The Straits Times, 21 October 1949
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Title Section18 1949-10-21 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 PRICE TEN CENTS, TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1949.18 words
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Article, Illustration710 1949-10-21 1 Plea To West By Pakistani Chairman DELEGATES of 19 nations met yesterday in the Victoria Memorial Hall, for the opening by the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, of the fifth full session of ECAFE. They heard the newly-appointed chairman, Malik Sir Feroze Khan Noon (Pakistan),710 words
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Article99 1949-10-21 1 TROOPS CLASH IN KOREA SEOUL, Thurs. MILITARY sources reported small-scale clashes between North and South Kotroops in two areas along t!ie 38th Parallel in the west An undetermined number ot northerners drove South Korean troops from the straMount Ongjin Peninsula. tl Korea lost 40 killed and j 380 wounded inUP - 99 words
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Article21 1949-10-21 1 LONDON. Thurs. Prince Charles, inlant son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, has been immunized against diphtheria.21 words
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Article137 1949-10-21 1 r VHE Economic Commis- sion for Asia and the Far East is one of the regional commissions of the United Nations and the first forum in this area for collective examination by governments of economic problems of mutual concern. It has 13 members and seven associate members.137 words
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Article161 1949-10-21 1 /^HIEF of the Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir William Slim, arrived at Tengah, Singapore, yesterday afternoon by a Royal Air Force York aircraft. He will continue his journey to Hong Kong after a short visit to the Federation. Guards of honour were provided by161 words
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Article52 1949-10-21 1 RANGOON, Thurs.— Burma has banned alcoholic drinks at official functions, it was officially announced here today. The announcement said exceptions would be made when more than 50 per cent, of the guests were foreigners. The ban was imposed at i the request of the All-Burma BuddhistReuter - 52 words
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Article33 1949-10-21 1 CALCUTTA, Thurs. The death is announced at Darjeeling today of the Right Reverend Dr. F. Westcott, Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India. Burma and Ceylon from 1919 until 1945.— Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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Article36 1949-10-21 1 The University of Malaya Endowment Fund has received $1,005 from the proprietors of Singapore's Great World Park as the proceeds of the basketball match against a team from the American cruiser St. Paul.36 words
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Article188 1949-10-21 1 IyfORE than $8,000 worth of l tickets has already been sold for the Singapore Festival of Music sponsored by the Straits Times and the Music Circle, in association with Radio Malaya. There was another rush for tickets at Robinson's yesterday, when more than 1,000 people paid188 words
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Article121 1949-10-21 1 'CAL WELL SLINGING MU D TAN MR. C. C. TAN, president of the Progressive Party, yesterday replied to the Australian Minister for Immigration, Mr. Arthur Calwell, who in Canberra on Wednesday described Mr. Tan's Immigration Bill as "all part of a campaign by Communist terrorists and others in Malaya to121 words
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Article25 1949-10-21 1 The Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, spent more than an hour at the Singapore trade exhibition at the Happy World last night.25 words
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117 1949-10-21 1 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. T»HE High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, visiting the Second Battalion o£ the Scots Guards at Kuala Kubu Bahru in Selangor this morning, discussed operations with the commanding officer, Lieut. Col. J. S. Sanderson, and the Chief Police117 words
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Article28 1949-10-21 1 ATHENS, Thurs.— Today's j Greek High Command comi munique reported small en- gagements, especially In Ma- cedonla and Thrace, in mop-ping-up operations against guerillas.— Reuter.Reuter - 28 words
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Article41 1949-10-21 1 .row Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— ';ato Onn bin Ja'afar, the Mentrl Besar of Johore, will broadcast over the blue network of Radio Malaya tomorrow at 8 p.m. In the series, "How the Federal Constitution works."41 words
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Article270 1949-10-21 1 Nationalist Fight Or Flight? HONG KONG, Thursday. /COMMUNIST armies, victorious in South China, are massing for a gigantic pincer drive on Chungking, refugee capital of the Nationalist Government. The vanguard of a Red force estimated at 300,000 is only 100 miles from the threatened capital. AboutReuter; AP - 270 words
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Article66 1949-10-21 1 CAIRO, Thurs. THE strictest security measures were taken and a tense atmosphere prevailed as delegates to the Arab League Political Committee prepared for today's meeting with an Iraqi-Syrian merger plan on the agenda. Outside the committee the Syrian and Iraq delegations were maintaining the closest liaison onReuter - 66 words
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Article227 1949-10-21 1 Cordial E. Java 'Peace Meeting BATAVIA, Thurs. WHILE Dutch and Re- publican delegates yesterday discussed the East Java situation in what is described as "an atmosphere of cordiality and spirit of co-opera-tion," a Dutch-Indone-sian guerilla clash 50 miles south-east of Batavia resulted in 10 Indonesians killed and 17 captured. AReuter; AP - 227 words
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Article27 1949-10-21 1 THE Singapore Free Press will not be published today Deepavali. Publication will be resumed tomorrow with a 12-page issue containing the Saturday Magazine.27 words
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Article125 1949-10-21 2 GENERAL SAYS 'U.S. CAN DO IT' WASHINGTON, Tnurs. fENERAL Hoyf S. Vanden- berg, chief of the U.S. Air Staff, assured Congress yesterday that the B-36 bomber and the atom bomb "can do the Job". He said that their possession by the United States Is forcing Russia to concentrate on defenceAP - 125 words
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Article79 1949-10-21 2 LONDON, Thurs. THE unfinished British aircraft carrier Albion berthed at Rosyth, Scotland, on Tuesday night, victor over stormy seas despite a damaged hull. The 18,300-ton carrier, on tour from Jarrow-on-Tyne to Rosyth for fitting out, was j holed on the port side near the I stern79 words
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Article63 1949-10-21 2 JOHANNESBURG, Thurs, 4 marked reversion among; South African natives to heathen Customs, superstitions and even cannibalism is directly due to the repressive polices of the Union Government. This statement was made to a conference of Anglican j missionaries in Johannesburg by Archdeacon Arthur Anunor. He said that63 words
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Cable Flashes Thaks For Food, Pplite Or Begging?
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201 1949-10-21 2 LONDON, Thursday. HOES it look as if Britain is begging when letters to- other countries are officially stamped, Britain Says Thank You For Food Parcels"? The House of Commons could not d^ -id yesterday after a mild storm between the Focd Minister, Mr. JohnAP - 201 words
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Article, Illustration49 1949-10-21 2 Within two days of devaluation, a British w-uian textile executive had flown to America with four ksanka of samples. She is Mr-.. M. L. Noven Dv Mo.it. Director and General Manager of Jai'Qmnr, I'd London, who returned recently with la':jf ■tiers for British fabrics. kteoter pi; 'lire.49 words
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Advertisement713 1949-10-21 2 NOTICES NOTICE t 1 i In the Matter of CHENO CHIANG I TRADING COMPANY LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation). At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the above-named Company duly con- vened and held at See Hai Tong Bank Building, Chulia Street, Singapore on Tuesday the 18th of 1713 words
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Miscellaneous212 1949-10-21 2 A TRUEllfEPARTHER... \#i, T+tE 816 80SS IS*\ /*0H. REX' I FEEL SO *N COMING NEXT MONTH. I (,S^y /OflEADFUUY TlREO AND I VIA DEPENDING ON I FA6GE0 0UT NOWADAYS YOU DARLING TO HELP* f**"^^ <\ 1 DON'T KNOW WHETHER 111 ENTERTAIN tilM^A)^^/ xly J fjT\HAVE TtiE ENERGY FOU nj r!V£212 words
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416 1949-10-21 3 Lord Hall: "I thought the reply I gave was an indication as to the confidence which the Government and, indeed, the Governor have in the Commissioner and his staff." Lord Hall said the number of resignations in the last three years IU416 words
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Article50 1949-10-21 3 TEHERAN. Thurs.—Martial law was today declared In Blar. near Teheran, after election riots in which three people have been killed and six injured. A Persian Government spokesman said that while opposition leaders were discussing polling procedure with a Government delegate, a crowd invaded the Government offices.—Reuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article22 1949-10-21 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. A strong earthquake recorded on the University of California seismograph on Wednesday was possibly near New Guinea.—A.P.AP - 22 words
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Article, Illustration47 1949-10-21 3 Pandit Nehm walks with V: :'^ideni i ruinaii a! the National Airport. Washington, on his goodwill visit to the United States. Above: Pandit Nehru with his sister, Mrs. Pandit, Indian Ambassador to the U.S. and Mr. Truman, driving away from the airport. A.P. picture.AP - 47 words
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224 1949-10-21 3 COUNCIL SEAT Growing Support For Yugoslavia LAKE SUCCESS. Thurs. A USUALLY reliable diplomatic quarter predicted that the United Nations Assembly would disregard Russia's new threat of "painful consequences' and. elect Yugoslavia to the Security Council today m preference to Soviet supported Czechoslovakia. The source said that a Yugoslav victory seemedAP - 224 words
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Article89 1949-10-21 3 LONDON. Thurs. THE British Overseas Airways Corporation plans to increase its dollar earnings by extending its services to the Americas, the Caribbean area and the Pacific according to a statement in the Commons yesterday. With the introduction of new aircraft types with which the Corporation is beingUP - 89 words
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Article64 1949-10-21 3 LONDON, Thurs. Field Marshal Earl Wavell. President of the Royal Central Asian Society, warned at a London function that never before in living memory has the East been in such a ferment." Over an awakening East broods the immense figure of Russia with its soullessUP - 64 words
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Article35 1949-10-21 3 HONG KONG, Thurs.—Dr. < Duncan Fraser, a British leprosy specialist, was flown into Communist territory last Sunday In response to an appeal from the British mission hospital 10 miles northeast of Hong Kong.- Router.Reuter - 35 words
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Article50 1949-10-21 3 TELUK ANSON, Thurs. To celebrate the 25th year of scouting In Lower Perak, the Lower Perak District Boy Scout Association will hold a rally and display of scoutcraft on the Teluk Anson Padang on Sunday morning. Mr. E. C. Hicks, State Commissioner for Perak. will take .the salute.50 words
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Article172 1949-10-21 3 BELGRADE. Thursday. THE official Yugoslav newspaper, Borba, reported x last night that Russia naa movea Red Army troops into neighbouring Cominform (Communist bloc) countries as part of its "warmongering" campaign against Marshal Tito's government. Borba said that Russia had 1 moved into Rumania through Bucharest, with someAP - 172 words
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Article52 1949-10-21 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (CONGRESS has voted J U551,3 14.000.000 to arm friendly nations. In addition to funds for North Atlantic countries the bill carries: U55'»7,640.000 military aid for Iran. Korea and the Philippines, U5575,000,000 military aid for the China area, and *****.000.000 economic aid fnr Knroi52 words
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Article209 1949-10-21 3 Deliver Goods, Or Die -Nehru LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs. DANDIT Nehru, Prime Minister of India, said yesterday that both Communism and Capitalism cannot survive indefinitely as competing ways of life. Speaking at a reception given by the United Natious Correspondents Association, he declared that sooner or later, one system will proveAP - 209 words
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Article96 1949-10-21 3 LONDON, Thurs. THE Secretary for Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, announced in ParMam^nr yesterday. that it was hoped "legislation to implement the Malayan war dam age compensation scheme will be enacted before the end ol the year to enable distribution of war damage compensation toReuter - 96 words
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Article45 1949-10-21 3 TOKIO, Thurs.— The Japanese "Outgoing Businessmen's Qualification Council today cleared 13 more Japanese business representatives for travel abroad. Seven nave applied to go to the United States or Canada and the rest to Malaya, Siam, India, Pakistan and Burma. Reuter. AAP.Reuter; Reuter-AAP - 45 words
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149 1949-10-21 3 LONDON, Thursday. rj'HE possibility that the British Governjnent A may be planning considerable defence cuts was indicated yesterday by a hurriedly called meeting of the Cabinet's economic crisis committee with the Chiefs of Staff and Service Ministers. Official sources declined to say how149 words
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Article31 1949-10-21 3 TELUK ANSON, Thurs. At a dance at the Paradise Cabaret In aid of university funds, a bottle of champagne was auctioned for $50 to Mr. Oon Seng Teong.31 words
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Article, Illustration40 1949-10-21 3 The Duke of Edinburgh in conversation with Lady Mountbatten and Air Vice Marshal Gray, at London Airport before leaving for Malta where the Duke Is to resume his active naval career as First Lieutenant in the destroyer Chequers.— A.P. picture.AP - 40 words
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Article123 1949-10-21 3 BUDAPEST, Thurs. HUNGARY has officially acknowledged that it has mined and fenced off sections of its border with Austria to keep out "smugglers, spies and fascists sent Into Hungary by their Imperialist employers" and to prevent "similar characters escaping from Hungary." These disclosures were made InAP - 123 words
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192 1949-10-21 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thursday. AN appeal to all its members to boycott profiteers who attempt "to take devaluation as an excuse to manipulate the market" is contained in the latest bulletin of the Government Clerical Services Union, Negri Sembilan, issued last night by192 words
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Article161 1949-10-21 4 Rees-WHliams LONDON, Thurs. COL. DAVID REES-Willlams. Under-Secretary of State for Colonies, said yesterday that he hoped his forthcoming tour df the Far East would be fairly extensive and that he looked forward to meeting old friends in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Col. Rees-Williams,Reuter - 161 words
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Article51 1949-10-21 4 A 20-year-old printer, Mak Yin, was fatally injured when he fell 50 feet from the second I floor of a building in Tan- jong Pagar Road, Singapore, I on Wednesday. Mak's fall was partly broken by some clothes lines. He i died at the General Hospital,51 words
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Article78 1949-10-21 4 from Our Own Correspondent I MUAR. Than.—A lorry dri-! ver. Toh Hul Nam. who drove his vehicle in a negligent manner and damaged a main water pipe was fined $40 by the Muar Magistrate. Toh was also ordered to pay SI 17 to the Public Works78 words
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Article51 1949-10-21 4 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE. BAHRU. Thurs.— A verdict of death by misadventure due to jumping off a lorry was recorded by the Magistrate after an Inquiry into the death of Tan Mln Cheng, a labourer employed by No. 2 sub-depot, 22. Base i Ordnance Depot. Singapore.51 words
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Article, Illustration35 1949-10-21 4 HALF a dozen Malay pensioners have built Taiping'i Pasar Mclayu where anything ranging; from a haircut to shrimp paste, Malay novels, shirts and radio sets can be bought. E. C. Janardanan picture.35 words
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Article92 1949-10-21 4 A ROW of shophouses in Hokltien and Pickering Streets Is shortly to be demolished and in their place the Singapore Improvement Trust plans to begin constructing In January three blocks of nine-storey flats with shophouses on the street leveL The premises have already been vacated and92 words
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Article87 1949-10-21 4 From Out Own Cormpondenl JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Tai Su Koon «nd Yap Nam Keong. pupils of the Chung Wah School. Kalal. were remanded in custody on charges of attempted extortion. It was alleged that they sent a letter putting Chal Chin and the proprietor of Lav87 words
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Article44 1949-10-21 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN. Thnrs.-Tan Geok Keng of Ulu Juasseh Kuala Pilah. was fined $100 or two months 1 rigorous imprisonment for operating a rice mill without a licence. Hajt Hassan bin Jambi was fined $200 fnr a similar offence.44 words
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Article55 1949-10-21 4 TREE milk was dis- tributed to 1.621 mothers and 4,619 children during the month of September in the Singapore rural areas. Altogether, 81.430 feeds were given the mothers and children during the month, the children obtaining 63,130 feeds out of the total. A total 2,830 lbs.55 words
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222 1949-10-21 4 From Our Staff Correspondent Kt'ALA LUMPUR, Thursday PHE Weekly Holidays Ordinance, likely to be introduced into the Federal Legislative Council! n January, wiU be similar in some respects to the Singapore legislation scheduled t o come into force on Jan. 1. The Federation222 words
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Article34 1949-10-21 4 from Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Thurs.—A fine of >JBO or 70 days.' hard labour was imposed by thp Muar Magistrate on Tay Ah Mol for possession of 12 gallons of fermented mash.34 words
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Article, Illustration26 1949-10-21 4 IU MALAYAN deles uiort at the ECAFE talks: urom left) Tuan Haji Mohammed EusofT, Mr. J. A. E. Morley and Mr. Andrew Gilmour. Straits Times picture.26 words
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Article213 1949-10-21 4 SINGAPORE will pay the Federation an estimated $843,558 more than the Federation will pay the Colony in meeting the apportionable expenses of the Pan-Malayan Services in 1950. This is disclosed in the 1950 Estimates which were placed before the Singapore Legislative Council on Wednesday. Singapore's213 words
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Article54 1949-10-21 4 I rmn Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thurs.—The I inaugural meeting of the Malayan Teachers' Union will I be held at the Negri Sembijlan Club, Seremban. next I Saturday. Delegates from Singapore and the Federation will attend the meetng, which* among (Other matters will draw up I the54 words
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Article32 1949-10-21 4 From Oui Own Correspondent BENTONG. Thurs.—"l wanted to find favour with my contractor." pleaded Poh Chun, a lorry driver who was fined $25 for carrying a pas- I 'senger.32 words
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Article99 1949-10-21 4 VARSITY STUDENTS' $39,000 I TNDERQRADUATES of the University of Malaya have raised $39,000 for the University Endowment Fund. "This tremendous effort on the part of about 700 students ha» helped considerably towards the drive for funds throughout the country," «aid Mrs. S. E. S. Alexander, secretary of the fund. Dances99 words
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Article100 1949-10-21 4 rrom Our Staff Correspondent IPOH. ThUTS. irriHE Government of PakisI x tar. has earmarked one scholarship for Malaya out of a total of nearly 15 scholarships it is awarding this .year to students from outreide Pakistan for study in 1 one of the Universities there. Mr. A.100 words
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Article63 1949-10-21 4 orrcspon From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs.— Two families of refugees from wartorn China left Penang today for the United States. Mrs. Wong Cbek-kwong wife ol the First Secretary of the -Chinese Embassy in Mexico and her daughter Carmen were returning to Mexico while Mr Jack Shim63 words
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Article71 1949-10-21 4 From Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. The entrance examinations for admission to special Malay classes in English schools in Johore will be held on Saturday. Oct. 29, at Johore Bahru. Batu Pahat, Muar, Sezamat, Kluang, Mersing and Pontian. The examination consists of a test in arithmetic,71 words
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Article54 1949-10-21 4 From Our Staff Correspondent. PENANG. Thurs.— One ol i Malaya's oldest pensioners, Mr. V. Thambipillay, has died In Ceylon at the age of 82. Mr. Thambipillay came to Alalaya in I i2i> Ht was >nr 1 the first Ceylonese pioneers to come to this country.54 words
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Article35 1949-10-21 4 From Our SUB Correspondent MALACCA. Thurs.— For the first time in Malacca. 24 Chinese applicants for Federal citizenship took the oath of allegiance yesterday before Mr. 8. Bon Bernard, the magistrate.35 words
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Article27 1949-10-21 4 From Our Own Correspondi-nt SEGAMAT, Thurs.— A 25-year-old Chinese woman Tuan Biew. who rode an unregistered bicycle was today fined $5 in the Seganiat Court.27 words
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Advertisement308 1949-10-21 4 fc.CW^' AND DELICIOUS \W|7/ l N fla v v r PACKED IN 1 Ib. VACUUM TINS BY SPECIAL PROCESS. PERFECT FRESHNESS GURANTEED SI N GAPO R F KUALA LUMPUR PENANG CHARITY 9.30 P.M. PREMIERE IN AID OF UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ENDOWMENT FUND (Tuesday, 25th October) *.?*> coioui TICMNICOIOK <fl IK308 words
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Advertisement244 1949-10-21 4 VV TT Draw a circle with London w its centrc and within a radii* f. of ioo miles lives nearly »nc QYI k^f °f p°P ulatlon ot rca| Britain. Here tor many w# commodities is the world's m £mmfMj**/m greatest domestic and inier- national market with wide distribution services. WhW244 words
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Article240 1949-10-21 5 CHINESE TOLD TO JOIN POLICE From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. rHE President of the Malayan Chinjese Association, Dato Tan Cheng Lock, today welcomed the reported proposal by Government to raise uniformed Chinese constables for the regular Police Force. A statement by Government setting forth salaries and conditions of240 words
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Article49 1949-10-21 5 From Our Own Corresoondent JOHORE. BAHRU, Thurs.- A supplementary vote of $1,500 for the payment of kampong bldans (midwives) in training has been approved by the State Council. After qualification midj wives will provide trained services in kampongs wh»re there is heavy mortality among infants.49 words
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Article, Illustration50 1949-10-21 5 WOOL BUYERS from Australia: Mr. O. Rivetti and Mr. M. R. Robaudi, of Italy, and Mr. A. Bozzalla, of Argentine, who passed through Singapore by Qantas-8.0.A.C. Constellation yesterday after what they told the Straits Times was a successful trip on wool buying. With them is Mrs. Jackson, Qantas hostess.50 words
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Article248 1949-10-21 5 Pay-As- You-Park Plan For S'pore A SINGAPORE Government-sponsored special committee to advise on parking problems whose recommendations have been referred to the Municipal Commissioners favours the collection of parking fees from motorists. In Its report the committee states that "charges should be payable to the appropriate highway authority by persons248 words
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Article47 1949-10-21 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE 74th bandit to be executed since the Emergency began was hanged this morning at Pudu Gaol, Kuala Lumpur. He was Lai Fook Look, who was convicted at Seremban for possession of a hand grenade without lawful authority.47 words
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Article50 1949-10-21 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— "The Kinta Valley," a 20minute documentary film telling how miners and workers in the richest tin producing centre in the world cooperated with the police to form a defence scheme against bandit attacks, has been produced by the Malayan Film Unit.50 words
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Article118 1949-10-21 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs A MENDMENTS to Federal l\ emergency regulations just gazetted empower the Commissioner of Police to terminate the appointment of a commissioned officer and for the Chief Police Officer to terminate the appointment of a special officer at any time at118 words
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Article53 1949-10-21 5 Koh Kirn Cheng, a 50 yearold woman, pleaded guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court to two charges of possessing samsu and fermented rice, and being found in possession of a still for distilling samsu. The Magistrate imposed fines totalling $166 or two and a half months' imprisonment.53 words
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110 1949-10-21 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE War Department Civilian Staff Association, representing 900 civilians employed by the War Office in the Federation, has received recognition from the War Office enabling it to make representations on behalf of locally engaged non-indus-trial staff. The authority Is110 words
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Article90 1949-10-21 5 COCONUT MILLERS UNITE COCONUT oil millers m Singapore have formed an association to promote the development of the industry and overcome existing difficulties. A preparatory committee appointed by nine oil millers has submitted regulations to the Government for registration. There were over 30 oil mills after the liberation of which90 words
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Article, Illustration99 1949-10-21 5 Malaya will come to lire tor your friends and relatives abroad —with this year's STRAITS TIMES PICTURES. Caily dressed crowds at a Malay Sultan's installation beach scenes with delicate tints that the- most apt water-coloui paintei might attempt in vain, scenes in the bustling Singapore streets99 words
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Article86 1949-10-21 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE. BAHRU Thurs.Found by a police patrol living alone in a hut at Tampoi, Soh Bee Heng, a Chinese woman, was unable to produce an identity card. When first produced in Court the Magistrate ordered her to be sent for mental86 words
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Article152 1949-10-21 5 Why Custodian Sold Goods SHORTAGE of godowns, difficulty of stopping looting, and the need to restore the Colony's economy were reasons for the sale of unidentifiable goods by the Singapore Custodian of Property. This statement was made by the Singapore Government in reply to Mr. P. F. de Souza, nomlnted152 words
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Article46 1949-10-21 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE, BAHRU, Thurs.— Baboo bin Ismail and Bawal Maidin were charged in the Police Court today with behaving in a disorderly manner in the fish market. Baboo pleaded guilty and was fined $3. Bawal Maidin claimed trial and hearing was adjourned.46 words
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Article246 1949-10-21 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. (COMPILING of the 1947 census in the Federation and the printing of the report in the United Kingdom cost $1,150,000, the Deputy Chief Secretary, Mr. M. V. Del Tufo, disclosed at a Press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.246 words
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Article68 1949-10-21 5 Car poppies will be en sale in Singapore on Wednesday next. They will be available at Robinson's, Federal Dispensary, Cold Storage, G.H. Cafe, the Automobile Association of Malaya and at many of the clubs. The poppies will be sold at $5 each, and the68 words
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Article107 1949-10-21 5 V.M.C.A., Orchard Road. Leaders' Week-end Camp at Pulau Übtn, transport leaves V.M.C.A. at 8 a.m. Y.W.C.A., 5. Raffles Quay, Malay beginners class, 9.15 a.m. and 5.30 pjn. Chinese YJK.C.A^ Selegel Road, commercial and English classes. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gramophone Recital, Bnti i. Council Hall, Stamford Road107 words
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Advertisement280 1949-10-21 5 VJ IN GALON CT "°^E IM SKYMASTERS A ,7 Jf Manned by some of L^jy -J^. the most experienced 1/ trews in the world. ,F;v »k>mi. Kvery Captain of an Air Ceylon Sky master -rJ has more than x «^r^S /^-> 1.000,000 miles Airline «w. t SBUmtty L experience. C280 words
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Advertisement539 1949-10-21 5 Train for SUCCESS with The School ot Accountancy, Che leading institution in the British Empire for building Successful Careers by postal Tuition. The School's unsurpassed Examination Record give* themaximum prospect of sutxesa. You can be sure of a highly paid appointment as:— ACCOUNTANT SECRETARY COST ACCOUNTANT WORKS MANAGIR CHIEF CLERK539 words
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1021 1949-10-21 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Oct. 21, 1949. Paying Our Way For a colony which has been spending heavily on its own rehabilitation in the last three years, and which has received no compensation for war damage so far, the financial picture presented by Mr. J. D. M. Smith in1,021 words
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Article98 1949-10-21 6 I SEE in your paper that the Joget Modern band, which Joined the Malay Union's teaparty held at the residence* of Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir last weakend, left after playing two sambas because "no members of the Malay Union wanted to dance." That is the quickest and98 words
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Article, Illustration1235 1949-10-21 6 By RICHARD DENMAN of The Economist LONDON, Oct. 10. devaluation of sterling and consequent reaction on other currencies may in the long run prove an extremely constructive development. But the adjustments made necessary by these movements must, in some cases, be harsh and they have already1,235 words
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186 1949-10-21 6 A LETTER from Truth in your issue of Oct. 1< made inquiries regarding the protection ol load-carrying vehicles. I In the Army this pro- I blem has received close study, but the armour plate necessary to give protection is heavy material, and the more186 words
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Letter159 1949-10-21 6 THOSE of your readers who j helped to quell the 1915 mutiny of the sth Light In- fantry In Singapore will noj doubt remember that we travelled about the island in i armoured lorries- -the armour plating beipg put together in a most commendable manner by159 words
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205 1949-10-21 6 SERVICE AT A SINGAPORE HOSPITAL DLEASE allow me to thank the Kandang Kerbau Hospital for the unexcelled medical service given to patients. I have just been discharged from this hospital. Whilst a patient there I had the opportunity to observe the efficient running of the hospital. Every case was given205 words
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Letter133 1949-10-21 6 DERHAPS you will" publish ■the following extract from the West Australian (Perth) which will show the critics of public lotteries what can be done for charities by lotteries under Government control: After payment of expenses (£8,821) and prize money (£33,150). I a surplus of £20,527133 words
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Letter369 1949-10-21 6 MALAYAN PENSIONS IN BRITAIN I HAVE to thank for your editorial on October 12 regarding the pensioners' plight, and I can assure you that all the statements mentioned by you are quite correct. I wish to take this opportunity to elucidate the lamentable position of the forgotten men." In the369 words
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Advertisement767 1949-10-21 6 r I 0* t9»irntJti«c 01 the lit floor Singapw* CoM Storage. Orchard Road. will r«c«iv« •dvortiMinrntt between t am »nd I p.m. daily. I CLASSIFIED ADS. TO RUTH, wife of Major E. I.. Manton, at the B.M.H., a brother for Deirdre. I EVER: To Margaret, wife of Botxrt Lever, a:767 words
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Advertisement45 1949-10-21 6 »+++»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< TRICYCLES tor CHILDREN, Trl-anf Chain-driven with brake; Solid Tyres. 2U M 5.00 2/i6 $47.50 5/l6 $55.00 5/ l8 $57.50 (.r.-sham-Flyer Chain-driven with brake. Twin-front-tube. —$60.00 De luxe model, fitted with luggage box and Pneumatic Tyres. $70.00 T. M. A. LTD. 61 63 High Street, Singapore.45 words
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Advertisement56 1949-10-21 6 R.V.||l£|l^ Ifl^i OPTICIAN Fellow tnii.tuie Ophthalmic Opticians (fcng) Fellow Worshipful Co of Spectacle- M.il' ?rs (EnR) Freeman of the City of London By Appointment to H.M. Forces, South East Asia. 6 Raffles Place Singapore Phone ***** H~ Ivv /Cll it ,17) lyi^L ol n sotf Ofsrn.auTofcs RAJ GOPAI ITD wmCMfSni56 words
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Article, Illustration22 1949-10-21 7 FrEM>-.M.\KMI.\L Sir vVilliam Slim <ii«lit) seen with Air Mar>hul Sir Hugh Lloyd at Tengah yesterday. The C.I.G.S. is on a:> inspection tour.22 words
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Article203 1949-10-21 7 A CHINESE woman witness. Tan Ah Choo, who 1 smiled while giving her evidence was reprimand by the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate,. Mr. D. A. Fyfe, yesterday. She denied that she had smiled. She was giving evidence in! a case in which Ong Hoe Chan was charged203 words
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Article133 1949-10-21 7 A l IKR 30 years' service in ihe Far East, Mr. C. E.! [strom of the Standard- Vacuum Oil Company, left •uoie yesterday to retire to the' United States. Mr. Sandstrom joined the company in 1920 and spent Ihe first 20 years of nis service133 words
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Article212 1949-10-21 7 85 Killed In September Total Now 869 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. jyjORE bandits were killed in September than in any other month this year, it was revealed in a Federal Government Press release today. The total number of bandits killed was 85. This212 words
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Article103 1949-10-21 7 Sylvia Joyce Thomson was yesterday convicted and discharged in the First District Court for having failed to obtain an Identity card within 30 days of her arrival in the Colony. The defendant. while pleading guilty to the charge, told the Court that she was a103 words
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Article52 1949-10-21 7 Renovations to Clifford Pier will be completed by the end of the year and will make it an attractive frontispiece to Singapore, the senior executive Public Works engineer, Mr. R. J. Bee, said yesterday. The clock on the building is working again for the first time since52 words
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Article31 1949-10-21 7 The Chief Justice of Singapore, Mr. Justice MurrayAynsley has quashed a sentence of 12 months' rigorous imprisonment on Lim Khye Cheong. for alleged possession of a parcel of opium.31 words
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Article273 1949-10-21 7 4 MALAY SOLDIERS DIE IN AMBUSH KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. FOUR soldiers of the Second Malay Regiment were killed and eight others wounded in a bandit ambush in Pahang this morning. The ambush point was at the 42nd mile Kuala Lipis-Jerantut Road. The soldiers were travelling in a mlMtary convoy when273 words
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Article47 1949-10-21 7 The Air Officer Commanding Malaya, Air Vice Marshal F. J. W. Mellersh is leaving Changi by air on Saturday for a two-day visit to Saigon where he will be the guest of General Bodet. General Officer Commanding, the French Air Force of the Far East.47 words
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Article, Illustration45 1949-10-21 7 CHAMPION RECKUIT of tne R.A.S.C., Mansoor bin Ahmad, receiving his cup from Brigadier J. E. Witt, Director of Supplies and Transport, GHQ, FARELF. during a passing-out parade held at the tf.A.S.C. School (Far East) in Nee Soon, Si ngapore, yesterday. Straits Times picture.45 words
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Article123 1949-10-21 7 rpHE RASC School (Far East) in Nee Soon, Singapore, held its second gassingout parade yesterday. The parade, which was Inspected by Brigadier E. Witt. Director of -^i t Transport, Q.H.Q., FARELF, was composed of Malayan re- cruits with no more than 16 weeks' total training. In the123 words
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Article, Illustration50 1949-10-21 7 THE CORPS of drums and trumpets of the R.A.F. Regiment (Malaya) leading RAS C. recruits to a passing-out parade held at the R.A.S.C. School (Far East) in Nee Soon, Singapore, yesterday. The parade was inspected by Brigadier J. E. Witt, Director of Supplies and Transport, GHQ, FARELF.— Straits Times picture.50 words
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Article527 1949-10-21 7 2>HOUR BEATING ALLEGED A YOUNG mother sobbed bitterly in court yesterday when giving evidence of an alleged 2£-hour assault on her by her husband. She was 21-year-old Marie Elizabeth Hong, attractive ex-nurse, who told the court that her husband beat her until she was unconscious.527 words
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Article136 1949-10-21 7 ANTI-T.B. WORK IN VILLAGES ANTI- tuberculosis vaccination for young children has been started in the rural areas of Singapore, it was stated at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Rural Board. No case of tuberculosis has however been reported in rural areas since January this year. The Chief Health Officer, Dr.136 words
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Article70 1949-10-21 7 Seven ECAFE delegates spoke on their Impressions of Singapore at last night's meeting of the East- West Society In the British Council Hall. They were: United States Ambassador to Philippines, Mr. Myron M. Cowen; the advisor to the U.S. delegation, Mr. F. Russell Andrus; Slam's Prince Sakol70 words
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Article32 1949-10-21 7 JOHORE, BAHRU, Thuxs.— Found lying- In the centre of the Pontian road at the 13th mile drunk and incapable, K. Appalasamy was today fined $3 in the Police Court.32 words
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370 1949-10-21 7 FINANCE CASE ENDS: BOTH FOUND GUILTY ■JWO Singapore businessmen, E. H. Battat and Kang Woon Geok, were convicted in t j Singapore Assize Court yesterday on all the ten charges under the Colony's Finance Regulations on which they had been arraigned. Mr. Justice Brown postponed sentence on I Saturday. The370 words
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Article200 1949-10-21 7 HINDUS too.ay celebrate Deepavali. the Festival »f Lights. The Hindu section of the Tamil labour force in I pore will go gay today, thi Ir biggest day of the year. In the last few days, Serangoon Road shops, specialisinu in Indian textiles, were mobbed by Tamil200 words
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Advertisement219 1949-10-21 7 ~GifTHEBEST?ROM YOUR RADIO wlfrT THE I GarrarD I AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGER OR RADIOGRAM UNIT StM the differen*: Models on Display now at the 1948 Trade EvU»b»Uoo at the Happy World. MODEL RC6SA/D. 16 WJTHNEW TYPE 3 PIN TICK-UP IS 125.00 Less It* tor Cash Aho ;i\.!::.tl.le with specially constructed cabinets219 words
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Advertisement86 1949-10-21 7 TRAVELLING IRON V y_ f The 'Universal' model of the Clem Travelling Iron is suitable for use on all voltages from 100 to 250 volts A C or DC The appropriate range of voltages is obtained by means of a switch incorporated in the mains lead of the iron. An86 words
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367 1949-10-21 8 FEELING OF ISOLATION DISPELLED" THE Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, yesterday welcomed the delegates from 19 territories who were meeting for the fifth session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. Sir Franklin said: "Your presence in our367 words
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Article150 1949-10-21 8 A CALL to the people of Singapore not to falter in their obligations as citizens and as British subjects is made by the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, in his annual report. There is no room for those who are apathetic or hostile. "Let every man. woman150 words
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Article45 1949-10-21 8 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Thurs. A Malay motor-cyclist collided with a wild boar on Changkat Jong Road, while driving from Teluk Anson to Tanjong Malim. The boar was killed outright while the motor-cyclist was admitted to the hospital45 words
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Article52 1949-10-21 8 From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Thurs.—F or driving five buffaloes or the road in Jerantut without )den bars on their horns. Baseal bin Habab was fined $15 at Temerloh For allowing cattle to stray. Sohan Singh was fined $5 at Kuala Lipis and Low Kwai was fined $1052 words
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Article53 1949-10-21 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. Thurs. I have been a smoker for some time myself and entertain my friends by offering them the drug," explained Then Kaw. produced in the Sessions Court with selling four packets ot chandu to two Chinese at Jementah village. He was sentenced to53 words
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Article, Illustration45 1949-10-21 8 Messrs. Lee Meow Scong and Md Zain Hussain (behind camera) taking: pictures in tin mine in the Kinta Valley Perak. during the filming of "The Kinta Valley," a Malayan Film Unit production released in the Federation yesterday. Malayan Film Unit picture.45 words
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142 1949-10-21 8 From Our Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. MEMBERS of the Executive and Federal Legislative Council will in future be abltto verity the forms of those applying tor Federal citizenship, under a new Government ruling to be gazetted shortly. The list of those able to counter-sign142 words
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Article, Illustration70 1949-10-21 8 MR. AND MRS. C. E. SANDSTROM and their son, James, who left by the Carthage for Hong Kong yesterday whence they wiU travel to the United States in a President Lines ship. The Sandstroms are retiring from Malaya, where Mr. Sandstrom was manager of the Kuala70 words
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Article194 1949-10-21 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. TWELVE busy road junctions in Kuala Lumpur M will have traffic control lights next year, if a $102,000 budget provision in the 1950 estimates is approved There Is nn automatic light control on Knala Lumpur roads, but two194 words
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Article45 1949-10-21 8 Prom Oar Staff Correspondent KLUANG, Thurs. Bail of $500 was allowed to Ng Lira, who was cnarged In the Kluang Court with voluntarily causing hurt to Tan Kian with a tapping knife at Bukit Paloh estate. The case was adjourned mtil Oct. 25.45 words
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Article33 1949-10-21 8 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Thurs.—Ng Yu Kee arid Soh Tian Seng were each fined $70 or one month's hard labour by the Muar Magistrate for hiring out their private cars.33 words
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Article228 1949-10-21 8 PLANS for the $30,000 professional theatrical company being promoted by Mr. John ForbesSempill to present its first play in January are welcomed by leading Singapore citizens. Dr. G. V. Allen. Vice-Chan-cellor of the University of Malaya. said: "There -Is plenty of room here for such cultural228 words
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Article134 1949-10-21 8 THERE is very little to A report this week and fluctuations have been negligible, says Lewis and Peat's weekly market report. Early in the week the market was Inclined to sag, but better advices from New York again restored confidence. Low grades and remllls continue to be134 words
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Article18 1949-10-21 8 Mr. Chua Seng Chew has been appointed a statistical assistant in the Department of Statistics. Singapore.18 words
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Article95 1949-10-21 8 From Our Stall Correspondent MALACCA. Thurs. •pRIBUTE was paid to the A Malacca Resident Commissioner, Mr. W. C Taylor, when he presided for the last time over the Municipal Commissioners before going on long leave. During his eight-munth term, major works carried out included the cnedgnig of95 words
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Article69 1949-10-21 8 The Government and Municipal Labour Union of Singapore has opened a branch to cater for 109 workers of the Electric section of the Public Works Department who recently joined the union. Most of new members are Malays and the rest Indians. The branch has the69 words
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Article42 1949-10-21 8 Mr. Ling Nan Sing, 20-year-old student from Ipoh, left Singapore yesterday for the U.S. He plans to study medicine in Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. Illinois State Mr. Ling graduated from the Anglo-Chinese School. Ipoh last year. —U.S.I.S42 words
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Article29 1949-10-21 8 From* Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Thurs.—Mr. V. b^t<jn, formerly Electrical Gugine«r, Tapping, has been appointed E^cfrica,! Engineer, Malacca, succeeding Mr H. Seymour who has gone-on long leave.29 words
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Advertisement223 1949-10-21 8 The best freshener at any time of the 1 day is a wash with Lifebuoy Toilet X Soap. Its deep-cleansing lather gets right down into the pores, washing away **^i 'all traces of weariness. -^fTTaii LIFEBUOY TOILET SOApJj||| for personal freshness always l\^§^^*^ w-i_wt «n.m-io LEVER puimm -.v.w.v.w.v.w i; Ihe223 words
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Advertisement263 1949-10-21 8 CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OVERNIGHT TO HONGKONG SKYMASTER SERVICE commences 21st October Travel by night do your business in Hongkong the next morning! SCHEDULE Planes leave Kallang, Tuesdays Fridays, 1930 hrs Arrive Bangkok 2345 hrs Leave Bangkok 0045 hrs Arrive Hongkong, Wednesdays, Cr Saturdays, 0800 hrs Planes leave Hongkong,263 words
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Article, Illustration8 1949-10-21 9 HI "village" and foil course at Fraser's Hill.8 words
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Article363 1949-10-21 9 IK)DAY is Deepavali or the festival of lights the most auspicious of festivities in IIH>1 I H> life of a Hindu. The word Deepavali is < .vcu from the Sanskrit ompound dipa meaning lights, and avali a row (thus a row of lights i The outside363 words
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Article, Illustration879 1949-10-21 9 GRACE RAYMOND - GRACE RAYMOND By IT is a tortuously twisting road from Kuala Lumpur to the (i ;I p, and from there even more so. but when Frascr*s Hill is attained it is worth it. Bracing air f dry skin, and evenings spoil before a blazing log879 words
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327 1949-10-21 9 E.H. POH - E.H. POH By p()R excitement and fun, surprises and mysteries the oldfashioned Chinese wedding has no equal. But. alas, it never ends with a honeymoon a sad but accepted part of this ceremony. Although the wedding follows old-fashioned lines the bride's attire and the groom's costume327 words
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Article284 1949-10-21 9 Thp bidding of most players Is governed by vague generalities which is a verybad basis for such a complex game as contract bridge: Consider Souths arguments in the po«t mortem of the following deal: North. d?aler. North-South vulnerable. rr« par io t last «**;o '"him W 10284 words
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Advertisement151 1949-10-21 9 Jm "ZTil^SHiid^'^ iH^^fl A FULL SIX-SEATER OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMY Beautiful wide streamlined body Proved Synchrontatic gear control Independent coil taring front suspension New 'Opricurve' windscreen Full-width front sear H^poid rear axle for long life with silence Humbei comfort and luxury All-steel body of immense strength All seats within151 words
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Advertisement273 1949-10-21 9 IKe Marcnci Science GLANDS AMD VITAMINS COMBINED IN OKASA REVITALISE YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM WITH THE NEW VITAMINISED OKASA WORLD'S BEST TONIC Tb« well-known Gland preparation OKASA according to th« formula of Or. Lahusen. M.D. (Berlin), Is now prepared with the addition of Important VITAMINS necessary for maintaining normal Health. Vitamin273 words
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Miscellaneous179 1949-10-21 9 STRAITS TIMESCROSSWORD mm n 'The m.«« > ft. CROSSWORD Xo. 219 1 Ai Iris at era'uilouf (6k- most felgr.ini r Al VQU iop meal laa*. J rave mflterj flflV. 3T" M Stidom m«t with 2 6 The Navd. Res«rva baa H 11 Polsor.oji darkness (10). MueonerBi, eisa Pfmvi n sSSS179 words
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Article, Illustration41 1949-10-21 10 LONDON coster mongers dressed in their glittering costumes decorated with pearl buttons seen at the harvest festival at the "Costers" Cathedral St. Mary Magdalene Church. London. They were led by Mr. Jim Duckworth the 77-year-old "Kin* of Walworth."41 words
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Article494 1949-10-21 10 HUGH LAMING - HUGH LAMING By BATAVIA: (By Air Mail) THE Dutch Army, scattered in a hundred outposts and isolated village strong points throughout Indonesia, is officially stated to be "re-group-ing" while awaiting the final decision on their future by the Hague Round Table Conference. Foreign military observers hereReuter - 494 words
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Article312 1949-10-21 10 A German seeks "lebensraum But sea is his target HAMBURG, (By Air Mail). A FORMER German Major-General, Rudolph Fischer, wants to enlarge Germany's territory by conquest. He thinks,' however, of a peaceful conquest. He says he does not want any colonies or parts of neighbour countries. He wants to take312 words
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Article, Illustration43 1949-10-21 10 MOBILE HOUSE: A revoluti »n ir> t>pr of house, the i rr;ii>ui Mobile Dwelling, designed to provide industry with an immediate means ofhousing workers comfortably and economically, seen on show in London. The Terrapin can be built In six hours by three men.43 words
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Article318 1949-10-21 10 TRAIN THEM YOUNG By A. L. Blakeslee NEW YORK, (By Air Mail). pOR great achievements, give your son and daughter an early start in their life work. The early start often looms large in the creation of a great scientist, poet, golfer, doctor, or musician. It will not assure outstandingAP - 318 words
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Article166 1949-10-21 10 Underground shops for Madrid MADRID, (By Air Mail) A PLAN is being considered to build an underground shopping centre 700 metres (Just over 700 yards) long underneath Madrid's main street, the Gran Via. The new street, or gallery as it would be called, would be on similar lines to theReuter - 166 words
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Advertisement170 1949-10-21 10 Sq^ft£4 TODAY *™Jsl«^|^ si 59 TIMES Warner Bros.' W% I JOYFUL, DANCEFUL, W*W V WAY'S GLORY-GIRL... iyiAniLrMjMiuEß'?w AJ^^JIEW WONDERS FROM WARNER BROS.' Special Sl OH .50 cents Morning: Shows At 9 a.m. rODAT: l»ouglas Fairbanks Jr. "THE EXILE" lOMOKROVV: T.MPKROR WALTZ Technicolor MtAV \I.()>IA OF THE SOUTH SEAS' Technicolor Tomorrow170 words
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Advertisement228 1949-10-21 10 TOD A V n-i.4S-4.00 5 TIMES 630 9309 30 PHONE ■^jg^i ftjTlf 404 2 THE WZSTS MOST eXOTJM ADttimte! »ith ED6AR BUCHANAN mi omweu Screenplay By MAURICt GERAGHTY Basedunitefiuvei'WiMtife' oylNMtißPr I/J^^l Omcted by GEORGE SHERMAN- Produced o, lIONARU GOUKTtIN J^p* TOMORROW M'NITE SAYS JOE TO JIDY: "Could I interest you228 words
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Miscellaneous291 1949-10-21 10 I 10 00 am. News (also at 1.30, Siamese; 8.30 News; 8.45 Dutch; SINGAPORE 7 930)- 12.00— 1.00 Malay Pro- 9.00 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 m nn w«™ frnm TCn a i« i nmn.ir- gramme (As Singapore); 1.00 English; 10.00 Radio News Reel. ,n m S Hadb^ 1 English Programme291 words
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Article366 1949-10-21 11 LONDON, Thurs. DRICES generally sagged to lower levels in the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Postponement to Monday next of the announcement of the Government's plans to deal with the economic crisis gave a new lease of life to uncertainty and hesitation. So the new account made a poor366 words
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Article222 1949-10-21 11 From Our Market Correspondent THE Malayan tin share market was again quiet yesterday in sympathy with overseas advices. There was a general tendency to await developments. Industrials were also quieter with one pr two exceptions. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebroker's Association were: INDUSTRIALS Boyen SeDcn222 words
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Article69 1949-10-21 11 MANILA, Thurs. The Associated Steamship Lines lof Manila announced re- duction in freight rates for carrying Philippine lumber to Pacific ports. Tariffs were cut eight dollars (US) for sawn lumber land for dollars (US) for logs per thousand board feet. Old 1 rates—USs4l.so and US$4O i respectively—were69 words
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Article55 1949-10-21 11 T"IN output of Sungei Bosi Mines 1 Limited for tbe quarter end"d Sept. 30, 1949, amounted to 4.901 piculs. according to the general manager of the company. Thu figure included 1,747 piculs I from the Sungei Beel section, 3 028 piculs from tbe Pelepah section and 126 piculs55 words
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Article200 1949-10-21 11 THE Singapore rubber mar- ket was quiet but fairly steady on prices slightly below yesterday's levels. Noon prices were an eighth of a cent per lb. below Wednesday's quotation*. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 44 cents, sellers 4.4 cents; spot loose buyers 44200 words
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Article57 1949-10-21 11 THE Hongkong Tin Ltd have declared a second interim dividend of 10 per cent, payable on November 15, 1949. At the annual meeting of Pusing Rubber and Tin Ltd. on December 13, 1949, a dividend of 5 per cent, for the year ended Feb. 28 1949, payable57 words
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Article22 1949-10-21 11 •THE output of No. 1 dredge of Kuala Lumpur Tin (N.L.> for the month of September was 331 piculs.22 words
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Article258 1949-10-21 11 COLOMBO, Wed. THE Agricultural and Industrial Credit Corporation of Ceylon Is not likely to 1m in a position to begin its million rupee loan scheme for the rehabilitation of rubber land till the beginning of next year. The necessary legislation authorising the Corporation to Issue loans for258 words
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Article130 1949-10-21 11 THE terrorist emergency has 1 continued throughout the year under review, and managers and staffs all over the country have carried on in conditions not only of considerable practical difficulty but also of very real and ever present personal danger, says Mr. S. Q. Wong, chairman of130 words
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Article66 1949-10-21 11 SHIPS alongside the Sineapore Harbour Board i „•^o^ll ™.f ..j(,, t do^s in h yrlrkeS y wer? downs in brackets) were. Main Wharf: Tairea (3334\ Breconshire (38-39), Siberoet (40-41), Schiedijk Empire Dock: Angby (17), (42-43). Bentong (18), Prometheus West Wh»l: Benledl (8" <19"20>. Jerantut, Serdang 7)66 words
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Advertisement1230 1949-10-21 11 MANSFIELD 6s CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) BLUE rDNNEL UMI Cirrier't option to proceed via other port to toad and ditchers, cargo. SAILINCS to LIVERPOOL. CLASCOW CONTINENTAL POTTS. Due Sail* P. Sham Panang J V f r u^?^>ol C. 1»/M Oct. 21 Oct. 2«/2» Oct. JO/SI Al.-.nouf t n London.1,230 words
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Advertisement344 1949-10-21 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CETLON. iNOIA ECYPI AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS S'oore P Sham Penant Wilametta V<ctory 20/21 Oct 22/24 Oct Pros. Polk 290ct./3 Nov Omits 4/7 Nov Mount Oavii 9/15 Nov 16/17 No* 18/21 Nov Mount Mansfield 23/29 Nov. 30 Nov. /I Doc. 2/5 Dec344 words
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Advertisement374 1949-10-21 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS «OMSCAND INAV|A/U|t SA.LINCSJO OONnNENT, bwniintNT Loading at Singapore. Port Swetterham fo^Lon •£-H^Sf mm 24/ I.■ Oct 25 im °X.,«" Ban R k ok M for Colombo, Aden, Port Said, for Bangkok 'mJiI *hk Cmv>a v ">"> Rotterdam. K^'beWotlhamr''' Z'&J?***""' toriaV^n" B abt Oct .11 "T,aif^l» Bangkok374 words
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Advertisement1006 1949-10-21 11 MoALISTER CO., LTD. (Incorporateo in Singapoie) Tolwpbonej Mo. 5906 RIXBRJCAM dk RUCK.NALL «XATEIIRSS LINK LOS ANCELES, SAN FRANCISCO. LONDON, HAVRE. ANTWERP, WRTLAND SEATTLE b VANCOUVER ROTTIROAM HAMBURG. Accepting cargo tor Central Soutn American Ports. CITY O» POONA CAJTLEVILLE Spore P. Sham Penang Cdna.Tl.lC .«J?°i; M p SS 1 2CO«t. 27/281,006 words
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482 1949-10-21 12 But Singapore Players Are Confident By JOHN MARKS THE Malayan Hockey Association's quadrangular tournament between Singapore, Perak," Selangor and Penang opens at Ipoh today with Perak favourites for the championship but Raymond Minjoot, hon. secretary of the S.H.A. and manager of the touring team, and482 words
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175 1949-10-21 12 Navy... 2; Ceylonese... 0. A NINE-MAN Ceylonese team, inspired by the valian; goalkeeping of Thevarajah, made Navy fight all the way for a two-goal victory in their S.A.F.A. Cup competition match at Jalan Besar yesterday. Thevarajah, who was continually called upon to save175 words
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Article38 1949-10-21 12 The following have been selected to represent th S.C.C. against the Hongkong it Shanghai Bank in a hockey match on the Padang today: Margrave; Theunissen, Lloyds; Mcßae, Karelse. Reeves; Van Stolk, Home, Shepherd, Smith, Bell.38 words
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Article827 1949-10-21 12 By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. /CONSISTENT Abby Kay, who has never been out of the board in his last nine outings, revealed striking form on the training track at Kuala Lumpur this morning, running 3 f. in 42 sec. on the bit and827 words
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Article47 1949-10-21 12 SOCCER: SCC v. BODCA (SAFA Cap-tie)— J. Besar; Tiong Bahrn Rangers t. GHQ Signals (friendly) Farrer Park. HOCKEY: SCC "A" t. Hongkong Sh. Bank Padang; SRC v. St. Joseph's lust Padang; SCRC Indians Hong Lim Green. RUGGER: Raffle* Inst. v. OES Batn Pahat— R.l. ground.47 words
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Article233 1949-10-21 12 /~VFFICERS and men of the crew of H.M.S. Triumph visited Royal Air Force Base, Seletar, to take part in a series of sports fixtures organised over the week-end for their recreation and entertainment during their stay In Singapore. WATER POLO: Two waterpolo teams of Seletar met233 words
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Article173 1949-10-21 12 LONDON, Thurs. PRTY-SIX final acceptors were .announced yesterday for the Cambridgeshire Handicap, to be run over one mile and one furlong at Newmarket next Wednesday, Oct. 26 They are (with weights): Sterope 9.4, Val De Lair 8.12, Bel Amour 8. 10, Silver Gate 8. 10, Welsh HoneyReuter - 173 words
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Article82 1949-10-21 12 THE Tentative programme for the M.H.A. tourney at Ipoh is as follows: Today —4 p.m.: Perak Penang; 5.15 p.m., Selangor t Singapore. Tomorrow —4 p.m.: Singapore v Penang; 5.15 p.m., Perak v Selangor. Sunday —4 p.m.: Selangor v Penang; 5.15 p.m., Singapore v Perak. The visiting teams82 words
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Article127 1949-10-21 12 rpHREE more new horses x have been classified by the Straits Racing Association, according to the latest amendment list issued yesterday. Kla Ora, Air Gee and Toboggan have been promoted from Class 3 to Class 2 following their Penang successes. The latest list is: TRANSFERS: from Cl.127 words
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Article142 1949-10-21 12 The Anglo-French it Bendixsens Sports Club beat the Firestone Sports Club in a friendly game of badminton played at the Clerical Union on Monday by seven games to two. Results were: (AngloFrench Bendixsens Sports Club's players mentioned first) Singles: Lim Kirn Swee beat Lee Geow Hal142 words
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233 1949-10-21 12 rpHE Girls' Sports Club created a big surprise yesterday by beating the Singapore Cricket Club women's second XI by three goals to nil in a hockey match played on the S.R.C. ground. Superior both In defence and in attack, the G.S.C. team dominated play right233 words
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Article50 1949-10-21 12 CINGAPORE Cricket Club Rugby team will have as the visiting opposition tomorrow R.A.F, rp engah. Hie match will start at 5 p.m. The S.C.C. team will be: McVicar; Roper, Lawley, Pennell, Homer; Recce, Taylor, Fox, Pughe, Maxey, Read, Roualle, Wills, Chalmers, and Newton. Reserves: Rodlck, Leask, and50 words
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Article, Illustration37 1949-10-21 12 STRATHSPEY! goes Into the lead t-» beat Coubrador (partially hidden by Strathspey) by a head to win the £3,500 Cesarewitch Stakes at Newmarket on Oct. 12, The race was over two miles and two furlongs A.P. photo.AP - 37 words
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Article, Illustration68 1949-10-21 12 HE DIDN'T GO DOWN: Ezzard Charles (left), ihe National Boxing Association heavyweight champion, halts a rush by Pat Valentino with a short left in the second round of their tit le fight in San Francisco on Oct. 14. Valentino looks as if he is about to goAP - 68 words
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340 1949-10-21 12 ITNORGANISED but keen rugger was seen o n Raffles Institution ground when the Singapore Asian Rugby Union held a trial yesterday. Neither Colours nor Whites could score. The standard of play was not of a nigh standard, and it was in fact poor in340 words
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Article48 1949-10-21 12 The 8.0.D. (Civilians) defeated P.W.D. by three goals to one at hockey on the 8.0.D. ground yesterday. All three 8.0.D. goals were scored in the first half through Bazack, Gupta and Kirpal Singh. In the second half the P.W.D. obtained their solitary goal through Barker.48 words
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Article19 1949-10-21 12 St. Andrew's School beat Serangoon Assn. two-nil in a game of hockey played at Woodsville yesterday.19 words
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Article23 1949-10-21 12 TODAY: 10.13 a.m. rBft. »in.) and 10.33 p.m. (9ft. Bin.). TOMORRC fl: 10.42 a.m. rgft. 2in.) and 11.17 p.m. (10ft, lin.)23 words
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Article236 1949-10-21 12 Another Good Year Reported PENANG TURF CLUB From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. ANOTHER successful racing season is recorded by the Penang Turf Club in its 1948-49 report. Membership rose from 7,098 to 8,864 while income exceeded expenditure by $122,583.89. The report, which will bo presented at the annual general236 words
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Article90 1949-10-21 12 The 25-mile Time Trial race. the fifth and last event in th Singapore Best All -Rounder open cycling competition wfl] be held tomorrow at 6 a.m. at Lim Chu Kang Road, off the 10th mi!? Bukit Timah Road. The starting point, wiil be 100 yards from the railway90 words
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