The Straits Times, 15 November 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 KIC.HT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1848. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    ONN IN ILK. ON AID FOR MALAYS MISSION
    1420 1 'Debt Of Honour' Gift Of £10, 000, 000, More Responsibility Sought From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. IN an interview yesterday, Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, Mentri Besar of Johore, gave me an outline of his activities during the past three weeks with
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    REDS MOVE ON OIL CENTRE
    171 1 REDS MOVE ON OIL CENTRE BATAVIA, Sun. THE Dutch Army said last night that a Communist force is moving on the Indonesian Republic oil centre of TJepoe. The communique said about four Communist battalions are advancing from their hideouts on Mount Lawoe, about 25 miles south east <■' Madlun. Dutch
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    Police Chief In High Court Today
    148 1 Police Chief In High Court Today SINGAPORE'S Commissioner of Police, Mr. R. E. Foulger, and Mr. F. G. Minns A.S.P. will appear m the Singapore High Court, today, for an inquiry into the arrest of Carlton A. Hire. Mr. Justice Jobling, In the High Court, last week, delivered judgment allowing
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    Unwelcome "Guests"
    79 1 Fniai Our Own Correspondent KUANTAN. Sunday. A YOUNG Chinese couple MOM on Friday morning spent Friday night m the local police station. The wedding guests were merry making, feasting and teasing the bride m the traditional Chinese manner when gunfire was heard. Soon afterwards a military patrol came
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    42 1 THE OLD LOOK: Royal Marines m period costumes who a manned a large scale version of Vanguard of the 1835 to 1840 period at the London Lord Mayor's Show. They are photographed with smartlydressed Marine Wrens of the present day.— Reuter picture.
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    ENVOY ARRIVES
    24 1 BOMBAY, Sun.— Mr. Roy W. Henderson, the American Ambassador designate to India, landed m Bombay yesterday with Mrs. Henderson, from England.— A.P
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    20 HURT IN PARIS RIOT
    89 1 PARIS, Sun.— At least LO persons were injured today t when police and Communist demonstrators clashed dur- ing a 24-hour general strike ;in the Paris area. The strike ■M called by Communist unions to protest against "police brutality." Three of those injured were shot by
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    NEHRU 59
    22 1 LONDON. Sunday. Pandit Nehru. India's Prime Minister, was 39 today and New Delhi radio reported a flood of congratulations. Reuter.
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    U.N. Relief For 500,000 In Palestine
    115 1 PARIS, Sun. 'FHE United Nations has appealed for US$29,500,000 in voluntary contributions to "relieve the desperate plight" of 500,000 Palestine war refugees. The Assembly's 8oclal 'Jommittee adopted a resolution declaring that "alleviation ci strrvation and distress among the Palestine refugees is ore of the
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    No Compensation—Govt.
    144 1 No Compensation— Go vt. From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. OUILDINGS occupied by terrorists, or persons harbouring them, may be seized or destroyed with- 1 out Government being liable for compensation. New Emergency regulation authorising these measures were published today. They allow any .Police, Army or Navy officer to
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    Hundreds Gather Outside Palace
    398 1 LONDON, Sunday. DIR William Gilliatt, who will deliver Princess k Elizabeth's baby, took up a constant vigil at Buckingham Palace early today m preparation for the birth of the Princess's child. The Princess this morning went for a walk m the Palace grounds. Outside the Palace,
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    MORE RICE FOR CHINA
    42 1 HONG KONO. Sun.—Following Chinese appeals 8,100 tons of rice is arriving In Shanghai from Hong Kong before the end of November m addition to 1,600 tons shipped on Nov. 12. Shortage In China caused riots last week.— A.P.
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    CRISIS EASES IN SHANGHAI
    30 1 SHANGHAI, Sun.— The rice lists which gripped Shanghai ast week m one of the city's vorst ordeals m history eased considerably today as prices fell. -A.P.
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    Guards Locate 5 Hideouts
    63 1 A DETACHMENT of the Scots Guards has just completed 48 hours of continuous action m the Kuala Kubu area of North Selangor. They located nve bandit camps and killed one and seriously wounded two other terrorists. In the Sungei Siput area, Gurkhas have discovered a brand
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    ChihaTo Get 30 Canadian Bombers
    165 1 ChihaTo Get 30 Canadian Bombers VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sun. LONGSHOREMEN are loading 5,000 tons of explosives and 30 Mosquito bombers on the Canadian freighter, Islandside, for the Chinese Nationalist forces. The Islandside is bound for Shanghai. A spokesman for China's Ottawa Supply Mission, which made the purchase, said the shipment
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    Hsuchow An Isolated City
    60 1 NANKING. Sun— .Hsuchnw, bastion of Nanking's defences, was described tonight as an isolated city, ready for the Communists whenever Gen. Chen Yi's Red armies make an assault. Travellers reaching Nanking say Communists had reached within four miles of Hsuchow's airfield. Elsewhere Red troops were not more
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      Time Stands Still Inside Fossilized Sea Shells
      117 2 NEW YORK, Sunday. A SEA shell, the size and shape of a cigar, known as the Thun- derstone, can tell the temperature of the earth 60 million years ago, the Geological Society of America reported. The discovery was made by by Dr. Harold
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      High Jump
      54 2 BANGKOK, Sun. An undergraduate of the University of Moral and Political Sciences, Nai Andap RongdeJ. stamped on the toes of the Siamese Minister of Education. The Minister (Luang Promyothi) happened to be chairman of the University club on whose committee Nai was working. Nai Andap has been dismissed
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      Narrow Win
      42 2 ABERDEEN. Sun. Lord Tweedsmulr had a narrow majority of 25 over Sir Malcolm Sargent In the election as Rector of Aberdeen University. Result: Lord Tweedsmuir 474, Sir Malcolm Sargent 449. Lord Tweedsmuir, succeeds Cric Linklater, the novelist, as Rector.— Reuter
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      10 Rescued
      50 2 GUAM, Sun.— A U.B. Navy flying boat has picked up 10 members of the crew of a Super-Fort forced down on Fais Island, 400 miles southwest of Guam, while searching for another missing B-29. The men were reported In good condition and were being taken to Salpan. A.P.
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      19 2 MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, who was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Oxford University on Saturday.
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      £5.300 Fines
      61 2 LONDON, Sun.— Two company directors, Sidney Mikardo, 32, of Kilburn, and James Charles Coronna, 38, of Wembley, were at Clerkenwell sentenced to nine months' imprisonment and each fined £5,350 with 100 guineas costs on summonses Involving the export of pottery. There was a total of 195 lummones against
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      MacArthur Report
      40 2 WASHINGTON, Sun. A Department of Defence spokesman said he had not heard of the report that the National Security Council has asked Gen. Mac Arthur to return to Washington to give his views on the China situation.— U.P.
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      Burmese Elections
      45 2 RANGOON, Sun. Free Burma's first general elections under the Constitution will begin on March 28, 1949, and will extend over a period of one month. Separate polling dates are set for Karen and Kachln representatives to Parliament, says an official announcement. A. P.
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      TAXI INVASION
      61 2 WASHINGTON, San.—Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York is reported to have agreed to license 12 British "Beardmoor" taxis m New York early m the New Year. He said that this would start a British taxi invasion of the United States, as other British taxi manufacturing companies were planning
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      Food For Children
      34 2 HAMBURG, Sun. Mr. Hefton F. Russo. Argentine envoy to Sweden, halted a motor tour of Germany yesterday to distribute to hungry children 5,000 food parcels sent by the Argentine people. U.p
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      Deported
      55 2 LONDON, Sun.— Passengers waiting to leave London airport saw a slight, fair man wearing a black top coat over a sports jacket and carrying a khaki bag. He was E. A. Scholz, a German P.O.W. and supporter of Sir Oswald Mosley, ordered to be deported. He was brought by
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      Thanksgiving Day
      12 2 WASHINGTON, Sun.—President Truman has proclaimed November 25 Thanksgiving Day.— UP.
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      £3.000 Theft
      54 2 LONDON, 8un. Detectives from Scotland Yard are Investigating the theft of Jewellery valued at £3,000 presented by the Rajah of Deghapapia to Dr. K. C. Bhattacharyya. of Kendon. near London. "The Jewellery taken Includes a big Qiamond ring worth £300, presented to me by the Rajah, to whom
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      "WAVE-MOTOR"
      37 2 SYDNEY, Sun— Dr. Bernard RosenstengaL a dentist, of Brisbane, has developed a model of a "wave-motor" with which he hopes to generate electricity by the rise and fall of the waves m Moreton Bay, Queensland Reuter.
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      1431 2 TENDERS TENDERS INVITED SUPPLY OF FIREWOOD. Tenders will be received at the Office of the Resident Commissioner. Malacca, up to noon of llth December, 1948. for the following: (1) Supply of Firewood to Malacca General Hospital and Alor Gajah Hospital. (ii) Supply for A lor Gajah Hospital to include deliver
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      623 2 NOTICES "notice Me Special Dtspmsatlxis will be granted to Uncertlncated Mar;re engineers by the Bu'veyo:General of Bh!ps, Singapore under present arrangements, after 30th AL-ril. 1949. MR. LEE WING KEE of Messrs. The Globe Trading Ltd., Union Building, Singapore, has resigned from the Company as from Ist November. 1948. He shall
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      151 2 OPENING TO-DAY 3 Shows:— 3. CIS A 9.15 p.m. Screen's Mightiest Adventure! "SUSPENSE" Starring BELITA BARRY SULLIVAN and BONITA GRANVILLE A TERRIFIC MELODRAMA: Cop; tor Public Noti.e* lender Notices etc should reach the Straits Times office by noon two days be fore publication of the issue m which they are
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      103 2 When Nature's food fziis If baby h bonk-fcd, juat add mom R obinaonV Patent Bafk yio hi* milk. Tlm forma a food which can readily be d«ntcd by baby from bis very first day* and which will accustom hit stomach io ihc type of food nccotary m lain Ufa. ROBINSON'S
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      108 2 Oh. this Asepso Soap prickly heat I 1 TT J 1 I I rplipvp it^a^l 1 vllvVv °ifl fc^B^ A^ I 111 Asepso Soap quickly relir> r rs those lill who suffer from prfkly hex. for >n Bll!» Aiepso there i* a special aniiM-pric FOR ALL SKlr^^Bfh^S^Uf' nio d'd* °f
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    APPEAL BY LIE AND EVATT
    401 3 "Settle Berlin Deadlock, Now" PARIS, Sunday. TWO United Nations leaders made urgent appeals to the executives of the Big Four yesterday to settle the Berlin dispute for the sake of world peace. The unprecedented action was taken by Dr. Herbert V. Evatt of Australia, President
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    British Warning On Airlift
    112 3 British Warning On Airlift BERLIN, Sun. BRITAIN has warned Russia that it would view with the "utmost gravity" any attempt by Soviet fighters to force down in the Berlin air corridors planes bearing British markings. The one-sentence reply denied Soviet allegations that aircraft not bearing nationality markings were flying In
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    Martial Law In S. Korea
    84 3 SEOUL, Sun. VI ARTIAL law has been iV imposed in one -fourth of South Korea to deal with reported new plots against the Government. The move Is described aa precautionary after subversive documents were captured. At the same time a sweeping purge and reshuffling of
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    Singapore Diary
    108 3 TOD4V Rattles CoD <?e ion Dr Wu Lien-teh M.A.. M.D. (Cantab) will lecture a; Rautes College on "The Quien"s Scholarship of Malaya: 1885-1948." 3.30 p.m. Staffs and students of both Raffles and MPdlcal Col!egp«. are invited to attend. I V.M.C.A: Badminton, tennis j. 5 p.m.; board of directors
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    FLOCK FLEW,' FUZZIES FLED
    66 3 FLOCK FLEW, FUZZIES FLED SYDNEY, Sun —A flock of 60 air-minded sheep from Australia has arrived m New Guinea. They tripped off the plane at Lac. The New Guineans watched dubiously. Then the sheep made a dash towards the onlookers. The onlookers made a dash (or the bush. After that
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    30,000 Gift Parcels Sent In A Month
    426 3 Jack Manasseh, son of Mrs. R. Manasseh, was married to Miss Felice Ezeklel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.H.S Ezeklel. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a wMte brocade satin gown with a graceful, centredraped skirt, long sleeves and
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    ANNOCEMENT
    17 4 THE MARRIAGE arranged between Charles Malcolm Quay;e. nnd Thalia A. Jore*. will not now take Dlace.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    61 4 Dr. J. P. P. Whelan. wishes to thank all friends who sent floral tributes and messages of nympathy on the occasion of his recent bereavement. THE FAMILY of the late Madam A| itba Liew Kwee Klow 'ender thfir heartfelt thanks to all who :-rt wreaths and okens of sym
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    111 4 From the Straits Times of Nov IS, 189S A gharry syce recovered $3 as hire, $1 as compensation and 50 cents as costs from a European who refused to pay for his vehicle on the ground that the charges were too high A brother of the whip
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    The Island Malaria Miracle Of Pulau Sudong
    1002 4  - The Island Malaria Miracle Of Pulau Sudong PETER HILL BY island malaria miracle is happening today 10i miles south-west of Clifford Pier, Singapore. It is at Pulau Sudong, a flat, practically sandy stretch of land resting on a reef, where the Government Health Department is experimenting on malaria eradication. The
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  • MAN-IN-THE-STREET
    • Letter
      Democracy In The Council: Mr. Lay cock's View
      352 4 IHAVE seen your letter from "Aphorism" m. which he says or suggests (among other things) that Council members have failed to carry out| their election promises. This statement is untrue, and I at once brand It as j such. My election manifestoes
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      DYAKS AND MR. BROOKE
      324 4 MR. A. H. Dutton has evidently misread my letter, published m your columns on Nov. 3. It is reasonable to infer that he has mistranslated it to the Dyaks under his command, who, I am not surprised to learn, were "extremely angry" as a result. No
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      709 4 U./iSSIHEU ADS TISBURY To Charles Isabel. wife of J. B Tisbury. at K.K. Itivspital on Nov. 12*h. a son. Mother At son doing well. The engagement was announced tx tween Mr. Yong Cheng Joon son Of the late Mr. St Mrs. Yong Hal Chin aud Miss Chan Yoong Neo. third
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      14 4 $80Stainless steel, waterproof. 17 jewels center second, selfwinding, non-magnetic. shock absorber. 16, Collyer Quay
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      67 4 (fI*^OPnCIBM Fellow Institute Ophthhalmlc Opticians (bng) Fallow Worshipful Co. of SpKtacla-Makert (Eng) Freeman of the Cltv of London By Appointment to H M Forces. South Bast Asia. 6 Raffles Place Singapore -J- Phone ***** Invites you to view a Collection of Lovely Wedding and Christmas Gifts. H. B. WINTER MERCHANT
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    27 4 HOLMES- SMITH: About 17th October, at her home, Ormond «ouse. Esher. Surrey. Owen, beloved wife of Stuart Holmes-Smi'li. and mother of David. Lawrence, Shirley Christopher and John.
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    PLANTERS APPEAL FOR SECURITY
    441 5 Slim Alleges Lack Of Interest From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. WARNING of serious consequences unless speedy action is taken is given by Batang Padang district planters on estates m the Slim River and Trolak Areas of South Perak. They have appealed for troop and
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    36 5 THE Governor of Singapore. Sir Franklin Gimson, presents the new charter of the V's Men's Club, Singapore to its president. Dr. C. J. Poh. M.B.E. after a dinner at Raffles Hotel on Saturday.— Straits Times picture.
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    2 PREFABCOURTS TO BECLOSED
    313 5 2 PREFABCOURTS TO BE CLOSED T»WO more of SingaA pore's emergency courts are to close down soon, because the arrears of court work are being rapidly reduced. This was envisaged a few weeka ago when it was annornced that only 136 case* were outstanding In the district courts in September,
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    WALL FALLS, KILLS ONE, HURTS THREE
    150 5 ONE Chinese was killed and three injured when a 30-foot wall of a bombed-out house In North Bridge Road collapsed on the top of four clothing stalls, yesterday afternoon. Ambulancemen dragged out the four victims, one of them i a woman, from beneath several
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    Thieves CutOff Bath Water
    49 5 NO one m the Royal Singapore Golf Club m Sime Road has been able to get a bath since thieves four days ago dug up and stole 400 feet of galvanised pipes between Watten Estate and the Clubhouse. The club is now laying new pipes.
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    127 Striking Lightermen Paid Off
    205 5 127 Striking Lightermen Paid Off THE Singapore Assistant ■L Commissioner of Labour (Mr. A. S. Roman) will pay off 127 dismissed lightermen of the General Lighterage and Transport Co. at the Labour Office today. The men went on strike last Tuesday. Mr. Roman, has asked the company to pay "ex-gratia"
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    Lecture To Colleges By Dr. Wu
    93 5 Lecture To Colleges By Dr. Wu r. Wu Uen-teh, M.A., M.D. i Can tab.), will lecture at Raffles College tonight at 8.30 p.m., on "The Queen's Scholarships of Malaya, *****948.' This lecture has been prepared by Dr. Wu Uen-t«h and Dr. Ng Yok-nlng, M.A., M.B. (Cantab.), M.R.CP. (Lon.) The lecture
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    NEW RAILWAY TIMETABLE
    113 5 Alterations to the Malayan railway timetable from Nov 22 are:— From Kuala Lumpur: The day mail train will leave at 8 a.m. daily, reaching Singapore at 7.14 p.m.: the night mail will leave at 8 p.m. ar- riving at 8.40 a.m. From Singapore The day mail will
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    30 5 The Joo Koon Chinese School, Jurong Road celebrated its 14th anniversary yesterday with ceremony in the mornJng, followed by an exhibition of pupiU' handicraft, and a cinema show at night.
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    SIKH FOUNDER CEREMONY
    89 5 The Sikh community in Malaya will tomorrow celebrate the 480th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak. founder of Sikhlsm. To commemorate the annii versary the Sikh Missionary Society Malaya, has published a pamphlet. The Urgent Need of To-day"— the way to peace by Professor Kartar Singh.
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    FEDERATION BILL OF $300,000,000
    163 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE Federation's $300,x 790.543 Supply Bill for public services will be introduced this week m the Federal Legislative Council. Largest single .tern is $37,902,823 for 'he police. For miscellaneous Federal services $22,762,773 will be required, while other large terns
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    Bandit Killed, 5 Camps Located
    399 5 rol discovered m Sungel Siput area a brand new bandit camp which was large enough to accommodate 50 persons. Military In the same area are at present m pursuit of a large band of terrorists trekking through the jungle. PAHANG.— One of the terrorists who
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    GOODWILL MISSION
    51 5 The Pakistan Goodwill Mission to Indonesia U expected to arrive In Singapore In the nrst week of December. The Overseas Pakistan League of Singapore has formed a Reception Committee to honour the visitors and has Invited Pakistan nationals and representatives of leacUng Muslim organisations to be on the
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    CONFERENCES AT K.L.
    59 5 JOHORif BAHRU. Sun.— The Deputy Mentri Besar (Dato Wan Idrls) left Johore yesterday for Kuala Lumpur to attend the conference of Mentris Besar ?nd the Rulers' Conference. He will return after the Federal Legislative Council meeting on Nov. 18. The Tengku Mahkota of Johore will attend the
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    24 5 Drills for pre-war and present Officers and N CO*. ol St. John's Ambulance Brigade will start on Friday, at Raffle* Institution *i ISO p.m.
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    Indians Celebrate Nehru's Birthday
    251 5 TH> celebrate the 59th birthday of the I'rime x Minister of India, Pandit Neliru the Singapore Regional Indian Congress organised a meeting at the New World yesterday. He was described as "one of the greatest living statesman" and the "bravest exponent for a free Asia" in
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    GRANTED LICENCE
    17 5 The Rev. Arthur E. Sandahl has been granted a licence to solemnize marriages m Singauore.
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    Gift Led To $100 Fines
    99 5 JOHORE BAHRU Sun WHEN the Penghulu of Ma.sal received a yiit of venison from Rahman und Raioo he Informed the police who found that the deer was trapped on Hock Lim Eitate and killed by the Indians. They were convicted by Inche Nasir in the
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    $100,000 CLUB FOR INDIANS
    54 5 WorK is expected 10 oegin early rext year on a spacious clubhouse, estimated to cost J about $100,000, for the Si pore Indian Associatio 1 it Bale^tlei Road. The building will con I. all sporting and social auneuitlea. The association also plans a children's playground vith
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    Small Malaya Market
    756 6 Small Malaya Market From A Market Correspondent MADE uneasy by the lTJ deterioration of the position in North China, Malayan markets were hesitant and only small business was written during the week. Quotations eased for practically all stocks except for some of the larger tin producers. Among Dollar Tins PetalIng
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    35 6 WHALING CAPTAIN IN SINGAPORE: Capt Jac JacobSuderofx .W «'^e Japanese-built, 49i-ton iffi r Mulerojr XI and Mr. Fred Barretto. managing director of the Barretto Shipping and Trading Co., the vessel^ Singapore agents.— Straits Times picture
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    Business On Uneasy
    48 6 PLANES FOR INDIA: With airscrews turning, three Prentices, Britain's most up-to-date military training craft, taxi into the wind before starting on their 5,600-mile delivery flight from Luton, Beds., to Ambala, India, where they will be used m training the new Dominion's Air Force. Reuter photo.
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    H.&C. Latex Starts Malayan Factory
    179 6 From Our Staff Correspondent fl. AND C. Latex ha. Just be*un to o^^on^Tlu f cto es Jn Malaya, Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake, chairman of Hoscote Rubber Estates, states m his circulated I stTtement. Hoscote has an Investment of 16,684 m thin company. Mr. Egmont
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    Famous Mine Plant Sold
    78 6 1»HE mining and treatment plant 1 of Mt. Blschoff Tin Mine at Waratah. Tasmania, was put ud for auction by the Australian Disposals Commission in October In its day Mt. Blschoff was the world's largest producer of tin and earned £6.000,000 for ita shareholders. Mine was
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    Anglo-Oriental Output
    74 6 AngloOriental Output From Oar SUff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. OUTPUTS of tin concentrates for the undermentioned companies under the management of Anglo-Orien-tal (Malaya) for the month of October were, ln piculs: Ampat Tin 963 Batu Selangor 333 Berjuntal 410 Jelaptng 704 Kamunting ..3,685 Klang Rive: 260 Kramat 918 Kuala Kam
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    NEW DIRECTOR
    29 6 MR. F. R. cottell his been appointed a director of British Borneo Petroleum Syndicate. Sir Frederic H. Hamilton has resigned from the board for reasons of health.
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    Renong's 1558 Piculs
    18 6 THE October output of the Ra1 norffc Tin Dredging Co. waa 1558 piculs of ore.
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    Cold Storage Makes $843,000 Profit
    113 6 A Y t l DE A D ?l ten per cent less tax and a bonus dividend of five per cent., also less tax, will be recommended to the annual meeting of shareholders of Singapore Cold Storage on Saturday The profit for the year amounts
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    U.S. BUSINESSES FAST RECOVERY
    513 6 NEW YORK, Sunday. OUSINESS and industry are showing a fast recovery from the national election jitters. Evidence this week indicated that pessimism was carried to extremes following the re-election of President Truman and the return to power of a Democratic Congress. 1 The stock market took
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      271 6 YOU OUGHTTO SEE THIS BRITISH PICTURE! Cj) CHsilcort UST FOUR SHOWS Cf PHONE bQO3 2 4.15 630 9.30 p.m. fjHf ntniKJUU' trie rOKI MAN JIP pA jb£ o a yTii_T» k U^ ■Jk .s EOWARO «IGtT-BIU OWfN- lANI MTITON flflfl 2gQp fKANK lUNOT COMPTON*ItNNITT t-.iiHE CAXEYTC— Poppy day m London,
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      149 6 Radio Programmes RADIO MALAYA Caballeros; 10.30 Much Binding in SINGAPORE Marsh; 11.00 News. Close. MM km 4 96 oi 7 < mt/u RADIO CEYLON 1.00 Lunch-time music; 1.30 News; 1.45 Dance music; 2.00 JzLLXL 1 1 l 0? /M L Close 8.19 News 8 30 Movte O^ ron L the
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      CHANCES FAVOUR LOWER ERICES FOR 49 RUBBER
      712 7 CHANCES FAVOUR LOWER E RICES FOR 49 RUBBER the Japanese and German intake may be nearer the pre-war level. "Although Russian buying Is likely to play an Important role next year if it Js maintained on the present scale, It will be come time before changes In European consumption become
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      Singapore Rubber
      126 7 Singapore Rubber A special Market conespon- dent gave the prices of rubber (m cents per Ib.) at 11 a.m. on Saturday as follows: Buyers Sellers No. 1 8.8.5. Spot. loose 3894 39 P. 0.8. In bale* Oct. No. 1 R.S.S. U% 38% No. 2 K.S.S. .37 37)4 No. S B.S.S.
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      London Stock Market
      355 7 London Stock Market LONDON, Son. BRITISH Government stocks were in keen demand in the London Stock Exchange on Friday, says Renter's financial correspondent. Gains of three-sixteenths were recorded as the result of baying in a market short of stock; longer-dated issues were particularly favoured. Rubber and tin shares were Irregular.
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      Borneo War Losses Plea
      161 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. IT is a matter for surprise as well »s regret that H M Government, having assisted Malaya and Hong Kong to meet war losses, ha 4 not yet found It possible to announce the terms of assistance to North Borneo,
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE MARKETS
      65 7 From A Market Correspondent THERE was a spate of activity on the weak-end produce markets, causing Improvement of quotations for a number of commodities Bu-iness was. however, very limit d and the majority of other market section* were dull. Saturday's price change* Mrs: Coprm: Sundried $34.50: Mixed
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      U.K.-Borneo Trade
      130 7 LONDON. Sunday. 1*HE growing Importance of th« 1 Bornean territories as a market for British exporters Is indicated by official UK. trade returns for the first eight months of this year. Comparing exports for this period with two-thirds of the 1938 figures, the increase for the thre* territories
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      Oct. Estate Productions
      64 7 THE October outputs of the following estates were, m lbs.: River view 196.000 Henrietta 170.800 Sungel Matang 42,800 Bukit Katll 32,542 Malacca Pinda 125.950 New Scudai 54.500 Brun* United 45.Q00 Changkat Serdang 32,567 Haytor 16.300 Luna- 61,000 Nyalas 52,500 Tapah 89.330 Alor Gajah 23.800 Ayer Panas 11&000
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      S'hai Exchange May Reopen
      41 7 SHANGHAI. Bun. THE snanghai stock exchange and share markets which have been closed since August 19, when the gold yuan was introduced, ma; soon be allowed to reopen to abeorb Idle capital, accordfrtg to Chinese reports. Reuter.
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    SICK HORSE MAKES GOOD
    425 8  -  EPSOM JEEP By 'My Easiest Win Says Dawson J'R AINER Jack Spencer has good reason to be proud of Indian Heather's smashing win in the Three-Year-Old Free Handicap at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Landed in Malaya about ten months ago together with Colbay, Royal Borough and
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    Win 2 More, Says Owner
    48 8 MR. S. D. Scott, spending his leave m Swindon, Wiltshire, received word by cable of Token's success a few hours after his mare won at Bukit Timah on Saturday and wired back to Trainer van Breukelen: "Congratulations. Win two more before I return."
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    INDIANS FORCE A DRAW
    216 8 INDIANS FORCE A DRAW NEW DELHI, Sun. WIPING off their Innings deficit with four wicket* ir< hand 52 minutes before time, India forced a draw with the West Indie* m the first Test which ended here today. With four wickets to fall, India needed eight runs to avert an innings
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    NAMASTHEJI F.T.
    24 8 Football teams desirous of playing friendly matches against th- 1 Namastheji Football Team, should contact Mr. Papachen. 1278A, 3rd mile, Serangoon Rd.
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    Annual MCU Rugby Game Tomorrow
    193 8 Annual MCU Rugby Game Tomorrow J^HE annual inter-faculty rugger match between the Medicals and the Dentals will be played at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow. Owing to the fact that the M.C.U. field U in the process of being rehabilitated, the game wwll be played at the Outram Road School ground. Ever
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    S.C.R.C. Rugby
    106 8 rE team to repres nt the sing*pore Chinese Recreation Club 1 against ih« S.H.B. at rugger at Raeburn Park at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow will be chosen from: Han Loke Juan, Low Kee Pow, Yap Hong Kuan. Wee Leong Sow. Ed- ward Fung, Wee Bin Chye, Loh 800 Teng,
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    S.C.F.A. Defeat Airmen 4—o
    293 8 'THE craftier and more thrustful side a Singapore 1 Chinese Football Association representative XI beat a combined Royal Air Force team four-nil at Jalan Besar Stadium last evening S.C.F.A., playing good, direct football dominated play practically throughout the game The R.A.F. forwards, who displayed little cohesion
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    KID WALKEY KO's OLIVERIO
    137 8 PROMOTER T. B. Ltm\s l.fth "talent spotting" boxing promotion at the Happy World la.<t night providd plenty of thrill. Kid Walkey <118Ib> promising ycung Chinese bantamweight, followed up his string of victories with a first round knockout win over Roy Ollverlo Uloltx ia a scheduled foiu
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    Liverpool Cup
    35 8 LIVERPOOL. Sunday. T ORD Lovat, who commanded 1 the First Commando Brigade on D-Day. won the Liverpool Autumn Cup worth £1.500 with hU Oesir, a horse he bought In France while on holiday.
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    Malacca Break Unlucky Spell: Beat Johore 2—o
    210 8 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Sunday. VI ALACCA, usually beaten in State matches, broke iT1 their spell of bad luck by beating Johore by two goals to nil in a Inter-State hockey match played on the Malacca Club padang yesterday. G. L. Carson
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    Services Lose At Hong Kong
    57 8 HONG KONG, Sun. THE Malayan Combined Services lost their first match to Kowloon today when they were defeated by 15 runs. Batting first the visitors scored 111, of which Robertson contributed 30. Kowloon scored 126 before the last wicket fell, Parham taking: five wickets for
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    3 Goals By Kee Fah In Cup Game
    136 8 SEREMBAN, Sun. IN a soccer match In aid of the Poppy Day Fund the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Rest by five goals to one yesterday to win the Poppy Day Cup. Highlight of the match was the "hat trick"
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    STAR JOCKEY RETIRING
    42 8 MELBOURNE Sunday HAROLD Badger, one of Australia's star jockeys, will leavp for England January 11. Badger is retiring from riding m Austiaila after 31 years. Many I fans say he Is the bes 1 h >r>cman m th« country.
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    Sports Diary
    46 8 TODAY HOCKLY Singapore trial S.C.C. ground; S.R.C. v. Hornet* S.R.C. ground; Raffles College v. Cable Wireless— College ground; Khalaa Assn. v. T.M.C.A. —St. George* Rd.; G.H.Q. FARELF t. R. N. Police— Tanglin: S.C.C. women's practice—S .R. C ground RUGBY: S.C.C. "B" v. R.L.M.E. —S.C.C.
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    NAAFI S.C. Win Badminton Final
    415 8 rpHE N.A.A.F.I. Sports Club became the champions 1 when they defeated the Shell Sports Club by three games to two m the final of the Commercial Houses Badminton Competition at the Clerical Union yesterday. Winning all three singles, the N.A.A.F.I. were surprised when it came
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    Louis WUI Risk Title 7 Times
    129 8 Louis WUI Risk Title 7 Times NEY YORK, Sunday. /COMMISSIONER Abe V Greene of the National Boxing Association says that Joe Louis w ill he risking his title at least seven times in the next month. Greene said: "If any of those so-called exhibition opponents knocks out Louis, his title
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    100-mile Cycle Race In Dec.
    145 8 THE Cosmopolitan Cycling Club, oiganisors of Singapore cycling championship.? held in the Colony this year, will close the season with a championship meet to be held on Sunday, Dec. 5. The main event will be the Singapore open 100 miles massed-start road race. With a
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    UK FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
    1062 8 LATEST UK. ItootbftU league tibles are: DIVISION I P W D L t A pts Derby Co 17 10 0 1 26 16 26 Portsmouth 17 9 6 2 29 IS 34 Newcastle 17 9 6 2 37 27 24 Arsenal 17 9 6 3 27
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    Hole In One At R.S.G.C.
    48 8 MR. Justice Gordon Smith did the second hole in one at the Royal Singapore Golf Club on Saturday. The hole was 211 yards. The Clifford Cup was won by Mr. J. Crichton, who beat Major Winterhourne in the final by three and one.
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      24 8 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High Water. 9.41 a.m. (8ft. 8in). 10.19 p.m <8ft. 6in). Tomorrow: High Water, 10.06 a.m. (9ft. lin), 10.56 pjn. (8ft. 9in).
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