The Straits Times, 19 September 1947

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 184 c EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    No Newsreel Of Royal Wedding
    72 1 No Newsreel Of Royal Wedding LONDON. Thursday King George has announced that no newsreel tilm of the wedding ceremony ol Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20 will be permitted, nor will the ceremony be televised. This does not mean there will be no television
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    CHURCH CALLS VOTERS TO REGISTER S'pore 'Must Perform Public Duty'
    248 1 CHURCH CALLS VOTERS TO REGISTER S'pore 'Must Perform Public Duty' EADERS of Singapore's Christian churches have issued an appeal to the public to enrol as electors as soon as possible. The appeal says people will fail in their Christian duty if they neglect to recognise their common duiy to the
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    33 1 Rahbl Baru g sUn h* left the Palace of Justice, ran>. on > i'\n. He had appeared beJore the judge, with several other r i with an alleged attempted leaflet m London A.P. picture.
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    Sentenced To Death For Second Time
    286 1 Sentenced To Death For Second Time rR the second time sentence of d<ath was passed upon Irwi n Oliver Jones at the Singapore Assize Court rday afternoon after a special jury which had deliberated for one hour and live minutes found him unani-, mously guilty of the murder of a
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    MUNICIPAL POSTS OPEN IN STORE
    48 1 From Our Own Correspondent. LONDON, <By Airmail.—Applications are being Invited in London for the posts of Assistant Architect and Building Surveyor for the Singapore Municipality. The starting salary is $550 a month. A higher salary may be granted if qualifications and experience warrant.
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    PUPPET EXECUTED
    29 1 NANKING. Thursday. General Y*n Pent;. Japanese appointed governor of Hupeh province and later the puppet war minis t er, was executed here today for tre: >n UP.
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    Palestine Magazine Seized
    178 1 Palestine Magazine Seized JERUSALEM, Thursday. PALESTINE detectives touay I swooped on an Arab-own-ed print i. g press in Jerusalem old city and seized 5,000 copies of the first number of a new English langu^se fortnightly magazine Arab World Review. The magazine contained a message from King Abdullah of Transjordan. and
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    STOP PRESS
    80 1 LONDON, Thursday. Burma will emerge as "completely independent" in January, 1948, Lord Listowel, Secretary of State for Burma, revealed today. Lord Listowel said that Parliament hoped to carry the Burma independence bill through" all the stages of legislation before Christmas. The British government was appointing Mr. Reginald Bowker,
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    PUBLIC APATHY COMPELS SECOND STORE BLACKOUT
    274 1 ANOTHER section of the community had to suffer an electricity blackout last night because the public still did not economise in light and power. The Deputy Electrical Engineer. Mr. K. A. Waddle, says blackouts will be unnecessary if people switch off half their tight*
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    CRASH-LANDING ON 15-FT. ROAD
    567 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. DASSENGERS of a Malayan Airways Airspeed Consul, which crash-landed on Monday near Tronoh, paid high tribute to the skill of their pilot. Forced to crash-land by bad weather, he brought his plane safely down on a road only 15
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    Food Riots In Ceylon Pioneers' S'pore Camp
    151 1 Food Riots In Ceylon Pioneers' S'pore Camp gEVERAL hundred Ceylonese Pioneers rioted over food at the Colombo Camp, in Reformatory Road, on Wednesday evening. They said their rice was too starchy. They caused a certain amount of damage In a violent mass riot and smashed the canteen, cookhouse and N.C.O.'s
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    WHY THIVY INTERVENED
    98 1 ri Singapore Representative of the Dominion of India, Mr. John A. Thivy, told th c Straits Times yesterday! why he had, o:» Wednesday, intervened to secure a po^t- ponement of the execution of! the five Indians convicted of J mutiny on Christmas Island in 1942. "All I
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    'Left-Over Clothing For Britons
    201 1 'Left-Over Clothing For Britons LONDON, Thursday. A STRAIGHT from the- i\ shoulder warning by Britain's President of the Board of Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps, was given at Bradford today when he announced that the British people would be clothed in "only what is left over from exports." Addressing the British
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      179 1 27 1 Prize Winners' List No. 14 RHYMING COMPETITION is the fourteenth list of t(--v-* :i Cy^-- prize-winners. Successful entries lffW;*-^|jyy are Published twice weekly— watch f\V^etfjr the newspapers. Come my friends and you shall bear Why 1 always ask for Tiger Beer. Firstly, it's sold at a price that
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    CRIPPS WARNING TO U.K:
    528 2 'Liberty Must Not Be Sacrificed For Economic A id LONDON, Thursday. THE President of the British Hoard of Trade, Sir Stafford C'ripps, yesterday cautioned Britain against sacrificing any "liberty of action" as a condition of economic help from abroad. No attempt is bein.u made in official
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      10,000 Flee From Hurricane Perils
      1050 2 MIAMI, FLORIDA, Thursday. ABOUT 10,000 refugees were reported by United States Coastguard officials yesterday to have, fled from Lower Florida's Lake Okeechobee area threatened by ocean flooding, as 120 m.p.h. winds mauled the east coast in the worst hurricane in 19 years. Hundreds of thousands
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    SIAM JOINS POUND GROUP
    130 2 BANGKOK Thursday Ined the sterling nn'iip :r was officially announced here yesterday. Siam's decision, taken on Bept. 11, after long consultations between the Siamese Govermmnt and th<> British Embassy, gives Siam greatly increased freedom for using sterling which can now be freely utilised fo r transfers
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    AMERICA CUTS GRAIN EXPORTS
    124 2 CHICAGO. Thursday. The United States Government day cut graJn and Hour exports while consumer resistance U ing living costs spread to more cities at home. The Agriculture Department set November export aUocatlt 788.800 long tons or 29.500,000 bushels of wheat, flour In equivalent and grain •OTfhu
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      804 2 NOTICES APOLOGY The Department ot Broadcasting wishes to make this public apology for th« remark on the film "THE OUTLAW" which was made at the *nd of the film review broadcast on Thursday. September 4th. ovrr the Blue Network. It regrets any embarrassment which may have been caused to those
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      298 2 NOTICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Applications are invited for the post of Temporary Draughtsman with view to permanency if applicant proves suitable Applicant must have had at least 2 years experierce in an Engineering Drawing Office. Salary *ill be according to qualifications and experience. Apply in writing before 30th S=otemUer. 1947 to:
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      603 2 NOTICES NOTICE THE CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA. AUSTRALIA China have pleasure in announcing that their Branch Office in Tokyo. Japan, will reopen for business on the 22nd Septem ber. 1947. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the Construction of Earthworks. Retaining Walla and Drain af Amoy Street Back Lane. Specification
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    WORLD SURPRISE AT AMERICAN PROPOSALS
    416 3 Reactions To The "Veto" Speech NEW YORK, Thursday. WORLD diplomats were shaken by the major policy speech delivered to the United Nations Organisation General Assembly yesterday by the American Secretary of State, Mr. Marshall. The Russian delegation was taken aback by the proposal that the
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    46 3 The British Prime Minister, Mr. Attlce, presenting a carnation to the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Mr. John Snyder, at a Savoy Hotel luncheon of the American Correspondents Association in London. Mr. Attlee addressed the gathering on "The British Crisis and the Marshall "Plan". A.P. photo.
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    HAVE YOU POSTERED?
    21 3 Registration for the Singapore electoral roll closes on Sept. 26. All information at Central Registration Office, G.P.0., Singapore.
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    Australia Increases Tin Price By £97
    680 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON Thursday. HIGHER maximum tin prices operating in Australia are announced by the Prices Commissioner. The price from smelters has been raised to £A 515 per ton, compared with £A4lB previously, and 92s per unit to producers, compared with 765.
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    Former Governor's Speech Criticised
    231 3 Former Governor's Speech Criticised THE speech on Malaya' 3 future by the former Governor of Singapore, Sir Shenton Thomas, was sarcastically described yesterday by the vice-president of the Malayan Democratic Union, Mr. John Eber, as "important and significant." Mr. Eber said the speech was "important" because it came from a
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    Singapore Shipping
    119 3 Ships alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday <godowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Tricolor (31-32). Mount Mansfield (33-34). Chanda (36-37', Nikobar (38). Serdang (39), Cornelius Moersk (40-41), Benlo.-noni; (42-43 >. We. t Wharf: Eurypylus H-2), City ol Khartovlnn (4-5). Trewidden (7-8), Talma (10-11). Empire Dock/ Cefn-y-Bvm '17--18), Tresillian (19-20).
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    PROTESTS AT BLACKOUT
    128 3 A protest against the *i blacking out of districts in Singapore was made by the President of the Singapore Ratepayers Association. Mr. Tan Chin Tuan last night, who classified it as "a high-handed and outrageous act on the part of the Municipality." Mr. Tan said it was
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    GOVERNMENT "BACKED OUT"
    489 3 GOVERNMENT had "backed U out" of its omfr.nl chal-! lenge to a debat c on the forthcoming Legislative Council elections "because it realis- Ed that it was bound to lose in view of the extensive support for the boycott," said Mr. John Eber, vice-president of the Malayan
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      127 3 LADIES HAIRDRESSING SALON v Mr J. KOOY and European Staff in attendance RING 6908 for appointments. WHITEAWAYS If You Want SPECIAL DISHES. Just Try BANDOENG RESTAURANT BAR 25 Tanglln Road— Phone 805.15 JAVANESE Satay (six kinds). Udani? Sambel, Begedel. Curry, Sambalengkonu, Gado 2. Javanese Cakes Etc. Etc. Javanese, Chinese European
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      112 3 La.it 3 Show* 3. 6.15 A 9.15 p.m John Mills and Valeric HobsoE in GREAT EXPECTATIONS Opening To-morrow— "A Song To Remember" In Technlrolor— GREAT WORLD GLOBE 7—9.15 p.m "CALCUTTA" SKY 7—9.15 p.m •RIINMiAIHS OK RIO (IKANDE 1 NEW WORLD LIDO 7—9.15 p.m "TIIK PHANTOM 1 (Final Chaps) ROYAI 3.30—6.15
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    The Straits Times TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE
    1135 4 The Straits Times TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE Sinß^pore. Friday, Sept. 19. 1947. the l Act -rushing ma..m.-siocs urging the domiciled i people of Singapore not to register on the electoral roll and to boycott the elections. The vast majority of the English -educated public in Singapore still does
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    HOSPITAL WAGES: MR. TAN'S REPLY
    196 4 In reply to the letter signed "S.H.A.U." in the Straits i Times yesterday, a Salaries Commission and a Wages Commission, composed of both| officials and representatives of the public, have been sitting for several months. WfcJ. the two commissions are sitting, I am unable to
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    ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH IN R UINS
    1074 4 From A Special Correspondent [One of the things which strikes visitors to Penang from other parts of Malaya is the tragic spectacle presented by the gaunt and roofless ruins of St. George's Church, one of the historic buildings of the old Straits Settlements. This
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      ONE FATHER TO ANOTHER
      280 4 MY son who has a better j" w scholastic record than P.K.T.'s, was also refused admission to the Medical College. Why doesn't J.K.T. go to the proper authorities to. satisfy himself, instead of air-j ing his grievance in public? If he does that, he will find
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      VOLUNTARY VOTERS
      262 4 IwiSH to register a strong protest against the statement of PUTERA and AMCJA that appeared in the Straits Times of Sept. 15. to the effect that a substantial proportion' of those who have registered consist of "British I Europeans and Government servants and others on whom pressure has
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      925 4 CLASSIFIED \US. 1O BBBA. wile of E. Woulfe Flanagan, at Bungsar Hospital on S member 13th a son. NISSON. To Else wife of K. NUnn. on 17th September. 1947. at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, a daughter. WEE At 155 Selegle Rd to Dm lllia Sect Hock Neo wife of Romeo Wee
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      79 4 ERRATA. LEXINGTON De Luxe Waffle Iron. $60.00 EACH i Postage 70 CU) We iei?r«t that through a printing <»r'or. the price of this Famous De Luxe Waffle Iron was wrongly printed at $6.00 each In our advertisement on 1 7th Sept 1947 The earreet pr»c« i* MIO.M EACH. Of aluminium
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      159 4 |fI*^OPTICIBN Pellow of IM iom opiuna.inic Upticuri cEnßlandi Fellow of the Worihipful omnany of Spectacle-Makers <Eng i Freeman of the City of London OPTICIAN BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. FORCES SOUTH EAST ASIA 6 RAFFLES PLACE Ol»P. LITTLES) PHONE 8064Z Our Carpet-Department is (I.OSKD. but we have received MM more
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    POLICE SWOOP ON GEMAS GANG
    393 5 Public Helps In 26 Arrests From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. tfEGRI Sembilan police yesterday carried out one of the biggest raids of recent months on an extortioners' stronghold in Geinas and made 26 arrests. The mass arrests were made possible by the fmblic-spiritedness
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    Singapore Plans Gift To Princess
    280 5 |T m<-«-ting held on Wedd;iy to dISCUM Singa-j plant for celebrating Princes> Elizabeths weddng the chairman invited the pub-j He to contribute m many s* inns ;■> possible President ol the llunidrs who acted as I chairman empha sed that the •hat -he committee was,
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    FINAL CENSUS CHECK UP
    69 5 From Our Staff < on -.p«.iMi<m KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. A prrigress report from tht Malayan Union Census Office states that the preliminary enumeration has now been completed, but some people, chiefly those who changed their place of residence during the period of the preliminary enumeration, may
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      College Youth Gets Gaol Sentence
      602 5 PENANG, Thursday. KHOO Keat Chong. a Chinese youth who had passed his Senior Cambridge examination, was yesterday sent to gaol for 12 months for criminal intimidation. He pleaded guilty to the charge. It was stated that Khoo sent an incriminaMng letter dated Aug. 31. addressed
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      GIRL "LUCKY TO BE ALIVE"
      147 5 The Singapore Coroner. Mr W G. Porter, yesterday told a Chinese girl who jumped into the names from the second floor and rolled down the stairs durine the recent Malay Street fire that she was lucky to be alive. Seven Chinese died in the fire,
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      1947 CABARET QUEEN NAMED
      91 5 T*-enty-five-year-old Jenny Lim was last night crowned Queen of the Great World Cabaret for 1947 She received a crown of 14 carat gold, valued at $700. a diamond ring, valued at $500 and a cheque for $2,000 Miss Vera Lim. 29. was second and received a
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      RUBBER DROPS CENT
      131 5 Rubber experienced a setback yesterday losing of a cent after its tfeadjr rise during the past few days. The reaction started in New York where it was reported hat the U.S. government had already purchased the majority of the 10,000 tons of rubber which it required No.
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    Gangsters Terrorise Villages
    196 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. FLICE and military units have been rushed to Pahang villages on the East j Coast railway line where gangsters, yesterday, imposed what was virtually a reign of terror over a wide area. Two arrests hav e been made. The gangsters
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    ROBBERS LOCK UP FAMILY IN BATHROOM
    122 5 ROBBERS LOCK UP FAMILY IN BATHROOM Three Chinese, armed with pistols, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday night, locked up a Singapore Chinese family i n a bathroom and robbed $800, a diamond ring and other valuables. The victim was Tan Ghee Lip, a Royal Navy contractor; who lives on the
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    STOLE "BECAUSE PAY TOO LOW"
    58 5 That he had not enough pay wa s the excuse given by 20-year old Hassan bin Amir, who pleaded guilty in the Fourth Police Court yesterday to stealing threj, soldering irons and two hammers, value $30. from th e E.S.B.D Alexandra Road, on Wednesday. H
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    DEBATE ON ELECTION IS OFF
    385 5 I'HE acting Colonial BeCN-| tary, Mr. H. P. Bryson, announced in the Singapore Advisory Council yesterday that there would be no debate, between the Public Relations Officer, Mr. George G. Thomson, and the vice-president of the .Malayan Democratic i Union, Mr. John Eber, as to
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    Railwaymen End 'Amicable' Talks After Eight Days
    276 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. MALAY Railway enginemen who threatened to strike a week ago today concluded eight days of "amicable" discussions with officials. The enginemen stated they would go on strike if they did not receive satisfactory replies to their
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    UNION MOVE TO LIFT PRIORITIES ON CAR ALLOCATIONS
    198 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. Motor car priorities in the Malayan Union will be lifted as soon .i> Singapore can agree to similar action, I learned officially today. Hopes of this occurring soon, however, are small owing to the fact that Singapore, with a
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    ELECTION BOYCOTT
    253 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thu: mj..v. THE president ol the Malayan 1 Indian Congress, Mr. Budh Singh, today call. all' Congressmen ig Malaya <• boycott the forthcoming Singapore plt'ctions if thty lived in Singapore ami to condemn them if they lived out »id» Mr. Singh said
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    O.A.G. TO TOUR TAG SHOPS
    61 5 THE Othci-r Admir.i- 1 CJ.ivernment will tour certain sections of the town to inspect "price-tag shops today. He will leave Government House at 3 p.m. and go to Orchard Road the market. Stamford Road. Nonh Bridge Road. High Street, Rallies Square. Change Alley. Collyer Quay.
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    46 5 Capt. Abdul Kadir bin Dato Haji Mohd. Said, A.D.C to His High, ness the Sultan of Johore, who was awarded the Order of the Crown of Johore (3rd Class). In tbe Johore birthday honours Ikt on Wednesday. The Sultan celebrated his 74th birthday on that day.
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      38 5 NEW STOCKS just arrived from ENGLAND i SETS F rom 24 to 1 1 0 PIECES •n ATTRACTIVE OAK ano WALNUT CASES PRICES fcJLi FROM $60.00 iWV to $500.00 jJIJIJU iMfllMcfiMrf «9_^ -I j Suif otwtf from HUCETOSHBPS
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      94 5 Miirlcal evening. Torrhbearer Group Salvation Army Headquarters. 30. Oxley Road. 8 15 p. m Y.W.C.A. Malay class. 8. Port Canning Road 9 am. and 10 am; 11. Leonie Hill Road. 5.30 p. m. Spec**] charity contest in aid of Good Shepherd Convent Building Fund, sponsored by Amateur Boxing Association Happy
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    War Claims Speed-up Urged
    560 6 War Claims Speed-up Urged ANNUAL MEETING OF A.B.M. From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. A PLEA for expediting the settlement of war damage cmim? i n Malaya was made by Mr. C. E. Wurtzburg, President of the Association of British Malaya, when he addressed the annual meeting of the association
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    Support For Police
    123 6 Support For Police From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Thursday. DOUBT as to whether the police in Malaya were "getting all the backing they deserve" was expressed by Mr. C. E. Wurtzburg, President of the Association of British Malaya, at the annual meeting of the association i.i London last night. "One
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    SUMMONS FOLLOWS FUNERAL
    261 6 rpHE vice-president of the Ma- layan Peoples Anti-Japan-ese Army Ex-service Comrades' Association. Pha n Ec Lien apw^frH m the Thlrd Police Court yesterday on three summons charges alleging breaches of a permit issued by the police for holding a procession during the funeral of the Singapore ComAu
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    GAOL FOR NOT REPORTING
    87 6 Sentence of six months' r.i. was passed on Ong Teng Saw for failing to report while under police supervision and not notifvine his change of address to the police, in the Third Police Court yesterday. It was stated that Ong was under police supervision from January
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    VENDORS FINED
    52 6 Seven Chinese men and three women w'io erected coffee stalls without a licence in various were on Wednesday fined a total of $270 in the Fourth Police Court yesterday by the Magistrate, Mr. R. J. C. Wait. Three men who soM ice cream wit/out a licence were fined
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    SECOND STAGE OF STORE CENSUS OVER
    136 6 SECOND STAGE OF STORE CENSUS OVER The second stage of the taking of the census in Singapore has now been reached. This is the preliminary enumeration, which followed the first staee of house numbering. The third stage, or final census, will be on the night ol Sept. 23/24, when details
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    REFUSED TO SIGN HOTEL REGISTER
    116 6 A summons charge against Choy Choon, the proprietor ol the Lam Hong Hotel, Lavender Street, for failing to report two aliens staying at the hotel on July 4 to the aliens authorities, was dismissed in th^ Third Police Court yesterday. The aliens were AmcLins and
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    C.V.M.A. ELECTS NEW OFFICE-BEARERS
    91 6 The Catholic Youne Men's Association held its annual eeneral meeting at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Singapore, on Sent. 13. The following officebearers were elected for the coming year: President. Mr. P. L. Anthony; vice-president, Mr. C. Anthony; 1 hon. general secretary, Mr. S.
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    STORE EX-OFFICIAL LEAVES £20,013
    35 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Airmail) .—Mr. E W. P. Fulcher, former Electrical Engineer, Singapore Municipality, died at his home at Wimbledon earlier this year. He left estate worth £20,013.
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    Complaint By Indian Seamen
    166 6 Complaint By Indian Seamen rRTY-FOUR inuian seamen met at 137 Rangoon Road yesterday morning in order to march to the offices of the Master Attendant and the Colonial Secretary and hold demonstrations were dissuaded by the president of the Indian seamen's union of Malaya, Mr. M. A. Majid. The men
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    LONDON STOCKS
    293 7 LONDON. Wednesday. A PROMISING start was made to the new account on the Stock Exchange, but the t ratline volume again dfe. appointed, say Reuter's flnan- < ial correspondent. Yester. d.iy* decline in British Funds was followed by a sharp all. round imnrov?ment, amounting to three-quarters of a
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    Depression Ahead In S'pore Sugar
    495 7 Produce Market By a Market THOUGH prices remained t< sugar market yesterday she Up-country buyers and local confectioners, responsible for the recent brisk trade, have reached the limit of their needs. They have withdrawn from the market. A shipment of about 10C tons of Soviet
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    S'PORE SHARES
    85 7 By Our Market Tor respondent SINGAPORE. Thursday. THE whole market continued idle, but among Industrials the hither levels induced a few sellers. Changes In prices quotations given today by the Malayan Shar*brokers" Assiciatlon wore as fi.l--INDUSTRIALS Bayer Seller Eastern Unrted Assurance 42 00 44 00 Oawmon (Mi 5
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    RUBBER
    68 7 The Singapore Chamoer of Com- i merer Rubber Association's Drices I at noon yesterday werr: Buyers Sellers Cta ris ocr lb -er lb No. 1 RS.B. Spot loose nominal 2fl7v 30V, j No. 1 R S.S fob in bales Oct 30% 30\ No 2 R.SB fob In bales Oct
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    Dow Jones Averages
    29 7 Dow Jones averages on Wed-' nesday werr S*>pt 16 Sept. 17. Stock! 63.38 64.08 I i:ils 176.70 178.73 .ads 48 21 48.84 UtUittM 35.22 35.42 —A.P.
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    TRAINER CABLES FOR ABSENT CUP HORSE
    551 8  -  EPSOM JEEP By Heavy Scratchings In Trophy Races IPOH, Thursday. TRAND Prix II will run in the Victory Cup (9 furs.) v on Saturday. Trainer M. Sullivan sent an urgent message to Kuala Lumpur yesterday evening to rush the horse here. 1 understand that
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    Tomorrow's Card
    1346 8 DELOW are the fields for tomorrow, the third and D last day of the Perak Turf Club's September meeting. The scratchings and order of running will be published tomorrow. Perak Cup— Horses Class 1. Div. 1, 6 Furlongs. 104 KINO ARTHUR 5 9.09 Madam Ida Oel van Breukelen
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    Excitement In Ipoh Stables
    160 8 From Epsom Jeep IPOH, Thursday. THERE was excitement in the 1 Ipoh stables this morning when it was learnt that Harlem Princess had dropped a foal. Harlem Princess made Malayan racing history for I believe I his is the first case of a mare in training
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    Early Ipoh Selections
    95 8 H., Cl. 1, Div. 1, 6 F. GOLD MEDALLIST. Liberty Man. H.. Cl. 1, Div. 2, 6 F. VANGUARD. Renoir. H., CL 1, Div. 1. 9 F.— MARDI GRASf Grand Prix 11. 11., Cl. 1. Div. 2, 9 F.— DOUBLE FIVE, Some Class. H.. Cl. X 81
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    PRESTON EMULATE ARSENAL
    239 8 LONDON Thursday. rJEATEN since the opening day of the English football season, with six wins and a draw to their credit, Preston North End, two-one, victors over luckless Stoke City at Deepdale yesterday, join Arsenal as leaders of the first division table. The Lon-I do n club
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    Lee Wai Tong On Singapore Soccer
    287 8 THE statement that the standard of football in Singapore, although not yet back to its pre-war level, is still of the highest in the Far East, was made by the skipper of the South China football team, Mr. Lee Wai Tonp, in an interview
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    SOCCER AT SELETAR
    84 8 The Fraser and Neave socrer team will play the Dockyard Recreation Club tomorrow at the Naval Base The kick-off will be at 5.15 p.m' Transport will leave Trafalgar Street at 4 p. m. The following will represent Frasetr Ntave: Willie Son. Tong Eng Kee, Ami, Kassim W.
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    FAVOURITE WINS IRISH ST. LEGER
    101 8 CURRAUH < Eire). Thursday. Prince Aly Khan's Esprit de France, by Epigram out of Francill». won the Irish St. Leger run over one and threequarter miles h'-re yesterday. Ridden by the crack Irish jockey, Mornington Wins. Esprit de France itarted a hot favourite at 9-4
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    CUP-TIE POSTPONED
    38 8 The Singapore Amateur Football Association Cup-tie between the R.A.F. Tengah and GHQ. FARELF, which was to have been played at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday, was postponed The ground was unfit for play, owing to heavy rain.
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    Keep Your Eye On...
    127 8 GOLD MEDALLIST: Ran strong second to Liberty Man over sf. str. Hampered at start. A rendy-made winner. VANGUARD: Saddle slipped when making his run last Saturday. Well up behind placed horses. Won as five-year-old in Australia over 6f. in 1 mm. 13J sec. MARDI GRAS: Nicely
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    SUGGESTION BY N.S. SOCCER FAN
    208 8 Letters To The Sports Editor AN All-Malayan Chinese football team is about to go on a tour abroad— l understand to Bangkok, Hong Kong and Manila. Undoubtedly, the team is about the strongest soccer combination in the East today. It would be useful if another
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    CHARITY BOXING TONIGHT
    55 8 A charity boxine programme, in aid of the Good Shrpherd Building Fund, will be staged at the Happy World Arena at 8.30 tonight The programme, which is being sponsored by the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association, features 12 bouts and several other special contests among some of the
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    BRIGHT CRICKET BY TRANSIT CAMP
    107 8 No. 1 British Transit Camp. Singapore, played bright cricket to defeat their neighbours, the A. C. C. Training Centre, by 120 runs at Nee Soon on Wednesday. Batting first, the Transit Camp totalled 143 for 8 declared In just under two hours. Irving was the
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    We Make Amends!
    178 8 /CANDIDLY, I was amazed ;i» >-/ -he paucity of print accorded Wie staggering British achievement in stepping up the world's land speed record to around 400 miles per hour. Surely this British triumph deserved more space than the one inch single.rolumn announcement in the Straits Times spurts
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    58 Horses To Be Destroyed
    125 8 BOSTON, Thursday. THE greatest mass execution in Turf history was ordered yesterday for 58 valuable thoroughbreds at Rockingham Park to save the "sport of kings" from iweep* ing epidemic of the dreaded swamp fever disease. The sleek rarehorses, valued at more than $200,000. will be
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    19 8 Today: High water. 1.17 p.m. (9.1 ft.>. Tomorrow: 1.5 C a.m. (9.0 ft.), 1.45 p.m. (8.9 ft.).
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