The Straits Times, 8 February 1947

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    FIGHTER COVER FOR U.S. MARINES
    325 1 Big Exodus From China Begun PEKING, Friday. THE United States Commissioner, Lieut.-Gen. A. C. Gillem, announcing the termination of China's abortive peace organisation, the Tripartite Executive Headquarters, yesterday, said American marines would entrain under fighter cover for the transport which would take them back to
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    Spanish Air Crash: 11 Die
    53 1 MADRID, Friday.— A Cuban four-engined air liner crashed m! the Gredos mountains m Spam j j today, killing ell the occupants. The plane which was on a flight lrom L sbon to Madrid, eari ried three passengers and a crew i of eight, including five
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    AIRMEN SUPPLIED BY PARACHUTE
    40 1 BINBROOKE, Lincolnshire, Friday. Two R. A. F. Dakotas yesterday parachuted emergency food -supplies to two Air Force stations where men have been isolated by snowdrifts since Monday. Earlier paraahute attempts proved unsuccessful owing to the weather.
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    NEPTUNE MESSAGE TO KING
    219 1 Aboard Vanguard, Friday. THE battleship Vanguard, taking the Royal Family to South Africa, was expected to arrive off Dakar this morn•ng after altering her course twice yesterday to seek the lee of the land off the Gambia River. This was tj enable the iVyal party to
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    MR. IVOR THOMAS VISITING MALAYA
    155 1 MR. Ivor Thomas, Under-Secrelary of Statt for the Colonies, is paying a visit to Malaya and will arrive m Singapore by air from Australia tomorrow. He will spend one week m Malaya and leave by air on Feb. 16 for England. In Singapore Mr. Thomas
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    Gen.Ritchie Arrives In Singapore
    114 1 I IEUT.-Generai Sir Neil Ritchie, L K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., arrived from Colombo in an AvroYork plane at Changi airfield, Singapore, yesterday. Lt.-Gen. Ritchie, who is to take over from Lt.-Gen. Sir Montagu Stopford the post of C.-in-C, S.E.A.L.F., was accompanied by the Chief of the
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    STRIKE THREATENS HUGE LOSSES
    81 1 MELBOURNE, Friday.— A national one-day strike on May l (Labour Day» decided on yesterday by a conference representing 76 federal trade unions is likely to cause a production loss of A £3,000,000, it was learned here today. The strike, intended to press the demar.fl for a
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    THE TRUTH ON JEWISH TERRORISM
    101 1 DEGINNING on Monday the I IJ Straits Times will publish a I series of three articles by a man who risked his life to get the story of how the Fascists have organised Jewish terrorism m Palestine. He is special correspondent j Andrew Roth, who
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    COURT SITS IN MATERNITY HOME
    89 1 l. "if vVar Crimes Court for the Henscn Case adjourned yesterday to Dr. Taglar's maternity home at Joo Chiat Place. Katonjr. to record the evidence of Mrs. Betty Carter, a witness for the presecution, who gave birth to twins a fortnight ago. This Straits Tim»s
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    35 Jews Make Illegal Exit!
    69 1 ROME, Friday. THIRTY-FIVE Jews who »r- rived at Genoa last night from Tel Aviv aboard a steamer refused to return to Palestine, which they had left without obtaining Italian visas, said a Genoa despatch to the newspaper Messaggero. The ship, due to proceed to Marseilles,
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    Change Of Policy In Indo-China
    126 1 The limes Correspondent PARIS, Friday. IT is understood that the French Government has I decided to ask Admiral Thierry D'Argenlieu, High Commissioner in Indo-China, to return to France to report. I It is unlikely that Admiral D'Argenlieu will return to Saigon and the Government is
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    GENERAL WARNS RUSSIANS
    288 1 BERLIN, Friday. LIEUT.-Gen. Sir Brian Robertson. British Deputy Milijtary Governor m Germany, ihas bluntly told Russian members of the Allied Control Council that he is dissatisfied with the tenor of the German press under Soviet control and that Britain will not be bludgeoned into accepting ideas by
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    PALESTINE POLICE SCREEN SOCCER CROWD
    278 1 JERUSALEM, Friday APENING a new drive against the members of the v Jewish underground, the police swept down on a soccer match at Haifa and screened 1,000 of the 4,000 spectators. Haifa dispatches said no arrests were made and it waa believed that the searchers
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    BIT TAX OFFICIAL
    49 1 LONDON. Friday— An Irish labourer, Edward Burke, aged 62. of Rheidal Terrace, Marylebone. London, who was said to have i bitten an income tax official after he had been refused a rebate, was at West London yesterday sentenced to seven days' imprison-! ment for assault.— Reuter.
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    U.S. USES MORE CRUDE RUBBER
    83 1 NEW YORK. Friday— The Rubber Manufacturers Ass* reported yesterday, that American manufacturers consumed 28 per cent more crude rubber m the first 11 months of last year than m a similar period th preceding year. Natural rubber used taCTMMi more sharply as a result of
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    Batu Arang Arbitration Agreement
    128 1 From Our Own Corrtspondtnt. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. EKDR two hours this evening. Mr. John Jeff, Commissioner fop Labour. Malayan Union, and Mr. J. Brazier. Trade Union Adviser discussed with the Chairman and two Vice-Chairman of the Malayan Collieries Workers Trade Union details of the arbitrarion proposals
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    CHINA CIVIL AIR CHIEFS MAY RESIGN
    277 2 Resent Verdict On Xmas Crashes SHANGHAI, Friday. TOP operation officers in China's two airways—the China National Aviation Corporation and the Central Air Transport Corporation, are threatening lo resign after the Shanghai District Court had disclosed that they were liable to charges of manslaughter for
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    39 2 I'anhb 'rescue workers examining the wreckage of the Dakota plane wli t;i c ashiJ n ?»r <00-n-hagen, killing Prince GusUv Atlo If, of Sweden, Miss Grace .Moore, the opera and 20 others. AH the bodies were burned beyond reecgntion.
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    'Contempt' Verdicts In House Row
    296 2 M LONDON, Friday. I'HE House oi Commons Committe c on Privileges yesttrJay found Mr. Phi! i r-iratin, the Communi.-t M.P. guilty of grots contempt of the i j xiouse for striking a news- i pap-iman after an argumeni m the HHoves c iesaur:.nt. The C
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    Rubber Chief Warns N.E.I.
    112 2 Fnm Our Own Correspondent London, Friday. AN acdress crculated to sharen holders of the United Serdan? Rubber Plantations cy the chairman, Mr. Erio Miller, refers to a clause in the DutchInd:nesian draft agreement affirming the Indonesian Republican Government's recognition of the claims to restoration of the
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    STILL OWES ON LEND-LEASL
    73 2 WASHINGTON. *.-«d-v -i! by the Ambassador, b'r. W. Bedell Sm tii la M ri-i Minister. .V MolotOV, for Bego tiati.n USsll. .')ii,oi i .OtW lend-lea count has brcucht no rosuit. n* State Apnr print ons C m was in' ti J. Mr. I Aduln's rat r.
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    JAPS ORDERED TO THE POLL
    120 2 lOKiu. Friday— Gen. MacI Arthur's letter to Premier Yoshida calling for new elections has yoked widespread interest m, •Jiipane.'e circles because it came soon after Yoshidas failure m I his att mpts to or^anl^e a new coalition cabinet w.th Social Democratic Party. Alli«i authorities say
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    QUEEN MARY BETTER
    29 2 LONDON, Fri.-Que n Mary is: reported to be recovering rapidly j from the slight cold and chilli which she sulTcred earlier 'his I W rk.— U.P.
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    NO POLICY CHANGE IN SIAM
    87 2 BANGKOK, m—T he Siamese Prime Minister, Luang Dhamrons Nawasawat. who yesterday confirmee, reports that he would take over the Foreign Office from Nai Direk Chainam, said Siam's foreign policy would b^ unchanged The cabinet would try to set at i rest persistent rumours that a
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    BRITISH ADMIRAL AT MANILA
    47 2 MANILA. Fri ._y —VI c- Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, the new Com mander of the British PacifiLFleet, paid hLs respects to President Roxas during a brief visit ',o Manila His flagship, the 12,000-ton cruiser Belfast, is leaving today for Kong Kong.— A P.
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    Siam Workers' Shock Tactics!
    77 2 S iam Workers' Shock Tactics! From Oor Own Corrc&po.'dent BANGKOK, rr__a-9 AiHRKAT to stage nude parade if their request was not heeded helped 1,800 Bangkok municipal labourers to win their demand far a share m the Government cloth ration. The Lord Mayor of Bangkok promised the labourers that an al'otment
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    REHEARSALS FOR SIGNING OF TREATIES?
    133 2 PARIS, Friday. F[E French Foreign Office staff yesterday, began re I hearsals for signing of the peac c treaties by repreaentaiuves of the "Big Four" a-id the five ex-enemy satellites at j the French Fore gn Office on Monday. Plans for the ceremony arc i
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    FEARS OF NAZI REVIVAL
    64 2 STUTTGART, Friday.— The revival of German Nationalism i^> causing concern m the United States, Mr. James Pollock, Special Adviser to General Lucius D. Clay, Governor-Designate of the American zone of Germany. d'clared here today. "A reasonable amount of modesty should be expressed by th G rmans
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    UNO INTERVENES FOR GREEKS
    79 2 ATHENS, Friday— The United Nations Balkans Enquiry Commission, now m Athens, has urgently cabled thy Security Council m New York for guidance on Its right to approach th« Greek Gavernm nt on behalf of 11 Gr eks under sentence of death, whos? ex?cur<on the Government has
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    RUSSIA RETAINS U.S. VESSELS
    239 2 r WASHINGTON, l-nj_,y. IE United States Government for the past year has sop- hi the return of 95 merchant vessels t-.-i referred to the Soviet Union under lend lea>e during th c war. Pear-Admiral W. Smith, of the Maritime Commission, told the House of Representatives Merchant
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    U. K. CURRENCY PROBLEMS
    267 2 The Times City Correspondent LONDON, Friday. DISCUSSIONS aacr c continuing 1/ on the direction of export? with a view to securing higher earning of hard currencies. Not the least important objection to priorities for exports to dollar countries is that as far as currency resources are
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      794 2 ACCOMMODATION WANTED ENGLISH GIRL requires self contained flat or bed sitting room, own bathroom and kitchen preferred, Singapore area. Box A742 B.T. NOTICES THE SALVATION ARMY Owing to late arrival of Officers the Reunion Tea party is postponed nnd will be held on Monday. Feb. 10th at 5 00 Dm.
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      572 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY INCREASED PRICE OF GAS COKE The public U hereby Informed that the price of Gaa Coke available for sale at the Municipal Gas Works, Kallang Road. Singapore, will be increased to $60 00 per ton ex Gasworks with effect from 17th February. 1947. NOTICE The Annual General
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      156 2 Tonight's Attraction "ATOMIC Floor Show Tonight "SIDAHA" HULA, HULA DANCERS Phone 3260 64 LloTd imk.cl WHITE ANT EXTERMINATION CONTROL ALSO D. D. T. TREATMENTS anNRULT THOMAS COWAN CO. u.K.vi THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. PHONE 2760 BE WISE COWANISL Chemical Industrial Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. Bo ir bay A shipment of CIPLA
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    MUSLIM COMMUNITY TEA PARTY
    56 3 Mr. 1.0. ANasoff ieltvwtefl a !P •■"li of welcome at a tea parly given on Thursday by the Singapore Muslim coinDianiljr to commemorate Pro|i Mohammad's biilhday. I eft to risM: Mr. S.K. Chettur, Mr. P.A.n. McKe-ron, Dato Onn bin .TafTar. Sir Franklin Gimson, Mr. Justice Murray-
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    TOMORROW'S SERVICES
    222 3 Church of Fn^lond: St. Andrew's 8. 10.30. 11.15: 530: Georges Garrison Church (Tannin t: 7.15. 9. 9.45 6.30: Christ Church: 8. 10 30. 5. 6.30. 8t Hilda's: 8. 5.30: St. Paul's (Sen>; 8; M thodtots: Wesley; 9. 10. 5.30, 6.30 Straits Chinese: I. 10. 4. 5: Paya Lebar;
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    DUTCH ON N.E.I. ESTATE LOOTING
    245 3 Reason For New Export Controls Straite Times Reporter THE troubles of British rubber companies with properties m Indonesia— one case of which was reported m Thursday's Straits Times— were commented upon yesterday m an official statement to the Straits Times by the Dutch Consulate-General m
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    War Court Sits in Maternity Clinic
    187 3 THE entire personnel of the War Crimes Court at Changi, headed by the President, Lt. Col. P. A. Forsythe, together with the Henson case accused, adjourned to a maternity home at Joo Chiat Place yesterday afternoon, to record the evidence of Mrs. Betty Carter,
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    PENANG CLAIM FOR SUPPORT
    82 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Friday. Alleging i misconduct by her husbands a Chinese woman, Lim Saw Keat, today claimed maintenance from Teo Pin Chong. prominent Penang businessman, whom she married m 1921. Giving evidence m the suit, i which was heard before Mr. A.M.I. Austin,
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    IPOH MEALS COST 25 CENTS
    54 3 Owing to the increase m the Government price of rice the pric? of meals m People's Restaurants m Ipoh hJU been increased to 25 cents from Monday, February 3. I To make up for this small increase a Iree cigarette or banana J will be
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    HUNTSMAN TO PLAY ON FEB. 23
    92 3 pLIFFORD HUNTSMAN, the pianist, well-known to Singapore audiences before the war, is to give a recital m the Victoria Memorial Hall, on Sunday, Feb. 23. at 8.30 p.m. Mr. Huntsman's k'.st appearances here were m October. 1945. when General Slim brought him here to
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    BRIG. CROSS FOR STORE
    66 3 From Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Friday, brigadier L S. Cross, Depaiy Director! of Public Relations at the War) Office, paid a brief visit to Kuala i Lumpur yesterday and goes to' Pert Dickson today to see the| Malay Regiment, then on to! S ngaporc. Brigadier
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    PENANG HOLDS PROTEST MEET
    104 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Fri.-With manifestos m all languages urgi-g members or every community to attend plans have now been completed: for a mass rally to be held m! Penang o n Sunday morning as a protest against the constitutional proposal. Among the speakers at
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    SIR R. O'CONNOR
    29 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri— The &«i.iutant Czenoral to the Forces General Sir Richard O'Connor arrived m Kuala Lumpur this morning Op a short visit to M C-mmand.
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    71 3 An R..VS.C. firc-fightinjr ship is ssene n cjcctlffr ■sru-a.ri of wai-, frcmi one of its 22 jets at Thurs day'? Sonit^tio" by th? f™jJJ re Scr ee .»n the -outer roads." This fire-boat 7o M ot tbT fir nt J? Sin a I»of e «">«» the only eraf t of
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    Siam Wild Guess' No Surprise
    340 3 'T7HE wildness of Siam's "wild 1 guess" on the amount ol exportable rice which will be available from her harvest ha* been a matter of no surprise to Lord Killearn's staff m South-East Asia. The Siamese Commerce Minister's doubts on Siam's ability to complete her
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    S.E.A LEAVE QUERY IN THE COMMONS
    112 3 From Our Own Correspondent. LONDON, Fri.— In the House of Commons on Tuesday, the War Secretary will be asked wnat conditions govern United Kingdom leave from South-East Asia, and it there is at present any delay in allowing leave? He will also ask the
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      80 3 RADIO MALAYA Unes: 8 pjn 5P? 11 ro" 1 1 U P: (commentary: 12. 15 a.m. Four and one; t^iw raALAIA 8.30 pjn. Forces Yariety qute; 9.45 i 12.30 ajn. The private life of Mr* Sinanrviro P m R dlo Mette; 100 P^ a|Mopp; 12.45 am. BBC. Theatre orKrn B
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Feb. 8, 1947. Singaporean Reverie
    1295 4 A cartoon published on this page last Saturday depicted a Singapore citizen surveying a landscape crowded with tents and hutments and showing lively perturbation at the news that another brigade of troops is coming to this country from Japan. During
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    A house with jungle folk at the back door
    1130 4  -  "TUAN DJEK" A Malayan Countryman's biury By WE have moved to the old pre-intemment home, which has been rebuilt after a fashion a very poor one. However, the surroundings are as before, particularly the jungle at the back. The Japs, I
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    Malaya's Claim To Reparations: A Business View
    692 4 AS a recent visitor to Singapore m association with I an organisation with considerable interests m j Malaya, I was interested to note that a Commission had been appointed to consider claims for WaiDamage m Malaya. It was a souice of sati^fact on
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      CHINESE IN SIAM: WARNING
      251 4 AS a result of misguided nationalism, it would ap- pear that a new wave of (.exportation of Chinese is now again sweeping over Bangkok. This would tend to indicate that some dregs of Fascism lUll remain In the Siamese Cao.net, although the present Siam >c Premier,
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      "The Dutch Did A Good Job In N.E.I."
      198 4 A MAN may say wh;.t thinks mi this countn thank God. But would it not be bt-tt r o refrain from printing wilful mi I representations and propa j piffle such as that produced >-j "Java-born Chinese" m your of Feb. 1?
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    $50,000 BAIL FOR MILLIONAIRE'S SON ON TRIAL
    740 5 Charge Of Abetting Arms Possession THERE was a stir in Singapore's Third Police Court yesterday when Mr. D. K. Walters, appearing for three out of four accuse men in the dock on an arms charge, offered to find bail of $500,000 for his
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    FASTER P.&.O. SERVICE
    332 5 b**tu«fl limes K^iioiitr THE poucy 01 tne P. <a O. Company is to build bigg.r ana iiujUt ships for the Far East passenger sei vice vessels which will oiler a substantial advance in British mercantile shipping tiian in previous years, according to Mr. D. F. Anckrson, managing
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    25.000-TON SHIP HERE TODAY
    127 5 CERVICE personnel on board the 25,000-ton Royal Mail ship Andes wfhich is expected to berth alongside Godowns 1, 2 and 3 of the Singapore Harbour Board wharves today, may not be allowed to disembark if the ship arrives late. Under these circumstances, disembarkation of the troops
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    Home For Vagrants Planned In S'pore
    369 5 fHE problem of vagrant Javanese m Singapore was re- I stated this week m the Second Police Court when eight Javanese, ch;ir«ed with loitering m Queen Street and I Trafalgar Street, appeared for the second time before the Magistrate of the Court, Mr. L.
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    BACK PAY MEETING ON FEB. 15
    234 5 THE Ccinoined Committee of the. 1 J C.S.A., Singapore, has decided tc adopt the flve-p int resolut on forwarded by their sister boay m Kuala Lumpur tc the Ma.ayan Union Governor. Sir Edward Gent, on th? subiect ol baolc pay. The Singapore body is
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    TODAY'S MENUS
    43 5 The following are the menus at Singapore Peoples' Restaurants today: Thirty-cent meals: rice, mashed potatoes, stewed steak and onions, carrots, spinach, garnishment. F«fte«n-cent meals: rice, mutton stew or curry, brinjals spinach. F.iJfht-ient m e als: rice, mashed potatoes, salmon, green peas.
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    AUSTRALIANFILM GETS STORE SHOWING
    429 5 THE first impression induced by Eagle-Lion's "The Overlanders" whioh will be shown at midnight tonight at the Cathay is Of the immense film possibilities provided by the vast spaces and va:ied scenery of Australia—posslbUltiet whioh appear to have b«en hitherto completely neglected. The second is that
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    KAMPONG CHILDREN GET FREE MEALS
    60 5 s A c._tr io «ive me kJ I the free-meal plan to as many children of pre-school age as possible, the Social Welfare Department's Mobilv Cantetn van calls m to the kampongs. This Straits Tim«-s pifturs shows the Malay children of Kampong Lunos receiving meals,
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    ROTAN FOR ROBBER
    75 5 AHauianesc. CV.an Keng Long. *ho participated m an armed robbery at Eng Hoon Street.' j SingaDore, on Nov. 6. lxst ye-r. »a> sentenced to eight years' 1 rigorous imprisonment and 12 lashes of the rotan. at the Pinga- j pore Assizes yesterday. With two others. C^an decump-
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    Mobile Canteen For City
    157 5 Straits li.nes Reporter MORE effective measures to reduce malnutrition among Singapore's children of prescnool age are being worned out by the Department of Social Welfare. Yesterday, for the first time a mobile can'een which serves at the Child Wel'are Clinic at Joo Chiat Road, extended i
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    UNVEILING CEREMONY
    100 5 *N oil painting jf Mr. Liev. Chee, ol Kuala Lumpur, o perpetuate whose name, a gift oi S150.000 *as made to the King Edward VII College of Medicine in July las: year, will be unveiled by the Governor-General. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. at th- College on Feb 27 The
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    S'PORE WEDDING
    58 5 The wedaing of Mr Uin s Andre de la Pert?, son of the l ale Mr. and Mr*. J. Andre de la Port of Bloemendal. Holland. ■W Miss Jan^ Vincent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Pymm of Ringwood. Hants, took place at BM St Andrews Cathedral yesterday. Mr
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    Arbitration Mooted To Bus Strikers
    205 6 COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR'S LETTER FOLLOWING an invitation to Government or a com munity "leader" to furnish a written proposal for arbitration, made by the President of the S.T.C. Employees Union, Mr. R. K. Samy, at a meeting on Thursday night, the Commissioner for Labour, Mr.
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    FEDERATION PROPOSALS DENOUNCED
    255 6 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Friday. aTOUR thousand Chinese, j r Malays and Indians heard Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, chairma* of the Malacca Peoples Committee, denounce the federation proposals and urge the people to demand for a constitution based on liberal and democratic principles at a mass
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    VIETNAM RELIEF
    27 6 A mass meeting, organised by j the Vietnam Rt: ef Commiti.ee. l Singapore, will be held at Farrer Park at 2 p.m. on Fob 9.
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    DATO ONN ISSUES A WARNING
    165 6 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Friday. '"THE Pan-Malayan w ouncil of 1 Joint Action is composed of Chinese bodies of Singapore and Selangor and even the Eurasians have flatly refused to participate in it. I warn th? I Malay people not to be misled i
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    KEDAH PAINTINGS FOR SALE
    48 6 A sel-ction of 14 water colour scenes painted m Kedah are on =-a!:. at $4 each at th e Information Centre, Mountbatten Road. lh> artist is a Kcaan Malay. Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman, a student m the Arts and CrafU School. Alor Star.
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    Penang Chinese Reject Plan
    106 6 From Our Own (oil- vor.dent PENANG. Friday REJECTING the constitutional proposals on the grounds that they are "a dirtTT violation of the United Nations declaration regarding non-self-governing territories" the Penang Chinese Consultative Committee at a two hour closed session this evening unanimously decided to forward a
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    NEW BRIGADE H.Q. FOR K.L
    86 6 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Friday. PROPOSAL to erect a new nre brigade headquarters at Kuala Lumpur was revealed oy Mr. W. J Gorman, Director of Fire Services. Malayan Union, m his speech welcoming the Governor, Sir Edward Gent, when ihe latter paid an
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    CHINESE URGE "ACTION"
    79 6 IMMEDIATE action against the Dutch was urged by representatives of Chinese traders, vessel owners, seamen and workers concerned in the N.E.I. trade at a meeting at the Ee Hoe Ho^\ cinb vesterday. Whether or not the Chinese will organise a boycott through South -East Asia will be
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      596 6 Sound defence often demands qu.t.. a pioolem. Sn:uld ne gl\e that tne declarer should be lulled up a trump trick to the king and into a false sense of s^cur.ty ?on- 1 later take everything on the diao:inmg a finest. Today's deal: mond finesse, or should he try to !i
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    IMPROVED DEMAND FOR RUBBER SHARES
    205 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. INTEREST continued to improve m rubber shares on the local market today and buying had not abated at close of the market. Buyers were out searching for cheap issues and a number of lines which had been on offer
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    Share Quotations
    687 7 Share quotations according to the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Singapore) Feb. 7 were as follows: |M)IMHLU> Bayer Sellw < i Ords. J.80 1 90 Sr.oftworkr Prefs. 290 3.00 Brit Malaya miKM SU9CUMT O© •HO t 0t> Jonsohdatet rtn Smelters Ord. 21/- 23/do Prefs. 26 6 28/Easwri. united Assurance 37.50
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    COMMODITY OFFERINGS ABSORBED
    298 7 Orterir-gs continue to oe well absrbetl and an enquiry during the week for the lower grades has relieved th s market of considerable quantities of these, states Lewis and Peat's we~k!y rubber report. The U.S.A. U showing greater uneasiness regarding the manufacture of tyres containing synthetic, while
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    Singapore Produce
    324 7 SINGAPORE, Friday. TODAY'S produce price* were. BICE: Siamese No. t $182. No. 2 $94. PULOH EICE: Siamese SBO. Rangoon 848 KlCfc NOODLES. Mo t $35, Kedah >51, Indo China «s China 895. Local 865. B'irma 867 RICE fXOTJIC- SUm $35 and $3* TAPIOCA FLOUR: No. 1 $38. No.
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    U.K. BUYING CREPE FROM CEYLON
    74 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Fri:— lt is undarsto. d th t in order to carry out tne undertaking given by tt~e Fooiwear Division of th:« Board of Trade, to make u?p<- j ruooer supplies available to shoe manu.actures. the Ministry of Supply is negotiating
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    JUSTIFICATION FOR RUBBER SHARES RISE
    49 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Thursday— EstlmatI ing the average rubber producI tion costs at between Bd. and 9d I a pound, th Financial Times con- aiders the profit margain satis- factory enough to jusify current improvement m shar? value*.— j StraUs Times copj'n^l't
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    MERGER POSTPONED
    76 7 From Our Own Co. respondent. LONDON. Thursday. i At extraordinary n.eetir jrs yssterday Stral's Rubber end B itnk Rab:t ap- j pro-ed the reclslon of the agreement of the Strait Co to purchas? Batak Rabi^ I Rescinding follows the damage done to Straits Co's estates by cyclone on
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    483 7 OHIPS positions alongside tne SingaI pore wharves ud to 3 p.m yeaterIday w«-er MAIN WHARF Godown 31-32: Seahawk. Gcdown 33: Tressillan. Godown 36-37. Samtruth. Gedown 38-39: Devonshire Qodown 42-43. Empress of Australia WEST WHARF Godown 8-9: Samwye. Godown 10-11 Samdak Godown 13-14: Man~ola. Godown 15-16 Samshire. EMPIRE DOCK
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    CLUB WIN SOCCER 10-NIL
    296 8 Easy Win Over Samsure •THE S.CC. completely overwhelmed a team from the S.S. 1 Samsure when they defeated them 10 nil at soccer on the Padang yesterday. Tlie sailors nevertheless made grand efforts to stave oil the Club team, but the Chib were undaunted m their
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    MALAYS WIN
    223 8 Piayuig at Juimi u.a&i Stadium yesterday before a big crowd the Singapore Malays tfat RAF. Changi four goals to two n a friendly soccer match The Malays were on the offensive early m the same and within flve minutes were one ?;oal ahead, Shr.rifT Maclon scoring. Madon'o kick
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    NAVAL BASE SOCCER
    54 8 The following will represent the Naval Base Indian Sports Club at soccer against the R.A.F. Seletar to be played at th? D'.Tk- yard ground, Naval Base tomorrow at 5 p.m.:— Balam; i chr-r.r iah, Kartar Singh- ..-,ud- i.an, Snmii, B. Roberts; S 'A. S. Paul. V. Roberts,
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    MUAR SOCCER
    68 8 MUAR. Pri— The Muar combined' t.'om will play the Singapore Malays I .soccer at the Muar Club Padan" on I oaiuraay, teb. 8, m aid of the Muar Football Association fund. The tram will be selected from the following Lim Kah Chiong, Alt Yassin, Koon Nong, Marhoz, Woon
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    117 8 The Singapore Cricket Club's soccer side to play the S.C.F.A. at Jalan I i Besar tomorrow m a Club rehabilitation j game will be P. W. Ccltrel!; M. Roberts. B. P.' Clifton, H. Twist, A. H. Karelse, O. Verrall: W Mcßeath. C. Milton, H. Eiehelsheinv W. C. Bainbridge
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    K.L. RACE ENTRIES
    304 8 Er. tries for the Kuala Lumpur February meeting on Fet>. 15 and 22 are as follows: HORSES CLASS I Ist 2nd Run Run 7F Gay Aggi« x x Ballymun x z Fighting Fish (late Waterfall x Precious Strews x Ron Maria z Houlichan x x Zarguu x
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    S.A.S. UNION SOCCERITES XI
    70 8 The folio win? players will be selectci. to represent the 'Soccerites XI" against Kranji W/T to be played at Kranjl's football ground, today at SCO i". m. Tony Lepes. Meng Chong, Tangavelu. Omar, Paul Davis, See Jong, Swee Lam, Hassan, Haron, Munchl, Baboo, Thuriasinuam, Rama. Mansoor,
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    WRESTLING
    39 8 Topping the bill at tonight's wrestling is Stan Garside, Yorkshire matman, will meet Bosco Boa, the i This will be supported by: Roughouse i Jeffrey vs White Butcher; Chunky j Harman vs Tirer Dass; Len Hick* vs 3ill-Birch.
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    M.P.s are Keen Sportsmen
    504 8  -  Linesman SPORTLIGHT I (By IT present the Inland's 150 MPji are housed m Gillmaa Barracks. Alexander Road, and ininterest m all the sports, with the exception of rugby, runs high. The unit field two football teams, the first of which is doing well m the Singapore
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    S.C.C. Rugby XV For Today
    60 8 S.CC. site u» pUy the Combined Senrioes at rujfby today, at Jalan Besar will be: G. S. Taylor; J. Redman, W. E. Grieve, R. F. Droorlever, C. M. Qmayle; J. Frame, J. B. Potter; K. N. Wilson, J. W. Kerr, R. J. Maxey, F. Rapscy,
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    MALAY MAY WIN K.L. BADMINTON
    425 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUK, Fn. WILL a Malay youth create history by becoming the fl f sl Malay badminton champion Id S-langor is the question uppermost m the minds of badminton enthusiasts m Selangor today. This question will be answered this afternoon when
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    CAVENAUGH YOUNGSTERS YOUNGSTERS
    70 8 A team to represent the C.iv->neugh YounpsU-rs socoer eleven ajai.ut the a. HQ. 2nd. E. XI today at Nee Soon Oround will be selected frcrr. be'.r.w Players are kindly requested tj assemble M Wo. 21. Wllkie Itead by 3.J0 pm. for transport. O-^nan Angullla; Seng Gee; S
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    INDIANS vs R.E.M.E.
    79 8 A team to represent the Singapore [ndians agalnat the B.E.M.E. at socc.pt to be played today at the HZ ME. Ground, Sturrock Road \< ill be selected from the following: Sithambaram, Krlshnasamv. S. Naidu. P. Ramoo. A. Rahlra. R. Muthiah. T.C Balan. Joseph, Paul Davis Oopal Sabapathy,
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    HOME SOCCER FIXTURES
    285 8 LX>LLOWING are Home football flx- tures for next Saturday. ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION Blackburn R. v. Derby County Blackpool v. Preston N.E. Brentford y. Arsenal Charlton Ath. v. Liverpool Everton y. Sunder land Grlmsby Town y. '-A-eds United Huddersfleld T. v. Wolves Manchester Utd. v. Sheffield Utd.
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