The Straits Times, 19 June 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 184S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1948 if PRICE TEN CENTS
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    KUOMINTANG MAN SHOT IN KEDAH
    220 1 Stronger Front To The Terror TERRORISTS have struck in the state of Kedah. The murder of two prominent Chinese was reported yesterday. As exclusively announced in yesterday's Straits Times, the Essential (Special Emergency) Regulations have now officially been extended to embrace the whole of the
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    EDEN WANTS A DEBATE
    182 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. MR. Anthony Eden m 4 he House of Commons today asked Mr. Herbert Morrison, deputy Prime Minister, for a debate on the situation m Malaya. "There is considerable concern m all parts of the House" he said: "I would like
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    FOURTH POLIO FREE DAY
    34 1 No fresh case of infantile paralysis were notified in Singapore yesterday. This is the fourth poliofree day in succession. The total number of cases remains at 97 with 14 deaths.
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    MACDONALD OFF TO PENANG
    50 1 The Commissioner-General (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald) accompanied by Mrs. MacDonald left by air for Penang today to attend a dinner given In honour of Dr. Ong Chong Kong. The Commissioner-General will attend the Governors' Conference in Penang tomorrow, and will return to Singapore by air on Tuesday.
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    NEW INDIA ENVOY
    20 1 TOKIO, Friday. Sir Rama Rau. Indian Ambassador to Japan, has been appointed Indian Ambassador to Washington. Reuter.
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    KILLINGS IN KEDAH
    213 1 Unknown gunmen shot dead two Chinese a rubber merchant and an estate contractor—in Kedah on Thursday night. The contractor (Mr. Chong Fooi Nam) was killed while at dinner with his wife on Dublin Estate In Kulim. The rubber merchant was Mr. Ooi Cheng Teh. 37-year-old President of
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    SPECIAL CONSTABLES
    97 1 Special constabularies of estate and mine managers and staff are already being formed in Perak. The Chief Police Officer of Perak (Mr. J.N.M.A. Nicholls) has authorised officers In police circles and districts to swear in special constables. Under the B MA. Proclamation which is still in operation, special
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    GANGSTERS FOILED
    72 1 Two Europeans have escaped from armed gangsters in Jchoie and in the Sungei Slput area. Mr. J. Rudge, EuropeanTassistant of Payalang Estate at Batu Anam. south of Segamat, was shot at while motor cycling. A bullet narrowly missed him. At the Klabang Estate near Sungei Siput. an armed
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    $5,000 REWARD
    50 1 From Our Staff Correspondent rOH, Friday— Police have offered $5,000 reward for information regarding each of the three men responsible for the shooting of a Chinese contractor, Cheng Choy. at Taiping on Wednesday. Mr. Cheng, contrary to earlier reports, was not killed. He is seriously ill in hospital.
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    RICE LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT
    39 1 NANKING, Friday.—Chungking police were today ordered to shoot rice looters on sight. Twenty-three of the 250 rice looters arrested on Wednesday were executed today by order of the Mayor of China's wartime capital. Reuter.
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    London Dockers Stay Out
    166 1 LONDON, Friday. r:KERS today endorsed the decision of their shop stewards to continue the strike which is tying up £15,000.000 worth of cargo in more than 100 ships. The Ministry of Labour Ls expected to Intervene In the five-day old dispute involving 15.000 dockers. The decision
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    Reds Open Offensive Against Malaya
    952 1 From A Special Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. MALAYA'S Communists have declared war against British rule in the Federation. This is the simple explanation of the murders and attempted murders of the last month. And, in the opinion of high Government officials and police officers,
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    US Aid Halting Red Menace
    226 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN reported to Congress today that the Greek-Turkish aid p. ogTamme has been a "stabilising influence m the face of direct or indirect Communist aggression" m the Eastern Mediterranean area The report said: "The military situation still is of first importance. Armed
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    King's Australia Tour
    25 1 CANBERA, Friday. King George is expected to open the Australian Parliament during the Royal tour of the Commonwealth next year. Reuter. I
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    Jews Fear Attack On Haifa
    175 1 Jews Fear Attack On Haifa TEL AVIV, Friday. ISRAELI Premier, Mr 1 David Ben Gurion, alter talks with the Pales' ine mediator Count F'ii*.e Bernadotte, wh 0 wai today due to return ■<> Rhodes, warned the •> Ir a to be equally prepared for war or peace. Mr. Ben Gurion
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    PLANE ON FIRE: 43 DIE
    233 3 American 'Showgirl King 9 Among Crash Victims NEW YORK, Friday. FORTY-three people were burnt to death yesterday when a four-engin-ed DC-6 airliner struck a 60,000- volt high tension wire and plunged down in flames near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. Among the dead was America's mo»t famous
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    Fats & Oils From U.S.A.
    70 3 Fats Oils From U.S.A. WASHINGTON, Friday.— The United States Agriculture Department today announced allocation of 30.400,000 lbs. of fats and oils including: Shortening and other edible oils— Philippines 1,400,000 It*. Linseed oil Netherlands Colonies 110,000. LardFrench Colonies 45,000, British Colonies and Protectorates 215,000, Netherlands Colonies 110.000. Other Industrial fats and
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    Conscription Shelved
    62 3 WASHINGTON, Fri.— The House of Representatives yesterday voted by 125 to 90 to postpone drafting Americans into the army until 1949 at the earliest The decision was taken after a very heated debate. Simultaneously, Senator Taylor, Democrat and Mr. Henry Wallace's running mate, announced that he would try
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    SATANIC JIBE
    61 3 LONDON, Fri.— The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Herbert Morrison) denied m the Commons yesterday that the Government Intended to start an inquiry into the working of nationalised Industries. Mr. Churchill, leader of the Opposition, said that press reports that Mr. Hugh Dalton, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, would
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    JEWS FLY FORTS TO PALESTINE
    142 3 WASHINGTON. Friday. mHE United States to-day A tried to find the whereabouts of two fugitive Flying Fortresses, reported to be manned by Jewish crews on their way to Palestine. They said the Government was prepared to ask that they be grounded if found, and their
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    THREE HOURS WORTH IT
    73 3 WASHINGTON, Friday.— Wong Loy found that the three hours she spent last week on the 14th storey ledge of a San Francisco building were worth while. She had threatened to hurl herself into the crowd below after the authorities had refused to recognise her 1924 Chinese
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    Britain May Call A European Assembly
    140 3 mmmm LONDON, Friday. THE British Government last night promised to con1 sider a proposal to call a European assembly to work out plans for continental unity. This was revealed in a for-—-mal statement by the Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) and the Foreign Secretary (Mr.
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    SUGAR RIOTS RESCUE DASH
    63 3 GEORGETOWN, Fri. H.M.S. Sparrow, a frigate, was steaming today from Bermuda to British Guiana to help the civil authorities restore order in the riot-torn sugar fields. Sir Charles Campbell Wooley (Governor of British Guiana) has ordered the strict enforcement of a ban against the carrying of
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    US Fear In Ship Trade
    66 3 NEW YORK, Friday— The President of the Shipbuilders Council of America (Mr. H. G. Smith) warned yesterday that U.S. passenger ships might disappear from international trade m the next 10 years. Returning from Britain. Mr. Smith said that foreign maritime countries considered shipbuilding necessary for
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    FRENCH GENERAL STRIKE CALL
    84 3 PARIS, Friday. A GENERAL one-hour strike throughout France tomorrow was called last night by the Communistdominated General Confederation of Labour. The decision is in sympathy with tyre factory strikers at Clermont Perrand, where 200 were injured in clashes with police on Wednesday. Sixty-five strikers have been
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    Nehru's Last Word On Hyderabad
    192 3 Nehru's Last Word On Hyderabad NEW DELHI. Friday. PANDIT NEHRU last night stated the "uttermost limit" to which India could 20 to achieve settlement with the State of Hyderabad. The Indian Premier laid down final proposals to fix the State's services, foreien and economic affairs. "We are not Koine to
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      Black Cap Again In U.K. Death Sentence
      84 3 rr m!i LONDON, Friday. THE first death sentence since the blanket reprieve 1 established on April 16 for all murderers was pronounced yesterday. It was also the first time since April 16 that a presiding Justice at a murder trial had donned the
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      New Minister
      25 3 Minister of Transport m the new Nationalist Cabinet m South Africa (Mr. Paul O. Saver). He was formerly the Nationalist Whip.— A.P. photo.
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      Airline Resumes
      48 3 NEW YORK, Friday.— KLM, the Royal Dutch Airlines, announced yesterday that their air service to Palestine would resume on June 20. It Is the first airline to do so. The service was discontinued on April 24 after the Arabs captured Lydda airport near Tel Aviv.— AP.
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      Clothing Shortage
      37 3 KARACHI, Friday. The Pakistan Government revealed yesterday that it is going to Import five million yards of piece goods from Czechoslovakia and another five million yards from Russia, to relieve the country's cloth shortage A*.
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      soviet Translation
      49 3 LONDON, Friday.— A Soviet specialist In Arab languages has translated into Russian three log books kept by Ibn Majid, the man who piloted Vasco da Gama's flotilla across the Indian Ocean in 1418. The logs were discovered In the archives of the Institute of Oriental Studies.— A.P.
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      Lac Challenge
      64 3 NEW DELHI, Friday.— India's strong position in the lac Industry is facing a challenge from Siam. Before the last war, India produced 90 per cent of the world's supply of lac. The remaining 10 per cent was produced in Siam, Indo-China and Burma. Siam is now not only
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      Stood Down
      54 3 BUDAPEST, Friday.— Sister Marzlt Slachta. a member of the Hungarian Parliament and leader of the opposition party of Christian Women, was excluded from the House for one year yesterday for her refusal to Join in the sinRinsr of the national anthem when Parliament passed a bill nationalising church-sponsored
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    'THE RED OFFENSIVE'
    704 4 Empire Comment On Malaya DRESS comment on the present situation is 1 made in all parts of the British Commonwealth. Most writers devote considerable space to the menace of the 'Red offensive in Asia.' Some of yesterday's comments were: LONDON Mr. Creech Jones would be wise to
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    BERLIN RUSHES TO BANKS
    124 4 BERLIN RUSHES TO BANKS BERLIN, Friday. pERMANS flocked to vl bank their money today as excitement and tension mounted before tonight's announcement that currency reform for the Western Zones would be introduced on Sunday. Berlin wondered what would be Its fate with currency differences seaarating the Russian from the other
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    COLONIES PLAN: WORK STARTS
    91 4 DROPOSALS affecting Far East territories are among schemes submitted to the Colonial Development Corporation which formally started operations this week. Practical suggestions from commercial organisations for developing colonial resources are welcomed by the corporation. One of the corporation's main activities will be the development of agricultural
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    Inquiry Into 'Tea-Money'
    187 4 SINGAPORE'S Municipal 0 Assessor's Department is now asking tenants in the Colony whether they paid "tea-money" for their leases or received "teamoney" for sub-leases. The question has been added to the normal, routine form sent out annually to house occupiers by the department. It asks for details
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    U.S. BOMBS INQUIRY
    178 4 SEOUL, Friday. I IEUT-Gen. John R. Li Hodge, C.-in-C. of American forces in South Korea, had sent a board of claims to the east coast of Korea and to Ullung Do to assess the damage done as a result of the bombing of Korean fishermen off Dokto
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    CAUGHT IN THE ACT
    58 4 Two of a group of six Chinese who were looting the Melwani Silk Store warehouse in Colombo Court at 4 o'clock yesterday morning were arrested by two detectives. Seeing two detectives approaching, the six men ran out of the store. The detectives seized one man apiece
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    Disturbances Affect Rubber Prices
    213 4 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. MINCING Lane authorities attribute the rise in the price of rubber to the new high level for <he year primarily to Russian buying. News from Malaya Indicating a possible worsening of labour unrest was regarded as an additional influence, as
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    PRICES DROP IN COLONY
    335 5 Cuts To Start In Federation THERE is a general downward trend in Singapore food prices. This is indicated by a statement to the Straits Times yesterday by Mr. T. M. McLachlan, general manager of Singapore Cold Storage. The company recently reduced retail prices of numerous items
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    Singapore Crime On The Decrease
    188 5 rrH the exception of the four murders m May, against one m April, Singapore crime figures for last month show an all-round decrease comp;ired with April. i Of the four murders, three were connected with disagreements between secret societies. There were seven attempted murders in
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    Singapore Services
    272 5 Tomorrow's services in Singapore churches are as follows: CHURCH OF ENGLAND: St. Andrew's Cathedral 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m. 11.15 a.m., 5.30 p.m. St. Georges Garrison Church, Timglin, (open to civilians) 7.15 a.m., 9 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 6.30 p.m.; Christ Church (Dorset Road) 7 a.m., 8 a.m.,
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    PRICERISE IN RUBBER
    202 5 THIS week has seen the highest rubber prices since the markets became free, says Lewis and Peat's weekly market report. The main causes were buying for Russian shipments and the psychological effect of the unprecedented lawlessness m parts of Malaya. The latter would undoubtedly affect production if
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    FATAL FALL
    34 5 SUNGEI PATANI, Friday.— A Chinese mason, Cheong Ah Tan, died from injuries received when he fell 20 feet while working on the house of the Executive Engineer, Central Kedah (Mr. R. Waddle.
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    60 5 HONG KONG WEDDING: Mr. and Mrs. Steven Launcelot Velre who were married In St. Andrew's, Kowloon, Hong Kong:, on June 12. The bride is the- daughter of Capt. and Mrs Martin L. Gaggino. of Hong Kong, formerly of Singapore. The groom is the Officer Commanding the Geylang Fire Station. Singapore.
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    $3,100 Donations To Food Parcels Fund
    620 5 By Our Woman Correspondent T.N.T. (Spare Time and Talent Enterprises) 1 had another $3,100 added to their Parcels-for-Britain fund at the end of a successful super-dance held at the Royal International Club on Thursday night. An anonymous donor gave $1,200 and Mr. McCleughy, an
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    FLOODS SUBSIDE
    37 5 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Department of Public Works state that the floods at Lubok China between Malacca and Port Dickson have now subsided and the road Is again open to traffic.
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    20 5 Members of the Singapore Bench and Bar held their first dinner since the re-occupa-tion at Raffles Hotel on Thursday night.
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    Singapore Diary
    95 5 TODAY Stamford Club, dicussion an '"past Raffles College graduate* in relation to the future University," 331. North Bridge Road; 2 p.m. Mr. Lim Tay Boh B.Se. (Econs) MA. (Cantab) will lead the discussion. Y.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, chess club, 3 p.m. Bukit Timah Boys' Home, anniversary celebrations, 4.30 p.m.
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    BOLIVIA'S METAL MARKET MOVE
    206 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Friday.ifHE Amsterdam corresponJL dent of the Financial Times referring to the International Tta Study Group meeting on June 22, says It is expected by well-informed Dutch observers that Bolivia will propose the re-opening of the London Metal Market with a view
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      354 5 REUNION DAY IN HEAVEN JM hfe Heaven— What is it like? m M what about the three nravens I mentioned m the Bible? Do people progress from one to another? Hear the Bible story about tak^ two men who passed thru the three heaven.s and then came back to this
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    102 6 MR. MRS. N. VELLUPTT.T.AI of the Government Hospital, Muar and Mr. and Mrs. P. Canagaratnam of the Telecommunication Department, Johore Bahru. thank their relatives and friends who attended the wedding of the latter and for their presents and congratulatory messages. A. C. KATHIOASU and the children acknowledge with grateful
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., June 19, 1948. THE P.M.F.T.U.
    1083 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., June 19, 1948. THE P.M.F.T.U. THIS week has seen the removal from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore of the headquarter j officials of the PanMalayan Federation of Trade Unions, in consequence of the action of the Federation Government in declaring the P.M.F.T.U. and all Us State
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    MOUSEDEER IN THE DUSUN
    2005 6 A Malayan Countryman's Diary IT appears that 1 mousedeer are feeding on the leaves of our newly-planted tapioca. This is rather Jolly. Neither In the Game Enactment of the Federation nor in that of Johore do I find any reference to the Larger Mousedeer (the Malay
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    BETTER QUALITY RICE FOR COLONY
    425 7 Issue Of Pulot To Be Stopped THERE will be a general improvement m the quality of Government ration rice m Singapore m the near future. The Government intends to stop the issue of pulot and very small broken rice. The Food Controller (Mr. S. R.
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    24 7 The office at Songei Sipat Estate where Mr. J. M. Allison and his 21-year-old assistant, Mr. I. D. Christian, were murdered. Straits Times picture.
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    Urged To Clear Cargoes
    153 7 Urged To Clear Cargoes THE Harbour Board authorities have made an appeal to all imporiers in Singapore to do everything possible to clear cargoes quickly in order to prevent port efficiency from dropping to the levels of 1946 and early 1947. The Board says there is a great deal of
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    14 HUTS MUST COME DOWN
    143 7 The military authorities in Singapore want the Rural Board to demolish 14 huts near the Ceylonese Pioneers' Camp at Woodlands because the huts are being used for immoral purposes and as opium dens. Mr. M. D. Bascran, prosecuting in a Rural Board summons case, said
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    Vagrant Is Gunman
    160 7 In the Singapore Assize Court yesterday Mr. Justice Thorogood told a young man found guilty of carrying arms, it was possible he would not have been in trouble had he not been sent to gaol in 1946. The man concerned, Iim Kim Lee, who gave his age
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    POSON DAY CELEBRATION
    215 7 The Pospn Pull Moon Day tomorrow will be celebrated at the Singapore Buddhist Association, 263, Outram Road Singapore. The aay Is observed reverently because of the fact that Buddhism was Introduced to Ceylon on this day by the Arahat Mahinda Thera, the son of King Dharmasoka of
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    Opposition To Proposed Crematorium
    348 7 MUSLIM NOTES From Our Muslim Correspondent THE Municipal Commissioner Mr. Ng Seng Choy is wrong when ne says that the cremation of the dead need not necessarily offend the religious faiths of the various communities. It will undoubtedly offend the Muslims and will be opposed by
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    Post For Local Man
    97 7 A LOCAL candidate, Mr. O. A. Tessensohn, has been appointed Assistant Administrative Officer, a super-scale post, in the Department of Civil Aviation. Mr. Tessensohn Is the president of the Government Clerical Services Union, and serves on the committees of the Singapore Recreation Club and the Civil
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    HER TENANTS ANNOYED
    66 7 For annoying her tenants, Mrs. L. E. Campbell, landlady of 48 Upper Serangoon Road, was yesterday bound over In the Sixth Police Court, Singapore. Mrs. Campbell and her adopted son Robert Lim were summoned, on the complaint of Mrs. Marjorie Joyce Doggett, The magistrate framed an additional
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    Colony Dockyard Strike Averted
    392 7 A meeting between representatives of the Singapore Mechanics and Engineering Workers' Union and tihie legal representative of dockyard contractors (Mr. C. H. Koh) yesterday evening averted a strike of 600 dockyard workers, which was scheduled for todaj. A strike decision now rests with the workers, who
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    32 7 Dr. Wong Kin Yip. Medical Officer (L.A.). Grade I, has been appointed to act as Ophthalmic Surgeon and Physician, General Hospital, Singapore, during the absence on leave of Dr. A. D. Williamson.
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    Tribute To Welfare Programme
    249 7 Tribute To Welfare Programme TpHAT Government social 1 welfare work in Singapore was far more advanced than that of Ceylon is the opinion of the Rev. J.T.N. Handy, the Singapore Depuity Secretary for Social Welfare, who returned here a few days ago" from a three months' furlough in Ceylon. Speaking
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    Big Black-Out Tomorrow
    162 7 I ARGE sections on the eastern side of Singapore city will be without electricity tomorrow evening owing to generator repairs. The power cuts will not De the severest ever experienced in Singapore, said the Municipal Electrical Engineer (Mr. R. A. Waddle) but about equal with blackouts customary
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    C.G. Tells Students: 'Learn, Then Enjoy'
    202 7 ABOUT 90 young men who are learning English at the Peoples Education Association centre m Handy Road received a pleasant surprise last night, when the class was visited by the CommissionerGeneral for South East Asia, (Mr. Malcobn IVlacDonald). Greeted at the door by Professor
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      Chandu Haul Near Kedah-Siam Border
      77 7 From Our Staff Correspondent SUNGEI PATANI, Friday. KEDAH Customs officers yesterday stopped a car near the Kedah-Siamese frontier, seized about 1,200 tubes of chandu and arrested a man. The car was proceeding to- wards Alor Star when it was halted at the 13th Mile, Ko-diang-Jitra
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      Stamp Club
      21 7 rE Singapore Stamp Club will hold Its next social meeting at the Capitol Restaurant on Tuesday at 5.15 p.m.
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      Bentong Funeral
      44 7 BENTONG, Friday. The funeral took place here on Monday of Inche Abdul Murad bin Burok, junior technical assistant In the Telecoms. Dept, Pahang. Aged 43, he was an old and popular resident of Bentong with more than 20 years' service with Telecoms.
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      Psychology Club
      47 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club will hold its next meeting at the Vivekananda Ashrama, Brickfields Road, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Mr. A. H. Flowordew, J.P., whose topic will be "Astrology and Psychology." The public are invited to attend.
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      Hose Memorial
      54 7 THE fund to provide a memorial to the late Mr. E. S. Hose, former Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, has closed at £121 6s. This amount will be sufficient to build the proposed memorial In St. Andrew's Cathedral. The Bishop has promised to have the work put in hand
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      Tamil Films
      55 7 P response to requests from Tamil-speaking Indians living in the Geylang area the Oarrick Theatre Is now showing Tamil as well as Hindustani films. Three interesting and entertaining Tamil films have already been shown to crowded houses: "We Two," "Miss Malini and "Raja Kumari." Other Tamil pictures will
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      Poppy Day Meeting
      32 7 A MEETING of the Hnga- pore Poppy Day Committee will be held next Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. E A. Elder, Hatherleigh, 37, .Vassim Road.
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      Ex-Gaoler Dies
      44 7 TAIPING, Friday.— The death occurred here yesterday and the funeral today of Henry Simpson retired as a gaoler of the Taiping Prison some years ago and settled in this town. During the Japanese occupation he and his family were interned in Singapore.
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    Dental Offer Rejected
    101 7 THE Government has turned 1 down the offer of the Singapore branch of the Malayan Dental Association to assist in running a school dental clinic. This is because it would cost about $4,000 more to pay for the "expenses" of such assistance than if the Government employed
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    A Military Tattoo Under The Stars
    973 8  - A Military Tattoo Under The Stars "FEMINA IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL By I FIND, in my maun- derings and meanderings round Kuala Lumpur in search of news, that gossip is j rife and rumour of j startling proportions; that a lot of people do not like to read a newspaper
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    Vegetables And Fruit Abound
    191 8 From A Market Notebook rE supply of fresh fruit and vegetables in Singapore markets was very much enlarged by last week's shipments, which are expected to satisfy local demand for several more weeks. One more food shipment from Australia Is expected next week, while Callfornian Here
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    The Vicious Tea Money Circle
    615 8  - The Vicious Tea Money Circle Julie Pritchard By JET'S call them the "Smiths". They have been having a very disillusioning time lately. A little over a year ago they and their two babies were staying at an hotel. As they are people of the middle income group they found hotels,
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  • Straits Times SATURDAY FORUM
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      The "Feeble-Minded" And Birth Control
      356 9 IN the Straits Times recently, a co-respondent H.T.R. attacked .the statement of His Holiness the Pope on the subject of abortion. I grant that there are plausible excuses put forward by those who advocate contraception. The hazardous conditions in the world today, the difficulty of
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      Choice Of Masters
      141 9 npHE Malayan Democratic 1 Union declare that they are fighting for the freedom of the people and to liberate us from British Imperialism. But if they are really sincere why should they defend the Communists? The Communists do not believe in democracy and the freedom of the
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      To The Colonial Secretary: A Parallel
      654 9 THE recent campaign against excess profits that all merchants are supposed to conduct, and which the Colonial Secretary is leading, shows once more how little our presentnJay leaders know about "business" m Singapore. I am, like thousands 01 others, a small businessman. I was
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      Dr. Canton's Nightmare
      136 9 Give ear, O Elders; list, O Scribes; And You. cynics and mystics, Note how the M.H.O. describes With sinister statistics The steeply rising human tide Which bids to stoamp our island. So that for all who would reside Thereon, we'll lack for dry land. O Draughtsmen, take
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      SECRETARIES AT OOTY
      266 9 AS one who attended as Delegate Secretary, the recent U.N.O. Conference at Geneva I was extremely interested to read your thought-pro-voking leader "HOT AIR AT OOTIE," which appeared in your issue of June 12. I was impressed by the article in spite of Its carping criticism, because
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      In Praise Of KL Book Club
      119 9 MAY I, as a comment on Femina's remarks about our "one library," presumably the Book Club, loudly proclaim my opposite opinion? I am a wide, but fairly discriminating reader, and my problem is not to find one good book, but to select my allowance
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      BORNEO: For Happy Holidays
      164 9 BORNEO: For Happy Holidays ON a recent visit to Sarawak and N<»rth Borneo, I was greatly impressed by the friendliness, and the different attitude of the people of all races towards a newcomer to their country. Kuching is, from my point of view, a town that has not been affected
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      The Not So Provident
      79 9 WHILE reading the paper the other day, I came across a news itam headed, "THE PROVIDENT." During Question Time In the Legislative Council the Colonial Secretary said that "nearly all the leading firms have provident funds" for their staff. Ah! if he only could have said
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      372 9 Today's declarer had tome bad luck with his finessing, but actually he took one finesse too many! South dealer. Both sides vulnerable NOICTH A 10 6 A 3 4 K 10 5 2 743 WEST K\ST J9732 Q 8 10 (i 1 I 1 4 S Q 9 K 10
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      227 9 heart king in an effort to break the suit 3-3, but East turned up with a second stopper, and that was that. There was now only one real chance left for nine tricks, so declarer went to dummy by leading low to the diamond king and tried the club finesse.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    375 10 LONDON, Friday. npHE London dock workers' X strike and some- uneasiness regarding the troubled Malayan situation brought renewed dullness to the London stock markets yesterday, says Renter's financial correspondent. Rubbers and Tins were lower. Selling of Industrials was emailscale but persistent. Losses ranged from 6d. to Is. over
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    Malayan Share Market
    742 10 From Oar Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. rtPERATORS were inclined to *ow some interest in the Tin section of the \J Malayan share market today. Some buyers were in evidence, bat to a certain extent the downward trend of prices appeared to have been arrested. Prices quoted by
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER
    122 10 ii/ITH both London and TT New York down, the Singapore rubber market yesterday opened about hall a cent below Thursday's dose, bat prices finished slightly steadier. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 46 V 4 cents, sellers 45% cents, spot loose buyers 45% cents, sellers
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    SAGO FLOUR BUSINESS
    223 10 From A Market Correspondent FAIR business In sago flour was done on the Singapore produce markets yesterday. The Siak rariety unproved m price. There were no changes in the other sections. yesterday*! quotation! wert: Rice Unclassified: NO. 1 $64; 2 $58; 3 $51: 4 $48; .5 $30.
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    Dow Jones Averages
    22 10 tock: odustrie rtiUUes ato June 16 70.81 192.34 60.86 36.00 June 17 700. M 192.15 61. M 35.89 A.P
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    3% DIVIDEND FOR KEPONG RUBBER
    44 10 LONDON, Prl.— Director? of Kepong (Malay) Rubber Estates on Wednesday decided to recommend payment of a three-per-cent dividend for 1947, Jesa income tax at 95. payable to stockholders on the books of the company on June 16, 1948. AJ?.
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  • SINGAPORE SPORTLIGHT
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      Cricket Selectors Sprang A Surprise
      1143 11 By Straits Times Sports Reporters 'THOUGH there is consi. 1 derable support for the Singapore selectors' decision to arrange a Civilian and a Services' XI to play the Hong Kong side, there is* one point that appears to have been forgotten. That is that the
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      WEEK-END CRICKET
      284 11 rS following have been Invited to play cricket for the NonBenders Cricket Club against the R.A.F. Tengah at Tengah tomorrow at 11 a.m.: A. Oilmour (captain), T. Leijssius, H. B Noon; A. R. Bromley Davenpon, H. N. Balhatchet. R. P. W. Leonard. A. Baker. W. R. M Haxworth,
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    Services XI v Hong Kong
    55 11 nnHE Services XI to play the A Hong Kong cricketers on Monday and Tuesday has been chosen as follows: F/Lt. Harding, A/C Prescott, Major Robertson. F/O Lloyd, F/O Senior, S/Ldr. Leggatt (Captain). F/Lt. Syrett, F/Lt Kenyon. Lt. Perera, F/Lt. Parham, Major Rapsey. Twelfth man Capt
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    CHINESE SCHOOL WIN BY 7-0
    29 11 BENTONO. Friday. Displaying all round superiority the Chinese School team trounced the Suleiman School "B" 7-0 m a Div. II League soccer game her*.
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      74 11 RADIO MALAYA SPORE 1.00 Lunch-Time music; 1.30 News; 1.45 Jimmy Leach His New Organolians; 2.00 Light Music; 2.30 Cowboy aongs; 3.00 Navy Mixture Melodies; S. 15 Peter Vorke; 4.00 Song Time; 4.15 Tea Uance; 5.10 Sports Hour; 8.20 Sports Round- Up; 8.30 StiicUy off the Record; 9.30 News; 9 45
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      75 11 5.00 Sports Commentary; 8.30 News; 8.35 Penang Race Results; 8.40 "Just Jive"; 9.00 I.T.M.A.: .30 News; 9.45 Popular Classics; 10.30 As Singapore; 11.30 News. RADIO AUSTRALIA 4.00 p.m. Sporting Roundup: 4.40 Music Lovers Hour; 5.30 Australian Radio Keel; 5.20 Eileen Joyce Recital; 8.15 Moment Musicale; 8.30 p.m. World News; 7.00
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      89 11 BBC News; 8.45 BBC Pleasure Parade; i.00 BBC Tip Top Tunes; 9.46 BBC Variety; 10.16 Serenade to the Stars; 10.30 BBC News: 10.45 BBC Midland Light Orchestra; 11.30 Composer Cavalcade; 12.00 Paula on Parade: 12.15 Here We Are Again; 12.45 Yankee Quarter; 1.00 News; 1.06 Announcer's Choice; 1.15 Tours for
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    Straits Times Selections
    104 12 "EPSOM JEEP" "TRESPASS en "POINTER" 1. WAIF 2. Cullinan CULLINAN Waif WAIF Spring Up Race 1: Race 2: 1. KINGSFORD KINGSFORD PRINCESS GUINEVERE 1. PLUTO 3. Grand Abbol PLUTO Grand Abbot PLUTO Jimmy Race 3: Race 5: 1. ECLIPTIC 2. Double Aries 3. Crisplan SILVER SPEAR Double
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    ECLIPTIC AND DEAR ARE BEST BETS
    641 12 ECLIPTIC AND DEAR ARE BEST BETS Waif Tipped To Score Again From EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Friday. HEAR is my Nap selection at Penang tomorrow, u the last day of the Penang Turf Club Summer Meeting. The Rosewell gelding ran a splendid second behind Gold Medallist over the six furlongs on
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    HANTS WIN
    29 12 LONDON, Friday.— At Aldershot, Hampshire beat the Combined Services by an innings and 60 runs. Hampshire 269. Combined Services 99 and 110, (Hill six for 63.)— Reuter.
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    Today's Race Card
    820 12 BELOW are the acceptances for today's Penarg races. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race eight. There will be no Double Tote. Race 1 2.30: Griffin Handicap 5>/ 2 Furs. 1 Waif Farad 10.10 Mr T. H. Monzies Owner 2 2 Spring Up Gentles 9.06 Mr
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    Louis Is A 13-5 Favourite
    228 12 POMPTON LAKES, New Jersey, Friday. JOE Louis stalked, jabbed and retreated for four rounds today against four different sparring partners in one of his better workouts for his title defence against Jersey Joe Walcott next Wednesday night. Louis is a 13-5 favourite. The Brown Bomber
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    TOURISTS WINBY INNINGS
    385 12 TOURISTS WINBY INNINGS NORTHAMPTON, Friday HTHE Australians beat 1 Northamptonshire by an innings and 64 runs today. Needing 133 runs to avoid an ini.ings defeat, Northants lost their ssven remaining wickets for 69 runs m 90 minutes. Ring claimed four wickets for 21 rur.s. BUI Johnston soon claimed the wicket
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    C.S.C. CRICKET XI
    78 12 The following will represent the Singapore Ceylon Sports Club against the Combined Changi XI at cricket at Changi tomorrow at 11 a.m. (transport leaves C.S.C. at 9.45 a.m.): K. Muttukumaru (capt.), R. V. 8. Sundram, V. R. Sabapathy, S. K. Sundram, Dr. K. S. Retnam, Lt. H.
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    KL Game For Hong Kong XI
    120 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday »T*HE Hong Kong cricket team will meet the Federation in a two-day match in Kuala Lumpur next week. The game will oe played on the Padang on June 23 and 24. A special committee will select the
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    Visitors Impress
    51 12 rPHE Hong Kong cricketers JL impressed in net practice at the S.C.C. yesterday. If they play up to form, they should have little difficulty in winning their games against the Singapore Civilians and the Services. The Straits Times understands that their fixture against the Combined Colleges will be
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    Sports Diary
    82 12 XQDA1 SOCCER: Malaya Cup—Singapore t. Negri Sembilan. Jalan Besar stadium. 5.15 p.m; S.A.F.A. Ltapue, Div. Ill C.A. t. Naval Stores XI. MeNair Road, 5.15 pm; FriendUcs: Geylangr Youngsters "B 1 V. Base Group HE. CivUian XI, G«ylanc, 5.15 p.m.; PuUu Brani Combined XI r. Pulaa Samboe, Pulaa Brani,
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    WOKINGHAM STAKES
    35 12 ASCCfT. Friday.— Mr. R. L. Gl&sspool's White Cockade won the Wokingham Stakes here this afternoon. Mr. E. B. Baring's Final Score was second and Mr. R. B. Strassburger's Clarion third. Thirty-two ran. Reuter.
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    PULAU BRANI XI
    44 12 The following will represent the Pulau Brani Combined XI at soccer against Pulau Samboe at Pulau Brani today: M. 8. M. Clark. Set. Hopping, Abdul Rahman, Jr.; Kelly. Khamis (Capt.); Yasin; Ali Johan. Hankinson, Samad; Gabos, Ali Sagor. Referee: Cpl. Britton.
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    COLONIALS C. C.
    71 12 The fo lowing have been invited to play for the Colonial C C. against G.H.Q. FARELF ot. Changi Prisons, ground tomorrow at 11 a.m: E. de Kretser 'capt T. A. Dole. P. de Kret er. D. Allan, R. de Zilwa. D. Miller. T. Brohier, A. Thlyagarajah. P.
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    Tengah Trounce Cup Veterans
    249 12 "THE R.A.F. Tengah, 1 giving a sparkling exhibition of football, trounced the Malaya Cup Veterans 5 0 in a friendly game of football played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Tengah were superior in every department and displayed better team-work. The Cup Veterans set a hot pace
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    Kamis Beats Paldr In SLTA Tourney
    231 12 MORE surprises were seen m <h<> Singapore lawn tennis championships, which were resumed at the S.C.C. yesterday. In the men's singles Kamis eliminated his younger brother, A.G.B. Pakir, the favourite for the title, in straight sets. Pakir played below form, making too many mistakes.
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      32 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High water, 9.35 a.m. (8 ft. 4 in.) 9.03 p.m. (8 ft. 8 in.). TOMORROW: High water. 10.30 a.m. (8 ft. 5 In.); 9.41 p.m. 9 ft. 1 in.).
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