The Straits Times, 7 March 1949

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1H45 EKIHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1949 if PRICE- TEN TENTS.
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    21 1 n|\<. \r<»K! BOYS' BRKiADE member* marching to the Straits Chinese Presbyterian Church yesterday. Another picture in Pane Five. Straits Times picture.
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    ADMIRAL'S"DON'T BE RIDICULOUS"
    122 1 ADMIRAL 'S"DON'T BE RIDICULOUS" ADMIRAL Kwei Yung-c Chinese Nationalist I cruiser Chungking: "Do mistake of making China of her British donors." Chungking formerly II vis. Aurora, ha* reached t i Russian-i'ontrolled port of I)i ron after refuelling at the Chinese Communist-held port Chefoo. t i s stated. In Nanking. Admiral
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    DESTROYERS FOR CHINA
    66 1 NORFOLK. Virginia >, g lin Two former United S'dies destroyers hoisted the i Chinese Nationalist flag yesterday arid sailed for China. Th«*y are manned by Chin- i Me crew. Ihe two are ihe last of a group of four to be taken by nese crews from Norfolk!
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    COLONY JET IS BACK
    52 1 Flight-Lieut. -Kiwi" Fran- j cis piloting Singapore's RAF. M Vampire returned to the Colony yesterday after covering the 800 miles trip from Labuan, Borneo, in two hours and 35 minutes. The Vampire has been mak- Ing a series of demonstration j flights in Saigon. Hong Kongj
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    Chiang Has War Plans, Say Reds
    188 1 Chiang Has War Plans, Say Reds SHANGHAI. Sun. rE Chinese Communist radio said yesterday that the Mayor of Shanghai. Mr. K. C. Wu. flew to «cc Genera- lissimo Chiang Kai-shek recently and returned after receiving Instructions "to wait patiently for three months until war preparations are j completed." The broadcast
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    NEW RUSSIAN MOVES EXPECTED
    455 1 Red Reshuffle Has World Guessing' LONDON, Sunday. pURTHER world comment today on the announcement that the Russian Foreign i Minister, Mr. Molotov, had been replaced by his I deputy, Mr. Vishinsky, ranged from prophecies, that Soviet tactics would become "tougher" to hopes of a beginning of
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    "RED INDIA: IS FAR OFF"
    64 1 BOMBAY. Sun. -The AllIndia Socialist Conference, beginning its annual session here today. wa« told by the President. Acharya Narendra Deo. that Communist hegenony in India wa s a far off event. The Socialist leader attacked the present Government, commenting: "Congress has become a Conservative force
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    BITTER ATTACK BY REDS
    107 1 BITTER ATTACK BY REDS BERLIN. Sun. THE Soviet Union served notice last night that It would not recognise nor accept the Western German state now being formed under the guidance of the United States. Britain and France. The notice came in a let- ter from Marshal Vasslly D. Sokolovsky Russian
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    U.S. Rubber Imports
    104 1 WASHINGTON. Sun. The United States Department of Commerce reported today that the U.S. imported 40,126 tons of natural rubber from Malaya in January. The report added 87,756 tons of new rubber was consumed in the U.S. in January, compared with 81.341 tons In December and 101.177 tons
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    WANT BIRTH CONTROL
    53 1 TOKYO, Sun— The majority of the Japanese people are strongly in favour of birth control, according to a poll conducted by the Government's Welfare Ministry. Statistics compiled by Gen Mac Arthur's Headquarters showed that the birth rate of 34 per 1.000 last year was the greatest in
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    SLIM GOING TO TRIESTE
    60 1 TRIESTE, Sun.— Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, is to visit the British military units of the free territory of Trieste. Sir Williams visit will last from Monday to Wednesday. During his stay, he will be the guesjt of MaJ.-Gen.
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    BRITAIN MAKES PLUTONIUM
    123 1 LONDON, Sun. IT was officially announced today that Britain had for the first time produced plutonium—the fissile element which can be used for the creation of atomic power A Ministry of Supply statement Issued this afternoon described the successful production of plutonium as "one of the most
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    87 1 TWO MORE Chinese nurses from Malaya arrived recently In Sydney, where they will train for two years under the Bth Division A.I.F. Memorial Nursing; Scholarship Fund. They were Nurses Chan Peng Chin (second from left) of Kuala Lumpur, and Christina Ng Tew Peek (second from right i of Singapore, the
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    Soekarno Says "No"
    86 1 BATAVIA, Sun. DR. Soekarno, Indonesian Republican President, yesterday refused the Netherlands invitation to a roundtable conference on Indonesia until the Republican Government was reinstated in the old capital of Jogjakarta. His reply was delivered to Dr. Louis Beel, Netherlands Commissioner for Indonesia, by the Dutch Resident of
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    SAIGON DEATHS
    31 1 I PARIS, Sun.— Six Vietnamese were killed and 44 injured, 12 seriously, by an explosive thrown this mornlng in the central market of Saigon. Agence France Presse reported.— Reuter.
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    Lord Milverton Arrives In Singapore
    168 1 I ORD Milverton arrived in Singapore yesterday J en-route for North Borneo and Sarawak in connection with the work of the Colonial Develop- ment Corporation. The Corporation was formed by the British Government a year ago with power to. borrow £110,000,000 for the purpose of
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    Airlift "World's Wonder": Attlee
    165 1 BERLIN, Sunday. THE British Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, who is in B«rlin, yesterday described th e Anglo-American airlift as one of th« wonders of the world. He said: "There has never been anything like this. When 1 get back to London I will tell the people
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    6 DIE IN CRASH
    34 1 TOKYO, Sun— The Far Bast Air Force* announced today that a C-46 air force transport plane crashed on Okinawa, last night killing I six of the 22 persons aboard. U.P.
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    CHILEANS POLL
    25 1 SANTIAGO, Sun.— Chile today went to the poll* to elect 147 deputies— all the member* of the Lower House »nd 30 senators. Reuter.
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    Truman— Nehru Talks "Later"
    141 1 Truman— Nehru Talks "Later" NEW DELHI, Sun. rpHE Prime Minister of India 1 Pandit Nehru said today that he could not accept Mr. Truman's Invitation to visit the United States for some months "because of heavy Parliamentary duties." "But I hope to be able to go later," he added. Discounting
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    C.G. On "Action For The People'
    140 1 CALCUTTA, Sun. "U/E have to find some posl- tive action which will lead to a steady improvement of the people's economic condition and to a steady expansion ot their political freedom," said the Commissioner General In SouthEast Asia. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in Calcutta last
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    The Russian Attitude
    102 1 MOSCOW. Sun. RUSSIA'S attitude towards the Western Powers rolonial policy was outlined today in the newspaper Izvestia. The article said that. as a result of the armed struggle raging in several countries In Asia for national liberation, the whole imperialist colonial system is now beng threatened. It
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    R.A.F. Smash Arab Forts:
    148 2 Revolt Likely In The Yemen ADEN, Sunday. pOYAL Air Force planes have blown up Arab forts along the northern borders of the Aden Protectorate, south-western tip of Arabia, after a revolt of tribesmen in the Yemen, according to reports reaching here last night Imam Achmed, King
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    THE VAMPIRE: CLUE HUNT
    99 2 LONDON. Bun.— Scotland Yard yesterday put more than 100 men on London's vampire murder case In an all-out attempt to prove that five missing persons vanished In a bath of vitrloL It was both a field and laboratory search. Detectives fanned out over an extensive area
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    PEACE TALKS STALEMATE
    83 2 RHODES. Sun.— The Israe-li-Trans Jordan armistice talks came to a complete standstill here yesterday. Matters were reported to tave been brought to a head vhen the Transjordan delerates refused to meet the Israeli delegates in person, according to Israeli reports. Syria has decided to accept the Invitation
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    No 'Snap' Vote In Britain
    90 2 LEEDS. Sun. Britain's Health Minister. Mr. Aneurin Bevan. said yesterday that a "snap" election before mid1950 was the last thing the Labour Government had in mind. "Desoite what may have been said In some newspapers to the contrary." he told a Labour Party meeting, "it
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    25 2 PENAN G'S Municipal Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. S. V. Adams, who will be going on leave In the Corfu at the end of this month.
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    VATICAN "PLOT"
    38 2 VATICAN "PLOT BUDAPEST. Sun.— M. Rakosi, Communist Deputy Premier of Hungary, said yester- i day that the Vatican, which, he said, served American Imperialism, had plotted to form a "Union of Catholic countries" In the Danube area.— A.P.
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    JUNGLES INTO FIELDS
    97 2 JUNGLES INTO FIELDS COLOMBO. Sun. BULLDOZERS, tractors and "caterpillars" have begun work on a £12,000.000 plan to transform Ceylon's eastern jungles Into padl fields, and sugar plantations. The scheme. Ceylon's biggest post-war agricultural and Industrial enterprise since the war, is expected to be completed in five years. An earth-filled dam
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    Japs Not Wanted
    105 2 BATAVIA. Sun. /COMMENTING on reports \j that some Japanese favour emigration of 40,000.000 Japanese to New Guinea to solve the problem of overpopulation. Mr. Johan Artks. political delegate of the Dutch New Guinea's Papua poP'Uation here, said Papua tribes would resist such immigration. Aneta reported Mr Arlks
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      "Plot To Blow Up Parliament"
      256 2 LONDON, Sunday. "AN anonymous threat to blow up the Houses of Parliament" has been jriven prominence In two London newspapers the Daily Mail and th e Daily Graphic The Graphic called it a threat by persons unknown. and the Mall spoke of "a threat by
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    TRUMAN'S CALL TO CONGRESS
    134 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. I>RESIDENT Truman today .ailed on the U.S. Congress legislation to tighten nee administration. This step was based on a report by ex-President Hoover's c 'iiu mission on the organisation of the Government's •utive branch. The President recommended legislation to:— Omvert the national military establishment
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    LECTURE ON BUDDHISM
    89 3 The Yen. Narada. who flew jo Singapore from Ceylon recently to officiate at th» foundation stone-layin* ceremony of the Sri Lankarama. will be flying back on Friday and sail for Europe later this month on a Buddhist missionary tour. Mr. F Sena, jeweller; will pay the cast
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    REDS DEMAND 'FREE U. N. MAN' Held By U.S. On "Spy" Charge
    221 3 REDS DEMAND 'FREE U. N. MAN' Held By U.S. On "Spy" Charge WASHINGTON, Sunday. THK Soviet Ambassador, Mr. Alexander I'enyushkin, last nigftt demanded that thej I'nited* States Government release Valentine; Cuhitchev, a Russian employee of the United Nations, who was arrested on a charge of j stealing I.S. Government information.
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    13 Gaoled In Hungary
    85 3 BUDAPEST. Sun. ►"THIRTEEN minor accomJL plice s of Cardinal Mlndszenty were sentenced by a yorkers" court yesterday on var.oua charges of foreign cuTrency speculation to Imprisonment ranging from one to eight years. They were accused with two others of falling to declare and deposit foreign currency,
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    KARENS ON THE OFFENSIVE
    122 3 RANGOON, Sunday. rpHE Karens holding positions south of the railway town of Myitnge have gone over to the offensive, it was officially stated yesterday. A Government communique-] said that a strong Karen force had advanced north-east iti the direction of Mandalay And had contacted Govern- ment
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    INSULT TO SHAH MEANS GAOL
    64 3 TEHERAN. Sun.— A new Press law passed by Parliament last week provided for the suppression of any newspaper and the arrest of the writer concerned if any insults to the Shah, the Rfyal Family or to the chiefs of foreign governments are published. The law
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    NewK.L.Bus
    49 3 DOUBLE-DECKERS FOR MALAYA: A Kuala Lumpur company is shortly to put on the road th* first double decker buses ever used in Malaya. Picture shows one of the new Guy vehicles just before shipment from Britain, and delivery through Borneo Motors Ltd. It has seating capacity for 55.
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    SIAMESE "REBELS" CHARGED
    137 3 BANUK.UK.. SUn. rpWENTY-three men suspec- ted of being involved In l:ist week's attempted coup wen brought before the criminal court yesterday escorted by men carrying machlne■Mns. They were charged with being Involved in rebellious i .ictivlties both inside and out- side Siam. The accused included the Lord
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    former Premier
    42 3 SIAM'S FORMER PREMIER. Norn Rajawongse Seni Pramop (right) is shown samples of students' work at Wands worth Training College. London. Educated in England and a former Minister of Education In Siam, he is on a British Council visit— A.P. picture.
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    2,500 Reds Held In India
    238 3 NEW DELHI, Sunday. TWO thousand five hundred Communists are now detained in India under the Public Safety Act, authoritative sources disclosed here yesterday. In addition, nearly 4,000 Communists have been arrested In the State of Hyderabad for alleged subversive activity since Hyderabad joined the Dominion
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    Funeral Of Guards' Officer
    137 3 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. ryWENTY-one-year old Lieut. L John Farrer of the Third Battalion. Grenadier Guards, was shot dead while patrolling the Kajang area of Selangor on Friday. The funeral with- full military honours took place at Cheras Road Cemetery this morning. Lieut.
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    WIDESPREAD SNOWING
    59 3 LONDON, Sun. Snow fell in most of England yesterday. The temperature dropped to as low as 24 degrees in Norfolk, along the North Sea coast. 1 Air Ministry weather observers said the snow was widespread and continuous by nightfall in all but the exjtreme east and south-east of
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    Rubber Share Decline: "No Adequate Explanation"
    345 3 Rubber Share Decline: "No Adequate Explanation" From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE decline of rubber share prices is in contrast to the financial results of the producing companies, says the Financial Times in a leader based on the fact that share prices have fallen to a post-war low level,
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    Africa'Plan' Against The Indians
    126 3 Africa 'Plan Against The Indians DURBAN. Sun. THE South African Indian Congress yesterday re- ported a growing belief among [Indians that Dr. Malan's Nationalist Government aimed at their complete economic ruination to force them to "expatriate" to India The Congress said that the I recent announcement in Parjliament by the
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    Singapore Diary
    143 3 TODAY TNT Monday Morning Market, Presbyterian Church Hall, Orchard Road, 8.30 a.m. to noon. ''Britain In Pictures." an exhibition. British Council Hall. Stamford Road. 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. V.M.C.A.. International Fortnightly Club, Mr. Lee Slow Mong on "Chinese Family Life," 5, Raffles Quay, 10 a.m.. Business and
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    BRITONS 'ADOPT' 100 LEPERS
    225 3 BRITONS 'ADOPT' 100 LEPERS From Our SUff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. OVER 100 children in the Sungel Buloh Leper Settlement, 16 miles north of Kuala Lumpur, have been "adopted" by people and organisations in the United Kingdom. The "adoptions." which were arranged by the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, consist
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    "Position Is No Better"
    94 3 From Otfr Own Correspondent LONDON. Sun. THE Tronoh Malayan group of tin companies has sent the Secretary of State for Colonies a collection of reports it has received from mining areas on terrorism in Malaya. One of the reports, which covers a month to February 3,
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    Blackmarket Follows Ban
    64 3 JOHANNESBURG, Sun. With one stroke of the pen, I the South African Government has created the biggest I blackmarket the country has ever known, commercial men declared here yesterday. They were watching their shops being skinned bare of luxuries by frantic buyers after the publication of a
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    RICE TALKS
    56 3 TOKYO, Sun.— Three offlI clal R from Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur's Headquarters will leave Tokyo this week-end to visit Bangkok for the inaugural meeting of the International Rice Commission which is sponsored by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation. Four Japanese -Government officials will t accompany the
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    Stalin Receives Korean Govt. Delegation
    54 3 MOSCOW, Sunday. MR. Stalin yesterday received the Korean Government delegation visiting Moscow. Later, Moscow Radio stated that the guerilla movement against the American "puppet government" in South Korea was spreading. The broadcast, quoting the North Korean radio, said, "The guerillas demand the withdrawal of American
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    43 4 MKB. PLORBNCB B. OREEN widow of the Ute Mr. O. H B Oreen of Rawing. Seitwgor yr <hes to thank her friends In M->'nva. for their many exore««lin* of sympathy. Her present •"♦dress 1* King Edward Hotel. Pier Street, Perth, Western Au •">"-
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Mar. 7, 1949. THE MOLOTOV MYSTERY
    708 4 The S traits Times Singapore, Mon., Mar. 7, 1949. THE MOLOTOV MYSTERY In the Soviet system of government important changes in Ministerial posts are so rare that usually there is tempta- tion to read more into any, change than is justified by the p circumstances. It is a temptation which
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    Indian Problems
    423 4 The Viceregal tradition which made the annual meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of .Commerce an occasion for a statement of policy has been adopted by India's Premier, and never has the Federation listened to a more earnest warning than that which Pandit Nehru j delivered at
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    THEIR FINEST HOUR
    2402 4  -  Rt. Bon. WINSTON S. CHURCHJU, By The The Few To Whom So Many Owed So Much JN the fighting between Aug. 24 and j Sept 6, 1940, the j scales had tilted against* Fighter Command During these crucial days the Germans had continuously applied powerful forces against
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      Malaya's Dollars: Reply To A Visiting M.P. ,
      346 4 Malaya's Dollars: Reply To A Visiting M.P. yOUR leader "HELP FOB THE FEDER-! ATION' referring to Mr. Woodrow Wyatt's views on our "trivial" taxation is most timely. There is a point in this question of mutual assistance between the U.K. and Malaya which it is becoming increasingly difficult to Ignore.
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      8 4 Punctuality a most precious commodity at of course
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    27 CANDIDATES LIKELY FOR CITY ELECTIONS
    375 5 Nominations At Noon Today ITNLESS there are any unexpected last-minute, developments, 27 candidates will present 1 themselves for nomination at the Victoria Memorial Hall between 12 noon and 1 p.m. today for the Singapore Municipal elections. Sixteen Progressive Party candidates, "*ix candidates of the
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    RUBBER EXPORTS DROP
    138 5 RUBBER EXPORTS DROP CHIPMENTS of rubber from w Malay a last month 81.297 tons— were 12,263 tons less than the amount exported in January. In February, 44,709 tons were loaded in Singapore harbour for export compared with 46.162 tons in January, a di ference of 1.453 tons. The drop in
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    "BOOM" IN BICYCLES
    83 5 There has been an increase this year in the number of cyclists in Singapore who have registered their machines. An average of 530 people a week applied for registration during January and February. The number of bicycles registered in Singapore on Dec. 31, was 71,587, whereas on
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    36 5 MEMBERS of the Singapore Boyi Brigade marching along Bras Basab Road on their way to the Straits Chinese" Presbyterian Church at Prinsep Street yesterday to attend a special devotional service arranged for them. Straits limes picture.
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    BISHOP ON CHURCH AND REDS
    221 5 BISHOP ON CHURCH AND REDS f\NLY real Christians could I V/face the Communists, said Bishop Ralph 8. Cushman, speaking at a dinner given by the Tamil Methodist Youth Fellowship in Singapore. Bishop Cushman said: "I have been to Russia, I have seen the Communists at work. In this country, at
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    "ISOLATED" TOO LONG
    67 5 One of the reasons for the decision to allow 10,000 Industrial (Army) workers to join the Army Civil Service Union Is that they "have far too long been uncared for. Ignored and Isolated," the Union's journal ACSU Gong comments editorially hi Its March Issue. The Industrial worker
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    INDIANS FORM NEW ASSN.
    247 5 INDIANS FORM NEW ASSN. KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. OUTVOTING the opposition, which consisted chiefly of Malayan Indian Congress representatives. 22 of 36 delegates from Indian organisations at a meeting last night decided to form a "Federation of Malayan Indian Associations" confined to local born and locally domiciled Indians. Answering criticisms that
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    Police Transfer
    34 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.—lnche Osman bin Yasslm A.S.P.. has been transferred from Pontian to Kulal. relieving Chief Inspector Yusof bin Yunos. who has taken up duties as Court Inspector, Magistrate's Court. Johore Bahru.
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    Chinese Want To Aid Colony Banishees
    118 5 DEPRESENTATIVES of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce are to discuss with the Government the Chamber's proposal to give aid to Chinese banishees and their dependants. The committee of tht« Chamber has undertaken to investigate conditions of banlshees with a view to compiling data
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    OFFICE SHIFTS
    33 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Bun.The office of the Custodian of Enemy Property has moved from the Supreme Court building to Jalan Tangga Duke, occupying the former premises of the Public Relations Information Bureau.
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    METHODISTS AT UNITED SERVICE
    138 5 METHODISTS from Singapore and the Federation attended the United Service of Worship held yesterday at the Victoria Memorial Hall to mark the close of the Malaya Annual Conference of the Methodist Church. The Trinity College Choir, conducted by Mr. Paul Thomas, led ths singing. The Rev.
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    Hanged
    36 5 SOON CHEN SIP, hanged at Penang, was arrested by troops of the Malay Regiment during the drive against bandits who attacked Gua Mnsang last July, YONG criOß, hanged at Johore Bahru, for possession of ammunition.
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    "FAGIN" GETS GAOL & FINE
    83 5 "FAGIN" GETS GAOL FINE From Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— De- scribed as "the local Fagin," Yap Hong Peng was yesterday sentenced to one month's imprisonment for being in possession of stolen property, and fined $50, hi default another month's Imprisonment to be followed by six months Police supervision.
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    Planters' Plan For Squatters
    405 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A SCHEME for the resettlement and employment of squatters living on estate areas required for replanting has been suggested by The Planter, official organ of the Incorporated Society of Planters. The magcftine says that a solution of the problem
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    Future Of Jap Estates
    147 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE Custodian of Enemy Property, Federation of Malaya, Mr. J. P. Mowat, stated today In connection with yesterday's report in the Straits Times on the future of ex-enemy estates In Malaya, that the question as to whether or not
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    Woman Bandit Leader Killed In Gurkha Attack
    253 5 Woman Bandit Leader Killed In Gurkha Attack From Our Staff Correspondent Xl ALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A WOMAN, believed to be a bandit leader in the rk Jelendong area of Jelebu in Negri Sembilan, was shot dead by police and Gurkhas yesterday The Incident occurred at 4.30 p.m. when a party
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    DUNLOP MANAGER HONOURED
    46 5 MALACCA, Sun.— Mi. F. D. Ascoli, managing director of Dunlop Plantations Ltd.. London, was guest of honour at a pahlt party given by Mr. Tan Cheng Lock last night. The Resident Commissioner, Mr. Falconer and Mrs. Falconer were among the many guests presnt.
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    AWARD TO POLICE OFFICER
    96 5 AWARD TO POLICE OFFICER A FEDERATION Malay police sub-inspector. 46-year-old Abdul Rahman, has been awarded the Colonial Police Medal for gallantry states the London Gazette. The citation states that Sub-Inspector Rahman earned the award on Boxing Day when a raft on which he was travelling down the Paka River. Trengganu,
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    ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY
    132 5 Membership of the Malayan branch of the Royal Asiatic Society has nearly reached the pre-war figure, says the annual report which was adopted by the annual meeting at the Raffles Museum. At the end of last year, membership was 499 compared with 407 for 1947, and 258
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      348 6 LONDON, Sun. ALTHOUGH prices in most sections moved 60 slightly lower levels on Friday, tht London Stock Exchange met with no great volume of selling, says Reuters financial correspondent. 1 Rubber shares were unchanged fo lower, while tins declined further. Closing middle prices of selected stocks, as supplied
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      Marked Slide In Tins On London And Local Markets
      424 6 Marked Slide In Tins On London And Local Markets From A Market Correspondent rpHE week's slide on the London Stock Exchange was 1 nowhere so marked as in Sterling Tins and it was not long before Malayan markets were also affected. Dollar Tins led by Petaling registered progressive daily declines.
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      Cost Of Oil Seed Research
      160 6 Cost Of Oil Seed Research LONDON, Sun. re Secretary for the Oolonies was recently asked In the House' of Commons how much money was being spent on research Into oil seed cultivation In the Colonies. Mr Creech Jones said that before the first Colonial Development Act such research was financed
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      BOLIVIA WANTS TIN PLANT LOAN
      69 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. IT U reported from New York that representatives of the Bolivian Government are negotiating with the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. for a loan of approximately t4.000.000 for the construction of Bolivia of a tin concentration plant at Oruro.
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      FOUR NEW GODOWNS FOR HARBOUR BOARD
      160 6 UITH completion of its rehabilitation programme, TT the Singapore Harbour Board will replace four of its prefabricated godowns with permanent structures this year at a cost of $600,000. These temporary godowns on the main wharf at the Port were among the first to be
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      Tin And Rubber Companies' Reports
      254 6 Tin And Rubber Companies Reports from A Market Correspondent BATH Selangor Tin Dredging encountered low values during the year ended Sept 30, 1948. and profit for a full year's dredging was only $111,311 (7.9^,.» Net liqulc assets In balance sheet work out at $353,018. equivalent to 25.2 cents per share,
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      Singapore Rubber
      143 6 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (Mar. 5) were, in cents per lb.: Buyer Seller No. 1 R S.S. spot loose nominal 36*4 37 FOB. In bales Mar No. 1 R.S.S. 36 H 36 7h7 h No. 2 R.S.S. 35 35 Vi No.
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      81 6 IN A WEEK in which trading had been most erratic and interest lacking, the Singapore produce marketa weathered through with one or two Important improvements. A hardening of coconut oil and copra prices, while it gave coconut oil producers a better deal, made no headway against an overseas'
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      India Buys Jap Plant
      46 6 NEW DELHI Sun. *piLL the end of 1948. India had placed orders for textile machinery In Japan to the extent of 24.000,000 rupees (Straits $16,000,000) but had imported textile machinery worth only Rs. 5 000 000 ($3,000,000) art looms worth Ha. 3,200,000.
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    PORTSMOUTH, UNITED WIN WELL
    510 7 Snow Makes Many Games Farcical LONDON, Sunday. CNOW practically.everywhere except in London interfered with football yesterday although, considering th e atrociou s conditions, there were few surprising results. Two League three North games, Accrington versus Rochdale and Barrow versus Crewe did not even start, and two
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    Army Beat Navy By Wide Margin
    549 7 LONDON, Sunday. THE Army beat the Royal Navy In the second of L the season's inter-services Rugby tournament games at Twickenham by a goal, two dropped goals, a penalty goal and three tries (23 points) to a penalty goal (three points) the widest margin
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    U.K. FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
    757 7 THE latest English Football Lea tables are: Portsmouth 30 17 8 555 27 42 Newcastle 30 15 9 8 53 37 39 Arsenal 31 14 8 9 58 34 36 D rby 29 14 8 7 48 40 36 Man. U. 28 13 9 8 55
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      287 7 kiMfiAPOU (Itou^.c: 9.00 8""d Easy: 9 30 News; poser of the W»ek; 6.30 World Evening Star; 10.00 Ildefonso News; 7.00 Music to Charm- 7.30 10.55 S-hools Broadcast; 12.00 and bis cabaUeros; 10.30 8oft Melodies from British Radio- 8.00 Close; TOO Monday Matinee; 1.30 Lights and Sweet Music; 11.00 A recital
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    $3 MILLION TURNOVER AT S.T.C. MEET
    429 8  - $3 MILLION TURNOVER AT S.T.C. MEET EPSOM JEEP By All Records At B. Timah Broken MEMBERS of the Singapore Turf Club gambled the large amount of $1,302,395 on the totalisator during lasi week's Spring meeting. In three days, 2.">,000 racegoers invested nearly $3,000,000 on the tote, double tote and the
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    SCRC Score 63-run Win Over Police
    276 8 THE Singapore Chinese Recreation Olub beat the Singapore cricket match on the Police Training School ground yesterday. Batting first, the S.C.R.C. put up 121 runs. (Khoo Ong Lee 38, and T. S. Cheong 19 >. The Police replied with 63 all out, P<"nnefather (SO
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    SEL.B. A. OFFERED LAND FOR HALL
    299 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. ANNOUNCING a government offer of land for a badminton hall, the president of the Selangor Badminton Association, Mr. Khoo Teik Ee told delegates at the annual meeting of the Selangor B.A. this morning "we will do everything
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    52 8 THE SPRING CUP: Half a furlong oat Princess Guinevere, the favourite, was still going strongly In front a length clear of Natural. Harper rode his hardest to land Natural a short head winner on the post and the judge had to call for a photo to decide the winner.— Straits
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    Lall Singh Scores 103 Not Out
    129 8 Lall Singh Scores 103 Not Out THE Indian Association skipper, Lall Singh, opened the cricket season with a hurricane, unbeaten century in his team's match with R.A.F. Sembawang yesterday which ended In a draw. Lall hit 16 fours and a six In his 103 not out. It tv a game
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    C.S.C. SCORE EASY VICTORY
    101 8 THI Ceylon Sports Club in a cricket match at Changi yesterday dismissed R. A. F. Changi for 82, passed this total with nine wickets In hand and went on to make 183 for seven. The Changi innings was remarkable for the number of extras—29—it produced. Prescott
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    Promoter Louis' Claim Denied
    80 8 Promoter Louis Claim Denied NEW YORK, Sun. JOE LOUIS' announcement that he has Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott under contract to fight th_; summer for his recently vacated world heavyweight title has been denied by Sol Strauss, director of the Twentieth Century Sporting Club. Louis, recently turned flgtu promoter,
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF RESULTS
    59 8 RESULTS of the first round for the Singapore Island Club Golf Champtonehip played yesterday were as follows: T. Lockheed beat D. A T. Carson two and one. F. Jones beat L. E. C. Davies 19th hole. W. F. Mayor beat W. L. Rolleston four and three,
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    Sports Diary
    51 8 TODAY SIKC'ER: S.A.F.A. Snr. league, Tamil Brotherhood V. K.K.M.E. J. B«ur Stadium; Jnr. A. Grp. 1, kola Raja f. Tamil Brotherhood— GeylaDf Stadium; Jnr. B. Grp.l., Pay* LelMr Bus B.C. v. A.A.V.— St Gtottt'% Rd. FRIENDLY SOCCER: S.C.C. B.R.C. S.C.C. Johore Enflish College v. St. Andrew's School J.
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    Malayan Strength Is Defence- freeman
    400 8 TVWE Freeman, America's ace badminton singles Lr player and the new All-England champion, says the secret of the Malayan badminton team's success in the Thomas Cup tournament was the way they concentrated on getting the last shuttle over the net "and carrying on from there.
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    JOLLILADS WIN
    26 8 The Jollilads Athletic Union defeated the Chinese High School four-nil when met at Oeylang Stadium yesterday. The scorers were Hussein. Tobing. Oaslen and Muniyandl.
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    Collings Takes 6 For 21
    279 8 Collings Takes 6 For 21 THE Singapore Recreation 1 Club opened their cricket season with a splendid victory over Raffles College on the padang yesterday. The College, batting first, were all out for 103. C. Collings, the State bowler, took Mix wickets for 21 runs. The Recs replied with 206,
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    Bennett Hits Brilliant 76
    96 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. H. O. BENNETT, the Selangof State cricketer, opened season today with a brilliant 76 runs playing for the Selangor Club against the Victoria Institution. He paved the way for an easy Club victory. The Club scored 176. Bennett's knock included eight boundaries. When
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    FREEMAN "IS A BADMINTON PHENOMENON"
    738 8 FREEMAN "IS A BADMINTON PHENOMENON From VERNON MORGAN LONDON, Sunday. IT is hard to say how good is Dave Freeman, (hi' new All-England badminton champion, and virtually champion of the world. Those who have not seen him play will find it, difficult to visualise exactly how wonderful a player he
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    Full Results
    86 8 SINGLES: Dave Freeman beat Ooi Teik Hock 15-1, 15-6. DOUBLES: Ooi Teik Hock and- Teoh Seng Khoon beat Dave Freeman and Wynn Rogers 15-5, 15-6. WOMEN'S SINGLES: Aase Jacobsen (Denmark) beat Aase Svendsen (Denmark) 8-11,* 11-8, 11-4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES: Mrs. H. S. Über and Miss O. M. Allen
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    JOHNNY SAMIS WINS TITLE
    107 8 MONTREAL. Sun.: Johnny 8 a m i s, 28-year-old Vancouver shuttle star, yesterday won the Canadian badminton championship when he defeated Darryl Thompson, also of Vancouver. Samls was finalist to Dick Birch of Toronto in 1948. Tills year he was a member of Canada's Thomas Cup
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    DEATH
    54 8 MRS. LEE TAN TING (nee Kum Swee Muni pa-ssrd away peacefully yesterday at the General Hospital leaving behind four sons and two daughters to morn her loss. The cortege will le«ve the General Hospital at 4 p.m. for St. Mat thew's Church. Neil Rd., and thenct to Bldadarl at
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      35 8 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High Water 2.34 am 18 ft. 2 kn.i 3. as p.m. 16 ft. 7 In.) Tomorrow: High Water. 3 04 a.m (8 ft. 0 in/>. 4.34 p.m. (6 ft. 0 ir. i
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