The Straits Times, 13 October 1947

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS-
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  • 86 1 LONDON, Sunday. BRITAIN'S Anti-Woman Society resumed its publicity campaign today with a circular condemning "women's incursions into masculine fields." The circular was signed by tbe ▼ice -president, Mr. A. Risbridjrer, because the man who founded the society m 1934, Mr. Fred Mormull. is now married
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  • 656 1 1230,000 ARAB TROOPS READY TO FIGHT BEIRUT, Sunday. WHILE the American delegate to the United Nations Palestine Committee m New York started a hotlyworded debate on the proposed partition of Palestine, nearly 230,000 fully armed and trained troops were placed at the disposal of the Arab League yesterday. The troops
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  • Article, Illustration
    54 1 Lieut-Gen. V. A. H. Sturdec, Chief of the General Staff, Australian Military Forces (left), photographed by a Straits Times cameraman yesterday with General Sir Neil Ritchie. C.-in-C. Far East Land Forces. Lieut-Gen. Sturdee, who arrived by air from Hong Kong, will stay m Singapore a week before leaving for Sydney.—
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  • 209 1 JOHORE BANDITS STRIKE AGAIN From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. ROAD bandits have struck again on the Johore Bahru-Pontia n Road. In broad daylight yesterday a taxi was held up by two armed Chinese seven miles from the spot where less than a week ago the Johore planter, Mr.
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  • 48 1 MADRID, Sunday. The Duchess of Montoro, daughter of the Duke of Alba, and Luis Martinez Irujo, son of the Duke of Sotomajor, were married today In a 45-minute ceremony at Seville cathedral. It was the most elaborate wedding m Spain In more than 20 years. U.P.
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  • 86 1 MANCHESTER, Sunday. A new threat to British coal production was made here yesterday when nearly 2,000 members of Lancashire and Cheshire Colliery Officials' Association decided to go on strike if their claim for £1 a week Increase on the basic wage was not granted. The
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  • 377 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. ANOTHER man has died from wounds inflicted on him by the Banjarese who ran amok on the Stngapore-Kipla Lumpur mail train on Thuwday night. The number who have died is now 11, while eight people who suffered injuries
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  • 112 1 Siam To End Malaya Rice Smuggling BANGKOK, Sunday. (pAM'S Prime Minister, Nai Nawasuwat, and the Minister of Commerce, Nai Duen Bunnang, began investigations yesterday which may end rice-emuggling between Siam and Malaya, and which are stated to involW high Government officials in Bangkok. Nai Nawasuwat and Nai Buni nang are
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  • 78 1 THE HAGUE, Sunday.—Princess Juliana, Acting Recent of the Netherlands, today broadcast an appeal to the Dutch nursing sisters and members of the medical profession to volunteer for service m Indonesia "where enormous numbers of Indonesians are m a most pitiful physical condition." She especially appealed to
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  • 307 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Sunday. rE Security Council debate on the Indonesian dispute adjourned until Tuesday after 2 '/a Hours debate m which it failed to reach the voting stage on any of the three separate proposals. It was still uncertain how the various nations would line up
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  • 194 1 21 INJURED IN EXPLOSION AT AIR BASE FLYING shell fragments struck 21 labourers, a six- year-old European girl and an RAF corporal when a case of 20-millimetre cannon shells exploded at the Seletar RAF base at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. The child, (laughter of an RAF sergeant who had wandered
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  • 225 1 King To Give Away Princess LONDON, Sunday. TTHE King, with Princess 1 Elizabeth on his arm, will lead the Royal wedding attendants up the aisl c of historic Westminster Abbey at 11.30 on the morning of Nov. 20, when the Princess marries Lieut. Philip Mountbatten. The King will giv« his
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  • 126 1 AKKON. OHIO, Sunday.— The Congress shouid enact legislation requiring the nations 26 tyre and tube manufacturers to use a minimum of 100,000 tons annually of synthetic rubber produced in the United States Governmentowned plants, the chairman of Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company said yesterday. Writing
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Cable Flashes
    • 114 2 LONDON, Sunday. AN escapee from a mental institution was found wandering m Buckingham Palace gardens, at midnight on Friday, by a Soots Guard sentry. He was returned yesterday to th c institution from which he had escaped. The Royal family was not in residence. Officials
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    • 69 2 MILAN, Sunday. Four persons were injured when Leftist gangs forced their way into the headquarters of fee Neo-Fascist Italian Social Movement and smashed all equipment and furniture. The attack was a reprisal for a neo-Fasoist demonstration on Friday night in front of Parliament House. In Taranto a similar
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    • 27 2 BUDAPEST, Sunday.— ln a silent protest against the long-skirt fashion, 16 young Budapest society women paraded through fashionable restaurants yesterday wearing ridiculously long skirts. Reuter.
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    • 91 2 SHANGHAI, Sundoy— The authorities have decided to restore censorship of mails and telegrams Censorship will first be enforced on the areas governed by martial law, the China Press said today. Mai]^ and telegrams to be censored will be those which exchange information with the Communists; publicity material
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    • 84 2 DARIB, Sunday.— The Paris Opera 1 Ballet Corps decided yesterday to refuse to appear on the opera stage until a settlement had been reached In a dispute between them and the stagehands over the appearance of Serge Llfar, leading French dancer. The stagehands went on strike early last
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    • 29 2 CAIRO, Sunday. The Egyptian Government appropriated another U. 5.52,000,000. 52,000,000 last night to fight the cholera epidemic. A communique reported 69 new deaths the highest toll yet.— U.P.
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    • 106 2 NEW DELHI, Sunday. Lady Mountbatten has submitted to the Government of India's Emergency Committee of which her husband, the Governor-General, Lord Mountbatten, Is chairman— a report on her personal investigations in East Punjab which is likely to form the subject of a strong Indian protest to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1113 2 NOTICES ■ALATAN UNION IMPORT CONTROL. M la notified tor general information that applications by Malayan Union Importers for tbe Import of goods from ■I sources. Including hard currency •■Ms. may now be submitted to: The Comptroller of Customs, Malayan Union. Kuala Lumpur. Tbe Assistant Comptroller of Customs. Penacg. Tbe effect
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    • 278 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders are Invited for the supply of Spare Parts for Jaw Crushers and Crushing Rolls at Trafalgar Street Stone Crushing Depot. Tender forms and particulars from Mulncipal Engineer's Office (Room No. 218) Closing In the Municipal Secretariat (Room No. 235) at noon on Friday 31 October. 1947.
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    • 814 2 NOTICFS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST Tenders are invited for repairs to 17 Houses at Old Race Course. Tender Form. etc. may be obtained at the Office of the Trust on payment of a deposit of $60/- which will be refunded If a bona fide tender Is submitted. Sealed tenders are to
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    • 818 2 NOTICES AUSTRALIAN FURLOUGH Those who contemplate spending their leave m Australia are informed that it Is now possible to secure delivery of new Morris. Wolseley or M.G. cars at any of the Australian Capitals. Full detail* flrom Malayan Motors Ltd.. Singapore or Wearne Bros. Ltd. m the Union. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY
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    • 373 2 NOTICES EXPORT OF LOCALLY MANUFACTURED SOAP An Increased quota for the' export of locally manufactured soap from the Malayan Union to the following destinations has now be«n made available:— Burma. Siam. Bj^Kkong. Ketherlaad East Indies and the Middle East. In the case of Burma Export Licences win only be granted
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  • 590 3 Rehabilitation of Rubber Estates Sir Eric Macfadyen On War Damage From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE cost of rehabilitating Malayan rubber estates should not fall on the owners, says Sir Eric MacFadyen, one of the leading members of the rubber plantation industry, m the
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    31 3 Mr. James Harold Wilson, who succeeds Sir Stafford Cripps as President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Wilson is 38 and is one of the youngest cabinet ministers of modern times.
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  • 79 3 ONG PEE LIAT and Llm Ah Leh, two Chinese, were produced before the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate, Mr. E. S. de Banzie, on Saturday, charged with attempted extortion of $10,000 from Sim Tian Poh, by putting him in fear of death on October 9 at 48
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  • 222 3 The committee of the Ceylon Flood Relief Fund acknowledges the following donations: Previously acknowledged, $1,000, Yarlstore 60 Woollen Singlets, H. Sena $200, Lim Kirn Lee $100, Mr Mrs p. ValuppiUal $25, Dr. A. Thurai $20, A. Muthusamy $20, Ramakrlshna Ladies' Orchestra $15, Polar Cafe $12,
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  • 279 3 1 STRAITS Times survey yesterday amongst individual tl Singapore operators of taxis and trishaws showed that their business has declined within the past three months, and has declined most sharply m the past month A reporter toe* taxi and! trishaw rides and established that owners were
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  • 88 3 Military and civilian police are investigating a report by a Halnn f n^ &&at six men robbed him n2 d wwrit-watchs t-watch valued at $40 at the seventh milestone. HoUand Road, at 1.30 a.m yesterday. The Halnancse said that he suspected tfhet the robbers though dressed
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  • 573 3 T^HE United Kedah Planting 1 Association has issued the following statement regarding the recent labour unrest on Pelam Estate, Kuala Ketil: With reference to the allegations made by one Maniveloo In your Issue of Oct. 1, under the heading "Mediation by Welfare Officer" it is essential
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 456 3 j§Pߣ'*'*V? LAST 3 SH °WS: 3. 615 9.15 P.M. --^■^iMitt^C^'^ The Prettiest Musical Gem! Amffi "SONG OF SCHEHERAZADE" iii fM^^mm%^^ wlfch YVONNE DE CARLO lHK^^^^-r4 Mij'' Orre(>us Technicolor H^EP^ *^IK?f^ Manhattan's Marvellous Musical! «tj»f "BOWERY TO BROADWAY" QUEENS THEATRE WliM'**V*i'' f^ For th Flrst Time m Malay A Socrip, S.
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  • 71 4 MARY. ROSALIND ANNA WONG lender their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends who naid night risits. s?nt wreaths. telegrams, letters it condolence, etc. and attended the Funeral of their beloved mother. Mrs. Sarah Cashln and family wish to express th?ir thanks to relatives and friends for attending the
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  • 1171 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Oct. 13, 1947 PENANG DEFENDS ITS TRADE Last Friday delegation from s Penang went to King's House, Kuala Lumpur, and had a dis- t cussion with Sir Edward Gent, the j subject of the discussion being j officially stated to be "the economic < facts
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  • 86 4 I NOTICE from the Preaa that the Registrar of Imports and Exports us offering quotas for the import of potatoes from Canada. Apart from the fact that all the potatoes needed here could be imported from Australia, doesn't this Invitation involve the release of hard currency
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  • Man In The Street
    • 207 4 A Happy European Home In Pre-War Days T HAVE read the letter head- ed "To The Singapore House-Boy And Artisan" and signed "Vive Singapore." All that the Tuan says is true. But he forgets that the Labour Government rules. Labour dictates or rather, the labourer
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    • 171 4 During the Wz years of Japanese aggression the labouring class felt ttoat they were better off than their employers, who also were labourers as prisoners in- the hands of the Japanese. They were better off than the Tuan. The liberation meats* liberation for the labourers to be
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    • 201 4 We already see that terrorism to causing the death of Mr. A. Nidholson and stunning Mrs. Nicholson witii the butt of a gun and nearly killing her The labourers say: "Pre-war, tfie employer sucked our blood. Now it is our turn to suck the employer's blood. We labourers
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    • 119 4 It may be charged against me that I am working as a blackmatfceteer. It would be better to say that lam a broker. It is no sta to be one. Mo employer will swear at me, nor I to swear at my employer. Once in a way I swear
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    • 511 4 RAGGING AND THE McLEAN COMMISSION TT seems unwarranted that disapproval of "ragging" at Raffles College should be implemented by the threat of expulsion. This uncompromising stand needs be contrasted with the sympathetic approach to the problem by the opposite number of the more senior Medical College, when controversy was raised
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    • 191 4 ft*T rottdZ»g y- i ur editorial U entitled "Constitutional Commonsense," w e feel that it is an unfortunate designation for so vague a column. We have been waiting patiently for some constructive criticism from the Straits Times witti reference to the PUTERA-AMCJA's People's Constitutional Proposals and were disappointed
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    • 157 4 I WANT to express my wholehearted agreement with every word "Viv e Singapore" has written on the subject of domestic workers. Although I have no doubt that the writing of his letter gave "Vive Singapore" as much relief as it gave me pleasure to read
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    • 223 4 rail my Ceylonese brothers, I make this appeal. I pray, please don't misunderstand. Do not demand dowries please don't. Take whatever your prospective father-in-law will give you out of sheer goodwill and affection. Remember to marry the woman, and not th c cash weight. It is a
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    • 275 4 JOHORE WIVES WILL STAY WITH HUSBANDS I was exceedingly surprised to read in the Straits Times that Mr. Boyd, Chairman of the Johore Planters' Association, has stated that the planting community in Johor c were seriously considering evacuating their wives and children from Johore. I feel sure that the majority
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    • 75 4 •"THE Indian section of 1 Radio Malaya, Singapore, deserves to be congratulated on their excellent performance of the radio play ob the night of September 27. We request that such plays become a weekly feature, or a fortnlffhtly one. It j a pity tfliat
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 852 4 CLASSIFIED IDS The erurMement is announced between Charles Dleuaide (Ted) Baird. only son of the late Mr. D. D. Baird ted Mrs. F. Baird of Kenfteld. Simla. tndla and Jo*n Ray Wllden-Hart. third •laughter of the late Professor B. J. Wilden-Hart and Mrs. G. M. WlldenBart of 3. Bloomsbury Street.
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    • 9 4 Sales and Service not simply sales a**d nothing cisc
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    • 102 4 R.Vl|i£|i^ Ifl^i OPTICIRN Fellow of the Inst. Ophthalmic Opticians (EngfenO) Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle-Makers fEngr.) Freeman of the City of London OPTICIAN BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. FORCES SOUTH BAST AHA RAFFLES PLACE (OPP. LITTLES) PHONE 8064* Specializing ONLY m TERMITE EXTERMINATION PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PROPERTY CONSERVATION Ztasnafa
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  • Article, Illustration
    62 5 Liew Kirn, a rirl who escaped from the train amok when he attacked villagers near Kajang on Thursday night. The girl escaped from a koncsi house during: the attack, bid m the jungle throughout the night and then walked seven miles U» the home of relatives. The police unaware that
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  • 166 5 I pANNED Malayan pineapples v» can still be sent to trie j United Kingdom. The ap-! proval of the Department of Imports and Exports, Singapore, must be sought before; export is possible, however. The inclusion of canned pineapples m food parcels to the; United Kingdom, however, has
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  • 46 5 The name Tan Kam Tong mentioned In the report under the I heading "Robbery m taxi" m page five of the Straits Times of I October 3. does not refer to Mr. 1 Tan Kam Tong of the Food Con- trol Office. Malacca. i
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  • 394 5 To Spend A Week At Flagstaff House THE Chief of the General Staff, Australian Military Forces, Lieut-Gen. V. A. H. Sturdee, arrived m Singapore yesterday from Hong Kong and was taken to Flagstaff House by a reception committee from the British Army. The one Australian soldier
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 5 Scene from the Lion Dance, which formed a part of Penang's Doable Tenth celebrations. The lion's head rises almost to the roof of a house to "swallow" red packets hung: out by the tenant. The Lion Dance is a traditional form of Chinese celebration and is particularly popular m Penan*.—
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  • Malayan Round-up
    • 181 5 SUNGEI PATANI, Sunday A 15-YEAR-OLD boy, still m mourning, today described tt, the Sungei Patani magistrate, Che Harun, how pirates had shot his father dead at sea near Tanjong Dewai, on July 20. The magistrate was holding a preliminary inquiry into charges of
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    • 82 5 THE next social me«tlng of the Singapore Stamp Club will be held at the usual vanue, Capitol Restaurant, tomorrow at 5.15. There will be a special auction organised by the club when gross proceeds will be presented to the Rotary Club's T.B. fund. Donations of stamps for
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    • 99 5 A QUARTERLY genaral meeting of the Slew Gin Sia will be held at the association's premises at 105 L. Beach Road, on Saturday October 18 at 2 p.m. A house warming dinner will be. held at the club premises on that day at 7.30 p.m. The
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    • 80 5 rfiELUK ANSON, Friday. The 136 th1 36th anniversary of China's independence Day was celebrated by the Chinese community here in a simple, and yet striking, manner. Individual tea Darties am dinners were held at the various associations, clubs and guilds when homage was duly paid to Dr. Sun
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    • 94 5 AT 11.30 yesterday morning, His Excellency the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, drove to Whiteaway, Laidlaw's premises and spent some time admiring the display of Malaya's wedding gifts to Princess Elizabeth. Ttie Union's gifts to the Princess include a carved wood table of Malayan
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    • 127 5 IN connection with the Singapore Stamp Club's circulars to schools inviting entries from school-children for designs for the antl-T.B. health stamp and for the cover to the club's "Guide to Japanese Occupation Stamps of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei" the committee has made the following awards Antl-T.B.
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  • 66 5 A Nialabari Muslim shop-keeper living at the 4th mile, at Buklt Blair, Paair Panjang Road, was robbed of $120. a ring ($4O), a water-proof watch ($9O) and a box of coins, on Saturday at 6.30 p.m. The robbery was carried out br two Chinese and
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  • 201 5 A PROTEST to the Singapore Government against the formation of the Muslim Advisory Board as a Govern- ment-aponsored body will be made by the Malay organisation PUTERA. The association, at a recent j meeting, passed a number of re- I solutions, one of which demands that
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  • 127 5 Jewellers' Views On Royal Gift CEVERAL Singapore jewellers O have expressed dissatisfaction over the Colony's wedding gift to Princess Elizabeth. It was originally decided to give an elaborate trinket box of gold and diamonds but, according to Jewellers, because one firm reported that they had no suitable roll- ers to
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  • 53 5 On Monday tne management of the Great World Cabaret m conjunction with the Rex Cinema is holding a "Great Waltz" night preliminary to th e screening of this film on Wednesday. Prizes including a silver cup donated by B. P. de Silva Ltd, will be given to winners
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  • 191 5 TODAY: Art exhibition, sponsored by Society of Chinese Artists. Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 47, Hill Street. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Y.W.C.A.: Pioneer Busy Bees' Club, 2.30 p.m.. Cooking claw, 5 p.m., Ouide Hut, Clemenceaux Avenue. Social general meeting, Singapore Stamp Club, Capitol Restaurant, 5.15 p. m. "Background
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  • 233 5 BALLOT PERIOD EXTENDED From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. "THE Pan-Malayan Council of 1 Government Workers who were du c to call i n results of the strike-ballot among member unions today, have decided to extend the period for collection of ballot papers. Asked what the result of the
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  • 126 5 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Sunday— An overseer who pulled out a knife when he was reprimanded by the Danish manager of Mon Repos Estate, Sabak Bernam, and then abused him and his daughter, was fined $50 and bound over for a year in the District
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  • 59 5 RANGOON; Sunday— A panAsian peasants' convention will be held In Rangoon "soon after the proclamation of Burma's Independence," it was learned officially yesterday. The All-Burma Peasants' Union Is sponsoring a convention, with Government support, m accordance with a decision reached by the International Federation
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  • 149 5 From Our SUIT Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. A MALAY who was sentenced to death for the murder of his step-daughter had the death sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday. The Court of Appeal, which consisted of the Chief Justice. Singapore, Mr. Justice MurrayAynsley, Mr.
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  • 132 5 ARMY CLERKS AND UNIONS WHEN trade unionism "knocked at the doors of Malaya" certain employers suddenly developed concern for their workers' welfare writes a clerk contributor m the first issue of the Army Civil Service Union's "Acsu Gong." The most "dramatic" development, he writes, was tiie employers' desire to provide
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  • 240 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. WITH the aim of encourag- ing rover scouts to attain a high standard of efficiency m training to fit them for public service, the Governor, Sir Edward Gent, has offered a silver challenge shield for competition between all rover
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 66 5 "QUALCAST" THE WORLD'S MOST MODERN WRINGER POSSESSES THE FOLLOWING TEN STAR FEATURES 1 Reversible Rubber Water Outlet. 2 Quick Action And Adjustable Trays. 3 Anti-Fray Side Shields. 4 Reversible Easy Turn Handle. 5 Fufl Size 16" x 2" Rollers. 6 Fully Compensating Cantilever Adjustment. 7 Smooth Surface "Easylift" Top Rail.
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    • 89 5 B.S.R. SOUND SYSTEM U**l lor Home, Office, Factory, Home, School Hotel. Restaurant. Etc Cun be used as Electric Amplifier for Recorded Music or Voice Reproduction through Microphone. Set consists of B.S.R. Ampllfjram, two Loudspeakers m Cabinets and one Microphone with Floor Stand. $625.00 PER SET V6I-63 HIGH STREET WSSSSSIP^' SINGft
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  • 989 6 Weekly Share Market Report By A Market Correspondent DUSINESS, while on a lesser scale than last week, must still be regarded as satisfactory. With few exceptions Tins reached high water mark and receded on well-absorbed profit-taking. Australian Tins provided the bulk of trade, with
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  • 152 6 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. r pHE Senior Inspector of Schools, Mr. C. A. Scott, told normal students at their first conference in Penang yesterday it was right local teachers should aaspicr c to greater responsibilities, and added: ''You cannot, Ihowever, qualify for senior posts merely by
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  • 325 6 American Business Review NEW YORK, Sunday. PRODUCTION and more pro- j I duction was the theme of American business and industry last week as the plight of a hungry and troubled world made itself felt in every quarter from the White House to the grocery store. Millions of words were
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  • 20 6 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Stocks 64.36 64.43 Industrials 180.11 180.44 Rails 48.72 48.67 Utilities 35.47 35.57 A.P.
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  • 111 6 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. WEAKLY 3,000 tons of Egyptian rice, the first shipment of I*, its kind, is being unloaded m Penang. The Assistant Food Controller, Mr. E. D. Ingrram, yesterday said further shipments would be coming. Egyptian rice, he said, had
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 166 6 FREQUENCIES (CUT OUT FOB REFERENCE) The following frequencies in meeacjcle* (a-s calibrated on all modern radio dials) and programme times for stations pirkrd up in Singapore by most commercial broadcast receivers are supplied b> courtesy of the monitoring service of the British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service: RADIO MALATA (Singapore): English
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    • 150 6 11.76; 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. 11.78: 9.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. 15. Z, 11.81. 11.76, 15.32; 10.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. —15.2, 11.81. 11.76. 15.3. RADIO SEAC (Colombo): 8 am to 12 midnight 15.12, 15.23, 17.77. BBC (London): General Overseas Service: 4.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.— 17.81. 21.47. Far
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    • 163 6 Francis of Assiss;" 11.45-12 noon Geography of S.E.Asia. Stds. 6 7: 'Sumatra the Slow. Thursday: 11.00-11.15 a.m. Story: Std. I: 'Perry Pint it Max, the Envious monkey; 11.20-11.35 a.m.— Prim. 11. Sound Game: 'Hawkers; 11.40-M noon Lit. Stds. 8 9: Historical background to Play of Julius Caesar. RADIO SEAC 8
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  • 371 7 LONDON STOCKS LONDON, Friday. THE eagerly awaited speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has done nothing to relieve the monotonous inactivity of the London Stock I Exchange other than a reI adjustment of orders regarding prices among domestic issues, says Reuter's financial correspondent. These movements, however, have only been
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  • 312 7 Produce Market By A Market Correspondent PEPPER was active m Singapore over the week-end. Lampong black jumped $5 m a day. Both Muntok and Sarawak white were favourably affected by the rise m Lampong black. Trade In Palembang coffee recovered from a short spell of
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  • 63 7 The Singapore Chamber ot Commerce Rubber Association's orlces at noon on Saturday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Ots. D«r lb. er ID. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 33J 34 No. 1 R.B.S fob m bales Oct. 34i 34| No. 2 R.S.S fob m bales Oct. 33J 33i No. 3
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  • 196 7 Rubber Price rS effects of price fluctuations in rubber formed the main theme in the annual reports of the Vallambrosa Rubber Company Ltd. and the Waterfall (Selangor) Rubber Estates Ltd. Good progress In the rehabilitation of Malayan rubber plantations is reported In the annual statement of the Vallambrosa
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  • 96 7 The Straits Trading Company announces the following Malayan tin shipments for September in tons: U.K U.S. A Conti-Ca- P»flc In- Eke- A'tral Total nent nada dia where -Asia Singapore 1,2*0 70 450 50 1,820 Penang 600 120 250 300 10 1,280
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 521 8 By Bigger Programme Of Meets Likely KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE president of the Selangor Turf Club, Mr. S. B. Palmer, who is a delegate to the Straits Racing Association, told me today that "by next season we hope to draw up a more
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  • 448 8 »THE Singapore Chinese Football Association heW the 1 Shanghai Chinese soccer tourists to a three-all draw at Jaten Besar Stadium yesterday. A crowd of 15,000 watched a mediocre display of football m which many chances were missed. This was the first game m Malaya In
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  • 78 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LtJMPUR, Sunday. The Selangor State Rugby team to meet Negrl Sembllan next Saturday at Seremban was selected yesterday as follows: Van der Meulen (RAP); Capt. J. Dawson (Army), H.O. Bennett (Selangor Club); Edwards (R.A.P.); D.Q. Freeman (Selangor Club); P. Harris (Army);
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  • 131 8 Arbar Wins Big Event At Ascot ASCOT, Sunday. PRANCE wo n Britain's big F semi-classic distance event, the King George VI Stakes, for the second successive year when Marcel Boussac's St. Leger runner-up Arbar, a son of Djebel, easily triumphed i yesterday. Kin* George VI Stakes— 2 M. ARBAR C.
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  • 91 8 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. The Johore Cricket Club defeated the Singapore Hornets at hockey by lour goals to two on the Trade School ground yesterday. Bartels opened the scoring for the home team and was followed by Stamley and Collins. Bailey and
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  • 69 8 IPOH A.C.S. SPORTS From Oar Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sunday. M. Ganesan and Chlew Chin Khoon tied for the championship at the annual athletic sports of the Anglo-Chinese School here yesterday. The school's half mile record set up by Bulwant Singh in 1936 was bettered by Too Joon Loke, who was
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  • Article, Illustration
    34 8 Hinton, the Fulham goalkeeper saves a header from Stobbart, (No. 9) the Newcastle United centre-forward, at Craven Cottage, I oiHon m their League match on Sept. 27. Fulham beat Newcastle 3—o3 0. A.P. picture.
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  • 168 8 From Ow Own Correspondent TAIPING, Sunday. TBOH Seng Khoon and Lee Pan Leong entered ttoe singles final of the Perak Badminton Champioi-ships yesterday. Seng Khoon, the holder of the t.tle, subdued Tan Jin Bong In two sets of 15-3, 15-8. Fan Leong took three set*
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  • 168 8 LONDON, Sunday^Jackie Paterson said yesterday that he would apply to the London High Court on Tuesday for an Injunction against the British Boxing Board of Control to prevent It from awarding the world flyweight title to the winner of a bout between Dado Marino and Rlnty Monaghan.
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  • 276 8 LONDON, Sunday. OF all th« races in th c British turf calendar, none lends itself better to an at•titHnpted coup than tine Cesarewitch long distance handicap run at Newmarket, which this year takes place on a Wednesday. The distance of two and a
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  • 315 8 Charlton A Gave Best Display LONDON, Sunday. FOOTBALL enthusiasm throughout Britain reached a new high level yesterday when over 1,122,000 fan 3 watched the 44 English League games. The Arsenal Villa clash far from being the classic expected developed into a scramble, with several infringements marking the play. In the
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    • 28 8 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: higrh water 10.25 a. m. (B.9ft) and 10.23 p.m. (9.B ft). Tomorrow: hifh water 1t. 54 a. m. (9.lft) and 11 06 p.m. (10.1 ft).
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