The Straits Times, 8 March 1949

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1 845 I WKI.VE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1949 PRICE TEN rKNTS
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    FIGHT FOR EVERY MUNICIPAL SEAT
    356 1 28 Singapore Candidates Nominated w iu bg a contest for every one of the 18 popularly elected seats for the new Singapore Municipal Commission on April 2. At yesterday's formalities at the Victoria Memorial Hall, 28 candidates were nominated for the 18 seats 16 Progressives,
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    33 1 R%DIO LINK between a police patrol and a Malay special constable with a walkie-talkie set at the Victoria Memoriml Hill was maintained during nominations yesterday for Hi.- Singapore Municipal election*. Straits Times picture.
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    BURMA WARNING TO REPORTERS
    200 1 'rill Burma Ciovernment has clamped a rigid censorship on military news, according to information received in Singapore yesterday. Newspapers and foreign correspondents have been warned to "co-operate or they will be "dealt with by the full rigour of the law." Instruction! handed t« n wi,papers and
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    THE SERVANT
    24 1 TEL AVIV Mon. The Israeli Foreign Minister, Moshe Shertok. said he has changed his name to Sharet. In Hebrew It means servant.
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    Molotov: Hint Of Big Future
    159 1 Molotov: Hint Of Big Future LONDON. Mon. THE changes in the Kremlin hierarchy have gtrengthi en^d the belief of many observers that a triumvirate of Prlltburo members, including Mr. Molotov. rather than an md vidual. will succeed Marshal Stalin. Mr. Molotov's departure from the Foreign Office and his substitution by
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    CHINESE ARMIES PREPARE
    161 1 CHINESE ARMIES PREPARE NANKING. Mon. pOMMUNIST and Nationa- list armies are at pre- 1 sent being reinforced and re- organized for possible re- j sumption of large-scale fight- j ing should the forthcoming peace negotiations fall. Former Government divl- sions in North Chin* are now slowly being absorbed into the
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    Biggest Power Cut For 7 Months
    188 1 "T TNFORESEEN trouble" in the boiler house at St. James's Power Station yesterday evening caused Singapore's biggest power cut since last August. Twenty-five per cent of the total peak load about 6,000 kilowatts was shed. Districts in the western part of the island were
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    SEVEN DEAD
    34 1 SAIGON, Mon. The death roll in yesterday's terrorist bomb attack In Saigon cenral market rose to seven to clay when one of 12 Vietnamese, who was seriously in i jured died. Reuter.
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    Ten Hectic Days For Mr. Eden
    282 1 MR. Anthony Eden, the Deputy Leader of the British Conservative Party, and Commander A. H. P. Noble, Conservative M.P. for Chelsea. I have a hectic 10 days In store during their whirlwind tour of Malaya starting next j Tnursday. The programme outlined for the
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    RESIGNATION
    23 1 NANKING, Mon.— The Chinese Government announced today that General Shang Chen, the head of the Chinese mission to Japan, had resigned. U.P.
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    32 1 MEMBER of the Singapore Legislative Council, Mr. John l.ax otk, reads the nomination papers held by his daugter Amy at the nominations 4 or the Municipal Council elections yesterday. Straits Times nicture.
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    TRANSPORT IMPEDING EXPORTS
    130 1 WASHINGTON, Mon. INADEQUATE transportation and exchange problems were mentioned by the U.S. Commerce Department as impeding production, not only for domestic use but for export, in such countries as Malaya- China. Indo-Chlna Indonesia and Burma. The Department predicted that the world "Is likely to continue for some
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    "Britain Pledges Aid To Siam"
    215 1 LONDON, Monday. CjIAM has been reassured of material aid from 1 Britain to meet the rising Communist threat, official quarters said today. Siamese officials in London said it was proving difficult for Siam to "isolate itself from the political doctrines in neighbouring countries." They said
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    ANTI-FRENCH LINK-UP
    62 1 SAIGON, Mon.— The Vietminh, Indochinese autonomy government, is being re-organised to includa the non-Communist Vietnamese Union Front, Radio Vletmlnh said today. Amalgamation would increase the resistance to France, it added. Representatives of Vietmlnh. which is led by a Communist, Ho Chi Minn, said the Vietnamese Union Front (called
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    PLAGUE TALKS
    25 1 GENEVA, Mon— The 18nation Executive Board of the World Health Organisation today decided to set up expert committees on plague and environmental sanitation.—Renter
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    Operation On Lint
    66 1 From LEE SIEW YEE LONDON, Mon. MALAYAN badminton captain, Lim Chuan Geok was operated on this evening for a duodenal ulcer at the University College Hospital, London. Lim was taken ill late on Saturday after the AllEngland championship final. He was given a blood transfusion last night.
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    Siamese Break All Rice Records
    206 1 Siamese Break All Rice Records From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK. Mon. DICE deliveries from lv Siam to deficit eounjtries under International i Emergency Food Committee allocations during February have broken all previous records, to reach a new peak of 148.648 tons. This figure not only breaks all previous post-war records
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    FRENCH CRUISER ON ITS WAY
    57 1 NANKING, Mon.— A French Embassy spokesman said soday that the French light i cruiser, Bisson. arrived al Saigon after being delayed by Chinese authorities at tIN port of Kwanchowan. Canton port officials said silver bullion from the French bank had been Lakcn aboard instead' of
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      New Era Russians Want No Rhumba
      448 2 MOSCOW, Monday. A HEADLINE over a letter in Trud, the trades union newspaper, said yesterday "Kick the rhumbas and fox trots out of workers' clubs." The letter complained that at club parties "nothing but so-called Western European dances are performed rhumbas, fox trots, the
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    36 2 SIGN, PLEASE! Mr. Percy S. Beale, chief cashier of the Bank of England, whose signature will appear on the new issue of banknotes. Mr. Beale has succeeded Sir Kenneth Peppiatt who retired last month. VP. picture.
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    PASTORS: MORE ARRESTS
    206 2 PASTORS: MORE ARRESTS SOFIA, Mon. MORE Bulgarian Protestant pastors were unofficially reported under arrest here yesterday 48 hours, before verdicts were to be pronounced on 15 Evangelical church leaders tried last week on treason charges. Details of the reported arrests were not. available Reports of the new arrests j came
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    CEYLON'S ARMY
    60 2 COLOMBO. Mon.— Ceylon's Army will be composed of a Regular Force, a Regular Reserve, a Volunteer Force and a Volunteer Reserve, whose strength will be determined from time to time by Parliament This Is one of the provisions of the Ceylon Army Act presented by the Prime Minister,
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    "PEACE" SOUGHT
    28 2 CAIRO, Mon.— Egypt wants a settlement of AngloEgyptian relations for economic and moral reasons the Egyptian Foreign Minister. Kalid Khashaba Pasha, said last night.— A P
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    "King" Claims Immunity
    81 2 LONDON, Monday. -OOUNT Geoffrey Vaile Potocki de Montalk. selfVv styled "King of Poland," was charged In court here with causing bodily harm to Eileen Bentley. He said he did not recognise the court's Jurisdiction. Bnt the magistrate remanded him in caste dy for a week for a
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      750 2 NOTICES REWA R Di^ $200,fW/luts be«n paid out by the Police Department, Federation of Ma laya, to members of the public giving INFORMATION during the period January 1st to February 28th 1MB. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION get In touch with the Police, or any Government official without delay or write
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      387 2 Every Part of Your Body Needs Oxygen Just as oxygen needed Dy the engine of a motor-car to explode the gasoline and make It go, so does every part of your body need oxygen The blood stream Is the life stream because its red corpuscles containing hemoglobin transport the vitalizing
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    26 3 COUNTESS MdINTBATIiN with some of the children at a refuge* camp during her visit with the Prime Minister of India. Pandit Nehru (top right).— A.P. picture.
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    READY TO MEET RED THREAT
    111 3 READY TO MEET RED THREAT MADRAS. Mon BOTH the Government and the railway administrations are prepared to meet the Communist railway strike which Is due to besin tomorrow, a Government spokesman said last niaht. He disclosed that the Province's entire police force had| been mobilised "ready to meet any eventualities"
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    OUTWITTED LYNCH MOB
    72 3 ..EW YORK Mon.^A i year-old negro kidnapped from St. Landry parish orison at Opelousas. Louisana. and on the verge of belnß lynched, lumped into a river And escaped, while leaders of thB mob matched coins to see #ho would be his executioner. The negro had confessed to
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    HITCH-HIKING TO SINGAPORE
    52 3 KARACHI. Mon.— Mr. Robert Marchand, 30-year-old Briton from London arrived In Pakistan on Saturday after hitch-hiking from London with £5 in his pocket. Marchand told reporters he intended to continue his journey round the world through India, Ceylon, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand. Japan, China and the United
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    TRAITORS LINE UP
    61 3 TEL AVIV, Mon.— lsrael's Communist leaders have joined those in other, lands in vowing loyalty to the Soviet Union if it is involved in war in the Middle East. At Bogota, Central America, l the Workers' Communist Party says "the 'Communists I will be on the side
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    Federalists Back Republicans
    240 3 BATAMA. Monday. I EADERS of the Dutch -sponsored Indonesian 1 J States have unexpectedly decided to support the decision of the Republican leaders now living; in voluntary exile on Bangka Island not to accept the Dutch invitation to a round-table conference on Indonesia until the Republican Government
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    CHALLENGED
    53 3 AUCKLAND. Mon.— A Helsinki claim to a family with 13 of the oldest members in the world was today challenged! by 13 brothers and sisters of the Hawken family, all born j in a farm in North Auckland between 1869-1877 whose ages total 925 years against 866 for the
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    Soldiers With Jap Wives Seek Public Support
    130 3 SYDNEY, Monday. A USTRALIAN servicemen, meeting her e last night, A decided to form a club to seek public support for soldiers wishing: to return to Japan to join i their Japanese wives. Twenty Australian soldiers, who arrived here on Saturday, said they
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    Crime And Punishment
    68 3 MANILA, Mon. A THIEF was accidentally pinned to death by a car whose two tyres he removed early yesterday in a garage in Rizal City. The thief cried for help when the car fell on him. But the only person. who could have saved him— an uncle
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    "AN ISLAND SEA" IN NEW SOUTH WALES
    114 3 SYDNEY, Mon. THE north-western corner of New South Wales, de- j luged by the heaviest rain 3 within living memory, has become an inland sea, it was reported here today. The area has, in the past fortnight, had more rain I than the
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    ATLANTIC PACT BEING HASTENED
    349 3 ATLANTIC PACT BEING HASTENED Final Draft May Be Ready Soon WASHINGTON, Monday. fpHE Atlantic Pact negotiators, who are meetin; today, hope to be able to complete a final draft agree meal before the end of the week. They were reported to be unanimous in the (Opinion that the pact should
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    TO ACT FOR BALDWIN
    68 3 LONDON. Mon— Mr. W. A. Macknie. Colonial Secretary in the Leeward Islands, left London by air on Saturday for Antigua where he will act as Governor until the British Government, reaches a decision regarding Earl Baldwin Earl Baldwin who was called to London last month by
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    BITTER CONTEST AT SOWERBY
    73 3 LONDON, Mon.— A 35-year-old Conservative, Mr. Paul Brytan, and a 50-year-old Labour Party member, Alderman Douglas Houghton, toda/ entered the final phase of their campaigns in one of Britain's most bitterly contested by-elections at Sowerby in Yorkshire. They are fighting for tha vacant seat caused by
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    'U.N. HIKES RED US, SUSPECTS'
    109 3 'U.N. HIKES RED US, SUSPECTS' WASHINGTON, Mon. SENATOR Karl Mundt today charged that the United Nations has been hiring Americans who were dismissed by the State Department as "security risks." He made hi* charge as he prepared to introduce legislation to restrict the activities of the Communist Party. He declined
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    ODOM OUT FOR ANOTHER RECORD
    61 3 HONOLULU. Mon. Mr. William Odom today was ready to take off La a new attempt to smash Tight plane records by flying his tiny Beechcraft Bonanza monoplane 5.300 miles, from Honolulu to New York without stopping. His single-engined plane the "Waiklkl Beach" will carry enlarged
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    PHONES CUT OFF
    33 3 BUENOS AIRES. Mon Paraguay's telephone communications with the rest of the world were cut off yesterday, following reports that the country was undergoing its seventh revolution in 13 months— U.P.
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    TREMOR
    14 3 NEW YORK. Mon. -A mild earth tremor shook Salt Lake City today.— U.P.
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    RACIALISM ALLEGED BYSEAMEN
    226 4 RACIALISM ALLEGED BYSEAMEN MR. George Reed, president of the Singapore Asian Seafarers' Federation, has accused the Government of setting up th»- Seafarers' Administration Board on a racial basis. He alleges that, while a list of grievances put forward by the federation's Asian representatives was rejected, those of European shipowners' representatives
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    MALAYAN FOR EMPIRE T.B. TALKS
    275 4 FederationD.M, S. To Go To London From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Monday. nR. R. B. MacGregor, Director of Medical Services, Federation of Malaya, will represent Malaya at the Second Commonwealth and Empire Health and Tuberculosis Conference. It Is to be held under the auspices of
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    T.B. SPECIALIST IN KELANTAN
    71 4 From Our Own I orrespondent 4 KOTA BAHRU, Mon.—Dr. ,A. Morland, visiting tuberculosis specialist, arrived in Kota Bahru yesterday. He was met at the airfield by Dr Braine, Chief Medical Officer. Kelantan. In the afternoon he inspected patients in the T.B. ward and today visited the
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    $200,000 In Rewards
    38 4 IN January and February, 1 Federation Police paid $200,000 to the public for information given. For the same period the Singapore Police paid $30,000 in rewards. The names of those giving information are kept secret.
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    38 4 MR CK?A*» K*M BTT (een*rsy>, Independent candidate for the South Ward in the Municipal elections, photographed after the nominations yesterday. He is with his election agent, Mr. Mohamed-Mustaxa (left) and Mr. Tan Chew Wh*.tt.— Stra its Times picture.
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    Malays Urged To Develop Trade
    200 4 From Our Malay Correspondent MALAY businessmen throughout Johore, at a meeting at UMNO House in Johore Bahru, formed the Malay Trade and Industrial Association of Johore. In his address opening toe meeting, Syed Abdul Kader said that "trade is the basis of the everyday life
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    FEWER TAXIS IN COLONY
    77 4 There was a decrease in the number of taxis and buses licensed and registered in Singapore up to the end of February, compared with figures at the end of 1948, records compiled by the Registrar of Vehicles show. While the number of motor cars increased to
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    BOYS FINED $10
    40 4 Two Chinese boys, Loh Pok Yee and Teoh Teng Elong, 15 and 16 respectively, were fined $10 each in the Fourth Police Magistrate's Court yesterday for having flown kites on a public road which Interfered with traffic.
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    Amjah Will Fight To Stay In Australia
    145 4 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Monday. ryilE Australian workmates of Abdul Samad Amjah, 1 a Malay seaman who works at the Davis Gelatine Works, Botany Bay, Sydney, are raising a fund to help him fight in court against a second deportation order in
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    24 4 SECOND LIEUTS. Hussein (left) and Abdul Rahman of the Ist. Battalion Malay Regiment have returned from a military training course in Britain P.R. pictures.
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    ELECTION LIST
    327 4 (Continued from page 1) There was little public Interest In the nominations except for the dozen odd reporters and photographers who sat on the steps while election clerks pinned the nomination papers on boards In the vestibule. The full list of candidates Is as follows: ROCHORE WARD: Syed
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    $376 STOLEN
    39 4 A Cantonese woman living in Paya Lebar Road was yesterday robbed of $376 by three Chinese, two of them believed to be armed. The three men entered her home at 4 a.m. while her husband was away.
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    CHINESE HOME LIFE DESCRIBED
    176 4 By Oar Woman Correspondent MR. Lee Slew Mong, Registrar of Companies and a keen Chinese scholar, described many aspects of Chinese family life to the Y.W.C.A. International Fortnightly Club yesterday. Unlike the European races, who always sought a home of their own after marriage the son
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    3 BANDITS DIE: CAMPS BURNED
    476 5 Big Arms Dump Uncovered From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. MORE successes by Security Forces against iVI bandits were reported today. In the Sungei Siput area of Perak, two armed terrorists were kil'ed. A big arms dump was uncovered in th e Batu Pahat
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    23 5 KHOO 800 YEE, Raffles Institution Scout, receiving his King's Scout certificate from Mr. Sandy G. Pillay at the »chool yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    The Bandits Ran Away
    68 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Mon. rE manager of Bradwall Estate in the Port Dickson area, Mr. Burns, came on two armed bandits while l on his inspection yesterday. The bandits seemed to be receiving supplies from a Chinese woman. On seeing Mr. Burns, all three
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    Ports Closed To Barter
    44 5 Rengat, the port of Indragiri. Sumatra, will be closed to barter on April 1, when banking facilities will be available. Another Sumatra port, Bagan SI Apl Apl. it is understood, may also be closed to Singapore barter in the near
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    Specials May Go On Operations
    108 5 UEMBERS of the Volunteer Special Constabulary in Pasir Panjang district hop* to take part in actual Police operations towards the end of this month, after months of intensive training. The Chairman of the Pasir Panjang Rural District Committee, Mr. H. J. C. Kulasingha. said this
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    TEAM FLY WITH A.O.C.
    65 5 An RAF. representative football team will fly with the Air Officer Commanding Malaya, Air Vice-Marshal A. C. Sanderson, on a three-day visit to Sarawak and Borneo, starting tomorrow. Air Vice-Marshal Sanderson will inspect an R.A.F. detachment at Labuan and examine landing grounds and flying-boat anchorages at
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    'EAST-WEST' TALK
    28 5 Mr. F. C. Peck will talk on the "East-West Conflict" at the East-Wtst Society on Thursday at 8.30 p.m. at the British Council Hall, Stamford Road.
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    GRASS FIRE
    31 5 Singapore Harbour Board flre unit put out a grass flre in Telok Ayer reclamation ground yesterday afternoon In less than five minutes. Acting Second Officer Lloyd was in charge.
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    $500,000 SCHOOL AFTER 10 YEARS
    234 5 OUILDING plan s passed 10 years ago will be carried out within the next few months. A new Gan Eng Seng school at the junction of Anson Road and Enggor Street in th e Tanjong Pagar district of Singapore is to be built. The outbreak
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    MR. PAKIRISAMY
    26 5 Mr. V. Pakirisamy, J.P., has been appointed to be a member of the Board of Licensing Justices for three years from March 1, 1949.
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    Singapore Diary
    102 5 TODAY "Britain in Pictures," an exhibition, British Council Hall, Stamford Road, 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Chinese Ladles' Association, social meeting. 42. Cairnhill Road. 5.15 p.m. Mrs. Y. C. Foo will give a talk on "Interior Decoration." Singapore Stamp Club, social meeting. Capitol Restaurant, S.IS p.m. V.M.C.A.. Orchard
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    43 5 MR. G. A. DAVIES, director and general manager of the Overseas Corporation (Australia), second from right, at a reception given by the Australian Trade Commissioner, Mr. James Payne. Mr. navies,, who is to study market conditions, met local food dealers. Straits Times picture.
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    EXTRA DELEGATE IS SOUGHT
    174 5 pERMISSION has been sought by the Singapore Government to Include more than one unofficial representative from the Colony in the Malayan portion of the Brush colonial delegation to the International Rubber Study 'Group meeting in London. This will be in addition to Mr. I. G. Salmond,
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    DEATHS
    58 6 MOLLY'S fathe., Lav Cheng Port, aged 57, passed away peacefully on 7.3.40. Deeply regretted. JFuneral took place (4 p.m.). CABLE NEWS has been received tt the death at Karalnagar, Ceylon, of Mrs. K. Arunasalam, Moved mother of Mr. A. Ponnlah Of the Batu Road School, and Mr. A. Oanapathlpillal
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    84 6 MR. AND MRS. T. J. Oonsalwi thank all tbose who attended m sent presents and congratulatory messages on the occasion of their marriage on 28.2.49. THE FAMILY of the late Mr. Chong Ah Poon of 50, Tranquerah Pantel 2. thank ali relatives and friends who attended the funeral, nent
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., Mar. 8, 1949. PARTIES AND POLICIES
    709 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., Mar. 8, 1949. PARTIES AND POLICIES South Hammersmith, which Labour held against a strong Conservative challenge, has brought the affairs of the Conservative Party to crisis. The clue is found in an inconspicuous item in the week-end news. At a meeting of Conservative Members of
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    Municipal Poll
    293 6 There will be contests for all eighteen elected seats on Singapore's new Municipal Commission, the polling for which takes place on April 2. Sixteen of the candidates are being put up by the Progressive Party, five by the newly formed Labour Party and seven are independents. The Singapore
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    APPOINTMENTS IN BORNEO
    67 6 LONDON, Mon.— The Colonial Office announced recently that Mr. D. Headly, Malayan Civil Service, had been appointed Resident. North Borneo, Other appointments In the Colony are: Mr. B. J. Arrowsmlth, Assistant Superintendent of Constabulary; Mr. B. W. Sandllands, Surveyor; Mr. J. Gordon (transferred from the Gold Coast),
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    KING'S SCOUTS
    31 6 Two Scouts of Raffles Institution. Khoo 800 Yee and Lie* Jin Boon. were pre-ented yesterday with King's Scout Certificates by the Singapore Commissioner for Scouts. Mr. Sandy G. Pillal.
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    Malaya's Triad Societies And Labour Unions
    1837 6  - Malaya's Triad Societies And Labour Unions R. ONRAET, C.M.G. By Former Inspector- General Of Police, S.S. 'JILL very recently, all organised labour movements in Malaya have been Chinese It is, therefore, safe to assert that any present or future activity in Malaya, of whatever kind, must be deeply influenced by
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      Malayan Chinese And A New Malayan Outlook
      269 6 THE recent gesture by the Malayan Chinese Association to co-operate with all communities to establish a "one nation in Malaya" is very timely and of great significance. The emergency has struck home to all peace loving peoples of Malaya that a united outlook
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      139 6 GOVERNMENT AN D CLAIMS RECENTLY the -local Press has been reporting proposals for thej i settlement of claims for compensation due to the jwar. In various directions, gov- r ernments have reciprocal arrangements between themselves. Might these not be extended to include War Compensation Claims? This would mean that the
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      BANDITS AND TRISHAWS
      97 6 I WRITE in defence of the Singapore Police, particularly the Security Branch They are defenceless themselves in this instance against yo a r correspondent "Pestered," whose letter appeared in the Straits Times last Saturday. Since wh«n has there been banditry in Singapore? Has "Pestered" been robbed, shot
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      TOOLATEAND TOO RANCID
      79 6 TOO LATE AND TOO RANCID iimiLST we appreciate "r" r very much the issue of the little extra things over and above the ration, such as the tins of butter recently, why must the issue be left too late? Some of these tins of butter were rancid, and had obviously
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    BURGLAR CAUGHT IN 30 MINS.
    138 7 BURGLAR CAUGHT IN 30 MINS. IT about 2.30 a.m. on Janu- ary 4, the burglar alarm at the Singapore Cold Storage grocery stores at Teluk Blanga caused a house-brea-ker to flee. The alarm awakened the Chinese manager living on the first floor. He immediately dialled 999. Within half an hour
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    NEW CHIEF AT TENGAH
    84 7 Group Capt. R. Orice, 0.8. E., D.F.C., has arrived in Singapore from the R.A F. Staging Post at Maurlpur, near Karachi to take command of RAF. Station, Tei:gah. He was awarded the D.F.C. in 1917. After service in the Middle East, Group Capt. Grice commanded one
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    LAST-MINUTE CANDIDATES
    57 7 MX. HAisAN ALI Jivabhai, one of the two last minute candidates for the Municipal elections. He will stand as an Independent candidate for the City Ward. He is a businessman and a follower of the Aga Khan. MR. P. V. Krishnan, who will stand as Independent for North
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    PORT GODOWNS
    37 7 By the end of the year four new Singapore Harbour Board godowns, costing $600,000 will replace the four prefabs. From April, 1946, to June. 1947. the harbour board spent '5,155.305 on rehabilitation of port facilities.
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    $20,000 FOR SINGAPORE'S 'FORGOTTEN CHILDREN' IT
    444 7 U.N. Appeal Fund Allocated HANDICAPPED boys and girls— "Singapore's forgotten children"— will benefit by $20,000 from the funds collected in the Colony last year during the United Nations' Appeal for Children campaign. This was announced last night when the Singapore committee of the UNAC
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    EXCONSTABLE CHARGED
    134 7 Allegations that a waitress was wounded with a revolver obtained from a police station by an extra-constable, who had resigned several weeks previously, were made in \he Singapore Eighth Police Magistrate's Court yesterday. i The following day, It was stated, the ex-constable went to the Central Police Station
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    Proposal To Amend Telegraphs Law
    157 7 A BILL to amend the Telegraphs Ordinance will be rv placed before the Singapore Legislative Council to give the authority and protection of the existing Ordinance to anybody granted a licence by the Governor-in-Councll to establish and maintain a telegraph line. Under the Telegraphs Ordirance.
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    Aid For 16 Institutions
    115 7 THE $51,000 retained in Singapore from the funds raised in the Colony in the United Nations Appeal for Children has been allocated to the following 16 institutions: Handicapped Children's Society ($20,000) St. Andrew's Mission Hospital for Children, the Kamakrishna Mission and the Salvation Army. ($5,000 each)
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    THE GOVERNOR SAYS "THANKS"
    251 7 MONEY for Singapore from the United Nations iTI Appeal for Children Fund would be devoted to the training of staffs m children's social welfare and health projects, said the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, m his speech of thanks to the Singapore UNAC Fund Committee yesterday. He
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    NEW STORE MAGISTRATE
    78 7 An Ipoh Chinese. 32-year-old Mr. S. E. Teh, has been appointed Singapore Sixth Pol'ce Court Magistrate. Mr. Teh assumed duties yesterday, relieving Mr. B. I Fyfe who has been transferred to the Fifth Police Court. After studying at AngloChinese School, Ipoh. Mr. Teh went to England in
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    SABOTAGE HITSNEGRI POWER
    93 7 SABOTAGE HITSNEGRI POWER KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. rpHE main electric overhead JL transmission lines supplying Seremban with power from Kuala Lumpur were sabotaged today. Seremban will be without its full supply of current for two or three days. An official statement asks Seremban consumers to restrict drastically their use of power
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    SULTAN'S PROXY
    38 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— The Sultan of Johore will be represented at the Installation of the Raja of Perils at Kangsar on March 12 by the Tungku Mahkota, owing to the inability of Sir Ibrahim to travel.
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    HID SAMSU IN RUBBER TUBES
    46 7 An old Chinese woman, Lim Hong Kiaw, who had 7Vi quarts of samsu in four rubber tubes wound round her waist, was sentenced to a fine of $150, in default one month's imprisonment, in the Fourth Police Magistrate's Court, Singapore, yesterday.
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    A SON
    32 7 A son was born at midnight at Kahdang Kerbau Hospital last night to Mrs. Miranda Oliver, wife of Lt. Colonel R. W. R. Oliver, of the Secretariat for Economic Affairs.
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    35 7 WOMEN'S CONFERENCE: The Social Relations secretary, Mrs. M. Dodsworth, addressing the women's conference held in connection with the recently concluded Malaya annual conference of the Methodist mission. About 100 women were present. Straits Times picture.
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    'Princess' Flats: Bill For Council
    214 7 A BILL, to establish the Princess Elizabeth Fund and vest it in the Singapore Improvement Trust for building workmen's dwellings, will be introduced in the Singapore Legislative Council meeting next week. The Fund, amounting to $795,673, la part of the amount raised In 1947 to
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    EDUCATION COMMITTEE
    161 7 The Singapore Government has appointed the following as members of the Singapore Education Committee: Professor W. E. Dyer (nominated by the Senate of Raffles College); Dr. E. S. Monteiro (nominated by the Senate of the College of Medicine; Mr. H. N. Balhetchet (representing the Singapore Teachers' Union); Inche
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    YOUTH COUNCIL INAUGURATED
    68 7 The Singapore Christian Youth Council was formally inaugurated at a meeting In the Presbyterian Church Hall, Orchard Road, last night, attended by representatives of 12 Christian Youth organisations. Officials of the new organisation are: Chairman, Capt. S. Cottrlll (Salvation Army); vice-chairman, Mr. T. C. Koh (Young People's
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    "TOLD IT WAS NOT NECESSARY"
    39 7 In the First District Court yesterday, Mr. E. P. Shanks, sentenced Leong Ah Pong ro two weeks' rigorous imprisonment for not having an lile^tlty card. "I was told It was not necessary." Leong said.
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    WOMEN STRIKERS ARE WARNED
    102 7 SIX hundred women packers of the Malayan Rubber Co. and the Chua Guan Hong factory In Singapore, who have been on strike since March 1, were yesterday warned that, If they did not return to work within the next two or three days, the firms would
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    4-Year Plan For Church
    119 7 4- Year Plan For Church fTiHE Methodist Church jf X Malaya is planning a lour-year programme of advancement. A report submitted by a special committee at the annual conference of the Methodist Church suggests that the period until August this year should be a period of preparation Conferences of pastors,
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    Murder Alleged In Union Dispute
    206 7 rviFFERENCES between two U labour unions was given by the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. A. H. Simpson, in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday as the reason for the alleged murder of an Engineering Union worker. Goh Tlow Yong, at the Alk Ho Rubber Factory, Paya
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    ADMITTED TO FED. BAR
    75 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Inche Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman was on Saturday admitted as an advocate and solicitor to the Bar of the Federation of Malaya. The application was supported by Mr. A. N Mitra, a member of the Johore Bar Committee. Mr. Justice L.V.J. l Lavllle
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    German Strategy And Some Personal Notes
    2339 8  - German Strategy And Some Personal Notes Rt. Hon. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL mi— «y— By The THK (ierman air assault on Britain Is a tale of divided counsels, conflicting purposes and never fully accomplished plans Three or four limes in these months the enemy abandoned a method of attack which was
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    According to Culbertson
    389 8 Tftf toy °Wd to today's deal was a lowly nine-spot. South, dealer. Both »id«s vulnerable. NORTH «K8 Jl> •1 t 4, q nt WEST EAST »QJIOI VAQBS »1«! «A4♦l« B 8 S 7 8 S *854» wn *A X I* »KQ i III! The bidding: South Weat
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      143 8 y& getting somePEP j iwitKaEIGGLASSofKIIM tayt ELSIE th* BORDEN cow It's noc »urpri»ing how much energy youngsteri cm g»in from j drinking KLIM milk every day. Every glassful brims wiih ;l wholesome nourishment so necessary for growing children. You 1 can depend on KLIM to build youx youngster sturdy and
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      202 8 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD i» Thin rJ ard "<»i <»'• CROSSWORD No. 97 I I*v*l reaped br Jl tt tbt v Millo-i s masque is> »uj i r f— I 1 I i I IMUU f"" 23 ObiirjrM herd* m con- H S Foolish (7) fuied MM* <"' >*■— —rw -ww
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    Driftaway From The New Look
    293 9  -  FLORENCE MILLS. By rpHERE'S a definite trend among French designers to unveil the female form this spring. Shorter skirts sometimes so short that the slashed variety make the midthigh visible necklines that reach the almost censorable level and wing sleeves with armholes that open down
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    9 9 Photograph Hedda Morrison A MALOH WOMAN AND CHILD, SARAWAK.
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    A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
    573 9 Planter's Wife Writes 0n.... fji H E Breadwinner's A personal bodyguard has to walk quite a long distance to arrive early enough to be on duty in the morning. He has never grumbled although it means that he really has to do extra duty. Most
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    Breast-Feeding Baby
    728 9 MJRSE BRIDGET on Mothercraft In Malaya Nurse Bridget, U qualified In the care of tobies and young children. If yon have any problems and need 1 help write to: None Bridget, c/o Straits Times. Cecil Street. Singapore Please five a pseudonym under which our lettei may be published
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    35 9 MISS DOROTHY CKlaf (Mrs. J. N. Becker) with her two children. Miss Crisp, who is an author and publisher, is on a visit to Malaya to do a series of newspaper articles on the situation.
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    Do You Employ An Amah?
    659 9 WHEN I first came to Malaya I. had one of thuse excellent, highly trained and utterly reliable baby amahs whom most mothers employed as a matter of course before the war. With this woman I could safely leave my baby 24 hours of the day.
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      221 9 Singapore COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. FOR VIRGINIA SMOKERS Number Seven-by ABDULLA I ■^CW^mßi SJ 1 1 Put ric D S I Number Seven is Abdulla's contribution to better living for the Virginia smoker. Only the finest well-matured Virginia leaf Is used to produce a clean and satisfying smoke worthy of
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    THE AIR RAID SHELTER MUST STOP
    1934 10 THE AIR RAID SHELTER MUST STOP Our London Letter Tolls A "Parable" LONDON, Feb. 28. AT the end of my suburban garden is a public park much frequented, like many others nowadays, by gangs of young toughs aged 14 to 16. And in the park but right up against the
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      247 10 Phone \l#| L/ AIR 4042 W f CONDITIONED wJ 11-1.45. 4.00. 6.30 9.30 p.m. JM I JC Mm m m mw \J WW o AA.«'».'. TOMORROW! Is there such a thing as PRECISION? < B^^^g^SHUßßßß^g^g^gfltffl g^V^ Sst gCgC&£-V .^g^g^gtfg^Mgflgi eWiTT^^bbbbbbbb: •T Jg^K_^7Ek elsbbbbbbbbP^^^^^^^ ■MgUffHtT^Tsssl BP^ STARTS TODAY! 11 a.m., 1.45.
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      274 10 room- 8.30 Talk of the Town; Commonwealth Empire; 6.30 -w.o.ii'UHt 9 00 Famous Jem and Swing News; 6.45 Indonesian; 7.15 Eng- sirs k ss. j,£ an 'Arw a?'» 2.00 Close; 6.03 Listeners' Post: I" 00 CIOSP l 0 30 Ra£ n 0 News Reel; 10.45 Th« 7.00 News: 7.10 Chinese
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      3½% For Benta
      289 11 3½% For Benta pENTA Rubber Estates, at the annual meeting In Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, approved payment of a 3ft per cent, dividend less tax on account of the year to Sept. SO, 1948. The chairman (Mr. R. D. Hume) told the meeting that, with the previous labour shortage partly
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      OIL DRILLING IN PAKISTAN
      68 11 KARACHI, Mon. THE Burmah Oil Company, drilling for oil at Lakhra In 81nd Province since last May. has reported a small show of gas over a pill* underground. Two other wells at Chakwal, West Punjab, are reported to be progressing well, but Pakistan's oilfields, which geologists
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      U.S. Finance In S.-E. Asia —An Objection
      356 11 U.S. Finance In S.-E. Asia A n Objection A WELL-KNOWN Amsterdam personality has worked oat a programme for mutual collabotation among French, British, Dutch and Belgian interests hi South-East Asia whereby they would enlist the help of a special American-sponsored bank for recovery and development, it is understood by the
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      48 11 From A Market Correspondent "DETTER Interest returned to the Singapore produce markets yesterday and a fair volume of business was written In more than one" produce section. Price changes included: Pepper: Mun'ok white $343: Sarawak white $341; Lampor.black $195. K»yo flour: Siak $11.35. Jelutong Sarawak $31.50.
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      UPSET FOR THE BULLS
      140 11 8.N.8. Award From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Man T ARGE sums have been lost to City speculators in London as a result of Lord Uthwatt's decision to award £1,400,000 to the British North Borneo Chartered Company in respect of the transfer of its assets to the
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      Bargain-Hunters" Out For Malayan Tins
      183 11 Bargain-Hunters Out For Malayan Tins From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday. T ONDON'S week-end offers continued to depress Malayan Tin shares today. Bargain-hunters ap- peared to be Increasing. Price changes quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Bayer Seller B3. Petrol 38/9 39 9 M. Colls. 3. 00 S.OS
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      TIN COMPANY OUTPUTS
      119 11 AUSTRAL Malay Tin announce* the following output returns far the month of February: Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging— s46 hours run, 138,000 cubic yards dug, 499 plculs of ore recovered. Thabawlelk Tin Dredging 466 hours, 89,000 cubic yards, 1,199 plculs. Austral Amalgamated Tin Asam Kumbang section, 485 I
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      Malayan Tin Shipments
      120 11 STRAITS TRADERS announce the following February, shipments of Malayan tin. In tons:— From Singapore to: United States 3,050: Continent 330; Pacific 10; South AVeric* 6; South Africa 35; Australasia 100. Total 3,531. From Penang to: U.S. 3,300; Continent 260; Canada 100; Pacific 10; Middle East 15. Total
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      SHIPPING AT THE SINGAPORE WHARVES
      74 11 CHIPS In port alongside the Bingapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godown* In brackets were: Main Wharf: Malaya (31-32), Ternate (33-34), Ma-ken (36-37), Baku (40-41). West Wharf: Clytoneus (1112), Kepong (14), Trevelyan (1516). Empire Dock: Bust (19-20). Maxwell Brander (21-22), Hat Tien (25-26). Sheers Wharf: Empire
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      RUBBER PRICES
      119 11 THE Singapore rubber mar- ket continued very steady yesterday. Prices advanced about three-eighths of a cent per lb. above Saturday's I levels. Sellers were very reserved. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b buyers 37% cents, sellers 37ft cents; spot loose buyers 37 cento, sellers 37% cents
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      RUBBER CROPS
      70 11 HARRISONS A Otosnelc! (Malaya) announce the following February rubber crops, In lbs.: Allenby. 38.00 C Benta Estate 68.000 Jeram Kuantan Estate 47.500 Kundong Estate 35,du0 Mentakab 78,500 I* Sungei Bagaa 110.00G Sandycroft 21.000 Tarrjong Pau Estate 48,000 c IQTHER1 QTHER February rubber crops v were, In lbs: Alor
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    FREEMAN COMPARED TO FRED PERRY
    319 12 FREEMAN COMPARED TO FRED PERRY Greatest Ever Says The Times From LEE SIEW YEE, Straits Times Staff Reporter With Malayan Team LONDON, Monday. BADMINTON'S greatest festival is over. It began with the Thomas Cup semi-final tie between Malaya and the United States at Glasgow and ended with the All-England championships
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    64 12 SHUTTLE GIRLS FROM DENMARK: Miss Kristen Thorndahl, tormer holder of th« All-England women's singles badminton title (right) tests the tension of her racket watched by Mlm Asm Jacobsen (left) and Miss Aase Svendsen (centr*). Miss Jacobsen beat Miss STendsen in the slnfles final, while Miss Thorndhal was eliminated In tpt>
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    Weights For Ten Races In Penang
    461 12 WEIGHTS for t«n races at the Penang Turf Club's meeting on March 12, 16 and 19 were isssued yesterday. There will bt B«v*n races on th e first and third days and six race* on the second day. Racing will start at 3 p.m.
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    TBA ATHLETIC MEET ENTRIES
    54 12 ENTRIES for the Tamil Brotherhood Association Athletic meet to be held at Jalan Besar Stadium on Apr. 15 close on Mar. 19. Competitors will not be allowed to take part In more than four i-venti. Entiance f«e U II for one event or *3 for a
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    Empire Rose Promoted
    41 12 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. UMPIRE ROSE, who has won her last throe races, haa been promoted to class one according to the latest StralU Racing Association classification issued in Penang today. Tbero Is one deletion, Rendova
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    St. Andrew's Beaten
    157 12 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Men. MAINTAINING their unbeaten record In soccer this season, the English College today defeated the first and second elevens of St. Andrews School, Singapore on the College ground. St. Andrew's first team were beaten by three goals to two after a
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    Rugby League
    50 12 LONDON. Mon—The draw foi the third round of the Rugbj League Challenge Cup was made in Manchester to day as follows: Barrow v. Wigan or Wakefielc Trinity; Leeds v. Huddersfleld: Oldham v. Hall ax; Bradforc Northern v. Belle Vue Rangers. Ties to be played on Mar. 19 -Keuter.
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    Sports Diary
    34 12 SOCCER: B.A.F.A. Hnr. League, R.A.F. Seletar vs. Chinese Casuals— J. Besar; Jnr. A. Grp. 8. P. T. vs. < ustomr S.<". -Cejlinj Stadium; Jnr. O. Grp. 1, Chinese Hurricanes S'foon Asan—St. George's Rd.
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    Ross Scores 82 Not Out, Takes 13-54
    224 12 IN an inter-house cricket match played at St. Andrews School on Saturday Oomes House beat Loyfat House by en innings and 33 runs. Oomes House declared at 128 runs for five wickets, with Ros» scoring 82 not out. Later Ross, took 13 wickets
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    EASY VICTORY TO S.A.O.B.A.
    57 12 EASY VICTORY TO S.A.O.B.A. rE St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association proved too good for the C.V.M.A. In a cricket match played at Woodoville on Sunday. The Old Boys knocked up 214 runs for four (Arthur Armstrong 87) and declared. In reply, the C.V.M.A. were only able to collect 183 runs
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    S. Africa All Out For 379
    381 12 PORT ELIZABETH, Mon. SOUTH Africa were all out in their flret Innings for 379 by tea today, second day of the fifth and final Test against England here. m At close of play England were 80 for one. The last five S. African wickets
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    36 12 BEDDING, the R.E.M.E. goalkeeper brings off a save during: yesterday's S.A.F.A. Senior Division game against the Tamil Brotherhood Association at Jalan Besar Stadium. R.E.M.E. won i by three goals to nil. Straits Times picture.
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    REMEWin:Tamils To Lodge Protest
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    Newcomer Was Best Player On Field
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    KOTA RAJA 'B SCORE 2-1 WIN
    280 12 A BALL deflected into his own goal by Nasoo. the Tamil Biotherhood left full back, gave Kota Raja "B their first League victory when they beat the Tamils two-on> in a S.A.P.A. Junior Div. "A", Group 2. fixture at Oeyiang Stadium yeiterday. Two minutes
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    Two Cups At Perak Races
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    PAYA LEBAR BUSMEN WIN
    46 12 A HAT-TRICK by Ong Ah Bee in the second half enabled the Paya Lebar Bus Sports Club to beat the Amateur Athletic Union by four goals to nil in their S.A.F.A, Junior B. Group I. football match at St. Georges Road yesterday.
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    ARTILLERY REG. WITHDRAW
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