The Straits Times, 20 February 1948
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Title Section18 1948-02-20 1 The Straits Times. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 l-.MiH'l PACES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1948 PRICE fEN CENTS18 words
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Article, Illustration73 1948-02-20 1 u> of Johore making the presidential address at me opening; of the Conference of Rulers in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. From left to right are the Suilan ot Kelantan, the Sultan of Kedah. the Sultan of Selangor, the Sultan of Parian?, the Van? di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Semhilan, the Sultan73 words
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582 1948-02-20 1 New Citizenship For Britain And The Colonies From The Times LONDON, Thursday. 'pHE British Nationality Bill, the text of which was published yesterday, begins by reaffirming that a common status shared by all the King's subjects exists, but formally recognises the evident fact that a British subject can no longerThe Times - 582 words
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Article419 1948-02-20 1 Message By Truman WASHINGTON, Thursday. DRESIDENT Truman, m a special message to Congress today, declared that the China aid programme would not include any military assistance for the Nanking Government and Wud'd be conditional on China taking adequate mea- sures to achieve economic recovery andReuter; AP - 419 words
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Article146 1948-02-20 1 WILL WAR BEGIN IN KOREA SHANGHAI, Thursday. II7HETHER civil war m Korea will lead to World War Three will be of the points to b: discussed by members ol the Sino-Korean Cultural Association at a meeting here on Feb. 29. Government officials, authorities on tho Far East and members ofReuter - 146 words
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Article41 1948-02-20 1 BRISBANE, Thursday. Sixteen people were killed when a Lincoln bomber flying from Laverton, Victoria, to Amberley, about 30 miles from Brisbane, crashed at Amberley today. One winr; struck tho prodrome runway and the plane blew up. Reuter.Reuter - 41 words
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Article124 1948-02-20 1 It will cost the Singapore Government about $400 to ensure that one Singapore man records his vote in the forthcoming elections. The man is Mr. Koh Yong Sing, the only registered voter in Tuas polling district •n the Rurci West Division. The cost will124 words
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Article146 1948-02-20 1 BATAVIA, Thursday. T<HE Indonesian ReA public today handed the United Nations Committee of Good Offices a strong protest against I alleged Dutch interfer- 1 ence m the Indonesian plebiscite electioneering m Dutch-occupied zones. The memorandum called on the Committee of Good i Offices to "request the Dutch GovernmentUP - 146 words
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Article61 1948-02-20 1 COLOMBO, Thursday.— Two 25-pound Royal Air Force bombs, with fuses removed, and many empty bomb crates were discovered today m a well adjoining the fireworks factory at Oalle, south Ceylon, where a big explosion occurred on Tuesday. The death toll so far is 22, butAP - 61 words
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Article30 1948-02-20 1 SHANGHAI, Thursday. Chinese press reports, under Peking datelines, said 20 foreign missionaries captured at YainchiapLng. In southern Charm had been executed and that 17 others had escaped to Peking— U.P.UP - 30 words
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Article, Illustration373 1948-02-20 1 r rHS Earl of Listowel, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, told reporters m Singapore yesterday that the British Government was "practising what it p. .ached" m developing self-government m the j air from Ceylon yesterday! afternoon "to get firsthand information on the problems that face373 words
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Article122 1948-02-20 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday Surprise has been cau.st,'. l> the aninouncoment tha: the dispatc which Vice- Admiral Lay ton prepared shortly alter Sicuapore fell is not to be published. The Admiralty states that "the dispatch was not written wi' a vjew to publication." Admiral Layton,122 words
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Article81 1948-02-20 1 NUREMBERG, Thursday Field-Marshal Wilhelm List was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity today by an American tribunal. He was convicted for his conduct as German Comman-der-in-Chlef during the Nazi occupation of the Balkans. Gen. Walter Kuntze, one of List's army group chiefs, was also foundAP - 81 words
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Article29 1948-02-20 1 LONDON, Thursday. The Hon. Francis Bowes-Lyon, uncle of the Queen, has died at Bardon Hill, Northumberland. He would have been 92 next Monday.— A.P.AP - 29 words
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Article101 1948-02-20 2 ISTANBUL, Thursday. rREE of Turkey's leading cities and more than 100 villages were last night reported to have been inundated by the bursting Rivers Seyman and Ceyhan. The rich south-centra 1 provinces of Adana and Mersin have been engulfed The town of Adana, one of theAP - 101 words
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Article44 1948-02-20 2 NEW YORK, Thursday. The president oi the New York Oriental Rug Institute says there has been a "nosedive m the demand for Oriental rugs," with a consequent drop m price. He blamed st.'adilv increasing supplies of machinemade domestic carpets. A.P.AP - 44 words
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Article60 1948-02-20 2 HYERES. France. Thursday. —Search for the bodies of eight men missing from the US. aircraft-oarrier Midway was abandoned yesterday because of snow, rain and rough seas. The ship sails today for Naples. The -nen are believed to i have lost their lives when their fhore-to-ship launch was swampedAP - 60 words
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Article62 1948-02-20 2 NEWCASTLE, (N.S.W.), Thursday. A Newcastle wheeler complained of a pit pony's bad breath, the under-manager denied the pony had halitosis, so work at the Pacific colliery stopped for the day. "If critics," said a Miners' Federation official, "were confined m a small .•pace underground for hours m aReuter; Reuter-AAP - 62 words
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Article66 1948-02-20 2 LONDON, Thursday.— New York m the wake of its Arctic winter looks almost as shabby as London during the blitz said the Daily Express today. Its New York columnist wrote; "The streets have never bee:: m a worse condition since they were cowpaths.' 1 DonUP - 66 words
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Article, Illustration89 1948-02-20 2 BELGRADE. Thursday— Mr. Toma Janchikovich. on trial for alleged treason, told a Zagreb court yesterday that Yugoslav Opposition leaders had been told by Mr. R a n dolph Churchill, son of Mr. Winston Churchill, that foreign pressure could be d e p ended upon. He said his OAP - 89 words
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Article73 1948-02-20 2 CANBERRA. Thursday. Recall of 5.0 girls working for American forces in Guam and Tokio was criticised in the House of Representatives yesterday by Mr. Percy Spender. NJS W. Liberal member. The Minister of Immigration. Mr. Arthur Calwell. said the girls were given passports of 12 months'AP - 73 words
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Article54 1948-02-20 2 LONDON, Thursday Twenty-three-year-old Donald George Thomas, found m a London boarding house after thousands of police had been engaged m a five-day manhunt, was yesterday charged with the murder of Folice Constable Nathaniel Edgar In a London suburb last Friday night. He will appear m a LondonReuter - 54 words
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Article, Illustration45 1948-02-20 2 Air Vice-Marshal Donald Bennett, who was dismissed from British South American Airways over differences on policy, speaking to a packed audience at the Civic Hall, Croydon, on Feb. 11. He is contesting North Croydon as a Liberal candidate m the coming byelection. A.P. picture.AP - 45 words
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Article50 1948-02-20 2 LONDON, Thursday.— Sir Harry Trusted, formerly Chief Justio; of the Federated Malay States, will preside over an inquiry into racial disturbances which broke out m Aden early m December after the UN decision to partition Palestine. Sir Harry will leave for Aden In about a week.— Reuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article45 1948-02-20 2 HAMBURG, Thursday. The first 3.000 of 20,000 12lb. food parcels sent by Argentina to the Germans m the British zone arrived yesterday. They were brought by Sena VH'amil of thp Argentina Legation m Stockholm. T*ef will be distributed to the poor. UP.UP - 45 words
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Article28 1948-02-20 2 STOCKHOLM, Thursday.— Thf. Swedish Government yesterday ordered a sales embargo o n all motor petrol m Sweden. Petrol rationing is cxtrcted To start m March. —A.P.AP - 28 words
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Article51 1948-02-20 2 TEHERAN. Thursday.— Mr. Alfred Holland. Teheran correspondent of the Times, London, was expelled from Persia yesterday. He was given 48 hours to leave the country. A recent message to his newspapers is understood to have caused his expulsion. The British Embassy had no comment to make last night.Reuter - 51 words
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Article40 1948-02-20 2 GENEVA, Thursday—Delegates from more than 40 nations are expected to ioin the United Nations Maritime Conference opening m Geneva today. The conference is to estabbsh a permanent. international body to deal with matters affecting world shipping. —A. P.40 words
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Article30 1948-02-20 2 BOMBAY, Thursday. Bombay Customs officials raided an Arab dhow anchored in the harbour and recovered gold valued at Rs. 65,000 concealed in baskets of wet dates. Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article28 1948-02-20 2 LONDON, Thursday.— The Saudi Arabian Legation m London will become an Embassy today. Sheikh Hafez Wahba will present his credentials as Ambassador to the King.— A.P.AP - 28 words
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Article64 1948-02-20 2 ISLE OF MAN, Thursday. —Holiday-makers m the Isle of Man will no longer be able to send home comic postcards with pictures of curvaceous brides, fat girls m tight bathing suits, suggestive bedroom scenes or humorous drunks. The Censorship Committee last night censored 435 such postcards intended64 words
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Advertisement1237 1948-02-20 2 NOTICES FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Singapore) Notice is hereby given that a First Interim Dividend (No. 93) of time rents per Ordinary Stock Unit, less 20'; Income Tax, has declared by the Directors on ni of the financial year ending 30th June, 1948. payable on the 13th March. 19481,237 words
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Advertisement627 1948-02-20 2 NOTICES NOTICE BOXING Happy W o r 1 d S.A.B.A. Open Competition for Civilians only. Sun: 29th Feb., Mon: Ist Tucs: 2nd March. 1948. Application for entries to reach Mr. B. L. Dunsford, Hon: Secretary, c/o Social Welfare Dept., Singapore not later than 21st Feb., 1948. BINOCULARS LOANED TO AIR627 words
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Advertisement829 1948-02-20 2 NOTICES TENDERS TENDERS will be received at the Director of Public Works, Singapore Office on Bth March, 1948 for the Reconstruction of Animal Quarantine Station. Telok Ayer, Singapore. Plans and Specifications may be seen at the Office of the Senior Executive Engineer, Central, P.W.D. any working days. REMOVAL OR DISPERSAL829 words
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Advertisement278 1948-02-20 2 fCWSI IS MILK WILL ENJOY J oyl ELSIE THE BOROEN cow maw iT :hi nrm7TT??flr*yi w GETZ BEOS. Sc CO.. Sincapo.i. You Can Play the Accordion Too oNsii>i:n\r.i.Y kasiii; i oi: PIANO-SI m:\iv tiik woki.ms iost popii.ar i\strimi:nt. I \s\ TO HWDLE. mm+<W K\>- TO CARRY AKOI I KNTFRTAIN YOI278 words
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Article317 1948-02-20 3 Aid Pacts With All Neighbours MOSCOW, Thursday. Soviet Foreign Minister (Mr. Molotov) said yesterday that Russia now had treaties of friendship and mutual assistance with all nations on her western borders from the Black Sea to the Baltic. Mr. Molotov spoke at the signing m MoscowAP; UP - 317 words
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Article288 1948-02-20 3 CANBERRA, Thursday. THE Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley) told the Australian Parliament today that Australia \yould consider any approach by Britain to dispatch an Australian warship to the Falkland Islands. Meanwhile, from Santiago it is reported that President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile yesterdayReuter; AP - 288 words
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Article106 1948-02-20 3 CAIRO, Thursday. Mr. George Allen, President Truman's nominee as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, confirmed in Cairo last night that he had asked for a visa to visit Russia before leaving Persia on his present homeward journey. He had asked for a visaAP - 106 words
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Article97 1948-02-20 3 DUBLIN. Thursday— Mr. De Valera. six times Prime Minister of Eire, was today defeated by a combination of opposition parties In the Dail j 'Parliament) who elected a 57-year-old barrister to head j a coalition Government. Mr. John Costello defeated Mr. De Valera m the voteReuter - 97 words
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Article48 1948-02-20 3 The Yen. Narada Thera of Ceylon, who recently arrived m Singapore, will deliver a sermon m Sinhalese on Buddhism and the Sinhala Nation tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Singapore Buddhist Associa- tion (The Sinhalese Buddhist Temple), 96, Outram Road, Singapore. All Sinhalese Buddhists are invited.48 words
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Article, Illustration43 1948-02-20 3 Indian workmen at Uie Great World amusement park yesterday man-hand-ling a heavy Indian-manu-factured electric transformer to be shown at the Indian Trade Exhibition, which will be opened by the Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) at the Great World tomorrow. Straits Times picture.43 words
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Article236 1948-02-20 3 Sovereignty Of Jogja Questioned BATAVIA, ThAirsday. A CLAIM that the sovereign Government t>f the Republic of Indonesia had ceased to exist since 1 the signing of the Linggadjati and Renville agree- ments with the Dutch was made by the defence today when the trial of 17 Indonesian revolutionary leaders beganReuter - 236 words
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Article294 1948-02-20 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday. THE Iraqi member of the United Nations Trusteeship 1 Council (Dr. Khalidy) walked out of the Council yesterday after he had ridiculed the Palestine partition map as "looking like a Picasso portrait, complete with enclaves, free cities, minorities, geographical and ethnographical oddities and whatnot."Reuter; AP - 294 words
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Article429 1948-02-20 3 A NET deficit of $20,410.79 was found m the accounts of the Social Welfare Department kept by Sim Swee Khoon, a cashier employed by the department, when the accounts were reconstructed as at Aug. 11, 1947, the day he was arrested, said Mr. E. F. Middleditch,429 words
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Article119 1948-02-20 3 TOO AY: Government Clerical Services |UnU n i on, extra-ordinary general meeting, to consider the question ■oi immediate payment of increased cost of living allowances. Civil Service Association Canteen. 4.45 p.m. A.C.S. Old Boys' Association, annual meeting, A.C.S. Chapel Hall, Coleman Street, 5.15 p.m. Y.W.C.A., Pioneers meeting, 11.119 words
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Article237 1948-02-20 3 Girl, 14, On Charge Of Murder pHONG Ah Fun, the vx mother of a 14-year-old Chinese school girl gave evidence for the prosecution yesterday at the preliminary inquiry into a provisional charge of murder against the girl m the j Eighth Singapore Police Court. Chong said her daughter had been237 words
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Advertisement163 1948-02-20 3 PRANG BESAR ISOLATION GARDEN SEED Owing to the general rise m costs we are reluctantly compelled to impose an upward revision m Prices as from 17th FEBRUARY, 1948. Firm orders for seed delivery m 1948 which were placed before 17th February, 1948 will be sold at the old prices; new163 words
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1152 1948-02-20 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb. 20, 1948. A NEW ASIAN REPUBLIC With the suddenness of a volcanic island rising above the sea, a new republic has appeared on the political map of Asia, and a Soviet satellite at that. The Democratic People's Republic which was proclaimed in the Russian1,152 words
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Article483 1948-02-20 4 TTHE current issus of 1 the Geographical Journal prints under the characteristically nonchalant title of "Travels m Japanese-Occupied Malaya" Lieutenant Colonel F. Spencer Chapman's account of his three years and four months of guerrilla operations behind the Japanese lines., delivered as a paper to a483 words
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558 1948-02-20 4 THE DANGER OF BEING TOO GOOD: APPEAL TO UK TRADE UNIONISTS IT was most unfortunate that the meeting on Monday night of the two U.K. Trade Union officials with the Council Members of the Singapore Clerical Union should have been prematurely terminated by the sudden blackout of the Rangoon Road558 words
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Letter162 1948-02-20 4 MAY I be permitted to use space m your paper m order to write my appreciation, as a recent patient, m the Johore Bahru Hospital. Before the war, I was several times a patient m this hospital, and therefore on this occasion, did not expect the162 words
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Letter222 1948-02-20 4 I SHALL be obliged if you will permit me some space m your columns to reply to "November 1944" on the subject of his letter headed "WHO ARE THE DEBTORS" m your issue ot Feb. 18. His assertion that a bank is a debtor U somewhat misleading.222 words
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Letter103 1948-02-20 4 MR. Loh Pang Kay's letter, entitled "THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE— FROM INSIDE," shows a surprising ignorance the subject. Although our laboratory is not fully equipped, we have most of the main apparatus required to give the necessary practical bias to our training. We are proud to be the possessors103 words
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Article, Illustration554 1948-02-20 4 R.A.F. CORRESPONDENT - R.A.F. CORRESPONDENT By AN AMONG the thirty passengers on board the British South American Airways aircraft "Star Tiger," which disappeared 300 miles from Bermuda on Jan. 30, was Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, one of the most distinguished Allied leaders of the last war. There is554 words
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Advertisement826 1948-02-20 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. SITUATIONS VACANT FACTORY Clerk experience Sole Crrpo for Estate, Scremban District. Particulars Box No. A 1906. ST. WANTED Radio Technicians. Am>i> stating nationality, qualina. pact experience and salary required. Box No A1902 ST. 3RITISH Engineering Comj;>ny requires Lady Stenographer. Fsilarv including cost-of-ltving allowance $250 per month. Reply with826 words
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Advertisement99 1948-02-20 4 SCHIRMER EDITION. Piano Sonatas. Beethoven Sonatas for Piano, Complete m 3 Books $27.00 Beethoven 12 Selected Sonatas 10.50 Brahms 3 Sonatas 7.50 Chopin 3 Sonatas 4-50 Clementi 12 Sonatas 7.50 virie? Sonata, op. 7 3.00 Haydn 20 Sonatas 900 Liszt Sonata In B mln. 3.00 Mozart 19 Sonatas 10 5099 words
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Advertisement156 1948-02-20 4 SPORTS! The right garb for men onlookers Blue flannel blazer coat, white gab. or grey flannel slacks, plain colour collar-attached shirts, snappy silk tie, white or grey socks, snapbrim felt or straw headwear. Materials and items, all reasonably priced, -stocked by HARVEY CO., 8 Raffles Quay Singapore. .^>>\^ i g156 words
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Article370 1948-02-20 5 'Active Help 9 Of Pu blic Sough t CINGAPORE Police could not clean up the city without the active help of the ordinary citizens, a Police spokesman told the Straits Times yesterday. There were numerous signs that this cooperation was increasing every day, he added. Speaking of370 words
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Article, Illustration46 1948-02-20 5 Mr. V. P. Abdullah, who is contesting the Municipal North K;ist se.it In the Council election. His main platforms will be free and compulsory primary education, more and better housing and cheaper food for the masses. He will also press for Municipal and Rural Board elections.46 words
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Article162 1948-02-20 5 Black Market In Turf Club Badges ABLACKMARKET la now operating m Singapore Turf Club badges. Th? work of an organised paaig was m evidence at, the ix>re Turf Club premises on Wednesday, when a number of badges were reported missing. Some had beon snipped from members' lapels with scissors The162 words
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Article57 1948-02-20 5 The Indian Consul-General m Batavia, Mr. N. Raghavan. his wife and Press Attache, Mr. P. R. S. Mani, are expected to arrive m Singapore this morning to attend the opening ceremony of thr^ Indian trade exhibition at the Great World Park tomorrow. The Governor of Singapore57 words
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Article57 1948-02-20 5 A fatal collision m which a cyclist. Choo Pheok Chiang, was knocked down by a lorry i In Albert Street on Feb. 12 was described at a Singapore Inquest yesterday. Choo, it was stated, was cycling towards Victoria Street when the rear nearside of the lorry struck him.57 words
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Article, Illustration143 1948-02-20 5 Last Of The Australian Soldiers II7HEN Jic .vlaiella sails tf for Australia next Thursday, the last Australian soldier m Singapore will have left for home. Aboard h*r will be Capt. A. A. Sherlock, aged 48 from Mooroopilly, near Brisbane, who Is going home for demobilisation after two years' work with143 words
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Article235 1948-02-20 5 LONDON, Thursday. rE Undersecretary for the Colonies, Mr. David Rees-Williams, told j the Commons yesterctey j that the legislation of Singapore, the Federation j of Malaya, Hong Kong Brunei, Bermuda and the Bahamas did not at preI sent satisfy the requirei ments of the Colonial DevelopmentReuter - 235 words
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Article174 1948-02-20 5 ILLEGAL RURAL BUILDING UNAUTHORISED buildings were still being erected m the Singapore rural areas and it would be difficult t 0 check their growth, said the chairman of the Rural Board, Mr C. W. A. Sennett, at a meeting yesterday. "At present there is no inducement to comply too much174 words
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Article112 1948-02-20 5 The senior adviser to the i Department of Economic Af- fairs. Batavia (Dr a P'< UKont;, who paid a short! visit to Singapore to hold! talks with the Secretary for Economic Affairs here, left Singapore for Batavia yesterday. Dr. Ursor.e said there was no blockade of112 words
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139 1948-02-20 5 npiIE Singapore Rural Board will ask the Government to give high priority to the establishment of a proposed English school at Sembawang. x ms decision was maae at a meeting of the Boara yesterday. Mr. Chin Chye Fong suggested that the Education Department be139 words
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Article41 1948-02-20 5 A middle-aged Cantonese, Leong San, was yesterday sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Brown at the Singapore Assizes when he pleaded euilty to a charge of raping an 11-year-old Chinese girlin Lavender Street on Aug. 21 last year.41 words
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166 1948-02-20 5 pERTAIN villagers m Changi have entered an objecVs tion to the building of a Chinese temple at the 7*4 milestone, Changi Road The objection is made on the ground that the builder of the temple proposes tp use it for the' purpose 'of cremating the166 words
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Article78 1948-02-20 5 MIZUNO Keiji, Japanese Kempeitai sector commander of Arab Street. Singapore, during the tii.v of the I Chinese massacre, has been arrested and brought to i Singapore for trial. The Chinese Joint Appeal i Committee is collecting evidence against him for use at' the trial. Those who have78 words
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Article80 1948-02-20 5 THE first of a series of talks on the Singapore general election by a Radio Malaya observer will begin tonight at 8.18. It can be heard on 526 metres. It speaker will say something about the personalities taking part m the elections, the careers of the different candidates,80 words
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Article72 1948-02-20 5 liHE Malabar Muslim Jama- at 'Muslims from Kerala) Singapore, whose office is at 471. Victoria Street, decided, at a recent meeting, to support Mr. V. P. Abdullah's candidacy for the Municipal North-East seat m the forthcoming elections. The Association has Issued an appeal to electors to support72 words
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Article, Illustration379 1948-02-20 5 OINGAPOREANS will get *3 their first glimpse ol a De Havilland jet-pro-pelled fighter at about 11.30 tomorrow morning. *-ie fearsomely-loud, highpitched screaming of the plane's single iet engine will warn of its approach, and m very few seconds the aircraft will sweep into view. With its379 words
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Article146 1948-02-20 5 HPWO Chinese gunmen escaped from their pursuers by wounding one of them, after a hold-up m a house near the junction of Ipper Circular Koad and New Bridge Road early yesterday morning. The wounded man, named Lee Bak Kooi was hit m the arm by a146 words
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Article117 1948-02-20 5 Lun Wong Chye. a farmer m Teochew Province, China hearing that Singapore living conditions wen- bcHer than m China, made up his mind to emigrate to the urmsh Colony at an, price by any means." •Vi mm u SOld his land an <> I with the117 words
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Article156 1948-02-20 5 PRIVATE market at the junction of Jurong and Bukit Timah Roads will not be granted a licence for this year, because it has not been used as a market. The Singapore Rural Board decided at a meeting yesterday to notify the licensee of the private market156 words
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Article40 1948-02-20 5 CEKEMBAN, Thursday.— The w Perseketuan Melayu (Negri Sembilan Malay Association) has sent a telegram to the United Malays National Association urging UMNO to petition the Federal Government regarding "the serious concern we feel over the illegal Hainanese immigrants."40 words
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Article102 1948-02-20 5 "MISSING MEN SAFE" Two fornur R.a^.F. squadron leaders reported missing m a flight from Perth to Singapore m an Avro A are believed to b? making a lorced landing at Port Headland on coast of Western Austr; One of the two men. who both come from Perth, is 23-year-old Ralph-r\.v>102 words
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Article54 1948-02-20 5 From Our Stan" Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday.—An India.: P. V. Abraham, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years' rigorous imprisonment at the Selargor Assizes today f r stealing a jeep belonging to the military. Another Indian. Ragavan Pillai, who was found guilty of abetting him. was sent54 words
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Advertisement95 1948-02-20 5 TEL 2057 Shroffs Carpets JUST ARRIVED Attractive designs with latest colour scheme m all standard sizes from 3 x 1 2 to 12 x 15 of world famous carpets ever imported m this colony. ALSO JUTE CARPETS Sizes 6x3' 9x6 9'x 9' 9'x 12' Prices $8 $24 $36 $48 each.95 words
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Advertisement10 1948-02-20 5 TODAY'S SAFETY FIRST STOGAN-19 Accidents don't happen, they are caused10 words
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Advertisement154 1948-02-20 5 OVEN and TABLE j Glass wa re Round Casseroles $1.75 to $3.90 l] Oval Casseroles $3.25 to $4.00 Oblong Chicken* B] Casseroles $5.00 each. Fj Utility Dishes $3.25 each. Bread Pans $2.00 each. Covered Butters $1.20 each. M Pie Plates $1.35 to $2.00 ft Pie Cups 40<fts. Ramekins 45 cts.154 words
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Article275 1948-02-20 6 Need To Present Industry's Case From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. SIR John Hay, chairman of Guthrie and Co., Ltd., said today that the rubber industry should organise an information bureau to answer effectively and immediately any criticism, and also to issue counter information. Such a275 words
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Article169 1948-02-20 6 'THE Singapore Rural 1 Board proposes to undertake the service ol night-soil removal m rural areas next year instead ol allowing contractors to do the work. The chairman (Mr. C. W. A. Sennett), at a meeting of the Board yesterday, asked the Health Officer. Rural,169 words
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Article82 1948-02-20 6 SHIPS alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf: Barbara Lykes (31-32), Memnon (33-34). Marella (38-39), Leopoldskerk (40-41). West Wharf Trevethoe (1-2), Memnan (33). Rhesus (4-5). Longview Victory (8-9), Rlmau (14j. Euryades (1516). Empire Dock: Bredero (1718), Fort Beaslake (19-20), Trianon 23-24 j. Mentor t2526).82 words
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Article58 1948-02-20 6 A decree nisi to bo made absolute in three month6 was granted Mrs. Jessie Lena Mable Moysey by Mr. Justice Thorogood at the Singapore High Court yesterday, when she petitioned for a divorce from her husband. Francis Lewis David Mojsey. on the ground of his adultery. Mr. N58 words
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Article78 1948-02-20 6 Candidates for the forthcoming Singapore Legislative Council elections will not be allowed to spend more than $4,000 or 10 cents per voter each for elections expenses. The sum must be spent only m legitimate expenses such as printing and hire of halls. They will not be78 words
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Article41 1948-02-20 6 FRASER NEAVE Fraser Ac Neave announce that a first interim dividend of three cents per ordinary stock unit, less 20 per cent income tax, has been declared by the directors on account of the financial year to June 30 this year.41 words
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Article229 1948-02-20 6 A JUDGMENT on a divorce petition on grounds of desertion which involved involuntary separation because of the Japanese occupation, was given in the Singapore High Court yesterday by the Chief Justice. The petitioner. Harry Miller, Journalist, of Kuala Lumpur, had stated In evidence that when Singapore fell229 words
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Article56 1948-02-20 6 Bail of $1,000 was granted to Yap Cheng Hal, who pleaded not guilty m the Third Police Court yesterday to a charge of cheating Tong 1 Kuan Lim of $550 m April last year. Yap was alleged to have deceived Tong into giv- ing the money by offering for sale56 words
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396 1948-02-20 6 LONDON, Thursday. r! British Government has been advised that the return of Mr. Anthony Brooke to Sarawak would probably lead to insurrection. Stating this m the House of Commons last night, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. Rees Williams) added that once Mr. Brooke396 words
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Article53 1948-02-20 6 NEW YORK, Thursday.— A woman has been named head of the world's largest tin-producing company. She is Mrs. Albina R. Patino. widow of the late Bolivian tin kin?, Mr. Simon A. Patino. She was named president of Patino Mines and Enterprises Consolidated. The company is incorporated m53 words
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Article165 1948-02-20 6 Rubber Gain Of ¼-Ct. TX>R the first time since r be/ore the Chinese New Year, rubber showed an increase in price locally yesterday. It rose quarter of a cent. No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers closed last night at 39 cents per lb. Brokers reported that although New York orders were165 words
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Article143 1948-02-20 6 The Singapore Federation of Trade Unions, m an an- nouncement yesterday, denied a statement by Mr. Creech Jones to the Commons last December that the SFTU wan controlled by the Communist Party. The suggestion of Communist control as "demonstrated In the anti-Govern-ment demonstrations of Feb. 15.143 words
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Article121 1948-02-20 6 From Our Stan* Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. Extension of co-operative marketing schemes for rubber small-holders is contemplated by the Co-Operative Department, which has Invited small holders to consult officers for details. The Department issued a statement teday on the results of co-operative marketing. It says that where such121 words
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Advertisement289 1948-02-20 6 AMERICAN MAIL LINE FAST SERVICE To Los Angeles San Francisco. Portland Seattle Vancouver. "INDIA MAIL" discharges only 25 March For Freight passage please apply to:»g«ti.— 6UTHRIE CO.. LTD. Phone 5131 EVERETT ORIENT LINE Sall&_ For Penanc Pronto 28th Feb For Hongkong Shanghai m/s Coastal Buccaneer 3rd March For Madras Colombo289 words
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Miscellaneous380 1948-02-20 6 Talk— "John Stuart Mill" by A. reel: 9.45 Paradise Isle; 10 Film RADIO MALAYA S'PORK |j. Ayer. Prof. Mind and Logic. Theatre Music; 11.30 Rldin' i ~> v>~,.mr.T,* a^n. rt.-u University College, London; 10.20 Down the Canyon: 10.50 forces' 1 40 P Fairer Aviatton Works Music; 10.45 Discusslon-'-What Prom: Beethoven's380 words
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Article437 1948-02-20 7 LONDON, Thursday. TIIE absence of any incentive 1 yesterday again resulted m some dullness m most sections, says Renter's financial correspondent. In the Oil section, British Borneos, assisted by further Eastern buying, advanced 6d. to 445. Rubbers and Tins were marked down. Among Kaffirs, there was a fair437 words
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Article594 1948-02-20 7 rjiHE argument against manufacturers or Government's X attempting to force down the price of rubber, or any other raw material they wish to buy, is riven by the chairman of Lunas Rubber Estates, Mr. G. A. Potts. In an address to be delivered to the594 words
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Article164 1948-02-20 7 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. TAKING the lead from London, Tins were easier on the local share market today. This had a slight repercussion on the Industrial section, which was reported quiet. Changes in quotations given by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were. Bayer Seller B. B.164 words
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Article49 1948-02-20 7 From A Market Correspondent DEPPER came into demand yesterday after a long spell of quiet. Small parcels were transacted, but prices were poor. There were inquiries for coffee. but business was limited. Changes m quotations were: Pepper: Muntok white $151; Sarawak white $150; Lampong blaok $97.49 words
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Advertisement695 1948-02-20 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. urn orporated m Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILINGS FROM U.K. AND U.S.A. "Memnon'' From U.K G. 33 ..Khesu." From U.K G. 4 "F.lpenor*' Due from l°.K Feb. 23 "Teng 1404" Due iron- V. Feb. 26 'Menrstheu.'. ue from U.K Mar. 3 SUI.IN<;S FOR LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW AND CONTINENTAL695 words
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Advertisement295 1948-02-20 7 Shippers and others interested m Shipping Intelligence are referred to advertKemt-nts m Col. 7 and 8 opposite page and to Shipping Notices on Pace B. I. APCAR LINE M.S. "SANGOLA" DECK PASSENGERS AND CARGO FOR HONG KONG and AMOY Sails about 1st MARCH Agents: ISLAY KERR CO., LTD. SINGAPORE AND295 words
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Advertisement644 1948-02-20 7 ELLERMAN KLAVENEJS BUCKNALL PACIFIC PORTS LONDON BOUGAINVILLE Spore It. Shii I'm.me A MTU/CD D Duf 4Mlr 11 Mar. AW I W tK I Sails 9 Mar. 10 Mar. U Mar. "CITY OF KHARTOUM" «OseviiLE Due 7 Apr. 11 Apr. Due Singapore 17 Har. Sails 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 12 \pr.644 words
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Article, Illustration506 1948-02-20 8 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP Carries 9. 04 In I Spring Cup By In order to conserve the track a false rail will be used 12 feet out from the inside running rail, tomorrow, the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's meeting at Bukit Timah.506 words
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Article57 1948-02-20 8 The following will represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket against Raffles College on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. at Raffles College. Evan Wong (capt.). Low Kee Pew, Cheon? Thiam Slew, Scan Kong Slew, Lee Seng Kirn, Ong Beng Bee, Au Tat Chu, Swee LinSwang, Eddie Fung, Lav Hock Chye, Dr.57 words
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Article13 1948-02-20 8 Today: High water 3.54 a.m. (8.1 ft.), 5.36 p.m. c 6.4 ft).13 words
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Article244 1948-02-20 8 WEIGHTS for the remainin? five races at Bukit Timah tomorrow are: THE SPRING CLP Horses Class I— Div. I— Abt. 1 Mile. Grand Prix n 9.4 Some Class 8.1 Rosewells Boy 8.13 Princess Guinevere 8 9 Ecliptic B.S Courtenay 8.4 High Port 8.2 Double Five 8.2 Coral244 words
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Article152 1948-02-20 8 SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Australian lightweight title fight at the West Melbourne stadium between champion Vic Patrick and Mickey Toliis ended in a draw. According to boxing vriters, the verdict was received in "surprised silence," most of the croicd believing Patrick, who was the aggressor for most of theReuter; AP - 152 words
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Article158 1948-02-20 8 Indian Association Cricket teams for this week-end will be: The 1st Bn. The Devonshire Regiment on Sunday, at 11.00 a.m. on Selerang Ground. (Players arc requested to meet at Balbir Co. at 10.00 a.m.) R. Sitharam (Captain). M. U. Patel. Moha,med Shah, H. Shah. Ibrahim Isa, Achutha Menon,158 words
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Article25 1948-02-20 8 LONDON, Thursday. Home football results yesterday were: United Banks beat Middlesex. 6—3;6 —3; Soccer Representative Match Football Association 11: Two Universities Athletic Union 1 —A.P.AP - 25 words
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Article31 1948-02-20 8 TODAY HOCKEY: S.H.A. Knockout Tourney, S.H.B. Police v. C.C.M.P., Thomson Road, 5 p.m. SOCCER: Rovers S.C. Married T. Single for Tan Lai Chuan Cup, St. George's Road, 5.15 Pin-31 words
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Article338 1948-02-20 8 THE Singapore Amateur Football Association's "open door" policy which has relaxed the control of community teams by parent bodies, has brought a record entry for the three league divisions to be run by the Association this season, which begins next month. Five hundred and thirtysix338 words
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Article24 1948-02-20 8 The Medical College Union will have their 11th. Annual Athletic Inter-College meeting on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. at the Victoria School ground.24 words
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Article61 1948-02-20 8 PERTH, Thursday.— The Indian touring team begin the final match of their tour against Western Australia here tomorrow. When they met the state side m the openins match last October the game was spolit by wretched 1 weather and ended m a draw. Sirce then Western Australia61 words
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Article62 1948-02-20 8 The following are invited to represent the C.V.M.A. (Cathedral of the Good Shepherd) on Saturday against St Joseph's Institution on their ground, at 5 p.m. H. Hogan; J. Pereira, S. de Souza; H. Cordeiro, A. de Souza, R. Kesslar, G. Bateman; S. De Silva, A. De Cruz (Capt.)62 words
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Article36 1948-02-20 8 Results at Raffles College 10th annual sports yesterday were: High Jump: 1, Wanhamid; 2, James Henry, Ht. 5 feet 41/2 ins. 120 Yards Hurdles: 1, Abdul Karim; 2. Shariff Haffas. Time 18 1/5 sec.36 words
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Article124 1948-02-20 8 THE 223 8.0.D. beat Cable and Wireless i 2—l2 1 m yesterday's Singa- pore Hockey Association knockout fixture played at Thomson Road Police Training School ground. Play was quite even dur- i ing the first half with neither side conceding a point. 1 On resumption,124 words
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Article200 1948-02-20 8 NEW YORK, Thursday.— A new hitch has developed m the negotiations for the return world heavyweight title bout between the holder, Joe Louis, and Joe Walcott. Louis through Twentieth i Century Sporting Club promo- I ter, Sol Strauss, has asked Walcott for an undertaking that he willReuter - 200 words
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Article302 1948-02-20 8 MEGRI Sembflan have withdrawn Iroin the North-South hockey match on Saturday m Kuala Lumpur. The action follows a dispute regarding the sel- ction of the South side, wheh Negri claims was select- ed by Singapore. This decision of thf Negri Sembilan Hockey Association means that302 words
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Article40 1948-02-20 8 All rugger players of Irish Nationality are requested to contact F O Haugh O'Connor. RAF Station, Seletar. 5491-6. Ext. 259, as soon as possible. It is proposed to field an Irish XV m the forthcoming international series.40 words
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Article83 1948-02-20 8 The Port Dicsson i Club will be playing the Sungei Ujong Club on Sunday at 11 a.m. The game will oe played on the Port Dirks, >n Pariang and the home team w'll be represented by th» following players: J. S. Potter <Capt.), R. H V. Rintol. G.83 words
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Article90 1948-02-20 8 The following are the officebearers of the Lucky Strike 8.P., Singapore, for this year: President. Mr. Cheanu Sin* Lock (re-elected i I Messrs. Tan Kiat Ken, ir> i ed) and Lcong Pan Yap: boo. secretary. Mr. Yeo Chwoe Kirn (re-elected > asst. secretary. Mr. Hoo Chun Pong;90 words
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Article128 1948-02-20 8 LONDON. Tuesday. Promoter J. Solomons proposed on Wednesday that the British boxer, Freddi- Mills, European light heavy weipht champion should fi^ht the American heavy weight, Tai;ii Mauriello, at London's Harringay Anna on April ly. Solomons cabled that data m reply to a challenge from Mauriello to meetAP - 128 words
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