The Straits Times, 14 November 1949

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS. FIGHT PAGES
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    PATROL KILLS SEVEN BANDITS
    219 1 Seaforths Lose Four Men In Johore Battle From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. JUNGLE patrol of the Ist Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, killed seven bandits in a 2}-hour engagement yesterday afternoon near Kampong Bahru, in the Segamat area of Johore. Four Seaforths were killed and one
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    47 Lost As Ship Turns Over
    145 1 47 Lost As Ship Turns Over TOKYO. Sun. JDORTY-SEVEN persons are still missing after a round-the-clock search for survivors from the 138-ton Japanese passen-ut-r cargo vessel Mishima Maru, which capsized yesterday in the inland sea near Kobe. Latest report from the search stated that one more r.irvivor had been picked
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    CARLTON HIRE RELEASED
    114 1 CARLTON HIRE RELEASED BATAVIA, Sun. f ARLTON Hire, the Singa- pore business man who v;>s sentenced to seven yetfr'i imprisonment by a Dutch court last February on a charge of complicity in a sun-running operation in Indonesia, was released by the Dutch authorities last nieht. He had applied for clemency.
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    STORM KILLS 5
    25 1 MANILA, Sun— The Philippines Red Cross reported today that five persons were dead as a result of the Nov. 12 typhoon. U.P.
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    35 1 LORD FORRESTER, who arrived in Singapore last night by BOAC-Qantas aircraft from Australia, where he has been on a business trip. Lord Forrester Is managing director of the Enfleld Cables Ltd., England. Straits Times picture.
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    GEORGE FINDS PEACE
    164 1 From Our -Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. WORKING in a Government department in Johore looking after motor vehicles Is a surrendered bandit who goes by the name of George. George is a Japanese national, probably a Taiwanese who came to Malaya with the Japanese Air Force. He
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    New Consul-General
    20 1 SYDNEY. Sun.— Dr. Roberto Regala, Philippines ConsulGeneral in Australia, arrived here by sea today from Los Angeles.— Reuter.
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    REVOLVER IN ROAD
    102 1 TiHE Singapore Police disT- covered a rusty and unserviceable .45 pistol at Beo Hong road at 8.15 last night. Poisoned The ambulance had to deal with two cases of caustic soda poisoning in Singapore yesterday. A Chinese woman and a Chinese man were both taken to the
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    PAKISTAN JOINS VICE INQUIRY
    45 1 LAKE SUCCESS. Sun.-The 39-nation Legal Committee of the" United Nations has electel Pakistan to a special 10nation sub-committee to study the legal implications of the draft convention for the suppression of the traffic in persons and the prostitution of others.— Reuter
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    CONTRACTOR MURDERED
    72 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Bandits in Kulim, Kedah, last night entered Terap village and shot dead a man believed to have been one of their own food suppliers. He was a contractor and he was killed with bullets fired from a rifle and two pistols
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    45 1 A TEN -TON crane engine being hoisted by two six-ton cranes six feet above the ground at Collyer Quay yesterday to enable 15 iron pillars to be landed on the parapet of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Straits Times picture. Story in Page 5.
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    New Far East Air Chief Due In S'pore Tomorrow
    131 1 New Far East Air Chief Due In S 'pore Tomorrow THE Commander-in-chief Designate of the Far East Air Force, Air Marshal F. J Fogarty, will be arriving in Singapore tomorrow by the liner Corfu to assume his new appointment. The Air Marshal, who will be accompanied by his wife, will
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    CZECH FOR CHINA
    17 1 PRAOUE. Sun.— Dr. F. C Welsskopt is named Czefih I Ambassador to Red China,
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    AMERICAN TOUR
    23 1 BUENOS AIRES. Sun.— Monslgnor Paul Yupln, Archbishop of Nanking, arrived here on the second stop of a Latin American tour.— U.P.
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    U.N. REPORTS INDIES SUCCESS
    130 1 THE HAGUE, Sun. THE United Nations Indoslan Commission reported today it was confident that the new relationship between Indonesia and the Netherlands, following the roundtable conference here, can evolve to their mutual advantage. The report, submitted to the Security Council, said: "The Commission takes pleasure in
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    No H.K. Fuel For Nationalists
    126 1 LONDON, Sunday. A NOTE handed to the Chinese Ambassador in London on Nov. 4 informed the Chinese Nationalist Government that its warships and aircraft might no longer refuel at Hong Kong. The Note said that -in view in the military situation in South China* it
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    Hatta Dines With The C.-G.
    225 1 Hatta Dines With The C.-G. ON his way bacfc to Jogjakarta from the roundtable conference at The Hague, Dr. Mohammed Hatia, Vice-Presldent and Prime Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, said last night in Singapore that the agreement reached was generally satisfactory. "The question of the ininclusion of Dutch New
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    LABOUR MEETING ATTIONGBAHRU
    69 1 The Labour Party of Singapore will hold "an election meeting on the open space of ground at Eng Watt Street in Tiong v Bahru this evening at 5.30 p.m. Mr. LIm Yew Hock, the Singapore Legislative Councillor, will preside and the speakers will be Mr. M. P.
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    BRITISH TRADE UP IN VOLUME AND VALUE
    275 1 BRITISH TRADE UP IN VOLUME AND VALUE LONDON, Sunday. export trade of nearly every Commonwealth country has increased in volume as well as in monetary value since pre-war days, the Commonwealth Economic Committee announces in a review of Commonwealth trade. In spite of the great increase in the external trade
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    AID APPLICANT
    33 1 SAIGON, Sun.— Two IndoChinese officials will visit Washington soon to sound out the U.S. State Department on recognition of the French-sponsored government headed by Bao Dai, it was learned here yesterday.
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    HOW DOLLARS WERE EARNED
    65 1 npABLES of Commonwealth A dollar earners showed that in 1948 Canada's exports to the United States totalled £372.000.000: Malaya supplied £41.000.060 worth of rubber and t17.000.000 tin: India *old to the United States V 10.000.000 worth of jute and jute manufactures: Australia £23,000,000 worth of wool;
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    NEHRU ON HIS WAY HOME
    89 1 NEHRU ON HIS WAY HOME LONDON, Sun. PANDIT Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, left London today by air at 1315 GMT. With him in the plane were Sir Shankar Bajpai., Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and two secretaries. The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bir Stafford Cripps, and Lady Cripps.
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    CIGSFOR CANADA
    26 1 CIGS FOR CANADA OTTAWA, Sun.— Field Marshal Sir William Slim. Chi' of the Imperial General SialT, will visit Canada from Nov. 23 to Nov. 26.— Reuter.
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      Cable Flashes Yoshida Takes It All Back
      253 2 Cable Flashes Yoshida Takes It All Back TOKYO, Sunday. npHE Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Yoshida yesterday retracted his statement to Parliament on Friday that Japan had the right to refuse U sign a peace treaty if it were "too unfavourable." Yoshida said he feared the statement might "Invite misunderstanding." Members
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      TWO 1950 ELECTION FORECASTS
      147 2 LONDON, Sun. ELECTION forecasts werf made in Britain and South Africa yesterday by two prominent politicians. IN LONDON. Mr. Emanm Shinwell. the War Minister said he believed the SocS;>! lsts might lose strength li the next elections. "I should not be surprised if our majority is
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      ASIA TOUR
      23 2 WASHINGTON, Sun.— Mr. John Snyder, Secreretary of the U.S. Treasury left Washington yesterday for a tour of the Far East U.P.
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      735 2 NOTICES SALE OF MISCELLANEOUS MACHINERY, CONDENSERS, SHIPS GEAR A LIFEBOATS, NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS, NON-FERROUS METAL ETC. Tenders will be received at the Office of Messrs. LOUIB DREYFUS CO. LIMITED, SINGAPORE, acting on behalf of the BRITISH IRON 8t STKKL CORPORATION (BALVAOK) LTD. LONDON, up to 5 p.m. on Thursday. I7th November,
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      250 2 A DOUBLE CHECK ON ITALIAN MAILS ROME, Sunday. POSTAL workers have threatened to paralyse Italian I mall delivery from next week by strict Application of the postal regulations. They will "scrupulously weigh every Irtter. w<>ed out suspicious looking ones, check the stamps and then double check," unless wage increases and
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    TITO BREAKS PACT OF FRIENDSHIP WITH ALBANIA
    230 3 TITO BREAKS PACT OF FRIENDSHIP WITH ALBANIA BELGRADE, Sunday. YUGOSLAVIA took the diplomatic offensive against the ominform countries yesterday by breaking its treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with Albania. The treaty was the last major treaty link |>etween Marshal Tito's Government and his former Cominform partners. The action came
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    DOLLAR-SAVING
    55 3 CHICAGO, Sun. Britain will "very shortly be refining 80% of Its own lubricants requirements." Dr. Elliott A. Evans. President of the British Institute of Petroleum, said here. It would ease the British dollar shortage 'provided nothing more happens to the exchange rate," Dr. Evans told the annual convention of
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    LOP-SIDED
    47 3 I VUSIAI. M.r.KVE reatnifiit gives a lop-sided ap-p.-.iran'-ep.-.iran'-e to this tie silk afternoon dress from a winter collection in Paris. Starting from the neckline. nnt> sleeve h chirred well into the front of the bodice, jutting out to livr an extrrmHy wide shoulder line. A.P. picture.
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    Reds Frown On Church Weddings
    121 3 Reds Frown On Church Weddings PRAGUE. Sun. I^HE Communist Czech Gov- prnment announced today that church weddings will n«ir be recognised after Jan. 1 The official news agency qi ued the Minister of the Interior. Mr. Vaclav Nosek, as fi'iving that only marriages p -formed before Communist d national c-ommlt-i
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    Red China Recognition
    142 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. BRITAIN has told the United States that the British Far Eastern diplomats who met In Singapore last week recommended recognition of the Chinese Communist Government, it was learned authorit itively by Reuter. Official American circles believe the British Cabinet will accept the recommendj ions and
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    TAKES FLYING OFFICE TO HIS CUSTOMERS
    238 3 Alii I lON IAIKK engineer and inventor, American AT Mr. Sam Keener, arrived in Singapore yesterday by private Skymaster on a business trip round the win in. Mr. Keener is the president and owner of the Salem Engineering Company, Ohio, and he started the
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    VISHINSKY LIFTS THE CURTAIN
    123 3 VISHINSKY LIFTS THE CURTAIN LAKE SUCCESS, Sun. MR. Andrei Vishinsky said yesterday that the Soviet Union has offered to open wide its doors to international atomic control and inspection. The Soviet Foreign Minister told the United Nations Assembly Special Political Committee however that Russia would not give up any of
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    SHAH OF IRAN TO VISIT U.S.
    44 3 TEHERAN, Sun.— President Truman's plane, the Independence, arrived in Teheran last night to take Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, Shah of Iran, to the United States. The 30-year-old ruler will leave on Tuesday for his first visit to America.— A.P.
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    SAROYAN'S SUIT
    22 3 NEW YORK, Sun.— William Saroyan, the author, yesterday filed a suit for divorce, charging his wife, Carol, with cruelty— U.P.
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    Canada Will Continue To Stockpile Rubber, Tin
    131 3 From Our Special Correspondent TORONTO, Sunday. pANADA is continuing t o stockpile tin and rubber, according to a 39-page White Paper on Canada's defence which was tabled in the Canadian House of Commons yesterday by the Defence Minister, Mr. Brooke Claxton. The White
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    Singapore Diary
    114 3 SINGAPORE REGIONAL INDIAN CONGRESS, meeting to celebrate Pandit Nehru's birthday anniversary, 6. Race Course Lane. 6 p.m. INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, life class. British Council Centre, Stamford Road, 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. All artists and amateurs are welcome. WORLD FELLOWSHIP, YMCA, Orchard Road, 8 p.m. Archdeacon Maxwell Gregory
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    SELARANG SERVICE
    57 3 THE SCOTS GUARDS held a memorial service at Selarang Barracks yesterday in honour of their comrades who have been killed in the anti-bandit campaign in the Federation The O.C. of the Scots Guards, Lt.-Col. J. S. Sanderson, 0.8. E. read out the names of those killed. The Rev.
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    Calwell's 'No' To Jap Businessmen
    212 3 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Sunday. AUSTRALIA'S Minister for Immigration. Mr. :X Arthur Calwell, has refused to admit to Australia two Japanese businessmen who, with the backing of SCAP, sought to have trade discussions there. He told a Returned Servicemen's League congress that he thought
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    LONDON CARE OF STUDENTS
    101 3 The responsibility for arranging accommodation for colonial students in London will be taken by. the British Council next year. This has been announced in the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. Arthur Creech Jones. The Minister said the Colonial Office
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    SIKHS VISIT THEIR SHRINE
    71 3 AMRITSAR, Sun. Fiftysix Sikh pilgrims visited Nankana Saheb in Pakistan to celebrate the birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of their religion. This was the fourth party to visit the shrine since the partition of India two years ago. They were received at the Indo-Pakistan border
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    PEDIGREE PUPS' FOSTER MOTHERS
    52 3 Thoroughbred pups in Singapore whose mothers have gone dry are being saved by mongrel foster mothers under a plan devised by the Municipal Veterinary Department. Dr. C. II. Witherington and his. assistants watch for stray mongrels who are about to whelp, and corral them before the
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    New Malay Dictionary
    79 3 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING Sun. ¥\R. W. Linehan, C.M.G., a senior member- of the Malayan Civil Service and one of Malaya's foremost Malay language scholars, is compiling an English-Ma-lay dictionary. Started two years ago, he has now completed as iar as the letter E. At the
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    'Join Army 'Drive Begins Today
    324 3 'Join A rmy 'Drive Begins Today RECRUITING begins today for 365 Malays, Indians and Chinese for the General Service Corps, the Singapore Artillery and the Royal Army Service Corps. The chief recruiting officer, Major J. Frost, will be in Penang'today and tomorrow for this purpose. On Wednesday Major Frost will
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    GERMANS' BIG DAY
    32 3 ESSEN, Sun.— West Germany's coal mines had their biggest day of production since the war on Friday on Armistice Day. They dug the record total of 360.338 tons. A.P.
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    U.N. Speeds Italian Colonies' Decision
    138 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Sunday. THE United Nations Political Committee has approved a step to hurry Italian administration for Somalilanc 1 and let Britain move out quickly. It voted by 38-8 with ten abstentions to give Italy provisional administration of Somaliland after Britain moves out. and until
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    SULTAN'S ADVICE TO PARENTS
    71 3 From Our Own Correspondent KOTA BAHRU, Sun.— "Do not rely solely on Government for the education of your children," said the oultan of Kelantan when he declared open the private Malay school of Kampong Beris, Kubor Besar Bachok. He said he was happy to see the
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    WORSE THAN WAR
    45 3 CHICAGO. Sun.— Accidents In America since the end of the first world war have cost 3.000.000 lives— seven times as many as the United States lost Id both wars, according to Mr. Ned H. Dearbon, president of the National Safety Council.— A.P.
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    Wasp Caused Crash Says Lorry Driver
    128 3 Imm Our Own Correspondent MUAR. Sun. A WASP was said to have been the cause of an accident on the Muar-Batu Pahat Road which resulted In the death of a Malay boy and another boy fracturing his leg. The driver of a lorry, See
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    76 4 KHOO— Mre. Khoo Boo Yeow (nee Madam Lee Uan Oay) aged 61 yrs. puMd away peacefully at her residence 2«A Lorong 34 Oeylang on 1S/U/M leavtac behind her lire MM. T«n« Koc Teng Boon. Tfen« Chwee, Teng Hoe. Teng Ouan, two daughter*, three daughter»-ln-law, two sons-in-law. Tan Bwee Bent
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    IN MEMORIAM
    21 4 IN TjOVTNO MKMORT Ol CathariM E. Jackson, died 14 11 44. Stme Road Internment Cnmp. Bv«r remembered by O.
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    The Straits Times Singapore,Mon.Nov.14,1949. The Chinese Flags
    951 4 The Straits Times Singapore,Mon.Nov.14,1949. The Chinese Flags Last Friday morning the Singapore Government published an Emergency Regulation banning the public display of any "national emblem" except those of the Colony and the Federation and the United Kingdom, except by express permission of the Governor-in-Council. The China-born inhabitants of Singapore who
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    Where Are They?
    165 4 We have been dipping into Hansard again, and this time we have come across an even more piquant colonial titbit than Mr. Rees-Williams' optical illusion about nudes in the new Colonial Office which we discussed in these columns last Tuesday. Under the heading BEER CLUBS, Hansard records
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    This Is How London Sees East Asia Today
    1036 4  -  SYLVAIN MANGEOT By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail). AFTER a long period of apparent inactivity, there are today definite signs that the Western Powers are making a new approach to the problems of the Far East. From the United States
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      Does this offer include the Tenang killers?
      210 4 HHHE Straits Times of Nov. 9 headlined an appeal by 17 ex-bandits in North Johore to their excomrades in the jungle to surrender. This appeal, signed by the surrendered bandits and various Segamat guilds and associations, states, inter alia: "We will absolutely guarantee
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      STILL SORE!
      133 4 SINGAPORE music lovers are most grateful to everyone who made last week's Festival possible, but their enjoyment of the music was diminished by the acute physical discomfort caused by the folding chairs used in the Victoria Memorial HalL These chairs are parked so closely together that It Is
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      Another Musical Point Of View
      93 4 YOUR paper has a habit of writing of music as if that term ronld only mean Western made. The music that eighty per cent, of the people of Singapore like to hear is not Western music, either swing or classical, bat Eastern. Unless proportionate sums
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      BEAUTY SPOTS
      147 4 I WRITE to support the action of the authorities in closing most of the roads in the Botanic Gardens to vehicular traffic. It is becoming Increasingly difficult to find a quiet spot In or near this "rattling, stinking, growling, honking heap of brickwork" (I quote from memory from
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      LANDLORD & CLERK
      157 4 LANDLORD CLERK YOUR correspondent. Mr. M. W. Gulliford (whose letter appeared on Nov. 11) seems to have fallen into the common error of comparing the position of a landlord with that of a wageearner.* An owner of property may or may not be a worker, but in his capacity as
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      LESS PAY THAN A TAMBY
      123 4 1 NOTICE that the Fed- J eral Department of Mines is advertising for Assistant Overseers. The duties of the appointment are not stated, but the title suggests that they will be employed primarily in visiting mines and seeing that the requirements of the Mining Enactment
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    JAVA KUNST KRING
    282 4 JAVA KUNST KRING I READ your leading article in the Straits Times on Nov. 10 headed "Music From Batavia with very much interest. As a Dutchman I am flattered by your contention that we are a musical people, and although our country has never produced such masters as Beethoven. Bach,
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    SINGAPORE MUSIC CIRCLE
    75 4 YOUR leader on "Music from Batavia" was welcome 1 hope you will have mm response May I assure you ttrir c Singapore Music CkXm and Ps members i<clividually will support your sugges'lon I hay« every vnfidence U.at they will willingly raise part of the amount necessary lo
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      22 4 13 years offer KEPONG, 27.10.49. "I bought a watch from you in 1936 and it is doiig good service even now." V.T.
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    BANDITS SURRENDER IN PAHANG
    427 5 BANDITS SURRENDER IN P AH ANG Detailed News Is Helping Police Action From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. JJANDITS in Pahang, some of whom have been in the jungle from the beginning of the Malayan emergency, have been surrendering daily for the past three weeks. An official statement issued
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    More Sent In For TB Test
    147 5 rpHE Singapore Antl-Tuber-1 culosis Association would like to see more men and women who think they are in perfect health, calling at the Tanjong Pagar diagnostic clinic Jor skin tests and x-rays. According to the Director of the clinic. Dr. O. H. Garlick, the
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    MINERS WILL NOT PROTEST
    147 5 MINERS WILL NOT PROTEST From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. KUALA Lumpur miners, who will pay half a cent more for their electricity beginning this menth, are non-commit-al on the Electricity Board's decisions to raise prices. One miner said he did not expect any kind or protest to be
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    DIVIDEND OF 3 PER CENT
    108 5 The Singapore Harbour Board Employees' Co-opera-livv Thrift and Loan Society Ltd. declared a three per cent dividend at the 19th annual general meeting held recently. Mr. P. W. Burton, vicepresident of the society, nho presided, stressed the nted lor increased co-operation and advised the members
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    46 5 JEMADAR Ganesh Garling of the 1/2 Gurkha Rifles wears the Military Cross which he received at an investiture held at Government House, Singapore, on Saturday. Jemadar Ganesh, after killing three bandits, captured a sten run and put a gang of bandits to flight. Straits Times picture.
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    SIXTY CENT ROBBERY
    53 5 Two men waylaid a Chinese in Owen Road on Saturday night and robbed him of CO cents. Police made one arrest later in connection with this robbery. In another street hoid-up in Upper Serangoon Road, also on Saturday night, three Malays robbed a Chinese pedestrian of a
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    Five Hours To Lift Giant Crane Six Feet
    226 5 'THOUSANDS of road users along Collyer Quay x Singapore, yesterday saw a huge crane engine resting on big wooden logs six feet above the ground It was hoisting long iron piUars 32 feet up in the air to land them on the
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    70 STUDENTS FOR TRADE SCHOOL.
    74 5 The Singapore Government Junior Technical (Trade) School, Balestler Road, will take in 70 students next year; 40 for General Mechanical Engineering, 10 for Domestic Engineering (Plumbing), 10 for Radio Engineering and 10 for Electrical Engineering. Applicants should have passed Standard V In an English School.
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    MANAGER FINED
    56 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE, BAHRU, Sun.— Mr. Douglas O. Mitchell, Foreign Manager of Ewart Co., Singapore, was fined $20 in the Johore Bahru Police Court when he pleaded guilty to a charge of using a lorry without a Federation haulage permit. The lorry arrived in Johore on
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    FAMILIES LOOK ON
    59 5 OCCUPYING seats from vantage points overlooking the field at Woodsville, spectators had a good view of all phases of scouting activities given by the 10th Singapore Group (St. Andrew's School) on Saturday. Field items of scouting activities were demonstrated to mark parents' day of the 10th group.
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    Further Talks On Wednesday
    216 5 "SAND IN Rig" COMPLAINT From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A FURTHER meeting to discuss complaints by rice of poor quality Government-issued rice will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday between the Federation Controller of Supplies, Mr. W. Nicholson, and merchants' representatives. The President
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    STOLE LATEX, SENT TO GAOL
    92 5 From Oar Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Ramasamy, a tapper on Hang Yang Estate, Plentong, and Fam Choy, a tapper on a neighbouring Chinese-owned estate, were today convicted in the Johore Police Court on a charge of theft of latex. They were sentenced to three
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    Postal Man Accused Of Cheating
    96 5 Postal Man Accused Of Cheating From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. IBRAHIM bin Abdul Ghaffar, a Postal Agent of Ulu Choh, was charged in the Police Court today with cheating Mr. R. C. Endyean, Controller of Posts, Johore, by obtaining $150 from him by falsely representing that he intended
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    Federation Promise Of Fish Price Survey
    183 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUft, Sunday. TPHE Labour Department is to conduct a national survey of the fishing industry in the Federation the Commissioner of Labour, Mr. R. G. D. Houghton, told the Straits Times today. In his monthly report on the Labour
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    GIFTS OPEN BLOOD BANK DRIVE
    218 5 A FILM about blood transfusion, being made In Singapore by Shaw Brothers in conjunction with the Director of Medical Services and the Public Relations Department, is now nearing completion. The Him is aimed at drawing more donors to the Blood Bank. When completed it will
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    600 WENT TO DINNER
    64 5 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the firm, Messrs. Chun Chong, watch dealers and dental equipment suppliers of South Bridge Road. Singapore, entertained 600 guests to dinner at the Southern Restaurant on Saturday night. The general manager. Mr Cheng Moh Yun.
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    Labour Bureaux Possible In 1951
    176 5 Labour Bureaux Possible In 1951 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. VO national labour ex- change service, as envisaged in the draft six-year development plan issued by the Federal Government last week, can be started until 1951. The Commissioner of Labour, Mr. R. Q. D. Houghton, told the Straits
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    DEATH OF INDIAN TEMPLE TRUSTEE
    58 5 Mr. G. Muruthamuthoo. a well-known figure in the l.idian community and the trustee of the Veerama Kanaman Temple in Serangc> Road, died yeslerday morning at his residence 41, Des' Road, Singapore. He w s Director of the Great Epstf Movietone Ltd. The funeral yesterday evenlng
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    QUITS GOVT. SERVICE
    38 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun Dr. Hu Chee Tong has :<• signed from the Johore v,«dical Service and set \ip In private practice in Johore Bahru. He was in the servir.» for two years.
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    Magistrate Pleads Not Guilty
    168 5 Magistrate Pleads Not Guilty From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. A plea of not guilty was entered by Nasir bin Hajj Abubakar, a Johore Bahru magistrate, charged with accepting an illegal gratification of $50, when the case came up in the Sessions Court yesterday. The case was transferred from
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      355 6 LONDON, Sun. THERE was complete reversal of trend in British Oovernment stocks at the week-end. Prices went strongly ahead on Government support and closed with gains up to 2-1/2 points. Following were the closing middle prices 01 selected stocks as supplied to the Straits Times by special arrangement
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      WEEKLY MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
      572 6 From A Market Correspondent OAVE for a decided improvement in rubbers, Malayan share markets had a dull week. Under the weight of fairly heavy offerings local industrials again drifted down to levels where fresh investment buying was attracted. A number or these have now reached
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      93 6 NEW YORK, Sun. THE market edged a triile higher yesterday In early dealings in face of occasional bursts of profittaking. Leading the upturn were selected steels, rails, department stores, farm implements, radio televisions motors and motor equipment. In the last group Brlggs Manufac.uring was exceptionally over one
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      WEEK-END RUBBER PRICES
      155 6 YXfEEKEND rubber prices In Singapore include the following: Singapore Chamber ot Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (Nov. 12) were: (In cents peT lb.) Buyer Sellei No 1 R.S.B Spot loose nominal 46 46 n FO£ in bales Nov No. 1 R.S.B. 46\ 4tiS No. 2
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      TIN OUTPUTS
      53 6 >"PIN companies' outputs for October are as follows: Talam Mines 369 piculs; Sungei Bidor Tin Dredging 1,159 piculs: Kamra Tin Dredging 402 piculs; Tongkah Compound (No. 2 N.L.) 269 piculs; Kuala Lumpur Tin (N.L.) 317 piculs for No.l dredge and 552 piculs for No. 2* dredge; Tongkah Compound
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      'HEAVY' TAXATION ON TIN COMPANIES
      208 6 'HE A VY' TAXATION ON TIN COMPANIES From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. IN his circulated statement to shareholders of Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd., Mr E. V. Pearce points out that last year (to March 31) the company paid in royalties to the Malayan and Siamese Governments the sum of
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    LIVERPOOL ARE STILL UNBEATEN
    611 7  -  JIM CHAMBERS, Arsenal Move To Third Place By LONDON, Sunday. BILLY Liddell, the Scottish international wingforward, helped Liverpool to a clearcut three-one win against Charlton Athletic yesterday to put his team two points ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers at the top of the first division of the
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    NEW CHAMPION
    37 7 JOHANNESBURG, Sun.— Vie Toweel, South African bantamweight champion, became the new Empire bantamweight champion when he beat the holder, Stan Rowan, of Liverpool, the British champion, on points over 15 funds here last night— Reuter.
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    2 Title Fights In London This Week
    142 7 LONDON. Sun. TWO boxirtg titles will be at stake In England this week. Both stand a fail chance of changing hands. In London on Tuesday night, Henry Hall will defend his British welterweight crown for the first time against Eddie Thomas of Wales.
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    BAIN & TOOKE FOR FINAL
    88 7 BAIN TOOKE FOR FINAL Dr. M. C. Bain (2) and Mr. H. Toofce (4> will meet in the final of the Eu Tong Sen Cup at the Island Club. They won their ties In the semi-finals at Island Club yesterday. The results were:— M. C. Bain beat L. Ingham one
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    NOT RUNNING
    58 7 LONDON, Sun.— It was stated 3t Liverpool races yesterday by Mr James Rank. Jock Scot's owner, that his horse will not run In the Manchester November Handicap. He has Instructed his trainer. Nbel Cannon, to strike him out of the race immediately. Backers who accepted long cdd> about
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    33 7 I KOGGATT, Ports mouth's outside-left, beats Batbgate, Chelsea's right-back, to the ball during a Portsmouth attack in a First Division match at Stamford Bridge, London on Not. 5. Portsmouth won 4—l.4 1. Reuterphoto.
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    Australians Beat Rhodesia Easily
    243 7 BULAWAYO. Sunday. rpHE Australian touring team beat Rhodesia by an L innings and 161 runs here yesterday, the Australians gaining a first innings' lead of 232, having scored 398 in their first innings in reply to Rhodesia's total of 166, and then skittling out their opponents
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    King Arthur Has Exploded A Myth
    294 7  -  EPSOM JEEP _Jfc rr\HERE S plenty of magic in X new names but little in an old "hoodoo." This claim might well be made by Madam Ida Oei, owner of King Arthur, winner of the main race at Buklt Timah on Saturday. Let me
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    Somerset Surprise Gloucester
    398 7 U.K. RIKGER LONDON. Sun. f ANCASHIRE gained a well \j deserved victory over Durham at Manchester by one placed goal and one dropped goal (eight points) to nothing in the Rugby Union County championship. The conditions never favoured spectacular football. The ground was waterlogged and in addition
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      83 7 fc^^^^^^ J^^^^r i*^^^^^B B SINGAPORE 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala Lumpur; 10.05 Close; 10.55 For the Schools: 12.00 Programmes In Malay; 1.00 Monday Matinee; 1.30 News (also at 7 ft 9.30); 2 00 Close; 6.00 Programme Summery: 6.02 Light Music; 6 JO Hawaiian Melodies: 7.30 Move Magazine; 8 00 World
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      97 7 English Programme (As S'pore); 200 Close; 8.00 Station Opening: fi.02 Light Music; 8.30 Dance Music; 7.15 Morton Gould and hU Orchestra; 7.30 American Jan: 800 World Affairs: 8.15 Kenneth Lovatt at the Piano: 8 JO Who* Body?; 9.00 Record Review; 9.46 My Songs For You; 10.00 Dane* Music: 10 JO
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      89 7 News Reel; 10.15 'London Studio Melodies'; 10.45 Generally Spnaklng,; 11.00 Music; 11.15 'Commonwealth Survey'; 11.30 News; 11 45 'Evening Serenade; 12.00 Close. AUSTRALIA 5.30 p.m. Composer of the Week.; 6.00 Sonata ReclUl; 6.30 Overseas and Australian News (also at 8.30, 10 11); 7.00 Masters of the Piano; 7.30 Light Entertainment
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    INDIAN TOURISTS IN DAZZLING DISPLAY
    470 8 T.P.C.A. Easily Beaten 4—o4 0 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. QIVING one of the best exhibitions of soccer seen here, the Indian Tourists today trounced the Tamilian Physical Culture Association, last year's Selangor First Division League champions, by four goals to nil at
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    BOXING AT ST. ANDREWS
    122 8 Preparations are in progress for the 12th. Annual Inter-House boxing tournament of S Andrew's School for N the Yap Kang Hoe "hield. For over two months the boys have been training hard under the expert guidance of Mr. Al Rivers, re'ired professional. Mr. Rivers has taken
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    19 8 BLUE EYES (Jones) returning to scale after winning the second race at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    India Makes Fighting 5th Wkt. Stand
    242 8 NEW DELHI, Sun. THE Commonwealth team declared their first innings closed at the overnight total of 608 for eight wickets "and India scored 255 for five wickets at close on the third day of the first unofficial Test match. India, without the services of
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    PERAK LOSE 2nd MATCH
    113 8 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sun. A HIT from well outside thecircle which was awarded to Malacca as a goal saw them win by this margin against Perak in their inter-State hockey match on«the Negri Sembilan padang here today. Perak had yesterday lost their match against
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    66 8 THE FIELD as it rounded the home bend into the straight in Saturday's main event for horses Class 1, Div. 1 over 7 furlongs King Arthur (Healey), who led round, forges ahead to win comfortably for Madam Ida Oei. BELOW: Mr. E. L. Nathan leads in Grand Trim (Jones up)
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    WEIGHTS FOR 11 SINGAPORE RACES
    483 8 WEIGHTS for all eight racn for Wednesday and for three races for the last day of the Singapore Turf Clubs Winter meeting on Sat., Not. 19 are given below: CL. 1. DIV. 1— Abt. 6 Furs. No Regrets 9.07 Grazing 9.07 Bright Eyes 9.04 Croydon
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    DRASTIC CHANGES IN ENGLAND XI
    310 8 From VERNON MORGAN LONDON, ami. MANY football enthusiasts HI generally anticipated changes in the English team to meet Ireland In the World Cup next week from that which had beaten Wales, chiefly because of Injuries sustained by English players on that occasion, .but the selected
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    Title Holders In Doubles Final
    509 8 UfONG Peng Soon and Teoh Peng Hooi (May- flower), holders of the Singapore doubles title, entered the final on Sunday when more ties in the Colony's open badminton championships were played off in the Clerical Union Hall. The champions were far superior to their opponents
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    'Eagles' Lose
    211 8 IN their second and last match of their badminton visit to Singapore, Slam's Eagle Badminton Party lost to the combined Mayflower-Useful parties of Singapore by four matches to one at the Happy World Stadium last night. The visitors lost the first match on Wednesday night by thres-two. The
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    Man O' War Has Bright Future
    575 8 REVIEW Of SATURDAYS RACES By EPSOM JEEP lyfAN O'WAR (late Herald's College), a two-year-iTl old English gelding by Blazonry out of Party, has been sent up to the highest Class 3 division after his easy victory first time out at Bukit Timah on Saturday.
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    66 8 SOCCER: R.A.F. Comb. v. Navy (Cup tie replay). J. Be>-ar Stadium. RUGBY: S.C.C. 'B* v. Nee Soon, padang; Victoria School v. Raffles Inst. (Ist and 2nd teams), Victoria School ground. HOCKEY: SJt.C. v. Harbour Board Police, padang; University inter-faculty match at Bk. Timah; 8.0.D.C.A. v. Medical Services Union,
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