The Straits Times, 8 November 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1948. Jf PRICE TEN CENTS
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    MOLOTOV'S "PEACE TALKS" HINT
    389 1 Attack On Deivey Party "Aggression MOSCOW, Sunday. THE Russian Foreign Minister (Mr. Molotov) 1 said yesterday that the U.S. Republican Party was to blame for the "aggressive policy" of the United States. This caused some people to believe that Mr. Molotov was opening the door for
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    71 1 l> \TO ONN KIN JA'AFAR (Mentri Besar of Johore), Mr. D.R. Rees-Wllllams (Parliamentary I "niler Secretary, Colonial Office) and Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald (Commissioner General m South-Kast Asia) at a party at Church House, Westminster, London given to MUnyan Students Sport and General picture. MSO \T THE PARTY: Left Mi>s
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    62 1 SIR ROLAND AND LADT BRADDELL left Singapore on Saturday In the Willem Ruys for a holiday m England and the United States. A number of friends went aboard the liner to see them off. Left to right: Sir Roland Braddell, Flight. -Lieutenant Forbes, Mrs. J. Forbes, Mr. F. Diebold, Mrs.
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    24 1 MISS SALEHA M. ALI, one of the Malayan students m London who attended the tea party at Church House, Westminster. Sport and General picture.
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    SEVEN BANDITS KILLED IN JOHORE
    209 1 SEVEN BANDITS KILLED IN JOHORE VfILITARY forces 1m Johore over the we«k- end accounted for seven bandits killed and two wounded. Seaforths patrolling In the Ma -okil Forest Reserve near Bukit Kepong shot one bandlt and recovered arms and ammunition from a building which they afterwards destroyed. Gurkhas and Ferret*
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    lava Reds "Capture A Resort"
    94 1 lava Reds "Capture A Resort" BATAVIA. Sun. pOMMUNIST insurgents have entered Sarangan, prewar East Java holiday resort near the summit of the Mount Laws volcano, according to a military spokesman at Jogjakarta quoted by the Republican news agency Antara today. Tliis is the second time Sarangan has fallen to the
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    Club Orders "No Grenades"
    63 1 From Our Staff Correspondent Xl ALA LUMPUR, Sun. 1 f HE Selangor Club has introduced by-laws on weapons. The reason for this, says a circular, is that there have been cases of "careless handling of arms inside the club." Weapons must m future be completely unloaded.
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    TRUMAN BACK TO WORK
    181 1 TRUMAN BACK TO WORK WASHINGTON, Sun. ¥>RESIDENT Truman and 1 the U.B. acting Secretary of State (Mr. Robert Lovett) yesterday held the first postelection review of world pro- blems facing the United States. Neither the White House nor the State Department would say what was discussed at the 30-minute conference.
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    H.K. GOVERNOR IN TOKIO
    58 1 TOKIO. Sun.— Sir Alexander Grantham (Governor of Hong Kong) and Lady Grantham arrived In Toklo this afternoon from Hong Kong. They will be the guests ot Sir A. D. F. Gascoigne (chief of the British Mission to Japan)) and Lady Gascoigne for about a week. The
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    Japs Forecast Heavy Tojo Sentence
    177 1 TOKIO. Sun. WITH the judgment m the International Military Tribunal only about a quarter comple ed, Japanese public opinion believes the sentences to be imposed on Hideki Tojo and his 24 co-accused will be much heavier than originally expected. With the no. able exception it
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    JAP VICTIM REMEMBERED
    71 1 SHANGHAI, Sun.— A memorial plaque erected to the memory of British internees who died m internment camps during the Japanese occupation was unveiled at the Holy Trinity Cathedral m Shanghai today by the British Charge d'Aflaires (Mr. L. H. Lam) during a Remembrance Day service. Representatives of
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    Ex-Palestine Men Please Planters
    323 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. CRITICS of the ex-Palestine policemen now serving In Malaya are attacked m the October issue of The Planter "A regrettable amount of mud slinging m public has been noticeable recently," states the paper. "We deprecate both the practice and
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    "Spivs" Malaya Gaols
    238 1 "Spivs" Malaya Gaols From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, SUII. LORD Mancroit, at a Conservative meeting m London, said that during his recent visit to Malaya he spoke to the governor of a gaol, who told him that out of 500 or 600 prisoners held* only six or eight were genuine
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    "FANTASTIC"
    29 1 WASHINGTON. Sun. A State Department oilicial de* cribed as "fantastic and irresponsible." the Rome report that a secret military agreement exist* between Yugoslavia and the United States.— U.P
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      Plan To Toughen Filipino Race
      154 2 MANILA, Sunday. REPRESENTATIVE Leon Cabarroguis said today that he had filed a bill m the Philippine Congress to improve the race. His scheme would also increase the population of the islands from 19,000,000 to 30,000,000 m 20 years. Senor Cabarroguls would permit 200,000 immigrants to
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      17½Lb. Baby
      63 2 NEW YORK, Sun.— A baby weighing 174 lbs., described as the "size of a normal child five or six months old." was born to Mrs. Z. Hackler on a farm at Conway, Atlantas, on Thursday night. Mrs. Hackler. who Is 36 and whose normal weight is 248 lbs.,
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      Good Wishes
      50 2 SHANGHAI, Sun. While other foreign nationals are contemplating the evacuation of Shanghai, local Filipinos are preparing to celebrate i President Qulrlno's birthday As a gesture of Sino-Phlllp-pine amity the Chinese-owned English language "China Dally Tribune will publish a special supplement on Nov. IB dedicated to the President. Reuter.
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      Truman's Repairs
      54 2 Truman 's Repairs WASHINGTON. Sun. The White House announced today that It would be closed immediately to all sightseers and for social events for extensive repairs. The structure is 15° years old. It Is assumed that the Trumans will move. They will probably go to Blair Houso usually used tn
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      After 45 Years
      57 2 SYDNEY. Sun. Mr. S. H. Jelly e. of Nottingham, England, a retired accountant, arrived In Australia at the beginning of November In -he Socatra. He made the trip with one aim— to meet his brother Mr S. E. Jellye. of Box Hill, near! Melbourne. Victoria, whom h»»
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      P.I.Progress
      67 2 P. I. Progress MANILA, Sun.— Mr. Edward Mill. Second Secretary of the United States Embassy, has praised the rapid progress of the new Philippine diplomatic service, it was reported today In a lecture before the foreign service students of thp University of Manila, Mr. Mill said that m this respect
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      Pit Deadlock
      61 2 SYDNEY, Sun. The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Joseph Chlfley) and New South Wales Cabinet Ministers at a conference yesterday rejected the State miners' offer to resume work if the coal Industry tribunal were authorised to determine their dispute with the tunnel workers' union. The Ministers Insist that the
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      Visit To U.S.
      57 2 WASHINGTON, Sun Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sir Zafrullah Khan) will leave here tomorrow for London and Paris after a brief visit on "official Embassy business." Sir Zafrullah. made no official can* while In Washington although he met diplomats from Middle and Near Eastern countries and State
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      Opium Plan
      61 2 BANGKOK, Sun. The Siamese Government has approved of a programme to eliminate Slam's U556,000,000 a year opium trade m five years. The scheme involves th» gradual reduction of opium imports, sales, and licences Issued to smoking dens. The Government Intends to make up the loss of revenue by
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      Living Costs
      50 2 SHANGHAI, Sun.— With a view to checking the growing labour unrest m the city the j authorities today announced the resumption of the publication of cost of living indices for workers and salaried employees. The Index was abolished on Aug. 19 when the currency reform was promulgated.— Reuter-AAP
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      UNESCO Talks
      51 2 NEW YORK, Sun. United States delegates to the third International UNESCO conference at Beirut left In the Queen Elizabeth last night on the first lap of their Journey to Lebanon. From London the delegates will fly to Damascus and then travel by bus over the mountains to Beirut.—
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      Frontier Moves
      50 2 TRIESTE. Sun.— Allied and Italian military experts are watching Yugoslav troop movements near the frontier of the TrlPSte Free Territory. There are reports that a Yugoslav "proletarian division" left the Yugoslav-Italian frontier and moved to the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. Another news source says these men have been replaced. -U.P.
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    SOUTH AFRICA STOPS TRIBES CHAMPION
    104 2 JOHANNESBURG, Sun. ITOE Rev. Michael Scott, former curate m Kensington. London, was asked to surrender his passport to South African immigration authorities yesterday as he was about to leave by air for London and the United Nations Assembly m Paris. Mr. Scott, champion of the
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      635 2 NOTICES NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Singapore. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Notice Is hereby given that from Monday, the 8th of November I«f48. the Company's Branch Offset will be removed to 2nd Floor. No. 26-1. Raffles Place (next to Messrs. Olan Singh C< J. NUSSERWANJI, Branch Manager SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY
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      715 2 NOTICES TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1939 CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 of 1948 Notice Is hereby given that any i person or persons having a claim I to th e property described In the I Schedule hereto are requested to i forward such claims to
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      686 2 NOTICES SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER I COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated In the Oolony of Singapore). Notice U hereby given that the 1 thirty-fifth annual general meetI Ing of Sungei Bagan Rubber ComI pany, Limited, will be held at the > Secretaries' Office, 96 Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Satur- > day, the
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      496 2 NOTICES MALAYAN BREWERIES LIMITED (Incorporated In Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifteenth Ordinary Oeneral Meeting of Malayan Breweries Limited will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Evatt Co., N.T.S. Building. Singapore, on Wednesday, 8th December, 1948, at 12 noon for the following purposes:— 1. To receive the
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      20 2 ALLIED ARTISTS' ROOTIN'ESTI... TOOI IN EST L... HIT OF HITS! <3?^y J \-lSj_i_fc_k. WILL BE OPENING SHORTLY AT THE ALHAMBRA
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      304 2 The All Purpose _B _k^_F h <4PJH /^wv 111 *_i Wooden Floors, Mo!or W/jXi\ l^iKv\ H ~*m surfaces. Imw 111 J|Pi w j Jt ++J£-&*r t}4 ML-—— =rr Beity TOO THIN, feeling NERVW3 RUNDOWN. DEPRESSED, BjBolllli>^S START 'BUILDING-UP YOUR ppf i|| JO/HEALTH AND BODY A1 ONCE wit^ut jiOf^^r "rj These
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    ARAB CASE "HOPELESS"
    274 3 Better To Make Peace: U.N. PARIS, Sunday. POUR Arab Governments had been advised that their military position m Palestine was hopeless and that they had better make peace, a United Nations source said last night. This authoritative informant said that Brig.Oen. William E. Riley, Chief of Staff
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    68 3 THE S.A.T.A. mass X-ray equipment which is on view at John Little's, Singapore, this week. Known as the Photo Roentgen X-ray Chest Survey, it cost S.A.T.A. $30,000 and will be installed at the Singapore AntiTuberculosis Clinic at Tanjong Pagar next week. The workings of this X-ray plant are being explained
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    U.S. Not In Fighting
    104 3 SEOUL. Sun. UNITED States Army Headquarters today denied Russian reports that American troops were involved In the fighting m South Korea. The Soviet reports were based on a Tass dispatch quoting the radio at Pyongyang, m Soviet-occupied North Korea. This stated that American troops took part
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    EGYPT SEEKS AGREEMENT
    104 3 CAIRO Sun. ISMAIL Sidky Pasha, for1 mer Egyptian Prime Minister, said today: "The Sudan and Palestine questions are closely related to the Egyptian problem: as soon as we reach agreement with Britain all outstanding problems will be solved." He urged a resumption of negotiations between Britain and
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    FRENCH "TEST" ELECTION
    143 3 PARIS, Sun. PRANCE was electing a Council of the Republic (Upper House of Parliament) today for the first time since it was first chosen under the new constitution m December, 1946. The voting by 100 000 special electors, chosen three weeks ago, was expected— within limhs to
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    CREW SAFE
    90 3 MANILA, Sun.— Rough seas sank a 791-ton steamer, Consuelo. off Panaon island m the Central Philippines last night. All hands are today reported safe by the skipper, Captain I. Flores. He informed the owners, the Gregorio Araneta Shipping Company, that the men were at S'"i Rirn'do on Panaon.
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    Counter-Blockade Hits Russian Zone Hard
    129 3 pEN. CLAY, American Germany, said today 1 Soviet zone m Germany because of the Western Po BERLIN, Sunday, military commander m that the economy of the was at a standstill, partly >wers' counter blockade. In contrast, said Gen. Clay, production m Western Germany had increased
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    DEFENCE TALKS
    48 3 MANILA. Sun. President Quirino called for a meeting of the Philippine National Defence Council on Wednesday. The nature of the conferences was not disclosed. The Manila Press believes that problems arising from the U.S. decision to disband the Philippine Scouts is one topic for discussion.— A.P.
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    HUNGRY STORM SHANGHAI SHOPS
    249 3 SHANGHAI, Sunday. INFLATION m its worst form is now crippling 1 Shanghai. With the reversal of the National Government's economic policy, exactly one week old today, the first of an omnious series of rice riots have begun. i 1O Prices of essential commodities, previously held m
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    NO NAVAL DEMONSTRATIONS
    157 3 LONDON, Sun. A Foreign Office spokesman said yesterday that the British and Argentine Foreign Ministers had agreed that there should be no naval demonstrations by the two Powers m the dsputed Antarctic regions this winter Last year food rtiaiions between tho two countries wore threatened by naval
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    "Hail To Russia" Says Mao
    83 3 "Hail To Russia" Says Mao SAN FRANCISCO, Sun. f VUE Chinese Communist radio yesterday broadcast a statement of unity with Soviet Russia for world revolution. It bitterly attacked "American imperialism." The broadcast began with congratulations from chairman Mao Tse-tung and Com-mander-ln-Chlef Chue Teh to Marshal Stalin on the 31st anniversary
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    And Chiang
    90 3 MOSCOW Radio said today that a message of greeting had been received by Mr. Shvernick chairman of the Supreme Presidium from President Chiang Kai-shek on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. It said "On behalf of the Government of China and the Chinese people, I have the honour
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    Ford Sale Record
    92 3 CORD Motors of Britain' achieved a new export record m July, shipping 9 845 vehicle* of which 2,958 light vehicles were shipped to Nor.h America. The "Ford l Times," published by the firm, reports this. The July record broke the previous record, set m March, of 8,432
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    13 4 I I MlK I I > 'I' tllBIlk < *hn sc ni ■vr« batch,
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    The Straits Times Singapore Mon., Nov. 8, 1948. THE MUNICIPAL DEFICIT
    1038 4 The Straits Times Singapore Mon Nov. 8, 1948. THE MUNICIPAL DEFICIT Singapore ratepayer! ware tlannod when they opened kheii newapapen bst Baturday morning and rend that the Municipality If expected to abow d. licit of $j,2()().oon. In 1949 That is the overall deficit iti the Budget approved by the Municipal
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    Fifty Years Ago
    102 4 M the Straits Times of Nov. 8. 189S At Seromban the chief town of Negri Sembllan. on Nov. 2 a fountain erected to perpetua.e the memory of tho late Honourable Martin Lister, the firs, British Resident of thr federal Negri Sombibn was handed over to the .own.
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    FOR STAR-GAZERS IN MALAYA
    122 4 The di.mr.im shown the brighter stars that will be above the horizon m the latitude of Singapore at 10 o'clock at the beginning. 9 o'clock m the middle, and at 8 o'clock at the end of the month, the time being Singapore Standard Time (7 hours
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    The Night Sky In November
    1132 4  -  C. COOKE By f\F constellations not described m previous months of this series there now remain very few. The constellation Orion, last seen setting m the West, is now rising m the Enst. having for the most part been hiph up m the sky m
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    THE EXTRA STENGAH
    114 4 MR. Creech Jones, Mr. Mac Donald, the Governor of Singapore, the High Commissioner for On Federation all and i umpteen others have at various times praised the planters and tin miners, for the excellent Job they are doing m keeping production at a high level, and for
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      A Hornet In A Prehistorian's Bonnet
      335 4 A Hornet In A Prehistorian's Bonnet IJTITH reference to your leader "Aboriginal Malays", dated Oct. 30, I would suggest that any theory based on a relation between the word "NanIng" and some Assam dialect expression signifying "up-river" has as about as solid a foundation as that famous and ancient Inscription,
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      ABORIGINAL BRITONS
      89 4 YOU err m good comx pany (if you err at all) when m supporting the argument m your leader on the Malay Aboriginal, you quote Sir Richard Winstedt as saying "The Malays have at least as much right to be regarded as the aboriginal people of Malaya as
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      IMMEDIATE CLAIMS
      242 4 "f LAIMANT" is quite correct m stating that, under the heading of Immediate Class Claims m the P.A.Y.E. Memorandum, paragraph 12 (i) requires amplification. This paragraph was intended to include: <i) Claims from private individuals who are no longer resident m Malaya. ili) Claims from private Individuals resident
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    SINGAPORE HONOURS THE WAR DEAD
    338 5 Remem brance Day Services JjLNGAPORE and the Federation remembered the dead of two world wars yesterday, Remembrance Day. In Singapore there was a ceremony at the Jenotaph at 7.30 a.m. when representatives of all .Services paraded. The Governor of Singapor Sir Franklin Gimson) took he
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    1,000 NEWSPAPERS IN TERRORIST H.Q.
    144 5 From Our Stall' corespondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. OOLICE operating m the Kajang area yesterday found an important terrorist camp which had a notice posted describing it as "Communist headquarters." One thousand copies of a Communist newspaper were among the 'finds' m the camp. which was
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    100 5 IN spite of heavy rain more than 750 people attended the free concert given m the Victoria Memorial Hali last night by the Singapore Junior Symphony Orchestra, under. Mr. Glan Williams. Above: Four girl violinists, (left to right) Margaret Xim, Anita Klass and tw<: slaters, Rita and Francesca Bacsafra. Below:
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    Royal Asiatic Society Journal
    87 5 Mi. Malaya Branch of the h a] tsiauc Society will pub|is l two numbers of its JourDa] ti i he first of these is devoted lv vii papers by Mr. Justice one on aspects of Cusiomarj Inheritam tnbllan, and the other on certain aspects of Monam-
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    Shopman Traps Terrorist
    434 5 Shopman Traps Terrorist SEREMBAN, Sunday. A CHINESE walked into a Seremban shop this morning and handed the Chinese owner a letter signed by the Malayan People's AntiBritish Army. The letter demanded money. The shopkeeper said nothing and accepted the letter. But when the bearer left the shop the shopkeeper trailed
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    REGISTER IN JOHORE
    30 5 People who are working In Singapore and living In Johore are reminded that they should register for Identification cards In Johore Bahru and not In the Colony
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    Radio Presented
    39 5 KUALA KANGSAR, Bun.— Mr. A. D York, District Officer and president of the Ellerton Club, Kuala Kangsar, has presented the Club with a radio set. He and rls wife are shortly proceeding on furlough to the UnitedKingdom.
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    Bedridden, They Will Make Guide Pledge
    474 5 From Our Woman Correspondent LM)I X crippled Girl Guide recruits of the r St. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital and three others from the C.E.Z.M. Hospital will be enrolled into the 2nd Katong Girl Guide Patrol tomorrow at4 P m l«w The ceremony, which jv;:i take
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    MEDICAL STUDENT KILLED
    74 5 MEDICAL STUDENT KILLED MR. Ong Khy e Una, ag«d 27, a fourth-year student m th? ColleKe of Medicin Singapore was fatally Iniurcd m a motor collision rnrly yesterday morning. Mr. On& was r'riviiv. a cjr with three otb *r occn when It came Into head-on collision with aoo h r
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    New Post In Singapore
    81 5 I r pHE Acting Manager of General Motors Overseas Corporation i Singapore branch). Mr. F. W. Allen, has been appointed Singapore representative of General Motors Corporation, Foreign Distributors Division. Mr. Allen Joined General Motors m Java In 1939. and was Interned there during the war. After
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    DEPUTY C.S.
    135 5 A statement was Issued from the Federal Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday with reference to a letter published m our Saturday Forum page under the heading "The Deputy C.S.?" This statement was as follows: There is misunderstanding about the organisation of the Federal Secretariat. The statement that at
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    JUDGE ACQUITS LIEUT. COLONEL
    200 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. 1 T.-Col. Mohamed bin Ab- dul Jabar, former Officer in-charge, Johore Records Office, was yesterday acquitted by Mr. Justice Laville at the Assizes, of a charge of criminal breach of trust of $12 292. The prosecution proved and the
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    Moderate Activity On The Malayan ShareMarket
    696 6 Moderate Activity On The Malayan ShareMarket From A Market Correspondent MALAYAN market activity last week was on a moderate scale. Transactions were fairly well spread over all sections but no general price trend was perceptible. The American Presidential election and its unexpected result cannot be said to have had any
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    42 6 NEW POWER STATION at Klngston-on-Thames, near London. Opened by the King on Oct. 27, It U one of 18 being duIH to beat load-shedding In Britain. It cost €5.500,000. Condensers, seen here below, supply steam to the 30,000-Kw. turbines above.— Renter picture.
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    HONG KONG TRADE
    51 6 HONG KONG, Sun.— lmport and export figures released by the Hong Kong Government showthat trade for the first 10 months ot 1948 exceeded the value of trade for the whole of 1947. Last year's import* totalled HK51,432,000,000. Tlie first 10 months of this year totalled HK51.631,000.000. —A.
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    MALA YA HELPS IN THE FEEDING OF BRITAIN
    164 6 From Our Own jtf ALAYA supplied Britain 1T1 and flour imports wor Correspondent LONDON, Sunday, with 22,095 tons of grain th £1.429,502 m the first nine months of 1948. This, according to official figures, was an increase m quantity of only 1,550
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    What UK Pays ForHerßubber
    79 6 What UK Pays ForHerßubber From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Sun. BRITAIN bought £17,493.215 worth of rubber from Malaya m the first nine months of 1948, compared with c 15.881,776 worth m the corresponding period of 1947. The quantities were 3,057,630 centals (100 lbs.) and 2.882,450 centals respectively. Only £6,268.498 worth
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    GOVT. PLANS FOR COLONIAL NEEDS
    284 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. GOVERNMENT Departments have now agreed to "phase m" Colonial requirements with those of the United Kingdom, according to the Undersecretary for the Colonies (Mr. D. R. Rees- Williams). This will be so as far as immediate necessities are concerned
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    Truman & American Business
    210 6 Truman American Business NEW YORK Sun. BUSINESS confidence m America was Jolted badly by Mr. Truman's election sweep. The stock market, most sensitive of all business barometers. soundod the loudest alarm. The week's stock market drop was the largest since the spring of 1940. It was directly attributed to unloading
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    British Car Exports To Malaya Increase
    145 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. IN the first nine months of 1948, 4,147 cars 1 (including taxis) worth £1,125,568 were exported to Malaya from Britain. This compared with 2,904 worth £783,304 In the corresponding period of 1947, and 1,923 worth £244,158 for three-quarters
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      ANGLO-ORIENTAL REPORTS SHOW THE TREND
      263 7 ANGLO-ORIENTAL REPORTS SHOW THE TREND From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. ISSUED yesterday, the reports of Southern Kinta, Kamunting Dredging and Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria (all hi the Anglo-Oriental group) emphasise the enhanced earning power of the tin industry. Kamunting's output realised £612,010 (against the previous year's £206,821). Its
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      "Stability" In Tin
      235 7 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. MALAYAN tin producers have stated that they would welcome a practicable and equitable arrangement to ensure long-term stability m the industry, says The Economist with reference to the Tin Study Group talks at The Hague. But what, asks the paper, does
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      London Stocks
      305 7 LONDON, Sun. ILL sections of the London Stock Exchange were bright and cheerful at the week-end, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Tin shares advanced. Rubbers were unchanged to higher. British Government securities, under the lead of the Transport stock and the new Electricity loan, were widely a sixteenth to
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      KEMPAS OPTIMISTIC OVER INSURANCE
      436 7 IZEMPAS Rubber is optimistic over the latest development m Malayan insurance cover during the emergency. "It has been agreed by a certain group of insurers," said the chairman (Mr. P. M. Edmonds) at the annual meeting m Singapore on Saturday, "that 'riots and civil commotion* claims
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      Kuchai Tin Output
      17 7 ANGLO-ORIENTAL (Malaya) announces that Kuchal Tin's dredge produced 268 DimU of tinore m October.
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      Week-End Rubber
      140 7 WEEK-END prices lor rubber included the following Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (Nov 6) In cents per lb: Bayer Seller No. 1 R.S.S Spot loose nominal 40% 40% F. 0.8. In bales Nov. No. 1 R.S.S 40H 40% No. 2 R.S.B 38% 39
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      COCONUT THEFTS
      137 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. DILFERING of coconuts is still prevalent, according to the chairman of Morib Plantations (Mr. A. Home.) This Is so, h* says m his an nual statement, although stern*.measures have been taJcra by the authorities and estate patrols have been organised to deal
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      HITCH IN GERMAN SYNTHETIC
      103 7 WASHINGTON, Sun. PRODUCTION of synthetic rubber at Huls, In Germany, stoppfd on July 1 because the manufacture required too much coal, according to the foreign Commerce Weekly. To meet German synthetic rubber demands, 7.000 tons will be imported between July 1. 1948, and June 30. 1949.
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      Oct. Rubber Shipments
      106 7 OCEAN shipments of -übbei from Malaya totalled 80.181 tons m October. This is about 9 500 tons short of the record igTire of 89.777 tons reached Jn September The total reached for the first 10 months of the year U 818.998 tons, compared with shipments for the
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    THOMAS CUP TEAM WILL BE WELL FED B.A.M. Plans For Stock Of Food
    246 8  - THOMAS CUP TEAM WILL BE WELL FED B.A.M. Plans For Stock Of Food LEE SIEW YEE By TF all goes well, Malaya's Thomas Cup players need not go without rice during their tour. The Badminton Association of Malaya is applying for permits to export quantities of* rice, sugar, tea, milk,
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    P.BUKOM WIN 1-0
    42 8 P. BUKOM WIN 1-0 THE Pulau Bukom Sports Club scored a one-nil victory over the Buonavlsta Sports Club In a friendly gam* of soccot at Pulan Bukom on Sunday. Bok Phuan scored the only goal m the match m the second half.
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    Rugby Union Results
    224 8 LONDON. Sunday. YESTERDAYS Rugby Union reI suits were: County championship: Notts Lines Derby 3, North Midlands 29: Yorkshire 38, Cumberland ana West Moreland 3. Rugby Union Welsh international trial match: Probables 9. Possibles 6. Rugby Union Club matches: Guys Hospital 23, Old Blue* 0; Harlequins 3. Bristol
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    5000 Watch Muslim New Year Sports
    471 8 FiESPITE the bad weather yesterday, a crowd of more than 5,000 turned up at the Jalan Besar Stadium to watch the Muslim New Years Sports. More than half of the 1 30 events were run m the rain. Keenest competition was seen m the
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    Irish Team v Scotland
    73 8 BELFAST, Sunday. THE Irish team to meet Scotland m Glasgow, on Nov. 17 m an international soccer match has been chosen as follows: Smyth (Distillery), Carey (Manchester United), captain, Keant (Leeds United) Wernon (Swansea Town), McCabe (West Bromwich Albion). W. Walsh (Manchester Cit,y) Cochrane (Leeds United).
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    Rodgers Champion Trainer At K.L.
    407 8 From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. J SADDLING six winners, "Doc" Rogers topped the. trainers' list at the Sclangor Turf Club's four-day Autumn Meeting which concluded on Saturday. His! stable won $7,100 m advertised stakes and about double that amount m added money. Major A.
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    SINGAPORE TIDE:
    24 8 Today: High Water. 3.43 am. (7ft. lin.), 2.20 p.m (Bft. 2in.) Tomorrow: High Water, 5.02 a.m. (6ft. 9in.), 3.25 p.m. (7ft. 6in.)
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    The Highest Dividends At K.L.
    115 8 The Highest Dividends At K.L. From Epsom Jeep THE sensational dividend of $254 paid by Bright House at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday was the highest for more than 20 years at a meeting m K.L. In 1928 a horse named Mahdi, owned by Mr. Choo Kla Peng, returned $368 for
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    Amarnath Hits 223 Not Out
    165 8 PATIALA, Sunday. THE West Indies were held to a draw by the North Zone here m the match which endeu yesterday although at one time on Friday lt appeared that the tourists would win by an lrmlngs. With arrears of 372 when they began batting
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    C & W Rugby
    86 8 C W Rugby THE Cable and Wireless Club will meet St. Andrew's School m a friendly Rugby fixture at Woodsvllle on Wednesday at 5.00 p.m. The Cablemen will be selected from the following: R, Kesfctar. Lim Yew Chens, M. A. Lacge (captj, Ong Kek Bee, Thlo Yuen Beng Wee Joo
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    Sports Diary
    56 8 Hockey: Today Women's trial S.C.C. S.B.C. V Teachers' Asmi. SRC; G.H.Q Slgniil R'gt. v B.N. (M.T SeleUr; G.H.Q. FARELF v Raffles College Tanglin; B O.D.C.A. v X.A F Regt. (Malay) Sembaw.mg St. George* Road; Medical College v Khalsa Assn. < ollene ground: Rugby: S.C.C "B" V S.C.R.C. Padang;
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    Solomons To Start New Campaign
    284 8 LONDON, Sun. JACK Solomons, the London boxing promoter, hopes to recruit more heavyweights Into the professional ring by organising another competition, confined to youngsters who have not taken part m a boxing contest for money. These novices must not be more than 24 years of
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    UK FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
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    Mills Knocks Out Ralph
    385 8 JOHANNESBURG, Sunday. IVTORLD light-heavyweight champion Freddie TT Mills knocked out South Africa's heavyweight champion Johnny Ralph m the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round non-title bout at the Wembley last night. Mills weighed 174 lbs. and the South African weighed 190. An estimated 24,000 crowd, some
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