The Straits Times, 18 November 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IS4S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    EMBASSY WARNS NANKING BRITONS
    508 1 Quit Notice As Both Sides Claim Victory NANKING, Wednesday. THE British Embassy today issued a notice to all British nationals m the Nanking consular district suggesting that women and children and "non-essentials" consider the advisability of leaving the area. This warning came m the midst of
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    CANNOT KEEP QUIET, SAYS SMUTS
    222 1 CAPETOWN, Wednesday. GEN. Smuts, former South African Prime Minister, declared here today that he could not "sit still and keep quiet* when he saw his country "being run on the rocks." If I had a voice of thunder would speak out m these last .ears
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    "A Black Page In History"
    112 1 BATAVIA, Wed. THE prosecutor at the Dutch high military court here today demanded sentences of two to six months' imprisonment on 10 Dutch marines charged with causing the d»ath of 48 Republican Indonesian prisoners m November, 1947. The Indonesians were stated t,o have died of
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    ASSAM SMASH
    45 1 CALCUTTA. Mon. —Fourteen persons were killed and 26 injured yesterday m what Is described as the worst railway accident m Assam. An engine and five coaches leapt the narrow gauge rail- way between Lumdlng and Tinsukla. about 450 miles from Calcutta. A P
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    Meeting- Mac Donald
    39 1 SHANGHAI, Wed— Dr P. S. Lokanathan, ECAFE Executive Secretary has left for Sydney and will confer v/ith Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald m, Singapore en route. The fourth ECAFE session opens In Australia on Monday week.— Reuter.
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    EVACUEES LEAVE TIENTSIN
    131 1 EVACUEES LEAVE TIENTSIN TIENTSIN, Wed. ABOUT 450 Peking and Tientsin foreign residents sailed aboard three L.S.T. vessels this morning for Shanghai and Tsingtao m the first organised evacuation from embattled North China. The passengers included numerous stateless persons who were permitted at the last minute to fill available vacant spaces
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    SYDNEY-AFRICA SURVEY FLIGHT
    55 1 SYDNEY- AFRICA SURVEY FLIGHT SYDNEY, Wed— A Qantas airways Lancastrian left Sydney today on the first stage of an 8,500-mile survey flight across the Indian Ocean to Johannesburg, after being delayed 24 hours by reports of bad weather. The flipht is being made to investigate the possibilities of an "All
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    REPRINT OF Straits Times Pictures 1948
    98 1 REPRINT OF Straits Times Pictures 1948 Orders for this public a tion greatly exceeded the number of copies printed. Keen disappointment wa s expressed by those unable to obtain copies md it has been decided to print a second edition which will be ready m late December. Place your order
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    QUESTIONS ON DYAKS
    64 1 MR. L. D Gammons (Cons., Hornsey) m the Commons next week will ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Creech Jones): How many Dyaks were re* cruited for the anti-terror-ist campaign m Malaya; How many have been s«-nt home and why; and How many officers
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    The Cost Of To jo Trial
    86 1 TOKIO. Wed. THE cost of the International Tribunal is estimated to have been roughly US$lO,OOO (Straits $20,000 daily or U557,510,000 for the two and a-half years it lasted Approximately 750 Allie.l personnel worked m the Tribunal building. There were about 100 Japanese lawyers retained
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    Merry-Makers Die
    29 1 CAIRO, Wed.— Thirty nine people were killed when two walls collapsed on a crowd of merry-makers celebrating a Muslim festival today m a village m Upper Egypt.—Reuter.
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    DUTCH TO CONTINUE TALKS WITH HATTA
    127 1 THE HAG UK. Wed. THE Dutch Cabinet decided 1 today to Instruct Us representatives m Indonesia to continue direct talks with the Republican Premier "Dr. Hatta). The Cabinet, however, still maintained its attitude that Republican violations of the Renville truce agreement must end before
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    27 Bandits Die, 152 Held In Big Drive
    418 1 From A Special Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHKI Wednesday. /OPERATION Rugger," one of the Army's biggest bandit drives m Johore, "ended this morning. Twenty-seven bandits were killed, 152 people detained, 12 camps destroyed and quantities of arms, ammunition food and stores seized. The
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    SCOTLAND WINS
    17 1 GLASGOW, Wed.— Scotland beat Ireland 3—o In the foodball international at Hampden Park today.— Reuter.
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    Berlin Stalemate Continues
    138 1 'PHE United States, Britain A and France told United Nations officials formally today they want the Berlin dispute with the Soviet Union left m the hands of the Security Council as a threat to peace. This was the Western reply to the appeal by Dr. Evatt. the
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    DEATH JUMP
    27 1 VATICAN CITY. Wed.— An unknown man Jumped to his death today from the balcony round the inside of the great dome of St. Peters.— Reuter.
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    Alien Was ''Biggest Villain Unhung
    404 1 Alien Was Biggest Villain Unhung LONDON l\Ol lin LONDON, Wed. A WITNESS today told the tribunal probing alleged corruption by Ministers and Government officials that Sidney Stanley, a man of many names, had been described to him as the '"biggest villain unhung." Stanley, also known a s Soloman Wulkan. and
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    TRONOH MINES
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      'Government— Handmaids Of Communism1: Churchill
      140 2 'Government— Handmaids Of Communism 's: Churchill LONDON. Wednesday MR. Winston I hurt-hill, m a bitter attack on the Iron and Steel tionalfsation Bill, last nijrht accused the (Government of being "handmaids and heralds of Communism and of preparing "at e^ on its further advance.** He said the Government was seeking
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      Britain Pays
      55 2 LONDON. Wed. Britain has spent fT7.000.0M on th* Polish Resettlement Coras since it; esubttshment m The corps was created to carry out demobllisaUon of General Anders Polish Army, which foutht for the Allies. Members who wished were repatriated, and others were •tea employment m Britain under semi-miutary condtto
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      THESE BIRDSWILL NOT GO BLACK
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      Not So Hud
      80 2 SYDNEY. Wed. DtsUklni tb* look of the meat she had cooked In h«r oressurr cooker. cooker and all to her butrher TUta meat U bad." $h? said "I want my money tack.'* The butcher and his staff 'juted it. declared it delicious and finished the lot whUe
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      Anns Smuggling
      28 2 MIAMI Florida". Wed A KWerai Grand Jury h«* indicted nin« Americans on ch*rfes of snrtrjtttnf bombers and small anv.s Mwßw for use k» Arabs A P
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      Reds Routed
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      SPENT 5s WEEK, LEFT £20.000
      71 2 MPNfY Wed. AN W >ear-eid Indian hawker, thoucht to he prnmlesv died recently at Wanraratta. lea Ting an estate m Yietaria af CttMO. The Indian (C.anrdit Sinjh> had Veen ha»ktn« In the district fm* nearly CO year*. One storekeeper said "He •flea llred an Ss.
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    "SEGREGATION FIRST"
    357 3 S. Africans Told Of Racial Aims PRETORIA, Wednesday. THE Nationalist Party's aim of establishing a South African republic l would have to take second place to the Government policy of maintaining the supremacy of Europeans, the Minister of Lands (Mr. J. G. Strydon) said yesterday. Speaking at the
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    SIAM WILL NOT AID VIETNAM
    209 3 BANGKOK, Wed. THE Siamese Government today announced It will not give any a/Mstance to Vietnamese and other antiFrench elements In IndoChina. A communique issued by the Central Security Council said the Government had decided to "deny the use of Siamese territory to partisans of free
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    BETTER TyRES PROMISED
    85 3 BETTER Ty RES PROMISED AKRON. U S. i Wed —A high level of employment h: the rubber Industry and better lyres for car owners m 1949 vere predicted by Mr Harvey S. Firestone, Jr 'chairman of tno Firestone Tyre and Rubbei Co. "Next year we expect that the demand for
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    GOVERNOR- PIRATH TO GET 15 YEARS
    72 3 BANGKOK, Wed. The Bangkok Appeal Court today confirmed the 15-year prism sentence on the former Governor of Tarutao, Siam's "Devil's Island off the southern coast, who was convicted of piracy on the high seas. It is recalled that the British Navy and Air Force
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    SHIPS SINK IN SEVERE STORM
    59 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed One seaman died, two were reported missing and ten were saved as two seagoing tugs sank In a severe storm off the coast of Oregon yesterday. Another crew of 20 men aboard an 8,000 ton cargo vessel was drifting helplessly In 70-mlle-an-hour
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    BRITAIN INSISTS ON BURMA PAYING COMPENSATION
    100 3 LONDON Wed. whose properties had b?en ?IR Stafford Crlpos, Chan- expropriated. A cellor of the Exchequer, said "™f shall continue to do m Parliament yesterday that s °T h^ e h GoV ernment, the Government had con- however, could not usefully tinually pressed the
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    Princess And Her Baby Are Doing Well
    195 3 LONDON, Wednesday. PRINCESS Elizabeth and her baby boy are progressing nicely Buckingham Palace announced this m the third bulletin by the Royal physicians since the birth of the Prince Sunday nighty a good night and is making excellent progress," said the report. "The
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    PEACE- WRITTEN IN BLOOD
    57 3 RANGOON, Wed. A LETTER written m human blood has reached the headquarters of the Burma Journalists' Association m Rangoon, urging Burmese newspapermen to "direct fullest efforts" towards restoring peace m the Republic. It was signed by six leading citizens of a small town m the midwestern
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    Tito "Ready For West Link"
    160 3 BELGRADE, Wednesday. VfARSHAL Tito warned the Russian-dominated iTI Cominform yesterday th unless it ended the quarrel with him, he was ready to turn to the West I for the goods he needed to build a strong Communist country. It was the strongest and frankest statement
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    U.S. STRIKE HOLDS UP LINERS
    132 3 NEW YORK. Wed. BRITISH and American liners were idle yesterday as the strike blockade on US. Atlantic Coast shipping tightened. Dockers sealed off Canadian ports from use as havens for J j ships which would normally j dock at New York or other harbours m
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    CABINET
    57 3 NEW GREEK CABINET ATHENS, Wed. A committee of Liberals and Populists yesterday agreed on the formation of a new coali'lon Government. The Government would be the same as the one which j resigned last week, except for two changes. The Liberal Party would be given the Ministry of War and
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    PROSPERITY PLAN FOR HYDERABAD
    53 3 HYDERABAD, Wed. The j Government of Hyderabad Is preparing a 10-year "prosperity plan" at an estimated cost of 2.300.000.000 rupees. The plan Includes develop1 ment of agriculture, com- munications. irrigation, rural I education, hydro-electric projects, animal husbandry, medical aid and industrlalisai tlon, especially small-scale and cottage
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    MALAYAN BID TO BALANCE NEW TRADE WITH JAPAN
    307 4 MOW that free trade between Malaya and Japan is to be restored, an attempt will be made, as far as possible, to balance imports from and exports to Japan. This was stated by the Trade with Japan Office yesterday. Free trade will
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    CLASSES FOR GIRLS TO CLOSE
    243 4 CLASSES FOR GIRLS TO CLOSE From Oar Own Correspondent PENANG, Wed. DECAUSE there wiU be lnu sufficient students, the Fuklen Girls' School. Penang f s biggest Chinese Sirls' school, will abolish its three-year high school course next year. An earlier proposal to transfer girl students to the Chung Ling High
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    COURT SEQUEL TO CRASH
    59 4 SEGAMAT, Wed. -A latal motor accident on Monday morning m which a Chinese clerk was killed two miles south of Labis had Its sequel m the Segamat Court yesterday when Lam Teck Kirn, the driver of a lorry, was charged with negligent driving and causing the
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    Day Mail Trains To Be Faster
    201 4 From Our Staff Correspondent ™<™« XL ALA LIMPIR, Wednesday. P MtK day mail train services between Penang Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will be introduced by Malayan Railways, beginning on Monday. There will also be additional trains and reduced fares for services on the Kedah
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    WIFE FEARED HUSBAND
    62 4 From Our Own <'orr«*pondrnt SEGAMAT, Wed.— "He will kill me If I go back and I am not prepared under any circumstances to return," declared Chin Foon, a young Chinese woman, m the Segamat Court yesterday. "If she is not willing to live with me, I cannot
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    ELECTION JOB FOR ASIAN
    112 4 THE post of Supervisor of j Municipal Elections Singapore, is likely to be eiven to a qualified Asian next year after the first elections are held In April. Mrs. A.S.M. Hawkins. Supervisor of Municipal Elections, said that not the least important part of her work would
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    68 People Have Already Lost Identity Cards
    318 4 13. Lido. 39. Paslr Panjarrg Koad. No. 26. J.C.S.A. Club Tesseraohn I Road. No. 54, 578-K. Changi Ror.d, 6*i m-v. No. 55, 10,4 m.s. Sembawang Road, and No. 64, House for the Aged, driver's quarters, Thomson Road. Applicatio.i forms will be received at
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    TAX OFFICIAL DEMAND
    46 4 MALACCA, Wed.— An income tax official should be sent to Malacca to answer questions, a prominent local citizen said today. There was an official m Penang to answer queries "As we pay the same tax, we exp "ft the same facilities. he said.
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    Govt. ToExamine Police Seniority
    304 4 LONDON, Wednesday. MR. Creech Jones. Secretary of State for the Colonies, was quoted m Commons yesterday as saying that he would give the most cordial consideration to a memorial which he understood some police officers m Malaya were submitting on the question of seniority and promotion.
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    MALAYA EARNING MORE DOLLARS
    93 4 LONDON, Wed. SIR Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, told Parliament yesterday dollar receipts by Malaya were running "at rather over last year's rate." He could not estimate what sales to hard currency areas there would have been if there had been no disturbances. Up was
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    BARS OF GOLD IN COURT
    122 4 BARS OF GOLD IN COURT PENANG, Wed. GOLD bars, American dollars and sovereigns estimated to be worth over $10,000 were produced as exhibits m the District Court today when 00l It Beng faced a charge of failing to offer them for sale. Mr. Horton. ASP., said that he searched a
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    Living Cost Should Fall
    134 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Wednesday. CONSUMERS will welcome the arrival of cheap Japanese goods but not merchants, who are already overstocked This was the general Penan* reaction to today's news of Japan A committee member of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Lim Eow
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    TO CONTEST ELECTION
    271 5 Indian Congress Decision "THE Singapore Regional Indian Congress, as the only political organisation of Indians, will contest Municipal elections," Mr. K. R. Menon, the secretary of the Regional Congress, said yesterday. Mr. Menon said this conformed to the policy of the Malayan Indian Congress. He pointed out
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    Mackay For Federal Council
    111 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. rE Penang Chamber of Commerce yesterday nominated its chairman, Mr. D. A. Mackay, to the Federal Legislative Council. Mr. Mackay will represent the Chamber during the absence of Mr. Jules Martin, who is going to South Africa on seven months'
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    To Guarantee Colony Loans
    186 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. THE Colonial Loans Bill just issued empowers the British Treasury to guarantee loans made to a colonial territory by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. An aggregate maximum is set at £50,000,000. No such loan will be guaranteed unless
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    CONSTABLES CHARGED
    150 5 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTH, Wed.— The disappearance of 133 cases of Milkmaid milk from a godown at Prai Wharf had a sequel m the Magistrate's court yesterday when two constables, Long Chlk bin Dalleh and Shariff bin Yusoff, were charged with stealing the milk. The Magistrate (Mr.
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    2 K.Cs Appointed In Federation
    164 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE high legal honour of being appointed King's L Counsel m the Federation of Malaya has been accorded to Mr. S. Foster Sutton, the AttorneyGeneral, and Mr. Peter Bell, the Solicitor-General. They are believed to be the first
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    JUNGLE VISION CHALLENGED
    261 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. DISAGREEING with the "not guilty" finding of the J two assessors, Mr. Justice Russell m the Selangor Assizes today ordered a re-trial of the case m which Lim Fong Kian, alias Lim Seong, the general secretary of the Selangor Hawkers'
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    ENGLISH SCHOOL FOR MANTIN
    61 5 A new English school for Mantin, Negri Sembilan, and the surrounding villages will be opened early next year under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Mission. The school Is intended to be a feeder schopl for St. Paul's Institution, Seremban. It will give children from the
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    WAS NOT HIS OPIUM
    144 5 From Our S<afl Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed— Ho Ah Chye, charged with importing 16 packets of opium on the night mail valued at approximately $2,000, or alternatively having m his possession that quantity of opium was acquitted by the District Judgo today. A female seaicher said
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    Colony Tug Off To Help Refloat Ship
    164 5 SALVAGE officers and crew left Singapore yesterday by the Singapore Harbour Board tug Griper to assist m the refloating of the American freighter Amelia Earhart which is stranded on a coral reef m the South Natuna Islands, 200 miles north-north-west of Kuching, 300
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    RULERS HEAR GURNEY'S SPEECH
    192 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THE Malay Rulers were, it is believed, given a prehearing today of what the High Commissioner (Bir Henry Gurney) will say at tomorrow's meeting of the Fe- deral Legislative Council. The Rulers met Sir Henry today, the second day
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  • Singapore, Thur. Nov. 18, 1948
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      FEDERATION BUDGET
      891 6 Today is Budget Day m the Legislative Council of the Federation, but it is not quite as momentous an occasion for the public as it usually is, because the Federal Government did something last week that has never been done m Malaya before: it released its Budget m
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      A Malayan I.G.P.
      216 6 After some of the things that have been happening m the Federation Police lately, those who remember Malaya as it used to be will read with pleasure what Mr. R. H. Onraet has to say m our correspondence columns today about the professional Malayan police officer and
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    The Swettenham Collection: Old Malay Silver
    965 6  - The Swettenham Collection: Old Malay Silver J. N. McHUGH By THE late Sir Frank 1 Swettenham first came to Malaya m 1871. He retired after more than thirty years* service and sailed from Singapore m October, 1903. With him went his unique collection of Malay silver, suasa, chutam and other
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      The Malayan Police Officer:
      599 6  -  Mr. Onraet AS a retired and ever i proud member of the' Malayan Police Force, let me thank you for your; leader of Monday, Oct. 18, 1948 headed, "THE PALESTINE POLICE*. It sets out so clearly and so fairly what should have been the correct method
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      STRAITS-BORN CHINESE EDUCATION
      299 6 STRAITS-BORN CHINESE EDUCATION ¥N your leader of Nov. 1 16, "THE CHINESE STRONGHOLD," you stated But certainly these products of the Chinese vernacular school (where they have had any schoolIng at all) have been educated for life In China rather than In Malaya. And whose fault Is that? The answer
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      Jftfiy TjjitnT*
      68 6 Fifty Years Ago. From the Straits Times Of Nov. 18, 1898: On Thursday last, a notable rikisha-puller challenged a Chinese cyclist, said to be not onite an expert, to a match at Penang, the race to last one hour. Both competitors had to travel the same road, and the Judge,
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      124 6 'One o«ir ol eyes -<i last a lifetime You can chew with falae teeth, walk with a wooden leg, but never can you see with a blind eye" This does not mean that we are In danger of going blind but a warning that we should not neglect the care
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      225 6 PALETTE AND EASEL LJniil comparatively modern time*, the artist had to buy the raw materials lor his paints and then purify and compound them himself. Ultramarine, for example, had to be prepared by crushing lapis lazuli, a process often taking days. The artist now h.is no such problems. The most
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    BIGGEST ROAD CHECK YET IN SINGAPORE
    478 7 10,000 Stopped By Police M\ kk iu,UOO Singapore people were stopped by the Police and checked yesterday m the most intensive traffic scrutiny to be held m the city since the present emergency began. It was the first time that roads had been cordoned-off
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    THE VICAR CAN'T RING THE BELLS
    248 7 rilK new Archdeacon of Singapore (the Yen. Max1 well Gregory) will be instituted as Vicar of Singapore by the Bishop (the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson) at 5.30 this afternoon. Archdeacon Gregory, who was appointed In succession to the Yen. David Rosen thall, arrived
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    LIGHTER DISPUTE "OVER"
    253 7 "I^E Singapore lighter dispute, which has lasted four months, is now ended," the Singapore Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Major A. S. Roman) told the Straits Times last night. The whole dispute had > evolved Itself into a simple case of a claim for wages, Major Roman added.
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    Gun Battle Described
    148 7 A FIVE-MINUTES gun battle m Lorong 3, Oeylang, last February, had a sequel m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday when four Chinese were charged with attempted murder. During the righting two detectives were hit and Injured, one seriously. Four Gunmen At the conclusion of the prosecution case,
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    PETROL RISE "SURPRISE"
    70 7 An official of the Automobile Association of Malaya sa;d that the announcement yesterday of the fivecent increase m petrol price had come as a surprise The Association U to uold a committee meeting next Tueday when, it k understood, the increase will be discussed The new price
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    TIMBER TRADERS TO MEET AGAIN
    59 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Wed.- j Because there was not a quo- I rum, the meeting called to form a Federation of Timber Traders was adlourned until Sunday. A nine-man preparatory committee was appointed to arrange the Inaugural meeting. The proposed federation is
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    JOHORE CASE FOR COLONY
    113 7 Kroro Oar Staff (01 rrtpoiiarn. JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Ahmat bin HJ. Hassan and Sahat bin Musa. employees cf Shell Company, Singapore, were charged before the District Judge yesterday with Jointly committing criminal breach of trust of 800 gallons of dlesel oil. On the application of Mr.
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    DROP IN CHINA REMITTANCES
    65 7 Family remittance* to China m October totalled $1,675. 814. (Singapore $961,339 and Federation of Malaya j $715,475). An additional amount of $665,046 has been remitted from the Federation from March to August last inclusive, and not as previously reported. While families are permitted to remit $45
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    Left By Car After Robbery
    221 7 IT was alleged m the 1 Singapore Beventh Police Court yesterday that 1 five Chinese entered a house m Orange Road, robbed the occupants of cash and property and then left m the owner's i car. Charged with having comBitted gang robbery, with four others,
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    Spectacular Dancing
    244 7 I AST night the Music SocleLJ ty at Raffles College presented to a packed audience a group of classic Indonesian songs and dances. It was the seconl show of its kind which the Bociety has been arranging to demonstrate different styles of music and stagecraft m South-East Asia.
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    Kuantan Floods Subsiding
    187 7 From Our Own Correspondent KUANTAN, Wednesday. CERIOUS floods m the Kuantan area, where the Sungei Pahang has burst its banks at several points, were last night reported to be "slowly subsiding." But road communications westwards and southwards from Kuantan are still severed and the main trunk road
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    Improved Remittance Terms
    128 7 Improved Remittance Terms from Oil SUIT Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. CHINESE businessmen agree with the proposals made by petty remittance dealers m Singapore to obtain better terms from the Government for sending money to China. They hope that Chinese Federal Councillors and the Chinese Chamber of C< mmerce will get
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    'Suspicious' Drowning
    148 7 k VERY suspicious case" A said the Singapore Coroner (Mr. Choor Singh) yesterday at the close of the Inquiry Into the death of Wong Kok Sal, 48-year-old Adelphi Hotel boy. Wong's body was found m a condenser tank with two feet of water near the hotel kitchen on
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    Gurney Budget Speech Today
    279 7 Gurney Budget Speech Today From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMIUJW. Wed THE Budget address »>f A the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney. to be delivered at tomorrow's meeting ol tin* Federal Legislative Council will be a statement more than 5.000 words long reviewing the affairs of the Federation with particular
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    THE BIRD SANCTUARY OF NORTHKEELING
    1371 8 THE BIRD SANCTUARY OF NORTHKEELING Photographs And Text By Dr. C. A. GIBSON-HILL THE Cocos-Keeling Islands, which lie out m the Indian Ocean, about 600 miles south-west of Java Head, have been a dependency of the Colony of Singapore since 1886. The group consists of two portions, a mediumsized atoll,
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    Malayan Towns Of Today—6
    10 8 Malayan Towns Of Today— 6 The mosque at Kuala Kangsar
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    KUALA KANGSAR
    438 8 I^UALA KANGSAR, 1Y Perak's royal town, derives its name from Kurangsa, shortened from "kurang satu seratus" the town is on the 99th tributary of the Perak River counting from the mouth upwards. Knala Kangsar has ai ways been a Pengkalan, the Malay name for a river por: serving
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      Escape To The World's End
      460 9 UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH. By E. Lucas Bridges. (Hodder&Stoughton, 18s.) THERE comes a time when all of us want to get away from our usual routines and scenes. This new book will take you about as far away m place and time from our
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      World War
      59 9 "THE SECOND WOKI.D WAR" (Methuen. $9) is an essay m contemporary his- tory by Cyril Falls who combines the erudition of an I Oxford don with experience as The Times military corres- pondent during the war and with the neat compressions of a broadcaster. Unlike most short histories
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      New Books At The Library
      433 9 New Books At The Library THE following nevv books will be added to Raffles Library, Singapore, within the next few days. Economics of Islam Shaikh Mahmud Ahmad i. English literary Criticism: The Renascence <J W. H. Atkins i. Chaucer .nd the Fifteenth Century <H. S B netH. Mother of Parliaments
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      Country Life In England
      479 9 SONS OF THE FARM. By Crichton Porteous. (Michael Joseph. 9 6). LIFE IN THE COUNTRY. By Godfrey Ix>cker Lampson. (Frederick Muller. 18s.) "CONS of the Farm" and "Life m the Country" are both books about the English countryside, but they have very little else m common.
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      BRITISH STAMPS
      69 9 "BRITISH STAMPS" < Peter Davles. $7.50 is a collector's book. Detailed and exact. Mr. Patrick Hamilton, a bestseller of philatelist writers, here sets down his wisdom on the stamps of Great Britain, from the famous "Penny Black" of 1840 down to the latest issues. Colonial overprintings and more
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      667 9 Successful play In today's deal upvtih Mm ace of hearts and shot could not have been much easier back the queen of spades. South than it was. but the declarer com- put up the king, and West ruffed iritted a particular type of error Af.er that, no matter, how South
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    FUND FOR SQUATTERS
    373 10 Chinese Leaders Promise Aid From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wednesday. THINESE leaders m Ipoh met tonight to consider the problem of the squatters evacuated from Sungei Siput. "We have decided to start a fund to provide money and material so that they can build homes and cultivate
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    Many Road Offences
    369 10 Kuehing Not«s From Our Kurhini Corre»piident ''PHE evergreen topic of tra- me control (or the lack of. m has recently been discussed by the Kuchlng Municipal Board. The Director of Medical and Health Services asksd whether the Board was aware of the seriousness of the situation, and
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    SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
    71 10 Far Eastern students have obtained a large number of British Council scholarships for the academic year 1949. Out of a total number of 359 scholarships to thr nationals of 64 countries. 77 have been awarded to students and pro- fessors from Burma. Afghanistan, Malaya, Singapore Sunn, Hong Kong
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    Promenade Planned
    107 10 CINOAPORE will have the finest promenade m Malaya when plans to develop the Connaught Drive reclamation ground are put into effect. The reclaimed land which stretches from Anderson Bridge to Stamford Canal will have a concrete promenade, gardens, a bandstand, a children's playground and sheltered seats for the
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    Police Escorts For Registration Units
    91 10 From Our Own Correspondent MIAK, Wednesday. PHOTOGRAPHIC and registration teams who are visiting dangerous rural areas m the Muar i district have been provided with strong police l escorts. Despite a shortage of Him. the work of registration s going ahead satisfactorily. Registration for the
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    For Trial On Arms Charge
    148 10 V IN E thousand and one 1 a1 hundred rounds of .38 revolver ammunition were recovered as a result of a trap by the police. This was alleged m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday at an inquiry into the alleged possession of ammunition againsr,
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    TAX REMINDER TO EMPLOYERS
    79 10 Under the Income I'ax Ordinance, employers are required to make return of particulars respecting their workers employed In 1947. stated an official announcement yesterday. Earlier this year, a number of employers were asked to comply with this requirement, and many did so. Those who have not
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    SINGAPORE SEES NEW COMET WITH A FIERY TAIL
    67 10 A BRIGHT comet has been seen af about 4.30 a.m. on seen m the Eastern sky Tuesday. over Singapore by ships' It is believed to ne the officers entering port from same one seen over Bombay the West. and Adelaide early this
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    Terrorist Camp Found In Perak
    172 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. T^ROOPS m the Ipoh area yesterday found a bandil I camp, consisting of two huts each capable ol accommodating 12 men. Intruders fired three shots at the factory on Jerantut Estate at midnight last night. The special constables
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    Rajas And Tungkusln New Malaya
    249 10 Rajas And Tungkus ln New Malaya Malay Newt From Our Malay Correspondent ORDINARY rajas and tungkus" should cease I using these titles m view of the spirit of the times and the economic stress under which the Ma ays live, says a correspondent to Majlis, the Kuala Lumpur newspaper. The
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    STOLE TREE
    54 10 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR Wed.— For felling a rubber tree and causing damage to telephone wires Mohamed bin Samad was lined $40. In addition. h« was ordered to pay ,$4O damages thi TeleconTnuiilcations Department. Mohomed wa» fined $40 or a ofcond charge of theft of a tree.
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    Singapore Diary
    145 10 TODAY Young People's Meeting at Bethesda Hall, Bras Basah Road 6 p.m. Mr. E. H. Bromley, headmaster of Victoria School, will speak on "We Walk By Faith." V.M.C.A.: Badminton 5 p.m commercial class world week of prayer joint meeting at Chlrrae Y.M.CA. (speaker: Dr. H. B. Amstutzi 5.30
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      203 10 RADIO MALAYA P m t0 ll 45 pjn 15M Quarter; 9.00 The Roundabout; 15.32. 11.71. 9.615 mc/«.) 10.45 Chorale 11.00 Melodies SINGAPORE 4.00 p.m. Music for Teatlme: from British Radio 11.50 Close f«Z» to I W m i 1 mc/rl 4-30 Australian News; 6.00 H1U 8FBB» pHSW^jS as?ss- A ll
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      M.R.E.0.C., ITS WORK DONE, DECIDES ON VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION
      494 11 M.R.E.0.C., ITS WORK DONE, DECIDES ON VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mall). VOLUNTARY liquidation of the Malayan Rubber Estate Owners' Company, proposed recently m the chairman's published statement, has been approved at an extraordinary general meeting. In his statement the chairman (Sir. John Hay) said the
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      Malayan Shares
      148 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wed. lITTLE interest was evident a today m the Malayan share market which continued quiet and dull. Prices were slightly easier m all sections. Price changes announced by th« Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyer Sellet 8.8. Petrol 41/3 42 3 Fraser dc
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      Singapore Rubber
      204 11 FE Singapore rubber market was steady yesterday on moderate trade buying. Prices Improved by approximately five-eighths of a cent per lb. on Tuesday's closing quotations. Closing prices yesterday wer«: No. 1 sheet 1.0. b. buyer* 37 cent*, sellers 37* cents; spot loose buyers 37 's cents, sellers 37
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      ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL '5 £62,500,000 LOAN
      385 11 After negotiations lasting scve- 1 ral months, me Shell Car.btx-anj Petdoleum Company of New Jer- 1 sey, U.S.A.. clgned a contract for I the sale at par. to a group of American and Canalian insurance companies, of an issue of 1250.000 000 62.500 000 fcterl.ng)
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      HARRISONS & CROSFIELD
      94 11 HARRISONS CROSFIELD Fruin Our Own Correfepuudent LONDON. Wed HARRISONS Crosfleld h:creased Us profits considerably m the year to June 30. but no change is being made ir ttw dividend A preliminary statemtirt sbo'A^ that the final dividend on Deferreds is to be held at 20 per cent., making 25 per
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      SHIPPING IN PORT
      106 11 SHIPS m pert alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns m brackets) were: Main Wharf: Tilly I.ykes *****), Nanking Victory 33-34 Darvel < 36-37-. Gujarat 140-41). B»ncruachan (42-41). Weet Wharf: Carthage (1-3), Glenartney (6-7). Bennevis <8-9). Morella (10-11), Marquette Victory (15-16). Empire Dock: Tjikampek (1718), Oanmrla
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      46 11 From A Market Correspondent gALES of tapioca, soya beans and sago flour were extremely small m the Singapore produce markfts yesterday. The markets* as a whole were quietly steady. There were no arrivals of Wfto I flour. Prices were nominal, wlih n>l marked changes.
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      LONDON STOCKS
      217 11 LONDON, Wed. QUIET firmness ruled on I most sections of the London Stock Exchange yesterday, the last day of Uie account, says Reuters financial correspondent. Rubbers declined. Tins were Irregular to lower. Transport shares were weak m the market. Price changes of selected stocks, as supplied to the
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      Dow Jones Averages
      17 11 Stocks Industrials Rails Utilities 04.51 176.04 54.34 33.10 64.72 176.20 54.85 33.16 —A. P.
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    RUSTLE AND KING ARTHUR PAY BEST
    2322 12  - RUSTLE AND KING ARTHUR PAY BEST Astivel Scores Fine Victory EPSOM JEEP By PUSTLE (Turner up) created a big upset to pay $116 at Bukit Timah yesterday, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club Winter Meeting. It was another day for outsiders, only two well-backed horses, Sky Master and
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    To Fight For U.N. Appeal For Children
    105 12 'piIKEE Singapore amateur 1 boxing champions and two well-known Army boxers will be seen m action at the Great World on Nov. 23, m bouts sponsored by the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association m aid of the I ni ted Nations Appeal for Children.
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    20 Years Without A Blemish
    265 12  - 20 Years Without A Blemish EPSOM JEEP By IT was a sad but proud moment for veteran trainer H. "Snowy" Marland when he bags farewell to the Malayan Turf yesterday. When he stepped on board a Qantas flying-boat bound for Australia yesterday morning. "Snowy" was leaving behind him a reoord
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    39 12 Sports Diary TODAY HOCKEY: Shell S.C. t. S.( R.t. -A 1 Farrer Park; S.C.r. Women's "B" (i SC. "B 11 S.C.C. KI'I.BV: Asian trial— Raffle* liii. ground. SOCCER: Boys' rlub final— S.R.r ground; C.8.0.8.A. v. Present Boys S.J.I. ground
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    Weak Police XV Outplayed
    148 12 R.A.F. Changi routed the Singapore Police by 32 points (four goals and four -riesi to nil In thelir Rugby match at Thomson Road yesterday. The Police were a weakened team owing to an unexpected duty call and for the first 20 minutes were playing without a
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    SERVICES WIN BY 4 WICKETS
    66 12 HONG KONG Wed. Til!' M.ilwv.ui Service* defeated .i strong Hongkong Cricket Club it-am by four wickets. Han lag first. the HKL'.C totalled 209. (Owe.i Hughes 16. N. R. Oliver 52. Parhatn eight for 37 lli>' BtrvkM pa.s6fd the total for (ha loa* of six wii-keis
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    Sports Diary
    474 12 RACE ONE 1. SKf MASTER $24 A lt Cash Sweep: No 2186 ($1,462) 2. RADIO BEAM* $24 No. 1235 ($731) No. 1478 (*36o>. 3 TRETES 923 Starter* (S4O each): No*. 3086, Won by 1, 1. neck. Time: 1 2892. 2965, 2284. 2635. 1909, mm. 19 4/5 sec. 2832,
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    DRAWN GAME AT TENGAH
    91 12 RA W, Tt-nsah played extremely well to hold RAF. Seletar to a no-score draw irt their Rugby ir-atch at Tengah yesterday. Bad weather conditions made clever three-quarter play impossible, but the forward) stepped gallantly Into tnc breach and neither side let up for one mom en.
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    HOCKEY OFF
    28 12 The hockey match between the S.R.C. and th» Ceylon Sports Club which was to have bc*n played on the padang yesterday, was cancelled ow'ng to rain.
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    2 GAMES DRAWN
    42 12 RAF. Sembawang and OH Q. Signal i-i-^gt.. drew, 3 points (a try) each, n thpir Rugby match at Sembawant, yesterday. FEDSFC held REME to a threeall dravr m tnelr rugby match at Tanglin yesterday, each side scoring a try.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    24 12 TODAY: High Water, 10.59 a.m. (9 ft. In.). TOMORROW: High Water. U.O» a.m. (Bft. 9 m.). 11.26 a.m. (9 ft. 7 In.).
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    Danes Reshuffle Thomas Cup Side
    338 12 COPENHAGEN. Tuesday. riENMARK'S team for the Thomas Cup badminton tournament is expected to be reshuffled shortly and if, as experts here believe, the Danes win the European zone final, the Malayan holders of the Pacific zone will face a far stronger side than that which
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    Spectacular Tries On The Padang
    194 12 Spectacular Tries On The Padang THE rugger match between tho Singapore Cricket Clot "A" tPam and the Nee Soon Gam., .i Rugby Football Club >>.i i. > padang yesterday, which the B.C.C. won by 13 points itwo goals ut:d a tt y to i:il. was noteworthy for two j incidents
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