The Straits Times, 21 September 1948

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1948. <* PRICE TEN CENTS
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  • 626 1 Englishman Held In Colony Hotel SINGAPORE police yesterday morning arrested an Englishman suspected of complicity m gun-running following Singapore and Netherlands East Indies police seizures last Tuesday of arms m a Catalina off Airabu island, m the Anambas group. The arrest yesterday was made at a small
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  • 60 1 Emergency News YESTERDAY'S Emergency JL news: The RAF made a big bomb, rocket and cannon attack on a terrorist hideout m Kedah while troops and police waited for a signal to attack; (iurkhas and Police killed a terrorist and destroyed a camp m the Sungei Siput area; Cstate guards beat
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  • 156 1 ABDULLAH WILL NOT AGREE AMMAN, Mon. nVER strong protests by Transjordan and Iraq, the Arab League announced the formation today of an Arab Government for Palestine. Ahmed Hilmy Pasha. Military Governor of the Arabheld section of Jerusalem was appointed Prime Minister of the new government, an official announcement here said,
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  • 82 1 MELBOURNE, Mon. The cause of the worst air disaster m Australia's civil aviation history, m which 37 persons were killed. Is believed to have been the breaking of four gear teeth m the plane's port motor. Mr. M. W. Fishwich. manager of the Guinea Air Transport
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  • 160 1 MANILA, Monday. 'THERE is no immediate confirmation here of a giant smuggling ring operating between the Philippines and South East Asia. Informed sources, however, i are not prepared to deny that the Government embargo on the shipment of arms from the Philippines has been violated They
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  • 360 1 PARIS, Monday. 'f\l R forces entered Hyderabad city at the Nizam's invitation," Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar. India's 1 representative told the Security Council today. The Council were discuss- i ing the India-Hyderabad situation. The representative of the Hyderabad delegation stated I that no instructions directly from the
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  • Article, Illustration
    76 1 This picture of Malay children washing clothes m a Singapore street is one of the interesting studies appearing m Straits Times Pictures 1948, on sale early m November. Straits Times Pictures 1948 contains nearly IN photographs and is m colour. This glorious produeUon was soW e«t last year after running
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  • 39 1 MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey, Mon.— Burlington County gaol authorities are sorry they gave a prisoner, Edward Hulse, a brush and told htm to white-wash the 20-foot prison wall. He painted his way to the top and escaped.
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  • 40 1 RANGOON, Monday.— Seven people hare been arrested In connection with the assassination of XJ Tin Tut, Burma's first Foreign Minister, who died yesterday from wounds received hi a grenade attack. Reuter Police Dad Important CfcM P«f c 3
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  • 97 1 LONDON, Mon. THE Australian crlcketera, who sail for home on Thursday, were guests today at a farewell luncheon given to Don Bradman, their captain,! at the Savoy Hotel, London. Bradman was presented with a silver trophy purchased with cricket-lovers' subscriptions. So much more money was contributed
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  • 96 1 LONDON, Mon.— Mr. Mayhew. Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs told the Commons today that the British i attitude toward Spain rt- mains unchanged. Mr. Lindsay (Conservative) asked: "Is it not a fact that since the war the Spanish 1 government has consistently set its face against
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  • 19 1 CANTON, Mon. Canton's new British Cansul-General, Mr. Gerald P. Tyrrell, has arrived here by air from Hong Kong.— Reuter.
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  • 56 1 JERUSALEM. M<p.— lt was reported today that over 200 Stern Gang members arrested hi the wake of Count Bernadotte's nmsslns.tlm will be Impressed into the Israeli Army. The Israeli cabinet, meeting into the early hours of today hi Tel Atlt. approved emergency legislation outlawing all terrorist
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  • 132 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. TAN Ah Seng, village schoolmaster of Yong Peng, walked to the gallows this moitiing singing the Communist hymn, the Internationale. He was sentenced to death O£ Aug. 27 for carrying arms. At the trial he was described as the best- known
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  • 585 1 Reds Set Up Government In Maduin BATAVJA, Monday. INDONESIAN Communists today set up a "re1 vohitionary government" m the Java province and city of Maduin seized m a lightning coup which overthrew the Republican administration there m three hours CJommunist-controlled Maduin Radio denounced the Republican Government as "traitors" and declared
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  • 81 1 BATAVIA. Mon. OIHE Brains Trust" of the X Communist revolt m Java today was reported to be composed of ex-Premier Amir Sjarifoeddin. ex- Vice Premier Setiadjit and Muso, the Communist leader who recently returned from Moscow. The Indonesian news agency Antara said the trio "headed for East
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  • 75 2 BALMORAL, Mon.— Some of the most photographed persons m the world were engaged m a duel with cameras at Balmoral Castle yesterday. On one side was the Royal Family. On the other were the Australian cricketers. The cricketers asked whether they might take pictures. "All right," said the
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    • 81 2 LONDON, Monday. A PILOT killed m the crash of a Mosquito bomber at Coningsby on Saturday has been identified as Squadron-Leader G. W. Curry, acclaimed as Britain's ace pathfinder pilot during the war. Curry led the British air I raid on the Dortmund-Ems Canal
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    • Article, Illustration
      23 2 BEAUTY QUEEN: Beatrice Bella Shopp, 19-year-old, who won the "Miss America of 1948" title at Atlantic City this month. A.P. picture.
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    • 46 2 SHANGHAI, Mon.—Shanghai's population was today officially announced by the city authorities as 5 042,047. Of the total only 38,200 are foreigners compared with over 62,000 In 1937 which Included 20.000 Japanese. European refugees and Russians constitute the largest foreign communities at present.— Re- uter.
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    • 42 2 CANBERRA, Mon.—Australia's meat contract with Britain has been extended until 1950, it was authoritatively learned here today. It was understood that the agreement which covers sales to Britain of beef, lamb and perk provided for no reduction m current prices.—Reu-ter-AAP.
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    • 39 2 HAIFA. Mon.— A soccer team of 18 representing Israel left yesterday for the United States by air. All the players are Israeli Army soldiers and underwent intensive training m a special camp during the las*- month A.P.
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    • 53 2 WARSAW. Mon. The Polish Government, embarked on the road to a "true socialised state," already controls 85 per cent of the nations industrial enterprises. Nationalisation of industry m 1946 gave the Government I a big grip on all productive. agencies. A tightening: of that hold Is steadily becomln*
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    • 26 2 CALCUTTA. Mon. Five hundred villagers are believed to have been killed m the worst landslide of recent years on the Assam-Tibetan border.— A P
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    • 36 2 LONDON, Mon.— Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery yesterday denied rumours m military circles that he night soon retire as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. "First I have heard of It," he said.— AP.
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    • 50 2 WASHINGTON, Mon. The United States has provided $1,800,000,000 more m goods and services to foreign countries than it received from them during the second quarter of this year. This is a decrease m the socalled favourable trade balance. Exports for the quarter totalled $4,300,000,000. Imports were $2.500.000.000.— A.P.
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    • 19 2 OSLO. Mon. Norway's merchant fleet has reached a tptal of 1,849 vessels, aggregating 4,170,000 gross tons.— A.P.
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    • 64 2 t AGLIARI, Mon.— ln 1920, young Giuseppe Tacchinl was sent to prison for a minor crime. But he killed a guard and escaped. He left Italy for the U.S. where he lived for more than %b years. Early this year, Giuseppe came home. Yesterday he was arrested
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    • 50 2 NEW YORK, Mon. Not even danger makes eight-year-old Jerry Montgomery forget 'he high cost of everything. Jerry fell Into the swift Mecanlcum River, Oregon. He started struggling towards shore. Someone snouted r.t him to discard his heavy rtoes. "No," he called back, "They cost too much." AP.
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    • 71 2 BRIGHTON. Mon.— A high medical authority. Sir Ernest Rock CarUng. has advised old people not to retire ax lone as they are able to work. Discussing the problems of old age at. the annual conference here of the British Assocla'on he said: "There is a shortage of
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  • 360 3 Bevin, Marshall For Vital Talks PARIS, Monday. THE European spotlight has turned from blockaded Berlin to Paris where already Britain's Foreign Minister (Mr. Ernest Bevin) Minister of State (Mr. Hector McNeil) and America's Secretary of State (Mr. George Marshall) have arrived for the third General Assembly of
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  • 181 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. THE U.S. State Department has not received word of the Russian statement that Soviet troops will be evacuated from Northern Korea. An official said he doubted whether it would affect American policy. A Moscow broadcast said that withdrawal of all Soviet troops would be
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  • 129 3 WARSAW Mon. CIVE Yugoslav officials, in1 eluding three members of the Embassy, issued a statement yesterday attacking the leadership of the Yugoslav Communist Party by Marshal Tito. The officials charged the oarty with perpetuating itself by murders, mass arrests and secret police terror. They demanded a
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  • 38 3 OXUHJLX, MOII. ADOUt 1 ,400 Sydney dockers struck I today m sympathy with dockers suspended last week for demanding that 12 men, instead of 10, should be allowed m ships' holds to load cargo.— Reuter. i
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  • 146 3 U Tin Tut: Police Find Important Clue" RANGOON, Monday. DOLICE investigating the assassination of U Tin 1 Tut have discovered an important clue and expect to make an early arrest, it was offlciallv stated last night. U Tin Tut, former Foreign Mir.Lster of Burma, died on Saturday night from wounds
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  • 26 3 WASHINGTON, Mon.- I Scientists here have warned that the human race is lncreaslne beyond the capacity of the world to sustain it. i Reuter.
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  • 43 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. American policy m Japan is straining U.S.-Philippine relations, reports the Foreign Policy Association and the American Institute of Pacific Relations. Cleavage is developing over the U.S. desire to allow Japan industrial capacity to help reconstruction. A.P.
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  • Article, Illustration
    14 3 LIONISED: A visitor at the London Zoo with two 10-weeks-old lion cubs. Reuter picture.
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  • 232 3 T LONDON, Monday. HE following announcement was made by Reuters today: "An agreement had been made between Reuters and the Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society representing the newspapers of India which marks an important development m the organisation of world news. "The Indian newspapers nave formed
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  • 119 3 DURBAN, Mon. A CAMPAIGN of "votes for all" m South Africa was one of the main points m a resolution passed here today by the South African Indian Congress. The resolution called for a National Assembly of South African people at which European democrats and nonEuropean people
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  • 130 3 CANBERRA, Mon. CO much of the world's i economy is still centred on Britain that, unless her difficulties aacr c solved, there can be no full economic re- vival and no hope of last1 ing stability for the rest of the world. The Prime Minister of
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  • 84 3 PARIS, Mon.— The French National Assembly yesterday approved the financial prppamme of the Premier (M. Henri Queuille) by a vote of 300 to 262 after an all-night session. The fiscal measures provide for increases m taxes expected to yield 80 billion francs. The move is aimed at
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  • 217 3 PARIS, Mon. T«HE French Governr ment has drawn up an extensive programme to welcome delegates to the third General Assembly of the United Nations. The Assembly opens tomorrow. On that day, aeroplanes will fly over the 40,000 square-yard territory of the international state of
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  • 48 4 THRILLING MOMENT m a d splay by the Pay Chee School Scout Troop, Tampin. the eighth to be formed m Malacca's Chinese schools, at their investiture last Tuesday. Picture shows a group assisting a victim trapped m a burning house to Jump to safety.
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  • 343 4 Remittance Shops In Malaya f HINESE remittance shops m Malaya will have to furnish cash deposits ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 with the postal authorities before being allowed to operate. The new ruling takes effect from uci. x. This step has betn taken to safeguard the interests
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  • 162 4 LONDON, Mon. THE Bishop of Singapore (the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson) will travel soon to the Berkshire village of Upton j to receive an ancient shep- herd's crook. It will replace the crozier which he lost, with his other possessions, during the Japanese occupation of Malaya.
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  • 78 4 Singapore's Rural Executive Engineer, m a statement on rural works m August, reports Completion of rehabilitation of the Government holiday bungalow and bathing pagar at Changi. Clearing of canais and streams at the Ang Mo Klo River, Tampenis Road, Sembawang Road, Jurong Road Two-thirds completion of 12
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  • 73 4 St. Andrew's Cathedral will observe its Harvest Thanksgiving on Sept. 26. This year the occasion will be symbolical not only of the agriculture, but also of the industry ar.d commerce ot Singapore, and an appeal is made for the co-operation of Singapore manufacturers, industrialists and agriculturalists. The Rev.
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  • 122 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. i Navy surface j craft today raced from i Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to rescue 23 people aboard thf British ship Lochmonar, reported to be breaking up on a reef 200 yards off the Carib- I b^an island of Little
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  • 30 4 A British military despatch rider was yestetfdav taken to the British Military Hospital unconscious after his motor cycle had hit a civilian motor lorry m Tanglin Road.
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  • 213 4 BORNEO basketry, Burmese lacquerwork and Indian brassware will be on sale at the annual bazaar of the Singapore Wesley Methodist Church on Friday, Oct. 1. The bazaar Is being organised by the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Wesley Church to help flnanca current expenses
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  • 26 4 SYDNEY. Mon.-Australla's export trade In canned fruit and Jam is expected to expand considerably next season through the re-opening of the Indian market.— Reuter.
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  • 282 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. YfOK£ than half of the 61 trade unions whose certificates of registration have been cancelled because of contravention of a rule were affiliated to the outlawed Pan-Malayan Federation of. Trade Unions. I The contravention was a failure to
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    • 397 4 0 LANDSPEED"^^^0?h i —^^7 British Driver John Cohb drove this "Rallton Mobil Special" over the meusur- )K ed mtle on the Bonnevtile JL M I P Salt Flats, In America. In RA i^ 11/\ 1 I 8.93 •econds, a speed exceeding 403 mllea per hour. The car wa» lubrl«ated with
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  • 342 5 SLOWER SCHOOL PROMOTION INNEWI PLAN UNDER their new terms of service, Malayan Asian teachers will have to serve 24 to 26 years before reaching the maximum grade. This compares with the old scale of 17 years for men and 10 years for women says the Malayan Teachers Union. The Union
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 5 LEPERS ENTERTAIN: Inmate* of the Snngel Boloh leper settlement m fancy dress daring their Green Club anniversary celebrations last week. They also presented a concert.
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  • 126 5 "I KILLED" INSANE A MAN charged with murder told the Singapore Assize Judge' (Mr. Justice Taylor) yesterday: "I did kill the man, but I was unconscious at the time and did not know what I was doing." The jury found him insane and the judge ordered him to be committed
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  • 152 5 TODAY Inter-School Art Exhibition. Great World. Open to the public free. Trade Union Representatives' meeting, to discuss Un.ted Nations Appeal for Children, Municpal Council Chamber, 5 15 pm. Singapore Association, public met- ung to d'scuss the memorandum on war damage compensation claims. Singapore Chamber of Commerce, Fuilcrtc-u luildins
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  • 304 5 MALAY NEWS From Our Malay Correspondent. MAJLIS, the Kuala Lumpur Malay newspaper, m a leader endorses Malay criticisms on recruiting of "outsiders" as police personnel m Malaya. It quotes, among others, the statement by the Sultan of I Johore on the occasion of his birthday last
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  • 612 5 From Our Worn; TyiNETY-EIGHT out 61 babies die between birt In the United States, the infant mortality rate is only 23 per 1,000 live births while m the United Kingdom it is 46 per 1,000. And the Public Health authorities are not to blame
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  • 157 5 ANEW restaurant with a cocktail bar and dance floor will ooen m November at Tanjonz Balai Island 'we?t MMt of SineaDore). The 16-acre inland rnce be longed *o Mr. J. B David, fiiillionairp stock ami share broker, who wpnt tankrwM m Singapore m 1933. A
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  • 168 5 STARTING next month, three new motor coasting ships, flying the Swedish flag, will be operating between Singapore and Bangkok. It will be the first tims m history that Swedish-owned coasters have appeared m this Dart or the world. This was told the Straits Times yesterday
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 5 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Xian tiwee who were married at the Registrar's m Singapore. The bride was the former Miss Tan Cheng Neo.— Straits Times picture.
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  • 46 5 Singapore's Municipal Health Officer 'Dr. N. A. Canton) gave a warning about infantile paralysis yesterday. "•There is nothing to show thf.t the thrc"t is over he said. "There arc st:ll two casci receiving attention a. d we are constantly on the w atch."
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  • 26 6 The funeral of Mr. new Weng Chee will take place on Tuesday. 21.;. Sept.. 1948. Tht cortege 40 Buk:t Bint ing Road at 1 D.m.
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  • 996 6 In August last year the Singapore Association made some very pertinent observations regarding the proposals for the development of Changi as a first-class international airport to be used jointly by the Royal Air Force and civil aircraft. This
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  • 152 6 Frrm f h° Strutix rtvt*s rf Sept. 21, 1898 This morning at 8 o'clock, three horses were ridden up and down the foot-path of the Esplanade, which has recently been repaired for i pedestrians. They were ridden by English trainers. One of the horses bolted into the
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  • 13 6 Federation Studies 5 —Photograph by C. A. Gibson-Hill. RICEFIELDS NEAR JELEBU, NEGRI SEMBILAN.
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  • 1219 6  - Politics And Planning In The Colonies T. S. SIMEY, By in the Manchester Guardian DROFESSOR Arthur Lewis has recently demanded better planning by colonial Governments and a comment has appeared under the title "Progress m Spite of Planning" from which it may be gathered that the author is speaking on
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  • 171 6 /\N July 8, His Excellency the CommissionerGeneral, m a broadcast, is repofted by the Press as having said: "The expectation of life of a terrorist from the moment of his capture to the time of death will be reduced to a matter of days." Is this
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    • 407 6 A Malay View Of Colonial Policy I HAVE Just completed a 1 brief visit to Malaya which has, however, been long enough to note the absurd extent to which events here have been misrepresented m the British and Australian Press, where Communism has been portrayed as being inspired by or
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    • 128 6 ONE PAIR OF EYES "One pair of eyes to last lifetime. You can chew with false teeth, walk with a wooden leg, but never can you see with a blind eyes." This does not mean that we are m danger of going blind but a warning that we should not
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  • 471 7 Important Raid' In Kedah From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. AN important operation against terrorists in Kedah began today with an R.A.F. attack against a hideout on a jungle-covered ridge, while ground forces waited for the signal to move in. The attack was mad
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  • 68 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUIt Mon. THE starting date for na- tio n a 1 registration throughout the "Federation and m Singapore October 15 is only provisional a Government spokesman told the Straits Times today. From tha< date onwards, he added. State and Settlements would make their own
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  • 127 7 CHILD-AID FILM SHOW FOR UN A FILM premiere at the Capitol Theatre, Singapore, will be m aid of the United Nations Appeal for Children, for which everyone m the Colony is asked to donate a day's earnings. A tentative date for the premiere has been fixed for Oct. 14 about
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  • 123 7 A Harbour Board Ir.dian labourer Narayanasamy, who pleaded guilty' to possession of 40 tahils of ganja, was yesterday sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment by the First District Judge <Mr. E. P. Shanks). N.ujyanasamy was also ordered to pay a fine of $1 000 or m
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  • 565 7 QUESTIONS ABOUT 'A THREAT' A LEADING Aircraftsman was asked by the RAF Special Investigation Branch, where he got the money from to buy personal goods found among his kit, it was stated in the Ninth Police Court, yesterday. The L.A.C. (Michael Emmanuel Perez) is facing with four other Europeans David
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  • 54 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— By a reciprocal arrangement, people detained may be sent either to Singapore or from Singapore to the Federation for further detention. In either case, the cost ol transfer and the maintenance of the detainee must be paid by the
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  • 120 7 No Permit For Cinema At Hotel r-OR conducting a theatrical performance without a permit, Teng Tat Sum of Air View Hotel was yesterday fined $50, m default two weeks' simple imprisonment, m the Second Police Court, Singapore. He pleaded guilty. The Assistant Superintendent of Police. (Mr. E. Moule) said that
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  • 63 7 So far few people have collected their petrol coupons for the next quarter, although they hav e been ready at the Petrol Rationing Office for nearly two weeks. A rush is expected during the last few days of the month. Registration books may be sent by post,
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  • 114 7 Wfcaa arrested at Geylangl on Sept. 9 a young Javanese i named Alas Ismail bin Koro- mo Somtoro was found to be wearing a shirt which he j had stolen the previous day i from a house In Haig Road. He pleaded guilty yesterday m the
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  • 235 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Mon. A NUMBER of suspects have been detained as a result of the naval blockade directed against illegal immigration and the suoplv of munitions to terrorists m the Federation. This is disclos?d m an official note issued In Kuala Lumpur
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  • 62 7 Four young Chinese have been awarded Bronze Medallions by the Royal Life Saving Society They are Wong Yip Chong. Yoon Kirn Chuah, Koh Nelson and Goh Ewe Beng Tong. The medallists were examined by the RL.S.S.'s examiner, Mr. G. Creighton, at I the Chinese Swimming Club m
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  • 176 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. pOLICE, Army, Navy, Air Force and Malay Regiment personnel of all races are exempted absolutely from the death penalty for carrying or possession of arms without a licence under the Emergency Regulations By a Government notification m the
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  • 132 7 Police Say Man Hit Inspector DAIL of $200 was extended to i Pritam Singh, a 27-year- old lorry driver wno yesterday appeared before the Third Police Court Magistrate Sin- gapore, on a charge of as- I saultine a police officer. The wrosecution alleged that on May 1. during the I
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  • 202 7 Villagers Got Their Men And Rewards fPHE villagers of Kampong Bau Siu San tired of the A numerous robberies in the village held a meetingand decided to keep a watch on strangers. One evening shortly after. Goh Eng Keng, one of the villagers, saw three strangers going down the path
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  • 38 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. DOYAL naval telegraphists have been seconded to Federation police force to assist m maintaining the police radio network and m training newly enlisted wireless operators. ess opera
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  • 211 7 ALL the ballot papers which were used In Singapore's elections six months ago were burned yesterday afternoon at the home of the Supervisor of Elections (Mr. Gerald Hawkins). The Elections Ordinance provide that the papers shall be destroyed six months after the elections. In the meantime,
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  • 54 7 TAIPING, Mon.— After four Indian labourers, including a woman, of Pandok Tanjong Estate were admitted to hospital to be treated for arsenic poisoning, police arrested Var a than who was today charged with causing voluntary hurt. Varathan claimed trial and the police opposed bail, saying that four important
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  • 77 7 The funeral of Mrs. Josephine de Souza took place last Saturday at 4.30 p.m. at the Bidadari Cemetery. Mrs. de Souza was 52. Father Bonamy conducted the service assisted by Mr. W. F. Mosbergen. Among those who sent wreaths were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Valberg
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  • 180 7 Bookmaking Alleged $6,000 Fail "TWO Chinese, charged x yesterday m the Second Police Court with jbookmaking at Bukit 'Timah, were allowed bail of $3,000 each. One -Ho Im Hcng pleaded guilty, but after the facts wen; read out by the proseci he claimed trial saving he did not know English
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  • 47 7 From Our su:> Corresponded PENANG. Men. A Taipin* man. Toh Ah Tho. submit to a search at a road block and was today Dne m the District Court. He nl.ariPd euil'v ing and insulting a constable at Brirk R on Sept. 13
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 173 7 MERTON BROWN CO. for LAUNCH YACHT FITTINGS AVAILABLE FROM STOCK: Propellors 15" to 40 dia. Stern Bearings 11" to I*. Tailshafts, Stainless Steel Bronze up to 16. Stern Tubes up to 12 Rubber Bushes all sizes. Brass Tap Type Pumps. Brass Bilge Pumps. Stuffing Boxes. CQR Anchors. Bollards. Winches. Fuel
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    • 59 7 A^DlPffllflTS fc**%^§\ BRITAINS fIN S 1 f T |AmVv I DICESTIVE PEPPERLr<*k/\ I W$ MINT sweet of V' 2/ I EXCEPTIONAI \!^wXykr 9 QUALITY CLEAR AS \jWJfail'JlJ.Jli'li:il A OSMOND nvci£a« as a diamond^ A :Jj 1 ill £sflli£* c^& w J Ib. lar Sl.OO 1 Ib. Jar $2.00 4 Ib.
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  • 210 8 Per ah Hospitals To Pay Teachers From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Monday. DAID instructors will train tuberculosis patients in all Perak hospitals in a large number of subjects. Occupational therapy will include shorthand, typing, languages, painting, gardening, and embroidery. The State Medical and Health Officer (Dr. T
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    57 8 A ROOSEVELT WEDS FORMER SOVIET GENERAL: Alexander G. Barmine, a former Red Army General, with his wife, the former Edith Hermit Roosevelt, rranddaoghter of President Theodore Roosevelt, after their recent New York wedding. Mr. Barmine, a former Soviet Charge d'AfTalres at Athens, left the Russian service In 1931 and is
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  • 78 8 A 45-year-old Hokkien, Lee Chong. appeared before the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. J. C. Walt) yesterday on a charge of having returned to Singapore after having been banished for life. He was remanded In police custody for 48 hours. The prosecution alleged that Lee had
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  • 467 8 Johore Weekly Letter From Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. ROUND black, "pillbox" type caps have replaced the khaki berets of the Johore police. The black caps were l&sucd pre-war, but owing to a shortage after the liberation khaki beret* were substituted. THE Adviser to the Malayan Pineapple Industey (Mr.
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  • 250 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A YOUNG Chinese, Wong: Hon Man, was tried today at the Selangor Assizes on a charge of murder. It was alleged that Won*. 1 with another man. had murdered elderly Mok Khoon at Jalan Kampong Pandan, two miles from
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  • 28 8 The death occurred on Sept. 8 at his home at Ealing (London), of Mr. A. F. Staples, former reporter on the Straits Times. He was 79.
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    38 8 Mr. and .Mrs. Ronald Wild, who were married at the registry office, Singapore, yesterday, Mr. Wild is on the staff of Radio Malaya. The bride, formerly Miss I. Attenhorough, is a cousin of the film star Richard Attenborougb.
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  • 351 8 Soutb's technique m today's deal, played at match-point duplicate, was not to be commended. South, dealer. East -West vulnerable. NORTH ♦X 6 2 J9J ♦QJ 7 5 ♦9 4 8 WEST EAST ♦1097 A Q 5 7 4 VKQB3 U li S •10 4 X Q 10
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 271 8 O*/°y Resort Climate-. Dpspitf ilic lieu and humidity outdoors, the Carrier Room Ait Gori^ ditiorv r will bring the cool, comfortable climate of your favorlw resort to your living room, bedroom or any other room you may sdeou ,At reasonable cost, this Carrier unit styled like fine furniture— enablo* you
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    • 194 8 %Jj O MADE IN fNGIAND tV 2 Imy runout /M lit NEW BOND STREET LONDON W.I J c/Jtetn&b meiJt e/ir/o if If breast-feeding fails, a mother faces one of the biggest decisions of her life. But if she chooses Ostermilk she chooses wisely. Ostermilk contains just what baby need* for
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 234 8 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD HJs m. CROSSWORD No. 8 1. S:a!c' b.'.rncc If* TO. Linnets dejw 1 partly !l. Pui.*' ,t <s>. on Lbc dole <»». I T 2 I) 4 1 IBsT 1» 8. Grand Babylon m bowm j 8 iESr'lr" d to ;S >1 o v i i Mi'
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  • 786 9  - The Child Who Blinks Her Eyes NURSE BRIDGET MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By 1 Nurse Brigdet Is qualified m the care of babies and I i young children. If you have any problems and need help. wriU to Nurse Bridget c/O Straits Times, Cecil Street. Singapore. Please give a pseudonym under
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  • 769 9 Toil Mveral years now we have lived on an estate very close to a town, though when 1 first came to Malaya our place was CO miles from one of any size at all. liked that early experience and m those days of plenty of leisure
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    10 9 Jea» Ra..K star, irhirb reveals a shapeta pair of left.
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  • 653 9 SATA CORNER EVERY clay of 24 L hours your lungs inhale and exhale about 24,000 times. During this time about 15,000 litres of air pass through the lungs from which the oxygen is filtered oft for the use of the body as a whole. Night
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    • 47 9 Another Beautiful Baby BAWMAVAU RMGAVAH F^J^^^^J Mr. Mrs. Rengayah are delighted with the BP^r^^^MB progress of their baby daughter who "has been ■BBrjai^M on^Lactogcn since birth". They go on to JPNjMff tell us "She has never been sick and her flesh H& SbS s ver y irm
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    • 246 9 jS 1 3s. Mil? tS Hf lie choice oj t^k I )ose w^° know UW fti|||fe the best R!!i 3C J The (JisiinguiihcJ quality of Atkinsons 1-lau dc Cologne is unchanged from year to year. af^j-ftHi; Its lovely fragrance gives pleasure to iL, :7ji^R yourself and to others on alt
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  • 1646 10  -  Airmail OUR LONDON LETTER By LONDON, Sept. 8. POSSIPY news is plentiful round Town as these grey and chilly September evenings "draw m" only too quickly. People are glad to dr fire as they talk about coming from Australia to the shortage of teachers half-time
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    • 332 10 /Is, "XIV* OVfR/^OLYMPIADKA Wm 9 1/mPFVMTHE GLORY Olfy z MUKHiV) SPORT" Afo TO GO! Color Bt Technicolor. 78° Temp. For Extra Comfort. TODAY 11 a.m.. 1.30; 4.00; 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. 4BBV Special Children'! M*tinees win be bdd at the Cathay at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 22nd. to Saturday 25th,
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    • 236 10 LAST DAY! n2-4.J5-6.30-9.T3 wB^TH£WAUS L CAME Mg^J^ JUMBLING j W£WT^ DOWN ue BOWMAK ■ARHEiiTE CHAPMAN I* rot I** W l« »!•»•*<•■»• N*C-l.tt«i««MOIIBC« I —ttS^^^i^H Bl^^k^_ 9*«»**t»to*i* >»q"CAPITOLa« FROM TOMORROW/ cppni Wk. m c. r\ r\ kj i— WITH ALL ITS SPLENDORS IN COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR/ WITH CLAUDE RAINS -BASIL RATHBONE
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    • 306 10 RADIO MALAYA (S FORS) AUSTRALIA Alternative Stations 10 30 13 noon 1° Concert Style; 1 p.m. Music; 1.30 Now*; 1.45 Australian News- in *n !13 30 ln th Sun; 12.4* Alto Saxophone; 2.00 Close. 8.1S m Austrlllan News, 10.40 Heard Melodies 8weet; 1-30 News- 8 20 Music- q 00 Town
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  • Commercial And Shipping News
    • 486 11 OUTLOOK FOR THE MALAYAN TIN INDUSTRY MALAYAN mining statist indicated that rehabil was gaining momentum, t Production was well up to estimates made In the first quarter of the year. Aa far v rehabilitation of dredge* was concerned, progress seems to have been slower. This, say* the magazine, U a
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    • 55 11 QOMPARATrVE figures of morfJily Malayan production tonnage through 194? and 1948, m terms of metallic tin, are: 1947 1948 Jan. 1,044 3,381 Feb. 1,032 3.002 Mar. 1,336 MM Apr. 1,711 8.618 Mar 2,108 3.759 Jut* 3,361 3.574 9,494 30,688 July 3,520 Aug. 2,639 Sept. 2,683 do\ 8.017
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    • 147 11 CENTRAL PERAK LONDON, Mon. CENTRAL Perak Rubber, which owns two rubber estates m Perak and other properties m Pahang and Province Wellesley, has granted an option to a well-known tin company to acquire 350 acres. Rubber was cut out over the land m question during the
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    • 27 11 SHANGAI. Mon. REOPENING of the Shanghai Stock Exchange will be deferred until "he Government considers the gold yuan (one month old today) lJ sufficiently stabilised.
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    • COMPANY AFFAIRS
      • 90 11 (Johore) Rubber Estates report a net profit for 1947 of £2,482 (loss of £2,082 m 1947); from previous year £5.489; provisions written back £2,015; making £9,987. The total planted area is now 1 3.170 acres, of which 3,110 acres are mature Expenditure on rehabilitation (£11,922) brings total over
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      • 59 11 £AIRO (Malay) RuWwr. whose production to Mar. 31 was 784.000 lbs. (seven months 316.000 lbs-), hopes to produce 730.000 lbs. for 1948-49. The estates report shows a net profit of £2.994 (loss £271 the previous year); plus £398 (£559) transfer from reserve; making £2,900, being ostlmated U.K. income
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      • 61 11 gSGARI Rubber directors report that owing to the heavy provision for taxation they cannot recommend payment of a dividend. Net profit Tor the year to Mar 31 was £1,209 (£3.729). Brought m £3.391 (£3.596); available £4,596 (£7,325). To tax, including underprovisions, £2.400 (£900); general reserve nil (£2.000); dividend
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      • 66 11 JfINTA Tin Mines' net profit for 1947 was £49,877 (loss £832 the previous year). Brought m £10,861 (£11,693); final buffer stock distribution 1319 (nil); available £97,037. To adjustment of Malayan preoccupation account £583 (nil); audit fee £21 (nil); dividends aggregating 15 per cent (nil) £9,900; general reserve
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    • 63 11 BFrom A Market Correspondent USINEBS m Sink sago flour was transacted m Singapore at Improved quotations yesterday on an otherwise quiet produce market. Erratic rises on the pepper market continued but only limited activity was reported. Price changes Included: Copra: Sue-dried $34.90; mlxsd $34 j, Coconut oil: $62
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    • 108 11 Singapore Rubber THE Singapore rubber market ruled quiet throughout yesterday. Prices were practically unchanged from Saturday's. Business was transacted at around* noon prices. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 43% cents, sellers 44 cenM; spot loose buyers 43% cents, sellers 44 cents per Ib. The Singapore Chamber
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    • 122 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday MALAYAN shares opened the week with customary quietness today. Few changes m quotations were recorded. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Jex. Bricks Pret. 3.26 3.36 taser Neave (O) «tk J.62Vi 1.73% cdd rammon 2.35
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    • 153 11 BIKAM RUBBER From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mon. THE importance to Blkam Rubber Estate and to the rubber Industry as a whole of foam-latex cushioning was stressed by the company's chairman (Mr. H. Eric Miller) m his address to the annual meeting. About 14 per cent, of their
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    • 115 11 SHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves ye«terday (godowns In brackets) w«re: Main Wharf: Katong (33), Glengarry (33-34), Clenapp (3637), Olenbeg (38-39), Montoro (40-41), Olenearn (42-43). Weat Wharf: Steel Seafarer (1-2), Meerkcrk (4-5), Steel Scientist (6;, Tung Bong (9), City of Khartoum (11-13), Aeneas (1314), Menestheus
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    • 142 11 JAILINCS fROM SCANDINAVIA/UK./ CONTINENT. m*. '•Nordfarer 1 for Saigon Bangkok due abt. Oct. a at* "Kambodia" for Manila, H'Kong, Shanghai. Kobe fl> Yokohama due abt. Oct. m.t. "Selandia" for Saigon fir Bangkok daeabt.Oct.il m* "Kerea" for Manila. H'Kong Shanghai due abt. No*. ai* "Lalandia" due abt. Nov.
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    • 1115 11 <c CO., LTD. i In Singapore) STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. WEST COAST MALATA "Scudai" for P. Sham, T. Anson Penang Sept. 22 EAST COAST MALAYA "Resang" for Kuentan Sept. 26 "Rawing tor Kemanan. Oungun, Trengganu Sept. 24 "Sediir for Tumpat iept. 25 DUTCH BORNEO b SUMATRA "Senggaram" for Pontianak Sept.
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    • 236 11 PRESIDENT LINES Cenetal Passenger Agent tor Northwest Airlines SAILINCS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON, via INDIA, ECYPT M IDITERRANIAN PORTS. Scott E Land Spore Cdn. 7/8 Prooidont Pc* Penang Sept. 21 WSr.:::V.: 26 SAILINCS TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANCELES THINCI NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, BOSTON via PANAMA. Dartmouth Victory Penang
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    • 207 11 Subject to alteration and cancellation without notice. For space and passage reservation, apply to: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. f'NGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANC tll'TsV' UAY T 3 EL CL tl R 2 X 2 STR T TEL WI L I 7O QUAY S. E. A.C. fcf»^ B tor o o6oo^
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    • 1043 11 McALISTER < (Incorporated ELLIHMAN BUCKNALL HAVRE, LONDON, ANTWERP AND HAMBURO. Accepting cargo for U.S. North Atlantic Ports b Canada via Colombo CITY OF KHARTOUM Spore P. Sham Penang OMn. 11/12 22 Sept. 23 Sept. CITY OF YOKOHAMA 15 Oct. II Oct 22 Oct. telephone BOUSTEAD Lloyd /> Ticket Agents for
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  • 618 12  - OWNERS WANT S.R.A. REGISTRATION BAN LIFTED EPSOM JEEP By Replacement Of Horses Proposed MALAYAN racing circles as well as bloodstock iV1 agencies in England and Australia are desirous to know when the Straits Racing Association will lift the ban on registration of horses. So far, it has not been possible
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    30 12 Mr.,. K. L. Lim leads m Game Boy (Spencer), winner of the third race at Baklt Timah on Saturday. Game Boy it by Landlaw, sire of Gamelaw. Straits Times picture.
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  • 174 12 Australian Criticism Is Answered LONDON, Mon. MORE than a month after the closing of the Olympic Games m London, a criticism of the organisation has been made m Australia and answered by a spokesman of the Olympic Games Transport Committee. The criticism was made by Mr. E. S. Tanner, manager
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  • 100 12 PENANO. Mon. BECAUSE oi travelling risks D during the present emergencjr, the Penang Chinese Swimming Club has decided not to se: d a team to Singapore to take part m the Oct. 2?.. aquatic meet. The club had been invited by the
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  • 56 12 rpHE weights for the SingX apore Gold Cup, to be run over a mile and quarter on Saturday, are: Gold Caste 9.12 Ecliptic 9-07 Natural 8.10 Leoda 8.08 King Midaa 8.07 Baron 8.07 King Vale 8.05 Colbay 8.00 Little Ned 7-12 Predominance 7.12 Double Aries 7.10
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  • 407 12 Tomorrow 989 8 Weights COMPLETE weights for to- morrow, the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club Autumn (Gold Cup) Meeting are; Ci. 1, Div. 2— Fun. S-wps 9.00 Honey Kashmiri Comb 8.03 Song 8.13 High Port 8.02 Blackpool 8.11 D.R.B. 8.00 Cabaret 8.09 Lynchburg 7.13 Invest 8. 08 Lord
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  • 101 12 The following will play m a homeand-home hockey match at the Singapore Recreation Club tomorrow at 5 15 p.m. on the Club padang. Milne's XI: Dr. L. Da Siva; R. B. Milne, R. Cordelro; James da Silva, N. Aeria, C. W. Kerr; |W. Gakstan. P. 8.
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  • 326 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By GOLD Caste, winner of the Liberation Cup, has been given pride of place m the Singapore Gold Cup, the most important race of the season, which will be run at Bukit Timah pn Saturday. He has been given the severe impost of
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  • 72 12 rE Chinese Athletes beat the Singapore District W. REME by two goals to one m a third division S.A.F.A. match played at Geylang stadium yesterday. Within the first minute of the game 'REME scored through Rose. In the next minute the Athletes equalised through Ho Hln Weng.
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  • 27 12 TODAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I— C.A. v. Tigers. Jalmn Beur stadium, 5.15 p.m.; Div. m— Unicorns' Club v. R.A.S.C. Training School, Geylang, 5.15 p.m.
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  • 148 12 FOREST HILLS, i New York, Mon. i/l ISS Louise Brough, 'f Wimbledon singles champion, was defeated by her old rival Mrs Margaret Osborne Dv uniteci btates championship here today. In a rain-interrupted j match. Miss Brough let slip 6—4,6 —4, 5—35 —3 lead, and
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  • 138 12 Ma j. Rapsey For U. K. A big loss to Malayan rugby his season is Major F. G. Rapsey, the Combined Services and South captain. Accompanied by Mrs. Rapsey. he is lea vim? Singapore on Friday fcr the United Kingdom. Major Rapsey did a lot for Services rugger last season.
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  • 254 12 The following Uos m the Singapore badminton championships will be played off at the Clerical Union Hall, Rangoon Road, over the week-end. SATURDAY, Sept. 25 at 10 a.in. Inter-School: Raffles Institution I "A" v Anglo-Chinese School. Tournament committee In charge —wee Kirn Wee 2.1J p.m. Women's
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  • 188 12 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Monday. TTOE Malayan doubles champions and Penang title x holders, Ooi Teik Hock and Tan Kin Hong, were defeated yesterday by Law Teik Hock and Choong Ewe Beng m straight sets, 15—8, 15—11, m the Penang open championships at the Free School
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  • 112 12 X. annual general meeting of the Singapore Malays' Badmintoe Association held on Sunday the following were elected office bearers for 1948-49: President Mr A mftn bin H. M. Said (re^ elected); vice presidents: Mr. HassanAhmad (re-elec'-ed) ami ,9^l an ****}> non Kcretary: Mr. Mahfud* Hamld (re-elected)-■art.
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  • 382 12 SINGAPORE RUGBY PROSPECTS ALTHOUGH several of the State players who turned out last season will not be available, Singapore is looking forward to very a successful rugger season. There is excellent talent among the newcomers, and some idea of their ability will be gained when they
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  • 133 12 THE game which was to x have been an S.A.F.A. first division league encounter between the Singapore Recreation Club and the Malays, was played as a 'friendly" at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, the Malays winning 9—l. The Malays were given a walkover m the League fixture. The
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  • 187 12 THE Singapore Cricket Club will be holding a Men v Women cricket match on the padang on Friday. Sept 24 at 4.30 p.m. The women's side will be selected from the following: P. Sewefl. (capt.), V. Notlcy, E. TufneJl, M. Whittingtco. J. Busbridge. E. Riches, S.
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    • 367 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from pa«e 6) A( 1 OMMUUATION VACANT LARGE double room, verandah With full board. 15, Scotts Rd Tel. *****. BOARD and accommodation m larxe private house, good locality, reasonable terms excellent cuisine Apply P.O Box No. 880 VACANT BUNGALOW freehold, Bt.s., Katong area, 3 b'rms, bath attached,
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    • 89 12 CHUN CHONG S3 SOUTH BKID6I MA, SmAPOKf PHOOF 2568 Dunlop truck bus Jfc £J^ tyres for EXTRA fgj gjT §«rlor«MCt J"* K-H.B. fa Effaced road*, en tracks. A general purpose bo» and truck tyre h groun<l Dunlop Of re.nforced construction Truck B(Jt Jyfn giva tong *r>d dependable Th« Dunlop Light
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