The Straits Times, 19 May 1949

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1949. PKKE TEN CENTS
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    BURMA WARNING OF 'DANGER'
    368 1 Watch On China, Says Minister RANGOON, Wednesday. ]?l KM A -ought Commonwealth aid because of dangers in the rapidly developing China situation, the Burmese Foreign Minister, U. E. Muang, told the Press Trust of India yesterday. In an interview, the Foreign Minister said: "What China does
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    41 1 QUEEN RAMBUAI BARM of Siam, escorted by an officer, inspects a guard ol honour from the First Battalion Sea forth Highlanders soon after her arrival in Singapore yesterday in the Willera Ruys. StraiSs Times picture. Report and pictures in ace 7.
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    51 1 THE NEW Colonial Secretary to lion k Kong. Mr. J. F. Nil kJI. in Singapore yesterday en route to his i\'w post after spending the last five years as Colonial Secretary of Fiji. Before leaving Singapore yesterday, he met hi-, predecessor in Hong Kong, Mr. David M MacDougall. Straits Tim-*
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    SPEEDED UP
    41 1 COLOMBO, Wed— The Air Ceylon Skymaster service to England has been speeded up The lourney now takes 39 hours 30 minutes. The Skymaster leaves Colombo on Wednesday and starts back a?ain on Friday, arriving in Oylon on Sunday —Reuter
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    Thakin Nu For London
    85 1 RANGOON. Wed THAKIN Nu, Prime Minister of Burma, is raving n.-r< by air for London on Saturday week. It was authoritatively learned here today. He will hold discussions with the British Government on short-term monetary assistance to finance Burma's rice exports, plans for the eventual rehabilitation
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    HYDERABAD CHARGES
    70 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Wed —Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, the Pakistan Foreign Minister, is expected to lay new charges on Hyderabad before the Security Council when it meets today. When the cas»* was before the Council in Paris last year, Sir Mohammec was prevented by ilme from making a lcn<?
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    R. E. VETERANS FOR HONG KONG
    183 1 HONG KONG, Wednesday. AIOKE than 300 Royal Engineers, veterans of Malayan jungle operations against Communist bandits, are being sent here before the end of this week to expedite the building of fortifications in the Hong Kong mainland territories bordering Kwangtunij Province Four Royal Air
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    Russians Hold up The Lorries
    166 1 Russians Hold up The Lorries BERLIN. Wed. ri"*HE Russians stopped lorry 1 traffic 'in the re-opened Berlin .superhighway today ov demanding new entry ;i rmils issued by the German Economic Commission in th* S ■>vtet Zone. 3v noon several hundred lures, many of them heavily 1 >idf>d with perishable foodttuffs
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    FIRING AT EVAGUEE AIRCRAFT
    162 1 HONG KONG. Wed. FRTUGUESE evacuees who took off from Shanghai last night in the last of three Chinese evacuation planes narrowly escaped death when they encountered anti-air-craft fire an hour after they left the airfield. The story of the Incident was related In Hong- Kong today
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    17-DAY HOLIDAY FOR GOVERNOR
    50 1 Sir Franklin Glmson. Governor of Singapore, and Lady Gimson will leave on a 17- day holiday oy the Roy. Inter ocean Lines ship M» j tsuycker tomorrow, rhey are bound for Perth, Western Australia. They will return to Singapore by the same ship early next month.
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    They Are On Both Sides
    72 1 MANILA. «Ved /IOVKRNOR Juan O 1 1 Chioco of Nueva hcij-i province found, on a recent inspection, that every backyard in the CiAraniclan municipality has at least two foxholes— one for the Huks and Constabulary and the other for the houseowner. The provincial executive of
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    LABOUR EXPELS 2 M.P.s
    192 1 LONDON, Wd. THE Labour Party today expelled two Members of Parliament Including Mr. i onnl Zilllacus. one of the most persistent critics of the Government 'B foreign policy. In the sternest purge afl its rebels the Government has ever made orders also went out to dismiss
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    NEW BISHOP
    34 1 LONDON. We*. Canon Balnes. Bishop-designate of Singapore will be consecrated m St. Paul's Cathedral on June 29, probably by the Archbishop of Canterbury He is expected to go to Malaya In September.
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    'Deport All Asians' Law For Calwell
    140 1 CANBERRA, Wednesday. T<HE Federal Labour Party has fiven Mr. Arthur Calwell, Australian Immigration Minister, full powers to draft legislation that would enable the Government to deport every Asian in Australia, it was authoritatively stated in Canberra today Asked if the proposed amendments to the
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    ' Joint US-British Policy On Reds'
    327 1 Joint US-British Policy On Reds' NEW YORK, Wednesday. f pHK American and British Governments have 1 agreed to co-ordhiate their policies toward the eventual recognition of the Chinese Communist regime, according to a despatch to the New York times from London. It said there was no intention, at present, to
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    MacDONALD IN LONDON
    46 1 LONDON. Wed. -Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Commis-sioner-General for SouthEast Asia, arrived by air In London today from Singapore. "I have a good report," nr said, "that the Communlat terrorists are withdrawing deeper and deeper Into the jungle and we are overcoming their campaign."—Reuter.
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    FORCES CLEAR "TERRORIST STRONGHOLD"
    219 1 FORCES CLEAR "TERRORIST STRONGHOLD" From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. fHK Pulai Valley in Kelantan, described' by an official police statement as "a Communist stronghold where the bandits had no necessity to conceal themselves," was cleared of squatters by security forces in a bier operation which started early this
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    GEN. RITCHIE IN LONDON
    65 1 GEN. R ITCHIE IN LONDON LONDON. Wed -Gen Sir N<-11 Ritchie. Commander-ln-Chief. Far East Land Forces arrived at London Airport today to attend "Exercise Britannia." a great study by British senior officials of the whole problem of civil defence. It will be attended by t tie heads of the three
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    RAF Bombs Selangor Bandits
    216 1 RAF Bombs Selangor Bandits From Our Staff ('orrfspondriil KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A STRETCH of jungle in eastern Selangor wan bombed by R.A.F. planes t.hla morning after a number of bandits had been seen In th<i area. The raid was the 19th t.tils month— an average of one per day There
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    REDS & ARABS ATTACK U.K. AFRICA PLAN
    334 2 REDS ARABS ATTACK U.K. AFRICA PLAN NEW YORK, Wednesday. fHE Soviet and Arab blocs in the United Nations, usually bitter enemies, joined yesterday against a British and Italian plan for disposing of Italy's pre-war African colonies. Mr. J. A. Malik, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, said in the closing debate In
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    38 2 MARIAN KACZMAREK, 40--year-old Pole, who was committed for trial at Manchester on eight charges under the Official Secrets Act. It was alleged that Kaczmarek was asked to obtain information on a U.S. air base In Lancashire. A.P. picture.
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    WARRANT FOR EISLER
    90 2 WASHING! ON, Wed.— The $20,000 bonds posted by Oerhart Eisler, a Communist who has been gaoled in Southampton, were today declared forfeit by the U.S. district court here. At the same time, the court issued a bench warrant for his arrest as a person in- eligible for
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      Another F.D.R. Wins An Election
      362 2 FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt (Junior), first of the late President's five children to seek office, won a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. Roosevelt, standing as a Liberal after he had been r> funded the Democratic nomination. poll-d 41,136 votes. Municipal Court Justice Benjamin Shallcck,
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      345 2 U- CLAM I |Ta\ "IO»I Last 3 Shows— 3, 6.15 9.15 p.m. Ezdtinc Comedy— Drama! George Sand»ii In United Artiste' "A SCANDAL IN PARIS" —San. May 22nd. at 11 a.m.— M-G-M's "GREEN DOLPHIN STREET" Opening To-morrow Ea*le-Llnn'x "SNOWBOUND" GREAT WORLD GLOBE 7 39 only •G-MEN VS. BLACK-DRAGON" Whole Serial (A
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      719 2 NOTICES TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works, Singapore up to noon of the 16th June, 1949 for the Construction of Guardroom, Office, Ration Store, Canteen and Oarages at Duxton Plain, Singapore. j-g wm Pull particulars obtained at the Office of the Senior Executive
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      642 2 NOTICES MALACCA ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY Notice Is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Society will be held at The Malacca Club on Wednesday, 25th May, 1949, at 6 p.m. AGENDA:— 1. To receive the Accounts for the year 1948. I. To elect Chief tain
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      108 2 T^^t<TL^l^i^t^sis» SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES As low as Five Cents a day, IMPORTANT documents, receipts and precious jewellery should be given tht protection of a safety vault. The hazards ol keeping them in the home »r% many. THE HONGKONG BANK SAFE DEPOSIT PRIVATE STRONG ROOMS AVAILABLI CHARCES FOR ANNUAL USE OF
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    MAY JOIN INDIA
    43 3 CALCUTTA. Wed. The French Government has decided that Chandernagore. French settlement about 20 miles north of Calcutta, should hold a referendum on June 19, to decide whether to merge with India or not. Chandernagore has a population of about 49,000.—Reuter.
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    GERMAN POLL REBUFFS THE REDS
    295 3 GERMAN POLL REBUFFS THE REDS »ne Third Vote Negative BERLIN, Wednesday. a third of the Germans voting in the single ticket zonal elections behind the Iron Curtain have upset forecasts, official Communist figures disclosed yesterday. A total of 4,080,272 votes were registered in opposition to the election of delegates to
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    33 3 FAREWELL PARADE: Gen. Lucius D. Clay, former American Military Governor of Germany (left>. &hakes hands with Lieiif.-Uen. Clarence R. Huebner, his successor, during a farewell parade to him in Germany recently. A.P. pK-tuie.
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    U.S. Asian Policy In The Balance
    169 3 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. L"t I'l'KK events may determine whether Indonesia 1 and South-East Asia will be written as profit or loss on the books of Inited States Far Eastern policy. This Ls because of tnree Impending developments: 1 the forthcoming Hague conference between the Dutch
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    BEEL ON WHY HE RESIGNED
    145 3 BEEL ON WHY HE RESIGNED THE HAGUE. Wed. THE resignation of the High Commissioner of the Dutch Crown in Indonesia. Dr. L. J. M. Bed. was officially announced yesterday for th» first time. A declaration read to thr Parliament by the Dutch Minister of Overseas Terri- i turles. Dr. J.
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    DANGEROF WAR LESS, SAYS CLAY
    181 3 DANGER OF WAR LESS, SAYS CLAY WASHINGTON, Wed. pENERAL Lucius D. Clay, vl retiring Military Governor of Germany, yesterday told a Press conference that he did not think Russia would risk the unfavourable public reaction from the rest of the world that would follow if the Berlin blockade was renewed.
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    Meat Talks: Better Turn
    102 3 BUENOS AIRES, Wtd. DRITISH meat talks with Argentina are now 'taking on a favourable aspect," Sir John Balfour, British Minister to Argentina, said last night after an 80--mlnute talk with Dr. Juan Bramuglia, Argentine Foreign Minister. Sir John and Dr. Bramuglia were resuming their talks today.
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    THE FIRST
    27 3 TEL AVIV. Wed. Mr. A. i Knox Helm, first British Minister to Israel, arrived in Tel Aviv after travelling from Haifa by road— A P.
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    £1,000 FOR FLYING ARMS TO HYDERABAD
    119 3 LONDON, Wed. A BRITISH aviation firm was fined £1,000 for illegally flying arms and ammunition to Hyderabad before India "Invaded" the State last year. The fine was divided evenly between the Aeronautical and Industrial Research Corporation and its chairman and director. Sidney Cotton. The
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    BOMBAY CLASH: 12 INJURED
    44 3 BOMBAY, Wed. Twelve persons were Injured and taken to hospital yesterday i when some of the street sweepers, who have been on strike for five days with other Bombay Municipal Workers, clashed with two groups of non striking sweepers. Reuter.
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    MORE SHIPS
    56 3 LONDON. Wed- Mr. Alir-d Barnes. Minister of TransDort. said on Tuesday that Britain will be back to its Dre-war merchant marine strength within 18 months. He told a confeienr*e .of the National Union of Seamen. "Our total gross tonnage mhs been restored to 16.400.000 ton —only 1.000 000
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    Uranium Missing From U.S. Laboratory
    199 3 WA.SHIM.TOV Wednesday. THI-: IS. Atomic Enerfy Commission said yesterday that its Chicago laboratory was unable to account for about one-fourth of an ounce of uranium 235. The Commission said it did not believe the atomic material was lost or stolen. IThe Commissions staiement was issued
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    27 3 MX. MM MM K AIK, who will attend his first Federal Legislative Council meeting today as the nominee of the Penaag Chambrr of Commerce. Straits Times picture.
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    THE FAMILY CIRCLE
    74 3 LONDON, Wed -The Pie.,., delegation from Hong Kong, Fiji and Mauritius visiting Britain were received at the Colonial Office yesterday by Mr. David Rees-Williams, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies In welcoming them, Mr. Rees-Williams said "Wh-n you return home. I want you to tell them that
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    THE TAJ MAHAL
    30 3 DELHI. Wed.- -The Taj Mahal Is being renovated The Interior of the 90-feet central dome ts being i*emen» olastered: other minor repairs are also being undertaken.— Reuter.
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    SOUTER SUCCEEDS MACKAY
    99 4 SOUTER SUCCEEDS MACKAY From Oar SUB PENANO, Wed. THE President of the Settle- ment of Penang Association, Mr. J. P. Souter, was today elected the new leader of the Penang secessionists. He was elected In dace of Mr. D. A. MacKay who Is going on leave to South Africa this
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    Obstructed Road
    27 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Chew Mun Wah was convicted on a charge of causing obstruction with a lorry and flned $5 in the police court today.
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    BANANA EXPORTS UP IN N.S
    33 4 From Our Own t'orrt^poudrnt SEREMBAN, Wed.— About 4.200 piculs of bananas were exported from Negri Sembllan during April, an increase of 200 piculs over the March export figure.
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    K.L. DEBATE ON WAR DAMAGE
    402 4 Council May Follow S 'pore From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE British Government's latest offer on war damage— a gift of £20,000,000 and an interest-free loan of $160,000,000— wi1l come before the Federal Legislative Council meeting at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. It was thought
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    45 4 (APT. B. E. NICHOLAS, of St. Patrick's School Cade t Corps, receiving his Gorer nor"s Commission from the Director of Education. Mr. A. W. FrLsby, at a at Raffles Institution on Tuesday Nineteen officers of the Singapore Cadet Corps received honorary commissions. Straits Times picture.
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    MUNICIPAL PAY MOVE FOR GOVERNOR SOON
    110 4 SINGAPORE'S proposed Municipal salary increases will be referred to the Governor-in-Council at the earliest possible opportunity, says the official reply to questions on the revised Municipal salary scheme given in the Colony Legislative Council on Tuesday. The reply adds that the Government la aware
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    56 4 CAPTAIN R. G. WILLIAMS (third from left). Officer Commanding the Supply Depot at Tiong Bahru, and Mrs. Williams (extreme left) were given a tea party yesterday by the Tiong Bahru branch of the Singapore Army Civil Service Union at Air Port Hotel. Captain Williams ts brine transferred from Tionj; Bahru
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    K.L. Health Jobs Hard To Fill
    206 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. r ACK of local candidates for senior posts In Kuala J Lumpur's proposed Municipal Health Service expansion scheme will force the Municipality to advertise for applicants from overseas. The Municipal President (Mr. H. G. Hammett) reported today
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    SHIP NOT ALLOWED IN PENANG
    113 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. BECAUSE Us life-saving apparatus was found to be "deficient and defective." a motor vessel was not allowed to discharge Its $58,000 rubber cargo here. It left for Slam today. Manned by a crew of 23, the vessel arrived yesterday
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    $500 BAIL
    38 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— A 38-year-old Chinese, Chong Yap today appeared in the First Magistrate's Court charged with living on the earnings of prostitution. He claimed trial and the case wao postponed. Bail of $500 was allowed.
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    "Inadequate Facilities"
    79 4 "Inadequate Facilities" rE need or more Government outdoor dispensaries in Singapore to assist low-paid Government employees to get free medical treatment is stressed In the annual report of the Government Public Works Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. The Society reports that medical expenses headed the list of reasons far loans
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    STATE COUNCIL'S SECOND SESSION
    35 4 From Our Staff l.uire.-.pondrnt KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The second meeting of the second session of Trengsanu Council of State will tx* heM on June 21, at the Istur Mazlah, Kuala Trengganu.
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      72 4 ■■■■BJHBJ^IBJBSVBBBBBJB)^ tniiLiJL'iijrii TODAY Y.W.0.A., dressmaking class. 10 a.m.. Malay lessons, 5.30 p.m. S, Raffles Quay. Young People's meeting Bethesda, Bras Basah Road. 6 p.m. Mr. R. White will speak on •Victory." V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, gymnastics and keep-flt class. 6.30 p.m. KamaraJ Nadar Reception Committee meeting, 6. Race Course Lane, 6.30
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    DOCTOR SHORTAGE WORSENS
    137 5 DOCTOR SHORTAGE WORSENS KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. rE shortage of doctors and nurses In Kuala Lumpur hospitals has become so acute that the Selangor State medical and health authorities propose to centralise all second and third class Government hospitals at the General Hospital on a pre-war basis. The Btate Medical and
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    LOCAL CONGRESS MEETINGS
    51 5 The general meeting of the Serar.goon Local Congress to elect a new committee will be held on Saturday at 5 p.m. at No. 6 Race Course Road. The annual general meetin? of the Town Local Congress will be held at the same place on Sunday at 5
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    T.B- Colony: D.M.S.Wary
    105 5 WE must be prepared to walk before we can run," said the Singapore Director cf Medical Services, Dr. W. J. Vickers, commenting yesterday on a suggestion that Singapore should establish a colony for the rehabilitation of T.B. patients. While a such a colony was desirable, he said,
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    Inquiry Agency For Colony
    94 5 A former Singapore Chief Inspector of Police. Mr C. W. Roberts said yesterday that a private Inquiry agency like those in England and America was "a long felt want In Singapore. He has opened the "Singapore Private Enquiry Agency" to deal with confidential enquiries of business
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    TAILORING CLASS
    56 5 From Onr Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed A tailoring class has been op-:n-ed in thp Junior Technical (Trade) School, Johore Bahru. under Inche Hussein bin Hail LaUff Tailoring was taught pr"war in Johore, but due to tne loss of the sewing machines during the occupation the class could
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    2 FACE $8,000 BRIBE CHARGE
    470 5 'Influence 9 Offer In Assessment Of Tax Alleged r ]Mlh proprietor of a Singapore firm alleged in the Fourth District Court yesterday that two men offered to use their influence to help "knock down" his company's income tax assessment if he agreed to pay them
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    58 5 AT A DINNER held at the Majestic Hotel on Tuesday night after the friendly golf match between motion picture exhibitors and distributors in Singapore: 'from left) Messrs A. Odcll, Ho Ah Loke, F. Paulns, Lung Ban Poit, W. K. Way, Loke Wan Tho, B. Greenberg, John Ede and S. Davis.
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    ANTI-TB VACCINE: START SOON
    205 5 rilh director of the World Health Organisation's 1 international anti-tuberculosis campaign, Dr. Johannes Holm, has recommended the use of the T.B. preventive vaccine, BCG, in Singapore. The Colony Government is considering an early start to a vaccination scheme. The Director of Medical Services. Dr. W. J.
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    'Outstanding Vickers Told
    71 5 'Outstanding Vickers Told THE Director of Medical Services in Singapore. Dr. W. J. Vickers, has received a letter from the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis describing his annual report for 1947 as "really outstanding among Colonial Health Reports." "We are very glad to know of the advances being
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    SEAMEN CANCOMPLA IN TO BUREAU, BOARD
    107 5 A SPOKESMAN of the Marine Department. Singapore, told the Btralts rimes yesterday that seamen were perfectly entitled to refer their grievances to the Seamen's Registration Bureau or the Seafarers' Welfare Administration Board He was comr no ntin7 on a letter by "Cor' red" yesterday's
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    DEFINING AGENTS' RIGHTS
    177 5 DEFINING AGENTS' RIGHTS From Our StaS correapondtint KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A BILL gazetted tonight will be Introduced into the Federal Legislative Council tomorrow to define the rights and liabilities of Drlncipals and agents for thf occupation period. The Bill lays down the conditions for the recocnltion of the relationship of
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    K.L. Representative To University Court
    189 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. ITU ALA Lumpur's Municipal Commissioners' repre- sentative on the court of the University of Malaya will be the Municipal President, Mr. G. H Hammett. Asked to make their selection today, the Commissioners approved by a majority of seven
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    44 5 >|R. C. J. PALSTRI, Chiel Manager of the Foreign Department of the Indian Overseas Bank, has arrived in Singapore on his way to Hong Kong, the Philippines and Japan. Hr wil> spend a few days in Malaya visiting branches o the Indian Overseas Bank
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    CASE STRUCK OFF
    46 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wed. The case against a 78-year-old Chinese, Wong Chai Huan, for having no identity card was struck off in the Muar Magistrate's court. Wong, who was arrested on April 20, died at the Muar Hospital on May 11.
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    J.P.A. MEETING
    25 5 The annual general meeting of the Johore Planters' Association will be held at the Johore Civil Service Club, Johore Bahru, on May 26
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    Survey Promotion
    21 5 Inche Abdul Munai. Nordln head draftsman, Kevenue Survey Deyaitnietu. Belangor. has besn mi .lutec 1 technical asslsUtu. special grade.
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      DEFENCE OF HONG KONG
      748 6 The dissatisfaction which evidently has been felt in Hong Kong at the strength of the naval, military and air reinforcements which are being sent for the colony's defence no doubt will be tempered by indications in London that the whole question of British military commitments in
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      Trade Questions
      344 6 The Singapore Government is not very forthright in its answers to questions which Council members put on problems of trade. A month ago Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson asked for information on the benefits of membership of the sterling area, and received the reply that while Singapore's trade
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    Truman Prepares For The Slump
    1108 6  -  C.V.R. THOMPSON By NEW YORK. JF President Truman is the good Socialist they are saying he is, then he has got to do better than this. Here it is six months since he got a mandate for his famous Fair Deal, and what progress has
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      A Kuala Lumpur Protest On Whitehall "Terms"
      623 6 I HAVE read with considerable disgust the announcement of the terms imposed by His Majesty's Government in its new offer of a contribution to a Malayan War Damage Scheme. I refer. In particular, to condition (b) which confirms the obstinate Insistence on the
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    Passport To Citizenship
    419 6 A British Protected Person y^S a Malayan-born Chinese 1 am surprised and shocked at the callous disregard shown by the Federation Government towards a Britisn protected person and his passport. My father came from China 50 years ago, and with hard work' courage and vision built up
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      267 6 WHITE WINGS j Slf The dazzling while ot lull saib and seagulls pinions as they catch the sun in high relief against the wine-dark water seems the ideal of whiteness. Yet it is illusory, and the purity of sails or feathers is far surpassed in the standards the public demands
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    GUNS SALUTE EX-KING'S ASHES S'pore Guard For Queen Rambhai Barni
    508 7 GUNS SALUTE EX-KING'S ASHES S 'pore Guard For Queen Rambhai Barni THE ashes of King Prajadhipok of Siam arrived at the Singapore wharves yesterday in the liner Willem Ruys. Accompanying the ashes of her husband was Queen Rambhai Barni, after 14 years exile in England. Special security measures were enforced
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    GRENADE THROWER HANGED
    212 7 GRENADE THROWER HANGED KASMUNI bin Kosna. a young Singapore Javanese, who threw a hand-Krenade Into a coffee shop In Delhi Street on April 28 last year, injuring 12 persons was hanged yesterday morning In Outram Road Prison. Kasmunl was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death In the Singapore Supreme Court.
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    Rubber Mill Dispute
    120 7 AFTER negotiations before the Singapore acting Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Mr. C. W. Lyle yesterday, the Joo Seng rubber milling factory of Buklt Tlmah Road decided to discontinue operation of a new milling engine from next month. The operation of the new engine had been the centre
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    FAREWELL PARTY
    57 7 The Tiong Bahru branch of the Singapore Army Civil Service Union gave a tea party to Capt. R. O. Williams and Mrs. Williams yesterday at Kallang Air Port Hotel. Capt. Williams, who has been the Officer CommandIng, 55 Jdupply Depot, R.A.S.C., for the last 15 months, is being
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    'NOT SMOKING' HE SAYS
    67 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE, BAHRU, Wed. Caught with a chandu pipe, Kee Ah Kser, of Sungei Dangar, denied in court today that he was a chandu smoker. "I was only lying down beside the pipe," he said. The prosecution asked for a postponement in order
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    TONIGHT'S TALK
    24 7 Tonight at 9.45, an observer will broadcast over Radio Malaya, his impressions of the Federal Legislative Council meeting which takes place today.
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    Trade Stability: Govt's Hope
    262 7 '▼THE adverse effect on Singapore's trade of a 1 combination of free markets In foreign exchange in adjacent territories and the local operation of foreign exchange control In the interest of the sterling area is, It is hoped, of a short-term nature/ it was stated by
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    FOUNDER'S DAY
    34 7 To commemorate Founder's Day, the feast of St. de la Salle, a re-union dinner of old boys of all Christian Brothers' schools will be held on May 28 at Robinson's Cafe, Singapore.
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    THEY RAN DUD NOTES FACTORY
    143 7 THEY RAN DUD NOTES FACTORY rO young Chinese, one of them a compositor, who assisted In running a bogus currency factory in Singapore, were yesterday each sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Taylor hi the Singapore Assize Court. The police raided the place (an attap shed) in
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    ONLY VEGETABLES FOR LUNCH
    80 7 VEGETABLE LUNCH: About 25 members of Singapore Theosophical Society and their friends had a vegetarian lunch at Little's Cafe yesterday, and afterwards listened to a talk by the Principal of the Trinity College, Dr. H_ b. Amstuti, on "Spiritual Life for the Man in the World
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    BOY 13, DROWNED IN RIVER
    91 7 A 13-YEAR -OLD Chinese shortly after noon yesterday boy, Kan Tang, was drown- The other boy was believed ed when he and another Ito have been rescued by an i small boy got into difficulties elderly Chinese, who lumped' while bathing in the Slnga- into
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    Slump In Exchange Shop Business
    155 7 SINGAPORE and Federation Chinese remittance and exchange shops are faced with a slump in business as customers turn to Hong: Kong dollars instead of the Chinese yuan. Only foreign currencies were stable in China, and they were being used, beside gold, on the markets in
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    HURRY COST HIM $10
    69 7 From Our Own C*rrMjtond«nt JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— X. Doraisamy and K. Muttlah, of Kulai Besar Estate, who were found In Kulai town without their Identity cards, were each fined $10 In the Police Court today o/i pleading guilty. Doraisamy said that ha went to Kulai to
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    ART CLASSES
    21 7 The Malay Arts Society will start art classes for members this week-end at the Tanglfti Tlnggl Malay School, Singapore.
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    Proprietor Charged
    130 7 rE proprietor of Chop Kee Hong Co., Tan Kee Ouan was yesterday charged with having attempted to export 2,500 bags of sulphate of ammonia without a permit. He was alternatively charged with having Instigated the Wah Seng Shipping Co. to export the sulphate of ammonia without a permit.
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    2 LEA YE FOR TRADE TALKS WITH UK GO VT.
    298 7 LEAVING Singapore by the P. and O. Carthage this morning will be two members of the joint 'Singapore and Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce delegation who are to make representations to the British Government on matters connected with the Colony's
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    TALK ON BURMA
    37 7 Mr. Christopher Buckley, correspondent of the London Dally Telegraph, who Is at present touring South-East Asia, will speak on the situation in Burma over the Blue Network of Radio Malaya tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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    Union Men Say "Cut Our Pay"
    134 7 THE Singapore Rubber Commission Agents Labour Union, a union of about 300 Chinese stevedores who handle general cargo from China and the N.EI., has offered to reduce handling rates because It feels "business is bad. and certain traders are not adhering to the fixed
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    AXE ATTACK
    44 7 A Seletar air base worker, Alagappan. who attacked another worker with a large axe, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in the Assize Court yesterday. Alagappan was charged with attempted murder but the jury returned a verdict of voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
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      HONGKONG FACES IT AGAIN
      1114 8 American novelist EMILY HAHN, saw the last invasion she was taken prisoner when the Japanese arrived in Hongkong and spent years in captivity. How will Hongkong's Britons measure up to the new crisis which faces them? Are they "dancing on a volcano Emily Hahn gives her
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      Some Kramats Of Penang
      1506 8  -  Katharine SIM By pENANG has a great many interesting and odd corners little-known paths, shrines and even ruins hidden iv,ay in the hills; and several Moslem tombs about which a few -ather hazy legends are still told to this day. There are four that have a
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      AGE IS FIXED AT BIRTH
      324 8 Twins Suggest: DARRING accidents and bad luck— is the length of our lives cut-and-dried by our hereditary make-up when we are born? Scientists who wanted to find out made a study of 933 pairs of elderly twins. They now report that the answer is Yes.
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      Should This Book Be Banned? No!
      659 9 In Britain, where Norman Mailer's "The Naked and The Dead" has Jut been published a heated controversy has arisen as to whether the book should be classed as pornography and banned or whether it b good literature and gives a graphic picture of war.
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      WAR'S END COMES TO SAMARA
      239 9 WAR'S END COMES TO SAMARA SAMARA By Norman Lewis. (Cape. 95.) rE population of the Algerian village of Samara, although greatly cast down by the ending of a war which had brought them countless blessings corrugated iron, cast-off trousers, and so forth —have not entirely lost heart. Haj el Jema,
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      Comes The Freudian Detective
      265 9 THE DARK DEVICE. Hannah Lees. (John Murray. 9s. 6d). TVR. Simon Sword beu lieved in Freud. As he watched the Lingers whose skating act was packing New York's Fire and Ice Room, he was anxious. Father and daughter, their features as nearly Identical as a man's
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      Early Trade Unions
      427 9 EARLY ENGLISH TRADE UNIONS. By Professor A. Aspinall (Batch work Press. 305.). WHEN Graham Wall- as wrote his Life of Place In 1897, a book that created an interest In a hitherto neglected phase of our social history, the Home Office papers for the early 19th century
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      SMALL TOWN
      108 9 LINDEN ON THE SALGUS BRANCH. By Eliot Paul. (Cresset Press. $7.50). ELIOT Paul specialises in stories of little towns, whose people he presents to us as though under a powerful microscope. It is realism ol the first order. By interlocking a dozen or so detailed biographies he gives
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      199 9 I I AMAZING! I! tjg^MMMHw A thousand and one thrills an stored in a wire as thin as a strand of hair! New and Improved Mode? COMPLETE with DYNAMIC MICROPHONE and two halfhour pools of recording wire: tylCfl Qflinrludlnr itep-dowu #*f 00. transformer (ex-Godown, Singapore) Troplcallaed and folly Guaranteed H.
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      598 9 A special technlqu* U called past to that conuact was no for In such a deal as today's. better. South dealer However, since these two Bouths East- West vulnerabl-s. h ere f tour spa Jes. It was up to Match point dur'.ieatc them to make the best of their bargain.
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    LEAVING FOR K.L.
    114 10 From Our Own < or, t spurn!, nl KOTA BAHRU. Wed Kelantan will lose two pupular figures at the end of the month when Mr. D. P. Evans. Asst, Controller of Supplies. Kelantan. leaves Kota Bahru with Mrs. Evans for Kuala Lumpur, where Mr Evans will take
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    "THERE WERE ENOUGH WAR MAPS"
    329 10 Percival Charge Denied By DepL From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. WKDERATION Survey Department officials today denied allegations contained in Lieut-Gen. A. E. Percival's book on the Malayan campaign that lack of maps contributed to the fall of Singapore. A Department spokesman told the
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    44 10 MACE (UK SHOW Koscmary Wheeler and KU .vn Peen in a dramatic scene from "Dark Brown," one of the three one-act plays w hich the Stage I'lub of Singapore will present at the Victoria Thealre, Singapore, on Saturday and Su nday. Straits Times picture.
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    PRAISE BY AN AIR EXPERT
    203 10 SINGAPORE'S air navigation and communications facilities wer* described as "well on the way to International standard by the visiting assistant operations manager of International Aeradlo. Mr. R. C Lawes, yesterday. Mr. Lawes has Just returned from Sarawak In connection with the provision of radio and
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    LODGER HAD NO IDENTITY CAR
    48 10 Krom Oar < <tn oiretpcnaVnt KOTA BAHRU. Wed— Au Hpng Cheng, proprietor of the Tan Ram Hotel, Kota Bahru. was fined £25 for allowing Sarban Singh to obtain accommodation In his hotel without reporting to the police that his lodger had no Identity card.
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    PRESENTATION TO SULTAN
    39 10 tram Our Own orrcspondrnl KOTA BAHRU. Wed —The High Commissioner. Sir Henry Gurney. is expected to be in Kelantan on June 4 for the presentation of the Insignia of the K.C.M.G. to the Sultan of Kelantan
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    TAMIL SCHOOL BUILDING FUND
    44 10 The Singapore Umar Pulavar Tamil School has collected another $513.50 for its building fund, bringing the total to $4,645 25 The latest collection Is from 55 flrins and individuals, who have donated sums ranging from SO cents 10 $57 1
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    HAD STATE LAND: FINED $40
    38 10 From Our Own Corri-tpondrnt 6EOAIOAT. Wed— The Segamat Magistrate fined 50--year-old Soh Thlr Choon $40. with the option of 20 days' gaol, for unlawful possession of State land in the Ulu Jementah area.
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    BETTING EVIDENCE CAN BE SECRET
    228 10 MEMBERS of the public are invited to five evidence to the Bookmaklng Committee recently set up by the Singapore Government to go into the question of the control of bookmaking in the Colony An official statement yesterday says: "There may be members of the public
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    Car Parks Must Be Licensed
    263 10 v WNKKS of op«n spates within the Municipal limits may not permit them to be used for parking motor vehicle*, without a licence for that purpose. This ruling waa given by Mr. Justice Gordon -Smith In the Singapore High Court yesterday In a special case
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    LEAVE TO APPEAL IS SOUGHT
    196 10 LEAVE TO APPEAL IS SOUGHT SARAWAK CASE iN connection with the cession litigation initiated in >• Brunei court* to challenge, indirectly, the legality of Sarawak's annexation by Britain in 1044. the former Rajah Muda of Sarawak, Mr. Anthony Brooke. told the Btralts Tunes yesterday that the petition for special leave
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    ROUND-UP OP ANIMALS
    90 10 There are so many stray dogs and cats in Singapore today that the matter will receive the Immediate attention I of the Society for the Preven- tlon of Cruelty to Animals. It Is the main item on the agenda of the Society's first committee meeting this year,
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    HAD NO CARDS: ADMONISHED
    67 10 Fr««i Oar Own COl -r*pondrnl 8 E G A M A T. Wed— The Segamat Magistrate admonished and discharged a 65-year-old Indian, Nachimuthu, and a younger companlon, charged with falling! to produce their Identity cards to the police at Tenang village. "We were working very near
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    INDIAN CONGRESS MEETINGS
    61 10 The Town Local Congress and Se ran goon Local Con- gress. branches of the Singapore Regional Indian Congres, are calling their annual meetings to elect new committees. The Serangoon Congress will meet at 5 p m. on Saturday at 6, Race Course Lane. Town Congress will meet
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    TWO FYING TO AUSTRALIA
    41 10 A Percival Proctor plane has left England on its way to Australia. On board Is Mr. Sirm.n Warrender, a London company director, and Mr. C. N. Swlnlon. The plane will be passing through Singapore on Jurta H
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      London Stocks
      295 11 LONDON, Wed. yESTERDAY being the last day of t&e account, business on the London Stock Exchange was limited, says Reuters financial correspondent In view of the Exchange Council's decision to reintroduce carry-over facilities In order to assist. the maintenance of tree markets and to stimulate business generally, attention
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      Utd. Serdang (Sumatra)
      91 11 UNITED Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations' consolidated trading profit to Aug 31 amounted to £83,098. plus sundry receipts £12,772. making £*****. To expenses and fees £6.592, taxes £60.133; leaving profit £29.143. The balance from nrevlous year was £22.142. net liquid assets recovered in the East £294.176, less contingencies
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      OLD TREES AND NEW
      226 11 OLD TREES AND NEW Kamasan Rubber KAMASAN Rubber last year harvested one third of Its crop from the replanted area which represented only a fifth of the rubber In tapping. The yields were 752 lbs. per acre from the replanted area and 377 lbs. per acre from the old rubber.
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      Hong Kong Exchange
      30 11 THE Malayan Exchange Banks 1 Association announces that Hong Kong currency rates are now: Selling, T.T. and 0.D., U 7/16; Buying, T.T. 52 15/18. O.D. 52 7/8.
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      SERDANG CENTRAL
      51 11 CERDANO Oeatral Plantations' accounts to A'.g. 1, 1948. show excess expenditure over receipts, excluding £1,201 on recr ditionlng su'.ld'nx« and machine./, of £1,630 (£477 the previous Tear). After aijustm«at» debit balAnce "orwa/d Increased to £3.350 (£247 i) Crop for ihe /ear was f-6,000 lbs. (Meeting in London. May
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      SHIPPING AT THE SINGAPORE WHARVES
      118 11 SHIPS in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Priesland (31-32), Athel Queen (33-34), Trew Hard (38-39). Dondin Narsano 40-41), Carthage (42-43). West Wharf: Talangakar (1-2), Benavon (4-5), President Van Buren (8-9), Agamemnon (11), Calchas (13-14), Anterior (15-18).
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      INTEREST IN INDUSTRIAL SHARES WANES
      137 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. IN the Industrial section of the Malayan share 1 market, interest waned slightly today at the higher levels. Tins remained quiet. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebroken Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyer Seller P. N. Ord. 3. 65 3.70
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      Tin Mine Advances
      191 11 From Our Own Correspondrai LONDON, Wed. KILLINQHALL Tin's general managers have estimated that rehabilitation of the dredge and the company's property is likely to cest £135.000, says the chairman, Mr. Jack Addirveu. in bis circulated statement. Up to the close of the last financial year the company
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      Singapore Rubber
      184 11 quiet conditions prevailed in the Singapore rubber market yesterday In the absence of orders from abroad. Prices sagged a trifle but at the lower level the market was quietly steady. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet t.3.0 (June* buyers SSH cento, tellers 35 'i cents; spot loose
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      52 11 From A Market Correspondent AUIET trading was the festun U of the Singapore produce marT^.s yesterday, but little business was done. The coconut oil section was most active and oil -millers were buying; from each other to cover Russian orders. The price of black pepper slipped to $235
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      PLANTERS' STORES' GOOD YEAR
      171 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. PLANTERS' Stores and Agency branches in Malaya 1 alone last year earned profits, after taxation, which more than covered the total dividend distributions to shareholders in the company. I Dividends recommended to the annua l meeting (In London on May
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    NEW HALF-LINE FOR COLONY CUP TEAM
    548 12 NEW HALF-LINE FOR COLONY CUP TEAM Game v Johore Tomorrow WHICH Singapore soccer fan, at the beginning of the season or even a fortnight ago, would have dreamed that the Civilian half-line combination of Haji Garhan-Vass-Harith, held to be the best in Malaya, would be scrapped after Singpore had played
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    33 12 MRS. D. ROPER makes a cautious return on her backhand in yesterday's S.L.T.A. mixed doubles in which she and her sister. Miss S. Still, beat Misses P. Eber and M ClarkeStraits Tim-a picture.
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    Chewßee,Pakirln Semi-Finals
    346 12 YOUTH and speed triumphed over experience and craft when Ong Chew Bee and A. G. B. Pakir gained a two-set victory yesterday over G. T. Holloway and F. F. Sullivan to enter the semi-final of the men's doubles championship in the Singapore lawn tennis tournament being played on
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    S.J.I. Win By 19 Runs
    210 12 ST. JOSEPHS beat Raffles Insti•utioii by 19 runs in a game of cricket played yesterday. S.J.I J. Martens ct Bevalingam b Kn^hnan 11 W Fong Weng Ibw Sardosham 17 P. Scully b Bandoshain 0. J. d' Almeida c Williams b a»i)Q<isli»m 26. J. Aria Kirn
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    LIVERPOOL CUP
    42 12 LIVERPOOL, Wed.— Mrs. O. I. 1 Breeden's Standertor: won the Liverpool Summer Cup run over a mile and a quarter here this after- noon. Mr. P. J. Woolgrove's i Crown Flatts was second and Mr. R. Mcllhagga's Impeccable third. Reuter
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    NETBALL
    20 12 > The 8.0.0. Ladies heat the B. C.C. Ladles 17-16 in a game of netball played on the patlang yesterday.
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    S.O.S.C MEETING
    45 12 THE annual general meeting of the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council will b£ hHd at the V.M.C.A. hall at 5 30 p.m. today. Two delega'es from each t. affiliate and one dclegite from each club of an afflliat'" 1 are, lnvited to attend.
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    Malaya 6th In Shoot
    60 12 LONDON, We 4. MALAYA, with MOti. were sixth In the open sights section of the ational Smallbore Rifle Association* colonial smallbore match of 1948. results of which were announced here today. The section was wen by Malta with 1.521. Singapore, with 1.474 were ninth in the
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    Keyt Takes 7 For 16
    248 12 Keyt Takes 7 For 16 ST. Andrew's School yesterday defeated Victoria Institution by -62 runs tn a game of cricket played at WoodsvUle. D. Keyt took seven Victorian wickets for 16 runs. VICTORIA INSTITUTION Tan Soon Hock b B. Boss 1. H I Singh b R. N'ubronner 4. Tan Soon
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    SIONG 800 A.A.
    52 12 I"HE following will represent I 1 Slong 800 A A against the Chinese Swimming Club in a game of billiards at the CSC. at 12 noon on Sunday: Yeoh Koon Yam, Koh Han Khoon. Wong Soo Tong. 00l Shiak C'hoon. L?e Cheng Puan, Koh Cheng Moh. Yeo
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    24 12 TODAY: HW. 2.21 a.m. 'Rfl I and 4.51 p.m. iWt 71n>. TOMORROW: HW. 3.22 a.m. "ft 4ini and 8 p.m. < 6ft. 61m.
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    V.S. OLD BOYS BEAT PRESENT
    75 12 Although the present boys of Victoria School had to face pla>ers 1 like Abdul Rahman. Vljlaratrsam. and Shadlff Madon when they met 1 the Old Boys In soccer match played on the V.B ground, they gave them a very hard fight before going down five-three.
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    ONL Y2 J.B. PLAYERS INVITED
    159 12 ONL Y2 J.B. PL A YERS INVITED Freat Our Own Coi respondent JOHORK BAHRO. Wed. ONLY Dollah Don and Altken from Johore Bahru have been invited to Singapore on Friday 1 when the Johore team to meet Singapore in a Malaya Cup Soccer tie will be selected. As in the
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    Cambridge 107 v N.Z.
    135 12 Cambridge 107 v N.Z. LONDON, Wed. r* AM BRIDGE were all out for 107 by tea In their match against New Zealand's cricket tourist* which started today. Tht weather was fair but cloudy, i while the wicket waa fairly firm, j Scores: CAMBRIDGE UNl— let Inn. Dewes b Hayea Morris
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    PERMUDA WIN 2-0
    32 12 From Oar Own Correspeadrnt JOHORE BAHRU. Wed.: Permuda defeated the Metric by three goals to nil In the second round of tbe league soccer competition after a keen tussle.
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    WEEKEND CRICKET TEAMS
    410 12 rpHK oliowl.ij are cil> ku l.ains for weekend gam«*. S.CC. v. C.«rM'i»d R AT. Changl In a tournament match at Changi on Sunday: AC Orowd-r: J. C Brauh; W. K. Jagger; R. M. Needlam; F T Homdr. W. W. Gore. M»I Jor J F. WllVotks: R. Lynch;
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    B.O.D. Held To Draw
    149 12 IN a Junior A.. Group I. league soccer match played at the 8.0.D.C.A. ground, St. George's Road. yesterday. Singapore Chinese Engineering Association did well to hold 8.0.D. Civilian Association to a one -all draw. Play was fast and keenly contested, both goalkeepers, Oeman Argullia and Chew
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    County Cricket
    82 12 LONDON.' Wed.:— Scores in County cricket games ending yesterday were At Ox for a Oxford Initertily beat Yorkshire by runs. Oxford University 309 and 213 <WMtcombe 57 >: Vorluhlta 232 and 141 i Chester son live for 22) At Cambridge, Cambridge Lnl* venity Lancashire match drawn Lancashire 216
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    Swallow Tail Beaten
    90 12 LIVERPOOL. Wed.-I^Jid Derby's three-year-old colt Swallow Tail, second favourite for the Bpsom Derby, was beaten In a four-horse race for the Know^ley Dinner Stakes, run over a mi'and a quarter here today. Swallow Tall, having hU la.st outing before the famous classic, started at 9 to 2
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    Combined Team Win Changi Sports
    399 12 A COMBINED team from the Malay Police and 91 Squadron were the champim Wing side in the K.A.F. Chang i sports meet held at Chanfi yesterday. The Combined team scored 93 points 35 points ahead of their nearest rival, the S.S.C. The leading individual performer
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    HALF AN INCH SAVED ROVERS FROM DEFEAT
    503 12 Rovers 1 Signals 1 CHANCE willed that Royal Signals should not defeat Rovers In the S.A.F.A. Senior Division game played at Jalan Besar yesterday evening. In the final minute the Signallers' centre-for-ward Inglis missed scoring by less than half an inch what woud
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