The Straits Times, 8 February 1949

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1X45 TWELVE PACiES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1949. PRICE TEN CFNTS
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    COLONY POLICE HAVE BEATEN REDS
    387 1 Governor Says 'Confident Of Our Security THE (Jovernor, Sir Franklin Gimson, said yesterday that Singapore was confident thai the Colony could avoid the chaos and destruction of life and property that the Communists once boasted would occur. Sir Franklin praised the police for their vigilance
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    212 DUTCH KILLED IN MONTH
    194 1 212 DUTCH KILLED IN MONTH BATAVIA Mon. r|WE official Dutch military I review of .last week's cv nt« said losses on the Dutch tid* w 'i re gradually decrras Ing During the period Jan. 2 up to Feb. 5 the number of killed was 212. of which 64 were killtd
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    S'pore Reward Offer
    103 1 SINGAPORE Police are offer»s ing $1,000 reward for infornation of the whereabouts of a Chinese cashier and bill collector. The man. Tan Bak Ann <35 >. formerly living In Serangoon Road was employed by Kian Guan 'Malaya. Ltd.. a firm of importers with head offices in Java.
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    "HIGHEST EVER"
    46 1 NEW YORK, Mon -The Journal of Commerce reported today that the highest terms ever offered for an oil concession in the Middle East have just been drawn up between an independent American oil Interest and King Ibn I Saud of Saudi Arabia- Rev- ter.
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    ROADS TO RED ZONE BLOCKED
    269 1 BERLIN. Mon. FRONTIER police today oc- cupied road crossings and strategic points along the entire 200-mile boundary between the Western bi-zone and Eastern Germany to enl force the recently announced Anglo-American ban on all goods and motor traffic to i and from the Eastern zone
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    NAZI SCARE IN AUSTRIA
    62 1 VIENNA. Mon.— A Soviet army newspaper said yesterday that there is a Nazi underground in Austria and that recently It had helped wanted war criminals to escape from the country. The newspaper said the organisation had its headquarters in Madrid under the Direction of a Mrs.
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    U.S.A. Has Eyes On Trade In South-East Asia
    251 1 rpHE U.S. State and Commerce Departments are interested in the recovery and development of trade in South-East Asia, an American economic expert. Mr. A. Bland Calder, the new Consul, said in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Calder said "The U.S. ha s spent a
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    TO DISCUSS NEW SPORE STAMPS
    115 1 CINGAPORE Government has set up a Committee to onsider the design of the i future issue of postage stamps in the Colony. The committee, which first met on Jan. 27, will make recommentations on the de- sign. It will also reoort on <hr desirability of
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    64 1 TEAK GAS BATTLK m Manhattan, New York, after police failed to talk into surrender a man suspected of shooting and wounding a Catholic priest at confessional. Above, police (within circle) try to toss gas bombs through the window of the suspect who shot back at them. He was twice wounded
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    "Ready To Fight On": Sun Fo
    247 1 CANTON, Monday. T\R. Sun Po, China's Prime Minister, today appealed 17 for unity under the acting President, Li Tsungjen. and said that the Kuomintang might be forced to Ijanch another northern expedition, similar to that of 1926, if the Communists persisted in their demands
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    Java Volcano Erupts
    67 1 BATAVIA, >Ioi«. A HEAVY eruption or tin- Gedeh volcano near Buitenzorg, 40 miles souih of Batavia. was reported today. Gedeh, biggest and nest lively volcano in West Java, blew a black cloud of ashes five miles into the air yesterday morning. Villages near the volcano were covered
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    'JAPS SHOULD EXPEL REDS'
    71 1 TOKYO, Mon. Japanese trade unions should follow the example of trade unions In the United States to expel Communist elements, Mr. John W. Gibson, American Assistant Secretary of Labour, told a Press conference today. He opposed the view of several Japanese industrialists that relntroduction of cheap
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    CONFIDENCE IN PERSIAN GOVT.
    50 1 TEHERAN. Mon— The Persian Majlis (Parliament) has voted its confidence In the Government of Mohamed Saed by 89 votes to nil with four abstentions. About 60 newspapers have been suppressed on Government orders following the attempt on the life of Bhah Reza Pahlevi on Friday. Reuter.
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    FAR EAST TALKS
    101 1 LONDON. Mon CLOSE co-ordination of all commercial and defence systems in co-operation with Western Union overseas territories is expected a s a result of developments In the Far East, a high Government source said today. Thl s source confirmed that there would be a meeting of Commonwealth
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    MINISTER TO KOREA
    30 1 LONDON, Mon.— The Foreign Office last night announced the appointment of Mr. Vyvyan Holt, British Charge d'Affaires in Seoul, as Minister to the Republic of Korea— Reuter.
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    Stalin's Head On Bandit Medals
    152 1 Stalin 's Head On Bandit Medals From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Mon. DRASS medals suspect"cd of being bandit, I "decorations" were discovered for the first time during the week-end in a sack dropped by a fleeing bandit in Kajang. about ;15 miles from Kuala 1 Lumpur. The size of
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    GANDHI TRIAL
    88 1 NEW DELHI. Tuts. Judgment will be pronounced on Thursday against eight mm accused of conspiring in the assassination <>f Mahatirut Gandhi. The Government tid. in making the Announcement, that strict security measures will be taken In the court and throughout India when the Judgment is given a 11.30
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    Reclamation
    30 1 NEW DELHI. Mon. A hugland reclamation project, using modern agricultural equipment, is being planned In India. The scheme will involve the reclamation f 6.000.000 acres of arable land —UP.
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    10,000 TONS OF RICE DESTROYED
    243 2 Mills Fired By Burmese Rebels RANGOON, Monday. MORE than 10,000 tons of rice were destroyed AV when Karen rebels set fire to three rice mills at Insein, ten miles north of Rangoon, it was officially stated last night. Burmese Air Force aircraft dropped leaflets over
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    Record Rice Production
    87 2 WASHINGTON, Mon. WORLD rice production has at last reached Its pre-war level, the United States Department of Agriculture reported last night. Thanks to the largest acrcaf ever planted and favourable weather, the 1948-49 harvest is calculated to be 7,470,000,000 bushels, compared with the 7,060,000,000 crop of last
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    Cotton For China: U.S. Discussion
    166 2 WASHINGTON, Mon. UNITED STATES cotton chiefs want to know what the American policy is going to be about trade with China. The National Cotton Export Advisory Board will meet here on Feb. 23 to discuss the world market outlook. Burris Jackson, one of nine industry
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    PILOTS GET DOWN TO IT
    74 2 WASHINGTON. Mon, -The United States Air Force announced yesterday that. It had developed a new "bed" cockpit which enabled pilots to withstand 12 times the normal pull of gravity without "blacking out." Pilots would operate planes from a lying-down positior with the aid of special
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    FIRST NEGRESS
    17 2 NEW YORK, Sun. The University of Oklahoma is to accept its first Negro woman student.
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      Navy, Army Careers For British Women
      129 2 LONDON, Monday. OKITISH women can now sign on for a lifetime career as a soldier. For the first time there is a women's regiment as an integral part of the British Army. The Women's Royal Army Corps replaces the Auxiliary Territorial Service and members
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      Dog Convicted
      35 2 HAIFA. Mon.— A ilaifd court has Invoked ancient Ottoman law to sentence an anti-social dog to death. A five-year-old Alsatian with two Drevious convictions was sentp^ceri to death for bitine a man. U.P.
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      Burma Commando
      39 2 HOLLYWOOD. Mon. Col PhlliD G. Cochrar who won fame as leader of the air ror"man^os in Burma during World War II will serve as technical adviser in the ->r» naration of the screejiolav for "Jet Pilot."— A.P.
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      7.500 Miles To Wed
      29 2 lOWA CITY. Mon.— A Chinese girl has travelled nearly 7,500 miles to be married to her fiance, a student at the University of lowa A.P
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      Virtue Rewarded
      68 2 PARIS Mon.— Catholic tradition of more than 300 years has brought three poor young French girls husbands of their choice. According to the legacy of an Abbot of Saint Denis who died in 1648 the equivalent of £150 is to be given "three poor young girls of good
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      Buddhist Studies
      46 2 COLOMBO, Mon.— The Yen. Narada Thera. a well-known Buddhist monk will proceed to Europe in March at the invitation of French and English Buddhists. Two graduates from Cambridge and Oxford have entered the Island Hermitage in Ceylon to study Buddhism under German monks.— U.P.
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      Big Bear
      39 2 STOCKHOLM, Mon. Traces of Sweden's biggest bear have been found in north Sweden. Pictures showed footprints 17 cm. wide and 45 cm. long. Normally footprints of very large bears measure only 13 cm. by 35 cm.— UP.
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      British Migrants
      19 2 SYDNEY Mon.— The liner Georelc has docked at Fremantle. West Australia, with 1 994 British migrants.— AJ».
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    Wed In Negri
    67 2 MR. K. W. B. QUIXLEY, Assistant Superintendent, Malayan Police, Seremban, and Miss Barbara "loon, seen after their wedding at St. Mark's, Seremban. Mr. Quixley, an ex-R.A.F. officer, was awarded the D.F.C. in 1945. Miss Moon, who was in the Women's Auxiliary Service during the war, is the
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    COLONIAL PLEA BY SHINWELL
    155 2 HESLEDEN (Durham), Monday. ]tf R. Emanuel Shinwell, British War Minister, said ITI here yesterday that a sure way to Britain's economic Independence wa s the development of her colonies. He urged cementing of the Commonwealth countries into a great economic unit. "That constitutes no threat to
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    India As A Guarantee For Peace
    139 2 NEW YORK, Mon. INDIA is In a position to mediate in peninsular and Inland Asia and can be an effective guarantee for world peace, according to Professor Amiya Chakravar- 1 ity of Calcutta University, now in the United States. In a letter to the
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    HOPE FOR GOLF
    29 2 HOLLYWOOD, Mon. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, with co-operation by golfers, have completed a noncommercial film to instruct boys in proper methods of golf caddying. AP.
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    BACK FROM THE JAMBOREE
    23 2 MALAYA'S 100 strong contingent to the PanPacific Australian Jamboree is expected back in Singapore this morning on the Charon.
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    Plea For English—As Shakespeare Spoke It
    96 2 Plea For English— As Shakespeare Spoke It LONDON, Monday. BRITAIN'S two major political parties are united on the need for curing future generations of talking American slang. In the Commons, Conservatives and Labourites hoped alike that the proposed National Theatre in London would restore the language of Shakespeare to infected
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    Pope To Attack Trial
    313 2 Pope To Attack Trial VATICAN CITY, Mon. AUTHORITATIVE sources here say that the Pope will denounce the trial in Hungary of Caidinal Mindszenty "at th first opportunity after sentence k known." Cardinal Mindszenty, or trial in Budapest for treason, faces The Cardinal possible death sentence tomorrow. Francis, Cardinal Spellman (who
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    RULES THE WAVES
    31 2 LONDON, Mon. Britain holds its position as the world's biggest shipbuilder The total under construction here is 2.114,730 tons compared with the world total of 4,140,816 tons.— AP.
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    Castaways Reflect
    27 2 BRISBANE, Mon. Two men, wrecked on lonely Proudhoe Island, 25 miles from Queensland, used a shaving mirror to flash an SOS, and brought rescue. Reuter.
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    Vitamin Bl Helps The Nervous System
    147 2 Vitamin Bl Helps The Nervous System The maintenance of tht normal functioning of th« nervous system Is greatly assisted by Vitamin 81. It has also proved of value in promoting satisfactory growth In children who are backward in development. Neuritis and lack oi appetite due to Vitamin Bl deficiency can
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    NEW ACT WONT SAVE O'KEEFES
    340 3 NEW ACT WONT SAVE O'KEEFES Calwell "Brute" Says Paper From Our Own Correspondent CANBERRA, Monday. MRS. O'KEEFE, Indonesian wife of an Austra- lian, has not become an Australian citizen under the recently-proclaimed Nationality and Citizenship Act, and therefore must leave the country or be deported. This was announced by the
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    30 3 FIREMEN break through the the roof of an underground railway station at Boston, Massachusetts. The fire, which started below ground, swept upwards through the station. Three people died. A.P. picture.
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    NIZAM LOSES A VAST ESTATE
    223 3 BOMBAY, Monday. THE Indian-controlled State of Hyderabad has arranged to take over the vast Sarf-I-Khas estate of the Nizam of Hyderabad, reputed to be the world's wealthiest man, dispatches from Hyderabad city said last night. The Nizam, according to London newspaper sources, plans to live
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    Pacific Now Run By U.S. —Mancroft
    218 3 LONDON, Mon. LORD Mancroft. the Conservative M.P. who recently j returned from a Malayan I tour, said yesterday that the Pacific was now "an American dictatorship." He said the British Govi ernment should learn the i lesson of Malaya and take I i the
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    Presence Of Mind Saved Shah
    64 3 KARACHI. Mon.— The PerJ sian Health Minister, Dr. Manusher Eghbal. who was I with the Shah of Persia when shots were fired at him last Friday, reported that only the Shah's action in drawing back after the second shot saved his life. The Shah kept
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    Senator Will Represent Non-Europeans
    159 3 CAPETOWN, Monday. T^ON-El ROPEAN races in South-West Africa will be represented in the South African Parliament by a nominated Senator selected on the ground of his thorough acquaintance with their "reasonable wants," under, the South-West Africa Affairs' Amendment Bill introduced today by Dr. Daniel Malan, the
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    "COLONIAL NEGLECT"—CRIPPS
    211 3 "COLONIAL NEGLECT"— CRIPPS From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Mon. CIR Stafford Crlpps was taken to task in the House of Commons during the debate on American aid because of his allegation of the grave n?glect. of the development of the colonies in the past. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had
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    "Nowhere To Go"
    47 3 SYDNEY, Mon. MRS. Annie O'h>«M> yesterday said that she had no idea wh»re she would go. Standing before a large map, she swept her hand over the Pacific -ire.\ and said, "Just say we are going somewhere out there —to Mr. CalweHs island." Reuter.
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    Drought In Europe Hits Industry
    152 3 Drought In Europe Hits Industry LONDON, Mon. WIDESPREAD drought is crippling Europe's slowly recovering industry by reducing supplies of watergenerated electricity. Spain, Italy. Switzerland, Southern Germany. France and Czechoslovakia are particularly hard hit. Their governments fear the drought may extend into the spring and afT?ct agricultural production in food i
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    Wealth From Grave
    25 3 MIAMI From a graveyard of prehistoric animals in Florida comes 5.500,000 tons of phosphate each year to assist U.S. food production. A.P.
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    'TRAVEL IN COMFORT' RAIL PROGRAMME HAS STARTED
    238 4 'TRAVEL IN COMFORT' RAIL PROGRAMME HAS STARTED THE Malayan Railway, out to improve second and third-class travel standards has completed the construction of a set of up-to-date second-class coaches and buffet cars, and six third-class day coaches. The second-class coaches a passenger coach and a buffet car are the first
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    US Nutrition Expert In Singapore
    147 4 US Nutrition Expert In Singapore f>K H. W. Miller, American nutritional expert, was In Singapore yesterday for the Seventh-Day Adventists Conference, which began at the administrative headquarters of the Adventist Church in Thomson Road on Sunday. Dr. Miller has been connected with medical missionary work for 40 years. At the
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    TWO FRENCH SHIPS
    32 4 Two French passenger ships were in Singapore yesterday for the first time this year. They were the Saigonbound Marechal Joffre and the Athos II on her way to Marseilles.
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    Cobras Wouldn't Play
    74 4 TWO snakes were found on the steps of the home of Mr. R. V. Bolinghroke, of Borneo Co., who together with a friend chased them away, wounding one. into their nest under the house. Rut the cobras could not be captured —an Indian snake charmer played frantically
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    $10,000,000 FOR ENEMY PROPERTY
    201 4 CINGAPORE'S Custodian of *> Property up till last April (the latest month for which figures are available) had realised $6,623,316 from the sale of ex-Japanese assets, $3,564,080 from the sale of ex-German. The enemy property disposed of consisted of a small number of ships, houses and
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    Ceylonese Entertain
    79 4 THE CEYLONESE ASSOCIA HON. Singapore, entertained at the Adelphi Hotel on Satu rday the Rev. J. T. N. Handy M.8.E., Deputy Secretary Social Welfare Department and Mr. Anthony de Sllva M.8.E., Secretary of the Land Office. Both were honoured in the New Year list. Left to right: Mr.
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    Cost Of An Apple — $100 Bail
    176 4 Cost Of An Apple $100 Bail FOUR Chinese and five Malays, employees of the Singapore Harbour Board, were in the Third Police Court yesterday, charged with misappropriating apples at godown 28 on Saturday. Omar bin Dollah, a. signalman, pleaded guilty to dishonestly misappropriating two apples, the property of Tan Kim
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    23 4 Mr. L. S. HendricKS, has been appointed temporarily to perform the duties of Assistant Financial Secretary in the Financial Branch, Colonial Secretariat. Singapore.
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    VEGETARIAN SOCIETY
    74 4 The following are the office-bearers of the Malayan Vegetarian Society for 1949: President, Mr. L. Rayner; vice-president, Mr. F. Harvey; hon. secretary, Mr. Charlie Lei; hon. treasurer, Mr. Tan Kirn Teck; Committee members, Messrs R. S. Mani, Scow Choon Kee, Chuah Teong Choon, A. T. Chidambaram, Tan Lian
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    "Exchange Surgeons With Malaya"
    145 4 THE President of the Australian Council of the British Medical Association, Sir Henry Newland, wno visited Singapore on a private visit last month, wants Australian hospital house-surgeons to exchange duties temporarily with surgeons in all Asian countries. Earlier Sir Henry suggested an exchange between Australian surgeons
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    "HUMAN RIGHTS" QUESTION
    114 4 "HUMAN RIGHTS" QUESTION LONDON. Mon. rpHE Secretary for the ColoX nles (Mr. Creech Jones) was asked in the House of Commons whether he had drawn the attention of all Colonial Governments to the Universal Declaration of Human Riehts. He was also asked what changes such Governments had made, and proposed
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    Journalist III
    22 4 PENANG, Mon.— Mr. Chong Vet Meow of Sing Pin Jlh Pao newspaper Is a patient in the Penang General Hospital.
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    Prosperous Future For S.-E. Asian Fish Industry Seen
    235 4 Prosperous Future For S.-E. Asian Fish Industry Seen THE fishing industry in South East Asia one of the most important from a food point of view may shortly embark on a new era of prosperity if the schemes of the Indo Pacific Fisheries Council, which is holding its first meeting
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    PROTEST AT TAXI PETROL
    207 4 PROTEST AT TAXI PETROL SINGAPORE laxis uf 10 horse-power aro recetting a petrol ration of 70 gallons for three months compared with 72 .'a) Ions for private-own'-d cars of the same horse -powsr. This point has been mada by the Singapore Hire Car Association and Singapore Taxi Transport Association In
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    Malaya Sent 28,975 Tons Of Tin To U.S. Last Year
    306 5 Malaya Sent 28,975 Tons Of Tin To U.S. Last Year WASHINGTON, Monday. THE United States acquired 28,975 long tons of tin concentrates from Malaya during 1948, stated an annual report by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, U.S. Government financing agency controlling the State-owned tin smelter at Texas City, Texas. The report
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    PROTEST AT LIMED RICE
    121 5 PROTEST AT LIMED RICE THE Singapore Rice Retailers' Association has decided to ask the Food Control Department to stop the Issue of limed rice on the ration. A spokesman of the Association said that ration drawers were reluctant to accept this rice because It had an affect on the digestion.
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    CARD GAME COST $400
    60 5 Four Malays who played I "Pahkow." a game of cards, at Geyiang road on Sunday i morning, were yesterday fined $100 each by Mr. F. B. Oehlers, the Third Police Court magistrate. They were Sudim bin Sa- Mm, Tek bin Bldin, Mohd. Ali bin Hassan (all
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    FINED FOR CRACKERS
    72 5 Eight Chinese who celebrated the 'God of Heaven" festival on Sunday by firing crackers, in spite of the ban under Emergency Regula- tions. were fined in the j Singapore Police courts yesterday. Two of them. Tan Ec Koon and Ho Choon Eng who fired crackers at Beach
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    Ex Raja Muda Urges 1,000 Malays To Work Hard
    173 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Monday. TENGKU lndra Putra, ex-Raja Muda of Kelantan and member of the Penang UMNO executive committee, last night urged 1,000 Malay villagers of the fishing district of Tanjong Tokong "not to remain with arms akimbo," but
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    JOHORE ANTI-TB FUND: $2,710
    115 5 The Johore Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis has received $2,710 In donations. Donations already acknowledged: •2.197.47. Batu Pahat Hospital Staff 133.25. Pontian Land It District Office Staff and Malay School Teachers •25.30. Johore Bahru Electrical Dept. Staff •72.00, Johore Bahru Survey Dept Staff M 2.65.
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    Jeeps As Junior Fire Fighters
    161 5 BECAUSE of their mobility and compact size, jeep fire engines are being ordered from England by the Department of Civil Aviation for use on Malayan airfields. Three new jeep fire engines, which have Just arrived in Singapore, are for the airports at Kuantan and Taiplng.
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    Johore Council
    29 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. The Tungku Mahkota of Johore presided yesterday at a meeting of the Johore Executive Council in the absence of the Sultan who is indisposed
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    More Rain Expected
    58 5 ALMOST a rauiiih's dry weather in Singapore broke last week-end and the meteorological station at Kalian? expects unsettled weather until the end of the ..South-West monsoon. During the past ew weeks there has been dry air from the Asian continent but it has been displaced by air
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    CLERKS PLEA FOR ARREARS
    116 5 From Our Own Corre».>oiident PENANG, Monday. NEARLY 1,000 Penang Municipal clerks and other i monthly paid subordinate officers have sent represent- j ations to the Municipal Com- j missioners asking for the payment of arrears of salary j revisions with retrospective effect from August 1947 and
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    Ex-Soldiers Asked: 'Join Association'
    159 5 AN appeal for morj exservicemen to join the Singapore branch of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya was made at last night's annual meeting. It was announced that the Malay section of the branch had considerably Increased during the last twelve months. The newly elected chairman, Mr.
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    CHIEF JUSTICE DUE BACK
    64 5 The Chief Justice of Singapore (Mr. Justice Murray Aynsley) is expected back In the Colony this week from leave in the United Kingdom Mr Justice Brown Is due to leave Singapore on Sunday on long leave. The four Singapore High Court judges will then be the
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    LESS WATER
    45 5 Dut to a temporary shutdown of the Johore-Singa-poro pipeline tomorrow, there will be a general reduction In water pres&ure during the day. Areas likely to be effected are: Buklt Tlmah. Woodlands, Kranjl. Mandal, West Coast, Paslr Panjang, Clementl Road. Holland Road and Tanglin.
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    Singapore Diary
    103 5 TODAY Singapore Stamp Club, social meiting, Capitol Restaurant. 5.15 p.m. V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, gymnastics, 6.30 p.m.. recorded music. 8 p.m. TOMORROW Y.W.C.A., Katong Groups' meeting. St. Hilda's School, 4.30 p.m. Singapore chess championship, third qualifying rourrd, V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, 5 p.m. V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, art club, drawing session.
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    HOLIDAY WANTED ON BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY
    86 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. A PROPOSAL to asK the Government to declare a public holiday on Buddha's birthday will be considered at a mass meeting of P**nang Buddhists tomorrow afternoon. The birthday falls on the Bth and 15th days of the Chinese fourth
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    92 6 MISS O. E. MONTEIRO wUhes to thank the Doctors and ■toff of the Mlddleton Hospital for their kindness during her stay there. MADAM LEE ENO SIEW AND MR. MRS. YAP CHIP GUAN wt;h to convey their sincere and heartfelt thanks to the Senior and female uniformed staffs of the
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Feb. 8, 1949. THE STAFF OF LIFE
    704 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Feb. 8, 1949. THE STAFF OF LIFE account the possibilities of mechanised rice fanning, and which certainly does not promise any immediate addition to Malayan rice harvests. Mechanisation admittedly is unproved in Malayan conditions, and on the whole the little that is known is not
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    Gen. Li's Dilemma
    425 6 More and more it seems that the peace which China's Nationalist Government seeks with the Communists will be only half a peace, if that. The mission which General Li Fsung-jen had hoped to send to Peiping a week ago has still not left, and none of the
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    The Prime Minister Flies To Paris To Rally France
    2375 6  -  WINSTON S. CHURCHILL By The Rt. Hon. By May, 16, 1940, enemy armour had penetrated 60 miles through the gap left by the French Ninth Army, now in dissolution. The French Seventh Army had retreated west of the Scheldt, and the
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      Pandit Nehru And The Facts About Malaya
      267 6 Pandit Nehru And The Facts About Malaya A FEW months back, when a former Pre-| sident of the Malayan! Indian Congress was in India. the Malayan papers carried a statement from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, that the present. troubles in Malaya were due to economic causes. Recently, newspapers nave repaated. as
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      NO EGGS FOR CUP MEN
      202 6 REUTER reports from London that questions are likely to be asked in Parliament about the refusal of the Ministry of Food to sanction the grant of extra efjgs to Malaya's Thomas Cup team. I Reuter doesn't say who will make such a preposterous challenge to
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      792 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. HYDE: To Belle, wife of A. Hyde, on Feb., 7th, the General Hospital. Penang— a ton. BELSHAM-On sth February 1*49. «t Bungsar Hospital, U> Betty, wife of W. A. BelshMn— a •on < Ouy Nicholas) SITUATIONS VACANT JUNIOR Clerk for Cable Work la Shipping Department of European firm.
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    SWINDLED HOTEL, GETS 2 YEARS
    267 7 "I Am Very Sorry For You, "Judge Tells Arathoon CARRIES Arathoon, until recently chief ac- countant of Raffles Hotel, Singapore, was sentenced yesterday in the Singapore Assize Court to two years' rigorous imprisonment for criminal breach of trust of $88,930 belonging to the hotel. "I
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    GIRL'S STORY OF KIDNAP
    227 7 GIRL'S STORY OF KIDNAP nir Mall t orrfNpoiidf lit KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A 15-YEAR-OLD Chinese ibed in the Selantoday how she saw her father, with his hands tied behind his back, |>elng led down a road by three Chinese men, two of tehom were armed. Her father had not returned
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    TECHNICAL ASSN.
    58 7 TECHNICAL ASSN. KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The following were elected office-bearers for Selangor Branch of the Technical Association of Malaya: Messrs. Kirpal Singh. Lee Choon Yin, M. Veerapath'.ram. Inche Abdul Rahman, R. K. Paul, Chin Kirn Choon. O. Thamblpillay. Llm Chdn Khoon, C. Rajapatcham. Inche Zaharl bin Hassan. Lean Chew Teck,
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    ACSU Plan All-Malaya Union
    143 7 ACSU Plan All-Malaya Union THE Army Civil Service Union of Singapore wants to form a pan-Malayan union to include all categories of workers employed by the War Department, This should go for in obtaining recognition from the employer/says the Union's annual report. The report adds that, although relations were maintained
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    Buddhist Service
    26 7 A special service for the lute Luang Vudhlsara Netlnatl at The Buddhist Union. Singapore, on Sunday, was attended by the Consul-General for Slarr Ratanadib.
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    5 Years For BOR (19)
    158 7 fjRPORAL John James Callaghan, a young Irishman, was at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment Callaghan was found guilty of housebreaking by night at No. 4 Sub-Depot, 223 BOD, Jurong, on July 12. Of ten ether men, all Chinese, who
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    Medal Now Available
    84 7 AFTER a delay of more than three years, it has been ruled that members of the Malayan Volunteer Forces qualify for the Defence Medal If they completed one year iull or part-time service between Sept. 3, 1939 and Dec. 7, 1941. Those wishing to claiv the medal
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    Rhythm Club Plan For Singapore
    85 7 Rhythm Club Plan For Singapore AN outcome of the swing session In Singapore on Sunday Is a proposal to form an International Rhythm Club. The club would be open to all races and would provide premises where members could hear swing to their hearts' content. It is not yet known
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    UNION DEPLORES COMMUNAL BIAS
    231 7 THE communal bias of former students' unions in Malaya i s deplored by the Medical College I nion of Singapore, which says that on the establishmnt of the University of Malaya and the University Union there will be only one community the university community. In an
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    Met Police With Pistol
    71 7 TAUGHT with a fully loaded I pLstol in his hand when police burst into his room in Henderson Road, Chong Cheng Wah was sentenced to four years' rigorous Imprisonment in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday by Mr. Justice Taylor. Chong pleaded guilty. The Deputy Public Prosecutor
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    Volunteers May Get A.A. Guns
    310 7 VTEGOTIATIONS are going on between the Singapore Government and the War Office to get for the Singapore Volunteer Corps the use of complete equipment for a heavy anti-aircraft battery for Colony defence. Wien a decision has Deen reached the Singapore Defence Committee will submit to
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    A "SHAKER" FOR MR. JENNER
    58 7 A Singapore resident, Mr R. M. Jenner, is wonderin? whether he got the "backwash" of an earthquake shock which rocked parts of Southern Turkey, including Istanbul, early on Sunday At about the same time as the tremors were felt In Southern Turkey the floor tiling
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    BANDIT TO DIE
    46 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— Arrested by a Police party led by Mr Hlndmarsh on Dec 10 last year Tan Mong Kwang who was charged with carrying arms was convicted and sentenced to death by Mr Justice Laville at the Assizes
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    The Whisky Went Round And Round
    178 7 TWO employees of the Singapore Golf Club admitted in the Fourth Police Court yesterday that they used 10 collect the dregs of whisky t from members' glasses, put them back in the bottle, and serve them again. The two men. Pang Wee Gee and
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    57 7 THE visiting Overseas Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Association, Sir James Sleeman rounded off a busy week m Singapore yesterday by presenting certificates of the Red Cross and St. John joint organisation to 97 first-aid workers, who gave "excellent service" during the war. He Is seen here congratulat ag
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    Unclaimed Cargo Sold
    84 7 UNCLAIMED cargo which had been lying In the Singapore Harbour Board godowns for more than a year was yesterday sold by auction for $42,000. Bidding was brisk. Among the cargo were piece goods, medicines, paper and stationery, milk, biscuits jam, e'ectnc lamp bulbs, toys, electric gramophones, motor
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    Police Post Not Needed
    139 7 THE area at the 13th mile Chua Chu Kang is as well policed and controlled as any other place on the Island." Singapore Police spokesman told the Straits Times yesterday. He was replying to a letter to the Editor yesterday on the need for a police
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    MALAYA INVITED
    72 7 Malaya has been invited to the Forestry and Timber Utilisation conference, sponsored by the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation, to be held in Mysore towards the end of March, but It has not been finally decided whether a representative will go. A Government spokesman said in Singapore
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    Cut Grass— Fined $10
    41 7 Cut Grass Fined $10 Teo Boon Hua. charged with cutting grass in the compound of the Colonial Secretary's house, was fined $10 in the Third Police Court yesterday. Teo said he went there to obtain some herb* to cure an Illness.
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    Forced Victim To Kneel Down, Court Told
    371 7 Forced Victim To Kneel Down, Court Told FATHER, SON ACCUSED OF ASSAULT TPWO men father and son charged with assault and wrongful confinement, were alleged to have forced their victim to knee] down, jabbed ;it him with shot guns, and then locked him in a room. In the dock of
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    FOOD FROM AUSTRALIA
    29 7 The Burnside yesterdu; brought 2,000 tons of Aus trallan food to Singapore The shipment included fro ren meat, vegetables, flour rice, sugar and general mer chandltt.
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    KIAN PENG SINKING INQUIRY
    140 7 THE NlLIk .isulateat Singapore expects an official report from Batavia thus week of the sinking ol the 170-ton Singapore motoi vessel Kian Peng on Ne^4 Years Eve. Mr. A. M. L. Winkelman, Netherlands Consul-GeneraL returned yesterday from Batavia where he discussed the sinking with Dutch auth«
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    BOY ON GANJA CHARGE
    88 7 A 14-year-old Chinese boy was. in the First Singapore District Court yesterday, charged with bring n si'>n of ganja. Thambt Nathan, a m ol the Royai Plone< r Corps, plt-adin of ganja, .said h< from the boy. The boy d> ni< <1 the alii satlon. Thambl
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      164 8 COLD STORAGE eggs for energy AS SENT TO THE MALAYAN THOMAS CUP TEAM AT YOUR LOCAL SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. J-Ite &mlle an<L the u^eastti Strong white even teeth, sturdy limbs, firm flesh and sound bones together with the happiness of abounding health these are some of the gifts
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      558 8 There were several methods of finessed the nine-spot. East won establishing the key suit In to- and shifted to the club ten. De1 day's deal, but unfortunately for clarer put In the Jack and was I his own side, the declarer chose gratified to have it hold the j the
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    The Shy Child
    735 9  -  NURSE BRIDGET Mothercraft In Malaya Hy THE mother of a four-year-old writes for advice as to how to help hrr small daughter who is very shy and refuses to meet strangers or vi n her own relations. la usually caused bj ft lack of self -confidence ire
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    Photographs For New Dress Designs
    593 9  - Photographs For New Dress Designs MARGARET LA WRENCE PICTURE PATTERN By A NEW textile printing technique by which photographs are used in conjunction with the silk screen process has been invented in Australia by textile designer Gerald Herbst. of Prestige Ltd., Melbourne. The Phototex process (registration pending) is similar to
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    From an estate bungalow
    477 9 C<VEN now labourers just don't seem to remember that they may be viewed with suspicion if they take short cuts through to other estates, even if their excuse is perfectly good. So far as they are concerned main roads are t paln-in-the-neck. The variety of excuses
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      32 9 M NESCAFE (pronounced Nes-cafay) is Nestle s Soluble Coffee Product, composed of equal parts of skilfully extracted coffee solids and added carbohydrates (dextrms, maltose and dextrose) added solely to protect the flavour."
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      282 9 »jU laugh or SH IKIMKJt HAPPIKK with these health- V^?^ jiving Cablets A flowing chile needs Calcium and Phosphoru* to assure sturdy Cones. -sound teeth, safety from rickets oi skin troubles But tht food of many living id countries where the climate v difficult to acknowledged co oe deficient in
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    BRITAIN HAS THE "SO WHAT?" STATE OF MIND
    1705 10 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Jan. 25. TAKING as their basis 1 Malaya's 1948 rubber and tin production figures, some London leaders of these industries estimate that six out of every 10 Amei rican dollars used to finance Britain's mrchases of raw
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      194 10 SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN A WOMAN'S ARMY WHEN THE SPARKS FLY! l-4.yf-6.30-9.30 p.m. RQfn '9 GIRLS htMvriHUWOltßwi! 1 i TINER DAY PETERS *\Cecp your- r^C^ '»on« MQOREHEAD B.I! lOHNSOM /ftij'Jj »og*' d I MCTIO aOIOWYMMATU ►,<.... '0.-.I *»•<* only j COMING SOON ft?-— *===^^h IPs^^tC HI ROSAI.IM) BtjUw^fW W~L «-^k
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      364 10 LAST DAY n ias 4.00 6.30 9.15 II m9mm^^^_ I W2SYIMSOIIIYTI.MI... j Tjl/MfliPfW "COVERED WAGON" Ml l[|l'J| JWj Mil HOWARD HAWrOTRED RIVER" I J I I I mM~ JOHN WAYNE MONTGOMERY CIIFT 111 I'M eJ J •<H'«>lW« KXKNt 0«U I i^H 1 fMMWwkaOi HOWARD HAWKS Ma»'^«n **~-\i\*M Alt COMCXTiOMCO TOMORROW!
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      281 10 c'dadv Palr y T* 188 Nos <M«dtner) chestra: 7.30 Hit Parade; 8.40 9 rvME Violin Sonata No. 3 (Brahms); News Summary from United Na9.30 News; 9.49 Evening Star: tlons; 910 B.B.C. Symphony 1.00 Radio Orchestra; 1.30 New*; io Light Music; 10.30 Dance Orchestra; 10.00 Australian New*; 1.45 Light Instrumental; a.
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      RUBBER ESTATES IN BANDIT AREAS
      371 11 Workers Unsettled At Ledang Bahru CIR John Hay, in his annual statement as chairman of Ledang: Bahru Rubber, comments on the unsettling effects of local disturbances on the estate labour force. The past year, he says, has been a difficult one. The estate is in
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      TEMIANG LOSES HEAVILY
      233 11 TEMIANG LOSES HEAVILY UNITED Temlang (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates have lost heavily in buildings, machinery and otherwise through bandit raids, says the company's chairman (Mr. R. F. McNair Scott) in his annual statement. The company operates estates in the Muar district of Johore, and in Negri Sembilan. Until assets lost have
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      RUBBER USE IN AMERICA
      78 11 WASHINGTON, Mon. NEW American rubber consumption in December dropped to the lowest ebb of 1948. according to the Commerce Department. The total for the year, however, was second only to that of 1947. The 1948 consumption of 1.073.202 long tons was only 4.4 per cent below
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      When Rubber Was 8s. A Lb.
      201 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mon. J)AYS when the price of rubber was about Bs. a lb. and the paying of dividends of 10 per cent, or more was possible are recalled by Mr. E. B. Skinner, chairman of Tanjong Malim Rubber, in his
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      Shipping At The Singapore Wharves
      102 11 SHIPS in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Burnside (31-32), Straat Soenda 33-34 1, Achilles; (36-37), Rijnkem (38-39), Kampar (40-41), Surat (42-43). West Wharf: Benalbanach (1- 11), Tegelberg (6-7), Memnon (89), Steel Seafarer (10-11), Mantin (14), Rondo
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER
      127 11 i FTER Saturday's activity the Singapore rubber market yesterday was very quiet at about the same levels. The market generally awaited New York and local reaction to the Saturday decline. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 36 cents, sellers 36 U cents; spot loose buyers
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      Henrietta Rubber
      11 11 HENRIETA Rubber Estate* January crop amounted to 177,560 lbs.
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      TIN OUTPUTS
      53 11 i V ESANG Tin lc December proIV roduced 368.96 piculs of tinore. The December tribute amounted to $8,279. The company's output In 1948 totalled 3,601.79 picula of ore, the tribute $96,893. KUALA LUMPUR Tin In January operated dredging for 523 hours, treated 130,169 cubic yards and produced 275
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      RUBBER CROPS
      36 11 HARRISONS Crosfield (Malaya) announce the following January rubber crops, In lbs: Allenby 48,000, Benta Estaw 88,000, Jeram Kuactan Est. 47,500, Kundong Estate 44.000. Mentakab 96,500. Sungel Bagan 105,000. Sandycroft 25,000, TanJong Pau Est. 45,000.
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      Malayan Shares
      105 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Mon. INTEREST in the Malayan share market today was 1 still principally centred on In- dustrials. The market was quiet. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: Bayer Selle M Breweries S.83 6.92*4 xt M. Colls. 2.17',4 2.22V4 McAilJter 53.50 54.50
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      82 11 A DROP in the price of coconut oil in Singapore yesterday caused copra quotations to ease substantially. Copra arrivals, however, were still below expectation and the prevailing f.o.b. price for coconut oil continued unattractive to overseas consumers. Except for a small volume of business written yesterday in the
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      World Production Of Tin Concentrates Rises
      168 11 THE HAGUE, Monday. WORLD production of tin concentrates In November reached a considerably higher level (14,200 long i tons) than for some time, says the International Tin [Study Group's January bulletin From June till October last year It ranged between 12,000 and 13,400. Both
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      Rubber Harvest
      23 11 SIME, Darby announce the following Dec amber rubber crops, ta lbs.: X em pas 496,500 Radella Estate 20,600 Bukit KB. 12.800
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      1208 11 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore) BLUB FUNNEL 14MB STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., Cam jr option to proceed via ether LTD to load and discharge cargo kAILINCS FROM U.K. USA WEST COAST MALAYA Ach.lU. from UK C. 36/37 ••Merlimau" for Muar Feb. 14 r.lrr.yb.us from UK. Fob 17 •Mentakab" tor
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      229 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON. INDIA, tCYPT AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. Singapore P. Sham Penang Marine Snapper Feb. 10/14 Feb. 13/16 Feb. 17/17 f;«*- Po"», 16 21 F «<>- "/23 '•»>• *«/26 Mount Davis Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 4/5 Mar. 6/9 Mount Mansfield Mar. 13/19
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      264 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA/U.K./ TQ CONT N|NT/ CONTINENT. SCANDINAVIA. M.s. "Mongolia" Cod own i 21/24 for Manila. H'Konn. Shanghai, Loading at Sinaapore. Port Swettenham Kobe. Yokohama Penang. 5... 'JTranquebar" Codown 44 "St. Croi»" due abt. Feb. I for Saigon G Bangkok. for Aden. Port Sudan Port Said, Alexandria,
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      1020 11 McALISTER 6c CO.. LTD. I Incorporated el Sinuaoorel E; .LEHMAN 6c BUCKNALL KLAVENESS LINE HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM UJ CANADIAN PACIFIC PORTS Acceotmß cargo tor Central b South CITY OF DURHAM AmeTican Ports S'poie f iham Cenang CASTLEVILLE 9-16 Mar. 6-8 Mar. 19-20 Mar Spo.e P Sham Henang 17 18 Mar.
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    CAMERA TEST UNDER RACING CONDITIONS
    227 12 CAMERA TEST UNDER RACING CONDITIONS Close Finish By Field Of Ten Wtmm epsom jeep IPOH. Monday. AFIELD of ten horses will flash past the post in as close a finish as possible to test the photo-finish at the Ipoh racecourse on Thursday afternoon. Mr. J. Catarinich of the Amalgamated Photo
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    United Beat Bradford Five-Nil
    78 12 United Beat Bradford Five-Nil LONDON. Mon. MANCHESTER United, last year's VJK. Cup champions, defeated Bradford five-nil in the fourth round F.A. Cup replay at Maine Road today. This was the second replay between thr two teams. On Saturday Bradford, on their home ground, had held I nited to a one-all
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    RSGC Feb. Medal
    198 12 FHE Royal Singapore Golf Club's February Medal competition (Stroke) was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted In a tie In "A" Division between G. McGuffln and D. J. Vane Percy with a net score of 71 and a win for L. H. Robinson
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    ISLAND CLUB RESULTS
    63 12 THE repliy of the Gold Meua and "B Division Januarj Medal ties at the Island Club on Saturday afternoon resulted as follows I!t48 Gold Medal: S K. Gay 80-12—68: I. E. O D^vie- T6-8-70. -B" Division January Medal T. B Sim 89-17—72; F. Ham mond 95-22—73. The
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    B.M.H. SOCCER XI
    45 12 THE team to represent the British Military Hospital in a soccer match against Sime Darby Co. at Geylang stadium on Thursday, will be selected from the following: Wilson. Clark. Barlow. Elliot Cairns. Burgoyne. Barlow. Davis. Birrell. Bennett. Wright, Harris. Moir, Causer, Buckley.
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    11 12 HOCKEY: S.C.R.C v. Hornets —S.C.R.C: S.CC I A S.C.C
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    CSC Ground To Be Ready By May
    242 12 rv\\V. rehabilitation of the Ceylon Sports Club ground has been given first priority and the buiding of a pavilion will be considered at a later date. This is stated in the annual report of the Club which will be tabled at their 16th.
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    Tamil B.P. Fixtures
    162 12 THE s?cond '.earn of the Tamil Brotherhood Association will meet the Juvenile Combined in a friendly soccer match to be playi ed at Farrer Park at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The team will be chosen from: Paul Sandanam. S. Arumugam. S. Mohlnder. S. Veloo, Sockallngam, If, Chandra,
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    LA. HOCKEY XI
    40 12 i THE Indian Association hockey i 1 team to meet the S.C.C on the padang today will be selected fiom the following: Anthony. Siva. Mansoor Khan. Soiakhan. Mahinder. Gupta. Slon. Isa. Dass. Jerome. Swuran. J Charan.iit. Verappan.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    24 12 Today: High Water, 4.51 am (7ft. 9in>, 7.05 p.m. <6ft. 2in>. Tomorrow: High Water. 5.55 am < 7ft Km). 9.22 p.m. <6ft 7ni)
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    S.C.C. Beat Signals By Only Try
    161 12 IN spite of a superior pack who dominated play throughout, the Singapore Cricket Club "B" XV could only score a three-point victory over G.H.Q. Signals on the padang yesterday.. The Club attacked from the start but, despite two penalties awarded them, failed to score
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    Inter-department Table Tennis
    82 12 MUNICIPAL Treasurer's Department beat Municipal Architect and Building Surveyor's departments at table tennis on Saturday by four games to one. Results Treasurer's Dept. players mentioned first): Leow Cher Young beat Foong Kwolc Heng 21-17. 21-8. 21-19; Loe Meng Kong bt Lee Ah Chio 21-15. 21-12, 21-13, David
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    S.C.C Hockey XI
    41 12 THE following have been selected to represent S.C.C. agalrst the Indian Association in a hockey match on the padarrg at 5.15 pin j today: Mathot; Haig. Daniels: Mcßae Reynecker. Kuyper: Read. Machln Moolenburg. Tabor, Bell. Umpire: Mr. Smith.
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    LUCKY STRIKE B.P.
    69 12 THE following have been elected office bearers for the Lucky Strike B. P.: President, Tan Kiat Kheng: vice-presidents: Cheaiig Seng Lock and Hoo Chun K'h: secre- tary. Yeo Chwee Kim (re-elected): treasurer Low Port Hye (reelected): auditor. Tan Howe Phoo; sports captain. Charlie Chua; a.s- > sports
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    S.C.R.C HOCKEY XI
    55 12 THE S.C.R.C. hockey team to meet the Singapore Hornets at Hong Lim Green tomorrow will be: Lee Ah Chio; Dr. Neoh, Cheong Thin Siew: Au Tat Chu, Goh Chin Chye. San Kiu Hock; j Swee Lin Swang. Chai Hon Yam, H. Fang. Koo Ong Lee. Low Kee
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    S'pore Non-benders
    33 12 IN informal meeting of the 'A Singapore Non-benders will be held at the SRC on Friday at 5.30 p.m. It Is hoped that as many members as possible will attend. i
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    SRC To Sponsor Eurasian Soccer If Invited
    277 12 SRC To Sponsor Eurasian Soccer If Invited SINGAPORE Recreation Club decided In principle last night at a sports meeting I that It would assume responsibility for the fielding of a soccer side fully representative of the Eurasian com- munity If tt were Invited to do so by the Singapore Amateur
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    20 12 COMPETITORS in vario:Js crafts return to their moorings after a race in the R.A.F. Changl Yacht Club regatta, on Sunday.
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    Thomas Cup Broadcast
    75 12 AN interview with Mr. Lim Chuan Geok, non-play-ing captain of the Malayan Thomas Cup team, may bt included in the B.B.C broadcast on the Thomas Cup tie between Malaya and U.S.A. on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 at the Kelvin Hall. Glasgow. Accounts of the play, together
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    T.B.A. Win At Table Tennis
    156 12 pLAYING their first game, th« Tamil Brotherhood Association table tennis team defeated the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Assistants by fl.e games to nil at the Singapore Hospital Assistants' Union premises on Sunday. Results < Tamils mentioned first.) O. K. Gosain beat Thong Weng choy 3-2;
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    B.M.H. WIN 3-2
    31 12 B.M.H. WIN 3- 2 In a friendly soccer match played at Alexandra Hospital ground on Saturday, the British I Military Hospital defeated the JR.A.F." Embarkation Unit by three goals to two.
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    S.A.F.A. DECISION IS EQUITABLE
    458 12 By THE SPORTS EDITOR THE customer always writes, but is he right? Not always. The letter written by ''Puzzled John" and my reply to it in Saturday's issue has brought forth a volume of correspondence. "Puzzled John" said that he could not understand why the S.A.F.A.
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    Kota Raja Request Will Be Refused
    282 12 IF Kota Raja Sports Club, last year's Cup and second division champions, want to play in this season's Singapore Amateur Football Association's league and Cup competitions, they will first have to affiliate with the Malay Football Association. This, in effect, is the reply the
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    NAVAL BASE XI WIN EASILY
    51 12 THE Naval Base Junior Athktic soccer team scored a 7-1 victory over the H..M-P-9. Zulsiquar In a friendly match played at the Naval Base on Sunday. Scorers for the winners were: Roberts '8;. Haridas (i) and Ramakrlshnan <2>. Jafjar scored the only goal for tb«
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    India Need 271 For 7 To Win
    439 12 BOMBAY, Monday. 'THE West Indies were all out for 267 in their second innings here today and left India to get 361 runs in 395 minutes if they are to win and draw the series. At close India had lost three wickets for
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