The Straits Times, 18 October 1948

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 I I (JUT I'AdKS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    SINGAPORE REGISTERS TODAY
    388 1 61 Centres Open For Ten Hours CINGAPORE registers from today. Sixty-one registration centres will be open all over the island from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Saturdays and Sundays included, until December 1. Forty-three of the centres will stay open all the time The rest will
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    New Post For Bishop Wilson
    305 1 New Post For Bishop Wilson THE Bishop of Singapore, the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson, C.M.G., is to his office early year to become Dean Manchester. flP'j Commissary, ■►J- Steele announced this to the congregation at St. AMrew's Cathedrni last night aewi came as a sur111 1 Singapore's Anglican community.
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    FOUND THREE GRENADES
    26 1 F OUND THREE GRENADES A European warder of Chungl Prison. Mr. C. Baldwin found three serviceable handRrrnades m the vicinity of his quarters on Saturday afternoon
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    DIM LIGHT OF ARGENTINITY
    63 1 BUENOS AIRES. Sun. THE Patriotic Committee charged with placing the "flame of Argentinity" in nil parts of the country's territory has not given up hope of putting the symbolic light of sovereignty over the British occupied Falkland Islands. The lamp destined for Port Stanley, capital of
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    Mr. Marshall Flies To Greece
    153 1 Mr. Marshall Flies To Greece A i HENS, Sun. MR. GEORGE MARSHAL, U.S. Secretary of State, arrived m Athe.s by air from Paris today. King Paul, cutting short a* tour of the Dodecanese, was Istid to be returnine at once to Athens to mcc* him. wAs;w A s spokesman said
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    6 DROWNED IN MADURA STRAITS
    41 1 B ATA VI A. Sun.— The Dutch Navy today confirmed that six naval ratings were drowned when a sloop sank during naval exercise m the Straits of Madura on the night of Oct. 14.— U.P.. P.
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    Pigs For Russia
    42 1 LONDON, Sun.—More than 1,000 head of British pedigree cattle, sheep and pigs are to be shipped to Russia. The latest shipment of prize livestock will bring the total bought by a Soviet trade delegation to well over 2,000 head.—A.P.
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    5,000 Sail To Worship Tua Peh Kong
    280 1 FIVE thousand Chinese men, women and children a record number travelled from Singapore by motor sampan to Kusu Island yesterday to worship the Chinese deity, Tea Poh Ron*. It was the deity's birthday (corresponding to the 15th of the ninth Chinese moon), and
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    " "REBELLION IN S. KOREA"
    62 1 "REBELLION IN S. KOREA" MOSCOW, Sun.-Tass, the official Soviet news agency, said today m dispatches from North Korea there had been a rebellion against what it called "the puppet govern I ment of South Korea." Tass said the population of Taikyu, m the province of North Kensando, fought South Korean
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    TRADE MISSION
    30 1 SHANGHAI, Sun.— An official Chinese trade mission will leave Shanghai tomorrow for Indonesia to discuss several aspects of trade between 'China and Indonesia, it is learned todiy. Reuter.
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    THE CURLY LOCKS MUST GO
    65 1 SHANGHAI. 3un.— China's austerity campaign has reached to Ninghsla, remote northwest province, where the Muslim Governor (Ma Hung Kwei) has decreed an end to permanent waves and silk dresses. The Central News, reporting the step, said: "Ninghsla girls may comi fort themselves that they are
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    MEETS VISHINSKY
    20 1 PARIS, Sun.— Pandit Nehru had a talk with Mr. Vlshlnsky at the Russian Embassy here 1 today.— Reuter.
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    23 1 AFTEB THE MARCH: Five Guardsmen wash down the dust after their four-mile march through the streets of Singapore on Saturday morning.-Straits Times picture.
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    JEWS REFUSE TO CEASE FIRE
    208 1 TEL AVIV, Sun. THE Jewish authorities last night refused to comply with a United Nations request for a ceasefire m the Negev desert area of southern 1 Palestine —where the Jews had earlier announced an offensive to maintain comimunications with their outlying setttemects. In a
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    1061 FRANCS TO £
    207 1 1061 FRANCS TO LONDON, Sun. 'I^HE British Treasury anX nounced today a revaluation of the French franc, which will raise the value of the pound sterling from 864 to 1061.3 francs— an Increase of over 22 per cent. An official statement said 1 that, after the devaluation of the franc
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    Friendship, Not Force
    165 1 LONDON, Sun. LORD Mountbatten, last Viceroy of India, said last night that he wanted to hold a plebiscite m India before its partition, but was advised that it would have taken years to prepare an electoral list. "What I did was to try to find points of
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    Guatemala's Claim
    22 1 QUITO (Ecuador), Sun.— The Ecuador Foreign Office said yesterday Ecuador will •■ontinue to support Guatemala's claim to British Honduras.— A.P.
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    ARCHBISHOP OP NANKING DUE
    38 1 NANKING, Sunday. The Archbishop of Nan!<inT wi'l visit Singapore soon to study condition of Qreraeas Chinese. He will leave Nanldng .October 24 for Shtin f rom where he will Bj 'Singapore via Bangkok.— UP
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    SJARIFUDDIN MURDERED SAY REPUBLICANS
    93 1 BATAVIA, Sun. ANTARA, Indonesian Republican news agency, reported tonight that Dr. Amir Siarifuddin. former Republican Socialist Premier and reported Prime Minister of the rebel Indonesian Communist Republic, had been murdered by his own supporters. The report also confirmed that the former Labour Vice-Premier of the Republic,
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    Huge Project To Strike Oil At Sea Off Borneo
    201 1 LONDON, Sunday. CIR Godfrey Mitchell, one of Britain's foremost constructional engineers, who. arrived m Singapore recently is going to Borneo to supervise oil-drilling operations under the bed of the South China Sea. His departure shows Britain's intense efforts to deveVvp new
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    Camerons Power Flan
    74 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. FINANCIAL approval is awaited for preliminary work to begin on two hydro- electric power stations at Cameron Highlands to cost 589.000,000. With other west coast 1 power stations, they would be the heart of a huge grid system of electricity dir.trii bution for the
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      Museum To Get Secret Of Making Women Disappear
      264 2 appear or disappe Some of the most cl Magicians' Club are in tl Golston, president of th( The books go to his old friend and pupil 54-years-old Thomas Harris, and then to the British Muslem. They explain about 200 illusions, many of
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      24 2 i HAKI.IE CHAPLIN and his wile, Oona, listening to a campaign speech of the third party U.S. presidential candidate (Mr. Henry Wallace). A.P. picture.
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      $10,000 VIOLIN PAWNED FOR $5
      336 2 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun.— Willie Bowen was sentenced to gaol for stealing and pawning for USSS a violin he later learned was the USSIO.OOO Stradivarious of Sigmund Beels. formerly of the London Symphony Orchestra "I'd sure like to hear Mr. Beels play on that S5 violin,"
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      WAIVE THE RULES ON WIVES AT SEA
      199 2 I LONDON. Sun.— The Navigators and Engineer Officers Union at their annual conference discussed whether ships' officers should takp their wives to I sea. |j Mr. J. Buchan (Glasgow) moved a resolution declaring that the impossibility of leading proper married life was the
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      Campaign Against Reds j In U.K. Unions Alleged
      269 2 LONDON, Sun. rpHE Communist general-secretary of the powerful Miners L'nion (Mr. Arthur Homer) has accused the British Government of campaigning to remove all Communists from key trade union positions m nmnir:itiiiM fnr war I preparation for war. The president (Mr. W. Lawther)
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      41 2 ANCItXT LGYPT IN PARIS: An Egyptian-style < oiffurc designed by Antonio of Paris for the Soiree of Feminine Elegance at the Palais do Glace. It is made of brown and yellow silk cord and is decorated by a diamond cluster. A.P. Nic-
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      Royalty Named As British Spy
      78 2 BELGRADE. Sun —Colonel Loncarlc, personal messenger to ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia, said In court that Princess Aspasia, the former Monarch's mother-in-law, had been an agent of the British and American spcret services. He Is on trial on charges including asking the Bulgarians for help against
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      VAST SLAVE. ARMY DENIED BY SOVIET
      61 2 PARIS. Sun.— The Soviet Union has rejected as "uni founded slander based on dirty sources," allegations made to the United Nations yesterday that Russia maintained a "vast slave army." How could the British deleI gate explain the Soviet victory against Hitler aggression? "Could our
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      242 2 NOTICES TRONOH MINES LIMITED (Incorporated in England) DIVIDEND The Board oi Directors in their Annual Report recommend payment of a final dividend of J2J'v less Income Tax at 0 shillings in the payable In London on 12th November to all sharefcolders on the register on 12'*i October. The Annual General
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      536 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE TURF CLUB WINTER MEETING 1948 SATURDAY 13TH, WEDNESDAY 17TI1 A SATURDAY 20TH NOVEMBER, 1948 ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon on WEDNESDAY. 3RD NOVEM BER, 1948 LADY QUEST MEMBERS. No Lady Guest Members' Bade** will be Issued RESERVED ENCLOSURE.— A Reserved Enclosure for a maximum of 200 Members will
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      620 2 NOTICES CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 ESSENTIAL REGULATIONS PROCLAMATION NO. 72 THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY (CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY) GENERAL VESTING REGULATIONS. M 47 SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION By Order of the CUSTODIAN OP ENEMY PROPERTY Federation of Malaya the undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION on Saturday
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      593 2 WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR IDENTITY CARD LIST OF REGISTRATION CENTRES I. Centres open throughout the Registration period, October 18 December Ist. 1948. Singapore idit >vi Boiu<i Tanjon* Pa^ar Railway Station 27. Bukit Pasoh Road Social Weirare feeding '-entre. Maxwell Roa4 Altong School 214 -21« Telok Aver S'reet Labour Office,
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    17 3 MR. AND MRS. A. K. BOYCE after their wedding at the Wesley Methodist Church. —Straits Times picture.
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    'WORLD TENSION EASES'
    244 3 Truman Hopes —And Prepares WASHINGTON, Sunday. DRESIDENT Truman yesterday ordered Ame1 ricas military reserves to be built up without delay— but said he thought that world tension had eased slightly. The President announced that the military budget next year would be U. 5.514,400,000,000, about $2,000,000,000 more than
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    OUR TEETH' -THE R.A.F.
    99 3 GLASGOW. San.— Marshal of the K.A.F. Lord Tedder, Chief of the Air Staff, said m Glasgow yesterday that there were few people m Britain who did not realise that they must look to their "teeth" if they were to maintain a peace worth having. "In these
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    Siam Hunt For Reds On Border
    160 3 Siam Hunt For Reds On Border From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Sun. OIAMESE troops, police and marines, supported by a naval patrol off-shore, were today reported to be combing the bandit-infested area on the Siam Malaya border, Just north of Perak. This was said to be a preliminary action m
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    SIAM RAILWAYS
    25 3 LONDON, Sun.— The Siam- ese Government is considering buying substantial quan- titles of railway equipment m Britain where Siam has large balances. AJP.
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    Singapore Diary
    117 3 couai I TNT Monday Morning Mark I Presbyterian Church Hal: Orchard Road. 8.30 a.m. to no. n Technical Association oi Malaya. Mr. C. F. Isherwood on "Principls of Radar and Radio Navigation i Aid', Government Tiade School. Balestier Road, 6.15 p.n V.M.C.A, Orchard HoaJ board meeting, 5.15 p.m
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    222 Ships Held Un
    69 3 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun. CHIPS tied up by the Pacific Coast marii time strike now total 222. Shipowners said today that the number would reach 375 if the 45-day-old strike con- tinued. Sixty-one vessels are tied up at San Francisco, 35 at Los Angeles, 31 at Seattle,
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    Ordnance Chief Dies
    60 3 LONDON, Sun.— Death has occurred of Major Gen. Sir Robert Charles Ochlltree Stuart, former Director Gen- J era] of Ordnance m India, at the age of 85— Reuter. QUEEN MARY'S NEW i CAPTAIN: cantain G. E. Cove. 59-year-old former captain of the Acquitania. who has taken over
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    Cooking Without Tears—Or Sweat
    483 3 Cooking Without Tears— Or Sweat From Our Woman Correspondent' MRS. W. J. PARK demonstrated cooking without sweat and tears at the first post-war cooking demonstration to be held at the General Electric Company's showroom m Battery Road on Saturday. While guests watched from short sleeves. With it she wore a
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    Where To Register
    341 3 (Continued from page 1) The following are the Registration Centres: Singapore Harbour Board Tanjone: Pa«ar Railway Station. 27 Bukit. Pasoh Road Social Welfare Feeding j Centre. Maxwell Road. Aitong jSchool 214 Telok Ayer Street. Labour Office Havelock Road S.C.R.C. Club New Bridge Road, Victoria Theatre C.V.M.A Bras
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    Singapore. Mon., Oct. 18, 1948. THE PALESTINE POLICE
    960 4 Singapore. Mon., Oct. 18, 1948. THE PALESTINE POLICE Malayan reactions to the influx of former members of the Palestine Police were echoed at the fortnightly Press conference on the emergency m Kuala Lumpur last Thursday. Mr. C. R. Howitt, representing the Chief Secretary, said that several Press references to the
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    29 4 The family of the late Mrs. Ei:j?enie Nunes thanlc relatives friends for their kind attendanco ni the lum-ral. also for those who sent wreaths, letters of condolence masses.
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    Fifty Years Ago
    147 4 From the Straits Times of Oct. 18, 1898 The Pahang Government Gazette publishes a report on the Pekan district for July which notes the damage do."c to property there by elephants as has been lately mentioned by our Pahang correspondent. People are atraid to shoot them, owing
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    Van Mook And Mountbatten: A Comparison
    2025 4 Van Mook And Mountbatten: A Comparison WHEN dark and handsome Earl Mountbatten returned to England last spring after having served as India's last Viceroy and first GovernorGeneral he was acclaimed virtually as a conquering hero, almost as if he had acquired India instead of having handed over the "Brightest Jewel
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      Sir Richard Winstedt Replies
      292 4 IN your issues of Sept. 30 1 and Oct. 1 appeared notices of "Malaya And Its History", generous at any rate m length. Belonging to a generation happy enough to be cynical. I derived much amusement from two strange coincidences, and I hope your reacters will
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      "SURRENDER TERMS"
      116 4 YOUR entirely admirable leader "Surrender Terms" compels me to write and thank you. Many of us, for a long time, have been wondering when a lead would be j given m this important 'matter. You have given the lead. There car. be no possible question that there are
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      SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
      151 4 THE secrecy over the ever-increasing shortage of qualified nurses has ended, and it stands to the credit of your wellread paper that you have focussed public attention to what is nothing short of a scandal. It Is simply because officialdom insists on putting a discount on married
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    22 5 HISS MARY SHEILA NOAKES after h* r wedding on Saturday at St. Andrew's Cathedral to Mr. A. R. Hughes. Straits Times Dicture.
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    TERRORIST ARMS FACTORY FOUND
    562 5 The Guards Go Into Action From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sunday. TROOPS and police yesterday found a big terrorist arms factory m the Bidor area of South Perak. It was well equipped with work benches, vices, and large quantities of armourers tools and small arms parts.
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    36 5 Tbe Lokes* Association cele brated their second anniversary yesterday with a teaparty at the association's premises m Victoria Street. The association has a membership of more than 200. All the members have the surname of Loke.
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    Mr. Tan Wants To Know
    178 5 Mr. Tan Wants To Know MR. C. C. Tan wants to know what steps have been taken to get recognition of the local Nursing Diploma by the General Nursing Council of England and Wales. Tomorrow he will ask at the Legislative Council for a Government statement on the matter. He
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    7 LALLANG FIRES
    61 5 The hot weauu r terday is believed to have caus.i lallang fin m vari* ous pails of Singapore. The biggest of m m occurred at about noon, Involving 80.0uo sq of lallang at Eax I siii rtly al erwards, r lire 'burned 10,000 at Jalan Ismail. The
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    Terrorists Shot Woman In Back
    275 5 Terrorists Shot Woman In Back From Our Own <. m■ < ~->.>i.<knt KAJANG, Sun. OENDING over her kit- chen m her house a mile from Kajang town i yesterday evening, a ChiI nese woman was shot m the back by terrorists. While she lav on the floor, she saw two
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    Penalties Increasing Fivefold
    102 5 Penalties Increasing Fivefold •THE maximum fines for' obstruction and litter- i ing the streets and public places of Singapore are to be increased five-fold be- 1 cause the present fines laid down by the Municipal Ordinance have proved to be ineffective as deterrents. This is shown m amend- ments to
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    BUKIT BATOK PARK
    54 5 Singapore Ratepayers' Asiociation will support a novement by the Frier.ds of Singapore to make an area it Bukit Batok a public park j Because of high labour :ost the S.R.A. say the authorities should not be pressed o beautify the strip along- :ide Bukit Timah Road Car.al
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    30 5 MB. AND MRS. GWYN WILLIAMS photographed ouUn.e St. Andrew's Cathedral with their 14-month-old daughter Georgina Margaret, after her christening yesterday afternoon. Mr. Williams is with Borneo Motors.— Straits Times picture.
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    47 5 ABOUT ISO MEMBERS of the Singapore battalion of the Girls Brigade took part m a service on Saturday dedicating tin- Battalion's colours. Afterwards they received the colours, a gift from the G.L.B. training camp near Bimfn^ham Mrs. Seah Yun Khong is the colour bearer Straits Times picture.
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    ON WAY TO : MANILA
    40 5 ON WAY TO MANILA Mr. Claro Martin, delegate >f the Philippines Republic :o the sub-area committee meeting of the Indo-Paciflc Council held in Bu:tenzorg. lava, recently, arrived in Singapore by air yesterday. Up will leave for Manila by lir 'omorrow.
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    Radio Chief In Colony
    118 5 DR. Keith Barry, Federal Controller of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, leaves Singapore this morning for Paris to represent Austral'a at the 18nation UNESCO conference of broadcasting experts next week. The meeting, which is the first one of its kind to be held, will discuss how the
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    REQUEST STOPS
    35 5 Private bus companies m Singapore will be able to erect their own standard type bus request stops when the Municipal Ordinance has been amended. This power will be granted by the Municipal Commissioners
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    NO UNIVERSITY LEGISLATION YET
    301 5 THERE Ls likely be a slight 1 delay m the time table outlined for constituting the new University of Malaya. It was expected that legislation setting up the constitution for the new University would be on the Statute Bouk by the end of this m mth.
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    Nephews Of Dato OnnGetDiplomas
    484 5 TWO nephews of the Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato A Onn bin Ja'afar, were among the graduates of Raffles College who received thdir diplomas from the Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) m the College's Oei Tiong Ham Hall on Saturday. They were the Ungku A.
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    RATES TO BE REMITTED
    89 5 Singaporeans who owe the Municipality for rates In respect of 1942 or any earlier year are to have them remitted. This is one of the amendments to the Municipal Ordinance to be introduced at the Legislative Council meetIng tomorrow. The need for such an amendment, says
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    Taking The Oath
    51 5 The Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Oimson) has appointed the Commissioner of Labour (Mr. R. P. Binghann to be a member of the Legislative Council m place of Mr J. B. Nellson. Mr. Bingham vill take hi fi oath as a new nember at tomorrow's Coun ell
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    Trishaws To Be Controlled
    199 5 THE existing unsatisfactory position under which trishaws and their riders m Singapore are under no proper control is to be remedied. Under amendments to the Municipal Ordinance to be introduced m the Singapore Legislative Council tomorrow trishaws and their riders will be brought within the scope
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    .DEFINITION
    96 5 qiRISIIAWS have received 1 their first definition m law under amendments to the Municipal Ordinance. The amendments say: A trishaw means a threewheeled pedal cycle constructed or adapted for the use m the conveyance of passengers for hire or reward anii of n design suitable for surh purpose. Fittings
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    Old Licence For New
    143 5 Old Licence For New IT Is one of the rules of the Department of Broadcasting that no new radio 11j cence is issued to listeners i holding an old licence unless 1 the expired licence is produced, together with the no- tice of renewal. The acting Director of Broadcasting told
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    HORSE BREEDER
    42 5 A member of i:he oldest horse breeding family m Australia, Mr. F. W. Thomson arrived m Singapore yesterday on his way to London to represent the Australian Bloodhorse Breeders' Association at the annual meeting r>f the British Thoroughbred Breeders' Association
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    College Of Medicine Reunion
    159 5 i GRADUATES and under- graduates of Kin>^ Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, are drawing up a programme to celebrate the first postwar Reunion Week which j starts on next Friday. Highlight of the celebrai tions will be the reunion I dinner-dance on Saturday. the biggest
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    Fair Week's Activity On Malayan Markets
    804 6 From A Market Correspondent THERE was a fair measure of activity on Malayan markets m a week interrupted by the Hari Raya Hajf holiday, the celebration of which entailed some confusion by falling on different days m the several States. Main interest continued to
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    Talks On Materials
    109 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. niSCUSSIONS are reported to be going on between 1 private firms with interests m the colonies and the Govern- 1 ment departments concerned to find some method whereby the output of strategic raw materials can be increased for export to America.
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    TIN OUTPUTS
    22 6 Following are tin outputs m piculs for the quarter end- i ed Sept. 30: Tronoh Mines 4.792.20 Southern Tronoh 3,750.60
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    Ceylon-Russia Deal "Exaggerated"
    268 6 From Our Own PRESCRIBING reports Urn 1 buy Ceylon's existing i entire 1949 output as "ap] aerated," the Economist s; asked for the immediate quantity. However, Ceylon could not meet this request from avall- able supplies whereupon Russia suggested that supplies be < guaranteed for next year.
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    34 6 THE NEW AIR LIFT: The driver stays m his car for a demonstraton by the operator of a British fork lift truck during the closing stages of the British Exhibition m Copenhagen. A.P. picture.
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    BROADER RUBBER INTEREST SOON
    206 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. WITH the democratic world now rearming for peace, some measure of increased demand should find its way to the rubber market and there should be a broadening of interest m the near future, say Sanderson and Co., rubber brokers. "The
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    Post-War US Stock Peaks
    239 6 Post-War US Stock Peaks NEW "TORK, Mon. A SHARP rise In business and industrial operations carried key line 3 to new postwar peaks last week. Leading the parade were steel, electric power, crude oil and automobiles. In the case of electric power and crude oil. It was the best performance
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    FORECAST OF U.S RUBBER USAGE
    73 6 United States rubber consumption next year should total about 950.000 tong provided that high automotive production continues and there is n-" serious business recession, the president of the 8. F. Goodrich Company has urrdlcted. He &ald that although the 194 b consumption estimate wa« below
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    U.S. RUBBER COs FOR TRIAL
    65 6 NEW YORK. Sun— The CJ.S. Rubber Manufacturers' Association and eight of its corporate numbers have been ardered to be ready for trla' next February on charges of tfolating the Sherman AntiPrust Act. Federal Judge John C. Cox the trial for the February. 1949, term because
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      421 6 RAD.O HALAYA News Rubber Prices; Ctoj.. JM>.»^ Thirty j^g« j SINGAPORE "i7T£&* &TJ& \M&y.\t£ Sonday Special; 7.45 Heard j! JO 45 "More Than Mere Habit" Melodies Are Sweet; I 30 Ncn: .o2u nc» Ub oi u mt/».i ,bbc>- 11 00 London Studio 1 8.45 Yankee Quarter; 9.00 Rhy- 1 1
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      NO END TO INTERNATIONAL ALLOCATION OF TIN YET
      226 7 NO END TO INTERNATIONAL ALLOCATION OF TIN YET From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. CONTRARY to reports recently circulating m both the United Kingdom and the United States, the end of international tin allocations is unlikely to be either mooted or approved at the Tin Study Group meeting m Holland
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      Selayang Tin Div.
      63 7 SELAYANG Tin D.tdcing direct- ors have declared en lntfrlm dividend of 10 per cent. An Interim of five pr cent, was paid last April m respect of the year to Sept. 00, 1948. gOUTHERN Malayan Tin Dreading- m the last quarter produced 4.200 piculs. (Three dredges rvorklng.
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      Shortage Of Labour In N. Borneo
      207 7 Shortage Of Labour In N. Borneo LONDON, Sun. THE great obstacle to the progress of industry, including the plantation industry, m North Borneo is the grave insufficiency of the amount of labour available, says Sir Eric MacFadyen (chairman of Sandac Rubber Estates) m his statement circulated with the accounts. Efforts
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      Pahang Para Spending
      87 7 ALTHOUGH Pahung Para Rubber Syndicate expects to spend a further £5,000 on reconditioning work during the current financial year there will be a balance of about £6,500 to be expended m 1949-50, says the chaintan (Mr. Cyril Hughes) m his statement circulated with the acccounts. Mr. Hughes,
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      Singapore & World Rubber
      172 7 Singapore World Rubber THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday were, m cents per lb: Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.SS. Spot loose nominal 43% U F. 03. In bales Oct. No. 1 R.SS 43','a 43^ No. 2 R.SS 41% 41 No. 3 R.SS 40% 40* On
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      UNESCO To Talk On Tin Mining
      349 7 jl/f ATTERS of interest to tin producers m Malaya, iTi including Chinese practices m working deposits too small for mechanisation, will be discussed at a conference m the U.S. m May and June of next year under the authority of the United Nations Economic
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    She Ho Spells Safety For Shavers.
    110 8 tvi Ml oi razors ■it pi- suuiei lines. *v shavers ut wim who keep Bhe-Ko handy ready to soothe sterl- ll*r and n*aJ scratches or ■crapes Kveo Itie >i;i»Uul eul -w> develop into a nasty sore II nexle«*red SheKu th* L)r. Williams Medicine Cumpauy's
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    THOMAS CUP PLAYER BEATEN
    408 8 Battle Of The Teik Hocks From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. THE Malayan champion, Oof Teik Hock was sensationally beaten by his namesake Law j Teik Hock m today's Penang open badminton singles final played at the Free School Hall, Law who was 1917 Malayan Plate
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    Sports Diary
    74 8 TODAY Soccer: S.A.F.A. Cup (quarterfinal replay), S.R.C. v. Rovers S.C. Jalan Besar stadium, 5 p.m. Hockey: S.R.C. v. lost 3c Telegraph S.U.— S.B.C.; 8.0 D.C.A. v. S.A.O.B.A.— St. George's Rd.; S.C.C. Women's XI v. Girls' Sports Club— S.C.C. Ru*by: S.C.C. "B" v. H.M.S. London S.C.C. I i SINGAPORE
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    Peng Soon In Another Final
    447 8 WONG PENG SOON, who on Saturday entered the singles final of the Singapore badminton championship, yesterday qualified for the men's. doubles final. He and Teoh Peng Hooi Mayflower) beat Ahmad tfattar and Chia Chin 3oon (Eclipse) m straight jets m the semi-flnal at 15-14, 15-9.
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    Good Hockey In Selangor Trial Game
    186 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. ALL-round superiority enabled the Whites to defeat the Colours by three goals j to nil m the third Selangor hockey trial played on the padang yesterday. The game, which was keenly contested, was faster than the two
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    Citation Wins Gold Cup
    145 8 NEW YORK, Sunday. MR. Warren Wrights Cltadon. winner of the American triple crown (Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Preakness 3Uk c s) this year, added to his famous triumphs m New York yesterday vhf:n he won the £25.000 International Gold Cup race at Belmont Park, beating
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    U.K. LEAGUE FOOTBALL TABLES
    1073 8 Section B Dundee 6 5 0 1 13 8 10 Motherwell 6 4 0 1 II 5 8 Falklrk 8 2 0 4 11 4 Albion R 6 1 0 8 0 17 2 Section 0 East Fife 6 5 0 1 20 9 10 Hearts
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    Sussex To Run League Cricket
    191 8 Sussex To Run League Cricket LONDON, Sunday. > CINCE the departure of v Australia's cricketers from I England, where they had dealt so severely with English cricketers, there have been various suggestions on how to improve the standard m the Mother country and one that may have far-reaching effects ta
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    S.C.S.C. SCORE EASY WINS
    188 8 THE Singapore Chinese Sw.mming Club ha- an easy passage m both their, water-polo matches against the ft.A.F. yesterday at the Club's pool. The Club's "A" team scored a 6-0 victory while their 'B" team won 9-1. The Airmen's "A" team were slightly faster than the Chinese,
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    Water-polo At C.S.C.
    21 8 The R.A.F. water-polo teams which lost to Chinese Swimming Club yesterday at the C.S.C. pool. Straits Times picture.
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    UKMayHave Minister Of Sport
    114 8 UKMayHave Minister Of Sport LONDON, Sun. SUGGESTIONS m the press that Britain should appoint a minister of sport have at last reached a concrete stage inasmuch as a member of Parliament, Thomas MacPherson, who is member for Romford, Essex, is to ask m the House of Commons when Parliament assumes
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    Europeans Win Negri Cricket
    211 8 Europeans Win Negri Cricket From Our Stall Coi respondent SEREMBAN, Sun. 'INHERE was a thrilling finish ■i- to the -annual Goh Eng Thye Cup cricket match between the Europeans and the Rest here today, the Europeans winning by 13 runs. This was the second year In succession that the Negrl
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    Jack Tait Is Riding At His Best
    478 8 From EPSOM JEEP IPOH, Sun. TME Perak Turf Club very wisely followed the lead x by the Penan* Turf Club by providing the official starter with a mounted assistant yesterday Riding boy Fadil took the role of mounted clerk of the course and
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    FINE DISPLAY BY PESTANA
    65 8 Fiorr Our SUIT CMTrapoaAntl PENANG. Sundaj WITH Maurice Pestaur; last year's North rugby captain giving a spirited display at scrum-hilf the Ml Bin's showed up better m yesterday's State rugby tr!al beatlng the Colours by 11 p (onp goal, one try and i penalty goal) io
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    Crowded Week For Soccer
    362 8 By The Sports Editor QATURDAY'S drawn quarter-final round game between the Rovers and the Singapore Recreation Club m the S.A.F.A. Cup competition has left one crowded final week for the fans. Today, the Rovers and Recs will renew their battle for the right to get into
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