The Straits Times, 24 November 1948

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1948. Jf PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    NO VOTE IN FRENCH INDIA YET
    259 1 110 reply has yet been re- ceived by the Government of India from France regard- ln| arrangements for the re- i :dum to be carried out in French possessions in India, said a statement issued last niuht by the Indian Govern-. 1 ment Information
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    KING'S ILLNESS: NO IMMEDIATE DANGER
    570 1 Australasia Tour Off: Five Doctors Order "Complete Rest" LONDON, Tuesday. THE King, suffering from an "obstruction to circulation" in his right A leg, will undergo an indefinite forced rest but there is no immediate danger to his life, Buckingham Palace sources said today. Although British
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    TOJO JUDGES DISAGREE
    65 1 TOKIO, Tues.— Two mem- bers of the 11-natlon Far Eastern Committee yesterday dls- sented from the Tokio war I crimes trial verdicts. The Dutch Judge held that the sentences were too severe and the Indian Judge felt that the defendants should be freed. The sentences are now
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    End Of Rice Control Urged
    49 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. The United Nation* Food and Agriculture Organization was urged today to lift international controls on rice. Austria, Slam, and India, opposing the proposal, said that rice was still scarce and that International controls should continue for at least another six months.— U.P.
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    French And Dutch Should Join Anti-Red Talks'
    306 1 LONDON, Tuesday. THE Times in a leader today called for a conference of British, French and Dutch representatives to share the lessons of Communist outbreaks in South East Asia and to consider constructive action to deal with the problem. Saying that the "shock
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    SHOCK FOR AUSTRALIA CHIFLEY
    230 1 CANBERRA, Tues. AUSTRALIANS heard the news of the King's illness when the Premier (Mr. Chifley) read the Buckingham Palace announcement in a nationwide broadcast and said: "This news comes as a great shock to all of us. "I know Australia will endorse the message I have
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    Woman Had 20 Bandit Hats
    171 1 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Tuesday. TWENTY khaki three star caps were found in the possession of one of three Chinese women arrested by police in the Tampin district yesterday after- noon. The caps showed signs of being recently made. Four male Chinese were also
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    Killed Red By Bayonet
    167 1 A GURKHA sergeant leading a patrol In the Kulal area of Johore yesterday charged and killed instantly with hi* bayonet a bandit look-out who nred and missed the patrol from IS yards range with a full magazine burst of sten fire. Final result* of this patrol
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    PEACE PLAN
    43 1 PARIS. Tues.— Australia today joined Russia and the United States in backing a Palestine peace plan based on the original 1947 partition proposal, and differing from last week's British proposals which are in line with the late Count Bernadotte's report.— Reuter.
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    MR CRASH IN DENSE FOG
    155 1 LONDON, Tues. Ispection, ploughed up the NINE people were believed J^ns of a mansion and skid t, li ded a sto P at tne cd 8 e of killed when a Berlin air- c nmvt ot rees wner c lt lift plane crashed and burst
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    REDS MENACE MAIN RAIL WAY IN N. CHINA
    275 1 REDS MENACE MAIN RAIL WA Y IN N. CHINA TIENTSIN, Tuesday. CHINESE Communist vanguards, threatening the Peking-Tientsin railway, have reached Peitsaitsun village, about 25 miles west of Tientsin. But elsewhere in North China the Nationalists claimed successes. These were to the east of Peking. The claims were made immediately after
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    Mr. Marshall Reports On China Crisis
    147 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. 'rHE Secretary of State (Mr. Marshall) yesterday reported to President Truman on the situation ln China and other foreign affairs. The President's press secretary. Mr. Charles Ross, would not say after the meeting whether any decisions had been made on China or
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    NO HOME YET
    24 1 WASHINGTON Tues. A site commission voted yesterday to postpone deciding where the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation should set'le oermanently.—A.P.
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      Girl On Suicide Pyre In Cell
      177 2 ROME, Tuesday. ROME newspapers are demanding investigation into the "case of the human torch" a 22-year-old servant girl who is reported to have made a suicide pyre of her own clothing on the floor of a Rome police cell. I" The girl, Desdemona Palombl,
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      DUEL CHALLENGE TO LAWYER
      103 2 PARIS, Tues. MAITRE Rene Floriot, lawyer in the current Paris trial of the Cagoulards the "hooded men" of the pre-war French Fascist Organisation—was yesterday challenged by a witness. Gen. thauyin. to a sabre duel. Maitre Floriot. appearing for the family of a policeman killed in a
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      Congress Youth
      39 2 NEW DELHI, Tues. The Indian National Congress is organising a youth section of it* own. to enable It to complete some of Its nationbuikling activities through voluntary service of India's millions of young men and women. AP.
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      Against Strikes
      54 2 MELBOURNE. Tues.— ln the face of threats of direct action by militant trade unions the Victoria Cabinet has decided to prosecute certain union officials under the Essential Services Act, which is designed to curb strikes The Cabinet action follows a 24-hour strike by Victorian transport workers in protest
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      Cold Shoulder
      22 2 WASHINGTON, rues.— Norway has rejected an American proposal for internatlonalisation of part of the Antarctic, diplomatic offcisJl reported yesterday.— Reuter.
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      Champagne Toast
      22 2 FRANKFURT. Tues.—Leaders of the British community in Bizonia"s capita] drank champagne last night In honour of Britain's new-born Prince— A.P.
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      Cyclone Havoc
      74 2 BOMBAY. Tues— A cyclonic rainstorm swamped Bombay on Sunday, leaving In Its wake damage estimated at millions of rupees and a toll of seven dead and lQfl injured. —A.P 8,000 To Move HAMBURG, Tues— Eight thousand local Inhabitants will have to be totally evacuated when the Royal Navy
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      BRITISH EMBASSY MAN TO BE DISCIPLINED
      121 2 LONDON. Tues. a Foreign Office spokesman 1. William Dixon. British ''His action will be the J subject of disciplinary Embassy employee at action." Prague, who was accused by The spokesman declined to Prague authorities of nt- comment on two persons *mptlnß to smuggle two
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      Mine Dispute
      68 2 THE HAGUE, Tues.— An expert witness, Navy Commander E. R. D. Sworder, told the International Coup; here yesterday that' the mining of two British destroyers, Saumarez and Volage, In Corfu Channel in October 1946 was the only Instance in his experience where vessls had hit moored mines in
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      Against USSR
      42 2 NEW YORK. Tue;< —The American Federation of Labour yesterday adopted a foreign policy declaration calling for a military alliance against Russia. It also called for the breaking off of trade >'elations with Russia until the Berlin blockade was lifted- A.P.
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      Prelate On Tour
      35 2 HAMBURG, Tues. The Archbishop of Cat terbury. Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, yesterday began a three-day tour of the Ruhr and Rhineland. He will visit British forces, German church leaders and welfare organisations.— A.P
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      281 2 CONNAUGHT BRIDGE POWER STATION SECTION I— BUILDING AND MACHINERY FOUNDATIONS Tenders will be received at the Office of the Director of Electricity. Pederation of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, up to 12 noon on Saturday. 8th January. 1949. for the preparation and construction of Buildine and Machinery Foundations for the ConnauRht Bridee
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    U.S. CITIZENSHIP BILL
    509 3 End Of Racial Discrimination WASHINGTON, Tuesday. DROSPECT9 appear bright for removal by the next U.S. Congress of racial discrimination in laws on admitting aliens to United States citizenship. Under the present law, aliens of several Asian Pacific island races, principally Japanese, are barred from becoming United States
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    INDONESIA GETS ECA AID
    67 3 INDONESIA GETS ECA AID WANSHINGTON, Tuea. THE Economic Co-operation J. Administration yesterday announced a grant of U553,600,000 to Indonesia. It will be used to buy motor vehicles and parts, Industrial machinery, mining equipment, raw cotton and electrical apparatus from the United States. China was granted another US$l,OOO,OO to cover the
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    ATOM POISON PERMANENT
    80 3 WASHINGTON. Tues.— An area poisoned with radio activity from underwater atomic blast can practically never be made habitable again, according to Dr. David Bradley. Dr. Bradley was radiological monitor at the Bikini atomic bomb tests in 1946. He was one of the men who checked the target
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    FROM TIBET
    33 3 LONDON, Tues— A fourman Tibetan Government mission has arrived lv London for trade with the British Government. They brought messages of friendship to the King from the young Dalai Lama.— A.P.
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    U.N. Calls For Withdrawals
    206 3 PARIS, Tuesday. rpHE difficulties of arranging a plebiscite in Jammu A and Kashmir were stressed in the first part of the United Nations Kashmir Commissions's report, published in Paris yesterday. The Commission found that. without enforcement measures at its disposal it had temporarily exhausted the possibilities
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    1,400 Have Another Day's Wait
    131 3 1,400 Have Another Day's Wait SOUTHAMPTON, Wed. ONE thousand four hundred passengers for the United States settled down today to another 24 hours wait on board the liner Queen Elizabeth in dock here. The liner was to have sailed last Wednesday. The strike of United States East Coast dockers caused
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    U.S. Agents Smash Czech Spy Ring In Germany
    154 3 FRANKFURT, Tuesday. 4Mi.niiA.\ counter -intelligence corps agents have smashed a Czechoslovak spy ring in the AngloAmerican Zones of Germany with sudden raids which netted more then 20 operatives. They will be charged with acts prejudicial to the United States occupation. The men
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    CONTROLS GO
    34 3 LONDON, Tues.— The British Government will repeal controls over manufacture and supply of furniture next week and will cut purchase tax on furniture from twothirds of the retail price to one-third.— U.P.
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    FRENCH CHALLENGE ON RUHR
    181 3 PARIS, TUM. rRANCE yesterday formally challenged the AngloAmerican decision to turn the Ruhr industries back to Oerman ownership. The French News Agency said this challenge was contained in a memorandum from the Foreign Minister (M. Robert Schuman) to the British Minister of State (Mr. Hector McNeil)
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    REMOTE-CONTROL FOR NAVY SHIPS
    78 3 WASHINGTON. Tues.— The United States Navy yesterday announced that It had developed remote-control ships equipped with television cameras and depth charges which, loaded with explosives, could be sent unmanned to blast beach defences before landing operations. The ships, ranging in siz3 from huge cargo vessels to
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    French Dock Dispute
    37 3 PARIS, Tues. Eight hundred Dunkirk dockers, who last night voted to resume work, today decided to remain on strike In protest against the arrest of their union secretary. Boulogne dockers resumed work today. Reuter.
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    STANLEY VISITED BELCHER REGULARLY SAYS WITNESS
    666 4 STANLEY VISITED BELCHER REGULARLY SAYS WITNESS LONDON, Tuesday. I AMES Richard Cross, 27-year-old civil servant and secretary to Mr. John Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, today told the tribunal probing alleged corruption in Government circles that hardly a day passed when Sidney Stanley, a key figure in
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    CAUGHT IN CABIN
    86 4 A 20-year-old Indian. Rajoo, of Tanjong Pagar Labourers' Quarters, who pleaded guilty to theft of a fountain pen and 26 sticks ot cigarettes from a cabin In the vessel Benchruachen r »n Monday, was yesterday sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment by the First District Judge (Mr.
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    BACK PAY MILLIONS
    58 4 Ex-giaaa payments of arrears of salary and wages to non-interned Government servants total $1,440,000 in addition to the $3,810,000 already provided in the 1948 v Federation estimates. Outstanding claims of advances of salary to \942 Government employees total another $35,000. This is an addition to the supplementary
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    Identity Card Warning
    59 4 The Chief of the Singapore C.I.D. (Mr. E. V. Fowler) warns people not to surrender their identity cards to strangers, who might be Communist agents. They should hand their cards only to po!lce officers, after these have established their identity. Those who ha£ lost their cards in
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    American
    20 4 Holiday The American Consulate General. Singapore, will be closed tomorrow for the observance of Thanksgiving Day, an American holiday.
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    Allegations "Absurd", Says Army
    250 4 Allegations "Absurd", Says Army AN Army spokesman, after n seeinK extracts from a memorandum submitted by the Army Civil Service Union to the Governor annealing for better conditions ..aid yesterday that the allegations made were "absurd" and "factually untrue." The Union had complained of non-recoKnition of ths Union, non-implementation of
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    WOMEN WILL FORM UNION
    114 4 Female workers in the Army Civil Service, Singapore, will meet on Dec. 1 at 230 p.m. at 331. North Bridge Road to inaugurate a Women's Section of the Army Civil Service Union. A meeting called on Nov. 20 for the purpose could not be held owing
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    Danish Prince To Visit Singapore Next Month
    101 4 PINCE Axel of Denmark, as managing director of the East Asiatic Company, will visit Singapore next month. He will arrive In Singapore on Dec. 8 and will leave the next day for Australia. On his return he will stay in Malaya from Dec.
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    BAN ON EXPLOSIVES
    252 5 Curfew On Guns And Fireworks EMERGENCY Regulations banning the discharge of firearms or explosives, including fireworks, between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m, were gazetted in Singapore yesterday. The term "firearm" includes any air gun, air pistol, automatic gun, automatic pistol, any other kind of pistol ard any
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    Indians Were Communists
    211 5 A SINGAPORE Go /eminent statement issued last night denied allegations in a report published by a Singapore Indian vernacular newspaper yesterday of the arrival in Madras and their subsequent arrest by the Indian authorities of 30 South Indian workers from Malaya. Commenting on the report's description of
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    More Nurses Holiday In Singapore
    335 5 From Our Woman Correspondent THE unrest in the Federation has stepped up the popularity of the Singapore Government Nurses' holiday bungalow in Labrador Road. Nurses now go there not only for week-ends or their days off, but also to spend their annual leave, some of
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    Marella On Her Last Trip East
    241 5 Marella On Her Last Trip East AFTER more than 20 years on the Austra-lia-Singapore run the Marella arrived in Singapore yesterday morning on her last trip to the Far East. The ship will be transferred to the agents of her new owners, Messrs. P. B. Pandelis, and after making a
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    Comic Strips Cost $2,840 In Fines
    348 5 piNES totalling $2,840 were imposed on three! Singapore book-sellers by the First District Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks) yesterday, when they pleaded guilty to misusing hard currency during the past two years by importing American comic strips. The book-sellers were: Mr. Sheik Daud oroDrie-
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    Give Non-Malays A Chance, Says Chinese Leader
    352 5 AN earnest appeal by Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, a Malayan-born British subject and a leader of the Chinese community, to avoid communilism in Malaya and to think in terms of Malayans only was made in an interview with the Straits Times in which
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    Rural House Plan Urged
    100 5 THE Pasir Panjang Rural District Committee is asking the Singapore Government to develop the rural areas by large-scale housing for the benefit of artisans and daily-paid workers. The chairman of the Pasir Panjang Committee (Mr H. J. C. Kulasingha) said yesterday that the Government should build
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    FRENCH WARSHIP DUE TOMORROW
    62 5 The 18,000-ton French air-craft-carrier Arromanches will fire the traditional 21gun salute when she arrives in Singapore tomorrow at J a.m. The Arromanches was the former British warship. Colossus. She will remain in Sinnipore for two days and then proceed to Saigon. The Arromanches will be accompanied
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    46 6 All friends and relatives who suit messages of condolence. wreaths. and attended the funeral of Mr I A. Rodgers. are thanked. Mr. Mrs. Lawrence Lee. lank relative <fc friends for their valuabV nrexent«. messages of con-Hrn'-laUons. St kind attendances, on thp occasion of their marriage.
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    RAJAGOPAL VS THE REST
    1046 6 It was a cruel stroke of irony that the first proposal for a Social Security Plan in the history of Malaya should have been preceded by a decision to make further cuts in the Social Welfare Department of the Federation. This happened in the Federal Legislative
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    Fifty Years Ago
    67 6 From the Straits Times of Nov. 24, 1898 The American Government has offered Spain twenty millions of dollars, as compensation for ceding the Philippines to the United States. It proposes, besides, the mutual renunciation ol .he Spanish and American indemnity claims in Cuba. The American Govfrnn has
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    Economic Spotlight On The News
    1272 6  -  RICHARD DENMAN By of The Economist TRADING WITH JAPAN LONDON, Nov. 17. A FEW days ago Great Britain and a group of sterling countries in the Commonwealth negotiated a trade agreement with Japan. This was an important event. First, it reflected a genuine desire on
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      Mr. Tweedie On Vandalism In The Library
      182 6 I WOULD like to assure "Horrified" whose letter you published on Nov. 20, that I regret the necessity for rubber stamping the plates in the Library books, but that the necessity nevertheless exists. Previous to the occupation, plates were stamped in the margin
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      A BOOK ON BALI
      246 6 ESTHER Horrified I whose letter "A RUBBER STAMP IN THE LIBRARY" appeared in your Saturday Forum, is a comparative stranger to Singapore, or a simple, trusting person (or both). Some months ago I enquired of the Librarian whether she had a copy of Covarrubias' book on
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      CITY FATHERS FOR 7 MONTHS
      161 6 1 WONDER how many would-be candidates for the Municipal Elections realise that should the strain and expense of their campaign result in placing them third in the poll, their term of office will be from the Ordinary Meeting of the full body of Commissioners at
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      SMALL MAN'S LARGE CLAIMS
      132 6 IN the Singapore Government Gazette of Oct. 22 (Page 1444) reference is made to War Risks Insurance claims. It would appear .hat 118 claims of an average value of about $27,000 each have been admitted— though one naturally understands that some claims admitted would be less
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      THE CHINESE ASK FOR FAIRNESS
      391 6 THE accusations and suggestions made by "Selangor Planter" under the heading "A COUNTRYMAN'S ANGER" on Nov. 16 are unjustified and uncalled for. In times like these one cannot afford mud-slinging among the different races of Malaya. I realise and can appreciate the conditions under which
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION DROPS 13,835 TONS
    638 7 Terrorism Not The Reason From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. AFFICIAL rubber statistics issued today reported that Federation production last month was 50,367 tons the lowest for the year and the first big drop registered since the Emergency was declared. The total was 13,835
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    Boys Heard Tiger Kill Parents
    171 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHOKE BAHRU, Tuesday. A TIGER recently killed a Malay husband and wife at their kampong home at Kota Tingjji while their three terrified boys huddled together indoors listened to their screams. The woman bravely tried to save her husband by attacking
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    Post Early Appeal
    98 7 Post Early Appeal THE Controller ol Posts, Singapore, announces thut. as from Monday Nov. 29. 1948 the latest time of posting at the Genercl Post Offlce, Singapore for post Ofnce, S.ngapore. for post Malaya will be 5.30 p.m. for i registered correspondence and sn o?nri>nr0?nri>nrp fOr °rd' narV °°rre' fcpemdence.
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    COURTS BILL
    47 7 Prom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Select Committee appointed at the last LegislaSSne^Sd" SSSf'cS? 6?he Courts Bill will meet on Saturday. The Bill includes a clause giving Public Prosecutor power to appeal atrainst acquittals, a point on which .strong protests have been made.
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    Temporary Zoo For Penang
    58 7 F"-O«r SUff Correspondent PENANG. Tues— Penang's historic Fort Cornwallis has been turned in'o temDorary zoo. A Zurich too official (Mr. E. Schmidhauser) tnd hU, collection of wild animals from Siam are caged in huee wooden boxes there. The animals and reptiles. bojwht from Siamese vlllace* days
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    FREE CINEMA FOR SCHOOLS
    103 7 The Singapore Teachers' Union has arranged a free dramatic show for senior school cnlldren at the Victoria Theatre on Dec. 11 at 2.30 p.m. The play selecied is Oscar Wildt"s "The Importance of Being Earnest," a Stae;e Club production. Students attending the show will have the
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    Reduction In Capital
    124 7 ■rue ticiing i/mei justice (Mr. Justice GordonSmith) made an order In the Singapore Supreme Court on Monday reducing the Issued capital of the Singapore Chinese daily newspaper Chung Shing Jit Pao. By the order, the Issued capital was reduced from $195,500 divided into 1,955 shares of $100
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    RAF Chief Arrives In Singapore
    245 7 #\NK of the KAKs leading war chiefs, Marshal of v the Royal Air Force Lord Douglas, of Kirtleside arrived in Singa yore yesterday en-route for Australia on a goodwill mission. Lord Douglas, who arrived Government to visit the Royal by Qantas Hying boat, has AustralianAlr
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    KEDAH CURFEW EXTENDED
    48 7 rrom uur auin correspondent SUNGEI PATANI. Tues.rhree new curfew areas hay« >een proclaimed in Kedah rhey comprise two aqaattei ireas in main Gurun-Jenlanf road and the fifth mile Jalar Fenlang (Gurun) as well aj he entire area in Padang L«mbu up to Lima Bradel Estate.
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    2,000 ATTEND EXHIBITION
    112 7 MORE than 2,000 people attended St. Joseph's Institution's first post-war art and handwork exhibition he-Id during the weekend. The exhibition, which was o veiled on Saturday by Mrs. A. W. FriFby, wife of the Director of Education, Singa- pore, proved to be a great success. On view
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    BANDITS POSED AS POLICE
    196 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Tuesday. THINKING that three men were police officers, a 1 Chinese school headmaster of Bukit Siput, near Segamat, allowed himself to be led away from his house and killed. That was the story told by the widow in the Segamat Coroner's
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    Chinese Gift
    39 7 THE Straits Times has pleasure in acknowledging a cheque for $600 from an anoymous Chinese donor, to be divided among the Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association, the Little Sisters of the Poor and the United Nations Appeal for Children.
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    Sir Hugh On Way Home
    70 7 THE C-in-C. Far East Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd, left for London yesterday morning on a short visit to I discuss with the Air Ministry on various outstanding ques- I tlons concerning the Far East Air Command, it was officially announced. Accompanied by staff officers,
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    YOUTH FOR ASSIZES
    141 7 A fifteen-year-old Chinese: boy, Koh Lim Kang appeared before the Singapore Seventh 1 Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. J. C. Wait), yesterday on a charge of having stolen six cases of Chevrolet clutch1 plate assemblies on Oct. 27 of this year. It was alleged that on the
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    REGISTRATION EXTENSION
    79 7 From Uur Own Correspondent BUNGEI PATANI. Tues.The first phase Of National Registration in Kedah, which started last month, now ias been extended to December A; official statement says that this is definitely the last date for registration of Chinese, Europeans, Indians and other races covered by r.his phase.
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    NO DEMOLITION BY POLICE
    71 7 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Singapore (Mr. J. C. Barry) states that the police did not. demolish sheds at Erna Market in China Street on Monday as stated in the Straits Times. The demolition was carried out by Municipal labourers, while police stood by to see
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    Labour's Constitution Proposed
    157 7 Labour's Constitution Proposed THE Labour Party of Singa- pore will hold a general meeting in the Peoples Edu- j cation Association Hail next Sunday morning to adopt a constitution. The draft constitution provides that one of the objects of the Party shall be to obta n for: workers the full
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    DELEGATF TO CONFERENCE
    99 7 The problem of continuing mission work in Communist j controlled areas, especially in China, will probably be discussed at the forthcom- Ing conference of the Lutheran World Federation (China Committee) on Orphan Missions. The Rev. F. A. Schiotz, an American clergyman, now in Singapore told this to
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    3 MORE BANDITS KILLED
    388 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. TROOPS, Police and Special Constables killed three more terrorists, captured others and burned camps, it was reported today. In the Batu Pahat area r»f Johore, troops arrested fiv^ Chinese suspects Two soldiers, escorting one of the prisoners to the
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    TERRORISM HAS COST ONE PERAK CO. $750,000
    634 8 TERRORISM HAS COST ONE PERAK CO. $750,000 Estimated output for the cuirent year Is placed at as high as 3,000,000 lbs., but the realisation of that estimate must be dependent, to some extent, on the reestablishment of peaceful conditions, without which industry cannot function effectively Until the new plantings come
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    Deportee Arrives With Family
    99 8 A MALAY deportee from Australia, Mr. Mohamed Hamid bin Salakin arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Burns Philp ship Marella with his Australian wife and two-year-old daughter. Mr. Hamid is a Singa-pore-born Malay who was attached to the Netherlands East Indies Inf°r™ation Service during the war.
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    Police Force Reorganised
    170 8 FIVEFOLD increase in the size of the Federation police force has taken place in four and a half months of the em^reenrv Output g of y recruits from training centres is inqreasing., Kuala Lumpur headnnartprs ha<s hepn ronromlq ed a radione^orkha? been ertabX!. a'nrthe^rc?^ being made mobile.
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    RAF FUNERAL IN JUNGLE
    79 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The remains of all five occupants of the RAF Dak «.hi«h »rachJ i« th« i ,7% wruch crashed in the jungle east of Serendah on Novem12 were found yesterday ln tlie wreckage by a search Party of tne Second
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    Malay News UMNO To Welcome Dato Onn
    180 8 Malay News UMNO To Welcome Dato Onn From Our Malay Correspondent [\ATO Onn bin Ja'afar, who left England by air on Nov. 18. arrives in Singapore today. After arrival, he will immediately report to the Sultan of Johore. The Johore UMNO will hold I a party tomorrow to welcome the
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    Company's Claims
    206 8 Ihij will Involve the company recurring expenditure tor seven years during which it will be deprived of revenue which but for 1 this loss, would otherwise r>nve been accruing. In respect cf all these matters i Kaniuning has claims against the i Oovemnents under both the insurance and
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    Singapore Diary
    162 8 TODAY Ro ary. the Rt. Rev the bishop of Singapore on "The Conference of Bishops.' Adelphi. 1 p.m. Wesley Ouild. Brig. F. W. Harvey on "The Salvation Army's Social Work In Malaya" 4, Fort Canning Road, 8 p.m. V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, chess club. 5 p.m. commercial classes, 5.30
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    Singapore Stops Orchid Trade With Britain
    114 8 DECAUSE of a new ruling enforced by the Fafcistan Government, Singapore florists are not sending any more orchids or rare plants by air to the United Kingdom. The Pakistan Government has ordered that all such plants carried as air freight and passing through Karachi
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    Govt. Approval Sought By New Union Group
    284 9 Govt. Approval Sought By New Union Group AN application for Gdv- ernment recognition has been made by the newly formed PanMalayan Federation of Postal and Telcommunlcations Staffs Union. The Union came into being after a conference of delegates of various postal uniformed staff unions In the Federation and Singapore at
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    Malacca Letter 3 Queen's Scholars
    265 9 Malacca Letter 3 Queen's Scholars From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Tues. THREE former Queen s Scholars are living in Malacca. rvp the three the olden is 76-year-old Or. A. H Ktieri, MBCIiB. (Boinivirgh). At one time the Ctr.ef M«Jlca] Officer, Malacca, he was warded the scholarship In 181*2 Another 'lold.-r
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    Johore Weekly Letter
    221 9 Johore Weekly Letter JOHORE BAHRU. lues. IN RECOGNITION of services to the State by ketuas and naib kathis the Government is preparing a revised salary scheme for them. An improved salary scheme for penghulus is also under consideration by a Government committee. a recent parade of the Johore Rover Scout
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    "3 BIG MISTAKES IN MALAYA"
    587 9 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. DELOW are several views on Malaya, given by Peers in a recent debate in the House of Lords: LORD MILVERTON. who I lived many years in Malaya, said Britain had made three big mistakes there this century. The first
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      614 9 In today's deal North proved new suit.' he said. '"That would that superficial knowledge Is have shown strength. You'll adwo^ r th "f 1 none vaH my hand wu nothng to North, dealer. «hout about!" North-South vulnerable. North s lland he put u WM nothing to shout about, but the
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    London Stocks
    325 10 LONDON, Tuee. APART from weakness In Venezuelan Oil Concession stocks, the London Stock Exchange was quietly firm yesterday, says Router's financial correspondent. Rubbers showed small gains. Tins declined. The weakness Id Venezuelan Oils was caused by reports of unrest in that country. Other Oils were slightly easier. Price
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    The Produce Market
    148 10 From A Market Correspondent JJO Important changes were re1* corded in the Singapore produce markets yesterday. The market was quiet with a small volume of business In Slak sago flour at $1094. Yesterday's quotations includedRice 1'ncUssifled: No 1 $64; 2 $54: 3 $48: 4 $44: 5 $28:
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET STILL LISTLESS
    812 10 MALA YAN SHARE MARKET STILL LISTLESS From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A LISTLESS attitude continued in the Malayan share market today. Prices tended to sag. r Price* quoted by the Mala* I yan Sharebrokers' Association today were: INDUSTsUALS Bmrer Seller Atias Ice 14.00 15.00 Alex Bricks Pref. 2.88 2.92H
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    Singapore Rubber
    195 10 AN publication of Malayar v production and atocl figures, the Singapore rubber market was steady yesterday. Moderate business passed. Closing prices yesterday were No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 37 cenu sellers 37% cents; spot loose buy ers 37% cents, sellers 37 cent per lb. The Singapore Chamber o
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    SHIPPING IN PORT
    81 10 CHIPS in port aiotijssiae the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowna in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Tegelberg (31-32) Esang (38-39), Sarpedon (42-43« West Wharf: Bolssevain (1-2) Mantln (3), Wosang (3-4) Bennivls (8-9), Marella (13-14), Glengyle (15-16). Empire Dock: Gorgon (17-18) Gamarla (19-20), Meredith Vlctorj (23-24), Johannes Maeras:
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    N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
    100 10 NEW YORK, Tues. J^ STEADY, unhurried decline took the New York stock market down by from fractions to around two points yesterday. There was no particular selling pressure. Another flood of extra dividends and other good corporate ne?"s was virtually ignored. Dow Jones Averages Nov. 19 Nov.
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    FOOTBALL CARRIES ON
    583 11 SCFA v. Malays On Saturday By The Sports Editor OINGAPORE'S official soccer season has ended but the game carries on. Quite obviously, then, neither the players nor the fans can have enough of their favourite sport and, even though the season officially ended a month ago, several
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    S.C.C. Hockey Teams
    58 11 The following S .C.C. players' have been selected to play against H.M.S. London on the padang today at 5.15 p.m. Pether; Dennis. Kuyper; Macßae, Rule. Reynecker; Foster. Smith. Machin, Vane-Percy. Cousins. Against the V.M.C.A. at the Farrer Park on Friday at 5.15 p.m Van Houten; Reeves. Lloyds;
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    P.R.U. Elects Pestana As Captain
    100 11 P.R.U. Elects Pestana As Captain From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tues. MAURICE Pestana, who led the triumphant Penang and North rugger sides last year, will captain Penang's State team again this season. He was elected Dy Penang Rugby I niim last night. To improve the standard of the game, the
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    L. Scott Of Arsenal In Hospital
    261 11 L. Scott Of Arsenal In Hospital LONDON. TU6S. FATE in the manner of 111- 1 ness and injury has been unkind this season to Lawrie Bcott, the Arsenal and England right-back During the summer, while he was in Norway, Scott underwent an operation for appendicitis and missed the first month's
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    S. C.C. WOMEN'S XI
    111 11 S. C .C. WOMEN'S XI THE following will HpUICIII for the 8C.C. women'.-, hockey team against the ATS. at O.H.Q Tanglin tomorrow at 5 15 p.m.: D. Yetton; Mary Holiday. E. Shedden; E McMullan. C. Wright E. Pearcy; D. Still. W. Falrlmrst. P. Sewell, Margaret Holiday. S. Still. Reserve: M.
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    Customs v Kota Raja At Rugby
    93 11 The Kota Raja Sports Club will meet the Customs Sports Club ip a Rugby match at Farrer Park on Friday at 5 p.m. The following are the teams: Kota Raja S.C.:— A. Rahman: All Ahmad. Nlaz Shah. Zamzam. Taha; Sharif! Madon. Ja'afar Rldwan. Hashlm.
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    Covered Stands For Stadium Asked
    167 11 LETTERS TO SPORTS EDITOR WHILE Singapore sports fans nave got 10 ao without a modern stadium, the need of which has never been more felt than at the present, and while it may be a considerable time before a stadium to suit Singapore's needs is
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    A Call For More Funds
    144 11 IT will be a pity —and probably more than that if Law Teik Hock is not invited to supplement the Thomas Cup Team to eight players as a last minute choice. By his remarkable display at Sunday's exhibition, he revealed that he Is the eq':al
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    ONE MONTH IS NOT ENOUGH
    198 11 REGARDING the proposed Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Championship to be held by the Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Federation on Dec. 18 and Dec. 19, I wish to express my personal opinion In regard to this matter. To the best of my recollection, no prior notice
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    TAMIL SCHOOLS SPORTS MEET
    102 11 From Our StafT Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. FR the first time an interTamil schools sports meeting has been arranged at various centres in Johore. Pupils from the Government aided as well as estate schools will participate. Estate managers have to a considerable extent offered their assistance
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    56 12 MAURICE Sandeyron of France successfully defended his European flyweight title by outpointing Dickie Sullivan, Finsbury Park, London, in a title bout at Harringay Arena this month. So close was the fight that at the end each ran over to the referee, thinking he had won. Photo shows O'SulHvan (left) embracing
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    Penang Will Field Strong Hockey Team
    140 12 From Our Own Correspondent PENANO, Tues. 'THIRTEEN Penang players make trip to Ipoh to play in Saturday's Inter-State hockey match against Perak. A strong side has been ?ot together and Penang supporters are confident of victory. Chief hope is centred on Jagmohan Vohra, the
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    EnglandTeamTo Meet Scotland
    58 12 LONDON Tues ENGLAND will be represented by the following team against Scotland In the first round of the Thomas Cup (European Zone) at Leicester on Dec. 3 and 4: H. Marsland (Yorkshire), R. Nichols (Middlesex), N. Radford (Surrey), W. Shute (Kent), K. Wilson (Lancashire) and H. Wingfield
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    Blues Rugby Starts On Saturday
    267 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE All Blues competition will begin this week-end with Perak meeting: Penang in Penang. As there, is still uncertainty regarding Kcdah's intention to enter the competition, it is prohable that this game will decide »h€ Northern Section finalists.
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    C.Y.M.A. BILLIARDS
    76 12 Catholic Young Men's Association (Church of St. Joseph) will hold a billiards tournament early in December, the events will be: singles handicap (English game) and singles handicap (American game). Entry fee is one dollar for each event. Members wishing to t a k part in the tournament should
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    ALL OUT FOR 96
    33 12 PESHAWAR. Tues: The orthwest Frontier Province made a bad start to their two days' match against the West Indies here today. and were all out before lunch for 96.—Reuter.
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    Sports Diary
    67 12 HOCKEY: S.C.C. v. H.MS London S.C.C; SRC. v. Spore Colts—SßC.; I.A. v. Khalsa Assn.—St. George's Kd RUGBY: Army v. Navy— Jalan Besar stadium, Nee Soon "B" v. S.C.R.C.—Nee Soon; 223 8.0.D. v. G.H.Q. Slff. Reft. —Alexandra; Police v. Shell S.C.—Thomson Rd; Nee Soon 2nd XV v. G.H.Q. FARELF—
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    RECS BEAT CRICKET CLUB 5-0 AT HOCKEY
    466 12 RECS BEAT CRICKET CLUB 5-0 AT HOCKEY Clarke Brothers In Top Form T»HE Clarke brothers, Andrew and Gerry, the Singa1 pore Recreation Club's centre-forward and centre-half respectively, stole the show in yesterday's first-team hockey encounter against the Singapore Cricket Club on the Padang. The Recs won by five goals to
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    Army Boxer Outpoints Sgt. Bulat
    122 12 l '|iHE British Army boxer, A S/Sgt. Instructor F. J. Webb made an Impressive debut when he outpointed the Singapore welterweight champion, Sgt. Bulat, in last night's boxing sponsored by the S.A.B.A. in aid of the United Nations Appeal for Children at the Great World.
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    85 12 Sgt. Wealdey, lacked the finer points both obviously being out of training but It was a hammer-and-tongs affair, and ended with the Singapore champion a winner on points. Sgt. Weakley was a finalist In the British Army lightweight championship In 1947. The results were: Bantamweight
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    Raffles College XV v M.C.U.
    62 12 Raffles College XV v M.C.U. THE following will represent Raffles College Union In their annual rugger match against the Medical College Union on the S.C.C. padane tomorrow at 5.15 P.m.: j Francis Lorsingh; Dorairaj, j Hussein, Ben* Poh. Kailasapathy; Sharif! Hassan. Fong Sze Fook: Tong Saw Bak. Lim Cheng Poh,
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    Army Rugby TcamVersus Navy Today
    94 12 THE following have been 1 selected to represent the Army against the Royal Navy in a Singapore Rugby Union pentangular tournament tame at Jalan Besar today, kick-off at 5 p.m. Major Salmon (GHQ); Cftsman King (GHQ); L/Bdr Madison. (R.A.); Lt. Ash (E.T.C.), QMSI Smith (REME);
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    Body Building Club Elects Officials
    112 12 THE York Body Building 1 Club of Singapore held its first annual general meeting lust night to elect officials and three delegates to the Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Federation for the coming year. Mr. B. L. Dunsford was reelected president of the club and Messrs.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    24 12 Today: High Water, 4.44 a.m. (7ft. 4in). 3.30 p.m. (Bft. 31n). Tomorrow: High Water, 6.00 a.m. (7ft. sin), 5.07 p.m. (7ft. 9in)
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    TABLE TENNIS
    59 12 The Chinese V.M.C.A. table tennis team will play a friendly match against the Shell Sports Club on Tomorrow at the Chinese V.M.C.A. at 7 p.m. The following players will represent the Chinese V.M.C.A.: Toh Choon Foong, Lam Puck Choon, Lav Buong Blng, Lee Soo Suan and Loe Meng-
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    Savold Confident Of Victory
    290 12 LONDON, Tues. 1 feel grand." he said, "I did not expect LEE Savold, American Billy Daly, Savold's man- this I thought I was in New heavyweight boxer who ager, is confident that the York again/ The American fights Bruce Woodcock, Brl- American "can take care of
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    Has Played 227 Games In A Row
    241 12 THE hurly-burly and fierce competition of football league soccer in Britain is so intense that few players manage to go through a whole season without missing a match, yet there is one player who has played 227 consecutive matches for his club. He
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    Not A Goal This Time
    31 12 1 MATHOT, the Singapore Cricket Club's goalkeeper, turns the ball round the post before Andrew Clarke, the Singapore Recreation Club's centre-forward, reaches it.— Straits Times picture.
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    Seletar Airmen Escape Lightly
    257 12 ft A.F. Changi defeated R.A.F. Seletar by three points (a penalty goal) to nil in their Rugby "Derby" at Changi yesterday. Luckily for Seletar, as the match started it began to pour with rain, a factor which saved them from a much heavier defeat. Except during
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    Breaks Ipoh Golf Record
    135 12 IPOH, Tuesday ALTHOUGH making a post- war course record on the Ipoh Sports Club Tiger Lane golf course, T. McKinstery was unable to win either the medal or one of the ball sweeps in the November Medal (stroke) competition. In a magnificent round, he returned a
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    JohoreHas Its Hockey Troubles
    455 12 From Our Own Corresp.iod im& JOHORE BAHRU, Tues lOHORE hockey this J season has been beset with rnaqy troubles, and the State has not been doing as well as might have been expected. This has come as a surprise because the waaon started well enough with
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