The Straits Times, 1 February 1948

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  • 20 1 FINAL EDITION The Straits Times LARGEST NETT SALE IN MALAYA No. 653 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1948 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 268 1 Want to join Federation BANGKOK, Saturday. CTRONG police reinforcements left here today for the southern provinces of Patani and Naradhavas, at the urgent request of provincial authorities. It is believed they have been sent to cope with unrest among the Malay population, who are demanding separation
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    44 1 MADAME MARTHE RICHARD, former Paris Council member, in court charged with complicity in an alleged plot to free a German officer prisoner of war. As a Council member Mme. Richard pushed through a law closing prostitution houses because they had collaborated with the Germans.
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    51 1 INDIANS all over Singapore read with tearful faces accounts of Gandhis tragic death, yesterday morning. The picture here shows Mr. Jacob, secretary of the Serangoon Road Local Indian Congress, branch of the Singapore Regional Indian Congress, translating accounts of Gandhi's death from a copy of yesterday's Straits Times to anxious
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  • 37 1 WASHINGTON. Saturday— A meeting of 18 Republican Senators last alght decided unanimously that the European recovery programme should be redesigned to give the United States greater direction and control over aid to Western Europe.— Reuter.
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  • 147 1 NEW DELHI. Saturday. NATHARAM Vinayar Gode, arrested at the assassination of Gandhi yesterday, was charged today with murder. During interrogation today he said he felt he was right in what he had done because Gandhi's utterances and policies were against the interests of Hindus, the police alleged.
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  • 106 1 VTESTERDAY'S Ipoh race 1 results are: RACE I:— CARMAN A $83 and $19; Donalla $10. Craig.mount $28. RACE 2:— LOVELY BORE $18 and $19: Peter Con $13, Peggy's Choice $26. RACE 3:— RENOWN $43 and $14: Fair Flower $16; Skystreak $17. RACE 4:— JOHN BULL $10 and $8;
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  • 187 1 S'PORE-K.L RAIL OPEN TODAY? Sunday Times Staff Reporter A MALAYAN Railway communique issued yesterday afternoon said it was hoped tj resume normal train services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur with day trains today. The communique said that mail trains would not run between the two centres last night. However, good
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  • 141 1 Sunday Times Correspondent MELBOURNE, Saturday. MALAY Communist pearl fishermen "virtually control" the West Australian ports of Broome and Port Sampson, the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mr. Joseph Totterdell said today. Lord Mayor Totterdell was commenting on a complaint this week by the Broome sub-branch of
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  • 226 1 SIR EDWARD CENT, who Hiit morning becomes first High Commissioner of trie Federation or Malaya, sends the following message to readers of the Sunday Times: "With the inauguration today of the Federation of Malaya, the people! of this country have entered upon a new constitutional era of the
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  • 262 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporter ABOUT 20,000 labourers in Singapore are expected to be idle today as a result of the oneday strike called by the Singapore Feders. ton of Trade Unions in protest against the Federal in of Malaya, which comes into being today. The
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  • 84 1 rE Siamese Premier, Khuang Aphaiwong, and five other Democrats captured seats, Including all Bangkok seats, in the general elections yesterday. The Democrats are also expected to sweep the board in the provinces. Complete results are expected within 24 hours. Thonburl's one seat was captured y a Democrat,
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  • 28 1 Shirley Temple, now aged I 19. has given birth to a baby 1-1. weltfhlng seven pounds) six ounces, who \yill pro.ably be uamed Linda Susan.
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  • 88 1 SHANGHAI, Saturday. RIOTHJO Chinese cabaret girls and their men friends to the number of 4.000 tonight wrecked the Social Affairs Bureau building in a protest at austerity and injured an estimated 20 policemen. The rioters smashed furniture, windows and doors before being driven by club
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  • 32 1 HONQKONr Saturday— The departure fo» Saigon of an Air France passenger plane today was postponed for 24 hours following discovery of 24 gold bars valued at Hongkong $340.000.— A.P.
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  • 62 1 THE United States Commerce Department has ordered new limitations on the use of tin in containers for beer, animal food, coffee and paint, provided Congress permits Federal controls to continue. The Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Aver ill Harriman announced that the .tin saving, estimated at 2.750
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  • 157 1 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. APPOINTMENTS to the legislative council of the Federation of Malaya are rapidly being made but some acceptances have still to be received, the Sunday Times understands. Unofficial representation on the Council will be 22 Malays. 14 Chinese, seven Europeans, five
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  • 58 1 Children of the Vivekananda Boys' School, the Saradamani Girls' School and the Orphanage of the Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore, sang the Indian song "Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram" at a prayer meeting in remembrance of Mr. Gandhi yesterday. Today, at 8 p.m. a similar prayer meeting will
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  • 217 1 NEW DELHI, Saturday. A CARRIAGE drawn by* nine white horses, bearing the body of Mahatma Gandhi, with Jawaharla Nehru and Sardar Patel sitting erect beside it moved slowly out of the gates of Birla House just before noon today to the thunderous shouts of
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  • 18 1 DAYTON. Saturday. Orville Wright, co-inventor of the aeroplane, died last night. He was 76.— A.P.
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  • 441 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporters A $100,000 fund to erect a statue of Gandhi in Singapore has been started, Mr. R. Jumabhoy announced last night at a mass meeting at Waterloo Street attended by more than 5,000 Indians and representatives of other communities paying tribute to
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  • 2389 2 by... THE DUKE C# WINDSOR Spartan days as naval cadet: 6.30 a.m. icy plunge; They dyed my hair red for a joke and gave me a Charles I 'execution DEFLECTING the other day on some of the changes that have overtaken
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  • 275 3 S'PORE CHOSEN AS WORLD AIR CENTRE H Q for Asia, Australasia Sunday Times Staff Reporter CINGAPORE has been selected as one of the three main air centres of the world by the International Air Transport Association. The Association represents 70 airlines, all except ten of which use international routes. The
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  • 85 3 SEREMBAN, Saturda) Haji Ahmad, a Malay shopkeeper who was the victim of a robbery early this morning, told the police that the jewellery the robbers took was hidden in brass bowls and porcelain jars under his bed. Haji Ahmad's shop is In Pantai village,
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  • 23 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. Singa^re Stamp Club is holding a social meeting at the Capitol Restaurant on Tuesday at 5.15 p.m.
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  • 163 3 rm c« Sun *ay Times Staff Reporter IE Singapore importers of several models of an American make of car are educating Malayan soundtet fe y means of a portable cineThe set contains a gramophone pick-up that reproduces lectures on maintenance and assembly of certain car parts. t—
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  • 80 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. PENANG. Saturday. THE former Scottish rugger international. A. L. Barcrof, was married at the Pitagerald Memorial Church today to Miss Daphne Prosper Lisbon, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Prosper Liston. The Venerable S W. Collier officiated. The bridegroom. Who
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  • 47 3 A LARGE congregation Seventh-Day Adventists attended a divine service held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Penang Road. Singapore, yesterday. Mr. W. P. Bradley, an associate secretary of the Seventh Da> Adventist World organisations, addressed the congregation on the task of the Christian church.
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  • 244 3 READY FOR ELEPHANT 'STAR' HUNT Sunday Times Staff Reporter. THE well-known Singapore zoological* collector, Mr. Herbert de Souza. is confident that he will be able to provide a baby elephant to play the leading role in "Little Trunk," a Malayan jungle movie to be directed by his "old friend." Clyde
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  • 90 3 Sunday Times Correspondent. LONDON. Saturday. THE Conservative. Mr. R. De la Bere (Evesham), will as* the Colonial Secretary in the House of Commons on Fob 4 whether, in view of the Malayan Government's decision to revoke civil liability for the volunteer and defei cc
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  • 41 3 LONDON. Saturday. Thel former Malayan agent in Lor- don and Malayan Representative on the International Tin Committee. Mr. V. A. Lowdnger, has been awarded the insignia of the order of Orange Nassau by the Netherlands Government. Sunday Times copyright)
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  • 29 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. More than 100 guests -attended the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Nurses' annual dance held last night at the Nurses' Hostel. Balestler Road.
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  • 166 3 2 FEDERATION HOLIDAYS FOR JOHORE Sunday Times Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. IN honour of the inauguration of the Federation of Malaya, tomorrow and Monday have been declared public holidays in Johore. The first meeting of the Johore Council of State under the new Federal Constitution will take place at
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  • 66 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Saturday. rE ceremonial hoisting of the Ceylon national flag, presented by the Prime Minister of Ceylon. Mr. D. 8. Senanayake, will take place at the flagstaff in front of the Town Hall. Kuala Lumpur, at 11 a.m. on Feb. 10. Invitations are being sent out to
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  • 159 3 /"IALLED to testify as to the \j character of a young Chinese accused of extortion, Mr. \V E. Bennett, manager of the Boustead Institute for merchant seaman, told a Singapore court yesterday that he h .s a "bad hat." Chua Kirn Seng, the accused was
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  • 132 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter AS part of its campaign against opium smoking, the Singapore Government now has under consideration a scheme for a treatment centre for Dr. Chen Su Lan. who has had long experience In the treatment of addicts, told the Sunday Times that
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  • 259 3 Sunday Times DYTHON-MEAT sellers in ing a boom in trade durii with its attendant fall i.i 1 nese believe that python mei sales have gone up. Ordinarily most python from rheumatism, because as a good cure for the ailme meat is selling at $1.60 a ka
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  • 114 3 WEEDERS ATTACKED BY BEAR KUANTAN, Saturday. FUR weeders working on aa estate adjoining Knantan airstrip were attacked by a bear with cub while they were slashing lallang and senondok. First it attacked Yusof from behind, inflicting deep gashes on his forearm, hand and head. He and fellow workers drove it
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  • 234 3 MALAY BANKERS SHOES MYSTERY Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. A PAIR of brown .eat er shoes lying at ue foot of the tree fiom which the body of Inc. c Maarof bin Haji Zakal an a Malay banker and lawyer, was found i unging in a patch of
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  • 85 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. A SINGAPORE Chinese, Urn Ah Ang, 20, was charged in the Johore Bahru Police Court, today, with possession of two rifles, four revolvers and two hand grenades. He was also charged with gang robbery. Lim was arrested in
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    434 4 PHOTO NOTES ANGLE pictures always have that special something which helps to make a snapshot that appeals to everybody. It is because they are dramatic, out of the ordinary and present interesting viewpoints on everyday subjects. If you have never made any, well now, is the time to
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  • 514 4 [2233E1id I THOROUGHLY enjoyed reading Philip Stibbe's "RETURN VIA RANGOON." It is not a particularly well written book, and cannot compare with Brigadier Fergusson's account of the same expedition, but it rings true and is blessedly free from the overwriting that affects so many authors when their
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  • 472 4 /\N Tuesday the \J Chinese "itchen God, Tsao Chut, will take leave of this workaday world and soar to heaven on his annual furlough; and with him he will carry reports on the behaviour of every Chinese during the past year, to be submitted to the Jade
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  • 740 4 AUSTRALIA WEEK BY WEE& by Bob Gilmore MELBOURNE, Jan. 23 (by Air MaU). I TNTIL they read in the newspapers this week that Anglo-Indians who boarded the migrant liner Asturias at Karachi for Fremantle were disembarked at Bombay through from Australian migration officers in Bombay,
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  • 206 4 Spotlight on Malayans MALAYAN lay delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church at Boston, U.S.A.. in April is Mr. D. J. RAJAKARIAR, a prominent figure not only in his church but also in Malayan scouting, education and the Rotary movement. His public work in Klang. where he has
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  • 105 5 Sunday Times Correspondent KUANTAN, Saturday. [DRIVING from Prams to v Koantaa a P.W.D. lorry driver saw eight elephant* walking on the road some distance in front of him. When they heard him approach they went into the blukar, bat when the lorry reached the point where they
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  • 387 5 Sunday Times Staff Reporter MALAYAN Airways have decided to make their double service from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, which started during the floods last month, a regular service. This is one of many indications that air travel is becoming increasingly popular' in Malaya and that Singapore
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  • 103 5 Sunday Times Correspondent SEREMBAN, Saturday. IN his opinion, Mahatma Gandhi was the ideal democrat, said Mr. J. N. McHugh, Director of Public Relations, Malayan Union, addressing a study and discussion group composed mainly of teachers, last night. Speaking on "Democratic Government and Your Future," Mr. McHugh said
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  • 63 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. TENDERS for the Malayan Union Government treasury bills of three months' tenor were accepted by the Financial Secretary. Malayan Union, to the extent of $1,000,000. Tenders at the rate of per cent, per annum were allotted in full. Tenders at rates in excess
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    72 5 MR. SEBASTIAN QUEK SWEE HOWE and his bride, formerly Miss Rosaline Chew Ken* Neo, leaving the Church of 88. Peter and Panl, Singapore after their wedding: yesterday. The ceremony was performed by Re-Father E. Becharas. The bridegroom Is the son of Mr. Quek Tour Peow of Singapore, and is a
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  • 77 5 Sunday Times Correspondent SYDNEY, Saturday. THE Australian waterside dockers' ban on Dutch shipping still operates, said Mr. Edward Roach, pro-Com-munist Assistant Secretary of the Waterside Dockers' Federation of Sydney, today. Commenting on the Singapore announcement that Dutch ships will be resuming the Singapore-Sydr.ey run In
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  • 264 5 Sunday Times Staff Reporter RANK AND FILE of the Singapore Police Force have just issued the first number of their own magazine in Romanised Malay, "Mata Mata," believed to be the only journal of Ms kind in the Empire. "Mata Mata" presents the views and work of
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  • 212 5 PENANG C D SOCIETY IS REVIVED Sunday Times Correspondent. PENANG. Saturday. THE Fenacg Choral and Dramatic Society has been revived and will soon plan tibe production of its first post-war playAt a meeting yesterday, the chairman, Mr. J. P. Souter. said since the society had lost all Its pre--war scripts,
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  • 104 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A POLICE tattoo will be held at the Police Depot Kuala Lumpur, on Feb. 16. 17. 18, and 19. On the first day, the tattoo will be open to the rank and file of the police force and their families. On Feb. 17.
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  • 62 5 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Bellerf Cts. Cta. per lb. per 'b No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 4m 41% No. 1 R S.S fob in bales Feb. 41% 41% No. 2 R s.s. fob in bales Feb. 40\ 4< No.
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  • 60 6 Mr. Ang Soon Hoe and the family of the late Madam Ang Bay Han sincerely thank those friends. relatives. clubs and R.ssorla+'oas for their kind attendance at night visit and the funeral of the late Madam An« Say Han (Mother of the laU Mr. Tan Lye Chuan) and also
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  • 580 6 THE SUNDAY TIMES SINGAPORE, FEB. 1, 1948. SPRINGBOARD IITHEN the Malay members YY of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya enter the Council Chamber for the first time this week they will be setting out on a long and difficult journey that can under wise leadership— lead the
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  • 2202 6  -  HARRY MILLER By Sunday Times Kuala Lumpur Staff TODAY sees the inauguration of the new Federation of the nine Malay Sta .es and the Settlements of Penang and Malacca under a Constitution which includes a firm promise of future progress to selfgovernment. It can now
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  • 376 6 DATO ONN BIN J A AFAR "(\N the eve of the establishment of the ing effect on their own individual U Federation off Malaya, I»m indebt- «<frs"eewenr, but wfcat brno« «.pored to the S.n*y Tin*, lot pnblisWn* oi I message to the people of Malaya. Malaya will
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  • 347 7 FEDERATION OF MALAYA BORN TODAY Double work forhigher-ups Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. DADICAL changes in the make-up of the Malay States occur tomorrow with the inauguration of the Federation of Malaya, beginning with the installation of Sir Edward Gont as the first High Commissioner. These alterations huye
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    43 7 MR. E. M. F. P*YNE, head master of the King George Fifth School, Sereraban, who will leave Negri Srmbilan tomorrow on eight months' leave in the United Kingdom. Mr. Payne was among Malayan Boy Scout officials who recently received the medal of merit
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  • 36 7 IMITATION REVOLVER POSSESSION CHARGE Sunday Times Staff Reporter Ong Kirn Long, a 17-year-old Hokkien, was charged in the Second Police Court yesterday with carrying an imitation revolver. The case was transferred to the Seventh Police Court.
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  • 90 7 Sunday Times Correspondent. TAIPING, Saturday. MR. JAL MANECKSHA, who has been appointed a State Councillor for Perak. is president of the Indian Association, Taiping. Born here 1905. Mr. Jal Manecksha entered business soon after leaving school. Before long, he had established himself as a leader
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  • 341 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter MISS DONNA MURPHY, who looks like a film star but has a mind like psychology professor and a banker rolled into one, is in Singapore surveying the prospects of adding the city to others in Asia on her proposed theatre circuit. Until
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  • 177 7 Sunday Times Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. rS following have beer. appointed members of the Malacca Settlement Council. President, the Resident Com- i. missioner (Mr. J. Falconer) ex-offlcio members: The Legal Adviser and Deputy Public j Prosecutor. Negti Sembilan i and Malacca (Mr. J. C. Newport Kilner), Settlement
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  • 94 7 A WELL-KNOWN Dutch shippirg company will again compete with British companies in the Singapore-Australia passenger and cargo* trade from the end of this month. I X.P.M. yesterday announced that they plan to resume their pre-war Singapore-Western Australia service by placing their 4,500-ton ship Maetsuycker on
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  • 34 7 A meeting organised by the Lembaga Kesatuan Melayu outside the Supreme Court, Johore Bahru, yesterday passed resolutions opposing tho Federation and State Agreements signed by the Sultan of Jrhore on Jan. 21.
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  • 107 7 At a general meeting of the Singapore Hire Car Association held recently, the following van elected office-bearers for the rear: Mr. Lira Chwee Huat (president), Mr. Wee Chin Hock (vleeprrsidenn, Mr. Urn Stew Boon (general secretary), Mr. Low Sum <hon. treaarer). Mr. Tan Che* Yew (asst
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  • 204 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter INCREASES in salary for all Government servants x in Sarawak, Brjnnei and North Borneo are recommended by the Borneo Salaries Commission, presided over by Sir Harry Trusted, whose report is issued today. The recommendations are now being considered by the Governments concerned,
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  • 93 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. rE telephone service In the Tras Street— Keppel Road area was interrupted yesterday because the lead sheath of an underground ruble carrying 200 lines under Raffles Place was cracked by traffic vibration. Flood water entered the cable and damaged it for some
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  • 179 7 Sunday Times Stan Reporter AN explosion among 95 drums of carbide in a Singapore godown on Friday evening started a two-hour blaze which destroyed part of the carbide and stocks of glass panes, t 'es of cotton wool and other goods. No one was injure*. Police
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  • 38 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter Thieves broke Into a Chinese owned store hi Albert Street last Tuesday, and removed 50 bags of coffee seeds, ard five cartons of beer, the total value of which was $5,457.
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  • 80 7 The Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association. Singapore, will hold a meeting for all members Interested in sports and games next Friday at 5.30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Institution, Non-members who are old boys of any Brothers' school are invited to attend. All old boys
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  • 35 7 I News has been received from London that Mr. Choor Singh, veil-known Indian cneketer, attached to the Official Assignee's deoariiiKmt, Supreme Court, Singapore, has passed the intermediate LJLB. examination at London University.
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  • 212 7 sunoay Tunes Stall Reporter CI^GAPORE experienced tfae wettest Jaaiuary in 23 yeai». a total of 19.81 inches of rain being recorded last mcoih. In January, 1925. 21.47 Inches of raid fell. Apart from New Year's Day when 3.05 inches were recorded ~t. Friday and
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  • 187 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter ALOR STAR, Saturday. QHORTLY after they were kidnapped, two Chinese •3 girls, one 14 years old and the other 18, escaped from their abductors in the jungle around Klian Intan, according to reports reaching here today. Three men, one of whom
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  • 120 7 ECONOMIC SURVEY DEMANDED Sunday Times Correspondent LONDON, Saturday. mHE Socialist M.P.. Mr. HaJ. rold Davies (Leek), would like a committee to produce an economic survey of Malaya in order that an approach may be made to complete the reorganisation of Malaya's economy and to free it from the dangerous dependence
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  • 45 7 Tan Seng Chal and .an Chan Chai. two young Chinese were charged before the Spcond Police Magistrate. Mr. L. C Goh. yesterday with collecting money from house to house without a permit from the Commissioner of police anc were remanded for 24 hours.
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    • 295 8 Sunday Times Crossword ACEOSS: 1. Majestic (S) 6. Fruit (T) 11. Vanquish 12. Liquid (5) 14. Have a share in (7) 16. Take charge of (4) IT. Bunch of flowers (4) IS. By way in middle (3) 20. Acid (4) 21. Barristers can take it (4) 22. Lame (4) 23.
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  • 464 9 THE coming Chinese 1 New Year has already started a minor boom in the cosmetic and perfumery trade. Dressmakers too are finding more orders on thenhands than tiiey can cope with. Hairdressers are up to their ears in work to put a crowning glory on their clients. Modern
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  • 470 9 my nusoana complains that I talk of nothing but food. But 1 notice that whatever the subject he argues— and he is a aood arguer. I find argument tiring. What is the difference between argument and conversation, and cannot conversation be stimulating what ever the subject, even if
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    263 9 IN the Winter 1947 eaxtion of B.OA.C.'s Ljm magazine SPEEDBIRD they give advioe to their potential women passengers and feature two page* of "air travel fashions. Remarking that "air-tra-vel brings rapid change* of climate and temperaturer they observe that suitable clothing require* careful -planning, complicated by the Question
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  • 726 9 MARY HEATHCOTT MEETS IN LONDON IN March, when the Royal Academy of Mnsic publishes the names of the talented people who passed its stiff L.R.A.M. "Performer" examination the list will include a wellknown young Singaporean—Joyce Scharenguivel. Now, while it will probably be no surprise to Joyce's many
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  • 298 9 Orange Cookies YOU need: Four ounces of sugar, one egg, five ounces of flour, a small level teaspoonful of baking powder, six ounces of margarine, the grated rind and Juice of an orange, one third of a flat teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda. Sift the flour with
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  • 168 10 THE R.A.F. Seletar beat the Royal Engineers In a game of rugger played at Seletar yesterday, the margin being 12 points (four tries) to nil. Rain fell throughout the m^-tch. Even with the advene conditions, the standard ul ;>lay was extremely high. The first try cense
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  • 103 10 [)AKA Singh won by a knockout In the third round against Lamtvng, 200-lb champion wrestler of Bangkok, at the Happy World last night. Lambong started the fight promisingly and twice succeeded in throwing Dara Singh out of the ring in the first round. The fight
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  • 31 10 ST. MORITZ, Saturday. F. Hele^son. of Norway won the &00--metre Olympic skating event, breaking the Olympic record by 3.10 sec., with a time of 43.1 sec. U.P.
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  • 554 10 i.ummiin, saturaay. A FTER a thrilling struggle which again went to extra time, Everton won through to the fifth round of the Cup by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers before a ground record crowd of 72,000 at Goodison Park. Everton started magnificently, but after many close misses
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    39 10 rllS is the ice stadium at St Moriti, Switzerland, where the Winter Olympic Games are now being held. While Olympic speed skaters are practising laps around the stadium, workmen are busy erecting the seats for the spectators. A.P. picture.
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  • 68 10 Barrow 10. Salford 11; Keighley 23, Bramley 0; Castleford 10, Rochdale 5; Leeds 5. Warrington 5; Dewsbury 4, Hull K.R. 2; Lel«h 0. Halifax 3; Featherstone R. S, Bradford 29; Huddersfleld 8, Hunslet 0; Liverpool S. 24. York 0; Hull 21, Batley 3; Oldham 5. Wakefield T. 24;
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  • 29 10 Sunday Times Pateiif Sports Correspondent pAHANO cricket v.uior. will open next week-end. First game is between Raub Chinese and the Raul Cluo in the Raub District League.
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  • 166 10 ALTOGETHER three batsmen G. Gomez (178 not A out), R. Tang Choon (103) and A. Ganteaume (101) hit centui.as, Gomez and Tang Choon on Friday, before Trinidad declared with their total at 481 for four wickets, in their match against the M.C.C. tourists at Port
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  • 167 10 ST. MORITZ, Saturday. r£ International Ice Hockey Federation announced today that hockey will continue to be played in conjunction with the Olympic Games. The announcement was issued n defiance of the International Olympic Committee, which yesterday struck hockey from the official programme and withdrew reconnution from
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  • 107 10 K ING KONO beat Oeorge Zbisko by two falls to one in the fourth round In the "rubber".! wrestling bout at the Great World Arena. Singapore. In the third round a comer post was broken when King Kong charged at Zbisko and both crashed
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  • 156 10 Irish International trial: Pro-' babies 18. Possibles 3. Australian tour: Barbarians 9, Australians 6. rlab matches: Blackbeath 11, 1 Leicr-ter 22; Guy's Hospital 8. Devonport Services 0; Harlequins 3, London Scottish 26; London Hospitals 14. Nuneaton 8; London Welsh 5. Neath 14; Richmond 0, 1 Coventry 12; Rosslyn
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  • 181 10 TRINIDAD— IST. INNS. J. B. Stollmryer c Griffith b Allen IS A. GaatcMae Ibw Howorth I*l K. Tresirail Ibw Wardle 51 G. Gomes not oat 17$ R. Tang Choon c Eram- b Cranston 103 W. FcrfMon not out 14 Extra* 1C Total (for 4 wkta. deed.) 481 Did not
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  • 218 10 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. rfO Singapore Chinese Football Association Interdistrict soccer matches were played at Oeylang Stadium yesterday, resulting In Telok Blangah beating Flnlayson Green by two-one and Bras Basah Road beating Jellicoe Road two-nil. Meng Chee scored two goals for Telok Blangah In th*
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  • 82 10 The Singapore Municipal Sexvice Union beat the United Youth team at table tennis by seven games to nil on Wednesday. Results: Leow Chor Young beat Chia Eng Hin 2-0, LouU Llm Teck Huat beat Ooh Chye Poh 2-0. Koh i ilap Mong beat Llm Ong Huat 2-0,
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  • 238 10 OVERNIGHT rain delayed the start of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Western Australia In Sydrey on Friday until after lunch. Western Australia won the toss and sent New South Wales in to bat on an easy wicket, and
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  • 104 10 Sunday Times Serembaa Sports Correspondent JJEGRI SEMBILAN will meet Penong today for the first time in an inter-State hockey match. The game will be played on the Selangor Club padang. Kuala Lumpur, at 4.30 p.m. The Negri Sembilan team has been selected as
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  • 52 10 The following will represent the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, in a friendly match of billiards (English game) against the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club today at noon: TeoCßiew Sun, Wong Soo Tong. Tan Wool Hot. Tan Kong Ouan, Lim Chuan Oeok. Ron Sin Yuen. Tai- Bock Keng and Wee
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  • 90 10 TODAY SOCCER: JoUiUds 2nd. XI v. 1 M t RAF. Katoag, Govt. Printing Office grooad, 4 p.m.; Bine Star Rangers v. Kota Raja XI, THofc Koran School groand. S p.m.; JolHlads Ist. XI v. Chung Chen* High School. Oovt. Pristine; Office's ground, 5 p.m.; S.C.F.A. Infer district League—
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  • 191 10 NEW YORK, Saturday. SOME racing writers blame Shannon's jockey, Noel ("Spec") Richardson, for the horse's defeat in his first American race at Santa Anita. Shannon finished third to Windflelds and Endeavour n. Windflelds, a Canadian horse, beat Endeavour II (Argentina) by a length and
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  • 181 11 r|«n Munu.ary secretary 01 JL the Penan* Badminton Association, Mr. Tan Teik Lim, has received a telegram from India inviting either Wong Peng Soon or Chee Choon Kens; to participate in exhibition matches la Calcutta. These matches are part of a series of sports
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  • 126 11 ST. MORITZ, Saturday. rl Winter Olympic Games, created for the purpose of promoting international good will, opened on schedule in an atmosphere of ill will. Switzerland, the host country, dominated the first day's programme. Indiaatlve of the general feeling was the disclosure that two of
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  • 33 11 THE Straits Times racing correspondent "ftpsoui Jeep," tipped four straUht winners at yesterday's Ipoh races. They were Renown, John Bull, Skittals and No Regrets. "Epsom Jeep" also tipped five places.
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    31 11 HMOS TANNER, the Welsh captairi, makes a flyin* pass-out from a scrum. An incident in the ruxby international played against England at Twickenham on Jaa. 17. which was drawn three- aIL
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  • 48 11 The following have been elected office-bearer's of the Bournemouth 8.P., Singapore for 1948: president, Mr. L. Edwards; lion. secretary, .Mr. A. Silas, lion secretary, hon. treasurer, Mrs. L. rewards; hon.. sports captain, Mr. Edwards; committee members: Messrs. Ng Khek Beng. H. Hanlff and M. AH MusUn.
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  • 76 12 Sunday Times Staff Reporter. KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday.—The All Blues Cup ukby final between Selangor and Penang was postponed today as a mark of respect for Mahatma Gandhi. It will be played tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. The decision to postpone the game was taken at
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  • 559 12 MALAYA CHINESE TO SEND SOCCER XI TO CHINA Plans discussed at K.L. meeting Sunday Times Kuala Lumpur Staff Correspondent A MALAYAN Chinese soccer team will participate in the China national athletic meeting to be held in Shanghai from May 5 to May 15 in order to maintain the continuity of
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    90 12 rIE world's light-heavyweight champion. Gas Lesnevich (left), Lavern Roach (centre) and Jersey Joe Walcott pose for cameramen after receiving awards at the dinner of the Boxin* Writers' Association, held in New York on Jan. 21. Lesnevich was honoured as the man who did most for boxinr durinjj 1947. while Roach
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  • 283 12 rYING on a waterlogged ground, the Singapore Cricket Club won the fivecornered rugby competition beating the Army by eight points (a goal and a try) to nil on the Padang yesterday. The S.C.C. have r.ow won all their games in the competition. Weather conditions r iad
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  • 55 12 Owing to the train service having been disrupted by floods in Johore. the Singapore hockey team were unable to travel to Seremban on Fr'day night for their hockey fixture against Negri Sembiian yesterday. Singapore's match against Malacca, scheduled for today at Malacca, has also been called off. Two
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  • 347 12  -  ARTHUR MAILEY By MILDURA, Saturday. AFTER considerable confusion and indecision regarding the advisability of playing the match against the Victoria Country XI, in view of Mahatma Gandhi's death, the Indian cricketers made an eleventh-hour decision to play. The Indian, captain, Amarnath, however, refused to play
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  • 125 12 COUNTRY Xl— lst Inns. Morrison bO. Mohamrd g Bate b A. Elahi 20 Adams lbw bO. m«li«i*«j 2 Herath st. Irani b Sarwato 87 Lopuj c Klshenchand b A. Elahl g Hashes b Sohoni M Tiersch c and b A. Elahl Tankard c O. Mohamrd b A. Elahl 13
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  • 531 12  -  FEATHER Badminton Notes.... by QN the threshold of 1948 when great events will be decided, it will not be out of place to go back over the past year's records and look at the various state champi s and then- prowess In the sphere of badminton.
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  • 78 12 rE following hockey fixtures which were to have been played In Singapore yesterday were postponed owing to the heavy rain. The game between the P. T. XI and the Katong Eurasians was postponed to tomorrow at the SRC. padang and the game between the Ceylon Sports Club
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  • 283 12 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. rIANG suffered their first hockey defeat for the season today, when they lost to Selangor by a solitary goal on the Selangor Club padang. Players wore black armbands as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi and observed
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