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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948.
Daring Raid By Malayan Terrorists
Meteorite Shower
In Russia In Cinema
British Planter Shot Dead: Group Attack In
Only 10 Miles From Singapore
Singapore, August 8.
Fifty Communist insurgents burst into a cinema with guns blazing last night, shot dead a Bri- tish rubbor planter, wounded six parsons and burned down, every building on the rubber estate where the cinoma was located.
The raid, one of the boldest his men and after four and a half of the Malayan revoli. took miles" march came
within place
LL.M.
on
covered today,
The
wounded, all Malaya, in -cluded two
special
constables, two labourers, one boy and one woman servant, One suspected
insurgent was
arrested Inter.
from shock.
af
Singapore's Trade With Japan
Singapore, August 9. Trade generally has not been adversely affected by the "hard currency" rule for payments of all imported goods brought into this country from Japan, introduced some time ago by the Singapore Government.
New
All
Malayan Press Law
Entire Staff Of Paper Arrested
Modoow August - 8. - A Soviet scientific expedi- tion has brought back to Moscow the story o! # meteorite which fell on the Bikhote Alln Ridge north of Vladivostok In February, 1947, in "an iror shower such a had never and nowhore before been surn,” tho -Tars -Howa aganøy reported.
The salentiscs Interviewed 200 witnesses. They learned that the tail of the meteorite was brighter than the light In clear weather.
Troos and other objects cast a second and contrasting shadow as It fell. The drops from the Iran shower Jitter- ed an area dozens of miles in diameter.
five Thass
Using mina detectors, the expedition collected 267 meteorite splintera Alto- gether, thay collected tons of meteorita Iron. had not rusted and bore traces of their flight
from Interplanetary space to earth. --Heuter.
FRANCE BIDS FOR TOURISTS
Kuala Lumpur, August 9. Malaya's newspapers and printing prosses now must get the government's permission to operate, as a result of the state of emergency which the British administratar hero declared after Communist insurgents became activé. Merchants are still anxious to
The other newspaper casualty Such government authorisa- obtain textiles, foodstuffs and u wide range of household requires tion has been required since was the Malacca correspondent ments from Japan, and shipments 1939 in Singapore, Penang and for the Malaya Tilbune, a lead- the three Malayan ng chain of English-language are continuing to arrive regularly. Malacca,
newspapers in Malaya, The po-Te war On the other hand, Malaya is cities which before the
lies arrested him, they said, be- Japan formed
British to export to
the
Crown rubber, latex, sayo and tapicoa colony of the Straits Settle-threatened a police station and continuing
cause he reported terrorists had dour.
ments. The nine Malay states military enforcements had of the mainland,
been with rushed there. which Penang and Malacca now form Denying the report, a the Federation, had
police such statement termed it a "fantastic law."
Bight of imagination which might well conduce to undermine public morale."
Paris, August 8. Commenting
The devaluation of the frane on this fattor will bring France this year a arrest, the authoritative tish-owned "Straits Times" de-flood of tourists rivalling the orled the use of the emergency numbers of pre-war years, ac power for this "Inexcusably cording to the high commis- careless but bona fide mlatake" sioner for the tourist industry on the reporter's part... The ra- today. porter's action, wald the Straits Times, was a plunder without any suggestion he was connect. ed with subversive activities." The police, the newspaper sup gested, "used the emergency powers in the spirit in which they never were intended to be
110
is
Legislative
presses and
the Telok Sangat hundred yards' of the enemy who Estate in Johore State, only 10 were inside two Sokal huts which they had commandeered. These miles from Singapore island.
The murdered planter was Mr.huts were atop a steep slope.
Rict His body was rom As the party
was ordered to take their positions. One Army party opened Иго prematurely, foreing others of the rai
raiders to jain re too soon,
It was about dawn, and the occupants of the huts made their esenpe but the
A comple consignment of rattan polier later fount three blood Mr. Riee's wife and his 14-trails, Bealdes a large quantity
od has been exported to Japan for the first time since the end of year-old daughter escaped from of arms and ammahition lef!
left the war, and there is every like the cinema and hid until the at-in the two huts, the police hood of this trade expanding. tuckers withdrew.
found clothing, Angs and Identity
Between three and four million The licensing requirement Both are in hospital sufferbia, cords of the newly formed yards of
Japanese printed and art of a new law, voted recently "Malayan Peoples Anil-British dyed cotton textiles, are expected by the Federation's
in Singapore before the end of Council to combine the various
printing These huts were set on fire by this month for private traders. Law loaded with looted foodstuffa, the police, who, going downhill, Other items coming
wall newspapers which existed before are Unsuccessful Ambush for half a mile, came on aquat-clocks, olarm
wrist the war in the separate Malay clocits, A British column in Kelantan tera huts, in one of which
watches, hurricane lamps, cella-states.
But Mr. Peler Bell, the Federn- one insurgent and targe amount of rice was stocked, loit goods, bathing caps, tuble- tion's acting attorney general, in- State killed wounded several when Commun-while in another there
ware, sult cases and handbags. Asta unsuccessfully attempted neient to feed 25 Insurgents for
quantity of padi, estimated suf- Already arrived in Singapore is that the Government's desire for troducing the new law, indicated ambush, the British Army
quantity of bicycle parts. it was not merely one of legal todny.
One one year. in n communique
Local importers recently pur- British Army Gurkha was killer. The party burned the huts be chased hundreds of thousands of
The Royal Air Force announc Tore returning in their hend-fish-hooks made in Japan.-Reuthe licensing provisions, said Mr. The new act, and particularly ed that Dakotan dropped one quartern.-Reuter,
Bell, gives the government "paw- | million leaflets over Malaya 10-
er to control organs which there day asking the public to
good and solid reason to be- operate against the insurgents.
lieve do not sèrre our way of life and thought, and propose to came into being rerely for the purpose of
The bandits
stolen trucks and
ли
in two Army”,”"
escaped
une jeep, all
co-
An officia! statement today confirmed the appointment of Colonel W.H. Gray as Commis sioner of Police for the Malayan Federation. He former In- spector General of Palestine Police-Associated Press.
Big Clean-Out
D
Was D
D
ter.
VEST-POCKET WAR IN MALAYA
Kuala Lumpur, August 9.
011
clucißcation,
used."
Bri-
M. Henri Ingrand is Jubilant about the adverse rate's demise. It alther discouraged Americans and other foreigners from coming here or tempted them to change their money on the black market, "France is perfectly equippest to take caro of an increase, despite shortages of such foods as fats, sweets and bread," In grand said.
mx ather doctrices" pemlclous publisher of a newspaper, a gov- damaged hotels have been refur.
So far Malaya's state of emer- can operate. Both are issued by verument
Ninety-six per cent of the war- blahed And new furniture and have been installed. The will give them priority on foods which are scarce.
Tourists will also receive a special petrol allowance, although the Government has cut out all pleasure driving for the French themselves.
Under the new act the opera- tor of a printing press must get government license, and the
ernment permit, before eliher
Chief Secretary, has resulted in the falling the Federation Nancy
one editor and his staff, the the second ranking British officer મ #uspension of his Communist in the Government, "in his dis- A vost-pocket war is under way in Malaya.
newspaper, and the arrest of a cretion." Likewise, it is up to Ipoh, August 9.
British and Gurkha soldiers, destroyed in the war. Two large-scale operations
The reporter for and her paper. All the same officer to revoke license within a period of 10 days the Royal Air Force, the Royal guerillas, until they are starved were arrested, not under the new or permit when he wants to,
but under the generali have cleaned out a notorious Navy and Malayan police are out and the British net tightens, press law,
forth pretty much "state emergency" powers, Prescribe The Language hide-out of Communist ele-striking hard to destroy Com-san sally
where they want, a
their which gives police the right to ments at the foothills of the munist guerillas,
field of operations being arrest anyone for anything they
Back To Normal The main Camerons Range, to the
British
The Chief Secretary also may say definite
restricteri by pver-widening deem dangerous, evidence has been found that military and police action.
prescribe the language in which cast of Kampar, Perak State.
The editor wara Chinese, Liew the newspaper shall be printed, region by food shortages following The Riviera, worst-hit of any As officer-in-charge of these the guerillas-who launched a
More Suspicion. Yit Fun, Selangor state. repre- and may require a bond to secure the liberation, is now attacks the success series of terrorist
sentative of the Malayan Com-payment of any penalties which back to normal in essential sup- reported operations, much of gained was due to the leadership May-planned to seize control
munist party and editor of the may be imposed upon the pro- plics. The big hotels, with few avowed organ of the party, the prietor or editor of the news exceptions, were not too badly Min Sheng Pou.
this
crdinance or un- damaged. The few destroyed have paper under der any other written law," Entire Stoff Imprisoned
not been rebuilt because the Gov Any person
son disagreeing with ernment has given priority, to the Chief Secretary's decisions those which can be repaired. After Liew was arrested, police can appeal to the Government's Hotels af Deauville on
the newspaper office, senior officer, the High Commis-
in
of the district police offerr. Mr. of the country. KW, Gray, holder of the Military Responsible authorities reckon Cross, won in France in
France in 1944.
on
But
and
the
theralded
the
Singapore, August 9. An Indian leader declared here that
mere suspicina has been the the total gueril strength-om-basis for the arrest by British Mr.
Gray, aged 28, comes from clat statements 1er to them as authorities of a large number of Bridgehouse, Wakefield, York-"the enemy"-at annut 4,000. A Indians under emergency regula- shire,
and
tions his discharge from most all are Chinete
in Singapore Communists. the Army in 1945 he joined the Most of them were in the Com-
Federation of Malaya. unt!-Japanese
Dudh Singh, President of under- Malayan Police. He is married munist 10 a girl of his own town, Norma i ground. Then they were called Malayan Indian Congress, told/closed it down, and jailed the en- sioner. His decision, taken after/coast are operating {
Executivo In the future, Americans com- und inst year regularlyThe Malayan People's Anti-Jap-news conference he is appealing the stair-64 Chinese, Liew was consulting with his
for publishing two Council, is final, the law pro- ing here will profit from the new at the scrum-hal? for anese Army."
Now some reports to the Governments of Singapore convicted
seditious articles, two editorials vides.
free market in exchange, enabling Peruk In rugby games.
Federation say they have changed their name and the
to examine about the withcut
current troubles in The High Commissioner, after them to get at least double the Mr-Gray-
a-party. led-n-
delay. He of_35/to the "Malayan People's Anti- the questioning the appeals | Mainya, and was sentenced to 15 | consulting. his. Executive Council, {.ntumber of francs.they could have
said Thut, police wh
when making the first raid British
the may have to make representations of $500 (Straits), or three more or any printing press from the
months' imprisonment and a fine also muy exempt any "documents received-legally-before. into the hills on July 17. The guerillas operate in
Legrand Faid he hoped the jungles to the Government of India." Leaving Kumpar at 4 a.m., the dank, green Malayan
months' imprisonment in default cperation of the ordinance.-As- British would relax their ban on For the present, the Congress of the fine: party trekked uphill for two and they work in bands ranging from
sociated Press,
tourists to France.-United Press. hours. ball
through
explained, the organisation dense 12 to 200, Their activities so for leader
limit its activities to forest. They spotted a hut below have taken the form of attacks will
pre- them outside which 30 insurgents police station, raids on rub-
Plans include the pro- ings of European and prominent motion of national education and and the abolition
were going through a drill. One ber estales, frankly terrorist kill farations for the day of Indo-
strategic Chinese (usually prominent Kuo-social refor toddy (a favourite
DI
was a Chinese woman.
Having
occupied
of the sale positions, Mr. Gray, gave
leaders), ambushes the mintang
Indian drink.) order to open fire, and the in-passing cars and attacks on food
"We will do our best to make surgents, cut off from their armshops for supplies.
Just how many ground troops our people pollitcally conscious, and supplies in the hut, were routed, losing two killed, Four and police the British are using prepare them for. Malayan no- were badly wounded and seven against them in a security secret. tionhood and for their duo part movement for indepen- rge Probably the figure is around 20,- in the captured together with a large 000. quantity of arms and ammunition. 000, including such famous regi-dence going on everywhere
rest managed to escape, and ments as the Seaforth Highland- Aala," he concluded.--Associated
The Royal Navy patrols Press. police set fire to the hut after ers.
taking important documents. Malaya's coast to prevent rein- In the second attack on the hill forceinent by Junk from Slam or South Chinn. RAF planes area. Mr. Gray, in charge of a patrol the, aki in search of combined police and military party, left Temoh, a town 11 enemy hideouts.
and sometimes attack them with rockets.
miles south of Kampar, at two Ground, aft 'an't sea Bction is o'clock in the morning on July closely co-ordinated.
27.
Dawn Raid
Knowing the insurgents had sentries guarding well-defined paths uphill, Mr. Gray detoured
Volunteer Forces
in
10,000 Boys Stranded
Nanking, August 9,
More than 10,000 Chinese lads of school age from Siam are at present stranded at Halkow, 'n Armed volunteer forces are be-port elty on Hainon Island, it was ing organised to uld police and revealed by the Overseas Affairs troops in routine tasks. Planters Commission here last night, ac- have been armed and organised, cording to an official organ, Special guards have been station These youths were en route to ed on estates. Public registra-China from Bangkok following tion and mandatory use of Identity the closure of Chinese schools in cards will go int
effect.
Plans Slam. to station a spe- are under cial force on the Malaya-Slam sion was reported to be drawing frontier to keca cuerillas from up a plan, in conjunction with slipping across
the Ministry
Education, 10 A new amali eør, equivalent Otherwise, milltary and police provide educational facilities for to the "People's Car" of pre-leaders admit, the initiative re-those youths
Among other war Germany, has been import- mains with the
People's Car For Singapore
Singapore, August D.
cai_classes."
WRY
the border
The. Oversons Affairs Commis-
of
- guerilias. | things, it stated several schools
ed Into Singapore "for the cleri Malaya's jungles are vast and and colleges will be requested to The first of its type out here. terribly dificult to penetrate enroll these overseas students to
possible extent.
Much of the efficient
fullert pre-war the
was|Touter-ÁAP,
it is a four-cylinder 70 British Intelligence system
power French Renault 'Junför.
The car engine is at the rear. while the front part can carry a #pare tyre ́and', luggage. "The petrol consumption is 85 to 80. inlles rullera
The cost of the car is about 1370 each-Rector.
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