The Straits Times, 6 June 1947

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAY AS LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES
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    U.K. MINISTERS GET DEATH LETTERS
    725 1 U.K. MINISTERS GET DEATH LETTERS Three More Received THEIR MAIL IS DANGEROUS LONDON, Thursday. THREE British Cabinet Ministers and high officials connected with the Palestine administration were among the intended recipients of the eight "letterbombs" sent by post from Italy, it was le»rned today. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard revealed that three,
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    Terrorist Attacks On Palestine Railways
    158 1 Kri. Di of the railway station a*. Raraleh, on the Jerusa- I lem-Jana line, which terrorists demolished about a' week a.'O. AJ iiosds train had just nulled out of the station when the explosion occurred. The only casualty was the sli r htly injured wife
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    RICE SHIP ABLAZE
    83 1 BANGKOK Thursday. TUX Greek steamer Michalics Xilas was ablaze m the Gulf Anchorage off Bangkok today and given up as a total i'.h nearly 5,000 tons of rice aboard. I roke i ut '.n the engine- j i last night. 'ire-ships were unable to c" the blaze,
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    Marshall Calls For Unity In Europe
    266 1 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thursday. THE United States Secretary of State, Gen. Marshall, today called upon the countries of Europe to work out together a great programme of reconstruction. He promised U.S. economic assistance and support "so far as it may be practical". Gen. Marshall also
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    Jinnah Calls Off Campaign
    210 1 NEW DELHI, Thursday. •THE Muslim League Presi1 dent. Mr. Jinnah, to-day ordered the end of the League's civil disobedience campaign m the North-West Frontier Province. The campaign had been going on for more than three months. During the recent Viceroy's conferences with the Indian leaders, Mr.
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    FORCES' MAIL QUERY
    128 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. The Postmaster-General, Mr. W. Paling, said m the House of Commons yesterday that postage rates for His Majesty's Forces m Singapore were fixed by the local administration which was now responsible for the postal service for the Forces m Its territory.
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    STOP PRESS
    25 1 LONDON, Thursday.— Cricket: At Swansea. Glamorgan vs. Derbyshire. Derbyshire 249, I amort an 121 for 6. No play today owing to rain. Renter.
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    DAMON RUNYAN STORIES FOR STRAITS TIMES
    102 1 DAMON RUNYAN STORIES FOR STRAITS TIMES BEGINNING next Thursday, the Straits Times will publish m the Thursday ■Magazine a series of «hort stcries by the famous Amerl. can writer, Damon Runyan. Next Thursdays story is "Too Much Pep," w'nich introduces a typical Runyan tough character, Ignaz the Wolf, who has
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    INDIA AFFAIRS MAY NEED NEW MINISTER
    452 1 INDIA AFFAIRS MAY NEED NEW MINISTER LONDON, Thursday. WITH the transfer of power to the Dominion Govern- ments of India, the office of Secretary of State for India and with it the India Office will coire to an end. Political quarters last night were discussing the possibility of assigning a
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      33 1 IN OTHER PAGES t'.S. Demands Records e.n Hungarian Premier's Resignation 2 Seamen's Agency Problem 3 Editorial 4 S-» Million Trawling Scheme 5 Official- Bewilder Sit John Hay 6 Share Market 7 Sport 8
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      14 1 /.mTen Mac ham Tadif FOR A TIGER FULL STRENGTH Look for ihe Tiger Label
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    U.S. Demands Records On Hungarian Premier's Resignation
    454 2 U.S. Demands Records On Hungarian Premier's Resignation WASHINGTON, Thursday. THE United States Government ye3terday asked the Soviet chairman of the Allied Control Council m Budapest to hand over to the American representative copies of all records and inforir.a tion said to have brought about the resignation last week of the
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    BURMA PLEA FOR NONS' RIGHTS
    111 2 RANGOON, Thursday. The United Mon Association yesterday demanded separate representation m the Burmese Constituent Assembly for Burma's indigenous Mon race cf two million peop.e. The Mon leader, U Po Cho. who recently resigned from the AntiFascLst People's Freedom League Executive, protested against the League's "arbitrary
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    The Change in Budapest
    134 2 But today, as a i n\\t of the Communist coup m Hungary, p jle are more 1 ixious to get out °f Budapest than into il. Associated Press corre; iden^ Jack Oui 1 i reports Increased dt oanda ior cars capable of getting at least as
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    Nazis' Widows Lead Lazy Lives
    357 2 Nazis Widows Lead Lazy Lives MUNICH, Thursday. THE Bavarian de Notification Minister, Alfred Loritz, said today, following the arrest of the widows of 11 prominent Nazis including Emmy Goerinj, that he "did not think it right for these people to continue to live lazy lives on private incomes." Loritz, claiming
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    US RAPPROCHEMENT WITH ARGENTINA
    249 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday, i PRESIDENT Truman, on! I Wednesday, accepted the resignation of the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Spruille Braden, just 24 hours after the United States had acted to re-establish good relation? with Argentina. Mr. Braden, who was an outspoken critic of Argentina's policy in
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      1298 2 NOTICES ROAD NOTICE Tha bridge over the Bungel SangUue at the 48th. mile Pontlan-Batu Pahnt Road will be closed for repairs from 8 a.m. on June 7 to 8 a.m. on June 8. 1947. Senior Executive Engineer. Johore Bahru. NOTICES NOTICE TO MILK IMPORTERS EVAPORATED MILK FOOD AND DRUGS REGULATIONS
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      821 2 NOTICES NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the dissolution of the Partnership m tee firm of "C. T. MOIDEEN KUTTY A COMPANY" of Kelantan and from date hereof the business of tee said firm at Kota Bharu is absolutely and solely owned by Mr. M. K. Moldeen Kutty under tee
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      713 2 NOTICES NOTICE Mr. K. C. Chla. otherwise known as Chia Kuan Cheng formerly employed as a manager of Messrs. Cheng Ghee Trading Co.. 86-1. Church Street Singapore, is no longer In our employ as from Ist. June. 1947. and any- business transacted by him on behalf of our firm after
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    SEAMEN'S AGENCY PROBLEM
    448 3 Company Favours Present System AN employment agency for seamen which six regis- tered Singapore seamen's unions propose to operate to replace the ghaut sarang (crew contractor) system is not favoured by the Straits Steamship Company. If the ghaut sarang were to be abolished his company, which is
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      Ocean Gives Up Treasure Secret
      140 3 A WELLINGTON, Thursday. N ancient bottle containing a parchment purporting to show the location of a treasure island m the Indian Ocean was washed up along the Waimarams Beach yesterday. It was picked up by a Maori, C. Mahima of Hawkes Bay. Investigators said the
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      Nagging Wife
      79 3 GLOUCESTER, Thursday: Capt. Arthur Leslie Thayne, 31, testified yesterday that his wife had nagged and nagged until finally things went black and when he came to she was dead from bullet wounds. Justice Denning yesterday reduced the charge from one of murder to one of manslaughter, saying to
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      China Clipper
      77 3 HONOLULU, Thursday. The) Pan-American Airways China Clipper left Honolulu for Shanghai yesterday. She was carrying letters from the United States Secretary of State, Gen. George C. Marshall, a box of fresh pineapples for Chinese political leaders and orchids for their wives. During the halt at Honolulu the passengers
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      Overboard
      106 3 GENOA, Thursday.— An American woman. loteu;to Mervedes Tessimi-Turi of Cu'cago, who according to reports had gone back to the United Sui'-ej to claim zl. inheritance, attempted suicide by jumping overboard from the trans-Atlantic liner Saturnla 300 miles from Genoa. Officials of the liner <aid the woman had a pui.-e
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      B.B.C. Chairman
      40 3 LONDON, Thursday.— The Lord President of the Council. Mr. Herbert Morrison, announced m the House of Commons yesterday that the appointment of Lord Simon as chairman and governor of the 8.8.C. had been approved by the King.— U.P.
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      Lynch Trial Over
      69 3 Two of the men acquitted by a Greenville, South Carolina, jury on a charge of lynching a negro, Willie Earle. Woodroe W. Clardy, from his driver's seat, talked with Duran Keenan after both had returned to work as taxi drivers. The acquittal of the 28 accused m
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      Pay Remains Unequal
      89 3 LONDON. Thursday.— The British Cabinet considered the practice of equal pay for women inflationary, said a Government spokesman yesterday. They did so despite a recommendation at the Labour Conference last week, in favour of equal pay for women. The spokesman said the Cabinet would turn down the
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      Prelate
      39 3 COLOMBO, Thursday. A former London shipping clerk is to become the Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar, a diocese covering the Mediterranean. The Rt. Rev. Cecil David Horsley, now Bishop of Colombo, assumes his new office on July 31.— AP.
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    New Plan A Test Of Reason
    440 3 New Plan A Test Of Reason India Reactions JOHANNESBURG, Thursday. rE Star of Johannesburg yesterday said that the essence of the India plan wa3 that it put the Muslim and Hindu positions to a test of reason. The future might become a sanguinary struggle for sovereignty m India. This was
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    MEN CAUGHT WITH RICE
    129 3 Fcund m possession ol 3a: goon rice, m suspicious circumstances, two Chinese we c convicted m the StcDiid District Curt yeste.day. Two trishaw riders who transported the rice were fined. The men were Chua Gua:i Kee and Tan Song Heng ar^ the trishaw riders, Lee Ah
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    KING DINES WITH PRIME MINISTER
    50 3 LONDON, Thursday.— King George dined at 10, Downing Street last night for the first time since Mr. Attlee became Prime Minister. Mr. Attlee had as his luncheon guests yesterday the Vice-Presi-dent of the Philippine Republic Mr. Alpido Quirino, his family, and Mr. Gerardo Roxas— U.P
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    IN MEMORIAM
    21 4 In lovlruc memory of William Percy Cork who died In Bahau on 6th. June. 1944. "Gone but cot forgotten."
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, June 6, 1947. The M.C.S.Takes A Back Seat
    1033 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, June 6, 1947. The M.C.S.Takes A Back Seat For the first time in the j bistory of Malaya the Labour Department is In charge of an official who has no local experience and is not a member of the Malayan Civil Service. This remarkable position
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    AUSTRALIAN M.P. IN LONDON
    177 4 LONDON, Thursday— A call to the British Commonwealth of Nations to give moral leadership to the world and to depend on Russian or United States influence was made yesterday by Mr. Percy Spender, a member of the Australian House of Representatives and the former Muaster for
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  • Man In The Street
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      LOTTERIES
      133 4 Reactions m Penang, Malacca, Taiping and Singapore ALLOW me to compliment you on your very inspiring leader under the caption "Easy Money." I for one wish to register a strong protest against the resolution passed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners In connection with the proposed State lottery. Many people
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      "A Dollar A Week"
      166 4 IN your editorial on the subject of State lotteries, the Statement that clerks and labourers with families to support ein ill afford even a dollar a week to l*iy "a ticket at a Government -".mbling booth" is not based on proper inves-' tigation. Wild gambling m
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      The Official Ostrich
      192 4 r[E decision of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to ask the Government to legalise and institute State lotteries as a means of raising funds for the establishment of hospitals and tuberculosis clinics m the Colony is certainly a step m the right direction. State lotteries will undoubtedly be
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      Indirect Income Tax'
      200 4 IN addition to your wellL timed and well-tuned editorial "Easy Money", I wish to point out that a State lottery will also tend to unbalance the spending power of the community. At each draw of the lottery there will be a few lucky investors becoming rich over-night,
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      Path Of Virtue
      84 4 YOUR article m the editorial column about State lotteries gave me a spark of hope. Beirg mindful ct the serious consequences of illegal games of fortune s''oh as Chap Jee Kee and gambling dens, I feel that State lotteries would be a saictyvalve to law-abiding citizens. Some
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    The Sage Of Malacca
    230 4 1READ your leading article of Wednesday morning with I deep interest for I have long 1 admired the character of "The Sage of Malacca". I once had hopes that Mr. Tan Cheng Lock might become the man who should fulfil my ideal of a true leader
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    Under Hullett
    30 4 THE Sage of Malacca was not a Queen's Scholar. For his secondary education he was a student at Raffles Institution under the late Mr. R. W. Hullett. tx-QS
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    An Old Lady Shook Her Head
    192 4 IWAS on my way to the 6.15 p.m. show at the Roxy. While passing the Katong police station, I was stopped by some constables and summarily nrarched into the police station. My earnest inquiries as to what it was all about left the policemen
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    TITLES GOING A-BEGGING
    722 4  -  Cyril F. J. Hankinson By (Editor Of Debrett) ALTHOUGH the num- ber of impostors assuming titles to which they have no claim is on the increase, paradoxically there is a considerable number of titles particularly baronetcies to which no claimants have come forward. In the official "Roll
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      873 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. MRS. MART ANNA MARTIN (deed.) Relatives ar.d friends of the UUe Mrs. M. A. Martin, formerly of 100 Tanßlln Road. Singapore, who was interred In Slme Road Internment Camp, are advised that ber remains will be re-Interred at Bldadari Cemetery on Monday. 9th. June. 1947. at 5 IS
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      125 4 Abridged List of NEW London PhUh»rmonle Orchestra Conductor: Beecham D ***** "May N%ht"— overture London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Toscanini D ***** "The Tblerlnc Majplo''— overture. D ***** "The Force of De«U»y"— overture, lost Itnrbi (Pianist) D ***** Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 m A flat. Part 1 2 VUdimlr Hor*witi (Pianist)
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    $2 MILLION TRAWLING SCHEME FOR MALAYA
    633 5 $2 MILLION TRAWLING SCHEME FOR MALAYA Survey Ships Due In Singapore TWO trawlers are due in Singapore from Sydney to survey grounds for a $2,000,000 local fisheries company. If their survey is encouraging a fleet of trawlers, including a 300-ton refrigerated mother ship, will sail from Australia to Singapore to
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    "New Guinea Natives To Benefit
    207 5 "New Guinea Natives To Benefit 1'HE Australian Minister for Transport and External 'iorrito.-les, Mr. E. J. Ward, .-aid in Singapore yes'erday That the Austia ian Government planned to improve the k.bour conditions of New Guinea natives to an equivalent cf Australian workers' j;:b jur conditions. He added that the present
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    ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY
    93 5 D:tair.ed by the police on enarges cf co.fl irg ad hurti :g a compatriot, an Indian r.arrud V. Gcpr.l, escaped from the cuscdy of a detective en Wedr.f sd?y. Ii the Seco d Police Court yesterday, Gapal p ea:ed guilty to escapir.g from lawful custody but claimed
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    Birthday Parade Traffic
    140 5 rS Deputy Commissioner of Police, Singapore, has issued special traffic regu? lations to "relieve congestion" during the King's Birthday Parade on the Padang on June 12. g Between 6.15 a.m. on June )2 until the departure of the Oificer Administering the Gjvernment, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron,
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    DEPRESSED CLASS VIEW
    225 5 Depressed class Indians of Malaya should be prepared for "another non-violent revolution for the attainment r»{ al «1 economic equality with the caste Hindus of India." said the general S2cretary of the Malayan Indian Scheduled Caste Federation, Johore. Mr. K. Nathan, in a letter to the Straits
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    8,000 Miles In 60-Foot Ketch
    285 5 8,000 Miles In 60-Foot Ketch A 68- YEAR-OLD Australian farmer has arrived in Singapore in his 60-foot gaffrigged ketch Elinor from Southampton. The 8,000-mile voyage to Singapore has taken him nearly a year. The owner, Mr. V. R. Dulhunty, who Is Australia-bound, is assisted by a navigating officer, Capt. J.
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    SARAWAK PROBLEM
    150 5 fHE ex-Rajah Muda ofl Sarawak, Mr. Anthony Brooke, describes as "misleading" a resent Singapore Public Relations release which emphasised the material benefits exp&cted in Sarawak by virtue of its cession. In a statement yesterday, Mr. Brooke said: "Th2 Colonial Office have had the courage to reconsider their mistaken
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    CHILDREN'S FUND
    71 5 The Straits Times acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the Remember the Children Fund: W. S. L.. Sungei Lembing: $10 to Children's Aid Society and $10 to Good Shepherd Home. A Chinese helper: $10 to Children's Aid Society. Two Mothers: $15 to Children's Aid Society. Alexandre Low
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    New Bank Building
    37 5 This is a penell sketch of the 6-storeyed building to be erected for the proposed new Chinese bank at the junction of Market and Cuu.ia Streets. Singapore. The nlans have not yet been approved.
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    Rural Board Policy Is 'Lenient'
    192 5 •THE attitude of the Singapore Rural Board toward un1 authorised buildings m the rural area was described as "very lenient" by the chairman of the Singapore Rural Board, Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, to the Straits Times yesterday. If an authorised house was structurally sound
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    Detective's Death In Gun Fight
    162 5 Detective's Death In Gun Fight ISSISTANT Superintendent rl of Police Mr. K. L. John son described m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday a gun fight m Queen Street on Cct. 18 between armed police on jeep patrol and gunmen which resulted m the death of a Chinese detective with 17
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    Untitled
    26 5 Monsignor Joseph Provost of Rangoon, who consecrated the new Bishop of Malacca, and Monsignor Faliere, of Mandalay, left by the Empire Niger at 1 o'clock yesterday.
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    Woman Saw Husband Shot
    247 5 Woman Saw Husband Shot The story how her husband was fatally wounded by three Chinese gunmen after they had robbed $1,100 and some jewellery from their house m j Silat Koad, m the early hours of July 4, last year, was told by Mrs. Mohamed Ismail at the trial of
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    EDUCATION REPORT READY
    358 5 It was obvious that the rehabilitation of schoo's m Singapore would have to be carried through before any start could be made on implementing the ten-year education plan, the chairman of the Select Committee appointed to examine the ten-year education plan, Sir Han Hoe Lim, told the
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    Killearn May Be Kept On
    141 5 LONDON, Thursday. rE Daily Graphic newspaper in London states that the British Foreign Minister, Mr. Bevin, has decided to extend indefinitely the appointment of the Special Commissioner in the Far East, Lord Killeam. A spokesman at Lord Killearn's headquarters in Singapore said yesterday that the
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    Singapore Waterfront
    101 5 Ships alongside the Singapore wharves ytsterday (godowns In brackets) were:— Main Wharf: Narbada (31-32). San Angelo Victory (33-34), Gorgon (37). Mentor (38-39). Bruas '40). Antil ch'is (42-43). Wrst Wharf Glenlfler (1-2), Empire Seaward (3). Lycaon (4-5). G'er.app (6-7), Sam York (8-9), Ranchl (13-14), Lake Atlin (15-16). Empire Dock:
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    SINGAPORE SHIP AGROUND
    131 5 SINGAPORE SHIP AGROUND HTHE 7,176-ton United Status liberty ship, Kathenne B. Sherwood, ha* run aground in Kidjan? Straits, about "<0 mi'es Erst of Singapore. The ship was on her way to Singapore fr rn Bin* an Island. According t>o the Sirgap>io age-its cf tne vessel, the Katharine B. She-. •wood
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    39 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday— The Malayan Union Government has decided, on the advice >f the Ways and Means Committee, to impose a temporary 25 per cent, surcharge on all acounts lor telephone services rendered on and from July 1. l?i"
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    Officials "Bewilder" Sir John Hay
    211 6 Officials "Bewilder" Sir John Hay From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. TN a circular to sharehold1 ers of Linggi Plantations in anticipation of the annual general meeting on June 11, the chairman, Sir John Hay, says he welcomes the withdrawal of the prohibition on new planting but "find myself bewildered
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    The Musang & The Fowl
    122 6 The Musang The Fowl From Oar Owu Correspondent SEGAMAT. Thursday. KARIM BIN TAIB, a Simpang Jabl Malay, on Monday showed the District Court a drawing: of a musang with a fowl in its mouth, captioned, "When the musang takes away the hen you have reared, what should be his punishment?"
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    POLICEMAN KILLED BY GUNMEN
    315 6 POLICEMAN KILLED BY GUNMEN A MEMBER of a marine police patrol was shot and seriously wounded when the Chinese crew of a motorpowered tongkang opened fire on the party in the Kallang Basin, off the Airport, on Wednesday night. The Corporal in charge of the Police party, English-speaking MoTiamed Gul,
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    REFERRED TO UNION GOVT.
    93 6 The Government of Singapore m referring to Union Government for mutual consideration the question of Increasing the cost of living allowance to the same scale as that paid by the Municipal Commissioners, the Junior Civil Services Association has been officially informed. The J.CJ3.A. recently applied to
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    BIRTHDAY PARADE AT SEREMBAN
    61 6 From Our Own Corespondent SEREMBAN, Thursday— The King's birthday will be celeorated on June 12 with a parade on the padang m which various military units will take part. In the afternoon, there wL'l be a garden party at the Residency, at which about two hundred
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      531 6 SINGAPORE FRIDAY 1 00 p.m. The Squadronaires Dance Orchestra; 1.30 News; 1.40 18Ui Century Ballroom; 2.00 Close down. 8 15 p.m. News headlines and programme summary; 8.20 Listener's Post; 8 30 Friday Prom; 9.30 News; 9 45 Talk, The Week in Malaya; 10.00 Personal Choice by R.L. Rayman; 10 30
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      727 6 In today's deal the declarer "safe- sure trick makes this raise manty play" in one suit cost him the chance datory. to gain a trick In a different suit, and West opened the spade queen and also cost him the contract. declarer held up the ace for two South, dealer.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    481 7 LONDON, Wednesday. A MUCH brighter atmosphere heralded the opening of new account, with dealers generally busier than of late says Reuter's financial correspondent. The improved situation as regards India was beld mainly responsible for the firmer trend. A number of two and sixpenny gains occurred m Teas and
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    SHARE MARKET
    262 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE local share market was again quiet in all sec I t ions but industrial prices showed little change. Raffles Hotels were reported at $3.10, Gammons at $5.90, with further sellers at $5.95. Cold Storage passed at $6.95 and United Engineers Prefs
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    RUBBER
    61 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubbet Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Ctt. Der lb. per Ib. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose 31' i 31% No. 1 R.S.B. fob m bales June 32V4 32% No. 2 R.S.S fob m bales June 31V4 31% No. 3 R.S.S.
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    No Support For Fears Of Slump
    184 7 No Support For Fears Of Slump WASHINGTON. Thursday.Tbe economic committees of both' the Houses of the United States Congress said that results of a sunrey of businessmen do not give any "real support" to the theory that America may be nearing a depression. In a formal statement Issued by the
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    NEW YORK STOCKS
    165 7 NEW YORK, Wednesday. Buying interest was dull during the afternoon and the market fluctuated sluggishly somewhat Wder earlier high levels. The breakdown reported today m the Southern softcoal talks has little Influence, since It was more or less expected m view of the vide gap between the
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    Coffee Down
    431 7 Produce Market From a Market Correspondent SOME business was reported in the coffee and sugar sections yesterday. Palembang 30% seeds changed hands at $57. 15% at S55, API at $72, EK1 at $68, showing a general decline of $3 per picul. An outstanding feature In yesterday's coffee market
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    EXCELLENT GALLOPS ON K.L. TRACK
    555 8 EXCELLENT GALLOPS ON K.L. TRACK Best Time By Lynchburg From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. EXCELLENT times were recorded in trial gallops this morning, when most of Saturday's runners were given their winding-up work-outs on a good track. Lynchburg, ridden hard by Micky Donnelly, clocked 36 4/5 seconds for
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    Tomorrow's Card
    1070 8 PROGRAMME for tomorrow's races at Kuala Lumpur isl as follows: Last Three Horses Rons Owner Trainer HORSES:— CIass I— Div. I— 5J furs. 0 PRINCE GUINEVERE 9.7 Madam Ida Oel and "Mr. Pish." van Breukelen 00 0 COURTENAY 9.7 Mr. S. C. Wong and "Madam Chan" van Breukelen
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    2 Bowlers Share 10 Wickets
    268 8 2 Bowlers Share 10 Wickets NORTHAMPTON, Thurs. SOUTH African bowlers Plintsoll and Dawson shared all the wickets when the tourists' side dismissed Northampton here for 103 runs yesterday. By the close of play the South Africans had scored 244 lor five m reply. Plimsoll. a left-hander, took six wickets for
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    Keep Your Eye On....
    183 8 Our Racing Expert Says KIN RABBIT RUN— Ran a gopd second to Trumpington in Penang over six. Has come on a great deal slnoj. WIN THE PEACE— Unbeaten in all three starts. Working well. SOVEREIGNTY W o n both starts at last Kuala Lumpur meeting. Very
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    POLICE PLAYER ORDERED OFF
    79 8 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Thursday. After repeated warnings from the referee lor fouling, a police defender was ordered off the field in the middle of the second half during a Craven Cup fixture yestetday. The Police lost to the Rompers five-nil. The game was stopped
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    POLICE DRAW WITH INDONESIANS
    47 8 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. In a Second r/vlsion league game played at Bluff Road this evening, the Police Circle drew with the Indonesians, each side scoring one goal. The Police Circle scored first and led one nil at the Interval.
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    IMPRUDENCE WINS OAKS
    146 8 EPSOM, Thursday. PE French filly. Imprudence, by Canot out of Indiscretion, won the Oaks today for Madame P. Corbiere. Eleven ran. Five lengths behind was Netherton Maid, by Ner.^co out of Phase. Third by a further two lengths was Lord Rosebery's Mermaid, by Blue Peter out of
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    CRICKET SCORES
    126 8 LONDON, ThiKsJay. County cricket close of play rcares yesterday were as follows: At Lord's. Middlesex versus Hampshire. Middlesex 429 for six declared (Robertson 229. Compton 88). Hampshire 35 for one. At the oval. Surrey versus Worcestershire. Surrey 263 (E A Bedser 66, Squires 50), Worcestershire 40 for two.
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    ARMY DEFEATS AIR FORCE
    86 8 Army beat the Royal t.ir Forco s—nil5—nil at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday m the second round of 1 the S.A.F.A. League and are now m a very strong position, having a total of 15 points from 10 I matches. Highlight of the game was I the
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    HMLE WINS THREE-MILER
    70 8 The first event m the Air Command Far Eastern Championships, the three miles race was run yesterday afternoon and was won by Fit Lieutenant J.P. Halle of the RAF Burma m 16 mm 22 sec. Other placings were 2 Fit. Lieut ;W. J. Pope (Malaya B. Seletar)
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    Turf Club May Instal Photo Finish Camera
    125 8 Turf Club May Instal Photo Finish Camera WHEN the Singapore Turf Club re-opens it is likely that a photo finish camera will be in operation. The committee of the Club'" are at present investigating the possibilities of installing one. and have already received details of two types of cam eras
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    NAVY WINS
    40 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. Trounced nine two by the Civilians yesterday, the Navy soccer team from the Thesus and Contance regained some of their lost prestige by beating Malaya Command Headquarters—threeone on the Fadang today.
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      Badminton
      306 8 The Sea-Horse B.P. played a return friendly match of I four men's singles and three men's I d ')l-->s. on Sunday at the Rose-Bud B.P. Resulus (Sea-Horse players mentioned first.) Singlet: Yeo Lai Chor lost to Phillip Lim. 10-15, 5-0, 4-5; Chionh Kali Kiat lost to Tan Kirn Teck,
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      Football
      47 8 The following will represent the Customs Soccer XI m a friendly match against the B.C.C. today at the Padang at 5 p.m. Ramley, P. Rodrlgues, Masrl, Tian Seng, Aziz Shariff, Salim, Fattah, Eksan. Chin Yin Qee. Mahmood. Wan Ahmad, Cheng Kee, Kong Yip and Kok Yin.
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      Cricket
      62 8 SEGAMAT, Thursday.—The Segamat Cricket Club team to meet the Kluang C.C. at cricket tomorrow at 11 a.m. on the Segamat Town Padang will be: P. Nagesu (capt), C. S. K. Bovell, W. Fox, Hallm Hajl Rahim, Hahism Tahlr, J.M. Singh, Othyman Kadir, Wan Mohamed, W. D'Coeta, Ang Kean Aun,
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      Golf
      56 8 The Royal Singapore Oolf Club June Medal will be played at Buklt Tlmah this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Over 18 holes Medal play on handicap. Maximum handicap allowed is 18. A Ball Sweep will be run in conJunction with the medal, at $2 per head. Time Sheets have been
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    King's Colt Out Of Derby: Future In Doubt
    340 8 King's Colt Out Of Derby: Future In Doubt LONDON, Thursday. DACING future of the King's colt, Blue Train, which is suffering from sore shins, is m doubt. The horse has been scratched from Saturday's Derby. Captain Charles Moore, who manages the King's racing interests, said yesterday that the soreness had
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    Sing Tao Wins Again
    106 8 MANILA, Thursday. The Sing Tao football team defeated the local Turba Salvaje 4—o4 0 to win its third straight victory here on Wednesday. The local team put up a good opposition m the first half, with Lai Shin Wine, Sins Tao's inside left forwad makin? the
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    Fixtures For Tomorrow's British Soccer
    84 8 LONDON, Thursday. FIXTURES far Saturday's home soccer are as follows:— 1 ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division. Sheffield Utd. v Arsenal. Second Division. Chesterfield v Sheffield UtdLeicester v Pulham. Tottenham v Barnsly. Newport v Newcastle. Millwall v Burnly Third Division Southern Cardiff v Leyton Orient. Third Division
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