The Straits Times, 16 December 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1948. PRICE TEN CENT9,
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    CHIANG URGED TO QUIT GOVERNMENT
    409 1 Peace Talks Reported In Peking NANKING, Wednesday. DRESIDENT Chiang Kai-shek's top advisers are urging him to give up control of China's crumbling Government and let others try to save the pieces. The Generalissimo's intimates have discussed this among themselves for weeks amid China's deepening crisis.
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    47 1 FLOWN OUT TO SEE SON: Private Gerald Hawksworth, the, KOYLI, with his father, Mr. Cyril Hawksworth, who was flown out by the War Office because his son was lying seriously m m Kuala Lumpur. Pte. Hawksworth was badly wounded by bandits m October.— Army P. R. picture.
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    Airabu Guns Trial Starts Today
    121 1 BATAVIA, Wednesday. THREE Americans accused of gun running to the Indonesian island of Airabu will be tried before a Dutch Court tomorrow at Tanjong Plnang in the Rhio Archipelago. The trial of Carlton A. Hire of Singapore accused of intention to take delivery of the
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    102 1 MRS MALCOLM MACDONALD drops her contribution, into Miss L. Tessensohn's box, for the 400 lepers at the Leper Camp m Yio Chu Kang Road. The contributions will be used to buy gifts for the lepers' Christmas party. Collectors for the lepers' fund will be stationed at Robinson's. John Littles, G.
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    Republican Appeal To Paris
    128 1 Republican Appeal To Paris PARIS, Wed. 'THE United Nations Secu- rity Council adjourned today until Friday without giving consideration to an Indonesian Republican request that the situation n Indonesia should be considered before the recess. Mr. L. N. Palar. Indonesian representative, had drawn attention m a letter to the recent
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    LAWYER OFF TO RHIO
    67 1 Mr. S. H. D. Ellas, a Singapore lawyer. Is leaving for Rhlo this afternoon, In connection with the case against Carlton Hire. Mr. Ellas recently made two unsuccessful attempts in the Singapore Supreme Court to get a writ o habeas corpus issued on the Commlsssioner of
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    HIGH OFFICIAL DESERTS
    81 1 HIGH OFFICIAL DESERTS HONG KONG, Wed. rr was announced here today that Gen. Lung Ton, chairman of the Chinese Military Advisory Council, has deserted the Nanking regime, fled to Hong Kong and cabled his resignation to President Chiang Kaishek. Gen. Lung arrived here on Sunday. He left Nanking ostensibly to
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    Hong Kong Defence
    135 1 HONG KONG, Wed. HONG KONG garrison volunteers, to be known In future as the Hong Kong Defence Force, is to be brought up to a strength of 4,500 In the next six months and later to 5,730, the Governor (Sir 1 Alexander Grantham) told the Legislative Council
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    256,000 TON RICE 'RATION'
    221 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. MALAYA, including Singapore, is understood to have been allocated imports of 256,000 metric tons of rice for the first six months of 1949. This decision was made by the International Emergency Food Council's Rice Commit- tee meeting here yesterday. It was also learned that
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    3,000 ARRESTS
    21 1 MADRAS, Wed.— More than 3,000 sympathisers of the R.S.S.S. (a militant Hindu organisation) have been arrested throughout India. A.P.
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    ANOTHER RUBBER SETBACK
    128 1 DUEDER again suffered ft heavy setback yesterday when a two-cent drop ~»er pound in price on Tuesday's cl^-p was recorded. On Nov. 26 the price dropped by about 1*4 cents per lb on reports that Russia would not be h'lvlnsr rubber from Malay <t '•nMl January. 1949.
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    Russian Veto Against Ceylon Again
    157 1 PARIS, Wednesday. OUSSIA m the Security Council today vetoed for the second time Ceylon's application for membership hi the United Nations. Dr. T. F. Tslang, China, said that Ceylon's ellgibilty to membership had been proved "beyond doubt." Sir Alexander Cadogan, Britain, said Ceylon was an
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    BUKU MERAH
    61 1 THE Straits Times has com- pleted the dispatch of forms seeking information for the Singapore section of the Baku Merah (a Singapore and Malayan Directory) which will be published in the near future. If you have not received a form, either write to the Straits Times or telephone
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    MAY STRIKE ON XMAS DAY
    88 1 The Singapore Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Mr. C. R. D. Danby) has called I for a meeting on Monday be- tween representatives of three Indian cigar firms and the Singapore Cigar Workers Union to try to settle the wage reduction dispute. The union had earlier
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    Marines Sail For Shanghai
    73 1 SHANGHAI, Wed.- It was announced officially today that a detachment of 695 U.S. Marines will sail today from the United Btates Western Pacific naval base at 'Tsingtao for Shanghai. A joint announcement by United States Consul General (Mr. Cabot) and Rear Admiral Crawford re-emphaslsed that the
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    Celebrations In Korea
    50 1 SEOUL, Wed —Koreans today celebrated United Nations recognition of their new Republic with a parade and a huge mass meeting. It was a national holiday. A crowd estimated at about 85,000, stood for two hours In the cold muddy stadium to hear President Syngman Rhee speak. A.P.
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    Christening Was A Family Ceremony
    175 1 LONDON. Wednesday. PRINCE Charles of Edinburgh, first-born of Princess Elizabeth, was christened today m a simple family ceremony. In the crystal and gold music room of Buckingham Palace before the King and Queen, the Princess, the Duke of Edinburgh and other member* of the Royal
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    Military Talks With Siam Soon
    144 1 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Wed. SIAMESE and British military leaders are due to meet next week at Songkhla in south Siam. There they will discuss >-he problem of maintaining peace and preventing Communist infiltration into Siam from the Malaya border area. British representatives at
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    WAR TRIAL IN SUMATRA
    54 1 MEDAN. Wed.— The trial dt four Japanese generals charged with the mistreatment ol prisoners of war, civil internees and Indonesian slave workers, opened here today. The accused are Lieut. General Tanaba Morltake. C-in-C ot the 25th army amf three of his generals, Yhagi Nakao, Yamamoto Shozo
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    Scandal Before Business
    111 1 Scandal Before Business TOKYO, Wed. f^EMANDS for resign- ation of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's Cabinet were made todnv while the Diet paid more attention to its scanriu'.s than its legislative bus!ness. Several Oppolstion Kg. lators said Yosnida sho"l I withdraw immediately because of the actions of he former Finance Mini
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    "FRIENDSHIP WITH RUSSIA"
    52 1 RANGOON, Wed.. The Burmese Foreign Minister, Kyaw Nyein, said today that Burma intends to adhere to a policy of close friendship with Soviet Russia. He said: "An exchange of diplomatic relations betwr *i\ Burma and Russia has been agreed upon. Only the appointment of the respective ambassadors
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    FOURTH TIME
    27 1 PARIS. Wed: A Brittany woman gave birth to ncr fourth set of twins today. At the age of 36 she now has 18 children.— Reuter.
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    36 1 RETURNED: The Pan. Malayan Director of CivM Aviation, Air Vice-Marshal S. E. Storrar, who returned yesterday to Singapore from New Delhi where he has been attending the SouthEast Asian Regional Air Navigation Conference. Straits Times picture.
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      Crown Jewels: A Housing Problem
      135 2 VONPON, Wednesday. CVEN Britain's Crown jewels have housing and queuetng problems. Only 6,000 of the 20,000 visitors a day at the Tower of London are able to see the jewels. As a result, efforts are being made to move the display to larger quarters. The
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      Ceylon Finances
      49 2 COLOMBO. Wed. A carpint of fix. H1SZ.4M hu been realised In October, the first «wmth of t* 1^ oew financial year. The biggest revenue ha£ been from Customs, and on the expenditure side education has taken mo/e than double what It did in October last jew. Renter.
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      Not Weaker Sex
      39 2 LONDON. Wed. Educating girls Is more Important than teaching boys, an education oncer says. He told high school girls the happiness, standards of Hie and character of British husbands and children depended or the mother*.— AP
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      Volunteers
      32 2 LONDON, Wed. The War! Minister (Mr. Emannel' ShtoweD) has announced that Territorial Army volunteers in Norember totalled 4.415. "Some trades councils have been reluctant to assist the campaign." he said.— Rent2T.
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      Churchill Invited
      17 2 RIO DE JANEIRO. Wed. Mr. Winston Churchill has been officially invited to TlsJt Braza— UP.
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      Chemical Probe
      39 2 LONDON, Wed.— The Government Is to Institute an Inquiry into tue chemical industry, Mr. Harold Wilson (President of the Board of Trade) announced yesterday. The Association of British Chemical Manufacturers has been asked to prepare a report.—Renter.
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      Russo-Italian Trade
      38 2 ROME, Wed.— A three-year Italo-Rcssian trade agreement calling for total exchanges to the value of U.S. $1,000,000 annually hat been signed. Another agreement for turning over 33 Italian warshlPs to Russia has aiao be-n signed— -tJ.P.
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      Swedish Custom
      67 2 STOCKHOLM, Wed. Two beautiful Monde Swedish girls are in hospital with serious burns after accidentally setting fire to their frn»r during ceremonies honouring three Nobel prize winners. Following an old Swedish custom, the girls strolled into the bedrooms of the prize winners to awaken them with coffee and
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      More Taxes
      32 2 PARIS, Wed.— A 10 per cent. Increase In taxes next year was proposed by M. Henri Queoille (French Premier and Minister of Finance) when he outlined n:s 1949 Budget.— Reuter.
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      BRITISH DEFENCE
      35 2 LONDON. We*. I)ISCC&SIONS la the Cw- wiw early mad year the math*'* aU% to resist Iiiumjmi ud fight tee* if war comes- suddenly may force reshuffling of toth etvftlhui and miUteiy «efeaee ehief«^AJ.
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      328 2 m THE HIGH COURT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE IH.AVD Or %OiGATOW&. Or«analkix Peiitioo No. 7< of 194 C Is the Matter of Altai! Realty Tjfwit»d anil Beduced and In the Mallei of tbe Compantfs Onhnsnee, mm. JJOTICE is hereby ginem that a petition has bees presented to the Supreme
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    HATTA SENDS A NEW NOTE TO THE DUTCH GOVT.
    226 3 THE HAGUE, Wed. THE Netherlands Government decided yesterday to postpone the formation of a federal interim government of Indonesia which would have excluded the Indonesian Government. This move was apparently influenced by the receipt by the Dutch Government of a new
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    26 3 CHOU TSUNG LING of Tlentsiln, who broadcasts In the series "Of Interest to Women" m the Far Eastern Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 8.8.C. picture.
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    Large-Scale Manhunt By Burmese
    149 3 Large-Scale Manhunt By Burmese RANGOON. Wed. FE Burmese Army, Air Force and civilian authorities are staging their biggest manhunt In Burma for the White Flag Communist leader. Thakln Than Tun. On the run since the monsoon ended last September, Than Tun twice eluded capture when Burmese soldiers raided his secret
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    ECA Threat To Britain
    76 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. A DISCLOSURE that Marshall Plan aluminium sent to Europe had been resold to American buyer? brought a U.S. Government threat yesterday to curtail aid deliveries to Britain, Belgium and Holland. The Economic Co-operation Administration said it had asked the three countries to halt the
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    VICTORY FOR COSTA RICA
    72 3 SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), Wed.— The Costa Rican Government announced yesterday that its troops on the border area had completely defeated Invaders from Nicaragua. Thirty-eight of the invaders captured were Nicaraguan national guardsmen. It said. The Council of American States Organisation at Washington has called a
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    SAFE FLYING FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    48 3 NEW DELHI, Wed. The South-East Asian Regional Air Navigation Conference ended a four-week session at New Delhi yesterday after preparing measures to ensure greater safety in international air navigation. The recommendations must be approved by the International Civil Aviation Conference Council.— A P.
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    Politics Banned
    21 3 CAIRO, Wed. A military proclamation m Cairo last meht banned Egyptian students from belonging to any political organisation. Reuter.
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    Aid Plan Urged For The East
    122 3 LONDON Wed. Two Pakistan delegates who attended the World Food and Agriculture Conference In Washington last month said here last night that if Eastern countries did not have a Marshall Plan soon, "hunger and starvation will roll the masses of the East Into the
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    BURMA'S RICE HELPS STERLING RESOURCES
    108 3 LONDON, Wed. I f VHE Chancellor of the ExA chequer (Sir Stafford Crlpps) said yesterday that Burma's contribution to the resources of the sterling area had been her exports of rice. This had conserved hard currency, he said. Burma's •o-ooeratlon In this respect was "most
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    Siam May Ban Import Of Sugar
    106 3 Siam May Ban Import Of Sugar BANGKOK, Wed. fHE Siamese Government A 1a planning drastic control—probably ban— of sugar Imports Into the' country, It was stated here today. The Commerce Ministry revealed that legislation to this effect Is at present being drafted with a view to protecting the domestic industry.
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    SAILS AFTER 3 MONTHS DELAY
    42 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. The first passenger liner to leave San Francisco since the end of the three-month maritime strike sailed yesterday for the Orient. It was the American President Line vessel, General M. C. Weigs.— A. P.
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    PAKISTAN'S AIM
    44 3 KARACHI, W^d.—Pakistan's Prime Minister (Mr. Llaquat All Khan) told Ibe Pakistan Constituent Assembly that the best tribute the nation could pay to its founder, the l3te Mohammed All Jinnah, was to make Pakistan one of the greatest nations of the world. —Reuter.
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    Anglo-Spanish Trade
    26 3 LONDON, Wed. Financial and trade conversations between Britain and Spain are expected to make trade and payments m both directions flow more freely.— UP
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    RUSSIAN-ORELSE
    27 3 BERLIN. Wed. Germans will have to see Russian films or none at all m the Russian occupied province of Thuringla where cinemas have been nationalised.— UJ\
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    128 SIAM REBELS SURRENDER
    148 3 BANGKOK, Wednesday. HPHE Security Commission announced here today that 128 "insurrectionists" have surrendered to the authorities m Siam's southern provinces. Meanwhile, Siamese Army and police squads were today combing the Jungles around the town of Lopburl, In central Slam, for parachutists said to have been dropped
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    25 3 Gen. Sir Neil Ritchie, Com-mander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces, who has been appointed Aide-de-Camp General to the Kin* m saccession to Gen. Sir Edwin Morris.
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    TALKS HELP ASIA FRIENDSHIP
    49 3 MANILA, Wed. Labour conferences such as the one recently held m Kandy, Ceylon, are the most effective means of promoting closer friendship and understanding among Asian nations, according to Senor Pedro Magsalin, permanent Philippine delegate to the ILO, who has lust returned from Ceylon Reuter.
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    Singapore Girl To Give London Recital
    546 4 Singapore Girl To Give London Recital By Our Woman I Correspondent OROUDEST parents in 1 Singapore on Dec. 21, will be Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Scharenguivel, of Devonshire Road. That evening their eldest daughter, Joyce, will make her London debut as a concert pianist In Wlgmore Hall, home of
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    "I Lent Manager $7,000"-Clerk
    400 4 Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wednesday. IE former chief clerk of the Taiping branch of Whiteaway Laidlaw, Lim Khoon Alk, alleged today that he had lent the former manager of the branch, Edward Nunn, $7,000 on the understanding that he would not be held responsible for discrepancies
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    PUTTING N. BORNEO ON ITS FEET
    231 4 THE Governor of North Borneo (Mr. Edward Twining) said in the North Borneo Advisory Council yesterday that the British Government have a scheme to assist the colony to regain and develop a balanced and sound economy. Mr. Twining said that since July 1948, when
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    Singapore Diary
    107 4 TODAY C. Y.M.A.. 96, Bras Basah Road, physical culture, 5.15 pjn., choir practice, 5.30 p.m. Y.M.C.A., Orchard Road, commercial class, 5 p.m.. gymnastics, 6.30 p.m., male voice choir practice, 8.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A.. Industrial department's prize giving and merry-making, 6 Raffles Quay, 4 p.m. Anson Athletic Association committee meeting,
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    BOY DROWNED IN WELL
    60 4 KUANTAN, Wed. The Kuantan Coroner returned a verdict of death by drowning at the inquest on eight-year-old Idrus bin Hussin. The boy's grandmother said Idris was playing with another boy when he fell into a well. Salleh bin Ismail, a fisherman, said he dived into the
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    Plan For Local "Regulars"
    229 4 THE Singapore Govern- ment will be asked, at the next meeting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday to take immediate seeps to form a regular defence force of at least four battalions, comprising locally-enlist-ed men, for the defence of the Colony. This proposal will be made
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    $17,000,000 FOR BORNEO
    271 5 UK Aid For War Compensa tion THE British Government has agreed, subject to Parliamentary approval, to help the Governments of North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to finance a war damage compensation scheme estimated to cost $17,000,000. This was announced yesterday in a statement issued in the three
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    45 5 "ROAD BLOCK": This larje crate held-np traffic m KreU Ayer Road, Singapore, yesterday, when it dropped from a lorry which had swerved to avoid a collision with a trishaw. Two Indian labourers rMtng on the top of the crate received minor injuries.— Straits Times picture.
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    ICEF TALKS IN COLONY
    74 5 Dr. Michael Herbert Watt, head of the International Children's Emergency Fund Far Eastern Mission, hopes to visit Singapore in the next lew weeks to discuss the I.C.E.F. programme for United Kingdom territories. He will be accompanied by his deputy, Mr. Goodwin. Dr. Watt and Mr. Goodwin
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    60 5 Col. J. S. SANDERSON, commanding the 2nd. Scots Guards, who, with units from the Grenadier Guards, are earning out a concentrated offensive against bandits m Ulu Selangor. Before being appointed commander of the 2nd. Scots Guards, Col. Sanderson was m the Joint Services Staff College m England. Prior to that
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    His Good Deed Was Illegal
    74 5 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTII, Wed. TAN Ah Kow vas lined S2 by Mr. G. E. C. Wisden m the Butter wort ii Court on Monday for doing a good deed m an illegal manner. Tan's good deed was to give a lame man a
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    Marella Has New Owner
    114 5 I*HE former Burns Phllp ohlp Marella was handed over m Singapore yesterday afternoon to the agents of her South American buyers. She was sold for £77,000. Now lying In the Empire Dock, the Marella will shortly be renamed Captain Marcos and placed under Panamanian registry. She
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    Grenade Charge
    32 5 From Out Staff Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed.— Arrested under the Emergency Regulations, Lee Hiong, was yesterday committed for trial at the next Johore Assizes for alleged possession of a hand grenade.
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    21 5 Mr. Reginald Quahe passed the Intermediate examination In commerce, part 1. of the University of London held hi Singapore In July.
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    Boys At Funeral Of Mr. Blake
    349 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. NO one can excuse the act which took his life," said the Rev. T. E. Currie at the funeral this afternoon of Mr. A. M. Blake, superintendent of the Serendah Boys' Home, who was killed by bandits
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    Trisha Riders To Protest
    54 5 Singapore trisha riders are to protest against certain new regulations passed recently by the Municipal Commissioners. Among other things, the new by-laws provide for an increase of the licensing fee from $5 to $12 per year. The trisha riders are submitting their protest through their union
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    Ginsberg Tells Court Of Deals In Generators
    560 5 Ginsberg Tells Court Of Deals In Generators THE closing stages were reached yesterday m the R.A-F. generators case m the Singapore Assize Court, and after the judge (Mr. Justice Brown) has summed up this morning, the jury's verdict is expected to be given m the afternoon The Deputy Public Prosecutor
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    COLONY TO BARTER MORE
    127 5 COLONY TO BARTER MORE THE bartci traffic between Singapore and the two Republican ports of East Sumatra (Pakan Baroe and Rengati is to be Increased by two-and-a-half times. Five ships each to Pakan Baroe and Rengat will be allowed monthly from Dec. 20. Two trips monthly to each of these
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    City Election Plan Too Late
    107 5 THE first meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council next year Is likely to be Feb. 15 too late to amend the Municipal elections ordinance. Unofficial members of the council learnt this at an Informal meeting with officials on Tuesday. Inche Sardon bin Jubir, (Rural East
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    Hongkong Holiday
    39 5 (From Our Staff Correspondent) JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.Mr. W. W. McCall. Legal Adviser. Johore. and Mrs. McCall leave tomorrow for Hongkong on a brief vacation. Mr. D. W. B. Goode. of Seremban. will act during Mr. McCall's absence.
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    DEATH
    29 6 GARCIA— On 15th December at Butiß.sar Hospital, after a short Illness, Florence, aged 77. widow of th P lat« W. J. Garcia and motiier of W. H. Garcia.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Dec. 16,1948 MALAYA'S RICE ALLOCATION
    705 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Dec. 16, 1948 MALAYA'S RICE ALLOCATION While the I.E.F.C. has still to approve the allocations made by its Rice Committee for the first six months of next year, it has not been the Committee's habit to question the recommendations so that the figures given in
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    A Stimulus To Cession
    283 6 Malay comment on the secessionist movement m Penang unfortunately does not seem likely to contribute to the weakening of a movement which was born of exasperation and which will grow with political fear. The Federal Constitution should pave the way for Penang and Malacca to be
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    122 6 From the Straits Times of Dec. 16, 1898 There is considerable murmuring at the recommendation carried at the Municipal Board last week, that from January 1. next, meters shall be attached to all private water services existing m, or hereafter to be supplied to hotels, eating-houses, and
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    A SOLUTION FOR THE SETTLEMENTS
    2077 6  -  a a tan, By Member of the Legislative Council of Singapore TT is an indisputable i fact that before the Japanese occupation I of Malaya the various races in the Straits Settlements and the Malay States, Federated and Un federated, lived in complete harmony. Each
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      Conscience And Principle In Debtor-Creditor Bill
      415 6 THE text of the Debtor A and Creditor Bill is by its nature complicated, but changes that have been made in Section 4 will, if enacted, expose the legislators of Malaya and Singapore to ridicule in the eyes of all Jurists and reasonable men.
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    0.C.P.D., EIGHT BANDITS KILLED
    499 7 Sharp Battle In The Jungle From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Wed. MR. B. F. S. Cooper, Officer in Charge of Tampin Police District, was killed today in a battle with bandits on Francis Estate in Batang Malaka, about 45 miles south of Seremban. Eight bandits were
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    48 7 FLYING OFFICER GEORGE C.V.B. NALLAYYA, R.I.A.F. and his bride, the former Ponnu Constance Chelliah. seen leaving: St. Andrew's Cathedral after their wedding yesterday. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. D. D. Chelliah, acting-Principal of St. Andrew's School.— Straits Times picture. (See women's Article m page four.)
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    Welfare Plan For Malaya
    151 7 From Our Staff Correapondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THE scope of the Central Welfare Council of Malaya is to be widened. The standing committee of the Council met today, under the chairmanship of Lady Newboult, and Approved proposals for a new constitution. These will be recommended to
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    AIR TALKS BENEFIT TO COLONY
    194 7 AIR TALKS BENEFIT TO COLONY SINGAPORE will benefit considerably from the long-term civil aviation policy mapped out at the recent South-East Asian -Regional Air Navigation Conference, In New Delhi. This was stated by Malaya's delegate to the conference, the Pan -Malayan Director of Civil Aviation (Air ViceMarshal S. E. Storrar)
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    Seek Missing Dumb Youth
    78 7 A DEAF-MUTE may help to trace the dumb Penang youth for whom two Jobs are waiting In Singapore. He Is an employee of Roneo Ltd., which has offered work, and claims to know where Tan Sing Choon lives. Mr. F. E. Bent, managing partner of the
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    End Of War Prisoners' Association Mooted
    135 7 TERMINATION of the War Prisoners (Singapore) x Association will be considered at an extraordinary meeting of the association on Jan. 18. The Singapore Association has suggested that members of the War Prisoners' Association should join it. The war prisoners' committee suggests that the $1,500
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    Banana Money Case Acquittal
    287 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOIIOKE BAHRU, Thursday. MR. Justice Laville at the Johore Assizes today acquitted Tay Kar Choon of attempted extortion of $1,000. He was originally charged with extorting from Woo Sang, of Yong Peng, $1,000 in Japanese occupation currency. The Judge remarked that Japanese
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    INDIANS BUY MOST TEXTILES
    117 7 INDIANS BUY MOST TEXTILES INDIAN merchants handled more than 65 per cent, of the $230,192,000 worth of textile Imports into Malaya in the first nine months of this year. Mr. Balwant Singh of Gian Singh it Co. said yesterday that Indian merchants led in this branch of business because many
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    Boys To Get Their Toys
    142 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. rE following donations have so far been received for the Blake Fund to assist orphans In the Serendah Boys' Home. Dr. C. P. Rawson, Kuala Lumpur $25; Mark Olver. Kuala Lumpur, $25; Swami Satyananda, Kuala* Lumpur, $10; Agent of the Government of
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    RICE FOR RENGAT
    28 7 Ten tons of rice Included m a barter cargo to Rengat on Tuesday was unfit for human consumption and was transhipped m Singapore from Java.
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    'NO SECESSION'—CHENG LOCK
    151 7 'NO SECESSION' —CHENG LOCK "I AM completely opposed to 1 the move now being made to restore Penang and Malacca to their pre-war status." said Mr. Tan Cheng Lock in an Interview with the Utusan Melayu. Saying that Malacca Is onefortieth of the area of the Federation Mr. Tan Cheng
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    Ginsberg's Statement
    526 7 (Continued from page 5) he would supply some at lower prices. I asked him to introduce me to the dealers but he said he couldn't do that because that would cut him out of his commission. In order to prove that he could supply them, he offered me
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    Report On Pilgrims
    105 7 A REPORT on the grievances and difficulties experienced by pilgrims to Mecca is being completed by the Malay Welfare Council for ihe Colonial Secretary. This was disclosed by the Secretary of the Council (Inche Darus Sharif) In an Interview. Inche Darus said that the report would draw
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    Currency Case: Controller's Wide Powers Stressed
    461 7 TijONTOR, LTD. were called upon to state their defence when the case against the firm alleging infringements of the Financial Regulations, was resumed m the First District Court, yesterday. The Judge (Mr. E. P. Shanks) ruled that the firm had a case to meet.
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      TWO OLD PENANG HOUSES
      2034 8 BY "PRINCE OF WALES ISLANDER" WHEN Francis Light ff landed on the tree-covered tanjong, where George Town now stands, one of the first things he did must have been to assure a water supply close at hand, for the use of the sepoys and Malays who
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      TWILIGHT IN TENGANAN
      813 8  -  M.A. FRIEDRICH By THERE seems to be 1 only one place m the whole wide world where there is no housing shortage weird, exclusive Tenganan, m the mountains of East Bali. Tenganan, guarded by the spirits of cobras and surrounded by a high wall, Is inhabited by
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    Murder Or War On High Seas?
    632 9 Murder Or War On High Seas? THE PELEUS TRIAL. Edited by John Cameron, K.C. (William Hodge, London. 18s). IN the evening of 13th March, 1944, the Greek steamer Peleus was steaming in the South Atlantic, about 300 miles from the African coast. She was alone. Suddenly the tracks of two
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    An Economic Father
    216 9 LETTERS OF AN ECONOMIC FATHER. By W. S. HillReid. (Falcon, $5.10). W. S. -REID, brother of the general manager of Milllngtons in Singapore, has done a little book which Is having a big sale In England. He calls It "Letters of an Economic. Father" but the material
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    New Books At The Library
    405 9 THE following new books 1 will be added to Raffles Library, Singapore within the next few days: The Bible of the World (Robert O Ballou), Introduction to Present Day Psychology (Curt Bo-n-belm). Western Political Thought (John Bowie). Money (Edwin Carman.), An Exposition of Empire (C.
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    A Negro And The Jungle
    347 9 A Negro And The Jungle THE SKY AND THE fr O R S T. By C. S, Forester. (Joseph, $5). IT is unfortunate that C. S. Forester has chosen so cryptic a title for his latest novel, that Malayans will not at first see its relevance to them. Actually "The
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      222 9 Spirits 1 IJjfot Christmas m iDRYCINJ* jgj TAITTINSER n r I tee »y REIMS FRENCH WINES Bj.iujolaii Red' Wine Chateauneuf-du-Pape Red Wine Volnay 1933 Red Wine Vetne- Romance 1937 Red Wine y Clo* Saint Denit 1943 Red Wine M Pouilly-Fuitse 1941 White Wine Meunault 1938 White Wine y Bourgogne Red
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      666 9 la a previous Issue we saw to ride to dummy's ace and the how aimless finessing can "fix" a diamond ace was quickly knocked declarer Today's deal proves that out. Now West led another spade the defenders can suffer from the and declarer found himself In a same Indiscretion! very
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    KATU AND RENONG CONSOLIDATED HAVE LESS THAN 10 YEARS ON PRESENT ORE RESERVE
    668 10 KATU AND RENONG CONSOLIDATED HA VE LESS THAN 10 YEARS ON PRESENT ORE RESER VE Burma-Malay Tin Group I^ATU Tin Dredging has an estimated life of 9ft years ahead of it on its pre- sent ore reserves; Renong Consolidated of Bft years. Both are hi the BurmaMalay group. Burma-Malay Tin
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    Burma-Malay
    223 10 BURMA MALAY Tin's activities were confined almost entirely to rehabilitating the Renong Consolidated and Katu properties, dredges in Slam and realisation of the company's mining interests in Australia, says the chairman (Mr. S. F. Utz) in his annual statement. The company kwt £382 during the year to June SO,
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    Renong Consol.
    115 10 WRITING as general manager of Renong Con solldated, Sturkey reports that operations were rescued In virgin ground on Sept. 23, 1948. Ore reserves remain a* reported last year. To facilitate return to that portion of mining lease No. 8018 which was left uadredgcd by the Siamese, negotiations for
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    Shipping At The Wharves
    122 10 CHIPS In port alongside the Sinu gapore Harbour Board wharves yasterday (godowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Norev:rett f 31-33) Queen's Victory (33-34). 8cd«nak (35), Oaroet (36-37), Kampar (41), Laomedon (43-43). West Wharf: Rajula (1-2), Agamemnon (3-4), Empire Passmore (6), Qlaucus (6-7), Chinese Prince (10-11), Astyanax
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    54 10 Fran A Market Correspondent SOME business was done m Siak sago flour at a slightly improved price yesterday on th* Singapore produce market*. The majority of other produce sections continued dull and quiet. White pepper price* dropped again. Yesterday's changes were: Sago floor: Siak $15.60. Pepper: Muntok white
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    Singapore Rubber
    210 10 WITH little support from Home, the Singapore rubber market opened easier yesterday. After little buyIng for short-covering purposes, heavy liquidation from up-country caused a setback during the afternoon. The market closed on the weak side, about two cents below Tuesday's closing prices. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1
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    SHARE MARKET SHOWS INDUSTRIAL INTEREST
    147 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. DOME buying interest was shown m the Industrial section of the Malayan share market today. Prices 111 1 were inclined to harden fractionally. The rest of the market remained dull and disappointing. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebroken'
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    Kinta Mines Dividend
    33 10 From Our Market Correspondent IPOH. Wed. KINTA Tin Micas directors have declared an Interim dividend of 12V£ per cent, payable on Dec. 22, 1948, to shareholders regis'ered on Dec. 9.
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    Price Changes In London
    116 10 pIX)6LNO middle price changes V on the London Stock exchange on Tuesday Included: LOANS Consols 2V4% 79K +1/16 ■MM Can. Pac. (£5) 23 BANKS Hongkong ($125) 102 +1 INDUSTRIALS, ETC. Austin Mtr. (5/-) 29 0 +/4.X B.A.T. (uts.) 5 29/82 +1/32 Cory (W.) Son 93/- Imp.
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      254 10 PRESIDENT LIN£R SAILINGS TO NEW rORK ANO BOSTON VIA CEYLON, INOIA, ECYPT AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. Singapore P Sham Penang WilUirrart. V.ctory D.C. 20/26 Dm. 31/1 |an. D.c. 27/30 Pre*. Jefferson lan. .0/16 |an. 17/18 |an. .9/21 Marine Snapoer f.b. 9/1S F.b. 16/17 F.b. 18/20 Prci Pork Feb. 16/21 Feb. 22/23
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      348 10 SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM SINCAPORE/SYDNEY Skymaster 0C4 Departure Singapore Dm. 24 0530 i i-i.-*"'*"' 0e«. 25. 151$ L. mired number of Mats available. For bookings, please apply to:— -he East Asiatic Co., Ltd. P»*Mge Department. Telephone No. 5151 Ext. 6 Singapore. EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM »CAMOIMAVIA/UX werp. Rotterdam. Hamburg. .CONTINENT.
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    Freeman Unbeaten For 10 Years
    829 11 Was Once Junior Tennis Champion Straits Times Special Correspondent PASADENA, Wednesday. HAVE Freeman, star of the United States bad- minton team which meets Malaya's ten in the Thomas Cup competition in London, is an enigma of the racquets. Freeman could have been as proficient in
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    51 11 THEO MEDINA (left) looks as if he is aWut to take a trip to the canvas folio-* ing a right to the head from Louis Fernandez m their 15-roand boat for the French bantamweight title at the Paris Palace l>es Sports. Medina retained his title by winning on points— A.P.
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    MuarG.E.S.Beat English College
    43 11 MuarG.E.S. Beat English College From Oar Own Correspondent Muar, Wed. The English College, Johore Bahru, and the Government English School, Muar, met here yesterday at rugger and hockey. Muar defeated Johore Bahru 10-4 at Rugby but lost two-nil to the visitors at hockey.
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    Malayan Malay FA Officials Elected
    200 11 fHE following have been elected office-bearers of the Malay Football Association of Malaya. President, Y. M. Raja Shahrim&n (Pk); deputy presidents (North). Tuan Hajl Rejab B. H. Denis (Kedah); We*, ~5b*' Mohamad bin Baba (Bel), South, Che ffldik b H. A. Hamid J P. (8'pore);
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      Drop Shots May Beat Americans
      244 11 rpHE Americans most be quite good to be able to beat 1 the Canadians so decisively. But surely they cannot be efficient m every department of the game. Because of their height, the overhead stroke must be their speciality. But it Is most likely that
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      Spends$7,ooo Now Instead Of $70,000 Next Time
      418 11 Spends $7,ooo Now Instead Of $70,000 Next Time TT is indeed regrettable that the truth about the obstruction of the Chee Cousins In seeking the greatest honour of their badminton career, namely, selection m the Thomas Cup team, has come to light at a rather belated hour. It is also
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    A Bowling Feat
    37 11 BRISBANE, Wednesday. TN a B. class cricket match m a Queensland country town, H. Warnick took six wickets with six successive balls recently. His figures were: 1 over, 1 maiden, six wicket*, no runs.
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    Kota Raja Rugby
    69 11 A team from the following will represent Kota Raja Club m a friendly Rugby game against the Customs Sports Club on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1948 at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m.: A. Rahman, All Ahmad, Zamsam, Ngon, Nlas Shah, Sharifl Madon, Jaflar Rldwan, Jantan, Masod, Bulat. Hashim.
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      200 11 SINGAPORE ITm «W: U.S^W **<** Dtopatch: 1.00 Viva America; 1.M News: Cto> RADIO AUSTRALIA 146 Guy Lombardo; S.00 Close: BFKBS 8 15 News- 8 29 Calling All Ho*- 400 Music for Teatune; 4.30 pltoh- 9 00 rTMA- »10 New 0.77. 11.84. 15. M 69 Me/s Au8tr alian News; 5.00 Hits
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    C.S.C BREAK S.R.C. RUN OF VICTORIES
    380 12 C.S.C BREAK S.R.C. RUN OF VICTORIES Only Goal In 55th Minute IT took the Ceylon Sports Club exactly 55 minutes to break the unbroken chain of victories of the Singapore Recreation Club In a first team hockey match played on the Padang yesterday. The Ceylonese won one nil. The game
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    236 Entries For Penang Races
    970 12 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANO. Wednesday. A TOTAL of 236 entries have been received for the Penang Turf Club's Xmas-New Year meeting to be held over four days, Dec. 25, 27, 29 and Jan. 1. Entries comprise 44 horses m class one, 68 m class
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    24 12 HAROLD DE CASTRO, runner-up for the "Mr. Singapore" title last year, who will be competing m this year's Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Association's championships.
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    GSC Hockey XI
    77 12 HPHE following will represent the Girls' Sport* Culb In a hockey match against the Naval Base Ladies' Hockey Club on the S.R..C. padang at 5.15. p.m. today: Miss M. La Brooy; Mrs A. Pennefather, (capt) Miss O. Phipps; Miss E. Barker, Mrs A. Milne, Mrs E Wilkinson;
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    U.S. Cup Team Feature—P. 11
    82 12 U.S. Cup Team Feature— P. 11 Karim passing the ball to Maniam who slammed in a hard shot which had Noroiiha beaten all the way. It was a lucky goal but the game had already been won. In spite of the repeated attempts by the 8.R.C. to equalise, the Ceylonese
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    Weekend Golf At Island Club
    127 12 THE starting times for the semi-final round of the Eu Tong Sen Cup golf competition at the Island Club on Saturday afternoon are as follows: 3 p.m., Chua Boon Yew (16) vs. Russell -Bishop t7); 3.05 p.m., M. C. V. Martia (14) vs. S K.
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    HORSE-RACING: DEAD OR LIVE?
    72 12 SYDNEY, Wed. Sport again intruded into Australia's Federal Parliament when the query voas raised whether horse-rac-ing is a "dead" or "live" sport. This, said the Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. Chifley, would be one of the problems he and tax officials would have to decide next
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    Louis Gives Another Lesson
    88 12 PHILADELPHIA. Wednesday. JOS Louis, worid heavyweight champion, fought a sluggish six-round exhibition bout with an old rival Arturo Oodoy, of Ot here last night. It was a no decision affair and Louis seemed bored until the fifth round when Oodoy stung him into action with ,a
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    18 12 TAT TEO CHUAN, Singapore's champion weight lifter, who will be competing In this year's Singapore championships this weekend.
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    S.C.C. Women Win By Odd Goal
    408 12 THE dash and line stickwork 1 of F/O Billers. the W.A. A.F. centre-forward, was the feature of a hockey match between the Singapore Cricket Club's women's hockey team and the W.A.A.F. on the s.C.C. padang yesterday. The Club won by two goals to one
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    England XI For Test
    93 12 DURBAN, Wed. ENGLAND'S team to meet South Africa in the flr»t Test cricket match of the present tour, starting tomorrow, was announced thii mooting as follows: Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, R. T. Simpson, F. 0. Mann, A. V. Bedser, Denis Compton, G. Gladwin, T. G. Evans,
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    Civilians Win Liberation Cup
    112 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. DLAYINa constructive soccer the Combined Civilians won the Liberation Cup this evening, defeating the Combined Servioes by three goals to one on the Prince's Rpad ground. Last year the Civilians won the match by three goals to nil. Amorg the large number of
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    Sports Diary
    50 12 TODAT HOCKEY: G.S.C. T. Naval Baae Ladies' Hockey Club— S.R.C.; S.H.B. Police T. Khalsa Asm.— Thomson Rd.; Shell 8.C. f. S.R.C.— Farrer Pmrk; B.N. PoUce t. H.M.S. Birmingham— Naval BaM. B"GBY: S.H.B. B.F.C. V. Johore H.Q. Sab. District— Raeburn Park. SOCCER: Spitfires v. R.M.P.— Fort Canning 5 p.m.
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    Tucker Scores Two Tries In SCC Trial
    285 12 Fro splendid tries by Tucker contributed greatly to Colours' victory over the Whites m a keenly contested S.C.C. rugger trial on the padang yesterday, Colours winning by 14 points (three tries and a goal) to three (a try). On the run of play,
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    Woodcock Signs To Meet Mills
    204 12 ORUCE Woodcock signed a contract yesterday to 13 defend his British Empire and European heavyweight titles against Freddie Mills m London on June 2. Mills will not flght again before meeting Woodcock, while Woodcock's only flght before hd tackles Mills will be against South African
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    W.I. Attack Mastered
    116 12 BOMBAY. .We*. WHEN stumps were drawn here today, first day of a three* day game, the Club Crir India team had scored 2M r.>r the loss of two wickets agHin.st Mie West Indies. Ibrahim was Ui*»n rtot out 118 and with Merchant Me had nngaged In arr
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    Rugby Cancelled
    25 12 THE rugger match between R P. Changi and the Police day was cancelled us them waa heavy rain irt the Thomson ftoad area.
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