The Straits Times, 24 January 1949

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING 'NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1949. 4 PRICE TEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES
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    PEACE MOVES AS PEKING SURRENDERS
    469 1 Delegation Picked To Meet Reds "As Soon As Possible" NANKING, Sunday. THE Kuomintang Government today stood on the verge of eapitula- tion to the Communists and the end was in sight of China's long civil war. As advanced Communist forces pushed to 15 miles northwest
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    63 1 SPEED: This jiiHuie of G.D.A. Rignall. second in the Singapore Motor Club'; hallmile speed trial for moto r-cycles «f 501 cc and over yesterday, was taken by k Straits Times cameraman while Rignall was travelling at more than 70 mll«s an hour. The cameraman made the picture by giving an
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    HIRE—4th DAY
    71 1 HIRE 4th DAY ON the fourth day of I the Carlton Hire trial at Tanjong Pinanß on Saturday, Caesar Houghton a prosecu- j tion witness said the Singapore Police had worked "hand in glove" with Mr. P. F. de Souza, th I lawyer. I hey fictitiously ari i<zed for Houghton
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    US Plan For Overseas
    60 1 WASHINGTON. Sun. HIGH United States Government officials are prepared to recommend promotion of Industrial development abroad by securing long-term agree- ments to buy vital materials, It was learned today. They suggest that this should be part of the pro- gramme to develop backward areas overseas, outlined
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    HELICOPTER BUS
    30 1 LONDON, Bun.— A helicopt< i bus service between cities, of Britain beginning In four years time Is predicted by N. E. Roue. Eritish European Airways controller of research.
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    New Era In Asia, Says Nehru
    398 1 NEW DELHI, Sunday. pANDIT Nehru (Prime Minister of India) wound up the 20 -nation Pan -Asian conference on Indonesia today with the prediction that it heralded a new era of co-operation among the Far Eastern peoples. The world must realise that "Asia wants to
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    'Their Finest Hour'
    137 1 FEW living statesmen command such personal memories as Winston Churchill. He was a soldier-corres-pondent who fought in India and chronicled the Boer war in the great days when only the distant crash of colonial wars disturbed the majesty of Victoria's Empire. Winston Churchill's i«cond volume of war
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    PALESTINE DEADLOCK HOPES
    143 1 LONDON, Sun. DEHIND-the-scenes activity continued yesterday at the Rhodes talks between Jew.s and Egyptians on a peace settlement for the Negev battle area. United Nations sources said that the deadlock was not necessarily serious, and j there was no reason why It should not be broken "if
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    " Warning To The West"
    158 1 Warning To The West" LONDON. Sun. SOME sections of the British Press today indicated that the recent developments in China were warning to the western world. "By retiring from the presidency to clear the way for peace talks, Chiang Kaishek has by Inference admitted the victory of Communism," said the
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    22 1 ARMY CHIEF: Lleut.-Gen. K. M. Cariappa, appointed the first Indian Commander in-Chief of the Indian Army on Jan. 10.— A. P. picture.
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    To Join Far East Fleet
    83 1 NANKING Sun. THE Australian Navy is to 1 assist the British Far Eastern fleet, to provide protection for British nationals in China. The announcement made today by the Australian Embassy said: "H.M.A.S. WarramiuiKa. with the permission of the Chinese Government, will pay a courtesy visit
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    Blindfold Challenge: Butter Or Margarine?
    115 1 OXFORD, Sunday. I\K. Edith Summerskill, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Food, is to arrange for Mr. Colin Prestige, an Oxford undergraduate, to go to her home to make a test whether it is possible, blindfolded, to distinguish the taste of margarine and that of
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    26 1 Mr. C. R. MichHs. managing director or the Ford Motor Company of Malaya, who died suddenly at his Singapore home yesterday morning. Obituary in page fir*.
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    "Malaya In New Defence Plan"
    273 1 SYDNEY, Sunday. AUSTRALIA and New Zealand may soon join with A India, Pakistan and Ceylon in forming a Far East regional defence council on which Malaya h likely to be represented. Th e Sydney Sunday Herald reported this from Canberra today. The Council will frame
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    KNIFE POINT ROBBERY
    36 1 Two passengers travelling In a taxi along Clementi Road last night robbed the driver of $11 at knife point and got out near the ninth milestone. The incident occurred at about 10.30 p.m.
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    "AGA KHAN IS SWEET": RITA
    70 1 CANNES, Fiance, Sun. Rita Hayworth, film star, said today that she was "very happy" about her forthcoming marriage to Prince Aly Khan. Her future father-in-law, the fabulously wealthy Aga Khan, said he was "charmed with Miss Hayworth. I know no-one who Is more quiet or
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    Car Hit By 18 Bullets
    275 1 Car Hit By 18 Bullets From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A EUROPEAN estate manager had a narrow escape yesterday morning when his car was ambushed by bandits and broke down during the escape. Mr. D. Harding, manager of Lothian Estate, Nilai, in the Sepang district of Negri Sembllan,
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      Four Jumped To Escape Flames
      56 2 CHICAGO, Sunday. nnHREE persons were killed and at least 10 others injured and more than $500,000 worth of property destroyed in a Chicago fire yesterday. Four Negro occupants of an* apartment home jumped out of the windows to escape the flames. The fire broke out
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      Going Up
      24 2 NEW YORK. Sun.— The American Iron and Steel Institute estimated this week's production at 1.845.400 tons of steel lnKOts. a record.— AJ»
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      Going Down
      27 2 NEW YORK. Sun.—Engineering construction contracts awarded this week totalled U 8.596.601.000 compared with U.S $132,583,000 the previous week and U. 5.5 119.949.000 last year.— AJ>.
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      11 Rescued
      39 2 CHURCHILL. Manitoba, Sun. A Royal Canadian Air Force ski-eauipped Sane, landed yesterday on ie ice covered Hudson Bay near here, rescued the crew of eifht and three passengers of an R.C.A.F. Dakota forced down last week. Reuter.
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      Westward Ho!
      37 2 MELBOURNE. Sun.— More women passengers than men —as many as 75 per cent, according to some travel agencies—have booked passages tn England In overseas liners leaving Australia between the end of January and May. Reuter.
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      Palming It
      28 2 BYDNEY. Bun.— Antonl M. Bettke. a 25-year-old Pole, who calls himself Anthony Dare, said recently that he made "about £100" a week practising palmistry In Sydney.—Reuter
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      Less Beef
      81 2 MELBOURNE, Sun.—Australia will export less beef this year but much more lamb and mutton, It was forecast today.— Reuter. LONDON. Sun.— Lord Melchett. prominent British Industrialist who adopted the Jewish faith and became a leader of WorH Zionism died yesterday In Miami. Florida. He was 50— A.P. F/O
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      Four Killed
      33 2 NEW YORK, Sun.— Four of tbe crew of 12 were killed on Saturday night when a B-29 Superfortress crashed at Great Falls Airfield, Montana, a few minutes after taking* off.— A.P.
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      Last Post
      36 2 TOKYO. Sun.— S.C.AJ. has authorised the mailing of the ashes of deceased persons to and from Japan from Feb. 1. following requests from Japanese abroad for the sending of ashes by parcel post— Reuter.
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      Home At Last
      66 2 TOKYO. Sun. Two Japanese soldiers who recently surrendered on Iwojlma after learning of Japan's surrender through fragments o. an old newspaper, were brought to Haneda by plane yesterday.— Renter. SPRING BONNET This small close-fitting: bonnet Is modelled In palest grey fur felt. The crown sweeps down to
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      Refugees Off
      40 2 MANILA, Sun. Delayed four days due to bunkering and provisioning operations the S.S. Hwa lien, carrying 482 White Russians and Chinese nationals driven from their homes In China finally set off for Guluan. Samar, at noon yesterday.— Reuter
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      Berlin Job
      32 2 BERLIN. Sun. The appointment of Mr. J. Fisher Freeiran. of Phoenix. Arizona. as acting financial adviser to General Luscius D. Clay, American Military Governor, was officially announced here yesterday.— Reuter.
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      Abandoned
      39 2 MIAMI. Sun.— The search for the British South American Airways liner Star Ariel, which disappeared ou a flight from Bermuda to Jtmaic* five days ago with 20 people on board, ended last night. No trace was found.— Reuter.
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      Negro Honoured
      32 2 WASHINGTON. Sun. National and Illinois State Democratic leaders have honoured the first Negro to become chairman of a standing comfnlttp-* of *>p United Stores Congress, Representative William L. Dawion.— Reuter.
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      Air Mission
      28 2 LONDON. Sun.— Air Commodore M. K. Janjua, senior officer of the Royal Pakistan Air Force, has arrived in London from Karachi on a special mission. Reuter.
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      No Increase
      30 2 NEW YORK. Sun.— A textile Industry arbitrator has ruled against a 10 per cent, wage increase for 22.000 workers in Fall River and New Bedford factories In Massachusetts.—AJ».
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    FOUR MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
    174 2 MANILA, Sun. FR almost a year now four Russian deportees have been waiting to be deported. It seems that no country wants them. Not only that they are. It is charged belne "babied" in Cebu. southern Philippine cort city. The four— Boris Meloff Vadlm N.
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      399 2 NOTICES ~NOTICE~ NOTICE U hereby given t)*t In accordance with ancient cuttorn a New Manager of the THANDAYUTHAPANI TEMPLE at Tank Road and 81THTVINATAOA TEMPLE at Seong Balk Road. Singapore, wfilcti belong to th. Nattukottal Che'tlar Community of Singapore, baa been appointed as from the 17th day of Jarnary, 1949
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      548 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS. •Hit Usual dinner and danot will be held on Saturday 29th January, 1M8. V. CHITTY SECRETARY. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED Wt have the pleasure to advise our Policyholders and CllenU that M from date hereof another 2xohange Line hu been Installed
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    RIOTS: INDIA'S REGRETS Sending Aid For Relief Work
    334 3 RIOTS: INDIA'S REGRETS Sending Aid For Relief Work NEW DELHI, Sunday. THE Government of India regrets the "serious deterioration" in relations between Indians and Africans in South Africa, it was officially stated last night. Announcing that the Government had donated 50,000 rupees for relief of victims of the recent riots,
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    Navy Waited In Vain
    87 3 LONDON, Sun. THt Royal Nary was left 1 waiting at the docks yesterday when the Russians failed to show up with part of the fleet they had borrowed during the war. The battleship Royal Sovereign, accompanied by three submarines and an unnamed former American destroyer were
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    Bombed By U.S. Pilot: Protest
    197 3 Bombed By U.S. Pilot: Protest BELGRADE, Sun. pENERAL Markos' "Free i Democratic Greek Government" today sent a protest to the Security Council concerning a military plane shot down I: over the Greek town of Karpennissi, it was reported last night. The plane was said to have been piloted by an
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    Rally Call To Slavs
    111 3 BELGRADE. Sun. THE second Serbian Com- 1 munlst Party Congress I yesterday rejected accusations by the Comlnform and the Russian Communist Party against Marshal Tito and other Yugoslav leaders and called on Yugoslavs to rally round them "to continue the struggle for the building of Socialism."
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    Greek Censor Takes Over
    55 3 ATHENS, Sun.— Censorship on all news throughout Greece for local and foreign correspondents was ordered I today by Gen. Alexander Papangos, Greece's only full I general, who was granted I virtual dictatorial powers by the new government. He signed the censorship order after conferring wiih the
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    INTIMIDATED BOY, GAOLED
    57 3 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun Abubakar bin Tahir was on Thursday sentenced to 10 months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by nine months' police supervision, when he was found guilty cf intimidating a Chinese boy. He was sentenced to nine months' hard labour on two
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    Singapore Diary
    103 3 TODAY T'N'T Monday morning market Presbyterian Church Hall, Orchard Road. 8.30 a.m. to noon. St. John Ambulance Association, drill for all worner* members of the Nursing Division, Raffles Girls' School. 5 p.m. International Artists' Association, life class, British Council Hall. Stamford Road. 6 p.m. V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, lecture
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    37 3 BUCHANAN AND BRIDE: The British musical comedy star Jack Buchanan boards the new Cunard White Star liner Caronia in New York with his bride-of-a-day, socialite Susan Basset. They are to spend their honeymoon In Britain— A.P. picture.
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    Asian Seamen's New Deal Ahead
    217 3 A C.HIEVEMENT of a new deal for Asian seamen may bo expected in the next 12 months, Mr. George Reed told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. Reed is the Special Commissioner of the international Transport Workers' Federation Asian Secretariat, Singapore, and President of the Federation
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    Boon Yew Officers
    238 3 THE Boon Yew Association. Singapore, elected the following officers for 1949 at its annual meeting: Patrons: Messrs. Goh Lye Or. Chua Yew Chiang, Tan Sin Peng, .9m Ah Kow, Sng Slak Hwee, J Chua Tai Tian. Lee Swee Teng, Tay Kenc Choo. Koh Beng Sam and Lim
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    Manna For Cattle
    35 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. The i Air Force reports that planes are ready to fly fodder to starving livestock stranded on the snowbound western plains as soon as details can be worked out. UP.
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    SCANDINAVIAN BLOC TALKS
    159 3 COPENHAGEN,«Sun. NORWEGIAN. Swedish and Danish Premiers. Foreign and Defence Ministers, who met in secret session here yesterday to seek -agreement on a Scandinavian military defence pact gave no hint of their progress when the meeting adjourned last night. The talks were continuing today. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministers
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    2 Gunmen Hanged
    159 3 Finvo terrorists, Cheng J- Ming Keong and Cheng Koi were hanged at Johore Bahru on Saturday. Cheng Ming Keong was seen by police coming out of the blukar early on Oct. 8 in the Seelong area near Senai. They chased him and caught him. On him was
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      262 3 I SQUARL,HAIRY INCHtS '^\J^^— < It may surprise you to know that tbe shaving area ot the average man's face is 40 square inches but it is a fact. Every morning your razor blade must f%^» shave one day's growth of hair from yr^w^a^fc the uneven surface of your face.
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  • Obituary
    DEATHS
    99 4 MICHELS Suddenly at his residence No. 15 DraycoU Drlvp on i3rd January. 1949 Claude Robert Michels. (No flowers by request as funeral will take place in the United Sia'es). WEE Or 22-1-49 at 4.00 p.m. Mrs. Tan Chin Heng. Nee Wee Hood Uan Neo, aged 63. passed away peacefully
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    20 4 MR 6t MRS. O. I. CARVALHO thank relatives friends for their attendance, present* Sc congratutlon* on their marriage occasion.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Jan. 24,1949. SHOUT AND SHOOT
    971 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Jan. 24, 1949. SHOUT AND SHOOT A situation which clearly was most unsatisfactory has been remedied with the gazetting by the Federation Government of amending legislation governing the use of force by the police and military against persons attempting to escape arrest or from custody.
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    206 4 From the Straits Times of Jan. 24, 1899. The District Officer of Lower Perak, reports that an area of 11,000 acres has been alienated to an European syndicate for sugar-cane cultivation there. In his opinion, holders of coconut plantations, or intending planters of this palm, need not
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    Eclipse Of A Generalissimo
    1693 4  -  ALLINGTON KENNARD MAN OF THE WEEK By pROPHECY in Chinese affairs is always an invitation to error. This said, it is difficult not to believe that Chiang Kai-shek's resignation from the Presidency marks his final departure from the Chinese national stage. He has dominated it for
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      Naning: The Hornet's Nest Of Malayan Historians
      236 4 THE interest in Malaya's x history displayed in your leaders and correspondence is particularly gratifying to a historian, disposed in the modern fashion to write rather for other historians than for the public. But may I defend myself 'and you (as quoting me
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      VOICES OF REBELLION
      126 4 I WOULD like to point X out that the views expressed in the publication "Malayan Orchid" are purely the opinions of a lew and are not necessarily the views of all the Colony students. "The Malayan Orchid" Is published by a member of the Medical College Union
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      "CRASHING BANK"
      191 4 APROPOS your second leader entitled "A PROMISSORY NOTE" in your issue of Jan. 20, you say: "The Jibe is not new. Gandhi coined it in 1942, when the Congress Party refused a post-dated cheque drawn on a crashing bank." Your statement doe^ great Injustice to the great Mahatma
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    'POLICE WERE HAND IN GLOVE WITH DE SOUZA'
    876 5 Airabu Arms Trial Story Of $600,000 "Entirely Fictitious Deal From Our Special Staff Correspondent TANJONG PINANG, Saturday. THE Carlton Arthur Hire trial took a dramatic turn here to-day 1 when Caesar Houghton a prosecution witness disclosed that the Singapore Police had worked
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    53 5 CHRISTENED: JACQUELINE Mymnni Tonkinson, daughter of Mr. J.H.W. Tonkinson of Brlnkman and Company, was christened yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. P'^'ire shows Mr. TonHnson holding son Nicholas; Jacqueline Myannl, and Mrs. Yvonne Jones Tonkinson. Godparents were Mrs. Joan Gibson Jones, Mrs. Winnifred Hilda Sanders and Mr. Gay Frank Corber.
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    Channel Of Opinion In Colony
    156 5 Channel Of Opinion In Colony THE Singapore Association, has started a camoalgn to recruit members with the object of creating as large and as representative a body of local civilian opinion as possible. The organisation began its existence as the Straits Settlements (Singapore i Association 60 years ago. The honorary
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    "MALAYS FINE SOLDIERS": G.O.C.
    498 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PORT DICKSON, Sunday. PHE establishment of a second brigade of the Malay Regiment was forecast by the General Officer Commanding, Malaya District (Maj.-Gen. C. H. Boucher) when he addressed 500 men of the Malay Regiment at a passing-out parade at Port Dickson
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    THE TAPIR DIDN'T GO
    59 5 Bought from a circus by Mr. M. Talib of Singapore, a black panther weighing 130 kilos left the colony for the Cairo Zoological Gardens in a Lancastrian aircraft on Saturday. Mr Talib decided at the last moment not to send a fullygrown tapir, which was to
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    Co-op Fare
    50 5 A SPECIAL Chiuese New Tear four-day sale for members of the Singapore Co-operative Society will begin tomorrow. Valued at about $10,000, the goods have been made i available by the management as a result nf requests by members for more varied fare for the New Tear 1 season.
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    COLONY WEDDING
    57 5 Miss Lourdumary, daughter of the late Mr. M. Anthony, Town Board Offce, Johore Bahru, and Madam S. Anthony, was married to Mr. Frederick Doray at the, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. The bridegroom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Doray. A well-attended reception was
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    SINGAPORE DOG SHOW
    52 5 Singapore will hold a dojc show on March 26, open to all does registered with the Malayan Kennel Association. Mr Leo C. Wilson. F.R.Z.S.. will be the Judge. All doKs must be resdstered before March 10* Particulars can be obtained from Mr. E. V. Smith, Police Training
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    'Didn't Trust Him'
    406 5 sent lor Mr. Mln n^ and from then onwards Mr. Minns had to find first tin money and secondly a boat to go and get delivery of them from the neighbouring island," said Hougiiton. The island's name wa3 not mentioned. Houghton said he later met a Mr.
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    THIVY GIVES ADVICE
    82 5 The Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, Mr. J. A. Thivy speaking in Singapore yesterday, urged Indian "crusaders" not to waste their energies by airing community matters in public forums. "By persisting in such harmful controversies, we are only drawing pointed attention to a weakness,
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    25 5 A NINE-TON latex tank, belo^-ing to the Dunlop Rubber Company, was towed on Saturday from Seransoon .void to Anson Road for repairs.— Straits Times picture.
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    DEATH OF MALAYA CAR CHIEF
    149 5 MR. Claude Robert Michels, managing director of the Ford Motor Company In Malaya, died suddenly from a heart attack In his horn- nt Draycot Drive. Sin^-jore. yesterday morning. Mr. Michels was born at Waukesha. Wisconsin USA., In 1896 and Joined the Ford Motor Company of
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    Wedding Of Woman Journalist
    326 5 Iyi ISS Tessie Cornelius, woman correspondent of the iTI Straits Times, was married on Saturday at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd to Fl-Lieut. Desmond M. Leahy, a R.A.F. doctor. Miss Cornelius is the eldest of the five daughters of Mr. and Mrs C. P. Cornelius,
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    LALLANG FIRES
    25 5 I Five lallang fires which broke out within four hours In Singapore yesterday were believed to have been caused by the hot weather.
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    TIN & RUBBER SHARES DROP ON MALAYAN MARKETS
    610 6 TIN RUBBER SHARES DROP ON MALAYAN MARKETS demand recently, shares the distinction with a .sterling company of being the only company to exceed its 1941 standard assessments in the post-war period. Jelapang ended 1948 with a total production of 6.828 piculs. Business Don* Dollar Tins. Kcsang $1 50, L<ngui Si.
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    Pearl Sago Licences Still Awaited
    152 6 From A Market Correspondent UNITED Kingdom import licences for pearl sago from Malaya have yet to be issued, although an earlier communication to the Singapore Secretariat for Economic Affairs indicated that imports would be re-licensed early this month. The Singapore agents for pearl sago Importers
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    "Plot" Story Of Airabu
    768 6 Continued from page J>. The Judge: Did you talk about j the difficulties in raising the money .'—Yes, he (Clark) asked me how the money was raised and I told him by Indonesians through i the sale of opium and gold at below the market valuer
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    54 6 TEN-TEAR WAIT FOR NOBEL PRIZE: Professor Richard Kuhn, seen In his laboratory at the Kaiser Wilhi Im Institute, can now accept the Nobel Prise awarded him in 1938 for his achievements in the field of hormonevitamin research. He was the first of the two Germans forbidden by Hitler from accepting
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    Rubber Output Record In 1948
    287 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. LAST year's rubber production in the Federation 696.978 tons was the highest ever recorded. This figure wa s possibly exceeded only in 1941, a year of all-out production for which, unfortunately, statistics are not available. In December, last
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    74 6 From A Market Correspondent SOME local liquidation of pepper stocks and Improved outlook of Imports from Lampoeng caused a heavy drop of black pepper quotations in Singapore last Saturday. The price of white pepper however improved slightly. In the sago section of the i produce markets, heavy trans-
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    'No Barriers' Agreement
    113 6 PARIS, Sun. rRANCE and Italy have agreed to seek the abolition of all traffic barriers between them and to achieve a full economic union as soon as possible. M. Jean Letourneau. head of the French trade delegation, hailed the agreement as the "first step toward an economic
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      Foreign Interests May Get Back Prewar Holdings In Jap Industry
      346 7 Foreign Interests May Get Back Prewar Holdings In Jap Industry TOKYO, Sunday. JAPANESE businessmen are keenly Interested in the outcome of negotiations, by two English companies for the return of prewar Inteiest In Japan to provide the lead to policies which will determine the future of other pre-war foreign interests.
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      London Share Market
      374 7 London Share Market LONDON, Sun. rview of the week-end, dealers in the London Stock Exchange were reluct-, ant to enter Into fresh commitments on Friday and prices generally remained steady, says Reuter*8 financial correspondent. Trading was at a low ebb in all sections and produced only few minor movements. Rubbers
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      N.Y. Trading Limited
      79 7 NEW YORK, Sun. rADING was very limited and prices fluctuated narrowly on the New York market last week. Changes cither way rarely reached one dollar with fains slightly In the majority and including selected steels, motors, farm implements, chemicals, tobaccos and oils. Some quarters say that although
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      Sugar Re-Exporting Three Conditions
      157 7 SINGAPORE merchants are now allowed to import sugar from sources outside the I.E.F.C. allocation for the purpose of re-export to neighbouring territories, subject to certain conditions. These are: I—All1 All applications for licences must be accompanied by firm offers both from the source of supply and
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      Jap Goods For France
      67 7 Jap Goods For France TOKYO, Bun. NEW trade talks between the French Government and SCAP are scheduled to open tomorrow. French representatives will deal with trade needs of not only France but also Algeria, French Africa. Madagascar and other French possessions, but not French Indo-Chlna France has already purchased 12.000
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      COLONY RUBBER
      136 7 ri^HE Singapore Chamber of A Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices <v Saturday (Jan. 22) were. In cents per lb.: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose no: llnal 37 37 VA F.O.B. in bales Nor 1 R.O.O. 37 87% No. 3 R.S.S. 35V4 35% No. 3 R.S.S. 34)4 344 On
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    LONDON ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT BANKING CENTRES AGAIN
    248 7 EDINBURGH, Sun. LORD Teviot. a director of Lloyd's Bank, said here last night that London was again proving to be one of the world's great banking centres. Recent transactions financed through London, he said, included oil from Ecuador and Peru to
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    DANES EXPECT TO WIN CUP
    409 8 "Malayans Are Artistes Rather Than Players COPENHAGEN, Sunday. THE Danish Thomas Cup badminton players, who beat England nine-nil in the European Zone final here on Thursday and Friday, expect to meet Malaya in the final and win the Sir George Thomas Cup. By their victory
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    MCC Declare At 244-9 v. Transvaal
    258 8 MCC Declare At 244-9 v. Transvaal Johannesburg, Sunday. TRANSVAAL had mad« 34 without low in reply to the MOC's first Inning* total of 224 for nln» wickets declared at the close of play yesterday, On Ula second day of their return match here. George Mann had toft Transvaal an hour
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    Perak Beat S'gor 3-1
    221 8 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sun. nERAK defeated Selangor b> I thre« goals to one in an Interstate hockey match played here today. Perak had the better of »xchflnges in the first half, but erratic shooting by their forwards, and good goalkeeplng by Kam Thong prevented
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    Serangoon Assn. XI
    62 8 The team to represent the Serangoorl Association in a hockey match against the 8.0.D.C.A. ot St. George's Rd. today, will b* selected from the following: George Pereira, N. Barker Low Huck Yang, B. Barker. Ong Chin Yong, Teo Chee Sang. A. W. Boyer, A. Durai, M. V.
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    Sports Diary
    32 8 TODAY HOCKEY: S.K.I V v Hospital Assistants' Union S.K.C U.11.Q. Sif. Re«t. v. Spore Engineering Rest.; (i.KQ. v. Khals* As&n. Tanglin. SOCCER: C.A. Junior. Sime Darby B.C. Jalan Besar stadium.
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    Gun Club Hold Luncheon, Shoot
    87 8 MORE than 70 guests attended a luncheon party and shoot arranged by Mr. Wilson Herrg. the secretary, at the Singapore Gun Club, yesterday. Fifty-two of the party, .including five women, took part in a clay pigeon shooting handicap which was won by Chief Inspector T.
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    Joe Louis Names Challengers
    75 8 Joe Louis Names Challengers MIAMI, (Florida), Sun. HEAVYWEIGHT champion Jo« LouU said yesterday that, as far as he is concerned, there are only two candidate* to meet him in a title match this Jane Ezxard Charles and Lee SaTold. Louis, in Florida for a series of exhibition matches, said he
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    Big Scheme To Improve Chinese S.C.
    282 8 'lIJE Singapore Chinese m. Swimming Club's new $500,000 pool was yesterday described by its president (Mr. Lee Kong Chian) as only part of a big scheme for the Club's improvement. Mr. Lee, who was addressing an extraordinary general meeting, said: "Our ideal will be
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    Holloway, Skakke Do Fastest Times
    630 8 Holloway Skakke Do Fastest Times Sports Can I,l*l cc to 1.5*0 1. Lim Peng Han 34.5 <«o.; I. X Mlddleton 34.9 sec.; 3. R. J. Leman 35.2 sec. Sport* Cars 1,501 cc and otw: 1. Chow Ah Teng 31 .3 see.- 3. J. A. Milne 33.5 sec. Ractor Can 1.101
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    U.K. RUGBY RESULTS
    270 8 LONDON. Sunday. 'THE following are yesterday'! 1 Rugby Union results: Guy's Hospital 9, Met. Police 0; London Hospital 3, Notts 'l3; Lon- I don Irish 3, St. Mary's S; London j Welsh 3, London Scottish 8; Old M.T. 13. Harlequins 15; Old Paulines 8, Maesteg 19 Richmond
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    JOLLILADS WIN 3-0
    146 8 PXPECTING to see good soccer, t a few thousand fans, mostly Indians, packed Geylang Stadium yesterday when a Pakistan team from the H.M.P.B. Zulflquar met the Jollilads Athletic Union. The game resulted In an easy three-nil victory for the Jollilads. The Pakistan players had never before, according
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    HASSETT HITS 205 RUNS
    56 8 BRISBANE, Sunday. I INDSAY HASSETT carried his L overnight total of 197 to 203 for Victoria against Queensland yesterday in a Sheffield Shield match. Victoria were all out irt their first Innings for 445 and Queensland lost six for 151 la reply, lan Johnson, the Test
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    Glorify Was Nearly Destroyed
    471 8  -  KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. yERY nearly condemned to be destroyed by the vet when first landed in Malaya about 14 months ago, Glorify has turned out to be a wonderful money-winner Tills daughter of Melfort boosted her turf earnings past the $22,000 mark when she chalked up
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    Peng Soon, Ooi Take The Glory
    523 8 against All-England at Torquay on Feb. 12. Details of today's matches were as follows: Wong Peng Soon beat M. Robinson (Warwickshire) 15—0. 15—2; Ooi Telk Hock and Teoh Seng Khoon beat M. W. Field (Staffordshire) and M. McLean (Staffordshire) 15 6, 15 4; Lim
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    Stollmeyer
    178 8 MADRAS. Sunday. rS feature of the second day's play between West Indies and South Zone was a brilliant Innings of 244 not out by Jeff Stollmeyer, the West Indies opening batsman. When play ended yesterday. West Indies had scored 514 for seven wicketa In reply to South Z cure's
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    ENGLAND v ITALY
    31 8 LONDON. Sun. ENGLAND is to meet Italy in a International soccer match n ihe Tottenham Hotspur groum London, on Nov. 30 it was itat: In Milan last night.
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