Malaya Tribune, 14 February 1947

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    46 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA *W tuneously i n Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 581 a SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947 TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1947
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    NEW BID LIKELY TO BREAK MUNICIPAL STRIKE
    336 1 Labour Dept. Takes "Serious View, But Door Not Slammed" (Tribune Staff Reporter) A new bfti is likely to be made in the very near future to break the Municipal Strike which enters its twenty-fourth day today. No details are available of this yet,
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    GOVERNORS CONSULTED
    101 1 —A ttlee LONDON Feb 13. The Prime llr. Atttee told the C mmons today that •v., B Government was in tn1 touch with the i full account ms as i.h< y had exr ..a betore cent discussions C unci! ol Foreign MinisMr- Attk* who was replying to qt
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    GERMANS ESCAPE
    35 1 leb 13 -It wa.s reb! re teday that a. m\ lieutenant, d Ouiithur Suctzler, with officers, prisoners had escaped from a 1 and arrived In *eek ago and had by the nnlitary I
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    Jerusalem Security Scheme In Operation
    220 1 Feb. 13. The "cantonization"" security I to catch any extremists was enforced i from noon to±r/, with several thousand cts enclosed in four sectors. Similar schemes to operation in Jaffa and Haifa. ''idred houses were requisitioned by the Jerusalem-Rehovia quarter, as the army take over
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    Chalk-Pit Murder: 2 Committed
    77 1 LONDON. Feb. 13.—Protecting their innocence, Thomas John Ley. 66-year-old company direc- tor and foime r New South Wale* Miuistei of Justice, and Lawrence I John Smith, 38-year-old London joiner, were at West London Police Court today committed for I trial at the Central Criminal I Court
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    SHARIR TELLS WHY INDONESIANS WILL NOT SIGN YET
    414 1 (Br Richard Applegate, Uni ted Press) Batavia, Feb. 14. —Indonesian Premier Sharir today gave me tne rirst clear picture of the actual Indonesian objections to signing the Linggardjati Agreement. Th? Dutch insist that nicy will not sigf the at;: ment unless the
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    11 YEARS FOR WESTBROOK
    186 1 Reuter. IONDON, Feb. 13.—The sentence of 11 years' penal servitude was passed at the Central Criminal Court today on Rowland Westbrook, aged 27, who on Christmas Eve shot dead a Jamaican aii man in a London cafe and in a subsequent police chase over rooftops wounded
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    BOY WAS 17 HOURS AT SEA
    114 1 LONDON. Feb. 13 —A 13-year-old boy from Shanghai, Richard Jerome Spikins, arrived from Hong Kong at Poole harbour by. a BOAC flying boat today. During the past 31 days, he had been thrown into the sea from the wrecked Far Eastern Airlines aircraft near
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    Quiet Tomorrow For Communists
    230 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Malayan Communist Party in Singapore are not holding any public meeting to-morrow, Feb. 15, the anniversary of the fall of Singapore to the Japanese five years ago. "Nor are we making any application to the authorities concerned, like last year, for permission
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    EXTORTIONERS ADOPT NEW SYSTEM
    159 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A new system has been adopted by Singapore extortioners to obtain money from their victim During the past two weeks letters have been received by in tended victims demanding large sums of money from them. A couple ot day> later, a direct approach
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    Married Couple May Be Sister And Brother
    215 1 U.P. SWANSEA. Feb. 13— "At a magistrate**; cuurt hearing that began as a simple case of forgery on a marriage document was quickly adjourned today to allow the investigation of charges that the bride and groom oi four months are sifter and brother.
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    Truman May Divert Colliers To Britain
    579 1 Reuter. Washington, Feb. 13. -President Truman said tocUy it may be possible to divert to Britain a number of colliers at sea in the vicinity of the British Isles, carrying coal to other Eur t »esn countries. "Thus the Government stands ready to do
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    PEERS DEMAND "SACK FUEL MINISTER"
    170 1 LONDON. Feb. 13— The removal of Mr. Shinwell from his office a? Minister of Fuel and Power was demanded by several opposition peers in a lively debate on the coal crisis in the House of Lords today. The Archibishop of York joined in criticising the
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    SHIPS IN S'PORE BUNKERING ON HAND-TO-MOUTH BASIS
    241 2 (Tribune Reporttv) The coal crisis in the United Kingdom has no direct effect on shipping in the Far East and will not mean a curtailment of services in the immediate ftiture, is the consensus of opinion of ship ping agents here. One reason
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    CLARA Relief Organisation
    93 2 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Feb. 13.—Chairman Tung Pi-wl of the China Liberated Areas Relief Association (CLARA) the Communist counterpart of the CNNRA, today made a strong appeal to Major-General Glen. E. Edgerton, Director of the UNRRA. China Office, urging that immediate action be taken to allow a CLARA liaison
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    NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENT
    45 2 Reuter. LONDON. Feb. 12.—Among the military appolrttmetns announced tohlght by the War Office la that of Major General J.F.B. Combe. Distinguished Service Order. Commander of the 46th Division to be Deputy Commander (Majoraetit of the British troop* «B Ad-trla—a m-w appointment Reuter.
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    26 2 LONDON, Feb. 12.—The King and the two Princesses went swimming today in the pool on the Vanguard, had just been erected on the quar trr deck.
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    Report Termed 'Nonsense'
    153 2 U.P. SHANGHAI, Feb. 13.—The Shanghai Evening Post in its editorial today entitled "Help the BHhd" branded as "nonsense" the reports that Washington officials were baffled whether China's recent export subsidy programme is a subsidy or not. "Out opinion is that the State Department's study of the programme
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      667 2 NOTICES. CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOOD CONTROL DISTRIBUTION DEPT. It is notified for general information that as from nth February, 1947, the new address of the Food Control Distribution Department will be: Ground Floor Victoria Memorial Hall, and NOT 12, Raffles Quay. Telephone Numbers.— Asst. Food Controller 49_7 Administrative Office 2761
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    Sidky's Suggestion Rejected
    99 3 Reuter. CAIRO, Feb. 13—The suggestion by Sidky Pasha, former Egyptian Premier. the Anglo-Egyptian treaty talks broken off last month might be renewed found no support i n official quarters i n Cairo. It was rejected yestuday by the Committee appointed to discuss how Egypt should pres-nt to
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    TELLING AUSTRALIA ABOUT MALAYA
    73 3 Malaya will be 0 n the map" at the forthcoming Royal Sydney Easter Show. Twenty-four photographs, depicting typical Malayan scenes, aie being sent at th e request of the Australian Trade Commissioner in Singapore for display at the Show which opens next month. The pictures were
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    FILIPINO GIRL ON S'PORE ASSIGNMENT LOSES JEWELS
    419 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) travPi n hnn V t Slt l *k la y a t° local colour foi a Sa^^f/J Marcos of mem whir?£ i f x doln S "as part of an assign SX ff V am n d H fr m
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    140 S'pore Chinese Volunteer To Fight In Indo-China
    268 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Presidium of the Vietnam Relief Committee, Singapore, have cabled an appeal to the Security Council of the United Nations Organisations to end French aggression, settle the French Vie tnam dispute and foe independence of Vietnam. They have also
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    Three Chinese On Arms Charge
    106 3 Three Chinese appeared before Se cond Magisrate L. C. Goh, yesterday on tentative charges following the recovery of a .38 EnSheld revolver and six rounds of ammunition at li a.m. o n Feb. 12. Teo Koon Poh (24 > f a Cantonese, was alleged to
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    PORT CONGESTION IN MANILA
    61 3 Reuter. MANILA ~Th* Manila port authorities "hare announced new measure.; designed to clear the gfkwing congestion in Manila port. These include rushing of haulage work, re-opening of landing facilities unused since the end of the war, and a systematic allocation of berths. The port authorities also
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    Governor Tells Teachers Petition Being Considered
    445 3 INCREMENTS SOUGHT FOR "MAXIMUMS" (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore Teacher petitioned the Governor this week on the question of increments for teachers who have reached the maximum grade. The petition pointed oiu that in the Malayan Union there have been cases whei c "maximums" have
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    Cases Of Alleged Extortion
    129 3 Ch c Ah Yong (28) apDeared in the Fourth Police Court yesterday on two charges of extort on on Tan Leong Hooi and Lav Chiew. by putting them in fear of assault at Kampong Yeo Chu Kang on Feb. 11. From Tan. the accused was alleged
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    Rangoon Strike Deadlock
    106 3 Reuter. RANGOON, Feb. 13.-Strikers, carrying Anti-Fascist Peoples' Freedom League flags, today picketed Rangoon banks as about 2,000 bank clerks joined the strike-bound labourers and commercial firms employees estimated at 40,000. Early in the afternoon all banks in th e city shut their doors displaying notice that the
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    Induction At S'pore Presbyterian Church
    72 3 The induction of the Rev. Robert M. Greer, MA, BD. will the Singapore Presbyterian Church, Or-cha-d Road, o n Friday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. Representative.; of all Ghristi Churches in Singapore will be present on the occession and invitauo s have been sent to
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    44 3 JOGJAKARTA.— Another batch of 999 Indonesian romushas (Japanese slave labourers) mostly from the Moluccas and Scuta Celebes dis embarked at Tandjoiig Piiok harbour recently from the Dutch s tei- j mcr 'Tjitjalengka." Thee t-x--labourers Will later be sent bick to their respective home toWns
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    Rice Facts And Fiction
    573 4 It is extraordinarily difficult to sift from a mass of conflicting detail the facts about the rice situation in South East Asia. But the picture which emerges confirms the warning which Lord Killearn gave a few days before the Malayan rice ration wjs increased, and it
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    CAMERA MEN MEASURE SEA
    231 4 The depth of water around the coasts of Europe is being measured by means of aerial I photographs taken from aircraft !of Coastal Command, Britain's Royal Air Fore?. Existing charts of certain coastlines were unreliable in their details of sandbanks, reefs and other under water obstructions,
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    GOLD IN STONES
    70 4 Post-war interest in gold mining in Australia ha s led to revival of prospecting. Luckiest strike was recently reported from Kalgoorlie, Western-Australia, where two prospectors obtained 170 ounces of fine gold worth £1.800 from a chaff bag full of stones. Men worked in a shaft of shallow
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    EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS
    1022 4  -  by S.T. GARRETT, Singapore 7 rade Union Adviser We are today posed with this question, "How are we going to advance the standards of living of the people of Malaya?" To have rights as employ ers and workers we must first recognise our communal responsibilities and conform
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    Broken Rice
    230 4 Letters To The Editor j THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Sir.—l enclose herewith a sample of nee distributed in my district by the Government Rice Retailer. I was given to understand also tnat ne had instructions from the Food Controller to distribute this quality of rice at the price ot
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    Radio Malaya Orchestra
    152 4 sir,—With reference to tne letter signed "Musicus" in your edition of February 10th. commenting on my report of the "Music for Everybody Concert, last Sunday week. I did not refer to the absence of cbo:s, bassoons and horns because they have been missing the series started, and
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    Dangerous Houses
    177 4 Sir, —Anyone walking around the slums of Singapore can easily discern a number of old houses tbat n?ed immediate renovation. These houses, sorne of whose foundations were badly shaken by bombs during the War. are on the verge of collapse. Should any heavy motor vehicle collide with a
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    Professional Examinations
    88 4 Sir. -I must thank Mr. Chan Kum Chee for his letter published in your issue of February 6th. 1947. in connection with the applications to sit for the Examinations of the Association of Cert.Med and Corporate Accountants. But I would point out that if Mr Grenier had called
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    Cinema Tickets
    155 4 Sir.—lt :s surprising to onserv how often during the showing ol good films that seme pe:ple are allowed to trade in blackmarke cinema tickets. This goes on around the corner of even big and respectable cin:mas. These blackmarketeers work in gangs and are not disturbed by the notice
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    Australia's Claims In Antarctica
    494 4 SYDNEY. -The possibility that Australia might be permanently excluded from whaling operations in the Antarctic, and the contention that Australia owed it. not only to herself but to the rest of th? world, to see that scientific and economic investigations of the area were carried out
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      30 4 THE e&T/Su IF LOSS OF HOUSE OF 7pigment Mitlvi Commqhs WERE- ALL THAT ftZE2<^ 0 SZX&S OCCURRED WITH W|%, IS AGE, HAIf? ■R3gf|5\ T H~%no HOf i WOULD TURN I
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    MP TOLD OF GOVT. BACK PAY "DISCRIMINATION"
    532 5 Singapore Teachers Write To Mr. Pritt (Tribune Stall Reporter) jore Teachers' Union have this week com- ii Mr. D. N. Pritt, Independent Labour Parliament, informing: him of the pos»;>.:ck pay claim for Asiatic Government ser- Malaya. n is in keaping with their resolution
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    FALSE BOASTS OF KILLINGS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    338 5 continued hearing of the court martial trial Indian soldiers of the 7th Coast Regiment, I Gnr. Sher Mohamed, accused No. 4, stated xamination by Maj. N. S. Bains, the prothai a was one of tne four accused who had having taken part in
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    BEVIN SIGNS TREATIES
    96 5 />eace trcat,6H i//7icn. rallied bz, c5ol'c»nmc.»r o/ Qreat ,l>»7/ a /ormol e«d to u»tn, /tll/z/, tt^. Kurnanza. Hulj/aria ana' Finland. <?ar.cd b/, ltl«- soT-eian 8il'ttar//, 2e? i/< c/ t?n? O//?('t'. 1.0?»don. on seo 4 T'^c document, o/i l<n«n t/le .Vlttizser.5' Coi/nc/t la do» red /o/- /l.nrc o/
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    Army Driver's "Sixth Sense" Made Him Jam On His Brakes
    474 5 A young driver of the 553 Coy. R.A.S.C. Walter Arthur Basil Hall, stated during the course of his defence in the Extra District Court yesterday, at the adjourned hearing of the case in which he is charged on three counts
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    DARK BLUES "DEFEATED"!
    52 5 U.P. OXFORD, Ft-v. 12.—The annual licensing sessions reported today that drunkenness in Britain Increased 100 per cent during 1946. It was stated that Cambridge leu all of England in drunkenness and Oxford was second. This was regarded as a "bitter" defeat for the dark blue* of Oxford
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    Teachers Plan New Pay Scheme
    136 5 (Tribune Staff Renortpn The Singapore Teachers* Un on, which now considers uself *the proper organisation more representative of Singapore teachers to voice their opinions is on Saturday meeting to draw up a new scheme of salaries for teachers. Th s officials say. may perhaps be
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    ITALIAN MARITIME WORKERS APPEAL
    65 5 U.P. ROME Feb. 12.—The Italian Federation of Maritime Workers appealed to the Paris Naval Experts Conference to use discretion" in distributing the Italian fleet." Tneir statement said discretion must be u?ed to eliminate hatred, unemployment, damage and shame which are not deserved by the Italian Fleet
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    Otranto Damaged In Collision
    73 5 TILBURY, Feb. 13.—The Orient liner Otranto, 20,000 tons, known to thousands of troops who went to and from the Far East, was in collision with the steamer Samlich, 7,200 tons, at Tilbury yesterday. Homeward bound from Sydney, the liner was being taken by tugs to the
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    MILLIONAIRE WHO FELL TO CONVICT DIES
    153 5 Reuter. Derby Feb 12. -Ernest Terah Hooiey. a man who rose from a 30 shillings weekly factory hand to a multi-millionaire and fell to a convict, died last night at Dong Eaton. Derbyshire. He was 83. Hcoley was one of the most powerful tlnanciers
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    Electric Power Cut In Berlin
    76 5 U.P. BERLIN. Feb. 13.—A new drastic curtailment of electric power in Berlin went into effect yesteiday when public utilities officials oidered shutdowns for a large part of the city. Electric power in the American, British and French sectors will be cut between 6 a.m. and
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    Sikh's Alleged Double Offence
    70 5 Alleged to have robbed a 22-year-old Chinese of $6 and then committed an unnatural offence against his victim, Dalbara Singh (36), Sikh, had two tentative charges preferred against him when he appeared before Second Magistrate L. C. Qoh, yesterday. The offences were alleged to have taken
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    "Penang Must Break Away From Union"
    1136 5 PENANG, Feb. 13.—There were only a handful of people present at the Supreme Court this morning when the Consultative Committee held its sitting and later the audience thinned out to one observer and members of tne Press. The chairman, Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, in
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    KING'S BROADCAST
    40 5 On Tuesday next from 10.50 p.m. to 11.30 p.m., the British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service will bioadcast a recording of the speeches of H.M. the King and Field Marshall Smuts from a State dinner given in Cape Town.
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    "Ample Room For Normal Trade" Between Malaya And N. E. I.
    606 6 CONSULATE-CEMfgAL EXPLAINS DUTCH ATTITUDE From the articles and letters appearing recently in the press, it would seem that the Import and export regulations recently issued by the N.I. Government are still not fully understood in commercial circles, and that
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    At The Movies
    378 6 PAVILION LAURA with Gene Tierney Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb A Chic advertising executive, a sharp-eyed, romantic detective and a wealthy man-about-tow n are the? J three principal characters of Verc. Caspary's novel set against the glittering background of New York's I pre-Pearl Harbour sophisticated cafe I
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    Unionists Meet Mr. Thomas
    52 6 Representatives of registered trad? unions are meeting the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. Ivor Thomas, at Government House at 4 p.m on Saturday. The Trade Union Adviser. Mr. S. P. Garrett, will be present. At present ther e are 20 registered trade unions
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    AUSTRALIA ASSISTS BRITAIN
    93 6 Reuter. SYDNEY.-Australian exports contributed the equivalent oi nearly £10.000.000 to the Empire dollar pool during tn e six months end d December, 1946. Exports to the United States during tnat period totalled £25,--070.00 U. United States imports into Australia only £15.877.500 The favourable balance for Australia, however,
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    New Radio Feature
    48 6 Every Tuesday and Friday alter its news bulletin at 9.30 p.m. •Malayan Time) the British Far Ivtstern Broadcasting Service wil give the details of prices of such commodities as tin, rice, sugar coffee, cocoanut and rubber, and -hai e prices and market trends in Singapore.
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    Rubber Shares Still Centre Of Interest
    462 6 OUR FINANCIAL SECTION Reuter. ters showing appreciable rises which in most cases were over ten per cent. caSeS Telok Ansons were dealt In frO|B $1.62 to $i.65, Kempas $2.05. 52.U6 and $2.07£, Pajams $1.75. Tapahs $1.72 i. Bentas 85c. Ayer Panas sungei Bagans $1.75.
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    Calm Day In Shanghai
    16 6 SHANGHAI, Feb. 13—With big operators generally holding of until tfcerejvere clearer lndi-
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    Export Duties On Copra
    165 6 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 12—Answering a question about export of copra from Ceylon, Mr. Arthur Creech Jone*. Secretary for the Colonies, told the House of Common today; "Duty on copra exported from Ceylon is 200 rupees per ton and the yield in a normal year as total
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    RUSH FOR FOREIGNERS MAY START NEW CONTROVERSY
    517 7 Archie Quick's Soccer Review c DON: A Precedent having been set by ChelTLl C ir s> OTUn Willi Steffen, Switzerland's star right nntr°vU t° re ommendati on of Tom Lawton, a first class controversy will break in Soccer when other clubs attempt to
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    CHARITY SOCCER ON SUNDAY
    122 7 On Sunday at Jalan Besar Stadium, the catholic young men Association will meet the EFT Transit Depot Hq., at soccer. Mrs! Hamilton, wife of Brigadier Hamilton, will kick-off at 5 p.m. Proceeds will be donated to Catholic Charities. C.V.M.A.: Webber; H. Hoeden, Chin Goek; B. Ncronha,
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    FIRST FIGHT AFTER WINNING TITLE
    61 7 U.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12,— Harold Dade, little Lo s Angeles negro, will have his first fight since winning the world's bantamweight championship here last month, when he meets Speedy. Cabanella of Mj riila in a ten-ronud non-title bout tonight. Dade is two-to-one favourite. The
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    S.R.C. Soccer XI
    52 7 The followng will represent the Singapore Recreation Club against the R.A.F. Seletar in a game of soccer on the Padang on Tuesday: Ferguson; Lowther, Hoeden; A. de Silva, Vass, B. Noronha; D. Ross, A Clarke, Conceicao, P. Peters, G. Valberg (capt.) Reserves: J. Peters, C. Noronha, and
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    Scottish Sport Items
    182 7 Ginger Stewart, Hamilton, Scots welter-weight champion, will meet the winner of the eliminator for the right to challenge for Ernie Roderick's British title.. Teddy O'Neil, Dumberton, Scots bantamweight campion, beat Johnny King, on points of eight rounds... J. Ntarshah, Qtencratg, wc n th< draughts championship of Scotland
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    New Swimming Record
    100 7 U.P. Canberra, Feb 13.—Australian. Ralph Wright. United States swimming star, set the third Australian .-wimming record since the start of his current tour when he swam th? 220. varda free-style in two minutes and 51 jb 10 seconds. Wright, who has been competing in Australia's major swimming
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    Jollilads Soccer XI For Malacca
    95 7 The Jollilads Athletic Union will meet the Malacca Indian Sports Club at soccer on the Malacca State ground, on Sunday, Feb. 16. The following are requested to meet at No. 243, Tanjong Pagar Road. Singapore, at 6.30 am. sharp, to take the morning train jfl?
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    HAMMOND MAY NOT PLAY IN FINAL TEST
    156 7 Wally Hammond, England's captain, will probably not be making another appearance in test cricket. Has withdrawal from the match against the Victoria County XI duo to fibrositis and the fact that Yardley will lead the MCC team m the fcur-day match against Victoria
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    Malacca Sportsmen To Aid Charity
    132 7 'Tribune Staff Reporter) The Chian Sin Sports Association of Malacca has sent down selected basketball and volleyball teams to play a series of matches here at the Happy World covered stadium maid of funds for Chinese reflugees of Palembang. The Malacca sportsmen arrived i 1
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    Tallon Gets A Job
    85 7 Reuter. BRISBANE, Feb. 13 —D on Tallon, Australia and Queensland wickerkeeper, ha s accepted a lucrative business appointment .i\ Adelaide and plays his last match for Queensland against South Australia next week. He goes to Adelaide immediately after the fifth Test match. Tallon said today: "I
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    HOSPITAL YOUNGSTERS SOCCER TEAM
    53 7 The following will represent the Hospital Youngsters at soccer against the Medical College Union on the latter's ground on Fro i 7:— A. Kanapathy, T. S. Maniam, R. Ratnam, Poujan, S. Muruges Arumugam, T. Nadarajah, G. Thangavelu, S. Tharhbi and L. Ponnusamy. Reserves George, C. Marimuthu
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    BADMINTON ASSN. MEETING
    33 7 Committee members of the Singapore Badminton Assoc'ation are informed that a meeting will b? held on Tuesday, Feb. 18. at the Clerical Union premises, Rangoon Road, at 5.30 p m
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    MATCH CANCELLED
    29 7 The soccer match which was to have been played between the Army and a combined R.E team at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, was cancelled owing to rain.
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    Jap Militarism Cannot Be Eliminated Quickly
    717 7 U.P. TOKIO, Feb. 13.—Yorkson Shen, Chief Adviser to the Chinese Mission in said demobilisation »1? Japan, has oeen going on smoothly "in form" but warned that elimination of militarism cannot be done, in x short period. "Careful watch should be kepi" whether the spirit
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    Bradman Answers Critics
    127 7 Reuter. ADELAIDE, Feb. 13 —Do n Bradman, in a letter to the newspaper "Advertiser," says that Certain people have written to newspapers regarding tactics adopter! in the fourth Test suggesting that he explain the aspects. "To do so naturally involves the tactics of our opponents which, ;o
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    Lincoln H'caps
    223 7 Reuter. LONDON. Pdb. 13.—Weights for the Lincolnshire Handicap being run in Lincoln on March 26 over onemile were announced today as follows: Vagabond 9/7; Langton Abbott 9/5; Patchouly 9/3 Dinn Jose and i Dorogoi both 8/11; Joan Star and I Aroidatout both 8/9: Poolfipc 8/8; Ouragan, Blue Lake,
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    Indian Assn. Cricket
    82 7 The following will represent Indian Association in a cricket match against the Ist Queens Regiment at Changi on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. D. Dharmaraj (Captain; Wafir Bmgh, fltassein Shah, Mewa Singh, Z. Bhatri, D. K. Samy, O. R Sitharam, Balwan Singh, P. Retnasaitty, M. J.
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    'MERCY' BOMBER EXPLODES IN MID-AIR: 8 DIE
    714 8 Collier Sinks With 16 Lives Fuel Situation "Very Critical" Says Attlee Reuter. London, Feb. 13. —Despite nationwide electricity cuts and herculean efforts, Britain's fuel situation remains very critical," Mr. Clement Attlee, Prime Minister, told the House of Commons today. He disclosed that under
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    CLOTH COUPONS TO LAST LONGER
    61 8 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 13.—Reduction v. the production of clothing and textile caused by electricity cuts and coal shortage may resu'ts in the present allocation of having to last seven months and possibly longer, instead of six. "this was made clear by Sir Stafford Cripps President
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    Nylon Swimsuits
    57 8 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 13.—Nylon swimsuits that without any measuring up would fit anyone— from say Deanna Durbin to Teaaie O'Shea—are among the new gifts for women to be seen wher the Olympia opens its doors next month of the first great annual exhibition to be revived. Other plastics
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    Death Of Well-known Malacca Ceylonese
    54 8 Mr. Anthonv Martin Vendargon. who died in Malacca on 'uiesdav last a prolonged illness, was one oi the earliest Cevionese immigrants to Malaya and throughout his sojourn here served with the Gov rnments oi tho and tne F.M.L. He leaves behind three sons. f;ur daughter:.,
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    NO COMMITMENTS MADE TO MALAY RULERS
    458 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 13.No commitments had been mado by His Majesty's Government euher to the Malay rulers ur to UMNO WTth regard to the luture constitution of Malaya, Mr. Ivor Thomas, in reply to a question by the Tr.bune at a Press confer:nee here
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    Snakes Frozen In Irish Fuel Crisis
    244 8 Reuter. DUBLIN. Feb. 13.---Snakes froze in the Dublin Zoological today as the Irish iul crisis grew worse, and the Minister ot Industry and Commerce warned that supplies of heat and coal may soon be cut off entirely to domestic consumers. Heat was shut off
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    SCC SOCCER
    50 8 The following will play soccer for the S C.C. against Haikowyu on the Padang today at 5.15 p.m J. J. Bell: M Roberts. G Verrall: B F. Clifton. A. H. Mitchell. H. Twist; G Moxon W. McBeath. J. H. Warfield. C Milton, H. Echpisheim Referee: Mr. D. Brennan.
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    73 8 Mrs. Marguerite Smith 6/^.L n&lt;,,c o/ ss/7'er ?olice Frn&lt;»n, Kol»d. Cro«s and t/ie tuo l?«l/ddeco,a/cd at tne /nstlHoulK il7cn&gt; London, /or ne?/n llidMl? tne Hluo«.H during s/lt «oar. /'//OT'0 Hlr5. Marguerite Smith photographed »cltn /»er xiteen-?,io?&lt;l/l5-o"d u)/lo »&lt; u carina ne, decoration. c ,&lt; a/ter sn.e lne .U. /lcne 6/655
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    CHINESE IN INDO-CHINA 'OPPRESSED & MALTREATED'
    222 8 CHINESE IN INDO-CHINA 'OPPRESSED MALTREATED' Reuter. NANKING, Fob. 13.—Charges that both French and Vietnam elements, despite repeated professions of then friendship to China were "oppressing, and maltreating Chinese residents in North Indo-China, were made by Chinese delegates from Indo-China in an appeal for relief and protection, it was reported by
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    STOP PRESS IN PARIS
    104 8 Reuter. PARIS. Feb 13 —As linotype operators and compositors brought Paris newspapers production to a standstill tonight by joining the three-day old strike of newspaper telephonists, delivery and clerical staffs, Paris public service workers announced that a sit-down demonstration involving undarground post offices, schools and oclice
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    Clerks And Strike "Threat"
    264 8 Referring to yesterday's report in in the -Tribune" that Government clerks threaten to strike unless their demands for back pay are met, the President of the Junior Civil Service Association, A. Ka.'iu, i 8 an unsigned letter, says: "I have to inform you that the statement
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    'ARIES II' TO VISIT SINGAPORE
    112 8 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 13— "Aries II a modified Lincoln heavy bomber— which has replaced the fdmoU!"Aries I" Lancaster b«»mb;"-, ii n«w being fitted out with the latest radio and radar devices used by the Royal Air Force at the Empire Air Navigation School. On Feb.
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    Trade Unionists To Meet Mr. Ivor Thomas
    135 8 The following are th gistered Trade Union, oresentative ,w 1] m 4t u o Thomas, M P to noon to discu tkat In iialara The Singapore h-,»-k. Staff Associa'ion b U S ngapore Trail nan Workers Assoc. V Singapore r. ministrative Workers iXL*
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    Wants Immediate Appointment Of US Envoy To India
    142 8 Reuter. Washington. Feb. 13 a demand that American Government immediately appor. an ambassador to India letQi Indian Government assume B:.--ta.n was "ptfcitag upon the appointment" was made vesteniav by Democratic Congressman Emanual Celler of Nev. Port Mr. Celiei stated: Tee claim is
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    Hesse Jewels Sold For $357!
    82 8 WASHINGTON, P&lt;-b John P. Shaw toda] Col Jack W. Darant, tifMi &lt; three diamonds of the fk collection which he d&lt; crihrf 1 "few stones I pitk. d up i| 0«i for $357 last March The army call-d MM to keep curious Grvrn m-nt from
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    STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT
    34 8 A meeting the SuriJJ Christian Ifovem nl will JJJ it the YMCA Road, on Suntfav at i The Risht R« 1 Bishen of Sin &lt; in&lt; r wfl on "Universal D Students."•
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