Morning Tribune, 9 August 1948

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    7 1 MORNING TRIBUNE •OL. 1 V iOMMT. AIWWL*
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    MASS BANDIT ESTATE RAID: MANAGER SHOT
    550 1 VICTIM TRAPPED IN CINEMA HALL KOTA TINGGI, Sunday Night—A party of about 60 heavily-armed terrorists staged a well-planned raid on the Telok Sengat Rubber Estate m Kotu Tinggi District at about 8 p.m. last night and brutally murdered the European manager, Mr. H. M.
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    HIROSIMA PEACE FESTIVAL BECOMES 'AUSSIE BATTLE SHOW'
    222 1 arnv turned the Hiroshima Jftft -2S show, an lt e n n ihe f ploan: n and the presence lho Hiroshima peace 50 Mustangs whl (Wn Robertson, wnu v*<*o computed by the Australian Srsss sf^g U vests of Hiroshima, spoke oi the Japanese
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    BEVIN STUDIES MOSCOW REPORT
    170 1 BEVIN STUDIES MOSCOW REPORT LONDON. Au P Ml UkDmigUi and M R dassigli American an' F:-ncn imbassadors. today saw >i* Vjlham Strang. head of Jerman deptrtmeni r O reign Office and it i leved they dlfcua* rom Mr. 'Frank Robert! on ut night's Moscow meet.np Ktween Western envoys and I.
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    DAKOTAS SHOWER MILLION LEAFLETS
    21 1 **K*Of t heR.A.F. dre.ppL 6r U n:rai Eas K«*4 and North m^**™^ "itted JK?"?* out "usance flight.
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    Challenged, Fired
    15 1 l*Kll«5E; /WWing the w «0i an,; t T n P rStl s h0
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    MULTI-MILLIONAIRS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN JAPAN
    39 1 eqm ard n g or €Vasi °n oday CUtor S mcc reported J^ n n were previously reP^by the Finance Mtalsmorl tK aye earned of than 5.000.00n v^ M rh last year.- Reuter AAP
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    Bandit Killed, Others Wounded, As Snipers Clash With Troops
    76 1 KFI ANTAN. Sunday. A bandit was killed and several v traded when their snipers 1 with troops advancing from Gua Musang. An official statement added that the bandits attempted to ambush the military party. The wounded bandits, however, were helped away
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    SHOTS IN MINE AREA
    80 1 KANOAR AREA. Sunday.— A Special Policeman on duty at the Wong Oou Mine on the Kaki BuUt Road at 11.30 p.m. yesterday saw three figures dressed m black approaching his post. He challenged them and, on receiving no reply, fired two ihott. Three shots were fired
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    SOVIET OIL TANKER HERE
    43 1 A Russian oil tanker, the Sakhalin 6,114 tons, dropjxxi anchor m the Singapore Outer Koads, yesterday. The oil tanker has come rom Batum and is on its way to Nagaevo, Vladivostok. It has a crew of 43 on board.
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    NAMES BAN
    24 1 TOKIO. Aug. 8. World amous Zaibatsu names m a Pan will disappear by a Jaanese Government Ordinance. i t was learned today.
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    GANG SPOTTED, BUT DISAPPEARS
    79 1 BALANG AREA. Sunday.On Friday night, at 10 o'clock, the police at Baling received information from a Malay who stated that he had 9een 20 men, one and a half miles east of Kampong Rambong. The information was, unfortunately, not given until 6 o'clock last night, and
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    FAILED TO STOP, MAN SHOT DEAD
    44 1 BATU GAJAH, Sunday.— Yesterday at the 18th milestone, Tanjong Tuallang, a Malay Special Constable on Southern Malayan Tin Dredging, challenged a Chinese who failed to stop. The constable shot him dead. The body has not yet been Identified.
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    SPITS STRIKE TWICE
    28 1 IPOH, Sunday.— A combined air, police and military operation took place m Bukit Lampas/Sungei Pulai area, yesterday. Spitfires attacked twice m the Bukit Lampas area.
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    PROWLERS RUN AWAY
    54 1 TELOK ANSON, Sunday.— A special constable guard fired on two Chinese seen near an empty hut on Bernam Estate. They ran off immediately. Last night one and a quarter mile north of Kampar a shot was heard. A Police patrol was m the area. No results were
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    POLICE STATION BURNT DOWN
    49 1 SALAK SOUTH, Sunday. At about midnight yesterday the old unoccupied police station at Salak South was set on fire and completely gutted. It was about to be occupied within the next few days and preparations m the form of sand bagging had already been started.
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    MINE SPOTTED
    54 1 A floating mine with its horns covered by shells, was seen 14 miles off Topper's Island, m the afternoon, yesterday. Ships m the vicinity are being warned by radio messages from Singapore. The position of the drifting mine was given as 0542 SoutJi 106.03 East 31 degrees, 14
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    OFFICER SHOT AT
    115 1 KVLAI, Sunday. At about 10 a.m. yesterday an European, Mr. Hancock, m charge of the Special Constables on Koscome Estate went to the village to buy some cigarette*. On his return he spotted three Chinese approaching him. The Chinese scattered when they Haw him and fired four
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    RIDER SPOTS ROPE IN TIME
    87 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. —Between the sth and 6tn mile on the Ipoh Road, a Chinese tied a rope across the road between two trees. At 4 p.m. a BOR despatch rider drove along the road and saw the Chinese pull the rope taut. He was
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    S'HAI SWELTERS
    30 1 Shanghai, Aug. B.— Shanghai lay prostrate today as a blazing sun sent the mercury soar- ing above 100 degrees fahrenheit for the first time this summer.- Reuter AAP
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    T. U. C SUGGESTS3-POWER CONFAB
    93 1 T. U. C SUGGESTS-3-POWER CONFAB Margate, Southern England, Aug. B.— The British Government will be urged to propose a three-power conference with the United States and Soviet Russia to overcome difference and restore the unity achieved during the war against Fascism when the 18th annual Trades Union Congress opens here
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    Hindu Government Men Witness Ablutions, Attend 'Pooja'
    108 2 «ST^fe£^E&3S%s I I.ak.shin,. ami mstruimTi'al luN.sic tar Mtiii'i. A. LrtciiuI iM| IMlai. S (Jopala Kn.shtmn M v OimmtnT PiMa>. iir.'! Pundit M ItamalinKam The ChaChorttei Festival eomii emonitM an inc-i«lont m t'i« lit t,\ thy Hindu deity. Gain si. when a ttprntant dCVOtCC
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    Attempted Kidnap
    162 2 BERLIN. Aug i. Two German residents or cne Sovie. sector ol Berlin *ei\ sentenced to seven years impiisoiiment by an American Military Goveinmt'nt court (Or attempting to kidnap Wi:hHm Duisberg. a German journalist, from his homt m th t American sector last Sunday, to turn him over 10
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    11 COUNTRIES TO GET AID
    73 2 1 1 COUNTRIES TO GET AID W i Inn-tori. Aug. B, AuthDn BtlOfl fOI Maishhll PtM {'■(»< uremetttfl pa««f«l th«- .<] (HW)<M)0(>00 in;iik With M .•iiinoiirir.ini rit Oi n«-w ;tuthoiiatioiu today MMMBtlag lo These wrir for rnnr Kuro[x ,m count! i<s. 'hina and Trieste Latest authorisation announced included $x{,700.00 for
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    Chiang s Bid To Win Support Of Masses
    202 2 Shanghai, Au^ 8. Oiiang Kal Bne.t'a Government is stepping uf) nwiaurei for economic 1 tahiliz.'ition m one of the most important political offensives against the Communists and thru fellow travellers, is m an all out fight to win the support of the
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    PERMITS FOR FOREIGNERS
    141 2 SHANGHAI. Aug. 8. A mortification of the recent order requiring foreign resident! to liuve special permits bi fore leaving tin* limits of the city which aroused considerable opposition among Shanghai^ lairge foreign community is i'xp.cten* shortly following cl Conference her,, between th< Police authorities and l«, CMen,
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    "FLAWLESS", NOT "PERFECT"
    60 2 LOS ANGELES. Aug. 8. The American Gem Society ride red that the term "flawless" be substituted for "perfect" m advertising or describing diamonds. Executive Director Alfred L. \yoodi!l announced also that ihe had outlawed the use of "blue-white" diamond by its 1.500 member- jewellers, and oiden d
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    Multi -Millionaire's Home For Refugees
    129 2 HANKOW, Aug. 8.- -Hankow municipal authorities announced they have assigned 70 War refugees to the homo of Hankow multi-millionaire U Yuan la for shelter and feeding Tli" step was taken when I i •Wised to contribute to the "Soak the Rich" tax m Shanghai, Mayor
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    SESSION ENDS
    10 2 B l* c ial session ol cm Reuter
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    U.S. SENATE APPROVES WHEAT AGREEMENT
    120 2 WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday approved the International Wheat Agreement but final Senate action was put off until next year to see if Australia and New Zealand, and three other nations that withdrew, will come back m The agreement was intended
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    FAILURE OF A MISSION
    108 2 HYDERABAD, Aug. 8. It was announced that Nawab Zain Yar Jung, the Nizam's representative m New Delhi had been relieved of his post. The Nawab dew home from Delhi yesterday on what informed Indian quarters called a "fateful" mission. It is generally believed m Hyderabad he
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    MALAY SETTLEMENT BOYS'CLUB GIVE PARTY, CERTIFICATES
    121 2 MALAY SETTLEMENT BOYS' CLUB GIVE PARTY, CERTIFICATES »H_ _F_S HiUle Staff Reporter) 2 wh »cc„ «lub tt Jalan B un 0« ti Mala y Settlement Boys' Hart Rayawith a toan,,.v ,t n ;h teo 0 f tho c,ub celebrated s^^ 0 re l r, b en x,;,an-r tcrday »i«rnii K
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    12 PERAK APPLICANTS FOR HK UNIVERSITY
    239 2 Ipoh. Sunday. In ordei to tiv and assess the students on Ihr basis of the quality of their woik and pick out the best suited for their vocation, a twoman Commission of the Hong.«>n^ I'niwisity is now m the Federation interviewing pros)ective candidates foi
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    PENANG WEDDING
    86 2 At the Penang Civil Registry, last week. Mr. Teoh Boon i-eong and Miss Cheah Kooi Chee, both of Taiping, were married before Mr. M. R. Fletcher Rogers, Senior Marriage Registrar. The ceremony wa? witnessed by Mr. Teoh Teong Aik (father of the bridegroom) and Madam Ton Gaik Wee.
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    BURMA RICEIEFC TOLD
    173 2 The 18th meeting of tj I.E.F.C. Sub-Committe- on nee for South East Asu wafl held on Saturday t u --p^ial meeting took place y-^»rday morning to hear about JatS developments i> ,^ard; riir 3 shipping of rice from Barma, from Mr. A. M. Tno:n>oa Chief Executive Officer
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    NEW MALAYAN POLICE CHIEF
    105 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday, —The following announcement is made m an official statement issued by the Federal Secretariat. "Mr H. B. Lajigworthy, commissioner of Police. Federation !of Malaya, who has been on 1 sick leave since May. w,l t* proceeding on leave on meoicdi grounds m a
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    ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
    64 2 The M a:ir.i Indian Indepen.l- ■■> mony and speech by ThiVy. Rcpresei Govt of India 9.30 a.m. I at the site of the I rial. 10.30 a.m. I" for Children at Cinema, New 12 noon F 4.30 p.m. Mr. A. N. I Mr. J. A. Thiv. Q Baranga]
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    Soviet Teacher Kidnapped In New York
    391 3 v/v, Court* Tolstoy x „»i.'t Consul General YaLh YORK. Auc ht had "forcibly Pfe Stt/SSS handKs a Souet sohjjo. a bwWW killnil p,MHl here shortly hekr» h ;^i:-' rh( rhomeinßu>sia t hc woman. rJTw- kidnapped m .v, o:. Ju'y 31 and Btot of aiding
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    Ibpoena For Wallace
    79 3 Ibpoena For Wallace ,..tr Aug. Fkprefejobc RmWb, (Demov pi> said todaj tosbt that the House ol Ktiean Activities Comnopoeni third party Mr. K.r.iy Wallact-. for or.v abcu; On ihipment i iterUla to Russi*." rtatemfot he stid he al.^o I jmmittec to Invite m. taiie Groves, retired .;< i tin at
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    42 3 IANK r "-RT Aug hu- i A;::e:;can Army me* jt down or> Jew< isj: /c I peiMOl camp at :in. bc&j here, anil recovMX than US$B OW iof fore.gn currency ■rftoti nd suspecte'i i good! Exht of the nhafritar.ti were arrest- U.P.
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    U.S. Marines Are Ready
    96 3 San Francisco. Aug. B.— Gen. Clifton B. Catcs. Marine Corps Commandant, declared that the entire corps of 85.000 men ould »c alerted und ready for iction m a few days m ca>e of emergency. He said more than 50 per cent, of the corps now consists
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    Successor To Mackenzie King
    120 3 Ottawa. Aug. 7.— Mr. Louis Saint i-Aurcnt, 66-year-old Minister lor External Affairs, was elected by the Canadian Libera' Convention today to succeed Premier Mackenzie King as leader of the Liberal Party. Mr. Saint Laurent was elected on the first ballot, receiving S4B votes against 323 recorded
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    OTIC SHIPMENTS 10 USSR ALLEGED
    151 3 MNGTON, Aug g ■<*»** of atomic ship--2 e -ommunist ipy ■Wkjl Ume. pending lin i> of a mystery witness r r he n,anngs indofiCommitt morican Thuinnhurj M uo Poun.'.s qia lt^ n^ and a Uni -^DO'nt P u Ullds Of ssssbSs Unofficial estimates of the
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    AMOK KILLS?
    8 3 11 life Tai *an and U.P.
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    16 3 J K.- r X Aug. 7 KLP?** A nl Ye to"; took v pollce F »*> *85
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    Joint Defence Of N. America And N. Atlantic Urged
    186 3 OTTAWA, Aug. 7. -The Rational Liberal Convention *as scheduled on Saturday to select a new Pr.me Minister leader and already had SSjmded joint defence of bm Amep i ca and North AtU.n and the United States TTW invention, on its closceLJ
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    Air Lifting: Broad Hint By Russia
    232 3 BERLIN. Aug. 8. Anglo\merican officials here were today studying Russian charges that air lift planes have violated safety regulations over BerMn 62 times m four days. This was coupled last night to a broad Russian hint that the Western Allied pilots who It outside
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    27 3 PASADENA. California, Aug. 8— Two strong earthquakes B^Boo miles away were recorded by seismographs here about 1450 GMT. The quakes were centered m the Indian Ocean.— U.P.
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    Giving The Devil His Due
    227 3 ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 8.- Three ministers. a divinity student and a doubting hotel keeper gave the devil his due last night. ln mv The hotel keeper, 64 year old Alexander *f™£ said the deril is so repulsive he just could Four others agreed he was
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    66 3 Margaret Lockvood, dressed m a magnificent creation by Glenny named '•Peace," waits with her co-star Griffith Jones for the word "Action" that wtU start another scene of Know You". ■I Know You" is a Corfield-Huth production starring the two, tcith \orme < Osland and Phy'lis Stanley. It is produced and
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    FOOD POISONING IN OLYMPIC CAMP: EXAGGERATED
    87 3 FOOD POISONING IN OLYMPIC CAMP: EXAGGERATED Richmond, Olympic Camp. England, Aug. 7.— Authorities reports of food poisoning of Olympic athletes at this camp were greatly exaggerated. They said members or the Camp Commandant's mess suffered slight food poisoning from chicKen liver rice casserole but not the athletes. Some of the
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    YET ANOTHER MOSCOW TALK?
    370 4 MOSCOW Aug. 8 Observers said here that another meeting of the three Western powers with either the Russian Foreign Minister, fMr. Vyacheslav /ifolotov, or with Marshal Stalin, will probably have to be held before agreement is reached on the new four-power talks. They based the belief
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    57 4 WREDRICH va A 1 1 who km* come to Mngkmd to plmy the lead "i Sydney Bor's new Onintboroug film "CoHiihlhm", it ***** //*;>■ with Mr. Bor (it v ncepiioi at which he teas introduced t> thi London Pre&M He il pointing t<> th< wpot the Bahama* where the •Ciihiwbus"
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    Britons For Aussie Navy
    95 4 London, Aug. 7. More than 500 ex-Royal Naval ratings have I boon recruited m Britain for service m the Royal Australian Navy, ;ho Admiralty announced. This is half the 'total stated to be needed when the recruiting scheme was anounced by Australian naval authorities m London
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    MONDAY'S PUZZLE CORN
    226 4 1. HIDDEN WORDS Sailing is a very popular spoil, and we know you won't have any trouble naming the four different kinds of sailboaifl pictured below. 2. WWORnD n DIAMOND Boat races are really exciting, and we've worked one into a word diamond. The second line is
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    TRUSTEESHIP ITALIAN COLONY
    52 4 PRETORIA. V i SouJi African qJ told the special j of the c isters con: o| the Italiai :nj sidered Britain g*ven the trusi politania as well Cyrenaica Should this suggest! be accepted. Siuth recogrusing Italian a m Ttlpolltania, wod|l pared to recommend 1 trusteeship for thL
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    UNKNOWN
    113 4 CREWE. Aug. 8.-m geant Express," probal strangest train ever leaves Crewe on morning en its vray' British railways j Stephenson eentcßM bition which opesi at, 'terfield on Aug. 12. Loaded on the specii gon will be a rull-scaie lof Stephenson "s rocket m 1848 for the Uverpa Manchester railway.
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    UNKNOWN
    41 4 st Johns {Yen !land). Aug. 8, -A group Estonians who fled from Soviet-dominated Hoffl m a small boat was rep to be scheduled for Montreal last Saturdl The Brtonlans landd Johns last week-end! motor tuning boat. 1^ fltd from Russia.
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      216 4 ON YODR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK MALAY ENGLISH PROGRAMMES F«om 12 noon to 2 p.m. RadU ated on 483 metres m the medium wave band and 7200 kc/sec m the 41 metre band From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Kadiated on 485 metres *nly. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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      209 4 ated on 225 metres m the medium wave band and 7200 kc/»«c In the 62 metre band. From s—ll 225 7.45—9.30 226 485 metres only. 11 a.m. to 12 noon Broadcast; 12 noon Signature Tune, Oepn- i ing Announcement and Pro- gramme- Summary m Mamia- rin; 12.03 Cantonese Selections; 1
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    around The Town
    835 5 *|TH ARDMOBe 1 L mi Sii Mrs David L dsi his been tfonoi asttardtj m peju Wesi m Ausa bound was D. 0 <■ I '"end ctl Congas- w: eld n Aug H d RtiM C Harris J i has ieen wi oo I n trj from
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    YOU TOO CAN ENJOY FREEDOM FROM PAIN
    180 6 YOU TOO CAN ENJOY FREEDOM FROM PAIN Mr* E T write* The 'rrriblc pain* of Ht.e j»ati*m <•>. c three ytar% of iur?friaf I %rote for »arr;le of DE V'ITT Fill* after taking the contents of larfr bottle my pun has gone comrletrly I an nr> enjoying good health' Another
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  • THE MORNING TRIBUNE MONDAY, AUG. 9, 1948.
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      Eighteen Years Ago
      315 6 No one m 1930 would have thought it possible that one day the countries of Southeast Asia would be m the throes of a revolutionary upheaval. Such unrest as existed then appeared as mere ripples oh the' surface of an otherwise tranquil lake. But to Josef Stalin,
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    Clipping The Claws Of The Secret Police
    800 6 SP •< KMOLM. Tfcf rout M Finland*! Peoples Democrats, a of Communists aod Lefl Win| Socialists, hi lad ph- ht-u- to hope that „f th SUpO or S Police Will ho CUt. F Moded iilei Fml tnd's bfcer■l on t track *«n Communist
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    ANXIETY IN THE VATICAN
    126 6 VATICAN CITY. Conaid erable apprehension is expressed m Vatican circles as to the possible future repercusuions that the attempt upon the life of the Italian Com munist Party leader, Palmiro Togliattl, may have m ItaJy. The Holy Father expressed dismay and horror when he first learned
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    THE JAPANESE ARE EVER SO POLITE
    611 6  -  DENIS WARNER TOKYO— The courtesy and kindness of the villager and peasant m Jap- an is a never-end- ing source of plea- sure. When you meet with unexpectl ed civility m the cities you may sus- pect that it is the official "line", or
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    CHINA'S POLITICAL ACTIVITY HITS HONGKONG
    230 7 CHINA'S POLITICAL ACTIVITY HITS HONGKONG m which minentmW fne middle. g"£££ cilony. ldOf««OT. L| Kong a alre a a > CWBft'i -'a c c j counts. KuomS a haven for the flight of Sit CUWtI -fcondiv. I !fo, Juggling activities d thud v a nfu-i f« antilenin n't rebds from
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    R.A.F. In Jeopardy
    97 7 HALTON, Derbyshire, Aug. Lord TMda chief of BnMt Air Staff, told 1400 air idets here today that the fuiire 01 the Rtgnl Air Force ras m jeoparoy. "Unless the RAF ptl withi thi test twc or three years w requied rurr.be oi regular ntrantt ol the right
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    Fighting Reported In Hanoi
    105 7 PARIS. Aug. 8.- Scattered -landgitnade and rifU attacks by Viet Minh forces igtinsi Viet Nam and French •retaliation m Hanoi were i e ported by the French News .•\gencv. Three hundred Viet Minh forces were routtd :>outh 01 the city while trying to cut a rail
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    SLEEPING SICKNESS OUTBREAK IN TOKIO
    55 7 tokic. Aug. Japtneae Mi mtfeorities announced hat 39 persons already have W ia rfc Tg.uo metropottun to, BDM July 1. i:om the ust out break m twelve j ai s Japar.ese enwphtJtties 01 piping sickness. Jn<y -airt that since Satinay aft -eon. cwea m Toklo
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    Adding Recipe Ended Search For Missing Airman
    224 7 "^wh Aug f h Special 1 Air Force *»M tiZ n! V UII tr vin S t 0 tra <* 22,000 of the *«gh wl d f m i SSing m World War Two aldownin the them are to hay ™me Mthemto^" neail
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    DRIVER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
    69 7 BELGRADE. Aug. 7. The Skoplje District Court sentenced to death a locomotive driver. Peter Kuloshevsky. charged v. ith responsibility for a railway disaster near Juroshevac. i" which 20 passengers were killed and ten seriously injured. Six co-defendants charged .v/.h co-responsibility were s» nUnced to forced labour,
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    SHE SHOPLIFTS FOR DAUGHTERS
    78 7 Milwaukee. Aug. 8. Mrs. Jean Brautlgam. 46. began serving one of five year term for shoplifting, although onr* of her character witnesses offered to marry h-r if *he Court would place her on probation. She told the Municipal JuiTsre she had shoplifted for fifteen years because
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    Senator On Truman s "Preside ntial Arrogance"
    278 7 Senator On Truman s "Preside ntial Arrogance" WASHINGTON. Aug. 7 Senator Homer Ftrguson declared m a Senate speech today that 'Congress is rapidly being pushed into the intolerable position of having either to legislate through a blind spot or to compel the Presidtnt to answer for his conduct m impeachment
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    Chen On Study Tour
    65 7 BERNE. Aug. 7- Dr. Ch?n Li-fu. vice- President of the Chinese Legislative Yuan, a»rvoi here today from BrHin on an official visit to Switzerland. Dr. Chen who was sent to Europe by Ck neralissimo CM* ang K.ii-shek to study democratic institutions and the work of the
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    Red Paper Reports Economic Catastrophe In U.S.
    75 7 Red Paper Reports Economic Catastrophe In U.S. BELGRADE, Aug. 7.- Tae Communist newspaper. Szabad Sag- m a headline covering lalf its front page proclaimec "Inflation Panic m the United States. Panic Mood Hits United States because of inflation crisis. Warmongers driving the country into economic catastrophe". The article reported the
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    51 7 WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Charles Stillman, chief of tho RCA technical mission to China, today postponed his departun for China from Sunday to Wednesday. An ECA spokesman said there was no particular significance m the postponemont. Hp <*aid Stillman had merely decided he needed more time tft «nish his discussions here.
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    $50 MILLION PER PICUL OF RICE
    210 7 $50 MILLION PER PICUL OF RICE V/ I IIIVU SHANGHAI. Aug. 8 With the arrival 0/ too f iMTf shipments during tht pant week tinm i Bangkok more thun 49.- 000 tons of Economic S Co-operation rice have i HOW reached Shanghai, according to an official announcement. i The now
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    62 7 NEW DELHI. Aug. 7. Twenty five Razakars were killed when Indian troops cleaied the village of Yelasangi, Hyderabad, on Thursday night said an Indian Defence Ministry communique today The communique added that Indian troops were on routine patrol to Hadalgi, Indian enclave m Hyderabad, but were tired upon
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    ARGENTINE CRUISER LEAVES COLOMBO
    48 7 COLOMBO. Aug. 6.— The Argentine cruner LArgentina left for Aden today. During tho short stay here the crew and trainees visited Kandy. the Peradeniya botanical gardens, and other places of interests. At Kandy they were delighted with the novelty of riding on elephants. U.P.
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    33 7 BELGRADE Aug. 7— Unit ed States Envoy Cavendish Cannon today insisted on the right of his country to voice In the Danube rtgime because is an occupying power m vth Austria and Germany
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    INDO-DUTCH TRUCE SHAKY
    145 7 i au-tt dnrrFSS Auz 8.— Increasing ineici^its yesterday. The two sides exchanged uarcei of repeated trace v»o--rattoL at a parley m Bitam. ;O ld under UM auspice^ oi UK Committee of Good Offices An American icpreaen.ativ, HI the committee told UK meeting that the group viewed reports
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    DIAMONDS WORTH £250,000 FOR HAIFA
    56 8 IiLACKIiUSHIK. HAM PSHIRE, Au£. 7. Special se- 1 '■urity ptocuutions were taken wlwn a I'an-American Airways plane left Blackbushie, Hampshire, today with a cargo of diamond.s stated to bo worth £250,000 for Haifa, Palestine. The time of departure was known only to the owners, ciow
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    WEDDING TIES!
    261 8 i GRAND RAPIDS. Mi- chigar, Aug. 7.~ Larry Flangher, 2k, met his bride-to-be here today. But, Larry sadly learned i j that she did not have J i the key to unshackle i 1 kirn from a 2$ pound j ball and chain, which he i lug (fed
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    THE BUTCHER OF BAY
    75 8 MANILA. Aug. 8.- -Former Japanese Captain Chushiro Kudo will be hanged Friday August 13, at the New Bilibid prison at Muntinglupa. Rizal piovince, for the slaying of more than 100 Filipino civilians at Bay. Laguna, m 1»45. Kudo, know as the Butcher of Bay, will be
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    £25,000,000; 1,200 Eu FOR BRITISH!
    236 8 £25,000,000; 1,200 Eu FOR BRITISH! ghjhgjhgj Despite its stern disapproval of rattles, sweeps and poker, the British Government has recently und^rtak^n one of the world's biggest-ever gambles and the immediate return is PEANTTS. First set m motion m November. 1946, the officially-nam-ed "Groundnuts Project" is centred m Britain's vast East
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    33 8 Above are some of the *PHZ!Z S°t^ a9 TM nut plantation. These two denies oj t(l!k talked sixty miles to Konpwa. W r v i n "l Gresharr. about employment m tnt I
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    New York Will Not
    74 8 New Yoi k. Aug. ropohtan Open Aflfl cials notitit d Its -100 Including singer* mv danceis. that theii would not be need coming bcuoo. Effoits to get thi ment to reverse its cancel the opera ?eaj stand-till. pendio| a Monday with twel which demanded wag George
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    192 9 57,000 AFRICANS FRICAN w iv been built M ah' id I i. There la n° n Ta-. U nr being tankI up the minto land at laan! Back m Britain, Sherman tan te •:i pulled to pieces heavy tractors Tv ffl lent as ordinary these WBhervick, flown out with
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    53 9 degnin expri ?s--is feeling m New ■id "we cannot le gokl.n curt p next season and npolitan Opera id dark io<] mute. hout the opening T." its flittering oe and nnt nijrhtm infinitely dullei sven miss that ob-paid-fo- cl i I many 0' WO ndk) listenI no iteficit, the
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    More US Bombers For Britain
    78 9 LONDON, Aug. B.— Thirty more Superfortresses comprising the United States Strategic Air Command's Second Bomb Group which left Tueson, Arizona, for England yesterday are expected to land at Lakenheath airfield, Suffolk, today. The Air Ministry states that the aircraft will be all baaed at Lakenheath.
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    44 9 At the plantation site up-country. the bulldozers get to vork. Above picture shows one o/ them clearing IS feet-high bushes. Unloading bulldozers and H>l& 4rmh*9r% i! Dar-Es-Silaam. The yettoic caterpillar-hu y d ~r an* thr road drmn> rs are from surplus U.S. Annii st^ck
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    TIRED OF MILLIONAIRE'S MANSION
    140 9 TIRED OF MILLIONAIRE'S MANSION XEW YORK, Aw/. 6. Tiitd of roughtnif it m 1 millionaire's mansion. Duns Furst, a 2^-ycar- i old Tcjcqs uidttw gave up her H-day maternity sit dovn str>k< m th*- hornt d\ Jin* nh B'inrroft today. limn \fi, she declared that fft* v ovid never rest
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    ITALIAN NAVAL UMTS
    38 9 ROME. Aug. 7. An Italian Foreign Office spokesman confirmed today that Russ* i had officially asked Italy to "accelerate" delivery of the 4646 naval units due to the Soviet under the Italian Peace Treaty. U.P.
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    INTERNATIONAL TRADE OFFICE
    87 10 INTERNATIONAL TRADE OFFICE WASHINGTON a, Thi Department or unannounced the ,sUm 01 a Middle East l, a n'> Office of Inttmat.ona' The branch will with India and all and teinto.ies welt to tne including. Turitey, EevSt Ethiopia. Dr. Carlton I. Wood frcm 1935 to 193h Piofe^r at Foim u ,?^gS
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    CZECH COPS PUNISHED
    71 10 PRAGUE. Aug. 7 5 ve*a| hundred Prague policeman. including about 100 office* have been punished for their failure to check anti-govern-ment demonstrations durini last months Sokoi festin here, reliable sources said today. The men were accused 0 either failing to intervene to stop the demonstrators or failing
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    CHINESE MUSLIMS ARRIVE IN SHANGHAI
    51 10 SHANGHAI. Aug. 7. Fortyseven Chinese Mohammedans from the northwestern provinces of Kansu and Chinghai and Sinkiang arrived by plane en route to Mecca, The party will leave for Hongkong on August 12 en route to Singapore where they will board a special ship for Mecca.
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    JAPAN TO RETURN LOOT TO CHINA
    158 10 SHANGHAI. Aug. 8. Seventeen million pounds weight of nickel and other metal co.ns taken away by the Japanese during the occupat on will be returned to China some time m September, ac-cji-ding to a press report today. This will be the first part >nly
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    AMERICAN GUARD WOUNDED
    67 10 WASHINGTON. Aufc. The State Department was^ vised that a civilian puaifl the American Consulate U ,a! m Jerusalem wa f *P> wounded by a J^jfjV The Consul-G.n^l m salem reported W*V a3 P.zywipowski wan wounhi crossed into Arab'" an official consulate car He said four show w
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    34 10 o The Fin PARIS. Aug. t v |M mcc Commission French National oassed the economic bill granting fPf,L uißeyto Finance Minister Pj» ffftft naud by 22 votes t'. 11l abstentions last ni c Reuter
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    MOT -SO – GOOD SAMARITAN
    1316 11  - MOT -SO GOOD SA MARITAN Robertson Crew „tm s ho Story -->■- By n. S..S > S| p- j -Li :uok meat thc •■'''lea for! Z trtck Hi £fno intention of Uniertog Km As he turned Ml 5 JL into the lores:. J a: !d c of the pool caught
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    CHINESE GOVT. CLAIMS REDS LOST 710,000 MEN
    298 11 SHANGHAI, Aug. B.— The Ministry of Nat o lal Defence, m its half-year summary of the c i v i 1 war situation, today claimed that the Commuiiists suffered 710,500 casualties and failed to achieve their objective of crossing the Yangtze river m
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    UA—Europe's Protector
    85 11 UA— Europe's Protector PEMBROKE. WALES. Aug. ..it. itouvit Bootnoy, Const i vative mc-mber of Parliament, said here today that nothing stood between the Red Army and the Atlantic except American sea and an power. "Tnc Western Union should cease to be a pious phrase and oecome an established fact," 1
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    101 11 Washington, Aug. Informed sources aaid develop- merits m Moscow next week probably will determine whether the three major Western Powers and Russia can reach an understanding on European problems. Officials here regard the next few days as possibly one ■of the most critical periods since the end of
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    67 11 HAIFA, Aug. B.— Count Folke Bemadotte will resume "from scratch" his discussions with Jewish and Arab leaders on the future of Jerusalem, when h goes there on Mon- day, said a United Nations spokesman. A Central Board of truce observers was appointed m Haifa, consisting of American, French
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    90 11 SHANGHAI. Aug. B:— The Mice of a United States dollar > M t^ h^rM market here rose by C 51,000,000 to C 510,000,000 24 hours. Refined gold was quoted at U C 5460,000,000 per ounce of J C54C.000.000 higncr than yesterday. x m Snanghai Evening Post od".y icported
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    Dutch Get Socialist Cabinet
    126 12 AMSTERDAM. Aug b. A n.w Dutch raJ.mrt was formed with Socialist Wilhelm Di II pivmiei. Ho was Minister of Social Affairs m the outIng (Jov.-rnnn-nt. The new cabinet consists of <ix Catholics, five Socialists, one Libeial. one Christian histuncfll, and one nonpartisan. Van Schaik was named
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    SIAM LIFTS RICE CONTROL
    95 12 BANGKOK. Aug. 6.— Siam r.ce exports for July totalled 48,826 tons it was Dfficially learned here today. Six months exports exceeded 472,000 tons. The Government today announced the lifting of control on rice movement within the country m order to facilitate exports and check smuggling. Luang
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    Another Nationalist Victory
    101 12 SHANGHAI. Aug 7—Government forces crossed the Han River from newly recaptured Hsiangyang and entered its main twin city, Fancheng, m another victory m north west Hupeh, according to pro-Government reports. Hsiangyang and Fancheng are located 160 miles northwest of Hankow and considered strategic bases m Han River
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    Wheat Pact Approved
    31 12 WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the international wheut agreement today, but no action to procure ratification by Congress will be taken until next yet
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    Bth ARMY WAR CRIMES PRESIDENT DEAD
    49 12 YOKOHAMA. Aug. 6.-COIO--nel Harry J. Keeley, 58, President of one of the Eighth Army war crimes commission-, died of heart attack whilst un der treatment m <• Tokyo ho pital today. He i>: survived by his wife, who i s hvmg m Yokohama.- U.P.
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    GREEK CHARGE
    42 12 aih&ns, Aug. G.-An official communique today chareed Albanian frontier guards with firing on Greek soldiers m an effort to cover guerillas t-scaping into Albania from the Mount Steno area, North KoniAn official Greek protest is SK* tO un<ler coasidera" U.P.
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    391 13 Con. 23 6 24 6 Ht nun Con. 26/- 27/--rm S/i ii 6 T 22 9 6 M:llivan ?2S 17/6 Tronuh 16 6 17/6 1 KinU ?M ;dWiJf 3.15 3.30 Taiping Con. 2.70 2.80 r.Uuapa Val- 22/9 i& 3.1* 3 2 25 ranjong Tin 11 -ivKkaTa.pmgll/^ 12/6
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    PRAISE FOR PEACE MOVE
    32 13 PRAISE FOR PEACE MOVE Iv f YORK, Aug. a The |S Yo Times today praised Mmi S te?7 tOk (ISraeli For^ constr^ for a mov c of great the Arab states.- U.P.
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      170 13 Produce Markets Round-Up With the Hari Ftaya holidays, there was very little movement m the produce market towards the week-end. Despite the large quantir.t^ of sagoflour arriving on Friday and Saturday, no dealings were reported and the market m this section tended to be easier. Copra was still a steady
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      RUMANIA PROTESTS TO FRANCE
      111 13 PARIS. Aug. 8. Rumania has sent a formal protest note to France over the expulsion of nine Rumanian citizens for subvensive activity. The Rumanian Legation spokesman said that they wtTe guilty of nothing mor* than loyalty to their own country. The protest claimed that the nine
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      SHARES FIRM IN A SHORT WEEK
      463 13 (From A Market Corr.t The August Bank Holiday and Hari Raya Puasa induced the working week to throe i n which Malayan markets never got into their stride. Euiopean events continued to exel cisc paramount influence on world exchanges where the meeting with Stalin
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      $50 Million Per Picul Of Rice
      180 13 SHANGHAI, Aug. 8— With the arrival of two more shipments during thp past weelc from Bangkok more than 49.000 tons of Economic Cooperation Administration rice have now reached Shanghai, according to an official announcement. Th e new shipments have already been distributed to retail
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      IRGUN WILL NOT TAKE LAW INTO OWN HANDS
      102 13 IRGUN WILL NOT TAKE LAW INTO OWN HANDS JERUSALEM. Aug. 8.- rgun Zvai Leumi leaders hi ye I called on Dr. B. Joseph, m litary governor of Jerusalem, to inform him that their orga lisation accepts his authority m the city, it was officially Fta ?d here. The Trgun has
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      46 13 LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 3. United Nations Secretary G'nerai Mr. Trygve Lie m his a Dual report on the United Nations' activities, censured t o Western Powers for trying o change the Palestine partiti n plan "rather than use for .c rhrmselvcs to implement X .f- U.P.
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    ARGENTINIAN FIREMAN WINS MARATHON
    106 14 t 0 Mt hot.i of Ml han-1 "..or..'- time for :J 4 minuUtSlJ ato- more th.n tn. .-itside the Olympu ft 'til- Si'ch. Chota Sin.uh. WI by many to be the finish as tape m nood time, fcwistea rtrtt tng\i after «tog tei mile*. But, he
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    367 14 WKMKLKV STADIUM. London. Ay. 7. -Th« 1948 Olympic Marathon r <^' h-..J tip- niost dramatir fmi^h uf any t-v..iit m the lth I^;;s f a^^ d#~ 0^ 29-V«UM*J firrman from Huounos Richards oT Gwat BHtmin, came itoßd tad nwn Gailly, of Belgium, came third. Th,. piurky Belgian
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    HUNT FOR 5-MAN KILLER
    195 14 HUNT FOR 5-MAN KILLER MONTKREY. California i Aug. 8. The bodies of five men foun I sprawled at the basement beneath a picturesque restaurant overlooking the Pacific Oeian south of hen 1 touched off the manhunt for a beserk .slayei who massacred them during a gambling fracas. A bulletin was
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    FREDDY MILLS ILL -NEW YORK FIGHT POSTPONED
    123 14 FREDDY MILLS ILL -NEW YORK FIGHT POSTPONED London. Aug. 7. Freddie Mills. English holder of the world light heavyweight title has been ill since winning the title from Gus Lesnevich of America at White City on July 26. and their return fight m New York is to *c postponed. Mills
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    AUSTRALIA IN DAVIS CUP SEMI-FINALS
    106 14 AUSTRALIA IN DAVIS CUP SEMI -FINALS Mexico City, Aug. 7. Australia won the Davis Cup American zone final against Mexico here today. They made victory secure when the Australian doubles pair, Colin Long and Geoffrey Brown, beat the Mexicans. Armando Vega and Gustavo Palafox, 6—o, 6—2. Australia thus qualified to
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    673 14 Saturday's Olympic Results MARATHON RACE 1 D. Cabrora Argon tin ;i> 2 H mins. 51.6 sees.; 2. T. licli.Us i Great Britain) 2 us. 35 mins. 7.6 sec?.; 3. E. Gailly (Belgium' 2 hrs. :sf» t•» a qoc<s 4. T. Coleman (South Africa i 2 hrs. 36 mins j 6
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    425 14 Sparkling Displays In Junior 'Shuttle y Championships Sparkling badminton was seen at the Clerical Union hall yesterday where the Singapore Junior Badminton Championships were m progress. One of the men's doubles, between John Chua and Khoo Peng Koon (Mayfair-Useful) and Loh Ban Cheng and Chia Chin Seng (Eclipse), was decided
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    119 15 'laying oq their hi m< und. ao SCC XI defeats F Stletor by 23 runs at Ket yesterday. Itttof first the SCC obied 108 run. f. I. Homei ••t enterprising bat, «tl Rafted with 25 run, to his dit fowling honours for the Aimn p
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    284 15 The Singapore Recreation Club defeated GHQ FARELF by 20 runs m their cricket match at Tan^lin yesterday. ,4,, t.rrtiUnt bnuhng aver,,.i> of M N virkets for 10 j mm by C Schubert restricted tfn ttemdquarten? score to 93 The Roc-; replied with 113 runa,
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    197 15 (By 'CELLULOID") J lor »"f--cl»6 tab!e-tennis championships is Me .MOM interesting stage, uith the various clubs «f the Great World to qualify tor the final ",«-<•<„, „r owps- r/l<) OTOHr<<ejs ttrf still m the Ifnuim, although a lew upset, ucro registered Chines ymca
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    247 15 r w World Records Shattered As Well <v dusk descended m the ,n\pON. Aug. B-T*" nl^ht. officials took iffU rfW«g o f antics fie.d event. kof the greatest »«k Brjtain and reported: ewmmmg <^ records established; tivo ,et«n «w o^l* Olympic records d records
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    122 15 PRINCE BiRA WINS HOLLANDS FIRST CAR RACE ZAXDVOORT. Aug. 7. Watched a crowd of 60.000. Prince Bira. driving a Maserati, today won the "prize of 1 Zandvoort" -the first car race ever held m Holland with an average speed of 73.25 miles per hour over the difficult course of 104
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    236 15 PENANG, Sunday. The Penann Chinese manaytd to clear *he\r first hurdle, before a large crotrd today, \rhen they bent the Selanyor Chinese by t-0 m the Malayan Chinese niter-State Soccer Competition for the M.C.F.A. Challenge Cup on the WesV.vnds School ground. The game
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    38 15 IPOH— Sanuukh Singh created a new Perak record for the putting the shot Ivent. when he hurled the ball 40 ft. J 2 ins. at the annual Perak Indian Amateur Athletic Sports meet on Saturday.
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    271 15 After a game of fluctuating fortunes the Khalsa Association beat the Singapore Chin< se Recreation Club m a thrilhng cricket match which teas iron bit the Khalsa by 12 runs m the last over of the day. at St. George's Road yesterday.
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    263 15 Two professional football players. A. H. Paskins and John It. Mudge arrived m Singapore from Australia by a Qantas Constellation plane, yesterday, i They leave this morning by air for the United Kingdom. fine running catch off Ram Piara. KHALSA ASSN.: Tharam Singh b Chew Bee 9. R.
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    342 15 Twelve -A-Side Cricket At Alexandra In a twelve-a-s;de cricket •natch played at the 223 8.0.D. (Alexandra* ground, a Singapore Cricket Club team defeatMi the 223 8.0.D. Alexandra by 63 runs, yesterday. Had it not been for SQMS Wil- km?' magnificent bowling, the S.C.C.. who went m first, might lave scored
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    BURMA WILL QUELL RED INSURRECTION
    131 16 Paris Aug. 7, U Tin Tut. the Burmese Foreign Mm.ster, wpSbng at a press conference here^ today said the Burmese Gum lit intended to go all out to queU the Communist insurrection \vh:.-n began last itteh competent to MH BOOthi 1 amnesty Riving an> ,;:::;,;rr
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    RUSSIA DENIES ARMS SUPPLY
    103 16 LONDON, Aug. X U<meom Radio today denied "foreign pre reports" that RuMrti has been supplying brad with 11 ;n ;iihJ ammunition. The Radto quoting a denial j ued by Tass. th<- official Soviet news ■fCBCy, said that reprei ratathrci of rntain low* lan organisations had unofficiaii.
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    TRANSIT CAMP DISCOVERED
    84 16 TAPAH. Sunday. -A combined military and police party operated m the unused squatters' area behind Bikim Estate. They discovered a hut which had be< n newly repaired. In it were signs of very recent, occupation, including Iresh bloodstains on t he floor. A hundred lbs. of rice
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    £75-MILLION TRADE PACT
    94 16 £75 -MILLION TRADE PACT Tokio, Aug. 8. A trade agreement between the sterling area and Japan, involving reciprocal trade work £75,000,000. will probably bo signed within j a fortnight, a delegate to the current Tokio sterling area conference said today. I liritlsh Commonwealth delegates have reported details of the draft
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    Wage Inequalities Great In Russia
    108 16 Wage Inequalities Great In Russia PEIPING, Aug. 8.- Dr. Emile Bouvier, Director of the Industrial Relations' Department of Montreal University, Canada, told a professional group here today that "greater wage inequalities exist m Soviet Russia than m democratic countries. "The Soviet economic structure today creates more numerous and greater inequalities
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    ISRAELIS' PROTEST
    90 16 TEL AVIV, Aug. B.— The Israeli Government today protested to the United Nations representative here that l! 0 0' Arab Legionaires had arrived at Jericho, claiming that these men "must have crossed the Jordan" at Allenby bridge or at Jisr Damiya, 15 miles north- wards. The Israelis asked
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    LAST NIGHT'S ACCIDENTS
    139 16 Two Chinese were seriously injured m a collision involving I motor cjjrle m Bukit Panjang at about 7.30 la.«t ni^ht Both the men were removed to the General Hospital by ambulance A pedestrian crossing the road If. believed lo have caused a collision between a motor cyclist
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    CONSTABLE SEES GANG NEAR PATH
    114 16 SCUDAI, Sunday. At approximately 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, a Special Constable returning to Shansi Estate m Scudai. saw several figures on the path near whore the telephone wires were cut on the previous day. He made a detour of the area to avoid them. One
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    PORTUGUESE-INDIA TALKS UKELY
    79 16 PORTUGUESE -INDIA TALKS UKELY ROME. Aug. B.— Mr. Anthony DeMcllo. President of the Indian Crick et Board of Conral vho was m London for the Imperial cricket conference and the opening of the Olympic Games, left here today for Lisbon, where he will be received by Dr. Antonio De Oliveha
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    England's Team For sth Test
    83 16 LONDON, Aug. 8. The ;T n la^ team for the f i"h and final Tegt match against Ausralia at the Oval commencing next Saturday will be selected from the following 12 players: N. W. D. Yardlev iIS rI SSEi captain w J e^ Middlesex), R
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    POLICE BURN DOWN SHEDS
    69 16 Batu Arang, Sunday. The following action occurred at dawn on Thursday and ended at 10 p.m. on Friday: A police miltary party approached a squatter's area hoping to contact insurgents who are known to be imposing themselves on the squatters m this area. No contact was
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    POLICE ROUND-UP
    60 16 PAHANG: Five male Chinese have been arrested m the Mentakab Area m the last 24 hours, bringing the total detained by the Army m Pahane to 39. KEDAH/PERLIS: There have been four arrests during the last 24 hours and six persons previously arrested have now been released. SELANGOR
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    Olympic RESULTS
    183 16 Olympic RESULTS The following a r e the latest Olympic results received by us: OLYMPIC STADHM, Aug. 8. As the fourteenth Olympic crested the end of the track aad field the official tabulation with 74 events completed showed the United States 457, Sweden 241, Prance 128, Hungary 126, Turkey 90
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    JAP'S RECORD
    96 16 TOKIO.Aug.S.-Tu.entyyea old, Konoshin Furuhashi Nibon University. Tok 10. sma s ed the world record m the metre free-style which he cioi ed m 4 mins. 33.4 sec* Fumhwhi set the world cord, smashing the time winning the **<«*£m all- Japan national s\" championahipß, S O JZ** sons including
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    India-Pakistan Hockey Final Forecast
    97 16 India -Pakistan Hockey Final Forecast London, Aug. 8. An Indian -Pakistan final for the 1948 Olympic hockey tournament was being forecast today by those who have seen these two teams m action during the preliminary series which ended last night. Indta and Pakistan have been the outstanding teams m the
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    ATTEMPT TO DISARM JAGA, FAILS
    56 16 Petaling, Sunday.,-— "At 2 y^terday a jaga at the <~midrens Home was approachfd by two Chinese who asked mm for his gun. He was having it at the time. They laid hold on him and Hia cries for he*" his immediate dcsThe flying squad two
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