The Straits Times, 6 February 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1948 Jf PRICE TEN CENTS
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    Kashmir: Step To Solution
    229 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs THE United States yesterday called on India *nd Pakistan to keep tryinn: to settle the r quarrel over Kashmir peaceably. The Chief U.S. delegate to the United Nations (Mr. Warren R. Austin) toid the Security Council that the disputing Governments had agreed cr.
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    U. S. PRICES FLOP
    122 1 NEW YORK. Thursday.— Fears of other currency devaluations to follow that of the Fnnch franc resulted m a decline m prices on the chief United States commodity markets today and selling hit the market from coast to Chicago maize, wheat and a fell by the maxin
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    MALAYA IN TRADE TALKS
    349 1 Py ke To Be Delegate In America From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Economic Adviser, Federation of Malaya, 1 Mr. C. J. Pyke, will be the Malayan delegate to the International Tin and Rubber Study Group. The group will meet m Washington m April.
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    14 1 The main street of Seoul, headquarters of the American Military Mission m troubled Korea.
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    Flood Water Rises Again
    48 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday—The Public Works Department announced today that the Parit-Sulong road was flooded three feet deep. The water was still rising. The Ayer Hitam-Batu Pahat road was under 18 inches of water. There, too. the water was still risin"
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    'End Control Over Tin'
    143 1 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE president of the Continental Can Company, Mr. Hans A. Eggerss, has urged the United States Congress to aHow American controls over tin distribution to expire at the end of February. He told the Senate Banking Committee that he disagreed I with a recommendation
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    FAR EAST CHIEFS' TRIP TO CEYLON
    62 1 Tur Commander-in-Chief I Air Command, Far East i Air Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd) and Lady Lloyd are flying m a special aircraft to Ceylor.' on Feb. 9 to attend the independence celebrations. They will be accompanied by the Special High Commissioner for South-East
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    28 1 HONG KONG, Thursday.— The Government yesterday announced a heavy reduction m naval dockyard personnel, lollowLng a reduction m the s /c of the Pacific Fleet.— Rev- t T,
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    DutchSaid To Have Killed 285
    214 1 BATAVIA, Thursday. •THE Indonesian Republic 1 has sent a letter to the Security Council's "good offices" committee listing about 300 Indonesian casualties m 30 alleged incidents with the Dutch since the signing of the 'nice on Jan. 17. Republican sources said the principal incident took
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    34 1 THERAN, Thursday. The Persian Government rejected ir. a note to the Soviet Embassy here last night the Soviet protest against alleged activities of the United States military mission m Persia presented last Saturday.— Reuter.
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    'We Have Nothing To Hide'
    149 1 LAKE SUCCESS. Thursday.—Britain's delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council today described Russia as an "expanding imperialist power" exploiting the countries of Eastern Europe. Mr. C. P. Mayhew, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said this m an answer to charges made by
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    Bennett Defends Brooke-Popham
    636 1 CANBERRA, Thursday. T lELT.-Gen. Gordon Bennett, the Australian comLi mander who escaped from Malaya after the Japanese victory m 1942, today defended Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, whose despatches on the Malayan campaign were published a fortnight ago. Writing for the Fortnightly Observer, Gen. Bennett said:
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    One Party Now In Bulgaria
    221 1 SOFIA, Thursday. BULGARIA became virtually a one-party State on Tuesday night under the iron guidance of the Communist Premier.! Mr. Georgi Dimitrov. About 200.000 Bulgars stood flanked by a Russian general. Th» paraders shouted themselves hoarse acclaiming Mr. Dimitrov. The trans-wlon was a:.)niplished by reorganising
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    Faint Hope Still Remains For The Star Tiger
    156 1 Faint Hope Still Remains For The Star Tiger MIAMI, Florida, Thursday. A NEW, faint hope sprang yesterday lor the British airliner Star Tiger, missing since last Friday on a flight from the Azores to Bermuda. Almost at the moment when the American Air Force from Hamilton, Bermuda, announced abandonment of
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    Nazi General's Death Jump
    140 1 NUREMBERG, Thursday.— Col-General Johannes Blaskowltz, former German FieldMarshal, who led an army group against the British and Canadian armies on the Western front at the end of the war, committed suicide this morning. He Jumped from the top floor Of the Nuremberg court prison as the
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    $5,000 Reward Offered
    173 1 $5,000 Reward Offered SINGAPORE Police hava offered a reward ol $5,000 for information leading to the arrest ol four Chinese gunmen who wounded two detectives m a gun fight m the Geylang area yesterday. The two detectives wew making investigations about a secret society between Lorong 3 and Lorong 17
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      Tear-Gas And Guns Used In Hong Kong Battle
      118 2 HONG KONG, Thursday. TEAR-GAS and revolvers were used m a two-hour battle between gunmen and 1 police m Hong Kong yesterday. One gunman was killed. Police learned of an impending robbery m the densely-populated western district. They intercepted three gunmen. The battle
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      Jap Raiders
      111 2 SHANGHAI, Thursday. About 1,500 Japanese soldiers are operating m the mountains between Kirin and the mouth of Tumenn River, North of the Korean border now m Chinese Communist hands. According to a North China News Agency dispatch from Changchun, these Japanese, remnants of the defeated Kwangtung Army, are
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      Sharp Note
      43 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday. —It was learned yesterday that the United States, In a note delivered m Bucharest on Monday, accused the Rumanian Government of intending to smash "the last vestiges of democratic opposition." m Britain has delivered a similar note. A. P.
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      "Strange Cargo'
      62 2 DURBAN, Thursday.— The arrival of several hundred immigrants yesterday m the Italian ship Toscana caused a stir m Durban. The batch included 98 Italians, 16 Poles, many Cypriots and several Greeks. The Natal Mercury commented: "This is indeed a strange cargo to durriD m South Africa All the
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      "H.R.H. 1"
      58 2 LONDON. Thursday— Travelling m the "H.R.H. 1" Daimler limousine given her as a wedding present by the Royal Air Force, Princess Elizabeth yesterday left Kensingtone Palace for Dorset. At Lulworth Camp there today she will inspect the 16/5 Lancers, of which she is Co-lonel-in-Chief. She staved last night
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      Bronze Age
      39 2 LONDON, Thursday Exchange Telegraph yesterday said a skeleton unearthed at a gravel pit at Keyingham. East Yorkshire, was belftved to be that of the Bronze Age Man. A decorative ceremonial vase was found beside the skeleton. U.P.
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      Killed In Error
      90 2 MOUNT CLEMENT. Michigan. Thursday. Authorities issued a report of justifiable homicide m the case of Stephen Kalisz. 17, who shot his father dead by mistake. He thought his father was trying to kill his mother. Police said the father i»' turn thought his wife was trying to
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      Sartorial Note
      62 2 HONG KONG. Thursday.— Hong Kong's rickshaw pullers will be well groomed m future. Each puller Is to be provided with two free suits and a straw hat of uniform colour and cut. Before being Issued with suits and hats pullers will have to agree on the style of
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      Padres Wanted
      46 2 LONDON, Thursday.— There Is an emergency need of 20 Army Chaplains for service at home and with the British Army of the Rhine, states the Chaplain General. Special emergency commissions for 18 months will be kept soon for those who apply before April. Reuter.
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      Killed In Riot
      92 2 SHANGHAI, Thursday. Family members of three girl workers who lost their lives m the riot at the Sung Sing Cotton Mill on Monday night appeared yesterday as complainants at the Procurate. Two of the girls were alleged to have been killed by flying bullets and the third
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      Stormbound Beacon
      76 2 PENZANCE, Thursday.— The Trinity House ship Triton yesterday failed to get food to three men marooned by high seas on Wolf Rock Lighthouse, off Land's End. The lighthouse crew had emergency rations left to last only two days. Three men m Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, seven miles off the
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      Lord Derby
      116 2 PRESCOT, Lanes., Thursday. Lord D?rby. whose death was announced on Tuesday, began his horse racing connection m 1893 when he and his father bought a horse named Grrywall with whioh he won his first race. He won 20 classics the Thou sand Guineas seven tirms, the Two Thousand
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      G.-G., Ceylon
      25 2 Sir Henry Moore, first Governor-General of the new Dominion of Ceylon. Ho was sworn m at Colombo on Wednesday morning— Ceylon's "Independence Day."
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      "Cornerstone"
      45 2 LONDON. Thursday— The Rev. Canon Sidney Arthur Alexander, treasurer of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, since 1909, died yesterday at the age of 82 Once described as the "cornerstone of St. Paul's'" the Canon raised £400,000 for its pres2rvation during his years of office. Reuter.
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      Tottering
      48 2 TOKIO. Thursday— The imminent collapse of Japan's Socialist Cabinet under Premier Tetsu Katayama seemed certain last night after a SDlit between the right and left win^s of the key Social Democratic Party. The party split after the expulsion of the Agriculture and Forestry Minister. Rikizo Hirano. Reuter.
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      Worst Voyage
      73 2 NEW \uu... Thursday.— The Queen Mary arrived m New York y_stt*w^j late after a voyage which ncr master. Commodore C. Illingworth. described as "one of the worst I have known m over 40 years." A record turn-around of only 17 hours is being attempted. Commodore Illinsworth said fie
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      Fracas
      70 2 AUCKLAND. New Zealand, Thursday Every available constable was rushed to Auckland prison last Sunday to quell a serious riot which lasted six hours. T earby residents heard screams, yells, the crash of breaking glass and the sound of hoses being used. They said it was the worst fracas they
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      Bomb In Ship Hold
      75 2 LONDON Thursday. A aecond Typhoon rocket bomb w*s found m the hold of the British ship Serblstan, m the West India Docks. London yesterday. Bomb disposal experts who dealt with it. described it as a 28-lb. English contact type. Last Friday, a similar bomb was found
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      633 2 NOTICES BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD. BT ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS. FAR EASTERN AREA (M.0.5.) The following tenders have been circulated to Registered Contractors during the past week: SINGAPORE AREA Tender 265. Closing dat« 9th February. 1948. for Axes Fire. Extinguishers Fire, Awls Brad Handle. Bars Tommy. Bevels Sliding,
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      606 2 NOTICES THE BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER ESTATES LIMITED. NOTICE All road.s on this Company's Estate, are Private Roads, and as such will be closed for a period of 24 hours from midnight on Tuesday 10th February 1948. By Order, EVATT CO., Secretaries. Singapore, sth February 1948. THE ULU PANDAN (SINGAPORE) RUBBER
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      194 2 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. The funeral of Mr. J. B. Yount; (one of the senior Directors of Boustead Co., Ltd.), whose death is announced with regret, will take place m England on Saturday. February 7th. As a mark of respect, the offices of the Company throughout Malaya will be closed on
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      26 2 WELCOME BACK! BING and BARRY m the I Mjp m New Hit \k You'll Agree Tops "GOING MY WAY" <y Welcome Everybody MONDAY AT MIDNIGHT! 1?J?Y
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    GOVT. OF INDIA ACTS SWIFTLY
    332 3 Mass Arrest Of 700 Extremists BOMBAY, Thursday. DV THIS morning it was estimated that 300 people, including a number oi prominent members of the extremist Hindu Mahc.saba, had been placed under lock am 1 key m „*3 police round-up of disruptive elements m th** lombay
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    71 3 Kdn^,H? Ceylonese troops paraded at Kranji on Eft h"i t*F u UT Ce yl<> n <*c Independence. On the SJf IL A ys n e ha the Royal Pioneer Corps, Ceylon 2S*^.with the Ceylon before the hoisting cere7m»L rV he i J? the G° C Singapore District or% iSf hi
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    Parade Of Devil Dancers
    209 3 Parade Of Devil Dancers COLOMBO, Thursday. MASKED devil dancers paraded the streets of Colombo yesterday while temple bells rang out Ceylon's independence as a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth. The historic lion flag of Ceylon was carried on an elephant m a picturesque procession to the tune of old
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    SOVIETS ALL IN AGREEMENT
    39 3 LONDON, Thursday— The Moscow Radio said the Soviel of Nationalities had unanimously adopted the state budget, and approved the decrees of the Presidium issued between the third and fourth session of the Soviet Parliament. U.P.
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    Greater Rice Exports Predicted For 1948
    178 3 NEW YORK, Thursday. DICE exports from three Far Eastern exporting lv areas, Burma, Siam and Indo-China, are expected to be about half a million tons greater m 1947 to 1948 than m 1946 to 1947. Exports from other part-* of the world are expected
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    $½ MILLION ON ATOM
    111 3 MILLION ON ATOM WASHINGTON, Thursday. The Atomic Energy Comi mission will spend one and a j half million dollars next year for atomic research by a picked croup of 180 scientists. The Commission has announced that it will sponsor a fellowship programme for research m physics, metallur- j cv and
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    Exodus From Holy Land Begins
    273 3 Britaiv i. JERUSALEM, Thursday. KITAIN has started her withdrawal from Palestine by ordering 300 British members of the Palestine police to Egypt, from whence they will sail for England on Sunday. r— From now on police and troop withdrawals will continue m increasingly large numbers
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    Cricketer's "Catch"
    119 3 MELBOURNE, Thursday.— The visiting Indian Test cricketer, C. R. Rangachari (an inspector of police m Madras), brought off an unusual "catch" last night when he detained an Indian confidence man for whom Melbourne police had been searching for six months. A detective who thought the man might visit
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    Alexander Despatch
    138 3 LONDON, Thursday. FIELD-Marshal Viscount Alexander's own story of the first wholly successful campaign against the Axis was published here today by the British War Officr. The campaißn was the combined desert and mountain warfare of 1942-43, which swept the Germans and Italians from North Africa and cleared the
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    Johore State Officials
    313 3 From Our SU»I Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE names of members of the Johore Executive aad Stat« Councils were announced today as follows: President, the Suitan, vicePresident. Tungku Mahkota. Ex-Officio: Dato Onn Din Jaafar, Mr. E. E. F. Pretty (British Adviser). Inche Ibrahim bin Abd Rahman (State
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    "Life Hard" Committed Suicide
    108 3 "Life Hard" Committed Suicide T*AN Ang Ling, a 61- year-old stall holder at Telok Ayer Market, committed suicide because "he found his business was so bad, his children so young and life so hard with his small earnings." This was stated by his wife. Sin Ah Klan, to the Singapore
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    THANKS FROM PRINCESS
    151 3 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. The following letter has beer, received by Sir Edward Gent from Princess Elizabeth: "Dear Sir Edward, I am indeed pleased with the wedding present which the people of Malaya have had the kindness to send me. "The Duke of Edinburgh
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    Singapore Diary
    190 3 TODAY Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association, sports meeting, St Joseph's Institution, 5.30 p.m All old boys of any Christian Brothers' school welcome Wesley Methodist Youth Fellow- ship. Mr. Thomas on "Civic Affairs." Wesley Church, 4, Port Canning Road, 7.30 p.m Y.W.C.A., Malay classes, 8. Fort Canning Road, 9
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    Tin Output Is Trebled
    171 3 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, ThurspONTINUED progress m the rehabilitation of Malaya's tin industry during the last quarter of 1947 resulted m an output during December which trebled that of January. Officials expect the steady Increase to be maintained during this year, and the Government's
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb., 6, 1948 FLESHPOTS OF SINGAPORE
    1093 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb., 6, 1948 FLESHPOTS OF SINGAPORE In this page today we reproduce an article written by a special correspondent of the Sunday Express m Singapore which that London newspaper presented for the edification of the British public some days ago. As the Express has the
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    INDIA TURMOIL UPSETS MARKET
    71 4 NEW YORK, Thursday.— Turmoil m Ir.dia has upset i tho American shellac market, dealers say. Conditions m India, chief source of the raw product, are so confused that dealers say Ithey cannot tell where to get new supplies or guess how much they will cost. Superfine
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    GREEK LEGATION
    42 4 ATHENS. Thursday. The Greek Legation m Vienna Is to be re-established, it was officially announced yesterday. Britair. will be asked to handle Greek diplomatic af1 rairs m Sofia. Greece has been negotiating the reopening of relations i with Bulgaria.— AP.
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    LADY SOPHIA RAFFLES
    629 4 SIR Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, was married twice. His first wife died in Buitenzorg when he was Lieut-enant-Governor of Java. She was not Lady Raffles but Mrs. Raffles, for her husband had not then been knighted. Raffles married his second wife in 1816, and in the
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    62 4 Today, February 6, is Foundation Day m Singapore and used to be observed before the war. It is again being observed today by the dressing of the ships m harbour. On this anniversary, we publish this picture showing the statue of the founder of |h»s m ment m the heart
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    ABOUT SINGAPORE
    708 4 What the folks at Home are being told Reproduced from the Sunday Express, London. I ADIES, would you like to be able U> buy silks and satins, brocades, tweeds, shoes, dozens of "nylons any of the thousand things you have so long wanted and with never a coupon
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    COLONY'S WOMEN HONOUR GANDHI
    487 5 Many Tributes At Memorial Hall Meeting fVVER twenty women, representing almost every communal, racial, and religious group m Singapore, addressed a meeting m memory of \lahatma Gandhi, held at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday. The meeting was organised by the Women's Section of the Regional Congress
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    31 5 Sir Franklin Gimson and the President of the Singapore Ceylonese Association. Mr. Victor Mendis, at the Ceylon Independence Day dinner held at the Sea View Hotel, Singapore, on Wednesday night.i ght.
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    52 5 A X Annamalai i t. «he new manager t i»i? Tnnk Road and X"on: Sa k Fold Hindu T...,,r.> 5 own -d by the .^r community of Sin-<:'-<or<\ new minnier of IheTC te r's is elected anninllv n'ter ea"h Thaipuv.ni fs'iv<i *1 a public mp?'in« of f'h"tti:«rs at the Tank
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    Jones Gets Stay Of Execution
    270 5 Jones Gets Stay Of Execution •THE execution of Irving Oliver Jones, which j was to have been carried;, out at dawn yesterday at h Outram Road gaol, hasp been stayed by the Governor of Singapore, (Sir Franklin Gimsorn, until I Monday. Tiie Governor's decision to >ne the execution came on
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    Jap Gets 7 Years
    217 5 rE maximum sentence of seven years' rigorous imprisonment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, was imposed upon a young Japanese, at the Singapore Assizes yesterday. The Japanese. Sato Masajiro, pleaded guilty to three charges of causing grievous hurt to two Chinese women and a man. with a
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    GREETING TO CEYLON
    113 5 Dr. P. Thillai Nathan, president of the Ceylon Tamils' Association and vice-presid-ent of the Ceylonese AssociaU Singapore, broadcast from Radio Malaya yesterday a message to the people of Ceylon. He spoke, m Tamil, of the pride and happiness felt by all overseas Ceylonese m Malaya. Singapore, Burma.
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    22 5 Mr. P. H. Hendry. the wellknown jeweller of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, is leaving for a holiday m Ceylon .by air today.
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    MOTOR BOAT ON FIRE
    69 5 A fire which broke out on the deck of a small ashing motor boat moored m Boat Quay near Ellenborough Street, yesterday afternoon, was put out by three of its crew before a fire engine arrived on the scene. One of the crew had his feet
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    PARANG CHARGE
    44 5 Tan Yew Kirn. a 23-year-old woman, pleaded not guilty m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Paran Kam with a parang. The case was adjourned to Feb. 12, Tan being granted bail of $250.
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    Private Cinema Shows For Colony Children
    154 5 SINGAPORE children are to have their own private •J cinema shows every Saturday morningr. The film shows axe being sponsored by a new league, which aims at! fostering friendly relation- i ships and looking after the welfare of children. Boys and girls between the
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    'Paper Man 'Sending Home Two Tons Of Material
    287 5 A GRAMOPHONE record of "Terang Bulan," popular Malay love song from Perak, will soon be included m the U.S. Library of Congress under the same roof as the Declaration of Independence and nther historic American documents. The record is among two tons
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    Big Fishing Conference
    85 5 THE Trengganu Malay Fishermen's Association is arranging a big conference of all Malay fishermen living along the east coast of Malaya. The meeting, which will be held m Kuala Trengganu, probably at the end of the month, will discuss: <l) Means to combat exploitation of fishermen by
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    MORPHINE CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE
    92 5 Three Chinese occupiers of a hut m Dixon Road. Singapore, pleaded not guilty m the Eighth Police Court yesterday to a charge of using their hut on Feb. 4 for administering morphine injections to human beings. They were Teo Ah Chwee, Teo Kirn Swee and Teo
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    3 % LOAN WILL CLOSE ON FEB 28
    69 5 3 LOAN WILL CLOSE ON FEB 28 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday.—No further applications for Malayan Union 3 per cent registered loan stock will be received after Feb. 28 when this issue will be closed, says an official statement. It is proposed to keep the 2' 2 per
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    SUICIDE NOTE
    77 5 A letter addressed to a detective was found on the body of T. Munusamy, who was discovered hanging from a tree at Farrer Park on Feb. 2. This was stated at the inquest held on Munusamy m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday. It mentioned a woman's name and
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    35 5 Mah Keng Teng, a 44-year-old Chinese, was fined $20 or 10 days' simple imprisonment at the Second Police Court yesterday for cruelty to ducks. Mah was found carrying eight ducks tied together by their legs.
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    "Public Has Lost Fear Of Gangs"
    285 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. •THE Chief Police Officer, 1 Penang, Mr. G. R. Livett, m his annual crime review today said continuous police action against the secret society menace, with the banishment of criminal leaders, had had a deterrent effect m 1947.
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      Post-War Radium For Singapore
      82 5 Post- War Radium For Singapore f N TWO or three days, the Singapore Hospital will be using radium for t; 1( lir.t time since the Japanese occupation. Dr. G. H. Garlick, acting head of the Radiology Department, said yesterday: j "The radium, which is about one-eighth of a m weight
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      Iskandar Bridge
      87 5 IPOH. Thursday— The $1.500,000 Iskandar Bridge over the Perak River at Enggor has been reconstructed and will be reopened to full way traffic thi6 weekend. The bridge was blown up by retreating Allied forces on Dec. 23, 1941 to delay the Ja- panese advance. A brief reopening ceremony
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      Smallpox
      42 5 IPOH. Thursday. The tion of smallp I for the week end; showed a marked Improve- ment. There were only thr< one resulting m di ath, d the week, compared with th" previous week when there were 20 casei and one d<
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      Judge's Thanks
      65 5 THE District Judge (Mr. E. P, Shanks) yesterday thanked Mr. M. Boyle for the hard work he had put m dur- ins his term of office as Chief i Court Prosecuting Officer. Mr. Boyle is going to Eng1 land on leave. I Mr. Shanks said that Mr. Boyle
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      Redemptorists
      48 5 Redemptorist s THE Redemptorist mission has issued an appeal for funds for a building fund. The headquarters of the Redemptorist Fathers at 418 i Thomson Road, Singapore, is burdened with a debt of about $50,000 and it is to liquidate this that the appeal has been 1 Issued.
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      Rice Charge
      42 5 PARIT BUNTAR, Thursday. Ng Ba Kee was charged before the District Judge (Mr. Fletcher Rogers) today with having moved 21 piculs of padi without written permission. Ng claimed trial, was granted bail of S.)(ii). and t' case was postpon 12.
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      Lepers
      43 5 IPOH, Thursday. In ponse to an appeal by the president of the Sungei Buioh Leper Settlement Council, the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce has made a contribution of $190. The money will b<- used for comforts during the Cl New Year ins.
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      Bound Over
      39 5 PARIT BUNTAR. Thursday. My parent and the rice is for our consumption." said 16old Kang Lian Guan wh pleaded guil; moved 5G ka:: out a written He was i own plea and boui the sum of $50
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      Food Fund
      59 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday —A sum vt 5>1.-.> raised for "Time and Food For Britain Fundresult of a bazaar hold recently at the Klang Club. The bazaar hud bee n irganistd by Mrs. Ansley Young of Klang. Mrs. Gardiner ai d Mrs. Youtman of Port Swv. tennam, Mr- Kapar
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      Work Centre
      57 5 MUAR, Thursday. Ihe worS centre for the Muai Women's Service I which has jusi cc m the Suit: n Ibr Park, was officially -day. The chairman of the Wo- men's Service Lc Forsyth) said m th (speech: "It is throus rcnerositv of the dco Tan<;kak and Muar ths
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    TIN POLICY ATTACKED
    831 6 'Give Prospector Encouragement /GREATER Government encouragement to the tin prospector than is afforded him at present will be called for by the chairman of Austral Malay group of tin mining companies (Mr. W. B. Freeman) when he addresses shareholders on Feb. 17. Mr. Freeman's speech, circulated m
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    Boxers Join Crew Of Sea Belle
    213 6 TWO well-known Singapore boxers, Battling Sima and Little Abayan, have decided to work their way to the Philippines by signing on as sailors on board the pre-war Governor's yacht Sea Belle IL Recently purchased by Mr. Bob Morrison, of Cebu, for U.S. $50,000, the
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    New Planting Of Rubber To Proceed
    303 6 New Planting Of Rubber To Proceed LONDON, Thursday. THERE will be no inter1 ference with new planting or re-planting of rubber m Malaya. This point was made clear yesterday by the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Arthur Creech Jones) m the House of Commons. Mr. Creech Jones had
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    Family Grants Clarified
    171 6 Family Grants Clarified LONDON, Thursday. FE Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Arthur Creech Jones) told the Commons yesterday he saw no need for special promulgation of the scales of grants to dependants of members of the Malayan Volunteer Forces and Local Defence Corps. Mr. Creech Jones said: "When
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    Siam Govt. Challenged
    128 6 TUNGKU PETRA of the South Siam Malay Representative Committee informed the Straits Times yesterday that the following telegram had been sent to the Premier of Siam: "In your deputy's press conference. reported m Utusan Melayu published m Singapore on January 31, it was said that the dissatisfaction
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    20 6 There were 559 traffic accidents m Singapore m January, the lowest figure since the liberation. The December figure was 601
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    U.K. UNIONISTS DELAYED A DAY
    84 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. An itinerary which will begin m Johore and extend right through the peninsula to Perlis and Kelantan is being prepared for the two-man trade union mission from the United Kingdom which arrives m Malaya tomorrow to examine trade union progress. The mission
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    MAJ-GEN WADE BACK AGAIN
    32 6 MAJ -GEN WADE BACK AGAIN KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday.—Ma j. -Gen. D. A. L. Wade, G.0.C., Malaya Distr.ct, arrived back this morning by air from Hong Kong where he attended a military exercise.
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      386 6 critic Eric Newton David Low, 10.30 Ridn' Down the Canyon; SINGAPORE cartoonist; 11.00 Serial Play— 10.50 Forces Prom.; 11.45 Close. m^r C^ri^°^f TSS <?£££' iffi UAD.O AUSTRALIA Singapore Food Prices, Announce^ Y?S% ien^?C™ c: f^U? Two Stations.-9.30 a.m. Melmrnts; 8.30 Friday Prom; 9.45 {W* J!?Jf ?5? «m2&J&t£^ bourne Cricket Ground
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    LONDON STOCKS
    270 7 LONDON, Thursday. rpHE news that the Prime JL Minister would make a statement regarding the Government's policy on wages acted as a brake on the already slow market yesterday, and encouraged the revival of talk about dividend limitation, says Renter's financial correspondent. The Gilt-edged section, however, was very
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    5/8-CT. DROP IN RUBBER
    132 7 5/8-CT. DROP IN RUBBER DUBBER lost five-eighths of a cent on the looal rubber market yesterday. The market remained quiet. No. l sheet f.o.b. buyers closed at 40 H cents per lb with sellers at 40 3/4 cents. Spot loose buyers were 40* cents, with sellers at 40 3/4 cenu.
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    Dow Jones Averages
    17 7 Stocks Industrials Rails Utilities 62.91 173.95 51.20 32.63 61.8$ 170.95 49.87 32.43 —A. P.
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    Demand For Rice Has Fallen Off
    346 7 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent /CONDITIONS on the local 'ice market have been very \j much easier than they were last week. The ration increase and advanced distribution of rice have reduced the demand considerably. Copra was the most active commodity yesterday. Quotations
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    S'PORE SHARES
    172 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. TINS were still the dominant feature of the local share market. Prices showed a general increase. Industrials were again m good demand, particularly Malayan Collieries, Wearaes and United Engineers. Changes m quotations given by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: Bay era Sellers
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    N.Y. RUBBER
    42 7 NEW YORK. Thursday. Rubber closed 53 to 70 points lower. Sales totalled 226 contracts Offers were: March 20.60 cents (U. 8.); May 1970-75; July 19.15; September 18.70 bid. No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets 20 3 4 cents nominal. —A. P.
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    S.C.C. Team v. The Rest
    140 8 WITH the Non-Europeans conceding walkovers m the two remaining fixtures, the Singapore fivecornered rugby tournament has been concluded The Singapore Cricket Club, the champions, will meet the Rest XV on the padang tomorrow. The Rest side has been selected as follows: F Sgt. E. Twisscl
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    6-0 Win In Semi-Final
    147 8 > T O. 2 Sub-Depot (Clothing) I entered the final of the Go\ ernor's Shield football tournament for 223 8.0.D. civilian teams when they beat No. 3 Sub-Depot by six goals to mi at St. George"s Road yesterday. The No. 3 Sub-Depot team played a disappointing
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      M.C.C. Replies
      58 8 LONDON, Thursday. The MCC today informed C. Allen, captain and manager of the team touring the West Indies that Denis C ompton, W. J. Edrich and Len Hutton were not available to reinforce his injury-striken party. Al en has been asked to j name the player he con-
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      First US. Win
      56 8 ST. MORITZ, Thursday, i —Mrs. Gretchen Fafser brought America its first j championship m the Win'.er Olympics today when the 28-year-old Vancouver i (Washington) housewife sped to victory m the women's special Slalom. Her victory took the United States to the sixth place m team standings m
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      Players Expelled
      92 8 SHANGHAI, Thursday— In an unprecedented move j the Football Committee of the Shanghai Athletic Federation removed five Tsingpeh soccer players from the Shanghai Olympic "probables" I'st and from the interport team scheduled to play m Hongkong shortly. This action was taken following the refusal of the five players
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      Rugby Results
      40 8 LONDON, Thursday.— The Royal Air Force beat Oxford University at rugby yesterday by 18 points to nil. In another match the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, defeated the United Services, Portsmouth, by 28 points to four. A.P. and Reuter.
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      Record Broken
      45 8 PHILADELPHIA, Thursday Joseph Verdeur, American swimming ace, improved on his own world record for the 200 yards breast-stroke here when he covered the distance m 2 mm. 16 sec. His previous mark was 2 mm. 16.4 sec, set up m March 1947. Reuter.
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    RACE HANDICAPS FOR
    841 8  -  By EPSOM JEEP TOMORROW Sheffield Plate To Win Again IPOH, Thursday. JUDGING by the weights and their form at J the present meeting, Sheffield Plate, Fair Flower and The Magic Lamp should be forward runners on Saturday, when the Perak Turf Club's February Meeting comes to a
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    Allen Stops Collapse
    109 8 PORT OF SPAIN, Thurs. A STUBBORN innings of 77 by their captain, G. O. Allen, enabled the M.CC. tourists to recover somewhat from a bad start m their four-day match against Trinidad yesterday. At the close of play they had scored 256 runs for sever. wickets. Going
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    SCOREBOARD
    100 8 J. D. Robertson c b Pierre 3 W. Place b Skeete 14 K. Cranston c Guillen b Atkinson 53 J. T. Ikin c Stoibneyer b Pierre 22 G. O. Allen c Guillen b Constantino 77 R. Howorth b Gomel 32 G. Smithson lbw Gome* 8 T. Evans not oat
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    C.S.C. PARTY
    92 8 QN the occasion oi Chinese New Year, the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, will be holding a children's party on Sunday, Feb. 15; from 2 p.m. This will be the first children's party to be held by the Club since the liberation. The programme will include j the following:
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    21 8 The Cosmos Sports Club, Singapore, will hold its annual general meeting at 199, Upper Serangoon Road, on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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    Fourth Test Pictures
    56 8 Two pictures of the Fourth Test played at Perth, m which Australia beat India by an innings and 16 runs. Above: Barnes hooks Amarnath's first ball for four. Barnes scored 112. Note the number of fieldsmen crowding the leg side. Right: Bradman cuts a ball from Mankad
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    2 OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS
    766 8  -  ALLEYNIAN By RECENT arrivals from Australia have included several good class performers which have been adjudged by the Handicapper as being worthy of inclusion in our top class The outstanding performer, of course, is Oriental, a brown gelding foaled in 1941. The breeder was Mr. O. P.
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    BRADMAN DECIDES
    44 8 MELBOURNE. Thursday.— D. O. Bradman. Australia's Test captain, stated today that he had advised his coselectors he would be available to tour England with the Australian cricket team this summer He said that he would retire from cricket after the tour.— Reuter.
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    Sports Diary
    137 8 TODAY S.C.C. Soccer meeting, S.C.C 5.30 p.m. TOMORROW SOCCER: S.C.F.A. League "A"— Balestier Road v. Clemenceau Avenue, Geylang Stadium, 4 p.m.; "C" Upper Pickering Street v. Kreta Ayer Road, Geylang Stadium, 5 p.m.; Singapore Indians v. 223 8.0.D. XI, Government Printing Office ground, 5.15 p.m.; Bluewhite Rovers 2nd
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    India's Team For Today's Test Selected
    176 8 India 's Team For Today's Test Selected MELBOURNE, Thursday. rpHE Indian team for the Fifth Test against x Australia, beginning here tomorrow, has be*- a chosen as follows: I L. Amarnath (captain), V. Hazare, V. Mankad, C. T. Sarwate, D. G. Phadkar, H. R. Adikhari, G, Kishenchand, Gul Mahomed, C.
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    S.C.C BILLIARDS
    24 8 The Singapore Cricket Club will hold its first billiards tournament since the liberation some time this month. Entries close on Feb. 15.
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    23 8 The Singapore Chinese V.M.C.A. table tennis "B" team defeated the Queen Street Boys' Club by five games to two at 107, Selegie RnoH
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    HOCKEY TO BE BROADCAST
    39 8 HOCKEY TO BE BROADCAST rE Selangor v. Perak inter-State hotkey match to be played at tbe Selangor Club padang on Saturday will be broadcast by Radio Malaya, ■tart tag at 5.10 p.m. The commentator will be Mr. George (irenier.
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    FRANCE TRIUMPH IN SKIING EVENTS
    78 8 ST. MORTIZ, Thursday. France scored a great triumph fin yesterday's Olympic kiing events here for Henri Oreiller, wirner of the downhill race, win the Alpine combination event by finishing fifth m the Slalom, which was won by another Frenchman, veteran ace skiier, James Couttet Although
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    M.F.A. MEETING
    44 8 M .F.A. MEETING A general meeting ol t.ie Malaya Football Aasoi Singapore, will be held at the Istana. Kampon-j Glam. on Sunday at 10 a.m. bo elect 'he office-bearers for 1948. Ail members, officials and representatives of the v.r us affiliated clubs are in-.
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