The Straits Times, 9 August 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 KMiin PACES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1948 if PRICE TEN CENTS
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    ESTATE KILLING AND ARSON
    480 1 Attack On Cinema By Terrorists r\NE of the most brutal killings since the terrorists began their wave of violence in Malaya shattered peaceful Hari Raya celebrations at the Telok Sangat Estate in the Kota Tinggi area on Saturday night. Labourers were watching a cinema show when
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    83 1 After one of their talks on "routine matters" at the Governors' Conference at Bukit Serene over the weekend, the five heads ef British administrations In SouthEast Asia pause for a smoke with the CommissionerGeneral (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald). Left to right: Sir Alexander Grantham (Governor of Hong Kong), Mr. Mac Donald,
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    Big Pact With Japan
    155 1 Big Pact With Japan TOKIO, Sunday. A TRADE agreement ■>etween the sterling area md Japan involving reciprocal trade worth £75,000,000 may be signed within a fortnight. British Commonwealth delegates are understood to have reported details of the draft plan to their governments and are said t be au/uking a final
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    ALLOCATIONS OF TIN
    72 1 LONDON, Sun.— The International Tin Committee has made an interim metal allocation for the second half of 1948 to eight consuming regions, the Ministry of Supply announced tonight. Allocations, which are in addition to those announced on July 16, are as follows Brazil— 420 tons. Ceylon— 20
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    CLAIM FOR £1,524,570
    74 1 RANGOON, Sun. —A claim against the Burmese Government fcr £1.524,570 compensation was filed today by the British-owned Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, taken over by the Government on June 1. It was understood the Burmese Government will reply to the claim at the end of the month Early m
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    Spitfires & Dakotas Out
    233 1 Spitfires Dakotas Out From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. SPITFIRES yesterday 1 attacked the Ampang area six miles east of ilpoh on the Tanjong I Rambutan Road. Two area* in the hills where enemy camps were suspected to be located were hit by cannon and machine gun flre. Owing
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    'Near Agreement In Moscow'
    215 1 MOSCOW, Sunday. OOLID agreements will result from the four-power talks on Germany. Most foreign observers m Moscow thought this today. A high Russian official In Berlin was reported- to have told politicians there that the four nations had come within a "reasonable distance" of a provisional
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    New French Money Plan
    91 1 i PARIS, Sun. •J»HE Finance Committee of the French National Assembly today veied approval of Premier Andre Marie's Cabinet request for emergency power to cope w!th th« nations financial crisis. The vote was 22 to 15 with the Communists Joining the Opposition. The committee endorsed a
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    Police Post Confirmed
    88 1 AN official statement last night confirms the report in the Sunday Times yesterday that Colonel W. N. Gray has been appointed Commissioner of Police for the Federation of Malaya. The announcement states that "Mr. H. B. Langworthy (Commissioner of Police) who has been on sick leave since
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    31 1 RESCUE WORKERS and firemen search among the devastated area of the I. G. Farben chemical works at Ludwigshafen, Germany, after a series of violent explosion* had wrecked many buildings.— A.P. picture.
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    1,015 Were Murdered
    82 1 DELHI, Sunday. DELHI has emerged from Its worst crime wave In living memory. The Provincial Police Report for 1947 the year of India's partition and communal lawlessness stated that about 866 men, 112 women and 37 children were murdered. As the year closed, 560 persons were on
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    BANDIT KILLED IN KELANTAN
    68 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. —One bandit was killed and several others wounded when bandit snipers clashed with troops advancing from Gua Musang, states a Kelantan Police communique, issued tonight. Bandits had tried to ambush the military police party. One Gurkha of the military party died in the
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    BURMA RIOT: NO RICE LOST
    127 1 rice has been destroyed m Communist riots ..at Bassein where godowns are still standing with their stocks intact. This was reported b., the chief executive officer of -he Burma Agricultural Market- ing Board (Mr. A. M. Thomson) who arrived m Singapore by air from Rangoon
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    Angry Housewives Boycott Butchers
    133 1 NEW YORK, Sunday. MANY butchers' shops m the United States are locking their doors m face of the angry housewives' campaign "don't buy meat next week The butchers says they cannot stand the squeeze of high wholesale costs and mounting consumer resistance. Mr. George Dressier, secretary
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    Burma All Out To Quell Reds
    298 1 PARIS, Sunday. I. TIN Tut, the Burmese Foreign Minister said here today: "The Burmere Government intends to go 'all out' to quell the Communist insurrection which began in March." "The Government feels competent to put an end to the fighting before this year is
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    72 FRENCH DIE IN AMBUSH
    40 1 SAIGON, Sun. SE V E N T Y-T W O French oflicers and men were killed when Viet Minn (Indochinese Nationalist) guerillas ambushed and wiped out a convoy at Rachgia, 60 miles from Saigon. Reuter.
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    MADMAN KILLED 5 FRIENDS
    84 1 LOS ANGELES, Sun. PHE bodies of five men A found dead in the basement of a picturesque restaurant at Monterey has started a manhunt for a mad killer. The flvj men. all employees at the hotel, were killed during a quarrel in a gambling game. The
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    140 YEN: 1 PESO
    50 1 MANILA, Sunday.— A tentative exchange rate of 140 yen to one Philippine peso has been worked out by economic experts of SCAP and the Philippines, the Manila Times reported today. The peso Is pegged to the U.S. dollar at the rate of two to one.— A.P.
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      Strangest Train Runs Today
      113 2 MANCHESTER, Sunday. rpHE strangest train ever seen will leave Crewe tomorrow morning. It will ran to the George Stephenson centenary exhibition at Chesterfield, opening on Thursday. Included In "The Pageant Express" will be a full-scale model of Stephenson's Rocket, built In 1838 for the Liverpool and
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      RAF In Danger
      97 2 LONDON, Sun.— Lord Tedder, chief of Britain's Air Staff, told 1,400 air cadets today that the future of the Royal Air Force was In Jeopardy. "Unless the RAF gets, within the next two or three years, the required number of regular entrants of the right quality, there
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      Asian Earthquakes
      25 2 SAN FRANCISCO, 8un.— Two strong earthquakes. 8,800 miles away, were recorded by seismographs here yesterday They were centred* In the Indian Ocean.— UP.
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      Arctic Tropics
      54 2 MANITOBA, 8un.— Game officers of Saskatchewan and Manitoba today prepared to Investigate reports of a tropical Island on the fringe of the Arctic Circle. Crew members of a plane said they had seen an Island covered with tall trees and dense green grass. It stood out like an
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      New Canada PM
      47 2 OTTAWA. 8un— The new Canadian Prime Minister will b« Mr. Louis St. Laurent, French-Canadian Minister for External Affairs. He was elected leader of the National Liberty Party yesterday and will succeed Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King at about the end of the year.— AJ.
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      Friday The 13th
      68 2 MANILA, Sun. Formir Japanese Captain, Chushlro Kudo, will be hanged on Fri- day, Aug. 13, at the New Bilibid prison at Muntinglupa, Rlzal Province, for the killing of more than 100 Filipino civilians at Bay. Laguna, in 1945. Kudo, known as the Butcher of Bay. will be
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      Berlin Red Probe
      56 2 FRANZ ERDMANN. director of Berlin's C.I.D. and member of the Communistcontrolled Socialist Unity Party, who has reportedly been ordered by the Russians in Berlin to list all persons suspected of splittin? Berlin's police organisations. The anti-Commu-nists, on the other hand, claim that the Russian backed German Communists
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      500 For R.A.N.
      65 2 LONDON. Sun.— More than 500 ex-Royal Naval ratings have been recruited In Britain for service in the Royal Australian Navy. Five hundred more are needed. Some recruits served in Australia with the British Pacific Fleet aid some have Australian wives and friends. Those who enlist will have:
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      Equal Pay Call
      38 2 QENEVA. Sun.— The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Council yesterday adopted a Polish resolution urging that women throughout the world be paid the game rates for work as men. A.P.
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      13 Sailors Die
      44 2 TOKIO, Sun. Thirteen American and Filipino sailors and 50 local inhabitants died In a landing craft explosion at Ie Shima island, near Okinawa. The landing craft— being used to carry ammunition from Ie Shlma was destroyed. Another boat also sank.— Reuter.
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      Somaliland Rule
      70 2 LONDON. Sun— Australia believes that Italian Somaliland should be put under the trusteeship of one "suitable" power and not under the Big FOur, said a Government memorandum published today. It pointed out that Libya may be expected to attain Independence earlier than Somallland and Eritrea. Australia considers that
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      Flying Diamonds
      89 2 LONDON, Sun.— A special charter plane flew from Blackbush (Hants.) airport to-day with more than £250,000 worth of diamonds on board for Haifa, Palestine. Only about half a dozen people knew of the cargo, which was in an ordinary suitcase carried by a special courier who looked like
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      Black Narcissus Blacked Out
      77 2 NANKING. Sunday.— The showing of the British technicolonr film "Black Narcissus 1 which tells the story of a convent In India, was stopped here today after protests by Roman Catholics that certain scene* were "derogatory to their religion". The film was withdrawn at the insistence of
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      Sentenced To Die For Sleeping
      58 2 BELGRADE, Sunday. The Skoplje (Yugoslavia) Court sentenced to death a locomotive driver charged with responsibility for a railway disaster in which 20 passengers were killed and ten seriously Injured. The driver fell asleep at the controls. Six other men charged were sentenced to forced labour
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      812 2 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVKN that Mr. Tan Ah Wah U no longer in our employ u from lit of August, 1948. Further take notice that the said Tan Ah Wah has no authority to transact any business on behalf of our firm, and that we hold no responsibility
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      226 2 NOTICES IN THE ESTATE OF STED HASSAN BIN ABDULLAH ALJOFRI LATE OF BATU PAHAT DECEASED.... NOTICE 1* hereby given that all persons having any claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased are required to send particulars of their claims m writing to the undersigned Solcltor for the executors on
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      752 2 NOTICES auction" sale op~ 3.219 pieces coated aluminium roofing sheets. 520 pieces cast Iron pans of various sizes, 600 pieces asbestos cement sheets. 14 pieces masonlte tempered hardboard, a quantity of iron spikes, wire nails and ropes, aluminium kettles, 10 cases "Dulcet" glucose clear mints. 740 tins assorted "Peek. Frean"
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      128 2 SHIPPING NOTICES NKDEKLAND LINK ROYAL DUTCH MAIL M.V. "CERAM" due Singapore 12th August, 1948. loading cargo alongside S.H.B wharves for: Amsterdam Rotterdam For cargo and particulars please apply to:— NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL. 41, Robinson Road. Tel: 7128/3443. HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINK NOTICE TO CONSIGNESS M.V. "ANNENKERK" due Singapore
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    CHINA COALITION PLAN
    329 3 To Oust Chiang From Govt. HONG KONG, Sunday. A NTI-Chiang Kai-shek groups in South-East Asia, the United States, and elsewhere have been asked to participate fn discussions to form a Chinese coalition government. Head of the China Democratic League in Hong Kong (Marshal Li Chi-sen) said it
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    'Indians Kill 25 Razakars'
    64 3 'Indians Kill 25 Razakars NEW DELHI, Sun.—Twentyfive Razakars (militant Muslims) were killed when Indian troops cleared the village of Yelasangi, Hyderabad, on Thursday night. An Indian Defence Ministry communique said this today. The communique added that Indian troops were on routine patrol to Hadalgi, Indian enclave m Hyderabad, but were
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    Threat To Impeach Truman
    145 3 NEW YORK, Sun. OENATOR Homer Fergu- son (Republican) yesterday spoke of a possible impeachment procedure against President Truman. He accused the President of "lowering an iron curtain between Congres* and the public business." The Senator's complaint was against the President's refusal to let Congress have the
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    Peace Plan In Kashmir
    96 3 KARACHI, Sun. T>HE United Nations x Commission on Kashmir has prepared a tentative cease-fire proposal for the State, an official announcement said yesterday. The Commission cabled the U.N. Secretary General (Mr. Trygve Lie) at Lake Success to send English-speaking military observers as soon as a cease-flre
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    DEPORTATION DUE
    19 3 BANGKOK, Sun—Deportation orders have been Issued against 53 Chinese now detained on charges of organising underground societies.
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    POLICE HEARD PHONE PLOTS
    57 3 SHANGHAI, Sun.— By tapping the telephones of suspects, the Economic Police Corps rounded up nine people and charged them yesterday with Illegally dealing m U.S. currency and gold. In all-day raids, police collected 18 billion Chinese dollars, 245 U.S. dollars and 16 gold bars. The raids
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    61 3 "I WAS .i SOVIET SPY": Elizabeth Bentley, 40-year-old former Communist, wbo told a Senate committee m Washington that she collected military information from a member of the U.S. War Production Board and turned it over to the Russians. Miss Bentley's evidence led to the indictment of 12 U.S. Communists on
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    34 3 A LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY: Screen star Valeri* Hobson shows a little sympathy for a bruise on Freddie Mills's jaw, at sporting party m London. Mills collected his bruise from Gus Lesnevltch. A.P. picture.
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    `LET WALLACE TESTIFY'
    78 3 WASHINGTON. Sun.—Representative John Rankin said today he would insist that the House Un-American Activities Committee subpoena the Third Party leader (Mr. Henry Wallace) for testimony about "the shipment of atomic materials to Russia." He said he also wanted Lt.Gen. Leslie Groves, retired former chief of the atomic
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    JEWS READY FOR IMMIGRANTS
    43 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Sun—The Israeli Government said yesterday that it was prepared to admit Jewish immigrants at the rate of 100.000 a year. This appeared m a report from Moshe Shaplra, Israeli Minister of Immigration, circulated among United Nations delegations.—A.P.
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    No Key To Happiness
    187 3 CHICAGO, Sun. I OVE is reputed to laugh at locksmiths, but 24-year-old Mr. Larry Flangher may need a hacksaw before he can be married. When he met his bride-to-be yesterday, ht sadly learned that she did_ not have the key j to unshackle him from a
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    `I Rescued Kidnapped Teacher,' Says Envoy
    271 3 NEW YORK, Sunday. rpHE Soviet Consul-General m New York (Mr. Jacob A Lomakin) said to-day that he had "forcibly rescued from White Russian bandits" a Soviet woman school teacher. He said she was kidnapped m New York shortly before she was due to sail
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    New Dutch Warning Of Force
    178 3 BATAVIA, Sun. nTHE Dutch Army Chief 1 of Staff (Gen. D. Vreeden) said today that Dutch commanders m Indonesia might have to take "necessary military measures" if the truce agreement with the Republicans was violated. Gen. Vreeden made his statement before the security Commission set
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    "TIBET MONKS REVOLT"
    98 3 SHANGHAI, Sunday. The newspaper Shun Pao today printed an exclusive report saying that an uprising was going on In Lhassa, capital of Tibet. The newspaper said ita dispatch was received m Chungking and claimed that the head of an opposition temple raised 7,000 monks against the regent
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    MANILA HERO COMES BACK
    59 3 MANILA, Sunday.— Lt.-Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, commander of the U.S. Army of occupation m Japan, returned to the Philippines today for a three-day hero's wejf ome. His Bth Army helped to liberate the Islands. President Qulrino will honour the general to-morrow at the Malacanan Palace, following
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Aug. 9, 1948. THE GOLDEN RULE
    1159 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Aug. 9, 1948. THE GOLDEN RULE An indication of the strong current of Malay nationalism that Is flowing in this country today was given at the last meeting of the Federal Legislative Council, when both Dato Onn and Inche Zainal Abidin, president and secretarygeneral of
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    Britain's Part In The Changed Post-War Pattern
    1184 4 Britain's Part In The Changed Post- War Pattern Soviet-American Relations-I By a Special Correspondent of The Times. THE recent Marshall- Molotov correspondence and Mr. Marshall's comment on Mr. Stalin's "open letter" to Mr. Wallace provide an index of the sensitiveness of American opinion on the cardinal issue of Soviet- American
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    226 4 From the Straits Times of Aug 9, 1898: BRITAIN AND RUSSIA Rumours of large reinforcements for Admiral Seymours squadron have been plentiful of late In British communities round the Far East The credit seems to belong to Hong Kong of having em bodied these rumours In a
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      A Chinese To Comrade Liew
      348 4 A FTER reading the rea- sons given by Comrade Liew Sze Weng for the M.P.A.J.A. revolt, expressed m his letter to you, I cannot help thinking that he is a complete fool, deluded by the Communist Party. Though 'he admits that murders, rape and arson
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      A SERVICES DEAD LINE
      133 4 TT is a remarkable thing x that any telephone call to Army or RAF headquarters seems automatically to ensure that your telephone will be out of order for half an hour afterwards. Experts tell me that this maddening "dead line" effect Is due to non-clearance of
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    MR. LOMANG'S PAINTING
    626 4  -  KATHARINE SIM By IT has not been my good fortune to see many exhibitions of Chinese paintings. In fact, I think that, apart from the work of Mr. Chiang Yee exhibited m London a year or so ago, I have seen nothing since the great exhibition of
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    CHINESE BACK AUXILIARY POLICE DRIVE
    379 5 Traders Offer Full Support From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. AT a mass meeting in the Chinese Assembly Hall this evening, more than 200 representatives of Chinese firms and businesses in Kuala Lumpur unanimously approved a resolution to give "fullest support" to Governments appeal
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    81 5 Malay homes were rich m all the delights of the Malay ruisinerie for visitors on Hari Raya Puasa. the greatest Muslim festival, which was celebrated all over Malaya on Saturday. The pit ture shows a typical scene m a Malay home. The day is devoted to visiting, and at night
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    The Happy Sailormen
    91 5 5iNGAPORE'S restaurant keepers were sad yesterday because the Americans had left after a two-day ependiiiE bout. The spenders were also happy and the lowest sailor rating brought about US$10. ashore each day The U.SJS. Toledo, Higbee and Chevalier left yesterday for Pulau Bukom to re-fuel for parts
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    STOLE — 12 SINGLETS
    71 5 STOLE 12 SINGLETS Three robberies were reported to Singapore Police on Saturday. In one case four men two Chinese and two Indians— robbed a Chinese In Kampong Pengkalan Petal, off Yio Chu Kang Road, of $5 and a dozen singlets. At the Bth mile, Ponggol, two Chinese robbed a compatriot
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      'Support TB Drive' Call To State
      134 5 SEREMBAN, Sunday. THE Dato Mentri Besar (Abdul Malek bin Yusuf will, on August 26, appeal to the people of Negri Sembilan foi whole-hearted support of the Malayan Association for the Prevention of T.B. He will explain the object of the Association at a public
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      Prayers For Fallen
      78 5 TA1PING, Sunday. Officers and men of the First Malay Regiment were entertained to a tea-party at Ipoh Town Hall yesterday by the United Malay National Organisation In celebration of Hart Raya. The Taipmg Kathi offered prayer for those who had fallen In the fight against Communism and
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      Party For Doctors
      31 5 TAIPING, Sun— The staff of Taiping Hospital last night entertained Dr. L. H. Turner and Dr. Kanapathipillai, who are leaving for London and Dublin respectively on study leave.
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      Study Tour
      83 5 AN Australian Education Officer, Miss Fanny Cohen, arrived in Singapore last night by flying boat on her way to England to study the system of school examinations In the U.K. Miss Cohen, who Is headmistress of a Sydney Girls' High School, will spend three months in Britain. It
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      Arms Seized
      56 5 TWO sten guns were seized by detectives of the Singapore C.I.D. from a taxi in Jalan Yunos at 7.20 p.m. on Saturday. A Malay was arrested. The police party stopped the taxi and discovered the sten guns hidden under the seats of the vehicle. The Malay, who was
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      $1,458 For Boys
      32 5 MALACCA, Sun.— A cheque for $1,458 has been sent to the Malacca Boys' Jubilee Club by the Malacca Straits Chinese British Association. This sum was raised through public subscription.
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      Just Couriers
      65 5 IN Singapore at the mo1 merit are two Russian diplomatic couriers, en-route from Bangkok to Australia For three days they have been living at a Singapore hotel, eating in their rooms and not o».ce stepping outside the entrance of building. Yesterday, they told the Straits Times in broken
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      Less Ink Used
      78 5 I ESS printing ink is being u used In Singapore to-day than pre-war, when between £30,000 and £40,000 worth was imported each year. This was disclosed yesterday by the overseas operations director of Interchemical Corporation (Mr. U. G. Frondorf) who arrived in Singapore from Bangkok. He is
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    SELF-DEFENCE DISPLAY
    38 5 A Malay self-defence display was the highlight of Hari Raya celebrations at the Great World Amusement Park, Singapore, last night. The display, which was sponsored by the Singapore United Boyanese Association, included a fancy dress competition.
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    34 5 I'his new $75,000 launch for Singapore Marine Police was handed over on Saturday by the builders, Messrs. Thornycraft to the superintendent of the Singapore Port Division, Mr. H. C. F. Rodda Tong Photo Service.
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    Australian Footballers For England
    117 5 TWO 20-year-old Ausx tralian footballers, who have been school mates and have played together In the same team for many years, arrived at Singapore last night on their way to play professional football in England for four years. They are Mr. A. H. Paskins and Mr.
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    3 PEOPLE MISSING
    120 5 A four-year-old child, a girl aged 15. and a man, aged 37 all Chinese, were reported missing to the police during the week-end. The child has been missing since Saturday from her home In Temple Street. Relatives of the man. In addition to reporting the matter to
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    36 5 Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Jetton after their wedding at St. Andrew's Cathedral ob Saturday. Mr. Yetton is captain of Singapore Swimming Club and a chartered secretary with Messrs. William Jacks and Co. Straits Times picture.
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    Recruits In Johore
    28 5 bEGAMAT, Sim. The recruiting team of the Malay Regiment which toured Johore enlisted 201 Malays f.ora the State. Of these 41 were recruited from Segamat.
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    49 Violent Deaths In July
    248 5 JHERE were 49 violent deaths and fatal accidents reported m Singapore m July, Including the isappearance at sea of an aircraftman, L.A.C. D. Broadbank, and a Malay lascar. Special inquests were held m both these cases. The aircraftman disappeared from a picnic at Pulau Tekong
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    Police Hunt Held Up Plane To Singapore
    153 5 A QANTAS flying boat which arrived m Singapore yesterday from Australia was thoroughly searched for suspected sabotage before leaving Sydney. The aircraft, which carried 12 passengers, was delayed 24 hours. At Kallang airport last night, the skipper of the flying boat told the
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    Watch For Illegal Immigrants
    148 5 Watch For Illegal Immigrants 'THE Immigration De- partment, Singapore, is keeping a special lookout for 90 illegal Chinese immigrants who are believed to be still in TanJong Uban on the north west of Rhio Island, across the Straits of Singapore. These illegal immigrants are the balance of a group of
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    B.B.C. TAKE OVER
    54 5 Programmes from the British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service yesterday were the first to be radiated under the auspices of the British Broadcasting Corporation, which has taken over from the Foreign Office. Up to yesterday, the B.F.E. B.S. broadcast news and other programmes, which have now been taken
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    13 MILES BUT NO PATIENT
    56 5 An ambulance from the Singapore Central Fire Station travelled 13 miles on Friday morning but returned without a patient. A young Malay who had been knocked down by a military lorry at mile 6V2. Buklt Timah Road, refused to be taken to the hospital although
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    ARSON CHARGE AT SEGAMAT
    38 5 BEGAMAT, Sat. Bail was refused a middleaged Indian. Murugan, when charged In the Segamat Court with arson. He is alleged to have burned down rubber worth about $2,000 on Sungel Senarut Estate, Batu Anam.
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    Singapore Diary
    90 5 TODAY Y.W.C.A., 5, Raffles Quay, programme committee meeting. 0 a.m.; International Fortnightly Club, Mrs. O. Hawkins an "The New Outlook," 10 a.m.; Business and Professional Women's Committee meeting. 5.30 p.m. Singapore Amateur Swimming Association meeting, V.M.C.A., Orchard Road. 5.15 p.m. Singapore Music Circle recorded programme at Katong Boys'
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    Gone On Leave
    21 5 BEGAMAT, Sun.— Mr. R. N. Spiers, of H. C. Latex, Batu Anam, has gone on leave to Australia.
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    Royal Murder: 3 For Trial
    149 5 Royal Murder: 3 For Trial From Our Owi Correspondent BANGKOK. Bun. FORMAL Indictment of three men accu complicity in murder of 21-year-old King Ananda Mahidol In 1946 whs accepted by the court. yi^>terday. The trial will open shortly of the late King's private s;cretary (Nai Chaleo Pratumrot) and two attendants
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    TOY PISTOL CHARGE
    70 5 Johannes Bonde. a 19-ye:ir-old Danish sailor, was In the Seventh Police Court, un Saturday committed for trial at the next Assizes. He was charged with having used a toy pistol In Lavender Street, on July 17 It was alleged that Bonde pointed the pistol at a tri-shaw-rider
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    HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT
    63 5 A Chinese woman who was knocked down by a hit-and-run motorist at the junction of Tiong Bahru Road and Outram Road, Singapore, un Saturday evening, was taken to the General Hospital by ambulance. A Chinese cyclist was in a collision with a military truck in East Coast Road
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      U.S. Stock Market See-saws
      291 6 NEW YORK, Sunday. THE stock market bogged down last week in a morass of good news. Except for Wednesday, the market see-sawed aimlessly throughout the week. Brokers said concern over what Congress might do In the way of credit or price controls was the main barrier
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      RUBBER OUTPTUS
      40 6 The following companies and Estates announce their July rubber outputs m pounds: Henrietta: 178.900. Sungei Ma tang. 47,400 Allenby: 43.500. Benta: 68,500 Jeram Kuantan: 51.500. Kundong: 39.000. Mentakab: 94.500. Sungei Bagarf: *****0 Sandycroft: 24,000. Tanjong Pau: *****. 1
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      PRODUCE MARKETS
      217 6 From A Market Correspondent pOCONUT oil prices continu- ed to ease on Saturday. The price of copra, however, i was firm. There was quiet trading for most Singapore produce market sections. Saturday's quotations included Rioe Unclassified: No. 1. $60; 2 #52; 3 $47; 4 $42; 6 126: unpolished
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      "NIGGARDLY"
      86 6 LONDON, Sunday. Expressing disappointment with the proposals for dealing with war damage claims m Malaya, Mr. E. V. Pearce, chairman of Lahat Mines Ltd.. m l iis statement for the annual meeting, sapg that m view of the fact that Malaya is a Protectorate and not a British colony,
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      Mounting Concern In U.S.
      347 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Sunday. AMOUNTING concern that internal strife m Malaya will affect rubber output i exists among United States j rubber consumers, says tbe Washington correspondent of the India Rubber Journal. He adds that although United States natural rubber supplies are slowly falling
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      MALAYAN MARKETS' SHORT WEEK
      457 6 MALA YAN MARKETS SHORT WEEK From A Market Correspondent AUGUST Bank Holiday and Hari Raya Puasa reduced the working* week to three days m which Malayan markets never got into their stride. European events continued to exercise paramount influence on world exchanges where the meeting with Stalin of the Western
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      London Stocks
      330 6 LONDON, Sunday. FIRM conditions ruled throughout all sections of the London stock markets on < Friday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Trading, bowever, remained very small, but was sufficient to produce i sharp improvements among leading industrials. Rubber and tin shares were unchanged to lower. British Government stocks attracted
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      TIN ORE PRODUCTION
      47 6 The following ore outputs In piculs are reported by tin companies and sections, for the monta of July: Kuala Lumpur Tin: 276. Tongkah Compound: 440. Tongkah Compound No. 2: 475. Kampong Kamunting: 613. Thabawlelk: 706. Asam Kumbarrg: S3. Ulu Yam: 286. Kucha! Tin: 490.
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    ANOTHER FINE DISPLAY BY HOLLIES
    308 7 Bowlers On Top In County Games LONDON, Sunday. DAIN, which held up play in many of the County matches, yesterday gave bowlers some help where the wicket became affected. Eric Hollies, of Warwickshire, followed up his fine bowling against the Australians during the week by
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    GOLFER'S DEATH
    43 7 CYRIL Walker, 57, the golfer who held the United States open championship m 1924, was found dead m a cell at the Hackensack. New Jersey, Police Station, where he had been given a night's lodging. Death was due to pneumonia. —Reuter.
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    40 7 M.O.M. Ostermeyer of France Is acclaimed winner of the women's discusthrowing event at the Olympic Games, with 137 ft. BH In. She stands between G. E. C. Gentile (left) of Italy, who was second, and I. Mazeas of France, third.
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    Australians 272 For 7
    153 7 MANCHESTER. Sun. THE Australians wer# x 272 for seven at the close of play m their match against Lancashire at Old Trafford yesterday. A crowd of 22,000 was present and the collection for Washbrook, whose benefit match it is. amounted to £324. Rain delayed the start
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    Britain Triumph 8-0 In Hockey
    388 7 By FRED HOLTUM LONDON, Sunday. A STRONG British hockey forward line overIX whelmed the Afghanistan defence and won by eight goals to zero at Sudbury, North London, last night m the Group B final of the Olympic preliminary group championship. By this defeat Afghanistan lost
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    Mrs. Draves 'To Turn Pro'
    80 7 LOS ANGELES, Sunday. T ARRY CROSBY, who U staging an "aquacade show" In Chicago said that Mrs. Vlcki Manalo Draves, American winner of th« Olympic high platform diving championship, has agreed to turn professional Crosby said Mrs. Draves promised when she left for London to
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    Australia In Tennis Final
    104 7 MEXICO CITY, Sun. AUSTRALIA won the A Davis Cup American zone tennis final against Mexico here yesterday. They made victory secure when the Australian doubles pair, Colin Long and Geoffrey Brown, beat the Mexicans, Armando Vega and Gustavo Palafox, 6-0. 6-2. 6-2 Australia thus qualified to
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    MCFA Game Ends In Draw
    202 7 MUAR, Sunday. tyiTH only ten men m "T the team, as their centre-forward, Woon Sek Hon, was injured five minutes from the start, the Johore Chinese Football Association put up a gallant struggle and were unlucky to draw one-all with the Malacca Chinese F. A.
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    U.S. LEADING
    44 7 LONDON, Sunday. The United States had by far the richer collection of medals than any other nation when the athletic events of the Olympic Games ended last night. els of thlei e S na d won a I total of 26 medals.—Reuter.
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    Mills Ill, Return Fight Postponed
    194 7 F REDDIE Mills, English hol^fThe^r^iight f i heavyweight title, has been ill since wTnning the ?n jSv O 2fi G U Hli!H I i!r n eVich f Amerlca at bS SpoLd rCtUrn fl ht to New York Mills has been suffering from severe headaches and
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      214 7 RADIO MALAYA (fPOBJt) Solomon (piano)— E flat French Philharmonic Orch 7 30 Hit Parrr ,.h SS 33ii HTiSK S^Ttfi^jKFSS? HADIO MALAYA (K.L.) RADIO AUSTRALIA Day: 10 News: 10.10 8oprano lines; 8.35 Ten Minutes with Aitem-a-, at i- m «n NewVcto^ SUrdust. 11 Johann strauss ony P O r- 7.15 p.m.
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    Penang Win MCFA Fixture
    80 8 Penang Win MCFA Fixture From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. A SOLITARY goal scored about five minues before half-time gave the Penang Chinese victory over the Selangor Chinese in the interState Chinese soccer match competition for the Yeap Hock Hoe Cup today. The match was played on a heavy ground,
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    Perak, Kedah Chinese Draw
    90 8 From Our Staff Correspondent SUNGEI PATANI, Sun. rJTHE Kedah Chinese A played well yesterday evening to hold the Perak Chinese to a goalless draw in the Inter-State Chinese soccer competition for the Yeap Hock Hoe Cup. Perak were unlucky not to have won. However, tht Kcdah
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    INDIANS BEAT B.O.D.C.A. XI
    58 8 rpHE Indian Association beat the Base Ordnance Depot C'vilian.":' Association by three wickets at St. George's Road yesterday. The BO. DC. A. batted first and totalled 104 (John Smith 30. Balan 24. Dr. Abraham five for 22. Bhupalan two for 29) The Indians replied with 109
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    Changes In Test Team
    188 8 LONDON, Sunday. THE England team for the fifth and final Test match against Australia at the Oval, starting next Saturday, will be selected from the following 12 players: N.W.D. Yardley (Yorkshire) captain. W J. Edrich (Middlesex), J. G. Dewes Middlesex) B. T. Simpson Nottinghamshire,, L. Mutton
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    Big Upset In Badminton
    234 8 THE biggest upset in the x third round of the Singapore Junior men's singles badminton championships was the defeat of Ahmad Talb (Perhimponan) by Tan Kwang Lee (A.A.U.) yesterday morning. Tan Kwang Lee played a very steady game throughout, but met with very stiff opposition in
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    ROWING FINALS
    54 8 HENLEY-ON-THAMES. Sun. Italy and Denmark dominated yesterday's Olympic rowing and, with four crews each, are the most stronglv represented countries In the finals du* for decision tomorrow Britain and the United States each have three representatives in [the finals; Uruguay and Switzerland have two, with Norway; Australia and
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    DUFFERS CUP TOURNEY
    315 8 THI following are the draw and starting" times for the Royal Singapore Golf Club's Duffers Cup competition, to be played on Saturday afternoon. (Aug. 14): 2.00: E. 8. O'Keefe (18) I. J. O. Gardner (18); 1.00: D. S. Ooldle (11) A W. Gordon (11); 2.05: T. a.
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    19 New Olympic Records
    582 8 1 9 New Olympic Records By JAMES NICOLL LONDON, Sunday. AS dusk descended m the London suburb of Wembley last night, officials took stock of the greatest week of athletics, field events and swimming ever seen m Britain. They reported: 19 new Olympic records established; two world records shattered; three
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    LATEST PLACINGS
    77 8 LONDON, Sunday. UNOFFICIAL Olympic placings were last night calculated to be: 1. United States 303 points; 2. Sweden 96; 3. France 71; 4. Great Britain 66; 5. Holland 63; 6. Hungary and Australia 55 each; 8. Denmark 39; 9. Argentina and Finland 28 each; 11. Italy 27; 12.
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    40 8 Over the last hurdle m the final of the 400 metres hurdles go Roy Cochran of the United States (third from right) and Duncan White of Ceylon (second from left). Cochlan won from White, both breaking the record. Pi* photo.
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    Bira Wins
    62 8 ZANDVOORT, Sun. |i/ATCHED by a crowd of 60.000, Prince Bira, driving a Maserati, yesterday won the "prize of Zandvoort" the first car race ever held In Holland. His average speed was 73.25 miles per hour over the difficult course of 104 miles, the 40 circuits of which .ncluded
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    DRAMATIC FINISH TO MARATHON
    540 8  -  ALEX VALENTINE By Belgian Beaten In Last 100 yds. LONDON, Sunday, THE 1948 Olympic marathon— the greatest race in the world had the most dramatic finish of any event in the 14th. Olympiad. The plucky Belgian, E. Gailly, entered the stadium first, after leading most of
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    34 8 Sung Yuan-pao of the Chines* Olympic basketball team breaks through the Chilean defence In fhe match between the two countries at Harr lng-ay, London, Chile beat China by 44 points to 89.— A.P. picture.
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    Khalsa Win In Last Over
    343 8 DESPITE a 73 not out by Ong Beng Bee, the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club wert beaten by the Khalsa Association yesterday on the St. George's Road ground. I The Khalsa team won in the last over of the day, the margin being 12 runs. Khalta
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    Fine Bowling By Smith
    256 8 EXCELLENT bowling by J. C. Smith enabled the Singapore Cricket Club to beat R.A.F. Seletar by 28 runs on the padang yesterday. Smith In eight overs, four of which were maidens, took five wickets for nine runs. The Club were all out for 108 (Kenyon four
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS
    125 8 npODAY'S ties in the Tanglin Club 1 tennis tournament are: Court 1: M. P. Turner-Cooke v. R. Macartney; court 2: B. C. Pay v. J. L. Whitmore; court 3: Miss L. Massey and Mrs N. Levien v. The Misses Still; court 4: A. J. Tite and Mm.
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    ASIA FIFTH IN SWIM RELAY
    85 8 LONDON, Sunday. The Americas won the 100 .metres medley relay race In an Intercontinental swimming contest at the Empire pool, Wembley, last night. Europe were second, Africa third, Australasia fourth and Asia fifth. Europe won the intercontinental women's 100 metres free-style relay, beatIng the Americas
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    Sports Diary
    31 8 TODAY Today: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I &.A.F. Seletar v. 1.A., Jalan Besar Stadium, 5.15 p.m.; Div. II Police v. Pulan Bukom S.C., Geylanf, 5.1S p.m. Tennis: Tanglin Club tournament.
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    SINGAPORE AS IAAF MEMBER
    191 8 LONPoN, ionaay. rpHE International Amateur Athletic Federation A will decide either tomorrow or Tuesday whether to confirm Singapore's provisional election to membership. Similar decisions will be made on the Soviet Union, Iran, Austria, Pakistan, Bermuda and Colombia. But the major question at the meeting will be
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    Schubert 7 For 10 Runs
    244 8 n SCHUBERT took seven wickets for 10 runs when howling for the Singapore Recreation Club against the G.H.Q. FARELF m their match on the padang yesterday. The S.R.C. won by 20 runs. The OHQ FARELF scored 93 (Major Parrick 30^ to which the Recs replied
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    Norfolk Crew v. R.S.Y.C.
    103 8 BT ft narrow margin of three points, a boat crew comprising •even officers of H M.S. Norfolk beat a Royal Singapore Yacht Club craw at ft boat-race meeting yesterday. In the morning race H.M.s'. Norfolk led by 61 V4 point* to 38. Later in the day
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