The Straits Times, 17 November 1948

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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  • 594 1 Nationalists Claim A Communist Rout NANKING. Tuesday. THE Chinese Government and the Communists have both claimed victories today on the Hsuchow front. The Reds claim that Hsuchow, gateway to Nanking, has fallen. The Nationalist* say the city "is not even endangered." A Government spokesman, Mr. Hollinjton
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  • 55 1 PRICE OF RUBBER DOWN 1¼ CENTS .rni: price of rubber in L Singapore dropped by approximately one and one quarter of a cent per pound yesterday, closing at 36| cents for buyers of f.o.b. The price eased because of heavy liquidation Steady after easier at noon, the Singapore rubber market
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  • 99 1 PETROL TO COST MORE FROM today, there will b« an increase of five cents p. gallon m the price of petrol m Singapore and the Federation. Thr increase is made essential by an Increase m world and local distribution C'lVv'S. It is understood that In the Federation the Increase will
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  • 85 1 LONDON. Tues. MR. Lee Kuan Yew of 38, Oxley Road. Singapore, has been elected vice-pre-aldent of the Cambridge University Law Society. The son of Mr. C. X Lee. he is a third year law st udent who holds double j first class honours m his examinations.
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  • 69 1 JERUSALEM, Tues— The Israeli Supreme Court today acquitted Frederick William Sylvester, British employe* of the Jerusalem Electricity Corporation, on all charges upon which he had been convicud and sentenced to seven years' Imprisonment by the Jerusalem district court on October 8. The court ordered his immediate release.
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  • 27 1 PARIS, Tues. The United Nations Security Council ordered the Arabs and Jews today to establish an Immediate armistice in Palestine.—Reuter. [Jews Him U.N. pafe 4)
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  • 97 1 Orders for this publica tion greatly exceeded the number of copies printed. Keen disappointment was expressed by those unable to obtain copies »nd U has been decided to print a second edition which will be read? m late December. Place vmir order now with
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  • 62 1 THIS FIRST PICTURE of the Russian Minister to Slam ever to be published In Malaya shows him (right) talking to the Siamese Prime Minister (Field Marshal Phlbun Songgram) at a party at the much- publicised Rumian Legation In Bangkok to celebrate the anniversary of the October Revolution.
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  • 207 1 BERLIN. Tuesday. I TNITED Nations circles said tonight there are signs that the Western Powers will reject an appeal for direct action to end the Berlin crisis, unless President Truman intervenes. The U.S. Secretary of State, f Mr. Marshall, arranged a meeting this afternoon with British
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    39 1 MRS. D. IU N LOP (left), wife of the G.O.C. Singapore District, was at the wharf yesterday to meet Mrs. P.A.B. MeKerron, wife of the Colonial secretary, who arrived by the Carthage from the I'nitert Kingdom. Straits Times picture.
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  • 156 1 Fran Our S'.aff orraspooiUat IPOH, Tu«s. r PHE death roll after yesterday's terrorist attack on a mining party near Batu Gajah rose to five today. The two European miners killed were Mr. Mathew Sanderson Urquhart a Scotsman, and Mr. R. Hall Best, an Australian. They ware
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  • 68 1 LONDON, Tues. /CENTENARIAN James Cushing went to court today to And out how to change his name to Cushion. He decided to change if when he got a telegram of congratulations from the King on his 100 th birthHay addressed to James Cushion. A check with
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  • 162 1 Deputy Commissioner: Proposa l Questioned From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRI Tuesday. TNGKU Abdullah bin Omar, who said he had been regarded as Dato Onn bin Ja'afar's bitterest political critic, today commented on the Dato's talks m London. Dato Onn had proposed the appointment of ft Malay Deputy High Commissioner,
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  • 276 1 295 BANDITS KILLED AND 21 7 CAPTURED From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. JN the five months of the terrorist campaign, 295 terrorists were killed and 217 captured, including 43 who were wounded. These figures were from June 16 to yesterday morning. Of the killed, 288 were Chinese, three
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  • 148 1 Blazing Launch Was "Lassoed" HUNDREDS of people at Teluk Ayer Basin late yesterday afternoon watched the Singapore Fire Officer, Mr. F. A. Stone, and a party of firemen fight fires on two motor launches 50 yards from the shore. The party by boarding on of the launches promptly and I
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  • 59 1 LONDON, Tues.— All was reported well tonight with Princess Elizabeth and her son as relative gathered at Buckingham Palace to look at the two-day old Prince. •'Princess Elizabeth has nad a good night and is making excellent progress." said *n official announcement. 'The lufant Prince continues to dv
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  • 26 1 CHICAGO. Tues. The United States Army yesterday announced the purchase cf 6,868,822 lbs. of Argentine meat for relief purposes In I Greece.— A.P.
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    • 129 2 Mutiny Aboard The Ark: Hay Worms Settled It SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday. SIX baby elephants, 210 monkeys, 500 tropical birds, eight bears, several snakes and five bewildered storks came ashore at San Francisco yesterday with the memory of mutiny In their hearts and hunger In their vitals. They had staged a
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      45 2 CANADA'S NEW PREMIER, Mr. Louis St. Laurent. He was sworn m on Monday after Mr. Mackenzie Kinr had handed bis resignation to the Governor-General (Field-Marshal Lord Alexander.) Mr. St. Laurent is 66. Mr. Mackenzie King, 73, has held office for 21 years. Reuter.
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    • 54 2 ATHENS, Tues.— Mr. Wilfred Painter, general manager oi a firm of contract'*^, I said In Athens yesterday I that he was "extremely anxious" about an American engineer abducted by guerrillas m the Pelopponese on Nov. 10, The engineer, Mr. Francis McShane of Newburg, New York, was kidnapped with four
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    • 69 2 LONDON, Tues. rE Minister of Supply (Mr. George Strauss) refused to tell the House of Commons yesterday why 250 monkeys had been brought from Calcutta for his Department. Mr. Emrys Hughes (Lab. S. Ayrshire) asked if they had been brought for bacteriological warfare experiments. Mr. Strauss
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    • 32 2 CAIRO, "»ues. A Jeep containing explosives hand grenades and other weapons was seized In Cairo yesterday. A detective had seen four Egyptians loading ltJc Three were arrested, one escaped.— A.P.
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    • 33 2 KHARTOUM. Tues.—Sudanese voted yesterday In their first general election. Two Issues were dominant-union with Egypt or ultimate selfgovernment as envisaged by British administrators Clashes have occurred Demonstrations have been banned. Reuter.
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    • 33 2 MANILA, Tues The Senate President of the Philippines (Senor John Avellno), his wife and six others were Injured In a head-on collision of two cars early yesterday m Quezon city.— UP
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    • 50 2 KARACHI, Tues. The High Commissioner for India m Pakistan yesterday expressed his Government's regrets for an incident which prevented the landing of an aircraft carrying the Persian Princesses to Ne~w Delhi last week The Incident wag described as the "result of an action by an Individual officer." A.P
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    • 59 2 COPENHAGEN Tues. A COPENHAGEN father has given the sight of one eye to his blind, 18-year-old student son. The son lost the sight of boih his eyes In an explosion. His father asked an eye specialist to remove one cornea and ■'transplant" It into
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    • 46 2 LONDON, Tues.— A Colonial Office spokesman said yesterday there was no truth whatsotver m a statement, made In Paris by the Guatemalan Foreign Minister, that military disembarkations were In progress In British Honduras. warships were there, he said, on a purely routine visit.— U.P.
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    • 62 2 BYDNEY. Tues.— Pat, Kenny, a buffalo hunter, was skinning a buffalo at Alligator River, Northern Territory, when his skinning knife slipped and opened his left arm. An aboriginal woman working nearby tore off her "naga" (loincloth) and applied 1 tourniquet which stopped the flow of blood. Kennv
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    • 301 2 IMPORT CONTROL IMPORTS FROM JAPAN. Applications will now be considered for the import from Japan of all commodities other than those listed m the schedule below. Applications Jupported by firm offers should be submitted to the Comptroller of Customs, Kuala j Lumpur or the Asst: Comptroller of Customs. Penang. Schedule.
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    • 296 2 New World Cabaret Wednesday, November 17th Thursday, November 18th HAWAIIAN NIGHTS GALA NON-STOP DANCE By HAWAIIAN BAND DE SILVA FAMOUS ORCHESTRA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19th SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20th HULA-HULA Southsea Island Tabu Dances By"QUEENIE," "FINEE," "DALLANIE" AND "MELANIE." SATURDAY 20th BAR EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. GATE ADMISSION AS USUAL i FIERCE
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  • 660 3 Tribunal Told Of Secret Code LONDON, Tuesday. A WITNESS told the Tribunal investigating allegations against high Government officials today that a mysterious "go-between" identified himself with a code number when telephoning the Board of Trade. The existence of the secret system of identification came to light at the
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  • 89 3 NEW DELHI. Tues. Madanlal Kashmirllal Pahwa, one of the accused m the Gandhi murder trial, said m a statement read In court today that he had exploded a guncotton slab near Gandhi's prayer ground on Jan. 20 but denied the existence of a conspiracy to murder Gandhi.
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  • 367 3 NAMES IN "TANGLED WEB" LONDON, Tues. THE inquiry into alleged irregularities is being I held m Church House, near the Houses of Par- i liament. Sir Hartley Shawcros*. th« Attorney General. ha« aocused Bidney Stanley (Otherwise Solomon Wulkan i of being the Individual "around whojn, with one exception. the whole
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  • 40 3 LONDON, Tues.— Tht Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Geoffrey Fisher) will Day a 12-day visit to tht British Zone of Germany to m«tt leading German churchmen, members of th« British Control Commission and tht Armed Forces. A .P.
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  • 146 3 Republican Troops Sent To Guard Oil Centre BATAVIA, Tuesday. THE Indonesian Republic, taking "extensive counter measures" to halt the northward advance of remnants of Communist forces, has dispatched a battalion of troops to reinforce the oil centre of Tjepoe. This action followed a fight north of Ngawl between Re- publican
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  • 202 3 KANDY, Tuesday. ■'PI IK International Labour Organisation conference 1 on labour inspection m Asian countries opened here yesterday. Addressing the session, the Mayor of Kandy (Mr. R. C. Ratwatte) expressed the hope that the conference would ensure social justice and fair employer-employee relations Ceylon's Minister
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  • 57 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. Counsel for Col. Edward Jackson Murray, oonvlcttd by a court martial of smuggling U5592,000 worth of diamonds from Japan, said yesterday he was filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Col. Murray was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, but this sentence
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  • 36 3 PARIS. Tues. The U.N Political Committee by 38 votes to six with six abstentions rejected a Czechoslovak proposal to Invite a representative of the North Korean Communist Government to U.N. discussion on Korea.—
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  • 54 3 DARWIN, Tues. XUIE Australian- American expedition into primitive Northern Australia has ended with the collection of 20 tons of specimens of all shapes and sixes. After 33 weeks of exploration, Dr. Franksetzaer, American anthropologist, commented that "what we have learned will help lift the Tell
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  • 76 3 PARIS, Tut». DEACE talk* havt begun bt1 tween rtpresentatlves of Greece and her three ntighbours Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania. It is tht first direct attempt to end by mediation the explosive crisis. Tht secret meeting was presided over by tht UniUd Nations Assembly President <Dr. H.
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  • 313 4 For Desert" PARIS, Tues. ISRAEL told the United Nations last night that it would put up fierce resistance against loss of the Negev desert m Southern Palestine. Mr. Moshe Shertok. Israeli Foreign Minister, made the declaration before the General Assembly's 58-nation Political Committee as II began a debate on the
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    57 4 MR. GEORGE MARSHALL, US Secretary of State, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Winston Churchill at the United States Embassy In London. Picture shows (left to rirht): Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Churchill. Mrs. Dourlas, Junr. (seated or toor), Mr. Lewis Donclas (U.S. Ambassador), Miss Sharman Douglas (bis dauthte. Mrs. Marshall, Mr DoDtJas, Junr.
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  • 32 4 OTTAWA, Tues..— Mrs Richard Morrow -Talt. a 24-year-old British round-the-world avlatrix. went sightseeing m Anchorage yesterday md planned to continue her rip with a flight to Whltenorse, Yukon Territory. A.P.
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  • 110 4 LONDON, Tues ONLY three weeks a*o, 22-year-old Miss Mabel Anderson wag unemployed Now she is the young Prince of Edinburgh's nurse and will probably stay on to nurse any other children Princess Elisabeth mlrht have. Five weeks ago, Miss Anderson's employers, for whom she nursed
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  • 157 4 IjiIVE sailors of the cruiser London, who indulged in a midnight prank, left the dock of the Singapore Assize Court yesterday free men after six weeks' detention They were William Kennedy, Charles Brewls. Henry Poster, Stanley Fox and Walter Tuck. On the night of Sept. 30—
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  • 126 4 On his return to London after a welfare tour of Universities m the North of England and In Scotland the Liaison Officer of the Colonial Office, Mr. Dussek reported that Malayan and Hong Kong students there were doing very well. He said that quite a few students
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  • 221 4 ROYAL MOTHER AND BABY "DOING WELL" LONDON, Tuesday. DRINCESS Elizabeth and the two-day-old Prince of Edinburgh are "doing well", it was disclosed last night as thousands of people throughout Britain, the Commonwealth and Empire celebrated the birth of the Infant who will probably be their next King. Yesterday, 4,000 telegrams
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  • 111 4 WHEN a team of 12 officials and clerks m a 75-foot motor launch visited four islands near Singapore yesterday to register the inhabitants, the first man to sign his registration form was so nervous he cotrld hardly write. Most of the islander?; had no
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  • 191 4 ABOUT 180 Singapore owners, who are occupy- > Ing Crown land on leases ranging from 99 to 999 years, iwill lose their properties by I Dec. 28 if they fall to pay quit I rents which have been outstanding for one to two years.
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  • 418 4 LEONG Thim, aged 37, a detective, was one of two Chinese yesterday charged m the First District Court with having extorted $300 from Chan Kwanf Yen, a goldsmith, of Cross Street, on Oct. 22. The other accused was 53-year-old Tham Fook, of Sago Lane. They were
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  • 46 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Major R. S. Bridges, Social Welfare Officer for the Blind is due m Johore Bahru on N v. 21 on a visit of inspection. A number of blind boys and girls are catered for at the local Social Welfare Home.
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  • 399 5 YACHTING COUPLE ON WORLD CRUISE DUE IN SINGAPORE CINGAPORE this week will meet Bill Crowe, who tried for years to convince his wife they should sail round the world in the 40foot schooner on which they lived. One day last April these two Americans from Honolulu realised they had covered
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  • 421 5 From Our Woman Correspondent A SCHOLARSHIP a picnic and a concert at the Victoria Memorial Hall are three ways m which the Far Eastern Music School will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Dec. 17. The scholarship will entitle the most deserv- ing pupil of the school
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  • 283 5 When The J.M.F. Were Disbanded IN the Straits Times leading article of Nov. IS on the Johore Military Forces, it was recalled that the 3MF. were disbanded shortly before the Japanese invasion of Johore, on the orders of H.H. the Sultan, Sir Ibrahim. We are now informed that His Highness
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  • 63 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Five new wrist watches valued at $157 were confiscated when Lee Kong Lim was convicted by the magistrate here on a charge of conveying uncustomed goods. He had the watches m a pocket when Customs officials searched him on
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  • 118 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. THE Mentri Besars present m Selangor this week to attend both the Conference of Rulers and Federal Legislative Council which sits on Thursday, expressed general agreement today with the views put forward by Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, Mentri Besar of Johore, during his
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  • 212 5 A SINGAPORE father told Mr. Justice Jobling, yesterday In the Supreme Court, how the death of his 16-year-old daughter, I Cecilia Ow, m a motor accident had ended a promising career. Cecilia, a convent girl, was knocked defcm and killed by a lorry while cyclj ing with
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  • 38 5 Mr. Ong Khye Llm, who died after a car collision at mile 8i on the East Coast Road. Singapore, on Nov. 7, was a final year medical student at the King Edward VII College of Medicine.
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  • 105 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. THE Malay Rulers began a two-day conference today at which Important questions are to be discussed. One, it Is understood, will i be the question of appointing a legal adviser to the Conference of Rulers. All Rulers with the
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  • 66 6 The family of the late Mr. Tan Chwce Pang wishes to thank nil relatives and friends for their night visits, scrolls, wreaths, band and attendance of his funeral. Mr. Mrs. 8. J. Joseph tender their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends for their kind Assistance and attendance it
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  • 1023 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Nov. 17, 1948. DATO IN THE DOVECOTS Whatever the results of Dato Onn's representations may be m the heart of tlje Empire, he already has the satisfaction of knowing that m Malaya itself bis visit to London has done more to make the Malay point
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  • 150 6 From the Straits Iff Nov. 17, 1898 Influential Russians, personally interested, are said to regard as absurd the claim put forward m a portion of the English Press, according to which Russia is asked to recognize Britain's sphere of influence m Southern China. The Times representative m
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  • 1268 6  - MR. TR UMAN AND EUR OPE RICHARD DENMAN By of The Economist LONDON, Nov. 10. IT is significant that the unexpected reelection of Mr. Truman should have been followed by a slump m the American stock market and a rise m dollar commodity prices. This contrast gives a fair picture
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    • 324 6 TN your issue for Nov. 13, you carry an article under the heading "DENTAL NEGLECT IN COLONY HOMES" by your Woman Correspondent. In the article occurs the statement, "Today all school-children, no matter how poor, will be able to receive regular and free dental treatment".
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    • 241 6 \M surprised at the 1 most subtle way m which the Municipal Commissioners have decided to increase their revenue, viz. by raising the charges for conservancy services as from January 1949. Henceforth two different classes of service > ill exist 13 per month for daily and $2
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    • 192 6 yOUR leader of Nov. 8 headed "The Municipal Deficit" states that a deficit of $2,371,000 is due to two main reasons, the lapse of the 25 per cent, surcharge and the increased salaries for Municipal staff. It has not been disclosed, however, that house assessment is to
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    • 392 6 IT is now essential that the Government give their immediate attention to the problem of protecting the roads throughout the Federation of Malaya and that they introduce the most stringent precautions to protect the Police, the Military, and road travellers. Rumour has it that certain authorities
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  • 703 7 Innes Miller On Perak 's Action DERAK has shown the way Malaya can tackle the widespread squatter problem, declared Mr. J. Innes Miller, who is retiring from the M.C.S. after nearly 30 years, m a Singapore interview yesterday. Formerly British Adviser m Perak, Mr. Innes Miller
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  • 170 7 Indian Says Malays Robbed Him AN Indian, P. Mohamed, alleged m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday that he was assaulted and robbed of cash $17 while he was on his way home. Charged with robbery and voluntarily causing hurt while committing the robbery were two Malays, Alias bin Hussaln
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  • 73 7 A Malay lorry driver esc&yed unhurt when an oil tanker lorry carrying several hundred gallons of oil swerved off the Bukit Timah Road and overturned into a ditch yesterday afternoon after beiua: m collision wKh a car Although the car remained on the road, it
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  • 55 7 The Road Traffic Ordinance. 1941. with amendments to bring it up to date, is being enforced m Singapore. The Ordinance provides for one licensing authority for the Colony, thus continuing the existing system under which the Registrar of Vehicles, Singapore, is responsible 'or the registration and
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  • 96 7 rIE arrival m Singapore of the Italian passenger ship Napoli. on her maiden voyage from Sydney to Naples, was celebrated last night by a party on board attended by about 200 guests from the port's shipping community. The Napoli, 16,000 ton ship of the Lauro Line, is
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  • 304 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. I IM Fong Kian, alias Llm Seong, the general secretary of the Selangor Hawkers' Union who was captured by Gurkhas during a sweep hi the Ampang jungle on July 10 was today charged at Selangor Assizes with possession
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  • 145 7 BUREAU FINDS 1,000 SEA JOBS ONE thousand seamen have found employment through the Beamen's Registration Bureau. Singapore and about 10,000 seamen have voluntarily registered there since it was set up m March. Although legislation abolishing the Ghaut Serang contract system has been passed, no date has yet been fixed by
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  • 46 7 DR. LEE TIANG KENG, Federal Legislative Councillor, with Mrs. Lee and their daughter, Helen, who have returned to Penan* after a four-month trip to Europe. They spent six weeks hi the United Kingdom and three weeks on the Continent. Straits Times picture.
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  • 97 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tues 1 TOTAL of 13.589 acres ot "essential- food crops other than rice were cultivated m Perak during the third quarter of this year, according to official figures given today. This shows an increase of 204 acres over the area harvested during
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  • 224 7 HOLIDAYS FORROYAL BIRTH THE following message was received yesterday by the High Commissioner (Bir Henry Gurney) from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: 'Thier Majesties the King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh desire me to convey to you and the
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  • 114 7 A"*™™? s raade a^ain S t the Field Security Service by the Army Civil Service Union, an Army spokesman yesterday said the F.S.S was often the means of ensuring justice for the union In the public interest, the 7F.S.S. checked the past records of applicants
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  • 65 7 About 700 members and guests of the Royal Singapore Golf Club and the Tanglin Club last night drank a toast to the Prince of Edinburgh, proposed by the Oovernor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Oimson) at a ball m the Tanglin Club. The ball was arranged
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  • 35 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuea.— Mr. D. P. Evans ha* been appointed boa. secretary for toe Kelanun branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya. HU address 'ood and Price Control Office, Lota Bharu, Kelantan.
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  • 241 7 "Union Men Were Abusive"— Roman 'THE Singapore Assistant Commissioner of Labour, x (Major A. S. Roman) alleged to the C.I.D. yesterday that union officials had been "abusive" during an inquiry into the Singapore lighter dispute he had held earlier m the day at the Labour Office, He decided at the
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  • 251 7 FOUR-DAY HUNT FOR DAKOTA From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. AFTER four days in the Serendah jungle. 63 men »I the Scots Guards, with R.A.F. Officers, emerged this afternoon .having failed to reach the Dakota which crashed after anti-terrorist operations on Friday. An advance patrol of en is group
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  • 25 7 Mr. Lan Morrison, of The Times, lectured on China at a meeting of the Historic? 1 Society at Raffles College la.st night.
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  • 217 8 Firms Are Free To Go Ahead DUSINESSMEN m the Federation and Singa- pore who have been waiting for the signal to resume free trade with Japan were given the word by Government yesterday. With the exception of food under lEFC control, textiles, and certain other commodities,
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    58 8 MEMBERS of the Sltiawan Chinese Chamber of Commerce Committee for the relief of evacuated squatters (left) talk to one of the squatters m a resettlement camp m the Dindings. The camp houses 1,500 people evacuated from Sungei Siput, Perak. In the centre of the picture (wearing white shirt) is the
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  • 117 8 BRIDE, 18, SHOT DEAD From Our Staff Correspondent SUNQEI PATANI, Tues. riGHTEEN-year-old Lahai, E a Malay bride of one month, was shot dead when a rifle which her husband was cleaning accidentally went off. The couple had recently returned from fheir honeymoon. The tragedy occurred on Sunday. The husband, Special
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  • 114 8 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tues.— Mrs. Rose Alexandra Clunies-Ross widow of Mr. J. S. ClunlesRoss, who was "King" of the Cocos-Keeling Islands, was married m London to Mr. Armistead H. Stephens on Nov. 10. Mrs. Clunies-Ross, a cashier m a London office until she married m
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  • 38 8 Dr. Chen Su Lan has oeen nominated by the Alumni Association of King Edward VII College of Medicine. Singapore, as a member of the Medical Council m place of Dr. B. R. Sreenivasan. who has resigned.
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  • 199 8 TODAY V.M.C A Badminton, t >n:n chtss club 5 p.m. Art cb I) me model drawing 6 pjn.; world we k of prayer special meeting for Orchard Road members to be followed by a film show speak r Mr. S'ah Yun Khong 8 pm. Technical Association of Malaya:
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    30 8 THIS HUNGRY YOUNGSTER, the son of one of the squatters who were evacuated from Sungei Slput to the Dindings finds his chopsticks almost too big to handle. Straits Times picture.
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  • 118 8 Prominent Penang Man Dies From Our Ji'afl Correspondent PENANO. Tues. A FORMER Federal Councillor. Mr. Cheah Cheang Llm. died m his home m Lelth Street last nisrht at. The e of 77. A prominent merchant and landed proprietor m Penang and Perak. Mr. Cheah Cheang Llm was appointed to the
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  • 89 8 from Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. 17LOOD8 caused by heavy r rain during the past few days have blocked the Kuantan Road at two olnta it the 13th milestone and at S-mgel Lepar Brldeg. Latest reports say that the water Is still
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  • 133 8 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. IT should not be long before Fenang-Sumatra barter 1 trade Is placed on a proper basis, according to M. R. Schneeman, a Netherlands Trade Commissioner representative. Mr. Schneemann, who has arrived In Penang from Singapore, said today the Dutch Consulate was
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  • 277 8 A MALAY PATTERN IN MALA YA Malay News From Our Malay Correspondent A LUCID presentation of Malay views" is how Majlis, the Kuala Lumpur newspaper, describes Datu Onn bin Ja'afar's statement m London. The paper oa;s that the Malays wish to see their country and Its administration assume a Malay
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  • 156 8 Muslim Notes From Our Muslim Correspondent WHEN Mr. B. A. Mallal flew to Pakistan two or three months ago, the talk among Pakistan Muslims m Singapore was that he had gone there to arrange for a Pakistan Agent to be appointed to Malaya. Now it is
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  • 78 8 The Singapore Coroner (Mr. Choor Singh) has returned a finding of misadventure at the inquiry into the death of a 55-year-old Chinese woman, Ker Chua, whose body was found beside the railway track near Bukit Timah sub-station on Nov. 2. Ker Chua was found with both
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  • 68 8 The 3,285-ton Norwegian ship Helnrich Jessen which was m Singapore on Monday, U the first vessel to have a radar set installed on board m Hong Kong. Built m Hong Kong eight years ago. the Heinrich Jessen was transferred to the Royai Indian Navy m 1942.
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  • 28 8 Mr. H. K. Kingdon, the Singapore District Civil Judge, arrived back In the Colony, yesterday m the Carthage. With Mrs. Kingdon, he has been on leave In England
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  • 258 9 SIX SINGAPORE ELECTORAL WARDS NAMED THE Singapore Municix pality has been divided into six electoral wards, each with three polling districts, for the purpose ot electing 18 men to the Municipal Commission next April, Mrs. A. S. M. Hawkins (Supervisor of Municipal Elections) said yesterday. Three Commissioners will be elected
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    36 9 SINGAPORE CELEBRATION Some of the guests at Government House on Monday night They celebrated the birth of Princess Elizabeth's son. The Governor (Sir Franklin Gimson, centre, back to camera) toasted the Royal baby. Straits Times picture.
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  • 26 9 From Oud Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed The Cambridge School Certli rate Examinations will bern on Monday. Nov. 21), and lUnoa until Dec. 10
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  • 175 9 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. SENTENCED to death for possessing firearms, Wong Hoi Yen and Wong Heng were hanged at Pudu and Johore Bah r u Prisons respectively this morning. Hoi Yen was arrest ;d on Sept. 29 at the 14th mile, Pur-hong,
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  • 149 9 No Rush To Register In Johore From Our Own Correspondent JOHOrtE BAHRU, Tues. TWO registration cen- tres were opened m Johore yesterday for the issue of identity cards but there was no rush at either. The centres were at Johore Bahru and Senai where It is estimated that 22,000 per-
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  • 104 9 Three Chinese who were found In a boat off the shores of Pulau Bukom at 1 *.m. yesterday by a Marina patroi explained that they were expecting to meet a iunk carrying firewood. The patrol helped them m their search for the lunk. All three
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  • 70 9 The newly appointed British Consul for Tientsin, Mr S. L. Burdett, and Mrs. Burdett, were among the 125 transit passengers for Hong Kong on board the Carthnpe which arrived In Singapore yesterday from the United Kingdom. Others included the Attorney General, Hong Kong, Mr. J. B.
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  • 73 9 Four Chinese, Tay Ghoe Sye, Goh Hul Meng, Lim Ye Pang and Ong Thlam Hock were yesterday committed for trial by the Singapore Beventh Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R J. C. Walt). They were charged with having stolen 17 cases of motor transport spares, valued at
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  • 239 9 Johore Weekly Letter JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. rE amenities ol the Jonore Civil Service Association are soon to be increased by the Installation of a billiard table and table tennis equipment. Eotn the Johore Football and Badminton Associations have their headquarters In the J.C.S.A. premises. pOMMENTINO on MajorV General Bouener s
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  • 22 9 Mr. J. W. Ewart Assistant Curator, Gardens. Singapore has been appointed to act as Agricultural Officer In addition to his own duties.
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    • 176 9 Sportsmanship and good whisky naturally go together CORIO Special one of the world's good whiskies More than ttrice the age prescribed by Commonutalih Late. Afetits: :ldbfck Mai <Jr«j»r Co Met Inc. uidt.i the C»mpan n Ordinance of Hongkong m/ii Built ..for Jfsm... In the V World's Largest Cycle Factory The
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    • 507 9 The expert declarer is one whi' haa both the imagination and ite firmness to think twice before making a play (imply becauae it seems "natural." Let> look at a striking deal West, dealer. Both sidea vulnerable. East-West 60 on score. NOKTH k 1*1 fi III i ■Ml BAST h i
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  • 359 10 LONDON, Tue*. CTRONO demand for Olltv edgeds lifted these Issues by up to flve-eighths per cent. In the London Stock Exchange yesterday, says Reuters financial correspondent. Rubbers were lower. Tins were irregular to higher. Tobaccos and Textiles encountered good support. Other Industrial groups remained quietly steady. Leading Oils
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  • 138 10 From A Market Correspondent SPECULATORS again raUod pepu per quotations yesterday on tin Singapore produce markets. Moat other market sections were quiet. Yesterday quotations included Rice Unclassified: No. 1 $84; 2 $54; 3 $48; 4 $44; 5 $28; unDollshed $27 Coffee: Bali old quair.y Nc i •120;
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  • 890 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. QUIET, idle conditions prevailed m the Malayan share market today. There was a little London interest m a few Tin shares. Singapore Cold Storage shares, Old and New, are now quoted at one price, without distinction. Prices quoted by
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  • 45 10 WASHINGTON, Tues. DIBBER used m making tyres, tubes and other materials m the U.S. dropped to 61,812 tons m September from 65,176 m August. Use of robber m making other roods rose to 29,534 tons from 27,529 m August.
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  • 193 10 Singapore Rubber DRICES in the Singapore rubber market dropped approximately l»/ 4 cents per lt>. yesterday on heavy liquidation. The liquidation was well absorbed. The market closed erratic. Closing prices yesterday were. No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 36 cents, sellers 36 S cents; spot loose buyers 36' 3 o*nt« f
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  • 123 10 SHIPS m. port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf: Steel Navigator 31-32*. Nanking Victory (33-34;. Soudan (36-37). Selandia (38-39). Gu)arat (40-41), B*ncruachan (42-431. West Whirl Carthage (1-2). Glen&rtney (8-7), Tallase (1-0), Sloterdljk (10-11), Rlmau (13-14), Napoli < 13-18). Empire Dock:
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  • 1227 11  -  EPSOM JEEP By Indian Heather To Win Again CIR Galahad, Indian Heather and Oregon are three safe each way wages m a difficult card at Bukit Timah today, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club Winter Meeting. Sir Galahad is right at the top of
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  • 30 11 THE Singapore Sikh bantamweight, Jagior Singh, will be fighting Jackie Njoo. bantamweight champion of Java, for the title at the Decca Park. Batavla tomorrow night.
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  • 212 11 EPSOM JEEP SKY MASTER RACE 1: Princess Nuflleld 2.M p.m. Rima KNIGHT RACE 2: GALLANT t.30 p.m. Humn II Silver Lining RACE S: SOME BRANI S. M p m Trlealew DakoU COOL PLAT RACE 4: J.SS p.m. Nevada Spear Mirth SIB GALAHAD RACE 5: JMk'i Darling 4.1*
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  • 1182 11 OKI.ow are the acceptances for today's races at 13 Bukit Timah. The Doable Totes will be on races one and three, five and eight. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race eight. Race 1—2.00: Cl. 2, Dir. 4—6 Furs. 5 Yds. 000 Francelene Bagby 9.00 "T
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    • 123 11 LIKE AN APACHE WAR-TORCH FvrnaceCreek HIIENHN FURY AND FLAMES By 20th Century-Fox and starring VICTOR MATURE COLEEN GRAY Thrill! The Battle of Flaming Arrows Last Stand at Ft. Furnace Creek 1^ UL V I 11 2—4.12 4.15 .JO 9.1.1 PKon«sls9^^ AIR-CONDITIONED AlhaHbrA FOUR TIMES TODAY 1.45 p.m.; 4.15: 6.45 and
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    • 74 11 RADIO MALAYA •IKCAPORE mo tat tNail nc/i 1.00 Radio Orchestra; l.M N«wi; 1.46 Rhythm Parade; 2.00 light Music; 3.10 Singapore Turf Clubracing commentaries by David Kexmard assisted by Tony Beamish; 6.05 Close. 8.15 News; 8.30 Interlude; 8.30 Listeners' Post; 9.30 News; 9.45 Bandstand; 10.15 Chief Inspector French's Cases; 10.30 Dance
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    • 87 11 Peter Yorke; 9 30 New* 9.46 Reginald Foort; 10.00 Movie Ma■ulne; 19. 90 Soft Lights and iweet Music; 11.00 Nswi. Close. OADIO AUSTRALIA (tl.ll 17. M. II. tl ll.M mc/i; p.m. <• 11.45 pjb.; 15. tO. 17.76 li.lt. 11.71. 1.611 nw;i.) 4.00 p.m. Music for Tea time. 4.30 Australian News;
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  • 543 12 MEDICALS WIN GATER CUP RUGGER Sixth Success In The Series Medicals 19 pts; Dentals Nil. TEAMWORK and stamina won the day for 1 the Medicals when they beat the Dentals for the sixth time in the annual Medical College Union Rugby game for the Gater Cup. Cheering Collegians saw the
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    26 12 MRS. A. FORWARD (left) who beat Mrs. W. Wilson two and one m the final of the Selangor women's golf champlonship at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
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  • 389 12 By The Sports Editor QINGAPORE'I professional boxers hay« made such ■1° a hit with Java sports fans that plans are under 1 way between Java and Singapore promoters to extend the held of their operations. >. More Slngaport professional boxers, among them Golden Boy, have been
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  • 83 12 Trom Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. CELANGOR is fielding the same hockey team that played against Johore and Nfgri Sembilan early this month on Saturday m their inter- State match against Perak. The game will be played on the Kuala Lumpur padang. The team to
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  • 102 12 From Our Staff < urre»pondenl KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE president and committee of 1 the Victoria Institution Old Boy*' Association. Kuala Lumpur, will men on Thursday morning at the School hall to wun success to Mr. Yeoh Teck Chya, an old boy of the Institution,
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  • 105 12 TODAY HOCKEY: SBC. r. C'.S C. S.R.C. t round U.H.Q. Sifnal Regl. v. Cable A Wlrelws— Taagtin; B'§»re t i I t ii, T»»rh.i»' ln»on: (utlomi r. 5.11. A.U. Fairer Park; 8.0.D.C A. Medical (ollrcr si Oearge's MA: KhaUa Aata. v. spot Hornrt* St George's Kd Bl'GBY: B.C.C.
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  • 50 12 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. THE following: will repre- sent Perak at rugger against Selangor at Ipoh on Saturday: Chandler: Mclver, Duckworth, Rice, Craig; Oliver, Harrison; Murphy, Osman, Cheng Lye, Surgon, Tan Swee Kirn, Mac Donald, E. Daniel and Morse. Reserves: Jones and Soon Keng.
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  • 91 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. SELANGOR will play their third inter-State Rugby match next Saturday against Perak at Ipoh. Three changes have been made m the pack and threequarter line. Freeman, who played regularly last season, goes into the threequarter line, replacing the newcomer Roberts while Tyrell
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  • 41 12 THE Rugby game between I the Singapore Harbour Board and the Singapue Chinese Recreation Club, mhirh was to have been played yesterday on the SH.B ground at Rarburn Park, was cancelled The S.C.RC. weie unable to field a team
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  • 21 12 Th« Malayan students hotkey i team m Br tsln drew m a match an Saturday with Emmanuel College Cambridge.
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  • 187 12 SYDNEY, Tuesday. A CHANGE m the new ball rule for next season will be considered by the Australian Board of Cricket Coptrol at its meeting m Melbourne next month. The present rule permitting a captain to call for a new ball at the end
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  • 55 12 I "THK t oUowint mil: represent the I 1 Bu-oeo Co Ltd at soccer a*ain«t the Rockll'.^s Sporu Party at Oylant Stadium tomorrow P D Don. L W. Hftbert. O K. Ver- raU R V. BoUn(broke c Kang I J OampbeU Modi D. de Rozano I Tan Joo
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  • 32 12 Koia R*..« Club h»\e form1 <da hock-y teajn and nave tmiiaCed to the Singapore ■■r«ry At-ortattoc Tbs«* sanabars who wfefa to tins at«Mtti should contact 'a.-y «t ti>- dub
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  • 62 12 THE final of the interDivisional Football Cup knockout competition between Auxiliary Police Officers <2i and P.T.S. "B" Coy will be played off on Sunday on the P.T.B. ground, kick-off at 5.13 p.m. The Commissioner of Police will be present to distribute the prizes. The League
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  • 53 12 T»HH Chinese V.M.C.A. table a tennis team will play a R.A.F. team <Seletar> on Friday at the Chinee V.M.C.A premises at 7 p.m. Tha following players will represent the Chinese V.M.C.A.: Lav i Kleng Poh. Ong Kay Ann. Lee Soo I Chee. Leong Scow 800 and Llm i
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  • 338 12 (-ONDON. lues. THE draw for tht first round proper of the Football Association Cup wa* made m Ix>ndon vesu»rdav Thl« la thTfSt time thaf the Third Dillon hSS! nLUHh Division clubs In both Norlhcrn and Southern section come Into the competition together with the
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  • 147 12 C.B.O.B. A. SOCCER JN honour of the visit of R«v. j Bro. Lawrenco O'Toole Asst. Superior General of the Brothers' Institutions, the C.8.0.8.A. will i play the Combined XI of the Present Pupils at soccer on St. i i Josephs Institution ground at 5.16 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. Bro. Lawrence will
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  • 184 12 PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday DAY (Sugar) Robinson, far from the devastating fighting-machine that gained the welterweight championship two years ago, won a unanimous decision m a 10-round, non-title bout last night over Bobby Lee of Baltinnre. The welter champion, at 1541b5., was listless as he let Lee
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  • 34 12 HENRY HALL (ri»ht), who won the British welterweight title when he outpointed Ernie Roderick over 15 rounds at Harringay, ducks to avoid a left from Roderick, during their fight.— Reuter photo.
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  • 186 12 42 Invited For Asian Rugby Trial |7ORT*-two players have been invited to participate m the first Singapore Asian Rugby Union trial > be held at Raffles Institution tomorrow, star tine aI) 5.10 p.m. The following are the players: Colours: A. Rahman (Kota Raja i, Maphuz (Po11c«m Dorai Raj. (R.C.U.i, f[i
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