Morning Tribune, 4 August 1948

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    13 1 MORNING TRIBUNE l 10 CESTS. N sj" v v S \;V; 4 IMS
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    REDS HOPED FOR MALAYA REPUBLIC ON AUGUST 3
    3072 1 REDS HOPED FOR MALAYA REPUBLIC ON AUGUST 3 C-G Reveals Plans Which Went Astray Yesterday, a Malaya-wide Red Republic was to have been proclaimed according to a Communist plot hatched last March and which has resulted m the present wave of terrorism. This was revealed last night by the CommissionerGeneral,
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    Federation Round-Up
    193 1 Federation Round-Up KELANTAN: A police report from Kclantan states that three illegal immigrants have been arrested one Indonesian and two Chinese. Tha police on Monday found 80 rounds of .303 ammunition jra Tumpat. PERAK Sitiawan area Further details have come m of the police military raid on Salak (north) old
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    KREMLIN TALKS STILL HUSH-HUSH
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    Police Seize Slips, Extortion Letters
    97 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues day night Several hundreds of cyclostyled extortion letters ,n Chinese and reminder slips were seized hy the police m a swoop on an area yestei Panchor, Muar liistnct yestei day. A police-military party acting on information received, conducted a hut-to-hut search and
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    BOMB SCARE IN VATICAN
    61 1 VATICAN CITY. A., 3— A street cleaner I found a small bmb among the columns In Saint Peter.- Bquan tWctnofflcialscalkdin the artillery department of the Italian Army roi help. B »mb disposal squad> -ound the bomb had n<> 'use. They let it off just «w*d« the
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    GENE TUNNEY IN DUBLIN
    30 1 DUBLIN Alltr ■•ved at n J cham Pun, arSTB3 paneen^t, t., mission k Athlet lc Com- U.P. **l to a2£ 1w< eon»raining night U.P. NJJHJHJHJHH U.P.
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    Mess Dance
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    Britain Wants Jewish Immigration Stopped
    161 1 r^J^ 1 SUCXuJSS, Aug. 3.— Britain asked the Security f,™ U oday to consider steps to stop the flow of Jews fiom Europe to Israel. The British also called on ■v Council to aid the 300.000 tnmi'H geOS frOm Israell--(l'P»ed territory and atterrmt a Ukrainian
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    SEARCH STILL ON
    51 1 PARIS, Aug. 3.— Air France officials today said that the search by the American and French long-range planes and cargo ships for the B ianl seaplane Latecoere 631. which disappeared on Sunday morning m the South Atlantice with 52 nprsons aboard will be continued all day today.
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    NAVAL C-in-C HERE TOMORROW
    67 1 The Naval C-ln-C of the East indies Fleet Vice Admiral Woodhouse will land at Clifford pier tomorrow at 10 a.m. He will be received by RearAdmiral Caslon. A Naval Guard-of-Honour will be m attendance. OSLO, Aug. 3.— Three Norwegian salvage steamers last night reached the American
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    Germans Rise Against-Red Police
    78 1 Germans Rise Against-Red Police BERLIN. Aug. 3— German civilians revolted against the Communist-dominated police trying to make arrests m the Soviet sector of Berlin an<i injured one officer m a shower of rocks, the Soviet sources disclosed. The attack was made late on Monday against the police forces of Paul
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    CHILD KILLED IN
    93 1 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA MJJUPUBt Tuesday. —The accidental firing of a rocket from a RAF Spitfire as is was taking: off from the Koala l-urapur aerodrome killed a child and seriously injured U persons, this morning, when it hit the centre of three shophouse* m Salak
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    ROCKET MISHAP
    86 1 on duty dashed to the spot and? started to rescue people who were trapped Inside the wrecked building. Reinforcement and the flying squad were on the scene soon after to continue the rescue work. Besides the child, and those on the serious list, several others were treated for
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      24 1 ADD MORE COLOURS TO YOUR BATHROOM SPECD7Y CANNON BATH TOWELS, FACE FLANNELS 4 HAND TOWELS IN FANCY CHECKS, STRIPES OR PLAIN fttS. 5214,5*15 t*ffyiw^™«*«
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    Italian Stowaways Hit No Luck In Bid To Reach U.S.
    750 2 lln y Hod U.S. S5, Thru Cartons I >/ Fa^ AnJ Foal But— Afte, travelling half way round th<- wojM <f'om Italy to Japan, n* stowaway on bo t4 UM Lane Vttory. thrw IMluis 3anna 01 0*1-1 CM rgfe Frmrn.
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    Alleged Theft Of Bicycle
    110 2 A fiti-year-old. prey-haired Chinese, (ing Tien Wah, was committed to the next Assizes after the preliminary inquiry held before the Seventh Police Magistrate, Mr. A. (J. Shears, yesterday when he was charged with stealing a brycle valued at $50, belonging to Lim Yoke Kwee. The complainant.
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    India Govt's Aid Towards "Repat"
    258 2 A sum of about $200,000 was ■pent by the Government of India for the repatriation of indigent middle class Malayan In- dians during the financial years 11M6 to 1948. Mr. Swaminathan. First Secretary to the Representative of the Government of India m Malaya told the
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    ACUTE SHORTAGE OF MARINE ENGINEERS
    164 2 The shortage of certificated marine Engineers is acute and shipowners are finding great difficulty m manning their ships m accordance with the requirements of the law, says the annual report of the Marine Surveys Department, Singapore. The present shortage of marine Engineers is largely due
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    RECORD SET IN LIFEBOAT BUILDING
    100 2 me life-boat building Industry m the colony is well established, and the number of lifeboats and buoyant apparatus constructed during last year constitute a record m the industry of the Colony. A total Of 96 new Itfe-bOAtfl was inspected and tested last year, while re-built
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    Greater Demand For Marine Surveys In 1947
    520 2 There was an inci easing demand for tnaiine surveys last I year. This was mainly due to an expanding trade which is turn attracted an increasing number of ship» to ports m the Colony and the Federation; a continued tightening up of the
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    Court Sequel To Armed Robbery
    225 2 Wong Chow Chow |m| of 29. Hokien Stt t md Se( Ah Hock, aged j_\ O f 56-] Kampong Bugis. *ere ehargi yesterday before the Mem Police Court Magistrate Mr. j G. Shears, for stealing a wni watch valued at 560 from VI cent Voon.
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    ORDER FOR CONFAB
    50 2 NANKING. Aug. !1.-J Nationalist "Top Bra.-* sembly m Wanking on cm Kai-shek's order da > r tinued the military c nfer« DOdtr'ihe tight veU of sec«J President Chiang who P| sonally presided at tne »J was unable to atti-r.c meg nortV PWICUS H morning as a rtw«
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    78 2 A Bill to?ivo 3 Municipal Con,: the Settlement, i Penang to mta rates m respect 1946 will be 1 next meeting ot Legislative C cases where pei been able, throu their OWB, to c provisions reqi fore a refui I cither because i cf war they I fcom the Setl
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      44 2 NOTICE The lir'.<| States Naval Liaison Officer ami .Mrs. Smith -H (ho postponement of the rockUil party lor the ComnuiMier :irjil OHicers, Cruiser Division wee, from August, the Ilari Kaya l»uasa, to the time of the return visit m September. Invitations will be re-issued
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    FEBS Becomes BBC Unit On Jay: No Change In Scope
    69 3 JJHJJJJJJJJJ S The transSSiwwy win nor r a ny change m 0 7 f t a h BKEBS .CUV.BH th,« tir^t time m 111 i h t h th c BBC ha. had •ustory that J con Itvect '^P^Smg service
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    UNKNOWN
    111 3 H hr f nl action instituted X T -an Muda of MraX. d <oc Mr. Anthony K^<t Si! Charh>s VyMJ, the former RaJJ ■l»gk and others, the K(--■O f pnmei m Chambers" mjim to make an order ■mcf of tht- procpfdins Bttp defendant." who an Kbe beyond the junsdicKf
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    MARRIED AT ST ANDREW'S
    126 3 (Tribune Btaff Reporter f Mr Jack Richard KeUher. Engineer of the SarawakOilnelris Ltd.. of Seria, Bnmei. Borneo was ye*t«rday evening married to Mf«s Jean Katherm Peterson, of Wfttwurne. Vie toria. Australia, at St. Andrews Cathednl. The R*v. Kmro» Nicholson officiated at the vttrrmaaj. The bride, who
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    UNKNOWN
    50 3 n•■ Tan Lay 800, fci with hyrtnj dntfcmm int the Coiony. uni yat tht Fourth Cnrt wierday [ra« toed 5250. n dem ttfki -gorous imMBI M s-atfj tbaj on tth I 26. aR( OOcpt bonded a nun- 1 Inner raads. inrf. ptrch made. 12 carl! igs pnd wider th
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    UNKNOWN
    29 3 JJJJ I a 50-mr-old nvfl* whos body J 8 31 m the set Attendant's J™g the subji n^:r, the Singu- r; C,urt yesterS^ Chia Bwee Ef* Cubicle at
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    PROTECTED PLACES
    16 3 PROTECTED PLACES Officer. l "V: !a H Bear. ■it godown rail! mm "nrjy i am is
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    2 A. M. ARREST: LOOKING FOR MONKEY EXCUSE.
    280 3 2 A. M. ARREST: LOOKING FOR MONKEY EXCUSE I wvnt up there to look for my monkey, "stated Ler Cheng Lock when asked to explain his p Defence on a rooftop at 2.30 a.m. m the morning. He <;a\v this explanation m the Second District Court yesterday when charped with
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    74 3 Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Vincent taken ajier thtiir wedding at the Church of Our Lady of Lourde* m Ipnfr rvcc*fly. Tht bri&egron m U attached to the Bngimeer* Start* Drr*ot. Kuala Lumpur, and is the mm of iht Itttt Mr. and Mrs. T A. Bathammtham PiWaf and
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    Handy Lauds Relief Work Of World Red Swastika Society
    220 3 H andy Lauds Relief Work Of World Red Swastika Society Il»'\ J T V M j n m ui# Mandv Asß t- Secretary of tM> Departlin^ "I th, v Vsterda > visited the Neu Bridffe Road Uorld Swastika Society. •u. hl^V"V f tho two Clinics v. to render to the
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED IN RENT REDUCTION SUIT
    267 3 A legal point as to whether the Rent Conciliation Board has jurisdiction to hear a casj m respect of a lodger or a liceicee was raised by Mi. F.G. Vaux at the Rent Board meeting yesterday during the cont nued hearing: of a rent
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    POLICE COURT RECORD
    76 3 The Seventh Police Court handled as many as H6 preliminary inquiries last month, constituting a record with an iverage of more than one case a day. During the past seven months this conrt conducted 18 preliminary inquiries m January. 23 a month m February, March, md April.
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    Two "Mothers" Will Share Child
    203 3 Holding that the plaintiff gave the child to the defendant as "Sin Poo Kia" when the child w%m 40 days old, the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Brown m the Hiph Court yesterday appointed the natural mother and fostermother of an 11-year-old girl as her joint guardians
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    27 3 Three or tout Chinos ittempted to cut some telephone wires m Bung* Tukanß Estate, (led when the manager, m>. n. w. Briengen nred ont« siiot at them.
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    EVERHHING INTERESTS PRODUCER WILSON
    579 4  -  William Penny (By ANY interviewer buttonholing Tarry i I Mrtro-Goltlwyr-Mayor's "Green Dolphin Sf thai he can talk ■Jworbtagty "'>out any tub! W him. whether its the latest tread la Hollyw tho B«'t!rij, r Stiaits. European goopolitics. oi V m women's duss. h Wilson, who won his
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    182 4 A total of four pilgrim ihips was surveyed last year. compared with one ship for the period April to Decemoer. 1945. which suggests that the present state of prosperity It being shartd by 'he Mohamedan section of the population m the Colony and the Federation. ferrffi at 81 An.lnV, C,th<<iral
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      423 4 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY i 1 L J BLUE NETVVOKR S'T^SSt^ CHINESE INDIAN MALAY ENGLISH I'UUtiKAMMCS I*KOGKAMM£S From II noon to p.m. Kadi- j atetl on Ti.^ metren m ibe inedl* I r,,in 12 nooi: to 2 p.m. Ita<ll- urn uave Imnd and V£Wl ktv»ec at«<! on *m:: m.tr.s m
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    Around the Jown
    890 5  -  VERA ARDMORE WITH Uv'i P m fag *d V* 2 Urt F H H, and E Z aw* l p- ■I the M Paul J s v. tat Jama a y Kay Ml C:y Bank 01 X» and Mfl M.wKay. wh or Wednesday for Cal- M: R
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      1 5 ORCHESTRA
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      169 5 I OLD CLOTHES jflLl imm v Dry Cleaning, Dyein j I and invisible mending WASHINGTON DRY CLEANING CO. 412, Orchard Road Telephone ***** Singapore. Completion within 24 hours including Collection and Delivery C. K. TANG Pewter Ware Bali Heads i Siamese Bracelets Silk Underwear CARVED TEAKWOOD FIRNITIRE ALL KINDS OF
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  • THE MORNING TRIBUNE
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      WEDNESDAY. AUG. 4, 1948 Holiday From Crisis
      403 6 WEDNESDAY. AUG. 4, 1948 Holiday From Crisis For the time being at least, the Berlin crisis must be written off as one of those crises which did not lead to uar. Since the combatants have de cidec to carry on the "war" by other means, the world can relax pending
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    Show-down" In Italy
    506 6 Show -down" In Italy Wi *f*m has Madelines Ji//uvll /or mum,, communms m mc tim -mm (J M ll .ft ni UW Comin form hu rtiarply cenluai h ttlrCJ l.v rj»«< Italian OMMMM Party rvpicml "f th« fr( n<l „t «re llkmikM la "aly I |aj the iltovtel coounen ,i
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    JAI SOMNATH!
    609 6 "the sea surges on a pearly shore" There is a tale, grim, yet fascinating, and of Icep historic significance, m the modest announcement made by Sardar Vallabhai Patel, m Tunagadh recently that the famous shrine of Somnath, which fell to f he irreverent and iconoclastic mace of Mohammed
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    "Seeing Eye" For The Blin
    408 6 BERLIN. An f«fmated 6,000 0/ Fuivirfa's 9.000,000 people are today stumbling over ruins and rubble they ha\*e never seen. They are totally blind. These people, who, }>eeause vf congenital nenkness or accident, must live m fo<«i darfcm.v.s. tcere substantially increased m numbers during World War
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    MAGNETIC POLE ATTRAC CANADIANS
    116 6 MAGNETIC POLE ATTRAC CANADIANS OTTAWA. Thirteen men have flown into the Canadian Arctic to search for the North Magnetic Pole. They are continuing an operation known as "polco" which began m 1947 and succeeded m locating the magnetic pole m northwestern part jf Prince of Wales Island, m the Arctic
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      92 6 AM YOU AM MC THE OTHERS Then Tr<j This! Afier a meil »h(,se vi* |t*4 •iM h..- a *"l t.k bJf there are thousands of others »ho endure discomfort pam who-* enjoyntnt of f'od is o.ersr.adowed b> tear cf the aftrr gittJl. The .au*e* »l the.r difMtive troubles vary hast,
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    ESTHER WILLIAMS BATHING BEAUTY
    12 7 ESTHER WILLIAMS BATHING BEAUTY ,jj S*nti-,tl Either WOv lima bcrtfcinf itoF r<
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    SPORTS ACADEMY FOR JOGJA
    59 7 Anothn Academy fo; Jogja* kutt ii expected to opon somo tr.:.t ii Septenibe:-. revealed tho Min^r of Education and Cull re. Mr. All Bastroamidjojo. This *nll be the Acadomv on S.^ort.--. fk Mbjeeti to be taught Rfr Ktool will include nwrai wucauon. anatomy, athletics Jjwe. sociology
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    POW CAMP STORY BEHIND MARRIAGE
    13 7 i Jj**, Am,;. 2 SSl^LS^fi ill »r.\ AAP
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    HOLLYWOOD IS BIG CONTRIBUTOR TO RED CAMPAIGN
    207 7 HOLL YWOOD IS BIG CONTRIB UTOR TO RED CAMPAIGN E \.O©MMrXWf BIHUS- rH AIU.I WASHINGTON, A«K, 2 Cbmmwtfft leader gudeni dwed that ,rorktng inM<U' the Ftde- ,m nrn for espionage S-natos Super- tha >t them hold rtanl" government jobs .till have a consMerable m American policy. The ex-Communist who ler
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    Big Drive Against Reds Id China
    91 7 NANKING. Aug. 2. Gen. Y-n Bhi-shan tuw thrown f, Chinese Nationalist icei Into a powerful driv? again^ the Communist armies sooth and south-east of Tuiyuan. raiUay centre an«i capital ol Shansi Province pro-Government despatches said tonight Gtn Yen's forces, which inludtd troops just flown
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    6 YEAR-OLD WINS DURBAN GOLD CUP
    119 7 DURBAN. Aug. 2. Mr. R. C Hantato*i six-year-old brown hone, Lochiel, by Cameron La ft ou: of Roebuck, won the £5.000 Durban Gold Cup. over 2 miles. the Greyvillc course, here today, beating six-year-old Con•ntinion by two and a half engtht. Five-year-old Kinps:uard was
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    Machinery For Lahore Textile Milk
    43 7 I'ovidence. Rhode Island. Two brothers. Mohanv ved Saisol and Mohamed ous,,f s itro have a W l th the H* B Am^ 2 Machinery Company, of J2J*"sl f0! one and a half > for proposed tP-rtii^ H Lahore Reuter
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    FLABBEARGASTED -BUT HAPPY!
    101 7 FLABBEARGASTED -BUT HAPPY! AKROS (Ohio), Aug. I 2. A former army i WAC vho married -m l Netr Guinea m the SwM Pacific, on Mon- i day gave bhth to her third set of ttvmx m 27 vionths. i Mrs. Margaret Sum- t mers <29i married her t husband Charles,
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    JEWISH SPLIT
    30 7 by 'nends of the State «Smm t0 rontlnuc funds to J Wn for -the »*M that iT mi aDd "fS" I I idh on w,th the Haga- U.P.
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    Found £230 In Mustard Tins
    74 7 When Frederick G. Wood, a painter, working m an empty house m Norbreck-road. Anchorsholme. Blackpool, picked up some old newspapers to read during his lunch breaK a tin box fell out. He opened it, and inside found several small mustard tins packed with £l notes
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    HIGH CHINA TARIFFS ON WINES, TOBACCO
    180 7 HIGH CHINA TARIFFS ON WINES, TOBACCO NANKING. Aug. 2 Re vised customs tariffs an- iiounced by the Chinese Gc- eminent today imposed the highest rates on hquturs vines and tobacco and the lowest on machinery tooL and metals. Duty on all liquours. tobacco, cigars and cigarettes has be^n fixed at
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    REDS CLAIM 2,641,000 GOVT. LOSSES
    82 7 REDS CLAIM 2,641,000 GOVT. LOSSES Moscow, Aug. 3. —The Chinese Communists "Peoples Liberation Army, m a com.uinique quoted by Tass, claims ciat Chinese Nationalist Forces lost 2.641,000 men killed, /ojnded. deserted and captured m t'.c past two years of the civil war. In the past year, said the commit .ique.
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    No Commment On Moscow
    72 7  - No Commment On Moscow Truman jßy INDEPENDENCE (Missouri). Aug 2. Truman repoit ed m close touch at his home hert with the world situation. had no comment on diplomatic events m Moscow. White House press secretary Charles O. Ross said it couia be assumed Truman had b•* 1 kept fully
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    PAKISTAN'S SPLENDID OLYMPIC HOCKEY WIN
    299 7 LONDON. Aug. 2 Pakistan fighting back determinedly after be'ng oru- goal down ■t half-time had a well-merited Olympic hockey victory over Belgium tonight, since they had started with the considerable disadvantage of a ground softened by heavy rain They would have liked R hard dry
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    ELEN DREW GETS ROMANTIC ROLE
    54 7 ELLEN DREW. u-h-> y has the top fe >iiinu'lk supporting role to Hut i i with Larry Pnr':s m Columbia's t''<hn''.f',,l,i>-} spectacle 'The K«ooml»" i man", the n<il h>u -rt*nn at thr Capital 1 S Theatre. Ellen »•>• ***** I nic beautiful heron'" m a
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    35 7 Amman. Aug.* 2. Martia' 'aw was proclaimed today m Ihe areas of P&iestlne "occupied" by trie" Ira<fl Army. The proclamation, signed by the Iraqi CdTOinander-in-Chief did not describe the areas f<>' reasons of .military security.
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    BUFFALO BILL'S GRAVE IS GUARDED
    156 8 Lookout Mountain. Colorado. Aug. 2. Aimed and helnieted guards patrolled the steel IVnc- j ed gray.' of ISuffalo Bill today j to forestall nay attempt to I cash m on the !$lO,O<X) offer for thi* frontier scout's body. Tiu» American Legloa Post at Cody, Wyoming,
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    Move To Adjourn Congress Lost
    89 8 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. The Senate late today overwhelmingly voted down a move by the southern Democrats to adjourn the special session of Congress on Wednesday. A coalition of Republicans and administration Democrats rejected a proposal by Senator Olind Johnson (Democrat* South Carolina, to end the
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    BANDING RESOLUTION
    57 8 Political and Government citcles m the Indonesian capital consider the "Bandung Resolution" as an effort outside che R public to obtain a better political position than hitherto Achieved by East-Indonesia and Othei smaller "states". The Circles are. however, sceptical of the "Bandung Resolution" wing ab!e to draw the
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    MOST FA "SPIRIT NATING ALER"
    504 8 MOST FA "SPIRIT NATING ALER" HE GETS INTO A T!U WHOM MEDICAL SCIEI> Ice PATIENTS FOR 5 ALL HOPES! In cities throughout Britain i multitudes of people are beintj treated by "spirit healers" for i ailments which baffle or dis- j courage orthodox medical science. One of the most fascinating
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    UNKNOWN
    25 9 light m a close thing wa? necessary. 40 minutes the rel at 32 potßta I deserved -heir a splendid seery by Belgium turned the
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    IF U.S. ELECTIONS WERE HELD TODAY
    60 9 \.Mr YORK, Aug. 2 il< k*M i m In accoru< ing to Gallup poU. I lh vcey would t<im IS ;y^r cem tht voti i, rrmH 111 37 and Wa/.'ac I fivt per cent T>n pet < liav *©< y»'f node up their mmds
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    COUNTER-MEMORIAL IN CORFU INCIDENT
    189 9 COUNTER-MEMORIAL IN CORFU INCIDENT LONDON. Aug. 2. Britain today presented to The Hague International Court a •coun-ter-memorial" over the Corfu j Channel mining incident oi\ November 1946. strongly con testing the arguments advanced by Albania m her coun-ur-memorial of June 15. It is now for the Court to J dtscide
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      41 9 SHANGHAI MODERN TAILORING 10, BATTERY ROAD. Have m Stock: i A Sew Variety of Exquisite Afternoon Frocks. also i A Lovely Selection of Evening Gowns at Reduced Prices. l *****: to o^dtr' J HKADAME FLORENCf SHE HAS HELPED MANY, AND, W^J^SSI
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    CAM CHIEF BACK IN PEIPING
    162 10 Peiptng. Au X 3 f Lapham. chief of Ufc State* Chines Ant returned to IViping toda j flying visit to Kalgai wh is expected to th. series of key iMptctt trfc! m North China Mr. Lapham Imm I ing long hours d U I<ikln hazardous
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    "SOAK RICH TAX MEASURES
    120 10 "SOAK RICH TAX MEASURES Shanghai, Aug. 3. "Lornparatively forceful" measure*, including personal visits fiom Mayor K. C. Wu. will be used m future to collect the ntk the ricn" levy, it w:i< decided at a special City Govenunesl meeting yesterday af Lei noon. Although tne neeting was closed to the
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    DIRECTOR OF S'HAI FINANCE BUREAU
    97 10 DIRECTOR OF S'HAI FINANCE BUREAU Shanghai. Aug. J^J Tsung-yung was ]d Director of the S^ng Finance Control > afternoon at a la attended by WWT 3 bankers and busim.--industrial leaders j. At a press confer, ra diately afterward, J 1 ne rf who is the grandson Ua Chi-hsu who <^
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    30 10 Rangoon. Auff- ,^4 Nu; the Burmese PJ J prej today the purpos^ l f r Ti« Tut. M»nk« l ..ot| caretaker n p u ,h| ta seek BntUsh -v H
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    JAP GENERAL TO BE TRIED SHORTLY
    136 10 Bhanghti, Auk. 3. n«wra' Okainuri, foi mcr C-m-C of th« lapan«s« Forres m Chinj i Muring tho war, will be trier shortly by a special niilita: 1 tribunal to »m» ortfunis.-d Xvt by Ihc Ministry of NationH r)»'fcnc«'. Hororrtin^ to th« i China PIYM
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    NO THEATRE FOR P.I. ORCHESTRA
    48 10 Shanghai. Aug 3. -Manila's 75-piece Municipal Symphony Orchestra will not perform m Shanghai as expected when U disembarks here from th* 6.8. Crcneral Gordon this afternoon for a JM hours' stop-over. This is because the sponsors have been unable to obtain a theatre.
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    PROPAGANDA RALLY
    77 10 interests. The war against the com\unists. Mr. Pan (Mid. was forced upon the Government because the Government wants to preserve the national independence and unity. Mr. Pan called for all out support by the people of tne Government's war effort. Mayor Wu pointed out hat the Communists were
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    ALL FLIGHTS SUSPENDED
    61 10 ALL FLIGHTS SUSPENDED Paris, Au<i '1 An Frnnvf (it^iuum *d tonight that it mul tuapended "until further itotiCt" tmjtu- on the Imiu dwtunrr Un> s usitui sit -mntoriil I.ntr.cw if (YM fti/un/ boat*, Th* iiniinuru rint'itt said that tht drtt\n>n wvi.v taken follouin'i thr fitMßpomtmuW on HurnUni m th> S,,uth
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    REBEL SUPERESSION
    92 10 Shanghai. Aug. 3.— A large rebel suppression Propaganda Rally was held here yesterday tttended by many civil leaders Government officials. S eeches were made by Mayoi C C. Wu, Fang Chih, Directoi >? the Shanghai Kuomlntang ead.juartevs. and Pan Kungmn. Chairman of the City Council, presided. Mr. Pan.
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      110 10 < omirs: Ewtarf~ f olSe fag Triban c I pi _^r^ «i^ "RUGGLES" CT^n 1 Tkun TUtT HQkAIVOR H I VITIS PffOPOSfD BVMA^/ V\ AruucT u^JI THAT'S THAT?' DID 7 (XftZTo?- lycouNeuLOßMtonotA U^^ \\^L^'^m^ boroTgh ra« ppi jfsjnA" I#U I U-i Jt < CHANGE INTU y^^'^V f jfJjl y^gy DIFFERENT
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    CHINA REDS USE "THIRD DEGREE" ON FOREIGN MISSIONARIES
    271 11 CHINA REDS USE THIRD DEGREE ON FOREIGN MISSIONARIES -Huec K^ia :i<i< t b BJM 'V 1 ?X" months M^ion at H a °th. Un,'^ >;ldC ast ov,r the Com- North S'^n-si Ra^>o :.i tho prt*rt> ns Bishop charvrt and the pnwte M h.r B«ui and Jean Motte.^ F-.-nchi and Be'ffian
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    NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR INDONESIA
    57 11 The Executive Body of tht Mi«jumi (Indonesian Muslim Political Party), at its recent meetinf. adopted a resolution. advocating that the Government be charged with working out the Emergency National Programme and the rmplemenation of same. Pbe rt-sofution also held that the present Hatta Cabinet be maintained
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    Two Goals Disallowed
    87 11 London, Aug. 2. A remarkably sound defence by both Belgium and Swedish goalteepers was largely responsible for holding the teams to a one-all draw m the second ■ouDd Group A of the Olympic jraterpolo competition at the Empire pool, Wembley today. Nevertheless, neither keeper was aeriottsly tested
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    Dug Walks 170 Miles To Paris
    140 11 Dug Walks 170 Miles To Paris Paten, littie brown mongrel dog. L»st m Brussels while an a "tcottattg tour" of Northern Fiance ami Belgium, has turned «p in Paris— l7o miles away —at the home of a French friend of his- owner. Miss Mabel Caiien, of FincWey-road. Ham Ipstead. Immediately
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    Political Academy For 121 Students
    89 11 The new Indonesian Republican Political Academy formed recently by a special Ccminm tee m Jogja. was formaH y SidS-over to the Repubucan Government m a recent impr*->--;ive ceremony held m the CIJJ<al The ceremony was att.mi the Republican Minuteof Education and Culture, Mr. \li Sastroamidjojo.
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    THE DON A VERY GOOD ACTOR, TOO
    109 11 D,.»j Bndma* W<U qu<>t*d IN Mmc rill §0 thtt ftMPH OTWMI I M> M a (dm tUr," c>->r<ff Joknttcnc 8j njm •> •S^' Ptfcuwnirt Eer»M Mdfiraith. a ;>uhKo4 ap I p^u'ts tUt to M Ibil n<>«( p^/pi* /i("'( -|ottM t/iaf B'ndw'in I eMtiMM.
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    A Warning By Siam
    5 11 SaSMS
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    U.S. ANXIOUSLY AWAITS REPORT ON TALKS WITH STALIN
    147 11 X, c fill '"'""X" the -uivsun blockade of Berlin. The f gniiicance of the meeting 10 552 Wolkl Peace was under 2*2 b >' tightlipped silenc >» officials here. Sniith's talk with Stalin war s hr.st since March. 1947 ,^'als said. Since
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    HIT BY TRAM, HE STILL WON OLYMPIC TITLE
    205 11 HIT BY TRAM, HE STILL WON OLYMPIC TITLE LONDON Aug. 2— Blonde Gust^v Retff rt Belgium, ilushed with hte victor>* m the O^Jg^ metres, said tonight as he left the W^motey Stadium caressing rooms for his camp: "I am very glad to have been able to win. I was only
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    NEW RUPIAH BILLS FOR REPUBLIC
    53 11 ihe Indonesian Republican Ministry of Finance disclosed that as from August Ist, new Republican 50 and 280 Rupi&h hills will be put into circulation. inese new notes will carry the Jate Jogjakarta 26 July. liMi* and hear the lepUca signature the Minister of Finance \fr
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    TOURIST BUS OVERTURNS
    78 11 TOURIST BUS OVER-TURNS Shanghai, Aug. 3.- The overturning of a tourist bus an tJae Hangchow-Mokanshan highway on Sunday, which resulted m injuries to three women- two of them foreign hoU4ay-ma*ei> .xmi Sianghai was undei nvestigation today by tho Hangchow authoiities. Twenty four N 6hinese and foreign passengers were traveling m
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    'The Black Flash'
    26 11 E. McDonald Bailey, tfc«?Jr "Black Flash" of Trim- £5 nod, who is running for yTV i Britain m the present Olympic Games. It
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    THE PASSING OF NYLONS... THE A COKING OF SILK
    84 11 THE PASSING OF NYLONS... THE A COKING OF SILK faHANOHAI. Aug. 2. The tASitug of nylons was toda^ rspiaced by the coming of silk. For the first time, since the end of the war. silk stockings were being featured by shops. Nytons went off the shely£> and tnto the blackmarket
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    BEATEN BY CRAMPS
    47 12 WEMBLEY. Aug. 2. Juan lopez Testa, Uruguay's crack track sptedster. suffered severo stomach cramps a few mir.utos after winning his hea*. m the first round of the 200Detrei event, and was not i b!e to compete m the second r»und an hour later- U.P.
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    AUSTRALIAN TEAM WITHDRAWS
    39 12 LONDON, Aug. 2. The Australian team today withdrew from the Olympic 100 metres relay swimming race lor men just before the race at Empire Pool, Wembley, but no reason was given. Reuthe authorities had decided to
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    PAN-ISLAM OLYMPICS?
    66 12 LONDON, Aug. 2 Kani, chief of the Iran delegation, here guff i corned the plans t<- ;n Islamic nations togei pan-Islamic OlympK &r W Karachi outlined h today by Mr. Ahi m President of Ihe Paki pic Association. Dr. Kani saul would be sure Jo w games provided
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    American Music Only Fit For Gangsters—Pravda
    275 12 American Music Only Fit For Gangsters— Pravda Moscow. The American peonlc are victims of a cons;,i:*cy by monopoly to dull th.». minds with music fit only for the official S«vut newspaper l'ravda said recently. The author. George Khubov. i wrot. that the I'nited States If tte centre of degenerate modernism
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    WAR RUMOURS SEND SHANGHAI PANICKY
    80 12 SHANGHAI, Aug. 2.— Wild rumours that war had broken out m Europe today threw the :inancial markets here into a panic. investigate commercial .safe deposit boxes m banks led to an immediate run on the hanks.— The United States dollar rocketed on the black market
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    LECTURE FOR TECHS
    70 12 A lecture on "Present duv constructional Engineering m relation to Buildings m Singapore" will be given before tit*. Technical Association of Malaya by Mr. V. W. Framtpon of Seacon Ltd., next Monday. Aug. 9, commencing at sharp, at the hall of Out ram Road English School, Outran
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    CONTROL OF EUROPE'S GREATEST WATERWAY
    136 12 BELGRADE, Aug. 2.-Russia today called on the 10-nation Danube Conference here to exciua Britain and France from a share m contro^ c Europe's greatest waterway-* right they na possessed since the Danube Convention was sign ed 27 years ago. This Soviet plan appeared certain of
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    Produce Markets Round-Up
    143 13 Produce Markets Round-Up Sizeable parcels of gambicr have boon taken up by Indian tirms yesterday and this market was reported to be firm. Thete was no arrival cf ■■inflow yesterday. The following were yesterday's quotations: RICE No. 1 $60. Othrr qualities $44-554. GLUTINOUS RICE: $10--$46. SUGAR: Best quality white $46,
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    556 13 2.9S SOS Cm. 6 24 51 32/- Iin in n/21/6 22 6 v lyan J}'; h in" 2I/ o 20 6 Joo. 2.b5 2 1 n* 22, 9 r 3.10 3.20 m 10 .9 11 I" kka T,kk;i Tuiping 11 12/6 cd T.^lok Kruin 1^.80 l.w Thabawleik
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    RUBBER QUIET
    52 13 The rubber market was quiet throughout yesterday with little business passing. Closing prices were Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 Aug. R.S.S." 48*4 49 No. 2 Aug R.S.S. 47 47 3 4 No. 3 Aug. R.S.S. 43 43 2 O.D. 47" 4 48 Jan. -Mar. 46 3 4 47 Tone
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    62 13 (Ocean Mail) 44 Homrich Jessen S. A.D.E. Forreria E.S. A.D.E. Trevose 42 3 Charon 40 1 Rondo 3S/9 C.ilchas 33/4 Sirdhana 31/2 Orestes 17 18 H. Silverlight 19 20 (Scnai) 21 Ferncape 23 4 (Pres. Buchanan) 25/6 Santa Clara Victory 27/8 Taybank 29 30 Lancashire 15 16 Atreus
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    GRADS' CONFERENCE POSTPONED
    102 13 The Raffles College Graduates' Conference which was to be held m the first week of the August school holidays has been postponed to December Or to any such later date a*> conditions permit. Chairman of the Pan Malayan Council of the Stamford Club stated that this decision
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    SHARES SOUGHT
    23 13 lf the Berlin situation "encouragement to -v and hu arC market >' esterh«»3!j22 h£ ;r e declared es Wl th sellers reserv-
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    Braga Judgment: Decree Nisi Granted S'pore Lawyer
    1006 14 Tl* Befit* Mi i**** d sI S th, WHI Court erda, In •;«'< p K round ol till aduN-ry w)»h uwn.nan->-i»"th Petinor ,nthi counter-pettttoi brought by Ml ra »v w.l- all,-«.n, «n.'...,n(li.rt.n li.-r part with Cummander Fry and several others Kxt-n-i nit' discretion
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    SOCIAL A.P. XI
    94 14 The Social Athletic Party team to meet tho I'nicorn flub to-morrow on the C.V.M.A. groun«i at 5.15 p.m. sharp w;Il be chosen from the following Anthony Yonfc. Sim Ini Pong, Thoeng Joeng Bong lhua Boon Long, Tan Chens: Kiat, Koh Bong Hoo. Seah Teo Kirn, Koh Chwee
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    REF DIDN'T TIRN IT
    53 14 The Civil Service Assn. writes to state that its team did not fail to turn up for its league soccer match on Saturday, as reported m the Sunday Tribune. In fact, both teams turned up but the referee was not present and the match had to
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    PENANG RACE WEIGHTS FOR THIRD DAY
    350 14 Weights for the third day of the Penan g Turf CtuL August Bank Holiday meeting, on Friday, are given below. The scratching* and order of running will be announced after acceptances close at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Horses Class 1. 7 Furs. Liberty Man B«
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    23 14 An incident (tunny the hocktjt match between the B*-lan>j. Eurasian* and the Post Office Rtrreation Club at Prut*,, The RE. A. won. 3-0.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS COURTS
    56 14 The YMCA will open tennis courts for the u*e I members only as !Aug. 16. Until such time> a* a j nis Club is reformed and an the courts ready, no visiti will be accepted. The Association «sa s ahead with plans tor the J^" pair of
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    FLYING BLONDE BREAKS RECORD
    681 16 Olympic Stmdlum, Augutl S.-Holland\ flying blond.-, Mrs I1_m tt^ hrnkl th# ol > nl )lr r# n>nl an<l mi.ihII.mI hrr ov%n world'H n.ord of IIS second* in the hrst heat of thr HO i M'tns hurdlen fur women. While UM nifft continues, htt'-.-t dHicate BBIM were
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    APPEAL FAILS
    45 16 LONDON, Aug. 3: -A protest by the United States after their Olympic match against Sweden today was overruled by the International Waterpolo Appeal Board. Sweden won the match by seven goals to nil. The United States are now eliminated from the contest- Reuter
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    U.S. Lead In Olympics
    74 16 U .S. Lead In Olympics LONDON. Aug. 3.— Herewith unofficial point standings after the third day competition and 17 events completed: Unittd States 178. Sweden 67. Turkey 50. France 46. Hungary 36, Australia 28. Switzerland 26, Italy 26. Denwark 25. Holland 23. Finland 23. Britain 17, Austria 16, Belgium 15.
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    New Records
    122 16 J. Fuclih (I'nltrd State*) H»-t up a new Olympic record of 16.W im-tre* m the putting the Hhot tin* l. W. Thompson (I'nited States) improved on his new Olympic shot put record with a throw of 17.12 metres. Judy Joy Davies (Australia) broke the old Olympic record with
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    Britain Won't Jump
    81 16 BELGRADE, Aug. 3.— Sir Charles Peake, British delegate, told the 10 nation Danube conference here today that Britain would not be bullied by the Russian delegation and would not jump to the ~r*.ck of Vyahinsky's whip." Referring to the Soviet policy m Eastern Europe S*r Charles said:
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    TOO MUCH OF A TRIAL
    38 16 Olympic Stadium, Aug. 3. Roland Nilsson, Sweden's star shot putter, failed to show up for the first round of the qualifying trials this morning. Officials found him asleep m the dressing room. U.P.
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    32 16 NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Supreme Court justice Lloyd Church, 58. died aboard the liner President Cleveland midway between Yokohama and Shanghai en route to Shanghai. He was on a vacation trip. U.P.
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    FIGHTING IN KASHMIR
    111 16 KARACHI, Aug. 3.-Well-informed quarters here today corroborated reports that Pakistan troops were fighting m Kashmir and that Pakistan had informed the UniUd Nations Kashmir Commission ot this fedt. Local press reports said activities of Pakistan troops had been "restricted to k«pinp india n troops away fron. Pakistan
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    RACIAL RIOT IN LIVERPOOL
    64 16 LIVERPOOL, Aug 3:- Fifty people, mostly coloured, ap>eared m court here today afer what the police described is "serious racial disturbances" during the past few days. Prosecuting solicitors said v .he charges arose fro\i disturbances m the gn northvestern seaports coloured quarter when fights broke out
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