The Straits Times, 2 December 1946

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  • 20 1 The Straits Times. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY FICiHT PA<;KS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 218 1 Leaders Object To Concessions The Times Correspondent THE HAGUE, Saturday. TIIFKE is considerable discussion here whether the Dutch Commission-General did not interpret their instructions too freely in their negotiations with the Indonesians. The Dutch Cabinet has decided to put the draft agreement before the House
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  • 248 1 LONDON, Sunday. REVOLUTIONARY plans costing hundreds of millions ot pounds sterling to solve Britain's fuel problem by importing hydro-electric power from Norway have been diapUMtd by British and Is'-.iw.jrian engineers, reports the Sunday Despatch today. Th? current would be relayed by 300-mile long
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  • 89 1 LONDON. Sun Reports from Oslo say today that the Norwegian C'ubine^had approved a propasal to lend Vhalers to Russia for v.si in the Antarctic this year if Russia si^ns the international whaling treaties and agrees to abide by 'ne hunting laws all the oth* m'ions now
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  • 110 1 THE HAGUE. Sat.— Former ministers and military and naval commanders have signed a protest, issued today, against the draft agreed laying down the future status of Indonesia in relation to the Netherlands The signatories include former ministers Dr. L. N. Deckers and Dr. J. J. c. Van
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  • 97 1 BATAVIA, Sun.— Dr. Hutortus Van Mook, in an Order of the Day today on assuming supreme command of the Army and Navy in NEI, in addition to the Lieutenant Governor Generalship, said that the task of the Dutch forces is to protect
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  • 32 1 LONDON, Sat.— Mr. Winston Churchill spent his 72nd b;rthday (iUietly at his home at WWtham, Kent, today. He spent nuvt of the morning reading congia tulatory letters and cables --UJ-"
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  • 57 1 U >MX>N. Sun. The linaiu-.al editor of the Observer write* today that the American loan to British may run out by the end of the 1048 at the present ratr oi expenditure and charged that it still was not being used for iUs primary
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  • 267 1 GREECE TO COMPLAIN TO UNO ATHENS, Sunday. PREECE officially gave notice U yesterday that she will take to the United Nations Security Council her complaint against foreign interference in her civil strife. Premier Constantin Tsaldam left for New York by air today. He has formally notified the Soviet Charge d'Affaires
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  • 46 1 FRANKFURT. Sat. Election campaigning violence, reminiscent of pre-Hitler election street fighting, has flared up in Germany's streets, according to a report by the German r.ews ;»geiwy DAWA. The fighting involves members of the C>nmunist and Christian Democratic Up lon Parties. UP.
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  • 104 1 LISBON, Sun:— r'ree elections in Portugal were demanded at a meeting last night organised by the Movement for Democratic Unity— an illegal opposition organisation when an audience, estimated at nearly 3,000 people heard the most ruthless and outspoken condemnation of Salazar's regime made in public since
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  • 201 1 WASHINGTON, Sunday. rE U.S. Government announced today that it had granted numerous applications made by the soft coal owners to fine striking miners. The Federal coal mines administration said owners were granted applications to assess "pbsentee fines," but it was for the coalowners themselves to
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  • 59 1 India and the United States have just completed an air transport agreement. Under it certain I'.S.- Airlines have certain rights of passage, use <>f airports and power to carry certain categories of traffic in India, while Indian air lines will have reciprocal rights in the U.S. Here Pandit
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  • 195 1 PARIS, Sunday. THE undeclared war in Indo-China may be a factor in bringing about a defeat of Communist hopes of leading the new French government. Moderate and Conservative papers to-day said France's destiny depends on keeping a firm hand there, while the official Socialist paper
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  • 133 1 CAIRO, Sat.— The fact that all the Anglo-Egyptian treaty diflioulties are not yet over is shown by the decisions of the Wafd opposition tc launch a campaign against the treaty and of Egyptian lawyers to strike next wcj'iend. The lawyers decided at a meeting of their
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  • 328 1 CONGRESS STILL FIRM AGAINST MUSLIM CLAIMS The Times Correspondent NEW DELHI, Saturday. MEHRU'S reversal of his previous decision not to ac- company Viscount TVavell to London is widely welcomed here, though it is known that important elements within Congress oppose it. The reversed decision is primarily the outcome of a
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  • 73 1 PEKING. Sun.— A column of 3,000 Communist soldiers ambushed two UNRRA trucks ten miles north of the Great Wall pass >f Kupeikou along th£ PekingChengteh highway a f?w days ago, killing one Chinese driver and kidnapping four other members of the party, including one European, it was
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  • 173 1 NEW GOVT. PROPOSED IN BURMA RANGOON, Sui) rAKIN Be Sein, leader n the Dobama (Burma tor Burmans) Party and a nu-m--ber of the Governor's Executive Council, declared in Rangoon today that the "Democratic National United Front. which he is organising, is prepared to form a new government if U Aung
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  • 56 1 TEHERAN. Sat.— lt is unollU cially reported that ttorce Shah Sayan tribes of north-eastern Azerbaijan have attacked Azerbaijan garrisons i'-i three towns among the mountains w»sl 01 'he capital of Tabriz. Official .<ourres declined to confirm the reports, bin that tribesman were .i i v t i v
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  • 224 2 HAWKERS RIOT IN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, Sunday. THOUSANDS of sidewalK stall merchants in Shanghai rioted wildly on Saturday in a protest against police efforts to curb their business. At least 100 persons were injured. 100 automobiles wrecked, and numerous shops looted or damaeed. The police tried vainly to end the disturbances
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  • 428 2 'New Bomb 600 Times Stronger Than First 9 NEW YORK, Saturday. AMERICA and Britain today insisted that there must be no veto on the disarmament or control of atomic energy, thus splitting with Russia on the basicpoints of the issue. America submitted to the United
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  • 110 2 ROME, Sun:— Death before a firing squad was ordered yesterday by a British military tflimna! for two German generals found guilty of the reprisal massacre of o^O Ital'ans in Rome's Ardcatine caves, little more than two months before Allied troops lloerated the city in 1944.
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  • 51 2 London, Sat:— A Foreign OflT.ce spokesman today denied as "completely without foundation," a New York report that the United States and Britain had threatened to withhold coal and food from the French zone of Germany unless France joined the plan for an economic merger of the occupation zones..—
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  • 112 2 NEW YORK, Sun.— lndia and South Africa were asked here last night to make further effort between themselves to settle then dispute over the treatment of li.--dians In South Africa and reporr progress to the next session of tnc United Nations General Assembly. A
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  • 72 2 WASHINGTON, Sat- Complete scrapping of the U.S. Government's sugar rationing programme was viewed as a possibility by top officials yesterday as a result of a Federal Court suit attacking sugar distribution regulations of the Office of Price Administration. An official said that the suit
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  • 253 2 Iran Premier Takes Up Strong Stand By The Times Diplomatic Correspondent. LONDON Saturday. INFORMATION reaching Lon--1 don leaves little doubt that the Iran Government will soon move troops north towards Azerbaijan. Premier Qawam is resolved t/j make effective his decree of November 21, when he announced "impartial and trustworthy security
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  • 112 2 LONDON. Sat— The Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Committee is to consider the rising rorm of protest over the selection cf the standing inste-ad of sitting design for Britain's statue Lo MM late President of America. The members of the Memorial committee are believed to be reluctant at
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  • 95 2 SYDNEY, (Air Mail)— A £1,--500,000 company with Canadian and Australian capital will manufacture nylon and other textile fabrics at Wangaratta (Victoria) Mr. Ernest Stewart, superintendent of the company, who has arrived from Montreal in the freighter Lowlander In Sydney, said the compan> had taken over a
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  • 70 2 LONDON. Sun.— A reorganized expedition of about 20 persons will leave here tomorrow in i 50--foot covered fishing vessel, the Victory for a five to seven yea: journey to the Amazon and the Brazilian hinterland, the new leader. Mr. D L. Alfred, announced today.
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  • 157 2 JERUSALEM, Sunday. MOliE than 100 terrorists are > believed to have been engaged in an all-night's battle in Jerusalem, according to k statement issued by the Pales •me Government. Several thousand Jew 3 tMßtf inside the curfew area of the city have already been "screened" *rd
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    • 637 2 TENDERS. SALE BY TENDER The Custodian ot Enemy Property, Malayan Union, Invites tenders for the purhase of the property specified hereunder and located at the Nlchlnan Shipyard, Bagan Dalam, and Mitchell Pier. Butterworth. Description Nirhin.in Shipyard. Bagan Dalam, Butterwortb. 3 Landing Barge Hulls (Nos. CEP 1. 2. 7) 14 Landing
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    • 658 2 TENDER BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (SINGAPORE) TENDER NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR O» DISPOSALS FAR EASTERN AREA (MOS, The British Stores Disposal Board, Singapore, is authorised to receive Tenders for the following items: Located at 389 Ml. (R.A.F.) SF.LETAH I Item Sbe No. Cat. 1. A/C Tank Metal 90
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    • 813 2 NOTICES TRADING WITH THE ENEMY OK. DINANCE No. 23 of 1939 CTSTODIAN OF PROPKRTV PROCLAMATION No. 14 ot 1945 Notice is hereby given that any Derson or persons having a claim in respect of property, schedules to whi-ii from time to time appear in the Government Gazette, may inspect such
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  • 398 3 Malayans Enjoyed Trip On Carrier CIXTY Malayans were among 525 civilians for the Far East who arrived in Singapore from England on the aircraft carrier Victorious yesterday morning. Malayans and passengers who wished to pay hurried visits to relatives and friends in Singapore were
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    47 3 Mr. and Mrs. Keong Siew Tong who were married at the Registry Office, Kuala Lumpur. The bridegroom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Keon* Ycok Kee of Penang, is attached to the Public Relations, Office, Kuala Lumpur. The bride was formerly Miss Wong Kirn Thye.
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  • 117 3 SHANGHAI Sun. THE Yangtze River dam, now only in a blueprint stage, will be able to produce 10.500,000 kilowatts of electric power— which is about three times the total capacity of .the Boulder Dam, Grand Coulege and TVA projects, according to Central News, the official Chines news
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  • 189 3 JOHORE, WOMEN'S LEAGUE A MEETING to discuss the iormation of a johore branch of tho Wom?n Service League was held in the Government building, Johore Bahru, recently with the Resident Commissioner, Johore, Mr. E. E. F. Pretty, in the chair. About 50 women of all nationalities who attended the meeting,
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  • 124 3 ON Dec. 8, instead of Radio Ma-, laya's regular Music For Everybody, a symphony concert will be given under the auspices of the Singapore Musical Sonety. This Concert has a very special significance for Singapore and members of :he Society, because it w'll be the fulfilment of a
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  • 75 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Sun. A Women's Service League for Province Wellesley was formed yesterday at a meeting held in the District Court, Butterworth, with Mrs. S. N. King, wife of the Resident Commissioner, in the chair. Representatives of all communities were present and a
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  • 120 3 FE results of the City and Guilds of London Institute Examinations held in April and May, 1946, have now arrived and the lists have been forwarded to the various centres where these examinations were held. Particulars of the City and Guilds Examinations to be held in April
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  • 341 3 POSTAL WORKERS TO FORM UNION Straits Times Reporter |)OST and telc-communica tion workers in both the Maiuyan Union and Singapore are to form a Union on the lir.es of similar organisations In the United Kingdom Draft rules and regulations are at the moment being drawn up by the committee set
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  • 268 3 From Our Own Correspondent BATAVIA, Nov. 30. IN an interview with the Antara Press correspondent at Djocjakarta, Mr. Adinegoro and Mr. Noengtjik, two Kepublican public works officials who arrived from Sumatra recently, stated that there was a lively trade at present between Sumatra and Java, and
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  • 73 3 The Perak Chinese Miners Association have decided to 92$* V nize a Chinese Miners Industrial Co. among Chinese miners in Perak with a view to providing materials necessary for ihe rehabilitation of the tin mir.es. It 's said that the preparatory v ork for V* .ew
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  • 291 3 "GROM MOKE FOOD" SHOW IN JOHORE DASIR Gudang, a seaside village 20 miles from johore Bahru, was the venue of an agricultural show for the mukim of Pletong, in the district of Johor e Bahru, on the Mohamodan New Year's Day Nov. 25. This was the first time that such
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  • 57 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Sun. A Province Wellesley Chinese, who had just sold his possessions In order to buy passag? tickets to China for himself and his family, was robbed of all his money when four °rmed men broke into his house at Bukit Mertajam
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    • 212 3 FRESH EDAM CHEESE OhtiimahU' ot KIM ANN'S I\.\, Orthard Ro-.ul. NOTICE OF REMOVAL MANSERGH TAYLER LIMITED* •td.i.< i ;is fr<\m l*t Drrcmlwr 1946 will hr\— Robinson's Building. Mounlhuttrn Koad. Kuala Lumpur. O Bo* 247 TH. 3290 A Special Offer Urv. Stork Perfect Condition PEARL BARLEY n vacuum pack tins of
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    • 220 3 MJNTEREY O£K«*tt*vLf**l MAff -Of ♦ACEfOWDW. LIPSTICK. PtRFIIMF lOILIT iOAf ROUGE. ETC. ETC <FULI RANCEI J #Au*r/*air re*ru*io ft/anr FtArrgmino ritutv >* re i_/Bit Sole lmportrr« Papinrao Amd Vevil Fml ro«»fl Lock Ys«n« Nothing axes man or woman more than aches caused through bad kidney action.! Thla makes you suffsr from
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  • 27 4 CHAPMAN.— In fond and loving memory of our dearly beloved eldest ■on Royalist who died on the 2nd LJecember. 1944, aged 2 years 5 months.
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  • 1001 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Dec. 2, 1946. School Or Club? Replying to a communication addressed to him by the Singapore Ratepayers' Association in August last, the Colonial Secretary. Mr P. A. B. McKerron, outlined the policy of the Government in regard to the release of requisitioned premises. In the
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  • 133 4 LONDON, Sun. CIXTY-four doctors and nurses th-3 entire medical staff of two London hospitals have been given dismissal notices for refusing to obey an order of Willesden Borough Council to join a trade union Ihe dismissals take effect on Dec 31 and unless they are rescinded,
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  • 39 4 WASHINGTON, Sun. THE U.S. Civilian Production Administration announced today that streptomycin the wonder drug used in the treatment of many Infections and tuberculosis will be available next month through normal trade channels. A .P.
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  • 925 4 An ex-PoW remembers Changi Playhouse Syd Paddington, who was stage manager oi the Playhouse Theatre in Changi Gaol, in the days when the gaol was a prisoner-of-war camp, and who is now on the staff of a broadcasting station in Sydney, wrote this account of how a gallant troupe of
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  • Man In The Street
    • 508 4 IT seems to one who has i known Malaya and its political movements for several years that the present differ ences in the political activities of the several nationalities in Malaya are quite remarkable 1 and might well be borne in mind when the
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    • 180 4 MY application for a permit to import goods from America was refused on the ground that my business was a new one, and as I could not furnish proofs of pre-war importations I could not be granted the facilities to d,> so now. Does the
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    • 231 4 YOUR S.T. editorial "The Labourer And His Hire" was splendid representation of the point of view of fair play from a usually anti-Government biassed newspaper. If the $800-per-month civil servant finds hardship in sup- porting a wife in Malaya and two children in
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    • 128 4 UAVING regard -o transport dlf--11 ttculties today. I think it very inconsiderate of the educational authorities to nuak« Out ram School the centre for the School Certificate Examinations for girls. The majority jf the girls go to school by bus, and they know wnich buses to
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    • 83 4 OINCE the formation of the Anti-Vice Squad, and In spite of jfs promise to deal effectively with soliciting i n the streets and trishaw parades at night, so far no effective measures have been taken This business is allowed to go on unmolested, particularly in the Queen Street
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    • 30 4 CTERIMA MAKERS OF PRECISION WATCHES SINCE 1856 We have a small selection of waterproof watches In stainless steel from $140. Alw stainless steel and gold Ladies watche?. 16, COLLYER QUAY.
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  • 523 5 COLONIAL SECRETARY ON S'PORE TEXTILE POSITION NO NEED FOR RATIONING Straits Times Reporter DRIVATE imports of textiles into Singapore alone during the three months, August, September and October, total over 20,638,000 yards, while many more million yards ordered as relief supplies are on their way further to improve the stock
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  • 213 5 SHARK'S TRIBUTE TO BRITISH From Our Own Corrcspondei.t BATAVIA, Nov. 25. A FAREWELL party whs given at his residence at Butavia in honour of the departing British Army officers and troops by Sutan Sjahrir tlw Republican Premier. "he war brought you here," san Sutan Sjahrir, addressing the Br ish officers
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  • 72 5 from Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Sunday. THE dilCOfWy behind a Chinese trmple in Butterworth of a badly mutilated body with bandl tied to the back with a leather belt formed the subject of an inquiry held by the Butterwoith Coroner, Mr. C. \V. Shorland. yesterday into the
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  • 148 5 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Sun THE acting Governor-General, 1 Sir Edward Gent, and Siugapor'e Governor, Si? Franklin uimson, were present last ni^nt at the festivities of the Selangor St. Andrew's Society at the Selangor Club when about 60.) people were guests of Scottisl<
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  • 84 5 A J ec P Patrol in charge of Mr. H. Hall. A.SP. attached to Beach Road division, arrested three Chinese in North Bridge Road about 10.30 p.m. on Saturday. Two men were armed with two fully loaded .38 revolvers, a Smith and Wesson and a Colt. Thr
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  • 100 5 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. IS a result of congestion of cases and delay in hearing them, the Penang Rent Board may soon have to be enlarged, Mr. C. H. Whitton, President, of the Board, indicated in an interview yesterday. The pressure of work
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  • 374 5 Straits Times Reporter ALL Chilian properties except those for which leases have been obtained and "a few which will be retained as long as powers of requisitioning last' will be vacated within the next few months, Singapore District HQ said yesterday. Latest figures show that
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  • 76 5 AT a meeting of the Sm^apoie Hokien Guild presided over b Mr. Tan Kah Kee, it was resolved to establish the Nan Chiao Girls' Middle School at the recently repaired premises of the former Nanyang Normal School In Kirn Yam Road. There is enough room lor
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  • 88 5 rOR the first time since the Japanese occupation, Mountbatten Road was open to the public yesterday. Popularity of the opening was evidenced by the flow of traffic over the road yesterday. Closed when the Japanese occupation of Singapore took place, Mountbatten Road— then known as Grove Road—
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  • 220 5 From Our Own Correspond Put PENANG, Sunday. rLESS the Government gives a more definite answer within two weeks tc their recent representations for Ihe lifting of the export ban on pearl tapioca, sago merchants in Penang may be compelled to close their factories. This decision
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  • 50 5 Major-Gen. L. 11. Cox, G.O.C. Singapore District, was one of the guests at the St. Andrew's Eve dinner and dance at Raffles Hotel on Friday nlghi. Gen. Cox is the central figure in the picture above which also shows the haggis being brought in to supper.
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  • 372 5 Straits limes Reporter rIE Vehicles Priority Board is satisfied that there is no abuse of the system by which new cars are allotted, but should it be discovered that there is, it will recommend to Government to enforce the same measures as in the United
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  • 302 5 OUR PADI OUTLOOK BRIGHT "pARMEHS througncuC V Malaya should be congiaiulated on the splendid efforts they have made and are still making to plant up ail available sawah land in the country and for the general support they have given in the Grow More Food Campaign". This was the v
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  • 254 6 Member's Plea In State Advisory Council From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. ADVOCATING free education for Malaya in his speech at the Selangor State Advisory Council meeting held in Kuala Lumpur recently Mr. Khoo Chin Keat said this was the only way to equip the
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  • 169 6 Popular Army Officers Leave Taiping From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Sunday. ONE of the senior Indian military officers, who since hio arrival in Taiping with the 7th Indian Division has identified himself with the social and sporting life here, Lt.-CoJ. Mohd. Usman, is shortly leaving for India. Educated at Oxford
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  • 35 6 MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Ninetythree Japanese war criminals have been executed since the war trials began in Rabual, the Australian Army headquarters announced today. Ten have teen executed by shooting and 83 by hanging.— U.P.
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  • 49 6 Prom Our Own Correspondent. MUAR. Sun. COR selling one kati of pork, r lean and fat, at $2.50 which !s 50 cents abov e th e controlled pr.c?, a Muar pork seller. Lim Thee, was fined $300 by Che Hamid bin Mustapha, in the Muar District Court.
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  • 94 6 BACK PAY TO COMMERCIAL EMPLOYEES From Our Own Correspondent. PENANG, Sun. THE question of back pay for government servants having i crystallised, mercantile employees are awaiting move by mercantile firms in granting them a similar payment. Mr. N. Ponnudurai. President of the Penang Clerical and Administrative Staff Union, said today
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    • 183 6 HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE m.v. "VANDERHELST" Loading at Singapore appr. 14 th December For AMSTFRDAM ROTTERDAM. PORT SAID and ADEN Cargo for ANTWERP li also acreptrd. Calling at further Continental ports if sufficient inducement offers. Apply to: NEDERLAND LINE 41, Robinson Road Tel: 7128 THE HO HO'!G MLAMSHIP CO. (1932)
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    • 332 6 •F 1 A r PTT A V lla ir 2 4 l5 6 30 9:io iAi^ X Phone 3 400 YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE < 'V^P«M^ w '^blb^b^bh b^bf OPENING TO-MORROW Have you ever been in Trouble in Paris? So were these girls Terrible Trouble! fTho 20,000,000-READER NOVEL Brought
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 681 6 Todays deal, played in a team- West had the queen singleton— of-four match, raised the single after which he entered dummy question of "the best percentage." with the diamond ace and finessed North, dealer. against the heart queen. The Both sid;s vulnerable finess? succeeded, but unfortuna'ely the queen was too
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  • 563 7 Malayan Market Quotations Share quotations as at Nov 29 according co me Malayan eraieOroLen Association (Singapore) were m foL'ows: Bayer Seller Alexandra Sriekvorks Ords. ISO »2 00 Alexandra Brickwork! PreXs. 2.9 C 8.10 Brit Malay* Trust** Executor 00. 00 1.00 Consolidated Tin Smelters Ord. 32/0 25/--do Prefa. 26-0 28/6 Eauern
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  • 105 7 I A BIG Lancashire cotton firm in_ I tends to withdraw its cottongrowing industry from Egypt and re-establ'^ it in Central Australia. A subsidiary company, British Australia Development Property Ltd. with a capital of £10.000 has been formed in Sydney. The company intends to grow
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  • 1188 7 Weekly Market Review From Our Market Correspondent JHE melancholy air in the local produce market was cleared during the week by the fresh activities, and the outlook for rubber, pepper and coffee was cheerful, although other commodities were still down in depression. Sago pearls have been
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 446 7 PRESIDENT LINE Sailing* NEW iORK rta India and Mediterranean Port*. MOUNT DAVIS Godowns 33 34 MOUNT ROGERS Loading Koads S.S. MARINE FALCON due Jan. 12 for Madras and Bombay. returning San Francisco vU China FARES: Ist. Clan tn Madras 527« Dormitory 234 3rd. ClaM a 138 lit. Claas to Bombay
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    • 274 7 ELLERMAN PORT FORK Fot New York At God l» SAMTWEED For Halifax and New York Due Singapore Der. 27 KLAVENESS LINE. FOR PACIFIC PORTS Battlng» lo I* resumed Shitnn Agrnts: McALISTER CO., Spore LTD. PHONES 72J7— 5<*6 S'lver Line KERR STEAMSHIP CO.. iNC NEW YORK GENERAL AGENTS SAILINGS To New
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 108 7 RADIO MALAYA Singapore RED NETWORK (Chinese St luaun 225 metres; also 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 4.32 5 megacycles per second (61 metre bant]) and 7.45 pan. to 9.30 p.m. 4.78 meg?cTcles per second (61 metre band) BLUE NETWORK: (Malaj Eng ush 485 mer es; also 12 p.m. to 2
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    • 114 7 Men and music; 9.15 p.m. to lown on two pianos; 9.30 p.m. News; 9.45 p.m. Talk; 10.00 p.m. In musical mood; 10.30 p.m. Salute to rhythm; 10.50 p.m. Test match commentary; 11.00 p.m. News headlines and close down: 8.8.C 4.30 p.m lo 10.4.'. p.m. GSV IG.S4 and 13.93 metres; 10.45
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    • 152 7 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High Water; 4.48 a.m. 7 ft 3 in; 3.46 p.m. 7 ft, 6 in, TOMORROW: Hi*h Water; 5.57 am 7 ft. 4 in; 5.12 pjn 7 ft. 4 in. sun-.mary; 9-00 p.m. Navy mixture: 9.30 p.m. Radio rhythm club: 10.00 p.m. 8.8.C. Welsh orchestra; 10.30 p.m. Radio
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  • 438 8 Sembawang Lose Three-one THE S.R.C. (Eurasians) qualified for the Victory Cup final 1 when they beat RNAS (Sembawang) fey 3 l at Jalan Beitar Stadium yesterday. A replay, the game fell below expectations, The cup-tie atmosplhere was present, but thrills were scarce. 7* The conditions were
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  • 406 8 POSITIONS in the Home football leagues up-to-date are: Third division tables are unchanged. I N'.> MtcttM were played In the league v, F A. Cup matches. Goals P. Vv D. L. P. A. Pts Liverpool 17 10 4 3 40 22 24 Wolves 18 11 2
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  • 63 8 Krom Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Sun. nURAK'S hockey XI to play Negri I s tnbilan at Ipoh on Saturday was chosen after a most disappointing state trial yesterday, when Probables drew one-all with Possibles. The team is as follows: Mohamed Isa; Matnor. Hira Singh; Hamid,
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  • 32 8 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT. Sun. Johore beat Batu Pahat four coals to one in an inter-district game of soccer yesterday, when they met at Johore Bahru on a waterlogged field.
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  • 193 8 TN a thrilling fight, scheduled for IS 1 round*, at the New World boxing arena last night Jimmy Welch (135 I lbs) scored a tko victory over Golden j Boy (135 lbs) who retired after the! second round A large crowd turned up to see the
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  • 165 8 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA. Sun. PLAYING in a continuous drizzle tbe Negri hockey team, with four reserves, were lucky to share honours in a goalless draw with Malacca, here yesterday. Malacca forwards enjoyed territorial advantage for two thirds of the game but wet surface and determined
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  • 105 8 'I VIE Combined RAF. team to meet i the Army in Wednesday's tournament Rugby match at Jaian Besar hu been selected as follows: Sgt. E. Twissel (Seletar); Lac. J. J. Peet 'Seletar), Lea. W. Bumell (Seletar), Set. A. P. Fletcher (Seletar), Pit. E. J.
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  • 68 8 LONDON, Sat. Rugby Results were: Blackheath 24. Bradford 16; Guy"s Hospital 11 Coventry 8; London Irlir0, London ScottVi 17; Old Merchant Taylors 3, Cambridge U. 28; Richmonr 3. Gloucester 15; Ro:slyn Park 9 Middlesex Hospital 17; Wasps 12. OW Alley nlans 0; Cheltenham 3. Aberavrr 14; Barnstaple 3.
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  • 287 8 'M older' The Umpire EVEN America, where cricket is played very little, is taking some interest in the Test match.. Following is a message, dated London, Nov. 30, sent out by American newsagency, United Press, for American newspapers: "Alas, after all that propaganda about. 'Britons playing the game for the
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    43 8 Seward, Rest winger, kicks for touch as Quayle. his opposite number on Scotland side, moves up to tackle in the annual rugby match which Scotland won by eight points to six with a last-minute goal on the padan on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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  • 860 8 From Norman Preston. Reuter's Special Correspondent BRISBANE, Sat. ALL England can show after ten hours of honest toil and sweat without blood and tears is the capture of the first five Australian wickets for 595 runs. Some may blame the tourists' bowlers, others will point
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  • 119 8 E BRISBANE. Nov. 30. .NGLAND and Australian flayers praised the medium fast bowler Alec Bedser at an informal reception fiven by the Queensland Government here tonight. They regard him as worthy to rank with the best Test bowlers of his type, falling only a trifle short
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