The Straits Times, 9 December 1946

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    22 1 The Straits TimeS MALAYA S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY I IC;HT PAdKS SINGAPORE, MONDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1946. PRICE lit CENTS.
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    BYRNES: CUT ARMIES IN EUROPE
    314 1 Proposal To Big Four Council NEW YORK, Sunday. IN a surprise move which strikes hardest at Russian armies deployed over Eastern Europe, Mr. James r\ Hyrnes, U.S. Secretary of State, yesterday proposed to the Foreign Ministers' Council two slashing reductions in American, British, Russian and
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    FRANCE CHOOSES COUNCIL
    176 1 PARIS. Sunday. TTO-DAY'S election of 200 A 1 315 members of the Council of the Republic the new Upper House of the Frencn Parliament is mainly a struggle between the Communist.and the Popular Republicans (M.R.P.; for first place in the Council and leadership ol French political life.
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    GERMAN TREATY NEXT
    247 1 GERMAN TREATY NEXT The 'limes Diplomat v Correspondent LONDON. Saturday. MINISTERS and officials ::i London welcomed the IMWi from Mr. Bevin that ttM live peace treaties with Ger many's ex-satellites have bern concluded except for three w inur very small details. The dLscus&ions now about :o will be still more
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    STALIN: "SIGNS OF STRAIN'
    101 1 LONDON. Sun— The Observer leported in an undated dispaten tcday that Marshal Stalin a»jnarently received American and British Ambassadors in the past month to discuss major ntttVOtitior.al questions. The paper sad "Stalin showed .sufficient signs of strain and illhealth at these meetings to ex plain his
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    To Up-Country Readers
    103 1 THE curtailmment of the morning train service has necessitated a re-organisation of the delivery service to our readers in the Malayan Union. The short notice received of the impending change in the railway service has made :t impossible for our representatives to visit all areas and arrange
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    103 DEAD IN U.S. HOTEL BLAZE
    150 1 ATLANTA. GEORGIA. Sunday. CSTTMATES last night put I- the death toll as high as 103 in America's worst hotel fire for a decade, which at dawn yesterday sent frenzied men and women hurtling irom flames to death on the pavements below. Latest reports said
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    EQUAL PAY DEMAND
    50 1 London, Sun. The representtives of three million Brltisn women workers asked the Govunment to extend the principle of equal pay to them yesterday. The worker;' delegates criticised the recent report of the Roy/. Commission for slighting them in n commending equal pay 'or women in professions— UP.
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    ARABS TO BOYCOTT TALKS
    257 1 LONDON, Sunday. ARAB states and the tine Arab Higher Com mittee will refuse to attend either a round-table conference with Zionists on the future ot Palestine or a further bilateral discussion with the British ol any pariition plan, said an Arab office spokesman yesterday. The spokesman
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    RAILWAY STATION BOMB OUTRAGE
    48 1 Thfc is a section of Jerusalem railway station as it appeared after Jewish terrorists had blow n it up with bombs deposited in throe suitcases. Debris can be seen scattered outside the station-master's office as British troops and Palestine police searched for possible victims.
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    Smuts Asks For Court Hearing
    351 1 slightest indication ihat it contemplates even temporary suspension of ever the latest instalment of its offendirg legWaMon." -Reuter. NEW YORK, Sunday. THE South African Prime Minister, Field-Marshal Smuts, last night asked the full session of the United Nations General Assembly to strike out the resolution
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    NAZI DOCTORS ON TRIAL
    78 1 NUREMBERG. Sun.— rh- -war crimes trial of 23 Nazi doctors, including one woman, opei'.s tomorrow before an American court. The doctors are o/iarsed with murder and torture r thousands of concentration camp inmates used as human guinea DiTS. The defendants will sit 111 the box in
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    MUSLIMS MAY YET JOIN THE ASSEMBLY
    204 1 MUSLIMS MAY YET JOIN THE ASSEMBLY By The Times Parliamentary Correspondent LONDON, Saturday. IT is hoped that after the Muslim leaders have consulted after their return to India the way may be opened for the Muslims to join the Constituent Assembly in March. If the Muslim League decides it cannot
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    MARTIAL LAW IN PERSIA
    137 1 TEHERAN Sun.— The pen* C Government yesterday imposed nnrtial law and curfew on moit of the princ'pal cities ar.d towns of the Caspian province 01 Ma■andaron as the country entered a perilous two-woek election period, in which th? delicately balanced relations with R> isia and the
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    RUSSIA ASKED TO PAY
    63 1 Washington. Bon.— The Uni- ted States nas s'tnt Russia i second notf requesting settieraec! of Russia's SII.OCO 000 000 l^ndlsase acoount. a United Btatei omcial dLcloo'.'d hereThe sending; of the ll r st no'e was disclosed or* Oct. 12. when it was repor'ed tha* ii nad
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    BURMA GETS FINANCIAL POWERS
    184 1 BURMA GETS FINANCIAL POWERS RANGOON, Sunday. THE British Government has agreed to grant Burma demand for complete financial j powers, it was revealed her* yesterday by U Tin Tut, t!> Finance Member of the QoTd nor's Executive Council. l\< said a formal communication from the British Qovernmeiii on the matter
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    NO HOPE FOR FRENCH SUB
    110 1 PARIS, Sunaay. AH bo I finding alive the 23 men trapped in the French submarine 2526, I formerly a Germjn D-trw I whii b la nii sing In thj Msdl* terranean, hasbe-ni given up -a.ci an official statemeni to-Cai Rnmonri that Ad-nira! An h Lemonnier.
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    Big U.S. Purchase Of Grain
    330 2 Big U.S. Purchase Of Grain LONDON, Saturday. UP to last night, according to Chicago advices, the United States Government had bought about 4 million bushel? of maize for export, writafl Reuter's Financial Editor. A large part of the purchases are on the west coast for shipment to Japan and Korea.
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    U.S. SOFT COAL MINE STRIKE ENDS
    308 2 Lewis Sends Men Back Till March WASHINGTON, Sunday. THE United Mineworkers Union's leader, Mr. John A L. Lewis, has ordered United States soft coal miners to return to work immediately. Mr. Lewis, in a letter yesterday ordered the miners back to work at least
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    SIAMESE LEAVE DISPUTED LAND
    88 2 PARIS. Sat.— Siamase troops are scheduled to turn over the territories of Laos and Cambodia, seized during th-? war. to French forces tomorrow und2r a detailed evacuation plan adopted by a irixed Franco-Siamese commission today, according to an Agence France Pt e ss dispatch from Battambang.
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    BLUE SERGE IN BRITISH ARMY
    110 2 LONDON. Sat:-A new Arnv ceremonial blue serge ciress has received approval ot the King a»d Army Council, but for the ne% thre3 or four years, the battler dress will continue to be worn, as b!up .<^ree is not available tfce Daily Telegraph reports. One feature
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    DUTCHEXECUTE WAR CRIMINAL
    72 2 DUTCH EXECUTE WAR CRIMINAL BATAVIA, Sat. -Captain Sonei. the Japanese sentenced to death by the Military War Crimss Court for physical and mental cruelty to Allied Internees, including BritLsh and Australian, was executed '.n Glodok prison here today. Sonei the first person to oe charged as a war criminal in
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    CHINA BAN LIFTED
    45 2 NEW YORK, Sat— The embargo en UNRRA shipments to China has teen lifted. UNRRA announced today. The measure is due to the continued Improvement in the ra>"e of distribution of supplies within China, and the present satisfactory sate of port clearance. Reuter.
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    Exploding Dump Kills Soldiers
    146 2 Exploding Dump Kills Soldiers SHANGHAI, Sunday. AT least one company oi soldiers, pius a number oi co.ilie.s are reported to hiivj been killed in a series of ex plosions .in Kiangwan am munition dump here last night. It is officially explain ea that a careless coolie dropped a hand grenade
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    DUTCH WEST INDIES PLAN
    64 2 AMSTERDAM. Sat —Dr. Fi«t Kastec-1, Governor of Curacao, who left by air from New York this a:t3rnoon, revealed that the Dutch Government is at pre^en: worlung out a scheme for the West Indies "which very ously meets various wishes." Tine Governor, who discusses Curacaos problem with
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    BOMB IN DUTCH POST OFFICE
    78 2 THE HAGUE, Sat— The Duiefa I* 1 cc are too&f investigath r an explosion whi'h caused i a\y cian»age to the Utrecht Gem ral Post Office lait night, belie ved (0 !"ave besn raised by unidfciv.ifiej persons throwing a parcel containing explosives Into the basement.
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    "HOSTESSES OF THE ROAD"
    126 2 London, Bat: M'-torists of 1047 will have the sen ices of m >OiU roadside offices manned by "h:stcsses of the road" to get breakdown assistance The A.A. have introduced a net» teature of their a rvice- a bßghi yellow £1.000 caravan in the charge of Miss
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    NO A-BOMB TO U.K.
    45 2 WASHINGTON, Sat. Th? United States Secretary of War Mr. Robert Patterson. In a statement today, said: "No aton «c >ombs or fissionable material taj •j?fn s:nt to Britain or to ?ny :cuntry and any statement tr.e i_on 'iary is untiue."— Reutc.
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    NEW AIR SERVICES
    40 2 Washington, Sat:— Direct air services between Washington and New Ycrk and Palestine and Inaia will be inaugurated by Transworld Airlines next month, it was announced tonight. Intermediate stops will be Dhahran. in Saudi Arabia, and Karachi -Router.
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    RED GAINS IN SHANSI
    246 2 jPHINESE Communists, lerot ciously attacking Chungyang, in Shansi province today for the eighth successive day, closed in on th? city's weakening defences. Government military .sources said that the city is expected w fall to the Communists at any moment. Twenty thousand Reds are assaulting the walled-city,
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      860 2 NOTICES. LUKUT TIN DREDGING LTD. Notice is hereby given that the Fourteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the -<! Office. Robinson's Building, Mountbattrn Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday 14th December 1946 at 12 15 p.m. 1 To Receive and adopt the report iif the Directors
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      208 2 NOTICES SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) DIVIDEND NO. 66 The Directors In their annual report for the year ended 30th June 1946 recommend a dividend of 5%, less income tax at 9/- in the payable In London on 19th December 1946 to shareholders registered on 27 th
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      639 2 NOTICES. BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (SINGAPORE.) TENDER NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS. FAR EASTERN AREA (M.0.5.) 1. The British Stores Disposal Board. Singapore, is authorised to receive Tenders for the following Items: Located at Telok Ayer Btwin, Singapore. Lot N». 1 R.C.L. No. H. 195 Serviceable L*t
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      851 2 TENDERb. SALE BY TENDER NO. 1 The CuModian of Property. Singa* pore, invite- I in'm for the pun-hi's* of the following: Electric generators (Britain, 12 no-, from 1.5 K.W. to 50 K.W Cromplon Pailcinsin Metro Vlckers etc.. electn.- motors, approx. 20 DCS, AC. DC, various si?es from 1 H P
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    CHINESE SCHOOL CONCERT
    57 3 A PACKED house greeted ifttn opening of the Chung Cheng High School Songsters' fifth a.*r.ual concert at the victor.a Mem.-r al F"all yesterday The hii-h'ight of the evening was Sch\bert s "Aye Mrrla" <ury by Mr. Ng Teng Kok. a tonor. accompanied oy Mr Si York Oay.
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    L.C.C. EXAMS.
    30 3 Candidates for the Spring expnrnations of the London Chamber of Commerce 1947 an? reminded that all entries must reach local Education Offices not later than Dec. 24, 1946
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    CAPITAL INCREASE FOR F. AND N.
    844 3 SHAREHOLDERS TO GET 'WINDFALL* CHAREHOLDERS in Fraser and Neave Ltd. are to receive a "windfall" at the end of this month. The directors have subjected the balance sheet and affairs of the company to a thorough "spring-cleaning" and the result is that holders of
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    UNION PRICES ON THE DOWN GRADE
    211 3 By Our Staff Correspondent RKPORTivr KIALA LUMPUR. Sunday. fcPORIING a general downward tendency in pr.ce> Prirlr^rT <he pcninslll:l last week, the Malayan Inion t Controller says. 'It is satisfactory to note that uncontrol ed r.ce from Siam was received in greater quant.ty than a
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    Combines Behind "Black" Hawkers
    114 3 By Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. UOST of Kuala Lumpur's iti- nerant hawkers are the agents of big well-organ sed combines, asserts the Price Controller here. Ihe combines move supplies of easily transported and handled goods like cigarettes, about the country at will, finding the
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    Motor-Car Ship Returns To Singapore
    170 3 DAD weather in the South China D sea has compelbd a 395-ton British vessel to return to Singapore after a week's voyage on the high seas. The ship, the Empire Mayrover which left Singapore for Hone Kong on Nov. 25, returned to Singapore over the
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    CUSTOMS OFFICERS BECOME J.Ps.
    63 3 TWELVE Malayan Justomi> Ser--1 vice officers stationed .n Singapore have been appointee Justices of the Peace for the Colony They are Messrs. H G BoyceTaylor. K S. Hellrich k Hardaker. J. H. John.ston. W H MacLaughlin. J. P. Merson. G J G. Pitt. E. C S.
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    100,000 CHICKS BY AIR
    21 3 One hundred thcusand ch.ik; have been flown from Fetrolunia, Cali.orn.a. to restock the Philip pine* poultry farms.
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    WAR OFFICE DIRECTIVE IN CLAIMS
    342 3 WAR OFFICE DIRECTIVE IN CLAIMS IT is undfistood that a directive on the subject of the settlement of pre-occupation legal claims is in the cours? of preparation in the War Office, says an official statement in reply to questions raised by Mr. E. M. F. Fersouon, Chairman ot liie Singapore
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      689 3 JOHN DUKE MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN Announces that he has resumed business at his former address 21. llutov X.nd Thonr 4606. Singapn, r PRESERVED GINGER iN FANCY JARS Uu3t Arrived from CHINA JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. ROBINSON CO., LTD. TON 6 LAM CO., LTD. WlMtaala Importers. SENG LEE CO., Orchard Road. Singapore.
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      571 3 NOTICES ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER SECTION 7(2) OP THIS COMPANIES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE. 1946, THE COMPANY WAS REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE AS FROM THE 28TH OCTOBER. 1946. Notic* Is hereby further given that an Extraordinary General Meetin? of the Company will be held at the Registered
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      214 3 SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION. It Is proposed to call a General Meetln« of Members, to which m-mbt-ri ol other Associations and of th« Chambers of Commerce in SlnTopor* are cordially Invited, to discuss tin question of Income-Tax. The M-etniH. will be held at the Roof Garden ot the Adelphi Hotel. SlnKapore. on
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  • Obituary
    DEATHS
    72 4 KO- Maria, aged 76 years, beloved i.iotlur of lieng Choo Leek <Alec> and All .ihniic both of Borneo Motors Ltd.. aay peacefully at 249 Ponggol U<wd at 430 pm. 812 46. Funeral 4 pm. arriving Bidadari at 5 1 r: (Hnngkok papers plea*e copy). Ah Lek passed away peace!ully
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Dec 9, 1946. $15 Millions To Be "Pruned"
    914 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Dec 9, 1946. $15 Millions To Be "Pruned" We are now seeing in Singapore i the most extraordinary episode in I the history of government finance in Malaya. The unofficial mem- b?rs of the Singapore Advisory Council are engaged in a task which either means
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    ARMY QUARTERS IN SINGAPORE
    275 4 "Other Rank" Type Surplus ARMY Headquarters, Singapore District, has issued use following statement with reference to ithe letter published in this page headed •Two 'Other Rank' Quarters For One Officer." On Dec 4 there was no shortage of Brit.sh Other Rank type quarters. In fact, there
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    OUR IMPOVERISHED COLONY
    1138 4 OUR IMPOVERISHED COLONY Every Singapore citizen should read this analysis of the financial position of the Colony, because U explains why so small a part of the pre-war savings of the Straits Settlements is left for Singapore today, and why the Colonial Treasurer, Mr. Nelson Jones, has recommended that the
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  • Man In The Street
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      A citizen's reaction to the case set out above
      615 4 OFFICIALDOM in Singapore today is preaching tho gospel of the "inevitability" of income tax. We agree t hi- 1 the cost of rehabilitation must come from somewhere, but why from increased taxation, and, in particular, why from that particular brand, thf
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      Nine Letters
      121 4 THE wuter of the letter headed 'What's Wrci:- 11 is lucky in that delay in receiving letters is his only complaint. I have experienced a fantastic s?ries o; losses— lncl'Jdmg nine letter? posted in Singapore— all m different places. Nothing couid exceed ihc i courtesy and trouble of
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      River Valley Rd. Japs
      110 4 THE Japanese surrcnCered pe-- sonnel at the River Valley Road camp are hay ng the time of their lives at the expense of the people living around that area. Every day their marching ;o and from work Is a hindranc? not only to motorists but to
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      IS IT TRUE
      175 4 That a resident of Ipoh, who owns a car in that town, recently applied while in Singapoie, and was granted a permit for a new car. which he promptly sold lor $1,500 profit? That motor dealers' showrooms in Singapore are filled with cars for which permits have
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      Albert Street Case
      110 4 YOUR paragraph headed "Lale Internees Rally Round" would suggest that ex-internees are rallying round Mrs. Wee for only sentimental reasons in spite of an offence against Food Regulations. This would be very wrong. The full story is: <\) Mrs. Wee charged tnt extra five cents for a
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      798 4 LASSIFIED ADS. CRUICKSHANK At Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore on Thursday bth December, I**46. to Eva. wife ot I). S. Cml< kstmnk. a daughter Ann MOKKISON.— To Isabel, wife o: the H R. Morrison at Kandang Kerbau Hospital on 7th Drc. 194«. a son. SI RATIONS VACANT WANTED a mruiaKer lor
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      94 4 yil^iopncmli rellow of tne Inst. OpMhaln.ic Optmons iXneianffi Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle-Makers 'Enc > Freeman of the Cltv of I-ondon I OPTICIAN BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. FORCES SOUTH EAST ASIA. 6 HAFFLES PLACE (OPP. CTTTLES) GRAMOPHONE RECORD CARRIERS in KD.'and) N*w Records arc arriving this S
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    COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN RUBBER INDUSTRY!
    721 5 ASCOLI ON UNION OF OWNERS Straits limes Reporter 'TOR the future, there will have to be collective har- gaining in the rubber industry of Malaya," said Mr. F. I). Ascoli, chairman of the Rubber Growers Association, London, and managing director of the Dunlop Rubber Company,
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    Troops React To Explanation
    114 5 LIVERPOOL, Sun Old thousand four hundred and two troops from Singapore arrived :it Liverpool today in the Cunard White Star liner (ieorgie Also aboard was (ien. Sir Geoffrey Seom-s, ">:, \< ar-old former e< mmander of the I urtii Corps at linphal, who h on his
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    TAXI MEN STILL OUT
    119 5 UINETY-TWO Ytliow _op caD drivers of the General Tr*nt>port Co.. Ltd, who went on wage-Increase sinke on Satuira not i xpected to ro'u-ri to work today. 1 lie men arc demanding 'li.t their pay be increased t.i $2 ptr lius declining the 60Bpanyl offer of their
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    UNION LOANS
    25 5 Bubacr piions to Mal?yan Union have increased by $2*4 million during the last wt't'k. The M;day?r Union Loans now stand :t $32 295.100.
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    Bigger Lorry Curfew Area
    126 5 THE area of Singapore s lorry curfew has beer, extended. In additior to the parts of the city already specified as "curfew areas," the following boundary is one within which any lorry driven i:i curfew time may be stopped And its driver asked to show his
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    TEXTILE RATIONS FOR CLERKS
    62 5 THE Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union (formerly the Clerical Union > announces that its sponsorship cf applications lor textile rationi: received by the Union up to las'. Tuesday has been approved by Government The Union is in remmunication with the Government agents and announcement will
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    SPORE MAN'S 30-TONNER,
    69 5 Lieut Conrad Oldham, R N.V.R., former member of the Colonial Legal Service and for many years a magistrate and District Judge in Singapore before the war, is seen at the helm of Marigold, h's 30-ton ocean rarer (Royal Singapore Yacht Club), sail ing at eight knots under
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    Skymaster Flights Through Singapore
    273 5 Straits Times Reporter NEGOTIATIONS have begun between a Philippines company and aviation authorities in Singapore and London for regular Skymaster service from Manila to Calcutta via Singapore. The company. Far Eastern Air Transport (Incorporated), is sponsored by the Philippines Government. At present it operates five Skymasters
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    Banks And Patent Pen Signatures
    190 5 Banks And Patent Pen Signatures Straits Times Reporter DANKERS in Singapor? ar.d Afa- laya are experiencing difficulty with clients who use patent, pens to sign oheques. The reason is that signatures made with a patent ball-pointed nib differ slightly from originals made with an ordinary split nio. '"We have nad
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    APPOINTMENTS FOR SINGAPORE
    63 5 THE King has approved the cp--1 poir.tmpnt of Mr. T. A. Brown, Solicitor General. Kenya, as Puisne Judge. Singapore Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim has beer, appointed by the Governor to act temporarily as District Judge for Singapore. Mr. M. Buttrose has been appointed, by the Secretary of
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    BOUND FOR STORE
    32 5 Sydney, Sat. THE liner Orbita sailed today for Singapore. Colombo and England taking over 300 passengers including English children who had been here since early in the war.— Reuter.
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    OFFICE
    226 5 Strait* Times Reporter THE collection of income tax '.n Singapore, if it is introduced, will involve t-he employment of v larjre staff including 58 clerks, whose total salaries will amount to over $133,000 a year. Provisions made in the es'ima'.es for next year show that other charges of th>
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    Underground Men Get Rewards
    737 5 By Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. QTIRRING tales of the heroism of Eurasian, Malay, Chines, •J and Indian men and women who aided Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen during the occupation passing them ott as relatives, hiding them, feeding them, finding work for them, disguising
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    B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMS
    52 5 News has brm received Ulai Mr. Teoh Chin. Chye, wbo la Bom ?.t Rnfrles College, has passed In the subsidiary subject. Pure Ma themat'cs. of the examination toi the BSc. (Genera!) degree Mid at Ipch In June 1946 Mr. TVnli Chin Chyp w s the only candidate
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      121 5 ROBINSON'S CAFE Singapore s Most Popular Rendezvous For Xmas Shopping Is Now Open WE ALSO INVITE INSPECTION OF THE NEW STOCKS WHICH ARRIVE ALMOST DAILY IN OUR STORE Recent Deliveries Include For the Ladies Dresses Dress materials Haberdashery Fancy Goods Household Furn. hums For the Home EPNS and Sterling Silverwai
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    Boys' Quarrel For Torchlight Ends In Murder
    109 6 From Our Own torivsponcieni Ipoh Sun. A 12-year-old boy, Samad bin Lahat, was convicted on Friday by Mr. justice Evans in the Supreme Court for murder of another minor and under special prevision for minors he Judge ordered him to be detained under
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    STREET GAMBLING IN PENANG
    254 6 Police Survey Of Crime For November From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. THE large-scale prevalence of bribery and corruplion and organised street gambling operated by local and outstation gangs with the protection of a secret society are two new trends disclosed by the police in their
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    SARAWAK WILL HAVE P.R. DEPT.
    132 6 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Sun FOLLOWING a request by th? r Sarawak Government Mr A ■T W. H.^kenhull. Deputy Director of Public Relations. Malayan Union, has left for Sarawak to survey the needs of the country for the Public Relations Derxirrmont On hli
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    POSTING OF AIR MAIL LETTERS
    186 6 THE date and time of pooting air mail letters at the General Poot Onlce, Singapore, to various paits of the "/odd are: Austr»;.a and New Zealand 3 p.m. Monday. Wednesday and Friday: Ceylon 6 p.m. Every weekday except Thursday: China. Hens Kong. Mi.cao. Japan. Korea
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    ARMS CHARGE
    48 6 CHARGES ot being in poss:ssion of two 38 revolvers and 40 rounds of .38 ammunition on Doc 6 at Gop^ng St. were explained to a Chinese. Teng Pau Kuay when he was produced >n the Fourth Polic? Court The case was postponed a week for mention.
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    MONK'S DEATH FAST
    49 6 COLOMBO: (By Air Maih.— TH C .rcent controversy as to whether Buddhist monks can tako part in "•oii tics has reached its climax >n Ceylon with a monk embarking on a last to death dcm\ n f, Oove-rnment leglflatt^n bar-.ir.' lnon^s from takin« part in poli'.ics.—Beutcr
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    Collision In Cabaret Leads To Gaol
    261 6 Collision In Cabaret Leads To Gaol From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Sunuay. THREE CHINESE. Tay Boon I Van, Ng Lai Cheong and Kirn Teng, received a maximum sentence of one month's rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $50 each or in default another month's imprisonment when they were tried before
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      703 6 ihere are countless situations n which two different bids seem equally sound. Clos:r examination, however, reveals a distinct edge in favour of on«» bid or the other. Take a eas. Ike today's fir example South, dealer Both sides vulnerable. North-Sou- 30 --i s«*nr« NORTH j it a till ♦Q 9
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    Malayan Market Quotations
    588 7 Malayan Market Quotations Share quotations as at Dec. 8, according to me Malayar jcaieftroLers Aisociatlon (Singapore) were as fo;'ows: INDUSTRIALS Bayer Seller Alexandra Brlckvorki Ords. 1.80 $2.00 Alexandra Brickworks Prefs. 2.M S.lO Brit Malaya Trustee at Executor Co a.OO t.OO Consolidated Tlr Smelters Ord. 22/3 24 '3 do Prefs. 26/6
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    INDUSTRIALS ACTIVE: TIN DISAPPOINTING
    1336 7 Weekly Market Review By A Market Correspondent THE week's turnover in the Singapore share market was below the average dimension of recent months but prices were generally maintained or improved. Once again Industrials preponderated, Rubbers and Tins disappointed, while moderate business was done in Loans. The
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    SIAM RELEASES FROZEN TIN
    64 7 BANGKOK, Sun. Si AM S ti:i was released to world markets yesterday as she signed the papers with Britain and Australia revoking the terms of the peace agreement signed with the two countries on Jan. 1, at Singapore, freezing her tin exports. Th? action releases stcck
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      334 7 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY Hi(h Water: 10.17 a.m. 0 ft. 8 in; 11.42 p.m. 9 ft. 3 in. TOMORROW High Water: 10.56 a.m. 10 ft. 1 iv. Dflr>|/-) MAT AVA üble 930 pm Ne s ln En isll 9-< 5 summary; 900 pm. Navy mixture; rl N Jri pJn Talk: World
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    FISHLOCK IN FORM
    174 8 DLAYING their last match before the second Test, MCC had lost two wickets for 139 in the match agamst the Queensland Country XI at Gympie. Fishlock compiled a well-made G2. The home team batted first aud scored 208 Scores to date are: QUEENSLAND COUNTEY XI—IST INNS C'ochburn
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    Home Rugby Results
    176 8 Home Rugby Results Home rugby league matches resulted: Batiey 3. Wakeneld Trinity 5; Bradford Northern 4, N. Dewsbury 0; Bramley 2. Halifax 6; Castleford 7, Featherstone Rovers 0; Huddersfleld 2, Leeds 2; Hull 2. Oldham 3; Hunslet 4. Workington Town 2; Keighley 5, Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Leigh 10. Saint
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    Miller's Decision Defended
    104 8 MELBOURNE. Sat. 'OMMENTING on the question of whether Keith Miller, Austral'a s Test cricketer, will play in English league cricket. Dr. R. L. Morton. Victoria's representative on the Australian Board of Control, said today: "Keith Miller is a young married man who must look to his future
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    BRITAIN PREPARES FOR OLYMPICS
    488 8 LONDON. Sunday. ALL British sporting bodies are now actively engaged in organising their particular events under the direction of the Olympic committee for 1948 games in London. The latest to announce its plans is the National Cycling Union, who reveal that track cycling: events will bo
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    26 8 rhe Eurasian football team, wh o won the Victory Cup flnal by three goals to one against ihe R.A.F. Base H.Q. on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    AMICABLE B.P.
    75 8 THK following have been selected to represent the Amicable Badminton Party "B" Team against the "Vet Badminton Party "B" Team in a friendly badminton match of five men's singles and two men's doubles at 2 30 p.m. today: Yap Yew Keng. Tan Cheng Yong, Tay Cheng Chwee, Sim
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    MUAR HOCKEY
    62 8 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR. Sat. rE Muar Government English Schools' Teachers were beaten by Gaudarfs XI by three clear goals in a hockey match played at the school ground on Thursday. Leading by one goal in the first half throuih Ah Swee, Oaudart's team went further ahead
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    NEGRI YOUTHS
    68 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEJrtSMBAN. Sat. 'I\HE N.S. Youth Sports League will -1.-brate its first social at the premises of the Food Control. Seremban, on Friday Dec. 13 following Its formation here two months ago. There will be Indoor games, talks and light tofreshmente. The N.S. Youth Sport
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    MERCHANT TO CAPTAIN INDIA
    80 8 NEW DELHI. Sun. V. M. MERCHANT, who was vicecaptain of the Indian tourists ir England last summer, was today chosen at a special meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in Ind'a, as captain of the Indian tourists who are visiting Australia next year. Regarded
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    MERRY UNION B. P.
    101 8 THE Merry Union Badminton Party defeated the Singapore Amateur Sports Union by five games to two last Sunday. Results, with Merry Union players mentioned first, were: Doubles: George Tan Cheong Ens; Leong beat Eddy Wee Sect Teck Huat 15-2, 15-3; Chia Eng Hin Lim Kirn Peow
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    Newmarket Records
    171 8 NEWMARKET, Sat WHEN the five days of blocdatock sales ended in Newmarket on Friday night, a total ol 771 loti had been disposed of for an aggregate of 865,740 guineas- an average of nearly 1,123 guineas each —which is an all-time re< ord. Ninoty-two horses were sold on
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    SOCCER RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLES
    1102 8 SOCCER RESULTS LEAGUE TABLES FULL results of Home football matches played on Saturday, together with League tables up-to-date are as below: FIRST DIVISION Boltou 4 Huddersfield 0 Charlton Ath 2 Derby County 4 Chelsea 1 Everton 1 Grimsby 0 Aston Villa 3 Leeds Utd. 1 Sunderland 1 Liverpool 1 Wolves
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    Protest Over Bromwich's Service
    169 8 Protest Over Bromwich's Service Meloourne. Sal. FRICTION has developed between I the American Davis Cup! players and the Australian lawn tenn'.s authorities over John Bromwich's manner of serving. Tho Americans complain that the Australian's habit of throwing away the second ball if the first is good distracts them The mutter
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    PERAK BEAT NEGRI
    49 8 From Oar Own Correspondent IPOH. Sun. DERAK beat Negri Sembilan 1 three-nil in the inter-state hockey, today, played under bad ground conditions after heavy rain during the day. The losers, rlelding a depleted side, were not raced. All three goals were scored in the first half
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    BILLIARDS
    70 8 '|\IE A A A. and the S.C.R.C. met in a friendly billiard match of five three-ball games at the S.C.R.C. The following are the results (SC.R.C players mentioned first): Ng Cheng Koon (184) Yeo Koon Yam (200); Gan Kee Tian (200) Ong Mah Soh (191); Gan Ec Keng (200)
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