The Straits Times, 28 March 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845. KIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    Viceroy Must Give Lead Soon
    205 1 The Times Correspond nt LONDON, Thursday. ONE of the possible consequences of (he discussions w ich the new Viceroy, Admiral Viscount Moun batten of Burma, has begun with the Indian political leaders is tha. the Ind'an Congress and the Muslm League may hold thei; hands
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    JINNAH TO SEE VICEROY
    70 1 BOM;,..i. Thursday.—Muiiammed Ali Jinnah, President ot the Muslim League, has accepted the Invitation of V:sc;unt Mountbatv ii. Viceroy of India, to m-?et him for informal talks. Mr. Jir.nah is expected t:> arrive in New Delhi, where the talks will take place, In the first in April.
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    MURDER THREAT TO CONSUL
    120 1 ALEXANDRIA. Tuesday.— The U-ntcd States Consul, Mr. A. H. tie, was threatened With murder in a letter todny complaining tbp.t the Egyptian flag wn.s not flown on the Consulate bHJndtts the Stars and Stripes. The letter was found unstamped in the Consulate's letter box, fd stated
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    SJAHRIR URGES TASKS OF PEACE
    199 1 Broadcast To The People Of Indonesia BATAVIA, Thursday. THE Indonesian Prime Minister, Sutan Sjahrir, broadcast to the Indonesian people last night telling them to turn their energies. from the revolution to the pressing problems of education, public health and public welfare. Sutan Sjahrir declared that
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    31 1 Miss Margaret Truman, dau;m r of the United States President. sincing at a repeat performance at Detroit, immediately after her debut as a concert singer w ith the Detroit Symphony Orrhestra.
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    DEATH FOR KILLER OF ENGLISHWOMAN
    86 1 LAHORE, Thurs.— An Indian was sentenced to death today by the Gujranwala Court for the murder of a British woman army doctor, Joyce HPircns, in May 1946. Two other Indians charged wore acquitted. Three men had entered the coach in which Miss Heirons was travelling
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    LADY RAFFLES' GRAVE
    24 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday— The Assoclaion of British Malaya is bearing the cost of restoration of Lady Raffles' grave.
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    Moscow Parleys Held Up
    261 1 The Times Correspondent MOSCOW, Thursday. THE "Big Four" Foreign 1 Ministers have found themselves at a rather loose end as they are still without the report from the special Four-Power Committee, which is collecting and tabulating all their proposals about Geiman! economic unity, reparations! and the
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    TWO PLANES MISSING
    62 1 DARWIN, Thurs.— Two aircraft are missing today somewhere Inland from the Gulf of Carpentaria, North Australia. One is a New Zealand Mosquito on a delivery flight from Britain. The other is the Dutch Dakota reported missing yesterday oetween Long Reach in Central Queensland and Darwin with seven
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    U.K. SHIP HELD AGAIN
    80 1 BATAVIA, Thursday.— The British ship Empire Mayrover has been intercepted for the third time by a Dutch naval patrol at the Republican-controlled port ot Cheribon, m North Java. The ship was carrying relief goods from Singapore where, before sailing, authority is alleged to have been given
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    CALCUTTA SWEPT BY RIOT
    206 1 CALCUTTA, Thursday THE Bengal Government announced today that Calcutta was back to normal after yesterday's bitter Hindu-Muslim clashes which killed at feast nine persons aed injured more than 100. At PeshaVary m North- West Frontier Province the government said six persons were stabbed to death on
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    N.Y. RUBBER MART MAY OPEN APR. 1
    171 1 From Our Own corrcspoudont LONDON. Thursday. "IT is now a foregone conclusion that the New York rubber market will be allowed to reopen on April 1 or as soon thereafter as they can complete arrangements," says the Daily Telegrapn today, commenting on the
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    BOLIVIAN TIN AGREEMENT
    66 1 WASHINGTON, Thursday. It s reported reliably but unofficially that Bolivian tin negotiators have concluded a tin agreement with the United States for the 1947 contract, which It is undrrstood calls for a basic price of 78 cents per pound. The last contract basic pr-ce was 67 H
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    Soldiers Held Burning Roof Off Ammunition
    201 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. HTHREE British soldiers 1 Gunners A. Arnolt and F. Taylor and L. Bdr. D. V. Irving —of the 96th Field Regiment, stationed m Ipoh, have been commended by the G.0.C., Malaya, for courageous action on a burning
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    DEATH WATCH BY FAMILIES AT PITHEAD
    207 1 CENTRALJA (Illinois), Tuursday. MUMBED from their night-long: vigil in falling snow at the pithead of the Centralia Coal Company mine No. 5, which was blasted on Tuesday by a terrific explosion, relatives and friends watched as rescue crews early this morning brought out the
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    PRINCESS HAS CHILL
    98 1 ERMELO, TRANSVAAL, Thursday. I>RINCESS Maigaret stayed I m bed with a sl.ght chill un b-'ard the Royal train yesterday while the Kin" ard Quen and Princess E zabeth drove to Ermelo and Slanderton the first Trans. aal t >wns to be visited during the Roya! tour. Ninety-eight
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    Attemnt To Murder C.I.D. Chief
    160 1 JERUSALEM, Thursday. IEWiSH •xtranisti unsucce s> J fully tri d :o assa. sinata the British eh el of t.\e Criminal Investigation Div sion of Tel Aviv to^ay and escaped after wound ng his two Pa es« tire police b dy^uarf 1 Three dark-skinned youths, believed
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    PRESS COMMISSION IS NAMED
    478 2 Sir David Ross To Head Inquiry LONDON, Thursday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, announced yesterday the appointment of Sir David Ross, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, as chairman of a Royal Commission to investigate the British press. The commission will investigate the development of monopolies
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    RUSSIA'S U.N.O. BOYCOTT
    370 2 LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday. RUSSIA boycotted the opening session of the United i Nations Trusteeship Council yesterday on which she holds automatic membership under the United Nations charter. This was the first Urn* since the Soviet delegate, Mr. Andrei Gromyko, walked out of the Security Council a year
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    GENERAL'S TRIBUTE TO A.T.S
    61 2 LONDON, Thursday.— Tribute to the ATS. was paid by Gen Sir Ronald Adam, AdjutantGeneral of the Army during the war, when he spoke a t the llrsi annual meeting of the ATS Benevolent Fund. He said that from the w-rk done by the A.TJS. during the
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    WORLD FRIENDSHIP TOURS
    80 2 LONDON, Thursday —Plans f r the exohange of 100.COO people between Br.ta r. and the Cmtinent th's yjar were announced by the Worid Friendship Association m London yesterday. From today until after Eas:.r more than 2.300 Association numbers will .xchange frlen si.p holidays of two lt thrae
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    Pilot Saves Biggest Bomber
    194 2 FORT WORTrT, (Texas), Thursday. A 28-YEAR-OLD civilian I st pilot, who stuck to 'he controls at the risk of his 1 ie, afely landed a crippled sixengined B36 bomber, the largest in the world, as dusk closed in on Fort Worth yesterday. Mr. Ooland O. Mayer,
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    REVOLT UNDER CONTROL
    83 2 BUENOS AIRES. Thursday— The Paraguayan Government yesterday claimed that the insurrection m the north country had been brought under control, and announced the immediate lifting of a state of war proclaimtd so n after the rebell on start >d. The proclamation said the rcas ns for '.he
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    MUDALIAR SEES TRUMAN
    68 2 WASHINGTON ißKasHf. Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar. President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, called on President Truman at the White House yesterday. He was accompanird by the Assistant Secretary »rf State Mr Wiilard Thorp Sir Ramaswami had travelled to Washington from New York at
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    NEW AMBASSADORS TO BE CHOSEN
    83 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday. President Truman said last night that he would appoint as soon as possible successors to the posts of Ambassadors to Poland and Yugoslavia vacted by Mr. Arthur Bliss Lane and Mr Ricnard C Patterson Mr Truman, who was speaking at a press conference,
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    FUTURE OF GURKHA TROOPS
    50 2 LONDON. Thursday —Negotiations with the Government of Nepal for the employment of Gurkha troops under the British Government have not yet been opened, but lt is hoped that they will be opened shortly, said Mr. Arthur Anderson, Under-Secretary for India, m a Parliamentary roly yesterday.— Reuter.
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    SOVIET MOTION AT DELHI
    247 2 NEW DELHI. Thursday. "THE Soviet "bloc," composed of Georgian and Azerbaijanese delegates, yesterday tabled a proposal calling upon the governments of countries represented to implement the conclusion* of the Asian Relations Conference now meeting herp. The proposal was principally related to four points regarding racial problems,
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      1294 2 NOTICES. NOTICES. TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1938. NOTICE is hereby given that the office of the Registrar of Trade Marks, Supreme Court, Singapore, will re-open for public business on the Ist day of April next. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE RE BUTTER RATION. The Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. twtrets
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      777 2 TENDERS. BRITISH STORE DISPOSAL BOARD (SINGAPORE) TENDER NOTICE I. The British Stores Disposal Board, Singapore, is authorised to receive Tenden for the following items:— Located ai RMS /RAF Hospital, Singapore. IX No. I— Medical Equipment Q: 138 Items R A 8 Ref: DIO4S. Location Bounded by let. and 2nd eats
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      718 2 TENDERS TENDERS Tenders will be received at the office of the Commissioner of Police, South Bridge Road, Singapore, up to noon 31st March, 1947. for alterations to 500 bush shirts and 500 pairs of trousers supplied to the Special Constabulary. Particulars may be obtained from 0.0. Stores. Police Headquarters, South
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    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SOON AS POSSIBLE
    543 3 Affiliation With London Suggested THE Commission on Higher Education will recommend that a university college of Malaya should be established as soon as possible, Sir Alexander CarrSaunders, chairman of the Commission, said m 8mwpore yesterday. There is a possibility that the university college will be
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    MALAYAN FILM OF LIFE AT SUNGEI MANIK COLONY
    303 3 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Thursday. WITH the tentative title "Paradise in Perak," a film depicting the life of settlers in the colonisation area of the Sungei Manik irrigation scheme is now being made by the Malayan Film Unit from Kuala
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    N.S. FACES BIG BRIDGE PROGRAMME
    160 3 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thursday. A BIO programme of permanent bridge construction will have to be undertaken to replace the temporary timber bridges con- strvcted during the Japanese regime to replace the bridges blown up by our forces during the retreat in 1942, says
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    UNION WAR MEMORIAL
    165 3 Frt>m Out Stall Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A WAR MEMORIAL committee hjus teen set up by the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, under the chairmanship of Mr. D. Farquharson, of Negri Sembilan, to consider ITopoiaL. for providing a suitable memorial or memorials to Malayan
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    MALAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGED
    306 3 THE formation of a Malay Chamber of Commerce m Singapore was suggested at the annual general meeting of the Kesatuan Melayu (Malty Union), Singapore, recently and it was decided to leave (he question to the executive committee for **further study and planning." It is expected
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    6,000 May Strike In Penang
    165 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANU, Ihurv.ii/ DOUR hundred labourers attach- ed to the Penang Municipal Healtfi Department went on strike this morning and another 6,000 members of the Municipal and Government Labour Union may Join them in a sympathy walkout tomorrow To-day's strike, which affects
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    POSSESSION CHARGE
    61 3 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, ThursdayJar Tar bin Salim and Kamaruddin bin Rashid. both aged 18. who were arrested on March 24 were produced before Tuan Sheik Abu Bakar, the Magistrate, and charged with being m possession of 24 car lamps, bulbs, etc., belonging to the M
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    BOYS' BRIGADE
    39 3 The Strpapore Ba'talion of the Boys' Brigade will hold a Church Parade at the 3rd Singapore Co's H.Q., Coleman Street, on Sunday The battalion will fall-Ln ai 4.00 p.m sharp at the side of tlv Municipal Offices.
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    Japanese Surrendered Personnel Move Out
    121 3 ONE hundred and thirty-two Japanese surrendered personnel the frst hatch to be repatriated to Japan this month under the S*uth East Ni "move oat" scheme left Singapore by the Dilwara yesterday afternoon for Kure The men were accompanied by a few Japanese lawyers and four
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    QUERY ON S'PORE BANISHMENT
    81 3 LONDON, Thursday:— Mr. Arthur Creecb-Jor.es, Colonial Secretary m a Parliamentary reply yesterday said that the banishment (Amendment) Ordinance, 1941, was operative m the Colony of Singapore. Mr. Charles Smith, Labour, had ask* ed how many persons had been arrested under this ordinance since 1947 and how
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    "RIGHTS WHITTLED DOWN"
    240 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. r PHE constitutional proposals 1 not only "whittle down the prescriptive rights of British subjects, but also impair the .status of the British Settlements," Dr. Lee Tiang Keng, President of the Straits Chinese British Association, d dared at the Association's annual
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      208 3 THE EEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. tb« re-opanlng of bustneaa at:— THE EMBANKMENT KUALA LUMPUR On March 31st where a roll range of Pharmaceutical Products and Druga also Toilet Requisites, Etc., will be available. THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Seremjan, Penang. BY TTlllMrMaJaaa—a— Special ferm With B! G CURLS
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    74 4 BACH—In London on Feb. 22nd. John, only son of the late J. E. Bach of li'Koi.g Sarawak, also beloved brother of Lucia E. Bach of Spore. Deeply mourned. The death Is regretfully announced of Waller John Clunies La Cain whlcn occurred at the General Hospital on 35.3.47 after a
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    64 4 Mrs. Ethel Le Cain and her son, John, thank the Members Bt*fl" of M s Palmer Turner, The Oovt. Architect Staff, P.W.D., Past Present Members of "D" Coy., SVC. Members of the Police Force, and all friends and relatives for their attendance at the funeral of her husband, Walter
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, Mar. 28, 1847. The University College
    1057 4 I^ss than twenty years ago it was Impossible for a Singapore boy to continue his education beyond the level required for a clerk or an artisan, unless he wanted to be a doctor. Tlhen Rallies College was founded, and
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    CONFIDENCE IN SPAAK
    85 4 BRUSSELS, Thursday. The Belgian Chamber of Deputies la* night voted a confidence motion la the new Government of M. Paul Henri Spaak OociaHstSoclal Christian Coalition), formed a week ago. Communist* abstained from voting. The voting on the confidence motion was 148 for and IS against, with 22
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    AUSTRALIAN ROCKET RANGE SECRETS
    1425 4 By The Australian Correspondent Of The Times THE recent decision 1 of the United Kingdom and Australian Governments to join m establishing m Central Australia a range for the testing of guided mi3siles, or rockets as they are popularly known, is m keeping with the Australian
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  • Man In The Street
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      "Landlords' Petition:" Worker's Warning
      563 4 THE rice cut was followed by petitions for higher wages and discontent amongst all classes of labourers, clerks, etc. This was then followed by strikes and more strikes, the last of which we have net yet seen. There is no end to the argument of the
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      Oriental Gents
      89 4 MANY a time I have noticed m the buses that some literate Oriental Gents have not got the slightest sense of culture, especially towards the women with babies m their arms. If they have no regard for women, they should have a bit of "horse sense" to sympathise
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      786 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. To Mr. and Mrs. Hamer. beby girl, Patricia Doreen, on Tuesday, March 25th. Mother and daughter both well. HIGGINS at Singapore on 24th. March, 1947, to Daphne, wife of J. H. Higgins of Rengam. Johore, a son. SITUATIONS VACANT VACANCY A279 S.T. filled. Applicants thanked. vVANTEu: Lady/Secretary—Shorthand Typist.
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      102 4 B«oJu on MUSIC MUSICIANS Biographical Dictionary of Musicians— Baker $24.00 English Chamber Music Meyer 18.00 History of Music In England— Walker '•*> Oet to know Music Tobin 1.00 Makers of Music— Orew i.lO Miracle In the Oorbato— HaskeU 8 10 Music for Pun Spaeth Music of Latin America— 81onlmsky JJ-JJ
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      120 4 Easter Hat Sale till Easter 20% reduction on all our hats and bridals from $5 to $55 Ostrich -feathered, pancake, cocktail, beach, children's bonnets, silk bridal halos, etc. HARVEY CO. 8, RAFFLES QUAY (Beyond Finlayson Green) F POKE FAST MOTOR LAUNCH Dimensions: 22ft. X 6i /2 ft. x 2ft. 4
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    ELECTORAL RIGHTS FOR ALIENS SUG GESTED
    608 5 Singapore Assn. On Municipal Constitution Committee Opposes Ban On Ex-Convicts THE Singapore Association m a memorandum on the report of the Municipal Constitution Committee, published last night, states that the unanimous decision of their committee was that the electorate for Municipal elections should be
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    Another Jewellers' Window Smashed
    168 5 yHE second smash-and-grab at1 tempt m Singapore m two days took place In broad daylight, yesterday at a well-known Jeweller's shop In Raffles Pla-e. Nothing was taken. Three men made the attempt to steal thousands of dollars worth of jewels by throwing a brick wrapped with
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    RICE STOCKS ARE FROZEN'
    138 5 THERE is at present a iairly large quantity of 3 per cent. free rice from Siam •'frozen" m Singapore owing to the Food Control Department not having received the usual notification from the R'.ce Commission m Bangkok that these shipments can be allowed to land as
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    STRATH MORE HERE
    48 5 One of the biggest P. and O. rhips. the 23.427-ton Strathmcre which arrived m Singapore yesterday from Southampton via Colombo, di^mbirked 25 passengers at this port. On board are more than 650 for Hone; Kor.s; and 250 for Shangha\ The Strathmore continues her voyage today.
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    Officer Objects To 'Insulting' Question
    247 5  -  Jap Counsel By DESCRIBING the manner m which the Japanese defence counsel had put a question to a British War Crimes investigator as "insulting," Major F. W. Ward, prosecuting officer m the Chinese Massacre trial, said yesterday that he felt the defence statements regarding irregularities
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    Kidnapped Towkay Released
    77 5 From Our Own Correspondent. IPOH, Thursday. MR. Ng Yin Fong, wealthy Kampar miner and member of the Kinta Town Board, who with his motor car driver was kidnapped hy an armed Rant of Chinese while returning from his mine a fortnight ago, returned safely to his home
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    LIQUOR DUTIES RAISED
    168 5 IMPORT duties on intcxlcating 1 liquors m Singapore and the Malayan Union have been increased a further 25 per cent. The new duty brings the price of a bottle of whisky up to about the same price a.« m England— 26 shillings Tsll. 30) There is no
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    VESSELS TO CARRY FIRE EQUIPMENT
    153 5 ILL small craft plying m the Singapore harbour area will be required to carry nre-nghting equipment by the terms of an Ordinance passed at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Advivisory Council. The Ordinance comes into effect on June 1. From that date, boats not exceeding
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    IMPROVEMENT TRUST BILL
    73 5 AMONG the bills passed at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Advisory Council were the Trade Marks (Transitional Provisions) Bill and the Singapore Improvement Trust (Transitional Amendment) (Repeal) Bill. The second of the two Ordinances provides for the repeal of last year's temporary Ordinance on Singapore improvement. The
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    Survey Of Fruit From Australia
    140 5 MR. James Payne, newiy arrived Australian Trade Commissioner for Singapore, has been personally investigating the condition or Australian fruit arriving m Singapore this week. He has made a tour ot the principal markets and many retail stores, and haj been contacting leaders m the fruit
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    S.T.C. MAN "DID NOT GRASP QUESTION"
    188 5 MR. Jasuant Singh, Secretary of the S.T.C. Employees' Union, repudiated yesterday the evidence he gave at the previous day's hearing of the inquiry into the Traction Company strike. He told Mr. Justice Jobling that at Wednesday s hearing he was "muddled and confused and
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    DETECTIVESENT TO PRISON
    62 5 WEE 800 Soh, a Chinese detec- tive attached to the CJ.D. was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment and fined $500, or m default six months' imprisonment, m the Corruption Court yesterday. Wee was found guilty of extorting $50 from a Chinese businessman at New Market Road
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    Accused Alleges "Prison Bars" Threat By Girl
    379 5 TRVVIN OLIVER JONES, 38-year-old businessman, being 1 tried at the Singapore Assizes on charges of murder and attempted murder, told Mr. Justice Brown and the jury yesterday afternoon of abusive words and a threat from Misa Lena Navis, the principal Crown witness. Jones
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    Dalforce Men End "Squat"
    222 5 MORE than 400 memo- rs <-I Dalftorce, who had "squa'ted" outside tl.e premis s of the Ch.nese Secretariat, m Havelock Road, from M;nday night m pretest against the non-payment of back pay by the War Office, packed up their acetylene lamps and went back to their
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    CHARGE OF TRYING TO SHOOT A.S.P.
    77 5 THREE Chinese were chared m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday with attempting tD shoot Mr. K. P. Shelmerd ne, A.S.P., and two military policemen at Pasir Panjang Read, on the morning of March 24. They wtre Lee Ah Bee, 21, Lee Teow Kuan,
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    East Asiatic's 50 Years Trading
    277 5 TONSULAR officials and repre- sentauves of Singapore commercial and mercantile firms were preaeni> at a reception m commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the East Asiatic Company yesterday held at the company's offices m Raffles Quay. Singapore. More than 200 guests attended the function which
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      137 5 YOU DON'T WANT GANGSTER *****! WELL, NEITHER DO WE. Some "Turn Their Nose t'p" At "Horse Operas". So Let's Give 'em A Rest. War Pixs Have Been Overdone THUS, FOR A REFRESHING CHANGE A FAMILY PICTURE THAT MA, PA, SIS, JOHNNY HIS HONEY" WILL UNMISTAKABLY LOVE A COLUMBIA stamut* v
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      69 5 MADE IN ENGLAND Fancy CHINAWARE TEA SET from $29.00 per set China Fancy Tea Sets of 21 pieces, prices from $29 to »39 per set. FLOWER VASES from $3. 50 each China fancy Flower Vases, prices from *3 50 to $5/- each. RAFFLES HOTEL tonight BIG CABARET SUCCESS THE FOUR
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    TENANCY RIGHTS OF ABSENTEES
    287 6 Appeal Argued In Penan g Court From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. •IN the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Carey reserved judgment m the first appeal lodged against an ejectment order made by the War Absentees Board. The appeal was brought by Chop Tong Bien Hong,
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    Smallpox Again In Negri
    100 6 Prom Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thursday. Smallpox has again broken oat m Negrl Sembilan, thLs time m Genveivcheh, m the Tampin district Two households are affected following the death of a small child alter its arrival at Gemencheh from Port Dickaon about two weeks ago. The
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    CHILD VENDORS WARNED
    145 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday— The Price Control Department summoned five boys and girls, whose ages varied from 9 to 14 years, for violating the new rule regarding the sale of cigarettes. The mother of a girl of 10 told the Court that ahe was a widow with two
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    Seremban Short Of Water
    172 6 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thursday. SEREMBAN needs double the amount of water now passing from the headworks to the reservoir, and until a scheme to bring this about is completed the water supply to the town will remain inadequate. Making this statement t o a
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    FIVE MALAYS ON MURDER CHARGE
    119 6 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Thunday After an inquiry before Tuan Sheik Abu Bakar, Magistrate which was held yesterday, Budln bin Awang, Majid bin Muzarkt, Abdullah bin Mohamed, Abubakar bin Maroff and Ibranim bin Esa, whose ages range from 15 to M, were committed
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      307 6 SINGAPORE RLD NETWORK (Chinese Indian) 225 metres; also II p.m. to 2 p.m. 4 325 megacycles per second «1 metre band) and T.4S p.m. U 9. JO p.m. 4 825 megacycles per second (61 metre band). BLUE NETWORK: (Malay English 485 metres; also U p.m. to t p.m. 7 a
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      677 6 It Is usually correct to open partner i of the defense. Declarer ruffed, drew bid suit, but here, as in every other trumps then took the heart finesse J^^ b 32f e J3L r *S2. th h Wt A «>«*" told Bast- We* 2L, S! <leCklln fmCtOr that six club*
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    INDUSTRIALS MAKE NEW GAINS
    166 7 Markets Maintain Firm Tendency By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE share markets continued their firm tendency throughout the day, and several industrial prices advanced with fair business reported throughout the C U On improved inquiries, United Engineers advanced to $14 ex div., and Weames to
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    Singapore Produce
    248 7 SINGAPORE. Thursday. RICE: Siamese No. 1 $88. No. t SB7. No. 3 $85. No. 4 U«, No. i (without specific brand) SO, No. $60. No. 7 $60. No. 8 Saleon No. 1 $59, Siifon broken-rlee $30, Safeon Inferior $26, Rangoon No. 1 $58. No. 2 $50. No. 3
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    RUBBER PRICES
    65 7 The Singapore Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Association* rubber prices at noon yesterday were: Bayers Seller* CU. Cta. per lb per Ib. No 1 E.B.S. Sp©« loose 43' 4 44 No. 1 R.S.S. fob In bales April 44 41 U No X R.S.S. fob In bales April 44 H
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    BUSMAN WINS £61,456 POOL
    55 7 ABERDEEN, Wednesday:— A bachelor bus driver, Edward Cross, 34, Joined the ranks of eligible young bachelors today a* the winner of the largest penny soccer pool m the annals of betting. Cross pocketed £61,456 and announced that he would quit his £4-a-week Job for the "healthy
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    MODERATE BUYING ON N.Y. EXCHANGE
    133 7 NEW YORK, Thursday. ON the New Ycrk Stock Exchange yeoterday, the carryover of previous heaviness subsequently attracted somewhat Improved support and the market rallied to show trains of fractions to one point or so In moderately active dealings.. Buyer preference ran mainly to leading nrnlugs,
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    LONDON STOCKS FIRM, QUIET
    130 7 LONDON, Thursday. ON the London Stock Exchange yesterday, the markets opened a new account In a firm but quiet manner. Once again the general conduct of most sections hinged on that of the market for British Government securities, which closed l-Bth to l-4th higher. There was
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    55 7 SHANGHAI, Thurs. Rumours that there will eventually be a "strong stock exchange" sent open market Quotations of foreign shares here soaring to record height* yesterdmy. Two cotton mills, which stopped at $15 700 (Chinese) on Monday nigni, touched *23.700 (CMnest\. while Shanghai dockyards rose during the same pa-tod from »17.000
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    ARIES REACHES CEYLON
    74 7 COLOMBO. Thursday. The RAJ*. Lincoln aircraft Aries— the second on an Empire girdling navigation mission— arrived at Negombo aerodrome yesterday from Singapore. The mission, headed by W:ngCommander Rodney, during its stay m Ceylon will visit various RAF Nation* n l* m sland to -"s- play and explain
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    P.I. AIRLINES MAY CHANGE HANDS
    57 7 MANILA, Thurs. Local business circles report both the Northwest and United Airlines ane Interested In the purchase of the Transworld stock Interest In the Philippine* Airline*. The Tmnaworld announced on Tuesday that It was disposing of Its Phlllpptaes Airlines because It had not secured permission
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    149 7 SHIPS alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday were: MAIN WHARF Godown 31-32: Naringa. Godown 34-35- Empire R*}a Oodown 36-37: Theseus. Oodown 38-38: Utrecht. Oodown 40: Hung Hal. Oodown 42-43: Strathmor* WEST WHAHF Oodown 1-2: Thorbecke. Oodown 4-5: DVomed. Oodown 6-7: Samur. Oodown 10-11: Klna. Oodown 11-12: Duke of Athena.
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    Demand For Synthetic is falling
    177 7 Rubber LONDON, Thursday. •TOE demand for synthetic 1 rubber, the world con sumption for which ro.-se from 290,000 tons m 1943 to an es'imated record of 910,000 tons m 1946, has now begun to decline, according to an informed source m London. During 1946, the
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    German Grain Area Flooded
    123 7 BERLIN, Wednesday— The iceclogged Oder River, with its dykes built by Frederick the Great cracking under the strain, flooded the heart of Germany's "Bread Basket" today as It; swirled across the farmlands to- i wards the Baltic Sea. Some 30,000 person v-ere homeless and it is
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    BRITAIN LEADS AT SWISS CAR SHOW
    337 7 IMPRESSIVE evidence of the progress made by the British 1 -motor industry m its drive for increased export trade is provided at the 17th Swiss Motor Show a* Geneva. P Not only did the quota of British cars sold m Switzerland rise from 6
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    CACTUS IMPRESSES IN WORK-OUT
    339 8 Big Crowd Sees Morning Gallops KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. QNE of the biggest crowds seen at the track for a long time this morning watched work-outs by candidates for the races on Saturday, the opening daj of the Sdangor Turf Club's Easter meeting. Jockey Harper, who rode
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    Hammond "Deserted" Test Team
    447 8 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. ENGLISH Test cricket cap tain, Walter Hammond made most journeys m Aus tralia separately from his team, says Charles Bray, Dailj Herald cricket writer. Bray, who accompanied the team, makes the statement m a review of the Australian tour, He
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    MOORE WINS ON T.K.O.
    62 8 HONOLULU. Thursday. Frankie Moore of Oakland ni awarded a technical knockout m the seventh round of a boxing match here on Tuesday with Prank Fernandez of Honolulu giving him a territor'al welterweight title. The flcht topped on the physician's orders because of badly bleeding !*sh over
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    Eurasians Draw With Indians
    474 8 Soccer A GOAL half way through the second half enabled the Singapore Recreation Cllib to force a draw m their League match against the Indians at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Although favourites, the Eurasians were disappointing. At no time m the game did they show *the
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    BADMINTON RESULTS
    307 8 In a friendly gabe of badminton played last Saturday night the 22nd of March at the Happy World the Jacques Badminton Party beat the Merrytime Badminton Party by 4 games to three Stores 'Jacques first):— Ng Cheng Hua .beat Teo Ah Bah 15-8. 15-11: Teo TLuang mat lost
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    25 8 Th second annual general meeting of the Old Boys of Victoria School. StaigaP«re will be held tomorrow at 2 30 pjn. at the School Hall.
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    SELANGOR CLUB'S ANNUAL MEETING
    309 8 IUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. rE Selangor Club hoped to resume occupation of their entire premises m about two months when British troops moved to a new club which was being erected m Victory Avenue, sad the club president, Mr. W. A. Ward at the annual meeting last
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    Colour Bar In British "Boxing Quite Unjustified"
    151 8 v JSr'ffiS SIJSZ" SS^^SLSSU" 1 bn rt t .J?**^'*? I**1 refine to a question by "Tre«ch-J«>n«s, think is wrnn* mi n mi n i Labour Member John Lew*, who had asked to/ Uiat colouml m« n K Z iriSo." when h e had
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    AUSTRALIAN BOXER FOR SPORE
    72 8 i ft USTRALIAN lightweight Leo Heaney, is coming to Singapore for two fights at the Happy World Stadium. Promotor Kow Kirn Lin yesterterday received a cable from Heaney's brother. H. Hean-y. who :s In Perth. The cable stated that the Heaney brothers would arrive m Singapore
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    Week-end Teams
    443 8 The fouo»lnf players wUI repre^nt the S.C.C. against the Cavenaugh Youngsters at the SCC today: J. Reeves, P. Brennan, A. Olanvine, WC Bainbridge. CJ. Banbrook. VR. Barton. J.V. de Franck. R. Smith, JJI Hughes, I.V.C. McKay. W.F. Machtn The following will represent the Ceylon Sports Club at cricket
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    G.N. COURSE DRYING
    77 8 AINTRE i Liverpool) Thursday Sunshine and kee., wind today follow-in* fairly good weather ai tfi week-end, has contnbu'e^ materially to the dry .-p of hi Srand National here. The ground m th* vicin ;y a he 13th ard 14th jumps, whicl t was suggest <j m ght
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR KRAMER
    73 8 MIAMI. FLORIDA. Thurs N single* champion Jack Kramer of Lot Angeles wen the fourth annual University of Miami national tennis championship by smashing a 6-4 6-2 vctorj over Billy Talb.rt. Kramer was tnen teamed with Baa Francisco Segura Fegura of Ecuador to provide the major upset
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    Classic Boat Race An Ex- Service Affair
    497 8 tti s year's oxford and Cambridge Boat Race over «h« Never bef re la Uv whole hun- Pos«'De. >rca years or Boat Race history >aTe the embryo Blurs had to ace up to such arduous cjndions In their ten weeks of early >ractic
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