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Gurkhas' Gun Battle With Terrorists

Guards Brigade Prepares For Embarkation

Singapore, August. 18.

Raiding police and Gurkhas killed six uniformed guerillas in a gun battle with 40 armed Chinese in Central Malaya today while further south four Chinese were killed when police drove off an insurgent attack,"

Armed Chinese ambushed a bus at Kampong Luos,

in Kedah State, killed a Chinese passenger and wounded three others.

In other attacks early today and lato last night, tor-

· rorists killed one Malay and two Chinose,

It is realised that a number of The press and publle today welcomed the posting of the them will not have been in the will they be Second Guards Brigade to the tropics before nor troubled peninsula, bringing familiar with the type of coun- the British forces to their try in which they will be stallon- highest level since just after They will leave England in the liberation. The Secretary their regular battle dress but of the United Planting Asso-will land in Malaya in jungle or clation commented, however: (tropical kit for which orders have "Until such time on the plant- been placed for immediate issu: er can be relieved from the in London. Many of the 4,000 mei job of protecting the lives of will be leaving their families he- his staff and himself, we can-hind in Britain without knowing not say if these reinforcements when they will see them again. will be adequate":

No estimate can be given on how long it will be necessary to keep the Brigade

from away home

He disclosed that

several hundred Sten guns and hand grenades had now been issued to planters.

12 Dead In Train Mining

Balgon, August 16. Twelve pasicngare Word killed wher

Balgon- the Phantlet train was mined be. tween Beinhon and Prang. bom, Indo-China. last night. Observers hera connected the incident with a fresh out. break of activity by Vietminh guerillas coinciding with the third

Ird anniversary of the first Vietnamese

Government's formation.

Strict security measures were enforced today, espe cially in the Balgon arep, where for two successivo nights there has been rifle firing on the outskirts of the town.---Router.

US Builds More Ships

Washington, August 18.

The Maritime Commission has

and

CHIANG'S SUDDEN RETURN

Nanking, August 19. Important political and economic discussions are ex- pected to begin in the capital today. following

President Chiang Kai-shuk's unexpected return from the summer capital of Kuling last night. ...

Madame Chiang did not accom- pany the President, who arriver with General Yu. Chi-chik, Chief of the Military Affairs Bureau Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, and Mr. Chans Shao-yuan, Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan.

It was

authoritatively denia: that President Chlang's retur: was prompted by a desire to pra- claim a national emergency at ar early date, for which one oficin sold there was no need,

Another hith Government offi. cial said there was not truth in the Chung Hua Times report, assert- ing such a proclamation imminen to permit President Chiang t abrogate ordinary Parliamentar processes for the passage of urgent reforms, and thus rule by decree.-Reuter-AAP

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.

Ancillary unite, such Transport, Bignale and Medical Powerful commercial In. units, to accompany the

Bri. terests have asked the Federal gado may be self-contained or Malaya Government to deciare, Supplementary to the Army for Insurance purposes, whether establishment already existing the uprising is an Insurrection, in Malaya. a rebellion ar." R WAT, • Gov.

Many of the detalls of the plan ernment spokesman, conflemed have yet to be worked out. A today.

large transport

Tenders are invited for the must be made Some Insurance companies available for the troops and their awarded US$32,000,000 for the purchase of the unserviceabl construction of three passenger-Steam Tug "Carmen Moller facing heavy cialms think the equipment. situation has become more than The 4th Hussars, who have also enrgo ships for round-the-world a state of riot or civil commotion. been assigned to Malays from service. The vessels will be built as she lies at the Government

Slipway, Yaumati. Shipbuilding From London, Reuter reported Britain, are leaving their base at by the New York

of Camden, New that tropical kit is already being Colchester, Essex, tomorrow night

Tenders should be submit- issued to men of the Second Bri-

to embark at Southampton on American President

operated by the

Lines, Santed in triplicate to the Direc gade of Guards who are due to Friday in the 11,080-ton British

tor of Marine, Hong Kong, re- leave for Malaya at the end of Indin liner Dilwara for their voy-

Francisco.

the Ministry The Commission action is an presenting August, - Although the orders juge to Singapore-Reuter, came through only at the week-

Important step in building a post- Transport, before noon on Fri- war merchant marino adequate day, August 27, 1948. to meet the nation's need for London, August 18.

trode and national defence.

Particulars:- Moscow Radio tonight describ→

The Commission ed the British action against the ships to be ready for service in expects the Malay terrorists as "wholesale

is designed to 3 cars. Each murder in cold blood and gene- cice sponsored by shareholders 10,000 tons of carge at 19

carry 228 passengers and about the rubber and

knots. companies" "What is now taking place in The Goverment will pay a cor- Malaya is a

struction subsidy disgrace to man-

of 44.05 per kind" the commentator con- cent of the cost, roughly US$14,- tinued. "Malayans do not want to 000,000. It will also pay for so-

end, no tine is being lost getting Moscow Comment

4,000 men ready for em- barkation,

tho

Four Wacks Voyago. The bulk of the troops are ex- pocted to go by sea in an Army transport-a voyage

of about four, weeks-but come special untts may go by air. Advance of fiders may go ahead by air to ar

range for the arrival of the Bri

gade

the

be British alaves.

tin

"As it was thought ilkely that the

a penalty they are being General Officer In command of

destroyed by all possible means. of Kenl. Brigade-yat unnamed from primitive methods will fly to Singapore to be ready ping to modern methods of bom- to receive his Brigade on their

bing of peaceful communities": the arrival by esa..

spooker sald.

in

"The British Portlus Plintes, The names of possible com Labourite administrators manders for the mission were be- Malaya and tle scalp-hunters lieved today to be under dis- from Sarawak are all equally in cussion at a special meeting at the pay of the mine and planta- the War Office. Whoever will be tion owners”, -Reuter, chosen will automatically come under the overall direction of General, Bir Niel Menthuen -Ri- chie, Commander in Chief South East Asia Land Forces.

Crack Battalions

of

The three battalions making up the Brigade the 3rd Grenu- diers, the 2nd Scots and the 2nd Coldstream-are

all crnek

Italian Warships In Toulon

Paris, August 18, Fourteen Italian warships. in- balcluding two cruisers, have been

called "national defence features" to be built into the ships.-United Press.

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Twinscrew with two coal fired single ended boll- ств

Length: 340 feet Breadth: 20.0 ft. Depth: 12.4 'It. Gross Tonnage 308: Nett Tonnage 20.

Further particulars and per mission to view may be obtain- ed from the Engineer Super- intendent, Government Slip- way, Yaumati

The successful tenderer will be required to pay the pur. chase money at the Marint Office within 48 hours of being advised of the acceptance of the tender.

The Ministry of Transport The Undersigned have, re-does not bind Itself to accepi ceived instructions to sell by the highest or any lender. Public Auction on

1

J. JOLLY,

FRIDAY, August 20, 1948

Director of Marine

⚫ commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Rooms

Marine Department,

inlions, with distinguished war recorda although a number of the transferred to the French Fleet No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon. Hong Kong, August 18, 1948. nien now in them have enlisted the Italian Peace Treaty, tha A Fine Collection of Valuable

since the war.

in accordance with Article 57 of

French Marine Ministry announ The 2nd Battalion Coldstream red today. Guards and the 3rd Battalion The ships are at anchor in Grenadier Guards both served Toulon harbour awaiting reton- with the British Expeditionary version, Force at the start of the war and later fought in North Africa and

Italy.

the two 3,700-ton

Household Furniture

comprising:-

They aro

Singer Hand Sewing Ma- cruisers, Attiglio Regolo, renamed chine, Singer Treadle Sewing Chat Urenault, and Scipione Machine, Cabin Trunk, Ward- Africano renomed Gulchen. robe Trunk, Electric Hot Plate, Four torpedo boat destroyers Indian Carpets, Table Fans, 1.700 tons and 1,800 tons the Carved Teak & Camphorwood Mitraglier renamed Jurien de Desk, Typist Table, Book Cases, la Graviere, the Volito renamed

The Second Battalion of the Scots Guarde were in Egypt at the start of the war. They later served in North Africa and Italy and as part of the British libera-Due Pierre, the Legionarin, now Ice Chests, Sideboard, Glass ton army in Europe.

culled Dúchaffoult und "the Cabinets, Dining Tables, Chairs, Until their new orders arrived, Oriani renamed Dessing.

Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, the 3rd Baltalion Grenadier One dispatch ship, first class, Chest of Drawers, Low Boys, Guards were on guard dutica at formerly the Eritrea is now the Fire Screen, Chesterfield Suites, Windsor Castle, where they are Francis Garnier.

now being replaced. The Battalion Scots Guards

2nd

One tanker Tarvision, are at named Garonne.

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Next term begins Sept. 8th. Also vacancies for European boys and girls.

Dalton plan.. Small classes.

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Duty in the jungles of Malaya will be something new to add to the brilliant regimental histories of the Guards. Until now, they have rarely served east of Egypt.

Spacial Lessons

MRS. TAIT IN TROUBLE

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Marseilles, August 18.*

Mrs. Richard Morrow Tall landed at Marseilles tonight in her fight around the world in a small plane, but" airendy" in

Batween now and the day of troublar their departure, the men of the At Marignane air fleld where Brigade, who are acknowledged she landed at 1712 GMT, her among the best soldiers in Bri-plane showed up with mechanical tala, are expected to receive trouble. that might keep her special instructions on their task grounded until Friday-Associa In Malayu,

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