The Straits Times, 5 November 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS,
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    BANDITS LOOKING FOR "SAFE TARGETS" Travellers Should Beware — Boucher
    790 1 BANDITS LOOKING FOR "SAFE TARGETS" Travellers Should Beware Boucher From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, rrtiursday. gANDITS, splitting up into small parties, are looking for "safe targets" as they are m no position to have a big fight and do not want one, declared the G. 0. C. Malaya District
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    C-G Due Back Next Thursday
    34 1 THE Commissioner-Gene-ral (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald) who has been m London for consultations since the beginning of last month, is expected to arrive m Singapore by air on Not. 11.
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    "Red Dean" Held Up
    98 1 MONTREAL. Thurs. DR. Hewlett Johnson, the "Red Dean" of Canterbury, last night was "technically detained" by the Canadian immigration authorities when he arrived at Dorval Airport by air from England for a Canadian speaking tour. The Dean, noted for his pro-Russian views, was released for the
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    REPUBLIC, SAYS NEHRU
    67 1 CAIRO. Thurs.- Thj Indian Prime Minister. Pandit Nehru, said here today that India soon will become a Republic. "The Indian Constituent Assembly soon wil] ipprovc a draft constitution for India which will make India an independent sovereign republic." he said. "Our relation with the United KinRdom and
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    SUCCESS STORY
    26 1 LONDON. Thurs. Lord Ashfleld, who started life as an office-boy In Detroit and became chief of London's huge transport system, died here today.— Reuter.
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    Judgment On Tojo Begins: 17 Charges
    381 1 TOKIO, Thursday. THE International Military Tribunal, reconvening today to deliver judgment on Hideki Tojo and 24 co-accused, dismissed 38 of 55 counts against them. The charges remaining include the principal accusation of responsibility for the Pacific War. I The dismissed counts charg- 1 ed
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    143 1 MAVIS SNELL, (right, Australian girl who was m company of Carlton Hire and John Roberts when they were arrested m connection with alleged gun running from Manila to Indonesia seven weeks ago, arrived back m Singapore on Wednesday evening. Miss Snell declined to be interviewed by the Straits Times yesterday.
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    "NO INTERVENTION"
    195 1 THE Colonial Secretary (Mr. P. A. B. McKerron). told the Singapore Chinese Engineering Association yesterday that "it was not possible" for him to intervene m the dispute, which has led to the strike of the Chinese artisan labour section of Hume Industries (Far East). Mr. McKerron was replying
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    TRUMAN MAY STRENGTHEN U.S. WORLD ROLE
    170 1 TRUMAN MAY STRENGTHEN U.S. WORLD ROLE PARIS, Thursday. fJNITED Nations circles today predicted prompt strengthening of America's predominant role m world affairs as a result of President Truman's return to office. While both the American and foreign delegations here still sought to overcome their surprise at the election news and
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    'Chiang Will Fight On', Report
    217 1 'Chiang Will Fight On', Report NANKING. Tinas. NATIONALIST China drew its last line of defence i closer to Nanking as its leaders awaited some miracle Ito save it from the Communist threat. Faced with a Cabinet crisis, I economic collapse and- loss of numerical superiority over the Communists, President Chiang
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    "TENSION IN INDONESIA"
    51 1 BATAVIA. Thurs. Relations between Indonesian Republicans and the Dutch had taken a turn for the worse the Republican Premier Dr. Mahommed Hatta said today. He hoped the exchange of views with Dutch Foreign Minister. Dr. Stikker tomorrow would les&eu the tension, which he described as "becoming dangerous".—
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    MR. T.S. ELIOT
    21 1 LONDON, Thurs. Mr. T. S. Eliot, the British poet, has been awarded the Nobel prize for literature.— U.P.
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      80 1 Singapore jfree press Exclusive In Malaya EISENHOWER'S OWN STORY OF THE WAR A brilliant soldier's vivid record. Eisenhower tells ol the collapse m Asia; secret conferences with Churchill. Roosevelt and Stalin; the smashing of the Afrika Corps: grim battles m Sicily and Italy; the air war arainst the Nazis; Immortal
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    NEHRU AT U.N. MAKES HISTORY
    261 2 NEHRU AT U.N. MAKES HISTORY PARIS, Thurs. THE Prime Minister of India (Pandit Nehru) yesterday created United Nations history when he addressed the 58-nation General Assembly He is the first Prime Minister of any country to be honoured by a special invitation to address the Assembly. Pandit Nehru said that
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    F.A.O. OFFICE FOR BANGKOK
    94 2 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation yesterday announced the selection of Bangkok as the first Far Eastern Regional Office of the F.A.O. The office will be m full operation early m 1949 under Mr. William Henry Cummings, a UJB. citizen who was born
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      Discord At Berlin Orchestra's Visit
      116 2 LONDON, Thursday. ]y|R. Hardie Ratcliffe, general secretary of the British Musicians' Union, has protested against German musicians playing m Britain for "pocket money." He said that members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, due to open a concert tour m London, were being paid only £5
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      Women In Buses
      44 2 NEW DELHI, Thurs. Women conductors will be Introduced in Delhi'3 nationalised bus service the. first of its kind in India. With the advent of 400,000 refugees, the city's population has Increased to about 1,000,000, but there are only 196 buses.— A.P.
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      Whisky Ration
      46 2 RANGOON, Thurs.— Owing to shortage of supplies, the main stores in Rangoon issue a ration of two bottles of whisky a month to registered customers. Burmese, most of whom are Buddhists, are not supposed to drink, but, in fact, they like their liquor.— Reuter.
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      The Power Behind
      43 2 CARDIFF (Wales), Thurs. The Welsh are preparing a formal thanksgiving service to celebrate the birth of Princess Elizabeth's baby. Cardiff plans to floodlight the city hall— If the Ministry of Fuel and Power will approve the use of electricity. A.P.
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      MO PACK DRILL FOR ARMY WOMEN
      55 2 LONDON, Than. FIELD punishment in the shape of pack drill and "other severe punishment on the barrack square" still exists In the Army and RAJ. Approving an order-in-council relating to the Army and Air Force, a women's services committee agreed that field punishment should
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      Fish Tanks
      41 2 NEW DELHI. Thurs.—Government plans to stock flsh in 340 tanks In adjoining villages within the next two years. Annual fish consumption of Delhi la calculated at about 350,000 maunds. but the supply has been 8,000 maunds a year. AP.
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      In Liquidation
      50 2 BANGKOK, Thurs.— "Easy come, easy go." say the boatmen on the Chao Phya river Hundreds of dollars worth of Siamese currency notes came floating down the river. The boatmen had fished out a small fortune when along came the police. The money had been Jettisoned by forgers.— AP.
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      Many A Slip...
      63 2 Many A Slip LONDON, Thurs. What would you do if you boarded a non-stop express train by mistake— and your wife was waiting at a suburban station? Mr. Fred Thorpe did not hesitate. He threw out his suitcases, jumped, and met his wife after he recovered consciousness. He was fined
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      Piccadilly Raid
      38 2 LONDON. Thurs— A tall young man walked up to a jeweller's window In crowded Piccadilly, hurled a car Jack through the glass, took £6,000 worth of diamonds, stepped into a waiting car. and rode away.— AJ».
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    KASHMIR SOLUTION VITAL
    125 2 KASHMIR SOLUTION VITAL CAIRO Thurs. THE Pakistan Premier (Mr. 1 Liaquat Ali Khan) said last night that as lone as the Kashmir dispute was not settled, close and friendly relations between Pakistan and India were not possible. He is on his way home from the Commonwealth Conference. Referring to reports
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    Crisis Move In France
    90 2 PARIS, Thurs. MINERS' pickets have been cleared from every Dit they occupied in France. The French Council of Ministers has approved draft legislation to ensure "reinI forcement of the authority of the Republican State." These are likely to arm the Government to deal wi th Communists
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    49 2 MISS LIM GUAT ENG, teacher at the French Convent, Malacca, who has been awarded a Colonial Development Scholarship to take a three-year domestic science course m Britain. With Mr. Tan Kirn Hoe she won the Malacca mixed doubles tennis title last Monday for the second time since the liberation.
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      735 2 NOTICES "dental registration All those unregistered persons BHking registration as dentists and «ho have been ordinarily resident lr Singapore since February. 1942. and have been practising dentistry as their sole meana of livelihood for not less than four years must send in their names on or before the 25th November.
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      671 2 NOTICES N. S. ST. ANDREW SOCIETY i The N.S. St. Andrew Society's 1 celebrations will be held on No- vember 27. 1948. All Scots who i wish to attend and are not members please communicate with the Honorary Secretary, Bradwall i Estate. Siliau. "notice Will former members of THE ART
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      319 2 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD CLUB A Special General Meeting of the members of the Singapore Harbour Board Club will be held m the Wharf Accounts Office. Singapore Harbour Board on Friday 12th November. 1948. at 5 IS p.m. AGENDA 1 To confirm tine minute* of the Special General Meeting held on
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      253 2 REBEL'S HORSE. 2nd FAVOURITE RANGOON, Than. A GOVERNMENT patrol, moving across a jungle clearing m Central Burma. heard a movement among the trees. Into the clearing dashed a man on horseback. The patrol recognised him as a wanted Communist leader and opened fire. A communique later an- nounced: "The man
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    NO LEAKAGES, SAYS CHIFLEY
    329 3 Australian Spy Ring Denied CANBERRA, Thursday. MR. Chifley, Australian Prime Minister, told the House of Representatives today there was not the slightest evidence, either during the war or since, of any leakage of information, defence or otherwise, from the Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
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    77 3 DR. VAN MOOK. former, acting Lieut-Governor of Indonesia (right), who yesterday passed through Singapore on his way hon>e by air to Holland told the Straits Times: "One thing I have always pressed for is a well organised Indonesia," Asked what were the main obstructions, apart from the Communist trouble, Dr.
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    READY TO FIGHT RED THREAT
    160 3 READY TO FIGHT RED THREAT A USTRALI ANS would be A ready to fight the threat or Communism from outside just as they fought Fascism said Mr. Claude Massey, Australian Commissioner, addressing the East-West Society In Singapore last night on '"My Country." Mr. Massey emphatically denied that Australia "as some
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    CARBIDE BLAST KILLS CHINESE
    42 3 a 40-year-oid uninese, ung Ah Poh. was killed when a drum containing carbide which he was handling exploded In a shed In Lim Ah Pin Road on Oct. 24. The Coroner yesterday, returned a verdict of misadventure. I
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    Export Of Wire Nails
    199 3 Imports of wire nails and galvanised wire of the past two or t three months may be exported to neighbouring territories. This will not include Hong i Kong This will probably be the only quota, which the Govern- I J ment has fixed with the agreement
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    COLONY STILL HAS MUI-TSAI
    74 3 Trie uractice of keeping mui-tsai is {till going on. In j x soite of tiie fact that it basss s been illegal since 1933. the Sorial Welfare officer Mr. J.,a Buckoke, told a Press con- ference yesterday. He asked that the public ,s, s inform the
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    Praise For Colony's Young Musicians
    520 3 From Our Woman Correspondent THE Director of Education (Mr. A. W. Frisby) conx gratulated members of the Junior Symphony Orchestra and expressed his appreciation of their standard of musicianship after they had performed for Singapore school-children at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday. "I wonder If
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    CHINESE GOOD CITIZENS
    81 3 LONDON, Thurs. A warning against associating the Chinese as a whole with Communists m Malaya was given by Mr. Walter Fletcher, Conservative M.P. He told the Royal Empire Society that peace would only come to Malaya "from a better balance of the communities." "It is a mistake
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    LESS CRIME IN COLONY
    69 3 The Singapore C.I.D. Chief. Mr. E. V. Fowler, yesterday said that there was an allround reduction In crlm« In Singapore during last month except for armed robberies. There were 13 \rmed robberies last month, against, five m September. House-breakings had decreased f om 72 m September
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    HELPED TO RUN LOTTERY
    52 3 A 44-year-old Chinese woman, Llm Liang Heang. of Mlnto Road, was fined $1,000 yesterday by the Second Police Court Magistrate (Mr. L. C. Qoh) for assisting m the management of a chap-Ji-kl lottery on July 21. The magistrate ordered half the fine to be paid to
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    TOJO JUDGMENT BEGINS
    169 3 (Continued from Page One) bilisation for war." the Tribunal continued. The national general mobilisation law. which wa6 made operative by an Imperial ordinance m May 1938. followed the pattern of war emergency legislation m all countries. Although ostensibly it was intended solely to facilitate the prosecution of
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    DEATH
    19 4 A' Vaddukoridai. West C. ylon, Mrs. H S.hadurai. wife of Mr. R. Sel\adurai. retired Station Master Si reniban
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Nov. 5, 1948. PRESIDENT TRUMAN
    989 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Nov. 5, 1948. PRESIDENT TRUMAN The Presidential election m the United States is one of the most astonishing lessons m the dangers of political diagnosis and prophecy m a Western democracy that the world has ever seen. For months past the victory of Mr. Dewey
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    147 4 From the Straits Timer of Nov. 5, 1898 Some time ago, the Straits Times urged the formation of a rifle volunteer corps here. The Idea met with considerable public support, and Dr. Stephens exerted himself to collect over 150 names of persons willing to Join. A memorial
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    NORTH MALAYA'S NURSES GO TO SCHOOL
    1098 4  - NORTH MALAYA'S NURSES GO TO SCHOOL KHOR CHEANG KEE, By Straits Times Staff Correspondent m Penang fl(EET ';Mrs. Jones" and her daughter, baby Ann Cheah. They are about the most popular patients ia the Penang General Hospital. They are more than patients; they are models of patience. For long-suffering Mrs.
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      Puzzling Over Bugis Kings
      178 4 IN your leader of October 2 you reverted to my new book on Malaya. You wrote that it is a shortened version of my larger history. This is incorrect. Out of 158 pages, 69 contain material not in the earlier work, and the rest has been
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      RICHARD WINSTEDT
      62 4 London. (We rejret that the publication of "Britain And Malaya" paTd jnnuticed in Sirae Road in 1944. and mijht have been read with mixed feelings had a reriew copy b«en received In those dreamstances, but we have pleasure la railing attention to this Uttle book now and In
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      TIME AT THE CINEMA
      161 4 INHERE has been a good L deal m the newspapers lately about the falling off of attendances at the cinemas. The entire blame is put on the high prices of seats. I venture to say that this is not the only feason. Many like myself, object
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      CINEMA-GOER.
      29 4 Singapore. Letters signed with a no:n-de plume are not published uni»-s5 the writer's name and address arc, conununlraied to the Editor as a I guarantee of good faith.
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      FILMS IN THE KAMPONGS
      193 4 TNDER the heading "Films m Malayan Kampongs" m your issue of Nov. 2, Mr. Mohd. Kassan bin Hassan, State Public Relations Officer, Selangor, has thought fit to cast aspersions upon a correspondent of the Utusan Melayu. What was published m the Straits Times on this subject
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    ANXIETY ON RICE ALLAYED
    135 5 •CIAM will export more than 770,000 tons of rice during 1948, an increase of nearly double of last year's exports. The Deputy CommissionerGeneral. (Foreign Affairs). Mr P S. Scrivener, said this yesterday wh.'n he opened the 23 rd meeting of the South East Asia Liaison Officers.
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    TWO APPEALS DISMISSED
    125 5 I nun Our Staff Correspondent v'.iOKE BAHRU. Thurs.appeal of Kasim bin Jantan and Dorais bin All. conductor-drivers m the employ of Shell Co., who .sentenced to three n tnths' imnrisonment and a line of $200 each, were dlsmi sed oy Mr. Justice Laville. The accused left Singapore
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    DECISION ON CRISIS INSURANCE
    220 5 Provision To Cover Risks A DECISION on Malayan emergency insurance was announced yesterday by the chairman of the Marine Insurance Association of Malaya (Mr. J. A. Worswick). Insurers interested m Mala, n risks will be at liberty to settle claims arising from the disturbances provided the
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    Big Blows At Bandits In Sungei Siput
    202 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. OPERATIONS m Sungei Siput during the past three weeks had been "a very considerable success." sadd the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. N. Gray at the high level PTess conference this morning. "Operations will continue," he
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    ANY BIDS?
    55 5 A MAGISTRATE m a Singapore Court ruled yesterday that exhibits be confiscated and auctioned for the benefit of the Police Reward Fund. The case concerned alleged theft of goods to the value of 99 cents. The exhibits were one neck of a square-topped bottle, one round- topped bottle
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    "Operation Rugger" Is Under Way
    330 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. TN NORTH Johore, Seaforths, Devons, a Ferret force, 1 Royal Artillerymen and police are engaged m "Operation Rugger" and losses have already been inflicted on the terrorists, the G.O.C. Singapore (Maj.-Gen. D. Dunlop) said at the high level
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    MR. E.B.DAVID
    58 5 We deeply regret publication of an untrue report in yesterday's Straits Times that Mr. E. B. David, of Singapore, had died in Kuala Lumpur. This information was accepted and published in good faith, but the Straits Times tenders sincere apologies to Mr. E. B. David, his relatives and
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    SCALDED BY POT OF PORRIDGE
    61 5 A two-year-old boy, Llm Ah Sang, who was playing with his seven-year-old sister near a hawker's stall In Telok Ayer Street on Oct. 23, was scalded when a pot of porridge from the stall overturned and fell on him. He died In hospital. The Coroner
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    Children Blamed
    44 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— j When charged here with the| theft of 21 katis of scrap rubber from Kulai Besar Estate. LJew Chen said that his children picked the scrap up. He was convicted and fined $30, m default one month's rigorous imprisonment.
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    SQUATTERS: GOVERNMENT ACTS
    204 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. A COMMITTEE is to be set up by the Government to consider a solution to the squatter problem, said Mr. C. R. Howitt. representing the Chief Secretary at a Press conference today "All the States and Settlements have been consulted,
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    Not Enougb Evidence'
    66 5 Not Enougb Evidence From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tnurs. '"[WERE Is not enougb X evidence to show that large numbers of bandits are willing to surrender if they are given terms." said Mr. C. R. Howitt, representing the Chief Secretary, at this morning's Press conference. Some bandits had already
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    3 POLICE DIE IN AMBUSH
    227 5 3 POLICE DIE IN AMBUSH From Our Staff Correspondent BENTONG, Thurs. THOUGH fatally wounded by a terrorist bullet, the driver of a police truck ambushed 24 miles from Kuantan, Pahang, this morning, succeeded in stopping his vehicle and preventing a serious crash Two other constables in the truck were also
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    Assurance On Rubber
    110 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. "ALL rubber exports to Russia are double-check-ed both before shipment and during loading," Mr. Heah Joo Seang, council member of the North Malaya Rubber Traders' Association, said today. He was referring to the "grossly exaggerated" allegations that low quality rubber had
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    613 ROAD ACCIDENTS
    79 5 Singapore had 613 traffic accidents last month, which Is the second highest monthly figure this year, the highest being 621 in January. The ace 'dents consisted of 13 fatal. 146 non-fatal, and 454 non-injured. Fourteen people were killed. 71 Injured people admitted to hospital, and 114 were
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    DENTAL REGISTER
    53 5 Government is taking steps to register those people practising dentistry who are not at present registered. Unregistered dentists residing m Singapore since February, 1942, who have practised dentistry for not less than four years must send m .heir names to the Director of Medical Services Singapore, on or
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    Counsel Objects To "Shuttling"
    655 5 A FORMAL protest against what he described as "the procedure of Crown witnesses shuttling back and forth to give evidence" was made m the Ninth Police Court, yesterday, by Mr. S. H. D. Ellas. Mr. Ellas, who is representing the three accused RAF men, m the
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    "POPPY FUND NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE"
    405 6 "POPPY FUND NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE" I ADY Gimson, m an eve of Poppy Day broadcast over Radio Malaya last night, asked listeners to say clearly m concrete form today to the men and women on whom war had left its mark: "You are not forgotten." ♦'When you
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    Passing Through
    34 6 Mr. W. Sprainger, a director of the Liverpool office of Joseph Travers and Sons, passed through Singapore by air yesterday on his way to Sydney, Australia, In connection with the firm's business.
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    $100,000 T.B. Clinic To Open
    211 6 $100,000 T.B. Clinic To Open IITITH the latest X-ray TT equipment capable of examining between 100 and 200 patients daily, a Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Clinic costing $100,000 will be officially opened at 290, Tan Jong Pagar Road by Lady Gimson towards the end of this month. The clinic will cost between
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    THEFT CHARGE
    105 6 A 20-year-old Hokien. Tan Koon Bak, appeared before the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate i Mr. R. J. C. Wait), yesterday on a charge of stealing $45 and one bcftle of chandu valued at $30. The prosecution alleged that on Nov. 1 the accused went into a room
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    Singapore Diary.
    173 6 TODAY Wesley M.V.P.: Rev. E. S. Lav on "Boys and Girls' Relationship" 8 p.m. V.M.C.A.: Commercial Class 5 30 p.m.; Movie Circle film show "The magic Bow" 7.45 p.m.; Lend- ing Library 6.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A. (Raffles Quay): Malay l classes 9.15 a.m. and 5 p.m.;' Pioneers meet at
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    Welfare Officers Must Be Fully Trained'
    137 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. LM I I V trained social welfare officers were needed r to be m charge of welfare work m the various States and Settlements, said the Chief Social Welfare Officer (Dr. C. P. Rawson) today at a
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    Court Told Of Fatal Colony Gun Duel
    318 6 A GUN duel between a police party and a gang of alleged robbers, In which one of the accused men was killed, was described m the Singapore Seventh Police Court, yesterday. Five Malays, two of whom were Special Constables, appeared on a charge
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    T.B. Drugi Limitations
    64 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. DR. R. B. MacGregor, Director of Medical Services, yesterday criticised undue publicity which he said has been given m the Press to the "wonder drug" properties of Streptomycin at against its limitations and unsultabllity m the majority of tuberculosis cases.
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    30 6 THE G.0.C., SINGAPORE, Major-General D. Dunlop seen welcoming Mrs. Dunlop and their son, Graeme, after their arrival m Singapore by the troopship Devonshire from the United Kingdom. Straits Times picture.
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    'Hand Back Penang And Malacca'
    255 6 'Hand Back Penang And Malacca' MALAY HEWS From Oar Malay Correspondent ITTUSAN MELAYU, m a leadIng article suggests that 1 i Penang and Malacca should be ceded back to the Malays for Incorporation m the present Malay States. The paper cites the case of Dindinga, which was handed over to
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    Welfare Week's $116,200 Fund
    83 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. T»HE Pan-Malayan Welfare Week held recently realised $116,200 after all expenses had been deducted, it was revealed yesterday at a meeting of the Central Welfare Council m Kuala Lumpur. A gift of $12,064 was received from the Klang Sumatra Chinese Relief Committee. The
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    BACK TO TAIPING
    28 6 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING. Thurs— Mr K. Utamsingh. Taiping schoolteacher who went to Britain last August on a British Council Vlsltorshlp, returned here yesterday.
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      ESfTER-GOVT. TRADE BEGINS BETWEEN CHINA AND INDONESIA
      257 7 ESfTER-GOVT. TRADE BEGINS BETWEEN CHINA AND INDONESIA From Our Own Correspondent BATAVIA, Thursday. TtlSCVSSIONS between the Department of u Economic Affairs In Batavia and a Chinese trade delegation from Shanghai are reported to have been very successful. The original intention was to exchange Chinese textiles for products (chiefly rubber) from
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      London Stocks
      188 7 LONDON, ThuiaV DRESIDENT Truman's im- pending re election brought a sharp drop In American stocks on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. These stocks apart, Rubbers declined and Tins were Irregular to lower. Price changes of selected stocks, as supplied to the StralU Times by
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      N.Y. STOCKS TUMBLE
      75 7 NEW YORK, Thurs. OVER US»3, 000,000,000 was chop- j ped off the market value of all shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. The Republican upset sent the market Into its severest break since September 1946. Prices started dropping a second after the trading bell
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      Dow Jones Averages
      23 7 Not. 1 Not. 3 Stocks 70-56 67. SO Industrials 189.76 182. 46 Rails 61.97 58.32 Utilities 35.74 34.27 A.P. i
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      EXPORTS RECORD
      102 7 Indonesian Rubber THE HAGUE. Thurs. DUBBER exports from Indo- nesia m September reached the post-war monthly! record of 51,621 long tons, according to the United States Commerce Department. The August figure was 40,937. Quoted by Aneta yesterday from Washington, the Department said that, according to the Rubber Study
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      Brunei Utd. Plantations: Profit & Proposed Div.
      319 7 Brunei Utd. Plantations: Profit Proposed Div. ORUNEI United Plantations, after a "hard and difficult year," report a profit of $52,101 after charging $9,425 rehabilitation costs. The directors, m their report for the annual meeting In Singapore next Friday, propose a dividend of five per cent, less tax for the year.
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      Singapore Rubber
      198 7 Singapore Rubber AFTER opening weak yesterday morning, the Singapore rubber market steadied up to a fraction below Wednesday night's levels on short covering. The market closed very steady. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 40 Vi cents, sellers 40 H cents; spot loose buyers 40% cents, sellers
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      SHARE MARKET AGAIN QUIET AND DULL
      132 7 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. TMIE Malayan share market was again quiet and A dull today. A small volume of business was transacted. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Bayer Seller B. Utd. Assur. 41.25 42.39 Fraser Neate Ord.
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      Wharfside Shipping.
      104 7 Wharfside Shipping SHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Doard wharves yesterday (godown m brackets) were Maiu Wharf: Muncaster Castle (31-32), Bal: (33-34), Myrmidon (35-36), Strati Soeoda (38-39). Takaaog (40-41). City of Poona (42-43) Weat Wharf: Canton (1-2). Devonshire (4-5). Euryphu («-7), Vtoraja PiateleU (10-11), Langleescot (12-13). Glengarry (15-16). Empire
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      Aug. World Tin Production
      78 7 THE HAGUE. Thurs. WORLD production of tin In concentrates during August was about 12,200 lon* tons, compared with 12.7N m July, says the October statistical bulletin of the International Tin Study Group, published yesterday. The decrease was mainh on the part of Bolivian exporta. which were
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      49 7 From A Market Correspondent rK downward trend which set m a fortnight ago in* Singapore pepper quotations continued yesterday. There was an absence of overseas inquiries. Other produce market sections were quiet and urrchanged. New pepper quotations were: Muntok white $207; Sarawak white $206; Lampong black $210.
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    SINGAPORE HOCKEY XI "SELECTED jrood Form In Trial Game
    397 8 SINGAPORE HOCKEY XI SELECTED jrood Form In Trial Game CINGAPORE'S fir«t civilian hockey trial was held on the S.R.C. padang yesterday, and after the game a side was selected to meet the Combined 'Services on the S.C.C. padang on Nov. 11. The team is: Lee Ah Chio (S.C.R.C.) R. H.
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    STRANGE VERDICTS
    187 8 BATAVIA, Thursday. A dispute still raged today m sports circles here over strange result* of fights yesterday involving Singapore boxers. This Is what caused the uproar: Jabar bin Jaffar was declared winner over the Dutch Army fighter, Oabel. by the referee who stopped the fierce battle one minute
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    MCCWinBy Inns-JOORuns
    155 8 MCCWinBy Inns-JOORuns ROBERTSON, Thursday. piNE bowling oy Robert Jenkins, Worcestershire's right -arm spin bowler who finished with a match analysis of 10 wickets for 75 runs, enabled the M.C.C. to win their second match of their South African tour by beating a country district side by an 'nnlngs and 100
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    Fancied Horses Impress On Track
    326 8  -  EPSOM JEEP From KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. r<ANYMEAD, New Verse, Star God and Good Luck, four fancied runners for the last day of the Kuala Lumpur Autumn race meeting, revealed good track form this morning. Ganymead (J. Donnelly) ran a splendid trial with stable mate Game
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    Sports Daily
    54 8 TODAY HOCKEY: S.C.C. v. Medical CoMece— S.C.C; S.RjC. v. Y.M.C.A.— S.B..C; R.A.F. Chanel v. G.H.Q. Signal Kegt. Changi; S.C.B.C. v. K.N. Police— S.C.R.C.; Raffles toiler e t. Johore C.C.— College ground; 8.0.D. v. C.S.C.— Alexandra. TABLE TENNIS VOLLEYBALL: Chinese V.M.C.A 107 Seltgle Rd., 5 p.m. BOXING: Junior promotion
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    C-G's Cup For Penang Race Meet
    220 8 PENANO Thursday. THE Commissioner-Gene-ral's Cup Race over a mile and a quarter will be run at the Penang Turf Club Xmas and New Year meeting, scheduled for four days Dec. 25, Dec. 27, 29 and Jan. 1. Horses in classes one, two and four
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    Sel. Chinese In Senior Cup Final
    118 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. BETTER combination m the forward line, coupled with a sound defence, enabled the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club to beat the Selangor Eurasian Association two-nil m the replay of the Senior Cup soccer competition semifinal at Prince's Road
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    Sailors Beat Cricket Club
    113 8 H.M.S. LONDON beat the Singapore Cricket Club two-nil In a game of hockey j played on S.C.C. padang yesterday. Both goals were scored In the second half, although play had been practically confined to Club territory even during the first half. After the Interval, the Club
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    Schoolboys Show Rugger Talent
    322 8 St. Andrews 6 English College 3 OCHOOLBOYS provided spectators at Woodsville k with a clean, hard-fought exhibition of rugger yesterday when St. Andrew's School beat the Johore English College by six points (a penalty goal and one try) to three (one try). In their second team
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    S.C.C. RUGBY TEAMS
    135 8 THE followinr will reprcent the S.C.C. Ist XV against RAF. Cnangl on the padang at 5 p.m. on Saturday: A. B. W. Pennell; T. A. Roper, I. A. Maclnroy, P. T. Homer, J. A. Busbrldge; Dr. J. Frame, O. S. Taylor; W. Fox, J. P. 8. Leach,
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    Tyersall Win Final
    114 8 CHOWING superior craft and thrust. Tyersall beat Tan- Klin five-nil lo win the D.C.R.E. Cup on the Tanglin Barracks ground yesterday. Lt.-Col. G. N. Ritnardson, > D.C.R.E.. presented the Cup to Tyersall and v consolation i trophy to Tanßlin. Young. Tyersall inside left, notched the "hat trick"
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    BOYS' CLUBS SOCCER
    73 8 THE second semi-final m the competition for the Singapore Boys' Soccer Cup will be played between the Jalan Euros Boys Club and the Katong Boys Club at Jalan Eunos at 5 p.m. or? Saturday. The winners of this match will play the Singapore Harbour Board Club on
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    'Kee Kongsi' In Luck Again
    339 8  -  Epsom Jeep Turf Topics By j RACING, they say, is largely a matter of luck. It cer- tainly is with "Kee Kongsl." Their $5,000 importation, Some Class, has won them $42,000 m stakes and added money. Sylvan Lass, costing $1,500, has earned about $10,000, and
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    SHB Defeat Shell Co
    95 8 ALTHOUGH playing with only 14 men, a Shell Company XV went down gamely to a Singapore Harbour Board XV by 10 points (two goals) to nil m a gamt of rugger at Raeburn Pa'k yesterday. Shell Co. had slightly the better of the exchanges In the
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    Winner At K.L. Races
    21 8 SPRING UP (J. Donnelly) being led in by trainer Rodgers after winning at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
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    West Indies 380 For 5
    191 8 PATIALA, Thursday. 'J'HE West Indies had scored 380 for fivt when stumps were drawn m the first innings m reply to the North Zone score of 219 here today, second day of the four-day match. Scores: NOKTH ZONE Ist. INNS. Munllal b Gomes 4, Daljinder
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    "Malayans Will Not Beat Danes"
    439 8  - "Malayans Will Not Beat Danes" KEN JALLEH SINGAPORE DANE SAYS By "U'OR the last ten years, Denmark has ruled Europe as far as badminton is concerned. Her players have remained practically unbeaten. It is not likely that Malaya can beat Denmark if they should meet in the final of the
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY XI
    42 8 'pHE following will represent Uu' SRC. at hockey aga v.s the Army on the Paduig tomorrow C. Sfhubert; R. H. Bu'li. P. Ncubronner; p. Pennefather, G. Ciarke, H. Hoeden; D. Ros, R. Barker, A. Clarke, B. Coutta E. Ebert.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    24 8 Today: High Water. 1.10 a.m. (Bft 91n>, 12.24 p.m < 9ft. 6in) Tomorrow: High Water. 1.65 a.m. (Bft. 31n), 12.57 p.m. Oft. 3in).
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