a j common gaming house, will I have his fine refunded to him. j The Chief Justice yesterday i allowed his appeal and
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    VOTERS REGISTER
    39 2 The Supci visor of Elections has named September 30, 1949, as the date on which each Registering Officer, for the Municipal and Legislative Council Elections, shall complete the levision of the re- gister of electors for 1949.
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    They Meet Again
    71 2 Field Marshal Viscount Mont gome r\ (left) greets General Omar Bradley, U.S. Array, as the latter arrives at Fontainebleu, France. They fought together In France during the last war. Montgomery, as commander-in-chief of the Western Union forces, met General Bradley, Admiral Louis Denfield, General Hoyt Vandenberg and
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    Counsels Argue Jewish Marriage
    255 2 f HE probate suit, in which Madam Tan Soo Eng is seeking to prove that she was the legal wife of the late Mr. Abraham Penhas. neared its end in the High Court vesterday. Madam Tan Soo Eng's ap- i plication is being opposed by Mr.
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    $2,500 FINE FOR CHAP-JI-KI
    52 2 Lee Hai Choon, who pleaded guilty yesterday in the Foui th Police Court to assisting in the carrying on of a Chap-ji-ki lottery, was fined $2,500 or three months prison in dei tun. Lee. who had two previous convictions, was alleged to be the chief of
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    GENERAL CLERKS FORM A UNION
    167 2 MALACCA, Friday.— a meeting held here attended by more than fifty people, it has been unanimously resolved to form a General Clerical Service Trade Union, Malacca. Mr. H. E. Sequerah, who presided, stated the object of the meeting and called upon Mr. C. Tharmalingam, Assistant
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    Pakistanis And Indians To Fete Independence Day
    500 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE second anniversary of the attainment of Independence by India and Pakistan will be celebrated throughout Malaya to-morrow and Monday. Pakistan Day will be observed to-morrow while Indian Independence celebrations will take place on Monday. In Singapore the day will
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    Car for the Paralysed
    105 2 Two members of the infantile paralysis fellowship i n London, Miss Gwen Kedwotrf and Mr. Fred Moren.t mUtk Mr. Thomas R. Fatter, u no is paralysed below the \> a ist as he demonstrates car Nairn's he has invented tar paralysed people. Mr. Pttter who runs
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    RELIEF FOR SMALL HOUSE OWNERS
    230 3 «Tribune Staff tfeporter) relieve owners of small houses of the hardship and difficulties which beset them in recovering possession of illegally occupied rjremises, the AttorI ney-General Mr. E. J. Davies, has drafted a Bill to > amend the Courts Ordinance. This Bill will be introduced
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    SHANKS SAILS, TAN AH TAH TAKES OVER
    86 3 Mr. E. P. Shanks. Singapore District Judge»and First Magistrate, has sailed for the United Kingdom in the Carthage for a long leave. He was accompanied by Mrs. Shanks. Penang-born Mr. Tan Ah Tah, Second District Judge has been appointed Singapore District Judge and
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    CONCERT FOR ORPHANS
    50 3 Singapore's well Known child musician. Miss Muthulakshimi Rethnasamy will give a recital, assisted by her 'sisters and a cousin, at the Ramakrishna Mission Orphanage, Hartley Road, at 5 p.m. today. The young musicians Willi play selections on the violin and flute and will also sing and dance.
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    CHARITY BALL
    34 3 MALACCA, Fri—A charity bail in aid of the Malacca Welfare Fund will be held at the St. Francis Institution on Friday. August 27. The dance band of the Malay Regiment will play.
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    Unions Present Views
    117 3 Kepreiicntativcr o; •aic »o.ur servic e unions J.eUi a daydiscussian yesterday with the iact-ri tding U.K. Commission of T uquiry at Phoenix Park cn matters affecting conditions of ervi.ee of civilian employ es in the thret Service? in Singapore. Recommendations submitted in a joint memorandum by the
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    ASSISTANT SECRETARY
    25 3 Mr. ('has W. Meyer, Records Officer, Labour Department, Singapore, has been appoinI Assistant Secretary, Colonial Secretariat, Singapore, in (idjtion to his own duties.
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    $2,000 REWARD ON THEIR HEADS
    78 3 Both the** men are members of what is known as the lUitu Arang Gang. Bewards up to will be paid by ihv Fi 'deration Police authorities to any person or persons (Mag information hading to the arrest of one or both of them. Fung Futt
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    EMPRESS PLACE
    51 3 The work of re-sunacing the road in Empress Place will start on Monday, and will last a fornight. During this period, half of the road wrll be blocked. All road users arc advised to avoid going through Empress Place as much as possible in order to relieve traffic
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    GARDENS CHIEF
    20 3 Mr. M. R. Henderson has been appointed Director of Gardens, Singapore, in place Ot Mr. R. E. Holttum.
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    India Studies Fed. Citizenship
    144 3 (Tribune Stt*£f Reporter) THE Government of India is considering measures which would safeguard Indians in Malaya who from lnton^ This matter is being specially considered because dual citizenship is specifically permitted by the Federation Constitution. The Information Officer or the Government of India. Mr. S D.
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    'Don't Waste Back-Rent Money'
    333 3 Govt. Servants Told {JOVERNMENT servants who receive back-rent allowances from the Government should invest the money in co-operative housing societies or building trusts, and not fritter it away on unnecessary things as has been done with back-pay, salary increase and Cost-of-Living allowances. This was the substance
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    18 ARRESTED
    44 3 Four Chinese have been arrested in Singapore for being members of the Malayan Communist Party. Twelve Chinese were arrested for taking part in unlawful secret society activities. Two Chinese were arrested for assisting in the management of a Chap Ji Xi Lottery.
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    COLONIAL SERVICE BODY
    151 3 PENDING the establishment of a Public ServiceH Commission, a Special Committee is being formed in Singapore to consider applications from candidates who are born, md normally resident, in Singapore and may wish to enter, any of the unified branches of the Colonial Service. The Committee will consist
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    SHIPPING MAN VISITS SINGAPORE
    63 3 Mr. W. K. Yarcoe, Vice President of tae American President Lines (fourth from ••'it), was the guest of honour at a Chinese dinner given at tne Great World. &t. Yarcoe I is ia cnarge ol freight trajrU with offices in JSan Jfrarafeco. Mr. P. H. Sp*-ngler.
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    For One More Year
    29 3 The Protected Places Ordinance 1948 has been extended for another year commencing from August '15, it is announced in the Colony of Singapore Government Gazette.
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    'I Was A Bad Journalist'—Mac
    276 3 'I Was A Bad Journalist' —Mac KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. MR. Malcolm Mac Donald. the Commissioner-Gene-v ral. speaking at the first anniversary dinner of the Press Club of Malaya tonight, said he was really an incompetent member of the journalistic profession enjoying a tempor-ary rest in government "Like you, I started
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    Speed Limit Imposed
    74 3 An amendment to tne Motor Vehicles < Regulation of Speed) Rules announced in the Colony of Singapore Government Gazette imposes a 30-miie-per-hour speed limit in built-up areas throughout ♦he island. All roads within the Municipal area, except those notified as otherwise, will be considered built-up areas. in
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    PARKED CARS MUST SHOW TWO LIGHTS
    121 3 Any motor venicle on any road between sunset and sunrise must carry two lamps showing a white light to the front and a lamp showing a red light to the rear, it was 1 officially announced yesterday. It has been the practice in Singapore
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    'BELFAST' TO VISIT SINGAPORE
    82 3 H.M.S. Belfast iCaptain E. K. Le Mesurier, M.V.0., PwOyal Navy), flying the flag of Vice Admiral A.C.G. Madden, Cjß., C.B.E will arrive at Singapore Roads on Tuesday for a stay of three days before proceeding to Penang where she will stay five days. Subsequently she will
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    TRANSFERRED
    15 3 MALACCA, Fri—Mr. R. Gibson. Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Malacca, has been transferred to Penang.
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    SECURITY MEN FIND A BANDIT HIDEOUT
    413 4 I AST Sunday, the Ist 2nd Gurkha Rifles and the L Police commenced one of the biggest bandit hunts in Johore. They were after two gangs of terrorists in the jungles between Tenang and in the Segamat area of Johore, belonging to the sth
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    BRAMUGLIA HANDS IN RESIGNATION
    79 5 Reuter. BUENOS AIRES. Fri.Dr Juan Bramuglia has handed >n his resignation as Foreign -Minister President Juan FA ron. the Office announced here. on was given for iramuglia'a resignation, which followed a meeting n the Foreign Minister, aidant and Senor .leroRemorino, Argentine k>i to th t United
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    SLEEPING ON FOOTPATH IS NO CRIME
    86 5 Reuter. AH M EDA BAD (Bombay Province,), Fri. seeping on tb»> footpath* of a e«y it no crime, a 'oeal magistrate said* ac» •putting a worker charged with "sloping on road pavemejits." 'Ehe Magistrate said: Merely Hie'plaj,- on v ioutpatb does not mean anything
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    SATURDAY SHOW ROUND-UP
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    EXTENSIVE MINERAL FIND IN C. INDIA
    152 5 Reuter. j JAIPUR. Central India, Friday. Extensive mineral deposits have J)cen discovered all over the 30,000 3quare-mile territory of the Rajastan States union, in Central India. The deposits, discovered by government gcoloI gists who conducted a mineral survey of tiie union. include the "atomic
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    NEW CABINET FOR GUATEMALA
    80 5 Reuter. GUATEMALA CITY, Fri. THE Guatemalan Cabinet resigned today and the President, Dr Juan Jose Arevalo is forming a new government. President Arevalo declared a state of emergency in Guatemala on July 18 "when military men in Fort Guard i led a revolt after the assassination
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    2 LIVES FOR DOLL
    19 5 Two Syracuse <L'.S.> ids! aged 3 and ft, were drowned tiying to save a doll.
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    CRIME & PUNISHMENT
    30 5 CRIME PUNISHMENT Court sentence, on ima'n j accused at Dallas, Texas, of slapping his wife and beating his children—to go to church with hir, wife for four Sun- days- j
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    Prince Charles Crosses The Border
    102 5 YeOßg Prince Cliarle-, made a raid rtcraaa the Border betweea fnglaaiil and Scotland (in August 6, and captured the heart*. .»> the Highlanders who saw him for the first ria,. l .Inc.- UU b.'rth nearly a year ugo. With his mother, Prlueyss Ellzab.-th, Aunt Prlnerss
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    GANDHIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
    77 5 \'EW DELHI, Fri.—A code of conduct abjuring violence ur the trade union movement ha been agreed upon by two labour organisations—the Indian National Trade Union Congress and the Hind Mai-.-door Sabha. According to a report, the a-reement lay s down that there should be no terrorism
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    The Summing Up — By Pravda
    216 5 The Summing Up By Pravda U.S. White Paper On China: A.P. MOSCOW, Friday. pravda, tho Conruminist party newspaper says the State Department's white paper on China adds uf> to this: "We (thState Department) committed stupidity after stupidity, and we will commit more Stupidities in the future." The commentary wa:; written
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    Once A Boy Scout...
    63 5 Once A Boy Scout A.P. PAR. England, Fri.-Dan Chapman believes m the motto, "once a boy scout, always a boy scout". Dan claims to be the oldest scout in the world. He is 87. He still leads the Par troop on 10-mile hikes. He founded the troop and became its
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    Tito Not An Ally Of Russia
    145 5 Reuter. Radio Moscow LONDON, Fri.—The Soviet Government announced in i note to Yugoslavia, broadcas*. from Mas cow Radio today, tbat it "can no longer regard the Yugoslav Government as an ally of the Soviet Union". It accused the Yugoslav Government of "slanderous fabrications" against
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    PROPER SPEECH
    13 5 Children blow bubbles to learn proper speech at a Bristol clinic.
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    One Country, One People, One Government
    550 6 FOR the past week this column has devoted itself to examining the case for the fusion of Singapore with the Federation. The Tribune newspapers believe that such a fusion is desirable; that the future prosperity and security of the two territories is dependent on
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    THIS WOMAN PAINTS ON STAINLESS STEEL
    1108 6  -  STAINLE SS STEEL CIVES A NEW TEXTURE TO WORK V/ITH IN THE FINE ARTS SINCE THE RENAISSANCE. THIS NEW MEDIUM INTERPRETS THE MOOD OF TODAY. by Barbara Fisher BUELL MULLEN'S shoulders slope with graceful I femininity. She is not averse to a hat with
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    WANT TO CRASH HIGH SOCIETY?
    571 6  -  by HAL BOYLE A.P. NEW YORK WANT to crash high society One of the quickest ways today is to buy a famous gem or collection of jewels. Society then will let down Its barriers and invite you in just to look at your pretty oaubles
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    This Crazy World
    344 6 B.B.P. A German Dachshund, domiciled In the Soviet sector of Berlin, appeared one day among his "Western brothers", on the other side of the barrier. Seeing a stranger, the dogs asked him how he came to be therp. The Dachshund admitted that he was a refugee from
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    GLOVES OFF IN NEW ZEALAND
    702 6  -  By LESLIE VERRY WELLINGTON WITH the New Zealand Parliament now in its final session, the gloves are off for the keenest electoral battle in a generation. Polling is scheduled for late in November, although the exact date has not yet been fixed. When the 64-year-old
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    GIVEN TWO YEARS TO LIVE, GIRL MARRIES
    367 7 LONDON, Friday. «IX months ago doctors at Frenchay Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Bristol, told the mother of an attractive 19- ear-old brunette: •'There ls DOtbtogwe can do for Jocn. Both lungs are gone; she will never walk again. She may live one year perhaps two
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    Boy 'Doctor' Hoaxes Entire School
    226 7 LONDON, Friday. SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy spent his last day at A Yeovil Grammar School by dressing as a doctor and hoaxing: the entire schoolThe pchool was expecting a doctor, and before lunch a figure in white coat and dark spectacles arrived. told a prefect he wanted
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    'Gossip—And Get Rid Of Your Worry'
    112 7 'Gossip And Get Rid Of Your Worry' LONDON. Fri. Gossiping with neighbours over the garden wall and in shopping queues is good for women— and men —says Mrs. Edna Balint. lecturer in Child Dcve'opment at London University. She was speaking to a hundred nursery school, teachers and chile' welfare experts
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    TRUST CHILDREN
    29 7 BRISBANE. Fri.—-"Child-rcn at State schools can tell you more about next Saturday's 'sure certs' than they can about the Apostles." a clergyman told a lunch-time PresDyterian meeting.
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    A 'PHONE CALL DID THE TRICK
    234 7 A.P. CHELTENHAM, Friday. Hypnotist Peter Casson put a bunch of people to sleep here on July 28. He finally pot the last om; to wake up early yesterday by long distance phone from London. Anyway. that is what 19I year-old Joyce Dovey and her
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    LUCKNOW'S PURDAH BANDITS
    102 7 Reuter. LUCKNOW. Fri.—Six heavily veiled "purdah women" in two "ekkas" (open horse carriages) whizzed past a traffic constable in the heart of the city one evening here. The constable scratched his head at the unusually fast pace of the ekkas. He teleI phoned the city police headt
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    MONTY'S DOWNFALL CAUSED BY BOWLS
    88 7 Reuter. CROYDON, Fri. Monty Needle, ex-policeman and exheavyweight boxer, was having a quiet evening here at the peaceful old English game of lawn bowls. Then Monty, six feet seven inches tall, weighing 20 stone, jumped to avoid an opponent's wood (name for the wooden balls).
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    WINDFALL AFTER 17 YEARS
    117 7 Reuter AAP. TOKYO. A Japanese girl who had been awarded damages by a Los Angeles. California." court for injuria received in a streetcar accident IT years ago. received payment here in Japan recently "lo»g after everyone had forgotten about the incident. Yaeko Hasegawa. injured by a
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    72 AND STILL 'FIST' HAPPY
    55 7 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE. Fri —When mobile police received a radio order—"Two youths fighting at. Please attend."—they, sped to the address. They found Wally (aged 72) trying to "clip the cars" of young brother Joe (68) for having answered back. Peace was restored after a "fatherly" talk
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    Chiang Charged With Touting
    115 7 Reuter. MANILA, Fri.—NacionaHsta (Oppositton) headquarters in j the southern port city of Iloilo have charged Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek with electioneering. In a strongly-worded state- ment, the opposition said the j leader of Nationalist China in his informal talk before Chinese millionaires and businessmen at Baguio urged
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    STATIONMASTER WAS ALSO A GRANDMOTHER
    81 7 A.P. STANHOE, England, Fri.— Railway trains just cannot get through this Norfolk village without Mrs. Allon Weeks, 48 year old grand mother and mother of six. For eight years she has been stationmaster, signalman, ticket taker, porter and lamplighter. She is on the job 17
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    'HOMERS' IN STEWPOTS
    50 7 A.P. BRIXWORTH, Fri.—More than 2.000 Northamptonshire homing pigeons have not come home, and an official of the County Peigeon Fanciers' Federation is afraid they never wilL "We" tear.'' says Secretary Raymond Linlcy" "many of them may have finished up in stewpots helping out the meat ration." —A.P.
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    EGGS AND WINE
    38 7 A.P. HAMBURG. Fii.—German I women wrestlers now on tour drink a glass of wine with I raw egg every morning. They say it gives them the strength j to wrestle in "classical Grcco- Roman style."--A.P.
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      62 7 ABXER by Al V»pp c a'i i'l V DO YvJAL-HE HAIN'T VERY UJ I" HE LOOKS LIKE ANYBODY ELSE EF YO' COULD SEE S-SO VO HAS r^TH-5< AmL-BUT HE HAIN'T EX> -ONLY, FRANKLY, AH NEVAH HIM-HE WOULDNTT "SSS PLANS' CAMT > MIL < 17l FWENO) HE S v SEEN NOBOC*
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    PETROL SHORT S'HAI—A 'HORSE BUGGY' TOWN
    253 8 PETROL SHORT S'H AI—A 'HORSE BUGGY' TOWN U.P. PCONOMIC doldrums Shs-nuh-.i is becommg t fc thousand five hundred cars have disappeared fro»itto pation due to the high Beence fee and the austentv d"ye to<oW^dSlS is About the same number paid licences to date A in a ny 300 Jin Piao
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    WHEN TO STEAL APPLES—VICAR
    108 8 LONDON. Fri. Advice to children on when to steal apples, by the Rev. Christopher Veazev. vicar ot St. Silas's Church, Nunhead, S.E.. in his parish magazine "There are apples at the back of my garden. From the moment the fruit sets children climb over the fence.
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    'Words Alone Will Not Stop Reds'
    248 8 U.P. WASHINGTON, Friday, f HINESE labour representatives, taking the issue with the United States Government's contention that China is lost to the communists, urged continued American aid to the Nationalist Government to help stem the Red tide in Asia. Declaring that, "China is not
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    LOWLY PAID HARD HIT BY HIGH PRICES
    91 8 A.P. RANGOON, Fri. -Malnutrition was said officially to be the cause of 30 per cent of deaths in Rangoon. Official statistics show that the city's daily average death rate is 40 persons. A newspaper investigation into living conditions claimed that wage-earners under the
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    2 TORPEDOES BOTHER WORKERS
    104 8 A.P. MANILA. Fri. Two live torpedoes were dragged out of a downtown canal yesterday after occupants of nearby buildings received a brisk tenminute notice to get out. The Philippine Army Bomb Disposal Unit still trying to determine their origin. Two other torpedoes remain embedded in the
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    MALAN CABINET
    28 8 A.P. JOHANNESBURG. Fri.— —The South African Premier. Dr. Daniel Malan, reshuffled his cabinet yesterday "to bring about a more proportionate allocation of ministerial responsibilities and duties."—A.P.
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    Catholics Will Defy Czech Govt.
    136 8 U.P. PRAGUE. Fri. -Czech Ca- tholics in defiance of their communist, government will march on Sunday in a pu- primage of believers" to celebrate the cbnsccretor of two new bishop*, a high Chuich source said on Thursday. He said "word gone out all over Czechoslovakia."
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    MUNICH RIOT
    36 8 U.P. MUNICH, Fn.—Tho Mv- j nich Jewish Committee today published a resolution blaming American occupation for- oes for Wednesday's two- j hour riot in which five. Jews and 20 German policemen were injured. —U.P.
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    Witness Says 'I Was Intoxicated'
    208 8 TOKYO ROSE TRIAL U.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Friday. THE Government's fortieth witness was called to 1 the stand in the Tokyo Rose treason trial yesterday as the prosecution attacked the defence claim that Mrs. Iva Toguri Daquino was forced "under duress" to broadcast for the enemy.
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    YOUNG LAMAS DO DEVIL DANCE
    181 8 Reuter. CANTON. Fri. Young Lamas performed a devil dance at the inauguration of the tenth Panchan Lama, who claims spiritual leadership of Tibet, at Slning in the northwestern Chinese province of Tsinghai, on Wednesday. The installation yesterday of the 12-year-okJ boy who i. believed to
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    "Quirino's Relative"
    85 8 A.P. NEW VOKh. Fri— Police reported Inst night that a man identified a* Paul V. Simoa, a 41-year- old waiter, was seized by a detective daring; th* afteraaoa as he tried to enter President Qtiirino's hot*! a«lite. Simos, police said, in- slated he was a FMhjnno and a
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    NO SHAM FOR 3
    30 8 SEOUL, Fri. A three-day sham battle for the defence ot Seoul against Communist attack ended yesterday with one oi the 5.000 participants deao and two injured.
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    SIMON—YANGTZE ESCAPE HERO
    99 8 Able Seaman Simon, i who on April 96, alt!) recovering Irom wounds, stalked down and destray- ed a rat iorever raid- i ing lood MMjHjUea N the sloop Ann-tin st, noaea happily with adnttrers. j Simon had just n awarded a citatioa i,, r "meritorious anil distinguished
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    Scientists Ask UN To Set Up Labs
    261 8 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. AN overwhelming number of scientists have told A Mr. Trygve L'e, Secretary General of the United Nations, that the world badly needs the United Nations' international research laboratories. In a report to the Economic and Social Council, issued today,
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    5 AFRICANS TO HANG
    116 8 Reuter. MASERU BASUTOLAND. Fri.—An African tribesman Sankoela Mahl Thole and four of his followers were here today found guilty on a charge ot murder for tituat purposes and sentenced to death. Seven Africans were originally charged witb the murder of an African named Mohapc in October
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    AUSTERITY PAYS
    52 8 No tennis, no swimming no dates, were the austerity rules laid down by Mr. Ernest Peirce. director ot the Cornwall Shakespeare Festival, when his amateur company began rehearsals. Now the festival at Penzance is a success and one of the players. Miss Betty Simpson, has been offered a
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    HAILSTONES
    14 8 Hailstones fell at Bo (Sierra Leone >, where the mean temperature is 80 degrees.
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    NEW GOVERNOR
    43 8 Reuter. SAIGON. Fri.—Boa Dai. former Emperor of Annam and now head of the state of Vietnam, today officially installed M. Tran Van Huu, former head of the provisional government of Cochin China, as Governor of South Vietnam i Cochin China). Router.
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    BORN IN 'PLANE
    30 8 Sixteen pigs left Lotuion in an air trcighter for Vienna. There were 27 whnt th, airplane landed. Eleven mm* lK»rn on the tlijjht unknown to the crew.
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    SOVIET BUYING, U.S. GOOD NEWS, IMPROVE MART
    195 9 LEWIS AND PEAT RUBBER REPORT SINGAPORE, Friday. THE week opened stem y with a fair turnover on purchases covering ties to Russia. An improvement wa> seen yesterday due to a statement made by Mr.i Paul Shafer, Chairman of the House Armed Services Sub-committee
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    WEEK'S PRICES
    63 9 Kg** and Lowest prto* cloK 2 arr T f Iluvers Noc.i K.M.A.2 R.S.S. F.O.B. [J jM.S/16 33.5 JM «M K.M.A.3 KS.S. F.O.B. k JM/I 31.}.- KkS -C- Blanket F.O.B All*./Sept" itl ».1.2 g.7/1 R.M.A.1 Pale Crepe do. £.1/4 S.Q.B.S.S. un TENDKR. 43.1/2 paid August, September »3j g;*£ fttl
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    STERLING AREA $ CUTS HIT CANADA
    154 9 STERLING AREA CUTS HIT CANADA OTTAWA. Fri.—Over t B rest ot 1949. federal trad experts believe cnects of th sterling area cuts in dolla purchases will be felt i Canada mainly by four ir dustries. They are the copper indui try, the aluminium industry the wood products industn including pulp
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    THE MARKET YESTERDAY
    99 9 THE rubber commodity market was quiet yesterday but ruled steady and prices were mostly unchanged from yesterday. There was moderate business passing. Closing prices were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 Aug. RSS 33T« 34 h Mo. 2 Aug. RSS 31% 32 No. 3 Aug. RSS 28 7 s
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    Produce Market
    97 9 THE Singapore pepper market had a set back yesterday following a week of hardening pr ices. On a speculative market differing quotations wer? given by sellers i from $412 to $418 for a picul Of black pepper loose. About 500 bags of pepper are expected to arrive from
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    'GILT-EDGED' PRICE SLIDE CHECKED
    92 9 A.P. LONDON. Fri.—Moderate buying support checked the severe slide in prices of British government bor.ds on I Thursday. i Quotations wavered at the start of the session but most issues showed gains ranging from two shillings and six pence to 12 shilUngs six pence per bond
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    JAP TRADE MISSION TO S.E.A.
    109 9 Reuter AAP. TOKIO, Fri.-The Japan- ese Government will send a j five-man trade mission to Siam, Pakistan, India and Burma this month, according I to a reliable source here. The mission, according to Japanese newspapers, will leave Tokio by air for Bangkok on Aug. 17
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    SHOPKEEPERS FIGHT PRICE CUTS PLAN
    95 9 U.P. LONDON, Fri.—The Labour government was reported today to be ready to reconsider its attempt to force small shopkeepers to reduce the prices of utility goods by five per cent because of the widespread rebellion against the scheme. Shopkeepers have warned the government that they
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    GRAIN FOR JAPAN
    35 9 A.P. SEATTLE, Fri.- The U.S. Army has scheduled the shipment of 9,000 long tons of grain and 10,000 tons of dried peas from the U.S. Pacific Northwest to Japan this month. —A.P.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    813 9 SINGAPORE, Fii. Ulaalce 15.50 a*P viex. Brick Pref 2.45 2.55 Ords. 2.15 2.22' j 8.8. Petrol 37 6 38 6 S.M. Troslee 84H> Uons. Tin Ord 14/6 15 6 ao. (P)2i/E. Utd. Assur. 40.75 41.75 Estate Trust 7.00 8.00 Federal Dispensary 6.70 7.00 F. N. Pref. 8.00
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    Along The Godowns
    60 9 Empire Hamb'e (hheer* 1 Wharf); Cymbal* (42 48); Serdang (10); President Tyler (88 89); Oarbeta (86 87); Men.noii (88/84); Eastern Saga (31 82) Marudu (18); Sedanak (17); Mentakab (19); Maxwell BranderM2l/ Orestes (23 24); Lawak (£6/27); Stagen (28, 28); Kumunlng (29 SO); Tantalus (18 1! Radnorshire (11);
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    AIR MAIL
    71 9 Mall is expected from I Aden, N. S. America, W. Indies, Europe, Africa, Eire, Gt. Britain, Egypt, Iran 1 Iraq, Pakistan, U.b.S.K., Australia, N. Zealand. Burma, Ceylon, Batavia, Medan, s*m- rabaya, and Padang. Latest time of posting at the G.P.O. to Aden, N. S. America, Eire, Gt. Britain,
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    SEA MAIL
    56 9 Surface mail is exacted from China, Japan, N. India and Kurma. Latest time of posting at the G.P.O. lo Hongkong, S. China, Japan Kuingchovv, Ot. 1 Britain, Eire, Europe, X. IreI land, Egypt, N. W. Alrica, I W. Indies and C eylon is noon, j To Thailand Ml
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    Tin Shares Improve
    50 9 Singapore m. y The overseas markets i in both tins and rubber j shares were rather stea- dler. The local share I market also improved slightly in the tins sec- 1 tion. There were bargain y hunters tor a few rubber shares. Industrials show- ed little change.
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    THREE SAFE BETS FOR TODAY
    1984 10  -  Opening Day Of K.L. Races From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Friday, f LASSES IV and V which are catered for at tomorrow's races, the first day of the Selangor Turf Club's August Meeting, have been reshuffled a good deal and it will pay to watch
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    114 10 RACE ONE Ci. 5 IMv. I—6 F. JOHN Graceful Spear Wittenham RACE TWO Ci. 4 Div. 4—s' 1 MAM USE Princes* Beau Ricksmead RACE THREE CI. 4 Div. a—Att F. SI NNY VALLEY raigmount I nited Pisces RACE FOI R CI. 4 Div. 3—Abt 7 F.
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    RACE CARD
    934 10 BELOW m *he card for today's races at Kuala Lumpur. The Big Sweep wiH be drawn on Race g and the Double Totes on Races 2 and 3 and 7 and RACE ONE 2.30 P.M. HOKsKS. CLASS 5. DIV. 1 6 FURLONGS, johu ißairbv) 9.03 Mr. C. Prosper
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    SUTCLIFFE KNOCKS UP 2 MORE RECORDS
    445 11 Tourists Held To A Draw Reuter. SOUTHEND, Friday. j gERX SITCJJFFE, the 25-year-old New ZeaJand lefthander, in scoring his sixth century of the summer in the drawn match against Essex here j today created two more records for his country. He became the first
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    New record for seven furlongs
    98 11 Reuter. < HJ< AGO, Fri. A norM raeafd of 1 ruiu. sees, lor seven was set up by s. [til A. Goodwin's i.. k v bred thr.-r- year-old Ky Colon**!, in winning (he Sheridan up al Washington P:trk. I ii. previous ree*>rd for i uriniigs
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    AMPON WINS
    31 11 NEWPORT, Rhode Island. 7U—Felicisimo Arapon. Phjlipnnos. entered the semifinal round of the Newport Casino Lawn tennis tournament today by defeating third seeded Victor Seixas 6-3, 4-6, 4-6. 6-4, 7-5.
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    RANGERS BEAT S.R.C.
    46 11 In a friendly game of soccer the Tiong Bahru Rangers defeated the Singapore Recreation CJub by four goals to one played at the S R C. ground yesterday. Scorers for the Rangers were: Chong Mun (2), Chong Kum (1) and Tian Teck (1).
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    Race For County Championship Close —Middlesex Lead
    866 11 Reuter. LONDON, Friday. QNCE again Middlesex have taken a clear lead at the top of the county championship table, but they are still being challenged strongly by Worces- j tershire. Surrey, Yorkshire and Warwickshire. With so many counties concerned in the race for
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    SEET KIM CHENG B.P.
    62 11 Following are requested to turn Up for Seet Kim Cheng B.P. p i;nst Wembley B.P. at badminton to be pjaved cn Sunday, 8t the Hapry World at 7.30 p.m. Feo Ek"Suan. Andrew Lim, Xoh Kim Guan, Se<t Chen*; Una. Willie Tan. Ljw Ong Huat. Ko>: Kim
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    Only Ten Minutes Of Thrills, Rovers Beat Uniteds 3-2
    246 11 DOVERS Sports Club yesterday narrowly defeated Pulau Brani United by three goals to two in a S.A.F.A. Senior League soccer fixture at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The game was scrappy but livened up 10 minutes f.om the end. The crowd then
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    SCHOOLS XI
    67 11 The following will represent Combined Schools at k against 5.A.0.8.A. nn Sunday. M B p.m. at Woodsville: Onu Bee (Captain) (St. Andrew's!, p,. Ross (St. Andrew's) Desmond Keyt (St. Andrew's) 1 Copal Kmhnan (R. 1.). R Sando«ham (R. 1.). Balwant Sin 1 (R. 1.). Jimmy D'Almeida (5.J.1.». J.
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    Foot Shuttlers
    54 11 The foot shuttle team of the Chong Hwa Sports Club. niMr will be Dia-yißir against the Feng Yew C4ub in a charity mate* wSrld park tonight at 7 p.m. in aid of the Social Welfare Children's Centre Fund. In anothtr game the Kwangtung team will be playing against
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    BODCA SHUTTLE TIES
    237 11 Results of ties in the BODCA junior Badminton Championships played off on Wednesday In the Victoria School Hall were: Cheung Keng Hock (2 S D GS) beat Jacob Tay <2 S D Clo.) I 5-15, 15-12, 15-11: Seah Soi Soon (2 S/D Clo.) beat M. Hendroff (4
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    MANKAD SIGNS
    40 11 LONDON. Fri.—Vinoo Mao kad, the Indian Test cricketer, tonight signed a contract fo> two more seasons with Cajstlftoc Moor, the Central Lafica shire League Glub. 'ci iihsmoi. from the Indian Board of Control was received earlier this week.
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    TEST PITCH HAS NOT BEEN DOCTORED
    256 11 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—The pitch at Kennington Oval, where tomorrow, England and New Zealand begin the fourth and tuial Test match ot the present scries, has received no special treatment and 9hould givo howlers some assistance. To those, who feel that this game, like the
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    N. Zealand XI Chosen
    186 11 Reuter. LONDON, Fri. The New Zealand team to meet Eng land in the fourth and la?t test beginning at the Oval tomorrow is: VY. A. rfmjjrre (oapto.ia), M. VVaTlaae, M. P. l>ohne'Xv, S3. Miteiiffe, V- Bcotft, i n Reid, T. C. L«rrt, li. 11. Cay Q*
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    TRUMAN AID PLAN FOR MID-EAST CALL
    317 12 'An Essential Factor For Peace U.P. KARACHI, Friday. PRIME Minister liaquat Ali Khan today urged political, economic and cultural co-operation between Middle Eastern countries and called for an American aid plan for the region as an essential factor in the preservation of peace. The
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    Judgment Reserved In Kuala Lumpur Newspaper Case
    427 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. Judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice Spencer Wilkinson in the j Supreme Court today at the close of the hearing of an order nisi calling upon the proprietors of the TamTNesan newspaperTs. R. N. Palamappan and M tolayandi Chettiar an*
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    COUNTERFEIT NOTES IN POLICE COURT
    76 12 Char Puia, a Teochew, was charged yesterday in the Fourth Police Court with trafficking in and possessing 400 counterfeit 50 guilder notes. Char was arrested on August 11 in Boon Tat Street by the Police. A 64-year-old Chinese woman. Goh Ling. was charged with possessing
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    MEET POSTPONED
    35 12 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Fri. The Indian Pakistan conference proposed for August 17 to discuss the implementation of the truce agreement in Kashmir is likely to be postponed, it was stated here tonight.— Rente*.
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    INDIA'S SHARE
    30 12 Reuter. BRUNSWICK. Fri.—lndia, with five Eui-opean countries, will share in tne distribution of plant as reparations from the former Herman Goerlng. Iron and Steel Wortti at Saizgittei .—Reuter.
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    Top Communist Leaders Worried
    209 12 U.P. NANKING, Friday. TOP Communist leaders show concern today over a marked decline in the morale and discipline among the ranks of their tightly controlled army and political units. General Liv Po-chen, Mayor of Nanking, and General Len Piao, one of the Red Army's outstanding commanders,
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    £50,000 FOR ZAIMS' PEN
    60 12 A.P. DAMASCUS. Fri. The i American owned Trans-Ara-1 i bian pipeline bought President J I Zaims lountain pen on rhursaaj night by bidding 60.000 Syrian pounds on an open market. 1 Tho money went to benefit the Red Crescent, the Islamic 1 version of the Red
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    JUAN RESIGNS
    29 12 U.P. BUENUS AtKr.S, Fri.— Foreign Minister Juan Bta« muglia said: "I resign" during a heated conference at the presidential palace today, it j was reported hers. —U.P.
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    U.S. NOT READY
    42 12 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Fri.—Dr. J. Leightor Stuart. United States Ambassador to China, told correspondents after a 30-minute conference with President Truman today that the United States was not yet i ready to decide on recognition of Communist China.— I Reuter.
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    SHARING AID
    32 12 A.P. PARia, r riuay. western drop's Economic Council today et Wednesday as the deadline or its lirst definite figures on j\e sharing of Marshall aid for 11H9 to 1900.- -A.P.
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    THE BEGUM KHAN TELLS THE POLICE
    109 12 Four shabbily dressed men carrying sub-ma- chine guns robbed the J Aga Khan and his Begum 01 approximately 40 pieces of jewellery valued at 150,000.000 to 200,000- 000 francs recently. i The Aga Khan was on hi> way by car to Deau- ville to
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    QUIRINO IS HAPPY
    36 12 A.P. j Nr.W YOKK, Fn. Presi- dent Quirino of the Philippines I told a news conference on Fii i day he was "happy to learn j that Australia will join the anion." A.P.
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    U.K. Rice Trading Gets Criticised
    272 12 Reuter. LONDON. Friday. The British Food Ministry's rice trading and distribution in South-East Asia on behalf of the Burmese Government is criticised in a parliamentary all-party committee report on public accounts published today. The report said the committee regarded as "open to objection", the "unusual
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    INDONESIANS
    20 12 Twenty rour Indonesian .members for The Hague toundtable conference passed th tough Singapore this morning in a X.L.M. Constellation.
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    Dutch Stress A Point
    125 12 Reuter. The Netherlands authorities have consistently triea to restrict the meaning of "political" to certain limits, while the Republicans have attempted to broaden the sense of the term, during preliminary talks. The Dutch description of political prisoners included the following: 1. Persons imprisoned for nationalist political
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    FIREMEN GIVE THEIR BLOOD
    55 12 Twelve firemen from the 1 Geylang Fire Station visited j the blood transfusion service j yesterday and each donated i 500 cc. of blood. In the past, at various in- j tervals. the sub officers and i j men of the Central Fire Station have donated
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    DON BETTERS FATHER'S SPEED BOAT RECORD
    106 12 U.P. CONISTON. England, Fri.— Donald Campbell thundered across Lake Coniston in his Bluebird II at dawn today in five test runs that icportedly beat the world speedboat record of 141.74 miles per hour set by his late father Sir Malcolm Campbell, in 1939. Twent>
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    ARMED BANDIT SHOT DEAD
    85 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. An armed Chinese bandit was shot dead and a rifle and 50 rounds of ammunition were recovered from his body in the Kluang area. A Chinese, later identified as an estate labourer, was shot dead in the same area when he tried to
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    Churchill, Morrison Clash In Corridor
    249 12 U.P. LONDON. Friday. Former Prime Mimster Winston Churchill had an angry quarrel with Herbert Morrison, Leader of the House of Commons i in the corridor of Strasbourg University during the Council of Europe meeting Thursday, London news- papers reported today. Dispatches from British corespondents indicated
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    WEEK-END DIARY
    125 12 General TODAY SINGAPORE STAMP CLIB: Junior Philatelic Competition and Exhibition at St. Josephs Institution. Bras Basah Road--2.30 p.m. Public invited. ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION: Fun Fair beginning at 11 a.m. and ending with cinema and concert at y.30 p.m. Proceeds will go to the Building Fund of th? Rcdemptomst
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    Cinema
    242 12 CATHAY: "Stitfct- jf Laredo" with William Hold::i. William Bendix, Mac Donald Carey and Mona Freeman. 11 a.m., 1.45. 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. Special Children's Matinee: "Kidnapped" 8.30 a.m. CAPITOL: ''Calamity Jane and San: Bass" with Yvonne DeCarlc. Howard Duff and Dorothy Hart. 11 a.m.. 1.45. 4. 6.30 and
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    Sport
    86 12 TODAY SOCCER: S.AF.*. fjiwS .r. Junior "B fina, Rl Co.. J**" v. Paya Lebar P" v Bosar. 5.1 Chinese Hign lanu. r r v Con 1 CRICKET: SA. r,-. Municipal Sern 1 A. dian Assn. v. Royal T.nrfln CI»» "S»« Sports Assn. v. World 8 P."'- ulfn TOMrtHHO" K
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    MODERN GENGHIS KHAN MAY SAVE CHINA FROM REDS
    322 12 LONDON, Friday. A modern Genghis Khan was reported today to be rallying Moslem hordes of Ontn>l Asia for a Holy War against Communism which could conceivably pit millions of Mongols a p-<np f the Reds. H? is an old enemy or the
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    POSTAL FEES ON PACKETS
    62 12 It la officially announced that from August 22. the fees for the transmission of Newspapers. Printed Packets, Commercial Packets, Sample Packets, Small Packets, and Literature for the Blind byair mail between the Island of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya shall be 3 cents per 2
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    DIXMUDE LEAVES FOR HOME
    117 12 The French escort lireraft cairier, the 16.000-ton D; Xmude, which had been a* anchor in the Singapore Outer Roads, left for Colombo on .her homeward voyage at noon yesterday. She carried only two fighter planes—both damaged and unserviceable. She had on board 100 French sailors who
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    NEW UNIFORM FOR TOMMIES
    72 12 A.P. LONDON. Fn. AKV combat uniform for British troops will be tested during the next six months by British army ante tnroughout che world, tho world the War 0 nounced on Friday Described as "an entti departure from the pretest cloth." the outfit comprises a peaked
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    LONDON SHARES
    156 12 LONDON. Fri. Quietly conditions in tuof »trtie«i marked !hr ckM in the London Btadi Eaamm today. Continued mall tai covering nvt Bi ment stock* Ml ered Innmements of up to a quar tr percent but this wctkH) really test«<i TV trend has halted b was noticeable that -r
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      161 12 Church Services TODAY SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST (HI KIM: (5. Penang Road): Sabbah School 3.30 p.m.. pfeaciung service 5 p.m. TOMORROW CHPRCH OF ENGLAND: St. Andrew's Cathedral 7 a.m.. H a.m., 10.30 a,m., 11.30 a.m.. 5.30 p.m. St. George's Garrison Church, Tanghn. (open to civilians) 7.15 a.m.. 9 a.m., 9.45 a.m.
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      156 12 a.m.. Gcylang Methodist Church 5.30 a.m.. 9.15 a.m.. 5 p.m. Katong 1.30 p.m.. Tamil Metnodist Church 3. 4 p.m T. Ayer 10 90 8..10 a.m.. 0.30 a.m.. Pasir Panjansr 4.30 p.m. Johore Bahru—B.3o am., and 5 30 p.m PRESBYTERIAN: Outram Road 8.45 a.m.: Orchard Road 10.30 a.m.. 5.30 p.m.: Prinsep
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