The Straits Times, 22 November 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 nVfcl.Vfc PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    DISADVANTAGE TO S'PORE
    930 1 SMELTERS Official On Tariff Pact From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. AN authoritative interpretation of the Geneva tariff agreement as it affects the Malayan tin ore export duty indicates that when the agreement is applied to the Colonies (probably some time in the first half of 1948),
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    SIAM'S RICE OUTPUT
    57 1 BANGKOK, Friday. Slam will be able to fulfil her rice obligations for the rest of the year, according to Vudh Suvarnark. the Assistant Director of the Government Rice Bureau, who today said that Siam. with available stocks and turnovers, can find the needed 80.000 tons to complete
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    40 1 Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Commander of the United States Naval Forces m the Western Pacific who arrived m Singapore yesterday on board his flagship, Estes. He paid a courtesy call on Singapore's Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson. Story m page 3.
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    Malays In Secret Session
    161 1 Malays In Secret Session QINGaPORE Malay associaO tions barred the Press and met behind closed doors at a restaurant m North Bridge Road last night to idiscuss what steps they should take over the Austraiian Government's expulsion order against 14 Malay seamen. The meeting elected the President of the Malay
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    UNO REJECTS INDIAN PLAN
    46 1 NEW YORK, Friday The General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation yesterday failed, by a two-thirds ma- jority to pass the Indian resolution calling for a round-table conference based on last year's decision on the treatment of Indians m South Africa. Reuter.
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    16 1 Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music rehearsing for the Royal weddin g. A.P. Picture.
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    Shots Fired At Police Party
    115 1 QEGAMAT Police looking fur the men involved m connection v with the $8,500 payroll robbery on Tangkah Estate on Nov. 7 ambushed and arrested three Chinese at 3 a.m. yes- terday. One of the Chinese is alleged to have tried to shoot one of the
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    Rubber Gains 3/8 Cent
    124 1 From Our Market Correspondent. RUBBER gained 3/8 or a cent on the local market yesterday and has now regained 2 1/8 cents m price since Tuesday. The rise was made on a market with a healthy undertone but which, nevertheles, was a trifle uncertain. Business commenced
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    "IKE'S" SUCCESSOR
    23 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. Today, President Truman nominated General Bradley to succeed General Dwight Elsenhower as Chief-of-Staff of the United States Army.— Reuter.
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    Britain's Palestine 'Bombshell'
    89 1 Britain's Palestine 'Bombshell' LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. BHITAIN threw a minor bombshell into the United Nations discussions on Palestine last night when she announced that she declined to hand over power m Palestine either to separate Arab or Jewish Governments or to a single Arab-Jewish Government. Sir Alexander Cadogan. the British
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    SOVIET MAKES OIL PROTEST
    72 1 MOSCOW, Friday, The Soviet Government, m a note published here today, described the refusal of the Persian Parliament to ratify an agreement for joint Soviet-Persian exploration of Persia's northern oilfields as "crude discrimination." The note said: "The decision of the Majlis invalidating the agreement while the
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    TRADE TALKS OPEN
    163 1 HAVANA, Friday. nr«HE United Nations Inter1 national Conference on Trade and Employment open* here today and among nearly 600 delegates of 40 nations already here there are many indications of trouble ahead. The U.S. d/legation, is expected to endorse the proposed charter of an international trade organisation,
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    Royal Couple Showered In Rose-Petals
    491 1 Royal Couple Showered In Rose-Petals LONDON, Friday. WHEN Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh! left Buckingham Palace yesterday to go on their honeymoon, they escaped m a shower A rose petals. Jhrowing digirty to the winds, the Royal party engaged m a running oatile of peials m full view
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    Day Off
    35 1 From Our Own Correspondent T ONDON, Friday. London's Li underworld took a day off to see the Royal wedding yesterday. From dawn till 2 p.m. not one crime was reported to Scotland Yard.
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      Inquiry Into Death Of Array Officer
      124 2 LONDON, Friday. rE British High Commissioners m India and Pakistan have been instructed to ask their respective governments whether they can trace and punish the murderers of Lt. Col. D. T. Dykes, of th c Sikh Regiment and Mrs. Dykes on October 17 at
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      Budget Inquiry
      95 2 LONDON. Friday.— The House of Commons last night decided to set up an all -party committee inquire into c budget leakage which led to the resignation last Thursday of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Hugh Dalton. The Government proposal to set up the committee was carried without
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      Russia's Citrus Crop
      105 2 MOSCOW, Friday. Roman Doganadzo, chief of the 'Citrus Administration of the UJS.S.R.'s Ministry of Agriculture announced that this year's crop of 0-ra.nges, lemons and tangerines would be bigger than ever before in the history of Russia. While he gave no totals he said prospects for next year
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      Smallpox Outbreak
      103 2 BAGDAD, Friday. House-to house vaccination began here yesterday to combat a smallpox outbreak in the cUy's northsrn dis nets. where seven cases were admitted to isolation hospitals. Director General of Health, Abdullah Barsum, said: "I hope to stamp out the epidemic in a mutter 01 a terr days.
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      659 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF VALt'ABLE FREEHOLD LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES To be held at The saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Erne Co.. Ltd.. No. 10 Chulia Street. Singapore. On Wednesday 26th November. 1947. at 2.30 D.m ESTATE OF NEO PEE TECK. DEC- KVSED. Lot 1 Freehold land situate In Neo Pee
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      577 2 NOTICES NOTICE Tenders are Invited for the following supplies for *he Medical Institutions m Perak for 1948: i) Supply of Rations, (ii) Washing of Hospital Clothing (including Nurses' Uniforms) Tendered rates of the successful tenderer will be subject to review at the end of June. 1948. Closing date: 28.11.1947 noon.
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      490 2 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby eiven that CHUA OH TAI of No. 18. Borneo Road. Singapore, tradinsr under the name of Chop Ghee Seng Is applying to the Board of Licensing Justices. SliKtapore. for a Second Class Public House Licence which he Droposes to hold In resoect of premises No. 74.
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      438 2 NOTICE REPAIRS TO TIMBER BRIDGE NO. 117/7 The Temerloh-Triang Road from 116 th mile to 120 th mile will be closed to traffic from the 25th to the 28!h November. 1947. to effect repains to the fcbove bridge. W. B. STILWELL. Por Ag. State Engineer. Pahang. Kuala Lipls. 18.11.47. P.W.D.
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      39 2 FOR MOTORISTS ONLY A guide book for motorists covering whole of the Malaya will be released next week. Please ensure that your codv is booked. Pric« $2.90 plus oostaee. Published by Straits Publishing Bureau S. Oe Souza St. Sineaoore.
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      15 2 •MAPROS" CHICKEN CURK OBTAIN ABLB: SINYAR COMPANY UMiIW 196. LAVENDEB STREET. SINGAPORE TELEPHONE No i*M
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    S'pore Welcomes U.S. Western Pacific Flagship
    512 3 S'pore Welcomes U.S. Western Pacific Flagship A 21-GUN salute heralded the arrival of U.S.S. Estes, flagship of Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Commander of the United States Naval Forces m the western Pacific, shortly before noon yesterday. The Estes was accompanied by the light cruiser Atlanta and the destroyers Rupertus and
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    Dato Named As Perak's Mentri
    173 3 Dato Named As Perak's Mentri From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Friday. PHE Sultan of Perak has 1 announced the appointment of th c 42-year-old territorial chief Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang (Tuan Haji Abdul Wahab) to the post of Mentri Besar of Perak. No announcement was made with regard to the
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    PRIESTS ABDUCTED
    40 3 NANKING. Friday.— Five Catholic Fathers, two Belgians and three Chinese m Haimen, m Chekiang Province, about 80 miles South of Shanghai, are reported to have been abducted by Communists when they infiltrated into the town early yesterday.— Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE DIATY
    138 3 TOOaV: Exhibition of Chinese Paintings, organised by Miss Lo Kit Ling, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hill Street, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Foundation stone laying ceremony, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation building at Orchard Road, by Mrs. Malcolm Mac Donald, 11.30 a.m. Chess Club, V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, 3
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    Leon Blum Premier Designate
    161 3 Leon Blum Premier Designate PARIS, Friday. MLEON BLUM, veteran French Socialist leader, was last night nominated Prime Minister designate by President Vincent Auriol following the resignation of M. Paul Ramadier. His chief tasks will be to ssacv c France from economic collapse and delay a final show-down between communists and
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      68 3 CHYE HENG PACKING ft TRANSPORTATION CO., Packers. Labour Contractors. Lorry Suppliers. Land Sea Transporters Moderate Charge Satisfactory Service 344. Victoria Street. SINGAPORE, telephone No. 2160. Manager. B. K. CHAK. FOR SALE 10.000 tons Cuban Crude Sugar. 96 crade polarization. In lute baets 325 pounds. 1947 crop, at J6.93 (American* ocr
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      216 3 TO-NIGHT ,#S AT 8 45 P M Introducing Two Famous ALL-IN WRESTLING fL rrivata Dlrert trom TDFAT MfftDin 1 P EHIIARDT STADU M UIICMI fffVilLU iHj SYDNEY. AUSTKAM NOTE:— Wrestling will carried on as usual m X: .^> our covered arena ~*sb^^^l M bad weather 'y TOD W* V HARDWICK
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    Philip A Royal Prince Of United Kingdom
    572 4 Philip A Royal Prince Of United Kingdom LONDON, Friday. THE full, official titles of Princess Elizabeth and the newly created Duke of Edinburgh were announced last night. They are H.R.H. the Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh," and "H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh/ His Royal Highness will sign himself "Philip,"
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    Wedding Day In The Union
    259 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Friday. pENANG'S celebrations to I mark the Royal wedding wers held against a background of buildings bedecked with flags and bunting. Parties, dances and cinema treats were among the events. On Wednesday, the eve of the wedding day, a cocktail
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    POLICE MURDER CHARGE
    77 4 Two Chii.ese, Soh Khin and Choy rak who were alleged to huve been responsible for the shooting of a Chinese detective, Chong Ngit Cheng, last Friday, were produced m the Seventh Police Court yesterday on a charge of murder. With them waa Teh Ah Koon who was
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    BOY SCOUTS' DANCE
    74 4 rhe Seven idi Group Boy Scouts (Rangoon Road School), Singapore are holding a dance this evening at the S.V.C. Hall between 8 p.m. antf 1 a.m. The dance was organised to raise funds for the group. Highlight of the evening will be exhibition dances by Mr. G.
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    330 4 r-MORROW'Sr -MORROW'S services m Singapore churches are as follows:— Church of England: St. Andrew* Cathedral 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m.. 11.15 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.; St. George's Garrison Church (Tanglln) 1.15 am. 9 a.m.. 9.45 a.m., 6.30 p.m.; Christ Church (Dorset Road) 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 5
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      131 4 l& favorite Brunette To-Day -C A P l£q L WHY MUST YOU BE A WALLFLOWER? s^yL^ LEARN HOW XftW^^ DANCE IN "3 Jl wkr HOURS" TRAINING //WB^MODERN DANCING ACADEMY 5, Ann Siang Hill Road. Time: 19 a.m. to 9 p.m. (This road is next to 281. South Bridge Road) THE
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    The Canossa Convent In Geylang
    1081 5 The Canossa Convent In Geylang From A Special Correspondent. A FORTNIGHT ago, a piece ot business took me to the backwoods of Singapore. A thoughtful municipality had dra-ned the land and laid it out neatly, hoping to build a Garden City. But the ineffable Jap had come and put the
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    Miss Precious Minutes Says:
    126 5 PLACE folded newspapers under fibre rugs and mats. The dirt that sifts through can be picked up with the newspaper. rINT spots on tiles or porcelain may often be taken off with nail-polish remover. OLD gramophone needles may be used for hanging small pictures and tacking
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    RUSSIA IGNORES NEW FASHIONS
    441 5 NEW YORK, (by Airmail). THE "New Look" is not worrying the fashionable women of Russia. The searching question that has divided western woman-hood to lower or not to lower the hemline is no issue in Moscow according to a correspondent who has just returned from Moscow.
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    A Child's Dream Comes True
    267 5 I ONDON, (By Airmail). L In Stockholm, Sweden's capital, children's dreams came true. They have their own Toy Town situated m a large field Just outside the city. To play with inside they have a real airplane, a mail van. two trams, and several motorcars.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    137 6 Mn=. CM. Cardoza and family wish to express their sincere thanks to ill kind relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the late Mr Chrinopher Martin Cardoza as well as thcs; who sent wreaths, telegrams and lei tan of condolence. Mrs. Pane Wah Heng and family sincerely thank
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Nov. 22, 1947. BACK PAY FOR JAPANESE
    834 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Nov. 22, 1947. BACK PAY FOR JAPANESE If there is one thing that is likely to bring on apoplexy in the Singapore taxpayer, it is the discovery that he is expected to pay for the Japanese who were rounded up in this city on the
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    So Now We Know Who Started It!
    466 6 Untoward circumstances prevented most readers of the Straits Times from reading the London Daily Telegraph during 1942, even if they had been accustomed to read that dignified and conservative journal, so they will not have heard of a most remarkable article on conditions
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    WHEN RUBBER WAS NEW IN KOTA TINGGI
    1881 6 WHEN RUBBER WAS NEW IN KOTA TINGGI A Malayan Countryman's Diary 'THE first area of rubber to be planted in the Kota Tinggi district was on Nelson Estate. -A field of Liberian coffee was interplanted with rubber stumps. This was first tapped in 1903. Until 1910 Nelson Estate was the
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    Murdered Britons: Jap To Die
    146 7 Murdered Britons: Jap To Die FOR murdering five British prisoners of war on a tiny island off Simeu'oe, m Sumatra, a Japanese Colonel, Masaki Nobuyo.shi, was sentenced to death by a War Crimes Court at Changi Gaol, Singapore, on Wednesday. Another Japanese officer. Major Hi»ida Akisuke, was sentenced to 10
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    UNION GOVT. ANNOUNCES STAFF CUTS
    575 7 Departments To Be Amalgamated From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. DETRENCHMENT of staff m certain Government departments, the amalgamation of the Food Control and Price Control departments, and the Department of Industry and Commerce with the Economic branch of the Secretarial, increased electrical hiring
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    INDIANS GIVE TO FUND
    135 7 Chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Mr. R. Jama- J bhoy, called on Mr. L. Rayman, Chairman of the Princess Wedding Central Celebra ion Committee yesterday morning, and handed in $4,978.00 contributed to the Fund by Indian merchants here. They include $1111.00 from Messrs. K.M.
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    FEIGNED SLEEP WHEN CAUGHT
    78 7 Caught by girls of St. Anthony's Convent, Singapore, while entering their dormitories in the small hours of Nov. 15. Surhato bin Surano. an Indonesian, quickly lumped into a bed and pretended to sleep. Found guilty of housebreaking with intention to steal. Surhato was sentenced in the
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    M.D.U. AND THE HARTAL
    130 7 The democratic movement in Malaya "means real business" and is prepared to make "every sacrifice" to achieve its aims. This was reaffirmed by the Malayan Democratic Union in a statement yesterday, commenting in the hartal statement made in the House of Commons on Wednesday by the
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    T.B. PATIENT'S BUS FALL
    70 7 The Coroner, Mr. K. K. Oon, yesterday recorded a finding of death from natural causes on a Chinese, Tan Boon Sua, who sustained injuries while trying to alight from a moving Singapore Traction Company Omnibus. The accident occurred at the Junction of Serangoon Road and St.
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    42 7 Tan Bong Sai, 18, and Chan Koon Tim, 16, were each sentenced u> four weeks' rigorous imprisonment yesterday by the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, for snatching a box of military lorry tools from a lorry m Alexandria Road.
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    Foundation Stone Ceremony Today
    483 7 TODAY, Mrs. Malcolm Mac Donald, the wife of the G^crnor-General. will lay tac foundation stone of the first commercial building to be erected in Singapore since the liberation, the ten-storey new branch building of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Orchard Road. The building will
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    UNCERTAIN WEEK IN RUBBER
    210 7 yHE week for rubber has been one of uncertainty and wide fluctuations. The effect of the disappointment at the United States Trade Agreement, expressed particularly m London, was shortlived. On the setback, heavy buying took place m all markets, record post-war dealings being recorded m New
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      Body Of K.L. Man Found In Sea
      114 7 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. •THE body of the former manager of the Lucky World Amuse- ment Park, Kuala Lumpur, Mr. V. Chaikovsky, was found m the sea off Port Swettenham this morning. Mr. Chaikovsky is believed to have left his
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      Arya Samaj
      91 7 AT the annual general meeting of the Arya Samaj, on November. 9. the following members were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year: Srimans; T. Karamkar, president: Kumar Singh, vice-presi-dent; Kashi Singh and R. Krishna S. Naidu joint honorary general secretaries; Ram Sunder Rai, hon. treasurer; Hanuman Rai, auditor;
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      Poppy Day Fund
      34 7 SEREMBAN, Friday. PDPPY Day Fund collections m Negri Sembilan raised $7,459.77. This sum includes donations and subscrip ions amounting to $2,075.49 while the International Poppy Dance helped to raise 51, 075.
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      i Stamp Club
      80 7 AT the annual general meeting of the Singapore Stamp Club on November 4 the following were elected office bearers: President, Chew Keow Bock; Hon. Secretary, Leong Hong Hee; Committee, Mrs. A. Purrier; Dr. I Tan Bin Chiang; E. G. Staunton; J. B. Neubronner; Wm. Lloyd of Johore
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      Bishop s Visit
      49 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. THE Bishop of Malacca, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Olcomendy will visit Jcnore Bahru on Sunday for the Confirmation Service to be held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 7.30 am. Later trie parishioners are hold* ing a reception m his honour.
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      Breach Alleged
      46 7 LEO TEO HENG was charged m the Singapore Second Police Court, yesterday, with criminal breach of trust of $1,000. The money was stated to have been entrusted to him on Aug. 26 at Kirn Chuan Road. The case will be mentioned on Nov. 18.
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      S.A.T.A. Meeting
      74 7 THE Singapore Anti-Tuberculo* sis Association will hold its Statutory General Meeting at the Adelphi Hotel Roof Garden on Tuesday next, November 25, at 5.30 p.m. The meeting will be open to .the public, and the association invites all who have suggestions to make as to the campaign against
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      Sikhs Celebration
      43 7 rHE Singapore Sikh Community celebrated the Royal Wedling at the Central Sikh Temple vhere a prayer meeting was leld. Children of the Khalsa Engish School, Niven Road, Su.ga3ore, were given sweets fruits and •efreshments and prizes were disjibuted to successful students.
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      137 7 B^*BMBHB»BHIIWSMRSai THIS photographic study of a priest in a Malayan Chinese temple is one of the pictures in the volume STRAITS TIMES PICTURES 1947. a collection of the work of Straits Times photographers in their journeys in many parts of Malaya. Have you sent in the list of names of
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    GRENADE MASSACRE PLOT
    383 8 OF OFFICERS Details Of Nov. 30 Plan Revealed BANGKOK, Friday. A GENERAL massacre of all Army officers in Bangkok and other towns where important Army unite were stationed was planned by the group of revolutionaries plotting to overthrow monarchy and establish a republic. Col. Luang Kach Songkhram,
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    CHINA POPULATION
    49 8 NANKING, Friday.— The Ministry of the Interior announced yesterday that the population of China was 461.600,285 including 219.520,730 women. The figure was compiled on the basis of the neighbourhood association system and reports showed that Kiangsu Province had the highest number of people more than 36,000,000.— U.P.
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    Woman To Show Art Works In Singapore
    197 8 A YOUNG Chinese woman, Miss Lo Kit-ling, who held her first art exhibition at th e age of 16, will display 120 of 1 her paintings at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce today. I The exhibition, to be opened at 10 a.m.
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    Accused Of Having 17 Sten Guns
    145 8 THE trial of a young Indian, Karim Mullah on a charge of carrying a Sten gun and being m unlawful possession of 17 Sten guns, opened at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Jobling. The prosecution alleged that a. 2 a.m. on
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    WARRANT FOR ALLEGED ASSASSIN
    125 8 WARRANT FOR ALLEGED ASSASSIN BANGKOK, Friday.— A warrant had been issued for the arrest of a former naval officer on charges of murdering King Ananda Mahidol. on June 19, 1946, a high Government source said today. This source said witnesses under arrest will testify that former Lieut. Vajarachai Chaiyasitiswet entered
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    GAOLED FOR THEFT
    45 8 Alexander Machin, a 19-year-old Briton employed by the R.A.F., was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment at the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. Machin was found guilty of having committed theft of six motor lorry tyres on Oct. 21 at R.A.F., Seletar.
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    FALSE CHEQUE CHARGE
    67 8 charge of attempting to cheat a Singapore Chinese bank of $4,000 by means of a false cheque was preferred against a 22-year old Eurasian, Frederick Phillips, m the Second Police Court yesterday. Phillips said ire found the cheque at Katong, and took it to the bank to
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    BOMB-MAKING SUSPECTS
    72 8 PRAGUE, Friday.— Three people were arrested today after an inquiry by the local parliamentary deputy at a village m Meravia. They are suspected of being involved m preparing bombs to murder Petr Zenkt, Socialist Deputy Premier, M. Jan Masaryk. non-Party Foreign Minister, and Dr. Prokop Drtina, Socialist Minister
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    Emergency Meeting Of UMNO
    281 8 Emergency Meeting Of UMNO From Abdul Aziz bin Isha\ AN emergency meeting of the United Malays National Organisation will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 30 when several urg*"** matters will be discussecA. It Is understood that one of Om matters for discussion at Uw meeting will be the
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    CEASE FIRE 'VIOLATION' BY DUTCH
    242 8 BATAVIA, Friday. A FEW hours after the Security Council's good offices committee on Indonesia had announced last night that "substantial progress" had been made with the cease fire, the Republican Vice-Premier, Dr. Sctiadjit, accused the Dutch of having "flagrantly violated" th c Security Council's order
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    Back-Pay Question May Go To Court
    234 8 Back-Pay Question May Go To Court From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. nEPRESENTATIVES of the H Junior Civil Servants Association's branches m the Malayan Union and Singapore wiH meet m Kuala Lumpur next month to vote on whether or not action should be taken to sue Government for back-pay.
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      316 9 'My Husband Went Without A Word' MALAY MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE I read m the Straits Times about the Malay Women's Welfare Association organised by Che Zahara binte Noor Mohamed for the welfare of our community, and about other organisations for the same purpose. I heartily welcome these moves. I iisk
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      Jobs In The Railways
      218 9 ADVERTING to th c letter which appeared m the Straits Times on Nov. 4 undei the htad ng "Retrenchees," it is surprising that no action has been taken So far by the authorities concerned despite jour correspondent's earnest request. The fact that there are vacancies existing
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      PLEA FOR HOLDING LONDON MATRIC EXAMINATION
      173 9 PLEA FOR HOLDING LONDON MATRIC EXAMINATION THE co-operation of the 1 Education Department m assisting local students to appear for examinations of institutions and Universities m London is certainly laudable. But one is disappointed with their discontinuance of the London Matriculation Examination conducted m mid-year. I believe its introduction was
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      THE LITTLE MEN HAVE GONE
      344 9 pHERE is something miss1 mg like the ticking of a clock that is unnoticed until it stops. It has been with me for six years, and now, it has gone. The little men have gone and I didn't see them go! It was only yesterday
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      Echoes Of Crisis In Malaya
      364 9 Echoes Of Crisis In Malaya A REPORT m th c Straits Times of Nov. 13 gives some figures relating to the casualties m Penang during the attack by the Japanese. The writer of this letter had many talks with th c late Mr. R. Ackrill of the Police Departmejit m
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      ANIMAL SLAUGHTER AND HINDUISM
      151 9 THE Straits Times recently published a picture of two Gurkhas holding the sacrificial knives which they had used for beheading young buffaloes m connection with their religious ceremony. May I point out that this ceremony which was observed by the Gurkhas should not be called a
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      From Tribunal To Tribunal
      509 9 rE results of tne findings of the Joint Tribunal to consider claims for full back pay under paragraph 9 of Circular 24 have been given J and thus an outrage has been perpetrated upon what was once the most loyal group of local citizens, namely, the
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      KLU ANG WAITING
      79 9 rE Straits Times recently reported that a small advance against th c Worley, Report recommendations had been approved by the Government for Volunteers, the L.D.C. and the J.V.F. personnel It was stated that the local Records Office would make every endeavour to pay this amount as soon
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    According to Culbertson
    366 9 "Dear Mr. Culbertson: My friends and I would appreciate your opinion on the proper bidding of the following hand East, dealer. Both sides vuln.Tab'p. NORTH J8 VQ652 KQIOS2 75 WEST EAST K7G2 «Q 104 V 873 VK9 A fl 8 4 ♦JTG 106 4AK.J32 SOUTH ♦A9 5
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      310 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD c 26. Her other Mine wa« Old- CROSSWORD W« IQQ 1 Discoverer of America (8) ««W <3>. 5 Covered with cloth U). jSfl P r £j r yea("y ca d thi a n bI \7\ 7 I s I ""FT ij 5 I I 7I 7 I
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    LONDON STOCKS
    449 10 LONDON, Thursday. KAFFIRS have provided the feature of today's markets with a sharp rise m Middle Wits shares from 29 shillings to 31s. 6d. following fresh rumours of pood developments, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Apart from this activity, ths markets generally spent a quiet day with early firmness
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    Singapore Share Prices
    872 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. (XN the eve of the laying of the foundation stone of the Hongkong and Shanghai \J Banking Corporation's new branch building m Orchard Road, Singapore, the bank's shares were marked up on the local market yesterday after increased demand. Henry Waugh's,
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    NEW COCONUT OIL EXPORT RULES
    312 10 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent THE new reeulations regarding the export of coconut oil from Malaya, effective from Nov. 21, have been well received by the market. The regulations stipulate that export of coconut oil and copra to any country outside Malaya may be
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    RUBBER
    64 10 The SiLicapore Chamber ot I Commerce Rubber Association's i price* at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. CU. Der lb. per lb. No. 1 R.S.S. Sdo« loose nominal 42 "s 43% No. 1 R.S.S. .Ob In bales Dec. 43% 43% No. 2 R.S.S. fob In bales Dec. 42 Vfc
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    Fault-Finding Deprecated
    416 11 MALAYAN SPORTS TOPICS By The Sports Editor THERE are indications that fault-finding is once again 1 creeping into Malayan sport. I have received several letters from readers complaining against something or other, including an incident which occurred on the soccer field. This incident, if the account of it
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    AUSTRALIA PICK OLYMPIC TEAMS
    106 11 ADELAIDE, Friday. BOXERS and wrestlers to represent Australia at the Olympic Games In England next year have been chosen In Adelaide by the Australian Boxing and Wrestling Union. Those selected as boxers are: Gower of Tasmania, flyweight; L. Burke. Queensland, featherweight; C. Hyam also of Queensland,
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    OLD BOYS BEATEN
    40 11 PARIT BUNTAR. Friday. Although dominating exchanges througnout, the Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys went dewn to Kok Chiang's XI by the only goal scored m a hockey match played here on Wednesaay. Kok Chiang scored the winning goal.
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    COMEBACK VICTORS
    25 11 SAN FRANCISCO, (U.S.A.)—Friday. Veteran frea Apo6toll, former middle-weight champion, won the biggest come-back, test with a split ten-round verdict New Tork City.— U.P.
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    CAUSES OF RACE UPSETS
    590 11  - CAUSES OF RACE UPSETS "Trespasser" By TTHAT much maligned frater1 nity, the racing tipsters, wer c a much downcast lot after their debacle on the opening day of the Bukit T^nan re-opcnui? meeting. theU- de<! ns iom race arc track for i -nt wr< if and ev^i liter th n
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    HOCKEY LEAGUE
    70 11 From Our Own Correspondent. RAUB, Friday. THE Raub Chinese Recreation Club managed to hold a strong Rest XI to a one-all draw in their second hockey league fixture. The Rest scored first, Uurmukh Singh dribbling through midway In the first half to flick the ball into the goal.
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      397 11 RADIO MALAYA (SPORE) Proceedings in the Home of Com- n vrvimj mons 12i00 Muslc RADIO AUSTRALIA 1 p.m. Music; 1.45 Glenn Miller Orch.; 1.55 to 6.10 Racing Mualc; RADIO SEAC atmt 8.20 Sport; 8.30 Radio Roundabout Two Station*— 9 3o a.m. Hits from relayed from the Little Theatre; 9.45 8
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    HOBBS STABLE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
    1065 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By] Grand Prix II Best In Celebration Cup THE Hobbs stable may be worth following at the third day's races of the Singapore Turf Club's Re-opening Meeting at Bukit Timah this afternoon. Four of its candidates Renoir, Electroplate, Spear Mirth and Silver Jupiter,
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    PROBABLE JOCKEYS
    215 12 OROBABLE jockeys for today's races at Bukit Timah are as follows Race 1: Bohrah (Turner), Gay Aggie (Roberto), Prattle On (Robinson), Paramount (Tankard) Silver Jupiter (EUery), Briany (Woods), Flying Fortress Mawi Race 2: Electroplate (Ellery), Minstrel Boy (Flannery), Airmail (Gentles), Desert Queen (llagby), Blackpool (J. Donnelly), Duke San
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    Harvey Brothers In Batting Form
    144 12 SYDNEY, Friday. THE three Harvey brothers had 1 a big share m Victoria's first fc-.nings total of 331 against New South Wales on the opening day of their Sheffield Shield match here today. At the close New Soutrr Wales had lost one wicket for five
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    STATETRUST S.C.
    57 12 The SUitctruit Sports Club will play a friendly badminton game tomorrow at 3.30 p.m. against the Chartered Bank S.C. at the Statetrtttt court m Grange Road. The following will represent Statetrust S.C: Chia Chong Fook, Richard Lee, Koh Chiap Mong, Wee Kirn Chuan, Be Eng Leong, Tan Teck
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    USEFUL B.P.
    20 12 The Useful B.P. will play a friendly match with the Hercules B.P. tomorrow :.t 45, Lorong 27A, Geylang.
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    Special Hints
    38 12 special report by the Straits Times rating correspondent, "Epsom Jeep," giving last, minute hints, on today's races will appear m today's Singapore Free Press. He will indicate the most favoured horses at the course this morning.
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    Inter-College Table Tennis
    132 12 rE first Singapore intercollege table-tennis match will be played at Harrower Hall, Medical College, today at 2 p.m. The match consists of six sLnides and three doubles. Mr. Yang Kon Vui, L.D.S., has given a challenge trophy which is to be retained only after three successive wins.
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    Straits Times Selections
    145 12 "Epsom Jeep" "Trespasser" "Pointer" Race 1: 1. SILVER JUPITER 2. Gay Aggie 3. Bohrah FLYING FORTRESS Prattle On Silver Jupiter BOHRAH Prattle On Silver Jupiter Race 2: 1. ELECTROPLATE 2. Minstrel Boy 3. Duke San AIRMAIL Minstrel Boy Electroplate MINSTREL BO Electroplate Everest Race 3: 1. DOUBLE
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    BIG SWEEP TOPS $400,000 MARK
    75 12 mHE total pool for the SingaL pore Turf Club's Big Sweeo today has touched the $400,000 mark a new all-time record. The Singapore Turf Club announces that tickets Nos. A *****1-*****0 and A *****1 to A *****0 (first day) and B *****1 to 8 *****0
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    RUGBY AT TENGAH
    41 12 The Singapore District XV against R.A.F. Tengah m their rugby fixture at Tengah today at 9 p.m. will be: Legge; Bell, Clements, Miller, Ralley; Taylor, Doyle; Haywood, Duncan, Browne, Andrews, Knight, Qulckenden. Smith, Gooch. Reserves: Knowles and Jeremy.
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    SOCCER FIXTURES
    65 12 The Blue Rovers 2nd XI will meet the R.A.P. HQ Coy, second team at soccer tomorrow at 4.15 p.m. At 5.15 the first team will play the R.A.P. 7 M.T.B.R.D. Coy. Ist XI. Both matches will be played on the O.T.M.A. ground. I The Chans! Rangers "B" team
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    Today's Acceptances
    905 12 BELOW are the acceptances for today, the third and final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Re opening Meeting. The Double Tote is on races five and seven, and the Big Sweep on race seven. Race One 2.00 Horses Class 2, Div. 2—92 9 Furs. Value $2,000 02
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    4-1 VICTORY FOR S.H.B. POLICE
    63 12 THE Singapore Harbour Board Police l?eat the Johore Cricket Club 4—l4 1 at hockey on the Thomson Road ground yesterday. Morrissey (two), Devlin and Lloyd scored for the S.H.B. Police. Stanley was responsible for the Johore Cricket Club's goal. The other hockey fixtures arranged for
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    LAWTON SUED
    55 12 LONDON. Friday. A writ for alisged libel by Tommy Lawton, England and Notts County centre-forward, has been served on his solicitors on behalf of Charlie Gee, former England International centrehalf. The alleged libel is contained m Law-ton's book "Football Is My Business." Gee is also seeking an injunction
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    Tennis Exhibition
    50 12 with vie sanction of tne singa- pori Lawn Tennis Association, the V's Men's Club of Singapore axe sponsoring a tennis exhibition by prominent local players to be held at the Happy World stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. m aid of the V.M.C.A. Teninis Pavilion Fund.
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    GAME CALLED OFF
    42 12 npHE H.M.S. Malaya rugger L match between the Combined Services, Singapore, and Negri Sembilan which was to be played today at the Jalan Besar stadium, has been called off as the Negrl side are unable to make the trip.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    25 12 TODAY: High water, 6.02 a.m. (7.1 ft.), 4.58 p.m. (7.1 ft.). TOMORROW: High water, 7.05 1 a.m. (7.4 ft.), 6.35 p.m. (7.1 ft.).
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    Sports Diary
    173 12 KUGBY: Johore vs. Singapore Civilians. Ren?am. 5.15 p.m.; Police ts. GHQ FARELF. Thomson Road, 5.15 p.m., S.C.C. vs. Combined Colleges, padang, 5.15 pjn. Singapore District XV vs. R.A.F. Tengah, at Tengah. 5 p.m. HOCKEY: Y.M.CJV. 2nd. XI vs. GHQ FARELF, Tanglin. 5.15 p.m.; Hongkong Bank S.C. vs. R.A.F.
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    SINGAPORE XV VS. JOHORE
    33 12 THE Singapore Civilians, rugby team to meet Johore at Rengam today will be: O'Brien; Roper, Droogleever (captain), Saunders, Homer; Frame, Taylor; Maxey, Kerr, Wilson, Hunter, Aurely, Healy, Morris, Newton.
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    "COMEBACK" WIN
    41 12 STOCKHOLM, Friday.— Gottfried Von Ciamm, Germany's prewar tennis ace, took a long stride along his comeback trail by defeating Sweden's number one Davis Cup star, Lemiart BergeUn, 6—l, 7—5, o—6, 6—3 In a "help to Europe" benefit match. U.P.
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    Mankad Once More Steals The Show
    256 12 By ARTHUR MAILEY Exclusive to the Straits Times BRISBANE, Friday. WA. BROWN won the toss for Queensland and decided to bat first m the match against the Indian tourists to day. At the dose of play Queensland had scored 289 for the loss of
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    Scoreboard
    215 12 QUEENSLAND Ist INNS. Rogers c Nayudu b Sohoni Brown Ibw b Mankad 42 Morris b Sarwate lIS Carrijran b Mankad 13 McCool b Mankad 45 Archer b Sarwate 3 Tallon b Mankad 5 i Raynor not out 57 I You tig not out 3 Extras 6 Total (lor 7
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