Labels:text | newspaper | newsprint | font | publication | black and white OCR: First Batch Of Settlers Leave For New Syonan Malaria Unknown In Ba SPECIAL PLOT FOR PO LEUNG Says Medical Prac KOK GIRLS APPROXIMATELY 300 Chinese, including the first group of set- "GOOD LAND, pure there was very litt tiers, labourers, and technicians beautiful surroundings water. and a in the settlement. left Syonan yesterday afternoon healthy life will be the happy on making enquirle for the Oversea-Chinese Associa- lot of those bound for their al- Squatters who wer tion's collective farms at New lotments in Bahau," declared Dr. in the Bahan dist Syonan. M. Gaus, a leading Indonesian many of them did Pioneers in every sense of the word, was to suffer from the settlers comprised some 20 familles, medical practitioner who recent- the majority from the Built Timah ly visited Bahau with an inspec- "A point that I tion party comprising of Maiais. the people of Syona district, 46 giris from the Po Leung Kok, and families of several Council "is that Bahau is members of the Oversea-Chinese Asso- The Syonan Malal community has land with jungle clation. been allotted 4,500 acres of cleared land just as lively and i Addressing the settlers in front of the Syonan Tokubetu-si Building just in Bahau for cultivation, thus enabling Serangoon or any Syonan." before their departure. the Deputy those Malais who are interested in He went Mayor K. Toyoda landed the efforts of farming and those who are at present town itself has go the Association, and at the same time idling or running little business estab- houses. "Food is es urged the emigrants to work together at comparatively as one big family lishments that are not benefitting them in the least to start a new life where said the Doctor. "As you are the first group of settlers you should do your best and set an every Individual will be contributing Dr. Gaus opine example to future settlers," the Deputy his or her share towards the betterment had made a great in Mayor said in the course of his ad- of the country. and that the peop dress. It is understood that the giris from Said Dr. Gaus: "It's a glorious op- are very grateful the Po Leung Kok will under the portunity offered us, and I feel con- allotting them lan will enable them . supervision of a matron, cultivate their own plot as well as do domestic work fident that Malais are eager to get back 'Grow More Food! at the new settlement. to the land. Our ancestors tilled the soll with brilliant success and I am sure "Particularly. u .. Lorry loads of rice, foodstuffs and agricultural implements were sent up that the present-day Malais will follow prove their mettie i with this group of settlers. declared the Doctor The second group of settlers will leave In their footsteps." people who have ha for New Syonan in about a fortnight's Dr. Gaus further said that he found perience behind the time, it is learned.
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