The Straits Budget, 17 April 1952

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    29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY] Series No. 298. Thursday, April 17, 1952 Price 40 cents (S.S. Currency) Or 1 sh.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      ‘Townees are not interested’
      300 2  -  ATTACK Singapore. IT seems unbelievable, but (he majority of town dwellers in Malaya still do not take any active interest the Emergency. Killings, atrocities, ambushes are not even news any longer they uro just read about casually in the newspapers, accepted. taken for granted, forgotten. certain
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      THE RUSH FROM MADRAS
      86 2  -  J P RAMAKKISIINAN NIII P ’A hum Singapore, WHILE the Singapore Press still make such a fuss about Indians going home from Singapore and Malaya, mischievously implying that >t is to escape the National Service call, it will be worthwhite to bring to their notice that
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      COMPULSION WITHOUT PROTECTION
      369 2  -  K. H. L. Singapore. pERMIT me to reply to “Old Straits Chinese on r Tanjong Malim. ,1 was condemned by him as “suffering badly from prejudice, intolerance or misunderstanding.” Now “Prime Malayan Chinese*’, who is a resident of Tanjong Malim, in a letter has clearly said that
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      SENSATIONAL READING
      108 2  -  NAVAL BASE BRITON. Singapore I ADVISE the good people of Singapore not to worry overmuch about the reports of monkey brain feast s appearing in the London Sundav newspaper The People The People. Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial are newspapers well known for :heir addiction to cheap sensationalism.
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      A FEW SHOTS IN THE DARK
      600 2  -  “JONATHAN DOON’Y Singapore. MY writing will not in any i ,fl way hasten the day when blackouts are a curse of the past. One may, with as much hop e of success ask for the moon. But, notwithstanding the futility of complaint, is it
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      Curfew profits in Tanjong Malim
      259 2  -  TCAN TUA. Slini River. APPARENTLY much criticism has been aro* regarding the punishment meted out to Tup a Malim. but I for one am fully in favour oi Gerald’s swift action. At th e same time, I wot w would the General listen to the
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      THE DOGS DO BARK
      52 2  -  AHMED I. MOONSHEE. Singapore. FOR many nights the residents of Siang Lim Park iGeylang) have been disturbed by the continuous barking and howling of dogs. We understand that this nuisance is being committed by unlicensed dogs. Will the authorities look into this matter and do the
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      DRIVERS WITHOUT ‘COVER’
      431 2  -  J. B. BROOK Singapore. I WAS extremely im :ed to read in your co:v* few days ago the sug f on a made by a lawyer, th h* Government should insurance companies tc V-W* a “pool” out of which sured third party mo\ claims should be me
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Franchise & Citizenship
      660 3 Franchise Citizenship —Straits Times. Apr. 10. Admirable as is the stateaims and objectives .lalayan Chinese Ast *ii, published yesterthe chairman of the .on's publicity comit would seem to from one important If the Association’s i on elections and citizenl ip is its last word, then constitutional progress may become more
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      Punishment And Reward
      410 3 —Straits Times, Apr. 10. About forty ai rests were made in Tanjong Malim yesterday, and in the afternoon the 22 hour curfew was lifted The area as a whole is now under house cut few from midnight to five in the morning* with a dusk to dawn
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      No Truce In Indo-China
      526 3 -Straits Times. Apr. 12 The Indo-China debate in the French Assembly at least has made one point plain. France is making no peace appeal to Ho Chi-minh’s Viotminh. Mr. Jean Lctourneau. who leaves next week to take up the combined posts of High Commissioner and Resident
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      No Houses For Penang
      444 3 Straits Times, Apr. 12 The chairman’s casting vote against a motion asking the Penang Settlement Government to take immediate steps to obtain funds for the local authorities for houses for the working classes was not quite a fair test of the official Pen•mg attitude towards the
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      The Squatter Problem
      832 3 -Straits Times, Apr. 14. The resettlement of squatters is u Federation problem familiar in Singapore only through newspaper reports. Yet Singapore does have its squatter problem, and the time has come for decisions to be taken. The extent of the problem is largely guesswork. There are no
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      Reform In The Prisons
      803 4 —Straits Times. Apr. 15. So little news comes out of vlalaya’s prisons, and so little public interest is shown *n i he penal system of this ountry, that the very full report of the Commissioner of Prisons breaks a great deal of ’round that will be
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      Getting On With The Job
      314 4 —Straits Times. Apr. 15. There are far too many people in Malaya who sit back in false security, fondly hoping that others will deal with the Emergency without themselves being more than indirectly concerned. Few will disagree with General Temper about that. The Government’s greatest
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      The Kampong Leaders
      787 4 -Straits Times, Apr. 16. Almost fiom the beginning, is has been apparent that the success of the Rural and Industrial Development Authority is going to be largely dependent on the response of the ketuas and penghulus, and 'in leadership generally at the village level. The difficulties which
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      A Settlement Council
      260 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 16. disconcerting factor in proceedings of the Penang dement Council which saw Unofficial bid for funds for '*ng ended by the chair--1 s casting vote was the 'Position of the Official the Council. Two have been added. 1 'hi debate taken place 11 Previou*
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    TANJONG MALIM: THE GREAT POST MORTEM
    1459 5  -  By LESLIE HOFFMAN rrjlK people of TanA jong Malim have p-ji.i for their crime 0l silence. But is this tiu end of the affair? Hy no means. We do no t want any more Tanjong Malims, thuua-i from the looks o! tiungs we shall
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  • PERSONAL
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      BIRTH
      166 5 BARCROFT: At the Malacca Hospital on the 11th. April, to Daphne Colleen (nee Liston), wife of Andrew L. Barcroft. a son. Alasdair Liston. LEWIS: At Bungsar hospital on 9th April to Sheila (Nee Harral) wife of K. J. Lewis of Kapar. a daughter. JOSEPH. At ‘The Grange’ Maternity Home
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      ENGAGEMENT
      113 5 .THE ENGAGEMENT is announced between Jean Grace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. V Koch of Malacca, and Harold Francis Geoflery, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Leembruggen. formerly of Kuala Lumpur YEO-TAN: The Engagement is announced between Yeo Soon Ann elder nephew of Mr Mrs. Yeo
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      MARRIAGE
      50 5 ALEXANDER SUM: At St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore on April 14th. 1952, by the Rev. Woods Archdeacon of Singapore, Dr. Joseph Brightweli Alexander of Batu Oajah, son of Mr. Mrs. C. W. Alexander of Thumea Ditton, England, to Rasa Sum. daughter of Madam Nora Sum Luu Tsu Seen of Singapore.
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    Town Council elections
    36 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 15. Registration clerks for the forthcoming Town Council elections at Bandar Maharani, Muar, have been appointed and will be on duty from today to May 26 when the Register closes.
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      40 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES The weekly issues of the Straits Budget can be sent by express at delivery service to the United Kingdom onlv at an inclusive rate of $34.00 for six months. <ALL THE ABOVE ARE IN STRAITS CURRENCY)
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  • Obituary
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    106 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FATHER TELESPORE GOMEZ, Thumbay. Kazhakuttam gratefully thanks all his well-wishers, who have been participating In his happiness on the occasion of his ordination to The PriestHood and First Holy Mass. MRS. Gilroy wishes to thank all friends who sent flowers and messages of sympathy and who attended the funeral
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    RISING 90, IN GOOD APPETITE
    10 6 Photograph by Yong Peng zcong.
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    As I was Saying
    778 6  -  CYNICUS. IT WAS odd that none of 1 the speakers in the Radio Forum which discussed the censorship of films during the week appeared to appreciate in the first place why there is censorship. If the chairman knew, he kept it to himself. The result, perhaps
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    Notes from a... Malayan Diary
    1018 6  -  Stanley Street Double Dutch r ]'HE Dutch wife is still with us, we fear. When the subject of this peculiar bolster was first raised by a correspondent on April 1, we had aci idea that people might have much to say on it. Among the
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    Assn will strive for freedom
    283 9 UNITY POSSIBLE, SAYS MCA SINGAPORE, April 9. fplIE Malayan Chinese Association should strive for i i he creation of an independent state of Malava, imlmlins Singapore, within the British Commonwiwhh* says a statement" issued by the association. Those who regard this country as their home
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    MENTRI BESAR FOR U.S.
    90 9 SINGAPORE. Apr. 10. THE Mentri Besar of Kelan- tan, Dato Nik Ahmed Kamil bin Haji Nik Mahmoud. is the recipient of the second USIS Leader Grant scholarship for Malava. Dato Nik Ahmad will leave Singapore by plane on April -4 for a throe months’ tour of
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    Residents told to vote
    89 9 j OHORE 3AHRU, Apr. 9. ,V a PP c Al has been made to residents in Johore Bahru f take an active part m ..e first elections to the T n Council. a appeal is signed bv Government Junior Staff :iJ, m Johore Bahru ChinReading Circle,
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    Tungku Ampuan Besar ill
    41 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Apr.. 9.— Tuntiku Ampuan Besar. sister Hie Sultan of Johoro suffered a stroke today. 111’..'' evening she was said to o- 1 recovering. Tungku AmjHian Besar Is the eldest child <•1 tile lat«> Sultan Abubakar.
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    They made a fortune
    71 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 11. MALAY smallholders and rubber tappers made a fortune during the rubber boom last year, states an official report. The majority of these people invested their savings in gold ornaments, while a few spent their money on radios, sewing machines, bicycles, motor cycles
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    $1,000,000 in fines
    77 9 SINGAPORE. Apr. 12. THE Singapore criminal district and poflice courts collected nearly $1,000,000 in fines last year—and paid out $787 from their “poor box.” The dealt with 44.620 men and women, convicting 40.159. sending 1.608 to prison, and fining 38.115. The remainder were either bound over, released
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    Mr. Mac G’s FIRST RIVER TRIP
    267 9 IPOH, Apr. 9. THE Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. D. C. MacGillivra.v, today took his first river trip in Malaya when he travelled in the Sultan of Perak’s $35,300 motorboat, Sri Andalan, from Parit down to Layang Kiri. It was his first visit to Perak,
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    Panel of experts will tackle T.B. problem
    235 9 SINGAPORE, Apr. 10. A PANEL of experts to tuberculosis is to be formed soon, Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson. chairman of Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association, said yesterday. SATA, he said, had the best medical brains in Singapore for a panel of consultants. The members
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    Labourer killed
    38 9 SINGAPORE. Apr. 12. A Singapore dockyard labourer. Koh Boh Hee, aged 20 was killed last night when an iron hatch-cover of the ship on which he was working., slammed shut and hit him on the head.
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    URBAN TYPHUS
    20 9 IPOH. Apr.. 9.—One case of urban typhus occurred in the Ipoh area during the week ending Apr. 5.
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    2 BOATS FOR SEA SCOUTS
    175 9 SINGAPORE. Apr. 10. I AFTER a lifeboat, the Sea Shell, was launched at Tanjong Pugar Dockyards yesterday, she was handed' over with a dinghy, the Sea, Rover, to the Singapore Trafalgar Sea Scouts. The boats were presented by Shell Company and AngloSaxon Petroleum Company (Eastern)
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    PRIZE DAY
    30 9 KUANTAN, Wed.— Mrs. D F. Thompson, wife of the District Officer, Kuantan, gave away the prizes at the annual prize clay of Abdullah School at the Sultana Theatre.
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    MALAY PUISNE JUDGE
    87 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 5. Acting Puisne judge- >i Kedah and Perils, Inch Abdul Hamid bin Mustapiu has been made a Puisn judge of the Federation o! Malaya. He is the first locally-born officer to be appointed to this post. Inche Abdul Hamid, who .s 49 years old.
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    18-foot python caught in Ipoh
    79 9 IPOH. Apr.. 9. Labourers at the Ipon aerodrome afternoon caught an 18-foot python which had just swallowed a whole young goa*. and was taking his usual post-meal siesta near the concrete runway. Using a noose, three labourers finally had the reptile trussed up securely after
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    SOLDIERS GO TO ASSIZES
    85 9 SINGAPORE. Apr. 12. Four British soldiers of the R.A.0.C., N. Edwards, D. M. Webster, M. Red fern and W. M. Dewar, were committed for trial at the next Assizes at the clom* of a prefllminary hearing before Singapore Fourth Magistrate, Mr. D. H. Chapman, on Thursday.
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    $320,000 fuel units ready for Comet
    126 9 SINGAPORE, Apr. 10. IN PREPARATION for the Comet Jet airline ser--1 vice to the Far East, four high-speed refuelling vehicles, each costing about $BO,OOO, have been designed and built by the Shell Company at their Kallang garages in Singapore. The vehicles called “Thornets,” can
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    BOTANY TALK
    31 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Apr.. 9. Professor E. Holttum, Past Rotary Governor of Malaya, spoke on botany in Malaya to members of the Johore Rotary Club at their weekly meeting yesterday.
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    The V.C. and The Girl in White
    402 10 PRIVATE William Speakman. V.C. slipped into Singapore and out again on April II on his way hack to Korea from Britain on the troopship Empire Halladale. On the wharfside to see him off was a pretty young woman dressed in white shorts and
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    Grenade kills planter on estate
    216 10 IPOH, Apr. 11. 1VTR. John Ward, a 24-year-old British assistant on Kamuming Estate. Sungei Siput, was killed at noon today in a battle with bandits. He embraced the Muslim faith last year and was a committee member of the Perak branch of the AllMalaya Muslim
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    POSTAL RATES
    29 10 frnm Cr i? Se<l i rates of postage from May 1 on parcel* addressed to Canada (including Newfoundland) via Hong Kong and to New Zealand are announced.
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    FIVE MOVE REDS ARE SHOT DEAD
    344 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 10. piVE bandits have been killed and three wounded *>y security forces In the Federation in the past -4 hours. On Wednesday three were wounded. A platoon of the 3rd. King’s African Rifles shot dead three bandits and wounded two others
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    24-hr. curfew on 80 square miles
    286 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. l« 'pHE Federation Government today impost,i 24-hour curfew on about 80 square mil,.* J rubber lands, tin mines and forest resen’ stretching from just outside Kuala Lumpur the Pahang border. y 10 In this area a large gang of bandit, i.
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    $100-m. for Jap textile quota
    86 10 SINGAPORE. Apr. 12. THE Singapore Government has reached complete agreement with all three Chambers of Commerce in the Colony on the operation of the quota of textiles trade with Japan during 1952, Mr. T. Van der Gaast, Deputy Secretary of Economic Affairs, told the Straits
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    SCSA FLECTS OFFICIALS
    119 10 SINGAPORE, Apr. 12. Mr. K. M. Byrne was elected president of the Singapore Civil Service Associathe annual meeting The other office bearers were: Ist vice-president, Mr. M. T. Pillay; 2nd vice-president, Mr. N. I. Now; hon. secretary, Mr. Ug Liang Chuan; hon. asst, secrciary, Mr. Harry Goh;
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    MISSION PLANS CLINIC
    238 10 SINGAPORE. Apr 12 A NEW OUT-PATIENT clinic at Jalan Besar Singapore, more beds at at its hospital at Tanjong Pagar and extra quarters for nurses are planned for this year by si Andrew's Mission Hospital. Th#» honorary secretary, Mr R. Willmott. says. i n his annual report,
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    ‘Is the govt interested?’
    165 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 11 THE GOVERNMENT did not appear to be interested in the plight of rubber elites affected by curfews and Intimidation, the president of the United Planting Association of Malaya, Mr. H. H. Facer, said at the association's annual meeting. “Little assistance” had been
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    A plaque to the spirit of venture
    240 12 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14. A PLAQUE to commemorate the comradeship of about 2.000 prisoners-of-war whose thirst for learning led to the founding of “Changi University” during the Japanese occupation ten years ago was yesterday unveiled by Professor A. Oppenheim of the University of Malaya.
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    RED H.Q. FOUND NEAR K.L.
    215 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 12. ANOTHER bandit camp has been found within a few miles of the Federal capital. Three people living nearby have been arrested as suspected food suppliers. Federal Police Headquarters said today that the camp was found close to Ampang. only five miles
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    LACK OF RESPONSE TO ADULT EDUCATION
    127 12 SINGAPORE, Apr. 14. LACK of response from the public had prevented the Singapore Council for Adult Education from staffing new classes, the organising secretary of the Council, Mr. P K. Hernon, told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. Hernon said that appli_ cations for admission
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    WOMAN KILLED
    23 12 A woman farmer was shot dead by bandits as she was tending her cron in the Cameron Highlands on April. 12.
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    BMH pathologist goes on leave
    39 12 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14. The Chief Pathologist of the British Military Hospital, Singapore, Lieut. Col. F. E. Buckland. left the Colony yesterday on leave to Britain. He will be relieved by Lieut. Col. D. Bell,
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    60,000 POLICE TO BE RETRAINED
    518 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 12. THE BICCEST retraining programme i n Commonwealth, has begun in the Federate When completed in a year's time, about 60 non regular police and special constables will i,, been retrained. ,Ve The re-traming of the Federation Police, on. ,f becretary of
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    School grew from 13 to over 1,000
    163 12 SINGAPORE. A r THE Anglo-Malay 1 School of Sir.- started with 13 adul; six vears ago. Todav it caters for nyv e than 1.000 students in f h- u centres at Tanglin Tine:; Kota Raja and Tclok B’.ji gah, said Inche Aba 1
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    Concert a success
    100 12 SINGAPORE. Apr 14 LAST night’s Easter cone." of the Singapore Chamber Ensemble at the Vic' •t Memorial Hall was an brilliant success for the vearold orchestra. The packed hall ol '\’t> heard the orchestra play works of Bach. Haydn. Fm.zt and Parry, under its c eductor. Paul
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    3 TAPPERS MURDERED
    48 12 KUALA LUMPUR Apr 1 s Two Chinese rubber t reported missing fr n estate in Negri Sembil found dead by a M t forces patrol. Thev l’ :r murdered with paraur.s. Bandits also murrini-«‘ Chinese rubber tapper t p*' Batu Gajah area ol P' yesterday.
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    THEY WILL SEE QUEEN AT SCOUT SERVICE
    105 12 THEY WILL SEE QUEEN AT SCOUT SERV ICE SINGAPORE, Apr. 13. SEVEN Malayan Scouters, who have been invited to attend the Queen Scout Service at Windsor Castle on Apr. 27, will see the Queen tnke the salute at the March Past. The Scouters are: Mr. J. J Augustin, Mr. J.
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    Every man must act-Templer
    402 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 12. ■i .n High Commissioner, General S.r Gerald Tem--1 pi(»r, today hit out at Malaya’s pleasure-crazy who left “others to do the real work”. here were far too many people ;n this count lay who sat back “in a useless and false u
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    The Medical Plan takes shape
    223 13 IN November, Sir Frann Gimsnn. GoverI nor 1*1 "iinsjapore. laid tl, inundation stone of tli new Outpatients’ F) .r.ment and ihe Nurses’ Home at the f i‘*r:»l Hospital. j 'I he ceremony was timed to eoineide with i tl’ visi* of the Se.retary of State.
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    The way Malays should write
    69 13 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14. More than 50 delegates representing Mahy linguist:.’ and .iterary organic a tons in •he Federation and Singapore decided after a twohour discus :on u* Singapore vesterelay t Jawi and Ram: •Trio s should be at cl now a, s the standard writing
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    Lorries burnt
    22 13 Bandit gangs up l trios carrying estate labourers from work in 1 nj 4 bilan and sor them on fire
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    Over 110 student teachers resign
    270 13 SINGAPORE, Apr. 14. AIORE than 110 student teachers have resigned from the Teachers’ Training College at Cairnhill, Singapore, during the past 12 months, said Mr. R. Ellis, acting principal of the T.T.C., yesterday. They left because of poor School Certificate results or to go abroad
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    He helped Dr. Sun
    59 13 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14. ALL sections of the Chinese community were represented at the funeral yesterday of the Singapore millionaire. Mr Quek Kee Suan. leader of the Kengchiew community. The late Mr. Quek was a helper in Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s successful revolt against the Mancha Dynasty. He
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    Fijians attend Easter Service
    79 13 JOHORE BAHRU. Apr. 13. A contingent or ollicer.s and nu n of the Fijian Regiment formed part of the large ngivgatio i which attended fun Easter service at the Church oi the Holy Immaculate Co :coption, Joh o r e Tl: ’iru, this mornbie. Tile Rev.
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    They want to ‘renovate’ Malay
    157 13 SINGAPORE, Apr. 13. AT the* Pan-Malayan Malay Literary Convention h"ld at the Sea View Hotel yesterday. 150 Malay scholars irom all over the country decided that the Malay language in its present form was not adeI uuate to perform the duties jthat will in future
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    Hospital Pre-fabs—No action yet
    101 13 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14 r riiIE provision ol pre-fabri-X rated huts to relieve congestion in Colony hosp tals is stili under active consideration, the Deputy Director ol Medicajl Services, Dr. -I. Coutts-Milne, told the Straits Times yesterday. Last year tin* erection of prefabricated huts, w is pro
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    Officer killed
    29 13 An European officer of “D" Company. Fifth Battalion. Malay Re.’iment. was killed on April 12 when bandits ambushed his patrol in the Kuala Lipis area of Pahang.
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    NO RED SUBS OFF MALAYA
    220 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14. i MODERATION POLICE Headquarters today said I* that reports that Russian submarines were visitin the north-east coast of Malaya and the South Vnm coast to land guns and Communist agents to h ‘h> the terrorists were "not true/* ■We have regular
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    Cut tongue to exorcise Penang
    116 15 PENANG, Mon. A MALACCA “Kee Tong” (medium) cut liis tongue, walked across a bridge of knives and rolled on a bed of spikes yesterday in a ceremony to rid Penang of all evil. \fter invoking the blessings of the Malacca deity, Kim Soon Tee Ong
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    Move to stop illegal entries
    155 15 SINGAPORE. Apr. 15. measures taken by the Singapore Immigration authorities have stopped immigrants from China coming into the Colony on false travel documents, an Immigration official told the Straits Times yesterday. He added: “We have had no case of a person coming into the Colonv
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    Bandits flee
    22 15 Police patrol opened fire bandit gang in the Men- area of Pahang on k atu: day and the bandits Heci.
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    Malaya got US $410,000
    124 15 SINGAPORE. Apr. 16. MALAYA has received to date US$4lO,OOO under the Marshall Plan for U.S. equipment for its road building programme, the United Spates Information Service said yesterday. Other help, said a statement, was the despatch last year, of U S. Government experts to aid in
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    25,038 CARS IN SINGAPORE
    102 15 SINGAPORE. Apr. 16. During the first three months of this year 2.336 new motor cars were registered and licensed in Singapore making the total number on the roads 25,038. During the same period 162 new motorcycles were put on the roads bringing the total number of
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    Road hogs kill more than the bandits
    80 15 HOMICIDAL drivers in Singapore alone injure ten people every day and kill on every two days, the Colony’s Traffic Chief. Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth, told tne Technical Association of Malaya These road hogs, he said, killed more innocent People in a year
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    TRANSFERS
    37 15 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 15. Mr. J. G. G. Pitt, from Kedah, has arrived in Johore Bahru to take over duties from Mr. J. Lewis. Deputy Comptroller of Customs, who has gone to Kuala Lumpur on transfer.
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    Seven saved from underwater car
    275 15 SINGAPORE, Apr. 15. A CAR carrying seven people plunged off the road into Rochore canal in Singapore yesterday. And a Chinese lorry driver dived in and saved all seven. The car overturned as it sank and before the lorry driver, Ling See Yeong, aged 23,
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    Mr. Claude G. Gauld and Miss M. M. Clink who were married at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur on Apr. 12.
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    FAMILY TO REWARD RESCUER
    283 15 SINGAPORE, Apr. 16. 'THE DAROYA family will buy Mr. Ling See Yeong a present for rescuing them from the Rochore Canal, Singapore. when their car plunged into it on Monday. The five members of the family were on their wav home from an Easter picnic at
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    Sibu strip near ready
    112 15 rE Public Works Department in Sarawak has not yet passed the new airstrip at Sibu. on the Rejang River, as lit for passenger aircraft, although work on it ended some weeks ago. In Singapore yesterday, a Department of Civil Aviation spokesman said: “As soon as we
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    CAMP FOR MALAY DETAINEES
    287 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14. THE long-awaited Malay rehabilitation camp which was to have been opened shortly in buildings already prepared for it at Klang, Selangor, at considerable cost is now to be set up at Morib, on the Selangor coast, it was stated today. In January
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    Malays ‘feel let down’
    165 16 Malays ‘feel let down PENANG, Apr. 14. MALAYS in the past de--ITI pended on the goodwill of the Rulers and the Government but they have let us down, Tungku Abdul Rahman, president of UMNO said in Province Wellesley yesterday. “If we are to make any progress in future, we must
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    Labour party and the Press
    49 16 After discussing steps to prevent unauthorised rei' ases to the Press the Singapore Labour Party on Apr decided that 'all informa jon to the Press on pirty maturs would m future be &cr"tiirv n m by thl K‘ ,n, ral Mcntary, Mr. I). Stcvcn.s.
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    Johore registration of voters starts
    267 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 15. THE Mentri Besar, Johore, Dato Syed A. Kadir bin Mohamed, last night appealed to residents of Johore Bahru, Batu Pahat and Muar to register as voters today to elect representatives to their town councils. The elections, the first ever in Johore, will
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    A TOWN WITH AN UGLY RECORD
    260 16 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 16. The case with which bandLts carried out their attack °n Layang Layang railway station early yesterday was explained to th e Straits Times by a police officer “More than one-third of he people in Layang Layang, it not members of
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    TWO MURDERS & STATION BURNS
    668 16 TWO MURDERS STATION BURNS JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 16. gANDITS murdered two Chinese in a village outside the perimeter fence of Lay an Layang, in South Johore, 15 minutes before they set fire to the town’s railway station early yesterday. Foo Kec Yong, aged 47, a rubber contractor, and Wong Shong,
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    ‘Power lies in the vote’
    76 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1o. THE Assistant Supervisor <>■ Elections. Singapore. r Ponnuduray last night br > cast the Colony’s 250,00 gibfle voters to register inny diately for the December < and Legislative Council tions. In a broadcast. Mr. duray said: “The sup'. power in a democracy
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    Singapore beat Selangor
    1113 18 THE WEEK IN SPORT OINGAPORE gained a nine wicket victory over Selangor in their cricket match on the Singapore Padang over the weekend. Sinn a port- began the second j lay i eeding only 54 runs for victory ana this w.is achieved in 55 minutes with the
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    On way to attend rubber talks
    73 18 SINGAPORE, Apr. 16. Da to E. E S Thuraisingham Federation Member for Eduction. r P ft fo r Colombo by air yesterday, accompanied by his wife and children, on hi.s way to Canada to attend 'he Rubber Study Group Conferonce. Da to Thuraisingham will
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    NEWEY WINS MALAYAN AMATEUR GOLF TITLE
    526 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14. •THE Malayan amateur A golf champion for 1952 is B.J. Newey (Malacca) who defeated W. J. Gibb (Royal Singapore) a former champion on the last green after a great struggle over the Selangor Golf Club championship course this morning. Gibb
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    ‘WATCH YOUR GIRLS’ PARENTS WARNED
    91 18 BUTTERWORTH, Apr. 15. II, r ITH rape offences on the increase. Province Wellesley police today advised parents to “keep a closer watch” over their daughters. A police spokesman told the Straits Times that three rape cases had been dealt with in the courts. In addi-
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    CHERRY LING TAKES TOP SPRINT
    1202 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP IPOH, Apr. 9. 1ERRY Ling, cleverly bundled by Harry Mcid, got through on ,-ails in the last few is to beat No Regrets head in the $15,000 1, Div. 1, 6-f. trophy (V at Ipoh today, sls onc day of the Perak
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    TULLOH RIDES WINNERS OF BIG RACES
    1126 19 IPOH, Apr. 13. fkNE THREE ONE (late Heaven and Earth), a five year old Chestnut English gelding by Derby winner Blue Peter out of Feberion, won the $30,000 Perak Derby over 1$ Miles after a thrilling tussle with Pep-C at Ipoh Ves t e
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      88 19 Big Sweep Total pool: $*****5. 1st. No. *****8 ($117,044) 2nd. No. *****5 58,522) 3rd. No. *****7 29,261) Starters ($3,251 each): Nos. *****1, *****7. *****2, *****2, *****3, *****3, *****9, *****5, *****2. Consolation ($2,000 each) Nos. *****0. *****5, *****5, *****6. *****5. *****7,’ *****5. *****5 *****9. *****6. Big Sweep TOTAL POOL: S474.311. 1st:
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    Pre-holiday quiet with business on small scale
    288 20 SHARE MARKET! n.,' I*.' By A Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Apr. 14. VO SIGN of improvement in the Malayan markets was discernible and business generally continued on a small scale in the five days before Easter. Marking down of Industrials led in certain cases
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    RUBBER OUTPUT
    15 20 Kuala Reman Rubber Estates Ltd. obtained 191,200 pounds of rubber during March 1952.
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    RETURNS FOR 1st QUARTER
    129 20 I 13ETURNS by companies under j the general management of Osborne and Chappel, Ipoh. for the quarter to March 31. 1952. are as follows: Chenderiang Tin Dredging Limited 690 piculs; Gopeng Consolidated. Limited 3.470 piculs; Hongkong Tin Limited 725 piculs; Kent (F.M.S.) Tin Dredging. Limited 2.040
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    1951 PROFIT OF $208,794
    63 20 UAMILTON (F.M.S.) Rubber n Company. Limited, showed a profit lor 1951 of $208,794 (694 per cent). Two interim dividends were paid, making 30 per cent., but no final is recommended Net liquid assets at $140,604 axe equivalent to 46.8 cents per share. Cost of production was
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    OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER SUBDUED
    175 20 T*HE Immediate outlook for the A rubber indus‘ry is more subdued than it was a year ago. said Sir Eric Miller at the annual meeting of Anglo-Malay Rubber Co. The era of exceptional prosperity they had enjoyed in the past year-and-a-nalf. he added, was not an
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    Business done
    195 20 SINGAPORE, Apr. 14. BUSINESS done in the Malayan Share Market last week included: Industrials: Alexandra Brick Ord. $3.30; Fraser Sc Neave Ord $3, 65 to $3.60; Fraser Sc Neave Pref. $6.65; Gammon $2.75 and $2.774; Hammer $42.25; Jackson i $2.15; McAlister $40.00 to $39.50; Robinson Ord. s3.B7'a to
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    Ulu Benut Con. Company
    117 20 ITLU BENUT Consolidated Rubber Company's profit for 1951 was $324,358 (56.4 per cent) and the final dividend recommendation of 5 cents per share will make a total of 124 cents (25 per cent) for the year. It is intended to pay an interim dividend of 24
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    THREE PLAGUES IN RUBBER TRADE
    356 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. li EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, taxation ld i American restrictions plagued the rul r industry during the past year, said Mr. Facer, in his presidential address at the ann a j meeting of the United Planting Association »f i Malaya yesterday. Though the price
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    Renong Tin output
    23 20 Thp ouipUi of tn e Renorm Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd. dredges during March 19.i2 was 1.154 piculs of tin ore
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    984 20 SINGAPORE, Apr. 16. iNOl>TKI.\Ls> Buyer* seller* Alex Bricks Pr *‘t 2 1U l 25 O rci, l 3.25 3 35 Au.is Ice 12.50 12 5o BB Petrol 39/6 40/6 B.M Trustees fi 00 00 Con I’in Smelt r «l l\< 22/- eo Ords 21/6 22/6 Eustern United
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    Prospect of relaxation of controls
    195 20 _Knl>l.«-r .MaHtjlH SINGAPORE. Ap. 14. FLUCTUATIONS la the 1 price of rubber hav beer •small this week and tl, market which at one time iked like sagging, was stim;. ,ued by the prospect of n. her relaxation of controls or the end use of rubber
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    Drop in March rubber imports
    87 20 ]%/|ALAYA Imported 25.102 ’on< 1?1 of rubber last mo than half that of March las'. ve —while cumulative impor the first quarter of this ye.r 90,949 tons, compared with tons for the corresponding of last year. Singapore lmp:rt:d 22.00 and 2,106 tons were larr the
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    Imports of tin concentrates
    45 20 SINGAPORE imported 726 of tin concentrates a ent to 534 tcn s of tin metal mo^th Tie imports were 102 tr>v. concentrates more than i< aryr figures. ir Cumulative total for tin was 1.925 tons confer, equivalent to 1.410 tons tir
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    TIN DIVIDENDS
    42 20 The Kinta Tin Mines. L cl Tanjong Tin Dredging. Ltd .1 declared interim dividends per cent and 25 per cent rc.sitively for the financial year ing Dec. 31. 1951, both pay.)bn April 10 to all shareholders glstered on Mar. 13.
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