Morning Tribune, 17 August 1948

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    HORE CHINESE TO FORM ARMED POLICE
    188 1 HORE CHINESE TO FORM ARMED POLICE Societies' Delegates Told Of Government Approval GOVERNMENT has granted a request by Johore Chinese to form a Chinese Auxiliary Police Force and will provide arms and ammunition. It has also agreed to grant compensations for injury and death m the course of duty on
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    169 1 Monday Leuwvs w Soviet Poreigi ov f« the sixth Kremlin Ul rwh'U observer one of thf moi Sain). Mr. Waltei h (United Stai isnetu (Franc Bust:; as to whei 11 end. but infon Ink a decision Is c the weekend. Dr. Herbert Bv»U Minister of Exit who returned In
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    42 1 PI Monday The encan air-;, PJ Wockadtd Berlii g l n today after ha\ to a,; J' r 'C storms. But the the 24-hou; p J noon today wtr p «y frtp the U7 al f e 7 ro?l< clouds ov,.
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    MORE TROOPS FOR MALAYA
    31 1 LONDON, Monday.—Th<- Mail r.P.r ted jsyr&rJs '„r;r,,r "r 3* 'o "STw- <>nY, »»>«: hay, nothing U s»> on Ike nialL-r at <he moment mii;hl I* ava.:able latex.— Reuter
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    POLICE OFFER $500 REWARD
    129 1 fOHOiUE BAHRt*. Monday.— Ohore Police are offering r wrard of $500 for any person who will bo able to forward mformatioo leading to the arrest md conviction of three Chinese who were responsible for the of a well-known Chinese ippk planter (Tan Ah Joo) who wia
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    POLICE GIVEN MORE POWERS
    59 1 A further amendment to the Emergency Regulations m Sing tpore last night gave the Commissioner of Police powers to take possession of any article hat might be needed for defence purposes. The Commissioner can requsi:i any ship, vehicle or airift; any arms, or ammunition; ■r foodstuffs
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    More Polio
    31 1 Tu-o more cases of poliomyhs were reported yesterday N Xnujapore. Moth the vie finis were child*a Chinese from within the city limits and an Indian om the rulal area.
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    K.L. Plane Crashes, But Flyers Safe
    38 1 K.L. Plane Crashes, But Flyers Safe 10.30,.,^ hashed beltev«d that tr, plain ;--l trouv while training flight. c Plane was badly unaJt- h the two occupar- slight su^- j C i/X? f th f e Europeans is Mr.
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    TERRORISTS' HUTS BLAZE AS RAF PLANES STRIKE
    118 1 KI'ALA LUMPUR, Monday:— ln support of police and i forces today, aircraft of the Royal Air Force, including 'aufighters, struck again at bandit hide-outs making a strong ttack with rocket and cannon-fire on a number of huts iown to harbour terrorists m the
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    EMERGENCY REGULATIONS: GIMSON, GILMOUR, TO SPEAK
    105 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of Singapore, and the acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. Andrew Gllmour, are expected to make statements on the operation of the Emergency Regulations at this morning's mating of the Legislative Council. The Council may also be asked to
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    ARMED CHINESE HOLD UP. BUS, KILL CONDUCTOR
    204 1 Last nights news round-up from the fighting front m Malaya was PEBAK, Kuala Kangaar Area: At 1 p.m. on Sunday, a bus travelling from Manong to Kuala Kangsar was stopped at Jer'.un by two Chinese armed with pistols. They forced the conductor and
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    Dogs May Bailie Bandits
    138 1 Dogs May Bailie Bandits (Tribune Staff Reporter) Twenty nine Alsatian dogs may be recruited to fight the Terrorists m the Malayan Federation. Trained for such work, and belonging to the British Array, the dogs arrived m Singapore yesterday on the 7,800-ton Benalbanch from United Kingdom. There were originally 30 animals
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    MR. McKERRON RETURNS
    59 1 Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. Singapore's Colonial Secretary, returned to the Colony by air yesterday morning after spending a period ol compassionate tea y e m England. He arrived m a KLM Constellation. Mr. McKerron, left Singapore m mid- June by air to see his wife who
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    $ (CHINESE)
    26 1 (CHINESE) SHANGHAI, Monday— Five million Chinese dollar notes were m circulation m Shanghai today. One note of that amount will buy two packages of American cigarettes.
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    £ (ISRAELI)
    33 1 (ISRAELI) TEL AVTV, Monday— The Israeli Government will tonight pass legislation making the Israeli pound legal tender with effect fi-om tomorrow. It will have the same dollar rate of exchange as for sterling.
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    NEW MEMBER
    33 1 Mr. C. W. Shorland, M.C.S. has been appointed to be a member of the Council of the King Edward VII College of Medicine m place of Mr. M. J. Hayward, M.C.S.
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    FINES, CONFISCATION, IN TOBACCO SMUGGLING CASE
    252 2 IVWmmj A/<7/^' Contradictory UnJL i joss Examination K.uhlh Mtat Curt n,H«istrat,. m Ml of th. bl KK^t NftMH •.MiiieulinK offirurs thin i ar. Th«- < 1 1 1 1 > paxjiMr wax !S!HO. Th.' fir t used -Ml G«OK i .1 w(i!ti:iii. was fined
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    'WILD' CARGO FOR S'PORE
    46 2 (Trlhmm stuff Report* ••wild' i«.go consisting »»f thr«»e small nranj; iitangs, v on will bear and a p>thnn, raught m Borneo, arrived m Singapore on beard the m.v. Sumpitan yesterday. The animals and snake were nmsifjned t> a Chinese firm m Singapore.
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    FILM DIRECTOR PASSES THROUGH
    60 2 Mr. H. Watt, a British film director of the Baling Studios. \ondon. passed through Singapoie yesterday en route to Hongkong. Mr. Watt stated yesterday that ho wa< on a fortnight's visit to Hongkong to "see a friend," after filming a picture m Australia called "Eureka Stockade."
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    TAMIL ON MURDER CHARGE
    224 2 v.-v:, PerumaJ, 85-year- i Tamil <-t No. 70. gyed Alu; i. committed to tin' Assizes a! the end of the prei i>: rri; v inquiry, by th S< nth Police Magistrate i Mi. a <; Sheara) yesterday, wh^n he «;i.s charged for corn* mttting murdei by
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    Johore General Clerical Exams.
    96 2 .TOHORE BAHRU, Monday. The Johore General Clerical Kxaminations will be held shortly at four centres m the State. The centres are Johore Bahru, Hutu Pahat. Muar, and SeeaIM.lt. The dates ore Aug. 21 and 22 lor the Division A examination, and Aug. 28 for the Div.
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    35 2 GENEVA. Monday. The EcontfMlc and Social Council I* fluted Nations today rejected a Russian proposal to admit Indonesia and tl c [■dochina Mate dI Vietnam to t h. Economic Commission for the Pa, K;it Reuter
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    Head Of Theatrical Firm Dies
    29 2 SYDNEY, Monday. Sir Jeorge Tallis, 79-year-old Australian business man and former head of J. C. Williamson Ltd.. theatrical managers. died here today. AAP Reuter
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    BOY KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
    43 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Monday: One of two Chinese school boys who were knocked down m Pudu Road by a private cai yesterday afternoon died while the other was admitted into hospital m a serious condition with a broken leg:.
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    50' YEAR-OLD HOCKCHEW FACES AXE MURDER CHARGE
    279 2 A 50-year-old Hockchew, Lee Tang Tang cf 166. Queen St appeared before the Seventh Police Court, yesterday on charges of committin? murder by intentionally' causing the S e With SSStuS murle^n According to the prosecution conducted by A.S.P. L. R. Prynn, it was
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    Sentence Deferred A Week Until Ape Is Ascertained
    222 2 A Chinese, named Tan Ah Kow. was found guilty at the Singapore Anise Court yesttniay on two charges of lobNrv and a charge of cat tying a revolver St ntenee was deferred for a week to enable the Deputy Public Prosecutor to
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    INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY IN CANADA
    64 2 Ottawa. Aug. Hi. Moie than JOO guests, including Cabinet .vl misters and members 01 thr idiomatic corps, attended a inception given last night by :he Indian High Commission*'!. Sardar Hardit Singh Malik, and Ifrs. Malik to mark India's Independence Day. It was the first reception
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    57 2 RANGOON ifoA I I General Smith i 'Sjpremo i g a forces it of Foreign Mi: as lt>: G^ now! h;^ lam the i Th. ft on 1 y ments a the c about Tii' n ing the i certainty of rice f t a prioei nani> I the
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    68 2 Th, elected -bearea Indo-V 1949 President Mr. V. samy J.P.; Vi e-P«* G. Harldaa J.F. M.M.S Sand" G. PUUy MJ General Secretary i namalay; Hon. Ast Secretaiy Mr. P.. I param; Han. Treasurer Raja Ram; Co:r.minj bers Messrs. M. T. K. Isaac T. Pak:ry X A. J. David J.
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    43 2 Five Filipinos, wiifli .caving port m a d y were brought to :He police court J«*"J d»rges n ID pore mina; forci «J Meyer The currea on A.i-'^t» pm All the S« claimed trial andrt Of $250 \f£ The cue for hearing
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    11 2 was charged teJJ criming .n'in He was disc*** lack ol **^J
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    103 2 LONDON Monday I n d leading article on th< ban on the Communist organ satons m Malaya the "Glasgow Herald" writes "The "fact tha* tho majority of the acts of violence during the part few months have been committe.l by the Chineae upon the Chin ese suggests that the
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    Singapore Housing Committee Report
    41 2 The Report of the Singapore Housing Committee will be tabled" at the meeting of the Legislative Council this mprning. This Committee has recom- i mended a three-year, multimillion dollar housing and rehousing programme for Gov- ernment's consideration.
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    192 2 Ong Ah Huat. now sefvin* a sentence of 5 yean' rigorou* •mprisonment for asseSbUn* s.x other Chinese to com* nit gang robbery, was sen tenced to seven years' and fou, tv.o charge^ of carrvine wms and unlawful powSSSS arms by Mr. Justice B^ ;este h^ay ogapO A r f
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      27 2 SSSSBLP««| N-,v VarM.v of Kv.^ito A n frnoon p^ Utt()S rtta f ,Jp« g <iowos at Reduced rices, l'huneB2oKl: t M ladies outi material "lade to order.
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    22 3 y I I |2j cash and L* W' it not armoii m that Di I n k Eals -d to the
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    15 3 Lei k'" rtcat Canadian ,ntfrvtfu-"l cm/ /"■'■<"' Asia. «o* f v 1! t-ieur «j< MOP Ipv
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    128 3 p-RIDE IN AN ADMIRAL'B CAR LANDED K. P. n court, ÜBEFORETHE NINTH COI T RT MAGISpCR PKER YESTERDAY HAJOO WAS CHARGED ITTKMPTEP ROBBERY OV CAR NO. RN ***** P,«UNGI ROAD OX THE NIGHT OF JULY 2. Evidence given pointed to tho I that Rajoo took the car out i
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    15 3 J 30 mUwtea before 10 m &tot* was due Rb SS J n Jaturdav
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    Battle To Save Boy's Life Fails
    98 3 Battle To Save Boy 's Life Fails Shanghai. Monday.— Funeral I arrangements were oeing made ior six-year-old John Ringaaiden, son of Lieutenant and Mrs. John Ringmaiden. St., of Oroville. California, who was drowned yesterday afternoon m the Naval Officers' Clulwimming pool. A three hour battle Of artificial respiration to save
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    EI ACCUSES INDONESIAN PEACE TALK DELEGATES
    115 3 EI ACCUSES INDONESIAN PEACE TALK DELEGATES 2f I**** TV tO-;; lv JJJ«eS GOV(aco >. ReDuh i f r'S l ,r' < "t h earr >- ln X documents 1 the „ap«no.« ul c -i* nri "r,,, l( StauJj! aftor »>"■ Japanese o'V Hl r «-.T' thc comm Th >« was
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    FREE AIR TRAVEL FOR AIRWAYS' EMPLOYEES
    151 3 THAT 'SOMETHING EXTRA' WITH LEAVE— (Tribune Staff Reporter) Opportunities for free air travel on all routes operated by Malayan Airways has been offered to every employee c the Company while on leave. This is believed to be the first such step taken by a
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    Donations To S'pore Anti-TB Association
    117 3 Donations To S'pore Anti-TB Association Following is a list cl the donations received by the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis AslatKMl during lac month o| July: o-.ell Co S.S. Ltd. being proceeds of sa:e held at their mcc $721.05: Proceeds oi iclectic Competition a f RS.G.C. $260.00; Wing Co £150.03; Proceeds of sale
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    Arabs Repel Attack On Beir Ayub
    135 3 JERUSALE. Monday. Arab Legion sources today said SlO fow^ tried to occupy Beir Ayub village, between Bab El i wad and Latrun. but the attack was rep i teed. Simultaneously, two separate Jewish attacks were launched m the Sr.eik Janah and Mount Zion stctors.
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    REGISTRAR FLIES TO BORNEO
    71 3 Mi A. H. Harrison, Regisrar of Trade Marks, left by ,lane yesterday for Borneo. Mi Harrison, who came out m 1938 to start the Trade lar:s Registry m the Straits Settlements and who was seomied from the Board of Trade London, has been 'ioan■d" to the
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      49 3 Thfv all Play the Piano- Accordion! Why not you too? rS* W. ***** SS Eag.c Piano o*. 328. S.rangoon r.oad. Tel. *****. m^ m^^^^ 0 —~*^m^*m^ critics say ;;si si YOU'LL SAY "Yl, Yl, A. i 4SWJ^ > >^^^ vr; %V C Jfflfc^ S-^n 9 WAITER PIDCEOK IOSE fTU«. J
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    DEBT, RESPONSIBILITIES, DROVE HIM TO SUICIDE
    162 4 HI i.::: AN tNQITEd I M.\<; rHE t>K \I M OF A CHINESE WHOSE BODI v. POUND IN A I \i: ROAD. It wa that, on Ai t report i de to Urn i Lebai I' station by th< d I wife, who said
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    SCHOLARSHIP WINNER TO STUDY LAW
    91 4 JORORB HAUL'!'. Monday A Snltun fbrakim Scholarship winner, <''• AbdtU Kiulir hrn Talib, I<M n••I* i <i ii ,r<i that h* //'/s < n accepted '<<> admittiou >i Lmcotu's inn. London, "n<t it ill l< U<n fag f,,r tin i'n-t<ii Kingdom f>u tht (it ffni'i'
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    37 4 f^L, T XVh phl)/s i« "The Big Clock HfSUki f r t SCreeni Z iht Rejc > m dramatic mttH the V'rture. Co-starrmy with him is Maureen OSullnan and Charles Lannhttm. The p lc turt isaPaZ mount release.
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    CHINA WATCHING MALAYAN SCENE
    88 4 CHINA WATCHING MALAYAN SCENE i Tribune Staff Reporter. Mr. Lim Keng Lian. Drputy Chairman of the Overseas Chinese A f f a irs Commission, Slinking, uho left here I last ijear to take up his ?n>.st m China, arrived S '«ick m Singapore from Hongkong yesterday by <iir. I He
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    Produce Market Round-Up
    108 4 Several shipments flour arrived during tn^H end and business was^B td yesterday for Lin?s^B at $19|. Siak^flou:- ed down to $15i I The following *<?re M day"s quotations: H RICE No I Sj4 qualities |43 s5 Vr I GLUTINOUS RIC E SUGAR: Best U \U $46 Medium
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    Quirino Calls State Meeting
    104 4 Manila, Monday. it was reliably reported President Qutrino ii calling a meeting ol rh« Council of State the nations highest ,v! visory body to consider the cas, 01 the Hufc and PKMa who had failed to register under the terms of the amnesty which expired last
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    JAPS STILL LIKE THEIR EMPEROR
    100 4 JAPS STILL LIKE THEIR EMPEROR TOKIO, Monday. Ninety point three per cent, of the Japanese people support the kmperor system and 68.5 per Hi?oh> el l eVe that Emperor Huohito .should not abdicate. This was the result of archv n \h PUbl i C Opinion P° M m ade b
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    3-YEAR TRAINING COURSE FOR MALAY TEACHERS
    57 4 *WOM BABRV, Mon.lathe state n, i (<>ntros Jn Instruction wU i, '"i^ i 1 1 I^^! Inspecting Staff and graduates Leading Chinese and Indian merchants mi n Singapore a hototog a farewell dinnc nar aSftSfesH •■»n<l Mr \f i b A dams, on r
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    Admission To HK Varsity
    20 4 h-vp* 110 A in candidates "go On Hwee, On g Y one Thon s Kah IZ^^™*;
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      362 4 j| ON YODR RADIO TOM BLUE NETWORK nc MALAY ENGLISH Sum:.. m MuuM PRru^ttAMTUiPG Pcipin_ Dramas; 6.31 t nUOKAMMJiih telling m Amoy; TOO From 12 noon to 2 p.m. Radi- SJjSj^Jf ated on 483 metre* m the mcdi- g J gSJ .urn wave band and 7200 kc/sec. ong s v
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    Ground The Jown
    728 5  -  VERA ARDMORE WITH SI f, I Itr R < Men toward; v Resta health rood c tIM wn idt Mr n I Mr r His E. 0 1C; baby« Mr ibei] and Mtos mdma pi f f Mrs E. H Earlj K. ronu and Mr 5 a
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      133 5 Dresses for all Occasions RAFFLES HOTEL LUNCH IN THE GRILL ROOM DAILY from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. IN THE POPULAR NEW LOUNGE THE COCKTAIL HOUR DAILY from 7 to 8 p.m. (except Monday) tvith FRANK ICKFORD AT THE PIANO A delightful way to entertain your friends. IN THE PALM
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    THE MORNING TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUG 17, 1948. Perils Of Matilda
    364 6 THE MORNING TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUG 17, 1948. Perils Of Matilda Lomdon Apmi* IftMri Colin Turner LI t falboi koUMi 9H. XI- Aluitin* I <m< < I Speaking recently m Australia, Mr. Richard O Casey, former Governor oi Bengal and currently Australia s Liberal J'*ader, chilled the spines of his compatriots
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    ANATION THE MAKING
    977 6 T*ky the RqmUk of Indonesia celebrates its third amnu An Asian people still ring to fnid their prop r place In th »> comity of mrt 'oendeni •riiion.s tre the Intone- :> They are today celebrating th c third anniversary of the for--n of the "Republic" of
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    Leakage In Ceylon's Budget Proved
    282 6 ace m r^^?' "Z There Was a definite bud S« leak The Committee has traced wo cables dated November 28 1947, sent from Ceylon to London containing the exact duty spirits imposed as from December 1. 1047. fi i st of tne se sent by
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      34 6 SINGAPORE PKYVV. UVM.hOk BINOLI WARM ARGO PER Kl!.< >i MM < I ONNKJ lION AT I'ENANG HiOU rPO.i KUALA LUMPUR EVERY BUND A V .1/1 .1 1 A AIR W A S lIMI I D
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      OPERATION SQUEEZE" CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE MERCHANT
      133 7 w Ito s i: idUOtl I vy. ouiplsint by an ttioo, the Shanghai DisProcurate summoned Teng Saturday and allowed a $60 mllion CN cash hail. During n«> primary questioning, Tcng Mho is owner of the Aloh Cotton Textile Company and part of the Shan^nai
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      178 7 UO, Aug 16. R- pi on Chambei ha a tlv C Be Chamber, the 8 n Jw ntile '-..i:-.;, lian Mercantile Chambei i corf i d n p g r .d tc consider the f i Industi p POB Bill which >„ Iwl 1 1* at industrii s E
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      27 7 15 r it:,:. d held Whil. I M «h coir, I teaa rYv Cha BriUsh n>;, r lay to j 5 i I I{U>> lfOQ. U.p.
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      IF U.S. RETREATS FROM BERLIN
      143 7 \(iO. Aug. I«.-James K. Pollock, special Advtaer llt ra U+- aid lf tb LBIM MatM M mm mi*ht as well get out of Germany aud all ii the «»n«m»ir and political recovery of wentern „r ln an> depend, «ip<»n the Inited St.i^ remain!.* i.. r.rlin
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      When An Opel Is Unlucky
      141 7 Sydney, Aug. 16. Whether the old superstition that opais, is gems, are unlucky still holds good or not may be doubtful. >ut scientists have discoveu*d that an opal, if inadvei tentl> mixed m conciete, is definitely unlucky! The Council for Scientific md Industnal Reseat eh,
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      Encephalitis Fatalities In Japan
      108 7 TOKIO. Aug. 16. The number of enccphaliti-! fatalities m TV»kio has risen to 174. Seven-ty-four new c\«es were repo yesterday. bringing the total number of cases m th* capita! o 1.202. Brigadier-General Saras. Chief if SCAP's Public Health and Welfare section, said m a stateient yesterday
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      Berlin Red Press Renews Demands
      146 7 UN. Aug. 15. TheComl press renewed demands that the present City uncil, which has only one imunUt member, be replac- )v a Communist body Commtmun pegged s attac'i on th« m i>v>'m drawn up yesterday by ''tys three anti-Comm-mist 11 mark made the only legal
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      U.S. ARMY TO DRAFT DOCTORS
      183 7 WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.- -It was disclosed the army will ask Congress m January for authority to draft doc tori. informed army sources said about 6.000 doctors will be needed m addition to 3.000 now m service to give proper cart to all youths called up
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      1,455 Jap War Criminals Were Tried
      134 7 1,455 Jap War Criminals Were Tried TOKIO. Aug. 16. Six-thou--nnd-and-four hundied foreign trader? hive visited Japan since the country was reopened to private trade a fear ago. Puring the first month of private trade last year, buataesi amounted to r551.34f1.000. In May this year, private trade totalled r5519.624.000. Miior private
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      Ex-President Told To "Get Out"
      189 7 Ex -President Told To "Get Out" San Jose, (Costa Rica). Au£. 15.- It was announced that aimer Pan American Presi-i-nt Arnulfo Arias has been rdered to leave Costa Rica vithin 48 hojrs because of his impudent attitude". Arias was arrested by armed -atrol on Saturday when he eiurned unexpectedly to
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      INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT
      22 7 INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT ASUNCION, Aug IS ™ormor Finance Minister Juan Natalino Gonwlcz was mauKUimted prosUiont today the msi elected president In ytan.
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      'Distortions' And 'Errors'
      175 7 WASniSGTOX A. v I". .n'» nnU R> publ f -Ms S d,nnis»ed Trum ni's i i year hud yet >> •> >- i "just another camjM -.n Spttuh hilrtl With -'its- tortionx >md flagrant rrrorx." S They mwodictad ti<>< < -mint nt ioomM wind up th* 1949
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    41 8 The frinish of the final oj the men's 400 metre? at Wembley. A. S. Wtnt [Jamaica) No. 122 trinMinf with H. H. McKcnInj (U.S.A.) second. The finish of the final of the 400 Mil (Team A) and Can<uii [Team D'.QrM
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    CHIANG SUMMONS SUN FO
    71 8 CHIANG SUMMONS SUN FO NANKING. Aug. 16. Dr Sun Fo has been summoned to China's sumiru r capital of Kuling. where President Chiang Kai-shek is spending v fortnight. Dr. Sun Fo left Nanking yesterday by air accompanied by Mr. Chan.g Shan-yuan,. Secretary General of the Legislative Yuan, and General Lung
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    FILIPINOS REBUILD FOR EDUCATION
    128 8 MANILA. Aug. 15. The 1 Ateneo de Manila, one of the leading educational enterpris es m the Philippines, is to rebuild its premises outside the City, it wa? announced recently. The Jesuit College, which combined High School and University courses, was destroyed during the Hbera--on battles
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    109 Strikes By Students
    76 8 SHANGHAI. Aug. 16. A Nationalist dispatch quoting a Ministry of Education survey said that there were 109 cases of student strikes affecting 18 large cities including Shanghai and Nanking during the 19 months ending June 1948. It said the strikes, costing students 506 schooldays, were mostly
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    REDS WILL BE DRAFTED INTO AMERICAN ARMY
    171 8 WASHINGTON, Aug 15 It was disclosed the Communists will be drafted into the army along with other men of 19 through 25, hut an elaborate machinery has been .set up to Keep them out of secret military Jobs. Army intelligence officials were very
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    43 8 Milan. It bride, who but who i nearly cam two gipsy police step| foui persoi A conf.it Spanish tril group of g] matturch. Lolo Pas of a Calabi that he had cnicf of 50.000 lire 20 Mexican yi-ai-oldda with him. He said
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    BIG STAKES
    77 8 s Sydney, Aug. 15. i Stakes for the Caulfieldi Cup carnival on Oetobet 9. 13 and 16 will exceed I £30.000 ffwrf will bt record for this weetin<;. Actual amount nll>- cated is £29.925. but divisions will bnntj this vast £30.000. i No flat event will m worth
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    36 9 Itvenrthin^ wts ive PUqttli's demanded hi.--'o tribes were toon the police •haired Anna »t her mother kd the money S^ said that away by viol- w ant to mdi:- Tpr f?a. theii an^ Pasquali •Pthe;:
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    ACE DRIVER WINS ROAD RACE
    66 9 ROME, Aug. 15. Italian ace racing driver Ascari today won Italy's famous Pescara automobile road race m a Maserati car covering the 317 mile? course m 3 hour- 48 minute? 19 2 '5s sees image 83.39 miles per hour. lian Gher?l, m a Ferrari ear.
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    136 9 15 Mr.j. T 5 Western ■•^porting B Aun-alav. l -diia.s outlittle-«« 10 a an ounco beautifully equipped, are not oducm, becjffi high co n s Jjve nude their lower-prade 1 on today's P' l <^ While the price of gold Mr EdcK »M aVP SOared/> Said r ,ro L
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    An Athlete Weeps
    43 9 An Athlete Weeps V. G. RHODEN o/j (Jamaica) is seen crying on the track at Wembley Stadium after one of Ikfs team mates Arthur W;7*\ teas compelled to give vp through a believel i muscle injury, during th* 1.600 metres Relay Final (Man).
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    NTINA'S MEDAL WINNER
    74 9 D. CABRORA wins Argentines first fold medal of the XIV Olympics as he crosses the finishing line at Wembley Stadium, first man home after 26 miles 385 yards (42 Kil 195 metre*) of the gruelling Marathon. His time teas :i hour:- 34 mm. 51.6 sees, and his
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    THREAT TO KOREA'S FREEDOM
    133 9 THREAT TO KOREA'S FREEDOM SHANGHAI, Aug. 16. -Editorializing today on the birth of the new Korean Republic, the British-owned North China Daily News said that with her future freedom under a grave threat by Communism. Korea depended for her continuance m freedom on precisely that degree of cohesion among the
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    Kosenkina Is Better
    73 10 Oksana »M capoJ prov, 3be the day Hospitu say wht-tli,, urv tois callcl teach i ■Idenblc vr .t of jJ to ccisc hei pM UM comforUbl, „ffi^ Today the &t( a i.tu J slightly impi ved v7i on tho critical \m She! filled room v. ih d
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    79 10 Nanking, Aug. 16. Ministry o; NatMßtl D 4 disclosed ChtafJC zM .•uiiiwj ti io<i i■< „v<un Fton 1946 and July ->, Mo, a I or 1.455 Jap&neM *v crj iitterfftT Of tht^f \\2 we:? seoli ,o death. S3 I lift 245 wvm 1 pven >ail term*. .cquit:t\i d >
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    32 10 Albany. (New Tort Ajj -Govern Th mai v D« Republican presideflt cacd and his running mate nor Bail Warren or Calm began a series ct covert on a campaign of ibH policy
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    "STIGMATA" GIRL PREDICTS HER OWN DEATH.
    169 10 v I rCMMI, 1t,,!,,, Am, 15 Police hod fo fceey fo '""""</ thousand* ol inmtora Jo .v,,, /W/ ••M«mfl", pre^i^ **ath flir tonight m **>»i*t Bawd 111 1 1 Amomg II" vutton wi I group doctors, wh<> want t<> I Btudy the phenomenon prwwiled
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    ARABS MAY SIDE WITH RUSSIA
    154 10 NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-A threat that r-.av t^row themselves on the side ot «j If the United States continues to support JfJ claims In Palestine, was voiced last nient -o) j m Hu^s-ini. Vice President of the Arab Higner^ Hussemi, an Arab representative to the
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      159 10 :ro.iiM V: i:%rii«Vv« To The >loriiinj» Tribuiiej "RUCCLES" r? 7 ri K^2z come rushing V juuan>'oo yov C/'uaiaj(£/tso A] J ■iTNiwMMMOurfBUTHHOLL ICG* AfTEA\\ T/MST m uqme jusT AS FAST JTMHK SO?- KU/U LET HOT FOR HIM H£'U 1 nrc rS= yn! rsut?^ Z HI f THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK-M I
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    RENEWAL OF PALESTINE WAR DIRECT CHALLENGE TO U.N.
    181 11 UUUE SI << KSS, An* 15. _V I nited Nation* spoke*man predicted that the Israeli reports of the full s.-ale Arab attack m Jerusu th»- security Vmmm NMM not he railed Into an .miU—D «"<" tlM nidiator Hipifti <»n th»- n»*n uiisnrss
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    Kuomintang Needs Radical Reforms
    70 11 Kuomintang Needs Radical Reforms ■theater, Aug. 16 Hw al Maachtfltei On m an editorial tab) tflfti y radical :eforms could Rave the Kuomintang p would have to b» _n with resignation of G g«shek hint t Lt present the Generalis* ii betaf protocted from ci<m by tho hnmeiiM preof his
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    BIGGER PROFITS
    122 11 Washington, Aug. 15. Tho Federal Trade Commission released statistics showing how i nuch some manufacturing pi fits have increased since th« I war. The nirvey covered 2f> key I industries. It compaitd theii ate of return on investment m the pi i war year of 1940 and m
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    MAHARAJAH RETURNING TO TELL GOVT. HOW HE SPENT $10-MILLION
    195 11 MAHARAJAH RETURNING TO TELL GOVT. HOW HE SPENT $10 -MILLION BOMBAY. Aug. 16.— The Maharajah of Baroda arrived by urplane en route to New Delhi to tell the Indian government how he allegedly spent $1© million of his government's money on a six week holiday m Europe an.i the I'nited
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    RED CHIEF WARNS AUSTRALIANS
    97 11 HEP OUT OF MALAYAN REVOLT' NEWCASTLE, (New South Wales) Aug. 16.— General Secretary of the Australian Communist*. L. Sharkey, last night warned Australia to "keep out of the Malayan revolt." He told a Communist rally that this "is the i ntsburgh of Australia" and he was
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    JAPS WANT TO GO HOME
    45 11 SHANGHAI. Aug. 16.—One-hundred-and-thirty former Chinese residents m Japan have applied with the Chinese Overseas Affairs Commission for permission to return to Japan to reopen business there. Most applicants are shopkeeperg who returned to Chi-i.i prior or during the war. U.P.
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    CHINADISCUSSES USE OF US, AID
    137 11 G< v GHAI AU S- 16---Chin-cu-ori th TnmCnt official di«- 'the use of United States ,„<,.; on S m^tin X yesterday pS a f cc °rding to Chinese re•nd n n n cin f n^ economic »lso sak rt H CIal me^ures was tended which
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    KOSENKINA'S STATEMENT OF "NO VALUE"
    127 11 i uomdom, A ik,. 15. i 9owk m <t<j Tass, V v. rfe^ f^| <j /rs KoMMjl M'| ttmii meats i M flfllN ir/jaf- I At <> t r sun |key „,> bf»Wf/ S i yl m# t neon !,,.!i <f (llU i \ntelH- 1
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    RENO EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE
    27 11 Nevada. Aug. 15.— Five persons were killed and at least 118 injured today by a terrific explosion m the business section of Reno.
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    Secret Of FDR's Appeal Revealed In Great Film
    386 12 THI question that has so often boon Mked since the untimely dettli of Franklin Ueiano Roosevelt is what was the tecret of his powerful appeal 1 to the hearts and minds of the Diverse peoples of the world? To them he was
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    TEA PARTY TO STUDENTS
    102 12 SHANGHAI. Aug. 16.— Mr. John M. Cabot, American Con-sul-C.eneral here, will be the principal speaker at a tei party this afternoon m honour of some 300 Chinese students proceeding to the United States for advanced studies. Mayor K. C. Wu is also expected to be present,
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    DANUBE WILL RUN OUT OF WATER
    104 12 VIENNA, A collor Leopold h sian efforts to 1 Danue Rivci tra br t ng about "arperity" for Dtnui told a farmers ra furs, Austria denial Danube traffic be ed by internatioru He said: "It the general behet the Danube will run out water
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      625 13 a V CK 160 I i Cons. Tin g cd F. 4 N "ST 1 MB G S Easlem 50.CX) 52.00 fj&niMr «.oo 4,",00 He^y jg 29 ffi k g 1.075 UK cd M E ,0, 1.70 l>o K. Dee. <P) 1-70 l-SO cd ILBRweries 22^0 23.00
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      SHARES STAGNANT
      17 13 th or* r abSence of news from totkTSS! markets and ■!.a O^ al Nation, the
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      Eastern Realty Progress
      513 13 The recommendation of a f per cent, dividend to shareholders for the year ended Dec. 31, 1947, was approved at the 15th annual general meeting of the Eastern Realty Company, Ltd. held last Saturday, with Mr. Lee Kong Chian, the chairman, presiding. You will have noticed, with
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      MARKET NOTES & JOTTINGS
      141 13 MARKET NOTES JOTTINGS Unfortunately. It is not possible to interpret the sharp fall m the price of rubber as indicating an improvement m conditions m the Federation. Rather it is explained by a slackening of buying orders coupled with a very understandable inclination on the part of producers to get
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      RUBBER: SELLERS PREDOMINATE
      108 13 Yesterday's rubber price showed a further drop of approximately three-quarters of a cent with business done at the close at 43 l i cts. for No. 1 R.S.S. f.o.b. August. With no cabled advices from overseas markets during the week-end, the market opened easier yesterday morning at
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      60 13 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Section Vessel Godowns 2 E. Sang 44 3 Empire Hamblc 4 Raki 42/3 Choysang 40/1 5 Fionia 3*/ 9 Rebeverett 35/6 6 Glenroy 30/4 Chupra 31/2 7 Benvrackie 17/18 Gorgon 19/20 Giam Battista 23/4 Sumpitan 25/6 Pres. Eillmore 27/8 F.A. Silcox 29/30 8 Steel Designer 15/16 Annenkerk 11/12
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    TOO MUCH WHISTLE SPOILS LIVELY GAME
    405 14 Cricket Club Scores Well Deserved Win taculai km**, Clifton providing the op< niritf with a pretty centre Petty Offlcei Rouse refereed and the tfMU weir Sc:C. Margrave, Hamilton., Verrall. Baiabridff* C. McCuilo.h Mitchell; T.«n Mi. Clifton. F. B. McCulloch. Mathot. QuMeaMpA M-M.AYS: Arshad. Salleh.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    56 14 The following will represent the A.A.IT, ngßinst the Fort Canning Sports Club m h friendly (MM Of socoor tomorrow at fi.lf) p.m. at River Valley Road B>iia t m a n IJik'ir. Ah U)on^. Tan Yew Kian, Tan Teek Chjre, Yeo Kirn Teek, Bisttkiii, Junicl. Lim Kay Kn^,
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    INDIAN OLYMPIANS CELEBRATE
    61 14 THE HAOUE. Monday mdian Olympic mow**] l-'--fchich U plvuii i "un.bT oi matches m Hoiiand held party bew iMt Digbl nvaik.n. India's Bm ind«'P»*ndenc» an M, Duu.uay. manager the »cam. hoistfd thr Indian 1 tional na 3 at "U Pont Davlgnon M Hotel and gaiher n. around
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    Weights For Tomorrow's Perak Turf Club Races
    292 14 The foUowlat v the we ghts f* thc «econ I .lay of Perak IW Clubs August Meeting Horses. *T *Piv" 4. 6 Fort Austerity Maid 9 00 Amphibia 8.10 .les.se Owens Kakama f-) 0 Gay Chief 8 Kaiserine 8 -®7 Karman Betoplu Princess
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    BABE RUTH STILL CRITICALLY ILL
    31 14 NEv\ lOiiii. Monday Memorial Hospital m bulletin, said Babe Rbths condition was still critical a.; hough his temperature was lower than it was 01. Saturday U.P.
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    ONE SHARK POWER PROPULSIONS
    234 14 ONE SHARK POWER PROPULSIONS LAKE GEOR3E. New York. M niay. P» ul Chotteau. Marathon swinnning champion. protested against an i tlicial ban on his scheme to import a ibark to IMi George RH4 harness i t to a one saarkpower wate: skiff. Chottteau who experimental with shark propulsion m Florida
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    Tigers Go Down Fighting Hard
    223 14 Tigers Go Down Fighting Hard A brilliant defense which gallantly sto o d "P*" continuous p.tssure, enabled the Tifjers Sports Club to C(tncede no more than a nonl to Kota Raja m a Div. U soc- ctr fixture at the Geylang i Stadium yesterday. But for the splendid performance of
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    MORRIS HITS GRAND 196 AT OVAL
    506 15 MORRIS HITS GRAND 196 AT O VAL AUSTRALIA ALL OUT 389; HOLLIES BOWLS WELL l 0N DON. >'■■■"'■;--„„. ova. .«d».v •*«««< br „,,r r, on., four .hort of doub^ «M hl a w r down for 389 runs, thus giv.ng m Australian- I W IthMt Kb I d-ep t tubes
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    TIME ROBS S'PORE COLLEGES OF WIN
    76 15 limpve Monday Cotege^ Singapon 1 65? S wSrii another bri^"tts for t^V I SCOred 7T kets. C loss of five «ri. l hp^i IntJA form Uun '«my took k B 5 t J" lar number of wic lf r 'Hubort for the Col 5P
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    Century Maker
    303 15 The new ball carried little janger and ir.e nearest app: ach England came to taking a -Aicke; m the early overs icufred when Edrich deceiv--d Morrh with a slower ball y veil disguised. The Aus.lian left-hander played a hade too <oon and the ball into the air. but
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    POLICE SCORE CRICKET VICTORY
    85 15 The Singapore Police scored t 50-run victory when they met the Rocklights at Thomson Road Police Depot STOund on Sunday. Electing to bat flrst the Police compiled to total of 13S runs. Riekett? contributing a 1 roezy 29 to the total. RocklightS* bowler, D. Swyny captured
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    F.A. LEAGUE FIXTURES
    345 15 LONDON, Monday. The following are football fixtures for Saturday, Aug. 21, and Monday. Aug. 23: SATTRDAY. AUG 21. FIRST DIVISION Arton Villa v. Liverpool. Burnley v. Manchester City. Chelsea v. Middlesbrough. Everton V.Newcastle T'nited Huddersfield T. v. Arsenal. Manchester U. v. Derby C. Preston N. E. v.
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    BOUNAVISTA S.C.
    67 15 Bounavista Sports Club were held to a three-all draw by a soccer team from the s.s. Calchas at West Coist Road ground. Scorers for the Sailors were: King. Penny and Bell while Kam'id netted all throe goals for the Sports Club. Meanwhile the Bounavista S.C. will be holding
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    Duffer's Cup At RSGC
    190 15 The Qualifying Round 01 the above Competition was played at Bukit rimah on Saturday afternoon and the following qualified for Match Play:A. H. Colyer 85-13=72 T. H, Winterborn 84—12=72; DJ. Vane Percy 84—11=73; J. C. Barry 90—15=75; A. D. Farrell 91-16=75; H. C Hop- kins 93-18=75;
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    TENSION EASES IN RANGOON
    71 16 KVN'fiOON. Monday. Rangoon remained f'.rmU m government hands today following major success^ of the air force bombardment of the •nmmiinittt insurgents. Small-scale rail and shipping inland) traffic restoied confidence to the city, which had been cut off since last Wednesday. Previous warnings for the European residents
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    GAEKWAR TO CUT INCOME BY HALF
    87 16 GAEKWAR TO CUT INCOME BY HALF BOMBAY, Mond.-iv. The Gaekwar of Baroda, second richest man m the world today. may b« asked to rut his income by half. This was reported when he arrived m Bombay from I»ndor to answer demands from the State.- Legislative Council for Ins abdication. It
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    IMPERSONATION CHARGE
    122 16 An ox-Second Lieutenant »t the Chinese Air Force wa.s granted a personal bail of $2,000 m two sureties when he was arraigned on a charge of falsely posing as a C.I.D. man. The accused, William Sun, claimed trial at the First District Court yesterday. It was alleged that
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    Japan-Sterling Area Pact
    95 16 Tokio. Aug. 16 Japan and the sterling area plan to exchange 242.000.000 dollars worth of goods by July 1949, according to the draft of a trade agreement announced here today. The agreement would In increase trade between these countries by three and a half times. Japan would
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    GLUBB PASHA TO DISCUSS SUBSIDY
    59 16 LONDON. Monday.— Brigadier John Glubb Pasha, British Commander of the Transjordan Arab Legion who arrived, m Britain last night, ha s informed the British Oovcrnment that he has been authorised to discuss the terms of payments of the £2.000,000 British subsidy to Transjordan payable under
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    Lightermen To Consider Strike Action If Solution Not Reached
    169 16 The committee of the Singapore Lighter Workers' Union would be forced to re-open the question of strike action and to place the motion once again before men's general meeting for a secret ballot, if a satisfactory solution was not reached with
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    31 16 KONG KONG, Monciay.— A court here today sentenced four Chiniese to long pr.stn terms for posing as passer ".s and seizing control of a 6.000 ton Dutch ship last Dec< mber.
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    Indonesian Assn. Not To Participate
    121 16 Indonesian Assn. Not To Participate At a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Indonesian Association held on Aug. 8, it was decided that the Association will not ta part m the celebrations commemorating the third year of the proclamation of the Indonesian Republic which h to be held
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    A WAY TO PEACE-TEST STATESMEN'S BRAINS
    102 16 IvONDON, Monday. Twentyfour of the world's leading scientists specialising m the study of the human mind want all statesmen to have their brains tested. They believe this is the only way to make Hire of peace. The scientists, representing America and ten other countr-
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    NO PILOT: SHIP SUFFERS CASH
    84 16 SYDNEY. Monday: -A 40--foot gash has been torn m the 8.228-ton United States Lines ve3.*:l Pioneer Gem caught m a gust wind while berthing m Sydney harbour without a pilot. "Pilots have been unobtainable at Sydney end Newcastle since they went on strike on Saturday
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