The Straits Budget, 15 July 1948
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Article153 1948-07-15 1 AS the “villain of the piece” and in justice to the sub-editor concerned, I would like to apologise to Sir Roland Braddell for the Cheeryble howler. It reminds me of a story Years ago. in Penang at a farewell function to a retiring financier, the chairman, eulogising153 words
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Article170 1948-07-15 1 IN view of the present 1 wave of violence prevailing in Malaya, may I suggest to the authorities to adopt the following measures: 1. Check all the inhabitants in all small towns, villages and kampongs with the assistance of the penghulu, naib or ketua kampong.170 words
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Article67 1948-07-15 1 READING the many fine tributes paid to the late Sir Edward Gent, I wondered why we should withhold our praise until a man is dead and gone? What good will that do to him? When a man is living we batter him with brickbats, and when he67 words
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566 1948-07-15 1 MAY I comment on youi leader on “The Malayan Fabians”? I am a member of the i Fabian Society, along with Mr. Creech-Jones, Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, Lord Li.stowel, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, Colonel ReesWilliams, Under-Secretary for the566 words
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Article85 1948-07-15 1 lam unashamedly one of those persons referred to in your leader on Monday as (I paraphrase) “shortsighted survivors of the pre-war era looking for an excuse, in the present Communist excesses to put the clock back in Malaya"’. Why? I put my own clock back this85 words
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Article180 1948-07-15 1 A great deal of space has been used in the Press recently to report the public utterances of Ma-jor-General C. H. Boucher. We read, and others hear, a great deal about so-called military “principles” e.g. “offensive attack” “co-opera-tion” “flexibility” “mobility” and similar military training manual180 words
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Article56 1948-07-15 1 WHEN searching the public for arms, the Police always le&ve women alone. A good example is the search for arms at the Causeway—only men are searched. What makes the Police think that all women are harmless? Is it impossible to hide a revolver or an automatic56 words
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Article62 1948-07-15 1 Imust thank the Food Control Department for starting the “price cut” campaign in markets and elsewhere, but I trust they will also see that standard weights and measures are honestly adhered to by all traders. One kati of pork is 16 tahils and not 14 and one picul62 words
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279 1948-07-15 1 IN your leader of Tuesday, June 29, it is interesting to note that the Central District Planters Association of Selangor have issued a memorandum tc the High Commissioner in which they stress the urgency for the provision of armed forces to protect civilian279 words
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Article290 1948-07-15 1 THE amendments tot! Income Tax Bin JS tain some extraordinM tioT Sa IS i e “ntriS tions to charity .1 children's allowance maximum of nfl children. Both of these amendmiJ provide additional loonfofl for evasion. Surely the* ordinance coLM sufficient scope for the** dodgers” without290 words
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Article138 1948-07-15 1 T SUBMIT the follow 1 proposition to all < cemed or who aie barrassed by the P| e wave of violence wriici sweeping the counhy. Estates, mines etc., are providing their own fence corps, and it k that they be. as far a* P 1 ble. of138 words
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Article845 1948-07-15 2 —Straits Times, July 8 i>r _General C. H. Bouch- h0 iDinmands the Army v j ;i y m idc a reference r";*e 1,1 l,is s P occh in v', y] ,tivc Council of the Monday, in aL .i. I:,, i,-viewed the various 05 1 n by—Straits Times, July 8 - 845 words
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Article293 1948-07-15 2 —Straits Times. July 8. The Chief Police Officer at Malacca has arrested the local correspondent of the Malaya Tribune and thrown him into a cell because this reporter sent to his paper a story that terrorists had threatened to wipe out the police station at Bukit—Straits Times. July 8. - 293 words
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Article1056 1948-07-15 2 —Straits Times, July 9. The Commissioner-Genera! spoke for an hour on the air on Wednesday night. That is a very unusual length of time for a broadcast, but there can have been few among Mr. Malcolm MacDonald’s audience who did not listen with close attention from beginning—Straits Times, July 9. - 1,056 words
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Article323 1948-07-15 2 —Strains Times. July 10. The distribution of petrol ration coupons for the current quarter in Singapore has been thoroughly muddled. Only a small number of people received their coupons in time for use early this month. There are many who have not even yet received any coupons. Such—Strains Times. July 10. - 323 words
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Article400 1948-07-15 3 Straits Times, July 10 Last Sunday members of well-known Eurasian families from Perak, Kedah and Penang gathered in Taiping to celebrate the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Reid, and there was a delightful touch in our Taiping correspondent's report of this happy occasion. He wrote:Straits Times, July 10 - 400 words
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Article394 1948-07-15 3 -Straits Times. July io. This is a story against ourselves. Last Tuesday Sir Roland Braddell paid a last tribute in the Supreme Court to a man who for thirty-seven years had been one of Singapore's bestTcnown characters, Frosty Dyne. Among other comments, Sir Roland said this of the-Straits Times. July io. - 394 words
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Article1152 1948-07-15 3 -Straits Times July 12 kn Malaya today there are many minds that are looking behind and beyond the Communist terrorism to find the answers to the questions that it raises. The following is from a letter received by the Straits Times last week from an Englishman living-Straits Times July 12 - 1,152 words
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Article1101 1948-07-15 3 '-Strait e 'p Tl Ws, July 13. There are the makings of a very unpleasant and untimely quarrel in the situation revealed in a letter published in this page yesterday. The writer stated that, as the result of the action of the largest European club in Singapore in passing'-Strait e 'p , TlWs, July 13. - 1,101 words
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Article1146 1948-07-15 4 —Straits Times July 14 The public has almost become inured to sensational news of violence and bloodshed in Malaya in recent months, but the story from Batu A rang printed on our front page yesterday must have been read with amazement and anger throughout the country amazement—Straits Times July 14 - 1,146 words
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Article482 1948-07-15 4 AFFIfFRg in Hi «1, SINGAPORE, July 14. OFFICERS in the public service will in general receive a better dea/ under the new increment for-increment conversion table, said the acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. Andrew Gilmour) in thl Legislative Council yesterday. e Moving the motion standing in482 words
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Article86 1948-07-15 4 BURLOpK —to Christian and Sydney Burlock at Johore Bahru Hospital on July 3rd a daughter. TODD.—At Batu Oajah on July 6th, to Sophia, wife of Roy, a bey. SIM—At 1688 Cecil St. on July 4. 1948. at 7.15 a.m. to Low Geok Choo, wife of Mr. S. P. Sim.86 words
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Article115 1948-07-15 4 HALL-MORRISON. Joan Mar* garet Helen Morrison elder daughter of Mr. Mrs. S. O. Morrison. Manly. N. S. W to James Falcon Scott Hall youngest son of Mrs. E. Hall of Burton-on-Trent. England. WHEATLEY-LAPHAM The engagement Is announced between Valerie Olga, youngest daughter of Mr. E. G. Wheatley, of Messrs.115 words
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Article84 1948-07-15 4 SOUTHWOOD DRYDEN. At Singapore Gordon Mackenzie Southwood to Ena Morion Drydcr., on 7th July 1948. BUXTON-HAYES. On 22-G 48. at Holy Trinity Church. Folkestone, C. A. Buxton of Hotel Rhodesia. Folkestone (formerly of Malaya) to Eieancr Gladys Hayes, widow of Lt.-Com. R. C. Hayes. R.N. The marriage took place84 words
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Article21 1948-07-15 4 SII.VER WEDDING. Rlpsle (ncc Sarkles) to Basil Eleazar Johannes on the 10th. July. 1923, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. S’pore.21 words
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Advertisement40 1948-07-15 4 STRAITS BUDGET. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Quarterly Half-Yearly Yearly (ALL THE (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE) Singapore Town Area No Postage 5.20 10.40 20.80 Malaya (Including Postage) 5.60 11.20 22.40 Hr. Emplrt A Foreign (Including postage) 6.00 12.00 24.00 ABOVE ARE IN STRAITS CURRENCY.)40 words
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Obituary58 1948-07-15 4 DEATHS FRANKLIN Suddenly, on June 15, 1948, Sidney Robert of 510 Bitteme Road. Southampton; Assistant Superintendent of Police, Singapore, 1924-39. MR. WEE HOE SENG, (the father of Rev. Father Louis Wee) passed awav peacefully on 7th July at 198 Bukit Teresa Road. Singapore. July Gth Ronnie Ang son of Ang58 words
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Article, Illustration2085 1948-07-15 5 WAN DIF. K - A Malayan Countryman s Diary WAN DIF.K T'ODAY there was no tapping owing to early rain: the second time this month. We always expect some dry weather during July and August. In this district the rubber crop starts to recover in May after the annual leaf fall:Photograph bp K. F. Wong. - 2,085 words
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Article3756 1948-07-15 6 I *Deliberate Plan 9 I To Seize Power I SINGAPORE, July 8. |,i; MALCOLM MACDONALD, the Commissioner General, in a broad* Hi c;isl last night, said that there was a deliberate plan by the Malay* 111 Communists to stage a violent revolution and capture by force3,756 words
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362 1948-07-15 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. July 7. SAMPLE bag> of rtour were used by two unarmed defenders of an estate office in Trengganu to beat off three armed Chinese trying to take a payroll of $5,000. Unable to get the money,362 words
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Article154 1948-07-15 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, July 7. AN Indian estate clerk, Thesaveera Singh, will be hanged for the murder of Mr. V. S. Westh. 50-year-old Danish manager of the Raja Hitam coconut estate, Sabak Bernam, on July 23 last year. The Federation Court of154 words
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Article58 1948-07-15 7 From Our Staff r orr .MALACC v j J On H A 55-\ K\h .qj jj y?• A road labourer .J, n(lllln and died tod... away from ih e s^ds *»”ch he had uA minutes befo-e r a tar retirement hi > Lhe man had man58 words
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Article134 1948-07-15 7 SING A POKE July 6 FOUR committee members o| the Chinese oranch of th Singapore Harbour Labour ers’ Union yesterday received varying terms of imprison ment for conspiring to puW lish and distribute a >editioi publication The publication, which M seen being distributed at Gatj 2134 words
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Article49 1948-07-15 7 From Our Staff Cori pspimdri KUALA LUMPUK Tulv The Malay presidi at oi Selangcr branch oi 'he i i Nationalist Party h.i>. arrested under tin t -m*’ f regulations. i. Further arrests haw b en made of Chines m Kuala Lar.gat. Klrms-' Rawang districts oi49 words
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Article104 1948-07-15 7 INDIES VESSELS MAY PLY AGAI N I' rom Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, July 7. PENANG harbour authorities have agreed to allow Indonesian vessels to call now at Penang provided they comply within a specified period with the requirements of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance. These motor vessels, which Ply between Penang104 words
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Article, Illustration56 1948-07-15 8 (irumman Mallard amphibious aircraft which "e airport in transit to Batavia andNewGuinea. SSSeplane™ the fl«t of their kind to land in Singapore—have been bought by Shell Company for communi cations work between oilfields ni New Guinea and the N.E.I. Each plane carries a crew tWO and 10—Straits Times picture. - 56 words
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240 1948-07-15 8 Front Our Staff Correspondent RO( KET-FIRING Spitfires of the Royal Air Force yesterday attacked enemy guerillas encamped in th ick north Perak jungle. This strike was followed up by ground troops who reported that the attack had been “very accurate,” said a senior officer at.240 words
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Article340 1948-07-15 8 SINGAPORE, July 8. IKKK hundred Singapore uniformed police uni defectives made a big raid yesterday I pper Serangoon Road village. <p] ieV were searching for arms, subversive r iU ne and suspicious characters. Twenty e Chinese, new arrivals in the village, were rained* l aiding party340 words
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Article151 1948-07-15 8 u ala Kangsar, July 7. the South Kulim area 01 Kedah, police and jopshave found attap in fitted with loop holes |j carefully sited in pong detensive positions the edge ot some cliffs. Hiere was evidence that cVunists evacuated shortly fore the patrols arrived. The tensive positions151 words
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Article136 1948-07-15 8 SINGAPORE, July 3. to the oversight W "1 a clerk, the motor Wa > not notified in W* 11 the recent Singadecision to ban the <>t all cars over 20 from the UnitSigned on ‘ht- notification K 1M d, s P«tched till I on Tues-B-vii-' r 11:136 words
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Article256 1948-07-15 8 LONDON “ALIVE TO SITUATION From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, July 9. THE Rubber Growers’ Association in London has telegraphed the United Planting Association of Malaya expressing itself satisfied that the authorities in London are “at last alive to the gravity of the Malayan situation and intend to support the256 words
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144 1948-07-15 8 SINGAPORE. July 9. IF there is a market for air survey commissions in Malaya, an English firm, Huntingaerosurveys, are prepared to send a unit to this country. The Arm's representative. Mr. J. C. W. Ooldthorp, whoi is at present in Singapore, yesterday told144 words
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Article254 1948-07-15 8 From Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 8. AiBOUT 696,000 working days were lost through labour disputes in 1947. an official of the Federation Labour Department revealed to-day The most important strikes were those in the Malayan Collieries Ltd., Perak, the Hydro-Electric Power Company and the254 words
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Article114 1948-07-15 8 SINGAPORE. July 9Royai Ceylon Pioneer Corps privates who tried t o sell a .38 revolver to tw o defectives were each sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice W. J. Thorogood in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday. The men were Kasturiaratchige George114 words
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Article431 1948-07-15 9 w SINGAPORE, July 9. TAN Kan, terrorist leader and President of the All-Johore labour Union, was one of two Chinese shot dead by police and troops in a dawn battle near Segamat yesterday. Before the other Chinese —Chew Cheung San —was killed by a hail431 words
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Article253 1948-07-15 9 KUALA KANGSAR, July 8. AN isolated hut inhabited by seven Javanese in the padi planting area of Ulu Bekor in Manong, South Perak, was attacked by about 30 armed Chinese last night. Three of the Javanese were shot dead. The owner was •not in253 words
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Article92 1948-07-15 9 SINGAPORE, July 9. Lady Gent left Singapore lor London by Constellation from Tengah yesterday. She was accompanied by the late Sir Edward Gent’s A.D.C. Capt. Rex Walker of the West Yorkshire Regiment The party which saw her leave Tengah Included the Commissioner General Mr Malcolm MacDonald).92 words
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Article77 1948-07-15 9 KUALA LUMPUR. July 9. IT U officially stated that the Commissioner of Polic; in the Federation (Mr. 11. B. Langworthy) is going to England on sick leave shortly. Mr. Lang worthy was admitted to Bungsar Hospital about three wc:ks ago suffering from a collapsed lung,77 words
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Article142 1948-07-15 9 From Our Staff Corresponded IPOH. July 9. AN official communique issued this evening states that police operations carried out in the Kuala Kangsar district from July 3 to July 7 resulted in 28 persons being detained. Police have also detained seven persons in connection with142 words
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Article611 1948-07-15 9 SINGAPORE Jill, in I THE Federation Government's I local padi have now reached 93 him 1 terms of rice against an estimated avaltuJ for purchase of 125,000 tons. ailab,1 'l The Secretary of the Joint Supply Beam v, I W. Nicholson), speaking as the rice611 words
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Article165 1948-07-15 9 tv™ O SINGAPORE, July 10. JNDLR plans which arc being made by (he Government. village committees will have a big role to play in ensuring the security of Singapore, ft has betn suggested to the committees that they can help by reporting to the police the165 words
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Article244 1948-07-15 9 From Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 8. ALL reservists in the Malay Regiment have been called back for service. The necessary proclamation was issued by the Officer Administering the Federation Government (Sir Alec Nowboult). Their recall is for an indefinite period. In Penang today it was244 words
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Article61 1948-07-15 9 SINGAPORE. July 1? The case against Dawa Ginsberg, who is chan with dishonestly clisposi property, was again menu* ed in the Second Police■ Co yesterday morning, wa again postponed-to Ju». g The prosecution > awaiting instructions. It was alleged that September and M Ginsberg dishonestly of two61 words
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Article48 1948-07-15 9 SINGAPORE. Ju!> 0 l* Ng Lian Chong. ag«dI Lorong 30, Geylang ip yesterday in the co nut Seventh Police Court ted to stand for ■>' next Assizes nn a e- f carrying a .38 r possessing five JP‘ V h-’ live cartridge, in J-W on March 3.48 words
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Article626 1948-07-15 10 I From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, July 10. I I.TROPEA.N planter, two Asians and an A 1 v tiniirp constable were murdered by LrSin two ambushes yesterday. I The murdered Eui?>P«fn. Mr. 1). Jcnings. I „f the Kuala Reman Estate, and the r uims. ;i626 words
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Article152 1948-07-15 10 Prom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. July 7. ARMED civil and military police surrounded St. i Mary’s Church this morning when a memorial service was I held for the High Commissioner for the Federation (Sir (Edward Gent*. Lady Oent. was accompanied by her close friend. Mrs. J.152 words
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Article168 1948-07-15 10 SINGAPORE, July 8. Russian interest for Malayan coconut oil has increased over the past week and Singapore buying agents here have received inquiries for substantial quantities. Although the local market received the news with a certain amount of scepticism, hopes had invariably centred on Russia since168 words
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Article60 1948-07-15 10 The principal of the Chinese High School In Singapore (Mr. Sep Eng Su) has resigned. This follows a recent official warning to the school against allowing some of Its teachers to engage in political activities during school hours. Mr. See had denied that he gave students a60 words
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Article58 1948-07-15 10 From Our Own Correspondent. BUTTERWORTH, July THREE squatters huts were smashed by coconut trees in a storm which swept Butterworth. Fortunately, the inmates rushed out of the huts in time to escape injury. One of the huts was near the Butterworth seashore while the other two58 words
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77 1948-07-15 10 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, July 9. SEVERAL banks and business houses are planning housing schemes for their staff. Henry Waugh and Company is building flats at Kinta Court. Other firms will shortly build flats. This private housing drive follows measures by the Municipal77 words
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876 1948-07-15 10 i From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, July 9. WITH a concentration of insurgents reported on the V outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, the Selangor police gathered all mobile patrols into the town and, in sudden raids throughout yesterday and lasi night, carried876 words
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109 1948-07-15 10 From Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 9. A RUBBER smokehouse at Keru, Klang, recently built rthrough th* co-operative efforts of the Young Farmers’ Club, was completely gutted by Hie in the early hours of yei- terday morning. Seven piculs of rubber were109 words
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Article37 1948-07-15 10 SINGAPORE. July 10 A pedestrian who was knocked down by a private bus at the 13£ mile Changi Road at 12.45 p.m. was taken to the R.A.F. hospital. Changi. by an R A F. ambulance.37 words
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Article371 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE, July. 11 ANE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE murders were committed in Singapore during the past two and a half years—from January 15) 10 to the end of June this year. Last year there were sft against 57 in 1948, and in the first six months371 words
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Article62 1948-07-15 11 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, July 9. THE C.I.D. today issued a warning to the public against the spreading of rumours during the present emergency. A high police officer told the Straits Times that certain rumours were being circulated with a view to causing public alarm or62 words
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Article175 1948-07-15 11 From Our Staff Core spondent JOHORE BAHRU. July 9. Terrorists this afternoon shot a Chinese school master at Jagoh, a village between Kluang and Segamat. A police patrol, making their rounds of Chan Wing Estate, heard shots fired at 4 p.m. Shortly after they found the175 words
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Article215 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE Juiv 11 THE Chinese community in Johore u i J 1 action by the Mentri Besar, D-ito* f? le H Jaafar, at a conference this week H attended by more than 20 Chinese rem, from all over the state. Ntn tutiJ The present wave215 words
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Article164 1948-07-15 11 Kuala Lumpur. July iWm Absurd pamphlets p M porting to be Bulletin.-” have been .s>« ed by Com 1 nur.is; heafl| quarters. They haw beH circulated in Johore. One of these which has fallen into m H hands of the st Tvices that the Communist icrcHf are164 words
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Article56 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE July 8. Separate licences must be taken cut for radios in homes ai d in cars. This was said yesterday by the acting Director of Broadcasting. Radio Malaya (Mr. H W. Jackson». He said some motorists were operating car radios on the strength56 words
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Article325 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE, July 9. AN incoming tide coupled with 6.23 riches of rain in 24 hours produced extensive flooding m Singapore yesterday. Thousands were late for work. Heavy rain on Thursday nlgnt and a continuous downpour Irom the early hours of Friday morning until nearly 11325 words
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Article57 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE. July 10. To relieve the acute congestion of prisoners undergoing trial at the Police Courts in South Bridge Road, extensions are being built next to the present court. The extensions consist of four new lock-ups that will accommodate at least 60 prisoners. They are expected to be57 words
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Article171 1948-07-15 11 KUALA LUMPUR. July 10. T*\VO C hinese were wounded, one critically, when 1 a Chinese gunman fired shots as he chased one of the men through shoppers outside the Kajang Market this morning. The badly injured man, who was boarding a bus near the market, was171 words
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Article100 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE. July 10H Stated to be a former maH dore 'head labourer 1 el Singapore Turf Club. V Vadevellu. was yesterday m quitted by the Second Court Magistrate. Smgai on a charge of theft place tote tickets we:..* on No veil'. 0; r 22 iast. W day100 words
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Article29 1948-07-15 11 Mr. R. P. s. Rajasoorla, has been appointed a Commissioner lor the Municipality of Kuala Lumpur In place of Dr A. E. DuraLsamy, who is on leave.29 words
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Article232 1948-07-15 11 From Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 7. THE Commissioner for Labour in the Federation (Mr. R. G. D. Houghton) leaves for England early next month to rejoin the Ministry of Labour, from which he was seconded in June last year to make recommendations for232 words
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Article82 1948-07-15 11 SINGAPORE., J ,'lfl A 42-year-old i! Ah Keh. who was i.ai 1 M fallen off a bus d end of last month.di J 0 a V General Hospital a yesterday. tor on J V Teng saw a aoctor^ d m 29 when he was ac j82 words
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313 1948-07-15 12 KUALA LUMPUR, July. 10 IIIJTAKY forces fn support of police are searching the Tronoh area of Perak for 30 Led Chinese, reported to have seen about Le miles from Tronoh yesterday evening. A police report, dealing with the attack un Lfcap nolice station, discloses313 words
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Article216 1948-07-15 12 I SINGAPORE, July 0. •INNER Sultan MohaE ir.ed. «>f the Hong Ek and Singapore Roval Knfiery. was yesterday Enttnct’d to death by Edging bv a court-mar* E at Nee Soon, for ■mutinously attacking Eh arms his commandEg officer, Captain W:lEms and lour B.O.K.s” Echristmas Island. ■On216 words
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Article102 1948-07-15 12 FALSE REPORT T O POLICE I Y lXGap °RE. July 10. n a rniddle"S( *bo yesterday W*m te!f‘U lu Singapore Mfy, ~n c Court MagisHHvir,;'• vin ni ns charge of 'Oiurmation to B^nth^? 8 s, ntenced t.o 1 ‘P-orous i m prison- A.S.P r mn sairi" r .u on wll102 words
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Article71 1948-07-15 12 Front Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMFUR July 7. The trustees of the Sir George Maxwell Memorial Co-opera-tive Scholarships. 1948. iffer 20 scholarships of SI2O each by competitive examination to children of subscribing member societies now in the School Certificate classes. Applications should be made on the prescribed71 words
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Article25 1948-07-15 12 IPOH July 10.—The District Judge, Mr. J. G. Adams, Mr. Cheah Ghim Long and Mr. J. V. Morals constitute the Perak Advisory Committee25 words
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Article122 1948-07-15 12 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, July. 11 V'l Resident Commissioner, Penang (Mr. A. V. Aston) read twelve verses from the Epistle to the Ephesians at the reopening service to-day of the “restored and beautiful’* St. George’s Church. There was a crowded congregation of parishioners and representatives of122 words
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Article42 1948-07-15 12 SINGAPORE, July 12. Flight Lieut. R. W. Cersell, R.A.F. Sembawang died in the British Military Hospital on Saturday from Injuries received in a car and lorry crash at the junction of Thomson Road and Moulmein Road on July 8.42 words
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Article, Illustration190 1948-07-15 12 SINGAPORE, July 11. A LARGE gathering attended the farewell tea party given bv the Medical College Union to Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Acting Professor of Biology, at the Cathay Restaurant yesterday. He leaves by air tomorrow for France where he will attend the International Students190 words
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Article75 1948-07-15 12 SINGAPORE. July 11. 4 TOTAL number of 841 births were recorded in Singapore for ihe wei k ending July 3. There were 174 deaths last week as compared with 209 in the previous week. Of these. 114 wen males and 00 females, as compared with75 words
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Article162 1948-07-15 12 SINGAPORE, July 11. WHILE Malaya now imports twice as much textiles as she normally did before the war, tiiere is generally no suggestion that the market is now ‘choked’. Of the 90 million yards of textiles imported in the first five months of the year, Malaya162 words
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Article125 1948-07-15 12 RECORD IMPORTS OF RICE SUGAR PENANG July 10. RICE and sugar imports for the Northern Region during the period May to June this year, were the highest on record since the liberation, the Penang Rationing Offlcer. Mr G. Dawson, disclosed to the Sunday Times today Mr. Dawson said that troin125 words
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Article129 1948-07-15 12 SINGAPORE, July 10 Mr. V TretchikofT, who was well-known in Singapore be lore the war as a commercial artist and portrait painter has now settled In South Africa. He got away from Singapore in 1942 and was cap tured in Java. He has met with129 words
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Article75 1948-07-15 12 SINGAPORE. July 1» Charged with armed Rant robbery, an 18-year-old Chin ese. Lim Kim Kai, of Market Road, was yesterday in the Singapore Seventh Police Court, committed to stand trial at the next Assizes. It was alleged that Lim, together with three others—an Indian, a Malay75 words
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Article361 1948-07-15 13 400 Gurkhas Police in K.L. raid KUALA LUMPUR, July. 10 pOUR hundred Police and Gurkhas today made a seven-hour raid against terrorists in the jungles south of Kuala Lumpur. One bandit was killed, another—in uniform with a threestarred cap—was captured. Three other men were captured and quantities of arms and361 words
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Article61 1948-07-15 13 SINGAPORE. July 10. An Indian named Khan Mohamed was sentenced to three and a half years’ rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday by Mr. Justice Thorogood for theft of an army jeep Another Indian, Aii Akbar Khan, was acquitted after the judge61 words
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Article171 1948-07-15 13 SINGAPORE, July 12. MR. J. A. Miller, representing Messrs \\\.olworths in Australia passed through Singapore last nighit en route for Hong Kong. His mission? To buy tirecrackers tor Australians to Ik oil next year during the Royal visit celebrations. Another visitor who arrived last night171 words
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Article60 1948-07-15 13 SINGAPORE. July 11. A MIDDLE-AGED Chinese woman, Tan Yau San was robbed of $220 worth of jewellery at 7 o’clock yesterday morning in her home in Upper Pickering Street. Tiie robbers, two armed with pistols and one with a knife, broke into the house, locked the60 words
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245 1948-07-15 13 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. July 11. pULILL operations with military support, were made ii {t dd y n area °f Rantau, Negri Sembtlan toHowmg the murder of the senior Tamil conductor o' kihau Estate, Port Dickson district, last night.245 words
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Article, Illustration637 1948-07-15 13 From Our Staff Correspondent I KUALA LUMPUR I THREE bandits were killed and’Mj including important Communists 0 n l wanted list, were arrested today by noli,! Curkha patrols continuing operations aga nstl bandit concentration reported in the C I area about four miles from Kuala Lumpufl637 words
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Article180 1948-07-15 13 SINGAPORE, July 12. IN the second main-line railway derailment in four days, hundreds of night mail passengers had to make their way into Singapore by bus and taxi yesterday morning. A goods train travelling over a new section of line between Bukit Timah and Buklt Panjang early180 words
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114 1948-07-15 13 SINGAPORE. July PERSONS arrested in S’.nl pore under the gency Regulations are a detained on St. Johns where three camps oi J quarantine station have converted into an emergts prison. Armed guards ol tly* Department are stationeaj the island, and other >pt.j precautions have114 words
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Article46 1948-07-15 13 London July 11 nald Evan Nick«k layan Police Service. the late Mr. E. tm Mrs. Nickels o R Mal iel» Surrey, and Ei.ly r 0 f Mozar, only d® ll !L y BuJ late Mr. and Mrs. Centennial Park sydn«. W married here on46 words
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Article1127 1948-07-15 14 From Our Staff Correspondent e KUALA LUMPUR, July. 12 ALAI AS only coalmme-at Batu Arang, Selangor—was in terrorist occupation for nearly an hour this morning. During that time raiders, believed to number between 70 and 100 armed Chinese— I Killed live Chinese, most of whom1,127 words
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Article85 1948-07-15 14 SINGAPORE. July 13. IN 1892 Mrs. A. Shaffer left England for Australia and yesterday morning—s 6 years later—at the age of 80. she took off from Singapore on her way back “home.” With her in the flying-boat was her 55-year-old son, Mr W. W Shaffer,85 words
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130 1948-07-15 14 area and interrogated more than 200 people thp Fourteen persons—12 Chinese ahh i ine re in n til b,e t0 estabUsh their identity*ndreasons* mg in the area, were detained for further investigation 1 wo bayonets and a number of documents be Sted to be130 words
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Article292 1948-07-15 14 THP SINGAPORE, July. 13 IHh, Singapore Volunteer Corps is to be revived. The revival has been under consideration for some time and the present emergency has speeded the issue. A Public Relations release yesterday said tha> th G O C l Singapore District (Maj. Gen.292 words
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Article114 1948-07-15 14 SINGAPORE Jury 13. In a cosmopolitan country 1 like Malaya, physical, educa- tion was a need that should not be ignored, Dr. Kiang Liang Kwee, official delegate of the Chinese contingent to the World Olympics, told the Straits Times yesterday. “At present, only those in- j terested in114 words
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Article367 1948-07-15 14 QUR old “cookie” is back with us and as always made me smile when he asked me (of all people) to tell him when the emergency would he over! He is perfectly happy here although we are in a rather country district, for so long as367 words
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Article401 1948-07-15 15 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. ABOUT 20 Chinese and Indian men and women at Batu Arang colliery were to-day detained by the Selangor police, investigating yesterdays terrorist attack on the township. A Selangor police spokesman said: “It is likely that some of401 words
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Article57 1948-07-15 15 Mr. Eu Cheow Eang has m*<*n appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of Singapore. JOHORE BAHRU. July 13. Mr. J. C. Mathleson, chairman the Johore Planters’ Association has been appointed to be a member of the Johore council of State vice Mr T O.57 words
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Article163 1948-07-15 15 SINGAPORE. July 14. SUPPORTING the introduction of the Emergency Regulations. the Malay Union. Singapore, has expressed ne hope that Malays will do their utmost to help in maintaining peace and order in the Colony. The union urges all members to register in the Electoral Roll before163 words
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Article82 1948-07-15 15 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA TRENGGANU, July 8. TWO people in Trengganu have been killed by tigers within two days. Th P first victim, a Malay named Osman, of Penang Mera. Paka Dunggun, was attacked from behind and badly mauled as he was tapping not far82 words
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Article92 1948-07-15 15 rnilf n NOAPOKE July 14. T HE Government bun on the i re 'S xport of white drill m a!t GR L rom Mala ya imposed in May has now been lifted riHiP^ Vlou V shortaKe of white drill throughout Malava made It necessary to prohibit reexporting92 words
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Article, Illustration208 1948-07-15 15 h Our stud I c »r«*ponde n T HE upp'.iirnu.,,.B 1 Muda Perak ith ">'■ u«vssi„n throne of Suita,, b will be filled lj V ih..‘r« Bondeliar.i Perak. Idris son of the la' e 9 tan Iskander. The new R a j a M una n208 words
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Article412 1948-07-15 15 SINGAPORE. July 14. 4RMEI) with Sten guns, revolvers, automatics, rifles and tear-gas firing weapons, about 300 uniformed police and detectives raided the village at the junction of Bedok Road and Changi Road yesterday. Eleven Chinese including one who had arrived from Scnai recently and who hud412 words
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Article99 1948-07-15 15 SINGAPORE. July U Charged with possession m 5.120 rounds of sten ammunH tion. a Malay. Hamsan bin lm »39» of Lorong 12. Gey la* Road, and a Chinese. Chin JB Shing (3on of Kerbau. yesterday committed by tfl Seventh Police Court Magi® trate »Mr. A. G.99 words
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Article63 1948-07-15 15 The following in the Malayan Royal Volunteer Reserve have approved by the Governor Singapore (Sir Franklin u.i« son):- J John William Fox- Taylor. a* g e o n Lieutenant -Comm wo* Charles Brian Wilson. aur« Lieutenant; Joseph Slnnnt® Surgeon Lieutenant (D»; Stuart Dempsey. Li-uten* William Scott63 words
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199 1948-07-15 15 SINGAPORE, July J* I MR. John Laycock wants to cut out o" v e j sentences in official Government corres|X>n(h' me B He told the Legislative Council yesterday: “I shudder to think of the number of times every day when Government servants must199 words
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1122 1948-07-15 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. VIGILANT patrol ot the coasts, daily raids by the police, the arrest of suspected persons and the seizure of arms and subverL literature are among the measu res which the Government are taking event the spread of terrorism to Singapore. (L, report1,122 words
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233 1948-07-15 16 Singapore Doctor At Varsity Congress X)H SINGAPORE, July 13. in* lirst time in its history, Singapore will be :J r r s ™ted by a delegate at the Congress of S| ties oi the Commonwealth to he held at in me tomr Sj rom July 19-23. le Dr “f o233 words
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Article117 1948-07-15 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. *PHE Bill conferring: special A powers on the Governor of Singapore to make far reaching regulations on occasions of emergency or public danger yesterday passed through all stages of the Singapore Legislative Council without criticism or opposition. The Colony has now fallen into line117 words
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Article337 1948-07-15 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. F't maximum salary for the Straits Settlements i'.' 1 Service was raised to $BOO a month when the final report of the Joint Committee on Salaries appointed by the two Malayan Governments, was accepted in the Legislative Council yesterday In the Federation337 words
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Article137 1948-07-15 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. THE 167 Malayan students in Britain “are a good advertisement for Malaya,” says Sir Geoffrey Cator, Agent for Malaya, in a report tabled in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. The report deals with the administration of the Malayan Information Agency in 1947. Of137 words
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Article71 1948-07-15 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. Seven of the 34 application* received for the past of Petrol Rationing OiHcer in Singapore were from locally domiciled candidates, the Legislative Council was told at its meeting yesterday. The selection board chose Major Gauntlett as the mast suitable man for the post. Mr.71 words
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222 1948-07-15 16 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. AN announcement regarding the probable role which members of the former Volunteer forces in the Federation will play is expected to be made soon It is understood that discussions on the revival of these forces have taken place both 1222 words
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Article91 1948-07-15 16 SINGAPORE. July 14. The Singapore Legislat.ve Council Elections (Amendment) Bill was at yesterday’s meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council, referred to a select committee. Those elected to the committee were the Attorney General (Mr. E. J. Davies). Mr W L Blythe Mr Tan Chin Tuan. Mr.91 words
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1011 1948-07-15 17 From A Market Correspondent WITH no relaxation of the tension in Berlin with no tangible result so far from the operations against the Malayan Communists, it was too much to expect improvement in Malayan markets; nor was there. Even so, a reasonable volume of business1,011 words
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Article108 1948-07-15 17 Th? monthly return of dealers’ and port stocks of rubber at principal ports of shipment in Malaya for June shows a general increase over the figures for May. Dealers stocks at Singapore, however were slightly *ess being 49.907, dry tons comoared with 51.894 dry tons in May. The108 words
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Article181 1948-07-15 17 SINGAPORE i. Mahiy'ui n rrr ■■'n-. t!UU1 vX^v i a' n. market 1 b«g| Despite tin- H "i i)' i,v,v wM V'.vk M ed a Certain y’S ;nus dur.tr.. 1 The far-b ra j, transact: InUTrSt m"l? h;is r:.ti:.T !.b" r ,®i change. At the top of181 words
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Article66 1948-07-15 17 SUNGEI PURUN iF.M.S.) Rubber reports a provisional profit for 1947 of £2.475 af 4 er profits tax. but before income tax estimated at £1.110 togairst lo.*s of 2.666 the previous vear <. A dividend of five Dercent wr.s recommended. No dividend was i de' hired tht previous ve*»v66 words
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Article25 1948-07-15 17 Kombok IF.M.S.) Rubber B ports shewed a nett profit f r 19H of C2.9R5 brought in %2.551 B carry forward o 5.536 I25 words
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Article826 1948-07-15 17 SINGAPORE. July 13. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers’ Association were INDUSTRIALS Buyer Seller Atlas Ice 13.00 14.00 Alex Bhck Ora i 6u t nj Pret 3 00 3.15 8.8. Petrol 40/- 41/B M Trustee- 9.40 9.80 Consolidated Tin, (O) 22'- 23/Con Hr Smelters dc (P) 26/-826 words
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Advertisement269 1948-07-15 17 NOTICE TO PRE-WAR SHAREHOLDERS OF Date of Last Annual Return THF. JERAM KII ANT AN RUBBER ESTATE. LTI). THE MENTAKAB RUBBER COMPANY. LTD. SUNGEI BAG AN RUBBER COMPANY. LTD. Reconstruction of Share Registers 12.4.41 20.5.41 11.10.11 Wo have not been able to contact a large number of preoccupation hold rs.269 words
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Article845 1948-07-15 18 I SINGAPORE, July 8. L result of yesterday’s game between the china Olympic soccer team and Singapore Ijalan llesar stadium was a 4-3 win for the ■itors a victory which adds to their imposing I but not a meritorious one. r fliev were fully extended845 words
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Article156 1948-07-15 18 From Oar Staff Correspondent pe NANG, July 8. sports s *»<Huin with accommodation for 30,000 spectators is to be built in Penang by the Municipal Commissioners. This will be the island's first stadium of its kind and b i p,ans being shaped, It may well be156 words
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Article59 1948-07-15 18 SINGAPORE, July 12. TTIE China Olympic basketball team overwhelmed *he All-Malaya Combined side with dazzling passes and precision scoring to win by 63 points to 32 in their final appearance at the Happy World last night. A record crowd of more than 8,000 saw the Malayans learn59 words
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Article487 1948-07-15 18 SINGAPORE, July. 11 Negri Sembilan 3; Combined R.A.F 1. THE Combined R.A.F. went down fighting to Negri Sembilan at the Jalan Besar stadium yesterday in the final game of the Southern section of the Malaya Cup competition. Negri displayed irresistible form to beat the Airmen487 words
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Article119 1948-07-15 18 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, July 11. 'THE two-day annual cricket match between the Europeans and The Rest ended in a draw today on the Selangor Club padang. Both sides had finished their first innings, bint the decision was to have rested also on119 words
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Article155 1948-07-15 18 IPOH July 11. THE Combined Services (North) beat Perak by two goals to one in a Malaya Cup football encounter at Ipoh yesterday evening. Perak fielded a weak team, four of their regular forwards bring unable to play. The Services opened accounts in the fifth minute155 words
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Article63 1948-07-15 18 SINGAPORE July 9. THE Royal Singapore Golf Clut women’s competition for July (Stroke) was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. J. R. Reeves with a net score of 32. The following were the beat returns: Mrs. J. R. Reeves 50— 1863 words
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Article183 1948-07-15 18 July 11 Malacca did very well to hol d Singapore to a oneall draw In their last Malaya Cup soccer fixture yesterday Malacca started convincingly and pressed for the first er l j*y nu tes, but were poor In finishing. Singapore took time to jSn183 words
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Article193 1948-07-15 18 THE Singapore amateur golf championship and open meeting will be held at Bukit Tlmah over the August Bank holidays. The programme is as follows: July 31. (afternoon): Championship qualifying round of 18 holes stroke play, eight best scores to qualify for match play, confined to players with193 words
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Article77 1948-07-15 18 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, July 12. THE All-China swimming star, Fong Seow Yoke, was beaten in the 1,500 metres free-style event yesterday at the Chinese Swimming Club competition. The winner, Kuan Huah Oong, another member of the Malayan team to the recent China national meet, returned77 words
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Article53 1948-07-15 18 From Our Own Cosrespondcnt KUALA LUMPUR, July 12. KHONG KIT SOON, of King’s College, Cambridge. whose home is in Ipoh. recently won the Cambridge University hard court tennis championship. He is now on his way to Holland to play for the University tennis team against thp international53 words