The Straits Budget, 24 March 1949

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    31 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY] !W Sr. N'o- 138 Singapore Thursday, March, 24th 1949 Price 40 centa (S.S. Currency) Or 1 ah.
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  • STRAITS TIMES POST-BAG
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      OUR PUBLIC SERVICES
      616 2 T he report of the Select Committee on a Public Services Commission indeed looks like being a revolutionary document—if it is implemented. The Committee evidently means business; it regards the setting up of this Commission as essential “unless we are to regard Command Paper No. 197 as
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      EDUCATE THEM
      90 2 MY respect for the King and the National Anthem, if not greater, is at least equal to that of Mr P. F. de Souza’s. I believe Mr. de Souza will be serving the interests of the Colony better, if he devotes more attention to the Colony’s more pressing
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      A KISS IN TIME...
      103 2 I was surprsied to read in the Straits Times of March 11, that Mr. Churchill, the then Prime Minister, was able to bestow a kiss on a pretty girl who presented him with a box of cigars during a tour he made in 1940. Mr. Churchill
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      Change Of Heart
      119 2 117ITH reference to the letter under the heading “A CHANGE OF HEART IS NEEDED”, in last week’s Saturday Forum, allow me to say that I fully endorse Mr. Palayil Gopi’s summing up of the whole subject, the imperative need for inter-racial harmony in Malaya He has put
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      NATIONAL ANTHEM
      156 2 !UR l\ de Souza was right in criticisi; Singapore public for its lack of res*>[*ol to “(i(xl Save The King", a lack of respect h ave not noticed shown by Chinese in ceiu* ;i| n t >Vl 111 “San Min Chu 1”. But I contend that the British
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      PICTURES OF HANGED MEN
      77 2 IT seems to be the practice of the Straits Times to remind its readers of the penalty for possessing firearms by continuously publishing the ugly faces of hanged, convicted criminals. 1 am sure the majority of Straits Times readers are respected citizens who dislike this kind
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      Social Security: Britain Does Not Lead The Way
      166 2 i"»AN it be that colonial v officials sometimes know as little of the Commonwealth as they complain people in Britain know of the colonies? Supporting social security in th e Legislative Council debate, Mr. McKerron claimed that Britain led the way. Extraordinary
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      THE NEW CODE
      138 2 T»HE President of the Municipal Services Union, Mr. E. D. Siddons. calls the first interim report of the Municipal Salaries Revision Committee “an historic document There is no doubt that senior officers will benefit by the scheme. The same cannot be said of their subordinates, some of
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      COLD STEEL FOR BANDITS
      108 2 1 AM reluctant to be cynical where valuable young lives are at stake, but cannot our military tacticians realise that none of the bandits are going to stand up to cold steel. The Sunday Times recently stated that after a truck with 20 Grenadier Guards was
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      RATION IT
      56 2 U7HY play the National Anthem after every one of the four or five shows in our cinema halls? Why not confine playing it to solemn and befitting occasions? Mr. P. F. de Souza shoulu get local cinemas to stop playing it if he does no\ want to see
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      Malayan National Status
      464 2 II/ITH the recent ff formation of the Malayan Chinese Association, there hav t > been several letters in the Press on the subject of “one nation for Malaya." It may therefore b< opportune to give below \tracu from the memorandua oithe Eurasians of Malaya <n th#> Constitutional
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      THE BEGINNING OF SECURITY
      656 3 -Straits Times. Mar. 17. j? uractical and i t:i* adjectives ,f a resolution u ,ppointment tii i. Government u, recommend i> to be followolementation of -‘rent's declared ntroduction of The resolution dk in the Federal V-ncil h> m overwhelming 3 -re’s Legisla- v Council has received
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      British Recovery
      337 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 17. The jibe which Mr. Churchill flung at the Government on behalf of the Conservative candidate last month still stands. The British eat one meal in four on the Marshall Plan. Yet Sir Stafford Cripps’ new economic survey, published yesterday, has surprised even the most
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      HELP FOR THE FEDERATION
      749 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 18. i Mr. Aubrey Wallich put Malaya’s case for financial help in a nutshell when, addressing the Royal Empire Society in London, he spoke of a “debt of honour.” The suppression of Communist terrorism is costing the Federation Government $300,000 a day. It
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      The Indonesian Problem
      317 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 18 The Security Council’s adjournment until Monday of its discussion of the Indonesian 1 problem is obviously for the l purpose of more detailed con1 sideration of the issues away from the limelight of public debate. Tin* deadlock is of Dutch making, but it
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      THE FACT OF THE PACT
      826 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 19. In so far as the Constitution of the United States permits, America commits herself under the Atlantic Pact to war against an aggressor. That is the crucial fact in the terms of the Pact, made public late last night. The Pact
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      Rafflesiana
      206 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 19. Sometimes things are not what they seem. There was the headline in a London paper last week, for instance, “An American Raffles”, followed by a column and a half of derring do. But it was the wrong sort of “do”, and the wrong sort of
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      SURVEYING THE PACT
      1128 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 21. Surveys of the manpower and basic military resources of the twelve powers which are expected eventually to be associated in the Atlantic Pact are misleading where they omit to take full account of the existing position, and confusing where they do not postulate
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      A FUND AND A PURPOSE
      805 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 22. The proposal of the Federation Government to encourage the recruitment of Malay labour for work in the west coast States, and to finance the scheme from the Indian Immigration Fund, has met the not unexpected opposition of the Malayan Indian press,
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      Disruptive Reds
      273 5 -Strait Times March 22 A pamphlet issued by the British Trades Union Congress on the activities of the Communist in the unions would seem to white-wash Malayan workers whose inexperience in trade union organisation made them so easy a prey to the Reds Even tne stability and experience
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      TEETH FOR THE PACT
      754 5 —Strait Times March 23. Requests for arms from America made by signatories of the Atlantic Pact will be approved “without a particle of trouble.” The assurance comes from Mr. Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Without teeth, the Pact would hardly be a
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      A Labour Code
      363 5 -Strait Times March 23 The Federation Labour Department is now drafting what it describes, without exaggeration, as one of the most important acts of protective labour legislation to be attempted in Malaya. This proposed employment code will protect workers in the Federation, earning up to $4OO a
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    MR BRYSON TO BE N.S. ADVISER
    138 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA DUMPUR, Mar. 22. iy|R- H. P. Bryson, Deputy Chief Secretary of the Federation, is to become British Adviser. Negri Sembilan in May when Mr. W. A. Gordon Hall goes on leave prior to retirement after 30 years in Malaya.
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    ‘TO STREAMLINE’ GOVERNMENT
    332 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 22. INVESTIGATION into the Federation Government’s system of working is expected to begin within the next six months. It will be carried out by a British efficiency expert, Mr. S. S. Ross, who is now conducting a similar investigation in
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  • PERSONAL
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      BIRTHS
      132 5 WEEKS: On 20 March at B.M.H. Singapore, to Aurea, wife of Major. O. C. Weeks R.A., a daughter VAN PRAAGH—On 20th March at Penang Maternity Hospital to Anita, wife of Harry van Praagh, M.C.. a son; both well. SIMMONS: On March 18, at Kandang Kerbau Hospital. to Bobbie, wife
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      72 5 THE ENGAGEMENT Is announced between Joyce, elder daughter of Mr. Mrs. C. London of Sydney, and Raymond Harold, son of Mr. Mrs. H Skinner of Thorpe Bay. Essex. YAP-YEO: The engagement is announced between Kathlyn (Ching Ling), youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yeo San Twee of Singapore, and
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      MARRIAGE
      22 5 HAWKINS-CRAWFORD, Hubert John Hawkins of Kuala Lumpur and Oxford, to PhyllLs Mary Crawford of Vancouver, 8.C., at Singapore March 21, ’49.
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    18 5 DEATH' TRAVERS At Durban on ?7th February, 1949. Barbara, beloved wife of Got don Travers, of fVtaling. Selangor.
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    A COUNTRY MAN’S DIARY
    1740 6  -  By TUAN DJEK SUNDAY, March 13. —It was on the morning of Jan. 28, that we removed all our Koods and chattels from the palace to our little wooden hut-on-stilts in the Dusun. We scorned the use of the Jeep, but hired a lorry, for the
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    NEGRI SCOUT NOMINEES
    54 6 SINGAPORE. Mar. THE State CommitNegri Sembilan Scouts, lias nominat' following unofflcials present Negri on in.' Council for the Ft e. of Malaya. Maioi Snelling. Dr M Y\ and Boon Tan Mir. The first meet in' Scout Council of tie ration branch ol 1 Scouts Association held next
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    MRS O’KEEFE STAYS, SAYS HIGH COURT
    464 7 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Mar. 18. MKS Vnnie O’Keefe and her eight children 'IVaii remain in Australia, the High Court Iile<i today. Mrs. O’Keefe, an Indonesian, had Vked the court to prevent the Immigration Minister, Mr. Arthur Calwell, from carrying out or der
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    PARANG-KILLER TO HANG
    207 7 Irom Our C orrespondent 1POH, Mar. 18. Mr justice Thomson yesterday sentenced 20-ycar-old Kassim bin Mat to death for the murder of Khor Pah Neah at Pant Sungei Burong, Krian, on September 4 last year. Abdullah bin Haji Mohammed. Kassim's co-de-fendant on the same charge. *as found
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    New Laws Will Ease Shipping
    137 7 ■I v Mar. 19. M r Z* re Sulation s which *dll ■i v r l ,n> dera bly the control Mr J la, movement of Singa■;av,'h 1St Sumatra Shipping ■nv eri‘ el announced b y the H, ‘-rlancts Consulate-Gen- ■v v,'I ,hcsc regulations, ■h
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    $500,000 K.L. Istana For Sultan
    107 7 i Mar 18 Lstana for the *>'■ b'Uh ,f is to K l iin^ur 0 iir rd Road Ku <U La^noX 0 lstan a in 18 only prlHltam) today. The new building will n* modern in style. Plans are Doing made by the Government architect
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    LABOUR MANIFESTO ATTACKED
    144 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. THE Labour Party election manifesto was described by Mr. A. P. Rajah, at a Progressive Party campaign meeting yesterday, as “a programme of an immature mind that knew nothing.” Mr. Rajah said that the statements by a Labour candidate that the artisans quartern at
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    JOE DAVID ROAD
    43 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 13 The road from V6V2 mile Jurong Road to Tanjong Kling Road was named Joe David Road yesterday by the Rural Board in recognition of the pioneer work done by late Mr. J. V. David in the area.
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    Forces Score More Successes: 6 Bandits Killed
    171 7 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 18. A RTILLERYMFN killed four bandits in the Sinkiang area of Johore yesterday, while Gurkhas killed one near Niyor and security forces killed another —the only one so far encountered in the present large-scale operation—in North
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    7 DIE IN B. PAHAT BLAZE
    198 7 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Mar. 18 1'HE worst fire in Batu Pa- hat within living memory last night killed seven membei.s of a Chinese family, including four children under the age of 12.. A shop supplying benzine lamps caught lire and was
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    Witnesses “Liars”
    78 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. Agreeing with the jury’s verdict acquitting a Malay, Seileh bin Mohamed. on two arm* charges, the Singapore Assize Court Judge. Mr. Justice Cox Evans, yesterday described the prosecution witnesses as a set of liars ‘When people come here to prosecute somebody, they should come here
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    MPs Greet Colony Councillors
    182 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. THE Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, has received 1 a message of “warm welcome and best wishes*' from the Secretary of the Empire Parliamentary Association, London, on th e Singapore Legislative Council's decision last Tuesday to form a branch of the Association here. The
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    MR ASPINAL FOR KUCHING
    69 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. Mr. T. G. Aspinal, Singapore Municipal Assessor, has been granted permission to visit Sarawak in April to advise the Kuching Municipality on the method of rating and any possible Improvement ovei its existing system. The Kuching Municipality will pay all fees and expenses
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    TO HANG
    44 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOII, Mar. 18. Arrested in a r lie on the squatter irea near Lempur village in the Kuala Kangsar district. Chin Chuon, a 35-year-old carpenter, was sentenced to death today for possession of a revolver on Jan. 13
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    ‘THE KING CANNOT INTERVENE’
    1112 8 No Direct Power In Johore —SAYS COUNSEL SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. IN Johore today there is no power for the direct intervention of His Majesty in internal affairs, said Mr. E. D. Shearn in the Singapore Supreme Court, yesterday, replying to Mr. Laycock’s twoday address concerning the
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    Most Valuable Body—Eden
    286 8 Malayan Chinese Assn* SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. ]\/|R. Anthony Eden, broadcasting over Radio Malaya last night, referred to the Malayan Chinese Association —“this most valuable body.” Paying a tribute to the Chinese and other communities In Malaya. Mr. Eden commented: “In respect 01 the Chinese we have all
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    “UNFROZEN”
    24 8 SINGAPORE, Mar. 18 Regulations were published In the Federation today unfreezing completely the export of coconut and coconut products, Including oil and soap.
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    COUNSEL ATTACKS JURY
    214 8 SINGAPORE. Mar. 19. DESCRIBING a jury as “incompetent” because they had failed to understand the charges upon which they had to return a verdict. Mr. S. H. D. Elias, in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, asked Mr. Justice Taylor to order the retrial of four B.O.R.s charged
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    45 FISH EXPERTS TO MEET
    150 8 SINGAPORE, Mar. 18 lITITH the object of increasing fish production and impronnf the status of those engaged in the fishing industry, the inaugural meeting of the Indo; Pacific Fisheries Council will be held in Singapor* next week. Forty-five delegates and representatives have been invited from
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    ROBBERS STAB CHILD TO DEATH
    137 8 SINGAPORE. Mar. 19. A NINE-year-old girl, Yap Kui Gin, was attacked by masked men armed with knives late on Thursday night at Seletar, Singapore, and died of her injuries in hospital yesterday morning The girl’s mother w r as also attacked .and is in hospital
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    0EHLERS LEAVES THE BENCH
    173 9 SINGAPORE. Mar 17. HE Singapore Third Police Court Magistrate, Mr. F. ernard Ochlers—one of the Sony’s three local-born agistrates has resigned, is resignation has been ac:pted by the Colonial Sectary, Mr. P. A B. McKcrron. Mr. Ochlers told the Straits rnes that dissatisfaction rates of pay
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    Names Of Freed Detainees
    34 9 I ,h ;S u 3 G l AI Mar 17. .i. SS ven by Public N Rag- K Thaeva, Nagappan, Na afjr :1 Ramasamy K ''"far, c r v Chettiar,
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    SHOPHOUSES AID T.B. —EXPERT
    306 9 •fundamentally Wrong Design SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. Andies J. Morland, British tuberculosis J specialist, told Singapore doctors and ,-cdital students at a meeting in the Great Ball if the King Edward VII College of Medicine a 4 night. “It you got a skilful architect and [sked him
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    ST. GEORGE’S DINNER
    107 9 SINGAPORE. Mar. 17. The St. George’s Day dinner and dance of the Singapore branch of the Royal Society of St. George has been provisionally fixed to take place at Raffles Hotel on Friday. May 6. This was announced at the society’s annual general meeting in the Singapore
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    $6,000 BAIL
    63 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. Tan Kha*i Tjhiang, 27, was charged in the First District Court yesterday with having attempted to export 96 bags of rice. 121 bags of sugar. 20 bags of oats, 30 bags of wheat and 10 bags of onions, without a permit. Tan was allowed bail
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    “Our Gratitude Can Never Fade”
    384 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. TCMFTEEN civilians who aided British prisoners and internees during the Occupation went to an investiture at Draycot House yesterday and heard these words in a message from the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson: “Our gratitude to these brave and generous people can never
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    TB FUND DONORS
    36 9 ■SINGAPORK, Mar. 18 Latest donors to the Singapore Anti-T.B. Association fund are: Mr. C. W. Cox $lO. Mr. Foo Mcng Niter s2f». Cameron Hiehlands—sundry collection. $35, Mrs Moir. $5. Mrs. R. Tan. $2O
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    Misfire
    56 9 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mar 17. BACKFIRE from a cai’ led to two special constables firing a volley of rifle shots in MacAlisler Road last night. They were on duty near the residence of Puisne Judge. Mr. Justice Bos took Hill. Armed police patrolling the area arrived, and
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    SLASHER SHOT BY POLICE
    198 9 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 16. A CHINESE who slashed a member of a Police party with a parang in th e Taiping area yesterday was shot by another policeman and died while being taken to hospital. The man was inside a squarter’s house
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    DEPORTED
    33 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. Singapore police yesterday deported a Taiwanese. Lee Slew Swan, alias Lee Hong Peng, who surrendered himself to the Special Branch of the C.1.D., and was placed under emergency arrest.
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    ‘A SURPRISE,’ SAY PHONE GIRLS
    228 9 ‘A SURPRISE, SAY PHONE GIRLS SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. TWO very happy women in Singapore yesterday 1 were Dorothy Jacobs (Mrs. R. Rodrigues) and Mrs. Regina Capet, two telephone operators who have been awarded the King’s Commendation for brave conduct during the war. The two operators, who stuck to their posts
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    MR. EDEN FLIES TO K.L.
    148 9 From Out Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPIER, Mar. 16. MR. Anthony Eden arrived in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. He flew from Bidor, where he had visited the 2nd Coldstream Guards, in an Auster aircraft with the Officer Commanding Second Guards Brigade, Brig. M. D. Erskine. Commander
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    ‘Moustache’ Cost $5
    47 10 SINGAPORE, Mar. 18. MOIIO. Salleh bin Kabi, 18, added a moustache to the photograph in his identity card. The First District Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, yesterday sentenced him to one day’s simple imprisonment and a line of $5 for having defaced his card.
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    Promotions ‘No Value’
    251 10 from Our Staff Corrr*pondrnt PENANG, Mar. 17. THE Sennett report on the Singapore and Malayan Establishment met with a mixed reception in Penang. According to one opinion, even if there had been a few promotions for Asians to administrative posts, the disparity in personal emoluments, as compared
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    BENEFIT SOCIETY OFFICE-BEARERS
    78 10 SINGAPORE, Mar. 18. Office-bearers of the Singapore Family Benefit Society for the year 1948-49 are as follows—President:—Dr. C. J. Paglar; Vice-President:—Mr. Peh Wah Kok; non. secretary:—Mr. Tan Ouan Chuan; hon. treasurer:—Mr. Lee Soo Chuan; Committee:—Messrs. N. N. Leicester, Lim Seng Kiang, Sin Man Yow, Wee Teow Poh,
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    Tell The People, Says de Souza
    216 10 National Anthem SINGAPORE, Mar. 17 SINGAPORE Legislative Councillor, Mr. P. F. de Souza, who at Tuesday’s meeting of the Council urged that cinema audiences be trained to respect the National Anthem yesterday suggested that cinemas should flash slides across the screen in Chinese, Malay
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    Three Changes Made In Loan Bill
    211 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 17. rpHE Federal $100,000,000 Loan Bill, rejected at the February meeting of the Legislative Council following opposition from unofficial led by Dato Onn bin Ja’afar, is to be introduced as a new Bill at the next meeting:
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    Progressive Meeting
    95 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. ONE of the Progressive Party candidates for the Municipal elections, Mr. Duncan Robertson (South Ward) said yesterday that he would remain in Singapore if elected—even though he had planned to spend his retirement in the Cameron Highlands. Mr. Robertson is retiring from his firm next
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    “Racehorses Are Better Off”
    303 10 Labour Party Meeting SINGAPORE, Mar. 18. IN Singapore, some racehorses had better housing conditions than many human beings, said Miss Wee Kiat Neo, girl clerk and chairman of the ladies group of the Army Civil Services Union, speaking at the Labour Party’s first Municipal Election meeting
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    EDEN GETS MALAY MEMORANDUM
    200 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 17. a tea party given in his honour this evening by the Selangor branch of UMNO, Mr. Anthony Eden was handed a memorandum on the feeling of Malays on constitutional matters so, a spokesman said, that he might be
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    GOC Praises Work Of Inniskillings
    180 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 13. THE G.0.C., Singapore District. Maj.-Gen. D. Dunlop yesterday said the situation in Johore had improved and praised the Royal Innakilling Fusilier s for thej work. In a St. Patrick s Day address, the General told the only Irish regiment in Malaya “You
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    Pig Problem For Board
    134 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18 Members of the Rani Board yesterday faced the alternative of building J slaughter house of its own or licensing private slaughter houses, it was stated at the monthly meeting. This was because the Mumcipality had intimated tnjj pigs from rural areas cou» not
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    TRIBUTE TO MR CHEONG
    72 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. Tribute to the work oi» late Mr. Cheong Hock as a member of the SingaPg Rural Boa r d was paid 1 chairman. Mr. C. W. A- in nett, at the monthly j yesterday. Members 'J'* j. a minute’s silence in nii> mory.
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    Jury’s Rider Says Police “Negligent”
    422 11 Becker Inquest SINGAPORE, Mar. 18. DEFERENCE to negligence by the police was made K in a rider by a Singapore jury at the inquest into t h shooting of Mr. J. N. Becker, which ended yf S el i ary recommended that a JtwnßtT type
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    FINED $3,500 FOR SMUGGLING
    71 11 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. n-r int0 singap,,;. 8 000 sticks of cigarin l p on which duty amountp: «m °4(? 10 had not been pain, 46-year— old Chua Scow S3 son K° atnian was fin ed Cour m’ he Fourth Police MilRlstrat e, Mr. M. H. yesterday.
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    INDIANS PREFER OWN MEN
    233 11 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. ASKED why Indian shopn keepers preferred to bring assistants from India rather than engage Malaya born Indians Mr. S. O. Mohammed Ishak, a Singapore shop proprietor, said yesterday that the men from India could be trusted to a greater extent. Mr. Ishak had
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    R.A.F. BAND RETURNS
    102 11 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. No. 1 R.A.F. Regional Band, under the direction of Warrant Officer H. E. Wheeler, has returned to the R.A.F. Maintenance Base (Far East), Seletar, after a four.-week visit to Hong Kong. Next week, the band will vfcit R.A.F. stations in the Federation and Singapore,
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    TRADERS WANT FEDERATION
    125 11 OTrn^ NCiAPORE Mar >8O p ar helng taken by Porteri and exLu mi) Sln a P°r('. Kuala ld p enan* to fed1,1 -Malayan batainin purpose of main'■inoth<'r v r llais °n with one ‘d promoting trade with adjacent countries. Four representatives of the j Penang Chinese Importers’
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    SAW 1,900 FILMS IN ONE YEAR
    191 11 SINGAPORE, Mar. 18. A NEW film censor will operate in Singapore for six months from April when Mr. Jack Evans will go on leave. His place will be taken by Mr. Peter Clague of the directorate of army legal service. r r l l
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    PIPE CASE: ACQUITTAL
    158 11 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. WITHOUT his defence being called, Lim Boon Pin of Tanjong Katong Road was yesterday acquitted in the First District Court, Singapore. on three charges relating to the wrongful removal of water pipes from the Royal Engineers’ stores in 1947. On the charge of criminal
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    Smallpox in Johore decreases
    83 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 19. rr\HE Incidence of smallpox in Johore dropped sharply last week, when there were only two cases and no deaths compared with six cases and three deaths in the previous week. One person in Malacca died of scrub typhus and two cases were
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    “Won’t Take It Lying Down”
    251 11 Water 'Overcharging' SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. THE Rural Board yesterday decided to take up with the Municipality the question of the alleged overcharging of rural domestic water supplies. The chairman of (Jhe Board. Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, said:' ”We are not going to take this
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    Trip Flares Set Off By Night Intruders
    219 11 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 17. IN the Sintok area of Perils last night, trip flares were set off around the police station and a sentry saw two men running away. Shots were fired at the men but they escaped. During
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    SCHOOLS FOR OVER-AGE
    67 11 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18 The Department of Education Is endeavouring to arrange for the opening of Afternoon English Schools for over-age children in certain areas in January, 1950 if there are sufficient suitable applicants. Application forms for enrolment can be obtained from the police stations at Changi. Paya
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    LOST HIS PURSE: FOUND THE MAN
    71 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Mar. 17. While Tan Leng Cheng was watching an open-air wayang. he missed his purse from his trouser pocket. Then he found the man who had been standing benind was no longer there. He searched the crowd and found the man, who
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    “PRICE RICE BY GRADES”
    232 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. MR Tan Chin Tuan in the Singapore Legislative Council on Tuesday suggested that the Government should tix different price lor different grades of rice sold to retailers, as had been done when the rice business was in private hands. The matter, he said,
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    FIRST AID AT THE RACES
    40 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. Two members of the Municipal Health Department, Singapore, have been granted permission to work as St. John Ambulance dressers at race meetings. They are Messrs. Veo Swee Chiow and Wee Lye Seng.
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    2-HOUR BLAZE
    21 12 SINGAPORE. Mar. 21. Firemen battled for two hour s with a blaze at an Army warehouse in Alexandra yesterday.
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    JUDICIARY INDEPENDENCE
    249 12 New System In The Federation From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 16. THE Federation’s new judicial organisation of a single Supreme Court with direct control over all subordinate courts, except religious courts, is an “emancipation, appropriate and necessary,” for the general development of Malaya, states the official
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    Col. Darby Leaves
    117 12 SINGAPORE. Mar. 21. rpHE Officer Commanding, Jl the Salvation Army. Malaya Command, Lieut.Col. William Darby, leaves Singapore today for the United Kingdom. Lt. Col. Darby, who has been an officer in the Salvation Army for 43 years. On Friday, a farewell party was held in his honour
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    “SPORE’S RIGHT ATTITUDE”
    183 12 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 16. mHE Public Service Com--1 mittee has submitted to the Government a report on setting up a public service commission for tile Federation. A similar Council motion by Mr. E. E. C. Thuralaingham was adjourned last March after the Mentri
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    Many A Slip Launching Yacht
    188 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. SEA6PRAY, Dr. Tan Soo Hock’s luxury yacht, would gladden the heart of any sailor, but the manner of Its launching at Kallang Basin, Singapore, yesterday would sadden it. First it slid down the slipway too fast, nearly taking the bottle of champagne
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    SENT TO ASSIZES
    61 12 SINGAPORE. Mar. 17. Joseph Tan Kim Sye was yesterday committed for trial ;at the next Assizes by the Fourth Police Court Magistrate. Mr. M. H. MacDougal. on a charge of armed robbery. He wa s alleged to have i robbed L'.nv Eng Hock, a taxi- driver of
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    Minaret Hit By Lightning
    52 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 17. /\NE of the six minarets on the Kuala Lumpur railway station was struck by lightning this evening and crashed to the ground It topped the roof above No. 5 platform and its masonry fell on the road outside the station. No one
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    LUXURY YACHT LAUNCHED:
    41 12 Mrs. Tan Soo Hock sma- shes a bottle of champagne to launch the luxury yacht Seaspray in Kallang Basin. Her husband Dr. Tan, owner of the yacht, is just behind, giving her a helping hand.— Straits Times picture.
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    Seeing How S’pore Lives Helps “Fallen Girls”
    279 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 17. 4 FTER months of hard work trying to re-educate girls saved from Singapore streets by book-work and lessons, the Singapore Welfare authorities have discovered that the best way they can rehabilitate these young women—most of them mentally undeveloped— iS to
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    MUST QUIT
    41 12 SINGAPORE. Mar 1< Singapore Municipal Commissioners have decided tna occupiers of temporary snopj along North Bridge Hoaa near Elgin Bridge will nat* to quit their sites by the el of June. th<1 The land is owned b> wt Municipality.
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    MR. E.V. FOWLER
    35 12 SINGAPORE Mar V‘ The promotion of Fowler, from the p >'• Assistant Commission- r lavan Police 8ervic- to of Depotv Co Police, Singapore h unproved by t*i< L% 1 State for the Colonies.
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    Election Candidate In Court
    133 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. 1 CANDIDATE in the Smga1 pore Municipal elections. V: chean Kiin Bee, appear*i in the First District Court yesterday on a summons alleging that he provided refreshment for Miss Lily Yeo. for the purpose of corruptly influencing her to give her vote at
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    MURDER INQUIRY
    62 13 from Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 18. At the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry into a charge of murder against 36-year-old police Corporal T Mohammed the First Magistrate. Inche Mohammed bin Baba, postponed giving his findings until next Thursday. Jan Mohamed was alleged to have shot dead
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    LOWER TONNAGE IN PORT
    67 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. -he low tonnage entering p ort of Singapore the reoccupation is to the absence, he Far East run, of the •arge pre-war French, ItajA Dutc h. German and P. vessels, hue the number of vesyoar eate ™B the port last a hout 18
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    TOURING MALAYA
    34 13 *TNGAPORE, Mar. 19. Lwiford Mar shal H. P r:il the C p Anianr?ant-Gene-arrivin,, Regiment, is f ‘Q Kingdnm air from tlu u nitMondT 0 at Changl on Malaya (lv e-day tour of
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    ALL-RELIGIONS MEETING
    376 13 4 Historic Day —MacDonald SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. *10HK than 2,000 people of many different M rafeS and creeds gathered in the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday evening for Singapore’s W»t inter-religious meeting—described by the (ommissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, who presided as an “historic occasion.” Long before the start of
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    2 YEARS AFTER
    72 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. The following item appeared in the Singapore Government Gazette yesterday: “The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve the temporary transfer of Mr. Robert Byron Ileasman, an officer of the Home Service, to be Comp-troller-General of Income
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    FOR BANGKOK
    29 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. Dr. R. Oetoyo, Republican representative in Singapore has been appointed chairman of the Republican delegation to the ECAFE Conference to be held at Bangkok
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    Boy Tells Court: ‘I Only Did My Duty’
    159 13 Boy Tells Court: I Only Did My Duty’ SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. WHKN 10-year-old Nang Seng Tang, a soap-seller of Change Alley, was awarded $25 by the Singapore rourth District Judge, Mr. 11. A. Forrer yesterday as a reward for helping to catch a pickpocket, the boy shook head in refusal
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    Maulana Calls For United Effort
    492 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. T'HE Muslim Divine, Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, A on e of the principal speakers at last night’s meeting of the Inter-Religious Organisation in the Victoria Memorial Hall, said he was sure the churches and temples of the world could achieve success in
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    “A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS”
    44 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. Dr. h. b. amstutz ,of the Methodist Mission and one of the prime-movers of yesterday’s all-religious meeting, was jubilant at the huge attendance. “The meeting may be considered a tremendous success,” he told the* Straits Times last night.
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    Aid Police Call To Squatters
    132 13 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 18. THE Malayan Chinese Association tonight issued an appeal to Chinese squatters to tell the police all they knew about the bandits and to refuse to support the Communists in any way. One of the primary purposes behind
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    ANTI-MOSQUITO
    37 13 SINGAPORE. Mar. 19. quito breeding the Rural Health Department constructed 470 yards of earth drains in the last month. They maintained 54,810 yards of drains. The quantity of anti-mosquito oil used for spraying was 2,961 gallons.
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    MENON ASKS FOR PROBE
    234 13 Immigration Fund From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 18 QUESTIONS on the administration of the Indian Imm.gration Fund are to he asked at the next meeting of the Federal Legislative Council by Mr. V. M. N. Menon. Mr. Menon told the Straits Times today that
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    Asked For Time, Sent To Gaol
    73 13 SINGAPORE. Mar. 22. "We have seen too much of your evading your financial payments,” the Second Magistrate. Mr. E. V. A. Peers, told Ahmad All Khan Suratee yesterday before sending him to three months’ imprisonment. Suratee was convicted on Mar. 14 on a cheating
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    BROADCASTING COMMITTEE
    93 13 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 21. The following have been appointed members of the Broadcasting Advisory Committee in Malaya for 1949: The Director of Broadcasting (chairman), the Directors of Education in the Federation and Singapore, the Federation’s Director of Public Relations, the Singapore Public Relations Officer,
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    Rice Shipments Allow Ration To Be Increased
    205 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. THE Singapore rice ration is to be increased by half a kati for five weeks from April 1. The present weekly ration is three and a h-If katis for men, two and a half for women, and two and a
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    MUSLIM WELFARE ASSN.
    174 14 SINGAPORE, Mar 22. SINGAPORE Muslim WelO fare Association collected and remitted to Karacni M. rupees for the Pakistan Relief Fund last year, says *hc report of the Welfare Association for 1948 presented at their second genera) meeting on Sunday. among help given by the association to the
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    FLED AFTER ATTACK
    70 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. Singapore C.I.D. are on the look-out for a Chinese who escaped from Ah Hood Road, off Balestier Road, after being involved in a fight in which two members of a Chinese family, a man and a woman, were wounded by knives on Sunday night.
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    BUSINESS VISITS TO PLAN CAREERS
    46 14 BINOAPORE, Mar. 22. The Singapore Rotary Club has suggested to members that their firms should arrange visits and lectures for school children to give pupils an opportunity to learn about careers and to learn more about the business of the city.
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    MONTH’S GAOL
    42 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 21. Taramuchi, an Indonesian food hawker from Palembang Road. Singapore, was today convicted on a charge of not being in possession of an identity card and was sentenced, to one month’s rigorous imprisonment by the local magistrate.
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    Fingerprints Go By Radio
    200 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. JHE Singapore police have now perfected l»vo systems of transmitting fingerprint classifications, a C.I.D. spokesman told the Straits Times yesterday. Today, fingerprints can be transmitted by radio from Singapore to practically anywhere in the world, including Montreal, Melbourne, Colombo, New York, Latin America,
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    “BORDER CARDS” CANCELLED
    150 14 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 21. SPECIAL identity cards for Chinese wishing to visit certain areas near the Siamese border will no longer be require Tt was officially announced today that it had been deeid«*d to cancel the order, made under the Emergency Regu- latlons
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    Beggar (60) Fined $1.75
    126 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. CAUGHT two days after he had started begging. 60-year-old Lau Yean Kiang told the Second Police Court Magistrate. Mr. E. V. A. Peers that he begged because his family vvas short of money. Lau said he had been a farmer until a year
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    Cookie’s Wife Asks Some Questions
    738 14 By PLANTER'S WIFE WHEN people are intelligent it is very easy to forget that they have had no schooling whatsoever. Cookie can read and write in the rather halting fashion of a person to whom few facilities have been given and I suspect that like
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    Grenadiers Going Home
    70 14 SINGAPORE Mar T H 5. 3r d Battalion (irona 1 dier Guards win Malaya m August and r, turn to Britain. They J.i be relieved in late June f" the 1st Battalion SuiToli Regiment, now in MiddS East Land Forces. The Li folks will be attached to
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    Indo-China Officials At Bukit Serene
    110 14 SINGAPORE, Mar 22 THE French High Comnussioner in .Indo-China, M Leon Pignon, who arrived n Singapore yesterday, was welcomed a few miles from Tengah airfield by Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd, wig piloted his own plane. At Tengah, M. Pignon was greeted by the CommissionerGeneral,
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    Foiling The Ambushers
    128 14 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 21. WITH the aim of foiling bandit ambush parties, hiip) banks and danger spots along long stretches of the nortnsouth trunk road, and also side roads, are being cleared Jungle, undergrowth and lallang for a distance of 60 *‘e?t back
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    S’PORE MAN MURDERED
    90 14 »Yon» Our Own Correspond^ JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 21A VERDICT of murder recorded by the rate today after an in J into the death of Lim J-‘ Kim, a Singapore vasser of a Chinese sa manufacturing firm. P b Lim left Singapore on 10 in a lorry for
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    ‘RAW DEAL,’ SAY SAGO DEALERS
    333 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. kj. should be free trade for the Singapore sago I industry, which feels it has had a raw deal from ij, itish Ministry of Food, and importers from the I Kingdom should be unhampered by having bl import licences, a representative of
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    FED. TO GET MORE PETROL
    218 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 21. Motorists and transport operators in the Indention will set a 50 per c-ut. lnm-ase in their petrol ration r tin period April-June. B< sinning April 1. tlu* value of unit oi petrol on all coup"ns and consumer permits will be increased
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    Big Card Check-Up In Federation
    146 15 t"rom Our Staff Correspondent DOl I. KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 21. 1 timi-uiH rr ‘i' < ut “Operation Rat”—a Federa-onSaiurii-.v c* lec k on natJ onal registration cards main rivi.Vc pec,a c lec n R parties boarded trains, houses ul!I w re Patrolled, hotels and lodging
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    Police Walk In And Trade Union Heeling Streaks Up
    179 15 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTER WORTH, Mar. 19. MEETING of the Prai Indian Labour Union, which was being addressed by an official of the Labour Adviser’s department last Monday nitfht, broke up when a detective and an extra police constable walked
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    CAUGHT IN THE ACT
    56 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. riIIRTY-s eve n-year-oid Pang Ah Seng was bound over for a year by the Secord Police Court Magistrate, Mr E. V, A. Peers, yesterday, for having attempted to steai $2O at Blakang Matl Officers’ Meas on Feb. 12. Pang was caught in the
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    STOLE FROM WORKSHOP
    85 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. Ong Chay Hong. 18. and Tan Teck Huat, 25. were sentenced to four months’ rigorous imprisonment yesterday by the Third Police Jourt Magistrate. Mr. R J. C. Wait, for theft of four pieces of tarpaulin from R.E.M.E. Base Workshop Ayer Rajah Road on Mar
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    Govt. Clerks’ New Salaries Move
    240 15 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 21. DEPRESLXTATIY ES of the Singapore Governv ment Clerical Services Cnion and the Federation General Clerical Services Union who met in Kuala Lumpur today decided, “after careful deli beration,” to submit a unified scheme for the consideration of
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    SAW RICE GIVEN TO BANDITS
    175 15 f rora Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Mar. 21. AT 2 a.m. yesterday, the manager of Malay Rompin Estate. Bahau district, saw rice being handed over the estate perimeter wire to 10 Chinese, six of whom were armed. The special constables opened fire and the armed
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    MR EDEN LEAVES
    26 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. After a 24-hour delay, Mr. Anthony Eden and Commander A.P.H. Noble, M.P. left Singapore yesterday morning by Constellation for Calcutta.
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    Bench Stops Liquor Sales
    294 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22 TWO well-known places of entertainment in Singapore, the Lido and Tanjong Balai, are now not permitted to sell liI quor. Those decisions were made by the Board of Licensing Justices sitting in the First District Court yesterday. The liquor licensee of the Lido,
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    In Hospital With Broken Leg, Died Of Heart Failure
    120 15 In Hospital With Broken Leg Died Of Heart Failure SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. fTHREE days after being admitted to the Singapore General Hospital with a fractured thigh, Capt. J. Hoogerwerf, master of the United States naval oil tanker Millicoma, died on Saturday from heart failure. The* body is being embalmed and
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    LADY GIMSONS FILM ‘DEBUT’
    75 15 SINGAPORE. Mar. 22. IADY Gimson made her film J debut in Singapore last night when she described from the screen of six cinemas the work of the Welfare Department's Children’s Social Centres. The film entitled ‘Singapore's Largest Family”, shows the feeding, educational and social amenities of
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    Forces In Big Battle In Negri Jungle
    272 16 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20. DOLICE and troops, operating in jungle at Kampong Lakai in Negri Sembilan, along the road to Pahang, trailed and fought a strong party of hand its While trailing the terrorists, the Security Forces shot dead
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    War insurance fund balance
    87 16 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20. AFTER meeting its liabilities including administrative expenditure, amounting to $4,426,944.71 for the period April 1941 to Dec. 31. 1948. the War Risks (Goods! Insurance Fund has now a balance of $8.119.850 88. Receipts for the same period amounted to $12,546,795, including a deposit
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    HAS‘ONLY HIS CLOTHES’
    90 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. I HAVE only my clothes,” replied a sturdy Indian, M. C. Samuels, tn the First District Court on Friday in reply to the Judge, Mr. E.P Shanks, who asked him if he was worth $l5O for the purpose of signing a bail bond The
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    ESTATE CHIEF FINED
    47 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 19. Cnla Khiam Hock, manager of Tong Seng Rubber Estate, Ounong Pulai. who was prosecuted at the instance of the Commisioner for Labour. Johort, for failing to sumbit the population return for the second quarter of 1948. was today lined $25.
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    CHANGI: 45 LOTS ‘FREED’
    113 16 SINGAPORE, Mur. 21. lots of land in 1 Changi have been derequisitioned. a gazette notification publisher on Friday announces. The land was requisitioned by the Government for (he Changi airport scheme which has since been abandoned. The delay in returning the land to the owners was
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    New Trade Official
    64 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. MR. K. E. Mackenzie has been appointed United Kingdom Trade Commissioner in Malaya in succession to Mr. R. B. Willmot. He was U.K. Trade Commissioner in the commercial branch of the British Foreign Service in Persia and Belgium. The territories which now come under
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    LESS TIN ORE PRODUCTION
    106 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. A total of 3.843 tons of tinore produced in the Federation was moved to Singapore and Penang 4n February lMs showed a drop of about 800 ton s compared with January. Perak (2.267 tons) and Belangor (1,131 tons) «em most of the tin-ore
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    “JUDGEKIND”, SAY GIRLS
    77 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21 MR. E. P. Shanks, the First District Judge, was described by schoolgirls on Friday as “very fair” and "most kind.” They wore 16 senior gMs from the Raffles G»rls school making their first visit to the courts. rh»*y were with their school mistress, Mrs.
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    Mrs. Kathigasu’s Remains Brought To Penang
    208 16 Mrs. Kathigasu s Remains Brought To Penang From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mar. 20. WITH its flag flying at half-mast, the 9,000-ton Astyanax entered Penang harbour this afternoon carrying the remains of Mrs. Sybil Kathigasu, Malaya’s only George Medallist, after a 40-day journey from Glasgow. Many friends and relatives were
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    Tragedy in 2 Singapore families
    348 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20. TWO Singapore boys, aged nine and seven were found drowned at low tide yesterd* in a mangrove swamp in Kolam Ayer, off UpjJ, Serangoon Road. In Singapore yesterday morn, ing, a 28-year-old Chinese girl was found by her father dying with a
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    Shop Holidays Bill For Federal Council
    211 16 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20. r[E Federal Commissioner for Labour, Mr. R. G. D. Houghton will shortly introduce in the Federal Legislative Council a bill to enforce weekly holidays in shops. The Singapore Council recently passed similar legislation. rtt ri n
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    Salesman given $10,000 bail
    54 16 Mar. 20. CHARGED with criminal broach of trust of $21,304, Tan Ser Men a salesman of T~n Gnan Lee ond To., of w oat Quay was yesterday in -^rr. Fourth Police Magistrate's 'om- allowed bail of Sin.ooo In f,T, o sure’ The case was 7W?tr>oned t»ntj|
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    Death If With Bandits
    241 16 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA DUMPUR. Mar. 22 with bandits” is now a capital offence. An amendment to the Emergency Regulations provides tor heavier punishment. which may extend to death, for consorting with persons who carry arms. The new regulation also allows the imposition of whipping.
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    CLAMP DOWN ON SELANGOR BLACK SPOTS
    520 17 Prom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20. THE heaviest security clamp down to date was 1 or dered last night when the Chief Police Officer. Selangor, Mr. H. G. Beverley signed arid curfew orders covering Selangor’s bandit \iAik soots” of Kajang, Semenyih, Cheras
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    Singapore Weddings
    282 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. MISS Cecily Archer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Archer of Marple Bridge, Cheshire was married to Squadron-Leader P. O. R. Green, R.AJ. and son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Green of Hampshire, at St Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday. The bride, who
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    CHANDU SMOKER
    26 17 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20. Poon Tian Song was bound over for six months on a surety of $l5O at Muar Sessions Court for smoking chandu.
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    SUDDEN DEATH AT MEETING
    155 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. A FORMER secretary of the Singapore Christian Funeral Society, Mr. Harris Joseph Norris, who attended yesterday’s annual general meeting of the Society, collapsed and died suddenly while the meeting was in progress. Earlier, Mr. Norris who seemed to be in good health attended
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    RELIEF FOR KLUANG FIRE VICTIMS
    45 17 KLUANG, Mar. 19. The Kluang Welfare Department gave $55-worth of food to the victims of the recent fire in the Animal Husbandry Farm, Bth Mile Jalan Batu Pahat. Twelve Malay 1 amines lost their houses and propertie* in the fire.
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAM SUCCESSES ‘HIGH’
    148 17 SINGAPORE, Afar. 23. authorities in Singapore yesterday described the percentage of Senior Cambridge Examination successes for 1948, published today, as “still abnormally high” compared to pre-war standards. The average percentage of passes was 78 against 80 in 1947. Out of a total of 664 entries for
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    Mr. Fletcher Arrives
    55 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. MR Walter Fletcher, rubber merchant and Conservative M.P. disembarked yesterday from the Oran a and was taken to Bukit Serene as a guest of the Commissioner General, Mr Malcolm MacDonald. He was met by the Com missioner-General’s privatesecretary, Mr. Richard West Mr. Fletcher last
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    B.E.M. FOR MALAY FIREMAN
    102 17 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA DUMP UR, Mar. 22. INCHE Shariff bin Omar fireman on the 800-ton Government water boat Morib at Port Swettenharn, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (Civil Division). On Dec. 5, 1947, while the Morib was lying off Port Swettenharn, one
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    Malay Boy Triplets
    44 17 From Our Own Correspondent TFI UK ANSON, Mar. 22. Triplets, ail boys, have been born to the wife of a Malay padi planter at Sungel Manik. Perak. The first was born at 9 p.m. and the third at 6 a m
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    EAST-WEST SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
    164 17 SINGAPORE. Mar. 21. A SATISFACTORY year’s work was reported by Mr V. W. Framnton, President of the East-West Society at the annual meeting. The Society had carried out the suggestion of mem hers to add greater varictv to their meetings, and in addtlion to the usual talks,
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    Congress Wants Citizenship Clause Change
    230 17 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20. Malayan Indian Congress decided today to ask the Federation Government to amend the citizenship clause of the Federation Agreement and provide for Malayan nationality instead of citizenship. The conference, attended by representatives of all States and Settlements,
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    Help for squatters
    142 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20. A REPRESENTATIVE d /Ithe Malayan Chinese Association is to assist the Chine*t Aft airs Officer to investigate cases in Federation detention camps so as to free •mocent men. The Association’s representatives yesterday met the Hgh Commissioner. Bir Henry Gurney, at Kuala Luuipur. where Sir
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    Pengkalen dividend
    26 17 IPOH Mar 19. Penqkalen, Ltd has declared an interim dividend of 4$d per share on both classes of shares, payable on April 4 1949
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    7 bandits killed in 48 hours
    203 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 19. SECURITY forces In Johore, Malacca and Kedah have killed seven more bandits. A party of Gurkhas killed a bandit armed with two hand grenades, a pistol and 30 rounds of ammunition in the Kluang area on Thursday. On the same
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    SIXTY REPATRIATES
    34 18 BENTONG, Mar. 19.—About 60 Chinese, men women and children—squatters from the Valley in Pahang--left Kuantan yesterday in two chartered buses on the first stage of their journey to China on voluntary repatriation.
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    CODE AIDS WORKERS
    357 18 Low-wages earners will benefit KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 19. DESCRIBED officially as one of the most important’ pieces of protective labour legislation to be attempted in Malaya, an Employment Code covering thousands of workers in the Federation earning up to $400 a month, is to be introduced to
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    McKERRON ON HOLIDAY
    44 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20. THE Colonial Secretary and 1 Mrs. McKerron, left Singapore yesterday afternoon for Kuching on board the Rajah Brooke on a week’s leave. During Mr. McKerron’s absence, the acting Under-Sec-retary, Mr. D. K. Daniels, will act as Colonial Secretary.
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    MR. EDEN HELD UP ONCE MORE
    206 18 M SINGAPORE. Mar. 21. R. Anthony Eden and his travelling companion, Commander A. P. 11. Noble, M.P for Chelsea, have begun to wonder whether or rot they are “living Jonahs." On their “hop” between Sydney and Singapore the Plane was delayed for’ 'un days
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    Rural Areas: ‘Big Headway’
    492 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. rpHE retiring Commissioner of Lands and Chair 1 man of the Rural Board, Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, predicts that District Committees (formerly Village Committees) would soon have direct representa- tion on the Board. Mr. Sennett said that Singapore’s rural areas had made
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    Plea for adult education
    117 18 MALACCA. Mar 19 MV Ca^ lck Trade Union Adviser told the annual generaj meeting of the Teachers' Union last night that Malaya urgently needed a non pol,. tical and non-religious adult education movement He said that adult educa tion movements had made a great contribution to
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    ARAB LAWYER CALLED TO BAR
    114 18 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20. TWENTY-NINE-y e a r-old Syed Esa bin Hassac Almenoar, of Singapore who will be the first Arab lawyer ever to practise in this country, was called to the Bar yesterday. Mr. Syed Esa Ufa; to England to take law at the Middle
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    Ex-Special. No Card
    25 18 TAPAH, Mar. 21.—A former special constable. Khalit bin Aki. was fined $5 by Inche Mohammed Anuar, Circuit Magistrate, for failing to register.
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    $2,000 fine for overloading
    149 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20. bin Taib, master of the motor vessel Sin Hoflf Hwa. was yesterday fined $2,000 by the First Dii tnct Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, for having overloaded th< vessel. The vessel was found submerged six inches below the load line at the Customs
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    HARD LABOUR FOR HAWKER
    40 18 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20. A CHINESE beancake hawser, Ng Tee. was sentenced to four months hard labour by the president of the Mua Sessions Court for failing register and obtain an identity card. He pleaded igno** ance.
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    10 WEEKS’ GAOL FOR HAVING CHANDU
    34 18 MUAR, Mar. 19. Lieu 'f'- r sentenced to four six weeks’ gaol rcspertiv:) for smoking chain'» possessing chandu. He was acquitted thirl chaige of P facilities for chandu
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    SEL. CLUB PROFIT OF $39,000
    149 19 i rom Oir staff Correspondent UALA LUMPUR. Mar. 21. PROFIT of $39,000 in the i year's working la shown the annual report of the an gur L’lub to be present* l at the annual meeting on ednesday April 6. Mem*iship at the end of Dec.
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    OLD BOYS WIN 2-1
    164 19 SINGAPORE. Mar. 18. \LD ol St. Patrick’s School beat the Present oys by two goals to one in leir annual soccer match layed on the school ground psterday The Present Boys did not low true form until the Old oys had scored their second oal five
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    CHESS LEAGUE RESULTS
    104 19 Resn t CA?0RE Mar 21. oS^ M 01 OI second eajue c\' S npa Pore Chess lappy u;; u nplons hip at the ‘s foiled !u c ypsterdd y w ere lets, 0 Soor es in brac>eaththe r llsh Colie 8 e (4) 'iub <2, Swimming (5i
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    Lockhead Wins Golf Final
    266 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. PT )> W. Lockhcad, scoring one under fours in' the last 14 holes, yesterday won the Island h fhimpionship five and four. u a b r crowd who watched the tournament ,irh played over 36 holes during the weekh -iie other finalist, W.
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    Borneo Motors S.C. Win 5-2
    156 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. TJLAYTNO last Sunday at the Borneo Motors court, the Wlnsfield B. P. lost to the Borneo Motors Sports Club by five games to two. Results (Wlnsfield players mentioned first) were: SINGLES: Tan Hoe Tong lost to Adam Jaffar 7-15. 11-15; Willie Chee
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    Orientals Beat Merrytime B.P.
    147 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. pLAYING at the Clerical Union Hall on Sunday, the Oriental B.P. defeated the Merrytime B.P. by seven games to two. Results (Oriental’s players named first): SINGLES: John Chua beat Ong Tiong Ghee 15-6, 15-10; Koh Bong Swee beat Llm Klm Peow 5-1. 15-12;
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    Penang Golf Team To Play In Bangkok
    109 19 From Our Staff Correspo\ dent PENANG, Mar. 21. A TEAM of 20 leading Penang golfers will be travelling bv air to Bangkok during the Easter holidays for a series of matches with leading Siamese golfers. A plane has been specially chartered for the
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    D. Labrooy Scores 61 Not Out
    107 19 PENANG, Mar. 21. AN undefeated 61 by the North and Penang State allrounder Douglas Labrooy, enabled the Ceylonese Association to beat the Old Xaverians’ Association by 13 runs at cricket yesterday evening on the Pulau Tlkus ground. Excellent bowling by Soma pa la who
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    Ceylonese Run Up Big Score
    239 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. SCORING 205 for eight wickets and dismissing their opponents for 66, the Ceylon Sports Club beat the Johore Cricket Club by 139 runs at Johore Bahru yesterday. The C.S.C. opening batsmen. Thuralsingham and Yogarajah both retired after scoring half centuries, but Dr.
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    A FORECAST FOR SENIOR LEAGUE
    406 19 Soccer Notes SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. rpHE standard of soccer in the second week of the A S.A.F.A. competition (Senior League) has been disappointing, but rough play, so prominent in one of the earlier matches, was absent from the second series of matches at Jalan Besar
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    COLONY TO LOSE POPULAR OFFICIAL
    217 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. 'THE popular vice-president of the Singapore AmaJ teur Football Association, Mr. K. C. Gillett, who i s leaving the Colony on transfer to Sarawak next month, thinks that at last Singapore has enough young players to replace the veterans who have seen
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    Khalsa Win By 66 Runs
    238 19 SINOAPORE, Mar. 21. ra cricket match at Changi yesterday the Khalsa Association beat R.A.F. Changl by 06 runs. Highest scorer of the day was Changl's Revell who knocked up 59 not out. Mohlnder 81ngh scored 52 for Khalsa. Scores: KHALSA Mohlnder 81ngh b Lott 52.
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    S.J.I. WIN AGAIN
    146 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. QT. Joseph’s Institution first and u second teams beat Bt. Anthony’s in soccer matches played at Bras Basah Rond yesterday. Bt. Joseph’s won the first team game five-one and the second team game one-nil. Good constructive play by the S.J.I. first team was mainly
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    Selangor Club Beat Eurasians
    88 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20. PNE bowling by F.I.C. Herridge and N. Hobbs enabled the Selangor Club today to beat the Belangor Eurasian Association by eight wickets in an inter-club match on the padang. Batting first the Eurasians were bundled out for 41 runs. Herridge taking four
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    JOLLILADS WIN
    22 19 SINGAPORE. Mar. 21. THE Jollilad* beat RAF. (Ch.uigi) two-one in a gamr of soccer played at the Gevlang Stadium yesterday.
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    Cheerful Tone On Busy Local & Foreign Markets
    525 20 Cheerful Tone On Busy Local Foreign Markets From A Market Correspondent MORE cheerful markets hav e t*» be reported with I fair volume of business in all sections. Tins continued to Improve until mid-week when some profit taking ensued, and this section closed somewhat uncertainly with prices slightly below best.
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    The Week In Rubber
    182 20 SINGAPORE, Mar. 19. A DISTINCTLY better tone has been evident in the rubber market this week, says Lewis It Peat's weekly report. The Continent nas again been the main support, but the United States also has shown some interest. continue to offer forward deliveries but these
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    ESTATE SUFFERED £20,000 DAMAGE
    154 20 SEMBRONG Estate, In Johore, suffered over £20,000worth of damage to buildings and equipment In the bandit attack last August in which Mr. J. L. Boden, two Malay specials” and three Malay women were killed and four others wounded. This fact is stated in the annual report
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    NEW P. & O. SHIP
    49 20 NEW P. O. SHIP T*HE P. St O.’s new 9.000-toil cargo liner Shillong will sail from London for Malaya, China and Japan on Mar. 31. With three other new cargo liners recently commissioned, wfcc company will be able to run a monthly express service on the Par Eastern route.
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    ADDRESS BY SIR J. HAY
    148 20 GUTHRIE Si Company, Singapore, state that In the matter banded out for publication wltn reference to Blr John Hay's address at the annual meeting of Mnggl Plantations, to be held on Apr. 6. Sir John's addres- at last year’s meeting was unfortunately tnr’uded. The result
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    Prospects In China
    235 20 HUME INDUSTRIES (FAR BAST) HUME Industries (Far East) directors’ report for last year describes the company’s interests In China. Despite present political conditions there, it foresees an enormous potential market in China. The company's factories In both Shanghai and Hong Kong were primarily constructed for the supply
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    Oil Palms Of Malaya
    224 20 AIL Palms of .V ya 1 year to Oct *B| duced 7,627 ton. 0 f oil 1.828 ton. of previous year’s o .utp ut 2H 5,637 tong. Sir John Hay. it. ls as chairman, says all improvement is an current year. In t: o Ur to
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    Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging
    51 20 HHAKUAPA Valley Tin DiriM announces that in the half of March the No. 1 dmfl worked 292 hours, covered cubic yards and won 100 piculs ore. 9 The No. 2 dredge worked ijjB hours covered 80.000 cubic and won 34 piculs of Both dredges were tailings.
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    816 20 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. INUUSTKIALSi Cayri Sell* i Atlas loe 15.50 16.50 Alex. Bricks Pret. 2.77% 2.86 Ord I J 7% 2 02% 8.8. Petrol 39/3 40/3 B.M Trustees 7 50 8.50 Con rin Bmelters Pret 23/6 24/6 Ord. 16/6 18/fe. Utd Assut 40 76 41 75 Eat
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