The Singapore Free Press, 8 October 1946

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    22 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE FN MALAYh L 'r N SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS,
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    25 1 i tile i mm NvttM ja fen-' pa.;\ !.i<t nirht the Hotel J |^In> fo r the |rfc 3?«'< In >-, -<.--... t ran m the I
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    Son of Sir Keith Park guilty
    120 1 Son of Sir Keith Park guilty ISEHAMOC, Germany, Mon. »ne lif them the son of Air ChiefPirt, K.B.E. C.8., M.C., D.F.C., former x»iith-Fasi Asia, pleaded jruilty here iter m fatally wounding a 10-year-old Una from an arvnonred car during a joy- Cap.itin Colin R. Park, aged 21, of the rho
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    BLUE FUNNEL FOOD SHIPS FOR MALAYA
    22 1 BLUE FUNNEL FOOD SHIPS FOR MALAYA ord a D 3 Oil pUeca :^>d i d to -r? the irgoes p, flcur AdaMaiiya.
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    OTRANTO BRINGS 300 FAMILIES
    65 1 Free Press Stair Repoiter THE liner Otranto, which docked at Singapore this morning en route for Hong Kong, is re-uniting about 300 families whom she separated three months ago. On her last voyage, three months ago. she brought out a :ompanv of British merchant* Now the
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    VIC OLIVER MARRIED
    23 1 Comedan Vie Oliver, aged 48, was married at Registry Office m London yesterday to 25-year-old Miss Natalie Conder says Reuter.
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    RAF PLANE DOWN
    51 1 AN RAF Sunderland, which had got into difficulties, was spotted on the water north of Penang by the crew of a British Overseas Airways Corporation plane about midday yesterday. The BOAC plane flew low m the vicinity till a launch arrived. The crew of the Sunderland were
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    BANDITS TAKE GREEK TOWN
    139 1 ATHENS, Monday. AN armed band of about 500 strong attacked and captured the town m the Kipourion dis- trict m western Macedonia, it was reported here today. Strong Government forces are on their way ito relieve the town. The Ministry of Public Order stated that another
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    MORE PARATROOPS FOR TRIAL
    424 1 MORE PARATROOPS FOR TRIAL Free Press Staff ICerAS news was received from London this morning that A the new British War Secretary, Mr. F. J. Bel lenger, will be making a statement on the Kluang Mutiny Trial when Parliament resumes later today, it was announced from ALFSEA Headquarters, Singapore,, that
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    HIS LAST PHOTO
    52 1 On oi lh:» U^i piUiite.s &f L. i-t Cc: TfTcy dc Havi:l*nd (chatting with his wife), who w:s missing affer his Flying Wing Swallow jet aircraft blew over the Thames Estuary on Sept. 1&. His r lar as 1*? Havillands chief test pilot has been filled by
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    INTERNATIONAL CLUB: COMMITTEE FORMED
    229 1 tree Press Staff Reporter MANY suggestions were made at an informal tea parly to discuss the proposed International Club held last night at the residence of Mr. C. S. Brisbane at No. 4 Ayre House, Grange Road, Singapore. A committee of nine was formed to discuss
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    NO EXTRA RICE RATION YET
    481 1 NO EXTRA RICE RA TION YET China helps Malaya but Free Press Staff Reporter IT is unlikely that the decision of the International Ernei* gencv Food Council m Washington to divert Chinas allocation of Siamese rice to Malaya, Borneo, Hong Kong, India and the N.E.I. during October, November and December
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    SISTER OF PEER FOR TRIAL
    233 1 SISTER OF PEER FOR TRIAL LONDON, Mon lADY Elizabeth White. 28-year- aid actress daughter of th> Dowager Marrhiones* of Townshend, and sifter oi the Marque and Paul Anthony Walsh, aged 40. described as having no occupation, were at Marlborough Street magistrate's court today sent for trial to the central criminal
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    SINATRA IS ALOM
    23 1 Singer Frank 5: natra has rated from his wife. Nancy, h i associates disclosed y?<=i-_:a. says A P. f.*om Hollywood
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      106 1 fuB^ITURE Oupply (o \?*^0 66 ORCHARD »0A.. viuch Already have a higher 1 In Cnir.a record crops have been 1 -reported. Rice is cheaper than for years m Shanghai. Yet China apart from what she buys In the blark market m Siam receives 28 per cent of the rice shipped
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      Child's Death: Father Charged
      303 3 *'I LOVED my daughter very much, much more so than if 1 she had been normal, and bringing about her death m this way is the hardest thing I have ever done. It has haunted me ever since, but at least Jessie is at peace." These
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      TO CRUISE IN HITLER'S YACHT
      65 3 WITH his wife and three sons Mr. George Arida is to go cruising- m Hitler's yacht, the Grille, fwr wnich he is reputed to have paid £120,000. Mr Arida, Liverpool-borri British subject, is a textile manufacturer with his* headquarters d«. Tripoli. The Grille, new at
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      HOUSING SITE VETO
      31 3 By a majority of one Epping Council refused to approve the site selected by the Ministry of Town and Country Planning for a nrw town near Harlow. Essex.
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      YARD MEN HUNT NAZI FORGERS
      448 3 YARD MEN HUNT NAZI FORGERS I o}T printing presses m Germany are turning U^kl of hogus travel permits and official n! far safe to soldiers seeking illegal leave, to I feraors wishing to move out of Germany, Germi civilians masquerading as Allied writes Ia Solon, News Chronicle special z correspondent.
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      44 3 New-type 'cheaper-tnan-preiabs houses are being built m Britain m ei?ht weeks. The design of the house was a winner m ji nation-wide competition sponsored by t^e HouseI'.uikliM? Industries' Standing Committee. Here >?» one of th« new-type houses built m Broidcroft Road, Petts Wood. Orpington, Kent.
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      GERMAN IN UK
      27 3 > mi v ut'J Eng'i on a tour oi (-erman war IMWfV nrw% H uas met 1 m F >-m! >n hv the W minster
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      BRITONS TO HAVE LESS BUTTER
      49 3 BRITONS TO HAVE LESS BUTTER U.K. is to Oct '3. th?rs is no ts ra'icu, D-n thr-c--..iced ty I Minister. aid that Vie New z \irta of butter ance o N r did ad;iiaark ad be?n f;vo r years, *as n N Smith, theu announc d that it measure.
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      NAVAL OFFICER GETS 6 MONTHS
      30 3 NAVAL OFFICER GETS 6 MONTHS Edgar aged 31 at hA Devonport, mta He dismissed v and lo aent he v :<>ur r :*h pub dea^ns iuts m u-c of duty-
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      5,000 ALAMEIN MEN TO MEET
      160 3 THIS years Alamein dinner will be the greatest ever between 4.000 and 5,00 J former members of the Fighth An.iy ure expected to fill Vzc A\ crt Hall on Oct. 23. Highlights of the evening will be the speeches of Mr. Churchill and Fie'-d-Marshal Montgomery.
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      'Britain Can Make It'
      88 3 'Britain Can Make It' The latest British ideas for m ore comfortable living m tiie past-war world are incorporated m the 'Britain Can Make If Exhibition opened by the King recently m the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Here is one of the many exhibits a bedroom for children. L^KitA
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      Biggest diamond find reported
      229 3 WHAT is believed to be the world's biggest diamond mine Ls now producing 800 tons of deposit daily. It is eight t :^ies larger than any other known mine and production this year is estimated at £2000,000. The mine— the Williamson diamond pipe, named after its
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      Olivier Mobbed By Women Fans
      231 3 MORE than a hundred shouting and singing women and girls packed the stage door entrance to the New Theatre. London, waiting for Laurence Olivier. The Old Vie season had opened with "King Lear," Olivier playing m the tttfc role. I When the show ended girls
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      GERMAN WAY OF SAYING 'THANK YOU'
      79 3 MR. Werner Kurt Braun, ol Kensington Gardens-square, W. 2, once lived m Uermany went to live m England, and died there. In his will he expressed a wish that his body be handed to a hospital lor medical use. the money realised to be
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      BOLODAYMAKERS' MINE
      17 3 A bomb disposal squad dealt, with a mine at Felixstoxe which was found by holidaymakers.
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      THIS BOY WILL NOT BE TOLD
      269 3 EVERY morning a boy at lour walks with his mother to a nursery school m one of Johannesburg's wealthiest suburbs The boy is the son of NevilV* Heath, ex-air pilot, who was recently sentenced to death m UK lor murder, but he does not
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      41 STRANDED AT PORT SAID
      86 3 MOST of the 41 passengers wh< set out from Britain foi Australia m the ex-naval launch Thevbis '61 tons> are stranded m Port Said without funds. The own-r of the launch, an ex-RAF officer, filled the vessei by advertising outside Australia House passages without priontv
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      ROLL FILMS SMUGGLED INTO S'PORE
      314 5 ROLL FILMS SMUGGLED INTO S'PORE Free Press Staff Reporter MOWHERE m Singapore is it possible for the man-in-the-street to get photographic roll films except at black market prices. Ten thousand rolls are stated to have been smuggled into Singapore m the last two months. Films advertised at 90 cents per
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      INDIANS GET 6.900 AWARDS
      192 5 MORE than 6,900 awards for gallant and meritorio;.s services have been won Dy the Indian Army during World War 11. Awards for gallantry alone total 5,000. mii luding 31 Victoria Crosses, nine George Crosses, 265 Distinguished Service Orders. 355 Indian Orders of Merit and 1,409 Military
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      POSTER DISPLAY IS EXTENDED
      103 5 SO great has been the interest m the exhibition of poster* designed by the schoolchildren of Singapore that it has been decided to have the pictures on show for a longer period than was originally intended. The exhibition will be transferred to the Great World and
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      Siam buys part of eath Railway
      125 5 rtir tUI hi> >" ld lo s am 1 ***Z -huh lies «d h» Allifd pn>oiiers of Tito, the J^^-se oc',»b of South H-t Asia c /ndit.on> of appalling fforrrn OflW spokesr,JS that Ihl tir.t charge V j>ricf of thf line will be Ztmnt
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      MALAY REGT. HAS A BEAT FUTURE
      58 5 MALAY REGT. HAS A BEAT FUTURE I :< MesIfalaja ted the lay Rea Lumperson. Day. -•> is Malay saying because havt the and ihe Ives as rid/ ving to tmenl m tar you" progress J_ a: '-i all peril luck IT rnent a :"urthat d r- u- it •ram m•-
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      CHINESE GIRL TO BROADCAST
      14 5 the 15-yea,- from half an m the Malaya on the
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      S'PORE BUDDHIST CELEBRATION
      16 5 BuddhUt on FuU n Oct. 10. the Sint Pie, F Singapore All m
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      MUNICIPAL STAFF TO FORM UNION
      136 5 Free Press StatT Reporter THE employees of the Singapore Municipality are organising themselves into a trade union. The inaugural meeting of the Singapore Municipal Services Union will be held on Oct. 9 at 4.45 p.m. m the Council Chamber, Municipal Building. Mr. S. P. Garrettt,
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      PREPAID PARCEL POST RESUMED
      207 5 CENDERS of parcels posted m Malaya and addressed to Australia, Barbados, British Guiana. Eire, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Grenada, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, New Zealand. St. Lucia. St. Vincent. Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago may now undertake, at the time
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      NUTMENTS FOR ARMY
      47 5 Here are some of the hutments built by civilian contractors for the Army mi n Singapore. By moving into these hutments, the Forces are helping to relieve the shortage of houses m the Colony. Hutments m the picture are off Napier "Road, Tanglin district.
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      Burmese live in fear of their lives
      322 5 Burmese live in fear of their lives Free Press Staff Reporter RANGOON, Monday. lAM writing this m the heart of the dacoit country, just more than 100 miles north and west of Rangoon, where daily outrages are committed against villagers, and where the police are totally inadequate to prevent lawlessness.
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      K.L. LAUNCHES RAT DRIVE
      178 5 THE Health Oitice m Kuala LumDur m September alone accounted for 3.406 rats m their drive to eradicate the vermin menace. Thousands of traps are set up monthly m infested areas of the town, owners of foodshops. warehouses. These traps are usually set up shophcuses and
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      ARMS RECOVERED
      49 5 A large number of arms and ammunition were recovered by the Police m Kedah from January to September this year s Revolvers recovered numbered 13, pistols 30, rifles 230, shot guns and Sten guns 30. har.d grenades 176, bombs 62. erne bayonet, and 2,783 rounds of ammunition.
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      NAAFI DRIVER ON FRAUD CHARGE
      72 5 ABDUL RAHMAN BIN SUDAM, a Naafi driver, m the Fourth Police Court yesterday, claimed trial to a charge of criminal breach of trust involving 55 cases of cigarettes valued at $8,500. It was alleged that he committed the offence m the Singapore Harbour Board area
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      6,692 S'pore cars are 'lost'
      246 5 6, 692 S 'pore cars are 'lost Free Press Staff Reportei rLIKE the 8.M.A., the Singapore Registrar of Vehicles will only register vehicles that are roadworthy. Thjs accounts for the "disappearance" of 6,692 odd private cars m Singapore. On Dec. 31. 1941. there were 10.848 private cars registered on Singapore
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      CHARGED WITH MISCHIEF
      88 5 SAtma Singh was produced m the Second Police Court yesterday, and had two charges of causing grievous hurt, one of causing misciiief. and another of CArryinf arms explained to him. It wrs alleged that he caused grievous hurt to K. Mumgaya, and a Chinese, Hiap Ah Sion?,
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      Army blamed for housing shortage
      102 5 Army blamed for housing shortage 'J'HE slowness cf the War Department m making payment of claims arising oul of requisitioned properties m Singapore is indirectly responsible for the acute housing shortage, declared Mr. Lee Kong Chian on Saturday. Mr. Lee was speaking at the 13th annual general meeting of Eastern
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      40 5 Important Announcements OUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS: as from today will be as follows SALES DEPT 4373 IMPORT EXPORT DEPT. 3114 FIRST SHIPMENT OF METROLAC (Latex Testing Instrument) received Use "YACHT" BRAND FORMIC ACID TAN SIN PENG CO. 11, PHILLIP ST. SINGAPORE
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  • SPORT PAGE
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      M.C.C TEAM TESTED ON FAST WICKET
      247 7 M.C.C TEAM TESTED ON FAST WICKET From Bill Bowes PERTH, Monday. f £n"ii-h crii-^tcis had more valuable practice m one-day match to-day at Fremantfe against the Australian l'«»lt>. The grame ended m draw, the M.C.C. iq: for f"»r declared and the Colts replying: Wl^h SB r than any encountered m
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      SCOREBOARD
      78 7 k f Hj»«rr»w I) Xi,: M mm Ji P U>T I W fS IST INNINGS i tm Po-tard 1 pw t Yardfcv b I C» 48 8 ;ht 3;) IMB b L-n. IS ndrf not out V Ml oat 3 \'.ras 2 lor wkis 130 Reuter to M X
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      CHINISE NAME SELECTION COMMITTEE
      57 7 CHINISE NAME SELECTION COMMITTEE m- ioppore C Footbali I appointed W M i Dm players Htan committal I side for m A F.A V. >ry I Is: g°y. Mr X H— Khoon, XL n? 3 Lim n S and V^ Boon I ■jtfuwn players w.ll be JKW to-morrow, -xnd their
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      W. AUSTRALIAN XI v. TOURISTS
      55 7 PERTH, Mon. The West Australian XI to meet the M.C.C. here m a th.eecay match starting on Friday Lr George Robinson, captain. Alex Jakkas. Ken dimming, Alan Edwards, Morgan Herbert. Wr.llv Langdcm. Tom ODwycr Chailie Puckett. Bent Rigg. Dave Watt and Glen Kessey with Jim
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      DRAWN SOCCER
      29 7 ti-Jf of socg*J« Kurau ground on sg? b *"J»- The Indians *nxe* of four of their reguitorJO**? nd An eulUa bete iJ B*^8 to do m attacks
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      INDIAN ASSOCIATION
      15 7 I Sports -unon will KSi ta at the W Lane. k£^._ -.«no,rs is
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      Ninth Time Lucky
      59 7 London. Y#ui. MILLWALL. the only team m the F.A. League which had not won a match this season broke their spell to-day with a two-nil victory over Luton Town. Before the match started Millwall's figures were: B— <*— 3— s— B— l4— 3. In another second division
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      NEW EXPERIENCE FOR BOWLERS
      254 7 Another Viewpoint MORMAN PRESTON, Reuters special correspondent travelling with the MCC team. c ays that the West Australian Colts put up a splendid show and Drovided stronger opposition thtsn the MCC met at Northam m the first match, to gain a creditable draw. Excepting their captain,
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      Sultan v Old Boys
      43 7 In a game of rugger played at Rallies College yesterday, H.M.S. Sultan beat St. Andrew's Old Boys by 16 points (two goals and two tries) to five (one goal). This fine action photograph shows this hard-fought game m progress.
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      TONY LUMPKIN IS 2nd FAVOURITE
      287 7 Autumn double Callovers LONDON, Oct. 7. TADENAZZO was installed an almost clear favourite over Tony Lumpkin m the Cesarewitch callover at the Victoria Club tonight. After being backed to win £4,000 at 100—1, Cadenazzo closed at 10—1 with Tony Lumpkin 21 2 with no takers.
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      Malays Win Both Games In S'ban
      94 7 TOE Singapore Malay Football team which travelled up to Scremban won both their matches played over the weekend. On Saturday they beat the Neg rl Sembilan Malays by four goals to one, scorers being Madon (3) and Haji Abdul Rahman. The following day they
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      WALKER CUP GOLF MAY BE RESUMED NEXT YEAR
      192 7 LONDON, Mon. JT is stated at a meeting of St. Andrews, Scotland, town council tonight tha 4 arrangements are being made to play the Walker Cup golf match between Britain and America on the old course of St. Andrews next May. When
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      JOE DJIEM v KAMIS IN TENNIS MATCH
      99 7 LIEM JOE DJIEM, Uie Java tennis champion, will giv«.* another exhibition on Mr. P. de Souza'3 court at 267, Thomson Road, at 4.30 p.m. to-morrow. He will me?t Kanits. the former doubles champion of Malaya m a singles match. Other players will be
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      TO-DAY'S RUGGER
      108 7 TEAMS for this a! Rugby match at the Cricket Club padang will be: S.C.C.: J.J Bell: C. Milton, J. M. Fulton, M. E. Da vie,?, W. V. Sausotta; W. E. Grieve H- B. Wilson; E. C. Tokeley, J W Kerr, M. F. Lea. D P. Lv^ns. R. J.
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      BRICKBATS FOR BOXING BOARD
      860 7 TIMMY WELCH, the R.A.F. boxer with an unbeaten record J for professional fights m Singapore, m a letter to the Free Press, criticises the Boxing Board of Control for not sanctioning the fight m which he was to have met the new arrival, Fearless James Harper,
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      Brums Beat Sparta
      133 7 BIRMINGHAM, Von. DIRMINGHAM City Football D Club beat Soarta (Czechoslovakia) three-one at Birmingham today after a halftime score of one-all Sparta took the lead m the 28th minute through centreforward Hafek bat within two minutes Trigg, Birmingham rent re forward headed throurh from a left-wing corner kick.
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