The Straits Times, 4 June 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1*47. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    ATTLEE ANNOUNCES PARTITION OFFER IN COMMONS
    1694 1 ATTLEE ANNOUNCES PARTITION OFFER IN COMMONS Dominion Proposal Well Received By Indian Leaders T LONDON, Tuesday. HE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, announced m the House of Commons today that the British Government had evolved a plan for the partition of India, but that decision on implementation of this plan would
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    NEHRU SAYS: 'LET US BURY THE PAST'
    545 1 NEHRU SAYS: 'LET US BURY THE PAST' NEW DELHI, Tuesday. ANNOUNCING Congress acceptance of the British plan for transfer of power, Pandit Nehru, VicePresident of the Interim Government, appealed for moderation m the future m a broadcast this evening 10 u<> Indian people. "Let us bury the past and forget
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    FLAG RULING
    40 1 From Our Own Correspondent I PENANG. Tuesday.— A ruling that In future the Chinese Nation- j al flag may be flown without the j Kuomintang flag has' been given by the Penang Chinese Consul, Mr. N. K. Lee.
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    Rubber: U.K. Action?
    163 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. THE Malayan Governments are asking Whitehall for action against what they consider "unfair .American tactics which are beggaring war-damaged Malaya," says the Daily Express city editor m commenting on the rubber price fall. Under this pressure, the British Government "is going
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    DEGREE FOR MACARTHUR
    135 1 MARSHALL, Missouri. 1u .;day. —Gen Douglas Mac Arthur yesterday was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws oy trie Missouri Valley College. Tft° d?e-ee ws <• red 1 i absentia, with Mr Paul Hert a. graduate of West Point class of 1918. representing Gen. MacArthur •>
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    STOP PRESS
    37 1 COLOMBO. Tuesday.— Over 15.000 workers of all classes joined the strike today, bruising the total number on strike to ovrr 35,000, which represents over 20 per cent of the male population of Colombo City. Reuter.
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    Two Governors-General May Be Appointed
    343 1 Two GovernorsGeneral May Be Appointed LONDON, Tuesday. TWO Governors-General may be necessary for the self-governing dominions of Hindustan and Pakistan during the interim period, according to authoritative London quarters tonight. The British Government is believed to think that it may be necessary to duplicate the office, but a decision has
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      25 1 ELEGANT JEWELLERY far an occasions P.H. HENDRY JEWELLER with m Established MaUya-wMe Reputation 78. North Bridge Road, SINGAPORE. Churchman's 4*** N9 l MADE IN ENGLAND
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      36 1 IN OTHER PAGES U.S. Slops Credit to Hungary 2 Singapore Takes First Step to Better Health 3 Editorial 4 Strategic Lights to Aid Crime Drive 5 Judge Fines Crew and Cook 6 Finance 7 Snort t
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    U.S. STOPS CREDITS TO HUNGARY
    276 2 U.S. STOPS CREDITS TO HUNGARY Nagy Refuses To Return For Trial WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE United States has suspended credit of $15,000,000 to Hungary, following the resignation of the Nagy Government and the, setting up of a new pro-Communist regime. The credit represents the unused half of a $30,000,000 credit granted
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    Economy Drive For China
    295 2 Economy Drive For China NANKING, Tuesday. RESOLUTIONS calling for the cessation of the lar-gest-scale Government construction projects m order to reduce natioial expenditure, strict observance of emergency economic measures and the institution of food rationing m large Chinese cities were passed when the National Economic Council— which was officially described
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    BILLITON TIN OUTPUT DOWN
    112 2 BATAVIA, Tuesday. Biirton Company officials reported that its monthly tin production had dropped from 600 to 200 tons last month as the result cf a strike by 3,500 Chinese and Indonesian miners which entered its second month yesterday. Company officials expressed hope that the strike would
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    LONDON SONG WRITER DIES
    71 2 LONDON, Tuesday.— Herman Darewski, Russian-born songwriter and band leader, died at his home m London early yesterday, following a heart attack. He was 64. Darewski's compositions include music for many revues and such popular songs as "Whispering," Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers." "Which Switch Is
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    RADIO SET FOR PULAU SUDONG
    44 2 The first community listening radios set was installed on Pulau Sudcng by the public address van crew from the Public Relations office this week. It Is a battery-operated set and mechanic In the Signals Unit of the Malay Regiment.
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    INDONESIA SCHEME TO STAND
    356 2 INDONESIA SCHEME TO STAND BATAVIA, Tuesday. AN official communique today said that if the Republican reply to the recent Dutch memorandum for the implementation of the Linggadjati agreement was unsatisfactory, the scheme would not te abandoned. This was because the scheme had been accepted by the Netherlands Government as a
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    GOLD FLOWN TO SWITZERLAND
    109 2 ZURICH. Tuesday.— Gold bullion, believed to be valued at about 300.000.000 Swiss francs, has been flown m Dakotas from Rumania to Switzerland to pay for Rumanian imports of United States goods. Some 50 tons of gold Is estimated to have been brought to Switzerland by planes
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    U.S. PROTEST REJECTED
    106 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday.— Yugoslavia has rejected the United States rrot«t p-**Wt Vie rornoval of "important and valuable" Italian property fraa the Yugoslav occupation rone at Trieste, the State Department disclosed today. The Tito Government, declared m a note received on May 14 that the property belonged to the
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      English Sun Sets Rubber Ablaze
      188 2 happiness and success o: th e peoPl'. of her country." Earlier Gen. Slim had opened an exhibition of paintings of Burma oattlenelds, by Wyndiiam Robmson. at India Houso Reuter. Bnixaiv c v o LONDON, Tuesday. RITAIN S biggest fire since the blitz was set off
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      Food For Britain
      83 2 SYDNEY. Tuesday.— Seven tons of dripping left Sydney by air for London recently as part of "Operation Dripping" a new Food-for-Britain campaign Owner of the plane is Dr. Graham Humby, who plans to start a Pacific air freight service m Sydney m a few months time Dr.
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      Duke's Will
      81 2 LONDON, Tuesday. The "happy-go-lucky" Duke of Manchester who died last February left an estate of only £257. his will revealed today. The ninth duke of Manchester, was soldier, author, financier, gold prospector, journalist and acuor. His friends said he could have succeeded at any of the careers if
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      Flying Fraulein
      96 2 BERLIN. Tuesday— Thea Rasche, 'iiji.i; i.aui.l.l 1,1 U»e i»<.vj -i once stormed the United States anci conipei-cu m the Cleveland Air Races, was cleared by a German de-Nazifi ;ati:n tribunal. The decision, still to be approved by an Allied de-Wa':-ncation committee, will enable r.er to mums writing aoout
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      Band Leader Fined
      71 2 LONDON. Tuesday.— Bert Ambrose, one of Britain's top dance band leaders, was fined £2.000 plus £100 costs at a Magistrate's Court m London yesterday for currency offences involving £950 m cheques issued m favour of "an unknown person" m the south of France last summer Ambrose, who
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      Filipino Diplomacy
      59 2 LONDON. Tuesday. The Philippines Vice-President Mr. Elpidio Quirine, arrived here yesterday via Pan-American Airways from New York to start a tour of Europe, He is preparing to establishing diplomatic relations with various European countries. His son, Major Carloe Quirino, said the Vice-President would remain m Britain until June
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      Dutch Yogi
      76 2 ZURICH, Tuesday. A Dutch advertising man, A.nold Henskes, the medical start of Zurich University's clinic yesterday w%*n to Drove that h- 'did not exist." he let his assistant run a •pear trrou-h his liver and one kidney without ill-effect. The medical staff then tcok X-rv} pictures wnich showed
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      Bevin Looks Forward
      123 2 LONDON, Tuesday. The British Forci^i Secretary. Mr. Ernest Bevin, said y;sterday ne was loo'cing .orward to the day when there would be no more police states. He was speaking at the unveiling o* three illuminated panels m the Aliddlesex juildhali. They T?r3 to commerr orate ths first
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      Liberte In Dock
      78 2 LE HAVRE. Tuesday. The French liner Liberte. formerly the Europa, yesterday entered dry dock under ncr own steam \< r repairs to damage done uft September. She broke away from her moorings m a storm then end sank m Le Havre harbour The 50,000-ton farmer 'rack North
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      Flood Victims Fund
      31 2 KURE. Tuesday.— British Commonwealth Occupation Forces here have subscribed approximately £1,000 to the Lord Mayor of London Fund for the relief of victims of recent floods m Eng\and.—A.P
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      New Radio Station
      84 2 SAN FRANCISCO Tuesday. Bruce Albertson. operations manager of Globe Wireless, will leave on Monday night by PanAmerican Airways for Manila to assist m the construction of a new high-power transmitting and receiving station there. Globe Wireless said the new station "will be the largest of its kind
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      'Literary Critic
      108 2 PRAGUE, Tuesday— An American Embassy spokesman announced yesterday that the Ambassador, Mr. Laurence Steinhardt. had protested to the Czechoslovak Foreign Office against a poem appearing m the Prague Communist Weekly. The poem had apDeared m the May 21 Issue of Tvorba. The American not? had been sent on
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      772 2 NOTICES. NOTICE THE HONGKONG SHANGHAI ANKINO CORPORATION have pleasure In announcing the opening cf a branch office at TAWAU. British North Borneo on Monday 2nd. June. 1947. AH descriptions ot bankine bufinesi can be undertaken. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. NOTICE Through-number holders in the Cash Bweep are reminded that on Saturday
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      631 2 NOTICES SELANGOR TURF CLUB JUNE MEETING 1947 Ist day— Saturday 7tb June 1947 2nd day— Wednesday —11th Jane 1947 3rd day— Saturday —14th June 1947 $1 Unlimited Sweep for members only, each day. Tickets obtainable from the Secretary, Mercantile Bank Building, K. Lumpur until further notice. $2 Course cash sweeps
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      72 2 TENDERS Tenders are invited by the Mechanical Engineer, P.W.D. Factory. Kuala Lumpur, for the purchase of the W.D. type vehicles. The above vehicles may be Inspected at the P.W.D. Factory. Kuala Lumpur, durir.g working hours on application to the Mechanical Engineer. P.W.D. Factory. The tenders should be scaled and bear
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    GOOD GALLOPS IN K.L. TRAINING
    164 3 GOOD GALLOPS IN K.L. TRAINING MM I 1 .ja K..an and the Hetv.r.\ attending a ceremony in the j Mediterranean town of Cannes where they were made "Citizens of Honour." British Information Services photo. b i Appeal e >y which they would show Pj rlemency and humanity to prl- ti
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    31 3 "They are monuments to the of pay of both Chinese and teflectlveness of our building Tamil labourers, .ws and to that aspect of the In the case of the former the
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    RICHARDS SELECTS TUDOR MINISTREL
    449 3 RICHARDS SELECTS TUDOR MINISTREL Step To\ I .o°^ Jf >^ J?l <^8T 3 SHOWS: J. 6.15 I.M p. a. i. G. Clements, formerly of /Hn Jo *rl£^+\ phon€ W57O W ialaya, died just as mysteri- Wr|l J^^* LAS SHOW m •usly himself yesterday. ■fl fotf* c >C6 A The doctor.
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    FORM OF IMPORTANT-2 Kingsford Should Be Fine Stayer
    600 3 FORM OF IMPORTANT-2 Kingsford Should Be Fine Stayer Lai imse Slums do exist, tnat !I lai C UI p»j wouia Dei icy daily breed sickness and effected which would mean that isery and death; and that so S helr dsll^,ra«t€d 5 11^, ra t€ of pay would ta ng L
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    COMPTON SCORES A CENTURY
    45 3 nclochina. i The President urged his follow- p s to follow a "code of conduct" h THE STO1 <^XARMY OFFICER Fl V> "WOMAN 1 LAOS MONTGOMERY-J rol\IU FOLK SHO -UAT iua.-4.15 p.m. -6 30 'CATHAT OPENING TO-MORROW AN OUTSTANDING M.G.M TECHNICOLOR
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    RESULTS OF COUNTY GAMES
    6 3 RESULTS OF COUNTY GAMES TO-DAY —II
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    New Official Appointed
    13 3 New Official Appointed ■fl tf M> l-TM t. i i^—— b nir^iwfe I
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    9 3 with Bcla LUG OS I NEXT CHANGE
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    LOCALS BEAT AMERICANS
    14 3 LOCALS BEAT AMERICANS 1 be FROZEN your scat TERROR RETURN OF THE APEMAN" b
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  • Sporting Fixtures, Teams, And Results
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      Table Tennis
      195 3 [dent, three Vice-Presidents, an Jhairman of Council and a touneil of 12 or more members t rould be elected later. ci The present unofficial commit- tl c, comprising Mr. S. H. Peek, t. A. M. Alsagoff. Mr. C. S. Brisbane, Dr. Chen Su Lan, Mr. J&. Cresson, Dr.
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      8 3 CDCCTf «i. SHOWING TO PACKED HOUSESf M ARLBOROUGHI
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      Football
      5 3 VOICES NOWHERE! UNUSUAL INTI
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    Bike Titles In August
    32 3 Bike Titles In August ise scnoois on Mondays, Wedesdays, Fridays; and to Malay :hooLs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, andays. Malay schools get programmes .eluding a geographic series, irdenlng and housekeeping. )00 BILL ,AYAN
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    S.R.C. And Chinese in Listless Game
    227 3 S.R.C. And Chinese in Listless Game >r $113,000,000. aity at the time of the loss, and he very great difficulty which nany people have had in submiting evidence of a degree comrionly required to establish an nsurance cla'm, but it must b2 ealised that the investigation or assessment of loss
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      122 3 To-nirht at 7 and 9 15 d m the bIoO( l an< l builds new vftallty so AITk.ItoH« T«i«JLr that y° u can slee D soundly all nipht. nm fM wrrwi l»re«xr cat anything and enjoy life. Mendaco IOUSE Off nRArnr A* 1s s0 succe«sful that it Is guaranteed BWaCf
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. June 4, 1947. The Sage Of Malacca
    1203 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. June 4, 1947. The Sage Of Malacca A selection of the speeches and writings of Mr. Tan Cheng Lock over the past quarter oi a century has just been published m Singapore m a book entitled "Malayan Problems: From A Chinese Point Of View It
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    WORSE THAN HIROSHIMA IN THE SUNDA STRAITS
    2008 4 WORSE THAN HIROSHIMA IN THE SUNDA STRAITS They heard it m Singapore.... During the evening service m St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 1883, a loud explosion was heard, which the congregation attibuted to blasting at Tanjong Pagar, where blasting had been going <n for some days. Later
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      Singapore tickets for $30,000 prizes
      207 4 IAM m thorough agreement with Mr. N. A. Mallal m his proposal to institute S ate lotteries with the object of raiding funds for hospitals snd social weL'are work. The answer to the objection raised m your leader of last Monday that the working-class can
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      "It's The Poor That Helps The Poor"
      176 4 "It's The Poor That Helps The Poor" I WOULD like to ask the City Fathers why some of them are so enthusiastic about State lotteries. Who would b> contributing more to thp financirg of such worthy projects as T. B. sanatoria if morey were to be raised by means of
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      Ode To Mr. Oehlers
      193 4 IHAVE read recent reports m the Straits Times about the way the Singapore Government is encouraging the students of our schools (the latest example is the Raffles Girls' Schcol) to take an intelligent interest m politics ar.d the coming elections. But m your lna« o' M^v
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      Two Grasses
      71 4 YpUR correspondent, VanKee Leong, wonders why we don't produce a lallangpadi hybrid and so save Malaya from starvation. The two grasses are as alikje as dogs and cats and even if a hybrid was possible, it would m any case be sterile. Also, padi flowers ocing normally self-
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      864 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. PERSONAL H L. McCULLOCH Deceased II KATHLEEN MARIE HOOD will wmmunicate with Messrs. Presgrave A Matthews, 9 Beach Street, PenanK. ahe will hear something to her advantAt KNOWLEDGMENT Mr. A Mrs. Lum Hock Chye sincerely thank all relatives and friends for their kind attendance on the occasion of
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      103 4 MUSIC BY CHOPIN. Prom Film: ''A SONG TO REMEMftiCR" Melodies to Remember .90 Chopin's Greatest Melodies 1.20 Grand Melodies of Chopin 1.20 (Special Offer: Tte above three copies, sent to you post free, for $2.30) Other Chopin Music Albums Chopin Ballades $3.00 Chopin Etudes (Studies) 4. 50 Chopin Concerto In
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      104 4 FOB VOUR,INSUrWe REQUIREMENTS:THE COMMERCIAL UNION GROUP:Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. Union Assurance Society, Ltd. (London) Palatine Insurance Co., Ltd. Liverpool Victoria Insurance Corp: British General Insurance Co. Ltd. Branch Oil ipoh (P.O. Box 47) SINGAPORE (Te i 574 (P.O. Box 107 Tel: 5077) Branch Manager: LocaJ Ma ™ger; C. W.
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    STRATEGIC LIGHTS TO AID CRIME DRIVE
    299 5 STRATEGIC LIGHTS TO AID CRIME DRIVE Slow Progress Due To Lack Of Lamps TO assist police m the drive against crime m Singapore, the Municipal Electricity Dept. will instal 73 lights m strategic positions m the city. The lighting will be mercury vapour lamps. Thirty-eight lamps of 400 watts have
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    45 5 Mr. Ooi Cboon Kian, of Taiping, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal. He sheltered two Indian soldiers throughout the occupation and also gave money and food to British prisoners of war passing through Taiping railway station An their way from Siam to Singapore.
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    Death For Japanese Gaolers
    167 5 Death For Japanese Gaolers From Our Staff Sorrespondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. FWO former Japanese ad1 ministrators of the Pudu Gaol, ex-superintendent Najcamura Tsurumatsu and his assistant, Abe Moshero. were sentenced to death to-day by a War Crimes court when they were found guilty of illtreatment of prisoners under their care
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    SEAMEN'S PROPOSALS AWAITED
    147 5 THE Commissioner for Latour, Mr. R. P. Bingham, said !a-t night that he was still awaiting concrete proposals from the six registered Singapore seamen's unions for the abolition of thei contract system. Mr Bingham was asked to comment on the setting up of a Committee of Singapore
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    SAFETY WEEK COST
    37 5 The Municipal Commissioners have agreed to contribute towards the cost of the Singapore I Safety First Week. This contribution will amount ,to one-third of the Government contribution up to a maximum of I $2,500.
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    COLLEGE AT SERDANG, GENT HINTS
    169 5 COLLEGE AT SERDANG, GENT HINTS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, j HINTING at the future status I ill of the school, the Governor, S r Edward Gent, referred today to the Serdang Agricultural School as the "College; of Agriculture" when he spoke at the official opening of the
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    Singapore Harbour "Lawless"
    261 5 Singapore Harbour "Lawless" LAWLESSNESS m Singapore Harbour was referred to m the Fourth Police Court yesterday when a sampan owner, Cheng Kow Sai, 30 pleaded guilty to communicating with the Van Heutsz, a thip carrying aliens, without the permission of the Immigra'ion Officer on May 26. He also pleaded guilty
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    SINGING LESSONS
    30 5 The Methodist Theological College has received applications from 115 men and women to attend a course of 14 singing lessons. Mrs. Sylvia Barnes Thomas will conduct the course.
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    Squeeze Probe In Malacca
    52 5 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Tuesday. MALACCA Dolice have begun investigations of charges of "squeeie" by Malacca price control inspectors. The Chief Police Officer. Mr. B. S. OakeshoU, said today thai me result of the inquiries, 'vbtcb h<"gan on Friday, would be torwarded to the Malayan
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    FIRE GUTS 29 STALLS
    146 5 About 200 dozen bottles of beer and stout, a $3,000 grand piano, several thousand dollars' worth of theatrical costumes, furniture and musical instruments were among the goods which were destroyed m trie fire which gutted 29 stalls and a Chinese restaurant m the Happy World amu-em?nt
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    INCORRIGIBLE THIEF
    119 5 An English-speaking Chinese. Kam Eng Hong, who admitted 20 previous convictions for cheating and theft, was sentenced to 10 years' rigorous im r >ris~nm'nt. when he pleaded guilty to nine charges of cheating, before Mr. Justice Brown, at the Assize Court yesterday Kam went to Robinson's on August
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    Kidnappers Try To Extort $5,000
    480 5 evening 1 The accused was arrested as she WU leaving the shop m a trishaw. The notes found on her were the marked ones. Mr. K. S. Khong, for the accused, said she had heard the kidnapping threat during the conversation of two Chinese, one
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    40 5 Competitors for the highly- coveted flying scholarships offered by the British Women's Junior Air Corps. These Kir's, all between 18 and 20 years of age, are checking their aircraft before receiving a flying lessen at Elstree recently. A P. photo.
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    SMALL POX .DEATHS IN SELANGOR
    71 5 From Our Own Correspondent A.UALA LUALPUrI, ItOOuaj Thirty-five cases of smallpox with three deaths occurred m Edanpor for the week ending May 21 as a result of the outbreak m the north Selcn^or coast stretch. This is out of a total .'or the Union of
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    Mr. Chettur On Wage Cuts Plan
    295 5 THE 20 per cent cut m con1 tract rates for tapping recommended to members of the United Planting Association and the Ma'ayan Estate Owrlers Association was discussed by the Representative of the Government of India, Mr. S. K. Chettur at a press confererce m
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    CONVICTION SET ASIDE
    76 5 From Our Own CorresjJ i dent PENANG. Tuesday.— A cun«.t:tion for bookmaking at the Penan;? races was set aside by Mr Justice Carey m the Appeal Court yesterday. The judge also ordered tnai me fine of $1,000 be returned to the appellant. Cheah Tuan Eng. Mr. R.
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    INDIAN SOLDIERS SENT TO GAOL
    93 5 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday.— Two lnuun yoldiers aw a" »nd •>. who on the night of Feb. 17. abfconded from the gu;rd rcon <f Iheir unit, the I.A.M.C. Ip.h w ta about $5,000. two revui.ers and some ammunition, were tcdoy convicted by Mr.
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    JUDGE FINES CREW AND COOK
    160 6 Customs Charge From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. rE District Judge yesterday fined the entire crew of a junk alleged to have been attempting to smuggle textiles and nails from Glugor and application has been made by the Customs for seizure of the junk. Goods
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    PLEDGE TO GROW MORE FOOD
    96 6 PLEDGE TO GROW MORE FOOD MALACCA, Tuesday. AFTER five month* of preparation and organization the Malacca Chinese Food Cv! tivators' Association was inaugurated on Sunday morning, when pledges were made by Chinese cultivators to pro duce more food. The function m the morning was attended by Mr. E. V. O.
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    FINED FOR MOVING RICE AND FLOUR
    71 6 From Our Own Correspondent KLUANO, Tuesday.— A fine of $150 or six weeks' r.1., was imposed by the nistrict Judge, Mr. T. R. Hepworth, In the Kluang District Court yesterday on Gan Ec Chong, for moving 150 kattles of rice and 110 katties of
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    WELFARE DRIVE BRINGS $20,000
    49 6 From Oar Own Correspondent MALACCA, Tuesday.— Malacca's successful welfare drive, conducted early last month, has resultd m a gross collection of $19,956.50. More donations are expected, including the proceeds of two concerts being staged by Malacca nonyas and babas on June 6 and 7 respectively.
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    33 6 The Reverend R. K. S. Adams will address the meeting of the Rotary Club at 1 p.m. today at the Adelphl Hotel, Singapore. His subject will be: "The Func^n of the Mission School."
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    Heavy Drop In Price Of Coffee
    414 6 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent UEAVY supplies of coffee stocks from ti^ Indies caused local prices to fall sharply yesterday, when Ball No. l dropped from $170 to »120, and Bali Mo. 2 from $152 to $100 per picul. This heavy fall In
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      589 6 ABSOLUTELY UNPRECEDENTED! FOB THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA'S /0 I WHICH PLAYhI) AT THE REX OVER THE EASTER WILL BE SHOWN AGAIN FOR ONE LAYTHIS SATURDAY FIVE SHOWS!— Ham. 2p.m., 4.15, 6JO 915 BOOK NOW! MF VOV ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PRESENT \«"^OMMO.>ATION. TKT "THE
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      312 6 SKYWAYS LIMITED (Incorporated m Kncland) DIRBCT LANCASTRIAN PASBENOBR AND FWBOHT SERVICV BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND HONGKONG IN 7 HOURS NEXT DEPARTURES Friday 6th Jani Monday 9th June Thurtday 12th Jan* Wmmitim to THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated In Ingland) General Ac*oU Bookings also accepted at all Trarel Agencies ~COMPAMHIA NACIONAL de
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      543 6 QMIllfiUyil SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY 1.00 p.m. Radio Orchestra; 130 News: 1.40 Dizzy Fingers; 2.00 Close down. 8. IS p.m. News headlines and piogramme summary; 8.20 Listener's Post; 8.30 London Radio Orchestra; 9.00 Dance Mitsic relayed from the Mountbatten Club! 9.30 News; 8.45 Presenting the Virtuoso; 10.00 Feature. Scotland Yard at Work,
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      394 6 North-South were a shade optimistic In contracting for a slam in today's deal, but the declarer's good play, made better by some luck, brought matters to a satisfactory conclusion. South, dealer. Both sides v —b\« NORTH Q92 QJ5 KQJ A 9 7 4 WEST EAST A K8S J 76*8 •93
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      207 6 conservative than a jump to two no trump. Actually, however, the club bid "hit" Souths hand so well that South naturally became enthusiastic, and when North then carried the fourclub bid to four hearts. South felt that there was more reason than ever to investigate a slam. North might have
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    LONDON STOCKS
    417 7 LONDON. Tuesday. A VERY quiet day was experienced in all sections yesterday with movements small und features hard to find, writes Reuter's financial correspondent. Giltedgeds came back, while at the other end of the house, Kaffirs lest ground owing to Cape offering, although that market steadied up in
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    SHARE PRICES
    786 7 SINGAPORE, June 3. PINGAPORE shar e quotation* to3 day, as given oy the Malayan Shareholders' Association, were as follows: INDUSTRIALS Bayer Seller Alex. Brick (O) 2.35 2.50 Alex. Brick (P) 3.50 3.65 B M rrustee 8.25 900 Consolidated Tin Smelters <O) 22/6 13/6 do (P) 26/6 28/Eastern United
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    SHARES STEADY
    272 7 By O-r Market Correstx>ndent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE local share markers 1 continued steady today. There was a moderate inquiry for industrials. Alexandra Brick Prefs. were placed at $3.60 and there were small Inquiries for ords. Fraser and Neaves had business reported at $3.75; Gammons were at J5.95 and
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    NEW YORK
    109 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday. Activity turned extremely slow during yesterday afternoon and prices fluctuated around earlier low levels, with rallying attempts infrequent and feeble. Market observers look for little activity with the tax and labour bills up for final passage and expected to reach President Truman before the end
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    RUBBER
    63 7 The Singapore Chancbcr ot Commerce Rubber Association"? prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Seller? Cts Cts ocr Ib. per lb No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose 314 31J No. 1 R.S.S. fob m bales June 32'- 32J No. 2 R S.S. fob m bales June 31H 31 j No. 3
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      611 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD, (Incorporateo m Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE •GlenlOer" from U.K. for Hong Kong O. 1 "Mentor- from U.S. A O. 33 "Robert Froln" .due from U.S. A Roadi ■Bellerophon" due from U.K June S "Antlloehos" sails for Liverpool June 6 "Myrmldom" dv« from USA Juno 8 "Lyraon" sails
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    GOOD GALLOPS IN K.L. TRAINING
    411 8 Trousers Clocks Fastest Time By Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. SEVERAL good gallops took place this morning when the inner track was thrown open for f:rt work. The track was slightly yielding after last evening's shower, and no outstanding time was recorded. The best
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    38 8 American Negro LHyd Marshall is seen after a training work-out m preparation for his fight m London with Freddie Mills, British cruiserweight champion. The fight is scheduled to take place at about 5 a.m. today (Sin ?apore time).
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    New Official Appointed
    85 8 The Ekrai-s Rajtoig .i« nation has appointed Mr. John Edward Keating, of Victoria, Australia, as official stipendiary steward m place of Mr. R C. Bone. Mr Keating, who arrived m Kuala Lumpur, last week, has had many years' experience as a turf official m Austral a. He
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    LOCALS BEAT AMERICANS
    31 8 Sii^ga^Gre Combined Chinese, playing with superb combination, defeated ths U.S.S. Toledo 64-35 at Happy World Stadium last night A crowd of 6 000 wa*cred the ma 1 h
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    33 8 I u;y: H'jrh witer 11.41 a.m.. 8 ft. i m.: 10 nm.. 9 ft. 1 J n. Tomorrow: High water 1111 p.m., 8 ft. 2 m.; 11,25 p,m, 9 ft, ■> m
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    Kingsford Should Be Fine Stayer
    673 8 FORM OF IMPORTATIONS^ m KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. 1/INGSFORD, an expensive importation by Double Remove out of Flying Trapeze, had a very consistent record m Australia. He had nine outings m the f 1946 47 season, winning once and coming m placed three times. He should
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    COMPTON SCORES A CENTURY
    250 8 LONDON, Tuesday. A GRAND innings of 154 by Denis Compton, who was helped by Bill Edrich m a third wicket stand of 119 and by brother Leslie Compton m a sixth wicket partnership of 103, saved Middlesex against the South Africans at Lord's yesterday. Middlesex surprisingly
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    RESULTS OF COUNTY GAMES
    106 8 LONDON, Tufsday. Following are the results of three county cricket matches plnved today:— K r nt beat Warwickshire by nire wickets: Warwickshire 185 1 and 255. Kent 333 and 109 for 1 i Ames not out 58). himirpar. roat Somerset hv five wickets: Somerset 116 and
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    Bike Titles In August
    79 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tirs. The Malayan cycling championship will be held m Kuala Lumpur on August 2, 3 and 4. The events will include a 25-mile road race a three-quacAer-mUe climb. These decisions were made at the annual meatlna: of the Selangor Cycling
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      34 8 The following will represent the Bui tan Youngsters against the St llbe^nh's Inst. today. H. Hassan. Mawl, Ramli, Sedlk. »utih. A. Rahlm, Latlb, IsmaU, Jbrafaim. Bakar 8., Hassan P. Osman. testrv.v Arsnd. Hamzah.
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      Badminton
      115 8 ■11l b»' a Mradty game of bcuiuimum between the bachelors and inirled of the Treasurer's Department of the Singapore Municipal Services Union today at 5.30 p.m. at 141 Devonshire Road. Tile sarnie will consist of 3 singles and 4 doubles and the following ".-ill represent: Bachelors: Tan Huat Keng.
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      Table Tennis
      179 8 The Shamrocks met the Singapore Indians at Table Tennis on Saturday, at the Indian Association premises, and lost by three games to two. Results (Shamrocks players mentioned first): Jimmy de Souza lost to M. Narainasamy (0-3). Gerald Woodford lost to S.A. Morgan (0-3). Lawrence Rodriques beat Osman Angulliah
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    S.R.C. And Chinese In Listless Game
    208 8 A SOLITARY goal scored midway m the second half gave the S.R.C. two valuable points when they met Chinese Juniors at Jalan Be?ar Stadium yesterday m a second round game. It was a listless came all The two P°» nt s gained yester- was
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    RICHARDS SELECTS TUDOR MINSTREL AS DERBY MOUNT
    712 8 RICHARDS SELECTS TUDOR MINSTREL AS DERBY MOUNT After watching yes terday's gallop, Gordon Richards selected Tudor Minstrel as his mount for Saturday's Derby. But this Reuter story points out that Richards' bad luck m choosing the wrong Derby ride is proverbial. LONDON, Tuesday. THAMPION jockey Gordon Richards announceda nnounced today
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