The Straits Times, 28 August 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    $120,000 OFFER FOR 12 MEN
    434 1 Leaders Of Malayan Terrorism" From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. DE WARDS totalling $120,000 are being offered by the Federation Government for information leading to the arrest of 12 prominent terrorists and members of the Malayan Communist Party. They are believed to be taking
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    Guards Sail On Sept.5
    68 1 Guards Sail On Sept. 5 LONDON, Fri. fFHE second battalions of Coldstream and Scots (iuards which are being drafted to Malaya will sail from Southampton on the troopship Empire Trooper on Sept. 5, the War Office announced today. The third battalion of the Grenadier Guards, which is also going to
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    Talks On Terror At Songhkla
    177 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. TVIR. D. C. Watherston, Secretary for Internal Security, flew to Sonphkla, Siam, for talks on terrorist activities with, the Chief of Police and Inspecting Commissioner for South Bicm. Arrangements were made for the exchange of information and for close co-operation between police
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    TYRONE POWER TO VISIT SE ASIA
    39 1 HOLLYWOOD, Fri.-Tyrone Power will tour South East Asia beginning next July The film star expects to spend much tim e m Slam, but it Is not known whether he will Singapore and Malaya.—
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    61 1 LANCASTRIAN CRASHES AT TENG AH: An R.A.F. crash squad works on the wreckage of the 8.0.A.C. Lancastrian, Norwich, which crashed soon after taking off from R.A.F. Station Tengah, Singapore. Two people were slightly hurt. Prompt action by R.A.F. firemen with foam spray prevented the thousands of gallons of petrol m
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    Power Plant Blown Up
    156 1 Fri. JERUSALEM'S electric J power station, operat- ing under the United Nations Truce Commission, was blown up last night, according to an Amman report today. Arab irregulars were blamed. In Rhodes, headquarters of Count Folke Bernadotte, it was learned that truce observers in the holy city
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    C.P.O.s ONLY TO TALK
    106 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. N. Gray) today resicinded his order restricting the issue of information to the Press— but confined his new instructions to chief police officer level. According to tttese new instructions, it is understood, news for the time being
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    Mac West, Love Law
    89 1 LOS ANGELES, Fri. MAE WEST, defendant in a $100,000 plagiarism suit, got upset during questioning about the lovers of Czarina Catherina of Russia. She is being sued by two stage writers who claim she appropriated some of their material for her "Catherine was Great". Questioned about
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    Brighter Lights In Two Months
    326 1 AN improvement m the Singapore lighting position can be looked forward to m about two months' time when the 10,000 kilowatt generator sent to U.K. for repairs, and now on its way back, is re-installed. At a meeting of the I Municipal Commissioners I yesterday,
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    DOLLAR LEAK PLUGGED
    63 1 riUROPEAN countries have Lj been buying wool and rabbit skins from Australia and have been selling them at ci discount to the U.S. for dollars. This was verified when the Commonwealth sent a special Investigator to Europe. As a result Australia has Imposed a strict quota for
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    EXPORTS SOAR IN INDONESIA
    79 1 THE HAGUE. Fri. I)ONESIAN exports lor the first six months of this year rocketed to nearly twice the tonnage exported during the whole of 1947, according to figures received here from Batavia today. The figures were: First six months of 1948—2,234.000 tons valued at about £38,860.000.
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    FOR CORONATION PURPOSES ONLY
    38 1 BANGKOK, Fri.-The King of Siam will ride to his coronation next March in a Bri-tish-built automobile. A Parliamentary sub-com-mittee has approved a special grant to purchase a RollsRoyce from England for the occasion.— A.P.
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    9 Days To Death Verdict
    58 1 NINE days after his arrest, a Chinese named Tan Ah Kwang was sentenced to death at the Johore Bahru \ssizes yesterday morning. He was found guilty of bein? m unliwfui ol I a revolver and 1 rounds of amm lition Tan was arrested at the
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    $29,000,000 TRADE AGREEMENT
    47 1 $29,000, 000 TRADE AGREEMENT BUDAPEST. Fri. Holland and Hungary have concluded a new $29,000,000 trade agreement, reports MTI, the Hungarian News Agency, today. Hungary is to receive Industrial diamonds and rubber from Holland In exchange for machines, household goods, electrical appliances, silver>ware. cotton and optical instruments. Reuter.
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    NEWSMAN DEAD IN TRAIN
    66 1 LONDON. Fri.— Mr. Lindon Laing, 40-year-old news editor of the Dally Mail, was found dead last night m a bloodspattered compartment of the Vlciorla-to-Brtghton train. Mr. Laing was Delleved to have been on his way home. Croydon police believe Mr. Lalng stuck his head out of
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    35 MORE ARRESTS IN A DAY
    198 1 35 MORE ARRESTS IN A DAY DOLICE arrested 35 more people in the Federation during the last 24 hours, said last night's communique. Sixteen of th<au were In Selangor. Trengganu. Two arrests. Police raided a shop in Kampong China. Kuala Trengganu, and recovered 658 rounds of shotgun ammunition and j
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    'MASTER MIND PLOTS RED S.-E. ASIA'
    202 1 LONDON, Friday. EVIDENCE that a Communist "master-mind" is at work on a plan for co-ordinated armed campaigning extending from Burma to Hong Kong, has come to light from documents seized in Burma reports the News Chronicle's Rangoon correspon- dent today. The belief that Bangkok
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    LONDON SAYS STALIN IS AGREEABLE
    182 1 LONDON SAYS STALIN IS AGREEABLE LONDON, Friday. MARSHAL Stalin has agreed m principle to m Western demands for taking part m the supervision of Russia's currency system m Berlin, it was reliably reported here today. This was thought to indicate that he has recognised the right of the United States,
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    CABINET TALK ON MALAYA
    118 1 CABINET TALK ON MALAYA LONDON. Friday. A meeting of the British Cabinet today, lasting nearly two hours, was believed to have discussed the situation m Malaya. The slowing down of the demobilisation rate, oth: r defence questions and the Moscow talks on Germany were also discussed, it was reported. The
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    'RUSH TO WED IN U.S.': REDS
    81 1 LONDON. Fri MOSCOW Radio said last night: "Marriage fever is raging across the United States since the b ning of the registration r universal military training. Quoting an article from me official newspaper Pravda. the broadcast said: "Young Americans of callup age hav e
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      Tiger Shark Saved A Diver's Life
      98 2 SYDNEY, Friday. TjENRY Titse, a Koepang diver, thanks the interKK vention of a tiger shark for saving him from a giant groper (a deep-sea killer fish.) Back in Darwin, he said he was diving at 10 fathoms off Melville Island when a proper started
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      RED SAILS IN THE GRAND HARBOUR
      76 2 RED SAILS IN THE GRAND HARBOUR VALETTA, Malta, Fri. AN official communique from the British Mediterranean Fleet Headquarters said yesterday: "Five smali fishing; vessels carrying- the Soviet flag arrived off the entrance to Grand Harbour unexpectedly this morning and anchored m the naval exercise area to transfer coal and stores.
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      Spanish Talk
      33 2 MADRID, Fri.— Monarchist spokesmen said this morning that Don Juan, pretender to the Spanish throne, and General Franco conferred on Wednesday aboard the Caudillo's yacht m the Bay of Biscay. AP.
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      Dulles' Opinion
      40 2 NEW YORK, Fri.— Mr. John Foster Dulles, American Republican foreign policy adviser, said last night he did not feel war was imminent. He had just returned from the Assembly of the World Council of Churches at Amsterdam. AP.
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      Aid From Ethiopia
      47 2 A id From Eth iopia ADDIS ABABA, Fri.— The Emneror of Ethiopia, Halle Selassie, hai c o n t r ib u ted £5,000 for the relief of refugees from the Palestine war in response to Count B e r n a dotte's Il.uk- Si-lassie appeal.— A.P.
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      On Test
      30 2 SYDNEY Fri. Britain's latest single seater carrierborne fighter aircraft, the de Havilland Sea Hornet is being prepared for its initial Australian flight at Laverton Victoria Reuter- A AP.
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      Lisbon Story
      35 2 LISBON, Friday.— A private plane waited m vain all day yesterday at Lisbon airport to take film actress Rita Hayworth and Prince All Khan back to Biarritz. They failed to show up. U.P.
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      Witch's Deserts
      31 2 DURBAN, Fri.— An African tribal chieftainess and 12 Africans were yesterday sentenced to death at Maseru, Basutoland for the witchcraft murder of an adult African on Jan. 17.— A.P.
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      Well-Fed Natives
      40 2 SYDNEY Fri— Miss Margaret McArtnur. nutritionist attached to the Australian and American Scientific Expedition to Anitoem Land, has stated m a ~eport, to Canberra that she is amazed at the balanced diet of natives m Arnhem Land. ReuterA.A.P.
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      Woomera Works
      38 2 ADELAIDE, Fri. The threct of a work stoppage on the Woomera rocket range In South Australia ended yesterday. The Department of Supply and Development granted permission to four approved union officials to inspect working conditions. Reuter
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      Courteous M.P.s
      42 2 SYDNEY, Friday.— A party of Australian Members of Parliament returned to Sydney yesterday to face a barrage of Press queries about their hand-shaking with Hirohito. Col. Rupert Ryan, Victorian Liberal, said the greeting had been just normal courtesy. A. P.
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      St. Bernard Lost
      48 2 LONDON. Fri.— A £1,200 jewel robbery was reDorted from the home of Ray St Bernard, a professional wrestler of St. John's Wood. London. St. Bernard. 33, 24 V 2 -stone found the flat door locked. He broke it open and found the flat ransacked.— Reuter.
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      US. Expedition
      29 2 WASHINGTON, Fri. An American expedition will investigate the natural and wild-life history of the feverstricken southern lowlands of Nepal this winter arriving "on location" by mid-November Reuter.
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      Germans Stay
      26 2 CAPETOWN, Fri. Deportation orders recommended against 193 Germans m South Africa by Gen. Smuts's Government have been withdrawn by the new Nationalist Government.— Reuter
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      Tycoons Meet
      33 2 LONDON, Friday.— Mr. Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, met Mr. J. Arthur Rank, leading British film producer, yesterday. They discussed "the general film situation "—A P.
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      VICAR'S ANKLES TOOK THE PALM
      33 2 LONDON, Fri. JUDGING a women's ankle J competition at Hatrleld yesterday, the local vicar took off his socks and won a prize for the prettiest men's ankle. —U.P.
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      936 2 NOTICES WAR CLAIMS AGAINST SIAMESE GOVERNMENT The public are informed that property claims against Siam must reach the Siamese Government by 31st March, 1949. Claims must be submitted m quintuplicate on the official forms "B". Forms are available from, and on completion should be returned torWar Damage Claims Commission, Head
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      279 2 NOTICES TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1939 CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 of 1945 Notice Is hereby given that the Custodian of Property, Singapore, has m his custody a small quan- tity of miscellaneous copper and silver coins including some old Chinese coins. Any person or
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      97 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE or Well-made Household Teak Furniture comprising: Bedroom, Sitting Room it Dining Room Sets; Grand Piano by Moutrle; 7cublc feet "Frigidaire" Refrigerator as new; Morris Eight 1937 Model Tourer m good condition; Chrysler 1940 Model Saloon newly painted and m excellent condition: 1 Chrysler "Windsor- 1947 model In
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      688 2 NOTICES BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (SINGAPORE) ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS. FAR EASTERN AREA (M.0.5.) The following Tenders have been Issued during the past week: SINGAPORE AREA:— Tender 498. Closing date SO/ 8/48. Roofing Felt: Nails: Washers: Corrugated Iron. Tender 469. Closing date 30/ 8/48. Scrap Tyres; Printers Platex
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      126 2 SHIPPING NOTICES NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL M.V. "POELAU LAUT" due Singapore 29th August. 1948. Loading cargo for: Amsterdam /Rotterdam For cargo and particulars ol^ase apply to: NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL 41, Robinson Road, Tel: 7128/3443 rov.\: RornRHAM lloyd "ZEELAND" from IJ.S.A. Atlantic coast due Singapore Aug. 29th. I
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    WAR AT PEACE TALKS
    246 3 Russian Attacks Western Culture WARSAW, Friday. MOST British and American delegates to the World Congress of Intellectuals appeared shocked by the violence of Russian attacks against their countries. The congress was called to draft a peace programme, but Russian attacks were supported by French, Italian, and
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    Reds Want U.N. Shifted
    91 3 GENEVA, Fri.— Russia yesterday intensified her campaign for the removal of the United Nations headquarters from Lake Success. Her delegate to the Economic and Social Council (Mr. Amasasp Arutiunian) declared: "It is increasingly evident that the political atmosphere in and around Lake Success is unsuitable not
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    FARRAN ARRIVES IN NAIROBI
    46 3 NAIROBI, Fri.— Capt. am Roy Farran arrived m Nairobi by air yesterday. Reports some time ago suggested that the former Intelligence officer, who was tried and acquitted of murder during his service m Palestine, was considering taking up farming m Kenya.— A.P.
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    ECONOMIC BATTLE OPENS
    421 3 The Week In China SHANGHAI. Frl. pHINA'S civil war this week turned In favour of Nationalist* for the first time in months, but big flghtinjr wa« done on the economic and political fronts. Nationalists opened an offensive against an enemy which was defeating them faster than the
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    China's War Too Dear
    108 3 NEW YORK, Fri. THE weekly magazine United States News and World Report today opined that China's drastic currency reform effort 'probably will not make much difference. "The stubborn fact is China's military expenses eat up more than the Government Is able to collect in taxes— and
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    BIG MOCK BATTLE FOR CHANNEL
    177 3 LONDON. Fri.— Scores of Royal Navy and Air Forcp ships, planes and submarines will lake part m a three-day mock sea-air battle m tie English Channel from Sent. 23. The exercise will be a curtain raiser to t.he Home Fleets autumn cruise to the West
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    COAL RECORD IN THE RUHR
    54 3 GENEVA, Fri.— Coal production in the Ruhr broke all post-war record* last month and reached nearly 70 per cent, of the pre-war average. Statistics published by the Economics Commission for Europe showed that coal production continued to rise in all Europe's major producing countries— except
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    Bao Dai Pledges Support For Vietnam At Talks
    132 3 PARIS, Friday. rpHE ex-Emperor of Annum (Bao Dai) has sent a A telegram to Gen. Nguyen Van Xuun, head of the Provisional Central Vietnam Government m IndoChina, m which he promised to support the aspirations of the Vietnam people at the forthcoming
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    Hot Spot At Cold Point
    52 3 NEW YORK, Fri. pOLD POINT in Pennsylkj vania belied its name yesterday when the temperature was 100 degrees. New York's temperature soared to 100.8 degree*, the second highest ever recorded there. At least two person* died and a third is In hospital from heat prostration.—
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    34 3 INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONY: Flanked on the left by his Education Minister (Maulana Azad) and on the right by Miss Mridula Sarabal, Pandit Nehru joins m Indian Independence Day celebrations at Rajghat Planet News picture.
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    Indian Planes Hit "Pakistan Radio"
    223 3 NEW DELHI, Friday. ROCKET-FIRING Indian planes were officially reported tonight to have "effectively hit" a wireless station said to have been used by raiders hi Kashmir as a link with Pakistan. An Indian Defence Ministry communique said the station was hit In a raid on
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    SPREADING UNREST IN BURMA
    124 3 SPREADING UNREST IN BURMA RANOOON, FrL THREE Burmese newspapers reported martial law In Karenni. The War Office here did not deny the reports, but said confirmation was awaited from Karenni. It is understood that the disturbances are not directly connected with the Burma insurrection. Areas affected were said to include
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    U.K. Building Most Ships
    97 3 NEW YORK, Fri. THE Shipbuilders Council of America yesterday rated Britain first among the maritime nations of the world in the number of ships under construction or on order in private shipyards. The rating, based on reports for the first six months of this year, said
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    DUBLIN FACES A PRESS STRIKE
    44 3 DUBLIN, Fri.— A complete close-down of the Dublin newspaper and printing industry was threatened yesterday after a demand for a fiveday week from linotype operators and compositors m newspaper offices. Four thousand workers are involved m the dispute. Reuter.
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    PREFAB BUSES FOR BOMBAY
    51 3 BIRMINGHAM, Fri.—Passengers m Bombay will soon ride m prefabricated buses built on the same principle as children's construction toys. Orders for 225 skeleton buses have been placed by the Bombay Provincial Road Transport Authority with Birmingham manufacturers. Further orders from Delhi, Madras and Calcutta are expected.
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    KRUPP DISLIKES IDEA OF GAOL
    59 3 NUREMBERG, Fri.— Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach has asked the American Military Governor in Germany not to lee him and his colleagues go to prison "for crimes they did not commit." The ex-munltions king was sentenced to 12 years' prison and confiscation of his
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      326 3 Hundreds rre Being Gripped at These t TIMELY MEETINGS In The V.M.C.A.— Auditorium "A" Orchard Rd. Singapore Evangelist H. W. Peterson Sunday Aug. 29th at 7.30 p.m. He will answer the burning question HELL-FIRE! Is it a Farce or a Furnace? Do the Unsaved go into hell-fire as soon as
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    Indonesians Reject Barter Ship Cargo
    176 4 REPUBLICAN Indonesian authorities m Pakan Baroe rejected $36,000 worth of Singapore cargo brought there by the Hong Thong on the first of the officially jsug 01 suna \vu) pa^ieq paAOJdde Sumatra. I The Hong Thong, carrying $180,000 worth of textiles, foodstuffs and sundries, left Singapore
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    Money For Jalan Besar Stadium
    172 4 Money For Jalan Besar Stadium AN assurance that provision would be made in the budget for the improvement of Jalan Besar Stadium was given by the Deputy Municipal President (Mr. W. L. Blythe) yesterday. He said this In reply to a plea by Mr. A. P. Rajah that the Stadium,
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    The Week In Rubber
    197 4 ANOTHER active week has' passed m the rubber market. although trading has been more cautious. Small liquidation was well absorbed, says Lewis it Peats' weekly report. Insurance remains a problem but one hopes the Government and the insurance companies can find a solution. Apparently, Malayan produce
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    INTERPRETERS IN CHINESE
    27 4 The Secretary lor Chinese Affairs will hold the annual examination for Chinese Interpreters at the beginning of December. Candidates should apply by November 1.
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    11 4 Mr. John Wilson has been appointed Assistant Comptroller of Income Tax.
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    U.N. Appeal For World Children
    224 4 FHE Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) 1 will speak at the meeting to be held next Wednesday at the Municipal Building, Singapore, to launch the United Nations appeal for the 200,000,000 children of the war-devastated areas of the world. Sir Franklin is the patron
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    "TRADERS HARD HIT"
    214 4 From Our Staff < trrespondent PENANG, Fri. THE president of the A Penang Association (Mr. J. P. Souter), at the first annual meeting of thr association today, said: "From business quarters, we learn of depressed trade as a result of the present crisis." "Looked at from any
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    HAD TOO MANY FIRECRACKERS
    70 4 Eighteen shopkeepers pleaded guilty In the Second Police Court yesterday for possession of firecrackers In excess of 25 lbs. Two, who had small quantities in excess, were cautioned and discharged and the others fined from $13 to $25. The Magistrate (Mr. L. C. Ooh) ordered the
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    New 25-Bed Hospital
    103 4 A PRIVATE 25-bed children's and maternity hospital, to cost about $200,000, will be built in Armenian Street, Singapore, If the authorities approve the plans. It will be built, by Dr. William Heng, to form the major part of a $300,000 projecct. Construction will involve two adjoining four
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    Governor Tours Naval Base
    111 4 Governor Tours Naval Base THE Governor of Slnga-^" pore (8ir Franklin Gimson) visited the Naval Base at Seletar yesterday morning. At 9 a.m.. he was met at the Woodlands gate by the Flag Officer, Malaya Area (Rear Adml. Clifford Caslon R.N.) and the Captain of the Dockyard, (Capt. P. W.
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    Church Services In Singapore
    355 4 TOMORROW S services in Singapore churches are as folows: CHURCH OF ENGLAND: St. Andrew's Cathedral 7 ajn., 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m. 11.15 a.m., 5.30 p.m. St. George's Garrison Church, TangHn (open to civilians) 7.1S a.m.. 9 a.m., 9 45 a.m. 6.30 p.rn Christ Church (Dorset Road)
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    2 MEN'BROUGHT DISGRACE ON SEAFORTHS': SENT TO GAOL
    181 5 2 MEN 'BROUGHT DISGRACE ON SEAFORTHS': SENT TO GAOL JOHORE BAHKU, Friday. TWO men of the 1st Seaforths were yesterday A sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment each for stealing 20 packets of cigarettes from a house at Pulo Babi, near Mersing, Johore. They were Private Gallon. and Walker, who
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    48 5 WORLD TOURISTS: Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Niedermeyer who arrived m Singapore on the President Monroe on Thursday m the course of a world tour. An American, Mr. Niedermeyer was disappointed to And that he could not telephone from Singapore to his family m Oregon. Straits Times picture.
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    Free Entertainment For 300 Orphans
    457 5 From Our Woman Correspondent Till REE hundred local orphans will be given free admission to the full dress rehearsal of the Art of Movement recital at the Victoria Theatre on Sept. 1. Mrs. Willy Blok Hanson, who is presenting the show, is their fairy godmother.
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    Singapore Diary
    122 5 TODAY vZ'ul. Men S Clubl Mr MI A Khallk on "My Visit to the Ottawa Trades Fair," Cecil's Restaurant 1.15 p.m. YM.C.A. official cpcning of Tennis Courts by Miss Judy aimson. 8. Fort Canning Road, 5pm Paya Ltbar Methodist Youth Fellowship. Mr. Glair Williams will speak and demonstrate
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    ANSWER TO REDS
    306 5 LONDON, Friday. ATTEMPTS by the CommuJ\ nist Party in Britain to represent the outbreak of terrorism in Malaya as a "flight for democratic rights and national freedom" do not square up with what is happening there or In Burma and Siam, the London Times said today. Burma
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    Board Member
    26 5 Mr. H. J. Payne has been appointed to the Singapore Harbour Board for three years m place of Mr. A. KlrkwoodBrown who has resigned.
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    Reduction Of Rent Refused
    577 5 Reduction Of Rent Refused THE application of Malayan Theatres, Ltd., Singapore, to the Rent Conciliation Board to fix the rent of the Theatre Royal, North Bridge Road, at $1,000 a month a reduction of $1,500 a month was refused by the Board yesterday. "We are unanimously of the opinion that
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    2,000 Chinese Celebrate Birthday Of Confucius
    208 5 TWO thousand Chinese school teachers m 1 Singapore yesterday celebrated the anniversary of the birthday of the Chinese sage Confucius with public ceremonies, cinema shows and tea parties. Confucius Day is also Chinese Teachers' Day, because Chinese regard the sage as their greatest teacher.
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    RURAL WEST CANDIDATE
    59 5 Only one candidate has so far entered the field for the Singapore Rural West byelection—Mr. Cheonc Hock Chye (Progressive) Nomination day is next Friday; polling day on Oct. 16. The Indian Association and the Singapore Labour Party have both Intimated their intention of contesting the seat. Mr.
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    Mr. J. Louis
    43 5 Mr. J. Louis, who retired from the service of the Straits Times Press last month after having been hi the employ of the company since 1919, has taken over the management of the India Publishers Limited, 23 Market Street, Singapore.
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      253 5 is made this shape I ISDOM s $hon head uke ever T *V other detail of its ihape -is I designed to make correct teeth* I cleaning easy For example tho j^jjfe I correct way to clean inside upper 7 back teeth is as shown on the left. In tucb
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    DEATH
    21 6 Died at the General Hospital, ng, on the 24th August, 1948, DORIS NUTT, wife of Reginald Nutt. of Trlok Anson.
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    36 6 Owinf? to the sudden death of Mrs. Guy Heriot, the marriage between Peter Rice and Patricia H«riot on September 4th has been I but will take place ■hoitty on a date to be notified laler.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    53 6 Madam Scan S >on Kcow and family wish to thank all friends, business associates, members of clubi and issociations and relative, who sent wreaths, messages oi nmrlolenee. scrolls, loss sticks and papers, etc. and those who paid ni.eht visits, rendered assistance and attended the funeral of the late Mr.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 28, 1948. U.S. POUNDS
    255 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 28, 1948. U.S. POUNDS One of the most puzzling things in this complicated business of Malaya and the Marshall Plan is that it will apparently be possible for the Americans to pay for Malayan tin and rubber with British pounds. This possibility arises out
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    Remote Control
    533 6 Mr. K. W. Blackburne, Director of Information at the Colonial Office, took a line in his very interesting talk to the Singapore Rotary Club last Wednesday which struck that group of business and professional men as being new and thought-provoking. Mr. Blackburne, who is himself an officer of
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    Mad Englishmen
    145 6 To an Englishman, a piquant experience in seeing the film production of Hamlet during its record-breaking run at the Cathay cinema in Singapore has been to hear an Asian audience chortling over that classic crack at his own country that occurs in the dialogue between Hamlet and the
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    Do Unto Others
    172 6 - MISLEADING FACTS AND COMMENTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. So ran a double-column heading in the Malay Mail, last Wednesday. That was the aspect of Mr. Justice Spenser Wilkinson's judgment, in the case in which the Straits Times was charged with contempt of court, that the Malay Mail
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    THE FIRST BULLOCK CART
    1231 6 A Malayan Countryman s Diary WHEN I first came to Kota Tinggi there was no" hooved animal of any sort to be seen. I think that Kota Tinggi Estate was the first to import draught cattle. A pair of bulls was purchased in Singapore and brought
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    KONGKANG PETS
    678 6 T'HESE are some x recollections of the Slow Lemur (Loris) or Kongkang, as the Malays call it. I have kept two of these little animals at different times, but always in a cage; such cage being very roomy, faced with wire-netting, and provided with a sleeping box and
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    BORNEO BOUQUET
    97 6 In the Sarawak Gazette of Aug. 2. at the end of an article signed OF., there appears the following tribute to "The Malayan Countryman's Diary:" I wonder who Tuaii DJek of the Straits Times If. When the papers come, most spasmodically, I look first for his fascinating page.
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      682 6 CLASSIFIED ADS The engagement is announced b* ween Mr. N. Ratnasabapathy of the Port Commissioner's Office, Colombo. Miss Mageswarl. eldest daughter of Mr. A Mrs. S. Maruthallngam, Malayan Rlyv Spore. The marriage will tike place at Navaly, Jaffna on 6th Sept.. 1948. Friends and relatives please accept ihis announcement as
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      128 6 ONE PAIR OF EYES p ""S one oan ol eyv s to last a lifetime. You can chew with false teeth, walk with wooden leg, but nevei can ?ou fe* with a blind eve mis does not mean that we are In danger of doing blind but a warning that
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    COLONY COMMISSIONERS' PROTEST
    584 7 "Treated Like Schoolboys CTRONG objection was taken by several Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their monthly meeting yesterday to the action of the Deputy President (Mr. W. L. Blythe) in overriding a recommendation they made by a majority vote last month. They declared that Mr. Blythe'i action made
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    27 7 SARAWAK SALUTATIONS: Pengiran Salleh and Abaa* AM Omar speaking at the Istana m Kuching on the abrasion of the Sultan of Brunei's birthday and Harl t Raya.
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    Catapult Problem In K.L.Public Gardens
    184 7 Catapult Problem In K.L. Public Gardens From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. BOYS with catapults who shoot the wild birds m the Kuala Lumpur PubHc Gardens are Just one of the mounting worries of the Gardens Committee as the beauty spot increases m public popularity. But for the activities
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    Colony Buddhists
    30 7 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Buddhist Association will be held at the Association premises, 263, Outram Road, Singapore, at 4 p.m. tomorrow. All members are invited.
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    Mr Ramsden: No Charge
    106 7 NIBONQ TEBAL, Friday. CHARGED with murdering Mr. John Ramsden at Caledonia Estate on June 8, Mohamad Zaln bin Rajan was discharged today by Mr. Tai Hooi Soo in the Magistrate's Court. Inspector Jagir Singh «ald his instructions were that the discharge was not an acquittal and
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    AIR STRIP PLAN FOR WATER MEN
    60 7 The Singapore Water Engineer (Mr. F. O. Hill) is now studying a proposal to build a private air strip in Johore. It would facilitate travel by officers of the Singapore Municipal Water Department to and from waterworks in Johore. Mr. Hill will make recommendations
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    PLEDGE BY GOVT. ON NEWS
    299 7 PLEDGE BY GOVT. ON NEWS KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. AN OFFICIAL statement vtas Lssued today to clarify the Government's Intentions regarding relations with the foreign and Malayan press and radio. The Statement said that the Government did not propose in th« present circumstances to impose any official censoMhip. Co-operation would be
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    Chinese To Make Sarawak Survey
    93 7 The first member of the Social Science Research Council j to be sent out from the United Kingdom to the East is In Singapore. He is an anthropologist. 30- year-old Dr. Ju-K'ang Tien,! who will spend the next 18 1 months m Sarawak where he
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    Information Chief On The Radio
    105 7 The Director of Information of the Colonial Office, (Mr. K. W. Blackburne) said last night that he knew too well that Government Information services "were often sniffed at," but he thought this criticism unfair as far as British services were concerned. "It is far better
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    23 7 MER3ING WEDDING: A member of the Merging Town Board, Inche Ahmad bin Lahab, and Che Azlzab binte Nawi seen on their wedding throne.
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    PRICE WAR ON SHIPS TO CHINA
    159 7 DRASTIC cuts have been made m deck passenger I rates from Singapore to' China for next sailings of the Kweiyang, Henri Jessen, Sirdhana and Hong Siang. Npw ratPs htp tin tn Unno VnrfJ^r h«ii? e«Q a g Kong or Hoikow, $63 to Swa- j
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    Two Injured In TengahAccident
    279 7 /\NLY two passengers both Army officers were injured when the B.O.A.C. Lancastrian, Norwich, mad« a forced landing on Tengah airfield at 8.30 yesterday morning. The officers, a brigadier and a major, received only slight injuries. The other ten passengers were r shaken but unhurt, and were
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    Birthday Of LordKrishna
    117 7 CRI Krishna Jayanti was ■^celebrated yesterday at the Singapore Ramakrishna Mission with prayers, feeding of the poor, speeches and a variety entertainment. Sri Krishna Jayanti is the birthday of Lord Krishna, a popular deity of the Hindus. Sri Krishna is the hero of the many stories in
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    FATAL FIGHT: COURTSEQUEL
    163 7 FATAL FIGHT: COURT SEQUEL A fatal fight between Chinese fisher folk m the village of Kampong Mata Ikan, Changi, was recalled m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday when a fisherman named Lim Keng Heng was sentenced to three years' rigorous Imprisonment. He was charged with causing the death of a
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    SPECIAL FINED FOR ABSENCE
    75 7 Doss Govindasamv, a special constable, told tne Second Police Magistrate (Mr. L. C. Goh) yesterday he absented himself from duty because his wife had run away. Doss was absent without leave from Aug. 2 to 2*. He wu sentenced to four weeks' rigorous lfnpxisonmeut for desertion
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    Committee's Thanks
    235 7 THE thanks of rhe GrahamWhite Memorial Committee to all who helped at the Bring and Buy sale at the Victoria Hall I on Wednesday are oontalned in a statement from the hon-secre-tary, Mr. Peter Clague. The statement says: It is unfortunately impossible to write to all the many
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      Need For A Town Hall In Penang
      138 7 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Friday. "THE Municipal Commissioners should consider the R early building of a new Town Hall the president of the Penang Association (Mr. J. P. Souter) told the Association's first annual meeting today. '"TV. fViinb- o tkl.i iu ii
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      2 TRAFFIC DEATHS
      54 7 JAIPINO, Fri Two u'.er. ha\e' died after traffic accidents Tan Ge Ong, hit Dy a military truck which failed 10 stop died in hospital yesterday. Police made an arrest. Lorry attendant Ong Kim Lai died from Injuries received when he fell off a lorry lounaing a •harp
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      DEATH FALL
      54 7 rE death of Koh Ah Chee a 11 y«ar-o:<J bay who died in the General Hospital on Aug. 20 following a fall from a chair at the Nam Ang Chinese School on Aug. 19, was ciu.j to natural causes The Singap?.? Coroner (Mr Choor Singh) recorded a verdic*
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      CHURCHMAN ABROAD
      26 7 TAIPING. Pri.— The Malayan lay delegate to the Methodist Church Conference of America (Mr. D. K. Rajakarlar) has made more than 30 lecture tour;^
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      TWO INJURED
      45 7 TWO motor cycles, one driven by a police constable attached to the Traffic Police mobile squad, were involved in a collision Just outside the Singapore Traffic Police office yesterday. Both riders sustained mircr Injuries and were treated as outpatients in the General Hospital.
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      SHOT HIMSELF
      25 7 pENANQ, Prl.— A marine police I constable accidentally shot himself In the leg while sitting in a coffee stall in Weld Quay yesterday.
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      FOOD CARGO
      68 7 T'HE Dutch cargo vessel. Maetsuycker arriving from Preemantle yesterday discharged at Singapore 1,473 heads cf Marino sheep, 4,000 cases of apples, 2,071 cases of citrus fruits. 1.950 cases of potatoes 1.553 cases of tomatoes, 2,000 cases o.' onions and 803 cas^s of vig?tn'olrs. It also brought 101 Australian
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      EMERGENCY CASES
      68 7 SECi AM AT, F.l. -First woman to be charged here wttb Regulation* v as CJirX) Kwic V..i who appeared be.ore Inche Bidin In. Slie was tt«l have been found on Labis Bal ni ■state. Al'eged to have violated n.e curfrw at Bekok Village ;<nd to have run away
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      BELL RINGER FINED 10 CENTS
      49 7 PXANG. Fri— For sounding a bell unnecessarily while hawking along tan Road icecream seller Soon Siew Kew Has today fined 10 cenis. Soon pleaded guilty before Ihe Second Magistrate (Mr. J P Blackledge) He said he did not know he had commit'ed an offence.
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      COLOSY'S HEALTH
      59 7 THERE were 30 deaths d.nng I the woek ending Aug. 2] from tuberculosis 26 from pneumonia and 22 from ento-iMs. out ol .i total death-rate rt 203. The birtl^rnte for the lame period was 668. There were two deatiis rantile paralysis, with four ta.«ps reported. During the same
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      JUMPED RAIL
      55 7 J UMPED RAIL CEGAMAT, Fri.— Chained in 0 the District Court with powertion of chandu. Low Kim was allowd J300 bail. But failed to put in an appearance whn i case was called c-n Tuesday It :was found that he had j'umivd bail. T e Di t ict order d
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      FIRST BIRTHDAY
      53 7 THE Progressive Partv reebrstrs its flr«,t MinJverjan ti Bt Patrick's R-hool. Kp^t C-»art R tomorrow from 10 a.tn to rt om The p-o- l^-hldef fiiscusions and J'teinjln?, soccfr crick"t. badminton, eh"-s and oth r games. Those > are mrrp-r-I Ing in the ;•.•■•.-< ;lrP .clc-d'"to come early. Lunch
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      44 7 Challen U GRANDS M m I CASH OR INSTALMLNTS KELLER PIANO Co., NO. 2, ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. WHITECROSS WIRE ROPES cwHnKMso FOR MINING SHIPPING ENGINEERING THE WHITECROSS COMPANY LIMITED WARMNOTON, ENGLAND TROPICAL TRADERS (FAR BAST) LTD. Elect ra House Phone *17ft Robinson Read Singapore
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    Leave: The UK Expatriate's Problem
    1285 8  - Leave: The UK Expatriate's Problem "FEMINA By IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL THE whecl3 revolve and the cycle completes itself and sooner or later, wher ther we are Government servants or commercial "types," planters or shipping people, we all pack up and lsave this ovely country and go off on long
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    All-Round Price Drop
    435 8 From A Market Notebook THE abrupt decline in most food prices, which took an upward trend during last week's Seventh Moon celebrations, was the most pleasing feature this week, states Radio Malaya in its weekly broadcast on Singapore food prices. Of the main items, prices of fish,
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    Living Between hong heaves
    432 8  -  JULIE PRITCHARD By 1HAD been talking of the future, the distant and the not so distant future. "You are wishing your life away", said the man who was dining on my right. At the moment I had not the time to give his remark consideration, but
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      339 8 m ft Going Home AM without FUR COATS V^rs ly is unavoidable if you have nowhere to buy it. But you will save Kl this disappointment if you will t\ drop in and inspect our LATEST L\ AND WIDEST RANGE. jkjfl Kji There is one to fit you at the
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  • Straits Times SATURDAY FORUM
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      For The B.O.R.: Friendship Or Charity?
      695 9 For The B.O.R.: Friendship Or Charity? WHAT is this universally used alphabetical jig-saw— B.O.R.? What does it mean? What does it stand for? It must refer to some inanimate object, or to one of these aboriginals with some long-winded, unpronounceable and high-sounding names that has to be thus abbreviated for
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      BANDITS AND BADGES
      136 9 BANDITS AND BADGES TN your Saturday edition x I read a letter referring to possession of sweep tickets which seemed to me to be a very genuine complaint. Few persons, except the bandits and their sympathisers resent the Emergency Regulations, but it seems that the extent and object of personal
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      Uncle Tom Cobleigh And Tuan Djek
      197 9 Well spoken, Tom! Would that I had your pen To mete fair praise where praise indeed is meet, And paint true values, that the minds of men Who read and mark might banish the deceit '"hat lies beneath the praise of "new-born gawds" Whicn
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      What a retailer makes on rice
      277 9 "pHE margin of allowance to the retailer of rationed rice and sugar would appear to be a matter for review on the part of the Food Control authorities m the Federation and elsewhere. The following are allowances (per pikul) given to the distributor, wholesaler
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      THE PUBLIC AND 999
      171 9 YOUR correspondent "Mercury" m your issue of Aug. 21, may be interested to hear what happened m the Police organisation the 15 minutes after his call to the police. The call was Dut through on 5221 to the Police officer-in-charge of the division, not to 999
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      MORE ABOUT BANKERS AT THE SEASIDE
      457 9 WITH due regard to your sincerity towards the public m stressing their need for adequate parks, I support Mr. Edwards' denunciation of your editorial on Katong Park as muddled, garbled and untrue. If the prognostications of the Commissioner of Labour justify more and more
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      109 9 (fire me a 7otc(- evetu time Ic3if_l _E__p^'^^l j^_P^?^B tS_L^^_B _y^^H P_ht___P^_ Why? Because it's a precision- charges for all repairs and spare engineered car for one thing— parts, and Ford trained mechanics at lv 1 y ear "n OU JL d $erVi tL Ford aanl n *do c I*-
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      159 9 I REFRESHINGS COOLING- f^^ DU I more important still... People, especially sportsmen, like the taste of sparkling Andrews, enjoy the I feeling of freshness and coolness it gives. There's more m it than that, however Andrews, taken regularly, brings Inner Cleanliness, the first essential for all round _4_| R^. fitness.
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      607 9 A haxid m the recent Masters' their hands worth a cue bid *f Teaavof-Four Tournament at hearts and therefore few reached Atlantic City proved that even a grand slam. reacnea the masters sometimes step on However, since this contest is their own feet. Only two de- played on a "board-
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  • Commercial And Shipping News
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      TIN & INDUSTRIAL SHARES SHOW BETTER
      807 10 TIN INDUSTRIAL SHARES SHOW BETTER From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. WHERE were slight improvements m both the Tin A and Industrial sections of the Malayan share market today. Price* quoted by the Malayan Bharebrokers r Association today were: INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 14.00 15.00 Alex Brick Ord. 1.68 1.75 Pref.
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      London Stocks
      325 10 LONDON. Frl THERE was a cheerful atmosphere on the London Exchange yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Hopes grew that the Moscow talks would produce a favourable turn. Shane prices responded to an Increase hi activity. Rubbers and Tins advanced. Following were the closing middle prices of selected stocks
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      Dow Jones Averages
      21 10 Stocks Industrials Rails Utilities Aug. 25 Aug. 26 68.31 68.28 182.41 1C2.5? 61.00 60.75 34.56 34.63 —A. P.
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      Singapore Produce Market
      165 10 From A Market Correspondent "THE Singapore sago flour market 1 was fairly active yesterday. Quotations, however, were practically unchanged. Obconut oil prices dropped again. There was a slight change on the pepper market. Yesterday "B quotations Included: Rice UncUsslOed: No 1 $60: 2 $52; 3 $47: <t
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      Singapore Rubber
      188 10 Singapore Rubber CLIQHTLY easy yesterday morning, the Singapore rubber market steadied up throughout the day on lack of sellers. Closing prices yesterday were; No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 43% cents, sellers 43T4 cents; spot loose buyers 44 Vi cents, sellers 44% cents per lb. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber
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      SHIPPING IN PORT
      288 10 SHIPS in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf t Olenroy .(33-84), Marella (35-36;. West Wharf: Benvorlich (6-7), Tung Song O0>. Medon (13-14), Kampar (14). Empire Dock: British Prince (25-26), Shlelbauk (27-28), President A. Si'.cox (29-30). Eaat Wharf: Tweedbank (44).
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      1394 10 MANSFIELD *Sc CO., LTD. I Incorporated m Singapore) Bl.U* rUNNEL LINK STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., SAILING* FROM U.K USA LTD. coon tr m U ,X,, K S3S 3 Holla "d WIST COAST MALAYA Uaucu. from U.K. <*• 3« M .rl!m«i" for P. Dickson Aug 10 due 'rom UK $epl I "Mantin"
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      203 10 PRESIDENT LINES Ceneral Passenger Agent for Northwest Airlines. SAILINCS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON via INDIA, ECYPT b MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. President Monroe Codown 1/2 1 Louil Mch How s 'P° c r f e Pj i Penang Aug. 30 P^anT 11 SAILINCS TO SAN FRANCISCO AND L Oi ANCELES THENCE
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      214 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIA/U.K./ >AILINC» IU CONIINcNI/ rnuriuiiiT SCANDINAVIA continint. Loading at Singapore, Port Swattenham m.s "Nordtarer" tor Saigon ft Croi nd PenBn Ban kok Due abt. Oct. fo Colombo. Aden. Port Said. G?noa. Barcelona. Antm.s -Kambodla" for Manila. c r o p Ha n b n u
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      1046 10 MeALISTER 6c CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore! BLLBRMAM <Sc BUCKNALL KLAVBNBSS LINE HAVRI, LONDON ft MAMBUKC. PACIFIC PORTS Accepting cargo tor vi North Atlantic Accepting cargo tor (.entrai a xxith Port* Canada via Colombo American Ports CITY OF CLASCOW Spore r» Vham Kanang CASTLEVILLI 3 Aur SDore P. b'ham Pcung
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  • SINGAPORE SPORTLIGHT
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      Cycling Is Regaining Its Popularity
      1186 11 Cycling Is Regaining Its Popularity By Straits Times Sports Reporters THE RECENT Singapore cyc- Ung meet has whipped up much Interest, among the local cyclists. More cycling clubs are being formed but at the moment ther-d are only three active clubs on the Island the Dunlou Island Ramblers, the Causeway
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      Why Make A Fuss?
      215 11 SPORTS LETTER AFTER reading a couple of articles as regards the venue of the Malaya Cup final, I wonder why people are so particular even to the extent of being sarcastic to make a fuss of It. First and foremost it Is only a sports event
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      WEEK-END CRICKET
      530 11 THE Singapore Chinese Re- creation Club's cricket teams for the week-end are: Against the Anglo-Chinese Old Boys' Association today at 2 p.m. on Hang Llm Green: Evan Wong (capt.j. Low Kee Pow, Sean Keng Slew, Wee Chong Jin. Kboo Ong Lee, Cnua Boon Unn, Ong Beng Bee, Ong
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      S.C.R.C. RUGBY
      67 11 At a meeting of the rugby MCtion of the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club th« following were elected office-bearers for the season 1948-49 Coach: Mr. K. T. Ooi; captain: Mr. Ong Tong Bee; vicecaptain: Mr. Man Guan I >ng; convener: Mr. Chla Chir, It wm decided that p a
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      206 11 OPENS iSI [Tele —Alr-CondjHoncdj-JjOj I SHOWS at 11 a.m., 1.45, 4.15. 6.45 9.30 p.m. Crvvv-3 fltfl T^KvaTl sr'/lTn A*mm fjm B A Mk jlll HI i JIB BSj Mm^^Mi wsUJ vW JsZf'J mmLM mJJuTm B^PBJB^^^ j!!^ Its FUNNY! Its SENSATIONAL! It's Preceded by the Latest CAUMONT BRITISH NEWS. Guards leaving
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      232 11 I TO-DAY 1 FOR 107 MINUTES YOUR EYES WILL WATCH WITH RAPT ATTENTION. M If MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THIS ONE. NO MATTiiii w.iAT PARTICULAR TYPE Ob MOVIE YOU PREFER— YOU'LL FIND OF ABSORBING KTBfcST FROM THE FIRST FLASH TO THE FINAL FADE OUT BECAUSE IT MARKS A COMPLETE DEPARTURE
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      113 11 BAOIO MALAYA i PORE ►Te«uencjn: ttZO Ke/» W A 7 Me/i 1 p.m. Music; 1.30 News Share Market: 1.45 Joe Daniels: 1.5S to 6.20 Selangor Rac««; 8. IS News; 8.30 Sport; 8.30 Off The Record; 9.10 News; 9.46 Dance Music; 10.19 Cabaret with Cowboy Stan; 10.30 Rhythm; 11.80 News 8t
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      120 11 BBC OVERSEAS Frequencies: 11*1 t\ t. oflc/« 5.30 p.m. World Affairi; 6.49 Music- 6.00 Scottish Magazine; 6.30 News: 8.49 Music; 7.00 Stand Easy; 7.30 From The editorials; 7.40 8omtnet T. Australia; 8.00 Story; 8. SO News; 8.48 Radio Newtreel; 0.00 Orchestra; 0.30 Sport; 11. 30 Newt Analyst; li.46 Organ; 12.00
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    OREGON BEST BET FOR TODAY'S K.L. RACES
    740 12 OREGON BEST BET FOR TODAY'S K.L. RACES Heroden To Win Stayers' Event From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. DEST bet on the card at Kuala Lumpur to- morrow, first day of the Selangor Turf Club Aug.-Sept. meeting, is Oregon, a smart three-year old who won his last two starts cleverly.
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    Straits Times Selections
    171 12 "EPSOM IEEP" "TRESPASSER" "POINTER* 1. SKYMASTEB 2. Kandy Kid 1: 3. Rendova 1. STREATFIELD n^ 2. Haydee Z> 3. Red Ted SILVER STAB Flying Colour Mayloong RENDOVA Dark Romano* Kandy Kid HAYDEE HAYDEE Merry Miller Streatfield H Red Ted Air Pal I 1 SIR GARace 3- LAHAD
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    S.H.B. Police Defeat Div. II Champions
    278 12 PLAYING a cool and steady game throughout, the Singapore Harbour Board Auxiliary Police scored a well-deserved 2 0 victory over the S.A.F.A. second division league champions, the Kota Raja Club, at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The game was marred by rough play by the
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    Today's Race Card
    968 12 OELOW are the acceptances for today's Kuala Lumpur races. The Double Totes will be on races three and four, seven and eight. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race eight. Race 1—2.30 p.m. Class 2, DIv. T 6 Furs. 400 Silver Star Stirling 9.00 Ms. P.
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    Cup Final Probables Defeat Authentics
    158 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. THE probable Selangor side to meet Negri x Sembilan in the Malaya Cup final defeated the Selangor Authentics by 6—3 in a soccer match on the Kuala Lumpur Padang today. At half-time, Selangor led by three eoals to
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    Queen's PR Win
    60 12 LONDON, Pri. YESTERDAYS U.K. league football x results were: SECOND DIVISION Queens P.R. 4 Leicester C. I THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN) Leyton O. t Millwall I Notts Co Walsall 11 THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN! Doncaster E. 2 Tranmer* S. 11 Hull Cltj 6 Oldham i» IRISH GOLD CLP— 1ST
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    Match Postponed
    40 12 SEREMBAN, Frl. The Inter-State cricket match between Malacca and Negri jSembilan which was to have been played at Malacca over the week-end has been postponed. Negri Sembilan are unable to raise a team owing to the present emergency.
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    Sports Diary
    37 12 TODAJf SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Uiv. Ill: i Mental Hospital FT. v. RASC T .'.ining Srho 1—Y:o1 —Y:o Chu Kang 5.15 p.m. CKICKET: Victoria Brh*?l O'd Boys v. Pie^ent E^ys Victoria School grunt', 2 pm- I j
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    County Cricket Results
    54 12 LONDON. Pri. At Leicester: Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 43 runs; Leicester h'.-e 207 and 193, (Lester 67), Warwickshire 443 fo- 9 declared. At Manchester: Lancashire beat Kent bv seven Wlftkctf. Kent 195, and 212, (Rcbters 6 for 77), Lancashire 278 for 8 declared and
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    King & Queen To Receive Teams
    33 12 King Queen To Receive Teams LONDON, Fri. THE King and Queen will receive the Australian and Scottish cricket teams at Balmoral on Sunday Sept. 19. The two teams will stay for tea.— Reuter.
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    33 12 ON TOUR* Members of the X iger Sporting Association football team at Kallang airport yesterday, shortly before they left for Medan. The Association will play a series of games against local teams there.
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    Big Betting Changes For St. Leger
    160 12 Big Betting Changes For St. Leger LONDON, Fri. BIG changes were made in the prices of leading St. Leger candidates at the callover on the race at the Victoria Club last night. My Babu has been scratched. Royal Drake previously offered at 5-1 was pushed out to tens w"/reas the
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    Tonight's Wrestling
    113 12 AT the Great World a new European wrestler Kid Masque make s his Singapore debut in a contest against All Rlza Bey. King Kong will meet George Zbisko in the semi-final over two 30-minute rounds. Lambong, »he Bangkok Chinese will fight it oat v.ith Cur:y Connors. Tiger Amat
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    Don Bradman
    23 12 Owing to a typographical error, Don Bradman's age was given as 60 In the Straits Times yesterday. Brr>drr.?n was 40 yesterday.
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    Tourists Win By Innings, 81 Runs
    69 12 LONDON, Friday. rpHE Australians beat the Gentlemen of England by A an innings and 81 runs at Lord's today. Bill Edrich played a brilliant innings to score 128 before being caught by Saggers off Ring. The Gentlemen added eight more runs to their overnight
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    292 12 In the Gentlemen's second innings Ring was the most successful bowler, capturing five wickets for 75 runs. However, the Gentlemen fared very much better when they followed on 365 runs behind with five hours left of play. Because of a chill, Australian fast bowler Llndwall remained in bed today and
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    Winner Was A Bargain
    115 12 SYDNEY, Friday. CHEERY Boy, winner of the £2,000 Australian Steeplechase is one of the bargains of the Australian Turf. Before he raced he was .von m a shilling raffle during the war and later sold for £30. The race was one of the most sensational for
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    Dutchwoman Equals Own Record
    120 12 Dutchwoman Equals Own Record DUBLIN, Fri. JVflRS. Fanny Blankers1TI Koen, Holland's holder of four Olympic sold medals, equalled her own women's world record of 10.8 seconds for the 100yard dash at a tragic meet here last night. Running en a grass track, the "flying Dutchwomi n" won the handicap rrce
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    Sultans' Gold Cup Soccer Fixtures
    156 12 Sultans' Gold Cup Soccer Fixtures From Out Stiff Corrj'spfii'fJeni KUALA L'JMPUR. Friday THE first match m the western zone of the Sultans' Gold Cup soccer competition between Selangor and Negri Sembilan, will be played, at Seremban on Sept. 12 Other preliminary matches m this zone are between Negri and Perak
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    INTER-CLUB TENNIS
    100 12 INTER-CLUB TENNIS THE Singapore Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Tanglin Club by three games to one m an Inter-Club tennis match played at the Tanglin Club yesterday. The results were: Robert cnla and Ong Chew Bee beat R. Ma- cartney and J. L. Whitmore 6-0, 6-2; Chin Kee Onn and
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