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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 0, 1948.
ARMY AND POLICE BEGIN NEW MALAYA COMB-OUT
Singapore, August 4,
Army and police tonight began a new comb-out of the Kulim area in South Kodah-the north- wostarly State of the Federation-after the murder of an estate manager in kis home this afternoon.
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Gurkha veterans of the Burma jungle campaigns, meanwhile, thrust forward in Kalatan, 100 miles to the south-east, reaching Pulai, the ⚫ Communist stronghold, where the insurgents hoped to proclaim their first Republican State. Insurgents, armed with ma-, Night trains between Penang, chine-guns, had ambushed an northern Malaya, and Singapore advance column three miles are to be fitted with
radio for north of Pulai yesterday and reporting terrorist attacks.
Two Chinese women wounded killed one Gurkha.
of the by a rocket Bred accidentally estate killed yesterday, Mr. K. A from a Spitfire as it took off from Burnham, wan lying down read-an airfield here have died in hos- ing a newspaper after lunch in pital, bringing the death roll in his house on the Bukit Sidim
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accidents in the past Estate when a Chinese walked in four days to four, all women,
The Royal Air Force author!- and shot him through the back of the head.
ties are investigating the inci- dents, believed to
have been caused by a short circuit in the rocket-firing equipment.
The British manager
The British 'nasistant manager heard the shot and fired at the escaping gunman, but did not know whether he had hit him.
British forces, following Spil- Are attacks in lower Perak, bave seized considerable quantity of arms and ammunition and cap- tured 38 prisoners, later releasing 16 of these, it
wes announced today,
Now Police Chief?
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An Informed source in Lon- don said today that the Colonial Office has invited Colonel W. N. Gray tako charge of Malaya's police force to help the Colonial Government crush the resistance movement. Colonel Gray, one-time Inspec-i Trains To Have Radio
tor General of the Palestine In a battle in Pahang yes. police, is understood to have se- terday, troops killed one cepted the job conditionally. guerlila and captured four Colonial Secretary Arthur others.
Creech Jonca In June ordered -Malaya has ordered 1,500 Sten | Col. Gray to the British colony Kuns from Britain and is enquir-to reorganise the police force no ing whether she may have about that it could combat the guerilla 2.000 Australian Owen guns, Mr. movement more effectively. C.W.D. Hall, the Police Commis- sioner of the Federation, apid
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today.
One hundred Sten guns flownsend Col. Gray on a from Australia are being distri- buted, Mr. Hall added.
The Owen gun is an Australian- designed automatic weapon de- veloped during the war. 11 is similar to the Sten gun.
his retur last month. Colonial Office chiefs pondered for some time over whether to new mis- sion-this time to the West African colony, the Gold Coast, where widespread opposition to the local government culminated in major riots early this year.
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sening situation in Malaya pre- sumably caused the Colonial Once to change their minds about thin new mission, inv stead, they have asked Col. Gray to go back to Malaya to become Commissioner of the Federation's force.
Between 300 and 400 ex- Palestine police officers and mon will be flown to Malnya to help him in his new job-lt he ac-. erpts it during the next month. The first batch of approximate- ly 100 will leave this week, a Colonial Once spokesman said.-- Reuter and Associated Pres.
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Manila, August 4. The U.S. Allen Property Ad- ministration, working to wind up its work in the Philippines soon as possible has announced the transfer of 20 farmer Japan- properties throughout the Philippines worth U.S.$500,000 to the
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JAMES CAGNEY watche narrowly white Richard Conta examines Top Becret papera. Conta plays a Gar- man spy in the ranks of the U.S. Intelligance. The film also marks Annabella's re- turn to the screen after long
absence, (20th Cent, Fox).
THREE-THEATRE SHOWING: A movie deal unpre- cadented in Hong Kong has bean signed between the local re- presentatives of Warner Bros. First National Pictures Ino, and the managers of the Queen's, Lea and Alhambra theatres. The agreement provides that the Warner Bros. production, "Life With Father." will be shown im theme threw theatres simultaneously later in the year.
The deal was finalized during the visit to Hong Kong of Mr. A. L. Caplan, Supervisor for Warner Bros. F. I. Pictures,
AL Inc. (China and Hong Kong). In the plcture above are Mr. C. 8. Rosselet (Alhambra Theatre, signing), with Mesars. I. H. Yuan (Lee) and 8. T. Wu (Queen's) on either alde, Mr. Captan and Mr. J. E. Dagal, local representative, are also in the picture.
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"WHISPERING CITY" (Queen's). [but is injured In an automobile Star: Helmut Dentina, Mary crash. The "ellmax" is a re- Anderson, Paul Lukie.
markable wallow in an exchange
Story: Bad-boy Helmut Dan-of identifies. tine has a sympathetic role here
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which he has needed for a long "STRANGE TRIANGLE" (Lee). Lime. Hd play a young com- Stara: poser in Quabes who is persund-Foator. od that he killed his wife in a
Btory: Told in flashback form, drunken moment; As a fee for the story concerns a veteran, silence on the part of his sponsor Sain Crane (Preston Foster) who he is told to kill a girl reporter discovers a $3,000, deficit in the who has become a meance to the books of a bank. The owner of well-being of the sponsor, Albert the bank in the brother of a Frederick (Paul Lukas). He falls friend, ond the wife in love with the girl (Mary An- the owner
a friend, anyway, derson) after his three attempts When the owner, Matthews (John at murder are unsuccessful, and Shepperd) tries to cover up Sam together they plan to expose Fre- helps him, on condition that the derick. (Distributed by Eagle money goes back into the bank. Lion).
Mrs. Matthews (Signe Hasso) (s determined that it won't. When Matthews learns of her Duplialty he shoots ber, and Sam is "brought in" for her murder, (20th Century Fox).
"Whispering. City”
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13 RUE MADELEINE" (King's). 'Stare: James Gagney, Anna bolla.
Btery: This waritime thriller was good drama and excellent propaganda when it was made, but it has lost some of its punch and purpose non
Bob Sharkey,
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operato in Occupied countries when he learns that one of his most trusted men la a German spy. Nevertheless
that στους Richard Conte, Latimore) is sent overseas, and warned
about Kuncel (Conte). Kuncel kills the other man, and Sharkey, informed by radio, les to France himself. When their mission is nil but ac- complished, Sharkey and Suzanne are trapped and Sharkey is taken to the sinister houre on 13 Rue Madeleine. Sometimes it is hard to believe
that prybody could even act as tough Cogney. (20th
Century Fox)..
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MARY ANDERSON and Helmut Dantina in a roman- tle moment, fram "Whisper- Ing City." Mary Anderson was once tented for the role of Scarlett O'Hara, In this film she plays a newspaper girl who uncovers atory that endangers her own life, (Dist, by Engle Lion),
CINE MODDITIES.
ROBERT MITCHUN was elect- ed an honorary member of the Eugene (Oregon) Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartets while on location near there for RKO Radio's "Rachel,"
THE CHICAGO Brunette's Club, which is dedicated to the propo- sition that the brunette in mightier than the blonde, has offered to meke Laraine Day its only film star member if she decides to adopt... permanently the black.......... tresses she wears as the heroine of RKO Radio's "Tycoon."
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