The Straits Times, 13 February 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 1 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948 if PRICE TEN CENTB
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    MOURNING FOR GANDHI REACHES CLIMAX
    1114 1 SolemnLast-Rites Ceremonies Held All Over Malaya T\ Singapore and all over the Federation of Malaya, Indian mourning for Mahatma Gandhi reached a climax yesterday, the 13th day after his death, as crowds gathered for solemn last-rites ceremonies m temples, m churches, on town padangs and
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    New Synthetic Rubber Ready For Production
    157 1 NEW YORK, Thursday. PRODUCTION of a new synthetic rubber, said to be 1 superior to natural rubber for tyre treads, will begin tomorrow. The new product, Ultipara, will be made at the Copolmyer Corporation plant at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will be available m
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    Ashes Immersed In The Ganges
    365 1 NEW DELHI, Thursday. MAHATMA GANDHI'S ashes were immersed by his son, Ramadas, at the confluence of the sacred rivers Ganges and Jumna at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Devadas, the fourth son of tile Mahatma, handed his father's remains to his elder brother, Ramadas, who, bowing
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    KEENAN LEAVING FOR AMERICA
    57 1 KEENAN LEAV ING FOR AMERICA TOKIO. Thursday. The chief prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (Mr. Jraeoh B. Keenan) will leave Toklo early tomorrow for Was 1 ten where he will confer with officials of the International Prosecution Section. Mr. Kecnan will return 3 Tokio m
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    New Gurkha Corps
    200 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. TTHE formation of a new 1 corps known as the Gurkha Regiment is announced today. It will consist of four regiments of Gurkha Rifles which have already been selected for transfer to British service. The Regiment will provide the Gurkha element
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    Invading Bands Of Arabs' Power In Holy Land
    178 1 Invading Bands Of Arabs' Power In Holy Land LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday. DRITAIN today informed the United Nations that a band of 1,400 Arab invaders was exercising administrative control over a section of the Holy Land. \v In Washington yesterday the Secretary of St;;U' (Mr. Marshall) reiterated United States support for
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    Big Fall In Share Prices
    139 1 Big Fall In Share Prices FOLLOWING the share I market decline m London and New York there was a drastic marking down m prices when the Singapore share market re-opened yesterday after the Chinese New Year holidays. The decline followed the uncertainty resulting from Sir Stafford Cripps's statement the gap
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    Turk Plants Shot Down
    90 1 SOFIA, Thursday— Two Turkish Spitfires were shot down by Bulgarian anti-air-craft over the small town of Bazopol. 40 miles from the Turkish frontier, on Monday, an official Bulgarian statement announced today. The Turkish Dlanes were twice given the "red rocket" warning, but they did not land
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      British Businessman Slain By Kowloon Bandits
      91 2 HONG KONG, Thursday. MR. L. B. WOOD, director of Deacon Co., Canton, and agent for Butterfield and Swire, was killed resisting armed robbers m the Kowloon hills yesterday. Mr. G. R. Ross, who was accompanying Mr. Wood on a holiday walk, was injured. Mr.
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      Gold Loot Sold
      65 2 LONDON, Thursday. Fine gold obtained by the Germans from the teeth and jewellery of concentration camp victims wm sold yesterday for £182,OTO Mr. Hallan Tuck, executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the International Refugee Organisation, said the proceeds would be used to make life easier for
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      Lotteries
      32 2 LONDON. Thursday. The British Cabinet will consider a proposed £2.000,000,000 British international state lottery. Sponsors claim the Treasury would make a clear profit of I 950.009,5«Q every year. Reuter and U.P.
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      Princess Dies
      31 2 BERLIN. Thursday.—Princess Hildegard. daughter of the last King of Bavaria. Lud- j wig the Third, has died at I Wildenbach m Bavaria. She would have been 67 next month,—A.P.
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      Minister To Nepal
      53 2 WASHINGTON. ThursdayPresident Truman has submitted the nomination of Mr. Henry F. Gredy, United States Ambassador to India to act also as Minister to Nepal. Mr. Grady will fulfil his new duties with out a salary increase. He was the firet American envoy to be accredited to India.—
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      52 Houses Fall
      38 2 ATHENS, Thursday. —The Greek Press Ministry said a strong earthquake yesterday shook the island of Scar panto (Carpathos) m the Dodecanese group. Fifty-two houses collapsed and 250 were damaged. No casualties were reported. A P
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      Caught In Tunnel
      38 2 ISTANBUL, Thursday.—The walls of a tunnel crumbled and crushed part of a train running between Malatya and Fevzipasha, Turkey, killing seven persons and Injuring five, according to reports reaching Istanbul yesterday. Four coaches were destroy-ed.-A.P.
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      Missing Cutter
      83 2 SYDNEY, Thursday. Reports were received m Sydney yesterday that the missing 38foot New Zealand cutter Rangi, 19 day 6 out from Auckland and the only boat still to finish m the Auckland-Sydney 1,281-mile yacht race, had been sighted off the New South Wales coast. An air pilot said
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      Exchange Of Goods
      38 2 THE HAGUE, Thursday. Goods valued at about £70,000,000 will be exchanged between Britain and Holland m 1948 under a trade agreement concluded between economic delegations of the two countries yesterday a Dutch spokesman said. Reuter.
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      Plane Inquiry
      47 2 LONDON, Thursday. —One of the grounded Tudor aircraft is being taken apart by Government Inspectors to see if faulty construction caused the loss of the ill-fat€d Star Tiger. The plane is believed to have crashed into the sea on a flight to Bermuda last month.—UP.
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      "Unfounded"
      59 2 OSLO, Thursday. A report that a submarine of unknown nationality had been sighted off northern Norway is "most likely unfounded," according to Commander Helge Dei of the Norwegian Admiralty Operation Department yesterdar He said the sea where Catalina plane had reported sighting the submarine was not deep enough for
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      Lincoln's Birthday
      29 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday. —The nations capital will today celebrate the birthday of Attraham Lincoln who was born ta a log cabin m Kentucky on Feb 12, 1809.— UP
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      Burmese Envoy
      27 2 LONDON. Thursday.—The King at Buckingham Palace yesterday received In audience the first Ambassador from independent Burma. Sir Maung Gyee, who presented his letters of credence.—Reuter.
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      3 Found Dead
      51 2 MUNICH, Thursday—The bullet-riddled bodies of two Negro Gl's and the knifed, half-clad body of a German woman were discovered m woods north of Munich this week. Constabulary investigators have so far been unable to Identify the soldiers who were found about half a mile from the murdered
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      Big Profit
      76 2 CHICAGO, Thursday. A grain trader, E. T. Maynard, said yesterday that he had made over $200,000 (U.S.) m the past four days by selling short on the falling commodity market because "it was obvious that the market had started down." Maynard, a veteran of 30 years trading on
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      Apostolic Delegate
      37 2 VATICAN CITY, Thursday. —The Pope yesterday appointed Monslgnor Gustavo Ttsta, Archbishop Titular of Arrasea, to be Apostolic delegate for Jerusalem, Palestine. Transjordan and Cyprus. The territories will henceforward be separated from the Egyptian nunciature. A.P.
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      Quintuplets Born
      39 2 MADRAS, Thursday. A Christian woman m a village m the Tanjore district has given birth to quintuplets. The local Press report did not mention the sex of the children. Two of the five babies died on Monday.—A.P.
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      RAF Widow
      63 2 LONDON, Thursday. An RAF widow's breach of promise suit against Ernest K. Griffin, vice-consui %m% m the visa section of the United States Embassy here, will be heard by a jury m the King's Bench division of the High Court next week. The plaintiff is Mrs. Imelda Price,
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      Terrier Kills Baby
      68 2 HOBART. Thursday.—A three-weeks-old boy, attacked m his Dram by a terrier, died a few hoars later. He was Russell Anthony Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, of Letitia Street, Hobart. A Scottish terrier jumped into the baby's Dram and bit him on an ear and the
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      Trade Treaty
      38 2 BUENOS AIREfT Thursday. —The Anglo-Argentine trade treaty, on which agreement was reached last. Saturday after nine weeks' negotiation, will be signed thi6 morning. Both British and Argentine negotiators have maintained complete silence on Its terms. —Reuter.
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      African Shooting
      62 2 NAIROBI. Thursday. An In.iured British police superintendent, attacked by 1.000 Airican tribesmen, ordered his small force of African constables to fire on the mob. Eleven demonstrators were kllied, 20 injured m the incident yesterday near Nairobi. The demonstrators, members of a. fanaMcal religious sect, had assembled m front
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      Female Fury
      84 2 LONDON. Thursday.— Police reinforcements had to be summoned to the House of Commons last night to eject about 50 spinsters from the central lobby. The spinsters were there to demand oensions at 55 instead of at 60. For about six hours 150 spinsters from all parts of the
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    Cosgroye Up For Trial
    189 2 HOB\RT, Thursday. ROBERT C.>*grove, who was Premier of Tasi mania when he was indicted, yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges, ol bribery, corruption and conspiracy. The prosecution, which 'opened Its caM- m Hobart tori ;y alleges he rec hred 5.400 jfrom transport operator! as bribes on
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      748 2 NOTICES ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT FEDERATION OF MALAYA. APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS L'NDER GRADE II O» TECHNICAL ASSISTANT SCHEME Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced, physically fit, locally born candidates for filling vacancies as Technical Assistant under Grade n of the Government's Technical Assistant Scheme. Applicants should not be more
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      671 2 NOTICES SALE BY TENDER The Custodian of Enemy Property, Malayan Union, will dispose of the motor vehicles specified m the schedule hereunder by Public tender. Permits to view and official tender forms giving particulars of the property for sale and conditions of sale may be obtained on application from the
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      540 2 NOTICES P. W. D. TENDER NOTICt Tenders will be received at the office of the State Engineer, Johore, up to noon on the 23rd February, 1948, for the SUPPLY OF GRANITE METAL FROM BUKIT MOR AND GUNONO LEDANG QUARRIES FROM 1.3.48 TO 28.2.43 AND 1.4.48 TO. 28.2.49 RESPECTIVELY, ALSO GENERAL
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      129 2 PATRICK HAMILTON'S Sensational Novel Even Greater Than "Gaslizht"&"Angel Street" Opens Today 4 Shows E7A V I LI Q M 1.30-4-6.30-9.30 p.m. PMONE bqo? "^1 UIX IISP- 4*/>> l^d H "°l Btl I IrWllr^ 1 T rffl gunnT*ng«n Vj u JX m I M 1^ sdMH^^^WMm FAY- MA-iIOWE 1 vSm 1
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    42 Elephants Salute Duke
    140 3 42 Elephants Salu te Duke COLOMBO. Thursday Forty-toe elephants, with trunks curled to their foreheads, i\»is<>d their forelegs i.i salate ;is the Duki- and Duchess of Gloucester passed them yesterday on a historir SO miles' drive from Colombo to Kandy, hill capital of the old kines of pton •i elephants,
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    Hatta Urges Interim Government
    218 3 Hatta Urges Interim Government BATAVIA, Thursday. INDONESIAN and Dutch 1 spokesmen confirmed; reports that Dr. Moham mcd Hatta, the Republican Premier, had urged the early establishment of an interim government for; the entire Indies. They said that Dr. Hatta m a letter to the Dutch Lleut-enant-Governor-General 'Dr. I H. van
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    CHINA'S 10-POINT SELF-HELP PLAN
    578 3 Success Depends On U.S. Aid NANKING, Thursday. THE Prime Minister (Gen. Chang Chun) dis- closed today that the Chinese Government was making substantial progress m implementing his ten-point self-help programme which is being carried out "according to plan.*' He reaffirmed Government's confidence m its ability "to
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    Air Chief Forfeited Confidence
    232 3 Air Chief Forfeited Confidence LONDON, Thursday. THE Board of British S>uth American Airways stated yesterday that it dismissed Air ViceMarshal D.C.T. Bonnett its chief executive, because he had "forfeited its confidence." Air Vice-Marshal Bennett, the Australian who created the Pathfinder group of > planes, attributed his dis- missal to an
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    SECRET U.K. PLAN?
    126 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. —The Secretary of State (Mr. Marshall yesterday refused 1 to comment on an American Senator's claim that Britain had "secret plans" developed by Sir Stafford Cripps to divert all her Marshall aid funds to a programme of Empire reconstruction m Africa. The allegation was made
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    Turkey "Ready To Figiit Anybody"
    283 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. TURKEY was ready "to fight anybody any time" to 1 preserve her freedom, Maj.-Gen. Horace W. Mcßride, chief of the United States military mission to Turkey, said here yesterday. The general, called home for policy talks on the $100,000,000 Turkish aid programme, said
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    INDIAN MINISTER ARRIVES IN US.
    77 3 NEW YORK, Thursday.— Mr. Ratan Nehru, newlyappolr.tcd Indian Minister to the United States, said on arrival here by air today: "It is definitely one of our objectives to improve trade relations and increase trade." He said he would do everytht. g passible to c?ment American—
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    Threat To Mukden Removed
    225 3 Threat To Mukden Removed NANKING, Thursday. rE threat to Mukden has been averted for the time being, as the result of a Nationalist counter-attack. The Communists have been dislodged from Suchiatun, a railway junction 11 miles to the south of Mukden. Reports from North China today said gunfire was no
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    54 3 Sir Isaac Isaacs, who died m Melbourne on Wednesday, was Australia's first native-born Governor-General. Sir Isaac was 92 years of age. He had a distinguished career at the bar. m politics and as Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was Governor General of Australia from 1931 to 1935.—
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    BRITAIN 'HATCHED WAR'
    254 3 MOSCOW, Thursday. RUSSIA alleged yesterday that Britain and France concluded non-ag-gression pacts with Hitler seeking to "isolate the Soviet Union." This was contained m a second instalment of the Soviet Government's statement detailing captured German documents. As far back as 1937, said the statement, it became perfectly
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    Negro's U.K. Fiancee Jailed In US
    138 3 Negro's U.K. Fiancee Jailed In US LONDON, Thursday. rE Foreign Seci etary (Mr. Bevin) said he doubted whether it was appropriate to refer to the Convention of Human Rights the case of a British woman, sentenced tc six months imprisonment m Virginia because of her association with her American Negro
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    Yoshida Will Not Agree
    132 3 TOKIO, Thursday. A CONFERENCE of leaders of Japan's four major political parties, called for today, has been cancelled. The conference was called tj discuss the appointment of a new Prime Minister. The cancellation came when the head of the Liberal Party (Mr. Shlgeru Yoshida) refused to
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    Singapore Diary
    123 3 Singapore I ..le Association, general meeting. 24, Stevens Road, 6 p.m. Wesley Methodist Youth Fellowship Chinese New Year and Valentine Social, Wesley Church. 4, Port Canning Road. 7.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A., Malay classes. 8 Fort Cannind Road, 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Pioneers meeting, for treasure hunt
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    Teachers Outside Scope Of J.N. Body
    275 3 Teachers Outside Scope Of J.N. Body MISS Mary lievelyan, a member at UNESCO, who arrived m Ci ;;u, > .c irom Rangoon this ween to study Malayan educai i n, said that the statUa >i teacheri was .o^.ti p.ublem m wh cm luN^csuO could not interftn She said that everywhere
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    3 YEARS FOR THEFT BID
    93 3 A young Chinese. Lam Ah Choon, was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Brown at the Singapore Assizes yesterday for attempting to steal a motor-car head lamp. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. L. Rayner, said a cameraman employed by the Nanyang Siang
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb. 13, 1948. PRESENT-DAY PERAK
    1035 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb. 13, 1948. PRESENT-DAY PERAK One of the points agreed upon m the negotiations which led up to the Federation of Malaya was that the Rulers would give written constitutions to their States. Before the war the only State which possessed such a constitution was
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    IN MEMORIAM
    16 4 In loving memory of ;iri(< Rivers beloved w'.fe of Al Rivers. "Gone—but not forgottMi
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    DR. MACGREGOR PLEASED
    93 4 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Thursday— The Director of Medical Services, Federation of Malaya (Dr. R. B. MacGregor) will Have England on Feb. 14 for Malaya. While dn Britain, he held talks with the Colonial Office authorities regarding general conditions m the Malayan Medical Service and particularly
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    LOST OVERBOARD
    73 4 SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday. A Ministry of Transport inquiry Into the loss overboard from the Royal Mail liner Almanzora of 16-year-old Albert Gerald Jackson was opened and adjourned here. Jackson, a Southampton laundry boy, was missed while the ship was off the West African coast between Lagos and Akoradl, on
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    Living On £1,200 A Year In Malays
    757 4  - Living On £1,200 A Year In Malays By JOAN HOLTE [This is a reply to an article which we reproduced from the Sunday Express, London, and which was sent to that newspaper from a special correspondent m Singapore.] lADIES, you would like to be able to buy silks and satins,
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    Mechanisation For Malayan Rubber
    924 4  -  By M.J. KENNAWAY MORE than 350 leading planters and others assembled recently at the invitation of the Director of the Department of Agriculture to witness at its Central Experimental Station, Serdang, what might be described as the birth of the mechanical age as applied to agriculture
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    20 4 Hie Sultan of Perak, Sultan Abdul Aziz Almu'tasim BiUah Shah, K.C.M.G., K.8.E., affixing his seal to the Perak State Agreement.
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      89 4 Fellow Institute Ophthalmic Opticians (Engl Fellow Worshipful Co of Spectacle- Makers fFng) Freeman of the City of London By Appointment to H. M. Forces, S E Asia 6 RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE PHONE ***** BEDROOMS ARE CHILL!! m Europe these days, so men going Home f'i should carry cozy Wool Dressing-gowns
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    CHANGI AIRPORT WORK TO BEGIN SOON
    277 5 Talks Held In Singapore WORK on the modernisation of Changi Airport is expected to begin within three months. This was decided and other problems involved m the work were discussed, it is reported, at a meeting this week m Singapore of high officials concerned.
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    800 Seek 30 Tax Jobs
    115 5 THERE have been 800 1 applications for 30 available posts for assessors, examiners and assistant examiners m the Singapore Income Tax Department. c Comptroller of Income Tax. Singapore, (Mr. D. H. Tudor > said yesterday that, of the 300. 130 had been selected for interviews.
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    62 5 One of the 800 applicants for posts as assessors, examiners and assistant examiners at the Singapore Income Tax Office is here seen being interviewed by the Selection Board at the Secretariat yesterday. The Board will select the 30 men required for the jobs. Seated left to riijht: Messrs. E. li.
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    WOMAN SAVED FROM RIVER
    136 5 IPOH. Thursday— A Chinese and three Malays helped to rescue a Chinese woman from the Kinta River yesterday. The woman is now recovering m hospital. She was seen running along the bank of the river, which flows through the town, and then suddenly falling into the
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    Nomination Day Draws Near
    402 5 AT least 13 candidates are expected to file their nomination papers next Monday, nomination day for the Singapore Legislative Council elections. On that day, candidates will also lay $500 deposit !at one of four places of nomination m Singapore. The 13 whp have announced their intention
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    ABDUCTED BY "FRIENDS"
    146 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. -A mother told the Selangor Assize Court today she "understood" that three men alleged to have abducted her son were his friends. The youth, it was stated, was "forcibly" taken away from his house m a village, nine miles from Kuala Lumpur, m July,
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    BORNEO TRIP FOR EXPERT
    81 5 Dr. William Clyde, Food Adviser to the Special Commissioner m South East Asia, left i Singapore yesterday by air for North Borneo. He will discuss the food situation and the preparation of Borneo's case for submission to the International Emergency Food Council for allocations for the
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    2 CHINESE FINED IN LIQUOR CASE
    85 5 For having a still without a licence and for being In possession of dutiable liquor, Lim Kai, a 72-year-old Chinese, was fined $1,100 m dc- fault eight months' simple imprisonment by the Eighth Police Court Magistrate, yes- terday. Lim was arrested by cusi toms
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    SIX MONTHS AFTER LIFE SENTENCE
    117 5 SIX MONTHS AFTER LIFE SENTENCE Arthur Bernard Especkerman, a 52-year-old Eurasian who received a life sentence m 1930 for murder, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment ia the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. Especkerman had pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal breach of trust over $1,284. Inspector Lai Behari
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    CYCLIST DIES IN COLLISION
    55 5 A 14-year-old cyclist, Choo Kiok Chiang, was killed m a collision with a lorry yesterday morning m Albert Street. One of the lorry's wheels ran over the boy, who died on the spot from injuries. This was the only fatal accident among 11 reported from 6
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    41 Accidents In One Day
    74 5 There were 41 traffic accidents, two of them fatal, m Singapore on Wednesday. This was the highest number for any one day since the re -occupation. Fifteen people were injured during the day. During the Chinese New Year period, Feb. 9, 10 and 11, there
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    RADIO TALK
    28 5 A well-known American commentator and public speaker. Dr. George Stewart will broadcast from Radio Malaya tonight at 9.45 p.m. on the "United States and the Empire.
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    CAME TO BLOWS
    48 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thursday Canagaretnam, of the Royal Ceylon Pioneer Corps, was fined $10 and Abdul Hamid. a trishaw driver, was cautioned and discharged by the Magistrate at Johore Bahru today. They were charged with fighting m Jalan Meldrum. Abdul Hamid pleaded guilty. Canagaretnam claimed trial.
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    BEM Award To Driver
    184 5 •THE British Empire 1 Medal has been awarded to Mr. Kungusankaran Karunakaran, a former tractor driver employed by the Public Works Department, Singapore. The citation speo£s of the courage and bravery shown by Mr. Karunakaran m driving his tractor m the midst of Japanese shelling and
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    EXTORTION CASE
    33 5 Ng Chai Yeow, aged 18. was convicted m the Singapore Third District Court yesterday of having attempted to extort $1 from a joss-stick seller on Jan. 9. Ng was bound over.
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    33 5 A party of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls from Tanglin who left Singapore yesterday by the troopship Devonshire on transfer to Hong Kong. They arrived m Singapore a few we eks ago from England.
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      Pythons Rid Rice Mills Of Rats
      112 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. RICE millers m Kedah have now recruited an army of pythons to help them fight hordes of padi- destroying rats. One miller who tried the experiment found it so effective that other millers have followed suit. Now pythons
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      Unions Celebrate
      75 5 CEREMBAN, Thursday Six trade unions i NJS. will hold a joint celebration at the N.S. Federation of Trade Union premises, Murray Street, on Friday for the second anniversary of the Inauguration of the Pan-Mala-yan Federation of Trade Unions. They are the NjS. Rubber Workers' Union, the NjS. Allied
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      Trial For Court
      74 5 PENANG, Thursday—A deaf complainant and a dumb accused delayed the hearing i lof a theft case m the Magistrate's Court at Kangar, Perils, yesterday. Despite the efforts of the court staff, neither party could understand the proceedings. The difficulty was finally overcome when the accused's I uncle
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      47 5 C1X Indian labourers were taken to Johore Hospital with minor injuries on Wednesday at 5 p.m. after the truck in which they were travelling overturned into a ditch at the 21st Milestone, Kulai. The truck, belonging to the Public Works Department, was carrying about 15 persons.
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      Flood Relief
      64 5 IPOH. Thursday. Latest subscriptions to he Perak State Flood Relief Fund are: and Lee Kwee Foh $100 each; The Sultan's office, Kuala Kangsar $86.65; Kuala Kangsar Police, $50.70; Mr. Toh Eng Hoe $50. Messrs. M. S. 'Ally and Co., Ipoh $50; Mr. Lim Huan Lye $30; Mr. P.
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    Burglars Checked By Special Squads
    226 5 A SINGAPORE police spokesman yesterday said that operation of special anU-houeebrealung squads reduced housebreaking m the Colony last month. There were 124 cases ot housebreaking m January compared to 136 m De- j cember last year. The special squads were also responsible for 66 fewer
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    Taxi Horn Nuisance At Night
    172 5 CONGESTION m SingaDore's courts has delayed police action to rid the city of night traffic' noise. Singapore residents have complained regularly about Miundlng of motor horns' m defiance of the regulation; which prohibits such noise m the Municipality between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. The
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    U.N. HQs May Be Set Up In Singapore
    194 5 U.N. HQs May Be Set Up In Singapore TWO United Nations bodies m;iy w\ up headquarters m Singapore. Th<y are the Food and Agricultural Organ isat <m and the Econom'c Council for Asia and the Far Ea t. The Straits Time. officially yesterday that they will consider setting up temporary
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    RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA
    151 5 British Stivice pers serving m overseas commands may now take their t m Australia. They must, however, make their own arrangement entry iato the country wiin the Australian Government representative m the place where they are sen. British Service ptioounel who are now serving wi Australia have
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    JOHORE INQUEST
    67 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thursday. —An inquest on Selamat, who died after an accident near Gunong Pulai Estate office m South Johore, was adjourned at Johore Bahru till Mar. 6. Mr. C. Murray. Gunong Pulai manager, said m court t.hat after hearing a noise he saw a person lying on
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    BANISHMENT WILL STAY
    410 6 'No Amendment, v Says Minister LONDON, Thursday. THE Banishment Orumances of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore will remain m force. They will be neither repealed nor amended, according to the Under-Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. David Rees-Williams). He made the statement m the Commons yesterday m
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    Malayan Laws To Be Copied
    242 6 Malayan Laws To Be Copied From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thur. r prevent a delay which may extend to over two years, copies of Malaya's statutory laws are to be reproduced by photography. The final decision, however, will be mad.c by Government if sufficient demand for copic> is forthcoming
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    New Year Causes Quiet On Market
    237 6 Produce Market By A Market Correspondent ALL markets were extremely quiet yesterday on the third day of the Chinese new year. Quotations were unchanged. Most Chinese firms were still closed. Indians also closed shops to commemorate the Immersion of the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi.
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    Japanese Lawyers Leave Singapore
    305 6 LAWYERS and interpreters who had taken part m some of the biggest war crimes trials of their compatriots m Malaya and Burma were among a group of 79 Japanese who left Singapore yesterday by ship for Kure. A Japanese Shinto priest, who had performed last rites
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    ARMS POSSESSION ALLEGED
    85 6 Tan Kirn San. a young Chi- j nese, was committed by Mr. A. I G. Shears, the Singapore S'-venth Police Court Magis-|' trate, yesterday, to stand trial j' at the next Assizes on charges of having been found m unlawful possession of an auto- i matic pistol
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    18 6 Family remittances to China for last month amounted to $1,986,445 from Singapore and $703,899 from the Malayan Union.
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    Malays Must Fight On
    184 6 Malay News From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak. THE fight to regain the rights of the Malaya m the country does not end with the termination of the Malayan Union administration, says Majlis I m a leading article. The fisnt must be continued with redoubled vigour by
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    Singapore Shipping
    80 6 SHIPS alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday (godowns m brackets) were: Main Wharf: Pentakota (31-32). Bulan (33), Titan (42-43). West Wharf: Atreus (6), Darvel (7-8). Kutsang (9). Menelaus (11-12). Benvrackie (13-14). Empire Dock: Bredero (1718 >. Mentor (19-20), Taksang (21), Neleus (23.-24), Adrastus (25-26), Kota Asropng (27-28). Prometheus (29-30).
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    LONDON STOCKS
    439 7 LONDON STOCKS LONDON, Thursday. WIDESPREAD losses were seen in most sections of the London stock markets yesterday, following the overnight publication of the White Paper giving a detailed account of the country's economic position, says Renter's financial correspondent There was a great deal of uncertainty, particularly among the Industrial issues,
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    Singapore Share Prices
    267 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. r>LLOWING the sharp decline in London and New York local prices reacted in sympathy and practically all Tins and Industrials were marked down: Changes in quotations given by the Malayan Bharebrokers' Association were as follows: Buyer* B.B. Petrol 39/Fraser Neave (O)
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    ¼ CENT DROP IN RUBBER
    143 7 CENT DROP IN RUBBER Little business was transacted on the local rubber market yesterday when business was resumed after the Chinese New Year Holiday. The price was down by about J of a cent No. 1 sheet f.o.b. closing at 40 3/8 cents per lb buyers and 40 5/8 cents
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    SYDNEY 3-DAY SLUMP OVER
    39 7 SYDNEY, Thursday. A steadier tone late this afternoon In Sydney and Melbourne stock exchanges save every indication that the slump had passed its peak; after a three-day sag had brought losses totalling $45,000,000 U.S.— UP.
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    GOLD CASTE AND ORIENTAL IN TOP FORM
    679 8 GOLD CASTE AND ORIENTAL IN TOP FORM Ready To Score Maiden Wins By EPSOM JEEP rOLD CASTE (Morsillo) revealed excellent form on the training track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning, when he outpaced Lackey (Roberts) over three furlongs m 37 2/5 seconds. The morning's fastest gallop was that by Donnell
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    30 8 Charlton Athletic and Stoke City clashed on a muddy ground at Charlton on Jan. 31. On the left is Benny Fenton, Charlton's inside right. Stoke City won onenil. A.P. picture.
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    Woodfull's Comments
    80 8 Woodfull's Comments MELBOURNE, Thursday. /COMMENTING on the v Australian selection for this summer's tour m England. W. M. Woodfull, the former Australian Test player, said: "The fast attack is the best we are sending since the palmy days of 1921 and the Gregory-MacDonald combination. "If there's no outstanding spinner, what
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    Ali Bey And King Kong In Return Bout
    196 8 THE Turkish heavyweight wrestler, Ali Riza Bey, will have another! fight with the giant Hungarian, King Kong at the Great World stadium to- morrow night. When they met some time ago the Tur!: was caught m the Rope Strangle and had to
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    No Decision At Meeting
    150 8 THE Disciplinary Board ji of the Singapore Chi-j, nese Football Association failed t 0 arrive at a dcci-j 1 sion when it met yester- j j day to discuss the direct affiliation of the Chung Wah Football Club with; the Singapore Amateur Football Association. No representative
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    ECLIPSE B.P.
    39 8 The Eclipse 3 P., Singapore, will hold a tea-party at 200, Joo Chiat Place, on Sunday: at 4.30 p.m. The function is m celebra- tion of the party's successes m the Singapore Badminton Association's championships for 1047.
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    3—l VICTORY
    40 8 The Base Group R. E. beat Pulau Brani three-one m a samp of soccer played at Pulau i Brani on Wednesday. Todd. Jordan and Fitzgerald scored for the winners. I Pulau Brani's only goal was from a penalty.
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    Sports Diary
    90 8 IMmif RUGBY: Seven-a-side Tourney, padang, 5 p.m. TOMORROW RUGBY: Seven-a-side Tourney, padang, 5 p.m. SOCCER: B.C. P. A. Interdistric.t League "C" Kam pong Java v. Coleman Street, GeyI.i ni* Stadium, 4 p.m.; "B" Bukit Timah v. Jellicoe XI, 5 p.m.; Bluewhite Rovers 2nd XI v. Commercial High School
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    FOOD OFFER
    53 8 LONDON. Thursday. An offer by the United States to supply food to all athletes m the summer Olympic Games awaits acceptance or rejection by the Olympic Executive Ccmmittee. The offer was made on Tuesday by president Avery Brundage and treasurer Owen V. van Camp of the United States
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    SOCCER FIXTURE
    73 8 The team to represent the Singapore Indians against the C.R.E. 177 at Alexandra Road ground tomorrow will be chosen from the following: O. M. Angullia, Sithamparam, A. Razak. S. S. Ibrahim, Rahim, Krishnasamy. Sattar. Ghani. Murugasu. V. O. Seyed, K. R. Muthiah, Nadarajah, Baboo Jaflar. Muniandy, I. M.
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    Cup Veterans Score 3-2 Win
    233 8 rHE Malaya Cup Veterans, Singapore, did well to defeat the Socony. Athletic Club at soccer >y the odd goal m five at the Qeylang stadium yesterday. The Cup Veterans had more <f the exchanges and would' i iv.- won by more than a goal ;°d
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    Keep Your Eye On..
    202 8 Keep Your Eye On LUCKY THREE: Form figures read 4, 1. 1, 2. Badly baulked at K.L. over 5} when finishing a strong second to Bronze Flash. SINGING BIRD II: Ran good second to Booklaw II over 6f. first time out at Ipoh. Unlucky at K.L. ATLANTAS: Ran a strong
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    Bergmann Regains Table Tennis Title
    220 8 LONDON, Thursday. THE men's singles title m the world table tennis championships was won by Richard Bergmann, who beat the holder, Bahumil Vana of Czechoslovakia at the Wembley Pool yesterday. The 28-year-old Austrian became by virtue of his British naturalisation, the first English player since
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    Inter-Port Rugby
    27 8 SHANGHAI. Thursday.—ln one of the scrappiest games seee here m years Shanghai defeat. the Hong Kong rugger team by 13 points to three on Tuesday.—A.P.
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    FIGURE SKATING
    42 8 DAVOS PLATZ. Switzerland, Thursday.— Herre Brugniet, aged 22, of Brussels and Micheline Lamnos, 23, of Antvcrp, were awarded gold medals last night as world champions ki pair figure skating. This is the second year that they have won thchampionship. A.P.
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    Tail-Ender Opens Innings, Hits 110
    229 8 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday. SC. Griffith, the Sussex wicket-keeper, rose to the occasion when he was promoted m the batting order to open England's innings against the West Indies m the second Test here yesterday. Usually a tail-ender, Griffith compiled a grand 110 not
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    SCOREBOARD
    89 8 ENGLAND— Ist. Inns. J. D. Robertson run oat 1 S. C. Griffith not out 110 J. I. Ikin b Ferguson 21 K. Cranston c and b Ferguson 7 G. O. Allen c Walcott b Gaskin 36 Howorth b Ferguson 14 Evans c Walcott b Williams 30 Smithson not out
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    MALAY CLUB MEETING
    161 8 A general meeting of the members of the Geylang Serai Football Club, Singapore, was held with the vice-president. Tuan Shaikh Salleh Bazid, m the chair. The following were elected the committee of management for this year: president. Tuan Shaikh Salleh Bazid: vice-president. Mr. N. M. Hashim; honorary
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    £2,000 PROFIT EXPECTED
    99 8 MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Mr. P. Gupta, manager of the Indian touring team m Australia, hopes for a profit of £2,000 (Australian) on the receipts from the tour, which up to the present amount to £25,251. Of this £13,443 came from the three matohes m Melbourne. Rain and excessive
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    CHANGE IN IRISH XV
    73 8 LONDON, Thursday. —J. Higgins, who was chosen as full-back, has withdrawn from Ireland's rugby team to play England at Twickenham on I Saturday. His place will be taken by a new "cap," J. A. Mattison of Leinster. Yesterday's Rugby Union results are: Royal Naval College, Greenwich
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    3 Army Teams Win "Sevens" Rugby Matches
    285 8 3 Army Teams Win "Sevens" Rugby Matches THREE out of the five seven-a side rugby fixtures 1 played on the Padang yesterday resulted m w M for Army teams. I The Army sides who won were the Royal Engineers j the GHQ and R.E.M.E. I. Both the Changl 1 and
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    TABLE TENNIS
    72 8 THE Singapore Indians will meet the Raffles Institution's first team at table tennis m the school hall tomorrow at 3.30 p.m. The Indian team will be: S. Suppiah, N. Joeseph, D. Suppiah, Sardool Singh, Sudarshan Naidu. Vincent Nalpon. P. Subramaniam. Somasundram. G. K. Sundram M. Sivam and Sardool
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    MCU Soccer Ends In Draw
    277 8 JN a thrilling encounter on a sodden ground, the Seniors and Junior-" drew one-all m the Medical College Uni n's annual soccer match for the Remembrance Cup played on the College ground yesterday. On the run of play, however, the Juniors shouid have wen. Only
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