The Straits Times, 16 August 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 FIIiHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS<
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    MOLOTOV TALK LIKELY
    341 1 Berlin Police "War" Takes A New Turn BERLIN, Sunday. TOMORROW is expected to see the fifth interview m Moscow, between the Western envoys and Mr. Molotov. General Sir Brian Robertson, the British Military Governor, returned here last night by special plane after an unexpected flying visit to
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    Olympic Men Wont Go Home
    47 1 Olympic Men Wont Go Home LONDON. Sun. FIVE Olympic Games men from behind the "Iron Curtain" refuse to go home. They arc members of the II nuarian and Czechoslovak swimming teams. rdiiiR to thi "Sunday Dispatch" they are living at a secret address in London. I. P.
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    COL. GRAY ARRIVES IN COLONY
    127 1 COL. GRAY ARRIVES IN COLONY THE new Police Com1 missioner for the Federation (Col. W. N. Gray), arrived m Singapore yesterday morning from Britain m a specially chartered Skymaster aircraft. Col. Gray, former Inspec-tor-General of Palestine Poice. was accompanied to Malaya by a number of exPalestine policemen who will lelp
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    COSTS SOAR
    57 1 SHANGHAI, Sun: The cost (>t living m Shanghai soared to another 100 per cent m the past fortnight, according to official figures released today by the city government. The increase is believed mainly due to the continued upward spurt m the price ol rice and approximately 300 per
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    WOMEN JOIN 'SPECIALS'
    38 1 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTH, Sun.— Three women special constables have been sworn m it the Buvterworth Police 3tation for duty m Province Wellesley. Two of them are Chinese and the other is a Malay.
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    U.S. FACES BUDGET DEFICIT
    174 1 WASHINGTON, Sunday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN warned the United States today that It will be faced with an operating budget deficit ol $1,500,000,000 in the current fiscal year compared with last year's record surplus of $8,400,000,000. "This sharp reversal eliminates one of the principal forces that have been
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    U.S.GOODWILL VISIT TOINDIA
    69 1 WASHINGTON, Sun. Three ships of the U.S. Navy are on their way to India and Pakistan to pay the first goodwill visit to the Dominions. Rear-Admlral Roscoe Good is flying his flag In the heavy cruiser Toledo, which Is accompanied by the destroyers Chevalier and Slgble. The
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    ANNIVERSARY
    15 1 Tokio, Sun: Today was the third anniversary of the Allied occupation of Japan. UP.
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    27 1 CHINESE CHILDREN FED: Thousands were fed at the Sikh temple m Queen Stree!. Singapore, yesterday at the celebration of the first anniversary of Indian independence.—Straits Times picture.
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    Terrorists Murder 3 Chinese
    160 1 Terrorists Murder 3 Chinese From Our Staff Correspondent 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. TERRORISTS murdered A three Chinese at Selaumpar, a village about two miles from Segamat, yesterday evening. On one of the victims they left a document in Chinese which said that the man had been executed bcause he was
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    SHOOTING IN JERUSALEM
    69 1 JERUSALEM, Sun The biggest outbreak of shooting since the second truce began four weeks ago raged in the Jerusalem area today. ♦'Arab forces launched a general attack along the entire Jerusalem front," an Israeli Army source said. "The enemy used heavy machineguns and mortars. Troops of the
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    'RED' CHINA'S NEEDS
    65 1 TIENTSIEN, Sun: Going on a survey trip into Com-munist-occupied Hopel Mr. Perry O. Hanson and Dr. Leo Eloesher left here by truck today on behalf of the International Children's Emergency Fund which is allotting U557,000,000 for China emergency relief. They will examine Communist areas' requirements ot preventive
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    NEW KOREA BORN IN TENSION
    194 1 SEOUL, Sun. fPHE Korean Republic in the American-occupied southern area was born today in an atmosphere of tension with 50,000 police on the alert against possible widespread uprisings. At an inaugural ceremony attended by Oen Douglas MacArthur, (Allied Supreme Commander in Japan) and Dr. Ruflno
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    NEHRU'S INDEPENDENCE DAT MESSAGE
    128 1 •INDIA cannot and does not wish to isolate herself. No 1 nation can do so for freedom becomes more and more indivisible." Pandit Nehru, India's Prime Minister, sent this message to the Indian Independence Day meeting In London The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was the supreme
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    Siam's "Red" Province
    135 1 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Sunday. THE eastern Siamese province of Chonburi, about 150 miles from Bangkok, has been unofficially described as the principal seat of Communist activity m Siam. Police estimate that about 4,000 Chinese Communists are active m this province and are under the leadership
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    ARMY RESTORE SCOTS BRIDGES
    57 1 EDINBURGH, Sun.— Royal Engineers went Into action today at the request of the Ministry of Transport to help restore 40 Scottish road and rail bridges destroyed or damaged by border floods. Sapper officers of Scottish Command reconnoltered the countryside to see where most help was needed
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    POLICE PROBE OF SHANGHAI REDS
    48 1 SHANGHAI. Sun. Police continue the screening of some 100 suspected Communist agents rounded up In recent raids. 30 of them women. Police are convinced that Red elements have recently Infiltrated Into the city to plot sabotage and unrest through student and labour organizations.—Reuter.
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    WAR CRIMINALS
    48 1 NANKING, Sun: Since th'e establishment of war crimes military tribunals In China In February, 1947, Chlese authorities have Investigated the cases of 2,438 Japanese war crime suspects, Of 1,455 Japanese tried 143 were sentenced to death, 83 given life Imprisonment, 245 prison terms and 371 acquitted.—Reuter.
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    MOSCOW SAYS, U.S. OFFICER WAS SPYING
    184 1 LONDON, Sunday. MOSCOW Radio reported today that Lieut. Robert Dreher, assistant U.S. Naval attache m Moscow, has been "caught spying" and forced to leave the Soviet Union. The broadcast said Dreher admitted receiving "secret information" and that the United States Embassy readily agreed to
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    HAJ SHIP SAVED 8
    116 1 PENANG. Sun. EIGHT men adrift for a week In the sea off Penang owed their rescue this afternoon to the pilgrim ship Atreus. The Atreus spotted them on Friday morning, gave them water and food and then radioed to Penang for help. The cargo vessel which
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    'Russian Protection' Refused
    150 1 'Russian Protection' Refused WASHINGTON. Sun. "THE United States have A rejected a Russian request that the Soviet teacher Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina be removi d from the New York hospital where she is recovering from injuries suffered when she jumped from the Soviet Consulate m New York on Thursday.. The Soviet
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    100.000 RECRUITS
    35 1 LONDON. Sun: The British Government hopes to recruit 100.000 men to the territorial forces m the next eight months bringing the total up to 150.000, the War Minister (Mr. Shinwell) said today.— Reuter.
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    Mountbatten, Jinnah And Cripps Speak On Independence
    950 2 Mountbatten, Jinnah And Cripps Speak On Independence rpHE first anniversary of Indian and Pakistani 1 independence was celebrated m many parts of the world during the week-end. Below are extracts from speeches by men who played a leading part hi forming the new nations. EARL MOUNTBATTEN (last Viceroy of India)
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    WORLD'S GOOD WISHES
    135 2 .messages or congratulation to the new Dominions were sent by many statesmen. President Chiang Kaishek sent a congratulatory message to the Indian Gov-ernor-Genera) (Sri Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari). The message read: "On this happy occasion of the independence of India I take pleasure m conveying to Your Excellency on
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  • GABLE FLASHES
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      Huge Drug Seizures
      36 2 WASHINGTON, Sun IflGE quantities of smuggled morphine, cocaine, opium, hashish, heroin and marihuana were seized during the past year. This Is reported bv the Narcotics Commissioners. More than 3,000 persons were gaoled.— Reuter.
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      Envoy Arrested
      33 2 TOKIO, Sun.— Police arrested Setsuya Beppu, former Consul-General In Dublin, when he arrived in Yokohama yesterday. Allied authorities escorted him from Eire from where he was expelled two months ago. -A.P
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      Kites A "Menace"
      37 2 HONO KONQ. Sun.— KowLoon resident* may petition the Government to restrict kite-Hying. They say kite-flying hu become so popular with Chinese and European children and adults that It Is a menace bo traffic. Reuter.
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      Czech Help
      28 2 PRAGUE, Sun.-—Czech technicians are supervising factory construction m Pakistan and training local men. The Dominion Government will take over the new factories when labour has been
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      trained.—Reuter. Concession
      25 2 HONG KONG, Sun. Exporters of preserved ginger are now permitted to retain 50 per cent, of the dollar exchange obtained from tales abroad.—Reuter.
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      758 2 NOTICES ""notice Notice is hereby given that I, Lawrenc- Au Poh Weng, have eo'.d my shares and withdrawn my Interest from Peninsular Merchants Ltd. of 90 Robinson Road, Singapore, as from the 12th day of July 1948. and am now carry me on busin f under the style of Penin.mlar
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      180 2 NOTICES NOTICE This Is to Inform the public that we have purchased all sorap lying along the Morib Beach from the Chairman British Stores Disposal Board Singapore and action will be taken against anyone removing any scrap from the above site. ELAHI UNION TRADING CO. 414 Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur.
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      738 2 NOTICES FOR SALE ENQUIRED INVITED m respeot to Machinery, Boats. Barges, Lighting Plants, ex-disposals goods, Remote Control Phones (ex-Army), Marine requirements and Fruit. Enquiries also invited for stocks held of S and 19-tons Stone Crushers, Concrete Mixers and large quantity of 4" coir rope. We have a special offer of
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      203 2 SHERIFF'S SALE tn the High Court of the Colony 3f Singapore Execution No. 69/48 Writ of Seizure and Sale dat*d sth August 1048 In the cause of KKQ KHYE PANO Plaintiff vs. OOH QUI KEE Defendant AUCTION SALE of Stock-in-trade of a Goldsmith's shop, Mirrors, Show-Cases, large Iron Safe, Wall
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      240 2 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. umnm (gold cup) meeting 1948. SATURDAY 11TH. WEDNESDAY 15TH. SATURDAY 18TH, WEDNESDAY S2ND A SATURDAY 2STH SEPTEMBER 1948. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon or. WEDNESDAY, IST SEPTEMBER, 1948. LADY GUEST MEMBERS— No Lady Guest Members' Badges will be issued. RESERVED ENCLOSURE.— A Reserved Enclosure lor a maximum
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    BURMA PLOT SMASHED
    232 3 Deserters Aimed At Army Rule RANGOON, Sunday. MINE hundred Burmese army deserters plotted to overthrow Thakin Nu's "caretaker" Government and instal a military regime, says an official communique. The plot, which the communique claimed had been smashed, provided for an Insurgent attack on Rangoon and other centres.
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    21 3 WINNER: Miss Joy (Jochrane on Dynamite after winning the children's event m the Singapore Polo Club's Gymkhana yesterday. Orient pict are.
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    US Anti-Spy Law Planned
    75 3 WASHINGTON, San.— A high Government official said today that the United States Government would ask Congress early next year to enact a series of sweeping proposals designed to tighten the nation's espionage laws. He said the Justice Department was putting the finishing touches on proposals, which
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    IMPORTS NEEDING LICENCES
    293 3 IT is officially announcde that no licence Is required to Import into Singapore from the United Kingdom, the Colonial Territories (including mandated territories), Australia, Ceylon, Eire, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Southern Rhodesia, any goods except the following Animal Feeding Stuflo: Oil cakes and meals
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    CHINESE STUDENT DROWNED IN U.S.
    39 3 NEW YORK, Sun. Tang Chung-kang, aged 25, of Shanghai, was drowned m a swimming pool at an Illinois school where he was studying for a scholarship. His father is a prominent Shanghai exporter. UP.
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    Malay As Deputy H.C. Urged
    307 3 Malay As Deputy H.C. Urged From Our Malay Correspondent ITTUSAN MELAYU, in an editorial on Saturday said the appointment of a Malay High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya would solve the difficulty of finding a person with knowledge of the needs and problems of the country. Referring to persistent
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    High Quality Fabrics For Singapore
    324 3 By Our Woman Correspondent SINGAPORE women will soon be able to buy the *3 most beautiful and exclusive English quality fabrics m the colony's department stores and shops. The man behind the drive i for introducing high quality 'British goods on this large scale in
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    Singapore Diary
    72 3 TODAY Exhibition of Paintings, by MUs K. Nixon, Robinson's, Raffles Place. Police Band. Jalan Besar, 9.30 pm. to 6.30 p.m. V.M.C.A Orchard Road, Board of Directors' meeting, 5.15 p.m., commercial classes, 5.30 p.m lending library, 7 p.m., male voice choir practice, 830 pm. TOMORROW Legislative Council meeting, Victoria
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    Two-Bomb Protest At Peron
    114 3 Two-Bomb Protest At Peron BUENOS AIRES. Sun. rO small bombs exploded near the House of Congress when Argentina's Radical Party called for the Impeachment of President Peron and demanded a congressional Investigation Into what It described as the enrichment of Government employees. The Radical Party is conservative m tendency. The
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    "BIG OPIUM TRADE" SAY DUTCH
    197 3 BATAVIA, Sun. THE Dutch alleged yesterday that high Republican officials were involved in a big opium smuggling trade between Republican territory and other points in SouthEast Asia. They said that trade profits were used to finance the Republic's foreign missions. Yesterday the secretary of the
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    24 4 Mrs. Betty Burnham gratefully acknowledges the many kind :ressnges and floral :ributes of h.er fr.mds on the occasion of her recent sad bereavement.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Aug. 16, 1948.
    1034 4 Since the shocking attack on Telok Sangat Estate, on the Johore River, a week last Saturday, there have been two more attacks by large bandit gangs on estates m Johore and one m Selangor. In all these attacks the estate guards were
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    122 4 From the Straits Times of Aug. 16, 1899. From the advertising columns: All persons having any claim against W. A. Wafford will, please, kindly call at the Temple Bar, where they can each obtain: a properly cooked grilled steak with potatoes "A La Mode de Paris." Ind
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    TOP-DOG AND UNDERDOG IN THE U.S.S.R.
    1786 4 TOP-DOG AND UNDERDOG IN THE U.S.S.R. Communism And The Class System- 1^ From A Special Correspondent QM1 ol the fundamental aims of Communism is to destroy the class system on which they claim "capitalist" society is based. The theoretical pattern of Communist development, as laid down by Lenin, is: the
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      The Emergency Regulations: Malacca Musings
      435 4 EMERGENCY Regula- tions which have been m force for nearly six weeks are insufficient to eradicate this Communist nuisance which is spreading from colony to colony, Dominion to Dominion, and country to country. What is required, is a longterm constructive policy of full and gainful
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      CAROLINA AND SINGAPORE
      116 4 I READ with disgust last x Saturday of the treatment meted out to a Negro, John Colier, m South Carolina. That the Governor of New Jersey should prove his worth by refusing to return this man to South Carolina Is admirable but there must be appalling conditions
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    INDIANS CELEBRATE THEIR BIG DAY
    500 5 Flags Cheers In Malaya INDIANS m the Federation and Singapore yesterday celebrated the first anniversary of their National Independence. They rode about Singapore m gaity decorated taxis and lorries, mounted with tricolour flags and garlanded portraits of Indiun National Congress leaders. And they shouted themselves
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    Souvenir Hunters Go
    33 5 Souvenir hunters, at one time a serious nuisance to hotel proprietors and ship owners, are now almost unknown m Singapore. "There has been a vast improvement recently." said on,, manager.
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    COLONY POLICE ARRESTS
    131 5 COLONY POLICE ARRESTS A CHINESE when arrested at a police road-block in front of the Wot dlands Police station, 16th mile Bukit Timah Road on Saturday afternoon is alleged to have had on him a sketch map of an area in the Federal ion. The man. about 30 years ol.i
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    MATCH DUTY FINE
    72 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday.— Finding that vegetable selling in Singapore did not bring in sufficient income to feed herself and five children Cheng Sai Chuan, a widow, told the Magistrate here that she took matches to Johore for sale. She was fine*$432 for being concerned in importing 6,000
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    MOUNTBATTEN: "JAI HIND"
    136 5 A SOUVENIR booklet, Issued by the Singapore Regional Indian Congress yesterday contained messages from Lord and Lady Mountbatten which ended In the "Jai Hind 1 salutation Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor-General of the Indian Dominion. The Mountbattens, m their messages, said they were confident that "India
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    5.000 ATTEND MASS MEETING
    137 5 MORE than 5.000 people attended a mass meeting called by Singapore Regional Indian Congress at the New World last night. Mr. A. N. Mitra, president of S R.I.C. presided Mr. John A. Thivy, urged Malayan Indians to forget their provincial and sectional jealousies and present a
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    SPECIALS AT SEGAMAT
    93 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Sun. -Response to the recruitment campaign for special constables has been good and there are nearly 500 specials m the district at present. Most of the men are on estates, but number have been posted m Segamat town for guard duties at
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    66 5 DINNER IN HONOUR: Mr. Paul Sammy, first Straits-born Indian to become a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, addressing the lndo-Malayan Association yesterday He and Mr. Sandy Pillai, newly appointed Municipal Commissioner (second from right) were being honoured with a dinner. The others from left are Dr. G.
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    Advice To Indians
    197 5 "THE Straits-born Indian has only one obpect- to identify himself completely with Singapore and to regard Singapore as his home." Mr. Paul Sammy, C.8.E., founder president of the In-do-Malayan Association, said this at an association dinner yesterday. The association was honouring Mr. Sammy as the first local-born
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    MAY STAND FOR COUNCIL
    54 5 At the annual meeting of the lndo-Malayan Assocciation yesterday, Mr. V. Pakirisamy was re-elected president. It was decided that at the next meeting of the newly elected committee, the question of nominating Mr. Pakirisamy for the vacancy on the Legislative Council, to represent the Rural Board
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    48 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday.— Six armed Chinese recently entered the house of a Chinese at Pengerang, almost opp<wits Chaiigi Poi:«# and robbed Kim of his snot gun and 10 rounds cf ammunition. He was unable to give the police any deiciiption at all of the men who robbed him.
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    TO STUDY IN U.K.
    59 5 Mr. Paul Arden Clarke (20) and Miss Catherine Arden Clarke (13), the son and daughter of the Governor of Sarawak, Sir Charles Arden Clarke, are bound for England In the P. and O. Canton for studies They arrived in Singapore by the Sarawak Steamship Company's Angby
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    35 5 CEDING TIIE POOR: Mr. S. A. Latiff, committeeman of the Muslim League of Malaya, supervising feeding of the poor at the Sultan Mosque, Singapore, on Saturday, as part of Pakistan Day celebrations. 'Straits Times picture.
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    EIGHT ON FUEL OIL CHARGE
    210 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. FUEL oil amounting to 72,000 gallons ordered by the Electric Power Station, Johore Bahru, from Shell Co., Singapore, was never received, it was alleged in court here. Eight Malays, the drivers and crews of the delivery tankers, were charged before the District
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    CONCERT FOR GANDHI FUNb
    138 5 Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm MagDonald and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thlvy were In the audience at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night at the variety concert presented by the C.V.M.A. (Church of Our Lady of Lourde3), In aid of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Fund Mr Sandy
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    Katong Factory Plan Shelved
    181 5 pLANS for the building of General Motors 1 Corporation's automobile assembly plant at Katong, Singapore, have been shelved. The acting manager of the corporation m Singapore, Mr. F. W. Allen, told the Straits Times that the ban on imports of American cari Into Malaya has affected
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    Bomb Dump Threatened
    56 5 SEVEN fire engines three from the R.A.F., two from the Army and two from Paya Lebar Station, fought for over an hour and a half, a lallang Are which threatened to encroach on a bomb dump at the R.A.F. Seletar, yesterday evening. The fire burnt out approximately
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    One Killed, Ten Hurt In Crash
    60 5 One Killed, Ten Hurt In Crash ELEVEN Chinese in a van were injured, one fatally, when it collided with an R.A.F. truck on afternoon In Serangoon Road, Singapore. All the injured were taken to the General Hospital, where Ong Boon Khoon died yesterday afternoon. Three are Injured seriously. The impact
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    19 5 DANCERS at the Sew World Cabaret on Sa'urday night received bottles of brandy as prizes m balloon competition dpr.ces
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    Indonesians Change Their Committee
    159 5 A SECRET ballot taken by 125 Singapore Indonesians yesterday ousted the managing committee of the Indonesian Association (Persatuan Indonesia), and elected a new one m its place. Mr. Abdul Wahab, who was re-elected general-secretary told the Straits Times: "We held an emergency meeting on request of
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      Protected Places In Singapore
      72 5 rU)KTI two military bases, stores and warehouses 1 m Singapore have been placed under the Protected Places Order with effect from yesterday. Entry Into any of these protected places will be by permit only, and no exemption from the necessity of obtaining permission will be granted.
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      CENTRE PLANS
      54 5 rE Tlong Batuu Community Centre la e non- politic*, organisation devoted to 'he physical, Intellectual, socla) aiV. moral development of its members This Is stated by thr chairman of the working committee (Mr Lau Yew Hock) In relerence to a report ot the centre's activities headed "Tlong Bahru
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      TO ENGLAND
      46 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun— Mr. S. Sockanathan, the wel kno-*n Malayan cricketer leaves tonight for Penang en route to England for a two-year course In social science at the London School of Economics Mr. Soxanathan. along with five others, will leave Perang by the Canton.
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      LAND SETTLEMENT
      51 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The hope that the Government would give every encouragement to Malayan Indians to settle on the land was expressed yesterdty by the president of the new Malayan Indian As-ocnticr (Mr O. V. Thaver). Mr. Thaver said one of the association's main objects would be land
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      LIFE SA VING A WARDS
      105 5 THE following candidates pa.<wed the Royal Life Saving Society examinations conducted by Messrs R. Lyne and O Creighton at the Singapore Chinese Swimming C:ub: Intermediate Certificate Bronze McUliion Arthur Yap Siong Cheng. Howe 800 Chye. Cheong Kun Hoong. Chua Soon Hup, Chin Soon Slang, Chan
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      BULLETS FOUND
      40 5 OEREMBAN. Sun. Ttic tol.owir.g J were discovered by the Neprl Sembilan police last month Three hundred tod seventeen rounds of 393 rifle ammunition. 15 rounds of 38 revolver ammunition. 31 detonators and two rounds of Japanese antl-alrrr;ift ammunition.
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      TAXI FIRE
      38 5 A taxi travelling trooj J.:n.ie to Singapore overturned fire and was ournt MM beton the arrival of a fire brluinie a 1 thr k mile. Bukit Tunah Road on Saturday. The Chin* n diivrr escaped injury.
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      "A BIG PUNTER"
      54 5 HEN AND. Sunday. An alleged 1 bookmaker. Lan Tenß Hoot yesterday tod Ofetftet Judge Rogers that was 'a b:R punter Gan was charged with v.sins nis house m Balik r>u'\r Pond a common gaming house (or the purpose of bookmaking on JnM 2. The case was ad
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      Tax Posts Vacant
      101 5 From Our Stud' Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Steps are being taken urgently to obtain suitable officers to fill rcrt:>"i U'-y posts still vacant m the Department of Inrom l';ix for the Federation. The Comptroller General of Income Tax (Mr. R T». Heasman) said this today m confirming
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      REASONS FOR THE BREAK I IN RUBBER PRICES
      236 6 REASONS FOR THE BREAK I IN RUBBER PRICES From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. T ONDON rubber circles generally are agreed that the break m rubber prices has been touched off by doubts concerning Russia's ability to obtain the requisite sterling to finance her recent heavy purchases. It If felt,
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      OILS OUST RUBBERS
      52 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Son. INTEREST m Rubbers on 1 the London share market has been less daring the last week th a m Palm Oils and Copras. The reason Is to be found m the imppnriin< discussions on the supply of these strategic raw materials
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      LONDON STOCKS
      283 6 LONDON, Sun. WITH developments in the international situation still veiled by the news blackout, trading on Friday was almost at a standstill, says Reuters financial correspondent. Following were the closing middle prices of selected stocks as supplied to the Straits Times by special arrangement with the Financial Times.
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      Lahat Mines Expand
      133 6 LONDON, 8un. THB lif» of Lahat Mines property hag b««n extended by the acquisition of more land, says the chairman (Mr. E. V. Pe&rce) in bis statement circulated with the annual accounts. For a considerable time, he says, the company has been trying to acquire a number
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      RUBBER CROPS
      40 6 RUBBER company harvests for July are announced In lbs. as follows: Alor Gajah Estate 27,200 Ayer Partas Estate 96,000 Glenealy Plantations 52,000 Kluang ***** Pajam 205.000 Tambalak Estates 32 883 Teluk Ansoir Estate 72,540 Ulu Benut Cons 37,500
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      PRODUCE MARKEI
      35 6 From A Market Correspondent TRADING! on the Singapore pro1 duce market* drew to an uninteresting close at the week-end. Quotations of commodities which were fairly active during the week were unchanged to lower.
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      NEW EXCHANGE FOR BANGKOK
      72 6 BANGKOK, Sun. I)ANOKOK will soon have its first Stock and Commodity Exchange. Plans are b'ing made by a group of Influential Siamese businessmen, headed by Prince Wlwathanachal Chaiyan, Finance Minister In the former IChuang Aphaiwong Oovernment. The city* first proposed Stock Exchange will consist of an
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      NOON PRICES
      62 6 rl Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices on Saturday (Aug. 13) were, m cents per Ib: Bayers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 43| 431 No. 1 ESS. f.o.b. is tales Aug. 431 No. t R.S.S. f.e.b. In tales Aug. 41f No. 3 R.S.S. f.o.b.
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      Bikam Rubber Sales Quintupled In Year
      137 6 BIKAM Rubber Estates' sales, etc., m 1947 realised £325,182. The comparative 1946 figure was £63,684. An eight-per-cent. dividend absorbs £23,971. Details of the year's working include: To cost of production £101,945 (£44,742); depreciation £6 994 (£1,550); fees, expenses, etc. £2,631 (fees, expenses. NDC £3.056);
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      AIDED BY CREPE
      209 6 Anglo-Malay Profit From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sun. ANGLO-Malay Rubber Company has been helped to achieve a £19,572 net profit by the manufacture of part of the crop In the form of sole crepe. The chairman (Mr. H. Eric Miller) made this statement at the company's annual
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      Lewis And Peat
      156 6 DETAILS of last year's working by Lewis and Peat, produce brokers. Include the following: Issued capital totals £310,000, Including £10,000 m Ordinary shares of Is. First consolidated acciwnts show brokerage, etc.. for 194T £103.838, dividends and Interest £6,611. fees £34, Insurance claim £10,000 doubtful debts provision no
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      DIVIDEND PAYERS
      61 6 Ayer Hitam Tin AYKR Hltam Tl n Dredging. wbOM last dividend wu 15 per c«nt. for 1041-43, has declared an Interim of 10 per cent, in respect of the year to June 30, less tax. payable Aug. SI. This dividend Is estimated to represent approximately 3} per i
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      Sungei Besi
      65 6 SUNOEI Best Mines have declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent, in respect of the I year to Mar. 31, 1049. less tax, payable Aug. 30. This dividend la estimated to represent approximately 3} per cent, on capital invested '.n the business. Including profits ploughed back. The
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      Golden Hope Rubber
      59 6 fOLDEN Hope Rubber Estate U reports a credit balance lor the year to Feb. 29 of £38,913. against £11.679. It resumes dividends with eight per cent., less tax. The last payment was six per cent, for 1940-41. Warrants will be >-«ted on S«pt. 21 Transfer to renabllltatlon
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      Straits Plants.
      61 6 STRAITS Plantations announce a final dividend of 74 per cent, (nil) for the year to Mar. 31, 1948, making 13tt per cent. M compared with 3% per cent, for 1940-41. An Interim of five per cent, m respect of 1948-49 tlso !s declared. The net profit after taxation,
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    DULL WEEK IN SHARES
    795 7 World Local Events' Effect From A Market Correspondent 1 ALA Y AN market quotations tended to drop at iTI the end of a dull week as hopes of Russian tractability were disappointed. Recurring Communist murders of victims of all races m the Federation of Malaya did
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    72 7 MAN AND MACHINE: A shovel dipper operated m Ohio by the Hanna Coal Company. It bites 40 cubic yards of coal vein overburden at a time, 24 hours a day, !uT e S. da a V&- S te€l fati u Plagued the engineers till Firestone Industrial Products prescribed rubber bushings.
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    FAGG FIRST BATSMAN TO REACH 2,000 RUNS
    293 7 LONDON, Sunday. ARTHUR FAGG, Kent's opening batsman, yesterday became the first player to complete 2,000 runs m first-class cricket this season. On a docile wicket h* scored a double century off the Middlesex attack, registering his seventh century of the season Fagg had
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    Jany Beats U.S. Stars
    192 7 PARIS Sunday. A LEX JANY, the crack French swimmer, had a great day m the international post Olympic swimming meeting here yesterday, which brought i together the French and i United States Olympic I teams. Jany wen the Grand Pri* de Paris, the men's 100 metres
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    Filipinos' Success
    45 7 Filipinos Success COPENHAGEN. Sun Uty In yesterday's fhials of the Internationa, tennis tournament at Copenhagen, the flUomo tennis players, V Deyro nno P. Ampon, won the men's loubits by defeating Kurt lel on of Denmark and Boerje Fernstedt of SA'rdcn 6—4.6 4. 6—3, 13—11. A.P.
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    British Tin Stocks Position
    109 7 BRITISH output of tin-metal m June was 2,022 tfons, says the British Bureau of Non-Ferrous Metal Statistics. This made 13.431 tons tor the first half-year. The comparative 1947 figure was 12,841 tons. j Consumption m June was 2.211 tons, bringing the total for January-June to 13..W5
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    Kesang Tin Output For The Quarter
    26 7 J^ESANG Tin report .he following outputs for the quarter: Piculs Tribute May 237.91 $5,091 June 192.98 $4.4i8 July 149.73 $3,249
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    Bolivian View Of The Tin Price
    190 7 DOLIVIAN tin producers have maintained for some time v that m order to increase production, or even to maintain the current level, the price they receive would have to be at least U.S.$l or $1.07 for metallic tin m concentrate f.o.b. South American ports.
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    THE WEEK IN U.S.A.
    113 7 NEW YORK, Sun. SECURITY values on the New York Stock Exchange declined nearly U552,000,000,000 last week. The volume of trading dwindled even more rapidly than prices. Prices of many stocks declined to a point where they offered attractive buys In relation to earnings. During the week
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    Prices
    97 7 Closing quotations at the end of ;he week (comparisons with the wevlous weeks closing quotations) ncluded: Un. T. Tel. 151% Anaconda Copper 36 »4 2% 3orden Co 41 Chrysler Corp. 58i —21 3U Pont 1724 —41/, 2sso Oil (Stand. Oil of N.J) 79*6 I 7 3en. Motors 62 +5
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    Dow Jones Averages
    20 7 Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Stocks 66.99 66.93 Industrials 179.27 179.63 Rails 59.06 58.79 Utilities 34.32 34.15 A.P.
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    Radio Programmes
    330 7 HAOIO MALAYA S POKE Frequencies: 620 Kc/a. I 96 A I t Mo/a. 1 p.m. Xavier Cugat; 1.80 News; 1.45 Light Music; 2.00 Close. 8.15 News; 8.20 Theatre Music; 9.00 "Paul Temple 6t The Sullivan Mystery;" 9.30 News; 9.45 World Affairs; 10.00 Nights at the Ballet; 10.30 Dance
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    ENGLAND'S TOTAL 2nd LOWEST v. AUSTRALIA
    483 8 ENGLAND'S TOTAL 2nd LOWEST v. AUSTRALIA Lmdwall Again Caused Rout LONDON, Sunday. ANE of the blackest days m the history of English Test cricket occurred on the opening of the fifth Test match against Australia at the Oval yesterday. In two hours and a half England were skittled out for
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    A Mexican Champion
    23 8 A Mexican Champion Helga Diederichsen, the Mexican swimming: champion. makes a charming picture as she rests after competing m the Olympics.— Reuter photo.
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    Scotland's Centre-half Sent Off
    154 8 Scotland's Centre-half Sent Off LONDON, Sunday. ON the opening day of the Scottish football season, Woodburn of Rangers, Scotland's International centre-half, was ordered off at Motherwell, where his side dropped a point. The Incident came 33 minutes after the restart, Just alter Matchle had equalised for Motherwell. So exciting was
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    SCFA Trial Disappoints
    199 8 •THE Singapore Chinese A Football Association trial held yesterday for selection of the team to play in the M.C.F.A. inter-State cup competition was a disappointing game. Several leading players did not turn up, and as a trial the game did not serve Its purpose. Hoi Meng was
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    Polo Club Hold Gymkhana
    65 8 "TWENTY-SIX members of the 1 Singapore Polo Club were contestants m the Club gymkhana held yesterday. The most successful competitor was Major F. L. Harding, who won the Bending race and the Musical Posts. The programme comprised seven events, Including one for the best polo pony,
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    S.C.F.A. LEAGUE
    33 8 Kampong Java beat Pasir PanJang 2-0 m an S.C.P.A. interdiitrict league soccer match at Jalan Besar yesterday. Both goals were scored m the second half by Hon Van and Heng Weng.
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    Ng Ngoh Tee Wins Veterans' Fixture
    244 8 VG Ngoh Tee, the former Johore champion, won easily his veterans' singles tie m the Singapore badminton championships yesterday. Lav Teng Slah, favourite for the Junior title, was taken to three sets by Tan Kee Lin. Results of yesterday's ties are: Men's Junior Singles:
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    26 8 Empicv ..v...^ ounnelly up) finishes half a ien&lh m tront of Skittals (Ellery) to win the fourth race at Ipon on Saturday. Scoop's Amateur Service picture.
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    Soccer Friendlies
    40 8 Results of yesterday's soccer friendlies are: Seaforths 2 (Stuart 2), Jollllads 1 (Munlyandi, from penalty) Buona Vista SC. 2 (Kamld 2) Army Fire Service 1 (Harris). On Saturday the Buona Vteta 8.C. drew with the Calchas XI three-all.
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    SELANGOR AVENGE DEFEAT
    177 8 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. SELANGOR defeated Penang by a solitary goal scored late In the first half m an inter-State friendly soccer match here today. Selangor thus avenged their defeat m the Malaya Cup match played m May this year. The Penang forwards gave one
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    Glamorgan In Lead
    195 8 London. Sunday. /GLAMORGAN head the English xl cour y criefcet championship i table with 144 points from 21 I games. Surrey are second four points i behind, while Derbyshire have dropped to third place with 13d points. The leading six places m the table, up to and
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    R.J.I.C. TENNIS
    46 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Sunday.— The Royal Johore International Club sports programme for this month includes a tennis competition, which is being played on Sundays only. The final's will be played on Liberation Day, Sept. 12. the whole day having been set apart for the tournament.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    32 8 TODAY: High water, 9.31 a.m (7 ft. 7 m.); 8.06 p.m. '8 ft. 5 m.). TOMORROW: High water, 10.21 a.m. <8 ft. 1 m.); 9.09 p.m. (8 ft. 9 In.).
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    US Finish Olympics With Big Lead
    263 8 LONDON, Sunday. >T»HE United States finished the 14th Olympiad as x the uncrowned and unofficial champions, with a total of 652J points. America's athletes, hailed as one of the greatest groups ever assembled on a sporting field, led the unofficial tabulation by 301 points.
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    1,500,000 Saw Games
    274 8 LONDON, Sunday. T*HE Olympic Games 1 ended late yesterday m golden sunshine and splendour, 16 days after they were opened by King George VI. Spectators at the Games totalled 1.500.000. The receipts are estimated at £500,000— a record. Flags of competing nations were paraded as a vast
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    COLLEGES XI HELD TO DRAW
    75 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. —Time forced a draw m the cricket match between the Combined Colleges, Singapore, and Sathivelu's XI on the Victoria Institution ground today. Scores: Combined Colleges Ist. innings 111 (R. Lam 31); Sathivelu's XI Ist. innings 94 (J. C. Cooke 45): Combined Colleges
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    Weightlifting Tournament
    73 8 LONDON, Sunday— Winners of the outstanding >vents In the British Empire weightliftin* championships here wert: Llfiitweifht: j stuan (Canada) total 727 lb. (press 231%. snatch 220%, jerk 275%). Middleweight: O. Grappon (Canada) 788 lb. (preas 242 V 4. snatch 242 V 4, Jerk 303 1 Light -heavyweight: J
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    India Win In Holland
    126 8 AMSTERDAM, Sunday T'HE Indian Olympic 1 soccer team beat Ajax. one of Holland's leading amateur teams. s—l5 1 here yesterday. India led 1-0 at half-time There was a crowd of 10,000 to see the match at the AJax stadium. I The Indian team, which played m
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    Good Bowling In Padang Cricket
    236 8 OEVERAL good bowling performances were seen m the Singapore Cricket Club tournament match on the padang yesterday. Major Rapsey (four for 22) and the Rev. Steele (six for 24) dismissed the Public Services for 74 runs. The United Services Officers scored 93 (Sneddon five for
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    GUNNERS LOSE TO CABLEMEN
    186 8 FE Cable and Wireless cricket team, playing their last match of the season, beat the Malay Coast Battery at B.akap Mali yesterday by 18 runs. Cable and Wireless: Thuralslngham b Mearns 0; D'Mello c K. Smith b Cooke 8; Monde.* b Smith 7; B. Halge c
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    Yogarajah Hits 16$
    98 8 SYOGARAJAH, scoring 169 against the R.A.F. Tengah yesterday, completed his 1.000 runs for the season. The match, played at Tengah, was won by the Ceylon Sports Club, the margin belnff 82 runs. The Tengah Airmen totalled 146 (T A.P Andrew 55. Naßiah four for 26). to W'lch
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    Other sports news is in page seven
    174 8 11; Mu.ray b Nagiah 1; 1.0. MilW b Sundram 16; Turnbuii i> Sundram 3; D:rbyshire c Ras.ip b Najriah 9; D. Nic^.olls b NafrHh 1; Bradley not out 6; Extras 2o Tctal 146 Bowline: S Nagiah four for 2S; S. K. Sundram four
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    28 8 TODAY SOCCEE: S.\>..\ League. Div. I—Malays1 Malays v. S C.C Ja'an Besar stadium, 5.15 p.m Div. II Tigers v. KoU Kaja. «»«-ylanif. 5.15 p.m. TENNIS: Xangiin Club tournament.
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