The Straits Times, 17 June 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1545. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1947 PRICE TEN CEN>S
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    PRISON ESCAPE; $500 REWARD
    354 1 PRISON ESCAPE; $500 REWARD 9 Men In Outram Road Break OINGAPORE police yesterday announced a reward of $500 to anyone giving information leading to the arrest of any one of nine Chinese prisoners who escaped from Outram Road Gaol, Singapore, m the J early hours of yesterday morning. Police also
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    New Air Fatalities As U.S. Board Of Inquiry Named
    204 1 New Air Fatalities As U.S. Board Of Inquiry Named I WASHINGTON, Monday. AS President Truman appointed a board of inquiry on air safety, prompted by the third American Skymaster crash m three weeks, news arrived of faiaiities from two other air crashes. One was m the United States, the other
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    44 1 Gwennie Isaac, 14-year-old daughter of Singapore Police Chief Inspector T. Isaac, who died on March 20 while receiving an anaesthetic m preparation lor a ion si Is operation. At the resumed inquest yesterday cour»»<M representing MI parents made allegations of negligence. Story, Page 7.
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    LATEST CRASH INJURES 20 –
    61 1 LATEST CRASH INJURES 20 FORT KNOX. Kentucky. Mon- day —Twenty persons were slight- ly injured when an Army C-47 crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off at the Godman airfield here. plane wa.s flying about 300 ret tnt field when the pilot reported trouble. The crash occurred when the
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    SCIENTIFIC WAR EXPERIMENTS
    82 1 MELBOURNE, Monaay.-Aus-tralia will be the scene of allBritish experiments m scientific warlare, tne Chief of the Australian General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Vernon Bturdee. said here today.; Gen. Sturdee. who had just returned from the study of war problems m Britain and the United States, said he would like
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    MAHDI'S SON OPENS FATHER'S TOMB
    88 1 KHARTOUM. Monday.— Huge crowds at Omdurman saw Sayed Sir Abdel Rahman El Mahdi Pasha, son of the Mahdl whose Dervishes killed General Gordon m 1885, open the tomb of his father. The Mahdi's son— leader of the Sundanese Independence Front described the tomb as a
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    TO CONSULT RUSSIA
    102 1 LONDON, Monday.— A Foreign Office spokesman raid today that Britain would soon consult directly with Russia concerning the aid-to-Britain plan of the United States Secretary of State, G-sn. Marshall. He said initial contact would take place through regular diplomatic channels. The spokesman added that he knew of
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    Paralysis Of U.S. Shipping
    147 1 Paralysis Of U.S. Shipping NEW YORK, Monday. |pONGRESS of Industrial \j Organisations seamen "sat down" today under a "no contract, no work" policy which threatened a complete paralysis of American ibipi en all United States coasts. Although no pickets showed up on piers, the work stoppage ordered by the National
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    UNION JACK TO FLY ON GRAVE
    149 1 LONDON, Monday.— The Union Jack will fly over the grave of Mr. Arthur Al'.xander Harris, of Hove, Sussex, if a clause fust published m his will is obeyed. Aftei making provision f~r his widov; and some bequests he wrot^: "£2,000 is to be expended
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    WOMAN LAWYER AT JAP WAR TRIALS
    70 1 TOKIO, Monday.— Miss Mary C. Marr'T> who has loined b.C.A.P. Legal Section, is the first woman lawyer to engage m the prosecution of war crimes m Japan. A former world champion stenographer, she was the first service woman to be admitted to practice law
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    Speed Limit For Spore Urged
    145 1 Speed Limit For S'pore Urged OLNGAPORE Municipal Commissioners have decided ia v recommend to the Government an island-wide, maximum speed limit of 30 miles an hour for all motor vehicles. The Municipal president, Mr. L. Rayman, said yesterday that the Commissioners themselves had powers, if nec/ssary, to impose a speed
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    f LOOK OUT FOR THESE NIKE MEN '
    274 1 LOOK OUT FOR THESE NINE MEN Ons Kirn Uo'.j. Hokkien, M, 5 ft. 8 bis., medium build, fair complexion, mole on rizht side of neck, scar on chin, scar between eyes, two moles on right temp'-*. Wanted for armed ro'»berv. Hau A N;;an, alias Hau Mun Chung and Woni Wins
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    Gunmen Hold Up European Woman
    239 1 WE mean business," menacingly snapped one of three masked gunmen to Mrs. T. A. Clark, of Singapore, yesterday morning. The men had forced their way into her flat on the second floor of Eu Court. They held up the amah at tha door of the
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    Model City At Hiroshima
    78 1 TOKIO, Monday.— British en-t gineers are planning to build a new model city at Hiroshima. the Japanese city devasted ia August, 1915, by the first atom bomb. The Australian oflicer who heads the engineers is planning; a complete western-style sanitation system, and the centre of the
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    STOP PRESS
    58 1 B ATA VI A, Ml o n tl ay.—a y.— Mr. Mohammed Nasir, Indonesian Republic Minister of Information, said today that his Government would not insist on the counter-proposals as presented to the Dutch negotiators if any better means could be found for a peaceful settlement of a
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      48 1 IN OTHER PAGES Tension De.eiops over Hungary 2 U.S. Rubber Control Attacked 3 Nehru Throws Dawn Gauntlet to Princes 4 Women's Page 5 Editorial 6 Malayan Police Take Over Navy Ships 7 The Invasion of Saipan 8 Gardening 9 London Letter 10 Zaibatsu Combine Demolished .11 Sport 18
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    Jap Plans To Beat Economic Crisis
    293 2 Jap Plans To Beat Economic Crisis The Times Correspondent. TOKIO, Monday. 'THE Katayama Cabinet, m an important statement, has put forward a programme of measures to overcome Japan's economic crisis. They relate to the production of food supplies, finance and banking development, foreign trade, prices and wages management m industry.
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    Japanese Cloth For Colonies
    130 2 Japanese Cloth For Colonies The Times Correspondent MANCHESTER, Monday. •THE colonial markets which j 1 provide Britain with food and raw materials are to. receive the entire quantity of 64 million yards of cotton piece goods made m Japan and acquired by the Board of Trade. This will fill the
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    15 YEARS FOR TERRORISTS
    94 2 JERUSALEM, Monday —Three of five Jewish terrorists found guilty this morning m connection with the attack on Acre gaoi last May were sentenced to death by hanging by the Jerusalem military court. The other two were given 15 years' imprisonment. The terrorists were charged with firing
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    40 KILLED IN FLOOD
    67 2 AGUAS CALIENTES. MEXICO, Monday.— At least 40 persons were killed and scores injured m the cloudburst and flood which inundated the tiny village of Ciudad on Sunday. Flood waters swept over the Trillo and Ale an tar? dams and nearly levelled the village, destroying homes, drowning
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    TENSION DEVELOPS OVER I HUNGARY
    567 2 TENSION DEVELOPS OVER HUNGARY U. S. Econ om ie Aid Involved LONDON, Monday. RUSSIA s rejection of British and United Stales protests on her policy m Hungary has created an atmosphere of political tension between the Soviet and the West, Reuters diplomatic corresoondent states. There was an implied threat m
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  • £lo,oooMail Theft On Express Train Plot In Portugal Nazi Wife In Gaol Unorthodox Export Year-Old Republic Pilot's Death Troopship Arrives European Blind Work For Arson Squad Order In Persia Four Resignations Frontier Arrest Burmese Visitor Big Fire In Sydney
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      £10,000 Mail Theft On Express Train
      128 2 LONDON, Monday. DRITAIN'S gang of trair. robbers yesterday got away with O another £10,000 haul m registered mail from the LondonGlasgow Express. A series of similar thefts from sealed mail trucks has netted the gang many thousands of pounds m tne past year. The
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      Plot In Portugal
      95 2 LISBON, Mon.—The Portuguese Government of Senhor Antonia de Olivera Salazar announced yesterday it had smashed a nlot by professional conspirators to g:.in control of Portugal by a military revolt. A Government communique issued after a Cabinet meetmg said 13 Army and Navy officers and 14 university professors,
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      Nazi Wife In Gaol
      44 2 Mrs. Wilhelm Ftick, wife of the former Nazi Minister for the Interior who was hanged at Nuremberg, photographed at the Starnberg Gaol, where she and other wives of formerly prominent Nazis are awaiting trial under the de-Na».ifiT3<: 'vt ,\ct.—A.P. photo.
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      Unorthodox Export
      92 2 MANILA. Monday—A decision on the disposition of an Indone-sian-owned plane, which landed at Manila nearly a week ago with a fortune m vanilla and quinine from Java, is expected some time today. The Netherlands ConsulateGeneral said the plane had left Jogjakarta with the expectation by crp\v members that
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      Year-Old Republic
      60 2 MANILA, Monday.—The Bureau of Customs here yesterday wai notified by the United States Navy that its iask Force 33 of 13 vessels, including the aircraft carrier Antietam and the cruisers Topeka, Duluth and Atlanta, were expected to arrive m Manila on July 1. The'- are to take part
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      Pilot's Death
      40 2 LONDON, Monday.—Capt. Malcoim Kerr, pilot of the transport plane which crashed after taking off from Croydon on Saturday, died at Croydon General Hospital yesterday. The plane was flying a cargo of pigeons to Guernsey for a pigeon race.—A.P.
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      Troopship Arrives
      50 2 ALGIERS. Monday- A Brit'sh airborne Instruction unit arrived here yesterday aooara the 14,000ton troopship Ascania to heJp m training the French 25th airborne division. The unit has been invited by the French Government to instruct the French troops m handling equipment France has purchased from Britain.—Reuter and A.P.
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      European Blind
      58 2 SHANNON. Eire, Monday—Mr. Robert Irwin. executive director of the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind, arrived here by plane from New York yesterday to begin a six weeks' tour of Europe. He plans to visit France, Italy and Greece where he says the need of blind people is
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      Work For Arson Squad
      75 2 MANILA, Monday—An arson squr.d is investigating the latest m a series of disastrous fires of unknown oriein which yesterday destroyed flour, canned foodstuffs and other merchandise insured for US$l2O,OOO. The total value of the property which was owned by three Chinese merchants was more than US$5OO,OOO,
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      Order In Persia
      45 2 TEHERAN. Monday—The Premier. Mr. Ahmad Qavam, yesterdecreed the dissolution r-f the military government of Persia. rie said tiu military regime, which tonic o lice when the allies entered Persia m 1941, was no longer necessary because peace and order had been re-establish-ed.—UP.
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      Four Resignations
      95 2 CYPRUS. Monday.—Four mcmi bers of the Greek orthodox Board I of Education for Cyprus have resigned because of British refusal to increase the Board's powers. In their letter of tes.gnation they call the British administration a "government not of the people and contrary to every democratic and moral
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      Frontier Arrest
      49 2 PARIS, Monday.—Thirty displaced Jews of Polish irigin were picked up by French gendarmes j while trying to cross .he FrancoGerman frontier m Lorraine, the newspaper, Franc Tirsar, revealj ed yesterday. The Jews were sent jack to the UNRRA camp m the S -ar from which they escaped.—A.P.
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      Burmese Visitor
      72 2 POOLE, England, Monday U Tin Tut, Minister without Portfolio m the Burmese interim government, arrived here with his daughters yesterday from Rangoon. Customs formalities were waived for U Tin Tut, who has come to Britain as the guest of the British Government. It is reported that he will
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      Big Fire In Sydney
      43 2 SYDNEY. Monday.—A fire m George Street, Sydney's main street, yestorday gutted two buildI ings and destroyed a telephone transmission station causing the suspension of trunk line telephone 1 services to places north of Sydney. Damage is estimated at 150.000.—Reuter.
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    3- Year Plan For Hungary
    396 2 3- Year Plan For Hungary The Times Correspondent. VIENNA, Monday. THE new Hungarian Qotrem. merit's main achievement so far has been the announcement that a three-year-plan has been adopted and will start on August 8. The principal opposition to the plan, it any, is likely to come from Mr. Sulyok's
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      680 2 NOTICES GAMMON (MALAYA) LIMITED. DIRECTORS' ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31st January. 1947 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the rwentieth Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of Gammon (Malaya) Limited will be held at the Registered Office of the Company. 63 Geylang Read, Singapore, on Saturday, the
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      503 2 NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE la the Estate of William Walter Bachelor, Deceased Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance (Chapter 59) all persons having claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased who died on the 12th September 1944 m Singapore are required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned
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      77 2 THE ARMY TEACHES YOU A TRADE YES Th« Army of to-d»y depends entire!/ upon the skilled tradesmen who maintain its equipment and machines. In civil life you will have to pay to learn the things which the Army teaches you for nothing. Take advantage .of this opportunity at once Apply
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    U.S. RUBBER CONTROLS ATTACKED
    27 3 Queen Fredcrika. wife of Kins Paul ol the Hellenes, is surrounded by a smiting group of Greek girl guides during a visit to their camp outside Athens.
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    U.S. RUBBER CONTROLS ATTACKED
    1023 3 U.S. RUBBER CONTROLS ATTACKED Sir J. Hay Urges Govt. Action From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Monday. GOVERNMENT attention to American rubber restriction as "an urgent and immediate matter is advocated by Sir John Hay, well-known Malayan rubber leader, m an attack on American rubber policy. The distortion of the price
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    Five Drown In Perak River Squall
    133 3 Five Drown In Perak River Squall From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. FIVE of a party of nine Indians were drowned when 'a sudden squall upset their 1 sampan on the Perak river, off Bagan Datoh, on Wednesday. The drowned iacluded a woman and two children. Two women were
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    Wages Link With Living Cost Urged
    277 3 From Our Staff CorresponJent PENANG, Monday. P!:.>!EDY for strikes is suggested m a report presented o the irF.nr-gins: councl of the Pan Malayan Federation 01 Trade Unor.s, which met to bes'n a four day conference m Pcn:;n£ over the week-end. Pointing out that o\er
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    GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO ALOR STAR
    304 3 GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO ALOR STAR From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR, Monday. SIR Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union, accompanied, by Lady Gent and Miss Gent, arrived at Alor Star yesterday morning after having spent last night m a bungalow at Kedah Peak. The Governor went to Ana* Bukit,
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    Singapore Shipping
    60 3 Ships alongside the Tanjong Pcgar wharvfs yesterday we c: Johan van Olden Barneveig (1), Vellerophon (5), 3cn Crurchan (6), Sancolne (8), Rajula (10). Empire Colne (14 1, My midon (15), Meonia (19), Mo:* oe Victory (29), Skauvann (27), Samsacola (25), Granville -'23), Kajang (30), Tabian (34), Denb;gshire (36),
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    $17,000 GRANT FOR RELIEF LAMP
    171 3 From Our Staff Co.ie-pondei: K.UALA LUMPUK, liond&y.Government had decided to make a grant cf $17,000 for extensions to the Seremban Relief Camp. As a result m six weeks time when the new sheds and other facilities are ready the camp will be atle to accommodate
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    GAOLED FOR ARMS
    46 3 Sentence of five years' rigorous imprisonment was passed on Lim Ah Pc, by Mr. Justice Brown at the Assize Couit yesterday, when he was f:und guilty of being m unlawful possession of a .32 revolvei at Albert Street on Dec. 11 last year.
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    SCHOOL STRIKE" OVER
    197 3 SCHOOL "STRIKE" OVER From Our Own Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. I TEACHERS and pupils of the Chung Hwa School, Klang, who have been "on strike" for a week m protest 1 against the appointment of a new headmaster, have agreed to return to classes. The former headmaster. Mr. j C'ronv,
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    NEHRU THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET
    414 4 TO PRINCES Indian Partition Not For States NEW DELHI, Monday. (^THE Vice-President of the Indian Interim Govern- merit, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, yesterday threw down the gauntlet to all protagonists of independence for the Princely States of India. "Any recognition of such independence by any foreign power
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    47 4 A United States Army helicopter flies low over a cherry croD m California after unseasonable rain. Down draught from the rota blades blasts the rain from the fruit to prevent splitting. This method of protectine the fruit is reported to have saved a §250,000 crop. A.P. photograph.
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    KILLED IN MUSLIM PROCESSION
    47 4 CAWNPORE, Monday.— At least I fiv? persons were killed and many injured yesterday when police; fired m an effort to disperse Muslim processions which had been officially banned, i Later, troDps wsre called and the city was placed under a 24hour curfew.— A.P.
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    U.S. VIEW OF HINDUSTAN
    96 4 WASHINGTON, Monday. The Foreign Policy Association yesterday said 'realistic Indians expect Hindustan to maintain close ties with Britain and the Dominions after India obtains freedom," and to show "an attitude of mixed friendliness and wariness towards the Soviet Union." The report, published m cooperation with the
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    Doctors' Offer In Anti-T.B. Fight
    251 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Monday. NORTH Malayan medical practitioners who are members of the Alumni Association of the King Edward the Seventh College of Medicine are to undertake part-time work to assist the Government m its anti-tuberculosis campaign. This decision was reached at the
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      750 4 The hoax perpetrated by East in to- king. But BKt had been doing some day's deal was as old as tHe bill., but "fhtolr- aiinkii^ also. He taw that it workpdi Q-10-4 of cn»U were valueless South id"-'- pgalr^t declarer's p bable hotting of »f<»t»»Li*'mb KT^rabto. K-J. and saw, irmreove
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    A Hen Makes a Good Companion
    287 5 pLARABEL sounds a very V fancy name for a young hen. But if you saw Clarabel! To start with she is extremely plain and small but what she lacks m looks, she makes up m character. Phe was one of fifteen (her r> r
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    A Plain Woman Writes...
    287 5 I READ L.N.O.'s article on "Paint a picture on your face" and I'd like to contradict your statement saying women without make up look like savages compared with the madeup ones. I'm a plain woman and have been to parties where you see painted faces, but
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    PARIS FASHIONS TEEN-AGERS STEP OUT
    537 5 PARIS FASHIONS TEEN-AGERS STEP OUT Amelie Rose By PARIS, Monday. t DANCE for the "under-twenties" will be given to celebrate my daughter's eighteenth birthday. What is she to wear? Madame, let us visit a few fashion shows. I will first take you to see "Barberine" ac Lucian lelong. The bodic«
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    Care Of The Very Young
    796 5 Nurse Elizabeth, who helped thousands of mothers before the war with her expert advice on baby welfare resumes her weekly Straits Times column: WHEN we hear of anyone who has had a "good time" during a war, we are generally rather suspicious. It usually means
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      271 5 t| Lasting AIDS TO f BEAUTY The fragrant beauty preparations created try Helena Rubinstein, and now obtainable m Malaya include Pasteurised Pace Cream: Water Lily 1 Cleansing Cream: Grecian Anti-Wrinkle Cream; Skin Toning Lotion; Herbal Skin Tonic: Town and Country Foundation; Flower Petal Complexion Powder and a full ran^e of
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    DEATH
    41 6 HOOD. News has reached Singapore of the death of T. C. Hood-M.1.C.E.. Consulting Engineer.—formerly Municipal Bridge Engineer. Singapore,—in Hospital, Paddington, London, on 17th April 1947. after a short Illness. Deeply regretted.—(lnserted by W. L. Crick, Paya Lebar. Singapore. Tel. 3316).
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    57 6 Mr Tan Peng Seah of 61, Biong Lim Park, thanks all friends and relatives who attended the funeral of his beloved wife. The relatives of the late Mr. Cyril Walter Clarke wish to convey their thanks to all kind friends who attended the funeral as well as those who
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday, June 17, 1947. Living On Our Savings?
    1137 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday, June 17, 1947. Living On Our Savings? The imposition of income tax by a vote of the transitional and undemocratic Advisory Councils of Singapore and the Malayan Union was opposed by Dato Roland Braddell on both constitutional and financial grounds m his speech at the
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    FOOD RATION "WORST YET"
    126 6 HERFORD, Monday.— Disquiet and despondency spread through country areas bordering the Ruhr over the weekend as the populai tion learned that their food ration I ;his week would consist solely of two pounds of bread. Housewives were told by shopiceepers that no meat, vegetables or fats
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    PLEA FOR JEWS IN HUNGARY
    76 6 PRESIDENT Zoltan Tildy of Hungary, m a strongly- worded speech yesterday, condemning anti-Semitism, appealed to Hungarians not to forget the laws of justice and humanity. Speaking m Gyor, about 70 miles west of Budapest, he reminded his audience that it was from there the Germans,
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    Building for peace or war beyond the Urals
    1215 6 Report On The U.S.S.R.— 2 •By the Diplomatic Correspondent of The Times THE Moscow scene re- veals very little of what is happening m the Soviet Union as a whole. To the west and south are the devastated areas. To the east
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  • Man In The Street Piece-goods profits: by a pre-war merchant
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      Piece-goods profits: by a pre-war merchant
      169 6 A MEETING of various bodies representing the textile interests was held I recently m Penang, at which te" .tiles merchants decided to send a member to K.L. to sec the Controller of Supplies to ask for the abolition of price control and for free
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      "Chicken-Feed"
      128 6 The cloth dealers a>sd merchants are so used to their enormous post-war profits that a leturn of 300 or 400 per ~ent on their ou< lav is cors:dcved chicken-feed, and they now want to re-export textiles to 6ban and Indonesia, m the ho^c of even higher profits, and at
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      Twenty Months
      119 6 WHY can't the authorities settle this back-pay business of the Asiatic government servants? I am one of them, and I have been waiting patiently for the last 20 months. Still, there is no news of back-pay. Does it mean to say that the Government is trying to play
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      When Chinese Had To Squeeze Chinese
      228 6 When Chinese Had To Squeeze Chinese MR. Y. S. Tan gave us a very interesting inside story of 50 million-dollar contribution by the Chinese community to the Gunseibu m the early part of the Jap occupation. My opinion of the article is that Mr. Tan is trying to whitewash or
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      A Cardinal Blesses State Lotteries
      142 6 ON the subject of State lotteries, herewith is an extract from a speech by His Eminence Cardinal GrifPn. when he addressed a Catholic meeting m London. He was loudly cheered when he suggested that the Government should sponsor a State lottery. The Cardinal said: "My
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      53 6 Scientific Glare Control American POLAROID DAY GLASSES FITS-ONS also available. rhe only type ot glasses that really controls glare. During the war used by the American Army and Navy. Call for a demonstration to prove the differences from ordinary sun glasses Various New Types cf Spectacle Frames A Mountings also
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      103 7 Singapore Gunmen Rob Cashier PUR Chinese gunmen got away with $700 yesterday when they entered a sundry goods shop m Tapah Street, Tanjong Pagar, and held up (he cashier at pistol point. One of the assistants m tre6hop saw two Chinese leaving In a trishaw and followed it until he
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      Penang Free Port Status
      165 7 PENANG, Monday.—The subject of the free port status of Penang will be raised at a meeting of the Penang Settlement Advisory Council to be held on Thursday, June 19. The Resident Com missioner, Mr. S. N. King, will preside. One new member, Mr. Ng Sui Cam,
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      Towkay For Ransom
      57 7 PENANG: Monday.—The identity of the Kedah merchant who was abducted by border bandits at Klian Intang, last week, en the Kroh-Klian Intang highway, has now been disclosed. He Is 28-year-old Kok Ah Lake,: a Hokkien piecegoods dealer who owns a shop at Klian Intang. It is believed
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      Colonel Robbed
      88 7 IPOH, Monday —Burglars broke into the residence of Lt Col. A. G. L. Maclean on Saturday night. Their bo.ty included watches and money belonging to two of Lt. Col- Maclean's guests. N:ne of the stolen articles has been recovered. There is an allnight police patrol around these resider.tial
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      Begs Banishment
      74 7 "I ask to be banished to China as I have aged parents, a wife and two children there," said Chee Cheok Seng at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday. Sentence of seven years' rigorous imprisonment and eight strokes of the rotan was imposed on him by Mr. Justice Brown.
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      UMNO Flag Hoisted
      85 7 KLUANG. Monday. A large gathering of Malays attended the ceremony of hoisting the United Malay Nationalist Organisation flag at Kluang. Amongst those present were His Highness The Regent ol Johore and Dato Onn. Dato Onn, leader of the UM.N.O., urged Malays to unite, as the time had
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      Price Control
      62 7 PENANG, Monday.—Th3 Price Controller of the Malayan Union is holding a two-day conference on price control matters on June 26 and 27 at Kuala Lumpur. Three Kedah delegates will be attending the conference. They are Messrs. F. A. Mackay. Assistant Price Controller. Kedah and Perlis. Alias bin Noordin,
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      Naval Chief In Kuching
      44 7 Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, Com-mander-in-Ohief of the British Pacific Fleet, and Lady Boyd, arrived m Kuching today aboard H.M.S. Alert. The C.-in-C. is on a four-day visit to this port and is the guest of the Governor at the Astana.
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      Popular Officer Leaves
      70 7 PENANG. Monday.—Penang will lose a popular military figure this week when Major E. J. Dover, second m command of the We^t Yorks Regiment at Glugor, leaves by air on transfer to Rangoon. Major Dover who fougat m France and Belgium, aid was subsequently wounded m the bait'e
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      Nut Oil Strike Over
      94 7 Twenty Singapore coconut oil workers of the Chiang Meng mills who struck for higher wages last Thursday returned to work on Sunday, having signed a 26-point agreement with their employer. Two other Singapore strikes, that of 140 Ho Hong Oil Mills workers, and of 42 Kong
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    CRASH DRIVER CHARGED
    150 7 The driver of an army lorry which overturned on Friday with 34 soldiers inside it was charged m the Fifth Police Court yesterday. Three of the soldiers have died from injuries received. The driver was Sher Mohammad, a 28-year-old Punjabi of 223 8.0.D., No 1 Sub-Depot, Kranji.
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    CLOSING DATES FOR STORE EXAMS.
    73 7 CLOSING DATES FOR S'PORE EXAMS. The closing da^es lor tre following examinatiD.is m Singapore are: London Matriculation Jar.vary 1948 Examination -Au?. 27, IE-47; July 3, 1947, fo: candidates ottering any special language! i other than Chinese, Sanskrit or Tamil). London Chamber of Commerce Noti i.ij r 1947 Examination July 2,
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    MALAYAN POLICE TAKE OVER NAVY SHIPS
    369 7 Forming Fleet To Fight Pirates From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THREE fast 72-foot harbour defence craft have been handed to the Malayan police by the Royal Navy for anti-piracy work along the coasts of Malaya. These craft will form the nucleus of
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    DINNER FOR NEW BISHOP
    88 7 The last of the series of official functions for the consecration cf Bishop Olcomerdy as B shop cf Malacca took place last Saturday night at the Catholic Club, Singapore, when the members of the celebration committee gave a dinner to the new Bishop. Those who attended
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    Whipping, Gaol For Extortioner
    330 7 Whipping, Gaol For Extortioner A LETTER to a Chinese merchant demanding contributions to the lunds of the Refugees' Relief Association and the Malayan Starved People's Relief General Society was produced m the First District Court, yesterday, when a 14-year-old Hokki^i, Chen Kong San, was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment
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    Hospital Burgled
    23 7 On Saturday night thieves broke into the welfare store of the Singapore General Hospital staff and stole 61,000 cigarettes worth $1,460.
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    First News
    42 7 First News Anxious Indian listeners huddl e close to a radio m old Delhi a waiting the Viceroy's announcement on the evening of June 3 Later the Indian plan announced by the Viceroy was accepted by the Indian leaders. A.P. Ph oto.
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    Congratulatory Ceremony For Chief Justice
    572 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. CIR Harold C. Willan, Chief Justice of the Maknan Union, pledged today thai M *r would strive to further the prestige of the courts of the Malayan Union sc long as he held his present position. He was
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    WILKINSONS' 1941 DIVIDEND
    148 7 Payment of a final dividend of five per cent for the year ended i September 30, 1941 will be proposI T-i r>' i,.: 1 tti-cc«o I a. w> annual meeting of the shareholders of ..The Wilkinson Process Rubber 'Company Limited, which will be held at Kuala Lumpur,
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    Gwennie Isaac's Death ANAESTHETISTS' NEGLIGENCE ALLEGED
    613 7 ANAESTHETISTS' NEGLIGENCE ALLEGED Gwennie Isaac's Death AN allegation of negligence on the part of those responsible for the administration of local anaesthetics was made yesterday at an inquiry into the death of 14-year-old Gwennie Isaac, daughter of Chief Inspector T. Isaac, of Singapore. Gwennie Isaac died In the General Hospital
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      64 7 wioijj, i piNEM 4pL--i 5 Jr\'*': FINEST CEYLON TEA C£ OC PER 9ai£9 pound Wooden Bex containing 3 one-pound Packets for Home Delivery. Postage and Packing $2.00 extra. Specially packed for Wu? "EIGHTEEN CARAT" is the iTW I mark associated with unalloyed jteJM-ik.il 3f "PHOENIX' identil.es th ;se sparkling aerated
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    HIROHITO THREATENS HARI KIRI AS U.S. INVADES MARIANNAS
    2623 8  -  Robert Sherrod The Invasion Of Saipan— l By THE Americans invaded the island of Saipan, m the northern Mariannas, on June 15, 1944, and set the seal upon the ultimate, fate of the Japanese Empire. The Emperor saw m the loss of
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      72 8 t tk w\ gi ftu cl U X Pi 1 I &^f mJ II r 1 Ma fm lured b\ ARTHUR DODGSON NELSON. Lanes.. England. .i unit for Gara&e Proprietors, CabinetPainters and Decorators, and the Factory etc., Can be supplied complete with Paint Spray Gun, Air Hose, Tyre Inflator with
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      81 8 ==¥3161=^= IQQI xx s?f5 ?f The popular "VALET" 99' Set consists of a "VALET "self stropping I razor, strop, and three I "VALET" blades m a sman moulded case. Every day a smooth, quick shave and THA T STROPS ITS EL F f W Opening Today 4 Shows fry'i; i
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    PRUNING AND GRAFTING
    1988 9  -  R .E. HOLTTUM The Malayan Gardener By DLANTS may be propagated from i parts of an existing |)lant. The latter method is called vegetative propagation, because it :s: s Concerned only with dividing the vegetative body of a plant, and has nothing to do with flowers. New
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    What Good English Means to You
    414 9 'MRE ycu content with the way n you speak and write? Are you sure that you are not making mistakes that cause people to ur.derratc you? Never has the importance of Rood English been more widely recognised than to-day. If you can express yourself
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    "WORD MASTERY"
    48 9 Decide at once that you will rid yourself of the handicap of poor English. Write to-day to The Regent Institute (Dept. 468A), Palace Gate, London. W.B, England for a free copy of "'Word Mastery.' Don't delay. Send for the free booklet NOW There is no obligation
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    Ladies* Fingers (Okra) should be more popular
    776 9  - Ladies' Fingers (Okra) should be more popular J. N. MILSUM and J. R. P. SOPER GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES By of the Department of Agriculture, Malaya lADIES' Fingers or Okra is a vegetable which is grown m all tropical countries. Though its Malay name is "kachang bendi," it is m
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      42 9 JUST ARRIVED "SCOTT" FLYING SQUIRREI MOTOR CYCLE TWIN-CYLINDER £wW£ Replica Engine TWO STROKE \Sp *Sfe»^E"? with a Central Drive .v'- tliafa »'or Sin°fapar<. >T V.ivi, Bertie- J Sarawak GHEONG LEE <5c CO., 9. Vpper lluk.cn Street, Singapore. 56- A, Bunga Baya, Malacca
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      213 9 Why Wisdom riUw^ga is made this shape Cw^HlfS^^Sl I fr° nt teeth is shown on the left In sjm^o|^ir\W^^^?| 9 such positions, because they are HHhI JUBBHBm tutts penetrate between teeth and the correct way re I Wisdom correct shape features CLEAN OUTSIDE FRONT TEETH Fo. upper teeth place tht
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    1165 10 COAL-MINERS AND INCOME TAX tells of England, now "such a wealth of blossom and flowers as the mind can hardly comprehend". the failure of Mr. Shinwell 's class war the newest bottlenecks confronting Londoners TN Western Germany the other Sunday a soldier friend of mine spent the evening
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      292 10 *0* THi S BOH||jf 12/ per Ib. p.... ■I BK] n from all Mm» THS QUALITY TEA Producers rfOH PLANTATIONS LIMITED Distributors .HARPER CZLFILLAN <5e CO., LTD. Koala Lumpur and Branches throughout Malaya. JUST UNPACKED American POPLIN PRINTED 36 inches $1.10 Per Yard at JUBILEE SILK STORE 82, North Bridge
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      317 10 SKYWAYS (««"ST) LTD. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) DIRECT LANCASTRIAN PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND HONGKONG 'N 7 HOURS NEXi DEPARTURES Friday 20th June Tuesday 24th June Friday 27th Jvne Enquiries to THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. (Incoi In England > C.fnfnl Arents Bookings also accepted at all Travel Agencies ISBRANDTSEN
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      797 10 radio malaya radio Australia radio seac Singapore iMelbourne Colombo (Bands: Bl« Red Network,: Noon GENERAL OVERSEAS SERVICE meUeTn^O E noon" too" to 2 p.m. medium wave, 41 &^61 metre, ,> .a m c in 6 to 11 p-m.-medlum wave 61 metre.) (Band.: 9.20 to 1130 am.-13.16 Jf^'S-W i -Setr^r Blue
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    Produce Market RICE FIRM, PEPPER DOWN
    252 11 RICE FIRM, PEPPER DOWN Produce Market From A Market Correspondent I OCAL rice market improved m tone from quiet to firm yesterday. Depression m the Siamese "free" qualities disappeared altogether. Although no appreciable volume of business was reported, the general tendency m the market has become steady as little fresh
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    US. COTTON FOR GERMAN!
    77 11 U.S. COTTON FOR GERMANY BERLIN, Monday. The United States and British Military Governments approved yesterday m principle an agreement for importation of American cotton believed to be the initiation of private financing to provide raw material lmporte for post-war Germany. A Joint British-American announcement said the agreement result of several
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    Zaibatsu Combine Demolished
    229 11 The Times Correspondent TOKIO. Monday. ALLIED Headquarters believes that the Zaibatsu organisation companies controlled by the big industrialist family has been completely demolished by measures which the authorities have taken. Voting rights of the 67 major Zaibatsu holding companies and their 3,658 subsidiary concerns, have been assumed
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    RUBBER
    61 11 The Singapore Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon on Saturday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Cts. per lb. per lb. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose 30% 31Vs No. 1 R.S.S. fob m bales June 31% 326 No. 2 R.S.S. fob i n bales June 30% 31 No. 3
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    SPORE SHARE MARKET
    202 11 S'PORE SHARE MARKET By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday. ILL sections of the local share market we:e quiet today. In the industrial section, Raffles were reported a" $3 12 'A, United Enginee sat $15.15 and $15.25 Straits Trading at $15— 515.10 and Fraser ard Neaves ware seliers at $3.70 cum
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      547 11 MANSFIELD CO., ITD. In Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE from U.K. for Hongkong G. 4 "Mynnldom" from U.S. A O. 15 *Sommelsdijk* from U.S. A In Port .....Due from U.K Jane 22 •Medon" sails for Liverpool vi» P. Sudan Jane 23 ■Sarpcdon" due from U.K Jans 27 "Anehises" Dae from U.K.
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      289 11 PRESIDENT LINE SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON via INDIA EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS ARRIVES IRAQ VICTORY SINGAPORE JUNE 20 PENANG JUNE 30 WILLIS VICKEBY SINGAPORE JULY 3 PORT SHAM JULY 19 PENANG JULY 24 Freight Oni\ MARINE ADDER SPO^r EMB. 1 P.M. JUNE 19 SAILS 8 A.M. JUNE 20 PASSENGERS
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      378 11 Shippers and others interested i n Shipping Intelligence are referred U> Advertisements m col. 6 A 7 opposite page and to Shipping Notices on page 2 S.S. SAMSOARING fob London WILL LOAD AT PENANG ABOUT JUNE 21 S.S TREVELYAN fob genOa a London W«X LOAD AX SINGAPOBE ABOUT JUNE 22
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      563 11 ELLERMAN KLAVENESS LINE DIIf 1/ %1 A I (incorpuraiec witn Umiteo I Llabilitv m Norway) S.S. CO., LTD. LOS ANGELES, Clncoroorateo u> England) SAN FRANCISCO LONDON A CONTINENT VANCOUVER M.S. "CITY OF CHESTER" "Somerville" luly 10 £ARLY AUGUST lta p Swettenham McALISTER CO., *.fD. Uncoruoraieo m Sni«ayorfc> PHONEB 72J7— 5906.
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    BRILLIANT SWIM BY PENANG CHINESE
    527 12 Time For 50m. In World Class From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Monday. VfOUNG Chinese swimmer Fong Scow Yoke yesterday recorded one of the best swimming performances Malaya has seen, clocking 25 9/10 seconds for 50 metres free style. Fong Scow Yoke's time, which is m
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    Sport Editorial Let's Not Be Too Sceptical
    241 12 Let's Not Be Too Sceptical Sport Editorial On Sunday a young Penang swimmer, not y<*t 20, ploughed through 50 i metres m the brilliant time of 25 9/10 seconds. News of the swim ?hould have gladdened the hearts of local sports officials. But it didn't. The news wsu> greued by
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    MANILA TEAM PLAYS TONIGHT
    56 12 The Manila Chinese Basketball team play their second match at the Happy World Stadium to1 ni<;ht. the opposition being a j combination of the best Chinese players m Selangor. On Sunday the visitors proved j their class by beating a combined Singapore Chinese side by a
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    CIVILIAN SIDE ANNOUNCED
    72 12 The following Lave oeen se ected to represent the Combined Civilians against the Sing Tao team tomorrow: Webber, Cfiee Se g. Abdul Rahman, Ah Poon, Lowtho*, Harith, Vass, de Silv. Lm Swarg, BbaiU M don. Va)be g, Kerg Hock, Bon Le^rg, tx\\ iYik. All players mention d
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    Helsinki May Be Site For 1952 Olympics
    162 12 Helsinki May Be Site For 1952 Olympics As a six-man Miiu:eap;;li. delegation prepared a cineprojector brought from the United States to demonstrate j advantages of their city as the next Olympic site, spokesman Swan said: "We have everything Olympic competitors could wish for, including the biggest stadium m Minnesota and
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    i Turf Topics Big Money At Selangor June Meeting
    429 12 Big Money At Selangor June Meeting i Turf Topics From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. ALMOST $1,500,000 changed hands during the Selangor Turf Club June Meeting probably an all-time record for a three-day race meeting. The racing public gambled $912 2J7 on the unlimited sweeps, $120,000 on the cash
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    SAFA Turns Down Application
    185 12 SAFA Turns Down Application 1 j The application of the Chinese Athletic football team for affiliation to the S.A.F.A. was rejected at a council meeting of the Singapore Amateur Football Association test night. Reason lor the rejection was [that tfce application was not made through the Smgapo.e j Chinese Fc<jitball
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    sporting fixtures and results
    367 12 Sporting Fixtures And Results Football The following have been selected to play for the S.C.C. against Borneo Co. Ltd., on the podang tomorrow. J.J. Bell. R. Smith, W.G.A.M. Quayle, A.V. de Pranck. R.M. McLelsh, S.Q. Donaldson, E. Ten Duis, R.J. Forbes, H. Eichelsheim, P. Hill, P. Oilmour. Reserves: W.C. Balnbrldge,
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    KRAMER TIPPED TO WIN
    197 12 LONDON, Monday. JACK Kramet, No. 1 U.& amateur tc.nis player, was strongly favoured yesterday to win the men's singles crown m the Wimbledon tennis tournament although he has haidly played a shot since he j,ot to Britain. But the women's division was wida open. Paulire Ee'z,
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      781 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from Page 6) VEHICLES FOR SALE EUICK EIGHT 1940. New paint and cushion with flve new tyres. Tip-top engine. Price reasonable. Inspection at 77. Telok Ayer Street I—21 2 p.m. or 5—65 6 p.m. daily. MORRIS 8 Four Door Saloon 1938. Good condition, newly painted and overhauled.
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      72 12 LaawVi>'*'"' 4^5 jJunlop TENNISBALLS J THE DUNLCP RUBBER CO,* (S.S.) LTD, 14.!, I! bipson Rsad, S:ns..pr.:o REMINGTON RAND INC. (Incorporated m U.S. A. with Limited Liability; Announce T\te Opening of Their New Office Service Department M 142. ROBINSON ROAD Tel. No *****, SINGAPORE ii Limited Stocks of THE WORLD'S FINEST
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      33 12 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High water 9.3? a.m. 8 ft. 0 in.; 9.08 p.m., 8 ft. 8 in. Tomorrow: Hijh water 10.31 1 a.m., 8 ft. 3 in.: 9.50 p.m., 9 ft. 3 in.
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