The Straits Times, 7 April 1948

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 184S EIGHI PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1948
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  • 134 1 U.K. Duty On Tobacco Up Again LONDON, Tuesday. PRINCIPAL taxation changes announced by 1 the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Stafford Cripps) m his Budget speech today were another penny per pint on beer of all strengths and another 2s. 4d. per bottle on
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  • 370 1 •yWO representatives Oi the Prime Minister ol Ceylon (Mr. D. S Senanayake) arrived J" Singapore from Colombo m a Royal Air Force plane yesterday to investigate unrest among Ceylonese tr.ops serving m the Colony. They are Lt.-Col. Anton Muttukumaru, OBE., and the Vmerable Kassapa. a Buddhist priest.
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  • 137 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THHE world food crisis has passed its peak, it was said here today. A report of the International Emergency Food Committee added that cautious optimism about grain prospects was possible for the first time. "The unusually mild winter In Europe, record harvests m
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  • 56 1 PORTSMOUTH, Tuesday. —The 35,000-ton battleship Malaya, which was riven to the British Navy by the Malay States, today left Portsmouth for the Clyde, where she is to be broken up. The Malaya took part m the battle of Jutland m World War I and saw active
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  • 4 1 Blockade Broken By Jews
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  • 493 1 Soviet Marshal Gives Assurance On Air Crash LONDON, Tuesday. PEN. Sir Brian Robertson (Military Governor of the British Zone of Germany) has asked Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky, the Soviet Com-mander-in-Chief, for an immediate assurance that he condemns as strongly as Gen. Robertson the fact that the Soviet aircraft which crashed into
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  • 191 1 TOKIO. Tuesday. rpHREE hundred thousand J. residents of Hamamatsu, a coastal town south i of Toklo hid In terror! last night as battalions of j Koreans and Japanese gang- sters fought a six-hour pitched battle with guns and swords through the streets of the
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    • 235 1 BRIGHT RADIO Co 301. ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. mmi i i 1 1 n li II \\u\ \\w\\\\ \\> THE PLACE THE DATE The Great World Park. Singapore's vast playground... tiven over to WEDNESDAY. APRIL year pleasore to-day fortnight! gist packed with thri Is. vijjß gaiety, fun vou'U reBW. fjp% member
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  • 4 2 Nehru To Visit America
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    • 51 2 Ivan Borthwick, aged 11. of Walsall, Staffordshire, showing a young audience at a Wolverhampton concert how, while-hanging upside down, he escapes from a strait jacket m less than four minutes. He can also free himself easily from knotted ropes and manacles. —Mirror reatures
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      58 2 Watched by her two children, Mrs. Eleanor Miller, of Naylor House flats, Southwark, London, tries out a l/-in-the-slot washing machine. The flats have three of these machines, each of which washes, rinses and damp-dries 9 lbs. of laundry m 45 minutes. The flats are the first London Council flats to
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    • 629 2 NOTICES NOTICE Lee Thiam Fook and Kiong Yuen Tet having tendered their resignations, they are no longer empowered to transact any business on behalf of our company as from March 31st. 1948. Fraser Neave Ltd.. Ipoh. NOTICE The public is informed rhat Mr. Chua Boon Kirn has left our service.
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    • 374 2 ANNOUNCEMENT H. A. O'CONNOR CO., LTD. Fortnerly H. A. O'CONNOR CO., REGISTRATION OF NEW COMPANY W e ar? pleased to anncunc* thit the Firm of Messrs. H. A. O'CONNOR CO. previously carryinpr or bwtaen as a Partnership at 7^12 Laidlau- Building, has wij- effect frrm 14 48 teen r orfr
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    • 299 2 V^/Ml fl^M^^H \«flffft KAY ALDRIDGb IM\yl V I (The Serial Queen) I PITTED AGAINST K\fl BLmMJpU hR I IN THE GREATEST „^^^-^Jhß|U| I BATTLE EVER Z&^m |fl FILMED! B^^"* OPENING fi\ PHONE 69U9 f»\ CHAPTERS JilVntfiflTf-].! TODAY! gf"i*i»:i^'m^'i!^j'^*7;^ 15 Reels! 2 p.m.. 4.15, 6.30 9.15 FOR COMFORT STAY DINE THE
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  • 9 3 Telegram Sent To King Farouh
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  • 6 3 BOAC Men On Strike In Calcutta
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  • 26 3 LONDON, Tuesday.— The airport at Heathrow will cost the nation about £30.000.000 to complete, the °!vil Aviation Minister, (Lord Nathan) told a pilots' conference yesterday. Reuter.
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    46 3 JUNGLE POST-MORTEM: An operation was performed on this wild tusker, by a Koala Lumpur doctor recently with ordinary surgical instruments. The elephant was shot after it had terrorised a village. The object of the operation, in the cause of science, was for worms. Straits Times Photo.
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  • 3 3 Finn-Soviet Pact Agreement
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  • 171 3 ISTANBUL, Tuesday. HPHREE thousand tons of military equipment were landed at Istanbul harbour today from an American Army transport. There were siege guns, heavy and light tanks transport vehicles, radar equipment and ammuni tion of all types In the last ten days five American
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  • 34 3 PRAGUE, Tuesday— The first Czech underground newspaper since the Communist coup said today: "Yugoslavia, Hungary and Bulgaria are quietly mobilising their armies." The eight-page mimeographed News Letter entitled "We are Coining"
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  • 37 3 By Oar Woman Correspondent FFEN career women have given up a percentage of 1 their free evenings m order to become voluntary workers at the newly-opened Catholic Centre m Bras Basah Road.
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  • 21 3 NEW YORK, Tuesday. ITALIAN Americans op1 posed to Communism are bombarding Italy with letters and cables.
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    • 145 3 CHINESE RATTAN FURNITURE i (fonnerl: at 114. Victoria Street) are now at 128, Victoria Sfracf. GRAND CHEAP SALE NOW ON TO 30 TH APRIL IMS. MODERN Rattan Fnrnitwe Specially designed by oar skilled craftsmen. I See our ranpe. now on display. Eczema Itch Killed m 7 Minutes •Ad |M.r*)i where
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  • 551 5 Progress Blocked By Govt Controls, Says Chairman From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. A "SERIOUS crisis" in Penang trade was narrowly averted last May when the price of rubber slumped, the chairman of the Penang Chamber of Commerce (Mr. D. A. MacKay) revealed today.
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  • 5 5 Witness Says He Was Intimidated
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    28 5 JAP GOODS: Bales of goods which were unloaded outside on e of the shops m Raffles Place yesterday. They were marked: "Made In Occupied Japan."— Straits Times photo.
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  • 124 5 WHEN the GovernorGeneral (Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald) returns to! Singapore at the end of j this month he will live at Bukit Serene, Johore. Bukit Serene, the. property I of the Sultan of Johore, was recently vacated by Lord and Lady Killearn, who have returned to England
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  • 147 5 Defence Post Duties Explained A CORRESPONDENT in the Straits Times yes-! terday suggested that a military man should fill: the newly-created Singa- 1 pore post of Secretary for Defence held by Mr. G. Hawkins. The Public Relations Department last night issued a statement saying the Governj mem had made the
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  • 20 5 Three unarmed Chinese robbed a Cantonese women living in Lorong Limau of $97 j worth of property yesterday j afternoon.
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  • 4 5 Station Wagon Crash Inquest
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  • 40 5 WORRIED because he was robbed of $110 and could not replace the money, a 22-year-old Chinese, Syn Yong Kiang, jumped to his death from the fourth storey of Meyer Flats Jn Coleman Street on March 29.
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  • 21 5 Mr. S. C. Qoho does not expect to be able to attend today's meeting of the Legislative Council because of sickness.
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  • 90 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. THERE were six men 1 trapped inside the Bukit Chubing guano cave after the mysterious explosion on Saturday afternoon. But one escaped. Im Th&iseng, a SJ-mese labourer, was buried up to the knees near tine entrance. Three other labourers,
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  • 4 5 HOTTEST DAY FOR YEARS
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  • 160 5 pJe," the inclusion of all commodities that are imported Into the Colony. "Any limitation m the provisions for exemption will result m a greater risk of the diversion of re-export commodities to tax-free ports," says the Chinese Chamber. The Chinese Chamber adds that this
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  • Malayan Round-up
    • 124 5 Such a commission would have recorded evidence, and having weighed all the facts, would have been able to make recommendations generally more acceptable than the provisions made m the bills, adds the report. IPOH, Tuesday. Malaya needed large doses of international consciousness said the Mentri Besar
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  • 70 6 Hay: "Malaya Is Disappointed" LONDON, Tuesday. rpHE attitude of the United Kingdom Government to the Malayan rubber industry was today criticised by Sir John Hay, chairman of Guthrie and Company, who has Just returned from a tour of Malaya. 'That the endeavours of the industry m its
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  • 4 6 Telephone Strike Goes On
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  • 58 6 New moon day, which falls tomorrow, will be celebrated at the Sinhala Buddhist Temple 96, Outram Road. Singapore by Mrs. D. Eileen Perls of Muar m memory of her late mother, father and brother. All are Invited. 6.00 p.m. illumination-; 6.15 chanting of Suttas; 7.00 Buddha puja;
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  • 50 6 The trial of a cashier employen by the Department of Social Welfare, Singapore. Sim Swee Khoon who is charged on three counts of forging cheques for $'4,000 each and on thre e alternative charges of usiqg the cheques as qenulne. opened before Mr. Justice Thoroßood at the Singapore Assizes yesterday.
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  • 5 6 Fire Threat To Depot Averted
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  • 152 6 THE HAGUE, Tuesday. WORLD production of tin ore m January, 1948, was estimated at 11,600 tons, according to the March issue of the International Tin Study Group magazine. This, it was said, was less than the production in December, 1947 (12,300 tons), but it
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    • 301 6 AMERICAN MAIL LINE PAST SERVICE To Los Angeles San Francisco. Portland Seattle Vancouver "INDIA MAIL" loads Penang 18th April Swettenham 20th April Singapore 21st April "ISLAND MAIL" loads mid May for Freicht passage please apply to:»*«tt:- GUTHRIE ft CO.. LTD. Phone 131 EVERETT ORIENT LINE Jjalls For Penan* Rangoon Calcutta
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  • 484 7 LONDON, Tuesday. SECRETS of tomorrow's budget were today made known at a meeting of the Cabinet, says Reuter's Financial Correspondent Meanwhile London's stock markets continued a quiet but firm course. The greater part of the trading was for the purpose of closing outstanding positions In presentation for budget
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  • 33 7 Apr. 2. Apr. 5. (a> Indus. Ords. 117.70 118.90 fb) Govt. Beets. 112.23 112.20 (c) Gold Mines 134.56 133.94 Bases 100: (a) 1/7/35: 0» (c) 15/10/26: fa> and <b> revised 1/1/47).
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  • 46 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday. Clohlng Foreign exchange on Monday were: (Britain m U.S. dollars others m U.S. cents). Canadian 90.06 1/4; Britain 4.03 1/4: Prance 0.32 7/8: Italy, April fixed rate 0.*****2; Sweden 27.85; Switzerland 23.40; Argentina 25.05; Brazil 5.50: Mexico 20. 62.—A P
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  • 100 7 rE Singapore Rubber Market closed easier yesterday with No. 1 Sheet f.o.b. buyers half a cent below Monday's close. The market opened rather easier, New York having taken a turn downwards, probably due to the easing of the tension in Germany. Shipment figures for March,
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  • 22 7 Itocks nd us trial tails Jtilities Apr. 3 64.73 177.45 53.93 33.41 Apr. 5 64.92 177.92 54.12 33.00 A.P.
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  • 53 7 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Industrials and Tins sections of the market were very firm today, with a larger amount of business passing at higher prices. Less Interest was shown In Rubbers, though a moderate amount of business was transacted. Prices given by the Malayan
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  • 238 7 From A Market Correspondent A further drop m the price of rice yesterday brought the market nearer to a slump. Apathetic conditions ruled throughout the day. Pepper prices rose on the Singapore produce markets when overseas' interest continued to dominate Pair transactions In Slak sago took place and
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  • 445 8 CheeSeng, Cheng Eng, Boon Leong From Wayne Richardson, A.P. Correspondent HONG KONG, Tuesday. THREE Malayan Chinese today were chosen to play on the China Olympic soccer team. Simultaneously, it was announced the team would play three games m Singapore en route to London.
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  • 61 8 TODAY siKtKKj S.A.F.A. league, Div. 1, A. A. A. v Tigers, Jalan Besar; div. 2, I. A. v Pnlaa Bukom S.C., GeyUng stadium; Social A. P. v Serangoon Assxu C.V.M.A. ground, St. Georges Rd friendly game; S.CC. v Land Office, S.CC. ATHLETICS: K.A.F. S«Sttbawang sport* n*4t, Sembawang, 2
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  • 430 8 Weights For Penang T.C. Meeting Weights for the first day of the Penang Turf Club's Spring Meeting t>n Saturday are: Singapore Handicap, Div. 1, s|f. Prince Ron Marl* 7.12 Avon 9.00 Fine Air Mall 8.10 Stream 7.12 Desert Val's Pick 7.13 Queen 8.07 Kanda 7.11 M&ndalay B. OS Zargun 7.08
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  • 38 8 LONDON. Tues Lord Derby will succeed hi? erandlather as President of the Rugby Lesurue. it was announced yesterday. He will receive the King and Queen at the Rugby Cup final nt P'nmbi»v on v'u 1 A.P
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  • 72 8 London, Tuesday The following are yesterdays Football League results FIRST DIVISION Blackpool 1 Bolton W. J SECOND DIVISION Leicester C. 4 Barnsley 1 Tottenham 0 Luton T. 1 Sheffield W. 2 Doncaster 0 THIRD DIVISION (Southern) Crystal P. 4 Bristol C. 0 THIRD DIVISION (Northern) Mansfield
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  • 151 8 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE State Department has rejected an application by Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight champion, for a visa to visit the United States for a series of exhibition bouts this summer. The announcement of the rejection was made by Republican representative, John McDowell of Pennsylvania, who
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  • 103 8 Warspite, Exeter, Rock Lady and Moonsunstar useful pace work. Moonsunstar beat Kla Ora m a tryout over three. Donaila (Wadsworih) shaped well In a gallop with Ronnie Grey and Baba. Lobau Lady (Robinson) beat InnishmakUl (Wadsworth) m a three furlong gallop m 40 4/5 sec.
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    50 8 A phase m yesterday's game between the Chinese Athletes and the 19th Air Formation Signallers when Chwee Lim, the Athletes' left winger, attempted to get the ball past a Signals' defender m their second division league encounter on the Singapore Cricket Club padang. The game ended m a 1-1 draw.
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  • 112 8 MALAYS 3 INDIANS 1 GOOD refereeing by Major (Rev.) Johnston kept yesterday's S.A.F.A, Div. 1 league encounter between the Malays and the Indians free from incidents arising oat of questionable tactics adopted by both sides. I ww 1 M Awang Gabos took the ball down the
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  • 58 8 CJV. 1 AIR FORMATION 1 RELYING more on their youth and dash rather than on constructive football, the Chinese Athletes drew one all with the 19th Air Formation Signals in a Second Division League game on the S.C.C. padang I yesterday. The game, on the
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  • 61 8 AS a result of necessary cuts to save expenses and the poor response to financial aid sought throughout Malaya, the Malayan Chinese Organising Committee has decided to send only 66 out of the original selection of 103 Malayan Chinese representatives tor the 7th
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  • 31 8 'J'HE R.A.S.C. Training School received a walk over from Haikowyu yesterday In the S.A.F.A. third division league soccer game which was to have been played at St. Georges Road ground.
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