The Straits Times, 29 September 1949

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  • 19 1 The Straits Times MALAYAS LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 184S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949 it PRICE TEN CENTS
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  • 708 1 Demand For An Early Election LONDON, Wednesday. THE Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Winston Churchill) in the House of Commons today said the devaluation of the pound was a disaster and demanded an early general election to give the British people "a chance to oust the Labour
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  • 92 1 W« Believe that this year's STKAITS TIMES PICTURES marks a big step forward in recording the Malayan tcene. Nineteen coloui illustration* photographed throughout Malaya Ifom Pcnang ro Singapore are ii»Mu reproduced in the book The black-and-white illustrations are up to theii usual high srind.ird xno a
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  • 125 1 COLONY WATER WARNING SINGAPORE Municipality yesterday warned that It might be necessary to ration water without previous notice being given. In the first Instance, rationing will take the form of restricting water supplies for non-essential' purposes. "The supply position is such that there Is likely to be a shortage if
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  • 32 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. -The Biiptist churches of the United States have decided that they will continue missionary and other work in China whether its government is Red or not.— U.P.
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  • 98 1 FRENCH INDIA: NEW STATUS PARIS, Wed. A PROPOSED law to give French settlements in India autonomy within the French Union was approved by the French Council of Ministers today. The new statute will require Parliamentary approval before becoming law. The settlements are Karikal, Mahe, Yannon and Pondicherry. The statute provide*
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  • 61 1 CANTON, Wed. Police searched the baggage of passengers leaving Canton airport today, after an announcement by garrison headquarters that censorship centres had been established in railway stations, airports, post offices, and telegraph offices. It is believed that the authorities are checking documents and mail of persons
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  • 82 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Wed.— The United Nations Social Committee has sidetracked the debate on the proposed international convention on freedom of Information. It approved a joint British, American and Dutch proposal that the Human Rights Commission should "include adequate provisions" on freedom of information in the International
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  • 41 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. President Truman today congratulated the Kingdom of Nepal for its Interest In world peace and progress. The occasion was the acceptance of the credentials of the new-ly-appointed Nepalese Minis-ter-General, Shank er Shim Jung Bahadur Rana.— U.P.
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  • 190 1 MANILA, Wednesday. INVESTIGATIONS into the murder of surplus goods 1 dealer George Murray brought to light today a new irregularity involving the disappearance of a million blasting caps from the island fortress of Corregidor. They were surplus arms turned over to the Philippines Army by
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  • 31 1 LONDON, Wed.— The pepper market opened idle today with Malabar nominally unchanged, Singapore asked 7s. lid. for black pepper unchanged while white is Id. up at 10s. 2d.— UP.
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  • 70 1 MEDAN, Wed. THE Ballsam rubber estate, 42 miles west of Medan was attacked by an armed gang on Sunday morning. Two estate guards were abducted, together with the entire stock of arms and ammunition of the estate, by the gang when it withdrew after a fight.
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  • 48 1 Mr. Duncan Stewart has been appointed Governor of Sarawak, in succession to Sir Charles Arden Clarke who has been appointed Governor of the Gold Coast. Mr. Stewart has more than 20 years' colonial administrative service. In 1947 he was appointed Financial Secretary hi Palestine.
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  • 175 1 THE most worried people in Singapore from Tuesday until noon yesterday were the officials and members of the Singapore Motor Club. Reason was that the Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato onn bin Ja'afar had declined permission for the Johore Grand Prix, scheduled to be held this Sunday.
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  • 309 1 PRESS HOSTILE ON CRIPPS POLICYSPEECH LONDON, Wednesday. THE speech on devaluation in the House of Commons yesterday by Sir Stafford Cripps, evoked in the main an undercurrent of hostility and criticism in today's British press. A few papers, however, commented a little more favourably on Sir Stafford Cripps' views on
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  • 56 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. TH E Sultan of Johore issued the following statement today through his Secretary. Captain Kadir: "We are requested to state that the views expressed by Dato Onn on other than affairs of the Johore Government are entirely his personal views
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  • 103 1 RUSSIA JEALOUS —TITO BELGRADE, Wed. MARSHAL Tito last night accused the Soviet leaders of following the old Roman principle of "divide and rule" in the Balkans. He charged that some Soviet leaders and heads of the people's democracies were jealous of Yugoslavia's prestige and reputation. The Marshal added: The attack
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  • 28 1 LAKE SUCCESS. Wed. U E. Maung, Foreign Minister of Burma, has been elected vice-chairman of Committee six of the UN Assembly which considers legal questions.— U.P.
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  • 2755 2 Malayan Chamber of Mines COMPANY MEETING STEADY REHABILITATION PROGRESS TIN PRICES AND COSTS MR. A. G. GLENISTERS REVIEW 'Ilit Thirty-first Annual Oeneral Mreting of the Malayan Chamber of Mine*. Incorporated, was held on September 14, at 65. London Will. London, B.C. MR. a. O GLENIRTER, chairman of the Council, presided.
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  • 682 2 ROCHKE MIX WHAT 18 IOCHI-MU T White rice Is the preferred staple food for millions of people In the Bast. It has a delicate flavour. It Is easy to prepare and easy to digest. It stores well under tropical conditions. In order to obtain the desired whiteness. It has, however,
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  • 43 2 ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL. KLANG. Applications for Admission in Primary Classes (beginners) for 1950 will close on the 30th. of November, 1949. Ages of applicants to be between 6 and 8 years (not less than 6 years on the Ist. of January, 1950). PRINCIPAL.
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  • Cable Flashes
    • 286 2 LONDON, Wednesday. rvAVID Michael Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven, Aged 30, last night announced that he will marry American divorcee, Mrs. Romalne Simpson, aired 27, in Washington, probably in November. He is a great-great-grand-son of Queer. Victoria, nephew of Lord Mount batt en and
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    • 85 2 WASHINGTON, Wed. THE Pakistan Finance Minister, Mr. Ohulam Mohamed. said today that the Muslim nations of the world must take immediate and strenuous measures to raise their economic position in order to play thei rightful role in world affairs. He said' the forthcoming economic conference of Mohammedan
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    • 35 2 HONG KONG, Wednesday. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL F. W. Festing, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief. Hong Kong:, is returning to th- United Kingdom because of serious illness. He has been in hospital for sinos treatment. Reuter.
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    • 89 2 Applications are invited for the appointment of Assistant Gam*Warden on probation for two years at a salary of $100 per mensem from candidates who are Federal dtisens or eligible for Federal Citizenship. On confirmation the salary scale will be $150 x 10 $230 Bar $340 x 10 $300.
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    • 87 2 a meeting of the Members ot Sehnh Chua of the Hokien Community will be held at Messrs. Sooir Cheong Limited. Ist. Floor. No. 34, Pekin Street, Singapore. on Saturday, 22nd. October. 1949. at 2.00 p.m. AGENDA 1. To Confirm the minutes of the last Meeting. 2.
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    • 63 2 ISOLATION GARDEN SEED Owing to temporary restrictions on export of planting material from Malaya, Prang Besar Estate now have available for sale limited quantities of P3.1.0. seeds ex Autumn 1949 seedfall at 14 cents each ex Estate. Inquiries should be addressed ie Harrisons Se Cros
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    • 23 2 MALAYAN RAILWAY NEW TARIFF BOOK MO. 10) effective from Ist. October, 1949 NOW ON SALE at $2 per copy AT ALL PRINCIPAL OFFICES
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  • 412 3 CHINA ACCUSES RUSSIA BEFORE UN 'Threat To Far East Peace NEW YORK, Wednesday, fHE Chinese delegation to the United Nations yesterday charged Russia with "threats to the political independence and territorial integrity of China and to the peace of the Far East." The Chinese delegate. Dr. T. F. Tsiang, filed
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  • 225 3 THE HAGUE, Wednesday. A BIG effort at reconciliation is expected to be made later this week at the round-table conference on Indonesia. While political agreement has been reached, there is the risk of deadlock on the future economic and financial policy of the new state. Points
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  • 55 3 KARACHI. Wed. npHE Government of Pakii1 tan has proscribed Mr. H G. Wells' "Outline of History." It explained that the book contained some chapters on Islamic history which hurt the religious feelings of Pakistani Muslims. The Government also announced that all reprints, translations, and extracts from
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  • 121 3 ROUND-UP OF REDS IN MADRAS MADRAS, Wed. ABOUT 40 persons described as "active workers" of the Communist Party were arrested today and detained by the police under the Madras Maintenance and Security Measures Act after the Madras Government ban on the Indian Communist Party and Communist-controlled labour organisations. In a
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  • 125 3 RANGOON. Wed. A secret Communist headquarters planning uprisings at key points in the city to overthrow Thakin Nu's government has been discovered by the police, it is officially stated. Three men have been arrested. A senior police officer said it was not certain whether tHi.
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  • 232 3 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. MAJOR-GENERAL A. B. Quinton, acting director 1 A of industrial programmes in the Munitions Board, said today that the United States has been urged to make heavy purchases of tin, rubber and other materials produced in the "British orbit" for its strategic
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    21 3 MR. H. D. FURZE, manager of Semambn Estate, Kuantan, who will shortly be going on leave to U.K.
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  • 32 3 TOKYO. Wed— The Japanese Cabinet yesterday put the finishing touches on the five-year plan for the reconstruction of atom-bombe Hiroshima and Nagasaki as "peace and cultural centres.
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  • 20 3 WASHINGTON, Wed.—Russia has agreed to return 30 American small naval vessels loaned to them duitng the war.— AJ.
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  • 64 3 LOST— AN ISLAND LONDON. Wed.— "We havp lost an island." said the Colonial Under-Secretary. Mr. D R. Rees- Williams, yesterday, but to prevent accusations that the "Labour Government was liquidating the Empire," he added that it had disappeared. The Island was Fou. in the St. Brandon group in the Indian
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  • 160 3 ROME, Wed. THE Italian Defence Minister Signer Randolfo Pacciardi, announced plans for rebuilding Italy's fleet in 1950 "If we do not renew our military navy, but entrust the defence of our seas and our coasts to the Allied navies, we would be renouncing our Independence,"
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  • 72 3 LONDON. Wed. Britain* "Exercise Bulldog," a new test of Its modern air defences, ended in a draw United States, French, Belgian and Dutch planes joined R.A.F. squadrons in the three day mock air war. Officers studying the results say both sides had some successes. The
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  • 295 4 Plans For New Municipa lilies From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE Federal Government has taken the first step towards local elections by informing the States that it now considers the time ripe for the setting up of municipalities in the more populous town board
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  • 102 4 Three new infant welfare clinics one of them to replace an existing clinic— are to rt built in Singapore with a grant of Straits $500,000 from the Colonial Developmr"! and Welfare Fund. A municipal committee decision recommending this method of disposing of the grant will come
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  • 91 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. RECENT progress in the Indonesian-Dutch talks M The Hague was attributed today tr "pressure made by the American delegation in me United Nations Commission f or Indonesia during the secret conference held at Narrur, Belgium." This opinion was
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  • 79 4 A two-year suspension of a lorry driver's licence on three traffic charges was reduced to six months by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray-Avnsley. on appeal in the SingaDore Supreme Court yesterday. The man was Ong Eng Lan who had pleaded guilty to dangerous
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  • 269 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. WITH the goodwill of the other communities, the Ceylonese have a bright future in Malaya, said Mr. Benedict Ponniah. Deputy Director of Social Welfare, Ceylon, when he was entertained last night to a dinner at Kuala Lumpur
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  • 34 4 MR. K. SIVADAS, son of Mr. O. T. Namblar of Kulai, Johore, who was the only Indian from Malaya to be selected for admission to Hong Kong University to Study medicine.
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  • 87 4 From Out Own Currcsponatnl KAMPAR. Wed. pHAN LEONQ, the manager of Foh Hin Kongsi, Kampar, appeared before the Circuit Magistrate, Inthe Mohamet! Anuar, on charges of having the face of a mine I sterper than one vertical to I ono-and-a-half horizontal and of
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  • 31 4 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wed.-Ng Khen? hong who sold tortoise meat without a licence In front of the fish market at Muar was flneti $7 In court here.
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  • 195 4 NEW YORK, Wednesday. A MERICAN labour leaders, industrialists and Government officials tried today to ward off an increasing number of strikes, which threaten by the week-end to make over 1,600.000 workers idle. I In Pennsylvania, 1,100 nonunion coal miners showed their determination to work by
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  • 92 4 Siam Police Seize Red Radio BANGKOK, Wed. BANGKOK police in a raid on a Chinese suburban dwelling last night seized three powerful military type illegal radio transmission and receiving units. Preliminary inspection of the equipment and interrogation of the Chinese operator arrested in the raid indicated it was the most
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  • 81 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUAL* LUMPUR. Wed.— The names of the three Scots Guards who were killed when a bandit threw a handgrenade at them in a bandit catn> in the Rasa area of SeUngor on Sunday afternoon were released today: They are tod Lieut. John Alexander
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  • 84 4 Sales In the Singapore Cooperative Stores Society Ltd., over six months ended March this year dropped by more than $16,000 compared with the preceding six months, reports the secretary, Mr Chan Chieu Klat. This fall from $164,000 to $148,000 approximately "Ig indicative of the downward trenc
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  • 392 5 FEDERAL WAR DAMAGE VOTE TODAY From Onr Staff Correspondent "K. LUMPUR, Wed. THE Federal Legislative Council is expected tomorrow to adopt the report of its reconstituted Select Committee on War Damage. This report, i rmblished last week, up- j holds the profits set-ofl schema which the Singapore Legislative Council has
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  • 33 5 From Onr Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Lee Song, employed by the 221 Vehicle Bn., Tebraw was today acquitted on a charge of criminal breach of trust of some chocolates and biscuits.
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  • 151 5 COUNCIL ANSWER TODAY State Lotteries From Onr Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. rE answer to the question: 'How strong is he opposition to public lotteries?" will be given tomorrow, when the Federal Legislative Council debates the lottery issue on the motion of Dato E. E. C. Thuraislngham. While several unofncials
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  • 63 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRTJT Wed. A special Issue of stamps to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union will be on sale at all post offices In the Federation from Oct. 10, and for .hree months thereafter. The denomination will be 10, 15, 25
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  • 60 5 SINGAPORE merchants interested In trade with Pakistan are being helped by a Hst of Import requirements and of exports furnished by the Pakistan Government Because Pakistan has not revalued Its currency, there will be greater Interest in Malayan products. The Pakistan Government prepared the list at
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  • 61 5 FOR the first tine since the liberation, an open-air prayer meeting will be held oy Muslims in Singapore. It will take place at the Jalan Besar stadium at 8 a.m. on Monday morning on the occasion of Ban JEUj The Prophet Mohammed laid
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  • 71 5 THE Commissioner-General. Mr. Malcolm .Mac Donald visited Brunei recently for the 25th anniversary of the Sultan's reign and presented the Ruler with the insignia of K. B. E. Above: the Sultan mad Sultana in Court regalia, walking m procession. Right: Mr. Mac Donald inspects the
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  • 248 5 4 PROPOSAL by the building committee of Singa- pore's Municipal Commissioners to erect a new $260,000 house for the Municipal President, Mr. W. L. Blythe, has been turned down by the finance committee of Commissioners, the Straits Times understands. The finance committee. which considered
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  • 25 5 THE Oriental Telephone Electric Co. Ltd., has given $15,000 to tor University of Malaya Endowment Fund. This brings the total received to $1,M0,235.
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  • 107 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANQ. Wed. rE Legislative Council should ban the publication of all racing news and big sweep results in the newspapers, said Mr. N. Ponnudural, president of Penang Clerical and Administrative Staff Union, today. "At all events. I hope the Legislative
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  • 86 5 Dr. G. Haridas has been appointed Associate Commander (brother) of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Other appointments announced In Singapore are: Officer (Brother): Mr. Taj Keng Hock. Associate Officers (Brothers): Dr. Chen Su Lan, Dr K. Vpllasramy. Mr. Lee Mun
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  • 29 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tu*«.Anjang bin Othinan v.as sentenced to two months rigorous Imprisonment for not possessing an Identity card. He had two previous convictions.
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  • 1028 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thur. Sept. 29, 1949 On And On And On Today the Federal Legislative Council will decide whether the interminable War Damage Compensation controversy is to be settled once and for all, or whether it is to enter upon yet another stage of argument and delay. The
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  • 63 6 CAPE PROVINCE, Wed.— Dr. Daniel Malan, South African Prime Minister, hinted yesterday at an investigation into the country's newspapers. He told the Cape Province Nationalist Party Congress that if it was understood abroad that South Africa was a dictatorship governed by a secret society and that
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  • 1167 6  -  RICHARD DENMAN By of The Economist LONDON, Sept. 20. gECOND thoughts on the devaluation of sterling are still dominated by shocked surprise at the extent of the cut. Jhe Chancellor of the Exchequer was questioned about that point this week and answered with a smile that the
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  • Man-in-the-Street
    • 655 6 ORESS editorials on the War Damage question appear to miss altogether the main issue. The whole problem of War Risks Insurance and War Damage, as I understand it, turns to a very great extent on the question of what is termed 'Seizure." Profits offset
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    • 242 6 MORE SUPPORT FOR CRUISING TAXIS I FULLY agree with your correspondent, Taxi Passenger, who said that taxis should be allowed to cruise for passengers, because It would be very inconvenient if one hjtd to walk or take a trishaw to a taxi stand to get a taxi, especially on rainy
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    • 71 6 DLEASE pass on the enclosed one-dollar note to the 18. Fund and the other dollar note to the University of Malaya Endowment Fund, together with our sincere prayers for the complete elimination of T.B. and the spread of education. We wUI be going from door to door to-
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    • 91 6 i m/ Jfr "We Jl like ftyUlac Yes, it's delightful— it's nourishing it's comforting it's Peptalacl Yottll love it too. Peptalac is a beverage food scientifically made from milk, dextrinised wheat and malt extract. The milk has been partly digested by treatment with a pancreatic enzyme. That is why it
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  • 389 7 Call For 'Union Of Christians In Sermon fHE new Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. Henry Wolfe Baines, was enthroned in St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday with all the traditional ceremony of the Church of England. In a sermon after his enthronement. Bishop Baines pledged to seek "such
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  • 58 7 PICTURED on arrival at Kallang airport yesterday are some of the 20 Siamese Army officers who have come to Malaya as guests of the British Army. Wearing: civilian clothes is (he Siamese Consul- General in Singapore, Luang Ratanadib. On the right is the leader of
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  • 148 7 pIVE-I-EET tall Lieut.-Col. Niyon Charoen was 1 leader of a Siamese mission of 20 Army officers which arrived in Singapore yesterday by air from Bangkok. The mission has come to Malaya as guests of the British Army. Six of the party, including Lieut.-Col. Niyon Charoen
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    55 7 TWELVE YEAR OLD Aniina ALsagoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. I. O. Alsagoff, who will dance a ballet number at the Poppy Day concert to be given by more than 100 puoils of the Taylor Dance Studio at the Victoria Theatre on Nov. 20. Proceeds will go to
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  • 55 7 Mr. Lim Yew Hock, nominated unofficial member of the Singapore Legislative Council, has been elected president of the Singapore Clerical and Admlnis rative Workers' Union. Vice-Presldents are Mr. Lim Chuarr Geok and Mr. O. H. Kiat. Mr. Llm Tin Soon Is honorary -"rural secretary, and Mr. A.
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  • 29 7 Three Chinese youths held up another Chinese and robbed him of a fountain pen at the Junction of Chin Chew Street and New Brtdge Road last night.
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  • 88 7 DROP MAY CUT DRUGS Sterling devaluation may cut Malaya's supply of certain essential drugs from the United States, Professor G. A Ransome of the General Hospital said yesterday. Anti-biotlc drugs such as chloromycetln and aureomycln which are used for typhoid and typhus are only obtainable from the U.S. Dr. Ransome
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  • 156 7 THE Bishop of Singapore, 1 the Rt. Rev. H. W. Balnes, will address the students faculty and friends of Trinity. College when It opens its second year on Monday morning. The principal of the College, the Rev. Dr. H. B Amstutz, will preside at the opening
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  • 15 7 Mr. A. M. Mac Donald has been appointed a Police magistrate for Singapore.
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  • 66 7 RIDDLE of the RED LIGHTS DOUR red lights on top of the Victoria Memorial Hall clocktower last night set a riddle for hundreds of people who visited the Esplanade. The answer: The lights were being displayed at the request of the Department of Civil Aviation as the building is in
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  • 157 7 OFFER OF MACHINES BY SCAP CCAP officials attending the Food and Agriculture Organisation regional talks in Singapore said yesterday that Japan could supply larger quantities of farm machinery and was ready to provide markets for available foodstuffs from other countries in the Far East. The offer was made after attention
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  • 49 7 A young police clerk, Shung Yuk Ming, failed In his appeal in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday against sentence of two monrhs' rigorous Imprisonment for accepting a bribe of $100 from a hotel keeper. His defence was that he had been "framed" by an enemy for revenge.
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  • 205 7 opinion of Mr. J. M. Miller, a director of Ben Line Steamers, who is in Singapore on a visit to the company's Eastern agenc l w* me Mr. Miller Is holding a conference of all Eastern agencies In Singapore next week to discuss
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  • 76 7 Charged in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday with having assisted In the running of a chap-Ji-kl lottery were 52-year-old Llm Hlan Lay of Sit Wah Road and his daughter Lian Huay, aged 17. Llm pleaded guilty and was fined $250. His daughter, was acquitted. Both
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  • 105 7 CINQAPORE Chinese schools have been instructed by the Education Department that promotions and demotions of pupils can he made only r»t the end of the year. Pupils admitted In the middle of the year will not receive gvants-ln-ald or remission of fees. Unregistered Singapore Chinese schools are
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  • 40 7 Exportation of cattle, heep, goats and swine from Singapore is prohibited unless written permission Is obtained from the Chief Veterinary Officer. An official notice Issued yesterday gave the reason as the existence of foot-and-mouth disease among local cattle.
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  • 127 7 ••OINO to the seaside and v watching people swim was a very profitable pastime for young Parlasamy Munusamy especially If the swimmers left their belongings in their cars. est«rday, however, he was told by tht» Fourth Police magistrate that his form of pastime— stealing things left
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  • 289 7 House-Hunter Cheated Of $2,400 rpVO Indians who were said to have induced a x Singapore businessman to pay $2,400 "tea money" to a bogus owner of a bungalow at Goodman Road were yesterday sentenced to 15 months' rigorous imprisonment each In the Singapore Third
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  • 27 7 The Singapore YMCA male voice choir will hold a recital in the YMCA hall, Orchard Road, next Saturday in aid of the association's rehabilitation fund
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  • 229 7 HELD UP IN IN:iA THE consignment of 1 B.C.G. anti-tuoercu-losis vaccine held up by the Indian Customs at Calcutta has now arrived at Singapore spoiled, trie Straits Times learned yesterday. The consignment was enough for 5,000 vaccinations. A further consignment of B.C.O.— enough for 500
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  • 29 7 The eleventh annual inspection of the Fifth Singapore Comoany of the Boys Brigade will take place today at the Choon Ouan English School at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 67 7 FN the second of the series of Radio Malaya's interJ. school quiz competition yesterday. Raffles Girls School beat the Singapore Chinese Girls' School by 111 points to 91. The Raffles Girls' School will meet the Anglo-Chin-ese School, w'nners of last week's competition, at 6.02 p.rn
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    • 34 7 (artslrerq THE KING OF BEERS Singapore Motor Club JOHORE GRAND PRIX Sunday 2nd October 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 a.m. 2 p.m. GRANDSTAND SEATS AVAILABLE AT A. A. M. With th* Compliments of Tirettont
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    • 65 7 For your Leisure Hours one of these by Morley's in Wool Lastex s 1 |Ut\ MULTICOLOURED ■LJr^ I FLORAL DESICNS 4<& -.A /HI WITH HALF SKIRT f/[ ONE PIECE PRICES $27.50 \i( $29.50 a. U BATHING CAPS MADE IN NATURAL RUBBER Colours: Green, Red, Cinnamon, Plum Also White. Size: Medium
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  • Straits Times Thursday Magazine
    • 334 8 ryHE local Chinese are so colloquial that they have nicknames for almost every street in Singapore. Thus North Bridge Road is "Tua Bay Loh" (Ist. Street) *ith Kill Street. Queen Street, Waterloo Street, Bencoolen Street, Prinsep Street, and Selegie Road following in consecutive order. This simple
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    • 1404 8  - A GLIMPSE INTO PENANG 'S PAST K.S.CHIA By THE leisurely beauty of Penang at the turn of the 19th century, when "Suffolk House" was the centre of all social activities in the old Settlement, is recorded in a series of beautiful coloured prints at the Penang Library Reproduced by William
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    • 290 8  -  CAMERON CHOE By r would sound rather odd to be told that In a certain part of Malaya, Chinese children are with few exceptions chubby little fellows with rosy cheeks. But such is the case. In the salubrious climate of the Cameron Highlands, over 5,000
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 134 8 ■ajadfaaßj<BHhsMß*^Mß^B«|«H Now available for HOMI mm DELIVERY without Pur- A^^^^Ti^/ /^^mSßKm cnas# Tax deposit, oc a>anß SvfegHntTda^gafigaattM Guarantee. (above) The iia.idard Vanguard has more ot what you wanf in a car Hun any! Extra features include rear-window w^r ~iiiiii fi > m^l^^^m^^ (above l«»f* x Tfce Standard >^^^^^^sS»^^^ Estate Car
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    • 136 8 TONIC FOOD MILC to a aaanitnaW tonic to* *uft flß^P^; (caocohte ffarour) fortified by the addition YoL Ti i' 0 1fcjjfc '< of vitamin* A, B and D, organic phosphate* and impurtant minerals including Calcium, Magnesium, lodine and Sodium. Nl §33f s Hot or cold, it's a delightful beverage. v
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 232 8 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD •-aa. n imp*™** asif^oM CROSSWORD No. 206 a his state U ttagta j O»>. <Mmo i n t > b (8!'' <idii>€ p nr***" tnm IB* m 3m 3 ib* Hlrlusr £ii* PH 7 i B. The vehicle was first wired js. Clustertai with a ttmb In
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  • 389 9 mWENTY-FIVE years ago 1 it was a pretty little beach— a mile from the village, and far enough from the nearest town to establish Itself as a meeting place for the planters of the district. There was a little Rest House on the shore, and
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  • 1357 9  -  KATHLEEN WALKER MAY BE THE LAST TIME WE BEHOLD SUCH PAGEANTRY^ 4 SURGING MIXTURE OF COLOURS....TRIUMPHAL ARCHES AND DECORATED HOUSES...FOUR DA YS OFPLA YS, MUSIC, DANCING... By the honoured guests, await the arrival of His Highness Ahmad Tajudin, C.M.G., Sultan of Brunei, who today,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 85 9 The Successful AUSTIN A-40 DEVON The Successful Austin 'A.4o' 4-Door 'Devon is the leading car in comfort, dependability and power. The 40 b-h-p. overheadARE YOU valve 1,200 cc enfcine fcives outstanding performance- Indepenfdent front suspension ensures smooth ridinft everywhere. Many other fine features including deeply sprung leather upholstered 6eats, interior
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    • 220 9 AVOID DOLLAR PURCHASES Buy British Refrigerating Equipment Manufactured by j. Gr E. Hall Ltd. Dartford, Kent, Eng. Ice -making Cold Storage Air-Conditioning Quick Delivery Competitive Price* if ~N ft {■■A v^a 1% Clears \2*=^ the tmJ /iM \ft\\ 1 v Stimulates To clear the nasal passages to the first es*enr?al
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 114 9 |R[^^^2i^^S3fc22lli^^Ei3 The declarer saved his contract In today's deal by using one of the oldest, out still one of the most effective, deceptive plays In bridge. South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable. Mf rV>9 s 1481 10 AQ J The bidding: South West North East 1 no-trump Pass 2 no-trump Pass
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    • 202 9 When West opened the spade six and the dummy appeared. South realised Instantly that thv absence of a heart stopper might prove somewhat embarrassing, and, also Instantly, he resolved to do what he could to conceal the heart weakness from the enemy. So. when East put up the spade Jack,
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  • 454 10 SGT. WHO KILLED CHILD OF 5 GETS 5-YEAR SENTENCE fc A Very. Very Sad Case/ Says Judge From Our Staff Correspondent, IPOH, Wednesday. 'I HAVE considered all the evidence of this case and 1 regret 1 cannot accept your story of self-defence", said Mr. Justice Storr to 22-year-old George Frederick
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  • 89 10 Fran Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. DAKTRI Thaver told the Kuala Lnmpur First Magistrate today that his son in law, Doraisamy Sunoiah. a fitter in the railway workshops at Sentr|. brfnr* frae*»ring bis arm with a Mow by a stick said: "I
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  • 227 10 BANDIT AGENTS SEIZED From Our Staff Conotpondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. TWO women and a man. agents of the notorious Kepayang gang responsible fur thp bomb attempt against Dato Tan Cheng Lock at Ipoh. were arrested yesterday at Kepayang. A gang of masked and uniformed bandits raided six houses in 'he
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  • 32 10 Private roads In Singapore may be lighted If the owners pay all Installation and electricity charges. This committee recommendation will come up fur confirmation by the Municipal Commissioners on Friday.
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  • 35 10 A BUSED POLICE Egil Anderson, a Norwegian seaman from the Silvtrbeam, vu fined $15 in the Singapore Third Police Court yesteiday for calling an Auxiliary Police Officer at the Singapore Harbour Board "a fat pig."
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  • 55 10 A variety show wIU be held at the Bukit Zabarah School lr> Tohore Bahru in aid of the J chore 3ahru District Welfare Pund. Tae orchestra and tin Chinese maclcian, Mr. Bek Swee Hoon. are taking part in .he .jju-w. which win be under the oatnpa/f "f tlie
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  • 140 10 \IK. Yap Pheng Geek, nominated Singapore iTJ Municipal Commissioner, yesterday supported the proposed formation of a special committee to study the problem of Singapore hawkers. The committee as planneo would be composed of Municipal Commissioners and Oovernment Officers. Mr. Yap said he thought the campaign
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  • 67 10 Eleven aliens have been granted certificates of naturalisation by the Governor of Singapore. The latest batch of Singapore citizens are: Mr. Done Chui Sing, Miss Anna Losefl (Anna Frietman). Mr. Karoly Borkovlts, Mr. Emil Frantisek Matus, Dr. Jacob Fried, Miss Dorothy Rosemary Tay Kheng Sian (Rosemary Tay). Mr. ETich
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  • 32 10 The Raffles College Ordinance. 1048 and the King Edward VII College of Medicine Ordinance, 1939, will be repealed on Oct. 8, the foundation day of the University of Malaya.
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  • 132 10 SOCIETY OF FKIEKDS, discussion on "Personal Rerponsibi.i.y and the Economic System. led by Professor T. H. Silcock, 13, Orange Grove Road, 5.30 p.m. Open to -he public. FIFTH SINGAPORE COMPANI of the Boys' Brigade, 11th annual inspection and display, Choon Guan English Schctol. 5.30 pjn. MALAY FIRST AID
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  • 139 10 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LI'MPITR, Wednesday. DOLICE and military transport vehicles are not intended to be armoured fighting units. Services spokesmen told the Straits Times today in reply to criticism following recent road ambushes of security forces. I "If there is an ambush, the
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  • 150 10 ri SarawaK Government proposes to set up a board to exercise general supervision over the natural resources of the Colony, to conserve these resources and to control the use of land to prevent soil erosion and flood ing. A bill to set up this Board has
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  • 106 10 LONDON, Wed. APPOINTMENTS announced by the Colonial Office include the following to the Federation: AdarinbtraUM Serriee: Messrs A. O. A. Alabaster and M. B Gordon. Ceiagleal Sarvey: Mr. B. V. Bradford. Narsiac Sitter: Miss M. U. P. Kearns. OloaUl Sarvejr: sir. P. A. A. H«tnin g
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  • 87 10 The Singapore Regional lndiai. Congress will hold a public meeting at 4 p.m. on Sunday la the Mew World to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Mahatmr Gandhi. Mr. C. G. Menon, president o; the Regional Congress, will preside over the meeting. Speeches will he made in English by
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  • 44 10 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed.— Mr. R. B Jago, who was recently in Mnlavr foi the British Rubber Development Board, and Mr Warren Lockwood, director thf board's Washington bmeur, have just returned co Uncnn after a visit to Hol-
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  • 31 10 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BATiRU, Wed.— Monday and Tuesday tOct. 3 and 4» have been declared public bolidays In Joh >re on acoount of Harl Raya Hajl.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 265 10 ■■•■■■■■I OU~t PHONE jt^^Jul^JC 4042 INOW SHOWING! > 11.00 -1.45 -4.00 -6.30 -9 30 |J IAAI SURPRISES! U U THRILLS! ■r^isT" «sa*^ii Hntf tne Presentation on By mm the Screen of One m i k i"NILAM"^jS j I SIPUT SERAWAK f& POOMAI NOR ■i^Wl D. HARRIS in a Dual Role
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    • 245 10 TODAY <l DAILY I of Uajm., f.45, 4J>O, 6.30 9.30 pro. I The fihngoer will (eel confirmed in hi* new of Joan Crawford as a great acCreaa after he sees her in Flamingo Road' S. Times I with ZACHARY SCOTT «^\^K I SYDNEY CREEMSTREET DAVID BRIAN ■BL-2ES j 1 WORLD
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 101 10 10.00 News from Kuala Lxunpur; 10. OS Close; 10.55 For the Schools; 12.00 Programmes Id Malay; 1.00 Lunch-time mutlc. 1.30 Newc (also at 7 and 9.30): 2.00 Close; 8.00 Programme Summar;; 6.02 Children's Programme, 6.20 Calling All Hospitals: 7.10 This is Communism; 7.20 Dian? Lynn at the Piano; 7.30 Duke
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    • 75 10 gramme <As S'porej; 1.00 2.00 English Programme (As S'porej, 2.00 Close; 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Y.AJM.; 7.10 Thin isCommunism; 7.20 Hawaiian Music; 7 JO Famous Jam and Swing Combinations; 8.00 Forum of the Air; 8 JO Thursdaj Symphony; 9.45 American Favourites; 10.00 Happy Anniversary; 11.00 Close. Indadin* BBC rriay*: SJ«i
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    • 91 10 9.00 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 Snglish; 10.00 Radio News Reel; 10.15 "London Studio Cone rts"; 10.45 "Generally Sepaklng'; 11.00 Dance Music; 11.15 "Special Dlspat h" 11 JO Light Music; 12.0: Close. 5.30 p.m. Forces Favourites; 6.03 ue Swing Show; 6 JO Overseas Australian Hews (also at 8.30, 10 Se II);
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  • Commercial And Shipping News
    • 385 11 LONDON, Wed. BRITISH Government stocks were one of the few bright note in the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Gains of up to a quarter per cent were recorded and wer« the result of some switching from industrials. Pillowing were (ha dosing middle prices of selected stocks as supplied
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    • 261 11 From Our Market Correspondent JNVESTORS in the Malayan share market appeared 1 nervous yesterday as the price of tin to Malayan producers was still not fixed. London was again easier in tin shares and the market locally followed suit. Industrials showed little changes. 1 Price
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    • 218 11 RUBBER MARKET STEADIER THE Singapore rubber mar1 ket steadied slightly yesterday morning after Thursday's easier tone. It remained steady with mild fluctuations throughout the day. Noon prices were half a cent below, but closing levels were a quarter of a ceni above the previous day. Closing prices yesterday were: JIo.
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    • 55 11 DRUSEH Rubber Estates' proD ductlon during the year to March SI, 1949, at 696.000 lbs. was nearly double the previous year's output. The accounts showed that profits for the year were £5,528, amount written off estate rehabilitation account £1,044 and transfer to the general reserve £4,500, leaving
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    • 230 11 REPORTS OF TIN COMPANIES KLANQ River Tin's profit for the year to March 31, 1949. amounted to $4,152, which, with the balance brought forward of $253,097, makes a total of $257,249 available for appropriation. After writing off proportionate expenditure In connection with -access of the dredge to the Southern Leases
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    • 77 11 Frosa O«r Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Wed. The Siamese Minister of Industry. Sukit Nimmanhemin stated yesterday that Slam would start production of steel bars at the end of this year. Production will be carried on at the steel plant of the for-eign-managed Siamese-own-ed Siam Cement Co. The
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    • 86 11 RUSSIAN imports of Malayan coconut oil last month amounted to $924,423 or 1,100 tons, according to official statistics. Total foreign exports of Malayan coconut oil last month were 5f1.935.53« or 1,182.01 tons, of which India bought tS 030,319 or 6JIIIO tons. Malayan imports of coconut oil were
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    • 95 11 SHIPS in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns in brackets) were Malm Wharf: FraoeiSTlUe (3334), B*n»Ton (38-39), Prometbeuj (42-43). Wetrt Wharf: Tjipanas f«-7) Qranville (8-9), Benaxty (11). Glenroy (13-14), Olga Maersk (1516 i Empire Dock: Javanese Prince (17-18), Charon (19-30), Bldor (21M). Hoegh Silverbaajn
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1149 11 MANSFIELD <St CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Singapara) slub runnel Mm •tbaiti ■tkamsiii»> co.. Cagwen eetion te aroceed irla otkm LTD. SAIUNCY*™™ U^^U/TT y#-- ZFlS***. "^^Tl, /rL; a?. Mslaees T«4ee Weekly MMMdua tiom UK /Cont Oct. I Vtm^ 0j^,,,,, weekly v X 22' il T ♦o' Malacca. fr»"*s*'<«» UK .Oat II
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    • 323 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK ANO BOSTON VIA CEYLON INDIA ECYPI AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS *oore y yham Penang fres. loftorson 29 Sept. /4 Oct. 5/* Oct 7/10 Oct Willamette V,ctor» 12/18 Oct 19/20 Oct 21/24 Oct Pre. >oßt 2SOct./l Nev. Omitt 4/7 Net Mo«nt Davis 9/15 Nov 16/17 Nov.
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    • 326 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS TO CONTINENT/ SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIA v X SCANDINAVIA. CONT I N eNT Loading at Singapore. Port Swettanham m.s. -Kambeeia" Cod.wni 4/5 Penang for Bangkok. Manila, H'Kong, Kobe Yokohama m.t "Salandia' due ato Oct. 1 for Colombo. Aden, Port Said. m.s "Mtsalt" dwe abt Oct 18 Beyrouth,
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    • 985 11 McALISTER dc CO.. LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore) Telephone No. 5906 ■1.1.E8M4W BULKMAU BILAVENESS LINE LONDON, HAVRI. ANTWOP. "r*,, A SS* L H"^ "tANCISCO. ROTTERDAM c HAMBURC PORTLAND SEATTLE b VANCOOVM CITY OF IVANSVILLE Accepting cargo for Central South American Ports ■*WB 29-10 Sept. FRANCnviLU a-rv of poona ccw fn/i2f n/i2
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  • 1826 12  -  EPSOM JEEP Happy Quadrant Scores A Splendid Double By IPOH, Wednesday. BRIGHT Star (Ayres) created a big surprise to pay $122 for a win in a sevenhorse field at Ipoh yesterday, the second day of the Perak Turf Club Autumn Meeting. Punters
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  • 45 12 SOCCER: Army t Ceylonese (Community League) J. Beaar; Gothrte S.C. f S3 Coy. R.A.0.C.. Gerlang Stadium; A.C.S.U. Seranxoon Br. t J/Sqdr. E.5.8.D.. Farrer Park; \onf% XI JolliUda. Farrer Park; Brewer le« B.C. t Field Security. ABC. Ground. HOCKEY: 8.0.D.C.A. r. Indiana, 8.0.D. ground.
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  • 143 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. REPORTS that Selangor will be playing in the northern section of the All Blues competition are described by All Blues' officials here as incorrect Selangor will remain as hitherto in the southern section ana will meet Negri S<:mbilan
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  • 230 12 T ED by the wily veteran, Madon, Malays were in goal scoring mood yesterday when they defeated Europeans by five goals to one In their S.A.F.A. community league tie at Jalan Besar. Two mistakes, first by Morton, then by Robinson, in the first 15 minutes gave
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  • 65 12 The following will represent the Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union at hockey against the Johore Bahru District Malay XI on the Naval Base Ground at 5 p.m. tomorrow: Bakar Hassan; Mehar Singh and Mohd. Ali; Bakar Sldek, Darshan Singh (capt.) and Soo Yong; Mohd. Jamat. Wong Slew
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  • 18 12 St. Joseph's Continuation School beat Beng Swee Rangers by fourone yesterday on the school ground.
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  • 55 12 TOTAL POOL: $312,100. FIRST: No. *****0 ($96,432). SECOND: No. *****0 ($48,216). THIRD: No. *****0 ($24,108). STARTERS: ($3,444 each). Nos: *****0; *****6; *****9; *****1; *****1; *****6; *****7. CONSOLATION PRIZES ($l,OOO each). Nos: 17«302; *****5; *****6; ,*****0; *****5; *****5; *****2; *****3; *****4; *****6. DOUBLE TOTE FIRST DOUBLE: one ticket ($661);
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  • 21 12 St. Patrick's School's annual Swimming Carnival will be held tomorrow from 2 p.m. at the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club.
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  • 698 12 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Wed. A TOTAL of 149 entries— o9 for class three and 80 for class four— have been received for the three-day Penang Turf Club Autumn meeting to be run on Oct. 8, 12 and IS. There will be eight races
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  • 46 12 WILLIE PEP, world featherweight champion, stands over the badly battered Eddie Compo in the seventh round of their title fight at Connecticut on Sept. 20. The fight was stopped In this round at the request of Compos chief second. A.P. photo..
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  • 341 12 R.A.F. Seletar 11; Police 3. IN a game that never reached great heights but which developed into a grim forward battle, R.A.F. Seletar maintained their winning form by defeating Police 11 3 in a match played yesterday evening at Thomson Road. Seletar sorely missed the
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  • 57 12 The Singapore Khalsa Association defeated the Singapore Hospital Assistants Union by three goals to one on the Khalsa ground yesterday This result was a fair reflection of the game. Khalsa forwards rhowed clever stickwork while their defence gave a good account of themselves Scorers were: Harbans
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  • 145 12 pOLOUKS beat Whites by IS points (three goals) to nil In the Singapore Cricket Club trial yesterday on the Padang Colours, the Club's probable first fifteen, were superior, especially In the first half, when they confined play to Whites' territory practically throughout. Rodick, who deputised
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  • 83 12 The R.A.F. (Seletar) will meet Indian Recreation Club In a soccer match on Saturday (eve of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday) at Farrer Park for the Gandhi Memorial Cup presented by Mr. G. Maruthamuthoo. I.R.C. players will be selected from the following: K. Narayanan, S. Tihambaram, M. A. Razak,
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  • 21 12 TODAY: 3.34 a.m. (7ft. Sin) and 2.42 p.m. (Bft. 61n.). TOMORROW: 5.04 a.m. (7ft. lin.) and J.S7 p.m. (Bft.).
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  • 335 12 By STICKS" TPHH Singapore Recreation Club, 1 who have been the strongest Colony hockey side for several seasons, showed that they will make a bid to live up to their reputation again this year with a seven-nil win over R-A.F. Seletar on the padang
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 534 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. Continued from page 6) VEHICLES FOR SALE MO m litre, 12 h.p. tourer. 1959 model, first registered IMS. complete history known. Insured to July 1950. Very good condition Owner buying saloon. $2,000 or offer. Phone *****. 6-8 p.m. 1949. OREY CITROEN. 15 HP.. condition as new, taxed and
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    • 59 12 That's service! XKUALA TREK'JGANU" wish to express my thanks for the trouble you have taken to repair the watch. It is working very satisfactory now." \efc f***]n restrictions are relaxed. (OLLYER QUAY SINGAPORE <7ie inside secret of modern touttort ti*oJf* lt LATEX FOAM MATTRESS cannot harbour MOTHS or \i:it.\ll\! THE
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