The Straits Times, 29 January 1947

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    22 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED O y t£R A oEIvTURY EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    BRITISH ULTIMATUM TO JEWS
    536 1 Military Control Of All Palestine If Captives Held LONDON, Tuesday. BRITAIN today gave Palestine warning of placing the country under full military control. The warning was issued by the British Colonial tary, Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, who said m the Commons "The course recently taken by events
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    USE OF GAS DENIED
    210 1 PAKiS. Tuesday. M. MOUTET, French Minister of Colonies, yesterday categorically denied reports iiom Hong Kong that French torces i ad used poison gas against Annaroites in the Indo ting. M. M^.itet seid: "This report is absolutely false 1 have given fatrgorlcal standing orders that under no
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    TWO HONOURS FOR SLIM
    68 1 LONDON, l v...5. General Si.William Slim, Commander of the Fourteenth Army m Burma during the war, was invested by the King with the Insignia of the Knight Qrand Cross of the Order ot.'he British Empire at Buckingham Palace today. He also received the DSO. The King
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    LOOTED GOLD TO GO BACK
    82 1 WASHINGTON. Tues:— Britain, Prance and the United States i have agreed to retur n to Italy between 25 and 30 tons of gold that was looted from Italy by the Germans during the war, it has been authoritatively learned. The gold, valued at more than
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    WOULD BANK CHIEF
    57 1 WORLD BANK CHIEF WASHINGTON. Tue s .-It is! authoritatively learned here that 111 John J McCloy. former a (ant Secretary for War. has to accept the presidency <>l the World Bank, Mr. McCloy's election to the post Ls expected to occur within the next few days. Ho will succeed Mr.
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    Goebbels Took To His Bed
    194 1 NLRLMBERG, fuesoay. rEN Hess flew to England Goebbels telephoned the JNazi Propaganda Chief, Hans iFritzshe, and said "This is [terrible. I am going to stay in bed with my ears covered. You handle the Press." This discolsure was made today by Fritzshe when he app«ar:d
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    STRAITS TIMES NEW THURSDAY MAGAZINE
    117 1 ■THURSDAY'S Straits Times will contain a new feature— the Straits Times Thursday Magazine. Leading correspondents in London, New York, Paris, Tokio, Calcutta and Sydney will contribute to this new section of the paper up-to-lhe-miimte articles on world happenings and world personalities. Tomorrow's Thursday Magazine will
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    COMMONS ADDRESS TO KING
    200 1 LONDON, Tuesday. WITH Mr. William Gallacher, the Communist M.P., as the sole dissentient, the House of Commons yesterday api proved the address to the King on the occasion of the Royal visit to South Africa, j conveying the assurance that Parliament would follow the journey of
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    Mac Donalds In Kuala Lumpur
    56 1 The Governor-General and Mrs. Mac Donald being greeted by Sir Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union, when they arriyed by air m Kuala Lumpur on M»nday after their visit to Penan;. Lady Gent is on the le ft. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Donald arrived
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    Busmen May Go On Strike Today
    668 1 Straits Times Reporter QESCRIBING the reply by Mr. A. A. Ewing, General v Manager of the Singapore Traction Company, to their 15 demands as "most unsatisfactory and unreasonable," Mr. F-* K. Samy, President of the Singapore Traction Company Employees' Union, told the Straits Times
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    FOURTEEN MORE KILLED IN 2 AIR CRASHES
    194 1 ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Tuesday. TWELVE men were killed and one died later n hosA pital when a Superfortress (B-29) crashed in flames on taking off yesterday morning on a routine flight. Two men were taken alive from the burning wreckage of the plane,
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    LADY NOON ARRESTED
    155 1 LAHORE, Tuesday— The 36-year-old English wife of Sir Firox Khan Noon, former Indian High Commissioner in London, was arrested here today while leading a procession of veiled Musl.m women in defiance of the ban on processions. In Lahore last night Sir Firoz Khan Noon, who was one
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    Poland And France Disagree
    164 1 LONDON, Tuesday. T*HE "Big Four" Foreign 1 Ministers' special deputies for Germany yesterday heard Poland's views of the German peace treaty and discussed with the Polish representatives whether a decentralised or unified Germany would be a greater danger to peace. The Polish delegate, Mr. Stefan j
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    PILOT KILLED
    43 1 BATAVIA, Tues.— The pilot or a Dutch Naval Air Force Catalina flyingboat was killed when the plane crashed near Bali. Dutch East Indies, on Sunday, it was announced here today. Four of the crew and four military passengers were injured. Reuter.
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    FRENCH-ANNAMESE GULF WIDENING
    932 2 FRENCH- ANN AMESE GULF WIDENING Special Problem Of French GovL The Times Correspondent SAIGON, Tuesday. IT is difficult m this leafy, sunlit city on returning: after twelve days m Hanoi, to realise the full extent of the tragedy taking place m Northern IndoChina. Every day sees more French and Annamese
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    57 2 Although anything with a roof is considered a good home in Berlin, there has been a chorus of complaints about British provided Nissen huts, on the g round that they are unsuitable for cold weather. Seventy t -unities are accommodated in the 35 huts. Picture shows the Niss en huts
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    BURMA TERMS ANNOUNCED IN COMMONS
    237 2 LONDON; Tues.— The Secretary for Burma, Lord Pethick Lawrence, announcing the terms of the Burma Agreement in the House of Lords today, said:— "A Constituent Assembly will be elected in April next, elected by and consisting of Burma nationals only. The machinery of the 1935
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    US HAD ONLY 2 ATOM BOMBS
    181 2 NEW YORK, Tuesday. MR. Henry Stimson, the former United States Secrel" tary for War, disclosed yesterday that the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945, were the only two the United States had ready at the time. In an article in
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    BIRDS CARRIED CATTLE PLAGUE
    69 2 LONDON, Tues.— The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Tom Williams, in the House of Commons yesterday said Ministry experts had decided that the current foot and mouth disease plague had been brought to England from the continent by birds. Over 4,000 animals, wortn £140,000, have been slaughtered
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    SIAM'S ROYAL FILM 'CENSORS'
    73 2 BANGKOK, Tues:— Members of Siam\s Royal House of Chakri will sit on a special censor board to preview the film "Anna and the King of Siam," which i.~ due here next month. An advance copy has been previewed by Police Captain Prince Hachakorn, who predicted that
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    PETITION IN SWORD CASE
    73 2 TOKIO, Tues— An elderly Japanese carpenter who attempted on Sunday to present General Douglas MacArthur with a petition wrapped in a sword case containing a wooden sword, walked the streets freely today on General MacArthur's orders. Sixty-year-cld Adachl was apparently trying to present the petition personally
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    EXPRESS KILLS 6
    34 2 WALTON, IND Tuc s —Six people were crushed to death when the Pennsylvania Railroad's Cincinnati to Chicago express If ft the tracks here and overturned six of eight cars.— U. P.
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    Shot While Reading The Bible
    202 2 LONDON Tueaday. AN eyewitness slory of how four British so di. is. condemned to death by the Japanese at Chanjri, Singapore, refused to be blindfo tied, while one read the New Testament as he was shot, a told m a book publi-led m London yes.erday.
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    ILO MISSION FOR MALAYA
    97 2 MONTREAL, rues:— The International Labour Office announced yesterday that a mission will visit Far Eastern countries within the next few weeks to complete and verify reports combined for the preparatory regional Asiatic I L.O. conference, scheduled for October in New Delhi. The preparatory meeting is to
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    FREIGHTER ADRIFT
    42 2 HONOLULU, Tues —The freighter Samidway, en route from Shanghai to Honolulu, reported yesterday she had lost her power and was adrift 270 miles west of here. The U.S. Navy tug Hitchiti was due to reach the Samidway today.— A. P.
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    S.E. ASIA CONFERENCE ON RICE
    196 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday.. AN international rice con- ference, to be held within six months m South-East Asia to improve production and distribution, has been proposed by the preparatory commission of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Afl--r ?hr c months' diaeu%& ■">. the commission noted that pre-
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      1026 2 NOTICES THF SINGAPORE TRACTION COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the United Kingdom I EXTENSION TO SERVICE NO. 1 Commencing on Wednesday. 29U1 January. 1947. Service No. I— Tank Road tc Krpnei Harbour will be extended to Nrwton via Clpmenceau A' ir fiat Staees and Request Stops will be clearly marked on
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      339 2 NOTICES GOVERNMENT TRADE SCHOOL, SINGAPORE. Domestic Engineering Instructor required for the Government Trade School. Singapore. Should be capable of teaching theoietical and practical Domestic Engineering. Salary Scale $120— 10A— $200— /Bar/ 10A— $250 per month plus high cost of living allowance. Applications stating age and qualln1 cations should be addressed
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      526 2 NOTICE All per.Mjnnt'is of No. 1 Mala\.i Field Ambulance iPAMC) are requested to sttend a meetine. at the SRC. Club on Saturday the Ist Feb. at 2 p.m. srtarp, outstation members must also attend. P. W D. ROAD NOTICE The Public *s notified mat UK road* to Mersir.g from Kluan;;
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    HOPEFUL FUEL PROSPECTS IN SINGAPORE
    431 3 Public Co-operation Needed HESPITE the Malaya-wide coal dearth, gas and elecv tricity supplies for Singapore are reasonably assured pioviding there is public co-operation m ecoi nomising m the use of these two vital supplies. The Electricity Department are totally independent ol i coal and use
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    48 3 The Under-Scerctarjr »t Stale for Air, Mr. Q— Smj dc Frtitas, M.P., who is making a tour of overseas Commands of the RAF. to see the conditions under whi ch airmen are serving:, holding an informal talk with officers of R.A.F., fhangl, in the officers' mess. (R.A.F.P.R. picture)
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    Double Fees For Union-Singapore Service
    186 3 Double Fees For UnionSingapore Service GOODS vehicles plying between Singapore and the mainland of Malaya now have to pay fees twice in the form of goods licences in the Malayan Union and in Singapore. This does not apply to their vehicle licences, v.\icn are payable once only, in the Malayan
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    "THE BRITISH SYSTEM"
    164 3 the, n-s* Qvi ii ;res en 1 Ttv.- British Political S^j em" will be delivered by Mr. George C. Thomson m ttaa Largo Hall or V.M C.A., Orchard Road Sjrsapom at 8 p.m. today. uLjcct for th? rirst lecture irlll be -The Tradition :f British 0 m
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    Grave Coal Position In Union
    215 3 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. ENQUIRIES for allocation of coal reserves m Singapore for use m the Malayan Union to meet the extremely grave situation have elicited the reply that coal stocks on the island are extremely poor. The Union officials are very
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    SUICIDE OF MAN WHO OWED GIRLS
    114 3 A woman who broke into her n husband's room and found him lying unconscious with a bottle of poison and a glass beside his bed told the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday her husband was heavily in debt. The Coroner was inquiring
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    TODAY'S MENUS
    54 3 The following are the menus at Singapore Peoples' Restaurants today: Thirty-cent m o als: fried rice, pork or prawn omelette or egg curry, yam bean and cucumber salad with soya bean sauce. Fifteen-cent meals: fried rice with ikan bilis, yam bear, and cucumber salad. Eight-cent meals: rice, mashed
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    28 3 The birthday of Prophet Mohamed, will be celebrated In Kluang on Feb. 3. All Muslims and Malay schoolchildren will march in a procession in celebration of the day.
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    Employment Agency For Europeans
    247 3 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA UTMPUR, Tuesday. IITITH a view to providing a liaison between prospective ft European employers and demobilised personnel wishing to remain m Malaya a European employment agency has been set up m Kuala Lumpur. Organisations including the Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber
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    POLISHED REVUE AT VICTORIA
    310 3 BASKET alter basket of flow.-rs car- ried on to the stage for the princl- I pel players, marked the close of the, first night of C.S.E.'s latest offering to Singapore theatre-goers, a light- I hearted sophisticated revue "High and I Low", running this week at the
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    POLICE GUARD FOR ACCUSED
    103 3 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues:—Under the escort of strong armed police Liew Ngit Sing, was produced before the District Judge, Mr. M. Garton, charged with escaping from Pudu Gaol on Sept. 25 where he was detained on charges of armed gang robbery and abduction.
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    MORE FOOD ON THE WAY
    88 3 THE Blue Funnel liner Gorgon, which left Fremantle yesterday, will have another large civilian and services "food cargo" when she arrives in Singapore on Feb. 5. Civilian cargo includes 120 tons of potatoes, 35 tons of vegetables, 85 tons of oranges, 25 tons of grapes
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    ORANJE ARRIVING TODAY
    68 3 Making her first outward voyage to Southampton and Amsterdam this year, the 20,000-ton Nederland Line luxury liner Oranje is expected to arrive in Singapore from Batavia at daybreak ioday. The ship will berth alongside God owns 42-43 ol the Singapore Har Board wtuirves ?"d embark newly 90
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      146 3 BUILT TO ORDER V CRRFTSmEn Dicing Room suites and iurniture for the Home, made from newly arrived, well«WmH Siamese Took. DIETHELMS 129/498, Market Street, TelephoiM 5326 27. FJtioJ I DDTJ ba4 fan/ FLIES, MOTHS AND ALL INSECTS ALSO IN POWDER FORM A FUBEX PRODUCT (Manufactured In England) Sale AgenU >
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      78 3 RADIO MALAYA Singapore BED NETWORK (Chinese Indian) :-25 metres; also 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 4.325 megacycles per second (61 metre bnnii) and 7.45 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. 4.78 megacycles per second (At metre band) BLUE NETWORK: (Malay Eaf !uh 4SS metres; also 12 p.m. to t p.m. 7.22 megacycles
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      98 3 pm News; 1.40 p.m. Lunch time music; 2.00 psn. Close down. 8.15 pm. News headlines; 8.18 pjn. Hospital half hour; 8.15 p.m. Prof. Buinslde Investigates; 9.00 p.m. Mountbatten Club; 9.30 pm. News; 9.45 p.m. Cello recital; 10.00 pm. Feature; 10 30 p.m. Dance music; 11.00 p.m. News headlines and close
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      98 3 cords; 10.00 p.m. A note with music; 10.30 p.m. Radio newsreel; 10.45 p.m. London calling, 10.50 p.m. Fcrceo favourites; 11.30 p.m. News; 11.40 p.m. Prom today's papers. Jan. 36 7.30 am. Radio newsreel; 7.45 ajn. Letter from London; 8.00 a.m. Music in miniature; 8.30 a.m. News. 7.30 p.m. Music hall;
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    IN MEMORIAM
    48 4 Talalia In Treasured memory of o 11 c n (Sonny) Talalia, RAF. Oh! there at last, life's trials past, Will meet our loved once more. Who>*> feet have trod the paths to Ood— •Not lost, but gone before." Born 29th Jan. 1920. Departed 25th July 1944.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Jan. 29, 1947. Growing Pains Of Labour
    1061 4 Everywhere in business circles of all communities in Malaya there is a very marked reaction against the manner and spirit In which labour is presenting its demands. Employers say that agreements are signed with not the slightest intention
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    INDIA'S RICE CROP NOW READY
    142 4 LONDON, Mon. A MAJOR breakdown of fooa supplies ir. India has oe;-n avoided in spite of the fact that througnout the y ear the food administration has had to woik with dangerously low stocks, said Mr. Arthur Henderson, uuaerSecretary for India, in the mons today.
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    UK SHIP ADRIFT
    54 4 The British freighter Sum'dway has reported that she is wth;ut power and is adrift 200 miles west of Honolulu. An American Navy tug has left Pearl Harbour to go to her assistance The Snmidway is bound from Shanghai for Lordo;i ')v w?.y of the United States Wesi
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    9 4 ACHILLES HEEL (Another London cartoon with a Maiayan moral)
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      Army Wives, Civilian Wives, And Malayan Husbands
      458 4 FHERE are many wives of 1 civilians in this country, planters, miner* and commercial representatives, who have Deon waiting six months,- and more, for passages for their families from the United Kingdom. A curious system exists at preI sent. Apparently about 90 per
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      Static Salaries
      151 4 I, LIKE many others, aon-^r strikes and the attendant evils and inconveniences they bring to the public. But in some cases tnis seems to be the only weapon which brings some of our tuans to their census. I know of a European concern which has not given any
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      Toughs And Roughs On Singapore Buses
      158 4 IT looks as if the busmen are going to penalise the harassed bus-travelling public agan: by means of the strike wea pen. Their demands smacic oi seirLshness and show not the slightest regard for prevalent conditions. The demand that Mr. McNelsn should apologise for
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      "Second Indo-China"
      74 4 T SHOULD like to inform "A 1 Chinese Victim" m Ipoh that his suggestion of asking the police to employ "an army of Chinese" to round up bad characters m order to avoid Malaya becoming a second Indo-Crrlna is not pleasing to the man-in-the street. This suggestion would
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      To Eurasians
      110 4 WHY do you, my people, worry about this citizenship question at all? Who. except the non-British or non-Malayan-born, ever questioned your right to this? They did so. 1 admit, during the Jap occupation. Have you remarked, however, that they no longer do so now Th? Maiayan-born communities, including
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    Singapore Budget Of 1932
    395 4 (From A C orri's^ondont IN your editorial footLO o the letter by "A Ba:h<\<>r you stated: m no country n the wo»ld does a boy I'rr-h from school expect to earn a living wage while he is still .i learner." I do not UunK mat la
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      889 4 LOH-YEO. The engagement took pi, no at Malacca on January J5, 1947. of Mr Loh Huan Beng, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Loh Kirn Swi of Malacca to Miss Yeo Geok Ho, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Yeo Soo Leung and Mrs. Yeo Soo I eoi, of Malacca.
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    BOYCOTT OF CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE CONDEMNED
    697 5 First Session Opens At Kuala Lumpur From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE infusion of Singapore and the residential quali- fications for Federal Citizenship were the two chief criticisms m the memoranda and letters received so far by the Consultative Committee which were tabled
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    Separation Of S'pore Discussed
    187 5 Fiom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. QLVERAL associations m ♦J memoranda to the Contutative Committee on the new constitutional proposals which held its first meeting today urged the infusion 01 Singapore into the Federation of Malaya. The Consultative Committee decided that though the status of
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    CAR PRIORITIES TO CONTINUE
    86 5 AS -.here is no expect at ion of aa early increase tn the number of cars imported into Singapore, j allocations must continue to be j made by the Vehicles Priority Board to ensure distribution according to the importance of the work of the applicant, states
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    Dismal Days For The PoWs
    48 5 Japanese surrendered personnel yesterday went on with the task of cleaning up refusechoked drains m Singapore, m spite of the rain. Ten days after the strike of Municipal labourers was first called, the Japs have a big job ahead of them.— S.T. Picture.
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    Self-Govt. In 20 Years Proposed
    301 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUK, Tues. rlE Persatuar. Melayu. of Ulu Trengganu nas written to the Consultative Committee urging that the status of self-govern-ment for Malaya should be introduced not later than 20 years alter Federation has been affected and that it was necessary
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    Representation For Poorer Classes
    432 5 By Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. MORE representatives from the ranks of the poorer classes on the proposed Legislative Council is urged by Mr. A. W. Pinnick, of the Education Department, Malayan Union, in a memorandum to the Consultative Committee. Mr. Pinnick urged greater representation
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    Dial 999
    32 5 AS from Feb. 1. the telephone number for all Police emergency calLs m Singapore will be 999. The telephone numhe- fo" all ordinary Police calls m routinbusiness still remains 3221
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    ROTARY CLUB
    23 5 Mr. Lim Kean Chye will < eaK en the social significance Ol I ie co-operative movement at th? Singapore Rotary Club today.
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    DUTCH ISSUE NEW EXPORT RULES
    487 5 WEW regulations setting out the n types of goods which are not considered "native produce" were issued by th» Consulate-General of the Netherlands m a communi- que last night. The following is the ccmmunl- I que: In former statements from the Netherlands Consulate-General, Singapore, it
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    REPLY TO JOINT COUNCIL
    239 5 From Uur Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMr"UR, luesday. Ihe Consultative Commute* on the constitutional pioposals today replied direcily 10 the agitation by the PanMalayan Council for Joint Action that they resign. Mr. H R Che s man. Charman ot the Committee, referr d to Sunday's meeting m
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    OUTRAM ROAD GAOLBREAK
    108 5 DOLICE m Singapore offered a substantial reward for ihe capture of a remand prisoner, awaiting trial lor alleged armed robbery, who escaped fium Outrrm Road Prison. Si apore. o n Mondoy morning. All police stat'ons and police posts pave been circulated with a description of the man.
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    Indian Lawyer's Views On Federation
    427 6 NO OBJECTION TO OFFICIAL MAJORITY From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. MR. R. Ramani, the Indian lawyer, declared to the Consultative Committee on the constitutional proposals, today, that he did not see why Malaya should not have an official majority m the Legislative Council
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    MALAYAN DEMOB
    118 6 ALL personnel who were locally enlisted into the British Army in various arms of the service before the fall of Singapore and who have registered at local Volunteer Forces Headquarters since the liberation must report as soon as possible to the nearest L.E.P demobilization centre for release. The
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    YOUTHS ON CHARGE OF RIOTING
    152 6 THAKGED with rioting, live teen age Chinese and an Indian alleged to be members of a secret society know n as '"36," appeared before the Criminal District Judge, Mr. Paul Storr, in Singapore yesterday. They are Teh Ah Pin, Tan Poh Chheng-'a juvenile who stood
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    G.G.'S DRIVERS CHARGED
    60 6 From Our Own Correspondent. PENANG, Tuesday— Mr. P. Martin, A.D.C. to the GovernorGeneral, gave evidence in the Second Magistrate's Court today when four Javanese drivers employed in the Governor-General's office were charged with dishonestly misappropriating 1,642 Dillons ct petrol. The charge was amended during the hearing to
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    MALAYS AND PLAN FOR FEDERATION
    253 6 From Our Staff Corresponsent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE Consultative Committee have so far received telegrams from two Malay organisations rejecting the constitutional proposals. They are the Lembaga Kersatuang Melayu of Johore and the Joint Association of the Malay National Welfare Associaoiation, the Malay Nationalist Party
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    Malayan Shares Quotations
    697 7 SINOAPOrtE, Tuesday Share quotations according to the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Singapore) today were as follows: Bayer Sellet Alexandra Brickwork* OrcU. 1.70 1.90 Mexandra Snckwork* Prefs. 2.90 3.00 dnt Malaya fruato* Executor Oo 1.00 8.00 Jonsolldateo Tin Smelters Ord. 20/- 22/6 do Prefs. 25/6 27/6x0 Eastern United Assurance
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    BREWERIES RISE TO $17.50
    93 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. MALAYAN Breweries were the feature of the local market today and were done in quantity at $17.50. Collieries, which advanced to $2.20 yesterday, opened at the same price this morning but later eased to $2.17'/ 2 Considerable business was reported
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    AlongThe Singapore Waterfront
    399 7 Along The Singapore Waterfront SHIPS positions alongside the Singapore wharves up to 3 p.m. yesterday were: MAIN WHARF Godown 33-34: Tabian. Godown 36-37: Samtruth. Godown 38-39: Gujarat. Godown 42-43: Nevasa. WEST WHARF Godown 1-2: Denbighshire. Godown 6-7 Treworlas. Godown 9-10: Empire Raja. Oodown 11-12: Tarakan. Godown 13-14: Sambay. Godown 15-16:
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION ESTIMATES
    91 7 WASHINGTON, Tues.— Mr. H. O. Hold, American rubber expert who surveyed Southeast Asia's rubber Industry late last year for the United States Government, predicted on Monday, that Malaya will produce 500,000 tons Dutch Indies 258,000, Indo-china 60,000, Siam 45,000, Borneo 55,000. Mr. Hold warned "economic, political or
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    THORIUM DEPOSITS MONOPOLY
    84 7 BHOPAL, Central India, Mon. —Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Aiyer. Premier of Travanoore State, today denied reports that his Government had given a monopoly in the State's thorium deposits to a British firm. He explained that the firm was giving "advice and help to the Travancore Government in
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    Singapore Produce
    240 7 SINGAPORE, Tuesday TODAY'S produce prices were: RICE: Siamese No. 1 $109, No. 2 1106, No. 3 $104 Rangoon $72. PULOH RICE: Siamese $78. Rangoon $48. RlCfc. NOODLES: No. 1 Siamese $87, Kedah $51, Indo-Chlna $83, China $95. Local $65. Burma $67. RICE FLOUE: Slam $24. TAPIOCA HI.OIB: Malayan
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    LONDON STOCKS
    170 7 London, Mon Lack of inspiration was responsible for the aimles s drift i which developed in almost every I section of the markets. British Government securities finished without any quotable alteration and movement in industrial marI kets was the result of small provincial offering of Iron, Coal, i
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    64 7 RUBBER PRICES I Singapore, ri Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's robber orices 1 at noon were: Buyers Sellers eta. cts. per Ib. per Ib. No. I R.S.S Spot loose 42 42 'i No. 1 R.S.S fob in bales Feb 43', 43!i No. 2 R.S.S. fob in bales Feb 42',
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    ADELAIDE MATCH DRAWN
    541 8 Hutton Not Out For 77 ADELAIDE, Tuesday. COUTH Australia were dismissed for 443 m reply to England's total of 577 and the match was drawn, when at close of play the M.C.C. had lost the wickets of Washbrook and Fishlock with 152 on the board. In the
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    BOXER OFFERED $100,000
    114 8 NEW YORK, Mon.— Rocky Graziano, brilliant middle weight boxer and contender for the championship, told District Attorney Frank Hogan today that he had withdrawn from a mahcli scheduled Dec 27 with Cowboy Ruben Shank because he was afraid of the consequences irom a man who offered him
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    Test Stars In Form
    300 8 (By W. M. Woodfull) ADELAIDE, Tuesday. WITH Compton amongst the runs in Tasmania and j Hammond batting with his i oldtime skill in the first innings of this match it only wanted Hutton to give a sample of his true accomplishments to put England's frontline batsmen
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    SCCC CRICKET XI PLAY DRAW
    210 8 On Sunday rt the Thomson Road Police Ground, the Special Commissioners Cricket Club drew with Mr of' cr^t° n>S XI (Chans:i) ta a sc c c I RG. Harland ct Bradbury b Hardie 9: J. Mattock lbw b Fellows 52; R. Clough ct Cowles b
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    LUCKY STRIKE B.P.
    104 8 Lucky Strike Badminton Party held a meeting on Sunday at 13, Lloyd Gardens and the following were rlectel office-bearers lor 1947: Pres Chcang Seng Geok: vice-pres., Hco Chun Kah and Tan Kiat Kheng; hon. sec., Yeo Chwee Kirn; asst. secSim Soo Leng; hon treas., Chee Ah Bah;
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    Scoreboard
    134 8 MCC IST. INNS.—S77 S. AUST. IST. INNS Craig lbw b Wright 10 Rllings lbw b Voce 77 Bradman c Langridge b Wright 5 Hamence c Ikin b Wright 145 James b Hardstaff S3 Stanford b harstaff 31 Gibson b Hardstaff 4 Vaughton c Evans b Voce 20 Oswald c
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    NSW LOSE TO VICTORIA
    144 8 SYDNEY, Tues. VICTORIA beat New South Wales by 288 runs in the Sheffield Shield match which ended here today. A. L. Hassett had d-fclared Victoria's second innings closed at 450 for three the overnight score leaving New South Wales to get 478 in five and a
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    Twentieth Game Of Tour
    72 8 ADELAIDE, Tues. THE M.C.C. match, completed 1 here today, was the 20th game of the tour but the tourists will remember the day for the remarkable weather. The sun blazed down mi n th« morning, accompanied by a northerly wind bringing a dust storm from inland.
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    CHESS BY AIR
    99 8 SYDNEY: (Air Mail).— in addition to the radio chess match with Great Britain this year, Australia is to play a match with Canada, probably in February. Canada will have the services of Yanofsky, one of the world's great players. He gained second place In the Spanish Chess
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    SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY
    34 8 S.C.C. seven-a-side rugby matches were postponed yesterday owing to the rain. The same ties will be played today. Seats can be obtained on the S.C.C. side of the padaivj for 50 cents.
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    CRICKET GOES WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE
    72 8 COLOMBO: iAir Mail) "No nation i that has not spoken the English language has ever attained any eminence in cricket," declared Sir John Howard, Acting Governor, while distributing trophies to the winners of the Government Service Cilcket Competitions for 1946. Sir John adcied that "The
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    F.A. Cup: 5th Round
    71 8 LONDON, Tnes.— The draw for the Fifth Round of the F.A. Cap to be played on l'cb. H is: Birmingham versus Botton Wanderers Mr Manchester City; Cheater or Stoke City f« Wolverhampton Wanderers or Sheffield United; Charlton Athletic versus Blackburn Rovers; Newcastle versus Brent* ford "r
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    Home Soccer Fixtures
    79 8 LONDON, Jan. 27: MiJ-week Football Fixtures: TODAY F.A. Cup Fourth Round replajs. Derby County v. Chelsea; Manchester City v. Bolton; Sheffield United v. Wolverhampton Stoke City v. Chester. FIRST DIV, Everton v. Liverpool; Huddersfleld Town v. Portsmouth; Preston Northend v. Middlesborough. SECOND DIV. Chesterfield v. Sheffield Wednesday;
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    IRISH RUGBY XV
    128 8 LONDON, Tues. THE Irish team to meet Engiar.d 1 m the Rugby Union International at Dublin on Feb 8 was chosen as follows: C Murphy (captain). B OUanlon J D Monteith, J. Harper, B. Muiian. J. W. Kyle, the scrum-hal; is not yet chosen, M. R. Neely
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    MALACCA TEAM WIN SEGAMAT TENNIS
    208 8 From Oar Own orrespondent MALACCA, Tues— ln a return match with the Segamat Tennis Party played over the week-end the Klebang Tennis wty of Malacca beat the former by 84 games to 81. The games were played on Mr. Tan Soo Chong's Court m Klebang.
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    PADANG SOCCER
    61 8 The SRC. will be playing RAF Base KQ at football at SRC. ground tomorrow, kick-off at 5 p.m. The SRC. team will be: J. Ferguson; J. Lawther, J. Sanderson; A da Silva. J. Vass, J. Peters: T. Concendao, A. Clark, B. Ross, H. Hoeden, and G. Valberg (Capt).
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    MAYBLOSSOM B.P.
    36 8 In order to revive the activities of the Mayblossom Badminton party, former members are asked to attend a meeting to be held on Friday at No. 1. Lorong 25, Gevtang Road, at 8.00 p.m.
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    A BAT MONEY CAN'T BUY
    251 8 SYDNEY: (Air Mail) MONEY cannot buy a miniature cricket bat, carved many years ago from a fine old oak m Perthshire, Scotland. Today it is the priceless possession of Mrs. Eric Sinclair, a member of a wellknown Wimmera (Victoria) family. Only Mrs. Sinclair and members
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