The Straits Times, 15 March 1950

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES Singapore, Wednesday; march 15, 1950. it PRICE TEN CENTS
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    MORE PLANES, TROOPS COMING
    376 1 Heavy Bomber Squadron Gurkha Bde. ]y|ORE aircraft and troops are to be sent to Malaya for operations against the bandits, it was announced in a statement issued last night by the Commissioner-General's office. Aircraft reinforcements will include a Lincoln heavy bomber squadron from the United Kingdom.
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    38 1 AN IPOH Anti-Bandit Mo nth Volunteer searches a matter's hut at Lahat. on the outskirts of the town, during a screening onerati on last Sunday. One bandit cook— a woman— was arresed during the operation. Straits Times picture.
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    DR. HO MAY VISIT MAO AND STALIN
    245 1 DR. HO MAY VISIT MAO AND STALIN SAIGON, Tuesday. I3KPOKTS circulated in Saigon today said that Ho Chi Minh, Vietminh insurgent leader, left several weeks ago fo r Peking to sign a treaty of alliance with Communist China and that h e would later go to Moscow to negotiate a
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    BRITISH LOAN TO BURMA
    74 1 LONDON Tues— The British Commonwealth will announce a loan of £6.000 000 to Burma this week informed sources said today The loan will be for two years and will help the Burmese balance their budget and develop the production and export of rice, the sources satd.
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    BRITISH EXPORTS
    17 1 LONDON, Tues. British exports in February totalled £155.700.000—11 per cent less than In January.— U.P.
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    $10,000,000 Jap Trade Plan Starts
    143 1 rpRADERS in Singapore and X the Federation have been issued with licences worth 410.000,000 to import Japnese goods under the Japan sterling area trade agreement total quota is about $^.i.0i)0.000 for both Singaand the Federation. S;. m e of these goods have alrcdy arrived. More
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    DUTCH POLICE HELD
    141 1 DUTCH POLICE HELD JAKARTA. Tues. TNDONESIAN police have 1 arrested 17 people Including 12 Dutch police officers, in the past 24 hours In a drive to smash an arms ring believed to be operating from Sourabaya. Police swooped on Sourabaya after the chance discovery yesterday of a large arsenal of
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    MARSHAL CHANG STILL ALIVE
    43 1 HONG KONG Tues. Reports that the "Young Marshal" Chang Hsueh-llang was executed on Nov. 1 were officially denied today. It was said that the "Young Marshal" was "alive and in good health" but still under house arrest at Kaohsiung.
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    NEW DUTCH VIEW ON U.S.I. URGED
    165 1 JAKARTA, Tues MR. S H Fockema Andrea, Netherlands Secretary for War. yesterday said that "misunderstandings and difficulties may arise in In I<>nesia" unless there is a new approach Dy the Dutch. He told a Press confer nee he was convinced it was left to
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    Memorial Service
    36 1 HONO KONO, Tues. A memorial service was held yesterday for Mr. John Kennedy Rldeout, Professor of Chinese Studies, whose body was washed up on the beach of Laitf no Island on Feb. 25.— AJ*
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    42 1 MR. AND MRS. GEORGE ANTAKI, the Egyptian couple who were injured in the bomb outrage at the Adelphi Hotel on Sunday. Picture shows Mrs. Antaki's bandaged leg. They were photographed at Kalian* airport, Singapore, before leaving for Cairo yesterday.— Straits Times Picture.
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    Indonesia-U.K. Trade Talks Open
    103 1 IndonesiaU.K. Trade Talks Open From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Tues. 'TRADE negotiations between representatives of the United Kingdom and Indonesia, which are likely to affect Singapore's entrepot trade, have begun in London. The object of the talks is to arrange a programme of trade between the two :ountrles for 1950.
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    Four Injured By Penang Grenade
    169 1 From Our Staff Correspondent ITD PENANG, Tuesday. tHJUK people were wounded tonight when a handgrenade was thrown i n Muntri Street in the heart, of the town at a point where screening operations were beinr conducted by a squad of AntiBandit Volunteers. There was no
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    NIGERIAN YOUTH GETS LIFE TERM
    39 1 LAGOS, Nigeria, Tues. A YOUNG Nigerian worker, 24-year-old Heelas Chukwemeka Ugokwe, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted knife murder of Mr. Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Chief Secretary of .the Government of Nigeria.—Renter.
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    7 Die In Fierce Bruas Battle
    338 1 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. DANDITS who ambushed a police jeep on the Bruas-Sitiawan road in Perak killed two Malay policemen, one Chinese detective, a Chinese civilian and a Malay bus conductor but they themselves lost two killed and one wounded. One of
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    MORE JAP GUESTS
    30 1 TOKYO, Tues. Approximately 150 Japanese, ranging from jurists to Journalists, will travel to the United States within the next few months as guests of the U.S A.P.
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    TAX AGREEMENT
    25 1 RANGOON. Tues.— Britain and Burma have signed ~an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evasion of Income tax.— Reuter.
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    GIFT OF PLANES
    28 1 TOKIO. Tues. United States Far East Air Force officials today confirmed that 50 F-51 fighters are to be turned over to the Philippines Government. A.P.
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    Drink Kills Child
    30 1 SYDNEY, 2-ueß.— A two-year-old girl one of four young children who drank half a bottle of Sauterne left over from a party, died few hours later.— AP.
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    DE-RATIONING OF PETROL WELCOMED
    576 1 THROUGHOUT Malaya yesterday, the announcement that petrol would be "off the ration" from April 1, was widely welcomed. The general and official view is that consumption will not increase. The official announcement, which was issued simultaneously in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, said that the decision had
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    Escaping Poles Kill Judo Expert
    223 1 Escaping Poles Kill Judo Expert BRISTOL, Tues. TWO Poles will appear in court today jointly charged with the murder of a Judo expert who neuily caught them after they had robbed a bank in daylight in Bristol yesterday. The Poles are Roman Redel and Zbignlew Gower. both aged 23. Their
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    Mrs. Arliss Dead
    17 1 LONDON, Tues.— Mrs. Florence Arliss, widow ol actor George Arliss, died on Sunday. A.X
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    NEW WORKS MINISTER
    42 2 NEW MINISTER of Works. Mr. R R. Stokes, replaced Mr. Charles Key in Mr. Attlee's reconstruction of the Government. Aged 53 Mr. Stoke has had a distinguished industrial career as chairman and managing director of Ransomes and Rapier. Ltd.
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    KASHMIR DEBATE TODAY
    245 2 KASHMIR DEBATE TODAY NEW YORK, Tues. rE U.N. Security Council will resume debate tomorrow on the four-power resolution on Kashmir. Informed sources said that both India and Pakistan appeared ready to accept the resolution with certain reservations. The British delegate a; ihe itist meeting clarified the resolution on behalf of
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    Stabbings And Race Riots Lead To Bombay Curfew
    291 2 Stabbings And Race Riots Lead To Bombay Curfew BOMBAY, Tuesday. A CURFEW was imposed yesterday evening in the mixed Hindu-Muslim area in the centre of Bombay where two people were stabbed to death and six seriously injured in communal riots. A large police force has been drafted into the area.
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    FARMING BY POWER IN ASIA
    72 2 OTTAWA, Tues— In India there was room for large scale farm mechanisation, using big power implements. Mr. Robert Mayhew. Minister of Fisheries, told the Canadian House of Commons today. Mr. Mayhew, who attended the International Labour Organisation conference in India, and the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers
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    PACT HITCH
    48 2 CAIRO. Tues— A hitch i over a clause under which 1 Jordan would agree to open her markets to Israeli manufactures is holding up the conclusion of a flve-year non -aggression pact berween Israel and Jordan. Fhe Jordanian Cabinet has refused tr accept the clause.— A.P.
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    INDIA OFFERS TREATIES
    136 2 INDIA OFFERS TREATIES NEW DELHI. Tues. INDIA is discussing treaties of friendship with the U.S., Siam, the Philippines ,Iran, Nepal, Yemen and CzeI choslovakla. Pandit Nehru I told Parliament yesterday. Replying to a question, he adde,d that India would welcome treaties with Russii and China. India has not considered it
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      33 2 In a blaze of pageanti.v the French President. M Vincent Auriol. drove through crowded streets U the Guildhall for lunch with the Lord Mayor during his recent state vj»r to Britain— A.P. p.ctur.
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      Red Tape And The Cow Defeated Him
      253 2 LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. A LAUNCESTON suburban gardener has retired defeated by a cow and red tape. When the cow broke Into his garden he phoned the Launceston police station which referred him to the local police station, which referred him to the pound ranger,
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    AMETHYST FOR FAR EAST AGAIN
    48 2 LONDON, Tues. IT was announced m London today that the British > gate Amethyst, seriously damaged when she ran Hie gauntlet of Chinese Communist artillery in a daring dash down the Yangtse River, last year, will rejoin the Far Eastern fleet in April— V.P
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    LABOUR REVOLT OVER SERETSE
    417 3 Boycott And 'No Tax' Threat By Bamangwa to LONDON, Tuesday. fHE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, will try to stamp out a smouldering: revolt among Labour M.P's who are angry at Britain's decision to ban Seretse Khama and his white wife from the Bamangwato reserve in Bechuanaland.
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    Queen's Jewels
    31 3 Queen's Jewels QUEEN ELIZABETH, wearfng magnificent Crown jewels, is seen arriving at a State banquet given recently at the French Embassy in London to President and Madame Vincent Aurlol. AJ\ Picture.
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    Commons Told Of S. Wales Tragedy
    281 3 LONDON, Tues. TLIR. Winston Churchill, Leader of the Opposition, referred to the South Wales air tragedy In which 80 people lost their lives, in the House of Commons yesterday when he asked whether the Government had prepared a statement on Vb: crash. Mr Fran<c
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    44 3 AMONG THE YOUNG riding pupils to be seen in Rotirn Row. Hyde Park, London, are Prince William, aged right and Prince Richard, aged five, sons of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. This is their first appearance in public as hprseme n. Renter picture.
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    Colombo Agreement On Jap Treaty
    72 3 LONDON, Tues. MK. Kenneth Younger, .Minister of Sate for Fortign Affairs, told Parliament yesterday tha. all Commonwealth delegations a the recent Colombo conference were agreed on the importance of making peace with Japan as soon as possible. "A proposal to establish a working par.y of
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    MR. BEVIN LEAVES HOSPITAL
    60 3 LONDON, Tues. THEF., ;n Secretary, Mr. i 1 Ernest Bevin, resu*--rd I work today after three days in hospital where he re- ceived injections for heart trouble. During the recent Colom- bo conference a special chair was provided to carry I Mr. Bevin upstairs to the
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    RECALLED
    52 3 BUDAPEST, Tues.— T h American Legation In Budapest yesterday notified the Hungarian Foreign Minister that the United States nad recalled three military officers declared persona non grata" by Hungary. They are: Colonel J. Kraft, Mili- j tary Attache: Major D. Griffln, deputy Air Attache; Lt. J. Hoyne, deputy Military
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    UNCERTAINTY ON U.S.I. MONEY STEP
    281 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. THE drastic monetary measures taken by the Indonesian Government in connection with the export inducement plan have caused great uncertainty jh Amsterdam and Jakarta, says the of the Financial Times. Holders of large stocks of ->roduce in Jakarta state
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    THE ONLY WOMAI
    36 3 THE ONLY WOMAN junior n mister in the new Labour Government is veteran Labour Party member Miss ;«aret Harbison. Aged 42, Miss Herbison is Joint Parliamentary Under-Sec-tary to the Scottish Office. Reuter Picture.
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    Mr. Attlee Turns Down Bomb Talks
    172 3 LONDON, Tues. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee. refused in Parliament today to call a conference to outlaw atomic and hydrogen bombs and the British Communist Party In reply to Mr. Norman Dodds, Labour member, who asked Mr. Attlee "to make some special effort
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    SIAMESE TWINS' MOTHER DIES
    33 3 PORT OP SPAIN (Trlni dad) Tues.— Mrs. Rita Lovel' mother of the Siamese twin born In Port of Spain elgh days ago, has died. Tht babies are progressing.— U.P.
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    OFF TO ROME TO SEE THE FOPE
    53 3 COUNTESS VON HOHENAU riding on her five-year old mare "Bella Gisela" through the narrow streets of MHtenwald, fanred Bavarian violin makers' town near the German-Austrian border. She Is en route to Rome to convey Holy Tear greetings from German hone lovers to the
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    LABOUR WINS AGAIN
    217 3 LABOUR WINS AGAIN LONDON, Tues. DRI TAINS fortnight-old Labour Government last night threw back a second searching Conservative challenge In the House of Commons by 25 votes, *****9. The Liberals voted for the Government. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, had announced that the Government would resign if they were
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    UK wants to try new payment union PARIS, Tuesday.
    233 3 UK wants to try new payment union PARIS, Tuesday. DRITAINhas assured Mr. Averell Harritnan, the Marshall Plan Roving Ambassador, that she Is "anxious to work out and participate in a new European payments unfrm, Mr. Harriman said in 1" Paris today. The new plan, now being drafted by the 18-nation
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    BELGIAN PREMIER SEES KING
    115 3 BRUSSELS. Tues. THE Belgian. Prime 1 Minister, Mr. Gaston Eyskens. left B/ussels hurriedly by road yesterday a day ahead of schedule, to discuss with King Leopold in Switzerland tie stalemate voting in Sunday's referendum on his re'.ujo to the throne. He had met his Cabinet and
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    Berlin 'Toy Lift'
    41 3 BERLIN, T:ies J^N American "toy lift" gladdened H0.009 Berlin children yesterday. It was the first distribution by the American Legion of several nrllion gifts it has collected for children in Europe Berlin's share was 25 tons.— A J*.
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    Jessup To Answer Loyalty Charges
    192 3 PARIS, Tuesday. T\R. Philip Jessup, President Truman's ambassa- dor-at-large, has cancelled his ship passage for tomorrow and is flying home today. He announced this shortly after hearing that the Senate committee investigating loyalty in the State Department had accused him of being favourably disposed towards
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    BEVIN TO MAKE STATEMENT ON CHINA SOON
    235 3 BEVIN TO MAKE STATEMENT ON CHINA SOON LONDON, Tuesday. JHE British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Krnest Bevin, hopes to make a statement on Britain's relations with Communist China as soor as negotiations now proceeding in Peking ar concluded, Mr. Kenneth Younger, Minister o* State for Foreign Affairs, said in Parliameu yesterday.
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    Dead Man's Debt To Be Paid From Gratuity
    283 4 Dead Man 's Debt To Be Paid From Gratuity A SINGAPORE Municipal employee who retired from the service o n Feb 28. 1942, and died a few months later, owed h debt of $1,400. Was that debt payable to the creditor? The Singapore Public Trustee, Mr. A. C. Alcock, took
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    STAFF GROUP
    43 4 WHEN MR. S. D. SREENIV SAN, th« fencral manager of the National Insurance Co., Ltd., visited the Far Eastern Branch office In Kuala Lumpur recently during his tour of South-East Asia the staff had this group photograph taken. Eastern Photographers photo.
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    REDS BUY MORE MALAYA RUBBER
    220 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. 1)1 SSI A returned to the rubber market last month and bought 1,685 tons of Malayan rubber *u- 1, i>.,.,.. nn.m shipment was valued at $1,878,912. Russia was the third biggesf buyer last month; the United States maintaining first
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    FOR VARSITY
    65 4 FK University of Malaya Endowment Fund on March 11 stood at 52,529.413.19 —an increase of $84,068.07 since the last list. The biggest contribution in the latest list is $50,000 from the Sarawak Government. "A Chinese merchant" has contributed $10,000, and Mr. P. Govindasamy Pillai of Singapore $5,000. Another
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    Training For Welfare
    147 4 SINGAPORE Social Welfare Department has drawn up a plan to give specialised training to 53 recruits it proposes to engage to cope with the work under its programme of expanded activities. The course, to last two years, will include training in the types of work for which
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    THEY BLAMED THE RAIN
    86 4 SEGAMAT, Tues— "We had come to Simpang Jabl to buy some things and got caught in a heavy rain storm. We were afraid that our identity cards would get wet if we returned to the estate in the rain and waited till the storm blew over."
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    IPOH ART SHOW
    42 4 IPOH, Tues.— An exhibition in aid of the Perak Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society is to be given by a Penang artist, Mr. Yong Mun Sen, at the Hang Kang Association in Brewster Road Ipoh, on March 17 and 19.
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    POLICE BLAMED IN COURT
    142 4 POLICE BLAMED IN COURT From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, r»lC«. INCHE Ismail, the Taiping magistrate, criticised the police yesterday. Two lorry drivers. Tan Ah Cheong and Cheong Mool, were charged with carrying foodstuffs in their vehicles in controlled areas between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. in contravention of the Movement
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    Turkey Was Under Shirt
    49 4 From Our SUfl Correspondent MALACCA, Tves. VAILING to steal a fullgrown turkey which made a noise, 22-year-old Manap bin Saod made away with a voting one valued at t5 und»r his shirt. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Manap was fined $25. The fine was paid
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    ACQUITTED
    86 4 From Oar Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. TOOK PHEW ajid Ng Ah Kong, two Chinese from Singapore who were charged in the Police Court with criminal trespass with intent to commit an offence at the General Hospital, were acquitted today. They were found seated on the stairs of the
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    Perak "Month" Men Now Total 40,000
    172 4 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. PERAK'S Anti-Bandit Month volunteers, who now total almost 40,000 men and women, have had several successes during Hieir first fortnight on operations. Ipoh volunteers made a surprise check on the detention camp, finding stacks of Communist documents and
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    DESIGNER
    27 4 MRS. Y. C. FOO, who de signed all the dresses in the Festival of ~hine*e Fashion which is being reopened at Raffles Hotel Singapore, on Saturday.
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    Johore Club Dance
    28 4 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tuee.— There will be a St. Patrick's Day dance at the Royal Johore International Club on Saturday. Mar. 18.
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    SINGAPORE SIKHS' PRIVY COUNCIL PLEA SUCCEDS
    280 4 LONDON, Tuesday. jyfOHINDEK Singh and Mohan Singh, Singapore textile merchants, won their appeal before the judicial committee of the Privy Council yesterday from an order of the Supreme Court of Singapore enhancing sentences passed in the First District Court in April, 1949, for offences
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    2 Rescuers Wake, Feed Dog At Night
    195 4 2 Rescuers Wake, Feed Dog At Night EVERY two hours on Mon day night two members of the staff of Malayan Airways took turns to get out. ot bed ana feed glucose '*nd chicken essence to a young black Alsatian *****. The <Jog had been rescued from an uninhabited Island
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    Unofficials At Bentong
    96 4 From Our Own Corresponded BENTONO, Tues. BENTONG is being gradually introduced to self-gov-ernment and Us town board this year has an unofficial majority following a directive by the Pahang State Secretary. The new composition of the board isDistrict Officer as Chairman. Assistant District Officer, the Senior Executive
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    Stamford Club, Perak
    89 4 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Tues. The following were elected office-bearers of the Stamford Club, Perak, at the re*, cent general meeting: President, Mr. Khoo Kai Hont;: vice-presidents, Mr. Utam Singh and Mr. Ung Khek Cheow; secretary and treasurer, Mr. Choo Sin Tak; sports secretary. Mr.
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    2 MONTHS GAOL
    34 4 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Tues. Yeoh Hoe was sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment for stealing 15 coconuts. For failing to produce his identity card Yeom was fined $5.
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    $10 FOR ABSENCE
    30 4 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Mon. Wong Nam was fined $10 for failing to attend court on a summons case. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
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    MONTHLY LUNCH
    42 5 MONTHLY LUNCH THE OVERSEAS Trade Commissioners in Singapore held their first monthly lunch meeting at Princes' Restaurant yesterday. Pictured are Mr. Paul Sykrs, Canadian Trade Commissioner, who leaves for Canada today, and the Australian Trade Commissioner. Mr. James Payne. Straits Times picture.
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    5 KILLED IN FIGHT ON ESTATE
    62 5 5 KILLED IN FIGHT ON ESTATE From Oar Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. FIVE people were stabbed fatally in a fight en Rosevale Estate, Buklt Rotan. in Kuala Selangor last night. The dead are two Tamil women and three Tamil men, all labourers. Two more Tamils were wounded. Two Special
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    GAOLED FOR WOOD THEFT
    45 5 Eighteen-year-old Mjhamed Sharif! bin Mohamed Kassim, who pleaded guilty in the Singapore Fourth Police Court to stealing nine pieces of timber at Tampenls Road on Mar. 6, was sentenced yesterday to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment. Mohamed Shariff admitted one previous conviction.
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    STOLE CLOTH
    28 5 For stealing five yards of cloth, 40-year-old Wee Ah Cheng of Bain Street was bound over for one year In the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday.
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    GODS SPOKE' TO APPAMAH BUT....
    101 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. I |>ECA(JSE her cods in- formed her that the time was not propitious for her to obtain an identity card. 60-year-old Appamah. an Indian woman, did not come forward to register when registration was fir«t introduced in Malaya. Last week,
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    Co-op Housing Plan For Negri Unionists
    222 5 From Our Staff Correspondent SEKEMBAN, Tuesday. 'THREE types of houses, ranging in cost from $6,000 A to $12,000 each, are proposed 'or the Seremban co-operative housing scheme which is sponsored by the Negri Sembilan Teachers' Union for all members of trade unions in the
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    Birdwatcher Speaks
    23 5 The Indian ornithologist. Mr. Sallm AH will talk on "How I tortlme a *btfd-Wat-cher" from Radio Malaya at 10 o'clock tonight.
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    ACSU PROTESTS AT ARMY POLICY ON NEW JOBS
    316 5 f HU 6,000-strong Army Civil Service Union claims, in a letter to the Brigadier-in-charge of Administration Singapore District, that "the policy adopted by the War Department in the matter of higher appointments is in contravention of previous agreements made between the Union
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    Two Illegal Collectors
    68 5 TWO Chinese who went round a village in Lorong Tai Seng collecting money from house holders on behalf of a temple appeared in the Singapore Fourth Police Court The two. Poh Huk Yeo, 42. and Koh Ah How 42, pleaded guilty to having collected subscriptions without a
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    DAUGHTER, 15 HAD NO CARD
    64 5 From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Tues. Abdullah bin Kassim aged 61. was fined $15 at Bentong for harbouring hl s 15-year-old daughter Zainum. who had failed to get an identity card. Abdullah, a resident of Kampong Pelangai. said that his Penghulu told him he would
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    PERAK SCOUT DELEGATES
    53 5 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA KANOSAR, TuesAssociation delegates to The Perak Boy Scouts' State the Federation Scout Council at Kuala Lumpur are as follows: The State Commissioner Mr. E. C. Hicks, District Commissioner of Kinta, Mr. Chong Wan Fook, secretary. Mr. Chye Kah Loke and treasurer Mr.
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    Singapore Diary
    64 5 ART EXHIBITION. British Council Hall. Stamford Road, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Y.W.CA. Katong Groups, craft work, St. Hilda's School, 4 pjn., dinner, Chinese Swimming Club, 7 p.m. CHINESE YJd.C.A, 107, Selegie Road, chesa club, 5 pjn.. weightlifting, 5.30 p.m., table tennis, 7 p.m. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Of King
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    Wage Rise Asked By Navy Workers
    142 5 HOUSING allowances and revision of salaries are sought by local staffs employed by the Admiralty in Singapore under three resolutions adopted by the Local Staff Union members. Local staffs are concerned over the "excessive delay" In the implementation of the house rent allowance which
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    $15,000 COSTUMES FOR SHOW
    93 5 $15,000 COSTUMES FOR SHOW »Rom Our Stall Correspondent IPOH, Tues. COSTUMES worth $15,000 v will be used In the Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association's production of "Lady Precious Stream" to be given In aid of the building extension fund of the Ipoh Anglo-Chinese Girls' School at the Jubilee Park on
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    Professors To Sing At K.L.
    78 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Two Chinese professors— man and wife will sing solos and duet^ at a concert next Saturday at the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur, arranged by the Y.M.C.A., the Selangor Chinese Athletic Association and the Yan Keng Benevolent
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    PASSPORT FINE
    39 5 From On Own Correspondent MUAR, Tues. For entering the Federation without a valid passport, a 20-year-old Indonesian, Asharl bin Haron. was fined $50 or 25 days' hard labour at Muar. He wa s arrested at Parlt Propok.
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    S'PORE SYNAGOGUE WEDDING
    24 5 MISS MOLLY MOSES and Mr. Saul Ezeklel, who were married in the Maglaln A both Synagogue in Singapore. Straits Times picture.
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    Brigade Fights Fire In Stack
    138 5 From Oar Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Tues. JHE Negri Sembllan fire brigade spent about two hours last night hosing down the kitchen wall and chimney stack at the Seremban Convent and removing an accumulation of soot which had caused a small fire. Firemen first attempted to
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    Gaol For Stealing Wallet
    117 5 Gaol For Stealing Wallet FlIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD ArLj shad bin Mohamed. who was found guilty in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday of stealing a wallet with $22 in it. was sentenced to three months' rigorous Imprisonment. A second accused. 20-year-old Taib bin Haji Hassan, who accepted from Arshad some of the
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    IN BETTER MOOD AFTER GAOL
    69 5 From. Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. When Tan Ah Siam appeared In the Johore Bahru Court today after serving a sentence of 10 days simple imprisonment for misbehaving himself during a court hearing, the Magistrate remarked that he appeared to be in a better
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    72 6 B De B. GATES— Mrs. M. Gate* wUhes to thank all those %h© kindly sent floral tributes and messages of sympathy In her lecem bereavement. All letters ill be answered personal'y. LEE KIM CHOO Family thnnk all clubs. A^'f 110 1^ ds k Relatives who attended »)plu rWti funeral,
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Mar. 15, 1950. Indonesian Trade
    714 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Mar. 15, 1950. Indonesian Trade It is quite impossible to estimate merely from a reading of the new Indonesian export inducement scheme what the final effects will be of this halfway house experiment in free exchange. The immediate result should be an all-round increase in
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    A Singapore Bird Book
    309 6 It was announced last week that a Government grant has been made for the publication of a book on the birds of Singapore Island. If there are any who are inclined to snort indignantly that public funds ought not to be spent for the benefit of
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    THE SPEED LIMIT
    87 6 1 AGREE with Mr. N L. Macassey's views jn the speed limit recently imp* sen in the rural areas of Buklt Timah and Woodlands Roads This road is the main trunk road to the Federation, ana the limitation of private car» to a speed of 30 m.p.h
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    Chiang's Raids On China
    267 6 Chiang' s Raids On China THE Chinese Nationalist air raids of Chinese h city-ports and of all shipping nearby are not truly "terror" raids. They are actually designed to squash Red plans for the Invasion of Formosa and Hainan; to prevent Red China's economic recovery, I; so that she cannot
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    QUESTION FOR MR. TAN KAH KEE
    86 6 MAY I, through the Straits m Time, ask Mr. Tan Kah Kee a question? Since Mr. Tan regards himself as a peace-loving and righteous man, why didn't hf, tell the Peking. Government, when he was m Peking that the bandits of this country do
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    REACTIONS TO SPEED TRAPS
    519 6 THIS Ls Anti-Bandit 1 1 Month. People are J volunteering their ser- s vices, and one of the reasons for this is to "en- j able the regular police to do more important duties." I The writer is a Volunteer Special Constable, and In j order
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      THE "DEFENCE" OF KEPONG
      515 6 THERE were few, I think, who did not endorse 1 the views moderately expressed in the letter published in the Straits Times under the heading "Four News Hems Have Shaken Public Confidence" on March 8 and signed "An Englishman To those four items— the Bukit Kepong
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      SHOULD AN A.P. GET $20,000?
      116 6 I AM startled at the report that an Auxiliary Policeman who shot dead a bandit leader in Selangor has been rewarded with $20,000 in cash. I In the normal course, members of the police and the armed forces, as far as I am aware, are
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      TRAINING THE SALESGIRL
      190 6 IREAD with interest and regret the letter from "An American in the Straits Times of Mar. 10— interest, because I train sales staff in a big Singapore store, and regret, because salesgirls anywhere can be guilty of behaviour likely to cause distress or annoyance to Asian (or
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      MR. LIM IS NOT LOCAL-BORN
      78 6 T HAVE been following the correspondence in the Press with reference to the Lim-Wicks Affair with keen interest. All the letters speak of Mr. Lim as "a local man." Mr. Lim, as far as I have been able to gather, was born in China, qualified
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    Ragging And Fagging
    337 6 Ragging And Fagging IN answer to "Sapiens' letter on University ragging, has this lather ever considered that this playfulness and sometimes, no doubt, painful playfulness is really doing his son a lot of good, teaching him to stand up for himself, making him realise that the "apron strings" will not
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    A.B.M. ROSTER
    63 6 UR R. B. Homer, Antim Bandit Month State Organiser in Kedah and Perils, has replied to "ABM. Volunteer's" criticism of the volunteer roster system in Kedah by saying he does not want the like of 'A.B.M. Volunteer" in his organisation. Maybe. But Mr. Honker's letter was hardly what
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    On the Margin
    375 6 The Blood Bunk 1 BRIEF documentary film In aid of the Blood Bank is now being shown In Singapore cinemas, and it i.; :i credit to Shaw Brothers, but the impression made upon ir.o when I saw it at the Capi-' tol was that it was not
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    Malayan Port Facilities Better
    241 7 Malayan Port Facilities Better From Our Staff Correspondent K LUMPUR, Tues. CONSIDERABLE improvement in Federation port facilities last year is recorded by the Marine Superintendant, Mr R. S. B. Union, in his J949 report There was a 3.000,000-ton increase in foreign shipping using the ports. The greatest Improvement, however, was
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    'DIAL 999 QUICKLY' PLEA
    463 7 Police Call For Public Aid To Find Terrorists THE Singapore Adelphi Hotel bomb outrage could have been prevented had the diner who noticed a suspicious person outside, quietly and quickly telephoned the Police, said Mr. C. W. Byrde, Superintendent of the Singapore Radio Division, broadcasting over
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    SPOT THE BANDIT
    54 7 VOLUNTEERS in the Ipoh Anti-Bandit Month list occupants of houses in Lahat village (above) fire miles out of town, in a screening operation during the weekend. Below, Perak's Anti-Bandit Month organiser Mr lan Chandler. "Spotc the Bandit" at the Methodist Youth Fellowship Fair in I poh last
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    Air Ministry Man Dies
    51 7 ■Mr. S. D. Amerasinghe who was employed in the drawing office of "Air Ministry at Sime Road, died at the General Hospital yesterday He had been sick for the Jast seven months. The cortege will leave the hospital at 4 p.m. today for the Buddhist Cemetery,
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    SVC Helped The Police
    61 7 CINGAPORE Volunteer Corps j u assisted the Police In a security check In a rural district last Sunday, it was officially disclosed yesterday. Strong sections of the SVC under the command of an officer and accompanied by uniformed police and detectives entered the area at dawn.
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    Benham Report Expected In June
    47 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, TuesThe Benham Committee's report on revision of salary scales in all branches of the Federation's public services is expected to be completed in June. It will then be laid before the Federal Legislative Council lor approval.
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    Visiting Red China Is Not Difficult
    136 7 M AL A ,yK AN S wishin visit Communist China are at liberty to do so without special visas provided they have passports or travel permits endorsed for "SXSZf SrSSSrS passengers in transit t« Hong Kong are still necessary before passports or travel permits
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    ARTIST'S LECTURE
    39 7 Mr. Roy Morrell. the artist will lecture to members of the East-West Society and friends on the Singapore Art Sooiety's exhibition at the British Council Hall (where the exhibition is bein X held) on Thursday at 8.30
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    'FIRST HELP YOURSELVES'
    61 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. "TRY and help yourselves first before asking aid from Government," said the Sultan of Trengganu to fishermen at Kuala Kemaman, last Sunday. The Sultan added that he was glad a Fisherman's Association had been formed in Kuala Kemaman. I t
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    Bandits Tied Malay To Post
    244 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. A MALAY fisherman who was tied to a post in a r% coffee shop by bandits who raided Kangar Senagar on Nov. 11 gave evidence at the trial at the Assizes today when 13 persons faced a charge
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    UNION OFFICERS
    148 7 The officials of the Straits Juvenile Union (Boon Wah Kok) of Singapore for 1950 are: Patrons Messrs. Choo Lye Huat. Baey Kim' Swee. Tan Ngo Siong, Tan Geock Tee. President. Mr. Ang Peng Kay v^ce-presidents. Messrs. Yeo Kim Tay, Chua Ah Kim. Tan Siong, Tan Leng Paw. Soh
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    Ordered To Pay $40
    97 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rOUND guilty of criminal breach of trust of $40, s 22-year-old Indian lorry driver, Bustan Khan, was today ordered to pay $40 tc the complainant." a Maiay woman Bldek blnte Ibrahim, and was bound over in $200 for six
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    DEFACED IDENTITY CARD CHARGE
    53 7 Bail of $50 was allowed Jack Jarvls, a European. In the First District Court, Singapore, yesterday, when he claimed trial to two charges of defacing his identity card on Feb. 27, and for not notifying the police of his change of address. The- case was postponed
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    PIANO LESSONS BY RADIO SOON
    93 7 THE 8.8.C. will start a programme .based on the piano music, set In the Associated Boards 1950 syllabua. In Its general overseas service at OB4S O.M.T. on April 18. The programme will continue for 10 weeks every Tuesday at the aam e time. The speaker
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    BANDIT CHIEF IS KILLED
    474 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. A BANDIT section commander was killed by police in the first minutes of a battle in the Sungei Ras and Sungei Sungkai areas of Tapah yesterday. The bandits opened fire on the pc'ice, but were driven off after their leader
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    ATTEMPT TO KILL BUKIT KEPONG BOY
    64 7 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. DUKIT Keponjj auxiliary policemen yesterday foiled 20 armed fhnese bandits who had lied the son of a Malay policeman to a tree and were about to murder him. The bandiis waylaid the boy at 8.30 a.m. and
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    ARE COLONY SPEED TRAPS ACCURATE?
    214 7 ARE COLONY SPEED TRAPS ACCURATE? JNCHE Sardon bin Haji Jubir (RuPal East) will raise questions on Singapore police speed traps at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council on Mar. 21. Inche Sardon will ask if the instruments us- d are "absolutely reliable for timing speeds" and i* there
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    British Film Of Jungle War
    58 7 JUNGLE operations by Army, Air Force, and police in Malaya urill be filmed by cameramen of the Crown Film Unit of the Central Office of Information, London. The team, led by Mr. R. Stark, will spend three weeks here before going to Hong Kong. The
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    13 FINED $295
    55 7 Twelve lorry drivers and a n? r *9 dd o r i V f r ere fined a to tal ?w i1?i 1 the Second Trafllc Court, Singapore, yesterday, when they pleaded guilty to charges of speeding ai( nir ol r Singapore* Sn thoroughfares between Dec 7
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    TO STUDY ABROAD
    38 7 BETTY LYE YOKE THEM;. aged 16, of the An«l«>. Chinese School, ipoh, li-ft Singapore last week l« study In Australia Htr brother u*n, with her. She will attend St. Mary I at Wes, Maitiand. N.S.W.
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      207 7 1 1 Yesterday, the Federation -.,—>. r.~^*~. I Committee, under the -:hairMARING CITIZENS manship of Dr. F. C. Benham, met again in Kuala Lumpur Mr. George G Thomson will < There will be a joint meet-l.-:k en Miking Citizens at I Ing with the Singapore Comy p.m. today at Wesiey
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    WIND-BLOWN FUNGUS THREAT TO MALAYAN TEA
    217 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. If OR the first time on record in the Federation, an outbreak of tea blister blight a disease affecting young shoots which provide the tea leaf— has occurred in the Cameron Highlands. Although the Department of Agriculture
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    Chinese PCs To Be Picked This Month
    82 8 Iran Oat .>l:«fl Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. IMRUITMENT of Chinese for the regular police n the Federation will b rin this month. Hitherto, Chinese have b- n accepted in the force I officers and detec- hinese Constabularly norm the same duties uniformed Malay
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    NEW CLUB AT PULAU BUKOM
    38 8 MR. WESTON speaking; at the New Pulau Bukom Club last Saturday nmht. Listening are Mr. D. H. Palmer, i. -ni-rnl manager. Shell Company, Singapore, and Mr. W. 11. Williams. Installation Manager. Pulau Bukom.
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    UNATTENDED
    21 8 From Our Own Cerrespondent KAJANG, Tues.— Low Sit of Semenyih who left his bicycle In Kajang unattended was fined $5.
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    BLOOD DONOR
    66 8 WHILE 40 cadets of the Malayan Air Training Corps were giving their blood at the General Hospital last night three unexpected donors turned up. They were Air Vice-Marshal F. J. W. Mellersh, Air Officer Commanding Malaya. Mrs. Mellersh and Wing Commander Burrough. The Air Vice-Marshal took his turn
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    COLLECTING CHARGE FAILS
    42 8 From Oar On Correspondent MUAR, Tues. Chua Song Tai, 50-year-old president of the Sheng Hwa Chinese School at Sabak Awoh was acquitted without his defence being called by the Muar Magistrate on a charge of making collections without authority.
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    Schools Claim Bigger Grants
    170 8 SINGAPORE Chinese Schools will press further their claims for increased Government grants, and a move has been made by the Chinese Schools' Conference to canvass support from public bodies and vernacular schools. I Reasons for increased Government grants are contained in three resolutions adopted by the
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    Officer Is Fined $40 for Accident
    122 8 Officer Is Fined $40 for Accident I From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. "TERROR of judgment," was JCi the excuse given by a young military officer. Major K. M. Macdonald Ross of the 2/7 Gurkha Rifles, who pleaded guilty today to a charge of driving a motor car without
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    INTIMIDATION ALLEGED
    54 8 From Our Owi Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU Tues.— S. Kumar Bhadra was charged In the Police Court today with criminal intimidation of O. Nandy last Thursday. As the case has to be tried in the 3essions Court, Bhadra was remanded in custody until tomorrow when he will be charged
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    Sold Ducklings Without Permit
    85 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Tues. Caught selling ducklings without a licence, 37-year-old Ng Kong Sing was fined $10 by the Segamat Magistrate. Charged with failing to report his change of address, he said he had a permanent home in Singapore and came to Segamat only
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    New Station-Master
    34 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Tues.— Mr. T. Subramaniam, Malayan Railway station-master at Kuala Kangsar, has been transferred to Padang Besar, Perak, and Mr. A. Kandiah from Pral has succeeded him
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    TV. BORNEO GOVT. COSTS ATTACKED
    215 8 r rHE "enormous increase" in Government expendi- tore in North Borneo, out ot proportion to the size of the population, "has given rise to serious misgivings," said Mr. V. H. Bentham, outgoing chairman of the North Borneo Chamber of* Commerce, at Its annual meeting at
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    Malayan Medical Work Praised By Countess
    269 8 Malayan Medical Work Praised By Countess HPRIBUTE to the hlf h standards of nurses, matrons, doctors and other members of the medical services in the military and civilian hospitals in Singapore and the Federation was paid by Lady Mountbatten in a broadcast over Radio Malaya last night, Lady Mountbatten arrived
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    UNIFORM RATES APPEAL
    173 8 UNIFORM RATES APPEAL A CALL, to the Singapore Government to take steps to Introduce a uniform water charge for the Municipal and rural areas is being made by Mr. Balwant Singh (Rural West) in questions he will table at the next meeting of the Legislative Council on March 21. Mr.
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    Transfers In Johore
    90 8 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Tues.— Inche Hussein bin Mohamed Sulong. Assistant District Officer at Batu Pahat, will go to Kluang as acting District Officer, and Inche Ibrahim bin Salam, Treasurer »t Muar with take his place. Inche Daud bin Abdul Hamid will leave Batu Pahat
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    BROKE INTO HOUSE
    103 8 From Our Own Correspondent KOTA BAHRU, Tues Two Britons. Warrant Officer Ernest Henderson and Private Ivor Humphries, attached to the Third Battalion, Malay Regiment, were each bound over for six months and to come up for judgment when called upon for house breaking at Kota Bahru. They
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    Placed $20 On Table, Police Said 'Bribe'
    118 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Tues. A CHINESE who said that he was asked by constable to turn out his pockets on to a table was fined at Segamat for offering a bribe of $20. He claimed that l*e merely placed the money
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    SANG SCOT SONG
    63 8 MISS LILIAN ANG, who was mentioned in a letter from Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, Deputy President of the Municipality, to the Editor of the Straits Times. He wrote: "Among the references to the Chinese Fashion show I failed to see any mention of Lillian Ang's Scottish
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    TRESPASS: FINED
    51 8 From Oar Own Correspondent MUAR, Tues.— Convicted of house trespass, 26-year-old Tlo Kong was fined $25 or one month's hard labour at Muar. It was stated that Tlo entered the compound of Raslman bin Manga at Tanjnr.g Batu, Tangkak. He said that he went there to ll;?ht a
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    NICHOLLS NAMED FEDERAL C.I.D. No. 1
    107 8 NICHOLLS NAMED FEDERAL C.I.D. No. 1 From Our Staff Correspondent K. LUMPUR, Tues. MR. J. M. N. A. Nicholls, formerly Chief Police Officer of Perak. Is the new Deputy Commissioner of the C.I.D. in the Federation, in place of i.lr. B. M. B. O'Connell who resigned a few months ago.
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    'Do Not Sit On Fence'
    95 8 From Our Staff Correspondent TAIPING. Tues MR. Jal Manecksha, spooking at the annual "eneral meeting of the Taipins Indian Association on Sunday asked all Indians in Taiping "not to sit on the fence but to align themselves with the Government and prove themselves worthy citizens
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    GRAVEYARD SLEEPER GAOLED
    55 8 From Oar Own Correspondent TAIPING, Tuesday. TTIOUND sleeping in the Tupai graveyard, Ng Ah Pnh r pleaded guilty to vagrancy. He said he had no job or friends. Inspector Hal wan Singh said there were many petty thefts in the area and the Taiping Magistrate sentenced Ng
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    HEADACHE FOR THE MICROBES The London Letter
    1312 9 HEADACHE FOR THE MICROBES The London Letter From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, March 6. I\O you realise that there can hardly be fewer than 100,000, and may be nearly a million, other worlds in the Milky Way in each of which life may be quite as abundant as it is
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    SOCIAL SCALE
    443 9 FINANCED by the Nuf- field Trust, the London School of. Economics has made a survey of "how ordinary men and women view each other in the social scale according to occupation," with what you may think are some surprising results. Working people classified other folk like this, from
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      51 9 Once again KARRIER VEHICLES have been chosen by a Municipality. Kuching Municipality, Bornee, have chosen 4 KARRIER type vehicles for public service, RURAL BOARD SINGAPORE have alst •rdered 3 of these vehicles. ARE YOU /rrK /lJ DIST R'BUTORS: A MEMBER > Represented by UNIVERSAL CARS LTD., Ipoh Penang. WEARNE BROS.
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      324 9 SINGAPORE Theatre Organ; 8 Wednesday 6.45 Time for Music; 7.15 French; Theatre 'Sister Carrie 9 New 7.30 English Half-Hour; 8 "Sirict10 a.m. New* from K.L.: 10.05 Recordings; 9.30 News; 945 On ly Instrumental"; 8.15 Thai; 8.45 Clo6e; 10.50 Cchool; 12 Malay; 1 the Sentimental Side; 10 Movie Dutch; .9 Kuoyu;
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    FINDING YOUR TONGUE
    949 10 It pays to be an egoist says GODFREY WINN "There' are three steps to be taken In launching and shaping a conversation Godfrey Winn names them in this article designed to help those who became shy or speechless in a crowd* He is an accomplished author and
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    COMMUNISM and the things it does to men's minds
    638 10  -  JOHN GORDON By •JHE case of Fuchs. the Kremlin's atom spy, has shocked and staggered the nation. It tears the veil from a menace about which we have been too complacent for too long. Because that menace creeps in the hidden
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      212 10 S Mimw m Minmw i I STARTS 11 1.45 4 j TODAY TSI* 16.301 6.30 9.30 Bette in the kind of rcle t! at won for her two Academy Awards! S JI ?x I Li IB ■XiAiui^jk^^Bßl I I noooays jM mmmJ > 9 X I 5 11% aVI Ml
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      212 10 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD IS. "Thert tieept imtn- PROQQWfIWn Kn *A. t Pan ha. tpirit Una*). Ul>. «">• ni«M r Mid- a Anelent Syrian city ITI. Dream" g| j j I T7~] [TT IT"] |H B. Tr, e g.tum Bft,-nJI, <U! H Uphold OV CTbW~ ®g M gjjjf IL Scottish catechism
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    London Stocks
    335 11 LONDON, Tues. A FIRMER trend was shown by Domestic stocks on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Small gains were fairly widespread in British Government fvnds and Industrials. Nevertheless, me market lacked life or driving force. The possibility of heavvy offerings of Indonesian rubber being made to the New
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    FIRM MARKET IN INDUSTRIALS
    916 11 From Our Market Correspondent MALAYAN Industrial shares continued a firm market yesterday with some issues showing slight improvements. Tins remained dull and difficult to negotiate despite the heartening prospects seen by many in the tin metal market. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were:
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    TIN PRICES
    24 11 SINGAPORE, Tues., Mar. 14—5291 (up $2.) LONDON. Tues.. Mar. 14. Spot: £599—£600. Forward:. £5941—£595. Settlement: £5991. Turnover, morning 200 afternoon 105 tons.
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    Singapore Rubber
    206 11 FE Singapore ruober market was steady yesterday with prices slightly above Monday's quotations. The position concerning Indonesia was still rather vague. It was felt in the market that, the release of Indonesian rubber might be rather slower than at first expected. Closing price* yesterday were: No. 1 R.8.S.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    79 11 From A Market Correspondent A IX sections of the Singapore produce market were quiet yesterday. Sellers of Rio B coffee quoted 6135. Small retail business was done. Prices per plcul were: Gambler 5220 (round), (65 (Java cube). $55 (Hamburg cube). Pepper 6875: Muntok white $870 Sarawak white
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    JELEBU DREDGING TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    62 11 JBLKBU Tin Dredging in the quarter to Feb. 28 produced 537 piculs of Un-ore. Including 2C2 plcui* recover* r from r.manfr dumps. Operations were severely restricted by the Interruption of the supply of firewood to the dredge. This was caused by an exceptionally wet season and
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      1253 11 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. i Incorporated In Singapore) blob wtnmrnt van Carrier's ••Ha* te preeee** <rta ether pert* te toad and duchargt earn ■AILINCS M LIVERPOOL. CLASCOW LONDON ft CONTINENTAL PORTS: Out Sail* P »t»em Panenr r<l M tor Havre b L pool C.T/I Mar. U Mar 17/11 Mar 19/20 POOt
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    SPENCER'S NEW HORSES COMING ON NICELY
    393 12  -  EPSOM JEEP Spithead To Win Again: Golden Rod Is Ready By FEW STABLES have better prospects this season than trainer Jack Spencer's and 1 think he will chalk up a Tood score w' i fine batch of newcomers. Twenty of his 26 horses entered
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    Boy Brooks Must Make 147 lb. Says Board
    255 12 Boy Brooks Must Make 147 lb. Says Board IF BOY BROOKS of Manila. Orient welter, middle and Irght-heavyweight champion. Is unable to scale the welter limit of 147 lb. in time for his fight on Friday night against Dave Sands of Australia for Brooks' welter title, the fight will be
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    35 12 S.R.C. GOALKEEPER RODRIGUES and a defender run into each other in one of Rovers S.C.s attacks in their S.A.F.A. senior league tie at Jalan Besar stadium Monday. Rovers routed S.R.C. by nine-one. Straits Times photo.
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    Piraeus Gallops 3 f In Fine Style
    487 12 ONE OF the most improved new horses entered for the Singapore Turf Club's March meeting is Charlie Turley's Piraeus. Out in semi-darkness at Bukit Timah yesterday morning, he dashed over 3 f. in 39, finishing full of running. A strapping bay by Diplomat;
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    S.A.B.A. ENTRIES CLOSE MAR. 17
    61 12 Weighing-in for the S.A.B.A. Intermediate boxing tournament will take place at Happy World Stadium on March 22 at 5 pjn. The tournament will be held from Mar. 22 to 24 at the Happy World. Entries to Mr. B. L. Dunsford the hon. secretary should be
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    IVERSON TAKES 6 WICKETS FOR 8
    75 12 AUCKLAND, Tues. rh Australian cricket team touring New Zealand dismissed Southland for 50 runs in an hour today when their two-day match began at Invercargill. Jack Iverson, Victoria's bowling "find" of the recent Australian season, took six wickets for eight runs with hU leg
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    LATEST U.K. CALLOVER
    93 12 LONDON, Tues.— Prices Of the leading candidates were cut and a fair amount of business transacted when the card was called over on the Lincolnshire Handicap at the Victoria Club here last night. Full quotations were: Lincolnshire: 7-1 Dramatic, 8-1 Burpham, 10-1 Transatlantic, 100-9 Fair Judgement. 18-1
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    W. PROVINCE FORCE DRAW v AUSSIES
    244 12 CAPETOWN, lues. WESTERN PROVINCE saved their match with the Australians here yesterday and so became the second province— Natal were the first to draw two games with the touring side. Australia, in reply to Western Provinces 303 declared their first innings closed at 425
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    MRS. GOSS WINS
    27 12 Fthe final of the Royal Singapore Golf Clum women's championship played on Monday Mrs. W. G. C. Goss beat Mrs. W. McMullan 3 2.
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    C.Y.M.A. LUCKY TO WIN 4-3
    115 12 Playing for the major part of the game in heavy rain, the Catholic Young Men's Assn. (P.M.) were lucky to beat Town Rangers Sports Club by the odd goal in seven in a Junior B 2 soccer match played on the C.V.M.A. ground yesterday. Although
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    55 12 Following are the teams for the Singapore Cricket Club's home-and-home cricket match on the padang on Sunday at 11 ajn. Lyneh's Team: Glarry, Gould, Heard, Homer, Hunt, Lloyds, Lynch, Nelson, Pearson, Potts and Smith. Sow ray's Team: Cantrell, Court, Green, Hayes, Henchell. Margrave, McVlcar, Pierce, Price, Sowray and
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    Actor May Prove Too Good For Class 3
    381 12 ACTOR IS on the upgrade and it would not surprise me to see him in the top class before the season is out. In his present form this long-striding chestnut by Beau Port will certainly dominate any Class 3 race. Jimmy Martin
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    Duckworth's Praise For Indian Cricket
    330 12 Duckworth' s Praise For Indian Cricket BOMBAY, Tuesday. THE COMMONWEALTH cricket team, who yesterday won the last match of their India. PakistanCeylon tour against the Bombay Governor's XI, were yesterday packing their bags, ready lor their departure after what manager George Duckworth described as "a very happy tour." Eight members
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    33 12 MRS. I. M. BREESE, matron of the Telok Anson Hospital, who was the only woman coompetitor at Sunday's speed trial held on a one-mile circuit in Ashby Road, Ipoh.— Photo by Johnny Wong.
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    Sports Diary
    40 12 SOCCER: Snr. Lge.: Chinese Athlete* v Indians, Jalan Besar; Jar. A. 1: Customs v Chinese S.A. at Geylang stadium; Jnr. B. 1: Fathul Karib v Kaikowyu S.C. at C.YMJL TENNIS: YJf.C.A. championships begin; singles events from S pm»
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    RJIC ARCHEY SCORES
    80 12 JOHORE BAHRJ, Tues. AS several of their members are engaged in Anti-Bandit month work, the inter-club shoot, between Singapore Archery Club and the Royal Johore International Club did not come off as arranged yesterday. Instead a competition was held among the R.1.J C. members which resulted as
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    NEW RULES APPLY IN TABLE-TENNIS MEET
    236 12 AMONG ttew rules which are introduced for the fourthcomlng Singapore Table Tennis Association championships is one which forbids the imparting of flnger-spin into services. Another new rule aims to eliminate "safety" methods of players. A time limit la imposed on matches. A set which
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    K. Raja Defy Rain, Mud To Win 4-0
    483 12 Kota Raja 4 BODCA 0 FJESPITE a continuous first-half downpour which J made conditions difficult, there was plenty of jood football in yesterday's Singapore A.F.A. Senior League game at Jalan Besar In which Kota Raja defeated BODCA by four goals to nil.
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