The Straits Times, 30 November 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IX4S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    VITAL BATTLE FOR HSUCHOW
    434 1 Troops Told To Evacuate, Says Radio HSUCHOW, Monday. THE acting Government commander in the Hsuchow area (Gen. Tu Li Ming) said yesterday that a "decisive battle for Central China was about to begin." Today, the New York Times radio station reported that the Chinese Government forces
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    TOJO MAY DIE AT DAWN
    203 1 TOJO MAY DIE AT DAWN TOKIO, Tues. r rHERE were mounting indications that Hidt>ki TOJO and the six Japanese war leaders would be hanged at dawn today. Late yesterday afternoon. Gen. Mac Arthur j Public Information Oflicer, Col. M. P. Echols said m a special release that the men had
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    TWO MORE JAPS SENTENCED
    63 1 HONG KONG. Mon—Japanese Lt.-Gen. Kinoshita Eiloni former Officer Commanding the Shanghai Gendarmerie, was today sentenced 10 life imprisnoment and Sergeant Yoshida Kunzo to 25 years, for ill-treating prisoners at Brldgehouse Gaol. Shanghai, during the Japanese occupation. Both were found guilty of being concerned m the illtreatment
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    S. A. Prosperity —An Illusion
    83 1 S. A. Prosperity An Illusion CANBERRA. Mon. South Africa has an "Illusory" air ot prosperity with considerable inflation, the Federal Secretary of the Australian Associated Chambers of Com merce (Mr. Percy Wllkins) said today on his return from the Empire Chambers of Commerce Congress in Johannesburg. Mr. Wllkins said South
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    New Nanking Commander
    46 1 NANKING, Mon. PRESIDENT Chiang to- day appointed Lieut.General Chan? Yao-miny. former commander of the 42nd Army, as Garrison Commander of Nanking. He also appointed Hsuun Ti-wu, to be a deputy director of Chektang Pacification Headquarters, and Cho Y'a-chin?, Garrison Commander of Shanghai. —A.P.
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    No Threat To Hong Kong
    176 1 HONG KONG, Mon. A COMMUNIST victory m China would not present any immediate threat to Hong Kong, m the opinion of officials and independent observers m the Colony. As long as condition.-- m China remain unsettled Hong Kong will be of greater value to the
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    MANY HURT IN MILL EXPLOSION
    43 1 LONDON, Mon.— Fifty o 60 casualties are reported following an explosion m a mill m the centre of Hull this morning. No deta.Ls of »'-p explosion ai available. Fire engines and ambulances were rushed to the scene. -UP.
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    Fog Causes Q.E.'s Sixth Hold-up
    147 1 Fog Causes Q.E.'s Sixth Hold-up SOUTHAMPTON, Mon. FOG caused the sixth postponement today Of the Queen Elizabeth's j departure for New York, j The giant ship has idled j here since Nov. 17 because of the dockyard strike In the United States and now because of weather. Fog still covers
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    STILL HOPE FOR PREMIER
    106 1 ATHENS, Mon. —Hopes of saving the life of the 88-year-old Greek Premier iThemlstocles Sophoulisi were expressed m Athens last night. A heart spocidlis: was called from Paris and ;hls bulletin was issued.: "The Prime Minister's ill- ness, which has passed through sevaral critical phases, was today
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    UNEMPLOYMENT
    39 1 WASHINGTON, Mon.—Unemployment m the United States is at bottom level for peacetime, according to the Federal Security Agency, which has announced that the October unemployment figure stood at 1,642,000 or 2.7 per cent of the nations labour —Reuter.
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    JAPS WANT AN EARLY PEACE TOKIO, Mon.--The House
    64 1 JAPS WANT AN EARLY PEACE TOKIO, Mon.- -The House of Representatives yesterday called for an early peace conference for Japan. The resolution was sponsored by Tetsu Katayam, for- j mer Premier and chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Premier Yoshida also spoke m favour of the resolution, saying that Gen.
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    R.A. BAND ON RADIO TONIGHT
    36 1 The Band of Royal Artillery 'Plymouth) will broadcast from Singapore at 8.20 p.m. today over the Blue Network. The Light Orchestra Combination will broadcast tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
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    78 1 i JUSING EXHIBITION: Sir Patrick Abercromhie. the world famous town planner, shows great interest m a scale model of Singapore Island showing the density of population In various areas. Pointing to the plan is Mr. J. M. Frazer. manager of the Singapore Improvement Trust and next to him the Governor
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    JAPANESE SEAMEN ON STRIKE
    82 1 TOKIO. Men. OVER 40.000 mon ber* of h All Japan Seamen's Union today went on a4B hour s rlke over a wage dispute affecting 400 vessels of varied sisea nil over the nation. The union ordered th walkout when the ship operators allegedly failed to observe
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    COMPROMISE PLAN FOR BERLIN PROBLEM
    140 1 COMPROMISE PLAN FOR BERLIN PROBLEM PARIS, Monday. OOPE that the Security Council will persuade the 11 Soviet to lift the Berlin blockade was expressed by the leader of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations (Mr. John Foster Dulles) m a trans-Atlantic broadcast. i The President of the Secuiity Council
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    Western Defence Alliance With U.S. Proposed
    133 1 LONDON, Monday. A BRITISH Government source said today that the western European alliance countries had presented to the United States a draft of a proposed defence agreement with the United States and Canada. Discussion of terms was expected to begin In Washington late this
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    BIG BATTLE IN JAVA
    47 1 JOGJAKARTA, Mon. A Republican Defence Ministry's spokesman said today that heavy fighting was taked place north of Godonß, near Purwodadi, Central Java, between Communist troops and the Republican Army. Communist forces had reached points three miles from the demarcation line, he added.— U.P.
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    Untouchability Is An Offence
    57 1 NEW DELHI, Mon. UNTOUCHABILITY was abolished m India today by the Constituent Assembly. A Bill passed by the Assembly stated: "untou< liability is abolished and its practice m any form forbidden. L'ntouchability shall be a punishable offence m accordance with the law." The Bill was passed
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    DOCK STRIKE AVERTED
    89 1 PARIS, Mon— Threat or a nationwide French dock strike was averted today and j the coal miners officially end- ed their eight-weeks-old I stoppage. Nearly 100 per-cent attendance was reported m the Great Northern coalfield when miners flocked back to the pits at the orders of the
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    RICE NATIONS WANT TO SELL TO JAPS
    344 1 RICE NATIONS WANT TO SELL TO JAPS WASHINGTON, Monday. UONTONAGA Onto, of the Japanese Minbtrj of Agriculture, said yesterday that several Far Eastern countries which produced morn rice than they required were interested in marketing a part of the 1949 crop in Japan. Onto, who is attending the United Nations
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    The King: 'Less Cause For Anxiety'
    129 1 LONDON, Mod 4 BULLETIN by the flve doctors ait Ing King George stated today thai an "imnrovemeni In th al health of the Kin? apparent." Th'Ti' I mediate anxiety i the right toot." it said The bulletin the sec i .since tin- King's Him
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    INVITATION TO ITALY
    89 1 LONDON. Mon. Britain hns decided that Itulv .should bo asked to Join any future European Council, a Pore un Office spokesman .said today. He said Britain would propose Italy as a member f the Council of Europe which Britain wants to see set up after the conference
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    REFUGEE SHIP FOR SHANGHAI
    44 1 SYDNEY. Mon. Th' ton Italian motorshlp C Bianco— chartered by the international Refugee Organisation—ls expected to le;t<<> Sydney on Wednesday .'or Shanghai where she will cv icuate Americans who nre lea* ing because of the Communist advances In Ch Reuter.
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      Cyprus Turks In Favour Of British
      64 2 NICOSIA, tyj/us, Monday. MORE than 6.000 Turks, representing Cyprus's 80,000 Turks, voted at a mass meeting yesterday for the continuation of British rule over the island. The meeting denounced "he self-government aspirations voiced by Cyprus's Greek Communists and claimed that. In the event of
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      They Were
      53 2 NEW YORK, Mon.— John S. Ricci, of Elwood C.ty. Pennsylvania, always told his family: "When my boy cornea home, we'll be buried together." The body of his son, a U.S. Air Corps gunner killed in 1944, was returned from Germany recently. Ricci died seven hours later They were
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      Sailor's Life
      75 2 GENEVA, Mon. Sailors, shipowners ant* Government representatives from 27 countries meet at the International Labour Office headquarters in Geneva today in an effort to speed approval of conventions designed to ease the life of the sailor. The conventions were adopted by the Maritime Conference of the International Labour
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      German Reds' War On Boogie-Woogie
      57 2 German Reds' War On Boogie- Woogie BERLIN. Mon. THE Communists of Rus-sian-occupied Saxony have declared war on jitterbugging and American boogie-woogie. Communist controlled cultural unions are trying to persuade German vouth to boycott the modern dance forms, especially American, and to "restore interest in the highei forms of social dancinir
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      Eagle Feathers
      34 2 'lmS STYLISH \JLOCIIL m phantom blue melusine has flaunting eagle feathers and delicate chenille spotted i veiling. The model was on show m London m a millinery fashion display recently. —Reuter photo.
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      May See Franco
      44 2 MADRID, Mon. Seven United States Congressmen who arrived here unexpectedly on Saturday may see Gen. Franco before leaving fcr Paris at noon today They are understood to intend urging Congress to pro-! vide immediate economic and) military assistance for Spain —Reuter.
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      ''Cold Shoulder"
      38 2 KIEL. Mon.-^Kiel trade unionists and Socialists are to "cold shoulder" British men and women m protest against yesterday's Military Government decision to destroy a large part-'of the former torpedo experimental station 15 miles from here.—Reuter I
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      689 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for construction of 160" Concrete Carriageway. 12" Channels Concrete Drains and Culverts between Alexandra Road and Tlong Bahru I Road. Tender forms and particulars from Municipal Engineer's Office (Room No. 218). Deposit S5O/- (refundable) Eventual Security $600/-. Closing In the Municipal Secretariat (Room No.
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    ASIAN NATIONS MEET "No Return To Old Conditions"
    410 3 ASIAN NATIONS MEET "No Return To Old Conditions" LAPSTONE, New South Wales, Monday. THE fourth session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East opened here today with the hoisting of the blue and gold United Nations flag. Mr. William McKell, Australian Governor General, opening the
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    37 3 STAGE CLUB p.oduction ol Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" will open at the Victoria Hall, Singapore, on Dec. 9. George Douglas is seen as the butler with Tonic Witt: and Vernon Margrave. Straits Times picture.
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    16 DIE IN FIRE
    39 3 MEXICO CITY, Mon.-Slx-teen people were killed when a building collapsed after a devastating fire m the business section of Mexico City yesterday. It is feared that ten more people are burled undw the debris.— Reuter.
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    'No Reason Given For Detention'
    291 3 WITNESS TELLS TRIBUNAL: LONDON, Monday. ROBERT William Liversidge, the man who admitXi ted he had once left the country and thus avoided arrest on a fraud charge, faced more questions about his past when the tribunal probing alleged corruption m British public life sat today.
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    TRUCE 'BIG MISTAKE' FOR ARABS
    157 3 BAGDAD. Mon. I'HE Iraqi Premier (Muzahim Sachachi) told his Parliament yesterday he believed the Palestine truce was the biggest mistake the Arabs had ever made. "There is still time for the Arabs to unite and fight the Jews and I am sure we will be
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    U.S. Dockers Go Back
    130 3 NEW YORK, Mon. EMERGENCY squads of dockers returned to work today, ending the 18day east coast strike which has tied up 250 vessels—including the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary and delayed Marshall Aid cargoes worth $36,000,000. Mr. Joseph Ryan president of the International Longshoremen's Association, said
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    RIVAL CANAL TO PANAMA
    68 3 BOGOTA (Colombia) Mon. —A new move towards a sea level canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 200 miles south-east of the Panama Canal is under way An American military engineer will study a cut. alon^ the Atrato River which runs almost across the narrow
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    PAKISTAN COMPLAINS OF INDIAN KASHMIR DRIVES
    72 3 KARACHI, Mon. A MILITARY spokesman of the Pakistan Defence Ministry has complained that another double offensive has been started by the Indian Army In Kashmir. One was from Punch, western Kashmir, towards Bach and the other from Punch towards Kotll. Both stations are on
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    German Mining Factions: Show-Down Predicted
    172 3 FRANKFURT, Monday. AT yesterday's meeting of 517 representatives of the 53,000 German miners of Bizonia, the union chairman (Herr August Schmidt), who Is a moderate, predicted that the meeting would see a "show-down" between the moderate and Communist mining factions. He said that Communists were
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    Germans To Reds: 'Release P.o.W.s'
    100 3 BERLIN. Mon. fiERMAN anti-Communists \l yesterday demanded that the Russians keep their promise to repatriate all remaining prisoners of war j by the end of the year. German Communist spokesmen, however began a campaign apparently designed to prepare the West for the news that this
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    2 Brewery Lions Saved By King
    124 3 2 Brewery Lions Saved By King LONDON. Monday KING George read of plans to demolish an old brewery near Hungerford Bridge on the south bank of the Thames and told his secretary to ask the London Coumy Council: "What Is going to happen to the lion?" The King— like thousands
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    58 Sail To South Pole
    116 3 PARIS, Mon. THE first French Antarctic 1 expedition m 'nore than a century began today after months of planning and Dreparation. A group of 58 explorers and 45 husky dogs sailed from Brest aboard the ship Commandant Charcot for the icy waters of Adelle Land
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    SIR PATRICK SAYS: "TOO MANY SHOPS IN COLONY"
    449 4 CIR Patrick Abercrombfe, Britain's leading expert on town planning, said yesterday that Singapore appeared to have too many shops for its population. This, he told a Press conference, was the impression he had gained during his brief stay m the Colony. Sir
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    N. Borneo Seeks Plan For Building
    156 4 N. Borneo Seeks Plan For Building PERMANENT buildings in North Borneo could be encouraged as soon as plans were prepared, the Government Town Plannar in North Borneo (Mr. T. A. L. Concannon) said yesterday He is in Singapore recruiting a planning staff to start work on North Borneo's development schemes.
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    NEWS TO GO ON BOARDS
    93 4 Two notice boards are being supplied to the residents of Pasir Panjang by Government as a result, of efforts by the Pasir Panjang Rural District Committee. The chairman (Mr. H. J. C. Kulaslngha) said yesterday that it intended to use these boards as "information centres"
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    Seamen's Bureau
    39 4 Mr. M. A. Majid has told the Straits Times that the administration board which is to be formed m connection with the Singapore Seamen's Registration Bureau will advise the bureau and not "control" ft, as previously stated.
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    Mr. Tan Kim Seng
    44 4 Mr. Tan Kirn Seng of Chop Ban Hock Hin. 20-21 Jalan A.ii. Segamat. is not the Tan Kirn Seng produced m the Segamat Court m connection with misuse of union funds (as reported m the Straits Times of Nov. 27).
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    Exam Results
    41 4 In the list of successful candidates who passed the Johore P.W.D. Technical examination, and published In the Straits Times on Nov. 22 the name of Mr. P. K. Vasu Pillai was Incorrectly given as Mr. P. K. Kasu Pillai.
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    Cards: Last Day In Singapore
    160 4 TH)DAY is the last day for registering m Singapore. A After today the registration centres will deal only with the issue of identity cards. More tnan 661,000 have already received their identity cards. When the scheme ends today, about 720,000 people should have registered. On
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    Opening Of Town Planning Display
    337 4 r FHK need for small playgrounds in Singapore, spaced at regular and frequent intervals and sized according to the number of children in the neighbourhood was stressed by Sir Patrick Abercrombie last night. He was speaking at the Housing and Town Planning Exhibition, at the
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    Bullock Carts Banned From Busy Streets
    85 4 MUNICIPAL Commissioners on Friday passed a resolution prohibiting bullock carts from using the more crowded streets of Singapore. There are about 80 licensed bullock carts and the new move will relieve traffic congestion. The prohibited area pro- posed is: From the sea front, Crawford
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    "LET JAPS PAY FOR DAMAGE"
    360 4 "LET JAPS PAY FOR DAMAGE" Malay News From Our Malay Correspondent UTUSAN Melayu, in a leading article, says that Japan was responsible for waging war in Malaya and should be made to pay several times the £10,000,000 war damage claims set against her. Referring to Lord Milverton's recent complaint in
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    Second U.S. Scientific Team For Typhus Study
    451 5 Second U.S. Scientific Team For Typhus Study From Our Staff Correspondent K. LUMPUR, Monday. ANEW American scientific team has arri/ed m Kuala Lumpur to continue research into the preventive properties of chloromycetin m relation to scrub typhus and its use m the treatment of typhoid. This is the second time
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    81 5 CEREMONIAL AND OPERATIONAL: This composite picture shows how the Brigade of Guards lives up to its reputation on the drill parade and In the field. Welsh Guardsmen on the left, wearing traditional bearskins and scarlet tunics, were photographed on parade m London. The Scots Guardsmen on the right, who six
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    Admitted To Bar
    31 5 Mr. Harry Lee Wee, MA., LI.B. (Cantab), was admitted to the Bar In Singapore by Mr. Justice Jobbling, on Friday. Mr. Claude da Sllva supported Mr. Wee's application.
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    "Malaya Suffering From Lack Of Pilots"
    147 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Monday. lALAYA is suffering from a dearth of pilots said i?1 the president of the Penang Flying Club (Mr A. J. Drake) at the annual general meeting of the^Cluft yesterday. Commenting on the increased cost of flying, he criticised
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    P.W.D. Chief's Post
    58 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 18—Mr. W. Fairley. until recently Director of Public Works, Malaya, has been appointed Deputy Chief Civil Engineer to the Crown Agencies, and will take over the work of the Engineering Advisory Service. He will take up his duties m February when
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    Governor's Holiday
    36 5 The Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) accompanied by I ady Gimson r\nd Miss Judy Gimson will leave Singapore in the C arthage which sails this week for a short local leave in Penang
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    DEATH AT SEA OF MR BIDDICK
    90 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 10 Reference to the death at sea, while on his way back to Malaya, of Mr. 8. Biddlck (manager of Southern Tronoh Tin Dredging Ltd.) was made by the chairman of the company (Mr. J. H. Rich) at
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    Vienna Fashions At New Colony Salon
    239 5 By Our Woman Correspondent WHERE are model gowns from Vienna, jewellery J- from Czechoslovakia and hats by a talented Singapore milliner, at "Madeline", Datin Birch's fashionable shop next to Prince's Restaurant. Datln Birch, who opened her salon on Saturday morning, is justly proud of
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    METHODIST GIRLS GIVE CONCERT
    56 5 Nursery rhymes treated as action songs, a percussion band, songs by soloists and chorus of a high standard, and an excellent performance of passages arranged for girls' voices from Cluck's Orpheus" were presented recently by pupils of the Malacca Methodist Girls School Mrs. R. J. McCarry
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    THREE CHARGED WITH MURDER
    46 5 Three Chinese, Ong Chee Boot:. Tang Ah Mot and Ng Ah Chong were yesterday committed for trial by the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. J. Wait) charged with murderIng a boatman (See Kong Hal) near Pulau Bukom on April 6.
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    GENERATOR CHARGES NOT UNFAIR-JUDGE
    268 5 IN fixing the trial of A. G. Forrest, R. Hurst, M. E. Perez, E. I. Tuck and D. W. Ginsberg for Monday next, Mr. Justice Brown m the Singapore Assizes Court yesterday held that the charges against the accused as framed by the AttorneyGeneral's department, were
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    He Held Me Up With Gun Waitress
    208 5 From On Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Men. ALLEGED to have commitA ted armed robbery m the company of another Chinese (not In custody), 23-year-old Wong Hoi Mun was charged m the Selangor Asslses today. Mok Kwal Fong, a 16-year-old waitress working m a
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    AIR MAIL TOO SLOW & DEAR
    212 5 AIR MAIL TOO SLOW DEAR From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mon. T»HE Earl of Listowel x told the House of Lords that the possibility of reduced air postage rates for newspapers and other second-class mail to Malaya was being considered. But members of the House were dissatisfied with this reply
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    21 6 Mr Mrs. P. S. Tobias their parents wish to thank all those who have sent messages, presents attended the marriage.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., Nov. 30, 1948 HOUSING: THE MASTER PLAN
    1116 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., Nov. 30, 1948 HOUSING: THE MASTER PLAN Any publicity is welcome which will strengthen the hand of the Government and the Legislative Council m planning a solution for the desperate congestion which has overtaken Singapore. The Housing and Town Planning Exhibition opened yesterday by Sir
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      An Amnesty For The Bandits: A Miner's View
      731 6 WE were recently informed by the Com-missioner-General that the "clearing up" of bandits will take a matter of months, but how many months he did not know. This, to people living in dangerous areas, is not a very helpful or encouraging statement.
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      A PLANTER'S VIEWPOINT
      481 6 vi ANY of our more humane citizens have of late been turning their minds to the possibility of granting an amnesty to the bandits still in our midst. Let us therefore consider what terms might ae most acceptable to both sides. Firstly, what happens to a reformed
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      EMBOSSED STAMPING
      145 6 I AM not a subscriber neither have I been a visitor to the Raffles Library, but it is not impossible to imagine how disgusting one would feel, when after a vivid description of a subject, one finds that the particular illustration had been removed. It would be equally
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      ALICE GOES TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
      1270 6 ALICE GOES TO THE BLUE MO UNTAINS MOBODY seemed A quite sure who was responsible for calling the meeting but all the Governments receiving invitations to a conference at an Australian HiU Station sent a warm response without enquiring too closely into this aspect of the problem. In any case
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    LADY GIMSON OPENS T.B. CLINIC
    611 7 'Manifestation Of Popular Will 9 THE wife of the Governor of Singapore, Lady Gimson, yesterday opened the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association's new clinic m the presence of the Bishop of Singapore, the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson, and many others. The clinic, the first of its
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    FALSE OATH —GAOLED
    88 7 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPTNG, Ifaa Pleading guilty to maKlng a false declaration on oath before the Talping magistrate, a young Malay, Hassan bin Yeop, was sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment today. Hassan m June enrolled himself as an extra police constable and swore he had
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    BALL WILL AID U.N. APPEAL
    51 7 About 700 people including the Governor (Sir Franklin Gimson) attended the Musiclans' Union of Singapore Inauguration Ball at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. Part of the proceeds will so to the United Nations Appeal for children. Six of Singapore's leading dance bands provided che
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    School Exhibition
    61 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— An exhibition of the work of the pupils of the Domestic Science School, Johore Bahru, will be held In the school's premises on Wednesday. The exhibits will include examples of the needlework done by the pupils as well as bread and
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    $250 DAMAGES FOR LIBEL
    77 7 From Our Stall Correspondent PENANG. Mon.— ln a libel claim against the Modern Daily News, a local Chinese Newspaper. Mr. Chan Phut Khun, a Chinese physician was awarded $250 general damages and costs m the lowest scale by Mr. Justice Bostock Hill In the Supreme Court
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    COPRA CHARGE
    39 7 'J'ELUK ANSON, Mon.— Charged before the Teluk Anson Magistrate (Inche Abdul Aziz) with stealing 50 Icatis of copra valued at $14 at Sunge: Dulang Estate (Rungkup Bagan Datoh) Murugappan was allowed bail of $100 till Dec. 3.
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    Train Two Hours Late
    27 7 The day train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore arrived two hours late last night because of engine failure between Kuala Lumpur and Gemas.
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    SEQUEL TO BANDIT BATTLE
    101 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Mon. A GUN battle between four bandits and a police patrol at Kuala Paya, Buleh Kasap, last Thursday m which one of the insurgents was killed, two were captured and the fourth got away, had its .sequel In the Segamat Court
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    TOBACCO CASE ADJOURNED
    102 7 Fmm Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon.— The District Judge (Mr. Fletcher Rogers) today adjourned for legal argument to Nov. 30 a case m which a shopkeeper, Woo Kanp Swee, was charged with possession of 103 lb. of Siamese tobacco on which duty had not been paid. Woo
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    ONE TELEGRAPH POST—$6O
    59 7 ONE TELEGRAPH POST— $6O From Our Staff Correspondent BU fTERWORTH, Mon—A Malay driver, Mai bin Sahat, who drove his car into a telegraph post, was today fined $40 by the magistrate (Mr. S. T. Stewart) for negligent driving. In addition, he was ordered to pay $60 compensation to the Telecommunications
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    Singapore K.C.
    17 7 The Attorney-General. Singapore (Mr. E. J. Davies) has been appointed a K.C. for the Colony.
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    Gurkhas "Bag" 4 More Bandits
    385 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. npHE 1 7th Gurkha Rifles, out m strength and work- ing m conjunction with Police m the Baling area of South Kedah, added four bandits to their total on Saturday. One patrol ambushed a bandit party, shooting one
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    Car Permit Cheating Charge
    295 7 A YOUNG Chinese, Tan GhM Teck, appeared! I before Mr. R. W. P. Rule, j the second Police magis- trate, on charges of steal- I ing a permit to buy a car and of cheating Mr. G. E. Royce, of Wearne Brothers, and Mr. Jakeman, of
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    C.G. WILL OPEN ART SHOW
    258 7 C.G. WILL OPEN ART SHOW •THE Commissioner-Gen-eral, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, will open an exhibition of paintings by Professor Llm Chun Teck, former Professor of Decorative Art at the Chinese National University Col- lege of Fine Arts, Peking, on Dec. 17 at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Professor Lim brought the
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    ST. ANDREW'S DAY CELEBRATION
    142 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon MORE than 650 people pack- ed the Selangor Club on Saturday night to celebrate St. Andrew's Day. Pipes of the Seaforth Higrw landers were heard throughout the night from the time they piped m the High Com- missioner (Sir
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    Tiny Planes' Big Role In Anti-Bandit Campaign
    107 7 Tiny Planes Big Role In Anti-Bandit Campaign From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. jl IIDGET Auster planes once earmarked as surplus iTA service stores for sale to the public m Malaya but retained owing to the Emergency have proved of incalculable value to the Army's anti-bandit security forces. Pifcts—
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    CONCERT FOR PARENTS
    42 7 Parents of St. Patricks School children heard an enjoyable concert organised by the Rev. Bro. Matthew' Lawrence at the School Hall on Saturday. The pupils were trained Mrs. H. L. L'Angellier, Mrs. M. Buckland and Mr. J. C. Ryan.
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    Mac Donald Visits Siam For Talks
    124 7 BANGKOK, Monday. jtffß. Malcolm Mac Donald, Commissioner-General m iTI South East Asia, arrived m Bangkok this afternoon for a series of conferences with the Siamese Premier, Marshal Phibul Songkhram, and Cabinet members. He was welcomed by the British Ambassador (Mr. Harrington Thompson) an.i high
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    50 LB FOOD LIMIT, U.K. VISITORS
    153 7 50 LB FOOD LIMIT, U.K. VISITORS DASSENGERS may now take to Britain up to 50 lfo ol food, of which no single item can exceed 101 b. The limib was previously 251 b. No Import licence is required for personal or household effects of crews or passengers provided these are
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    SAINT NICHOLAS WILL DRIVE UP
    84 7 While Saint Nicholas and his faithful assistant Black Pete will arrive m Batavia by X.L.M. plane to bring Christmas cheer to Dutch children there, he will arrive at the Dutch children's school m Singapore by car. The rfate of expected arrival is Dec. 6. From
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    APPOINTMENT
    26 7 Mr. G. H. Kiat has been appointed a member of the Rent Conciliation Board >n place of Mr. R. M. Meyer h l has resigned.
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    URGED VILLAGERS TO JOIN BANDITS: TWO MEN TO HANG
    450 8 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Monday. HPAPA bin Dyolo and Mohd. Reduan, whose J- attempt to persuade the Malay villagers of Parit Selangor, Pontian, to throw m their lot with the Communists ended m the villagers arresting them and handing
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    53 8 A PATROL leader being sworn m at the investiture of the Seventh Chinese Scouts Troop at Chung Wan Institution, Singapore. Facing him are (left to right, standing): Seventh Troop Scoutmaster (Mr. Goh Kirn Swee), Scout Commissioner (the Rev. R. K. S. Adams) and the Chinese Chief Scoutmaster (Mr. Yu.Meng Lun).
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    Gas Dept. "Efficient As Pre-War"
    157 8 Gas Dept. "Efficient As Pre-War" 'THE running plant of the i- Singapore Municipal Oas Department Is back to the efficiency of 1941, reports Mr. M. M. Paterson (Gas Engineer) in his annual review for 1947. The cost of manufacture of gas for that year was reduced by 94 cents per
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    6 Unions In New Federation
    187 8 rrHE Singapore Asian Seafarers' Federation has been x formed with the object of safeguarding the interests and welfare of Asian seamen in the Colony The S.A.S.F. la now maintalning constant contact with Colony shipowners "to thrash out mutual matters affecting the shipping Industry," the S.A.S.F.
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    HOLIDAY-BOUND
    47 8 From Our Staff Correspondent TENANC*. Mon.— A farewell dinner was given at his residence last night by Dr. W. E. De Cruz, J.P. for his daughter, Dorothy, who is flying to the United Kingdom on holiday. Miss De Cruz, leaves by air on Tuesday for Singapore.
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    Singapore Diary
    207 8 TO-DAT Housing and Town Planning Exhibition, British Council Centre, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission free. People's Education Association, Professor O. O. Haugh on "English. Latin and French," Handy Road, 5.15 p.m. Singapore Film Society meetlrg, Victoria Theatre, 8.30 p.m. V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, commercial class. 5.30 p.m., first
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    Birthday Of The Prophet
    135 8 MUSLIM NOTES From Our Muslim Correspondent THE All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society has appointed a committee to arrange the celebration of the Prophet's birthday. Every year a sum of about »8,000 to 110,000 is collected and on the morning of the celebration the school-children are taken m
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      602 8 There are few, if any, rules" "invisible" 50-point valur of a in bridge that should not be taken part-score. with stveral grains of salt. Oon- u ug[1 «l, of course, s.der for enmpteJOie rule about North no rcaJ showir.g a preference for part- by u^g the ners first-bid suit. Academical-
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    Getting Ready A Layette For Baby
    963 9  - Getting Ready A Layette For Baby NURSE BRIDGET MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By Nurse Brigdet Is qualified m the care of babies and young children. If you have any problems and need help write to: Nurse Bridget <Vo Straits Times, Cecil Street, i i Singapore. Pleas c give a pseudonym under
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    When Doctors Fail: The Gods Help
    782 9  - When Doctors Fail: The Gods Help K. S. CHIA By WHEN a Chinese baby falls sick or when he has been in bad humour for some time, his superstitious grand-parents do not seek the cause in his improper diet but go to the Chinese temples and seek the aid of
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    From an estate bungalow
    762 9 T'HE house is full of painters at the moment and the discomfort is nothing compared with the fact that the place will soon, look spick and span. As the men paint I gaze with wonder and think that the person who invented the trite saying that
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      265 9 tm^ i I The most charming compliment yon can pay woman is to give her perfume perfume by Coty. Nothing else conveys your admiration or respect with quite euch distinction for no other perfumes are so truly distinctive. ferfamt of Magntltm VOKIQAN f .XU f or iht wphlaitaud 1 EMERMJDE
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    Our London Letter
    1936 10 Our London Letter Tells of Rejoicings for the royal birth.... of family budget problems despite falling prices.... a big loss facing nationalised railways and the drive for cleaner food. By Air Mail From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 17. D V the time you read this Princess Elizabeth's little boy
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      259 10 RADIO -A^AITA B«B. Whi»You Ne«; ■INC A PORK Mc/«. U.85 Mc/i, 15.39 Town With Terry' 8 45 Let's Make Mc/i 9 M M /s c01ld Music: 9 30 Radio Newsreel; 9.45 1.00 Dance Music; 1.30 News; i 5.00 Paul Temple and Steve; 5.30 variety Bandbox- 11 00 New 1.45 Otto
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      INTEREST LACKED IN THE SHARE MARKET
      124 11 INTEREST LACKED IN THE SHARE MARKET From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Monday. •THE Malayan share market opened the week with very little interest. Prices were irregular to lower. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association today were: INDUSTRIALS Alex Bricks Ord. 1.90 2.00 Praser Neave Ord. 3.70 3.77% Gammon
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      SUCCESS: HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD
      303 11 lIARRISONS and Crosfleld have had marked 11 success since the war m export business and entrepot trade, according to The Financial Times. The company is an in-i defatigable seeker of foreign! exchange. This role of overseas salesman of British goods and of being a considerable owner
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      Sungei Bagan Rubber: 15% For Year
      302 11 Sungei Bagan Rubber: 15% For Year CUNGEI Bagan Rubber Com|J pany's annual meeting on Saturday approved the distribution of a final dividend of 10 per cent, (making 15 per cent, for the yean, less tax. The chairman (Mr. G. M. Knocker) reported a satisfactory year's work and an encouraging replanting
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      Tin Import & Export In Malaya
      103 11 Tin Import Export In Malaya FOREIGN imports of tin into Malaya and Singapore during October amounted to 590 tons, including 341 tons from Burma, two tons from Indonesia and 247 tons from Slam, according to official statistics. In the first 10 months ol this year Malaya and Singapore Imported 4,039
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      SHIPPING IN PORT
      78 11 CHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns m brackets) were: Main Wharf: Mariekerk (31-32), Sommelsdijk (33-34). Katong (3637), Olenroy (38-39). West Wharf: Molenkerk (10-11), Halland (15-16). Empire Dock: Gorgon (17-18), Oamaria (19-20). Trevaylor (2324), Adrastus (25-26). East Wharf: Sedili (44). Today's Wharf Arrivals:
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      Pahang Consol.: Pumping Work
      126 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mon. PAHANG Consolidated 's chairman (Mr. D. T. Lewis) says m his annual statement that since the end of the last financial year the water level m Willinks Mine has been reduced to 917 feet below adit level at the time
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      Kay Tin Mines Still Waiting
      81 11 J( A V T;n Mines (Kinta) suffered a loss for 1947 of £782 (loss £458 the previous year), increasing debit balance forward to £1,823. It Is stated that the delay m settling the war damage claim la seriously affecting the company's business. In view of
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      Utd. Malacca Rubber
      25 11 lINITED Malacca Rubber Et>tat«s U In October harvested 119-770 lbs. of rubber. The total rrop for six months amounted to 587.169 lbs.
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      Singapore Rubber
      118 11 AS the week opened, the Singapore rubber market sagged further, with only moderate support. The market was easier at the close. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 34 cents, sellers 35% cents; spot loose buyers 35 cents, sellers 35 cents per lb. The Singapore Chamber
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      41 11 From A Market Correspondent PRICES m the Singapore produce markets were nominal yesterday. The markets were quiet throughout. Price changes were: Pepper: Lampong black 9180. Coconut Oil: 862. Sato flour: Llngga $19V Tapioca flour: $28. Nutmegs: 110S »1 30
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      TAPPABLE ACREAGE
      83 11 FEDERATION of Malaya rubber statistics ahow that tappable estates amounted to 1,833,479 acres In October against 1,840,273 acres the previous month During October estates In which tapping ceased entirely covered 27.296 acres (27,767 acres the previous month), while there were 191,609 acres (200.942 acres In September) on which
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      Planters' Stores
      32 11 PLANTERS' Stores Agency Company's issue of 50,000 new £1 Ordinary shares at 70s. each. as Rights to Ordinary stockholders In the proportion of two for five, has been fully subscribed.
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      Paterson, Simons
      194 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mon. PATERSON, Simons Company had an eminently successful year's trading m the year to Mar. 31, according to the chairman (Mr. A. P. Cameron.) He told the annual meeting that the company's net profit was £67 989, against £64,661 n the 'previous year.
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      Strathisla (Perak) :20%
      62 11 gTRATHISLA <Perak> Rubber Estates will pay on Dec. 14 a final dividend of 15 per cent, on the £80,000 Ordinary capital. This will make 20 per cent, for the year to June 30, against a single payment of 10 per cent, m the Drcvioua year. The credit
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    PERAK MAY INSTAL ELECTRIC BARRIERS
    266 12 PERAK MAY INSTAL ELECTRIC BARRIERS Prelim mary Tests Satisfactory From EPSOM JEEP IPOH, Monday. KEEPING abreast with the tremendous strides made m racing m Malaya, the Perak Turf Club may, m the near future, instal electri-cally-operated starting gates. A new type of barrier, designed by Mr. C. R. Byers, secretary
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    43 12 From left to rifht, D. B. Haig: and A. Laird (Scotland) and J. H. Wheeler and J. Livingston (Rest) go out for their tie In the Royal Singapore Golf Club's annual Scotland t. Rest match on Sunday. Rest won 13— Straits Times picture.
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    LECTURES FOR STATE TEAM
    129 12 I ECTURES will be given to the L Singapore State hockey team and the Whites before their practice match to be held on the S.R.C. ground on Thursday at 5.15 p.m. The teams will be: Singapore: Mathot; R. H. Barth, B. Marks; P. Pennefather. E. Doraisamy,
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    Robinson, Ortiz May Fight In UK
    387 12 LONDON, Monday. THREE American world champions may be defend- ing their titles in British rings against British boxers next year if the London promoter, Jack Solomons, and an unnamed northern businessman can be persuasive enough. Solomons hopes, to arrange for the welterweight king, Ray
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    All-Malayan Malay XI
    86 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. THE team to represent the All Malayan Malays against the Malayan IndoCeylonese m a soccer match to be played on the T.P.C.A. ground, Kuala Lumpur oti Dec. 5. will be selected from the following:— Osman Anguillia (Spore), Abdul Rahman i
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    2 Centuries For Pakistan
    137 12 LAHORE. Mon. THE nia'.ch between the West Indies and Pakistan ended In a draw today. The second wicket partnership between Imtiaz and Mohammed Saeed was continued this morning and both reached three figures before Saeed was an lbw victim of Goddard after the partnership had put
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    SRU NEEDS FUNDS
    80 12 WILL all Rugby clubs and associations who applied for affiliation to the Singapore Rugby Union, send their subscriptions to Mr. W. M. Quayle. horr. secretary of the S.R.U. co Thos. Cook Son. Singapore. Cheques should be made out In the name of the S.R.U. Only eight clubs
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    Sports Diary
    14 12 HOCKEY: S.C.C. v. CSC S.C.C; S.CJI.C. "A" t. C.Y-M.A.— Hong 14m green.
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    Recs Owed Victory To Schubert
    264 12 THE Singapore Recreation Club were lucky to get A away with a two-one victory against the Medical College m a hockey match played on the Padang yesterday. Both sides fielded weak teams, and it was the brilliant goalkeeping of Schubert lor the Recs that prevented
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    27 12 The sinu.i'iori 1 and Splangor hockey teams which met on the Singapore Cricket Club ground on Saturday. Singapore won by three goals to nil. Straits Times picture.
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    S'pore Hockey Team Start Well
    325 12 By Our Hockey Reporter SMVING the lie to all the critics who cried "woe" to Singapore's chances m inter-State hockey this J season, the State team has got off to a good start with easy victories over Johore and Selangor. The fact that these victories
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    PCFA Beat Indian R.C. Five-Nil
    169 12 PCFA Beat Indian R.C. Five-Nil PENANO, Monday. I^HE Penang Chinese Football Association gave the Indian Recreation Club r.n object lesson m team-work at yesterday's Thomas Cup Fund benefit football match played on the Victoria Green. The Chinese ran out comfortable winners by five goals to nil. Right from the kick-off,
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    S.C.R.C. TEAMS
    127 12 r THE SJigapore Chinese Recreation Club's "A" hockey uam against the CYMA at Hong Llm Green starting at slf today will be: Lee Ah Chio, Lav Huch Yang, Cheong 1 Tliiam Siew, Fani Kirn Hock, Ooh Chin Chye, Au Tat Chu, Patrick Yee, H. Fang, Ganj Kee Tian,
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    S.C.C. RUGBY
    124 12 The Singapore Cricket Club will play a home-and-home rugger match between the Ist XV and the "A" XV tomorrow on the Club padang at 5.15 p.m. The teams are: Ist XV: F. T. Homer; T. A. Rop?r; A. B. W. Pennell, I. McInroy, R. G. Warne; Dr. J
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    FINAL PRACTICE
    20 12 The ThomM Cup team will have their final practice at the Clerical Unior* hall at 7.30 p.m. ■iday.
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    Two Goals Shared In Women's Hockey
    281 12 A GOAL scored by D. Read in the second half enabled the Singapore Cricket Club "B" team to lold the Girls Sports Club "B" team to a one all iraw in a game of hockey at the padang yesterday. Both sides snared scoring opportunities,
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    Penang Get First Try
    34 12 Leembruggen goes over for Penang's first try m the All Blues' game on Victoria Green, Penang, on Saturday In which Ptnang beat Perak 12 3. Picture by S. K. Faye.
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    Island Club Results
    228 12 'I'HE Island Club's Men I November Medal competition, played over Hie week-end, resulted In a win for Lim Bo Yam In the Division with a score of one down. The "B Division was won by J.A.M. Ede with three up. The following were thu best cards retuined:
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    S.C.C HOCKEY
    41 12 following turn b« t to represent t!ie Bll Crlrket Club aifai-iM the Sports Club ai hockr; on V.\« Padang today, bally on 5 lj p :u. Browne; Ha z. Van Daal Geeks, Scheltus. Kuyper Bi Moolenburg, Pearcey. Tabcr. Bill.
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