The Straits Times, 22 February 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845. Hilli PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1947. PRICE TEN CENT
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    WAVELL 'WANTED TO RETAIN MUSLIMS'
    350 1 W AVELL 'WANTED TO RETAIN MUSLIMS' Disagreemen ts With British Cabinet LOMX)\, Friday. 'TVE London Daily Mail today said that Field- Marshal Viscount Wavell had been replaced as Viceroy of India because of disagreement with the British Cabinet over his insistence that the Muslim league represent at hes be retained
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    Stalin At Supreme Soviet
    210 1 LONDON. Friday. THE Supreme Soviet met m a joint session last night, With Marshal Stalin attendhiotcov Radio said 'he Sap:eme Soviet opc-ncd at 7 p.m. Moscow lime m the Kremlin, wi-h diplomats and foreign newsmen m I sallei i The House cheered Mur^iial Stalin and Mr.
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    S.H.B. CLERKS ON STRIKE
    267 1 A BOUT 350 clerical workers of the Singapore Harbour Board t\ stopped work yesterday as a protest against what they -laim to be "wrongful arrest" of S.H.B. employees in a godown on Wednesday night. The entire clerical staff or 850 would stay away from work until
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    95 1 Mr. Anthcny Brooke, ex-Rajah Muda of Sarawak, m Sin pap ire yrst*rda> with representatives from Sarawak. Left to right: Atari; Ham bin Abatis Ahmad and Abanj Mohd Sirat bin Haji Vaman (President), of the Sihu Malay Youth Movement: A bang Haji Bolhawan. Vicr-President of the Malay National Union; Mr. Robert
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    Battle That Lost Japan The War
    193 1 THE Minis Times will publish en Tuf da> tb« drainai.c <,torv of th? Battle of Midway Island— the most important and one of the most unusual naval actions of the Pacific War. It was at Midway (in June. 1942) that Japan lo»t tb« war.
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    COMMONS DEBATES
    40 1 LONDON, Friday. -Mr. Arthur Greenwood, the acting Government leader m the Commons, announced yesterday that the House would debate Palestine next Tuesday, the resumption of industry and fuel distribution next Wednesday and foreign affairs next Thursday.- U. P.
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    AMIR SAID IN U.K
    37 1 LONDON. Friday— Amir Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who has been visitincr the United States, landed at an airport near London today on hLs fust visit to Britain for nine years.— Reuter.
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    England Has New Blizzard
    138 1 LONDON, Friday. NEW blizzards swept coalstnrved Enpland today. R.A.F. planes and a Government research ship watched Icefloes in the North Sea. where shipping is threatened. The Ministry of Agriculture issued a statement that "conditions in the North Sea are unprecedented." Europe reported subnormal temperatures in every
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    AUTHOR COMING TO MALAYA
    92 1 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday— Mr. Compton Mackenzie, the historian and novelist, who is now writing a history of India's part in the late war, is expected to visit Malaya from March 3 to March 9 in the course of touring tho.se centres in
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    CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR M. RAMADIER
    74 1 PARIS. Friday —The Nat.cnal j Assembly yesterday voted confidence in M. Ramadier's Government by 506 to 59 after a heated debate on economy and food. M. Ramadier said after the debate that the second series of five per cent, price cuts to be introduced at
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    KING OPENS S.A. PARLIAMENT
    145 1 CAPE TOWN, Friday. Tj'HE King and Queen drove 1 to the Union Houses of Parliament m Cape Town today for the historic opening m the Senate House. The ceremony took Dlac^ with less pageantry than m London, j but the precedure m carrying the mace and
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    BIGGER OUTPUT ESSENTIAL FOR BRITAIN IN 1947
    562 1 LONDON, Friday. THE British Government's eagerly awaited '*Econo- mic Survey for 1947," published today, discloses that Britain's Socialist Government now favours payment by results and opposes shorter working hours or any further general increase m wages and profits unless output is increased. "Increased
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      216 1 I m. r 1 )eve^o^iTta t T^uut«i^ and \Q^.laA.Qi"n.Q I SALES 6 SERVICE [80-2 RA.P JtLETAIHCHANa) tVLAGt. lINSAPORtJ ih£otim&~ Advantages of /SiV vv ane" ne Sleep f Jr* -v-*^_^^^^ §hau9d tkml Ot tlhinr oi >nr. ALTHOUGH Ov.ilp.ne la ontlroly free from Uutr rivd" m th. morning. druga. it hu the
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      31 1 M OTHER PAGES Attlee's statement on India J Uproar m (ommoif> 3 Editorial Modern Swimming Pool for Singapore S Kuala Lumpur Restricts Use of Kteetrteity Finance 7 Kuala Lumpur Baoe Selections
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    ATTLEE NAMES JUNE, 1948 AS TRANSFER DATE
    1232 2 ATTLEE NAMES JUNE, 1948 AS TRANSFER DA TE LONDON, Friday. COR the first time the British Government last night set a definite date for the transfer of powers in India to responsible Indian hands June, 1918 Rear-Admiral Viscount Mountbatten, great-grandson j of the first Empress of India, was named to
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      1321 2 NOTICES WANTED INFORMATION j .'I cc very ruuli obliged to any p«-?on who ran give any information *"M mv prandson Dorab (Doli). M F'vinrrr who?e Dhoto a')op^rs above wn« n'-t vi'.h t^e Iniian Air T --c ottl bK "plane 1 a ITur. leaned wis f'Tt down by cn-mv anti-nlrcr"ft fire
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      616 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF Miscellaneous Household Articles Etc. I Comprising:— Plated Serving Trays. Brass Vases. Pewter Cocktail Shaker Ash-Trays. Plated Ice-Palls. Brass Table. Candle stands. Porcelain Vases. Pyrex Dishes, Alltiminlum Sauce-Pans. 1-3 Bottlrs Tantalus Stand. 1 Six Cubic Feet Electric "Westinirhouse" Refrigerator. Electric Table Lamps. Figure Ornaments. Watch Straps. Shoes.
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    UPROAR AS LORD WAVELL'S DISMISSAL IS ANNOUNCED
    1943 3 UPROAR AS LORD WA VE LL'S DISMISSAL IS ANNOUNCED Churchill Demands Reasons For New Government Move LONDON, Friday. THE announcement that Field-Marsha 1 Viscount WaveM would be replaced bj Rear- Admiral Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, former Supreme Com- mander m South-East Asia, was greeted m the House of Commons by
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    TORY PEERS TO ATTACK GOVT.
    203 3 LUNUUIN, lllUlxLay. Pi >.\ i BENCH Conservative Opposition peers of the House of Lords met tonight immediately after the Government's statement oh India and decided to table a motion at the India debate ia the Hot** of Lords next Tuesday that:— "The decision of His
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    52 4 Mr. K. K. Tan and jamilles mil to thank sincerely all relatives and friends who kindly ecnt wreaths. scrolls. condolences and fcr tlicir night visits. mes )f Mr. Tan i X X Tan and lairulies also wi ii to ihank the Chinese Secretariat ic.r their letter of eondolprtce and
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    IN MEMORIAM
    13 4 J. R. TAYLOR O Bn h s< hool ifarlborougb< G.E.S.M. B.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Feb. 22. 1947. White Servants
    1171 4 Everybody ir. this country Is heartily sick cf the words BACK PAY, not excluding those who arc demanding it, and it will be a bL'ssed relief when this ledger Is closed and we can turn our thoughts to something more
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    CEYLON DAKOTAS
    87 4 COLOMBO, I'.:tj. The recent Dakota air crashes were mentioned at question time in the Ceylon State Council wihen it was asked if Ceylon had purchased three Dakotas and whether it would consider purcha&ing "better aircraft" in view of reports throughout the world of Dakota crashes. The Minister of
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      An Asiatic Government Servant Takes His Own Line
      739 4 yOUR correspondent "Mitay asks for an explanation why G" ernment, having paid full »>ack pay to non-interned European Government Servants, hesitates to pay nonintern?d Asiatic Government Servant He, no doubt, expects someon? to reply that it is due to colour discrimination. Probably
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      WILD PIG'S NEST
      498 4 A Malayan Countryman's Diary ftNE matter which I have to 1/ find out about is the wild pig's "nest". Today I found two old ones at the back of the dusun around my house. They were both much smaller than one I had found previously on the
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    Yamamoto: rendezvous with death
    457 4  -  HENRY KEYS By (A Chinese reader m IVnang. m a letter exprev n i«f. n interest m the accounts <>1 Ihe Battle of the Java Sea .mil ;he Battle of the (oral Sea published by the S'miits Time- recently, j^iis what »u< »he truth as to
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      685 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. The engagement is announced of Alexander Donald, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Donald. Cornhill. ,;re. Scotland, and Joan Louise M< r .i \n elder daughter of the late Lt.-Col F. A. ritLran, M.C.. and of Mrs. V L Mclxan. Toorak. Melbourne. Sill AIIOVS V\( AM gr.
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      47 4 Scientific Glare (Control American POLAROID DAY GLASSES Just Received! FITS ONS also available. Call early for you |»;iir. Limited stock available; no further shipment expected as manufacturer h-as discontinued producing. Various New Types of Spectacle Frame* Mountings also arrived. QUA L II I ED OP TICIA MS
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    Ipoh Plans A Unique Club
    108 5 Irnni Our Staff Correspondent iroil, Friday. I SPECIAL Hireling of the H committee of the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce has com/.derrd a proposal by the wife of the Perak Resident Commissioner, Mrs. A. V. As!«;n. to form a women's in-trr-.a'ional club m Ipoli. It
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    TOMORROW'S SERVICES
    233 5 Chui I ...nd: St Andrew* 7 8. 10.30. 11.15: 5.30; Georges Garliaoo rhurch (Tan^lln); 7.15. 9, 9.45 6 30. Cnrist Church; 8. 10 30. 5. 6.30 Bt Hilda's: 8 5.30: St Paul's <Sern::2oon); C: Mctliodist.v Wesley: 10. 5.30 Straits Chinese: 9. 10. 4. 5: Paya Lebar, 9 10:
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    MODERN SWIM POOL FOR S'PORE
    365 5 Chinese Club May Spend $300,000 CINGAPOKE architects may be invited to submit designs for a modern, sea water swimming pool incorporating a diving platform, tiered seats for spectators and dressing rooms for swimmers, for the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club. The total cost of the pool
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    S'PORE MEETING OF FOOD CHIEFS
    168 5 The International Emergency Fcod Council Sub-Committee on Rice for S. E Asia, meeting at the Office of the Spec.al Commissioner. Lord Killearn. yesterday, noted thf rnort tint >h e situation m Rangoon had improved now that, d workers ord i' had returned to work, although
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    fourth Rice Drop By R.A.F. In Burma
    221 5 ONCE again the R.A.F. U aiding the Karens m Burma m j their fight against starvation. Dakota aircraft from three R.A.F. Squadrons— Nos. 48, 52 and 110— and aircraft from Air Headquarters, Burma, Communications Flight, are taking part m a large-scale rice-dropping operation
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    New Body To Push Back Pay
    243 5 AT a meeting of Government j servants m Singapore on i Thursday to discuss the Gov- ernment's decision on back: pay for non-interned emi ployees, it was resolved to re- ject the terms of settlement i contained m the Colonial Secretary's letter, and to
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    TODAY'S MENUS
    46 5 The Jollowlng are the menus at the Singapore Peoples' Restaurants today: -Thirty cent meals: rice, salted ducks' eggs, long bean curry, Kangkons. cucumber. F>ft*en cent mea's: rice, steamed kambong. bean sprouts, kang kong. Eisht cent meaU: rice, mashed potatoes, salmon or corned beef, carrots.
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    NEW PREMISES
    30 5 Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, Colonial Secretary, Singapore, will officially open the premises m Rancoon Road cf the Singapore CWicr.l Administrators and Workers Union, at 2.30 pm. today.
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    Co-operative Stores Plan Meeting On Supply Problem
    147 5 Fiom Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Friday EXFXI'TIVES of the co-oper-ative stores m Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Taiping are to meet m Kuala Lumpur shortly to discuss problems relating to supplies. I> is stated here that owing to shortage of goods, the store m
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    CARRIER PLANES ATTACK TODAY
    618 5 FIREFLIES from the litfht Keet carrier (ilory which was "badly damaged" m tne South China EE 1 1 yesterday afternoon as a result of a low level rorkd attack by a squadron of R.A.F. Beauflghters f ro:n Seletar were expected to attack Seletar at dawa led
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    MALAYS TO MEET IN K.L. TODAY
    127 5 Fro.:i «,iir Staff irresnomlcnfrKUALA LUMPUR. Frid. v 1 MEETING of representatives of Malay as-sot^at r d by the M.ilay Nationalist Party, w.ll take plac* i.;....>w at the Malay Nationalist Party headquarters m Kuala Lumpur lor the purpose of fonnlng a Joint Malay council tlon
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    GIAN SINGH COURT HEARING
    81 5 Mr G.an S.i.r.ii at.d Comi a: p<-aicd In the i Court fiimnv dlsobec Rent Axsessme it B ."rrt. I v. I lLv<.t o i J; be wilfully disobryfd Ihi the Re::t A.' '.:,< .it Inc h:m pn mh..' i ard tre ground f! B" Pir.'v tr>
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      158 5 "IT"^ OPENING OF OUR fe^PfcNANG BRANCH Annou n c i n A CONNECTING LINK OF REPUTABLE RESPONSIBLE RELIABLE MUSICAL SERVICE y -i.i thin; is sold at official price HB NANG MQ CO. 509. (lILLIA STREET (ne«r Odeon (innmal Oistii hitora of: I v~l HIS MASTER'S VOICE /2\ DECCA -BRUNSWICK W
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      218 5 RADIO PROGRAMME RADIO MALAY/ Singapore IU.U NhiUORK (Chinese Indian) 225 metret; also IS! p.m. to 2 p.ai. UM ■c|«cytm per second (61 metre band I and 7.15 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. 4 825 megacycle* per second (61 metre band) It: I K NETWORK: (Mala; fe.ni ilsh 485 metres; al«o 12
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      238 5 Ncas ana Music on rc-oras. a p.m. to 6 p.m. English Hour; 5 p.m. The Police Band relayed from the Police Depot. KL No. 1 of a fortnight series of progs: 5.20 p.m. The Weeks Sp rt. A Talk; 5.30 p.m. 'Listeners i Choice 1 In which we Invite you
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      214 5 'MJPaai Intcrtudt; i BV..C. Theatre orchestra; 1.30 am. 24-nour n^ws. FEB. 23 7.30 am. Four and one; 7.45 a ;n Radio newsreel; 8 00 am. Clayhangcr; 6.30 a.m. News 7.45 p m. B.B.C. Symphony orichcstra; 8.30 pm. News; 8.40 pin London calling; 8.45 p.m. Thanks fcr letters: 9.00 p.m. Calling
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    K.L. Restricts Use Of Electricity
    346 6 STERN MEASURES TAKEN TO CHECK OFFENDERS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. measures have been taken by the Electricity Department here against offenders of the electricity rationing system for all industries except mines which are now allowed the use of power for only eight
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    PRISON TERMS FOR GODOWN THEFTS
    60 6 Five men who pleaded guilty to sealing clothing from a Singapore Harbour Board godown on Thursday, were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from four weeks to six months hard labour, by Mr. KM Byrne, m th? Singapore Police Court, yesterday. They were: Chua Ah
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    48 6 !U. rWHi treddy Francis, elder ton of Mr. and Mrs. George Francis of Alor Star, and Miss Maria Juli t Keow, elder daughter of Mr. Keow h ing Ghr* and th* ;*tc Mts. Keow Thong Ghee of Singapore, were married at the Church of St. Michael, Alor Star.
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    PROFESSOR ON CULTURE
    106 6 Professor Fei Hsiao Tong, of jl the Taing Hua University of P Peking, told a press conference m Singapore yesterday that local Chinese m Singapore and Hong Kcnp should co-operate with the British m improving cultural relations between Britrhi -nd China. He hoped that the time would
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    V.C.O. DIES OF HEART FAILURE
    83 6 While bidding farewell to a number of his colleagu.es who were leaving for India yesterday morning, a Viceroy's Commissioned Officer, Subedar Noor Mohamed d.G.S.C) attached to the staff of No. 2 Inxan Transit Camp, Bukit Timah, suddenly collapsed and died from heart Uilure, on the
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    CHINESE ADMITS SUICIDE ATTEMPT
    75 6 A blind, aged Chinese named' Lin Van, who claimed he was without any Iriends or relations m Singapore, pleaded guilty loj attempting suicide on Jan. 30, j tincl was bound over ior $100 i withouc surety ior six months, by i Mr. L.C. Goh, m the
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    VOLUNTEERS MEET ON WORLEY REPORT
    42 6 A meeting Is to be held at the Beach Road headquarters of the Singapore Volunteer Corps this morning at 10.30 when the Woney Report will bo read and paints explained. All serving members are invited to attend.
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    WANT BROOKE FAMILY BACK
    153 6 Representatives of the Sarawak Dyak Association, the Malay National Union of Sarawak, the Young Malay Association of Sibu and the Malay Youth Movement of Sibu yesterday claimed unanimity of th-eir movements m opposition to the Cession of Sara- i wak as a British Crown Colony. In
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      689 6 ii'C Df< lJe i k-v -.ai.6 in today 'i cleal Wiis distinctly unkind to the declarer South, dealer Both sides vulnerable NORTH If HI A h :> 3 A 10 9 6 2 WEST BAOT I 98 7 4 V A K 10 C r> f <{ 1) 1 I
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    797 7 SINGAPORE, Peb. 21. SHARE quotations according to the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Singapore) today were as follows: DfDOSTBIALS Bayer 8«-H« \l>xandra rfncrworkf Ords. 1 90 3.00 M«xandra Bncfcvorto Prefs 2.90 3.00 I Brit Malaya rruaU* Executor Co. t 35 9 00 ><nsniidat?< rtD Smelters Ord 21 23/do Prrfs.
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    1,000 MILLION YEN LIQUIDATED
    240 7 TOKIO, Friday. tonight pointed its finger at 56 people to liquidate J more than 1,000 million yen of their assets and to crush their stranghold on the nations finance and industry. The Holding Company Liquidation Commission will take 1,165,000,000 yen m securities and "scatter thorn as
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    RUBBER PRICES
    67 7 THE Singapore Chamber ot Commerce Rubber Association'? rubber nrics at noon yesterday wrrr Buyers Srllen rtv ci» I o<v Ib yet tb s« I R S S Spot tnny 41 «!><, No I R S S fob In ha?M March M 13 4 N R < fob ia
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    HONGKONG BANK
    35 7 Thf annual general meeting or the Honekong Shanghai Banking Corporation, will be held Hj ne on Mar. 28, and transfer booits will be closed from Mar 10 to Mar 28. both days iic'uslve
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    Singapore Produce
    279 7 SI.NOAPOUK. ThorMlay r pODAV'S prextnee prices are: RICE: Siamew No. 1 f&t. No. 2 $97, No. 3 |9s. Indo-t hina $C 7, ha:ij%n $67. MCI >tH»IJl.t> Nl> I MJIDCM 9'yl. Kedah $Cl. China SIM. l^wal 982. Burma KlCfc t'LOl'K. Slum 937 and M TAPIOCA H.OIR: Java 136. Malaya
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    RUBBER MARKET VERY DULL
    224 7 for the jccor.d *eek i: th' market has been ej.ir'-mely duil, t)"T{ maintatr.ed locally at just tie New York buying level, states Lewis and Peat m their ueilv rubber ri ports The new buyin pn< receuv J this week from thf USA are alm.-t Identical with
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    NEW YORK MARKET
    68 7 NEW YORK Thursday M-deraU.-Ilquidatl >n earl} m the session led to further widespread declines wl h losses rmountlng to one p->int or more Although pressure later relaxed prices failed to make much headway More aggressive support near the close, however, replaced many Interim lftses with equal gain*
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    AlongTheSingapore Water front
    352 7 AlongTheSingapore W ater f ront alongside the Singapore wharves up to 3 Dm. yesterday were: MAIN WHARF Grdown 31-32: Ta'-.ali. Godown 33-34: City of Yokohama Godown 36-^7: Benvorlich. Gcdown 38-39: Sommelsdljk Oodown 42-43: Talma. WEST WHARF Godown 1-2: Rhesus. Godown 4-5: Straat Malaka. Oodown 8-9: Taybank. Oodown 10-11: Samdak Godown
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    SMITH TAKES 8 FOR 119 N.S.W. Lose 9 For 336
    545 8 SYDNEY, Friday. A FINE bowling performance by Peter Smith, who n took eight wickets for 119, featured the first days play m the match between the M.C.C. and New South Wales. Though the early New South Wales' batsmen scored freely,
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    Scoreboard
    100 8 NSW—IST INNS. Cmm4; Ibw b Smith «5 Morris si. Evans b Smith 44 Barnes c Voce b Smith 44 Lukrman b Smith 70 Kissed c V«oe b Pollard Lindwail r Pollmrd b Smith 45 Pettiford c and b Smith Lush c HardsUlT b Smith 2 Saggers b Smith SI
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    RUGBY MATCH CANCELLED
    80 8 LONDON. Friday. The Rugby Union international match between England and France, scheduled to take place at Twickenham on tomorrow, has been postponed owing to heavy frost and snow. In spite of precautions taken by the Rugby Union m laying down straw, unprecedented weather got through to the
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    AUSTRALIAN TEST PLAYERS
    102 8 MELBOURNE, Thursday:— Thd j Secretary of the North Melbourne Cricket Club, Mr. w. J. Dowling, I said today that George Tribe, Australian Test cricketer, will net accept a Lanccsnhv League oiler if constant employment is forthcoming m Australia. Tribe, who is a fitter lm been unemployed i
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    SELANGOR XI TO PLAY MALACCA
    74 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday: Selangor will meet Malacca tomorrow In a State hockey fixture here. The following have be?n selected to represent Selangor: Wong Kam Thong; Chua Eng Cheng, A. Koelmeyer, Abdullah, S. Vellupillai, O. Toft; M Danker, Tajuddin, Capt. Syed Hamld, Razali, Low Hong Cheang.
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    LOCAL TEAMS AND FIXTURES
    479 8 Tbe SRC. will open their Cricket Sea*on with a Home and Home" match between the Captain's XI and the Vice-CapUin's XI. The game will be played on the SRC. Padmr« today at 2 p m. Should th* pitch be unplayable today due to the rain, the
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    Acceptances For K.L.
    255 8 RACE ONE RACE FIVE Horses. Clan 2. D«v. 1. 5J Furs. Horses. CUm 2, DW. 3, S\ Furs. j Diplomat B.o9Star Range 8.04 n vm«i sni Helen the Sans Ame 8 13 Yuu>l 8.05 3 Fifth x nxTho iriir m Gentian 8. 11 Missouri 8.05 SCRATCHING! Antana
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    D.R.8., DIPLOMAT BEST BETS AT K.L.
    508 8 From Our Course Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Friday. D.R.B. and Diplomat should provide the best bets of the day, tomorrow, the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's February race meeting at Kuala Lumpur. In the main race of the afternoon, D.R.8., Goat's Skin, Distinguished
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    Selections
    249 8 Our Course correspondent's ieIcctlons (or tomorrow's races at Kuala Lumpur arr: RACE 1. 'DIPLOMAT. HELCN I 111 HI 111 KACE I. REX FLASH. JACKPOT RACE 3. FIRST LADY. SHIUKL RACE 4. SHtFFIELD SHIELD. WOOMERA RACE 5. MAINTAIN. SANS AME RACE 'D.R.8., GOAT'S SKIN RACE 7 TRIMPINGTON. LADY ETHEL RACE
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    HOME SOCCER
    96 8 LONDON Th ursday Addit.onal football fixtures for Saturday, Feb. 22: Scottish cup Third Round as drawn on Feb. 12 ex- f cept East Fife play Queen* Park, i Scottish A Division Celtic versus i Saint Mirren, Partick Thistle versus Kilmarnock. S.ottish B Division Alloa versus i Airdrieonians. i
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    CUP FIFTH ROUND
    154 8 LONDON, Thursday: Out- standing matches of the fifth round of the English Football Association Cup competition were cleared uq today with preston North End and Newcastle United winning at Sheffield and Leicester respectively. Although only 42,000 fans saw .he thrice postponed match at Sheffield, receipts were £6,250.
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