The Straits Times, 19 November 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    PROTECTION MONEY: GURNEY'S WARNING
    1580 1 "Substantial Number" Of Payers Are Prolonging Terrorism From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUPUR, Thursday. SIR Henry Gurney, the High Commissioner, today warned "the substantfal number of people paying protection money to the bandits." They were, he said, the principal means of prolonging the activities of those
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    Straits Times To Publish "Buku Merah"
    154 1 Straits Times To Publish "Buku Merah" nW Straits Times, by 1 arrangements with I i imt and .Wave (pre-war publishers of more than (i 0 ktMKi of the "Buku Merah"), will compile and publish the Singapore and Malayan Directory m the complete, and comprehensive form that former subscribers will r
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    REFORMS TO SUIT MALAYS
    165 1 rriini Our Owa < •irrt-.puiKlrnt BANGKOK. Thursday. Tmi Government has introduced wide measures form to mt ft Ihe nrkw* i "s of tiie ilay- m population four southern province* ►atanl, Betul, Yala and ::ivas This Is disci sed m a communique issued by the Premier. Marshal
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    53 1 Tllr ARCHDEACON OF SINGAPORE (the Yen. Max Gregory) who was last evening instituted as Vicar of Singapore, enters the west door of St. Andrew's Cathedral accompanied by the Bishop of Singapore (the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson), at the beginning of the ancient institution ceremony. Report In Page 7. Strait
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    AIRABU DEFENCE DELAY
    192 1 AIRABU DEFENCE DELAY BATAVIA, Thurs. THE two Singapore men L held by the Dutch for two months during investigation of an alleged arms smuggling attempt off Airabu Island will not be allowed to see their defence counsel for another month. The same restriction also applies to the three AmerlI cans
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    30 1 DUNLOP- EXPERT: Dr. W. B. Haines, rubbrr research and consultant expert of the Dunlop Rubber Company, who Is now In Singapore. .An interview appears m page 10. StraHs Times picture.
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    Nanking Still Jubilant
    190 1 Nanking Still Jubilant NANKING, Thurs. JUBILANT Nationalist reports of victories east and south of Hsuchow during the past 48 hours have greatly raised the spirits of officials in Nanking. Government newspapers and radio are even suggestj ing that the great battle for this vital stepping stone to the capital is
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    500 DIE AS GANGES RIVERBOAT SINKS
    108 1 PATNA. Thurs FIVE hundred people were believed drowned m the River Ganges today when a fully-loaded river steamer carrying passengers and cattle from a fair capsizrd The vessel was from 80nepur. which !s across f he river from Patna at the Junction of the
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    Sterling Snag May Restrict Jap Trade
    371 1 From Our Own Correspondent TOKIO, Thursday. JAPAN will be able to deliver all the goods Singapore and Malaya can offer to buy, now that trade restrictions have been removed, SCAP officials stated today, but there Is still an imposing hurdle. There remains a restriction
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    TRADE UNIONISTS
    28 1 LONDON, Thursday. The number of trade unionists m Britain was nearly doubled m the 10 years between 1937 and 1947, according to official figure* Issued here.
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    THE PRINCESS
    38 1 LONDON, Thurs:— Princess Elizabeth's doctor issued the following bulletin from Buckingham Palace today: "Princess Elizabeth has had a comfortable ni^h' and continues to do well. The Infant Prince Is a healthy baby and Is doing well."Reuter.
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    Onn's Talk With Attlee
    195 1 Onn's Talk With Attlee LONDON, Thurs. rvATO ONN, lientri Besar of Johore, who leaves London for Malaya today, revealed before he left that he had had a conversation with tl>; Prime Minister Mr. Attlee). "I now return to my country hopeful for the future" he said. "I have felt that
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    THE ALCHEMIST
    70 1 TOKIO, Thurs. A JAPANESE scientist In, announced that he has discovered how to make "new gold" that is almost impossible to itstlnguish from the real stuff. The scientist. Dr. Okaimn a. said that he created his "gold" out of m alloy of copper, aluminium. /inc. nickel, manganese, tin,
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      13 1 oson*i* 0r Mrs// m _P; TIGER tastes Just as aood ut the dat/t:!
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      Chief, To Die For Ritual Murder, Stampedes Court
      129 2 BLOEMFONTEIN, Thursday. TWO Basutoland chiefs and nine of their followers were sentenced to death yesterday for ritual murder and then pandemonium broke loose m the Maseru district Hieh Court. One of the accused seized a whip (an exhibit) and tried to escape.
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      Eire Cuts Link
      27 2 The Prime Minister of Eire (Mr. J. R. Costello), who introduced a Bill to cut the last link keeping Eire m the Commonwealth. A.P.
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      Manila Trebled
      26 2 MANILA, Thurs. —On the latest census returns, the population of Manila is now 1,024,455 compared with about 350,000 to 400,000 before the war. —Reuter.
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      War Bride Bound
      31 2 MANILA, Thurs—Marriage was not to be treated lightly, ruled a Manila judge when he denied a woman's petition for annulment of her wartime marriage to a Japanese. —Reuter.
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      Car Price Rise
      35 2 PHILADELPHIA, Thurs. Mr. Henry Ford, president of the Ford Motor Company, says a fourth round of wage Increases m the U.B. is "inevitable" and that prices, too. must go up— A P.
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      Indian Census
      37 2 NEW DELHI, Thurs.—lndia will have Its next census m 1951. Provinces and States have started preliminary work. Including the numbering of houses. In the northwest the problem is acute because of millions of refugees -AP.
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      Russia Absent
      40 2 BEIRUT, Thurs.—The third general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has opened at Beirut with its announced goal the "final abolition of war." Delegates are from 44 countries; Russia is not taking part—AP.
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      M.P.s Suspended
      97 2 SYDNEY, Thurs. Threo Opposition members Including the former Army Minister (Mr Percy Spencer* —were suspended In tht Federal House of Representatives when the acting Leader of the Opposition propos<(J "no confidence whatever" n the Deputy Speaker When the Deputy Speaker (Mr. J. Clark) ruled they could not speak.
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    DETECTIVES DUG FOR DIAMONDS
    68 2 LONDON, Thurs. SCOTLAND Yard dfteitives disguised as workmen dug a trench m the bark -yard of a house m Seven Kings last night and unearther C 10,000 worth of stolen diamonds. The gems all small polished stones easily disposable In the underworld market are believed to
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    THE STEEL BILL PROGRESSES WHILE AIRWAYS LOSE
    94 2 LONDON, Thurs. rE same day that the Commons passed the second reading of the iron and steel nationalisation bill, the British nationalised airways reported Its second annual loss. Britain's three State-owned airlines lost more than £11.000,000 last year, nearly i £1.000.000 more than
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      812 2 NOTICES IMPORTS OF MILK Importers wishing to obtain sweetened condensed or powdered (wholet milk, from hard currency sources may submit A.Ps. to the Imports A Exports Office, Singapore, at any time. The A.Ps. must be supported by firm offers from the Manufacturers of the milk. Offers from other than the
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      93 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST Tenders are invited for repairs to 69 bathrooms m the Keong Salk Road and Kreta Aver Road Tenements. Tender Form, etc.. may be obtained at the Office of the Trust on payment of a deposit of $100 which will be refunded If a bona fide tender
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      745 2 NOTICES ALL SAINTS' SCHOOL JESSELTON BRITISH NORTH BORNEO TWO MALE TEACHERS WANTED DUTIES TO COMMENCE JANUARY 17, 1949. Preference will be given to applicants possessing the school certificate, who have teaching experience, and who are members of the Anglican Church. Applications with full details of education and experience, together with
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      547 2 NOTICES IMPORT CONTROL MILK FROM HARD CURRENCY SOURCES 1. The Press Notice of Ist October. 1948, is hereby cancelled except m so far as It concerns Evaporated Milk. 3. Importers wishing to obtain Sweetened Condensed Milk or Powdered (whole) milk from Hard Currency Countries may submit A.Ps. to the Comptroller
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      535 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the "SUPPLY OF RUBBER METER PARTS FOR USE OF WATER METERS" for the Water Department. Tenders close at 12 Noon on Saturday. 18th December. 1948. Tender Form from Municipal Secretariat, Room No. 335. SHIPPING "NOTICES NEDERLAND UNE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL M.V. "JAVA" due
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    POOL CHIEF'S EVIDENCE
    371 3 'Belcher Was Not Pleasant To Me LONDON, Thursday. CIDNEY STANLEY, the man of many names, took fruit, flowers and books to Mr. John Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, m hospital, the tribunal probing alleged corruption m Government circles was told today ,by Harry Sherman,
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    17 3 SIAMESE PRINCE Prididebyabongse, Foiyign Minister, (left) is greeted at Washington by a State Department official. A.P. picture.
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    SPEEDING JAPAN'S TRADE
    131 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. DR. Sherwood Fine, Director of Finance and Economics it the Allied Headquarters m Tokio. said today that the occupation authorities are working on an accelerated programme to bring Japan self -sufficiency, both domestically and abroad. •There will be no recession m efforts to expand Japanese
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    A Political Crisis
    159 3 TOKIO. Thuis. JAPAN today faced a new j political crisis, which American observers here believed would wreck the Government. It was caused over a statement by Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, the Prime Minister, urging members of his party tt disregard statements by Gen Whitney, chief of the Government
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    BRITISH AIRLIFT DAKOTA CRASHES
    45 3 BERLIN, Than.-- A British airlift Dakota crashed m flames early today at Schoenberg, 10 miles from Luebeck and just inside the Soviet zonal border. The plane was returning empty to its base. The fate i of the crew was unknown. Reuter.
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    New Berlin Appeal By Evatt And Lie
    238 3 PARIS, Thursday. T»HE President of the United Nations General x Assembly (Dr. H. V. Evatt) and the U.N. Secretary-General (Mr. Trygve Lie) renewed their appeal for a solution to the Berlin situation yesterday after Britain, the United States and France refused once again
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    R.A.N. AIR ARM
    47 3 PEARL HARBOUR, Thurs. —The Royal Australian Navy, now one-fourth its wartime strength, will add an air arm next year. Rear Admiral John Collins, said Australia's first aircraft-carrier will be commissioned next May. Admiral Collins Is having talks here with US Pacific Fleet officers.— A.P.
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    U.S. Rubber Exports Down
    33 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— U.S. exports of rubber and rubber manufactures dropped m September to the lowest point m three years. Shipments totalled U558,325,412 nearly 10 per cent, below August.— A.P.
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    Death For Editor
    30 3 WARSAW, Thurs. For war-time collaboration with the Nazis, the chief editor of the Kurier Czestochowa war sentenced to death, another Journalist was given life imprisonment.— A .P.
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    Divorce Ends Half Malay Marriages
    583 3 From Our Woman Correspondent MORE than half the Malay marriages that take place in Singapore each year end in divorce. Official records of the Registrar of Muslim Marriages show that 2,784 Malay marriages were performed before Singapore's 12 kathis last year. They also dissolved 1,608
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    CO-OP HOUSING SOCIETY
    174 4 SINGAPORE Government Officers decided yesterday to form a co-operative housing society. At a meeting of represent- j atives, a set of by-laws for) the society was adopted, a committee of 10 was appointed and an application form j for registration was signed by 31 officers. Mr. L.
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    "P.E.A. NOT POLITICAL"
    119 4 Professor T. H. Silrock i outgoing president of the People* Education Association, yesterday emphasised that the association was a l non-political organisation. Prof. Silcock was speaking at the first annual general: meeting of the association. He expressed satisfaction at tin progress of the asso- i ciation which,
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    CARS & JEEPS COST GOVERNMENT $1,164,500
    313 4 CARS JEEPS COST GOVERNMENT $1,164,500 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. ANOTHER $1,729,500 has been voted by the Federation Government towards emergency expenses. The Federal Legislative Council was asked to ratify the supplementary provisions. Nearly all phases of military operations are reflected m the supplementary estimates V.H.F. radio sets
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    Gun Case: 2 Discharged
    227 4 rO young Chinese accused In a gun battle on Feb. 3, Ng Ah Ouan and Ong Lai Huat, were found no* guilty and discharged oy Mr. Justice Brown In the 1 Assize Court yesterday. They were charged with attempted murder and three other less^ serious counts.
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    $5,600 For J. Bahru Security
    98 4 $5,600 For J. Bahru Security Fr*M Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. SECURITY measures at the Government offices at Johore Bahru will cost the Federation an estimated $5,600. A sum of $10,000 has been approved for the volunteer headquarters building at Penang for use as the Settlement Council Chamber. The
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    CHURCH PARTY
    30 4 The official Board of the Straits Chinese Methodist Church will be hosts at a tea party on Saturday at 4 p.m. to the various organisations of the Church.
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    TYPHUS RESEARCH WILL COST $15,000
    254 4 TYPHUS RESEARCH WILL COST $15,000 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. rfrHE following are extracts from the report of the Standing Committee on Finance tabled today for ratification by the Federal Legislative Council: A sum of $15,086 has been set aside for scrub typhus research Owing to the increase
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    Wage Claim By Tindals
    149 4 A WAGE claim by 10 tindals dismissed by the General Lighterage and Transport Company j was yesterday forwarded to the Singapore Assist- ant Commissioner of Labour (Mr. C. R. Danby), The Secretary of the Singa- 1 pore Lighter Workers' Union (Mr. T. T. Moorthy) told Mr.!
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    GONE WITH THE WIND: $36,000
    31 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LIMPLR, Thurs. HIGH winds which damaged school building* In Perak this year will cost the Federation Government 536.0 M m repairs.
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    Grenade Gun Is Great Success
    453 4 WEAPON classed as obsolete m the U.K. has proved successful against Malaya's bandits and is to be extensively issued to troops. The weapon is a rifle firing a grenade from a cup discharger fitted to it. This was revealed to newspaper men yesterday i by
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    Tax Forms: 2 Days Left
    137 4 SINGAPOREANS huvt ;\\o days left to fill In and return their income lax toili,: The last day for tne returns back to the Con-ptrolkr of Income T;.x ir. Singapore is Monday next. A great .iiimber toiro* have been received by the Comptroller, and 'Me volume
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    29 4 SEREMBAN. Thurs. Lee' Moi Ngee was charged In the magistrate's court yeslerday with having assisted m the carrying on of a pubblic lottery. Chee Fah. The case was postponed.
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    55 5 ANNAMITE guerillas m Indo- China have been concentrating on preventing the country's rice crop from reaching the rest of Asia. Picture shows part of Indo-China's rice junk fleet (only means of transporting most of the country's crop* from the fields to the mills at Cholon) lying tied up along the
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    BANISHMENT: H.C.'s POWERS STAY
    274 5 No Whitehall Interference LONDON, Thursday. MR. David Rees Williams, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said m Parliament yesterday that the H.gh Commissioner for Malaya's power of banishment was conferred by law and had not been abrogated. He was replying to a question by Sir Peter Mac Donald
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    Purcell On Malaya's Future Problems
    1140 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 2. SOME of Malaya's future problems as seen by Mr. Walter Fletcher (Conservative M.P. for Bury), Dr. Victor Purcell (former Malayan Government official), Major-General D. A. L. Wade (G.O.C. Malaya until this year), and Sir John Hay (one of
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    28 5 FOR IS.: Mr. Poh Tian Hoe, 21, who left Singapore on Wednesday by the Steel Navigator for a six-year medical course m the United States. Straits Times picture.
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    Merchant Cleared
    26 5 From Our Staff Correspondent SEGAMAT, Thurs.— Koh Hien Swee, a merchant, was acquitted m the District Court of having offered $1 to a policeman.
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    NEHRU BIRTHDAY
    28 5 From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Thurs. The local Indian community last Sunday celebrated the birthday of Pandit Nehru at a mass meeting at the Tamil School.
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    NEW PLAN FOR PENSIONS
    160 5 NEW PLAN FOR PENSIONS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Thurg. GOVERNMENT intends sub- stituting a suitable pensions scheme for the 1941 Personal Injury Scheme introduced for volunteers who were killed or incapacitated in or as a result of the Malayan campaignGiving this information in official replies to questions asked
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    "PRIDE IN WORK IS VITAL"
    209 5 "PRIDE IN WORK IS VITAL" CPEAKINU on industrial psychology at the Rotary Club lunch at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday Mr. Francis Thomas, of St. Andrew's School, pointed out the urgency of the post-wai problem of falling outmit Mr. Thomas said that some Singapore employers estimated that output per man-hour
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    'B' PERMIT FOR WOMAN FLIER
    76 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Miss June Godsall, of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club, this week won her "B" permit, which allows her to carry passengers. This permit calls for a high standard of flying, a minimum of 25 hours' solo and the
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    TWO BAGS OF VALUABLES FOR NEW PENANG PAGODA
    93 5 I nun Our Own (orresuoiident PENANG, Thurs. TWO canvas bags filled with valuables were deposited and sealed m a special chamber m the roof of the Mahlndrama Temple at a foundation stone laying ceremony for a new pagoda yesterday afternoon. The ceremony
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Nov. 19, 1948. RED TIDE IN CHINA
    996 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Nov. 19, 1948. RED TIDE IN CHINA In the last four weeks th« fate of Nanking has virtually been made dependent on the fate of Hsuchow, the railway junction city less than 200 miles north of the Chinese capital. Actually this reading of the struggle
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    156 6 From the Straits Times of Nov. 19, 1898 The wily man-eater of Enggor had evidently been early apprised of the efforts which were to be made on Saturday to exterminate him. Here is a telegram from the scene of operations received this morning:— "Arrangements for beat most
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    THE LESSONS OF THE TERRORISM
    2398 6  - THE LESSONS OF THE TERRORISM WALTER FLETCHER By C.8.E., M.P., In a lecture to the Royal Empire Society. ANYBODY who has a nodding acquaintance with a subject is immediately dubbed an expert. That is my unfortunate position m the House of Commons. I have nothing like as deep a knowledge
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      The Sultan Of Johore
      468 6 VERY many thanks for your leader of Saturday, Nov. 13, headed 'THE SULTAN'S TROOPS", m which I see that you have stated In 1941 the J.M.F. wer» mobilised, but before the Japanese irrvaded Johore they were disbanded and sent to their homes. on advice tendered to
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    FEDERAL DEPTS. TO BE PRUNED
    948 7 Social Welfare Among Them From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE working of the Social Welfare, Food and Public Relations Departments in the Federation will be examined with a view to effecting: economies. This was announced by the Financial Secretary (Mr. W. D. Godsall)
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    49 7 INDONESIAN DANCE: Radem Hartono and Soediro performing the Handoko Boegis m a programme of Indonesian music and dance presented m Baffles College, Singapore, by the College Music Society on Wednesday night. This dance portrays a prince of Kedlon fighting hand to hand with a Bujis invader. Straits Times picture.
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    SHOCK FOR THE POLICE
    73 7 TWO incendiary bombs of American- make were in md lodged in the r.utcrs of the West Wharf Police Station in the Singapore Harbour Board area yesterday morning. A Malay electrician making repairs to the roof wiring found one bomb, and a further search by police const
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    NOBODY HAS TOLD HIM
    196 7 NOBODY HAS TOLD HIM I HAVE no knowledge of a flat 10 per cent, increase m assessment next year." the Singapore Municipal Assessor «Mr. J. G. Aspinall) told the Si -alts Times yesterday. He was replying to a letter published m the Straits Times or Wednesday m which a correspondent
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    DEBTOR BILL PROGRESS
    171 7 DEBTOR BILL PROGRESS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. UOPES that Debtor-Creditor n Legislation would be ready for final disposal before the end of this year expressed by the Attorney General (Mr. 8. W. F. FosterSutton) when he moved the first reading of the Bill at today's Legislative Council
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    THIRD READINGS TOMORROW
    81 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Federal Legislative Council adjourned at 5.15 this afternoon until 10.30 tomorrow morning when the third readings will be completed A the Municipal (Amendment Bill 1948. the Opium and Cha n d v Proclamation Amendment Bill 1948 Penal Code (Amendment and Extended Application) Bill
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    TRIED TO EVADE CUSTOMS DUES
    60 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Sulong bin Mahat, convicted on a charge of attempting to evade customs duty on 26 piculs of arecanuts was fined $175, or three months' rigorous Imprisonment, by the District Judge yesterday. The court ordered confiscation of the 230
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    Terrorists Kill Scots Officer
    412 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. AN officer of the Seaforth Highlanders was shot dead, and another officer and a B.O.R. wounded by bandits last night during a combined police and military operation at the Seventh Mile Bakri Road in the Muar District of Johore.
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    Increase In Tin Ore Production
    76 7 Increase In Tin Ore Production From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. TIN ore production m the 1 Federation for October amounted to 5,355 tons (89,958 pikuls). as compared with 5,134 tons (86,260 pikuls i l September. Perak was the biggest producer with 3,455 tons. Selangor came next with 1.415
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    ROADS STILL IMPASSABLE
    98 7 After a comparatively fine day, floods In the Kuantan area were last night reporud to be subsiding rapidly but roads southwards and westwards from the town were still impassable to ordinary traffic. After more than 48 hours delay, mail reached Kuantan yesterday. A Kuantan resident told the
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    41 7 I re... ,>jr Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Sir Eric Macfadycan (chair- 1 man of directors of Harrlsson and Crosfleld Ltd.) and Sir Leonard Paton (another director), were entertained by the Incorporated Society of Planters at the Selangor Club this evening.
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    RACING BROADCASTS: MALAY COMPLAINT
    136 7 From Our Malay Correspondent ON racing days, almost one hour of the Malay radio programme is cut to make way for broadcast commentaries, says Utusan Melayu in a leading Criticising Radio Malaya, the paper says that the present daily allrvmem of broadcasting time is too little.
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    Bishop Institutes New Vicar
    190 7 WITH the ancient ceremonial of the Church of England, the new Archdeacon of Singapore (the Yen. Maxwell Gregory) was last evening instituted as Vicar of Singapore by the Bishop (the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson). Youth was well represented m a congregation m St. Andrew's Cathedral
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    Colony First, Says Board
    307 7 npHE proposed action of the Singapore Municipal A Commissioners to erect an overhead electric line from the island to Johore Bahru was strongly criticised by members of the Rural Board at their monthly meeting yesterday. As part of the proposed cable would run along Bukit Timah
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    Registration Of Voters
    122 7 REGISTRATION of voters for the Singapore Municipal Elections next April begins today at 36 offices m the Municipality. In any of these offices which will be open every day from 4.30 till 8.30 p.m. (except Sundays and public iolidays) for the next six weeits, qualified voters may
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    FREE PLACES IN SCHOOLS
    99 7 Free places iiavc u^en allotted by Governmeiii to 593 pupils at 72 registered Chinese schools m Singapore, it was officially announced last night. Under the scheme, which was introduced on Jan. I, Government pays pan <,1 the fees of deserving pupils m approved registered vernacular primary
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    MALAYA EARNS RIGHT TO BE AT WORLD TRADE TALKS
    425 8 MALAYA EARNS RIGHT TO BE AT WORLD TRADE TALKS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. CIR Henry Gurney, the High Commissioner, m his speech to the Federal Legislative Council today, referred to Malaya's importance to the rest of the world. "The size of Malaya's contribution to the recovery of
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    40 8 A WORD IN THE PREMIERS EAR: The Prime Minister (Mr. Clement Attlee) lends an #ar to a word from Sir George Aylwen, L ondon's newly installed Lord Mayor, at the installation banquet at which 700 guests were present. A.P. picture.
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    "Interests Of People"
    117 8 "Interests Of People" From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. REFERRING to Malaya's constitution, Sir Henry Gurney said that he had been at some pains to find out for himself what truth there was m statements of serious disagreements and tensions within the machine. He could find no desire m
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    "Most Expensive Form Of Illness "
    212 8 "Most Expensive Form Of Illness From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. LIOWEVER wholehearted and successful the anti*l terrorist measures might be, they were very expensive m terms of money, said Sir Henry Gurney today. I "They must therefore be made to achieve decisive and final results quickly and with
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    TOO MANY AND TOO FEW
    98 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two comments at today's Federal Legislative Council Budget meeting: "There are too many people travelling on the gravy-train. May I suggest that the Government appoint a team of inspectors to see that those passengers alight at the next
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    NO STRIKES FOR MONTHS
    109 8 From Our Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. SIR Henry Qurney, m the Legislative Council yesterday, said the relationship between employer and employee had recently been undisturbed. Since the m.ddie of July this year, there had been a complete absence of strikes. Officers of the labour department
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    Gurney's Hopes On Malayan University Proposal
    316 9 Gurney's Hopes On Malayan University Proposal From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. DEFERENCE to the Carr-Saunders report was made by the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, speaking; at the Legislative Council today. "If the recommendations of the Commission are translated substantially into fact, the report will prove to have
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    67 9 THE "NO BLUSH" GIRLS: Three of The Lido Cabaret Girls who arrived m Lond on from Paris to be -televised recently by the BBC. The BBC and those who tuned m to television were spared blushes as £500 of the British taxpayers' money was spent to dress the girls so
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    ROAD BLOCKS CUT CRIME
    81 9 The Singapore C I.D. Cliief (Mr. E. V. Fowler j yesterday said that "efficient polica, road blocks and routine searches v ere responsible" for the crime drop in th» past two weks Mr. Fowler suid lhat dur intj this period ihere were only three reports of
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    21 9 "TUBE LINE" model shown last week at a London fashion show. It Is m green and ivory striped sa♦»n. Renter picture.
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    PARTY FOR ENVOY
    81 9 Mr. G. Parmeswaram Plllai, former Chief Secretary of the Government of Travancore and Indian Trade Commissioner designate for Australia, arrived m Binga pore yesterday afternoon by Qantas flying boat on his way to Australia. He was accompanied by Mis. Pillal and their daughter. Mr. J. A. Thivy,
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    SHIP WAS ADRIFT FOR 36 HOURS
    182 9 A Chinese OuwrniMiint owned vessel which drifted helplessly for thirty-six hours m the North Atlantic with 4,500 tons of general cargo for Singapore on board, has arrived In port. She is the 7,000-ton Nanking Victory which took more than four months to reach Singapore
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    ACQUITTED BUT REBUKED
    275 9 ACQUITTED BUT REBUKED "I FIND you are a quarrelsome and a contumacious person and I do not think that you can be proud of the record of troubles and arguments I have heard today m this court." This was said to Mr. W. J. Steinback, a Dutchj man living in
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    Super-scale Posts For 8 New Men
    197 9 Super-scale Posts For 8 New Men From Our Slafl Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. EIGHT Palestine Police officers have to date been appointed to super-scale posts m Malaya over the heads of Malayan officers with longer service. This is disclosed m Gcnern- ment answers to question by Mrs. B. H. Oon
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    DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED
    53 9 Mrs. Margaret Mather, was grunted a decree nisi, to be made absolute m six weeks, In the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday by the acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith). The judge gave her custody of the two children. The respondent, Mr. John V. G. Mather did not
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    Social Security: "Federation Not Ready For It"
    497 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. AN OVERWHELMING majority In the Federal Legislative Council today decided that it was premature to consider the introduction of social security m the Federation. A brisk debate lasting nearly two hours followed the proposal by Mr.
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    29 10 REGISTRATION ORDEAL: Trying to keep his face composed m spite of friendly gibes from interested onlookers, as Indian labourer has his registration photograph taken m Malacca. Strait* Times picture.
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    BOY DISCHARGED
    32 10 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR. Thurs.— A 13-year-oU boy alleged to have commttied theft of latex by tapping 120 trees aI. Lanadron Estate, Panchor, was discharged by the Muar Magistiflte.
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    New Trees Mean More Rubber
    233 10 New Trees Mean More Rubber BY planting better trees capable of greater profiuctlon, the output of rubber m Malaya could be increased by half. Dr. W. B. Haines, rubber research and consultant ex- I pert attached to Dunlop Rub- ber Co.. made this statement to the Straits Times yesterday shortly
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    Flood Relief Precautions In Kelantan
    198 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. WITH the Kelantan river at Kuala Krai reported 23 feet above normal level and at Kota Bahru 14 feet above normal, the Kelantan administration announced today that it has taken flood precautions to reduce to the minimum distress
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    30 10 KIS^iXC- murMnr '< t ing durability of lipstick at a Hollywood studio. Plastic "lips" on the machine were modelled from those of Zana Siggins who is examining it. A. p. picture.
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    New Scheme For Estate Security
    216 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Government Is considering a scheme to ensure 1 estate security while planters are on local leave. The urgent need for such a scheme was impressed on the High Commissioner (Sir Henry Gurney) when he met a deputation
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    BUTCHER'S MURDERER TO DIE
    156 10 BUTCHER'S MURDERER TO DIE From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Thuis. TAN Chong Tal was yesterday at the Assizes sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Laville for the minder of a Kluang pork butcher; Lim Cl>ai Sens Chal Seng's body was found, almost decapitated, m a roadside drain near Kluang
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    Municipal Vote Move
    81 10 A SPECIAL meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to recommend to the Government the removal of property qualifications, from the municipal franchise is sought by Mr. A. P. Rajah. He will propose instead that there should be a clause which will merely require the candidate or elector
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    Singapore Diary
    224 10 TODAY Presentation of Orders and Medals and Gai>en Party Government House, 4 p.m. St. John's Ambulance Brigade, drill for pre-war officers and N.C.O.'s. Raffles Institution. 5.30 p.m. V.M.C.A. Week of Prayer meeting, Mrs. M. Dods worth on ■One Community Serving All Communities," 8. Fort Canning Road. 5.30 p.m.
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      CHAIRMAN CRITICISES THE BRITISH GOVT. FOR ITS NIGGARDLINESS
      594 11 CHAIRMAN CRITICISES THE BRITISH GOVT. FOR ITS NIGGARDLINESS Kamunting Tin Dredging From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. /CRITICISING the Malayan war damage compensation plan on all counts, the chairman of Kamunting Tin Dredging (Mr. E. V. Pearce) describes the British Government as niggardly and unmindful of its obligations. The company
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      Dow Jones Averages
      23 11 Stocks Industrial* Rails Utilities No.\ 16 64.12 179.20 54 85 33.16 .NOV. 1 C4.53 1.6.07 54 46 33.00 —a r
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      Malayan Shares
      128 11 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thura. THE Malayan share market was again quiet today with no particular features. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: Bayer Seller B.B .Petrol 41 42 Praser Neave Ord. 3.77* 3.8214 Straits Traders 11.90 12.10 MINING Ampat Tin 5 14 1/414
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      LONDON STOCKS
      267 11 LONDON, Thurs. DRICES on the London j Stock Exchange yesteri day moved higher under the i Influence of buying for the i new account, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Trading, however, never reached large proportions. Rubber and Tin shares declined. The Oil market displayed some irregularity but one or
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      RUBBER SENT TO RUSSIA
      64 11 LONDON, Thurs. MALAYA exported ***** tons of rubber to Russia m October and 9,240 tons to Britain, said the Undersecretary for the Colonies (Mr. David Rees- Williams) m Commons yesterday. Total exports of rubber from Malaya to Russia m the first 10 months of this year
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      TRONOH: REWARDED BY TAXATION
      178 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. TRONOH Mines' chairman (Mr. J. H. Rich), like the chairman of Kamunting Dredging, criticises the amount of the British Government's proposed contribution towards Malayan war damage settlement. He told the company's annual meeting that the Tronoh-Malayan group of tin mining
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      Singapore Rubber
      191 11 CINGAPORE'S rubber price dropped yesterday by about three-quarters of a cent. All offerings were fairly well absorbed. The market kept fairly steady throughout the day, closing steady. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 36', cenU, sellers 36 H rents; spot loose buyers 36 U cent*,
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      26 11 From A Market Correspondent AUOTATIONS In Uw Singapore V produce markets remained practically unchanged y-sterday. TTie markets were VJiet. Tl)ere vere no sago arrivals.
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      Wharfside Shipping
      85 11 SHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowna m brackets) were: Main Wharf: Tilly Lykes '3132). Nanking Victory (33-34), Esang (38-39), Gujarat (40-41). Wee* Wharf: Glenartney (6-7), Bennevls (8-9), Benoruachan (1314), Mentakab (IS). Empire Dock: Gamaria (19-20). Kampar < 27-28. Eastern Saga (29-30). Coal Plant:
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    SCC Rugby Teams
    131 12 THE following are Singapore Cricket Club rugger teams: Altai list Roy»l Navy on B.CC. padaJir at J p.m. totnorrow: F. T. Hornet; T. A. Roper. A. B. W. Psruieli. J. A. Ylaclnroy, J. A. Busbridge: Dr. J. Pram«, G. S. Taylor *capt > W. Fox, J. P.
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    HK Services In Winning Way
    73 12 HONG KONG. Thurs THE Hongkong Combined Services ended the first of two rUiys' Pay i,*<»lnst the Malayan Combined Benlcei lit a commanding position. Batting fits' on a b*tam*n'i wicket, Hongkong Services scorfd 195 with Syrett th« only bowler making any Impression, taking 4 for 55.
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    K. RAJA RUGBY
    68 12 THE following win represei.t Kota Rajs "A' In a friendly rugger match against Raffles Institution on Tues. at Raffles ground at. 5.15 pni. iPlayers are requested :o be at the ground at 5.00 p.m.* Kamsani. A. Rahmair. Alt Ahmad. Zamzam. H. A. Rahman. Mado>i. Sharif! Madon. Jaffar
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    BOYS' FINAL OFF
    40 12 THE soccer final between the Katong Boys' Club and the Singapore Harbour Board Boys' Club, which a> to have b^en played yest pt day j,, t)\r SRC. was postponed owing lo the sodden condition of *h« ground.
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    Indian Team's Visit Off
    70 12 THE South Indian Gymkhana Club soccer team, now m Rangoon, will not visit Singapore as originally planned. The tourists were refused permission by the Football Federation of India to tour Singapore. This was announced last night by Singapore Chinese F.A. secretary, Mr. Koh Swee Chjanr, who
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    S.S.C. JUNIOR SWIMMING GALA ON NOV 27
    156 12 S.S.C. JUNIOR SWIMMING GALA ON NOV 27 rE Singapore Swimming Club will be holding a Junior Swimming Gala on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2.30 p.m. The programmt coasUts of fourteen events for boys and glrli from under 10 to 14 years of age. In addition, there will be the Junior
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    Cup Veterans Gain 5-1 Victory
    272 12 Singapore Veterans 5; O.T.E.C 1. OINCIAPORE veteran footballers showed glimpses of their old form at Farrer Park yesterday when they rallied spiritedly after a scoreless first half to beat Oriental Telephone and Electric Company Ltd. by five goals to one. Ironically enough. It was left
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    Steve Dodd Wants To Return
    367 12 Turf Topics By Epsom Jeep OTEv^E Dodd. one time leadJ ing jockey on the Malayan Turf, has just cabled his Intention to return to this country to ride for Trainer Jimmy Martin. Steve has been riding with success m South Australia and recently won the
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    43 12 Another addition to the Great World's stock of wrestlers is 265-Ib. Jejl Goldstein of Palestine, who arrived m Singapore Wednesday from Bombay. Goldstein has been campaigning throughout Europe and the Middle East, where he has beaten some of the best. Straits Times picture.
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    SUIVI FAVOURITE FOR BIG RACE
    713 12 SUIVI FAVOURITE FOR BIG RACE All The Weights For Tomorrow By EPSOM JEEP DECENTLY-promoted Suivf and Your Highness are strong fancies m the two trophy races for class one stayers at Bukit Timah tomorrow. Suivi's handy weight may be the deciding factor m the nine-furlong handicap for topclass horses. A
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    MEDICOS WIN AT BADMINTON
    171 12 THE Medical College beat Raffles Institution m a "trial" badminton match vesterI day. Recently. Raffles Institution de feated Raffles College and la ihe inter-College match on Sunday the Medicos appear to have the better chance. Th e Medical College beat R.I. five three yesterday. Scores 'Medical
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    36 12 TODAY IlOt KKY: Annual m<ei -Coihge niii.-1-h— S.R.CV. S.C.C. M A" v. KliaKa Assn.— S.C.C; X Pollt-r v. U.H.Q. Sijnal R*s«.— Naval Base. TABLE TENNIS: < hine>t V.M.C.A. v. R.A.F. Sflftiir— lt!7. Srlrxle Rd.. p.m.
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    Goodbye To Malaya
    28 12 Trainer Marland bids goodbye to his chief owner, Mr Lim Chuan Geok, at Kallang Airport on Wednesday. Looking on is Frank Flannery, the stable jockey.
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    S.C.R.C., Police Fill 11 Places
    425 12 MEMBERS of the Singapore Chinese Recreatior Club and the Police fill most of the places m tin Singapore Asian XV, chosen after yesterday's tria at Raffles Institution for their match against th< S.C.C. on Monday. The trial was a preliminary to choosing the best Asian
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    PRESENT BOYS WERE UNLUCKY
    522 12 •piIE Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association r soccer team, which included some of the Singapore and Malayan soccer stars of bygone years, almost lost their match against the Christian Brothers Present Boys on St. Joseph's Institution ground yesterday. The game, which was played m honour of
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    Badminton Team May Fly To U.K.
    219 12 MALAYA'S Thomas Cup team may fly to England if the Carthage is diverted for evacuation of British nationals m China. The team has booked berths on the liner, which is now on its way to Hong Kong on its outward run from the United
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    JOLLILADS A.U.
    73 12 j fTHE following players vill re- j present the Jollilads' soccer j team against the Army Fire Ser-1 vice soccer team on Sunday at the Alexandra Hospital ground 1 at 9.15 pin 8. Sithambram; Rasak. S. Muthiah; M. Ohani, S. Muiugasi;. Kador. M. Sntha; Krlsh-1 na?amy: Salahudin, Muniyandi,
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    Annual College Hockey Today
    96 12 THP annual inter-college hoc-key match between the Medical College Union and Raffles Collets Union will be played on the Is.R.C. padang today, starting at 5.15 p.m. Last year Medicals won threJone and appear to have a good chance of repeating that per* formance 1 The M.C.U.
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