The Straits Times, 6 September 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1948. 4 PKICIf TEN CENTS
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    GUARDS SAIL FOR MALAYA Big Send-Off From London
    333 1 GUARDS SAIL FOR MALAYA Big SendOff From London SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday. THE 14,000-ton British troopship Empire Trooper sailed (from here at noon today for Malaya with 1,600 men of the Second Brigade of Guards. The ship was seen off by the War Minister {Mr. Emanuel Shinwell) and senior Army officers including
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    U.S. Envoy A Spy-Bulgaria
    96 1 U.S. Envoy A SpyBulgaria SOFIA, (Bulgaria) Sun. BULGARIA announced today that the recall of the United States Vice-Consul Mr. Donald Ewing was arranged after he was caught "getting important written espionage information from two Bulgarians last July. An official Bulgarian announcement said the U.S. Minister (Mr. Donald Heath) arranged the
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    36 1 SPEECH TO POLICE: 'lhe Mentri Besar, Johore (Dato Onn bin Jaafar), seen giving a speech at the Federal Police Depot on Friday. He was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. N. Gray).— P.R. picture.
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    Round-World Fliers
    27 1 NEW DELHI, Sun.— The British round-the-world fliers, Mrs. Morrow Tait and Michael Townsend, arrived here at 11.35 a.m. local time (6.05 a.m. GMT) today. Reuter.
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    RAF Crash: Seven Die
    122 1 MILAN, Sun. "PHE crew of seven of a x Royal Air Force Lancaster were killed when I the bomber crashed in flames on a hill on Monte Cristo. in the Mediterranean yesterday. The plane, one of the Royal Air Force Malta-based Lancasters, took off on Friday
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    DEATHS IN MOCK WAR
    45 1 LONDON, Sun.— Two more deaths were reported today m Britain's great mock air war. This brings the total to four since the forces of "Southland" launched their first attack against the "Northland" defences last Friday.— Reuter. [Air Defences Sound. Page Three].
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    FLYING BOAT MISHAP
    49 1 A Qantas flying boat partly sank on taking off at Sourabaya, Java, yesterday morning. The 14 passengers and seven crew were unhurt and their baggage was saved. The flying boat was on the Sydney to Britain run. It was able later to take off for Singapore.
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    THE NEW QUEEN IN TEARS
    232 1 THE NEW QUEEN IN TEARS i AMSTERDAM, -Sunday. QUEEN Wilhelmina's reign over the Netherlands and the Dutch Empire ended on Saturday, and her daughter Juliana became Queen. The old Queen came out ion to the Dam Palace facade with her 39-year-old succesi sor and led the cheors by 19,000 Dutch
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    "ELITE WILL DECIDE"
    53 1 SAIGON, Sun. General Nhuyan van Xuan, leader of the French-supported Vietnam Government, announced yesterday that a legislative system will be installed m Indo-China next month. Conditions will not permit general elections, however, and assembles will be chosen by "notables representing the elite of Vietnam," Xuan said m
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    Aga Khan In Cairo
    37 1 CAIRO, Sun. The Aga Khan, who is reported to have recovered from his recent illness, arrived m Cairo yesterday by air from Uganda, and is leaving again for the Riviera tomorrow morning. Reuter.
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    SOVIET MAY LIFT BAN
    182 1 HANOVER. Sun. TRAFFIC between the Western and Soviet zones of Germany through Helmstedt will probably be reopened today, or by the latest, tomorrow, It was learned here today. Inter-zonal traffic between Berlin and Helmstedt was suspended by the Russian authorities on June 21. Thrre are hints
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    34 1 SIR IIHVjtY GURNEY, the new High Commissioner for the Federation. He was, until the end of the mandate, Chief Sf.-v-<*ary to the Palestine Government. Another A.P. study inside. See leading: article In page four.
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    Red Dupes Plead For Leniency
    545 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. /CHINESE villagers are returning to Pulai m South Kelantan which was re-occupied by Malayan Security Forces early m August after being m Communist hands for a short time. Some of them, says an official note from Kota Bharu,
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    50,000 Mourn Dr. Ong
    305 1 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. CROWDS estimated at 50,000 lined the streets and armed police patrolled the town as the hearse bearing the body of the murdered Federal Councillor, Dr. Ong Chong Keng, passed along the principal streets of Penang today. A procession of 5,000
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    SUMTRIES TO SEAL BORDER
    119 1 BANGKOK, Sun. TWO hundred Siamese police were ordered into action when it was reported that 500 Malayan Communist insurgents had captured a Siamese border village. The Siamese Navy ordered a small 'wWaxutTiu support the Dolice. Simultaneously. Siam jK Dew Steps io boister the southern Drovin'.'e.ss against
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    GANGES FLOODS 100 VILLAGES
    30 1 BENARES. Sunctttt Ihe Gang:-? reached its irishest level within living memory today when it flooded parts of Benares citv and submersed more than 100 villages. Reuter.
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      Delegation
      23 2 I NEW DELHI, Sun.— An Auatrallan civil aviation delegation has arrived m New Delhi for talks on a bilateral transport agreement —Reuter
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      Prediction
      56 2 MADRAS. Sun.— Sir Archibald Nye, British Governor of Madras province, predicted yesterday that It -vould not be long before India became one of the most powerful and Influential States In the world. He was giving a farewell address to the combined Legislative Assembly and Council at itit cxose of
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      HUNGER STRIKE
      34 2 FRANKFURT, Sun. Over 1,000 inmates of the Dachau refugee camp went on hunger strike yesterday, demanding better housing condition. The hunger striken asked several other camps to Join them m sympathy.— A.P.
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      Accused
      34 2 MANILA, Sun. The Filipino film actor, Exequlel Segovia, pleaded not guilty to a homicide charge here yesterday. The actor is accused of the fatal shooting of a former policeman m a cafe argument.—A.P.
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      Student
      41 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Sun— Dr. Hidekl Yukawa, first Japancs* scientist to visit the United States since before the war, has arrived here from Tokio. He will go to Princeton University, New Jersey, to study higher nuclear physics for a year.— Reuter.
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      Inspection
      33 2 WASHINGTON. Sun. The U.S. Aimed Forces Committee on medical and hospital services will leave today to inspect military medical Installations m the Pacific area The tour will be by plane." —A P
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      Appeal
      27 2 WASHINGTON, Sun. Dr. Syngman Rhee, president of the newly-formed Korean Republic, has appealed to the United States for continued economic help, it was announced here. Reuter.
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      Jamboree
      32 2 MANILA, Sun. A delegation of Filipino Boy Scouts and Scouters is being formed to represent the Philippines at the Pan-Pacific Jamboree m Victoria. Australia, to be held late this year.— Reuter;
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      Three Shanghai Financiers Held In "Economic Purge"
      70 2 Deen transferred from police headquarters to a special criminal rm.rt I purge" launched by Major General Chiang Chin-kuo President Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son— the suspects are: Yung Hung-yuan, textile tycoon who Is accused of makS2JBBL'"* 11 «£i WS&K of taflu Li Kuo-lan, wife
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      Whalers
      39 2 NEW YORK.* Sun.— Tw( whaling captains from Tensburg. Norway, have left hen by air for Japan to join etch other Norwegian hunterg whc hope to capture 1,500 whale* In Antarctic waters and Rather whale oil worth $25,000,000.— Reuter.
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      TRIBUTE
      62 2 SYDNEY, Sun. William Devlin, a Boer War veteran, today received from the Oommon wealth Crown solicitor's office here a cheque for £1,425— a tribute from former British prisoners of war m memory of his son. Private Devlin, who was shot m a German prison camp near Leipzig m April,
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      Released
      88 2 WARSAW, Sun.— An official communique has announced the release of Monsignor Kacitfnski, associate editor of tt»» Catholic weekly, Tygodnik Warszawski, who was arrested by security police and charged with anti-State activities.— Reuter. STABLE COMPANIONS: Try Over the rac c horse and Rupert the sheep— are bosom pals; so much
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      "Masterpiece"
      43 2 i LONDON, Sun.— "Fourteenth Olympiad The Glory or Sports", Britain's 12,500 feet colour film of the London Olympic Games, which has its world premiere In London on Sept. 10. has been hailed as a masterpiece by most of the critics here.— Reuter.
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      EXTINGUISHER
      49 2 MADRAS, Sun Juvenile smokers m Madras may very soon have to face trial v they do not 'Improve" m time. Mr. K. M. Menon (Minister for Prisons) told *he provincial legislature that the Government was "actively" considering introducing .legislation to prevent boys from smoking m the province.— A.P.
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      Compulsory
      45 2 PRAGUE, Sun.— The whole Czechoslovak police force must Join the Sokol (national sports organisation) Colonel Ha vis, chief of physical training m the Czechoslovak security police, has announced. This followed anti-Govern-ment demonstrations by some Sokol members during the organisation's 11th festival m July.— Reuter.
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      Rising
      39 2 CANBERRA. Sun. Livlnz costs m Australia have risen l 7'/ 2 per cent, since the war ended. A further rise of J5 per cent, m the next year i 3i 3 forecast by some Government officers. A. P.
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      Strike
      33 2 NAIROBI, Sun. Zanzibar native dock labourers called general strike yesterday after they themselves had been striking for a fortnight. Military and police have been sent from the mainland to maintain order.— AP.
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      ACTION
      56 2 BIRMINGHAM, Sun. While riding on top of a bus here Stanley Cheney, 40, saw a woman fall into a canal. He rushed down the bus steps, jumped off the bus while it was still moving. ran t o the canal, plunged into the water and brought the woman, Annie
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      Agreement
      42 2 FRANKFURT, Sun.— A U.S. $107,000,000 trade agreement between Italy and the AngloAmerican zones of Germany was announced yesterday. The bizonal area will send U5551,000,000 of exports to Italy, and Italy will send U. 5.556,000.000 worth to the bizonal area.— A. P.
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      Spindles
      52 2 NEW DELHI, Sun. The Indian Minister of Industries. (Mr. B. P. Mookerjec said yesterday that licences had been Issued for the iinoort. of three million SDinlles from the United States the United Kingdom and Japan. The spindles will yield. 1,800 million additional yards of thread annually, he told the
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      Tragedy
      46 2 SYDNEY, Sunday.— A search party last night reached the wreckage of the National Airways Douglas airliner, Lutana, on the 5,000 ft. Square Peak Mountain In northern New South Wales. Rescuers found the partly burned bodies of the 10 passengers and crew of three. Reuter— AAP.
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      Proclamation
      31 2 LONDON, Sun.— The Soviet news agency, Tass, reported last night that a "congress of peoples representatives" In Shensi province, China, had proclaimed a government for Communist held northern China.— A.P.
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      556 2 NOTICES 3.S. GOVT. 3% 1940 WAR LOAN (1952-1959) Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Register of the above loan will be closed from the 16th to 30th September, 1948. both dates incisive, for the preparation of Interest Warrants, Hongkong Shanghai Banking Oorpn. Singapore. NOTICE EXTENSION OF TENDER PERIOD SUPPLY
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      661 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated m the Colony of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from the 16th day of September to the 21st day of September, 1948. both days Inclusive. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD, R. WILLMOTT,
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      702 2 NOTICES The Singapore Auctioneer! (Established 1934) A Name you can trust when you have something to sell for immediate Cash— By Auction or Private Treaty. (Patronize by Hia Britannic Majesty's Government, (military and civil) The Consular Bodies, 8.H.8. Authorities Etc.. Etc.). 64, Chulia St. (First Floor), Tel. 1529. AUCTION SALE
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      180 2 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are Invited for the supply and delivery C.l.F. Singapore and installation of two unchokeable pump units to pump crude sewage at the Municipal Oas Works, Kallang Road. Specification and form of tender from Municipal Engineer's Office (Room No. 218). Deposit $50/(refundable). Closing in the Municipal Secretariat (Room
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      224 2 P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Office of the state Engineer. P.WJD.. Johore at Johore Bahru on or before noon on Monday ,20th. September 1948, for the Supply of Tyres and Tubes for a period of 6 months commencing from the Ist. October. 1948 to
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      171 2 P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the office of the State Engineer, Belangor, Kuala Lumpur, up to 12 noon of the 14th September, 1948, for the Construction of a lock-up at police headquarters, High Street, Kuala Lumpur. Plans and specification* may oe seen and all particulars
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    END OF AN 8-DAY CRISIS
    250 3 France Gets A New Government PARIS, Sunday. ]\T. Robert Schuman formed a new Cabinet today, ending the eight-day French political crisis. His success in setting up a Government to replace that of M. Marie came on his second attempt. His first try ended in failure
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    U. K. AIR DEFENCES SOUND
    169 3 U. K. AIR DEFENCES SOUND LONDON, Sunday. BRITAIN'S air defences are sound. This was the conclusion reached last night by senior officers at an interim stage of the biggest aerial exercise to be held by the Royal Air Force since the war ended. The manoeuvres provided an opportunity lor the
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    Forts In Trouble
    28 3 THE HAGUE, Sunday.— Two Superfortresses taking part m the mock war against Britain, force landed with engine trouble at Schipol airfield, near Amsterdam, yesterday. Reuter.
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    2500 Airmen From U.S.
    76 3 NEW YORK, Sunday. FO thousand five hundred United States Army Air Force maintenance men are on their way to Britain, it was announced last night. They are all bound for the American air deoor, at Burtonwood. Lancashire. American Superfortresses and other war planes will remain in
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    3 Critical U.S. Strikes
    120 3 NEW YORK. Sunday. THREE critical strikes threa- tened United Slates economy yesterday as the Labour Day weekend began. The newest strike was that of 16.000 CIO oil workers in California, which closed nine large refineries. Oil company spokesmen predicted a petrol shortage on the west coast
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    EUROPEAN UNITY PLEA
    64 3 GENEVA, Sun.— The European Parliamentary Congress has called on the five nations signing the Brussels Pact to summon a European Assembly at the earliest possible moment. The appeal asked Britain, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxemburg to convene a preparatory conference by next December, to make proposals
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    Singapore Diary
    75 3 TODAY Exhbition ol Paintings, by Mr. H. S. H e a r y Listing, Chinese Y. M. C. A. Selegie Road. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reception by the Netherlands Consulate-Ueneral on ths evasion of the invostiiure of Queen Juliana, 23, Ridout Road 7pm. Y.W.C.A Fortnightly Club. Mrs.
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    SOVIET WATCH ON ENVOY
    60 3 STOCKHOLM, Sun.— Former Chilean Ambassador to Russia (Senor US. Cruz Ocampo) said that he had been under virtual house arrest m Moscow for nearly 11 months "I had to identify myself every time I left my hotel room or returned." "One day I had to produce
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    Nazis To Die For Hungarian Killings
    37 3 BUDAPEST, Sun. Three Hungarian Nazis have been sentenced to death and 12 others were sentenced to hard labour for torturing and killing hundreds of Jews and Leftists m 1944.— U.P.. P.
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    Village Under Volcanic Ash
    61 3 MANILA. Sun. rO villages have been buried under the smoking grey ash of Mt. Hibokhibok and Membejas is a ghost town. Its 10,000 inhabitants left as a 300 yard-wide stream of lava approached the town. Two-thirds of Camiguin Island's population of 45,000 have reached safety, while
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    Matron To Marry On Home Leave
    423 3 From Our Woman Correspondent ASSISTANT matron of the Singapore General Hospital, blue-eyed Miss Idris D. Brown, will leave Singapore on the Carthage on Thursday for long leave m her native Hampshire. While home, she will be married to Major S. G. Grant, formerly with
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    LOAN REFUSED TO ISRAEL
    48 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. An Export-Import Bank official said that Israel has no chance yet of getting a requested $100,000,000 loan for reconstruction. "There is no good, sound credit proposal In the request," he said. "There is nothing on which to base a loan."— U. P.
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    War Claim And New Debt Bill
    159 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. CHAMBERS of Commerce m the Federation European, Indian, and Chinese are to hold meetings within the next two weeks to discuss the war damage claims compensation scheme and the proposed Debtor-Credi- tor Bill. The president of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce
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    Mourning For Benes
    48 3 PRAGUE. Sunday. STATE mourning for a week has been ordered for Dr. Eduard Benes (former Czech President) who died on Friday. On the day of 'he funeral there, will be no Dublic amusements and a'i emoloyers have been asked r.o let workers attend the cere-
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    115 3 monies. Dr. Benes will be burled at his country home of Sozlmovo Usti m fulfilment of a wish shortly before he died His widow has been awarded an honorary salary on a ministerial scale. The reappearance m Wencesles Square of Dr. Benes' Socialist Party emblem— red and white carnations was
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    DEATH
    26 4 Mr. Tan Kee Soon (Govt Pensioner). Aged 66. passed away peacefully at his residence 154 C. Charlton Lane. Funeral to-day at Bidadari at 5 p.m.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Sept. 6, 1948. SIR HENRY GURNEY
    1085 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Sept. 6, 1948. SIR HENRY GURNEY In the circumstances of Malaya today, harassed and confused by a medley of pressing and complex problems such as has never been seen in this country at any one time before, the appointment of a new High Commissioner in
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    Fifty Years Ago
    70 4 t ram ine awaits i ivies of Sept. 6, 1948. FARES TO AUSTRALIA from Singapore or Penang: First Saloon to Australia and back $400. Second Saloon per P&.O. Steamers and First Saloon per O.S.S. Co.'s and WA.S. Nav. Co.'s Steamers.. $300. They have excellent accom modation for
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    FOR STAR-GAZERS IN MALAYA
    122 4 The diagram shows the brighter stars that will be above the horizon In the latitude of Singapore at 10 o'clock at the beginning, <i o'clock m the middle, and at 8 o'clock at the end of the month, the time being Singapore Standard Time (7 hours
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    The Night Sky In September
    1006 4  -  J.C. COOKE By THE Great Square of Pegasus is now rising in the East. It is really more of a square than it looks in the chart this is because the chart distorts shapes, unless they are fairly well in the middle. The bottom left
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    Colony Road-Hogs
    249 4 IN July, quite apart from the large number of accidents in which injuries were sustained, there were 14 fatal mishaps. In August there were six fatal accidents and 138 accidents involving inJury to 171 persons. is it not time that the Traffic authorities took a few constructive measures
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      An Asian Defends The British Taxpayer
      286 4 An Asian Defends The British Taxpayer WHILE appreciating the motives that inspired Mr. A. W. Wallich to make his plea at the last meeting of -the Federal Legislative Council that "all expenditure directly due to the present emergency should be met by His Majesty's Government," I think it is time
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      A NEW BUS TERMINUS
      182 4 OINCE your scheme for one-way traffic into Collyer Quay, Battery Road etc. was not quite workable due to passengers from the S.T.C. buses having to cross the road during peak hours, I suggest that the S.T.C. should remove the terminus or check point in Finlayson Green
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      OVERLOADED LORRIES
      151 4 THE attention of tae A Officer-in-Charge of the Traffic Branch is drawn to the excessive overloading of trucks with copra, rubber, packing cases and cases of milk. Heavy merchandise Is so loaded that the rear springs of the truck are bent down below the level of the axle
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      AN EXILE'S ANSWER
      141 4 "VOUCHE. May 1 plead my own defence? I do my own marketing. I look after my own child because in the first few months when she had an amah I found she was fast becoming one of the aforementioned horrors Quite a lot of housework too; cooking
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      17 4 GAMMETERS' Tropical Watches from 34 to $so 12 months guarantee Expert. Service After Sale Opposite Clifford Pier
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    COLONY REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
    856 5 Govt. Committee 's Report RECOMMENDATIONS for the redevelopment of Singapore that will ultimately change the outlook of the city's waterfront from Telok Ayer Basin to Kallang Airport are contained in the report of a special committee appointed by the Government. This giant scheme, estimated to cost millions
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    8 5 Si,- Henry Gurney, the new High Commissioner. A.P.
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    Chinese Newspaper Entertains 500
    57 5 More than 500 guests were i entertained by-Mr. George E. Lee and other directors of the Nanyang Siang Pau, one of Singapore's leading Chinese vernacular newspapers, at a cocktail party at the Happy World Cabaret yesterday. Guests, included consular officials, business men, repre- sentatives of Government
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    Shortage Of Building Land In Malaya
    182 5 IF all the applications for permission to build on proposed and existing public open spaces were approved, at the end of five and a half years there would not be a single plot of ground m any large town m Malaya. i This was
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    Church Parade To Mark ATS Decade
    147 5 MORE than 100 members of the A.T.S. yesterday attended a church service at the St. George's Garrison Church, Tanglin Barracks, to commemorate the formation of the A.T.S. 10 years ago. The Commander-ln-Chief FARELF (General Sir Neil Ritchie) took the salute. The A.T.S. march past
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    New Plane Calls At Singapore
    154 5 New Plane Calls At Singapore AN unusual new aircraft, the Consolidated Vultee Convair-Liner, stopped overnight at Singapore en route to Australia during the weekend. The twin-engined, exhausu assisted air liner landed at Tengah late on Saturday night and left yesterday morning. Air Day officials had hoped that it would arrive
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    31 5 Only overseas delegate at the conference of the Association of Optical Practitioners held in August at the Reading University, England, was Mr. A. M. Ezekiel. ophthalmic practitioner of Singapore and Batavia.
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    MORE MALAYS WANTED
    103 5 There are a few vacancies for Malay* in the R.A.F. Regiment, Malaya. Recruiting teams will be at the R.A.F. Regiment (Malaya) Depot. Sembawang, Singapore, at R.A.F. Station Kuala Lumpur, and at the Central Police Stations Kota Tinggl and Mersing, between Monday, Sept. 6 and WednesSept. 8. A
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    Offer To Planters' Wives
    158 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE Incorporated Society of Planters (Malaya) has received a letter from the Ceylon j Planters' Society Limited offering to arrange accommodation for any planters' wives and children or injured plan- ters who would like toi stay on estates m
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    DYAKS ARE DISCIPLINED
    67 5 "The Dyaks now In Malaya are part of a military force voluntarily fighting Communist thugs with whom we have nothing in common." The Sarawak Dyak Association says this In a public statement in answer to Russian propagandists. Replying to chains that Dyaks still go in for headhunting,
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    42 5 CENOTAPH GARDENS: Reclaiming and grassing of the area m front of the Cenotaph is the first part or a p an to extend the memorial and to layout ?.!i the reclamed land on the waterfront as a public park.— Straits Times picture.
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    23 5 ATS ATTEND CHURCH: March past of members of the ATS after a 10th anniversary church parade at Tanglin Barracks yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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      Sisters Wed Brothers
      58 5 A double wedding, in which two brothers married two sisters, took place at the Church of the Assumption, Penang, yesterday. The ondes were the Misses Ruth and Thelma Churme, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Churme, of Kuala Lumpur. Grooms were Messrs. Sydney and Herbert Boudville,
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      COURT THANKED
      76 5 glTIAWAN. liun. Thank;, to the prus>cut.pz oilicvrs and court staff were paid in the District Court here by the District Judge, Pwafc (Mr. J. Q. Adams) at his last sitting before leaving the country on leave. He said he held all the officers In high esteem for tlvsir
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      ON TRANSFER
      33 5 SITTAWAN, Sunday Tengnu Temmenggong Wan Hamaruddin, the popular Assistant District Officer. Dindlngs, has been transferred to Lenggong and his place m Lumut has been taken by Datoh Shabanda Ibrahim, from Tapah.
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      BEREAVED
      38 5 PEREMBAN. Sunday.— rhe death occurred here yesterday of the mother of Mr Yong Sze Lin Negri SembUan lawyer and a member of the Negri liembllan Council of State and S?rcmban Town Board. The funeral take;, place today
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      REUNION DINNER
      51 5 CEREMBAN. Sunday. The 0 annual reunion dinner of the old pup:is of the King George the Fifth School, SBremban, will be held on Saturday, at 7.30 pin at the school hall. The Seremban Chinese Reading Circle Musical Party will alay and a ronggeng will be held after thr
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    Malayan Labour Party Favoured
    239 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A FTER several hours' discussion tonight 50 tradf -t* unionists decided m favour of forming a Mala* yan Labour Party, but postponed further action till after a meeting m December. Final decision appeared to I rest on the willingness of trade unionists to
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    South Siam Emergency
    140 5 MALAY NEWS By Our Malay Correspondent UTUSAN Melayu, m a leader, comments on the Siamese Government's declaration of an emergency m the four provinces of Southern Siam and expresses a i f ear that the opp< tiunity might be used o suppress the Fatani Malays, who are
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    Malayan Markets Work On Modest Scale
    777 6 From A Market Correspondent BUSINESS was on a v modest scale during the week and, with quotations moving irregularly within fairly narrow limits, no general trend was discernible. Industrial shares supplied the bulk of the bag. Tins were frankly disappointing, while the turnover m
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    36 6 INDIA'S FIRST: The 8,436ton Jal Axad, first Indianowned ship to take passengers to Britain, arrives at Tilbury from Bombay. The Jal Azad Is manned mainly by Indians, although she has some European officer*. Planet News picture
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    Australian ICI's Big Expansion
    146 6 SYDNEY, Sun. IMPERIAL Chemical Industrleg 1« spending £4.000,000 on construction or expansion of its works throughout Australia and needs about 700 more employees for new jobs. The company Is considering plans to build hostels or camps ai temporary housing for workers. A spokesman for Imperial Chemical
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    BANK OF FRANCE
    29 6 PARIS, Sun.— The Bank of France raised its rediscount rate of commercial paper by one per cent yesterday. The new rate is 3.5 per cent.— UP.
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    No Rubber Decline' -Sir E. MacFadyen
    383 6 No Rubber Decline -Sir E. MacFadyen From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. "WHILE it is difficult for a producer to assess pros- pects impartially, on the facts as I see them I should not anticipate a decline." The chairman of the Golden Hope Rubber Estate (Sir Eric MacFadyen) gave his
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    U.S. Oil & Power Output Records
    432 6 U.S. Oil Power Output Records NEW YORK, Sunday. rpHE nation's oil wells and power plants established J- new production records last week, while other lines of business assumed a more leisurely pace. Retail sales for the country as a whole dropped below the r"""*"" previous week for the first time
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    China State Industries For Sale
    169 6 China State Industries For Sale SHANGHAI. Sun. rWAS announced yesterday that the two largest State-owned enterprises in China will be converted into limited liability firms the bulk of the shares of which will be sold to private investor*. The enterprises are the China Textile Industries, Inc., which operates all former
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      124 6 Radio Programmes i RADIO MALAYA 8PORK 1 p.m. Tommy Dorsey, Ellio'« f Lawrence; 1.30 News; 1.45 Music; 2.00 Close. 8.15 News; 8.30 Music For You; 9.00 Sullivan Mystery; 9.30 News; 9.54 World Affairs; 10.00 Ballet; 10.30 Dance' Music: 11.00 News Close. RADIO MALAYA R.L. 1 pm. See S'pore; 8.30 Headlines;
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      140 6 Orchestra; 7.00 Music to Cturui 7.30 Dramatized Feature; 7.4a Moritz Rosenthal; 8.00 Tenor Chares Haclte*.* it Soprano Evelyn Scotney; 8.15 Dance Muse; 8.3c News; 8.40 Baritone Herbert Janssen; 9.00 Pacific Mall Bag; 9.30 Theatre Music; 9.30 Everyman's Music: 9.49 Talk; 9.55 Eileen Joyce; 10.00 Australian News; 10.10 Strings; 10.15 Agricultural;
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      U.S. TO BUY PART OF BRITISH RUBBERSTOCK
      224 7 rpHE United States is to 1 1 natural rubber held b Trade, it was announced 1 cation of the quantity inv< closed. The purchase will not affect the buying programme of the United States Government from current produc- tion, a* the United States
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      London Stock Market
      355 7 LONDON, Sat. THE London Stock Exchange was practically devoid of colour on Friday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. The approach of the week-end restrained business to very small proportions and price movements were slightly irregular. Following were the closing middle prices of selected stocks as supplied to the
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      Brazil Rubber Production
      152 7 ACCORDING to figures 2\ covering rubber purchases made by the Rubber Credit Bank, Brazilian production of natural rubber during April amounted to 3,746 tons, compared with 1,480 tons in the preceding month and 2,838 tons in April, 1947. The increase of more thar. 60 per cent, over
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      GOLDEN HOPE'S REPORT
      97 7 Proceeds from sales to February 29. £262,907 (£B9 827), plus miscellaneous revenue £2,220 (£1,336), Investment Interest £451 (£972), trade dividends £256 (£5O), distribution from H. and C. Group £388 (£1,550), making £266,222 (£103.734), less production cost £179,197 (£73,419), depreciation (£3.395), administration expenses £1890 (£1.409), directors' fees £959
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      EAST ASIATIC INDUSTRY
      60 7 East Asiatic Industry and Plantation, which holds interests In Mount Austin (Johore) Rubber and Eas< Asiatic Rubber Estate, made a profit to June- 30, after depreciation and taxes, including Kr.2, 963,987 (Kr 2,962,590) brought m, amounts to Kr .4,762,302 (Kr .4,436,962). To dividend 10 per cent. (8
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      Malaya Copra Suffers
      110 7 LONDON. Sun. SINCE the August revision of the Ministry of Food's contract for Ceylon copra and I subsequent ability for Ceylon to sell on the open market, European buyers lacking dollars have ceased to be de- i pendent on the relatively small amounts available m Malaya and
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      Rubber Lack's Full Insurance C aver
      232 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. niSCI SSING recent fluctuations on the rubber market, the Economist says that political conditions m Malaya are undoubtedly responsible for that price fluctuations echnical factors. the uneasy undertone bu are probably due more to The most important of
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      Singapore Prices
      140 7 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (Sept. 4) were, m cents per lb. Buyers Sellers no. i n o.o. si^' loose nominal 45% 45% F.o.b. In bales Sept. No. 1 R.S.8. ..45 45% No. 3 R.S.8. 43 43% No. 3 RS.S. 40 40%
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      Malaya Iron For Japan
      121 7 TOKIO. Sun SHIPMENTS of iron ore from Canada and Malaya are expected m Japan soon, it was announced today. The shipment from Canada, the first since the end fit the war. Is expected on Sept. 6. It will total 8.900 tons. A further shipment of about
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      Produce Markets Steadily Quiet
      53 7 From A Market Correspondent Singapore produce markets were steadily quiet on Saturday. Little business was reported and quotations remained unchanged. kj. m. Umapathy 11 S Schubert 14 3 Kailasapathy 17.S 3 Ho Man Kee 3 0 Bhupalan 3 0 25 38 49 9 13 0 3
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    BIRMINGHAM OUTCLASS EVERTON
    747 8 BIRMINGHAM OUTCLASS E VERTON Arsenal Check Their Defeats LONDON, Sunday. THE continued failure of the illustrious Ever1 ton dub, now at the bottom of the First Division is one of the features of the football season which is only three weeks old. Even the presence of Albert Juliessen, the centre-forward
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    25 8 I. > \.> VVOmu o a.i, wno were defeated '>> an innings and 58 runs by the Combined Colleges on the Raffles Institution ground, yesterday.— Straits Times picture.
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    Poh Lim Had A Hard Fight
    343 8 Poh Lim Had A Hard Fight ONG Poh Urn, of the Fraser Neave Sports Club, who is a favourite for the men's singles title this year, went a step nearer his goal when he smashed through a three-set victory over Low Seah Chuan (Playfair) m the second round of the
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    A Breezy Century By Compton
    252 8 A Breezy Century By Compton LONDON, Sunday. FESTIVAL cricket m x three centres maintained interest yesterday m England's national summer sport while more than a million people were watching football, i There was some bright cricket at Scarborough after, early shocks when the team which will tour South Africa next
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    R.S.G.C Golf
    30 8 The women's Eclectic Compet:- ion. which was played at Bukit r lmah during July and August vas won by Mrs. W.G.C. Goss, vith a nett score o' 54.
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    Kwa Chin Swee Wins 100-mile Cycle Race
    361 8 FORMER Singapore long distance cycling champion, Kwa Chin Swee won the 100 miles road race m the splendid time of 5 hours 20 minutes m the opening day of the Singapore Cycling Carnival held at Chua Chu Kang Road yesterday. Twenty competitors, among
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    A Rattle For A Whip
    106 8 EPSOM, Sun. MR. HARRY HEDGES, the Epsom trainer who made turf history by using a rattle instead of a whip to make one of his horses do his best, died yesterday aged 64 at George Hotel, Epsom. Hedges' horses, Bally Scanlon, could not be started
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    Schoolboy Winners
    41 8 WINNERS 61 the five-mile road race lor scnooii^ja At the Singapore Cycling Carnival held at Chua Chu Kang Road yesterday. Left to right: Scow Kirn Hast (first), Soh Cheok Hor (second) and Tham Chan Meng (third). Straits Times picture.
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    COLLEGES WIN BY INNINGS, 58 RUNS
    212 8 COLLEGES WIN BY INNINGS, 58 RUNS THE Combined Colleges completed their Malayan tour yesterday with an innings and 58 runs victory over Evan Wong's XI m a two-day cricket match played on the Raffles Institution ground. Credit for the victory goes to Kailasapathy who, besides hitting up a grand score
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    Scoreboard
    196 8 Evan Wong's XI l«t Inns— S3 Combined Colleges Ist Inns. S. Ratnam c Hock Chye b Shah 17 Rajendra c Hock Chye b Nagiah 2 Schubert c Solakan Singh b Shah 8 Kailasapathy c Yogarajah b Mulh-ic-.iraam .113 S. D. Williams lbw Nagiah 29 Umapathy c Patel b Ong
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    Wins Golf Title For Second Time
    182 8 MEMPHIS. (Tennessee) Sun. WILLIE Turnesa. of New York, yesterday won for the second time the American amateur golf championship when he beat Ray Billows, also of New York, two and one over 36 holes. Turnesa had previously won this title in 1938. Billows, who
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    Sport Dairy
    41 8 TODAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Div. I: C A. t. G.H.Q. Signals— Jalan Besar Stadium; Div II: Rovers S.C. v. Police— Geylang Stadium; Serangoon Assn. v. R.A.S.C. Training School— C'.Y.M.A. ground, St. George's Rd. (ail games will start at 5.15 p.m.).
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    Australia Lose Opening Singles
    337 8 FOREST HiiXS, (New *ork/, Sunday. rpED Schroeder's power and Frankie Parker's A speed gave the United States victories over Australia today m the opening singles matches of the Davis Cup challenge round before 8,000 spectators. The lanky Schroeder, who had been off form m previous competition
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    47 8 HAPPINESS IN YOUR HOME WITH ACCORDION MUSIC ONLY A tk.\\ INsiKIMtMS LEt T FOORMANS MUSIC STUDIO 126, ORCHARD ROAD 2ND FLO').: TEL: 4739. A 148 MOt'LMEIN ROAD ALSO AVAILABLE AT JOHNSON CO. 248 A ORCHARD RD. TEL: ***** A EAGLE PIANO CO. 328 SERANGOON RD. TEL: 80G84
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      25 8 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High Water. 12.03 rm. (10ft. 8in.) 12 40 pm '9ft. 4ln.). Tomorrow: High Water, 12.48 a.m. (10ft. 61n.), 1.08 p.m (9ft. 4in.).
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