The Straits Times, 14 December 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY Mean PA<ii;s SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1946. PRICI IV CENTS
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    ALEXANDER REPLIES ON INDIA Mr. Churchill "Unfair"
    728 1 ALEXANDER REPLIES ON INDIA Mr. Churchill "Unfair" iaj^ukjiv, r riuay. THK Minister-designate of Defence, Mr. A. V. Alexander, Mho was a member of the British Cabinet Mission to India, closed the debate on India today by expressing the Government's gratitude for members' restraint and "the obvious desire of the majority
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    CARS FOR ROYAL TOUR OF AFRICA
    35 1 One of the five Daimlci cars constructed f. fac iL?e of tf>." Royal Part; during the Soudi African tour next year. Al! are now ready, completed wild special bodies.
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    DEBATE MAY DO HARM
    386 1 DEBATE MAY DO HARM 1 oni The Times, London THE Government's reluctance to yield to the Opposition? demand for a full-Ire«s debate at this iune'.ure wns under There was little opportanlt* oT adding substantially to public knowledge of the Indian situation and there was rilVI dw risk that an incautious
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    Ceylon To Return Rice To Malaya
    209 1 Mr. nt- Tim TEYLON will promptly re| made to them from K. Vaithianathan, Food Co the Straits Times in an in Mr. Vaithianathan, who is ing of Food Liaison Officers for «iid; "Ceylon will always s available fcod resources, an 'neither a borrower or
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    STC DEMANDS MOSTLY MET
    162 1 THE Singapore Traction Cjm- pany Employees' Union report that their employers have •net most or their demands put .orward about a fortnight aso. except for the 50 per cent rise in wages The S.T.C. employers have promised to make Improvements in tthe treatment of employees such
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    SKYSCRAPER GOING UP NEXT MONTH
    195 1 SKYSCRAPER GOING UP NEXT MONTH WORK on the new 14 storey building for the Bank oi China, Singapore, will begin or Jan. 15 with the demolition ol the existing premises in Battery Road. Provisional plans, submitted to the Muncpal Architect, showing the height of the building and of the tower,
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    SEVEN DEAD IN RAIL CRASH
    58 1 OHIO. Fri -Seven peopl° at'known to be d^?d, scores an injured, and an unknown number of passengers trapped under the wreckage after the Pennsylvania Railway's crack express "Golden Triangle" crashed into two derailed goods trains whlon U^a collided earlier near hcie UKfty. Tho crash derailed
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    MINISTER ON WAR CLAIMS
    157 1 LONDON, Friday. THE Colonial Secretary, Mr. Creech Jones, replying tc questions in the House ol Commons yesterday about war damage claims in Malaya, said "Some do'ails in terms of reference to the Malayan War Damage Claims Commission have not b'r.n settled. "It is, however, intended that
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    UNO APPROVES WITHDRA WAL Of SPAIN ENVOYS
    220 1 UNO APPROVES WITHDRA WAL Of SPAIN ENVOYS NEW YORK, Friday. fHK United Nations General Assembly last ni<rl». approved the resolution calling for the recall of Ambassadors and Ministers from Spain by 34 votes to six, with 13 abstentions. The six countries which voted against the resolution were Argentina, Costa Rica,
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    PLAN FOR RICE DECIDED
    109 1 SOUTH-Eas t Asia's Jauuary piogramme for rice shipments has been decided upon. The programme, recom 'ended by thp Linisnn Oncers' meeting when was held for two days this week, was accepted by the third meeting of the lEF.C Sub-Committee on rice for the theatre yestercu'V. An
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    ENGLAND LOSE 8 FOR 219
    133 1 ENGLAND LOSE 8 FOR 219 HAMMOND won the to** the second Test match ai iaydney yesterday, but Englai* failed to take advantage 0 the situation and at close <>' play had lost ritrht wicko ior'2l9 runs. The highlight ot Filial .1 batting was a solid display v. Edrich. who so
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    UNO CHOOSES NEW YORK
    96 1 NEW YORK, Fri lunar. cr-wn the bids of Sun P oncls' and Philadelphia to hotwp fcni headquarters ct th^ Unite Nations, the UNO Head quarters Ccmm'ttce to-d: de cided to reromnMßi 10 thGeneral Assembly thai it iaa its permanent home In v sky scraper to be
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    CHURCHILL HITS AT INDIA POLICY
    782 2 "Govt. Outwitted On Minorities 9 LONDON, Thursday. fHARGING the Labour Government with direct responsibility for the thousands of lives lost in communal violence, Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons debate on India to-day said he expected civil war to begin in India. The
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    FRENCH FINANCE GLOOMY
    249 2 FRENCH FINANCE GLOOMY The Times Correspondent PARIS. Thursday. WHILE political leaders are still unable to reach agreement on the formation of a Government, the Assembly's Financial Committee is studying a gloomy inventory of t*u French financial system from the former Finance Minister M. R. Schuman. It Is a document of
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    U. S. MUST STOP iMAKING A-BOMB
    87 2 LONDON, Ihurs. Professor Harold Urey, of the University of Chicago, tod the Atom c Scientists' Association yesterday that the United States would have to stop making atomic bombs if ther P were to be effective control of the weapon. Professor Urey, the discoverer of
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    CHERIBON DRAFT IS DISCUSSED IN NEI
    39 2 CHERIBON DRAFT I S DISCUSSED IN NEI BATAVIA. Fri— The Republican State Council met at Jogjakarta yesterday to discuss the Indone-sian-Dutch draft agreement, Antara reported here today. All members were present except the Moslem Party President Dr Soe-khnan Reuter.
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    ASSEMBLY CALL FOR SPAIN CUT
    35 2 FLUSHING. Fri.— The United Nations General Assembly voted tonight 34 to 6, with 13 abstentions, to ask all United Nations' members to withdraw immediately ambassadors and ministers from Madrid— U.P.
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    NEXT WAR IN EAST, 1F....'
    181 2 LONDON. Friday. INDIA'S chief United Nations delegate, Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, predictec yesterday that the next wai would come in the East H racial discrimination is practised or i f colonial powers try to hold uahtly to their possessions. "I can see no war from
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    22 2 Mr. W. D. Godsail, Unan.-.u Secretary, Malayan Union, wiio presented the Union imJpct before the Advisory Council in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
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    Greeks Ask End To Martyrdom
    256 2 Greeks Ask End To Martyrdom LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. rHE Prime Minister of Greece, M. Constantir Tsaldaris, yesterday denounced his country's neighbour:before the United Nation* Security Council for what tv called a "systematic plan oJ aggression aimed at forcing Greece and Macedonia into a federal Yugoslav state ol Macedonia." In a
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    NO STRONG GERMANY'
    89 2 NEW YORK. Fri. —French Deputy Foreign MinLstcr. It. Maurice Couv^ de Murville. in a larewtil press r.unference. c^tc-r day declared France will vigorously oppo?e any steps toward the creation ct a strong centralized German.' He called for a decentralized Germany "wliich does not look to Berlin as
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    ZIONIST BACKS PARTITION
    62 2 BASLE, Fri.— Bcrl v. *;cr member of the Jewish Ajen-.y Executive, yesterday supported the Palestine partition p.-opcs^i! on the grounds of exDedici.cj ur.J realism. Locker, who ii tiU- iewiilii Labour Party leader in Loniori, told the World Zionist Congms, there is no time to wait fo: t'.:e
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      920 2 NOTICES NOTICE. CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION. NO. 14 of 1945. NoUce is hereby given that any per. ■on or persons having claim 10 tn» property de-crlbd in the Bchedul« Itereto art requested to forward suci" claims to the Assls.ant Custodian ol Enemy Property Sciangor, Kuala Lumpur. Ml later Umn noon
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      590 2 NOTICES NOTICE. The UUe deeds mentioned below and which relate to land at Holland Road being Lots 69 and 71 of Mukim IV Singapore were lost during the Japanese occupaUon. Any person having any knowledge as to their whereabouts or claiming any Interest in the land la asked to communicate
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      789 2 TENDERS. TENDERS INVITED MARINE DEPARTMENT, MALAYAN UNION Separate tenders will be received at the Office of the Marine Sup:rintendent, Malayan Union. Port Swetterlham up to noon on Mon iay the 32rd December. 1946, for the undermentioned supplies. 2. Tenders should be forwarded in sealed envel.-tpes endorsed "Tender for (Nature of
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      760 2 rENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION Tenders will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works. Singapore Office, up to noon of tho 17th >ecember. 1946. for the following work Supply and delivery of furnituio for Government Offices. Singapore. Every person applying for a lorm ot Tender will be requirec
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    NEW RENT SCALES ADVISED
    612 3 MEMBERS ASKED TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS Straits Times Reporter 4 RECOMMENDATION that increases varying from 20 to 30 per cent, in certain rent groups should be allowed is being circulated to members of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association, who are asked to give their views not later
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    Pilgrims From Mecca Return
    78 3 From Our Own Correspond-nt Penang, Friday. AFTER an absence of seven years, a group of 43 Malayan pilgrim* who had been stranded during the war, most of them in Mecca. returned to rcnang by the s.s. Phrontis which docked at Swettenham Pier this morning. The majority
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    WarningTo Seremban Licencees
    172 3 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Friday. MOTTCES warning all holders of liquor licences In Seremban to the effect that their licence w^re liable to cancellation if they were found black-marketing In liquors was tine outcome of a meeting of the Seremban Llcaaslng Board (Excise) held at the
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    MONEY NEEDED FOR RUBBER INDUSTRY
    446 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. IN a special article published by the Hnancial Times, Mr. T. B. Barlow, chairman of the Rubber Growers' Association, reviews his recent visit to Malaya, and declares that the present position of the industry and the recent actions of
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    TOWNCLEANERS MAKE DEMAND
    92 3 THE labourers of the Singapore Town Cleansing Department have g.ven notice to the Superintendent of their Department that they will go on strike in 15 days if they do not receive a cply to certain demands they have submitted for increase of wages The demands were forwarded
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    BRANDY FOR SINGAPORE
    59 3 A shipment of J. 950 cai..: oi French brandy. ch?mpap. <• tul liquors, was Included In tons of cargo for Singapore whlcS arrived by the Messageries M**.ltimes ship Monkay on rhursd»>. There were seven airplanes. 70 truck and a lar?e 40-lon molor launch for the French fori-ci
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    Y.W.C.A. PARTY
    31 3 Members of the Y.W.C.A. are invited to a Christmas party to be held a r the Y.W.C.A. Bras Basah Road (Rex Hotel) on Thursday. Dec. 19 at 5.15 p.m.
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    ADVISORY BOARD WANTED
    290 3 By Our Muslim fjor.-respondent. THOSE who know the good work which has been done by the Mohammedan Adv sory Board or the "Mailis Penasihat Islam Keraja'an' as it is familiarly known to the Malays, are anxio:n the* ''..e Board should be resuscitated cs soon as pcssibl?. The
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      389 3 NEW SHIPMENT Expected Shortly FRUIT RACKS i Enquiries invited. Sole Agents in Malaya: AMBER TRADERS CO., 21, Orchard Rd. Spore. Phone 4305. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" Househniu r.ifrlrWi-l Appliances. Chinese A Indian Records. Twin Indian Records. DISTRIBUTORS for M»U;a. E. S. ISAAC tft CO. 168 A. Cecil Street, Singapore. ENTRUST YOUR
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      418 3 DIAMOND JEWELLERY Gem set Jewellery High Grade Creations by Master Craftsmen NrthtliE but th( ry»-t nlwav r NOT ONE SPOT LEFT ON HER FACE After Being Disfigured for 23 Years Many forms of skin txasSAt can mi? be successfully treated from Uie Inside. Mrs. S'evcnson suffered lor 2! years before
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    The Straits Times Singapore. Sat., Dec. 14, 1946. Agriculture In Utopia
    935 4 The Straits Times Singapore. Sat., Dec. 14, 1946. Agriculture In Utopia To those wilio know how inadequate the diet of lar^e sectiot\s of Malaya's labouring population Ls even in normal times, it seems Utopian to suppose that such deficiencies will ever be studkd and corrected by a world authority; but.
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    FIRST AIR RACE WITH SOUND
    190 4 WASHINGTON, Thuis. A 23-YEAR-OLD pilot of the Bell Aircraft Corporation, Chalmers Goodlin is to takeup America's first supersonic plane, the XS-1. this month to explore the mystery of fl ght around the speed of sound. The XS-1 has a top speed of 700 mph at
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    UNESCO'S NEW TASK
    106 4 PAKIS, Thurs:- A Netherlands proposal that the United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization should extend its education efforts to Germany and other former enemy state; was tentatively approved by the Organisation's secret executive council, it was learned here yesterday. Debarred [rom drafting a proprainme for combalting
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    THE MARCH OF PROGRESS IN SINGAPORE
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      "Falling Off Buses": What Else Can Be Expected?
      497 4 TWO items of Singapore news during the last few days must be read together: one, the fatal accident to a passenger on the footboard of a Traction Company bus who missed his footing and was crushed under the rear wheel? of the
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      More Houseless FOLK
      111 4 IAM in entire agreement with the views of both your Serv.ce and civilian correspondents as to building oi further palatial pcture palaces at this time of acute housing shortage. Evicud tenants mak'.ng way for the cinemxs will swell the ranks of those compelle-i U pay tea-momy in
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      India Wins In U.N.O.
      109 4 AT last U.N.O. has administered a sever*- to supporters of race and col>ur, prejudice and subjugation, by opposing the cessation of South West Africa to the Union of South Africa; and also by calling for a statement on Vr.e position of Indians in South Africa. It
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      A Good Show, But—
      91 4 A Good Show, But WHILE agreeing with your reporter that the St. Andrew's Old Boys Association put on an excellent production of "Lady Precious Stream" at the v"ictoiia Theatre, I would question his rather sweeping statement that it Vis undoubtedly the best we have ever seen in Singapore and certainly
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      Mr. Jumabhoys View
      71 4 ON Thursday you published a letter hvm Mr. M. Kama! I objecting to a statement made by Mr. Jumabhoy, president of the i Indian Chamber of Commerce objecting to income tax in Singai pore. I I should like to point out that ,Mr. Jumabhoy made thi s
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      Malay Democracy In Little Perlis
      247 4 Malay Democracy In Little Perl is HOME time ago Dato Onr; made a complete tour ol Malaya finishing up at Kualo Perlis. When he arrived at Kangsar, the capital of Perils he was met and welcomed by thousands of Malays, including women and children, at the Kangsar Mosque. In his
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    BANANAS, RAW AND COOKED
    538 4 (The following notes on the food al we of the banana may be useful at a time when the fullest use el locally grown foodstuffs is one way of combatting the high cost of living in Malaya.) "The nutritive v u t id a banana is
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    EIGHT-CENT FAMILY MEALS FOR S'PORE
    451 5 EIGHT-CENT FAMILY MEALS FOR S'PORE New Social Welfare Scheme Announced Straits Times Reporter OINGAPORE is to have eight-cent meals from next week. These meals will be served at a Family Restaurant, the first of a chain of such restaurants, which will be opened by the Singapore Social Welfare Department, at
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    S'PORE TO SAVE 'DEAD END KIDS'
    88 5 S'PORE TO SAVE 'DEAD END KIDS' SCHEMES tha* will help to improve the juvenile problem in > >re are under consideratfcm, according Mr. T. P. F. McN .re. Secretary for Social Wclsinßapore. However, the schemes were bei delayed through lack of exp its on juvenile problems, he i out. Tbe
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    INDIAN CAPT. ACQUITTED
    73 5 ADI Vre Deputy Pubic Prosecutor to w thc'.r.uv •so against Cap*. S. A. S: tarn, of the 28 h Indinn Base >mcc. the Second District .hidse. Mr T. T Russell, acqu.ttPd and discharged him. B m f-ict'd charges Ol abetting the commission of ..il bn-avh of trust
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    ARMS CHARGE
    56 5 A oav;m<s'\ Soek.imto Ke;a.>ml, was produced before Ir.rne Ahmad bin Ibrahim in the :"o~rtn }\>lirp Court yesterday vv'."i -co r'uirp^s of being in unauthv.lueu mn of a Smith and v 'oP revolver and 30 rounds .^8 mmuniticn. together wkh tw> cinders, were explained vO ni».i. The case was
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    23 5 The inaupiual meeting of the Himpoenan Warga Ncgara indoHiwarni) will be held tomorrow at 10 a m. in 'he Astana Kampong Glam. Singapore.
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    Malayans For Lahore Conference
    94 5 TWO Malay students will represent Malaya at the forthcoming All-Asiatic Students* Congress which is to be held at I .ihorc. India, during the Christmas holidays. The two students will go to India under the auspices of "(icram'' or the Youth Movement of Malaya, which is an
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    CHILDREN ARRIVE FOR CHRISTMAS
    108 5 CHILDREN ARRIVE FOR CHRISTMAS TAKING advantage of the sch >ol holidays In Austra':a, 38 children oi Singapore resdents arrived in olngapore yesterday by the Blue Funnel liner Charon lrom Fremintle to spend the r Christmas vacation with their parents. Besdes carrying 5,525 sheep on board, th? C'.iarn brought a large
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    WAR CLAIMS
    37 5 CLAIMS arising under the Malayan Wai Risks Utrodsi Insurance Scheme will nov bo accepted dv the MaLy.in WTfcT Damage Claims Corr..nis ion if lodged with the Commission at any iime up to Marrli 11, 1947
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    DIRECT AIR SERVICE TO MANILA
    162 5 DIRECT AIR SERVICE TO MANILA Straits Times Reporter THE first direct air service between Singapore and Manila has been established by Far Eastern Air Transport (Incorporated), z maior airlines company sponsored by tht Government of the Philippines. A Douglas Skymaster will arriv-: at Changi from Manila every Friday morning and
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    GOLD MINING STARTED IN SARAWAK
    128 5 GOLD MINING STARTED IN SARAWAK From Our Own Corresp .ndent. Kuching, Frday rOLD-MINING in B&nWk r.aj, i v been restarted, aid small quantities oi ore are tk'irg treated by the Krokong Gold Mining Co., Ltd., jjut shortage of cyanide supp!ie s is hold ng up r -roduction "The revival of
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    BRITISH GOVT THANKED
    111 5 A TRIBUTE to the British Govn ernment's generosity in diverting io Malaya large quantities of flour when Britain's own bread rationing sobem? had but lately been introduced, is paid by Mr. G. A. Potts, unofficial memt/er of Singapore Advisory Council. Mr. Potts, who spoke at Thursday's meeting
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    CHILDREN'S XMAS TREAT
    116 5 TIVL, thousasd ol Sing^^t > poorest children are looking forward to a gigantic Christmas party v hich is to be held at the N T ew World on Dec. 20. In order to secure presents for each child a special cinema show is to be given at
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    TWO CASES OF DIPHTHERIA
    39 5 TWO cscs of diphtheria arc t«--1 ported in the Singapore Municipal health statement for the we'-k ending Dec. 7. Deaths from tuberculosis to'allcd 93, 44 of these being respiratory type*;. Tuberculosis cases reported numbered 68.
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    10 YEARS AND 10 STROKES FOR ROBBER
    188 5 10 YEARS AND 10 STROKES FOR ROBBER DEMARKING that armed robbery Is the type of offence tbat must be rigorously put down 'n Singapore, Mr. Justice Brown s -n/'enced a young, well built Chinese to ten years' rigorous imprionment and 10 strokes of the cat" in the Singapore Assizes ve^Lerday.
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    U.S. STATE DEPT. OFFICIAL HERE
    58 5 Mr. H. L. Moffat, head of the ia uth East Asia Div Won of the U.S. State Department, who is on a routine trip rouad Soi.th East Asia, arrived at Singapore's Changi airfirld yestoraav fian: French Indo-China. TuL» SUaits Times pirture shf>us !Mr MofTat stepping
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    APPLICATIONS FOR VISIT TO U.K.
    335 5 British Council Scheme SINGAPORE has been invited to provide one of five repreO sentatives from British territories in South East As.a who will be guests of the British Council on a visit to Britain for the two months of April and May, 1947. An announcement
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    PASSAGES TO INDIA
    76 5 Because of rcpoatea complaint that people have been t,rad!p.-? in passage cards for India, olin!; repatriation cards for I'iiia wLJ in future be issued Dy the ollice of the Representative of :he Government of Inciu ii: M: Jjya, only on production ct two passport size photogra^i.c of
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    Shooting At SHB: Papers For DPP
    171 5 Shooting At SHB: Papers For DPP CTATEMENTS relerriag to the shooting incident which took place on Wednesday this we-.'K, i.nd w.roh resulted in the woundIng of two Singapore Harbour Heard Chinese workers, will be lurw-irded to the Deputy Public Prosecutor in the next few days by thf Singapore p.Wlce Mr.
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    NO DAMAGE TO SAMPEP
    95 5 NO DAMAGE TO SAMPEP ruVLKS of I. wha hare carried out a comprehei.sive survey of the 7.219-u n Houldcr Bro.hers ship Samp > have reported that no damag has been suffered to the ship's bottom as a result cf h t .'rounding. The Sampcp which was car:y ing a c:tbo
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      123 5 SHEPRY \S *^r^^\ 1 Years of experience in Hie M i i "-""»,i and blrnding of wine? bM culminated e9|BhSSIk i^.J appetising nutty !!:r our. Old RhS|3^^^^i] Sherry i<; sold at a reasonable Si jpe because the full benefit of the Fnpi'p EH^^^^BjSjPll preferential rate of duty is pa^ cd
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    ESTATE FOOD PLAN A FAILURE
    175 6 Bad Advice, Says Mr. S.B. Palmer From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUK, Thursday. THE government's policy of urging estates to grow foodstuffs was criticised by Mr. S. B. Palmer at yesterday's meeting of the Advisory Council. Mr. Palmer said he considered that Government was badly
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    KUANTAN GIVES OUT TEXTILES
    126 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. VUANTAN, one of the remotest A dirtricts of the Malay peninsula. wr\s the first to complete tr^e dis'nbutlon of textile 3 to fttatims food nroducers. All available s'oclcs of textil?s of about six different vareties have been issued without a hitch, ard at
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    CHARITY MOVE AT TAIPING
    136 6 From Our Own Correspondent Taiping. Thursday A GENERAL meeting of tns. Taping Gymkhana Club held recently, decided to resume the pre-war provision of donation lists lor the orphanage maintained by the Ta ping Convent, and also for the club's d:msstic staff It wa s aiS3 agreed
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    LIGHTERS MAY NOT MOVE FOOD
    104 6 From Our Own Corrvsponjmt Penaiv. Thursjay. With a rtce ship expected in nort tcmorrov:. som? 800 i'. o r/(rmen have. H is uncers:occ presented an ulumatum ro ilgh* or owners, stating, that unless z. satisfactoiy explanation is gi en Jor the recent arrest ar.u exo
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    KIDNAPPING OF DOCTOR CHARGE
    62 6 From Our Own Ccrscspondcnt Penanp, Thurs. fHE kidnapping of a pr-.ii: n- r>! Penang doctor on mry 18 *iis recalled in court today whe». To'"i ?ak Kai. a Cnlnese who had been rrrested in Kedah. was committed to stand trial at <2VL uc\i Ajrizos on a
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    CLERICAL UNION IN N. BORNEO
    124 6 I rom Our Own Correspondent JESSELTON, (By Mail) THE Clerical Union of North Borneo was assured the ful!Mt support of tho Government hy *he acting Governor. Mr. Tames Calder. when he spoke at 'he inaugural meeting of the urion here on Nov. 9. The Governor
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    HID SMALLPOX
    48 6 From Our Own Corrcspon-i^ni Penans, Thurs. a Chlatar couple found by sanitary inspectors to &a suffering fr m smallpox in Kedah Road area was today convicted by th? Third Itkgistrate. Mr. A. I. M Anst'n. on a charge cf failing tc report to the health a'Uhorltie*
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    Toddy No Cure For Beri-Beri
    164 6 THE widespread belief that toddy is a valuable source of vitamin B-l and is good lot beriberi is rejected by Dr. A A. Sandosham, honorary sec retary of the Alumni Association of the King Edward Vl] College of Medicine, who say* that consumption of largt
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    RICE SEIZURE
    38 6 From Our Own Corrcspondt-U penanu. TMmday. Penang polico struck another I blow at smugglers today. when IO bags of rice were se zed In an early morning raid at Armenian Stre?t Ghaut. Several arrests were made.
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    RUBBER FAMINE IN 1947 SEEN
    247 7 NEW YORK, Friday A WORLD shortage of natural rubber in 1947 with the shortage acute in the first half of the year is predicted by Mr. George M. Tisdale, Vice-President of the International Rubber Study Group, on his return from Europe yesterday. He said that
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    OIL MARKETS MAY BE LOST
    147 7 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Thurs. GRAVE fears that Malaya may lose for ever her valuable markets in India and Europe if the ban on exports of edible oils was not lifted were voiced by Dr. Ong Chong Kong at yesterday's meetin? of the
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    MONEY RATES DECISION SOON
    112 7 WASHINGTON, Frday. It is believed that the International Monetary Fund will next week accept the present parities of all member currencies even though the black market rates Indicate some currencies are grossly overvalued. For example, the black market rate of 325 French francs compared with the
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    GOODRICH BACK IN SINGAPORE
    44 7 AKRON, Friday.—Tlv crude rubber purchasing office of the B. F. Goodrich company is being reopened in Singapore with Mr. George N. Naylor as managing dir:ctor. the company announced yesterday. The office was closed alter the Japanese overran the Malay Peninsula.
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    Produce Prices
    388 7 SINGAPORE. Friday. TODAYS produce price* were: RICE: Siamese No. 1 $100. No. t 595. No. 3 SSS, lado-China No. I $30. No. 2 $27 Broken $30.50. PULOH RICE: Siamese $88, Kedah $70 RICE NOODLES: No. 1 Siamese $85. Kedah $65, Indo-China $62. China $35. Local No. 1 $75,
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    Quiet Day In Shares
    319 7 Around The Markets By Our Market Correspondent Singapore, Friday. THE share market was on the 1 whole quiet again today with most business confined to the industrial section. There were buyeis Jl United Engineers at $10 80. MStiMM was done in Straits Steams! 1 ps at
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES
    130 7 CHANGKAT SERD ANG ESTATES The report and accounts of tht Changkat Serdang Estates Ltd. as at Aug 31 1946, show a net lots ot $20,815.56 after charging expond-.ture on rehabilitation w.th a sun o! $44,730.51. A credit balance of $45,491.72 in the profit and loss account w carried forward. Of
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    Singapore Waterfront
    331 7 SHIPS' positions in Singapore yesteiday were: MAIN WHARF Godown 31-32: Trewerlas Godown 33-34: Kathleen S Holmes, discharging cargo. Godown 35-36: Rajula. discharging car^o. Godown 38-39: Burnside. discharging cargo. Godown 43: Empire Rajah. EAST WHARF Godown 44: Charon, discharging cargo WEST WHARF Godown 1-2: Panamanian. Godown 9-10: Trevethoe. Codown
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      355 7 SINGAPORE TIDES TO-UAY: High Water: 3.03 a in 8 ft. 4 in.; 2.04 p.m. 9 ft. i in. TOMORROW: High Water: 4.00 a.m. 8 ft. 1 in.; 3.06 p.m. 8 ft. 7 in. DflniO fUf it I IVS 9.45 p.m. Radio gazette; 10.00 p.m. 10.15 p.m. Dance music; 10.30 p.m.
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    ENGLAND 219 FOR EIGHT
    728 8 Collapse In Second Test SYDNEY, Friday. CIGHTING knocks by Edrich and Ikin featured the first day's play in the second Test match here, today. Though Hammond won the toss, England fared badly and at close of play had lost eight wickets for 219 runs. Australian spin
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    SCOREBOARD
    451 8 ENGLAND—IST INNS. Mutton c Tallon b Johnson 39 Washbrook b Freer 1 idrirh Ibw b McCool 71 i nmptun c Tallon b McCool 5 Hammond r Tallon b MrCool 1 Ikin not out SS Yardley c T.-.llon b Johnson 25 Smith ibw b Johnson 4 i:»ans b Johnson 5
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    S.R.C. LOSE 4—0
    117 8 The S.R.C. field irg a weak s.*!e were trounced yesterday to the tune of four goals to nil. by the Anglo-Chines? School Old Boys' Association, in a matci-. which was practically onc-sded :rom start to finish. Lelah. the visit'ng centreforward, performed a beautlfu' hat-trick for the OB.
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    C.S.C. WIN WELL
    48 8 The Ceylon Sports Club scored a I runaway victory over the 8.0.D. last evening at Alexandra when they scorfd eight gcals without reply. The 3corers were Wilfred Ponniah 3 Vijiarctnam 2. Thlllagaretnam 2, and Kulasingam 1. Yogarajah playing at goal for the Ceylonese was outstanding.
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    WICKET UNLIKELY TO LAST
    523 8 (By VV. M. Woodfull, former Australian Test captain) SYDNEY, Friday. MILLER'S opening over today broke the first cardinal rule for a new-ball bowler. It was as varied as the contents of a second hand shop and he must learn to control swing so that the stumps
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    SEGAMAT TEAM WINS AT MALACCA
    50 8 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA. Friday. Sepamat Malays, shoeing better combination, beat Malacca Muslims in a friendly football match yesterday on trie Bando Hllir ground by two clear goals. The home side flattered in the iirst 15 miiuiis when they missed badly on three occasions
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    New Boxers Arrive
    252 8 TWO of the fir.st 'iaiporud boxers to visit these shores! in five years, Mickcv McKay (South African) and Stan M'jltl (Australian) arrived in Singa-j po p c yesterday by the Blue Fu^-I nell liner Charon with Kow Kirn Lin, well-known Singapore box-; ing promoter and his team
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    Title Fight Cancelled
    84 8 Sydney, t-r.opy. THE tide bout between Ronnie James and Vie PatritU /or the lightweight championship of the British Empire was ranc; lied, today, because title holder James said he could net rrduce to the required weight The bout originally was scheduled for Dec. 14.. It wa\ postponed
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    THREE-ALL DRAW
    66 8 Sparkling hockey was ca up at rzsxrday's hockey match between the Indian Army and the 223 8.0.D hockey team which end-d in a threeall draw. The 8.0.D. established an early l3ad and were leading at tte interval ;by three goals to nil. This lead however was equalised by
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    S.C.C. BOWLING GREEN TO BE OPENED
    70 8 Th; temporary Doulins sroen at tho SiiigaDore Cricket Club will be ooened ne.it Thursday with a match bstween H. Oild"s (Captain) team and H. Gray's (Vice-Captain) team. All who are interested in playing in I "he match should s:-nd their names to the secretary
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    PADANG RUGJSY
    65 8 CRICKET CLUB rugger sid<? to play v-* Combined Asiatics on the Padang at 5 pxi. today: D. M. Seward: T. A. Roper, R. F. Droogleever, G.S. Taylor. C. M. Quayle; J. Frame. H. Mcßeath. K. E. Hutchlnson, K. N. R. Wilson, R. J. Maxey. D. A. B. Hopkin.
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    POLICE SOCCER XI
    60 8 WEBBER, the Euiatian jjO.jikeeper, will Dlav in that po:>::.oi. on Monday for Ihe Oi>'il Po;i;t when they meet Haikcwj a F at Thomson -rc^ad. In the ce^u. will also be Sanduson td.R.^ and Haji Rahman (Malays) and these chosen are— Webber: Sa.i derson, Muthlah; Siang hoir. Kl:r
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    MUAR BADMINTON
    75 8 MU AR BADMINTON MUAR, Thursday. The Muar inter-party badminton Competition was concluded yesterday In which the Llan Wah B.P. won the inter-party championship for the year. Five games three singles and two doubles— were played In each match. The following were the results: quar-ter-final: Llan Wah B.P. beat Grisek B.P.
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    SEGAMAT HOCKEY
    40 8 From Oar Own Correspondent SEOAMAT. Thur. Scorii:^ a goal in the very first jwnute and two more towards the closing stages of the game. Pox's XI beat the Segamat Malays three-nil at hockey on the town padang yesterday.
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    NEGRI HOCKEY
    64 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN. Thurs. The N.S. Club was the venue o' two hock?y fixtures played here this evening In a wrll contested pimiv the PoMc° XI defeated the N.S. Malays by 1 goal to nli scored by Adnan in the second -half ol play "Hie Ceylon
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