The Straits Budget, 9 December 1948
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533 1948-12-09 1 I SHALL be greatly obliged if you will publish this letter on a matter which greatly affects the interests of the Straits Chinese. The Straits Chinese British Association has ior several decades been able to support its representations to Government with great weight because533 words
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Article92 1948-12-09 1 1 WAS very pleased to read in your paper recently that the Price Controller would De bringing the prices of milk etc. to the lower denominations of one, two and three cents, instead of fives or tens. May I suggest that the authorities should fix the92 words
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215 1948-12-09 1 MAY I say that I am AV1 In entire agreement with the letter headed “A COUNTRYMANS ANGER” and signed “Selangor Planter”? I am well aware that my view is not the popular one. However, as you have printed so many indignant letters against. “Selangor215 words
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Article114 1948-12-09 1 I WONDER how many of the general public are aware of the appalling cruelty to livestock which takes place down at the docks whilst animals are being off loaded. My husband was present when some terrified horses were being forced Into railway trucks. Horses which were so badly beaten114 words
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Article151 1948-12-09 1 AT the Federal Council meeting on Nov. 19. Mr. M. P. Rajagopal raised the question of compensation to the dependants of the victims of terrorist activity. At the same meeting, Mr. V. M. N. Menon critcised Government’s efforts in the field of counter-pro paganda, which he151 words
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Article118 1948-12-09 1 AN Tuesday last the v pilot train went off the rails beyond Rawang, and the northbound mail train from Kuala Lumpur to Penang crashed into the rear of the pilot engine. As a result the mail train had to be brought back to Kuala Lumpur and118 words
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Article313 1948-12-09 1 the millions of workers in this country, the rejection of Mr. Rajagopal’s proposal for a Social Security Plan by the Federal Legislators is indeed a great blow. Mr. Rajagopal did not ask for this to be introduced immediately but he did ask for the appointment of a313 words
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448 1948-12-09 1 Overage Child I n The S’pore School \UE read of our Legis- lative Councillors debating provision for this or that scheme, but surprisingly little is heard of how the school children are facing the post-war educational policy of the Colony. Ferhaps our elected representatives on the Council think It no448 words
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Article123 1948-12-09 1 f\UR Thomas Cup play- ers have left Malaya hopeful of bringing back with them the coveted trophy. Being once a badminton player myself. I join in wishing then 1 good luck. But there is not Malay or Indian ana.' to make the group ’J, presentative. Msla123 words
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Article513 1948-12-09 2 —Straits Times, Dec. 2. Xhc defences of Nanking are crumbling with unexpected rapidity. Initial Nationalist resistance outside Hsuejjow raised the hope that the collapse which brought swift en d to the Manchurian campaign would not be repeated in Central China, yet after a ittle over three weeks—Straits Times, Dec. 2. - 513 words
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Article435 1948-12-09 2 Straits Times, Dec. 2. While the broad scheme for tin control proposed by the International Study Group would appear to hold the promise of long term stability which Malayan producers are anxious to see established, more will have to be known of the market details beforeStraits Times, Dec. 2. - 435 words
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Article562 1948-12-09 2 —Straits Times, Dec. 3. It is not often that the House of Commons, in dealing with Malaya, is either helpful or instructive, and Wednesday’s proceedings were no exception. But there was a certain liveliness in the early exchanges, during which the Secretary for the Colonies was—Straits Times, Dec. 3. - 562 words
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Article395 1948-12-09 2 —Straits Times, Dec. 3. Acceptance by Russia and the Western Powers of the new Bramuglia formula for discussion of the Berlin problem will rouse hopes which may not be justified. The President of the Security Council has proposed, and the Powers have agreed, that a committee of neutral—Straits Times, Dec. 3. - 395 words
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Article561 1948-12-09 2 —Straits Times, Dec. 4. Siamese “political observers” who think an AngloSiamese defensive alliance is a likely outcome of the visit which the Commissioner-Gen-eral, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, is paying to Bangkok, are flying their kites rather high. There has been no suggestion at all that a “full—Straits Times, Dec. 4. - 561 words
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Article332 1948-12-09 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 4. An unexpected task awaits the new committee appointed under the F.A.O. to study world supply and distribution of agricultural products. Although famine still remains the world’s chief problem, the short term outlook for wheat producers includes the possibility of a temporary overtaking of—Straits Times, Dec. 4. - 332 words
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Article200 1948-12-09 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 4. In the Audit of the Accounts j for Singapore for the first j twenty months of liberation is the story of an attempt to involve a syndicate of black marketeers in a flour deal. Sums of $1,400 and $l,OOO were handed to two dealers,—Straits Times, Dec. 4. - 200 words
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Article704 1948-12-09 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 6. Rejection by the Singapore Government of the Municipal Commission’s appeal for amendment of the Municipal Elections Ordinance, a decision which means retention of the property qualification, is a disappointing sequel to the Commission’s special meeting,' though perhaps it was not unexpected. The one satisfactory—Straits Times, Dec. 6. - 704 words
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Article283 1948-12-09 3 It’ s Too Easy! —Straits Times Dec. 6. Some months ago the European commercial member of the Federal Legislative Council suggested that Malaya should be allowed to use more of the American dollars which she herself .earns in order to buy electrical generators and mining equipment which would in turn—Straits Times Dec. 6. - 283 words
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Article1013 1948-12-09 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 7. The arrest in Perak of a number of employees of Chinese tin mining companies on suspicion of the payment of protection money to the Communists focusses attention on what has become the most difficult single problem the Government faces in the suppression of—Straits Times, Dec. 7. - 1,013 words
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Article911 1948-12-09 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 8. Malaya- appears to have an unhappy habit of coming ofl second best in practically ail international deals involving American dollars and the disposal of her tin and rubber Certainly, there seems to be little room for doubt that this is the case—Straits Times, Dec. 8. - 911 words
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Article226 1948-12-09 4 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. SINGAPORE textiles im- porters believe that the proposed Government import quota for American textiles will not be issued until next April. Any decision will probably depend on the volume of Japanese textiles imports Into Malaya as much as on the dollar availability226 words
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Article47 1948-12-09 4 SINGAPORE, Doc. 8 A Chinese, Lee Kam Chuan, and two women, Kan Ho and Thong Ah Tong, wore discharged by the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. J. C. Wait), yesThov were charged with possessing forged Indonesian 50 and 25 rupee currency notes,47 words
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Article564 1948-12-09 4 \TI\FTV fi c a Doc. 8. N |h r described on the docks by mn\ h C mal Secretar y (Mr. I\ A. B. McKerron) as youn R ambassadors from Malaya" he South wl7p n he Maetsuyckor to attend the South-West I acific Jamboree in564 words
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Article172 1948-12-09 4 GJERTSEN—To Marjorie wife of Cecil GJertsen. Kuala Kubu on 2nd December. 1948. at Bungsar HasDltal—A son. CHAMBERS—On 20th November 1948. to Denise, wife of C. Chambers, a son (Stephen). CAMBRIDGE—At Trinidad Port ot Spain on 1st. December 1948. to Biddy, wife of R. R. Cambridge. a daughter. HILL—To Olive,172 words
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Article172 1948-12-09 4 The engagement la announced between Tan Bian Koon eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Hock Chlang and Violet Yong eldest daughter of Madam Kong Fung Yun and th« late Mr. Yong 81ak Yin of Kudat. Borneo. ORAHAM-JONES. The engagement is announced between John Alexander, son of Mr. Mrs.172 words
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Obituary164 1948-12-09 4 DEATHS News received that June daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. T. Pepperdine, late of Singapore now c/o Lloyds Bank. Salisbury Wills, died following an operation on 1st Dec. at St. Barts. I Madam Lim Kim Bee. the proprietor of the Geok Kee Lim passed away suddenly at 2.15164 words
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Article, Illustration1633 1948-12-09 5 Y T UAN DJEK - BY Y T UAN DJEK SUNDAY, November 28.—Having practically recovered from my late illness I must try to pick up the threads and get going again. One or two people wrote deploring the absence of the Diary from Saturday, November 20th, and enclosed verbal bouquets which—Photograph by C. A Gibson-Hill - 1,633 words
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Article114 1948-12-09 5 Dyaks Fly Home With New Look’ From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. T OADED with Malayan *ou- J venirs— chiefly clo'!v‘ Dyaks left for Borneo bv air from Kuala Lumpin They were members Oi original contingent oi n ers who were flown he. the outset of the em j114 words
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Article124 1948-12-09 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 1. THE Secretary of State for I the Colonies has approved a scheme for forest research in Malaya with wider scope than before. A grant from Colonial Funds, amounting to about $448,000. has been provided for this work, which124 words
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Article112 1948-12-09 6 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 6. IN the rush of arranging for 1 seasonal parties, it is hoped that the appeal by Mrs. I F. Knight for funds with *hich to provide extra comforts for troops stationed in the jungles and remote estates of112 words
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Article123 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 5. K CHINESE, Ng Choon Ling. who admitted in the First District Court yesterday that he had altered the age in his identity card from 18 to 21, told the Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, that his mother had registered the wrong age123 words
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274 1948-12-09 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4. |N THE past three days, a number of employees of five 1 Chinese mines in the Malim Nawar district have been arrested and detained under the Emergency Regulations. It is understood that they have been detained in connection with the payment274 words
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Article91 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 5. MRS. M. Dodsworth. wife of Dr. M. Dodsworth of the Methodist Church, opened the Salvation Army’s Christmas Fair at 10 Martaban Road yesterday. The Fair, the first of its kind to be launched by Colony Salvationists, was attended by members and friends, wTio made91 words
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56 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 5. A cyclist died in a traffic accident in Singapore yesterday. He was cycling with another along Crawofrd Street at 4.45 p.m when i lorry being towed by another lorry knocked both of them down. The other was treated as an outpatient. There56 words
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Article191 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 5. tI'ORK on the new Bank of China building in Battery Road, planned eleven years ago but interrupted by the war and many difficulties and controls, finally started last week. The new skyscraper, which will be 14 storeys high, is expected to191 words
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Article75 1948-12-09 6 PENANG. Dec. 4. A SINGAPORE man was one of two Catholic priests ordained yesterday morning in a colourful ceremony at the chapel of the College General in Kelawei Road. The young priests are Father Christopher Danker, son of Mr. John Danker, lately of the Chartered Bank. Kuala75 words
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Article128 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. A EUROPEAN bachelor Is keeping an ant-eater as a pet in his Singapore flat and feeding it on sweet potatoes, with an occasional cockroach as an appetiser. He bought the animal for $2 from some Malays on Pulau Samboe on Sunday when he128 words
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Article39 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 5. Although food may not tor security reasons be taken by visitors to Emergency Regulation detainees in Changi or Outram prisons, relatives visiting St. John’s Island are still allowed to take food to detainees.39 words
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Article137 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 3. Admission that he had tried to steal a ring from the hand of a nurse a; she lay in bed was made by ronr.usamy, a 19-years-old Indian, in the First District Court yesterday. With two previous convlc- r.ons for house trepass, he137 words
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Article245 1948-12-09 6 SUNGEI PATANI. Dec. 2. 'I'WO Malay peasants ou* A hunting wild pig nea: ttfelr pad; fields yesterday evening bagged no porkers oubrought .n a more valuable catch—a terrorist armed with a carbine. 170 rounds of am I munition and Illegal docu j ments. He was245 words
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Article49 1948-12-09 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 3. The nine soldiers who appeared in the Singapore Supreme Court on Thursday be fore the acting Chief Justice (Mr Justice Oordon-Smith belonged to the Corps of Ceylon Military Police and not to the Royal Ceylon Pioneer Corps as reported in yesterday’s Straits Times.49 words
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481 1948-12-09 7 BANDITS RAID RAILWAY POLICE-FAIL From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 5. THIRTY armed bandits last night attacked Kundang Police Station three miles from Rawang. but were beaten off by 20 police and special constables. The terrorists also failed in an their attempt to set tire to the railway station481 words
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Article43 1948-12-09 7 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTH, Dec. 6. Death by misadventure was the verdict of the Butterworth coroner (Mr S. T. Stewart) at the inquest today of an Indian businessman (D. Anukagam) who fell from a railway launch at Pral.43 words
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Article53 1948-12-09 7 Singapore, Der. 6. Catapulted skywards by one end of a breaking plank while working on the roof of a house near the Siglap Market yesterday, a Chinese carpenter (Ong Kim Kow) was picked up unconscious. He received head and other injuries, but his condition53 words
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Article139 1948-12-09 7 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6. THE Straits Chinese British Association Singapore, after considering the status of British protected persons in the Colony, wrote to the Government requesting admission of British protected persons born in Malaya as electors under the Legislative Council Election Ordinance. This is stated in139 words
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Article261 1948-12-09 7 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6. THE Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union representing 500 non-industrial civilian employees at the Singapore Naval Base, replied yesterday to the rejection of their year-old memorandum by the Admiralty in London. The Singapore Federation of Service Unions sent a joint memorandum to ‘-he Service261 words
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214 1948-12-09 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4. MR, C. D. AHEARNE, secretary of the Malayan JtI Planting Industries Employers’ Association, is retiring in April next year. He has been chief executive officer of the Association since it was founded in 1947. This214 words
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Article40 1948-12-09 7 Singapore, Dec. 7. The Singapore C.I.D. Chief Mr. E. V. Fowler yesterday made another appeal to the public to take particular care of their identity cards. To date, he said, 359 cards had been reported missing.40 words
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Article93 1948-12-09 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 5. THE chief Secretary (Sir Alec Newboult) told the Straits Times today that the Federation Government would welcome any constructive suggestions for tackling the problem of protection or extortion money paid to terrorists. He was commenting on the arrest of employees of five Chinese93 words
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Article123 1948-12-09 7 From Our Own Correspondent KOTA BAHRU. Dec. 6. MR. Walter Graem Anderson died last night at Kuala Pertang Estate at the age of 74. Mr. Anderson, who was manager of Tanjong Batu Estate. Ulu Kelantan. was Kelantan’s oldest European resident. Mr Anderson came to Malaya in123 words
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Article48 1948-12-09 7 Singapore, Dec. 7. Five Chinese, one of them armed with a pistol, on Sunday night held up the Chinese occupant of a house in Tarnpenis Road and got away with $l7l in cash, a pair of gold earrings worth $45 and a silver belt worth $6O.48 words
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Article297 1948-12-09 7 MALAYA CHURCH NIGHTMARE’ SINGAPORE, l>e< BECAUSE St. Christopher's Church. o t, o r, Bahru, can pay each month only $ll o ou t < its diocesan quota of $l,OOO, it must close HouT at the end of this year. n This has been regretfully decided on by the 3ishop of297 words
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Article116 1948-12-09 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 6 AS the result of the discovery in a taxi of six coils oi copper wire belonging to the Telecommunications Department. P. Kanagaretnam departmental storekeeper ana V. Rajah, technical assistan*. were charged with the*r oi wire valued at $500116 words
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118 1948-12-09 7 SINGAPORE. Dec. 7. DURING the week-end, Singapore police found a kitbag abandoned in a drain in Dunearn Road containing an air gun. 600 rounds of assorted ammunition, one range finder, two empty anti-air-craft shells, 20 pistol magazines and five pistol holsters A118 words
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249 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. I tlh Federation and Singapore Governments are aware that Japan is trying to obtain rice from the international pool. This was said yesterday by a spokesman of the Singapore Economic Affairs Department. He added that the two249 words
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Article151 1948-12-09 8 L ABOUR CHIEF RETURNS SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. The Singapore Government may in future send Labour Department officials for higher training in advanced countries like AmeBritain. Australia, France and India. This was stated by the Singapore Deputy Commissioner of Labour (Mr G. W. Davis) after his return yesterday from an I.L.O.151 words
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179 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. THE Malayan Society for the 1 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals collected 1.200 stray dogs in the first, nine months of its existence. The Society’s drive, however, was halted by the outbreak of oolio. The Society, which was formed last year,179 words
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Article96 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. Emergency Regulations I gazetted in Singapore last night, make illegal sudden strikes and lockouts, both in the public utility and health services and private indusi try. At least 14 days’ notice must be given of strikes and lockout intentions by workmen and employers. The96 words
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Article44 1948-12-09 8 KUALA KANGSAR( Dec. 1.-Th Boy Scouts and Wolf Cuds of the Malay College. Kuala Kangsar. held a camp fire and concert on Monday to say farewell to six of their leaders who are leaving the College and to the Jamboree contingent.44 words
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186 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. OETTY and Sim, two 18-year-old Chinese girls who appeared in the Sixth Police Court for using abusive language to each other in their quarrel over a man. Ah Leng, on Nov. 14, was yesterday dismissed from the court “with disgrace.” The186 words
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Article99 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. As an experiment, the Singapore Improvement Trust proposes to convert the ground floor of the flats along Seng Poh Road into shops suitable for use as fish, ,pork, meat and eating shops. The Improvement Trust also plans to convert Trust land at99 words
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Article78 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. The Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) left in the Carthage yesterday morning for a short holiday in Penang. He was accompanied by Lady Gimson and their daughter, Miss Judy Gimson, and his ADC. Captain D Snowden. During the Governor’s ab- sence, his78 words
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Article150 1948-12-09 8 from Our Staff Correspondent kuala lumpur, Dec. 1. A Public Relations mobile I unit recently completed I Lf lv,, -day river tour of the I l ulu f *s along the Pahang I jjiyer where Communist prolists are known to have I active, and gave150 words
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Article271 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. THE destiny of Singapore in the British Commonwealth is an issue to be borne in mind when planning development schemes here, said Sir Patrick Abercrombie, speaking at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. He stressed the need for gathering reliable data, thoroughly and271 words
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Article69 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. For stealing an automatic pistol from the guardroom, Pte Harry Thomas Joseph Gorton, of the First Devonshire Regiment, was sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Taylor in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday. He was acquitted on two other charges of69 words
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Article60 1948-12-09 8 SUNGEI PATAXI, Dec. 1. J£KDAH villagers arrested two bandits last night. One who had escaped from a military ambush at Kampong I.allang on Nov. 25, was seized at Tanjong Pari, a few miles away. The other was captured at Sik a village near tiurun. He was60 words
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Article125 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2 Mr. John A. Royola, wellknown animal hunter suffered a sudden collapse when ho visited two sick elephants In Singapore on Oct. 20 He related how* he fainted in a malaria attack to the Fourth Police Court Magistrate (Mr. M H. MacDougab yesterday. The two125 words
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Article102 1948-12-09 8 SINGAPORE, Dec 3 A 55-year-old Chinese I woman, Tan Swee Eng, was fined $1,500 by the Second Police Court Magistrate (Mr. IR. W. P. Rule) yesterday when she was found guilty of having assisted in the management of a chap-ji-kt lottery. Tan was alone in her102 words
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428 1948-12-09 9 Govt’s election law no is criticised SINGAPORE, Dec. 5. GOVERNMENT’S rejection of the proposed amendments to the Municipal Elections Ordinance, which, if accepted, would widen the franchise to allow all those who have lived in Singapore for a year to vote in the first city elections next April, has aroused428 words
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Article81 1948-12-09 9 Good turn cost 50c SEGAMAT, Dec. 4. “CHE had a sore leg and u could not walk, but she had to go to Cha’ah village to have herself registered under the National Registration scheme. So I took her behind my bicycle.” That was 25-year-old Phang Piow’s explanation when charged in81 words
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Article111 1948-12-09 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. “Anyone who has been .n Singapore during the past few months must, unless he Is a complete fool, be aware of the reasons for the legislation prescribing the taking out of identity cards.” said the First District Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks)111 words
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Article33 1948-12-09 9 TELUK ANSON, Dec. 4.—An Indian, Murupugan. was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment here for theft of 90 katis of copra valued at $l4 at Sungei Dulang Estate, Rungkup, Bagan Datoh.33 words
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Article134 1948-12-09 9 SINGAPORE. Dec. 4. THERE have been almost 50 applications for the three scholarships offered to Malayan nurses by Australia. The three successful candidates, to be nicked by a selection board, yesterday will go to Australia for two years. The Australian Commissioner in Malaya, Mr. Claude134 words
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173 1948-12-09 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4. TH E establishment of a University for Malaya, recommended by the CarrSaunders Commission, will be put to vote at the next meeting of the Federal Legislative Council to be held on Dec. 16. Tabled before it will be the report of173 words
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Article64 1948-12-09 9 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Dec. 3.—Bail was refused H a 19-year-old Chinese. Jou Chin Tsai, who appeared before Second Magistrate (Mr. J. P. Blackledge) or. a charge of attempted “X--tortion. The prosecution, opposing bail, said that Jou had admitted that he was trying in collect64 words
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Article111 1948-12-09 9 SEREMBAN. Dec. 5. DOOKS instead of the customary cups and metal trophies were distributed as prizes at the recent annual sports day of the Government English School Port Dickson. The Tengku Ampuan, consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, presented the prizes. The headmaster of the111 words
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Article37 1948-12-09 9 Our Staff Correspondent TAIPING. Dec. 3.—Mr. Arjan Singh, Senior Indian interpreter in the Taiping District Court, will be transferred to Kuala Lumpur. He will be replaced by Mr. Bhagw’an Singh of Kuala Lumpur.37 words
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Article226 1948-12-09 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 4. a couple of years the Senggarang drainage scheme, part of the comprehensive plan for draining (ohore's west coast from Kukub to Muar which was interrupted by the war, should be completed, giving new hope to kampong dwellers whose coconut plantations have226 words
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Article104 1948-12-09 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. A Committee has been formed in Singapore to celebrate the anniversary of the Birthday of Prophet Mohamed, on January 12. Arrangements are being made to entertain children and to hold lecture meetings. A tea party will also be held. The following form the104 words
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Article266 1948-12-09 9 SINGAPORE IN the past 11 months, the Singapore Covers 1 collected over $50,000 in fine, has Marine Court for offences ranging from l!* fairway of the Singapore River and leaving i* he without a port clearance, to charges under the p Sa pore Ordinance. L r266 words
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Article152 1948-12-09 9 SINGAPORE, Dec 4 fl 'I'HE establishment of a Nur-I sing Board for the Co-H leny with the object of form-B tng and keeping a register j'H nurses is proposed in theB Nurses Registration Ordin-B ance, which was gazetted mB Singapore yesterday. 1 The register will be ul-B152 words
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Article65 1948-12-09 9 IPOH. Dec. 2 r qpi-| Edward Thain. of the B forth Highlanders. enced to three yeaiy u t >B imprisonment by J-n* j Storr at the Ipoh I terday after plear.. r M I to a charge of arm* B at Tanjong Malim < this year.65 words
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Article317 1948-12-09 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. Between the close of business on Dec. 31, Il94d. and the start of ■business for the New ■Year, the safe in the Singapore Volunteer Forces Record Office was opened land $1,657.36 cash stolen. I Police investigations failed L identify the thief, though317 words
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Article47 1948-12-09 10 JOHOR E BAHRU, Dec. 4. b nrxt meeting of the Council of State, c 'h will be the last for .r, will be held at v r an at 10 a m. on The State Budget ■J alised form will be this meeting for47 words
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326 1948-12-09 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 3. (HMJAPORE and the Federation may set tuberJ eulosis immunisation vaccine from Hons Kong in the not too-distant future, the Director of .Medical Services, Hong Kong (Dr. I. Newton) said in Kuala Lumpur today. He326 words
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Article163 1948-12-09 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 5. IT is lamentable fact that in Malaya, where we have a larger variety of fruits than almost anywhere else in the world, there are no fruit plantations of real size,” Mr. S. I. O. Alsagoff, leading Singapore business man. told the Sunday Times yesterday.163 words
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Article165 1948-12-09 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. SINGAPORE police combed the Serangoon Road area in vain yesterday morning for four Chinese who seized the identity card of an Indian woman and tore it to nieces. The Indian woman V. Paruthy. and an Indian chiid were walking in165 words
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Article, Illustration250 1948-12-09 10 By Our Woman Correspondent SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. 4 CHAIR leg may not resemble a tree-trunk but it makes good climbing all the same thinks Stoopid, a three-week-old black bear who wears a red collar and a mournful expression in his round eyes. Stoopid belongs to– Straits Times picture. - 250 words
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Article211 1948-12-09 10 SINGAPORE, Dec 6. INCOME TAX was believed to have been mainly responsible for an abnormal increase last month both in the number of Singapore firms reporting the cessation of their businesses, and in the number seeking registration. During November. 366 firms were registered under211 words
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Article231 1948-12-09 10 .SI NO A PORK. Dec A CERTAIN Malayan merV chants who have not received import licences »or Japanese goods intended trying to buy their requirements through Hong Kong. An informed Singapore merchant, however. stated that the Governments of Singapore and the Federation o*231 words
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Article124 1948-12-09 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. All bin Mohamed and Tegu bin Haji Abdul Ghani. two gang robbers who wore to have served eight years’ rigorous imprisonment from from Jan. 13 this year, will now serve their terms from yesterday. They appealed in the Court of Criminal Appeal, Singapore,124 words
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Article105 1948-12-09 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 7. When his appeal against conviction lor robbery was dismissed in the Court of Appeal, Singapore, yesterday. Ong Tiong Choon, a young Chinese, turned round and waved to two elderly women in tlie gallery. Tlu* women started to whimper and had to be105 words
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Article66 1948-12-09 11 From Our Staff Corrcspondrnt KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 1. DURING November 78 orders of banishment were made in the Federation bringing the total this year to 550. Of these 410 were aliens and 14 British subjects convicted in court. The total also includes 125 aliens and66 words
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Article143 1948-12-09 11 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 1. PUBLIC works, education. and medical and health services will account for more than half of Pahang’s $9,871,237 Supply Bill for next year. The bill is to be introduced at the next meeting of the Pahang State Council.143 words
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Article119 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. A Chinese woman was robbed of $5OO by two Chinese pickpockets in daylight in South Bridge Road yesterday. The victim was a money collector, and had just collected ‘‘club” money, mostly in $lO notes, which she carried in a pocket. She was walking119 words
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Article64 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. Pupils of Choon Guan English School, by their concert last night, raised more than $l,OOO for the Dryburgh Memorial Fund to extend the three Presbyterian English schools at Katong. The concert consisted of songs, sketches, dances and Stx plays. There was an audience64 words
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Article, Illustration235 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. •"THE General Manager and a director of Fraser and Neave and Malayan Breweries, Mr. T. J. A. Green, leaves Singapore today in the Carthage for England on retirement. Simultaneous farewell parties were held last week-end in Singapore and at the Company’s235 words
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Article184 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. WITH law and order restored in the area and looting a thing of the past, the Singapore Harbour Board is now operating on a pre-war scale. It handles 250,000 tons of cargo a month, berths an average 22 ships at one184 words
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Article96 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. Singapore police, stepping up their security checks in the Colony, ‘screened” 1,260 persons between Tuesday night and yesterday. The intensification of police measures had been forecast by the C.I.D. Chief (Mr. E. V. Fowler). In two raids in the Singapore Western Rural district96 words
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Article340 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. AIRS. Rosa John was found guilty yesterday in the Second Police Court of having falsely reported to the police on Aug. 26 the theft of her Studebaker car from outside the Capitol Theatre. The Magistrate (Mr. R. W. P. Rule) fined340 words
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Article154 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. When the vessel Paula dropped anchor in the outer roads of Singapore on Oct. 29 of this year from Bangkok, Customs Officers boarded ner and discovered 162 lbs of opium in three sacks concealed in the fore-peak tank. A 30-year-old Hainanese. Chew Ah Hoo,154 words
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106 1948-12-09 11 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Dec. I. ABOUT 20,330 acres of rubber n trees in Perak, constituting 75 per cent of the total in the State, were not tapped in October, this year, according to official statistics released here today. Of106 words
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Article158 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPoap n MO move has y e: c 3 by Govern men the amendments cipal Election, Proposed at a of the Singapore Commissioner, i u t The vice-pres. r Municipal Commit 01 W. L. Blythe? t o T* 'Mr Times yesterday' Strait amendments w.. r158 words
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Article149 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE. Dec 3 NINE Chinese who nad beei convicted and sentenced a imprisonment on a charge o possession of secret societ paraphernalia v ere set ire on appeal by the acting Chie Justice (Mr. Justice Gordo:. Smith) in the Singapor Supreme court vesterciav Crown Conr.-1 Mr149 words
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Article80 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 3. UNDER the Unlicensed Den tist Registration Ora. nance. 123 unlicensed Chines dentists in Singapore na registered with the ment Medical Depart They will be subject toi theory and practical exam nation. C n(ra The chairman of the Singa pore Chinese Dentisi> ciation, (Mr.80 words
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Article29 1948-12-09 11 SINGAPORF i Singapore’s Dep T mlssioner of Police Barry) will proceed to Canada on Sunt. 0 His duties will over by Mr. G. R puty Commission Federation.29 words
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238 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. \1() one has been held on a detention order in 1' Singapore if a criminal charge could be brought, says an official statement issued last night. Sixty-two detention orders under the emergency regulations have been cancelled. Those affected include two Europeans238 words
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Article69 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. Mr. J. Chalmers, manager of Maynard and Co., Ltd., Bat>:y Road. Singapore, for the wt 18 years, sailed in the •arthage yesterday to Engird on retirement. He was accompanied oy Mrs. Chalmers and thedr two Children. Another two children are already at69 words
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Article41 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 3. The Acting Solicitor-Gen-■:ah Singapore, Mr. C. H Jutterfield, left Singapore in Carthage yesterday for ea ve in England. Mr H. E. Kingdon. former 5®?apore Civil District hdec. will act for Mr. But‘•erfield during his absence.41 words
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Article135 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4. THE Singapore Rent Conciliation Board yesterday gave judgment on r point of law regarding “standard” and “current” rent. The point had been raised by Mr. R. C. H. Lim on behalf of a landlord, Mr. Wee Thiam Siew, against whom proceedings had been135 words
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Article111 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 4 THE Income Tax Department in Singapore expected most taxable employees would pay their tax by instalments, a spokesman of the Department said yesterday. He thought that most employees would leave it to their employers to deduct the instalments from their monthly salaries. The111 words
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Article41 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 3 Two Chinese, armed with pistols, stood guard over a 13-year-old Malay girl, while another Chinese with a knife robbed her mother of $5OO in jewellery In a house in Dorset Road. Singapore, on Wednesday night.41 words
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111 1948-12-09 12 r r«m Our Staff Correspondent lumpur, Dec. 1 OPERATION of the Forestry partment last year ,Vc c a profit of more than »"0—the difference berevenue at $2,980,099 4(4 -penditure at $1,673,283 V P’ v, iu° figures were more *e able those for the pro*111 words
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Article, Illustration341 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. UOPE that nothing would be 11 done to spoil the excellent spirit between all races in I Singapore was expressed yesterday by Mr. T. H. Stone who j will be retiring to Australia I this month after 35V 2 years in341 words
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Article50 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. An average of 2,100 families appeal to the Singapore Social Welfare Department every month seeking financial aid. Mast are aged people. Two years ago, there wore thousands of unemployed seeking assistance every month, but, today there is an average of 50 to 7U a month.50 words
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Article246 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. A CHINESE was arrested for not having an identity card in Singapore on Wednesday—the hrst arrest of its kind The man was the only person found without a card when police checked 346 people in Dunearn Road Yesterday, two Chinese women—Tan Yook Lan.246 words
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Article138 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 4 The offices and works of United Engineers throughout Malaya were closed on Thursday afternoon following the news of the death of the general manager. Mr. John Cochran in Glasgow on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran left Singapore in September for leave in138 words
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Article64 1948-12-09 12 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTER WORTH. Dec. 3. Bail of $2,000 each was allowed two police constables. Nong Chik bin Dollah and Sharin' bin YusofT. who w»*re alleged to have stolen 10.1 cases ef condensed milk from the Pral godown of Nestles Anglo-Swiss Co The Butterworth Magistrate64 words
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Article57 1948-12-09 12 From Our Own Correspondent Segam.it, Dec. 3. A MAN who said he did not know that there was an emergency in Malaya was yesterday fined SlO. in 11 week’s gaol, for wilful trespass on Youle.s Estate, Tenang. He was 45-year-old Velayutham, found sleeping in57 words
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251 1948-12-09 12 Protection Racket: Sir Alec Right’ I roin Our Stall Correspond? iwl KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. G i CHINESE miners in Kuala Lumpur today expressed interest in the statement by the Chief Secretary (Sir Alec Newboult) that Government intends taking action to stop the practice of payment of protection money to terrorists.251 words
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Article85 1948-12-09 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. England and Euro|w are so short of hard wood I hat ships are sailing the seas today with iron decks. Singapore, with Siam to draw on lor teak, is one of the few oorts fitting these ships with wooden decks. Recently. two 10.000-ton85 words
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Article19 1948-12-09 12 Pv*<i Aim Dakar Hlmhabuddln. r Chu,; ri, K'llon Civil Service has been appointed State T s < Kedah19 words
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Article, Illustration303 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 2. A 54-year-old Chinese carpenter, Mr. Leong Chock Lee, was the first patient to have his chest X-rayed when the new Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association clinic, in Tanjong Pagar Road, began operations yesterday. Leong, a small grey-halred man, put his arms behind303 words
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Article, Illustration87 1948-12-09 13 A former Penang Free School boy, Mr. Ooi Kee Hock, has earned the distinction of being the first Chinese to be accepted as a member of an expedition to the Antarctic. A science graduate of the University of Western Australia, Perth, Mr. Ooi will accompany the87 words
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Article118 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6. SINGAPORE market stallholders are given until Dec. 23 to consider cutting down the retail prices of the fiesh foodstuffs they sell. A close check is now toeing made by the Food Control Department on all markets to find out to what extent118 words
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Article53 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. Four members of the Students’ Christian Movement in Malaya, left Singapore for Ceylon yesterday in the Carthage to attend the Asian Leaders’ Training Conference from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4. They were Messrs. Peter I Lim, Chan Chi Nan, James i Subramaniam and53 words
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179 1948-12-09 13 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 1. REPARATION of the civil Governments of Singapore and the Peninsula on April 1 last year produced an administrative paradox, says the Director of Forestry for the Federation (Mr. T. A. Strong) in his annual report. “For the first179 words
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Article96 1948-12-09 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 5. The band of the Federation police under Mr. A. W Crofts, its director of music, will tour Johore during the next fortnight. It will visit Segamat, Kluang. Endau Mersing Kota Tinggi. Johore Bahru Batu Pahat and Muar between Dec. 11 and 18.96 words
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Article118 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 3. |>OLICE yesterday found a I tunnel on Jeta Estate, Perak, which led to an underground room. The tunnel was cunningly concealed with vegetables on top. The police dug out two Chi- nese. who surrendered, and uncovered the room which contained a duplicating118 words
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Article263 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 3. 'THE Singapore Secretariat for Economic Affairs has asked the Dutch to reopen Kuala Toenggal, East Sumatra, to regularised barter trade with Singapore. It is understood that a i request has also been Tiade to Batavia to allow double the present number of263 words
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Article53 1948-12-09 13 SEGAMAT. Dec. 4. QRGANISED about three v months ago, kampong guards in the Segamat district are doing a fine bit of work not only in preserving law and order but also in protecting the rural dwellers from terrorists. The men are enrolled as Auxiliary Police with recruitment confined53 words
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Article191 1948-12-09 13 piNES 1S t 0hu!;fi„ De s c 2 M, Chinese, 1 ’"{£n' d Chua by the First D# met Court Juduc P. Shanks) yesterdayB corruptly sivine a total* $620 on three occasi® between June and j u i..* an R.A.O.C. lance-coR poral. Tan, a contractor it191 words
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Article100 1948-12-09 13 From Our Staff •>: r* ipoh. rvc ABOUT 20 Buddhist tem{B in Ipoh are prepar* this week to celebrate birthday of Buddha Air.;:* —or “Ohnitorfatt" ai 'fl called bv the Chinese-* Dec. 17. The larger temples cflB duct two weeks of and festivals until the bir*100 words
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Article73 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. Japanese efforts evidence of the sociation of Singapore Britain are slowly oein B ma medied. Statues of British admiH trators. foundation stones plaques In buildings :in(1 R such evidence of thei u H connection were rernoua 1942. Several of these, inclua™ the statue of Sir73 words
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Article45 1948-12-09 13 SINGAPORE. I*c- Mrs. Betty Tan left for England to s i.. s Mj the Royal College of was awarded a C S* by the Singapore -Muni W Commissioners an. British Council. irj Thds is the first of its kind to be Municipal Comm45 words
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Article92 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE. Dec. 7. )NT of the four scholarps offered by the Sinp Eurasian Association n applied for, the sentry f the association (Mr. Tohnson) said yester7. .scholarships concerned industrial scholarship. 1 ckstadt scholarship, apprenticing sons Eurasian Volunteers, y school scholarship. three are worth f h92 words
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Article, Illustration322 1948-12-09 14 I SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. ■A'EN TY-year-old John Cecil Clunies-Ross "King of the Cocos-Keeling Islands,” arrived 1 Singapore yesterday to hold talks with the ■nKiiP°re Government on the possible imniigraKn <>f the islanders to other parts of Kuth-East Asia. Mr. Clunies-Ross told the Straitsist Asia. — Straits Times iture. (Story in page seven). - 322 words
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Article112 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE. Dec. 8. IN the Singapore Seventh Police Court on Monday two Malays and two Eurasians. Bahari bin Mohamed Arahim (23). Karim bin Ghani (24), Stephen Froys (21 1 and his brother Granville Froys (24) were charged with murder. It was alleged that at about 5.10112 words
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Article145 1948-12-09 14 PENANG, Dec. 4. HE Straits Chinese British Association here will take joint action with its sister associations in Singapore and Malacca to urge the withdrawal of Penang from the Federation. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Association’s committee yesterday. It was stated145 words
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Article58 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE. Dec. 8 An Indian Municipal labourer has made a report to the Singapore police that tw r o Chinese early yesterday morning pulled him into a dark back lane off Jalan Besar and robbed him of his identity card and $2. This is the third report58 words
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Article237 1948-12-09 14 f om Our Ouw Correspondent S*V A LUMPUR. Dec. 6. Lumpur Police torevealed that, on J rrl they unearthed in mp containing 1.875 9 mm. ammuni- r>e Junction of Pudu n d Pasar Road In 1 impur town. i5Sj’ munition, packed in 1 buried by the237 words
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Article155 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7 MORE than 800 queries on the 1946 accounts of Singapore resulted in the Government recovering nearly $31,000, reports the Director of Audit, Federation of Malaya and Singapore, Mr. R. MacDonald. The report gives me amount recovered under revenue as $16,028. under expenditure $2,588,155 words
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Article161 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. pLYINU boats arriving in Singapore from Hong Kong are carrying 10,000 additional passengers As part of an experiment to stock Malaya’s fresh water nsh farms lu.ooo Chinese llight ar arr v ng by each The tiny passengers are carried in four gallon keroRn!J161 words
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Article142 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. thousand cases of whisky, brandy, gin, rum and wines lie unclaimed in the Singapore I Harbour Board bonded 'stores, the secretary of Singapore Harbour Board (Mr. J. Cooper) told the Straits Times yesterday. "These are the relic of the early days of the142 words
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Article63 1948-12-09 14 SINGAPORE Dec. 7 Twenty-five Chinese were each fined $25 yesterday in tin* Second Police Court when they pleaded guilty to gambling in a houv in Sungei Road on Sunday night They were found playing pai-kow (Chinese dominoes* when a police party raided the premises. The Magistrate63 words
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385 1948-12-09 15 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Dec. 7. TRADE unions and associations of monthly-paid Government employees agreed at Kuala Lumpur during the week-end to form a Government Services Joint Council (Staff) Federation of Malaya. It is proposed that the association will co-ordi-nate Whitley Council activities,385 words
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Article53 1948-12-09 15 ’’rom Our Own Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR. Dec. 7. rhe court has ordered the elease of a pled nutmeg pigon—the sole survivor of 18 aptured by a Malay, Awang )in Lebai Munik. Earlier, the court had fined Xwang $10 for illegal possession of the birds—the rare53 words
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Article197 1948-12-09 15 From Our Staff Correspond*n't KUALA LUMPUR,Dec. 7. OPECIAL Constables on O Kapar Bahru Estate, near Rawang, about 18 miles north of Kuala Lumpur, repulsed a bandit attack early today. It was the second attack in the Rawang area during the past few days. On Saturday night, 30197 words
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Article66 1948-12-09 15 SINGAPORE, Dee. 8. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps blew up a clumo of gelignite at the 9* mile, Bukit Timah Road, at 2 pm. yesterday. The dump is said to have been there for about three years, and was in a dangerous condition. A police spokesman66 words
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Article41 1948-12-09 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. “Nobody came to my help” complained a Karimoen Island Chinese trader who unsuccessfully resisted three Chinese robbers who attacked him in Market Street yesterday. The trader had just collected $2OO from a shop.41 words
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Article, Illustration42 1948-12-09 15 L.A.C. Walker (left) and A.C. Eden of the R.A.F. Maintenance Base (Far East), Seletar, assembling wooden lockers for airmen stationed in the Far East. Two hundred of these lockers are to be iroduced weekly.—Straits Times picture. —Straits Times picture.—Straits Times picture. - 42 words
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285 1948-12-09 15 SINGAPORE. Dec. 8. “SINGAPORE Regional Indian Congress has every intention of carrying out the directive of the Malayan Indian Congress to fight Municipal elections and will soon call a meeting to prescribe the procedure for nominating our official candidates," said the President of the285 words
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Article196 1948-12-09 15 SINAPORE, Dec. 8. CIX Chinese appeared before the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. J. C. Wait) yesterday on a charge of having possessed instruments and materials for forging 50cent Malayan Currency notes, at 48 Upper Cross Street. They were Choo Cheong Han, Ng Boon196 words
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Article35 1948-12-09 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 8. Thirty-one live and two dud cannon shells, relics of the war were recovered from the sea opposite Godown No. 7 during dredging operations in the Singapore Harbour Board area yesterday.35 words
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Article246 1948-12-09 15 V«EMBERS LN o) N^ c D p C 1It! and Province* Settlement Counc i S le6l < Settlement U the Federal Legislative 1 cii met at the p,* ni n Cour Club this evening to^ Tu the question of the J^ Cu oi the Settlement tro^ 1246 words
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Article138 1948-12-09 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec 7 BANDITS today shot dea Mr. Song Keng Sing. 5‘ I year-old housing clerk < Malayan Collieries, and h 22-year-old son. Mr. Song \V Leng. They were murdered their home at Kampoi Simpah. near Batu Arang. < miles from Kuala Lumpur. The bandits138 words
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Article67 1948-12-09 15 SINGAPORE. Ver. j, A Singapore Cusioms spare party making a of the Mui Hock on afternoon found D opium in five sack* con in a disused coal bunK' r. The Mui Hock arrhej Singapore from Ban-:^ A customs patrol wM; r tercepted a fishing' 1 (U Tanjong67 words
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511 1948-12-09 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. THE first executive meeting 0 f the newlyformed Labour Party of Singapore, being held today, will discuss plans for a gigantic membership drive. The meeting will also talk about a suitable answer to the Governments rejection of certain amendments in511 words
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Article112 1948-12-09 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. MR. X, Singapore bachelor, who is keeping an ant-eater as a pet in his office, has received several offers from people who want to buy it. One man has a lot of ants in his garden. Among other offers is that112 words
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Article142 1948-12-09 16 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Dec. 7. AT least 20 known Chinese schools in Perak have ceased to function since the emergency, an official of the Education Department told the Straits Times today. All, except two, were unregistered schools and a majority of them142 words
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Article75 1948-12-09 16 SINGAPORE. Dec. 7. The Singapore Hainan Coffee Shop Association has sent a petition to the Municipu authorities for relaxation of the eating shop regulations. Many coffee shops complain that the expenditure on renovating their premises to con form with the sanitary standards required is too heavy ter75 words
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Article, Illustration49 1948-12-09 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. jyjALAYAN Scouts left m Singapore yesterday for the South-West Pacific Jamboree in Australia. The Colonial Secretary (Mr. P. A. B. McKerron) deputising for the Governor of Singapore inspected the contingent and is seen (above) talking to Scoutmaster Goh Sooi Beng of Ipoh.49 words
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Article128 1948-12-09 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 8. THE annual report of the Eurasian Association. Singapore, gives details of scholarships open to Euraj sians. The Hockstadt scholarship tenable for three years and valued at $300 a year, awarded every fourth year for one of the following trades: Marine engineering, motor oni gineering, electrical128 words
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Article219 1948-12-09 16 SINAFORE, Dec. 8. TNCHE Sardon bin Haji Jubir (Rural East), at the Dec. 21 Singapore Legislative Council meeting, will put a case for “poorer fisherfolk” in certain areas who are prevented from fishing by the 6 p.m.—6 a.m. curfew. He will bring the Government’s219 words
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Article46 1948-12-09 16 PRIEST’S SILVER J UBILEE From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 7. Rev. Father Joseph Lee. Pa rish Priest of the Church of i the Immaculate Conception. Johore Rahru. celebrate* -he sliver sacredotal jubilee of ids ordination tomorrow when a Thanksgiving High Mas* wi'i hr sung.46 words
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Article143 1948-12-09 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. A 23-YEAR-OLD secondyear undergraduate of Raffles College, Miss Daisy Vaithilingam is now a suspected polio patient at the Middleton Hospital, Singapore. The College has cancelled a terminal progress test for more than a score of women undergraduates, who were cohostellers with Miss Vaithilingam.143 words
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Article656 1948-12-09 17 T HEARD some more a few days ago about the Haji at Rawang who blesses authenticated weapons belonging to Malays and gives the men sacred and protective armlets. It is said. that he was fishing I and Tuan Allah gave him a kris. I have only656 words
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Article95 1948-12-09 17 Singapore, Dec. 6. SIX-foot six-inches tall. Chips Rafferty, the Australian film star of "The Overlanders” fame, arrived in Singapore last night on his way to England. He is going to London for the trade and Press screening of his latest film, "Eureka Stockade.” Mr. Rafferty, who is95 words
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Article471 1948-12-09 17 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. 1 THE Singapore Rent 1 Conciliation Board on Friday gave an important judgement on a point of law regarding “standard” and “current” rent. The point had been raised by Mr. R. C. H. Lim on behalf of a landlord, Mr. Wee Thlam Slew, against471 words
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Article79 1948-12-09 17 S AX SmGAFORE, Dec. 4. AMAD bin Fadil. a Javanese who tried to sell a arowning automatic pistol and some rounds of ammunition and, was caught in the act by plain clothes police officers at Havelock Road on March 23, was sentenced to three years79 words
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163 1948-12-09 17 WHEN unofficial members of ln^' c 7 lative Council hold their usual inform i' LLegiswith officials next week. Inche Sardon bin (Rural East) will ask if it i s too late to amJL5 Ubil Municipal Elections Ordinance so that voters without property qualifications163 words
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Article131 1948-12-09 17 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 4. THE Chief Scout (Lord Rowallan) will make a brief tour of Malaya while on his way to the Pacific Jamboree in Australia. Lord Rowallan U expected to reach Singapore by air between Dec. 20 and Dec.131 words
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Article107 1948-12-09 17 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6. LATEST addition to the Glen Line fleet, the 10.000-ton motor ship Glenorchv. is expected to arrive in Singapore on Satufday on her maiden voyage to the Far East. Formerly known as the Priam, the ship is carrying 21 passengers including the managing director of107 words
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Article61 1948-12-09 17 Yong Thai Soon, a Chinese seaman pleaded guilty yesterday in the Second District Court to a charge of attempting to export 15,000 pounds of flour without a permit on Dec. 3. It. was alleged that the flour valued at $2,650 was found on the ship61 words
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Article209 1948-12-09 17 TT s J N GAPORE. Dec. 2 of two Chinese who held up and robbed a Chinese cashier of cash and cheques to the value of $15,000 on May 18 at North Bridge Road wL yesterday sentenced to six years’ rigorous imprisonment and ten strokes209 words
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Article108 1948-12-09 17 SINGAPORE. Dec. 2. THE following Smgapor candidates have passe< the University of London in termediate examinations ii Arts and Sciences. July 1948 ARTS: Goh Koh Pui: Jeyaret nam Joshua Benjamin; Ong Kan Hal, and Wee Seong Kang. Leonardo Gustavo Vieira AJ*« passed in his referred subject108 words
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Article85 1948-12-09 17 SINGAPORE. Dec. First step towards the in plementation of a decisio taken earlier this ia r raise a regular force will be the of a bill, gazetted in Sing pore yesterday, before Legislative Council. The bill provides for tr tabllshment of a force styled85 words
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Article265 1948-12-09 18 Penang beaten 8 3 at rugby KUALA LUMPUt, Dec. 4. I/i* MHC Ml in almost every scrum and playing if great game *n the loose, Selangor beat Penang by jgh< joints (l and a goal) to three points (a try) in n ir I'r-Statc rugger match played on the padang265 words
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Article, Illustration34 1948-12-09 18 PENNELL (S.C.C.) kicks to touch to foil a Navy attack during Saturday’ s friendly rugby match on the Padang, which resulted in a win for the S.C.C. over Navy by 27 points to 3.34 words
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Article58 1948-12-09 18 SINGAPORE. Dec. 8. In a return wat r polo match played at th? Tiger Pool, Pasir Panjang, on Monday, the Tiger Swimming Club's “A" team beat the H M S. Birmingham’s “A” team toy five goals to one. In anoth r game betw en the *3" 'earns58 words
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Article227 1948-12-09 18 SINGAPORE. Dec. 8. »HKtE goals In arrears. the s.ngapore Harbour Board oxil ry Police staged a rtili:mt recovery In the sejnd naif only to lose by the dd goal in five to the Slngaore Recreation Club in ockt*y match on the Padang sterday. Superior finishing227 words
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Article23 1948-12-09 18 Spitfires scored a two-nil ictory over the Singapore Bgjital Assis suits* Union in a match played at Oeylatrg on Dec. 4.23 words
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Article46 1948-12-09 18 BAYING good football, the ■9 M. utya Cup Veterans scored another victory when they Fraser and Neavo by four to two in a match played Parr, r Park on Dec. 4. |HBc: Kxon. Soon San and Jagir were the pick of the der s46 words
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Article73 1948-12-09 18 ALTHOUGH without the services •ii of four of their regular players who were away representing the Combined Services at Seremban R.A.P. Changi eaasily defeated R A F. Tengah by 28 points (2 goals. 3 tries and 3 penalty goals) to nil. in their rugby match73 words
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Article330 1948-12-09 18 S’ pore Services defeat Negri SINGAPORE, Dec. 5. POSSESSING speedy threes that combined well, the Singapore Combined Services cufeated Negri State by eight points (one goal, a tryi to ml in a hard-fought Rugby match here yesterday. In spite 01 wet ground •renditions from a heavy shower which fell just330 words
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Article387 1948-12-09 18 SINGAPORE, Dec. 8. AN only goal scored In the second half by Moolenburg enabled the Singapore Cricket Club to beat the Royal Air Force by one goal to nil in a game of hockey on the padang yesterday. The Club were superior in most387 words
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Article107 1948-12-09 18 IPOH. Dec. 5. PERAK beat Negri Rembliun oy four goals to one in an interstate hockey match la Ijx)h yesterday < The vLsitors began very promlsi ingly und scored the only goal through Tara Singh 20 minutes after start. On the resumption. Perak nressed hard and107 words
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