The Straits Budget, 18 September 1952

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    30 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY) \v Series No. 320. Thursday, September 18, 1952 Price 40 cents (S.S. Currency) Or 1 ih.
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      ‘THE TRUTH’ ABOUT MR. JOHN EBER
      1495 2  -  R. L. EBER. Singapore. In this moving letter, on the detention of his son |ohn under the Emergency Regulations, Mr. R. L. Eber makes disquieting allegations against the actions of the Government and the adequacy of the Advisory Committee on detainees. The present machinery,”
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      A lawyer on John Eber’s detention
      306 2  -  A LAWYER. Singapore. Y OU were good enough to publish two letters by nie, on the subject of the detection of persons under the Emergency Regulations, in your editions of August 2 and 12. For professionaL reasons I had to sign myself “A Lawyer.”
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      IMPORT FROM BRITAIN
      94 2  -  CHARITY AT HOMI Singapore. INOTE wit Mr. City Coimci.'.or, is so opposed to the employment in Singapore of Australians and Europeans in clerical and admu utrative posts that he the Immigration laws arnem ed to prevent this. I trust that Mr. R principles will J protest at
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      THE CHINESE CLASSES
      138 2  -  MALAYAN CITIZEN. Singapore. rpHE high incidence of Communist influence in the schools prompts me to write this letter. Recently I have had occasion to do business with the Government English schools and I found that- they now employ Chinese school teachers to teach Mandarin. I found that
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      155 2 New Strait Times records average daih net sales of STRAITS TIMES during July after j 0 ducting all free, unsold and v o u c h c copies (vide ce.; t ate of Cattev ar-j Bateman, In, ed Accoutants) vva. 52,319 copies per |une figure of 52.116 which was the
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Tell India The Truth
      551 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 10. was shocked by some of t h e views on Malaya I found i„ India,” says Mr. S. O. K. ÜbaitUilla, member of the y tion Legislative Counts return from a visit t t ;it country. What is the p.-de'-ation Government going
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      Stabilised Tin & Rubber Prices
      554 3 Stabilised Tin Rubber Prices —Straits Times, Sept. 10. Reports from Washington during the last few days go to show that the possibility of stabilising prices of tin and rubber and other commodities is having really serious consideration in United States Government circles. It is a matter to which the British
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      RIDA In Its Stride
      1119 3 Straits Times, Sept. 11. The progress report which the Rural and Industrial Development Authority has iust issued, covering its activities during the first half of this year, is a welcome and interesting document. Welcome because it will be an effective counter to any impression that may
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      Non-Malays In MCS
      599 3 Strait* Times, Sept. 12. There is little cause for satisfaction in the statement by the Government in th** Federal Legislative Council on the subject of the admission of non-Malay Asians into the Malayan Civil Service. The Government can hardly contend that it has not had ample notice
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      Malaya’s Army
      854 4 —Straits Times. Sept. 13. Members of the Federation Legislative Council seem to have been excessively apprehensive concerning the powers conferred upon the High Commissioner by the Military Forces Bill. Certainly it seemed ridiculous to talk about the Council’s objection “to allowing any individual, even the High Commissioner, to
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      Warfare of Words
      605 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 15. Mr. Alec Peterson, having worked on the High Commissioner’s staff for several weeks, giving special attention to the information services, may be inferred to have been expressing a view shared in official circles in Malaya when he stated in London that he hoped
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      Citizenship Day In The Federation
      477 4 Citizenship Day I n The Federation —Straits Times, Sept. 15 Today is an historic do* r Mabya. the most irntnl' indeed, since the signing Federation Agreemev midnight there came force the amendments T Federation Agreement a r nine state Nationality "u u which together i ntr 1,1 new citizenship cor
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    Back to 1945; forward to—what?
    1648 5 By ancient tradition, the end of a seven-year cycle is the time for renewal, for retrospect and for summing up in the life of man. On the seventh anniversary of a dav memorable in the history of South-East Asia when the Supreme Allied Commander set
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  • PERSONAL
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      BIRTHS
      148 5 L’ESTRANGE-FAWCETT TO Bobbie wife of Dick at K.K. Sept lfitn a sister for Penny. KELSALL-SPURR: Born in K.K. Hospital under their good offices a daughter Patricia. Both doing fine what a relief. DUGGAN: On 9th Sept, at Johore Bahru Maternity Hospital, to Brenda, wife of F. G. Duggan PW.D.
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      78 5 THE ENGAGEMENT is announced between J H.J. (Bock) van Der Sman, son of the late Mr and Mrs. P. van Der Sman and Pauline, eldest daughter of Commander H. C. Millctt. R.N. and Mrs. Vlillett. Beechworth, Havant, Hants. SCHOLFIEI.D McDOUGALL The engagement is announced between Henry Charles Anthony, only
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      MARRIAGES
      55 5 AT St. John’s Church. Edinburgh, on 6th September. Barbara Joan, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Somerville. Kuala Lumpur, to Richard John, onlv son of Mr and Mrs. T. E Parsons. Ashford. Kent. ON Thursday. 11th September, 1952, at Johannesburg. Mr. Ronald (Torch) Bennett. Kuala Lumpur, to
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      27 5 PILOT OFFICER Abdul l,at ill Shah and Mrs. Abdul LatilT Shah thank their friends for the valuable presents and those who rendered assistance during their marriage.
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    War Damage Dept costs
    108 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. THE administration cost of the War Damage Com mis" sion last year was $2,489,254, says the Director of Audit. Malaya. Mr. C. W. Seed, In a report tabled at the Singapore Legislative Council meeting yesterday. A sum of $1,360 was paid as compassionate
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    56 5 DEATH LEJEUNE DE SCHIERVEL at B M.H Kluang, on Friday, Sept. 12th, following a motor accident. Elie Francois Lejeunc de Schlervel of Elaeis Estate. IN MKMOKIAN IN loving memory of Mrs Lilian Ng Yook Ton*? nee Khoo Chik Lee, L.D.S., who passed away on 17 9.51 at the G.H.J.B Greatly
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    DANCER OF BALI
    7 6 Phohograph by Derrick Knight
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    As I was Saying
    637 6  -  STOIC. QOOD HUMOUR, at times amounting almost to frivolity, invariably pervades the proceedings of the Federal Legislative Council, setting an example which might well be copied in the more sedate deliberations in Singapore’s Memorial Hall. It may be due to the bracing atmosphere of the Federal
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    Notes from a... Malayan Diary
    1105 6  -  Stanley Street. About beaches pGOD BATHING beaches are U scarce round Singapore, ..s anyone knows who likes u get away from the weariness of the Ciiy at week-ends. r our months ago our good cum for tile day, so we thought, was to describe the
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    $14 million for Home Guard plan
    507 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 10. 'J'HE FEDERATION Government today gave details of two plans involving $11 million to step up the war against the jungle bandits. Tim details were presented in Finance Gommillcc reports placed before the Federal Legislative Council in Kuala Lumpur today. I
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    NEW JOBS FOR OLD RELIABLES
    91 8 K. LUMPUR, Sept 10. RETIRED soldiers and police are to be recruited as guards in the offices of the Chief Secretary and the Secretary for Defence They will keep a check of visitors and carry secret messages. The Federal Legislative Council today approved the appointment
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    THEY GET EXPAT PAY, TOO
    105 8 THEY GET EXPAT PAY TOO KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. Local officers of the Government sent overseas for training now get expatriation pay, it was revealed today in the Federal Legislative Council. The Council was asked to approve supplementary expenditure to cover increased allowances to locally domiciled officiers attending the second
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    No fixed rate, he says
    67 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. There was no fixed rate of grant for ra’ayat schools, Dato E E. S. Thuraisingham, Member for Education, said in th e Federal Legislative Council, today. He was replying to Inche Abdul Aziz, who had asked what the difference was in
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    Miss Neave dead
    40 8 Miss Jean Marion Neave, who was born in Singapore in 1874, died recently at Aberfeldy, in Perthshire Scotland. She was a niece of Mr. J. C. Neave, a co-founder of the Singapore firm of Fraser and weave.
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    Dr. Ismail at Council meet
    60 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 10. The High Commissioner has appointed Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman to be a temporary Unofficial member of the Federal Legislative Council. Dr. Ismail, who takes the place of Inche Mustanha Albakri bin Haji Hassan during his absence from the Federation,
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    NEW C-IN-C FOR FAR EAST
    122 8 VICE- ADMIRAL C. E. LAMBE, one of the brains behind the naval victories of World War 11, who will succeed Admiral the Hon. Sir Guy Russell as Com-mander-in-Chief, Far Fast Station, next March. During the war, Admiral Lam be was attached to the Plans Division
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    M.C.S.—RULERS DECISION SOUGHT
    275 8 But a hint of opposition was immediately given by Tengku Abdul Rahman President of the United Malays National Organisation. He asked Mr. Godsall i! there were not already more non-Malays than Malays in the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. I Godsall answered "yes”. Earlier Mr. Godsall said said
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    Equal rights for Muslim women plea
    289 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11. AN appeal to the Federal and State Governments to give legal protection to Muslim women and children within the framework of their religion was made today by Datin Puteh Mariah at a meeting of the Federal Legislative Council. Her appeal
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    $4 MIL. PLAN FOR NEW TOWN
    215 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sem 10 rpHE Federal Legume A Council was asked today for $4 million to develop a satellite town at Petal ing. six miles fl *om Kuala Lumpur. 1 tigure was included ;n 5m million which the council I as asked to allocate
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    Death of Brother Athanase Emile
    33 8 PENANG Christiai l ln 1 n IV. today i f t J h ir death .r: n n 1 .1 Rev. Br >ther Athanase Emil* on T; 1
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    COLONIAL OFFICE NURSING ADVISER
    85 8 MISS FLORENCE N. UDELl. (centre), Nursing Advis* to the Colonial Office, who arrived in Singapore by U* 1 tas-BOAC on Sept. 10 on a month’s tour of Malaya Borneo. She will spend three weeks in the Federal u> and a week in the Colony before flying
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    Templer powers on Army come under fire
    876 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11. ,qmE Federal Legislative > Councillors today quesV -u d the wide powers grant- :o the High Commissioner v ri ise 'military forces in Federation without any rence to the Council and ceded in amending a Bill t ive a
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    To cost of furnishing the house of the police chief—$32,500
    502 9 To cost of furnishing the house of the police chief $32,500 CASH COES.. KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. THE special terms of service under which Colonel A. E. Young was appointed as Commissioner of Police for the Federation for two years included provision of fully furnished quarters as for a visiting
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    Armoured Corps for the Federation -ALL MALAYS AT START
    166 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. VN armoured car squadron, the first of the Federation Armoured Corps, will be formed soon. The initial ‘■ost will exceed 51.000.000. The squadron will be l»ased at Rasah Camp, seremban. Details were presented to the Federal Legislative
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    Dr. Lee gets one more job
    51 9 kuala lumpur, sept, 10. Th»* co-ordination of medical sp "'> ices in the new villages ihe Federation has been ikon over by the Member 1 i Health. br. Lee Tiang K Mg. the Federal Legislative neii was told today. >rmeriy, it was handled the
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    Right of appeal on adoptions
    42 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 10. new clause which provides right of appeal against l >rt rulings on the validity adoptions has been recom°nded by the select com.,‘ttee apnointed by the Legislative Council to famine, the Registration of Bill.
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    THEY WANT CADETS IN THE VERNACULAR SCHOOLS
    116 9 He was replying to pleas made* by Mr. Leung Cheung Ling and Inche Nasaruddin bin Abdul Rais asking that cadet corps should be formed in Chinese and Malay schools. Mr. Leung said that their formation in Chinese schools would help to overcome the
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    Both Regiments to pay the same
    57 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 10 Rates of pay and conditions of service for all ranks in the Federation Regiment are iidentical with those for corresponding ranks of the Malay Regiment, said Mr. E. B. David Secretary for Defence, in the Federal Legislative Council today. He
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    Overseas teachers plan not finalised
    289 10 GOVT. PERMISSION SOUGHT KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. TAATO E. E. C. THURAISINGHAM, Member for Education, told the Federal Legislative Council today that the Governments of India, Pakistan and Ceylon had not said they agreed to the proposed recruitment of graduate teachers for service in Malaya.
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    WORKERS SHOT IN FOREST
    178 10 —Council query KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. MR. P. C. AU-YONG. Selangor Chinese Unofficial member. today asked the Secretary of Defence, Mr. E. B. David, in the Federal Legislative Council about the shooting of labourers working in the timber cutting area on State land near the 29th
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    Research on tin fully justified
    128 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. I HPHE work of the International Tin Research and Development Council and the Tin Research Institute lully justified Malayan support, the Federal Legislative Council was told today. The meeting approved the payment of $366,455 to the organisations to clear up arrears
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    Appointment
    25 10 Mr. R. Rendle has been appointed to act as Chief Operations Officer, Department of Civil Aviation, Malaya, in place of Mr. D. W. Burnett-Rae.
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    Tempter to report on Member system
    151 10 KUALA LUMPUR S«nt m THE High Commissioner, Generai Sir Gerald Templer, proposes to make a statement in thp Federal Legislative Council at n earlv nmr n he pro ress R S; This was stated at today’s meeting of the Council by I the Acting
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    Govt. owns 6,033 vehicles
    75 10 TH E total of vehicles in the Federation as on July 1 last was 78,029 of which 54,806 were motor-cars and motor cycles, it was stated in the Federal Legislative Council. 8 They included 0,033 Covernment-ownod vehicles and ,r m payine li <'V n< <' fees
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    All-out war on bribes now
    398 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11. Federal Legislative Council today passed a Bill which greatly strengthens the hands of the* authorities in the fight against corruption. Legislation alone, however, could not defeat this evil, said Mr. M. J. Hogan, the Attorney General. Success depended much more on
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    227,494 have been vaccinated
    29 10 SINGAPORE. Sept. 12. A further 17.021 people were vaccinated in Singapore yesterday. Tills brings the total number vaccinated during Uie 23-day-old vaccination campaign to 227.494.
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    US AIR GENERAL VISITS MALAYA
    69 10 M M.-op KKNKST MOORK (loti., < ommamlin? (;en- < r l 13(11 1 S Air Force anti ftfinnander t.f tlie Philippmes ommand, who was welcomed ’v \i r M r lvil C. Sanderson C.-in-C. Far Ma-t Force wli-n lie arrived at C hangi airfield on
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    SINGAPORE. Sept 12. SIX ST. JOHN Ambulance Brigade nurses yesterday flew into Singapore by BOAC Argonaut from London to do welfare work in the Federation’s new villages.
    120 10 SINGAPORE. Sept 12. SIX ST. JOHN Ambulance Brigade nurses yesterday flew into Singapore by BOAC Argonaut from London to do welfar e work in the Federation’s new villages. are v- Miss Lucy Card. Miss Margaret Halward. Miss Irene Joseph, >f rs Sheila Barrow. Miss r nr Gribhle and Mrs. Frames
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    Govt. to aid institutes for women
    141 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 10. Government sponsorship of a move to term Women’s Institutes thro- j ughout the country, tus I approved by the M Legislative Council dii* I morning. 1 The Council voted $27,001 1 to set up and equip a hr-m* quarters organisation
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    Report is sent back
    78 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sep'- IJ The Federal Legislative cil today unanimous t to refer the Feder. P committee’.s report bacw consideration by an en. committee after menibei severely criticised H 1 and yesterday. Tho Deputy High Conn sinner. Mr D. G. MacGilm' who presided at the meet
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    Death sentence on Lee Meng
    350 11 IPOH, Sept. 10. TEN TAI, alias Lee Meng, a pretty 24-year-L M woman, was sentenced to death today after a (!.ree-day retrial in the Assiz e Court. She was found RUiltv of having a hrnd ere: ide at Gunong Rapat, Kepayang, Tikus. jua and Kramat
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    ARMED SEND-OFF FOR ‘RIOT’ LINER
    197 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. VKMED police boarded the French liner La Marseillaise in Singapore Harbour yesterday and stayed until she sailed ,t 11 p.m. They were ready to quell an expected riot among 250 Dutch. French and Belgian troops on board. When La Marseillaise left. 12
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    New village finds school too small
    90 11 CtUNONG RAPAT. sept. 10. I/XTENSIONS to the Chinese public school, with an enr .inent of 350 boys and 90 c.ls, are progressing rapidly this new’ village in Ipoh 4.000 people. The extensions consist of >ir more classrooms. At P' sent there are ten class-
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    Served 35 years in Government
    44 11 ELUK ANSON. Sept. 11. he Saari bin Haji Mohamirl Sidek. Senior Health hector, Lower Perak, was h rtalned to a tea party at Lower Perak Malay Club. 'luk Anson, prior to his Urement after 35 years in vernment service.
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    America gives more books
    46 11 SINGAPORE. Sept. 11. Mr. Charles F. Baldwin. U.S Consul-General in Singapore. yesterday presented 272 books to Rallies Library. Tin.- brings the total of books presented to the library by the American people to ;lmc‘? 600. Another 200 are being sen* from Washington
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    INSPFCTOR IBRAHIM BIN SHAWAL, of Police Headquaters, Kuala Klawang, and Che Zahedah binte Omar, daughter of Inche Omar bin Ahmad of Negri Sembilan State Secretariat, who were married in Seremban.
    35 11 INSPFCTOR IBRAHIM BIN SHAWAL, of Police Headquaters, Kuala Klawang, and Che Zahedah bin te Omar, daughter of Inche Omar bin Ahmad of Negri Sembilan State Secretariat, who were married in Seremban. I ons; picture. Lai
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    ‘Women more punctual than men’ claim
    276 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. TWO Singapore Chinese women leaders agreed yesterday that educated Chinese women are generally more punctual than men in keeping appointments. They were commenting on the Chinese Y.M.C.A. ‘‘Austerity and Punctuality’’ campaign which was inaugurated last Saturday. Mrs. Loh Foon Lip. Acting
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    3 MORE BANDITS KILLED
    136 11 KUALA I.UMPUK. Sept. 10. SECURITY forces shot dead three more Communist terrorists during .the past 24 hours. One bandit was captured and another surrendered. A patrol bagged two terrorises in the* Tangkak araa jot Johoi Their loaded rillos were seized. The othe r terrorist killed fell
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    THE DUCHESS WILL SEE THE WASHING...
    102 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. streets will have no extra polish or illumination for the Duchess of Kent. Side by slue with llag.s and festoons in some areas. th n Duchess will see a typical Singapore feature washing I on bamboo poles stuck into I upstairs
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    The new Master Fisherman
    53 11 •SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. Captain D. R Davis, 37 vtar.s old. has arrived in Sin•inpore to take up the post of Ma-ter Fisherman with t Fif• Fisheries Department, Sir.ua pore. Captain Davis has been fishing tor 21 years and iia.s f‘ hed out of nearly every fishing
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    Hail and farewell tea-party
    63 11 BUTTKRWORTH, Sept. 11. Mr S T. Stewart, District Ollieer, Butterworth. an d chairman of the Province Wellesley Rural Board, who will bo going on transfer to Singapore soon, was entertained to a farewell tea party yesterday evening by tin* Buth rworth District Office and Court staffs.
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    BRUNEI GIFT TO UNICEF FUND
    36 11 Brunei fpop. 40,000> has contributed U 5549,000 to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. The gift is one of the largest ever received by UNICEF on a per capita basis.
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    Round-the-clock guard on plane
    577 12 ArCHIEF AT CHANGI SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. IJNPARALLELLED security precautions greeted the arrival in Singapore last night of a Royal Air Force Hastings transport capable of holding 50 fully-equipped airborne troops. Yet it appeared to be carrying only Dr. W. G. Penney, chief scientist in charge of
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    Inche Taib dies
    33 12 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.—The death took place yesterday at Muar of lnche Talib bin Haji Taib. former District Officer. Batu Pahat, who retired about two years ago owing to ill health.
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    Always room for leaders, says Nicoll
    177 12 He hoped many young men and women would attend the course and benefit from it. A Council spokesman to’.d the Straits Times yesterday that about 150 youths are expected to attend the 10-lrc-ture course beginning on Sept. 22. Already 40 have applied The 25
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    HEADMAN SHOT DEAD
    79 12 Warning was on his door KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 11. rpHE Ketua of Kampong Sahara was one of two A men shot dead by a police party in a restricted area in the Temerloh district of Pahang. The two men and three others had been ordered to keep
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    Bill paves way to more adoptions
    106 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 12. PRESENT restrictions whereby only British subjects mav be adopted, and only those domiciled in the Colony may be adopters, will be removed by the Adoption of Children Amendment Ordinance which comes up for first reading at next week’s meeting of the
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    S’PORE WORKERS BETTER OFF
    140 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. SINGAPORE factory workers have better working conditions than exist in many other countries in the Far East, Mr. J. D. Haskins, Assistant Commissioner for Labour, told the Straits Times yesterday He said this was because Colony workers knew their fights and employers were
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    Off with the warrants
    62 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 11. A European A.S.P. and an Indian Inspector of the Singapore Police Force left by air this morning for Madras with warrants for a Singapore lawyer, Mr. C. G. Menon, and a Colony Legislative Councillor, Mrs. Vilasini Menon Mr. Menon is wanted for alleged
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    THREE WITH RUBBER TO SELL—TO THE REDS
    141 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12, CEYLON is prepared to sol! all her rubber to China at a fair price, said Mr. V. Kuniaras \v a m v, Pa r 1 i a m e n t a ry Secretary to the Ceylon Ministry of Food,
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    Commissioner due back
    63 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 12. Singapore’s Commissioner of Police. Mr. N. G. Morris, away on leave in Britian at present, will be back in the Colony on Sept. 24 in time for the visit of the Duchess of Kent and her son, the 16 year-old Duke. Mr. Morris was
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    $3,942,753 debts: 1,000 creditors
    189 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12 VOTING cards of creditor* having claims on mV Yeo Jin Guat, a Singapore businessman, against whom receiving order was made i n his own petition, are checked by Official Assignee. Mr \v. G. Alcock The cards were collecv from about 200 people wb
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    Lecture flip over
    70 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 12 Dr. E. H. G. Dobby, Professor of Geography at t University of Malaya, has been lecturing a Johhs Hopkins Univern and attending two into’ national conferences in ington is due back in Sn pore next week. Dr. Dobbv is at present London discussing rescan
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    Conference over now
    76 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 12 The conference of Dlrectc: of Education and senior em* cation officers from tern 1 r.c in South-East Asia which *a held this week in Phoenix Park. Singapore, ended yt terday. A statement issued ov lt Commissioner Genera Office last night sa o. “Matters under
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    BOMB HURLED IN S’PORE CAR
    599 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. BOMB flung into a police car in Clemenceau v Avenue, Singapore, wounded the three occu-p.-nts —Chief Inspector Eau Siew Foo, Det. Sgt. Yeo i hong Hoi and driver Abu bin Naimaet —yesterday. Seeing the bomb being thrown into the back of tiv'
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    Better fish supplies expected
    215 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. LMSH from Indonesian 1 and east coast Malayan waters will increase Singapore supplies soon. Indonesia is now negotiating for the purchase of six Ashing vessels in the Colony, which would bring at least 40 tons of fish to Singapore aeh month. This would
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    Actg.Radiologist
    18 13 Dr. F. Y. Khoo has been appointed to act as Radiologist, Superscale Grade B. General Hn.smtal. Singanore
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    Singapore ‘Satay Club’ moves again
    133 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. SINGAPORE’S "Satay Club" which moved to Dhoby Ghaut Green five days a go, after half a century in Beach Road, is on the move It was ordered off the Green two nights ago by the City Council, because “the Green is a
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    I AM NOT ANTI-MALAY: PURCELL
    180 13 Nor am a politician SEREMBAN, Sept. 11. DR. Victor Purcell, honorary adviser to the Malayan Chinese Association, emphatically asserted on arrival here yesterday that he was in no way connected with the Colonial Office. He also declared he was not anti-Malay. Dr Purcell. who was
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    The gas men’s strike begins on Sept 22
    214 13 SINGAPORE, Sept 12. TWENTY -FOUR stokers in the gas works at Kallang Road, Singapore, will strike on Sept. 22, if their demands for increased wages and overtime rates are not met by Sept. 19 by the City Council. Mr. Palaiyan, secretary of
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    SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. ONE little pig broke loose from Raffles Hotel yesterday morning, and led 15 of the staff a merry chase before being caught inside the Beach Road market.
    135 13 For the past three days, Raffles has housed a collection of cows, goats, pigs, turkeys and geese in a paddock
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    Govt. unions and T.U.C.
    56 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. Th Commissioner for Labour, Mr. G. W. Davis, yesterday met two representatives of the Singapore Trade Union Council to consider the relationship Government unions and the T.U.C. A Government statement issued afterwards .said that in the light of yesterday's discussions, the T.U.C. will
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    MIC TO RUN $300,000 SWEEP: HQ IN PENANG
    86 13 Straits Times today. The profits, Mr. Devaser, said would be used for Malayan Indian welfare. The central sweepstake committee would hi set up in Penang, probably n e x t month. At its last meeting. <0“ M I.C. working committec passed a
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    Asst. Director
    19 13 Mr. I. E. M. Watts has been appointed to act as Assistant Director of Meteorological Services, Malata.
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    Bandits: Three more killed
    87 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11 SECURITY FORCES in the Federation bagged three terrorists in the last 24 hours. One of the men was killed by a patrol in the Kuala Kangsar area of Perak. A pistol and ammunition were recovered. Another terrorist was shot dead in the
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    New memorial hall opened
    378 14 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13. 5OO people attending the opening in St. Andrew’s C athedral grounds yesterday of the new War Memorial Hall heard the High Commissioner, Gen. Sir Gerald Templer, speak for the first time at a public function in Singapore. “War is a beastly and cruel
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    SIR G. SPEAKS IN SINGAPORE
    53 14 T,, K HIGH COMMISSIONER. Gen. Sir Gerald Templer. spoke for the first time at a public occasion in Singapore during the ceremony t o open the new St. Andrew’s Cathedral War Memorial Ilall. Picture shows him speaking from the dais erected outside the Memorial Hall.—
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    50,000 LEAFLET RAID ON BANDITS
    222 14 ALOR STAR, Sept. 12. |N its biggest airdrop since the start of the propaganda war in the Kedah Jungles, th e State Government has scattered 50,000 leaflets calling for the immediate surrender of bandits of the Bth Independent Platoon of the Malayan Races Liberation Army.
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    Govt may ban UMNO Youth League—Tengku
    267 14 Govt may ban UMNO Youth League —Tengku BUTTERWORTH, Sept. 12. T<HE UMNO PRESIDENT, Ten*ku Abdul Rahman, said in Butterworth today that the Government might ban the UMNO Youth League. “You may have heard rumours of the action contemplated by Government.” he told more than 300 delegates and observers at the
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    4 more Reds killed
    218 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sep: MEN of the 1st BattaITA lion Suffolk Kli ment tracked down n other Kajang Gang hid*, out in South Seianpor yesterday and killed two terrorists. The Sulfolks, long m personal enemies ot Kajang Gang, hav t (0U m them difficult to con:!, since
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    Scouts who fought fire win awards
    75 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. V lETTERS of comment j for gallantry have fren awarded to two Klang. Selangor. Scouts, by the Commonwealth Chief Sc. ut. L rd Rowallan. The two boys. Tory Lim Kim Puay and Franc* Monterio. ran to -i'Y ance when an aftaP
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    FORMER DETECTIVE POSED AS A.S.P.
    156 14 He appeared before Mr. B. V. Rhodes in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on a charge of impersonating an assistant superintendent of police. The ex-detective, S. Balasingam. now headmaster of the Sabak Bernam English School, Represented himself as an A.S.P. to Mansfield and Company, Kuala
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    $2,900 more for Varsity Fund
    40 14 SINGAPORE. Sept. 13. Donations to rhe Univer.'-T cf Malaya Fund foi the wt ending Sept. 6 totalled 937.63 The Continental Supply Company, of L Tat Street gave $lOO. The total of the fund now $4.850.141.35.
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    Term extended
    32 14 Mr. A. McLellan, a memh of the Singapore Legislate Council, has been appoint' a member of the Singapo Harbour Board for a furth* term of three years fro Sept. 1.
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    Citizens—70 p. c. of population
    777 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. YjORK than half the Chinese people in the Federation became Federal citizens at midnight. Of the Indians, 30 per cent will automatically be citizens. With the .Malays, these new citizens will form over 70 per cent, of the Federations population The
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    INDIAN COUNCIL MAN HERE
    66 16 Mr. M. S. Rajan. Administrative Secretary of the Indian Council of World Adairs, New Delhi, who visited Singapore last week. Mr. Rajan has been studying international affairs at Columbia University, U.S., for the past tw*o years. The Indian Council of World Affairs, an entirely nonpartisan organisation,
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    IMP PLAN FOR INDEPENDENCE
    418 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. OX WEALTH status as a sovereign and independent state within nine years is Point One of the Independence of Malaya Party’s dra t policy approved this morning by the Kuala Lumpur branch which includes most of the leaders of IMP. The six-point
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    New S’pore riot squad in ‘action’
    166 16 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. 11HE new Singapore riot squad and their specially constructed riot vans went into action for the first time yesterday during combined police military exercises. “The squad was put to very effective use on more than one occasion,” said the police Riots
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    UMNO plans round table talks
    741 16 BUTTERWORTH, Scut. H THE UMNO president, Tengku Abdul Rah-, 1 will soon invite all political parties to a rmmrt table conference on the attainment of M independence. He announced this today at the ouenb r the UMNO general assembly in Butterworth "I have no doubt
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    Assembly condemns Purcell visit
    218 16 PENANG Sept, 14 THE UMNO general assembly today unanimousCy adopted three resolutions condemning the visit to Mdlaya of Dr. Victor PurceCl, honorary adviser to the Malayan Chinese Association. After a secret executive council meeting the UMNO president, Tengku Abdul Rahman, telegraphed Sir Cheng-lock Tan. president of
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    NICOLL ORDERS INQUIRY INTO EBER CASE
    1603 17 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. T Governor of Singapore, I Mr. John F. Nicoll, is itog an inquiry into ain serious allegations lV n rning the detention t r the Emergency Regu■\*ii us of Mr. John Eber, a Coin- .y lawyer. j! was announced by Mr.
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    TENGKU NOT TO SEE PURCELL
    196 17 PENANG, Sept. 15. THE meeting between TengA ku Abdul Rahman, president ol the UMNO, and Dr. Victor Purcell, honorary adviser to the MCA, was cancelled at the last minute because of UMNO opposition. They were to have met in Penang today. ‘‘l had hoped to
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    Freedom in nine years—IMP aim
    340 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16. THE Central National Council of the Independence of Malaya Party at midnight tonight agreed to a six-point policy and a 10-point programme which have as their principle objects the establishment of a sovereign and independent State of Malaya within the Commonwealth
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    IMP WILL LIMIT MEMBERSHIP
    260 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16. IN A BID for more Malay support, the Ind*»pend--1 ence of Malaya Party today decided at a conference of all its branches to restrict membership to five categories of people. Membership of the party has hitherto been open to anyone who wished
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    Power tests soon
    253 17 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17 Legislative councillors applauded yesterday when the City President, Mr McNcice, announced that one of tlv two generators installed at the new electricity power station at Pasir Panjang. Singapore, will be ready for commissioning tests within the next few weeks. Last night it was reported
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    ENTERTAINMENT II WINS GOLD CUP
    1488 18  -  By I I i 1 EPSOM JEEP SINGAPORE, Sept. 14. SHAW .STABLES second string In the Gold Cup, Entertainment 11, ridden by Colin Tulloh, triumphed in one of the greatest Cup races seen at Bukit Timah when he beat Mubarak, The Bosun and Woodcote Inn
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    SPORTING GESTURE WINS SPRINT
    1423 18  -  By EPSOM JEEP SINGAPORE. Sept. 11. (CLEARING AWAY to a comJ manding lead at the halfmile, Sporting Gesture < Mickey Donnelly» kept up a beautiful gallop all the way to win the Liberation Cup trial over 6f. at Bukit Timah yestc* relay, second clay of the
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      114 18 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $470,061. 1st No. *****9 $211,526 2nd. No. *****7 $105,763 3rd. No. *****4 58,757 STARTERS ($5,341 each): Nos. *****0; *****3; *****0; *****6; *****2; *****5; *****6; *****3; *****2; *****1; 670,664. CONSOLATION ($3,525 each): Nos. *****9; *****6; *****0; *****6; *****4; *****1; *****3; *****9; *****1; *****0. DOUBLE TOTE Entertainment II
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    GOLD CUP PHOTO FINISH
    48 19 The finish of the Singapore Gold Cup race at Bukit Timah. Above: Entertainment II (Tulloh) on the rails snatches a head win from the deadheaters Mubarak and The Bosun with Woodcote Inn a short Cup from the Governor of Singapore, Mr. J. F. Nicoll.
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    THE WEEK IN SPORT
    617 19  -  By CONRAD NG cxAPORE, Sept. 17. T IE Badminton Asso- eiation of Malaya’s| S' nding Committee had, a tormy session on Sunc y at Kuala Lumpur. For five-and-a-h a 1 f irs, the committee nt through the, >mas Cup matches, <- <nditure accounts, :n by item.
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    TABLE TENNIS STARS IN ACTION
    32 19 JOHNNY LEACH (left) and RICHARD BERGMANN the English table tennis stars in action when they lost to Hong Kong on the opening night of their Singapore visit.
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    Industrials and tins main business
    408 20 SHARE MARKET! From A Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Sept. 15. A FAIR turnover was reported from Malayan markets during the week with the main body of business in Industrials and Tins but no defined price trend was to be remarked in any section. Among Industrials, Fraser
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    BUSINESS DONE
    276 20 SINGAPORE, Sept. 15. BUSINESS done in the Malayan Share Market Hast week included: INDUSTRIALS. Fraser and Neave Ord. $4,274 to $4.10 c.d.. c.b.. c.b.i.. Federal Dispensary $1.674. Gammon $2,624. Hammer $2.40. Georgetown Dispensary $2.45. Malayan Breweries $5.05 to $4 95, Malayan Cement $1.01*4 to sl.o2*i>, McAlister $40.00 to
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    MAY LIQUIDATE
    24 20 Broga Rubber Estate Limited will hold a meeting on Oct. 2. to consider a resolution to place the company in voluntary liquidation.
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    TRADE IS DOWN
    178 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16. THE FEDERATION’S trade figures for the first quarter of this year, covering imports and exports overseas and with Singapore, show a reduction compared with trade for the last quarter of 1951, and the average for the whole of last year. Imports during the
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    Accounts show loss of $442
    62 20 Owing to the security position, the lode mine of Murai Tin Limited has not yet been reoccupied and accounts for the year ended June 30. 1952, show a loss of $442. Net liquid assets in balance sheet at $15,434. are equal to 41.2 cents per
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    ROBINSONS MAKE $891,000 PROFIT
    239 20 SINGAPORE, Sept l<; REPLACEMENT costs, in certain sections noticeably declined during recent montl aVfc the annual report of Robinson and Company ed. There are signs that the decline is sp to a much wider range of manufactured or adds. u The company’s stocks at the end
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    168 20 NEW Scudai Limited made a profit of $345,980 (43.*J per cent) for the year ended March 31, 1952, and the Directors recommend a cent, making 20 per cent. Net liquid assets work o per share. Cost of productio crop which averaged 3181 b. final dividend of 10 per
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    Optimism changes to caution
    199 20 SINGAPORE n The markei i:_ tinues to r sure from sellers ,Sr" ment rubber, a; I !he ,™J." mlsm shown a f,» has changed ear Lewis and P port Although t: oeeD some offtake usi and Europe. of sufficient v ibsors all offerings n e marv
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    Drop in tin imports
    74 20 SINGAPORE. Sep*. 13. A slight drop "i o*' registered in in concentrates u>t >* l as August. Total for in 596 tons again>t J uly. tft The estimated content of Augu-' was 439 tons. .Burma sent 8- land concentrates and 510 tons. Tin concentrates ht laya
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    71 20 SINGAPORE. Si TTHERE was a steady g*< A ket for copra n yesterday, with buyers per picul f.o.b. and sell*'m vll u Coconut oil was q ulr j small business reported picul f.o.b. and sellers $4 All varieties of peppei by $5 and were quoted at efJi
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    861 20 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. I INDI St KIALS Buyers Sellers Alex Bricks Pref 2.15 2 30 Ords 3 50 3 60 Atlas Ice 12 50 13 50 88. Petrol 35/- 36/B.M. Trustees 6 50 7 50 Con Tin Smelt Pref 21/- 22/Ords 21/- 22/- xd Eastern United 36
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