Malaya Tribune, 18 November 1947

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    59 1 The Malaya Tribune T HE PEOPLE FOfl THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Now Pnmed simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) FIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Aytnta: Messrs. CuUn Turner Ltd., TalLot
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    MALAYAN TIN EXPORTS: U. S. STILL HAS LAST WORD
    647 1 Reuter. LONDON Nov. 18.—The rew 23-naiion tarlfl schedules, published today, show mat the ajreement on Malayan tin export duties turns out tc less onerous than Malayan tin smelters haa fesred. Although export duty on tin ore and tin concentrates will in
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    Actress Assaulted, Then Pushed Through Porthole To Death
    329 1 Reuter. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.—James Can *>, 30-year-iboard the Union Castle liner Durban Castle, oun here today to have admitted that he Nassaulti 21-year-old aeress Eileen "Gay" Gibson on Oct. 18. pushed her limp oody through Uertb il< and hen gone back to
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    untitled-S'pore Colonel Gets Decree, $1,000 Damages
    43 1 Reuter. Former c staff officer nel Herbert Lawfl" w granted a decree i >nrt here to[■ousc of the adultery of ng Mary 1 >i<ion Henry Australian Major 'P' to th" AustraliGen. i r awarded n lent Reut-
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    FOOD PURCHASES
    26 1 U.P. lir rllationa Committee t to c-ncourage fen *J 1 scarce foods mid ifr c ur.tr es v,ith 5597.000.000 emergen, t y- •I programme.—U.P.
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    23-Nation Pact Benefits Empire
    222 1 Reuter. LONDON, Nov. 18. The United States has undertaken to cut tariffs on imported wool by 25 per cent, under the new 23-nation tariff schedules published today, according to a British Government spokesman. The wool tariff question was the thorniest problem during the six months of
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    32,000 HOMELESS
    42 1 Reuter. NANKING, Nov. 17. Nine persons were killed and 32.000 rendered homeless and more than 300 000 acres were inundated when floods swept the Yilan-Lotung district near Taipeh. capital ot Formosa, during the week-end, according to reports reaching Nanking tonight.—Reuter.
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    More Ceylon Troops for Malaya
    44 1 Reuter. Colombo. Nov. 18.—Four thousand rive hundred Ceylonese of» fleers and other ranks are to be recruited for service in Malaya in the Royal Pioneer Corps (Ceylon). This has been announced by the Brigadier Commanding the Ceylon Garr'son —Reuter.
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    INDIA WARNS
    29 1 Flushing, New York, Nov. 17.— India warned Britain that the "deteriorat'on" of India's relation with South Africa might force India and Pakistan out of the British Commonwealth.—
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    "MR. BROWN" IN LONDON
    35 1 U.P. LONTX3N, Nov. 17.—General G. H. A. MacMilliati, British Commander in Palestine, arrived by plane in London today. He wore civilian clothes and travelled under the pseudonym of "Mr. Brown." —U.P.
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    DEADLINE JULY 1
    33 1 U.P. Washington, Nov. 17.—1t i s reliably learned that the British Government has informed th-' United States of its intention to withdraw British troops from Greece by July I, 1948.-U.P.
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    LYNCH LAW IN SRINAGAR
    191 1 Reuter. SRINAGAR, Nov. ll.—Ghulam Mohammed Bakshi, Minister of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah's interim administration in Kashmir, telling Kashmiri villagers that unlawful arts nfiainst mm -ritics would by most .severely d-\>wUh, paraaUd a couple of looters before them "What shall we do wtih the ml he asked. "Shoot
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    S’pore Clock Tower "Jumped" 14 Hours
    271 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter* Singapore's famous landmark --the Clock Tower—has been in ••poor health" for the past few days. Observers have noticed the marked difference of time on the four faces. The clock stops frequently and then works again for a short while. Everyone who
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    ANTI-GUERILLA
    23 1 ATHENS. Nov. 17.—Tho Greek Deputy Prime Minster. Monsieur Constantin T&aldaris, announced tonight the formation of a joint Greek-Ame-rican staff for anti-guerilla operations,,
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    Atrocities In Greece
    19 1 A picture from Greece., showing the head of a luckless victim being paraded through the streets.
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    British Govt. Condemnation
    94 1 Reuter. LONDON, Nov, 17:—Murders torture, rape, disfigurement of b dies *an<l other "horrible atrocities committed by both in.Greece" to British public opinion, Under Secretary for For elgn Affairs, Christopher May* l.?w, stated amid cheers in the House of Commons today. Mr. Mayhew. who was replying to questions,
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    TODAY'S TRACK WORK
    671 1 Horses to watch (By Our Racing Reporter) No effort was made to beat the clock this morning when horses in training for the races were given half pace or slow work. Precious Stream caught the eye in a smart gallop down the straight after going round at
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    Local Reaction To Tax Reports
    214 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Leading public opinion in Singapore is still divided en the recommendations of the Finance and Revenue Committees both for Singapore and the Malayan Union now made public. While a very great amount of integration of departments in the Malayan Union has been
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    REDMEN HALVED
    30 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—There are almost half as mai'y Indians in the United States now as there Iran when Coiumbus discovered America, the National Geographic Society said today—U.P.
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    ORDER OF MERIT
    24 1 LONDON, Nov. 17.—The King today invested the Canadian Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, with tho Order of Merit at Buck ligham Palare.
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    US Navy Task Unit Due Here Friday
    69 2 HONGKONG, Nov 17. A United states task unit, headed by Admiral Charles M Cooke (Jnr Commander of the US Navy in the Western Pacific, left today for Singapore, w lie re no is expected to arrive on Nov. 21 for a tourday visit
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    Decentralize Plea
    69 2 U.P. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17— Senator Ai-?xnn<tor Wiley, today renewed his appeal io end concentration Of tho government in Washington, as a safeguard against possib'? future atomic blitz. In a letter to the D*f*nec Secretary. Mr. James Forrest a 1 Wiley said Russia has decentralised hor government 'to a
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    23-Nation Pact Limits U.S. Use Of Synthetic Rubber
    652 2 Reuter. Tendon Nov 13.-The British Commonwealth has agree" I v ,1 of the 23-natton Geneva Trade Agreement publishon of imperial preference on five per r?nt of their 1938 value, and reductions in preferences amounting to a further 25 per cent Commonwealth countries
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    ANOTHER GOBBELS?
    68 2 U.P. MOSCOW, Nov. 16—General Lucius D. Clay was aecus-?<i by tho Soviet Government paper lzvestia of "following in Gt?b b*U' footsteps"' by directing an anti-Soviet propaganda campaign in the American zone of Germany. It sai<i his campaign is necessary to smother the voice of the German people" and
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    P.I. COPRA EXPORT
    42 2 U.P. Washington. Nov. 17.—The Agriculture Department reportea Philippine copra exports during October were approximately 100.--000 long tons, to bring the ten month total for 1947 to 801,494 ions, compared with 423,000 tons in the same months Inst year UP.
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    34 2 U.P. Jerusalem. Nov. 17.—An advertisement submitted to the Palestine press for publication next Friday, calls for tenders to purchase from the Palestine Government 69 lots of land situated in Haifa, between Kingsway port area.—U.P.
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    DEATHS
    31 2 child! fn t 4t isfijJß Cortex J 1947 for pu/' -Jth Ca ßdoza a" 1 .■(.a,.s. o: i vviii kave h,^l tne Cathedra P f *j<J cr d and ih-r.^i
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    Marked down for killing SYDNEY HORLER
    735 3 CHAPTER XIII WIMBLEDON AGAIN lr.i'l called a the Sons cf nieht ut nine c but one was r V; the long confer,ho Ice as follows: ftt 1 have called brcause it is we took acnsl the tyranrnraent. Some- night which spies have been F*
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    "Obsolete U.S. Weapons" For China-McCormick
    73 3 U.P. 17.—Sine* An re getting ob- win be o* no use in there seems no should not byV Col. Robert A. Tribune pub- United Press .i he arrived art t nLs would come ing inter r? niton, w been inter"f three years '■>■ has got
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    $20,000 NOTES
    52 3 Reuter. I Nov. 17.—No*'^ Customs gold 3 qoivaknt to dollars) win be k:. C( ntrai Bank of th* Nortb h Nt *ws claim?.| to Vc. v ,J >iV'.lv from an V cmrce yesterday. N jjj Have boc-i comT 2 lfils Uance ©X the a waits instructing Chia Ngao
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    Chinese War Veterans Are Disappointed
    436 3 (From Ou r Own Reporter) Ipo.i, Nov. 17. —Ninety young Chinese war veterans, the remainder out of the contingent oi 350 who left Perak some years ago to fight on the China war fronts against the Jaos as mechanics ana drivers, in the motorised sections
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    PAHANG HOLDS PIG DRIVE
    89 3 commencing from Nov v tt the Department Pahanj have the wVth the co-operation o. other Government "*gf WSsft£ to make concated efforts asainst wild Pigs dunne the next ten •s\ trtnM gunPen^ IUS issued pong who have w lice r\ hot hate been called Sl; nt
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    Cocoa Cultivation
    161 3 The Secretary of State for the Colonies some time ago suggested that various colonies should investigate the p<)ssihiiities of cocoa cultivation. The Department of Agriculture, Malayan Union, had already be<m carrying out initial investigations and experiments in the crop at Serdang. Interest had also been shown by certain
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    28 3 U.P. SHANGHAI, Nov. 17.—TheMunicipal Government tilled a puWicitv moetin? on We-'Jnt.s-,iay rooming—two days belo. "i the National Assembly elections— to acnuaint Shanghai re«W »nU with the voting proc^lur?.-U.P.
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    Australians And Malayans
    818 4 The Daily Telegraph Sydney, on Armistice Day stated "that the Australian Immigration Department had ordered fourteen Malayan seamen, married to Australian women, to pick up their stAimer tickets to travel to Singapore by the Marella. They were asked to conclude any private business they had in Australia.
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    H.K.’s RENT TRIBUNALS
    87 4 U.P. HONGKONG The Colony s Tenancy Tribunals set up to settle disputes between landlords and tenants arc so backlogged that no new cases can be heard for the next six months. The tribunals are staffed Dy volunteers who sit as a specific -court," the decision of whicn
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    Australia's Labour Paradox
    106 4 AAP. SYDNEY "Since before the war employment in Australia, excluding rural workers, has risen from about 1.730.200 to 2,386,800, yet labour problems have increased rather than diminisred. What then is the explanation of mis paradox?" asks the City Editor of th e Adelaide Advertiser. Apart from reduced
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    And This, Our Singapore... Yet Singapore Is Fortunate...
    494 4 A City Of Arrears—1. OSWALD HENRY, Tribune Staff Writer, pursuing the Municipal President's statement on Singapore as a City of Vast Arrears, sought some enlightenment "There's no doubt that Singapore is a city with many arrears to make up, but this is
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    Building Is Our Biggest Problem
    297 4 A City Of Arrears—2. SINGAPORE'S most urgent problem today, according to the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. Leonard Wilson. C.M.G.. is building—building for homes, builaing for schools and building for recreation. Many problems are connected with that, namely the difficulty io! getting land for
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    The Peoples Postbag Influence Of The Church
    187 4 Letters" To The Editor Sir, —I appreciate the crisp comments of Mr. Chew Cheng Yong, one of the few of the Old Brigade of the Malayan Church, on the reply of the Bishop of Singapore. All that I desire to say to fellow
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    Advance Wanted
    169 4 I I Sir, —It is surprising that employers have not seen nt to give advances of salaries to their Asian staffs before 20th November, which is a Pub- lie Holiday, for them to enjoy J the occasion. It may be austerity in England but there no signs •jf
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    Ponggol Buses
    236 4 Sir,—An article written by "Travelling Public" which appeared in the Malaya Tribune must be praised by all Ponggol bus travellers. I hope that the S.TC. will extend its route or establish another route from Tampenis Junction to the Cape o r Ponggol between the hours of: Morning—6 a.m.
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    Lonely
    83 4 Sir.—I would be very grateful if you could find space In your columns for a short appeal from a semi-shut-in from "down under". Almost four years laid up with a tubercular spine and still unable to take a full place in the world outside, I am anxious to and
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    Pen-Friends
    42 4 Sir.—l would very much like a pen-friend in Singapore, a girl If possible. I am 18 years of age. Fond of dancing, pictures, fancy work and sports. I am i tailoress by trade.—Alleen Jackson, 21, Stewart Street, Aremoh. Wanganu!, New Zealand.
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    A NECESSARY EVIL
    109 4 AAP. SYDNEY Mr. J. Akeroyd, who has just retired from the position of Victorian Inspector General of Prisons, believes whippings are 'a necessary evil.' "Every man who has been flogged in the past 20 years was 'tested' before and after, and in the great majority of records
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    ARENA FOR 25,000
    64 4 Reuter. MANILA. Plans are underway for a huge 500.000 pesos sports arena to be constructs 1 shortly in Manila. With a seating capacity cf 20.000 to 25,000 people, the Sports Palace can hold sucn events as boxing, basketball, tennis. ?ce hockey rodeos and other indoor games. The
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    Japanese "Missing"
    63 4 TOKYO > Q thousand j aDar f/ native" on 25? bte 5 the M.n,, "**ar.j Japanese G? h Ueves Gov ernrr..;> A rr various places Sumatra 400; gainviii, 70- R,f aa k China 400 It ha, been reporter of these former u'** sailors are now a* pletely settled
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    U.S. LABOUR CAMPAIGN
    130 4 Reuter. WASHINGTON _T v laige organisations the American bour cent cor vention mSfl today oreparlng £Tfcj important political their respective wSEi their biggest role try-wide elecUor.." %m An attempt, initiated a progressive congre* t\Z tnal Organisations "urited fror.f'on this drive »5 teen rejected by tt servative Amer.ca:;
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    Sweden Honours British Scientist
    131 4 Swedish Academy of Scieaai nounced yesteriay its I two of Britain's lea-!;:.? mmt. to receive this year's Note Pn* for physics and for cbe» try. The former goes to Ir Etward Applet on for 1 1 M atmospherical physics, wi latter to Sir Robert RobiMceH "his
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    Singapore Finance Committee Opposition To Income Taxation
    737 5 as a last resnriu Sln a P or should be imposed only of ?axa ion R7£ YEnV En De Shown ,hat current level the tmurovemen, rneei the expenditure and mSkSS altow n^f^T Ce over a p,riod f years and sen, "me C th
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    7 RED BRIGADES SMASHED
    72 5 U.P. THAI N v 17.—Chinese ti [aimed an ov<.--uthwest of *r. north of Yer-ari, g wi rs s-v c r t !ej rcOo:-t"dly Karidated*-. IB from Kr.lgan, P yi hcadquarFu's Suiyan spearheaded and motorise! th the d?fenppc i Gen. Peng unisl troops as un the siege
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    War On Pirates
    47 5 U.P. HAI Nov. 17.--The rl from Can- that a CW -eSe Navy y .onk five audit ships *fT b whii? carrying n the Naval pit Chinese Navy Communist com- n Hainan fo,v Peninsula has Repcrts led rt that an Am ft aas involved in
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    S’PORE-BOUND
    37 5 AAP. HONGKONG. NoV. 17 Com A :ra Charles M. rider ol the Unites I. Weal m Pacific Fleet, a Static s juad on com- tgship Est.'s. cruiiy< r Rupertus. V 130*1 sailed [a this morimg.— pr-AAP.
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    Senior Army Officers Leaving K. L.
    422 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 18—As a result of Malaya C-miTi?n having changed to a District. *ew appointments in the Army'Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur hay? ceased to exist. For this and oth«.r reasons such Eg termination of ongagemen*s of British OTicrs in the Indian Army, certain
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    B. Pahat Indian's Tribute To Nehru
    117 5 Under the auspices of the Batu Pahat Sub-Branch of the Malayan Indian Congress, the Indians in Batu Pahat celebrated the 59th birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Premier of the Indian Union on Friday the 14th inst. at 5 30 p.m. at the
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    Ipoh Indians Celebrate Nehru's Birthday
    170 5 IPOH, Nov. 17 —"Jawaharlal has won freedom for us. We are overseas Indians. Let us in this country uphold the dignity of India, and see that we be- nave as true Indians and bring honour to our Mother India whose son is always watchii g
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    Salaries Commission Report Received
    85 5 A report of the Malayan Public Services Salaries Commission. 1847, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harry Trusted, K.T.. K.C., has been received by the Governments ot the Malayan Union and Singapore. The recommendations of the Commission are under active examination by the two governments, and will
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    Governor Will Open Motor Show At Happy World Today
    98 5 Singapore's first big motor j exhibition, at which latest Bri- j t:sh mcdels of cars and motor- cycles will be on show, will be declared open today by His Excollencv the Governor, Sir Frankl'n Gimson, at the Happy j Wcrld. The
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    CONCESSION TO BANNED LEAGUE
    81 5 Reuter—AAP. NANKING. Nov. 17.—An important member of the Kuomintang said last night that the Kuomintang party would consider a request by the outlawed Democratic League to form a new party and would promise every assistance t v former League memtors. qY The new party, when formed
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    Dress Rehearsal For Royal Wedding
    62 5 Reuter. London, Nov. 17.-Princess Elizabeth watching from a Buckingham Palace window, yesterday saw the full dress rehearsal of her wedd ng procession from the palace forecourt. An estimated 10.000 people lined the route to Westminster Abbey to see Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards In
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    Dance Rumpus
    69 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Nov. 17.-Tie representatives of 270 dance teachers her-?, who suffered a rebuff last weok in their appeal against action on th? dance baa. will continue their campaign today by approaching the various Municipal organs. At a meeting last night the teachers claimed it was unr?asonabie to
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    Friendship Train
    74 5 U.P. CLEVELAND, Nov. 17. The friendship train is growing like a snowball at every stop and moved into its final leg of its mission ol mercy. It Is now in two sect'ons and both are .ess than 48 hours away from New York. In Cleveland today, nine carloads
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    Treasury Bills
    65 5 Tenders for Malayan Union Government Treasury Bills of three months' tenor were accepted by the Financial Secretary, Malayan Union, to the extent of $3.000,000. Tenders at the rate ot 3 4 per cent, per annum were allotted in full while tenders at rates in !m*X of that figure
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    RECS WIN SCRAPPY HOCKEY GAME ON THE PADANG
    507 6  -  By "First Timer". v UJ S.R.C. 2; COLLEGE 1. The Singapore Recreation Club scored a 2—1 hockey win over the Combined College in a scrappy game on the Padang yesterday. A superior defence and forwardline which combined effectively were responsible for the
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    Bradman To Play In First Test
    233 6 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Nov. 17,—Nine players seem certain of selection for the Australian Test team against India which will be announced here tomorrow night. They are Hon Bradman. H. A Brown. W. Morris. Lindsay Hasset, X Miller. Ray Lindwall. Colin McCool. lart Johnson and Don
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    L.C.C. Examinations
    51 6 Entries for the London Chamber of Commerce Examinations to be held in the Malayan Union in the Spring of 1948 will now close at all local Education Offices on December 17. Details of the new scale of fees operating in 1948 can be obtained at any local Education
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    Police Pile Up 24-Points Against SCC At Rugger
    393 6 Police 2nd XV 24 points. S.C.C. B' XV 0. Fielding a heavier and better co-ordinated team, the Police fifteen had little difficulty in defeating the S.C.C. 'B* team in their rugger encounter on the Padang yesterday. The visitors took the initial lead
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    STORE MALAYS STRONG SIDE FOR GOLD CUP
    122 6 The Singapore Malays will be playing the Selangor Malays in the semi-final of the Sultans' Gold Cup soccer competition on November 26 in Kuala Lumpur. The winners of this game will meet the combined PenangTrengganu team on Nov. 29 in the final. The
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    AUSTRALIAN WRESTLERS TO FIGHT HERE
    97 6 Two Australian wrestlers of reputation who arrived from Sydney yesterday will make their debut this Saturday ai the Great World Stadium. Tod Hardwick, ex-Amateur Mid-dle-Weight (tampion of Australia, will meet Son of Kong while his colleague. Michael "Curly" Connors, will dash with Hardit Singh. Hardwiek
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    LOCAL SOLDIERS HELD AFTER CINEMA INCIDENTS
    274 6 Pandemonium broke out outside the Rex Cinem." yesterday evening when locally enlisted personnel of theR.A.S.C. attacked watchmen of the theatre and caused serious injuries to a jaga, Matho Ardo, who was admitted into the hospital. Another jaga, Kanhi Ardo, was stabbed in four places,
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    Deportation Of Malayan Seamen Angers Church
    111 6 Reuter—AAP. SYDNEY. Nov. 17.— The Australian section of the World Council of Churches, today attacked the Government decision to deport 14 Malay seamen who, during a Long stay here, have married Australian women and raised families. In a letter to Mr. Arthur Calwell. the
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    "GESTAPO" IN MALAYA ALLEGED
    120 6 A charge that in practice the m Security Service "is to spy on th t* y cal bodies" was made by Mr Johi yan Democratic Union and a m Revenue Committee, during t h» c K ways and mean s to reduce the cx P Mr.
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    SPECIAL GUIDE TO TOMORROW'S RAGES
    1436 7 TRIBUNE'S EXCLUSIVE RACING FEATURE rov- l IS t^/ o Card for tomorrow's races, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club mating, giving full details of the horses, age, description, last three runs, probable jockeys, >.t ignis, owners and trainers, as well as prospects at
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    Attractive Programme For Penang Xm as-New Year Meet
    278 7 (From Our Own Rcnorer) xt 17—The Penaig Turf Club Xmas-New PENANG. Nov. 17.-The F 26 i9 and entries wUI close on Therf US "c two runs of horses, classes, j. 3 and 4 and two runs for middens. For class 1 horses
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    More Racehorses For Singapore
    83 7 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The is. Obra. which ?s in the Outer Roads in Singapore harbour, has a live cargo ol 48 race horses for the Singapore Turt Club. The Tribune learn* that th< v were shipped in Freemantle. Messrs John W. Manning. Henry A. Gentle, Norman
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    DOUBLE VICTORY FOR JOHORE C.C.
    94 8 The Johore Cricket Club ptaye<t two games of hockey during the week-end winning both. On Saturday they beat the Shangnai Bank Sports Club 2_l; Van Schoonbeck and Austin scored for the home team and De Sdva for the visitors. On Sunday they trounced tne C.C.M.Ps
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    Mrs. Cuming's Letters: "Marvellous Time"
    403 8 Former Australian ex-Red Cross nurse. Mrs. Patricia Margaret Burns Cuming, who fell to her death from -he Adelphi Hotel on Oct. 30. was yesterday at the Coroner's Inquest, described by her sister as a wealthy woman and of a happy disposition. Mr. Henri Otto Waser,
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    The Island Club Golf Competition
    335 8 The draw and start ing t mes for the President Vfcc Prcsidem s Prizes on Thursday morn n* (20 Nov.) are as follows: 8.30 a.m. F. Jones <7> A Lim Bu Yam Cl4>; C. A. R. Bateman (Syr) AJ. W Y. Eu C24>; Yon B
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    Children's Sports
    27 8 The Radwav Institute. Singapore is holding a Children's Snorts meet on Thursday Nov. 20 ;it the Railway lnstdute prounds. The programme begins at 200 p.m.
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    BRIGHT STAR RANGERS
    27 8 Tho Bright Star Rangers' 2nd. XI and the Railway Union's ivci XI will pMy a friendly 'i.ime eu or. 'Jm Kanipong Pisang ground tomorrow.
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    TO-DAY’S SPORTS
    42 8 HOCKEY S.C.R.C. vs. Clarke Rcngers, Hong Lim Green; S.R.C. vs. Katong Sports Club, Padang: Naval Dockyard vs. R.N. Police, Naval Base. RUGGER Medical College Union vs. Clarke Rangers, College ground. BADMINTON Straits Chinese M.Y.F vs T.A.M.Y.F. Clerical Union Hall 6.15.
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    Teachers' Hockey Win Against SA
    69 8 In a keenly contested game of hockey, at the Serangoon English School ground on Sunday the Normal Teachers beat the Serangoon Association by three iioals to one. At the interval the score was one all. but when the game was resumed the teachers increased the
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    24 8 Last Sunday the Bright Star Rangers brat the Tanjong Pagar XI by two goals to one In a friendly game of soccer.
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    32 8 LONDON. Kn m E. Smith. I/.,.: has again S 2 Several owi, r < the second claim Chf H but he ds£*« cept Mother re t ainl n p H
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    55 8 Wedding Celebration Socc er Match The Land Office Football XI m the follow s*sfN asamst the Pas ir ShS ™Nov. 20 at Panjang Road. KckJvc P-m sharp, provided I *l Mohd Salleh bin P Thu:ais:n:han, TS' N. Kanaoa-abai: g r££ Pa; Babjan bin AbdulTan Chee Choon; T. ffl P. Anpavoo;
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