The Straits Times, 24 January 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWKI.Vt PAdES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1948 PRICE TEN CFMS
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    SINGAPORE EXPLOSION: FOUR DIE
    350 1 Trapped In Blazing Room J*HREE girls and one woman, all Chinese, died when an explosion set two rooms ablaze in a three-storey house in Lavender Street, Singapore, yesterday afternoon. A young Chinese girl is believed to have jumped 20 feet through a window down the air
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    Russian Showdown Urged By Mr. Churchill
    571 1 LONDON, Friday. PPEAKING m the House of Commons today, Mr. *3 Winston Churchill declared, "I believe the best chance of preventing war is to bring matters to a head with a view to settlemen with the Soviet Government before it is too late." Mr.
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    The Princess In Commons
    81 1 The Princess In Commons LONDON. Friday. PRINCESS ELIZABETH, 1 wearing a fur caoe over blue dress, went to the House of Commons today to hear Mr. Winston Churchill speak on the second day of the foreign affairs debate. It was her first informal visit to the House to hear a
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    66 1 The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, is here seen signing the treaty of friendship with Iraq on Jan. 15, at the Portsmouth Civic Hall. The Prime Minister of Iraq, Sayed Saleh Jabr, seen on Mr. Bevin's left, yesterday angrily denounced "Communist manoeuvres" which he said were behind Baghdad reports that
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    THREE KILLED IN CEYLON CRASH
    61 1 COLOMBO, Friday.— Three people were killed and 32 were reported injured when a passenger train bound- for Colombo crashed into an embankment after running on to a wrong line because of a "false point" about 160 miles from Colombo. Seven of the train's 10 carriages
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    VISIT TO KURE
    32 1 KURE, Friday.— Brig. H. F. S. King. Director of Ordnance Services for Far East Land Forces, arrived m Kure today for a visit of British Commonwealth occupation forces installations,—^.
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    Reform The Lords, Urges Archbishop
    142 1 Reform The Lords, Urges Archbishop YORK, Friday. rE Archbishop of York (Dr. Cyril Garbett), m a speech here today, called for a reform of the House of Lords. He suggested reducing the number of hereditary peers and increasing the number of representatives of the Labour Party with experience m the
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    AID FOR CHINA
    41 1 WASHINGTON. Friday. The United States Secretary of State (Mr. George Marshall) stated today that the State Department had worked out a definite aid programme for China, but that it was not yet ready for submission to Congress. Reuter.
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    LEOPOLD MEETS BELGIAN PREMIER
    96 1 BRUSSELS. Friday. The Belgian Premier (M. Paul Henri) met the exiled King Leopold of the. Belgians m Geneva last Sunday, it was officially announced after a Belgian Cabinet meeting today. This interview took place at the invitation of King Leopold. M. Spaak explained to the King
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    "Scapegoats For Malaya"
    90 1 MELBOURNE, Friday "It is time the British gave up looking for scapegoats over Malaya," Sir Thomas Blarney said yesterday. Sir Thomas, former C-in-C. of Australian Military Fordtes, was commenting on the newly-published report on the Malayan campaign by the former C-in-C m the Far East (Sir Robert
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    COULDN'T BLUFF THE JAPS
    344 1 MANCHESTER, Friday. THE strategy of bluffing the Japanese into thinking that Britain was too strong to be attacked In the Far East ended by deceiving British and Australian troops and public opinion with glib assurances and nonsensical statements, the Liberal Manchester Guardian stated today. Commenting on
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    Lost Wife Was Jap Victim
    335 1 TOKIO, Friday. •THE American-born wife of a British flying officer 1 marched bravely to her death calling "Sayonara" (good-bye) to the crew of a Japanese submarine. This story, told by an eye-witness of the sinkings of two Allied ship* m the Indian Ocean, ended the
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    Scope Of Debate On Kashmir Widened
    224 1 Scope Of Debate On Kashmir Widened LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. THE Security Council, 1 after a three-hour ciebate today, widened ts consideration of the Ind aPakistan problem to include the whole range of differences between the two Dominions. This decision was taken despite a threat yesterday by India's delegation that it
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    MICHAEL AND ANNE MEET
    50 1 DAVOS, Friday. Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma met former King Michael of Rumania, for the first time since the King's abdication, at the railway station here. Michael drove a jeep to the railroad station to meet the princess, who was accompanied by her n:vier. Princess Margarethe.— U.
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    33 1 Mr. R. G. Casey, former Governor of Bengal, and now Federal President of the Australian Liberal Party, who arrived m Sinjraoore yesterday on his way to London. Straits Times picture. (Story, pare 7).
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      Blind Child Give? Eye To Airman
      116 2 From Our Own Correspondent m Tvn v LONDON, Friday. A BUND child gave one of her eyes to a Wind airman yesterday, m the hope that he may see again. The child is Barbara Walker, aged 7, who lost her sight after an attack
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      "Soldier's Will"
      71 2 LONDON, Friday The day before he was killed on his 17th bombing flight over Germany Squadron Leader Harold John Vincent Ashworth said: M I want Ella to have everything". Mr. Justice Willmer m the Probate Court today found that this constituted a rood "soldier's will" on active service
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      Polite Warning
      52 2 HO* T O KONG. Friday.— lt wa* reliably reported today that tile Hone Kong Government has politely advised the Democratic League, recently outlawed throughout China, and th. Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee to desist from further activity m Hong Kong. Reliable auarters interpreted this move as a concession to Chtaese
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      Rude Shock
      52 2 PASADENNE. Friday.— An earthquake of consider abl: intensity, estimated at about 5,400 miles south-west, possibly to the Friendly Islacxls of the Souuh Seas, was repo.ted today by the California Institute of Technoloirv Two shocks were recorded, the first at 9.37 p.m.. Sknpary>re time, and the second at 9.46
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      Astronomic—
      58 2 PRAGUE, Friday.—A new comet was discovered last Monday by Anton Mrkos, of t>- State Observatory at Skakiate Pleso, m Slovakia, it was announced m Prague on Thursday. The com«t was seem m the vicinity of tfhe Orphiuchus constellation and its path is beiin^ plotted. It is of the tenth
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      —A.P. —And Atomic
      50 2 —A.P. —And Atomic CANBERRA. Friday Curriwang, a tiny township six miles off the SydneyCanberra road, has been revealed as a location of large deDosits of uranium ore Government experts will visit this area on Monday wit.^ SDecial instrument^ to test the claims. They will investigate two disused copper and mines.—
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      U.S. Oil Fears
      71 2 WASHINGTON. Friday. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Mr. Walter Krug) told Congress today: "It looks quite likely that we will have to ration fuel oil next winter." Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he said it was too late to do anything about rationing this
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      Future Navy
      73 2 WASHINGTON, Friday.— Admiral Louis E. Denfield, chief of naval operations, predicted today that the navy of the future will fire heavy guided missiles from the decks of its ships. He said: "A relatively short-range guided missiles becomes a trans-oceanic missile when launched from a ship. If m the
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      Explosion
      36 2 NEW YORK, Friday.— Walls of three apartments on the fourteenth floor of a newlyconstructed apartment house m lower Manhattan were blown out by an explosion last night. There were no Immediate reports of caualties.— A.P.
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      Avalanche
      35 2 MILAN, Friday.— Ten soldiers trying to cross the snow-covered Alps from Switzerland to Italy lost their lives on Wednesday m an avalanche near Sant Amate, on Mount Menaggio, it was reported on Thursday. -A.P.
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      Japs To Hang
      45 2 MELBOURNE, Friday.— Army headquarters said last night that six former Japanese civilian guards had been sentenced to be hanged for beating, maltreating and torturing Australian prisoners of war at the Maoetsu camp, near Tokio. Another was sentenced to 48 years' imprisonment A.P.
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      Voice In London
      98 2 LONDON, Friday.— Pandit Nehru's voice pnunciating the pr'nciples of India's freedom will be heard by a London audience on Monday night. It is a surprise which the India League is keeping for its Commemoration Day meeting at the Conway Hall. For more than 20 years the India
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      Voice In Parliament
      68 2 LONDON, Friday.—Replying to a House of. Commons' question the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Harold Wilson, said that no purchases of tobacco from America had taken place since the end of October. Tobacco bought before then was still arriving and would continue to arrive for
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      Strikers Hurt
      51 2 FLORENCE. Friday. Seventeen people were taken to hospital when police used tear-gas and fired shot* into the air to disperse unemployed demonstrators Armoured oars came out against vast crowds of unemployed demonstrating m Milan. 160 miles to the north, and police set up barbed wire m the streets.
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      "Kidnapped Thief"
      66 2 LONDON, Thursday.— Mrs. Evelyn Walton, who was reported to have been kidnapped and robbed In Chiswick, was accused at Acton today of robbing her employers of £23. 10s. She was remanded on bail. Mrs. Walton, an attractive brunette, aged 28, was reported on Tuesday to have been dragged
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      Troops Home
      45 2 SOUTHAMPTON, Friday— After 21 years' service In the Near and Far East, the First Battalion of the Queens Royal Regiment arrived at Southampton today m the liner Strathnaver from Kure. The Strathnaver brought home a total of 3,500 service men and families. Reuter.
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      BACK IN U.K.
      46 2 Mr. Winston Churchill, photographed on his arrival at Northolt Airport, London. Mr. Churchill has just spent a six weeks' vacation m Marrakeesh, French Morocco, and arrived back m England m tim e for the first day of the 1948 Parliamentary session. A.P. picture.
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      MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION
      26 2 All Members of the above Association m Singapore will be closed for business on Monday, the 26th January. 1948. being Thalpusam' Holiday.
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      "British 'Divide And Rule' In India"
      156 2 LONDON, Friday. MOSCOW RADIO yesterday declared that British and U.S. imperialists were continuing their "old policy of 'divide and rule' to keep both dominions of India under their sway." The commentator said: "The years of the British Colonial rule produced ugly disproportions m the
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      1250 2 NOTICES CRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD. rv ORDER OP THE DIRECTOR OP DISPOSALS. FAR EASTERN AREA (M.O.S.) The following tender* have b"!>n circulated to Registered Contractors during the DMt VNtiArORE AREA. T'nder No. 253. Closing date antli January. 1948. for n.-llows. Drogue Parlous Items ol Drogue Equipment. Vlalises various Balers. Paddles.
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      322 2 TENDERS. Tenders invited for the purchase of Single-Screw Steel Steamship. Gross Tons 64.75 Cargo capacity 25 tons. Speed <J/7 Knots Valid Passenger Certificate (Coastal Service 30 mile limit) for 39 Deck Passengers and Crew cf 21. Valid Load Line Certificate. Engine: Compound steam, surface condensing. Boiler: Scotch type. 2 furnaces,
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      680 2 THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., (1932) LTD. As from 2ist January our telephone numbers are as follows 3944—3945 with Internal extensions to all departments. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. NOTICE. Demonstrations In the use of mechanical equipment will be given at the Central Experiment Station SerdanR. Selangor. on Wednesday. January 28th, 1948
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    BIG GERMAN STRIKE
    448 3 Million Bavarian Workers Idle MUNICH, Friday. D AV ARIA, the largest state m the United States' zone of Germany, was paralysed today by a 24-hour general strike of between one I and two million workers and railwaymen. The strike was called by the Bavarian Trade Union Council
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    59 3 Daphne Walker, former British ice skating champion, and runner-up to Barbara Ann Scott m the 1947 world championship on Jan. 17, seen after her marrlare to Mr William Kecff. Mr. Keen* is one of the American comedy trio, "The Three Rookies." Skating boots are held over the heads of the
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    'UN Commission Should Return'
    243 3 BATAVIA, Friday. MEMBERS of the United Nations Security Council's Good Offices Committee should return to Batavia to clarify the differences which have arisen over the interpretation of the six political principles accepted by the Dutch and Indonesians on Monday, well informed Dutch sources said yesterday. They
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    Heavy Rise In Sea Insurance
    223 3 Heavy Rise In Sea Insurance MONTREAL, Friday. MARINE "war risk and civil strife" insurance rates for voyages from Canada to Palestine have risen here by 50 per cent the highest for anyj route since the Palestine partition decision. Montreal Insurance officials say that the rates may Jump still higher if
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    SETTLEMENT ON RIOT DAY
    77 3 NANKING, Friday. A satisfactory agreement was reached on the Kowloon dispute on the afternoon of the Canton riots. Dr. Chen Li-fu, Kuomintang Minister of Organisation, told Reuter last night. Asked if the Chinese Government would press the claim for a retrocession of Hong Kong. Dr. Chen
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    30,000 TONS IN RUBBER DEAL
    103 3 LONDON, Friday. MARKF7T reports of the quantity of raw rubber to be sold by the United Kingdom to America are now somewhat lower than originally. It is now thought that the figure is more likely to be nearer 30,000 tons. It is expected that, besides
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    Comments On Texas Smelter
    284 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. INTERESTING comments on the operations of the 1 Texas tin smelter are made by the American Metal Market which is reproduced m the Metal Bulletin. The comments arise! from the report of the; Reconstruction Finance i Corporation to Congress which
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    U.S. Polio Campaign
    48 4 President Truman takes Terry Tullis, aged 3, victim of infantile paralysis, into his arms m the White House, on Jan. 14. Terry has been selected as poster boy for this year's "March of Dimes" campaign to raise funds for treatment of infantile paralysis. A.P. Photo.
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    Colony's First T.B. Clinic To Open In June
    474 4 CINGAPORE Anti-Tuberculos;s A ssocfation announced yesterday v that it would open the first T. B. Clinic m the Colony probably at the end of June. The SATA clinic will be housed m the former Globe Building, Tanjong Pagar Road, on the borders
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    353 4 TO-MORROW s services m Singapore churches are as followsChurch of England: St. Andrews Cathedral 7 a.m.. Bam 10 30 a.m., 11.15 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.; St. George's Garrison Church (Tanglin) 7.15 a.m., 9 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 6.30 p.m. (open to civilians also); Christ Church (Dorset Read) 7 a.m..
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    NEW COPRA REGULATIONS
    103 4 CINGAPORE coconut oil manufacturers have welcomed the regulations governing re-export of imported copra Issued yesterday by the Registrar of Imports and Exports. Under these regulations, It Is understood that copra importers will have to declare their copra for transhipment as soon as it arrives. They will a;
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    CORPS TO MEET
    41 4 A meeting of all past and present members of the Singapore Volunteer Corps (Malay section) will be held at the Singapore Malay Teachers' Union premises, Palembang Road today at 4 p.m. All Interested members axe Invited to attend.
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    Six Singapore Girls On The Airways
    379 5 WHEN Malayan Air- ways Ltd. annuunced last August that women were being given the opportunity to fly as Pur- on passenger aircraft, applications for the job poured m. Six local girls were dpickei, five Chinese and one Eurasian. They had to possess many qualifications,
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    37 5 Student* of the Chang Cheng High School singing Chinese folk songs at the 19th anniversary celebrations of the Sin Chew Jit Pau. Coins Johns' dress siiows the new deeo cut "Miranda" neckline raffed with coarse white lace.
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    American Buddhist Nun
    202 5 American Buddhist Nun MRS. Beatrice Winans of Santa Barbara, California recently became a Buddhist nun. She was ordained m Colombo at a picturesque and solemn ceremony at a suburbun Buddhist temple under a bodhi .'cc— a sapling of the famous Bodhl tree at Buddhe Gaya under whose shade, ltTond avers.
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    Keep Your Powder Smooth
    438 5  -  M. Sylvia Job By IF you have an oily skin you will know how difficult it is to keep powder smooth. You go out feeling fresh and smart m a crisp dress and a "fresh face," and all too soon the oil seeps through and your
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    FROM MEXICO TO MALAYA
    298 5 FROM MEXICO TO MALAYA HERE are two rich tasting dishes from Mexico neither of which will lose any of their flavour or piquancy, by being made m Malaya. First, an Mexican appetiser. Guacamole Mexicana PUACAMOLE, (which is ll m ashed avacado pear) seasoned with salt, pepper, finely chopped green pepper
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    A DAY TO REMEMBER
    576 5 From A Suburban Diary IMMEDIATELY on awa1 kening realise' that this is a Big Day. As mists of sleep recede, remember that it is our Wedding Anniversary and that we have People Coming to Dinner tonight. Also wonder if William will remember this occasion. Directly his
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Jan. 24, 1948. THE BRITISH IN INDIA
    736 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Jan. 24, 1948. THE BRITISH IN INDIA Those m Malaya who look at Eastern nationalism from the viewpoint of Western capital will be interested m two pronouncements on economic policy which were made by Pandit Nehru when he met the Associated Chambers of Commerce at
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    British Loss And Dutch Profit
    385 6 One example of the Labour Party's policy of nationalisation m which Singapore takes a special interest is the British Overseas Airways Corporation, and it comes as a shock to learn that this company has presented a report showing a loss of £8,076.844 for the year
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    THE OLD RIVER STEAMERS
    2065 6 A Malayan Countryman's Diary WE are wondering if we shall ever again see a coastal steamer tie up at the wharf. Despite road competition there were still steamers before the war. on the Singapore-Kota Tinggi run. as several villages and a number of Japanese estates on
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      791 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. The engagement is announced between Terence E. G. Stokes and Eve Huntley. CHUA-TAN. The engagement is announced between Mr. (William) Chua Chwee Lim third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chua Choo Seng to Miss Alice Tan eldest dauehter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cheng Tee. Singapore.
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    AIRWAYS WANT MALAYAN PILOTS
    263 7 May Qualify In United Kingdom MALAYAN airways are planning to train local men to be co-pilots m their air services. After an initial period of training m the workshops and with the flying clubs, these copilots will complete their training m England. There are also plans
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    Mr. Casey Arrives In Colony
    168 7 Mr. Casey Arrives In Colony MR. R. G. Casey the Australian political leader and former Governor of Bengal, arrived m Singapore Dy air from Sydney yesterday on his way to London "to brush upon the current situation." Mr. Casev tcld the Straits Times that he would visit the Go.'. -or-G-c^neral
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    FULL MOON DAY
    72 7 Pull moon day, which falls tomorrow, will be celebrated at the Sinhalese Buddhist Ti-mple. 96. Outram Road. Singapore, by the Sinhalese Buddhist personnel of the "B" Coy. R.P.C. <C) Colombo, Camp. Singapore. All are invited. 6 00 a.m. Administering the Eight Precepts, 7.00 a.m. Buddha Puja, 11.00
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    46 7 Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Sutton seen leaving St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, yesterday after their wedding. Both the bride and groom worked m the Far Eastern Broadcasting Service. Mrs. Sutton, then Miss Mary Stuart. as gramophone librarian. Mr. Sutton is a journalist and was a subeditor there.
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    Clubhouse Plan Is Approved
    168 7 Clubhouse Plan Is Approved THE application of the Singapore Island Club for a site m the catchment area of Peirce Reservoir on which to build a new clubhouse was unanimously approved m principle by the Municipal Commissioners at a special meeting yesterday. On two previous occasions, the Municipal committee which
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    LABOURERS' 6 DEMANDS
    114 7 Representatives of 300 unskilled labourers employed by three Indian contractors at the Harbour Board dockyard yesterday discussed six demar, is with the Deputy Commissioner for Labour (Mr R. H. Oakeley). The labourers' main deman<; is pay increases proportionate to those Che Wages Commission recommeinded for skilled dockyard
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    Singapore Diary
    183 7 Broadway Musical Party Kronchong practice, 8, Kampong AmStamford Club, "Stall -Graduates" Tea Party, Cecil's Restaurant, 5 p.m. Variety Show, presented by Telok Blangan Branch of Malay Union, m aid of Malayan Union flood victims, Happy World 8 p.m. Union Jacfc Club, North Bridge Road, first 1948 race meeting,
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    New Post For Colony Magistrate
    176 7 •TOE former Singapore 1 District Judge and First Magistrate (Mr. Paul Storr) has been appointed Custodian of Enemy Property, Official Assignee, and Public Trustee of the Colony. Mr. Storr succeeds Mr. T. V. A. Brodie who has gone on leave. He Is the third man
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    $4,850 FINES IN LOTTERY CASE
    101 7 Fines totalling $4,850 were imposed on six Chinese m the Sinpapore Eighth Police Court yesterday when they pleaded guilty to assisting m the running of Chap Ji Kee lottery on Jan. 17. Police arrested three of the men m a nouse m New Market Road,
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    Food Parcels To Britain
    80 7 T'NT (Time and Talent Enterprises) are preparing: to send the first batch of food parcels to Britain as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. Priority will be given to needy wives and dependents of men who lost their lives m the fighting: m Malaya
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      Paid $7,000,000 For A Passport
      108 7 'TWO young Chinese said m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday that they each paid $7,000,000 (Chinese currency) for their passport and passage ticket to Singapore from Amoy. They were Tan Hang and Low Shin Seng, who pleaded not guilty to charges under the Passport
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      Sampan Arrest
      47 7 A RRESTED m a sampan off A Telok Mata Ikan, Tan Ah Cher pleaded guilty yesterday im the Singapore Eighth Police Court to a cfharge of importing 20 1/3 gallons of dutiable liquor acid 15 pounds of dutiable cigarettes. Sentence was postponed to Jan. 29.
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      CELEBRATION
      60 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. Ceylonese throughout Malaya are arranging to celebratewtiie grant of independence to their island home. In Malaya, the central function will be m Kuala Lumpur where the flag presented by the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mr. D. S. Senanayake, and which will be flown to this country,
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      Chinese Charged
      57 7 TAN Boon, a 27-year-old Chinese appeared m the Third Police Court yesterday charged with having been a member of the assembly for the common purpose of gang fighting. It was alleged that he went to Race Course Lane on Jan. 22 with bottles and other weapons. He was
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      Killed By Tiger
      73 7 FNANG, Friday. A tiger prowling m the Kampong area of Titi Akar (Kedah) fatally mauled a Siamese boy recently. The boy went out of the house with his elder brother about midnight. They saw an animal moving In the dark, but before his brother could get him
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      Rural Board
      79 7 MR. E. Galistan, JP, Inche Daud bin Mohamed Shah, J.P., Mr. T E. Andrews, Mr. Syed Mohamed Alkaff, J.P. Mr. Cheong Hock Chye and Mr. Chin Chye Fong, J.P. have been appoint?d members of the Singapore Rural Board with effect from January, 1948. The Commissioner of Lands, Singapore,
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      Burma's Thanks
      106 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday.— The following telegram has been received by the Governor; Sir Edward Gent, from the Foreign Minister of the Union of Burma: "The message from Malaya was read out by the President of the Union to members of Parliament assembled on Jan. 4. and they were
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      C.I.D. Changes
      48 7 MR. V. W. Kandasamy. Detective officer m charge. Malayan Railways. Singapore and Oemas section, is shortly leaving on transfer for Port Swettenham. He will be succeeded by Mr. M. G. Rajagopal. The Detec-tive-Officer m charge at Port Swettenham, Mr. D. B. Schwartjr, is leaving for Penang.
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      Guide Leader
      79 7 TAIPING, Friday. The I Taiplng guider, Miss Ng Oi Chan, who was awarded a British Council scholarship for three months' guide training m England, Is a teacher at the girl's school. Miss Ng Oi Chan, who was born and educated m Ipoh, has been interested m guiding since
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      Chandu Charge
      58 7 SEREMBAN. Friday. Lee] Plau, alias Lee Che« Mln was yesterday convicted by the Seremban, District Judge on a charge that he, at 8.45 p.m. on Jan. 7, as a tenant, permitted an upstairs room to be used for the consumption of chandu. He was fined $200, m default
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    MOTHER ACTS AS INTERPRETER
    135 7 A CHINESE woman told. the Fourth Police Court Magistrate yesterday that her deaf and i dumb son would be able to; ..understand the court pro- I ceedings and make his defence through her. Quek Seng Soo, her son, was charged with pick-poc-keting from Moldeen bin Mohamed.
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    Prophet's Birthday Celebrations
    422 7 /ORGANISED by Mr. T. A. Hamid, a wellknown v Muslim resident of Geylang, a "Moulud" ceremony to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad was conducted on Thursday night, at the Onan Road mosque. The ceremony lasted for twelve nights with the recitation of the "Moulud," led
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    SMALLPOX RATE DECREASING
    60 7 IPOH, Friday— There has been a great reduction recently m the incidence of smallpox m Perak. Last week there were r >nly eight cases: four m Lower Perak and four m Kuala Kurau. There were no deaths. The previous week there were 20 cases and five dea'
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    MUNICIPAL LOAN LIMIT IS RAISED
    189 8 New Peak Is $30,000,000 CINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners gave their approval yesterday to raising the limit of their recently floated 3 per cent, loan from a figure not exceeding $25,000,000 to a sum not exceeding $30,000,000. The Municipal President (Mr. L. Rayman), told them that the
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    Chinese Deny Charges
    165 8 Chinese Deny Charges SEVEN Chinese, who face a charge of resisting tne arrest of Tan Scow Tim who was held on a charge of murder at the A k Hoe Rubber Factory on June 18, last year,*were called upon to make their defence at the Singapore Assizes yesterday. The accused
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    $500 FINE IN RICE CASE
    53 8 $500 FINE IN RICE CASE SERLMBAN, Friday.— A fine of $500 m default two months' rigorous imprisonment was imposed on a Chinese, Sia Thye Lok. by the District Judge, Mr. B. V. Rhodes, yestorday on a charge of transporting 101 bags of rice from Scremban to Semenyih, without authority from
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    HARBOUR THEFT
    41 8 Low Ah Whatt, a 20-year-old labourer, was sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by tne S.cond Police Court Magistrate yesterday for theft. Whatt was charged with st-aling 60 tins of cigarettes from a Singapore Harbour godown. He pleaded guilty.
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    'King Kong' Was Absent
    104 8 TAN Yak Seng, a 20-year-old Chinese, who was alleged to have used criminal force on "King Kong," the Hungarian heavyweight wrestler, was acquitted yesterday, m the Third Police Court. The reason was that the complainant, King Kong, was not present m court to give evidence. Mr.
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    Radio Controller Leaves For Home
    122 8 THE Controller of British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service, Mr. Clifford Lawson Recce, left Singapore for London yesterday. He has left as the result of the recent decision by the British Government to restrict the Service. The Head of the service is now Mr D. L.
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    Singapore Shipping
    75 8 SHIPS alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday (godowns m Drackets) were: Main Wharf: Lake Lillooet (31-32), Menelaus (33-34), Taksang (35-36), Silveroak (36-37), Tantalus (38-39), Empire Palace (41), Mongola (42-43) West Wharf: Empire Niger (1-2), Marudu (3-4), Katong I (5), Asphalion (6-7), Vasna Ul>, Myrmidon (13-14), Marine Flier (15-16). Empire
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    Market Was Swayed
    363 8  -  Rumours By WIDE fluctuations m price have been seen each day this week, and the market, already sensitive, has been easily swayed by rumours of all descriptions, says Lewis and Peat m their weekly report. The alleged negotiation between the British and U.S. Governments to transfer stock
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    HEAVY CLAIMS ON SIAM
    120 8 From Oar Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Friday. Claims against the Siamese Government In respect of personal prejudice and losses suffered by Allied nationals during the war have been estimated at approximately 490 million baht. It is estimated that total claims from nationals of the British Commonwealth will
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    Board Would Approve All Promotions
    149 8 AFIVE-man committee,! headed by the Singapore Municipal President, (Mr. L. Rayman), was appointed yesterday to make recommendations on| the constitution and powers of an Establish- 1 ments Board to deal with Municipal staff appointments and promotions. Other members of the committee are Mr. A. P.
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    Rubber Loses One Cent
    112 8 rE price of rubbej: fell one cent yesterday on the local market which showed less movement than it has on the past few days. No. 1 sheet f.0.b., buyers. closed at 40>/ 2 cents per lb. with sellers 40% cents. Spot loose buyers were 40J cents
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    CITIZENS' ARMY
    79 8 From Oar Own Correspondent BANGKOK. Friday. The establishment and training of a citizens' army m Siam, with its own staff of officers, will begin next year, it was stated by Lieut.-Col. Tak Seniwong. of the Siamese General Staff Department. Legislation approving this scheme has been passed by the
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    Produce: Coffee In Favour
    276 8 By A Market Correspondent A FRICAN coffee beans Jt\ remained m favour yesterday. Weakness m the other sections of the coffee market was, however, checked when offers for export to Siam were turned down. The sago flour market showed signs of recovering from its recent crash.
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    52 8 The Premier, Mr. Clement A ttlee, is seen with Mrs. Leif Egeland, wife of the new South African High Commissioner m London, during a luncheon given at the South African club on Jan. 16. Mr. Leif Egeland succeeded Mr. Heaton Nicholls, who was made a baron m the New Tear's
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      More Buses—NO Strap-Hanging
      594 9 More Buses NO Strap-Hanging SINGAPORE'S TRANSPORT PROBLEM AS a Singapore office worker and one who relies on omnibuses and trolley-buses to get to and from office every day, I wrile to draw the intention of the Registrar of Vehicles, Singapore, to the decision of the Malayan Union Transport Board to
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      Those Who Stand And Jeer.....
      86 9 T WRITE to say that I 1 agree with the Progressive Party's attitude towards the elections. The M.D.U. should make up Its mind or.cc and for aU. Either go m and contest the elections or else stay out completely. Do not stand on the side
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      A Singapore Landlady Returns 'Home'
      529 9 lAM an ex-internee. After the liberation I came out of the liiiernment camp and found that my home (a rented house) had been taken over by other people. Thinking that it would be easier to occupy my own property, I saw the authorities, but with
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      Whoosh! Goes My Meal
      149 9 THE Social Welfare Department may be I doing wonderful work fori the long-suffering public j and all, but can any one; explain why we must hay so many beggars m every Malayan town. I travel up and down the country and, believe me, I have yet
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      A JUDGE'S REMARKS
      215 9 A JUDGE 'S REMARKS THE Sunday Times recently published an item of news m which tne District Judge of Lower Perak is said to have remarked, while delivering judgment on a Cc*se. "that there is a disgusting traffic m wiveo going among the Indian community." There may be a few
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      Leaflet Raid In The Ulu
      140 9 Leaflet Raid In The Ulu If ELANTAN has hitherto IV been a peaceful and tranquil State, both bofore and after the Japanese occupation. Or. New Year's eve. two types of leaflets m Chinese. were circulated. One was directed against the Chinese Government. The other, besides accusing the so-called "party swindlers"
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      590 9 I When a player makes a ''neck- > like it, double three hearts with stretching" bid, there is more the assurance of collecting a size- than one form of punishment in able penalty, or he could ignore j store for him. Even if he escapes the bid and continue to
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    LONDON STOCKS
    312 10 LONDON, Friday. THE terms of the new Commonwealth of Australia conversion loan, namely S per cent at 9814, with maturity dates 1963-65, caused the giltedged market yesterday to move easier with both C'onsol and Treasury 2 Vis threequarters lower, both at 80, writes Renter's financial correspondent. LOANS Consols
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    Singapore Share Market
    900 10 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. /CONSIDERABLE Interest was maintained m Tins on the share market and a number of V> counters were marked us a sain. Industrials were firm but little Interest was shown m Rubbers. Quotations given by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were as follows:
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    RUBBER
    86 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Cts. per lb. per Ib. No. 1 R.SS. Spot loose nominal 40'; 40% No. 1 R.S.S. fob m bales Peb. 40% 40% No. 3 R.S.S fob m bales Feb. 40 40% No. 3 R.S.S.
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    SOUTHS CHANCES ARE ENHANCED
    567 11 Today's Malayan Rugger "Test" By the SPORTS EDITOR THE changes m the North XV as originally selected have enhanced the chances of the South m today's rugby 'Test" at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The South have, m addition, the advantage of playing on the home ground—
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    NORTH'S TACTICS
    697 11  -  LARRY CARROLL By IF the recent cup final was any yardstick, the North should be win-j ners of today's match. I hold that opinion chiefly because of the excellence of the North's forwards and the wealth of talent m the back division. We saw something of a new
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    How They Line Up
    71 11 NORTH SOUTH HAIGH YvVISSEL (P*.) (Services) DAWSON ROPER (Sel.) (Spore) BENNETT WILLIAMS (Sel.) (Services) SALMON SAUNDERS (Pg.) (Spore) FREEMAN HOMER (Sel.) (Spore) DOWSE RYAN (Pk.) (Services) PESTANA TAYLOR (Pff.) (Spore) DOW MAXEY (Sel.) (Spore) WAUGH GIBSON (Pk.) (Services) MERRICK WILSON (Pk.) (Spore) ROACH HINDMARSH (Pk.) (Johore)
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    PERMUDA BEATEN
    55 11 BATU PAHAT Friday—Showling much improvement m I their play, the 17tn Battery, R.A. 26th Regiment, beat the soccer team of the Permuda (Batu Pahat branch) by four goals to nil. Phillips, the winners' captain performed the "hat-trick" m the first half. He was also responsible for the fourth-
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    5-Cornered Tourney Nearing Final Stage
    425 11 Stage i^tes ssa 25- %r mdr nd itemlo^'" J2S H V> S °Uth. matCh fOrmin S the main items of current rugger interest, attention has been inclined to wander away from the five-cornered sta™ nn °W Wroachine »s closing It should be realised that not
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      259 11 RADIO MALAYA <*'PORB 1% "SSb *AOIO SEAC 1 p.m. Radio Orch "The Rhythm On Records: 11.30 Newt Music; 8.45 Morning Dancing Years" (Novello). "For Close. Sta f BBC Symphony ConYour Delight" (Coates), "Chines* n? 6^ BBC Variet y: 10 lft Intermezzo" (Rehl). "Vienna BFEBS ft. Playtime; 10.45 Serenade Bonbons" (John
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    GAME LAW TIPPED FOR A DOUBLE
    780 12 Golden Oak, Fine Lady Good Bets By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. WITH form exposed and little possibility of the going turning heavy, punters would do well to follow the form horses at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, the last day of the Selangor Turf Club
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    Straits Times Selections
    164 12 "EPSOM JEEP" TRESPASSER" "POINTER" Rat* 1 1. 2. 3. sum Happy Law Affable HAPPY LASS SuiTt Tin Plate HAPPY LASS Suivl Rantf Ra SACK 2 1. 2. 3. CHRISTMAS Brownsbay Ascot Vale ASCOT VALE Mayloon* Brownsbay LADY HAMPTOI Atlanta* Brownsbay RACE t 1. VICTORY MARCH 2. Lucky
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    Final Hints
    45 12 FINAL hints for today's races by the Straits Times racing correspondent, "Epsom Jeep", will be published m today's Singapore Free Press. "Epsom Jeep" will indicate the latest state of the going and will give the horses most fancied on the course this morning.
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    91 12 Members of the "M Club" formed by the Indian Test team on their arrival m Australia made presentations to Amarnath, captain, and Pankaj Gupta, manager, on Jan. 1 during the Third Test at the Melbourne cricket ground. Don Bradman (third from left) has been made a member of the "99
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    Race Programme
    1097 12 BELOW is the programme for today, the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's January Meeting. The Double Totes will be on races 3 and 5, and races 7 and 8. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race 8. Race 1-2.30 Horses a. 2, Div. 6, VH
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    Probable Jockeys
    286 12 By EPSOM JEEP PROBABLE jockeys for today's Kuala Lumpur races are as follows: RACE 1: Happy Lass (Woods), Suivi (E. Donnelly), Tin Plate (J. Donnelly), Jade Princess (Bagby), Rang! Ra (Harper), Four Feathers (Jeffers). Affable (Morsillo), Advantage (Roberts). RACE 2: Lucky Star (Morsillo), Lady Hampton (Roberta). Fine Stream
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    Bradman Sets Up New World Record
    697 12 AUSTRALIA 370 FOR 3 WICKETS By ARTHUR MAILEY Exclusive to the Straits Times ADELAIDE, Friffcy. A USTRALIA'S captain, Don Bradman, set up a new world record when he scored his 37 th double century in first-class cricket in the Fourth Test against India, which
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    Sports Diary
    104 12 TO-DAY RUGBY: North v. South Ji lan Besar Stadium. 5 p.m B.A.F. Tengah v. 117 CJUC Tengah, 5 p.m. SOCCER: S.C.F.A. Inter-dis-trict Leajoe— "A". Tflok Blan?ah v. Lor. 17, Geylnnj*. Gfylanc Stadium. 4 p.m.: "C" Kalian* t. Kreta Ayer, samV place. 5 p.m.; Chun* Cheng Iliijh School v.
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    West Indies Collapse On Second Day
    218 12 BRIDGETOWN, Friday. HRILLIANT bowling by O Laker on a wicket affected by overnight rain enabled England to dismiss the seven remaining West Indies batsmen for the addition of only 52; runs yesterday, the second day of their first Test. The West Indies were all
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    Army Tennis Concluded
    145 12 MRS. Cox, wife of Maj. Gen. L. H. Cox, G.0.C.. Singapore District, presented the prizes after the finals of the Araiy tennis championships held at the Happy World Stadium last night. Lt. Whitmore won the men's singles title, beating Capt. Cartwright 6—o, 6—o yesterday. With Lt.-Col. Biggs,
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    C.S.C. BEATEN
    37 12 The Singapore Harbour Board Police beat the Ceylon Sports Club at hockey at Thomson Road yesterday. The score was three-nil. Morrisey (two) and Lloyd were the scorers, all goals being netted la the second half.
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    ONE-NIL WIN
    33 12 The crews of the cable-ships. Recorder and Pacific, met m a soccer friendly at the S.H.B. Boys' Club ground yesterday. The Recorder XI won through a olitary goal scored by Edwards.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    24 12 Today: High water, 8.10 a_m. (8.7 ft.), 10.35 p.m. (8.1 ft.) Tomorrow: High water, 9.H j«m (9.2 ft.), 11.20 p.m. '(8.6 ft.)
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    Scoreboard
    67 12 AUSTRALIA— IST. INNS. Barnes lbw b Mankad 112 Morris k Phadkar 7 Bradman b Hazare 201 Hassett not oat 39 Miller not oat 4 Extras 7 Total (for 3 wkts.) 37* BOWLING O. M. E. W. Phadkar 1« 48 1 Ymarnath 8 0 38 0 Kangachari 18 4 57
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