The Straits Times, 18 August 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IMS. KHiHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1947. 'RICE TEN CENTS
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    U.S. "GOOD OFFICES" NOT REJECTED
    416 1 Indonesia Says Obliga t ions To UNO Come First BATAVIA, Sunday. PIE Indonesian Republic today sent a note to the United States Government confirming its acceptance of the American "good offices" m the DutchIndonesian dispute. The Republic again asserted that this did not Bupercede the
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    Protection Of Chinese In Indonesia
    218 1 BATAVIA. Sunday. THE Republican Government at Jogjakarta today ordered the death penalty for anyone found guilty of robbing Chinese during the Dutch-Indonesian conflict. Among other instructions for safeguarding Chinese m Repub-lican-controlled territories, the Government ordered the immediate release of Chinese who had been placed m
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    Churchill Warns British People
    631 1 LONDON, Sunday. DRITAIN'S wartime prime minister, Mr. Winston D Churchill, warned the nation last night that if it submitted to totalitarian compulsion and regimentation "there lies before you an almost measureless prospect of misery and tribulation.** Mr. Churchill was speaking over the radio from the study
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    RAIL SMASH
    45 1 LISBON, Sunday. Sixteen people were killed and more than 70 injured when the LisbonOporto express was derailed at Villa Franca. 20 miles from Lisbon. The train is reported to have Jumped the rails when the brakes on one of the cars failed. U.P.
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    Troops To Be Sent To Punjab
    157 1 Troops To Be Sent To Punjab NEW DELHI, Sunday. THE Joint Defence Council for the new Dominions of India and Pakistan announced yesterday that military forces m the riottorn Punjab province, the scene of communal violence between Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs would be reinforced. The Council's announcement I came on
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    NIZAM WANTS TO STAY IN EMPIRE
    101 1 NIZ AM WANTS TO STAY IN EMPIRE HYDERABAD, Sunday.— The Nizam of Hyderabad, which has so far refused to join either Pakistan or the Union of India, declared his desire to remain within the British Commonwealth at a party given today to Mr. C. G. Herbert the British Resident. He
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    GIFT FOR PRINCESS
    45 1 SHANGHAI, Sunday.— A fund through which Britons In China can contribute for a wedding present to Princess Elizabeth Is to open here tomorrow, sponsored by the three Shanghai banks and the leading Shanghai English language newspaper, the North China Daily News. Reuter.
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    GREEK REDS' "GOVERNMENT"
    194 1 ATHENS, Sunday. "PENERAL" Markos VafthiaW des, the Communist guerilla chieftain, proclaimed yesterday the establishment of a "military government," to operate from the Vafthiad^s guerilla headquarters and serve the people "until democratic government is formed." Vafthiadcs, m a clandestine broadcast, outlined 12 steps which he said his "government"
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    GUN SMUGGLED INTO HOME IN LOAF OF BREAD
    251 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A 16- YEAR-OLD Chinese boy, whom police describe as a crack shot and a desperate character, made a sensational escape from the Selangor Boys' Home this afternoon by holding up the gate-keeper with a pistol
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    CONFERENCE ON HELP FOR BRITAIN
    100 1 CONFERENCE ON HELP FOR BRITAIN KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. From Our Staff Correspondent nEPRESENTATIVES of the 1% Singapore and Malayan Union Government will meet m Singapore this week to discuss the measures which can be taken to assist the United Kingdom m the dollar crisis. A definite policy with regard to
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    MACMAHON BALL 'CAN'T CARRY ON'
    49 1 TOKIO. Sunday.— Mr. W. MacMahon Ball, British Commonwealth representative on the Allied Council for Japan, and head of the Australian Liaison Mission, today announced he had resigned from both the posts because "he felt he could not carry on under Dr. Herbert Evatt."— Reuter.
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    104 Feared Dead In Mine Blast
    86 1 104 Feared Dead In Mine Blast LONDON, Sunday. IT is now believed that a total of 104 men are dead m the coal mine explosion at Whitehaven on Friday. Eighty-two bodies have so far been recovered. Rescuers hold out no hope of saving any of the 22 men still missing.
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    £34,000,000 FOR JAPANESE TRADE
    281 2 £34,000,000 FOR JAPANESE TRADE Gold And Silver Fund Made Available [By The Times Correspondent] TOKIO, Sunday. ALLIED Headquarters has announced a plan to use approximately £34,000,000 of Japanese-owned gold and silver, which has been made available by the Far Eastern Commission, for tho purpose of financing Japan's foreign trade. This
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    WEATHER CLERK ON STRIKE
    208 2 The weather clerk threw up the sponge at the week-end A Rangoon announcement says probably the highest flood on record is now passing down the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers. Extensive ares under rice cultivation are likely to be inundated and damaged m the Irrawaddy delta area.
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    U.K.'s STOCKS OF RUBBER
    111 2 From Our Own Correspondent, LONDON, Sunday.— The United I Kingdom's stocks of rubber on July 31 totalled 14.995 tons In London and Liverpool warehouses, 30,154 tons m manufacturers' hands and about 102,553 tons m Government stocks. The Financial Times quotes leading dealers as saying that warehouse
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    NON-COMMISSIONED
    70 2 WOKING, Sunday. Edward Bernard Wright, 30, of Englemere, Ascot, was fined £5 at Woking, Surrey, on a charge of unlawfully wearing the uniform of a Lieut. Col. m the Royal Artillery. It was stated he made a call at the Guards camp at Pirbright introducing himself as Lieut. -Col.
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    Scorched Earth On 34 Estates
    303 2 From Our Own Correspondent BATAVIA, Sunday. ACCORDING to figures given by the Union of Republican Estate Labourers, the Indonesians, implementing the scorched earth policy, have destroyed 34 tea, rubber and cinchona estates, amounting to approximately 40,000 acres, in West Java alone since hostilities began. Thirty
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      Mac Arthur Goes Home In 1948
      480 2 CANBERRA, Sunday. THE Supreme Allied Commander m Japan, Gen. Mac Arthur, is to relinquish his command next year, it was authoritatively learned yesterday m Canberra. He will visit Australia on his way home to the United States. He told this to the Deputy Prime
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      Roosevelt Speaks
      174 2 Quota Question TOKIO, Sunday. A spokesman from the Allied Supreme Commander's Headquarters in Tokio yesterday dcr 4 ed a report reaching Tokiu ftom London thai unfilled quotas for foreign traders allowed to enter Japan would be turned over to the United States or to any other country Renter
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    Man Watched Gunmen Robbing His House
    485 3 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BABRU, Sunday. WHEN the back door of his house was being broken open by armed gang robbers, Liew Hin, a contractor, bored a hole m the attap roofing, crept through it and from the roof-top watched two ma sked
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    New "Low" In Union Food Costs
    96 3 New "Low" In Union Food Costs From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE Price Controller, Malayan Union, says m his weekly report that the trend ■>i prices of the 18 essential, commodities under close I observation has been downward and a new "low" had been reached on Aug. 9.
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    RELIEF FOR CHINESE WAR VICTIMS
    84 3 To help distressed Chinese war victims m the Netherlands East Indies, the X.P.M. and the Java-China-Japan Line have each donated 25,000 guilders for relief work, according to a press release issued by the Chinese ConnlntrGeneral In Singapore. The money which has been accepted with appreciation
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    60 To AttendS 'pore Social Talks
    140 3 NEARLY 60 representatives of Governments and interested organisations will attend a f.ve-day session of an international Social Welfare Conference which opens m Singapore tomorrow Convened by Lord Killearn, the conference will be held at the office of the Special Commissioner, Cathay Building. One of
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    MOTION ON SULTAN
    95 3 The resolution passed at a recent meeting m Johore declaring that the Sultan of Johore had ceased to be the ruler of Johore, does not have the support of the Simpolan Bawean Johore, says the honorary secretary, m a statement to the Straits Times. He adds: "I
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    GOOD DRAMA AT THE CATHAY
    202 3 TWO actors, two actresses 1 and a director named Lewis Milestone, who knows how to get the best out of each of them, are responsible for ac engrossing Paramount film called The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. This grim, realistic production depicts the unhappy life
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    MUSLIMS CELEBRATEHARIRAYA TODAY
    310 3 MUSLIMS CELEBRATEHARIRAYA TODAY By Our Muslim Correspondent THE Muslims of Singapore are today celebrating their Hari Raya Puasa the "EedulFitr" day which begins the first day of the Muslim month, Showwah, after the 30 days of fasting m the month of Ramaitha'n. It is a day of thanks-giving to God
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    DEATHS
    82 4 JAP Madam Tan Guat Tiong the mile of Dr. A.C. Jap, aged 59, passed iway on 16th August 1947 at 12 midnight at her residence No. 321 River Valley Road after a short illness. The cortege will leave the house for interment at Bidadari at 4.30 p.m. today 18th
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Aug. 18, 1947. OVER-STAFFED COLONY ?
    1068 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Aug. 18, 1947. OVER-STAFFED COLONY The comparative figures of Government staff m the Malayan Union m IW7 and 1941 were discussed m these columns last week, when it was pointed out that there was an increase of nearly four hundred m "Administrative and comparable staff"
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    ANTI-COMMUNIST TO DIE IN SOFIA
    163 4 SOFIA, Sunday. A People's Court yesterday sentenced to death Nikola Dimitrov Petkov, outspoken anti-Communist leader of the Agrarian Party, on charges that he plotted to overthrow the Communist-dominated Bulgarian Government, and instal himself as leader of a new regime. The chairman of the court said
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    Indonesian Anniversary In Perspective
    931 4  - Indonesian Anniversary In Perspective K. NASOETION THE COLONIAL DUTCH SOWED THE SEEDS OF FREEDOM By YESTERDAY was the second anniversary of the Indonesian Republic and was celebrated by Indonesians throughout Malaya. As one who was born and educated m the Netherlands East Indies of prewar days, I wish to tell
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      Medan writes to Singapore: Come and see...
      555 4 rR the benefit of your readers m Malaya, please allow me to give you the true facts m regard to the Dutch military action which began on July 21 on the East Coast of Sumatra. As a matter of fact, it was no
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      Getting Singapore To The Polls
      367 4 I WAS surprised to see your comments on the subject of the arrangements for regis- tration of Singapore electors. You justify the present arrangements by 6aying that it is I necessary for every voter to know where his polling station is. Desirable, no douoi: but
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      MR. PERERA HAS A SECRET
      158 4 I HAVE the pleasure to inform you that I have, after leng experiment, discovered a process which increases the produced rubber by 100% merely by adding my secret process to the latex, without any deleterious effect to the rubber so produced. I am one of
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    HOUSING REPORT FOR COUNCIL NEXT WEEK?
    377 5 Welfare Fund May Be Asked To Help From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. TWO far-reaching recommendations are understood to have been made by the Malayan Union Housing Committee m its final report, which may be presented to the Advisory Council next Monday. One
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    THIS IS WHERE YOU REGISTER
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    Success Of KL Carnival Night
    202 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. WELL over 600 people attended the carnival dance at the Lake Club, m Kuala Lumpur, on Friday night m aid of the army families welfare fund. With dancing to the music of the Union Jack Club orchestra, which
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    INDONESIAN RELIEF FUND DONATIONS
    215 5 The following donations and subscriptions have been received by the Pergcrakan Melayu Semenanjong, Johore, towards the Indonesian Relief Fund: Dato Onn bin Jaffar $100, Dato Mahmood bin Mat, MCS SOO. List No. 87-88 collected by Syed A. Rahman bin Ahmad $80, List No. 77 collected by
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    Priests Help In Registration
    156 5 A GROUP of Singapore Chinese priests are helping m the registration of electors by allowing their temple, known to thousands of worshippers as the Po To See Temple, to be used as a registration office. i Standing m Van Kit Road, a cul-de-sac which is really
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    Admits He Restrained Police
    205 5 Admits He Restrained Police From Our Staff Correspondent SUNGEI PATANI, Sunday. A FORMER dresser, Paliah, pleaded guilty m two Sungei Patani courts yesterday to charges arising from a clash between police and strikers at Bukit Sembilan Estate, m February. Paliah was charged before the District Judge, Che Azmi Mohamed, with
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    Pakistan Delegate In S'pore
    211 5 PAKISTAN'S representative to the Canberra conference on Aug. 26 of British Commonwealth representatives to formulate a policy on the Japanese peace treaty passed through Singapore last night. He is 60-year-old Mr. Mirzal Ali liafi, who has been twice mayor of Rangoon and is managing director of
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    129 5 IODAY: British Buoks Exhibition. Victoria Memorial Hall, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Inter- School Art Exhibition, Greet World, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. V.M.C.A. Music reading class 7.45 p.m. Male voice choir practice 8.30 p.m. Sinhalese Buddhist temple, 96, Outram Road. 1 p.m.: Sermon by Yen. Lokanatha on
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    USED FORCE ON CONSTABLE
    118 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sunday.— Low Chee Tong. said to be a member of the Three Star Party, who was convicted or. a charge of using criminal force or. a police constable, was sentenced today by the District Judge, to eight weeks' rigorous imprisonment. Two policemen on duty
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    BUDDHIST SERMON
    47 5 'Jnder the auspices of the Kong Beng Sia Buddhist Mission, a sermon will be delivered hy the Yen. Lokanatha, the Italian Buddhist missionary chief, today at the Sinhalese Buddhist Temple, 96, Outram Road, at 1 p.m. on: "The Buddhist Way to Happiness." All are invited.
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    CHILDRENHURT
    77 5 xxi V^V/x-ilJilOlVfll The driver and the conductor of a bus and several of the passengers, including children, were injured when the bus overturned and was badly smashed m a collision with a truck belonging to a private transport company. The accident occurred 11 miles from Tampin, on the TampinGemas
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    Constable Killed In Bus Crash
    106 5 Constable Killed In Bus Crash HASSAN bin Tarus, a Malay constable attached to the Beach Road Police Station, was yesterday killed m a trolley bus accident at the junction of South Bridge Road and Circular Road. Hassan was standing on the footboard of a trolley bus going m the direction
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE DISCHARGED
    44 5 PENANG, Sunday.— A Singapore Chinese, Tan Kirn Cheng, was discharged m the Third Magistrate's court here yesterday. Tan was alleged to have murdered another Chinese Hay Ah Lee, m Singapore on August 2. The charge was withdrawn and accused was discharged.
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    INDONESIAN ART ON SHOW
    143 5 IN enthusiastic crowd grtet- ed the opening of the first Indonesian Art Exhibition held m Singapore m the offices of Antara News Agency, Raffles Place, yesterday. Soptohoedojo, an 18-year-old Indonesian artist from Solo (Centra Java), who intends go- 1 ing to Paris for further ai*i studies,
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    Malayan Round-up Co-op. Has $2, 000 Daily Turnover
    764 5 rRNOVER of the Singapore Co-operative Stores has reachea $2,000 a day and membership 4,000, states a report on the progress of the movement m the first issue of a monthly magazine published by the S.C.S. TTiese figures compare with a daily turnover
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    Local Conditions Still Undisturbed By London Breeze
    610 6 Local Conditions Still Undisturbed By London Breeze Weekly Share Market Review [By A Market Correspondent] THE local share market has remained v ndisturbed during the past week, notwithstanding the gloomy news of Britain's finances which now seems a' daily adjunct to our early morning tea. i •T? a fv. the
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    "Free Tin Market Required"
    122 6 "Free Tin Market Required" From Our Own Corresponds >t LONDON, Sunday. IN an address circulated to shareholders of Consolidated Tin Smellers, the chairman, Mr. E. V. Pearce, declare.that a world pric c for tin can be established only by creating a free market and allowing the forces of supply and
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    "GLOVES OFF" ON AMERICAN PRICES
    350 6 pONCUBRENT with the rise m temperatures there has been v a fresh ou' break of agitation over prices, running all Ihe way from tho While House down to the most humble dinner table m the land. President Truman blessed the newest Government to get at
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    Dow Jounes Averages
    21 6 \i->» \O.-4!\. Sunday.— Dow Jones averages on Friday were: Stocks, 1.1.82: Industrials. 181.40; Railroads, 49.41; Utilities, 35.C6.— A.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    386 7 LONDON, Friday. ALTHOUGH there was less r\ general activity on the Stock' Exchange today, there was plenty of colour in the markets for South African gold shares and British Government securities, says Reuter's financial correspondent. In Government Securities, Thursday's upward movement was resumed today on a larger 6cale
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    Chinese Exchange Regulations
    94 7 SHANGHAI, Sunday. BANKING and other responsible spokesmen predicted last night that new Chinese regulations governing foreign exchange would be announced late this afternoon. The regulations, It is believed, include one which would enable the Government banks to buy foreign exchange at the open market rate. For some
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    BENEFITS DECISIONS
    173 7 TWO recommendations af- 1 fecting the benefits of the Subordinate Civil Service Benefit Fund, Penang, were adopted at the 20th annual general meeting on Aug. 9 They were "To pay maximum death benefits m respect of those years where it was not possible to do so," and "to
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    BRITISH MALAY RUBBER LOSS
    33 7 British Malay Rubber detail* were Loss for 1946 £29.342, compared with the previous year's loss of £3.971. Broupht In £1.627, plus £28.000 from reserve, leaving a credit of £285.
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    ALLENBY RUBBER
    130 7 rpHE estate of the Allenby Rubber Company Ltd. is now m full production. A crop of 463,500 lbs. was harvested up to the end of February this year. This is revealed m the report of the directors which is to be presented to the annual meeting of shareholders
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    RUBBER
    66 7 Fhe Singapore Chamber oi Commerce Rubber Associations prices at noon on Saturday were: Buyer? Sellers Cts. Cta. per ib. per Ib. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose 28Vs 28% No. 1 R.S.S fob m bales Sept. 28 7 6 29 4 No. 2 R.S.S tob m bales Sept. ..28% 28
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    BUKIT RAJAH RUBBER
    93 7 Details of Buki* Rajah Rubber were: Sales to Mar. 31, £42.113. as compared with the previous year s nij; plus interest, etc., £1.862, making £43.975 (compared with the previous £2,173). Estate expenses were £26.530 (previous year £4.611.) Lond r jn expenses were £641, directors' fees £666. and
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    NEAR 1941 OUTPUT
    267 7 Gadek Rubber THE directors of Gadek Rubber Estate have recommended the declaration of a 7'/ 2 per cent, dividend. During the first four months of 1947 the estates produced 508.000 lbs. of rubber which compared with 533,500 lbs. for the same four months of 1941. Intimating this
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    CAR PRICES RISE IN U.S.
    63 7 DETROIT. Sunday. Chrysler Corporation announced yesterday price increases ranging from $45 to $135 (US) on passenger cars and trucks The increases will come into effect on Aug. 18. The firm followed the lead of General Motors, Packard, Hudson. Kaiser-Praser and Nash-Kelvinalor companies m rasing car
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    U.S. FUTURES
    41 7 NEW YORK, Sunday. Crude rubber futures closed five points higher to 10 points lower on Friday. Sales totalled 72 contracts. December 14.95 cents (U.S.): March 14.80 bid. May 14.75 bid. Number One Ribbed Smoked Sheets 15.25 nominal. A. P.
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    MALAYA MAKES THOMAS CUP PLANS
    387 8 MALAYA MAKES THOMAS CUP PLANS State Matches To Raise Funds From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. AT a meeting of State delegates m Kuala Lumpur today, the Malayan Badminton Association decided to accept the invitation to take part m the Thomas Cup competition and to make immediate arrangements to
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    Hat-Trick Twice In Two Days
    371 8 rO hat-tricks by J. E. Jeans and F. Homer on Saturday and yesterday respectively were the highlights m the two-day cricket matth at Hong Lim Green m which the Singapore Cricket Club beat the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club by nine wickets. The Chinese declared after
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    STORE JUNIOR BADMINTON
    181 8 The following are the resul s of yesterday's ties m the SingapJre B?.dmin;on Association champiomliips: Cheong tag Lee (U.C.A.) beat S. A. Mattar (Eclipse) 15 7; 14 14 (3 1); Lim Chin Aik (Marigold) beat Goh Kong Lim (A.A.U.) 15 6, 14 14 (I—3) 15—8: Low Ming
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    INDIAN XI TO PLAY PENANG
    99 8 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. The All-Malayar. Indian soccer team will play two matches m Penang next week-end. In their first game on Saturday, Aug. 23, the visitors will meet the Penang State XI and the following day they will play agninst the Penang
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    Kenyon 72 For R.A.F. vs. Recs
    245 8 A SPLENDID knock of 72 runs by Kenyon for R.A.F. Seletar helped the Airmen to an «asy win by seven wickets over the S.R.C. at Seletar yesterday. Kenyon's innings Included one six and 13 fours. The S.R.C. batted first and were dismissed for 105
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    Positions Of Counties
    325 8 LONDON, Sunday. r! following are the first 12 counties m the County Cricket Championship including matches ending Friday: Ist Inns Lead P. W. L. D. T. L. D. P. I Gloucester 21 15 2 4 0 1 2 192 Middlesex 21 15 4 2 0 1 1
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    KRANJI WIN 3-1
    42 8 Kranji wireless station beat the Jollilads by three goals to one m a soccer match at Kranji ground yesterday. Evans, Wilkinson and Chanot scored for Kranji m the first half. Muther scored for the Jollilads m the second half.
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    Club Revives Clay Pigeon Shooting
    237 8 PINGAPORE Gun Club enthusiasts have decided to re-start *J clay pigeon shooting, says the honorary secretary, Mr. F. A. Bickerdike. Various sites have been surveyed and the most suitable appears to be Sele'ar Range at 9Vl> mile, Thomson Road, which will be used lntil a
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    Foreign Sport Flashes
    222 8 I NEW YORK, Sunday.— The United Slates won the opening two singles when the Wightman Cup annual lawn tennis competition between women's teams of Britain and the United States began at Forest Hills here yesterday. V'ith the United States represented by four top ranking women m the
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    Australia In Cup Final
    95 8 MONTREAL, Sunday. JACK BROMWICH, playing: brilliant and versatile tennis from the baseline, defeated Czechoslovakia's Jaroslav Drobny ft— 2, 7—5, 6—46 4 yesterday earning Australia the righ* to challenge the United States, defending champions, for the Davis Cup at Forest Hills on Aug. 30. Bromwich's straight set
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    Munro Jumps 11 Feet 5
    358 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. SELANGOR won championship honours at the AllMalayan Indo-Ceylonese Athletic Meeting today with a seven points lead over the runners-up, Perak. Outstanding performance was by R. Munro (Sel.) who cleared 11 ft. 5 ins. m the pole jump. Munro
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    S.C.C. CRICKET XI
    46 8 The following will represent S.C.C. at cricket against R.A.F. (Seletar) at Seletar today at 11 a.m.: N. A. Coleman, K. Healy, J. Smith, A. Guttridge, A. Barnes, C. Milton, K. Wood, R. Moss, P. Gilmour, J. Oates, G. Scholes. Empire: Mr. M. King.
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    EASY VICTORY
    28 8 In a soccer match played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, the Young Companion Athletic Association beat the Joyful Juniors first eleven by six goals to two.
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    LEO HEANEY IS DISQUALIFIED
    161 8 LEO Heaney was disqualified m the eighth round or n 1 scheduled 10 round fight against Baby Baltazar at the New World Arena last night. I The Australian was boo»d often for not breaking clean from clinches. He was warned by Referee Dunsford m the sixth
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    WIN FORS'PORE DISTRICT HQ.
    232 8 WIN FOR S'PORE DISTRICT HQ. Despite a fine bowling performance by Pearce who took four S.C.C. wickets for 22 runs, a Cric- j ket Club XI beat Headquarters (Singapore District) on the padang yesterday. SINGAPRE DISTRICT Major Haig c Bowen-Jones b Busbridge 9; Lt. Thunder b Moss 16; QMS. Pearce
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    Airmen Win Easily
    334 8 The Combined R.A.F. b^at th c Combined Colleges by seven wickets at Changi m their two-day match wh ch ended yesterday. F. W. Marsh, who scored 75 In the Airmen's first Innings. arirt the buwlers, Tibbie and Smith, played a major par. m their side's victory. Continuing
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