The Straits Times, 24 August 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWKLVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    ENVOYS MAY MEET STALIN More Hope Of Basis For Talks
    321 1 ENVOYS MAY MEET STALIN More Hope Of Basis For Talks LONDON, Monday. SOURCES "close to the French Foreign Office" said today that Marshal Stalin would receive the representatives of the three Western powers at the Kremlin at 10 o'clock G.M.T. tonight. Western circles in Moscow are reported to be now
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    41 1 "J MEN of the laniskillings and the Singapore Police Force rest In the jungle during Sunday's raid m Johore, which was known as "Operation Lacrosse." For some of the troops, this was their first experience of Jungle warfare. Straits Times picture.
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    Australia To Help Berliners
    187 1 Australia To Help Berliners riMMHRA MOO. A ISTRALIA will send ten J\ complete Dakota air crews immediately to Britain for the Berlin airlift, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced today. The crews comprise 49 men and their commander and the first croup will leave tomorrow, with the remaining: units following
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    "Vital For Britain"
    157 1 LONDON. Mon. THE News Chronicle, m an article on South-East Asia today, said that the hand of the Communists was clearly seen and they were not workin m isolation "The interest of the Communists is obvious", it added. "The foodstuffs and raw materials of South-East Asia are
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    MORE PALM OIL
    78 1 Palm oil production in the 1 Federation of Malaya in July totalled 3,245 tons, exceeding the June production by approximately 800 tons. The average monthly production during the last quarter of 1947. which was the 'nighest so far reached after the resuscitation of the Industry, averaged 4.400
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    65 1 MB. T. SIVAPRAGASAM of th« Co-operative Societies Department, who is leaving for England tomorrow on a British Council VLsitorship to study the work of Cooperative societies there. Before he returns m December, he will visit cooperative organisations m India and Ceylon. Mr. Sivapragasam will be given a farewell reception at
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    Reds Still Active In Burma
    152 1 Reds Still Active In Burma RANGOON, Mon. BURMESE insurgents have captured the important Irrawaddy River cement town of Thayetmyo. British families were evacuated from there last week. On the opposite bank, Allanmyo was occupied by loyal troops. A week-end battle was fought between Government troops and rebels at a village
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    CHINESE ENVOY ON QUOTAS
    136 1 CHINESE ENVOY ON QUOTAS From Oar Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Mon. TKR point that the solution to Australia's development problem was the institution of a quota system was made by Mr. Kan Nai-Kuang, the first Chinese Ambassador to Australia, during a visit here today. Referring to those parts of Australia which
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    U. S. Envoy To Korea
    40 1 SEOUL, Mon. SPECIAL representative of President Truman to the Korean Republic. Mr. John J. Muccio, was accorded a 19-gun salute on his arrival here. His appointment places XJJi representation on a higher diplomatic level.— A.P.
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    45 1 T".~'*> .Inrisiar? Sapericteadeat of Beach Road, Singapore Police Station (Mr. W. A. P. Grose) climbs aboard a landing craft at the end the first Singapore-based (.(Tensive fa the Federation. The petit* utd troops had to go through heavy sea to the boats.— Straits Times picture.
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    Bomb To Back Up Grievances
    167 1 NEW DELHI, Monday. rpHE man accused of causing the explosion near A Mahatma Gandhi ten days before his assassination, todajr claimed that his action was to make refugees' grievances "reach the Mahatma's ears." In a written statement filed m court at the trial of the
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    Jogja Cannot Send Food
    90 1 Jogja C annot Send Food BATAVIA, Mod. THE Indonedan Republican 1 Government has decided i to inform the Palestine medlI a tor (Count Bernadotte) that It is unable to deliver some requested foodstocks, Radio Jogjakarta reported yesterday. It was reported that Bernadotte had asked the Republican Government to send 350
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    FORMER EDITOR
    33 1 NEW YORK. Mon: Dr. Ernst Wallenberg. former editor of UUstein, Berlin Publishing House, and authority of the "1.000-word" language books, died hi New York after a brief illness, aged 69 Renter.
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    MEDITATION ADVOCATED
    66 1 LONDON, Mon. Dr. Julian Huxley believes Western science should study yoga to see what it holds for all mankind. He told the World Federation for Mental Health that it might well look into the mystic lore of the East. If this lore could be investigated scientifically, he advised
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    Jets In Greenland
    15 1 REYKJAVIK. Monday.— Six British jet plane* arrived here from Greenland today.— UP
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    "HITLERIAN" EGYPT
    79 1 GENEVA, Monday. The World Jewish Congress today accused Egypt of carrying out a 4< Hitlerlan reign of terror" against the Jews. Mr. Alexander Easterman. political secretary of the Congress, said at a press conference that hundreds of Jews had been murdered in Egypt and thousands imprisoned "with the
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    Wants To Avenge Friend
    137 1 From Oar Own Correspondent MELBOURNE. Mon. A FORMER Staff SerA geant of the Australian Seventh Division is trying to enlist for service in Malaya to avenge the murder or his friend, Mr. B. P. Wills. He Is Air. J. Penman of Meadowbank New South Wales. Mr.
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    COLONYFORCE SAILS TO RAID JOHORE
    393 1 COLONYFORCE SAILS TO RAID JOHORE TROOPS and Police from Singapore raided 1 Johore on Sunday. It was the first h\\\scale offensive to be organised from the Colony into the Federation. A combined force of Singapore Police, Johore Police, Inniskillings, Royal Artillery, Gurkhas and Royal Marines from H.M.S. Norfolk, sailed from
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    More War Goods From Australia
    104 1 More War Goods From Australia CANBERRA, Mon. THE Prime Minister, Mr. x Chifley, said today Australia has shipped weapons and ammunition to Malaya. Mr. Chifley said: "Supplies of automatic weapons and ammunition, required in Malaya for the maintenance of law and order, recently have been despatched by Australian authorities by
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    EX-EMPEROR'S APPEAL
    69 1 PARIS, Monday.—Ex-Em-peror Bao Dai of Annam will shortly appeal to Vietnam resistance forces to cease hostilities against France, the Emperor's private secretary, M. Pham Van Binh, declared today on his arrival from Geneva. "Nine-tenths of the resistance forces, who are Nationalists and fighting only to obtain the independence
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    U.S. AIR BASE ON CHINA COAST
    41 1 SHANGHAI. Mon. Two squadrons of United States Superfortresses will shortly oe transferred from Guam to Tslngtao, American naval base on the north-east Shantung coast, according to one of China's biggest dailies, quoting American sources. Reuter
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    One More Polio Case
    20 1 One fresh case of poliomyelitis was reported In Singapore yesterday. The patient was a Chinese girl.
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    New Money For Old—China's Gold Yuan Arrives
    213 2 New Money For Old— China's Gold Yuan Arrives SHANGHAI, Mon. T*HE city woke up this morning to find its newspapers costing only 25 cents instead of yesterday's price of CN$800,000. because today is the birthday of the "gold yuan", Nationalist China's new currency. Throughout China, million* of people lined up
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    47 2 STAMP EXHIBITION: Fourteen -year -old James Greenway of the Anglo-Chinese Continuation School receives first prise for the best subject collection from Mr. Andrew Gilmour, former president of the Singapore Stamp Club The dob's first junior philatelic exhibition is now open 'at St. Joseph's Institution.— Straits Times pictnre.
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    CHINA'S INFLATION BEGAN IN 1930s
    247 2 NANKING, Monday. CHINA'S currency inflation began 15 years ago when a British economist persuaded the Chinese Government to abandon "hard" money based on a silver standard and to adopt a managed paper currency. This step was made partly necessary by the uncontrollable activities of Japanese
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      200,000 Homeless In Sind Floods
      77 2 KARACHI, Monday. FLOODS m Slnd Province have wiped oat 126 villages, made 200,000 people homeless and damaged the rice crop. Two hundred thousand acres are under water. The Bind Revenue Minister (Mr. Ghulanali Talpur) who has Just returned from the flood stricken area says the
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      HEIRESS CHOOSES POLICEMAN
      76 2 LOS ANGELES, Mon. Nineteen-year-old heiress Beulah Overell, acquitted with her sweetheart of murdering her wealthy parent*, said yesterday she would marry a policeman. She and her then sweetheart George Gollum figured m a sensational trial last year follow me her parents' death aboard Gollum's yacht. The policeman,
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      Stable New Nation
      58 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. Albino Sycib, president of the China Bank Corporation of Manila, Cebti and Shanghai, said here yesterday: "The Philippine Republic U the only stable new nation in the world, politically and economically. "Our success is due in large part to the 40 years of excellent
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      Festival Open
      65 2 EDINBURGH. Mon— A religious service yesterday at St. Giles Cathedral attended by Lord Mayors of nine English cities opened Edinourgh's Second International Festival of Music and Art. There will be plays, concerts, operas and exhibitions in a dozen halls and theatres, mornings, afternoons and ftvenlngs until 3?pt 12
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      Ships In Shanghai
      56 2 SHANGHAI. Man. More than 7.000 sea-golnz vessels arrived In Shanghai auring the past year according to a Customs report. Of these over 6.000 were Chinese. Topping the :ls»r of foreign shipping were the United States and Great Britain with 507 and 364 respectively. Twenty-three Japanese ships arrived.
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      Wet Anniversary
      36 2 PARIS, Mon.— The fourth anniversary of the liberation of Paris was celebrated quietly today bv ceremonies at. the Arc de Triomphe and the City Hall. Rain kept the generally enthusiastic Parisians at home.— U.P.
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      "Fly British"
      77 2 BIRMINGHAM, Mon. Forty delegates representing 100,000 workers In Br).ish aircraft factories yesterday assailed the Government's policy of buying foreign planes for British airline services. A resolution sent to the Prime Minister and other officials referred to the "chaotic state of the aircraft industry." It urged the Government to
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      Trade Slows Down
      43 2 WASHINGTON, Mon.— The Commerce Department reports signs of a slowdown in the post-war climb of American Industrial production. Output during the first six months of this year was only slightly higher than during the last half of last year A.P.
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      CONGRATULATION
      51 2 KARACHI, Mon.— Admiral Richard Conolly of the United States Navy congratulated Pakistan on the progress of her navy in the brief history of the new Dominion. Leading a goodwill naval force into Karachi, the Admiral said he was much impressed by the officers and men of the Pakistan fleet.—
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      Atom Workers Idle
      36 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. A Federal mediation a nd conciliation agent is trying to settle a dispute which has had 3.000 workers Idle at the Los Alamos atomic energy plant since last Wednesday. UP.
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      Where's The Cigar?
      56 2 PARIS, Mon.— Shouts of "Where is the cigar?" mingled with cheering when a large crowd greeted Mr. Churchill on his arrival here last night. He travelled m ihe Golden Arrow with Mrs. Churchill. his daughter Mary and her husband Capt. Soames. The party were on their way
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    JAP DOUBLE TROUBLE
    116 2 TOKIO, Mon. r|\HE city of Ataml, Japan's best known hot springs and seaside resort, has appealed for a supplementary budget to cover costs of double suicides The budget for the disposal of bodies of double suicides is 300 000 yen but this sum has been found entirely
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    FOUR POLITICIANS DIE IN AIR CRASH
    44 2 SEATTLE. Mon. Four prominent Oregon Republican Party leaders and State legislators were killed yesterday when a plane crashed in northern Klamath County. They were Mr. William Fluhrer. Mr. John Snellstrom. Mr. Earle Johnson, and Mr. H. Evans. A.P.
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    Choir Jams Square
    46 2 LONDON, Mon.— Strollers yesterday In Leicester Square heard a 37-volce choir from Lyon University singing French, Polish and Csech classic and folk songs. Police intervened to prevent traffic dislocation while choir and crowd moved to the roomier south side ot the square. AP.
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    Palestine Plan For U.N.
    130 2 Palestine Plan For U.N. STOCKHOLM. Mun. pOUNT Folke Berna*J dofcte said yesterday that he would offer his peace proposals tor Palestine to the United Nations General lyThe proposals, he saici, would be part of his report ui. his work as United Nations mediator between the Arabs and Jews. The General
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    Japan May Ban Reds
    84 2 TOKIO, Mon. Japan's political observers today reported that the Government would introduce a bill outlawing Communsm at the next session of the Diet. The Prime Minister sa'd yesterday that he had "something very important" to sa> in the forthcoming Diet session. The Jinji Shimpo and other
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    Juliana Accedes To Dutch Throne On Sept. 4
    223 2 AMSTERDAM, Monday. fTHE accession of Queen Juliana to the throne of the Netherlands will be proclaimed by the Royal heralds immediately Queen Wilhelmina oflicially abdicates on Sept. 4. That same afternoon, the new Queen will make her first official tour of the
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    34 2 MR. JOHN HAMER, head of the Food and Price Control Department, Singapore, who returned to the Colony on Sunday *vith his wife and two children after a fourmonths holiday m England. Straits Times picture.
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    BIG U.S.-EMPIRE PLAN
    133 3 'Tin And Rubber Agreements LONDON, Monday. THE British Empire and the United States may become partners to exploit raw materials m British territories urgently needed for American war industries. This will be discussed m talks between the British Government and Marshall Aid experts, beginning today. Britain will
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    TEN-DAY YUGOSLAV PURGE
    102 3 TEN-DAY YUGOSLAV PURGE BELGRADE. Man LTUNDREDS of Yugoslavs, including 50 members of the secret police are reported to have been arrested in a ten -day Durye of oersons suspected of supporting the Cominform asralnst Marshal Tito. Yugoslav Communists have declared their loyalty to Marshal Tito, while at the same time
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    More Shoes Being Made
    102 3 NEW YORK, Mon. rv York leather trade officials have noted an Increasing shoe and leather production in various parts of the world. The Tanners' Council of America, in a review of foreign markets, quotes the Bengal Tanning Institute of India as saying India is tanning 78
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    SIAMESE GOLD IN JAPAN
    135 3 From Oar Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Monday. The Siamese Foreign Minister (Prince Pridl thepphong) states that the United States Government has informed the Siamese Government that negotiations for the return of Siamese gold in Japan should be --mpleted by the end of October. The Siamese Government has
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    AUSTRALIAN M.P.s LEAVE JAPAN
    59 3 TOKIO, Mon.— An Australian Parliamentary delegation, after some weeks hi Japan, will leave for Australia today by air. It will arrive m Sydney on Wednesday. Mr. Haylen, leader of the delegation, said today the people of Australia would know much more about the British Commonwealth Occupation
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    "Stolen U.S. Election "
    116 3 "Stolen U.S. Election NEW YORK, Mon. \.f R. Henry Wallace today ivl accused President Truman and Missouri Democrats of trying to Osteal' the State' election m November. The Third Party presidential candidate said that the ruling by the Missouri Secretary of State that the Third Party was not entitled to
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    RETURN OF SIAM'S KING
    79 3 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Mon.— The Foreign Minister (Prince Pridithepphong) who is going to Paris for the United Nations' conference will visit Switzerland to Invite King Phuxnlphon Adundet to return to Siam for his coronation next March Piince Pridi thepphong will also go to London
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    31 3 INDIA DAY IN CHINA: The Indian Ambassador at Nanklnc Sandar K. S. Panlkker) shakinf hands the Independence Day garden party with the National Defence Minister (Mr. Ho Ting-chin). —lndian Gort. picture.
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    PRIVATE HAD $120 IN SOCKS
    72 3 JOEORE BAHRU, Mon.— When Private Stanley Jones was arrested $120 was found In his socks. It was the proceeds of housebreakinz and theft from the Naafl. He pleaded rfullty and at the weekend was sentenced by the District Court to three months' imprisonment. An Army
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    GUERILLAS BEATEN IN GREECE
    80 3 GUERILLAS BEATEN IN GREECE ATHENS, Mon. THE Greek Army's victory at Grammos marks the downfall of the guerillas and their leader General Markos, said the Greek Deputy Chief of Staff (Gen. Kltrilakls) yesterday. "The capture of Grammos is such a blow to the guerillas that one can expect the rebellion
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    CHURCHES CALL: "UNITY, PEACE"9
    197 3 CHURCHES CALL: "UNITY, PEACE" 9 AMSTERDAM, Monday. PROTESTANT and Orthodox clergy and laymen from 145 churches In more than 40 countries opened the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches m the 16th century Nieuws Kerk Cathedral of Holland yesterday. j They -preached unity for peace as their watchword.
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    Lama Abducted & Shot In Kashmir
    148 3 Lama Abducted Shot In Kashmir SRINAGAR, Monday. n AIDERS have killed the Lama of Ganskar Padam monastery, In the Ladakh Valley of Kashmir, after carrying him off to their headquarters at Kargil. Reports from Leh, chief city m the valley, say they shot him publicly after failing to win him
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    White Paper "Nonsense"
    61 3 White Paper "Nonsense" LONDON, Moo. The Daily Mall today odd that India'i White Paper en the Hyderabad issue "will hinder rather than help a peaceful solution." "The speeches of Mussolini, Hitler or Vyshinsky most hare been combed for the totalitarian cliches with which this remarkable document is studded. "Sueh exaggerated
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    ATOM BOMB REPORT DENIED
    158 3 LONDON, Monday. THE War Office denied today a statement that the atom bomb was dropped m Japan because the Japanese government threatened to massacre war prisoners if the home Islands were invaded. The statement appeared m the preface to the 1948 edition to Crockford's clerical dictionary.
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    DR. SHAHRIR'S DENIAL Opium By Air Allegations
    402 4 DR. SHAHRIR'S DENIAL Opium By Air Allegations BATAVIA, Monday. TN Batavia last night ex-Premier Sutan Shahrir denied that the Republican Government had ever sent opium abroad to finance its overseas foreign representation. Meanwhile, according to United Press, the Semarang Dutch daily, "Locomotief," yesterday published two letters from a Chinese "representative
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    43 4 TOPEES FOR TOUR: Royal Marines who will sail with the Kin; and Queen and Princess Margaret to Australia and New Zealand next year have been issued with full ser▼ice dress. There will be a detachment of 200 on HMS Vanguard.— Planet News picture.
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    SCHOOL GIFT TO PENANG
    71 4 PENANG, Mon. The mil- lionaire and philanthropist, Mr. Lim Lean Teng, has donated a 31J-acre site for the building of a Chinese school in Penang. The site, near the Penang Free School in the Green Lane and Batu Lanchang area, will be the largest school site
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    Indonesia Trade Ruling
    282 4 Indonesia Trade Ruling •THE Indonesia Office, x Singapore, announced yesterday trade regulations with which Singapore merchants must comply in trading with Indonesian Republican territories. The regulations were promulgated by the Governor of Sumatra early this year. The Indonesian announcement, it U believed, has been made following Singapore's move to "force"
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    Rewarded For Their Aid During Occupation
    128 4 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Monday. RESIDENTS of North Perak who rendered assistance to the Armed Forces during the Malayan campaign and to the prisoners-of-war during the enemy occupation have had their services recognised at ceremonies m Kuala Kangsar, Grik, Taiping, Parit Buntar and
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    Singapore Diary
    145 4 Stamp Ciuu, o.ciji waang tl Capitol Restaurant 5.15 p.m. r; Meeting of committee members iei of co-operative societies, office of Io: Government Servants' Thrift and Loan Society. 5.15 p.m. Young People's Group, Mr. K. Abraham on "Creative Living." i Bethesda, Katong, 6 p.m. TOMORROW Rotary, Mr. K. W.
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    "Bandits Will Be Destroyed"
    347 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Monday. TN a message on the eve of his 53rd birthday the 1 Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan says: It is unfortunate that we are now going through a period m which a misguided minority of certain elements who have
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    MUSICIANS DECIDE ON SELF-HELP
    115 4 CINGAPORE musicians, througn their newly formed trade union, have started a benevolent fund. It will dispense financial help in case of daath sickness, disablement or oM age. The secretary of the Musicians' Union of Singapore (Mr Jacob Chan) states that a system of instalments for payment
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    EQUAL PAY RESOLUTION
    89 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Monday. Delegates representing 7,000 tfegri Sembilan Indian worksrs last night passed a resoution urging the payment to workers, irrespective >f sex of equal wages for squal work done on plan talons. \rne resolution, which was >assed at the third annual onference of
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    TO SERVE IN MALAYA
    78 4 Several additions to the Engineering Service m Malaya are among the appointments announced by the Colonial Office. They include the following: Agricul.ural Service. Mr. E. A Rosenquist, Botanist Engineering Service. Mr. R. R. Bruce, Engineer, Drainage and Irrigation Dept; Mr. E. Buckley, Asst. Engineer, P.W.D.; Mr.
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    GROCERS MAY GO FROM MARKETS
    108 4 GROCERS may have to quit Singapore's markets j next year, if a committee recommendation of the Municipal Commissioners is confirmed this week. The recommendation Is that markets should be for perishable goods only. This would mean that rice, salt, sugar, tinned food and other non-perishables
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    TOLD "NO REPRISALS"
    209 5 Appeal After Kedah Clash From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. HEFERENCES to a Sino-Malay clash in the district of Baling in Kedah was made in an official statement issued tonight. It said that the Mentri Besar and the British Adviser, Kedah, had visited the area today.
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    28 5 FLOODS IN BRITAIN: This Northumberland bridge Decame only another piece of wreckage in the floods which mandated l.Mt square miles on the Scottish border this month. AP. picture.
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    Malay News "NO AID TO WIVES OF BANDITS"
    357 5 Malay News "NO AID TO WIVES OF BANDITS" From On Malay Comspondemt MAJLIS, the Kuala Lumpur Malay newspaper, in a leader recently, called for a stricter watch on persons likely to be of help to the terrorists. The newspaper endorses the objections raised by 15 European planters of Kuala Langat
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    REVOLVER IN BISCUIT TIN
    127 5 Teo Boon Hee, aged 35, of 40 Carpmael Road, was yesterday charged in the Seventn Police Court, with possession of a .38 revolver and six rounds of ammunition. AJ3P. Mr. L. R. Prynn, prosecuting, said police under Inspector Henson searched Teo's house and found the revolver,
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    "Nice To Be In England"
    158 5 BACK in Singapore is Mr. MJA Khalik, the Jeweller, after a three-months visit to America and Europe. And this is what he said yesterday about some of the countries he visited: "In New York and Chicago, we were just two people in a vast sea
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    NO PRICE CARD
    67 5 For failing to display a price card beside two tins of condensed milk to his showcase at 79, Hill Street at 10 a.m. on Aug. 21, Mohamed Yusof proprietor of the shop, was fined $100 m the Second District Court. Vt*tcrd*V. BOIM) lOR MECCA: Haji M. AhCul
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    Year-Old Robbery Charge
    194 5 A 17-YEAR-OLD Chinese, Chia Soon Hal, of Crawford Street, was yesterday m the Seventh Police Court committed for trial at the next Assizes on a charge of armed robbery which occurred more than a year ago. It was alleged that Chia, together with another Chinese, relieved Koh
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    HURT SEIZING LOST HAT
    123 5 A 17-YEAR-OLD Singapore Chinese yesterday tell from a moving lorry in trying to catch his hat, which had been blown away by a sudden gust. The accident occurred when the lorry was rounding the Haveloek Circus. The youth narrowly escaped being run over by the lorry's
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    BERI BERI MAY BE WIPED OUT
    263 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Man. THE Colonial Medical Research Council's annual report says that if the recommendations of the Regional Nutritional Conference held in Manila in February are followed, beri beri among riceeating peoples will be prevented. The Council's report says that work
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    FUNERAL IN JUNGLE
    90 5 KUALA LUMPUR, MonAn RAJ 1 Padre and a technical inspection officer left KoU Bharu by river today ior the scene of the disaster in which five lives were lost on an R.A.F. Dakota last Thursday. They carried with them five white wooden crosses each bearing the name
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    Professor Talks Un Household Budgets
    419 5 Professor Talks Un Household Budgets From Our Woman Correspondent HOUSEWIVES listened with smiling sympathy when Professor T. H. Silcock, Lecturer on Economics at Raffles College, said that private economy was hi many ways more difficult than manuring a big business. Prof. Silcock was addressing members of the International Y.W.C.A. Fortnightly
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    74 6 Mr. Mrs. Choo Lye Huat family wish to thank all friends, Business Associates, members of Clubs Associations relatives who sent mc?ages of condolence, wreaths, scrolls. Joss sticks' paoers, etc. those who attended nicht visits funeral of the late M-^am Lim Keok Neo. >*r Mrs Alfred Wljayara na and family
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    Singapore, Tues., Aug. 24,1948. THE SECOND PHASE
    1059 6 Singapore, Tues., Aug. 24, 1948. THE SECOND PHASE Many of those who are living and working in those areas of Johore, Selangor, Perak, Pahang and other States which have a large Chinese population of estate workers, squatters and villagers have come to the conclusion that the military and administrative strategy
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    THE MAURETANIA 12 MILES OUT
    80 6 CORK, Mon.— The Mauretania sailed for New York yesterday after being delayed 24 hours by a storm that prevented passengers from Ireland boarding her. Because Cork Harbour Is unsuitable for the ship she lies 12 miles to sea, passengers coming out by tender. Among the
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    Federation Studies—1
    14 6 Federation Studies 1 —Photograph by C. A. Gibson-Hill THE MALAY HOUSE, PUBLIC GARDENS, SEREMBAN.
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    MUSINGS IN MALA CCA: A REPLY
    1379 6  - MUSINGS IN MALA CCA: A REPLY DR. C.P. RAWSON By Chief Social Welfare Officer In The Federation Of Malaya |N his letter of Aug. 16, A under the heading "THE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS: MALACCA MUSINGS", Mr. Lim Eng Soo makes some very interesting observations on the Department of Social Welfare and
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    Fifty Years Ago
    249 6 MAY I continue the reference to an oil discovery in Province Wellesley made in youn "Fifty Years Ago" article of Aug. 19. One of the best known firms in the Straits was said to be the victim of a cunning Malay $4,000 was the amount believed to
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    Jobs For All-All The Time?
    383 6 Jobs For All-All The Time? Man-ln-The Street I REFER to the recent letter in your columns, headed, "THE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS: MALACCA MUSINGS', and would like to emphasise that large-scale gainful employment by tne Government for its people is practised in tne Union of South Africa, the Dominion of Ceylon and
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      728 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. ORAHAM —At Bungsar Hospital, on 21st August, 1948, to Eileen wife of Malcolm D. B. Graham. a SCHAAPHOK.— On August 22nd at 1 Queen Astrid Park, to Kiet, wife of P. Schaaphok, a son Both well. SITUATIONS VACANT ASST: Clerk on 15th September Apply by letter to:— Manager.
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      126 6 ONE PAIR OF EYES "One Dalr of eyeg co last lifetime. You can chew with false teeth, walk with a wooden leg. but never can you Kf with a blind eye This does not mean that we are m danger of ROing blind but a warning that we should not
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    COLONY SELF-DEFENCE PROPOSAL
    394 7 Traders Want To Protect Shops THE Singapore Police Force is to be asked by 1 business men to provide arms and technical facilities for a scheme by business men to protect one of the richest business areas of the Colony during the period of the Emergency. The
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    28 7 MACBETH Sees the ghost of Banquo a scene from the Singapore Teachers' Repertory production, now showing m Knala Lumpur, m the centre is Henry Hochstadt, who plays Macbeth.
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    ANIMALS LEAVE FOR U.S.
    160 7 ANIMALS LEAVE FOR U.S. AFTER being held up in Singapore for nearly a month because of the short- age of shipping space to the United States, Filinino wild animal trapper, Mr. Johnny Royola. has found a ship to take his animals. Mr. Royola will put the bulk of his animals
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    Gaoled For Cheating
    157 7 pOR cheating poor peor pie by posing as a detective, Abdul Rahim bin Ismail, aged 25, was sent to gaol yesterday by the Second District Judge v (Mr. J. L. McFall). He was sentenced to eight months' rigorous imprisonment on each of three charges, to run concurrently.
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    FIVE YEARS FOR HAVING PISTOL
    75 7 Ong Ok, was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment yesterday m the Singapore Assize Court by Mr. Justice Brown on a charge of carrying arms. Ong Ok was arrested by a detective m Upper Weld Road, on May 12, with a .48 Enfleld pistol m
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    CO-OP CUTS PRICES
    39 7 A general price reduction is being made by the Singapore Co-operative Stores Society m a sales campaign to promote public consciousness of the one-cent coin, the secretary of the Society (Mr. Chan Chieu Keat) announced yesterday.
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    BOY WHO REFUSED CHANCES
    250 7 'piVEN two opportuni- ties to make good, a 17-year-old Chinese persisted in his criminal career and yesterday heard da* Singapore Assize judge (Mr. Justice Brown) pass sentence of four years' hard labour on him. He was Tan Ah Kow, convicted of committing two armed robberies In
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    Farmers Now Unemployed
    125 7 171ARMLANDS in the Kim F Keat Road area, Potong Pasir, and part of Braddell Road, have given way to housing, writes a Chinese correspondent. Some farmlands, forced out of work for the move, have become labourers, trishariders and shop assistants But in the outlying districts of Singapore,
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    SOLD MILK IN COFFEE: FINED
    62 7 For selling a cup of coffee with milk at 15 cents (five cents above the controlled price), Tan Wan Slew of 65, High Street, was yesterday fined $100 in the Second District Court. Because the milk in the coffee was sweetened condensed milk. Tan was
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    Studying Judgment
    125 7 THE Singapore AttorneyGeneral, Mr. E. J. Davies, is studying the judgment given in the Singapore Full Court of Appeal on Saturday that Singapore courts had no jurisdiction over the Colony's territorial waters. Mr. Davies told the Straits Times that he^ould not say yet what measures would De taken
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    New Arrest In College Hold-Up
    122 7 A SECOND man accused of armed robbery at the College of Medicine on Jan. 29, appeared in the Seventh Police Court, yesterday. He was Mohamed All bin Mohd Rais, a 29-year-old Javanese of Coronation Road. It was alleged that Mohamed All, with another Malay, held
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    ARMY SEEKS RECRUITS
    126 7 The Army will accept more local British recruits for training from September 1. The recruiting office is at Fort Canning. Trade training will be given by the Royal Engineers, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Army Service Corps, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Electrical
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    Gold Bangle Puzzle For Colony Judge
    169 7 •THE Singapore District Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks) was yesterday called upon to decide whether 11 roughly made big rings of gold were bullion or jewellery. The rings were posted in Singapore on June 28 as an insured parcel containing Jewellery worth $9,600. The
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    39 7 Mrs. WILLY BLOK HANSON wears a picturesque costume for her solo dance "Radha and Krishna" one of the items m her Art of Movement recital to be given at the Victoria Theatre on September 3 and 4. Thiessen picture.
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    POLICE—PRESS RELATIONS END
    140 7 POLICE— PRESS RELATIONS END From Our Staff Corr ondeni KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. DIRECT relations between the Police and the press were severed m Kuala Lumpur this morning with the Implementation of press relations decisions made by the Local Defence Committee on Friday. Until today, chief police officers and officers m
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    $3,276 Due On Tobacco
    126 7 TjXDUND guilty of having r stored 780 pounds of Malayan tobacco for which duty amounting to $3,276 had not been paid, a 31 -year-old Indian named Marimuthu was yesterday sentenced to pay a fine of $500, or to undergo 10 weeks' rigorous imprisonment in default, by
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    ALL MUST REGISTER
    133 7 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. Penang is to be the first of the two Settlements of the Federation of Malaya to introduce the compulsory registration of civilians, an official source told the Straits Times today. Under a registration plan which will shortly be put into operation,
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    Party Studying Housing Problem
    224 7 A SUB-COMMITTEE of the Singapore Progressive Party, presided over by Mr. John Laycock, is now studying the Colony's housing problem. The report presented last week by the Singapore Housing Committee is receiving special attention. Mr. Yap Pheng Oeck, president of the Straits Chinese British Association, has
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    Hie Planter's "Boar" Was A Rhino
    158 7 Hie Planter's "Boar" Was A Rhino THE first rhinoceros A shot in Malaya for about 20 years was killed on Sunday night by the assistant manager of Ulu Tiram Estate, 13 miles from Johore Bahni on the Kota Tinggi Road. The assistant manager found that the animal had run Into
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    33 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The Malayan Agri-Horticul-tural Association show which was to have been held at Kuala Lumpur on September 11. 12 and 13 has been cancelled by the Government because of the "emergency.
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      Pulled Out Of Sea, Punches Rescuers
      47 7 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTH, Monday. A MAN saved from drowning yesterday abused x and punched his rescuers when he recovered consciousness. Two launches had sped to the rescue following a report ■that a man had jumped off a "Penang-Butterworth ferry.
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      5 YEARS' EACH
      62 7 rALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Two youths, Suppiah and Rama- chacdram, were today sentenced to five years' hard labour each at the Assizes for robbing a 73-year-old physician of cash and Jewellery to the value of (750. The youths were stated to nave gone to the physician's house a:
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      ROOM OPENED
      42 7 MALACCA, Mon.— Che Hujah Burok, wife of Tuan Haji Amin, J.P., yesterday declared open the Public Relations Department reading room at Jaoin. At a tea party which followed Mr. Tan Hock Lim presented a bookcase, Mr. Oan Lap a clock.
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      MR. KOH SEX LIM
      40 7 J^ALACCA, Mon.— News ha? been received of the death In Singapore last Friday of Mr. Koh 3ek Urn at the age of 80. His properties Included the Qulega Bedok Estate. Mr. Koh was buried at Bidadari.
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      SWALLOWED TOY
      25 7 J£UANTAN, Mon. An eight-year-old girl flown to Kuala Lumpur to have a toy she swallowed removed from the throat has returned home safely.
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      WOMAN WOUNDED
      33 7 TAIPINO. Mon.— While waking along Old Kamunting Road today with other women Saw Ah Ntrit 65, was injurft It? the head. Police believe she was shot. The wound was not serious.
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      VALUATIONS UP
      45 7 SDNGEI PATANI, Mon.— Shop and business house valuations will be increased by 26 per cent, from next year, dwelling house valuations by 10 per cent. The Kuala Muda Town Board has also decided not to allow any more boarding houses In Sungei Patani.
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      REPRIMAND
      45 7 BUTTERWORTH, Mon. Constabte Omar bin Moy, who appeared m uniform today charged with holding two -Ice cards, was reprimanded by th<- Magistrate (Mr. C. B. Oanbyi Mr Danby told Omar tie mus» wear civilian clothes when ne appears before the court on SeDt 2,
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      "DUSTBIN"
      67 7 pENANG. Mon.— Eu Twa Mo, 52, I was today fined $142 42 >r seven mon hs" gaol on two cou: n of having dutiable liquor and a still without a licence. Eu told the Distrie. Court v-ie liquor was bought for her "> vn consumption She had peked up
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    Fascinating Show
    186 7 LAST night the Khek community, better know as the Hafckas, gave an Anniversary show at their Guild House in ?ck Sia Street. To an audience of more than 500, the ama.eurs of this Gu.ld presented a fascinating exhbui n of classic Chinese theatrical technique. For Wes^rners this Is
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    "FOUGHT OFF 2 ARMED MEN WITH SPEAR," CORONER TOLD
    179 8 BUTTERWORTH, Monday. A STORY of a fight on an estate was told today by a bullock-cart drivci at an inquiry into the deaths of two Malays. The driver, Maniam, told the Nibong Tebal coroner (Mr. Tay Hooi Soo) "If I had
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    36 8 A SINGAPORE POLICEMAN at the microphone of •mm of the new high frequency radio sets which will soon link the PoUee H.Q. with patrolling ears Twelve new seie arrived tUb week front England. Straits Times picture.
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    DRIVEP CHARGED IN ROAD TRAGEDY
    94 8 Loo Seng Soon, a 33-year-old lorry driver was charged In the Third District Court, yesterday with causing the death of a Malay woman, Rosli, by driving his lorry In a negligent manner, in Mandal Road on Aug. 20. He was also charged with driving the
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    APPOINTMENTS
    44 8 Mr. J. R. Donald baa been appointed to the Board of Visitors to Johore hospital* for the KJuang district in place of the late Mr. McKerrow. Inche Ja'aSar b Taha, ha» been transferred from *he Legal Adviser's office M> Mersing as District Officer.
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    Fishermen Have Many Worries
    264 8 Fishermen Have Many Worries PIRATES last year looted fishermen's catches and tackle, states the Fisheries Department m its annual report. The report refers to "the shadow of income tax loomIng heavily over all those Indulging m the precarious business of fishing." Kelantan fishermen organised beach look-outs to go for the
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    Hospital Changes
    27 8 Miss W. C. H. Potter has been appointed sister tutor at the General Hospital Johore Bahru to place of Mis Henderson who is now 'matron.
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    Director Pledges More Information
    218 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE Director of Information, Colonial Office (Mr. A K. W. Blackburne), who has been tourinr Malaya for three weeks, told a press conference m Kuala Lumpur today that he felt there was room for improvement m the information service
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    Johore Weekly Letter
    258 8 Johore Weekly Letter EXTENSIONS to the Kluang Chung Wah School were made possible recently by the raising of $20,000. Chairman of the school building fund is Mr. Tan Tin Phuan. He Is one of Kluang'* leading Chinese and a son of the late Mr. Tan Swee Hoe, a former member
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      503 8 South threw away a vulnerable mond losers with dummy s hifu game in today's deal Dy failing trumps. to employ a standard safety uiav. This pleasant vision fas rudely South, dealer. j dispelled when East trumped the Both sides vulne-ab'e diamond king and promptly returned a trump. This was sound
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    Feeding Problems: A Four Month Baby
    958 9  - Feeding Problems: A Four Month Baby NURSE BRIDGET MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By Norse Bridget la qualified m the care of babies and young children. If yon have any problems and need help, write to Norse Bridget c/o Straits Times. Cecil Street, i Singapore. Please give a pseudonym under which your
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    Magic Mince Paste
    280 9 KERE is a special mince paste to use in a dozen Giilerent ways. Mix one slightly rounded tablespoon of plain flour to a smooth cream with two tablespoons of milk added slowly. Heat half a breakfast cup of milk in a small saucepan. Before it boils add
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    How To Recognise Tuberculosis
    471 9 SATA CORNER By A Singapore Doctor r[ERE are six an early sign, but; may be so common <3vmntnm« gradual that the patient does common symptoms not notice it. Tne scales are Which may indicate mare accurate than guesses, T R It mnct ho and if tnere
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    52 9 The 8.8.C. television castins department chose Denise Vane, 25-year-old dancer and acrobat, as their openin? trade mark for the tHevMnff of the Olympic Games. Blonde and with classic features, Denise was chosen from a number of women athletes because she had the trim lin«* o' a*H'-»te "-H rr~- beautiful into
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    35 9 A little Dyak girl eats a corn cob for breakfast m the house of Penghulu Jinqqut on the Sunpei Balleh. near Kapit. She Is wearing a silver belt her first "dress." —Photograph by Hedda Morrison.
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    From An Estate Bungalow
    455 9 From An Estate Bungalow OUR new Malay syce, has got something so cheerful about his face that he makes everyone else smile and is a regular tonic to have about the place. He is already verv popular with Cookie and his wife for he is a man of many accomDlishments
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      80 9 Another Beautiful Baby This is Lily, daughter of Mr. Mrs. Chew Cheng Tho of Singapore. These happy parents are justly proud of their baby girl. Mr. Chew Cheng Th.o writes:— r^SsLJi- s^i **This is to show my appreciation for Lactogen as a real food for babies and children. My daughter
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    Anxious Days At Britain's Seaside Resorts
    1670 10 Our London Letter Tells 0f.... NORTH CORNWALL, August 11. "MOST of this season's visitors seem to arrive here with about one shirt and one five-pound note and a fixed determination not to change either of them if they can help it." Thus an old
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    38 10 Visiting: Lomlon is the Kabaka of Buganda, the ruler of an area of Uganda. He met the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Arthur Creech Jones) who presented him with signed photographs of the King and Queen Photographic News Agency picture.
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    20 10 A young Australian actress, Pamela Lymburner, has arrived m Britain and is hoping to appear m British films. P.A.-Reuter picture.
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      276 10 LAST 4 SHOWS! NOTE TIMES: 11— «.1S— «1* \^H Storm* WM.1TI IMMjiMIW MHtIM f .^i IMSStY-XftVKtCMaTalNiwcftNiR jf* C AIR-CONDITIONED A P ITO L PHONE 5159 BEGINS TO-MORROW NOTE: 5 SHOWS at 11 a.m.2, 4.15, 6.30 9.15 p.m. 7 [mi™ FROM LAKE SUCCESS Mr. Trygve Lie F*f/^ 'Sec'y-Gen'D and Mr. Charles
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      171 10 LAURENCE OLIVIER *S HAMLET tele. CATHAY 34 TO-DAY at U M, 2.75, 6 9.15 p.m. 8th Great Day. Thousands share already seen it. Make your reservations now to avoid disappointment. ROY ROGERS 'Nm ostrop KING OF THE COWBOYS Il*«W I W 1 PLUS! r/f£ OFFICIAL FIGHT FILM OF THE MIDDLE-WEIGHT
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      104 10 U.tuiO MALAYA b'FOw^ *rc«aeacM»: 6Xt Kc/« I M 7 Mc/i 1 p.m. Music; 1.30 News. 1.45 Rhythm; 2.00 close. 8.15 News: 8.2« Music; 9.00 Town Talk; 8.30 News; 9.45 Maggie Teyt«; 10.00 Post; 11.00 News Close. RADIO MALAYA MJL*4 frequencies I I S 1 p.m. See S'pore. 8.30 Headline*: 8.35
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      132 10 Ballad Singers; 11.30 Close. 4 p.m. London Promenade Orchestra; 4.15 Newsletter; 4 20 Music; 4.30 Australian News; 4.40 Services' Concert; 5. IS Talk; 5.30 Forces' Favourites; 3.00 Tuesday at 8.30; 6.30 World News; 6 45 Joe Loss; 7.00 World Orchestra; 7.30 Hit Parade; 8.00 Karjorie Hesse; 8.15 Talk; 3.30 Choral;
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      124 10 Editorials; 7.40 Kent v. Australia; 8.00 The Kentucky Minstrels; 8.30 News; 8.45 Campoli (violin); 9.15 British Fanner; 9.30 Radio Newsreel; 9.45 Variety Bandbox: 10.50 As They Were; 11. 0C Light Music; 11.15 Kent v. Australia; 11.30 News; 11.40 News Analysis; 11.45 Report Prom Britain— A A weekly talk by Vernon
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      AMERICANS SANGUINE ON RUBBER OUTPUT
      292 11 AMERICANS SANGUINE ON RUBBER OUTPUT AMERICAN rubber industrialists believe that Malayan rubber production will not be seriously curtailed by the present troubles, according to the India Rubber Journal's Washington correspondent. Rubber consumers' interest I m the United States, however, is undoubtedly centred on the potential trouble m the Far East.
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      Economist Fears The Worst
      389 11 Economist Fears The Worst From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mon. DOTH America and Russia may reasonably be supposed to wish to continue rubber stockpiling, says The Economist. Rubber Is sUll an essential commodity, the paper explains. If normal industrial demand persists at the present high level, strategic purchases can only
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      D. D. T. TO PROTECT TIMBERS
      126 11 From O«r Ovb Correspoßdeot LONDON, Moa. rB possibility of protecting timber* against termites by treatment vttb D..D.T. is Indicated by an experiment conducted m Uganda, referred '.o In the uSuial report of the Colonial Insecticides Committee. Small slabs of susceptible Umber were treated by
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      NEW ZEALAND BUYING RATE
      33 11 I*HE Malayac Exchange Banks 1 Association announces that the New Zealand buying rate has been altered to h 4 21/32 d. Selling rates remain unaltered from the last anncnlneemein.
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      AUSTRALIA'S £ EXCHANGE
      92 11 AUSTRALIA'S EXCHANGE AUSTRALIAN tlfhuiy cooUoi authorities have taken precautions to prevent IHKM ■peculators front famMtnf «o the poasJMUty of the Australian poand foDowtaf the New Zealand (MM in Ha retwn to parity with Laat week, Singapore bankers said there baa been some demand in Singapore for transferriac funds to Australia,
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      Windsor (FMS) Rubber
      144 11 WINDSOR (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates' report for 1947 shows rubber sales £18,705 (£9,546 In 1946) plus sundry estate receipts 17 145) To estate expenditure £12,526 8,857) depreciation 630) leaving £6,073 (£204); Add interest and transfer fees £234 (£336), London expenditure £678 (£685), directors' fees £740 (£648), audit fee
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      55 11 Frean a Market Correspondent VHBUE was a further drop la 1 coconut oil and copm prices yesterday In Singapore. Quotations for these commodities on the London markets, it is understood have been seriously shaken by the cheaper offers from Ceylon. Yesterday's new Singapore quotations were: Copra: Sundried $35.50;
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      Malayan Share Market
      140 11 Malayan Share Market From Oar Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Mon. THE Malayan share market opened the week on a very hesitant note. Bmincm was oat a small scale at generally lower price*. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokera' A«oeiatton *oday were: INDUSTRIALS Malayan Cofc. lUfH 2.47* Robinson Co. Ord. 11.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER STEADY AND QUIET
      130 11 THE Singapore rubber market warn very steady and quiet 1 throughout yesterday, en dine; with buyers at 44* ceota per pound for No. 1 sheet f.o.b. m hales September. Sellers were reserved. f~ Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers Utt oents, sellers
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      Gopeng (Perak) Rubber Report
      72 11 POPENG (Perak) Rubber report a profit for 1947 of £15,812 (£16,106 in 1946). phis brought in from taxation £11,341 17,800) contingencies reserve £4,482 (nil), making £31,58* (£33,916). j To rehabilitation reserve i £10,000 (£7,000), tax reserve I £1,100 (nil), estates renewals provision £5,000 (nil), buildings and
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      Wharfside Shipping
      214 11 CHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Boa»d wharves yesterday (godowtis m brackets) were: Mate Wharf: Sangola (31-32), Glenroy (33-34), Vesteroey (35-36). Steel Director (SB-3&), City of Glasgow (40-41), New Chwang (43-43) Wort Wharf: Carthage (1-3), Roepat (4-5). BenvorUeh (6-7), Mongolia (6-9), RhexeOor (13-14), President Tyler (15-16). Empire
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    MANNION SETS PROBLEM FOR SELECTORS
    377 12 MANNION SETS PROBLEM FOR SELECTORS Insists On Being Transferred LONDON, Monday. THE case of Will Mannion, England fnside- left, who has refused to re-sign for Middlesbrough this season, poses a problem for the England selectors in choosing the team to play Denmark in Copenhagen on Sept. 26. Unless Mannion agrees
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    39 12 The Pakistan goalkeeper, Anwar Beg Moghal, kicks clear daring the Olympic hockey match against Holland, who won 4—l. Bromberif, the former Singapore Cricket Club hockey player who played centre-forward for the Dutch team, is on the right. Reuter photo.
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    Malays Play Two Short, Trounced 9-0
    257 12 Malays Play Two Short, Trounced 9-0 PLAYING with only nine men, the Malay Football Association were trounced by nine goals to nil by the R.A.F. Seletar m their S.A.F.A. League Div. 1 match at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Three goals were scored 1° the first ten minutes of play. Right
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    St.JOSEPH'S WIN EASILY
    53 12 St. JOSEPH'S WIN EASILY ST. Joseph's Instb'.ution beat No. 1 3 Group Ceylon Pioneer Corpe, by five wickets to a cricket match at Woodlands on Sunday. Scores: Ceylonese 123 (Cpl. Cruse 40. Scully five for 46. A Delikan five for 21); 8. J.1. 1« for five (J. Delikan 73. Pereira
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    DECIDING GAME
    36 12 BOSTON. Mon.—Billy Sidwell, youngest member of the Australian Davis Cup team, defeated Vladimir Cernlk of Chechoslovakia 7—«. 6—4, 6—3. m the firth and deciding match of the inter-«one tennis final here yesterday.—A.P. and Reu*cr.
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    S.C.R.C. HELD TO DRAW
    84 12 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. HAD the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club made their declaration before the tea interval they might have won the cricket match against Johore Cricket Club yesterday, instead of making a draw of it. Batting first, the Chinese declared at 161 for (our wicket* at
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    RETAINS TITLE
    39 12 BERLIN, Monday A crowd of 30,000 Berlin boxing fans last night saw Gustav Eder, 40-year-old German welterweight champion, retain his title, which he had held for 18 years, by drawing with 26-year-old Leo Starosch of Essen. Reuter.
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    NumberOfGriffins Used As Hacks
    658 12 LETTER TO SPORTS EDITOR I WISH to thank "Another Malayan Turfite" for his letter in the Straits Times of Aug. 18 and also to congratulate him on having passed in simple arithmetic (with honours!). I stand corrected ir» that respect, having overlooked the fact that horses
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    CYCLING STAR INJURED
    31 12 PARIS. Monday.— Jeff Scherens, world professional sprint) cycling champion, said today that be may be unable to defend his title m Amsterdam next week-end owlcg to Injury.— Reuter.
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    Scoreboard
    269 12 AUSTRALIA 1st. inns. Brown c Etuis b Rldgvay.. 19* Morris e Evans b Dovey 43 Bradman c Valen'.ine b Crash «5, Harvey b Ridgway M Loxton c Valentine 3 Dovey 16 Hamence c Ames b Ridgway 38 McCool b Crush I. JohniMO lbw b Todd IS Lindwall c Ames
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    Kota Raja Win 2-0
    123 12 If OTA Raja increased their lead m the S.A.F.A. second division league by two points when they defeated the Dockyard team 2—o2 0 m a fast, thrilling match played at Geylang Stadium yesterday. The first half saw a keen struggle for supremacy. Midway In the first
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    Kent Skittled Out, Beaten By Innings
    373 12 CANTERBURY, Monday. 4 LTHOUGH Kent did well to get rid of Australia's six remaining wickets for 68 runs when play was resumed this morning, they themselves made a disastrous start, losing four wickets for only 14 runs m approximately 20 minutes' batting before lunch.
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    Sports Diary
    56 12 TODAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Div. I. Rovers S.C. v. R.A.F. Changt Jalan Besar Stadium; Navy v. GHQ Signals Naval Base; Div. ni: Serangoon Assn. v. Naval Stores Xl— McNair Rd.; Social Athletic Party t. MJA C.V.M.A. ground, St. George's Rd.; Postal Telecoms v. La Saile S.C, Geylang Stadium. (All
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    Malayan Olympic Players Return
    396 12 PIE two Singapore awr(! m thp rhina players m me umna Olympic soccer team, Chia Boon Leong and, j Chu Chee Seng, returned i yesterday afternoon. They arrived by plane from Bangkok where the China, > team played a number of games before resuming their JOY?ap
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    31 12 OLYMPIC CANOEIST: Joyce Richards, Britain's sole woman representative m the Olympic canoe races at Henley -on -Thames. She did the whole of her training on the reservoir at Elstree. Renter photo.
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    3 Players Suspended
    137 12 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Monday. AS a result of certain incidents in the knockout soccer competition, the Penang Football Association has suspended three players and "black-listed" another one. The suspended players are Ng Ah Sen, captain of the Ferry Slipway Combined, for a period of ona
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    Records Of New English Racehorses
    245 12 Records Of New English Racehorses From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. MEATH, Conturius and Little Ned, three English horses entered for the Selangor Turf Club August-September Meeting, were winners In England last season. Meath. a three-year-old bay filly by Gold Mint II out of Love of Gain, a Gainsborough mare,
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    INDIA DEFEAT BELGIUM 8-0
    48 12 Brussels. Monday The Indian Olympic hockey team scored an easy victory yesterday over the Belgian Olympic side, the margin being eight goals to nil. Kishen Lai (3), Pat J arisen (2). K. D. Swgh, Kishav Dutt and Reggie Rodrigucs were the scorers. A. P.
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    S.J.I. v. R.I.
    45 12 rE following players have been selected to play cricket f"C St. Joseph's Institution against the Raffles Institution on he 8.1. ground tomorrow at 2 pm.: iyAlmeida, Aeria, Martin, Mosbergen, Cornelius, Fong Weng. Da Sllva, Jansec, A. Delikan. J. Delikan and Eng Toon.
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      30 12 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High Water 0.52 a.m. (9 ft. 6in.); 1.23 p.m. (9 ft. Oin). Tomorrow: Hign Water, 1.26 a.m. (9 ft. 3in), 1 48 pjn. (8 ft. 9 in.).
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