The Straits Times, 7 December 1946

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  • 20 1 The Straits Times niALAYAS LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY FHiHT PACiES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1946 PRICE 11) CKNTS
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  • 454 1 DI( K aud sugar rations are to be increased throughout Malaya this month, and the flour ration will also he increased in Singapore only. The rice ration will be raised to the basis of I l katis weekly per person throughout
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  • 136 1 LONDON. Fri— Warning thai Britain's bread and baron rations might have to be reduced was given in the House of Com.mor.s today by the Food Minister, Mr. John Strachey The present bread ration is 63 ounces of bread or flour a j week per person
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  • 83 1 COLOMBO. Fri— ■Ceylon s Food Commissioner, Mr. K. Valthianathan. is leaving for Sin- sapore today to detail the unsatisfactory food posii tion of Ceylon to the forthcoming South-East Asia liaison officers food conference-. The rice I ration was cut by one-third last the present meagre
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  • 226 1 WASHINGTON, Friday AMERICA'S number of workmen put off their jobs by the continuing coai strike is expected to total more than 2,500,000 within the next week, industrial authorities predict. Meanwhile, President Truman prepared to make a radio appeal on Monday to the striking miners to return
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  • 106 1 SINCE Singapore's textile merchants are overstocked with goods, the Supplies Advisory Board have decided to allow "free" distribution <>l 1,500.000 yards of Govern-ment-imported textiles. This departure from normal practice will bo tried for one month. Prices of the^e textiles will remain a^ Government-controlled hvel. Tn
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  • 58 1 LONDON, Fri. The formei Rajah Muda. Mr. Anthony Brooke, is returning to Sarawak He told Reuter today: "I am leaving England at once at the urgent invitation of the National Union and Dyak Association of Sarawak to consult the wishes of the native communities in
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  • 86 1 BAT AVI A. Fri. lndor.rsia's largest political organization, the Islamic Party, today /ejected the Netherlands Indonesian draft agreement at an Ml Jm Conference in Surakarti. according to Antara. The party, which holci^ eight portfolios in Sutan Sjahrir's Cabinet. announced it will begin an Indies v/ide campaign
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  • 61 1 A Crrman flying bomb of the type whjich caused Londoners much discomfort during the later stage of the war receives a final polish before the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth Road, London, reopens with an exhibition of World War II relics. During the war 41 enemy bombs or
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  • 145 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. rLLOWING are the details of Malayan railway services a-; from Monday, when drastic cuts brought about by the lack of coal come into force Singapore-Penang and PenangSingapore day mails will run •hrice weekly." Nieht mails will run oven-
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  • 141 1 CALCUTTA. Fri.— At least ei<*ht people were killed and more than one hundred injured yesterday as Muslims brought to a close the celebration of Muharram. Most of the deaths resulted wlven police and military forces opened fir? to br^ak up HinduMuslim clashes in the north
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  • 33 1 PESHAWAR, Fri. A report from Kabul says that the Afghan Government is considering a schema for a railway to connect the Torkham outpost en the Indo-Afghan border with Kabul. Reuter.
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  • 180 1 PARIS, Friday. ALL the French party chiefs were summoned to a conference last night in an attempt to resolve the seemingly insoluble Government crisis. The meeting was called by the National Assembly President, M Vincrnt-Auriol, aft?: a day markd by futile balloting in which the MRP leader.
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  • 345 1 LONDON, Friday. A LL the Indian leaders are meeting in a rail-table conference with the Prime Minister, Mr. Attloo, and members of the Cabinet at No. 10 Downing Street tonight, headquarters of both Pandit Nehru, the Congress leader, and Mr. Jinnah, the Muslim League leader,
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  • 188 1 AZERBAIJAN BOKDr.I. 1 If rid REGULAR Persian forced uav« clashed in a sharp baii.e with the forces of the .serinautonomous province of Azerbaijan and captured v tiny frontier village. The Persian Army is now waiting for orders to enter ths province and supervia coming parliamentary elections. A
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  • 62 1 LONDON. Fri. -RAF Tran- 1 sport Command will fly 50 tons of mail each week to overseas destinat ons during the next few ki so that soldi< and airmen may receive greetngs and gifts by Christmas. It will carry nearly 15 ton.s a to 'h e Middip
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  • 31 1 •TFRUSALEM. Frt. Kv< soldiers were Injured, one i th^m seriously, when their jet w s blown op by n mine on ll' way to Half:* today R' k
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    • 66 1 a/rui. HynJLa/rQvrui 6te\tf Uoute need* Westinghousc \S n '.ret brmr *v^vi?^C^s-Ad9 I fl unable to supply all 2 Jk ;^lcS»Bs! J tor I" 1 I iJeli\' jjd^^^^ The (.'oncral Electrical Co., Ltd., Of Knplano. BATTERY ROAD. Telephones 5114 5115 3116 ROAD. TetepnOOM 42Q1 ««2 ii BBACB HTRKn Tctephoae lift] 1■
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    • 109 1 J BACMI O IV TROPICAL TRADERS ff« LTD 41-<' KOBINSON Klttl) Tel. nn IMPORTERS EXPORItRS— GENERAL MtRCHANTS GENERAL DIVISION ve ti tables General Provislun.' Canned Goods "Renco" BisruiM MINING ENGINEERING DIVISION Sole Agents t<>r: Hotkm. Engineering Mining Sc Industrial it Foundry Ltd. Kquipment Lemro Knjinefrine Co. I.rmrol Industrial Trucki James
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  • 205 2 EAST NEEDS CONSUMER GOODS LONDON, Fri. LIBERATED British Far Eas territories and Burma, in I particular, are desperately short oi consumer goods and everything is needed to rehab. litate their peacetime economy, said Mr. A. H. Seymour, chief of the Burma Office Supply Organ sation in London yesterday. Outlining the
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  • 263 2 Three Point Plan Is Laid Down NEW YORK, Friday. DUSSIA and the Western powers, in an unprecedented display of harmony, last night agreed unanimously on the general procedure in formulating and making effective a world arms limitations programme. Mr. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, Senator Tom Connally,
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  • 104 2 JOHANNESBURG: Fri. The new non-European policy of the South African Labour Party was announced yesterday. The statement says: "The Labour Party is determined tri-xt the present capitalist policy and cheap labour shall be abolisned from the country. Th." genera) policy of the Labour Party, formulated
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  • 105 2 NEW YORK. Fri -Russia flatly stated last night that it would not accept San Francisco as the permanent headquarters for the Un.ted N?'ion?. A strong supporter of New York City, the Soviet delegation said that it was willing, however, to agree to Philadelphia The Soviet delegate
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  • 75 2 WASHINGTON. Fri.— Asa f Al:. Minister of Communications in the Indian Interim Government, has been appointed India's ambassador to the United States, according to renorts in Washington, though no oVeial announcement has yet bee,: made. It is expected that this will speed up the United
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  • 205 2 War Minister Supports Pakenham LONDON, Friday. WAR Secretary. Mr. Ferderickj Belienger, was asked a^ the House of Commons toj} iday whether he was awai#^ j when the War Office Financial Secretary, Lord Pakenrutm. (visited "an Army camp in I New Delhi ana addressed the I men, no opportunity was gi
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  • 84 2 NEW DELHI. 'Air Ma J).— The smoking of opium in British India has been prohibited, exception being made only for addicts who will have to produce medical certificates. The Government of India, who are committed to a policy of absolute prohibition of opium smokIng under a Hague
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  • 193 2 NEW YORK, Friday. PE Greek Premier, Con stantine Tsaldaris, d•■ clared last right that he had brought to New York evidence of Yugoslav support of the guerrilla actions in Northern Greece which, he said, have already cost the lives of thousands of men. He added
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  • 172 2 TOKIO, Fri.— For one full week —known as th? "Stolen Week"'the Japanese kept secret from the Indonesians, the defeat ana unconditional surrender of Japan, while the Japanese proclaimed the indepsndence of the Net^d lands li.dies. Major Klaas. A. Deweerd. Royal Netherlands Indies Army, told the war
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  • 126 2 COLOMBO, Fri— A crisis in the administration cl local sell-gov-ernment in Ceylon had ixtn averted following the assuran :c aiven by the Financial Secretarj Sir Oliver Goonatilaka, that he would recommend to the board oi J ministers the aUocation of bio k j grants to local bodies
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  • 70 2 OTTAWA, Thurs— A delegation representing the committee for repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act yesterday termed the Act "archaic." and demanded its repeal during the next session of the Canaduvi Parliament The Resources Minister. Mr. J. A Glen, promised "immediate consideration" of the matter. The legislation
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  • 173 2 LONDON. Friday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Cle- ment Attlee, is to appoint a new minister for the British occupation zone of Germany to ftjpenrise administration on the ">ot and strengthen liaison with 'Me United Stat-s authorities, fol-I'-winß the economic fu !nn of the iAO western
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1323 2 NOTICES. MALAYAN BREWERIES UMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the rr.ni>r Registers of the above Company will be closed from the 1 8th r U> the 31 I December. 1946. Ui' luslve By Onier of Uie Board. hRASER <fc NEAVE. lIMITKU S<-. T'tai ies. re 2nd December. 1946. $150/— REWARD:
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    • 688 2 NOTICES. SALE BY TENDER NO. 1 The Custodian of Property, Smg» pore. Invites tenders for the purchas* of the following: Electric generators (British), approx. 12 nos. from 1.5 KW to 50 KW Crompton Parkinson M<tro. Vlckers etc.. electric motors, apurox. 20 Mi, AC D.C, various sites from 1 HP to
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    • 733 2 TENDERS. P.W.D. TENDER NOTICL^ Tenders will be received at the offl« ol the ExecuUve Engineer, Tampin. up to noon of the 15th December. 1946. for Uie supply of broken granite metal from the 13th, 29Ui and 44J mile Quarries on the Seremban— Gemas Road for period 1.1 47 to 31.12
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  • 915 3 Internees Subscribe To Pay Her Fine TO thousands of Europeans and others who are once again living free and normal lives in Malaya, this i picture of a Chinese eating-shop in Albert Street, Singapore, will bring back memories of the days when they were interned
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  • 178 3 EX-!.YIKKNK.KS an- rallying round Mrs Wee Ek Teck. who was recently lined SIM :m«l her waiter $30, for at Hint; a bottle of orangp pop at lr> cents a^ove the »imtr«>i.d price Mrs. Uco and ncr liusband. th» late Mr. We.- VU Teck, wero members of
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  • 56 3 The Benevolent Fund of the Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers' Un on (formerly the Clerical Union) is now in operation. Membership is open to members of the Union only and application forms may be obtained from the Gener il Secretary at ether 6 Bonham Street or 40 Sze
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  • 271 3 SOLDIERS IN ARMS PIT CHARGE BECAUSE they lefused to join the Indian National Army, seven Indian soldiers who were PoWs in Kanburi camp in October, 1944, worv confined in a disused anv.s pit for several days and frequently beaten. This allegation was made in the War Crimes Court at the
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  • 112 3 rcolU-ct toys and gifts for the Rotorians" Chris" mas Party. i to be hold at thr New World on .D< i- 20. a cinema show v I place at tho Capitol at 9 am toj mormw Messrs. Shuw Bros, have I": 1 ed tho cinemas. a*id
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  • 52 3 Unlawful f a .38 Smith and VVeston revolver, and sion of 36 rounds of ammu nition werp explained to a 21 voar old Javanese. Soekarto bin K< r;> sanni. in Second Police Court yesterday The accused was remanded in police custody, and the case postDoned a week
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  • 93 3 Five Food Control Instectors. nne a Eurasian, and th< others Chinese, appeared befor Mr K. M Byrne in the Tli Police Court yesterday. Claude 1c Souza. Ng Kai Pau and Tens He P were charged with extorting $1,700 from Lim Soow Que^ on Sept 4 at New Br.
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  • 28 3 Th? occupation ot the Nan Hw-i Qirls School by the NAAFI :.s merely temporary, and will erase on March 30. 1947. it is officially announced
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  • 258 3 THE inquest on a Chinese, Chew Yee Chuan. aged 42, who was shot dead by police on jeep patrol took p\ac-3 before Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday. Evidence showed that on the ni-rht of S?pt. 26. following a re. port of an armed robbery
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 222 3 CATHAY A SUPER WEEK-END PROGRAMME! Mam 1.45. 4.15. S 45. SJ« f^^^^^^ I'l'.isr notr linnngN > a^ *«c j^»* a irrui JC*m a^Lr .^■fT^an LETS'SGO J9*Ut» AT MIDNIGHT 70 WE TONIGHT 8/6 SHOW! JL^ *i^W mtBROADHfIr MASTERPIECE f 5 RHYTHQ of gj^^^) Melody J .uWRPBKL SIMMS Grandeur outus nitu WINHINGCR-
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    • 287 3 VISIT HARVEY CO. JSo. 8 Raffles Quay AGENTS for PASKOE'SL? FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS SEWING MACHINES PARTS a L>! i REPAIRS SIN6ER SEWING MACHINE CO. (Inid'poratrd with Ijlmited [.inblllty in USA.) 46/48. PtCK SEAH STREET. OFF MAXWELL RD STORF ll I. 7941 REPRESENTED IN PRINCIPAL TOWNS THROUGHOUT MALAYA Bo
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    • 399 3 DIAMOND JEWELLERY Gem set Jewellery High Grade Creations t>> Master Craftsmen N.tliinc but the lx>st ;ilwn •MaTMttxixniaßioltFjJ^B **r^*'*^.aV Our Special Offer: A pair ol new kh.iki TrouM 1 fall length For Kilhn >«-t I im.irrt si,m\. GIAN SINGH «c CO. 1V.1t., Sint;.p..,r /Vote Available POCKET OFFICE OIARiES tor iQdLIANG BROTHERS
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  • 28 4 fhfi o ai Valberg dud at th" ii" pital al I II p in. mi Burial at Btdndarl cemetery I at 5 p m. K 1., papers
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  • 42 4 Mi lan K< ng Bang und th( the late Mr. Tan Xt i Tan Han Ann i thank all rela'ivei i a.l friend. tor intending 'U.neral. iiiniu vimi.-- BMMiM <if condolence, iii.ral trihiitt-s. etc and loan of cars i Bd I"'
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  • 926 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Dec. 7, 1946. Equal Pay For Women? There was some discussion in our correspondence columns recently on the question of equal pay for women, and it Is perhaps not yet known in Malaya that there i.s much potent ammunition for protagonists of this reform in
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  • 96 4 MOSCOW, Thurs— Pravda said i yesterday that Gen. Mac Arthur j was carrying out an undemocratic policy in Japan "in direct contradiction to the principles of the PoUdam declaration.' It said tha: the present Government was continuing the previous Government's reactionary policy of failing at essential tasks
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  • 193 4 With reference to the letter j published in the Straits Times on j Dec. 3 headed "The Sin Kongsi (Gangsters Of Malacca," the Ntw Company, of 120 Bunga Raya > Road, Malacca, writes to say that I the name of th3ir company Is 'Sin Kongsi
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    • 323 4 THE sentence in your leading" article on the Malay I Nationalist Party in which you say that the M.N.P. ought to be backing up U.M.N.O. instead of opposing it shows how little you know about either of these parlies. The U.M.N.O. apparently ha* j
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    • 217 4 IT is with great surprise fend rr,t a little fear that we, the undersigned, learn that i further demands are being made upon the Singapore Traction Co. by its employee.;. It obviously means that there will be another strike by these restless and
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    • 130 4 Are They Dreaming DRITISH law ha* it that if a wo- man marri:s. sihe and her off. shall take the nationality mf^he man s'r.e marries are In this country qw.to a number of women who married Japanese nationals but are at present at larg?. How they ma>' be laiiHhinc; un
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    • 419 4 All This Before January 1st As an income tax expert of many years in the IK., and incidentally a member of the conference of accountants and the Inland Revenue Board at Somerset U ■■><■ in the matter of P. A Y.E. of salaried workers, I was much interested in the
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    • 259 4 THE tea-money racket for houses has gone sky-high, and in spite of the Rent R<\s triction Ordinance the r^-nt asked is, in many cases, far more than fixed officially. Then there is always a middleman who has to be satisfied; in most cases th s middleman is
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  • 442 4  - Siamese in A Malay State Af. J. DIN By (This article has been contributed to the Straits Times by a Matey merchant of Alor Star in reply to published criticisms of the plight of the Siamese M Kedah. THE Siamese in Kedah mainly inhabit the wilds o! the di3of Baling,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 656 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. ITTON At rTamr*ng Kerbau on 1046. to Claire wile of C. daughter. At KandariK ii pital, Smgnpore on Tliirs(i.iv sth December, ii)4<i. u> Eva. will di I), s Crulckshank, a daughter Ann Tii<- encasement Is am. I ;i\ only tM <>1 the late John w< t and ol
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    • 34 4 A DELIGHT TO THE EYES! THE LOVkJLY AMERICA* LASTEST NUMOUNT RIMLESS GLASSES. Glasses that blend with beauty and ;harprn appearance with clean cut good taste and style. They are cushioned against breakage.. QUALIFIED OPTICIANS.
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    • 17 4 TIGER 1 YOUR ILLS KTJi^ra^> HEADACHE CURE POWDER TIGER BALM ENG AUN TONG THE TIGER MEDICAL HALL
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  • 50 5 Ml 1 ian Mouj> Ci;ou. p aiw.st n Chun; Ch*9g Hi*rh School < rt |<> be hrl.i at IBM Vi<--1 via Memorial Hall tonight. The schools last conc.rt was li M a f w hours before the first lirnhs dronnrd on Sinvnnore on I)
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  • 112 5 SDfOAPORsTs soap manlactur en have been auihor scd by 0 ivcrnmcnt to export uo 'o 100 tons of soap per month. This reverses a regulation which reed the (xport of soap to 50 pet factory per appl cation, and which in cessitated an ex;i:rmit. 'I he
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  • 41 5 The two matinees ot "Lady Stream" on Dec. 10 and 11 al the Victoria Theatre will t.'ke place at 5 p. m. instead of 4 p m. Thr> time has been ri to enable office workers thr play.
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  • 404 5 Lord Tedder On S.E. Asia Defence A START on the £3,000,000 scheme proposed for Changi airfield, Singapore, will probably be made in February. Tenders for the work will be closed at the end of this month. When the airfield is completed, according to the
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  • 94 5 THE price of sweetened con- densed milk In Singapore will MUM down from 50 cents to 45 cents per tin at the end of next week. S veral firms. including Nestles, l:ave themselves applied for th'.s reduction in the Governmentcontrolld price. The drop in price will apply
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  • 62 5 Alleged to have voluntarily caused hurt w.th a pair of scissors to Peng Ah Meng at Covent Garden. a Chinese woman. Goh Ah Chee yesterday claimed trial and bail of $200 was offered. Another woman. Goh Chocn Eng. al-o e'aimed trial to abetting the offence. She
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  • 123 5 From Our Own (iorivspoiidPnt PENANG. Fr;. HEALERS in price-controlled v goods will be required to hold licences as from Dec. 14. £*c cording to a Malayan Union Government Gazette notification, which has just been issued, i Under this notification, person I dealing in regulated articles without
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  • 271 5 THE wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral JfCStdda] of Lt. (S) William Merrick Elderton, R.N., and Miss Eve Constance Owen. Lt. W. M. Elderton, is appointed to R. N. Station Sembawang as Deputy Supply Officer and is the son of the late Mr. M. B.
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  • 63 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Fri. THE Colonial Secrctvy stated in the House of Commons that dur ing the period ended Feb. 15, 1942 I the Custodian of Emniv Pro- perty in Malaya received 5960.429 and disbursed SI 09 982. Tut Custodian's receipts from Sept. 15. 1945. to
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  • 106 5 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG Fri .WITH a view to ascertaining whether they can be salvaged a preliminary survey is to be carri-d out in the middl? of this month 0* n n wrecks located in Pcnang Harbour. Mr L. A. Hatcher the n?\v acting
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  • 203 5 JUDGE THANKS MALAYS rIREE Malay civil ans who apprvhtnded a eunman and disarmed him after he had committed an armed robbery were commended by Mr. Just cc Brown on behalf of the Colony at the Singapore Assizes yesterday. The gunman. Ong Ah Jin, was sentenced to death under the Public
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  • 71 5 HOOD Mohamed. a Municipal building oversee, was acquitted and discharaed by Mr. Tan Thoon Lip in the First Dhtrict Court yesterday when he was found not guil!y o n a char corruption. Mohamed. who has been In ihe employ of the Ifanlc'caiitj for over 20 years,
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  • 56 5 Fr.i m Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Fri. In the House of Commons the Colonial Secretary stated that ho was communica!ir.g With th" Governor of Sii,g ;i pore concerning recognition or compensation for the staff of Chatsworth Auxiliary Hospital. Singapore, wiio rendered invaluable service v/h>l" suffering serious rasualties, botn
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  • 398 5 SINGAPORE English ana vernacular schools will benefit to the t-jc-.ent ot more than $260,000 next year, according to the draft budget which is likely to cony up for the approval of the Advisory Council next Thursday following a week-long scrutiny by a select committee. Provision is
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  • 14 5 Lieut, and. .Mrs. Eldertun, piuu.i -r.i/i.oJ after their Bsatisagc n> Singapore yesterday.
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  • 202 5 IN spile ol" an appeal to iho Directors of Educ;i! Singapore and the II Union, by the Married \V >- men'a Teachers' Association, Singapore, a circular has just been issued by the Singapovt Department of Education placing married women teachers on the prewar temporary terms of
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  • 93 5 From Our Own CornsponU' nt LONDON THE Colonial Secretary Mr Creech Janes, told 1 Oammans ir. the House o;' Commons he was aware that -Mel p k> .'v, Msl v :i I »d production. It w: s estimated Uk t 2u0.n»0 rou:"ids o; ammur.it ion
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    • 170 5 r rr.p&wge from THE WONDER DOG. \K Hello Friends.! How I missed you! We came \\y^ in thousands to entertain you: but. owing m O^^ t.> the Dock strike, the Steamer overcarried^^ w A us to Honßkon?. A I J\-l i\\ But now itr D:irlc a^ r >'n t<i amuse
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    • 138 5 I Fbh (four jj s^Shßbl ■sVsSflßfl^i a rfc*. 1 SBk BBSk -4h.^u^a CAftRHIAS I*O TfCAJIV ftTPUTAYf*** <"*& QUALITY 1289 We Have Pleasure in Announcing the Arrival of Fresh Stocks of: ATTA FLOUR OR WHE ATMS AL" (STAPLE FOOD FOR INDIANS) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ENQUIRIES SOLICITED SENG GUAN CO. 4O TELOK
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  • 88 6 From Out Own Corrcs|,oiid»'nt Kuala Lumpur. Fn ABOUT 33.500 school-childr n 5.500 Malays. 21.000 Chinese and 7,000 Indians -in various vernacular schools in the coast districts and Kuala Lumpur area will re:eivo free milk daily fcr over a month as nearly 4 500 cases of milk
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  • 46 6 MOM than $70,000 r.a.s been spent on converting the former residence of Mr. Ong Peng Hock, in Tyrwhitt Road, into a modern and luxurious hotel called the Eastern Hotel. It was opened on Wedn:-sday with a reception given by the proprietors and manager.
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  • 237 6 UNAUTHORISED SELLERS CAUGHT, GOODS SEIZED IN an effort to bring down the prices of commodities 1 in general the mobile bra ich of the Price Control Department has renewed its activities in the Kuala Lumpur market area and unlicensed hawkers selling price-controlled goods
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  • 27 6 After being in Singapore lor exactly a month, the Burns Philp liner Marella left Singapore on i Wednesday for Tremantle with 219 passengers on board.
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  • 186 6 Mother Asks News Of Dead Son's Friend PE mother of a British soldier who ded on the Burma-Siam death railway while working as a prisoner of war wants to get in touch with a Malayan jrirl who befriendtd her soji in Kuala Lumpur in February, 1942. Writing to the Straits
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  • 190 6 From Our Orfi. O.rr .spondeiit Kuala Lumpur. Fri. THE chief Social Welfare OSU-er, Mr. J. A. Harvey, gave a report ot the work of the Social Welfare Department at the Central Welfare Council on Wednesday. He stated four area welfare olflcers had been appointed and between
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  • 81 6 From Our Own Corrca^undcnt SEREMBAN. Fri. 'J['HE str;ke of Chinese employees of tailoring establishments in Negri Sembilan, which began on Monday, is still continuing. The monthly paid employees demand 70 per cent, increase in wages plus two free meals of rice and vegetable daily. The,
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  • 69 6 GOVERNOR GIVES GARDEN PARTY From Our On I < wespondent KUCHING, Thar.-;. THE Governor and Lady Arden Clarke gave a garden par:;, at the Astana yesterday to celebrate the owning of the Council Ncsri. In the evening the Governor presented on bohalt of the King tlie insignia of M D.E
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 361 6 FOLKS!.... REMEMBER YOUR KIDS JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN SPECIAL! ...CAUSE DISNEY WILL SAY "ADIOS" TONIGHT! LAST 5 SHOWS (TEL 5281) A Pan -American Pandemonium* i.\ si ii o.{TIm; i I'lltms iuV "ORDERS FROM TOKYO" Illl \I THKNTH Il< HNKOIOK KKCORDi 'CHINAS BRITISH LIFELINE MOVIETONE NEWS ALSO
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    • 201 6 10.30 am. 1.30 4 6SO 9.J0 p.m. Re-issue of Britain's INCOMPARABLE Motion Picture Sf ICharles Laughtqjri Opening Tomorrow DIANA BARRYMORE is sensational! See Her Afl ''Queen Victoria" "Joan Of Arc" An<l ''Sadie Thompson" She Lives l"p To The Fame Of Her Great Thea<rical Name Oiaia BARBTMQRE liieii CIiMIIGS^^ JOHN BOLES
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 482 6 The contract selected by North- South in today's deal was not the; best available, but assistance from the enemy put things right S:uth. dealer North-South vulnerable NORTH ♦K 7 6 V J4 ♦J»8 7 4 2 WEST EAST 1 4J98 f ***** VQIO ♦5♦A Q 6 ♦K76S J 9 5
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    • 206 6 would have Deen ft far better contract, and one th.\t would have given North no difficulty, but in fairr.&ss it must be said that it was hard to reacii. II North had perssted to four diamonds. South, with the same length in North's two suits, would have normally "preferred" the
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  • 380 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. AUIET, steady conditions prevailed in the local share market today and the volum? of business passing was small. Industrials were firm and there were unsatisfied buyers of Fraser and Neaves at $31.50. Breweries were wanted at $14.75, Malayan Collieries
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  • 369 7 SINGAPOORE. Friday. •TODAY'S produce price*, were: RICE: Siamese No. 1. SI 10. No. 2 $10t. No. 3 $80. PULOH RICE: Siamese *88, Kedah $65 MCI NOODLES: No. 1 Siamese SB5, Kedah 565. Indo-Chlna (65. China $65, Local No. 1 $70. RICE FLOIR: Siam $28. COPRA: Sundried No. 1
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  • 62 7 Singapore, Fri. THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's daily rubber prices today were: per ih. ts. prr Ib. No 1 R.S.S. Spot Iamx* in, N'n I.R.I, lob in bales Derrmber 13 >n No I R.S.S fob in balrs December 42 No S R S S lob in
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  • 27 7 SHANGHAI. Fri. Today's quotations on :hc Siiai.Khai blackmarUet exchange are U.S. dollar C.N. $4.90 Gold C N. $284,000 Hon? Kong dollar C.N »980 I P
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  • 76 7 SHANGHAI 'By Air Mail).— AT hough no exact figure is available, the November export of tung oil is said to be much below the 2.400 tons sent abroad in October -due mainly according to a semi-official Chinese report, to the diffl( Jlty of moving stocks
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  • 194 7 Burma Trade Review Is Cautious RANGOON, Friday. BURMA'S present trade position is reviewed in the report issued to-day in Rangoon by the Financial Commissioner to the Government of Burma. The report points out that India is by far Burma's best market lor buying and selling, and there is at present
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  • 172 7 From A Correspondent. BATAVIA. Fii. JN 1940 consumption of margarine and other fats (cxclud- ing butter 1 in Indonesia amounted to 6,600 tons. 5 500 tons of which was provided by home-production and 1,100 by imports At present the consumption. including the army, is estimated at 6
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  • 23 7 K AMUNTING DREDGE The Kampor.g Kamuntir.g Tin Dredgine Ltd's drre'e at Karanpaa. Kedah. having completed Its trial.*, resumed productive running on Dec. 1
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  • 125 7 From ()«ir Own ('orresp<»ndcnt Penang, Fii. ON his own admission that lie had attempted a gaol break after getting through a trap door «vith the assistance of fellow prisoners wlio had lu'ined a human pyramid and improvised a rope made from their blankets, Scan Peng
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  • 174 7 SHIPS' positions in Singapore yesterday were: MAIN WHARK Godown 31-32 Samidway. discharging cargo. Godown 33-34 frosijero. Godown 35-36: Qnpire Tyne discharging cargo. Godown 38-39 Bur::sid? Godown 40-41 Empire Pas&mon IClang Godowr 42-43 MarelU loading car?<-, lor Sydney WEST WHARF Godown 1-2 Mount Rogers <»odown 4-5: Dunera <per<oiineU. Godown
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    • 666 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Sal lino to and from Liverpool A GlatffOW •^midway irom U.K. for Manila A Shanghai In Port rreMlllan from U.K. for Hont Konf Shanchai In Port Kamcree dwe from U.K. for Ja»» Port* 8 Nov. Rhrxmnr due from IT K forJa»a
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    • 419 7 PRESIDENT LINE Sailing! NEW YORK tU India and Mediterranean Ports MOUNT ROGF.RS Godown* I*2 PRF.SIDENT MONROE Due Jan. 7 S.S. MARINE FALCON due Jan. 12 for Madras and Bombay, returning San Franrisco via China FARES: Ist. Clam to Madras 52?6 Dormitory 234 3rd. Class 138 I*t Clas* to Bombay $340
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    • 321 7 ELLERMAN SAMTWEED For Halifax and New York Dv? Singapore Dec. 27 KLAVENESS LINE. fOR PACIFIC PORTS Sailing* to be resumed Shortly. \grnu:— McALISTER CO., (Spore) LTD. PHONES 7237—5906. Silver Line KERR STEAMSHIP CO., INC. NEW YORK GENERAL AGENTS SAILINGS To New York and ntKton M.V SILVLKSANDAL i Singapore Nun l.oadin;
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 339 7 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: Hi«rh Water: 901 a.m 9 ft 10.0! p.m. 8 ft. 9 in. TOMORROW: High Water: ?».39 a.m. 9 ft. 4 in.; 10.57 p.m. 9 ft 2 in. RADIO MAI AVA pni News: 9.45 p. m Radio Gazette; forfeits; 10.30 p.m. Interlude; 10.40 *vr»-#£vs llrtLfllft 10 .00 pm.
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  • 263 8 I 'HE following are Home football fixtures for next Saturday: ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v Charlton Aston Villa r. Leeds Blackburn v. Manchester U. Blackpool i Mldlcsborough Brentford 1 Stoke Derby Co. Grlmsby Evirton v. Sheffield U. Huden-rit id v. Chelsea Portsmouth v. Preston N Sunderlnnd
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  • 371 8 Scratch Team Plays Well A ROCK-LIKE S.R.C. defence in which Neubronner and hltininan were outstanding, proved too much for the Police who were beaten by four goals to nil in a hockey match played on the padang yesterday. Although the S.R.C. were not at
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  • 285 8 I IN preparation for uiree Siate gJUBag which will be playod early next year, ihe oir.gaporc Hockey A.ssociauon have aniiiiged four trial matches the rLsl of which will L»e p:aytd o;i the 'SRC. padar.g on Saturday, Dec. 14. hmgapore's firm ri'a c iixture .:nst Negri flftubllau
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  • 81 8 The following will represent the United Famib Badminton Party "B" team against the Pulay Bran] B P. at Pulau Bran; tomorrow at 8.30 am Heng Siak Thiang. Lawrence I cow, Willie Heng, Heng Mv: Kiali, Hcng Mvi Thiam, Hong Boon CJuan, Heng Kwong Hock, Loo Oeok Chuan.
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  • 96 8 CINGAPORE Cricket Club teinporarv bowling green, cons.^tIng of three rinks, will be ready <oi use in the near future. A nn et ing of all members interested in bowls will be held at the Club next Thursday at 6.15. A captain and vice-captain will Ijo elected
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  • 42 8 MELBOURNE Fit AUSTRALIAN stel ar doubk.s team of Jack Bromwic 1 and Colin Long on Friday defeated Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Talbest, the United Slates champions. 6-4. 3-6. 6-3 in the finals c- the Vi< torian championship.— ■i.P
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  • 63 8 NEW YORK. Fri. Promoter Mikr Jacobs was reported res. ing comfortably In the St. Claire j Hospital. Dr. Vii'ce:it Nardicllo said that Jacob's condition had improved but was still critcal. At first it was believed that the crisis would come in 48 hours but now it
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  • 58 8 SEREMBAN. Thurs Two fixtures of the N.S. Hockey Association were played on the N.S padang this evening. The first match saw the N.S. Sikh Union score a convincing win over the Seremban Police XI by five rlea' goals. In the other game, the Pood Control shared honours with
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  • 521 8 (By Full Back) THERE is much speculation as to whether the Singapore I Recreation Club (representing the Eurasian community) will annex the Victory Cup at Jalan Besar Stadium thi3 afternoon. Quite a few soccer critics forecast the Recs wilJ make history, while
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  • 173 8 THE following have been 1 selected to represent the Royal Navy at rugby versus Singapore Cricket Club, today, on the padang, at 5 p.m.: Sub. Lt. M. C Rostock, (H MS Terror); A B J H Mackie (lIM S Terror), Sub. Lt. (E> M F.
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  • 180 8 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH. Fri Acceptances for Ipoh Races second day are: RACE ONE Hacks Scurry, about 3 furlongs, catch weights Mike. Snowball. Suss:x. Derby. Paddy. Gula i> transferred from class three to class four. RICE TWO Horses. Class 4, 5} Furs. Gula 10.02, Ma^ic star
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  • 22 8 The Youno; Men's Muslim Assoeiutlon. physical culture seotion. will holo weight-lifting and body-building contests Er.tiirs will close on Dec. 15.
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  • 180 8 SYDNEY, Friday IT is reported today that Keith 1 Miller. Australian Test player, lips signed up with the Lancashire League for the next two seasons. He will be available for the rest of the present series. Colin McCool has also been approached by one of the
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    25 8 i>cuscr st-iids tio.m ore of his many good balls during play in the first Test match, which Austra Ida won convincingly at Brisbane, last week
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    • 191 8 ROTARY CLUB CINEMA CAPITOL THEATRE SUNDAY, DEC. Bth, 9 A. M. (by courtesy of Messrs. Shaw Bros. Ltd.) "Selected Shorts" provided by KINEMETROGRAPII RENTERS' SOCIETY Please bring TOYS for the poor children's X'mas Treat. A Gift Voucher for one dollar, obtainable at the door, is also acceptable. Space donated by
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    • 131 8 utOISTPtC7^S KOST POPiAAO *N0 UPTO&4y VV &EYLANG PHONE ***** (BT Oprniiiß Tod y: 3, 6 3« A 9 15 pro. Humphrey Bogart sends the screen to a sen anur-K new peak of tenseness and muspn ion in "CONFL l)cT Also latest Movleton^Wews Tonite at MidniUAlin l.adl smashes hi; w*] in
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