The Straits Times, 19 February 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1X45. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    DOMINION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA' PLAN
    351 1 Public Meeting To Be Convened In Singapore DLAiNS lor "a Dominion of South-East Asia' have been drawn up by the Singapore Association and will be discussed at a public meeting to which all prini cipal local associations and the Chambers of Commerce will be invited.
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    HOLLAND HAS NEW PRINCESS
    174 1 AMSTERDAM, Tuesday. CROWN Princess Juliana of the Netherlands gave br til to a daughter at fcoestdi.k Cas le early today. "ii>e child is Princess Juii.ma s foiu- h. and all four are daughter? Guns started firing at 7 a.m., bunging the population into the streets to
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    U.S. MAY AID CHINA
    132 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. -The United States Secretary of Sta"te. i Gen. Marshall, conferred vester- day for over an hour with the i Chinese Ambassador. Dr Wei- lington K-o. The poss bUily of American aid; In China's economic crisis was discussed Dr. Koo indioated to new=men that a
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    Industries Get Power On Monday
    189 1 LONDON, Tuesday. PROVISIONAL plans for an I electricity switch-on for important sections of Britain's industry have been made and unless there is a new major transport ho'd-up due to worsening of the weather some industries are expected to be given current next Monday. Priority one
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    AUST. TEST XI CHANGES
    107 1 SYDNEY, luesda>.— The Australian team for the fifth and last Test here on February 28 will he chosen from Dradman. Miller, Hassett, Barnes, Morris, Tallon, McCool, Lindwall Dooland Hamencf, Toshack and Tribe Ron Hamence of South Australia replaces Johnson, who has an injurrd hand, and George
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    AIR SERVICE MAY BE POSTPONED
    109 1 AN account of the pheno- menally bad weather m the United Kingdom, Malayan Airways, Ltd., may have to de- j lay the start of their internal air service m Malaya. The target date for the start of the service was April 1. "The first aircraft,
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    ICY LAND SEEN FOR FIRST TIME
    214 1 LITTLE AMERICA, Tuesday. ADMIRAL BYRD, leading two planes over the South Pole, flew 81 miles beyond the Pole into territory never before seen by man. For 10 minutes the two plane.-, circled over the world, following each other m a great arc 2,400 feet
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    NAZI JUDGES AND LAWERS ON TRIAL
    61 1 NUREMBERG, TuesJay-Fif-teen Nazi judges and lawyers officials of the Reich Ministry of Justice, pleaded not guilty toda v when arraigned on era g?s of turning German courts into Judicial machines without trac of freedom or independence. The indictment wa s servea on January 4
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    FIVE KILLED IN RAIL SMASH
    68 1 ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, Tuesday.—Five people were killed and about 70 injured wlien the Pennsylvania Railway's "Red Arrow", eastbound overnight express from Detroit to New York, was derailed on a sharp horseshoe curve ten miles west of here this morning. Two of the locomotive's first eight cars
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    US SHIP MAY ESCAPE BY NIGHT
    401 1 FE American ship Martin Behrmann may attempt io run the Dutch blockade by slipping out of Cheribon j (Java) under cover of darkness. The Martin Behrmann, a New Orleans Liberty ship, is reported to be loading a "multi-million dollar" cargo at the Republican- controlled
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    KING AT GARDEN PARTY
    262 1 CAPE TOWN. Tuesday. FE Governor-General and Mrs. G. B. Van Zyl entertained King George and his lamily at a formal garden pany today beneath the oaks at their official summer rcsiuence. Westbrooke. Dr. D. Malan and most of his Nationalist (Opposi'ion> Party members of the Assrmbly
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    COAL FOR S'PORE
    41 1 hatavia. roesday. r*., sand five hundred tons o1o 1 have been shipped to Singapo.-j irom Palr-mbang, Sumatra an another 1.390 tons are cr. the \z to relieve the shortage caused x striFtes, it was announcer U day. —Reuter
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      149 1 SC/BNT/ftC m iXAmmT/oft A QUALIFIED OPTICIAN C S. cwono o a.FKje I O-tiER PAGES B.i.ain To Resume Trade with Japan t Br -It Pay For Malayan Volunteers S III c«ial 4 B.i'.u Aran? Arbitration Case 5 i $40 000 Profit In S cial Welfare Canteens 6 SI a-e Quotations; Other
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      33 1 I DIAMOND GEM SET JEWELLERY. Modern d<r»ijint> at today* prices. P.H. HENDRY Jeweller since IW», 78. North Bridge Road. Sinuapore. 4s *&&**"<*' I Ji lr w tnorni*4 Shower 'I AE RAT to jJQ WATERS
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    BRITAIN TO RESUME TRADE WITH JAPAN
    342 2 Favourable Response From U.S. Received LONDON, Tuesday. A BRITISH Foreign Office spokesman said today that Britain Kad received a favourable res ponse from the F.S. State Department to a reques for facilities to resume trading with Japan. These facilities would enable British commercial interests
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    59 2 A r O!r tur r« Miss Mary Chair hi U, yoangert daughter of Mr. Wins ten Churchill, Britain's war-time Prime Minister, was married to Captain Christopher Scamfs, »f the Caldstream Guards, Assistant Military Attache at the British Kmbassy m Paris, m St. M arearrt's Westminster, on Feb. 11. The pietnr?
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    RUBBER LOOT IN JAPAN
    185 2 LONDON, Tuesday. Rubber worth $2,500,000 at current Singapore market prices <2,652 tons> has been identified as probably British of 6 000 tons of rubber so far shipped to the Un ted States from Japan. Negotiations are proceeding for payment mi n compensation cf this rubber, said
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    PLATINUM IN ROCK
    42 2 DAR-ES-SALAAM 'TAngaryika), Tuesday.— The Imperial Institute m London has confirmed the presence of platinum m rock specimens discovered by a Tanganyika Government geologist during the course of a survey m Njombe district and sent to Britain for analysis.— Reuter.
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    1000 HOMELESS IN SAIGON FIRE
    153 2 SAIGON, Monday.— Pire s which! gutted a large area of the native I quarter adjoining Saigon destroy-! ed homes of over 1,000 Chinese, according to the Chine.- Consulate. Many more Annamite* were rendered homeless, it was stated. Th? second fixe within 24 hours orok e
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    BURMA RAILWAYS MAY CLOSE DOWN
    276 2 RANGOON, Tuesday. BURMA'S aulvtays wilJ be forced to suspend all services if V coal supplies are not forthcoming immediately, the railway authorities said here today. Unloading, transporting and the supply of coal to the railways. has been impossible for nearly a fortnight as the result
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    ORIENT MARKET FOR U.S. TRADE
    105 2 CHICAGO ,Tu2«.— Mr. Arthur B. Foye, President of the Far East American Council of Commerce and Industry told a trade conference here that the Orient challenge on United States businessmen cannot be ignored. H> said that although the area is now generally politically and economically
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    DOCK STRIKE CALL IN JAMAICA
    78 2 KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Tues.Carry.ng out his repeated threats Mr. William Alexander Bustamente, "strong man" of Jamaica labour and chief of the Port Workers Union, today called out his followers m an fsland-wide do:k str.ke. Mr. Bustamente'B last threat was made on Feb. 7 when ne sad
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    GEN. FACES COURT
    29 2 HONG KONG, Tuesday.— Chinese General Yu Ting Wah, charged with receiving stolen property cons-stinf of 1,750 tin ingots, will face tbe Chinese court here today—U. P.
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    CHINA CRISIS WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING
    249 2 The limes Correspondent WASHINGTON, Monday. IT appears that China's economic crisis is not to be allowed to interfere with the Government campaign against the Communists. Tihe news of the capture of Linyi, the important Communist centre In South Shantung, comes simultaneously with reports that
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    New Cabinet Move In India
    358 2 NEW DELHI, Tuesday. THE British Government, according to 1 a well informed source here tonight, have asked the AU-India C<>ngre«s Party to refrain fr«»ni making any new move in the •Congress-Muslim League deadlock pending an official statement which is to be made shortly. According to
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      1317 2 NOTICES MnTiri? MUNICIPALITY OF GEORGE NUMLfc TOWN, PENANG. PETROL RATIONING (SINGAPORE) Appointment *t Asst. Medical Offiacr A Deputy Registrar of Deaths. The public are hereby notified that Applications are Invited for the abate applications for March coupons should appointment m the Municipal H/alth be made to the Petrol Rationing Department.
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      410 2 NOTKES. NOTICL This li to Inform the public that following the close of the 2nd Session of the Pan Malayan Trade Union Conference. It was accordingly resolved to change our original designation of "The Pan Malayan Labour Union of all Nationalities" to "The Pan Malayan Federation of Trade Unions." Thereby
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    BACK PAY FOR MALAYAN VOLUNTEERS
    560 3 Worley Report On Need For Speed MEMBERS of the Malayan Volunteer Forces and of •he Civil Defence Services will receive back pay if the proposals contained in the report of Mr. Justice Worley are given practical effect. The report is contained in a special number
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    MAIN POINTS OF THE REPORT
    324 3 MAIN POIN T S OF THE REPORT rE following is a summary of Mr. Justice Worley's recommendations: (I) All volunteers whether made PoW or not to be allowed to count the occupation period as paid service: <2> No change m the existing oiovisions relating to back pay and release benefits
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    1,500 Mile Radio Link From S'pore
    165 3 PERHAPS the first man lo make! a broadcast more than 1,500 miles away from the broadcasting station is Sq.-Ldr. R. B. Blakcmore, Chief Engineer of Radio SEAC, who broadcast from Singapore on Sunday night over the Radio SEAC network in Ceylon. Sq.-Ldr. Blakemore. who
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    APPEALS FOR RACIAL PEACE
    89 3 From Our Own Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR, Tuesday. Dato Muda Mohamed Razalli, District Officer, Krian, and Joint Chairman of 'he Communal Relations Committee, Orang Kaya Besar, Ton Muda Syed Abdul Hamid and Wong Mok Kwi, visited Tanjong Pindang yesterday and asked leaders of the Chinese and Malay
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    K.L. COLLEGE UNION
    92 3 At the first general meeting of the Technical College Union, K.L., held at the College hall on February, 15, 194/, the following were elected office bearers for 1947; President: Mr. Basil D. Rozari*, vice-presidents: Messrs. Ong Eng Peow; Lim Teong Ghee and Yeap Hool Eng; hon. gen.
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    Bangkok Expects Change Of Govt.
    367 3 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Tuesday. THE fate of the Thamrong Nawasawat Government today hangs m the balance. Although a cabinet crisis was averted after the resignation of Nai Direk Chainam, it is being increasingly felt that the Government will deside whether to resign or
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    European Miners' Meeting
    265 3 WITH reference to a report which appeared on page 5 of the Straits Times on Thursday Messrs. Evatt Si Co., acting sec- rctartes to the Association ol European Mining Employees vn Malaya, state The association Is not one ol the employees of Malayan Tin Dredging Company but
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    MASKED MEN STEAL $1,000
    69 3 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, lues— The lower portions of their facs concealed with black masks four Chines all armed with revolvers, held up an Indian estate employee on Gad k Estate, Alor Gajah, and |Qt away with $1,000 In cash and jewellery. The robbers broke
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    Indian Nurses Visit Britain
    31 3 Some of a par.y of Indian army nurses and welfare workers now on a goodwill tour of Britain. They are seen here taking a walk m Glasgow.
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      167 3 THAT MAKES DA OREAMS COMF TRUE 1% There Is enchantment m u'ue skin lorriinciss. to win the heart of a man And there surely must be ma»;ic m Ven-Yu. c a. the cream that <re;i' "such loveliness. V :i-Yusa brings to the skin the fr^hnf«:s of youth. the softness of
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      462 3 RADIO PROGRAMME ft A MIO MAI AV« Charles Shadwell; 10.15 pjn. "The themarsh; 11 .30 p.m. News; 11.40 pm. nnL/lU m*\Lt£\ I ri Mood for Romance' compiled pre- Prom today's papers sented by Len Thome; 10.55 p.m. News Singapore Summary: 11.00 Close Down. RADIO AUSTRALIA RED NETWORK (Chinese Indian) BBC
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    DEATH
    75 4 Mr. Chew Cheng Llam, (eldest son cf the late Mr. Mrs. Chew Jo-j Chiat), passed away peacefully at 73. 1.0 i~atat ha., on 17th Feb., 1947, at 7 a.m. Aged 64. He left behind 3 widows b sons {eldest Mr. Chew Ann Seong 1, 4 daughters, 1 daughter-in-law, 2
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Feb. 19, 1947 From Sai Ka To P.M.F.T.U.
    1098 4 The second anniversary of the Pan -Malayr.n Federation of Trade Dkll >ns was celebrated in Singapore during the week-end at the headquarters of our local federation of trade unions and of the Malayan Democratic Union. In th-
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    TWENTY – SIX DAYS
    130 4 TWENTY SIX DAYS London, Tuesday. THERE has been more snow, and on this— the 26th day of the cold spell— there Is no sign of a thaw. The Automobile Association re ports that about 70 roads m England are still impassable, and after a thousand men had been busy all
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      "Mass Raid On Public Funds"
      206 4 DACK pay, as you rightly point out in your leading article, is "nothing more or less than a mass raid by the public services on the public funds." It is only fair to stress that that raid was started originally by the white public servants
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      "IMPOVERISHED" MALAYA
      192 4 AS one of those who have been following carefully the I Back Pay controversy, can you i tell me: The total amount of back pay to European Internees, (b) European non-intemeea, <c» Asiatic internees. Who -«as responsible for the idea of giving back pay to European government servants?
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      NON-EUROPEANS IN INTERNMENT
      111 4 rUR correspondents who have written about the $750,000 internment camp bill appear to be ignorant of two facts: A large number of internees were not Europeans. I do not know the men's figures, but the European women numbered less than 300 out of 1,350 m the women's
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      'ALMOST A FARCE'
      304 4 rffi Government's offer to the J.C.S.A. "to make up dollar for dollar the deduction imposed by the Japanese Military Administration on the salares of Government servants" seems, on the face of it, a very fair offer. But, alas, it has failed to take into consideration two very
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      A Singapore Employer On "Labour Chaos"
      740 4 INCOME tax was postponed for one year because Singapore was not ready for it. By ILe ttrat token trade urn u should be suspended for at least two years. During those two years a competent Government authority should teach the unions' appointed representatives w*hat
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      819 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. The engagement is announced between Mr. Tan Choo Leu, second son of the late Mr. Tan Teck Heng and Mrs. Tan Teck Heng, and Miss Khoo Kirn Kei, youngest daughter ot the late Mr. Khoo Kirn Pong and Mrs. Khoo Kirn Pong. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED Chief Engineer for
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      18 4 THE WONDER DOGS. New shipments arrive*!!? Official Price $2.50 EACH (Postage 30 cts) 61 63 High Street, Singapore.
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      108 4 FOR VOUiyNSURAM;E REQUIREMENTS:THE COMMERCIAL UNION GROUP:Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. Union Assurance Society, Ltd. (London) Palatine Insurance Co., Ltd. Liverpool Victoria Insurance Corp: British General Insurance Co. Ltd. Branch Ollices:— IPOH (P.O. Box 4>/ SINGAPORE (Tel 574) (P.O. Box 107 Tel: 5077) Branch Manage, Local Manager: C. W. WARREN I
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    BATU A RANG CHIEF DISCUSSES MINE LABOURERS
    1646 5 Japanese Removed More Than Million Tons Of Coal From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. k STATEMENT that it would be impracticable for the Company to re-engage the same number of labourers on the resumption of work after the present strike, m view
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    Naval Base Workers' Demands
    397 5 SEVEN demands concerning the employment and dismissal of Asiatics at the Singapore Naval Base will be presented today to the Commodore Superintendent, Mr. W. D. H. Frierieberger, according to the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions. The demands attect 10,000 men. Several thousand Asiatic employees at th<
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    REFLOATED MATANG ARRIVES BACK
    39 5 Refloated at the mouth of the Sarawak River follow ins »accessful salvage operations carried out by Singapore Harbour Board salvage experts, the 1,463-ton Straits Steamship vessel Matang was towed back to Singapore yesterday for drydoeking.
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    MATANG ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE
    433 5 ALONG blast from her siren as she approached the Keppel Harb»ur Docks heralded the return of the 1,463 ton Straits Steamship Teasel Matang to Singapore yesterday after an absence of almost two months. The Matang which had run aground on the shore of Telok Kurang, off
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    TODAY'S MENUS
    44 5 The following are the menus at the Singapore Pe pies' Restaurants today: Thirty-cent meals: rice, pork, tripe, labo or mutton curry, mo kwa, kangkDng. F.fteen-cent meals: fried rice Vienna sauges or mutton hash, kangkong. Eight- cont meals: rice, meat and vegetables, carrots.
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    ADVISORY COUNCIL
    22 5 The next meeting of the Advisory Council will be heio on Thursday, at the Municipal Council Chamber at 10.00 am
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    JAPS GAOLED FOR ROBBERY
    201 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BHARU, Tuesday, i ISUKA Moto and Simata i Hakoto, two Japanese sur- rendered personnel, tried on a charge of robbery at Ins; Assize? here, have besn sentenced to three years by Mr. Justice Laville. Chin Kul. the victim of (V robbery,
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    DUTCH HERALD PRINCESS
    169 5 A PROGRAMME has been drawn up by the Dutch m Singapore to celebrate the bir.n of a daughter to Princess Juliana of the Netherlands. The celebrations will begin at 9 am. today with a flag parade en the field behind Yock En* School. Tanjong Katong Road, wh«re
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    LUNAS RUBBER CO. REPORT
    99 5 A net loss v.f $20,114 73 a liars la shown for the period St pt ft 1945. to Oct. 31. 1946. oy tha Lunas Rubber Estates, Ltd. m the profits and Tss account whioh will b" prese .t-ci to tha shareholders at the annual meeting to
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      12 5 DIAMIX BRITISH MASS ELECTRIC IRONS 230 AC/IX: $11.50 COMPLETE WITH PLUG. Blip
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      66 5 PREVENT GERM CARRIERS USE JEYES SPRAY Sole Agents: SANDiLAMDS BUTTERY CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENAIG BUSH RAD'O BRITISH PRODUCT nAjil BAND S-P-R-E-AD m£jk 6 -VALVE MODEL AVAILABLE NOW BRIGHT RAD9O COMPANY, 301. ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPOI E. destroy white Ants BY SCIENTIFIC PROCESS Consult the Leading Experts STRAITS TERMITE Co. 33, Mercantile
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    S'pore Public Canteens Earn $40,000
    296 6 SOCIAL WELFARE DEPT. REVIEWS POSITION THE Social Welfare Department, which has organised Singapore's network of public restaurants, supplying the cheapest meals to be had on the Island today, has realised a nett profit of $40,594.15 for the six months ending December 31, 1946. The Department
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    Police Officers' Protest
    145 6 SINGAPORE Public Relations •3 office issued the following announcement yesterday: "Statements have appeared m the pt-M alleging ihat 23 European officers of this Force have pr:tejted against the appointment of former British Military AdnrnistraM >n offlc3r>. "The 23 officers concerned. wn.se promotion to tha rank 1 1
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    GAMBLING FINES
    38 6 Twenty-eight Chines; who appeared before Mr. Eu Cheow Chye m the Singapore Fiftti Police Court yesterday were fined $25 each when they pleaded gully to gambling with "pai kow" cards at a house m Sago Street.
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    INNER WHEEL MEETS
    33 6 INNER WHEEL M EETS The regular meeting of th» Inner Wheel will be held on Thursday at 11 am at the Adelphi Hotel. It is open to all wives and daughters of Rotarians
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    SINGAPORE EXTORTION CHARGES
    282 6 FIVE Cua.igi residents of Singapore who alleged extortion of small sums by a young Chinese for several months running are the complainants in a case in which 21-year-old Lim Chwee Hock, of East Coast Road, faces 18 extortion charges in the Singapore Second Police Court. Arrested early
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    CITY SPRAYED WITH D.D.T.
    65 6 During the past few day* Singapore- based R.A.F. aircraft r>ave been engaged in spraying the city with DDT. in order ro combat flies and mosquitoes which have of late Infested the town. The RAF. conducted theae operations witii the co-opera' ion of the Municipal authorities, who
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    EIGHT MONTHS FOR ASSAULT
    128 6 Kane Tai Kirn, a coffee shop assistant, was sentenced to eight months' rigorous imprisonment by the Singapore Second District Judge, Mr. T. T. Russell, yesterday when he was convicted on charges of abduction and causing hurt to Li Ah Ng. Li, an odd- job labourer, said
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    U.S. HOLIDAY
    16 6 The American Consulate General will be closed on Feb 22, birthday of George Washington.
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      716 6 It makes considerable difference and a club. BO nia'er UQm ne wheth r a player is "last to bid'' manoeuvred. Thus, the "swing" for his side, or whether his part- against North-South for taking ner will still have a say. the unnecessary sacrifice wa s 80, Example. points 'Six spad
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    U.S. ESTIMATES OF RUBBER PRODUCTION
    233 7 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE U.S. Commerce Department on Monday said postwar 1 Southeast Asian natural rubber production was exceeding expectations. In a resume covering the Malayan Union, the Department said production during recent months "has been at a rate higher than 600,000 long tons Rnnuallv." In
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    746 7 SH4OAPQBX. Tmsaay. CHARE quotation! according to the ~2 Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Singapore) today were as follows: mmrm SaDat Onto. l.M 2 00 \lexandra Snekvocto Prefs 1 M 3.00 Brn HUT* rruatM Heeow Oa 00 too JonaoUdatec Tic Smelters Or*. 21/- 33/do Prrfs. M/6 3«/Baatern United Assurance 31.50
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    Good Rally On London Exchange
    133 7 (Pr»m Syaaiey Gam yell Renter's flnamial editor) LONDON. Tues On hopes which seem decidedly optimistic— that Industrial production will soon get back into full swing Industrial shares on the London Stock Exchange today continued their remarkable rally. Over the whole period of the crisis their
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    Local Share Markets
    107 7 BUSINFSS reported as done m the local share market yesterday was as follows. Industrials: Fraser and Neaves $3 35. Colleries $2 32 12 and *2 35. Breweries $19 75. United Engineers $11.85. Perak Hydro Ords. 14 4 1/2, Shells 102 Stra '.s Traders $18.. Straits Steamships $21.75.
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    CHINA SENDS HELP
    49 7 SHANGHAI. I-uesday —A reliable Government source said today that the Chirx-se Governj meat is sending a fleet of 46 tiansport planes to Hanoi soon with food and other supplies for the relief of Chinese residents there and to evacuate those •Mshing to return to China UP
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    RUBBER PRICES
    60 7 THE Singapore Chamber of Com- merce Rubber Associations rubber prices at noon yesterday were: Cto. per Ik. «a 1 B.S.S. Sp«t »«>«• 415, fo I K.S.S. r*b in bale* March 4] «io. t R S S fob In bales March 4V. o 3 B.S S. fob in bales
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    Singapore Produce
    249 7 SINGAPORE, Tueadav JODAYS ■raihue prices are: RICE: Siamese No. 1 $191. Na. t SIM. Na. I XC Indo-ChiM $72. Rangoon |«7. Kilt MMUUS. No t an. $35. KedaJt $51. China Local ft,. ■nrma 170 RJCE FLOUR: Sum f37 sad 132 TAPIOCA FLOLR. No 1 (M. No SASO FLOLtt:
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    Along The Singapore Waterfront
    299 7 Along Th e Singapor e Waterfront CHIPS alongside the Singapore J wharves up to 3 p.m. yesterday were MAIN WHAKF Godown 31-32: Willis Vickery Oodown 33-34: City of Yokohama Godown 36-»7: Benvorlich. Godown 38-39: Empire Pride. Godown 42-43: Fort Laird. WEST WHAKF Godown 1-2: Rhesus. Godown 4-5: Straat Malaka. Godown
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    ENGLAND SECOND INNINGS TOTAL 118 Tribe Takes 6 For 49
    313 8 (From Norman Preston, Reuter's Special Correspondent with the M.C.C. Team). MELBOURNE, Tuesday. ALTHOUGH a definite result never seemed likely the bowlers held a surprising mastery here today where the M.C.C. drew their return match with Victoria. The home team took
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    19 8 t.iMA soccer Uam who were oa c i 4-? b> &JX lransil at soccer on Sunday— Straits Times picture.
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    AIR FORCE PLAYER SCORES CENTURY
    203 8 IN their first match of the sea.-on Changi Airfield defeated the Special Commissioner's Cricket Club by four wicket* m an exciting game played at Changi on Sunday. Changi won the toss and decided to field. The highlights of the Commissioners innings were a splendid 74
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    Scoreboard
    193 8 MCC— lst Inns. 355 VICTORIA —IST INNS. Mervyn Harvey c Eyans b Bedser If Muelir.an st Evans b Pollard 14 Miller st. Evans b Bedser II asset t c Fishlock b Yardley 126 Neil Harvey c Evans b Wright 69 Loxton c Washbrook b Wright I Ring b Wright
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    Home Soccer Fixtures
    207 8 LONDON. Tuesday— The following are the English Lea?ue football fixtures for Peb 22 FIRST DIVISION i Bolton Wandrs. v Everton Charlton v Aston Villa Chelsea v Portsmouth Grirasby v Sunderland Leeds y Whan.pton W. Liverpool v Huddersfleld Manchester U v Blackpool M'borough r Derby Preston N E
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    SEA HORSE B.P.
    132 8 A friendly return badminton match was played last Sunday between the Sea-Horse B.P. and ihe Junior B.P. at the Junior B.P.s court. The Sea-horse B.P. won by four games to three. (Sea-Horse B.P. players mentioned first.) Singles: Chionh Kan Kiat lost to Yeo Kirn Koh (8-15) (15-6)
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    47 8 S.C.C. succt-r team to play Sa/ Si.ccerites this evtning at 5 pjn. on the padeng: J. G. Bell: D. Brennan. I. V. C J. Bembroke. S. O. Donaldson, W C McKean; W. P. Machin. W. C. Bainbrldge. H. Hutchison R. Smith, R. F. Drooglever. i
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    37 8 LONDON, Monday—An nvitai tion to Joe Louis to come and I watch Woodcock-Baksi fight at I Hurr'n^ny on March 25 has D«-n I cabled to America by Promoter Jack Solomons who offers to psiy all expenses. —Reuter.
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    K.L. Race Weights
    282 8 rIGHIS for the second day ol the Selangor Turf Club February meeting are as follows: Horses, Cl»m 1 Div. 1, 7 Fars. Goat's Skin 9 07 Distinguished 7 1 3 Courtenay 9.o3Zargun 8 03 D.R.B. 9 03 Votrlx 8.03 Four Winds 8 00 Horaea, Claas 1. Div.
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    C.S.C. DRAUGHTS
    69 8 C.S.C DRAUGHTS The return draughts match between Chinese Swimming Club and th- An-glo-Saxon Petroleum Co fE) Ltd. on Sunday resulted m a win by 'our ooln's to the former as follows: Lim Cheng Bak 4, Tan Chong Ann Chin Soon Sun 4, Lim Tian Hock 0 (w.0.); Cheong Kirn Koon
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    HOSPITAL CLUB'S ANNUAL MEETING
    171 8 j At a general meeting held at the General hospital, of the Hospital Assistan.s and Dressers' Association, the following were elected at officebearers for the yeir 1947. President: HE. Klyne (re-elected); vice-presidents: N. Thanabalara and C. Karthigesu; hon. secretary: J. D. 81ngh; hon. assist, secretary: D.
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    GOOD WIN FOR 223 B.O.D
    227 8 223 Base Ordnance Depot wit 1 .'!<■* much larger playing st^ngth to d.aw c.n. put out a side on Sun-lay, w.urh proved too strong for X Irf Ble. Workshops In a remarkable r on-\ bowing 5yi?ll Bowmer had five tri 1 1 overs Ir a
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    D.R.B. WORKS WELL AT K.L.
    204 8 nOTH D.R.B. and Good Scout I) impressed at this morning's preparations for the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's meeting. Others that worked well were Carmana, Goat's Skin, Apollo, Atom Boy, Diplomat and Houlichan. D.R.B. and Go <d Scout went together over five fur'ongs,
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    RECS BEAT AIRMEN TWO GOALS TO NIL
    375 8 IN a game which fell far below expectations, the Singapore Recreation Club, scored an easy two-nil victory over R.A.F. (Seletar) on the Padang yesterday. The Recs might have won by a far wider margin had they taken the game more seriously and m
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    SEGAMAT HOCKEY
    45 8 From Our Own (orrrwpondrnt SEOAMAT Monday After being the first to score, a team of the S-.^a^st Stu'- Club cracked up m the second half and were beaten fivethree by the Education Department »t r"v ke\ ion the town padans ov*r the weekend
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    Mills Ko's Italian
    221 8 LONDON. Tuesday. FREDDIE Mills, British crulser- weight champion, knocked out Enrico Bertola. Italy, m the fifth round of a ten-round fight at Royal Albert Hall tonight. In the first round Bertola far from being outclassed landed some heavy punches to Mills" body and for a time Mills
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    F.& N. SPORTS CLUB
    109 8 In a friendly return badminton match played last Sunday comprising of blx singles and one doubles the P N. sports club beat the Brighton B.P by four games to three. (F. <fc N. players mentioned first.) Singles: Teo Heok Kwar« beat George Tan 15-6 7-15. 15-11.
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    MERRIDALE B.P.
    80 8 Por a triendly match of badminton consisting of four singles and three' doubles, to be played at the Happy World Stadium on Friday at 7-30 p m. the following players will represent the Merrldale B.P. pcalnst the Sportlight BP Chan Sweo Lam, Lim Cheng Kwee. Port Kirn Yam,
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