The Straits Times, 2 October 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER t, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS. WKI.VB PAGES
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    RED SETBACK IN S.-E. ASIA
    381 1 Madiun's Fall First Major Defeat BATAVIA, Friday. THE foreign diplomatic community here today hailed the fall of Communist-held Madiun as a "major setback to Communist aspirations m the Far East." One United States official said that Madiun s fall was the first time that Communists
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    Big Issue On Monday
    47 1 PARIS, Friday. put United Nations 1 Security Council will meet on Monday afternoon on the Western Powers' charge that Soviet Russia is menacing peace with her Berlin blockade. The official announcement says that ex-Senator Warren Austin of the United States will preside.— A.P.
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    GOLD HAUL DENIAL
    76 1 There is no evidence that the $1,000,000 worth of gold and diamonds seized at Singapore last weekend is part of the treasure amassed by the Japanese. A Public Relations statement last night said. "With reference to the report which has appeared m a certain newspaper (Malaya Tribune)
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    TOWKAY INJURED IN FIRE
    52 1 A Chinese towkay was* injured on the face and hands last night when he tried to put out a fire m his attap shop-house In Mandal Road. The roof of the building was destroyed and the lorry damaged before a Central Fire Station engine put out
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    BOY KILLED
    21 1 A four-year-old Chinese boy. Lee Suat Tong. was killed by a lorry m Bio Lane, Havelock Road. yesterday evening.
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    22 1 INDIANS ENTER BECUNDE RABAD: This heavy tank belonged to I* dian forces entering Secunderabad after the Ntaam of Hyderabad capitulated W picture.
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    GRENADE KILLS REPORTER
    230 1 GRENADE KILLS REPORTER From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Friday. SHORTLY before 10 o'clock tonight two handgrenades were thrown into the office of the Kin Kwok Daily News J m the heart of the town, 1 killing a reporter and seriously injuring three ethers a translator, a J compositor and a
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    POWERS FOR ABDULLAH
    78 1 AMMAN. Fri: Two thousand Arab refugees from Palestine at a mass meeting here today gave full powers to King Abdullah of Transjordan to "speak on Palestine's behalf" endorsing "every step the King takes for the solution of the Palestine problem." m an address read to the meeting.
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    MR MACDONALD
    18 1 Mr. Mac Donald, the Commissioner General, returned to Singapore yesterday from a four-day visit to Brunei.
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    U.S. Atomic Illusion Vishinsky
    124 1 PARIS. Friday. MR. Vishinsky, Soviet Deputy Foreign Mi- nister, today accused the Jnitod States of pursuing an expansionist policy under the "illusion" it had a monopoly of atomic weapons. In a vehement speech to the United Nations Political Committee he called for a total ban on
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    Tiger King's Threat To Stop China Sales
    287 1 HONG KONG, Ariday. MR. Aw Boon Haw, Singapore's Tifer Balm Kinf today threatened to halt all sales of Tiger Balm m China unless the Government loosens Its rigid price controls. The statement followed the arrest of Tiger managers both In Shanghai and Taiwan
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    Police Kill Seven Bandits In 3 Days
    183 1 I'-om Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. IN the past three days, police have killed at least seven terrorists hi attacks on bandit hideouts hi the Sungei Bnloh and Rawang areas of Selangor, north of Koala Lumpur. A number of terrorists who slipped
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    39 1 MALAYAN STUUY: I'hu is one of the photographs m Straits Times Pictures 1948 which will be on sale early next month. The price Is 52.75 (money with order) posted to any address m the world or S'?s4) from newsagents.
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    POLICE SENIORITY ANXIETY
    196 1 POLICE SENIORITY ANXIETY SENIOR officers of the Singa- pore Police Force met on Thursday to discuss matters connected with seniority. The meeting was called because of dissatisfaction fol- lowing the arrival of many officers of the Palestine Police. No official statement was issued after the meeting. Speakers considered that the
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    HE ARRESTED THE MAYOR
    81 1 BRIGHTON. FrL Probationer Police Constable Watson stood m the public gallery of the Brighton Council Chamber last night and heard the Council decide to ask for a public inquiry into the dismissal which followed his arrest of the Mayor of Hove, Capt. F. G. J. Didden,
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    QUICK WORK BY POLICE
    55 1 Quick work by the police last night resulted m the arrest of lour Chinese who had carried out an armed robbery In Racecourse Road earlier In the evening. The gangsters, two of whom were armed with pistols, held up a Chinese woman and took two gold
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    GOING DOWN MILES
    76 1 BRUSSELS, Fri. Professor Auguste Piccard, 63-year-old 3wlss-born scientist who plans to make a two and a half mile dive m a bathyscope to study the bed of the Gulf of Guinea, arrived at Dakar today from Antwerp, It was learned here. The Professor, with other Belgian and
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    SIAM ARMY PLOT UNCOVERED
    86 1 BANGKOK, Fri. pHARGED with plotting a military coup against the present Government of Field Marshal Phibun Songkram, JO army officers have been round- ed up by police. The raid uncovered cachet ol weapons at the homes of the alleged plotters, who Included three women. Police named
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    YUGOSLA VIA BREAKS WITH RUSSIA
    263 1 YUGOSLA VIA BREAKS WITH RUSSIA BELGRADE, Friday. YUGOSLAVIA'S future policy will be one of complete independence of the Soviet Union and her satellites. A Joint session of both Houses of the Legislature last night carried by acclamation a resolution directed against the "campaign of slander" by Russia and the Cominform
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    "BRITONS WITH REBELS"
    132 1 "BRITONS WITH REBELS" RANGOON, Friday A GOVERNMENT communique today says two former British Army officers are operating with the insurgents m the Karenni states m southern Burma. The Minister or Karelin! Affairs escaped from the state capital, Loikow. when iiifaiu" gents occupied the city. In the Rangoon area. Government forces
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    POLICE CLASH
    45 1 NEW DELHI. Fri.— Twelve I Pakistan policemen were killed or Injured and one Indian killed and three Injured In a border clash between Indian and Pakistan police near the village of Thathi, about 25 miles west of Amritsar, m the PunJ ab. Reuter.
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    Mac Donald Broadcast
    42 1 THE Commissioner-Gene-ral (Mr. Malcolm MaoOonald) will broadcast from all stations of Radio Malaya on Monday at 9.45 p.m. Lady Gimson will broadcast an appeal on behalf of i the fund for handicapped children tomorrow at 8.18 p.m. from Singapore
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      "ERP Countries Need Spaniards' Courage"
      85 2 MADRID, Friday. JiHE Chairman of the American Senate Armed x Forces Committee (Senator Chan Gurney) thinks the Western Powers should re-establish full relations with Spain. The Senator, a Republican, told newspapermen after an hour's talk with General Franco that the economic recovery of Spain must
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      Radar-Ray Runner
      42 2 PERTH. Fri. Runner Shirley Strickland writes that from London she has received attractive English offers to do research work on radar and cosmic rays. Miss Strickland, Bachelor of Science, was Australia's star woman sprinter In the Olympic Games.— A P
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      Boy Takes Grenade From Octopus
      128 2 CYDNEY, Fri.—Thirteend year-old Donald Smith fishing at the wharves yes- j terday caught an octopus clutching a live hand gre1 nade m one of its tentacles. His cobbers ran away but Donald watched the octo1 pus drop the grenade on the wharf and slither back
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      Windsors For U.K.
      19 2 PARIS, Fri— The Duke of, i Windsor is planning a trip to England next weeC— A.lT
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      Doomed
      28 2 SYDNEY, Fri. Unless treatment methods improve cancer will kill nearly one million Australians now living, states the Queensland Radium Institute's annual report, tabled In Queensland's Parliament.— Reuter
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      Night Life Curbed
      33 2 MANILA, Fri.— Mayor Manuel de la Fuente ordered all night clubs within 1,000 j metres of plazas, public buildings, hospitals, schools and churches to close from .midnight last night.— A.P
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      Standardised
      67 2 WASHINGTON. Fri.—America and Britain are virtually agreed on how to make nuts and bolts A formal pact on standardised threadings will probably be signed In midOctober, ending decades of discussion. Making nuts and bolts used In British guns the same as those In America and vice vena Is said
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      Migrant Workmen
      26 2 WELLINGTON, Fri.— The Government plans to select another 1,000 unmarried Eng- I lish Immigrant workmen to work on nydro-electrlc projects In New Zealand.— A.P
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      Jet Takes Letter
      60 2 PARIS, Fri. Helicopters and a jet plane delivered a letter from the centre of London to the centre of Paris yesterday In 46 minutes 29 4 5 seconds. The Lord Mayor of London sent the letter to the Presl- j dent of the Paris Municipal Council to
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      1136 2 NOTICES BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (STORE) ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS. FAR EASTERN AREA (M.0.8.) The following Tenders have been Issued during the past week SINGAPORE AREA: Tender 529: Closing date 6 10.48 Cooking Utensils: M.T Spares: Calcium Carbide: Miscellaneous Radio Spares: Clothing: Wire Nails: Miscellaneous Tools: "Ditto" Duplicators:
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      650 2 NOTICES NOTICE Will Singapore Provision Dealers kindly note that Mr. J. Ellison is no longer m our employ. ROBINSON <te CO LTD. October Ist, 1948. NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that our salesman, Mr. Tan Yee Yong hat left our employment as from 1/10/49. He Is no longer empowered to
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      697 2 NOTICES TINPLATE EX U.K. All firms wishing to ibtaln tinplate for manufacturing purposes for the period 1.1.49 to 31 3.49 should apply before October 15th. 1948 rt the R.1.E., Singapore. stating (a) the f >ty (In tons) required during the neriod. fb) the purpose for which It Is required, (c)
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    ICHIFLEY WILL INQUIRE
    558 3 Secrets "Leak 77 Allegation CANBERRA, Friday. MR. J. B. Chifley, Australia's Prime Minister, said today that he would investigate an Opposition Member of Parliament's possession of what he alleged to be either stolen or forged details of secret British Cabinet talks on Australian security. A document was
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    REDS LOSE MONGOLIA KEY TOWN
    216 3 The W eek In China PEKING, Fri. THE Nationalists today announced the recapture of Tsinlng. an important railway town 60 miles east of Kweishul, capital of Suiyuan pro- i vlnce m Inner Mongolia. < The Communists early this week had started a drive on Kweishui.
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    GANDHI RELICS
    53 3 LONDON. Fri.— The earliest published writings of Ma- hatma Gandhi have been dls- i covered m a Lov.don office and are to be presented to Mr. Krishna Menon. High j Commissioner for India to- 1 morrow They were published m 1891 m The Vegetarian, magazine of the London
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    PLEA TO MINERS
    36 3 PARIS Fri.— The French I Minister of Industry and 1 Commerce (M. Lacoste) last night appealed to 335 000 mirers to abandon the strike called for Oct. 4 by the Com-munist-led Miners' Frderatlon.—Reuter
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    The New Leaf
    36 3 LONDON Fri. British newspapers, the smallest Hi the world, will get two extra pages m 1949 as a result of big contracts with Canada and Newfoundland, increased home oroduction and Scandinavian imports. U.P.
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    U. S. USING LESS SYNTHETIC
    127 3 U. S. USING LESS SYNTHETIC NEW YORK, Friday. THE Rubber Manufacx turers Association confirms the report that rubber consumption m the United States has been i falling, the drop coming j m synthetic as more natural rubber is imported. Mr. John L. Collyer. president of B. F. Goodrich, says buyers
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    Berlin's Rations May Go Up
    290 3 BERLIN, Friday. T»HE Western Powers' airlift into Soviet-blockaded A Berlin, 100 days old today, has been so effective that Allied experts are now considering whether to Increase Western Berliners' rations this winter. mis iiaienieni was umuc last night by Col. Frank Howley, the American Commandant
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    DE GAULLE GIVES A WARNING
    203 3 DE GAULLE GIVES A WARNING PARIS, Friday. GEN. De Gaulle, leader of the Rally of the French People indicated today that if he were "called to power by the people" he would not hesitate to crush any reaction opposing "the will of the people." Speaking at his first international press
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    Steel Men Resign
    101 3 LONDON, Friday. THE Iron and Steel Board which has controlled industry's development for two years is to be dissolved because most members will have nothing to do with nationalisation. The Board's seven members were appointed m October 1946 for two years but recently the Minister of i
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    Indians See Britain
    32 3 LONDON, Fri.— The ninemember Indian delegation to the Commonwealth Parlia- tary Conference will tour Industrial, business and unl5 versity centres m the north t of England and Scotland.— Reuter.
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    BURMA'S HURRIED PLANE DEAL
    168 3 LONDON, Friday. 'THE Burmese Government has Just completed a hurried private deal here for the immediate delivery m Burma of 13 British "Oxford" aircraft twin-engined planes which the R.A.F. now use as I trainers. A British aviation company, is supplying the planes, which J are taking
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    26 4 penang memorial: Ron of honour for Health and Medical Services staff who died during the war unveiled by Mrs. A. V. Aston this week. Ruby picture.
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    WARNING TO MINERS
    581 4 Demand May Go Below Supply From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. |t|R. J. Ivan Spens, addressing the annual meeting iT1 of London Tin as chairman, has given the warning that tin production may m time exceed consumption. He sees a need to achieve international understanding on world
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    'Strengthen "Defence"
    192 4 Malay News MALAYA'S need to be prepared is stressed by the Warta Negara, the Panang Malay newspaper, m a leading article on Sept. 27 The paper refers to the international situation and says: 'If Britain sees that the present crisis is threatening her security, s., does Malaya." The
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    "Too Much Whitehall Control"
    160 4 "Too Much Whitehall Control" T^HT^mrorfr^wT/te- hall and advice to Malaya rom ex-Malayan Civil Service r.en who had been retired for !•■> or 20 years were unwanted •£?h ce 2 C ln Malav a's domestic affairs, said the vicepresident of the Malayan AsffiK ,g& s th Mr H Y i°f ng
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    Raffles College Opens
    32 4 Raffles College opened for tne new Session U948-1949) yesterday with an increased number of students. The King Edward VII College of Medicine will start Its new session on Monday
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    VERY GOOD YEAR'S TRADING
    562 4 VERY GOOD YEAR'S TRADING Fraser Neave AN "indeed satisfactory" year's trading l« reported for Fraser Neave m the chairman's statement. It Is to be presented to the annual general meeting of the company m Singapore on Oct. 9. The directors report a net profit of $1,479,195 after provision for taxation,
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    391 4 IOMOKKOrt frvj.es m Singapore churcnis are as loiows- CHURCH O* E>GLAM>? st Andrew's Cathedral of Singapore at 7 a.m.. 8 a.m. 10 30 a.m. 11.15 a.m., 5.30 p.m. St. George's Garrison Church Tanglin (open 'o civilians) 7.15 a.m. 9 a.m., 9.45 a.m. 6.30 p.m Christ Church (Dorset Road)
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    42 5 IN VIENNA: Line simplicity and utility are the trend m current Vienna fashions. This black taffeta longsleeve evening gown, close buttoned from the high neck to the waist, has a flowing .overskirt m black, I striped with imperial yellow satin. A.P. picture.
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    Schoolgirl Says She Saw Chinese Stabbed
    320 5 A CHINESE schoolgirl said m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday that while travelling m a trolley bus she was wounded by the knife with which, a few momen ts later, she saw a Pathan stab the conductor. The girl, Tee Ec Chong, was
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    Firm Plans For Its Men
    88 5 FRASER Neave have almost concluded arrangements for the acquisition of several acres of land on which the company intends to erect a large modern factory. It is intended also to make a new factory site m pleasing surroundings, a community centre with housing accommodation for
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    Gunman Holds Up Goldsmith
    112 5 A LONE gunman held up a goldsmith's shop m North Bridge Road at 10.20 a.m. yesterday and got away with two gold bangles valued at $350. The gunman, a Chinese, posed as a customer. When shown the bangles from the show case he produced a revolver
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    Support For Loan Plan
    102 5 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Friday. THE president of the Perak i Indian Chamber of Com- merce (Mr. M. A. Abdul Wa' supported the Governnvnt of India Ron-e-sentatlve's move for a loan of $50,000,000 from India to rehabMitate In-"' m Malaya. In a statement to the
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    TO TALK TIN FOR MALAYA
    80 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Fri f VHh full Malayan delega- tion to the Tin Study Group talk s which begin at The Hague on Oct. 25 will beMr. C. J. Pyke. Economic Adviser. Federation (leader): Mr. H. S. Lee. representing Chinese Interests: Mr
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    23 5 New Commissioner Dr. Loh Poon Lip has been appointed a Singapore Municipal Commissioner during the absence on leave of Mr. Kwa Slew Tee.
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    THE WEEK IN RUBBER
    181 5 THE past week m the rubber 1 market has been dull and practically featureless, says Lewis Peat's weekly report. Traders contiDued to be cautious, no doubt because of the situation here and .n Western Europe The demand for low^r grades las been maintained, and differentials are
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    LOWER PERAK RUBBER DIV.
    71 5 [^OWER Perak Rubber Estates resume dividend payments alter a lapse of six years wi'-h i distribution of four per cent The previous payment wa* ilx per cent, m respect of 1940. Profits for the year to Mar 31 subject to final audit) were £5.250 (against £7
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    PETROL RATION WILL STAY
    173 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday i "DETROL rationing In the 1 Federation for the third quarter has achieved its ob- jectivc, and the same degree of rationing, as far as is fore- 1 seen, can be maintained until; th? end of the year.' This comment on yester- j
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    SOLDIERS IN COURT
    44 5 i>TB& Preecf and McCarthy, two soldiers convicted m the Singapore District Court on Thursday of house breaking and theft, were erroneously described m yesterday's Straits Times <ts belonirlnu to tbe Inniskillinirs. The error is regretted. The men belonged to other regiments.
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    ASSIGNEE FAILS IN PETITION
    214 5 jAN attempt by the i Singapore Official Assignee to get possession j of premises formerly used by a bankrupt as a shop failed m the Bankruptcy j Court yesterday. The bankrupt was a shopkeeper named M. Mohamed Ibrahim and the application for the vesting order was
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    81 CASES FOR THE ASSIZES
    43 5 Six murder cases are listed for hearing among the 81 cases m the October calendar of the Singapore Assizes which will open m the High Court on Monday. Oct. 4. The presiding judge will be Mr Justice Jobling.
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    Singapore Diary
    135 5 TOIiAY Fancy Fair, m aid or G«.od Shepherd Nuns Oirls Home Building Fund, 96, Brae Basah Read. 10 a.m. Gandhi Jayanti, 80th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1 ceding ot the poor, 8 mile Bukit Timah and 13'a mile Scletar, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. 47. Cuff Road, l
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    PERSONAL
    25 6 Capt. O. Wright. H.C.S.. Overseas League. Singapore, kindly requests all members to register their names and addresses with him Address P.O. Box 674. Singapore.
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    Singapore, Sat., Oct. 2, 1948. FIFTY-FIVE
    666 6 Singapore, Sat., Oct. 2, 1948. FIFTY-FIVE In Malaya the accepted convention has been for many years past that everybody m the Government and Munici- pal services should stop worki ing at fifty-five and thereafter live m slippered ease at the public expense. It is also the ambition of everybody else,
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    Malaya In Books
    457 6 Although the material m Sir Richard Winstedt's new book is for the most part not new, being a short- ened and popularised ver- sion of his larger "History Of Malaya published before the war, with three chapters on the Japanese conquest and on post-war developments added, this
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    EVENINGS IN THE CURFEW
    2064 6 A Malayan Countryman's Diary SEPTEMBER 26.— This v Is Friday evening, and the rain has Just stopped. Yesterday we J had a heavy shower, so r no doubt the rainy season has started. This will be good for the rub- ber nurseries now being planted up.
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      127 6 ONE PAIR OF EYES "One pair ot eyes x last lifetime You can chew with false teeth, walk with a wooden leg, but never can you see with a blind eve." Thl.s does not mean Chat we are In danger of going blind but a warning that we should not
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    NEW PAY SCHEME "INADEQUATE"
    780 7 Married Nurses State Views From Our Woman Correspondent CINGAPORE'S married nurses describe the new salary scheme for recruiting them into hospital service as "inadequate." The new scheme offers them a salary of $239 a month, including cost of living, a housing allowance of $16 and a
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    250-MAN CAMP RAZED
    284 7 Emergency News I IN The Jeli Forest Reserve of Negrl Sembllan on Wednesday, an Army patrol found large camp capable of holding 200 to 250 men. The camp was razed to the ground after food had been removed The camp was equipped with stage, archway, parade ground.
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    Honorary A-D.C
    20 7 Lieut. J. W. B. Anncsley, M.R N.V.R.. has been apappolnted an honoraiy ADC. to the Governor of Singapore.
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    SOLD BEER ON SAMSU LICENCE
    99 7 rii i w P r °Prietor if Ul. Selegie RoaH (a shop licensed to sell ia v) was yes terday fined $573.50 ff the fourth Police Magistrate (Mr A. G Shears > for selling beer on the premises on May 13 Mr. Shears said the
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    52 7 iu;s( TED: These five Bugis seamen were rescued by the freighter Benalbanaih wht-n their boat overturned m Singapore Harbour on Thursday. They are Sesek, Mohamed, Bachok (the master) Hassan and talak. The men are being kept by the Immigration Department pending repatriation by the Dutch authorities to the Celebes. Straits
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    SOLDIERS GET LONG TERMS
    208 7 SOLDIERS GET LONG TERMS THREE soldiers of the Royal Ceylon Pioneer Corps and a Chinese were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment at the Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Taylor yesterday. Pte G. S Baines and Tan Ah Kow were sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment five years for house-breaking
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    They Need Not Register
    151 7 WHEN national registration] starts m Singapore on Oct. 18, seven classes of people will be evomot from r°elstering. Thi y induce: The Commission :-(_nner?i 'Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald*; The Governor of Singapore (Btr Franklin Gimson); The High Commissioner of the! Federation of Malaya. f-r,d tbf I
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    WEAPONS "FOR PROTECTION"
    59 7 Pleading guilty to unauthorised possession ot a j bayonet, a dagger and a spear, Lim Pak Hiang a farmer living at 10th mile Bukit I Pa; Jang, told the District Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks) yesterday the weapons were for protection against thieves. Mr. Shanks sentenced Lim
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    MERCHANT IN BANKRUPTCY
    69 7 On his own petition yester- day, a receiving order m I bankruptcy was made by Mr j Justice Jobling against Moha- I mcd Yusuf, who described himself as a general merchant and contractor. The bankrupt's liabilities I were stated to amount to j about $55,000 and his
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    26 7 Mr. Hon Sui Sen is to act as Collector of Land Revenue I for Singapore, Mr. Lim Keng jHong has been appointed a 1 deputy collector.
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    London Sailors In Court
    160 7 piVE British sailors appeared before the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. J. C. Wait), yesterday on a charge of having comnitted gang robbery of a "rt valued at $3,225. They were Able Seamen Kennedy Brewis, Porster, I Fox and Tuck, of H. M S.
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    6 Weeks More On Generators Case
    289 7 rilE RAF generator preliminary inquiry m the 1 Ninth Police Court at which five Europeans are appearing on tentative charges may last another six weeks. This was stated m court during yesterday's hearing by the prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector C. W. Such who said
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    EXAMINATION RESULTS
    77 7 Results In the London Chamber of Commerce (Sprang) Examinations, 1948, for johore are ;as follows: BOOKKEEPING: Zainal .din b. Ahmad, Sulalman b. Edar, Tan i Khoon Hoe. ENGLISH: Tay Kwang Teclc. Tay Kwang Seng. TYPEWRITING: AhmHd bin Said, N. R. Balasingham (with dlst.h Jaflar bin Othman, S D.
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    Cheaper Mutton For Singapore
    194 7 THE Singapore "rovernx ment has called for the first meeting of all representatives connected with the mutton trade m order to rectify what is described as a very unsatisfactory position for, the consumer. The meeting will be held on Wednesday at the Food Control Office. It
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    CHURCH SALE FOR HAMPERS
    109 7 Christmas hampers for needy persons wil be provided from the proceeds of yesterday's annual bazaar of the Wesley Methodist Church. Singapore. The bazaar, which was viI sited by hundreds of people, I was organised by the Wo1 men's Society of Christian Service, Wesley Church, with iMrs.
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    Tax Credits For War Damage Plan Proposed
    633 7 Tax Credits For War Damage Plan Proposed AN alternative scheme for war damage eonipen<* sation under which claimants would be told "Your war damage will be paid as you earn" is contained m a memorandum by the managing director of United Engineers, Singapore (Mr. H. K. Fodgers). It Is based
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      95 7 COINTREAU j? iiitiiii t for Malaya Optorg Co. (Malaya, Ltd. 1 24 ROBINSON RD. 5 OLD MARKET SQ. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. PHONfT 3760 3769 PHONE 2256 STOCK-CLEARING SALE CHINA TRADING CO. NO. 77 lIK.lt STREET. From Ist to 14th October 1948 Itmk bottom prim the tollouinj; dynasties: Han. Tain;, Sung.
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      140 7 CHILDREN'S SHOES. jT\ INCORPORATE THOSE RESULTING IN COMPLETE COMFORT. NEW STOCKS HAVE ARRIVED. INCLUDING SANDALS OPEN OR CLOSED TOES. ONE BAR OR LACED STYLES. BABYS "PLAY UP" SANDALS WITH RUBBER SOLES. IN ALL THE USU,\L SIZE& From $5.59 to $18.50 STOCKISTS [SINGAPORE -KUALA LUMPUR PENANC SHROFFS CARPETS THE SYMBOL OF
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    AN ASIAN AR TIST IN K.L.
    1073 8  -  FEMINA By-^ lUE have just been privileged and 1 use this word m its true sense with full emphasis to see one of the most enchanting art exhibitions to come to this country for a very long time. Singapore art lovers were enthusiastic about
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    Big Drop In Fish Prices
    316 8 pRICES of fish which soared out of all proportion during the preceding week made a sharp decline this week, states Radio Malaya m its weekly broadcast on Singapore market prices Split ikan kurau dropped approximately 50 cents this week and was retailed at $1.80 per
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      602 8 PO* YOUR RELAXATION, COMi 70/THE TAVERN (EuropMtt) RetldentUl Hotel) (Open To Non-Besfdent^i CLOSE TO THE BOTANICAL GARDEN. (Natural Cool Breete) AIRY LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED ROOMS We Stock Only FIRST CLASS LIQUORS. MEALS At All Hours Up To 10.31 p.m. OUR SPECIAL CURRY TIFFIN EVERY SUNDAY Our Coiffeur de Dames b operated
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      132 8 Ji 1 IN the range of Parfums Lucien Lclong, now on sale m Malaya, there is one, at least, which is utterly right for your personality. You mar take your choice from Indtscret Passionniment or Jabot Gardenia EUe-Ellc N', or Mon Image Is there a memory that does not quicken
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  • Straits-Times SATURDAY FORUM
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      Petrol And Nurses: A Full Explanation Needed
      762 9 Petrol And Nurses A Full Explanation Needed AN Wednesday you were kind enough to print a letter m which espe1^ daily the Government of Singapore was asked why the public should !not be informed m advance of developments which would affect the citi- Zen s day-to-day life. The same issue
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      Priority Stickers For Cars
      132 9 Priority Stickers For Cars MAY 1 make some suggestions regarding the petrol cut? Fristly, issue business and private licences with a windscreen sticker to that effect. Business people would then get an adequate ration for: business with a small margin for pleasure running. This would cover all people who have
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      Austerity
      71 9 fT would be interesting to read the public's opinion of the stamps recently issued m Singapore. So far 1 have found no admirers. Now tliat Singapore has its own stamps, a Dlctorial issue could be most original among o'hers of the British Empire, inasmuch as we have m our
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      The Water Rats
      211 9 A little time ago it was "The bandits are pursued." The picture's changed and now we read, instead When any action's fought there is a subtle change of mood— "The Police returned the fire and the bandits fled." You read of merciless attacks on mines, estates and
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      Primary Class Brains Trust
      232 9 |UY daughter, aged eight, attending a Mission iVA school and m the Primary, came home over the weekend with 29 sums to do. The sums ranged from counting 100 to 1,000; adding three 'lines of yards, feet and inches, to dividing 2,549 by 5. If the
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      RUBBER FACTS
      123 9 I WISH people like "Pertinax" would take the trouble to find out what they write about. I am amazed at his Ignorance and only write because I am afraid that there may be other peoplp who think like him. If he would care to look through the reports
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      An Owner To His Tenants
      431 9 DECENTLY statements have been made by certain members of the Malay community m Singapore that some Malay squatters on the island of Pulau Tekong are facing threats <>f eviction from the lands which were formerly owned by Malays but have recently been sold to n
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    According to Culbertson
    412 9 t- a ?«vrai rule It s not "V( ical v trump a tr.ck that vf-uv f -u know your partner can win wl'h a high card, but this is not always the case, by any means! In today's deal a vulnerable slam was conceded because one defender
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      251 9 i^**»"**" I V^flfl^MK r/WAV Mm RHAPSODY ON "BLUE SKIES" (Two Parts I Monla Liter tt Orchestra. FB ***** I GOT IHE SUN IN THE MORNING— Samba (From film: "Annie Get Your Gun") THE COFFEE SONG— March I Edmunds Ros <St His Rumba Band FB ***** TELL ME MARIANNE (A Media
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      247 9 I STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD across 23 or two colour, irregularly CROSSWORD No. 13 1 m in bed. it is .pounced 2 V^mmon growth (7). tSSM U I, I 4 iMy s I J" I it I h 5 K» 2* when i g-rsss ffi^Si l^_^_^_§__-™_-~p in pjsition (6) (5) i
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    London Stocks
    369 10 LONDON, Friday. AUIET confidence ruled In x the London Stock Ex- change yesterday. It was sufficient to produce firmness m prices m most sections, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Tins advanced. Rubbers were unchanged i There was some activity In BraI zllian Utility stocks. Initial gains were, however, generally
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    The Produce Market
    181 10 1 From a Market Correspondent THE price of coconut oil on the Singapore market eased yesterday after a break In one of lta longest rallies. The sago flour flttrket was active with business written m both Slak and Lingga varieties. Yesterdays quotations included: Rice UncUasifled: No 1
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    MALAYAN SHARES: NO RESPONSE
    810 10 From Oar Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. FIESPITE good buying orders from and a better tone m London, the Malayan share market remained dull and quiet. It failed to respond. Prices quoted by the Malayan Shareholders' Association today were Bayer Seller 8 Atlas Ice 14.00 IB. 00
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    Singapore Rubber
    175 10 Singapore Rubber T^E Singapore rubber mar•L ket was steady and quiet yesterday. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 43| cents, sellers 431 cents: spot loose buyers 431 cents, seller* 431 cent* pet Ib. Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's noon price yesterday (Oct. 1) were, In cents
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    SHIPPING IN PORT
    129 10 SHIPS In port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf: Marine Snapper (33-34), Rlouw (38-39). Choysana (40-41), Steel King (42-43). Empire Dock: Kampar (19), Hong Ann (21-22). Benalbanach (23-24), Cape St. David (25-28), Islander (27-28). Wert Wharf: TresUlian (4-5) Salatiga (8-7).
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    Chamber Councillors
    117 10 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Frl. AT the annual meeting of the Malayan Chambers of Mines, Mr. W. A. Fell and Mr D. T. Lewis were elected to the Council. •Walrjta S'pore 3% 1937 98.00 99.00 Spore 3% 1938 98.25 90.25 S'pore 4% 1939 107.50 108.50 S'pore 5%
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      1192 10 MANSFIELD CO.. LTD. (Incorporate m Singapore) BLOB FUNNEL LINE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., SAILINGS FKOM UK OJJL LTD. "E«m*e«s" due from U.K. Oct. i 'Ctytone-s" due from U.K. Oct. f Will COAST MALAYA •Mrrmidon dv. from U.K. Oct II "Stla" for P. Sham, "Eurypyltn" dv. from 1 1 X Oct IS
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      256 10 PRESIDENT LINES Cenerai Passenger Agent tor Nortnwest Amines SAILINCS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON via INDIA. ECYPT M EDITERRANEAN PORTS Marine Snapper Spore Codown 33/34 Marine Flier Spore Oct II P Sham Oct. S I P S ham Oct 24 Penan* Oct. 7 Penang Oet 26 Mount Minefield Spore Oct.
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      296 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE I SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA U X SAILINCS TO CONTINENT. CONTINENT SCANDINAVIA Loading *t Singapore. Port Swettenham and Penang mi -Nordtarer r O r m.s "Mongolia" due abt Oct. IT Bangkok due abt Oct. 6 for Madras. Aden. Port Said, Antw.rp, Rotterdam, Ham- H'KonT'shan^.'^Ko'ii- C^H^b gSST* 1 Cenoa.
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      964 10 McALISTER CO., LTD. (Incorporated m S*ngjport) TfitjKß^WAJt <h BUCM.> Ait HAVtI. LONDON > NAM.URC "^rlc"^^ Acc«)tin« c**s for Ui. North Atlantic Ao^pting cargo for Central b South Ports 6 Canada via Colombo. American Ports. I CITY OP YOKOHAMA 'RANCISVILIC Sail. 22 Ott! 16 Oct 26 Oct 5 Oet I OcT:
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      Services XV May Play In Hong Kong
      273 11 Services XV May Play In Hong Kong EXCEPT for a number of inter-unit matches, the Services have not yet started their rugger programme for this season. Fixtures, however, are being drawn up for representative games and it will not be lon* before we see the best Combined Services team m
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      NOEL HAY
      321 11 By Straits Times Sports Reporters MALAYA has produced several great sportsmen, and one of the greatest of them Is NOEL HAY. It is indeed seldom that one comes across a sportsman of Hay's calibre, for he has had a brilliant career not only In hockey and football but
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      241 11 play as wing forward for th* Newcomers Wildman, who has played for his county, will be an acquisition to the Combined Services this season. He Is turning out for the B.C.C. in inter-club fixtures Newcomers Shine LAST week's S.C.C. match indicated the wealth of talent available for building up Singapore's
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      53 11 The R.A.S.C. have a record of which any team would be proud. This season they won le Taiping league Cup the Taiping knockout Cup. the Malaya District Challenge Cup and the FARELF Challenge Cup (Caldbeck trophy). This record w a tribute to the fine team-work of the R.A.S.C. XI and
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      191 11 coaching of their trainer. withlow. Swimming Popular AN indication of the immense popularity of swimming in the Colony Is the fact that more than 100 entries have been received for the Singapore championships to be held on Oct. 23. The competitors come from all the swimming clubs (.including the Singapore
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      Poh Lim—lsmail Game Postponed
      59 11 Poh Lim— lsmail Game Postponed THE men's open singles semifr:;al tie between Ong Poh Lim (F. N.) and Ismail bin Marjan (Useful) scheduled for today has been postponed The mixed doubles quarterfinal tie between Ong Poh Lim and Miss Helen Heng (F. N. and United Family) a:;d Lee Kirn Seng
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      Tennis Fixture
      61 11 THE following will represent ihu Indian Association In a tenr.l* fixture against the R.A.F. Seletar tomorrow at 3.30 p.m. at Seletar: P. Parthasarathy (captain), A. J Perelra, H. Francis, O. R. Perumal Dr. M. Abraham and Moham'd Shah. The match will consist of threa doubles and two singles.
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      Singapore Chinese Score Narrow Win
      214 11 IN one of the most colourless games seen m Singa1 pore this season, the Singapore Chinese beat the Johore Chinese by two goals to one m the Malayan Chinese Football isolation's inter-State challenge cup competition yesterday at Jalan Besar stadium. Although without the services of
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      313 11 HE IS PAINTING THE TOWN^^^ y KecC NOT THE MENACING KIND THEY ARE CONDEMNING IN PARIS BUT WITH YELLS! HOWLS! GIGGLES! l GURGLES! GUFFAWS! GROANS! i ROARS! RIOTS! PANICS! |j THE UNCR(L)OWNED KING OF MIRTH M AKERS w- ■is^i^^^s^^'^^j ppPMsNsMiis^iW^ AS "THAT MAD MR. JONES" y^TtfcT%S. REX Children's TA HAY
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      207 11 j^ 11—2-14.15—6.30—9.15 gg| Jlffj TECjfiiVlCOlOli I MGM'S uANnti lose TTJi mmmm Oickey-Bird Song!^s/CAPITOL M M N EQU ALLE D! M m NSU R PASS ED! NPARALLE LED! E^bHHu£ /sly V- i fc. '^U r^_ X #i Ss^sfc^? m presents M f LINDA DARNELL-CORNEL WILOE^S RICHARD GREENE-GEORGE SANDERS f I Book
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      294 11 RADIO MALAYA Achievements; English U"M« RAD i O AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE (BBC); 7.45 Dance Music. 8.00 u« 4 98 or 7 2 mc/s Siamese; 8.30 English; New* ,21.54, 17. 84. 15.21. 11. 76. 15 32: K^f'ca^ SUtion-930 a.m. 3.30 Songs of the Range; 4 00 Rubbe r Wce» 0.MW me. iw
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    LOBAU LADY BEST BET FOR TODAY
    976 12 Fine Feathers To Score First Win From EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Friday. I OBAU Lady stands out as the safest each-way wager m a yery difficult card tomorrow, the first day of the Penang Turf Club Autumn Meeting. This English mare dead-heated with Chastity over
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    Today's Race Card
    1328 12 DELOW are the acceptances for today's Penang races. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race 9. There will be no Doable Tote. Race 1—2.00: Class 4, Div. 3—63 6 Furs. 000 NorfeM Jeffers 5.13 •Seavoy Stable" Buiiivan 000 Frying Fortress Ellery 8.06 "Mr. Dragon Mr. T.
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    S.J.I. Ground Again In Use
    156 12 THE rehabilitated sports ground of St. Joseph's Institution In Bras Basah Road wag declared open for use yesterday evening by Brig Rodgers. deputising for the 0.0.C.. Singapore Dlstr'ct (Gen. Dunlop). Brother Anthony, the Director of St. Joseph's Institution, before ssking Brig. Rodgers to perform the
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    7-2 VICTORY
    52 12 A Singapore Recreation Club team scored a 7—2 victory over the R.A.F. Seletar m a game of hockey on the Padang yesterday. Ooutts and A. Clarke each scored two goals for the Recs while Beins. Rayney aad Jansen added one each. Banon (J) and Hainsworth soared for the
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    Sports Diary
    62 12 TODAT KIGBY: S.C.C. v. Terror and London Combined XV, padang, 5 p.m.; Nee Soon Garrison B.F.C. T. Singapore Engineer Regiment. Nee Soon. 8 »jn. HOCKEY: A.C.B. Old Bon Ceylon S.C., Oldhau Hall, 5 is p.m. BADMINTON: Singapore champtomhJpa, Clerical Union hall. 2 15 p.m ATHLETICS: Hospital Assistants' Union
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    Lansdown Leaves For Holiday
    76 12 THE Malayan jockey G. Lansdown left Singapore yesterday for a three-month holiday m Australia. He left by the Gordon, eccompanled by his wife. He sent on board the ship his newly-bought car. Lar-sdown told the Straits Times: "I am going to spend my holMay by driving
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    Ex-Malayans Meet At Golf
    274 12 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sept. 23 LX)RTY ex-Malayans and Malayans home on leave met at Cooden Beach this week for the annual meeting of the Senior Golfers' Society of Malaya. The competitors foregathered on Sunday and held an enjoyable dinner m the evening Going out
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    Straits Times Selections
    188 12 Straits Ti me s Se le ctio ns "EPSOM JEEP* -TBBSPASSKB" "Powng 1 Kac« 1: S.tt 1. CBAIGMOCNT t. AhsaU t. Dwwm DETON CraJ amount Norfeld CBAIGMOUNT Haddle Wtaswaas a ■am 1. CULLDfAM t. Eastara O«M Any Iaaa EASTERN OOU) Oraattnn First Fancy TOST FANCY Eastern Gold Thirteen t.M 1.
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY XI BEAT S.C.C. 4-0
    280 12 J»HE Singapore Cricket Club gave a mediocre display m their opening hockey match of the season yesterday, being beaten by a scratch Singapore Recreation Club side by four goals to nil The Cricket Club, however possess a promising side and should do better as
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    Welch Gains TKO Victory
    184 12 Welch Gains TKO Victory JIMMY Welch (138} lb) •cored a T.K.O. victory OTer Sarban Singh (139 i lb.) In the fifth round of last nights main event at the Happy World bdxlng promotion. The Sikh, who substituted to* OoWen Boy, foMght gamely bat could not flad a defence to Welch's
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    Swansea Again In The Lead
    55 12 London Friday. Bwauaia Town beat Swindnn Town 4— u\ the Third Division (Soul-herr) or I the English Fuotball txague ye»teTday. Swansea are vow again at ttM top of the table, with 17 points one more than Bournemouth. In the Third Division < Northern). Doncaster Rovers
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    R.N.P. Draw
    22 12 The Royal Naval Police and the H.M.K Norfolk played to a draw m a ho~k v mat t Seletar yesterday
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