The Straits Times, 14 July 1949
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Title Section18 1949-07-14 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS18 words
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Article, Illustration13 1949-07-14 1 TROOPS AT WORK in the Royal Victoria' Dock, London unloading foodstuffs. Reuter picture.Reuter - 13 words
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Article155 1949-07-14 1 BATAVIA, Wednesday. HPHE cause of the crash of the X.L.M. Constellation Franeker near Bombay yesterday is not known yet, a X.L.M. source here told Aneta, the Dutch news agency today. The source pointed to the fact that investigation into these accidents always take some timeReuter; AP - 155 words
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Article121 1949-07-14 1 Last Radio TalkAfter Death NEW YORK. Wed. ffiHE voice of Mr. H. R. 1 Knickerbocker. American Journalist and radio commentator who was among trie killed in the Bombay crash. will be broadcast again this w< k-end. Mr. Knickerbocker made a recording a few hours before he died, and had itReuter; AP - 121 words
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Article38 1949-07-14 1 NEW YORK, Wed—Chip-p.-wa Indians have told the Minnesota Government that th< y will block State Highway 61 with a toll gale unless the government pays rent on the reservation land which the highway croMf. UJ.38 words
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Article69 1949-07-14 1 LONDON. W d A FLEET of ambulances -.odpy began evacuating 360 p:it enta from University College H >spital. Central London, after the discovery of a 2.000-lb bomb dropped during I a wartime German air raid, in a neighbouring street. About 100 patients were j going to otherReuter - 69 words
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417 1949-07-14 1 Unscrupulous Exploitation Of Dock Men LONDON, Wednesday. JHE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, told the House of Commons today that the strike of 13,528 workers at the London docks "is gravely endangering the economy of this country in a critical period in its history." AskingAP; UP - 417 words
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Article69 1949-07-14 1 RANGOON, Wed.— About 50 British nationals employed at the Central Burma Oilfields of Yenangyaung, 360 miles north of Rangoon, will be evacuated shortly to Chauk. another oil town 40 miles further north the Burma Oil Company announced here tonight. The company said it was forced to discontinue69 words
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Article75 1949-07-14 1 LONDON. Wed. -Mr. Sarat Chandra Bose, said today that the prospects were good for the co-ordination of all Indian groups to fight the 'autocracy" of Pandit Nehru's government. He said Communism is not a menace in India "unless the Government makes it so by their repressive actions.UP - 75 words
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Article179 1949-07-14 1 LONDON. Wed. rE London dock strike Is spreading, Dockers in the Italian port of Genoa today refused to unload a Canadian ship, because they wanted to show their "solidarity" with British dockers. Thirty-five thousand dockers of the French National Federation of Ports and Docks a branchReuter; AP - 179 words
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Article293 1949-07-14 1 From Our Own Correspondent t vr LONDON, Wednesday. T HAVE seen Mr. George Casto, the American with a pocketful of stockpiling rubber orders for whom Mincing Lane rubber men have been looking for In the past week," writes Frederick Ellis, Daily Express City columnist. Yesterday293 words
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Article143 1949-07-14 1 U.S. RICE FOR MALAYA WASHINGTON, Wed. MALAYA is to get about 10,000 tons of milled rice from the United States, for the last six months of this year said the U.S. Agriculture Department yesterday. The Minouncement included total export allocations of 4,747.000 bags of 100 lbs. each of milled riceAP - 143 words
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Article93 1949-07-14 1 HONG KONG, Wed. *^HINA, from the Yellow River area to the Yangtse and down to the West River in Southern China, is threatened with the most disastrous floods In 50 years, according 'to reports reaching here-. These reports said there were already 20,000 casualties and 2.000,000 homeless,93 words
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Article, Illustration106 1949-07-14 1 ALL-SMILES: There were no frowns t« be seen mmtif this group of financial experts outside No. 10, Downing Street. After calling an the Prime Minister, they were about to leave for the Treasury to begin discussions on the present dollar crisis, for which Mr. John Snyder, Secretary of the U.S.Reuter - 106 words
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Article224 1949-07-14 1 Saved His Mother Two Brothers "BOY WAS LIKE A TARZAN A 12-YEAR old boy jumped into the sea oft* the Master Attendant's Pier, in Singapore last night to save his mother and two younger brothers from drowning. Meanwhile the cries of his sister, a 10-years-old girl, sitting at the pier,224 words
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Article63 1949-07-14 1 CHICESTER, (England,) Wed.— The Central Committee of the 44 -nation World Council of Churches today denounced race discrimination. Churchmen protested against anti-Negro bias In South Africa and the southern United States. The churchmen, attending a six-day conference, reaffirmed a resolution of the Council in Amsterdam last AugustAP - 63 words
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Article59 1949-07-14 1 TOKYO. Wed. Premier Yoshlda held another conference with General MacAr* thur last night, the secoiro In five days. Japanese circles report that they continued their discussion of the present state of political and labour unrest In Japan. Tit* Ovtvti.txttA w kiXffcfi to be drafting a plan forAP - 59 words
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Article98 1949-07-14 1 SYDNEY, Wed. VfRS. Annie O'Keefe, Indo- nesian wife of an Australian businessman, obtained a two-day injunction today j from thf high court, prevent- ing the government from deporting her under the new "white Australia" laws. She is to return to the court on Friday to ask forUP - 98 words
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Article59 1949-07-14 1 PE University of Malaya Endowment Fund now totals more than $350,000 —$137,761.64 has already been given and a further $216,000 has been promised. Among new donations received are $5,000 from Mr. Lee Wee Nam and $1,000 each from Mr. Lee Seng Gee and Mr. P. F.59 words
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Article118 1949-07-14 1 SYDNEY, Wed. rpHE Communist-doml- nated Miners' Federation, which is leading the Australian miners' strike, today refused to surrender to the Federal Court, union funds withdrawn from the bank in violation of an order freezing them. Plans to bring badly needed coal lrom the northern coalfields toReuter; AP - 118 words
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Article53 1949-07-14 1 US 'Hold Off' Strike Call WASHINGTON, Wed. PRESIDENT Truman yesterday asked the Congress of Industrial Organisations tCIO> Steel Workers to hold off their threatened strike for 60 days while a fact-finding board looked Into their wages and pensions dispute. The request was sent to th« Union's wage policy committee meetingAP - 53 words
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Article22 1949-07-14 1 PRAGUE, Wed.— Eastern Europe has started reaping what is hoped to be her most bountiful harvest since the war.— U.P.UP - 22 words
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Advertisement87 1949-07-14 1 Sports SILVER C.P.N.S. CUPS SILVER MEDALS U. S. de SILVA Jewelto 10« OR( HARD ROAD Tel: 2466 F" tp Na tiovale le 14 J nil let On ail festive occasions poultry must be on the menu for luncheon, dinner or cold buffet supper Duck, turkey, chicken or fowl— make your87 words
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Advertisement14 1949-07-14 1 BELTING// rubber co am m/Vffl THE MULCOTT f< BUTING to. LTPim^l I i *> it14 words
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Article294 1949-07-14 2 BELFAST, Wednesday. A 10-MILE parade of 30,000 Orangemen wended through the streets yesterday celebrating the Protestant victory of 1690 at the battle of the Boyne. Resolutions were passed affirming Northern Ireland's decision to slay with the United Kingdom. The issue has stirred new feeling sinceReuter - 294 words
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Article, Illustration28 1949-07-14 2 LIGHTHOUSE keepers daughter, Ella Swarbrick, preparing for her daily fishing expedition near Bar-row-in- Furness (Lanes.), does not look like the amateur dancinr champion that she is. Renter picture.Reuter - 28 words
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Article61 1949-07-14 2 LONDON, Wed. Douglas Fairbanks Junior has been presented with the Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the King, in recognition of his work as U.S. chairman of the "Share Through Care" Committee which encourages Americans to send Dare sis abroad. TheAP - 61 words
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Article24 1949-07-14 2 DUBLIN, Wed.— Dr. Douglas Hyde, former President of Eire, has died at his home In Dublin 'at the age of 88.— Reuter.Reuter - 24 words
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Advertisement323 1949-07-14 2 Lose Fat Secret Method Discovered ■y Hollywood Cinema Star* Now Obtainable at Chemists A nit, •savt Method of reducina* «*ly fat has discovered by a California phyalciaa In prescrtblnc to famous Cinema Stars of HollyWood. This discover?, tailed Formed*. riicWly and safer/ dissolves ogly fatpounds s week or li to323 words
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Advertisement286 1949-07-14 2 NOTICES NOTICE Talptn* District P*Uc« Hea4qparter Members of the public who bad between 23rd and 27th May. 1949, reported registration of births at Talping Police Station are requestad to bring their certificates of registration of birth for re-regia-traUoo at the Police Station, Talping not later than 31.7.194*. TO MALAYAN RACE-HORSE286 words
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Advertisement531 1949-07-14 2 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE NJLA.F.I. offer* the under-a-tntloxied vehicles for sale by Tender:— One Fordson V8 Station Wagon Regn. No. 8. 9809. One Jeep— Regn. No. P. 3450. These may be viewed at the Runnymede Hotel, Penang, on 14th, 15th and 18th July, 1949, and tenders should be address as under531 words
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Advertisement307 1949-07-14 2 NOTICES Tke Singapore Auctioneeri SHERIFFS SALE In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore. Suit No. 129 Of 1949. In the cause. of Netherlandscr. Indlsche Handelsbank N.V. (Plaintiff) VERSUS Um Song Leng (Defendant) SALE BY AUCTION Of one second-hand DODGE SALOON CAR No. S3133. To be held at No.307 words
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Article277 1949-07-14 3 "Linked With World Peace" LONDON, Wednesday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, linked Britain's dollar crisis today with the whole problem of world stability and peace when he opened a meeting of finance ministers of Britain and the Commonwealth nations. The financial experts are seeking a solutionReuter; AP - 277 words
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Article40 1949-07-14 3 BANGALORE, Wed. The Indian Institute of Science will shortly conduct experiments on fortification of rice with vitamin. The impregnated rice Is given a coating of water-insoluble material which allows it to be cooked without loss of vitamins. Reuter.Reuter - 40 words
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Article47 1949-07-14 3 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Singapore pilgrims to Mecca are advised to take their medical documents and passes for registration to obtain passages to the Pilgrimage Office, Colonial Secretariat, Singapore, as soon as possible. The last ship this season leaves about August 1.47 words
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Article140 1949-07-14 3 POLISH SPY GAOLED IN BRITAIN MANCHESTER, Wed. MARIEN KACZMAREK, 40-year-old former Polish artillery officer, was sentenced to three years' Imprisonment at Manchester for spying on Britain and the American Air Force for a foreign power. The foreign power was not named, but the prosecution alleged that Kaczmarek's master was assistantAP - 140 words
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Article109 1949-07-14 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Wed. A PAPER on the metal resources of undeveloped countries by Dr. D. N. Wadia, Director of the Bureau of Mines, Government of India, is among 14 theses on the better use and conservation of mineral wealth to be discussed at the first U.N. scientificReuter - 109 words
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165 1949-07-14 3 RANGOON, Wednesday. MYINGYAN, the important road and railway town 390 miles north of Rangoon, and Kanbalu, a railway halt on the Saiging branch line 90 miles north of Mandalay, have been recaptured by Burmese Government troops. An Army statement said that the rebelsAP - 165 words
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Article32 1949-07-14 3 REDS' PEACE PLAN MOSCOW, Wed.— Leading Soviet scientists, writers, trade unionists, and leaders of youth and women's organisations are planning a congress to launch a peace movement throughout the Soviet Union. Reuter.Reuter - 32 words
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Article22 1949-07-14 3 WASHINGTON, Wed.— The United State;. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a $150,000,000 programme fo Korean recovery. —Reuter.Reuter - 22 words
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Article, Illustration31 1949-07-14 3 THE BRITISH battleship Anson (35,000 tons), which, under the command of Rear-Admiral E. W. Anstice, took part in the recent Western Union Fleet exercises in the Bay of Biscay. A.P. picture.AP - 31 words
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Article286 1949-07-14 3 AT least 9' people were killed and about 20 injured -t* on Tuesday in their worst series of air crashes since the war. News of the X.L.M. Constellation crash at Bombay, in which 45 people died, was followed by reports of crashes in America,Reuter; AP; UP - 286 words
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Article152 1949-07-14 3 Inadequate War Damage Payment' OXFORD, Wed. SIR Lewis Leight, former geological expert condemning the "Inadequacy of British Government's compensation on war-ravaged Malayan industries," said chairmen of tin companies had been outspoken on the matter. According to a recent statement claims totalled about £170,000,000. The British Government had set a limitReuter - 152 words
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Article118 1949-07-14 3 TOKYO, Wed. DIPLOMATIC observers here believe that the BaKuio conferences of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and President Quirino may force a showdown on United States foreign policy towards the Far East. With an outcry for a Pacific pact, and the Philippines, China and Korea apparently going ahead withReuter; UP - 118 words
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Article58 1949-07-14 3 LONDON, Wed. THE cruiser Kenya is re1 fitting: before leaving to relieve the London, now homeward bound after beta- shot up In the Yangtze incident. The cruisers Jamaica and Belfast have already gone, and the aircraft carriers Triumph and Ocean are going too, although only theAP - 58 words
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Article18 1949-07-14 3 NEW YORK. Wed.— Foam rubber shoulder pads will be featured by several Paris fashion designers. Reuter.Reuter - 18 words
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123 1949-07-14 3 BERLIN, Wed. THE British military gov1 ernment has lodged another stong protest with the Soviet authorities against the partial road blockade of Berlin, Major-General G. K. Bourne, the British Commandant, announced last night. The situation is becoming absolutely Intolerable," he said after a two-and-a-half-hour meetingReuter - 123 words
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Advertisement220 1949-07-14 3 JOHN JAQUES ASSOCIATION SHUTTLECOCKS t. Favourite of the Champions! Sold by all leading Sports Dealers Factory Representatives: T. V. MITCHELL CO., LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang new- Shebqq.. H'f WONDERFUL J^ to tip a glass of /3\ C\ i NEW LIFC I V^^*T I NEW ENERCY I iJ* I I220 words
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Advertisement125 1949-07-14 3 lOOK/ *fr MORE SPACE FOR EVERYTHING! NEW! .giant 40 Ib. frozen food chesf. NEW! "moist cold 1 fruit freshener. A COMPLETELY NEW KIND OF REFRIGERATOR! BRINKMANNS LIMITED SINCAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANC FLY SINGAPORE BANGKOK BY S 1 hour flight Fatt $160 ■VERY MONDAY 1230 hrs.. THURSDAY 0830 hrt. with125 words
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491 1949-07-14 4 Malay Seamen' s Union Call To Foreign Shipping Lines p?OR the first time in Singapore maritime history, a local trade union the Malay Seamen's Union is to ask foreign shipping lines to grant higher pay and better working conditions to Colony Malay deck hands on their ocean-going merchantmen. Demands will491 words
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Article131 1949-07-14 4 NEW WAGE RATES FOR RATINGS rpHE Singapore office of the X Dutch shipping firm, the X.P.M., yesterday announced new wage rates for about 150 Malay deck ratings employed by them. This is the sixth shipping company in Singapore recently to grant increases to Malay seamen. The X.P.M. Singapore Manager, Mr.131 words
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Article61 1949-07-14 4 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Wed.— Mr. Justice Pretheroe acquitted and discharged Lim Cheng Hoe, a Straits Chinese, after the jury had returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty to a forgery charge at Malacca High Court today. Llm was charged with forging a cheque for $700 in61 words
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Article39 1949-07-14 4 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Wed Slnniah and Amaladas were fined $5 each in the Teluk Anson Magistrate's Court for fighting in front of the Government toddy shoD In Denlson Road on July 9.39 words
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146 1949-07-14 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. LT I 'ALA Lumpur Rotarians will shortly open a "street boys' club"— a transit home and club at Brickfields Road for boys without guardians. The Selangor Government has provided the site. This Information wa« given at the146 words
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Article, Illustration50 1949-07-14 4 MR. KOH SWEE GIM, president of the Siong Lens; Musical Association, receiving a silver cup as a souvenir from Mr. H. A. Mabey, chairman of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association, in appreciation of a performance staged by the association which raised about $s,ooo— Straits Times pictu re.50 words
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Article113 1949-07-14 4 From Our Stair Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Med. CHONG KIM YIN, a 37-year-old Chinese who today pleaded guilty to a charge of smuggling was fined $5,500 by Mr D. M.K. Grant In the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. It waj alleged that he smuggled two sacks and two113 words
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Article, Illustration29 1949-07-14 4 TUNKU SHEILAH, daughter of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, is the first Malay woman in Negri to take part in a State tennis tournament.— Happy Art Studio.29 words
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Article135 1949-07-14 4 $84,000 N.S. ARSON BY BANDITS From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN. Wed.. pUILDINGS worth $84,000 were burnt by bandits at a Negri Sembllan estate last month and identity cards were taken from 42 labourers, according to the June report of the Chief Police Officer. Mr. J. N. D. Harrison. Fifteen armed135 words
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Article58 1949-07-14 4 From Oar Own Correspondent TAIPING, Wed.— For stealIng 10 lorry axle drives belonging to Larut Tin Fields, Tan Plan, who had one previous conviction, was sentenced by the Taiplng Magistrate to three months' rigorous Imprisonment, to be followed by six months' police supervision. Urn Thuan Chor, who58 words
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Article31 1949-07-14 4 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed.— A teller of bean curd, Leong Vat Seong, aged 39, was fined $10 by the Segamat Magistrate for trespassing on Eldrert Estate, Bekok.31 words
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Article48 1949-07-14 4 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Wed. Leong Khai, who had three previous convictions for chandu offences and one for theft, was sent to Kaol for one month on a charge of not having taken out an identity card In the Prescribed time.48 words
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Article32 1949-07-14 4 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed. Six Chinese were today discharged by the Segamat Magistrate when the prosecution withdrew a charge of con«ortlnsr with C .uimunist* originally preferred agaln*t them.32 words
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Advertisement368 1949-07-14 4 SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES As low as Five Cents a day IMPORTANT doc i ments. receipts and precious jewellery should be given the protection of a safety vault. The hazards of keeping them ir the home are many. THE HONGKONG BANK SAFE DEPOSIT I PRIVATE STRONG ROOMS AVAILABLE CHARCES FOR ANNUAL368 words
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Advertisement338 1949-07-14 4 SF-EfDf EFFECTIVE RtLIEF from Whan en« pain ot headach*. neuralgia or msabachb other minor Db is bwrdan, bl«s«d r«ll«l r«OTHACMt coma* quickly «tth 'Tabloid' ■Emptrt*' CompoorMJ. Itt rapid action r.1,.»« with- lUl lll •wt harmful affect upon heart or body. MUSCULAR Ask for this wall-known product ot t ha joint338 words
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314 1949-07-14 5 Eight Policemen Are Killed In Bandit Ambush From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. EIGHT police— half the strength of a Jungle squad were killed when they fought back against a force of bandits which outnumbered them by about seven to one in an ambush a few miles north of314 words
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Article, Illustration32 1949-07-14 5 HUSH A TRIO of men of the First Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who were given shore leave on arrival in Singapore yesterday. Th ey are bound for Hong Kong. Straits Times pictu re.32 words
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Article158 1949-07-14 5 Woman Who Consorted With Bandits From Our Stall rmiMJUt IPOH, Wed. WHEN a young woman, Lee Ah Sam, was convicted in the Assize Court here yesterday of having consorted with bandits, Mr. 'Justice Thompson referred the sentence to the court of appeal. Accused, who was represented by Mr. S. P.158 words
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Article142 1949-07-14 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. I ALAYAN bandits are believed to be taking part In opium smuggling on the Perlis border between Malaya and Siam. A military party yesterday discovered 16 sacks of opium, handgrenades and documents while chasing a bandit group. This142 words
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Article65 1949-07-14 5 A THIRD Russian schooner, the 328-ton Sprut, put into Singapore Harbour yesi terday from a Black Sea port. 1 to take oil, water and provisions. The other two vessels, the Horisont and Neptunia, have already left for Hong Kong. The Sprut is commanded by Capt. Alex65 words
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Article76 1949-07-14 5 l-i'uiu Our Start Corresj/o.iJ. Nt JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Tuberculosis is not a notifiable disease in Johore and mere is no move on the part of the Government or by mioilicials lo make it notifiable. The question was discussed at a medical conference at Kuala Lumpur76 words
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Article55 1949-07-14 5 A surety for $30,000 was furnished in the Singapore First District Court yesterday by Mr. E. H. Battat, who is under a summons charge that he made payments of £15,000 to a person resident outside the sterling area, an offence under the Financial Regulations. The case will be55 words
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Article76 1949-07-14 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Dr E. W. Russell, a soil physicist at the University of Oxford and Mr. J. C. Hawkins, an authority on ploughing and cultivation implements at the National Institute of Agriculural Engineering, who have beer. appointed to advise on mechanical76 words
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Article46 1949-07-14 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wed.— Bail of $500 in two sureties was allowed Mohamed bin AH who waa alleged to have driven a motor van rashly, knocking down a Malay cyclist at the Muar-Parit Jawa Road. The was postponed for a week.46 words
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216 1949-07-14 5 MALAYS in two islands off Singapore— Pulau Übin "and Pulau Tekong— are building schools for the education of their children. Their appeals for funds have raised $300 from Malays in the Colony and by the end of the year they hope to have two216 words
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Article79 1949-07-14 5 WITH only 26 private den- tists and five in Government service, Johore falls short of the 45 officially legarded as necessary to nrovide a full dental service. The Government says that there are insufficient dental officers to treat all children of pre-schooling age and school children In Johore.79 words
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Article24 1949-07-14 5 TODAY Y.W.C.A., 5, Raffles Quay, dressmaking class, 10 a.m., advanced Malay class, 5.30 p.m. THFOSOrmCAL SOCIETY. discussion, 8. Catrnhill Road, 6.30 p.m.24 words
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Advertisement307 1949-07-14 5 BETWEEN the first lighting up and t he final pipe down time can stand still. Dreams are made of smoke rings, ambitions are realised In an aroma which is inimitable, the world is a forgotten nuisance. That is the spell wrought by the smoking of Balkan Sobranie Smoking Mixture The307 words
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1015 1949-07-14 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thur., July 14, 1949 KIND WORDS IN LONDON A communique of three paragraphs issued by Mr. Andrew Gilmour, Secretary for Economic Affairs in Singapore, told the public in yesterday's newspapers all that they are to be told officially about the fruits of the conference in London1,015 words
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Article81 1949-07-14 6 GENEVA Wed. —In the United Nations Economic and Social Council, India today proposed a world-wide system of agreements aimed at increasing food supplies by the "economical disposal of surpluses The resolution added that high food prices were upsetting the balance of payments of importing countries. TheReuter - 81 words
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1346 1949-07-14 6 GREAT deal has been written and spoken on the subject of a fair price for rubber. It is important because it affects the economic and general well-being of Malaya. Most of the sayings and writing emanate from large producers. This Is natural; the1,346 words
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341 1949-07-14 6 gO we may abandon rubber after all! If what the Penang Rubber Exchange delegates told Mr. E. Jago is true, and they ought to know best, then the Malayan Governments should feel ashamed of themselves for their "defeatist" policy towards an industry341 words
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Letter58 1949-07-14 6 THE uncrowned king of the road in Singapore is the taxi driver at least that is what he may think. With complete disregard for other motorists he clings to the centre of the road as if he owns it, swerving off now and then without warning to pick58 words
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Letter313 1949-07-14 6 PITY THE POOR APPRENTICE UfE hear a lot of protests over poor pay these days, and the recent Cowgill recommendations were met with howls. There is a certain section of the unfortunates however, who seem to accept their lot without even a whine. Cowgill did not care two hoots about313 words
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251 1949-07-14 6 OTHER SPOTS ON THE RADIO DIAL HAVE followed with 1 considerable interest the correspondence in your columns on the subject of Radio Malaya's broadcasts, and would like to add my mite to the controversy. To my knowledge, Radio Malaya has never at any time Invited criticism, and It seems doubtful251 words
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Letter96 1949-07-14 6 THE statement in the article 1 "That Plague of a Question" in last Thursday's Magazine page that Penang has the only railway station in Malaya without a railway 1* Jncorrect. The Malayan Railway Station In Kota Bahru, the capital of Kelantan State, is exactly the same. There96 words
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Advertisement729 1949-07-14 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. The engagement is announced between Clement Watson Alexander, Malayan Police Service, second ■on of the late Mr. and Mr». JW. /lexander of Wnndsworth, London and Margaret Patrtcla WoodMU. OolonUl Nursing Service, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mri. B.W. Woodhall of Wellington, Shrop•hlrr The marriage took place at Kuala729 words
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Advertisement281 1949-07-14 6 COAL FROM NEWCASTLE t Tit In the chain of delivery of coal from the pit face to the domestic hearth and factory furnace, not the least hazardous link is the collier. Honour to the seamen, from whatever port they may ply. Honour, too, to the great army of miners, working281 words
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368 1949-07-14 7 Four Chinese Die In 'Revenge Raid 9 From Oar Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wednesday. 'J 1 WO Sakai women were killed, three Sakai men wounded and eight more Sakais three men and five women abducted in bandit attacks on two of their encampments at Kampar and368 words
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Article, Illustration171 1949-07-14 7 VINETY-TWO Singapore schoolchildren were yes11 terday shown around the 16,000-ton P and O liner Canton at the Harbour Board wharves. They were from Pearl's Hill School. Accompanied by their principal, Mrs. D. Atherton, and •even women teachers, the schoolboys spent an hour on board. For many171 words
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Article86 1949-07-14 7 From the homicide files of the Los Angeles Police ccmes an excellent film— He Walked by Night which opens for a season at the Cathay today. Crime in its grim details, the desperate way in which a hounded criminal fights for his life, and the thoroughness86 words
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Article155 1949-07-14 7 'MEDICINE WOMAN' SHOTDEAE A SHOT fired outside a nut in a Changl coconut plantation, killing a woman who was in bed inside, is a mystery which Singapore police are trying to solve. Two infants asleep In the same hut were uninjured. The tragedy occurred on July 3 at about 9155 words
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Article104 1949-07-14 7 IT was held by Mr. Justice 1 Cox Evans, In a special case referred to him yesterday in the Supreme Court, that evidence given by a man in a trial in answer to questions put to him, cannot be used against him in subsequent proceedings. Ho Kow104 words
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Article55 1949-07-14 7 Abdul Saniad, a rice retailer, who pleaded guilty in the Second District Court i yesterday to having sold 853 katies of Government rice to those who had no ration cards, was fined $850. Samaci was arrested on July 12, after a check on his j shop55 words
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Article35 1949-07-14 7 In a drive for funds to buy equipment for their dub, the Cable and Wireless Club will hold a dance on Aug. 5 at the St. Andrews School Hall at Woods ville.35 words
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Article19 1949-07-14 7 The Government of Singapore will invite tenders for an Issue of $12,000,000 Treasury Bills on July 25.19 words
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Article119 1949-07-14 7 npHK Director of Education, Mr. A. W. Frisby said yesterday that there were plans to start a Government Commercial School and a centre where domestic science would be taught. He was talking in the V.M.C.A. Hall on the "Machinery of Education," In a series on119 words
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147 1949-07-14 7 /CONVINCED that interest in classical music is booming in the Colony, the Singapore Music Circle plans to increase its concert seasons to three a year. To make this possible, the circle will try to Increase its membership from 130 to 300 the capacity of147 words
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Article25 1949-07-14 7 Mr. Karl E. Sommerlatte has been recognised by the Governor of Singapore as Vice-Consul of the United States hi Singapore pending Royal acknowledgment.25 words
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Article125 1949-07-14 7 U.S. AWARD FOR M.C.S. OFFICIAL AN Assistant Secretary in the Government Secretariat in Singapore, Mr. T. E. Smith, has been awarded a Commonwealth Fund Fellowship. Mr. Smith will take a postgraduate course for a year at Princeton University, New Jersey (UJ3.A.), on social statistics. He will sail for England by125 words
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Article51 1949-07-14 7 THERE has been a grow- ing taste for malt liquors in Singapore during the past decade, comments the acting Comptroller of Customs, Mr. H. J. S. Lloyd, reporting that duty paid on beer. stout and cider totalled $1,610,001 last Tear compared wl'h $1,*****0 in51 words
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Article80 1949-07-14 7 Eng Miang Hong, proprietor of a shop in Balestier Road, and his l(J-year-old son, Eng Meng Slang, pleaded guilty in the Second District Court yesterday for selling a kati of wheat flour for 30 cents, instead of 25 cents. Miang Hong was fined $250 and for80 words
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Article171 1949-07-14 7 rvISCUSSIONS are being held between the Government departments concerned and the chairman of the Singapore Rural Board for the provision of common bined community cer. :n the rural areas where the i local population can have I all Its needs met. An ideal community centre j171 words
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Article, Illustration38 1949-07-14 7 MX. YAP PHENG GECK, manager of the Sze Hai Ton g Bank, Singapore, and chairman of the. Malayan Pineapple Packers' Board, b ting presented to King |k George at the openjng ceremonyr emony of Colonial Month in London.38 words
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235 1949-07-14 7 VERSE effects on Singapore's entrepot trade are likely to result from the drastic cuts in Malayan imports from American dollar; countries, according to business circles in the Colony. Hopes were, however, expressed that revision of j the import policy would be made in a235 words
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Article121 1949-07-14 7 rE Director of Civil Aviation, Air Vice-Marshal S. E. Storrar, has Issued a statement on the death of Mr. A. E. Pllgrams, the manager of the Singapore office of X.L.M. Air Vice-Marshal Storrar says that Mr. Pilgrams was a man of outstanding character and ability In the121 words
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Article37 1949-07-14 7 There was no dancing at the Cockpit restaurant in Singapore on Tuesday night as a mark of respect to the managing director, Mr. A. E. Pilgrams, who was killed in the Constellation crash at Bombay.37 words
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Article82 1949-07-14 7 TOMORROW is the last day fw this year's revision of the electoral r»fl in Singapore. The office of the Supervisor at Elections will re•eive completed forms tin 4.30 p.m. tomorrow. The registration centre at the General Post Office will be open from 4 p.m.82 words
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Article45 1949-07-14 7 A fine of $50 was imposed I on Wong Kheng Toh, aged 39, hotel keeper, in the Fourth Police Court yesterday for having tailed to enter the names of four of his lodgers in the hotel register on May 25.45 words
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211 1949-07-14 7 Cost Of Rubber Publicity In U.S.A. From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LLJVIf UK, Wed. A GOVERNMENT contribution towards tue cost of rubber publicity is understood to have been suggested by rubber interests at a discussion with the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, thi> afternoon. The proposal uv the British Rubber211 words
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Article36 1949-07-14 7 From Our SUIT Corresponded JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Ismail bin Abdul Jabbar. a special constable, on trial ;a the Assizes on a charge of having committed rape, was acquitted after two prosecution witnesses had given evidence.36 words
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Article38 1949-07-14 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Oswald Hogan, of Singapore, was fined $60 for carrying timber between Gemas and Johore Bahru on three of hi 3 lorries contrary to the terms of his haulage permit.38 words
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Advertisement56 1949-07-14 7 PIANOS Grand and Uprights A Very Wide Selection by DANEMANN STROHMENGER CHAP PELL STECK is now on exhibition at I E STAB S MOUTRIE ft CO (MALAYA) LTD, ***** 187 5 1 JOHN LITTLE'S BUILDING IBHBHB~^ S'NG*eORB TEL. fire stone KUALA LUMPUR BRANCH 235-239 HIGH STREET I ARF you Telephone56 words
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Advertisement122 1949-07-14 7 FINDLATER'S SHERRIES PORTS 9 Fine Old Ports PnSSer'sl TREBLE DIAMOND A lovely soft wing •f perfect ruby colour, well matured in wood Very popular at many wellknown clubs $9.50 bot. CROWN An excellent Douro Wine Full, rich and fruity $8.50 bot. Rare Old Sherries DRY FLY Pale Amber in colour;122 words
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Article, Illustration977 1949-07-14 8 HEDDA MORRISON - HEDDA MORRISON By INHERE is t '(lay a big mihl increasing demand for education in Sarawak but there are not nearly enough teachers \fl staff the schools which are wanted. The indigenous peoples of the country have awakened to the fact that in educational matters they977 words
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Article, Illustration338 1949-07-14 8 SGT. R. TABER - SGT. R. TABER By (Military Observer in Malaya) •THE success of the which tours within its fighting soldier is own area very much dependent on his morale. Letters from home, newspapers, magazines and the thought of a good leave to come all play their part in338 words
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Article, Illustration217 1949-07-14 8 Simpang Lima - Simpang Lima By JUTTING out into the Straits of Malacca off the coast of Port Dickson and marking the beginning of the semicircular coast which ends opposite Port Dickson harbour, lies Cape Rachado, but to Malays it is known as Tanjong Tuan. Cape Rachado has217 words
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Article58 1949-07-14 8 OURGICAL operations *3 have for the first time been watched by means of natural colour television. Hailed as one of the greates. advances in medical teaching, a demonstration of the colou' transmissions took place at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, before members of theReuter - 58 words
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Advertisement144 1949-07-14 8 HH^^^aa IS <f *NfcJ3^aMHroSft wvn J UJ! l B l>^* c^ RDIIIIA KJ T HaW^^^^^^^^ NEW FEATURES] n D Bigger and Better Wjp Setting a New Standard V" of Beauty and Comfort A CM already proven by world-wide ownership the HILLMAN MINX now °2£rT S sets new standards in construction,144 words
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Advertisement78 1949-07-14 8 wl* TONIC FOOD MILO it concentrated tonic food llrHliL*^.' <ckM»UU tmar) tartited by the tdditio- I *l^S W Tttaarim A, B itU D. *rf uric pho«phit« To N e j oO» mi important minerih includmf Cilrium. MafiMfiua. lodine and Sodiaa. N®!'^'' Hot or rold. lf» a delightful brrtraf*. •"•■>" :;>78 words
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Article468 1949-07-14 9 THE EMPEROR'S DUCHESS. By Countess Waldeck. (Peter Da vies. 10s. 6d. 324 pages). "j^ND so what?" the Cardinal sneered. Witl these words, the practised reader knows exactly where Countess Waldeck has taker him. To the Age of Napoleon. Just look at thi furniture. It seems to consist mainly468 words
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Article120 1949-07-14 9 THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. By Storm Jameson. iMacmillar. 7s. •d). More moral problems! Britain Is successfully invaded by a foreign foe. The government and other VlP's or key men. crowd Into airplanes bound lor America. The residue of the population crowd into the churches. A lonely airfield in120 words
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Article, Illustration21 1949-07-14 9 "Go on YOU ask him! Ask him if he's on essential business From Saturday Slow, by Emett (Faber and Faber, London).21 words
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Article233 1949-07-14 9 THE ADMIRABLE LADY MARY. By Lewis Gibbs. (Dent. 155.). ADMIRABLE? It is not the expected adjective Lady Mary Worthy Montagu, whose poems were taken for Pope's, who told her correspondents that her own letters would far outlive Mme. de Sevigne's, who introduced Inoculation into England with magnificently233 words
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Article233 1949-07-14 9 THE following lew books within the next few days: will be added to Raffles Library. Death be not Proud, John Grunt&et The Slow Night, Christopher Hassall The Sorcerer** Apprentice, Elspeth Huxley The Art at Flctio* ether Essays. Henry James An Introduction to the History of England, Douglas233 words
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Article34 1949-07-14 9 NEVER before had Joshua Logan co-author, co-pro-ducer and director of South Pacific, worked so hard. Night after night he never slept at all. Afterwards he slept even less. Life Magazine New York.34 words
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Advertisement782 1949-07-14 9 I/If SKIN FRESHENER Contour* SKIN FRESHENER is a "must" for every smart woman's dressing table. Cool, bracing and stimulating It tones up the skin In a twinkling relieves tiredness and fatigue gives you that Just showered feeling of freshness and well-being. Use It also as a quick cleanser before applying782 words
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Advertisement281 1949-07-14 9 FM/7755 ENGLAND'S ffIGHEST CLASS CIGARETTE aaaahaW^ I WSjaF *~'.A I A« OfV ifV LaaaaaaaaaaffflP _A flat! »V» V I bbbVTmAbbbbbbW A A ll^H V V ZaiiiaaWH I Cl\O^*^ Over a hundred yean ago, wealth and faahio* frequented Mr. Marco vitch's shop in Piccadilly. Then, his cigarettes were famous only in281 words
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Miscellaneous570 1949-07-14 9 One of the kindest things that found hlmaelf on the wrong end can be said about th« North- of a 1.000-point penalty! South bidding in to-day's deal Is When it is considered that that the partners "burned up North-South could have earned some beautiful cards!" 1,440 points by landing at570 words
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220 1949-07-14 10 Customs Men Seized Diamonds, Gold, Opium GOLD bars weighing 38 pounds, 384 diamonds and nearly 60,000 tahils of opium and chandu were seized by Singapore Customs preventive branch officers last year, it was disclosed yesterday. In his annual report, Mr. H. J. S. Lloyd, acting Comptroller of Customs, lists seizure220 words
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Article, Illustration35 1949-07-14 10 WHAT REMAINED of the block of six shophouses after the one-hour midnight blaze at Ketari. Bentong, on Saturday when three teen-age Chinese girls were killed and property valued at $100,000 was destroyed.— Straits Times picture.35 words
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Article, Illustration198 1949-07-14 10 200,000, 000 YDS. OF CLOTH TOO MUCH TAP AN had 200,000,000 yards of unsold textiles in J stock up till last month, Mr. Frederick A. Williams, retired Chief of the Textiles Division of SCAP, told the Straits Times in Singapore yesterday. Last yeai, said Mr. Williams, this unsold stock was198 words
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Article203 1949-07-14 10 Army Plans For Speedy Supplies MANY firms and Industrial concerns In Singapore and part of the Federation are co-operating with the Army in a survey to ensure that equipment and supplies could be available for troops with the minimum of delay and disruption. •'Last-minute improvisation Is not possible under present1203 words
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Article30 1949-07-14 10 Two Chinese, one armed with a pistol, held up a Chinese woman in a house In Sago Lane and robbed her of $230 in cash and Jewellery yesterday30 words
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Article98 1949-07-14 10 OWNERS of freehold land in Singapore, on which plank and attap dwellings are built, are getting away with what amounts to exemption from assessment, although they draw substantial monthly rents from the hut dwellers. Municipal Commissioners are now Investigating the possibility of revising th« basis of98 words
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Article115 1949-07-14 10 From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Wed. mHE Bentong Chinese X Chamber of Commerce have collected $1,500 to relieve the victims of Saturday night's fire at Ketarl. The District Welfare Committee handed $200 in cash to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and also supplied food to115 words
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Article173 1949-07-14 10 DONATIONS to the University of Malaya Endowment Fund up to July 12, totalling $131,761.64, are as follows: Brought forward 933,307.34 SINGAPORE Mansfield 4c Co. Ltd. 935.000 Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd and Th« China Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd. 35.000 traits Times Press Ltd. 35.000 Tht Olen173 words
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Article53 1949-07-14 10 From Our SUB Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed,The parcels section of the General Post Office. Kuala Lumpur, will be on the ground floor of the P.W.D. Building at the corner of Market Street and Victory Avenue (opposite the Chartered Bank building) on and after July 18, it53 words
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229 1949-07-14 10 From Our Own Correspondent RAtJB, Wednesday. A DETECTIVE sergeant, S. Naidu, was tried on an amended charge of wrongfully detaining Venggathiah, aged 45, a Town Board labourer, and was acquitted by the Circuit Magistrate, Che Anjang Saith. The prosecution alleged tha> Naidu received information that229 words
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Article54 1949-07-14 10 From Our Own ('nrrrsuondent TAIPING, Wed.— Mr. Jal Manecksha. the State Councillor, has presented a challenge shield to the King Edward VII School to be known as the J. D. Joseph Shield. Mr. Joseph before his transfer to Singapore as the Principal of Raffles Institution, was54 words
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Advertisement138 1949-07-14 10 Phiie^Pj^ y (wJ I 5159 B I A 11.00.1.45 T& 4.00-6.30 wb and 9.30 k^^^^^^^^^^^^m A YUNG h* TRAGIC PRESENTATIOi FH M| WJ vX DRAMA OF DIALOGUE IN M 111 I |J, t|V A COUNTRY MANDARIN 111 fciJj lij Ull 6IRL "VIRTUE A DUST" Starring SHU SIU-WEN (Hailed By Critics138 words
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Advertisement321 1949-07-14 10 POSITIVELY EIGHTH AND LAST DAY OF THIS EXCELLENT FILM! PAVILIQK LAST FOUR SHOWS I >MONE •bqd? l M.30.4.6.30 9 30p.m. JK HICHELINI GERARD JB PRISLI T- PHILIPS yf H> MACNIFICSHT frwdl Ma \f y LE DI ABLE A U CORPS J» ("THB DEVIL WITHIN") >(7 TOMORROW ELECTION DAY- HAVE YOU321 words
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Miscellaneous142 1949-07-14 10 Radio Programmes in Harmony; 10.30 Dance Music; 10.00 News from Kuala Lum- KUALA LUMPUR pur; 10.05 (approx.) Close; 10.55 For the Schools; 12.00 noon. 10.00 a.m. News (also at 1.30, Programmes in Malay; 1.00 7.00 and 9.30); 12.00-1.00 Malay Lunch-time music; 1.30 News Programme (As Singapore): 1.00(alfco at 7 and142 words
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Article, Illustration35 1949-07-14 11 THE AUTOLTCUS, now in Singapore on her maiden voyage. She is the tenth of this Bine Funnel Line's class of fast motor vessel b uilt since the war to implement the line's Far Eastern service.35 words
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Article373 1949-07-14 11 LONDON, Wed. CERTAIN Free State Gold Mining Issues claimed the limelight In the London Stock Erchange yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Good borehole results from this area brought in buyers of Oeoflrles and Middle Wits and sharp rise* resulted. Gains were of up to ss. Rubber shares continued373 words
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186 1949-07-14 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. F ONDON bid better prices for Tins but there was little encouragement in the Malayan share market as profit-taking continued today. Industrials remained unchanged. Rubber shares attracted slightly more interest at present levels. Price changes announced by the186 words
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Article70 1949-07-14 11 From A Market Cerrespondent I A NOTHBR rise In pepper QUO- UUons was registered yesterday as speculative bids became keener in the Singapore produce market. Actual dealings, however, were small and restricted to those for almost spot shipment. Quiet tradmc conditions were general. Prices were practically70 words
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Article192 1949-07-14 11 EASTERN Realty Company's net profit last year after providing for taxation, depreciation and contingencies amounted to $77,344. With $46,962 bought forward from the previous year a total of $124,306 was available. The annual meeting approved payment of a dividend of six per cent, leas tax, absorbing $48,000;192 words
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105 1949-07-14 11 in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday igodowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Nikobar (11-33), Cyclops '33-34), City of Sydney '36-37 i, Korea 1 38-39). Tak Ann 141). West Wharf: Canton (1-2), Mongolia (3-4>, Katoog »6-7), Benvenue dS-lt), Autolycus (ISI 16). Empire Dock:105 words
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Article210 1949-07-14 11 ECONOMIC Co operation Administration buying in London yesterday raised rubber prices there. This was anticipated In the Singapore rubber market, which was steady with prices advancing In the morning. After a little profit-taking towards midday the market again closed steadier. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b.210 words
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155 1949-07-14 11 OATINO Mines and Ent the annual report I outstanding features of t V terprises Consolidated, In for 1948, mentions the lie year's operation. They included the following: Adoption erf new mass tonnage mining methods; expertmenU with other mining methods calculated to win more ore at155 words
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Article47 1949-07-14 11 JJONOKONC^And Shanghai BankIng OarperaUon directors have aeclared an Interim dividend of £2 per share free of Hong Kong Corporation profits tax. It will be payable on Aug. 18. Transfer books will be closed from July 29 to Aug. 13, both days Inclusive47 words
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Advertisement1230 1949-07-14 11 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Singapore) BLUB ITUKKBI UNI «TBAIT« STBAMtmrP CC LTD Cantor's t» trtNtd via ether a*rH t. I«a4 ana- *<charg. cargo W(ST COAST MALAYA SAILINCS F«OM U.K. b U.iA M«rWiiia« for Mutr July 14 Panfker for Malacca My 14 CIrtMMM trom U K./Cont. I-Jy M Vw^1,230 words
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Advertisement284 1949-07-14 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS 10 NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON. INDIA ECYPT ANO MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Spore P Sham Penang Mount Manstielo luly 11/2J luly 24/21 luly 26/29 Pr.s Monroe Aug 5/11 Omit. Aug. 12/1S Pro* Buchanan Aug. 18/2) Aug. 24/25 Aug 26/29 Pres. Herding Aug. 11 /Sept. 6 Sept. 7/1284 words
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Advertisement317 1949-07-14 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANOINAVIA/U X CONT.N.NT $Aa ",?AN§,SA??A NINT/ ZU. Bangkok* y Singapore. Port 5w...«.h-, m.s Malaya" due abt. My 26 for Manila H'Kong. Yokohama Kobe. M.s. "Korea" Cod.wns iH J» for Aden. Port Ssid. Cenoal?). •.a. Manchuria" due abt. Aug II Antwerp, Rotterdam. Hamburg for Saigon 6317 words
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Advertisement975 1949-07-14 11 MoAUSTER ec CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore) ■IXMUfAM BUCKM ALL KLAVEMES. Us*t LONDON. HAVRI. ANTWEAP CANADIAN PACIFK P«W» HAMBURG. Accepting cargo fer Centra* a «urn* CITT 0* STDNIY Aaawteart Paria. rpore P. S-ham Penan- SOUCAINVILU C-|M/1T 19 Mr 20-21 \A, s pore P. Shaw Rervajea l"'r »O|uly-4 Aug. 5 Aug975 words
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Article, Illustration37 1949-07-14 12 DAVE SANDS, middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion of Australia, sends Frenchman Robert Villemaine to the canvas in the second round of their fight at Olympia on July 5. Sands won a 10round point's decision. International News photo.37 words
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Article1207 1949-07-14 12 A Defence Of Class 4 5 Horses LETTER TO THE SPORTS EDITOR I HAVE read with interest the letters on horseracing signed "Racegoer" and "Blueblood," and disagree with them entirely. Both bemoan the fact that Class 4 and 5 horses should be permitted to run for "big" prize money. Everyone1,207 words
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Article128 1949-07-14 12 LONDON, Wed. 'OMPETTTORS from France, Holland. Sweden, ce-ylon a 0 1 Australia are among the record entry of 427 for the Amateur Swimming Association championships being held at Derby from July 20 to 23. Monique Berlirux. the French sporting journalist and national backstroke champion, will attemptReuter - 128 words
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612 1949-07-14 12 GOVT. TAX TOOK $154,331 FROM SPORT Mr. Ong Appeals "For Fair Deal" IS the Government of Singapore proud of the fact 1 that it has collected $154,331 through tax on sport in the Colony the largest, amount collected in entertainment duty in 1948? asked Mr. T. W. Ong, President of612 words
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Article133 1949-07-14 12 rnHK annual sricket match be1 tween the Chinese Recreation Clubs of Singapore and Selangor will take place this weekend at Kuala Lumpur. The teams will be chesen from the following Singapore: Evan Wong, Cheong Thiam Slew, Wee Cbong Jin. Ong Chew Bee, Ong Beng Bee, Cheah Kirn Swee.133 words
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Article146 1949-07-14 12 NORTHAMPTON, Wed. HADLEE won the toss and the New Zealanders went in to bat first today against Northamtonshire on what looked a psrtect batsman's pitch. The weather war agaln blazing hot. The county side was led by A. F. skinner, owing to Freddie Brown beingReuter - 146 words
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Article226 1949-07-14 12 LONDON, Wed. PRNIK Roderick, former holder of the British welterweight championship, will attempt to dispel the old boxing adage "Too old at 30 when he meet* Eddie Thomas, a Welsh miner, in tne iia 1 eliminator for the title at Newport on August 10. Roderick, longReuter - 226 words
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Article119 1949-07-14 12 rE following 12 players were selected by the South Selection Committee In Singapore last night to represent the South in the annual cricket match against the North to be played during the August Bank Holidays in Penang: Singapore: R. H. Bain, Cheong Thiam Slew, C. Colling,119 words
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Article140 1949-07-14 12 SUPERWING BP WIN 5-4 rVKR Superwing B.P. beat the x All White B.P. by flvefour in- a game played at the Superwing court on Sunday. Results were (Superwing B.P. names first): SINGLES: Zakaria lost to Teo Hong Hwee 12-15. 14-14 (2-3); Sandy Khoo beat Ong Seng Chew 15-8, 15-7; Ang140 words
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Article955 1949-07-14 12 Fr«n Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. A TOTAL of 187 horses from classes one, two and three have been entered for the Penang Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting to be held over four days, July 23, 27, 30 and Aug. 1. There will be eight955 words
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Article328 1949-07-14 12 Chinese Casuals 1 Royal Navy 0 /CHINESE Casuals, one of the weakest teams in the Singapore A.F.A. Senior League, played their best game, yesterday when they beat Royal Navy one-nil at Jalan Besar Stadium. A handful of spectators were treated to a good game despite328 words
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Article241 1949-07-14 12 ROYAL Signals beat REMBL, Base Workshops three-nil in a Singapore A.F.A. Senior League game played at Tanglln yesterday. Signals scored in the 21st mlnulV when Ireland, weaving past four defenders, made a sp°ctacular da^li and shot from a difficult angle, the ball glancing off an upright into241 words
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Advertisement599 1949-07-14 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. •Conunutd from page 6) BT'SINESS OPPORTUNITIES IX5NDON Export House seeks -nt Agent with connection 1r Builders Hardware and Metal We offer Galvanised F'-eH«. FrnrinK Wire and Nails, r Write to Box 908 FrostAdvjr. 64, Flnsbury Pavenrnl Tendon. EC. 2, England. VKHKi.es KOK SAL* FORD V8 1841 black saloon599 words
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Advertisement39 1949-07-14 12 Service after Sale U COUjrU QUAY SIHtAPOtII Tha inside secret ot modern comfort Tit rupe'sta/ LATEX FOAM MAnRESSES /Tj|> v <C |hH; zFtTY fr- 9 M tfWR need Ttw#«i! THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO (MALAYA) LTD. SINGAPORE KUAIA LUMPUR. PF.NANf,39 words
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Miscellaneous23 1949-07-14 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: H.W.. 12.39 a.m. (9ft. 71n), 2.06 p.m. (8ft. 4 in). TOMORROW: H.W.. 1.20 a.m. (9ft 4in), 2.35 p.m. (8ft. 3in>.23 words
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