The Straits Times, 11 November 1947

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    19 1 Ute §Htmt% ffiMft MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 I Wfcl.VE PAt.r. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 19.. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    JOINT COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT TAX BILL
    4558 1 JOINT COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT TAX BILL Report Agrees On 1947 Income As Assessment Basis THE full report of the Malayan Union and Singapore Joint Committee appointed to consider Mr. R. B. Heas man's recommendations for the institution of income tax was published last night. The Committee expresses the opinion that,
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    95 1 THIS picture of a masked woman tin worker figures among the photographs m the volume STRAITS TIMES PICTURES 1947, a collection of Mm work of Straits Times photographers m their journeys m many parts of Malaya. Have you sent m the list of names of friends abroad to whom you
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    Elizabeth To Be Made Duchess?
    307 1 LONDON, Monday. THE News of the World, most widely read London weekly newspaper, reported yesterday that the King was considering the question of creating Princess Elizabeth a Duchess m her own right, m addition to bestowing a Dukedom on Lieut. Mountbatten. ninMmniini The paper said
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    Today's Free Press
    67 1 Normal distribution arrangements for the Singapore Free Press this afternoon are not possible owing to the Deepavali holiday. An emergency distribution will be carried out m the town area and m suburban areas where such service can be arranged. Many shops and depots will sell the Free
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    Arrested Officer Found Shot
    145 1 Arrested Officer Found Shot A YOUNG British Army officer, Capt. C. M. Foss, under close arrest for being absent without leave for five days, was found dead at Bidadari Camp on Saturday night. An Army spokesman said last night Foss, under the supervision of an escorting officer, was packing his
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    BURMA'S PROTEST
    40 1 RANGOON, Monday. The Burmese Government has lodged a formal protest with the Chinese Consul-General here against alleged incursions by Chinese bandits and kidnap gangs into the Shan states across the YunnanBurma borders, it was authoritatively learned today. Reuter.
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    Rubber's New Peak
    114 1 Ru b ber 's New Peak RUBBER, continuing to rise m th c Singapore market, yesterday advanced by of a cent and No. 1 sheet f.o.b buyers, closed last night at 43'/ 8 centy; lb. The price is now only 1% cents below the highest recorded this year. It has
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    Fine^or Setting OfMkrdar Alarms
    174 1 Fine^or Setting OfMkrdar Alarms BURGLAR alarms installed m a group of six new Homes built for the staff of I a large Singapore firm have cost both sleep and dollars to the occupants. Unfamiliar with the device, the new tenants accidentally set off their alarms go frequently when entering their
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    FIVE MEN WILLRULE NEW SIAM
    304 1 BANGKOK, Monday. CIAM will be governed by a five-mart junta, which will replace the Regency! Council. A new 98-clause Constitution for Siam was signed yesterday by the Regency Council, which provides for the live-man junta. Otherwise there is na radical change as a result of
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      German PoW Found Murdered In U.K.
      102 2 WOOLER, England, Monday. LOCAL police have identified the body of a man found murdered here beside a stream on Saturday as that of a 41-year-old German war prisoner, Eugene Mergenpahler. Arrangements are being I made to interrogate some of 1 the 400 German prisoners-of-war
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      Sculptor Dead
      26 2 MADRID, Monday. The sculptor, Mariano Bemlllure Y. Oil, 85, died yesterday after a heart aitac*. He was famous for his sculptures of bull-flg'hting. A.P.
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      Revenge
      63 2 PARIS, Monday— An a gee landlord, failing to evict his tenante, set fire to the house, their shot and killed himself aftei taking up his stand at the dooi to prevent the occupants escap ing, a French press agency dispatch from Tulle reported yesterday. The report said, the man,
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      Buried City
      80 2 CAIRO, Monday— The British Embassy announced here yesterday that an expedition of the Egyptian Exploration Society of London, directed by Mr. H. W. Fairman, would shortly resume excavations, interrupted by the war, m the fortress town of the Pharaonic period, at Amarah west, near Haifa. Previous excavations indicated
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      Extortion Alleged
      82 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Monday.— Tile Federal Bureau of Information announced on Saturday the arrest of a Filipino seaman, Urbano a Santos, alias Al Stoaas aged 41, as he waited at the post office for a letter which he thought would contain $o,COO. extorted under threat of death from E
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      Not Weakening
      108 2 LONDON, Monday.— Mr. Arthur Lewis, trade union leader, denied last night that the strike of workers employed by London's three luxury hotels was weakening because of resignations from the union protesting against the stoppage by the hotel waiters. The petition was reported to have been signed by 84
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      Duke's Journey
      31 2 LONDON, Monday.— Th© Duke and Duchess of Gloucester left London yesterday by plane for Malta, where, this week, the Duke will open a session of Malta's new parliament. A.P.
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      Dance Ban
      57 2 SHANGHAI. Monday. More than 200 dance teachers last night sent a letter to the Shanghai Municipal authorities Drotestine against the "unreasonableness" of banning dance schools here before dancing is similarly prohibited. They have appealed to the local authorities for a revision of the official order aimed at closing
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      827 2 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION Tenders wUI be received at the Office of the Director of Public Worka, Singapore, up to noon of the 24th November 1947 for Disposal of Dredgings from Public Works Department Dredgers from 16-12-47 to 15-6-1948. Plans and specifications may be seen and printed forms of tender obtained
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      257 2 NOTICES NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I. Lee Ah Chai of No. 9 Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore, have applied to the Board of Licensing Justices. Singapore for a Second Class Public House Licence to sell Beer Sc Stout for consumption on the whole bundng of No. 9. Mackenzie Road Singapore,
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    INDIA TAKES OVER JUNAGADH
    292 3 INDIA TAKES OVER JUNAGADH Request From The Prime Minister NEW DELHI, Monday. THE Government of India has taken over the administration of the state of Junagadh, which recently acceded to Pakistan, m response to a request by the Prime Minister, Sir Shah Bhutto, the Indian Government has Announced here. Government
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    The King's Homage To War Dead
    330 3 LONDON, Monday. TTHE King and Princess 1 Elizabeth, watched by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, placed wreaths on the Cenotaph m Whitehall yesterday, m memory of the dead of two wars: The windows of all Government buildings m the wide
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    NEW U.S. PLAN FOR GERMANY
    114 3 LONDON, Monday. AN American delegation spokesman at the Deputy Foreign Ministers meeting said yesterday that the United States had a plan for a working economic arrangement with Germany mi n the event of a collapse m the forthcoming German peace talks among the Big Four
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    NEW EGYPTIAN FILM PRE-VIEW
    157 3 Syed Abdullah AlsaKoff gave a pre-view of the Egyptian picture. Attarigul Mustagim, or "Straight forward", at the Garrick Theatre Geylang, on Sunday morning. Attangul Mustagim is unlike most of the Egyptian films that nave been shown m Singapore lately for it is easily understood by those
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    Australia's Labour Landslide
    171 3 Australia's Labour Landslide MELBOURNE, Monday. •THE results of the Victorian 1 state elections were described here today as the greatest landslide against the Labour Party for 20 years. The Federal Government opposition leader, Mr. Menzies (Liberal Party) commented: "I feel like a man who hears rain on the roof after
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    Indonesian Vice-Premier In Singapore
    133 3 •pHE Vice-Premier of the 1 Republic of Indonesia,! Dr. A. K. Gani, will arrive m Singapore by air from Java! this morning on his way to, Havana. As leader of an Indonesian delegation, he I will attend the International j Trade Conference at Havana on Nov.
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    SFTU QUIZ ON CITIZENSHIP
    84 3 The Singapore Federation of Trade Unions is investigating the citizenship status of members of all affiliated unions. The SFTU has sent to union secretaries copies of a form m the Chinese language listing questions for individual unionists to answer. Questions on the form ask the union
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    107 3 TODAY Remembrance Day wreath laying ceremony, Cenotaph, 7.15 aJn. Eighth annual Chinese athletic meeting, Jalan Beear Stadium, 9 a.m. Dr. Wu Paak-Shing will perform the opening ceremony. Mrs. Wu will distribute the prizes. V.M.C.A. World Fellowship Week meeting, V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, 6.30 p.m. Special recital and magic show.
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    CHARGES INVOLVE $20,000
    56 3 I Sim Swee Khoon, a 38-year-old iHokkien was charged before the (Second Police Court Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, yesterday with forgery, falsification of accounts 'and criminal breach of trust m respect of $20,410.79. Sim claimed trial and the case was postponed to November 17. Bail m
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    PROTECTION FOR SYNTHETIC
    473 5 "National Folly To Close Plants" Texas, Monday. ]t| R. P. D. SHAFER (Republican, Michigan), who is chairiTl man of a House Armed Services Sub-Committee inspecting synthetic rubber plants m Texas, Kentucky and Ohio, assured oil company executives and labour leaders here that the synthetic rubber industry would
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    10,130 Dead From Cholera
    165 5 10,130 Dead From Cholera CAIRO, Monday. TpHE death roll m Egypt's seven weeks' old cholera epidemic rose to 10,130 last night with the announcement of another 175 deaths m the preceding 24 hours. Last night's official announcement also reported another 275 new cases m the past 24 hours, bringing the
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    About The Muslim New Year
    357 5  - About The Muslim New Year H. M. HASSAN By (Straits Times Muslim Correspondent) THE Muslim New Year, A. H. 1 1367, falls on Nov. 14. It dates from th© Propfltet's Hijrat," or Hegira M ("flight" from Mecca to Medina) on A. D. July 16, 622, when he was 52. The
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    17 5 Mr. Inder Singh, of Singapore who has left on a trade mission to Japan. (Story, page 7.).
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    62 6 WEBB. On 10th. November 1947. Marion Msv (Maisie) dearly beloved wife of C. B. Webb and devoted mother of Pearl (Mrs. A. E. Garrard. Noumea, New Caledonia). Gordon and Hugh. <Perth. W A.) and Guy. A funeral service vffl be held at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at
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    Singapore, Tuesday. Nov. 11, 1947. THE TURF CLUBS EXAMPLE
    1006 6 Singapore, Tuesday. Nov. 11, 1947. THE TURF CLUBS EXAMPLE The Singapore Turf Club, even before its first post-war meeting has opened, has given an eyeopening demonstration of how much money there is m this country and how easy it is to attract that money if only the right bait is
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    Our Armistice Day
    213 6 Singapore today will be the only place m Malaya and also the only place m the British Empire, so far as we know, that will hold an Armistice Day ceremony. For the rest of the Empire, Armistice Day is now the Sunday nearest to the old date,
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      DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN STRIKES
      132 6 IF any amendment to the trade union legislation m Malaya to make a strike a reasonable excuse for absence from work were considered, it would be as well to differentiate between strikes called by a trade union AFTER efforts at negotiation with the employers have failed to
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      CEYLON'S RUBBER PRODUCTION
      169 6 WITH reference to the Times correspondent's report on "Future of the Rubber Industry m Ceylon" mi n your issue of Nov. 4, there is surely an error mi n the statement that Ceylon, during the war, produced 94 per cent of all natural rubber available to the
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      A Briton's Views On Universal Suffrage For Malaya
      733 6 I would like to express, through your columns, complete agreement with "Seeker After Knowledge," whose letter you published m the Straits Tunes recently. I would like to enlarge somewhat on his views, as I consider the question of universal suffrage to be
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      LABOUR CODE OUTDATED
      317 6 *T*HE labour code, as we all 1 know, is an outdated piece of legislation framed to regularise the relationship between employers (such as labour contractors) and their respective employees. Its other function was to control immigrant labour from China and India. This Code was applicable during the
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    DEEPAVALI IN HINDU HOMES THIS MORNING
    622 6  - DEEP A VALI IN HINDU HOMES THIS MORNING S. SIVADAS By IJEEPAVALI, which falls today, is the Hindu festival of lights. It is the only day of religious significance that is observed by Hindus throughout India with the same degree of enthusiasm. There are other occasions more important to the
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    TRAFFIC LAPSES AT THE ROUND-ABOUTS
    150 6 AS a motorist, I take off my, hat to the Traffic Police for the splendid work done since the surrender. However, I am surprised that nothing has been done to enforce the traffic code at round-abouts m the city. Every driver should knovi that they
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      872 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. The Straits Times editorial dept welcomes information regarding 'orthcomlne weddlnrs A form setting out the Information usually required will oe sent on request CHEE-LAW. The engagement is announced of Chee Giong Ann. eighth son of Mrs. Che? Kee King and the late Mr. Chee Kee King, to Miss
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    Lost Jungle Climbers In Hospital
    174 7 Lost Jungle Climbers In Hospital From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. ALL the 11 people who were lost m the jungl c around Gunong Brinchang, (6,666 feet) m Cameron Highlands, lor more than 48 hours, are jn hospital recovering from cuts, bites, and exhaustion. The member of the Women's
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    GOVERNOR AT CENOTAPH
    84 7 Remembrance Day. m honour of all who died m the two world wars, will be observed today m a non-religious ceremony at the Singapore Cenotaph at 7.15 a.m. The ceremony will be attended by the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, Government officials, Service chiefs. ex-Servicemen, members of the
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    DEPARTURE OF ECAFE MEN
    111 7 Two executive members of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East will leave Singapore by air today for Batavia. They have had three days of talks with the Special Commissioner for| South-East Asia. Lord Killearn, and members of the Special Commissioner's staff. The members
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    "I SHALL DIET-MURDERED MAN'S CRY
    458 7 "I SHALL DIET-MURDERED MAN'S CRY Wife's Evidence Against Youth From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Monday. A WOMAN told the Magistrate's Court here yesterday that before her husband was murdered she heard him call to her from the kitchen of their home: "Oh God, oh God, I shall die!" and,
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      Appeal Judges Order Rotan For Robbers
      104 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Monday. MALAYAN Union Appeal Court judges today added twelve strokes of the rotan to the original sentences of two armed robbers who had appealed against their gaol sentence. The judges were: Mr. Justice Pretheroe, acting chief Justice, Mr. Justice
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      Birds Eat Rice
      40 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A good rice crop m Johore has been fairly badly damaged by birds, according to an Agricultural Department report. The report states that Malaya's areas of dry padi increased during September with new planting
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      Town Planning
      91 7 MR. A. C. Church, the Chief Architectural and Town Planning Assistant of the Singapore Improvement Trust said m Singapore last night, "unfortunately, Legislatures and municipalities are a little behind the thinking people of the day m the matter of town planning." Mr. Church was speaking to the Social
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      Views On India
      80 7 PANDIT NEHRU and Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan, the Prime Ministers of the two Dominions, have been completely sincere m their efforts to restore peace, although they have sometimes disagreed on the methods" said Mr. Lan Morrison, London Times correspondent m the Far East who has just returned
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      Week-end Thefts
      89 7 CEREMBAN, Monday.— Two Euro- pears' homes and the office of Jeram Padang Estate were rob- ber during the week-end. Mr. J. M. Harry, of the Third Mile Estate, had cash and jewellery worth $1,160 stolen from his bungalow while he was asleep and the manager of Printian Tinggi
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    NATIONAL FLAG FOR MALAYA
    179 7 The Malayan Left- Wing organisations. AMCJA and PUTERA, have decided on a design for a national flag for Malaya. The organisations plan to hoist the flag at mass meetings m several parts of Malaya on December 10 when speeches will be delivered m support of the
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    Funeral OfJohore Royal Lady
    353 7 Funeral Of Johore Royal Lady From Our Own Correspondent JOIIORE BAHRU, Monday. ALL Government offices m Johore were closed at midday today as a mark of respect to Tungku Fatimah, sister of the Sultan of Johore, who died last night at the General Hospital after a fortnight's illness. The funeral
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    41 7 The latest family picture of the Royal family. Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten is standing behind Princess Elizabeth on the left. Recent engagement rumours concerning Princess Margaret (standing on the right of the King and Queen), have been denied. Dorothy Wild ing Portrait.
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    Death Fall Inquest Adjourned
    157 7 Death Fall Inquest Adjourned COUNSEL representing the v family of Mrs. Patricia Burns Cuming, a n Australian woman who fell from a window of the Adelphi Hotel on Oct. 31, Mr. M. Boswell, applied for an adjournment of the inquiry into Mrs Cuming's death when th c inquest was resumed
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    ROTAN AND GAOL
    35 7 Ang Kam Wai. a middle-aged Hockchew. was yesterday sentenced to eight years' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan by Mr. Justice jobling m the High Court for armed robbery. z
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    S'pore May Have Jap Toys For Christmas
    185 7 S'pore May Have Jap Toys For Christmas A SINGAPORE business man, A Mr. Inder Singh, of Oian Singh and Co., left for Japan by plane on Sunday to try to arrange for supplies of Japanese toys, crockery and textiles to be delivered here by Chrstrjias or the New Year. He
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    War Record Of Canton's Captain
    212 7 War Record Of Canton's Captain CAPT. G. S. Stable, of the P and O liner Canton, which arrives mi n Singapore today, spent four years m sail before joining the company as a fifth official m September, 1912. During World War I. he served as an R.N.R. officer m H.M.S
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    Trengganu Sultanate Question
    398 7 Malay Newt From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak THE legal position of the present Sultan of Trengganu has been challenged m recent letters to the Malay Press. The letters, written by Trengganu Malays, recall the circumstances which followed the death, during the Japanese occupation, of the late Sulta
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    DO YOU GO TO BED THIS WAY?
    384 8 O.S. magazine Life has revealed some new bedroom secrets. Life got them from Robert L. Davison, a New York research specialist, who studies the American way of life through bedroom and bathroom doors. One of his intimate studies reveals: Sixty-nine per cent, of
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    50 8 1 s side-swept silhouette m a pill-box of white chiffon embroidered with pearls and opalescent sequins is the creation of famous military designer, ilattie Carnegie of New York, U.S.A. It was shown at a New York fashion display recently. The scarf ends drape softly around the throat. A. P. Photo.
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    A'GOALIE'WITHOUT PREJUDICE
    581 8 •THE extremely small 1 Malay boy had obviously been told that he was to be goal-keeper. The vifflage lads had a fine game of football going but none of them was as small as goalie and the poor little chap looked a bit out of it. All the
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    A Scot Who Likes To "Skite"
    243 8 A Scot Who Likes To "Skite" (From A Sydney Women's Magazine) AN erect, beautifully groomed sea captain told us the other day that some people are determined to consider him a "decrepit old devil with one foot m the grave and tha other on a banana peel." He Is 70-year-old
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    NO CATCHES
    53 8 Handbags and suitcases with metal locks, corners, and other fittings will have vanished very soon from Britain's shops. Because of the demand for steel for export goods the Board of Trade has banned the manufacture of metal locks, hinges, and fasteners on leather goods, except if they are
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    Good Books For Mothers To Read
    1110 8  -  NURSE ELIZABETH MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By Nurse Elizabeth is qualified m the care of babies and young children. If you have any problems and need her help, write to: Norse Elizabeth, c/o Straits Times, Cecil Street, Singapore. Please give a pseudonym under which your
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    The Best Varieties For Screening
    1091 9  -  R.E. HOLTTUM NOTES ON GARDEN TREES By Director of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore fASUARINA: In a well-drained soil, .there are few quickergrowing trees than the com m o n Casuarina, which is therefore often used to produce a Bcreen. For this purpose, the trees should
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    Tomatoes-Part I
    801 9 GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES By J.N. Milsum and J.R.P. Soper, of the Department of Agriculture THERE is probably no x mor c popular garden crop than the tomato, and yet so many failures occur ♦v- »nil»tre *v,« 4. in this country that a number of would-be growers have
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      631 9 Most throw-in plays are easy to declarer properly started the heart execute— the only "catch" is to see suit from his own hand, hoping that the possibility of their use. At the defenders would be kind enough times, however, a little stace -sett ing to accept the king when offered
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    Our London Letter
    1256 10  - Our London Letter Airmail By describes the first night of winter >. .says the Government is reducing foo^ an^ f^ rations to danger point... speaks of a "battle for We accomplishment of ill-fed steel workers, and "treasonably* ab°ut financial federation with the United States, mass emigration to Canada and Australia.
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      217 10 7th SMASH DAY LAST 4 SHOWS SHOWS CCl^J^Gc^L»aE##/V 2#3o> SINGAPORE _IS_RAVING ABOUT ADVANCE i COME bookings f Theltoft early Academy Honored open Award Film of to Picture! FROM jt, wimn or t acammt awaiou 4j AVOID io am to f "THE BEST YEARS TOE \of OUR LIVES"/ OPENS Today 4
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      354 10 SKYWAYS, (far :t) LTD (Ineornorated in Honekcns) D1BEC1 LANCASTRIAN PASSENGER AND FREIOFTT SKRV1CE BETWEEN SINGAPORE ANO HONGKONG IN 7 HOURS NEXT DEPARTURES I 1 V A H E S Wed 12th Nov. Single S.S382.50 19th Nov. Return... S.S688.50 Enqulrim to THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in England) General AcrnU Telephone:
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      110 10 RADIO MALAYA (S'FORE) 1 p.m. Radio Orch.: 1.40 Rhythm; 8.20 Listeners' Post: 9.00 ITMA; 9.45 Talk: "Greetings to Malaya" by General Wade. O.O.C. Malaya Gbmmand; 10.00 London Playhouse: "Dead of Night" starring Michael Redgrave; 10.30 Dance Music. RADIO MALAYA (K.L.) 1 p.m. See Spore. 8.35 Just Jive; 9.00 Organ Violin:
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      133 10 PoDular Concert: 11.30 News: Prom Todays Papers; Talk: Labour and Industry; 12.00 Danes Music. RADIO SEAC 8 a.m. Music; 8.45 Mornlrg Star: 9.00 Hit Parade: g.40 Interlude; 9. 45 Flotsam's Follies: 10.15 Nothing But Music; 10.45 The Vocal Touch; 11.00 The S»vo-yarda; 11.30 Fanfare; 13.00 Something for the Boys: 13.15
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      128 10 RADIO AUSTRALIA Two Station.— 10.40 Request; 11.00 Oboeist Leon Goossens <te flautist Marcel Moyse; 11.15 Ballad Singers— Evelyn Lynch Anthony Strange 4 D.m. Al Goodman with violinist De Orott; 4.40 Pianists-Marie Onnston; 4.45 FUmelodla: 5.00 Pamous Brass Bands: 5.10 Current ToDics: 5 15 Yvonne PrintemDS. George Thill; 5 15 Talk;
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    S'PORE SHARES
    151 11 STORE SHARES From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday. TIN shares continued very firm on the local market with the exception of the Siamese group, which showed nervousness after the army coup m Bangkok. The rest of the market was quiet, interest m Robber lagging despite the further rise m the
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    SUNGEI KINTA TIN
    25 11 The output of the mine erf Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging Ltd. for the month of October was 552 piculs of tin ore.
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    Mentakab Robber
    47 11 A report which appeared m yesterday's Straits Times concerning the annual meeting of the Mentakab Rubber Company conveyed the impression that the meeting would take place at the end of November. The meeting m fact took place at the end of last month. In Singapore.
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    New Shipments Of Sugar
    302 11 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent rtE arrival of new shipments of sugar has put a stop to the rising trend m the market Dealers prefer to watch for developments before committing themselves. The price of coffee, which I went up on account of the ax
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    July-Dec. Final Tin Allocation
    88 11 "TUNAL tin allocation for the r second half of 1947 announced on Oct. 3" by the Combined Tin Committee includes (m tons) Argentina 75, Australia 100, Austria 51, Canada 525, Ceylon 22, Czechoslovakia 224, Denmark 60, Egypt 40, Pinland 31, France 1,210. Germany 99, Hong Kong
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    SUNGEI BIDOR'S TIN OUTPUT
    23 11 Turquand, Youngs, McAuliffe and Co. announce that the October output of Sungei Bidor Tin Dredging Ltd. was 1,162 piculs.
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    LEE WAH BANK
    165 11 A NET profit of $153,213 was shown m the annual accounts of the Lee Wah Bank Limited. They were presented to the annual meeting of shareholders m Singapore. This sum added to $125,007 brought forward from last year made available a balance of $278,220 *n the Profit
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    RUBBER
    50 11 Tht Singapore C&amuer or Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon on Saturday were: Bayers Sellers CU. (X&. oer lb. ex Ux No. 1 R.S.& Soot loose nominal 48 v Na l BBA lob in bales Nor. 42% 42% Na £^£SoV 42* 42% t ISKS-&. 41% Tone of market: Firm.
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    TALAM MINES
    17 11 Evatt Co. announce that the October tin output of Talam Mines Ltd. was 472 piculs.
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      318 11 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS freight Only RUTLAND VICTORY Singapore GD. 21/28 Prnang Arr. Nov. 19 IRAQ VICTORY Singapore Nov. 23 Penmnr Nov. 88 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. ONION BLDO. TELS: SB2l 8828 3823 LYKES ORIENT LINE LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. INC.
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      303 11 B.LS.N. Co. Ltd. M V. CHUPR A FOB BRISBANE SYDNEY NEWCASTLE LOADS A? PENANG about Dec 4th SINGAPORE about Dec. 6th ISLAY KERR 6c CO., LTD. SINGAPORE and PENANG. BEN LINE OUTWARDS BENVRACKIB Bart? December From U.K. calls Hong Kong. Shanghai HOMEWARDS BENREOCH G. 18 29 Loading for London. Leith.
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    CUP HORSES CATCH EYE ON TRACK
    489 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By Lackey Likely To Start Favourite fOUNSEL II (Harper), Lackey (Morsillo), and Liberty Man (Lewis), all fancied runners m the Remembrance Cup race over six furlongs at Bukit Timah on Saturday, looked well when cantered round on the inner track yesterday morning.
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    BIG SWEEP WILL PASS RECORD
    151 12  - BIG SWEEP WILL PASS RECORD (EPSOM JEEP By ris confidently expected that Singapore Turf Club Big Sweep sales will exceed the record of $913,000 for a meeting established by the Selangor Turf Club m June this year. The latest check reveals that Singapore Turf Club members have bought more than
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    ISLAND CLUB COMPETITION
    262 12 The qualifying round m the Singapore Island Club Open Invitation Competition was played on Sunday morning. The following is the draw, with starting times, for 16 competitors who qualified for match play on Sunday morning, Nov. 16. 8.30 a.m. Yong Loon Chong (8) to: A. Nassim (18)
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    POLICE SCORE SIX
    46 12 The Singapore Police beat the Singapore Colts by six goals to nil m a hockey match played at Thomson Road yesterday. The Police lead by two goals to nil at the interval. The scorers were: Boudewyn (2), Vowles (2), Pennefather and Sundram MV
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    ONE-GOAL VICTORY
    33 12 Keppel Bus Soccer XI lost to s.s. Stentor by a single goal yesterday at West Cosst Road. The goal was scored just before the interval by the Stentor's inside left, Sutherland.
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    S.R.C. BEATEN BY MEDICALS
    117 12 The Medical College Union defeated the Singapore Recreation Club by three goals to one at hockey on the padang yesterday. Against the co-ordinated M.C.U. forward moves, the Recs halves were guilty of weak clearances. The M.C.U. scored twice through Oehlers, Oorloff adding the third goal. The
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    RIDINGS HITS 151
    61 12 ADELAIDE, Monday— South Australia today secured a first innings lead m their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, which has only one day remaining when they carried their total to 536 ln reply to Victoria's 440. Phil Ridings scored 151 m 193 minutes and Bruce Dooland hit a
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    TRIPLE CHAMPION
    35 12 PENANG, Monday. Ooi Teik Hock became triple Penang badminton champion yesterday when, partnered by Tan Kin Hong, he beat Tan Telk Lim and Loh Hock Soon 15-4, 15-10 m the men's doubles final.
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    RUGBY WIN FOR S.C.C. 'B
    184 12 The S.C.C. "B" defeated 223 8.0.D. by 9 points (a penalty goal and two tries) to 3 points (a try) on the Padang yesterday. The Depot wing threes, Mah Singh and Thomas, tackled well and showed fine opportunism whenever they had the ball, but with
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    Malayans Leave For India
    208 12 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Monday. 'HREE Malayan badminton players left Penang by ,ie Rajula yesterday carrying with them the good wishes of th c Governor of the Malayan U.-s Edward Gent. Sir ::i a message addressed to the Malayan Badminton Association, expressed confidence that the
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    INDIA MAY LOSE BY INNINGS
    423 12 SYDNEY, Monday. THE Indians face an innings defeat at the hands of New 1 South Wales, having scored 298 and 157 for 7at close of play today m reply to the N.S.VV. first innings total of 561 for 8 declared. I Hazare, leading the team
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    36 12 Marcel Cerdan (right) of Paris, European middleweight champion, lets fly with an uppercut at Anton Raadik, midway m their 10-round fight at Chicago Stadium on Oct. 31. The Frenchman beat the Estonian on points. A.P. picture.
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    Scoreboard
    162 12 N.S.W. IST INNINGS— S6I for 8 declared INDIA Ist INNINGS Mankad b Lindwall 67 Ranvirsinhji b Lindwall 3 Phadkar b Miller U Hazare c Johnston b Miller 142 Rangnekar st Saggers b Johnston 6 Adikhari c Saggers b Toshack 47 Rai Singh b Miller 6 Amir Elahi b Miller
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    RAFFLES HOLD TECHNICALS
    110 12 Rallies College drew with Technical College, K.L., at hockey on the Rallies College padang yesterday evening. The Raffles men were superior and were unlucky not to win. Karim put Raffles In the lead about 10 minutes from the start, but soon after Syed Hamid scored for Technical
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    RAF SELETAR WIN
    31 12 R.A.F. Seletar yesterday defeated R.N.A.S. Sembawang at rugger on the Seletar ground by 27 points (three goals, a penalty goal, and ;hree tries) to 3 points (a try).
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    Lloyd Valberg Is Olympic Hope
    151 12 SINGAPORE'S high jump record holder, Lloyd Valberg, is> U regarded as an Olympic possibility and every assistance will be given him as well as other promising Malayan athletes with a view to participation m the 1952 World Games. This was stated when thef- Singapore Olympic
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    Sports Diary
    31 12 TODAY HOCKEY:—S.C.R.C. v. Naval Police, Hong Lim Green, Combined Services v. Civilians, Padaog. SOCCER:—C.V.M.A. (Church of St. Joseph) President's XI v. Vice-President's XI, St. Joseph:* Institution ground, 5.30 p.m.
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    37 12 Referring to progress on the sports stadium at Kalians, the chairman, Mr. G. E. N. Ochlers, stated that thera was every possibility of the government) granting eight o«- perhaps 12 acrei CI land for the stadium site.
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      203 12 HELLO Romance! Rhythm! Fun! You'll have all these To-morrow at the CAPITOL when you see ALICE FAYE m 'HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO' m Technicolor DUNLOP TYRES provide— 46X/15 Why Wisdom is made this Shape (and only this shape) «?l yW ISD °M' s cranked Handle vv like every other detail of
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