The Straits Times, 5 May 1948

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IS4S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1948 PRICE TEN CKNiS
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  • 765 1 Settlement But For Red Aims LONDON, Tuesday. THE Foreign Minister (Mr. Bevin) told ParliaA ment tonight that there was little chance of a lasting settlement between Britain and the Soviet Union until the Kremlin changed its "ideological attitude." "I have always felt that if we had
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  • 241 1 New Ideas For Pine Industry A NEW development Pi. which is likely to take place m the Malayan pineapple industry is that of qu ck-freezing," said Mr. r.C. Cooke, Canning Om" cer of the Department of Agr culture, Malaya, who returned on the President Monroe from Hawaii yesterday. Quick-freezing is
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  • 87 1 WAR AGAINST INSECTS WASHINGTON. Tuesday.— New methods of fighting disease-spreading insects will be studied by experts from 40 nations at joint meetings of the International Congress of Tropical Medicine and the International Malaria Congress. It meets m Washington from May 10 to May 18. The use of new drugs m
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    72 1 DB. MARY TAN. Lady Medical Officer of the Singapore Municipal Health Department, who returned to Singapore yesterday by the Canton after a 13 months' tour of the United States and Britain where she studied infant welfare work. She told the Straits Times that Malaya was not m a position yet
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  • 42 1 From Our Own Correspondent. BANGKOK. Tuesday. ABRIDGE, spanning the Nae Sai river and marking the border of Siam and Burma has been stolen. The thieves, apparently, wanted the iron beams used m its construction and dismantled the entire bridge.
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  • 157 1 Three More Polio Cases In Colony fHREE more cases of ■■■infantile paralysis were reported m Singapore yesterday. The victims are one Malay adult, one Malay child and one Chinese child. Cases to date m the Colony total now 39. Seven persons have died of the disease since the epidemic started
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  • 64 1 LONDON. Tuesday. The Secretary of the Labour Party (Mr. Morgan Phillips) announced today a membership campaign with a target of one million new members. The announcement came three weeks after a statement by Lord Woolton, Conservative Party chairman, who declared the recruitment of the second million Conservative
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  • 290 1 NEW DELHI, Tuesday. rH.IKRAVARTI Rajagopalachari, who will be India's GoTernor*General m suecessiotHo Earl Mountbatten, wants to follow the Gandhian way of rule of love and toleration. C.R., as he is widely known, is described as 'a man with the knack of getting things done." Officially
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  • 51 1 HYDERABAD. Tuesday.— The Nizam of Hyderabad's Gevernment today lifted its five-year-old ban on Communist organisations m the State. They were banned for an attempt to establish a "people's government" m the State. The Communists claimed that a third of the State of Hyderabad was m their control.
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  • 213 1 BERUN, Tuesday. "PHE American Military Government said to- day that border violations had been committed by Russian and Czech sol- diers along the United States occupation zone frontiers m Germany. The semi-monthly Military i Government report on occu- pation affairs said that Chechoslovakian border police had "fired
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  • 178 1 NEW YORK, Tuesday. THE New York Times Tokio correspondent reported 1 today that local Military Government teams m Japan were being warned that incidents calculated to embarrass the occupation were likely to increase as international tension grew worse. The correspondent added: "Gen. Mac Arthur
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  • 503 1 LAKE SUCCESS!, Tuesday. "THE situation m Palestine is desperately serious. An ugly, savage and devouring war is lurking and waiting to defeat the United Nations. There is no time to lose." The political committee of the United Nations last night listened m tense silence to these
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  • 41 1 MUNICH. Tuesday. One American flier was burned to death and two others seriously injured late last night when a B-29 Superfortress crashed shortly after its take-off from Furstenfeldbruck air base. Nine others received minor injuries.
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    • 1121 2 LONDON, Tuesday. i POLICE magistrate held yesterday that Fascists had just as much <** right to freedom of expression m Britain as anyone else. He was passing judgment on 31 persona charged with threatening behaviour and, m some instances, assaulting police following
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    • 78 2 THE HAGUE, Tuesday.— The Dutch Minister of Home Affairs (Dr. P. J. Wittemam, "alert to the possibility of a coup d'etat with outside help," called last night for volunteers to strengthen police and army reserves. Dr. Witteman explained in a broadcast that events in other countries had
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      17 2 Sardar K. M. Panikkar, newly appointed Indian Ambassador to China Government of India Information picture.
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    • 68 2 ~LONDON Tuesday. Thomas Arthur Beall, of Thornton Heath, (Surrey), has been awarded the first Binney Memorial Medal for the bravest act of the year m support of law and order. Bean helped to arrest a dangerous criminal armed with a sawn-off rifle m May last year. Although shot
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    • 691 2 NOTICES EDUCATIONAL MRS. GORDON HINDS proposes to open In September private school for European children, aged 6 to 8 years, at 1. Jalan Dato Klana, Seremban. Mrs. Hinds will be pleased to Interview parents who are Interested by appointment. Phone Seremban 303. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, KELANTAN. The above Department requires
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    • 689 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE FILIPINO ASSOCIATION. A general meeting of the above Association will be held on Sunday, May 9th at 10 a.m. hi the New World Cabaret to elect office bearers. GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL DAY SCHOOL, SINGAPORE A Two-Year post-School Certificate Commercial Course is being re-instituted at Raffles institution. Singapore, and will
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    • 523 2 NOTICES NOTICE Tne Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China nave pleasure m announcing that In addition to their branch m old Delhi a further branch office of the Bank was opened m New Delhi, India on Saturday the Ist May. 1948, at which all kinds of banking business is
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    • 68 2 Announcement M* VjCw ririTH daily precautionary broad- casts and other official advice aoout infectious diseases constantly Appearing m Singapore, now is the time to BUILD UP YOUR STRENGTH AGAINST INFECTION. >tv s OVALTINE provides nutritive eleM>X* t<VX i»V* c^ V menta most needed for buiMing up <^^ rt tfvS \p.
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  • 583 3 'Stockpiling May Be Main Hope' From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. TN a leader on the rubber outlook the Financial Times says: "Estimates of production and consumption for the current year do not suggest at the moment that there should be any sharp price movement either way."
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  • 109 3 BEULIN, Tuesday. THE official Russian licensed press told the people of Berlin yesterday that their city was destroyed by the "indiscriminate" bombing of British and American fliers. The Russians made this allegation -m propaganda steeped articles marking the third anniversary of Berlin's capitulation. All editorials attacked the
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  • 98 3 BERLIN, Tuesday.— Nine French citizens, expelled from Russia so suddenly that a professional boxer among them still wore shorts and sweater under a great coat, were found- m the early morning: m the Berlin garden o f a French official. They knew neither where they were nor
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  • 29 3 "PRAY FOR THE HOLY LAND VATICAN CITY, Tuesday.— The Pope has asked that special prayers during May be devoled to imploring the "happy triumph of peace" tn Palestine.— A.P.
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  • 26 3 LONDON, Tuesday.— Prance, Britain and the United States have rejected Yugoslavia's Russian-sup-ported claims for a big piece of southern Austria plus 37,500,000 reparations A.P.
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    45 3 GERMAN ADVISORS FOR E.R.P.: Dr. Kurt Haefner (left) and Dr. Gunther Kaiser are checked aboard a train at Frankfurt by a French conductor. The two Germans, who are officials, m the Bizonia Administration, were advisors at the European Recovery Programme Talks m Paris. A.P. picture.
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  • 130 3 SAIGON, Tuesday. EX-EMPEROR Bao Dai, former ruler of the IndoChinese states of Tonkin and Annam, will only return if asked to do so by a popular referendum and after peace has been established m Indo-China. This was stated yester- f day by Gen.
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  • 142 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. A PROVISIONAL agreement for extending the first aid to China under the Marshall Plandrawn up m an exchange j of notes between the U.S. I Secretary of State, (Mr. Marshall) and the Chinese Ambassador (Dr. Weliingj ton Koo) dated April 30— was released yesterday
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  • 121 3 Negroes May Live Beside U.S. Whites WASHINGTON, Tuesday. rS United States Supreme Court ruled yesterdny that restrictive property agreements which bar coloured persons from "all-white" neighbourhood? cannot be enforced by either State or Federal courts. The Chief Justice upheld m full the rights of coloured property-owners. Five other Justices joined
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  • 29 3 ROME, Tuesday —The Italian Government is recalling Communist Amerogio Donini. Ambassador to Poland, who disobeyed instructions by leaving his post to campaign m Italy during the recent elections. —A.P.
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  • 234 3 BERLIN, Tuesday. A BRITISH order forb.dding. the release of m- j formation to the press in 1 British areas of Germany! except through official channels was rescinded foi reconsideration yesterday! a tew hours after press correspondents had protested to Gen. Sir Brian; Robertson, the Military! Governor. Correspondents
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  • 169 4 The Malayan Press Delegation to Britain was entertained to lunch by the Newspaper Proprietors' Association In London on April 26. In the picture above are, from left to right: Mr. John Coope (Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial), Mr. H. N. Heywood (Kemsley Newspapers), Mr. Edward W.
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  • 354 4 'Anti-Chiang Week' Plan For Singapore rjENEKALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek was attacked as "a tyrant" yesterday at a Singapore meeting of 240 representatives of 120 Chinese organisations, claiming 100,000 supporters. Most of the organisations were left-wing parties. A three-hour meeting! at the Chinese Seamen's Union m Seah Street "rejected" Chiang Kai-shek as
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  • 83 4 LONDON, Tuesday. BRITAIN today finally qualified for aid under the Marshall plan. The first requisitions of supplies are expected to be made soon. The Government have refused to promise that any Anglo-American agreement on money aid would not limit the nature and destination of British exports.
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  • 73 4 TODAY Rotary, Mr. D. H. Tudor on "Some Points Concerning Income Tax,' Adelphi, l p.mT^ Medical College Alumni Association, symposium on Anterior Poliomyelitis, Department of Pathology, General Hospital, p.m. Drs. Ransome. Balasingham and Canton will take part. Wesley Guild, Dr. H. B. Amstutz on "Dedication," 4, Port Canning
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  • 162 4 LONDON, Tue-sday. THE 27th British In1 dus tries Fair opined yesterday m London and Birmingham, with hundreds of overseas buyers there to see Britain's finest products for sale to the world. The Fair is Britain's bid for export markets and the slogan of exhibitors this
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  • 107 4 Pour members of the Boys' Brigade went round the Great World Amusement Park m Singapore last night and persuaded 23 people to become blood donors. The boys, members of the Third Singapore Company of the Brigade, were led by their Captain, Mr. James Chen, and
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  • 472 4 By Our Woman Correspondent fFHE Girls Sports Club, Singapore, plan a gala dance A on June 5 to raise funds for the rehabilitation of their playing fields m Serangoon. The 120 club members now use the playing fields of the Singapore Recreation Club which
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  • 123 4 LONDON, Tuesday. THE British Government 1 announced today that it has suspended "for a short time" its purge oi Communists from state jobs vital to the country's security. Sir Stafford Cripps. Chancellor of the Exchequer, told the House of Oommane tix&t action had been postrxxned to penr.it
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  • 51 4 PARIS. Tuesday. French tourists going to Britain may now carry £15 with them instead of five, It was officially announced In Paris last night They will be allowed to enter England with only £5 3^ 1 8 1 the r «nainmg cheque -i A p rCDreSented by
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  • 153 4 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. A SUPREME court for business is en route to Japan to help put intc operation the law to prevent the Zaibatsu ever again getting control of Japan's economy. The group was appointed at rfip request of Gen. MacArthur. It comprises repre- sentatives of American
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  • 2060 5  -  Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill THE SECOND WORLD WAR—I 7 By The In this instalment Mr. Churchill surveys the results of the Munich agreement on the internal political situation of Great Britain, and on the broader international plane. IT Is not easy m these 1
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    • 314 5 I 'THERE is a welcome return to the smoking of the best Turkish leaf. Cigarette smokers are rediscovering the exquisite pleasure of a rare aroma and their palates are recovering their discretion. Smoking is ceasing to be a nervous habit and is once a<?ain as right and proper as the
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    • 542 5 Sole Agents for the well-known Higliest-A warded Zvy w% yi /nt LAGER BEER Mk EXTRA STOUT J^k and In order to benefit those (Uscernin* MlWK&7vn member* of the public who preler drink- ing these Kood quality producu we have ftrS^**' **^J decided to permit them to have an extra arViLiiP'
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  • 91 6 Mr. Horace W. Langdon who has been visions: Singapore. Malaya. North Borneo and Hong Komr since January of this year is learinir for Colombo to-day (Wednesday) from whence he will travel to England on the 26th May. Mr. Langdon regrets that It is not possible for him to say
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  • 1106 6 The S traits Ti mes Singapore, Wed., May 5, 1948. SKIMMING THE CREAM There are two chapters m the Carr-Saunders Report which are of fundamental importance for the youth of Malaya, quite apart from that very small but very important proportion of rt that will go to the proposed university
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  • 95 6 It is proposed to add a portrait oi the late Sir Cecil Clementi to the Municipal collection of portraits m the Victoria Memorial Hall The portrait will be copied by Mr. Shister from one which now hangs m Hong Kong University and wh'ch was painted
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  • 1301 6  -  W.L. BLYTHE, M.C.S. For The Malayan Bookshelf Reviewed by THE CHINESE IN MALAYA By Victor Purcell, (Oxford University Press, 18s.) nR. Victor Purcell is no stranger to the public of Malaya. In the later years of his service m this country his articles m the Press
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  • MAN-IN-THE-STREET
    • 288 6 I HAVE just "been to one of the three prefabricated police courts and I feel that the Government's attention should be drawn to the difficulty of haying fair and just trials m the.ie courts due to the suffocating and overpowering heat, especially around
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    • 121 6 DECENTLY a paragraph, apI peared m your newspaper I stating that Stephen Velge of the Oeylang Fire Station, and an almunus of St. Andrew's School Singapore, was the first local boy to gain the Graduateship Diploma of jthe Institute of fit. Engineers. Facts m my possession
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    • 93 6 THAT FINISHING TOUCH! It does make a world of difference between m Cycle. unmbM and adjusted by unskilled mechanics and tbat attended by oat Experts. C&refal Assembling. Accurate adjustment and Superfine Polishing arc but tame of the special features that make the name "T.M.A." so famous anvng the Cyclist* of
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  • 518 7 KILLED ELEVEN IN TRAIN— INSANE 6 Amok Caused By Worry 9 Theory From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE man who killed 11 people on the Singa1 pore-Kuala Lumpur mail train on October 9 was to-day ordered to be kept m the mental hospital at Tanjong Rambutan at the
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    125 7 MR- H. P. BRTSON, the newly appointed Deputy Chief SSrSf'J? 1 P* Federation of Malaya, and Mr. A, Hey-»ood-Waddington, the new Acting Secretary for Economic Affairs In the Federation, who returned to Singapore yesterday from leave en board the Canton. Both Mr. Bryson and Mr. Heywood-Waddington visited the Colonial Office
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  • 113 7 Singapore Dutch Remember IHE Dutch conimuniiy m S nsrapore yesterday commemorated those who ded during the war, especially those who if 1 during the liberation of Holland. if 4 is celebrated by the Dute'i people all over the i as the anniversary of their cointry's liberation from thf Germans. *n
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  • 256 7 One- Way Traffic Scheme At Singapore Junction A ONE-WAY traffic system will come into operation on Monday to relieve congestion at the Kalian g Road, Lavender Street, and Crawford Street junction m Singapore. The system has been under consideration for some time, and m December last year, Singapore Traffic Police
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  • 28 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. —The next meeting of the Federal Legislative Council will be on Monday May 31. at 10 a.m. m the Council Chambers, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 145 7 From Our Owa Correspondent KEMAMAN. Sunday. DURGEON Lieut. Robin Abel, of Singapore Naval Base, is expected here tomorrow on a tiger hunt. Six tiger hunters have written to the administrative officer. Mr. E. M. Smallwood. I m response to his recent letter m the "Straits Times" Inviting
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  • 220 7 'THE people of the Rhio Archipelago were very I happy with their new i status of self-govern-ment The President of the Council of Rhio, Mohamed Apan, said this m Singapore yesterday. AH six members of the Executive Board of the Council are m Singapore to-day to say
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  • 69 7 SINGAPORE. Tuesday. The Australian Commissioner. Mr. Claude Massey, is leaving for Australia by air on Sunday to have general consultations with his Government. Mr. Massey said to- day there was no special reason for his visit to Australia. His recall for consultation was m line with general
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  • 200 7 "TTHE public must report 1 cases of serious crime as early as possible because a prompt report is necessary for mrrnnffr 1 police action." Singapore's Ci_D. chief (Mr. J. C. Barry) said this yesterday when commenting on comparative figures of serious crime since July 1946. Saying
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  • 266 7 nil. Mary Tan, Lady Medical Officer, Singapore Municipality, yesterday said that Malaya was not yet m a position to adopt the highly advanced a™ l specialised methods of infant welfare work as carried out m America. She returned to Singapore yesterday by the P. O. Canton
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  • 272 7 Judge Flays State For Neglect From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. "TN MY OPINION this I X man has committed j this second offence as a direct result of neglect ,on the part of the State j to see that he is put back [m the environment from i which
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  • 120 7 Heavy rain yesterday afternoon held up for two hours the 4,000 men working on 25 ships at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves. Normal work was carried out In the morning. Board authorities expect 23 ships to be m the wharves today. The Board's Acting Chairman (Mr. PIT.
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    • 113 7 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. fiSE HUNDRED war refugees m Penang are to be v repatriated to China within the next two or three weeks. Tfcey will be the first, group of displaced persons to be sent home through j the Preparatory Commis-I sion of
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    • 64 7 IPOH, Tuesday.—An annual scholarship of $10 a month has been offered by Mr. A. G. Shaik, of Teluk Anson, to a Malay boy or girl studying m standard VII of an English School m Teluk Anson. The Government of Porak has accepted the offer and the first award
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    • 60 7 pENANO, Tuesday. The Commissioner General (Mr. Malcolm MacDonaH) will vacate the Residency m Western Road for the new Resident Commissioner (Mr. A. B Aston) wtio will mov? m shortly. Mr. Aston told the Straits Times today that the Tanjong Bung&h Residency. where he is at present staving, would
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    • 57 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tuesday. —For the fortnight ending yesterday lour cases of smallpox were reported from Pontian district. All were Malays connected with the fishing industry. The disease is believed to have been brought over from Sumatra. One of the victims, a child, has since died. All persons
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    • 77 7 MALACCA, Tuesday Saint m Francis Institution, Malacca, is appealing for $30,000 Irom former students and friends to build and equip a science laboratory for the school. The laboratory planned will include a physics room, chemistry room and store room. The necessary structural alterations are expected to cost about
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    • 79 7 PENANG, Tuesday.—As part of the Welfare Fund Campaign Week, a beauty contest will be held m Penang on May 27. The winner of this competition —the first of its kind to be staged here will be crowned "Miss Penang of 1948." Silver cups will be presented to the
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  • 307 8 Chief Justice Is Asked Them TS there a legal obligation on every smoker to divulge the source of his supply of tobacco? Could he be prosecuted if he were unable to? This was asked by Mr. D. K. Walters m an appeal which, he argued m the
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  • Article, Illustration
    72 8 WAR VICTIMS: Kashnvr, no less than any other centre of fighting has many thousands of people whose homes have been destroyed and who are fleeing for their lives. Top: Grain is> distributed by Indian Army troops to starving refugees m a welfare centre. Above: An old man carries his wife
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  • 207 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. PUR major chiefs of Selangor State will be ceremonially installed at Klang on Thursday week by the Sultan during his fiftieth birthday celebrations. The four chiefs are Tungku Haji Abdul Aziz (Indra Stia, Klang), Inche Ismail bin Dato
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  • 412 8 THE following new books will De added to Raffles Library within the neit few days: Arthus Dr. Andre) The Unknown World of the Chid, Allen (Frederick H.) Psychotherapy with Children. Bott (Alan) The Londoner's England. Childers (Erskine> The Riddle of the Sands, De Selincourt (Aubrey) A Capful
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  • 78 8 TAIPING, Tuesday. An Indian Muslim, Sher Mohamed, who pleaded guilty to a criminal breach of trust charge m respect of a krls valued at $100 was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment. Sher Mohamed borrowed the kris from a Malay friend, but later sold it for
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  • 93 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Tuesday. Ebil bin Ebon was charged dn the Assize Court yesterday with having murdered his wife, Zabidah binte Sombol. It is alleged that the accused, a rubber tapper, decapitated her following a quarrel In the field about her work. The Crown counsel (Mr.
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  • 90 8 At tne annual meeting of the Hongkong University Alumni Association Singapore the following officers were elected: President: Dr. Hu Tsal Kuen; Vice-Presider/: Mrs. E!sle Lee; Hon. Secretary: Mr. Woon Wah Slang; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Wilson Heng; Committee Members: Mr. Richard Chuan Hoe Lim (ex-officio) Dr. William
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  • 142 8 THERE was a sharp rise A m April m the number of people seeking jobs m Singapore. The strikes are believed to be the cause. Many of the men affected I registered m the hope of finding temporary work or else a more permanent and better-paid
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  • 151 8 Opium By Air: Pilot Fined PENANG, Tuesday. THE prosecution today 1 withdrew a joint charge against the pilot and four other members of the crew of a Siamese Airways aeroplane. They had been on a total of $70,000 bail since February 23 on a charge of being concerned In the
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  • 130 8 Found guilty of criminal breach of trust of Jewellery valued at $111. a 28-year-old Malay, Ibrahim bin Haji Shaffee was sentenced, yesterday, by the Fourth Police Court magistrate, to one month's rigorous imprisonment. The owner of the jewellery. Che Minah binte Mohd Sharif said tf.at she
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  • 44 8 MALACCA. Tuesday Jewellery valued at $3,600 was stolen yesterday from the bungalow of Mr. Stewart, rnanasrer of Devon Estate. Merlitau, m Jasin District Sudarshan Singh, OCPD, Jasitn, told the Straite Times that fine theft occurred between 9 a.m. and noon on Monday.
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    • 72 8 RADIO MALAYA SPORE 1 p.m. Viva America; 1.30 News; 1.40 Jimmy Leach His New Organolians; 1.55-6.30 (approx.) Commentary on the Singapore races from Bukit Tlmah, with interval music between races; 8.15 Programme Summary, News Summary and announcements; 8.30 Musical Cocktail: 8.45 At Your Rcquets: 9.30 News; 9.45 Bing Time; 10
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    • 79 8 from Britain: 8.45 The tinory cf Malaria; 9.15 'South American Way'; t.30 Radio Newsreel; t.48 Band Parade; 10.45 Piogramm*; 11 Brains Trust; 11.30 News; 11.40 News Amalysis 11.45 Report from Europe; 12 Music in Mina;u: 12.30 a.m. Clr<6e RADIO AUSTRALIA Two Stations: 10.30 a.m. Australian News; 10.4'J Records by Request;
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    • 93 8 5 Presenting Dinah Shore; 5.15 Australian Sporting Diary; ft. 30 Forces Requests; 5.30 Baritones of Renown; 5.50 Background to Australia. Talk; 6 Concerto Half Hour (Grieg A Minor Piano Concerto); 6.30 News; 6.45 Accent on Rhythm (BBC Programme;; 7 Recoias Seldom Heard, 7.30 Peter Dawson Sings: 7.30 Radio Australia's Hit
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  • 929 9  - Little boy who is scared of dying NURSE ELIZABETH MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By Nurse Elizabeth Is qualified m the care of babies and i young children. If you have any problems and need her I help, write to: Nurse Elizabeth, c/o Straits Times. Cecil Street, Sin i gapore. Please give
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    85 9 A charming American newcomer to Singapore is Mrs. Robert C. Hoffman, wife of the new American Vice-Con-sul. Mrs. Hoffman Is a psychologist and mathematician and graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.Sc. degree. She used to do personnel work for the U.S. War Department, where her psychological training
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  • 606 9  -  K.S. Chia By ACTING on medical advice we returned to the country for a brief re-visit last month and those few nights out m the open watching "Orion" straddling tbe sky were nights we could not forget for a long, long while. They made us wonder why our
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  • 219 9 WOMEN members of the Australian Olympic team may wear a cloak designed on the lines of an ancient Roman toga with the coat of arms of Australia worked on the shoulders. The designer is Mr. W. Lutton. a young Sydney trainee under the Australian Government's reconstruction
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  • 368 9 WHAT would the world do without music? I do not mean music heard over the radio or the gramophone but the simple sort that country folk love su much. What a sociable thing it ia too, and certainly It is a language which everyone can understand.
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  • 717 10 U.S. Attack On Yalta Pact PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday. THE Yalta Agreement on Manchuria was about the rawest treatment of a trusting ally m the history of American foreign policy, the Saturday Evening Post said today m a long leading article on China. The Post is one of
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    31 10 BIZONIA CHIEF JUSTICE: Dr. A. H. Ruscheweyh, form- 1 president of the Hamburg Higher Court, being sworn m U Chief Justice for the U.S. and British Zones of Germany. A.P. picture.
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  • 199 10 West Java Report Goes To U.N. •LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. rTHE United Nations Good Offices Committee m Indonesia reported to the Security Council on Monday on the political developments m West Java. The report drew no general conclusions but agreed m part with Indonesian complaints that the provisional legislature established m
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  • 117 10 j MOSCOW, Tuesday. T'HE Soviet Government x have announced the issue of a new "rehabilitation" lottery loan of 20,000,000,000 roubles (£900,000,000) "to strengthen still further the military and economic might of the Soviet state." Alexcy Nosgin, Finance Minister, m a broadcast appeal to the nation to
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  • 79 10 GENEVA. Tuesday. A Swedish compromise resolui tion adopted unanimously j yesterday, by the Economic Commission for Europe ended j a four-day dispute between East and West over relations with Germany. The Commission accepted a proposal to approach the Allied Control Council once more with
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  • 187 10 FIFTY offlcersrand 300 F men of the Malayan R.N.V.R. will start theii mcd cal inspection and reattestation at Volunteer H.Q. Singapore today. The stun of $93,000 has been earmarked this yesr for the revival of the Malayan Rjr.yjt Two of the four shijjs claimed by thr M
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  • 274 10 EXERCISE "Red Lion/ to show the R.A.F.'s ability to provide at short notice a Far Eastern striking force, will be commanded by an officer who escaped I 1942. m a life-boat from Java i He is Squadron-Leader A.K. Passmore, D.F.C., Commanding officer of No.
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  • 54 10 BANGKOK Tuesday. All major pow:rs have recognized the new Siamese government formed last month by Marshal Phibun Songgram. Th 3 Ur-ited States Ambassador (Mr. Edwin Stanton) called at the Foreign Ministry yesterday to signify the American recognition. Britain and China forwarded rotes last week. Th^ Soviet has also recognised the
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  • 54 10 WASHINGTON. Tuesday. /GOVERNMENT officials say \J they have heard rumours that Russia intends to annex Rumania this summer as a seventeenth Soviet Republic bat knew nothing: definite to support these reports. They were commenting on m report from Britain that Rumanian leaderss had decided to prepare their country
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  • 117 10 LONDON, Tuesday, npwo Labour M.P.S criti- cised the spending of £55,000 for altering and modernising Clarence House, the London home for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. After Mr. Charles Key. Minister of Works nad said that 55 workmen would be encased for about a rear.
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  • 77 10 NEW YORK, Tuesday.— An American Embassy official back from Moscow said today that America has "a tre- mendous fund of good will with the people of Russia." Joseph Bulik, agricultural attache to the U.S. Embassy m Moscow for four years, arrived aboard the liner America. He
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  • 77 10 BERLIN, Tuesday.—American officers were called to the Russian headquarters yesterday to receive the release of three U.S. soldiers arrested by the Russians over the week-end. Military police officials said the Russians had told them to come and fetch the soldiers who, according to a German girl
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    • 458 10 AMERICAN MAIL LINE PAST SERVICE To Lot Anreles, Sao Francisco Portland Seattle A Vancouver Also accepting cargo for Central and S. America o ports ISLAND MAIL" loads Penang 22nd May H P. Swettenham 24 h May Singapore 25 f h May •OREGON MAIL" loads mid June EVERETT ORIENT LINE For
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  • 449 11 LONDON, Tuesday. LONDON stock market operators yesterday marked time as they awaited developments m the Middle East situation. In extremely quiet markets, prices remained fairly steady. The little business transacted failed to produce any outstanding: feature, says Renter's financial correspondent. Some irregularity was shown by British Government securities.
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  • 842 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. DOTH the Industrial and Mining share markets remained quiet m Singapore 0 today, although a slightly larger volume of business was transacted. Price changes were again slightly downward. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Barer Sdlcr AtlM lee
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  • 232 11 From A Mark* mHE Singapore coconut oil A calmer yesterday. There bay coconut oil at the prevail Copra quotations, however, made another advance. Fair support brought price Increases m pepper. Yesterday's quotation* wer«: Rice Unclassified: No. 1 $65; 2 $60; 3 $52; 4 $48. Gluttnoos Rice: No.
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  • 127 11 rE Singapore rubber market yesterday was again ▼cry steady, but quiet. The f.o.b. quotations closed »nchanged from those on Monday evening:. Sellers yesterday were reserved. Inquiries were confined mainly to near shippings. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 43} cents, sellers 43]; spot loose buyers
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  • 89 11 NEW YORK, Tuesday. Led by selected Rails and Industrials, the New York stock market moved upward yesterday, although animation was larking. Gains of fractions to tore* or more points predominated at the close. Transfers totallled 1,150,000 shares. Gainers Included Nicker Plate Railroad, Northern Pacific, Prymouth Oil, American Woolen,
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    • 116 11 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON via INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS PRES. MONROE Singapore Gas. 4/8 Penang Ait. May LOUIS MCH HOWE Singapore May P. Sham May It Penang May It AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. UNION SLUG rhL ittl Penang Agent: Btme Darby Co. Pt. Swett. Agent: Anglo-French
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  • 974 12 Kerry's Luck Is Also Fancied By EPSOM JEEP CTRICTLY on form, Kerry's Luck, Colbay and John Ham should make the best bets at Bukit Timah today, the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club Summer Meeting. Hambrion, who won her last three starts, has
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  • 110 12 LEICESTER, Tuesday. 'THE Australians beat A Leicestershire by an innings and 171 runs. There was no play before lunch today owing to rain. At the close of play yesterday Leicestershire, who had followed on, were 113 for five. They were all out today for 147. Johnson,
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  • 126 12 Australians—lst. inns. 448. Leicestershire Ist. inns. 130. LEICESTER 2nd. Inns. Berry c Miller b Johnson 20 Lester c Ring b Johnson 40 Prentice c b Johnson 3 Tompkin c b Johnson 5 Jackson not out 31 Cornock b Johnson 6 Chapman c Saggers b Johnson 16 Walsh Ibw b
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  • 75 12 A SINGAPORE Turf Club official told the Straits Times yesterday that there was no limit to the number of tickets to be sold on each horse. Tickets were unavailable on certain horses on Saturday, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's meeting, because the Club
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  • 64 12 LONDON. Tuesday. gCOTTISH Football League results yesterday were: Scottish ''Al'A 1 Division: Morton 0. Clyde 1; Rangers 1, Hearts 2 Scottish "B" Div. supplementary cup final second leg: East Fife 1 Stirling Albion 0 (East Fife winning on aggregate by nine goals to one having won the first
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  • 25 12 MANILA. Tuesday. The Chinese Olympic footballers today scored an easy 4-0 win over a Manila colleges aide before a crowd of 15,000— U.P.
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  • 1041 12 I>ELOW are the acceptances for today's races at Bukit Timah, showing the probable jockeys, owners and trainers. The Double Tote will be on races six and eight, and the Big Sweep will be drawn on race eight. Race 1—2.00: Class 3, Div. 5 Abt. sft F. Value
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  • 301 12 T'HS nine -year dispute A between the Chung Wah Football Club (Chinese Athletic) and the parent body of Chinese football m Singapore, the Singapore Chinese Football Association, was finally settled yesterday. At a meeting of the C.A.. it was unanimously decided to accept the S.C.F.A.'s invitation to
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  • 164 12 Straits Times Selection EPSOM JEEP TRESPASSER POINTER 1. NEW EEA NEW ERA WEBRISTON RACE 1 Z. Barbam Werriston Qoeen QUEEN 3. Werriston Barbam New Era Quetn Barhani 1. DEMOCRAT PREFECT PREFECT BACK 1 2. Prefect Democrat Democrat S. The Magic John Boll The Marie Lamp Lamp 1. KERRY'S KERRY'S LUCK~KERRY'S
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  • 292 12 R.A.F. Changi 4; Tiger S.A 3. O A.F. Changi regained the lead m the S.A.F.A. IV. Fi rs t Division League by virtue of a four-three victory over Tiger Sporting Association at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. A goal m arrears with r barely seven minutes- to
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  • 136 12 A keen game on the padang resulted m R.A.F. Tengata gaining full Div. II points from the Tiger Sporting Association Iby the odd goal In three At half-time the Tigers led one -nil. The goal was scored by Ah Juan, who headed m a lob from
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  • 135 12 TUB Sumatra £asi Coast FootI 1 ball Association lam will meat the Malay Football Associa- tion tomorrow at Jalan Besar stadium. The Sumatra team are 1 expected to arrive m Singapore ,by plane today. i The following Malay players 1 are requested to be present at
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  • 116 12 LONDON, Tuesday. SWEDEN beat Spain s—o m their first-round tie m the Davis Cup tennis competition. T. Johansson beat M. Szawost 6-3. 11-9, 6-3, and T. CasteUa gave a walkover to L. Bergelin. Ireland gained a winning margin (3-0) ov3r Luxembourg when C. Kemj and T.
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  • 53 12 TO-DAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I—Hovers1 Hovers v. Seaforths, Jala- Be«ar stadium; Div. ll— Chincce Engineering Assn. v. Base Group, RE.. Geylaa*; Div. m Customs v. C.A., C.V.M.A. found, St. George's Road. CRICKET: RAP. V. Army. p mA l 11 a.m. RACES: Fourth day of Singapore Meeting Bokit
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  • 512 12 T*WO hundred and twenty 1 horses have been entered for tr-e Selangor races on May 15, 17, 19, 22 HORSES CLASS THREE First run. 6 furs.; second run, sVfc furs.: Advantage. Amvilta. Apollo. Artist's FKer, Avail; Arizona, Bariiam. Baritone, Bertnn (late Tin Platei.
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    • 73 12 cdierfaogrdf OBTAINABLE FROM ALL HIGH CLASS WATCH DEALERS THROUGHOUT MALAYA SOLE AGENTS: SHERBANIE KIATINA <c CO., IS. Ho.bin.you Road Tel.: 7402 Singapore TUCK CHEOKC WATCH DEALERS. 441-443. North Bridre Rd.. Tel.: 7449 Singapore com where n to the spacious alr-condliioned dining and ballroom with ltn s^ifl, fastidious decor, concealed [•if
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