The Straits Times, 7 June 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    SMASH 'BESTIAL CAMPAIGN'—C. G.
    1433 1 SMASH 'BESTIAL CAMPAIGN'— C. G. Communist 'Bid For Rule Of Gun, Knife In Malaya' TN defence of the free and decent way of life m Malaya, .the "bestial campaign" of Communist agitators must be struck down. The Commissioner-General (Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald) said this m a broadcast last night. For
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    Vatican Warns Princess Anne
    129 1 VATICAN CITY, Sunday. rPHE Vatican yesterday issued a special decree x reminding Catholics of church bans against participation m mixed marriages. High Vatican sources said the prohibitions cited by the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office would apply to the marriage of Princess Anne of
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    VIETNAM UNITY EFFORT
    152 1 VIETNAM UNITY EFFORT PARIS, Sunday. rTHE Prime Minister 1 of the new Vietnam Central Government (Gen. Nguyen van Xuan) disclosed today that approaches had been made to the non-Communist members of Vietminh. Vietminh Is the Indochinese autonomy rtfcvement which has been fighting the French for the past 18 months. Ex-Emperor
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    BREAD RATIONING MAY GO
    36 1 NEW YORK, Sunday. Bread ratiox;ing may be ended m Britain. Beigium, France, Holland. Italy and some Scandinavian countries If an American harvest forecast proves accurate, the New York Times said today. Reuter.
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    Jap Rail Strike
    55 1 TOKIO, Sunday.— The AllJapan Private Railways Workers Union will stage a series of regional strikes between June 15 and 18 to be followed by a 24-hour general strike on June 20, the Union headquarters announced today. The management had refused to meet their demands for increased pay
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    Russia Seeks To Destroy
    88 1 NEW YOBK, Sunday. Mr. Paul Hoffman, Economic Co-operation Administrator, said today that Russia "a ruthless dictatorship and probably the most powerful the world has rrer seen" had launched on a "well thought out programme of destroying all free institutions". Russia, Mr. Hoffman told university's graduates, "seek
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    ROBBERS "MASK" VICTIMS
    66 1 FIVE masked Chinese, three armed with pistols, robbed occupants of a Chinese medicine shop in Kallang Road, Singapore, early yesterday of $5,000 in cash and valuables. 1..3 robbers broke into the shop, and after threatening the ocoupents, ordered them to kneel in a corner of the shop.
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    FACTORY RAID ARRESTS
    57 1 f\F the 14 men detained by v the C.I.D. during Saturday's raid on the Chua Ouan Hong rubber factory In Jurong Road, five were arrested in connection with the shooting of one of the factory's mandores earlier In day. The others were taken in for interrogation after
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    Police Found A Stab-Wound
    74 1 THE Chinese whose body was found at the 11% mile Buklt Timah Road on Saturday and who was at first thought to have been the victim of a hit-and-run moto-ri.-t, was In fact murdered. A stab wound was found on the body. T T«anwWle the other
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    New Threat Of Flood
    94 1 NEW YORK, Sunday. Anew flood wave was plunging towards Portland, Oregon, today. Engineers feared that the new crest, expected to hit late tonight, would devastate the industrial areas of Portland. Leaks and seepages have developed along virtually all the dykes protecting north Portland. The army is
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    DELAYINHOLY LAND TRUCE
    118 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Sunday. AN Israeli spokesman said yesterday that any effort to limit Jewish immigration would be a serious blow to the proposed Palestine cease-fire. The new Israeli statement rr stressed once more the delicate nature of the cease-fire negotiations and Indicated that the Immigration Issue might
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    43 1 The Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) speaking at yesterday's re-dedication service of the Singapore V.M.C.A. Seated, (left to right) are the Rev. Robert M. Greer, Mr. J. M. Fraser, the Rev Kinross Nicholson and Dr. H. B. Amstutr. Story ia Page 5.
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    NEWSMEN HURT
    34 1 JEKLSALKM, Sunday.— Three foreign correspondents two British and one American were slightly injured here today when one of them kicked a stone which detonated a handgrenade lying in a wrecked building. Reuter.
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    MONTH'S PAY FOR POLICE
    65 1 The equivalent of one month's pay is being paid to members of the Singapore Police Foree. This represents the first lrutfOment of the revised (Increased) cost of living allowance, with retrospective effect from August 1947, that is being paid to all Government employees. The balance of
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    EUROPEAN MAN POLIO VICTIM
    43 1 A European man was reported yesterday as the latest victim m the Singapore Infantile paralysis epidemic. This now brings the total number of cases notified up to date to 93. There have been 13 deaths resulting from the outbreak.
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    PICULOFRICEAT 37,000,000
    50 1 PICUL OF RICE AT 37,000,000 SHANGHAI, Sunday.— The price of rice In Shanghai shot above CNC $7,000,000 the plcul yesterday. Most dealers refused to sell their stocks. The chief reason for the situation seemed to be the lack of recent shipments of cereal from producing areas In the Interior. U.P.
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    41 1 PARIS, Sunday.— Four persons were arrested and about 100 questioned by the French financial police today m an investigation of approximately 10 billion francs of undeclared funds by French nationals and frozen m the United States, Great Britain and Switzerland.— UJ.
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    U.K. Denies Red Charge
    234 1 MOSCOW, Sunday. RUSSIA claimed today that a Soviet colonel, stated by Britain to have sought political asylum m England, had been kidnapped from Germany. Tan, the official Russian news agency, said that Colonel J. D. Tassoyev was taken by British intelligence agents from a house m
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    NEW ATOM CANNON
    99 1 NEW ATOM CANNON WASHINGTON, Sunday. THE Atomic Energy x Commission today announced that the world's most powerful atomic cannon of its type would be built at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The new research tool will be more powerful than any other atom-smasher of its i kind in existence. It will
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    27 1 I WASHINGTON. Sunday. i President Truman yesterday j signed a bill to continue preisent allocation and exporti Import controls over tin, rice, fats, oils and nitrogenous fer-
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    Wife Saw Tree Kill Husband And Child
    136 1 A 27 -YEAR- OLD Chinese women saw her husband and three year-old daughter killed by a falling coconut tree yesterday morning in AJjunied Road The husband. 35-year-old Tay Kim Chlm, a car painter who had been out of work for the past week,
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    Bayonets Out In Shanghai
    157 1 Bayonets Out In Shanghai SHANGHAI, Sunday. r J*HE situation here was 1 tense yesterday wl<en about 2,000 students assembled on the Bund intending to march to the US Consulate-General. Before they could move forward, 500 police arrived and surrounded them. The demonstrators were cut off, separated Into small groups, and
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    England's Test Team
    75 1 LONDON, Sunday. The England team to meet Australia in the first Test match starting at Nottingham on Jun e 10 will be chosen from the following 12 players, it was announced today N. Yardley (capt.) Yorkshire W. Edrich. Middlesex; C. Barnett, Gloucestershire; J. HardstafT. Nottinghamshire; L. Hutton.
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      "Stop Wedding" Cry In Church, Bride Faints j
      126 2 LONDON, Sunday. 4 MARRIAGE service was mterru pted m St. Jame's Church Dudley, Worcestershire yesterday. The young bride-to-be collapsed at the chancel entrance. George Thomas, 52, and Alice Finch 22, were facing the altar when :fc< clergyman said: "If any man can
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      Duke Criticised
      61 2 LONDON. Sunday. The British tailors' magazine "Men's Wear" yesterday deplored the attire of the Duke of Edinburgh. "No one Is suggesting that he should become a walking tailor's dummy," said the journal, "but If he could be advised on and supplied with the very best clothes Bri- tish
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      56 Charges
      46 2 KARACHI. Sunday.— An Inquiry into 56 charges of maladministration and gross misconduct against Muhammad Ayyab Khuhro, former Prime Minister of the Slnd, opened here yesterday. Khuhro was dismissed from the premiership in April under an order from the Gov-ernor-General of Pakistan (Mr. Jinnah). Renter.
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      Jet Plane Crash
      48 2 LOS ANGELES, Sunday A Jeft-propelled "flying Wing" crashed during a test flight yesterday, killin; all five of the crew. It was one of America's newest bombers the VB--49 whose eight jet engines were capable of a speed of over 600 miles an hour.. i U.P.
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      New Chief Rabbi
      33 2 Dr. Israel Brodle, senior Jewish chaplain to the British forces, who has been appointed the new Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. The post had been vacant for 28 months.
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      Midway Lesson
      62 2 WASHINGTON, Sunday.— The Navy yesterday cited the historic battle of Midway as a further argument for the building of big aircraft carriers to serve as floating air bases. Admiral-of-the-Fleet King, war-time chief of naval operations, said the Midway fight, which broke the backbone of the Japanese navy, "demonstrated
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      Dearer Fords
      46 2 DETROIT, Sunday.— Henry Ford II yesterday raised :he prices on his 1G19 model Fords by nearly nine per cer... The new cars will cost rrom (U.S.) $85 to $125 high.T than present models. The new models are due on disp'iy on June 18— A.P.
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      Tender-Hearted
      38 2 Tender-Hea rted NEW YORK. Sunday. -Andrew Spenburgh ha? shovelled 30 tons or coal by hand r than disturb a mother robin and her young who nave a nest in the coal conveyor n the Coxsacke freight yards UP.
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      Leper Colony
      41 2 HONOLULU, Sunday.— Tho U.S. Navy announced yesterday that it would set up a lepex colony at the former Superfortress base at Tlnian in the Marianas for the resident* of the Marianas. M.»rshalls and Carolines in he Western Pacific— A.P.
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      Auriols Appeal
      48 2 PARIS. Sunday. -The President of France (M. Aunob, speaking at Port en Ba&sin, France, yesterday called on the victors of the war against Germany "not to make yesterday's enemy the umpire among his vanquishers but to come to an understanding and to keep their agreements." A.P.
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      'Be Simple'
      40 2 DARJEELING, Sunday. Mr. C. Rajagspalach^ri. West [Bengal Governor and Govern-nor-General designate <>f India, told a meeting of hillmen here not to giv L > up simplicity. Imitate the virtues of the plainsmen without copying their vices, he add'd.— Reuier.
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      998 2 NOTICES The Motor Vehicles (Commercial Use) Regulations. Notice Of Application For A Haukge Permit. TAKE NOTICE that we THE UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES. LTD.. of Bukit Panchor Division, Alor Gajah, Malacca by occupation Rubber Estates intend to apply to the Commissioner of Road Transport, Federation of Malaya, for a permit
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      638 2 NOTICES ANGLO-ORIENTAL (MALAYA) LIMITED Subsidiary of LONDON TIN CORPORATION LIMITED Are authorised by the Directors of Kuala Kampar Tin Fields Limited to announce that the No. 1 Dredge (13 foot Buckets Category B) commenced operations on Ist. May. 19i». IMCOME TAX DEPT. ASSESSMENT OFFICERS, EXAMINERS AND ABST. EXAMINERS All applicants
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      758 2 NOTICES NOTICE Notice la hereby given that fee partnership lately subsisting between us. the undersigned K. p. Keshava Menon and A. M. Mltra carrying on business as Advocate! Solicitors at No. 10 Bonham Building, Singapore, under the style of Menon A Mltra has this day been dissolved by mutual consent.
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      628 2 TENDERS TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1939 CUSTODIAN Of PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 of IMS SALE BY TENDER No. 73 The Custodian of Property, Singapore, invites tenders for the purchase of the following:— 3 nee. Ford V 8 Saloons. 8N.1282, Engine N<0.V.1077F, 5N.874, Engine N0.H*****F. Plymouth. 5N.833.
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      143 2 Last 3 Shows 3, 15 and 9.15 pun Actions unequalled! Louis Hayward m •THE BLACK ARROW" with Janet Blair OPENING TOMORROW 'PAULA" with the GLENN FOR of "GILDA GREAT WORLD GLOBE 7 9.11. Final Chapters •MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND" Tmiw i ow •THE DRUM" f Technicolor) NEW WORLD LIDO 7
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    FIGHT TO RESTORE AID CUTS
    172 3 Campaign Under Vandenberg WASHINGTON, Sunday. CENATOR Arthur Vandenberg, possible Republican candidate for the Presidency, yesterday took personal command of the fight to maintain U.S. foreign aid funds. Indications were that the Senate might restore cuts voted by the House of Representatives on help for China,
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    Cardinals Meet At Peking
    67 3 Cardinals Meet At Peking PEKING, Sunday. •THE first meeting be1 tween two princes of the Roman Catholic Church at Peking took place yesterday. As Cardinal Francis Spellman steped from his plane Cardinal Thomas Tien, the j only Chinese Cardinal, was waiting to greet him. The two embraced. General MacArthur has
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    £600,000 FOR GRAVESTONES
    99 3 £600,000 FOR GRAVESTONES SYDNEY, Sunday.— In the next two years, permanent headstones will be erected over the 26.000 British war graves in the Pacific, at a cost of £600,0000 the Secre-tary-General of the Imperial War Graves Commission (Brig. A. E. Brown) said when he arrived in Sydney from London. Brig.
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    24 3 LONDON, Sunday. Five years ago 40 WAAFs at Halton, i Buckinghamshire, arranged to meet today on St. Paul's steps. Twelve kept the appointment. Reuter.
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    Singgapore Diary
    83 3 TODAY. TNT: Monday Market (frocks from $10. shirt blouses from $4) at Presbyterian Church hall, Orchard Road. 8 a.m. to noon. "They Came to a Ctty," a Priestley Play, pre.scr.ted by the Little Theatre Players. Little Theatre. Armenian Street, 8 30 p.m. TO-MORROW. The Women's Auxiliary to ihe
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    LABOUR CHIEF RECALLED
    105 3 LABOUR CHIEF RECALLED VIENNA, Sunday.— Mr. Morgan Phillips, general secretary of the British Labour Party, was due to speak at a mass meeting of Austrian Socialists last night. But he was recalled before the meeting. Mr. Phillips. It was said, was to talk in London with Mr. James Griffiths, chairman
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    Soviet Attack On C.-G.
    142 3 OOTACAMUND, Sat. DUSSIA yesterday at- tacked relations between the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, and the office of the Commissioner General for South-East Asia. The Soviet Union's delegate said at yesterday's meeting of ECAFE that such relations were provided for neither in
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    'Great Honour' Court Told
    122 3 SHANGHAI. Sunday. A Filipino lawyer appeared for the first time in a Chinese court when, in Shanghai, hearing began in a case connected with the death in an accident last month of a Filipino girl. The lawyer was Senor Leon T. Garcia, an outstanding member of
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    'Austrians Start To Tremble'
    78 3 VIENNA. Sunday. The Austrian Secretary of the Interior (Mr. Ferdinand Graf) said last night that Russia and her satellites had "kidnapped, arrested, or simply caused to disappear, over 500 Austrians" since the beginning of the Allied occupation three years ago. Austrian citizens "started to tremble" whenever
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    PLANE BROKE 2 RECORDS
    69 3 LONDON, Sunday. Britain's biggest and fastest military transport plane, the Handley Page Hastings, ended a 35,000-mile flight to New Zealand and beck to London airport today. The plane flew to Australia in 46 hours, beating the previous record by an American Constellation plane by two and
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    ANGRY VILLAGE
    29 3 BUDAPEST, Sunday. Angry villagers at Pocspetrl, incensed over plans to nationalise church schools,' attacked a police station and killed a policeman. Martial law has been declared. A.P.
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    FREE SUITE FOR HIRE-PURCHASER
    73 3 EASTBOURNE, Sunday.— Mrs. Bennett, of Eastbourne, who was sued on Wednesday by a furnishing company for the return of a bedroom suite she was buying by hire purchase, has received a telegram from another firm saying: "Regret misfortune. Call here and you can pick a bedroom
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    43 3 HOMEWARD BOUND: Maj.-Gen, L. H. Cox, G.O.C. Singapore District, who toes back soon to Britain, said goodbye on Saturday night to his H.Q. warrant officers and Serjeants. The occasion was a mess dance at Fort Canning. Mrs. Cox is seen rightmost. Orient picture
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    PRINCESS TO HAVE BABY IN SURREY
    430 3 PRINCESS TO HA VE BABY IN SURREY LONDON, Sunday. DRINCESS Elizabeth's baby will be bom in Surrey about October 15. This was believed by officials at Buckingham Palace today. Likely birthplace Is Windlesham Moor, temporary home the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh have tenanted until their permanent home at
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    38 4 Mrs. Chung Kirn Swee family, Teluk Anson sincerely thanks all friends and relatives who attended the funeral of her husband, the late Mr. Chung Kirn Swee and those who send wreaths, scrolls etc and lend cars buses.
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    Singapore, Mon., June 7, 1948. THE SPLIT IN MALAYA
    1030 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., June 7, 1948. THE SPLIT IN An invitation to the Malayan public to think afresh about the separation of Singapore from the rest of Malaya was extended by Dato Roland Braddell at the annual meeting of the Singapore Association last Friday. Since Dato Braddell himself
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    AGRICULTURAL POSTS IN THE COLONIES
    86 4 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Sui day. Although there are at the present time 85 vacancies for Agricultural Officers in the colonies the Govtrnment is satisfied that conditions of service are satisfactory. This was stated in the House of Commons by the Under Secretary of
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    FOR STAR-GAZERS IN MALAYA
    124 4 FOR STAR-GAZERS IN MALA YA The diagram shows the brighter stars that will be above the horizon in the latitude of Singapore at iO o'clock at the beginning, 9 o'clock in the middle, and at 8 o'clock at the end of th e month, the time being Singapore Standard Time
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    The Night Sky In June
    939 4  -  J.C. COOKE By. QNE of the most prominent constellations seen in the tropics and the Southern Hemisphere is Scorpio, the Scorpion. It is surprising that it is not better .known but the reason is probably that it is not all visible in Northern Europe. It
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    Goodwill & Diplomacy
    240 4 Goodwill Diplomacy HTHE decision of the Pro1 gressive Party to snub j the Australian Goodwill Mission, seen in the eye of any Asian, is to be highly commended. Mr. Calwell has most pro- bably satisfied his dignity as an Immigration official to a continent with a population of seven-and-a-half million,
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      Mercantile Clerks And The New Allowances
      817 4 Mercantile Clerks And The New Allowances HpHE members of the 1 Selangor Clerical and Administrative Staff Union are much perturbed at the report of the Committee on Cost of Living Allowances as it gives one the impression that mercan-i tile employees are much better off than those m Government. Although
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      773 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. LJM-001. The marriage took place at the Singapore Marriage Registry on June 6th 1948 between Hee Seng and Irene. SITUATIONS VACANI DREDGEMASTER WANTED lor Dredge m Perak. Please apply stating age. experience, and qualifications to Box No. A3033 S.T SALESMAN required by old established European Firm for -he
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      29 4 Good watchmakers are scarce, btlt freebooters selling watches m abundance. Faultless service and complete satisfaction or mediocre to outrageous performance and service which do you prefer? 16 Coilyer Quay
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    'MALAYAN MISSION TO AUSTRALIA'
    633 5 Macmahon Ball Tells Of Plan THE leader of the Australian goodwill mission (Mr. W. Macmahon Ball), at a press conference m Singapore yesterday, said it had been suggested that a group of political and community leaders from the Federation and Singapore should visit Australia. They would
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    'STRIKE IS AGAINST DIGNITY'
    97 5 SINGAPORE Rubber Workers Union do not intend to strike in protest aga nst the arrest of their president, Mr. Koh Swee Guan, on a banishment warrant. An official of the Union told the Straits Times last night: "To striKe now would be undignified." Meanwhile work is
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    AMBULANCE IN CRASH
    89 5 An ambulance attached to <ihe Kandang Kerbau Hospital was in collision with a military truck yesterday at the junction of Selegie Road and Short Street. No one was injured. Both the ambulance, which was returning empty to the hospital, and the truck were lightly damaged. Two cyclists,
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    FUNERAL OF MR. GEORGE LAWTHER
    48 5 A large gathering of friends and relatives was present at the funeral of Mr. George Lawther. at the Bidadari Cemetery, yesterday. Mr Lawther, who was 28, was with the Immigration] Department. He was formerly Pahang i State representative in cricket, football and hockey.
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    POLICE LEAVE
    72 5 A Singapore Police official yesterday said that an article In the Sunday Time* Which stated that "Police throughout Singapore received stand-by orders and all leave was cancelled" was not correct. What happened, he said, was "a number of policemen were called up to take part in the raid
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    Mission 'Rot,' Says Wife
    115 5 Mission 'Rot,' Says Wife From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Sunday. A FTER visiting her f\ Malay husband, Ibrahim bin Ahmet today at Sydney's Long Bay Jail (where he awaits deporta^ tion) Ahmet's sick Australian wife said: "Goodwill Missions are rot when Australia treats a good man like my husband m
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    GEN. RITCHIE RETURNS
    64 5 General Sir Neil Ritchie, the Commander m Chief, FARELF, returned to Singapore yesterday from Britain, where he attended "Operation Bamboo" and War Office conferences. He was accompanied by Lieut.-General S. F. Rowell, Vice-Chief of the General Staff, Australian Military Forces, who has also attended the exercise and
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    Colony & Johore Weddings
    304 5 Colony Johore Weddings By Our Woman Correspondent TpHERE were three wed1 dings at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday and one at St. Christopher's Church, Johore Bahru. The first wedding was between Miss Pauline Dorothy Sandoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Sandoe of Gloucester and Mr. Albert James Wood.
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    28 5 X ANDY AN DANCERS, of the Royal Pioneer Corps (Ceylon), who will give a display at th« Army Tattoo which begins m Kuala Lumpur today. Public Relations photo.
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    Newsprint Quota In Malaya Attacked
    159 5 From Our Statff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. pRITICISM of the imposition of a newsprint quota v/ m Malaya was made m Kuala Lumpur tonight. The speaker was Mr. C. H. W. Goult, the chairman at the inaugural dinner at the Majestic Hotel of the first
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    21 5 MISS PAULINE DOROTHY SANDOE was married to Mr Albert James Wood at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore. •n Saturday Straits Times picture.
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    S-A.T.A. TOTAL AT $170,608
    102 5 S.A.T.A. TOTAL AT $170,608 Singapore Anti-Tuberculo-sis Association funds, at the end of last month, stood at $170,608. During last month donations were received from Malaya Publishing House. $1,000: Imperial Chemical Industries, (Malaya Ltd.) $500: Metal Box Co., $350: Singapore Casket Co.. Ltd. $50: Dr. P. B. Sam, $200: Miss Betty
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    Re-Dedication Of Colony V.M.C. A.
    225 5 Re-Dedication Of Colony Y.M.C. A. OLNGAPORE Y.M.CJV. was wiped clean of its *3 association with the Japanese Kempeitai at a rededication service yesterday afternoon. The service was held m the room which was used as cells for people who were being tortured by the Kempeitai during the occupation Some of
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    LIGHTING FOR KEMAMAN
    208 5 From Our Own Correspondent KEMAMAN, Sunday. nTHE Electrical Department is surveying Kemaman 1 preparatory to providing the town for the first time with electric light. It is expected that the I work of installing electric i plants will be completed by the end of August and that
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    SERVICES WEEK STARTS TODAY
    43 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. Services Week begins at 11 a.m tomorrow when the High Commissioner will perform the opening ceremony at the Exhibition and Fun Fair at Coronation Park. The G.O.C. will make an Introductory address.
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      "Tied Grindstone Round My Neck"
      131 5 Frqm Our Staff Correspondent KLANG, Sunday. lytOHAMED KASSIM said in the Klang Magistrate's Court yesterday that four Indians had tied hinr up to a post with a grinding: stone round his neck in an attempt to extort a confession of theft from him. Four men,
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      School Sports
      53 5 KLANG, Sunday. The Sultan of Selangor presented the prizes at the 1948 sports of the Anglo-Chinese School here yesterday. The A division champion was Felix Sundrarajah and the runners-up were S. Victor and S. Jayasiri. The B division champion was Mohamed Ali. The Victoria Institution won the 800
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      Tent Services
      50 5 PENANG, Sunday. Three preachers, Mr. A. Wilson, Miss P. Wilson and Miss U. Hedderman are conducting a special mission in Penang. In a little tent put up on the grounds of the Chinese Merchant's Club in MacAlister Road they hold religious services on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
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      Ipoh Concert
      42 5 IPOH, Sunday.— The Bukit Mertajam Recreation Club's concert here raised $2,000 for the Anti-TJ3. Fund. Prizes for the best actor, actress and the child actor were won by Mr P. Retnam, Miss M. Leong and Miss Cheang Slew Yit respectively.
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      Public Library
      74 5 SEREMBAN, Sunday.— A woman, who before the war ran the Bahau Club Library here and who during the war worked in India with Force 136. has organised a public library for Seremban called the Everyman Library. The library, which is en the first floor over the Public Restaurant
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    'Pay Non-Internee Volunteers'
    146 5 'Pay NonInternee Volunteers' PENANG, Sunday. MALAYAN Volunteers Ex-Services Amoc ation is calling for payirv nt of gratuities to all Doninterned volunteers or me same scale as to European personnel. The chairman of the Penang branch (Capt. Mohamed Noor) said this at last night's annual meeting. A memorial has beer sent
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    MARKET DISAPPOINTED
    1224 6 Rise And Fall Of Tin Shares From A Market Correspondent T ITTLE better than average business wa« done in a week which must be written down as most disappointing. Opening with keen expectations, the fondest hopes of Tin shareholders were realised on Tuesday with the splendid increase in
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    Inflation Grows In America Dow Jones Averages
    278 6 Inflation Grows In America Dow Jones Averages NEW YORK Sunday. INFLATION asserted it- 1 1 self with greater force m the American business picture last week as industrial and general activity slowed with holiday interruptions. Factors nourlshlne inflation included: Huge Federal appropriations for European recovery and domestic rearmament; Steadily rising
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    61 PER CENT FOR SEMPAH
    108 6 61/4 PER CENT FOR SEMPAH From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. (By Air Mall). THE directors of Se-npan Rubber Estates Limited recommend payment of a jl'^d. per share dividend. This is equivalent to 6"i per cent. The profit on the year to last Nov. 30. was £6.C64. Sempah RublxT Is In
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    Consumption Of Tin
    64 6 Mr. D. A. Madkay, manager of Eastern Smelting CornpaDy. was reported In the Straits Tlinps or June 2 to have said he did not think world consumers would be able to absorb all the tin produced at the new price. He now s'ates that the Inclusion of
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    Development Of Sarawak
    131 6 THE recent appointment of Mr. J. H. Ellis (formerly of the N giTian secretariat) as Sarawak's first Development Secretary Is clflclally referred to th« fundamental Importance of having a comprehensive development plan. covering at least 10 years, for Sarawak. The plan will include supervision of schemes already
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    33 6 It.A.F. COMMANDER: Air Vice Marshal A. C. Sanderson, the new Air Officer Commanding Air H.Q. Malaya. He was formerly m chargre of Administration Command Far East, before that A.O.C. Burma Straits Times picture.
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    Problem Of Flooding
    317 6 5. Krian Rubber From Our Own Correspondent LONDON (By Air Mail). /GOVERNMENT inability VJ <to finance flood pmvention measures in the Sungei Krian area threatens to create serious problems for the Sungei Krian Rubber Estate Limited, according to the chairman (Sir John Barlow). In his statement with
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    PLANS COMPLETE FOR NEW U.S. SMELTER
    139 6 FTER many years' secret development, the Vulcan /"I Detaining Company has completed a process for I smelting low-grade tin ore, according to a New York I report. The Metal Bulletin says the process has passed the experimental stage. Industrial application Is being prepared The
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    LONDON STOCKS
    423 7 LONDON, Sunday. PIDAY'S stock markets were considerably disturbed m London by news of a possible cot m Marshall aid. Prices m practically all sections fell sharply despite the absence of any pronounced selling. Tobacco shares, says Reuter's financial correspondent, were chief sufferers, with Imperials three-thirty-seconds lower at 519/32.
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    London Reaction On Tin Shares
    551 7 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. TIN shares continued te react on Friday to desultory selling from the East. Several farther losses were marked amour Malayan producers. "Diarist" in the Financial Times expresses surprise that Malayan shares have not made a more positive and vigorous
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    Malayan Tin's 7½%
    36 7 Malayan Tin's 7½% Malayan Tin Dredging tuts declared an Intacta diYtdend of 1% per cent, leas income tax at 9s. m the pound, far the year to Jane JO, 1945. It k payable on July 2.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    55 7 From A Market Correspondent 1*BS only activity on the Singa1 pore produce market* at the weekend, was in sago flom. The only price change, however, was in sugar, which eased on account of the long lull of recent weeks. The new sugar quotations were: Java white $45.50; 2nd
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    45%RISEIN HARVEST
    270 7 45%RISE IN HARVEST Ulu Benut Rubber THE robber crop harvested I last year by the Uhi Be nut Consolidated Rubber Company limited. 446.796 lbs., was an increase of about 45 per cent. Expenditure on the upkeep of the estates and en the collection and manufacture of rubber bat shown a
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    RUBBER
    75 7 Coupon The Singapore Chamber at Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (June 5) were. In eente per lb.: Buyers Oeous No. 1 R.SS- Spot loose nominal 48* 43% No. 1 R.BB lob m bales June O\ 44 No. 2 R.S.S. fob In bales June 43% 43% No. 3
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    U.K. BLOODSTOCK SALES TO MALAYA A RECORD
    519 8 U.K. BLOODSTOCK SALES TO MALAYA A RECORD S.R.A. Stopped A "Mild Boom" From H. J. HOUGH LONDON, Sunday. ENGLISH bloodstock shippers had been experiencing a mild boom in the export ol racehorses to Malaya before the Straits Racing Association imposed a complete ban on importations early last month. The number
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    44 8 CAPTAIN HITS OUT: Miss Molly Hide, the Surrey and England women's captain, sends one to leg m the All-Star Women's XI v. Bessborough Cricket Club (men's team) match at North Harrow, Middlesex. Miss Hide will captain the women's team to tour Australia next winter.
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    Yardley Back In His Best Form
    294 8 LONDON, Sunday. THE good news for England's cricket supporters 1 yesterday was tempered by the fact that Douglas Wright, England's star leg-break bowler, had to leave the field at Gravesend yesterday with an attack .of lumbago, which had its origin m the damp cold
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    CENTURY BY D.ROSS
    66 8 THE Singapore Colony cricketer. Douglas Ross, hit a century for the St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association in their match against the Colonials C.C. at Woodsville yesterday. The match was drawn. The S.A.O.B.A. scored 155 declared for seven (D. Ross 101 retired). The Colonials had replied with 54
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    SCRC Beat Khalsa
    47 8 The Singapore Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Khalsa Association by 50 runs in a cricket match played on Hong Lim Green yesterday. Scores: S.C.R.C. 147 (Evan Wong 46. Salakan seven for 39): Khalsa 97 (Krishnan 51 not out, Seah Keng Slew four for 28).
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    34 8 MANILA. Sunday. Odds of 3,665.60 to one were paid to holders of dally double- tickets on Pearl Diver and My Luck at Santa Ana race track yesterday a record for Philippine turf betting. A.P.
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    Badminton Results
    209 8 FURTHER progress was made yesterday inj the Singapore Badminton Association's junior championship (tournament. Results of ties played yesterday at the Clerical Union hall are: MEN'S SINGLES R. Muruga&on .Spitfire) beat F. Boey (Merridale) 15 6. 15 7; Loh Ban Cheng (Eclipse) beat Seah Yak Thai (Devonshire) 15 8,
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    TODAY'S SLTA FIXTURES
    110 8 1*HE following ties in the Singa1 pore Lawn Tennis Association tournament will be played off on the S.C.C. courts this afternoon. Junior Boys' Singles (starting at 3.30 p.m.): Ong Beng Bee v. Alfred Lee; Kevin Mallal v. J. Martens; George Tan v. Arthur Lim; Albert Urn v.
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    JOLLILADS WIN
    61 8 Dominating play throughout, the Jollilads trounced the H.Q. Embarkation. XI 4—0 in I a friendly soccer match played on the Victoria School ground yesterday. Osman opened accounts iu the first half. A few minutes later Salahudin added an- other goal. In the second half the Jol- Mads scored
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    AMD.G.W. SPORTS
    27 8 A.M.D.G.W. SPORTS The postponed sports meeting of the A.M.D.G.W. Sports Club. Changi, will be held on Thursday at the A.M.D.G.W. civilian sports field, starting at 1.30 p.m.
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    Hungarian Springs Surprise
    159 8 BRUSSELS, Sunday. MADAME Suzy Kor-j moczy, the Hungarian 1 champion, yesterday sprang a big surprise m the women's singles semi-final of the Belgian lawn tennis championships here by toppling the No. 1 seeded player, Miss Doris Hart, the United States Wight-; man Cup star. Mmc, Kormoczy, who
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    Wong Peng Soon Beaten In K.L.
    329 8 Prom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. 1-MJi lormer Malayan singles badminton champion, Wong Peng Soon, was beaten by Yeoh Teck Chye, I las* year's Selangor singles runner-up, m an exhibition i badminton match played today at the Victoria Institution courts m aid of
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    Sports Diary
    50 8 TO-DAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, i Div. I C AtA t Malays, Jalan i Besar stadium; Div. lI— RAF. 1 Setnbawanc t Kota Raja, SK.C; Singapore Chinese Engineering Association v Dock- yard XI. Grylanjj stadium. (All games will start at 5.15 p.m.) TENNIS: S.L.T.A. rhami pionahips, S.C.C. 3.3* p.m
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    Best Timing For 440 yds.
    99 8 B8KKELEY. Calif. Sun. HERB McKenley of Jamaica improved on the world record for 440 yards at the annual Pacific Association track and field meet here yesterday. He cloaked 46 seconds, •.3 sec. less than the record he set up last year. Lloyd La Beach, the
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    INDIAN THIRD IN DECATHLON
    85 8 LONDON, Sunday. Balder Sing, bearded Indian student at Loughborough College, finished third in the British decathlon, championship here yesterday, with 5,599 points for the events. M. Oesgaard-KJeldsen of Denmark retained the title with 5.794 oolnts and Hans Wyss of Switzerland was second with 5.673 points. It
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    S.C.C. VICTORY
    42 8 A Singapore Cricket Club side beat the Dockyard XI by 83 runs at the Naval Base yesterday. Scores: S.C.C. 177 (Homer 43, Smith 36, Ferris four for 44); Dockyard 94 (Morris 27, Thorne five for 23, Smith four tor 19)
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    SELETAR SOCCER
    35 8 In a friendly soccer match the Tigers Sporting Association's first team drew with the R.A.F. Seletar three-all yesterday. The Tigers' second string, beat the R.A.F. Seletar 2nd XI by four goals to two.
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    Ceylon Champion Wins Easily
    54 8 LONDON Sunday. Albert Perera, amateur bantamweight champion of Ceylon, scored a points victory over three rounas "against C. Wright of London, m an open-air tournament at Sudbury, Middlesex, last night. Perera had Wright down twice m the first round and thereafter was always ahead on points
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    32 8 Today: High water. 10.55 a.m. (8 ft. 2 m.), 10.11 p.m (9 ft. 1 m.). Tomorrow: High water, 11.40 a.m. (8 ft. 3 m.); 10.46 p.m. (9 ft. 4 m.).
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    Myßabu "Knocked All Over Place"
    358 8 Myßabu "Knocked All Over Place" EPSOM, Sunday. fHARLIE Smirke, rider of the favourite, My Babu, had a hard luck story to tell on returning to the unsaddling enclosure yesterday after the Derby classic, won by the French horse, My Love. squeezed in the next furlong, but that made no difference."
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    '808 EACH WAY' BETS REFUSED
    254 8 LONDON, Sunday.— Many British bookmakers astounded would-be clients yesterday by refusing, for the first time, to accept the working man's traditional Derby day bet of "a bob each way" a shilling for a win and a shilling for a place. "A shilling bet is not
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    Robertson Hits 68 Not Out
    249 8 Robertson Hits 68 Not Out AN excellent innings of 68 not out by Major .T.in Robertson enabled the United Service Officers to defeat Etceteras by one wicket in the S.C.C. tournament match played on the padang yesterday. Etceteras compiled 110 (Harffey 39, Syrett six foi 37), and the United Ser
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    BAER PICKS WALCOTT
    81 8 NEW YORK, Sunday —The former world heavyweight boxing champion. Max Baer. said yesterday that Jersey Joe Walcott would win from Joe Louis in their return fight for the title on June 23. "I don't think Louis has it any more," said Baer. who himself was battered to
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