The Straits Times, 19 November 1946

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    20 9 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY IKiH'l P\<;KS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1946. PRIC'I- 111 (IMs
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    CHARTER OF FEDERAL
    377 9 INDONESIA Text Of Draft Pact Made Public THT. iffCOMafl initialled on Friday by the Nether--1 lands Commission^ ieneral and leaders of the Ui>pui)lic of Indonesia v.as made public here today. It would recognise the Government of the Indonesian Republic M rxereisUßg de facto authority over Java, Sumatra
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    Memorial To Two Wars
    51 9 In the presence of one of the greatest crowds ever seen in Wh'trhill, London, the King un>ii: (i a new in&cription on the Cenotaph to < omm .■morale the dead of two wars. Afterwards the Kin? and Princess Kii/abcth laid wreaths. Picture -hows the scene at
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    UNITED STATES OF INDONESIA
    389 9 UN I T ED STATES OF INDONESIA "ii ui from preceding column i therlands. the latter including the Netherlands. Surinam and Curacao. TU? Netherlands wculd .'orthwith initiate the necessary l^al measures to adjust the constitutional and international posi'.ion or th? Kingdom of the Netherlands to tbe new situation, thus 'changing
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    22 9 Madrid, lion: -Several personb were reports! killed and many •ljured in a derailment of the Ffrndaye-Bilbsn express 23 mil's tfOM h<»re A.P.
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    Opening Of London Rubber Market
    301 9 Opening Of London Rubber Market From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Monday. TODAY'S reopening of the Ixmdon rubber market is warmly welcomed by the City, which sees in it (to quote the Financial Times) one of the most welcome signs yet vouchsafed that, in time, London and Britain may be permitted
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    Crash In Sea
    39 9 Guam. Mon.-It was anI nounced officially today that an I Army C-46 transport plane with 1 23 military passengers crashed i into the Pacific Ocean off Iwo Jima en Saturday night. There wrre no survivors.— UP
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    Officers Hurt By Landmine On Railway
    192 9 Officers Hurt By Landmine On Railway JERUSALEM. Monday. A BRITISH officer and om other rank were injured seriously and another Ei' ti>h officer less seriously wounded today while trying to dismantle a landmine found on h" 1 railway track near Baa E! Am. on the Haifa-Lydda lin Two Germans w^ro
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    HARABOUR STRIKE ENDED WITHOUT ARBITRATION
    692 9 HARABOU R STRIKE ENDED WITHOUT ARBITRATION THE dispute between the Singapore Harbour Board and their employees, which involved a strike oi 20 days by 7,000 men, a loss of millions of dollars l>. importers and business men and world-wide repercussions in the stoppage and diversion of cargoes, was settled yesterday
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    Peace Returns To Bombay
    62 9 BOMBAY, lion— For the B« time the communal distui bances began in the city tei wet!;.-, ago. the Bombay Govern monts "riot communiQUC 1 toda reported "no incidenis ol an; con.sequer.r-e in the city.' The Bomh:t.v dtj illci com mlssioner issued an ord t tiiat I<>
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    GREECE PROTESTS
    173 9 A'IHEiNS, Monday i MR. Constantin Tsaldaris, the Greek Prime Minister, to- day handed to the British and' United Statel Ambassadors hi Athens a n^morandum allegi ing that support had been l given to Greek guerrillas by Greece's northern neishboura. The memorandum gives a list of bordii' incidents since
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    BIG FLOW OF GRAIN IN SIGHT
    528 10 Expert Analysis Of World Position LONDON, Sunday. TAN ADA has more wheat available for export and carryover than she exported between this date last year and the end of the season. She intends to raise the carryover from last season's 70,000,000 bushels to 85,000,000
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    LESS WHEAT IN AUSTRALIA
    52 10 CANBERRA. Mon.- The Mr la r of Commerce and Agriculture Mr. Reginald Thomas Pollard, in the House of Representathrea ;lvealed the Austral. an estimated wheat crop to be 120.000.0CU I bushels, about 50.000.000 less than in normal season, providing only 40.000.000 for export compared with 60.000.000
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    The Atom Race
    86 10 The At om Race Peoria, Illinois. Mon:— Mi. Pamucl K Allison, director of ;hc University of Chicago InstiUr-; !'.r noelesr studies, said yesterday that the "arms race on atomic energy has already begun. naming five countries which, he said, had r.tomic projects. Saving fttondc projects are al- 11 ;.dy under
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    War Guilty Pay
    37 10 London. Mon: -The War Crimea Commission for Europe and th« Kar East, reported on Sunday that 1,986 war criminals were convicted and 970 of the guilty received ri<nth sentences up to Or. 31. A.P.
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    Memorials To Roosevelt And Churchill
    181 10 Memorials To Roosevelt And Churchill LONDON, Sunday. BRITAIN is to erect memorials to two great wartime leaders, the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mr Winston Churchill. The memorial to Roosevelt will take the form of a statue and garden >n Grosvenor Square; that to Churchill, to be erected on
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    SUPERFORTS FLY TO EUROPE
    124 10 FRANKFURT, Sun.— Two of six United States Army Air Force Superfortresses wh.ch ar c making a "routine" train ng flight from the United States to the United States zone cf Germany, arrived here trfyy from Florida. The pl?ncs are the same type as thos c wh
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    BRITAIN GETS MORE GOODS
    120 10 LONDON, Sun. There is happy news In Br tain today o! a larg supply of more than 40 k nds of goods. Big scores are already taking names of customers for th? first consignment of •i s'oklrgs txpectrd next month, while more clothing material w 11
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    THATCHERS IN BATTLEDRESS
    32 10 This is an old art that no war- born technique has outmoded. Two former soldiers bUIi in ba ttledress resume their peacetime occupation of thatching in a Devonshire village.
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    German Mayors Appeal For Food And Credits
    384 10 lIAMBURCI, Sunday. rE mayors of larger towns in the British and United Stttes zones of Germany, meeting at Stuttgart, have sent an urgent appeal to the Allied occupation authorities "not to let the German people perish in famine and misery." The mayors urged
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    Tojo Takes The Blame For Pearl Harbour
    183 10 Tojo Takes The Blame For Pearl Harbour TOKIO, Monday. THE Japanese Pearl Harboui Premier, General Hidek. Tojo, admitted his responsibility for the attack on the Anglo-American powers in an interrogation document submitted by the prosecution to the Allied Tribunal this morning. Answering a question if he *as "primarily responsible" Tojo
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    U.S. CHANGES ITS PACIFIC PLANS
    90 10 NEW YORK, Mon. -The New York Times reports from Washington that 'majcr changes'' la the American Navy's plans for its Pacific island bases ha. besn reccmniended and '"partly for economy reasons are likely to te approved.' •The recommendations urgeabandonment of the extensive Leytesamar base area
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    33 10 London, Mon:— An unofficial strike by 5.000 Manchester bus and tram car operators in piotest against the dismissal of one driver for alleged dangerous driving left the city without public transport yesterday.— A.P.
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    2 NATIONS READY TO CUT SPAIN
    83 10 Montevideo, Mon. According to a high source the Uruguayan Government is considering breakup off diplomat c relations v.ih Spain and it is probable such action will be taken before trie general election^ on Nov. 2\. The Uruguayan Foreign Office understands that "Chile also is
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    CHINA WAR FEARS BOOST PRICES
    263 10 NANKING, Monday. FEARS of full-dress civil war sent prices to a new high level in this Chinese Government captal and in Shanghai as householders frantically bought commodities to hoard and businessmen competed for foreign currency. Pro -Government reports loday :old or continued sporadic flphtin<» many
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      494 10 NOTICE üb!i< is henby notified Uiat Sim Ah Inig is no longer in our employ ttnd hM no connection whatsoever with «.ur firm. 1 IHKRTY CABARET. lieorge Christopher Pearson, iur<l I.idsav Buchanan Robertson, I )cceaned Athol Foster. Deceased ll.urv (irahHtn Moulding, I >■ >ased Any persons having claimK against (states
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      378 10 NOTICL Information is sought by Madam Ong Choo Lim alias Kirn Lim and Tay Chye See concerning her husband and his brother Tay Chye Chin ol No. 92 Jalan Sultan. Segamai and of Labis Johore. who on the 15th January' 19*2 evacuated to Singapore and who on or about the
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    "Woman Witness Cannot Be Traced"
    177 11 "Woman Witness Cannot Be Traced CIIIA Hock Bte, a Chiiic.sc woman, who had brought .i eharf* ol voluntarily cau.<iiik hurt against throe mem.l the Stall at tho Ccnitai Police Station 'lockup' during th«- occupation, did ippcui to give evidence I nst them yesterday. Mi A H iYew, Court Prosecuit. rt
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    Jap Col. Tells Of Execution
    148 11 ILTHOUOH be knew It was ;un.st International La.v be Japanese Law n«? had lour Bri'Lsh PoWs. who had ■iir d after an attempt ■d. admilttd Lt V U I ita in th at his trial :r other J.ip.iii se officers in connection with alleged war
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    CHINESE SAILORS FOR U.K.
    65 11 vix i. salloi« who way to the Unitd Kingdom to undergo a course training, w,-re due to arrive m Singapore Oday by 'he Btnpr [A i. winch was < i i ...3.4 5 tt 8 30 a.m.. is also brin Jap war crlmina Mom Kure tor
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    $3.000 BAIL OFFERED
    66 11 $3.000 BAIL OFFERED Bui t i tour Chines:, One Mcc Mcc, Im 'i Chan Ah Chong, .l.v Ah Hual Mid thl < haranjit, Pillon, inr.idul. who produced iv tin- i P dice i trdajr when tntj claimed trial to a charge ol malive charge c t dUhoncstlj retaining stolen proo.
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    M MM SENTENCE <uMMITED
    60 11 M MM SENTENCE &lt; uMMI TED we:e o to bant fOf their part n; itir killing &lt;&gt;: two Malay policemen on Raj I !:ind. have 1 theii sentences commuted to kmprta run nl he i nclus n ol tint of the Court said I &gt;urt w.uiid b&gt; making r m
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    BANK OF CHINA CHIEF RETURNS
    45 11 111.- Singapore Chinese Consul. Mr. A. C. T. Kwong (left) went aboard to erect Mr. Parkane C. Hwang, manager of the Bank of China, when the latter returned to Singapore yesterday by the Tjibadak after a business visit to Shanghai.
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    DRESSERS ASK FOR NEW SCHEME
    488 11 Straits Times Reporter THE attention of the Singapore Government has teen 1 drawn to the conditions or service for hospital dressers, under which a number of them have been receiving the same salary for the last 13 to 14 years, the Straits Times under stands.
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    12-YEAR-OLD BOY FOR ASSIZES
    162 11 12-YEAR-OLD BOY FOR ASSIZES V CHINESE boy, 12 y.'ars of aje, was committed to stand trial at the next Assizes on a charge ol robbing and of causing hurt to an Indian soldier in a ba:k lane &gt;tT Kitehner Road, on Sept. 7, at i the conclusion of the preliminary
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    ANOTHER OPIUM HAUL IN STORE
    60 11 SINGAPORE Customs officers seized 44 4 lbs. of opium from the Borus, a Shell Company tanker which had ccme from Abadan via Chittagong yesterday. As a result of the clever and very thorough search by Customs searchers, the opium was found between the panelling of
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    CHEAPER COFFEE
    60 11 CHEA PER COFFEE Ai er discussion with representatives of the CofTee-Shopkeep:rs' Associations la Sdangor it has bern agrord that the coffee shops will, as from today, sell tea and eoffe-* at the following prices: I cup of sweetened black coffee 15 centg, sweetened tea without n-.ilk 15 cents; sweeten ;d
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    EX-SERVICES.
    52 11 EX-SERVIC ES. A meeting of the Singapore, branch of the Ex-Servicrs Asso- 1 elation of Malaya is to bc&gt; h*ld at J Ihe Drill H::ll this evrning at Us p.m. It.s purpose is the election j ol oflßcen and discussion on tlu reconstituUon of the branch and a ;j&lt;&gt;oci attendance
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    FORMER M. P.A.J.A. MEN DISCHARGED
    892 11 FORMER M. P.A.J.A. MEN DISCHARGED Judge Comments On Orders Given From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Monday. RETAILS of the workings of the Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army during the occupation and in the confused period following the Japanese surrender were given at the trial which has just ended after a four-day
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    XMAS MAILS CLOSE TOMORROW
    203 11 iVITH Christmas sea mails for Iho United Kingdom! closing tomorrow, the usual 1 last minute rush at Singapore post offices started yesterday morning. There baa been no accumulation of Home f'Tistmrs mails, sinco the Ge.Kra pjstOffic? have; mud clearance* uuay whenever abb! and utilised every available
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    G.G. Broadcasts Tonight
    90 11 THE Governor-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, will broadcast tonight ir &gt;m ■&gt; n &gt; Malaya to the peoples of Malaya. His talk will begin at 9.45 p.m. and will be broadcast from Singapore on 485 metres in tho medium wave band and on short wave in the
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    MALAYAN INDIANS FOR CONGRESS
    143 11 MALAYAN INDIANS FOR CONGRESS FOR the firs', time in the hi*tfi&gt; cf the Indian National Congress Party in India, delegates from overseas Indian bodies -"ill attend the forthcoming 54th session of the Congress at Meoiut. United Provinces, on Nov. 23 und 24Malayan Indians will be represented at this Congress session,
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    NEW CHARGE AGAINST TEACHER
    145 11 NEW CHARGE AGAINST TEACHER From Our Own nrrespondent PENANG. Monday, n hen the case against the Chinese schoolm stress. Yuen Chee Wan, was resumed in the Assize Court tcday. before Mr. Justice Carey and a SDeeial iurv the Crown Counsel. Mr. C. H Whitton. stated he did net wish to
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    CONTROLLER OF LABOUR
    76 11 CONTROLLER OF LABOUR MR. R. P. S. Bi:igh-im ha, laker up his appointment 3on--1 roller ot Labour in Singapore. Mr. R. H. Oakeley who has beer acting Coniroller of Labou )r-3.s ::ow become Mr. Bir.gli^iv deputy. Mr. Biiig'nam. who waa interned by the Japanese, rocer.t'.v returr.ed from leave in England
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    FINED FOR HAVING NAAFI CIGARETTES
    80 11 Tan Cheng Sai. an oiapiojet at the Blakang Mati Naafl canteen was fined $115, in the Third Police Court, yesterday, vhon he pleaded guilty to hav.r.g 150 packets of Gold Flake cigarettes marked "Naafi" in his pooscssion. Searched by a Revenue Officer on Nov. 16.
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF LORRY
    60 11 A Malay. Abdul Lath bin Johari, yesterday clamed trial to a charge of theft of a lorry belonging to a Chinese, Ho Keut See. at Jalan Pekan. on Nov. 16, 10 th,e Second Polico Court yeserd.iy. The MagLstiato. Mr L C CJoh, oilered Abdul bail of
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      827 11 TENDER NOTIth. lenders are mviicl for the carriage of labour within atOfapon I '■i Forms or Tender i mi Seheduj Ined on application to A&gt; Director oi Suppli-s Transport. Singapore District Final date of subtiiis*' m of 1 10 a.m. on the 23rd Nov. 1946 Th« Contract i ntr Officer
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1946. Colour Bar Costs
    1114 12 The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1946. Colour Bar Costs The old grievance of th&lt;? colour bar in Governm.. 3 nt service was raised a&?in in the Singapore Advisory Council last week, and we may be sure that it will be debatvd many more times before Malaya Is finished
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    COMMONWEALTH OF IDEAS HOPE
    85 12 Paris, Sun. AT the University of the Sor- borne, President Georges Bidault of France will welcoint" 48 nations on Tuesday, when opening the first session ot the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation For nearly a month cultural ideais and ideologies oi the 22 member
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    YAMATO: The suicide of a battleship
    1278 12  - YAMATO: The suicide of a battleship RICHARD HUGHES (Reproduced from the Sydney Daily Telegraph) THIS is the first complete and authentic story by the Japanese of the sinking of their last and greatest battleship, Yamato, in a vain suicide sortie at Okinawa on April 6 last year. The commander ot
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    Man In The Street
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    Human Beings In Shafts: What Else Can They Do?
    723 12 LTHOUGH belated, it is still A praiseworthy that the Municipal Commissioners have jat last agreed to abolish ono of the most degrading sights in Singapore— the rickshaws. Degrading and inhuman are appropriate words in describing any society which allow, men to
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    BISHOP OF SINGAPORE RETURNS
    144 13 BISHOP OF SINGAPORE RETURNS I an wiy glad to be back and ';ikr :nv .■-liare in the intertaskl that He ahead for thr ;&gt;:neiit and welfare of Ma- iva." .said the Right Rv Dr. J. 1 Wilson, CII Q the BLshop of Singapore, on his arrival in Sinrday !rom England
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    COMPLE TE LIST OF CARS TO BE COMPILED
    518 13 COMPLE TE LIST OF CARS TO BE COMPILED EFFORTS TO TRACE MISSING VEHICLES Straits Times Reporter WITHIN a short time probably two oi three months the Singapore registration authorities will be able to put their finger on every motor car on the road in the Colony. It is expected that
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    GOVT. LOANS TO BUILD HOUSES
    159 13 GOVT. LOANS TO BUILD HOUSES OWNERS of land in ttw Malayan Union may apply to the Collector of Land Revenue of their State for a loan rot exceeding $10,000 in order to enable them to erect houses on their holdings. A communique issued by the Selangor Government states the scheme
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    SEVEN NEW AUTOMATICS RECOVERED
    86 13 THE Singapore Police last nignt recovered seven brand new .38 aut m itics from a house In a knmporg in the Paya Leb.ir district. An Indonesian Batak has been detained r-nd will be produced in court today. A police party led by Mr. A. R. McEwan,
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    Armed Hold-Up
    58 13 Three Chinese aimed with pistols, broke into a house in Vict( iia Street, on Saturday at seven o'clock and gol away with $1,400 in cash and Jewellery. Tne head of the house, a clerk wording in Naali Stores, and tact others, were herded into a roim on the
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    Burma Rd. Veterans Return To S'pore
    407 13 THE first group of 25 Malayan Chinese who had seen service on the Burma Road at the outbreak of the v.ar with Japan, were among 1.340 Singapore and Malayan Chinese to return to Singapore yesterday by the X.P.M. liner Tjibadak from Hongkong. They have
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    TODAY'S MENUS
    40 13 To-day's menus at People's Restaurants in Singapore will be: 35-rent meal: rice, mashed potatos, fillet T pork or fish with soya beau sauce, mixed vegetables, onions. 15-ccnt m?al: rice, mashed potatoes, steamed fish, onions, yam beans, chye huay.
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    GOOD PADI ACREAGE IN KEDAH
    368 13 ABOUT 226,400 acres of paai can easily be planted in Kedah and Perlis by the er.d of November, according to estimates made by the Department of Agriculture, Malayan Union. In Perlis and North Kedah rainfall was normal or sligntiy below average in October, but in
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    CHINESE RETURN TO MALAYA
    94 13 Five of a group of 25 Malayan Chinese who had seen service on the Burma Road during the war, and who returned to Singapore yesterday by the Tjibadak. On the extreme ri"ht (standing) is Mr. W. Norwood Collison, I'NRRA Liaison officer, while next to him is
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    PENANG'S TRADE RECORD
    173 13 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Mnnd:t\ WITH imperil at 813,731.778 and exports ;t *****2,117, Penang's trade for October registered a new post-wai record. While pleaded with this steady return to pre-war pr perity, local merchant*, however, warn against &lt;&gt;'•• optimism, pointing out that though high, last mo
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    Clerks In Penang Get Better Terms
    172 14 ALLOWANCES NOW RANGE FROM 15% TO 100% From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Mon. AS a result of representations made by the Penang Clerical Union a good number of local firms are now providing better working terms for their employees, Mr. N. Ponnudurai, President of
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    FIRST SOCIAL OF PENANG Y.W.C.A.
    81 14 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Monday. A /I EMBERS of the Penang &gt;J YW CA. held their first post-war' social at Piccadilly on Saturday evening when Mrs. Chea Hinn Kiong. the President, in welcoming all new and old members announced that as scon as a
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    Malayan Welfare Fund Stamps
    92 14 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. N:... iTTR ACTIVELY ciesigned MaiaA yan welfar e fund stamps bare made their appearance in Penang and are finding ready sales at banks and busins;' hotises The stamps are i n four diffe- i rent colours and denom nat ons j
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    Jan Surrenders
    80 14 From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR. Sunday 1 Japanese civilian. Hikuchl. who had been aiding in jungles since the surrender, gave himself up at Gurun police sta- tion. He is now in the custody of the Sungei Patani police. It va.s stated that Hikuchi I shared the jungle
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    Malays Trap Tiger
    75 14 from Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR. Thursday. bOfC t pr^r meas iring a':out s,x fct and weighine about two p:cul= was capture.! by the villagers of Kuala Nerang and brought to Alcr Sta r rolico sta'ion. It was reported that the r&gt;e«s. 1 al been terrors:ng the
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    CHANDELIERS TO LIGHT COMMONS
    110 14 LONDON. Monday— Five great bron7e chandeliers, with 400 candle holders, which lignted the British Hcuse of Commons before it was destroyed by fire in 1834. will be used in the new House of Commons now being rebuilt after the bombing of 1941. The chandeliers were re-pur-chased
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    Floods In Britain
    39 14 London. Mon Floods are rising in many parts of Britain, although the rain has stepped. The river Avon was rising yes^riav, and there are also floods ir Leicestershire, where cattle is marooned on high land— Rcut?r.
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    M.P. QUERIES ON FEEDING OF MICE
    171 14 M.P. QUERIES ON FEEDING OF MICE LONDON, Monday. rHE world's largest breeding farm for mice and rats will be the subject of questions in the House of Commons shortly. Mr Peter Freeman. (Labour, NewDortt will ask the Minister of Food. Mr John Strachey. "Why weekly allocation of two and a
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    JUDGE RETIRES
    64 14 From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR, Sun. THE HANAFI BIN SUKUN. chief Mala." Judge, Kedah, has retired alter about 38 years" service with the Kedah Government. Che Hanafi, who belongs to a respectable family which is closely connected with the ruling house 0: Kodah, has been in varicis
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    According to Culbertson
    344 14 In today's deal South did a very 1 bad job of interpreting his partner's most significant bid. South, dealer. East-West vulnerable. NORTH ♦4 9 8 VKJ 6 5 A K Q9B* WEST EAST A 10 6 3 «KQIS •72 8 3 J 10 J 7 6.5 942
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    RUBBER COMMODITY PRICES UNCHANGED
    132 15 Around The Markets xfsF*K: By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday. THERE was no change in the rubber commodity prices locally this morning. Sellers were still inclined to hold off; prices were buyers 43 1 2 f.0.b.; sellers 43 3 4 f.o.b. In rubber shares there were
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    U.S. WARNED OF MONEY COLLAPSE
    111 15 ATLANTIC CITY. Mon. Mr Phil pp Murray, president of the Conrre«s of Industrial Organisations said vostorday that the only way. to escap? &gt;• rank r.illp.pye in the Unitei States m to raise v»iiges and cut prices. Mr Murray demanded a return tc strong price controls
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    KENYA SISAL FOR AUSTRALIA
    93 15 KENYA SISAL FOR AUSTRALIA j SYDNEY —The largest import o! sisal fibre (used by ropeworks) »ince 1:39 is on its way to Australia frotv Kenya iStuth Africa*. Totalling 3.000 tons the consignment is spread ovi r three ships. one of which. ts\e Parrakool.i. has arrived in Melbourne A fibre control
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    Philippines Copra
    83 15 WASHINGTON. Mon —The Agriculture Dep^j-iment said today that t}.? Philippines copra exports which mounted swiftly recently, is expectea to "exceed greatly" the earlier estimate of 500.000 tons for 1946. The department said that the e\--1 p-rU- for October were estimated nt 132.500 short tons, which is the largest
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    Produce Prices
    285 15 Singapore, Friday. 'TODAY'S produce prices were: RICE No. I Siamese $140, No. 1 $U«, No. 3 $110. IT I OH EICE: Siamese $110. Redan $96. RICE NOODLES: No. 1 Siamese $92. Kedah $€0. Indo-C'hina $SO. local $70 COPRA: Sun dried No. 1 $15. TAPIOCA FLOUR: No. I $30,
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    105 15 KARACHI— Mr. J R. D. TaU. 0-' India's great industrial concern, declared here on hs return from Cairo. Wiere he led India's deputation to the International Air Transport Conference: India will be able to particpate in foreign sir services both to the v\est up to the UK. and to the
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    CHINESE IMPORT CONTROL
    265 15 CHINESE IMPORT CONTROL NANKING, Sunday. REVISED temporary foreign tiade regulations were announced tonight by the Pre mier, Mr. T. V. Soong, who said they would be effective immediately. Stating the time has now come to inaugurate a period of selective importation, Mr. Soong declared the present licensing system instituted early
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    Elusive Bomb In London
    202 15 LONDON. Sunday.— "Satan's Little Brother. unque;tionably London's most hate'ul awkward elusiv? little bomb, is on th 3 brink of triumph ov?r the bomb boys after all. For a year, squad after squad from the famous No. 2 section bomb disposal unit. Royal Engineers, has been digging
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    Along The Singapore Waterfront
    325 15 Along The Si ngapore Waterf ron t positions in Singapore yester- day were: MAIN WHARF Godown 21-32: Samlamu. discharges cargo. Oodown 33-34: Fort Pitt discharging cargo. Godown 34-35: Lycaon, loading cargo for Port Swettenham. Godown 42-43: Marel'a. discharging cargo EAST WHARF Godown 44: Tjibadak disembai Icing personnel) Godown 4J: Empire
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      624 15 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Im-urpi'iutea in Singapore) WLXJU FUNNEL LINE *..i.!i.i»v to and Iroan (inlted Kingdom i.lrnhnlac due from I'.K In Port Samgaia due from I'.K In Poxt sj midway due from t K In Port Antilochua vails fo. IK 22 Nov. I- ill. .in due from I'.K 27 Nov. Khrvrmi
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      76 15 BLUE FUNNEL NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE s.s, "GLAUCUS" Loading Straits December fo, HALIFAX and VEKA CRL'Z For freight apply to WOll FRENCH BENDIXSENS LIMITED Telephonn Singapore 4670 K. Lumpur 3111 Penang 8;:. INSTITI'TE OF ARCHITECTS OF MALAYA With a view to reviving the activities of the above Institute, all members anj
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      363 15 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: Hieh Wat£r: 8.06 a.m. 8 ft. 2 in, 8.01 pm. 8 ft. 2 in. TOMORROW: High Water: 8.48 a.m. 8 ft. 5 in.: 9 04 p.m. 8 ft. 6 in. RADIO MALAYA I Li! H rn UstCn er S pOst: 830 p I 8 pm l"«erlude: 8.45
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    CRICKET WASHED OUT Play Unlikely Tomorrow
    161 16 CRICKET WASHED OUT Play Unlikely Tomorrow SYDNEY, Monday. RAIN again, today, prevented any play in the match between the M.C.C. and New South Wales. One day, tomorrow, still remains for play but the way it is raining at present it seems unlikely that there will be any further play in
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    Six-Four Victory For Captain's Team
    353 16 Six-Four Victory For Captain' s Team pAPTAIN*B team beat the President*! team six matches to four in the first post-war golf tournament played at the Royal Singapore Golf Club on Sunday. Scores were: (President's players mentioned first &gt;: Dr E laidlaw Thompson fplus li and B. W F. Goodrich j
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    Padang Rugby
    117 16 The S.C.C. ruqby team to play the Chinese on tho padan; today will ti j J BlII; M E. Da vies. J. I'lilton. V. i; Burton, S. Johnson: C. Milton, H. B. Wilson; R. Smith. I II Wheelor I) N. Hlunl r W Stonhens, H. Fatter, T. N
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    EASY WIN FOR DOUGLAS
    184 16 EA SY WIN FOR DOUGLAS -oou wreatliac was a»n l&gt;.. a latgtl v auuu DC« at the Oreat World Arena unplsting tho firs' anniversary of. •*n-itlinc m Singapore, last Saturday. Highlight of th° evning was S'jcn when the 280 lbs. matman Bruce Dou- I s'a.. of London scored another easy
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    SKATING
    82 16 LONIXJN BUI (WEDIBH Bfure s!cati.ig chain-, pinn. Brita Ra^pn. arrived, .Saurdsy to train is&gt; LonUoc rinks for a few weeks before Romg 'o the Unwed Sr.i; Also in London is D champion Clausen Clauodi is busy en plans for buildiiu aa Ind "&gt;r i-"-rink in Cop«.nl-.r. s^r. An architect
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    DRAUGHTS
    62 16 mtcr-rlub draught natch tetween toe Ohineae Swimming Club, ru! th fllW Will 111 Treasury D-pt )!i Sjluiil.iv result il for ttv s?pond it. i:i a d'.r.v Two of Sin-apnrc's b:st playi-rs »iil hi exhibition match on Sun- 1 i;tv hi i p.m. at the c.s.c. Club: Bouee They arc
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    INDIAN ASSN.
    56 16 I 10-mlle cycle rac-o t-:, i n tton for :ill In.-lian tivi■iii- in I to be run ofT on B a m lurthrr D.irtirulars from the ntlil- BUENOS AIRH&gt; illc, fourth I vi iv defeated n i-a. f.-4. r &gt; tk of the Arlennl champtotMhlpi I Rob It
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    PENANG GOLF
    54 16 D. MCKINSIERY -3' won the Penang Turf Club goh knock- .ut competit'on on Sunday v.her\ he beat Ten Khoon Chuar I 10 ,twi and one in the final McKinsteiy had previously won the medal competition in the oualifyina round of the knc-ik out tournament, when ho ret urntrross
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    RIGGS HOLDS WORLD TITLE
    57 16 Forest H:lls. Caluornia niIOI^SSIONAL champion Bobby Ris^^- on Sunday, successiull.v defended his world hard couU tennis title. He defeated Dsnalu Budge G 'J G 4 I 2in the A P KASC Ba.— Suppl&gt; Dopot, beat 47 B.H.G. jy lour goals to nil in a soccer match
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    Engineers' Bowler Takes Six For Six
    225 16 Engineers' Bowler Takes Six For Six THE Royal Army Service Corps did well to disniios CRE IG2 Works for 68 at Victoria School on Sunday. Kaibraier s 36 for tho CRE included four 4\s and a six to the top of the School. ForthoCRASC, Rahim hit Ihree 4's in a
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    INDIAN ARMY TRIAL MATCH
    207 16 THE Indian Army will hold a trial m teh against the Hornets on the Singapore District hockey ground at St. Gooree's Road, oft" Serangccn Read, at 5.15 p.m. tomorrcw for Indian Army players dCo.i o\;&gt; of boing s?le;ted for the Indian Army sid? in Singapore. A
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    HOCKEY CANCELLED
    80 16 The hi i U.-i mate ii between the sK C. I and the St. Andiew's Old Boys' As- sccia.ion whlea vas to have oeen played at t.ie Padan; yesterday &lt;raa c.irioclled r.vaig to the ran The following will represei.i SRC in a hockey match again.', the RAT (Seletan
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    MALAY SPORTS
    137 16 The 20th Inter-Malay sciiools athtettc sporus and drill coinpotitlon will be held on Nov. 25 at Jalan Be.sar Stadium from 3.00 pin. on the celebration of j the Mv !i:n New Year (lsl Muharram 136Ci. Fifteen Malay S-hools in Sinsapor'! v il! take part In the coTipitition and
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    Scoreboard
    65 16 N.S W IST INNINGS K. Canncdy c Edrirh b Bedser 7 A. Morris not out 53 S. Barnes c Yardlsy b Edrirh 1 11. Pettiford b Wrfit R Sae^ers b Bedser 3 W Alley not out 9 Total {for 4 wMal 9? POW/UNG Pollard Bd«?r Fd' ich Wright I?.
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    Supervision Of British Boxing
    339 16 Supervision Of British Boxing LONDON, Sunday CTRIC'TER supervision on match -making between British boxers and foreign opponents is the sequel to the oncsidedness of the recent contest in which Freddie Mills. British i ruiserwei^ht champion, conceding height, reach and two stone in weight was batt?red into submission by American heavy
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    JOLLILADS A.U.
    102 16 In :i friendly game of so. ai the Polic- Training School yes- I i terday between the teams of Jolli- lads Athletic Union and the Naval I Barracks Rodney teams each scored a 3oal The sco.er for the Naval team was Peacock, and for th" Jollilads Krishnasamy. The
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    KLUANG SOCCER
    101 16 KLUA NG SOCCE R From Our Own Correspondent KLUANG. Mon Playing their best game, the ChiBMC b al tbc Policy .six goals to one erday in the football leaijue. Both I ?arr.s had equal chances but the winners made better aM of ihem. The Police goal-kecpri his s:d from b.in.;
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