Malaya Tribune, 14 July 1949

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    66 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE M PEOPLE W < mk —i —l LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MAI A YA Ptkme SSti/3 Nine Line* fublished simultaneously at titn gapore, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh an d Penang. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LOWDOX
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    TORIES JOIN LABOUR TO FIGHT STRIKE
    291 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday.—The Labour Party and the Conservative Opposition in the House of Commons tonight united in endorsing the Government's proclamation of a state of emergency, designed to crack the London Dock Strike which is crippling Britain's export trade during the worst economic crisis
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    FRENCH DOCKS WON'T UNLOAD U.K. CARGOES
    79 1 U.P. PARIS. Wed. Thirty-five thousand dockers of the French National Federation of Ports and Docks a branch of the Communist dominated General Confederation of Labour today refused to unload British ships in a solida measure with th<? striking Biitish deckhands II lurict Jeanne, Secretary
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    U.S. STEEL
    30 1 PITTSBURGH, Wed. Philip Murray, President of the CIO United Steel Workers, today issued a strike call against all steel companies who have rejected President Truman's 60--day truce plans.
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    REDS BRAWL IN CITY HALL
    161 1 AMSTERDAM. Wed.—Recent disturbances about tho rilni "Iron Curtain" in Amsterdam wore today transforred to tho stately Municipal Council Hall, whore 12 Communist members fought with policemen who used clubs and nad their pistols in hand. The police were summoned by the Mayor. Dr. Arnold Dailly.
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    Evans For Hongkong Post
    98 1 Reuter. HONGKONG. Wednesday.— Britain's latest move to strengthen Hongkong's defences has been creation cf a new post of 'Commander of Land Foices in New Territories" fcr the leased area on Cnina's mainland opposite Hong Kong. Major General G. C. Evans, who accepted the Japanese surrender in
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    A Dog's Life
    43 1 A.P. LONDON, Wed. The civic-spirited Royal Borough of Kensington, London, has made a heartfelt appeal »o dog Ml ners. On every lamp p<.st in the neighbourhood the Council has placed sign*' reading: 'Train your dog to use the gmters" A.l*.
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    'PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED IN MALAYA '
    139 1 'PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED IN MALAYA Reuter. LONDON, Wed. The Colonial Development Corporation 13 proceeding on the assumption that political difficulties in Malaya will soon be overcome Lord Trefgarne, Chairman of the Corporation, said tonight when speaking of future development plans. The Corporation's first annual report, published today, revealed that
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    PRIVATE'S KIT FOUND IN CAMP
    52 1 MIT AR, Today. A patrol of the 16th Field Battery located two bandit camps and a hideout during an operation at Kampong Babok area yesterday. They discovered a military pack marked: "Private Stuart. *****594, Ist Liverpool" and a printing press, printing ink, pnper and a
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    RECOGNISED
    31 1 Mr. Karl E. SommcrWrt- 1 has been recognised by i K e Governor as a vice consul cf the United States in Sm-;.--pore pending the if?ue of Via Majesty's Exequator.
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    KARACHI ENDS BAN ON KLM
    279 1 Reuter—A.P. KARACHI, Wednesday. DAKISTAN Government will tomorrow lift its ban on Royal Dutch Airline ft'Chte ftVOT.tt* imp™. .wl a- r«woit <of 4ho military oys.*rathms in Indonesia. The lifting of the ban means that, starting Friday, the X.L.M. will fly to Batavia via Cairo, Karachi and
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    Jennifer Weds Selzniek
    72 1 Film star Jennifer Jones and Producer David Selznick were married today in the cily hall at Genoa, Italy. The couple had sailed to Genoa irom Cape d' Antilles on a hired yacht. The French film star Louis Jourdan and his wile were als aboard. Sclznlck is 47,
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    PAPAL BAN ON REDS
    87 1 A.P. VATICAN CITY, Wed.— Pope Piu» XII has approved a decree ex-communicating all Communists from the Catholic Church. The Holy Office, a body of cardinals charged with the protection of the Roman Catholic faith, had drafted the decree. Ex-communication means the denial of the religious comforts
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    C' WEALTH $ TALKS START WELL
    397 1 C' WEALTH TALKS START WELL Commons To Hear Of New Cuts Today Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. JHE Finance Ministers of 10 Commonwealth countries today made what New Zealand's Waiter Nash called "a good start" with their discussions to solve the dollar crisis, on the eve of an important debate on Britain's
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    HAD NOAH AN EXTRA ARK?
    157 1 A.P. ISTANBUL, Wednesday.—Two Turk 3 claimed today to have found Noah's Ark—in two different parts of Turkey. The Ministry of the Interior promised each man 40 per cent of whatever money his find provides. Meanwhile, four Americans reached Ankara today to beg permission to cross
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    U.S. DROUGHT HAS ENDED
    65 1 A.P. NEW YORK, Wed. A 50--day drought in the North Eas'»r United States ended overlieht with slow, heavy soaking rains. Although the weather Bureft'J se vs that the area is now returning to normal and car ex icct rain one day in ever-, three, crop losses
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    NEW STATE COUNCILLORS
    35 1 Three new State Coured'ors were sworn in at Johore Bahru this morning. They weie: The Hon. Haji Mohamed Amin bin Amran, the Hon. Mr. J. S. H. CunynghamBrown and Mi. G. Woods.
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    WINS SCHOLARSHIP
    33 1 Mr. Ewe Kheng Earn of Peanag has been awardea v Federation of Malaya Government Veterinary Scholarsnip ten* Me tor-five year* from 1950-51 session at a veterinary college in the United Kingdom.
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    President Li Is Annoyed
    202 1 U.P. CANTON, Wed—Li Tsungjen's patience over Chiang Kai-shek s continued delays in carrying out his promise to come to Canton for critical conferences on Nationalist China's future is beginning to v/ear thin A reliable source said the Acting President had decided on two things: L If
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    S'pore Bride
    49 2 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ileaton after their marriage at the Wcslfj Methodist Church. The bridegroom is Chief Inspector of Machinery. Singapore, and the bride in the youngest daughter of Mrs. Harbtnaon of Kew Garden and the late Mr. W. J. K. llarbinson of Lame, North Ireland.
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    Varsity Fund $ 96, 700
    51 2 Varsity Fund 96, 700 Donations to the Unwt.sity of Malaya Endowment Fund totalled $96,700.64 up to last Saturday. Among the largest new donors were Mansfield Co. Ltd. $25.000. Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd. and The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd. $25,000. The Glen Lln<„Ltd. $10.000. and Mr. Lee Sen Gee
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    HONORARY POST
    21 2 Mr. Gregory Jones has received the Kings Exequator empowering him to act as Honorary Spanish Vice Consul in Singapore.
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    T.E. Smith Gets U.S. Scholarship
    298 2 A Commonwealth Fund fellowship has been awarded to a member of the Malayan Civil Service in Singapore. The recipient is 33-year-ild Thomas Edward Smith, Assistant Secretary in the Colonial Secretaiy's Office. Mr. Smith will take uo a post-graduate course for a year at Princeton University,
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    CONCERT
    28 2 The Eurasian Youth Movement will hold a Concert and a Cinema Show at Raffles Institution Hall on Tuesday, July 2ri. at 5.30 p.m. Admission will be free.
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    DROP IN WORLD RUBBER OUTPUT
    441 2 USIS. Th* U Commerce Department cstirhtl s that world production of natural rubbr in 1949 will total 1.535,000 long tons (1,590,560 metric Afi announcement by thfl Department's Office of Domestic Commerce in Washington points out that this is 10.000 tons (40.640 metric tons, less than
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    Rewards
    46 2 The Federation authorities will pay rewards to persons giving information leading to the apprehension of people entering or attempting to enter Malaya illegally. Information may be glvm to any police officer or posted to Box 5000, Kuala Lumoiu. Names of informers will he kept secret.
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    Third Red Training Ship Here
    110 2 L A THIRD Russian training ship. the three-masted 328-ton schooner Sprut. arrived in Singapore yesterday 14 hours after the other two Russia" sailing vessels, the barkentine Horisont and the schooner Neotunia. left for Vladivostok. via Hongkong. The Spvut started on her voyage from the Baltic
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    DOCTORS TO MEET IN K. L.
    130 2 The Alumni Association cf the King Edward VII Collet of Medicine will hold Lr.e..annual general meeting at the General Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday. July 31. at 2.30 p.m. The week-end program me, which will be attended by doctors from all over the Federation
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    TENDERS FOR TREASURY BILLS
    94 2 The Government of the Colony of Singapore will invite tenders for an issue of $12 millions by Treasury Bills on July 25, subject to the general conditions governing i the issue and repayment of Colony of Singapore Treasury Bills. Copies of the condition.-! together with the
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      432 2 RTJTR NKTWORK doctor Gilbert Vinler; 10.15 Voir- "Hamraj"; 6.20 Violin. '"""r"' -The Pied Pip- «.30 Time Simal New*; C.40 ENGLISH I KOOK.iSINbS «m tht< lidmonito Four: 10 30 Uanrf> music; «.45 India lMk--10.00 a.m. News from Kuala Oanw nuiajr b> Wayld lU Winter istan News; 655 RecoidedmuLumpur; 10 05 lapprox.)
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    Woman Found Shot
    187 3 How a 65-year-old Boyanese woman, a widow, Habibi binte Musiah. known to the people of her neighbourhood as medicine woman" was found dead <n her hut at 8» 4 mile. Chaagl Road on July 3, was elated at the Coroner's Court yesterday. Habibi had a large gaping
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    ELECTORAL ROLLS CLOSE TODAY
    203 3 SINGAPORE'S electoral rolls close today at 6.30 p.m But there is still time to put yourself down as a voter in the coming Legislative Council Elections or the Municipal Elections. This is how you can s- ter today: You can hand in your form, completed, at
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    69 ARRESTED
    34 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed There have been 69 arrests in the Federation in the last 21 hours—32 in Negii Sembilan, 7 in Pahang. 8 in Johore. 9 in Selangor and 13 in Perak.
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    Liquor got S'pore over $11 million revenue
    256 3 Singapore imported a total of about 1.5 million gallons of liquors of all types during 1948 and brought in a revenue totalling Sll.--b00.315.84 out of total revenue collections of 54C.099.320.i2 according to the Customs and Excise Annual Report for i 94£. The 1918
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    CALWELL
    112 3 The Other Side C;inon R. K. S. Adam., principal of St. Andrew's School, said at a Rot^'v in rich yesterday thai Australia's immigration policy must not be judged by the O K< ef e alone. There were Jther casta where the Australian 'i vemmcnt had taken a different attitude
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    MIDDLESEX VISIT SINGAPORE
    72 3 Men cf the Middlesex Regiment, on their way to augment the Hongkong garrison, spent a, few hours ashore in Singapore yesterday when the 11.197-ton tioopship Dunera arrived here frcm Plymouth. The Dunei a left for Hongkong in tiie evening. The 14,105-ton troopship Empire Tiooper left foi Hor*gl
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    MECCA PILGRIMS
    55 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.—. Malay Pilgrims, who are bound for Mecca from Singapore, ate advised to completetheir medical documentation and to bring their passes for registration, in order to obtain their passages, *o the Pilgrimage Office, Colonial tariat, Singapore. ar 13 possible. The last shin carrying Pilgrims from Singapore
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    RECEIVES WARRANT
    55 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— '.'apt. Mohammed Salleh bin Haji Suleiman, MBE. ED. MCS, received his warrant of office as the new State Secretary, Negri Sembilan, from His Highness the Yang diPertuan Besar of Negri Scmbilan at the Council Chamber, Seremban, this morning. He was ,h.T. sworn in as a
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    BANDITS, SAKAIS CLASH
    164 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Fcur Sakais were killed one a wuman---when handits attacked Kampong Keri Kai in the Kampar area yesterday. The police aie investigating. Later a party of Sakai.s fiom Kampong Keri Kai aimed with shotguns and parangs went to Bukit Pekan to take revenge for the
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    SENTENCE ALTERED ON APPEAL
    77 3 Phch Teng Song, under sentence of eight months' i .gorous imprisonment for assisting in the management of a chap-ji-ki lottery a's a collector of subscriptions, had his sentence altered to a fine of $1,500 CJ appeal in the High Court yesterday. Pheh was alleged to be
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    CHEATED HiM OF 300 BAGS OF CEMENT—Charge
    59 3 Cheng Wen Ting. 28, appealed in the Second Police Court ye:;tctday on 1 a charge of cheating Tan J 3in Wee. Cheng was- alleged to nave ii.duced Tan to dehvci 300 i>ags of cement vo:th SlllO <o mir after saying that he was
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    FINED $50
    45 3 Wong Kheng Too, 39, the kcooei of' Nan Kwong Hotel. hangi Road, was fined $50 in the Fourth Police Court yesterday after he was found guilty fcr not entering in the hotel register particulars of two couples who were found in the rooms.
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    Jury Retires For A Second Time
    160 3 A SINGAPORE jury had to retire a second time at the Assize Court yesterday as the trial judge, Mr. Justice Brown, could not agree with then majority verdict of gUQty in a case of attempted murder against two Indians. Karnail Singh and D.vi- baia
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    DISCUSSION MEETING
    54 3 The nc:;L Discussion Group Meeting of the Literary Section of Singapore Kerala Samajam will be held at 6 ;iace Course Lane on Sunday i* 9 p.m. Mi. K. Koya, Editor, 0l "Vides:' Malayali" will be chairman. Mr. G. Aiunan and Ht. m. m. Itankal will speak on the
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    RICE DEALER FINED
    48 3 A fine of $850 was imposed on Abdul Samad, a rice retailer, who pleaded guilty in the Second Dictrict Court yesterday to disposing ment rice to non- ration card holders. In defeault of the payment of his fine. Samad goes to prison for four months.
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    U.K. Experts Here
    93 3 Dr\ E. W. Russell, son physicist at the University ci Oxford, and Mr. J. C. Hawkins, an authority on ploughing and cultivation implements at the National Instiiute of Agricultural Engineering, have been appointed i>v the Secretary cf State to> the Colonies*to visit Malaya tc advise on mechanization
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    A MALAYAN MEETS KING GEORGE
    32 3 Mr. Yap Phong Gecfc, Director, Overseas Chinese Hank, Singapore is presented lo the King, who accompanied by the Queen recently inaugurated Colonial .Month at Church House Westminister.
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    All Questions Must Be Answered
    211 3 COURT RULING Should a witness in a court of law answer ov.'iy Question put to luni either by the prosecutor or the defending counsel even if it be of mi inciiminatory nature. Tl, tHifl poser was argued before Mr. Justice Cox Evans in the High
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    ZERO HOUR
    559 4 ALL eyes are on Britain in these grave days. A As the Finance Ministers of the Commonwealth begin their struggle to halt the dollar drain, the London dockers throw down a gauntlet to the Labour Government. Attlee and bis colleagues are facing the two greatest challenges to their
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    THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN CHINA'S BABYLON
    2554 4  -  Shanghai was once the hunting ground for rich playboys who spent lavishly on Shaoshing wine and singsong girls. It is ?iow becoming a city of not so rich middle-class By A CORRESPONDENT U.P. ttEANOHAI ONE month after the battle in which the tired
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    Ireland—The Swamp With Mumps
    461 4 A.P. OH it was high up in the air we were. 8,000 feet above the gn at Irish Sea. Inside the cabin of the American Overseas Airlines Flagship America, were some 30 correspondents returning frcm a tour of the European battlefields and outside was a thick
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      140 4 ijf YeS getting sromeK?! II VIGOR WtIiaHGGI^SofKLIM J says ELSIE the BORDEN cow I Ml It's not surprising how much energy youngsters can gam m I drinking KLIM milk every day. Every glassful brims tri* I wholesome nourishment so necessary for growing children. Vu W can depend on KLIM to
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    MALAY AS MALAYA'S LINGUA FRANCA
    595 5 Elders For, Youngsters Against At The Johore Stale Council Today— THE Malays are divided in then opinion on the lingua franca for Malaya. Some insist on the Malay language, while the younger ge- iteration lavour the English language. These opinions were expressed in the Lewis
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    Three Bills Introduced
    66 5 The Hon'ble Mr. W. Martin McCall. C L. S.. Legal Adviser, Johore, introduced three Bills for approval. They were: (a) The Council of Religion Bill (Second Reading! (b» The Muhammedan Law Determination (Amendment) Bill (c) The Courts (Amendment I Bill The last two bills wouid be read
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    MORE HOMES
    305 5 Twc thousand one hundred and eighty-eight houses were destroyed and 1,545 were built in Johore since 1941. Tnis was oiscioseu to the Hon'ble Mi. S. C. Mclntyie. who asked a series of questons on housing conditions in Johoi* The following are the details Johcrt Bahru: 377 houses destroyed
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    8,073 Guard Their Kampongs Today
    203 5 THERE are 144 Kampong Quoit) establishments In Johore at present and subject to the recommendation of local Security Committees, a further 26 kampongs may havt guards organised. Ihe total number oi Kampong Guards in Johore as on July o. 194S was 8,073. Arms and ammunition
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    Leper Camp Doctored 475 Since 1945
    179 5 THE Hon'ble Dr. Lim Ah Sitt was informed 1 that since Oct. 31, 1945, a total of 475 lepsr cas3s were notified and admitted to the Leper Camp in Johore Bahru. Of this number 21 nave been discharged cured, 118 have absconded, 67 have
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    Johore Short Of Dentists
    227 5 THERE weie oniy 26 registered dentists in Johote during 1948. They were all practising privately. None of tnem howevei nad a degree or diploma. The number legisterc' for 1949 is not known yet, a.s the inspection of private dentis'.s for this year has not been completed.
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    Johore Needs More Schools
    461 5 JOHORE'S Cambridge School Certificate examination results for 1946 and 1947 do not compare favouiably with those in other centres. In 1946, 88 candidates sat for the examination and 21 per cent, passed with Grade One Certificates. In 1947. there were 85 candidates and only seven per
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      255 5 MAI.A VAN AIR WA YS 11 Mil ID AIRCRAFT available for CHARTER MANAGERS MANSFIELD A CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING SINGAPORE. t 1 FAREWELL APPEARANCE OF NORMAN LAWRENCE tonight at RAFFLES HOTEL Dance Music by FRANK PiCKFORD HIS ORCHESTRA Trie MarcJkof Science GLANDS AND VITAMINS COMBINED IN O X AS A
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    INDIA SEEKS AID FROM EUROPE
    314 6 Reuter. GENEVA, Wednesday INDIA has proposed new ol mobilising 1 Europe's idle industrial capacity to hf'ip the development of India and other economically backward countries. They were put before the United Nations Economic and Social Council by Mr. P. Adarkar, head ot" the Indian External
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    RUBBER MARKET
    112 6 The rubber market OMtinued steady yesterday showing a rise of i < cut from previous. Cloepjg prices were Buyers Seller* No. 1 Auk. RSS 34 3 8 34 5 8 So. 3 Auk. RSS S3 3 S3 B I NO. 3 Auk. RSS SI V 4 SI 1
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    Produce Market
    124 6 The produce marker was ■saerally quiet yesterday but with more inquiries from abroad Ltav l>ons Black Pepper went forth, r UP by $8. quoted at $293. White Pepper went up by 13 with Muntok quoted at $108 and Sarawak at $407. There were no lresh arrivals reported. The
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    Bids Up
    45 6 London hade better price* of tin shares yesterday but there was little encoiiragem»nt in the local market as pro-fit-taking continued. Industrials were unchanged. Rubber shares were attracting slightly more interest at present level. Price changes announced by the Malayan SharehrokerV Association yesterday were:
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    Malayan Share Quotations.
    891 6 Singapore, Wed. Buyers. Sellers. Atlas Ice 15.50 16.50 Alex. BriCK Pref. 2.80 2.90 cd Ords. 2.15 2.25 cd 8.8. Petrel 36 37 B.M. Trustee 7.50 8.50 Cons. Tin Ord. 13/6 14/6 cd do. (P)2l/- 22/E. Utd. Assur. 40.75 41.75 Estate Trust 7.00 8.00 Federal Dispensary 7.00 7.25
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    Canada To Lose Trade
    62 6 U.P. OTTAWA. WYd. Canada 1 stood to lose millions of dollar" in colonial trade as a. icsult of the Butish request jto colonies to suspend temporarily iiriports requiring j dollars payments. Officials of the Trade Department here estimated CanI adu's total exports to colonies last year
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    INDIAN TRADE WITH GERMANY
    165 6 GIIS. NEW DELHI. Wed.—the Govornmcnt of India have approved the new trade agreement with the US-UK-French Zones of Germany which was signed at Frankfurt on June 23. The programme provides for a balance of trade of approximately R5.1.2 million favourable to India. Exports from India are
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    Along The Godowns
    63 6 Empire Hamble (Shears Wharf i Soudan (42/48); Korea City of Sydney <3tt 37»; Ctclop* i y::i> Xikobar (31 32): Tamer-lane-Meerkerk (17 IS); Charon »19 2(J>: Maxwell Bjraadei (21 22); Merlimau Idomeneus <23 24» Mentor (25 26); Owendo (2728): Sitsen (29.30); Autoly.u.s < 1" l«i i;.n\.nue (13 Hi;
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    AIR MAIL
    62 6 Air mail la HH ted today 'rmn Euroue, N. S. Anit'iii N W. Indies. Africa. India. Arabia. Kgypt, Eire. Gi. Britain. N Ireland. Iran. Iraq. Newfoundland. Pakistan. Palestine. U.S S R.. Vatican City State. Australia. N. Zealand. Thailand. Ceylon and Indonesia. Latest time of postinu at tne G.P.O.
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    SEA MAIL
    42 6 Surface mail is expected toda.v from Chtaa. Honaaong and Thailand. latest time of posting; at tne G.P.O. to Gt Britain. N. Ireland Eire. EOTPt. N. W. Africa West Danes Cejnoa. Java, RuMigchow (Hoi How), HoiikUium. Japan, and China is noon.
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    187 ENTRIES FOR PENANG GOLD CUP MEETING
    923 7 PENANG, Wednesday. QNE hundred and eighty-seven entries from Classes One, Two and Three have been received for the Penang Turf Club's Gold Cup Meeting to be run o\ef four days on July 23, 27, 30 and Aug. 1. The Gold Cup race will
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    South Of Malaya 'Test' Team
    164 7 The following have been selected to rcptmsrt the South of Malaya vs. th;North ol Malaya n the annnai '"TeHt" at Penang < n Ju'y 30, 31 and Aug 1 at the International Club Padang at 11 a.m. on each day. (The final selection will be
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    Pep Beats Mougin On Points
    92 7 Reuter. NEW YORK, Wed.—Willie Pep. featherweight champion of the word. scored an easy win over jean Mougin, the French lightweight in a tenround non-title bout here last night. Pep wen every round to gain a unanimous decision. Pep was clearly superior to the Frenchman and
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    Navy Go Down To Casuals
    224 7 A LUCKY goal scored by in-ner-left Ho Ah Yik six minutes before the end gave the Chinese Casuals XI a hard earned onc-ni! victory over the Royal Navy XI in an S.A.F A. Le ague match at Jalan Besar, yesterday. The game was played on
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    AUSTRALIAN CUP TEAM OPTIMISTIC
    95 7 A.P. NEW YORK. Wed. The Australian Davis Cup team arrived th the Queen Elizabeth Wednesday, with manager Clifford Sproule declaring that "it looks as if we should beat Canada easily" in matches opening at Montreal on July 21. "Our Wimbledon performance shows we have a better
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    VAMPIRE S.C. XI
    50 7 Vampire S.C XI to meet Singapore Gyhohaka S.C. at noecer pa C.V MTjL, ground on Sunday will be chosen from the following: Tan Hens', Ah Wai. Luke Juan. Dvai. Yuen Cheng, Ek Bee. Client: Poh. Teek So'i. Leo Owen, Mayor Oweai Aad rear Chew, and Henry L^O.
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    Record Entries For ASA Championships
    148 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. Competitors from France, Holland, Sweden, Ceylon and Australia are among the record entries of 427 for the Amateur Swimming Association championships being held at Derby from July 20 to 23. I Monique Berheux. the Fr -n< h ■s-ortmi; journalist and na"onal ba.
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    S'PORE C.Y.M.A. TO VISIT MALACCA
    80 7 MALACCA. Wed. Thirty members of the S' Joseph's C.V.M.A.. Singapore, will e<jme to Malacca the end of thu< month to play the St. Peters Brigade t'.Y.M.A. at soccer. badminton, table-tennis and voUey-b*!. Mr. M. L. BodriKites, secretary, will travel with the Singapore 'earn. The St
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    Civilians v. Combined Services
    154 7 The following are tbe cri> ket teams of the Suigapore Civilian* vs. the Combined Service* to be played on Saturday at 2 p.m. and on Sunday at 11 a.m. oa the S.C C. Padang CIVILIANS. A. C. Gn.wd.r (Capt.). R. H. Ban. C. Collin*, F. T.
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    SUPERWING B.P. WIN 5-4
    146 7 T)>«» Kuperwinu B.P. beat (he All Winte B.P. D> tlvo pain.- < lour at badminton pla> -d ai BußjarvMs b.h eoun recently. RKsl'LTs: f Super wing 8.1 name* lirsl» singles: Xafeana lost to T't> Homr Dwee U-15, 14- 11; <2-a» Sandy Khoo heal Ol I Keng
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF RESULTS
    107 7 Results of the Island Coif Cltlb week-end competitions are as follows:---41 I.V aVJtBAL >'\" DIVISION; A. M. Craw-lev-Boevev 80—7 equal 73; tiewith M. 6. Brash 84—11 equal 7:i. Next best returns were: Ferrier Mayor 75-1 equal 74; E. A. Healv 8«—8 equal 7«: N. F. Smith
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    RODERICK (35) TO STAGE COMEBACK
    173 7 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Ernie Roderick, former holder of the British ueltericeight championship, u-ill attempt to dispel the old boxing adage "too old at SO" when he saosil Eddie Thomas, Welsh vini< i csssir bo»i. IB the fiami clnmn. ator for the NfaS at Ncu p
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    Thread & Needles
    31 7 Thread Needles THRE \I)I\G the needle race at the annual sports of the Sacred Heart Convent, Malaccea. held last Saturday. Red House won the House Championships with the Orange House runner-up.
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    N. Z. off to a flying start with 456 for 7
    396 7 A.P. LONDON, Wednesday. THE Players scored 155 runs for the loss of six wickets, of which Dennis Compton hit 38 and T. O. Evans 29 not out, in reply to the Gentlemen's first innings total of 105 at Lords
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    S.F.I. BEATEN BY 2 WICKETS
    70 7 MALACCA. Wed. frith only two runs on the board and three beta*** n out. Harbajahn Singh, the Ht*b School skipper. made a valuable 34 runs and paved the trey for hi« idde'3 Victor? over the St Fraoris Institution in a Doshi Shield fixture. The S.F.l.'s
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      107 7 J*THi5 15 A BIG DAY FOR ME VI V I'M REALLY FI.GLIO, WJ*. JINKS* HA-HA J DON'T THANK FR-WELI GENTS-' I I lir w HAPPY- JOE JINKS AND I C KNOW THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST Ja WANT TO THANK YOU 7 TOO MUCH, CURLY —II 5 LtT'S'GET ON WITH
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    ASIA ON THE HARD ROAD TO RECOVERY
    600 8 Only Rubber Tops Pre-War Output Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday. A CALL for more sustained and organised efforts on the parts of governments to redeem from "a poverty which tends to be self-perpetuating" the people of the Far Eastern region is made in the
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    INDIA, USSR TRADE
    55 8 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Wed. Indu and the Soviet I'nion will sig-? i Irade agi cement hete next week undei whicli Russia will supply India with 200.000 tons Ot whe.it and 100.000 tons of other food grains, including naize and barlev. Russia will m return* receive Indian tea.
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    Russia Shows The Green Light Again
    115 8 HELMSTEDT, Wednesday. DUSSIAN guards tonight permitted West German lorries bound for Berlin to clear this zonal border point at a normal rate for the first time since last Saturday. This sudden decision of the Russians to relax restrictions was not.explained. It area put into
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    25 DROWNED
    42 8 A.P. C3AIX3UTTA, Wed. Twen-ty-tive people were drowned today when a boat carrying 40 passengers and a lorry loaded with Hour sank in a river* about 200 miles from Calcutta. The boat went down utter striking a floating tree trunk. .—A.P.
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    U.S. Helps To Fill Malaya's Rice Bowl
    209 8 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. MALAYA is to get 198.400 100 lb. bags of Billed rice from the United States, for the last <jx months of this year. This was announced yesterday by the U.S. Agriculture Department. The anouncement included total export allocations of 4,747.000 bags
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    LONDON DUE HOME
    39 8 A.P. LONDON. Wed. The Bntis i Admiralty announced that the cruiser Kenya, is refitting be leaving* in late Septembe. l o relieve the London, now tOjnewaitJ bound after being shot up in the Yangtze incident. A.P.
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    Will It be John's Job?
    115 8 U.P. ATLANTIC CITY, Wad. Work-weary hoiise- Ives might not feel quite so weary if th.-y OttvM take a p>*ep at more than 20,000 gadgets and machines on diNplay in Convention Hall here today. More then 500 exhibitors are showing the latest lines in home conveniences
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    Tokyo Rose: 12 Women Named
    165 8 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Wed. The names of a dozen other women blossomed today in the record of Tokyo Rose's ♦reison trial despite vigorous government Sorts to weed them out. The defence contends any one of them might have been responsible for wartime Japanese propaganda broadcasts
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    Catch Me' Said He
    67 8 U.P. NEW YORK, Wed "Catch me it you can" tr tinted John Urveges, a fS-g ear-o!d mot orc> c'.lst as he hurtle-I past police patro! tars at mure than 100 miles an hour. Today John began serving v. 380 day gaol lea* tenee tor speeding. He
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    RUBBER SHOULDERS
    36 8 A.P. MS»%V lUiiK, v»ed. ruan. unber shoulder pads will no eetured by ievetai Pan- teenon designers next autumn. I'll, ad- aie tile work Of Mitzi Solomon. American sculptor, md Simo.. ivagan. Pad manufacturer. A.I.
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    All Eyes On Mrs O'keefe
    93 8 U.P. SYDNEY, Wed. Mr?. Annie O'Keefe, Indonesian wife of an Australian businessman, obtained a two-day injunction today, from the high court, preventing the trom deporting her under the new "white Australia" laws. She i= to return to the court on Friday to ask ior a
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    'I'LL TELL YOU' SAYS TRUMAN
    281 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. DRESIDENT TRUMAN told the nation today that "we are not in a depression". But he added "an increase in the number of people out of work is something to worry about and is something that must be cured". Mr. Truman declared that
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    HINDUS FREED
    43 8 Reuter. BOmtfAY. Wed. Hundreds of prisoners, members of the militant Hindu oiganisation Rashti iya Swayamsevak Sangh. srcre released from vsrtona jails today after the government had lifted a ban imposed on the oiganisation last year when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. Reuter.
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    Bose Calls On India To Recognise Mao
    196 8 U.P. LONDON, WednesdayCARAT Chandra Bose, founder-president of the Socialist Republican Party of India, said today that the prospects were good for the co-ordinat'on of all Leftist Indian groups to tight the "autocracy" of Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's government. 1 i a.; exciuaive
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    2 Paragraphs Stump Big 4 Deputies
    338 8 A.P. LONDON, Wednesd THE Big-Four Deputies agreed today's on the substance of all but two paragraphs in the 1 of an Austrian independence pact. The vital Article 35 of the draft pact sets out the term of a broadly agreed settlement of Russia's war
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    GERMAN — JAPAN TRADE PACT?
    111 8 GERMAN JAPAN TRADE PACT? Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Ncpotia'.ions are goir<r on f or £6.000.000 trade agreement between West crn Germany and Japan. Ifr. Hector McNeil. British Miniate of Slate, told the House of Common;, yesterday. "It is not anticipated that these negotiations will be completed until seme time in August,"
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    28 8 Y.VV.C.A Dresp-riiakin 10 a.m. Advarne Mala- 7' —5.30 p.m. at 5. Baffles IHKOROI'HK A I. <0(ii T v Disc ussions, Camhill p 6.30 p.m.
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    Cinema
    147 8 CATHAY: -He Walked bv Nighf with Richard Busehaand Scott Brady, 11 a.m. t 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.hi CAPITOL: "Virtue n tht Dust" with Shu Siu-Wen. n а.m., L45, 4, 6.30 ana 9.51 r ALHAMRRA: "fc-otland Yard vs. the Scorpion" <Seriah with Ralph Byrd 10.30 a.n i 5.»» and
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    Sports
    83 8 Y.M.C.A. TIEN Handi ap Doubles. Rolanii Lyne J. T. Hidgeway v. Dr. Poh Che»? Juay T. S. Chonj;; Tan Enu Wan Seow Kim Sens v. I.A. Alsa.-uJ Yap Ah Hian: Pha\ Thong Huat Pak Lo v. Ja.k Low Dicky Loh. HANDICAP SINGLES Jimmy Loh v. Chua Kok K an.
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    LONDON SHARES
    166 8 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Price? reaerally were firm today :n «ma!l trading. Several factors <"<>mbined to restrict business: opening of the Empire duilai talk!, extension of the London lock strike and the possibility of an autumn budsret. Nevertheless. the Londot Slock Exilian -c wwm out bright spois. Brewer] ire*
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    ENGAGEMENT
    54 8 LEE CHAN- The Engagement is announced between Mr. Lee Gek Seng of Telecoms. Singapore, cn 10.7.49 the on!> son of Madam Chan Seek Yah and the late Mr. Lee Kim Choo. to Miss Chan Lucy the second daughter of Mr. an! Mrs. C han Seng Ann of No. 167.
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      308 8 Singapore Improvement Trust Amendment No. 1 of 1949 to the General Improvement Plan under Section 52 of the Singapore Improvement Ordinance. Plan of proposed amended layout of Tank Koad, Clenienc. au Avenue and River Valley Road Junction. Notice to owners or reputed owners of property affected ty the plan or
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