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RED MENACE IN SINGAPORE Tathay Pacific
Whispering Campaign On Threatened Uprising European Women From Batu Senior
Arang Evacuated
Singaporo, July 14. ·
Police and troops in a 16-hour operation in the Baling area of Kedah today burned down eight houses occupied by Communists. An armed Chinese was wounded during the raid." One man who tried to escape into the jungle was fired on. He was seen falling down a precipice and is believed to have been killed.
In Kuala Lumpur, it was Sir Franklin Gimson, the is- announced today that, in spite Jand's Governor, is armed with crisis powers ap- of the present terrorism, there sweeping new
ricet this are only two strikes in Malaya proved yesterday to both on Johore rubber estates threat if it maleriniiaes. and involving only 78 workers.
The Free Press reported that terrorists ralded the village of Ulu Yam. 50 miles from Kuals Lumpur and killed five villagers before they got away.
The paper sald that the police slation was not attacked.
The terrorists killed three men and one woman auth wounded two others one of whom died later. The paper said that most of the villagers 'fled into the jun- gles.
The Governor-in-Council now as authority to suppress or mod. ly any or all provisions of the written law, impose " curfew, detain any person for two years, restrict individual movement ano hold secret trinis.
Women Leaving
Meanwhite. tico evacuation of women and children from threatened areas in Malaya con- tinues.
All but three European women
huve been evacuated from
the
Clandestine Radio Seized
Bangkak, July 18.
A clandestine radio station has been uncovered by the police here in a school. The station was transmitting mee- sages of a commercial charac-- ter to Hong Kong, Singapore and Saigon.
The police balleve that 12 mera clandestine radio stations ar in operation in Bangkok. Clandestine stations are more widely used by the Siamese public because of their greater efficiency.- Agence France-Press.
US Bid For NEI Trade
Officers Arrested
Shanghai, July 15. Four high-ranking Shônghai- Woosung Garrison Command officials were taken into cus- tody yesterday for alleged In- volvement in black market activities, according to Chinese press reports today.
They inclucted Col. Chang Yah-min, Chief of the Economic Affairs Department, the reports Defilet).
The four, offleers, whose duties were chiefly to look after the finance and commodity markets and to curb disturbances in the economie situation here,
were alleged to have themselves per- petrated all kinds of economic offences, including speculation in the share market. transactions In gold bars and American dollars and manipulation of cominodity prices,
According to information re- New York, July 14,
Na- ceived by the Ministry of The formation of an Ameri- tional Defence, the officers #m- can-Indonesian Corporation to sand great fortunes for them- ald in the development of the 1selves. They are now expected to economy of the Indonesian Re-be sent to Nanking for inves- public was announced today, tigation.-Reuter,
Despatches from Ipoh torlay Batu Arang coalfields to Kual sald a joint military police patrol Lumpur, the Federation capital, killed two Chuese Communist and child refugees from Pahang by Dr Soemitro, the Repubile's guerillas during a raid on a Com-state arrived safely in Singapore. financial representative in New munist hide-out.
Police and troops made further York. sweeps through the jungle onak Sevnitro said that Matthew The despatches said police be. inhabited. settlements today in Fox, former Vice-President lleva the raided, hide-out-a hut search of Communist terrorist International Pictures, would be in the Siputch area, 12 miles responsible for Monday's'attack chairman of the board. from Ipoh-war used as a barejon Batu Arang conkmines and He added that the coporation Mr. Bemal P. Jain, a Calcutta by guerillas who had terroria. Jother outrages,
will be the agent for the Re-merchant, had a $520 taxi trip be- ed the area for months.
K.M.T. Man Killed
Another Ipah despatch Gald guerillas last night shot dead Chan Ming-kong, Kuomintang Party member and shopkeeper at Tan- jong Tualang, 24 miles from Ipoh.
Meanwhile, a whispering cam- paign sprend through Singapore today that the Communists are |about to launch a wave of terror- Ist killings in the heart of this Far Eastern metropolis.
Cuckoo In The Nest
of
Expensive Taxi Ride
San Francisco, July 14.
Among a number of arrests public in the United States for fore leaving here by trana-con- yesterday, police seized Low Wai-selling Indonesian commodities tinental plane en route for India. chong, a wartime commander of owned by the Republic and will Mr. Jan's costly taxi trip was Mataya's underground resistance also act as a purchasing agent to made from Chicago to San Fran- army-Reuter, United Press and encourage private trading-As-claco and took Associated Press.
sociated Press,
FREEDOM OF
SPEECH
ENDANGERED IN CHINA
Shanghai, July 15.
The American-owned Evening Post editorially de- clared today that if the proposed ravision of China's law of publícation was adopted by the Logislative Yuan, freedom of speech would be "almost non-existent in this country.”
of Interior "will be given new lease of, ilfe as supreme press lord."
seven days for the 2,000 miles, Mr. Jain sold he had made the trip by taxi because he thought it would be a good way of seeing the country.
"I just hailed the cab," he said, "and told the driver to go. When I convinced him I was serious, he asked me if I wouldn't mind a slight-delay while he pleked up his wife and brought her along. The three of us had a lot of fun."
Reuter.
Kashmir Investigation
New Delhi, July 14.
King's Winford, July 14.
The paper enumerated the
a The Indian Government is ask- Lubour stalwarts of this provisions of the law whereby
China's ing a five-man United Nations Staffordshire community cover- all publications. "presumably
Commission to make a personal ed their confusion with fitting including foreign news agen-
investigation of India's complaint chivalry today-they've found cies," violating the rules could
Last May 1 the Truth News that Pakistan has intervened in found. out the 16-year-old be banned permanently or for Agency in Nanking was suspend-
was learned unoff lovely they had-acclaimed-So-specified-periods.
ed for a fortnight by the Minis-mi cialist beauty queen at a Party The editorial pointed out there try for alleged violation of the
ally-today It is understood that India is rally is a Conservative.
are two important aspects of the publication law. The same newu thinking of taking back its nine- proposed revision of the law.gency again was reported to be months offer of a plebiscite in Daughter of one of the county's Firstly, the provisions of the law,. due for suspension at the time
Kashmir, since fighting is enumerated, are subject to
Government
United Press.
when the
nost prominent Conservatives, schoolgirl Crystal Nash got into wide interpretation which may edition
may manently banned the the contest preliminarries by miscover any criticism of the Gov- take. She decided to go through ernment or any Government which
the law makes
ot-
con-
Nantinuing in the princely state-
of the Hain Min Pas was charged with pro- propaganda. How-
Communist
with it and won the tile easily Brinis. Serocedure of the ban-ever, the reported "disciplinary
the entire
Meanwhile, newspapers,
at the Rally on Saturday.
Some 3,000 cheered the choice ning of a paper and interpreting action" against the Agency wan -among them Labour War the law an administration crisis, not ordered. Minister Emanuel Shinwell and The full extent of authority is Air Secretary Arthur Henderson.
con vested in the Ministry of Interior With the comment "at any rale and in the local halen (country) she has pluck," local Labour Party officials stuck to the bar municipal and
provincial govern- the gain saying Crystal will get her ments subject to review of prize--n permanent wave paid for
full extent of out of Party funds.-Associated vested in
authority is the Ministry of In- terior and in the local hsten (country) municipal and pro- vincial governments subject to
Press,
New Dutch Government
The Hague, July 14.
Minary of Interior,
of the Ministry of In-
other words, if the Minis try of Interior should declaro a paper has violated any of the. provisions it may ban the cir- The Regent of the Nether-culation of the paper permanent-
ly or temporarily. lands, Princess Juliano, has "Local governments also asked Dr. Louis J. M. Beel, the given wide administrative power Dutch Prime Minister, to form in interpreting and enforcing the a new Cabinet.
law."
The results of the elections showed little change apart from a slight swing to the right and a set-back for the Communists, but the Labour-Catholic Coalition now disposes of about 30 iristead) of G1 scats.
This
is not enough to secure the two-thirds-majority necessary
a constitutional change
Interest therefore centres
and upori
whether Dr. Beel will form a Cabinet
Д broader basis.--
Reuter.
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MARSHALL AID FOR TRIESTE
New Loose
are
The editorial added that if the law is adopted by the Legislative Yuan, the Ministry
CRA AND ECA COOPERATION
Shanghal, July 18.
The Board of Trustees of the Chinese Belief Administratiori have initiated negotiations with the China Ofice of the Economic Co-operation Administration to London, July 14, secure top-level co-ordination Distribution of Marshall aid to the disposal. of relief and rehabi- the Free Territory of Trieste will litation supplies In China, ac be in the hands of the Comman-cording to Chinese press reports
der-in-Chief of the Anglo-Ameri" [1098)* new, Arrangement 'under
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ACTRESS DIES
Touzae, July 14. Margerite Morano, 77, leading French character actress, died nuential Ta Kung Pao in Shang- a month.
several
Chinese early today at her home here of Including the
pneumonia. She had been hal, editorially demanded- Her last flm appearance was thorough revision of the pub-in Sartre's "Les Jeux sont Faite": lication law, taking enforcement made in 1947. She recently op out of administrative hands to peared in a variety programme at Judicial, organs. United Press.
In Paris theatre. United Press.
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