The Straits Times, 3 January 1947

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY KIGIIT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    'I REFUSED £23,000 GIFT' -BROOKE
    251 1 To Keep Out Of Sa ra wak Affa irs WjK. ANTHONY BROOKE, personally, was offered properly m England valued at £23,000 and an annual income of £2,800. on condition that he dissociated himself from Sarawak affairs, he told pressmen ifl Singapore last night. Mr. Brooke
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    Mr. Mac Donald's Return
    67 1 MR. Malcolm Ma. Donald, tht j Governor-General, plans to arrive m London from Canada on Jan. 6 and m Singapore on .\j.'\ 14. Wuring the interval m l,o:idon he will be engaged m consultfttim with the British Govern- lnent on official affairs with j which he
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    Why Rice Moves Are Restricted
    233 1 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPU.R Thur*. RESTRICTION of the free movement of rice within Malaya is necessary to con trol the smuggling of rice an-i the black market, it is officially stated today. The removal of such restrictions wi I be most unfavourably lt-ceived
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    TRAGEDY IN N.Z. MOUNTAINS
    81 1 AUCKLAND. Thur... i ragcdy overtook a party of 22 university btudenti who were chmb'ng m difficult country In tho heart of x k Zealand'! Southern Alps tout the climber.-, slipped and cd the others, who wore roped to him, down the snowfleld. Two of the men
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    BOMBAY STABBING
    40 1 BOMBAY Thurs. The pol.ee r>ppnod fire to stop looting and stone-throwing m three districts of Central Bombay last night, to- rnment communique announced Thre .vr.rc <d toc*ay m the same area where the disturbances OCnuredj last nigh' Reuter.
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    Britain's 70,000 Tons Of Rubber
    190 1 Straits Times Reporter A PPROXIMATELY 70,000 tons of the 200,000 tons of < rubber which was purchased from Malaya and Great Britain by America for the last quarter of 1946 was supplied by Great Britain. The actual amount purchased from Malaya was m the vicinity
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    NEW STANDING FOR CANADIANS
    78 1 OTTAWA, Thurs.- More than 11.500.000 people living m Canada automatically become Canadian citizens under the Canadian Citizenship Act which has just come into operation. This new status is shared not oniy by native-born Canadians, but al so by British subjects who have lived m Canada for
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    GREEK GOVT. MEN RECAPTURE TOWN
    58 1 ATHENS. Thurs. -Greek Goveminent troops have recaptured! the town of Hypathi, m Thessaly, I Central Greece. which was occupied by guerilla forces on t Tuesday, it was officially an- j nounced here tpday. Greek army casualties were- j given as four killed, seven wounded and
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    FRANCE MUST CUT PRICES
    82 1 PARIS, Thur.>.— Two condition* necessary for France's salvation are a decrease In prices and an Increase and modernisation of product on. declared the veteran French Premier, M. Leon Blum, m a New Year's day broadcast w> the nation. M. Blum was making his second broadcast within
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    CABINET MEETING
    55 1 London, Than.— The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevir. will today make a full report on the ser.i raJ foreign outlook wh<V: 'he British Cabinet meets ar. 10 Downing Street. He will include In his .v.uvey the trouble which has arisen with Albania over the mining oj two Bri'ish
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    Hundreds Injured By Hail
    176 1 SYDNEY, Thursday. A SURVEY of the effects of the terrific storm of hail- stones bigger than a man's first which beat down m Sydney yesterday shows about a million windows broken and 350 persons treated m hospifals and by ambulancemen ior wounds inflicted by hailstones, flying
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    COLOMBO SHOOTING
    41 1 COLOMBO, Thurs.— A verdict of homicide was. returned at the! ;nquest today on Captain W. B. Nagel, Dutch naval officer, who died m hospital after being found lying on the roadside yith a bullet wound In his head.— Reuter.
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    STANDARDISATION OF ARMS
    215 1 LONDON, Thursday. A GOVERNMENT official confirmed yesterday for the first time that Britain and \merica had agreed m princible to standardise certain items )f military equipment to fixed Jnited Stales sizes and patterns. British and American militar/ experts are discussing the .standardisation of small arms, the official
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    Princesses At Opera
    29 1 Princess Elizabeth (left) and Princess Margaret watching i performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "lolanthe* given by students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
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    JEWS SAY 'END OF TRUCE'
    152 1 JERUSALEM. Thursday. PALESTINE was brought to i a new brink of violence today by an Irgiin Zvai Leumi announcement ending the truce m the extremist sabotage campaign and condemning the U.S. government for giving only lip service to the Zionist cause. Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham.
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    JAPS CAN NOW SEND LETTERS
    71 1 TOKIO. Wed:— Japanese, who have been to allowed to send only postcards abroad, will be permitted to send letters including commercial information correspondence to any country m the world from March 1. it was announced by General Mac Arthur's headquarters today. For commercial correspondence, postal
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    HIROSHIMA HAD 'CRUDEST' BOMB
    79 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs— At the end of the war the United States was within two years ot pr:ducinjt a hydrogen-helium type bomb 1 000 times more powerful than the atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Mr. John J McCloy, former assistant Secretary of War, disclosed here today. Writing
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    U.S. ARMY AND BLACK MARKET
    66 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs:— The Military Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives today approved a star! report sayI ing that the vast majority of American military personnel m Europe seemed to be involved one way or another m black market activities. The Committee expressed the
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    ARTILLERY IN BATTLE FOR MEDAN
    210 1 BATAVIA, Thursday. AN artillery battle broke out m Medan, Sumatra, on Monday night as a result of the cancelling of all existing agreements regarding the demarcation line and positions by the Indonesian commander, Col. Sitompoel, it was reported here yesterday. An official Dutch military spokesman
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    BRITISH UNRRA CHIEF RETIRES
    102 1 LONDON. rhurs.— Lieut. -Gen Sir Frederick Morgan, former Chief of UNRRA's displaced persons operations In Germany, whose retirement from the British Army was announced by the War Office last night, commented: "My retirement is deflni ely not at my own request. The General. 52_year-old chief planner
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    MOUTET GOES TO HANOI
    174 1 The Times Correspondent PARIS, Thursday. SEMIOFFICIAL information irom Saigon emphasises that M. Mouter. Minister fur the Colonies, who is going Ito Hanoi, will confine himself to the instructions unuer wnich he went to lndo-China. namely, to investigate and report. Therefore, for the tim.> j being, theie
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    NEW TIN DECISION WELCOMED
    224 2 Step Towards Return To Normal From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. LONDON representatives of Malayan tin-mining m L terests welcome the Ministry of Supply's decision to buy the metal from smelters instead of concentrates from producers from Jan. 1 as another step towards restoration of normal
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    Wrangle Over The Sudan
    223 2 The Times Correspondent CAIRO, Tuhrsday. IF the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty negotiations finally break down it will be over the Suda/i, for the Egyptian Government is now convinced that since the return of Sir Hubert Huddleston, the Governor-General, lrom London the Sudan Government has been pursuing a policy
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    BRITAIN'S BILL TO SPAIN
    140 2 LONDON. Wed— Britain ir to present a bill to the Spanish Government running to some millions of pounds sterling ior damage caused to British property durinE the Spanish Civil War, the British Foreign Office spokesman stated m London yesterday. He added that the Spanish nation was
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    GIFT TO THE POPE
    51 2 VATICAN CITY. Thurs —Vatican officials have announced that an Argentine steamer carrying a cargo of wheat and food supplies as a gift from Argentina to the Pope arrived m Genoa on Monday. They said othe r ships were Expected to arrive during the coming months.— v
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    DELEGATION FROM BURMA
    239 2 LONDON, Thursday. UAUNG SAN, 32-year-old deputy chairman of the Burmese Governor's Executive Council, will lead a six-man delegation of Burmese politicians coming to London for talks on the quickest way to Burma's complete independence from British rule. The party is expected to arrive m time for the
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    IRANIAN DEATH SENTENCES
    91 2 MOSCOW. Thurs.— Five out of nine Iranian Army officers who Joined the Azerbaijan forces during the recent fighting m the province have been sentenced to death by a court-martial m Tabriz, the Azeibaijan capital, according to the Soviet news agency Tass. quoting an Iranian newspaper. Three officers
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    BRITON KILLED IN HOLD-UP
    112 2 HONG KONG, Thurs— Whilt resisting a starch by Chinese armed robbers. Sydney Charles Collins of the Hong Kong Crown Lands Survey Office, a 32-year-old Briton from Colombo, was fatally wounded yesterday m the presence of his wife and young daughter. Another Briton. R. C. Clarke, also
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    SURVEY FLIGHT TO MANILA
    71 2 Minneapolis, Thuis— A Douglas DC4 plane, carrying over 20 company officials, took off yesterday on a flight to survey ihe Northwest Airlines' route to the East. The flight to Manila and return is expected to requixe about t&re^. weeks. Its purpose is to s!udy landing fields
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    RAF PLANE CRASH
    25 2 BAGDAD, Thurs Th* pilot and four pass'mgers were killed when an RAF plane crashed near Habbaniya base owing to bad weather. Reuter.
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    BRITISH ANGER AT JEWS
    208 2 The Times Diplomatic Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. ANGER at the latest terrorist outrage m Palestine against British soldiers has been added to the disappointment already felt at the Zionist refusal to attend "m the present circumstances' 1 the London conference due to be resumed at the end
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    KOENIG LIKELY TO RESIGN
    130 2 BERLIN, Thurs:— Persistent reports here say that Gen. Joseph Koenie may shortly give up his post as Commander-in-Chief ol French occupation trcops m Germany Rear-Admiral Pierre Barjot, who took part m the Allied landings m North Africa. ha< betn mentioned as his most likely sUCcessor. The
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    BOYS ESCAPE FROM BORSTAL
    137 2 FELTHAM. Midd.esex. Thurs. Police wir less cars and patrol* m the whole of the Home Counties have be:n warned to K-ok out for ten youths who escaped m two breakouts from the Bor r>] nsM'uMon at during the last two days. A special watch is be
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    INDIA TAKES OVER RADIO
    38 2 BOMBAY, Thurs. India yesterday took over the Indian Radio and Cabl? Communications. Ltd which has been handling nearly 80.000,000 words annually. The company was renamed the Government of India Overseas Communications Service— A P.
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      859 2 NOTICE. SALE BY TENDER NO. 4 m CuMwljhn of Property. Singapore, invites tenders for the purchase of the following Euclid" earth cutting trailer, por- table torge. angle iron, flats, channels A lolsts. storage tank, scrap metal; Finite valves m good condition, sizes 2V to 12' 150 pieces approx.; iron nafes
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      530 2 NOTICE. PERAK TURF 'UB JANUARY 1947 MEETING SATURDAY, 18TH JANUARY 1947 SATURDAY. 25TH JANUARY 1947 A $1 Unlimited Sweep for Members only will be held each day on a race to be decided upon by the Committee. The Total Pool for the first day. the 18th January, shall be divided
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      726 2 NOTICES Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance and In the Matter of the Estates of JACK MORRIS BAKER DANIEL DUNLOP BLAIR BRIAN HARDY CARSON ALFRED CORNELI CARVER ARTHUR FURNESS DIGBY GATES HARRY EVAN GOODMAN JOHN THOMSON HORSBURGH AND HAROLD MORTON JAMES Deceased. Notice is hereby given that creditors
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      579 2 NOTICES. THE S n ".AFORE HARBOUR SOARP. TENDER. ASSI-MBLV OF IMCK-UT T% OS Tender* will ot- re(eived up tin uoan of 20tn January 1947. at the ofl < < A the Dockyard Manager. SinKi.!«H'i Harbour Board, for the assembling, riveUng. completion and launchinn at hull, also installation and testing of
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    SUBEDAR TELLS OF WHITE FLAG
    464 3 Christmas Island Mutiny Trial Last Orders Given By Capt Williams •ftftKDERS by Capt. Williams, commanding officer ▼*of the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery detachment on Christmas Island m 1942, m the last few days before he was killed were related at the resumed court
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    SHAKESPEARE AT VICTORIA
    193 3 J^ SMALL audience enthusiastically applauded last night's production of King Richard 111 m Victoria -iieatre. It is difficult to understand Any a play so vigorous and moving as this has not yet attracted large crowds of people; but tiir> play will be presented again on Fnday and
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    GOVERNOR WRITES TO THE JCSA
    121 3 THE President of the Junior 1 Civil Service Association has received the following letter from the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson: "The members of your Association have had to face difficult limes during 1946, and I congratulate you on the manner m which you
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    Labuan Celebrates Its Centenary
    357 3 LABUAN celebrated 100 years ol association with the British Crown with three days of Centenary Celebrations last week which were attended by the Acting Governor-General of Malaya, Sir Edward Gent. The island was occupied by arrangement with the Sultan of Brunei by a British Naval force
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    UMNO TO MEET IN KEDAH
    252 3 THE ratification of the proposed 1 Federal Agreement and the Model State Agreement and the •reorganisation ol the United Malay National Organisation will be discussed at the General Assembly of U.M.N.0., which will take place at Alor Star on Jan. 10, 11, and 12. The
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    ORDER FOR MEN WANTED IN JOHORE
    188 3 IN order for two Chinese to be produced at the Johore Bahru Magistrate's Court was issued by Mr. K.M. Byrne. Third Singapore Police Magistrate, yesterday, when they appeared before him on charge of assisting m tr.e di&posal of 117 cases of cigarettes belonging to
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    HONORARY CANONS
    46 3 The Right Rev. Dr. J. L. Wilson C.M.G., The Lord Bishop of Singapore, has appointed the following to be honorary Canons as from Jan. 5, 1947: Rev. D. M. Gnamafihamani, Rev. R. C. Moore, Rev. R. K. S. Adams and Rev. Yip Cftio Sang.
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    NEW CHILD FEEDING CENTRE
    237 3 ANOTHER feeding oentre for n the nutritionally deficient children of Singapore will be opened by Lady Gimson m Havelock Road next Tuesday. The New Market Road centre v/.U be transferred to this site. A free meal will also be served on Tuesday from a mobile canteen
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      232 3 What a friend! g§gp| If you have INDIGESTION Wm When food lies like lead J* on your stomach and every (|^Ks* WsP meal is followed by pain or discomfort, you need help. Ard vr.a: friend m need is De Witt's AiiUtid Powder. Immediate relief from pa'ji stomach soothed and settled
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    26 4 Mr. Mrs JOHN BOHN thankeo miiltvw and fiiends who attended the wedding and also triose *ho sent valuable present*. Upcounti? papers |jji-:i- 1 C-op\ 1
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    PERSONAL
    30 4 Mjs Ra> Douglas nee Etlin is no* jfclUm Singapore and would be pIM «J if former friends would MBtMt her at No 4 Oxley Rise after ISO p m
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    The Straits Times Singapore. Friday. Jan. 3, 1947. From Kris To Ballot Box
    1217 4 Apart trom its literary quality and its intrinsic interest as an historical perspective for the new Federation plan, tine address by Sir Hugh Clifford which the Straits Time* reproduced from ite files last Tuesday is relevant to
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    AMI-AMERICA PARADE IN SHANGHAI
    45 4 ANTI-AMERICA PARADE IN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, Wed. Several Americans, including an Army lieu-tenant and a press photographer, were molested during an anti- American demonstration by 1.000 Chinese university student* at Shanghai yesterday, says A P. The paraiiv-r.. KKAm; hell fists and iAmmM, "Get out you •v-iSSt-S
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    The Community School In Tasmania
    834 4  -  R. MASLYN WILLIAMS By [Educational reform is m the air m Malaya, and for those who are interested m the Malayan rural school we give here an account of a type of school m Tasmania which, though developed m an isolated and none-too-wealthy little country,
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      $650 A Month And A Baby In Singapore Today
      236 4 I MIGHT head this lettei I "Baby For Sale but as the child is my own offspring 1 am hardly likely to sell it. Nevertheless I am refused accoir; modation m boardinghouse. lin Singapore because I have a seven weeks old
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      In Indonesian Java
      208 4 IN consequence of your leading article m the Straits Times of Dec. 30, I take the liberty to draw your attention to the fact that the Dutch Parliament has already ap- proved of the Linggardjati ("draft agreement", but that f 'h has not yet taken place It
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      Public Squeak No.2
      179 4 For Mr. Rayman IN reply to the remark made by the Municipal President regarding a letter published m your paper on Nov. 30, it wac not lack of courage but sure knowledge that a mere squeak from one of the public would be inaudible against the rumbling
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      After The Last War
      150 4 MR. RAYMAN, answering Straits Times criticism oi compulsory demolition oi unauthorised at tap dwellings while the housing shortage lasts, said that the same prob lem arose m Singapore after the last war. But there was one thing Mr. Rayman forgot to mention. To relieve the acute
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      H.P. And Taxation
      88 4 I WROTE to you a short time ago on the subject of proposed changes m the law re lating to assessment of Horsepower of motorcars, and you referred to the matter m a leading article. Government has abandoned its Intention of giving a discretion to i one
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    TWELVE NEWCASES OF SMALLPOX IN SINGAPORE
    331 5 Poor Response To Vaccination Call Straits Times Reporter A LTHOUGH 88 cases of smallpox have been reported to the Singapore Municipal Health Department during the past six months 12 m the last week of the year only 106,645 out of Singapore's threequarter of a
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    Malaya Invited To Indian Conference
    283 5 THt Malayan Indian Congress has been invited to send delegates to the Second Colonial Conferenci sponsored by the Indian Colonial Society to be held m New I-(lh) m March. The Prime Minister of Travancore, Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer, will preside The conference, which will be
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    FLIES TO FACE SON'S 'KILLERS'
    139 5 A FATHER js flying from Engn land to Rangoon to be present at the trial of six Japanese accused of beheading six R.A.F. men, one of whom was his son. He is Mr. J. A. Woodbridge of Kingsforo, Essex. Mr. Woodbridge expressed the desire to
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    NEW YEAR TREAT
    55 5 More than 500 patients at Tan lock Seng hospital were given a New Year's Day treat when Paster C A. Davidson of the Par:>nage, Potong Pasir, distributed tits of fruit, biscuits, milk and Looks to the patients The gifts distributed and money spent towards the treat was
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    Reasons For Increased Allowances
    104 5 THF increased supply of consumer goods now available m Malaya has made it possible "to afford some further measure of assistance m bridging the gaii between wages and prices without incurring the risk or stimulating inflationary tendencies," states a Malayan Union Government announcement accompanying the publication
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    MAGISTRATE RECOGNISES DESERT GUN
    115 5 OBSERVING the number, make and calibre of a revolver, Mr. A. P. Jack. Seventh Court Magistrate, remarked yesterday that the weapon appeared to be identical to the one he had handed m after the campaign m the Western Desert. In the dock an Indian. Suleiman Ibrahim
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    36 5 It is officially announced that |Mr O. H R Beadles. Controller i of Supplies, Malayan Union, has been awarded the O BE. < Civil Division) and not the M.B.E. Civil Division) m the New Year's Honours List.
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    Municipal Labour Demands
    448 5 A memorandum signed by seven men who claim to represent seven "Singapore Municipal Labour Unions" demanding pay increases and certain privileges has been delivered to the President of the Municipal Commissioners, Mr. L. Rayman. Copies of the memorandum, which contains seven resolutions unanimously passed by the 29
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    RICE FROM BURMA
    45 5 Three thousand tons of Burma rice for Hong Kong is or. board the Ho Hong steamer Hong Kheng which arrives m Singapore today from Rangoon The rice has been obtained by the UNRRA authorities and is for relief purposes m Hong Kong.
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    KELANTAN RAJA MUDA
    39 5 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Thurs. An official announcement today states that the Secretary ol State ha*, approved official recognition of Tengku Indra Petra as heir apparent of Kelantan with the title of Raja Muda.
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    29,000-TON SHIP FOR P.& O. Co.
    43 5 Himalaya, P& O. Company's new 20,000 ton vessel under construction at Vick*-rs- Armstrongs at Barrow -in-Furness. Himalaya will be used on the Australian service. A similar vessel I 24,000 tons is being constructed for the Straits/China service.
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    FIREMEN ASK FOR "CLOSED SHOP"
    320 5 Straits Times Reporter THE "closed shop" principle recently adopted by Willesden 1 borough council and later dropped, was introduced by the Singapore Firemen's Union m demands submitted to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, prior to 120 members of the Singapore Fire Brigade going on strike on
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    INSPECTOR'S GRUESOME FIND
    356 5 ENTERING a dimly lit cubicle m Maude Road, off Jalan Besar, on July 9, m the small hours of t.he morning, a police inspector was confronted with a gruesome spectacle Sprawled on the floor m a pool of blood was the unconscious form of a middle-aged Chinese
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    INCOME TAX MAN NAMED
    172 5 MR. R. B. Heasman, oi the British Inland Revenue Office, who will investigate the economies of the Malayan Jnion and Singapore and recommend the most leasiblt! method and machinery for collecting income tax m Malaya is expected to arnve m Singapore within the next few days.
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    MAN WITH BIG FAMILY STOLE KNIVES
    96 5 DECAUSE his pay was small, and he had a large tamily to support, was the reason a 22-y+4Lr-old storekeeper. Danny Foo. yav« to the Second Police Magistrate yesterday, for stealing 218 penknives from a military d*pot Foo was sentenced to th«nee months' rigorous imprisonrn«\t
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    War Prisoners Saved Asiatic Workers
    453 6 DEA TH RAIL WA V STOR V COMES TO LIGHT LONDON, Thursday. THE way m which a small band of "self-sacrificing war prisoners" prevented the deathroll of the Burma-Siam death railway under the Japanese being even higher than the 15,000 war prisoners and 150,000 Asiatic
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    BUS SERVICE AT HILL STATIONS
    150 6 CAR and bus services are available at Kuala Kubu Road and Tapah Road stations for visitors to Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands. A comfortable 12-seatesr bus operates between Kuala Kubu Road Station anc Fraser's Hill connecting trains arriving m Kuala Kubu Road at 11.09 a.m.
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    TEACHER IS CITY FATHER
    94 6 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. rOR the first time m local his- tory a teacher has been ap_ pointed to the Municipal Commission. At a meeting of the Eurasian community Mr. Ambrose C. Reutens, a senior member of the iutorial staff of St. Xavier's Institution
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    "MALAYS OWN THE COUNTRY"
    116 6 From Our Own Correspondent Sere moan, Thurs, r shouts at Hidop Melayu the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan hoisted the U.M.N.O. flag opposite the premises of the Negri Sembilar. Malay Association yeserday. Tunku Mohamrd, President of the Negri Sembilan Malay Asso■iation. befoie calling upon the
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    8 SCHOLARSHIPS IN VICTORIA INSTITUTE
    79 6 (From A Correspondent) KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. MR. Liew Kwong Hon has presented eight annual scholarships to the Viotina Institution. Kuala Lumpur, to ptrpetu^te the memory of his lather, the late Mr. Liew Weng Chee. The annual value of each scholarship will be $100 and two
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    TENDERS FOR BILLS
    53 6 TENDERS for Malayan Union Government Treasury Bills of 3 months tenor were accepted Dy the Financial Secretary, Malayan Union, to the extent of $2.450,C00 at the rate of three quarter p?r cent poi annum. Tenders m excess of that rate were rejected. Bills will be issued on
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    CHINESE WILL OVERRUN NEW GUINEA
    101 6 SYDNEY, (By Air Mail) .—Chinese will eventually overrun New Guin«p, says the YMCA representative, Mr. R. Galloway, who has returned after disposing of YMCA property tihere. Already 63 Chinese stores are operating m Rabaul and more than 500 Chinese children are attending schools "The islanders
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    CEYLON FOOD BOARD
    33 6 COLOMBO (By Air Mail).— The Ceylon Government has decided to set up a Food Purchase Board which will advise the Government on the principles and methods of procurement of food.
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      451 6 Ine declarers play 01 tae siam contract in today's deal was not to be admired! North, dealer North-South vulnerable NORTH A K Q J A Q 10 9753 A 6 WEST EAST 92 K Q 10 8 4 153 V 7 4 2 J 8 6 K Q 10 8
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      196 6 buc&>e vi viie Queen. t,uat wun with his blank king and shifted to his low spade. Declarer was now in quite a dilemma! The play was in dum. my, and although the club ace was still there, the lr?k of any club in the South hand for a communication card
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    NEW COMPANY LAW HAS NO SURPRISES
    361 7 From The Times Financial Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail). THE new Company Law Bill, once it was known that it would represent a substantially complete acceptance of the Cohen Report recommendations, cannot by its nature contain great surprises. Attention will be concentrated on the
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    RUBBER PRICES
    89 7 SINGAPORE. Thursday. THE Singapore Chamber of Com- mert-e Rubber Association s rubber prices toda> at noon were: Buyers Seller* Cti. CU. v <b. per Ib. No 1 R S S Spot loose 4194 42 No I 1.1.1 r»t> m bales Jan. 43 «34 No 2 R S S
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    Produce Prices
    378 7 SINGAPORE, Thursday. TODAY'S produce prices were: RICE: Siamese No. 1 $101, No. t $98. No. 3 $90, Indo- China No. 1 $30. No. 2 $27, Broken $30.50. PULOH RICE: Siamese $80, Kedah $«0. RICE NOODLES: No. 1 Siamese $85. Kedah $66. Indo-Ctaina $75, China $88. Loral No. 1
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    GAMMON SHARES IMPROVE
    294 7 3y Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. INDUSTRIALS were m de1 mand m the local share market this morning. Gammons had improved and business was done at $4.20. Fraser and Neaves were dealt m on an exbonus and split basis at $2.62 '/a- Breweries changed hands at $14.50.
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    LUKUT DREDGING PRESENTS REPORT
    229 7 'I ''HE directors' report and statement of account during the period Sept. 1. 1941. to Feb. 15. 1942. and Oct. 1. 1946. to Aug. 31. 194«. of the Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd were presented at the fourteenth cnnu&l general meeting of the company held m Ki<ala
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    Along The Singapore Waterfront
    455 7 SHIPS pos-itions In Singapore yester- 1 day wereMAIN UH4RF Godown 33-34: Canara. Godown 35-36: Rajula. discharging car-;o. Godown 38-39- Burnside. dischargtne cargo Godown 42-43 Queen of Bermuda WEST WHARF Gt«iown 3-4: Bruas Godown 6-7: Glenifler, Godown 9-10: Phrontis. Godown 11-12: Glenapp. Oodown 13-14: Scottish Prince. ObdUWI
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      745 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. incorporated uq Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE failings to and from United Kingdom Thr«inti«" from U.S.A. for Java Ports In Port Tiienbcir" from U.K. for Hongkong Shanghai In Port 'Hire tthelxtan" from U.S. A In Port "Teucer" from IK for Hongkong In Port im' from UK. for Hongkong
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      236 7 ELLERMA^ SAMTWEED For New York and HaJif IN PORT KLAVENESS LINE. FOR PACIFIC PORTS Sailings to be retrained Shortly, Agentf>: i MeALISTER CO., (Spore) LTD, PHONES 7237—5966 I r COMMERCIAL AIkUNKJs INC. Ne*t Departures Jan «th A lOtn T« BANGKOK HONGKONG. MANILA POR PARTICULARS APPLY BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. TF.L M6l-2
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      104 7 RADIO MALAYA Singapore ItfcD Nk'IWOKK (Chinese A InoUn STJ metres; also 12 p.m to 2 p.m. 1.325 taegacyclcs per second (61 metre DanU *fld 7.45 p.m to 9.30 p.m. 1.78 m«p> vi-les per second 61 metre band) bill NfcTWORK: i.Malai 4 fine 7.22 ni*(t». v, lr> prt second (41 met'-r
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      99 7 9.30 p.m. News; 9.45 p.m. Talk; 10.00 p.m. Test match relay: 10.10 p.m. Fred Emney; 10.40 pm. Nights at the opera; 11.00 pm. News headlines and close down. BBC 1.30 p.ra to 10 4; pm GSV 16.8* and 13.93 metres; 10.45 p m to IIP* p.m GSV 16.84 metres; 11.00
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      106 7 H.3U p.m. mumc in miniature; 10.00 p.m. Al] Hale; 10.30 p.m. Radio newsreel; 10.45 p.m. London calling: 10.50 p.m. Australia vs. England; 11.05 p.m. Forces programme; 11.30 p.m. News; 11.40 p.m. Prom U*lay's papers JAN. 4 7.30 a.m. Radio newsreel; 7.45 a.m. World affairs; 8 00 am Recital: 8.30 a
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    ENGLAND 147 ON FOR ONE
    772 8 Australia Out For 365 MELBOURNE, Thursday. WITH T47 on the board for the loss of one wicket, England, are strongly strengthening their position m the third Test match m play here. Australia's tail wagged today and their innings closed at 365, McCool being 104 not
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    Scoreboard
    146 8 AUSTRALIA— IST INNS. Barnes lb» b Bedser MorriN Ibw b Brdser X .id man b Y.udlcy Hassett c Hammond b Wright Miller r I vans b Wrieht Johnson Ibw b Yardley McC'ool not out Tallon r Kvans b Fdrich 1-indwaH b Brdscr Dixiland r Hammond b Edrich Toshavk c
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    CIVILIANS vs SERVICES
    82 8 I 'HE hockey match between UM Singapore Civilians and Combined Ser. vices will be played on the padang tomorrow and the Civilian team will be: V. N. Pillei: Neubronner. Alfred Ponnampalam: Edwin Doraisamy. Gerard Clarke, Capt.\ Chia Kirn Swee; Douglas Ross. V. J. Retnam, S. Kulasingam, Andrew
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    ROYAL NAVY
    116 8 I *HE following have been selerted to A represent the Royal Navy versus the Royal Air Force at rugby football at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday: Lieutenant P.R.B. B?nnett; Coder W.H Heard. A.B. F. Scrine. A.B. 'j. Dunn. A.B. J.H. Mackie: Lieut. 1(8). M.J.H. Collins. Coder P. Motchman.
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    RUGBY RESULTS
    89 8 LONDON. Jan. 1. RUGBY Loague results today were: Barro'v 21 Hunslet 0: Bradford Northern 15 Hull and Kingston R. 14; Belie ue Rangers 25 York 8; Featherstone Rovers 0 Hull 12; Halifax 40 Bramlcy 18; Lrigh 22 Batley 5; Oldham 32 Rochdale Hornets 5; Liverpool Stanley 8 St.
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    22 8 There will be a meeting ol the Soccer Sec. ion of the S.C.C. at the clubhouse at 5.30 p.m. today
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    63 8 Tomorrow the Haik >rvu XI will play a frlondlv same of meow acainst th" RE.ME. (Base Wcikshoo) at the "i. ir Rond rrounj Hi 1.18 o.m ■run '.II cp srloc'ed >m tlv Mlowtag: Jabhar: CWn Aik ttom Michael Loh; Cll*:; L-;ng: Azl2 r riff- N. Ptimy: 3tMUKtn». X
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    STATE RUGBY
    59 8 The following will represent Singapore In the Inter-state Ru?by match against the Negrl Malacca on Saturday: G. S. Taylor; B. M. Seward. W. E. Grieve. R. F. Brooßleever. J H Abbott; J. Frame; J. B. Potter. R. J. Maxey. J.W.G. Kerr. C. M. Kuayle; D. A. Hopkin. F.
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    S.R.C. Hockey
    52 8 The following will play for the SRC against trie S.C.R.C. m a hockey match today: A. de Souza: B. Pinto. E. Pansy. C. Halge, J. Scheeder. C Noronha; W. Galistian. K. Armstrong. C. Lloyd. S. Hope. S. N. Ebert. Reserve will be R.O. Campbell and umpire will be
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    TAMILS' SOCCER
    66 8 The Tamil Brotherhood Association will meet the British Transit Camp. Nee Soon, at a friendly ?ani? of soccer to be played at Nee Soon, tomorrow. Piayers and wpoortera are requested to assemlv at rfl OWHI Read by 3 p.m. The Tamils' team will oe Slthambaram, Abdul Razak. Tham-
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    31 8 John Bromwich (Aust.) spins his racket for F. R. Schroeder (U.S.) to call before starting the first singles match of the Davis Cup challenge round at Kooyong, Melbourne, Victoria, Schroeder won.
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    THIRD TEST LIKELY TO END IN DRAW
    702 8 (By W. M Woodfull. former Australian Test Captain) MELBOURNE, Thursday. AS play drew to a close here to-day England had at least as pood a chance as Australia of winning this Te>t. With the prospect of fine weather throughout, however, chances of a
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    South XV To Play North
    93 8 rh following have been selected U> represent the South m the North vs. Soutb match at Kuala Lumpur to be played on Saturday Jan. 11. F Sgi. E. Twisse! (R.A.F.): D. M. Seward (S.C.C.), G. LLewellyn (Army), W. E. Grieve (S.C.C.). tdr. W. H. Heard
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    SPORTS MEETING AT BATU PAHAT
    234 8 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT. A SUCCESSFUL sports meet was held by the Batu Paha: Branch No. 3, R.V.P. Tanjong Lab&h at their own padang on Saturday and was attended by a large crowd. There were twelve events and the^e was keen competition between
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    WRESTLING
    68 8 A four main event wrestling programme has been arranged tc take pace at the Great WorH A:ena tomorrow night. Topping the bill will see don Ot Kong, meet Dara Singh uver a ten round contest. The second main even; is between Chunky Harman and Len Hicks. The supporting ten
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      583 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. i Continued from page 4> FOR SALE I- OK SALE. Vosper V8 7i HP Marine Engines. Petrol. available from stock ex works, England ATEC. PO Box 886 Singapore FOR SALE ex stock 200 doz. tf lb. Una Drinking Chocolate at $4 40 per Apply Post Office Box 488
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      290 8 I—!I Price Reduction Announcement From January Ist 1947, the following reduced prices will tome into effect m Singapore. OLD NEW ty it PRICE PRICE (CONTENTS ONLY) SODA per do* $2.00 $1 .60 SWEETS neruoz. $2.50 $2.00 SPECIALS per** $3.00 $2.30 Unclusivf of Free Delivery) To order, please phone 4549 Li
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