The Straits Times, 25 August 1947

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST Z5, 1947. J BICE TEN CENTS
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    STRIKERS TO MEET SHB CHIEF THIS MORNING
    927 1 STRIKERS TO MEET SHB CHIEF THIS MORNING "Crisis" Appeal To 9,000 Men To Resu me Work pOUR representatives of the Singapore Harbour Labourers' Union are to meet the acting Chairman of the Harbour Hoard, Mr. P. A. T. Chrimes, at ten o'clock this morning and the outcome of these talks
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    96 1 This camera-shy Chinese was deported from Singapore yesterday with nine other Chinese who had finished sentences m Ontram Road Gaol. He is seen with his wife and mother at the Criminal Investigation Department. The 10 deportees, mostly convicted gunmen and accompanied by five wives and children, sailed by the British
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    10 Missing In BOAC Crash At Bahrein
    181 1 10 Missing In BOAC Crash At Bahrein BAHREIN, Sunday. TEN persons were reported missing after a Briish Overseas Airways Corporation flying-boat crashed on landing at Bahrein, m the Persian Gulf, yesterday. The plane WU en route from Hong Kong to London, carrying 24 or 25 persons. First reports said seven
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    LUXURY PLANE CRASHES IN U.K
    114 1 WOODFORD. Cheshire, Sunday. 1 —Roy Chederick, designer of the Br; sh Lancaster bomber, and three other air technicians were killed yesterday testing one of the most luxurious airliners m the (world.— A.V. Roe and Co's Tudor II The other three dead included A. V. Roe's
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    TRAIN ON FIRE: 24 DIE
    35 1 BERLIN. Sunday— Twenty-four persons were killed and more than 60 were serious'^r injured, when one car of a passenger train, 10 miles north of Berlin, caught fire yesterday afternoon. UJ.
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    Miners Respond To Government Appeal
    516 1 A/ LONDpN, Sunday. ONE uf the K^gest ateps to deal with Britain's economic crisis was taken last night *hen it was announced that miners had agreed to the Government's appeal to them to return to tiie six-day week. General Secretary of the National Union of
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    INDIAN PLANE DUE TODAY
    70 1 An Indian Red Cross plane, carrying medical supplies to Indonesia, is expected to arrive at Kallang Airport, this afternoon. The plane was scheduled to arrive In Singapore yesterday but stopped over at Bangkok last night. Piloted by Wing Commander Sherdev Singh, Commanding Officer, No. 12, Royal
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    DUTCH REQUEST TO BRITAIN
    131 1 DUTCH REQUEST TO BRITAIN LONDON, Sunday. HOLLAND has asked the British to permit the British Consul General m Batavia to prepare and possibly to submit to the Security Council a personal report of recent happenings m Indonesia since the cease-fire, it was learned from a Foreign Office official m London
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    PRICES EVEN FOR CONSCRIPTS AND CRIBS
    181 1 PRICES EVEN FOR CONSCRIPTS AND CRIBS SHANGHAI, Sunday. f HINESE rackets m the news today involved the sale of able-bodied substitutes m place of men conscripted to the army and *he alleged sale of examination papers before a University examination. The prices quoted for the two deals were the same.
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    Punjab Mail Twice Stopped
    152 1 Punjab Mail Twice Stopped LAHORE, Sunday. SIX people were injured when the Punjab mail train «U twice stopped today by Sikh and Muslim mobs. In Lahore, two people were stabbed to death yesterday. Pandit Nehru. Prime Minister of India, today left by air for Jullundur, m east Punjab, to discuss
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    IMPORT LICENCES SUSPENDED
    94 1 GOVERNMENT has made no *J further announcement following its statement on Friday that, pending clarification of future import policy, the granting of further permits for imports into Maiaya from V.S.A., Canada and countries m Central and South America, except Argentine and Brazil, will be temporarily suspended. Exceptions
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    Greece Gets New Cabinet
    258 2 Greece Gets New Cabinet ATHENS, Sunday. TTHE turbulent Greek Gov1 ernment resigned yesterday and a few hours later a Government spokesman said the Greek King had entrusted the vice Premier, M. Constantine Tsaldaris, with the task of forming a new government to be sworn m tomorrow morning. M. Tsaldaris is
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      $60,000 Robbery Of Actress's Flat
      122 2 LONDON, Sunday. THIEVES who yesterday broke into the fashionable Muvfair 1 apartmcut of the American-born actress, Mrs. Barbara Blair Phillips, stole jewels and furs valued at $60,000 The thieves came m a van, I m which they hoped to cart' away all th c furniture
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      German Drought
      61 2 HAMBURG, Sunday.— German farmers throughout the British zone, anxiously watching much of their produce prematurely ripen and then shrivel under a burning sun, are praying for rain to save remaining harvest crops from severe damage. German agricultural departments have been collecting reports from all over Germany on the
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      £100,000 Club
      65 2 PORTSMOUTH, Sunday.— The NuffieM Trust is providing £100,000 to erect a club for officers of the three services at Portsmouth. The club will have dining halls, men's and women's changing rooms, barber shops, squash couts, a main lounge, billiard rooms and bedrooms. Lord Nuffleld has also suggested the
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      Treaty Ratified
      44 2 ujCriAREST, Sunday. Tho Rumanian Chamber of Deputies yesterday unanimously ratiucd the peace treaty with the Allit s. The treaty will come into forc« immediately after the instruments of ratification by Britain, the United States and Soviei Russia are lodged in Moscow.— Reuttr.
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      Trip Cancelled
      47 2 HOLLYWOOD, Sunday.—Producer Jeffery Bernerd, of Mjiio. gram Studios, has cancelled his proposed trip to England to film a large portion of a new picture, "The Maze." He said the new British tax ol 75 per cent on imported films had altered his plans.— A. P.
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      Wed After 20 Years
      131 2 SYDNEY, Sunday.— A woman of 77 arrived in Sydney from England by flying-boat to marry her brother-in-law, aged 68, whom she had not seen for more than 20 years. She is Mrs. Emily Townsend; of London and he is Mr. Bernard Esser, of Prospect, New South
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      777 2 NOTICES notice"" WITH effect from 15th of August, 1947. the Office of the Commissioner ol Lands, Malayan Union is situated n the Land Office Building Seremban. NOTICE "I/YNDHURST" 30 Newton Rd. First Class accommodation. Bookings now taken, single, double. Phone 3590 for fapnoint. NOTICE MALAYAN BREWERIES LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY
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      218 2 NOTICES THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, SINGAPORB has pleasure m announcing the installation of night safe facilities for its constituents. Particulars on application ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, KUALA LUMPUR The Electrical Department, Malayan Union, intends to change over all existing direct current supplies of electricity to alternating current m the Kuala
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      872 2 NOTICES Re ARCHIBALD FREDERICK JOHNSON deceased All persons having any claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased, late of Prison Officers' Quarters. Singapore, who died on the 22nd day of July, 1943, are required to send particulars of their claims m writing to the Official Assignee, who Is the
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      793 2 TENDERS SALE BY TENDER The Custodian of Enemy Property, Malayan Union, will dispose of the engine specified m the schedule hereunder by Public Tender. 2. As his agent to deal with this disposal the Custodian of Enemy Property has appointed Messrs. Sime. Darby St Co.. Ltd., of Penang from whom
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      413 2 SALE BY TENDER The Custodian of Enemy Property, Malayan Union, will dispose of engines and machinery as specified m the schedule hereunder by public tender. 2. Permits to view and oElcial tender forms giving particulars of the property for sale and conditions of sale may be obtained at the following
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    "HELP US," CRY FROM JEWS TO TRUMAN
    435 3 Ha beasCorpus Writ On Bevin, Jones WASHINGTON, Sunday. rpHE White House disclosed yesterday that President Truman had received an appeal for intervention, from the Jewish refugees, who are being sent to Germany by the British. The White House sanl the appeal was referred
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    New Latex Company For Malaya
    192 3 By The Times Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. A NEW COMPANY* to be registered m Malaya, has been formed to organise the collection of latex and to nrovide buildings and machinery for its concentration. This is revealed m the annual report of the chairrnur of the London
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    "Apathy & Lethargy In China"
    202 3 "Apathy Lethargy In China" NANKING, Sunday. LT.-Gen. A. C. Wedemey»r, President Truman's special envoy to China, today called on the Chinese Government to introduce immediately "drastic and far-reaching political economic reforms,'* He said. ther c was apathy aqd lethargy m many quarters." Lt. Gen. Wedemeyer, who made this call m
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    THANKSGIVING AT TAMIL CHURCH
    64 3 A large congregation attended a special thanksgiving service yesterday morning at the Tamil Methodist Church, Short Street, to commemorate India's Independence Day. Bishop Edwin F. Lee preaohed on "India's place among the Nations." Other speakers were the Rev. S. M. Thevathason, Mr. T. R> Doraisamy and
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    U.S. Clipper Flight To Singapore
    197 3 U.S. Clipper Flight To Singapore pAN American World AirI ways will probably resume tieir pre-war Clipper service from San Francisco to Singapore towards the end of next month if a "proving flight" now being undertaken by a Douglas D. C. 4 aircraft "Kathay Clipper" is successful. The "Kathay Clipper" arrived
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    COLLEAGUES SAVE MINERS
    152 3 ANNFIELD PLAIN, County Durham, Sunday. Five men lying m the Royal Victory Infirmary, Newcastle, who were badly burned from the explosion m the Morrison Busty Pit here do not know they owe their lives to the heroic courage of four colleagues who, dashing from another part of
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    NEW EASTERN AIR SERVICE
    86 3 SAIGON, Sunday.— A regular weekly air service between Shanghai and Batavia, with stops at Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore, will be inaugurated by the China National Aviation Corporation within four weeks, Gen. C. Y. Liu, director general of CNAC, said yesterday after his arrival here on a
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    THIS IS WHERE YOU REGISTER
    64 3 Today's map is the tenth of a series to stow y«m wlit<« to register for a vote m the Singapore elections. If :ju liv. m the mukims included m the map, yon should register wi i one of the following: Mnkim XXV, Mr. Sob. Choo
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    Betty Grable Highest Paid Star
    209 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. PETTY Grable, with an income for the year of $208,000, is the highest paid Hollywood film star m the new list of big salaries issued by the Treasury. Her trumpet-Dlowinß husband. Harry James, received $111,666 from the same company as oald his wile—
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      217 3 STEWART MdNTYRE LIMITED ENGINEERS BUHNERS If you are considering new or expanded facilities we would welcome an opportunity to help you translate your ideas into a sound construction programme. 45, Orchard Road, Singapore Telephone: 4061 Telegrams: Construct B.M/1. "YoonlY" (Specialists) ALUMINIUM SIGNBOAItOS, Na«e Plates. Badges, Stencils. Casting*, Memorial TaUete, Engraving,
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Aug. 25, 1947. WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
    1242 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Aug. 25, 1947. WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? The British crisis, which is m fact a world crisis, and suspension of convertibility of sterling represent the two major disasters of 1947, although this is not to say that there may not be even more unfortunate developments
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    55 4 NEW YORK, Sunday.— A new painless and rapid method of healing burns and some skin ulcers by an anaesthetic ointment is reported m the American Journal of Surgery. The ointment contains slightly less than one per cent of chemicals, called para-aminobenzoates, which have an anaesthetic effect. It also contains cold
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      How Do The Governments Spend Their Money?
      1092 4 How Do The Governments Spend Their Money? THE Heasman Report has been published, but no one is deluded into imagining that the compilers of the report have been considering whether or not income tax is practicable m this country: rather has consideration bean given to the quickest method of introducing
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      HEASMAN HARD ON FAMILIES?
      476 4 I HAVE written previously regarding the taxation of middle-class incomes and thf rates suggested m the Heasman report confirm my fears that middle-class families will once again be soaked while many others will remain undertaxed. The Heasman proposals will have little effect on bachelors or on
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      PRUNING EXPERTS NEEDED
      291 4 mow learn that Mr. Herman may have gone to London to recruit income tax officers for Malaya. During the late war, a tax popularly known as income tax but called War Tax. was imposed m the Straits Settlements. To make this possible, an expert was sent oat
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      Lofty Ideals Not Enough
      245 4 MR. W. H. W. Little, the Senior Inspector of Schools, Perak, m an address to the English School Teachers' meeting last week, said that teachers must not look for wealth. "If we are not paid m money for our services," said he, "we ■have other things
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      Singsong News
      140 4 MANY upcountry Indian listeners are disappointed with the unsatisfactory way the Indian programmes are broadcast from Singapore. In the first place, the news announcer "sings" the news. Can we not have somebody who c»n "read" the news as is done from Madras? The times and metre bands of
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      876 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. BARD WELL. To Kathleen (Nee Lawdon) wife of M. E. Bard well Sedenak Johore on Aug. 23rd at Singapore a daughter. THE ENGAGEMENT was announced on 23.8.47 of Miss Flossie Chla Lek Neo to Mr. Chua Teck Chye. PERSONAL. GEORGE D. CANDILIOTIS. Physlco-Therapist (Dlpl. U.S.A.) wish to inform
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    Deadline In Bus Dispute
    133 5 Deadline In Bus Dispute From Our Own Corrs pondent PENANG, Sunday. AFTER a three-week deadlock m negotiations, the Central Province Wellesley Transport Company has served a 48-hour ultimatum on its workers. The ultimatum expires on Tuesday morning. Under the ultimatum the compuiy dismisses all workers who do no report for
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    Permission Sought To Carry Arms
    100 5 Permission Sought To Carry Arms From Our Staff Correspondent SUNGEI PATANI, Sunday. THE owner of a Bedong sago mill, which has resumed work, has sought police permission to carry arms as defence against possible intimidation. The miller told the Straits Times today that outside elements were preventing strikers from resuming
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    PIANO RECITAL
    214 5 Clifford Huntsman gave a successful piano recital last night m the Victoria Memorial Hall, before a large audience, which included the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. The first part of the programme was devoted to Schumann and began with the trabesque. After this came
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    PASSENGERS FOR SINGAPORE
    80 5 The following passengers have arrived m Singapore by the X.P.M. ship Straat Malakka from South American and South and East African parts. Rear Admiral and Mrs. R. D. DUver from Mombasa. Mr. G. V. Evans from Capetown, and Mrs. G. M. L^wis and two children, Mrs. V.
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      Indian Gaoled For Restraining Police
      107 5 From Our Own Correspondent SUNGEI, PATANI, Sunday. A FORMER dresser, whom th e prosecution described as an instigator of the recent labour trouble at Bukit Sembilan Estate, was yesterday sentenced to two weeks' rigorous imprisonment. The dresser, Palliah, was convicted by the Sungei Patani Magistrate,
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      UMNO Scholarships
      124 5 KUALA KANGSAR, Sunday.— 1947 winners of the eight scholarships awarded by the Department of Education of the United Malays National Organisation for the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, have been announced. They are: Shell. Ismail bin Long; Form IV, Jamaludin bin Haji Abu Bakar; Form IV, Abdul Rahim bin
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      Smallpox In Union
      100 5 KUALA Lumpur, Sunday. Perak, with 14. out of a total of 24 cases reported, had the highest incidence of smallpox in the Malayan Union for the week ending August 16. The total number of cases for the week was two less than for the previous week, the
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      Law To Be Amended
      94 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday.— The ban on house to house and street collections will affect collections made for the upkeep of any place of worship, or house of prayer, or for any purpose which is purely religious. A relevant amending clause is to be proposed for the
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      Wales Minstrels
      79 5 THE Wales Minstrels Association 1 is now on the Register of Exempted Societies in Singapore. At a recent general meeting of the association the following were elected office-bearers: President: Yeo Wah Hin, vicepresident: Seow Siang Yew, hon. secretary: Quek Teck Kiat, ron. treasurer: Tan Seng Watt, hon. auditor:
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      Book Show Closed
      77 5 THE British Books Exhibition closed in Singapore on Saturday August 23 after eight v^ry successful days during which 5,000 people visited the exhibition. The visitors were of all communities and ages, and showed a great interest in all the exhibits. On the basis of the experience in
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      Royal Birthday
      102 5 SEREMBAN, Sunday. Malay chieftains from districts in Negri Sembilan travelled specially to Seremban this morning to pay respects to the Yang dl-Pertuan Besar, Sir Abdul Rahman, who celebrated his birthday today. The ceremony took place on the padang after a parade of detachments of the Malay Regiment and
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    TEACHERS FORM NEW UNION
    73 5 TEACHERS FORM NEW UNION From Our Own Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. OELANGOR teachers at a k3 meeting this morning formed themselves into a trade union to be known as the Union of Sekmpor Teachers. Delegates from the new union, the Negri Sembilan Teachers' Union and the Singapore Teachers' Union will
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    UNION FORMED IN PENANG
    99 5 PENANG, Friday. FoUowing their meeting last Tuesday, Penang teachers have decided to form a trade union. A preparatory committee has been appointed and discussions are being held with the Penang Trade Union Adviser, Mr. R. Gaddick. This move gained ground last Tuesday when the Trade Union
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    85 5 TODAY Liberty Musical and Dramatical Association, general meeting, 36 Duxton Hill, 8 p.m. Music Club, beginners music readIng class, 7.45 p.m., male voice. choir practice, 8.30 p.m., YMCA. Y.W.C.A. Malay Class for beginners, 11 Leonie Hill Road, 5.30 p.m. WATCH FOR: Classical Concert-Cocktail Party, given by Mr. and
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    Less Rubber, More Tin From Penang
    171 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. RUBBER exports from Penang continued to drop sharply but tin shipments rose by over 20 per cent, last month, according to trade statistics available today. Rubber exports of May were valued at $23,000,000, June at $16,487,326, and for
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    74 5 The Hone Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has installed a new night-safe in the Singapore head office. Clients holding keys to the chute opening of the safe (above) can place a wallet of valuables in the chute after business hours. An executive officer of the bank said yesterday that the
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    RUBBER EXPORTS DOWN BY 2,000 TONS
    354 5 Price Drop Affects Smallh older s From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. fHE latest rubber statistics for the Malayan Union continue to reflect the results of the low price for the commodity on production and export. Foreign exports fell by more than 2,000
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    Unofficials To Discuss New Tax
    502 5 Unofficials To Discuss New Tax From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. [INOFFICIAL members of U the Malayan Union Advisory Council will meet at 9.15 tomorrow morning, before the Council meeting, to decide, if possible, on a policy regarding income tax. "There is no question of voting against it en
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    KUALA LUMPUR WEDDING
    203 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday.— Mr Donald Walter Beeden. AJS.P., of the Malayan Union police, son ol Mr. and Mrs. H. Beeden, A Southsea, Hampshire, was married at St. Mary's Church, yesterday, to Mrs. Elizabeth BryantSalmond, of the W.V.S.. Kuala Lumpur, daughter of Mr. and
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    Pretty Air Hostess Combines Flying With Study Course
    141 5 Pretty Air Hostess Combines Flying With Study Course A PRETTY young American air hostess, who arrived m Singapore yesterday spends about half of each month studying m a United States University and the other half flying over the commercial air routes of the central Pacific. She is Hope Parkinson. 25
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    Census Query Answered
    91 5 Singapore householders, when filling m census form 3, should include particulars of any servants living on their premises, the deputy-superin-tendent m charge of the census m Singapore, Mr R. H. Oakley, told the Straits Times yesterday. Numerous readers have asked tine Times if this was necessary. Mr.
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    GOVERNOR TO APPOINT INQUIRERS
    120 5 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A BILL will be introduced m the Advisory Council tomorrow providing, for the establishment of Wages Councils m the Malayan Union. The councils will be a means of wage regulation m those industries m which no effective collective bargaining
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    44 5 LONDON, Sunday. A man identified m London on Friday after widespread inquiries was charged at Lewisham yesterday. Described as John Henry Cole, 28, electrician of no fixed abode, he was charged with rape and robbery and will appear m court at Greenwich tomorrow. Reuter.
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    Business Small: S'pore Watches U.K.
    865 6 Weekly Share Market Review By A Market Correspondent CO far as Malayan share markets are concerned events m Europe have not yet seriously affected price levels, but many investors and would-be investors have temporarily abandoned the role of player for that of spectator. As a
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    UNION FOOD PRICES DROP STEADILY
    185 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. PURCHASES by Muslims for the Hari Raya Puasa celebrations I had no effect on the prices of essential foodstuffs and other articles m the Union, the Price Controller states m his latest report. A steady fall m the
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    98 6 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Sunday. PHORT-COVERING and iiv *J vestment nibbling lifted individual stocks on the New York Stock Exchange although *nany market leaders continued to falter in the closing session of the week. Gainers included Hershey chocolate, Western Union, De'nUt Steel, Miami Copper, and CurtissWrlgnt. Among laggards
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    Dow Jones Averages
    20 6 NEW YORK, Sunday. Dow Jones Averages were: Stocks, 64 42 Industrials, 179.74: Railroads, 48.94; Utilities, 35.78.— A.P.
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    FROM RUBBER TO PADI
    159 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday.—lndications that the fall m the rubber price has resulted m greater interest m rice, by cultivators who have turned to the estates for work, is reported m Johore. It is stated that areas m Johore formerly abandoned are now
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      606 6 FREQUENCIES all-india radio <»«. f^Aiiingtoo Ke^i); (Variable) 21.51, 11.87, 15.16, 15.19; 10.00 We Repeat. (CUT OUT FOR REFERENCE). J^g g3 T»rx?l»C The following frequencies in radio NANKING (Na»ki»*): 7.3* flrcpa megacycles (as calibrated on afl a .m. to 1MI aja.— 15^5; 3.30 pjn. to orange NETWORK— CANTONESE modern radio dials)
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    LONDON STOCKS
    369 7 LONDON, Friday. FERE was only minor weekend activity throughout the London stock markets, says Reuter's financial correspondent. British Funds made the best showing with small gains generally despite idl? conditions. Industrials and Oil shares turned dull with interest only on a very small scale and with recorder movements
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    Consolidated Tin Smelters Divs.
    193 7 PYMENT of a balance dividend of 3} per cent on the non -cumulative Preference Stock and a dividend of five per cent on the Ordinary Stock will be recommended by the directors to the annual meeting of Consolidated Tin Smelters Limited m London tomorrow. They will
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    RUBBER
    64 7 nie Singapore Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon on Saturday were: Buyers 8eller» oer Ib. ocr Ib. to 1 R.S.S. Spot loose 28 s 28% fo I RS 8 fofe in bales Sept. 29 29 Vi lo 2 R.SS fob in bales Sept. 28*4 29 fo 3
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    MALAYSIAM TIN DIVIDEND
    70 7 Malaysiam Tin is paying a first and final dividend of four per cent, on £148.876 Ordinary shares, m resppct of the year ended March 31. 1947. The last payment was a final dividend of five per cent, for 1940 to 1941. making 10 per cent, for that
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    DOUBT OVER TYRE PRICES
    307 7 DOUBT whether car tyres will be cheaper m a year's time is expressed by the secretary of the Tyre Manufacturers' Conference, Mr. W. B. Stokes. In a letter to the Financial Times he says: "This organisation (the Tyre Manufacturers' Conference), on which all British tyre makers
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    BROKER'S LAWSUIT
    359 7 -JIGH Court proceedings affecting the proprietorship and management of the Singapore firm of G. E. Najmee. exchange brokers; resulted in a judgment In favour of the plaintiff, Mr. E. E. Basrai. Judgment was given by Mr. Justice Jobling. Puisne Judge. The defendants were Mr. G. E. Najmee and
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    PROMOTED LEAGUE CLUBS DO WELL
    536 8 PROMOTED LEAGUE CLUBS DO WELL Expensive Players Prove Good Value LONDON, Sunday. PROMOTED teams did well as the English soccer season started yesterday to the enthusiastic cheers of over 1,000,000 spectators. Estimated attendances show that 1,035,000 people watched the 44 Football League matches. Big names made news m gates and
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    Star Players Mystery
    124 8 LONDON, Sunday. The new Football League season tot under way yesterday with mystery md uncertainty surrounding two of England's leading players, neither of rhom figured m the opening matches. Tommy Lawton, International centre-forward, who is said Ut be Ranting to leave Chelsea, sustained an injury m a
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    Airmen Win Easily
    206 8 r2 Combined R.A.F. beat the S.C.R.C. by seven wickets at Hong Lim Green yesterday. The Club batted first and were all out for 118 runs. R.H. Syrett, who made a steady 50, E. M. Senior and W. Hlndley, who scored 2 funs each, were mainly responsible for
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    RESULTS OF BADMINTON
    249 8 The Singapore Badminton Association's veterans' singles I junior men's and women's doubles played at the Clerical Union Hall yesterday resulted: Veterans' Singles: Seah Ecg Liat Mayfair) btat Lim Cheng Kwee (Memdale) 15-7, 15-5. Junior Doubles: Tan Chwee Yong and Lee Swee Ho (Amicable; beat S.M Khalaff and
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    RUGBY LEAGUE
    74 8 LONDON, Sunday. ■RUGBY League results yesterday were:- Barrow 13, Halifax 5; Batley 14,', Kingston Rovers 11: Bramley 29, Belle- I vue Rangers 8; Featherstone 22, Keighley 15; Hull 27, Castlelord 15; Hunslet 1 6, Salford 13; O'dham 14, Warrington 3: Swinton 5. Leigh 16; Wakefield 0,, Bradford Northern
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    J. Lockhart 7 For 15 Runs
    281 8 Brilliant bowling by J. Lockhart, who took seven f>r 15, and good batting by C-S.K. Bovell and Osman Kndir enabled th c Segamat Cricket Club to beat the Ceylon Sports Club by eight wickets at Thomson Road yesterday. The Ceylonese batted first and their
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    Positions Of Counties
    306 8 LONDON, Sunday. Followirv are positions m the County cricket Championship, including matches endiner on Triday: 1 lead P. W. L. D. T. L. D. Pts Middlesex S3 17 4 2 Oil 212 Gloucestershire 33 16 34 012 204 Kent 25 12 8 5 0 2 4 168
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    Sing Tao Failed In Shooting
    334 8 LONDON, Sunday. DECEIVING sympathetic support from a crowd of 14,000, the Sing Tao Sports Club of Hong Kong made a brave show in the opening match of their English tour yesterday but were not good enough for Dulwich Hamlet, one of England's premier amateur sides,
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    TENGAH BEAT JOHORE C.C.
    106 8 From Our Staff Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU.— Playing yesterday on the Trade School ground, the R.A.P. Tengah beat the Johore C.C. by eight wickets. Batting first, Johore were all out for 66 runs At one stage, when the total was 49. four wickets fell without the addition
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    ComptonNear 3,000 Runs And Record
    258 8 LONDON, Sunday. DENIS Compton, Middlesex and England, brought himself a step nearer the rei cord of Jack Hobbs (who hit 16 centuries m 1925) by making his 15th century of the season at Lords yesterday against Surrey. Despite football attractions 26,000 people saw his faultless
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    CRABTREE 117 vs. TOURISTS
    156 8 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, Sunday. A sound innings of 117 by H. P. Crabtree, local schoolmaster, and 98 by S. J. Cray, opening batsman, helped Essex score 380 against the South African cricket tourists heie today. The South Africans batted for one over without scoring before the clcse of
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    Perak Rest Win 'Test'
    226 8 Perak Rest Win 'Test' From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sunday. THE Rest beat the Europeans 1 by six wickets m the Hennessy Trophy match ended today. The trophy, which was lost during the occupation, was replaced by Dr. A. C. Kathigasu. A devastating spell of bowling by Lt. Col. Amoore.
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    PENANG C.F.A. BEAT INDIANS
    148 8 From Our Staff Correspondent. PENANG, Sunday. After trouncing the Penang State team 5-1 yesterday, the AllMalayan Indian eleven surprisingly went down today to the Penang Chinese, local League champions, m a thrilling game by three goals to nothing. The Indians made four changes from the team
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    Wings Won Like A Champion
    412 8 Malayan Turf Topics From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMRL'R, Sunday. WINGS won like a champion. This was the widespread impression after his spectacular victory first time oul m Malaya on the first day of the Selangor Turf Club Meeting yesterday. Looking a picture, the former
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    S'pore Racing Dates Changed
    75 8 The Singapore Turf Club will hold its first post-war race meeting: on i*ov. 15, 19 and 22 instead of Nov. 8, 11 and 15 as originally planned, the president of the Club, Mr. H. C. Reilly, told the Straits Times last night This change followed alteration
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    RECS DEFEAT S.C.C. IN PADANG GAME
    413 8 J SANDERSON of th c S.K.C., 1 after scoring 53 including five sixes, was out to a catch by Coleman of Ire S.C.C, who was leaning! aga nst the ropes, m a match j on the Padang yesterday. The Recs won the two-day game
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      568 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from page 4) VEHICLES FOR SALE FORD V8 Pordor Salon for quick ale $4000/- or nearest. Inspection at H. Market Street during oEce hours. FOR SALE 14 HP. Wolseley Saloon 1939 in sound condition Box No. A178. B.T. 1940 FORD V8 De Luxe Saloon Good condition. Taxed
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