The Straits Times, 10 November 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1948 -Ar price ten cents.
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    CHINESE CRISIS ENVOY FOR THE U.S.
    463 1 Reds Breach Defence Line NearHsuchow WASHINGTON, Tuesday. AS Mr. William C. Bullitt, an advocate of all- out aid to Nanking, prepared to leave Washi ington today for China on a mission of investiI gat fon for the Congressional Foreign Aid Committee, it wag reported
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    PATIENT HAD SIX BROKEN RIBS
    214 1 Till. Medical Superintendent of the Mental Hospital 1 (Dr. B. F. Home) was called yesterday to five evidence at the preliminary inquiry at the Coroner*! Court, into the death of Kong Lee Patt, an inmate of the hospital. I Kong, it waj stated, at ihe
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    Hospitals: Finances Are The Problem
    948 1 **]T is^entirely a question of money," said the Colonial Secretary' (Mr. P.A.B. McKerron) m reply to criticism of the administration of Singapore hospitals m the Legislative Council, yesterday. Singapore is spending eight per cent, of its i revenue on medical ser vices, and this cannot
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    Australia Top Hat Conscious
    109 1 SYDNEY. Tues HITHERTO. Austral. an meti have not taken very kind|j i<) top hats. However, next year's Royal visit is causing many men to make inquiries about toppet.s. In Melbourne, leading depa r mental stores report a brisk demand. Melbourne hat experts say that English manufacturers
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    ACCUSATIONS
    78 1 By Britain THE HAGUE, Tuvs. L tain today charged Albani. with act* which would b< considered murder under ordinary law in miniiv. twn British destroyers and killin 44 seamen two years mo A. P. By Israel TEL AVIV. Tues. -Israel has charged Britain with wholesale rearming of Arabs In
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    DEFENCE TALKS
    35 1 HERFORD. iO er m a n Tue.s: United State X military and naval leaders discussed Western European defence, here today with F:eld Mar.shil Montgomery and representa- tives of France and Belgtum A P.
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    BIG R.A.F. ATTACK IN JUNGLE
    213 1 BIG R.A.F. ATTACK IN JUNGLE KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. D.A.F. Beauflghters and 1* Spitfires today poured cannon shells and machine gun fire into a large tract of dense heavy Jungle m I which bandits were known f o' I have established hideout* to the north-east of Broga. Terrorists m the Mentakab
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    JUMBO WAS CAPTURED
    67 1 LONDON, Tues. Medical students clashed with mounted police here today when they attempted to Join the traditional Lord Mayor's pro- j cession with their mascot, a five-foot cardboard elephant called Jumbo. After a scuffle, the police captured Jumbo who was I towed away battered beyond rero^rvMor Tt
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    VILLAGE SHELLED
    29 1 RANGOON Tues. A Bur-p.-se naval gunboat shelled mI partially destroyed an Insurgent village In the Kyangln area, north west of Rangoon. a Government communique said today.— Renter.
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    THUMBS: NO "CAPITULATION"
    167 1 MR. Tan Chin Tuan at the Legislative Council yesterday urged Government "to come out of hiding behind platitudes and tell us frankly why thumbprints are necessary on identity cards, or else withdraw this requirement." It was estimated, he said. that 99 per cent, ol those people who
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    Onn's 3-Point Demand
    169 1 Onn's 3Point Demand LONDON. Tues. OROPOSALS that Ma- lays should have an I increased part m the j Government, economy i and defence of t he Federal ion of Malaya have been submitted to the Colonial Secretary, Mr. I Creech Jones, by Da to Onn, Mentri Besar of Johore. Dato
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    Assassination Bid Fails
    87 1 CAIRO. I AN unsuccessful attemoi was made against the r:of Mustapha Nahas Pasha leader of the Wafd Party and former Egyptian Premier, outside his Home a) the Garden City. Cairo, last night. The assailant opened wh.it was believed to have been sten gun tire from a caj
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    Peace Talks
    35 1 BATAVIA. Tues. 'I he Dutch members of the Netherlands "P?ace Mis.si m" to Jogjakarta decided today to prolong their talk* on the future of Indonesia with the Republican Premi r Dr. Hatta. -Reuter.
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      22 1 ELEGANT IEWELURY P. H. H END H V JEWELLER v.M\ an Established Malaya wide Reputation 78. North Bricli:,' Kd. Spore ENGLAND l^SurJ^S^r
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      6,000,000 British Workers Double Wages In 10 Years
      174 2 LONDON. Tuesday. MF VRLY 6,000,000 British manual workers have m the past 10 years doubled their weekly earnings, although they work fewer hours, according to an inquiry by the Ministry of Labour. General average earnings of all workers m the last week
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      Racial Protest
      70 2 LONDON, Tues.- -Students of Bristol University were asked to leave the opening ceremony of the 'Meet South Africa" exhibition at Bristol after they had paraded with banners and distributed leaf- lets alleging racial discrimination m South Africa. Professor C. M. Maclnnes (Professor of Imperial History) referred to 'the
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      Fewer Divorces
      49 2 LONDON, Tues. Social workers look to 1949 for a big drop m Britain's divorce :ate. There were 50,000 divorces last year compared with 7,800 m 1938. A drop is likely ne ct year when courts catch up with cases that arose rom family separations In war-time.— A.P.
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      U.S. Invasion
      46 2 LONDON. Tues.— There are about 6,000 members of the United States armed forces In Britain, the Defence Minister (Mr. A. V. Alexander.) states. No land has been requisitioned or withheld from release for them and no additional expense has been incurred by Britain.— Reuter.
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      SECRET RED AIR BASES IN SIBERIA
      49 2 COPENHAGEN, Tues. THE newspaper Berlingske Tidende says that a United States plane has sighted the wreck of a Russian military plane m Mrthern Greenland. It hints that there might be a connection between the wrecked plane and "secret Russian air bases" m Siberia.—U.P.
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    CONTROLS GO: PRICES ROCKET
    172 2 CONTROLS GO: PRICES ROCKET SYDNEY. TOM AS WAS predicted by the Federal authorities, many prices have risen since the lifting of controls Following the defeat of the Commonwealth Government's referendum on permanent price control, the State Governments agreed to continue price control of some items. but decided to decontrol a
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    SIAMESE MINISTERS ON A WEEK'S STAY IN U.S.A.
    59 2 WASHINGTON. Tues. SIAM'S Foreign Minister (Prince Pridi Debyabongse) 1 and Deputy Foreign Minister Pote Sarasint arrived m Washington yesterday from Paris. They will be guests of the American Government for a week. They are on their way back to Bangkok from Paris,
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      686 2 NOTICES THE MUfllCIPAL ORDINANCE j (Chapter 133 ASSESSMENT NOTICE Rottn k h.-rebv Riven that m ■t,r the 20th Ocwber 1948. the books containing the valuaUow of. and rates imposed on. Duildiom and lands situated wlthlii tlie Island of Singapore <pev..ik! the Municipal Limits) Pulau OWn Pulau Tekonn P"lau Branl S.-barok
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      297 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS Bookings for dinner on New Years Eve are now complete and It Is regretted that no more reservations can be made. V CHITTY. Secretary. MERSINGSENIORREST HOUSE All bookings for the above should be made with the Reat House Keeper. JAAFAR BIN TAHA. President
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      760 2 NOTICES "notice Notice la nerebf given that I nave this day ihe Power ol Attorney dated 24th day oi Mferch 1948 given by me m favour of Max Menahem. 8 Rencoow Street. Singapore. The said Max Menahem v no longer authorised to act as my Attorney under the aforesaid Power
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      592 2 NOTICES nTsTsT. ANDREW SOCIETY The N.S. St. Andrew Society celebrations will be held on November 27. 1948. All Scota who wish to attend and are not members please communicate with the Honorary Secretary, Bradwall Estate, SUiau. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are Invited for running the Municipal Staff Canteen with effect from
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      184 2 FIRE ENGINES TO QUENCH THIRST NEW YORK, Tues. A VISITOR at St. Francis (Connecticut) wanted a drink of water— and three fire engine companies and two truck companies accommodated. She mistook a private fire alarm box for a paper cup dispensing machine. U.P. r r$ rrRFrr ii BSL II r
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    GIMSON ON U.S. POLICY
    1220 3 "No Disruption Of Partnership United States charg* price* for wheat, cotton and .obwco which are 279% 296% and 143% owr 1 pre-war price*, o« against a comparative Increase for rubber of 11%." Sir Franklin said, similar proi blems Involving a dlverge-nce of interest between Malaya and
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    Birth Rate Problem
    137 3 MINNEAPOLIS, Tups. A QUICK damper on the worlds birth rate Is necessary if serious international conflict Is to be avoided, says Mr. Warren Thompson, director of the Scripps Foundation for Research In PonulaMon problems. M Thompson says "There are too many people and their competition for enough
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    Japs Planned 2nd Pearl Harbour
    218 3 TOKIO, Tuesday. JAPAN was guilty of planning a second Pearl Harbour against Russia as late as 1942, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, trying ex-Premier Tojo and 24 other Japanese on war crimes, ruled today. After that, the court said Axis reverses made
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    Girl Guides Initiated In Hospital
    267 3 Girl Guides Initiated In Hospital From Our Woman Correspondent TOUR Chinese Girl r Guide recruits, bedridden with T.B. of the hip or knee, solemnly repeated their Guide promise to the Commissioner for Girl Guides, Singapore (Lady Hone), at St. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital yesterday. It was the first Guide enrolment ceremony
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    SPITFIRE DEATH INQUIRY
    45 3 The Singapore Coroner (Mr. Choor Singh) yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure at the inquiry into the death of F.O G C A Bire. aged 22. of RAF. Sembawang who crashed m his Spitfire at Sembawang airstrip on Oct. 26.
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    Crisis Profiteers Bill
    204 3 pROFITEE^.-i why have att-mptod to corner the market in ■rttnlti essential to the safety »I eople subject to bandit at'ack* \vr>: c referred to at yartwdayv mctttup o! the Singanoro I.eplslaiive Council. The Colonial 8rere;ary Mr P. A. b. If-SKerron. successfully moved a lno^lon undei the Essential
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      305 3 i Vkislool LOVELY, .\"i.:l\^mm^^ M ry\ \^m *J f l\\i\\A SUNLIGHT SOAP IS BACK I \Jj ta/ /j why tbt clotbei art w much whiter and 1 »•>«<•••• t LS.VKK noDO«» S/fcrm /trn.l w "good" prnf A pen that •uits your hand, writes instantly at need •n.i goes on writing
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      197 3 \}y KtjH iViILK --V '«•«>'♦ supply. The demand fai exceed* that of pre-wjr and production has not yet reached pre-wat m*iimum. We are unable to increase our present number ef distributors until further notice. Please be patient with YOUR distributor as his supplies »re strictly limited. Milk bottles, too, are
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    Proposals For University Of Malaya Are Supported
    775 4 Proposals For University Of Malaya Are Supported JOINT COMMITTEE REPORT OUT fHE Joint Select Committee of Singapore and the Federation generally supports the recommendations*of the Carr-Saunders Commission on the University of Malaya. The Committee's long-awaited report was placed before the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday morning. The Committee approves the suggestion
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    Food Control To Be Probed
    54 4 IN its report tabled m the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday the Select Committee of the Colony directs that the organisation of the Food Control Department be investigated. It suggests that this Investigation might be carried out by the Organisation Secretary, assisted by the Deputy Secretary
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    FEDERAL GOVT. TO PAY LESS
    139 4 THE Select Committee x examining Singapore's i 1949 draft estimates has reduced by $200,000 the! Federal Government's contribution to joint ser- vices performed by panMalayan Departments. In the Select Committee's' report, tabled at yesterday's; meeting of the Legislative 1 Council, the Federation's future contribution to
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    WOULD RATHER GO TO GAOL
    89 4 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE. BAHRU Tues When sentenced to eight months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by nine months" police supervision, Sher Mohamed told the District Judge that he preferred to serve any term of imprisonmen; rather than to be a police supervisee. Sher
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    Nine More Local Nurses To Be Promoted
    354 4 IT is intended to promote up to nine more local nurses to the rank of sisters before the end of the year, m addition to the nine already promoted. This was stated by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. P. A. B. McKerronj m the
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      256 4 SUNBATHE swim enjoy every holiday moment Ye*, whatever (he date tot famuii v Owtstbtf lafer, surer, so much more hygienic. For real j freedom holiday Tampax, la packeu ol io; each m m own "ap> plicaror" and ccllophane-wrapyed, j TAMPAX •sffRNAI SANMART PRO' tt I lON means freedom at all
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    MORE MONEY FOR AIRPORT New Work To Cost $487,000
    476 5 MORE MONEY FOR AIRPORT New Work To Cost $487,000 EXPENDITURE totalling over $487,000 has been approved by the Singapore Finance Committee for work on Kallang airport and fire equipment there. Of this amount, $202,000 is needed to provide a new concrete taxi track, 1,950 feet long by 60 feet wide,
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    Johore Weekly Letter
    315 5 Johore Weekly Letter From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. SIXTY Chinese societies accorded a reception on Saturday at the Federation of Chinese Associations premises to the Chinese Consul, Malacca (Mr. Cheng) on the occasion of his first official visit to Johore Bahru. Mr. Cheng appealed to Chinese to co-operate
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    Threat By Onn Denied
    124 5 1OHORE officials yesterday denied a report that Dato Onn bin Ja'afar took an "ultimatum" from Ma-jor-General Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, to London. The "ultimatum," reported In the Utusan Zaman, the Singapore Malay Sunday newspaper, was that Johore might secede from the Fedieration should the working
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    Police Must Appear In Hire Case
    151 5 MR. Justice Jobling m the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday granted an order nisi compelling Mr. P. G. Minns, A.S.P., and the Commissioner of Police, Singapore, to appear m the "Supreme Court next Monday. The order was granted m response to an application by Mr.
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    40 5 After further evidence had been recorded In the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday m a case against Quek Tlam Song, who U on three alleged counts of cheating, involving a sum if $253,982, the Inquiry wag postponed to Nov. 26.
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    MEDICAL DEPT. PROBE URGED
    264 5 A PPOINTMENT of a standing committee and a new administrative officer as part of the $30,000,000 medical plan were recommended to the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. The report of the select committee on the 1949 draft estimates suggested that an administrative officer should relieve professional officers
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    24 5 gEGAMAT, Tue«. The pipes and band of the Seaforth Highlanders will boat the Retreat on the Segamat Town Padang on Thursday at 5 p.m.
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    new landing stage plan
    65 5 The Singapore Legislative Council yesterday decided to construct a small landing stage adjacent to the Marine Police Station at Cavanagh Bridge, Singapore. The Commissioner of Lands Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, moving a motion to this effect, said it involved the reconstruction of a flight of
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    Colony Officials On T.B. Leave
    312 5 AT present there were 57 Government officers m Singapore undergoing treatment for T.B. and since the liberation 132 had obtained leave on account of the disease. This was stated m a written reply to Mr. Lim Yew Hock at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative
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      183 5 Somewhere there is a cottage sitting sleepily m Aft the elm tree's shade. In its garden there are many Mi flowers with the lovely old English names. Bin jhh what you remember best are the lavender bushes |li'|j that line the path K> the door, filling the garden MHJI I
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Nov. 10, 1948 OUT OF THE WINDOW
    1028 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Nov. 10, 1948 OUT OF THE WINDOW Nowadays the Big Noises of Malayan public life shuttle between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by air, and m consequence arrive at their destination knowing no more about the country than they did before. If they do have to
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    102 6 From the Straits Times of Nov. 10, 1898 It is intended to give the Sunday School children connected wi.h St. Andrew* Cathedral a field-day on Saturday afternoon next. Formerly they have been taken out into the country: and allowed to run loose; but this year it has
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    THE FUTURE OF STEEL
    1443 6  -  RICHARD DENMAM Of The Economist By LONDON, Nov. 3. THE decision of the 1 British Government to go on with its steel nationalisation plans must be regarded as the first shot of the 1950 general election campaign. The fight on the issue will fill the political
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      A Singapore Civil Engineer On Lowest Tenders
      749 6 AS a senior civil engineer and probably the most experienced building engineer in the colony with no axe to grind, I feel it incumbent on me to write to you in answer to the fallacious and specious argument put forward by "K.S.Y." in
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      THE DYAKS IN MALAYA
      165 6 AS a British Liaison officer I have the honour to command a team of Dyaks operating with the military forces. I wish to deny most cmi phatically the ridiculous and uncalled-for comments and charges made recently by Mr. Anthony Brooke. Whatever source of Information Mr. Brooke
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      LIFTING THE HORN BAN
      182 6 I HAVE waited m vain for a more influential pen than mine to point out the all too obvious ilaws m the recent appeals for the abolition of u ne sounding of motor ~rns, so, before it is too late, may I be allowed to give
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    LIGHTER MEN OUT ON STRIKE
    309 7 •yWO hundred Singapore lightermen of the General Lighterage and Transport Company, who began a strike yesterday morning, say they will not return to work until the company draws up a written agreement on conditi ms of employment. The secretary of the Lightel vvoikeis Union (Mr.
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    NEW PROBE INTO DEBTOR BILL Objection By Creditors
    905 7 NEW PROBE INTO DEBTOR BILL Objection By Creditors THE unusual procedure of appointing a second Select Committee to examine the same Bill after the first one had tabled its report was taken by the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday in the case of the Debtor and Creditor (Occupation Period) Bill. The
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    Intimidation By Firm Alleged
    277 7 A SUBTLE form of intimidation" was how Mr. Lim Tew Hock (Nominated Unofficial) described the alleged action of Hume Industries Ltd. m dealing with the men affected by the present artisans' strike. He told the Singapore Legislative Council that workers at Hume Industries now on strike
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    30 7 GURKHAS of the 2/6 th Gurkha Rifles listen to reports of Monday's operations m the Broga area being sent back to headquarters from sections m the field.— Straits Times picture.
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    REVIVED
    33 7 Defunct during the Japanese occupation, "The Coterie" was revived at a re-union dinner and dance party at the residence of its patron, Mr. Tan Sin Peng, m Nathan Road on Saturday night.
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    Council Plea For Better And Brighter Stamps
    156 7 IORE interesting and colourful postage stamps iTI would probably add several hundred thousand dollars annually to Singapore's revenue, said Mr Thio Chan Bee at yesterday's Legislative Council meeting. He said that stamps should be pictorial and of a design calculated to promote m
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    Suggestion Repudiated
    119 7 MR. John Laycock (Municipal North East) yesterday repudiat- ed a suggestion that any step taken for increased taxation m the Federation should be followed by Singapore. Addressing Legislative Councillors soon after Mr. Fergusson 's speech on the budget, Mr. Laycock said: "In my opinion, the true financial policy
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    POLICEMAN INJURED
    46 7 A traffic policeman was injured at the 9th mile. Pasir Panjang Road, at 3.50 p.m. yesterday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a lorry. Five male Chinese were injured when two cars collided at the 5i mile. East Coast Road, last night.
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    THEY LEARN IN WORKSHOPS
    209 7 A SCHEME for practical workshop training for students m junior technical (trade) schools has been drawn up m the Federation. It arranges for all mechanical and electrical engineering students m their third and last year to have practical workshop experience and training for a period of
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    2 TRADE UNION BILLS PASSED
    69 7 Two Bills referring to trade unions m Singapore were passed m the Legislative Council yesterday. One of them, amending the Trade Disputes Ordinance, 1941, is designed to protect persons engaged m trade disputes from the risk of prosecution for criminal conspiracy. The other is an
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    'Unpopular' Job Going
    275 7 THE Singapore Colonial x Secretary (Mr. P. A. B. McKerron) yesterday assured members of the Legislative Council that Government would employ a suitable officer for the post of "organisation secretary" a new post which will come into existence next year and that the holder would nil an
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    Fear For Safety Of Colony Trade
    206 7 "INDIRECT taxation on consumer goods is already 1 considerably heavier m the Federation than it is here, and any further increase might well reduce purchasing power and diminish trade with considerable detriment to the well-being of the Colony," said Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson
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    Handling To Cost Less
    93 7 IT is anticipated that L further reductions m the handling charges of rice and others commodities will be possible m; Singapore m the near future. This was stated m a Government reply given at the Singapore Legislative Coun- cil yesterday to Mr. Lim Yew Hock. He
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    HANGED HIMSELF
    47 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUANTAN, Tues.— A verdict of "suicide by hanging" was recorded by the Kuantan Coroner, following an inquiry into the death of a ''O-year-old Chinese, Lew Lee, of Tanjong Lumpur. It was stated that the man had been m poor health. I
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    Teachers Ask For Pensions
    186 7 Teachers Ask For Pensions AREPLT relating to Government aided school teachers being placed on pensionable establishment instead of the present provident fund scheme, was giv: n at yesterday's meetirv; of the Singapore Legislative Council. Mr Lim Yew Hock had asked what action the Government had taken m regard to a
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    CLOTHES AND THE MAN
    61 7 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Tues.— "lt is D'.tter to be shabbily dressed and ne honest, rather than stylishly dressed and be a fraud," said the Muar District Judge sentencing Sim Ah Gonp, to five months' hard labour for cheating. Sim cheated a Chinesi at Jalan
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    COLONY BUDGET PROVIDES FOR HOUSES AND SCHOOLS
    1095 8 OINGAPORE'S 1949 budget, passed m the Legislative Council yesterday with a $7,700,000 surplus, has made provision for hospital expansion, and more schools and houses. So said the Governor (Sir Franklin Gimson) m the Council yesterday. He added: "If these projects are not as
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    MILK AND SHEEP
    41 8 FOR SINGAPORE More than 20.000 cases Id condensed milk for Singapore and the Federation arrived m Singapore yesterday by the Blue Funnel vesselg Charon and Asphalion from Australia. Both vessels also brought more than 5,000 sheep for Singapore.
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    ACSUWants Better Deal
    125 8 MEMBERS of the Army Civil Service Union, Singapore are dissatisfied with the payment of housing allowances as recommended by the Joint Salaries Committee and approved by the Singapore Government. They recently petitioned the authorities for these allowances. The Union Is now understood to be bringing up this
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    Singapore Diary
    160 8 TODAY Alumni Association of King Edward VII College of Medlcina m honour of Dr. LJm Boon Keng at Adelph; Hotel 8 p.m. Wesley Guild: Social at 4. Fort Canning Road 8 p.m. World Friendship Social at Faii-fleld Chapel, prize distribution to M.Y.F. badminton and table tennis tournaments 5.30
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    EMERGENCY GOES ON
    99 8 fIMEJIGENCY conditions still existed, said the Colonial Secretary (Mr. P. A. B McKerron) yesterday when he moved m the Legislative Council a motion to extend the Emergency Regulations m Singapore for 3 further throe months The motion was approved. Mr. McKerron said that it was imperative that
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    Surplus Estimate Of $7,700,000
    133 8 SINGAPORE'S 1949 budget, approved yesterday by! the Legislative Council after amendment by the I Select Committee, shows an estimated surplus of $7,700,000. r The Committee raised the income tax yield estimate from $30,000,000 to $35,000,000, the liquor tax estimate by $500,000. New expenditure estimated Included $1,375,000
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    GOVT. AID ON HOUSE COSTS
    241 8 GOVT. AID ON HOUSE COSTS SINGAPORE Government has deemed it necessary to take action m advance of any agreement reached between the Colony and Federation Governments, about payment of a housing allowance to its employees. This was said by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. P. A. B. McKerron) yesterday replying to
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    Will Study Family Life
    130 8 TWO Colonial Developx ment and Welfare Scholarship holders, Mr. and Mrs. M. Freedman, are coming out to Singapore next month to do social research. Mr. Freedman is toistudy the Chinese family structure while Mrs. Freedman's subject for research is Malay family structure. A graduate of King's
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    FIRST BAYONET CHARGE Brave Action By Gurkhas, Ferrets
    697 9 FIRST BAYONET CHARGE Brave Action By Gurkhas, Ferrets From Our Staff Correspondent SUNGEI SIPUT, Tuesday. THE full story of the events that led to the first bayonet charge against bandits m the Sungef Siput area over the week end, toJd today, disclosed the highest bravery by Ferrets and Gurkhas. The
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    INJURIES PAY FOR SPECIALS
    125 9 THE Colonial Secretary, x Mr. P. A. B. McKerron yesterday said that special constables injured at home or going to and 1 from duty would be eligible tor compensation. Mr. McKerron was ■peaking at the Singapore Legislative Council, moving a motion under the Emergency (Special Constabulary*
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    Killed By Lorry
    31 9 A two-year old Chinese girl, Slew Gaik was killed when she wax knocked down by a lorry m a back lane off Upper Nankin Street at noon yesterday.
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    Pilgrims Return To Malaya
    255 9 From Our Malay Correspondent T*HE first pilgrim boat to bring returning pilgrims from Mecca is expected here today. It is the Adrastus, with 900 pilgrims for Singapore. A total of 4.810 pilgrims f have booked passages to Malaya. 'i'h'- next two ships > .Malay* vll be
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    To Advise Sultan On Religion
    113 9 To Advise Sultan On Religion From Our Staff Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Tues. AN independent Department of Muhammadan Religious Affairs to advise the Sultan of Selangor on matters dealing with Islam, and with its officials paid by the State, has been recommended. Recommendations by the committee appointed by the Sultan last
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    CARE OF THE HOMELESS
    72 9 Military operation which burnt Kachau village m the Kajang district and rendered 400 people homeless are viewed seriously by Selangor Chinese, Mr. Leong Chung Ling told the Selangor State Council today. The Mentri Be»ar (Dato Hamzah bin Abdullah) assured Mr. Leong that it was the Government's
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    To Extend Hospital
    86 9 CT. Andrew's Orthopaedic v Hospiial. may be extended on property m Tay Lian Teck Drive reported the Government Finance Committee In voting $60,000 to supplement $100,000 available It was reported to the Legislative Council yesterday tha. the building it is proposed to acquire is occupied by the
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    According To Culbertson
    346 9 A b -dins "hat might not win but which could not possibly cost anything was very valuable to the defenders In today* deal. South, dealfr. But West v inanM* ..OKTH. Mil VA 4 Z ♦Qt A 8 S WEST. EAST. *jin q io s t Q j
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      410 9 100AT/AK} AT ISATMSR t MAM TAKES TO LiATHIR P nmtive man'j jropinf mind discovered that his bo*l^ I ibe protected from the elements by the skins of tha a-'i-uats he hunted. Thousands of years may have passed befora i- e ne*t significant step was taken Ind the first skin tanned.!
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      209 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD i- *'<* CROSSWORD No. 32 1 r ih? l r^ r vel 22 T'ir.'e'cin become unvrtll- T]}l' |> 1 j« t^l& 7 I I s S. No brjid ehantrt In •2V I yet (anaß gd bjjSjjj I«|| ||S} I||| 10. Tlw tealher» fly m this 23. Want
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    London Stocks
    363 10 LONDON, Tut*. YESTERDAY WM B bright day on the London Stock Exchange, with Rubbor and Tin shares advancing, says Reuter's financial correspondent Dollar stocks, however, were weak. Transport shares were stimulated by buying prompted by anticipation of news concerning lb* Thomas Tilling compensation payout. Price change* of selected
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    The Produce Market
    176 10 From Our Market Correspondent THERE was another drastic cut li. pepper quotations on the Singapore market* yesterday Other produce sections corftinued quiet but prices were mostly firmer. Copra rose slightly In prlc«. Yesterday's quotations included: Rice Unclassified: No. 1 $64; i $54; 3 $48; 4 $44; 5
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    MALAYAN SHARE IMPROVEMENT
    810 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. rpHE Malayan share market today showed more interest in both Industrials and Tins. In many cases business passed at improved prices. Prices quoted by the Mala- I yan Shar«brokers r Association today were DTODIO1AU Buyer Setter AtlM l«e 14.00 13.00 Alex
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    Dow Jones Averages
    20 10 Nov. 5 Nov. 8 Stocks 60.02 65.85 Industrials 178.94 178.19 Rails 56.59 56.56 Utilites 33.78 33.78 —A.P.
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    Singapore Rubber
    198 10 Singapore Rubber MODERATE business passed in the Singapore rubber market yesterday. Prices remained more or less ua- changed. The market, after opening quiet, became more active in the afternoon Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 40 cents, sellers 40 !4 cents; spot loose buyers 40 S cents,
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    OCT. TIN EXPORT
    130 10 CTRAITS Traden announce w the following October Mai- j ayan tin shlpmenta, m torn: From Singapore to Unlt«d States 2.150. Continent 39. Pacific five. South America 20. South Africa 50. From Penang to U 8. 1,460. I Continent 642, Canada US India 200. South America 15. Total
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    Wharfside Shipping
    104 10 SHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharvpj (yesterday igodowna m brackets; w ere Main Wharf: Sudan (35-38). Myrmidon < 36-37 >. Turk'« Head (38 39 >. Charon (40-41) West Wharf: Astyanax (1-2) Rengam (3». Fernfleld (6-7), Asphalior (8-9). Kanipar (10-11).! Olenogle 1 13-14). Korea (15-16). Empire
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    Ayer Molek Rubber
    15 10 AVER Molek Rubber Company harvested a crop of 41.3411 b m October.
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    'SIR GALAHAD IS BEST AT 6 FURS.'
    1234 11 Van Breukelen On Scratchings By EPSOM JEEP TRAINER M. van Breukelen has withdrawn all 1 his three three-year-olds, No Regrets, Sir Galahad and High Street, from the .Free Handicap. "I cannot risk running No Regrets with 10.7; High Street is being spelled and
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    More Scratchings In Free Handicap Likely
    194 11 By EPSOM JEEP THE Free Handicap field has been narrowed down to twelve, five horses having been withdrawn. With the lop-weight No Regrets out. weights go ud 41bs and Oregon now takes pride of olarp with 9.07. "Oregon Is a doubtful starter." said Trainer
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    Singapore Race Weights
    687 11 WEIGHTS for all eight races at Bukit Timah on Saturday first day of the Singapore Turf Club's Winter Meeting, and for four races on the second day, Wednesday, Nov. 17, are given below. Dear was given useful pace work by Poshnl. while Crispian went twice round, finishing
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    PURSE GUARANTEED FOR KRAMER'S TEAM
    354 12 j £1,200 Asked For Quartette THE move to get the professional tennis players, Jack Kramer, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura and Dinny Pails, to play m Singapore is likely to materialise. The request by Messrs. Slazengers, the agents of the quartette, that the players receive £1,200
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    Opponent For Kong
    62 12 GEORGE PENCHEFF. I heavyweight wrestling champion of Australia, who arrived m Singapore yesterday by air from South Africa where he had 22 fights. Pencheff, who weighs 246 lbs., fought Jim Londos, world champion, three times m the U.S.A., losing once and drawing twice. Pencheff fights King Kong
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    Tallc Takes 10 For 30, Scores 106
    72 12 BRISBANE. Tues. AUSTRALIAN Test wicketn keeper Don Tallon figured m a brilliant double today when playing: for his club m his first match since returning from England. He captured all ten wickets and scored a century. Tallon assumed the role of a slow
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    Easy Win For Aux. Police
    177 12 I*REMENHEERE'S four goals, lnI eluding a hat-trick, contributed greatly to tha Singapore Harbour Board Auxiliary police victory over a Singapore Cricket Club "A" team by sU goal; to nil, m a game of hockiy on the padang yesterday. The police were e*sily the better side,
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    REX B.P. TEAM
    77 12 THE following have been selected to represent th>> Rex B P against the Mayfalr B P. m a gam* lof badminton consist Ing of five i singles and two doubles to be played on Sunday at 7.30 a.m. at No 8. Fowlle Road: Sim Klang Chiang. Pang
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    HOCKEY OFF
    23 12 THE hockey match between Itrdian Association and R. N Police at th« Farrw Park yesterday wm cancelled at tht last mlnut«.
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    72 12 •f; tniFk .ls I<ew barometer tote board. The lir« h. r iT c !t r ulßesu lBes f rom the bottom of the JeturnJhS .7 i horsM numbers. Indicating the amount i, !hI«?i 1 /u c *m l of ln v"tment. The place board is identical to the win board
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    Winslst Fight In U.S. By Knock-out
    130 12 PHILADELPHIA, Tue«. ARTHUR King of Toronto, Canada, the recently crowned Empire lightweight champion, made a successful United States debut last night when he knocked out Nat Harden of New York In the second round of a scheduled ten-rounder. King landed with a left hook
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    All Out For Nought.
    78 12 CAPETOWN, Tuesday. DLAYINO In a commercial 1 cricket league match here, the Mutual XI war* dismissed without scoring a run m their second innings by Aokerman's XI. Mutual had made 29 m their first Innings and m their second knock were all out within 12 minutes.
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    New Tote Will Be Tested Tomorrow
    168 12 IKI.1 KI i runs wUI be held on tne Singapore Turf ni ht S eW barometer tote tomorrow and Friday Installation work has been carried on for the past ten weeks. The final parts of the tote arrived only 14 days ago and tote
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    N.Z. Want 4 Test Matches
    145 12 LONDON, Turn. OF the main items being considered by the Advisory County Cricket Committee who me«t at Lord* today and tomorrow will be an application from New Zealand to be allowed to play a minimum of four Test matches against England m 1949 instead of
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    Louis Hurt In Exhibition 4-round Bout
    107 12 Louis Hurt In Exhibition 4-round Bout BOSTON, Tues. JOE Louis engaged In a four- round non-decision exhibition bout with Johnny Shkor here last night and towards the end had an upi per eyelid grazed m an accidental head bumping incident. The wound bled slightly but was not serious. Louis, weighing
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    SERVICES HOCKEY XI v CIVILIANS
    69 12 THE Combined Army and K.A.F. teams to meet the Combined Civilians In a hockey match on the SRC. padang at 3 p.m. tomorrow will be: tint. Anderson (RAF); S Ldr. Acltrlll (R.A.F.), RSM Charlton (Army); F, Lt. Mennell (R.A.F.). Cdi\ Oxford (Army), AC Hassim IRA.M;
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    NAVY RUGBY XV
    82 12 »pHE Royal Navy ru«by team against the HAF at (he Nava] Base today at 5 p.m. will be: i A. B. Davey (T«rror>; Sgt. Daly (Terror > Lieut. Lloyd 'London),! Lieut. Millar (Birmingham), L:eu& Cmdr. Aldoux (Birmingham); Lieut. Meanly Barford>, Leut Davies (Magicienne; M. N. Adaina (London),
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    Selangor Club Win 21-nil
    334 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. COMPLETELY at home on a water-logged v ground, the Selangor Club overwhelmed the Kuala Lumpur Garrison Rugby team by 22 points to nil on the padang this evening, scoring two goals, three tries and a penalty. The Garrison team,
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    Past Beat Present In Close Game
    327 12 IN the first Raffles Institution Past versus Present boys hockey match for the Namazie Shield, Past defeated Present by two goals to nil at Rafflls Institution yesterday. I *«"ies The Old Boys were definitely the superior team. With past and present Singapore players like
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    40 12 Vl/V 1 yawv a w 'JSuH^HI a d the Pn-^nt boys of Riffles Institution with the principal Mr. K. 11. uilson (centrp) photosruphed before the first annual! matrb on the^school und yesterday Xor the M. J. Nan.aize shield-Strait" Thne, picture
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    RODERICK TO PROTEST
    71 12 LONDON, i Ern.e Roderirk. who «v by Henry Hall for his British welterweight championship night, is protesting against with general disagreement m tun morning-s British Press, v. el Tarlfton. mar.aca of rick, said he will entrr wrllten protest to the Stewards or the Bi itish Boxing Board
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    Rovers S.C. Elect Office-Bearers
    122 12 y»HE Rovers Spor, Club. 1:,I8 1 S.AP.A. League i held their annual -en nil meeting on Sunday at 181. P.i-n Pa Road. The following were elected orti bearers Patrons: M?«rs. S. A Dawood, Llni Kirn Lee, Sy -1 ussein Alkalff. President: Mr. An- Soon H ,•>
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    C.B.O.B.A. WIN 4-0
    41 12 Th«» Christian Brother* OIJ Boj-j' Association d rested Eagle Sports Club by lomi to nil In a soccer maim pia>id on St. Josephs InstltuMon ground Scorers wwe: I.im Kirn Kainj (2 1. Tan Good San^ v C Leng.
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    9-man Chinese Side Beaten
    204 12 per o T^hree llT Jfi" S <**"»"£■ comfortable SSfJSteSg. 1 a hockey malch at <irr> n y> wlth only nine men throufthoiu. Ul9 cS S ta^ C of W t e h r e7a 0 m atCh r the 2*5! «r* The Ceylonese made deep thrusts
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    Sports Diary
    93 12 TODAY HOCKEY: S.C.C. Women r W.A.A.F.-S C.C.; SBC. r. Raffle* College— S.R.C.; Spore Colta v. M.C.U.— <.'ollege (round; Khalsa Assn. Spore Hospital A t' St George's Rd l:GBV N »vJ r v. Combined B. A. F— Naval Ba.se; Police v. -Nee Soon R.F.C.— Thomson Rd St. Andrew's School
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    R.A.F. TEAM v. KOTA RAJA
    38 12 The RAP. Combined ttam to me« tha Kou. Raja 3porU Club Vi a soccar match at Jalan Besar stadium toja evening will baOurrfe Helmaley. RUeV; Stuiges* ©alabridgt. Sharpe: kill. Jamea' Durden. Pearson. Clarke
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    C.Y.M.A. TEAM
    71 12 THB Catholic Young Men's Association (S.J.C will piay a Irl^ndly game of soccer against the Ho«plt*l Youngsters at Farrer Park today at 5.30 p.m Tha O Y MA team *lli be cho.en from: M. Hendroff, W. itendroff, L. Nadar, B. Gomes, W. Van Huijen. Alpy da Sllva, O.
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    R.C. BEAT SCHOOL
    37 12 RAFFLES College beat St. Andrews School by six poirts 1 two tries* to nil In a Rugby game played at Woodsville yesterday. Both trie* were scored In tha second half by Thong Saw Bak.
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