The Straits Times, 29 August 1949

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EHiHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    DATO ONN NOT RESIGNING
    552 1 "Indefinite Leave" And Malaya Tour From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sundav. QATO Onn bin Ja'afar will not be resigning office as Mentri Besar of Johore, but will take "indefinite leave" to tour the country and "learn more about my people." He announced this at Buttervvorth today
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    "A BULLY IN THE BALKANS"
    226 1 "A BULLY IN THE BALKANS" Russia vs Tito OREENOCK, Scotland, Sun. Jtlß Hector McNeil. British Minister of State, tonight denounced the Soviet campaign against the Tito nment in Yugoslavia ns "war-mongering and h J lying in the Balkans." 111 1 i speech in Greenock i he represents in Parliament Mr
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    HONG KONG DEFENCE
    66 1 HONG KONG. Sun— The Hf>Tig Kong Defence Force rt is now been boosted up to a «T-ngth of 1.087— a1l ot whom have passed the medical test. Of this total. 555 joined the il services. 265 the i< >ng Kong Regiment. 81 the 13 the Air Force.
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    K.M.T. ARRESTS
    15 1 HONG KONG Sun -Six Kuomlntang members vrp arrested here Muring tli- week. A.P
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    PREFERRED DEATH
    20 1 MANILA. Sun Because he nas scolded by his teacher Vtotorlanao Gausi. 17, com- j milted suicide.— A P.
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    28 1 INDIAN "TALENTIME": Anthony Nathan, Joseph Emmanuel and Alphose Antony singing th« Cornelious March at the Tamil Brotherhood Talentlmc show at Farrer Park on Saturday night. Strait* Times picture.
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    FREE TIN IMPORTS MAY VARY PRICE
    319 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. A S a result of the removal of the U.S. Government j wartime ban on private pig tin Imports and the lifting of controls on its use, there is no reason to suppose that the New York price
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    Court Stays Deportation Of Chinese
    106 1 I SYDNEY. Sun. rpHE Australian High Court, i X specially summoned to i 'meet in a Judge's home, yes.terday ordered the Governiment to hold lti hand In a I move to deport 38 Chinese j held as prohibited immigrants under the War Refugees Re- moval
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    'MATA HARP ARRESTED
    63 1 SHANGHAI. Sun. The Communists announced today that a 43-year-old Japanese woman, Nakashima. described as a Japanese Mata Hari, had been rearrested after the Red occupation of Soochow. The Nationalists arrested the woman shortly after VJDay and sentenced her to ■even years' imprisonment for espionage in Manchuria during
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    STRIKE THREAT FIZZLES OUT
    66 1 LONDON. Sun —The threatened Sunday •token" strike j by engine drivers and fire- men in north-east England > fizzled out today, after last night's decision by two of the j biggest depots to carry on normal working. All passenger and goods services to the north ran
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    RITUAL MURDER
    32 1 MASERU, Basutoland, Sun.! -The Basutoland High Court yesterday sentenced one man to death and five to prison tenna for the ritual murder of another native. Ten other men were acquitted—U.P.
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    DERAILED
    29 1 CANTON. Sun— A third de- r ailment of the Canton-Han-kow train in 12 days caused Mriotu injury to four passengers yesterday. Fishplates were removed from the rails -A.P.
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    SILVER CARGO
    32 1 HONG KONG, Sun. Six plane-loads of sliver coins, valued at $1,000,000 were airlifted from Hong Kong to Canton on Saturday. The!planes were chartered by the I Bank of China— A.P.
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    LANCHOW FALLS TO REDS
    208 1 LANCHOW FALLS TO REDS SAN FRANCISCO, Sun. DEIPING Communist radio, in a broadcast picked up here, has I claimed the fall of the! Great Wall city of LanIchow, capital of Kansu j Province, and second city of Northwest China. Other reports from Hong Kong say that three other I towns—
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    "WELCOME, IF..."
    45 1 SHANGHAI. Sun.— Shang- hai's military Mayor, Gen. i Chen Vi, said yesterday that "foreigners are welcome to do business in Shanghai only If they obey the laws and change their old imperialistic attitude." He made the statement at a meeting of tramworkers. A.P.
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    Non-Malay At UMNO Meeting
    83 1 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Sun. /\NLY one non-Malay, apart from members of ihe Press, was present at the 12th General Assembly of the United Malays National Organisation which ended today at Buiterworth. H was Mr. E. E. C. Thuraisingham. a member of tlr* Federal Legislative
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    26 1 UJWJJ.O YOUTH PARADE: The President of the United Malays National Organisation, Dato Onn bin Ja'afar taking the salute during a march past at Butterworth. P.R picture.
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    "Fascist-Red Revolt" In Bolivia
    256 1 "FascistRed Revolt" In Bolivia 4 Towns Seized LA PAZ, Sun. DOLIVIAN Communists and \O Fascists joined forces to- day in a military revolt which wrested control of four pro- vincial capitals from loyal forces, and seized part of another key southern iiity, the government announced today. A formal Cabinet statement
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    RABIES IN H.K.
    14 1 HONG KONQ, Sun—Rabies have caused five deaths In Hong Kong.— A.P.
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    MACAO DEFENCE TALKS WITH H.K.
    161 1 From Our Own Correspondent MACAO, Sunday. OECRET talks, believed to be under the terms of the Atlantic Pact, have led to a belief that Britain will aid this little Portuguese colony If it Is threatened by Chinese Communists. It Is widely thought here that plans
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    M.C.A. WANTS POLICE HEADS TO STAY
    366 1 M.C.A. WANTS POLICE HEADS TO STAY From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. 'JpHE Malayan Chinese Association, in a statement issued today, recommended that Mr. B. M. B. O'Connell, Deputy Commissioner of Police, C.1.D., and Mr. K. J. N. Duthie, Assistant Commissioner of Police, C.1.D., who have asked, and been
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    MILLIONAIRE GAOLED
    37 1 MANILA, Sun.— A million- aire, F. C. Dela Roma, and j wife were sentenced to a j prison term of six months to three years, for falsification i of a title deed.— UP. I I
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    RIOT AT ROBESON CONCERT
    211 1 NEW YORK. Sun. TPHIRTEEN people were in- jured in a fierce three hour riot at a picnic grove here last night, when marching ex-servicemen from three organisations prevented the appearance of the Negro singer Paul Robeson, at a concert. The wounded were beaten, stabbed and bruised
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    Soviet Warship Sails In & Out Of Yugoslavia
    196 2 Soviet Warship Sails In Out Of Yugoslavia BELGRADE, Sunday. A RUSSIAN warship steamed down a 200-mile stretch of the Danube River through Yugoslavia to Rumania and Hungary, returning yesterday. The warship defied Yugoslav orders to halt on both occasions. This was confirmed today by officials of the Yugoslav Minister of
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    NO ROYAL TRIP LN 1950
    100 2 NO ROYAL TRIP LN 1950 LONDON, Sun. AN Australian newspaper report that King George and Queen Elizabeth with Princess Margaret would visit Australia next year was not confirmed in court circles here today. This year's postponed tour was due to take place during Australia's cool autumn. Court circles said that
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      Hanging For Strike Chiefs In Ethiopia
      161 2 ASMARA (Eritrea), Sunday. 1 17MPEROR Haile Selassie of Ethiopia has ordered i the hanging of the leaders of 600 striking railwaymen who this week stormed offices and workshops of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway Co. between Addis Ababa and Djibouti In England delegates representing engine drivers
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      22 2 Utf. PAUL BOFFA, Prime Minister of Malta, who is in Londor to discuss the urgent economic problems of ihe island. Renter photo.
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    CRISIS TALKS OPEN: HOPE OF U.S. BUYING FROM MALAYA
    459 3 CRISIS TALKS OPEN: HOPE OF U.S. BUYING FROM MALAYA WASHINGTON, Sunday. THE United States, Britain and Canada opened negotiations in Washington yesterday on the British economic crisis, which American officials i regard as a serious threat to the power of the West in resisting Communism. The Immediate objective of the
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    A TALENTIMER
    25 3 MISS TERBSA DEVI, a Tamil Brotherhood Tale.itime artiste, entertaining a I irsp audience at Farrer Park by her Hindustani ionss— Straits Times picture.
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    Europe May Have "Bill Of Fights"
    184 3 BTRAo^OURO. Sun. f COMMITTEE of ihe Conrt sultative Assembly anil yesterday that it d drawn up an 11-point r of Rights for Europei ns. Ihe proposed Magna Carta he common man is to be taken up by the assembly oi 101 delegates during the
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    S'PORE ART EXHIBITION
    64 3 ■\ii. wl I. IIOLTTI 'M. liaectur 01 Gardens, Singapore, and Mrs. Holttum were among the many at the art exhibition on Saturday organised by the Nanyang Confucian Society m commemoration of the 2,500 th birthday of Confucius, at 253 River Valley Road. The} were shown round by
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    ...AND SO HE USED A JEEP
    72 3 I ruin uur SlafT CorrespondHU JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. BECAUSE his lorry was out order, Ong Soon Hock )eep to convey goods in ire to a firm in ihru. masristrate's court today, he was charged with I using a vehicle for conveying Koods without having
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    RANGERS AT WORK
    49 3 SEA RANGERS: These seven Sea Rangers who are taking a short holiday course on the training ship Foudroyant at Portsmouth, Hampshire, do almost everything the sailors do. They don't drink rum, they don't chew tobacco but they certainly give the decks a good scrubbing. A.P. picture.
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    South-East Asian Union No. 3
    134 3 South-East Asian Union No. 3 BANGKOK, Sun. THE Premier of Siam, Phl- bun Songgram has indicated that he is planning to organise a South-East Asia Union on his own Initiative. It is understood that he proposes calling a regional conference in Bangkok before the end of the year with the
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    INDONESIAN WOMEN MEET
    55 3 JOGJAKARTA, Sun. The All-Indonesia Women's Conference opened here yesterday with the women Nationalist leaders urging the country to support the Indonesian troops in the field and the delegates to the Hague Conference. Seven thousand women were invited to the conference but only 150 attended. Others were delayed
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    Chinese-Malayan Trade Is Facing Collapse
    147 3 VIALAYAN trade with China is likely to collapse completely if the situation in South China becomes worse. Singapore Chinese business circles think that the position will be most critical in the 1 next six or eight weeks. Malaya's imports from China dropped to $3,894,024 last
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    ROYAL MARRIAGE BAN CRITICISED
    68 3 rpHE Kelantan Royal ban L on marriages between Malay princesses and commoners was described by Che Nurmah Kamaruddin. the Saherkas representative to the UMNO. Women's conference at Butterworth, as an "abominable system reminiscent of the days of ignorance." She said such a ban provided another cause
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    AID TO MALAYS: CALL TO U.K.
    161 3 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. TVATO Onn bin Ja'afar has taken up with the BrilJ tish Government the question of financial aid to Malays. This was stated in a written answer to the Perlis branch of U.M.N.O., presented at today's session of the
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    Lives Lost In Floods
    62 3 SYDNEY, Sun. HEAVY loss of life Is feared yesterday in devastating floods on the north coast of New South Wales. Week-long rains turned the small Maclery River into a raging brown flood, nearly 50 miles wide and sweeping round the town of Kempsey, whose 7,000 inhabitants
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    WANT BAN TO STAY
    62 3 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Sun. -An association of disgruntled Dutch ex-servicemen In Australia Is urging the Waterside Workers' Federation not to lift the ban on shipping between Indonesia and Australia. This was revealed ooday by Mr. T. Nelson, the acting general-secretary of the Federation. The
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    Singapore Diary
    94 3 Y.W.C.A. INTERNATIONAL FORNIGHTLY CLUB, Evening meeting, "An Elegy of the Niagara and the Rockies" by Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, 3 Raffles Quay, 8.30 p.m. T.N.T. Monday morning market. Presbyterian Church Hall. Orchard Road, 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon. INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ASSOCIATION Life Class, British Council Centre Stamford Road,
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    The New Buku Merah
    104 3 Ready September Ist More information than ever before but handier in sixe! Om 8,000 entriet covering Commercial Planting and Mining Companies Also complete Official lifts Every Company. Partnership Individual and Buunm Agency appears in a separata alphabe tical list containini over 20.000 tntries i maps include
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    1,000ft. Climb To Sick Woman
    345 3 1,000ft. Climb To Sick Woman From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. MISS Edith Fernandes, State Welfare Officer, Johore, climbed 1,000 ft. up a mountain to visit an old Malay woman who was ill on Pulau Perringgi, one of five islands off the East Coast which Miss Fernandas has lust
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    $50 FINE
    43 3 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— A raid by Customs officers resulted in Lim Eng being fourd in possession of an unlicensed stlil at Ulu Tiram. In the poiice court today, he was fined $50, or one month's simple imprisonment
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    3 Men Accused' Of Killing Girl Of 9
    292 3 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Sunday. TPHE story of a killing of a nine-year-old Chinese girl was told in the Muar Assize Court yesterday when two brothers, Suntong bin Hajl Ahmad and Sadon bin Haji Ahmad, and their step-brother, Jasman bin Badron,
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    27 3 MR. \V. McARTHUR, chairman of W. Hammer and Co. Ltd., speaking at the launching on Saturday of his firm's water boat Burong at Singapore. Straits Times picture.
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    1,512 BIRTHS
    28 3 Municipal midwives attended 1,512 births, 'md also attended 826 mothers who gave birth without any skilled attention at the time. The maternal mortality rate was 0.21.
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    New S'pore Customs Rule For Rubber
    100 3 /CERTIFICATES of origin \j Issued by the Federation Government for rubber exported through Singapore to Hong Kong will not be recognised in future unless they are countersglned by the Customs in the Colony. The Customs will countersign on production of bills of lading at
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    95 4 THEOW HOE family think relative*, friends and clubs fen- their contributions night vi; if- towards the funeral of their erand-mother the lute Madam Cr:i« Boh Tan. PUMP CHEW SISTERS of the lute Rev: Fr. Aloysius Chew of Michael's Church. Ipoh. wish to thank all friends and reJatlves for their
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Aug. 29, 1949. Two Radio Stations
    962 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Aug. 29, 1949. Two Radio Stations One of the shortcomings of the Federal economy committee's report on pan-Malayan broadcasting was that in its eagerness to explore every avenue to Rediffusion, the committee ignored all other roads out of financial difficulty. The most obvious possibility which
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    A Kelantan Malay Says: Be Patient Awhile
    1442 4 U.M.N.O. AND SELF-GOVERNMENT AT the time ft the Malayan Union those of us who were regarded as the party of the Right demanded the restoration of Malaya as a Malay country. When Malaya became a Federation, those of us who were regarded as
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      THE OAK LEAF FOR M.I.D.
      156 4 WITH reference to the letter from Cpl. A. IGNASI. F.M.S.V.F., published in the Straits Times of Aug. 19, we would like to point out that the writer, if he has not received his initial issue of medals, ribbons and emblems, should claim them from the
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      A Malayan headmaster on the University
      167 4 YOUR correspondent "Festina Lente" asks for the opinion of the teaching profession on certain questions. While not accepting his terms of reference, I do ask your indulgence for a few remarks. Firstly, if your corres- 1 pondent is an ardent supporter of primary education
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      THE ARMY BOATS IN MALAYA
      90 4 IN last Thursday's Issue you published an article on the stormboats operated by Works Squadron. While not belittling: their work at all, one could not miss several glaring errors. For one thing, the engines illustrated were not 10 h.p. but 22 h.p. As for the
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      A BUSY TIME ON AIR DAY
      164 4 IN reply to the letter headed "The New Era" in your issue of Aug. 23, will you please convey to the writer, to the Bandmaster of the Seaforths and to the general public, my sincere apologies for an action that, I must admit, had
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      48 4 have used stormfcoats on I Malayan streams. Two months ago sixteen men from this unit took ten boats, Including (our stormboats, from Temerloh to the swamp area of the Sungel Bera. and In that area ferried Gurkhas and Seaforths. A READER. Engr. Trg. Centre, Far East. Kluang, Johore.
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      DRIVING AT NIGHT
      125 4 LI A VINO read the letter, n from "Nervous" in your issue of Aug. 24 (about a European motorist who was flred at and wounded at a road block at night), I feel that I should point out certain facts which would show this writer that he
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      Post-War Profits: Pre-War Losses:
      89 4 UJHILE one is bound to ad- mire the very fair attitude of the Secretary of State for the Colonies towards the proposed amendments to the War Damage Scheme, Is it not illogical to suggest that:— (a) post-war profits should be offset, dollar for dollar, against pre-war
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      Tell that to the Sappers!
      387 4 Tell that to the Sappers! IT would be ungrateful 1 to allow the article "Shooting the Jungle Rapids" (in the Straits rimes last Thursday) to pass without an acknowledgment of the sterling work which has so clearly been done by the Royal Army Educational Corps and the British educational system.
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    SIAM ESCAPE ROUTE CLEARED
    289 5 400 Squatters Where Bandits Titled Fields From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE bandit escape route to Siam was cleared of 400 squatters in two operations near Baling, Kedah, yesterday. Near one squatter village a 150-man camp had been found with signs that a radio
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    ILO TALKS OPEN ON SEPT. 12
    201 5 ILO TALKS OPEN ON SEPT. 12 1) -ICNLD to .stimulate industrial training activin Souih-Eust Asia, a aining conference v .1 be held in Singapore under the auipice.i of the Inlonal Labour Orjunifrom Sept. 12 to 24. The conference will be attended by delegates from Bouth-Bast fcsla countries and observers from
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    ACCUSED OF THEFT
    53 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun Majeed bin Meerah, m Indian, was today charged In the police court with housebreaking and theft at the house of a Malay woman. He was remanded. The articles alleged to have been stolen were clr>lhlng, cash, two identity cards and
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    WATER AGAIN FOR KAJANG
    179 5 WATER AGAIN FOR KAJANG From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A TEMPORARY water supply was restored to Kajang this morning after four days of severe water rationing following the bandit sabotage of the pipeline last Tuesday. The pipeline has not been repaired. A woman bandit who threw a hand-grenade
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    $2,514 FROM MERSING
    96 5 From Onr Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— Welfare Week in Merstng district realised $2 514. ever nine times the sum collected in 1948. Contributions were leceived through the purchase of flags, car labels, flowers and donations. Principal donations were received from:— Mr. Philip Chew, $120; Yee Shlng
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    NEW FILM CO
    24 5 The Progressive Pictures, a newly-formed film distributing firm In Singapore, held a tea-party yesterday to mark the start of its business.
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    Hong Kong 'Strong And Calm' Says Mr. Aw
    131 5 Hong Kong 'Strong And Calm Says Mr. Aw LH IN if the Communists capture Canton, it i> unljd likely that they would menace Hong Kong as they would be unequal to British might, suggested Mr. Aw Boon Haw, Tiger Balm 'king' and millionaire philanthropist, who returned to Singapore on Saturday.
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    10 MILLION KATIS
    18 5 Over 10,600,000 katis cf fresh fish were landed and auctioned at Municipal markets last year.
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    9,891 BABIES
    14 5 Municipal health visitors attended 9,891 babies last year at the city clinics.
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    38 5 LT. COL. R. W. WATSON-HYATT, Assistant Director of Education (Chinese), who opened the Singapore Chinese School Teachers' holiday home at Meyer Road on Saturday, addressing the large number of Chinese teachers present at the function. Straits Times picture.
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    WATER SUPPLY 'PLENTIFUL'
    119 5 SINGAPORE'S water supplies are plentiful at the moment and there is no likelihood of water being rationed, the Municipal Water Engineer, Mr. F O. Hill, said yesterday. Mr. Hill added: "In fact, if new machinery and plant are forthcoming, this department will increase the supply of water
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    50 5 AT LAUNCHING: Mrs. B. McArthur, centre, wife of the chairman of Messrs. W. Hammer and Co., who launched the new waterboat, Burong, on Saturday. On the left is Mr. W. Dawson, Dockyard Manager, and on the light is Mr. H. Basten, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board. Straits Times picture.
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    Low Standards Will Bar Many
    232 5 CHINESE SCHOOLS 6c VARSITY ENTRY rpHE majority or Chinese Middle School graduates will not be qualified to be admitted to the University of Malaya because only a small percentage attain the necessary standard of English education. The Singapore Director of Education, Mr. A. W. Frisby,
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    13,974 EGGS DESTROYED
    69 5 ABOUT 134 tons of foodstuffs, 1,235 pounds of assorted provisions, 1,741 chickens, and 13,974 eggs all unfit for consumption were seized and surrendered in Singapore's mvI nicipal markets last year.. Twelve crates of potaj toes and onions, 80 bags of onion, 59 cases, 210 packets, 311 bottles,
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    "BAN GUESTS" CALL
    124 5 "BAN GUESTS" CALL FIRE-WALKING DISCONTINUANCE of the practice of inviting distinguished guests to special seats at the fire-walking ceremony of the Mariamman temple In Singapore was urged by one of the temple's supporters yesterday. In a letter to the temple committee. Mr. Q. M. K. Sabai suggests that the public
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    MOVES TO BANGKOK
    59 5 The Regional Fisheries representative of the Food and Agricultural Organisation. Dr. Geoffrey Kesteven. this week-end transferred his utflce from Singapore to Bangkok. In future. Dr. Kesteven will b* attached to the Far Eastern Regional Office of the F.A.O. In Singapore, Dr. Kesteven was adviser on fisheries to
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    NEW COMPANY GIVES DINNER
    44 5 A dinner was held last night at the premises of the Amoy Canning Corp. Ltd., Singapore branch, to introduce this new company to the commercial representatives of the Colony The manager. Mr. Lim Kim Poey, made a speech of welcome.
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    TRISHA RIDERS SAY 'NO' TO BAN
    217 5 SINGAPORE trisha riders are strongly opposed to a proposal before the Municipal Commissioners that they be banned from using the road stretching ifrom Anderson Bridge, down Collyer Quay to Robinson Road. The Rick and Trisha Workers' Union have forwarded a letter to the Municipal
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    Imams To Disobey
    90 5 From Our Malay Correspondent RELIGIOUS teachers and Imams in Perils, at an emergency meeting held recently, rejected the circular from the Perils Chief Kathl, Tuan Hajl Ahmad bin Haji Mohamed, asking them not to Join In the controversy between the Sultans and Mentris Besar or to "believe
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    UNION STRENGTH
    42 5 Reviewing the activities of the Municipal Services Union at the annual general meeting on Saturday, the union president, Mr. Tah Heng Cheng, said the total strength of the union stood at slightly over 900 out of about 1,100 eligible members.
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    ON HOLIDAY
    22 5 From Out Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Miss Enid Fernandes, State Welfare Officer, has left for Penang on a vacation.
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    QUEEN'S THEATRE
    18 5 The Shaw Organisation has acquired an Interest in Queen's Theatre, Oeylang. The theatie was recently renovated.
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    53 5 THE REPLICA of the statue of Our Lady of Madhu, specially brought from Ceylon for the Ceylonese in Malaya. The statue was exhibited to the public for the last time yesterday at the Carmelite Convent of St. Teresa, Kampong Bahru. Reason was fear hat it would be damaged at the
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    Brighter Lights For Village
    109 5 Brighter Lights For Village (SINGAPORE'S Municipal Comissioners will on Wednesday, be asked to approve a recommendation that electricity be supplied to Bukit Panjang Village, In Bukit Timah. The estimated cost for this work is $31,025, involving the provision of funds by supplemental budget. Sanction will also be sought from the
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    LAST FLYING BOAT LEAVES
    170 5 LAST FLYING BOAT LEA VES QANTAS Airways' flying boat service on the Far Eastern run ends with the last boat for Hong Kong today. The service is replaced by land planes the new Canadair Argonauts which began ttjelr twice-weekly service on the U.K.-Far East run last Saturday. The Argonauts leave
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    Demand For More Pay
    141 5 THE 4,000-strong Singapore Chinese Engineering Association has intervened in the wages dispute between the Municipal Commissions s and their skilled workers. The president of the A^> elation, Mr. Siew Kum Hg-ip, has written to the Municioul President, making certain demands on behalf of the skilled workers
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      202 6 CURRENCY RATES THERE have been no changes In control currency rates in the past week. The rates are: FREE MARKET: Best T T O.D. selling rates quoted by members of the Malayan Exchange Banks Assn.: London 2/3 13/16; India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma, 154 V, Hong Kong, S3 11/16;
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      Singapore Rubber
      152 6 The Singapore ChaniDer of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (Aug. 27) were, in cents per lb.: New York Rubber In U.S. cents per lb., closing nominal: Aug. 25 Aug. 28 R.S.S. (Spot) 17 16 7 4 Market: Barely steady. Bayer Seller No. 1 R.S.S Spot loose
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      NO DIVIDEND
      27 6 I The directors of Bukit Nilai i Rubber Estate Ltd. have decided 1 not to recommend any dividend for the year ending Mar. 31. 1949
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      Cheerful: Tins, Rubbers Improve
      725 6 By A Market Correspondent MALAYAN markets had a cheerful week, with growing activity and mounting prices in tins and rubbers. Volume would have been greater but for the natural reluctance of holders to sell now that a rising trend is in evidence. In dollar tins, Petaling
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      Malayan Soap Output
      92 6 rEDERAnON of Malaya soap statistics show stocks at the end of July amounting to 10,668 cases, weighing 482,447 lbs I Juno stocks were 12,474 cases. There were 39 factories pioducin? 31,067 cases last month, apalnst 32,203 cases in June. I July. 24,873 cases were tola in the
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      LONDON STOCKS
      341 6 LONDON, Sun. BRITISH Government securities continued their upward movement during weekend Stock Exchange dealings. Bear covering in the longdated issues and some small investment support for shorts and mediums resulted in useful gains being recorded, although in many instances the best prices were not always held. Elsewhere, the
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    ONLY SIX CLUBS ARE UNBEATEN
    957 7 Newcastle Still Without A Point LONDON, Sunday. THE UNCERTAINTY o* early form in the English soccer leagues is reflected by the fact that only six clubs in the four divisions have gained full points after yesterday's series of games. After each club had played three
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    Mankad Sets A Record
    116 7 STOCKPORT, Sun. BY taking seven wickets against Stockport yesterday the Indian Test Cricketer, Vinoo MaJikad, playing for Castleton Moor, broke the all-rounder record for the Central Lancashire league c et up in 1937 by Leslie Warburtor. Warburton's figures were 1.311 runs and 118 wickets. Mankad this
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    RUGBYLEAGUE RESULTS
    84 7 RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS LONDON, Sun. Rugby I«agu« results yesterday were: Bi&mley J7. Batley 7; Castleford 28, Keighley 5; Dewsbury 17, Peatherstone Rovers 0; Halifax 23. York 0; Hull 18, Leeds 11; Hunslet 7, HuddersfleJd 10; Wakefield Trinity 18, Hull Kingston Rovers 10 Lancashire Cup First Round First Leg: Belle Vue
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    All Blacks Beat Free State 14-9
    77 7 BLOEMPONTEIN, Sun. The New Zealand All Blacks yesterday won their Rugby Union match against the Orange Free State by 14 points (two penalty goals, one goal, one try) to nine points (three penalty goals), having led by 11 points to three at half time.
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    28 7 THE Federation Non-Benders who met the Singapore Non-Benders in their annual reunion cricket match on the Singapore padang over the week-end (scores in page eight). Straits Times picture.
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    Yorks Well Placed In Vital Game
    514 7 lundun, Sunday. WITH Middlesex having completed their County programme to be sure of at least a share in the championship, major interest in yesterday's games naturally centied on the Yorkshire v. Glamorgan game at Newport. Vorkshtre need to win if they are to tie
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    AUSTRALIANS WIN CUP DOUBLES
    188 7 NEW YOUK, Sun. THE never-say-die doubles team of Jack Bromwicb and Billy Sidwell kept Australia's Davis Cup hopes alive yesterday by coming from behind to defeat America's Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy in five sets. The score was 3-6, 4-6, 10-8. »-7. 9-7. That cut the
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      83 7 I SINGAPORE J 10.10 News from Kuala Lumpur; i 10.05 Close; 12.00 Programmes In Malay; 1.00 Monday Matinee; 1.30 News (also at 7 9.30); 2.00 Close; 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Light Music: 6.30 Hawaiian I Melodies; 7.10 Singapore Share market Reports; 7.30 Movie Magazine; 8.00 World Affairs; 9.00 < Four
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      85 7 English Programme (As S'pore); 2.00 Close; 6.00 Station Opening; 6.02 Qlpsy Caravan; 6.30 Dance Music; 7.10 Share Market Report; 7.30 Battle of the Discs; 8.00 World Affairs; 8.15 Julal Tan (Violin) Tony Valerlo (Piano); 8.30 The Three Musketeers; 9.00 Whats News; 0.45 Sweet and Ixrtely; 10.00 Dance Music; 10.30 Old
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      80 7 Burmese; 9.45 English; 10.00 Radio News Reel; 10.15 *London Studio Melodies; 10.45 'Generally Speaking'; 11.00 Music; 11.15 'East of the Iron Curtain'; 11.30 News; 11.45 Light Music; 12.00 Close. AUSTRALIA 5.30 "Forces Favourites": 6.30 Overseas Australian News (alio at 8.30, 10 11); 7.00 p.m. Masters of the Piano; 7.30 B.B.C.
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    SINGAPORE WIN BY AN INNINGS
    381 8 SINGAPORE WIN BY AN INNINGS Malacca Batted On Fiery Wicket YIALACCA yesterday were dismissed for f8 runs in their seoond innings and therefore lost to Singapore by an innings and 48 runs in the State cricket match played over the week-end on the S.R.C. padang. Singapore had scored 184 on
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    26 8 DARK BROCADE (Ay res up), last at the start of Raoe 8 on Saturday, came through In the last furlong to win brilliantly.— Straits Times photo.
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    Calm Spoils Regatta
    145 8 Calm Spoils Regatta A calm prevailing throughout the morning session spoilt the Royal Singapore Yacht Club Bl- Annual Regatta held yesterday. Six out of seven events in the morning were abandoned. Four events were completed in the afternoon when there was slight breeze blowing. Re.sults of the completed events All-Comers
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    SCOREBOARD
    138 8 SINGAPORE Ist. Inns. 184 (Nelson 65, FUby 87, Thurateln%am 22, Needham 20, 3. Sequerah four for 36). MALACCA Ist Imu. 38 (Dew 13, Colling five for 10). MALACCA—2nd Inn«. J. Sequerah o Fllby b Homer 1 H. Sequerah ran out T C. Ooonewardene c Bain b Pernr G. S.
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    CHANGI BOYS WIN
    112 8 In a badminton match played j on Saturday morning, Changl Boys B.P. defeated the Kulln B P by five matches to two. "Results (C.8.8.P. mentioned first): Singles: Seei Cheng Hua beat Tan Chin Kiat 15-4, 15-3; Wee Kirn Eng beat John Chan 15-9. 15-1; Mohd. Sani beat
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    COMPTON, DEWES FOIL N. ZEALAND
    377 8 LONDON, Sunday. A NOTHER grand innings by Denis Compton saved Middlesex from Collapse at Lord's yesterday when they met New Zealand, who were playing their last match in the London area, before going north. A large crowd welcomed both teams to headquarters and there were
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    4-MINUTE MILE BID FAILS
    89 8 DUBLIN, Sun: Crack Irish runner John Barry yesterday failed in a speci-ally-assisted attempt to set up a four-minute mile j here, returning 4 mm. 8.6 sec. Barry, who was assisted by four runners, hoped to cover each quarter mile in i 60 see. His times for
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    DARUL BAHAR WIN
    53 8 £)ARUL BAHAR S.C. beat Jollllads 4-2 in a game of soccer j at the Railway Institute ground yesterday. 1 1 ALLKNGE Tropliirs flovn out froir England for the championship meeting of the \mateui Association of Malay-, to be held at Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 2 and 3.
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    Treasury And College In Drawn Game
    282 8 Treasury And College In Drawn Game THE English College, Johore Bahru. did well to hold the Johore State Treasury Cricket XX to a draw in a return game piaved cm the J.C.C. gTound on Friday, j In their previous encouter the College was beaten by 29 runs>. A feature of
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    BUKIT TIMAH WINNER
    18 8 FCLIPTIC (Woods) being led ii. after winning at Buklt Timah on Saturday.— Straits Times picture.
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    Federation Non-Benders Win
    367 8 Federation NonBenders Win A FIRST wicket stand of 130 by T. M. Hart and 1. Carey highlighted Federation Non-Benders' ninewicket victory over their Singapore counterparts yesterday on the S.C.C. padang. Set to make 155 for a win, the Federation opening pair were quickly into their stride and, despite the quick
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    Cycle Record Broken By 15 Minutes
    170 8 HUYNH VAN THUONQ, Saigon Chinese member i of the Singapore Island Ramblers cycling team, won the 150-mile massed start bicycle race held at Lim Chu Kang IRoad yesterday, beating last j year's winner and Malayan j champion Awthar Singh by t ten miles. The
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    OTHER SPORT IN PAGE SEVEN
    134 8 van Thuong's margin of victor would have been greater. A buncl of eight fought for :econd plan in the last 300 yards. Awthar Singh and six others )e Peters lead until 20 yards from th< finish, when they sprinted up anc Awthar Singh just managed
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    S.A.R.U. MEETING TOMORROW
    52 8 The Singapore Asian Rugby Union will hold Its annual general meeting at the S.C.R.C. on Tuesiav at 5.15 p.m. All Asian rugger clubs are invited to send their representatives to the meeting, when It is expected that important discussions on the 'uture of local Asian rugger will
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    'HOTSPURS' WIN
    29 8 'HOTSPURS' W IN In a keenly contested return ;ame of soccer played at the Geyla ng Stadium on Friday Hotspurs beat the Shell Co.. XI two goals to nil.
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    ECLIPTIC WILL AGAIN BE CUP FAVOURITE
    608 8  - ECLIPTIC WILL AGAIN BE CUP FA VOURITE EPSOM JEEP By TWELVE months ago, Ecliptic, outstanding stayer 1 of the season, firmly established himself as favourite for the Singapore Gold Cup after a convincing victory in the Cup trial over a mile. In the Cup race, however, the weight and rain
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    Army Lead On First Innings
    368 8 Army Lead On First Innings 1*HE two-day match between th* 1 Indian Association and tire Army (Singapore District! whirh was played on the I. A. ground on Saturday and yesterday ended In a draw, after Army had led bf 24 runs on the first innings. The Army scored 143 on
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    UNITED YOUTHS BP
    63 8 The following bavc bMO selfi led to reprpseti! United Youtlui Hgainst Bournemouth B.P. in a friendly badminton match al tha Happy World covered utadubn tomorrow at 7.00 p.m.: George Tan, I.mi On* Huat. Cilia Fn« Him. Ong Bong Soo. Siow Watl I' 1 Clieong Ens Leong Khoo
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