The Straits Times, 30 July 1949

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 t«CLVI PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS
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  • 956 1 Rajah, Nathan Attack Johnson On Pontian Waterivorks Issue JJOT words were exchanged between Singapore Municipal Commissioners, and the President, Mr. W. L. Blythe, had to call for order when the subject of the Pontian waterworks tunnel and the proposed appointment of a special committee to
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  • 235 1 GILMOUR GOING TO TOKYO TRADE TALKS MH Andrew Gilmour. Singapore's Secretary for Economic Aflalrs will leave for Tokyo early next week to represent Malaya In talks on new trade agreement between Japai. and the sterling area. The agreement which has governed th' sterling area's lra-»e with Japan during the put
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  • 143 1 LONDON, Fri. i FIFTY-three bearded Viking i 'invaders" got a rousing reception when '.hey beached at Broads' airs, Kent, today. Lod by their chief, Erik Kiersgaard, the warriors leapt ashore waving swords, spears and battle-axes. Thousands of holiday-makers broke through the barriers and swamped the official reception.
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  • 118 1 BERLIN, Fri. mHE British and American 1 Military Governments today announced that the Berlin airlift, one of the biggest ever peacetime military operations, will be brought to an en. A *»tnt announcement said the airlift, which defeated the Soviet blockade of Berlin, would be reduced by
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  • 114 1 rpWO persons died In Singa1 pore yesterday after falling from Traction Company buses. They were a 34-year-old Chinese woman and a 52-year-old S.T.C. inspector. The woman fell off a moving S.T.C. bus at Orchard Road, near the Prince's Restaurant, yesterday morning. She had her two-year-old
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  • 629 1 REPORTS UNTRUE, SAYS BLY THE ARTICLES published in the Tribune about the Pontian tunnel apparently inferred that some scandal had been connected with the tunnel and the proposal to suspend work, and that this matter was being hushed up, said the Municipal President, Mr. W. L. Blythe, at a meeting
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  • 122 1 "Thank You For No Blackouts" ONE member of the Municipal Commission yesterday had praise for the Electricity Department and the fact that there had been no black-outs during the past month. He was Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim (Independent Rochore Ward) who expressed the thanks of his Muslim brethren for the
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  • 122 1 LONDON, Fri. I>RITISH railwaymen decid- ed yesterday to give the Government 21 days' strike notice over a wage dispute affecting 95,000 workers. But, so far from starting a new Industrial crisis, this decision by the National Union of Railwaymen actually averted a 'go-slow" movement which
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    54 1 A CHAMPION IN PLAT: C. H. Ip i-hampio i of Hong Kong and China, playing yesterda> in the first round of the nien's singles against Leong Hoe Yens, the Selangor champion whom he beat 6-0, 6-1, in the Malayan tennis championships. Report of yesterday's play and today's ties in Page
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  • 181 1 BATAVIA, Friday. A CEASE-FIRE agreement has been reached between the Dutch and Republicans in Indonesia, Dr. Van Royen, chief. Netherlands delegate, and Mr. Mohammed Roem, Republican leader, announced in Jogjakarta today. Smiling broadly Dr. Van Royen, read the Joint statement on a cease-fire on his arrival at
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  • 85 1 ANSWERING a call for /x assistance, a Sunderland of the RAF No. 209 squadron left Seletar before daylight yesterday for Christmas Island to bring back to Singapore an official of the British Phosphate Commission on that island to receive expert treatment for eye trouble. Leaving Christmas
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  • 53 1 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK. Fri. Siam's Upper House has approved Premier Marshal Luang Pibun Songgram's Government policy by 29 votes to 22. Tomorrow the Lower House will take a vote of confidence. Observers believe only an unprecedented last-minute swing in Parliamentary opinion could upset the
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  • 254 1 British Reds Colonial Drive LONDON, Fri. ]l/fR. L. D. Gamraans, (Conservative) asserted today that "weakness" by the Colonial Office was a contributing factor to the Communist troubles in the Colonies, including Malaya. He was opening a debale on the Colonies, initiated hy the Opposition. "I think it is a fair
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    • 70 1 fAY FASHION I K\ BOOK I Cut current consumption BY OVER SO and have better quality lighting by using Mazda Fluorescent Lamps I y"A f^""w»^ or on all I .\m '1/^|Vi lighting problems I It^kJa^i^jr ask your Dealer or I pW J write to BTH WT tm./Qi, Lighting Advisory THE
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    • 7 1 Other Municipal Commission news in Page 7.
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    • 117 1 fHE cnildren's eagerness tor 'Vlmaltol* even extends to 1 spreadlngvlt themselves and It- makes a most delicious tpreadon bread. With Its delightfully B*ee t orange flavour it Is •Vlmaltol is a valuable addition xp your child's dietary. It la a concentrated, economical protective food prepared from th« finest Ingredients, and
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    • 226 2 How lung do you take over your daily shave? The average man spends about five minutes. Not long really, considered on a daily basis, but in lilelime nearly seventy days i^aS^^ l^^.. from man's allotted span are spent Jh bclorc a shaving mirror 7A Millions of men, however, enjoy *hS^BmC
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    • 467 2 NOTICES NOTICE The Public U hereby notified that as from 26th July, 1949, Mr. O. M. Joseph, tag ceased to be Manager of Lee Hln Company, 49 and 61 Jalan Ah Foofc, Jotaore Bahru, and he has no authority to transact, any business on behalf of the said Company. Dated
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    • 221 2 NOTICE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG NOTICE FACULTIES OF ARTS SCIENCE Completed forma of application for admission In September, 1949, to the above Faculties, with all relevant previous academic records and a letter of character from the Principal of the last School or University, must be In the hands of the
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    • 326 2 NOTICES PUNGAH TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE OF DIVIDEND NOTICE Is hereby given that a Dividend, the twenty-sixth, of rwo Shillings (2/-) per share, has been declared due and payable to registered shareholders at the offices of th» Company. Talping and Sydney, on Friday, 30th
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    • 307 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF V» I LABLE FREEHOLD A LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES To be held »t oar saleroom. No. 19 Chut!* Street. On Wednesday. 3rd Aofust, 1949. at t 30 p.m. Lot I, Freehold land houses Nor 99 A 101 Anson Road, area 4,373 sq.ft. Monthly rent $187.50. 3. Freehold
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  • 309 3 Acheson Says: "Not Feasible" WASHINGTON, Friday. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, left China completely out of the U.S. arms aid programme yesterday. He said that American officials were unanimous in believing that there was no use in giving the Nationalists any
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  • 159 3 A CALL for speed in natural rubber salesmanship proposals was urged in a <1 o Malaya broadcast last night by Mr. E. Jago of the British Rubber Development Board. "Everyone should remember that the industry from now on is competing with one which makes decisions at top
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  • 116 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Fri. ONE of the official reasons given by the UJS. Department of Commerce for relaxing the order requiring mandatory use of synthetic is to enable Britain to sell more natural rubber in the United States, says the Financial Times New York
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  • 53 3 TEL AVIV, Fri. labourers ploughed lands together with Jewish settlers at Hulata in the first demilitarised zone, about 200 metres from the Syrian lines, for the first time since the Palestine war broke oat. This was the beginning of the implementation of the- armistice agreement, signed
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  • 97 3 BEOUL, Pri. A PITCHED battle appeared imminent between at least 1,000 South Korean troops and as many North Koreans in the Kaesong area. 25 miles north of Seoul on the border between the Soviet -supported Northern republic and the American-supported Southern Republic. Last Monday,
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    • 180 3 LONDON, Friday. A STEEPLEJACK stranded at the top of a 130 feet mill chimney at Bradford laughed, joked and pleaded for a match to light a cigarette. The fall of a 5 cwt. coping stone damaged scaffolding and crashed through the mill's engine-room to crush
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    • 74 3 GENEVA, Prl. INDIA today stressed the "vital Importance" of good administration Of the proposed U5536,000,000 United Nations plar to aid backward countries. The Indian delegate, Mr. M J. Desai. told the 18-natlon Economr and Social Council tha\ the only remedy was to pool the experience of
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    • 26 3 PARIS, Pri. The French Upper House today ratified the Atlantic Pact. Only two countries, Holland and Italy, have still to ratify the pact —Reuter.
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    36 3 FiFTY IDLE LOCOMOTIVES at one of Sydney's railway yards is part of the effect of the Australian ?oal strike which has thrown 500,000 people out of work and cut power and transport se rvices.— A^. picture.
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  • 251 3 SYDNEY, Friday. THE New South Wales Government, which moved 1.500 soldiers into the strike-closed coal mine areas yesterday, ordered them to start digging coal from open cuts next Tuesday if Australia's 24,000 miners do not call off their month-long walkout. The action came as
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  • 97 3 MR John A. Thivy, Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, has been served with a writ for alleged libel by Mr. R. S. C. Herring, manager of Dublin Estate, Kulim, Kedah, ana Mr. P. A. Gouldsbury, of the Malayan Police, Kulim. The
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  • 40 3 WIGS GLASSES LONDON, Fri The House of Commons was told yesterday that 4,500,000 pairs of spectacles had been supplied free during the first year of Britain's national health scheme. In 10 months 8,000 wigs were ordered and 2.600 supplied. AP.
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  • 116 3 GOODWOOD (Sussex), Friday. HORNET 111 will go down in racing history as the horse that lost a photo-finish. The stewards of the Jockey Club announced yes erday that the judge had misread the picture on Wednesday when he awarded the Bentinck Stakes to Lord
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    • 136 3 Vl hy squeeze? Eat your oranges this easy way MOUNTAIN MAID ORANGE JUICE This is the pure pasteurised |uite of fresh oranges, rich with the natural goodness of the fruit and free of preservative or colouring. A small glass SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. I A Paramount *<Our* <""l'< ■OROTH
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  • 431 4 YOUTH TALKS 'NOT ORDERED BY LONDON' -K.L. DENIAL From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A [.LEGATIONS that the recent youth conference in Kuala Lumpur was Government organised and that the Colonial Office had issued a directive ordering the conference to be held were refuted today by the pro tern
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  • 160 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Frl. pEPRESENTATIVES of GovIV ernment clerical services unions from Penang and Negri Sembllan met privately at Kuala Lumpur yesterday and decided to organise themselves into a federation At present, there are only three branches In the Federation Negri Sembllan. Perak
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  • 45 4 The Singapore August assize list contains only four cases. They will begin on Monday before Mr. Justice Brown. The charges are falsification of accounts, attempted murder charge, housebreaking and two charges of armed robbery and unlawful possession of arms and ammunition
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  • 55 4 A HALF-INCH Browning machine-gun firing at a target during anti-bandit operations in the Jungle area south of the Bentong-Mentakab Road. The armoured car is manned by the Ist Devonshire Regiment. The N.C.O. is watching preparatory to giving his report on the firing by radio to
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  • 107 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. TWO appeals against sentences of death for murder were dismissed by the Federation Couft of Appeal held here today. The two appellants against death sentences were Ebil bin Ebon of Johore aril C. Allagen o* Keriah, The appeals were
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  • 322 4 1 IEUT.-Gen. Sir John Harding who is succeeding Gen. Sir Neil Ritchie as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces, will arrive at Tengah Airfield Singapore, from the United Kingdom this afternoon. Gen. Harding spent the first 2i years of the first World War with the Territorial
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  • 137 4 APAN-Amerlcan World Airways air stewardess, Peggy Gillespie, who arrived In Singapore yesterday, believes that the standard of service of Malayan air stewardesses is comparable with that of most countries In the world. Peggy flew to Singapore from Bangkok with the chief air stewardess of Malayan
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  • 49 4 Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith yesterday In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court Issued a receiving order against Lee Yeow Nam. a repairer and supplier of electrical fittings. Lee had debts of $4,300 md his assets were $70. He aid that, being unemployed he could make no contribution towards his debts
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  • 53 4 Qoh Meng Cho of Veerasamy Road, who was charged in the Second District Court with having fabricated a letter to incriminate the manager of a shipping company of being concerned v/ith the importation of opium into Singapore, was acquitted yesterday without his defence being called. Mr. C. H. Koh
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  • 47 4 A decision on beach pavilions in Singapore will be taken at the next meeting of the Rural Board. The Commissioner of Lands, Mr. J. A- Harvey, Is making investigations to assess the magnitude of the problem if it Is decided to allow these pavilions.
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  • 483 5 Rubber Wage Dispute For Arbitration First In History Of Industry From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. pOR the first time in the history of the rubber industry, employers and employees have decided to submit a deadlock over tappers' wages to a Government-appointed Board of Arbitration. News of this was
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    22 5 .W KVON BAARSPUL, cob of th- HaUrU riuiharmonic Orchestra, and Mrs. Baarspul, who arc spending a holiday in Singapore. Straits Times pktare.
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  • 251 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. SINGAPORE and the Federation form one country in matters of defence and security "and must continue to act as such if we are to be strong and competent to free Malaya quickly and finally from Communist terrorism," said the
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  • 164 5 HOLIDAYS HAMPERED BUSINESS FE market throughout the week has ruled steady, supported by some outside orders and covering against E.C.A. purchases, although holidays here and in the Federation have hampered business, state Lewis and Peat In their rubber report. Estimated American consumptlut of natural rubber tor June at 47.6*8 tons
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  • 154 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. OANDITS from the Kajang area of Selangor raided 13 Braemar Estate shortly after dawn this morning and kidnapped two Tamil labourers. A third Tamil escaped after being stabbed and seriously wounded. When the Coldstream Guards were ambushed at
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  • 34 5 The pilot who was killed on Wednesday in the Spitfire crash at Sembawang was Pilot IV A.H. Naish, of Cuddesdon, Oxford. The Spitfire was returning from operations In Pahang when It crashed
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  • 26 5 A tree In the churchyard at St. Andrew's Cathedral caught tire yesterday morning. A fire engine from the central tire station extinguished the tire.
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  • 101 5 TODAT CRESS CHAMPIONSHIP, at V.M.C.A., 3 p.m. STAMFORD CLUB: Mr. R. D. Pepler lectures- on "The Psychology of the Sane." ST. MARGARETS SCHOOL: Ex-Students' Association dance at Bt. Andrew's School Hall from 8.30 D.m. HONG KONG UNIVEKSITY: Alumni dinner «t Sea View, 8.45 P.m. STANVAC CLUB: Tea party
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  • 154 5 THE peak age at which 1 offence* against the law are committed Is 13 in the case of boyo and 18 in the case of gills. This was said by Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, Secretary for Social Welfare, Singapore Broadcasting on the department's flve-yeai
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    65 5 BOXERS ARRIVE: The Java Chinese boxers, Bobby Njoo (second from left) and Tan (iwa Tek (on right wearing dark coat), were entertained at KalUuic airport won after their arrival from Batavia yesterday evening. They will be the first Java Chinese boxers to fight In Singapore when they meet the Siamese
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  • 195 5 PGHT men alleged to have been involved In the theft of 794 bags of Government rice, valued approximately at $27,800, from the Singapore Harbour Board godowns, early on Wednesday morning, appeared in the Third Police Court yesterday. Five of the accused— Lim Jee Pong,
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  • 100 5 MR. C. S. Jansen, a Singapore teacher, and Mr. Roy Ferroa, of the editorial staff of the Straits Times, have been awarded CanadaUNESCO fellowships. The fellowships will enable them to spend six months in Canada broadening their professional experience so that on their return they
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  • 74 5 In the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith granted Tan Yoong and Co., of 12, North Bridge Road, a month's time to file with the Registrar of Companies their return of allotment of shares. The application for extension of time was made by Mr. Chong Thutt
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  • 33 6 MR Ac MRS. M. Kulasegaram. Tun Took Seng Hospital, Singapore, tender their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends who ■eat valuable presents and congratulatory messages on the occasion of their wedding.
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  • 748 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., July 30, 1949. CITY FATHERS IN CAMERA People in Singapore who follow Municipal affairs in their own city have been rather puzzled lately by arguments in Penang and Kuala Lumpur which indicate that the procedure for giving publicity to proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners has
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  • 441 6 Tanjong Pagar Realities One of our Asian readers who lives in Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore, has sent us an article which is intended to describe a day in the life of a War Department civilian employee— one of these ACSU workers who have been in the news so much lately.
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  • 35 6 BOMBAY, Fri.— Dr. J. M. Kumarappa, director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay, is one of the eriminologists se'ected to advise the United Nations on crime prevention programmes. Reutcr.
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    13 6 PONTIAN BESAR, ON THE WEST COAST OF JOHORE. Picture by C. A. Gibson-Hill
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  • 1815 6 A monitor lizard mauls the dog The Kepala rides pillion Whistling Teal on the mining pools The Scarab had a thousand mites SUNDAY, July 24. pOR many months we have been troubled by the visits of a large Monitor lizard. It is suspected that it takes a number
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  • 331 6 (The following is taken from the daily column entitled "On The Verandah" in the Straits Times of July 29. 1899.) I BELIEVE that the passion for olcycle riding in Singapore, though good in its way if marked with prudence, is leading very many young men who
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  • 846 7 RECONDO CONTRACT: MR. RAJAH ANSWERS CRITICS 'Cheaper For Work To Be Done By Municipality' PHE contract for resurfacing certain stretches of Singapore roads with the Recondo process, involving a total expenditure of ibout $700,000, was turned down after a committee of the Municipal Commissioners had recommended its acceptance, because of
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  • 258 7 'Shame On You' Says Mr. Johnson THE Labour member of the Municipal Commission, Mr. Pat Johnson (North), said "Shame on you" to brother Commissioners who voted against him in a motion to remove what he described as "discrimination" in the medical treatment of the Municipal staff. •'If you chamDlons of
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  • 106 7 'MAJESTIC SLOWNESS' Mrs. Eu PEPLYING to what Mrs. Robert Eu (Prog.. West) described as "the real, majestic slowness" with which some problems of the city were being dealt with, the Municipal President. Mr. Blythe, said at yesterday's meeting of the Commissioners: "That Is perfectly true. And that slowness is what
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  • 40 7 Dr. Poh Chee Juay, Messrs. Lionel Cresson, John Kenneth Gwinnell, Eric Ivan Henton, Edward Gilbert Holllday. Tay Soo Yong. Augustus Maurice d'Netto and Norman John Davies. have been appointed Justices of the Peace for Singapore.
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  • 81 7 IN the Singapore Municipal Commission yesterday, Mr. Sandy G. Plllay (Prog. City Ward) discussed the case of t clerk who was fined $10 In court for failing to move out from his house because repairs had been ordered to be carried out by the
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  • 314 7 Water Charges OPEECHES made by Mr. Balwant Singh, who •^represents the Rural West constituency in the Legislative Council, were referred to by Mr. A. P. Rajah (Progressive South Ward) at yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. Commenting on Mr. Singh's description of "Inequitable water rates
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  • 26 7 MESSRS. Woh Hup Ltd., a Singapore firm of contractors, has promised 530.000, in annual instalments of $4,000, to the University of Malaya Endowment Fund.
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  • 95 7 rE Governor of Singapore has been asked by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to forward the names and particulars of officers whom the Governor wishes to recommend for awards under a scheme to train for the Colonial Legal Service. Candidates of Colonial origin will be
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  • 72 7 QIXTEEN locally enlisted C 5 personnel appeared In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday charged with unlawfully assembling at Setnbawang on Thursday night with the intention of intimidating and using violence on the police. One of the men had a bandaged head. It was stated that trouble
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  • 45 7 Mr. G. H. Klat, speaking at yesterday's meeting of the Commissioners, asked that more public clocks be installed for the town. He suggested that the Building Department and the Improvement Trust should set up these clocks and include them In their new projects.
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  • 125 7 CINGAPORE M v nlclpn 1 c 1 p a 111 1 Commissioners yesterday stood in silent tribute to the memory of Mr. J. A. Ellas and Mr. Tan Lern, both of whom died recently. The President, Mr. W. L. Blyihe, described Mr. Elias as the "doyen of
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  • 61 7 The St. Margaret's Church of England Zennana Mission Girls School Ex-Stu-dents Association is holding a social and dance in St. Andrew's School hall tonight to swell the school building fund. Half the proceeds of tonight's function will go for the building of a school hall, while the
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  • 37 7 A gala dinner and dance in aid of the Singapore Badminton Hall Fund will be held by the Pohsan Dance Studio of "Singapore at St. Andrew's Bchool hall on Saturday next at 7.30 p.m.
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    44 7 AT THE PRIZE-GIViNG held at the Alexandra Primary (Infant) School yesterday, Mrs. P. F. White, wife of Lt.-Col. White, presented the prizes. Picture shows little Jennifer Gadd, the daughter of .Lt.Col. Gadd, receiving her prize for progress in rending and arithmetic. Straits Times picture.
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  • 295 7 Johnson Alleges ALLEGED coercion in getting labourers of the Municipal Gas Dept. to agree to a new six-day week, insi.esid of a seven-day week, and a "work or get-out threat" were mentioned by Mr. P. J. Johnson (Labour, North) when he withdrew a motion standing
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  • 30 7 Malaya exported 345,000 coconuts, in June. All went to Burma. Copra Imported Into Malaya totalled 7,142.79 tons, at $3,175,788, and exported from Malaya 2,260.74 tons, worth $1,135,350.
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  • 285 7 HOUSING QUIZ FOR CITY CLERKS URGED A QUESTIONNAIRE to be sent out to all Municipal employees to find out how many were eager to build their own homes, was suggested by Mr. F. C. James (Progressive, East Ward) speaking at yesterday's adjournment of the Municipal Commissioners' meeting. Mr. James's scheme
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  • 46 7 Mr. P. J. Johnson, speaking in the Municipal Commission yesterday, asked lor more stand-pipes in the icampong at Geylang Serai. He also asked for the <?ariy re-introduction of telephone call-boxes in busy residential districts like Siong. Lim Park and at Halg Road.
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  • 152 7 THE Services Unions in Singapore are preparing a memorandum for submission to the Committee of Enquiry which has arrived here from London to make an on -thespot investigation and recommend arrangements for dealIng with the conditions of service of the civil employees of the Defence departments.
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  • 16 7 Firemen dealt whh a fierce lallang and blukar lire at Mt. Rosle yester.'ay afternoon.
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  • 329 8 WOMEN -BY A MAN TT is only right that 1 this page, which claims to represent "women,'* should have a frank assessment of a woman's character. It is very ielduci that a woman win rejvond to an ideal. She Is essentially a materialist. It Is s fundamental necessity for a
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  • 660 8  - They met in London at Hari Ray a... By MARY HEATHCOTT fHEY met in London at a Malay dinner party in honour of Hari Raya. It was love at first sight that wonderful thing. Fatimah binli Musa and Idris bin Ahmad Shah defied tradition, married far away from their families
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  • 267 8 4 RELIGIOUS cycle A is under way in Hollywood. More than a score of new and projected films have se-rious-faced, respectful themes that are downright religious. Heading the trend, that master of the religions spectacle. Cecil De Mille, is spending a fortune to Dim a story
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    • 239 8 STEAITSTIMESCEOSSWORD ~^-^T—. SSJ^", 1 to CROSSWORD No. 1 7ft V Defewive part diftawnOy <«>. dynamo T (81. JS. Spithet for Nemesis <8>. > a I U |||f» Le 7 ■>. A nagging woman ft, S). 28 But havesinuous 1 I I WfW f Dirge that begin* witb a ct pearly
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  • SATURDAY FORUM
    • 499 9 By One Who Waits AS one who has been paying his water and electricity bills at the Singapore Municipal counters for many years, and who on several occasions has waited as long as more than two hours, I was greatly amused to read your report on this
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    • 164 9 ALICE: FULL MARKS TiHERE has been much grousing of late regarding programmes of Radio Malaya. Whatever the pros and cons, I think that most of your listening readers will agree that Radio Malaya's staff deserve considerable praise for their diligence, energy, and imagination in producing the adaptation of "Alice Through
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    • 60 9 THE Cowgill Salary Scheme was approved last December but local government employees have been waiting, month after month to draw their arrears. I wonder when payment of these arrears will be expedited so that the yoke of these poor workers can be lifted. The Government should help those
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    • 196 9 An old European resident of Singapore sends the following verses in reply to those by A. S. Lee which we published in this page last Saturday under the heading "Hand In Hand In Singapore." T\EAR A. S. Lee, you ought to
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    • 451 9 T AM no more afraid of your frightening editox rial headed "80,000 MOUTHS A YEAR" and the one- which followed it, "THE HIGHEST PRIORITY", than I am of the imminent Third World War. To the Westerners the 1 limitation of their family I to two or
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    • 202 9 rpHE Government Temi A porary Officers' Association was started just over a year ago in Kuala Lumpur. It now has branches in Ipoh, Penang and Seremban; and there j are just about 400 mem- bers. We hope to start a oranch in Malacca; and I
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    • 277 9 TRUSTED, COWGILL, BENHAM TN the Singapore Legis1 lative Council on Thursday a Government motion was carried referring the Cowgill Report on the salaries of Government servants back to a special committee. This piece of information will certainly cause no surprise to the majority of Government servants. What is most surprising
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    • 173 9 jrFHE case of the underi dog with regard to the Trusted and Cowgill reports for revision of salaries of Government servants, which recently appeared in the Straits Times, makes me wonder if a there is none in the whole of Malaya who could better these schemes. As
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    • 328 9 Oniy in raie cases shouid holders of two-suited hands stand for a no-trump contract. North was far out of line in today's deal. West, dealer. Neither side vulnerable. NORTH 8 Q J 9 H 11 K 10 8 S Z C A J 8 8 4 N
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    • 564 9 Labour Replies To A Progressive L.'s insincere and misleading letter of July 26 Is a good example of what Mr. C. C. Tan has called "the attempts by certain quarters to create a fog around the true extent of the burden which would have to be shouldered
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    • 145 9 WHY DENTISTS THEMSELVES CLEAN THEIR TEETH THIS CORRECT WAY NYLON TOOTHBRUSH illil^i^i p r^^^^ v-.Wgi how t clean utside upp[R front teeth IV-, T"TJJMBHM l ffw|BEM^^^^tti'i]£iif)Q» I ac< brush head lightly on iht gums ainme tht taoth ■ft' PirTil^r^^C ■■■V'VvP^H Then with a twist of tht wrist sweep iht tufts
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    • 124 9 s *^^^^Tt2f^J^^ till \\\v I 'Ii JW) A' Word on Leaf yV( Good tobacco like yood wine I/V 1 relies upon the frown or smile of Dame 7ir AW Nature. Difference* In soil, vagaries \jjj of weather, will all affect the perfection r 1 1 1 1 I I or
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  • 193 10 TRANSACTIONS In the Slni X gapore rubber market yesterday were mainly for squaring up business before the holidays. The market was quietly steady with prices unchanged from the previous day. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. Duyers 33% cent*, sellers 33 T6 cents; spot loose buyers
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  • 151 10 PRODUCE MARKET From A Market Correspondent I*HE price of coconut oil increased 1 yesterday on fairly active dealings. Conditions were very firm but the cop a mark t. was not affected. With sago and pepi>er sections also active, the Singapore produce markets showed signs of recovery. Yesterday's quotations were. per
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  • 99 10 SHIPS in port ..longside tbe Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (gciowns In brackets) were: Main Wbarf: Steel Admiral (31-33), Benreoch C 33-34). TUUe Lykes (38-39). Ben ton? (42-43). West Wharf: Dunera il-J), Benreoch (4-5). Maron (B-1), John Bakke (8-9). Bengal .10-11), Rajula (11-12). Blanlcvann (13-14), Purnea (15-16). Empire
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  • 745 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. f N spite of slightly easier conditions in London, the 1 Singapore share market remained very steady today. Industrials showed practically no changes from yesterday. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association today were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Atlas ice ia
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  • 32 10 NEW YORK. Prl. Further corrective profit taking and some liquidation continued to Impede the Summer recovery and brought a Mnall majority of fractional losses to the New York Stock exchange.
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  • 414 10 LONDON, Fri. BRITISH Government stocks again dominated attention in the Londbn Stock Exchange today. Heavy and occasional panic selling at the start at dealings touched off fresfr declines of around one per cent, writes Reuter's Financial Correspondent. Later, however, prices raiiitd and dealing conditions became steadier on a
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  • 22 10 Jl •Industrials RMlroads Domestic Bonds Utilities Uly 27 176.46 45.31 98.69 35.72 July 2» 176.26 45 00 98.73 35.72
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    • 1240 10 MANSFIELD 6c CO.. LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore) BLUE rUNNttI LINE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., Carrier s epriea re pr.c«d via other- LTD. iAILINCi *ROM UK OHi A W€sT CO SI M AtAYA Vessel tor Muar Aug 8 Ilp.no. Horn UK Aug I Vessel fo. Port Oickson Aug. 4 Attyanai trom UK
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    • 271 10 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS ro new roan and boston via cetlon inoia ecypi and Mf DITERRANEAN PORTS S'po.* P -jtiam r>anang fr«. Monroe Aug. 5/10 Aug 11/12 Aug. 13/15 •res Buchanan Aug iB/21 Aug 24/2J Aug ?6/2» ■ret Mardinc Aug 11 /Sept 6 Sept 1/9 Sept V/ 12 Fves. Van Buren
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    • 360 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS TO CONIINENT/ SAILINGS FROM SCANOIHAVIA/UJI./ Lo dini| Ifn^X* Swatt^h^, CONTI N ENT g Penan* mi. "Blankvann" Codowns 13/14 tor Colombo Aaan Port Said m.i "Manchuria" dua abt. Aug. U Canoa Antwaro rtottetdam for S-igon 6 Bang**. %£'*oj&r fSSXT•A "Tranquabar" duo abt. Aug. IT m.t "MorcrM d»«
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    • 1010 10 McALISTER tfc CO., LTD(lncorporated in Singapore) ELLERMAN BUCKN ALL KLAVENESS LINE LONDON. HAVRE. ANTWERP, kSli.*"^!*; N f«*""-i>co, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. ">«"-ANO $tAlru b VANCOuVtO Aeceotinß cargo toi (.enlm Li v.. •>. American fo.ts CITY OF LIVERPOOL BOUCAINVILLE S-por. P. Sham Penan, l!^ JZ" 18-24 Aug. 25-26 Aug. 27-28 Aug. SUNNTJILLE 30
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  • 1166 11  -  Improved Going Likely Today By EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Friday. A CONVINCING winner over five-and-a-half furlongs on the first day. Merlin stands out as the best bet on the card in Pen an g tomorrow, the third day of the August Bank Holiday meeting. On
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  • 96 11 The following players are reQuested to turn up for the Rangers In a friendly game of soccer with the R.A.P. Tengah at 5.15 p.m. today at: Farrer Park: Cheong Mln, Huln Chun ftoong, Lau Pook Sing Tang Shee Wah. LyePak Tan Seet Pee Inn, Pan Pook Y%n,
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  • 149 11 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER RACE 1: t.M OAKFEL So Black Sir Keith MOONLIGHT Boleh Jadl So Black BOLEH JADI Sir Keith Fine Stream BACK J: S.M FAIRLYN Sliver I.I nine Saidan SAID AN Silver Lininc Falrlyn RAID AN Silver Llninf Falrlyn RACE J: J SO RACE
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  • 866 11 DELOW is given the card of events for today's races <n Penan? The Bie Sweep will be drawn on race eight. Race 1—2.30: Cl. 3. Div. 5—45 Furs. 000 Moonlight Ellery 9 00 Mt\. Yong and Mr. Tan Yong 000 Winr field Girl Flannerv 8.12 Mrs. S.
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  • 49 11 The following players \.U1 represent the Clemenoeau Youngsters in a soccer match against the C.Y.M.A. (Sacred Heart) tomorrow at the St. Joseph School ground: Prank Tan, Chow Keong, Shazall, Douglas Teow. Teck Yam, Knee T?t, John Ohul, Robert Tan, Lionel Teow, Sunny Tan, Johnny Cheong, Buick Tap.
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  • 56 11 OLENDALE, California. Province Dundee, 41, former middleweight boxing champion, died today after a seven-year Illness. Dundee defeated Len Harvey of England, then mMdlewright champion. In New York, in 1031; lost a 12-round decision to Maro*l Thil of Prance to Paris and fought jack Hood to a draw In
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    • 243 11 MIGHTIEST HERO OF THEM ALL/ in a m m .MC statsw r^^^ mm JUNGLE JIM A COLUMBIA P.uuhE On. NOW CREATING A FURORE at the Capitol Tttedlne Daily II a Sfl I.M. 4. I.M 9 M SO— THE NEW 1 STOOGES COMEDY Special Morning Show At 9 a.m. TOMORROW: "MOTHER
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    • 259 11 I FROM AMSTERDAM S S TO SINGAPORE... j P from Melbournt to Manila and the Chin., Sea... n 0 two men straggled for mastery, and for the Q Q woman they both wanted! 0 S s»»)^^^lr>i aW "'i a' aS««»»»»»» .28 I^^^ yL. "J^ bssbbV V. HsW Ib% JbsbS fl
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    • 329 11 TODAYS RADIO SINGAPORE metres); 5.00 Sports Commentary; 8.15 Dance Music: 6.30 Children's 9.00 Dance music; 9.30 Light Programme; 6.45 light Music; Music; 1C.0O News from Kuala 7.30 Off the Shelf- 18.OO Variety Lumpur; 10.05 (approx.) Piano Bandbox; 8.30 "Happy Landings; Duettiste; 10.30 Bandstand; 11.08 9. 00 London 8tudlo Melodies; 9.45
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  • 621 12 IP AND TAN HAVE AN EASY PASSAGE No Upsets In MLTA Ist Round rpHE Malayan tennis championships opened yester- day afternoon on the Singapore Cricket Club courts and first round ties played off in the singles of the men, women and boys' events resulted very much as expected. There was
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  • 684 12 Long Jump (Qualifying): Wee Thiam Swee, Dav'.d Cooper. Lun Pen« Hong, Wee Alk Le ng, R L. Handerson Women's 100 yds. flat race: Heat 1. Ist Lam Plk Har: 2nd. Tan Sock Ngoh. 13 s-v-. Heat 2 Ist. Tan Slew Glm; 2nd. Pte. BiUers. 13.4 sees. Heat
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  • 112 12 LONDON, Frl. TWENTY -SIX distinguished retired cricketers were Invited yesterday to accept honorary membership in the Marylebone Cricket Club. They include (county and number of Tests after name): C. J. Barnett, Gloucestershire. 20 Tests; S. F. Barnes, Warwickshire and Lanca shire, 27; L. Braund, Surrey and
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  • 59 12 Indian Associatiot for today. Against S. R. C. 2nd XI the I. A. ground today: Selakan Singh (capt.) M S. Gill, C. Popatlal, S. Narayanan, M. T. Reshamwalla, C. V. S. Sundram, Z. Bhatri, S. Thangathurai, A. Biperdy, M. Lobo. C. K. Slngapuri. Reserves: J. Raslklal and X".
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  • 51 12 THE following will represent the An(?l«-Prench Bendixsens Sports Club in a friendly badminton match with the Wembley B.P. at the Happy World stadium at 7 p.m. tomorrow: Wee Thiam Teck. Chua Hock Chcon*. Tan Swee Wah, Robert Tan, Teo Jit Chye, Wee Wee Poh. LJm Kirn Swee. Ho Chye
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  • 29 12 The Island Club's July monthly medal for woman won by Miss E. Lee with 35 net. Next best score was Mrs. H. Willis 36 net.
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  • 144 12 LONDON. Pri, Results In County cricket games ending today are At Frome, Sussex beat Somerset by nine wickets. Somerset 225, and 367 (Buse 117, Langdale not out 63, Cornford right-arm fastmedium five for 75). Sussex 336, and 258 for 1 (John Langridge not out 108, Sheppard
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  • 218 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Pri. PERAK, with 19 points, ltd the field at tha end of the rirsi day of the first annual All-Mala-yan Sikh Athletic sports meet held at Taylor Road today. Keen competition was witnessed in all the eight events
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  • 182 12 9.30 A.M. Men's singles: Lee Boen Swan v. G. T. Holloway. Mixed doubles: J. L. Whit more and Miss M. P. Millet v. Chan San Ihian and Miss G. D. Hovel: I. A. Alsagoff and Miss I. L. Butt v. Tjong Kian Liong and Mrs. de Vries.
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  • 208 12 THE August "Bisley" meeting of the Singapore Rifle Association for the Malayan championship opens today and will be continued tomorrow- at the Seletar Range. The programme includes individual, team and self-handicap event*. There will be Inter-club team and Inter-service aggregates, and the falling plate competition, to
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  • 198 12 DOBBY Njoo and Tan Gwa Tek, Java's leading Chinese boxers, looked very fit and confident when they arrived at Kallang Airport yesterday. They said that the air trip did not affect them in the leant and they were ready to fight soon after their
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  • 275 12 A complete list of major sports events in Malaya during the August Bank Holidays are given below: SINGAPORE TODAY TENNIS: Malayan L.T.A. championshpla S C C. ATHLETICS: Singapore A.A.A. championships J. Beaar; Admiralty Dockyard School sports H.M. Dockyard, 2.30 p.m. SHOOTING: August "Blsley" meeting (5.8.A.) Scletar Rang)?, 8
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  • 102 12 C C.C. cricket teams for tomorrow Against 223 8.0.D. at Alexandra tomorrow S. J Masters, K. Gould, S/Ldr O. C. Winton, L. Webb Jones, W. W. Gore, J. Pierce, J. A. Court, W K. Jagger (capt.), O. Hyslop, Capt. A. E. Sowray, R. O. Whittington. Umpire: Mr.
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  • 148 12 SHEFFIELD, Friday. THE match between Yorkshire and New Zealand ended in a draw here today. New Zealand were dismissed for 228 in the second innings and Yorkshire, left with 169 runs to make in 105 minutes to win, had scored 108 for the loss of
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  • 74 12 ENTRIES are invited for the Singapore Table Tennis Association's chaampionshlps this year. Closing date is Monday, Aug. 15. Entry fees are $15 per team for the Business Houses League championship and $10 per team for the inter-services league championship. All entries must be submitted through the Secretary
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  • 140 12  -  By EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Friday. PERHAPS the first Nearco to be shipped out East is on thu way to Malaya. Trainer Jack Spencer, representing the London Bloodstock Agency, has paid an undisclosed price for Bridle Path, a three-year-old gelding by the famous sire. Nearco, out cf
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    • 6 12 RACE REVIEW AND SELECTIONS— P. 11
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