The Straits Times, 13 April 1949

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1 845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1949 PKM t I'tN CENTS TtVKIVE PAGES
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    ANSWERING CHALLENGE OF SYNTHETIC
    2018 1 Produce More Cheaply Bu t No Wage Cuts -R.G.A. CHAIRMAN From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. IN a speech, considered in City circles to be one of the most able and far reaching yet given on the subject, Mr. Charles Mann (Guthries) who was today re-elected
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    43 1 PRINCF CHARLES of Edinburgh was more interested in his woolly rabbit than posing for his photograph when this picture was taken at Buckingham Palace. He was 19 weeks old and weighed lftlbs. 2ozs. when the photo was taken at Royal Command.— A.P. picture.
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    SIRENS CALLED 4,000 POLICE
    181 1 11/ HEN sirens wailed Singapore saw yesterday for the first time its 4.000 police at 36 police tations .11 over the island react as to ,««£ffiloner of Police, iMr. G. R. Livett), told the Straits Times that the practice, the first of a series for the
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    New Salaries Report
    121 1 riiHK Joint Salaries (om1 mission Officer, Mr. J. V. Cow-gill, recommends that salaries in many departments of the Federation and the Singapore Governments should be raised above those recommended by the Trusted Commission. In a report issued yesterday, Mr. Cowgill says that if the recommendations are accepted
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    ARMY MAY UNLOAD 50 SHIPS
    165 1 ARMY MAY UNLOAD 50 SHIPS LONDON, Tues. 1 DROOPS may .be called out to unload 50 ships in the Port of London, idle through a strike which today involved more than 13,000 dockers. Urgent moves to safeguard tne nation's rood supplies are expected to follow a Cabinet meeting tomorrow. Official
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    Don't Forget Needs Of Asia—Senator
    159 1 Don't Forget Needs Of Asia Senator WASHINGTON, Tuesday. WHEN the U.S. Senate yesterday voted more aid for Europe, Senator Humphrey (Democrat, Minnesota) urged that the needs of India and other friendly Asian nations should not be overlooked. In the struggle for a "free and prosperous" world, he said, "our Atlantic
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    Captain Sent Girl Home
    76 1 LONDON, Tues. A CAPE Town stenographer brought two 28,500-ton Union Castle liners to a dramatic ocean rendezvous. She stowed away on the liner Pretoria Castle at Cape Town on Apr. 1, bjftt was discovered In time for the captain to arrange to meet the Edinburgh Castle,
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    50 1 THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, fires a broad smlU as he flourishes the red despatch box containing his Budget speech seciets. Be was the target for cameramen as he left No. 11 Downing Street, London, his official residence, to make his Budget speech to Parliament.— A.P. picture.
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    OSPC Dies From Jungle Attack
    214 1 |yiR. E. A. Freeborough O.S.P.C. Batu Pahat, was fatally wounded early yesterday by bandits six miles south-west of Yong Peng. Mr. Freebo-nusn was out on operations with his second in command, Mr. J. C. MacNar when squatters' huts wer e seen in the jungle. Mr.
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    Drowning Of Miss P. Braga
    97 1 HONG KONG, Tues. DEATH by drowning following an accident was the verdict of the jury at the Inquiry Into the cause* that led to 'he death of Miss Patricia Anne Braga, daughter of Mr. A. J. Braga, Singapore lawyer, on Nov. 21 last year. The
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    RED UNITS CROSS YANGTSE
    172 1 NANKING, Tues. WHILE three powerful Communist armies attacked National bridgeheads on the north bank, a separate force .■rossed the Yangtse yesterday md landed on an Island near i-he south bank. The river crossing emphasises the Communist threat of a South China Invasion unless the Qovernmeßt quickly
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    LABOUR PLANS FOR INDUSTRY
    141 1 LONDON. Tues. fpHE British Labour Party X disclosed today a 1950 election platform calling for public ownership of five more major industries cement, Insurance, sugar, water, supply, and "all suitable minerals." Two other major industries shipbuilding and chemicals were warned to get in step or face
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    Clear Slums Before Building
    174 1 Clear Slums Before Building —LAYCOCK APRCTEST against the diversion by the Singapore Improvement Trust of millions of dollars intended for slum clearance and back lane j construction to building houses was made oy Mr. John Laycock in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. His objection was maae during the second n..idins
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    COUNCIL NEWS INSIDE
    43 1 >AGE 4. Council Approves Gift. >AG£ 5. "S.I.T. not doing Duty"— Laycock. S.V.C. Plan Ready Soon Qovt. Withdraws Telegraph Bill. Five Men to Study Votes For All. Colony Staffing Report. 'AGE 7. Exchange Control Hits Trade. Move to stop Slavery.
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    U.K. DRIVE FOR DOLLARS
    266 3 £lBoMillionAim In Canada, U.S. LONDON, Tuesday. A NEW export target for 1950 and a new ex- port record for March in Britain's dollar drive were announced by the Government yesterday. During the Commons debate on the Budget, Mr. Harold Wilson President of the Board of Trade,
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    Dead OSPC 'Had Heart Of A Lion'
    356 3 Prom A Special Correspondent KUALA LUMP.UR, Tues. ERIC Freeborough had the heart of a lion," said a senior police officer when we were talking of his death at the hand of bandits near Batu Pahat this morning. He was a quiet man, who
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    40,000 WORKERS STRIKE IN N.S.W.
    67 3 MELBOURNE. Tues. Forty thousand industrial workers in New South Wales were estimated yesterday to have struck work in protest against the Imprisonment of a trade union official for contempt of court. Melbourne seamen, dockers and Ironworkers are due to walk out today, but Sydney ironworkers
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    LESS PURCHASES IN MALAYA
    36 3 WASHINGTON, Tues.— The Economic Co-operation Administration announces that it has decreased by $873,000 its earlier allocation to Korea for the purchase of miscellaneous industrial materials and manufactured commo1 dlties In Malaya.— U.P.
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    Reporters Strike
    29 3 NANKING. Tues.— About 30 Chinese reporters today staged a sit down strike for half-an-hour on the floor of the Chinese Parliament In protest against a secret session.—A.P.
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    'Occupational Fatigue'
    50 3 WASHINGTON, Tues. MR. James V. Forrestal, former U.S. Defence Secretary is reported to be suffering; from occupational fatigue, "a direct result of excessive work during the war and postwar yean." Close friends have described Mr. Forrestal's illness as 'nervous exhaustion.' He Is expected to leave hospital *****. A.P.
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    'I Could Have Put Up $10,000,000 On My Own'
    426 4 —Says Aw Boon Haw MR. Aw Boon Haw, giving evidence yesterday A in the case brought against him by Mr. Wong Pak Shum, an architect, in the Singapore Supreme Court, said that he was in a position to put in $10,000,000
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    Campaigner For Women
    70 4 URGING the abolition of the property clause qualification for Municipal election voters, Mr. John Laycock at the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday implied that he was campaigning for the Governor's daughter and hundreds of other women not entitled to vote. The Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, smiled when Mr.
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    BIG DAY FOR HINDUS
    299 4 BIG DAY FOR HINDUS rpODAY Is a big day for Hinx das, Sikhs and Sinhalese in Malaya. They celebrate it as their New Year day with private feasting and merrymaking. It has added importance lo Sikhs and Sinhalese because it is the 251 st anniversary of the birth of Khalsa,
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    OLD VICTORIANS
    53 4 The following were elected officers at the Old Victorians' Association annual meeting. President: Mr. Ong Eng Llan; Vice-Presldent: Mr. S. R. Williams; Secretary: Mr. Chan Joon Gek; Asst. Secretary: Mr. Lee Ah Tee: Treasurer: Mr. Nr Kian Seng; Sport Secretary: Mr. A. Vijiaratnam; Auditors: Mr. 8. Yogorajah: Mr.
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    'PROTECTION' BY BEGGARS
    47 4 Shangnal has beggars and loafers unions ''which issue red "protection" tags to shops to be pasted on windows, said Mr. Vladimir Jedenov, who arrived In Singapore from Shanghai yesterday. The tags Indicate that the shops have paid money and beggars seeing them keep away.
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    61 4 PTE HAKKY GOWER, aged 19, of "B" Coy., Ist Battalion, Devonshire Regiment one of the youngest recipients of the British Empire Medal, made for operations in Malaya from Jane 18 to Nov. SO last year. Ptr. Gower was ambushed in Johore on three consecutive days and drove his vehicle- through
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    Govt. Vets To Confer In Colony
    113 4 IJORTY members of the Government Veterinary Service from all parts of Malaya will attend the three-day annual conference of the Malayan Veterinary Association which opens in Singapore on Friday. The opening session will be held at the Capitol Restaurani, followed by a business meeting
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    COMMITTEE FORMED
    106 4 An announcement that the Joint Consultative Committee for Singapore and the Federation has been formed wat> made by the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Glmson, at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative CounciL The Singapore members of *.ne Committee will be the Financial Secretary. Mr J. D. M.
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    Council Approves Gift To Cup Team
    138 4 rT*HE Singapore Legislative Council at its *neeting A yesterday authorised supplementary expenditure amounting to $59,734, including a contribution of $2,215 to the Malayan Thomas Cup team. The gift is equivalent to the entertainment duty paid on the three exhibition matches played in Singapore to
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    EXPORT BAN DENIED
    72 4 A Government statement issued yesterday says that the Batavia Department of Economic Affairs has denied the rumour that there Is a ban on export of rubber to Singapore from Djarabi from April 1. There has been no change In the regulations governing rubber exports to Singapore, It
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    Future Of Rubber Uncertain
    177 4 From Oar SUIT Correspondent KUALf LUMPUR, Tues. BANDITRY and the obscure political future, coupled with the use of synthetic In America, made it very difficult to forecast the immediate future of rubber in Malaya, said Sir Sydney Palmer, chairman of the Juntai Development Ltd., at the
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    'S.I.T. NOT DOING ITS DUTY'
    417 5 'S.I.T. NOT DOING ITS DUTY' Get Rid Of The Slums Laycock A LMOST the entire $10,000,000 which was given to the Singapore Improvement Trust for slum clearance was used to build large blocks of flats at Tiong Bahru "which cannot be looked upon as slum clearance at all," declared Mr.
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    32 5 THE SULTAN OF KEDAH cutting the ribbon to declare open the new $23,000 mosque built at Gurun on land given by the Mentri Besar, Tuan Haji Mohamed Sheriff (right).— Straits Times picture.
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    Govt Withdraws Telegraphs Bill
    252 5 REDIFFUSION EXPLANATIONS why the Singapore Government wa s withdrawing th c Telegraphs (Amendment) Bill and the reason for the opposition to the Bill were given by th c Attorney-General, Mr. E. J. Davies, in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. I There was considerable opposition to the
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    COLONIAL STAFFING REPORT
    190 5 COLONIAL STAFFING REPORT DISSCUSSION on the separation of Singapore from the Malayan Establishments Board, and creation of a Singapore Establishment to deal with all Government appointments, was postponed in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday when a motion by Mr. N. A. Mallal (Municipal North-East* was deferred for two months. Mr.
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    BILL TO BE AMENDED
    110 5 A *?;11 seekin? to increase the maximum a person can be ordered to pay towards the maintenance of an illegitimate child, which was tabled before ••^apore Legislative v^sterday, was withdrawn for amendment. T^- Attorney General, Mr. E. J. Davies, said that representations had been made for
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    MR. E.V.A. PEERS
    16 5 Mr. E.V.A. Peers has been appointed to act as a District Judge, Singapore.
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    Singapore Diary
    54 5 TODAY Y.W.C.A Katong Croups meeting. Mrs. Y. C. Foo on < "Interlor Decorations." St. Hilda's School, 5 p.m. V.M.C.A. Orchard Road. Singapore Chess Club, 5 p.m. art club model drawing;. 6 p.m. Medical College Alumni Association, dinner with Mr. Tan Chin Tuan as guest of honour. Chinese Swimming
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    Five Men To Study Votes-For-All Bill
    142 5 A FTER Mr. John Laycock had described the Municipal Elections property clause qualification as "retrograde" at yesterday's meeting: of the Singapore Legislative Council, a Bill Introduced by him to remove the clause was referred to a Select Committee. The Governor, Sir Franklin Giinson. chose
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    74 5 i The Chief Kathi of Singapore, Hajl All bin Haji Mohamed Said, officiated at his nephew's wedding in Singapore when Miss Saedah binti Abdullah was married to Mr. Bostam bin Haji Mohamed Kurshi. The bridegroom, who is attached to the Registry of Births and Deaths, is the honorary
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    OFFICIAL STATUS FOR A.T.C.
    143 5 i ENROLMENT in the Malayan I Air Training Corps will be open to British subjects, British protected persons, 1 and Federal citizens, according to the Bill establishing the corps introduced into the Singapore Legislative "ouncil yesterday. The object of the Bill is to give- statutory recogmI
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    JOHORE STAFFS
    48 5 From Oar Star! Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. TuesThe Johore Civil Service A* sociatlon is taking the initiative in forming a Johore staff council as a preliminary towards forming a Whitley Council. It (s Inviting all associations and unions of Government employees to send delegates to a conference
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    S.V.C. PLAN READY SHORTLY
    134 5 S.V.C. PLAN READY SHORTLY A DETAILED scheme for the re-establlshment of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, with estimates of expenditure involved, will come before the Finance Committee shortly. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, said this yesterday In a written answer to questions on the subject submitted to Government
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    119 6 MRS. A. JACOBS family thank all those who nave wreaths attended the funeral of late Mr. V. Jacobs. MR. MRS. HO3EY, thank all friends who so kindly sent wreaths and condolences and attended the tuneral of the late Mr. L. C. Velge, on April 11th. MR. AND MRS. M.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Apr. 13, 1949. THE COWGILL CHAPTER
    1130 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Apr. 13, 1949. THE COWGILL CHAPTER To the somewhat tangled story of salary revisions in the Public Services of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore was added yesterday the Cowgill Chapter, the findings of Mr. J. V. Cowgill, who last July was appointed "Joint Salaries
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      DOCTORS AND DR. VICKERS
      501 6 pi Dr. Vlckers's state- ment to the Press he diagnosed the trouble with the Medical Department as a serious shortage of doctors which was likely to become acute. It would be interesting to find out why this shortage has occurred. With the liberation a new policy
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      PRIVATE PRACTICE
      470 6 DURING the last few days, you have published statements by the Director of Medical Services. Singapore, and by the Director and Deputy Director of Medical Services, Federation of Malaya, from which it is clear that the Government Medical Services In both the Colony and Federation, are in desperate
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      DOCTOR WHO APPLIED
      284 6 I WAS quite incredulous when I heard the statements attributed "jo the Director of Medical Services which were jroadcast following a Press conference, but, as they have been confirmed in your columns I must believe them to be ;aithfully reported. Two of Dr. Vickers principal points were
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    Malaya's Debt To Britain
    305 6 YOUR Malay correspon- dent's letter regarding Johore's i 500,000 gift to Britain in 1936, cannot remain unanswered He states quite plainly that the sum was "for the defence of Singapore and he asks, "Did the British Government really protect us from the Japanese attack in 1041?"
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    INCOME TAX AND ASIANS
    124 6 INCOME TAX AND ASIANS IF the acting Comptrol- ler of Income ax wishes us to believe him when he says: "They (the Asians) recognise taxation as a necessity and are prompt in meeting their assessments," let him give us an analysis of contributions so far ($lO millions) by race. If
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    The Theatre Progresses
    666 6  -  HAROLD HOBSON By WHEN Sir Laurence Olivier recently presented Dame Edith Evans in Mr. James Bridie's "Daphne Laureola" at Wyndham's Theatre, a notable extension was given to the term actor-manager. The actor-manager, of course, is not new in British theatrical history. There were actor-managers before Irving, and
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    COLONY TO HAVE "RADIO CITY"
    344 7 $430,000 Studio Will Be Without Equal In Asia CINGAPORE will have a Radio City by the end of 1950 probably earlier. And, according to the Director of Broadcasting, Mr. J. S. Dumeresque, it will be without equal in Asia. In a broadcast last night on
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    CONTROL HITS S'PORE TRADE
    308 7 CONTROL HITS S'PORE TRADE Foreign Exchange npHE combination ot free markets in foreign exchange in adjacent territories and the local operation of foreign exchange control n the interests of the Stening area affected SingaDore s trnde adversely. So said an official reply given to Mr E. M. F. Ferg u-son
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    ENTERTAINED
    42 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. The Keng Chew Association, Johore Bahru, last night gave a dinner party in honour of Dato Wong Bhee Fun and Mr. Quek Kai Kee, the two nc yappolnted members of rhe Johore State Council.
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    Convoys For Easter
    91 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. SPECIAL police convoys are being asranged during the Easter weekend to escort holidaymakers to Fraser's Hill. Visitors to the Cameron Highlands will be able to join the regular military convoy which leaves Tapah every afternoon. However, police officials warn the
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    CHAMBERS TO MEET
    103 7 rpHE Singapore, Indian and A Chinese Chambers of Commerce are to meet again this week to discuss what representations will have to be made to Government to en■are that future Singapore trade with Indonesia will not be hampered. The first meeting was held last week when representatives
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    NO ACCIDENTS
    21 7 RAJ 1 planes carrying passengers and troops during February, flew 4,266,000 miles without an accident involving death or injury.
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    SHOW HELPS CHARITIES
    94 7 The flower show recently held at the Happy World has resulted in various Singapore charities benefiting to the extent of $2,200. Of this sum, $1,000 has been given to the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association and $200 each to the Children's Welfare Centres, Bt. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital, the Salvation
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    CHANGI PRISONERS STAGE CONCERT
    191 7 PRISONERS at Changi Prison were entertained to a two-hour concert last week given by their fellow-prisoners. Thi s was the first time in en« history of Singapore prison* that a concert of this type had been held. The programme included I national dances and songs. A
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    $15,000 FOR AIRPORTS
    75 7 A further $7,000 was approved by the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday for the investigation and survey of the proposed new Civil Airport site at Tengah. A sum of $4,000 was recently approved for survey Instruments and equipment, and the further $7,000 is required for soil testing and
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    PATROLS BEAT RICE THIEVES
    247 7 PATROLS BEAT RICE THIEVES STRICTER vigilance by Marine Police patrols and Police guards in the harbour area during the past week has frustrated gangs of rice thieves engaged in the widescale racket of "bleeding" cargoes of rice brought in by lighters. This action comes close on the heels of the
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    DR. KESKAR TO VISIT COLONY
    47 7 Dr. B. V. Keskar, Indian Deputy Minister for External Affairs, will arrive In Singapore on April 23 by air. He will remain in Singapore for three days as the guest of Mr. John A. Thlvy, the Representative of the Government of India.
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    'Lanterns' To Light S'pore Streets
    132 7 'Lanterns To Light S'pore Streets iGHTEEN fluorescent v street-lighting lanterns, 'he latest in public lighting in Great Britain, are being installed at Selegie Road by the Municipality. And the verdict of the publle Is being sought The lanterns, each of which consists of three M watt 5 ft. fluorescent lamps,
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    42 7 SIREN PRACTICE: Riot squads of the Singapore Police get ready" at the Central Police Station to answer a mock emergency call sounded by sirens yesterday. It was the first siren practice, which will continue for the next two weeks.— Straits Times picture.
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    Court Told Of Sea Drama
    376 7 A 19- YEAR-OLD Chinese youth was alleged in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday to have been tied up, dragged by a motor boat hi th e sea and finally strangled with a rope by two men. In the dock were three men, Ong Chee Boon,
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    MOVE TO STOP 'SLAVERY'
    208 7 MOVE TO STOP 'SLAVERY' qiHE practice of transferring A children illegally, often into slavery, still persists in Singapore, although on a smaller scale, according to official sources. One of the means by which the authorities hope to curb this is the Children and Young People's Bill, and a report of
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    IMPORTS OF RUBBER
    61 7 Malayan rubber imports last month totalled 25,184 tons, which brought the JanuaryMarch figure to 61,124 tons. Of the March rubber Imports, 8,330 tons were wet sheets, 10,915 tons smoked sheets, and 4,188 tons unsmoked sheets. Practically all the wet rubber came from Sumatra. About 3,700 tons of
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    ELOCUTION
    47 7 The Literary and Debating Society of the College of Medicine, Singapore, will hold an elocution contest tomorrow evening in the College's Central Hall. The Judges will be the Director of Education, Mr. A. W. Frisby, Mrs. Dorothy Morrell and Mr. John Eber. The public Is invited.
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    STOLE RING
    36 7 A 60-year-old woman, Tay Poh Seok was yesterday bound over for six months by the Fourth Police Court magistrate. Mr. M. H. MacDougal for stealing a gold ring from a house in Serangoon Road.
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    NAVAL FORCE ORDINANCE
    75 7 The final legal stamp was given to the Malayan Naval Force at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative I Council by the passing of the Malayan Naval Force and Defsnee Ordinance. The Attorney General. Mr. E. J. Davles, said this, the third step In legislation, would provide'
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    EASTER PLAY
    42 7 As part of the Easter services in the Wesley Church, Fort Canning, the Wesley Methodist Youth Fellowship has invited the Salvation Army Torchbearer Group to present an Eastertide play. The Secret. In Church Hall on Good Friday at 7.45 p.m.
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    Police Chief's Orders On Arms Handling
    395 7 Police Chief's Orders On Arms Handling QWING to the number of accidents relating to the handling of firearms, the Commissioner of Police issued orders in November. 1918. to the effect that all weapons must be treated as loaded. In no circumstances shall a weapon, *utther loaded or unloaded, be pointed
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    TEACHERS' PAY 'BIG FACTOR'
    182 7 KUAL.A LUMx-oH. Tues 1 THE revised salary scales for teachers in English school formed a continual background' to the discussions of the Court of Reference aui pointed by the Federal Legislative Council to consider certain salary scales recommended by the Public Services Salaries Commission, which the
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    MUAR SCHOOL CELEBRATES
    17 7 Th J p°£° RE BAH RU. Tues on Apr" 24° n> eS n leave
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    FIRST READING
    48 7 Five Bills were tabled Before ths Singapore Legislative Council yesterday for their first, reading. They were fbe Penal Cod 2 (Amendment Bill, the Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Bill, the Morarorium Proclamation (Reiral) Bill, the Dealings in Land < Occupation Period) Bill, and the Limitation ((Amendmentt t Bill.
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    Cowgill Calls For Increases In Govt. Pay Scales
    1831 8 "$5O MORE FOR RESIDENTS" From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. SALARIES in many departments of the Federal and Singapore Governments should be raised above those recommended by the Trusted Commission, it was recommended today by the Joint Salaries Commission Officer, Mr.
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    30 8 PENANG TEA TAKTTi Mr». A. V. Aston (standing) with a guest at the tea party given by her to the Women's Service League last Friday. picture by T. K. Liat.
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    Marketing Facilities For Fishermen
    123 8 Marketing Facilities For Fishermen THE Director of Fisheries. 1 has proposed a marketing organisation for Singapore fishermen," the Colonial Secretary, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, said in the Legislative Council yesterday in a written reply to the Rural East Member, Inche Sardon bin Jubir. The organisation would be sponsored by
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    300 POLICE IN HUNT FOR BOMB SUSPECT
    260 9 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. A BOUT 300 police took part in a screening operation off Chepor at the 6th mile Chemor Koad today where, it is believed, Wong Fook Chong and his Kepayang gang are in hiding. Wong, with a price
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    Governor's Tribute
    98 9 REFERENCE to the attack on Mr Tan Cheng Lock in Ipoh was made by the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, In the Legislative Council yesterday. Members of the Council wished, hr said, to express their horror at this brutal outrage committed on one engaged in the honourable
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    BOR's For Assizes
    76 9 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tues. Fro 19-year-old British soldiers John Robert Holmes and Gilbert John Beatty of the 4th Hussars, were today committed to the Perak Assizes on a charge of armed robbery. The preliminary inquiry was held before Inche Abdul Rahman. Accused were alleged to
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    Two Bandits Hanged
    90 9 Front Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. TWO more Chinese bandits, convicted and sentenced to death for possession of arms and ammunition, were hanged today at Taiping gaol. The executed men were Chong Yew Kin, arrested at Tronoh on Nov. 22 last year, and Chong Yoon, alias
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    According to Culbertson
    314 9 Extraordinary foresignt would have resulted In a great defensive victory In today's deal. West, dealer North-South vulnerable. NORTH Hit ♦X I ♦9* S 2 764 WEST BAST ♦Q VQJ92 V 10 8 7 4 A X Q J 7 ♦10 8 5 X 10 8 J 9
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    37 9 AN EXPERIMENT: Four of the Mazadalux Fluorescent Street ligh*'ng lanterns which have been put np at the Dhoby Gh&ut end of Sele gle *Road in Singapore. The Municipality has installed them as an experiment. Straits Times picture.
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    PLANTER WAS THE HERO
    227 9 Jerantut Ambush From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. DOLICE praised the courage of a planter, Mr. L. W. Litke. who took over command of a police party at Jerantut after th c 0.C.P.D., Jerantut, Mr. ft. Fookes, was killed in a bandit ambush yesterday. An
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    Consul's Call: 'Help Govt'
    117 9 From Oar Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Tues. fHENG Chia Hua, Chinl* ese Consul in Malacca and Johore, today issued circulars calling on the Chinese for an all-out effort to five information to Government about terrorists. "It is obligatory on the part of the Chinese in Malaya to
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    280 Johore Squatters Rounded Up
    107 9 280 Johore Squatters Rounded Up From Oar Staff Correspondent SEOAMAT, Tues. A COMBINED force of police and military completed a major squatter operation in Johore last night when 280 squatters— lo2 men, 65 women, and 113 childrenwere sent to the detention camp at Kluang The area cleared was Bekoh, 18
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      134 9 STRAITS TINES CROSSWORD ftfeMM*** [Vr saper ormerflMl CROSSWORD No. 117 taint cabin <8>. 35. Made from an ether (7) I I I. i 1 1 1 i 4. Red Australian bird may Tl. Their French Is half lhi» I III H* I s I I* Refer to a short public
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    London Stocks
    348 10 LONDON. Tues. PRICES dropped slightly In small trading on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, says Reiner's flnanctal correspondent. With Easter holidays neai, features were few. Closing middle prices 01 selected stocks, as supplied to the Strait* Times by special arrangement with The Financial Times, folio*. Unless otherwise stated,
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    DULL MARKET IN MALAYAN SHARES
    710 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. WITH quiet conditions overseas the Malayan share market wa s dull today. There was only small interest and prices were irregular. Prices quoted by the Ma- layan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Bu.tt g«u« AtlM Id* 1530 16. W Alex
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    The Produce Market
    152 10 From A Market Correspondent MODERATE trading wM reiT* cordad yesterday In number of Singapore produce market sections. Further rises In pepper quotations, however, were the feature. The outlook in sago flouj improved with demand from India. r In coconut oil and copra, de- > flatlon of prices
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    Hongkong Tin Div.
    28 10 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tues. rJONGKONO Tin's directors recommend a final dividend of 12 H per cent for the year to Sept 30. 1948.
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    Singapore Rubber
    196 10 OWING to rather disappointing advices from New York, the Singapore rubber market yesterday opened slightly below Monday's prices but at the lower levels there were reasonably good buying inquiries. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet fob. buyers 36 H cents, sellers 36% cents, spot loose buyer* 36
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    SHIPPING IN PORT
    99 10 SHIPS in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns in brackets) were: Sheen Wharf: Empire Hamble. Main Wharf: Katong (33-34). Halland (86). Ant-nor (38-39), fiali (31-32). Weet Wharf: Benwycis (4-5), MelUkerk (13-14), Salmonler (11), Dllwara (8-9), Olenroy (6-7), Raja Brooke (8). Straat Malacca (9-10), Benvorlloh
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    R.S.G.: Doubts On Rubber Price
    53 10 LONDON, Tues. DESULTS of the International Rubber Study Oroup meetIng "are far below expectations," according to an Amsterdam correspondent of The Financial Times. "Discussion on one of the main Issues, the low rubber price. Is said 10 have been cold shouldered by the American delegation",
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    AUSTRAL MALAY'S REVENUE & COSTS
    60 10 AUSTRAL MALAY'S REVENUE COSTS AUSTRAL Malay Tin* financial working in March h«a been announced as follows in sterling: Kampong Kamunting, 10,250 revenue, £4,667 coats; Austral Amalgamated. Ulu Yam section, £12.150, «4,560; Puchong section, £18.952, £4,608; Thatowleik, £13,765, £4.140 foperatlons suspended for part of the month for repairs, resuming on Mar.
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    DOUBLES FOR FOX, VAN BREUKELEN
    825 11 Ra-Li Best Bet At Ipoh Today From EPSOM JEEP IPOH, Tuesday. OTRICTLY on the time test, Ra-Li read s a good 0 thing in the six furlong sprint for top class horses at Ipoh tomorrow the second day of the Perak Turf Club Easter meeting.
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    Freeman In Copenhagen Tourney
    80 11 Freeman In Copenhagen Tourney COPENHAGEN, Tues. DAVE FREEMAN of the United States, Ail-Eng-land singles champion, heads the list of 92 entries from seven nations for the international badminton tournament in Copenhagen from April 14 to 18. The foreign entries include: Mr. and Mrs. Dave Freeman (U.S.A.). six British, eight Malayans,
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    MALAYAN CHESS MEET
    130 11 From Oar Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTH. Tues.— Chess enthusiasts from various States and Settlements have entered for the £rst Malayan chess championships to be held here during the Easter holidays. They will compete for tht handsome $500 silver trophy presented by the "Tiger Balm King." Mr. Aw Boon
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    CLAYTON WINS
    36 11 NOTTINGHAM, Tuesday. RONNIE Clayton, the 26-year-old Blackpool boxer, retained his British and British Empire featherweight titles with a clear points victory against Johnny Molloy, of St. Helens (Lancashire) at Ice Stadium here last night.
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    AEROFLYTE B.P.
    43 11 The following will represent the Aeroflyte B. P. In a friendly itturn match against the S.H.B. Auxiliary Police at Beach Rd., on Sunday at 3 p.m.: M^srotn Hajl atraj, Wahab Sarlcawi, Ahamad Masrtukl. Hasnan Hajl Om-^r, Tan Hock Lens, A. Arriola.
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    Straits Times Selection
    122 11 EPSOM JEEP CALL BO¥ SAID AN CHRISTMAS KNIGHT Kentucky II Saldan HAPPY LASS NorthweU Rochdale HAYDEE RACE 1 t.SO Christmas Knljht Jimmy Saldan Christmas Knight RACE 2 S 05 RACE 3 3.40 NORTHWELL Rochdale Happy Lass NORTHWELL Slipstream Bwhdala PRINCE EUGENE Mandalay Conro PAM GREEN Prinoe Eufen*
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    Today's Race Card
    696 11 DELOW are the acceptances for today's Ipoh races. 13 The Double Totes will be on races three and four, six and seven. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race seven. Race 1—2.30: CL 2, Div. 2— 5J Furs. Str. 03C Haydee Jones 9.00 Mr. A M.
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    Perak Chinese R.C. Beat Europeans
    177 11 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. CjHOWING superiority in all departments, the Perak 1 Chinese Recreation Club came off easy winners against the Kinta Europeans, whom they defeated by four goals to one In a First Division league match played on the padang today. The
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    Cottage Rake Wins Cup
    46 11 LONDON, Tues. MR F. L. Vlckerman's Irish champion steeplechaser. Cottage Rake, a ten-year-old gelding by Cottage out of Hartlnge, won toe postponed Cheltenham Gold Cup yesterday for the second year In sucoeaslon. beating Major R. Btlrllnß-Btuarfs Cool Customer by two lengths.— Reuter.
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    U.K. RUGBY
    60 11 LONDON, Tues. RESULTS of yesterday*! Rugby Union fixtures were: Grow Keys S. Pontypool 9; Mountain Ash 6. AbertUlery f Penance and Newlyn 3, Cardiff 16; Bedruth 13. Maesteg 11. Rugby League r«sulte wereBradford Norhem 13, Kelghiey 0: Hunalet 7. Wigu 6; Swlnton 7. Bellerue Rangers 0; Worttagton Town
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      250 11 Today's Radio SINGAPORE I U»*.BM Including BBC r el»y»: 6.30 1.00 Dance Music; 1.30 Newt n^t Music; 8.00 Plain English (also at and 9.30); 1.45 Waltz 6.15 Report from Britain; 6. SO M rloSp 09 rfeiiriren's News (Cantonese); 8.45 IndoneTlme, 2.00 Close. 6.02 Chlldrens glan; 7 15 N<Jwg (ftC nch);
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    SELETAR LOSE UNBEATEN RECORD
    633 12 SELETAR LOSE UNBEATEN RECORD Un ited 's Ga bos Match- Winner P. Brani 4 Seletar Z O A.F. Seletars run of four consecutive victories was broken at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday evening. Pulau Brani United, playing fast, direct football (first time shooting and no messing about) beat them four-two in
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    10-NIL VICTORY
    42 12 BENTONG, Tues: A weak Bentong Malay side were trounced ten-nil by the B Coy. of the W, Devonshire Regiment in a soccer match on the Public Padang. Gibbs 1 4). Gulwell (3>, Hudd, Wall and CSM Overson were the scorers
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    Filipino Golfers Give Exhibition
    172 12 IN less than an hour after they had landed at 1 Tengah airport yesterday, the Filipino golf champions, Celestino Tugot and Larry Montes, took part in an exhibition game at the Island Club, watched by nearly 100 spectators. Playing a niv -hole match accompanied by th*
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    Race Review & Card—P. 11
    147 12 Race Review Card— P. 11 The golfers arrived from Sydney where they had played in exhibition matches and taken part in the Mark Williams Wine Tournament in which they competed with 112 Australian and New Zealand professionals and 30 amateurs. Tugot was placed eighth in the tournament and Montes, who
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    Mayflower B.P. Teams
    122 12 THE following will represent the Mayflower B.P. in their match against the Ycong Yoong Club badminton team of X.1,, at the Clerical Union Hall on Friday, at 2.15 p.m. Singles: Teoh Peng Hooi. Lav Teng Siah, Tan Guan Hong. Doubles: Lav Teng Slah and Lav Teng Chuan;
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    MONAGHAN'S PRICE
    91 12 I EEIJ-AST, Tues:— Frank McAloran. manager 'o* world flyweight champion Rinty Monaghan, aid today he would need a US' $40,000 guarantee to take Rinty to meet Hawaiian challenger Dado Marino In Honolulu. Sam Ichinose. manager of Maiino, said he was through with trying to get Monaghan to come
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    Amarnath Issues A Challenge
    107 12 BOMBAY, Tuesday. LALA Amarnath, India's Test cricket captain who was suspended by the India Board of Control for Cricket a few days ago, today challenged the Board to make public their charges of misbehaviour and breach of discipline against him. Amarnath. who was suspended by the
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    FTC Win By Odd Goal
    181 12 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. OLAYED on a heavy and slippery ground, the league soccer match between the Farelf Trainin? Centre and 221 Vehicle Bn resulted in a win for F.T.C. by three goals to two. The first half was ve.-y evenlycontested and
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    Singapore Swimmers Confident
    238 12 Singapore Swimmers Confident SINGAPORE Chinese swimmers, in the peak of condition as shown by a number of time trials held at the Chinese Swimming Club, are confident of beating Penang ln the swimming gala to bt held in Singapore on April 1(J and 17. Teo Swee Sun, who will captain
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    55 12 TODAY LEAGUE SOCCER: Snr. DW, Navy t. ftovers J. Besar; Jnr. A Grp. t, Indonesia. Lie. llonf Kong it S'hai Bank— Gey Ung: Jnr. B. Grp. 2, S.H.A.U. t. C. Y. M. A. (P.M.)— St. George's Rd; Police S.A. T. Haikowyu Thomson Rd. FRIENDLY SOCCER: RJ. t. Hon(
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    MALAYA 'BEST IN WORLD'
    402 12 COPENHAGEN Tues. the evening's play they put victory in a hard nght with Law. MORE than 6,800 wildly ap- j g^ <* er c u rSTc^mSSH biff M plaudlng badminton fans J"« l™^™,?, condition and ™P and D»belsteen gen"- Mt"Ssit nC wffih!d f* Tin Srsl a
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    20 12 CELESTINO Tugot, the Filipino golfer, In play at the Island Club yesterday 'see story in col. 2). Straits Times picture.
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    Ireland Led The Field At Hockey
    255 12 LONDON, Tuob. T^IELD hockey for another season Is fast drawing to a close as th* Saster week-end, with festival games ln several areas, generally winds up the season, apart from a few scattered games or when the Easter period falls very early. The International
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    S.H.B. WIN 1-0
    21 12 In a friendly game of soccer played at Raeburn P*rk yesterday, Singapore Harbour Board beat Jollilads one nil.
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    S.M.B.A. JUNIOR FINALISTS FOUND
    308 12 HASHIM Awang of Bournemouth B.P. created a big surprise when he beat Ahmad Taib of Gentle BP. over the week-end in one of semi-finals in the junior singles event in the Singapore Malay Badminton championships. Ahmad Taib, handicapped by a leg injury, could not keep pace
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    BULAT KNOCKS OUT OPPONENT
    350 12 pOR the second night in succession amateur boxer* thrilled the crowd with fast, clever and hard flghtinr when the second round preliminaries in the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's championships were fought at the Happy World Stadium last night. The biggest ovations went to Sgt. Bulat *nd
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    C.S.A. Beat Kota Raja
    129 12 "IXHTH a forward line thai! ¥V allowed many openings to jbo unheeded Kota Raja were beat*" by the C.S.A. oy three oals to two in a Junior A" G rou P e f eeet l fl ture at st Geor^" *"*<* yesterday. Kota Ra J» were
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    KING WINS IN ROUND TWO
    59 12 Philadelphia, Tues: Arthur King, British Empire lightweight champion from Toronto. Canada, knocked out Anthony Armone of New Orleans on Monday night in the second round of their scheddled too-round feature match. King finished the Louisiana fighter with a long right to the Jaw. He knocked
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    SCHOOL SOCCER
    25 12 JOHORF BAHRU. Tues: nw Johore Combined English Schools will meet the Singapore Combined English Schools at soccer on Thursday, April 21, in S'ngapnv
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