The Straits Times, 22 July 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IH4S. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUEiPAY, JULY 22, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    DUTCH STRIKE AT FIGHTER AIRFIELDS
    513 1 44 Japanese-Type" Plane Shot Down In Flames BATAVIA, Monday. A DUTCH army communique issued tonight says that a squadron of P-51 Mus- tangs today shot down in flames a Japanese-type plane at Kalidjati. This action was "in the course ol preventive measures against aircraft and
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    RUBBER RISES AGAIN
    321 1 War's Reaction RUBBER rose IV2 cents, m Singapore, yesterday on the news of the fre9h outbreak of hostilities in Indonesia, and the market showed a decidedly •firmer tendency. Local brokers expressed the oplmion that the price of rubber I would definitely rise In the next {tew days
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    Saucers Over Semarang
    41 1 Saucers Over Semarang BATAVIA, Monday. RESIDENTS m Semarang. a city under curfew, claim to have seen Hying saucers. They were glittering objects, flying from north to south. Semarang's curfew, announces Aneta, was to-day advanced from 6 p.m. to 4 p.m. U.P.
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    English Voice On Jogjakarta
    128 1 JOKJAK*ARTA, Monday. OVER the Jokjakarta Repub lican Radio to-night came a cultured Englfsh voice, which flatly denied that there is any disorder m Indonesia to te quelled:' It was announced by the radio station that the voice belonged to, "Peter Radcliffe, a former Lieutenant-Colonel In the
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    THE DUTCH EXPLAIN
    158 1 JOGJAKARTA, Monday. THE Dutch Government, m a memorandum handed to the British Charge d'Affaires and the American Ambassador at the Hague yesterday, accused Indonesian Republican leaders of "political expansionism" at the cost of other states m the Netherlands East indies, it was announced today. The memorandum said
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    Singapo re Man Sees Gang Rob Friend
    232 1 POUR masked Chinese armed with pistols robbed a 50- year-old Hylam butcher yesterday of $3,300 and $900 m jewellery m a shop m Sam Leong Kosd, 50 yards from a pofee emergency hut at the junction of Jalan Besar and Maude Road. A
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    M. EMILE BOLLAERT
    40 1 PARIS, Moaday.— M. Emile Bollaert, French High Commissioner to Indochina, arrived at Saigon In Cochin China today after more than a month's visit to Frr-nce for consultations with the Government, the Agence France Presse reported today.— Reuter.
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    Terrorist Attack On RAF Radar
    154 1 JERUSALEM, Monday. HAIFA was shaken early ihis morning by a deafening explosion inside the British security zone, which reputedly damaged the R.A.F. radar station near a convent on Carmel Avenue. British soldiers went Into action, fighting a pitched battle over wooded land near the station,
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    KILLEARNS VISIT VICEROY IN DELHI
    49 1 NEW DELHI, Monday.— Special Commissioner for South East Asia Lord Killearn and Lady Killearn arrived here this afternoon from Singapore. A Press note from the Viceroy, Viscount Mountbatten's house, where Lord and Lady Killearn will stay, said they "were on a private visit."— Reuter.
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    BRAZILIAN RICE
    75 1 LONDON. Monday.— The distribution of rice m Malaya and other Far Eastern countries would be affected by the withdrawal of Brazil from the International Emergency Food Council, Mr. Walter Flatcher. Conservative, asserted m the House dT Commons today. Mr. John Strachey, Minister of Food, replied that Brazilian rice
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    Malaya's Sympathy To Burma
    85 1 Malaya's Sympathy To Burma From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, sent tn« follswin; telegram to thfr Governor of Burma at Rangoon this morning: "Deeply regret to learn of outrag? pc p trated aga ns Executive council and tragic death of
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    15 JAPANESE DIE IN FLOOD
    72 1 TOXIO. Monday.— Fifteen persons were reported dead and 50 houses washed away by torrential rains In Wakayama prefecture one of the disaster zones in the 1946 earthquake the Kyoda News Agency reports. Trains, telephone and telegraph lines were washed away by continuing rains, which also
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    SHIRLEY TEMPLE TO BE MOTHER
    38 1 HOLLYWOOD, MontUy— Shir-, ley Temple is to be a mother next January. The one-time child movie star said today that she and her husband John G. Agar, were expecting their first baby.— A.P.
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    Soekarno Appeals To UNO
    187 1 BATAVIA, Monday. THE Dutch Commander -in -Chi ;f, Lieut-Gen. S. H. Spoor, the Indonesian Commander-in-Chief Lieut.-Gen. Soedirman, and the Indonesian President, Dr. Soekarno, sooke over the radio tonight. Points from their speeches: GEN. SPOOR: "I do not intend to be reckless with the 130.000 lives entrusted
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    "TEAR HIM TO PIECES!" CRY IN RANGOON
    385 1 "TEAR HIM TO PIECES!" CRY IN RANGOON RANGOON, Monday. THE arrested Burmese ex-Premier U Saw was taken ta Rangoon central gaol today through crowds whichnshouted, "Tear him to pieces!" and "Lynch him!" U Saw was one of hundreds now arrested follow ing the assassination on Saturday .morning of the Burmese
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      70 1 BP.de Si ilva Ltd.. S/MGAPOBf PFUAAI/S IN OTHER PAGES BURMA: Commons Tribute-* p3; Viceroy Sends Cable To Burma p 3; Aung San Had Many Enemies— p4. JAVA: Warships In Action—* p 3; They Said This About. The Java War (Singapore Statements) p 7. These Products UfATCDDDnAC Makj Concrete fwAILnrIHJIW Sealocrete
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    JEWS STRIKE AGAIN IN PALESTINE Retaliation For Deportations
    489 2 JEWS STRIKE AGAIN IN PALESTINE Retaliation For Deportations JERUSALEM, Monday. AS three British "deportation" ships sailed from Haifa with 4,500 illegal Jewish immigrants aboard, Jewish terrorists m Palestine struck again yesterday. They sabotaged the railway system at Jerusalem, Jaffa, Rehovoth and Haifa, killing one British soldier and injuring four m
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    HOPE OF BETTER RICE HARVEST
    95 2 From Our Own Corsespondent LONDON, Sunday. Commenting on the rice outlook, the Economist considers the IM7-48 world harvest should show some improvement, given favourable weather, as China's planted acreage is thought to exceed that of last year. Continued expansion may also be expected m Burma
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    6 Killed In Aircraft Accidents
    142 2 6 Killed In Aircraft Accidents MELBOURNE, Monday. Six members of the First Aircraft Carrier Squadron of the Royal Navy were lulled and several injured during exercises in Port Philip Bay, Victoria yesterday. Pour aircrew members of the H.M.S. Theseus were killed when two Fireflies collided in flight off Frankston in
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      2 Pilots Of 130 Missic is Collide In Mid Air
      95 2 TOKIO, Monday. TWO U.S. sth Airforce pilots, wfch a combined total of 13C J- combat missions, were killed when their planes collided m mid-air two miles east of Tokio. They were Capt. Clarence H. Fowlsr and Lieut. John R. Campbell.
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      Prayers For Philip
      104 2 EDINBURGH, Monday.— Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, fiance of Princess Elizabeth was mentioned for the first time here on Sunday m prayers for the "Royal Family. "And for him to whom she has become betrothed, Philip Mountbatten," the Rev. Neville Davidson of Glasgow said when be had named the
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      Recipe For Health
      130 2 JOHANNESBURG!!, Monday.— The South African Premier, Field Marshal Smuts, at 77 one of the most active statesmen in the Commonwealth, gave his recipe f<r health yesterday. He works an average of 12 to 14 bouis a day. "That Is the secret of it keeping constantly on the
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      "Hand-Shaken"
      120 2 INVERCARGILL, New Zealand. i Monday.— Field-Marshall Viscount Montgomery lias shaken hands so frequently during his New Zealand- Australian tour that he has announced he will have to cut out this formality for thf remainder of his tour because "a hearty hand-shake now gives him much pain." His arrival by
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      'Coals To Newcastle'
      101 2 MURTON. Durham, Monday. The Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr. Shinweli, said y%slerday that 'after the present fuel shortage ended, he hoped Britain would never have to Import coal again. Mr. Shinweli said, "It is awful to contemplate that a cargo of coal j is on its
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      Stalin Appears Again
      74 2 MOSCOW, Monday.— The Soviet Prime Minister, Marshal Stalin appeared In public for the first time this summer at a massive sport exhibition yesterday amd received a tremendou~ ovation from the aud.ience of some 70,000 tn Moscow's Dynamo Stadium. Dressed m military uniform, Stalin appeared m good health
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      Leader Arrested
      66 2 BUCHAREST, Monday. Dr. Jules Maniu. the 74-year-old Rumanian opposition leader, has been arrested and imprisoned. The Rumanian Chamber of Deputies yesterday lifted parliamentary immunity from Dr. Maniu and five other Peasant Part;- deputies. Dr. Mania, who was Prime Minister in 1928-1930 and again in 1932-1933. was stated earlier
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      Woman Explorer Dies
      48 2 I PITTSBURGH, Monday.— Mrs Ruth Harkness. 46-year-old explorer and author who brought the first baby panda to the United States from China in 1936, was found dead in a hotel bath tub last night. An autopsy disclosed that she died of acute alcoholic gastroenteritis A.P.
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      To Join Pakistan
      37 2 NEW DELHI. Monday. The strategic North-West Frontier Province has voted overwhelmingly to join the new Dominion of Pakistan, it was announced last night. The Province voted 289,244 to join Pakistan and 2.270 against.— U.P.
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      Mac Arthur's Future
      51 2 Mac Arthu r's Future LONDON. Monday.— The Sunday Pictorial's gossip columnist reported yesterday that "m Tokio people who knew flamboyant Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur rather well say that he has communicated with the Mac Arthur for President Club In Wisconsin, as follows, 'I will accept a Republican nomination next year.'
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      Egyptian Case
      91 2 LAKE SUCCESS, Monday.— A British spokesman said yesterday that a group of Government officials would arrive here shortly to prepare the British case for th-e United Nations hearing of the Egyptian complaint against Britain Eric Backett, chief kgal adviser to the Foreign Office, will come from London, and
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      Rehearsal
      112 2 LAKE CONISTON, England, Monday .--Sir Malcolm Campbell in a slow motorboat went over the mile course yesterday on wiich he hopes this week to break his own speed boat record of 141.7 miles an hour in his Jetengined Bluebird. Since the test held in June in which the Bluebird
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      Round-World Flight
      38 2 MANILA, Monday.— The Northwest Airlines plane* "Manila" on its inaugural rouna-world flight from Minneapolis is due to reach the end of its run here about noon today from Shanghai and Tokio, company officials said.— A. P.
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      JAP STAMPS 'PURGE'
      24 2 The Japanese Government will prohibit all postcards and postage «-tamps bearing militaristic and °hinto designs after Sept. 1 this "car.— Router.
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    Leader Of New India Govts.
    150 2 Leader Of New India Govts. NEW DELHI, Monday. THE re-distribution of Indian Government portfolios in what amounts to two provisional governments one for the Union of India (Hwidustan) and one for Pakistan was announced hi a communique from the Viceroy's house. The communique said each government would deal with its
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    CHINA CABINET CHANGES ?
    82 2 CHINA CABINET CHANGES SHANGHAI, Monday. T>OSSIBLE changes in the ExecuL tive Yuan, or Cabinet, are being canvassed tonight as Nanking prepares for the arrival of General Wedemeyer and his fact-find-ing mission. The changes may include the appointment of Dr. Wellington Koo. now Ambassador in Washington, as Foreign Minister. The aim
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    FRANCE WONT TAKE 'NO' FROM RUSSIA
    161 2 FRANCE WONT TAKE 'NO FROM RUSSIA PARIS, Monday. THE French Premier, M. 1 Paul Kamadier, said France would do all m her power "to keep America and Russia from opposing one another," and to "reintegrate"! Germany m an effort to ward off a rupture between East and West j Prance,
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    FIRESTONE SET UP BUSINESS IN S. AUSTRALIA
    295 2 FIRESTONE SET UP BUSINESS IN S. AUSTRALIA Frm Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Monday. *TiHE registration m Adelaide, South Australia, of Firestone (Australia) Ltd., with a nominal capital of £1,000.000 m £1 shares, marks the impending entrance of a newcomer to the lucrative Australian rubber manufacturing trade, currently dominated by Dunlop,
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    DRIVE TO RE-OPEN Metal exchange
    122 2 DRIVE TO RE-OPEN Metal exchange From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE Economist considers that tha Supply Ministry's announce., ment this week of the withdrawal of restrictions on the issue cl licences and conracts covering tin metal, as well as copper, lead an I zinc, indicates partial success el the
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      733 2 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby riven that Ooh Tiauw Tok of 1A Jalan Datoh is apply lur to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason wt9 naturalization should rot be granted should send a written and steno.1 statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary.
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    INDIAN TROOPS FOR BURMA IF REQUIRED
    539 3 Commons Tribute To U Aung San LONDON, Monday. A REQUEST has been made to India for the use of Indian troops m Burma if it should prove ncoessary, which so far it has not, the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, told the House of
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    SENORA PERON CUTS U.K. RETURN VISIT
    33 3 LONDON, Monday.— Senora Bra Peron, wife of the Argentine President will complete her European tour ana return njine without re-visiting London, the Foreign Office announced today. Reuter.
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    Warship In Action
    933 3 (Continued From Page 1). authorities on the four largest opera tlonal areas. They will be directly subordinate to Dr. Van Mook and will be stationed m North Java, East Java. South Sumatra and North Sumatra. The following statement has bb 'ssued by tiie British Foreign office: ...a
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    RAGGED ARMY OF 200,000
    185 3 The ragged Indonesian army, Japanese-trained and equipped, probably numbers 200,000 men, many of them indifferently I trained, writs Richard Apple- i gate, United Press Staff Corres- 1 pondent. Th:y are led by Gen. Sudirman, a former school-teacher. The Dutch army, led by Gen Spoor, will almost
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    DUTCHPREMIER BROADCASTS
    324 3 THE HAGUE, Monday. The Dutch Premier, Dr. Louis Beel, m ii broadcast to the Dutch people last ni?ht, said his Government was resuming freedom of action m Indonesia and had authorised the Lieutenant-Governor-Gene-ral, Dr. van Mook, to carry nut police action with the forces at his disposal. He
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    Viceroy Sends Cable To Burma
    272 3 NEW DELHI, Monday. THE gbo2k caused m many 1 capitals of the worlciby the I news of the assassinations of U Aung S-n and his fellowrnlnisters m Rangoon wa3 especially severe m India, where the Viceroy, Viscount Mountbatten, quickly des patched a message of sympathy
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    U.S. TRADE BOOM AT IITS HIGHEST
    442 4 U.S. TRADE BOOM AT IITS HIGHEST But Truman Fears ''Single Flaw" NEW YORK, Monday. THE largest employment figure m United States history was reported last week. Industrial production hummed at record "highs/ labour and management had reached working agreements on most fronts. The single flaw was suggested by President Truman,
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    Roving Minister For Asia
    225 4 Frem Our Own Correspondent CANBERRA, Monday. THE Australian External 1 Affairs Department is considering the appointment of the present Australian Minister to China, eminent economist Professor D. B. Copland, as Ambassador-at-large in South-East Asia. Both Singapore and New Delhi are mentioned as possible bases for Professor
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    "COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS"
    204 4 "COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS" From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. WITH the object of carrying out recommendations made at the recent inter-Asia n Relations Conference in New Delhi a meeting will be held in Kuala Lumpur next month to form a "Malaya Council of World Affairs.' Invitations have been
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    Singapore Shipping
    78 4 CHIPS alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday (godowns m bracked) wereMain Wharf: Steel Fabricator (31-32), Willis Vickei'y (33-34). Mawai (40). West Wharf: India (11), Bentong (15-16). Empire Dock: Trinity Victory (23-24), Mutlah (25-26). Coal Plant: Empire Nairn. At the Wharves Today: Rimau (41), Kwaisang (1-2), Longview; Victory (23-24), Ben
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    Hong Kheng A Veteran Of 2 Wars
    375 4 QEVERAL .cables have leen 0 received by the Ho Hong Steamship Company in Singapore from Capt. P. J. Baunerman, the master of the Hong Kheng, which broke in half on the rocks at Chilang Point, 80 miles from Hong Kong, on Saturday. No
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    Malay Classes
    78 4 ANEW course of Malay conversation classes will start next Friday at 9 a.m. for advanced students a«d at 10 o'clock for beginners. The classes will be held every Friday at the Y.W.C.A.. 8 Fvrt Canning Road. The fee will be $10 for a term of ten lessons. The
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    AUNG SAN HAD MANY ENEMIES
    223 4 BY DICKSON BROWN News -Chronicle Special Correspondent m South-East Asia. There is no doubt that ftva assassinations were dictated by political considerations. Although Aung San was regarded as Burma's popular hero, he during the past 12 months maae enemies, many of whom were actuated by
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    A Play Without Words
    586 5 A Play Without Words THE wrinkled Chinese fish hawker who comes to the estate livens up his transactions with a little pantomime when language difficulties beset him. He had some delicious locking fish the last time he came and I decided to buy some when he quoted me the reasonable
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    A Gloomy Subject?
    146 5 LONDON, Monday A doctor wrote to the British Medical Journal: "A show girl is anxious to increase her bust measurement. Is it safe and effective to give small doses of oestrogen and progesterone?" Replied the Journal: ':lt is usuaJly possible to produce breast enlargement with oestro. gen
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    43 5 Airmail l picture of two up-to-the-minute swim suits designed at Jaques Heim. Paris. The swathed semi-skirt is draped into an Egyptian -like tie on one side. Some skirts are shaped like tiny aprons, others are just huge puffs of ribbon behind the waist
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    Some Advice About Milk For Babies
    1378 5  -  NURSE ELIZABETH MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By THE letters this week contain some advice about milk for babies, and about a toddler who screams in the night. "QUPRY" writes: I should be so pleased if you would send me a copy of your diet sheet
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    Child Fears
    147 5 A SMALL c.-.iids- fear' of the dark, of animals, or of strangers is usually due to the attitude of an adult or older child. .Nervousness and fears on the part of a mother instantly react on the plastic mind and temperament of a little child. Modern life with
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday, July 22, 1947. THE MURDER OF AUNG SAN
    1183 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday, July 22, 1947. THE MURDER OF AUNG SAN In all the racial, religious and political turmoil of Asia since the war no event has come with a more stunning sense of shock and horror than the assassination of U Aung San and six other members
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    BRITAIN'S PART IN WORLD UNION
    112 6 MORPETH, Northumberland, Sunday.— The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, declared here yesterday his hope that Britain a powerful nation and the central arch of the bridge m international affairs would find a way to unite the United States and Russia In a common endeavour for the
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    MDE. PERON IN FRANCE
    38 6 PARIS, Monday. The French' Government has completed its preparations for receiving Senora Eva Peron, wife of the President of the Argentine, who is scheduled to arrive here today on her European tour.— A. P
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    AMIR SJARIFOEDDIN
    954 6  -  HARRIS SITOMPOEL I\R. AMIR SJARIFOEDDIN, who holds the key posts of Prime Minister and Minister of Defence at this critical point m the history of the Indonesian Republic, has long been one of the most respected figures m the Indonesian movement. That he has been able to rise
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  • Man In The Street
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      Nearly hundred per cent increase in Singapore schools
      250 6 WHEN reading through the very interesting "Singapore Annual Report" for 1946 reviewed m your editorial columns, I was surprised to find that, while the number of schools m Singapore had increased from 124 m 1945 to 207 m 1946, the number run
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      Chinese Employers
      87 6 r. LIM CHUAN GEOK says that Chinese firms have treated their employees more generously than have European firms. I challenge that statement. I am an employee of a Chinese firm, and I know that the thousands of Chinese firms in Singapore, with one or two notable exceptions, have
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      Municipal Leave In The Sweet By-And-By
      315 6 f THINK "A Municipal Employee" should consider himself fortunate m being able to get leave even though short and intermittent— when nis colleagues m several departments have not had any leave for several years. For example, the majority of staff of the Municipal Treasurer
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      Serangoon Children
      55 6 I WISH to express my gratitude to both Mr. McNeice and Mrs. McKerron for opening another welfare centre for children at Sims Avenue. The children of Upper Serangoon would be very thankful if a centre could be opened at either the 5th. or 6th. Mile before long. T.
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      "This Precious Jewel Set In A Silver Sea"
      239 6 MANY people nowadays profess not to like England for one reason or another, but here is a contrary opinion, extracted from a letter written to me by a foreign lady who has just visited England tor the first time: "Your own England
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      52 6 Scientific Glare Control American POLAROID DAY GLASSES FHS-ONS also available. rhe only type of glasses tbat really controls glare. During the war used by the American Army and Navy. Call for a demonstration to prove tbe differences from ordinary son classes Various New Types of Spectacle Frames Mountings also arrived.
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    Governor Apologises For Small Gift
    254 7 Governor Apologises For Small Gift From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. rE Malayan Union Government has sent £100 as a gift to the Lord Mayor of Lon don for his Flood Distress Relief Fund. The money was forwarded by the Governor, Sir Edward Gent. In a covering letter to
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    MEETING TO DISCUSS BAN ON API
    175 7 Fourteen political associations to Singapore will hold a meeting at the Malayan Democratic Union today to draft a protest to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Governors of Singapore and the Malayan Union against the action taken by the two Governments
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      Stolen Rice Found In Secret Boxes
      102 7 TTOE Singapore Third Magistrate, Mr. K. M. Byrne, yester1 day left the bench to inspect a lorry capable of carrying 100 katis of rice m two concealed receptacles. One compartment was let into the left of the lorry floor and was made of wood.
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      Queues For Water
      77 7 mHiEVES stole a motor-powered A water-pump from the General Hospital, Singapore, on Friday and nurses and medical students now have to queue for drinking and washing water. Hospital lorries are taking buckets of water to nurses' hostel. Sixty-five medical students are sharing five water-taps between them. The
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      New Shipping Lines
      86 7 A N American shipping line which A has operated for many years m the Far East service from United States gulf ports will shortly extend its route to Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies. When the new service is put into operation, the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
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      Award For Seaman
      102 7 NAVAL authorities are anxious to get m touch with a Chinese seaman, last seen m Singapore about a year ag^o, who is unaware that he has be?n awarded the British Empire Medal for gallantry. Ting Keng served during the war on the motor vessel Spondilus which was
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      Dinner For Tunku
      109 7 PENANG, Monday.— The State Agricultural Director of Rural Industries In Kedah, Tunku Yaacob, who was awarded the C.M.G. m the King's Birthday Honours, was entertained by the Kedah Muslim League at a dinner at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College last week-end. A tribute to Tunku Yaacob's work
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      Galloway Honoured
      83 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday.— A Malaya Command press release states that the Chechoslovakian Government has conferred on Lieut. Gen. Alexander Galloway, C.8.. C.8.E., D.5.0., M.C., G.O.C. Malaya Command, the Czech Order of the White Lion, m recognition of his war-time services. The King, it is added .has approved Of
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      $6000 Robbery
      173 7 MUAR, Monday. Three Chinese, Koh Ah Chua. Tan Ban Chey and Goh Kim, charged with committing robbery, and another Chinese, Tan Peng Hong, charged with abetment, were found guilty at the Muar Assizes yesterday and sentenced by* Mr. Justice Bostock Hill to eight years rigorous imprisonment and ten
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      Mr. Thivy's Appeal
      106 7 PENANG, Monday— An appeal for "willing co-operation from Indians of all walks of life" was made by the new Representative m Malaya of the Government of India, Mr. J. A. ThJvy, at a tea party given m his honour by the local Indian community. Mr. Thivy said
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      "Ideal Teacher"
      40 7 rpAIPING, Monday.— On his eleX vation to the directorshic of Saint George's Institution. Taiping, the Rev. Brother CiS'mir wr.s feted by his "Old B >ys"' and presented with a memerro. Brother Casimir h^s been teachinc for 30 years
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      Malacca Interviews
      72 7 MALACCA, Monday.— Ten candidates, including one Malay girl from Malacca's French Convent, Pon binte Abdullah, were Interviewed on Saturday morning by the board of selectors from the Raffles and Medical Colleges, Singapore. The Interviews were at the Education Office, Malacca. Selections have not been announced. The board consisted
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    GUNMEN'S FRENZIED RAID ON HOUSE
    159 7 Hack Hole In Door, Shoot At Owner WHILE desperate Chinese gunmen at 2 a.m. yesterday tried to force their way into the Singapore home of a Chinese electrician by hacking a hole m the back door with an axe and firing about 10 shots through
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    PASSENGERS IN THE ORANJE
    252 7 A number of Singapore businessmen and their families are among the 75 passengers who will leave Singapore for Southampton by the Nederland Line ship Oranje tomorrow. The Oranje will berth alongside the Harbour Board wharves at 7 a.m. tomorrow to pick up passengers. She is expected
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    DAY HOLD-UP BY 4 CHINESE
    128 7 A daring hold-up occurred at the junction of Rochore Road and North Bridge Road yesterday at 3.15 p.m., when a Chinese billcollector was robbed by four Chinese, two of whom had pistols, of $5,000 m cash and a $1,000 cheque. The hold-up occurred m full
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    FITTER BURNT IN BOAT FIRE
    77 7 An engineer-fitter was severely burnt in a sampan fire which broke out In the creek near Crawford Street, Singapore, about mid-night on Sunday. Two detachhients from the Central Fire Station were called to deal with the fire, which started in the engine-room of the motor
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    They Said This About The Java War
    417 7 IN NEUTRAL SINGAPORE THE outbreak of fighting between the Dutch and thcv 1 Indonesians m Java has made Singapore a sort of Lisboiv of the East a neutral ground where nationals of both sides attend to the affairs of the combatants. The offices
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    Nurses Unite: "No Jealous Cliques"
    240 7 SINGAPORE nurses have J formed an association "to promote the science and art of nursing, good fellowship and mutual help and to provide social and recreational facilities for members." Its motto: "By Love, Serve." Although they once discussed forming a union with the Trade Union
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    ILLICIT SAMSU IN TAXI CHARGE
    84 7 Sentence was postponed tor a week, on a 48 year-old Hainaiiese woman. Tan Ah Yeang, who pleaded guilty m the Third Police Court yesterday to possession of four gallons of illicit samsu In a taxi on Saturday. The c'river of the taxi. Tan Kirn Heng,
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    THREE CHINESE GET EIGHT WEEKS
    79 7 Sentencas of eight weeks' imprisonment were passed In the Third Magistrate's Court by Mr. K. M. Byrne yesterday on three Chinese caught on Harbour Board premises. Chan Pak had stolen three bottles of vitamin tablets, two of which were In bis right boot and one
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    60 LIMS REPLACE STRIKERS
    296 7 A SINGAPORE towkay, Mr. S. K. Lim, yesterday engaged 60 members of his clan all Lims to start up a cj- J conut oil mill which has been i idle for five weeks because of a strike. Mr. S. K. Lim is general mana- ger of
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    INDIANS FIRST TO PROVE POWER
    2279 8 Golden Arrow Division TO the Seventh Indian Division m the Arakan cam- paign of the Spring of 1944, when it held out against Jap encirclement for three weeks m its defensive boxes'east of the Mayu ridge, went the honour of iirst showing the world that
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    SMALL PLANTS FOR BORDERS
    1176 9 The Malayan Gardener By RE. HOLTTUM, Director Of The Botanic Gardens, Singapore TN this chapter arc in- eluded all small to medium size bedding plants, some being herbaceous and some woody, but not the larger flowering shrubs which are dealt with in a later chapter. There
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    Ceylon Spinach An Excellent Dish
    841 9 Grow Your Own Vegetables 'THE extensive cultivation 1 of Cey on spinach in the internment camps ia Singapore has made this plant better known to many than before the war. It Is a freely branching diluting herb with glossy, rather fleshy stems and leaves. There
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    According to Culberrson
    348 9 Th?rc was quite a battle bo.we:n tbl declarer and a defender m todays dealj Scuth, dealer. Both sides r_!rerc.Me. NORTH J 2 V J AKQJ764 10 8 5 WEST EAST 5 4 10 9 VQIO 84 3t ***** 10 4KQJ43 *9762 SOfTII ♦AKQ S 6 3 VAK9
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      356 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD acmm jo A antiseptte <8> CROSSWORD No 140 The gloss of a«e on wood- 23. Nell comesback to m and i 2? rk <€) J» ?l°°my <6>; SSI ||2 |§|3 ||4 |^5 H 6 'lli 7 9. This cross v a constella- 24. This dot is used
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    London .Letter Many Poorer, But That Is Just As It Should Be
    1406 10 London .Letter Many Poorer, But That Is Just As It Should Be A traditional "Henley ".t. England has not changed much... Britain's senior civil servants want hundreds more... Beer drinkers drink more, smokers smoke less ANE of* our socialist newspapers this week carried a streamer headline: "Henley Finals Day —if
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      292 10 /S\ THE SCREEN STREAKS /flwA T the skies V (onoinoxfDlftnßHl TO-DAY V PHONE ■fTWHfI^U {n UNIVERSAL S MOST SPECTACULAR DRAMA OF THE HUMAN HEARTS BEHIND THE STESL MACHINES OF WAR! with ROBERT STACK DIANA BARRYMORE JON HALL EDDIE ALBERT NIGEL BRUCE EVELYN ANKERS AND THE FLYING HEROES OP THE EAGLE
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      751 10 o/>i-wi/-t utf ft xm n Headlines, Lo:al Announcements: 8.35 Uplano) 4.30 Australian News; 4.45 n r \UlKJ NALAYM -just jjj,;- 9.00 Or-an and Violin- Male? Mine Music; 5.15 Re-Establ_fi-sivnPDRi Robin Simps-n Julaf Tan; 9.30 News; ment Newsletter; 5.30 Forces' Requests; .■Hno«runi g 45 e singapore 10 00 BBC g^.. 60
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    Malacca Rubber 10,000,000 lbs. In 1947
    168 11 Malacca Rubber 10,000, 000 lbs. In 1947 •FHE Malacca Rubber Plantations chairman, Sir John Hay, says m his annual statement that the estimated cop for the current y*«r is 10,000,900 lbs. of which 4,300,000 lbs have already been sold forward at HV 2a per lb fx>Jb. TOe ani.nal report of
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    TRUST DETAILS
    39 11 The Financial Times gives these details of the Rubber and Industrial Trust: Net profit. IM6. £8.62-1: to tax. 2,350; to reserve, £1,000; final dividend, five per cent. TwaVtm ff a total 10 per cent; canted forward.' (1.844.
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    Java Sugar Up Two Dollars
    375 11 I Mcc Noodles: Slam No. 1 $83, Rangoon MS. Local $55. Soya Beut: Tientsin $40. Slam $SS, Siam No. 2 $33. Green Peas: Siam small $29, large $30. Peanuts: Slam $21. Slim cooked $38. Siam seeds No. 1 $34. No. 3 $30. Java seeds No.
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    STORE SHARES
    67 11 SINGAPORE. Monday. The Malayan Sharebrt/fer's Association reported the market quiet and dull m all sections, with few price changes. Robber shares failed to respond m SDite of better prices for the commodity. I Changes m quotations were: INDUSTRIALS Buyer KeOer W. Hammer 41.00 42.00 M. Breweries 22.00 22.75
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    RUBBER
    61 11 The Singapore Chamber ol Commerce Rcbtoer Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Cts. per lb. per lb. No. 1 R.S.B. Spot loose 31 31 tt No. 1 R.S.B. fob In bales Aug. 32 32% No. 2 R S.S fob In bales Aug. 31% 32% No. 3
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    NEW STADIUM PLAN FOR ANSON ROAD
    294 12 SAFA Proposal To Sports Council THE suggestion that the Singapore Amateur Football Association and the Singapore Olympics and Sports Council might co-operate m obtaining Anson Road Stadium and the vacant ground adjacent to it as a site for a first-class stadium for Singapore, was
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    Sing Tao Games
    64 12 Sing Tao Games The SAFA Council yesterday drew up a provisional programme for three matches with the Sing Tao sports club. These tentatives fixtures are: Aug. 2: Sins Tao vs. Combined Civilians. Aug. 3: Sing Tao vs. Services. Aug. 4: Sing Tao vs. SAFA. A game between the R.A.F. and
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    Rosewell's Boy Has Improved
    237 12 From Our Racine Correspondent. PENANG, Monday. MARLAND'S horses looked very fit when taken out on the track this morning. Rosewell's Boy< (Flannery) and Kashmiri Song (Rosdie) were trotted round together. Rosewell's Boy has improved snice I last saw him win in Kuala Lumpur. Kashmiri Song was
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    Transit Camp Win Twice
    345 12 Two cricket victories were scored by No. 1 British Transit Camp over the week-end at Nee Soon On Saturday, they beat REME Base Workshops by 11 runs and on Sunday they beat RASC Training School by seven wickets Against RASC. the Transit Camp passed their opponents'
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    149 12 Suiting times for the second round of the Colonial Cups at the Island Club on Saturday, July 26, are as follows: 3.10 p.m. J. Hackett S. Abbett vs C. Arnett Chua Boon Peng. 3.15 pm. K. T. San S. F. H. Ho vs Chan Kat Cheung Wong
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    PATERSON READY IN TWO MONTHS
    84 12 LONDON, Monday. Jackie Paterson. world flyweight crown holder, will fight Dado Marino of Honolulu at Hampdon Park, Glasgow, within two months, for the world title, provided two conditions are fulfilled. The fight is contingent upon the British Boxing Board of Control allowing Paterson: a minimum
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    Malaya Cup Revival Speeded Up
    289 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. ACTION will be taken this week to resuscitate the Malaya Football Association, as a preliminary to resumption of inter-State and :t possib!y Malaya Cup matches. It is understood that ths Selangor F.A., who took the lead, have received
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    HITS 129 IN TAIPING GAME
    90 12 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Monday —Scoring a run a minute, Has.iica Chows, playing for Survey SDO>-ta Union against King Edward VII School yesterday, scored 129 not out. Hashim's century is the first century in north Perak- cricket this season and his knock was a
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    New World Record
    68 12 HILVERSUM, Monday. Nel Van Vliet, champion Dutch woman swimmer, broke her own world record for the 200 metres breast stroke by covering the distance in two minutes 49.2 seconds here last night. Her previous record set up in March this year was two minutes 51.9 seconds. This
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    Sporting Fixtures And Results
    426 12 Jollilads Soccer The following will play for the Jollilads Athletic Union soccer team against the Embarkation Soccer team tomorrow at Blakang Mati ground at 5.15 p.m. 8. Sithambram. M. Rasak, Muthiah, M. Ghani; M. Mani, S. MuK. Thangavalu, Salahudin; S. Chandra; M. Krishnan, M. I. Osman;
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    Champion Jumper
    90 12 Champion Jumper The camera catches Lloyd Valberg of the SRC. m action m two Singapore A.A.A. events which he won last Saturday. Top picture shows Valberg clearing the bar m his recordbreaking high Jump of 6 feet 2 inches. Bottom picture shows him skimmng a hurdle m the 120 Yards
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    SAFA BAN ON NONMEMBER XIs PROPOSED
    190 12 SAFA BAN ON NONMEMBER XIs PROPOSED MEMBER Xls PROPOSED A DECISION that affiliated teams and players should not take part m matcnea against unaffiliated teams was made by the SAFA Council at a meeting last evening. It was agreed that if affiliated teams and players were to be protected, this
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    TUDOR MINSTREL TO MISS LEGER?
    76 12 LONDON. Sunday. The 2,000 Guineas winner and Derby failure, Tudor Minstrel, who was beaten by Migoli m the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Parlc on Friday, is a doubtful runner for the St. Leger, last English classic race of the season. His trainer, Fred Darling, stated
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