The Straits Times, 29 January 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWKI.VE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    MILLION EXCESS RICE CARDS
    801 1 Freeing Of Movement Possible MORE than a million rice ration cards have been issued m Malaya than there are people m the country. An official statement issued m Kuala Lumpur says approximately 1,100,000 cards m excess of population (according to the recent census) were issued m
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    33 1 The War Minister, (Mr. Emanucl Shinwell) recently made a day's tour of London's anti-aircraft defences at Bostall Heath. Abbey Wood He is seen here with A.T. operators on the predictor site.— A.P. Picture.
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    New Strike Threat In Germany
    111 1 STUTTGART, Wed. A PROTEST strike by about 1,000,000 industrial and public utilities workers m the United States-occupied Wuert-tcaiberg-Baden State was authorised by the work-, ers' representatives today. No date was set for the walk-out. The threatened strike, ex(l to begin next Monday, w;us proposed as
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    Martial Law In Bolivia
    97 1 LA PAZ, Bolivia, Wed. PRESIDENT Enrique Hertzog said today martial law was declared throughout Bolivia, as the result of a "revolutionary plot" discovered by the Government four days ago. The President said that although there were no violent outbreaks anywhere In the countrjrthe Government considered^ martial
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    CONSUL LOST MEMORY
    52 1 LOS ANGELES, Wednesday. —Police reported today that Mr. Alexander M- Galbraith. missing former British Consul, who disappeared from Pittsburgh on Dec. 31, was located m a downtown hotel here. Mr. Galbraitfa informed officers he had been a victim of amnesia (loss of memory). H readily admitted his
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    Rubber Down ¾ Of A Cent
    108 1 Rubber Down Of A Cent AFTER the devaluation "flurry" on the local rubber market on Tuesday the price yesterday dropped by of a cent. Nto. 1 sheet fjo.b. buyers closed last night at 41 cents a lb with sellers at 41 *4 cents. Spot loose buyers were 40% cents and
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    CANADIAN PRICE OF STRAITS TIN
    62 1 NEW YORK, Wednesday.— The ceiling price on Straits and British refined tin (99.75 per cent minimum) m Canada will advance to U.S. 96 cents delivered Montreal and Toronto m wholesale quantities. This will be effective on Jan. 28. said the American Metal Market. The old
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    British Order To Probe US Ships
    296 1 JERUSALEM, Wednesday. OKITISH authorities today ordered all American ships bound for the all-Jewish city of Tel Aviv to dock instead at Haifa, where they can be searched for contraband war materials. This order came after British officials had directed a 4,900-ton American ship, already
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    ORDER-IN-COUNCIL ON MALAYA
    42 1 LONDON. Wednesday.— An Order-in-Council wa6 issued today approving the Agreement for a Federation of Malaya signed on Jan. 21 at Kuala Lumpur. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Edward Gent as High Commissioner of the Federation. A.P.
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    MORE HOUSES FOR TOKIO
    79 1 TOKIO, Wednesday.— Three hundred and sixty thousand houses are expected to be constructed this year under a long-term building plan to ease the housing shortage, tin* president of the Construction Board told the House of Counc:.:crs yesterday. According to official statistics, tfhe number of bouses burned
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    TWOJAPANESE TO BE HANGED
    68 1 GUAM, N. Pacific. Wednesday. Convicted of murdering Charles Smith, a British national attached to the War Crimes Commission, and tfhree American prisaners-of-war, Japane Lieut. Kazuo Nakamura has been sentenced to death, it was announced here. Sergeant Major Ohjchiro Kokubo, also convicted of the murder of the
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    Killed 12 At $30 A Head
    155 1 TOKIO, Wednesday. rS man who walked into a Tokio bank on Mon-j day, pbsed as a health j inspector and gave the bank staff an "anti-dysen-tery" potion which killed 12 of them, got away with just over 100.000 yen. This is worth about $1,000
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    Buying Malayan Latex For America
    42 1 Me D. A. I'aterson. an American rubber dealer now m Singapore. His firm is installing a plant at Baltimore to receive and bulk 200,000 gallons of Malayan latex a month. Straits Times picture. Story m page seven.
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    EX-PREMIER FLEES IRAQ
    152 1 BAGHDAD, Wednesday, i FORMER Premier Saleh' r Jabur, who resigned yesterday, fled Iraq by plane today. It is believed that he flew to the Transjordan capital of Amman. His government collapsed under the pressure of resent- iment against his signing of a treaty with Great Britain on
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    Death Roll Of 250 In Mined Ship Disaster
    193 1 Death Roll Of 250 In Mined Ship Disaster TOKIO, Wednesday. fTWO hundred and fifty passengers aboard the 400-ton ferry boat Joo Maru are believed to have been killed or drowned when the ship struck a mine off the coast of Okayama Prefecture, Southern Honshu, early this morning. This figure was
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    U.K. In Talks On Aid Plan
    46 1 LONDON, Wednesday. THE Minister of State, (Mr. Hector McNeil) said m the House o. Commons today that Britain was consulting other European nations on the establishment of a continuing organisation to he Id administer the Marshall European recovery programme. U.P.
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    Pirates Will Talk Terms
    136 1 HONG KONG, Wednesday /CHINESE pirates who V^ boldly raided the Dutch ship Van Heutsz m December last are making overtures through middlemen for the release on ransom of six of the vessel's kidnapped possengers, the China Mail reported today. The newspaper saftT that "natives" of Bias
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    DEATH OF LADY MARY HERBERT
    244 1 LONDON, Wednesday— The death was announced today of Lady Mary Theresa Herbert, widow of Sir John Herbert, who was Governor of Bengal from 1939 to 1943 and A.D.C. to Lord Irwin (later Lord Halifax) as Viceroy, from 1926 to 1923. Lady Mary, who was awarded
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      Anxious Mrs. U Saw Makes Jade Bracelet Offering
      162 2 M no ¥T RANGOON, Wednesday. RS. U Saw, wife of the former Burmese Premier, U Saw, yesterday gave a precious jade bracelet as a religious offering for the successful outcome of her husband's appeal against the death sentence. Mrs. U Saw presented
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      Heiress Ill
      34 2 LONDON, Wednesday. The Woolworth heiress, Babara Hutton, has been ill for two days ln a private clinic here. Her husband. Prince Troutzltoy. is ln a hotel m Bellevue Palace. UP. Barbara H-Uan
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      Burmese Tour
      40 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday.— Them Maun* and San Maung, leaders of the Burmese Socialist Party, arrived here yesterday by air en route for Washington where they will study national savings systems, including the national life insurance and postal savings.—Reuter.
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      Re-Arrested
      57 2 MANILA, Wednesday.— A young FU-ptao, on bail pending appeal against Ms conviction on a charge ol participating m the killing of an Ai ican bustaeasman from Shonetoal In a Manila hotel lobby, wai re-arreated today. Police said he had confessed to ti_e murder of a wealthy Filipino and to
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      Report On Crash
      62 2 LONDON, Wednesday. Sole cause of the derailment of the London Midland and Scottish Euston to Liverpool express on a rail curve In Warwickshire was the unfit condition of the track, according to an official report on the accident. Eight hundred people were travelling on the express at
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      Bad Influence?
      70 2 SYDNEY. Wednesday. The arrival of the American fleet m Sydney shortly could be expected to brine about an increase m Juvenile delinquency, said the stipendiary magistrate at Parramatta Children's Court yesterday. He made the remark after no tin c that a 17 -year-old rirl before the court had
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      Food Exports
      38 2 SYDNEY. Wednesday. Exports to Britain of Australian dairy products, such as meats, poultry, eggs, dried fruits and edible tats and oils are expected to be substantially increased by new kme-term agreements to be negotiated soon. A.P.
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      Liquor Ban
      49 2 BOMBAY, Wednesday Soon after the new Governor of Bombay (Sir Raharaj Singh) assumed office, the following announcement appeared m the local press: "In accordance with the wishes of His Excellency no alcoholic drinks will ln future be served ln Government House or at any Government House functions.
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      Pearl Exports
      48 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday.— Japan long-famed for cultured pearls will make such pearls available for export m limited quantities during the spring of 1948. according to the New York Journal of Commerce. The Journal adds that Japanese suppliers can now make offerings to traders by correspondence. AP.
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    43 2 di«t^ri_?!!,. piC c beill s hustI «d »>y Chicago police from a disturbance at the entrance to the Chicago Expansion S2iSS nn T ny Jan 12 Members of the I'nited Mccl Workers of America we re on strike at the plant.— A.P. picture.
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    German Govt. Chief Dismissed For 'Lies'
    222 2 FRANKFURT, Wednesday. THE Anglo-American Military Government has dis1 missed from office/ the German executive director of the Bizonal Economics Department, Dr. Johannes Semmler for "making false statements" in a speech attacking British policy in Germany. The letter of dismissal, authorised by Generals Clay and
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    PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND FOR RECOVERY OF ARREARS
    71 2 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND FOR RECOVERY OF ARREARS Notice is given that the sale of the following land will commence at the Land Office, Singapore, at 11.00 am. on the 18th day of March. 1948:— District. Toa Payoh; Mukim, 17; Title N.. L. 4289: Lot No.. 345 3;
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    206 2 IT-ATTIC DKTAKTMKWT Holiday— Chinese New Year's Day. Tuesday. 10th February. NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVKN that fWKIi alongside the Board's wharves and worxinjr before 11 a.m. on Monday. 9th February, IMS. will be worked after 11 am on that day without extra charge provided they complete work
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    HONOUR FOR LADY MOUNTBATTEN
    102 2 NEW DELHI. Wednesday. Countess Mountbatten of Burma, wife of the Governor I General, of India, was m I vested by the Chinese Ambasfsador (Dr. Chla-Luen Lo) with the Order of the Brilliant Star m recognition of her humanitarian work for the i China war m 1945.
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    Iraqi Govt Falls: 'Blow To Britain'
    266 2 Iraqi Govt Falls: 'Blow To Britain BAGHDAD, Wednesday. THE Iraqi Regent, Emir Abdul Illah, last night announced the resignation of the Government of Saleh Jabur, who last week signed a new treaty of alliance with Britain. In London, British Government offic als suid resignation was a major blow to the
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    Air Trips For Dogs
    74 2 BOMBAY, Wednesday. Blocked by the limited accommodation for pete on homeward-bound liners, Britishers leaving India have resorted to sending their dors to the United Kingdom by air. An American freight plane recently left Bombay with nine dors and 30 monkeys on board. Ekht of the docs
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    MARRIAGE RUSH
    100 2 LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.— Homeward bound from I gocn ki the trcopiiiip Scythia. Maior Leslie Balmer, Is Gurkha Rifles, and Nursing -iiiccr. Ann Q-.ort.i. t \z engaged when the ship called at Colombo. They asked if the capta^ti could marry them but he s^id he cc j only r>:rfcrm ceremony
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    LORDS DEBATE THEIR OWN FATE Truce' Till Monday
    425 3 LORDS DEBATE THEIR OWN FATE Truce' Till Monday LONDON, Wednesday. THE first round of the British Socialist Govern- merit's battle with the House of Lords ended last night m an uneasy and temporary truce m which neither side gave anything away. After a heated debate m the Lords, the Government
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    33 3 A.i Aral) sniper (m Western r dress) is seen firing from a j doorway m the Katamun district of Jerusalem. He w:is liring at Jewish snipers m the village of Me liar Haim.
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    Freedom For Reds?
    122 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Wednt .sclav. Professor Zechariah Chaflee oi Harvard Law School yesterday advocated complete freedom for people m the United States to study and discuss Communism. He was addressing the UNO Commission on Freedom ct Information and the Press. Prof. Chafiee. while referring to Communism as "poisaid
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    NAZIS MAY BE EXTRADITED
    59 3 VIENNA, Wednesday.—Tlie Executive Committee of the Allied Council of Austria has agreed to pass on to the Allied Control Council m Berlin the Austrian request for the extradition of the former Nazi ambassador to Turkey and the former! StnUhatter of Austria. The two men. Von Papeii
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    CLOTHES RATION
    80 3 LONDON, Wednesday. President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Harold Wilson, announced m the House of Commons that clothing ration i would continue at four coupons a month for six months bee^nning March 1. Unless textile production was increased greatly. Mr. Wilson said, the clothing ra- tion might
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    Penalties For Fleeing Hungarians
    124 3 BUDAPEST, Wednesday. The Hungarian Ministry of the Interior said on Tuesday that he had drafted two laws to punish Hungarian subjects who flee abroad. The first bill authorised the government to cancel the Hungarian citiienship of those citizens who, after being summoned by< the Ministry of
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    DR. HATTA FORMS NATIONAL GOVT.
    226 3 THE HAGUE, Wednesday. •THE Netheralnds Prime Minister, (Dr. Louis Beel) 1 yesterday opened a round-table conference here at which the shape of the constitutional reforms promised to the Netherlands West Indies will be decided. Dr. Beel said that el--j forts to solve similar pro- blems
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    French Cabinet Crisis Threat
    446 3 PARIS, Wednesday. THE French Cabinet is holding an extraordinary I meeting tonight to discuss a threatened crisis after a decision by the Socialist Party group ii. the National Assembly to vote against the Government's bill re-establishing a free market m gold and hard currencies. The Government's
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    BULGARIA PM REBUFFED
    144 3 MOSCOW Wednesday. Pravda, the Russian Communist Party's newspaper, m a statement today, said it did not "endorse" the stand for federation and customs union j of the Balkan countries and Poland. Czechoslovakia and Greece, outlined by Mr. Georges Dimitrov, Bulgarian Pre- j mier, at a Sofia press
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    Minister Of Pensions Shamed
    203 3 LONDON, Wednesday. j "THIS is the bravest man! 1 I have ever read about," said the Minister of Pensions (Mr. George 1 Buchanan) m the House of Commons today when questioned about the gratuity being paid to the I widow of Brig. Gen. V. A.. Roughton,
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    Threat To Nanking Is Eased
    179 3 Threat To Nanking Is Eased NANKING, Wednesday. QEMI official reports Oreaching the capital today said that Government troops in two counter-offen-sive operations had eased the threat of possible Chinese Red pressure again** Nankin? and Shanghai. Dispatches said Government troops striking down from North Klangsu Province had recaptured Talhsien, 70 miles
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    JAP TIMBER WORKERS GO
    78 3 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Wednesday.—The Vancouver Sun reported yesterday that the provincial "O' rniaent has offered imnulkate discharge of all Japanese—800 strong—from the British Columbia logging opera twos. The surprise action threatens to shut down many independent logging concerns. The Japanese, after being moved inland during fhe
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    MALAYAN TRADE PEAK
    273 4 $600,000, More Than Last Year (MALAYA'S trade last year totalled a record m $2,687 million, nearly double the 1946 figure. Exports totalled $1,319 2 million (668 million in 1946) and imports $1,367 V£ million ($766 million in 1946). Direct export trade with the United States last year
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    Pensioners' New C.O.L. Allowances
    212 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. NEW cost of living allowances for pensioners will be paid m the Malayan Union beginning from this month. A supplementary vote of $140,000, m addition to the original estimate of $1,700,000 made for this account, has been approved by
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    Two Bailors Must Give Up $2,000
    184 4 WARRANTS of attachments were ordered to be issued, m the Third Police Court yesterday, against the sale of properties of two bailors m order to recover the $2,000 surety they had given the Court. The two bailors, G. L. Ramasamy and Chua Han Sco,
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    51 PERSONS ARE FINED
    55 4 Fifty-one people were fined total of $461 m the Singe- pore Sixth Police Court, yesterday, when they pleaded gudlty to summons charges taken out by the Municipal Health Department. The summonses related to the obstruction of back-lanes' and drains with house refuse. J and failure to
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    ROBBER ARRESTED
    41 4 Two Singapore detectives surprised three Cnmese robbers on Tuesday night. As the robbers wera holding up another Chinese m Rochore Canal Road, the detec- i |tlve« appeared and gavel chase. They succeeded m arresting j one of the men.
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    SCBA "Not A Political Party"
    216 4 SCBA "Not A Political Party" DECAUSE of certain state- ments m the Press regarding the Straits Chinese British Association and the Legislative Council elections, the S.C.B.A. has made it dear that it is purely a community association and not a politi1 cal party. The president of the 1 S.C.B.A. (Mr
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    Boy Killed By Illegal Wiring
    161 4 Boy Killed By Illegal Wiring SAYING that he regretted there was not sufficient evidence to justify issuing a warrant of arrest, the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. G. Porter) yesterday recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at the inquest on Yap Tian Lye. Yap, a 16-year-old Chinese boy, was found
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    Penang Council Members
    247 4 Penang Council Members From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. TTHE Resident Commis1 sioner (Mr. S. N King) today announced that there would be 11 Official and 16 Unofficial members m the new Penang Settlement, Council. They will take the oath of office at the Council's first meeting on Monday. The
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    REPLY TO PROGRESSIVES
    257 4 •THE latest issue of the Malayan Democratic Union bulletin contains a reply to the Progressive Party's argument that the right thing to do is to fight within the new Legislative Council for the necessary constitutional changes instead of boycotting it. Citing section 5 of the Colonial Laws
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    Contract Breach Ruling Explained
    363 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE recent "breach of contract" ruling in regard to 1 strikes by the Chief Justice, Malayan Union, was explained by the Attorney General, (Mr. K. K. O'Connor), in the Malayan Union Advisory Council yesterday. Replying to a request by
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    T.B. CLINIC
    81 4 Singapore's second T.B. clinic, to be opened at the end of June, will be m the former Globe building m Tanjong Pagar Road. The building has been purchased by the St. Andrew's Mission for use as a hospital. The Mission will allow the Anti-Tuberculosis Association to use a
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    RUBBER FIGURES
    74 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday.—The Acting Registrar of Statistics, Malayan Union, states that the recent report m the Straits Times m which rubber statistics were quoted, was misleading. He said: "Gross exports instead of net exports were quoted thus giving rise to the statement that the union exported more than
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    DISTRICT RALLY
    53 4 There will be a district rally of Girl Guides, Rangers, and Browr.ies today at the C.E.Z.M School, Mount Sophia, at 4.30 p.m. The Girl Guide Commissioner for Malaya and SingaIpore, Mrs. Pinnick. is to 1 present a Medal of Merit to Miss Kilgour for her service I to
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    ATTEMPT AT JUSTICE IN MALAYA
    568 5 "Times "Praises The Federation From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. THE Times in an editorial on Malaya today, 1 says that the new Federal Constitution for Malaya shows the strength as well as the weakness of all compromises. "Its chief feature," the paper observes, "is
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    37 5 Mr. and Mrs. D. Rees WH- Ikinis chatting with the Governor-General of Malaya at the tea party given by I .Mr. Kees Williams at the Colonial Office for Malaya and ilonu Kong students.— —Sport and General picture.
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    ITALY WANTS TO JOIN IN
    99 5 LONDON, Wednesday.—Britaln a.nd Fraace are m conitdon abcut Italy's wish associated with the €xlon of the Anglo-French cc to other coui. tries of m Europe, on the same ng as the Benelux countriK- writes Reuters diplomatic correspondent. The day after the Foreign Sc. f.ry (Mr.
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    OIL EMBARGO OPPOSED
    116 5 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. The Congressional drive to place an embargo on oil exports during the shortage of fuel oil was opposed today by the Under-Secretary of Commerce (Mr. William C. Foster). It would be a "very dangerous thine at this time." he told the House Commerce Committee. The
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    Direct Talks On Kashmir Fail
    356 5 NEW YORK, Wednesday. DIRECT talks between India and Pakistan over the fighting m Kashmir ended last night without agreement. Spokesmen for both dominions expressed pessimism over the results of any future talks here and indicated that they felt the whole issue was up to the
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    Nazi Plans Misfired
    106 5 NTREMBIRG. Wednesday. Before invading Russia, German diplomats tried to pursaade the Soviet to make war on India and other British colonies and "become a partner m sharing up the bankrupt British Empire." This is revealed m an affidavit tendered by the prosecution yesterday at the trial m
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    Newspapers To Blame For Kowloon
    230 5 Newspapers To Blame For Kowloon LONDON, Wednesday. TpHE British Foreign 1 Office blames the Chinese press and a district magistrate for the Kow-i loon squatters' riot oa January 12. The Foreign Office views on the rioting are expressed In a note to the Chinese Ambassador m London which says: The
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    £40.000 FOR THE PRINCESS
    200 5 s LONDON, Wednesday. •PHE House of Commons 1 yesterday refused either to cut Princess Elizabeth's Royal house-keeping money or to put her on an expense account. Without a division, the House rejected an amondtnt by Mr. R. Chamberlain '^.ib.. Norwood) to reduce incess Elizabeth's proposed allowance
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    Singapore Diary
    98 5 VODAY MDU, lecture meeting. Mr. Coll m Deans on "Kuraslan Problem," 331, North Bridge Road, 5.15 p.m. Singapore Gardening Society, meeting of former members to discuss revival of the Society, offlc* of Raffles Museum, 5.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A., dressmaking class, 8. Port Canning Road, 10 a.m. and 5.5 p.m..
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    Birth Pangs Of An Independent Korea
    475 5 A LEADING American authority m Korea said m Singapore yesterday that the 38th parallel dividing the Russian and American zones of control was retarding the hopes for the quick establishment of a unified and independent Korea. The authority was Mr. Ralph S. Watts, chief
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      308 5 tONDON »nd BIRMINGHAM fcnITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR V^Jn May 3rd 1948, when sole selling agents and you the British Industries Fair will find exhibits carefully opens, buyers from all over grouped by trades so that the world will have an oppor- comparisons may be made tunity «of inspecting the quickly Above
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    19 6 MOORHOUSE. Mrs. Lavinia. a«ed 96. at Rangoon, Dec. 29. widow of the late T. H. Moorhous* of Oylon.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thur., Jan. 29, 1948 WHITTLING THE WAR CLAIMS
    623 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thur., Jan. 29, 1948 WHITTLING THE WAR CLAIMS In warning that the final bill for payment of war damages in Malaya will not amount to anything like the $1,268 million that is claimed, the War Damage Commissioner is preparing what may prove a severe shock. Malaya
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    The Future Of Sterling
    497 6 Sir Stafford Cripps' assuruice that he has no intention >f devaluing the pound leaves ittle room for speculation. 3ut if there are any lingering loubts, British trade figures should remove them. While some leading exports would >enefit, devaluation would be a langerous expedient at this noment
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    A BRITISH BUSINESSMAN VISITS JAPAN
    1740 6 A BRITISH BUSINESSMAN VISITS JAPAN By a Correspondent of the Financial Times, London, recently returned from Japan. TT is difficult for a British trader to visit Japan today without coming away with a feeling of frustration. Not that the American officials, who are the real power m the land, do
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      Position Of Indians In The Singapore Council
      375 6 IHAVE been under thej impression that the present arrangements with the Dominion of India I only continued up to June 18, 1948 and the Ministers of that Dominion have frequently stated m their; public utterances that thereafter they will pro-j claim India a
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      PENANG'S THANKS
      41 6 PEN ANG'S THANKS IT was a pleasure to read m the Straits Times recently, an appreciation of the bus service m Penang. Please allow me. through the medium of your paper, to thank L.P.S." for this unstinted oraise. B. C. Penang.
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      "INDECISION" IN 1941
      208 6 AFTER reading the recently published 40,000word despatch one is left with a feeling that indecision and inefficiency was rampant for months before the Malayan collapse. It certainly did not appear that the powers-that-be realised the totalitarianism of Hitler and the Japs was an all-out, life and death
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      787 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. COOMBE. On 25th January at Penang Maternity Hospital to June, wife of W. R. Coombe, Malayan Police, a daughter. TODD— On Jan. 28th at Bungsar Hospital to Ruth, wife of R. A. U. Todd, Shell Co. Kuala Lumpur a son. DAVIS— January 27, at Bungsar Hospital to Marjory
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      190 6 Improvements m our daily life follow one another to swiftly that we accept them as a matter of course. We notice advances m the colour, finish and texture of our dress materials. We use, almost without surprise, entirely new types of textiles. We read with onjy passing wonder of advances
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    NEW CHINESE LINK WITH GOVT. Committee Of Six Will Act As Liaison
    189 7 NEW CHINESE LINK WITH GOVT. Committee Of Six Will Act As Liaison A MEETING of Singapore Chinese yesterday elected six men to act as a liaison committee between the Government of Singapore and illiterate Chinese of the Colony. The Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs (M. G. W. Webb) convened the
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    57 7 An Austrian girl who risked her life helping British prisoners of war m Austria was married m Kuala LumDur last week to a British cavalry officer whom she met after the peace. Picture shows Miss Use Treuberg, of Grar, Austria, and Mr. John Dudley, of the Borneo Co., Kuala Lv
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    KPM Plan Extended Service
    149 7 KPM Plan Extended Service •THE Dutch are entering 1 the shipping trade between Singapore and Australia by placing two ships on their pre-war service early m March. The vessels will be essentially cargo carriers a.nd will i rate between Singapore and Australian ports on a r .nthly schedule. The ships
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    ADVENTISTS IN COLONY
    95 7 ;ding Seventh Day Adlat field missionaries, educationalists, and financial and general advisers have arrived m Singapore to atthe General Conference of 3event m Day Adve.ntists, Far Eastern Division, to bepin m Singapore next Tuesday. Last of the 56 international delegates will arrive m Singapore from the Washington
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    ***** May Stop Work On Feb. 1
    209 7 AT least 30,000 Singapore labourers, including many thousands engaged m public services, will be idle on Feb. 1, if the one-day Malaya-wide labour strike planned by the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions materialises. This figure, given by the S.F.T.U., is based on the
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    DENIES OFFERING BRIBE TO POLICE
    77 7 r^ce bail was extended yesterday to Wee Keck Hoy. a labourer employed by the Singapore Harbour Board, who was charged with theft of a katty of rice, and with offering $2 as a bribe to a police constable. Hoy was alternatively charged with dishonestly misappropriating
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    Drove Lorry After Hours
    113 7 FOR driving a lorry during curfew hours without a permit, J.C.M. Robraman, a 37-year-old business man was fined $25 in the Second Police Court yesterday. Robraman was alleged to have driven the lorry along Fullerton Road at 9.35 p.m on Jan. 22. H- said he knew
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    22 7 A library evening will be held at the Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society today at 6.30 p.m. It Is open to the public.
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    POLICE HELP A VAGRANT
    79 7 Singapore Police have found a job for an unemployed Malay youth who has no money to pay his fare to Penang, where his parents live Ali bin Joharl pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy last week and the magistrate (Mr. E. S. de Banzie) postponed
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    DEATH OF MRS. L. MOORHOUSE
    98 7 The death of Mrs. Lavinla Moorhouse m Rangoon on Dec. 29, is reported. Aged 96. .she had been ill for some time. Mrs. Moorhouse was the daughter of the late Col. and Mrs. Watson, of Kandy. and the widow of Mr. T. H. Moorhouse One
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    ORANJE ARRIVING
    24 7 The Nederland Lane ship Oranje will dock at godowns 1 and 2 m the Singapore Harbour Board at about 2.30 this afternoon.
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    Latex Deal With U.S.
    122 7 OLANT with capacity for receiving and bulking 200,000 gallons of Malayan latex a month is being installed at Baltimore, Maryland, by an American firm. Announcing this yesterday, Mr. D. A. Paterson, an American rubber dealer now in Singapore, said his was the first independent merchant concern
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    CLOTH CHARGE
    62 7 Ang Teck Bock, a 28-year-old Chinese, was charged m the Fourth Police Court yesterday with dishonestly retaining stolen property, worth $6,700. It was alleged that 30 reels of white cloth, belonging to Boustead and Co.. and 144 reels of poplin, belonging to the Singapore Harbour Board, were found
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    "WILL CONSULT WORKERS"
    310 7 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. pOVERNMENT would VJ make it a policy to! invite the co-operation andj enlist the services of wor-| kers' representatives on Government commissions and committees, the Governor of the Malayan Union, (Sir Edward Gent) declared m the Advisory Council yesterday. Sir
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    $25,000 SUIT APPEAL
    178 7 Judgment was rese/ved by a Court of Civil Appeal yesterday m an appeal brought by a Singapore lawyer, Mr. B. H. Chia, against the dismissal by Mr. Justice Jobling of a suit for $25,000 damages which Mr. Chia is claiming from an Indian carpet merchant. Mr. S.
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    STEAL TAXI
    42 7 Three Chinese hired a taxi on early Tuesday morning and, after directing it to Bueona Vista Road, robbed the Chinese driver of $23, and drove off with the vehicle. The taxi, a new Austin Eight, has not yet been recovered
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    S'pore Muslims "Not Receiving Enough Attention"
    278 7 WHERE were matters which p rticularly affected 1 the Muslims which had not received sufficient attention from the Government and from their leaders, said Mr. Ahmad Ibrahim, president of the Singapore branch of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, yesterday. He hoped that the Government
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    Boat Ablaze On Singapore River
    145 7 HUNDREDS on shore at Boat Quay watched firemen fight a fire on board a motor tongkang on Singai pore River yesterday afternoon. 1 The fire gutted the engine room of the vessel, but did not spread to a $3,000 cargo of 20 drums of oil,
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      5 Arrests In Petrol Coupons Fraud
      86 7 PENANG, Wednesday. A LARGE-SCALE attempt to print counterfeit Malayan Union petrol coupons has been frustrated by the Penang police. The C.I.D. announced today a successful raid conducted on a house m Tanjong Bungah. Five arrests were made. The police said printing machinery ar.d instruments
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      Blind Preacher
      93 7 DENANG, Wednesday —Using I a braille bible, a blind preacher gave a sermon at the Burmah Road Hall, on Monday evening. He was Mr. Marc Ma, a teacher attached to Saint Nicholas Home. Mr. Ma chose for his text the passage from Saint Luke dealing with the good
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      St. Patrick's Day
      87 7 PENANG. Wednesday. Tho Irish communty of Penang and Kodah will be holding a St. Patrick's dinner on Saturday March 20. This will be the second St. Patrick's dinner since the liberation. The convenor. Mr. E. Conaghan, said that each Irish host and hostess would be expected to
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      Celebration
      46 7 OEGAMAT, Wednesday. Segamat Indo-Ceylonese community will celebrate Ceylon Independence Day next month with an invitation dinner at which members of the other communities will be guests. If proper arrangements can be made by then, a flag hoisting ceremony will also form part of the programme.
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      Thivy's Tour
      95 7 CEREMBAN, Wednesday. The various Indian Chambers of Commeroe must merge into one body so as to make a concentrated effort to serve the sectional interest common to them all, the Government of India representative, Mr. J. A. Thivy, said last night. He was addressing a representative gathering at
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      Sportsmen Dine
      52 7 PIN ANG, Wednesday.— Th 3 West Yorks. who will leave Pena<ng soon, gave a "sportsmen's dinner" at Glugor Barracks last night. Prominent sports officLis and community representatives were guests. The commanding officer, Lieut.-Col. G. Taylor, than seed local sportsmen for th?:r cc-- -eration with his battalion m all
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      Tea Party
      37 7 CBGAMAT, Wednesday.— The Indian Goodwill Mission now touring Malaya was entertained to a tea party oy the Segamat Indian community at the I.C.A. premises on Monday. The gathering included prominent members of the other communities.
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      $8,300 Stolen
      59 7 SEREMBAN. Wednesday. A gang of robbers stole $<i.300 worth of tin ore irom the Tongah Compound Tin dredge at Mantin about 4 o'clock this rr. >ming. The gang .which is believed to consist of 10 Chinese, cut the telephone wires and tied up three watchmen before removing 84
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      14 7 TODAY'S SAFETY FIRST SLOGAN— 1 Are you doing all you can to stop accidents?
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      WORLD'S RICHEST RULER IN CHAINS
      908 8  - WORLD'S RICHEST RULER IN CHAINS NORMAN CLIFF By HYDERABAD is stigntII ly forger than the United Kingdom, having an area of 100,465 square miles, 58% of which is administered by the State. Population; 19,636,157 (more than three times that of Malaya). Main industry; agriculture, on which half the population is
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      Black Men Of White Australia
      419 8  -  NEIL McILWRAITH By M ARNHEM LAND "•savage? I'd rather wander about up there than try to cross George Street, Sydney." The speaker was Adolphus Peter Elkin, Professor of Anthropology at Sydney University, and authority on the Australian aborigine. Arnhem Land Is m the news because
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      "Fortune, Master"
      277 8 A WOODEN bench, rolls of weatherbeaten paper, a bamboo cylinder of marked sticks, burning joss, and perhaps a baby turtle. These are tfce simple adjuncts of Malaya's Chinese for-tune-tellers. The Chinese wayside forune-teller is no ordi- nary "pavement artist" He ia a letter-writer, drawer of agreements, and fortune-teller
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      The Affairs Of Ibrahim
      826 8  - The Affairs Of Ibrahim DOREEN GAY By THE Malays are 1 abreast of Hollywood and Reno m the making and breaking of marriage vows. So it seems to me taking as example the affairs of our syce, Ibrahim. He came to us t^n years ago, a cheery lad with merry
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      102 8 GROWING CHILDREN NEED THE VITAL HEALTH-GIVING ELEMENTS SO ABUNDANT IN QUAKER OATS Whole-grain oatmeal— Quaker Oat»— HAtoai't leads all otner cereals m elements pro* tein. lood energy. Vitamio B, that WONOII promote strength sod nourishment lor food growth and energy. Children euioy ricli creamy Quaker Oats with sugar and milk
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  • FROM A SINGAPORE BOOKSHELF
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      LEACOCK'S LEGACY
      491 9 THE BOY I LEFT BEHIND ME by Stephen Leacock (Bodley Head, 8s. 6d.). |UR. STEPHEN LEACOCK is dead. He was a writer who has been read and enjoyed by hosts of readers on both sides of the Atlantic and elsewhere and these last essays of his may be
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      SCRAPBOOK
      107 9 "Dr. Johnson enrorced the strict observance of Sunday. •it should be d fferent M observed] from another day. People may walk, but not throw stones at birds. There may be relaxation, but there should be no l.vlty.' James Bos well. "Queerer things than books, surely, it would be hard
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      "Most Gifted Genius Of Our Age"
      1031 9  - "Most Gifted Genius Of Our Age" Gerald Hawkins Reviewed by ALBERT SCHWEITZER: The Man and His Mind by George Seaver (A. and C. Black, 18s. 346p. 30 illustrations). "ALBERT SCHWEITZER is probably the most gifted genius of our age as well as its most prophetic thinker. A doctor four times
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    Malaya And Real Films
    123 9 Malaya And Real Films THE PENGUIN FILM KkviEW No. 3, edited by koger Manvell. (Penguin Books.). 'V'HE Malayan who reads Chi Penguin Film| Review will suffer a Rnarp sense of frustration. Contiibutors discuss the xuaordinary renaissance of liim-.iiakLng m Italy; t'he sociological dramas ot Denmark: Sweden's experiment v.. ,h relisior.s
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      458 9 \ou need this extra nourishment fsjafr C^4J la th«t« day» it often happens that 1 1 i\\\ our bod»«« 'ail »o get the full nourish-. y./j)l > wK^\ 'nient we need to lead a normally ly y"^^^J active life. Loss of energy, constant V V^^^s tiredness and weakness are signs,
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      472 9 There is only one phase of bid- ding in which a high bid indicates less strength, and is therefore less encouraging, than a lower bid in the same suit. This is in responding to partner's opening. Let's look at a deal. South, dealer. East-West vulnerable. NORTH K J 10 8
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      197 9 It was Mortta'l .11 onsid.red response to the opening spade bid that was responsible for this failure to reach, or at least to investigate, a slam. A double jump raise, such as Ncrth gave, is not as strong as a single jump. i. e.. a raise from one spade to
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    Lock wood And Neagle Vie For Title
    315 10 Lock wood And Neagle Vie For Title I ON DON, Wed.— Margaret Lock wood and Anna Neagle are preparing to battle for the title of First Lady of the British Screen. Anna holds the title, won m a 1947 nationwide poll. Margaret U going to do her darndeat to take
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    30 10 Cr-.i«iS JOHNS appears with Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding m Sir Alexander Korda's production "An Ideal Husband." Hit interpretation of this Oscar Wilde play is considered Korda's most spectacular film.
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    American Film Slump Hits Actors
    93 10 American Film Slump Hits Actors NEW YORK, Wed— Unemployment among actors has reached its highest point m the history of the film industry. Only 600 of the 8.500 members of the Screen Actors' Guild are at present under contract to studios, declares guild president Ronald Reagan. Adds Reagan. "This represents
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    Had a couple:' DANA ANDREWS
    59 10 Had a couple:' DANA ANDREWS HOLLYWOOD Wed.— Dana Andrews spent four hours m gaol last week on a drunkdriving charge. When arrested, Andrews demanded a sobriety test. Declared the actor: 'Sure, I had a couple of drinks. Bat I was not drunk." The sobriety test proved unsatisfactory and Dana, after
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    FILM QUIZ SHOWS Children Think Wild West Tame
    162 10 FILM QUIZ SHOWS Children Think Wild West Tame OXDON.— WiId West Lt films have lost popularity with young Londoners. Asked to list their favourite pictures, they put cowboy and Indian themes at the bottom, historical subjects at the top. These were among the Interesting conclusions revealed by a survey among
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    Writing Bug Bites Stars
    103 10 NEW YORK, Wed.— The writing bug has bitten film personalities again. Actor Keenan Wynn and his famed stage oomedian father. Ed. Wynn, are collaborating on a book to be called 'T Took After My Father And My Father Took After Me." Another humorous autobiography is coming
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    Launder Selects Australian Girl
    64 10 SYDNEY. Director producer Frank Launder has selected from 28 finalists Rose Bay's blonde swimming champion Thalia Lawson to stand m for Jean Simmons, "The Blue Lagoon" role. Miss Lawson is also a high dive expert. Her physique is 6lmilar to Miss Simmons'. She teaches kindergarten near
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    STUDIO NOTES
    354 10 STUDIO NOTES Partners: F»ING CROSBY and Barry Fitzgerald are going to make their third Aim together for Paramount. The title of their story, an original screen play: "Diamond In The Haystack." De-condcmned: AFTER much delay the U.S. National League of Decency has withdrawn Its "condemned" classification of "Black Narcissus." The
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      100 10 UAOiO MALAYA (S'FORi 1 p.m. Radio Orch; 1.40 Dance Music Benny Carter2.00 Close. 8.15 News. Topicai Talk. Announcements; 8.25 Calling All Hospitals; 9.00 ITMA; 9.45 Forum of The Air; 10.15 Oklahoma'' Music Son«11.00 News. Close. RADIO MALAYA K.L > 1 p.m. See 8"pore. 8.35 MidWeek Concert Vaughan Williams. Rachmaninoff; 9.45
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      132 10 bert Morrison. M.P. 10.00 Mu,sic of the People; 11.30 News, Analysis; 11.45 University Pro1 gramme: 'Iaw* (Intro, by Prof. E.C.S. Wade): "Law of Proper-. ,ty" by Prof. H. Potter; 12.05 UAD1O SEAf 8 a.m. Music; 8.45 Morning Star; 9.00 Music of the People; 9.45 BBC ITMA; 10.15 To You I
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      117 10 RADIO AUSTRALIA Two Station* 9.30 a.m. Music for Millions; 10.00 Adelaide Description Fourth Test India t. Australia; 10.40 Requests; 11.00 Cricket; 11.30 Close. 4 p.m. Cricket Resume, Paramount Theatre Orch.; 4.45 Swing Show; 5.15 Everyman's Music; 5.90 Stopping Back; 5.. 80 Forces' Requests; 5.y Australian Scene; 5.40 Familiar Music; 6.00
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    LONDON STOCKS
    150 11 LONDON, Wrtiwlty, rK Ch«»oetl» X the bflMnl. ft^^A d^«4ftM Tin stares n— Hn M)J v ■■HOT UMt (MLm^^ WMK Of OOVVTTMMCOI tt*e day were recorded. «y 9*caai ama—t-iajm w«>i (XtalMi otherwise avt^Am 1960-W 112% nrSURANCB Com. Oa. <nts.) 11% Prudential "A" ..34^, ]«wu 12 ■AILS ICan. Pac. (£5)
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    Dow Jones Averages
    21 11 j Jan. at Jan. 27 Stocks 81*7 62.08 Industrial* 171.18 171.42 50 O2 50.62 UtiUUeg 32J6 32J0 AJ».
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    Sugar Low Despite Active Business
    355 11 Produce Market By A Market Correspondent T** 1 f ml "W ««ket ro«« st*adfl y with the volume of There was good marking up ix Bali coffee be&na on export demand, the cheaper African bean filling only local orders. Palembang sections howetei continued to be
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    RUBBER
    56 11 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Associations prices at nooti yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cte. Cts, i nss. spot fc Jooee nominal 40V& 41 No. l R^a fob m bales Feb. 40% 41 Na 2 IL&a fob m bales Peb. 40Vi 40% No. 3 RJ3.S fob m baiss Feb.
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    S'PORE SHARES
    209 11 By Our Market Correspondent SLNGATOEE. Wednesday. THE advance m Tins con1 tkmmta on the local ■uMfcet and was sustained. Quotation, showed an all round Increase. Industrial! ease m for further support. Changes m quotations given by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were as follows:— 9mytn Mm B. B Petrol
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    AUSTRALIA INFLICT INNINGS DEFEAT
    667 12 India Dismissed For 277 Runs ADELAIDE, Wednesday. HESPITE a gallant effort by the Baroda pair, Hazare and Adikhari, India lost -the Fourth Test by an innings and 16 runs today, being all out in their second innings for 277. For 150 minutes today Hazare and Adikhari
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    LINDWALL THE MATCH-WINNER
    100 12  - LINDWALL THE MATCH-WINNER MA By K. S. DULEEPSINGHJI ADELAIDE, Wednesday. Lindwall, with the second new ball, bowled Hazare, j playing back, and broke the! stubborn seventh wicket partnership. Lindwall's pace and accuracy was the dominating feature of this innings. In his first over he captured two wickets, sixth over two
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    Went Down Fighting
    149 12 By ARTHUR MAILEY ADELAIDE, Wed. INDIA lost the Fourth Test and the Ashes after a splendid uphill fight under rather unfavourable conditions. The pitch, worn prematurely, made batting difficult after Australia's innings. Hazare's magnificent performance, particularly in the second innings, will always be remembered in Adelaide, as
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    Everest Up A Class
    157 12 CVEREST, who scored a L* smashing win at Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to class one. Latest amendments in the classification of horses ha/e been issued by the Straits Racing Association as follows: Transfers from class 1 to class 2 Red Plane, Zargun. Pine Stream, Matador;
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    ALL BLUES FINAL TO BE BROADCAST
    74 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. Radio Malaya has made arrangements to broadcast a running commentary on the All Blues Cup Final, to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The commentator will be Mr. J. N. McHugh. who made the commentary for
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    PRESENTATION TO HAZARE
    65 12 ADELAIDE, Wednesday.— In accordance with their usual custom of honouring great Test feats, the South AustraQia Cricket Association, through its president, today made a presentation to Hazare. In his Jovial speech, the president referred to the Indian's splendid batting, parti- cularly in view of the position of
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    TODAY'S SOCCER
    68 12 Tne 223 B O.D.. HQ soccer team will meet the No. 2 Sub-Depot team in the semi-final of the Governor's Shield tournament at the St. George's Ror.d tojav at 5.15 p.m. The 223 BOD. HQ side will be selected from the following: Osman, Razak. Samad. Tuck Sum, Gupta.
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    No Regrets Reveals Great Promise
    1117 12  - No Regrets Reveals Great Promise ALLEYNIAN By of winners, one of whom. Knight's Caprice, won the Steward* Cup at Goodwood A prominent member of this family racing out here prewar was the sweet pony, Miss Caprice, who, many local racegoers may recall, won several pony races for the "Mac Kongsl."
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    CHUNG HWA A.A.
    100 12 At the annual general meeting of the Chung Hwa Athletic Union, Singapore, the following were elected office-bearers for 1948: President, Mr. Lim Kay Soon; vice-president, Mr. Chhin Kum Chin: hon. secretaries, Mr. Chia Poh Thlk and Mr. Young Chin Mei; hon. treasurer, Mr. Ng Glm Lee; hon.
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    C.S.C. HOCKEY XI
    54 12 The following will represent the Ceylon Sports Club Ist. team m the Singapore Hockey Association's knockout competition against the Naval Dockyard on the padanj? today at 5 p.m.; V. N. Plllay; Muthucumuru, A. Ponnambalam Victor John. E. Doraisamy, Rein alingam; Yogorajah, Thillagretnam, Kulasingam, Thuralsingam, Naveratnam. Reserves: Dr.
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    SOCCER DRAWN
    19 12 The Keppel Bus Co. XI and the Paya Lebar Bus Co. side drew one-all at soccer yesterday.
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    Police XV Defeated
    198 12 •THE loss of Lawrence, 1 their scrum-half, after only 15 minutes' play, was the main contribution towards the defeat of the Singapore Police at the nands of the REME Base Workshop XV by 12 points (three tries and a penalty goal) to nil at Thomson Road yesterday.
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    Sports Diary
    67 12 TODAY HOCKEY: K. O. Tourney, CSC. Ist XI t. Naval Dockyard, at S.R.C., 5 p.m. Royal Naval Police v. Clarke Ranjrers, at Tangtin, 5 p.m. SOCCER: S.C.F.A. League "B" Sago Lane v. Upper Serrrigoon, at Geylang Stadium, 5.15 p.m. Governor's Shield semi-final, 223 8.0.D. lIQ v. No. 2
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    42 12 Going to It with a swing Is Margaret Lucas, 22, British women's discus throwing champion. Margaret, who is a possible for the Olympic Games, is a physiotherapist at Epsom Cottage Hospital. Here she is limbering up on the London University sports ground.
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    Malaya May Enter Final
    130 12 CALCUTTA, Wednesday "IN all probability, Malaya 1 and Denmark, or Malaya and India, will be the finalists in the Thomas Cup games to be played in London next year," the captain of the Malayan badminton team which toured India, A. S. Samuel, told the United Press
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    C.V.M.A. OFFICIALS
    95 12 The following were elected officebearers for 194« at a meeting of the Catholic Young Men's Association (Cathedral of the Oood Shepherd): president, Mr. W. H. Mosbenten J.P.; vice-president. Mr C. V. Reutens: hon. Secretary, Mr. W. O. Oorloof; hon. treasurer. Mr R. V. Peralta: sports secretary. Mr. O.
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    SCC Cricket Section
    26 12 A meeting of the SCC. cricket section will be held this evening at 5.30. All members Interested m cricket are requested to attend.
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    Women's Standard In India "Higher"
    373 12 Women 's Standard In India "Higher" CALCUTTA, Wednesday. •THE Malayan badminton "wizard," A. S. Samuel, 1 considers the general standard of play among the women badminton players m India to be higher than that m Malaya. r However, he thinks that a few of the top-notch women players in his
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    MODEL FLYING COMPETITION
    68 12 MEMBERS of the Singapore Aeromodellers' Society and the Seletar M.F.C. held a competition on Sunday. Following are the results: Rubber Duration: 1. O. Watkins (Seletar), aggregate 452 4-5 sec; 2. V. Hoislngton (S.AJ3.), 223 2-5 sec; 3. K. Curry (Seletar) 198 2-5 sec. Glider: 1. D. Webster
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    S.C.F.A. Beaten In Medan
    258 12 S.C.F.A. Beaten In Medan TpHE Singapore Chinese 1 Football Association team returned by plane yesterday from their eight-day tour of Sumatra, where they had played four games, losing two, Winning one and drawing the other one. One of the matches was >n aid of the Chinese victims of the Dutch-Indonesian
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