The Straits Times, 15 January 1948
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Title Section19 1948-01-15 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED i<i4S I vvhl.Vfc PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS19 words
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Article, Illustration473 1948-01-15 1 1,000,000 SQ.FT. OF OFFICES PLANNED down Land For Auction THE Government of Singapore will auction 1 250,000 square feet of Crown Land m the Telok Ayer Reclamation Area. A development plan linked with the auction will provide nearly 1,000,000 square feet of office space. The cost of building on the473 words
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356 1948-01-15 1 NEW DELHI, Wednesday. JJEPORTS reaching here today said that more than 1,300 Hindu and Sikh refugees were killed, along with their Indian army escort, when their train was attacked by West Punjab Muslims. Ni'ws of one of the bloodiest massacres since jReuter; UP - 356 words
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Article71 1948-01-15 1 The Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, is leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow to "compare notes and discuss common problems with the administration". He will travel Dy H.M.S. London, flagship of the Com-mander-ln-Chief. P a c i fl c Fleet. Vice-Admiral Sir Dennis Boyd. In71 words
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Article142 1948-01-15 1 TT-iE Kluang-Mersing road 1 has been blocked by a land-slip and will not be passable for four or five days, says an official press release issued yesterday. All other main roads m Johore are new open. The situation at Mawai and the Sedeli River is reported142 words
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Article83 1948-01-15 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday.— The Colombo correspondent of the Financial Times says that the Ceylon Rubber Commissioner has prepared a scheme whereby the Government will become the 6ole exporter of rubber. The scheme has not yet been approved by the Cabinet. At present the83 words
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Article40 1948-01-15 1 TOKIO, Wednesday.— The Special Commissioner m South-East Asia, Lord Killearn, will visit Japan from about Jan. 28 until the end of the month, the British Embassy announced today. He will be accompanied by Lady Killearn.— U.P.UP - 40 words
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Article103 1948-01-15 1 The final dividend of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be £3 per share free of Hong Kong Corporation profits tax. This information was received by telegram m Singapore yesterday. The telegram added that the payment of the dividend was still subject to audit. The103 words
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Article60 1948-01-15 1 1 SINGAPORE magistrate yesterday gave a dollar taxi-fare to an American sailor whom he had oautioned and discharged for drunken and disord:?rly conduct. The magistrate, Mr. .F. B. Oehlers, gave the dollar to enable the sailor to return to his ship. The sailor told Mr. Oehlers60 words
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Article97 1948-01-15 1 CANBERRA, Wednesday. THREE Australian schol- arships for students from South-East Asia will be founded by the Commonwealth Government. This was decided at a meeting of the Cabinet last night. r «he scholarships, the approximate annual cost of which is estimated at £5,000, will entitle holders97 words
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Article144 1948-01-15 1 From Our Own Correspondent i MELBOURNE, Wednesday HPHE Australian Minister 1 of Commerce, Mr. Reginald Pollard, denied today that there was anything haphazard m Australian fruit exporting. He was replying to a comment by Singapore importers that "unless Australia reorganises her methods South Africa will capture the144 words
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Article, Illustration274 1948-01-15 1 Wastepaper ManWith a Difference JLjR. Cecil Hobbs, who has just arrived m SiniV gapore, is a man with an unusual assignment he is collecting old papers which many would regard as so much waste. Mr. Hobbs is Reference, Librarian for the South East Asia countries m the Orientalia division of274 words
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Article109 1948-01-15 1 RUBBER lost 1 3/8 cents on the local market yesterday. No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers closed last night at 42$ cents per lb., with sellers 42} cents. Spot loose buyers were 42 I cents and sellers 42i cents. The market opened steady m the morning.109 words
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306 1948-01-15 1 Tan Chin Tuan To Return To Council MR. Tan Chin Tuan has accepted a second invitation from the Governor of Singapore, S r Franklin Gimson, to return to the Advisory Council. The Governor gave Mr. Tan an assurance that he would not m future be called on to face a306 words
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Article66 1948-01-15 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Wednesday. ItGen. Percival's war despatches will appear m the London Gazette towards the end of February. It had been hoped m publish them m January. The delay hes been caused by th<* decision to issue simultaneously the Royal Navy and Royal Air66 words
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Article235 1948-01-15 1 AiatiNS, Wednesday. SPITFIRES of the Greek Air Force roared into action I against guerillas attacking on the Gulf of Corinth m Southern Greece today as the Greek Government and the United States aid mission reached an agreement under which the Government will call up 6,000 menReuter - 235 words
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Advertisement66 1948-01-15 1 O lasses by DAH SIM OPTICAL HOUSi t32j, NorU. Bridre Road. Singapore Phone 6201 MULBERRY HARBOURS ne Thousands of gallons oi Great r SEALOCRETE PREMIX SOLUTION were used Engineering P lu leaks ana waterproof the concrete Feat m ships which played such an important part m British History the design66 words
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Article, Illustration141 1948-01-15 2 M. HENRI VERDOUX, Paris bank clerk, seeks to hme the latest Chaplta'fifan, "Monsieur Verdoux." banned from Paris cinemas, or at least re-named. Failing satisfaction. M. Verdoux intends to sue for damages on grounds of "moral prejudice." A preliminary Paris tribunal yesterday referred his caseReuter - 141 words
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Article50 1948-01-15 2 NICOSIA. Wednesday. Valuables said to be worth £2,000, deposited for safety by Jewish immigrants in the store of a Cyprus detention camp, were reported missing yesterday. The missing objects include gold wristlet watches, rings, ear-rings and similar article*. The police and military are trying to trace them AJ».50 words
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Article54 1948-01-15 2 TEHERAN, Wednesday Martial law. In force to Teheran sine* August 1941, was lifted yesterday. Under the war-time regulations, people have been Imprisoned without trial and newspapers suppressed. Political meetings have been banned. A curfew has accompanied the martial law. although it has been lifted or eased fromReuter - 54 words
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Article61 1948-01-15 2 HOLLYWOOD, Wednesday Film star Errol Flynn has been ordered to hospital for treatment for an "Influenza-like malady." Doctors described Flynn as a "rery sick man." Hia entire household are also in bed as Tictims of a mysterious "vims." Thousands of Los Angeles people, including many film personalities,Reuter - 61 words
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Article95 1948-01-15 2 TACOMA. Washington. Wednesday. A 46-year-old Negro, Jake Bird, due to be hanged on Friday, was said by Pierne County authorities to have claimed knowledge of 44 murders. Eleven of the 12 murders confessed to by Bird have been confirmed. Bird claimed direct part In 18 other killings, andReuter - 95 words
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Article61 1948-01-15 2 COLOMBO. Wednesday. Dr. O. p. Malasekera. Professor of Oriental Languages at the University of Ceylon, told the All-Ceylonese Buddhist Congress, arrangements were being made to hold a World Buddhist Federation in Ceylon in 1950. During the last year or two. the Ceylon Buddhist Congress had been in communicationUP - 61 words
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Article45 1948-01-15 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday.— On Gen. Carlos P. Romulo's birthday, the International Benjamin Pranklln Society announced the award to him on Saturday of a gold medal for world statesmanship in 1947. Gen. Romulo is the Philippine delegate to the United Nations.— U. P.45 words
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Article66 1948-01-15 2 LONDON. Wednesday. Joel Bermojo, 29-year-old Spaniard, flew to England to marry. He was heM In London Airpopt yesterday because he was without money and had no visible means of support. His flancee. 21 -year-old Cecilia Heimann. who came to England from Spain seven months ago, spent the night66 words
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Article99 1948-01-15 2 MORETON VALENCE Gloucestershire. Wednesday.— Low clouds and wind gusta caused Squadron Leader W. Waterton, chief pilot of the Gloster Company, to abandon his attempt to set ud a new international air speed record here today. The record stands at 496.88 miles per hour set up by Group Capt.Reuter - 99 words
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Article, Illustration72 1948-01-15 2 GLASGOW Wednesday. The second battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, home after 26 years' overseas service,' will receive the Freedom of Glasgow on Mar. 16. The honour will be accepted ceremonially at an open air parade by Princess Margaret. She was appointed Colonel-in-Chlef of the regiment last August.Reuter - 72 words
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Article60 1948-01-15 2 WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Any possibility of court-martial for Army and Navy commanders who were at Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour has been removed The deadline set by the American Congress for filing charges expired last June 30. Lieut. Gen. Walter C. Short and Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel,AP - 60 words
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Article58 1948-01-15 2 SHANGHAI, Wednesday.— About 3,000 taxi-dancers will hold a mass meeting here this morning to consider the Central Government plan to close half the local cabarets before the end of March, and the rest In September. The Nurses' Association is reported to have written to the Mayor, Mr. K.Reuter - 58 words
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Article63 1948-01-15 2 BERLIN, Wednesday. A second group of displaced persons, 856 in number, left for Australia last night from Bremerhaven aboard the International Refugee Organisation's chartered ship General Stewart. The refugees, 217 of whom are women, were selected from displaced persons' camps in the British and American zones byReuter - 63 words
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Article74 1948-01-15 2 ROME. Wednesday.—Complete agreement has been reached on all points in the strike of Italian bank employees, it was announced here last night. It is hoped the banks will reopen tomorrow. They have been closed a fortnisrht. The strike has meant that many Italian workers have had to eoReuter - 74 words
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Article70 1948-01-15 2 SYDNEY, Wednesday. Constant rain has cost New South Wales wheat growers £18,000,000 (Australian) and has almost washed summer off the calendar. Sydney has had 28 wet days since Dec. 1, in the highest rainfall recorded for 27 years. The weather bureau forecasts wet, unsettled weather for theReuter - 70 words
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Article35 1948-01-15 2 WASHINGTON, Wedttesday.— The United states State Department says Mr Joh-i Cabot, new ConsulGaneral to Shanghai, is due thero by air on Jan. 15. -Js predecessor. Mr. Monnet Davies, awaits further es^igmment. A. P.35 words
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Article53 1948-01-15 2 PARIS, Wednesday. An Agriculture Ministry spokesman said meat rationing would be resumed in large French cities on Feb. 15 About 15,000,006 persons would be affected. Each person would be allowed seven ounces of meat weekly. e average consumption has b 18 ounces weekly since rationing was suspended las,53 words
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Article72 1948-01-15 2 SHANGHAI, Wednesday.— The first instalment of gold bars and foreign currencies s?ized from black marketeers since the Finance Control Bureau started here has been handed to the Central Bank of China. Included were US$15,000 worth of foreign currencies and 1,200 ounces of gold, in bars. L It isReuter - 72 words
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Article62 1948-01-15 2 LONDON, Wednesday. Special Branch Officers have uncovered a plot to smussrle aliens from Germany to Canada through Britain on fak?d British passports. They were able to stamp out the traffic before it reached serious proportions. The first clue was the discovery of an errer in the passport ofReuter - 62 words
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Article43 1948-01-15 2 VIENNA, Wednesday. Two persons were killed and 50 injured by falling debris caused by a high wind which sweDt through Vienna yesterday. The wind ripped tiles from roofs, and the walls of several shattered houses were hurled to the ground. AP.AP - 43 words
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Article47 1948-01-15 2 LONDON, Wednesday. David Niven. British film star. is to be married in London to Mrs. Hiordis T°rsmeden of Stockholm. She Is the former wife of a wealthy business man. Nlven is .now in England i rois.kinor the Alexander Korda film "Bonnie Prince Charlie." _H»t,fnr47 words
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Article55 1948-01-15 2 MOSCOW. Wednesday. Tass reports that the American chairman of the Allied Control Council in Japan has rejected a Russian request ■•hat the council discuss Japanese demilitarisation. The refusal was despite a plea from the British member that no council representative should be limited in theAP - 55 words
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Article204 1948-01-15 2 U.S. Food Exports To Lessen WASHINGTON, Wed. HpiE American Agriculture Secretary, Mr. Clinton J. Anderson, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday tota! food exports proposed under the Marshall Plan would be smaller than exports in recen 1 years. There would be a decreasing shipment of scarce foods and an204 words
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Article83 1948-01-15 2 CHESTER, Wednesday.— Bernard Teayne, IS, was bitten by wolves at the Chester Zoo in June 1945. He was yesterday awarded agreed damages of £109 for injuries. The Judge said: "It is fortunate the wolves were British born. There was no fear of rabies." Bernard was standingReuter - 83 words
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Article107 1948-01-15 2 SPECULATED IN U. S. GRAIN WASHINGTON, Wednesday. Brig-Gen. W. H. Graham, personal physician to President Truman, more than doubled his investment in a four-month speculation in wheat, oats and cotton last autumn. (Senate investigators calculated this yesterday. Senator Ferguson computed that Gen. Graham Invested UJ3.$5,70O and made a US $6,165AP - 107 words
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Article125 1948-01-15 2 RANGOON, Wednesday. Armed police and radioequipped police vans stood by today at Rangoon central Jail. The trouble came from 1.300 prisoners. who protested against "the Inadequacy" of the Burmese Independence Day amnesty. They started a sit down strike during the week-end and have refused food for theReuter - 125 words
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Article181 1948-01-15 2 TWO big conferences will be held m Europe next September to further the cause of world peace through federal union. The first, probably m Italy, will aim at the creation of a World Federal Government. The second, offshoot of a quite separate movement, has the moreReuter - 181 words
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Advertisement621 1948-01-15 2 NOTICES MESSRS NEILL AND BELL Announce that the output of Sunsrel Way Dredging Ltd. for the -piarter ended Dec. 31. 1M7. amounted to 1.445 tfculs. SELANGOR TURF aUB. NOTICE. The attention of Members n drawn to Rule No. SO of the Selangor Turf Club Rules: "Children under 12 yean of621 words
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Advertisement696 1948-01-15 2 NOTICES BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION Please note that on and after January 9th my telephone numbers will be: Office 5929 Residence ***** PRANK C. SANDS Commissioner for Malaya NOTICE On account of the Celebration of the 19 tti anniversary of the Sin Chew Jit Poh at the Haw Par Swimmin* Pooi.696 words
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Advertisement278 1948-01-15 2 FOR QUALITY PAINTS iii MANY COLOURS for ALL PURPOSES i Apply to: 1L BORNEO n JT J SINGAPORE PEHANG IPOH K. LUMPUR Ttl; 3876 7 66 33O3 IF? SAVE YOUR Have you a thin patch beginning to show on WHICH DO top Docs horrible dandruff ihow on jour w head278 words
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Article224 1948-01-15 3 'Check Inflation Or Else— 9 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. DRESIDENT TRUMAN today warned Congress m an economic report that a depression was a "certainty" unless prompt measures were taken to halt current inflation. Mr. Truman said that there was no way of telling exactly when the crash might come.Reuter - 224 words
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Article, Illustration34 1948-01-15 3 Co a mm^st leaders of three countries at the sixth annual Italian Communist Convention m Milan this month. From left: Mr. Harry Pollitt (Britain), Sign or Togliatti (Italy) and M. Thnrez (France)— A.P. photo.AP - 34 words
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329 1948-01-15 3 China Renews Protests To Hong Kong HONG KONG, Wednesday. J7EELING here has become so tense as a result of the Kowloon eviction disturbances that British authorities today cancelled all jtolicc leave here indefinitely. Earlier m the day the Chinese Special Foreign Affairs Commissioners (Mr. T. W. Kwok) warned the BritishAP; UP - 329 words
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Article239 1948-01-15 3 Communist Thrusts At Railway NANKING, Wednesday. pOMMUNIST forces unV' der Gen. Liv Pocheng, equipped with Russian railway-wrecking implements previously used m the European battle, are making fresh thrusts against the HankowSinyang section of the Peking-Hankow line, according to pro-Govern-ment reports today. Renewed Communist activities m Central China were reported afterReuter - 239 words
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Article108 1948-01-15 3 SYDNEY, Wednesday. Mechanical planters, capable of planting 7.000 pine seedlings a day. are being used m New South Wales to speed up the planting of softwoods for paper-making and rayon manufacture. It Is the first attempt m Australia to adapt mechanical planters to forest culture. TwoReuter - 108 words
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Article68 1948-01-15 3 PARIS. Wednesday.— Seven people wore killed and ten injured when the Colomb- I Eechar-Oran Express was derailed near Saida, Algeria, last night, the Agence France Prene reported this morning fr'im Oran. 'Yench Foreign legionaries and Senegalese troops took par! m the rescue operations, injured, most ofReuter - 68 words
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155 1948-01-15 3 Secret Plan For Leaving Palestine LAKE SUCCESS, Wed. pREAT Britain today vJ prepared to lay before the United Nations Pales- i tin Commission an expanded and highly secret plan for pulling out of' Palestine. The Commission, which will I supervise the partition of the .Holy Land, agreed to the dejmandUP - 155 words
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Article106 1948-01-15 3 CAIRO, Wednesday— Fortytwo Italians and 11 Somalis were killed on Sunday m severe rioting at Mogadishu, capital of the former Italian Somaliland. "liny-nine Italians. 44 Somalis and two police were wounded. The riot began after the Somali Youth League had organised a demonstration to pressReuter - 106 words
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Article59 1948-01-15 3 Within a few days of an announcement that the Bri- tish Admiralty was m possession of a Shackleton epitaph recently recovered from the Antarctic, the relatives of three men named were traced m Britain and Canada. The relic, enclosed m a copper tube, was discovered by Rear Admiral59 words
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Article104 1948-01-15 3 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. —United States gold holdings have reached a value of $22,773,000,000, comparedwith the 1941 record of $22,799,000,000. The value of UJS. gold holdings has increased by $2,218,000,000 m the past 12 I months. The rising supply of gold is pointed to as one of theUP - 104 words
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Article196 1948-01-15 3 TOKIO, Wednesday. The Allied High Court trying Hideki Tojo and 24 other former Japanese war lords, admitted that the prosecution evidence was intended to show that, within one month after the Japanese grab of Manchuria m 1931, Japan tried to thrust her fist further north into Mongolia.UP - 196 words
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Article92 1948-01-15 3 MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —The Australian Minister of Commerce. Mr. A. T. Pollard, told the Export Advisory Committee m Melbourne yesterday, that offers of dollars made by non-dollar area countries, such as Switzerland, had been declined by the Federal Government on the advice of the Bank of England. HeAP - 92 words
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Article82 1948-01-15 3 HELSINKI, Wednesday.— Prof. Elis Berven, Sweden's leading cancer specialist, said on his return here last night from Moscow that he had been treating "one of the Soviet Union's Marshals." Prof. Berven added that his patient was suffering from a "relatively unusual form of skin cancer", butReuter - 82 words
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Article230 1948-01-15 3 U.S. Aid To China Shortly WASHINGTON, Wed. UPWARDSof $500,000,000 of American assistance to Far Eastern coun tries seems likely to be authorised within the next few months. The aid is expected to go to Japan, China and the Philippines m the form of loans and gifts. This assistance will beAP; UP - 230 words
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Article244 1948-01-15 3 SHANGHAI, Wednesday. pWACUATION of some 200 foreign missionaries, mostly American, marooned In Laohokow, about 200 miles north-west of Hankow, will begin tomorrow morning, it was revealed by the local office of the Lutheran World Mission today. All the evacuees will be taken to Hankow byReuter - 244 words
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Article131 1948-01-15 3 35 Killed In Two Air Crashes CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Wednesday. •THIRTY FIVE people 1 were killed and four injured yesterday m two plane-crashes. In the worst of the two, m the Dominican Republic, 30 were killed. This plane, a Dominican Airlines passenger craft, crashed 16 miles from Ciwdad Trujillo. The victimsUP - 131 words
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Article97 1948-01-15 3 DAR-es-SALAM, Tanganyika, Wednesday. Four women have been sentenced to death for hiring "lion men" to assassinate victims for a few shillings. One" woman was proved to have been paid 15 shillings to a "lion man" to kill a native aged about 30. This woman was upAP - 97 words
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Article92 1948-01-15 3 RANGOON. Wednesday. The Burmese Premier, Thakin Nu. said m Rangoon on Monday that the British authorities had planned to arrest the late U Aung San and suppress the Nationalist movement following the Allied reoccupation of the country. At a state banquet m honour of theAP - 92 words
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Article384 1948-01-15 4 Kashmir Memo To Council THE Government of India's memorandum on 1 Kashmir, submitted to the Security Council at Lake Success, states that the invaders are allowed transit across Pakistan territory. It states that the invaders are allowed to use Pakistan territory as a base of operations and384 words
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Article102 1948-01-15 4 THE Straits Chinese-British Association may ask the Government lor permission to question Japanese war criminals servine sentences in Changi Gaol. The Association believes that the Japanese may be able to help them trace the praves of massacred Chinese Volunteers, and eive information about other volunteers. There102 words
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Article67 1948-01-15 4 The Chairman of the Union Committee of Singapore, Mr. Conrad Oldham, is anxious to get in touch with as many Malayans as possible. The committee operates only in England and Is registered with Malaya House. Mr. Oldham Is now busy with hte practice at the Bar in the circuit of67 words
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Article162 1948-01-15 4 nUTCH shipping companies are now expanding and I strengthening their trading activities m the Pacific and Malaysia. Within two years the Konlnklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij expects to have nearly 200 vessels, including small craft, operating: on the interisland routes between Singapore. Java, Sumatra. Borneo and Celebes. The162 words
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178 1948-01-15 4 AlO-man deputation from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday asked the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, for more than one Chamber representative on the new Legislative. The deputation also re- quested that non-British sub- jects, who form the majority of the Chamber, be178 words
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Article68 1948-01-15 4 LONDON, Wednesday. George Alexander Rasiah, a Kuala Lumpur reporter, is one of three newspapermen awarded scholarshlos by the British Council m conjunction with the Colonial Office. They will spend four months m each of three successive British provincial newspaper offices for oractical training m British jourlisticReuter - 68 words
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Article, Illustration34 1948-01-15 4 A round-the-world honeymoon has been the choice of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Orr, seen here on board the President Monroe. Mr. Orr is an executive of the Edear Kiefer Tanning Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan.34 words
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Article174 1948-01-15 4 PESULTS of the Letter Competition held amon« schoolchildren m Singapore m conjunction with Princess Elizabeth's Wedding have been announced Prizes of $25, $15. and $10 will be awarded to the first, second and third. They are: English Schools: Ist Chin Kent Huat (Anglo-Chinese Secondary School), 2nd Kagle174 words
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Article57 1948-01-15 4 SEREMBAN, Wednesday.—^ The Federation and State agreements will be signed here on Jan. 21. The first meeting of the Negri Sembilan Council of State Is expected to be held on Feb. 1. It will be a ceremonial meeting where duty will be merely57 words
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Article458 1948-01-15 4 Fram Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. THE City Editor of The Times writes that 1 since the increase m the price of tin m the week before Christmas, there had been a sharp controversy about th« position of Malayan producers. The controversy is tending to miss458 words
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Article155 1948-01-15 4 Xr ffbH*WedSaT t DEDUCING a grease r%un and a bullet from his pocket, a 21-year-old Chinese, Chen Shang, tried to extort money from a Chinese miner who was I driving into looh fromi .anviTig mu> lpon rromj Mengembu. early last m °nthJS?A^ff%&s°& miner m fear155 words
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Advertisement188 1948-01-15 4 A Mark to Remember Burroughs Wellcome Co. CThe Wellcome Foundation Ltd.). have appointed as their SMe V.'eiit for the distribation of their fine products m Singapore, Malayan Union, North Borneo and Sarawak. Adequate Stocks are now available throughout Malaya. Jackson Co., Ltd. B. ROBINSON ROAD SINGAPORE MOUNTBATTEN ROD KUALA LUMPUR188 words
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Article306 1948-01-15 5 1946 A Good Year Despite The Setbacks From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. HESPITE strikes, shortages of equipment and other difficulties the Malayan Railways earned more during the nin« "Civil Government" months of 1946 than during the whole of 1940. In railway accidents during 1946,306 words
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Article233 1948-01-15 5 Malay Newt From Abdul Aiir Bin Ishak •THE question of Siamese 1 administration over the four states of Patani, Yala Setul and Bangmara is believed to have been discussed at a recent meetins between Inche Mahmud Mahiyuddin and Tuan Haji Abdul Wahab. Inche Mahmud is the son233 words
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Article62 1948-01-15 5 The Deputy Leader of the Indian Goodwill Mission to Malaya, Mr. M. S. M. M. Meyappa Chettiar, donated $500 to the Rotary T.B. Clinic Fund at the Rotary Luncheon yesterday. The announcement was made by Mr. S. Visvanathan, another member of the Mission who said62 words
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Article, Illustration50 1948-01-15 5 Three members of the Indian goodwill mission now touring Malaya. From left to right: Mr. P. V. KM. Kulandayan, member of the Pudukottah Legislative Council; Mr. Viswanathan, journalist and secretary to the mission; Mr. Saw Genesan, memhrr of the Indian National Congress and leader of the mission. Straits Times picture.50 words
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Article244 1948-01-15 5 TNDIAN estate labourers m Malaya often drink 1 alcohol because they lack amenities and a background of good education. A Madras business leader and educationalist, Mr. Saw Ganesan, said this m an interview with the Straits Times m Singapore yesterday. Mr. Saw Ganesan, leader of244 words
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Article110 1948-01-15 5 THE Malay Union, Singapore, is to stage two shows at the Happy World Stadium on Jan. 25 and 26 to raise funds to help Malays affected by the recent floods m Perak. Most of the money will be sent to distressed families m the Kuala Kangsar district,110 words
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184 1948-01-15 5 rO armed men were beaten up by 20 angry villagers m Heap Guan San Kampong, m the Keppel district on Tuesday night. The villagers, who were armed with sticks, Jlater handed the men over to the police. The police stated yesterday184 words
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Article225 1948-01-15 5 The following new books have been added to Raffles Library: I Agate (James) Thus to Re- visit, Brittain (F.) Arthur Quill-ier-Couch, Bullett (Gerald) SilIver Poets of the 16th Century, Byrnes (James F.) Speaking Frankly, Cole (0.D.H.) Money, its Present and Future, Comerford (John) Health the Unknown.225 words
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Article59 1948-01-15 5 A 20-year-cld Cantonese, Wong Ah Kow, was charged In the Third Police Court yes\crdav with the possession of an unlicensed dagger and with umautHorised house to h^ise collection of money. He was ordered to be remainded m custody for 24 hours. The alleged offenices were said to have59 words
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Article436 1948-01-15 5 TO-DAY Exhibition of Mulberry Harbour Model, Victoria Memorial Hall noon to 7 p.m. Open to the public. Display of Princess Elizabeth's original letter of thanks addressed to Singapore Governor for the wedding present from the people of Singapore Raffles Museum, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Garden436 words
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Article119 1948-01-15 5 PENANG, Wednesday. •THE University of Malaya 1 should be built m Penang, not m Johore, said Dato Roland Braddell to- 1 day. Dato Bradrtell. who is legal adviser to the Malay- Sul- tans on the new Federation, said Penang had Immense possibilities as the cultural centre119 words
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Advertisement105 1948-01-15 5 How to arrange food m your refrigerator r— j .<< jjj^L J%Lj I -^':^-I^J_7 J I I I -GROS^fcV Sheivufor l I SOLE AGENTS lee Fletcher m.^ ,O2, O2 ,O4, O4 ORCHARD RO. SINGAPORE, yim cleans speedily— S^\ nd so smoothly f* \^^^—~~Jl t i^R^^H^- There's a job for safe-cleaning105 words
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Advertisement118 1948-01-15 5 "SOP AC" INSULATION CORKBOARD Suitable for Cold Storage etc SIZES OF SHEETS 3* X T THICKNESS: 1" 2* 3" STOCKS CARRIED Harrisons Crosfield Ltd. TELE: IMPORT DEPT: 5866 7/8 SINGAPORE. WITH SYNCHROMATIC PINOER-TTP GEARCH-VNGE HILLMAN MINX Shipment* Arriving Shortly.:... Book Now DislributrB: For Early Delivery Jt?r*/~~\C~~)f~ >r Represented m Malayan118 words
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Article33 1948-01-15 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT THE brothers of the late Miss 'Alice R"drigues thank those who a'tended the funeral and sent, wreaths. A requiem mass will be Eaid at St. Joseph's Church on Saturday at 6.30 a.m.33 words
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1215 1948-01-15 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thur. Jan. 15, 1948 TAN TOCK SENG AND T.B. The Singapore Government has definitely embarked upon its anti-tuberculosis programme; that programme is to be centred m the Tan Tock Seng Hospital as far as possible; and a tuberculosis clinic is to be built there this year.1,215 words
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Article32 1948-01-15 6 MANILA. Wednesday.— The Philippines Bureau of Animal Indus'ry has recently imported from India cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and Persian donkeys for breeding purposes. Some partridges were also imported. Reuter.Reuter - 32 words
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Article975 1948-01-15 6 G. MARTIN - HOW TO MAKE RUBBER SEED OIL PAY G. MARTIN, By 8.5c.,F.1.R.1. There has been increased interest, in Malaya recently in the use of rubber seeds lor the manufacture of oil. In this article, which fe reproduced from "Rubber Developments," a monthly publication of the British Rubier Development Board, a rubber975 words
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Article, Illustration40 1948-01-15 6 A picture which illustrates the new trend m Chinese education m Singapore. Two girl students and a boy photographed m the library of the Chung Cheng High School m Goodman Road, Singapore, the first co-educa-tional Chinese school m the island.40 words
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311 1948-01-15 6 I HAVE heard a lot about the efforts being made to bring schools back to their normal standard, but my classmates and I still find that some of the things done for us are not m the least progressive. We bigger boys and girls311 words
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Letter281 1948-01-15 6 I "THERE appeared m the I 1 Straits Times the' other day an instructive j and interesting article byj Miss R. M. Handy on thej old established system of dowries m Ceylon. There will always be three schools of thought on the question of dowries, even m281 words
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Letter77 1948-01-15 6 IT is interesting to note] that mercury lamps will m future be installed m "lace of the old gas lam^ ;>i various parts of; Singapore. In Balestier Road, which is approximately three quarters! of a mile long, there are six j gas lamps plac d about77 words
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Letter99 1948-01-15 6 •THE Straits Times re1 ports that the Progressive Party is the only party which has put up candidates for elections, and adds that voters have to make the choice of j voting for one party or 1 not voting at all. It is obvious that without opposition99 words
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Letter116 1948-01-15 6 T SEE that the film "Bur1 ma Objective" is due to be shown at the Capitol m the near future. When shown m London this film provoked suoh an outcry from the audience that it was withdrawn after one day's showing. The whole perspective of the Burma Campaign116 words
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Letter91 1948-01-15 6 T"HE boy who signed 1 himself "A Student" mi the Straits Times Satur-I day's Forum on Jan. 10' must either be a slow thinker or lazy. I myself have just passed my Standard Yin. Each period m my school is only 35 minutes long and nobody91 words
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Advertisement711 1948-01-15 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. ON THE 10th January. 1948. at Kuala LinLs Hospital, to Paddy, wife of R. W. E. Haroer. a daughter (still born). TONKINSON. On January 14th. at Kandane Kerbau. to Yvonne Pauline, wife of Jack H. Tonkinson. a (tirl. Jacqueline. SITUATIONS VACANT Two clerks with extensive acrmintir.e and commercial711 words
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Advertisement16 1948-01-15 6 EYE COMFORT VISUAL EFFICIENCY depend aq Professional Skill Complete Modern Equipment C. S. CHONG. OPT: D.16 words
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Advertisement200 1948-01-15 6 EXPLOSION WithoutW ithout dynamite, nitroglycerine. T.N.T." and gunpowder all products of the British chemical industry there would be less coal and less building stone. Railways would not cut their way across the countryside. There would be no Panama Canal. Most explosions are burning processes. Explosive power comes partly from the200 words
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395 1948-01-15 7 BARQUE'S CREW INCLUDES 2 WOMEN Sign On As Midwife And Stewardess From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. 'pVO European women from Klang sailed from Port Swettenham yesterday on the Finnish barque Passat as members of the crew one as a stewardess and the oiher as a midwife. The woman395 words
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Article161 1948-01-15 7 Chaplain To See Colony Prisons •THE chaplain of two well1 known American prisons, San Quentin and FoLsom m California, has arrived m Singapore to study prison conditions m this part of the world. He is Dr. Rudolph Coffee, Who has been Jewish chaplain ol the two prisons for 26 years.161 words
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Article, Illustration41 1948-01-15 7 L.iciy Winifred Dalton, wife of the late Sir Llewlyn C'hi^holm Dalton. a former Ceylon jud?e, who arrived m Singapore yesterday by the President Monroe on her way to Colombo. She is a personal friend of the Chief Girl Guide, Lady BadenPowell.41 words
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Article80 1948-01-15 7 A driver who knocked down and fatally injured a 40-year-old Chinese woman was told yesterday by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W.G. Porter) that the police were at liberty to charge him with criminal negligence. The woman was crossing Serangoon Road m the evening on Dec. 2880 words
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Article182 1948-01-15 7 Plea For Political Education TpHE Rev. R. K. S. Adams, principal speaker at the Singapore Rotary Club's weekly luncheon at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday, criticised the banning of political education m schools by the Singapore Department of Education. He was speaking on the subject, "Outlook for Education." '•The first requirement182 words
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152 1948-01-15 7 CEVEN Javanese who made deserted Municipal 7 S"* 1 8 at Upper Perak K 03 1 ih home were found jruilty of vagrancy m the Third Police Court yesterday. They were arrested by a police party m a surprise raid on the quarters at 3152 words
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Article, Illustration481 1948-01-15 7 First Chinese C-G For Sarawak Here j THE father-in-law of the war-time commander J of the "Flying Tigers" Vl ajor-General C. L. Chennault) arrived m Singapore yesterday by the President Monroe from San Francisco. He is Mr. Chan Ying Wing, newly appointed Chinese Consul General for Kuching, Sarawak Mr. Chan481 words
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Article95 1948-01-15 7 Forces Beer, Smokes Up DRITISH Service men m Singapore will have to pay more for their beer and cigarettes after Feb. 1. The Army has been approached by the Customs and Excise Department to give figures for the present ration m order to provide the basis for cots m concessions.95 words
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Article146 1948-01-15 7 Government Servants In Politics A SINGAPORE Government servant is not allowed to hold office m a. political association, but 1 is free to become an ordinary member and may vote m elections. This is the ruling by the Singapore Government. The Colonia> Secretary has I informed the Progressive J Party146 words
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Article267 1948-01-15 7 Eighty seven passengers are on board the Blue Funnel shiD Charon which arrives m Singapore from Freemantle tomorrow. They are: Miss I Anderson. Mrs. B. C. Bate. Miss E. Bate, Mr. P. Bennett. Lt Col. Biddle. Mrs. Blddle and two children. Mr. D. Bowden Mr. R. Boyce,267 words
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Article95 1948-01-15 7 AN open verdict was returned m the Singa- pore Coroner's Court yesterday, on Tan Tiong Huat, who fell from the second floor of Bonham Building on Dec. 31. Mr. Tan was the manager of Hong Huat and Company, Singapore. A car driver told the coroner that95 words
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Article24 1948-01-15 7 The Prison Inquiry Commission will hold its first first meeting today at 2.15 p.m. m the Council Chamber, Colonial Secretary's Office.24 words
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Article194 1948-01-15 7 A HANDCUFFED man waiting m a Singapore, court yesterday to face a charge of attempted suicide jumped from the dock: and threw himself out of '.he window. He fell more than 30 feet Irom the orst-storey court to the ground and crashed on his feet. A194 words
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Article86 1948-01-15 7 Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wednesday. THE decision of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce to send delegate:; i <» London to oppose the new Federation proposals found strong support from the Committee of the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday evening. The committee also discussed86 words
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Article61 1948-01-15 7 IPOH, Wednesday. The smallpox situation In Perak has improved. Only 20 cases were reported for last week, as against 42 m the previous week. Rungkup, In Lower Perak, again led with eleven cases, which is 21 less than the preceding week's record. The other cases were six from61 words
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Article58 1948-01-15 7 DENANG, Wednesday.— A i memorial to Kedah volunteers who died In the war is to be erected In Kedah. To decide what form the memorial should take, a seven-man committee has been formed. The committee comprises former members of the Kedah Volunteer Force under the chairmanship of Mr.58 words
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Article43 1948-01-15 7 THE death occurred m Klang last Friday of Mr. Leong Wing Huen. Mr. Leong was a prominent member of the Chinese community and a well-known landed proprietor. He leaves a widow and four children. The funeral was held at Kuala Lumpur.43 words
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Article, Illustration25 1948-01-15 7 Abdu Majid Ma Omkiii, first-Malay student to win a scholarship to study m China. He is now on his way to Nankin?. Straits Times photo.25 words
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Article102 1948-01-15 7 Rent for the Government holiday bungalows at Port Dickson will be raised from Feb. 1., because of increased maintenance costs, the N.S. Resident Commissioner's office announced yesterday. Even at the new increased rates, revenue will not quite cover maintenance costs, the announcement added. The new102 words
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Advertisement100 1948-01-15 7 BUSH RADIO In Britain the manufacturers of BUSH are famous as the makers of reliable radio. Everything possible is done to safeguard this reputation. Skilled designing and fine workmanship are backed by the finest materials and exhaustive trials on the test bench. We can recommend this latest BUSH receiver with100 words
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Advertisement70 1948-01-15 7 To-Day s I I Special Offer j I" LADIES 1 I EVENING GOWNS I Well Known London H Fashion Houses Ij I REDUCED PRICES IJ Previous Price To-day's Price 5120.00 S 85.00 5135.00 90.00 H 5145.00 SIOO.OO II f195.00 $150.00 Q/fntan of yenr *iAi// tl LORD CALVERT CA RADIAN WHISKY70 words
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Article, Illustration987 1948-01-15 8 Wyndham Harley - The Best Way To See Malaya Wyndham Harley By TN Europe the hiker or enthusiastic walker from the big cities tramping over the country-side is a common sight during the Beas.«n from March to November. In Malaya no such enthusiasm exists. Here, recreation is organised for city dwellers m the987 words
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Article687 1948-01-15 8 ANNE POWELL - Maxwell 's Hill For Holidays ANNE POWELL By TT has surprised me to find that quite a lot of people even m Perak itself do not know of the excellent holiday which is to be had on Maxwell's ISL Perhaps that is why the atmosphere is unspoilt and the peace687 words
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Article331 1948-01-15 8 A.T. S - A. T.S. By WHILE modern scientists are hard at work inventing new drugs to alleviate the sufferings of hximanity, there are still people, m Malaya, who resort to the ancient methods of cure. The other day a Chinese m Kelantan bought a tiger that was caught331 words
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Article499 1948-01-15 8 " MURNI - "MURNI" By ThE end of the war sees the simple, ignorant Malay peasant embarassed by numerous associations and societies. Some of these organisations are political, others are purely of a religious or social nature, but all claim to work for the welfare and well-being of the499 words
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Article445 1948-01-15 8 OF the millions of words uttered ii: 1947, these stood out for one reason or another: Bear-Admiral William S. F. .sons, U.S. Navy Director of Atomic Defence: "It is not the atom that may get out of control. It is the ■human." President445 words
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Advertisement81 1948-01-15 8 #RADIO THE WORLDS FINEST BROADCAST RECEIVER Pull output 8 ii *i r ii i™j »i*!ifVii IHr \v 1 M illlll? n i tf 1! i ttr .Also 46, Orchard Road, Singapore. Phone 7295 AWA-l Tropical (C$ fff^i PALM BEACH _V£lL J| ■BH|B You get it better from f^ylln »^wl^t'i^ Olir81 words
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Advertisement178 1948-01-15 8 (T^^ Did you use MACLEANS JLC£W to-day? You don't know how sparfcHng M^J jH§f your teeth can be, nor how Hr» attractive your imile untH 7Jm you've used Macleans Peroxide X MMM '**< HP^» IKIFW/ the MACLEANS TOOTHBRUSH Moffat Electric Cookers McCray Reach-in Refrigerators, Walk-in Coolers, Display Cases J^S. Home178 words
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Article487 1948-01-15 9 By A Chinese Reviewer CHINA AND THE CHINESE by H. von Perckhamer (George Rontledge, $2.10). DOST-WAR Malaya has had quite a lot of new books on China. Some are informative and timely, like the U.N.O. publication, "China," edited by McNair; many are just so-so; while others487 words
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Article, Illustration567 1948-01-15 9 NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS by Felix M. Keesing (Macmillan, New York). rffi abiding impression left on the mind after reading this book is actually a confirmation of a long-held belief that human beings the world over are the same, fundamentally. The gulf between567 words
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Article834 1948-01-15 9 MADE IN CHINA by Cornelia Spencer (Harrap, $6.30). CHINA AWAKE by Robert Payne (Heinemann, $9). DEADING these two new books one after the other left me puzzled. It is almost impossible to believe that they are about the same people living m the same part of834 words
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Article62 1948-01-15 9 "Everything that moves moves everything else. A bear coughing at the North Poles stirs the sands of the Sahara. If I breathe only onee I so displace the air that perhaps a man may be killed or a woman give birth or a nation be set m flames. Be62 words
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Advertisement49 1948-01-15 9 Gl EST, hi 1 A^I%ETXLEFPLDS, SCREW DEPARTMENT WIRE GOODS DEPARTMENT (Box N0.24 Heath Street Birmingham 18. f CAN NOW ACCEPT ORDERS FOR IRON WOOD SCREWS ALSO AVAILABLE. SHOULDEREO AND GATE HOOKS AND SCREW RINGS lastly I COUIffIVEYS OF I I cmaoit street I REMEMBER TO-NIGHT AT 6.30. 9.15 CAPITOL—49 words
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Advertisement517 1948-01-15 9 COMMIT DFN "m a for me too m Tkr SI M WIT prn i. lh« it w a» reliable, wSsW iwpphrd m Übrft and •nd made m Fmfitmm I m kvrr.fl. urn SUMMIT LJJM Pt.NS |;uara litre la •apply me vnih a nifc f4B that •uiti m> (tyre of My517 words
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Miscellaneous698 1948-01-15 9 At times the best way to play ciarer wen m his own hand Uiea th« trump suit must be given op led to the diamond king and took because of outside consideration*, a spade finesse. West won and Today's deal illustrates this point, exited with a rt"MW>iKt. which deSouth, dealer.698 words
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Article716 1948-01-15 10 Josephine O' Neill - Josephine O'Neill By rHOOSING the best films of 1947 has been at unusually easy and unusually difficult. It was easy because seven films glow against the generally drab background of the past 12 months. Those seven flims were: "Odd Man Out" "Great Expectations." "Brief Encounter." •Crossfire." "Stairway716 words
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Article103 1948-01-15 10 Unco-operative HOLLYWOOD.— The Hollywood Women's Press Club this week ch' e the Least Co-operative stars of 1947: Gary Cooper and Jennifer Jones. The Most Co-operative Stars: Gregory Peck and Joan Fontaine, who received their awards (golden apples^ at a' luncheon. The runners -up to Gregory and Joan as103 words
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Article, Illustration27 1948-01-15 10 20th Century-Fox has deglamourised 20-year-old starlet Nancy Guild: m "The Brasher Doubloon" she has to play a neurotic secretary who believes she has murdered her boss' husband.27 words
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Article100 1948-01-15 10 HOLLYWOOD, Wed. The marriages of the Ronald Reagans, the Cornel Wildes and the Johnny Weissmullers went on the rocks this week. In spite of Ronald Reagan's denials of a rift, his wife, Jane Wyman, walked out of their home thfe week, and said to the Press100 words
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Article299 1948-01-15 10 I ONDON, Wed.— The Li biggest single item on movie magnate Rank's balance-sheet at the end of 1947 was the losses. Further setbacks m 1947 followed the huge losses of 1946 on "Caesar and Cleopatra." "London Town," "Henry V," and other super films (the Rank299 words
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Article391 1948-01-15 10 TUNG CROSBY will definitely go to London m May to star m a musical for J. Arthur Rank. RKO has acquired an original story for a film to be called "Honored Glory" from Henry Grunwald, contributing editor to Time and Life magazine. Grunwald's story is inspired by the391 words
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Advertisement199 1948-01-15 10 ALO N E Thebrav* i,^. the madness w CAPT VE JKviV ca ed b 1 JUNCLE- Jm<^ J^dk f the "WHITE GOD 1 I*^^ ...HER CHOICE V -^ifclj^ MO* f AW m^^^mrwnmwm By k. l. jELEJ STEVENSON STARTS TO-DAY 6.45—9.30 LA I rl#\ V 3400 ANOTHER GREAT FILM FROM A199 words
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Advertisement376 1948-01-15 10 AMERICAN MAIL lINI rASI OIRMI SERVKI To Los Anrrles Sao tranrlsro Portland SrntMr Vancouver "JAVA MAIL" loads Penang 19th fen. Swettenham 22nd Jan. Singapore 14 Jan. "IDIA MAIL' loads early F-t>. "AMERICAN MAIL" Middle Fen. Por Freight <fr panarr olrase ippiv to Agents;— GUTHRIE CO LTO. Ptio.e 5131 EVERETT ORIENT376 words
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Miscellaneous360 1948-01-15 10 a Ant a mai ava a'dad* National Airs from Caeehoslova- Crossword: 9.30 BBC Radio Newshadio hamxa <» FORB. p^n^ Bo&ln. IUly. 11.30 reel: 9.45 Paradise Isie: 10 00 1p.m. Radio Orch.;1.40 Dance News: News Analysis: 11.45 Uni- SEAC Theatre: 11.00 In Concert Music. 8.15 News. Topical Tabc; verslfcy Programme "Iaw"360 words
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Article134 1948-01-15 11 LONDON, Wednesday. VESTERDAY bein» the last 1 day ef the present account ea the London Stock Evchanse, operators were inclined to hold off and markets consequently drifted lower, says Beater's financial correspondent. Tin shares were iirepalar. Yesterday*! chances were: con** 3%% n\ Fund 4% 1960-90 113% War (£^A«S134 words
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Article32 1948-01-15 11 The Singapore Chamber at Commerce Rubber A«oei»tioo"8 pnc« at noon yesterday were: Buyers Seltos Cts. Cts. No. i aaa spot wZiisdri* Ja bales Jan. 41% 41% itorket Tone: Steady after toe«u-32 words
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Article199 1948-01-15 11 A Market Correspondent - A Market Correspondent By Produce Market CUGAR and Coffee markets saw a fairly active day The good stock positions however did not encourage' deal- ers to mark *p quotations. Yesterday* prices were: Klee: No. 1 $140; No. 3 $138; other qualities: 1 $100; 3 $86;AP - 199 words
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Article11 1948-01-15 11 Stocks 64.00; Industrials 177. 4»R^fct 61.53; Utflitia, 38.40.-11 words
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Article147 1948-01-15 11 From Onr Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. A FEATURE of the market was the declaration of a final dividend of £3 per share by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation whose shares Improved to Sl,09« buyers. British Borneo Petroleums in which considerable business has been passing in the last147 words
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Advertisement699 1948-01-15 11 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incoroorateo to Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILINGS FROM O.K. AND CS-S "Mrtoa* From UK. Continent Q. 29 "Menelaus" From V X G. 31 "TantalM" Froa I X la Port "Araowior" ......Dae from U.K Jan. 19 "Calphae- One from USA Jan SI "■Tttan" Due from UK Feb. 4699 words
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Advertisement395 1948-01-15 11 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW IOKK AND BOSTON via INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Prelgfct Only PRBS. MONROE Singapore Gd. 3«/37 MARINE FLIER Sincere 7.7.7 Jan! 20 pops Penang Jaa. 27 PRES. POLK Singapore Feb. f Penang Feb. 9 LYKES ORIENT LINE (fired to HOUSTON. MOBILE, NEW ORLEANS OATS STRAITS /GULF395 words
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Advertisement377 1948-01-15 11 ghlppem and other Btterestoa is Pfci»i,tr- tnteUfgcaer are -e.er^« adrutaMiueuts la Cok. 6 aad 7 opposite page and to Shtpwtar lotto** o*> Par* P&0 and BRITISH INDIA p&o U.K. LINE ™Y«SE m Part LONDOft JTOTOTHOE Mid-Fes GENOA. M*SEILLES LDON xCANTOX Feb. 27tn.29th. LONDON INWARDS TREVAYLOB Feb. Stfe ....HONG KONG SHANGHAI377 words
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Advertisement562 1948-01-15 11 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL LINE HAVRE. LONDON ANTWERP m. CITY OF LUCKNOW F. Sham 15.17 Jmi 18-20 Jan. SSPWSBi KLAVENESS PACIFIC I PORTS M/S "BOUGAINVILLE" Due Singapore 7 Mar. McALISTER CO., LTD. (Inooroorated m SimraDore) PHONE 5906 BOUSTEAD&CO. 'TD. LLOYDS AGENTS Agents for Malaya Railways GLEN UNt Sailings to aad from China,562 words
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Article439 1948-01-15 12 Homer Brilliant Against Police WITH several first-team regulars playing for them, the S.C.C. 'A' XV easily beat the Singapore Police by 12 points (two trie*, two penalties) to 5 (one goal) on the Padang yesterday. Homer, the S.C.C. wing three who has been selected for439 words
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Article, Illustration22 1948-01-15 12 Barnes and Indian wicketke eper Sen in a tangle after an attempted run-out. An incid ent in the Third Test at Melbourne.22 words
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Article61 1948-01-15 12 The Selection Committee of the Singapore Hockey Association will meet today at 5.30 p.m. at the S.R.C. to select the Singapore State team to meet Selangor on Saturday. After the meeting, at 6.30 p.m. the draw for the Singapore Hockey Association's knock-out tournament will take place. Representatives61 words
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121 1948-01-15 12 LAUNCESTON, Wed. fHE return of Colin McCool and Ernest Toshack necessitated two changes m Australia's team to play India m the Fourth Test beginning at Adelaide on Jan. 23. Those dropped are Bruce Dooland and Ron Haraence. Brown, who was kept out of the ThirdReuter; Reuter-AAP - 121 words
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Article846 1948-01-15 12 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP RECORDS OF NEW HORSES II By pRISPIAN, a five-year-old gelding by Agincourt (toy v* Bosworth), sire of Lenient, ran m very good company m Sydney. He was third m the Cabramatta Handicap £1,000 (Aust.) over a mile at Warwick Farm. Crispian was bought846 words
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Article41 1948-01-15 12 TODAY HOCKEY- S.H.A. Meetings at SRC *t 536 p.m. RN. Police v H.M.S. London at Naval Base 5.15 p.m. SOCCER: No. I sab depot of 223 BOD v HQ. for Govermr's Shield at St. Georges Road at 5.15 p.m.41 words
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Article, Illustration21 1948-01-15 12 Australian slow bowler Bruce Dooland brilliantly catches Indian batsman Gul Mahomed oft* his own bowling: in India's first innings at Melbourne.21 words
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Article82 1948-01-15 12 The noyal Singapore Golf Club January Women's Medal (Stroke) competition was played over nine holes at Bukit Timah on Monday, Jan. 12, and resulted m a win for Mrs. H. Hatherley with a net score of 40. The following were the best returns: Mrs. H. Hatherley 51-11 -4082 words
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Article181 1948-01-15 12 BRIDGETOWN, Wednesday. rjiHE M.C.C. tourists drew A their first three-day match at Bridgetown against Barbados yesterday when, m their 6econd Innings, they scored 260 for the loss of six wickets. Barbados had declared their innings closed at their overnight score of 514 for four, which wasReuter - 181 words
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Article300 1948-01-15 12 Fiom EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. pHATSTER, the pride of V^ the Rodgers stable, looked very fit when cantered round on the sand this morning by Harry Gentles. There is no telling how good this long-striding bay can be. Like all Chathams. he Improves with age300 words
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Article, Illustration15 1948-01-15 12 Don Bradman cover-driving Mankad durinr his innings of 132 m the Third Test at Melbourne.15 words
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Article228 1948-01-15 12 LONDON, Wednesday. THE draw for the Fourth Round of the Football AssoI ciation Challenge Cup, to be played on Jan. 24, once again favoured the non-league chibs, Colchester and Gillingham. Colchester entertain Bradford, and Gillingham, provided they beat Queen's Park Rangers m the replay, will beReuter - 228 words
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431 1948-01-15 12 Two Cup Races A t Singapore Spring Meeting TWO cup races, each carrying $.3,000 stakes, will be provided for Class One and Class Two horses at the Singapore Turf Club's Spring Meeting on Feb. 14, 18 and 21. The Valentine Cup race over six furlongs will be run on the431 words
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Advertisement574 1948-01-15 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continueo from oasre 8) i OK SALE FRESH SHIPMENT 17 bal^s Mn-znDore Camets for julck sale As orted sizes. Enaulres Post O~ce Box No. 883. BinaaiX>re i-VALVE Pve Radio with Oirrard Automatic Chaneer $420. Anr.lv 12-1 Amber Mansions after 5.30 p.m. OR SALE Alsatian Puppies 4 m( ;iths574 words
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Advertisement103 1948-01-15 12 77iis watch has to do 432,000 ticks per day 157,680,000 ticks per year J^^ Ii it fails by only 50 ticks it V^>aPcii^ means a loss of 10 seconds ocr /^^HeWgJw day. 1 minute per week, 4»» J -3Nlil^T minutes per month. SyZ?S*T?ss~^F^m Needless to say steady accuracy ,;'^k F103 words
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Miscellaneous21 1948-01-15 12 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High water 12.41 p.m. (9.7 ft.). Tomorrow: High water 1.56 a.m. (8.6 ft.) and 1.18 p.m. (9.4 ft.).21 words
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