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MAJOR ACTION IN MALAYA
Important Captures By British
Battle Eight Miles From Federal Capital
Singaporo, July 10.
British troops have made "important captures" in the' first major action with terrorists in Malaya, it was officially announced today.
The battle is continuing eight miles from Kuala Lumpur, capital of the Malayan Federation, where 400 Communist guerillas were earlier reported to be'massing for a raid on the town. This was the first nows that British ground forces, including Gurkhas, wore in action against the insurgents. Aided by the polico, they had cast a drag-net over the thickly populated south of the capital in a determined attempt to crush armed terrorism,
arca
A communique from Kuala chased one of the wounded men Lumpur last night said that through the crowd; the other vie-i the sweep was "expected to tim was shot in the back while take some time”.
boarding a bus. The gunman 8- The battle started after police caped.
had surprised a And Gurkhus Chinese armed patrol and enptur- ed a uniformed sentry. Ne other Chinese
fed when the Gurkton opened fire, abandoning their an- munition, rations and clothes,
The troops, clinging the armed band who ambushed and
min- dered Mr. David Jengings, acting- manager of the Kunia Reman
rubber plantation in Pahing State, and his two. Asintle companions, have enplured five of the terror- ists after a gun batile, according 19 an official
announcement.
Rod Stars
Three of the five men arrested are believed to be Japanese.
Gurkhas today opened Fire alx miles from Kuala Lumpur on an insurgent outpost man- ned by Chinese, in green Jungle
form
Mr. J. R. Rutty, who was am- bushed in a Kuantan (Pehang). is still misa- car yesterday ment
ing.--Reuter.
Guatemala Persists
London, July 10. Guatemala this wook re- newed its claims to the Br tish colony of British Honda- ras in a note handed to the British Minister in duajema- la, a Foreign Office spokesman announced in London today.
He said that though the text of the note had not yel
reached the Foreign Office, reports from Guatemala City suggested that it added no. thing to the long dispute be- tween the two Governments over possession, of
British Honduras Router.
Yunnan's Leaders
Pledge Loyalty
Kunming, July 11
Yunnanese leaders told the Associated Press that
the idea of a soparatist movement in this rich border provinco was finding no support among its inhabitants.
Army
CAROLE
LANDIS
BURIED
Hollywood, July 10, Lovely Miss Carole Landis today found final peace' in Forest Lawn cemetery over- looking the fabulous film capital which brought her fame and heartbreak before she took her own life.
throng of 1,500 screen fins and movla great and noar gruat saw her lowered into the grave in the cemetery where the re
mains of Miss Jean Harlow and dozens of other movie stars were buried.
Conspicuously missing from the grave side was the British flim actor, Rex Harrison, who last saw her alive and first raw her dead and was rumoured to be romancing with the bosomy star up to their last date on Sunday night, four hours after which the gulped a lethal dose of sleeping tablets,
Harrison
attended the final ritos in the tiny church, hurry- ing Into the chapel at the last moment surrounded by an entourage that Included his wife, friends and a handful of press agents. But just
as hurriedly he and hla group left through a sido, entrance after the services and [none was staying in line with the
mourners
that filed past the coffin. 13obbing was audible at the graveside.
The pall-bearers were actofes Cesar Romero and Fat O'Brien, gult professionals Lou Wasson End Ben Nye and writer Willard
It had been reported else- that their operations were not a Parker-United Press.
uniforma and caps, with three where, that Yunnan might matter of grave importance, red stars-similar to the unl. Join the independence campaign
Other residents here say that
Boston, July 10.- Malayan in the event of a serious crisis ordinary bandits, rather than or- worn by the
Chin Gum-lting, a porter in a People's Anti-Japanese Army to the Nanking Government,ganised Communists, were res- local restaurant, committed sul- (Partisans) during the Japan but responsible spokesmen in rousible for most outbreaks of cide today by leaping 36 feet from ese pccupation.
Kunming sald "this province violence, but the Government a building. Friends said he had loyal as any other to usually classifes all such in- been grioving over reports that is DS Chiang Kai-shek."
cidents as "Communist activity," his relatives in China were star- -Associated Press.
ving.—United Press.
One Gurkha killed the sentry with his kuleri-the short curved broad sword the Gurkha: always
These Government leaders carries. Four other Chinese were credited Yunnan's self-sufficiency taken prisoner.
and geographical location with Emergency powers to help crush producing the "rumours" of pos- the crime wave in Malaya were sible separation from the Re- put into force on June 17.. Mur- |ders and violence have harrassed planters and their assistants "on lonely estates since early May.
Attempt Fails
The Communists, believed lo consist mainly of Chinese, then declared that they intended to sweep the British out of Malaya. The Communists claimed an all Malaya strength of 100,000-in-a pamphlet circulated in Johore State and sald that reinforcements had recently landed in Pahang.
Terrorista tried to kill an- other rubber ostale manager today. Gunmen called at an estate office in the Senal dia trict of Johore and asked for the manager, but he was out, They fired shots in the áir and then left.
public.
Foreigners long resident in Yunnan confirmed they found little or no Indicetion of support for an independent Yunnan.
One prominent Yunnanese dio- cussed the polifi-ai situation in these terms:
Rod "Armios”
"The
criticlima Samo
and dissatisfaction heard' elsewhere --In-China – apply to Yunnan. The people here are anxious for peace and a chance for ra. construction. But we are Chi-
• nose and loyal to our Govern mont
d
Government sources, including Governor Lu Han, reported the A Chinese
presence of Communist "armies" two Chinese in a crowd outside in Yunnan, particularly along the
gunman wounded
a market in Kajang (Perak). Ho Indo-Chinese berier, but add
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