The Straits Times, 26 November 1947

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    18 1 The straits times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 FlfillT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    20 Hurt In Collision Of Express
    105 1 20 Hurt In Collision Of Express BRADFORD, Tuesday. pWENTY passengers were 1 injured when a Bradford to Morecombe residential express collided with a Bradford to likley train at Baildon, six miles from here, last night. The accident occurred just beyond the 200-feet-high Charlestown viaduct. Normally the express takes a different
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    FAREWELL PARADE
    48 1 ROME, Tuesday.— The evacuation of British troops from Italy will bo completed by Dec. 8, a communique issued by General Headquarters Central Mediterranean Force declared today. It is planned to hold a joint British Army-Italian Army parade m St. Mark's Square, Venice, on Dec. 6. Reuter.
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    INCOME TAX DEADLOCK IN COUNCIL
    1379 1 Gent Decides To Wait For Singapore From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. FE Income Tax Bill of the Malayan Union stands today after a dramatic morning at the stage where it is up to the Governor, Sir Edward Gent, to decide finally whether or
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    Pakistan Accused Of Kashmir Ra ids
    236 1 Pakistan Accused Of Kas hmir Ra ids NEW DELHI, Tuesday. nANDIT Nehru, Prime Minister of India, today accused 1 Pakistan of organising raids into Kashmir with the deliberate object of seizing the State and declaring its accession to Pakistan. In the course of his statement, Mr. Nehru deplared: 'It is
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    Plea For Honeymoon Privacy
    177 1 LONDON, Tuesday. T^HE News Chronicle, an- 1 nounced today that it has decided to withdraw its staff reporter and staff photographer from Romsey, Hampshire, where Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh are spending their honeymoon because the "after wedding privacy of the Royal honeymoon should
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    "U.S. OF CHINA"
    71 1 HONGKONG, Tuesday.— A famous American publisher said yesterday that China could find peace and prosperity by creating a United States of China patterned after that used by the 48 American states. Col. Robert McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, one of the United States' largest
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    Siam Envoy Breaks With New Leaders
    87 1 THE Siamese Ambassador to Nanking, Sanguan Tularait, today said his Embassy did not recognise the new Siamese Government "because its power was obtained by unconstitutional means." He declared that the old government, "though depressed, still exists and is already preparing to recover control of
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    CHIANG'S ELECTION VICTORY?
    92 1 NANKING, Tuesday. •THERE are growing indi1 cations of a sweeping Kuomintang victory m the China elections, the Government party having polled so far more than three-fourths of the total votes counted. Mah Sing Yeh, general manager of the Central Daily News (Nanking) and Feng Yu Chen, manager
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    CHARGE REJECTED
    51 1 TEHERAN, Tuesday. An "emphatic rejection" of the Soviet charge m a note of Nov. 20 that Persia is "following a hostile policy towards the Soviet Union" was contained m a note sent by the Persian Premier, Ghavam es Sultaneh, to the Soviet Ambassador, Mr. Sadchikov m Teheran today.
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    WAGES BID IN FRENCH CRISIS
    264 1 PARIS, Tuesday. DREMIER Robert Schuman's I crisis Cabinet, at its inaugural meeting last night, proposed a general increase m wages as a last-ditch bid to check the nation-wide strike wave m which about 1.250,000 workers were idle. The Cabinet met at the end of a
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    GOV-GEN'S TITLE TO GO
    196 1 MR. Malcolm Mac Donald will give up the title of Gover-nor-General next year when that office and the post of Special Commissioner are amalgamated. This wa» revealed In an official reply to a question asked m the Malayan Union Advisory Council by Mr. A. W. Wallich.
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    Rubber Rises Of A Cent
    120 1 Rubber Rises Of A Cent From Our Market Correspondent. RUBBER regained yesterday the of a cent which it has been alternately losing and gaining during the past few days. No. 1 sheet f.0.b., buyers, closed last night at 42| cents per lb. The market opened yesterday morning with a much
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      112 1 ELEGANT JEWELLERY P.H. HENDRY lEWELLEB with an established klalajra-wide Reputation 78. North Bridge Road. SINGAPORB. On Sale Today This picture of a smiling Malay girl at work in a Kedah rice-field is one of the delightful studies in STRAITS TIMES PICTURES 1947. Have you sent in the list of names
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      Husbands Want A Talk With Molotov
      246 2 LONDON, Tuesday. EVERY one of the 640 members of the House of Commons and the 150 active members of the House of Lords is being asked to sign a petition which will be sent this week to M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, now
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      Accent Asset
      95 2 SYDNEY, Tuesday. Lieut. General E. K. Smart (Australian Consul-General m San Francisco) told a Melbourne audience that the Australian accent is an asset m the United States. "I am sick of Australians who run down our accent." said General Smart. "Americans instantly recognise an Australian by his speech,
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      Safety Lamp Deaths
      104 2 DEWSBURY, YORKSHIRE, Tuesday. Returning a verdict of "death by misadventure" at the resumed inquest yesterday a. 12 men who were killed m a collier, explosion, at Thomhill, Yorkshire, on Sept. 9, the jury accepted a view that the explosion had been brought about by a spark emitted
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      Steward For Trial
      124 2 SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday. Deck steward James Camb was committed lor trial at the Assizes court yesterday on charges of murdering beautiful actress Gay Gibson on the high seas on October 18 and pushing her body through a porthole into the shark-infested waters Camb. referring to notes m his
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      1552 2 NOTICES NOTICE RE "THE COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY OF MALAYA" This is to notify the public that W. B. L. GEORGE is no longer m our employ and has no authority to transact any business or to collect any money on our behalf. Publishers: Cheah Kirn Bee St Co., 11-A. Cecil St..
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      783 2 NOTICES CHUNG HWA ATHLETIC UNION Members of the Chung Hwa Athletic Union are informed that the Union has moved into its new Club house at No. 129. Joo Chiat Road on November Ist. AUCTION SALE OF 23 pieces (approximately 1,996 yards) of rayon piece-goods (damaged), 820 dozens of "Tonia" Super
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      239 2 NOTICE CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBER Please note the telephone number of the undermentioned Companies, both of Gresham House Battery Road. Singapore is now 5906. QUEENSLAND INSURANCE CO.. LTD. Bankers A Traders Insurance Co., Ltd. NOTICE Tenders are Invited for the following supplies for the Medical Institutions m Perak for 1948:
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      124 2 CITY" It Has EVERY WILD INVENTION The Mind of Mortal Hollywood Could Think Up! BRAND NEW! It's the Kind of Picture the whole audience Can UNDERSTAND ENJOY! YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE! DEEPLY MOVING! TERRIFYINGLY CONVINCING! HELD OVER for 6th RECORD-BREAKING WEEK -Globe Theatre m New York City! Simultaneously
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    NOILS. CONCESSION ON RUBBER
    361 3 Effect Of Geneva Trade Agreement The Times City Editor LONDON, Tuesday. TVER since the announcement of the terms of the Geneva trade agreement, there has been a keen sense of disappointment at the negative character of the agreement with the United States concerning the uses of
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    SPECULATIONS I ON TIN PRICE I
    112 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. Ideas on the extent to which tin prices are likely to be raised seem to vary quite considerably, says the Metal Bulletin. The Bulletin adds: "We have heard suggestion^ of anything from £25, bringing the price to just
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    singapore Diary
    191 3 TODAY Rotary, business meeting, Adelphl, 1 p.m. Official opening. Netaji Memorial Library, by Sri N. Raghavan, Ir.diai Consul-General m Batavia. 3. Race Course Lane, 5.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A.: Katong Groups' westing, St. Hilda's School. 4 p.m.. Malay class. 11, Leonie Hill Road, 5.30 p.m. V.M.C.A. Orchard Road, chess club,
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    JUDGE CLOSES RESTAURANT
    55 3 JUDGE CLOSES RESTAURANT ££2ay JUdße> Mr A M The judge ordered the closing for a week of the E and o S2S ura ?n' at Tanjon e hW" lowing the conviotion of a 7^rl r 'H U £< Mone Han wh ha d X eed r for a meal instead
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    "Council Not Qualified'
    115 3 "Council Not Qualified' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. f\S the adjournment of the \J Malayan Union Council today, Mr. M. P. RajagoDal urged the Governor to vs c his special powers to legislate the Income Tax Bill as soon as the advice of the Singapore Advisory Council was
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    STATUS OF MALAYAN GOVERNORS
    272 3 STATUS OF MALAYAN GOVERNORS LONDON, Tuesday. Ralph Glyn, Conservative, J asked the Colonial Secretary m the House of Commons yesterday what were the status and definition of the duties of the GovernorGeneral of the Malayan Union and the Colony of Singapore, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of
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    MDU Demands Income Tax
    189 3 THE present debate m the Malayan Union Advisory Council on income tax has revealed the thoroughly unrepresentative character of the unofficial members, says a statement issued by the M.D.U. yesterday. While the common people are all m favour of the immediate introduction of income tax m
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    The Straits Times Singapore. Wed.. Nov. 26, 1947. 'SOCIAL JUSTICE" BUDGET
    1077 4 The Straits Times Singapore. Wed.. Nov. 26, 1947. 'SOCIAL JUSTICE" BUDGET The spokesmen of commercial, planting and mining interests m the Malayan Union, Chinese as well as European, took a united stand against the Income Tax Bill m the Union Advisory Council on Monday, and yesterday they went further and
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    'AID EUROPE OR EXPECT WAR'
    212 4 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. Senator Arthur Vandenberg, leading American Republican foreign affairs authority, yesterday warned Congress that rejection of the $597,000,000 stop-gap aid programme lor France, Italy and Austria might result m a war "which otherwise need never occur." Russian "wrecking crews." he said, had been turned
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    THE MALAY AND HIS HERITAGE
    1520 4  - THE MALAY AND HIS HERITAGE H.D. COLLINGS For the Malayan Bookshelf Reviewed by Ethnologist of Raffles Museum, Singapore THE MALAYS: A CULTURAL HISTORY. .By Richard Winstedt, K.B.E., C.M.G., D.Litt., F.B.A., etc. Kelly Walsh, $4.50. This, the latest and quite the best of Sir Richard Winstedt's' works on Malaya, should be
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      "Double The Bicycle Tax—My Foot!"
      400 4 "Double The Bicycle Tax— My Foot!" I RECEIVED a rude shock when on reading your editorial "Axe And Tax In The Union," I discovered that Mr. Sheam advocated a 100 per cent, increase on the import duty of bicycles, but only a 10 per cent, increase on motor-cars. Let me
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      25 4 Letters signed with a nom-de-plume are not published unless the writer'? name and address are communicated to the Editor a* a guarantee of good faitfa.
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      895 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. HO. To Quek Chyr Hong wife of Ho Cheow Hock (Manarer Arms Dept., Hock Ann) at D'Cotta Clinic. Spore. on 23rd Nov.. 2.50 a.m.. a son. SIM HWEE 1 IM-KHOO. The engagement is announced between Lim Teck Quee. the only son of Madam Phng Geok N< o. and
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      42 4 "CLARAVOX" Mouth Organs. (Made m Italy) Well made and attractively boxed. Xo Plastic used. Thousands have !>een m use now m Malaya. 10-HOLE, 20-REED, VAMPER TUNING, KEY OF C. PRICE 52.50 EACH (By Dost $3.00) TjD-oountry dealers wanted. £"7> rv\ /^b^— £fcrL
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      16 4 W/K£m£Y STOCKS if Praga Model 320A X p— 1 Welding Capacity 1 up to 340 AMPS.
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    BOY GANGSTER SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS' GAOL
    550 5 Pleads Escape For Mother's Sake From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. r"HAM THAM LIN, alias Sow Kwai, notorious 16-year-old Chinese gangster who was arrested on Sunday, three months after his escape from the Selangor Hoys' Home, was today sentenced to eight years
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    60 5 Members of the Malayan Union Advisory Council photographer m the Council on Monday as they prepared papers for their speeches during the income tax debate. From the left: Mr. M. L. R. Doraisairy Aiyer, of Kuala Lumpur, Mr. H. S. Lee, of Kuala Lumpur, Dr. One Chong Kens, of Penang,
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    "No Need For Tax In Singapore"
    343 5 FE Singapore Government did not need income tax to meet its expenses, to give the community social services or to reform the fiscal system, a sub-committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce decided yesterday. The sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Lee Kong Chian (president). Tan
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    GAOL, ROTAN FOR ROBBER
    95 5 An elderly Chinese, Tan Chwee Lai who was convicted on a charge of armed robbery at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, broke down and wept In the dock when sentence of eight years' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan was imposed on him. It
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  • MALAYAN ROUND-UP
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      Anti-Bandit Leader Gets King's Medal
      162 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A GUN duel with the notorious Klian Intan bandits m June this year, has earned the King's Police medal for a Malayan Police cadet, Mr. P. R. Andrews. Mr. Andrews was until recently 0.C.P.D., Grik, and last month
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      Midnight Crash
      81 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday.- The Johore Harbour Master, Commander Jones, was injured m a motor collision shortly after midnight this morning. Commander Jones was at the wheel returning home accompanied by Mrs. Jones when his car came m collision with an oncoming lorry loaded with fish. The lorry turned
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      Yacht Leaves
      72 5 AFTER lying for nearly three weeks m the Singapore Harbour, the Danish round-the-world yacht Nordkaperen left Singapore yesterday morning for Sabang. The Nordkaperen, commanded by Capt. C. Nielsen, has been 16 months away, and is expected to reach Copenhagen m June next year. Since leaving Copenhagen a year
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      New P.O.
      113 5 SEREMBAN, Tuesday. Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin pointment as District Officer and Chairman of the Town Board, Seremran, following the transfer of Mr. A. J. Heal to Kuala Lumpur as Deputy Price Controller, Malayan Union. Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin was District Officer, Grik, Upper Perak, prior to his going
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      Ipoh "At Home"
      116 5 IPOH, Tuesday.— Dr. A.C. Kathigasu, who was recently awarded the M.8.E., was entertained by the V.M.C.A., Ipoh, at an "at home" held last Wednesday. The opportunity was also taken to welcome back the Association's president, Mr. "E. A. Gardiner, who returned recently from leave The chairman of
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      Police Warning
      39 5 THE Singapore CID warns business houses against negotiating Bank of China cheques numbered from *****42 to *****. The Department says the cheques were stolen by men who broke into a shop m Battery Road on Nov. 11.
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      Hospital Assistants
      59 5 AN extraordinary general meeting of the Singapore Hospital Assistants Union will be held on Saturday at Union premises, College Road, at 3 p.m. The question of the affiliation of the Union with the Singapore Federation of Unions of Public Employees and Civil Servants, and the formation of a
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      Policeman Gaoled
      47 5 PARIT BUNTAR. Tuesday.— A police constable who stole $30 and some keys from another policeman was ccnvicted today by the Bagan Serai magistrate, Raja Abdul Aziz. The accused, Jagar Singh, was sentenced to one week's rigorous imprisonment m addition to a fine fine of $200.
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    CYMBALIST TO LODGE APPEAL
    166 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. LEADING Aircraftman Norris Cymbalist, who was released yesterday after serving 21 months of a five-year sentence for his part m the Singapore demobilisation strikes, stated today that he was appealing for redress on four allegations. Cymbalist proposes to go to
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    CLERICS PLEAD FOR MALAYS
    369 5 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Tuesday. THURCHMEN continue to be the most active opponents of the proposed deportation of 14 Malays from Australia. The Rev. John Stoward Moyes, Bishop of ArmidaV, New South Wales, addressing the Church of England Men's Society tiffin m Melbourne tcday. said
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    Governor Dines With U.S. Navy
    186 5 Governor Dines With U.S. Navy A DINNER party given by Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Commander of the .U.S. Naval Forces m the Western Pacific, on board his flagship. USS Estes on Monday night was attended by the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, Lady Crimson and Miss Judith Gimson, on
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    TRONOH MINES WIN CIVIL SUIT
    345 6 'Frustrated 9 By Jap Invasion From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. A CIVIL suit brought against Tronoh Mines Ltd. on account of termination of contract at the time of the Japanese occupation of Malaya has been decided m favour of the defendants by Mr. Justice
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    Peasants Society In Kelantan
    321 6 Peasants Society In Kelantan Malay Mews From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak r encourage modern methods of farming and to teach all types of native crafts, a Malay Peasants and Crafts Society has been formed m Kelantan. The society has temporary premises m the Land Office, Kota Bharu. Beside encouraging the
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    DOCKER KILLED
    51 6 The Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter, found death by misadventure at an inquiry into an accident at the Harbour Board on Nov. 19, when a sack of potatoes weighing 150 lb. broke from a sliru while being unloaded from the Marella and killed a labourer, Tay Teow
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    157 6 The following new books have been added to Raffles Library: Bentley (Phyllis) The Brontes; Cardus (Nevilie) Autobiography. lilus.; Chi-Chen-Wang. Ed. Stories of China at War. (3 copies); Palk (Bernard) The Way of the Montagues. Hlus.; Hastain (J*> r.ald) White Coolie; Jennyn (L.A.S.> The Singing Farmer; Millar (George) Horned
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    COULD NOT EXPLAIN
    57 6 RICE POSSESSION Two Chinese, Loo Kian Seng and Loo Seng Hock, were fined a total of $300 by the Second District Judge, Mr. A. M. Webb, yesterday, for possession of six sacks of Saigon rice m suspicious circumstances. Customs men seized the rice, which weighed 205 katties,
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    Marriage Of Chinese Sportsman
    237 6 MORE than 450 guests attended a reception held at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore on Monday, on the occasion of th e marriage of Mr. Cheong Thiam Siew and Miss Lucy Lim. Mr. Cheong, who Is the son of Mr, Cheong Hock Chye, the Singapore auctioneer,
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    NEW AIR SERVICE TO U.K.
    202 6 ANEW Qantas Empire Airways Constellation service between Australia and the United Kingdom via Singapore is to be inaugurated on December 1. The first westbound flight is scheduled to start from Sydney on that day. The plane will arrive m Singapore on Dec. 2, leave the
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      377 6 RADIO MALAYA (S'PORE) ft- Sews*! SSRkwSMffi RAOI AUSTRALIA I P*, Viva America; 1.40 Strict* jJ^/^JSK^tSSK n^JcTc^^u*!?^ Instrumental. 8.30 Light Orchestral; 10 45 Talk— "Britain Burma;" 11.00 Recital— Moritz Rosenthal- 1130 Close 8 45 Concert Hall- tM u/w>. v«,» M usk to Miniature; 11.30 News; Prom Down. «!!.ii^^«« t Today's Papers;
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    LONDON STOCKS
    461 7 LONDON, Monday. A FIRM undertone has prevailed throughout today's session m the stock markets, although the turnover remained extremely small, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Middle Wits were again featured m the Kaffir section with a rise of 2/6 to 35/6 on renewed Cape buying. Movements among Industrials were
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    SUGAR ARRIVALS LOWER PRICE
    326 7 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent rpHE arrival of new shipments of Java white sugar pro- duced a slight drop m the commodity's price. Transactions involving a few hundred bags took place. There wer c few deals m other varieties. Trade m coffee was fairly •risk.
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    Singapore Share Prices
    787 7 INDUSTRIALS generally remained steady except for weakness m Straits Traders, which were a sellers market Tins and Rubbers showed few changes on a market which was quiet m all sections. Quotations given by the elation an>USTHI*La Ati«* iw. ism %am iS? 2tv.v ,an ion AiJ^rt,* 1M A1
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    N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
    163 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Light, taxless selling and profit-taking were sufficient to bring an irregularly lower tendency m the afternoon yesterday, but declines rarely exceeded one point. Selected Department Stow, Electric Manufacturings, Motors, Farm Implements, Rubbers, Oils. Rails, Mining!, and Steels were among the unsettled issues, with
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    RUBBER
    63 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Cts. oer Ib. oer lb No. 1 R.S.S. Soot loose nominal 42 4 42% No. 1 R.S.S. rob m bales Dec. 42% 43 No 2 R.S.S. fob m bales Dec. 42K 42% No. 3
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    Foreign Exchange
    35 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday. Closing foreign exchange yesterday (Britain dollars, others m merits) Included: Canada 89.00; Britain $4- 03%; France 0.84%; Sweden 27.85; Switzerland 25 40 Argentina 24.96; Brazil 5.50; Mexico 20.02. —A. P.
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    U.S. FUTURES
    40 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Crude rubber futures yesterday closed eight points lower to 33 points higher. Sales totalled 194 contracts. March 21.88 cento (U.S.); May 21.30 bid; July 20.92. No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets 231/2 cents nominal. A. P.
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    INDIANS BEATEN IN THE LAST OVER
    197 8 INDIANS BEATEN IN THE LAST OVER Carnival Cricket At Brisbane From Arthur Ma Hey [Exclusive To The Straits Times] BRISBANE, Tuesday. THE Queensland-India dress rehearsal for the first Test, which Queensland won by 24 runs today, provided very entertaining cricket. Amarnath's great first innings and Mankad's bowling both bore the
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    47 8 George Swindin, Arsenal goalkeeper, appears U» have hit the crossbar with his head m his le ap for the ball. This A.P. picture of a scene In ihe recent Arsenal- Blackpool match shows Leslie Compton (Arsenal), Macintosh (Blackpool) and Barnes (Arsenal) m front of the Arsenal goal.
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    Baroda Ignores Racing Hoodoo
    487 8 From Our Special Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. CEVERAL horses m England have strung up an astonishing succession of wins during the flat racing season which ended on Saturday. My Babu, best two-year-old of the season, won the Champagne Stakes and was beaten only once m six starts.
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    BADMINTON FOR WEDDING FUND
    124 8 The Malayan badminton singles champion, Wong Peng Soon, will plaj m a programme or' matches tomorrow nigh; at the Grea' World Park from 8.30 to 10 p.m. AU gat<* proceeds at 50 cents a person will go m full to the Princess Elizabeth Fund which will
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    INDIA TEAM GO FOR RUNS
    466 8 Continuing with their overnight score of 117 for 3, Queensland declared their innings closed at 269 for 7, McCocl being 101 not out. Queensland's first innings was 341 and India's first innings 369. In Queensland's second innings, McCool played fine cricket to save his team
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    22 8 TODAY: High water 10 58 am (6.9 ft.) and 11.24 p.m. (79 ft). TOMORROW: High water 11.43 a.m. (7.1 ft).
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    THREE HORSES PROMOTED
    180 8 Spear Mirth, Electroplate and EUirnok have been promoted to Class 1 and 15 new horses have been classified m the latest S.R.A. list. Zarina, who went to cla^s I after a spectacular debut m class 2, early m the season has been sent down to the lower
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    GOOD TENNIS BY NEWCOMER
    140 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. Dave Bartlette. an Australian who is on a business visit to the the Union Capital, was seen m three exhibition tennis matches yesterday on the S.C.R.C. courts. Bartlette, who has played goodclass tennis m New South Wales, gave a fine exhibition of three
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    VICTORIA BEAT N.S.W. EASILY
    107 8 SYDNEY. Tuesday. Victoria beat New South Wales by nine I wickets m their Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket j Ground today. Scoring 246 m their secong innings. New South Wales averted an innings defeat by 51, and Victoria had no difficulty m hitting off
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    S.C.C. vs S.R.C. AT HOCKEY TODAY
    65 8 The S.C.C. aud the S.R.C. wiU play hockey on tnc Padang today at •>.15 p.m. S.C.O. Pother, Haig, Daniels, Gtcks. Scheltus, Burton, Saunders. Ru.sbridge, Plercey, Tabor, Bell. Th? S.R.C. team from the following: B. Noronha, B. Kleinman, E. Barker, O. Clarke, Cdr. Oxford, H.
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    Harlequins Defeat Chinese
    201 8 DESPITE the fine goalkeeping of Lee Ah Chio, the Chinese suffered their second hockey defeat this season when they went down to a strong Harlequins XI by two goal to nil at Hong Lim Green yesterday. The Harlequins got their first goal when R. Barker, receiving a
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    HOCKEY TOUR
    86 8 From Our Start Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tuesday.— The Johore Khalsa Sports Association are planning a hockey tour next month when Malacca, Seremban and Kuala Lumpur will be visited. The team will leave here on Dec. 2 and will play one match at Malacca from where they proceed to
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    Scoreboard
    169 8 QUEENSLAND— 2nd Inns. Archer c Sen b Sohoni 9 Rogers c Sen b Amir Elahi 28 Morris b Mankad 16 Carrigan c Nayudu b Sohoni 4K McCool not out 101 Tallon b Mankad 4 Rayner c Sen b Mankad 52 Johnson c Ranpnekar b Elahl 9 Extras 4 Total
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    COLLEGES IN CUP RUGBY TOMORROW
    184 8 rE 12th annual inter-Col-lege rugby match for the Galloway Cup will be played! tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. on the; Raffles College ground. Lady Gimson will present the oup to the winners. The Galloway Cup was presented by the late Sir David Galloway m 1932 to
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    Negri Rugby F.U. To Play All Blues
    126 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Tuesday. THE Negri Sembilan Rugby Football Union will play their first match against the Negri All Blues at the Seremban Station padang on Saturday. The Negri All Blues team has been selected as follows Gerald Pinto (Captain); Ambrose
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