The Straits Times, 3 December 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    Penang Man For Antarctic
    84 1 P enang Man For Antarctic former IV Manx Free School buy. Mr. Ooi Kee Hock, has earned the distinction of being the first Chinese to be accepted as a member of an expedition to the Antarctic. science graduate of the I'niversity of Western Australia. Perth. Mr. Ooi will accompany the
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    A Marshall Plan Needed'
    149 1 SYDNEY, Thurs. THE Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East was told today that Asia needs some-, thins like the Marshall Plan to aid m rehabilitation. Mr. C. G. Desai, leader of the Indian Qelegatlon. said at thp organization's conference ar Lapstone. near Sydney: "The
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    GOVT. DENIES NANKING MOVE-OUT
    681 1 "Already Started": Reports HONG KONG, Thursday. TN SPITE of a Nationalist Government denial of evacuation from the capital, persistent reports circulating m Hong Kong today said that the move-out has already begun. The reports said that the Government was planning an evacuation by land, sea and
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    Has Already Had Billions
    63 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. THE United States has supplied at least $3,500,000,000 m aid to China since the start of World War 11. according to an estimate m an article on AmericanChinese relations m the current issue of the American Foreign Service Journal. The amount includes 5400,000,000 provided
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    Brought House Down
    34 1 KINGSTON, (JamaicaV, Thurs. When 50,000 people gathered for an open air concert by Paul Robeson, American Negro singer, one was killed and 25 were injured m the collapse of a building.—A.P.
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    Bribe Probe-"Know Lord Woolton," Says Stanley
    571 1 Bribe Probe "Know Lord Woolton," Says Stanley LONDON, Thursday. CJIDNEY STANLEY key figure m the Government inquiry into allegations of fc corruption m high Government circles, said today that m addition to knowing many Government leaders he also knew Conservative politicians, among them being Lord Woolton, chairman of the Party,
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    MAN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
    93 1 LONDON. Thurs. SIDNEY Stanley, who was said to have used five different names, confessed before the Tribunal that he did not know under what name he was born. Stanley, small and chubby with heavily lidded eyes, said his father's name 'had been Koschyvsky." Almost theatrical tension
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    Princess And Son Both Well
    81 1 LONDON, Thurs. PRINCESS Elizabeth "has made excellent and satisfactory progress" since the birth of her son, an official bulletin said today. "She is now getting up for several hours each day. "The infant Prince Is doIng well and has made a steady gain m weight.
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    DUTCH MEET NON REPUBLICANS
    51 1 BATAVIA, Thurs. The Dutch Cabinet delegation here will discuss with leaders of Indonesia's non-Republican states and special territories on Saturday the latest development in negotiations for Indonesia's political reconstruction. This was officially announced tonight after a meeting between the Dutch delegation and a committee representing non-Republicans.
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    POLICE FIND REDS IN TUNNEL
    124 1 OOLICE yesterday found a 1 tunnel on Jeta Estate,, Perak, which led to an underground room. The tunnel was cunningly concealed with vegetables on top. The police dug out two Chinew, who surrendered, and uncovered the room which contained a duplicating machine and Communist documents.
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    Churchill Is Critical
    138 1 LONDON, Thurs. BRITAIN'S wartime Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) accused the Labour Government yesterday of "mishandling and squandering" Britain's defence resources. The Defence Minister (Mr. A. V. Alexander) said that Communist uprisings In Malaya and "continuous delays and disappointments" |m settling European peace treaties made necessary the
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    SPEED-UP IN U.S. AID
    80 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— A i sudden flood of senior officers to Washington Is coinciding with a speed-up on a projected programme of United States military aid to the Western Undon. Arriving today are Monsieur Jean Moreau. French I Minister of Air. who recently discussed the supply of
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    Jap Electric Plant To China
    50 1 TOKIO, Thurs.— Gen. MacArthur's headquarters, in It* first allocation of electrical reparations equipment, gave China today the large power plant at Kure. This scuttled Philippine demands for the plan. China in return will relinquish its claim to the 6,250 kilowatt 50-cycle plant at Sendai.— Reuter.
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    18 1 DARWIN. Thur«.—A 75 miles an hour tropical cyi lone lashed AOO miles of r.h« coast near Darwin tonight
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    H. K. TO GET NEW AIRPORT
    115 1 HONQ KONG, Thura. WORK will begin shortly on a new U552,000,000 airport to handle the Colony's continually expanding air traffic. Half the total allocation ii due to be spent before March 31, 1949 for building materials and preparatory work. The site will oe m
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    39 TO 6 U.N. VOTE FOR CEYLON
    35 1 PARIS, Thurs.— The United Nations minor Political Committee today approved Ceylon's application for membership of the United Nations by 39 votes to six with j'x abstentions.— Reuter. DiPx
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    Berlin Plan: West Agrees
    284 1 Berlin Plan West Agrees PARIS. '1 burs. THE three Western x powers yesterday accepted the Bramu^lia Plan— already agreed to by the Soviet Union— for a committee of neutral currency experts to try to solve the Berlin currency deadlock. But they warned that they might be forced to take "other
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      British Merchant Fleet Is Freed Of Controls
      107 2 LONDON, Thursday. THE British Government lifted its war-imposed controls on .shipping 1 yesterday, f feeing the nation's merchant fleet to seek cargoes jm^ a competitive basis. The Ministry of Transport announced that decontrolling vould be for a six-month' test period and the Government
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      Bonny Hopes
      48 2 SYDNEY, Thurs. After his wife had given birth to their third set of twins m succession. Mr. Harry Davis, aged 38. of Maffra. a Victorian country town, said that if he and his wife had not set an Australian record "he had hopes for the future."—Reuter
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      Gun Battle
      33 2 DAMASCUsTThurs. Police and rioters fought a gun battle here yesterday, third day of a general strike and demonstrations calling for an immediate resumption of hostilities m Palestine. Casualties were reported. Reuter.
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      Must Pay Off
      46 2 MustJPay HONG KONG. Thurs.—The moratorium which prohibited the collection of war-time debts was yesterday repealed. Persons and firms who contracted debts during the Japanese occupation must now pay up under the authorised conversion rate between Hong Kong dollars and Japanese military yen. —U.P.
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      Golden Voice
      28 2 LONDON, Thurs. Filmstar Bing Crosby has accepted the biggest offer ever made to an artist to play m London—£l,2so for each of eight single appearances Reuter.
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      Last Voyages
      22 2 LONDON. Thurs. The Cunard White Star Line's 45,000-ton passenger ship Aquitania may be scrapped after two more trips to Canada.—A.P.
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      Fog Victim
      34 2 PARIS, riiiirs.—Two people were killed and six injured when a Halifax transport plane belonging to a French company crashed after taking off m thick fog from Bron aerodrome near Lyons yesterday. Reuter.
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      Buy American
      34 2 NEW YORK, Thurs. Krishna Kohil. director of the Printing House Limited of New Delhi, announced yesterday the purchase of U552,000,000 worth of American printing machinery for delivery to India, next year. -U.P.
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      S.S. Men Held
      31 2 VIENNA, Thurs. British military authorities here announced that two former SS officers had been arrested and charged with "collecting Information on British military installations" for an Eastern State.—U.P.
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      No At UNO
      27 2 PARIS, Thurs. Somali nationalist representatives at the United Nations Assembly yesterday bitterly opposed a Western power agreement to return Somaliland to Italy under trusteeship.—A.P.
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    Ancient Hooch
    58 2 LONDON, Thurs.—Mead, an alcoholic drink known to the Druids of Ancient Britain, will soon be on sale m the fashionable cocktail bars of the world. Thousands of gallons of it are maturing m an old mill near Penzance, Cornwall, which is the only place where mead —a fermentation
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    Service Charge
    80 2 HONG KONG, Thurs. Deserters from the Chinese Army can be bought here for a small sum to substitute for wealthy draftees seeking to evade military service. Lav Man-kwai, m court I for making a false statement It the police, testified that he received H.K. $20 and H.K. $30
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      1011 2 NOTICES RURAL BOARD; MALACCA. Assessment Lists, 1949 NOTICE INOER SECTION 61 Ni>n<> 's hereby given m accordance with the provisions of section 62 of the Municipal Ordinance (Cap. 133) that the assessment lists containing the annual value of and assessment to be levied on all houses, buildings, lands and tenements
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      642 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT Applications are invited for filling the following Temporary appointments for Special Works: Max. Basic Salary per month (1) One Chief Draftsman $400 (2) Two Senior Draftsmen $350 (3) Six Design Draftsmen $250 (4) Three SurveyorDraftsmen $200 The exact basic salary to be paid will depend
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      217 2 MARINE DEPARTMENT RATIONS Tenders will be received at tha Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, up to noon 18th Dec. 1948, for the supply of rations to the Marine Department. Singapore, for the period Ist Jan., 1949 to 30th April. 1949 Further details from Master Attendant's Office, Fullerton Building. Singapore. "removal of
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      163 2 TENDERS. Separate Tenders will be received for the supply of rations to prisoners to the Prisons at Johore Bahru. Muar and Malacca, for a period of 6 months commencing from Ist January 1949. 2. Particulars and terms of the contract can be obtained from the office -of the Commissioner of
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      297 2 Give an EKCO RADIO THIS X MA S A gift that is bound to be appreciated. Various Models available. Easy Payments can be arranged. Obtainable only from our Appointed Dealers' Sin»<apore: Keller Piano Co., 2. Orchard Road Nanß Heng Co.. 103/105, Selegle Road Ea«le Piano Co., 328, Serangoon Road Johnsor
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    SPLIT ON COLOUR ISSUE
    319 3 Threat To South African Coalition JOHANNESBURG, Thursday. THE Coalition Government headed by the Nationalist Party leader Dr. Daniel Malan is threatened with a split over the colour issue. Mr. N. C. Havenga, Minister of Finance and leader of the Afrikaaner Party, told a party congress it
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    28 3 MR. JUSTICE LYNSKEY. President of the Tribunal trying Sianey Stanley, seen arriving at the court with his colleague, Mr. Gerald Upjohn, K.C.— Reuter picture. (Report m page one).
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    Red Chief Talks Of Don Quixote
    219 3 Red Chief Talks Of Don Quixote PARIS, Thurs. ■THE Foreign Minister of x the Soviet Ukraine (Dimitri Manuilsky) said yesterday that the fight against the Security Council veto was "a Don Quixote fight against windmills." Mr. Manuilsky spoke in the Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly against a
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    Cool Heads In The Cold War
    73 3 LONDON. Thurs. HHR. Christopher Mayhew, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, yesterday rejected a suggestion to halt deliveries of war material to Russia until the Berlin "blockade" was lifted. Resumption, it was suggested, should await assurances that "Russiansponsored hostile propaganda and subversive activities in Britain"
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    U.K.-SIAM ALLIANCE LIKELY
    119 3 U.K.-SIAM ALLIANCE LIKELY BANGKOK. Thurs. AN Anglo-Siamese "defensive alliance" Is consldefed by Siamese political observers today as the most likely outcome of the Songkhram-Mac-Donald talks at present under way here. These observers consider the current Anglo-Siamese high-level conference as a concrete move towards making Slam a stronz bastion against further
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    DISAPPOINTMENT IN KOREA
    43 3 SEOUL, Thursday.— Korean officials are disappointed by :he announcement that the United Nations General Assembly had decided to postjone the debate on the Korean problem. They had hoped that the Assembly would discuss the problem at its present session. -A.P.
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    RUHR: U.S. NOTE TO FRANCE
    51 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The the American Government is determined to prevent a re- birth of German military might m the Ruhr. The Under-Secretary of I State (Mr. Robert A. Lovett) said yesterday that this was the gist of a note sent to the French Government on
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    DON'T MAKE PROPAGANDA FROM BERNADOTTE DEATH'
    115 3 PARIS, Thurs. FARIS BEY AL KHOURY (Syria) told the United Nations Minor Political Committee yesterday that Israel did not fulfil the prime condition for United Nations mcmi bershlp— a love of peace. Faris Bey— only Arab representative on the Security i Council which was
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    Divorces May Be Invalid
    114 3 NEW YORK, Thurs. THE records for all divorces granted in New York county were ordered to be turned over for scrutiny yesterday as the Investigation of wholesale divorces Increased. The State Supreme Court judge, Mr. Justice Levey, made the order at the request of the District
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    Riots In Syria, Cabinet Goes
    66 3 DAMASCUS, Thurs.— Eight people were killed and 70 wounded when police fired on demonstrators, mostly students, In towns of Syria, still without a Government after last night's resignation of the Cabinet. This followed a three-day general strike, and "Fight on m Palestine" demonstrations. Demonstrators were
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    LAST LINK CUT
    34 3 DUBLIN, Thursday.— The Irish Parliament (Dall) j tonight gave final approval to the Republic of Ireland Bill, I which cuts the last formal ties with the British Crown and Commonwealth.— U.P.
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    Vaccine For Polio Near
    97 3 NEW YORK, Pri. A POLIO expert reports evift dence from research projects that a vaccine against infantile paralysis m human beings will be developed. Dr. Harry M. Weaver, (director of research of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis) says that monkeys can be effectively and safely
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    AID BREAKS BARRIERS
    89 3 NEW YORK, Thurs. Mr. Paul Hoffman (chief of the European Co-opera-tion Administration) said in New York yesterday that U.S. aid had brought a new spirit of co-operation among the nations of Western Europe Mr. Hoffman leaves for London on Saturday, on the start of an inspection of
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    TRIAL JUTE CROPS
    55 3 LONDON. Thurs.— The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Creech Jones) told the House of Commons that there was no commercial growing of jute in the Colonies at present. Trial plots of jute were being laid out in several Colonies, but jute cultivation required an exceptional combination of soil, climatic
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    EMERGENCY MEASURES IN MALAYA JUSTIFIED
    497 4 LONDON, Thursday. ANSWERING questions in the Commons yesterday on Emergency Regulations in force in the Federation and Singapore, the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Arthur Creech Jones) said he thought they were justified "in view of the grave condition of affairs in Malaya." An Independent member, Mr.
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    Set Free On Appeal
    140 4 NINE Chinese who had been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment on a charge of possession of secret society paraphernalia were set free on appeal by the acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice GordonSmith) m the Singapore Supreme court yesterday. Crown Counsel (Mr. L. Rayner) said he was
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    For Long Leave
    39 4 The Acting Solicitor-Gen-eral, Singapore, Mr. C. H. Butterfield, left Singapore m the Carthage yesterday for leave m England. i Mr. H. E. Kingdon, former Singapore Civil District Judge, will act for Mr. Butterfield during his absence.
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    Benevolent Society
    63 4 At the second annual peneral meeting of the Union Benevolent Society officers elected were:— President, MT. Chan Slew Lock-vice-president* Messrs. ?xw Keng Ann and Chua Ttoo«r Wah; secretary, Mr. Yeo Kirn Teigtreasurer. Mr. Chan Eng Sengauditor. Mr. Low Keng Lim; committee. Measrs. Wong Ah Joon, Tan Hoe Kam,
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    Balkan Peace Plan Nears Agreement
    121 4 PARIS, Thursday. A GREEK official said yesterday that Greece and Yugoslavia were near agreement on a plan to keep peace along their Balkan border. He addea. however that final agresment depended on a satisfactory settlement of Greece's quarrel with her other Balkan neighbours Bulgaria and
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    45 Children Will Play Peter Pan
    467 4 By Our Woman Correspondent VARIOUS technical difficulties will prevent Audrey Gordon from flying on to the stage m her role of Peter Pan at the Little Theatre next Thursday. Unlike Phyllis Calvert, who played the part of Peter m a West End pro- i
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    FINED FOR 'CORRUPT' GIFTS
    208 4 FINED FOR 'CORRUPT' GIFTS FINES totalling $2,200 were imposed on a Chinese, Tan Cheok by the First District Court Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks) yesterday for I corruptly giving a total of ,$620 on three occasions I between June and July to an R.A.O.C. lance-cor-poral. Tan, a contractor, it was
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    GIMSON GOES ON VACTION
    72 4 The Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) left In the Carthage yesterday morning for a short holiday in Penang. He was accompanied by Lady Gimson and their daughter, Miss Judy Gimson, and his ADC, Captain D. Snowden. During the Governor's absence, his duties will be undertaken
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    LOTTERY FINE OF $1,500
    101 4 A 55-year-old Chinese woman, Tan Swee Eng, was fined $1,500 by the Second Police Court Magistrate (Mr. R. W. P. Rule) yesterday when she was found guilty of having assisted In the management of a chap-Jl-ki lottery.* Tan was alone In her 1 house in Tras
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    BIG INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC BETWEEN U.K. AND MALAYA
    318 5 BIG INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC BETWEEN U.K. AND MALAYA From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. A TREMENDOUS increase in air traffic between the United Kingdom and Malaya and the Far East and Australia was one of the compensations for the fact, disclosed in the annual accounts of British Overseas Airways
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    Dentists To Be Examined
    77 5 ITNDER the Unlicensed Den- tlst Registration Ordinance. 123 unlicensed Chinese dentists m Singapore have registered with the Government Medical Department. They will be subject to a theory and practical examination. The chairman of the Singapore Chinese Dentists' Association, (Mr. Chew Ngl Mln) said unlicensed dentists were
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    SOLDIER GETS THREE YEARS
    73 5 From Our Staff Oorrwpondsnt IPOH, Thurs. Private Edward Thain, of the Seaforth Highlanders, was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice fitorr at the Ipon Assizes yesterday after pleading guilty to a charge of armed robbery at Tan] ong Ma lim on Aug. 24
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    CHINESE EXAM RESULTS
    293 5 The following student* have passed the examination Held at the Singapore Chinese Mandarin School on Nov. 6: ADVANCED ABSOLUTE: Ohan Bng Chyc, ram Fook Hoy, Ho Soo Sage. Liang Choo Lin, Tan Choon Ho, Heng Jee Chin Bay Khlm Hone, Yeo Moing Khal, Hwang Huan Wern, Yeong
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    PADI GROWING
    50 5 From Oar Staff CqrrwMndant KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Eighty per cent, of tht land available for wet padl cultivation In the Federation had been planted up to the end of October last. Latest statistics show that 001,633 acreg had been planted out of a total acreage of 858.732 acres.
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    Night Work For Berlin
    53 5 A GIANT WHEEL for a York aircraft is trundled oat to a waiting Dakota at Honlnfton airfield, Suffolk, a night bat* for the sir .lft Into blockaded Berlin. A fleet of six Dakota* is kept at Honing ton to supply spart parts for RAT. planes m
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    Reunion Recalls Cocos War Secret
    260 5 (TRANSFORMATION of the Coco* Islands— probably A the most perfect example of coral Islands In the world Into a vast air base for the final stages of the war against Japan was one of the top secrets of the war and the strictest security precautions
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    ANT-EATER TAKES A BATH
    124 5 ANT-EATER TAKES A BATH A EUROPEAN bachelor Is keeping an ant-eater as a pet in his Singapore flat and feeding it on sweet potatoes, with an occasional cockroach as an appetiser. He bought the animal for $2 from some Malaya on Pulau Samboe on Sunday when he was out picnicking
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    Thivy Sees 55 Indian Detainees
    184 5 Thivy Sees 55 Indian Detainees From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thursday. lif R. J. A. Thivy (Representative of the Government IT of India) and Mr. T. G. Nadaraja Pillai (Agent of the Government of India) yesterday visited the Seremban detention camp to inquire into the condition of Indian detainees, said
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    SINGAPORE APRIL CANDIDATURES
    52 5 A report which said In the Straits Times yesterday that certain persons might stand as Progressive Party candidates In the Singapore April Municipal elections was purely speculative. In several Instances the suggested candidates hac* not been consulted, had not expressed their willingness to stand and may not
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    Singapore Home For Malay Seamen
    129 5 MALAY seamen m Singapore will soon have a home. Funds for building have already been collected among members of the Malay Seamen's Union. The suggestion that Malay seamen should have a home was made by Inche Ibrahim All (Secretary of the Malay Seamen's Union) at
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    18-MONTH SERVICE NOW LAW
    193 5 18-MONTH SERVICE NOW LAW A London Tnurs. "REBEL 1 Labour motion for the rajection of rhe Government Bill to increase the proposed length of conscription m the armed forces from 12 months to IK was defeated m the House of Commons last night, d.V 338 yoU s to 51. Mr.
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    Three Rob Woman
    38 5 Two Chinese, armed with pistols, stood guard over a 13-year-old Malay girl, while another Chinese with a knife robbed her mother of $500 m Jewellery In a house In Dorset Road. Singapore, on Wednesday night.
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    DEATH
    24 6 COCHRAN. At Cannlesburn Hospital. Glasgow, on Ist December 1948 John Cochran. Oeneral Manager of United Engineers Limited. Funeral Olasgow 4ih December, (by cable)
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Dec. 3, 1948. THE COMMONS AND MALAYA
    573 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Dec. 3, 1948. THE COMMONS AND MALAYA It is not often that the House of Commons, in dealing with Malaya, is either helpful or instructive, and Wednesday's proceedings were no exception. But there was a certain liveliness in the early exchanges, during which the Secretary
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    Berlin Overture
    393 6 Acceptance by Russia and the Western Powers of the new Bramuglia formula for discussion of the Berlin problem will rouse hopes which may not be justified. The President of the Security Council has proposed, and the Powers have agreed, that a committee of neutral currency experts should be
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    CHEAPER BUS FARES WANTED
    92 6 1 WAS very pleased to read in your paper recently that the Price Controller would be bringing the prices of milk etc. to the lower denominations of one, two and three cents, instead of fives or tens. May I suggest that the authorities should fix the
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    FOR STAR-GAZERS IN MALAYA
    122 6 The diagram shows the brighter stars that will be above the horizon in the latitude of Singapore at 19 o'clock at the beginning, 9 o'clock in the middle, and at 8 o'clock at the end of the month, the time being Singapore Standard Time (7 hours
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    The Night Sky In December
    1187 6 T'HE diagram for Dec- ember completes this series of twelve, which may be used again next year and for future years. In fact if you have cut out and kept these diagrams there will always be one that you can use at any hour of
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    185 6 From the Straits Times of Nov. 28, 1898: During 1897, the total trade done at Bangkok amounted to £5,689,040, an increase of over half a million on 1896; and the total tonnage cleared was 463,244 tons, an increase of 13 per cent, for the year, m British
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      Language Tests: Example Needed
      469 6 AT the last Federal Council meeting it was pleasing to read that Mr. J. D. Mead asked Government what, if any, Malay language test, after a given period of service by the police serving in Malaya (some of whom have now been resident here for some
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      CERTIFICATES AT DOLLAR A SEARCH
      197 6 CERTIFICATES AT DOLLAR A SEARCH 111 1 RECENTLY called at the births, marriages and deaths registration office on the fourth floor of Fullerton Building to get a copy of my eight-year-old son's birth certificate. I was given a form whicti I duly filled m, unfortunate ly getting the date wrong
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      BOOKS FOR THE BANDIT BUSTERS
      55 6 AN behalf of the Troops u in Johore Sub District, I would like to thank you 'or the appeals you have published from time to time, for magazines and books. Eighteen thousand have been received to date, and these have been much appreciated. CAPT. R.
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      26 6 Letters signed with a nom-ae plume are cot published unless the writer's name and address are communicated to the Editor as a guarantee of good faith.
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    BANDIT LEADERS CAUGHT AT DAWN
    917 7 One Feared His Girl Friend From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Thursday. THE Penang Police anti-bandit squad operating in South Perak, captured a terrorist killer squad captain and his lieutenant at dawn today. They were hiding in squatter huts away from their area of operations, and
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    Voting: No Move On Amendments
    155 7 Voting: No Move On Amendments NO move has yet been made by Government regarding the amendments to the Municipal Elections Ordinance, proposed at a special meeting Of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners last Friday. The vice-president of the Municipal Commissioners (Mr. W. L. Blythe) told f-he Straits Times yesterday that, the
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    College Students Start A Paper
    64 7 The first issue of The Undergrad, unofficial organ 6f Raffles College Students' Union, is Just out. Published by the undergraduate editorial board, the newspaper consists cf six pages. The issue contains messages from the Principal-desig-nate of the University of Malaya, Dr. G. V. Allen, the
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    43 7 REALISTIC paper flowers were m great demand at the annual art exhibition of St. Hilda's School, Singapore, yesterday. A customer is seen (above) making a purchase, Mrs. J. L. Wikon (rirht),wife of the Bishop of Singapore, declares the exhibition open. Straits Times picture.
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    Plea To Reopen Kuala Toenggal
    253 7 rPHE Singapore Secretariat for Economic Affairs has 1 asked the Dutch to reopen Kuala Toenggal, East Sumatra, to regularised barter trade with Singapore. It is understood that a request has also been -nade to Batavia to allow louble the present number of barter trips to
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    Mr. T. Stone Retiring This Year
    331 7 LIOPE that nothing would be done to spoil the excellent spirit between all races m Singapore was expressed yesterday by Mr. T. H. Stone who will be retiring to Australia this month after 35Vfe years In Malaya. Senior partner m Fraser and Co.. Singapore
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    $500 THEFT IN DAYLIGHT
    119 7 A Chinese woman was robbed of $500 by two Chinese pickpocket* In daylight In South Bridge Road yesterday. The victim was a money collector, and had Just collect- i ed "club" money, mostly in $10 notes, which she carried In a pocket. She was walking near
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    To Attend Ceylon Conference
    48 7 Four members of the Students' Christian Movement m Malaya, left Singapore for Ceylon yesterday hi the Carthage to attend the Asian Leaders' Training Conference from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4. They were Messrs. Peter Llm, Chan Chi Nan, James Subramanlam and Chan Suan Tong.
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    38 7 RAUB, Thurs.— Chief Customs clerk (kr. Moey Liang Twk) has been transferred to the Central Trad* Registry. Kuala Lumpur. His duties as secretary of the Pahaaff Football and Cricket Associations arc befog undertaken by Mr. Lee Mun Ho.
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    FINGERPRINT FRAUD CHARGE
    156 7 From Our Staff CorrMpondmt PENANO, Thun. CHINESE carpenter. Ng Al Hint. Wd the District Judge (Mr. Fletcher Rogers) that he did not Inquire or protest when he was asked to put his fingerprints on a document which was being used lu a criminal case against another Chinese.
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    Detainees On Criminal Charge Where Possible
    236 7 Detainees On Criminal Charge Where Possible MO one has been held on a detention order in A Singapore if a criminal charge could be brought, says an official statement issued last night Sixty-two detention orders under the emergency regulations have been cancelled. Those affected Include two Europeans and seven Chinese.
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    SEAFORTH'S CAP
    45 7 SEOAMAT, Thurs. Found m possession of a cap of the Seaforth Hlghtaaders. 17-year-old Selama* bin Ranong, of Labis, was fined $15 or 10 days' gaol m the Segamat Court. "I picked It up on the road and kept it at home," he explained.
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    THEIR PIG WAS'A BANDIT
    241 7 THEIR PIG WAS' A BANDIT SUNGE1 PATAN-. Thurs. 'I 'WO Malay peasants nit hunting wild pig near ttfeir padl fields yesterday evening bagged no porkers out brought In a more valuable catch —a terrorist armed wltn a carbine, 170 rounds of ammunition and illegal documents. He was a Teochew who
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    PAKISTANIS WANT TO SEE ENVOYS IN S.-E. ASIA
    229 8 PAKISTANIS WANT TO SEE ENVOYS IN S.-E. ASIA THE Pakistan Indonesian Goodwill Mission will report to the Pakistan Government about setting up diplomatic representation in South-East Asia territories. Mr. Hatim A. Alavi (leader of the Mission) told the Straits Times yesterday that Pakistanis in Malaya and Indonesia had asked that
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    MALAY NEWS The Penang Secession Move
    159 8 MALAY NEWS The Penang Secession Move From Our Malay Correspondent 'THE Penang Malay news- paper Warta Negara strongly opposes the move initiated by the Chamber of Commerce to withdraw Penang from the Federation. In a recent fdkorial. the paper says that the move Is contrary to the wishes of the
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    Mission From Pakistan
    59 8 THE Pakistan Indonesian Goodwill Mission pictured m Singapore yesterday with members of the Reception Committee. Seated (left to right): Mr. Hatim A. Alavl, leader of the Mission, and Mr. S. Qureshi (Reception Committee). Standing (left to right): Mr. Zahid AH; Dr. S. M. Siddiq. secretary; Lt.-Col. S.
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    "Disgrace To The Army," Says Judge
    425 8 "Disgrace To The Army, Says Judge DECLARING that they were a 'disgrace to the army, a disgrace to Ceylon and no use at all to Malaya", the acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith) yesterday increased the gao sentences passed on nine soldiers of the Royal Ceylon Pioneer Corps who had
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    First Singapore No-Card Arrest
    248 8 First Singapore No-Card Arrest A CHINESE was arrested for not having an identity card m Singapore on Wednesday the first arrest of its kind The man was the only person found without a card when police checked 346 people In Dunearn Road. Yesterday, two Chinese women— Tan Took Lan, aged
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    FUNERAL OF SLAIN SERGEANT
    326 8 FUNERAL OF SLAIN SERGEANT From Oar SUIT Correspondent MALACCA, Thurs. r |'HE funeral of 23-year-old J. A. Power, British police sergeant killed In an ambush at tnt 21st Mils MuarLengga Road, Johore, took place at Christ Church, Malacca, today. Th« Rev. L. R. Wilson officiated at tht church service and
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    26 8 AWARDED a British Council Scholarship to study «t the Royal College of Nursing m England, Mrs. Betty Tan left by the Carthage yesterday. Straits Times plctnr*.
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    GAOLED FOR GUN THEFT
    66 8 For stealing an automatic pistol from the guardroom, Pte. Harry Thomas Joseph Gorton, of the First Devonshire Regiment, was sentenced to two years' rigorous Imprisonment by Mr. Justice Taylor In the Singapore Assize Court yesterday. He was acquitted on two other charges of unlawful possession of
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    RETIRES AFTER 18 YEARS HERE
    66 8 Mr. J. Chalmer, manager of Maynard and Co., Ltd., Battery Road. Singapore, for the last 18 years, sailed m the Carthage yesterday to England on retirement. He was accompanied by Mrs. Chalmers and their two children. Another two children are already at school In England.
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    Bishop To Speak
    40 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Bishop of Singapore win on Thursday next address the Interdenominational Study Group on his experiences at Amsterdam. The lecture will be given at 8 p.m., at St. Andrew's Church Hall In Weld Rnad.
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    Singapore Diairy
    151 8 TODAY KhaLsa English School, annual prize distribution, by Sardar Hardlal Singh, 18. Niven Road. 8.30 •m Housing and Town Planning Exhibition, British Council C«ntr«, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission ttm. Free film shows of "The Way Wt Uvi (story of town plaxsoing In Plymouth)," and "New Town
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    NURSE WOKE, HELD RING THIEF
    133 8 ADMISSION that be had tried to iteal a ring from the hand of a nurae a. the lay In bed wa* made by i'onnuaamy, a 19-years-old Indian. In the Pint District Court yesterday. With two previous oonvio- v.ons for house trepass, n« wu sentenced to
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    "FEMINA" WRITER ON... ONE DOCTOR FOR 400 BABIES
    1406 9 "FEMINA" WRITER ON... ONE DOCTOR FOR 400 BABIES |(UALA LUMPUR, Thursday. I have just stumbled unexpectedly upon a dramatic story that of a 28-year old attractive woman doctor who is running a one-woman show at the Federation's biggest maternity home, the Pudu hospital, where there are never fewer than 400
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    Vegetables From China
    343 9 TMPORTED vegetables j x from South China ports have made their appearance m Singapore markets after a long absence. Of particular Importance to the housewife is the plentiful supply of China tomatoes, which are available at cheaper prices. China tomatoes are retailed at between 45 and 50
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      238 9 1® nd with GiU ette Here is the perfect answer to the problem ut *-hai >o give a mau. A modern, precision-made Gillette ra/oi and a Mpph uf Blue Gillette blades— the world's finest shaving system There are sets to suit all pockets, priced from 51. 70 to >v s>o.
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      London Stock Prices
      262 10 London Stock Prices LONDON, Thurs. CHARE DEALINGS on the London Stock Exchange yesterday featured a marking up of King Line Shippings from 62s. to 95s. Union Castle had offered to buy the company's shares at £B sterling each. Rubbers declined. Tins were irregular. Shipping shares generally remained steady with news
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      CRAIGIELEA RUBBER: DIV. DESPITE DEBIT
      146 10 fRAIGIELEA Rubber Plantations' crop last year was almost double the previous year's. The profit (before taxation and rehabilitation provision) rose from £16,564 to £23,265. Despite a debit balarfce of £6,417 after adjustments, says the chairman (Mr. H. 8. Russell) m his annual statement, the directors
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      WORLD RUBBER: 1948 ESTIMATE
      87 10 WASHINGTON. Thurs. WORLD output of Datnral robber m 1941 was estimated yesterday, by the American Department of Commerce, at about 1,554.000 tons. This is about the same as the peak production of 1941. Increased Indonesian production, said the Department, was largely responsible for the increased estimate.
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      TIN SHARES EASE ON A QUIET MARKET
      168 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. HPHE Malayan share market experienced another 1 quiet day today, with no particular trend. Henry Wauf h was quoted m the new form of $1 stock. Of 17 price changes In the Tin share list only Kamuntinff
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      N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
      91 10 NEW YORK, Thurs. A SUDDEN burst of demand se&t the New York stock market forward yesterday for one of the sharpest gains ixt seven months. The abrupt volte face was the latest twist m a market which, with few interruption*, has been on the downgrade since the
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      Sales To Russia Are Not "Mad"
      102 10 LONDON, Than. AFTER figures of Malayan rubber exports to Russia had been given In the Commons yesterday, Mr. Guy Lloyd (Cons.) asked If It was not madness to allow this very large quantity to go to Russia at present. The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Arthur
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      DRAFT TIN PLAN SOON IN MALAYA
      112 10 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. I\R AFT proposals for the flve- year International tin control plan recommended by the Tin Study Group are expected in Malaya at the end of this month. Authoritative observer* la Kuala Lumpur said today that discussion of
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      32 10 From A Market Correspondent PRACTICALLY all sections of the Singapore produce markets were quiet yesterday. The only price change was In black pepper, which slipped down to $176 per picul.
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      Singapore Rubber
      194 10 SINGAPORE'S rubber mar- ket was erratic throughout yesterday. It steadied on short covering but later eased on further liquidation. The market was irregular at the close. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 34% cent*, sellers 34% cento; spot loose buyers 34 H cento, sellers 34%
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      SHIPPING IN PORT
      85 10 SHIPS m port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns m brackets) were: Main Wharf: Marlekerk (31-32), Katong (36-37), Olenroy (38-39), Benarty (40-41). West Wharf: Salawati (4-5), Seremban (7), Silverash (8-9), Himau (14). Empire Dock: River Mitta (1920), Rengam (21), Trevaylor (2324), Adrastus (25-26), Trevanlon (29-30).
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      Thornycroft: Good Year
      331 10 JOHN I. Thornycroft ck Com- pany's Singapore branch has had a very satisfactory year, with continued Improvement hi facilities and equipment, according to the chairman tax London. At the parent company's annual meeting the chairman (Sir John E. Thornycroft) said rhey had established a world-wide export sales
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      244 10 PRESIDENT LINES General Passenger Agent to Northwest Airlines. SAILINCS TO NIW TORK ANO BOSTON via INDIA ECYPT M lOITERRANEAN PORTS .1 x% t»- 0.«.20 I z tLisrsjsr'ZLsi P. Sham Oec 29 Finest Post-Wa> Luxury Liners Penane Dec Fast Lux ri passenger service r'enang v.c i H-I|f K#fl|[ Mjf||u tan frandtco
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      221 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANOINAVIA/UJ. SAILINCS JO CONTINENT/ AAktviuvuv SCANDINAVIA. CONTINENT. Loadinß af Singapore. Port Swettenham Penang "Kamoodij' duo abt Oec 8 tor Colombo Aden Port Said m* "Malacca' dv. abt Oee 24 Alexandria. CenoV MarieiiTes tor Bangkok saigor. Manila. Tangier Casablanca Antwerp, H'Kong. Shangha. Kobe oithSS?,. "cZS&^l' Gdynia
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      967 10 MeALISTER CO., LTD. I incorporated m Singapore) BLLKRMAN tft BUtKNUL KLAVENESS LINK Ut^ < ..> 0N u00N:u 00N R °TriROAM. CANADIAN PACIFIC PORTS HAMBURG b MIOOLESBROUCH. Accepting cargo foe o.i North Atlantic Accepting cargo for Central South Ports 6 Canada via Colombo American Ports. CITT OF lUCKNOW Spoie P Sham
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    GAME BOY, STYMIE IN TOP FORM
    867 11 Final Gallops On Ipoh Track From EPSOM JEEP IPOH, Thursday. r AME Boy and Stymie, strong stable fancies for the two races for class three stayers over a mile and 110 yards on Saturday, wound up their training with useful gallops over a mile
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    Malacca Support For Fund
    198 11 Malacca Support For Fund From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Thurs. MALACCA sportsmen and well-wishers rallied to the appeal of Mr. Michael Mahindas, J.P., one of the vice-presidents of the Badminton Association of Malaya, i for contributions to the j Thomas Cup fund. The first day's collection realised $430. The list
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    SPITFIRES XI
    22 11 The Spitfire* will play a fciendly soccr match against the S.H.A.U. j at Oeylang Stadium tomorrow end I not today.
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    32 11 STEVENS, Fulham's centre-forward, with Leicester's right-bank, Frame, and Bradley, the Leicester goalkeeper, m a duel during; the English Football League second division match at Craven Cottage on Not. 20. Fnlham won one-nil.
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    Change Of Venue Blow To Swedes
    514 11 THOMAS CUP PROSPECTS Straits Times Special Correspondent STOCKHOLM, Thursday. Pi her first Thomas Cap showing, Sweden will meet Denmark in Copenhagen on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10. In a Thomas Cup match Denmark had earlier defeated Ireland nine-nil. Some days later Sweden met the
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    G.S.C. Hockey
    114 11 1*HE following have been selected 1 to play In the Married v. Singles hockey match on the S.R.C. Padang at S.46 p.m. tomorrow: Married: M. 8cott; D. Ebert. Z. Tessensohn; A. Milne, A. Pennefather, Margaret Clarke; L. MinJoot, M. Bentley, M. Rodrigues, Marguerite de Souza, M. Fitspatrlck. Reserves:
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    It Started With An Xmas Gift
    100 11 Melbourne, Thursday. A CHRISTMAS gift of a golf club from his non -golfing family sent new Victorian amateur champion, Peter Thompson, across th* road into a park to knock a ball about when he vac 12. I H« IH lucky. One af the stylist*
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY XI
    43 11 'J'HE following have been selected to represent the Singapore Cricket Club against the 223 B.O.D. at hockey on the Padar.g today at 5.15 p.m.: Brown, Dennis. Reeves, McRae, Schiltus, Kuyper, Loch. Machin, Bell, Smith and Cousin*. Umpire ■Mr. Van Houten.
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      222 11 land Sports Letter; SIS Force* RADIO Malaya Request Programme; 600 Bong 1 Radio Orchestra; 1.80 News;, U.C1: li-I: to.** 44.M ground to Australia; 8.00 BonaU 1.45 Teddy Wilson; 2 Close; 8.1S! 5.06 Dane. Music; S.M Special FUottal; S.IONji; ».00 Australian News; 8.30 Film Review; 8.30 Dispatch; 5/45 Country D»nc« P
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    CUP PLAYERS SAIL WITHOUT MANAGER
    432 12 Hundreds Wish Team Goodbye From Lee Siew Yee, on board the Carthage TEARS, handshakes -and a crescendo of cheers from hundreds of well-wishers marked the departure of Malaya's Thomas Cup badminton players when they left Singapore for England on board the P and 0 liner,
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    Thomas Cup Badge
    70 12 A TIGER standing on a shield, under which is a scroll bearing the word "Malaya" this is the badf c which every Thomas Cup player will wear. On the shield is a design composed of a row of shuttlecocks m black and white, with a half moon
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    Airmen Win 10-3 On Padang
    240 12 Airmen Win 10-3 On Padang ACCURATE touch-finding and speedy thrw-quarter movement* wer« the features of yesterday's rugger game between a Singapore Cricket Club "B" XV and a R.A.F. Changi XV, the result being a win for the Airmen by 10 points (two goals) to three (a penalty goal). The Club
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    England Win 6-0
    17 12 LONDON, Thurs.:—England beat Switzerland six-nil m their international sorter match at Highbury today. Reuter.
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    AUX. POLICE WIN
    23 12 •pHE Singapore Harbour Eoerd Auxiliary Police beat the C.V.M.A. five-nil m a game of hockey played at Thomson Road yesterday.
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    Sports Diary
    33 12 HOCKEY: SRC. T. Nee Soon H.C.— S.R.C.; SC K.C. v. Johore C.C. Hong Llm Green; 8.0.D. C.A. v. R.N. Police— St. George's Rd; KbalM Assn. t. Teachers' Union St. George's Rd
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    Women Enter Body Beautiful Contest
    177 12 OEVERAL Singapore women have entered for a body beautiful competition to be held at the New World Amusement Park at 8 p.m. on Dec. 18 and Dec. 19. r— Miss Ho Lye Toh, who won the title "Miss Singapore "three times (1941, 1946 and 1947)
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    JABBAR MEETS WELCH TODAY
    64 12 A10-ROUND bout between Jimmy Welch who scored an easy points decision over Golden Boy recently, and Jabbar bin Jaffar, Ihe hard-hitting Malay welterweight, tops the bill in Promoter T. B. Lims boxing card at the Happy World stadium tonight. Jabber has Just returned from a tour
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    Veterans Score Third Victory
    308 12 PLAYING clever football, the Malaya Cup Veterans defeated the Jollilads XI by three goals to one In a friendly match at Farrer Park yesterday. The Veteran* seem to be improving with every game they play. For their thdrd consecutive victory yesterday, they played like anything but
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    14 12 THE Thomas Cup team photographed on I r»ard just before sailing- Straits Times Picture,
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    Spore Chasers
    73 12 •THE following will represent the 1 Singapore Chasers In a Rugby match against R.A.F. Selctar 2nd team at Seletar tomorrow: McCullogh (Chartered Back); Wakelyn (Patcrson 8imons), Graham (Mercantile Bank), Bewt (Harrison <5t Crosflelds), Bennett (Royal Insurance); Malay (Hong Kong Bank), Green (Mercantile Bank); Hey wood Hdng Kong Bank),
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    ENGINEERS WIN
    54 12 The Royal Engineers beat the Singapore Harbour Board by 11 points to nine In a game of Rugby played at Gillman Carracks yesterday. Scorers (or the R.I. were Stothart (a dropped goal), Gordon (try) and Lodge (try) Gorddn converted a try. Scorers for the 8.H.B. were Saunders, Leask
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    RUGBY CANCELLED
    21 12 TTOE game of rugger between the Singapore Asians and the G.H.Q. Fare If. scheduled for tomorrow, has been cancelled.
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    Gold Cup Final Tomorrow
    76 12 Gold Cup Final Tomorrow From Our Staff Correspondent K. LUMPUR, Thurg. THE final of the Sultans' Gold Cup soccer competition between Singapore and Kedah will be played on Saturday on the Prince's Road stadium m Kuala Lumpur. Th« probable Kedah side Is: Zain Ismail, Sallm Akib (capt.) Ishak Yassln, Hussein
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    Other Sport In Page Eleven
    87 12 Abdul Rahman, Salleh Bujang, Hajl Oarhan, Iksan, Aziz, Sharif! Madon, Kamld, Samad, Awang Gabos, Mahmood, Hussein and Abdul Rahman (Jnr.). The kick-off will be at 5 p.m. The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, and the Sultan of Selangor have been invited to witness the game.
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    SCC Women Win Again
    129 12 PR the second time this season, the Singapore Cricket Club's women's hockey team boat their old rivals, the Girls' Sports Club, on the padang yesterday. Two-nil was the margin of victory— score that did little justice to the S.C.C. women, who were immeasurably superior in all
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    2nd Signals Win By Only Goal
    45 12 THE 2nd Signals (GHQ) beat 1st 1 Signals (GHQ) by the only goal scored In a friendly football match played at Tanglln yesterday. The game was keenly contested throughout with nelthtr side showing any marked advantage at any stag*.
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    Don Makes Last Stand Today
    487 12 MELBOURNE, Thursday. riONALD George Bradman, terror of bowlers for more than 20 years, plays his last first-class game in his own testimonial match which begins at Melbourne Cricket ground tomorrow when he will lead a side against Lindsay Hassett's eleven. "I am naturally sorry to
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    Eu Tong Sen Cup Golf
    285 12 STARTING times for the Eu O Tong Sen Cup open Invitation golf competition on Sunday morning (the first named pair to start from the first te? and the second from the tenth tee) at the Island Club are: 8.30 a.m.: K. S Murray (8) v.
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