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Title Section27 1949-01-06 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES .\\w Series Ko. 127. Singapore Thursday, January, 6th 1949 Price 40 crate (B.S. Currency) Or. 1 A.27 words
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260 1949-01-06 2 AMR. Anthony Brooke is not fair in the campaign he is so assiduously waging to upset his uncle's policy for Sarawak. He seems to forget that responsibility for the cession lies with the f ormer Rajah, and not with His Majesty’s260 words
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Article126 1949-01-06 2 I READ recently in the Straits Times an interesting item regarding Malayan “blachan”. It was stated that it has been dubbed “Malayan caviare.” May 1 point out that the name “Malayan caviare” was allotted to Malayan “blachan” more than 60 years ago. It appeared locally as early as126 words
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Article50 1949-01-06 2 I WISH to thank the Sungel Best police patrol (or the kindness and help they rendered us when our car broke down at an isolated place between K*jang and Sungel Besi. This act of kindness should not be allowed to pass without comment. JOHORIAN. Johore Bahru.50 words
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Article271 1949-01-06 2 MANY of your readers W W ho remember the front page headlines in the Straits Times announcing the ban on Mr. Anthony Brooke’s entry into Sarawak will, I feel sure, be gratified by your decision to give fresh publicity to a matter which, by reason271 words
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Article91 1949-01-06 2 11 ALWAYS thought, and 1 still do, that the Singapore Regional Indian Congress, unlike th e Progressive Party of Singapore, is an association of Indians and as such is a communal organisation. It may be pointed out at this juncture that the 8.R.1.C. decided to91 words
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Article420 1949-01-06 2 MAN-IN-THE-STREET YOUR leader in Tuesday’s issue deals with the “8.8. C. IN MALAYA” and contains quotations from the Command Paper on Broadcasting in the Far East. You state that “the stringency of the terms the 8.8. C. has accepted are of unusual interest” and that420 words
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Article30 1949-01-06 2 MAY I suggest that the Afl name of this Colony be changed to Slng-gapore to agree with the pronunciation generally used by the announcers of Radio Malaya. K.A.S. Singapore.30 words
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Article525 1949-01-06 2 'THERE is a good deal of A criticism in the Press, against the Singapore Regional Indian Congress, because it is to participate in the forthcoming Municipal Elections in Singapore. The S.R.I.C. is charged with being a communal organisation, and that therefore it should not participate in525 words
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Article171 1949-01-06 2 I AM only a humble tri- shaw puller but now I have to pay to the Municipal Commissioners $4 a month licence fee for my licence to pull my trishaw The Commissioners receive from me $4 a month which I sup- 1 pose they use for the171 words
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Article64 1949-01-06 2 VOU reported recently A that Mr. J. R. Hill had been appointed to be Deputy President of the Municipal Commissioners during the absence of Mr. W. L. Blythe. Mr. Hill Is not an M.C.S. officer but an employee of the Municipal Commissioners I wonder if it is64 words
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Article74 1949-01-06 2 IT was a Joy sitting in the lobby of this hotel and reading a copy of the Straits Times of Saturday Oct. 2, 1948—sent to us by a friend in Singapore. Tuan Djek’s diary made me home sick. Florida is very much like Malaya in sunshine74 words
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Article108 1949-01-06 2 WITH reference to a report under the heading OPPOSES S.T.C. FARES INCREASE”, which appeared in page seven of the Straits Times of Dec. 30, I would like to make it clear that it is not the Company’s intention to increase its fares at present. I would like to108 words
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Article734 1949-01-06 3 —Straits Times. Dec. 30. The crux of the Security Council’s dilemma in handling the Indonesian problem is that it has yet to make up its mind on what can be done. At the first meeting the American delegate, Dr. Jessup, clatoned that the Council was competent—Straits Times. Dec. 30. - 734 words
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Article266 1949-01-06 3 —BtraiU Times, Dec. 30. The year is closing without, unfortunately, any real indication that the Communist terrorists and their gangster allies are on their way out. Propaganda material and cyclostyled news-sheets found in bandit huts tell that terrorist morale is falling, while the daily reports of operations—BtraiU Times, Dec. 30. - 266 words
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Article1024 1949-01-06 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 31. Most of the world will be glad to see the back of the vanishing year. It would be idle to pretend that it has brought us much nearer any of our goals, and perhaps on the whole we are fortunate that—Straits Times, Dec. 31. - 1,024 words
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Article780 1949-01-06 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 1. It is from the ranks of industry, diplomacy and sport that come the figures of greatest lustre whose names are to be found in the New Year honours list published this morning, the 25th to be issued in the reign of King—Straits Times, Jan. 1. - 780 words
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Article276 1949-01-06 4 —Straits Times, Jan. 1. The meagre official report of the enquiry into the shooting of 24 suspects who attempted to escape from military custody at Batang Kali is not likely to end public concern over this incident. The enquiry was held on the instructions of the Attorney—Straits Times, Jan. 1. - 276 words
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Article623 1949-01-06 4 —Straits Times. Jan. 3. Statements by President Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. Sun Fo on the Nationalist Government’s Communist war policy have not explained Dr. Sun’s original declaration that the new Chinese Cabinet would seek an “honourable peace” with the Reds. The confusion in fact has been—Straits Times. Jan. 3. - 623 words
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Article339 1949-01-06 4 —Straits Times. Jan. 3. Fourteen months of fighting is ended by the truce in Kashmir, announced in a joint communique issued by the Governments of India and Pakistan. The two Governments have accepted proposals by the United Nations Kashmir Commission implementing the cease-fire agreement which the Commission—Straits Times. Jan. 3. - 339 words
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Article755 1949-01-06 4 —Straits Times, Jan. 4. Never yet has the Malay Nationalist Party made clear its attitude on practical questions relating to the Federation Constitution and the path by which Malaya should reach the goal of self-government. Speakers at the party’s fourth annual convention who might have been—Straits Times, Jan. 4. - 755 words
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Article349 1949-01-06 4 Straits Times, Jan. 4. The summoning by India’s Premier of an Asian conference to consider Dutch action in Indonesia will present the Security Council of the United Nations with a problem when it meets again in New York on Thursday. The Asian conference will not actually have beenStraits Times, Jan. 4. - 349 words
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Article671 1949-01-06 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 5. By its very nature the rubber growing industry is used to taking a long view of its problems and its prospects, and the somewhat gloomy fortune which is held out for rubber in 1949 is not likely to be regarded as quite as—Straits Times, Jan. 5. - 671 words
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Article388 1949-01-06 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 5. The war in Palestine is far more explosive than the war in Indonesia, although it is getting less of the world’s attention and has attracted none of the high moral indignation now levelled at the Dutch. Perhaps the warning from London that Britain—Straits Times, Jan. 5. - 388 words
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Article258 1949-01-06 5 SINGAPORE, Jan. 1, SEVERAL Singapore coconut oil mills may close down at the beginning of the New Year because of a continued slump In the market for coconut oil. A Singapore miller, Mr. Yeo Seng Chuan, told the Straits Times yesterday that “no buyers could258 words
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77 1949-01-06 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BARU, Jan. 2. MR. Vaithilingam, conductor on Segamat Estate, was found shot dead at the 10th mile Segamat-Labis Road on Friday. Mr. Vaithilingam, who owns a small rubber estate in the district, had trouble with his Indian labour force77 words
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Article68 1949-01-06 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 3. Dato Abdul Rahman, Johore Federal Councillor, accompanied by the Datin and their daughter, Che Zabldah, left on Saturday for Australia on a holiday. They will also visjt their son. Mohamed Yasslm, who is studying medicine there. Che Zabidah68 words
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Article41 1949-01-06 5 SINGAPORE. Jan. 3. A waitress in a coffee shop in Joo Chiat Road, Singapore, was accidentally shot in the thigh by a Chinese extra-constable on New Year’s night. The constable, was showing her his revolver when it went off.41 words
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227 1949-01-06 5 SINGAPORE, Jan. 3. A DEMAND for the release of Malay Nationalist Party leaders, especially the president (Mr. lshak bin Haji Mohammed) was made at the party’s fourth annual congress at Singapore on Saturday. “Despite Government assurances that legal political parties will not be affected by227 words
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Article119 1949-01-06 5 SINGAPORE, Jan. 3. pETROL rationing in Slnga- pore has resulted in a decrease in membership of Raffles Library, says the Librarian, Mrs. H. Witte. There were fewer readers last year than before the war. Other causes for the drop-ping-off of book-fans are: Many Service personnel are119 words
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Article69 1949-01-06 5 SINGAPORE. Jan. 4. At the annual general meeting of the Y Men's Club of Singapore the following were elected. President, Dr. Poh Chee Juay; vice-president, Mr. Soh Ghee Soon; hon. sec. Mr. S. Palaniandy; asst. sec. Mr. Tay Tuen Siang; hon. treas. Mr. Koh Eng Pang; directors, Dr.69 words
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Article, Illustration1688 1949-01-06 6 TUAN DJEK - By TUAN DJEK SUNDAY, December 26. —The 20th. of the month was a memorable day. Early morning certain articles of furniture had to be loaded into a lorry. The first lorry that turned up had no room for the goods, so another one, an empty one—Photograph by C. A. Gibson-Hill. - 1,688 words
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106 1949-01-06 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. 3. f |*HE Registrar of the SingaJ pore Seamen’s Registration Bureau (Cmdr. L. P Lane) yesterday warned seamen not to pay “squeeze” money to anybody to get jobs. i He said the bureau had been set up by the Government to help106 words
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Article188 1949-01-06 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Dec. 31. ABOUT $613,181 more will be spent by the Negri A sembilan State Government on education in 1949 than was spent in 1948. Out. of a total Statp Avr>nn_ Out of a total State expenditure of $10,427,114 to be188 words
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Article134 1949-01-06 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 1. SPECIAL patrols were once again out on duty In Kuala Lumpur last night against the possibility of terrorist ativlty during the New Year’s eve festivities. There were big gatherings at theatres and the biggest crowds of merry makers were at the134 words
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Article111 1949-01-06 7 SEGAMAT, Jan. 1. FAN Sam. a 41-year-old Chinese appeared In Segamat District Court today charged with the possession of Illicit samsu and fermented mash. He was alleged to have been found on Chan Wing Estate. Jagoh, with a complete liquor still. A drum of111 words
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Article128 1949-01-06 7 SINGAPORE. Jan. 2. SINGAPORE'S Municipal Commissioners think that caterwauling need not be discouraged in Singapore, but that night-howling by dogs definitely should be. At any rate that is why citizens must licence their dogs and not their cats. Any dog seen on the streets of128 words
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Article149 1949-01-06 7 VTt%w SINGAPORE, Jan. 2. ZEALAND zoos arc now competing with jV zoological institutions in the United States tor Malayan animals and reptiles in an effort to get specimens 0 animals which died during the war. Following recent large shipments of animals by sea air, sent149 words
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Article, Illustration40 1949-01-06 7 You n ow have to qu«tie up for your stamps at Penan? u n n eral Post Office, Newly-erec-ted barriers, seen above, ha ve been installed to prevent people from crowding rou nd counters. picture. Stoifi Timespicture.; Stoifi Times - 40 words
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Article176 1949-01-06 7 SINGAPORE, |an. 2. A RECORD number of competitors entered for the 18 A racing events for sailing and rowing boats in the Singapore New Year Sports yesterday. About 100 boats took part. Malay kolehs, Bugis prahus, sampans, yachts, dinghies, ships’ lifeboats and fishing boats took part176 words
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Article77 1949-01-06 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN. Jan. 2. A FORMER chief cashier of the Seremban branch of the Oversea Chinese Bank was yesterday sentenced to 12 months’ rigorous imprisonment. He was See Kah Hoe. father of six children, who had earlier pleaded guilty to criminal breach of77 words
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Article36 1949-01-06 7 From Our Own Correspondent T E L U K ANSON.Dec. 31. Charged with causing grievous hurt to Jewan Singh with a sickle. Darmallngam was bail of $3,000 and the case adjourned till Jan. 24.36 words
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Article146 1949-01-06 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 2. FOUR million aspirin tablets, T together with other drugs and chemicals, are being offered for sale by the Medical Department in Singapore. They are part of stocks which have been declared surplus to the needs of the Department. These surplus were brought146 words
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Article52 1949-01-06 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 2. YONO Joon Seng pleadtd guilty to assisting in running a public lottery Wah Whey and Chap Ji Kee before Inche Saffian, magistrate, yesterday. He was fined $5OO or four months’ hard labour. The accused was allowed to pay $lOO and the balance52 words
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Article144 1949-01-06 7 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Jan. 2. CLOSER co-operation between the Federation and Singapore was urged at the council meeting of the All Malaya Muslim League which opposed secession of Penang. Urging branches to oppose the Penang move, the council said that secession would delav economic and144 words
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Article239 1949-01-06 7 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. Government win build, a new social centre for the 200 Katong children now using a Municipal Town Cleansing Department’s cartshed as their daily feeding and social centre. The centre, which will be erected in Joo Chiat Road, will be the second and239 words
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Article110 1949-01-06 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 31. BY a new order made under the Supreme Court rules, all wages or salary of the judgement debtor and any pension, gratuity or allowance granted by the Governments of the Fed eration and Singapore shall not be liable to110 words
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Article71 1949-01-06 7 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. rIRTY-EIGHT Indian workers of three cigar manufacturing firms in Singapore went on strike yesterday, following a break down of talks a week ago over proposed wage cuts. Firms involved are Thevar and Co., R. V. Abdul Karim and Co., and O. A. Hajee71 words
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521 1949-01-06 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 31. THREE male Chinese, a kepala and two coolies, were last night bayonetted to death when 30 armed and uniformed Chinese wearing three star caps together with six uniformed Chinese females armed with revolvers raided Malay Rompin521 words
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Article122 1949-01-06 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 'I'HE S.ngapore Ofvernment plans to appoint eight ketuas a« assistants to penghulus in the adjacent Islands. Of the three penghulus or the Islands, one supervises the Pulau Tekong. Pulau Übln and the neighbouring Islands, the second the southern islands. and the third the122 words
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Article48 1949-01-06 8 From Our Own Correspondent SUNGEI PATANI, Dec, 31— An elderly Indian labourer, N. J. Sarny, died soon after drinking a cup of tea at a coffee shop in Bedong on Dec. 5. Yesterday, the Coroner (TuanSyed Mahafhir) returned a verdict of death by natural deases.48 words
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Article196 1949-01-06 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 1. IN a New Year message to the people of Singapore the Governor <Slr Franklin Gimson) said that the Communist threat in 1948 had been largely met oecause of the support given by the Jaw abiding people *o the effoits made by Govern nent196 words
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Article121 1949-01-06 8 SINGAPORE, Jan. 1. Mr. E. D. Shearn, president oi the Malayan Association, writes that the Straits Times report of his speech at the quarterly meeting In Kuala Lumpur on Thursday conveyed a wrong Impression. He says that the words t.e used were that the War Department “is121 words
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Article102 1949-01-06 8 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Jan. 3. The Sessions Court sat yesterday for the first time and the only case was one in which Yeow Bock Chong Lim Kek Seng and Lee Kong San", of Kulai. were charged with being found out of doors in an102 words
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146 1949-01-06 8 SINGAPORE, Jan. I. 'THE final figure of voters who registered for the Singapore Municipal elections was 8,783. Registration finished at midnight on Thursday. The Supervisor of Municipal Elections (Mrs. G. Hawkins) commenting on ,he ligure yesterday said: “I am human, and would like *o have146 words
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Article101 1949-01-06 8 KUALA LUMPUR.Dec. 31. ON the instructions of the Attorney-General, an investigation has been conducted by a Federal Counsel into the action taken by security forces at Batang Kali on December 12. After careful consideration of the evidence and a personal visit to the place where the incident101 words
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Article262 1949-01-06 8 From Our Own Correspondent I KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 2. KUALA Lumpur cinema “fans” are recovering from their “emergency nerves” which in August this year caused attendances to drop as much as fifty per cent in some instances. Cinema managers -say there has been a steady rise in262 words
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383 1949-01-06 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1. WE have suffered and are still suffering from lack of registration of properly qualified architects in this country,” said Mr. H. C. Upton, chairman of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Institute of Architects, Malaya, yesterday. He described as a383 words
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Article48 1949-01-06 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 31. THREE Chinese, Leong Hee, Goh Ah Yew and Cheng Seng Hong were hanged at Taiping Gaol today for unlawfully possessing firearms. Their appeals against sentence of death were dismissed by the Federation Court of Appeal.48 words
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Article66 1949-01-06 8 From Our Own Correspondent T SEREMBAN, Jan. 2. HE question of constituting a Council of Religion and Malay Custom has been receiving the urgent attention of the Government of Negri Sembilan. This was stated at the recent budget meeting if the Council of State, when the66 words
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Article, Illustration605 1949-01-06 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. TRIBUTES to the late Mr. Lazarus Rayman (former President of the Singapore Muni-(-pal Commissioners) will be paid at this afteriUM)n's meeting of the Commissioners. All flags on the Municipality and Government Buildings will be flown at half mast from •j p.m. today605 words
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Article77 1949-01-06 9 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. THE Singapore Regional Indian Congress has decided to give $3,450 to Indian educational institutions in Singapore This money was raised by the women’s section of the congress through a concert last year. Of the total, $1,600 will go to the Tamil Education Society which77 words
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Article57 1949-01-06 9 SINGAPORE. Dec. 31. A committee of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners has agreed to call for tenders locally for the following appliances for use in connection with the Electricity Department’s hiring scheme:—soo a.c ceiling fans. 150 large size electric cookers. 50 medium size electric cookers. 200 largo size water57 words
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Article34 1949-01-06 9 PENANG. Jan. I.—Mr. L. J L. Haxworth, immigration officer, Penang, will leave Penang on Monday on transfer to Singapore as immigration officer. His successor will be Mr. A G. Roche of Singapore.34 words
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63 1949-01-06 9 OLD MALAYA came back to Singapore for a few hours on Jan. 1 when the Malays turned out in their prahus, koleks and other boats, all dressed in traditional costume, for the New Year Sea sports. Here a rowing boat with crew all out in a rowing race pass the63 words
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Article184 1949-01-06 9 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Dec. 30. AT the resumed Whiteaways case Mr. S. N. Sharma. counsel for Lim Khoo Aik, suggested to Edward Nunn. I former manager of the Taiping branch of Whiteaw-ays, that he denied checking money sent to be banked against bank184 words
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Article57 1949-01-06 9 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 31. Sir Henry Curney High Commissioner, Federation of Malaya. is expected to arrive In Johore Bahru on Jan. 3 on a brief visit—his first to the State. He will travel by plane from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore from57 words
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Article27 1949-01-06 9 MALACCA. Jan. 31—Members ol' Malacca Psychology Club hold an old and now year party last nitrht. The party was organised bv Mr. J Watson.27 words
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332 1949-01-06 9 KUALA LUMPUR, (an. 1. JILAYINC a vital part in the war against terrorists are the Army’s flying “taxi-drivers” using their “grasshopper” planes—l,7oo-pound 130 h.p. Austers. The taxi-drivers” belong to 1907 flight of 656 Air Observation Post Squadron based in Kuala Lumpur and are commanded by332 words
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Article39 1949-01-06 9 SINGAPORE, Doc. 31. Rescue squads yesterday found the dead bodies of a 50-year-old Chinese woman. Wong Ah Fong, and her 10-month-old grandchild, Wong Chye Kam, in the house which collapsed in Upper Chinchew Street on Wednesday.39 words
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Article234 1949-01-06 9 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Dec. 31. A POLICE patrol In Cha’ah Village heard a shot at about 5 p m. on Nov. 5 and rushed to a cofTeeshop where they found a 19-year-old Chinese waitress lying in a pool of blood. She had been shot. The234 words
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Article43 1949-01-06 9 SEGAMAT. Jan. 1.—To replace Mr. G. L. Carson, who has gone on transfer to Jasin, Mr. J. S. Smith has been appointed Assistant Conservator of Forests, Johoro South. The new Conservator of Forests for all Johore is Mr. E. J. Strugnell.43 words
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Article, Illustration443 1949-01-06 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. A 50-year-old hincse woman and her 10-month-old grandchild are believed to he missing following the collapse of the hack portion ot a three-storey shophousc in Upper Chin Chew Street, Singapore, yesterday morning. The house, situated in the heart of overcrowded Chinatown wasntinued ticking.—Strraits Times picture. - 443 words
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Article227 1949-01-06 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners are asking the Government to refuse the Singapore Traction Company permission to raise its bus fares. The Legislative Council has still to pass the relevant Ordinance. This is the Singapore Traction Ordinance, amendments to which were read a lirsl time227 words
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Article64 1949-01-06 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. The monthly report of the Singapore Ratepayers’ Association shows that at the end of October there were vacnnt In Singapore 39 bungalow and compound houses, four terrace houses, eight snop houses. 30 flats, two upper floors over flats, seven other64 words
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Article193 1949-01-06 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. nR. Au Kee Hock, a medical officer in Government s< rviee, has been selected by a Singapore selection board for a Senior Fellowship in research or further trainnein 1949 offered the Colony bv the Australian Government last. October. Dr. Au has specialised it',193 words
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Article149 1949-01-06 10 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 29. AFTER holding the appointment in an acting capacity since 1939. Haji Mohamed bin Haji Hassan has been promoted and confirmed as Chief Health Inspector. Johore. His colleagues in the Health Department entertained him at a tea-party during149 words
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Article201 1949-01-06 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. of one of the new Chinese agricultural communities and of a new Malay rice-growing community—preferably at Changkat Jong, Batu Arang, and the Grik valley above Lenggong—is recommended to the Federal Government by Dr. Raymond Firth. Professor of Anthropology at London University. Dr Firth recently201 words
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Article94 1949-01-06 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 30. 'J'HE Muar branch of UMNO entertained Dato Onn i>ir Ja’afar to dinner at the Muar Club at the week-end when 425 people were present. Sheik Abu Bakar bin Yaha the branch president, said the branch hoped that Dare Onn’s visit to94 words
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Article195 1949-01-06 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 29. FOUR students gained first class passes in civil engineering and two in telecommunication engineering in the diploma examinations of the Technical College held this month The first class diploma winners in civil engineering were: R. C. Bhandari,195 words
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Article62 1949-01-06 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. The Singapore Chinese Advisory Board will be revived early next y t <ir with Mr. Mr. E. C. S. Adkins. (Secretary for Chinese All airs) as chairman. The 26 members will represent as far as possible all sections of the Chinese community All Chinese62 words
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Article459 1949-01-06 11 From Our StaiT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Def. 29 «IXTEEN bandits were captured and one shot dead in further military-police operations in South Kedah. Following up successes in t Baling area, when the 1/6 nkha Rifles accounted for ’0 bandits and destroyed nine .heir camps,459 words
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Article97 1949-01-06 11 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Dec. 29. Amotion “that this council recommends that an additional day be observed as a public holiday on the occasion of the Muslim festival, Hari Raya Puasa,” was carried at today’s Settlement Council meeting. Inche Sudin bin Abdul Rahman, moving97 words
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Article47 1949-01-06 11 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Dec. 29.—The Malacca Service Estimates of 55.362.073 for 1949 were passed in the Settlement Council today. Mr. C. F. Gomes said, before the Estimates were given a third reading, that Councillors should have been given more time to study them.47 words
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131 1949-01-06 11 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 30 j Hi- Malayan Association is to run a “Gallup poll” 0 obtain members* opinions on Penang’s secession movement. quarterly meet- day the decision to c: I. ti he u P o11 followed ons by Da to F.131 words
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Article, Illustration70 1949-01-06 11 Ten-year-old Syed Ahmat and some of his friends at the Serendah Boys’ Home with their Christmas toys which were purchased from the fund started in memory of Mr. A. M. Blake, principal of the Home, who was killed by terrorists two weeks ago. Toys which—Straits Times picture. - 70 words
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Article136 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. pOYYERS to compound certain minor road traffic offences are given to the police under new rules to the Road Traffic Ordinance which come into force in Singapore on Saturday A Deputy Commissioner of Police or any other police officer not below the rank136 words
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Article140 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. OVERCROWDING m Singapore Chinese schools is as acute as in English schools, and there uonears to no solution until more schools are set up. Because of the lack of space, expansion of school compounds is very difficult, and the only solution seems to140 words
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Article34 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 1. Mr. Lim Hock Soon, Cairn hill Road, Singapore, states that he is not the Lim Hock Soon who appeared in the Second Police Court In connection with a Chap-ji-ki lottery.34 words
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Article161 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. A WARRANT for the arrest of Pte. S. Cardwell. Regimental Policeman, attached to the R.A.S.C. camp, Pasir Panjang Road, was issued by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, at the close of an inquest held into the death of Pte. Kaleb bin161 words
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Article63 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. It will cost the Singapore Municipal Commissioners $1,271 next year to pay for fidelity guarantee insurance covering Municipal employees handling and responsible for cash to a total security of approximately $235,400. A committee of Commissioners has unanimously approved the acceptance of the lowest tender for63 words
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Article248 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE Dec. 31. THE Singapore Government will cancel the licences of the Colony’'; 12 ghaut serangs (seamen’s labour contractors) on Jan. 2, when the new Merchant Shipping (Registration and Supply of Seamen Amendment) Ordinance, 1948. comes into force Under the new law, all Colony seamen must248 words
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Article132 1949-01-06 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. The ex-Rajah Muda of Sarawak (Mr. Anthony Brooke) has written to the Commissioner-General (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald) to ask when the ban on his vistiing Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei will be lifted. Mr. Brooke says he wishes to visit these countries and asks132 words
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Article19 1949-01-06 11 TELUK ANSON. Wed—Mr. D B. Coney has assumed duties here as the Senior Customs Officer, Lower Perak.19 words
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Advertisement11 1949-01-06 11 STRAITS BUDGET. SUBSCRIPTION RATES CALL THE ABOVE ARE IN STRAITS CURRENCY.)11 words
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Article555 1949-01-06 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. :JO. AT the quarterly meeting of the Malayan Asso- ciation today, the president (Mr. F. I). Shearn) strongly criticised the attitude of the War Department in refusing to pay compensation for goods which the Services requisitioned and either destroyed or555 words
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Article80 1949-01-06 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 31. THIS year 606 banishment orders were approved by the Federation Government compared with 193 last year. Seventeen of them were against British subjects and 436 against aliens convicted in court. The remainder involved aliens and one British subject whose80 words
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Article94 1949-01-06 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 31. Singapore will be prepared to house and feed at least 1.500 British refugees from China should they decide to come here. Men will be housed at a camp in Nee Soon and women at the Chinese High School at Buklt Timah. It Is understood94 words
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Article123 1949-01-06 12 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE, Dec. 31. Kek Ka Buah, a boatman from Singapore, was today fined $25 for breaking the curfew at Ayer Balei on Nov 14. According to the prosecution. Special Constable Hitam when on patrol duty on Ayer Balei River saw a123 words
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Article, Illustration522 1949-01-06 12 SINGAPORE, Jail. 1. OINGAPOKE Municipal Commissioners decided yesterday to appoint a special committee to examine Municipal rates and assessments in relation to revenue, and to make recommendations on how to provide funds for essential Municipal services. Mr. D. Robertson, who moved a resolution for appointment,—Malayan Photo Supply. - 522 words
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Article83 1949-01-06 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 31. A dispute has arisen between the Municipal Commissioners and the Singapore Government over the interest on a temporary loan of $'<.714,285.70 from the Government. The Commissioners do no fagree, in connection with the Government’s request for the liquidation of the $7,714,235 loan, that this loan83 words
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Article84 1949-01-06 12 0 PENANG. Due. 31. j N voluntary repatriation, I 291 Chinese squatters rom Perak sailed today in ’h<* Heinrich .lessen for China Oldest was a man of 65 and (the youngest a 10-day-old :n-, fant. The cost of their passages has been borne by the FederaI84 words
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Article268 1949-01-06 12 IPOH, Jan. 1 A British officer, a corporal. and six troopers of the 4th Hussars were killed, and nine others wounded in an ambush on the Sungei SiputJalong Road at midday yesterday. Five bandits were killed and the bodies of others were observed being268 words
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Article93 1949-01-06 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1. AGREEING with defence counsel’s submission that there was no case to meet, the Kuala Lumpur District Judge, Mr. M. Garton) yesterday acquitted and discharged the 1 former branch manager of the Remington Rand Company. Mohd. Sa’ad on a charge of criminal breach of trust93 words
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Article76 1949-01-06 12 from Our Own Correspondent KLUANG, Dec. 29.—Inche Ali bin Hassan aged 32, the Kluang magistrate, is being transiereo to Kual Lumpur and will take up his new duties on Jan. 3. Inche Ali came to Kluang a. year ago. He is preparing for his law examination76 words
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553 1949-01-06 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. THE scheme for the development o f Changi as a joint Civil and R.A.F. Airport has been abandoned. Sub-soil difficulties have caused this decision but the Changi runway, now under construction, will be completed for R.A.F. purposes- Tengah will probably be the553 words
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61 1949-01-06 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 1. FIVE Malays have- been ippointed to act as First Magistrates in the Federation as from today. They are Inche Mohamed Din bin All and Wan Ahmad bin Wan Omar »Negri Sembilan». Inche Mohamed Moor bin Seinal and Wan Abdul Rahman61 words
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Article47 1949-01-06 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. The Chinese ConsulateGeneral in Singapore has issued a warning that unauthorised persons are posing as representatives or agents of the Consulate-General, and issuing faked overseas Chinese registration cards. The registration of overseas Chinese is done solely by the Consulate-General.47 words
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Article107 1949-01-06 13 SINGAPORE Dec. 31. MORE than 8,343 people had registered as voters for the Singapore Municipal Elections when registration ended at midnight last night. The Supervisor of Elections, Mrs. G. Hawkins who was at the registration table at the entrance of the floodlit Municipal Buildings when the centre closed107 words
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119 1949-01-06 13 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 30 THREE Chinese women and two men were killed in 1 a clash between Malays and Chinese on Tuesday in Kampong Dendang in the Sitiawan area of Perak. Two riavs nrevlouslv. ban- Two days previously, bandits abducted119 words
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Article53 1949-01-06 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 31. Mr. D. Robertson will Introduce a motion tn the Singapore Municipal Commission today to secure a freer hand for the Commissioners in ‘he fixing of Municipal rates. The motion, if passed, would empower the Commission o fix rates at the level necessary to53 words
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Article181 1949-01-06 13 hotels, cluos and cabarets were packed thousands of people in gay Y,.a? IS w,; come the New tief irrll y lt, pt the testlvlhourf n??v. Until the small lr »f the morning. j,' hHotel there were Tanghn d nprs whlle the p 2?. j?*'} b181 words
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Article90 1949-01-06 13 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON Dec. 31. UNDER the judicial system which will come into force tomorrow the Teluk Anson Magistrate (Inche Abdul Aziz) will also hear cases at Sabak Bernam as circuit magistrate every Tuesday All District Court cases were previously transferred to90 words
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Article111 1949-01-06 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. A bicycle dealer, Slaw Ah Leng, of Carpmael Road, was sentenced to four months’ rigorous imprisonment yesterday by the Second Police Court Magistrate, Mr. R. W. P. Rule, for dishonestly retaining a stolen bicycle. The bicycle, a new machine valued at $9O. was111 words
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Article281 1949-01-06 13 From Our Staff Correspondent j KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 30. A DEATH notice to special constables on Ban Lee Hin Tin Mine in Kuala Kubu, north Selangor, was posted on a kongsi house in the mine by four bandits yesterday. The notice also threatened I to kill281 words
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Article77 1949-01-06 14 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN. Dee. 30. TWO bandits in the Ge* mencheh area in the Tampin district yesterday afternoon came out from their hiding p'ace in the jungle and calmly surrendered themselves to the corporal In ehargt? ot Gc mencheh Police Station. The two bandits77 words
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Article129 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. ’THE District Methodist L Youth Fellowship is planning to run "Sunday Church Nurseries,” attached to every Methodist Church in Singapore. Olrl members of the M Y./ will be In charge of these nurseries. The Idea L s to encourage more young parents to attend129 words
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Article58 1949-01-06 14 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Dec, 31.—After 30 years with Dunlop Malayan Estates. Mr. R. B. Carey will retire from the position of chairman and managing director tomorrow and will be succeeded by Mr. D. W Hawkins. Mr Carey will remain on the board and Intends58 words
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Article247 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE, )an. 2. I AST year the weatherman in Singapore, the J man who controls the rain, opened the taps over the Colony to the tune of 105 inches, which is fifteen inches less than in 1947 and 1946. Rainfall in 1948 was the lowest since247 words
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Article83 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE. Dec. 31. MORE than half a million cases were treated at Singapore out-patients clinics during 1947, according to the annual report of the Medical Department just published. Well over a third of the ca/iex- 201,072—were treated at Outram Road Gaol outpatient department. Singapore Government hospitals during83 words
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Article86 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. Rules made under the Road Traffic Ordinance. which comes into force in Singapore tomorrow. impose on vehicles a general speed limit ol 30 m.p.h. in built-up areas, and empower a Deputy Commissioner of Police and others of compound certain minor traffic offences.86 words
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Article157 1949-01-06 14 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 30. A WIFE who tried to smug- gle opium to her husband, a detainee, in the Johon* Bahru prison, wag today sentenced to three weeks' simple Imprisonment, by the District Judge (Mr. W. B Sutherland!. Inspector Osman said the woman.157 words
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59 1949-01-06 14 HONOURED: From left to right, Mr. Thomas R. Abraham, headmaster of Balu Road School Kuala Lumpur, who becomes an M.B.K. in the New Year’s Honours list; the assistant secretary, women and girls secion, Social Welfare, Singapore, Mrs. Margaret Webb. M.B.E. and the Rev. J.T.N. Handy, Deputy Secretary for Social Welfare,—Straits Times pictures. - 59 words
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Article259 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE. Dec. 31. FIE Singapore Government’s investigation into the costs of handling and distribution of ration rice is due to be completed within the next fortnight. The Inquiry has been held to see If the retail price of ration rice could be reduced without259 words
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Article22 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE, Jan. 2. Rev. Lee Chun Tsek has been granted a licence to solemnize marriages within the Colony of Singapore.22 words
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Article63 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. 4 Chinese deck passenger lost his life when he jumped overboard from the Sirdhana between Rangoon and Singapore. Passengers who arrived at Singapore yesterday t<>id how they saw Lam Yoon Fook throw himself into tiie .sea. Several lifebelts were thrown into the sea63 words
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Article71 1949-01-06 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1. RENEWAL of driving licences will cost five dollars in the Federation this year instead of the previous two dollars The new rate was gazetted this week-end Fees from driving tests, provisional licences. new licences and renewals were expected to give the Federation revenue71 words
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Article43 1949-01-06 14 SINGAPORE. Jan. 2. lIP to Dec 21 last year. 2.827 persons were arrested in Johore by security forces. Of these 1.565 were subsequently released. Since Dec. 21. seven bandits have been killed in Johore. and 17 "wanted” bandits arrested.43 words
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226 1949-01-06 14 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 THE story how a Malay sub-inspector and constables travelling on a raft fought a gun battle with bandits by jumping into the water and resting their elbows and rifles on the edge of the raft was226 words
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Article110 1949-01-06 14 SEREMBAN. Jan. 1. THE addition of a past of Second Assistant State Secretary. Class Two. of the Malay Administrative Service for Negri Sembilan has necessitated a supplement of $4,367 to the N.S. estimates for 1948. At the budget meeting of the N.S. State Council on110 words
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308 1949-01-06 15 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Jan. 3. MU. P. P. Narayanan, a Federal Councillor and a leading Negri Sembilan trade unionist, has just finished visiting several estates in the Bahau district. He told the Straits Times today: “I join with .■ome of the308 words
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Article99 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. A Chinese amah, Tan Ah henc charged her adopted f on Tan Ah Tee, aged 23 in First District Court yesr° rc^a > with having broken V her house on Dec. 16 and sto cn three yards of cloth and $5. An Joe. a99 words
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Article168 1949-01-06 15 ll7npv IN f? APORE> Jan 4 W K will begin soon on a new clubhouse for the vvi' Singapore. It lookino- U n? n r> a hil1 over v, a Ll he McRitchie Reserl of the finest *n the Colony. Mhi h (Mr< C F\he v168 words
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Article179 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE. Jan. 4. SINGAPORE’S Trinity College is enrolling members for a chorus choir. Membership is open to the general public. No previous connection with the College is necessary. Rehearsals will begin on Monday. Jan. 10, at 5.40 p.m.. in Wesley Church Hall. Fortnightly sectional rehearsals179 words
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Article58 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their meeting this afternoon will be asked to approve a committee decision agreeing to a recommendation by the Chief Police Officer, Johore, for protective measures for the staff and Waterworks at Pontian and Gunong Pulai. The decision is subject to58 words
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Article50 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. The president of the Singapore Chinese Y.M.C.A. (Mr. Homer Cheng Hui Ming) will give a broadcast talk in English over Radio Malaya at 3 p.m. today on “Enterprises of young people in Europe and America.” Mr. Homer Cheng recently returned from a world tour.50 words
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Article, Illustration36 1949-01-06 15 —Straits Times picture..—Straits Times picture. - 36 words
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Article276 1949-01-06 15 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 3. 4 GAINST a total of 409 bandits killed and 268 A captured, of whom 62 were wounded, police, service and civilian casualties in Malaya’s war on Communist terrorists, up to midnight on Dec. 31, were 482276 words
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Article113 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. Amusing himself with a revolver In the Paslr Panlang guardroom. Private S. Cardwell fired a shot which fatally wounded a Malay private. Cardwell was fined $l5O ov Mr. E. P, Shanks, the first Singapore District Judge, when he pleaded guilty yesterday to113 words
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Article117 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. The Municipality is trying to get rid of part of a legacy of nine tons of sulphur, 45 cases of carbon, 171 demijohns of hydrochloric acid and 805 lbs. of demi-john corks left by the Japanese. The Municipal Secretary (Mr. W. W. Duncan) said117 words
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254 1949-01-06 15 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 3. A patrol of Police and n Hussars yesterday wv.aided and captured an armed and uniformed Chinese, believed to be a scout for bandits, at Buklt Goh in the Kuantan area of Pahang. He died later in254 words
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Article129 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. IfR. Douglas Nicol Livingstone of the Federation Police Force has been awarded the King’s Police Medal for distinguished service. This addition to the New Year’s Honours was announced in Singapore last night. Mr. Livingstone has been responsible for the collection and collation of intelligence129 words
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Article51 1949-01-06 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. A shipment of 5,798 tons of Russian tinned salmon and crabs for the British Ministry of Food is now in Singapore on the Glen Line ship Glenroy. An average of one ship a year is sent to Vladivostok to load sea food for51 words
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776 1949-01-06 16 BATANC KALI From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. 3. THE 21 Chinese who were shot dead by a Scots Guards patrol at Batang Kali on Dec. 12 were attempting to escape under the impression that they had to compete with only776 words
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147 1949-01-06 16 They Went Pig Hunting Shot Bandits Instead (From Our Staff Correspondent KtJALA LUMPUR, Jan. 3. T'HREE European assistants of Ladang Geddes estate in Bahau, Negri Sembilan, yesterday fought three armed Chinese bandits, killed one, and wounded another who escaped with the third. w w w m m V/» W 1147 words
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Article35 1949-01-06 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. A Sikh, Mulkeet Singh, and a Bengal Hindu, Bansroopan Chowdri. appeared before the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate on a charge of having murdered a Sikh, Darbara Singh.35 words
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Article117 1949-01-06 16 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Jan. 3. L ADV Gurney, president of the Guides' Association of Malaya, will have tea with Guide officers who are here t. attend an Officers’ Training Course at Pasir Plangie which begins tomorrow. The Chief Guide Commissioner for Malaya and117 words
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Article, Illustration225 1949-01-06 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. FIGHT thousand pupils—l,ooo more than last year and the largest number in Singapore’s history—began lessons yesterday when Malay schools opened for the New Year. There was a surprising increase in the demand for schooling for girls, one school—the Kampong Glam Malay Girls’ School—reporting—Straits T imes picture. - 225 words
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Article76 1949-01-06 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. A fine of $3OO was imposed on Choo Choon Hong by the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate (Mr. F. B. Oehlers) for storing carbide in a dangerous manner at 206 Beach Road. The assistant superintendent of the fire brigade (Mr. E. Roxborough) found 100,00076 words
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Article87 1949-01-06 16 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. In 580 road accidents in Singapore last month, five people died, 58 sustained serious injuries and 124 minor injuries. Twenty of the accidents occurred in Bukit Timah Road, 14 in Geylang Road and 12 in Thomson Road. From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG.87 words
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Article132 1949-01-06 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. A WELL-KNOWN Singapore sportsman. Mr. Douglas Clunies-Ross, and Mr. M. Bala Subramanian, two members of the Singapore Postal Services Department, will leave Singapore tonight on the Dutch ship Willem Ruys for the United kingdom. They are being sent to England under the132 words
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Article104 1949-01-06 16 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Jan. 3. PR two and a half hours last night the Commis-sioner-General (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald) had talks with the Penang and Province Wellesley Secession Committee. The talKs, which were the first to be held with the Com-missioner-General. came 20 days after104 words
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Article73 1949-01-06 16 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 3. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Musa, who has represented the Johore Civil Service AsAssociation on the Johore Council of State, is likely to retain his seat this year. He has so far been nominated by the districts o* Johore73 words
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Article241 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. ri*H£ licence of Bedok Rest 1 Houes was In Jeopardy because the managing partner had been convicted of M nine tx'er without a licence, a;d Mr T. W. Ong yesterday appealing against the conviction before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Gordon Smith). Mr.241 words
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Article160 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. Brigadier c. g. Robins, in charge of administration, Singapore District, has been appointed Colonel the York and Lancaster Regiment. honour, in recognition 01 Brigadier Robins’ long association with the Regiment, nas been announced in the oondon Gazette. Robins arrived in in November, 1948. Hi,160 words
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Article304 1949-01-06 17 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 4. first seaborne landing of security forces, accompanied by a bombardment of bandit hideouts by the four-inch guns of a destroyer, took place on the west coast of Malaya this morning. An army communique stated that H.M.S. Consort bombarded304 words
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Article125 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. The Commissioner-Gene-ral (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald) on a tour of Kedah and Perils during the last two days has visited frontier areas and inspected units of the Auxiliary Frontier Force. At Kulim. Mr. MacDonald was told of an operation in progress in the vicinity against125 words
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Article, Illustration288 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE, Jan. 5. 'THE only sea captain afloat who has his cabin in A his ship’s funnel is in Singapore today. He Is 60-year-old Capt. ft. Hilton Woodrow. O.B.E.. master of the 7,242-ton Silver Line cargo-passenger vessel Sllverplane which Is ;n Singapore on288 words
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Article165 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. FOUR Chinese, one with a revolver, accosted Tan Beng Lee and Yong Lai Fong on the Singapore Cricket Club padang one night in December. They took their jewellery and ran off towards the Supreme Court. This was the story told in the Seventh Police165 words
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Article47 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. A farewell re-union dinner in honour of Mr. F. L. Shaw, headmaster of Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur (1929 —1936), who is leaving Malaya, will be held at the Adelphi Hotel on Jan. 15. Organiser is Mr. C. T. Retnam. General Hospital, Singapore.47 words
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Article150 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. '■'HERE had been many mstances lately of people trying to bribe honest policemen and such people took serious risks, said the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, yesterday. He was dismissing the appeal against conviction of 7 g Swee Hua, a lorry150 words
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Article143 1949-01-06 17 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Jan. 4. HE Council of the AllMalaya Chinese Mining Association Is calling upon its members not to pay protection money to the terrorists. It fully supports the action of the Perak Chinese miners who promised to support the 1143 words
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Article103 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. Singapore Legislative Council is considering the nature of a gift to be made to the new House of Commons in London. Other Colonies are doing likewise. Two gift suggestions already made on behalf of Singapore are locally made rubber flooring for a room103 words
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Article51 1949-01-06 17 SINGAPORE Jan. 5 A Singapore Javanese fireman was alleged to have peddled a trishaw with its Malay trishaw rider in the seat yesterday morning in Norfolk Road when the trishaw w’as in collision with a lorry. The fireman sustained serious head and arm Injuries. The Malay was51 words
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534 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE. Jan. 5. fjPHE majority of Radio Malaya's listeners like 1 request programmes, dance and Hawaiian music and variety shows employing local talent. They tolerate plays from B.B.C. transcriptions. They dislike too many news bulletins, the stock market news and broadcasts of church services. Radio534 words
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Article111 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. BAIL of $lO.OOO in each of two sureties was granted to a Chinese. Lim Boon Pin, who pleaded not guilty in the First District Court, yesterday to a charge of assisting in the disposal of stolen pipes valued at $48,959 belonging to the111 words
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Article80 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. lAYMAN bin Jaffar. of Klang J Lane. Singapore, was fined $1,200 by the First District Judge yesterday for misusing hard currency to import American comic strips. Layman was granted permission between January and July last year to Import approved periodicals up to a80 words
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Article144 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. 1 VlflTH the exception of 1,000 cases, no more American cigarettes will be allowed Into Malaya, an Import and Export Department official said yesterday. The 1.000 cases are a portion of a lot that was Included in a permit to import last144 words
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Article718 1949-01-06 18 THERE have been signs in this district of ail unusual amount of movement amongst the wild animals. On enquiry I hear that this is the same in a number of other places where there has been recent activity with uandits and a fair bit of tiring.718 words
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Article93 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. SAYING there was no evidence to Justify conviction, the acting Chief Justice Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, yesterday quashed the sentence of 18 months’ rigorous imprisonment imposed on Nadarajan for alleged criminal intimidation. Nadarajan was alleged to have intimidated Singarapillai on April 4, 17 and93 words
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Article263 1949-01-06 18 The engagement is announced between Arthur, only son of Mr Mrs. C. W. Oreen of Didsbury Manchester, and Constance, only daughter of Mr. Mrs. J. Wright of Paisley Scotland und Singapore. WEB—Tan on 28th Dec.. 1948. Wee Kim Seng, third son of Mr Wee Cheng Chua and the 4263 words
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Article65 1949-01-06 18 NELSON—On 28th December 1948. at Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Kathleen, wife of Major I. A Nelson. RASC—A son STEPHEN: To Gerry, nee Gunnell. wife of Capt. M.A.C. Stephen. the Seaforth Highlanders, at the B.M.H. S“pore, on 30 Doc a son RIRTH BIRTH. A SON. to Mrs. Packirlswami. wife65 words
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Article34 1949-01-06 18 ADVERTISER, English, anxious put son aged 8 to school in Perth, W.A.. would greatly appreciate information about schools in that city from local parents of Perth school-children. Please ring 5358 in office hours.34 words
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Article31 1949-01-06 18 Mr. <fc Mrs. Cuthbert d«* Souza, w’ishes to express their sincere thanks to all relatives and friends for their kind at tendance at their wedding md for their beautiful oresents.31 words
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Article166 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. rACH labourer of the Kian Guan Hin Oil Mills, Singapore, will work alternate days from next Monday as the result of amicable talks between workers and management under the guidance of the Singapore Labour Office. Owing to a slump in the166 words
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Article37 1949-01-06 18 SINGAPORE Jan 5. Two men of the Ceylon Pioneer Corps, Woodlands Camp. Weerasinghe and Davidthamby, were drowned while swimming i*J Kranji river c Dec. 19. The Coroner (Mr. Choor Singh) yesterday returned verdicts of “misadventure.37 words
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Obituary30 1949-01-06 18 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS. GREGORIO, thank all those who assisted at and attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Gregorio, and those who sent wreaths and of condolence.30 words
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Article817 1949-01-06 19 m SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. HE 1948 racing season in Malaya has been a l record-breaking year in more ways than one. The four Turf Clubs. Singapore, Selangor. 4 'erak and Penang, handled an all-time record 4 umover of $38,000,000 in betting on the totalitor and817 words
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Article153 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE. Dec. 30. G.H.Q. Signals proved too good for 0.11. Q. Farelf when they met at Rugby at Tanglin ground yesterday. The Signals won by 21 points (seven tries' to three points (one try>, and their victory was all the more noteworthy because they fielded153 words
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Article74 1949-01-06 19 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Dec.. 31. THE following have been selected to represent Selangor in an Inter-State Rugby match against Perak on Jan. 8. at Kuala Lumpur: Capt. Reed; F/O Leviseur. Cpl. Mitchell. D. A Borrie. W O Neel; H. O. Bennett. D. A.74 words
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Article, Illustration29 1949-01-06 19 —Scoops Amateur Service picture..—Scoops Amateur Service; picture. - 29 words
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336 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. A VERY unpleasant Rugby match ended at Naval Base yesterday with a win for R.A.F. Changi over Naval Base by five points (a goal) to nil. Yeoman Martin, the referee, stated after the game that he was reporting both teams to336 words
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Article92 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE. Dec. 10. TALKING to veteran Australian Test cricketer, Bert Oldfield, in Sydney recently, Mr. A. Gilmour, President of Singapore Cricket Club, mentioned that the Club had lost its photographs of the Australian team which toured Malaya in 1927. Bert immediately offered to get and92 words
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Article35 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE Jan. 4. The S.C.C. ”B” team defeated G.H.Q. Signal Regiment, by six points <a penalty, a try) to three (a try) In a rugger ma*ch ployed on the Club padang yesterday.35 words
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Article280 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. A GOAL scored In the tenth minute of the second half enabled the Police to beat a R.E.M.E. XV by the narrow margin of five points (a goal) to three (a try) in a game of rugger at the Thompson Road280 words
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Article106 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE, Dec. 31. 'THE Singapore Harbour Board Club beat the Customs by 14 ponts (a goal, penalty goal and two tries) to nil In a game of rugger played at Raeburn 1 Part: yesterday. In spite of the water-logged field, the Club settled down In the106 words
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Article50 1949-01-06 19 SINGAPORE. Jan. 2. THE inter-State hockey match between the Perak Malays and the Selangor Malays played tn Ipoh yesterday ended in a one-all draw. Raja Azlan, Perak’s centre-for-ward. scored for in the first half. Yusuff, the inside-left obtained the equaliser for Selangor in the second session.50 words
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Article49 1949-01-06 19 KUALA KANGSAR Jan. 1. IN the Malay Schools InterState football match at Kuala Kangsar yesterday between Perak north and Kuala Lumpur team, the Selangor team v/on by three goals to two. Azi/. ffoordln and Hassan scored lor the visitors, and Untok and Mustapha for civ homesters49 words
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Article850 1949-01-06 20 By A Market Correspondent /'LOSCKE of the market on Friday meant there were only three business days in the last week of the year. On small trading, there was a distinct tendency for quotations to improve, rubber always excepted. Most of the business was in Industrials,850 words
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Article68 1949-01-06 20 jyjALAYAN rubber shipments to Hong Kong have tecently Increased steadily, to reach a record for the year with 1.292 tons in November. The bulk o‘ the rubuer shipped to Hong Kong is for re-export to South Korea and Shanghai. Chinese rubber merchants who toured Shanghai and South68 words
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Article225 1949-01-06 20 A LOR Gajah’s working profit lor the year to Sept. 30. 1948, amounted to $23,206. This, according to the chaUman (Mr C. p\ Smith), is considered satisfactory. From the profit wa< deducted last year's debit balance of $11,003. After crediting investment income. deducting rehabilitation expenditure and making225 words
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Article93 1949-01-06 20 CHANGKAT Serdang Rubber Es ates’ profit and loss account shows sales of rubber $140,012 ($*****6*. sundry revenue $506 ($81), interest $2 244 ($1,863). Collection, manufacture, shipping, sell ng and handling $54,178 ($53,638), general expenditure Including depreciation $57,781 ($51.216)), rehab Utatlon $311 ($23,997), provision for irrecoverable emergency expenses $481593 words
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Article267 1949-01-06 20 PaJAM’S working profit for Me year to Sept. 30. 1948. resulted In a profit of $167,751. A five-per-cent dividend has been approved From the profit, after taking into account investment income, the balance brought forward from last year, writing-off of rehabilitation expenditure and provision for267 words
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Article33 1949-01-06 20 JJLNONG Consol.dated Tin Dredging In December dredged 234.000 cubic yards and produced €24 piculs of tin-ore KATu TIN Dredging in December dredged 120.000 cubic yards and produced 311 piculs of tinore.33 words
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Article111 1949-01-06 20 ‘■'HE week was featu: 1 and the bulk of trading wai to square of-year accounts, says i Peat’s weekly rubber port Fluctuations were and trading was on a duced scale. London report their i, ket steady but idle with eral interest lacking. Highest and lowest prices111 words
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Article103 1949-01-06 20 PATANI TIN suffered a loss in the year to Mar. o! of £813 profit (£15 previo yean; loss on sale investments £42 (loss on redemption £10). pre-war liabilities £751 (nil), general reserve nil < £2.641), rehabilitation reserve nil 20.000). Credit tax recovered £385 (net value of assets recovered103 words
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Article50 1949-01-06 20 Sungel Tunah Estate (Perak* made a profit, before tax. to th.' year March 31. of 1.608 (£4.865 the previous year). Brought in. £7,117 (£4.079'. unrequired provisions for curren* liabilities. £238 (nil); avaUabl£8 963 8.944 >; to ax £1500 (same); forward. £7.463; crop harvested 764.410 lbs (583 84850 words
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Article887 1949-01-06 20 SINGAPORE Jan. 5. INDUSTRIALS Buyer Seller Atlas Ice 14.00 15.00 xd Alex Bricks Pref. 2.80 2.90 Orel. 1.95 2.00 B.B. Petrol 42/- 43/B M Prustee* I 50 < <yc C'on Tin Smelters Pref. 23/6 24/6 Ord 17/9 18/6 E Utd Assur. 40.75 41 75 Est. Si Trust887 words