The Straits Budget, 6 March 1952

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    31 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABUSHED OVER A CENTURY] NeW Scries No. 292. Singapore Thursday, March 6, 1952 Price 40 cents (S.S. Currency) Or 1 sh
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      SAFETY ON THE ROADS
      278 2  -  PAUL CARSON. Singapore. IjWERY right-thinking person knows that preven- tion is better than cure. It is also better to prevent and road deaths than to deal with their aftermath. The Traffic Police have done and are doing a lot to make the roads safe for all.
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      AUSTRALIAN HELP
      85 2  -  A CHINESE. Singapore. THE writer would like to record the helpfulness shown towards him bv the staff of the Australian Acting Commissioner. Sin g a pore, when he called to make inquiries, on behalf of a Sikh friend in Perak, anxious to enter Australia. It is such cheerful
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      MRS. FOZDAR ON WOMEN
      239 2  -  (Mrs.) SHIRIN FOZDAR. Singapore, THE radio discussion on “Women ’s Emancipation” on the Malayan Forum has been reported in your paper, but in a manner very prejudicial to the cause of w omen and damaging to me. The few' lines attributed to me ought to be
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      WHY NO HEALTH SCHEME?
      71 2  -  CURIOUS. Muar. THINK the Government has missed the boat with the new Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, which is being inaugurated very soon Why not a Health Scheme similar to that in practice in Britain, with free medical treatment, sick benefit, old age and widows’ pensions? It
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      FINANCE IN WONDERLAND
      220 2  -  |OHN EDE. Singapore. T h c gran i mg 3 badminton hall loan was referred to in the Singapore Legislative Council as the kind of finance *ound only in Alice's Wonderland".] Can t we build a little faster?” said Labour with a wail, The Thomas Cup’s close
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      LIFE IN A REST HOUSE
      301 2  -  PAULA FITZGERALD. Federation of Malaya. ARRIVED in Malaya on January 13 from Ireland with my husband, who is in the Colonial Service, and a 15-month-old child. We are accommodated in a Government Rest House. On January 20 we were told w r e should net
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      ‘A NEW LOOK IN STAMPS’
      138 2  -  B.W. Singapore IF 1 remember correctly, it was Mr. Thio Chan Bee who voiced in the Legislative Council some months ago the desire for a “new look” for Malayan, or at least Singapore, postage stamps. Why was the subject shelved? Malaya has many industries, tin
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      TOEING THE LINE
      56 2  -  DOUBTFUL. Singapore. CONGRATULATIONS to Singapore’s Traffic Chief Mr. Haxworth for the most magnificent job in painting white single, double and arrow lines at road Junctions What strikes me, however is that police vans stop beside single white lines near road junctions, allowing traffic constables to get up
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      Education and the price of books
      189 2  -  INTERESTED, at Singapore. RESPONSIBLE Government spokesmen very frequently protest Government’s interests in education. Education requires that students have books. Whv is it that the Post Office in Malaya is (I think) unique in that it does not have advantageous rates for the carrying of
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      Most important officers in service
      274 2  -  STILL HOPFI l l Kuala Lumpur. I CANNOT really believe that Sir Gerald Temp. ever made the statement, quoted in your issue Feb. 12, that District Officers and Police Office’s Commanding Districts were the most importai men in Government service. This would be rathe r
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      SEATS IN THE BEAVER
      97 2  -  MALAYAN AIRWAYS LTI> Singapore. VI AY we correct the statement made by “H.L in your columns of Feb. 27 or. making bookings on Federation Service by Beav-r aircraft? The Beaver carries six p. sengers. Three seats ae freely available for sale the public. The remaining three
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      ‘VICTIM OF A VENDETTA’
      99 2  -  SCOTSMAN OF THE EAST Singapore.. T WAS not surprised to rc the headline “Ma ‘Victim of a Vendetta’ the front page of the Stra* Times of Feb. 28. Most M layans have long suspect, this. I hope Whitehall has fact fathomed the feelings i the local
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      Churchillian Triumph
      732 3 —Straits Times. Feb. 28. M’cond half of the hni-v debate in Parmade British bilk y look very thin. ,val «»f two weeks the first and the of the debate did reconcile Labour Mr. Churchill’s Congress, while ment during this tin coming atomic in Australia only Labour feelings. T
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      In Lower Perak
      300 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 28. A careful reading of recent communiques issued by the Informations Services draws attention to an unsatisfactory situation in Lower Perak. On both sides of the fifty mile stretch of main road between Tapah and Tanjong Malim the terrorists have stepped up activity for
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      Wanted—A Police Chief
      269 3 —Straits Times. Feb. 29. With the departure for England last night of Mr. Pennefather-Evans, Singapore's Commissioner of Police, an extraordinary situation is created. In charge now is an officer who, if the report of the Riots Enquiry Commission is to be fully trusted, ought not to be
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      The Pensions Scheme
      830 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 29. There can he no questioning the boldness of the pensions plan for Singapore workers proposed in the Report of the Retirement Benefits Commission. To begin with it is the first real measure of social security put up for the Government’s consideration. It is
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      The Lords And Malaya
      774 3 —Stroits Times, Mar. 1. The learned Malayan debate in the House of Lords will have been of some good if it has been adequately reported in the restricted columns of London newspapers. There was very little in it that was new, or that will cause more
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      The Federal Changes
      528 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 3. The changes in the Federal machinery, announced in Kuala Lumpur this morning, are further welcome evidence of General Templer’s inten- j tion to streamline the admi- ni.st ration and wage more effective war. With the ex- eeption of the merging of the War
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      A Shameful Silence
      541 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 3. Publicity and the pressure of public opinion in Singapore alone can force the Singapore Government and the Colonial Office to make known the findings of the tribunal which sat last year to enquire into the conduct of senior officers of the Police Force
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      The Birds Of Passage
      622 4 —Straits Times. Mar The Singapore City Council’s approval of a resolution urging that the qualifications for membership of the Council should include residence in Singapore for at least seven years out of the preceding ten seems to be generating a disproportionate amount of heat from one
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      Compulsory Service
      542 5 —Straits Times. Mar. 5. The Federation and Colony Governments can hardly be accused < i precipitant haste in their intention to secure the passive as early as possible of a National Service 1 draft of which pubii>h'.d this morning. The bill gives the two governments authority to meet
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    THE ROMPIN TRAIN DISASTER.
    77 5 A railway repair sang works to clear the damage by .1 bomb set under the bridge by terrorists. On the left can he seen the ,l« (stated area where the bomb exploded. The armoured wagon carrying a police fM'ort lies buried in the bomb crater. Debris
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      BIRTHS
      266 5 MONTEIRO—Swithin to Yvonne on 25th Feb.. 1952, at K.K. Hosp. Both well. PAVILLARD to Irene, wife of Stanley s. Pavillard, a daughter at Kandang Kerbau Hospital. GRIFFIN at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore. February 27th to Evelyn wife of Gerald Boxwell Griffin 0.C.P.D., Ponlian Kechil, a daughter JEAN. THOM: On
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      205 5 THE engagement is announced between Dr. Ulric Eugene D'Rozario. son of Mr. Mrs N. F. D’Rozario of 768, Mountbatten Road, and Mias Joyce Fredeswide Miles, daughter of Mrs F I. Miles of 343-B. East Coast Road, Singapore. THE engagement is announced between LEONARD CORNER BAILEY, only son of Mr.
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      SILVER WEDDING
      28 5 GROSS-GAYER. On March Ist 1927 in London. Reginald David Gross oi the Malayan Medical Service, to N%ra Marguerite Gayer, of 14, Edith Road, Kensington, W. 14
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    They lose sight needlessly
    581 5  -  —K.II. Yesterday i saw the tragic and horrifying results of ignorance. I was in a bright, airy little room at the General Hospital —a room kept specially for children. But most, of the children there see their pleasant -surroundings only dimly, if at all. They are
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    MR PRETTY JOINS LEE GROUP
    156 5 SINGAPORE, Mar. 5. Mr. e.e.f. pretty, c.m.g who retired from the post of British Resident Brunei, last year, has returned to Singapore to become adviser to the Lee Group of industries on new economic and educational projects which the Group is contemplating in Singapore and
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    139 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PENELOPE REED of Sungical, and her children wish to thank her friends for their kind letters and sympathy, and all who attended Dr. Reed’s funeral, anil for the lovely ilowers sent. DEATHS MR. WEE CHWEE WAH. age 05 years, former shipping clerk cf A.PC., passed away peacefully at No.
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    As I was Saying
    678 6 SINGAPORE, Feb. 29. 0VER the radio, as was the case on Tuesday, the perennial question of the emancipation of women always seems good for half an hour of jibe and amusement. The facts well what are they? In Malaya today there are over 5.000 married “women”
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    A Singapore Diary
    1127 6  -  3 i t oi 1 T Stanley Street. i allacc OUR recent note on Alfred Russel Wallace, the great naturalist zoologist. h a s brought a pleasantly reminiscent letter rrom Professor R. Denison Purchon. of the Rattles Chair of Zoology at the University of Malaya. Professor Purchon
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    MENDING NETS, BATU FERRINGHI.
    9 6 Pho tograph by James Barclay.
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    S’PORE PENSION PLAN URGED
    1016 8 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. A COMPULSORY pension scheme for local workers is recommended by the Sirica port Retirement Benefits Commission in its report to Government published yesterday. The eight-man commission, under the chairmanship of Mr. F. S. McFadzean, wa s appointed last May to report on the
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    The wage earners
    70 8 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. The Singapore Retirement Benefits Commission defines wage earners as those employed on piece rales, daily or weekly wages, and excludes white collar workers, self-employed persons and rentiers. The Commission suggests that provisions for a retirement benefit scheme should exclude W'orkers who are the children,
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    Bought more than we sold in January
    139 8 SINGAPORE. Fob 28 MALAYA began the new year with an adverse trade balance of $10,000,000. This is shown in foreign trade statistics issued yesterday. Imports for January were $387,355,249 as against $376,918,160 for exports. The last time there was an unfavourable trade balance
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    Police lieut found dead
    83 8 SINGAPORE. Feb. 28. A SINGAPORE police ilt*aaA tenant. Mr. R. Newsome, was found dead, shot through the head, in his bedroom at Kolam Ayer Lane police quarters by a brother officer yesterday morning. There was an automatic pisto) beside him on his L^d Mr Newsome wa
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    Scheme inexpedient
    212 8 POLITICALLY inexpedient, if not dangerous is how Mr. H. K. Rodgers describes the majority commission report which favours the introduction of a compulsory pension scheme. “No scheme should involve the permanent registration of workers, or benefit one section of the working class and not all” Mr. Rodgers submits
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    Town board will go to seek voters
    91 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Feb. 27. TOR it s first Town Council election, the Johore Bahru Town Board is planning a house-to-house voters enrolment campaign, in addition to registration at specified centre* during the six-week registration period which begin* on April 15 The Board also
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    Plan to double S’pore voters
    347 8 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. gIXGAPORE Elections Department will do its best to double the number of voters for the Legislative and City Council elections, Mr. G. G. Thomson, Supervisor of Elections. said yesterday. At present, there are 46,944 registered voters for the Legislative Council. It is
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    SIAM TO HAVE TELEVISION
    50 8 -A F.P. The Siamese Cabinet C* cil has authorised the l’’ 1 city Department to bin television station the j 1 in Asia at a cost of 000 baht. The station will have kilowatt power and is P 1 ned to be built within year.—A F.P.
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    TWO LOSE SEATS ON CITY COUNCIL
    294 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. neats in the Singapore City Council of the 1 tV( Nominated Councillors, Mr. S. F. Ho and s. I. O. Alsagoff, whose names were struck off electoral register, have been declared vacant. tn r llt city President. Mr. T. P. F.
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    UMNO chief wants more mergers
    200 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. r \<.Kl Abdul Rahman, I president of UMNO, said in Singapore yesterday that u mour of UMNO 1II(J M( merging in the Colony. H. did m»t know of any move to iorm an alliance in Singapore at flit* moment, lli,. iiliance did
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    UNOFFICIALS APPOINTED
    144 9 'HE BAHRU, Feb. 27— a f Johore has 'he following to members of the p°. unc ‘l Of State for 3 ‘n oar from Feb. 1:Hl a h H E MacKenzie, thlr A n? Ul bl n Fa Rahman m i n bI n Abdul bm Vhoo n
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    Muslims call off mission
    83 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. SINGAPORE Muslims will now not send a delegation to Australia to see that mutton slaughtered there is in accordance with Muslin, rites, a spokesman of the Aus lim Advisory Board told the Straits Times yesterday. This follows the assurance bv the Pakistani High
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    Gimson gets invitation
    75 9 THE Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, has been invited to be the guest of the Government of Ceylon when he passes through Colombo next month on his way to Britain on retirement. The invitation was made a fortnight ago by the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mr.
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    12 MESSENGERS GET ‘NEW LOOK’ UNIFORMS
    91 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. LOOK” uniforms lor Mngapore Government office-boys yesterday made their first appearance on 12 smiling messengers attached to the Attorney-Gene-ral's office and the Au dit Office. The uniforms, designed for greater smartness and comfort, came from Changi Prison workshops. They are maue
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    TIMBER MEN GO HOME
    61 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. jTXLFVhrs forest officers from f' Cambodia, Formosa and Siam yesterday lert Singapore after completing a six-week course in timber grading The course held in Selangor and Singapore. wa s to set a standard for timber grading In South-East Asia The officers said that
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    The Volunteer Corps wants recruits
    161 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. THE biggest-ever drive for recruits to the Singapore Volunteer Corps begins on Saturday. At least 500 men and about 50 women are required to bring the strength of the Corps up to 1,800. The S V.C., adjutant Capt. J F. Jones, yesterday
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    APPOINTMENT
    24 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Feb. 27 Mr. J E. Bunyan has been appointed acting Drainage and Irrigation Engineer. Johore West, with headquarters at Batu Pahat
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    Heavy rain washes out parade
    145 9 II I ,7* N °APORB. Feb. 28. ralr J washed out an /I?;, a,H V Planned fare- at the Singapore 1 l in;n.g School yes- < ’’ni h Colony’s retirMr i ,n > Ss oner of Police. I r,, nnf,t arher-Evans 'he 500 officers, women,
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    Watch dealers: Cuts will start smuggling
    229 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. gMUGGLING of good quality watches into Singapore and the Federation will probably result from the decision of the two governments to cut down imports of Swiss clocks and watches to 25 per cent, of the quantity allowed in 1951, Singapore dealers
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    LINEN GUILD GETS $1,000
    67 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. Lady Fogarty, wife of Air Marshal Sir Francis Fogarty, Commander in Chief Far East Air Force, held a bridge and mahjong drive at Air House in Singapore yesterday in aid of the St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital Linen Guild. More than 260 women attended
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    S.I.T. discuss Hill’s report
    47 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. Singapore Improvement Trustees met for 3V2 hours on Tuesday to consider the recommendation of the local government expert, Dr. L. C. Hill, that the Trust be scrapped, but did not reach any conclusion. Another meeting will be held next month.
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    HORN BAN IN MALACCA
    43 9 No tooting by motor vehicles is allowed within the Town and Fort of Malacca under a regulation issued by the Federation Commissioner for Road Transport. Tooting is permissible to avoid accidents, or for Are brigade, ambulance and Police purposes.
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    Lifeguard milk chief here
    46 9 SINGAPORE. Feb. 29. The chairman of Lifeguard Milk Company. Mr. W. W. Brewer, arrived in Singapore by Qantas-BOAC yesterday to inspect the Singapore branch of the firm. Mr. Brewer will .spend six clays in the* Colony before continuing with his world tour.
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    ‘THIS WILL CHECK BRIBERY’
    166 10 SINGAPORE. Feb 29. “/'OMPLAINT boxes*' in Government offices for the public to report and corruption against officers, was advocated yesterday by Mr. C. R. Dasaratharaj (La-bour-Rochore) as the test solution to stamp out, the evil. “I do not suggest that anonymous complaints should be taken as
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    Rubber company fined $500
    60 10 SINGAPORE. Feb. 29. Lee Rubber Company was fined $5OO in the Singapore City Police Court yesterday for building two sheds at its factory in Geylang without a permit from the City Council. The Magistrate. Mr. K J. L. Jamieson, said the company was such “a big
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    Courts to get an administrator
    120 10 SINGAPORE, Feb. 29. Government Is for the first time advertising for an administrative officer for the criminal district courts and police courts. Besides attending to routine the officer will act a* relief magistrate. He will supervise finance, maintenance of records and the discipline of subordinate
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    Festival of Drama
    60 10 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. ¥X)UR-HUNDRED schoolr children were present at last night’s presentation of the Malay legend “Laksamana Hang Tua” at the Oel Tiong Ham Hall at Raffles College. It. was the climax to the Festival of Drama organised by the Raffles Society. University of Malaya Ishak Paper,
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    Police have world’s ‘toughest job’
    376 10 Police have world’s ‘toughest job KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28. yilK Malayan Police Force had the most difficult and important job of any police force in the world, the Federation’s new Commissioner of Police, Col. W. A. Young, today told 26 probationary Asian inspectors who have completed training at the Federal
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    POLICE QUARTERS
    28 10 JOHORE BAHRU. Feb. 28. Work has begun on the construction of police officers quarters at Kulai and Pengflerang at a cost of $21,000 and $18,500 respectively
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    Indian labour: New rules
    133 10 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28 EMPLOYERS in Malaya wanting *n recruit skilled workers from India ran now d v», if applications ar** a f test erf p v i lustlce r >t the peace or Commissioner tor Oaths tpr* r of India Information Service ant o'inee < n
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    6,000 ARE CREDIT TO CITY
    201 10 SINGAPORE. Feb. 29. FOR 6.000 adults to meet in Singapore every week to learn to read and write was 1 an achievement that the Colony could be proud of, the president of the Council for Adult Education. Profes- sor F. Mason, said last night. Professor
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    Sir Gerald orders: ‘Cut out calling books’
    175 10 U %L,\ LI MPLR, Feb 2: T Ht: ~‘*h, h Commissioner i„ r the Federation. Sir <> r I aid Tempier, to-day ;iu nounced a break with tr.. dition and formality— n„. books' 3 31 f A Government statement v plained: “The High
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    JOHORE STATE COUNCIL
    104 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Feb 28 following have been apporr.’eo Official members of the Johore Council of State for a year tr Feb. 1: —Ungku Ismail bit. Atxhil Rahaman, (president, Rel.r.ous Affairs Department). Mr. PHD Jackson. (Chief Police Oil Johore), Sheikh Abubakar bin Yahaya. (Officer in charge Town Boards.
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    INDIAN BANKER
    82 11 Mr V subbiah (above), general manager or the Indian Overseas Hank head office in Madras, who is at present visiting Singapore. A non-smoker, non-drinker and vegetarian, Mr. Subhiah. despite his grey hair, docN not look more than 4ti hut be has had 33 years banking experience. Ilis age
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    FLIES BACK TO RETIREMENT
    278 11 SINGAPORE, Feb. 29. JO the strains of 4 Auld Lang Syne played by the Police band, Mr. J. P. PennefatherKvans, Singapore’s retiring Commissioner of Police, left the Colony by air for Britain yesterday—back into retirement. At Kallang Airport to say goodbye were officers and men of
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    95 11 SINGAPORE. Feb. 28. rpHERE is an urgent need for Christian literature in Singapore, the Rev. Robert M Greer says in the 1951 report of the Presbyterian Church. Singapore, presented at last night’s annual general meeting. New congregational officebearers for 1952 are:—Session: Moderator, Rev. R. M. Greer: Session clerk.
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    SINO-MALAY SCHEME TO BUILD HOUSES
    126 11 IPOH, Feb. 28. 4 SINO-MALAY joint scheme to build cheap dwelling houses in Ipoh with a school, mosque, playing fields and open spaces, was proposed yesterday at a meeting of the Perak Chinese Welfare Association Council. It was said at the meeting that the UMNO
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    GEN. TOURS FAR EAST
    56 11 SINGAPORE. Feb. 29. Major-general l. d. Grand. Director of Fortification Works arrived in Singapore yesterday by Qantas-BOAC to tour Far East Command. He will inspect works, services and accommodation being built in Singapore, the Federation and Hong Kong. Brig. M. R. R. Prentice. Chief Engineer of
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    6th plan for Lim Bo Seng memorial
    117 11 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. BO SENG Memorial Committee yesterday approved a design drawn by Mr. Ng Keng Siang to perpetuate the name of the late Major-General Lim Bo Seng, leader of the Chinese section of Force 136, who was killed by the Japanese during
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    MR. K.L. JOHNSON BACK IN COLONY
    57 11 SINGAPORE. Feb. 29. Mr. K. L. Johnson, former A S P. in the Singapore Police Force, recently returned to the Colony, and is now with the Singapore Turi Club. At present, he is the totalisator manager of the Turf Club, acting for Mr. J.
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    WHO chief arrives in Singapore
    141 11 SINGAPORE:, Feb. 29. THE Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Brock Chisholm, arrived in Singapore by Qantas-BOAC yesterday on a world tour. Dr. Chisholm is particularly interested in Asian countries and has already visited Karachi. New Delhi and Colombo. He goes on to Bangkok.
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    BANDITS KEEP OUT HUNTERS
    77 11 IPOII. Feb. 28. AM.V one big game licence was taken out in Perak last v/ year because of the continued presence of bandits in the forest. Deer licences were also fewer for the year, but there was an increase in game bird licences. In spite »f
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    FREE SCHOOL FOR EIGHT YEARS
    51 11 SINGAPORE, Mar 1 Master P. C'hachinadaden a standard II student ol Monks Hill SchooL has been awarded the first Indo-Mala-yan Association scholarship ior 1952. Scho.arships worth $5OO each are offered to Singapore born Indian boys under the aye of 11 They cover expenses for eight
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    Sea cadets ‘bound by loyalty'
    193 11 SINGAPORE. Feb. 29. PEAR Admiral A. F. Pugsley, Flag Officer. Malayan Area, yesterday told Singapore Sea Cadets that the one thing which bound sea cadets all over the world was the loyalty to the great traditions ol' the Royal Navy. Admiral Pugsley was visiting the
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    Comdt-General of RAF Regt.
    55 11 SINGAPORE. Fob. *J‘J Air Vice-Marshal S.C Srafford, Comniandant-Ch n* ral of the RAF Regiment, arrived in Singapore by BOAC Argonaut yesterday to visit the RAF Regiment < Malaya> Air Vic< M in h il Strafford has Mist visited tin* Regiment in Hong Kong. Ho will be
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    Templer wires: Keep it up
    323 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 29. rt century went up today In February’s uti-bandit war with a great victory by -nandos near Rawang, Selangor. The -nandos killed five and Security Forces are |U (o beating last April’s record monthly >f 107 bandits. High Commissioner, Sir (Jerald nit
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    COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN pictured at Kallang Airport with Dr. W. J. Vickers (centre) anti Dr. G. Haridas.
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    20 R.A.F. (Malaya) recruits pass out
    183 13 IK Vir. x. SINGAPORE, Mar. 1. *'V s t "Marshal H. L. Patch yesterday took the r at Changi at the passing out parade of 1 s of R.a.F. (Malaya) under the command p r (Mai R. Dowling. /'•march past. A. V ■d the
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    BANDITS MURDER VISITOR
    153 13 IPOH, Feb. 29. EUROPEAN consulting mechanical engineer. Mr. Alastair Murray Lees, aged 38, was killed today in a bandit ambush on lleawood tin and rubber estate. Sungei Siput, Perak, where he had gone to inspect the engine of one of the Chinese lessees. Mr. Murray Lees went
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    MORE PEOPLE ARE SAVING MONEY
    51 13 SINGAPORE. Mar. 1. Twenty-five thousand new accounts wer P opened with the Post Office Savings Bank in Singapore last year and depositors now hav 0 $33,750.000 to their credit, figures issued yesterday reveal In 1951 savings increased bv more than $6,000,000, compared with $1,000,000 in
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    REDS HALVED HIS WELCOME
    208 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 29. POUR hundred Home Guards were to have wel--1 corned the Deputy High Commissioner. Mr. D. C. MacGillivray, at Batu Laut, Selangor, yesterday, but only 200 of them could make it. Bandits had been spotted half-an-hour before Mr. MacGillivray’s arrival, so it was
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    Queen sends message to City Council
    135 13 SINGAPORE. Mar. 1. A MESSAGE from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, in reply to one sent by the Singapore City Council on the Queen’s Accession to the Throne, was read by the City President. Mr. T. P. F McNiece.
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    LOCKHART DOES A 200-MILE TOUR
    269 13 Kl'ALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28. G®*- Sir Rob Lockhart, Deputy Director of Operations, covered more than 200 miles by road in Negri Sembilan on Tuesday and yesterday. Sir Rob arrived by light aircraft at Rahau on Tuesday. He was met bv the British Adviser, Mr. M.
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    ADULT EDUCATION COUNCIL
    61 13 Executive Committee members for 1052 of the Singapore Couneil for Adult Education are: President, Professor F. Mason; vice-president. Mr. Lee Kong Chian; secretary, Mr J Le Provost; treasurer. Professor R E Holtum; committee: Messrs. P. S. Raman. R Lyne, N I Low, E S. Moorthv, Sandy G.
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    ‘Federal cabinet’ streamlined
    920 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 2. rpni War* Council is to be merged with the 1 deral Executive Council, the Federal r 0 v<*rnment said today. “There can be but oiu' i.i'trument of policy at the Federal level”, the statement added. Five new appointments |(l 0 Executive Council include
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    S’pore conditions best for workers
    199 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 3. SINGAPORE factory employees have better working conditions than exist anywhere else in the Far East, Mr. J. D. Haskins, Assistant Commissioner for Labour, told the Straits Times yesterday. He said the reason was that Colony workers knew what they Were entitled to
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    Work nearly complete
    44 17 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. IRRIGATION work at the Ulu Benut Padi area is expected to be completed '.his vear. A total ot $8 231 was spent on the area last year and another $13,768 may be spent before the work Is completed.
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    TERROR CHIEF No. 5 KILLED
    302 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 4. ANOTHER Muar terror leader—the fifth in almost as many weeks—has been killed by the 16 Gurkhas special “killer squad'’, whose job is to eliminate Muar bandit bosses. Yesterday’s success was the killing of Koh Yee Cheng, $5,000 branch committee member. His
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    BARONET IS FOUND SHOT DEAD
    327 17 SINGAPORE. Mar. 5. 11/IAJOR Sir Vivian IflTyrall. Champion de Crespigny, O.B.E., aged 45, who was found shot through the head at 12.30 a.m. yesterday at Pulau Brani. off. Singapore, was buried at Pasir Panjang miitary cemetery 14 hours later. His body was found in his
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    P.R. replies to critic of Colombo show
    246 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 5. MR. G. G. Thomson, Singapore Public Relations Secretary, said yesterday he was surprised by a statement by Legislative Councillor, Mr. P. F. de Souza (Nominated), that he was “ashamed’; of the Singapore exhibits at the Colombo Plan Exhibition The photographs
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    Monty comes back from the jungle
    345 18 KLALA LUMPUR. Mar. 3. MONTY, a toufih and fearless bandit fighter, today stepped off a helicopter here, wagged his bushy tail and barked his greetings to friends who gathered around to meet him. But as they went forward to shake his paw Monty, an
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    Council asks for election committee
    119 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 1. Government will be asked to consider setting up a permanent committee to review the Colony’s election machinery, said Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. at yesterday’s Singapore City Council meeting in reply to Mr. M. P. D Nair (Labour South). Mr. Nair said:
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    Govt, terms ‘too stiff’
    114 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 4. SINGAPORE businessmen doubt whether the sale of land in Shenton Way can be successful because of “stiff” terms and conditions of sale imposed by the Government About 176,000 square feet oi Crown land in Shenton Way and Robinson Road is to be auctioned
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    $2,735 MORE FOR FUND
    27 18 DONATIONS of $2,735.81 were received for the University of Malaya Fund lor the week ending Feb. 24 The fund now stands at $4,765,405.39
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    7 killed in train sabotage
    461 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 4. f EN people were killed and 15 injured when bandits today blew up the east coast passenger train running from Gemas, Johore, to Mentakab, Pahang. The derailment was three miles from Rompin, in south Pahang. Tile train jumped the lines after what
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    MEDICAL HALL TO PAY MORE RENT
    51 18 SINGAPORE Mar 1 The Singapore Rent conciliation Board yesterday fixed the monthly rent <‘f the Medical Hall in Battery Road at $l,OOO from Oct. 1 last year. The landlord. Miss Rebecca Meyer, had asked for an increase of rent from $875 to $1,700 per
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    HUNT IS ON FOR LAST ONE
    177 18 JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 4. ANCE tnere were five District Committee members of the Malayan Communist Party in the Muar area of Johore. Now there is only one. On Sunday a squad of the 1 6th Gurkha Rifles whose ’ob in the past few weeks
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    BODY FOUND
    25 18 SINGAPORE. Mar. 1. The body of a Chinese rubber tapper murdered by bandits has been found in the Renibau area of Negri Sembilan.
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    Fees for all Immunity certificates
    163 18 SINGAPORE, Mar A S from A P r 1. all per,u n requiring international certificates of immum for small-pox. cholera ann yellow fever will have t< t J for them, a Singapore Gov ernment spokesman said I ,J night. Government servants inrt their families, pilgrims
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    US children send gifts
    140 18 SINGAPORE. Mar. 4. CEVERAL hundred schoolchildren of Los Altos. California, between seven and 12, sacrificed their Halloween Day “sweet money” and have sent 23 cases of presents for Singapore's poor children The presents have been brought back by Mrs S P. Healey, who has just returned
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    $2¾ m SPENT ON SQUATTERS
    27 18 JOHORE BAHRU, Mar. 3. Johore Government has spent $2,316,788 on roofing materials for resettlement areas. Barbed wire for perimeter fences cost $432,958.
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    Bandits kill a lorry driver
    42 18 A lorry driver was minder* ed by bandits in the Muar area of Johore. The lorry was burnt. 1 In the same area the gang fired on a bus and wouncU d a Malay and his son.
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    Combine or close, village shops told
    239 18 ALOR STAR. Mar. 3 r WO hundred shops in five Kedah villages hive been asked to close and form themselves into kongsis. under an Emergency order for the control of shoDs and movement of commo- dities. This order comes into effect next Monday. The
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    HAT-TRICK FOR MAGIC OAK
    1221 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Saturday. f 4 OAK (J. Donnelly) skipped home a M i winner in the Class 3, Div. 1, 5} furs. l0 complete a winning hat-trick at pi n n vesterday, opening day of the Penang f "ri 'nib Spring Meeting. 1 u
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    Action against doping by S.R.A.
    1143 19 THE WEEK IN SPORT AN assurance that the Straits Racing Association is taking active measures to try and stamp out the doping evil was given by Mr. D. T. Waring, Chairman of the Selangor Turf Club, at the annual general meeting on Feb. 29. Mr.
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      40 19 Big Sweep TOTAL POOL $340,100. 1st. No. *****5 $81,624 2nd. No. *****1 3rd. No. *****8 STARTERS: Nos *****6; *****0; *****6. ($8,162 each) CONSOLATION: $40,812 $20,406 *****3; *****3; *****9; *****0; *****3; Nos. *****7 *****2 *****2 *****8. ($2,040 tvich). *****4 *****2 *****0
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    SHARE MARKET
    453 20 Investors respond to fall in stocks J SINGAPORE, Mar. 3. TAKING his cue from the Rubber commodity market, the Malayan investor decided that many Stocks had declined to an attractive level and an average volume of business was recorded during the week. The chief and 0)0*1 hop* ful
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    Business done
    228 20 Business done in the Malayan Share market last week included: Industrials. Fraser and Neave $3.90 to $3 80 cd.. Gammon $2.80 o $2.85. Hammer $41.50, Hong Kong Bank $BO5 xd.. Malavan Breweries $5.20 to $5.05 cd.. Malayan Cement $1.05 to $l.OO. Singapore Cold Storage $4 85 to $4
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    H.&C. Dividends
    71 20 J-| ARRISONS <fe CROnriELL), Limited, have decla r e<i a dividend on the Cumulative Preference Stock at the rate of 6 oor cent per annum for »he three months ending on the March 31, 1952. The Directors have also declared a n Interim dividend of 7V6 per cent
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    AMERICA STILL NOT A BUYER
    238 20 Rubber Market SINGAPORE, Mai;. 1. f |'HE announcement over the week-end of the freeing of the American rubber market was not received with quite the enthusiasm expected. This market showed some improvement, but selling on the London market for American account caused a sharp and
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    TREASURY BILLS
    39 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 28Tenders for 54.750.0u0 Federation Government Treasury Bills were accepted by the Accountant General. Tenders at the rate of three-quarters per cent, per annum were allotted in full. The Bills will bp Issued on Saturday.
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    MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
    86 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 29. GOOD progress has been madp in building the Malayan Cement Works at Rawang. Selangor, reports Mr. J. Drysdale. chairman of the company in a statement issued today. All security measures including a permanent police post, have been completed and are in operation Road
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    Traction Co’s 7 p.c. dividend
    55 20 npHE Singapore Traction Co., Ltd., hits declared a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent per annum on the Preference Stock of the Company for the four years ended Sept. 30, 1950. The dividend is rayable on March 21, 1952. to holders on the
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    TIN EXPORTS
    60 20 MALAYA exported 4.550 tons of tin and tin concentrates to various countries during February. This was 94 tons more than the quantity exported in January. Europe took 1.744 tons, and the United Kingdom 1.598 tons. Only 426 tons. 175 tons less than in January, went to the United
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    Coconut oil output drops
    61 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 28. rpHE Federation s 87 mills 1 produced 6.681 tons of coconut oil last month comDared with 8.543 in December Last year 85.820 tons of coconut oil were produced compared with 72.800 tons for 1950. Estates of 100 acres and over harvested a
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    954 20 SINGAPORE. Mar. 4. nimstrials Ale* H..CK. HUyer Olds 3os 8 1 8 Petrnl 12 50 '3 50 J? p Petrol 4i/. 42/ B M Trustees 600 700 Con Tin Smelt P n r L. il/ 22/ 'Jrds 22/ 2?/ United 38 00 39 50 rtd Dispensary t
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    Plea for normal tin buying by America
    329 20 PETALING TIN MEETING IPOH, Feb. 29. JJKSPITK Mr. Churchill’s steel-for-tin agree. ment, Malayan producers would prefer a resumption of normal tin buying by United States consumers in the open market, said r J. T. Chappel, chairman of Petaling Tin, at ihe company’s annual
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    JAN. RUBBER CROP FIGURES
    76 20 T’URQUAND. Youngs and Company, Singapore, give below the rubber crop figures for January 1952. In respect of the various companies for which they > '> A lor Gajah Rubber EstaH Ltn 20.5001b; Ayer Panas Huober Estate Ltd., 79.0001b; Ghneal; Plantations Ltd.. 71,6001b: K’uana Rubber Company Ltd..
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    Linggi’s big profit
    68 20 T INGGI Plantations, one ol the largest Malayan rubber producers. reports that their profits rose by approxn' £400.000 to £896.000. Malayan Export Duty £153.000, against £44,000 in United Kingdom, and martaxation £419.000, against £2: in the U.K A final dividend of 20 per remaking 30 per cent
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    OIL PRICE DOWN
    27 20 OIL PRICE DOW N Coconut oil in Sinpn' has decreased from Si 1 ner tin to $14.50 and a au< bottle from 70 to 60 cen r
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    RUBBER EXPORTS
    18 20 Total exports of rubber o» trades from the Pederatic >n Singapore during ***unted to 80.498 tons.
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