The Straits Times, 11 June 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    B.B.C. TO CONTROL STORE STATION
    269 1 rirst Transmitter Outside Britain THE British Broadcasting Corporation has accepted the invitation of the United Kingdom Government to take over control of the British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service m Malaya. The 8.8.C. will direct Far Eastern Broadcasting programmes, and will build new high-powered shortwave transmitters
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    78 1 The Governor-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, m full Colonial Government regalia, inspecting a parade of 500 new recruits of the Malay Regiment at Port Diokson on Sunday. Mr. Mac Donald complimented the recruits on their "superb military bearing." Addressing them, he said, "This regiment is an important and essential part
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    GOVT. DEFEAT IN LORDS
    90 1 LONDON, Tuesday— The Government was today defeated m the House cf Lords, where the Conservative Opposition, who have a big majority, carried an amendment to the Bill to 1 nationalise inland transport by 87 votes to 21. The amendment, carried against the Government on the committee
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    Kidnapped Policemen Found
    195 1 Kidnapped Policemen Found JERUSALEM, Tuesday. TWENTY minutes after Bri1 tish troops had cordoned off the Polish Jewish colony near Tel Avt today, the two British policemen captured from a swimming pool yesterday walked out towards the troops. The policemen were still clad only m their bathing trunks. They told officials
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    MALAYANS FOR RUBBER STUDY
    227 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. MALAYA will have three representatives at the meeting of the World Rubber Study Group, which is to be held m 'ails on July 1. The delegation will be headed by Mr. C. J. £yke, the Economic Adviser of the
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    HOODED MEN ROB S'PORE TONGKANG
    184 1 HOODED MEN ROB S'PORE TONGKANG From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Tuesday. IIOODED pirates operating m the Straits of Malacca struck again on the night of June 5. They boarded a Singapore-bound tongkang and got away with over $9,000 worth of incense. This second attack within two weeks took place along
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    RUNYON TOMORROW
    37 1 THE first Damon Runyon chart story appears m the magazine section of the Straits Times tomorrow. This special series of stories will appear weekly from now on. Read Runyon* m trie Straits Times every Thursday.
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    "STATE OF SIEGE" FOR FRANCE?
    159 1 PARIS, Tuesday. TTHE French Premier, M. Ramadier, is ready to ask the National Assembly to vote a state of siege m France if parleys with railway union official fail to halt the five-day-old nation-wide rail strike this afternoon, according to usually well-informed sources. M. Ramadier
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    GUARANTEE BY U.S. TO AUSTRALIA
    230 1 GUARANTEE BY U.S. TO AUSTRALIA CANBERRA, Tuesday. ri United States is prepared to guarantee that the. United States Pacific Fk. will assist m the defence oi Australia, it was authoritatively learned here today. The offer is understood to have been made to Australian Defence Ministers by the United States Ambassador
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    JAPS BARRED AS U.S. CITIZENS
    53 1 SAN JOSE. California, Tuesday. In recent weeks 18 Japanese have applied for the first papers for United States citizenship at the country clerks office here. The nations naturalisation law, however, bars Japanese from courtI obtained citizenship. Japanese can become citizens jonly through birth m the
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    REPLY TO DUTCH BY INDONESIA 'UNACCEPTABLE'
    362 1 REPLY TO DUTCH BY INDONESIA 'UNACCEPTABLE BATAVIA, Tuesday. INDICATIONS came from the highest Dutch sources m Java to-day that the Indonesians' reply to the 14-day Dutch memorandum was considered "totally unacceptable" and that the Republic's reply "virtually rejected" the Linggadjati Agreement, indicating that "the Republic is either not able or
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    DUTCH TO USE TENGAH
    67 1 T.HE HAGUE, Tuesday.— The British Air Ministry has grantea Holland permission to use the British Royal Air Force airstrip at Tengah, 14 miles north of Singapore, the Dutch State Aviation Service announced today. Whether Tengah will he used as an intermediate landing field for the new
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    STOP PRESS
    28 1 NOTTINGHAM, Tuesday. Test match close of play: England 178 for 4- Compton not out 83; Donnelly c and b Dawson 17; Yardley not oat 45. Reuter.
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      62 1 ELEGANT JEWELLERY tm mr lermfUon* P.B. HEMDRY JEWELLER with an ftUMfcfcui Mfttaja-wM* RepataUo* 7S. Narifc Brtdra Uti SINGAPOM. IN OTHER PAGES Tear Gas and Bullets m Hotel 2 Birthday Parade To-morrow S Editorial 4 fifteen Demands on Sincaaore Cinemas 5 Sir John Hay's Comment on Gort. "AM" C Share Market
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      26 1 CLOSED for KING'S BIRTHDAY The Factory and Offices of FRASER HEAVE Lil. and MALA YAH BREWERIES LTI. will be closed all day (Thursday, 12th June) Ft§)Ji
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    TEAR GAS AND BULLETS IN HOTEL
    479 2 Extremists Break Into Delhi Meeting NEW DELHI, Tuesday. TEAR gas shells and police bullets ended a Muslim battle m the Imperial Hotel yesterday after the Council of the Muslim League had voted acceptance of the new India plan. A band of Khaksars, Muslim extremists
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    V.C.'s WIDOW "NOT TOO BADLY OFF"
    120 2 V.C.'s WIDOW "NOT TOO BADLY OFF" LONDON. Tuesday.— The widow of the late Sgt. John Hannah, Britain's youngest V.C. who died of tuberculosis at Markneld Sanatorium, near Leicester, aged 25, will not be too badly off," the Ministry for Pensions has announced. She will get £1-17-0 for herself and 11/-
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    Siam Calls In Bad Money
    96 2 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK. Tuesday. THE Siamese Government has eliminated about 100 million ticals worth of counterfeit currency notes since it began recalling 20 and 50-tical notes m circulation during the war. This money has been replaced by currency notes printed m Britain and
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    India Takes New Plan Quietly
    220 2 India Takes New Plan Quietly The Times Correspondent NEW DELHI, Tuesday. 6 PART from sporadic affrays and bomb explosions m Lahore and Amritaar, India has taken the procedural plan nnouncament quietly. XtM feeling In informed quarters at Delhi is that communalism has been kept m check partly by elaborate military
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    FRENCH ARREST 32 ALLEGED SPIES
    87 2 HANOI, Tuesday. French authorities here yesterday stated that an important unnamed leader and 31 members of an alleged Viet Minh espionage and terrorist group had been arrested by the security corps of Hanoi. The French said the group had been formed to organise against members
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    "INVASION" OF N.W. CHINA
    133 2 NANKING, Tuesday. ICCORDING to semi-official sources today, outer Mongolian forces of considerable strength have penetrated 200 miles into North-Wes em China under cover of four warplanes. The plar.es, it was stated, were identified as of Soviet nationality, and it was added that they aon.bed and straffed
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      100 Drowned When Ship Sinks
      107 2 Mnnir *v ,M, M SHANGHAI, Tuesday. ORE than 100 passengers were reported drowned when the river-boat Ta Feng sank off Woosung m the violent storm which struck Shanghai yesterday, according to the Central News. former homes will be occupied oy Poles.— Reuter Passing tenders rescued
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      Wharf Workers' Ban
      86 2 SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As the re- suit of a Methodist minister's appeal. Sydney waterside workers stopped loading roofing iron consigned to New Guinea to repair war-damaged houses. The Waterside Workers' Federation are now i considering banning the export of all building material m short j supply m Australia. The
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      Late Mr. Jones
      148 2 SYDNEY. Tuesday. Thomas George Jonto. aged 50, celebrated his "return from the dead" yesterday. He wondered whether th- £60 it had cost h's relatives to bury another Thomas George Jones coulc be recovered Three months ago a Sydney man died. Two relatives of yesterday's Mr Jones identified
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      HE LED REVOLT IN MOROCCO
      90 2 Abd el Krim, 67-year-old Riff leader (centre,) on his way to Port Said through Suez. He left the ship on which be was travelling at Port Said on May 31, announcing he had decided to live m Egypt at the invitation of King Farouk. He
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      "Mock Democracy"
      79 2 Mock Democracy" KYKINIA, Tuesday. The ryprus Labour Party, Akal, which \<? holding a two-day conference here, yesterday described the recent archiepiscopal elections as "mock democracy to hide the fact that Cypriote had no real representation." Akal members also said "the elections had been lntenaed to draw the peoples' attention from
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      Pacific Bases
      57 2 CANBERRA. Tuesday. The future oi Pacific bases, including Manus Island In the Admiralty group, is reported to have been discussed when the United States Ambassador to Australia. Mr. Robert Butler, and Admiral Jouis Denfleld, U.S. Pacific fleet Commander, met the Minister for External Affairs. Dr. H. V. Evatt.
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      Deported
      84 2 WARSAW. Tuesday. A large group of Ukranian nationalists who refused to emigrate to Soviet Ukraine are to be deported from the Province of Rzeszow to the Masurian Lakes district In what was formerly East Prussia, a Polish Government spokesman said today. Police authorities reported that, not only did the
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      Non-Stop Record
      66 2 LONDON, Tussday.—A ".itl-h South American Airways Lancaster aircraft has broken the world record for a non-stop flight frorr Bermuda to London. It did so during the second series or I flight refuelling tests organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The journty of 3,355 nautical miles was flown
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      Duchess Of Kent
      33 2 LONDON, Tuesday. Because of the illness of her mother, the Duchess of Kent is obliged to remain m Greece for the present, it was officially announced m London yesterday. A.P.
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      Money For Old Stamps
      29 2 LONDON, Tuesday. Two four-anna stamps, a blue and a red Issued m 1884, were scld aft Harmers, London stamp valuers and auctioneers, for £100 yesterday.—Reuter.
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      Happy Landing
      30 2 NEW YORK, Tuesday:—The Trans-World Air Lines plane from Bombay, crossing the Atlantic f*om Eire for Newfoundland with engine trouble, larxled safely at Gander airport m Newfoundland last night.—Reuter.
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      Scott Free, Twice
      52 2 LONDON, Tuesday. Flight. Lieut. Amherst Scott, of the R.A.F., divorced his wife early In the war because of her adultery with Arthur Williams. He forgave her and remarried her m 1943. Yesterday a London court granted him his second divorce on the grounds of her adultery with
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      Air Permit Granted
      60 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday, -i The Civil Aeronautics Board yes-» terday granted a foreign air car-* rier permit to Philippines Air* lines Inc. authorising It to flyi between Manila and San Francisco, via Honolulu. Tne permit, which President Truman approved, was granted under the bi-latenal aviation a?»«ement between the
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      683 2 NOTICES MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All members ot the above Association will te clored for business on Thursday tne 12th. June. 1947. being the King's Birthday^ OLD ALLEYNIANS. Would all O. As. at present resident m Malaya please get In touch with W. M. Innes-Ker. P.O. Box No. 100. Singapore.
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      694 2 NOTICES. (TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE NO. 22-1939) CUSTODIAN OP PROPERTY PROCLAMATION NO. 14 OF 1946 NOTICE is hereby given that any person or persons having claim to the property described In the schedule hereto are requested to forward such claims to the Assistant Custodian of Enemy Property. Selangor. No.
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      423 2 TENDERS. TENDERS 1. Separate tenders will be received for the supply of the following articles to the Malacca. Johore Bahru and Muar Prisons respectively for a period of 3 months commencing from Ist. Ju 1947: 2. RATIONS FOR PRISONERS Pork per lb.) Without bone Beef- fresh per lb.) must not
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    BIRTHDAY PARADE TOMORROW
    612 3 S 'pore Prepares To Honour The King THE Colony of Singapore tomorrow will celebrate 1 King's Birthday with full pre-war ceremony. Preparations are complete for the traditional King's Birthday parade on the Padang from 6.15 a.m. to 8.40 a.m. Civil and military police yesterday morning rehearsed the
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    Tan Kah Kee Condemns Lotteries
    611 3 i £\wi.s »jr opposition lo uie *3 idea of state lotteries m Singapore was voiced yesterday by the chairman of the South-East Asia Federation of the China Relief Fund, Mr. Tan Kah Kee. In a statement to the Straits Times he said: "The approval at
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    New Plan For Poor Children
    364 3 A SCHEME to blend Government and public effort in social welfare work in Singapore had been submitted for the consideration of the Government, the Secretary of the Social Welfare Department, Mr. T. P. F. McNiece, said yesterday. Under this scheme, Government funds and public funds
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    TWO DEAD IN EXPLOSION
    118 3 Two deaths resulted from an explosion on board a motor tongkang off North Boat Quay, Singapore, on June 2 when a tin of petrol caught fire from sparks from the engine. The flames spread causing extensive damage to the junk Trapped m the engine room, the
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    HAD ILLEGAL DOCUMENTS
    104 3 Sentence of 18 months' rigorous 1 1 imprisonment was imposed by the District Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, yesterday, on 24-year-old Lei Kin on a charge of assisting in the management of an unlawlul society. Policemen on patrol on March 26 came across Lei Kin and two
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    BANGKOK RICE CRISIS EASES
    184 3 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Tuesday. RICE merchants are responding to pressure applied by the Ministry of Commerce m co-operation with the police, and the shortage of rice m the capital is expected to be over this month. This was stated by Nai Sanya Yamasarait, chairman
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., June 11, 1947. The Sheep And The Goats
    1143 4 The St raits Times Singapore, Wed., June 11, 1947. The Sheep And The Goats That bugbear of the Left wing m Singapore, the Societies Ordin- < ance. is under fire again, and it will be surprising if the latest i < broadside does not find a chink m the armour
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    DEATH SERVICES FOR KING ANAND
    111 4 BANGKOK, Tuesday.— Official mourning for the death of King Ananda Mahldol a year ago was lifted yesterday although the causp of his death remains a mystery. King Ananda's remains are still m the Royal Palac* and no plans for cremation have yet been announced. Special
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      THE PLANTER AS LANDLORD
      169 4 TTHE writer of your leader 1 entitled "The Planter As Landlord" has apparently not studied the inquest on the labourer who was killed m a clash with the police on Dublin Estate, with any great care. He Is mistaken m saying that there were eight police
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      In Leisure Hours
      184 4 Next. It Is a dangerous thing to write upon an inflammatory subject without some knowledge of life on rubber estates. The planter is a landlord m so far as he is responsible for housing, sanitation, creches, hospitals, playing fields, and schools, but he makes no effort to
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      Country Folk
      255 4 If some labourers do not make any effort to seek the joys of urban life, it is because they prefer the rural life to which they are accustomed, and not because the managers forbid their jsing their leisure as they please. Having at one time had the privilege
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      What Not To Send To England
      267 4 What Not To Send To England SOME months ago I purchased m Singapore, secondhand, a boy's bicycle for which I paid $30. There is a little boy, living m England, whose parents are not blessed with too many of this world's goods, and it was m my mind to send
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      The Sales Girl Spoke Malay
      233 4 MUCH has been said m the papers about Asiatic girls and their behaviour, and a casual observer cannot fail to realise that all that has been pub'ished is "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." ThU morning at 9.10 a.m. 1 went
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    JEEP RIDE TO KELANTAN
    864 4  -  HARRY MILLER By (Straits Times Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur.) SIR Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union, made a journey last month such as no Malayan governor has ever made before, not even m the pioneering days of the Ma'ay States. Starting from Kuala Lumpur, Sir howard
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    IN ROCHORE ROAD
    330 4 IN R OCHORE ROAD THERE was an appeal recently by a mother asking where she could buy condensed milk at controlled prices. Last Sunday, I vifltsd Rochore Road and was struck speechless when I saw Milkmaid and other brands of condensed milk being sold at black-market prices at 6talls along
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      Dagger And Kris For 'Domestic Use'
      839 5 CHARGED with illegal possession of a dagger and a kris, \j llaji Salleh bin Haji Hassan stated yesterday when brought before the Second District Judge, Mr. J. P. Merson, that he had them "for domestic use." Alighting from a sampan at the landing steps
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    FIFTEEN DEMANDS ON S'PORE CINEMAS
    613 5 Workers Want New Terms In A Week THE Cinema Workers' Union has served most cinemas m Singapore with a list of demands which include salary increases ranging from 69 :o 199 per cent. The Union says it trusts that managements "will kindly grant the privileges
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    INDIA CEYLON MEETING
    85 5 SEGAMAT, Tuesday.— At the annual ger.eral meeting of the Segamat India-Ceylon Association, held at th e association premises yesterday, office bearers were elected as follows: President, Mr. Gurdial Sir.gh; vice-president, Mr. K. Rasanayagam; hon. secretary, Mr. K. Kandiah; asst. Hon. secretary, Mr. George Komatt; hon. sports secretary,
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    DEATH WARNING TO TRISHAW MEN
    300 5 AN attempt to intimidate Singapore trishaw riders is being made by a gang who have pasted up a series of posters issuing death warning to riders who wear arm badges. 'i The posters, bearing the chop of the Singapore Trishaw Riders Committee, a non-registered body,
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    Fines For Illicit Trade
    218 5 FINES totalling $40,884 were collected by the Export and Import Department for the first five months of this year. The department has the power to impose fines up to $1,000 without reference to the courts for infringements of the export and iaiport rules of the Colony.
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    WOMAN ROBBED BY JAP P.O.W.
    80 5 WOMAN ROBBED BY JAP P.O.W. A CHINESE woman living at the 13th mile. Kranji. Singapore, reported to the i police yesterday afternoon that a Japanese prisoner-of-I war had robted her of o^e I ear-ring worth $12. Four Chinese, all armed with pistols, robbed a Chinese of cash and Jewellery to
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    "OVER TO YOU" JUST THAT
    144 5 The programme of the new C. S. E. Revue playing this week at the Victoria Theatre Informs us that the show is deviled by Barri Chatt. As we cared neither for Mr. Chatt nor his devices, like Queen Victoria we were not amused." Some of
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    MENTRI BESAR VISITS MUAR
    82 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Tuesday. The acting Mentri Besar of Johore, the Hon. Dato Onn bin Jaffar, paid his first official visit to Muar m that capacity to make personal contact with th P people. Dato Onn paid visits to Bukit KeDone G°rsek. Bukit Gambir.
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    MOVE TO CUT RATES SUPPORTED
    151 5 Rubber Handling From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. IN a concerted move to reduC2 labour costs, European rubber dealers and packers m Penang and the Welles'.ey Province have agreed to back the Penang Rubb:r Exchange m any revised scale of handlingrates which the exchsnje may
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    JUDGE GIVES EVIDENCE
    192 5 Mr. Justice Brown gave evidence m the First District Court yesterday, when he told how he identified a dismantled car by an ignition switch and a broken window. Before the court was Mohamed Shariff bin Haji Abdul Rahman who was charged with dishonestly retaining a Chevrolet motor
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    PROVIDENT FUND
    83 5 i KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday.— s Desigi.ed to solve difficulties raised by the Japanese occupation, a new bill was passed at the Ad- visory Council yesterday making special provisions for operation li th<> Malayan Planter Provident Fund. Main result of the bili is to treat, for the purpose of
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    Sentences Of Death Confirmed
    268 5 From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR, Tuesdr.y. i "TWO death sentences were j 1 confirmed, three three-year sentences were increased to four years with 12 strokes of the rotan each, and one death sentence was set aside with an order for retrial at tfo Kedah Cciirt
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    Sir John Hay's Comment On Govt. 'Aid'
    1365 6 THE full text of the address to be given by Sir John Hay at the annual meeting of linggi Plantations, Ltd., m London today is given below. The address was circulated to shareholders last week and a summary quoting Sir John's references to
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    PRICE CONTROL OFFENDERS
    190 6 From Oar ov~J c«»if^4».>nd3iit KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. Since the introduction of price control m the Malayan Union, two price control officers had been dismissed after conviction m court, said a Government statement tabled at yesterday's Advisory Council meeting. The information was given m reply to questions by
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    TELUK ANSON
    171 6 TELUK ANSON Company Report A SOUND financial position is dlclosed m the balance sheet of the Tern* Anson Rubber Estate, Ud.. to be presented at the annual meeting of the Company to be held m Singapore on June 18. The chairman's statement issued with the accounts shows that investments have
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    Tin Shares Steadier
    289 6 By Our m<*r«at Correspondent SINGAPORE. Tuesday. THE local markets continued quiet and m industrials there was little price change. In one or two cases prices are fractionally lower. In tin shares, both local and stealings are steadierAmong rubber, there was a mild inquiry for selected ■harts. Gammons
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    RUBBER CROPS
    61 6 Alec Gajah Rasher Estate Ltd. lft^oa lb; Ayer Panas .Rubber Estate Ltd. 75.000 lb; Glenealy Plantations Ltd. 69.0 M lb; Kluaßg Rabter Company Limited 57,000 ft; Pa jam Limit ed 168.W0 ■>; TamaaMc .Rubber .Estates Ltd. 22,103 Jb; Telnk Anson Rubber Estate Ltd. tft.437 Ib; Liv Benat Consolidated
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    RUBBER
    61 6 I'ne Singapore Cnamoei of Commerce Rubber Association *i prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cta. CU. per lb. per lt>. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose 32V6 32% No. 1 R as. fob In bales June 33Vi 33% No. 2 R.S.S. fob m bales June 32% 32% No. 3
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      259 6 1 00 Cose down- 6.00 Andre Kosielanetz and his orchestra; jinuAPOhE Summary; 6 05 Popular Songs and 10.00 announcer's choice; 10.15 forces Mu«i« (Tiga Senunpun); «45 Matey request programme; 1».» newi fcul225 aad 61 metres. Folk Songs: 7 0« Commentary— World letin; 10.40 forces reqtMt programme, WEDNESDAY Affairs; 7. IS
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    LONDON STOCKS
    434 7 LONDON. Monday. IT was a very quie but generally steady day on the Stock Exchange, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Occasionally Industrials tried to get going but there was little drive behind the movement while profit-taking, especially In Breweries, was more m evidence. Shipping alao reacted. Better tone developed
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    SHARE MARKET
    726 7 SINGAPORE, June 10. PINGAHORE shar c quotations to3 da>. as given oy the Malayan Shareholders' Association, were as follows: INDUSTRIALS Buyer Seller Alex. Brick (O) 2.30 2.40 Alex. Brick <P) 3.50 3.05 B M trustee 8.25 0.00 Consolidated Tic Smelters (O) 22/- 23/do (P) 26/6 28/Eastern United Assurance
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    Produce Market Salt Rise Continues
    356 7 Produce Market Salt Rise Continues From a Market Correspondent TN the Singapore produce market yesterday, salt continued to rise as local available stocks are diminishing. Id the green peas section, Rangoon was quoted as sellers $30i. and buyers $29}. The Slam quality was affected by the Rangoon supplies, and was
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      606 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated id Sintapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE "Robert r ruin" .due Irom D.S.A. G. 29 "Bellerophon- from U.K. for Honjkong Road* "Mvrmidom" from U.S. A Roads "Lycaon" sail* for L'pool via Jeddab Jane 16 "Somrnclsdijk" dae from U.S. A Jane 17 -Mrdon" sails for Liverpool via P. Sudan
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      226 7 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON vH INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS PRES POLK SINGAPORE GDNS 1 A 2 SLG. JUNE 11 PENANG ARR. JUNE 12 IRAQ VICTORY SINGAPORE JUNE 20 PENANG JUNE 30 WILLIS VICKERY SINGAPORE JULY 1 PORT SHAM JULY W PENANG JULY 24 Freight Only AMERICAN
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      318 7 Shipoers and others interested i n Shipning Intelligence are referred '.o Advertisements m rol. 6 7 opposite page, and to Shipping Notices on page 2. P O and 8~1 SAILINGS TO AND FROM INDIA. CEYLON. AUSTRALIA. SIAM CHINA ADEN. EGYPT. CONTINENT AND UNITED KINGDOM Agentr Singapore ISLAY KERR CO., LTD.
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      545 7 i HERMAN KLAVENESS LINE DU C X N A L (lncorporatee wub uimnea p C PA I Til Llabtlitv 10 Norwavt 5.5 CO.. LTO. LOS ANGELES (incoroorateo England) SAN FRAiN'CISCO LONDON VANCOUVER DUE AND CONTINENT "GranvWe- dae Jane It CITY OF CHESTER r u s»"« PARI v AiTr-fTcr 'wettenham KAKLY
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    ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 208
    434 8 ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 208 NOTTINGHAM, Tuesday. ENGLAND, losing eight wickets today for 64 runs actually the last five batsmen were dismissed for only ten runs were all out 208 m reply to South Africa's first innings total of 533 when the firrt cricket Test continued at Trent Bridge. Following
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    SING TAO ARRIVES FRIDAY
    45 8 The Sing Tao football team will be arriving here on Friday afternoon, and not tomorrow as previously stated. The visitors play their first game on Saturday against the Singapore Chinese Football Association. Gates at Jalan Besar Stadium open from 3 p.m.
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    Sporting Fixtures And Results
    505 8 Soccer The following have been selected jo represent the F. it N. soccer XI against he Singapore Rangers at their ground at Telok Kurau tomorrow at 5.00 pjn. sf.arp. Players and supporters are requested to "fall m" at the office before •*.15 p.m. for 'free transport.
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    Today's Rase Card
    1005 8 FIELDS for today's races at Kuala Lumpur are set out below. The double totes are on Races three and four, and Races six and seven. The big sweep is on Race eight. Race One 2.45 Horses Class 4 Div. 2--5"/ 2 furs. 23 0 LADY OF KKNT
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    Selections For K.L.
    45 8 RACE I:— Lady ol Kent, Democrat. RACE 2:— First In. Skittals. RACE 3:— Wonder Bird. Dark Cerane. RACE 4:— Donnell Abu. Northwell. RACE s:— Austerity Maid, Norfeld. RACE 6: Golden Grove. Huron. RACE 7: Eulogism, Iron Duke. RACE B:— Graceful Spear. Belita.
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    EULOGISM & DONNELL ABU FOR TODAY Going Likely To Be Good
    774 8 EULOGISM DONNELL ABU FOR TODAY Going Likely To Be Good From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. TRAINER C. W. Turiey's Eulogism and Dcnnell Abu stand out as two good bets for tomorrow, the second day of the Selangor race meeting. Another probable winner from Turiey's stable is Golden Grove.
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    Player Sent Off
    192 8 Superior m all departments, the Royal Navy beat the Indian Association s—l5 1 at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday m the second round of the S.A.F.A. League. Although the soccer was not up to standard, play was clean until Kartur Singh, Indian left full-back, was sent off the
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    LATE COUNTY CRICKET SCORES
    90 8 LONDON, Tuesday, t At Gloucester, Gloucestershire beat Leicestershire by six wickets, Leicestershire 142. 308 (Jackson 108, Goddard, right-arm off-spin-ner, seven for 108) and Gloucestershire 363 and 89 for four. At the Ovar the Surrey-Lanca-shire match was drawn, Lancashire firstly 295. Secondly 96 for 3 (King 50)
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    LEAGUE GAMES POSTPONED
    32 8 Due to the Impending visit of the Sing Tao team League matches scheduled for Friday and Saturday S.R.C. vs. Chinese Seniors and Army vs. Chinese Juniors— have been postponed.
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    FAST WORK POINTERS
    313 8 From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. FAST gallops this morni. g provided some useful pointers for the races tomorrow and next Saturday. Trainer Marlands new importations. Belita, Austerity Maid and Northwell caught the eye m trials. Belita (Flannery) did 38 3/5 seconds for three when sent
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    78 8 From Our Staff Corrc ;vv it KUALA LUMPUR. T.:c i The following Y.M.C.A. will travel down to Seremban on Thursday. June 12, to play c r lck against the K.G.V. School O. Grenler (Capt.). C. L. A. Stork, B. M. Arrlfin. Wong Peng Seont, E. R. De Silva.
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