The Straits Times, 13 February 1949

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    30 1 '13FEB19W LARGEST NET? SALE IN MALAYA THE SUNDAY TIMES Sunday Edition of Ik* St*alt« Tim«« tfc Singapore Vroo Pr«« J No. 707 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1949. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    4 DIE IN
    534 1 TWO AIR CRASHES RAF victims in Spore and Butterworth Sunday Times Staff Reporters pOUR Royal Air Fore* flyers were killed in two air disasters in Malaya yesterday the pilot and navigator of a Mosquito which crashed in a rubber estate near Tengah airfield, Singapore, and the pilot
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    FOUR NURSES ISOLATED
    157 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporter A FOURTH nurse from the Singapore Ceneral Hospital has been isolated with the hree nurses now being treated at the Middleton Hospital for suspected diphtheria. The Chief Health Officer. Dr. C. H. Lowe, said he was "suspici ji" that the diphtheria was virulent
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    SRISH VOTE FOR KINC
    92 1 IRISH VOTE FOR KING BELFAST. Sat. NORTHERN Ireland's Unionist Government Party was voted into power with ah increased majority last night In the "King versus Republic" general election. Final results of Thursday's polling announced last night were: Unionist 35. Independent Unionists 2. Nationalists 9. Irish Labour one, Socialist Reoublican one.
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    WHALES IN THAMES
    20 1 Two whales were reported in the River Thames yesterday 80 miles from the sea, near Twickenham.— A.P.
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    ONIONS CAUSE TEARS
    94 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporter CONCERN U growing in Singapore over an Aus- tralian onion Impor mono- j poly which has been or. nlsed here to handle exclusively I shipments from Victoria, largj est Australian "onion" state, to Singapore. Both the Secretariat for Economic Affairs and the Australian
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    He stands as an Independent
    210 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporter THE first independent candidate to announce his intention to contest the Municipal elections is Mr. S. M. A. H. Chishty. Mr Chishty. a film distributor and exhibitor, is a son-in-law of Dr. H. S. Moonshi, who has been a Municipal Commissioner
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    TWO MURDERS UNSOLVED
    51 1 Sunday Times Correspondent MUAR. Sat. AVIRDICT of myrder by bandit or bandits at prevent unknown was returned by the Muar Magistrate at the inquest on Messrs S. Harper Ball and Young Simpson of Creigeilea Istafe, M«ar. Both were sfiot on Oct. 20 when they were Inspecting the
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    BRITISH S.-E. ASIA POLICY PRAISED
    174 1 NEW YORK, Sat. THE N«w York Herald! Tribune says in an editorial that the British plan to create self-governing dominions of British possessions in Bouth East Asia "could be studipd to advantage by other European nations with Asiatic possessions." "In a world where so many
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    "World convulsion too strong for Sassen THE HAGUE, Saturday.
    120 1 "World convulsion too strong for Sassen THE HAGUE. Saturday. kJR. Johannes Van Maarseveen, Dutch Minister of Home Affairs, is to act temporarily as Minister of Overseas Territories following the resignation of Dr. E. Sassen, it was learned today from informed sources. An Indonesian Republican statement Issued In New York on
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    WON'T HAVE STANLEY
    29 1 TEL AVIV, Sat.— An Israeli official spokesman today stated that Sydney Stanley, key figure, in the Lynskey tribunal, would be refused permission to enter Israel.— Reuter.
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    BELCHER GETS A NEW POST
    50 1 LONDON. Sat. -It U announced In the London Gazette that Mr. John Belcher ha s been appointed steward and bailiff of the manor or Northsteao. Mr. Belcher's resignation is M.P. creates byelection at Sowerby which he won for Labour in the 1945 general election.— Reuter.
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    'Raid' on Rawang town: Findings on Feb 17
    803 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. THI finding of an inquiry into the shooting of a Chinese, Ah Kiam, at Rawang, about 18 miles from Kuala Lumpur on the evening of Dec. 11 last year, will be delivered by the Kuala
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    RECOGNISES ISRAEL
    19 1 DUBLIN, Sat— The Irish government granted de facto recognition to the Jewish state of Israel today.— UP.
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    NEW SUNDAY TIMES SALES RECORD
    62 1 NEW SUNDAY TIMES SALES RECORD THI SUNDAY TIMES, Hi* newspaper with a nationwide circulation in Malaya, set a new record in December when ir» nett tale reached an average of 51.265 Hie largest circulation ever achieved in Malaya, and a yardstick of the great influence THE SUNDAY TIMES wields both
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    NINE GRASS FIRES
    10 1 Nine lallang fires occurred in Singapore yesterday.
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    Council queries on tin
    144 1 Council queries on tin Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. TWO resolutions will h* proposed at Thursday's meeting of the Federal Legislative Council, acceptance of which will have important bearing on Malaya's tin industry The first resolution will b« proposed by the Federation Economic Secretary (Mr. Heywood Waddington; who
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    EISENHOWER IN NEW JOB
    70 1 WASHINGTON. Si. /GENERAL D. Eisenhower will If serve temporarily as chairman of the joint chiefs-of-staff. White House has given no explanation for this and when a reporter asked whether there was any worsening of the international situation, an official replied that h? did not know of
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    ACCIDENT CALLS
    54 1 A detective and a bus cniiductor after fighting near Telok Ayer Police Station yesterday were removed to the General Hospital by ambulance. Nine other calls were answered by the accident ambulance service. One of these was to a Chinese woman who was injured at Joo Chlat Piace by
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    OLD TIMER tries a new dish
    640 2 OLD TIMER tries a new dish IN the days of the Sim e Road internment, when food was very difficult to get, 1 used to think of the many delightful ways in which (lying fox can be cooked. Indians make it into a curry and Chinese cook it with a
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    TRY COLOUR SNAPS
    424 2 PHOTO NOTES WITH the fun back but rather by differences In after the recent colom rains, the weather calls for colour film In cameras. Here are some tips on picture taking with Kodacolor, the simple roll colour film that fits most popular cameras. For best results, remember
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    12 2 ADMIRABLE subject* for coWur work— pretty girl* and flower*, together If possible.
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    story of two wars
    536 2 A story of two wars i S!lS!!sHs!*!fli?!i"J rpHE title of Mr. Howard Spring's latest novel. THERE IS NO ARMOUR, Is taken from James Shirley "There Is no armour against fate; death lays his icy hand on kings." This Is a long novel of nearly 600 pages, spanning both of the
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    MALAYS WILL HAVE JAZZ
    239 3 They want new melodies from abroad MODERN Malay music, westernised kronchongs and Malay-adapted English hit tunes cannot be abolished. This is the comment of Malay artistes and musicians on the recent opinion of Utusan Melayu, which regretted the tendency of Malays to introduce Western tunes and
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    39 3 MR. and Mrs. Carel Jan Indert. after their marriage at St. Andraw's Cathedral yesterday. The groom is with the N.I.C. Bank in Singapore. He b the son of the managing director of the Netherlands Indies Commercial Bank in Amsterdam.
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    THE SULTAN: BULLETIN
    66 3 Sunday Times Correspondent A BULLETIN .itued in |ohor« yesterday morning aayc "The Sultan of johore. His Highness Major Cencral Sir Ibrahim, underwent a minor operation at the Istana Pasir Plangi this morning. His Highness' condition Is satisfactory." The bulletin i< signed by Dr. C. J. Paglar, Private
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    Move to get allowances
    149 3 Sunday Time* Staff Correspondent! THE Singapore Teachers 1 Union has officially informed the Director of Education of the decLslon of *n i extraordinary general ."neeting last Tuesday that Coy- I ernment-aided English school teachers were eligible for housing allowance. The letter said that Oov- ernment-aided school
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    LAW AIMED AT BOGUS AMAHS
    90 3 Sunday limes Staff Correspondent An amendment to the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance will be Introduced In the Singapore Legislative Council next Tuesday. The proposal Is designed to mcc«. the case of the "amah." for. "In Singapore the prostitute is usually under the control of
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    DIM LIGHT FOR VICTORIA HALL
    86 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter LIGHTS will soon dim out gradually in tht conctrt hall of the Victoria Memorial Hall Instead of being switched off one by on» as at present. The dimmer &ys'.. m m of lighting, which will be easier lon audiences' eyes, will
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    DEAD OFFICER IS NAMED
    71 3 Sunday Time* Staff Reporter Fls officially announced that the officer killed In an ambush at 20th mile, Tangkak Road, Muar area, on Thursday, «v Lieut. Henry Randell. R A., aged 24 years, whose wife lives at Priory Road. Bournemouth, England. The other officer concerned in the
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    DEVONS SHOOT TWO BANDITS
    61 3 Sunday Tinaea Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— Two armerj bandits were shot dead by a patrol of Devons and Police In the Kulau forest reserve In Bentong yesterday In the Puchong area near Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, three bandits kidnapped a Chinese rubber tapper. Police reports state that
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    Selling bout in the market
    168 3 Sunday Times Financial Correspondent A LAY AN markets suffered during the week in sympathy with the crack in commodity prices and the further weakness on both .the New York and London Stock Exchanges. More particularly were they affected by a drop in the rubber price
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    RUBBER
    69 3 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon prices yesterday (Feb. 12> were. In cent^ per lb.: Buyer Seller No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal H% 35% F OB. In bales No. 1 R.S.B. 35 H 35% No. 3 R.S.S 33% :*4 No. 3 R.3.S 32 7 33', On
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    POSTMASTER BACK
    26 3 Sunday Times Correspondent MUAR. Sat.— Tuan Haji Lambak bin Omar has returned from a pilgrimage to Meoca and has resumed duties here as Postmaster.
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    Training films for the army
    198 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter A FEW Army training films dealing with the combating of Communist bandits in Malaya would be of exceptional valve to troops, Brigadier N. Carstairs (retired), general manager of th« Army Kinema Corporation, told the Sunday Times yesterday. Brig. Carstairs, who is
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    NEGLIGENT DRIVER
    32 3 Sunday Times Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR, Sat Pleading guilty to negligent driving, Won Hon Shlng was fined $30 by the Circuit Magistrate, Inche Abdul Wahab, and his driving licence was endorsed.
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    CITY ELECTION PROPAGANDA
    99 3 Sunday Time* StaS Correspondent rE Supervisor of Elections, Singapore, is to be exempted from any licence fee charged under the municipal advertisement by-laws in respect of anything exhibited for the information or direction of the public in connection with a Government j municipal or rural election. This
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    CONSTABLE STOLE PRISONER'S RING
    47 3 Sunday Times Correspondent BEOAMAT, Sat.— A former auxiliary police constable. Tay Khek Vow alias Ah Kow iwho took a ring from a prisoner In his charge during security operations near Labis, was sentenced to three 1 months' hard labour In the Segamat Court.
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    ILL NOT WELL AT WELL
    52 3 Sunday Times Correspondent KUANTAN, Sat.— The Circuit Magistrate, Inche Embong bin Dato Jaya, fined Wong Chow Woh $10 for i assaulting another woman, I Poon Chlng. Complainant told the Court that they had a quarrel because she refused to let Wong Chow Woh draw from
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    WHITE AUSTRALIA'S BLACK WEEK
    617 4 ito£ Gilmore Writes On MELBOURNE, Feb. a DV blotted-copy- book standards this must have been White Australia's blackest week. By insignificant coincidence it also is the week of Australia Day 161 st anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing. Australia Day Week started well with the Jangle of
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    336 4 IN YOUR GARDEN rpHEKE are a num- ber of plants, which. If not looked after properly, become weedy-looking, flower infrequently and only In small doses. Eventually the inexperienced gardener discards them and labels them as not worth growing. One I have in mind is Plumbago capensis. This plant in its
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    SHARKS ARE TIMID
    638 4  -  DAVID GUNSTON By have more stories ar. superstitions about the n than almost any other sea creatures. Yet the man who has had least experience of them is usually the one who can tell you everything you want to know about these over-rated flsh and his stories
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    SOME RECORDS OF THE WEEK
    265 4 SARAH Vaughan, known to her fans as the 'divine Sarah,' gives a brilliant rendition of eden ahbei's "Nature Boy" (he insists on spelling his name without capital letters). Miss Vaughan has an ethereal quality in her voice and a smooth flowing delivery which will undoubtedly
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    MUSSOLINI'S GOLD
    1633 5  -  E, L. Palmeiri John Kobler Two Young Lovers Die To Hide By and THE convoy rumbled through the dawn, scattering steely echoes through the quiet Como valley. The road twisted so narrowly between sheer cliffs and tall villa walls that as the vehicles careened around the curves they
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    30 6 Dr. ft Mrs. P. 8. Narmyanasvamy of Sungel Buloh. thank all friends and well wishers for their kind wishes, congratulatory messages, presents and attendance at their marriage on 9.2.49.
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    SUNDAY, FEB. IS, 1949. WEWANT TO KNOW
    597 6 THE SUNDAY TIMES SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 1949. WE WANT TO KNOW MALAYANS are more puzzled than angry by the remarkable speeches made recently by the Australian Minister for Immigration, Mr. A. A. Calwell. Be. ore the war, the White Australia Policy, if it was given any attention at all, was
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    Tumpat: end of the road
    2469 6  -  C.A. GIBSON-HILL EAST COAST JOURNEY— Part V! By U7E had meant to remain at Kuala Trengganu for three days. This was not a personal limit; I would gladly have stayed much longer, but only a fixed period was available for the whole journey. In the
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    SEIZED OPIUM GOING TO U.K.
    269 7 It will help hospitals in Britain Sunday Times Staff Reporter CONFISCATED opium weighing about U tons will shortly be sent by the. Singapore Customs to London for sale through the Crown Agents for the Colonies, and the money credited to the Colony. The seized opium,
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    20 7 U k. Don W.lbert Nanayakara an 4 Mist Nanthawathi Punchi Bands, who were married last week at the Singapore Registry.
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    ABUSED DOCTOR: FINED $10
    71 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. A 70-year-old yellow-robed Indian medicine man was complainant in a case heard today against Kar.dasamy who was charged with using abusive words and attempting to assault the swami. The incident took place on Sept. 21 at complainant's house when
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    DID NOT HAVE CARDS
    69 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter For not having taken cut an Identity card within x4 days of his arrival from India. Ar&lt;an Mi ttram Thanthani, aeed 23. was fined $I.'D by the First District Judge. Mr. E P. Shanks yesterday. A Chinese Chan Hce Seng of Cross
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    GRASS FIRES AT JOHORE BAHRU
    45 7 Sunday Times Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. Two large areas of iallang and blukar within town limits caught fire today and the local Fire Brigade was called. They put out both fires before they could reach the dwellings which surrounded them.
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    58 7 DR. Lim Boon Keng made Singapore chess history yesterday when he set in motion a chess clock used for the first rime in Malaya at the opening of the Singapore Chest Championship and the Lim Boon Keng Cup. His grandson. Dr. Lim Kok Ann (left) looks on while Mr. Chou
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    ON ARMS CHARGE
    32 7 Muttiah, a Tamil aged 45, was remanded in custody in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday on charges of unlawful possession of three revolvers and 12 rounds of ammunition.
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    PREFECTS GIVE TEA
    38 7 JOKORE, BAHRU, Sat— The Prefects of the English College entertained their former Headmaster, «Mr. g. Woods, who Is now Superintendent of Education, Johore, and Mrs. Woods to tea yesterday in honour of his new appointment.
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    Penang cession case tor London
    136 7 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent PENANC, Saturday. IF all other courses fail, the Penang Secession Com- mittee may take their case to London. This will be discussed when 'he Committee meet on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Penan Chamber of Commerce. At this meeting, the first
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    SAW STOLEN CAMERAS IN SHOP WINDOW
    147 7 SAW STOLEN CAMERAS IN SHOP WINDOW A FINE of $400, with the alternative of eight weeks' rigorous Imprisonment, was imposed by Mr. G. McI Dougal, Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate, yesterday, on Lim Teng Fung, cameraman of the Amateur Photo Stall. North Bridge Road. Two cameras belonging to I Mrs.
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    New radio plan not monopoly'
    231 7 rE question of installing RedilTusion transmission Wires over private property in Singapore was still under official consideration, the Joint Managing Director of the Relay Broadcast Services (Overseas) Ltd.. Mr. N. J. B. Sabine. told a Press conference yesterday. Mr. Sabine, who leaves Slngapoie toclay for
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    JOHORE COUNCILLOR
    48 7 Sunday Times Correspondent Jtik. BAHRU. Sat.— Mr. H. t. MacKenzie sinior Unofficial member of thr Johore Council of State has been appointed i member of the Johore Executive Council in place of Dato CHI' Pie.-joont. who .as resigned because of his impending c arture on retirement.
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    RITCHIE STAYS TILL 1950
    82 7 LONDON. Sat. The War Office announces that Sir Nell Ritchie, 51, will remain as C-in-C, Far East Land Forces, until February, 1950, after which he will relieve Gen. Sir William Morgan, 57, as Commander of the British Army Staff, W hington, and military member of the
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    MAN MATTERS NOT RACE'
    84 7 PRESIDING th 2 annual 1 re-union dinner of the Chinese Association yesterday. Mr. O. H. Kiat exhorted the members to vote for the right candidate in the forthcoming Municipal elections. The race of the candidate dM not. matter he added. Mr. Klat was re-elected president of
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    GIRL DIES IN ROAD CRASH
    65 7 JORA binte Musa. an eight-year-old girl, was knocked down by a motor-cyclist at 4 p.m. yesterday at the 13th mile, Sembawang Road. The girl died in the Johore Hospital at 8 p.m. A Chinese cyclist was ad- mltted to the General Hospital yesterday at 4
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    RELIGIOUS LEADERS GET TOGETHER
    152 7 SINGAPORE and Johore j leaders of religion yesterday formed an organisation "to inculcate the spirit uf friendship and co-operation among the leaders and the followers of different relia lons." The meeting was held at Bukit Serene, the home of the Commissioner-General (Mr. Malcolm Mar Donald). The
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    Two thousand rats die in Singapore
    271 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter (^Y AN IDE fumigation a 100 per cent rat killer hat v in the past 21 months killed more than 2,000 rats on 139 ships which called at Singapore to renew their health certificates in accordance with the International Sanitary
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    53 7 CHANC Wai Km, one of eight Cirl Guides to be enrolled at a ceremony in Trat Street Chinese Kindergarten and Primary School yesterday. TM n.w Guide ii taluting the District Commissioner. Miss N. Inge, before receiving her badge. Behind her is the Captam of the Fourth Singapore Guides Company. Mrs.
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    BROKE LAW TO SEE A SHIP
    56 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter Three farmers found loitering inside the Singapore Harbour Board area on Friday explained in the Second District Court yesterday that they had gone to the harbour to look at the ships. They said that they had never seen a ship
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    44 girls in Colony child crime sheet
    257 7 Sunday Times Staff Reporter QFFICIAL figures show that 632 children and young persons, whose ages ranged from eight to 16 years, were charged before the Juvenile Court in Singapore during 1948. Forty-four were girls. During this period the peak age of male juvenile
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    Peons Can Now Be Policemen
    125 7 Peons Can Now Be Policemen THREE Malays who joined the Singapore Police as oilice peons are now fully fledged police constables and a fourth Malay, Lajim bin Kassim who a few days ago was a police tamby. has entered the Police Training School at Thomson Road to train as a
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      966 8 THIS WEEK FOR YOU -What the Stars ForetellAQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. TAUBUS (Apr. 21-May LEO (July 24-Aug. 23).— SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 19) —You must hold your 21).— For the beat success Do not sign any documents 22).— Tour own personal ideaU high this week today, combine social and this week. Take
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      169 8 Sunday Times Crossword |jj 13 I I I 1 I I" I I I I ACROSS: I. Alight (8): 9. Old ("&gt;; 4. Seemingly a praying ii^ect nn .l(«i; 5. Willow (s&gt;; Employer torch (4). 11. Animate (11). (4); 7 Nothlng at v (1) f^^ 13. Oun dogs (8); 14.
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      378 8 RECENTLY we were playing rubber bridge and were fortunate enough to pick up this hand: 8. A K 10 H. A Q D. KJxxx C. A x x While we might have opened with one diamond, it usually is preferable to show the tremendous high card strength of such a
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    4 BROTHERS
    597 9  - "Grand" clothes for export WARY HEATHCOTT By LONDON, Jan. 81. THERE was a truly regal magnificence about the clothes which Norman Hartnell, the Queen's dressmaker, showed this week in the last of London's Spring Collections. These were real couturier clothes, elaborate, grand, bold, each model stamped with the mark of
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    HERE AND THERE
    335 9 MATTLI u*e* a red-bordered handkerchief cotton for a gay full-skirted evening dress. Hi* suits have pleated skirts, also .kirn which are straight at the back with a single box pleat in front. A cocktail suit in pink and navy check taffeta has a double basque effect over
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    Some buying points
    222 9 /yVER-ALL points to remember when you are buying new clothes: You cannot do wrong with pleated skirts. You can choose all round box pleats in front or back; narrow accordion pleating or broad accordion pleating, you can set a panel of pleats at the back of a
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    Cuwvw "Te^MaA^
    407 9 Onn Temple am a good mixer, attractive, and 21. I don't smoke or drink. Unable to get into a university I have had to turn to office work. I have stuck this job for iix months and am so depressed and ill-tempered that I can't sleep. A happy marriage ana
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    PLAIN FARE FOR TWO
    435 9 A FTER lots of parties it is pleasant to turn again to simple fare with a few quiet dinners for two. Stewed tripe YOU need: half a pound of tripe, half a pint of milk, one ounce of flour, one finely chopped onion, pepper and salt
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    CROSSWORD SOLUTION
    102 9 ACROSS: 1. Dismount. 9. Link. 12. Impassioned. 13. Spaniels. 14. Aloe. 16. Totter. 17. Severe. 19. Astir 20. Reveres. 21. Fees 22. Hides. 27. Aimed. 29. Bean. 31. Transit. 33. Serge. 34. Rained. 35. Shaven. 36. Ogre. 37. Gelatine. 39. Experiments. 40. Tide. 41. Tameness. DOWN: 1. Distaff.
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    45 9 Here is a sumptuous hostess gown or housecoat in glazed cotton, a new silky English material. Fashion notes the stand-up collar and the dozens of tiny buttons that conceal a zip-fastener. The print itself huge peonies In sepia and black on a creamy white background.
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    WATER POLO FIXTURE
    60 10 Awaterpolo ma eh between :he Tiger Swimming Ol ib and the Army team will be played today at 11 a.m. at the Tiger Swimming Pool. Paeir Fftnjang Road. The following will represent the Tiger SO.: Sim Yeow Urn Ohm Heng Pong, Kong Siong Leone. Loh Yong Alk
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    TONIGHTS BOUTS
    68 10 I*ONIOHT*B boxing at the Happy 1 World. Singapore starts at 8.30. Keen fights are promls-tf. Harry Fernandez of Kuala Lumpur and Jabbar bin JafTar head the card in a ten-round bout Other fights are: Nal Sore See W. Young Porter (eight rounds): Nal Tom Chat v Kid Walkey
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    CSC PARTY TODAY
    60 10 Sunday Times Taipin« .Sports Correspondent THI Chinese Swimming Club's children's party will t* held at the Club totUy from 1 to 5| p.m. The. women's committee have prepared 1.400 packet* for the enloyment of the children, apart from re 'reshmenta, which will be free. Dance musi: will
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    Dara Singh wins on disqualification
    76 10 •Princs" Bhupinder iv disqualified in the fifth round in the fight against Dara Singh a&gt; Happy World last night. Ho W?h Peng won on a disqualification against W. Smith in the seventh round. D'.r Dar beat the Indonesian Kid in the third round, the L.tter
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    RUGBY LEAGUE
    93 10 LONDON. Saturday. Rugb\ league Cup first round first leg: Bradford Northern 3, 3t. Helens 4; Castleford 10. Bramle&gt; 2; Dewsbury 9, Barrow 6; Salmon 15, Fi»atherstone Rovers 2; Huddersfleld 4. Rochdale Hornets 5; Hull 4. Halifax 0- Hunslet i 2. Salford 0; Leeds 16. Batley 2; Liverpool Stanley
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    FIFTH ROUND CUP TIE RESULTS
    447 10 LONDON, Saturday. fUP tie fever gripped the soccer world once more today when fifth round garnet were played with the survivors qualifying for the quarter-finals. Huge crowds watched the eight ties over 81,000 at Manchester dominating the attendances. Yeovll, the non-league survivors, were the attraction
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    Malayans win 9—o
    165 10 Malayans win 9—0 From LEE SIEW YEE, Sunday Times Reporter with Malayan Team TORQUAY, Saturday. THE Malayan Cup team beat England by nine 1 matches to nothing here today. All tickets were sold out and a crowd exceeding 1 ,000 saw Hie Malayans win easily. Detailed results are: FIRST SINCLIS:
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    Scoreboard
    107 10 ENGLAND—Ist Inns I. Hu 1 ion b Tnrkett S C. Washbrook c C. Rowan b McCarthy »7 J Crapp b At hoi Rowan SI D. Compton c A. Rowan b Tnekett 14 A. Watkins not oat M F. O. Mann c Wade b McCarthy 17 K Jenkina Ibw b
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    JCC plans busy cricket season
    272 10 Sunday Times Johore Bahru Sports Correspondent AMEETINC of the |ohore Cricket Club committee was held on Friday, when it was decided that cricket practice nets should be put up on Thursday, Feb. 17, and thereafter on every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. The annual general meeting
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    ENGLAND STRUGGLE FOR RUNS IN TEST
    172 10 JOHANNESBURG, Saturday. 1 ENGLAND, one up with two to play in th« Test series with South Africa, were struggling for runt in th« Fourth Test here today, first day of th« match. At close they were 290 runs for seven wickets. After the loss
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    C. SCHUBERT 70 NOT OUT
    234 10 A RAFFLES College XI drew with the Registrar of Vehicles Sports Club In a cricket match played at Buklt Timah yesterday. Features of the game were the unfinished knock of 70 runs by Carl Schubert for Raffles College coupled with Sabapa4hys six wickets for 34
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    KING KONG WINS
    64 10 KINO KONG beat Tiger Joginder by two falls to one in the 34th minute of their 100 minute non-stop fight at Oreat World last night. Bill Verna drew with Arjan Dass over six rounds; Paul NlkolofT beat Jejl Goldstein by a t.k.o. In the second round; George
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    28 10 IN a fast and exciting soccer match In Teluk Anson. the Medical and Health Sports Club beat the Post and Telegraphs XI one-nil Hanlffa scored the winning goal.
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    ALIMAT WAS BEST MALAY PLAYER
    434 10 FEATHER Badminton Notes by HEADING the list vi badminton players who made their mark in the annals of Malayan history is R. Allmat. He started taking the game seriously when he was In Perak. At present, he is attached to the Federal Governmerit in Kuala
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    ARMY OUTPLAY SCC WIN 18-3
    677 11 Wildman Great display by r* i VINC what may well be said to be their finest exhibiKJ tion of rugger for the season, the Army completely outplayed the first team of the Singapore Cricket Club on the Padarg yesterday, winning by 18 points (three goals
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    I.A. v. KHALSA AT CRICKET TODAY
    98 11 THE Indian Association's cricket fixture for today against Raffles Congee has been cancelled. The I. A. vtill play Khalsa Association on the Khalsa ground. The I. A. side will be: N. Abbasbhoy (capt). Dr. M. Abraham. Hussain Shah, R. 81--thanm. Budha Singh. C. 8.
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    Yardley's reply
    25 11 THE second instalment of 1 Norman Yardley'; reply to Sir Donald Brad man has been unavoidably held over owing to pressure of spate
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    JOHORE A.F.A. MEETING
    197 11 Sunday Times Muar Sports Correspondent J" OHORE did better In 1948 than in previous yean in the Malaya Cup competition and obtained second place in the southern section. Of the five fixtures played Johore won three and lost two, to Singapore and Negrl S mbilan." said the
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    RAF WIN 4-2 ATP.BRANI
    87 11 rE R.A.F soccer team which' is to play the Siamese Air Force in Bangkok next Saturday had a practice tryout against the Royal Army Service Corps at Pulau Branl yesterday. The Airmen won 4-2. Several scoring chances were missed by both aides. Sharpley and Durden put
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    SINGAPORE CHESS RESULTS
    72 11 RESULTS of yesterday's firstround matches in the Singapore ches championship, played |at the V.M.C.A., were: I. Llm Eng Hoe 0, Mm Hee Seng 11; J. Matthews 1. W. Groom 0; M. Yassln 0. V. R. Vakil 1: E. Khaw 0, Tay Cheong Ann 1; Kiong Chin Eng
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    CONCORD WIN
    27 11 fUNIOR Athletic, a Naval Base J soccer team, lest by five clear goals to H. M.' S. Concord in a game at Seletar last evening.
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    NECRI AVENGE FIRST DEFEAT
    331 11 Sunday Times Seremban Sports Correspondent MECRI defeated Selangor by one goal to nil in their inter-State hockey match on the Seremban padang yesterday, thus avenging an earlier defeat by Selangor. Negri won in the second half after an even first half in which the outstanding feature
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    FARRER PARK SOCCER
    47 11 ZAM'S XI to play the GHQ Signals Ist XI at soccer tomorrow at Farrer Park will be selected from: O. Angullla, A. Rahlm. Seng Gee, S^mat; Aziz: Aloy; chwee Leng, Balen, Zam Zam; Ramlar d Angullla; Krishna Samy and P. Lupez. Referee: Q*pt. Hooper.
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    CHYE HEE SCORES 3 COALS
    201 11 CUPERIOR In every department O of the game, 8.0.D. Civilian Association beat the Dockyard Asians flve-nll in a soccer mat#h at St. George's Road yesterday. The first half opened with the B O.D.C.A. forward line in top form. Very well led by I. M. Angullla,
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    Pep regains his title
    52 11 NEW YORK, Sat. WILLIE Pep regained his world featherweight title from Sandy Saddler in a 15-round content at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Friday night. In a rough contest he outpointed Saddler, who gained the title last October by knocking Pep out In the fourth
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    Foong Seong Cup rules may be changed
    265 11 Foong Seong Cup rules may be changed Sunday Time* Johore Bahru Sports Correspondent THE rules for the Foong Seong Cup competition are to be altered so that the competition be run on Thomas Cup competition lines. This was announced at the annual general meeting of the Johore Badminton Association which
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    Harbour Board beat Chasers
    340 11 CUPERIOR in hooking and place-kicking, the Singapore Harbour Board XV beat the Singapore Chasers when they met in a game of rugger played at Raeburn Park yesterday. The score was nine points (three tries) to five (a goal). It was sheer rtetsnuinatlrn and good tackling on
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    Big Sweep results
    71 12 FE Big Sweep drawn on race ten at Ipoh yesterday resulted as follows. Total pool $320,815. FIRST: No. *****9. SECOND: No. *****7. THIRD: No. *****6. STARTERS: Nos. *****7. *****4. *****3. *****5, *****5. *****7. *****3. *****1. *****4. *****9. Consolation Prizes: ($l,OOO each): Nos. *****5. *****8. *****8. *****4. *****5.
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    5 S.C.C. TEAMS IN RUGBY SEVENS'
    151 12 r5 Singapore Orirket Club have entered five teams for the seven- a -side rugby tournament to t» held on the Padang this week. The teems are Hammer*: T A. Ropwr F. T. Homer, J Frame, d. |l Taylor (csvpt.), W. Fox, A- B. w.
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    ALL-.NDIA GAMES
    36 12  - ALL-NDIA GAMES r| 14th All-India "Olympic Oames opened In New Delhi yesterday Athletes from nine provinces and Statej as well as a contingent from Burma ars taking part In the games which conclude on FH». 13.
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    PHOTO-FINISH CAMERA A SUCCESS
    2933 12 PHOTO-FINISH CAMERA A SUCCESS EPSOM JEEP 2 big upsets at Ipoh races By M ALA Y AN Turf history was madt on the Ipoh course yesterday, when the photo-finish camera operated for the first time. The judge called for a photo-finish in three races. Tht morning trials wer« so satisfactory
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    44 12 THEBAINE, trained by Major C. Coldimith and owned by Mr. W. H. Watt, Is one of 71 horses accepting for the Grand Nstiensl steeplechase to be run at Aintree on March 26. Thebsine has also been entered for the Cheltenham Cold Cup. Rewter picture.
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    MOST VALUABLE CAIN IN 25 YEARS'
    203 12 THE magic eye camera, deigned by two young Australians, which has proved such a boon to race Judges In close finishes. Is widely used but not universal In Australia. In South Australia the State Government has refused permits for building materials needed to complete
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