The Straits Times, 16 February 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    COLONY NOMINATIONS TODAY
    586 1 Withdrawal By One Candidate TODAY is Nomination Day for Singapore's *< Legislative Council elections. On the eve of Nomination Day, Mr. S. D. Pillay haa announced his decision not to contest the Municipal South- West Division. Mr. Pillay said recently he would stand as an Independent. He
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    Price Fall Inquiry Ordered
    219 1 W.^ril.NUTOiN. SUUdI PRESIDENT TRUMAN has ordered his eco- nomic advisers to conduct, 1 an investigation into the a drop m commodity and security markets and to .-it tempt to evaluate its nee. By Saturday night the 10luni m American commodity prices had pushed the tionary spiral
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    Partition Force Urged At Once
    235 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Sunday. rE United Nations five-man Palestine Commission's report, expected to be presented to the Security i Council tomorrow or on Tuesday, will urge the immediate creation of an international force to implement the partition. The need for immediate measures to establish and equip
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    SHIP RELEASED FROM ROCK
    62 1 PORTLAND, Sunday— Tugs pulled the liberty ship, Thomas Fitzsimmons, from a rock ledge, in the Columbia river on Friday night, nearly 48 hours after the vessel ran aground. The ship's agents said some seams were sprung but the cargo was undamaged. The ressel ran on to
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    MARS SURVEY THIS WEEK
    75 1 CHICAGO. Sunday. University of Chicago astronomers hope this week to settle Whether there is any animal or plant life on Mars. They expect to do dt with a newly-developed electronic device capable of analysing matter millions .of miles out m space, which they will j hook
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    Evacuation Warning
    110 1 NANKING, Sunday. A S Communist troops advanced on Mukden and other besieged Manchurian cities, British nationals m a vast area of North China were warned today to register for possible evacuation because of "unsettled conditions." The British Ambassador (Sir Ralph Stevenson) said that the request applied to all
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    'United Against Communism' —Mr. Churchill
    552 1 'United Against Communism —Mr. Churchill LONDON, Sunday. DRITAIN'S Government and Opposition were united in their resistance to Communism and on the broad lines of foreign policy, said Mr. Winston Churchill in a nation-wide radio broad" cast last night. Mr. Churchill, who was speaking as the leader of the Conservative opposition,
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      Tornadoes And Floods Kill 10 In Southern U.S.
      117 2 ST. LOUIS, Sunday. rO tornadoes m Mississippi and flooding rivers m seven states left 10 persons dead, 42 others m hospital and thousands homeless m near freezing weather today. Nine of the dead were victims of "twisters" which flattened 52 homes and
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      Sentence Reduced
      55 2 SHANGHAI, Sunday. The sentence of Frederick Mysberg, Dutch manager of the American firm of Abis and Co., was reduced from a year to four months m a High Court re-trial m Shanghai today. Charged with violation of the emergency economic measures m China, the defendant decided to re-appeal
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      Future Attitude
      52 2 PRAGUE, Sunday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Foreign Ministers of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Poland would meet m Prague next Tuesday to discuss their future attitude toward Germany. It is understood that the principal talk scheduled is an a joint attitude regarding j reparations from west
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      Allowances Boost
      58 2 W.-SHINGTON, Sunday. President Truman signed into law a measure to boost allowances to war veterans m school to a maximum of $120 monthly. Approximately 2,014,000 former servir3men studying full time urier the G.I. BiU Of Rights, al*ng with 120,000 disabled veter. .ns m training under the Vocational Reha~4<
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      Holiday Feeling
      80 2 TOKIO, Sunday.— A Japanese Government poll to determine what public holii days should be observed in 1 democratic Japan resulted in an overwhelming vote in favour of events associated with the Imperial household. "Foundation Day." the holiday commemorating the 660 B.C. reign of Jimmu Tenno, who is believed
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      "The Doll's House"
      94 2 Hollywood, Sunday. It was learned that there is a possibility that James Mason will have the starring male role in Ibsen's "The Doll's House." David O. Selznick. who is now in New York, has been discussing with Mason terms on which Mason will join Selznick's contract players
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      Treason Charge
      82 2 MANILA, Sunday. Jorge B. Vargas, puppet ambassador to Japan and chairman of the Japanese sponsored Philippine Executive Commission, was the first prominent occupation official formally to receive the benefits of the Roxas amnesty proclamation. The treason charge against him was dismissed by the People's Court on the motion
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      Iraq Ex-Premier
      69 2 CAIRO. Sunday. Former Premier Saleh Jabr of Iraq arrived here by plane today and prepared to go on by air to London. Jabr, who fled Baghdad by plane and reportedly left Iraq during the riots which attended his recent resignation appeared suddenly in Baghdad yesterday and was soon
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      "Too Large"
      108 2 DENVER. Colorado, Sunday. Senator Robert Taft, Republican candidate for Presidency, declared today that the $5,300,000,000 proposed as initial American contribution to European aid in the draft bill announce^ by the Senate Foreie •> Relations Committee last night was "too large." Mr. Taft, who heads the Senate Republican Policy
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      More Uranium?
      70 2 FRANKFURT, Sunday. f*The Russians have extended their exploitation of uranium sources to the Silesian areas now administered by Poland. Refugees say that the Soviets began working the new mines about a week ago. They said that the new string of mines was spotted along the north fringe of
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      U.S. In China
      88 2 PEARL HARBOUR. Sunday. —Navy Under Secretary W. John Kenney told a press con- I f erence that as far as he knew the U.S. Navy planned to stay m Tsingtao, on China's East Coast, to train Chinese naval i cadets. Should the Communists seize the city, he
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      "U.K. Of Far East"
      107 2 to manufacture milk food for children, substitute albumin, and salad oils from beans. Reuter— A.A.P SYDNEY, Sunday.— British manufacturers were coming to Australia because they believed it would become the "Great Britain of the Far East", said Mr. A. Hunter, British food manufacturer and processor, on
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      Cholera Toll
      72 2 PARIS, Sunday. The mounting deathroll of cholera epidemics has caused the free city of Karikal in French India to be declared "a state of danger" today, Agence France Presse reported from Pondicherry. So far. 314 cases of the disease have been reported, causing 187 deaths, the report said.
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      "Broken Heart"
      124 2 SEATTLE. Sunday. —An American merchant seaman who fought with Dutch guerillas on Java after that island fell to the Japanese has died here. Clifford L. Godfrey, 45-year-old veteran of the first world war, volunteered with others to maa an old Chinese coastal freighter In an attempt to run
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      F.A.O. Talks
      62 2 NANKING, Sunday.— A ChiI nese delegation headed by Mr. Hsieh Cheng ping, ViceMinister of Agriculture and Forestry, will leave Nanking thia week for the Philippines ito attend a series of conferences sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization at Baguio m the latter part of February. The delegation
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      London Manhunt
      87 2 LONDON. Sunday. Scotland Yard issued automatic pistols to its usually un- armed detectives on Saturday and sent them sco urine: London for the murderer of Police Constable Nathaniel Edgar. Edgar, aged 33, was shot Friday night by a loiterer m Southgate residential i area. Only four London policemen
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      Food Surpluses
      92 2 WASHINGTON, Sunday. The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Aid to- day urged nations which have exportable surpluses of any I sell it through grants and loans to those soft currency countries which cannot afford to buy in dollars. The Committee said its ap- j peal was directed
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      681 2 NOTICES P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the office of the State Engineer, Johore. up to noon on the 23rd. February. 1948. for the SUPPLY OF GRANITE METAL FROM BtTKIT MOR AND OUNONG LEDANG QUARRIES FROM 1.3.48 TO 28.2.49 AND 1.4.48 TO 28.2.49 RESPECTIVELY ALSO GENERAL
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      669 2 NOTICES ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, FEDERATION OF MALAYA. TENDER NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the office of the Suptg. Electrical Engineer, Southern Region, Malacca, up to noon on February 25th, 1948. for the following materials: 34 Empty Oil Drums, 45 gallon capacity, m good condition. These drums are lying at Malacca
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      533 2 NOTICES NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Provisional Certificate No. 1259 for 132 shares m The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd. numbered *****844/*****975 m the name of Emile Brizay has been lost and it Is the intention of the registered holder to apply to the company for the issue of
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    "PEACE" MOVE BY RUSSIANS REPORTED
    455 3 Seeking An End To "Cold War" WASHINGTON, Sunday. A MERICAN officials said today that they had no information on reported "peace feelers" which the Russians are stated to have made in an effort to end the "cold war." The first of these reports came ten
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    Soviet Girls Prefer Love
    87 3 SHANGHAI, Sunday. SOVIET girls of Shanghai prefer love to Soviet citizenship. Forty of them have defied the recent ban which forbids Soviet citizens to marry people of other nationalities. According to this rule, Soviet citizens who marry foreigners automatically lose their Soviet citizenship. In recent months,
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    Political Activities Suspended
    227 3 Political Activities Suspended T **W DELHI, Sunday. T»HE committee of the f All-India Hindu Mahasabha, the organisation to which Gandhi's alleged assassin was said to have belonged, decided today to suspend the Mahasabha's political activities. The resolution said the Mahasabha would concentrate n:i relief and rehabilitation of retugees and the
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    36 3 I rmot William elder son of the I.uke of Gloacesior, ndrs with a little friend on the roundabout at the Olvnipn, circus, m London. He visited the circus with his brother, Prince Richard —Planet News picture
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    Singapore Diary
    86 3 Y.W.C.A., 8. Fort Canning Road, fortnightly club, Mrs. Tay Lian Teck on "Chinese Customs and Ceremonies," 10 a.m.. Pioneers meeting. 2.30 p.m. dressmaking class. 5.30 p.m. Kuo Yu Chinese Institution, reunion concert, Chinese V.M.C. A., Selegie Road. 7 p.m. V.MC.A., Orchard Road, Board of Directors mooting. 5.15 p.m.,
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    66 3 Two Soviet correspondents, Nikolai Kovalev (left) of Radio Moscow, and Vladimir Mibailov of the Soviet Information Bureau, on a conducted tour of the U.S. zone of Germany, talk with a Russian prisoner at the Bavarian State Prison at Straubirg on Feb. 2. The Russian reporters were investigating Russian charges that
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    Malays In Britain
    213 3 Malay Newt From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak THE Assistant Secretary of the Malay Society of Great Britain (Inche Idris bin Ahmad Shah) reports that the annual general meeting of the Society was held m London m January. The Society which was started 22 years ago with oinlv
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    ONE THIRD VOTED
    53 3 BOMBAY, Sunday.— Barely 30 per cent of Bombay's 300,000 registered voters balloted yesterday in the municipal elections. They were the first ever held in India on an adult franchise basis for both men and women. The Congress Party had a substantial lead in the voting, followed by
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    16 3 HOLLYWOOD, Sunday. Aldo Franchetti. 65, internationally known composer and conductor of grand opera, died here yesterday.
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    Warns Of War
    123 3 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sunday. MR. Henry Wallace, said yesterday that Ame- rica has seen "a wedding lof Republican big business to democratic militarism." Mr. Wallace, who is an Independent candidate for the U.S. Presidency, said this union could only lead to an unprecedented war. In a prepared address
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    Dancing Girls Say They Were Deceived
    153 3 HONG KONG, Sunday. THE China Mail, Hong Kong English daily, said the recent trip of the Chinese dancing girls to Manila may become an international issue between the Chinese and Philippines Governments. Miss Wang Yang, I spokesman for the girls said they had been
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    U.S. Aid Factor In Tin Policy
    413 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE Economist says that there is room for argument whether the premium which Straits Tin commanded before the war because of its better quality is i still justifiable on purely technical grounds. i The paper, commenting on the
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    Tolalitarianism Must Not Win-Eisenhower
    534 3 Tola litaria n is m Must Not WinEisenhower WASHINGTON. Sunchiv. /GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER gravely XJ warned today that if the Mediterranean nations should lose their independence to totalitarianism war "would be close to us." General Eisenhower's views on the gulf between the democracies and Russia were contained m hid
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    N.E.I. 1947 TIN 15, 915 TONS
    108 3 Producing tin ores and c ncentrates equival-nt t< tons of fine tin m December. the Netherlands East Indies brought its productio- for the whole of 1947 up to 15.91! tons, according to the rican Metal Marke f Banka output reached 9 9.'i3 tons and
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    IN MEMORIAM
    54 4 DUNLOP. In loving memory of ii Violet Dunlop. Nursing 0.A.1.M.N.5. (R). beloved wife of Dr. A. Loudon Dunlop. Sungei Pntani. Kedah. officially reI killed m action at sea 14th wry, 1942. Thrv shall not grow old as we who are left urow old, Ace shall not weary them,
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Feb. 16, 1948. STARTERS FOR RACE ONE
    910 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Feb. 16, 1948. STARTERS FOR RACE ONE Between noon and one p.m. today a little ceremony will take place at four different places in Singapore which will be of considerable significance in the history of this colony. After all the arguments over the constitutional reforms
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    JOHN BULL'S OBITUARY
    258 4 ON Feb. 9 The Times reproduced the following from its number ot Feb. 9, 1848.— A CENTENARIAN— A few days since the influenza proved fatal to one well known on the Stock Exchange and at the offices of the Bark of England; Mr. John Bull, at the
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    9 4 A MAP SHOWING THE FOUR ELECTORAL DIVISIONS OF SINGAFORK
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      The Debtor And Creditor Bill: Banana Scale Criticised
      641 4 The Debtor And Creditor Bill: Banana Scale Criticised rE draft bill of the Debtor and Creditor Ordi nance, 1948, published m the Straits Times recently has been received m this country with mixed feelings. The astounding feature of the Bill is the sliding scale of value ot the Japanese dollar
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      INDICATORS FOR LEFT-HANDERS
      84 4 I AM sure that m motorists will thank! Mr. Mallal for his useful suggestion regarding vehi- 1 cles with a left hand drive In my estimation merely having the words "Left-hand Drive. Caution No Signals" painted in bold letters, is not a sufficient guide to motorists, especially
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    Another London View Of Malaya
    367 4 Another London View Of Ma laya IT is a highly aiguab'e question whefher it is better to suffer a small pam frequently than a great pain rarely, out every January finds very many people quite certain of the answer. These are the peooh to whom Ja. uary brings peremptory missives
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    MR. JOHN EBER REPLIES
    956 4 YOU stated in your editorial column last Thursday: "The economic backwardness of the Malays is not the fault of the British or of the Chinese or Indians, o r of the Malays themselves." This statement, while admitting the economic backwardness of the Malays, exempts all parties
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    SIAM FEARS REVOLT BY MALAYS?
    315 5 Troops Move Southward From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. T ATEST reports from Penang say that more Siamese troops have in the last few days swelled the garrisons of the four Southern Siamese Provinces of Patani, Yala, Setul and Naradhavas. The move has been
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    Johore Weekly Letter
    268 5 Johore Weekly Letter AS v result of prompt organisation of the health sid ol reliei to Kota Tinggi In the rece.t floods no disease broke out there. The Chief Social Wlfare Olticer Malayan Union, has given authority to spind up to $10 000 lor emergency relief m Johor.\ The Chir.ese
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    STRONG DRAMA AT PAVILION
    75 5 Twentieth Century Fox"s 'Hangover Square" at the Pavilion is one of the most powerful screen dramas seen m Singapore for some time. It's about a brilliant Londui. composer (Laird Cregar) whose intensive piano work brings on frequent homicidal lapses. He designs a particularly horrible end for
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    Gurkha Troops Welcomed
    235 5 Gurkha Troops Welcomed From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A TRIBUTE to the services of Gurkha regiments to Malaya m war and peace were paid yes- terday by the High Com- missioner, (Sir Edward! ;Gent), when he officially i welcomed the first bat- talions of the new Bri-tish-Gurkha Division
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    UNIONATTACK ON PRESS
    202 5 The president of the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions iMr. P. Veerasenan) yesterday accused the English language newspapers of Malaya of having continuously tried to discredit the Malayan trade union movement by representing it as being dominated by Communistic m- 1 fluences. He was speaking at the
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    Automatic Car Parks Planned
    226 5 THE Singapore Traffic Advisory Committee has recommended to the Municipal Commissioners that they support the installation of mechanical car parks in the basements of new buildings to be erected in Singapore. The Chairman of the Traffic Advisory Committee (Mr. T. H. Stone) told the Straits Times
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    RAF SHORT OF NEW HATS
    122 5 The familiar Royal Air Force "fore and aft" cap has been pronovneed obsolete by the Air Ministry, but the Str ts Times understands that owing to shortage of supplies the new beret type hat that has been substituted will not be now i n Malaya
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    RESOLUTION OF REGRET
    174 5 The South Indian Chamber o! Commerce passed a resolution yesterday expressing re- j gret that the Singapore Gov- ernment has refused to per- i mit the chamber to elect a member to the Legislative Council. Two minutes' silence was observed m honour of Mahatma Gandhi. The following
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    'Gimson Not To Blame'
    330 5 A Legislative Council election manifesto has been issued by Mr. S. C. Goho. An an Independent candidate, he intends to contest the Singapore Rural West Division. The main points m his ma- nUesto are abolition of the colour bar. particularly m the services; equality of treatment
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    New Bills Under Scrutiny
    256 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. HTHE Malayan Association, 1 the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other organisations will probably appoint special j sub-committees to examine the Debtor-Creditor Relationship Bill which ial expected to be given only; a first reading at the Federal Legislative
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      Man, Wife Dead In Padi Field
      87 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, S— Slay. A DOUBLE tragedy is reported from Kuban ivotan. Alor Star district, where the bod es of an elderly Malay couple were found m a padi field on Friday. The dead people were I Puteh bin Tashim and
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      Charity Dance
      55 5 "ifIUAR. Sunday.—Muar will hold its first gala postwar fancy dress ball on Feb. 28, at the Capitol Dance Hall. Malacca. The dance will be m aid of the Malacca Welfare Fund., The dance committee is headed by Mrs. J. Falconer and one of the attractions will be the
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      Blood Wanted
      104 5 THE president of the Sure and Steadfast Club (Mr. A.M. Cherian) at a Chinese New Year social, appealed for blood donors. The club is the Old Boys' Association of the Boys' Brigade, Singapore. Mr. Cherian said that the president of the Singapore Battalion Council (Mr. James M. Fraser)
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      Malayali Meeting
      82 5 THE Malayali Welfare Association. Sek-tar, has decided to contribute $250 to Mahatma Gandhi's Memorial Futtd. The Association thinks that the memorial should take t.ie form of a cultural institution to propagate Mr. Gandhi's teachings "compatible with the needs of a cosmopolitan city." Resolutions were passed to dedicate their
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      Monk From Ceylon
      83 5 T'HE Yen. Narada I has been :e v to by the Viiararamwa (monastery), Colombo, al the inv.n ol t ie Army au tice? as a Buddhist chapta'n for Ceylon men :n 8 I has arrive! m the Col >ny from Ceylon. He travelled by Army plane. He
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      Gandhi Memorial
      73 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday Johore Indians held a prayer meeting Ln honour of Mahatma Gandhi at the Johore Regional Indian Congress premises on Feb. 12. Islamic. Hindu. Christian and Sikh scriptures, and extracts from the Mahatma's teach- inss were read. A resolution that a Mahatma Gandhi memorial be erected
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      Pioneer Girls
      71 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sunday. For the first time, women have become technical subor- dinates m Johore. Inrec Malay girls hav<> joined the Survey rx-panment as ap.>r n tice drausntswomen. They are now on proh and if found proficient the* will be absorbed on The permanent stair The girls who
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      MINING IN COLONIES
      110 5 LONDON, i iiy Air Replying m the Hous mons to Mr. Skinnard asked what action had be. n iaken by Colonial G<.ments w> imp! Memorandum on Colonial Mining Policy of 1946 Mr. C. Jones said the idum was intended to givp guld to Colonial Government* general princip
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      PASSENGERS AS ROBBERS
      103 5 Two Chinese and an iiid:an. two of whom wore armed, engaged a taxi m St Road. Singapore, at 3.30 a m yesterday and drove to the filth milestone. Holland Road where they robbed the Indiar driver of $28 cash and drove ofi m the car. The car
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    MARKET REASSURANCE
    1132 6 Malaya Stood Up To Home Decline [From A Market Correspondent] THE Chinese New Year holidays took two days from last week's trading a happy circumstance, since the festivities coincided with the days when the London and New York markets were suffering their sharpest decline. Business was resumed m
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    British Cars On Show
    79 6 BRUSSELS, Sunday. Britain, with 36 types of motor car on show, is easily the largest exhibitor at the Brussels Motor Show, which opened yesterday. America and France are next with 22, followed by Italy seven, Czechoslovakia five, and Belgium, Sweden and Germany, one each. Motoring enthusiasts
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    Tea Future In Ceylon
    416 6 I EADERS of the Ceylon tea industry, which is still largely British-own-ed, are not unduly apprehensive over the change In Ceylon's Government, says the Financial Times. It is thought that any attempt to Interfere with this industry, the backbone of the island's economy, would involve the
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    Indecision In U.S. Markets
    371 6 NEW YORK, Sunday. AMERICA'S cost of livt\ ing remained high last week despite the notable drop in such wholesale prices as those oi butter, meat, flour, susrai and lard, and despite the apparent likelihood of further price drops. The handful of items in the family budget
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    Dow Jones Averages
    22 6 Hocks industrials tails Jtilities Feb. 13. 1 60 12 166.33 48.35 3173 Feb. 14. 60.09 166.18 48.36 31.71 A.P.
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    Rising Output Of World Tin
    224 6 WORLD output of tin m ore rose from 6,600 tons m January 1947 to 11,300 tons m November, says the first issue of the Statistical Bulletin, published by the International Tin Study Group. Estimated stocks of tin ore at the end of December m Malaya
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      316 6 AMERICAN MAIL LINE FAST SERVICE To Los Angeles San Francisco. Portland Seattle Vancouver "INDIA MAIL" discharges V> March For Freirht passage please apply to:- GUTHRIE CO.. LTD. Phone 5131 EVERETT ORIENT LUc Saili, For Rajang, ll'kong Shanghai s/s Prosper 17th Feb. For Penang s/s Pronto 28th Irh For Hongkong Shanghai
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      112 6 RADIO MALAYA SPORE 10.55 am. to 12 noon schools' Broadcast; 1 p.m. Lou Preagor Orch.; 1.40 Music; 8 30 Radio Orch.; 9 "Much Binding In The Manh;" 9.45 World Affairs: 10 My Kind Of Music; 10.30 Ted H«*Ul At Music; 11 Close. RADIO MALAYA K.L 1 p.m See S'pore. 8.35
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      127 6 10.30 Fred Hartley's S<xtet; 10.45 Great Books "Virgil Today'' by T. J. Haaroff, former Prof. Classic*. University of Witwatersrand; 11 Classical Music: 11.45 University Programme "Arts" Series (Intro, by Prof. B. Ifor Evans) "The Rewards of Philosophy" by Earl Russell (Bertrand Russein: 12.05 Close. RADIO SEAC 8 a.m. Music; 8.45
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      129 6 Hour; 10.45 Weekly letter; 11.00 "Mucn Binding In the March;" 11.45 Close. RADIO AUSTRALIA Two Stations.— 10.30 a.m. Australian News Bulletin; 10.40 Requests; 11.00 Popular Piano Classics; 11.15 Waltz Time; 11.30 Close. 4 p.m. Music; 4.40 Song Polio: 4.45 Starlight (BBC transcription); 5.00 Celebrity Violinist; 5 00 As You Like
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    LONDON STOCKS
    487 7 LONDON, Sunday. A BETTER feeling prevailed throughout Friday in London's stock markets after the Parliamentary debate on the Government's White Paper on the wage and profit question, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Among Industrials, Store shares were singled out with Woolworth recording a 6d. increase at around 84s. 4d.
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    Values Fell 8% On London Market
    266 7 LONDON, Sunday. IN a slump reminiscent of the one caused by the British fuel crisis last February. London markets had a bad time last week. LZTTT" In the last two weeks, market values have fallen an average of about eight per cent. In February
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    RUBBER
    61 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon on Saturday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Cts. per lb. per lb. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 39% 40% No. 1 R.S.S. fob In bales Feb. 40H 40*» No. 2 R.S.S. fob m bales Feb. 39 >* 39% No.
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS
    76 7 The following rubber outputs for the month of January have been announced: lbs. Alor Gajah Rubber 32.800 Ayer Panas Rubber 90,000 Glenpaly Plantations 82 000 Kluang Rubber 50 500 Pajam Limited 194 000 Tambalak Rubber 34 720 Teluk Anson 77 094 Ulu Benut Cons. 44 700 Brunei United
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    JANUARY TIN OUTPUTS
    74 7 *piN concentrate outputs for January 1948. from companies under the management of AngloOriental (Malaya) Limited, were: Picuta Ampat Dredging 872 Batu Selangor Dredging 200 Berjuntal Dredging 750 Ji.apang Dredging 421 Kmunting Dredging 2,041 Klang River Dredging 518 Kramat Dredging 767 Kuala Kampar Tin Fields 890 Kucha i
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    U.K. EXPORTS TO COLONIES
    114 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail)-— No obstacles were placed m the export of goods from Britain to the Colonies, except those required by the balance of payments position either of Britain or of the Colonies concerned, said the Under Secretary for the Colonies,
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    17 7 Singapore's produce markets remained stagnant on Saturday. There were no price changes at the week-end.
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    Malayan Tin Shipments For January
    60 7 THL Straits Trading Company announces the following Malayan •1 tin shipments for January. 1948: Conti- South Australia' S. A nent Canada Pacific India Am'ca Mfa Total Singapore 500 45 10* 55 405 80 1185 Penan* 800 90 300 25 400 25 164* ToW 1300 135
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      307 7 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW VOKK AND BOSTON via INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORT* Freight Only MOUNT DAVIS Singapore Arr. Feb. 24 P STiam Mhr. t Penang Mm*. 5 MOUNT ROGERS Singapore Arr. Mar. 2 P. Sham M Mar. 9 Penang Mar. 12 LYKES ORIENT LINE direct to HOUSTON. MOBILE, NEW
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    ENGLAND LOSE 3 WICKETS FOR 70
    292 8 West Indies Lead In Second Test PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sunday. THE West Indies were all out for 497 just before lunch yesterday, when the second Test match entered on its fourth day, thus gaining a lead of 135. Owing to rain, there was
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    3 Records Broken
    94 8 NEW HAVEN. (Connecticut), Sunday. miIREE world swimming x records were improved last night m the 25 yards' poo] of Yale University. Joe Verdeur from Lasalle College. Philadelphia, swam the 200 metres breast-stroke m Z mins. 32 sees, lowering his own record by three .seconds. Mien Stack of
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    Thrills At Twickenham
    174 8 LONDON, Sunday. TAKING full advantage of costly English defensive lapses, Ireland woni a thrill-packed game at; Twickenham yesterday be fore a crowd of 60,000 by i a goal and two tries (11 j points) to two goals (10; points) On their display, Ireland' stand a fine chance
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    31 8 JOCKEY Albert Spencer, on May Prince (No. 8), times his challenge very well to beat Kanda (J. Donnelly up) m the second race at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    ARGENTINE HORSE WINS
    57 8 ARCADIA (CALIFORNIA*., Sunday.— Talon, a six-year-old grey horse from the Argentine, won the $50,000 San Antonio handicap here yesterday by a neck from Double Way. with the favourite, On Trust, third. Australia's champion thoroughbred. Shannon, making his third appearance in Ame- nca, could finish only eighth. Talon
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    IRISH CUP SOCCER
    37 8 LONDON, Sunday Secondround ties in the Irish Cup soccer competition yesterday resulted as follows: Belfast Celtic 4. Brantwood 0; Coleraine 1. Derry City 0; I Glenavon 3. Distillery 0; Linfie'd 8. Bangor 2 Reuter.
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    Scoreboard
    158 8 ENGLAND— IST. INNS. 362 WEST INDIES— IST. INNS. G. Carew lbw Laker 107 A. Ganteaume c Ikin b Howorth 112 E. Weekes b Butler 36 F. Worrell c Evans b Cranston 9* C. L. Walcott c Butler b Howorth 20 G. Gomez lbw Laker 62 R. Christiani c Robertson
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    Matting Wickets 'Must Go'
    236 8 Matting Wickets 'Must Go' PORT OF SPAIN, Sunday MATTING wickets were criticised by G. O. Allen, England captain and co-manager of the present team in the West Indies, and by Sir Pelham Warner, former England captain, who is holidaying in the West Indies, where he was born. Sir Pelham suggested
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    Baseball Star Dies
    32 8 TERRE HAUTE. Indiana, Sunday. Mordecai Brown, one of the greatest pitchers m the history of American major league baseball, died here yesterday. He was 72 years old.— A. P.
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    Another Squabble
    297 8 LONDON, Sunday. 4 the Olympic games in i\ 1948 many ties of friendship will be formed and will helD a better understanding between nations. I hope in this way our Olympic games will become an instrument for peace in the world." These sentiments, contained in a message of
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    One 'Weakness' In Bradman's Side
    333 8 LONDON, Sunday. JUDGING from the strength of the Australian cricket team which Don Bradman will lead m England this summer, the English county and Test sides are m for some hard wovk. K. \V. V. Kohins. Test selector and agent for the Aus- traliana m
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    Favourites Caused Heavy Losses
    540 8 By EPSOM JEEP r[E failure of the favourites at Saturday's races at Bukit Timah involved a loss to punters of $41,000 on the win tote alone. Only two well-backed i favourites finished m the j money, they being Exeter lin the third race and 1 Suivi
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    POLICE ON ALERT FOR BOOKIES
    30 8 Special squads of police on duty at Bukit Timah race- course on Saturday kept a j sharp look-out for bookmakers. No arrests were j made.
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    S.R.D. TROUNCED
    39 8 The Jollilads Athletic Union. Singapore, trounced the Sup- ply Reserve Depot at soccer yesterday on the Victoria School ground. Ttr score was eight-nil. Scorea were Murugasu (3),! Salahudin (4) and Muniyandi. The Jollilads led five-nil at half-time.
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    OUTSIDER TRIUMPHS
    141 8 LEOPARDSTOWN, Ireland, Sunday. MR. W. J. Purcell's rank outsider, Summer Star, by Exeter out of English Summer, won the Leopardstown Chase ovet three miles here yesterday from a field which included six candidates for the Aintree Grand National. Carrying bottomweight, 9 st. 7 lb.. Summer Star, the only
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    Raffles College XI Beat Ceylonese
    441 8 PUR innings were completed yesterday m the cricket match m which the Raffles College Inion beat the Ceylon Military XI by five wickets. The Ceylonese, who batted first, hit 22 (Kailasapathy six for 12, Schubert four for one) and, in their second inmteigs, 81 (Dole
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    London Clubs In Limelight
    425 8 U.K. SOCCER REVIEW LONDON, Sunday. LONDON stole most of the limelight m yesterday's football, Second team, Fulham upsetting the prophets by deservedly winning their fifth -round Cup replay at Everton, and Arsenal, displaying true championship form when completing the dwibfe against thei r nearest rivals, Burnley,
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    Compton's ComebacK
    71 8 Compton 's ComebacK LONDON Sunday. DRITAIN'S No. 1 sport, personality, Denis Compton, England cricket* r and wartime soccer international, made his first appear ancc of the season >■« t rday m Arsenal's senior i'de. Playing on the left wini;. i he fitted into the line will I and had a
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    Denham Cup Boxing
    164 8 THE Auxiliary Police iust managed to win, by the odd contest m eleven m their boxing tournament for the Denham Cup against the Singapore Police Thomson Road last night. With the exception of otu test, m which the referee stopped the fight after D Bft Hamid lino"
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    PROGRAMME FOR RACES
    119 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunny. THE next Selang:r Tv:: i race meeting helj on March 13. 17. lai 20. Only class one a>nd clr.>.-> three horses are to be ca for. The first run for cla?.> cine horses will be ov:r s'^ I furlongs or 'nine furlong*. a:id the
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    Sports Diary
    50 8 TODAY IOCCII: I vi I'hurrh of the Sacred ll> a II v. SI. JoM-pli'-. lost itH> ion, S.J.I, gruund. ."> 1"> P.i.i HOCKEY: S.H..V Kn rkovl tourney, U.K. S. Bank I GHQ. SRC. p.m Meeting of Biagapwre <li-.-ese Amateur Sports Federation Council, Goh Loo Club, Club Street, 4
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    18 8 FORD. At Seremban Hospital on Feb. IS, lan Angus Ford, beloved husband of Evelyn Ford, Middloton Estate. Rompin.
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