Malaya Tribune, 3 December 1946

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    56 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPFR IN MALAYA Now printed simuitan*nn«iv j Singapore Kuala i sly 1,1 Penang L umpur, Ipoh 'Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 r PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC EMBER 3, 1946 TEN CENTS. The
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    MORE LUXURY CARS HERE BY NEXT MONTH
    513 1 R USH for BOOKINGS S'pore Lost 7,500 Motor Vehicles (Tribune Staff Reporter) herself S Tfo° re T'" ""P 0 a further 7 000 «n for herself before she come up to her prewar mark. r, 3 of 3 840 car., I rwe and
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    50,000 TONS OF OATS FLOUR GRAIN LENT
    82 1 Reuter. BERLIN. Dec. 2 —About 50.000 tens of bread grains, flour and oats have been lent by the united states zone of .Germany to help relieve the food shortage in the British zone. Major-Genearl Frank a. Keating, acting deputy military governor of the
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    BUSMEN WON'T STRIKE
    81 1 ej or the Suiga to n Union r. porter this 1 there is no quesn coining out on I onv if mm at*j anxious now i :nagement's reaid one of t_h< the Chinese appointed lives iach to ipected discus--1 coryipany are < jp< cteu* t in a
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    ARGENTINE LOAN FOR SPAIN
    19 1 2—Under the fcment signed on Oct. 30. Aral Spam a loan it was oHIon Sunday
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    FEED HUNGRY AREAS AREAS URGE U.K.
    90 1 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 2 —A manifesto urginrr the British Government to take steps to relieve world food crisis and aid India. China and Europe was issued today bv the Communist Party 1 of Great Britain. The manifesto which rebuffs America of aiming to "use
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    FRANCO MUST RESIGN': U.S.
    45 1 LAKE SUCCESS. New York Dec 2.—The United states representative called on General Francisco Franco to resign and allow the Spanish provision.-; government to hold a general election when the debate on Spain openrd in the Uni'ed Nations Political Committee to. day
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    ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR RUSSIA
    48 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. Dec. 3. -Russian attempt to pr vent, the Bnfsh Government from establishing military bases and maintaining force,, in Tanganyika without consent of the Securty Council was defeated by 10 votes m fiv: in the sub-committee of the trusteeship committee yesterday. -Renter.
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    New Rioting In East Bengal
    196 1 Reuter. DACCA, EASTERN BENGAL. DEC 2 -RIOTERS t^t^?^t^^ AGGERS ENTERED GOVERNMENT A EDIATE COLLEGE HERE THIS AFTERNOON AND STABBED THE COLLEGE PRINCIPAL DR A PR LESSOR. PURNENDU AI S RAVARTY BOTH WERE TAKEN TO HOS--11 AL. Another armed band ra idedVhe house of Rai BahaQiir
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    Hollywood Tells World —The Wrong Way
    207 1 Reuter. PARIS, Dec. 2. -Protest against Hollywood's por- i Vayal of Indians and Chinese was made lure toI day by Mr. K. G. Saiya- i S dat*t, Indian delegate to the United Nations Educa- tion, Scientific and Cul- S tHroj Organisation. Speaking to the
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    Monty In Athens
    98 1 ATHENS. Dec. 3.—Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery. British Chief 0 i the Imperial General Staff, who arrived here by air on Sunday from Palestine, is paying a three-day visit to Greece. A s the guest of the British Ambassador. Sir Clifford Norton I he will confer with the
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    England 56/5: Miller Takes All The Wkts.
    206 1 BRISBANE, Tues.—Ke n Miller, Victorian allrounder, who took Button's wicket yesterday, played havoc with England's barmen this morning when play was resumed in the fourth day of th e First Test. Miller, at lunch-time had taken three wickets for 23 runs, his two
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    Score Board
    71 1 Australia, ist. innings 645 ENGLAND. Ist. Innings. L. Button b Miller 7 C. Washbrook c Barnes b Miller 6 W. J. Edrich c McCool b Miller 16 D. Compton lbw Miller 17 W. Hammond not out 3 J. Ikin lbw Miller 0 Extras 7 Total (for 5 wkts.)
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    SHANGHAI GETS BACK TO NORMAL
    35 1 A.P. SHANGHAI, Dec 3. —Shops leopeneri and Shanghai resumed its normal oriental hubbub yesterday following the week-end noting in which fully ion persons were injured and perhaps several persons killed.—A.P
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    Anglo-U.S. Zone Merger Pact
    123 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Dec. 2—lt i s learned that the British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Ernest Bevin and Mr. James F. Byrnes. United State, Secretary of State, will sign the Anglo American German zone merger agreement tonight if British Cabinet approval or the final text is received
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    MUSICAL STAR FEARED DROWNED
    80 1 Reuter. LONDON. Dec. 2.-Grave fears exist that the famous 69-ycar-old chaiacter actor and musical >tar G. S. Mclvin has been drowned in the flooded river near his home at Wraysbury. Berkshire. has been missing fiom his home -ince la-4 night when local, residents reported hearing a
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    STUDENTS THROW BOMBS AT POLICEMEN
    44 1 Reuter. ALEXANDRIA. Dec. 2 —Striking students In Alexandria today threw two bombs whcih injured a policeman. The police dispersed the students by firing buckshot and later made several arrests after searching students, some of whom were found carrying firearms.—Reiter
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    DEATHS
    109 2 Air. Tan Keng Teow alias TarBan Ann (Govt. Pensioner) beioved father of Tan Kai Jin. Tan Kai Tee, Tan Kai Sin, Tan Kai Teck. Tan Kai Teong and elder brother of Mr. Tan Keng Seng ol siona Lim Sawmill Co. Ltd.. passed away peacefully at 133, Tyrwnltt Road on
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    11/2 Tons Tobacco Tossed On To Streets Daily
    220 2 SYDNEY. —Nearly a ton and a half of tobacco is tossed on to Sydney streets every day. That is the estimated amount wasted by smokers of pipes, cigarettes and cigars. Australia's annual tobacco consumption is now about 7,800 tons of pipe and
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    India Losing Faith In Labour Govt.
    143 2 MANCHESTER. Dec. 2.-The j public in India was 10-ing faith In tike profession* of thy Brit'sh Labour Party, said P. D. Saggi Pre>ident of Indian* Over.- v a Congress, addressing a mot-ting at Charlton town hall toda> organi-ed by Lancashire committer of thy- India
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    More Optimism In Cairo
    51 2 Reuter. LONDON. Dec. 2.—Pre** teports and conflicting rumours suggesting that a hitch has occurred in the Anglo-Egypt'an negotiations were today authoritatively denied. >ay> Renter i diplomatic correspondent. So far Britain not received any proposal from the Egyptian Government that negotiations should be resumed in the near
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    Floods Will Cause Famine In Albania
    118 2 Reuter. BELGRADE. Dec. 2.—Reports from Tirana, capital of Albania, today said that Albania will be threatened with famine ihi> winter owing to large scale floods which have destroyed more than 60 per cent, of all farmland. The reports added that flooding had Interfered with
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    "Fanlight" Jewel Thief Gets £1,500
    40 2 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 2.—A "fanlight" jewel thief stole jewellery worth £1,506 from the jewel shop of J Roberts, Limited, in Princes Arcade. Piccadilly. The thief climbed a six-foot gate and got through the fan light—Reuter.
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    In Singapore Wharves
    201 2 Ships' positions in Singapore today are:— WEST WHARF God own 12 Arundel CaStie. Godown 45 Kuphus. followed by Dunera. Godown 6 7 Glenartney. Godown 8 Bulari. Godown 9io Euryades (Discharging ex Australia) Godown 11 12 Benvorlich (discharging stores) Godown 13 14 Glaucus. Empire Seabreeze. Godown 15 16
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    NEW AIR RECORD CLAIMED
    83 2 Reuter. NEW YORK. Dec. 2.—The British Overseas Airway* ay claimed a new record for the flight from New York to Shannon, Eire, with a non-stop tirrsof eight hours 32 minutes. The plane was a Bristol II and piloted by Captain Frost. It covered 3.200 miles at
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    29 2 Canberra. Dec. 2.—Admiral Chester Nimita, Chief of the United States Navai Staff, is to visit Australia in connection with the American forces' Pacific It is officially stated here today.
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    Upper Thames Floods
    71 2 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 2.-Flood dangers increased in upper Thames area today, the river rising in some places to three inches during the night. The steadily increasing flow of flood waters turned wide areas of low-lying grassland into huge lakes and threatened to maroon many riverside homes. Bungalows
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    RICE RATION INCREASE IS LIKELY
    119 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) There were rumour* in the ric* market yesterday of a possible increase in th? rice ration on Jan. 1. One report places th* probable new ration at two katties a week for male adults. No official confirmation could be obtained by the
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    TIED 17 TINS TO LEGS, DISCOVERED
    50 3 Convicted for the theft of 17 tins of jujube s on Nov. 30, Lju Pan Van was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment when he appeared in the Third Court yesterday. The tins were found tied to his legs, and concealed by his trousers.
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    Gift Of English Literature For Chinese School
    126 3 The Singapore Chinese High School has received from the University of Edinburgh a donation of 38 volumes dealing with j English literature, European his tory, economics, psychology and other subjects. Mr. H. A. Mathews, Director of j Irving Trust Company of Wall i
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    CHINESE TOP S'PORE BIRTH, DEATH RATE
    78 3 There were 3,669 births and I, 001 deaths in Singapore during the month of September. Chinese topped the list with 2,948 births and 747 deaths, while Malays and Indians come second arid third: Malays. 428 births and 155 deaths; Indians, 238 birth and 84
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    BRITAIN'S GUESTS— FIVE MALAYANS
    552 3 BRITISH COUNCIL TO EXTEND INVITATION (Tribune Staff Reporter) The selection of five Malayans who will be invited shortly to visit England for two months to gain a first-hand knowledge of the Home country was announced yesterday by Sir Angus Gillan, head of the Empire Division of
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    AMENDMENTS TO BOUNDARIES
    57 3 Amendments to the description of boundaries of four protected places for which permits may be given according to the Protected Places Order, have been gazetted. The places include: R.A.F. Base. Seletar; R.A.F. Station Tengah: No. 7 Mechanical Transport Repair Depot (Technical Site) R.A.F.: and the Bulk Reserve
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    MALAYA STUDENTS INVITED TO LAHORE CONGRESS
    259 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) In Singapore to extend an invitation to' Indian, Chinese and Malay students to attend the All-India Student's Congress conference be held in Lahore during the last week of December is 21-year-old K. K. Vedi, a member of the working committee of
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF 156 CASES OF WHISKY
    95 3 Khoo choo Peng, a clerk employed in the Singapore Harbour Board, claimed trial to a charge of theft of 156 cases of whisky from the Harbour Board when he appeared before Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, in the First District Court, yesterday. The theft
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    STORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    313 3 Prices quoted below are for picul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs: -Yesterday',, quotations were "Meehoon": Siam No. 1 $100; No. 2 $85: No. 3 $75; Indo-China $65: Kedah $65. Siam glutinous rice $105; Kedah glutinou- rice $75. Siam rice milling $38 Rock Sugar:—Best quality $60.
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    SINGLET THIEF GETS JAIL
    72 3 Othman bin Mohamed Nooi who pleaded guilty In the Thirc Police Court yesterday, to a charge of fraudulent possession of 36 singlets along Tanjons Pagar Read, on Nov. 30 waj sentenced to three months' r.l. He was arrested by detec» tive who stopped him about 20X
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    BLACK & BROWN SUGARS TO BE DECONTROLLED
    173 3 BLACK BROWN SUGARS TO BE DECONTROLLED (Tribune Staff Reporter) Regulations to discontinue the control within the island of Singapore of the Import, sale and movement of sugars not imported on Government account have been announced by the Food Control Department. These imports, including biaek and brown sugars. exc:ptlng the refined
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    $1,000 Fine For Rice Possession
    74 3 A fine of $I.QOO uu default four months' rigorous imprisonment) wa« imposed by Second District Judge, Mr. T. T. Russeh yesterday, on Choo Liang Cheong, a 56-year-old Hokien. for wrongful possession of 15 bags (669 katies) of rice which Customs officers found at Hylam Kongsi
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    Bigger Ration?
    474 4 Reports of a possible increase in he rice ration on January Ist appear to have some foundation. It is an open secret that but for the delay in shipments from Brazil and Ecuador the ration would have been increased two or three months ago, but with Siamese e»
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    TIM AMD THE FUTURE
    908 4  -  (By A Correspondent Ail industries in Malaya today are facing post-war problems, and the mining industry is no exception. In fact its problems are perhaps more formidable than those confronting: any other industry in this country. Considerable damage was done by the Japanese to dredging properties,
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    QUEEN'S SOUVENIRS AT WAR MUSEUM
    268 4 LONDON.—Queen Mary's ga? nrasK. the bomb splinters she eked up and secret equipment including the "writing match" used by the German paracnute tples, are feature in the "two wars' shtaw' to mar* the reopening of Imperial War Mv seiim. »v her souvenir collection Queen Mary
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    America And The New Congress
    707 4  -  (From William Hardcastle As the first shock of th America's Congressional el here are coming to the con shakeup in Congress may radical effect on the overa States government as was In the first plac?. it is argued the Republicans in effect have had a
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    CHINA & ASIAN CONFERENCE
    313 4 CHINA ASIAN CONFERENCE NANKlNG.—Official quarters in the capital are manifesting considerable interest and enthusiasm in the inter-Asian conference which will be attended by representatives of more than 30 Asiatic countries, colonies and dependencies. Invitations have been extended to representatives of the Kuomintang, the Chinese Communist Party, the People g Foreign
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    The Disappearing Trick.
    107 4 Letters To The Editor j THE PEOPtE'S POSTBAG j Sir —The answer to your correspondent "Nicotine" is that a great deal of stuff, not only tobacco, is bought from Singapore shops which observe the control price, and is taken up country to be sold by less reputable
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    On & Off The Boards
    235 4 On Off The Boards Sir, —Allow me once again the courtesy of your columns to thank "Observant" for the very pertinent remarks he made about bus travel (or should it be "travail"?). I quite agree with him when he says that th? consequence* of such daredevil riding may one day
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    Shirt Sleeved Dancers
    114 4 Sir I s ee that RaH;c s Hjtel has decreed that it.en shauld wear coats in the ball-room" I believe that this ruling ha given rise to much acrimony among a few so-called dr-ss-re-formers. Personally I cannot imagine escorting a la clad on a shirt and par.:
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    Millions More Americans
    420 4 One of the significant developments in the panorama of the United States is what is happening to its population. The country is growing at a ral confound the experts who long have thought the United States was approaching its popula.ion The population crest, once forecast for 1955.
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    3-Point Proposal On Malayan Union
    56 5 Ex-Service Com1, Malaya, has ment s i tting forth ils m connection utional i))an for :la] members of C unci] be elecir vote. a l citizenship be pies, and qmliining Malayan simplified. political in Nations should c* unities to subn< concerning tution. and all en
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    EUROPEAN MINERS CALL OFF STRIKE
    29 5 Dec. 2 —Most of n gold miners at m the Rand who month ago for rtairj wage rates rk this morning. it was expected
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    Army Council Plan For More Enlightened Army
    228 5 Freeman, M.B. E.. Member of Parliament v Member to the Army Council, arrived m on Saturday. He is on a two months our of British Army Units in the MidPar East. D airfield to meet M mber were BriHumphreys. AdChiel ol Burma Group
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    Cathedral Wedding
    92 5 ng took place yesAndrew's Cathed Sub-Conductor ol 223 8.0.D--phine Askew. EFI, who has recentHongkong, om, whose home was in the Royal Corp* in Singaiptured by the M was a P.O.W who from i traditional bri white with orange was g-ven away by i A Ireland-Smitn. 223 8.0.D. She
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    Special Protection For Chinese
    84 5 Reuter. PARIS, Dec. 2.—Special measures for the protectibn of Chinese rsidents in North Indo-China, which was the scene of disturbance between the French and Vietnam troops, have been discussed by the Chinese ConsulGeneral and Vonguyan Giap. Vietnam Minister of National Defence, the French News Agency announced
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    ARMY STOWAWAYS SURRENDER
    33 5 Two army personnel. Ming and Turner who stowed away on the Pantridge Hill from Rangoon gave themselves up to the port authorities when the ship docked in Singapore on Sunday.
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    Ex-Diggers Wanted To Help Indonesia, Find Themselves In S'pore Court
    766 5 Two ex-Diggers who set out from Australia in midSeptember to help the Indonesian Republic in their fight for independence yesterday found themselves in a Singapore eourf, charged with possession of arms and ammunition. The Australians, Alfred nonald Levy (33) and
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    $200,000 More To Repair Raffles Hotel
    415 5 A sum of $200,000 is a conservative estimate vi the cist of renovating Rallies Hotel This U disclosed in the report of the chairman, which will be p: est. n ted at the annual general meeting to fe he'd on Dec. 10, and which
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    N.Y. Crowd Boos Bevin
    102 5 Reuter. New York. Dec 2. The British Foreign Secretary Mr. Bevin was booed twice at a professional football game here yesterday afternoon. The first demonstration came during the interval when a loudspeaker system announced his presence. Immediately the crowd booed loudly for several minutes although there
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    Bajau — Johore Strait Will Be R. A. F. Firing Ground
    248 5 Bajau Johore Strait Will Be R. A. F. Firing Ground The R.A.F. will hold its bombing practices over the Bajau and Johore Strait Firing Ground area, including the land and sea area in the Mukim of Bajau and Johore Strait and bounded on the North West by the territorial waters
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    X'anity To Get Cracking At Public Life
    152 5 London. Dec. 2. —An embryo movement has begun in Oxford which according to Rev. L. John Collins, Dean of Oriel College, may become something comparable with the great Oxford Movement. The beginnings of the movement were described by him at a press conference
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    150 BIKES PER MINUTE
    123 5 London. Dec. 2.—Britain is manufacturing bicycles at the rate of 150 every minute of the working day. states the Ministry of Supply. During the first ten months of the year 1 360,000 bicycles were manufactured of which 816 000 (60 per cento were for export. It
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    PUBLIC'S REACTION TO INCOME TAX PROPOSAL
    445 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter* Singapore awaits with some anxiety Thursday's Advisory Council Meeting at which Mr. Nelson-Jones, the Financial Secretary, will make an announcement on the introduction of income tax in 1947. Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson. cha;rman ol the Singapore Chamber ol Commerce, when
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    Police Officer Killed In New Dacca Rioting
    79 5 Dacca. Dec. 2.—An Indian police officer was killed and an armed police constable stabbed in the communal rioting which broke out afresh here yesterday. By this morning seven people had been killed and 16 injured Among; th? killed are tw"> passengers who alighted
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    JAPS EVEN BEAT UP GOVERNORS
    308 5 A.P. TOKIO, Dec. 2.—The Japanese subjected the Governors of Singapore and Hong Kong and other high-ranking Allied officers and civilian prisoners of war to daily beatings with rifle butt and clubs in a Formosa camp, Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn told the International Tribunal today. He
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    Armed Police, Troops Patrol Shanghai Streets
    146 5 Shanghai, Dec 2.—After 24 hours of wild rioting which caused property damage running to ten figures in inflated Chinese currency and injuries to over a hundred persons, peace and order returned to Shanghai to-day. There have been no fresh incidents since the imposition of
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    Rumania Wants British Friendship
    109 5 A.P. Bucharest. Dec. 2.—King Mihai to-day told Rumania's first postwar Parliament that his country desired better relations with the United States and Britain. The King whose address did not mention the new women of Parliament, said he hoped Rumania would receive a place among the United
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    Assizes Open
    58 5 Twenty-two cases were or the list of the Fifth Singapore Assizes when the session opened yesterday. Mr. Ju-tice T. A. Brown presiding. This number include* nine armed robbery cases, four cases of murder, four of carrying arms, two gang robbery cases, one* forgery case, a housebreaking case with
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    Jap General Guilty Of 'DeathRailway'Crimes
    304 6 Lt.-Gen. Eiguma Ishida. the construction commander of the Burma-Siam railway, Col. Shigeo Nakamura. -the commander of the Siam PoW Administration Unit, and three ottier camp commanders. Col Tamie Ishii, Lt.Col, shoichi Yanagita and Ma.i. Sotomatsu Chida were found guilty at the War Crimes Court here
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    Singapore A Part Of Malaya
    147 6 At a meeting of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Lee i&QBfl Chian. tfce chairman reftrrino to an invitation from the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce to participate in the formation of a pan-Malayan Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said he was in favour of
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    Falling House Kills Woman
    48 6 (Our Oivn Reporter} MALACCA. Monday. A verdict Ol death by misadventure wa- returned by the Coron- r in the Coroner** Court today on a Malay woman who was 'kill, d when her house collapsed in a storm. Death was instantaneous from a fractured spine.
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    Brought Smokes From Johore -Fined $120
    82 6 Pleading guilty before Magistrate K. M. Byrne yesterday, to possessing on Nov. 30. 1,500 dutiable cigarettes, at the 14th nule Sembawang. Lim Gek Hong, a Chinese woman, who was stopped by a L. Cpl. of the naval base police, and found carrying the cigarettes
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    APPOINTED ON COMMITTEE
    69 6 The following have been appointed to on the Committee of Management of the Silver Jubilee Fund Singapore.— Lt.-Col. J. Wainwright, Mr. Lim Chuan Goek, Col. Chuang Hui Tsuan. Ifr. C. M. Lee. The Hon ble Mr. M. J. Namazine. the Secretary for Social Welfare, Singapore, and Mr.
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    Amusing Farce At The Victoria Theatre
    430 6 Madame Louise had a dress shop not a hundred miles from Bond Madame Louise had a brother in the Church who took time off to go to the races to work his infallible system. Madame Louise, who ounht to have known better, took her
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    Cabinet Dinner To Indian Leaders Cancelled
    352 7 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 2.—The P.ime Minister, Mr. Clement Atflee, and the Secretary of State for India, Lord Pethick-Lawrenee, o-high t decided that arrangements announced for the visit of the Indian political leaders and Lord Wavell to London could largely despite the delay at Malta
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    'Open House' For Home-Bound Indians
    207 7 It was "open house" for more than 1.500 Indians awaiting oomeward passsage !n Singapore when the Jalagopal —a 5.000-ton ship specially chartered by the Government of India for the repatriation of he r nationals in Malaya to their mother-country —berthed here, prior to her first
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    FOOD INSPECTOR ACQUITTED
    61 7 Burton Hogan (22), a Eurasian, attached to the Food Control Inspectorate, was acquitted on a charge of attempted extortion at the conclusion of a two-day hearing before Second Magistrate L. C. Goh, yesterday. Hogan was alleged to have attempted to extort $60 from Ramat. an Indian coffee
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    CRIME REPORTS
    75 7 Singapore. Monday. Three armed Chinese got away with $60 and four printing plates from a photographer's shop in Upper Cross Street yesterday morning. Another robbery occurred in Poole Road on Friday afternoon when three more armed Chinese relieved their victims of $743 worth in cash and jewellery. The
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    M, ..S. Reject 24 freces Of Silver
    108 7 Unanimously supS >lution> passed by members of the ry Service in Penvince Wellcsley, inVarying Units have to accept the $24 Government. ~<r further resolved rd of Officers would mtoers and their have suffered as a l w ar. et of the meeting Weng
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    FOOD FINES
    19 7 hinc S72.03l.50 were varfova courts in Uni 'i I r infr.nge- the Food and Proclamation! durS'eptember. an-i
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    French League For Free Palestine
    93 7 Reuter. PARIS. Dec. 2.—The "French League for a Free Palestine" which i- to be formally inaugurated in Paris on Thursday. i> expected to Join in moves for the creation of a Jewish Government in exile." it is reported here. The new body stands for the
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    Recs, Naval Police Share Honours
    208 7 LunaI una exciting game of hockey on the paday between the S.R.C. and the Royal lice resulted in a draw. Borh teams showed great determination to score, but owing to the excellent defence no goals were scored during the nr*t half. There wa s a
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    Malacca, Negri Play Goalless Hockey Draw
    147 7 (Our Own Reporter) MALACCA, Monday The first inter-State hockey clash between Malacca and Negri ended in a goalless draw after a ding dong encounter on a soggy ground. Malacca's attack line ov.'manoeuvred the Negri defence v but bad finishes left Malacca without a score.
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    IPOH RACE HANDICAPS
    68 7 h Dec 2.—The following :.d:cap s for the second Perak Turf Club. -December meeting: 9 1 Div. 1. 6 furlongs. 109 9.2 lied 9.0 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.7 i Division 2, 6 furstream 9.0 8.13 8.9 8.4 8.0 7.12 lie 7.10 iss 2, 6 furlongs: JP' -oney
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    Christmas Tour Planed By C.S.A.
    102 7 ral Committee meetngapore Table Ten- held at the Chi"on club, the Hon. Joseph Van. proa i cpresentative team to the Malvan mo the Christmas play a series of matches in aid of >ese Snorts Association 1 o make the trip at Riae, and moreover, [paore's
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    CAN ENGLAND FORCE DRAW?
    203 7 Reuter. Brisbane. Dec. 2— Commenting on to-day's play in th? Test match, Victor Richardson, former Australian Test player, says the sultry father ushered in some early sensations. Wright, who was again bowling well, wac biting into a drying pitch. McCocl unlucky not to reach a century
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    Why Was Pitch Not Mown?
    176 7 Reuter. London. Dec. 2--Students of cricket in England are to-day asking why the pitch was not mown before play, resum d in the first Test at Brisbane. Note <b> on law nine of the law,; of cricket reads: "in weekend starts th? wicket shall be
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    OUR FINANCIAL SECTION Main Interest On Industrials
    277 7 po^e%kMyte kCtS ,he We<?k ,D the llsual Main interest was centred on industrials. Fraser Neave s j were keenly sought after with likely buyers at $3o whilst bus nes s was transacted in Steam- ships at $20.25 with more shar s wanted at
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    S.R.C. v. DEVONS TO-MORROW
    59 7 I The following have been sei lected to play hockey for the I S.R.C. against the Devon Reglj ment on the Padang to-morrow j G. Brown; R. B. Milne, C. F. de j Souza: K. Jalleh. L. F. de Souza, f J. Scheedar. W. Galistan. C
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    35 7 Lawrence Oliver jansen. claimed trial in' the First District I Court yesterday to a charge of stealing 148 cases of brandy from Oodown 99. Singapore Harbour Board on Oct. 22. His case was also adjourned.
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    Big-Scale Battles Loom In NE Manchuria
    338 7 A.P. NANKING, Dec. I.—The focal point in China's civil war moved northward into wintry Manchuria as military observers indicated that first large-scale battles are expected in north-east provinces rather than around the Communist capital of Yenan. With the return of General Tu-Yu-mkig to Milk
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    Tunnel Road For Ascot Course
    95 7 LONDON. Dec. 2.—A 60-foot tunnel to carry a motor road under the racecourse at Ascot is proposed by the course authorities. They want to build it at the crossing where in June when the meeting was held thousands of vehicles had to cross the turf
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    YMCA Partially Open
    73 7 The V.M.C.A building at StamJ ford Road was thrown open for I the use of members and Servicej men yesterday. The ground floor where there Is a restaurant, a lounge room and a billiard room is the portion now available for use. The rooms upstairs which are
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    DAVIS CUPPERS MEET
    48 7 Reuter. Melbourne, Dec. 2.—Colin Long, who was recently added to the Australian Davis Cup squad, defeated Billy Talbm of of the United States cup team 3—6. 6—l, 7—5, and 6—2 in the quarter finals of the Victorian Lawn Termi c championships being played here to-day.—Reuter
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    £625 FINE FOR TRADING WITH GERMANS
    133 7 A.P. BERLIN. Dec. 2.—Lewis War ncr, 23. a meteorologist from I New York City, was convicted hy a U- S. Army court-martial 1 here on Saturday on charges of illicit trading with Germans f and fined £625. Warner was given lo months jto pay
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    Cat Burglars Stole Woman's Washing
    206 7 Two Javanese "eat" burglers. Jalal bin Karsi <32.> and kard' bin Bangsal <30>, who were caught by a jeep patrol a short while after they had successfully got away with a quantity of washing from a house in Bakar Road, were sentenced to eighteen months'
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    Swiss Not Taking Chance With Jews
    80 7 Reuter. BASLE. Dec. I.—Special security precautions have been taken by Basle cantonal authorities for the World Zionist Congress opening here on December 9. This is the first time Swiss authorities have taken such precautions for Zionist assembly. An order was issued this weekend directing
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    SPAIN BORROWING 4 MILLION PESETAS
    50 7 A.P. MADRID, Dec. 2 —Spain will borrow 400 million pesetas from the Central Bank of Argentina under a decree published here yesterday. A 25-year loan bearing three and three-fourths per cent, interest is in accord with the recent commercial agreement signed between Spain and Argentina.—A.P.
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    MP Questions Delay In Ending Services Of India Secretary
    367 8 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 2— Woodrow Wya t. Labour member of Parliament, who accompanied Sir Stafford Cripps in the Cabinet Mission to I ndia asked the Under-Sec-retary for India what were the reasons for the delay in announcing the proposals for termination
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    POLICE FARE BADLY IN RING: 3 KNOCK-OUTS
    134 8 STADIUM BOXING Hope> entertained by the Police in the Intei-S«.-rvice>-Pohce Amateur Boxing Championship> •■eld in the Happy World Stadium, crumbled last night when in the they lost five fights, three of which were knock-outs. The results of the semi-finals last night were: FLYWEIGHT:
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    BULGARIA RECOGNISES GIRAL GOVT
    47 8 Reuter. MOSCOW, Dec. 2.-Tass. official Soviet news agency, reported today that Bulgaria has decided to recognise the Spanish Repub lican Government in exile headed by Senor Jose Giral. The report added that the Bulgarian Government will, accordingly, establish diplomatic relations with Senor Girai.Reuter.
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    BMA STAMPS
    44 8 The B.M.A. Malaya Stamps rule s gazetted in Singapore stipulates that any stamp issued in any part of Malaya not overprinted with the initials and word 'B.M.A. Malaya' shall be invalid for the purposes of postage and revenue from Jnn 1. 1947.
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    Rain May Prove England's Saviour
    480 8 Reuter. (From Norman Preston) BRISBANE, Dec. 2. —England has not yet lost this Brisbane Test. Because Australia boasts a record Test score of 645 ond rain held up England's reply the weather may prove MCC's saviour. Australia is not believed to possess a bowler capable
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    40 Katies Of Rice Needed Explaining
    91 8 Unable to give a satisfactory explanation to a police constable at Collyer Quay, at 6.05 am. on Sunday as to how he came to have 40 katleg of rice m his trishaw Teh Seh Tan. ar rested. He appeared in the Third Police Court
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    PAPER'S 100th BIRTHDAY
    32 8 A.P. SOFIA. Dec. 2.--All Ministers or the government joined on Sunday m celebration of the 100 th anniversary f Bulgaria's first national newspaper, Buigarski ore. founded by Dr. Bogorov.—A.P.
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    Occupation Hero Thanks Mountbatten
    94 8 Mr. Eng Chong. Vie R< ngam contractor, who was award Ld a certificate and a cheque for SI.OOO last week fot his assistance to a group of B'itish soldiers during the occupation, yesterday sent through tfie Public Relations Department a letter to Viscount Louis Mountbatten in
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    HAWKINS OUTPOINTS JOE BRUN
    111 8 Reuter. LONDON. Doc. 2. Making his th-t appearance in th*. ring since winning the Bn:i-h middleweight tit It- from Ernie Roderick recently Vince H twkins. the Ea-thigh. Hamp-hitv. railway workei tonight outpointed French Joe Bum in eight rounds in the middle-weight contest at the Royal Albert
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    PHILLIPS WINS, CURVIS K.Oed IN 2nd ROUND
    90 8 Reuter. UDNDON. Dec. 2. In the final eliminating contest in the fea-ther-weight divi-ion Al Phillip-. London, knocked out Cliff Cuivi». Wale>. in the ><.cond round of a >cheduled 12 rounder at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. The winner i- now expected to meet
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    F.A. CUP DRAW FOR 2nd ROUND
    147 8 Reuter. LONDON. Dec 2.—The Football Association Cup draw foi the second round: South Liverpool vs. Carlisle United; Lincoln City vs. Wrexham; Oldham vs. Doncaster Rovers or Accrington Stanley; Rotherham vs. York City or_ Scunthorpe United; Rochdale vs Hartlepools United f Darlington vs. Hull or
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    NEW SERVICE
    25 8 A.P. FOLKSTONE. England. Dec 2.—A railway steamer sailed for Calais on Sunday, opening a daily passenger service between here and the French Port.—AP.
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    Imperial Property For Nation
    114 8 Reuter. TOKIO.--Imperiai Household property valued at £25.000,000 is to be transferred to the nation sometime after the New Year as a result of the Property Tax Bill now before the Diet. According to the terms 01 the revised Constitution all properties of the Imperial Household belong
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    NEW CHIEF RABBI
    31 8 A.P. TEL AVIV, Dec. 2.--Rabb* Unterman, former Rabbi of Lisbon, on Sunday was solemnly installed as the new Chief Rabm of the all Jewish town of Tel Aviv.--A.P
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    Minister To Raise Own Army
    221 8 A.P. RANGOON. Dec 2.—Thakin Ba Sein. leader of the movement to weld Burmese political parties into a Democratic United From Organization said on Sunday he was raising an army "for protection of the people." He said a uniformed army would be formed to preserve law
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    UNESCO Plan Will Aid Young Artists
    496 8 Reuter. IBy Eric Down: Dll) PARIS. —Aspiring poets will not languish in garrets nur promising artists shiver in cold studios n c UNESCO (United Nations' Educauonai. Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has its way. Internationa] help for young hop fuls ol art and literature wac
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    U.S. BASES IN PHILIPPINES
    74 8 A.P. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 --The United States and the Philippines are agreed "in principle" on the establishment of United States bases in the Philippines John Crate r Vincent, Director of the v S- State Departments Office of Far Eastern Affairs, said yesterday. Mr. Vincent added, however,
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    Laski Loses Libel Case
    656 8 LONDON, Dec. 2.—Har«ld J. Laski p political science a/ London University and chairman of the British Labour Pany, ar> libel action he had brought agains/ Newavk Vdver ing Company and Cyril E. Parlby, editor of fh c S wark Advertiser in which he complained thai be
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