The Straits Times, 17 November 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times A//IL^K4'5 LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    INCOME TAX IN UNION DECLARED UNNECESSARY
    774 1 Majority Report On Finances From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. "ITNLESS there is a drastic re-organisation of the v administration, the eventual result will be the bankruptcy of the Malayan Union," declares the report of the Finance Review Committee of the Malayan Union
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    76 1 (Above) A section of the crowded car park at Bukit Timah on Saturday. (Left) Battling it out at Bukit Timah: "Micky" Donnelly thrashes Christmas (on the rails) to hold off Radiant Rhythm (Robinson) half a furlong from home m the first race at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Radiant Rhythm just
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    Query To Canberra On Malays
    88 1 Query To Canberra On Malays rE Australian Commissioner for Malaya, Mr. Claude Massey, has asked Canberra for information about th c order to 14 Malay fciimen to leave Australia next n:onth. Mr. Massey said last night that there was probably some reason for the order which had r"t yet been
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    TENSION RISING IN S. FRANCE
    138 1 TENSION RISING IN S. FRANCE The Times Correspondent PARIS, Sunday. REPORTS from Marseilles suggest that it has become a garrisoned city, with a battalion of infantry camped m the gardens of the Prefecture with machine-guns m position, tanks standing by, and large numbers of police. So far there has been
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    BIG TREK IN INDIA
    51 1 NEW DELHI, Sunday. An ptticial announcement today said that 300.000 Hindus and Sikhs had bsen evacuated from Pakistan to Indian during the past week while 520.000 Muslims moved to Pakistan. Ten Muslim convoys totalling 570.000 persons now ire moving across the Punjab toward Pakistan, the announcement
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    Cholera Brings New Rackets To Egypt
    178 1 from Our Own Correspondent CAIRO, Sunday. fHOLERA has brought with it new rackets to Egypt. Some v doctors have been known to black-market seri'tn up to £5 per inoculation. I Some have made a practice of injecting water instead of serum. Among the cholera
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    ILLEGAL JEWS RUN BLOCKADE
    114 1 JERUSALEM, Sunday.— lt was officially confirmed m Jerusalem today that the 50-ton Jewish non-quota immigrant ship Iliya, had succeeded ki breaking t£w British naval blockade and reached the Palestine coast today. The Iliya beached on a sandy strip of coast near Nahria and it was estimated
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    SPOTLIGHT ON THE PRINCESS
    261 1 LONDON, Sunday. KINGS, queens and princes seven European countries tlje biggest gathering of foreign Royalty since the war were arriving m London over the weekend for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten on Thursday. King Michael of Rumania, piloting his own plane, arrived
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    MARTIAL LAW IN HSUCHOW
    98 1 NANKING. Sunday. Martial law and curfew were proclaimed m Hsuchow, important Government military headquarters m North Kiangsu, yesterday afternoon, as the rumble of artillery flre became audible. Late despatches reaching here last night said that the Nationalists were busy moving northward. Following their capture of Shihchiachwang,
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    Ananda's Death: 7 Arrested
    167 1 BANGKOK, Sunday. MARSHAL Phibun Songkram's one-week-old, Government has arrested two palace attendants, th c private secretary of the late King Ananda wwoh o was found shot last June, and four women kitchen workers. The Government yesterday had claimed definite proof that the late king was assassinated.
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    PLAN TO RESTRICT SYNTHETIC OUTPUT
    109 1 AKRON, Ohio, Sunday. Restriction of Government production of synthetic rubber to amounts- necessary for stockpiling and "military security" was proposed today by the B. F. Goodrich Company. A statement by Mr. John L. ColIyer. Goodr;?h president, was read at a public hearing called by the
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      13 1 JOSEPH TRAVERS E SONS LTD. f S/NGAFOHI Pl/tAHO Kt/AiA IUMPU/t /POM T g
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      39 1 Princess Elizabeth's* Wedding Celebration Fiid Give Freely to firht for Better Housing A Tuberculosis. Last 4 days for you to contribute. Space kindly donated by TICK WOII HIN *?9 North Bridge Rd. 4 NOW... In tWc Atyed Available everywhere
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      14-year-old Soldier Now Needs Care
      205 2 DOVER, Sunday. JOHN NICHOLSON, aged 14, attired m British Army battledress, described m a pay-book as a unit escort, although no unit was given, appeared at the Dover Juvenile Court on Saturday as being m need of care and protection after he had landed at
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      Air Pact
      24 2 NANKING, Sunday.— The Legislative Yuan yesterday approved the Slno-Dutch civil air agreement which is to be signed by both parties shortly.— Reuter.
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      23,000 Covered
      42 2 LONDON, Sunday.— The British Defence Minister, Mr. A. V. Alexander, states m a written reply to a Parliamentary question that 23,000 officers and men of the three fighting services are covered by the Labour Ministry's classification of "agricultural trades."— Reuter.
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      After 7 Years
      68 2 LUTON, Sunday.— An RAF fighter pilot, Sergeant Frank Mason, lost hia suitcase containing his shirts and under-clothes when the British retreated m the Western Desert seven years ago. Yesterday, the same case was delivered by the R.A.F. at his Luton home with the contents m perfect condition
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      Expelled
      36 2 LONDON, Sunday.— M. Stanislaus Mikolajczyk, former leader o' the Polish Peasant party who fled to England, was yesterday deprived of his Polish citizenship and exoelled from the Diet, (Parliament) Warsaw radio reported last night. Reuter.
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      Guests Delayed
      86 2 SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday.— The 81,000-ton liner, Queen Mary, brine ing the Royal wedding guests from the United States has been delayed by about 12 hours, by bad storms in the Atlantic, a Cunard White Star Line spokesman said yesterday. The liner, due to dock here on Tuesday morning, had
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      Plot Foiled
      75 2 PARAMARIBO. Dutch Guiana, Sunday.— Six soldiers and a policeman are under arrest here In connection with government charges of a conspiracy to seize military barracks and intern the Dutch Governor of this Netherlands colony. The authorities said some of the plotters had seen service m Indonesia, and Indicated
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      1020 2 NOTICES MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All members of the above association In Singapore will be closed for business on Thursday 20th November. 1947. on the occasion of H. R. H. Princess Elizabeths Wedding Day. KEMPAS, LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that at uhe Thirty Third Ordinary General Meetinz of the
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      179 2 NOTICES NOTICE The Public is hereby Informed liat Messrs. B. P. de Silva. Limited. Jewellers Diamond Merchants, carrying on business at ***** High Street. Singapore and at Nos. 112 Bishop Street. Penang. have no other branch m operation at present In Malaya and that this Company have no connection or
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      844 2 NOTICES jj SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders are Invited for the "Suddlv of 400 Tone of Best Quilltv Quick Lime" for the Water DeDartment. Tender Form and Specification from Munlcloal Secretariat. Tenders close 12 noon on Monday. 15 December. 1947. AUCTION SALE OF 950 Cartons American Evaporated Milk with 9% butterfat. 485
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      330 2 PW.D. NOTICE. FOR SALE SCRAP METAL AND DERELICT VEHICLES AT SEGAMAT AND CHA'AH. For particulars apply Executive Engineer. Segamat. J. Bahru. STATE ENGINEER. 13.11.47. P.W.D.. JOHORE. CENSUS ENUMERATORS All enumerators who worked m the Municipal Area should report for payment of the balance of their salary to Dr. Hutchinson. Municipal
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      206 2 NOTICE Turquand, Youngs. McAuliffe Co.. give notice that N. A. Coieman is no longer In their emDloy. STRAITS/PACIFIC CONFERENCE NOTICE TO SHIPPERS Notice is hereby givem that Clause 9 of the Shippers' Memorandum of Agreement re Rubber and General Cargo Shipments is cancelled with effect from 17th November. 1947. It
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      219 2 PRINCESS ELIZABETH'S WEDDING (20th November, 1947.) TO MAKE THIS DAY MEMORABLE HELP CREATE AN ESTATE FOR WORKMEN'S DWELLINGS <• FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS GIVE FREELY Have a cheque made out to "Princess* Wedding Central Celebrations Fund" and send it to any f>t the local banks do not delay Space dmttcA by PAR.,
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    Discrimination In Tin Threatens Local Smelters
    444 3 Discrimination In Tin Threatens Local Smelters From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. IJNDER the heading "Discrimination In Tin," the v Economist says that America's dislike of discriminatory practices, as adopted by other countries, has once more taken the form of a proposed international agreement. This time the proposal, which was
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    108 3 TODAY: Social Welfare Department School, Chairman, Mr. Lucius Nicholls Special Commissioner's Office, subject' "Feeding Children," Juvenile Court Room, 4.30 p.m. Professor O. G. Hough on '♦Background to modern literature," for members of Singapore Teachers' Association, 331, North Bridge Road" 5.30 p.m. Patronal Festival, St. Hilda's Church, Katong, 5.30
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    UNION FINANCES
    405 3 (Continued from Page 1) with this year's estimated $240,337 845 which includes $30,000,000 extraordinary revenue from currency surplus funds The estimated total expenditure for 1948 is $378,366,094, compared with this year's $350,544,944 which includes food subsides estimated at $34,250 000 The Finance Review Committee declares that revenue for
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    417 3 Johore Weekly Letter JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. A RRANGEMENTS have been J\ made to hold a meeting on Nov. 22 to discuss tffe revival of the Johore branch of the St. John Ambulance Association. The meeting will take place at the Council chamber at 4.30 p.m. The Initiative m calling the
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      221 3 Night of Nights at LIDO 1 1 mile Fasir Panjang. 'ORIENTALIA' CZnA Edition) 01 Wednesday 19th November, 1947 (CommencinK at 8.30 p.m.) MISS MM LEE (Soprano). MISS GLORIA LIM (Pianoforte), KNIFE THROWERS. JUGGLERS, TRICK-CYCLISTS. An exhibition of diving and the wonder .FIRE-EATER. The East's tribute to the West! All Celebrating
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      215 3 Last S Shows— 3. 6.15 A 9.15 p.m. The mightiest m* of rour&cr! THE "BATMAN" Chapters S to Final Opening To-morrow One Day Special Performance! "THE GREAT WALTZ" QUEENS THEATRE Last Day: S.M, 6 39 9.15 p.m. Hot, Lusty Brawling! Clark Cable— Lana Turner m HONKY TONK Opening Tomorrow "THE
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      482 3 £r^ Victoria Theatre jp\ Pi Mm. 18th, 19th, 21%t, 22nd M,^ .J \jj "WE C^*" PROUDLY PRESENT" C«me behind the scenes tn a West End Theatre with IVOR NOVELLO A STAGE CLUB RIOT _«il»^_ Book now at Robinson's jjM Raffles Place, Tel. 5894 Ex 4 _"^^!frfc Theatre nightly from Nov.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    70 4 Mr V. R. Ram family be* to tender their heartfelt thanks to the DtTtors. Matron, nurses, and the Stan ot the General Hospital Malacca and a:.s< to friends and relatives who rendered valuable assistance, sent wreaths. letters of condolence. Daid nieht visits. attended ceremonies and funeral rites UDon the
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Nov. 17, 1947. THE T.B. TARGET FOR 1948
    768 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Nov. 17, 1947. THE T.B. TARGET FOR 1948 The gloomy and perhaps surprising conclusion that Singapore will have to introduce State lotteries on Australian lines was expressed in these columns last Tuesday, after an examination of the possibilities of rais ng sufficient money for tuberculosis
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    The Voice Of The Cathedral
    479 4 In the latest number of the Cathedral Courier, the magazine sf St. Andrew's Cathedral, there are some wise words on the subject of Church and State, written by the Bishop of Singapore. These were prompted by a curious combination of circumstances. Several months ago the
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      North Bridge Road Censures Cecil Street
      849 4 ONE of the most unashamed pleas for a return to the Malaya of 50 years ago came from your leader of Nov. 11. For the unexpected volte face you parade a list of reasons V,'"*n have made you 'reluctantly and after much reflection' support
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      INCOME TAX INSTEAD OF LOTTERIES
      262 4 INCOME TAX INSTEAD OF LOTTERIES I REGRET to note m your editorial on Armistice Day, that while re-emphasis-insr the social dangers of State lotteries, you reluctantly assume that not enough money can b^ raised for a ♦aberculosis sanatorium other ..jin by S*"c < otte t 1 afcre^ wi v i
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      WEDDING FUND: "PALTRY"
      171 4 A large portion of the Princess Elizabeth Wedding Central Celebrations Committee Fund, which has been generously augmented by Government and Municipal contributions, will be spent m a re-housing scheme and will benefit both local business and people alike. For this reason, if for no other, the fund
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      HOW ABOUT A RURAL SHARE?
      213 4 1JVERY citizen should be I tt proud of the move by our City Fathers in making the, generous donation of $250,000 to the Princess Elizabeth '•'■''rt'iig Central Celebrations Fund with a condition that this sum was to be devoted entirely to the construction of 200
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      AN ENGLISHMAN ON SOPS TO MALAYA
      589 4 AN ENGLISHMAN ON SOPS TO MALAYA It was with great interest that I read "John Gilpin's" r views on suffrage for Malaya, I j for he expounds so adm.rably t th e attitude adopted by men c when called on to formulate j c a governmental system for some other
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      THE SERVICES AND HOUSING
      200 4 ALTHOUGH theie is a certain amount ol truth m "European Civilian Wife's'' remarks, it is hardly fair to blame Service personnel for wanting their wives with] them. Too many homes were broken up during the war years throught lung separations, mine amongst them. As for the
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      876 4 CLASSIFIED AUS. The Straits rimes editorial deDt wel:omcs information reeardlna 'orth.•otninß weddings. A form setting out the information usually rcauired oe ispnt on reauest BAUMOARTEN— To Doreen, wife of Cyril, a daughter. Lucille Frances, at De Cotta Clinic on 15th. Nov. '47. LAIRD— To -Bobbie" wife of Richard Laird at
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      32 4 Amazingly Accurate Just arrived, the GAMMETER WATERPROOF. the most accurate wristwatch at the price, thanks to a newly invented and patented balance wheel, not fitted to any other watch sold m Malaya.
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      73 4 H. B. WINTER Merchant Tailor Outfitter White Aertex Sports Shirts Van Heusen White and Striped shirts collar attached Tricoline and Poplin Shirts to order. 18-E. BATTERY RD FIRST FLOOR PHONE 3660 Good Looking Clothes that really wear "JANE ENGEL" MM Fellow Institute Ophthalmic Opticians (Eng) Fellow Worshipful Co. of Spectacle-Makers
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    Murdered Detective's Funeral
    128 5 Murdered Detective's Funeral IUIE Commissioner of Police, Singapore. Mr. R. E. Foulger, led a large party of senior police officers and ranker! at the funeral of tiio murdered Chinese detective. Chong Ngit Cheng at the Kheh cemetery. Holland Road, yesterday. Gunmen shot Chong while he sat with a friend at
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    CHINESE KILLED IN MYSTERY EXPLOSION
    251 5 Unidentified Gas In Basement DOLICE are investigating an explosion which fatally injured a 37-year-old Chinese m the basement of a house m Sophia Road, Singapore, at 10.40 a.m. yesterday. The injured man, Ng Ah Lian, died m the General Hospital yesterday afternoon from sh^^nel wounds,
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    51 5 Army and police motor-cycle teams riding past on the Singapore Padang yesterday. They were preparing for the combined Armypolice motor-cycle display to be given on the Padang at 5.20 p.m. next Thursday. The display will be part of a public display to -celebrate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth. Straits Times
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    Tax "Will Be Made Good"
    128 5 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday.— "We note that the Financial Secretary states categorically that it is not the intention of Government to increase the salaries of its servants to enable them to pay income tax, if it is introduced. "This statement binds no
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    PASIR PANJANG TO CELEBRATE
    108 5 r celebrate Princess Elizabeths wedding, an extensive programme of events has been arranged by the Pa-'r Pan.iang Village Committee. The Malays In the area have arranged kolek (Malay fishing boat) races to take place on Nov. 20 at sea. A large number of entries, mostljr from
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    FIREMEN ALERT
    47 5 Two Singapore Fire Brigade engines stood by for the landing of Malayan Airways' Dakoui from Saigon at six o'clock last night after its captain radioed that he was having trouble with the landing gear. After circling the airport several times the plane landed without mishap.
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    FINANCIAL POST FOR WOMAN
    157 5 FINANCIAL POST FOR WOMAN A WOMAN has been appointed Assistant Controller of Foreign Exchange m Singapore. She is Miss C. G. Ansell, of the Financial Secretary's .Department. The Singapore Government Gaze:te notifies that the Finan- cial Secretary, as Controller of Foreign Exchange, has, with effect from July 21, delegated powers
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    Imports Restriction Criticised In Union
    405 5 Fror.i Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. IT is generally felt that* the population of Malaya is being 1 sacrificed and exploited because the people of the United itingdom are unwilling to work with due diligence," declare [our members of the Malayan Union Finance Review
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      Strong Room Door Resisted Japs
      121 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. FIVE thousand dollars worth of silverware and other valu- ables, locked up m Robinson and Company's strong room were found intact yesterday when, after nearly six years, the room was opened again by a locksmith who had to
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      Farewell To Kathi
      105 5 THE Bengal Moslem Association gave a tea party last Friday at the Queen Street Mosque, to their retiring hon. secretary. Kathi Imam Moulana Mohammad Idris Gowhari, prior to his departure by the Sangola, yesterday for India. The president, Dr. S. I. M. Ibrahim, paid tribute to Moulana
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      Rice Racket
      66 5 rpHE latest racket m Singapore J. is for "confidence" men to approach householders and offer to sell them Siamese rice at 50 cents a katty. Those who have believed these offers to be genuine have lost money. The trick is to ask the victims to go to a
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      New Bureau
      31 5 THE Government of Singapore will today open a Government Publications Bureau, near the main entrance of the General Post Office. The Bureau will sell official publications to the public.
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      Fireworks Allowed
      65 5 1 SINGAPORE Government Gazette notice states that theye y Deputy Commissioner of Police. Mr. J. C. Barry, has authorised the letting on* of fireworks m the Colony between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. an Princess Elizabeth's Wedding Day (Thursday). "This authorisation," states the notice, "does not extend to
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    EFFICIENCY EXPERT NEEDED
    344 5 From Qur Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. T^WO trade union members of the Finance Review committee of the Malayan Union disagreed with th e four other members on the subject of income tax and the holding of State lotteries. They were Mr. .Chang Mm Kee and Mr.
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    Control Of Traffic A Success
    150 5 Control Of Traffic A Success r HOUGH approximately 4,000 cars, including about 1,500 taxis, were at the Singapore races, at Bukit Timah, o n Saturday, public and police co-operated ?o well that traffic arrangements were a complete success although there were only 35 traffic xriicemen on duty. Singapore's (raffle nolicc
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    M.D.U. ATTACKS WHITE PAPER
    133 5 "Among the many illusions that exist on the subject of the Government's constitutional plan, is the perfectly groundless belief that it favours the Malays at the expense of the other communities." says the latest bulletin issued by the Malayan Democratic Union yesterday. "The truth is that
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    98 5 ""iis portrait study of young fi>nerinan m the Portuguese Settlement. Malacca was taken by a Straits Times photographer. T t is one of the fine studies m the magazine called STRAITS TIMES PICTURES 1947. .'he Straits Times is presenting m the book some of the year's best Malayan pictures taken
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      72 5 ROYAL X £-jl '\V*FFHKT HOLDERS t Jjf" J BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY X JONG CEORCE V Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. SINGAPORE: KUALA LUMPUR: PENANG. X'MAS BARGAINS AMERICAN SHIRTING $1.50 a yard MORNING FROCKS $6.90 Each HAND LOOM SAKKKS WITH BLOUSE 512.50 GRFKN LINEN SHEETS $5.80 Each BABIES
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      131 5 PRINCESS ELIZABETH'S WEDDING TO MAKE THIS DAY MEMORABLE (20TH NOVEMBER, 1947.) HELP CREATE AN ESTATE FOR WORKMEN'S DWELLINGS FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS GIVE FREELY Have a cheque made out to "Princess' Wedding Central Celebrations Fund" and send It to any of the local banks do not delay Space donated by JH PJJM
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    Prices Little Affected By Events
    1100 6 From A Market Correspondent THE removal by force of a Siamese administration which had at least initiated compliance with a peace treaty and ite replacement by a dictatorship with a past record of hostility to British interests, the presentation of the emergency DaKon Budget followed
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    TRUMAN TO ASK FOR PRICE CONTROLS?
    72 6 WASHINGTON, Sunday. President Truman is understood to be considering asking Congress tomorrow to give him authority to redmpose, war-time price controls and consumer rationing on key commodities,. If and when other measures fail to halt rising prices. He plans not to invoke such authority
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    Dow Jones Averages
    21 6 Nov. 13 Nov. IS Stocks 63.36 ndustrials 180.00 tails 46.56 Jtilities 34.32 63.46 180.26 46.86 34.14 A B
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    America's Problems Of Finance
    295 6 America's Problems Of Finance NEW YORK, Sunday. AMERICAN business and A industry maintained high operating levels last week as the deadline approached for Congressional action on domestic inflation and foreign aid the two most pressing economic problems of the time. The first real wave of Christmas buying was felt in
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    SPECULATORS WERE ON WRONG FOOT
    175 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE sudden, unexpected emergence of Sir Stafford Cripps 1 as Chancellor of the Exchequer had the effect on the Stock Exchange of catching speculators on the wrong foot. Fears of modifications m Mr. Dalton's cheap money policy and of
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      244 6 THE GHOST OF THE BLACK PIRATE IN >jffi->*£^i |P^ TREASURE MAP! W^-J/ir THE PHANTOM DUEL! SECRET TREASURE |fl| COLUMBIA'S JET-PROPELLED IaLAIILI THRILLER! Preceded by '3 STOOGES' Comedy* "NO CENSUS. NO FEELINO" f7\ PHONE 6909/T| TO-DAY ■'"i "H:'i 'srrrr. 'v r^\i"'.i\!i 2—4.15—6.30 8.15 C^,&»llTld"OI 1.30 -4 -6.30 9.30 p.m. chasi.es i
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      389 6 PACIFIC OVERSEAS AIRLINES (SIAM) LTD. HAVE COMMENCED SCHEDULE CHARTER SERVICES AS UNDER LUXURY DAKOTA AND SKYMASTER SERVICES SINGAPORE 3ANGKOK HONGKONG LOS ANGELES I 1 ONTARIO: CALIFORNIA SHANGHAI MANILA (VIA GUAM A WAKE ISL. NEXT DEPARTURES FOR BANGKOK 08M Thursday. 20th November Hongkong Shanghai Bangkok connections a follows Hongkong Manila Lo*
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      103 6 yff?-M'if| Ij£m3 mEZISjiSSS FREQUENCIES (MEGACYCLES) CUT OUT FOR REFERENCE RADIO MALAYA (S'pore) .6. 7.1, 4.8. 1.25. RADIO MALAY* (Kuala Lumpur): 1*6. BFEBS (Singapore): 11.7, «.7, 15. J, 21.7, t.7. RADIO AUSTRALIA (Melbourne) 15.2. 17.84. 21.54. 11.74. 15.2. RADIO SEAC (Colombo) 15.12. 15.23. 17.77. BBC (London) General Overseas Service 4.30 p.m.
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      128 6 RADIO PUSAT RESMI INDONESIA iBaiavia) 6 ajn. to 9 a.m.— 9.68. 15.14: 11 ajn. to 2 p.m.— 9.68. IS. 14: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.— 9.68. S.I. VOICE OF FREE INDONESIA (Jogjakarta): 4 30 p.m. to 2 a.m.— 11. VOICE RESMI MACASSAR (Macassar) a.m. to S man.: 11.30 am. to
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      121 6 KUALA LUMPUR 1 p.m. See Singapore; 8.35 Military Band Parade; 8.45 Violin Piano; 9.00 Pick of the Week; 9.46 See Singapore; 10.00 You've Asked for It. RADIO SEAC 12.30 p.m. Spotlights for Two; 1.02 Bandstand; 1.15 Week's Composer; 1.45 Yankee Quarter; 2.02 Yours for the Asking; 3 p.m. In the
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    LONDON STOCKS
    471 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. TILT-EDGEDS slumped to- day on the London Stock Exchange, mainly on account of the workings of short-term speculators, who had been buying: heavily before the Budget announcement in expectation that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had some more effective shots in his
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    Abundant Coffee And Black Pepper
    296 7 Produce Market. From A Market Correspondent. MORE than 1,000 bags each of coffee and black pepper arrived from Lampong during the week-end. The market weakened in consequence. Lampong black lost $3 in a day. Coffee has remained firm •jecause of dealers' reluctance to sell at
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    RUBBER
    63 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon on Saturday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Cts. per Ib. per lb. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 42j 424 No. 1 R.S.S. fob m bales Nov. 42] 43 No. 2 R.SJ3. fob m bales Nor. 42 1 421 No.
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    RUBBER ESTATES' MONTHLY CROPS
    51 7 Harrisons Sc Crosfield (Malaya) anpounce the blowing rubber croDs: Sept. lbs. Oct. lbs. Allenby. 51,000 54,000 Benta Estates. 72.600 74.000 Jeram Kuantan Estate. 71.000 63,500 Kundang Estate. 47.000 47,000 Mentakab 102,000 104,000 Sungei Bagan 130,000 115 000 Sandycroft 19.000 19.500 Tan j on? Pau Estate 51.000
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    DUTY AND PROFITS
    207 7 Jelebu Tin rr*HE Jelebu Tin Dredging A Company showed a profit of $16,169 on last year's working. The consulting engineers' report, circulated with the company accounts, shows that m the same year under review the company paid $42,005 m export duty to the Government. The accounts will
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    BRUNEI UTD. HARVEST
    111 7 Brunei United Plantation last year harvested a crop of 209,565 lbs. at an all-in cost of 31.45 cents per lb. Thla did not Include rehabilitation expenditure. This was shown In the annual report of the company at the annual meeting on Saturday. The accounts show a balance
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    Mr. E.C.H. Charlwood
    35 7 Mr. E. C. H. Charlwood has joined tbe London Committee of the Hongkong Sc Shanghai Banking Corporation. Mr. Charlwood was for many years a leading figure m the business world m Malaya.
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    $300,000 BETS ON STORE HAND TOTE
    442 8 $300,000 BETS ON STORE HAND TOTE 5 Lucky Punters Get $1,959 Each By EPSOM JEEP THE racing public gambled the big sum of $300,000 on the hand-operated totalisator at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the opening day of the Singapore Turf Club Re-opening Meeting. The tote betting would have easily touched
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    Cup Win Surprised Stable
    286 8 Cup Win Surprised Stable By EPSOM JEEP QOME Class's brilliant win v m the Remembrance Cup at Bukit Timah on Saturday surprised even his stable, Renoir being the stable fancy on race and track form. A game sort, Some Class (by the prolific West Australian sire Gay Balkan) has been
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    RUGBY UNION RESULTS
    170 8 LONDON, Sunday. Ruugby Union matches yesterday resulted: Australian Tour: Leicestershire and East Midlands 11, Australian* 17. County Championships: Cheshire IS. Cumberland 3; Northumberland 5, Lancashire 16; Yorkshire 0, Durham 11. Club Matches: Harlequins 0, Oxford Univ. 24; London Irish 17, University College Dublm 8; London Welsh 6.
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    CABLE & WIRELESS BEAT KHALSA
    43 8 CABLE WIRELESS BEAT KHALSA The Cable Wireless Hockey XI defeated the Khalsa Association hockey team by two goals to nil at St. George's ground yesterday. Halge opened the score for Cable Wireless 15 minutes after the start, and was soon followed by Dalvey.
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    BUSMEN BEATEN
    20 8 A soccer team from the s.s. Tydcaus beat the Keppel Bus Company by two goals to one yesterday.
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    36 8 Indian wicketkeeper P. Sen appeals for a catch against Arlhen Morris m the match against New South Wales. Morris, who made 162, was then 15. D. G. Phadkar was the bowler. Rangachari is the slip fieldsman.
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    Lawton Triumphs In 3rd Division Debut
    480 8 LONDON, Sunday. THE costliest footballer m the world, Tommy Lawton, for 1 whom Notts County paid Chelsea a fee of well over £20,000, made a successful debut m Third Division football at Northampton yesterday when he helped his new dub to gain their first
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    Lien Hwa Held At Shanghai
    272 8 Lien Hwa Held At Shanghai SHANGHAI, Sunday. pLAYING their second game I m .two days, the visiting Malayan Chinese soccer team, i Lien Hwa, today drew I—lj1 lj with Thing Peh, one of the strongest Chinese teams m this city, after leading by I—o1 0 at halftime. The match, which
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    NO GOALS SCORED
    23 8 The Seaside rangers held the Jollilads to a goalless draw at soccer yesterday at the sth mile. Pasir Panjang Road.
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    Sports Diary
    33 8 Today RUGBY: S.C.C. "B" vs. Police on Padang:, 5.15 p.m. HOCKEY: Combined Colleges vs. S.R.C. on S.R.C. ground, 5.15 p.m. Tomorrow HOCKEY: Postal and Telecomms. vs. 223 8.0.D. at Alexandra Barracks.
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    BROADCAST ON CUP FINAL
    104 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. Radio Malaya will broadcast the final of the Sultans' Gold Cup soccer competition which wiU be played t Kuala Lumpur, on Nov. 29. The four semi-finalists will play off their ties on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 at Kuala
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    BANKERS SCORE NARROW WIN
    51 8 The Chartered Bank Sports Club beat the Blue and White Rovers at the Teluk Kurau English School ground by four goals to three last Saturday. Salleh. Nonis and Omar (two) scored for the Bankers and Kassim. Bidin and Ismail for the Rovers. The half-time score was
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    PERAK EUROPEANS LOSE AT RUGBY
    35 8 IPOH, Sunday— A Combined Services team from Selangor beat the Perair ftmopeans by seven points (a drop goal and a try) to three (a try) at the Ipoh padang yesterday.
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    SINGAPORE MALAYS HOLD SPORTS
    363 8 ABOUT 30 Singapore Malay organisations, including schools and clubs, participated m the Muslim New Year Sports at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Th«- Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson, presented the prizes. Held under the auspices of the Young Men Muslim Association to mark the 1367 th New Year,
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    Selangor Win
    198 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sunday pLAYING a spirited and determined game from start to I finish, Negri Sembilan were unlucky to lose by two goals to one to Selangor m their inter-State hockey fixture at the N.S. Club yesterday. Negri, who opened the scoring, conceded the equaliser
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