The Straits Times, 29 December 1947

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALuIKAS LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLL 'ED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    BRITAIN, SOVIET SIGN PACT
    395 1 'First Step Towards More Trade' LONDON, Sunday. A DETAILED trade agreement between Britain and the Soviet Union was signed last night, the Board of Trade announced. Moscow Radio announced the signing of the short-term pact as "only the first stage" m the development of trade between
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    45 1 This model of a mosquito's eye is on view at the Singapore Health Museum. The museum has just been re-opened to the public. There are many exhibits dealing with all aspects of tropical hygiene and health. The museum is in the old Medical College buildings.
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    69 1 The new comet which the crew of a R.A.F. bomber saw on Dec. n as they flew at a height of 18.000 feet over England. Meteorological conditions prevented the comet being; sighted m England from the ground. This picture shows the comet as it appeared to Australians m on Dec.
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    Briton Kicked To Death
    115 1 JERUSALEM, Sunday. A BRITISH army sergeant was kicked to death today by prisoners m Acre prison after guards had foiled an escape attempt. A barrage of gunfire forced back prisoners attempting to break out and one Arab was wounded. Troops from a nearby camp rushed to
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    U.S. State Dept Attacked
    123 1 U.S. State Dept. Attacked SHANGHAI, Sunday. rE American State Department took the lead m bringing about a halt m the flow of UNRRA relief supplies to areas under Chinese Communist control, a former UNRRA official said today. Mr. F. Jonsen said that trucks and locomotives brought to China were used
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    500 FEARED DROWNED
    74 1 SHANGHAI, Sunday. FIVE hundred people were feared drowned m Hankow yesterday morning, when fire aboard a Chinese river steamer, Vanshing, caused a panic among the 700 passengers. Most of the passengers plunged into the icy Yangtse water, says the Shun Pao. So far only 70 bodies have
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    ANGRY THREAT OVER MALAYS
    127 1 From Our Own Correspondent SYDNEY. Sunday. rE Rev. Alan Walker, spokesman of the Malay Seamen Defence Committee, said today that it was amazing that the Australian Government should embarrass its own Minister for External Affairs by "this foolish deportation of the Malays." This comment followed the
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    Plane Burns In Mid-Air: 23 Killed In Crash
    154 1 KARACHI, Sunday. A DAKOTA passenger plane of Air India Limited caught fire m mid-air last night and crashed half-a-mile from Korangi, killing all 19 passengers and four crew members. A half-mile trail of fiveblackened metal scrap on sand dunes marked the scene
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    Ex-King Of Italy Dies In Exile
    99 1 CAIRO, Sunday. VICTOR Er-- ii -i, Italy's exiled king, died today of arterio schlerosis at Smouha on the outskirts of Alexandria. The ex-King, who was 70 years old, died at 12.20 GMT. He became ill with pulmonary congestion on Christmas Day. The funeral will
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    COURT MARTIAL FOR RIOTERS
    112 1 HONOLULU Sunday.— Seven civilian workers will be courtmartialled by the U.S. Army on Guadalcanal. This is the outcome of a Thanksgiving Day riot between soldiers and civilians engaged m exhuming the island's war dead. Rioting began when military police attempted to arrest a number of civilian
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    SHIP ABANDONED IN TYPHOON
    82 1 MANILA, Sunday.— Five survivors from the sunken DaiVsh ship Kina have been rescued from a Philippine island on which their life-boat was driven after nine hours m turbulent seas. The ship was abandoned after her bow had smashed against the cliffs of an island m the
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    51 PERISH IN BLIZZARD
    251 1 NEW YORK, Sunday. AT least 26 people died m New York from the blizzard which hit the Atlantic seaboard over the Christmas holidays. The death roll m the storm belt area has already reached 51. Most of the deaths were caused by heart failure due to
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    Kashmir: India To Appeal To UNO?
    340 1 ~*LONDON, Sunday. THE New Delhi correspondent of the Sunday Times reported today that the Prime Minister of India, Pandit Nehru, on Dec. 22 handed to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Liaquat AH Khan, a formal note on the Kashmir invasion. The correspondent said
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    Windsor Story On Sunday
    74 1 Next week, the Sunday Times begins publication of the Duke of Windsor's memoirs. From boyhood to the present day, this historic document tells of the Duke's relations with the great figures of the last .~>o years. Adding to the general interest are photographs from personal albums,
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    Big Strike In Bombay Today
    125 1 BOMBAY, Sunday. ABOUT 1,000,000 industrial, commercial aoid public utilities workers will stay away from their jobs tomorrow m a 24-hour general strike called by the Socialistdominated labour unions. Heavy police reinforcements were posted today m possible trouble spots to prevent violence expected from the largest
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      Boys Help "Yard" Hunt Strangler
      117 2 LONDON, Sunday. TWO BOYS are helping Scotland Yard in their hunt for the 1 murderer of eight-year-old Ronald Vartey. Ronald was found strangled in an air raid shelter only; 70 yards from his home in Axminster Street, Islington. On Christmas Eve, his father: sent him
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      King's Surgeon Dies
      62 2 LONDON, Sunday— The death of Major-General Edgar Montagu Pilcher, aged 82, Honorary Surgeon to the King, was announced yesterday. Surgeon to the Army, he served on the North-West Frontier be- 1 tween 1897-8, m South Africa, 1 1899-1902, where he won the D.5.0., and m the First
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      Long Cycle Ride
      46 2 PINNER, Middlesex, Sunday. h Ture-: men have left here on a'i 5,000-mile cycle ride. < They are George Marriott, William Saairran and Reginald i Knowles, who are bound for < Capetown. Covering the last few miles by ship, tftiey hope to arrive next June. Reuter.
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      Contraband Seized
      43 2 SHANGHAI, Sunday. More than $10,000 CNC worth of smuggled good.? was seizpd on board the British steamer Haldies, j which arrived here from Hong; Kong yesterday. Garrison agetnts found whisky, cigarettes, playing cards and medicines, says the China Daily Tribune. Reuter.
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      Fatal Joy-Ride
      44 2 MANCHESTER, Sunday. Seven local boys rode m a car to a football match yesterday with one of them, aged 16, as the driver. Three were killed m a head-on collision with a bus; the other four are m hospital seriously injured. Reuter.
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      Goodwill Mission
      34 2 SYDNEY, Srnday.— Five Australian scientists have left for India on a scientific and goodwill mission. They are to tour India and visit university and research centres as guests of the Indian Government.
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      Royal Kittens
      41 2 CORSHAM, Wiltshire. Sunday.— Before her wedding. Princess Elizabeth agreed to accept two kittens from two district nurses here. The nurses' Siamese cat has produced five kittens, and the Princess has decided to take two of these next March. Reuter.
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      Fire At Base
      35 2 WEYMOUTH. Sunday.—Dockyard firemen fought for three hours yesterday to quell a fire m the Portland naval base. The fire, the cause of which is a mystery, destroyed half the officers' quarters. Reuter.
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      Captain Honoured
      47 2 .LIVERPOOL. Sunday.— A mes- sage was awaiting the mastercaptain of the 14,000-ton liner Media, which berthed here yesterday after a voyage from Canada. The captain, R. O. Thewell. read that he had been appointed a Royal Naval Reserve aide de camp to the King.— Reuter.
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      Acquitted
      48 2 SHANGHAI, Sunday. Chang Chun-fan was acquitted here yesterday on charges of failing to take proper steps to prevent the suicide of his wife. Before ber death the wife, Shaio Tank-wei. had been an opera star, and opera lovers had fought for admission to the court. —Reuter. i
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      39 2 Re -arrested last week on a charge of printing: millions of false rations tickets, Dede la Boulange, a notorious French forger, is seen at Paris police headquarters. He was recently released after serving; a prison term for forging: banknotes.
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      flaming Tower
      39 2 PORTLAND. MAINE, Sunday —A 400-ton coal loading tower crashed m names on five fishing boats here yesterday. Firemen were still fighting the flames when a second fire swept through an empty building m a goods yard.— Reuter.
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      Beaten Up By Birds
      31 2 MANCHESTER, Sunday. —An air-liner was badly damaged when it hit a flock of birds after leaving Railway Airport, here. It was forced to return for repairs—A. P.
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      Exporting Snails
      41 2 PRAGUE. Sunday.— Czech officials are negotiating with French firms for the delivery of 40 truckloads of snails m 1948. Snail breeding starts next year, and discussions are scheduled for possible export to Great Britain and the United States. U.P.
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      Air Minded
      51 2 MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Australia's overseas air links have been greatly strengthened this year. Official figures show that 34 per cent of all arrivals m Australia came by air and 39 per cent, of all departures left by air. Air arrivals last year were 23 per cent, and departures 25 per
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      Record Wool Sales
      35 2 MELBOURNE, Sunday. The sale of Australia's current wool clip Is expected to create an alltime record. The previous best. In 1946-47 realized £92.000.000, but this year the return will be nearly £140,000.000.
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      800 2 NOTICES FIRST-CLASS LAND TO BE DISPOSED OF ftrat-dasi land to be disposed of 4 1 mres from Babul iRompIn Road), i liv side of main roRd. 60 feet from rail- w r line railway facilities verv easy rtatlon, over 200 acres budP'lfif.i rubber, over 3 400 ac-es virKin lotal 3f.74
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      257 2 NOTICES MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All members of the above association m Singapore and the Malayan Union will be closed for business on Wednesday, the 31st December, 1947 which has been declared a "Bank Holiday", as well as on Thursday. Ist January, 1948. being a Public Holiday. THE HONGKONG SHANGHAI
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      783 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Applications are invited for (a) Post of Bath Supt., Mt. Emily Swimming Pool Katong Park Bathing Pagar, m Supervisors' Grade n ($250-Asls-$400), age 35 to 45, 3 years agreement; (b) Post of Lifeguard, Mt. Emily Swimming Pool m Grade 111 ($l2O-Aslo-$150), age 25 to 30, probation 6
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      460 2 i CHAPTER 216 Pawnbrokers. Unredeemed Pledced Goods and Jewellery from the following Pawnbrokers' Shops No. 21 New Bridee Road. Chin Chong Pat (Chop Thye Sheng). No. 135 New Bridge Road. Lam Soon Chine and Lam Joon Slong (Chop Sam Foh) No 189 South Bridge Road. Lam Joon Chong (Chop Bern
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    Manchuria May Fall To Reds
    266 3 SHANGHAI, Sunday. NATIONALIST Manchuria is I i report od to be m serious danger of falling into the hands of the Chinese Communists. This belief Is supported by the latest battle reports from North China and by the sudden imposition of a strict military censorship
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    44 3 Lord Pakcnham (wearing glasses), the Minister responsible for the British zone m t r,-..uny, photographed with his family after the christening of his eighth child at Finchley (England) last Monday. Lady Pakenham is holding the baby, Kevin John Toussaint, aged seven weeks. AP. photo.
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    61 3 t J Holding hand-made dolls and toys. Miss Zoya I.isowska is pictured at an exhibition m London of Ukrainian folk art and handicrafts. Most of the :trtit-les on show were produced m slave camps during the war hy people who were handicapped severely by lack of materials and who had
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    Police Patrolling Pasir Panjang Works
    385 3 pOLICE are patrolling the 10-acre works of Cressonite Industries at Pasfr Panjang where 54 mechanics who went on strike last Tuesday were dismissed after 24 hours' notice to return to work. The rest of the works' 574 employees are working. They comprise 60 other Chinese
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    FILMS FOR CHINESE
    103 3 The Film Unit of the Public Relations Office, Singapore, has been showing educational films with a Mandarin commentary m Chinese schools and villages, for the benefit of Chinese audiences. Although there are no copies of the Disney cartoons or health and hygiene films m Mandarin commentaries m
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    159 3 Mission Field Committee Session ArPfn l^ 5°™ mu ?'ty service meeting. Adelphi; 5.15 pjm. Programme of Indian music and dancing, presented by the Ladies Section of Singapore Regional Indian Congress, Victoria Memorial! Theatre, 6.30 p.m. Admission to invited guests only. Sure and Stedfast Club. Christmas Social, 77; Prinsep
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    Archbishop On Foreign Policy
    190 3 Archbishop On Foreign Policy LONDON, Sunday. "THE Archbishop of York, Dr. I Cyril Garbett, urging firmness m dealings with Russia, says that the British "cannot surrender their principles even for the sake of peace." In an article m Picture Post on Christian foreign policy, he says there must be a
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    ONE-DAY STRIKE
    42 3 BOMBAY. Sunuay.— Executives of nearly 100 trade unions decided today to go ahead with plans for a one-day general strike tomorrow. The strike was called as a protest against the aleged failure of the machinery for settling labour disputes.— A.P.
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    51 3 Na-rr.'i utttl tne Miip which was the first casualty oil' Nm;ui)ure iv {tie war. the Sirdhnna, the new motorshin for the British India >iiipany Apcar line is seen above. With a gross 9.000 tons, the Sirdhana will be on the Calcutta, Straits and Far East run. She will accommodate 2,091
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    Rescue Of Female Tarzan In L-China
    136 3 HANOI, Indo-China, Sunday. PBENCH troops have rescued from the mountains of north l Indo-China a French woman who had been living there as a female Tarzan for nearly three years. The woman, who is now recuperating m Saint Paul's Hospital here, said her name
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    RUBBER PROSPECT
    663 3 Hopes And Fears From London From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE medium-term outlook for rubber is hopefully summed up m a lengthy article m the Financial Times. The long-term prospects are reviewed soberly m The Economist. The Financial Times indicates that well-run Malayan estates should profit 2i/
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    NEW SYNTHETIC RUBBERS
    99 3 BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma, Sunday. Two new types of synthetic rubber. "Philprene A" and "Philprene B," are now being produced by the Phillips Petroleum Company. Mr. K. S. Adams, president of the company, said "philprene A" is superior to natural rubber for tyre treads, as well as to the
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    34 3 Tengku Mohamed. ol .Nv-^ri Sembilan, who was elected chairman for the UMNO me?ling at Kuala Lumpur reads the agenda to start the Meeting which was attended by Diore than 70 delegates from 29 associations.
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    Two Towns Collapse In Typhoon
    168 3 Two Towns Collapse In Typhoon MANILA, Sunday. TpYPHOON damage m the 1 Philippines has been described as the worst m 42 years. In Lucena, 85 per cent of Rehouses m the suburbs were <Ustroyed and m the city itself 32 per cent are reported wrecked. Legaspi. a city of 41.000
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    ACNOKLEDGEMENT
    36 4 Mr. G A. Ree and children sincerlv th;mk all thare who \ttended the funeral of the l.»te Mrs. G. A. Ree (Qertr). also those who so kindly sent vieaths. messages of condolences and loaned rars.
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    Singapore, Monday, Dec. 29, 1947. MACDONALD AND KILLEARN
    871 4 Singapore, Monday, Dec. 29, 1947. MACDONALD AND KILLEARN Special Commissioner, the Cabinet itself probably was moved more by reasons of convenience than economy, although the economy will not be insignificant. Lord Killearn's appointment was for a period of two years, and the fact that the work of his organisation has
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    How Not To Make A Profit
    349 4 As an example of the way m which more than $150 million of Malayan money has gone down the drain after the re-occupation m buying and selling by official agencies, the story of a deal m palm-oil is worth the telling, if only as
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    P.A.Y.E. FOR MALAYA
    1603 4  -  LEO BASSER An Australian Expert Explains By "Paying income tax at the end| lof the year is like having all I I your teeth drawn at 0nce...." AUSTRALIANS pay heavy taxes, but they pay them the easy way m advance and having the tax deducted from their
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      A Welfare Officer In The Districts
      375 4 ONE of the Government slogans for imposing income tax is the necessity for improving the condition of the people. No one approves this policy of amelioration more than I. There are, however different approaches to the problem. In the large district where I work
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      7 4 OYSTER Sales and Service IS Collyer Quay
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      64 4 H. B. WIM TEH Merchant Tailor Outfitter wishes his clientele A HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 18-E. BATTERY RD c FIRST FLOOR PHONE 3850 A New Dress for The New Year HB Fellow institute Ophthalmic Opticians (Engj Fellow Worshipful Co. of Spectacle-Makers (Eng) Freeman of the City of London By
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    NEW PROTEST BY OPIUM SMOKERS
    393 5 Receiving Govts Attention THE petition of the 900 Singapore opium smokers, A which was forwarded to the Governor Sir Franklin Gimson, last week, is receiving official attention. The spokesman for the opium smokers, Mr. Teo Ban Choon, has received this information from the Governor's secretary.
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    35 5 Dr. <;. F. West who has been awarded the 0.8. E. for his work as merlical officer for 1.700 prisoners of war and internees, is today a medical officer at Bukit Kotan hospital m Kuala Selangor.
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    Employee-Employer Tie Sought
    157 5 EmployeeEmployer Tie Sought From Our Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. MALAYAN clerical workers representatives meeting m Kuala Lumpur, today, recorded their dissatisfaction that Malayan commercial employers, generally, had not formed associations to provide negotiating machinery between employees and employers. A hope was recorded thac. for the maintenance of good relations
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    Johore Weekly Letter
    352 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE, BAHRU, Sunday. TTHIS Christmas was a parti1 cularly lively one at the General Hospital. > Christ mas Eve three carolsinging parties, from the choirs of the Church of England and Methodist chinches and the Naval base, visited every ward. On Christmas morning
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    Malaya Plans Experiments With Cocoa Planting
    223 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. r*OCOA seeds from Ceylon, which will be used for extensive v^ experiments to introduce this crop to Malaya, will arrive m Kuala Lumpur m a few days time. It is understood that this consignment will be followed
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    MNP's 3rd Annual Conference Opens
    289 5 From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak THE treaty signed by the late Sultan Abu Bakar, of Johore, and the British Government in 1885, was referred to as a "treaty of independence for Malaya" by Dr. Hamzah bin Haji Taib, at the third annual congress of the
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    Atomic Energy Classes Soon?!
    134 5 "THE newly-formed People's 1 Educational Association m; Singapore has decided to start jits education scheme with classes m English, Malay and Chinese. Later atomic energy courses may be included. Enrolment for the classes may I start early m the new year. Small fees will be charged
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    Jan. 1 Big Day For Malays
    97 5 A LTHOLGH the inauguration x\of the Federation of Malaya has been postpone! irom Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, Malays throughout Malaya will celebrate on Jan. 1. The Present of UMNO, Dato Onn bin Jaffar, told the general assembly m Kuala Lumpur that even if
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    U.K. Travel Bureau For Students
    186 5 A CENTRAL bureau m the United Kingdom for edu- j cational visits and exchanges; of students with the Far East I and other parts of the world' will be established before next summer. The object of the bureau will be to co-ordinate activities of organisations
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      $2,250 Fine Imposed On Owner Of Still
      110 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sunday. FOR being m possession of an illegal still and quantities of liquor and fermented mash, a Chinese was fined i\ total of $2,250 here yesterday. The accused, Yap Pin, was stated by Senior Custom? Officer S.R.L. Buckwall
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      Close Period
      80 5 UNTIL further notice there will be a close time throughout Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands for all wild birds with the exception of hawks, golden plover, frigate birds and boobies. This was brought Into force on Boxing Day by an order made by the Governor of Singapore,
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      Christmas Treat
      35 5 SEREMBAN, Sunday.—Sevenhundred Christian children and 500 guests received a bumper Christmas treat here yesterday. They were given free drinks and sweets m the King George V. Grounds and, later, toys from Father Christmas.
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      Case To Meet
      77 5 PENANG, Sunday.— After a further hearing yesterday, the case against S. Appadurai, vicepresident of the Penang Federation of Trade Unions, and chairman of the Indian section of the Penang Harbour Labour Association, was adjourned until Dec. 30. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean, accused's counsel, submitted yesterday that his
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      Nursing Ceremony
      42 5 The distribution of i rtiflcaies to Riils who have comple ed courses In I at the General Hcpoital ar i 'he Kandang Kerbau Hospital will take place at the General Hosp ital, Singapore, r>n Friday. Jan. 2, at 4 p.m.
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      26 5 Mr. mm >irs. Vv\ J. Pereira, irlM were married at the Chnrcb of the llol> Family. Eaton* on Saturday. The \>r'"\-* ww formerly Kin r.lac'vs K^"ini
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      Killed By Buffalo
      32 5 IPOH. Sunday.— Gored by a wild buffalo m the jungle at Sunkai yesterday, a 39-year-old Hakka, Liew Kong, was fatally injured. He died while being rushed to i hospital
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      Armed Robbery
      66 5 TWO masked Chinese held up the occupants of a house m Eng Hoon Street on Saturday afternoon. One wa s armed with a pistol and the other with a knife They took property valued lit $1,000. Six Chinese entered a house m Rochore Road on Saturday night and
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    MARKET STRENGTH
    1240 6 Firm Prospect For The New Year From A Market Correspondent A FAIR measure of activity prevailed m Malayan markets right up to Christmas Eve. In the three and a half days' trading of last week, the volume of business written must be rated highly satisfactory. Although price movements
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    ALUMINIUM FOR CANNING FOOD
    80 6 SYDNEY, Sunday.— The Australian Government is investigating the use of aluminium to overcome the shortage of tini plate for the packing of foodstuffs, particularly for export. Samples of food, including sardines, packed m aluminium cases have been given to Minis- ters. They have been impressed. One
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    Boom Year In America
    257 6 NEW YORK, Sunday. A MERICAN business and lndusi\. try rang down the curtain on a record year of activity and accomplishment this week. The problem of inflation was the principal business worry. Statistics for the week showed irdustrial production about aa high as present capacity would
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    Dow Jones Averages
    21 6 Dec. 24 Dec. 27 J Stocks 64.96 64.29 Industrials 180.71 179.14 Rails 52.48 51.47 Utilities 33.00 33.17 A.P.
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    £13,878 Profit But No Div.
    206 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail). A LTHOUGH Narborough A (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate, Ltd., made a net profit of £13,878 m the year to June 30, shareholders are not to receive a dividend. The chairman. Mr. E. D. Money, m his statement for
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    REFUGEE RELIEF
    40 6 SHANGHAI, Sunday. Fiftythousand refugees here are jn urgent need of relief. This was stated yesterday by j the Mayor, K. C. Wu, who added I that 300,000 people had been tak1 in^ refuge In the city. Reutex. j|
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      428 6 I Call: 9^0 BBC Radio Newsreel; 9.45 AAO1O MALAYA (S'POREJ CtfEBS Metropolitan Opera; 10.45 Paradise Ible; 11 Fanfare; 11.40 Close Down. PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH. 1 Orange Network— 7 p.m. Cantonese. BAma AnnflALU pm Dance Music; 1.30 News; 1.40 7.15 English: 7.25 Talk: 'New Pro- RADIO AUSTRALIA Light Music; 8.15 News
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    240 7 SAGO flour accounted Tor the bulk of transactions on the holiday markets. There was a slight improvement m the price of the Siak quality. Copra prices eased a fraction, m the absence of business. Week-end prices were Rice: No. 1 $140; No. 2 (129; other qualities: 1 $96;
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    £63 LOSS IN THE YEAR
    220 7 Bruseh Rubber A LOSS for the year to March 31 of £63 was shown m the accounts adopted last month at the annual meeting of Bruseh Rubber Estates, Ltd. The deduction of this loss together with the transfer to the estate rehabilitation reserve of £3,797
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    U.S. OCTOBER TIN IMPORTS
    74 7 During October, the United States imported 5,941 tons of tin. including transfers from Japanese stocks. With domestic smelt- I er output this, says the Metal Bulletin, gave total supplies of 8,967 tons during the month. Allocations m October were 4.690 tons against 4,875 tons m September,
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    "No Govt. Respite For Rubber"
    474 7 Malaka Pinda Estates MR TAN CHENG LOCK on Christmas Eve charged the Malayan Government with doing: little so far to relieve m a practical and effective manner "a sorely harassed industry." He was addressing shareholders of the Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates. Limited, at their annual
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    'PROFIT IN QUALITY'
    262 7 'PROFIT IN QUALITY' Way-Halim Rubber From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. I THE chairman of Way-Halim (Sumatra) Estates, Ltd., Mr. P. j. Burgess, refers to the quality of rubber trees as the pivot on which the balance between profit and loss will turn. In his statement for the annual meeting
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    NEGOTIATING TIN PRICE
    89 7 J^ SPOKESMAN for the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion has said m Washington, ac- I cording to th« Metal Bulletin, that there is nothing new to re- Port regarding the negotiations between the agency's Office of Metals Reserve and Bolivian tin producers on the proposed new purchase contract
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    SWOLLEN COSTS
    450 7 Straiis Plantations DURING last year the costs of The Straits Plantations. Ltd., were swollen by heavy abnormal expenditure on rehabilitation. This was revealed by the chairman, Mr. Eric MacFadyen, wher he addressed tne annual meeting m London last month. Mr. MacFadyen said "It has lately been estimated by
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    LONGHORN TIN
    22 7 In November, the Lonehorn Smelter at Texas City produced 2.759 tons of Dig tin compared with 2.036 tons In October.
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      159 7 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW KUKK AND BOSTON via INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Freight OnH LOUS McH. HOWE Singapore Now Loading P. Sham Arr. Jan. 3 SCOTT E. LAND- Singapore Jan. 2 P. S'nam Jan. 7 Penang Jan. 9 LYKES ORIENT Ltf!E direct to HOUSTON. MOBILE, NEW ORLEANS 3S DAYS
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      252 7 Shippers and other hii.t.-^o ,r. Slwpjir Intelligence arc -eierrwJ to advertisements In Cols. 6 and 1 opposite pare and to Shipping n "i ire- on Pag* P.&O. S.N. Coy. M.V. SOCOTRA For GENOA MARSEILLES TANGIER HAVRE LONDON ANTWERP ROTTERDAM. Singapore In Port Jan. sth Penane tan 6th Jan. Bth M.V.
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      632 7 ELLERMAN KLAVENESS BOCKNALL PAaF|C PORTS HAVRE. LONDON A »~WI% I «9 ANTWERP s.s. cnr of lucknow a* Gdn. 15/ I« Due Singapore 1 Jan. Sails Singapore 10 .Tin. Port S<rrtten!iam 10 tin. P. STiara 11-12 Jan. Penan r 11 i.b. renanc 13-14 Jan. Agents; McALISTER CO., LTD (Incorporatpfl ir SlneaDore)
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    MANY VITAL BADMINTON DECISIONS REACHED
    641 8 Malaya To Play In Eastern Zone CEVERAL decisions of great importance were taken at a meeting of the Council of the Badminton Association of Malaya held m Singapore on Saturday following the North vs. South games. They included a decision that Malaya should compete m
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    35 8 Gold Medallist tttaguy up) snatches the decision from Tarabah (Turner up) m the Class 1, Div. 1 race over seven fur longs at Penan* on Friday. Chatster (Gentles up) finished strongly to take third place.
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    Sports Diary
    36 8 TODAY HOCKEY: S.B.C. Ist. XI v». Spore Clarke Rangers, St. George's Rd., 5.15 p.m.; S.C.R.C. w. S.H.B. Auxiliary Polio*, Hong Lim Green. 5.15 p.m. BADMINTON: Mayflower B.P. vs. Mayfair 8.P., Clerical Union, 7 p.m.
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    Jockeys' Assn. Hold First Annual Dinner
    537 8 From Our Staff Correspondent PENDING, Sunday. T-HE Malayan Jockeys' Association can do a lot of good for i „r ln f m tWs co untr y- Constituted on the proper lines, it will be of great assistance to us who control racing and to
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    Chinese S.C. To Rebuild Pagar
    137 8 rS Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, is calling for tenders for the construction of a concrete pagar and gangway. The swimming pagar is to re- i place the wooden one demolished before the war by the military authorties, but the gangway is an I innovation which
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    SANTA ANITA RACE
    43 8 ARCADIA (California), Sunday. —Thoroughbred racing came back to the great Santa Anita Park yesterday with a nourish. A record opening-day crowd of 64 000 turned out to see Call Bell win the U. 5.550,000 event m the opening programme. A.P.
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    New Drive For Clean Soccer
    317 8 LONDON, Sunday. AFTER warning clubs that hooliganism will not be tolerated, the Football Association has gone a step further m their campaign to clean up the game m general. This step is taken m accordance with the decision of the disciplinary committee last January to
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    WIND AND RAIN HIT INTER-CLUB RUGBY
    217 8 LONDON, Sunday. ON many grounds wind and rain made conditions difficult for rugby. On? of these was at Leicester, where the home club, after twice being m arrears, overcame the handicap of a greasy ball to beat Birkenhead Park 19 8. First use of
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    KRAMER LOSES TO RIGGS
    151 8 NEW YORK. Sunday. crowd of 15,114. who paid $55,730. n saw Jack Kramer, Wimbledon and American amateur lawn tennis champion, lose the first match of his professional career when he was beaten by Bobby Rlggs. world professional champion, by 6—2.6 2. 10 8, 4—6.4 6. 6—46
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    Electric Tote Compulsory In Philippines
    130 8 Electric Tote Compulsory In Philippines MANILA, Sunday. HOLDING of horse races m the Philippines without automatic electric totalisators by any operator whose gross receipts on any race exceeds 50,000 pesos is prohibited by an executive order signed by President Roxas. The presidential order, however, authorises issuance of provisional licences by
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    CLERICAL UNION SWEEP RESULTS
    79 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE third draw In the joint Clerical Union members' unlimited sweep, on the second evenit at yesterday's Pcnang races, resulted as follows: IY>te»l pool $9,132. 1. *****8 $4,109. 2. *****7 $2,054. 3. *****9 $1,027. Starters ($ll5 each): Nos. *****1, *****8, *****3, *****1, *****8,
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    Joyful Juniors Beaten
    24 8 The Sepoy Lines Youths, Singapore, defeated the Joyful Juniors two-one m a friendly game of soccer at Hong Lim Green yesterday.
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    Surprise Results In Home Soccer
    556 8 V¥ T^ LONDON, Sunday. nfcfYiNG strong wind and heavy rain, nearly 800,000 peopl* V watched yesterday's League matches and took the aggregate attendances for the Christmas holiday games t-i more than two million. There were many unexpected results on mud-bound and gale-swept pitches. At one
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    Lok Hwa B.P. Win 3-2
    186 8 THE Lok Hwa Badminton 1 Party of Kuala Lumpur defeated the Eclipse 8.P., Singapore, by three games to two m their fixture played yesterday m the Clerical Union hall. The Lok Hwa won two of the three doubles and one of the two singles played.
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