The Straits Times, 12 June 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947. PRICI* Ir.N L'c.li
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    KNIGHTHOOD FOR CHIEF JUSTICE King's Birthday Honours To 23 In Malayan Union
    431 1 KNIGHTHOOD FOR CHIEF JUSTICE King's Birthday Honours To 23 In Malayan Union From Our Staff Correspondent S KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. IXTEEN men and seven women of the Malayan Union are included m the King's Birthday Honours list. Of these, the Chief Justice of the Malayan Union, Mr. Justice Harold Curwen
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    PRINCESS IN THE LIST
    171 1 PRINCESS IN THE LIST LONDON, Wednesday. PRINCESS Elizabeth and Princes? Margaret have been appointed to the membership of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India m the King's Birthday Honours List I tor? ay. Other m':mtr.rs of the Imperial Order already include the Queen and Queen Mary, the Du-cfci
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    MR. CHURCHILL
    22 1 LO.siXJN. Wednesday. Mr. a Churchill had an operation for hernia this morning. His condition is said to be satisfactory. Reuter.
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    MALAYA GREETS THE KING
    73 1 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE following telegram has been despatched by the Governor, Sir Edward Gent, to the Colonial Office m London: "With humble duty to His Majesty tin King. I offer, on behalf of Their Hichr.esses the Malay Rulers, anj th" R«*ver—
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    PILOT'S CONCERT
    72 1 LONDON, Wednesday.—Twenty-six-year-old Squadron-Leader Douglas Lenton, who during the war flew Mr. Churchill's and Mr. Attlce's diplomatic bags, is making his first public appearance as a pianist at Wigmore Hall, Lcndon, on June 20. Squadron-Leader Lentoa commanded a squadron of Spitfires, and is now the personal pilot ci Lt.-Gen.
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    Singapore Honours
    165 1 SINGAPORE NAMES ON KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST: Companion of the MlMlk Ois'inguished Order of St. Michael and St. George: Mr. Henry BASTEN. Chairman and General Manager, Singapore and Penan** Harbour Boards. Officer "Of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division); Mr. Thomas William HINCH. PAnoipal.
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    FIRST RUNYON STORY ON PAGE EIGHT
    49 1 THE first Damon Runyon story m the special Straits T mes series appears on Page Eight of the magazine section loday. This will be followed by another Runyon story next week and each following week. Read Runyon m the Straits rimes each Thursday.
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    Wavell On India's "Birth Pangs"
    203 1 LONDON, Wednesday. PIELD-Marshal Earl Wavell, former Viceroy of India, 1 speaking at a meeting of the East India Association m London today, said: "Although India has some very dangerous, difficult and years ahead, there is no reason to despair of her future. "Birth pangs of
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    Honourable Democracy Marches On
    90 1 Honourable Democracy Marches On THE Lditor oi the Straits Times has received his first post-war letter from a Japanese. An interpreter attached to the 1 staJT of the Japanese Liaison Office, Changi, m a letter published m today's "Man m the 1 Street" (see Page 6) expresses surprise that British
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    MONTGOMERY COMING TO SINGAPORE
    349 1 MONTGOMERY COMING TO SINGAPORE THE Ciiifci of the Imperial General Staff, FieldMarshal Viscount Montgomery, will visit Singapore at the end of this month or the beginning of Juiy to hold staff talks with Service leaders from the Far East and Australia. Reuter reports from New Delhi that Lord Montgomery is
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    STOP PRESS Test Match Result
    63 1 STOP PRESS Test Match Result NOTTINGHAM, Wednesday.— The first Test Match ended here to-day m a draw. South Africa, 2nd. inns.: Melville not out 104; Mitchell c Evans b Bedser 4; Viljoen not out 51; Extras 7: Total (1 wkt.) 166. Reuter. I Tea Score. Page 12. LONDON, Wednesday.— At
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    Men Seen Clinging To Wreckage
    100 1 Men Seen Clinging To Wreckage TWO men v«e*e seen clinging i to wreckage m the sea 1 about 50 miles from the ..east, according lo a radio report received yesterday afterr.oon from the crew of the 1.0.A.C. flying boat which I left S ngapore yesterday morning. Th? message said an
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    SIAM TO CONTINUE RICE CONTROL
    37 1 BANGKOK, Wednesday. The Siamese Government's int;nti;n of continuing internal rice c;.ntr^! after tl.e end of the tripartite rice agreement m Augu.sc »ias been reiterated by the new Commerce Minister, Dr. Duen Bunnag.—Reuter.
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    Viceroy With Indian Heads
    68 1 Photograph taken during .he confer- nee held by the Vicirojr; of India, Visccunt Mountbattcn, with Indian leaders on June 2. On his left are Mr. Jinnali, Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan and Sar <ar Abdur Rab Nishtar, represent i>ig the Muslim League. Sitting on, his right are
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    Indonesian Troops Mobilising
    132 1 Indonesian Troops Mobilising BaTAVIA, Wednesday. Tx-jE I; donesian Republfejj has ordered mobilisation! c-1 auxiliary armed forces to* meet "any eventuality," aon cording to a radio broadcast^ from the na'ional capital,, Jor Jakarta. The announcement has broken the silence that has followed the, handing over of the Republican counter-memorandum to the
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      71 1 w^i ill) '"I 1 <" faihionuile MADe-T<hO*D£R IN OTHER PAGES China Protests »o R's.ia Z U.K. May Cut her Food Imports 3 Teacher Acquitted of Aiding Japanese 4 Prc.ident Trumnn's Call lo Canada 3 Editorial 6 Six Award.-, to the Malayan P<-!i-s 7 Thursday Magazine Damrn Runyon 8 Bock Reviews
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    CHINA PROTESTS TO RUSSIA
    296 2 CHINA PROTESTS TO RUSSIA Frontier Violation By Outer Mongolia NANKING, Wednesday. THE Chinese Government today instructed its Ambassador m Moscow to protest to both the Soviet Government and the Outer Mongolian Minister m Moscow against the violation of the Sinkiang border. The Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Chang Yuan Chang, said
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    Campbell's Next Attempt
    243 2 Campbell's Next Attempt CONISTON, Wednesday. SIR Malcolm Campbell decided yesterday to try to beat his own water speed record of 141.47 miles an hour. The speed king and his record setting speed boat, Blue Bird, rebuilt and Jet-propelled, are nearly ready for the record attempt on Lake Conlston. There will
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    R.N. MAY GO 'DRY' IN PORT
    98 2 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. The British Treasury wants all Royal Navy ships to go "dry" when m port. The Treasury claims this would save the country millions of pounds every year. This would end tne centuries-old privilege of duty-free rum for every
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    "LOW PAY" IN U.S. DEPARTMENT
    97 2 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. The United States Secretary of State, Gen. George Marshall, said yesterday that the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. John Hilldring, was resigning for "personal and financial reasons." He said so during testimony bef< re the Senate Appropriations Committee when he cited Mr. Hilldring's
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    INDONESIA-EGYPT TREATY SIGNED
    39 2 CAIRO, Wednesday. Egypt yesterday signed a treaty of frterdihio with Indonesia. The Indonesian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ago^s Sal»m. whs signed fcr his country, will shortly visit other Arab states to conclude s'milar treaties Reuter.
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    Royal Servant Wins D.S.O.
    71 2 LONDON. Wednesday. The private secretary to the Queen, Major Thomas Harvey, Scots Guards, was decorated with the D.5.0., won m Italy, at an Investiture at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The King had a special smile as he shook Major Harvey's hand. More than 300 people received honours
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    "CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS"
    98 2 v/ednculay Gerhart F>lr- r "d to b* the United States' leading communist, was yesterday convicted of "contempt of Congress." Sentence will be announced on June 27. The verdict, returned by the jury after 20 minutes' deliberation, carries a maximum penalty of a 51,000 nne and four mcnths'
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    DOUBLE DEFEAT IN LORDS FOR GOYT.
    98 2 LONDON. Wednesday. The Government was defeated for a second time yesterday tn the House of Lords when Lord Addison refused to accept the Opposition amendment to provide that the Transport Commission, instead of the Minister of Transport, should appoint its own executives. The amendment
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    RESIGNATION OF AUSTRIAN MINISTER
    87 2 VTeINNA, Wednesday.— The Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karl Gruber, has submitted his resignation to the Chancellor, Dr. Leopold Figl. A political storm was caused recently by the leakage of the news that there had been secret talks between the Chancellor and the Communist leader,
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    TRAITOR COUNTESS GAOLED
    180 2 From Our Own Correspondent _._,T PARIS, Wednesdaj. DEAUTIFUL blue-eyed ComD" V tesse Maria Tchernipcheff, one-time wife of the French film star Andre Garat, v,n« ho«m contonppH m four has been sentenced to iour years gaol for having coiia- .borated with the Germans. Maria, once the wife of
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    Hungarian Army To Be Purged
    158 2 BUDAPEST, Wednesday. THE new Hungarian Premier, Mr. Lajos Dinnyes, personally chosen for his position by i-oviet Lt. Gen. V. P. Sviridov, said yesterday that "antidemocratic" elements would be purged from the Hungarian Army. He said 80 per cent c«f tne Army's officers had "fled to
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    MEDAL FOR MACARTHUR
    47 2 TOKIO, Wednesday. Gen. Mac Arthur was decorated with the Navy Distinguished Service Medal by Vice-Admiral R. M. Graffln. Commander of the Naval Forces m the Far East, for service as Supreme Commander of the South-west Pacific Area from Febmar-' ti C-;oj?r 1944.— U.P.. P.
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      Gorilla On The Rampage
      103 2 AW%mumM PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday. PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S massive 400-pound gor.lla Bamboo I went on the rampage for the second time m six weeks yesterday. He seriously mauled the keeper who sought to lead him from an out-door enclosure to his cage. The huge animal turned suddenly on the
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      Late Mrs. M. Tate
      105 2 LONDON, Wednesday. The coroner, Dr. Neville Stafford, ruled yesterday that Mrs. Mavis Tate, champion 01 women's rights and former Conservative M.P., died of self-administered coal gas poisoning while her balance of mind was disturbed by ill-health. Mrs. Tate was found dead m her home on June
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      Survivor's Tale
      146 2 LONDON. Wednesday: Mrs. Stafford Allan, sole survivor of a plane crash m the English Channel, told the story of it yesterday, at a London inquiry. The aircraft crashed off the north coast of France on Apr. 16, drowning the pilot, a woman and a child. In a written
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      Off The Ration
      71 2 LONDON, Wednesday. Stating that the Government wished to make visitors' sojourns m Britain as easy as possible, f.ie Food Minister, Mr. John Stra'jhey, anncunced yesterday that oversea visitors m future need not obtain food coupons for the first four •.veeks of their stay Ir a catering establishment.
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      Eritrean Protest
      66 2 ASMARA, Eritrea, Wednesday. —The Muslim League party held huge orderly deiroastrac or.s throughout Eritrea Awterday In protest against the claims ->f t)i3 Unionist Party seeking the union of Eritrea with Ethiopia. The League demands independence or United Nations trusteeship for Eritrea, preferably with, Britain as the trustee. In
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      Train Crash
      53 2 LONDON. Wednesday.—Hundreds of peonlf> m i\ train f*- m Salisbury miraculously escaped injury yesterday wnen it crasatd into an empty electric train a: the platform at Waterloo. One of the Southern Railways heaviest locomotives tore into ihj last of the empty coaches arri lifted it several feet into
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      U.S. Economist
      43 2 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. The United States Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Monnet Davis as American representative en the ecmomic commission lor Asia and the Fa.* East. The commission has been established by the United Natij.is Economic and Social Council. Rpu^-
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      Punch Barred
      86 2 LONDON. Wednesday. In Middlesex public parks since ac least the Mm" of Oickens. Punch has raised his club and struck Judy a "sadistic" blow. But no longer. "Punch and Judy shows are on a par with bear baiting and cock fighting and should be abolished," a County Education
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      Strike In Italy
      32 2 ROME, Wednesday. Over 2,000 Italian Automobile Club employees struck for an hour yesterday throughout the Peninsula, demanding their inclusion In the Sta-tf» Council Service ar.d social security benefits. U.P.
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      Carpet Magic
      33 2 LONDON, Wednesday. Scotland Yard is searching for an audacious shop-lifter who walked out of a busy London department store m daylight with a four-foot-six grandfather electrc clock and a Persian carpet.—UP.
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      Almost Lynched
      74 2 COLUMBUS. Georgia, Wednesday—Mayor Hugh Vann said he and three other men had saved a negro from a lynch-bent mob that had already plioed a rope arcund the intended victim's neck. Mayor Vann said the negro, 18-year-old Jimmy Harris, was suspected of raping a while woman In Hurtsboro. He
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      Britain's Tea
      79 2 LONDON, Wednesday. The British Food Minister. Mr. John Strachey, made it clear In the House of Commons that the recent increase m the price of tea m Britain meant a decrease of £5.865.000 In tea subsidy. Major Spence. Conservative, had asked by what amount it was intended by
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      479 2 NOTICES OLD ALLEYNIANS. Would ail O.As. at present resident In Malaya please get m touch with W M. Inres-Ker. P.O. Box No. 100. Singapore. NOTICE TOWN BOAI.D JOHORE BAHRU. Notice is hereby given tha* m exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Section 135 of the Town Boards Enactment
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      724 2 NOTICES. (TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE NO. 22 1939) CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 of 1945 NOTICE is nereby 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. Penang.
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      195 2 TENDERS INVITED SUPPLY OF HOSPITALS DIETS, MALACCA. Tenders will be received at the Office of the Resident Commissioner Malacca, up to noon of 23rd June 1947. for the following: (1) Supply of hospital diets to Malacca General Hospital and Alor Gajah Hospital Supply for Alor Gajah to Include delivery at
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      $2,500 Theft From Toddy Contractor
      92 3 IPOH, Wednesday. A TODDY contractor was robber this morning of $2,500 which he had just drawn from the bank and was taking to i* using to pay his men. The contractor, Mr. Mur.usamy, entered a hired car after I leaving the bank and as soon
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      Conserving Rice
      119 3 \N'G. Wednesday —The new regulation regarding the entry of Chinese into Siam was prompted by Siam's wish to conserve her rice and good stocks, the Par.ang Siamese Consul, Chai Su^annathat, said yesterday on his return from Bangkok. The lumber of immigrants had been fixed after consultations with the
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      Teachers Compete
      47 3 MALACCA. Wednesday.—Members of the Malacca Teachers' Association will pay a visit to Seremban on Saturday, where they will play soccer, tennis and badminton against the Negri Sembilan Teachers' Association. The Malacca teachers will also stage a concert at the King George the Fifth School. Serembau.
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      Sailor Convicted
      74 3 Sa ilor Convicted JOHORE BAHRU. W.dnes\r. Indonesian sailor, YcusofT bin Haji Adnam, was yosterday sentenced by the District Judse. Mr. T. R Hepworth, to six months for being in poss?s.:ion cf sto! n property. property consisted of lour scwin? machines and cooking uteiuils stolen from the School of Domestic Science
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      Acquitted Of Murder
      43 3 JCHORE KAURI. \\ed.usiL\v Yap Leong was acquitted by Mr. Justice Bostock Hill at the AssizM yesterday when the D.D.P Mr. \V M MeCall, "ffcres! no evi iciice against him in respect of the murder of Mohamed Kassim on Oct. 18.
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      Jobs For 149
      72 3 K LUMPUR. Wednesday: 149 Europeans have be"n recruited for administrative postal and railway services in the Malayan Union since civil government took over from the B.M.A. last year. This information was given at the Advisory Council or. Monday in a r^'rv to a question by Mr. C.
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      Traffic Danger
      65 3 PENANG, Wednesday. The Pcnang Municipal Commissioners have decided to recommend to the Education Department a change in the dismissal times for St. Xavier's Instituton and the Per.ang Convent because of the danger from fciffic congestion. The two schools are in the heart of the town and they will
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      Back Pay Claims
      72 3 PENAN... Wednesday. A lour-man commKUe has been appointed by the Penang Municipal Commissioners to consider claims by Municipal employees for further back pay. These claims are based on alleged loss of employment during the Japanese occupation through pio-British activities. TV.c sub-committee is headed b;, the Deputy Municipal
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      Cyclists Hauled In
      49 3 itLUK ANSON. Wednesday. Alter some months of grac:. the police tcok acMv-; steps on Sunoay to prosecute cyclists who failed to obey the "stop, look and go" signposts erected at three of T luk Anson's busiest junctions. As a result of Sunday's action, cyclists were arrested.
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      Mac Donald Lunches With Raja Muda
      63 3 TELUK AiNrfON, Wednesday The Governor- General, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, stopped at Teluk Anson on Monday ifternoon on his way to Ipoh. He had lunch at the Istan^ Raja Muda informally with the other guests who were invited by the Raja Muda. The Sultan and
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      Consul For Penang
      24 3 NANKING. Wednesday: The Executive Yuan here passed a resolution to establish a Chinese Consul in Penang. it was reported yesterday. U.P.
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      Teacher Retires
      112 3 MUAR, Wednesday. Mr. Sinnethamy, holding a super scale (a) appointment and with the longest service in Johore, has retired a.'ter having served the Education Department for more than 30 years. On the occasion of his retirement, Mr. Sinnethamby was entertained to a dinneT given by his colleagues at
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      25 3 Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, si?ns his autograph for Rover Scout Leader Mohammad bin Nawi during bis viaM at F.ndau, Johore, in
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      Roundabout Too Costly
      130 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday.— A proposal to construct a roundabout at the junction of Princes Road, Rifle Range Road ar.d Circular Road at a cose of $23,003 was turned down by the Kuala Lumpur Town Board this morning. The Finance committee of the board considered that thl£ wa3
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      Price Control Committee
      60 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. The following have been appointed to serve on the Jchore South Price Control Advisory Committee: President the J.B. Town Board, District Officer, Johore Bahru, Jaafar Maridan. Messrs. Sinniah Pillai, Phillip Chew. Chiok See. Koh Jit Tnon?, Ang Siew Sian, Kae Lek Plew, the Assistant
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    CEYLON FOOD CHIEF IN SINGAPORE
    56 3 A tea r>arty vfos g "««i at the G.H. Cafe yesterday by r ,he firm of Adam Hajee Peer Moham. d lasack m honour of the Food Commission: r of the Government of Ceylon. Mr. K. Alluappillay. who has come to Singapore to attend a
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    3/4 LAKH IN ILLEGAL LOTTERY
    156 3 UONTHS of patient waiting ITI by the C.I.D. was re-i warded when a successful' raid was carried out on a! chap-ii-kee gambling den yes-j terday morning which led to the arrest and conviction two Chinese charged Wl'h MM sisting m a public lo'.tery. An account
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    SUSPENSION RAILWAY RUNS AGAIN
    40 3 Gondolas of the 15-mile-lon* suspension railway m Wuppc 1 >\, Germany once more glide t'nrotr: i the city. Tracks have been erected on pylons along the Rs.cr W upper and trains leave at fiveminute intervals. A.P. photo.
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    CAREERS OF BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENTS
    969 3 Hflß. Justice Willan, who receives a Knightnood m the King's Birthday Honours (see page 1), has had a distinguished career m the Malayan' Civil Service and Colonial Legal Service. After serving i n the Malayan Planning Unit m 1944 and 1945, he became Deputy Chief
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    HUNDRED BOYS ENTERTAINED
    143 3 An enjoyable evening.; entertainment was had by 100 boys and girls of all nationalities at the Katong Boys' Club, m Haig Road, last night when a special programme was put on by club members. The highlight of the evening was a cinema show sponsored by the Public
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    U.K. MAY CUT HER FOOD IMPORTS
    402 3 U.K. MAY CUT HER FOOD IMPORTS Dalton Can .Give 6 Wo Assurance' LONDON, Wednesday. fHE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Hugh Dalton, refused yesterday to assure Parliament that he v/oukl lot cut British imports of essential foods. He was ion-committal when asked whether he would bring ;he entire question of
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    Committee To Allot Passages
    146 3 From Our Own Corresp orient Kuala Lumpur, Weiinesuay. FROM Jure 30, a special committee set up by the ship;pir.g lints wi'l bo responsible' ;lfor the alkca 1 on of passen-; gers on ships from the United' Kingdom to Malaya and Hong ;jKorg. The Ministry of Tran-
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    RADIO STATION TO FIT POCKET
    88 3 From Our Own Uorreb >-»• ent Washington, Wednesday. THE Ordnance Development Division of the United States Bureau of Standards has buih a radio transmitter smaller than a packet of cigarettes. Keceiving sets small enough to fit into a coat pock n t maj soon be
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    Rush Work On Penang's Open Spaces
    208 4 From Our Staff Correspon'lmt PENANG, Wednesday. MUNICIPAL labourers "are working every hour of the day" m their effort to restore the Esplanade, the Deputy Municipal President, Dr. W. H. Brodie, assured the Commissioners at their tfortnightly meeting yesterday. Dr Brodie was replying to ,critlcism
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    Dragon boat racing ban
    109 4 SHANGHAI. Wednesday— The Police Bureau announced yesterday that it would prohibit the traditional Dragon Boat racing on June 23 during the Dragon Boat Festival, one of China's most popular ancient celebrations. The announcement stated that "such a Chinese tradition is a sheerVaste of money and people's
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    J. Kuantan To Convert Capital
    154 4 J. Kuantan To Convert Capital SHAREHOLDERS of the ♦3 Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estate, Ltd., will consider at an extraordinary general meeting amending their articles of association so that the company may by ordinary resolution convert any paid-up shares into stock, and reconvert any stock into paid up shares of any
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    32 4 SEGAMAT. Tuesday.— Che Ahmad bin Haji Hussein, from Kluang, has arrived here to take over from Che Hashim bin Mohee as 0.C.P.D., Segamat. Che Hashim has proceeded on transfer to Johore Bahru.
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    Jap Money Death Duties May Be Valid
    180 4 Straits Times Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. DEATH duties paid m full m "banana" currency during the occupation until July 31, 1945 will be given full value if a new Bill proposed for the Malayan Union is enacted m its present form. The Bill
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    61 4 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wednesday. rE Women's Service League and the girl guides of the Sultan Abu Bakar Girls' School, Muar, will hold a sale of work at the G.E.S. Hall, on June 14. The sale will include embroidery, toys and play suits for children, pillow cases and other
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    TEACHER ACQUITTED OF AIDING JAPANESE
    203 4 Request To Court For Protection From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. k FORMER Chinese schoolmistress, Yuen Chee Yuen, has been m Police custody for 14 months on an original charge of treason, was yesterday acquitted by the District Judge, Mr. B. J. Jennings. Her acquittal
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    30 4 V.s.tjrs to the Fair at Grenoble, Franc: cling to a fo-tbr.d^e exhibit which collapsed while they were crossing. An engineer Regiment, who erected the bridge came to their rescue. A.P.
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    JOHORE MAKES HISTORY
    220 4 From Our Own CJrrv pondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. For the first time m the history of the State the King's birthday will be officially celebrated here tomorrow with a parade m which the military. Johore Malay foro?s and police will take part. In previous years, Johore Joined
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    STRIKE SPREADS
    50 4 PITTSBURGH. Wednesday The coal-miners' protest against the pending Labour legislation spre .d to at least four additional large Western Pennsylvania mines today, sharply curtailing production of metallurgical coal for steel mills. An early morning check-up disclosed that 15,000 miners were idle, an increase of 5,000 on yesterday's figures.
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    Removal Of Copra Control Urged
    263 4 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. A BETTER price for Malayan copra and coconut oil and abolition of the present "permit" system was urged by Mr. Khoo Teik Ec at Monday's meeting of the Advisory Council. He pointed out that at present Malaya could
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    UNION WELFARE
    127 4 The Unlcn's Chief Social Welfare Officer, Mr. J. A. Harvey, reports the selection of two candidates for welfare scholarships. One is working m his Department, and the ether is to be attached. Government has agreed to the appointment of Probation Officers, and application has been sent to England
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    Claims For Property In Japan
    209 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday IN November last arrangements were made to identify and restore where possible property believed to have been removed to Japan during the occupation, says an official announcement. A number of lists of property, believed to have been removed m this way. were
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    RICE HARVEST 236,322 TONS
    50 4 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday.— Malaya's rice crop for the 1C*****7 harvest is estimated at 256,322 tons and the population on which the present rice demand is based is estimated at 5, 350,250, it was was revealed m the vlsory Council meeting on Monday.
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    FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR PENANG
    106 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. A FIVE-YEAR reconstruction programme for Penang Is being planned by the Municipal Engineer and awaits the arrival of more staff from the United Kingdom. da^ mleUn^^hf JuSci-" «*™ed *na»ci.l proviso l r^£v«fu«i™T sicn should be by an allocation pal Commissioners.
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    PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S CALL TO CANADA Historic Address In Ottawa
    509 5 PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S CALL TO CANADA Historic Address In Ottawa OTTAWA, Wednesday. PRESIDENT Truman told a gathering of both Houses of the Canadian Parliament today th*\t the United States will support those countries who are determined to govern themselves and who will permit others to do likewise. The President pointed to
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    SERVICE TO ENGINEER STUDENTS
    237 5 MR. William Chambers, resident director m Australia, of the British Institute of Engineering Technology, is visi ing Singapore. He is shying at Raffles Hotel. Vr Chambers told the Straits Times yesterday that the purpose of his visit was to ensure the utmost service to the Institutes'
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    JUDGE SAW HIS STOLEN CAR
    127 5 riE prevalence of car stealng and stripping m Singapore was emphasised by Mr. E. J. Linsell, A.S.P., m the First District Court, yesterday when 33-years-old Mahomed Sharif bin Haji Abdul i Rahman was sentenced to 18' months rigorouss imprisonment on a charge of dishonestly receiving
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO EXTORT
    48 5 A middle-aged Chinese, Choy Wing was allowed bail of $500 m the Second Police Court, yesterday, when he was charged with attempted extortion of 55,000, by letter, from Teo Kirn Watt, at Oeylang, on Tuesday last wtek, for the Thee Hian Than Secret Society.
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    TODAY'S PARADE
    62 5 Ihe Kings Birthday Military parade will take place this .naming when the King's representative, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, takes the salute of troops. Participating In the parade will be units of the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force stationed In Singapore, and contingents of police, volunteers
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    Big Rubber Dump Fire
    61 5 Big Rubber Dump Fire Aerial picture of the gigantic smoke column arming from the Government rubber dumo at Mitcham Junction, Surrey, after it caught fire by sDontaneous combustion on June 2 when the temperature soaied to over 90 degrees m a record English heat-wave. Thirty fire engines from all parts
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    Trade Union Leader Returns From U.K.
    280 5 A SINGAPORE trade union leader, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, who returned yesterday from a two-months study of trade unionism m the United Kingdom paid the future policy of Singapore should be to recruit local men for the posts of trade union advisers. He said
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    SIAM DRIVE ON BORDER BANDITS
    224 5 SIAM DRIVE ON BORDER BANDITS PENANG, Tuesday. AN assurance that the Siam ese Police were taking all possible measures against pirates and border bandits was given today by the Penang Siamese Consul, Chai Suwannathat. Chai Suwannathat. who has just returned from Bangkok, said that the Siamese Police had i-iade "several
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    Cinema Demands "Reasonable" Says Secretary
    560 5 THE management of a Singapore cinema has re- turned unopened to the Cinema Workers' Union a registered letter containing the list of 13 demands sent to all cinemas employing unionists on Monday. The word "refused" appears on the back of the envelope. The Union will
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      288 5 rites; 7.30 News; 7.45 Listeners' Pa- (s°P™«°> «d William Nurclock "^THURSDAY vourltea; 8. 15 Close down. (pianist); 1.55 To-day's spotlight band 7.00 a.m. Special commentary, RADIO AUSTRALIA Du < BUin ton aad orchestra; 11.00 Kings Birthday Celebration*. talk: 11.10 Celebrity Violinist (Joseph C^^SZZ^SZ&Z e.p^Sw^^YaOA^iana-^); HO* WaK. time; 11.30 8.15 News
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thursday, June 12. 1947. What Is The Alternative?
    957 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thursday, June 12. 1947. What Is The Alternative? A Chinese attack on income tax distinguished the meeting of the Malayan Union Advisory Council On Monday, thus marking a significant change m the balance of political forces with which Sir Edward Gent and the Inland Revenue expert
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    32 6 Mr. Mrs. Percy G. Pereira rhank :.li relatives and friends who tent than messages of good wishes and :.)so for their useful and 'nluanle presents on the occasion of their i.ir.r;ia"e.
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    R.A.F. MEMORIES IN MALAYA Invitation From Sir
    276 6 R.A.F. MEMORIES IN MALAYA Invitation From Sir Philip Joubert THE Straits Times has received the following letter from Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, Air Ministry, Whitehall, London: "As it. will be seme years before the lull official history of the war is published, arrangements have been made for a
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    The first terrible days in Singapore
    2112 6  -  Y. S. TAN $50,000,000 FROM THE MALAYAN CHINESE— I By Secretary of the Oversea Chinese Association WHEN hundreds of thousands of helpless Chinese were held by the Japs in the concentration camps and awaiting their fate, they were completely cut off from news of
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      156 6 lUE know already, by the treatment meted out to Mr. Anthony Brooke, that broadcasting facilities will not De afforded to the disseminators of views which might be unp'easing to Government and, possibly, to Mr. Dumeresque. Now we are told that the 8.8.C. proposes to take over the
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      26 6 Letters signeJ with a nom -de-plume are not published unlestf the writer's rame and alircss are communicated to the Editor as a guarantee of goo'; ifalth.
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      A Japanese writes to the Straits Times
      233 6 rUR article on Saturday,June 7, captioned "JAPS DON'T KNOW WHAT IS BAIL", rather surpiises or.e. It Is a common practice to spell a word that has a hononym when it Is spoken to a foreigner and he seems unable to understand it. If
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      54 6 Scientific Glare Control American POLAROID DAY GLASSES FITS-ONS also available. rhe only type of glasses that really controls glare. During the war used by the American Army and Navy. Call for a demonstration to prove the differences from ordinary sun glasses Various New Types cf Spectacle Frames A Mount Ints
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      126 6 I The Finest Radio m the World available to the public at the Price MURPHY I THE STATION MASTER It Is easy to put a Short-wave Switch on radio set and a list of Short-wave Stations on the dial. But Is it easy to Ret those Stations? Is lt easy
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    Kedah Police Search For 12-Fingered Gangster
    106 7 From Our Staff Correspondent. Penang, Wednesday. A CHINESE youth with ten fingers and two thumbs is wanted by the Kedah police m connection with a series of gang robberies m the Sian-Kedah border area. The wanted man is believed to be the leader of
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    Stood Up To Train That Killed Him
    280 7 rE driver of the right mail train from Kuala Lumpur told the Singapore coroner yesterday how a Chinese had stood erect m front of the train and had died beneath the engine on June 3. 1 The coroner, Mr. Oon Khye Kiang, recorded
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    Y'S MEN'S CLUB
    56 7 Th- r.cxt lunrhcon meeting of the Singapore V's Men's Club will b.- h.ld at Cecil's Restaurant en! Satriday at 1.15 p.m. Mr. J. M. Tayl'.r will sp:ak on "The Juven'.le m the Mcdtrn World.' A coda] will be held at 59. Q| Rhu on Saturday, June ?8
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    34 7 OAKLAND, California, Tuesday. Twenty fishing boat captains from Seattle and California are en route to Shanghai to teach Chinese fishermen how to operate z fleet which was donated to China by U.N.R.R.A.— A. P.
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    INDONESIA ACCORD PREFERRED
    154 7 INDONESIA ACCORD PREFERRED PINGAPORE Chinese were not keenly interested m the announcement that Japan would be opened to limited private trad 2 on Aug. 15, the chairman of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Lee Kong Chian, told the Straits Times yesterday. He added that although, m principle, the
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    SIX AWARDS TO THE MALAYAN POLICE
    775 7 Tireless Fight Against Crime From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE magnificent and tireless fight by the police against lawlessness ever since the reoccupation of the country has. been recognised by the awards of high police decorations to six officers and men of
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    41 7 The Japanese Premier, Ie -.it Katayama. the first Chris. km Japanese to be elected to this office, sitting outside his Tokio home with his family. From left: His elder daughter, his wife. Katayama, his younger dui";>iter and his sun. A.P. fthoto.
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    Schoolboys Learn To Be Tailors
    74 7 Schoolboys Learn To Be Tailors From Our Own Correspcn ent PENANG, Wedr.e ci y. ARPHAN Loys m St. Xav.er's v/ Jnstitut'on are being taught tailoring and dressmaking wiih materials supplied by the Social Welfare Department. The report of the welfare section of the Penang and Province Wellesley Women's Service League
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    Outstanding Ability
    583 7 Mr. Giam Chong Hing, Inspector of Police, receives the Colonial Police Medal. Mr. Giam Chong Hing served m the C.1.D., uniformed branch and special branch with outstanding ability. For seme time he has been attached to the investigation branch m the Singapore Harbour Board where he worked with
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      First Damon Runyon Story Today
      4733 8 IT is really surprising how many wicked people there are m this world, and especially along East 114 th Street up m Harlem. Of course I do not say that all the wicked people m the world are along East 114 th Stieet, because some
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      SUCH A LOT OF RUBBER
      612 9 NOVEL OF THE WEEK THE WEEPING WOOD, •by Vicki Baum. London: Michael Joseph. Sydney Angus and Robertson. yiCKI BAUM is an old hand as a writer— far too old and shrewd a hand not to know the difference between a novel and a disguised textbook.
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      A POLICEMAN WHO COULDN'T CATCH UP
      635 9 MYSTERY OF THE WEEK DEATH'S OLD SWEET SONG, by Jonathan Stagge. London: Michael Joseph. TO the District-Attorney, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Dear Sir. After studying Mr. Jonathan Stagge's account of the recent mass murders m Skipton. Mass.. I respectfully suggest sir, that Inspector Cobb. of
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      Slanging the Australians
      414 9 For Your Dustbin LET'S GO TO AUSTRALIA, by George F. Taubeneck. U.S. Conjure House. MR. TAUBENECK really hadn't intended to write a whole book about Australia. Of his notes he says "Originally I had planned to digest these into a 25,000-word article for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
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      Foreign films flow into
      270 10 UOLLYWOOD.— Foreign pictures of vastly improved quality, and m greater numbers, are reaching American audiences more than ever before and recognized honours are being bestowed upon them. Their number is no special cause for alarm here as yet but considerable concern among producers has been induced
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      Jolson Inspired Film Of Song
      165 10 "TWENTY seven songs which approach the record for the use of music m motion pictures are heard m Columbia's "The Jolson Stoiy" which will be showing aoon m Singapore. The songs represent a major portion of the musical side of Al Jolson's career, on which
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      750 9 defen«w»^t« f ?f 1. a fine the biddin(5 that «ted»«r could probdefensive diagonals, but his partner let ably not get into his own hand very hi^ nr w often, and West wanted to knock out tw£ dl i u, most cobable entry before the Both sides vulnerable. high-clubs could be
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    LONDON STOCKS
    458 11 London, Tuesday. AFTER a quiet start, most sections turned down towards the end of the day when ilt'le :>r no support appeared to counterbalance liquidation, says Reutert financial corres- pon dent. Olltedgeds eased, which In turn: j unsettled other Domestic lanes, particularly Industrials. when losses were not large
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    RUBBER
    59 11 The Singapore Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyer* Sellers Cts. Ct«. Der lb. net Ib. No. 1 RJSJS. Spot loose 31H 31*6 No. 1 R.S.S. fob In bales June.. 32% 32* No. 2 R.S.S. fob m bales June 3m 31% No. 3 RSfi. fob
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    U.S. FUTURES
    27 11 NEW YORK. Wednesday:— Crude rubber futures closed 45 points lower. Sales totalled contracts. September U.S 16.25 December 16.05. No. 1 Ribbed Smoked Sheets 17.25 A.P.
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    STERLING TIN SHARES UP
    236 11 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. MARKETS displayed a little more activity today j and sterling tin shares showed slightly increased j prices. In the industrial section, Brick prefs were offered at $3.60 and Ords changed hands at $2.35 with sellers over. Fraser and Neaves were
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    Produce Market SUGAR QUIET
    362 11 Produce Market SUGAR QUIET Prom our Market Correspondent ACTIVITY m the Singapore sugar market stopped yesterday as outstation buyers seem to be satisfied with their absorptions. Local sugar !was quiet yesterday, with Canton white almost out-of-stock. Coffee has become quiet and dull. Some quantities of Palembang 30% changed hands at
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    GOOD DIVIDENDS AT K.L. MEET
    1565 12 Electroplate Pays $69 From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE second day of the Kuala Lumpur June Meeting was a day of good dividends, Electroplate winning the last race to pay $69. Only two favourites, Wonder Bird and Democrat, obliged. A feature of the
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    53 12 Lloyd Marshall, the coloured American 32-year-old light-heavy-weight, shaking hands with Fred die Mills before their fight at Harringay on the night of June 3. Marshall won by a knock-out m the fifth round of their ten- round bout, thus ending Mills* hopes of a return fight with Gus Lesnevich for
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    Dividends At A Glance
    705 12 RACE 1: DEMOCRAT $11 $8, Peggy's Choice $21. RACE 2: THEO WEST $41 A 15, Skipper $23, Lady LI- i march $18. RACE 3: WONDER BIRD $11 $8, Whispering Hope $12. Bitter Sweet $17. RACE 4: NORTHWELL $13 $6. Donnell Abu $S, Fereleth $10. RACE 5:
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    Wins $10,000 Golf Tourney
    119 12 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago, who hadn't won a major golf Tcurnauent since the National Open a year ago, scored a under par of SJ yesterday to win ne T'.S SlO.OOO Natl nul Capital Open. His four-day tota' was 26' J. 19 under par and
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    POLICE HEAD JOHORELEAGUE
    90 12 POLICE HEAD JOHORE LEAGUE JOHORe BAHRU. Wednesday.-- The first round of the Johore Bahru District Soccer League has new been completed. Police Central, with 10 poi.'us head the League. Prisons and Permuda tie for second place with eight points each. Customs are at the bottom with only one point. In
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    JUNIOR T.T.
    170 12 DOUGLAS. Isle of Man, Tues. R. Foster, riding a Velocetti A. won the Junior Tourist Trophy race over the famous circuit m the Isle of Man yesterday, covering seven laps of the course which measured 38 miles, m 3 hr. 17 mm. 20 sec. an average speed of
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    COMPTON, 163, YARDLEY, 99, SAVE ENGLAND
    579 12 COMPTON, 163, YARDLEY, 99, SAVE ENGLAND NOTTINGHAM, Wednesday. HENIS Compton with 163 his highest score m Test cricket and Norman Yardley, 99, staged a remarkable rally for England with a record fifth wicket partnership of 237 on the last day of the Test against South Africa at Trent Bridge today.
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    Scoreboard
    114 12 South Africa Ist Innings 533 England Ist Inninps 208 Engand 2nd Inrings Mutton b Tucket t > Washbrook c Lindsay b Rowan 59 Edrich b Smith 50 Compton c Mitchell b Mann 163 Doliery c and b Dawson 17 Yardley c Tuckett b Dawson Evans c and b Smith
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    FIVE COUNTY. DECISIONS
    152 12 Iu.,DON, Weunesday. County cricket matcres yesterday resulted as followes: At Brentwood, Sussex beat Essex. by five wickets. Essex 315 and 23« (Dines not out 09). Sussex 336 for nine and 216 tor five (John Langridge 90). At Portsmouth, Hampshire Deac Derbyshire by seven wicket*. Derbyshire 125 and
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    WOMEN'S GOLF TOURNEY
    66 12 GULLANE. SCOTLAND. Wednesday.—Babe Didrikson Zaharlaa of the United States won through to the semi-finals of the British Women's Amateur Golf Championship today with a three and two victory over 22-year-old Frances Stephens of England. The American will face Jean Donald, Scottish champion and Britain's main hope for
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    Sporting Fixtures And Results
    730 12 Soccer The following mill rep r seat ihe S^rangoon Association against the R.M.L. XI at soccer today at the Serangoon English School ground Lim Chen;; Heng, Yeoh Chiang Bok, Chua 800 Llm, Bollngbroke, Yeo Hock Suan, Koh Ann Hoe, Charlie Chia, Tan Jiak Pch, Gan Kee
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