The Straits Times, 21 December 1946

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    21 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY I H.HI PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, IMb PKICK 10 CENTS.
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    JAPANESE CLOTH FOR MALAYA
    334 1 12,000,000 Yards Rea dy For Sh ipping Straits Times Reporter MALAYA has liven allotted 12,000,000 yards of Japanese manufactured textiles out of the 150,000,000 yards which has been approved for sale to the South East Asia territories from Japan, Mr. K. C. Tours, Chairman of the
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    GENT WILL SEE LABUAN FETE
    97 1 From Our Own Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR. Friday SIR Edward Gent, acting Gover-nor-General, is leaving for Borneo by air tomorrow mornine from Singapore to attend the Labuan centenary celebrations on Dec 24. A Government spokesman said today that the acting GovernorGeneral was not going to visit
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    first us CLOTH HERE
    101 1 first us CLOTH HERE rlir. ttftft .>iiipment of American textiles lor Malayan importers has arrived with the Phrontis. which is in the oji'ls awa I ng berthing space to discharge her eaifo. Largei quantities are txpected Pbao Mi Rondo comes into i about ten days' time with textiles and cars
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    251 KILLED IN SOUTH CELEBES
    34 1 BATAVIA. Fri.— The Netherlands East Indies government announced yesterday that 251 Indonesans had been killed In South Celebes since the declaration ol martial law there on Dec. 11 -A.P
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    London Call To Burma Leaders
    227 1 LONDON, Friday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, announced in the House of Commons today that a representative group of Burmese from the Governor's Excutive Council had been invited to Ixmdon to discuss revision of the White Paper plan for Burmese self-government. The Prime Minister
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    THREEFOLD THREAT TO GREECESEEN
    228 1 THREEFOLD THREAT TO GREECE SEEN ATHENS. Friday. REPORTS reaching here indicate that fresh concentrations of Bulgarian troops with Russian are stiffening at poinTs alonpr the Greek and Turkish front i.-rs. says the New York Times special correspondent. He says the military authorities, now pretty well inured to all forms of
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    MOKE RUBBER USED IN US
    72 1 NEW YORK. Fri.— Tota. rubber consumption in the United Sta'?s for 1946 may exceed 1.000.3U9 ons of both natural and syntheMestimates of the Rubber Manu-f'-icxirers Association of Xm^rica indicate During the first nine momha ul the year, consumption or iujVt. both natural and synthetk-. iotailed
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    AMNESTY FOR REBEL LEADER
    56 1 RANGOON. Fri.— The Government of Burma today issuea a proclamation offering amnesty to TJ Seinda. ex-Buddl.ist priest and •'rebel' leader whos. f< lowers have been active in the Arakan division. Southwest Burma. It was reported some time ago i that "rebels" headed by Seinda. I organised
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    Brooke May Go To Bangkok
    190 1 Brooke May Go To Bangkok HONG KONG, Friday. MR. Anthony Brooke, nephtw of the former Rajah of Sarawak, may go to Bangkok shortly if a visa to Malaya is not forthcoming. He loid Reuter today that l!.e "attempt to prevent me reaching Sarawak and see things for myself Ii a
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    Warship On Rocks
    55 1 II MS. Saltburn, a minesweeper of the Royal Navy, swept by gales on to rocks at Speaks Month, near Hartland Point. Devonshire. The lnvi lly lifeboat wt s damaged in an attempt to reach the Salt hum. The mines weeper was being towed at the time and
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    U.S. CHINA FORCES REDUCED
    318 1 The Times Correspondent WASHINGTON, Friday. THERE is a notable lack olj reaction both in Nanking j and here to the Presidential statement on United States! policy in China. The statement acids nothing to he policy announcement of last year but gives interesting inform- •uion concerning the
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    FRENCH CIVIL CHIEF HURT IN HANOI RIOTS
    280 1 PARIS, br.uay FIGHTING has betome general between French and Vietnam troops in Hanoi, capital of the northern French Indo-Chinese province of Tonkin, and in the heavy exchange of fire M. Raymond Sainleny, French Commissioner in Tonkin, was gravely injured, it was learned reliably
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    JAVA POLICY BACKED
    127 1 THE HAGUE. Friday. rHE Second Chamber ol th.? Dutch Parliament by 65 \otes to 30 today adopted the Catholic Party motion endorsing the Dutch Government's policy towards Indones a. V')tl S to I adopted ton by Carl Romme, Catholic leader, demanding snf> for n ternees in the
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    NEHRU MOTION FREEDOM GUIDE
    72 1 NEW DELHI. Fri One ol India s leading constitutional u«wyers told the Constitute: Assembly yesterday that passage of a resolution declaring India a sovereign independent republic was needed in order to &\i the assembly a guide for its tatt of writing a charter of freedom Sir
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    MUAR MAN'S WILL
    248 1 LONDON, Fri. Mr John K«>vl:\nd Taylor. o f Muar. Johoro, late head of thf Oorernm m English School in Muar. who died at sea in February. 1!Ml'. left a portion of his estate m Malaya to the Singapore branch of the Salvation Army and $1,000 each to
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    CHURCHILL STRIKES AT GOVT.
    246 2 "Tyranny, Conceit And Incompetence" LONDON, Friday. l OUD Opposition cheers greeted Mr. Winston f Churchill, the Opposition leader, when he announced in the House of Commons yesterday that he would sponsor a censure motion on the Labour Government next month charging it with "tyranny, conceit Replying
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    NURSES SHOT BY JAPS
    139 2 NURSES SHOT BY JAPS TOKIO, Thursday. AFTER voluntarily surrendering to the Japanese, 23 Australian nurces were ordered at the point of bayo nets to march into the sea off j Banka Island opposite Sumatra and were then machinegunned, a survivor of the Australian Nurse Corps, Captain Vivian Bullwinkel, told the
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    UK MINERS GET 5-DAY WEEK
    98 2 LONDON. F:i —British coal miners will begin a 5-day week four months after th? taking over of ttie mines by the National Coal Board, it is announced. The Board said in the announcement that following an earlier promise by the Labour Government it had granted
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    AUSTRALIA TO TAKE DUTCH SETTLERS
    86 2 CANBERRA Fr -Mr J osepn Chifley. Australian Prime Minister and Treasurer, announced here yesterday that the Australian Cabinet had authorised the Australian Minister at 'Rie Hague to sign an agreement with Uhe Netherlands Emigration Foundation tor Dutch citizens to cmigTate to Australia All emigrants selected
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    WAR CRIMES SENTENCES
    101 2 WAR CRIMES SENTENCES LONDON. Frl.— The United Na- j tions War Crimes Commission i announced yesterday that 1,431 people have been sentenced to death for war crimes in iftrope. This figure does not include i trials in Russia or the Soviet z-ne of Germany. On December 1. 24.365 persons had
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    UNO COMMISSION TO VISIT BALKANS
    75 2 NEW YORK, Frl— The United Nations Security Council yesterday vot d to send an 11 -man investigating commission to the Balkans to study border incidents between Greece and three of her northern neighbours The commission received authority from all of the four disputant nations after
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    MAYORS VETO CHURCHILL STATUE
    78 2 DOVER. FTi. An American proposal for a 170-foot high statue of Mr. Winston Churchill holding a mammoth cigar jver his head like the Statue of Liberty's torch, was vetoed yesterday by the mayors of the Cinqu? ports on the English Channel. "We agreed that a memorial
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    STATE CONTROL OF UK FARMS
    94 2 LONDON. Fri Widespread powers including supervision of farms and dispossession of owners and tenants in cases of inefficiency—are given to the British Minister of Agriculture in the new Agriculture Bill, published yesterday. The new measures will give guaranteed prices and assured markets. Facilities for giving
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    US WHEAT CROP UP
    30 2 NEW YORK, Fri— The United States Department of Agriculture estimates United States new 947,000.000 bushels compared with 751.000.C00 bushels forecast ai this time last year.— Reu'.er.
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    NAVAL AIR CHIEF
    32 2 LONDON, Fri.— Rear Admirai i G. F Creasy has been appointed; Rear Admiral of aircraft carriers' and air stations, British Pacific Fleet and East Ind'es, from Fob- ruary 1947.
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    BRITAIN HELPS AUSTRIA
    313 2 BRITAIN HELPS AUSTRIA The Times Diplomatic Correspondent LONDON, Friday. IN offering grants and credits totalling ten millions sterLing as aid to Austria, the British Government is again expressing, and more clearly than before, its determination to help that country towards independence, unity and economic recovery. Mr. Bcvin has several Umes
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    MALAY REGT. TO BE REVIVED
    115 2 LONDON. Fri:— The Malay Regiment is to be re-established, it was annouced by Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones Colonial Secrr'arv when he answered a qu from Mr D R. Rees-WiUiams in the Common yesterday In the first instance the Regiment will consist of a d^pot headquarters and
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    HINDI' EMPIRE A HINDU EMPIRE A
    73 2 CAIRO. Fri. -Mohammed AH Jinnah. President of the Mu.slim Lrague. told a press conference in Cairo yesterday that the 'Hindu Empire," if achieved, wouid be an "imperialistic menac-e' which would threaten the Mirdle F.r.s:" and would be '"far wo-«o -han British imperialism. Mi. Jinnah
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    JAP POLICE KOREANS BY TOKIO KOREAN
    49 2 TOKIO. Frl American military police were called out today when Koreans demonstrated outside the Prime Minister 1 official residence and disturbances led to injury of six Japanese policemen The Koreans were protesting against Government's refusal to give them special treatment as foreigners— Reuter.
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    MINE OWNERS SEEK PARLEY
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      449 2 NOTICES ."MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All niemtxTs of the above Association will b»- dosed for business on Wedtad Thursday. 25th and 26th lir.nnlx-r. 1946 being Christmas Day i.ihl Hexing Day resportlvely ooTODmnn of the colony OP SINGAPORE l»4< Rehabilitation loan 'i >fi"-*****. I tir Hckimi-i> "I MM above Loan nil
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      308 2 NOTICES NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given by Llm Glan Han of No. 39, Carpenter Street, Singapore, that he Is not a partner In the firm known as Robert Christie Si Bros, carrying on business at No. 39, Carpenter Street, aforesaid, and liability will not be accepted by the said Llm
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      548 2 NOTICES P. W. D. Applications are invited for the post of Temporary Wor tsliop Foreman in the P.W.D. Malayan Union to take charge, under the direction of the Mechanical Engineer, of a Government Workshop engaged in the repair and maintenance of Transport. The qualifications -equlred are: ia) Five yrars /ipprenticeship
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      275 2 USEFUL GIFTS. NEW GOODS fot tho FcttivC season now on ilispliiv it TM untsr *7*tusi trmm >\ %i .^?S Cotton Goods—— Lowest Price in Town SPORT SHIRT Popular Quality from $2.00 pi Pigeon Brand SI. SO |x CHILDREN'S FROCK Girl from 53.00 si Boy $1.90 «.t NICKER SUN SUIT from
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    21 NEW DOCTORS, 6 DENTISTS
    647 3 Results Of Medical College Exams. A TOTAL of 21 new doctors and six new dental surgeons, forming the biggest single batch to graduate from the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, have been awarded diplomas bj the College qualifying them to practise. Results of
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    REPAT CARDS
    65 3 nEPATRIATION cards for Indian repatriates in future will be given to them at the ticket j issuing office and must be P re sented at time of embarkation with ticket and vaccination certificate. He said that all Inciian repatriates must take back their repatriation card from the ticket
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    Malayan Films For Canada
    165 3 Malayan Films For Canada FE developing post-war interchange of documentary films between Empire countries is evidenced by Canadian interest in films whfch the Malayan Film Unit will be producing soon. The Canadian Government ComrrKrcial Agent in Singapore, Mr. ArUhur Wilding, said yesterday that the National Film Board of Canada would
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    AIF SCHOLARSHIPS: 17 APPLICATIONS
    180 3 SEVENTEEN nurses from Singapore have applied for the j3 A.I.F. Malayan Nursing Scholarship and it is expected that many more applications will be received from the Malayan Union in the near future. The first two successful r*:<ndidates will begin training in Australia next March. Mr. Claud?
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    Joint Action Council In XL
    77 3 Till. Council of Joint Action, whose membership in Singapore has been increased by the entry of the Chinese Association, of which Mr. G. H. Ki.it is president, will hold its second public meeting at Koala Lumpur on Dec. 22 The meeting will take place at
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    HONG FATT MINES MAKE PROGRESS
    145 3 HONG FATT MINES MAKE PROGRESS FOUR years of neglect during the Japanese occupation resulted in extensive scouring and land-slips down the mine slopes and the work of rehabilitation is being carried out according to plan, at a .satisfactory rate of progress, say the Secretaries of Hong Fatt (Sungei Besi), Ltd.,
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    XMAS TREAT FOR 5,000
    60 3 THE Salvation Army and Singa- pore Rotary Club were hosts to 5.000 Singapore children yesterday at the New World Park and gave them a grand Christmas send-on*. Bisouits, toffees, oranges app es and sweet drinks were provided for each child and they were given rides on
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    BACK PAY ADVANCE
    134 3 Fhas been decided <-^> grant an immediate advance of two months' salary as at Jan. 1. 1944 to locally recruited monthly paid Singapore Government servants who were in service on Feb. 15, 1942 and have either remained in the continuous service of Government to this day or
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    STOLE ARMY TOOLS
    59 3 Two Chinese labourers of 223 8.0.D. Alexander Road, Low Ah Ming and Bun Kee wer c produced in the Fourth Court yesterday and were each sentenced to six weeks' rigorous Imprisonment whon they pleaded guilty to stealing machine tools from the depot on Thursday. They wor P
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    APPEAL TO HIGH COURT ON PENANG ORDER
    259 3 APPEAL TO HIGH COURT ON PENANG ORDER AKRESTED in Singapore on a charge of abetting the murr of Tai A'k Seng in Penang :>b. 18. a Chinese, Teoh Teik was yesterday remanded polk custody for a week .on hL counsel. Mr. C.H. Koh, »id the Fourth S ngapor e MagLs;rate,
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    DEATH
    60 4 IHI'M. Mr TtlUllf Sl.illK Swec i,.. O*g (lam Kay Neo aged 48 passed u\»..\ peacefully at lur rwklmw U Kirn turn Komi at 10 10 p.m. on i<> 13 4t; She l<u\<-s tx t.nul her bc--1 Imabaaa' Efe Thuni 1 Haag b'Aii- koag llikil and LioiiK rs to mourn
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    40 4 Sharif! Dm. ji Lamm "O" 'ju. Uinnks (illiccr.s. stafl ol 1. 1> o I nviinr. N:i\al BHt, Chanel. and Iniiuls who llUinrtHi the turn ral cash, foe his late brother Mr Mohd Yunos Dtn died of accident on 16th
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Dec. 21, 1946. Singapore's New Education
    897 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Dec. 21, 1946. Singapore's New Education A document of historic importance for the Singapore parent and citizen has been published this week. It is the plan for a new educational policy in this colony, which was tabkd in tJhe Advisory Council on Thursday. This now
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      Mr. Tan of Penang: and the tenant who came back
      389 4 FIVE Vtais ago almost lo the day* all the Europeans in l\ nang abandoned the Island (and left it and the local popujiation to the tender mercies of the invading Jap. That was in December. 1941. One is reminded of
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      S.E.A. Clearing House
      152 4 YOUR correspondent "Gioupj 15 should need but the minimum in intelligence to be! aware of the original deploy- j ment of troops in South East I Asia. Singapore has long been the clearing place for such troops. Shipping difficulties cannot be remedied at this moment. It's one
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      Latex: A Warning
      183 4 YOU have t'iven public. iv recently to the activities ol loreign buyers of rubber latex, v,hile the general terms whic these purchasers are offoni are no doubt known to you and to the Malayan planting! community. What does not seem to bt real ised is that today's
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      In Malacca Cabarets
      56 4 IT is surprising to a visitor to I find how much hooliganism! there is in Malacca, particularly in such places as the cabarets. I hope suoh pests w4ll be got r.d as soon as possible, so Urat one can spend an evening in a place of ■HiTm
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    North Bridge Road and Rochdale
    1293 4  -  R. BOYD, M.C.S. By Director of Co-operation, Malayan Union and Singapore' TODAY, December 21, is the 102 nd anniversary of the "IST of a Co-operative Store in England which has been copied in almost every country in the world. The Rochdale Pioneers were not super-men,
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    S.E. ASIA FISHERIES TALKS IN JANUARY
    411 5 S.E. ASIA FISHERIES TALKS IN JANUARY Hope Of Increased Production Straits Times Reporter REPRESENTATIVES of all countries in the South Fast Asia area have been invited to ntiend a fisheries conference to be held in Singapore on Jan. 6, 7, and 8 at which ideas will be exchanged and methods
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    $1 Million Frankel Estate Sale
    154 5 $1 Million Frankel Estate Sale It 1 1- Kr.uikcl Estate in the ap District of Singapore has been purchased by the Credit Ponder dc L'Exi m, Orient for $1,000,000. Tin- area of the estate, which i.- ..in- of the largest In the I n>. i- 413 acres. Mtiioiiph the Immediate
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    RAIN FROM "WRATH"
    111 5 ACblncai *'u> '.-raped from! police custody while being taken to Outram Road Prison on remand, after a charge of armed robbery had been explained to him. w;^ sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment yesterday by the Second Singapore Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh. The Chinese. Lam Teng
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    VETERANS RETURN
    32 5 FIFTV-olght Chinese tru^k drivers and mechanics who had rvice on the Burnu during the v;ar. returned to Singapore yesterday b u the IndoChina Sieam Navieation Fhlp Wosang from Hong Kong.
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    Rayats To Get New Pact On Tuesday Also
    102 5 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. SPECIALLY selected translators are now working in secrecy to translate the summary of the new constitutional proposals of the Workinr Committee which b to be Issued on Tuesday. It is intended that nearly 30 000
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    JAPS SUSPECTS FOR BATAVIA
    67 5 A group of 287 Japanese war criminal suspects including a number of high naval officers. left P.ijgapore yesterday on board the K P. M. liner Merak for Batavia where they will be tri°d by Dutcl-. War Crimes courts. A number of Japanese in the group will
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    DALFORCE MARCH TO GOVT. OFFICE
    229 5 1""WO hundred young Chinese, who five years ago marched through Singapore's streets to their allotted sector in the Battle of Singapore, yesterday marched from their headquarters in River Valley Road to the Chinese Secretariat building in Singapore's Chinatown to request their early disbandment. Banners proclaimed
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    SGT. DROWNED
    77 5 A VERDICT of death by mis adventure was returned at the end of an inquiry into the death of Sgt. J. F. Busby, of No. 6, Boat Stores. R.A.S.C., Pulau Brani, who was drowned off Ponggol beach on Oct. 3. The Singapore Coroner, Mr W G. Porter, yesterday
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    TREASURE HUNT IN JAPAN
    84 5 I EFFORTS arc being made to trace In Japan property which has been removed by the Japane.o and transferred by jj ;h<m. I fttea Ml OfDeia] announce- mrnt. Owners of important or valul ible machinery, equipment or ther objects believed to have been removed by Japanese
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    TREASURY BILLS
    42 5 The Government of the Co.ony of Singapore will invite tei dcr* for an issue of $10 millions Dy Treasury Bills on Jan. 10. 1947, iubject to the general conditions the issue and repayment of Colony of Singapore I reasury Bills.
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    Sime Road Escapee Bound Over
    178 5 Sime Road Escapee Bound Over ABRAHAM Joshua, an ex-inter-nee who made two escapes from Sime Road Camp witihout being detected by tiie Jap guards. was bound over to be of good be- haviour for one year in onr? surety j of $400 by Mr. Justice Brown at the Singapore Assizes
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    PICNIC PARTY SEA RESCUE
    379 5 DESCUED Dy a Singapore Chi- nese trading vessel 60 miles from the Java coast after being adrift for four days and four nights, without food and water, in a boat whose outboard motor had cut out in the Java Sea, foui members of a Dutch picnic
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    DALFORCE MARCH IK SINGAPORE
    25 5 Members of Dalforce outside the Chinese Secretariat building where they assembled after a march carrying banners which read. "Dalforce Demob Petition."
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    7 Men On Christmas Is. Mutiny Charges
    187 5 7 Men On Christmas Is. Mutiny Charges A FIELD Genera] Court Mar. tial will try seven Imiuin ■oktten charged with iomplicity in the Christmas l-umd mutiny in March, 1i»42. in Singapore next Friday. The men are all regular membera of No. 7 Ooaat Eb *riment. Hong Kqpc and Si; Royal
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    8 PER CENT, FOR CO-OPS
    71 5 MF.MEBERS ol fee Bin Mercantile Co-operative and Loan Society. Ltd., at a ng yesterday voM-d t>. dividend of eight per cent so that as one member put it. 'they would be In a better po*: dischargj theil debts." The original proposal thai a di7idf.nd be
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    EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION REVIVED
    122 6 EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION REVIVED From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Frl. AT a meeting of members of the Negri Sembuan branch of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya held here on Wednesday It was deeded to revive the association. It was revealed that out of a pre-war membership of 65, the association now
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    Severe Blow To Foreign Shipping
    159 6 China Bars Entry To Northern Ports HONG KONG, Friday. A SEVERE Mow has been dealt to foreign shipping as well as to China's export trade by the latest order of the Executive Yuan barring foreign ships from loading and unloading in north China ports at
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    ORPHANS GET XMAS PARTY
    122 6 From Our Own Correspondent Penan g, Fri. TWO hundred orphans in Penang were entertained to a Christmas party last evening at the Residency on behalf of the Gov-ernor-General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, who before he left Penang for his wedding had promised this treat to the orphans.
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    SIAM MISSION VISITS UK
    98 6 SOUTHAMPTON, Fri .—Six members of the Siamese goodwill mission to Britain are among ttoe distinguished travellers on board the Queen Elizabeth due to dock r.ere tonight. The mission, led oy Pridi Panomyong, Siamese resistance leader has been visiting the United States and has been officially invited
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    JAVA REPLACES TECHNICIANS
    92 6 JOGJAK/ TA "By Air Maii> 02 some 10,000 foreign technicians employed during the Dutch regime in approximately 5.000 factories and plantations all over the country, about 40 per cent }ias already been replaced by Indonesians, according to An'ara. Tiiis replacement had been •>e to thp Association ot
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    BOXER GAOLED
    83 6 From Our Own Corrrspondent PENANG, Frl. V. SUPRAKIAN'IAM. a rvr.ang boxer, was sentenced by the District Judge to three months' rigorous imprisonment on a charge of being armed in public with a dagger The accused, according to the prosecution, was arrested by police constable on the night ol
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    WHITE CLOTH FOR MALACCA MUSLIMS
    52 6 From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Fri. UfHITE rloth for use in conncc- tion with deceased persons among llusUma ii now available in Malacca district. The cloth can be bought Trcm the All-Muslim Welfare Association. FjiCttnn Ror>.d. Malacca, it «:ont rolled pri^e on production of a
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    International Club Rules Adopted
    230 6 International Club Rules Adopted From Our Own Correspondent PENANG Friday. NEW rules to provide for the running of the International Club were adopted by the Penang Turf Club at a general meeting held yesterday. Mr. Lee Toon Poon, presiding, said the committee considered it desirable to amend certain rules "so
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    KUCHAIS AGAIN IN GOOD DEMAND
    366 7 By Our Own Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. IMPROVEMENT in Kuchais was again a feature of the local share market. Business was done at $1.70 today, with buyers unsatisfied. Business in these shares is mostly on account of outport buyers. Kampong Kamuntings were taken at 14/- with
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    Produce Prices
    368 7 SINGAPORE, Friday. TODAY'S produce price* were: RICE: Siamese No. 1 $100. No. 2 *00. No. 3 $90, Indo-China No. 1 $30. No. 2 $27, Broken $30.50. PILOH RICE: Siamese 488. Ked.ih $65. KICK NOODLES: .No I Siamese $85, Kedah $60. Indo-China $80. China $80. I-ocal No I $65.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    66 7 Singapore, Friday. THE Singapore Chamber ot Commerce Rubber Association's rubber prices today at noon were: Bayers Sellers Cts. Cte. per Ib. per Ib. No. 1 K.s.S. !not loose 4J*« 41 74 No 1 R.S.S 'm in bales Jan *3\ 43 Sn. 2 R.S.S fob in bales Jan. 42»»
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    31 7 TO-DAY: High Water: 9.0: a.m. 9 ft.: 10 23 p.m. 8 ft. 6 in. TOMORROW: High Water: 9.42 a.m. 9 ft. 3 in 11.04 p.m 8 ft. 7 in.
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    ENOUGH SUGAR
    39 7 WASHINGTON. Fri. -The chair- I man of th e Republican Food Study Committee. Mr. Thomas Jenkins, today forecast a high world sugar production for next year, with possible decontrol by 1 the end of the year— U.P.
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    RUBBER MARKET REPORT
    245 7 RUBBER MARKET REPORT I LTHOUGH fluctuations have A been negligible this week moderate volume of business has been transacted, but enquiry is almost entirely restricted to January shipment, says Lewis and Peat in their weekly market report. Tttvcre is still very little interest shown for forward deliveries although sellers for
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    MAMBAU TIN
    142 7 I The directors' report and statement of accounts for the period ended June 30. 1946 of Mambau Tin Ltd. show j the company"s cash and government securities at $322,000 rcpresentir.u approximately 80 per cent of the issurd capital. The company in addition will have claim against the V.'ar
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    CABLE & WIRELESS IS NATIONAL
    61 7 CABLE WIRELESS IS NATIONAL LONDON. Fri. Cable and Wireless, the Hritish world telecommunicatK/is sy-.em. is to pass .nto puu..c ownership on Jan 1, when the oaiance of ih* shares of the company pass Into Government h-»rds. said th P Chancellor of the Dr Hu?h Dalton Jn the Commons yesterday. The
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      698 7 Along The Singapore Waterfront CHIPS pilktlDßl in Singapore yes*.- Buun. BritL«h 442 u>m. from Emp.-t BlllLh H Godown 31-32: Treworla* h,^wJv" t iii J l 1 283 tons: from n Hal yd an Nol^K»an- "3 ton^: from Godown 33-34: Kathleen S Holmes B an ?kok lb destination and date Bangkok
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    RYDER CUP MATCH MAY BE OFF
    153 8 RYDER CUP MATCH MAY BE OFF London, Friday DRITAINS Professional Golfers' 1J Adj>o(..ation may be forced to turn do,vn the United States offer to resume the Ryder Cup matches next auruman, writes Associated Press Correspondent Jame,s R Chambaw. America's rising cost of living Britain's economic position ana the high cost
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    FINAL TRIAL FOR BLUES
    182 8 C^\iii<-Ai- pia^eis. some ol them staiwarts in former teams which represented Singapore in the "All Blues cup competition. play in the final trial to be '..ad on Sunday for the selection of the S-rigapore side to meet Negri oii Dec. 28 in this year's All Blues
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    LEAGUE SOCCER TO START IN FEBRUARY
    385 8 4 DECISION to run a First Division League competition in February next year was made at a Council Meeting of the Singapore Amateur Football Association held at the S.C.R.C. pavilion yesterday evening. Mr. L C. Hutchings took the Chair and others present were Messrs.
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    22 8 Jack Kramer, America's No. 1. singles player, practising for the Davis Cup challenge round agai nst Australia which starts on Dec. 26.
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    Peiiang Race Weights
    299 8 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, PH. p M«i£ following are the weights for the :.rst day of the Penang Turf Club Chrteunu and New Year meeting to be Irun on Tbundajr, D^c. 26: I llorsts Class I, Div. 1. 51 Fur^ Goafs Skin 10.04. Courtenay 9.13. ■::k
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    TO FIGHT BAKSE
    120 8 DONCAcTER Thurs. DEFORE lie left on his honeymoo'i o''av Br- Woodcock. the Brl 4 >sli hpavywrivr'n cham-j: tid f" 1 hop^u to B«bl Joo Bnksi. thf Amorican hca\-> r weiaht, in E crlp.nd ah^u; hW months from ROW "He will bp v ciifli.-uii ciulomer to tarklr." Woodcock
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    OVERSEAS RIFLE MATCH
    222 8 THE Overseas Full Bore Intercolonial match was tired by Singapore Teams on Sunday (Deo., 15 1 at Seletar Range. Results, duly certified by the Superintending Officers, have been sent back to the National Rifle Association in England. According to he cnndi'icns of this rna't r o< may
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    SINGAPORE INDIANS
    79 8 The following have been selected to represent the Indians against the j 61 R.A.S.C. at soccer today at 1 1 Bldadari Players are requested to meet 1 1 at the club p--™***, at 4 p.m. f or 1 1 transport OM. An-ulli;\. Chelliah, Kartar 1 ■tags, A Rahim.
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    Second Div. Win Again
    319 8 I 'HE 5..H..J DtvMoa (Crosskcys) i scoivd tlicir third consecutive vie- j i '.ory at the Jalan Bcsar Stadium yes- 1 t"rday when they beat the Royal Navy by four goals to one in a keenly- I 3>:ites*i?d football match. llnnlon. Crosskieys" inner left, showed fine
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    KEY RUGBY GAME AT STADIUM
    361 8 R.A.F. meet the Singapore Cricket Club in what should be the deciding match of Tournament Rugger Competition virtually the Singapore Island Championship, at Jalan Besar today. Kick off 5.00 p.m. The positions of the sid?s, at present, In the Championship Table are as below: P
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    Home Soccer Fixtures
    269 8 HOME fool Dail fixtuies lor aa^f Baturday are: ENGLISH LEAGUE FIBST DIVISION Arsenal v. Wolves Blackburn v. Portsmouth Blackpool v. Huddc. .field Roiton Wandrs. v. Chelsea i Urentford v. E\'crton Charlton v Stoke i Derby v Sunderland Grimsby v Manchester U Loecis v. Preston N.B. Liverpool v.
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET MATCH
    64 8 ADELAIDE: Thurs: South Australia scored 353 lor the loss of four wickets on the first day of the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales here today. Ron Hammence scored a chanceless 132 In three hours 37 minutes hitting 18 fours. With R. James, who made
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    S.S.C. WATER POLO
    29 8 There will be a water polo match between the Singapore Swimming Club and the Chinese S v'mm'ns Club on Sunclsv mornln? at th* Singapore Swim Club
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