The Straits Times, 28 October 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    WEST WANTS DEFENCE PACT
    303 1 Common Far East Policy Envisaged PARIS, Wednesday. DEVELOPMENT of a common, co-ordinated imperial and foreign policy m the Far East is one of the points envisaged m the North Atlantic defence pact which was discussed here today. Britain's Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, is believed lo
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    25 1 RADBN ABIH'L KADIR WIIUOJOATMODJO. who has been named successor to l»r. H. J. van Mook as acting l.i'.it.-Governor-Cieneral of Indonesia, will shortly visit The Haßue.
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    JAVA'S PINK" PARTY
    193 1 JAVA'S PINK" PARTY BATAVIA, Wed. 'THE Chinese newspaper A Sinpo reported today that a new Communist movement has been growing m Republican J.>va since the campaign against insurgents led by the Moscow-trained leader M'.iso. The paper said the Republican Government was not placing any hindrance m the way of the
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    TRADE IN BATAVIA
    114 1 'PHE Netherland Trade Coit- missioner m Singapore (Mr. C den Hollanders and the Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, Singapore (Mr. T. van der Gaast; will leave for Batavla today The Straits Times was informed that they would discuss certain details of the dollar repayment agreement with Dutch
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    River Attack On Bandit Supplies
    210 1 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. ORITISH infantry have taken to the river to cut :f> bandit communications, an official statement today revealed. A party of the 1 Devon* used j motor-propelled and native I river craft against sampans which are believed to have
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    Siam, China Disagree
    51 1 BANGKOK, Wed. THL Chinese Government has rejected the Siamese Airways application to land planes m Swatow. It approved landings at Shanghai, but biamese planes can fly only to Swatow. Slam intends to reduce Chi?n« c im ml 88 r ation next year to 86 1 qU ta
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    FIVE DIE IN CAFE FIRE
    44 1 ADELAIDE. Wed Five i people died from smoke, i fumes or injuries In jumping i from windows when a fire swept a cafe In the heart of Adelaide at dusk today. At least five others were ■seriously injured —Reuted.
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    Airmen Killed
    21 1 ANKARA. Wed—Four military airmen were killed today when a bomber and fighter crashed over the Adana plain 4n Anatolia-Reuter.
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    70 1 BANGKOK TRIAL: A special five-judge court Is In session In Bangkok to try the three Siamese accused of f conspiracy m the killing of King Ananda Mahidol. The young king was shot dead m the Royal Palace on June 9, 1946. The picture shows the judges listening to the testimony
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    SHIVERING IN BRITAIN
    70 1 LONDON. Wed. London j shivered today m a fog which delayed road, rail and air traffic and brought Thames shipping to a standstill In some parts of Greater London visibility was down >o 20 yards. Following the coldest night since las: March Britons experienced the first big
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    IN CHINA
    45 1 NANKING, Wed.— A sudden cold wave descended on the Manchurian capital of Mukden today wi.h temperature down to zero. I A semi-official report said tha a river was frozen over with one inch of ice and icy winds had started blowing I U.R
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    ATTLEE'S PLEDGE
    35 1 LONDON. Wed.- Mr. Attlee told Parliament yesterday that the Government will not permit the Increasing armed roreci to drain off so much manpower that Britain's Industrial recovery will be crip- i pled.— A.P.
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    WINTER WILL NOT STOP AIRLIFT
    218 1 BERLIN, Wednesday. yiTHAT W jn tne W j,, ter d 0d 0 to the a j rlift to Berlin? Will fog:, snow and rain halt British and American planes bringing food and fuel? American officials say Dosi- American officials say positively, "No", Commander ol the
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    Ceiling Fell On Committee
    94 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed TJLLAPSE of part of the asbestos ceiling interrupted a meeting of the Selangor State Welfare Committee today. When asbestos crashed on the centre of the committee table, a peon, who had been adjusting a loose sheet from above, clung frantically to a rafter.
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    "Kashmir Must Belong To Pakistan" Messervy
    168 1 LONDON, Wednesday GENERAL Sir Frank Messervy, C-in-C. of the Pakistan Army from August, 1947, to last February, said today that Kashmir, except for the southeast corner of Jammu province, must belong to Pakistan. Speakinj? at a joint meeting of the East India Association and
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    26 1 MR. CHENG HUI MING, assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Singapore, who represented Malaya at the Methodist General Conference held m Boston, Massachusetts recently. Straits Times picture.
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    TUC Opens War On Red Unions
    145 1 TUC Opens War On Red Unions LONDON, Wed. •THE General Council of the British Trade Union Congress decided i today to recommend that I the World Federation of Trade Unions suspend its t; functions. tj Eight million strong the British Trade Union moveI ment today declared war on Communism, both
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    'TAINTED" MONEY
    41 1 WASHINGTON. Wed Federal auhorities said vester- day that a pacifist who was wrongly fined for a wartime conscriDtion law violation re- fused to take back the $500 fine because he said the I money was "tainted" by the court.—U.P.
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    BIG BUS STRIKE IN NEW YORK
    46 1 NEW YORK, Wed.- New York City's seven privae bus lines, serving 3 500,000 travellers, were at a standstill last night after an angry group of striking transport workers had refused to obey a resumption order issued by their union.— Reuter.
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    A TTLEE CALLS FOR ALLEGED BRIBERYPROBL
    380 1 A TTLEE CALLS FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY PROBL LONDON, Wednesday. JHE House of Commons today decided to set up a judicial tribunal to inquire into allegations of irregularities which may involve ministers or other public seryants. The Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, presented the motion to set up the tribunal. He said
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    NOTHING BUTTHE TRUTH
    52 1 SHANGHAI. Wed. MaJ.- i Gen. Chiang Chin Kuo. eco- 1 nomic chief of Shanghai, to- j < day ordered censorship of all books, pictures and magazine < articles about him before < publication. He said that i much of the material printed about him was "far from
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    COAL RECORD IN BRITAIN
    65 1 LONDON. Wed. Britain's miner X broke all production records for the year by hewing 4,044,300 tons Of deep mined coal last week. ThLs ii their best effort since the week before Christmas last year. Nevertheless, deep mining: output is still a quarter of a million tons
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    BLOW FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS
    86 1 The Singapore Government has turned down requests for the export of locally manufactured margarine, Mr J. S. D. Lim, of Ho Hong Oil Mills, told the Straits Times yesterday. He said that while the local product had not been made available through the allocations board, the
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    Red Threat Of General Strike
    158 1 Red Threat Of General Strike PARIS, Wed. pRENCH Communists !r! r threatened today to organise a general sitdown strike m Northern France m support of the nations striking coal miners. Leaders of the Communistled General Labour Federation decided last night to Issue the threat. They met at Lille, key mining
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    Israel Told To Withdraw
    91 2 PARIS, Wed. THE United Nations mediator (Dr. Ralph Bunche) has called on Israel to give up the Negev areas In Southern Palestine won from the Egyptians. This was announced yesterday at an emergency meeting of the Security Council called to hear Egyptian charges of Israeli truce
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    P.I. ARMS SMUGGLED TO CHINA
    124 2 HONG KONG, Wed. DR. BERNABE AFRICA first Philippines Minister m Japan, said yesterday that Chinese Communists were smuggling arms from the Philippines to China on a large scale. Dr. Africa, who arrived aboard the Dutch liner TJibadok en route to his new post, said that
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    U.S. SHIPPING IDLE 55 DAYS
    65 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. One of the live unions m the 55-day-old Pacific coast shipping strike has resumed negotiations with the shipowners. Meanwhile, at. New Orleans, a Federal judge granted the National Labour Relations Board a temporary injunction against, two west coast maritime unions. The board
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    MALAYAN UNREST HITS HONG KONG
    58 2 HONG KONG. Wed—Textile mills m Hong Kong have been hit. by a "depression" In Singapore and the unrest, m Malaya, said a member of the Honz Kong Textile Mills Guild. He said that although orders were sometimes received from Malayan textile buyers, the prices were
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    RICE CONSPIRACY
    37 2 NEW ORLEANS. Wed. A Federal Grand Jury yesterday indicted a Government employee and four others on charges of conspiring to export illegally 4,450,000 lbs. of rice to Cuba m violation of exnort control laws.— A.P.
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      Hollywood Kiss Not For Church
      138 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday. THE Hollywood embrace at the conclusion of marriage ceremonies m church is "m bad taste/ m the opinion of Lutheran minister. The Rev. Frank Bauer told a pastoral conference that at 30 he still was "young enough to regard kissing favourably, within
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      Australian Wheat
      44 2 SYDNEY. Wed. Australia will begin a wheat harvest In November which may total 180,000,000 bushels. If it reaches that mark, about 100.000,000 bushels will be exported largely to Britain or to countries m the Near East and Far East named by Britain—A.P.
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      Remember Lidice
      35 2 PRAGUE. Wed. Rudolf, Toussant, who commanded the Germans at Lidice when SS troops destroyed the village and murdered the male popu- lation, was sentenced to life Imprisonment by a Prague People's Court— Reuter
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      R.A.F. Pay
      54 2 LONDON. Wed— A study of Service rates of pay and married allowances with the view to Increasing them is urged by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Douglas. Unless steps were taken to Improve recruiting figures it looked as though the R.A.F would before long be "down
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      For Russia
      45 2 LONDON. Wed —A contract to supply £3,000,000 worth of diesel electrical jrenerators to Russia has been accented by a Leeds firm. The company Is already workin* on a £1,000,000 generator order for Russia and about 30 plants are being shipped there weekly —A.P.
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      Moving Wall
      68 2 MANILA, Wed.— The Hibokhibok volcano Is still smoking and a wall of stone lx pushing down the mountainside After the eruption lava from the three craters cemented to form a wall halfway up Hlbokhibok. The wall Is 250 feet high, one and a fifth miles long. About 21,000
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      Just Luck
      34 2 BRUSSELS, Wed— M. Clement Quinard, 65, dropped dead from a heart attack at the hospital Just alter wishing his wife good luck as she was being wheeled into the operating theatre.— A.P.
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      Flags Presented
      54 2 WASHINGTON. Wed. Flags of India and Pakistan, flown on the American cruiser Toledo when she presented the first American Navy gun salutes to the two countries, were handed to their ifficial representatives today. It was termed a token of "friendly relations existina between the United States and these
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      Patience Taxed
      39 2 TOKIO, Wed. Japanese tax collectors, rebelling against the low wages and personal unpopularity they must endure because of the nature of their work, called on the Finance Minister (Mr. Sanroku Izumlyama) today and demanded higher wage* —Reuter.
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      Life And Death
      35 2 HONG KONG, Wed.— One hundred and sixty-thre* births a day were registered la the colony last week. Th-: total for the week was 1.141. Deaths m the same period were 292.— A.P.
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    "Mistake"
    78 2 NEW YORK, Wed. /GOVERNOR Thurmond of J South Carolina, who strongly asserts "White supremacy", today maintained that his invitation to the Negro Governor of the Virgin Islands to visit him was a "mistake." The invitation went fo all Governors not present at the Governors' conference at Salt Lake City
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    Courtesies
    38 2 MANILA, Wed. The Chinese Government intends to raise the rank of its diplomatic representative m the Philippines to Ambassador. The Republic expects to raise the rank of Nanking Legation to an Embassy when funds are available. A.P
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    "PATTERN OF FEAR, VIOLENCE"
    116 2 "PATTERN OF FEAR, VIOLENCE" PARIS Wed. YUGOSLAVIA, Bulgaria and 1 Albania must, end their help to Gen. Markos. the Greek guerilla leader, or the United Nations General Assembly must take measures to impel respect towards its decisions. The Greek delegate (Mr. Panayotis Plplnelis) told the Political Committee this yesterday. The
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    "Shock Brigade"
    128 2 Mr. John Foster Dulles. U.S. delegate, said: "This violent effort to establish m Greece a Communist Government is but part of a general effort to extend the powers of Soviet Communism throughout the world. "Wherever one looks, there is apparent the same pat'ern of effort the incitement from
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    REBELLION CRUSHED
    50 2 ASUNCION, Wed. The Paraguayan Government announced yesterday that the revolt m Asuncion, the capital, had been crushed after 20 hours of street fighting. Col. Carlos Montanaro. leader of the revolt, has surrendered. The revolt started on Sunday when a single plane dropped several bombs on the city.— A.P.
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    "South Africa Vast Prison House"
    223 2 LONDON, Wednesday. DR. Yusuf Dadoo, President of the Transvaal Indian Congress, told a Press conference last night that South Africa was "m the grip of a violent race hysteria and is likely to experience the most terrible race convulsions m the near future if the
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    ANTI-TITO MEN QUIT
    64 2 BUDAPEST, Wed. ALL senior member of the Yugoslav Legation m Budapest, including the Charge d'Affaires, resigned today. They stated, m a signed declaration, that they opposed Marshal Tito's policies and fully supported the Cominform resolution denouncing him. Among the group were the Deputy Military Attache and the
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    BRITAIN GETS U.S. LOAN OF $310, 000,000
    84 2 WASHINGTON. Wed. FIRST major credit granted j under the European recovery programme is US $310,000 000 to Britain. The money is to be used for the purchase of industrial machinery, equipment and materials. The agreement calls for in- terest of 2.5 per cent,
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    ELECTION CLIMAX NEAR
    500 3 Truman, Dewey Hurl Charges WASHINGTON, Wednesday. WITH the VA. Presidential election day only six days away, the campaign grows more bitter. Both the leading candidates say they are sure to win. President Truman yesterday accused Governor Dewey of being a "front man" for reactionary anti-Semitic and Fascist
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    54 3 FASTS FOR CHILDREN: Charles Martin, French gymastics instructor, talks to sympathisers at the headquarters of the French Peace and World Federation Group m Paris. He is fasting to dr?w attention to his plan for an international territory m North Africa to which children could be sent to escape the horrors
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    War Guilt Acquittals
    169 3 War Guilt Acquittals THIRTEEN important German militarists were toi day cleared by an American military tribunal of criminal guilt m planning and waging Hitlers wars of aggression. The three-man court which cleared them, still has to rule on the two remaining counts against the twelve army leaders and one admiral
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    THE FOUR CANDIDATES
    115 3 rE people or the U.I. elect president on Tuesday. They must choose among: President Harry TRUMAN, a Democrat. Re Is standing for election for a full four-year term. He was Vice-Presldent and became President when President Roosevelt died In 1945. Thomas E. DF.WEY. Governor of the industrial
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    Quick Colonial Progress Urged
    128 3 LONDON, Wednesday. \'()TIN(i the developmeqt of Commonwealth l~l countries from oolonial status, Pandit Nehru yesterday expressed the hope) that "the change-over will be complete soon." r Xhe Commonwealth of nations would then become a real Commonwealth of free nations, the Indian Prime Minister said. Of the
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    France Makes A Sharp Protest To India
    213 3 PARIS, Wednesday. pKAXCE has made a sharp protest to the Indian 1 Embassy m Paris following receipt here of despatches saying the French administrator m Mahe. French Indian town on the west coast of India, and his family had been "taken away m
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    Burma Seeks No Troops
    131 3 LONDON, Wed THE Burmese Foreign Minister (U Kyaw Nyein) arrived m London from Paris yesterday and was expected to see the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Ernest Bevin) later. He represented his country at the United Nations meet- ings m Paris. It was assumed he would discuss the
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    Tories Would Repeal Steel Bill
    162 3 LONDON. Wed THE Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Anthony Eden' said yesterday that if the steel industry were nationalised, the Conservative Party would, immediately upon coming into power again, repeal the legislation and return the industry to private ownership. Mr. Eden was the first
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    Textiles-Rubber Deal
    37 3 BATAVIA. Wed.— lndon sia will import 35.000,000 yarrii of textiles from China m return for an undisclosed quantity :of rubber, under an agreement between the two countries announced here today by the Economic Affairs Deoart-ment.—Reuter-A.A.P.
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    FREE TRAM RIDES
    53 3 SHANGHAI, Wed.— Chines servicemen will be able to ride free on the city's trams nnd buses only on Saturdays am 1 Sundays. Traffic delays hnve been occurring daily, because of fights between conductors and servicemen over fares. However, lt Is not known how the new ruling will
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    No Oil For Russia
    36 3 TEHERAN. Wed—The formation of a Persian company for the exploitation of northern Persian oil resources which would preclude conces- sions to Russia is envisaged I m a Bill now before the Maills.—UP.
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    Indian Dancer
    27 3 NEW YORK. Wed. -Madame Rukraini Dcvi Indian dancer apoearinK m the United States, was honoured yesterday afternoon at a tea at the Asia Institute.— U.P.
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    TORTURE INBRIDGE HOUSE
    289 3 HONQ KONG, Wed. A TALE of tortures and beatings suffered by British civilians detained by the Japanese at Shanghai's Bridge House and Union Jack Club was told here today. Two former Japanese Kempeitai officers— Lt. Gen Eiichl Kdnoshita and Sergeant Bunzo Yoshida are on trial for war
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    HOME BREW
    24 3 NEW YORK. Wed.—Housewives are the United S.ates' biggest beer buyers with 70 per cent of the output sold from grocery stores.— U.P.
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    BRIBE PROBE RESOLUTION
    57 3 LONDON. Wed. THE Government has prepared for introduction m Parliament today a resolution calling for an inquiry into allegations of bribery connected with import permits. The Parliamentary I'nderSecretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. J. W. Belcher) has been relieved of his Job at his own request,
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    "BARBARIC SLAUGHTER" IN SOUTH KOREA
    206 4 "BARBARIC SLAUGHTER" IN SOUTH KOREA WASHINGTON, Wed. THE South Korean 1 revolt was a barbaric slaughter of police and citizens by Communistled rebels acting under the flag of the Sovietbacked Northern Korean Government, the U.S. State Department said yesterday. It quoted an official account from Seoul. Local leaders of the
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    61 4 WEDDING OF THE FEAR: The most fashionable wedding of the year took place at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Oct. 20, when Lady Margaret Eeerton was married to Mr. John Colville. Lady Margaret is lady-in-waiting to Princess Elisabeth and the groom is the Princess's private secretary. Plcturr shows the bridal pair
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    CUT CINEMA TAX URGE
    90 4 A reduction In the amusement tax is sought by the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association hi a petition seat to the Singapore and Federation Governments. Any reduction that is made, the petition says, will be passed on to the picturegoing public. Cinema attendances have dropped so sharply m
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    67 4 MR. H. KEITH -OFFICER. Hit- new Australian Ambassador to China, who arrived in Singapore from Holland yesterday on the Willem Ruys. Former Australian minister to The Hague, Mr. Keith-Officer is replacing Prof. D. Copeland, who is now Deputy Chancellor of the New Australian University, Canberra. He was in Singapore for
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    Higher Training Hope For Nurses
    123 4 From Our SUIT Correspondent PENANG. Wednesday. EVERY effort would be made to train local girls for hifh nursing posts, the acting Principal Matron, Federation of Malaya (Miss H. G. Lacey), told the Straits Times today Miss Lacey, wno is retiring shortly, said there was "good
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    CLAIMS $15,000
    131 4 MR. F. W. Brewer, Singapore architect ap- peared yesterday m the Singapore Supreme Court m a claim for $15,000 a marr woman na^od Chenj? Geo': Lim. He alleged that the money wa« due for professional services m respect of plans drawn up for a block of service flats
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    POPPY DAY GALA BALL
    134 4 Attractions at the gala ball for the Singapore Poppy Day Fund, to be held at Goodwood Park Hotel on Friday, will include "hoopla," a coconutshy, a darts competition and a "wheel of fortune." In the cabaret will be Miss Luanne Shaw and the "Mystery Voice" of
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    VAMPIRE LANDS
    34 4 The RAF. Vampire which has been visiting Saigon for demonstrations there, landed at Khota Bahru yesterday on its return flight to Singapore. Bad weather prevented an attempted record direct flight to Singapore.
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    T.B. Grants Suggested
    143 4 A PLEA for special grants to n enable Singapore Government servants who have contracted tuberculosis to recuperate is being made by Mr. Lim Yew Hock (Nominated Unofficial) m questions which be will ask the Government at the next meeting of the Legislative Council on Nov. 7. Mr.
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    Penang Budget Surplus Expected For 1949
    103 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. DENANG'S Municipal draft budget for 1949, to be 1 presented at a special meeting of the Commissioners on Nov. 9, is expected to show a surplus of $24,817. According to the estimates.] the Municipality will spend some $10,343,866,
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    WASTE WILL BE INVESTIGATED
    153 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANO, Wed. "THE fact that an efficiency 1 expert Is not available does not, I hope, mean that Government will not endeavour to eliminate wasteful expenditure," the Resident Commissioner i Mr. A V. Aston) said today Mr. Aston told the Straltg Times
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    Singapore Diary
    119 4 TODAY V.M.C.A Orchard Road, commercial class, 5. 50 p.m.. gymnastic*. 6.30 p.m.. lending library, 7 p.m. Chinese V.MO.A.. 107. Seleg'e Road, debate on "Should Women Work In Commercial Firms?, 8 p.m. Royal Singapore Flying Club, House and General Committee meeting. 5.15 p.m. Theosophlcal Society, discussion meeting. 8, Cairnhlll
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    Thumbprint Problem At Road Blocks
    194 4 MALAY NEWS From Oar Malay Correspondent UTUSAN MELAYU. In a leading article, commen s on the advisability of haviru thumbprints affixed to identity cards. Referring to the objection rauaed by a section of the Chinas* population m Singapore to thumbprinU. the paper says that the
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    22 4 INCHE ABDULLAH, honorary secretary of the Malay Settlement Boys' Club. Night English classes are among the Singapore club's plans for expanded activities.
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    PHARMACY RESULTS
    86 4 DEBULTS of the Medical College Pharmacists examination are: Qualifying passes: Hew Klang Hean, H. E. Hughes, Lee Sze Peng, Wong Chew Lick The following have completed the examination: Koh Bok Seng (Pharmaceutical Chemistry). Tan Yap (Pharmacy). Mrs. Ong Beng Watt (Forensic Pharmacy). Passes In Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and
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    Fletcher, Outward Bound, Calls For More Ru b ber Research Funds
    439 5 Fletcher, Outward Bound, Calls For More Ru b ber Research Funds From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. T lEUT.-Col. G.D.A. Fletcher, on the eve of retirement from the chairmanship of Harrisons Crosfield (Malaya), pleaded yesterday for greatly increased expenditure on rubber research. xic luicww uucuu as an important secondary
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    49 5 Frances Poh. Valeric Brook and Madeliene Chong, who will take part m the Poppy Day charity dancing display to be given by pupils of the Taylor Dance Studio at the Victoria Theatre on Nov. Tickets are on sale at Robinson's at $5, *i and $I.— Straits Ti mes picture.
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    Holy Quran In Tamil
    216 5 MUSLIM NOTES From Our Muslim Correspondent l l HE Quran cannot be -L translated. That \a the view of the old-fashioned Sheikhs and the view of the present writer. "The Book Is here rendered almost literally and every effort has been made to choose befitting language.
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    Selangor Council
    19 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Selangor Council of State will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
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    Russia Buys From Malaya
    74 5 TOURTH largest import1 er of Malayan goods last month was Russia. She received merchandise worth $14,071 431, but Malaya received no Russian exports. These facts are given m the Malayan Trade Statistics for September. The U.S. took the largest volume of Ajiayan exports valued at $51,495,759
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    Rare Plant Ah Gift
    80 5 DARE h:art- shaped plant? gx brought from Slam by a Singapore Eurasian were presented to Lady Girason on Tuesday Mr. J. L. Pestana. who made a special visit to Bangkok! to collect Siamese orchids said that the heart-shaoed Plants, called Anthuriums. surpassed anythine seen m MaJava.
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    CHAP JI KEE: COUPLE FINED
    43 5 A husband and wife were charged In the Second Police Court yesterday with assisting I m the management of chap Jl kee. I Ow Boon Khek, the husband, was fined $750 and his wife, Llm Chin Meng, $400.
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    Ex-Boxer On Stabbing Charge
    230 5 Ex-Boxer On Stabbing Charge F|HABARA Singh, a former Singapore boxer and another Sikh, Karnal Singh, were yesj terday committed for trial at the next Assizes on a charge of the attempted murder of a Malay. The Malay. Arshad bin Bachik. a Traction Company fitter, told the Seventh Police Court Magistrate
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    Dance Recital For U.N. Child Fund
    388 5 From Our Woman Correspondent DALINESE and Indian classical dancing, m all the 13 glory of colourful costumes and professional technique, will be presented at the Victoria Theatre on Nov. 20 and 21, m aid of the United Nations Appeal for Children. The Solo dancer
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    DEATH
    37 6 BRADDELL At Folkestone on October 26th. 1948. aged 87 years, Violet Ida Nassau, daughter of the late John Roberts Kirby o; St. Osyth's Priory, Essex, and widow of the late Sir Thomas Dt Multon Lee Braddell.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    22 6 The family of late Mr. Tan Peng Eng wish to thank all friends, relatives who sent wreaths, paid visits attended funeral.
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    Singapore, Thur., Oct. 28, 1948 TWENTY YEARS TOO LATE
    998 6 Singapore, Thur., Oct. 28, 1948 TWENTY YEARS TOO LATE Singapore is to hold its first Municipal elections on Saturday, April 2, of next year, by virtue of the ordinance which was passed by the Colony Legislative Council last week, and these will also be the first Municipal elections m the
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    120 6 From the Straits Times of Oct. 28. 1898 The following Is an excerpt from the minutes of the Legislative Council proceedings published m the Government Gazette Turning to the vote of $990,000 on the Slngapore-Johore Railway, Mr. Murray referred to the estimated profit, which had been put
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    THE SOVIET CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION
    1443 6 THE SOVIET CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION Berlin Between Two Camps gY the turn of events, Berlin has become the battleground of contrasting ideologies. The awakening of the western world to the significance of the struggle has been slow. Now, six months after Marshal of the Soviet Union Sokolovsky walked out of
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      Three-Star "Running Dogs": A K.L. Warning
      395 6 r |*HE absolute and comA plete eradication of all the terrorists m Malaya is, no doubt, going to take a long time during which more lives will be lost on both sides. However, the suggestion of an amnesty for the murderers and their "running
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      KEEPING THE CHANGE
      297 6 AS from Aug. 2, the price of a kati of sugar was reduced to 28 cents from 30 cents. This benefits the sugar retailers considerably as they never calculate to the cent, but to the last five cents. lor instance, if- you buy four katis of sugar,
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      IN SUN AND RAIN
      45 6 CANT something be done by the Food Control authorities to ensure that tho large number of people wanting alterations to their rice cards should not have to queue hi the sun and rain outside the Victoria Memorial Hall? RICK EATER. Singapore.
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      TEN BANDITS GOT AWAY
      57 6 THE following paragraph appeared m the Police News recently: "On Sapuloh Estate, a Military Section saw eight to ten Chinese running away. The Military opened fire and the bandits fired back as A he^ fled. There were no ""ualties." That paragraph is InterestIng and revealing for
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      SINGAPORE CONTROLS
      176 6 THE raison d'etre of x Singapore's existence is trade and nothing else. It is surely axiomatic that all artificial controls of trade are per se harmful. j Every commercial man with whom I talk complains of the obstacles caused by the present system. The Mother Country Is seeking
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      126 6 OMB PAIR OF EYES "One oair of eyes to last lifetime. You can cbew with false teeth, walk with <k wooden leu bat never cao rouse«u se« with blind eve.' This does not mean coat we are In danger of going blind but a warning that we should not neglect
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    TERRORISTS ON THE RUN IN SUNGEI SIPUT
    302 7 Big Comb-out In Worst Area From Our Staff Correspondent BPOH, Wednesday. THE Ferret Corps is continuing to do a grand job m the Sungei Siput area, where security forces have been keeping terrorists on the run for almost a fortnight. This operation, designed
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    Death Of Lady Violet Braddell
    317 7 Death Of Lady Violet Braddell LADY Violet Braddell, mother of Sir Roland Braddell, died at Folkestone, England, on Tuesday, at the age of 87, after a sudden illness. In spite of her age, up to that time she had been m very good health. The wife of Sir Thomas De
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    57 7 MR. P. G. ML G. MAHINDASA, J .P.. presenting Beeston (England) Rotary Club fla* to Dr. R. H. Isaac, President of the Malacca Rotary Club, at a luncheon meetinc held at the Rest House. This was the first flar presented to the Club since the Liberation Later Mr. Mahindasa spoke
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    BIG TASK FOR FOOD OFFICE
    239 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. WITH the institution of National Registration, the TT Federation Food Control Department Is to withdraw the "troop" system of rice cards and issue individual ration cards instead. 1 The scheme will involve the department In the formidable task
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    Twelve Fall From Lorry
    97 7 ■TWELVE people were thrown Into the roadway and one of them was seriously injured at the Keppel Road Junction with Cantonment Road, Singapore, yesterday when the nearside boarding of a lorry m which they were travelling gave way. The driver told the PoHce that he had
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    PILOT KILLED
    29 7 A pilot of a Spitfire was killed on Tuesday while attempting to land at the R .A.F. S.ation at Sembawang His next of kin are being informed.
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    Two More Bandits Shot Dead
    335 7 Two More Bandits Shot Dead IMB Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. POLICE and troops killed 1 two terrorist yesterday —one hi Johore and one m Perak. Others were arrested throughout the Federation. Between Jeram Choh and the 25th milestone on the PonUan Road, Johore, a Police party saw a
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    JOHORE SCOUTS FOR AUSTRALIA
    77 7 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Wed.— Five Scouts have been chosen from the various districts of Johore to represent the State at the South-West Pacific Jamboree, to be held In Melbourne. They are Syed Ha*hirn bin Abdullah, Johore Rover Crew, Johore Bahru; Ashar bin Ahmad,
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    Treasury Bills
    20 7 The Singapore Government will invite tenders for an issue of $9.75 millions by Treasury Bills on November 10.
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    23 7 MR. EDWARD P. TWINING and Mrs. Twmin* who are guests at Government Boose. Singapore, after sis months' leave In Britain.— Straits Times picture
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    Boy's Body At Changi
    58 7 MISSING since a swimming trip last Sunday, the body of a 15-years-old Chinese boy has been found by police searching for the missing R.A.F. Flight Sergeant who disappeared after giving evidence m the Ninth Police Court last Thursday. The body was found at Falrey Point, Changi.
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    FILM SHOW FOR U. N. APPEAL
    63 7 The Muslim League In Singapore has arranged a special film show for the United Nations Appeal Fund m the Diamond Theatre tonight at six p.m. Mr. D. O. Mohammed has given the League the use of the theatre for the evening, and the film,
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    Coroner Suspects Foul Play
    157 7 THE Singapore Coroner (Mr. Choor Singh) said he suspected foul play when he opened an in-j quest yesterday on Kong Lee Patt, who died on Oct. 1 on his way from thei Mental Hospital to the' General HospHal. Evidence had been given that Kong was found
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    Onus Of Proof Issue In Johore Acquittals
    328 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. VJEVKN Chinese m«n were acquitted today m the Supreme Court on a charge, under the Emergency Regulations, of consorting with persons who were carrying firearms. The seven men, with three others, Including a woman, who were
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    Corruption Case: Bail Cancelled
    295 7 LIN Tian Hong of 4€, Race Course Road, charged with corruption m the First District Court last Tuesday, had his bail cancelled yesterday. The prosecutor (A.S.P, Mr. A. H. Frew) applied for the cancellation. Mr. Frew said the circumstances m which lim was granted bail the
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    35 7 DANCE RECITAL: Willy Blok Hanson whose Fine Art of Movement Academy will present a recital m aid of the United Nations children's appeal at the Victoria Theatre on Nov. 20 and 21. Lloyd Studios picture.
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    MALA YA 'S DELEGATE RETURNS
    87 7 MALA YA 'S DELEGATE RETURNS MALAYA'S delegate tj the Methodist Conference at Boston last May. Mr. Cheng Hul Ming, returned to Singapore yesterday after eight months In the United States the United Kingdom and ►he Continent. Mr. Cheng Hul M:ng. who is Assistant Secretary fo» Chinese Affairs m Singapore, spent
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF COURT ORDER
    76 7 Kwan Hoi Meng pleaded not guilty In the First District Court yesterday with breaking into his wife's room at 111, Kampong Soopoo and taking $20 and a court maintenance order. A.S.P. Mr. A. H, Frew, procuting, said Kwan had been separated from his wife for
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    "Non-Violence" Essay Results
    123 7 Goho Memorial Prize winners or the "Noo-Violenoe" essay competition have been announced as follows: Senior Section. Ist: Mr. T. Paran, Medical College; 2nd: Mr. F. X. Varkey, 85. Kampong Bahru. Junior Section. Ist: Mr. John Hanam, Benlor A. Anglo-Chinese Secondary School; 2nd: Miss Alice Plsharody of Raffles
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      19 7 CHAMPION TYRES BEST TODAY Still Better Tomorrow FIRESTONE riRK KUBBKR 00.. ISS LTD. 32 GEYLANQ RD., SINGAPORE Telephone 3021
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      39 7 "BULL DOG" LAGER Trad* Mark f£ CONTINENTAL BREWED H ROBERT PORTER C? LOTTED, Vlll LONDON LIVERPOOL J [Sia PRICE PER gps ruivk dozen $8.00 (PINTS) $14.00 (QUARTS) SPECIAL TERMS TO WHOLESALE DEALERS ROBINSONS (ROBINSON CO.. LTD.) RAFFLES PLACE SPORE
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      Oil Town Into Paradise
      895 8 Oil Town Into Paradise THE Superintendent of the StandardVacuum Petroleum Company's bulk oil loading station at Tandjong Oeban, Mr. H. J. Havinga, lookedup from behind his office desk, and said: "With all sincerity, I think that the people working here are far better off than anywhere else m SouthEast Asia."
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      Island
      651 8 charge. It burned fiercely for three weeks. Four years later, after b6lng released from a prison-er-of-war camp m Singapore, he returned to the Rhlo Islands and. m company with a Royal Naval party, assisted m the capture of about ?00 Japanese. Enough arms and equipment to supply 10,000 men
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      Kuala Lipis
      307 8 MALAYAN TOWNS OF TODAY 3 ALTHOUGH it Is thf smallest of the bigget towns m Pahang, Kuala Lipis is the state capital. Perched on the bank ol the Jelal River, the town presents a picturesque appearance. It has only two main thoroughfares —Main and Jelai Streets Kuala Lipis,
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      154 8 16 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT Bib ■■P^^^^B^Ba 2 B^^^H K^9Sl^Ss^gß^Bb Bbß^^^'* 'WrJ^f C^^B^B^^~^Bfl i la^59S?Q9 b^^^^^ '4 INSTANT FINGER-TIP W CEARCHANCE Rfl M T No taking youi h»t»d E£=*=S I F ~^t^^M s-*y jJ Jw •ffth« wheel forgraf- tS^Sfi Wf^m^X^^ —^***ls :&ZU"WLJP*M 1 SYNCHROMATIC "^nZrii vlT^ /Vm FINGER-TIP GEARCHANGI }^'-f"
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      77 8 The modern sports fabric for tennis and cricket wear m white and cream shades. COOL-PROTECTIVE-COMFORTABLJ S Obtainable from?— SINGAPORE Mewrt. Aurora Mesira. A. M. X Ollmo W Bajaj Textile* haraed Happy Btora K. Shaik Adbu > r. Hoondamall kadlr Nam Whatt Thamby Right Melwanl 811k 8tor« Btor e A. Woosensah
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  • FROM A SINGAPORE BOOKSHELF
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      Poetry Out Of War
      416 9 POEMS OF THE WAR YEARS. Selected and edited by Maurice Wollman. (Macraillan 12s. 6d). f\O you remember Biegfried Sasscwn's bitter poem of the *****8 war... "On Passing the New Menin Gate"? Those cruel last lines: Well might the Dead who struggled m the slime. Rise and
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      OTHER BOOKS
      107 9 "The Mask of Wisdom" (Bod ley Head, 9s. 6d). an unusual story of post-war life m a central European city, In which Howard! Clewes has improved on his earlier novel, "The Unforgiven," and strengthened the impression that he will soon be numbered among our "best-sellers." "The Midnight Reader"
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      New Books At The Library
      411 9 New Books At The Library THE following new books 1 will be added to Raffles Library, Singapore, within the next few days: Ail the World's Stag* (Clifford Bax). Tonional Vibration m D.«sel Engines (C. H. Bradbury). Constantin Guy* (Lillian Browse), Weaving far Amateur* (Helen Coatea), Spain Everlasting (B.F.A. Coles). Principles
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      Woman Medico Makes Good
      403 9 PETTICOAT SURGEON. By B. Van Hoostn. (Davies $7.50). "PETTICOAT Surgeon" at once amuses and alarms. It is the autobiography of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, a Michigan red-head. She might have called it "Woman Makes Good because it is really an account of how women m the
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      SINGAPORE THRILLER
      140 9 THE ASBESTOS MASK. By Jerome Nicholas. (Hodder and S tough ton, $5). THE new thriller-writer, Jerome Nicholas, was evidently m Singapore during the fateful days of late 1841. His tale. "The Asbestos Mask" spreads Raines Hotel across the dustcover and tells of hot-mommas on the Equator, dare-devil civil
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      296 9 The New HALEX L~!''RONOAT£V Now com*, the UALEX ToothLrush with Rondatrd nyloo. Stm how the ~\fc «tnught, cuff little nylo* dps are tnuHjthly uimmud They will not prick Hr\ I delicatr *uau or ccratch the polished 1 1 eurfacc jour teeth— yet will search eat and clean all those places
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      565 9 It is a curious fact Uiat oi^st diviauauy. were supposed -o o* experts who certainly should ap- well above average: predate the special value of aces, South Was* NartJt East as opposed to king-queen comblna- 1 clab Paas 1 diaaaoMl Paaa tions have an aversion to ace- l spade Pw
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      42 10 From A Market Correspondent PEPPER eased again yesterday In Singapore m the absence of interest. Other sections of the produce markets were qul-t. Little business was reported. Pepper quotations changed to: Muntok white •313; Sarawak white •212: Lampong black $220.
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      AMERICA PROMISES NOT TO OVER-RUN BRITISH COLONIES UNDER ERP PACT
      245 10 AMERICA PROMISES NOT TO OVER-RUN BRITISH COLONIES UNDER ERP PACT From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. AMERICA'S director of the Strategic Materials Division of the Economic Co-operation Administration (Mr. Evan Just) has given an assurance that the United States has no intention of "overrunning:" the British Colonies under recent BritishAmerican
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      Malayan Shares
      125 10 From Our Market Corresponde-t SINGAPORE, Wed. THE Malayan share market was very steady today. Inquiries were fairly good for Industrials. The turn-orer was small. Price changes announced by tna Malayan Bharebrok«n' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Bayer Setter M. Breweries 34.76 M.S&cdob Runnymede Hotel 2.10 t.lf 8. Steamship 21. W
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      COST OF UNREST
      174 10 COST OF UNREST Banteng Rubber From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. MALAYA'S present unrest will Inevitably result In Increased costs and less likelihood of attaining potential crop for rubber companies, says the chairman of Banteng (Selangor) Rubber Estates (Mr. R F. McNair Scott) In his annual statement he says that
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      LONDON STOCKS
      205 10 LONDON, Wed. INTERNATIONAL, political 1 developments have again created a note of hesitancy m the London Stock Ex- 1 change, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Prices m most sections yesterday show- ed small declines. Rubbers and Tins wort unchanged to lower. Closing middle prices In stocks, as supplied to
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      Singapore Rubber
      207 10 ON poor advice from London and New York, and on liquidation by holders, the Singapore rubber market eased yesterday. After a decline, the market steadied at the close. Closing price* yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 41% cents, sellers 42 cents: spot loose buyers 41% cento, sellers
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      'JAPS PICKED OUT THE RAMBUN MINE'S EYES
      145 10 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. MALAYSIAM Tin's Rambun Mine (Tanjong Rambutan) suffered more from the Japanese occupation than was earlier believed, according to the chairman (Viscount Elibank). In his statement circulated with the annual report he says it. it now apparent that
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      Wharfside Shipping
      98 10 SHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf: SangoU (31-32), Gorgon (33-34), Nteuw Holland (38-37). TJlbados (38-39). Stonvac Benakat (40-41), City of Poons. (42-43). West Wharf: Burnside (4- ft), Olenbeg (8-7), Bantam (8-9), Benlawers (13-14), Katong (18-16). Empire Dock: Javanese
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      Pari Tin Final Div.
      44 10 DIRECTORS of Pan Tin, In their report for the year to June 30. IBM, recommend payment of a AEfel dividend of 12% per cent, leu tax. Net profit for the year is £2,087, against the prt ions year's £131. LTD.
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      1202 10 MANSFIELD «c CO., LTD. (Incoiporated m Singapore) BLU- rUNNEL LIN. STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., FAILINGS FROM UK USA LTD. "Malampv*" due from USA. Oct. 10 rnA •t-.»i,,i«s Oue from UK Oct.il W ESI COAST MALATA •Ucnoslt due from UK Nov. 1 ;;M.ntakab for Malacca Oe» 2» Adr.ttus due from UK... Nov.
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      383 10 Rubber Company Affairs Jabi Plant. compares wl-th the previous year's lABI Rubber Plantations (1932. 1B P" t! report a gross profit lor lhe Dam an Sara fffwT 1 net proflt of £IM9 -^«"Sf SUf <5". iS Ariivid»>nd of fly« ocr c»Mit the pr«viou* year). A Qi v lueiKl oi nve
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      343 10 BAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIA 'U X $AaiN SSkHOIMAvIA MINT/ CONTINENT Loading n Singapore. Port Swettonhai Pvnang. m, Nordrar-' dut abt. Oct I S3 "Nikeker" due abt Oet 29 tor Madras Colombo. Aden. for Fusen p o n Sudan. Port Said Genoa. Antwerp. Rotterdam Ham* mi -Kere." dv, .bt
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      1036 10 MeALISTER CO., LTD. llncoiociaied m yngapo'el CLLERMAN <St BOCKNALL KLaVENESS UNI HAVRE, LONDON ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM b HAMBURC CANAOIAN rACIHC t>ORTS Accepting ta'gc toi v i Noiin Atlantic Port* b Canada /la Colombo Aeceotmg cargo tor central O 100 th CITY Of fOONA American Port* i'pot* f Vham Kenang sV;. 4
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    FLANNERY ALL SET FOR RECORD
    675 11 Needs 1 Winner To Equal Sleigh From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. H7ITH 51 winning rides to his credit, Frank Flannery is way on top of the jockeys' list this season and needs only one more winner to equal the 20-year-old of "Blney" Sle The
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    35 11 The twelve pewter mujs presented to the victorious Negri Sembilan Malaya- Cup soccer team by the xanff di-Pertuan Besar of N.K. The mugs had the names of the recipients and the donor inscribed on them.
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    Allan Such Wins SAS Lt-wt. Title
    337 11 ALLAN Such, son of Chief A Inspector Charles W. Such, counter-punched his way to win the lightweight championship of St. Andrew's School In the most thrilling bout In the Inter-house boxing finals held at Woods vllle yesterday. His opponent. Freddie Solomon, put up a
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    XL Airmen Win 3-1
    147 11 AFTER a total of thrc» hours and 40 minutes' (the final and two replays) a decision has at last been reached In the R.A.F. (Malaya i Inter-Unit soccer cup final. At S'letar yesterday. R.A.P. j Kuala Lumpur became the 1948 char.'.pions by beating 390 M.U. Soletar
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    R.I. WIN 2-1
    35 11 The Raffles Institution defeated the V.M.C.A. by two goais to one m a hockey match on Institu tlon ground yesterday. Verghese scored both goals lor R.I. while Preston scored for the V.M.C.A.
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    RAF Soccer Star Sails On Sunday
    524 11 WHEN the Royal Air Force soccer selectors begin preparing for next season's fare, number one problem will be how to fill the outside right and left half positions. For the past two seasons, they have been able to call on two star men, right
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    Sultans' Cup Semi-Final On Sunday
    71 11 THE semi-final In the Sultans' Gold Cup soccer competition between the South and West zones will be played on Sunday, Oct. 31. at Jalan Besar stadium between Singapore Malays (South zone finalists) and Perak Malays (West zone finalists.) The other semi-final to be played m
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    Inter-Club Golf This Weekend
    286 11 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. GOLF of a high order may be expected In Singapore this week-end when men of championship caiibre meet m a revival x>f a pre-war 1935 annual encounter be- tween the Selangor Golf Club and the Royal Singapore Golf Club.
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    United Family *B Beat Sphinx
    127 11 fHE United Family "B" team b««t the Sphinx B.P. by four games to two m a friendly badminton match at the Clerical Union. Singapore on Monday Results (United Family "B" players mentioned first): Slagto: Teo Heok Kwang beat L. de Souza 15-11, 15-12; Heng Boon
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    We Must Send A Team— Vulberg
    478 12 We Must Send A Team Vulberg LLOYD Valberg, lanky high-jumper who was Singapore's lone representative to the recent World Olympic Games m London, returned home yesterday bursting with enthusiasm. Valberg, who arrived on the Willem Ruys after four months m England, said: "I was lucky to be the first Singapore
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    C.S.C. BILLIARDS
    32 12 ■nrnuas for the Singapore Chi L rteee Swimming Club's billiards i hsiptiw slilp ■vet reach the Cluo not later than Sunday. Further parUrulan are posted on the luo notice board.
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    DRAWN GAME
    27 12 T-HE G.H Q Signal* and 'he REME Base workshop orew ie a (ame of rugger played at Tangim yesterday. Neithor Ude was aWe to *cate
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    Owner Won £150,000
    107 12 NEWMARKET, Wed. MB. J. Tewnley, owner of Sterope, 25-1 Cambridgeshire Handicap winner, admitted he had won over £150 004 backIng the celt at prices from the nftiee downwards. He said he and his trainer had always been confident of success. Townley, wit* Is a badness man from
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    STEROPE WINS AT 25-1
    221 12 NEWMARKET. Wed SURVIVINO an objection lodged after the race James Townley three-year-old Bterope overcame a bad draw at th« start to win the Cambridgeshire Handicap run over one mile one furlong on the famous heath here today. Sterope's time was 1 mln. M 2 5 sec.
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    Recs Beat Chinese 4—0
    397 12 SCORING two goals and paving the way for two more, Roland Barker was the chief architect of the Singapore Recreat on Clubs four nil victory over the Singapore Chinese R.C. m a first-team game of hockey played on the padang yesterday. The final score gives no
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    ARMY RESERVE WAS HERO AT STADIUM
    721 12 United Beaten By Big Margin Army 24 pts; Spore United 3 pts. A RESERVE m the Army XV proved to be the hero of the day when Army beat Singapore United by 24 points (a goal, a dropped goal, a penalty goal and four
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    46 12 Mortensen, playing at in-side-right for Blackpool, Jumps high in thr air to head the ball past Chelsea's goalkeeper, Pickering, to score Blackpool's first goal to equalise in the match at Stamford Bridge. Macauley, Chelsea's left-half, is seen on right. The game ended in a three-all draw.
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    DOCUSEN WINS IN 4 ROUNDS
    119 12 SACRAMENTO. (California). Wed. MAXIE Docusen, New Orlru,ns lightweight, scored his 45th straight win with a fourth round technical knockout over Peewee Swingler of Los Angeles last night. Docusen sent Swingler to the canvas for a one count m the first i round He closed Swlcgler'a
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    Sports Diary
    76 12 HOCKEY: S.C.C. Women's Ist XI v. O.S.C. let XI— S. R.C padang.: I. A. W. Shell S.C Fairer Park: 8.0.D. C.A. v. 8.H.8. Police S*. George's Rd. Roysi Naval Peske v. Johore C.C. Jefcere Bahru RUGBY: Medical College T. Nee Soon R.F.C. CeUvge ground, (all fames will start
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    Asian R.U. Plan Welcomed
    362 12 From LARRY CARROL A I ALA VAN Rugby Union officials m Kuala Lumpur, A m interviews with the Straits Times, have expressed keen interest m the proposal to form an All- c Malayan All Blues Association. Mr. W. L. Mussett stated that the scheme should be
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    G.S.C. Team
    71 12 The following will represent th« jtlrls' Sports club Ist. XI againsl he Singapore Cricket Club women j Ist. XI m a hockey match or the SRC. padang this evening Doris de Sou/a; C. Phlpps, Mrs L. M. Pienne a'her (capt.i; E Barker, A. Milne, Mary d« 3ouza; Mrs.
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    RUGBY OFF
    42 12 THB Rugby game betweer? lha Police and the R.A.P. <S«"letar), which was to have been played on Thomson Road ground yesterday, was cancelled. Seven of the police players mi In the United XV which nvu lhft Army at Jalan Besar.
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    SCC Threes Have A Field Day
    332 12 THE Singapore Cricket Cl the Changi Airmen m Padang yesterday, winnini and four tries) to nil. Having led by 11 points to nil at the end of the first half, they went on to dominate play so completely that only on three occasions did
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