The Straits Times, 3 December 1949

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 {TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    S'PORE GOES TO THE POLLS TODAY
    632 1 Six Seats And Thirteen Candidates (MTIZENS of Singapore go to the polls today in a municipal election which marks an important milestone in the political development of the Colony. For the first time in Malaya two political parties Progressive and Labour are lined up
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    20 Bandits Killed & Gaptured In 24hrs
    275 1 20 Bandits Killed Gaptured In 24hrs From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH. Friday. SECURITY forces in the Federation have killed or captured 20 bandits in the last 24 hours and recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition. Another 108 have been detained. Two bandits -trwe killed this morning in the
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    INQUIRY INTO NIGERIAN RIOTS
    173 1 INQUIRY INTO NIGERIAN RIOTS LAGOS, Fri. SIR William Fitzgerald, a veteran of the Colonial Service, and a Labour Member, Mr. Ronald Williams, left" London for Nigeria by Pine yesterday to investigate the recent Nigerian rioting. Sir William and Mr. Williams will form an inquiry commission with colonial Ju^tle^ O. Quashie-Idun
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    LABOUR GOES
    44 1 WELLINGTON, Fri— The outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Peter Fra&er, tocHy called on the Gover-nor-General, Lt. Gen. Sir Bernard Freyberg, to tell him that the resignation of the Labour Cabinet would be placed in his hands probably about next Wednesday. —Reuter.
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    CAT SUCCESSOR
    28 1 LONDON. Fri. -A successor tn H.M.S. Amethyst's cat, Simon, who died in quarantine, has been yn*.s^nted to the ship by a Camden Town pet dealer.— Reuter.
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    LATE NEWS
    37 1 .ONDON. Fri.— Tin prices tyday were: spot, £6071 buyers. £610 sellers, with business at £615 to £610. Three months, £575 i buyers, £576 sellers, with business at £flS|. Settlement price £610. Turnover 130 tons.— U.P.
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    44 1 AN EAST JAVA girl about to score in the basketball match in which the East Java team trounced Johore State at the Happy World covered stadium on Thursday night by 37 points to six. Five thousand people saw the game. Straits Times pictu re.
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    BRITAIN FIRM ON COLONIES ISSUE
    238 1 NEW YORK, Friday. |Y| R. Hector McNeil, British Minister of State, told iTI the United Nations General Assembly at Flushing Meadows yesterday that Britain would not accept international supervision of her colonies. The Assembly was considering lt s Trusteeship Committee's report on "information from non-self-governing
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    16 Killed In Air Liner
    60 1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Fri. SIXTEEN passengers and four crew were killed when a Brazilian airliner crashed In the Interior of Brazil last night. Reuter. Dutch sources report that a Catalina flying boat, owned by the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company, crash-landed In Muntok Bay, Banka
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    NEW CRATERS
    18 1 CATANIA (Sicily;, Fri. Two new craters broke open to/ay on the sides of Mount Etna.— UP.
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    PLUM PUDDINGS LOST IN FIRE
    44 1 LONDON, Fri. Christmas provisions worth many thousands of pounds were destroyed in a warehouse flre at Plaistow, East London, last, night. People in light attire watched as plum puddings for distribution to 1,300 shops went up in smoke.— Reuter
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    GENERAL'S VISIT
    44 1 The Director General of Military Training. Lt.-Gen. R. N. Gale, is visiting the Far East Land Forces from Dec. 4-19. During this period he will attend training exercises in Hong Kong between Dec. 7-13 and will visit the Federation between Dec. 14-16.
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    MERCY PLEA TO SULTAN
    191 1 MERCY PLEA TO SULTAN From Our Own Correspondent LONDON Fri. MR. Creech Jones, Secretary of State for the Colonies, told the House of Commons today that he expected to receive a report of the proceedings In Sergeant Ewlns' trial In Malaya within a few days. A petition praying for the
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    ASIAN COMINFORM TO BE SET UP
    145 1 TOKYO, Fri. A "UAISON Bureau for Asia" performing the functions of a Comlnform will be set up with headquarters In China. Peking Radio announced today. The decision to form the bureau was taken by the executive bureau of the Com-munlst-domlnated World Fe- deration of
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    No Joint Policy For Indonesia Defence
    181 1 THE HAGUE, Friday. THE Netherlands-Indonesian union will have no joint defence policy, according to a Dutch Government memorandum today explaining the draft bill for the transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia later this month. Debate on the Bill begins on Tuesday. The memorandum said the
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    36 1 WAHAB BIN HASSAN, the champion recruit of the Malayan Basic Training Centre, Blakan Mati, receiving a trophy from the Chief of Staff, FARELF, Major General J. M. Kirkman, at yesterday's passing out parade. Straits Times picture.
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    16-PAGE FREE PRESS TODAY
    47 1 16-PAGE FREE PRESS T O DAY THE Singapore Free Press will publish a 16-page issue today. In addition to the usual eight pages of overseas and Malayan news, there is the fourpage Saturday Magazine and a Movie Ball Supplement. Place an order for the Free Press today.
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    Unions Urge Aid To Asia
    247 1 Unions Urge Aid To Asia LONDON, Fri. 'THE president of the x American Federation of Labour, Mr. William Green, drew applause from the Free World Labour conference in London yesterday when he pledged his unions to the new international, and declared American workers were prepared "at any cost" to win
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    LAST VOYAGE
    23 1 LONDON, Fri.- -The Imolacable, 148-year-old warship, went to sea yesterday for the last time. She will be ceremonially scrapped today. —UP.
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      622 2 NOTICES MUNICIPALITY OF KUALA LUMPUR Applications are Invited by the Municipal Commissioners of Kuala Lumpur for the post of: ASSISTANT ENGINEER in the Municipal Engineer's Department, Kuala Lumpur. Applicants should be Corporate Members of the Institute of Civil Engineers or possess Degrees or Diplomas required by that body as granting
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    UN APPROVES PEACE PLAN
    283 3 UN APPROVES PEACE PLAN NEW YORK, Frl. T»HE United Nations A yesterday brushed aside Soviet opposition and adopted a 12-point Western Power declaration for peace. The voting came after the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Vishinsky, shouted a denial of Yugoslav charges that the Kremlin was interfering with Yugoslavia. (One
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    SIAMESE ARREST WOMAN AS SPY
    80 3 From Onr Own Corrrspondrnl BANGKOK. *'ri. TOL. Take Seniwnn?, spokesman of the Central Security Council, said today that a Siamese woman has been arrested in the north-east province of Xakorn Rathaftima on a charge of being a spy. When arrested, Col. Seniwong said, the woman
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    Indies Talk By Asians & Australians
    110 3 Indies Talk By Asians Australians LAKE SUCCESS, Pri. AN informal meeting of the 12 Asian delegations to the United Nations and the Australian delegation was held at Lake Success last night to consider their general attitude on the "Indonesian question." The question is to come before the General Assembly soon.
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      Simon The Cat Buried Under Union Jack
      282 3 LONDON, Friday. (2IMON, the hero cat of H.M.S. Amethyst of Yangtse fame, was* buried under the Union Jack in a corner of the Ilford pets' cemetery reserved for winners of the Dickin Medal, Britain's highest award for brave animals. Armloads of flowers sent
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    FRESH POLICIES BY DIET KISS VICTIM
    83 3 1 I Kl 'SI1IMA. Japan, Fri. A 48-YEAR-OLD former woman Diet member, who caused the resignation of a Finance Minister last year when she complained h- kissed her during a Diet session, has announced her candidacy for governorship of Fukushima prefecture. Miss Har. Yamashita,
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    'Send Troops To Formosa'
    67 3 WASHINGTON Fri. SENATOR H Alexander Smith said yesterday that he believed Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur would favour sending U.S troops to the island of Formosa, to forestall any Communist invasion. "That door is still open," Senator Smith told a news conference. He said a final decision
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    S. AFRICA: 'NO CHANGE'
    44 3 LONDON, Fri —The Commonwealth Secretary, Mr. Philip Noel Baker, indicated in the House of Commons yesterday there was no change in the Government's policy about the possible transfer of the High Commission territories Basutoland. Bechuanaland and Swaziland to South Africa.—Reuter.
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    FIFTH WIFE
    38 3 SACHA GCITRY, famous French actor and author, dances with his fifth wife, Ekateri (Lana) Marconi, in a Paris nightclub the evening: after their marriage. The couple are acting- in a new French film "Toa." A.P. picture.
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    "MAO WILL NOT BE APPEASED"
    254 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Friday /CHINA'S chief delegate to the United Nations, Dr. Ting fu F. Tsiang, yesterday pleaded with Britain not to recognise the Communist regime which reports say, will be done next month. "It is no' use trying to appease the Reds," he said. Dr.
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    12 Nations Sign Defence Pact
    272 3 1 2 Nations Sign Defence Pact PARIS Fri. THHE 12 Atlantic Pact nations reached "unanimous agreement" last night on a plan to defend themselves against any possible aggressive by Russia. A five-hour session resulted in an agreement that leading military planners of the Western nations described as the path to
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    SINGING TRUMAN
    32 3 MISS MARGARET TRUMAN singing daughter of President Truman, who has been offered a £500 a week part in the revue "Sauce Tartare" to be presented in London shortly. A.P. picture.
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    U.K. CAN'T COMPETE WITH JAP COTTON
    113 3 LONDON, Fri. BRITISH cotton mills cannot compete with the rice (low-living) standards of Japan," the House of Commons was told by Mr. P. H. Lewis Austin. Lancashire M.P. He asked Mr. A. G. Bottomley, Secretary for Overseas Trade: Does the Minister realise that with
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    Rebels In Philippines Break Off Fighting
    165 3 MANILA, Friday. THE Batangas rebellion today appeared to be dying x out in its original territory as Government forces, driving through mountain jungles, confirmed earlier reports that the main body of the dissidents had dissolved after two weeks of fighting. Constabulary forces have admitted
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    SECRETARIAT CHANGES ENVISAGED
    300 4 Mr. Del Tufo On Plan To Meet Future Needs From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE present system of work in the Federal Secretariat is "by no means ideal", the Deputy Chief Secretary, Mr. M. V. Del Tuf o, said tonight in a broadcast over Radio
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    FLOODS STILL BLOCK ROADS
    65 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. FLOODS in Kelantan were subsiding this morning, but in Pahang they are still rising. In Pasir Puteh town. Kelantan, the water is one foot deep and the road to Trengganu is closed. However the road to Pasir Puteh and
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    LEARNING THE LANGUAGE
    118 4 LEARNING THE LANGUAGE From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. MORE than 50 Europeans, Indians and Chinese have joined the Perak Clerical Union's Malay class, which held its first session yesterda' in the Union's premises. Mr. C. H. Yin, president of the P.C.U., said he hoped tht enrolment would increase in
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    Malaya's Case Is Prepared
    82 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Pri. REPRESENTATIVES of all sections of the rubber industry in the Federation and Singapore were in Kuala Lumpur today for the first meeting of the local committee set up by the Government to prepare Maiaya's case for the forthcoming Rubber
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    FOSTER MOTHER SENT TO GAOL
    75 4 rR ill-treating her nine-year-old adopted daughter a Hokkien woman, Lucy Choo, was yesterday sentenced to one month's simple imprisonment and a fine of $50. or a further month's imprisonment in default, when she appeared in the Singapore Sixth Police Court. She was charged under the
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    Bill To End Indian Agent's Right To Inspect Labour
    139 4 Bill To End Indian Agent 's Right To Inspect Labour Prom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, FrL THE special powers of the Agent of the Government of India allowing him to inspect. Investigate, and inquire Into Indian labour conditions and questions in Malaya are to be abolished by a Bill
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    50 4 ST. HILDA'S SCHOOL, Raton*, held their annual exhibition and sale of handwork yesterday afternoon and a wide range of articles made by the pupils was on show and for sale. Picture shows some of the small pupils showing their parents the exhibits in their classroom. Strai is Times p icture.
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    ...SO THE CLERKS MAN THE FERRIES
    74 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Fri. pLERKS helped to man v Penang Harbour Board launches today when about 200 ferry workers went on a three-hour strike in protest against deductions from their November pay packets. The men, mostly deck hands and lighter labourers, returned
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    PENANG'S OLDEST CAR
    39 4 PENANG' S OLDEST CAR A 41-YEAR-OLD Daimler bought by Wearne Bros, from the Penang millionaire banker, Mr. Yap Chor Ee. This 1908 model is believed to be Penang's oldest car and is still in good condition. Straits Times picture.
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    Jap Trade Talks By Chinese Chambers
    197 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. pHINESE traders' views on controversial issues regarding the apportionment of the Federation's and Singapore's share of goods imported from Japan will be embodied in resolutions to be passed at tomorrow's meeting of the executive committee of the
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    'TIDE TURNING IN MALAYA'
    276 4 LONDON, Friday. THE tide "seems to be turning slowly against the handful of desperate men who seek to impose their rule by violence on the peoples of Malaya," said The Times in a leading article yesterday. "But there are no signs that the hard core of
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    NEW YEAR DANCE
    98 4 The Eurasian Association of Singapore is holding a New Year's Eve dance for members and friends at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The dance is in aid of the Education Fund, and the Sambodians dance band will be in attendance. Tickets, which are at $3 each or •5
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    FULL MOON DAY
    113 4 ,The full moon day celebration will be held at the Slnhala Buddhist Temple, 263, Outram Road, on Sunday. This full moon day Is the day on which Sangha Mlttha. daughter of King Asoka. brought the sacred Bo Branch from the Maha Bodhl Tree to Ceylon. 6. a.m.
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    GOAN FEAST
    45 4 The Ooan community of Singapore will celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavler, patron saint of Ooa. with a solemn High Mass, followed by the kissing of the Saint's relic, at the Church of St Joseph, Victoria Street, Singapore, tomorrow at 8 a.m.
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    LAST CALL FOR VOTES Play Safe, Warns Robertson
    222 5 LAST CALL FOR VOTES Play Safe, Warns Robertson Election Battle Over Radio Malaya PROGRESSIVE and Labour Party spokesman fought an election battle over Radio Malaya last night, in their final appeal for votes for today's Singapore Municipal elections. At 7.12, Mr. Duncan Robertson told listeners why they should vote Progressive.
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    'One Sided,' Accuses Mr. Johnson
    267 5 'One Sided,' Accuses Mr. Johnson MR. Pat Johnson. Labour member of the Municipal Commission, yesterday criticised the Straits Times as being one-sided Progressivesided. Letters written in support of the Labour Party, he alleged, had not been printed by the paper, while those against the Party or in support of the
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    Singapore Diary
    65 5 TODAY V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, rhess club, 3 p.m., movie circle show, 8 pm. CHINESE V.M.C.A., 107. Selegie Road, St. John Ambulance class, 6 p.m., Musical recital by Prof. Louis P.T. Chen, 8 p.m. TOMORROW CHINESE V.M.C.A.. 107. Selei ie Road, Scouts meeting, 9 a.m., Mandarin service. 3.30 p.m.
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WEDDING
    53 5 MR. ARTHUR MASTERTO N and Miss Betty Beythien after their wedding at the Presbyterian Church in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Masterton is with the Singapore Cold Storage and so was Miss Beythien until she went for a holiday to Australia from which she retained a few days ago.—
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    LABOUR: VOTE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY...
    155 5 MR. FRANCIS Thomas (Labour) said that the real issues in the election were his Party's stand lor social justice, social security and planned economy and the Progressive Party's stand for free enterprise. Mr. Thomas said that free enterprise has brought great wealth, fine buildings, wide
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    ON TRANSFER
    29 5 Inche Abdul Samat bin Mohd. Amin; Rover Scout Leader and acting Divisional Superintendent of the St. John's Brigade, Railway Groups, left Singapore yesterday on transfer to Pral.
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    Ex-Bandits Say: 'Treated Well'
    212 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. YEWS of how well the Government is treating surrendered bandits is getting through to the gangs in the jungle. Official details were given today of statements made by three bandits who had surrendered recently. One bandit said he had
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    The Rubber Market
    143 5 an exceedingly dull week with the smallest of fluctuations, the market on Thursday evening looked like easing off, and there was some liquidation, says Lewis and Peat's weekly rubber market report. New York, however, unexpectedly showed a recovery and the market is again very steady. There has
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    Glass Work 'Dangerous'
    84 5 Glass Work 'Dangerous TLASS manufacture is a u dangerous trade, Singapore Municipal Commissioners have decided. No place may now be used as a glass factory unless licensed by the Commissioners. A number of existing small glass factories are reported to be housed In unsuitable premises and it has been suggested
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    LT.-GEN GALE
    22 5 The Director General of Military Training, Lleut.-Gen R.N. Gale, will visit the Federation of Malaya between Dec 14 and 16.
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    JOHNSON REPLIES TO TAN...
    161 5 THE Labour member of the Singapore Municipal Commission, Mr. Pat Johnson yesterday answered three questions put to the Labour Party by Mr. C. C. Tan at the election meeting of the Progressive Party on Thursday evening. To QUESTION ONK- -What the Labour Party was doing at
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    ...And Asks A Few Questions
    131 5 Mr. Johnson then went on to ask what Mrs. Robert Eu had done for th 3 eight or nine months the had sat on the Municipal Commission. "Being a woman, she should have looked at 'hings from a woman's angle but what has s'ae done
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    $16,000 DEBT
    55 5 A composition of $4,300 for a debt of $19i000 was accepted by the Assistant Official Assignee In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday. The debtor was Tan Kiok Hunp who said he had incurred the debts in a tongkang business r)ul that the monry for the composition had been
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    SINGAPORE A 'WELFARE MODEL'
    110 5 SINGAPORE A 'WEL FARE MODEL' SINGAPORE may become not only a "model of urban social welfare organisation" but the training centre for welfare In the Far East, according to the report ot the Secretary of State's social welfare adviser. Mr. W. H Chftm. He also commented' on the good relations
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat, Dec. 3, 1949. Malaysia's Trousers
    1144 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat, Dec. 3, 1949. Malaysia's Trousers It was interesting to read the other day that a change in Malay dress which has been very noticeable in Malaya since the war has been happening in Borneo too. In an address to the Council Negri in Kuching, Mr.
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    The Voter Today
    76 6 A word of advice to the Singapore Municipal voter today. Don't judge your Municipal Commissioners solely by the frequency with which they make the headlines in your newspapers. Hard work in the Municipal standing committees wins no headlines, but that is where the real work of city
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    COUNTRYMAN'S JOURNAL
    1309 6 SUNDAY, Nov. 27. AUR Singapore visitors are using the bungalow as a Youth Hostel, but they do not have to provide their own food. The Cook has a great affection for them, and refuses to reduce either the quantity or quality of food, and moreover, would not hear
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    "TRADE MARKS"
    344 6 ON the question of who are the true owners of Malaya a question often discussed in your correspondence columns I should like to quote Mr. O. T Dussek's statement in a book entitled "The British Empire" edited by Hector Bolitho. He said: That the country (Malaya) is a
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    A warning to careless boatmen
    332 6 A warning to careless boatmen Jftftg Hfears <&gaJ (From the Straits Times of Dec. 2, 1899). THE Marine Police, wh<j 1 have to deal with the boatmen plying in the harbour, have at times a rather difficult task, but the substantial fine of $20 inflicted on one of the boatmen
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    TICKETS CASE: PRISON TERMS
    504 7 'Bus Takings Up Since Arrests 9 Court Is Told THE prosecuting officer told the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday that since the arrest of 18 conductors of the Singapore Traction Company two weeks ago, the daily takings of the company had increased from 18 to 20
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    $500 Loan But Signed $700, Says Witness
    131 7 $500 Loan But Signed $700, Says Witness IT a Singapore bankruptcy Inquiry yesterday Vasavan, a Joo Chiat shop-keeper, said he had negotiated for a loan of $500 and signed a promissory note for $700. Knowledge of this was denied by a solicitor, Mr. P. C. Nathan, who said he was
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    Teachers To Stage Show
    81 7 TEACHERS of the Geylang Methodist Girls School will give a concert on Friday and Saturday next at the school hall to mark the end of the school year. Two one-act plays "Mushroom Coming Up" and "The Cornhusk Doll" will be staged. All the roles will be
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    DEBT PAYMENT
    56 7 D. Q. Gould, a former Singapore resident now in the United Kingdom, was discharged from bankruptcy yesterday by the Singapore Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley, subject to judgment being entered against him for the balance of his debts. It was said that he had owed $2,719 of which
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    600 AT ST. ANDREW'S BALL
    170 7 600 AT ST. ANDREW'S BALL SINGAPORE'S St. Andrew's Society last night held its annual celebrations for the first time since the liberation in the Victoria Memorial Hall. And wth 600 seated for the dinner, it was said that the Hall was not large enough to accommodate all the guests wishing
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    FIRE PUMP CONTEST
    39 7 FARELF Singapore District will hold the half-yearly trailer fire pump competition on the Punjab Square, Nee Soon, at 9 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Major General D. Dunlop, G O.C Singapore District, will present the prizes.
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    ROBBED BY 4
    49 7 A Chinese woman, living at Victoria Street, reported to the Singapore Police yesterday that she was robbed of $10 by four Chinese on Nov. 24. The men, one of whom was armed witn a pistol was said to have entered her house and took the money.
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    Screening Checks White Slavers
    236 7 SCREENING of all women immigrants on arrival and the exchange of photographs and information between Singapore, Sarawak, Hong Kong and the Federation have made the work of "white slave" traffickers more difficult, says the latest report of the Social Welfare Department issued yesterday. Last year, 20,768
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    NOT AT GOVT. HOUSE YET
    65 7 THE Officer Administering the Government, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, is continuing to reside in the Colonial Secretary's house at Government Domain, while Government House is being repaired. His visitors' book is at the inner gate to the Government House. Mr. J. D. M. Smith,
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    Loans For Housing
    115 7 THE Singapore Municipal Secretary. Mr. T. M. Stevens, said yesterday that the relevant committee would be asked to examine the question of loans to the Municipal officers for building their own houses on a pay-as-you-woTk basis. It would mean, Mr. Stevens said, examining also the existing pre-war
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    RECRUITS FINISH TRAINING
    112 7 RECRUITS FINISH TRAINING NINETY-SEVEN young, energetic and well disciplined recruits of the Malayan Basic Training Centre at Blakan Mati, took part yesterday in a passing-out parade on the island. The parade was reviewed by Major-Oeneral J. M. Kirkman, Chief of Staff, G.H.Q. FAHELP, in the absence of Lieut. -General Sir
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    Rent Rise Not Opposed
    73 7 MONE of the 54 sub-tenants of Winchester House, Collyer Quay, opposed an application to the Singapore Rent Conciliation Board yesterday to increase the rent by 25 per cent. For the lessees, the Cheng Trading Co., Mr. C. K. Cheng said he collected $68,640 a year in
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    Crowd Is Asked: What IS S'pore?
    138 7 A CROWD of over 100 people i decided at lunch-time yesterday that Singapore Is a cosmopolitan city. Their decision came after a Malay clerk had interrupted a Labour Party election meeting to challenge a statement by Mr. Pat Johnson, Labour member of the Municipal
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    Passing-out Parade
    51 7 THE CHIEF OF BTAT, FARELF, Major General J. M. 1 Ktrkm^n, inspecting a platoon of recruits of the Malayan Basic Training Centre, at yesterday's passingout parade at Blakan Mati. He Is seen with Major G. T. Dadson, the comman ding officer of the training centre. Straits Times plct
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    $2,400,000 For S'pore Electricity Extensions
    213 7 THE Singapore Municipal Commissioners have approved a total vote of $2,462,941 for substations, mainlaying and extension works for the Electricity Department. The largest vote is $2,284,066 lor various works connected with the Newton substation. This includes $1,664,866 for cables required for the distribution of the
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    DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?
    47 7 DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT? THE Singapore Traffic Police are anxious to get information about a vehicle which knocked down a Chinese cyclist at Tanglin Road at 7.30 last night. The vehicle did not stop after the accident. The cyclist was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
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    $400 TRUST CHARGE
    58 7 Harold Cecil Batter, a 49-year-old Eurasian, yesterday claimed trial In the Singapore Fourth Police Court on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $400. The accused who was employed by Lee and Fletcher, was allegedly entrusted with the collection of the money frpm the sale of
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    GRATUITY TO SETTLE DEBT
    76 7 After 23 years' service with a Singapore firm. Sin Hong Siang, retired recently and received a gratuity of $2,580. In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday, the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Murry-Aynsley, was asked by the Assistant Official Assignee whether part of this gratuity could be, paid
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    APPEAL COURT
    17 7 The Singapore Civil Court of Appeal will sit in the Supreme Court on Dec. 12.
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    COUNCILLOR
    30 7 During the absence of t.h« Municipal President. Mr. W. L. Blythe. from the Colony Mr. T. P. P. McNelce. acting President, "will be a temporary member of Executive Cbuncil.
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    YOUR 1-CENT NOTES ARE STILL GOOD
    290 7 *JHE Chief Currency Officer, Singapore, Mr. C. G. Dickens, in a statement to the Straits Times yesterday, stressed that one-cent notes were "legal tender to an amount not exceeding $2." Mr. Dickens was-replying to a Straits Times correspondent, 'Puzzled,' who complained of his servant's
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    THE BEST SHOT
    38 7 HAMZAH BIN MOHAMED, the best recruit shot of the Malayan Basic Training Centre, receiving a trophy from the Chief of Staff, FARELF, Major General Kirkman, at yesterday's passing-out parade at Blakan Mati Straits Times picture.
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    MOTOR VAN HELD UP
    42 7 Two Chinese, one of thfm armed with a pistol, held up a motor van at Lorong Tal Seng. Singapore, at 12.30 p.m. yesterday and robbed another Chinese in the van of a purse and 10 tins of cigarettes.
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    $47,000 TO CHINA
    25 7 Family remittances from Malaya to China amounted to $47,064.42 in November. Of this $27,925.26 was fro.m Singapore and $19,139.16 from the Federation.
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    POLLING DAY TODAY
    1229 8 13 candidates to contest 6 Colony seats lif ORE than 13,000 citizens of Singapore will have the opportunity today of deciding the composition of a third of the elected section of the Municipal Commission. These citizens form the largest electoral roll ever compiled for a public election
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    WHERE TO VOTE
    162 8 POLLING stations will be open from eight a.mf to eight p.m. at the following places: CITY: St. Andrew's Polling District— Municipal i Buildlm South Bridge Social Welfare Centre, New Bridge, Road. Teluk Ayer Marine Hostel, Anson Road. SOUTH: Tionc Bahru Polling District Outram I School. Teluk Blanc
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    LABOUR'S AIMS
    77 8 LABOUR'S AIMS I \JLJHAT the Labour ff Party of Singapore stands for: (1) Reform of building by-laws as an aid to im 5 -proved housing condt- 5 tlons. (2) Establishment of 5 schools for adult work- ers. S (3) Municipal ownership a •j of the Singapore Trac- tion Company. (4)
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    Progressive Party aims
    61 8 Progressive Party aims flHE Progressive Party S 1 Aims: 5 (1) Water-borne sewer- a age for all. E E i2> Government contri- E button to Municipal Rate s E Fund. C (3) Properly organised marketing facilities. E (4) Higher Municipal pos^s open 'to all local S born. El (5) Safeguards
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      143 8 Prom a technical point of view today's deal offers very little; it is presented simply as one more bit of proof (If such is needed > that baa luck can change a bridge hand from beautiful to mediocre South, dealer Both sides -ulncrable ma •a 943 Mm T liar jki
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      183 8 By every normal and logical standard, Soutn could expect to make game, and since bis honourtrick total and number of controls were excellent, Ills opening two-bid was entirely justified. Indeed, a olaver would have to be both wildly optimistic and dourly pessimistic to bid one spade on this holding optimistic,
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      THE COLONY CABBY ON THE LONDON TAXI
      248 9 to llic Straits Times of Nov. 23 the Municipal Commissioners and the Assistanl Registrar of Vehicles were "impressed" when they saw the Austin London-type taxi. They also examined the Ford 10, Austin A 40 and Renault converted into two-seaters. A;? a taxi owner,
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      HOLD-UPS IN SINGAPORE
      117 9 WE now read stories of holdups Jn Singapore fre- quently in the newspapers, leading us to believe that the thugs who went under1 ground in the early days of the emergency have now come into the open again. What has become of the Security checks? The police
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      IN SCHOOL TODAY
      87 9 I EMPHATICALLY disagree 1 with Y.C.T. (whose letter was published recently. In the school where I teach, corporal punishment can be administered by the head, but for at least 13 years there has been no need to resort to any form of punishment at all. I think
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      46 9 (For the benefit of readers in the Federation, we should, perhaps, explain that the queer objects which are being carried by the Municipal candidates in our cartoon are the symbols which candidates are required to choose in the Singapore elections for the benefit of illiterate voters).
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      RADIO POLICE
      29 9 OINGAPORE'S sudden crop of robberies, after months of deeply-appreciated law and order, poses this question— what are the siren-sounding, joyriding radio police doing about It? TSK. Singapore.
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      A SINGAPOREAN ASKS WHY
      279 9 ACCORDING to Allington Kennard's report from Lake Success (published in the Straits Times on Wednesday), UNO is to establish a Special Committee for the purpose of watching "colonial policies" and making recommendations to the Colonial powers concerned. The report also stated that Great Britain is entirely
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      Pick The Best Man Today
      223 9 Pick The Best Man Today IT is rather amusing to 1 see the way in which the Progressive Party has been throwing brick-bats at the Labour Party. I would ask both parties to! refrain from childish attacks on each other, now and in the future. Let them put forward their
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      RADIO MALAYA
      45 9 THERE has been a great improvement In the recent broadcasts put over by the Kuala Lumpur station of Radio Malaya, and I feel that the station personnel are to be congratulated on their splendid efforts. We 'wish you all success. PIANIST. Kuala Lumpur.
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      A UNIONIST'S REPLY
      182 9 1 1 AM a trade unionist, 1 and I would be failing in my duty if I did not correct in good time the grossly exaggerated views of Mr. F. T. O'Shea, expressed in his letter published in the Straits Times of Nov. 28 under the heading
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      REFLECTIONS OF A JOHORE MALAY
      638 9 REFLECTIONS OF A JOHORE MALAY I AM anti-birth control for the reason that we 1 are not thereby using the right means to achieve the right ends. If the object is to maintain a decent standard of living, where every member of the population is decently fed and housed, then
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      187 9 I You make a friend for life when you give a I PARKER^/ M f SURVEYS made In 34 countries JIWIE /Hi show that the Parker "51" is II Xl the world's most welcome gift I a qW fAnd little wonder! Look at mJBmJ W J Us elegant design; see
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      247 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD .»ou 20 R.il»a, beer? (6) CROSSWORD No. 250 4 Tiny things ict like birdl 21 Usually superior to what it Inside 16> coven 7 5 'Hf*i \^1 I I I' I Pert9lnlng io the irt of IS Comprised more thao manoeuvring forces (8). couple (8) SSS J5|j
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    TIN PRICES
    32 10 SING APC Friday, Dec. 1 $295.75 a picnl (down hjh. LONDON, Dee. 1. Spot £616 (down £1. 10s. Three months (buying) £578 (down 165.). Three months (afternoon) £577 (down 1.165).
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    RISE IN RUBBER PRICES
    256 10 RISE IN RUBBER PRICES AFTER Thursday's easiness, the advance in New York came /s a surprise, resulting i/i prices In the Singapore rubber market appreciating by about of a cent per lb. yesterday. At the new levels there was a certain amount of profit-taking which prevented further rises. The business
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    103 10 from A Market < ot i t>pondent All sections of tlis Singapore ->roduce market were easier yt-ster-;ay. Pepper prices showed a dedine. both the white find the Dlack varieties beln? marked down >v $10 per picul. Yesterdays prices (per picul) were (Thursday's prices In brack3ts»: Gambier $260 (round),
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    BUYING INQUIRIES FOR TINS
    901 10 From Our Market Correspondent DRICES in the Malayan tin share market hardened slightly yesterday in a few cases on rather more buying inquiries. Industrials continued to be a very steady market, while rubber shares also came in for more inquiries. I Prices quoted by the Malayan
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    London Stocks
    310 10 LONDON, Prl. ALTHOUGH there was less buoyancy In the London Stock Exchange yesterday than Wednesday, prices were well maintained. Following war* the closing middle price* of selected stocks v supplied to the Straits Time* by special arrangement wits cue Financial rimes (Unless otherwise marked sham are of £1
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      1326 10 MANSFIELD A CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) BLUB fUNNCL cIHS Camri s option t. proceed via ether p.rts te load and 1 discharge carga. VAIIINCS t. LIVCRPOOI CLASCOW b CONTINENTAL PORTS Ou« Sai.s P Sham Penang C* clops foi Cenoa. M'seilles, Liverpoo. b Glasgow C. 33/34 Dec 4 Oec 5/6
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      323 10 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON, INDIA, fCYPI AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS i '.ora P Sham Penang Mount Mansfield 2/5 Dec. Pres. Monroe 10/14 Dec 15 16 Oec. 17/19 Dec Pres Buchanan 23/27 Dec 28/29 Dec 30 Oec/ 1 |an. Pres Hvdins 4/10 lan 11 12 lan
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      428 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIA U X./ CONTINENT SAILINCS IO CONTINENT/ s/s "Tranquebar dv. abt. Oec 12 SCANDINAVIA for Bangkok, Manila G H'Kong m/§ "Nordvest" due abt Oec 21 Loading nt Singapore. Port Swettenham for Saigon b Bangkok Penang m/s "Mongolia dv. abt lan 4 for Bangkok. Manila Hong
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      1044 10 McALISTER <St CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Singapoie) Telephone No. foot LLERMAN BOC«IALt LOS ANCELES, SAN fKANCISCO, PORILAND SEAIILE b vANCOk IK LONDON, HAVRE, ANTWERP, Accepting caigo tor lenti* j v>..ih ROTTEROAM 6 HAMBURG American Koitj 6OUCAINVILLI CJTY COVENIftt Spoie P Sham Pkna»a S'poio P. b ham Penar.g Cdns 8/9/4 Oec.
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    CIVILIANS MEET JOHORE TODAY
    565 11 Close Game At J.B. Expected THE second round of the H.M.S. Malaya Rugby competition will get a good send-off today when Singapore Civilians meet Johore at Johore Bahru in what promises to be an even an 4 grimly-contested needle match. Johore will be eager to avenge
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    49 11 EAST JAVA women's basket-ball team (seated) and the Johore State side who met at Happy World stadium on Thursday night before a crowd of 5,000. The visitors trounced Johore by 37 points to six, delighting the crowd with their fast passing, accurate placings and fine teamwork. Straits Times picture.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    21 11 TODAY: 9.07 a.m. (Bft. 7in.) and 10.12 p.m. (Bft. 3in.). TOMORROW: 9.39 a.m. (9ft.) and 10.52 p.m. (Bft. sin.>.
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    Colony Women To Hold 2 Trials
    91 11 Prior to their meeting the Malacca State women's hpckey team in Singapore on Dec. 17, the Singapore Women's Hockey Association have decided to hold two State Trials. The first trial will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6 on the Singapore Recreation Club ground, and
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    VICTORIA 322-8
    26 11 ADELAIDE, FrL Victoria had scored 322 for eight by close of play on the first day of their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.—Reuter.
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    SHB XV v. TENGAH
    37 11 Singapore Harbour Board rugger fifteen to meet R.A.F. Tengah at Tengah today at 5 pjn. will be: Bain; Coutinho, Bainbridge, Leembruggen, Bird; Peek, Archer: Brookes, Noble, Read, Ridgeway, Farwell. McCully, North and Jameson.
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    Mrs. Roper Proves The Critics Wrong
    293 11 VI RS. D. Roper, captain of the Singapore Cricket ITI Club women's hockey team, is probably one of the happiest sportswomen in the Colony today, for on Wednesday she led her team to victory in the seven-a-side knockout competition, organised by the Singapore Women's
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    NOVICES' CYCLING
    38 11 r THE 50-mile Novices' massed start Road race, the first event in the Singapore Cycling Carnival, will be held tomorrow morning at Lim Chu Kang Road, off the 10th mile. Buklt Timah Road, at 7.30 a.m.
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    Sports Diary
    88 11 TODAY RIGGER: Spore Civilians Johore a>t J. Bahru HI MS Malaya): S.H.B. T. R.A I Tengah at Tengah: Police f. R.A.F. SeleUr, at Seletar. HOCKEY: SfcUe Trial on padang. BADMINTON: Commercial Houses tourney 2.30, 7.30 p.m. SUNDAY HOCKEY TOURNEY: REM£ v. Sherwood Forester* at GUIman Barracks; R.A.F. Seletar
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    KHALSA IN SEMIFINAL, PWD WIN
    410 11 SINGAPORE HOCKEY TOURNEY TN two hockey tournament matches played today, 1 Khalsa Association went into the semi-final stage by beating Singapore Harbour Board Police two goals to nil, while Public Works Dept. knocked out Customs 'B by three-one, in a first-round match. At Thomson Road.
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    LORD FREDERICK TO WIN AGAIN
    1917 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By Flarepath Best Bet In Difficult Card Today IPJH, Friday. I ORD Frederick, a stout-hearted stayer; is at his peak and I am confident he will follow up his recent Bukit Timah success in the stayers' handicap for Class 3, Div. 1, at
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    Totes & Sweep
    31 12 Totes Sweep THE double totes at the Ipoh races today will be on races three and four and seven and eight and the big sweep will be drawn on race nine.
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    PREVIOUS WINNERS OVER STR. COURSE
    72 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By IPOU, Fri. THE following horses engaged at Ipoh tomorrow have won previously over the straight course: Truflne, Whispering Hope, Silver Star, Golden Slipper, Flying Colour, Amusement, Martini, Lady Kalan?, Precious Stream, Sir Fresco, Goat's Skin, Sir Keith and New Verse. The following
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    RECORD PRIZES FOR THE LUCKY
    181 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By IPOH, Prl. rE total pool for the three-day meeting here Is likely for tbe first time to touch the million dollar mark. Up till this afternoon, the pool had reached S922.000. The previous best In Ipoh was at the September Autumn meeting
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    Straits Times Selections
    165 12 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER ACE 1 2.00 SYLVAN LASS Sir Keith My Bachelor THE RAVEN Si QnenUn Sylvan Lass ST. QUENTTN Sylvan Lass The Raven RACE X LONDON Lady Kalanf Boleh Jadl SIR FRESCO Lady Kalang Camella LADY KALANG Boleh Jadl Sir Fresco RACE 3 3.W
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    Today's Race Card
    1122 12 Race 1—2.00: Class 3, Div. 5—5 Furs. Str. 000 BeliU Bagby 9.00 "Goodwood Stable" R. Breukelen 000 Goafs Skin Ayres 8.11 Mr. Llm Chuan Geok Sullivan 000 My Bachelor Little 8.10 "Happy Kongsl" Breukelen 203 Sylvan Lass Charles 8.10 "Kee Kongsi" Hobbs 042 The Raven Lawler 8.09
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    Manager Replies To Penang B.A.
    377 12 MALAYAN THOMAS CUP FUND ]t|R. LIM CHUAN GEOK, manager and non-playin* iT1 captain of the Malayan badminton team which won the Thomas Cup this year, has replied to certain questions regarding the Thomas Cup Fund asked in the annual report of the Penang Badminton Association
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    Results Of Colony Shoot
    214 12 SINGAPORE was represented in the National Small-Bore Inter-Colonial Match for open sights by a team of eight, rhe match was shot on the miniature range at the S.V.C. headquarters in Beach Road on Wednesday The result of the match will not be known until the other
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