The Straits Times, 10 May 1949

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING .NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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  • 640 1 New S 'pore Govt. Ruling Affects KMT THE Singapore Government yesterday announced that the Kuomintang and the China Democratic League -must apply for registration or exemption under the Societies Ordinance, if they wish to maintain branches in the Colony. An official statement said that it
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    23 1 MR. FKNEST BEVIN, the British Foreign Minister, seen signing the Statute of the Council of P.urope In St. James' Palace, London. A.P. picture.
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  • 179 1 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Monday. i 1 IKK forcing special constables on a Malacca estate to surrender by threatening to burn them alive, last night, a fanr of 15 terrorists tied the corporal-in-charge to a tree and bayonetted him to Another special constable was
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  • 97 1 PARIS. Mon. |>OLICE today confiscated 1 the entire edition of the P.\ris weekly. France Dimanchi. for allegedly publishing a picture of Britain's Princess M irgaret in a bathing suit. Police banned the issue and the picture— which has been published In both Italy and England— a s
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  • 24 1 CAIRO, Mon.— Twenty-flve people were drowned today when a bus fell Into theGiza Canal at El Mazghduna. 25 miles south of Cairo.—Reuter
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  • 117 1 LONDON, Mon DRn,AiN and Italy have made an arrangement aimed at giving Italy United Nations trusteeship over Trlpolit ania within two j years, well-informed quarters In London said today. The agreement was reported to have been reached between Mr. Ernest Bevin and Count Carlo Sforza, Foreign
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  • 145 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. DEOPLE entering the Federation with Singapore 1 registration cards must re-register at the Johore Causeway if their Singapore cards do not oarry their thumbprints said the Registrar of Federal Cititens (Mr. E. C. G. Barrett) today. Ht was referring to
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    43 1 NEW FLYING BOAT: Britain's biggest commercial flying boat, which can carry 39 passengers, taxies under Tower Bridge on its way to mooring at Tower Wharf, London. where It will be named "City of London" by the Lord Mayor. Sir George Aylwen— A.P. picture^
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    27 1 THE REMAINS of an atUp building on Kalian* Airport se*n yesterday after a3B m.p.h. gale had canted Its collapse. See story In page SEVEN.— Straits Times picture.
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  • 192 1 CANBERRA, Monday. ('Ul)Kl) missiles, including German-type rockets, have been 6 red on Central Australia's rocket range, it was authoritatively stated In Canberra today. British and Australian scientists, experimenting with projectiles at the Woomera range, will soon be carrying out tests with new type weapons, Incorporating
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  • 62 1 HAIFA. Mon. SYDNEY Stanley arrived in Haifa In an Israeli ship from Marseilles today. Stanley, principal witness at the Lyrukey tribunal Inquiry which investigated allegations of corruption In British public life, disappeared from Britain at the beginning of April. A warrant for his arrest was Issued when
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  • 82 1 HONG KONG. Mon.—Admiral Sir Patrick Brlnd, Com-mander-in-Chlef. Far East Station, who has been conferring with the Governor, Sir Alexander Grant ham. and Service chiefs In Hong Kong. Is proceeding north tomorrow aboard H.M.S. Alert. it was officially announced today. Admiral Brind will confer with Vice-Admiral A.
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  • 71 1 HIROSHIMA. Mon— Mr. L. Marthden. 38-year-old Australian veteran who worked as prisoner-of-war on the Burma-Slam "death" railway, has arrived In Hiroshima as a missionary to the Japanese. Mr. Marthden said, despite the ill-treatment and near starvation by Japanese guards in Burma during the war. he had
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  • 207 1 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. THE balance of the $100,000.--000 loan for rehabilitation purposes in the Federation is expected to be raised In Malaya soon after May 12 when London floats the first part of [the loan £8.050.000 at three I per
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  • 206 1 WEST GERMAN REPUBLIC IS FORMED BERLIN, Monday. THE world celebrated the fourth anniversary of the German surrender yesterday a little more hopeful that a stable peace may be established at last in Europe. At Bonn, a new West German Republic came into being last night. The Republic of Germany, confined
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  • 88 1 rpHE straits Time* Thomas JL Cup Souvenir, which wil' be on sale early in June, tells in story and pictures now the Malayan team went to Europe and beat the world's best badminton players. Produced on art paper, the 32-page souvenir contains autographed photoKraphs of the Malayans,
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  • 166 1 Prof. Dyer's Suicide A Mystery SYDNEY, Mon. A VERDICT that Professor Wilfred Edward Dyer, 48-year-old principal of Raffles College. Singapore, died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by wilful self-administration of coal gas, was given at a Sydney Inquest today. Professor Dyer, who flew to Sydney or April 11 from Singapore,
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  • 45 2 MANILA. Mon. Military and commercial aircraft today began the third day of their search for a four-pnifln-ed Phlllpnlne Air-Lines Dlin* misslnar since Saturday with 13 nersons aboard. The Diane was lost midway on a 140-tnlle flight from Daet in Fnstern "wn to Manlla.-UP
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  • 241 2 "Raise Malayan Living Standard," Cabinet Urged LONDON, Monday. THE 1949 British Labour Party annual conference next month will debate a resolution expressing concern about the situation in Malaya. The resolution, from the Eastbourne branch, "believes that the only hope of improvement lies In raising the standard of living of the
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  • 171 2 PRINCESS MARGAREI DENIAL ROME. Mon. rE British Embassy in Rome last night denied there was any truth In an allegation by the Julian Communist Party newspaper Unlta that Princess Margaret's trip was being financed out of reparations payments. The newspaper said: "According to normally well-in-formed circles, the British Government has
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  • 34 2 LONDON. Mon.— The British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has been told that India will restrict British Imports, hitherto on "open general licence." beginning on May 20.— Reuter.
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  • 111 2 BOMBAY, Mon. POMMUNIST rioting, In which acid-fllled light bulbs were hurled at the police, broke out last night. Twenty-four people were wounded, three by gunfire. Among the Injured were eleven police. The demonstrators were protesting against the deter; tion without trial of 300 Communists, 165
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    23 2 vllvs DOROTHY MANBY, the famous English athlete, wore this pearl-decorated peaked head-dress for her wedding recently to Mr. Peter Hall —A P. picture
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    • 113 2 TWE 70-year-old Countess of Cowley was suffocated x in a flr e which fatted part of her rural mansion In Wiltshire, England. The housekeeper was seriously injured when sh c leaped from the roof, but five other members of the household staff jumped to safety.
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      19 2 DECORATED WITH crapes, oranges, apple*, peaches and pears, this hat was recently seen in Ifyde Park, London.— A.P. pietnre.
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    • 43 2 WRONG DISEASE. A message received In London by the owners of the 14,170ton British liner Corfu said that a passenrer disembarked at Oibralter* because of suspected smallpox was in fact suffering from chicken pox. When smallpox was suspected 400 passengers v.er° vaccinated —Renter
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    • 35 2 BACKWARD— A Belgian professor says that nearly 45 per cent, of Belgian children are mentally immature. Out of 900.000 pupils. 300.000 are one year behind Intellectually and other 75,000 mora than two years behind.— AJ»
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    • 31 2 SYMFATHT^Two l»-vear-old twin (tirls underwent operations for aoDendicitis within 30 minutes of each other In an Adelaide hosDital Their mother said this was the fourth Illness they had suffered simultaneously. Reuter.
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    • 31 2 NO MISCHIEF,— President Truman observed bis C5th birthday on Sunday and told his Pastor he was hale and hearty because he had "worked so hard and kew out of mischief."— AP
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  • 94 2 RAW AI.riNM Monday. rE United Nations Kashmir Commission has extended the time limit for replies from India and Pakistan to its nnal terms for a truce agreement in the disputed territory. The Commission, presenting its terms on Apr. 28, said then it expected "un reserved acceptance" from
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    • 657 2 NOTICES VARIATION OF HAULAGE PERMIT I. HAJI OMAR BIN ISMAIL of Sharikat Jaya, No. 80. Jalan Pasar. Kemaman, being holder of Haulage Permit No. 9142 give notice of Intention to apply for a vxi''t'on of the above permit to enable my vehicle to operate hetwen Kota Ban.v and Kuantan for
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    • 488 2 NOTICES NOTICE Our establishment will remain closed on Wednesday, the 11th lnst, in observance of the Buddhists 1 Wesak Celebration. r. H HEN DRY 78 North Bridge Road, Singapore. P. W D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the State Engineer's Office, Seremban, up to noon on M.5. 49,
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    • 267 2 T.W. D NOTICE ROAD CLOSING JOHOKE The Railway track «t the lev*l crossing— Just Nor«h of Bri'n Anam Village ».il to rrUui tween S.OO p.m. on Sa.-ird*? May 14th. and 100 am on Sunday May 15th. 1949 Bvery effort will be m*o« w paag traffic at intervals AUCnON SALE OF
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  • 43 3 IQUIQUE. Chile, Mon. A strong earthquake rocked a wide area of Chile today. There were no immediate reports of damage, although considerable alarm spread among the residents of this area, which was sharply hit by an earthquake last April.— U.P.
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  • 355 3 INVASION OF FUKIEN IMMINENT Drive Within 15 Miles Of S'hai SHANGHAI, Monday. |MMLNENT Communist invasion of Fukien, home province of most overseas Chinese in Malaya, and the infiltration of a small detachment of Red forces about 15 miles north-west of Shanghai were major war developments indicated in the official bulletins
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    26 3 SCHOOLBOY KING Feisal of Iraq (left) on his first day at Harrow, the Pn-;lish public school. He has Just turned 14 years of age. A.P. picture.
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    30 3 MR. HENO CHIN HOCK, who will sing four bass solos at the Trinity Collet* choir presentation of Handel's "Messiah" in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, this week. Straits Times picture.
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  • 144 3 LONDON, Monday. r pilK series of local elections in England this week will present a new and critical challenge to the Labour Party. Political speculation is that support for Labour will continue to decline. But whether this will blueprint the coarse of Parliamentary elections next year
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  • 128 3 BATAVIA, Mon. INDONESIAN leaders of 1 non-Republican States called yesterday for a conference with tne Republicans before either Joined th« Dutch in round-table talks at The Hague. This was revealed in a Press release issued by the Assembly for Federal Consultations at an informal meeting In Batavia.
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  • 57 3 From Our St»fT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Within a couple of days, all the Emergency Regulations published up to March 22 will appear in a single volume on sale to the public. The volume, whicn will contain the hundreds of regulations introduced since the staf t of
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  • 32 3 MANILA, Mon.— Mr. Chang Cheng-jen, a member of the National Council of Boys Scouts of China, is lft Manila to help In the training of Chinese Boy Scouts there.— Reuter.
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  • 192 3 HONG KONG, Monday. I EADING bankers and commercial interests said v today they were "quite satisfied" with th e British Government's plans for safeguarding Hong Kong during the present China fighting. The confidence essential to ;he maintenance of the Colony's position as an Empire revenue
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  • 100 3 DAMASCUS. Mon. MNAL approval by the Syrian Parliament Is expected shortly to clear the last obstacle to building the world s largest pipeline from one of the earth's richest oil fields. The project is the 1,067-mile trans-Arabian pipeline from the Saudi Arabian oilfields. near the
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  • 50 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. THE Senate has approved a bill to allow Captain Paul D. Kalv to bring his two step-daughters to tbe United States from Japan. The girl* are natives of Japan. The bill now goes to the White House for President Truman's signature. A. P.
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  • 53 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Six Special Constables were today convicted and fined $15 each by the First Court Magistrate, Inche Abdul Rani bin Kajl Hussein, for falling to register. Pleading guilty, all of them said they thought that their authority cards were
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  • 115 4 PRICES OF CHINESE GOODS UP PRICES of goods manufactured In China, particularly Shanghai, have gone up by 30 to 60 per cent. In the past few weeks. Textiles have been marked up 30 per cent, and sundry goods 60 per cent. This Is because of the suspension of shipments and
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  • 68 4 SINGAPORE KuoininUn.c branch headquarters have sent a cable to Genera Ussimo Chiang Kai-shek, pledging wholehearted support to him tn fighting thr Communists in order to "preserve the freedom and the existence and civilisation of China." The message stresses that China It confronted with a crisis
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  • 204 4 Penang Petition Not Ready For Gurney Today From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Monday. DENANG secessionists will be unable to present their proposed petition for Whitehall to the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, when he visits the Settlement tomorrow. The final draft of the petition is still unfinished.
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    20 4 BOVER SCOUTS of the 7th Kelantan and Trcngganu Crews at Heartly ramp. KnaU Trenggann, after their 100 mile hike there.
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  • 173 4 npHE United Planting Association of Malaya has told 1 the Singapore Chinese Rubber Dealers' Association that the Malaya committee of the Rubber Growers' Association in London would recommend postponement for a year of the proposed panMalayan legislation to control the packing and shipping of
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  • 76 4 Krom Our Own Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR, Mon. Arrested almost a year after he had borrowed a friend's bicycle and failed to return It, Ramli bin Sahi was fined $75 or one month's gaol by the Circuit Magistrate, Inche Abdul Wahab bin Ma'asul. Senior inspector Arjan stated
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  • 75 4 A British and a Dutch vessel, operating on different trade routes, are In Singapore today on their maiden voyages' to the Far East The British ship Is the new P and O express cargo liner Shillong, the fourth vessel of hi class to enter the company's service
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  • 55 4 From Onr Own Correspondent BATAVIA, Mon. Maulana Abdul Alim 31ddlqul, who arrived here Irom Singapore last month, has completed his lecture tour of Batavla Sourabaya and other Indonesian towns. He arranged meetings of religious leaders and lounded inter-rellglous organisations at Batavla and Sourabaya. He is shortly
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  • 129 4 Vocational Training In Prisons From Our Own Correapoodent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. r assist good-conduct prisoners to lead useful lives after they have served their terms, the Prisons Department Is Introducing vocational and manual training In Johore. For this purpose, the Johore Bahru prison has advertised for a teacher. The teacher
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  • 127 4 PENANG. Mon. rE Sessions Court President. Mr. R. F. Rogers, today warned "hot-headed young malcontents" that they would be dealt with severely. Mr. Rogers was giving Judgment In a case In which two English-educated boys, Lim Chee Meng (19) and 00l Kirn Hock (18), pleaded guilty
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  • 54 4 A report which appeared In Saturday's Straits Times stating that there were no Chinese women voluntary blood donors in the Colony, was Incorrect Dr. M. G. Maclaren of the Blood Transfusion Centre says there are a few Chinese women blood donors. Records show that there were
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  • 167 4 RANGOON, Monday. npHE Burmese Press yesterday described the decision by Britain, India and Pakistan to five Burma all-out assistance as a "personal triumph" for the Prime Minister, Thakin Nu. The Press said the decision expressed Commonwealth confidence hi Thakin Nu's Government The Burmese Government,
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  • 109 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. rrvHE peaceful Malaya of 26 1 years ago wag recalled at a dinner given to Dr E. N. Graham, a retired official of the Malayan Government on Sunday by the Hospital Assistants of Selangor Dr. Graham, who became the
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  • 142 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR. Mon. JHE Deputy Public Prosecutor presented a pair of white gloves to Mr. Justice L. V. J. Lavllle yesterday when It was announced that the Muar High Court had a blank criminal calendar. The Judge, in accepting the gift,
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  • 117 5 AN "open finding" was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. O. Porter yesterday at the conclusion of an Inquest on an Indian cycßs 1 Jahr Khanday Panday, who died In hospital after being found lying unconscious at Bukit Timah Road on the night of Apr. 23. An
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  • 66 5 I lorn Our -i iff <oi respondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon Mr. W. G. Webb, who has been Superintendent of the State Prison. Johore, is leaving next week on transfer to Penang. where he will relieve Mr. Page, a.s Superintendent. Mr. Webb will be succeeded by Raja Othman
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  • 143 5 From Our Suit Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. DURINO the week-end the I RAF attacked bandit camps in the Kuala langat area of Selangor and the Kuala Krau area of North i Perak. Two attacks were made on the Kuala Langat bandits. A Malay rubber tapper i
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  • 41 5 The Singapore Regional Indian Congress committee has accepted the resignation of Mr. K R Menon as acting secretary. Mr. John Jacob, executive committee member of the re- gional congress and secretary of the town congress, was elected secretary.
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  • 24 5 The Federation Government is offering for sale by tender 495 piculs of sugar sweepings, now at Guthrie's godown in Trafalgar Street. Singapore.
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  • 214 5 BIG all-round drop in Singapore crime during the past year has been partly due to the Emergency arrest of some known armed robbers and "people who are a danger to public safety", the C.I.D. chief, Mr. E. V. Fowler, told the Straits
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    34 5 LONDON WEDDIMi: Mr. William H. C. Bailey, manager of Messn. Harper Gi Lillian's Ipob hrauch, tula the cake with his bride (formerly Miss Georgina Barbara Giffln) after their marriage recently at South wark Cathedral.
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  • 206 5 DRIVATE traders in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya have been allotted import quotas for 25.000,000 yards of Japanese textiles, worth $7,000,000, by the two Governments. These quotas represent about five per cent, of the total 1947-48 textile Imports from all sources. The 25.000.000
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  • 359 5 $143,178 Civil Suit Contract Terms "Explained" From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. run full and satisfactory execution of the loading and unloading service at Port Swettenham I rested entirely with the contractor under the terms of a contract, remarked Mr. J. V. M. Shields today in his address on
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  • 102 5 In preparation for a target date for the large-scale collection of funds for the University of Malaya, the Singapore Appeal Committee for Funds Is now divided into four groups. Mr. Tan Chin Tuan heads the first group of e'.ght as convenor: Mr. M. J. Namazle. the
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  • 31 5 A J. Arthur Rank film on the East African groundnut scheme waa shown yesterday in the Victoria Theatre to about 150 invited guests by Unilever Export Limited of Singapore.
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  • 182 5 SUB-commlttees appointed by the Singapore Education Committee to advise on th« Colony's 10-year education plan have completed a detailed survey of the educational needs of every part of I the island. They have also submitted detailed plans for organising a teachers' training college and recommended higher
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  • 76 5 SINGAPORE pi.lin- vfvterday warned the public against a thief or thlrveF"wlie have the habit of straling Jewellery «*nd valuable trlukeU from young rhildrnt." and have been operating for the past few months in the D>ach Road and Kandang Kerbau areas. One arrest, ef a Chinese, was made
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 87 5 TODAY: Singapore Stamp Club, social meeting, Capitol Restaurant. 15 ■P.m. Y.W.C.A., Buslneag and Prole sloml Club, 1 ssoaa in ballroom dancing. 8. Raffle* Quay, 5.45 pm. Young Peopled Group, devotional meeting. Bethesda. Katong. 6 pm. Mr. H. Philips will sp.>ak. Llan LI Benevolent A&soclatton, Tw a Loh Koh practice, 8V
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  • 22 6 ROBINSON: At the General Hospital, Malacca, on sth May. 1949, Henry Robinson, beloved husband of Madeline Robinson of Voules Estate, Tenang
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  • 777 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., May 10, 1019. A NEW ROAD FOR RUBBER A test programme under which the Highway Departments of three American States are to lay down experimental stretches of rubberized roads has been disclosed at a meeting of Akron rubber officials and scientists. The strips will use
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  • 273 6 It will be disappointing if the Federation's £8 million loan is not fully subscribed at the moment of issue in London on Thursday. But the Colonial Office's eulogy of the Federation and of the economic outlook in Malaya, which accompanied the brief announcement that the prospectus for
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  • 86 6 TOKYO, Mon.— The Prime Minister, Mr. Toshida, in an interview, said that he did not believe Communist successes in China would result In Increased Communist strength in Japan. Chinese Communists were Chinese before they were Communists, he said. That «as also true of Japanese Communists. He
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  • 1391 6  - MORE PACTS WANTED FOR PEACE SCRUTATOR By WHILE the Atlantic Pact is being considered by the United States Senate, the Foreign Offices con cerned in it are not in a situation to remain idle. For the countries brought into the Pact are by no means the only ones threatened by
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    • 1062 6 AFTER a series of consultations, Singapore's three Chambers of Commerce, representing the European, the Chinese and the Indian business communities have submitted to the Governor of Singapore a request that the parlous position of Singapore's entrepot trade be made the subject of an
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  • 303 7 Whitehall Asks About Rural Committees THE British Government proposes to organise rural organisations in African colonies on the lines of the Rural District Committees of Singapore and the Colonial Office has asked for a detailed memorandum. The rural committees were formed. In 1947 at the
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    92 7 MR. G. H. KIAT, Independent Commissioner in the Singapore Municipality for East Ward, speatinf at a tea-party on Sunday held in his honour by the Chinese Association, of which lie it the president Mr. Kiat urged Chinese to register as voters when the electoral rolls opened in June so that
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  • 163 7 TEMPLE BATTLE ALLEGED THE story of a gun battle between the police and armed robbers outside a Chinese temple at Kampong Batak, was told In the Singapore Assize Court yesterday when two Chinese, Tan Eng and Tan Ah San, were charged on three counts. Tan Eng was charged with using
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  • 113 7 'ttvheßE is a rush to Join the X newly-formed industrial group of the Army Civil Servlcf Union of Singapore," the union president Mr. S. S. Manyam. told the Straits Times yesterday. So far 800 had Joined. This was an average of more than 250 a
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  • 50 7 A 12-year old Malay boy, Wahl bin Abu, was admitted to the General Hospital, with a gunshot wound In his thigh yesterday afternoon, shortly after a shooting incident in the Singapore railway yards. Police later questioned a train escort special constable in connection with the shooting.
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  • 170 7 CARDS: 'ALL ALIKE' —Says Judge NO difference was made in England during the war In the carrying of Identity cards by wives of Servicemen and ordinary civilians, the First District Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, said yesterday, when he Imposed a fine of $10 on a European woman found to
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  • 104 7 NEARLY $13,000 has already been realised from charity shows, dances and sporting events during the Hospital Week in aid of St. Andrew's Mission and orthopaedic hospitals. Although actual figures are not yet available, the 150 voluntary helpers who were bent on selling 20.000 flags on Flag Day
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  • 209 7 A BIRD-HUNTER, Gaw Sien Guan, 28, of Branksome Road, left the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to begin one month's rigorous imprisonment after he had pleaded guilty to having injured a man through negligent shooting while out hu ing on April
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  • 262 7 Gangster Shot At Police— To Hang MR. Justice Cox Evans, in the Singapore Assize iTI Court yesterday, sentenced to death a young: Malay who shot at a police officer during a gun battle in which one man was killrd. "I cannot conceive of a more serious it s of a
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  • 216 7 THREE thousand Singapore 1 Chinese labourers are required for a 50,000-acre tobacco planting expansion scheme In lahai Datu, North Borneo, to be launched by a tobacco company. The firm's representative, Mr. Soo Chile Huen. who Is at present In Singapore, told the Straits Times
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  • 115 7 A MALAY soldier, whose age was given &3 18, was sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore Assize Court by Mr. Justice Taylor yesterday for possession of 'five hand-grenades and six detonators. He was Ismail bin Abbas, an L.E.P., who was caught red-handed by
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  • 119 7 ABOUT 20 Chinese labourers, sleeping In an attaproofed building at Kalian g airport, had a narrow escape yesterday morning when the whole structure collapsed tn a 38 mile-an-hour gale which swept Singapore. Built by the PWD. the structure had wooden plank walls and was about 35
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  • 81 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon Lee Jee Soo and Wang Qui Eng were charged today with failing to produce their Identity cards when called upon to do to and were remanded in police custody for a week on the application of the prosecution. The prosecuting officer stated
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  • 32 7 The Captain and officers of H.M. Pakistan ship Shamsher enterta'ned 150 guests to a cocktail party last night aboard their ship. The Shamsher leaves Singapore next Monday for Karachi.
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  • 133 7 LH)R 200 places in Raffles College and th c College r of Medicine, 370 students have applied for admission this year. After the applicants have been listed, entrance examinations will be held In the principal towns in the Federation and in Singapore. Arrangements for this
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    36 7 MX. AND MRS. PETER FRANCISCO after their wedding at the Church of the Holy Family, Katong. The bride is the former Miss Philomena Attias, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Attias. Photo by Chong Hwa Studio.
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  • 216 7 fHE Government of Singapore wants further facts from the Colony's three Chambers of Commerce who last week sent a joint petition *o the Governor urging action to end discriminatory measures hampering trade between the Colony and Indonesia. An official statement issued last night says
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  • 157 7 Govt. To Be Asked Mere Questions Foreign Exchange rE Singapore Government will be asked for more details about foreign exchange control and its effect on Singapore's trade by Mr. A. McLellan (Nominated Unofficial) at the next meeting of the Legislative Council. Mr. McLellan will ask Government to reconcile ttuir statement
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  • 75 7 Neo Kirn Geok. manager of Tong Huat and Co.. of Ellenborough Street, was sentenced to three months' rlforoas Imprisonment by the lngapore Fourth District Judge <Mr. H. A. Forrer) yesterday on a charge of illegally importing 252 bags of rice Into the Colony. It was said
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  • 52 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. For being in possession of a bicycle dynamo, believed to be stolen property, Goh Wee Phen<j, of Pontian KechlS, was fined $5, here today The Magistrate took into consideration the fact tliat Goh had been in custody for 16 days
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  • 81 8 From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR, Mon. LED by two Police inspectors, a search party in the Bukit Tinaux Jungle came face to face with a man-eating tiger and its dead victim on Saturday afternoon. Before the rescue party could fire, the tiger escaped into the
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  • 170 8 BIG BANG IN COLONY TODAY AT 1.30 p.m. today. th« Army will destroy two ton* of explosives, which are tn a dangerous condition, near Mandal Quarry. Singapore. The Rural District Committee *n the area ha* protested to the Rural Board against the explosion, pointing out that much Inconvenience would be
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  • 344 8 Women Favour Family Planning From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. DADICALLY opposite views on birth control were expressed here today by two Malays. Che Hallmaton, progressive Malay woman leader and a founder of the Malay Women's Hockey Association, declared that most Malay women were
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    29 8 ARTIST AT WORK: Mr. Yong Mun Sen. well-known Penang water-colour painter, at Tanjong Torong. He has sent a number of paintings to America tor exhibition T. K Llat picture.
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  • 52 8 USED CAR FOR HIRE— FINED From Oar Own 'H-rf*p»ndent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Cheng Nam was fined $90 today for conveying two passengers for hire in a private car. He told the Cottft that both passengers were hit friends and he was only givin« them a lift but they vt^ on
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  • 378 8 Dues Reduced By $74 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. rpHREE changes in procedure will be made for the pilgrimage to Mecca this year. In addition, all documentation will be completed before pilgrims arrive at their port of embarkation in Malaya. The system of
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  • 118 8 rmake a detailed survey of the possibility of expanding the General and Kandane Kerbau Hospitals Mr. K. K Sedgefleld. representative of an Australian architectural firm is in Singapore. The survey will be the first major move towards Implementing the 10-year medical plan for more hospital buildings, the
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  • 37 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Charged today with deserting the Police Force. Osman bin Kamldoh. told the Court that he left because he developed a cough. He was sentenced to two months' rigorous Imprisonment
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 304 8 I t |IF YOU REQUIRE MM SKRVH.*:. HIGH KKHCIfcNCY, 1 BKOAIIMINUED CONSIDERATION 1 WE OFFER i PROMPT ATTENTION TO ALL ENQUIRIES OVER 100 YEARS EXPERIENCE AN ENTERPRISING OUTLOOK UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. AND ArHLIAIED COMPANIES i KOKVH < HIN A INSt'KANCt CO.. LTD. 4 KHiIISH rKM)KKS sMBJaMMSJ CO..
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    • 140 8 FOR A^ PERSONS ROAST SHOULDER OF LAMB A SWEET JUICY JOINT TO SUIT YOUR POCKET SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD Why do his teeth stoy whiter I 1 7 I^M_[l -««■->.. ■-^■aaataaaP' M ""V He cleans them safely with &£ss Dentifrice^ Save your teetn h-otn damage by using iihhi j^fl^^^L
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 303 8 Vviirrx a "dub" pair bids up to a grand-tlam con ran <vi:hout concern:!, g itself whether cither partner holds the ace of trumps. that Is cause for great tulaiity ■to say nothing of some contempt > among experts. What should we bay. then, when two Life Masters an honour j,xi
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    • 191 8 souih West North EaU 1 spade Paa* 3 heart* <*an 3 spadn PaM 4 dia,m PaM Sdiam. Pan 6 spadrs PaM 7 upade* Double Pax* ii -s PaM The most cursory analysis puts the seal of approval oa aV. the bids except the last one. Na ui ally. I am
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  • 847 9  - OUR FADING DRESS SENSE Veronica Taylor An Up-country Woman Writes On—. By THERE is something wrong with the dress sense of British women in Malaya now. Not only have they forgotten how to choose gay hats for race meetings in Singapore, but they seem to have lost altogether the art
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  • 131 9 Malayan Homes And Fashions 'THE well-dressed wo~ man pays as much attention to her accessories as to her clothes. No dress is really complete without the right finishing touches. But what is right f That is where good taste comes in. To mix a pearl necklace with silver earrings and
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  • 308 9 SLOPPY dressing is aa offence to the eye which is not remedied by expensive clothes. Christian Dior combined with straggled hair and twisted st*ckin K seams is worse than "borne made" with a crumpled handbag and down trodden shoes. Sketched here are three race going outfits
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  • 479 9  -  "WORKING WOMAN" WAGES FOR WIVES? -By- DEE Wickerson has another argument. This time it is not whether women should be bored when they don't have to do all their own household chores, but whether the State should pay them wages for being wives and mothers. It appears that
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    • 43 9 i/efiy y^XwL^v cup? J LUBRICATE YOUR OFFICE WITH N E SCAFE (pronounced Ntvcafajr) n Neitl* i Soluble Coffee Product C^^HS^Wfc^ eompoied of equal part* of tkllfully extracted co«e« lolidl and added carbohydrates (dextrlni. maltose and dextrose) added solely to protect the flavour r
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    • 378 9 KJgv^irijf laugh or STIIRIMKR HAPPIKK with these healthfiring table* S i^ A iiuwiui caikJ ueeda Calciur» enO Khospnoi u» ea assure tturtf) tona, -sound teeth, sateo (mat rtcketa 01 skin trouhlea But dw ■Bud of own) Uvina m countne* when (tic s> lirhmit a) acknowledged 10 he JctKicm id (heat
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  • LONDON LETTER
    • 1320 10 About Children And Plans For Ideal House From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, May 2. ABOUT breakfast time one Sunday, my young son's 10--year old playmate came rushing in at the back door. "Here you are, George!" he exclaimed, offering a large green lollipop on a stick, "I've been working in
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    • 63 10 A FORMER diplomat, Mr. Egerton Syke, is planning to go to eastern Turkey, where he hopes to find some of Soah's Ark on Mount Ararat. 1 don't expect to find a ship about half the size of the Queen Elizabeth, complete ivtth special cages for the different sized
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  • 169 10 r rHE Archbishop of > York has warned poor, weak women that when a bridegroom says before the altar, With all my worldly goods I ice endow," this vow "is legally and literally not north the hot air with which it is-spoken." ..Don't Wed In a police courts a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 191 10 'Bth FINAL DAY! 11.00 A.M.— 1.45 4.00—6.30 9.30 P.M. faleface color** Bob HOPK-^ane KcaSELL— "BUTTONS BOWS" I'hone flV^gJI F^LM 5159 Opens Tomorrow out of W he most SAMUEL GOLDWYN Et Or «C >- H e s c n t Ikt _^B^rifl DAVID NIVEN TERESA WRIGHT EVELYN KEYES PARLEY GRANGER kM
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    • 463 10 IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST OF FAMILIES. FDR A WOMAN THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXCUSE OPENS TODAY 4 SHOWS M Jl\7| II 1 gjj M 2— 4.15— S 30-9 30 p.m Hair conditionedlW "don't aJjTT BETTE p A .ji 1 SfiDAVISHENREi bw«*d... WARNER BROS. 1 *g~uf S* V Jik TR||J MPH
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 81 10 MM«APORS 10.00 News from Kuala Lumpur; 10.45 (approx.) Close; 10.55 Schools; 12.00 noon Clote; 1.00 Lunch-tlnie music; 1.30 News (also at 7 and 9.30), 1.4S The Brighter Side; 2.00 Close; 6.02 Listeners' Post; 7.10 Singapore Share Market report; 7.30 Music Shop; 8.00 Crazy Croner; 8.10 International Tn-; 8.30 Talk of
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    • 86 10 1.00 As spire; 2.00 Close; 8.02 YAFI; 7.00 News tako at 0.30): 7.10 Share Market Hepcrt etc., 7.30 Youth on Parade; 7.45 The Radio Doctor; 8.00 Popular Classics; 8.30 Talk of the T<wn: 9.00 Famous Jan and Swing Combinations; 9.45 Evening Star; 10.00 London Studio Concerts; 10.30 Dance Mu<lc: 11
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    • 98 10 News (English); 8.45 lAtcli; 9.00 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 English; 10.00 Radio News Heel; 10.15 "Time for Music 1 10.41 Generally Speaking; 11.00 Dance Music; 11.15 Report from Britain; 11.30 News; 11.45 'Music for the Close of Day'; 12.00 Close. AUSTRALIA 5.30 "Forces Favourites' 6.00 p.m. "Tuesday at 8.30", 5.30
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  • Commercial And Shipping News
    • 92 11 Sir JohH Hay Describes The Problems Of Planting In 1949 SIR JOHN HAT, in his circulated statements as chairman of the Cheviot, Laba (F.M.S.), Malacca Plantations and Rembau Jelei Robber Companies, describes the difficulties with which rubber estates are now faced. With reference to specific companies among the four he
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    • 285 11 I ABU (7. M.5.) Rubber Company's profit for 1&48, at £65,982 before deduction of British and Malayan tax, exceeded the comparable figure for 1947 by £36,872, says Sir John Hay In his statement as chairman. Taxation on this occasion calls for £46.398. £9.000 of which represents adjustments
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    • 57 11 From A Market Corresvoadent rADTNO conditions were arttre In the ftaffo section of the Slnirapore produce markets yesterday. Prices roae strongly but business In the Sarawak variety only was written. Yesterday's price changes were: Saga flaw: Llngga 116; Hak $15 50; Sarawak 113.39. Capra: Sun-dried $39; mind $3850.
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    • 109 11 Singapore Rubber I"HE fMngapwe rubber market 1 aagged aUghOy yesterday In the absence of mtarest. The tone was slightly easier at the dose. Closing prices yesterday were: Na 1 sheet fob. buyers 3SH cent;, sellers 33% cents- spot loose buyers 35% cents, sellers 35*4 cents per Ib. The Singapore Chamber
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    • 208 11 MALACCA Rubber Plantations«hast year expanded output to approximately 10,--000,000 lbs -600,000 more than In 1947. Given favourable weather conditions the budgeted 1949 crop of 10,500,--000 lbs. may reach the 11,000,--000 mask. The directors recommend payment of four years* dividend (to Djc 31, 1948) on the Preference •tick,
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    • 186 11 Cheviot Claims riiE viot Rubber has a fur- ther Increase In output by about 500,000 lbs. forecast this year, but this will be attained only if the labour position improves, says the chairman, fi»r John Hay, in his annual statement I«st year's crop was 5.736.000 lbs the previous year 1
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    • 21 11 roSANO TIN announces that ■a output In April amounted to 1M.84 ptcul* of tto-or» Trlbntg thereon was t4,1«.
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    • 107 11 SHIPS In port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowng in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Samarinda (31H) a Aeneas (33-34). DoUus (SCSI), ShlUong (18-39). Kampar 140-41), WeUereden (43-43). W««t Wharf: Steel Traveller (4-6 1. laaWllg, (8-7), Joiiannea Macrsk (t-l). Titan (13-14). Bastern Saga (IS-16).
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    • 243 11 Rembau Jelei REMBAU Jelei Rubber made a profit of £19,418 In the year to Dec 31, 1948. The previous year's was £10,851 The directors now recommend a 2%-per-cent dividend. This would atworb £6.913. A £1.880 balance from the years profit would be carried forward. ■■■HIH a total
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    • 84 11 ANGLO-ORrcNTAL (UALATA) announces the following March outputs of tin concentrates, in ptcuU: Ampat Dredging 9SB. Batn Selaagor Dredging 383. Berjuntal Dredguaz 805, Jelapang Dredging 838. Kamuntlng Dredging Mncludlng Slam) 4,645. Klang River Dredging 131. Kramat Dredging 1.133, Kuala rtampar Tin Fields 1,891. Kuchal W Larut Tin Fields
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    • 123 11 From Oar Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday. LITTLE business passed in the Malayan share market today. It was a typical Monday market, awatttnr overseas advices. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokera* Association were: INDUSTRIALS 1.8. Rttrol 41/9 41,6 N. Ord 1.60 I.U }unm« t.SSVft SS7H
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    • 1185 11 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Singapore) BLUB FUNNEL LINE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO.. Carrier a»Men te aracaeJ via etaac LTO. aert> t. lead and eitckarge cargo. I Baal iun niui n a. u« > WEST COAST MALAYA SAILINCS r«OM UK. a> US* I Mertaiaa for Muar May IS A.b.ji from UK
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    • 309 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS rO NEW TORK ANO SOS TON VIA CEYLON INDIA fCYPT ANO MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. S'oorr P Stwrx Kenana Pres. Van Barea May IS/lt May 20/21 May 22/24 Pres. I.Herson May 74/28 May 29 JO May II /raae > Minn, Sn.pper laae 5/11 lane 12/11 »aaa 14/1T Pres. Polk
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    • 302 11 EAST .ASIATIC LINE SAILINC FROM SCANMNAVIA/U R./ SAILINGS IO CONIINMIT/ CONTINENT SCANDINAVIA iH^Z^L.^'^ ioadm« at Singapr^a. Port Swettenham for Bangkok. Manila H'Kong &Penan« Shanghai. Kobe (?> Vok* »^anang bj. Nordfarer- dee aat. May 14 t»aor O Bangkok Cothenburg Cooanhaaan 6 ggg, "Blankvana" da* aat. raaa n El^rvL-i" 001 S"*"*""' «J
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    • 768 11 McALIfiTER tfc CO., LTD. I Incurporatea m .Singapore) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL KLAVENESS LIME LONDON. HAVRE. ROTTUOAM CAHAOIA*. PAHHC PORTS MOMRURC- Accaoting caego tot Central 6 South HTpon P. S ham Panang »«A»KUVILU la P«rt. II May >'oor. r >ham farvang 10 May 12 May 10 May Staae «(aaa CITT Of T
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  • 376 12 GAUCHO ADVANTAGE MAY ACCEPT Which One Will Flannery Ride? By EPSOM JEEP D VANTAGE and Gaucho ar c both in the sixiA furlong sprint for Class S, Div. 1 horses at Bukit Timah tomorrow. Both are likely to accept and Jockey Frank Flannery, who has first choice of all the
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  • Article, Illustration
    43 12 FINALISTS: (From left to right). Che* H.ilimahton Majid and Che' Rahman Majid vho beat Che' Tijah and Che' Hanlmzabah in the Finals ol the women's doubles In the Selangor Malays' badminton championships at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday Photo by C. F. I. arm.
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  • 168 12 LONDON Mon. rE world crlckekt record for a second wicket stand remains In India. J. G. Dewes and G. H. Dogcart, the Cambridge University pair, who on Saturday scored 429 without being separated against Essex, needed only 27 more runs to beat 455 set up
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  • 66 12 The 35th annual athletic meet of Anglo-Chinese School will be held thU Saturday at Jalan Beaar starting at 2.30 p.m. A programme of 30 events, which Includes individual and team event*, field and track, an inter-school medley relay. Inter-Old Boys Associations' relay for the Wu Paak
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  • 678 12 'PHK m«n's doubles ties in the Singapore Lawn 1 Tennis championships opened yesterday on the Cricket Club courts, and some of the most sternly contested tennis slno« the tourney started was seen in two of th» matches. In one of them, the Chinese pair, Y.
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  • 133 12 rA JUNIOR A. Group I, l,*gue soccer piaich played at Oeylang StAdmin vaa'erdaf. Kota Raja "B" defeated Transit TrainIng Centre c Soon) by five goals to one. End-to-end play prevailed for the first IS minutes of the game. Then Rashid (vtm.-n, receiving a pass from
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  • 118 12 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club's May Bogey Competition wu played at Bukit Tlmah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted In a wur for Or. M. C. Bain In "A" Division with a score of 2up and a win for F. W. DunhlU in "B" Division with a
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  • 75 12 •THE Island Club's May mixed 1 foursomes was won by Mlaa Janzen and S. F. Ho with a auwe of 8»— 20^69. Best of the other returns wuie:— Mr. cfc Mrs. Jones 91 20^.71; Mr. Mrs. T. Q. Ong 102—30 72; Christina Lee Loke Wan Tho 95—224=724;
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  • 351 12 Weights For All Races On Saturday WEIGHTS for all eight races at Bukit Tlmah on Saturday, final day of the Singapore turf Club's summer meeting, are given below. THE SIMMER 1 CLASS I— Dir. I—6 Fur.* 1* yd Kinder Gold 900 Some Class 804 Pi-lac*** Empire Rose h.04 Guinevere 8.12
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  • 109 12 JOHORE BAHRU. MM. IN a game which wu on the *low 1 side. 231 Vehicle* Battalion surprisingly beat Majeedle Qarrlson in a league soccer match on the Istana Padaag this evening by two goals to one after being a goal down at the Interval. Sennet
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  • 147 12 rpKN Singapore and two 1 Johore players turned up at the Clerical Union last night in response to the invitations sent by the Singapore Badminton Association to take part in elimination contests for the Rest of Malaya versus the Malayan Thomas Cup team match to be
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  • 197 12 6th Wicket Stand By Worcester WORCHESTER, Mon. rE weather was fine and sunny here today when Worcestershire continued their first Innings against the New Zealand cricket tourists. Starting the day 391 runs behind with four wickets down, Worcestershire soon lost another wicket when. In the third over of the day.
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  • 56 12 THE following will represent the Oriental HP, against the Merrytlme 8.P.. on Thursday evening at the Happy World Stadium at 7 p.m. sharp. George Tan, llm .Ong Huat John Chua, Koh Beng Swee. Ong Bong Soo. Wee Teck Van, 14m Hu Beng. Lawrence Cheah, Teo Kok Hwee. Tay
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  • 1088 12 rE flnal positions In the English and Scotland Football Leagues for the 1948-49 Mason are as follows: ENGLISH LEAGI'E FIRST DIVISION P W D L P APU Portsmouth 42 25 8 984 42 ;>8 Manch. U 43 31 U*****4 53 Derby C. »2 22 9 11
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  • 49 12 UARRY TAN *n» first in the 351 c.c. to 600 c.c. event for motor-cycles in .Sunday's hill climb at Bukit Batok, and J. Muir was third In ihe Mine event. In the 251 to 150 c.c. event, also for motoi- yoJes, Won*; Keng Stow came In «cond
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  • 353 12 T»HE performance of th e experimental Singapore x Amateur F. A. team which so roundly beat the strong Combined Services in Sunday's charity soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium has been an eyeopener in many ways. First, it proved that a great injustice had been
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  • 258 12 S.C.C. Beat Tamils Two-One THE Sineanore Cnrkr, Ciub dl* well to beat tli e Tniriil Cu>therhood Association by two goal* to one in a S A.F.A. Senior i.tagj.game at Jalan B~sar Stadl.im vv terday. By their victory the Cluo Buve up to eighth pla-e In the kacue Üble. with six
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  • 52 12 ST. Joseph's Institution won boh their first and second team .soccer matches against St. Patrick s School on the 8 J.I. ground yesterday. The first team game ended Ir. a one-nil win, R Mosbergen scoring. St. Patrick's seoond string went down 4-1 In the second
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  • 41 12 Owing to play/ift fields bi-in.: fully booked, ill dates smd venurs for the remaining lxtures for May In the Junior A Group i competition of the S.A F A. league, will be fixed later. All secretaries will bo infern-t-i.
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    • 521 12 II.AdMHED \DS (Continued from page Hi i M II l( l.r FOR SALE AUSTIN 12, first reg. April. 1947 owner driven, mileage *****, In excellent condition available end of month owner leaving Colony Best offer over $2,800 srdires Box No. A 6258, B.T. WANTED TO PURCHASE WANTED steel or Umber
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    • 200 12 a^v r~^r aM* n T«r/jaw^p^>a^iß^va^wr w^ HF <^rf Bsi ilialah^ra;;^ iii .^M -tj-i«^»aW r^ l^^aTffiTOM'fi »**JS®T\ NPS WANTSO fW MY NOSE i ftJ VlalaaW Al »ntfnn| can'l smell cml taste >. i«i«bbb^K A Clnl bftllh Arc f ou lo »urlerer Irom I V HJ^> Head old^ lvi N ***i Catarrh
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    • 37 12 LEAGUE SOCCEB: Snr. Div, Royal Nayy t. Royal Sl«ry— Vavai Base; RAF SdeUr" T. R.A.F. Chanil— Seletar, Chiiese < «.ualj v. E.E. (Spore;— J Beatv. Jnr A. Or*. 1. Chlaeae B.A.T. Tamil B.A.— Ge>Un(. TENNIS: B.L.TJ*. tlee— S.C.C
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    • 24 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: H W 9.03 am («t 21ni. 9. 33 p.m. 'Bft liin TOMORROW: H.W. 10.00 am. (»ft. 71n). 10.05 p.ui lUt. Sin.
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