Malaya Tribune, 23 August 1949

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    64 1 MALAYA Tribune BY 7HE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE %k Tribune" LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 3811/3 Nine Lines Published iHnultaneoualy at Singapore, Kuala Lumpkr, Ipoh and Penang. EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENT AT IYFi: E. Maurice
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    BIG TALKS AT HAGUE START TODAY
    321 1 End Of 350 Years Of Colonial Rule Reuter U.P. PINAL art of the four-veor ,lr« m i j THE HAGUE Tuesday. 1 da, ami may m heJto\t 2 n•« i« "5~ Colonial rale in the Far East. an effort to solve the problem of
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    NO MARSHALL PLAN FOR ASIA
    51 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Mon. State Department official saic today no consideration was being given to extending Marshall plan to Asia. He said the United States felt that technical assistance under President Truman* four-point programme for the under-developed areas would better meet the needs of Asian countries.
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    TRANSFER
    41 1 Reuter. LAUSANNE, Mon. —Mr. Paul A. Porter; United States member of the United Nations Conciliation Commission, may recommend tomorrow that the Palestine conciliation talks be wound up and the whole Palestine problem turned to the United Nations General Assembly.— Reuter.
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    TONIGHT RECITAL
    27 1 Miss Mary Richardson will give a piano recital tonight at Raffles Institution beginning at 8.15 p. m. under the sponsorship of the Singapore Music Circle.
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    Night Time
    17 1 For th* si i;me in eight years, Singapore Town Hall waa illuminated again last night.
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    WINDERS EMPTY MINES
    84 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon —Over 80,--000 coal miners were idle in Lancashire and Yorkshire today because of a strike by "cveral hundred pit winders— the men who lower and raise he cages in which miners go underground. Officials of the National Coal Board, which manages the nationalised coal
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    MAING IS BACK
    33 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. —U. E. Maung, Burmese Foreign Minister who arrived here by air today after a ten days stay in the United States, later saw Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin.—Reuter.
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    Historical Handshake
    25 1 j^-- a SK*ST ?i n teh MiDist r CKithc* Territories Tr'nlM-, ,Or «a«a, n-emier oi Indonesia, as the latter arrives at ;,«rtuphol Airport.
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    Russian deals raise rubber price
    242 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) JHE price of rubber jumped to 35», cents per pound yesterday recovering from the big crash it had in the last week of May following black dollar manipulations in East Asia. Rubber gained cents yesterday, cents in the last three market days
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    AMERICANS QUIT
    38 1 U.P. SHANGHAI, Mon. —John Henderson, Director of the United States Information Service here, said today that as many as 40 Americans consular personnel may leave Shanghai on the steamship General Gordon in September —U. P. I
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    NEW PARTY
    29 1 U.P. BERLIN, Mon. A group oi Jerman Communists said toda> that they had formed a nev. j political party opposed to dicta I tion by Moscow.—U.P. i
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    Another Red Ship Coming
    97 1 ANOTHER Russian rubbe» ship, the Nahodka, the second to visit Malaya thi3 month will be her? in a few days. She will take back a full cargo of about 10.000 tons moiit of which will be ruhber. The Nahodka was due in Penang yesterday. But she
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    FOOD PARCELS HAD NYLONS
    169 1 A.P. LONDON. Monday. The British customs office said today that smugglers using food parcels as a cloak have sent more than 10.000 pairs of nylon stockings from New York to Britain. A spokesman said that the office has "taken action and has broken up this racket".
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    ARMED POLICE PARADE THE CITY
    74 1 A contingent of 250 men and officers drawn from B. C and E Divisions of the Singapore Police Foice took patt in a icutine march eaily morning. Led by the Police Band, the Police thrilled the early bystanders with martial music and their spick and
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    Chinese Seamen To Challenge Calwell
    156 1 Reuter AAP. SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. S. Y. Woo, Chinese Consul-General here, said tonight that he had protested to the Australian Immigration Department against the detention in goal of 11 Chinese seamen who are awaiting deportation under the Wartime Refugees Removal Act. This Act makes aliens who
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    CZECH CHARGE
    33 1 A.P. PRAGUE, Mon.—A Czech Communist Cabinet Minister charged today that the Western powers had se.it terrorists and ass/pins" ir.to Czechoslovakia trran attempt to entice »he country :uto tne Western cp'mp. A.F.
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    MOVE TO AMEND EMERGENCY LAW
    293 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A move to recommend certain amendments in the 1948 Emergency Regulations to the Federal Government has been made by the Johore Chinese Advisory Board. The recommendations will be presented through the Board's chairman, Mr. E. D. Fleming, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Federation
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    53 TO DIE
    32 1 ATHENS. Mon. Fiftythree people out of 112 on trial were sentenced to death by a Fiorina Military court today on charges of sabotage and spying tor the Greek rruerillas.
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    Maltese Threat To Britain
    120 1 A.P. LONDON, Mon. Malta i has threatened to throw the British out of Valetta and offer that strategic Mcditeri ranean port to tne U.S. aa a nava! base un ess it receives 1 share of Britain's European Recovery Programme funds. This was disclosed today by high
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    U.S. SENDS B-50's TO BRITAIN
    64 1 A.P. F.ORT WORTH, Texas. Mon. The U.S. is sending B-50 stratobombers >~> Britain. An unspecified number of the world circling "Lucky Lady" B-50's from the U.S. Eight Air Force left for Sculthorpe, England, today on a 90-day training mission. The mass movement of the bombers
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    NO DEVALUATION
    35 1 Reuter. PARIS, Mon.—Mr. Eugene Black. President of the World Bank stated today that the devaluation of sterling was not on the agenda of the Bank governor s meeting in Washington next month.— Reuter.
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    FLOODS: 18 DIE
    26 1 Reuter. SOFIA. Mon. Eighteen people have beer drowned and 330 houses have been destroyed by floods in Dobrich and neighbouring villages in Bulgaria.—Reuter.
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    CHINESE TO RAISE $400.000 FOR SOUATTERS
    155 2 i lOHORE Chinese are seeking to raise $400,000 for 1 J squatter resettlement in the State. They have already raised $77,000. t Dr M Birchee, chairman of the Malayan Chinese Association, Johore Bahru Branch disclosed that the Government has made available 14,UUU acres of
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    Australia Offers Study Gifts
    77 2 The Australian Government has offered one .Scholaiship and four Fellowships for Asian students in South East Asia for 1950. The Scholarship wh: awarded to the most promising candidate in these territories while the Fellowships will be allocated on the basis of one tc each territory. Candidates
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    Miner Has Narrow Escape
    91 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Mr. Wong Kwai. the wellknown Perak Chinese miner, had a nai tow escape fiom death today when a handgrenade was thrown at him. Two Chinese. one. armed with a stengun and the other with, a pistol, approached the Kwong Tuck Leong Kongsi m
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    BANDITS FIRE AT POST
    59 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— At least nine bandits attacked tne Yong Hin police I ost Hi .he Tapah area after midnight today. The fired about 11* rifle rounds a', post. The police letmned the mrt with ufles and stengan. The bandits withdrew and attack od again 27
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    NEW COMMANDANT
    15 2 Mr. J.C. Behague has been appointed Commandant of the Malaya Air Training Corps.
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    Bertam Valley Cleared
    194 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. THREE hundred and ninetythree squatters weic evacuated from the Beitam Valley area in the Cameron Highlands. Pahang, by secu ritv foroes yesterday. A column of 300 men of the 2nd Battalion. Coldstream Guards, and 4th Hussars, together with 400 police, ahghted from vehicles at
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    NEGRI RULER OPENS SHOW
    54 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Yang di-Pertuan Eesar cf Negri Sombilan yesterday declared open the Labu Mukim Agricultural Show. Four special prizes were awarded fcr padi. food crops, ior the best buffalo on show, aad for village incu-tries. Kampong Telegong wen the cup presented for the kampong
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    HOSTESSES TO HOLD DANCE
    41 2 Singapore aanqe nostesses wiil hold a dance in r*id of their Associations building lund on August 31. Tee dance will be staged s multaneou.sly at the Happy. New. and Great Worlds, the Southern, Liberty, and Carlten Cabarets.
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    COUNCIL REPORT
    20 2 Radio Malaya will broadcast a summary of today's proceedings of tne Singapore Legislative Council tonight at 9.45 o'clock.
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    THREE MEN FINED
    28 2 Three men, Leow Kay Ghee, Peh Cheng Hai and Tan Tow Bak were each fined $15 in 'he Second Police Court yescerday for gamblI ing.
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    SINGAPORE FIRM IS FINED $80,000
    188 2 A total of $80,000 in floes was imposed on Shriro (Chin;*) Ltd. in tne Second Distnct Court yesterday,,fov inf! ingement of Finance Regulations*. The company was fined $50,000 for having bought US $50,000 from AiX Hoo and Co. on April 2« without pci mission from
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH CHEATING
    79 2 Bail of $20,000 in i.wo sureties was offered to a European, Eduard Kuhn in the First District Couit yesterday after he claimed trial en a harge of cheating Mr. L. A. Joseph of the imports and Exports Department It was alleged that Mr. Kuhn induced Mr.
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    PRIEST KILLED IN ACCIDENT
    62 2 IPOH. Mon. loe Keverena Father Aloysius Chew of St, Michaels Chinch here was killed todey in an accident at the 3rd. rm.e Cameron Highlands Road when his motcr-cycle collided with a P.W.D. lcrry. A European motorist removed Father Chew to tiie Tapah hospital. It is benred
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    3 WEEKS JAIL
    28 2 Chua Hong Leng, a coolie, was sentenced in the Second Police Court yesterday to three weeks imprisonment for stealing a handbag from a parked car.
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    DECREE FINALIZED
    50 2 v aecree nisi grarueu 10 Mrs. Henrietta Claire Brown en May 24 last dissolving her marriage with Mr. Merton Holland Brown, on the ground cf the latter's atiultery with an unknown Woman, was made absolute by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice MirrrayAynsley in the Singapore High Court yesterday.
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    FED. REJECTS LAND BILL 54-12
    1010 3 Innocent Buyers Would Suffer, Council Told (From Our Own Coirespottdent) KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. iPTER lir hours of animated debate during which 15 out of the 18 members who spoke the Majority Report on Occupation Land ho Federal Legislative Council rejected the by 12 votes to
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    Why The Bill Wan Defeated
    187 3 These were the main reasons why the Oecupati<m iAiul Deals Bill was r.jeered by the Federal i. gishitfve founcii: 1. Those who bought land Ourta*; the orvwpatiew bought it in good faith and it wf!! be these "Innocent mv» hasers" wlki woiiU suffer It thy
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    'DEATH BY MISADVENTURE'
    255 3 Boxer's Inquest A VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned at the inquest of the 21--year-old Siamese boxer. Nai Tom Chai. at the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday. Tom Chai died shortly after he was knocked down by Mok Kai Khoon at the Happy WotM Stadium on August
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    'Reign Of Terror
    121 3 O.H. French history is rewritten on the screen in Walter Wanger's spectacular production "Reign < f Terror" which opens at the Cathay today. It spotlights the bloodbath the country suffered under the heel of that erVtl genius Maximi'ien Robespierre in 1794. and oi the efforts of Charles
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    AREA CLOSED
    21 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. The waterfall nrca at Kota TinsfEi, Johcre, is now closed. ;to visitor* «nti! father i notice.
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    Pay For Council Men Approved
    219 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.The Federal Legislative Council this morning approved the recommendation of the Standing Committee that Unofficial Members of the Federal Legislative Council, who are not serving with the Government or on a quasi-gov-ernment.il oubiic body, receive a fixed monthly allowance of $500 v from
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    Report Sent Back To Committee
    267 3 WAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. THE Federal Legislative Council tonight accepted 1 the report of the Reconstituted Select Committee on War Damage Compensation in principle, but referred back for further consideration to the Committee the question as to whether seizure claims should be given
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    ON COMMUNISM
    37 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Radio Malaya will broadcast a weekly review of living conditions in countries under Communist domination. The.-.' broadcasts can be heard over the Blue Network at 7.10 p.m. on Thursdays from Aug. 25.
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    GETTING DOWN TO IT
    494 4 DACK comes Britain's answer on Malaya's War Damage Compensation Scheme. And it is a very reasonable one. Although the .proposal to offset excess profits will violate the 'No whittling' clause of the final offer, the principle is accepted. However, an important stipulation is made which may
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    MOUNTAIN SCHOOL THAT TRAINS LEADERS
    1646 4  -  The only entrance requirements are no money, intelligence and a willingness to work BY O. K. ARMSTRONG SITUATED in that ruggedly beautiful area of the Ozark Mountains known as the Shepherd -of the Hills country ig probably one of the most unique educational institutions in
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    GONE WITH THE WIND
    929 4  -  American Newsletter BY JOHN KERIGAN USIS. THE nation's newspapers carried reports indicating that the business readjustment from conditions of war to those of peace had about run its course. As he presented to President Truman a" 55-page report urging alterations in the Federal tax structure to
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    Soil Study
    102 4 Reuter-A.A.P. PERTH. Nine British scientists arrived in Australia recently to attend the forthcoming British Commonwealth Scientific Conference in Adelaide. Sir Edward Salisbury, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, headed the party. The conference will deal with plant and animal nutrition in relation to soils and climatic factors.
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    GIRLS ARE CROWN UP AT 18 AND SHOULD HAVE GOOD MANNERS
    274 5 WOMAN'S PAGE yOU'VE neglected your daughters creation n by the aire I of 18 she can t chalk up a plus mark on the following accomplishments: 6 One: Can carry on a conversation with a person of any age
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    Belita's Travelling Tricks
    169 5 ARE you one of those lady travellers who is still looking for a better technique of packing a bag? Expert tips come by courtesy of llelita of HoMvwood. j Make a written inventory of what's needed for 1 a trip, is IU lit as advice j Pack
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    Cool Cotton Can Be Clever
    403 5 NEW YORK "Sunset coloured" plaids will enliven the vacationer's personal scenery and brighten the terrain over which she travels. These bright newcomer cottons with colours as fresh as a patchwork quilt's owe their origin to a designer's trick of piecing bits of old cloth and
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    Around The Town
    637 5  -  By Vera Ardmore OBVIOUSLY Desmond Organ does not know his own strength. After his wedding to Monica Davis at Zt, Andrew's Cathedral last Saturday, he broke the knife whilst cutting the cake. 1 hasten to add the cake was delicious, and could not pcssib'.y have caused the
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    AROUND THE TOWN THEY SAY THAT....
    41 5 IT will not be long now before a small, vivacious and large eyed Singapore lovely announces her engagement to an importer and exporter. Avery popular dark haired songstress will-soon be leaving (hese shores for England.
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    HIGHER APRICE FOR GOLD
    147 6 HIGHER A PRICE FOR GOLD A.P. THE United Stages is prepared to turn doywi a 1 British request for an increase in the price-of gold as a mSns of helping to solve Britain s econoiuic crisis, say Government officiate. The American Government, they said is con vinced the present rate
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    GOLD BC'JGHT
    47 6 A.P. WASHINGTON. Sun.—The Commerce Department reptftCi that the IT.S.l T .S. bought *****9.022 wor h of gold and silver irom the Far East during the week July 21-27. During tiie same period it sold to the Philippine Republic US$lBO, ~>37 worth of refined bullion. —A.P.
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    KAMA RAY
    48 6 BOMBAY. Mon. The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Sri IJ. Rama Rau, has bee* appointed India's Governor on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Sri Chintaman Deshmukh. former Governor of the Reserve Bank, continues to be lnuia's Governor on the International Monetary Fund.
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    GUARANTEE FOR JUTE BUYERS
    90 6 SINGAPORE Government has agreed to give letter? of guarantee to Malayan importers of Indian jute assuring India that the jute will not be re-exported to South Africa. The Indian Government recently decided to issue export licences against Malayan orders, if the importers would produce such letters
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    MORE JUTE
    53 6 NEW DELHI. Mon. Jute production in India increased by 550.000 bales last year and an additional 750.000 bales are expected to be produced during the current year, according to iatcst estimates. Increased production is the result steps taken by the Government and the Indian Central Jute Committee to
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    GINGER BOOM
    51 6 MADRAS, Mon. China being out of the iun now as a ginger cxportei. South Indian west ccast ginger has gone up in price like pepper, the largest importer? bein*: Middle East countries. Ginger price which ruled last month at Rs. 325 shot up to Rs. 1.300 per 700
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    OH FOR PAKISTAN
    31 6 NEW DELHI. Mon. The Government of India have decided to allow despatch of groundnut oil. copra oil, and linseed oil. to Pakistan without export licences from August 25.
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    TIN OUTPUT
    15 6 Kesang Tin Ltd nad a tribute of 106.98 picul? or 52,322.22 in July.
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    Along The Godowns
    72 6 TiUa-Serdaflg (44); Empire Hamble (Sheers Wharf); t'urfu 142,4Ci>; T.vdeus (40'41t; Manchuria (38/39); Btnmardhni Kajula (33/34); Kertas«.n.» (31/ Si] Tai rial Van* (17/18); Kavnaas Maetsiiy Uer ,IH i»> S 1./.ihvih Hakko (23/24); President Buchanan (45/26 >; Atkold (27/28); Ore»te* (2» :«>>: Klpenor < 16 >; Himau < 1."»»
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    PHILIPPINES TRADE DOWN'
    64 6 A.P. VAN I LA. Men. mc auwi.e balance of Philippine foreign tiade was peso. 259.486..->O7 l'S.<l 14.743.253» for the first half of 1949. according to the government Buieau of Census and Stitistics. Figures shewed a woisenlniu of the situation in comp.uisor. with the adWU JK balance for
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    Market Quiet
    21 6 Singapore, Mon. A*? section* oi the I share market were quiet X today and some profit jL taking continued.
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    Produce Market
    83 6 COPRA and coconut oil weio still firm m the Singapore produce markets yesterday. Coconut oil was offered at $52 per picul f.cb. and copra at $32 per picul r.o.b. Sept. But there was little business passing. Most other produce market had a quiet Monday. But pepper prices continued
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    SEEKING DOLLARS
    57 6 CALCUTTA, Mon. The Government of India's Export Promotion Committee at a live-day session in Calcutta tec ntly completed its review of important dollar earning commodities. These include jute <;oods. tea, shellac, manganese, cotton, ods, oilseeds and pepper. The committee is expected to submit its report to The Government
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    India, good risk
    148 6 Reuter. NEW YORK. Mon. India was regarded as an unusually good credit iisk in the Halted States, said a New York Times editorial yesterday. Commenting on President Truman's point four piogramme to aid under-deve-loped countries, the editorial ..ui "There are things that can and are being done.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    677 6 Buyers. Seller* Hong Fatt .81 .85 Hongkong 13/6 14/3 atlas Ice 15.50 16.50 IdiisHv.it. 5/9 6 6 alex. Brick Ipoh 28 6 30 -cd Pref. 2.45 2.55 J e lapang 22/- 23/Ords. 2.15 2.22 Jelebu .75 .85 8.8. Petrol 37/6 38/6 Johan 1.20 1.30 B.M. Trustee 7.60
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      135 6 MALAYAN TRADE DIRECTORY (Buku Kuntng) Second Annual Publication 1950 Edition. Business Details for publication should reach us not later I JSMSS for plication can stHl he accepted but 1 text or block should reach us not later than October 15, 1949. __vi RATES 1 page size 5» x 8" WJJU
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    CHAN AH KOW'S TEAM WINS
    74 7 in Ah K-iv s euro ftMa tram flrawn from attendhVK irs*> at Rafrt'x Col- [ennid by ihree games RKSCLTS Ah Kow Tan Hook Him (Marac- Kirn ixjon (Ponanif) K. S. Fang Spet lost to Chan Ah Bent,' r. k Chiang 6. 6 -S, 6 1:
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    TRIBUNE WIN 1-0
    34 7 A goal scored five minutes the interval enabled Ealay Tribune XI *o beat the Outline Sports Club by one goal to nil in ft fast soer game at Farrer Park yesterday.
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    ORTIZ v CLAYTON
    28 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. —Manuel on weight champion of the world, has agreed his title against Ronnie Clayton, the British champion, at Manchester next month. —Reuter.
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    Middlesex taking no chances v. Surrey
    318 7 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. TUITH the knowledge that if they are to remain at the of the County cricket championship tabic until the end of the season they cannot afford to drop any points, Middlesex fought strenuously against Surrey on a pitch taking spin at
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    OREGON SHOWS WINNING FORM
    678 7  -  By ALLAN LEWIS WORKING on the number two grass at Bukit TT Timah this morning, OREGON (MePherson) and Empire Rose (Nair) showed winning form when they got over half a mile in 50, last three in 37. Oregon who was on the outside appeared to be
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    AIRMEN BEAT EUROPEANS
    138 7 A late recovery enabled R. A., F. Combined to score a two-nil victory over the Europeans in yesterday's In-tcr-Ccmmunity League match at Jakm Besar Stadium. The Europeans kicked off but soon lost the ball to the Airmen. In the iiiui minute, Murray gave the Europeans a tine
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    Putt: Club Should Be Square To The Ball
    518 7 HOW TO PLAY GOLF 17 iir« t CARY MIDDLE( OFF revealed in a recent interview that one of The main renntma he won the Open title* was his c©ntsoious <*ffort ta- get hi* driver weir through the ball before hi* hands* began
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    LOCAL SCHOOLS v. ENGLISH SCHOOLS
    95 7 The following will represent the Combined Scrrools 2nd XI when they meet the F.'igl'sh School* XI at the SkR.C. -rounds at 2 p.m. tomorrow R Sandosham (RD Capt.. D. Kevt (SAS) Cr-nt.. P. Fernandez (VS), C Magesh (RD. C. Vergesh (RD. A. S. Nair (SAS».
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    INDIAN CASUALS
    61 7 The Indian Casual Ist XI to play a gama of Soccer against G.H.Q. FARELF tomorrow at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m. will be selected from the following: K. Nar&vanan. S. Veloo. A. Ra*®* M, Gani. S. Murugaeu. T. Nadarajah. M. Muniandy, A. K. Salahudin, Tohiti. Param, M. I.
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    Weights For First Day Of S'pore Races
    362 7 FOLLOWING are the weights for the first day of the Singapore Turf Chub's Gold Cup Meeting on Saturday:— class l. div. i. r, n rs. AND i YARDS. KINDER GOLD BRIGHT EYES H.M CROYDON 8 IS I.ONG( RAMI'S II 807 MADASARI 8. ft",
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    McPherson Offered Biggest Retainer?
    532 7 NEWS FROM THE MEWS By ALLAN LEWIS Making his first appearance before the Malayan racing public, on Saturday last. Arthur Ay ran made a favourable impression when he landed Dale Vixen a winner, at his third ride. Ay res rode this mare in perfect copy book
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    31 S'pore Athletes For K.L.
    296 7 I A neweo.aer, *o-year-old E. A. Sear-., the ErrgHstT ratter and 880 Yards rnnn.T. Is among the 31 athlete** mitit» ed to represent Singapore at the Malayan Amateur At hie- I tic Association sports antivat to be held at ftuaht Lampur on Sept. 2 and
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    STRUGGLE FOR FIRST INNINGS LEAD
    133 7 LIVERPOOL, Mon. —The gate? were closed here today when an estimated crowd of 10, 000 saw a keen struggle for the first innings advan- 1 tage. Lancashire Ist. Innings 318. NKW KALA Mi Ist. Inns. Sutcliffe b Ikin 61 Scott c Ikin b Greenwood »7
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      497 7 NOTICE. i By Order of tht- Superintendent ot T<mn Cleaning, Singapore. auction SALE OF A quantity of Confiscated goods comprising:— Cooking pots. Tea Coffee urns, knives, kwali, Crockery, Clothings etc. To Be Held At The Compounds of the Havelock Road Jalan Besar Town Cleansing Depot on Wednesday 24th August 1949
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      121 7 rr V OJ W.AMtNI WELL, 0.X., DYNAMITE /l fTHEY' VE M YEAH! BUT I CAN'T SEEI Pi CAN'T WAIT ANY LON6ERJ WAIT, CO lIV 4 f||r ft G% I^TN^ 5 rt ME TO CO A BUT ff TH' COMMISSION BEEN AT JHOW THEY CAN CALL IT j To HEAR FROM
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    FIERCE BATTLES RAGE AT CHINA'S 'BACKDOOR'
    235 8 Two Red Divisions Mauled Reuter. HONGKONG, Monday. AFTER a 30-day campaign to crack Chinese Government resistance in the A rooontoinous northwest China's "backdoor" Communist Gen. M?. Chi guns were trained today on Lanchow, provincial capital only a few miles trom the TJ bet inn
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    MALAY CONCERT
    29 8 The Malay Weitaic Council Singapore is planning a three-night Malay variety programme, set for sometime vi Octobei. to raise funds foi the Muslim Welfare Home building project.
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    RESIGNED
    28 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Mon.—The State Department said today Office and formally requested that a high Polish official had resigned from the Foreign asylum in the United States. U.P.
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    Armed Chinese Bands Enter Kengtung
    203 8 A.P. RANGOON, Monday. THE Burmese Government nor the Chinese Embaasv here today were able to confirm or deny Bangkok reports that Communist guerillas have seized power in the Yunnan province of China in a bloodless coup d'etat in Kunming City. Sao Hkun Hkio. Burma-: Acting
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    SHOPS TO BE DEMOLISHED
    89 8 A municipal commute* ha? rrcorammdpd to the Commissioners that temporary shops on Municipal land at North Bridge Road, near Elgin Bridge be demolished at once. The committee has refused a request irom the occupants for more time to vacate the site. Another committee has agreed on
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    CAMERAS BOMB MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS
    90 8 U.P. TOKIO. Mon. American 1 B-29's and B-26's "bombed" General MacArthur'3 head- j quarters building, th e Far East Air Force's headquartere, Pvadio Tokio and other I vital targets in Japan today la the third round of inten- j sive air war games. The attackers used
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    NEW COMMITTEE
    51 8 The following have been appointed to be members, of the Malayan Air Training Corps Advisory Committee: The DiiectOr Civil Aviation, Malaya, Chairman; Fl. Lt T. N Howard-Williams; D.F.C.; R. W. Baxter. Esq. J C Behague, Esq: F,B. oehiers. Esq.. Catp. R. p. Mollard.. Ft. K. H. Tan D.F
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    QANTAS PILOT FACES GOLD' CHARGE
    147 8 Reuter and AAP. SYDNEY, Mon. William John Hunter, a Qantas Empire Airways pilot aged 28. in the special Federal Court was commit :ed for tiial on a charge of having attempted to take gold out of Australia without the consent of the Commonwealth Bank. Huntei
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    SOVIET NOTE WAS AIMED AT WEST
    149 8 U.P. and A.P. BELGRADE, Monday. AFTER the week-end alarm over possible Soviet A nvnsirm observers concluded today that the j harsh Soviet note to Yugoslavia was aimed at d'swestern economic and financial aid to j Tito. j The Soviet note of August 18 promised
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    'LA CRACIEUSE'
    23 8 The French sloop, La Gracieuse. called -at Singapore from Saigon yesterday. She is expected to resume her voyage to France today.
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    EARTH TREMORS
    35 8 Reuter. PRINCE RUPERT. British Columbia', Mon. This northern Canadian port and neigh bouring towns were rocked for five minutes last night by serious earth tremors described as the heaviest "ever felt here. —Reuter.
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    NEW INSECTICIDES
    29 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.New insecticides hay been tried with promising results in Malaya. This was disclosed at a recent meeting of the Malaiia Advisory Board in Kuala Lumpur.
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    RGMULO MAY START FRESH UNION TALKS
    126 8 Reuter. MANILA, Mon. -New talks on the formation of a SouthEast Asian Union to tight commu n i s m first time against United Nations background—are expected to follow the arrival soon at Lake Success of Brigadier-General Carlos Romuio, permanent Philippines delegate to the
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    C-G PILOTS A NORECAIN
    45 8 For the first time the Com-missioner-General Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald yesterday, took over the controls of a French Norecain light aircraft, in which he was having a joy-ride. Mr. Mac Donald also took a ride in a Beechcraft Bonanza light plane.
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    SIR HARRY ILL
    36 8 Reuter. GLASGOW. Mon. Sir 1 Harry Lauder, 79-year-old Scots comedian, was today lying seriously ill at his home, 1 Lauder (Hall) near StrathaI yen, Lanarkshire. His condi- tion was described as "critical,"— Reuter,
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    Back Home At Last!
    49 8 Stoker Mechanic R. Fletcher of Oldham, Lancashire, who lost a leg in the Amethyst action, i» assisted down the Dllwaros gangway by Naval officer* at Southampton. Mramvhile, the Amethyst Is expected to reach Southampton on Nov. 1. She will sail lrom Hongkong on Sept. 9.
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    Chinese Criticise Registration Method\
    154 8 FEDERAL CITIZENSHIP Tribane Steff Reporter The present method of registering Chinese eligible for Federal Citizenship was severely criticised by members of the Johore Chinese Advisory at its inaugural meeting at Johore Bahru. Tne criucisms fr owm en exhortation by the Chairman, Mr. E. D. Fleming. Secretary
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    SESSION OF ASSIZE
    18 8 A Session of Assize will be held at the Supreme Court on Monday. September. 5.
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    No Fixed Agenda For C-G
    150 8 U.P. LONDON. Mon. The impending visit to Japan of Malcolm MacDona'.d. British Ccmmis«ionet General in Southeast Asia, was termed today by the Foreign Office as a "courtesy visit without any fixed agenda.'* Press comments earlier predicted that far-reaching results in the Far East would result
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    H.K. PROTECTS HARBOUR
    62 8 A.P. HONGKONG, Mon. The Hongkong government took steps today to protect the harbour against possible subversive craft. Two antisubmarine booms, to be sent from Singapore, will be laid on the western harbour limits. One of the booms will be between Green Island and Stonecutters Island. The other
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    MURRAY MURDER
    26 8 U.P. MANILA, Mon.—The nineday old murder of American businessman George Murray remains unsolved with investigators admitting the case an extremely difficult one to crack.—U.P.
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    BEVIN'S CALL
    25 8 U.P. LONDON. Mon. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is due to call on King Abdullah of Transjordan at the latter's hotel this after-noon.-U.P,
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    Agreement Will Eliminate Big Spore Profits
    344 8 'FOX CONTRACT' DEFENDED Reuter. THE HAGUE, Monday. THE "Fox contract" between the Indonesian Re- public and Ameiican business interests, which h-ft born denounced "monopolistic" by both the United States and the €>utch. was defended h»re by a Republican spokesman before the round-table conference. Hr»
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    HOSPITALS BOARD
    56 8 The following persons have been appointed to serve as i members of the Visiting Coni- mittec of the Hospitals Boa id i for the period August 1949 to August 1950: Mr. Kwa Siew Tee. .I P. t (Chairman) Lady Han Hoe Lim. J.P. Miss Amy Lavcock Mi A.P.
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    Bigger Fees For Illegal Buildings
    149 8 Tribune Staff Reporter lUHEN Singapore Municipal Commissioners meet next week they will be asked to give their consent to a new policy on penalties for unauthorised buildings. A Municipal Committee has recommended that the Building By-Laws be amended to empower the Commissioners to charge fees
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    Margaret danced the Can-Can
    55 8 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Mon. —Princess Margaret danced the can-can at a London party recently. Now executives of Uni-versal-International studios say the can-can ls due for a revival. They have inserted a can-can sequence in the film "Bucaneer Girl." Yvonne de Carlo will danoe the can-can in a
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    NOT RECOGNISED
    20 8 U.P. LONDON, Mon. Britain has so far not recognized the new regime in Syria, official quarters said today.—U.P.
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    TRUMAN CALLS— 'Pass The Arms Bill'
    169 8 Reuter. Miami. Florida. Mon. President Truman called for a piomot passage of his US$l"450.000,000 foreign arms programme as "part of the puce of peace" yesterday. In a speech at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the veteians of Foreign Ware Mere, President Truman declared the
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    He Will Tell Bevin 'Go Home'
    94 8 A.P. WASHINGTON. Mon—Senator James P. Kern. Republican, Mirsouri. today urged that the forthcoming British economic mission to the U. S. be told to go home and put its own financial house in order before asking for further American aid. Senator Kern said in a
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    FOREST FIRES STILL RAGE
    82 8 Reuter. NEW YORK, Mon. Hundreds of fire fighters battled flames in national forest areas of six Western states today At least six major fires were sti'* out of control, three in the Payette National Forest of Central Idoho and three in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
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    BIG WELCOME
    30 8 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Mon. Over 100.000 people welcomed Mr. M. S. Go'walkar, chief of the Rashitriya Swayam Seuak Sangh (R.S.), militant Hindu organisation, at Delhi railway station today.—Reuter
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    JULIANA AND ANAK
    32 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Mon Queen Juliana today received in audience Mr. Anak Agung. East Indonesian Premier and first vice-chairman of the Indonesian Federalist delegation to the round-table conference. —Reuter.
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    Gen. Hufft Was Pretty Rough
    149 8 NEW ORLEANS. Mon. Two privates who tried to whip a general picked the wrong man. Both were knocked out. Brigadier General Raymond Hufft. Louisiana adjutant general, had the help of a friend. Attorney Hugh Wilkinson, so the fight was even as far as numbels go,
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    The Army's 'New Look'
    35 8 This is the new combat suit being issued to the KritUh Army for testing. It ((insists of a peaked cap. two fleet suit of smock ar.tl tr.iusirs, and a short great-co"♦
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    PLANE MISSING
    36 8 WINNIPEG. Mon v Royal Canadian Air Force mcrcv plane, carrying 13 pas frngm including polio-strickci fitf. moes and a 3even-man crow was reported missing today on a flight from Churcfcfli, Manitoba, to Winnipeg, yp
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    General WHAT'S ON TODAY
    70 8 SINGAPORE MUSIC HULK Piano recital by Visry Richardson at Riffles Institution Hall— 8.15 p. m. Y'.W.O.A French Clwse* 5 HafVic.« Quay lO.J 1 a.Tti. SINGAPORE STAMI' (UK Social meeting f- th** Capitol Restaurant 5.15 p.in. CHINESE Y.M.f.A.: Firs' Aid iectuiw» lor M. John Ambulance Brigade for
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    Cinema
    117 8 < ATHAY ReigH H-itli Robert Cuimiagi krtm Dahl. Richard Btti Richard Hart. 11 am.. 1.4 c. th. 6.45 and Mi MMTOI-: "Mj Bl than'- with Michael Du'cie Giav. Ronald Homurt and Stephen Mnrrav 11 a-" 1 1.45. 4. §M and <*.:>n p.m. lAMLION: Dreams" with Manka X"XX t b.Hi>
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    Sport
    7 8 Ceyione*e vs. Kuia.w Jalan Besar Stwi
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    LONDON SHARES
    139 8 Reuter. LONDON. Mon don stock market- in( j trading very q ,n view of the M**** urß of the present account n over in most section.ceedingly modest. A bright spot G*" provided by th< eminent statei pressed a dw soon as posHbie H bonds which were tb» war
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