The Straits Times, 16 October 1950

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGFS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1950. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    "U.N. CAN SURMOUNT ALL DANGERS"
    609 1 Truman Talks ToMacArthur WAKE ISLAND, Sunday. JHE UNITED Nations can surmount all dangers, declared President Truman before leaving this barren coral atoll in the Pacific after a two-hour, shirt-sleeves conference with Gen. Mac Arthur. The talks have been "highly satisfactory", dealing, primarily, with the Korean
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    REDS SAY: FRENCH LEAVING CAOBANG
    302 1 REDS SAY: FRENCH LEAVING CAOBANG LONDON Sun. A COMMUNIST Vietrainh communique claimed yesterday that French forces ir IndoChina. under neavy attack from Communist, forces were preparing to evacuate the provincial capital of Caobang. fhe communique, broadCai by the North China Agency and monitored li. re. also claimed that 5.000 Fi
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    'QUIT CONGRESS,' STUDENTS TOLD
    34 1 LONDON. Sun. British students who attended the International Union of Students World Congress in Piague in August have recommended that the British National Union of Students leave the international body.—Reuter.
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    TRUMAN WANTED SPORTS RESULTS
    75 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Sun. i NAVAL officer tele- V pin. iied the I nitid Press bureau last night and asked for the scores of the Notre Dame-Tulane and the \i im -Mn hu in football tames. "It is very very important." said the officer. After being given
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    City Planner Expected In December
    103 1 City Planner Expected In December SIR Geoige Pepler. who is to be Singapore's Town Planning consultant, is expected in the middle of December. He will stay one month In the first instance The task of diagnostlcally surveying Singapore is expected to be spread over three years with expert staff being
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    H.K. AIR SHOW
    22 1 HONG KONG, Sun— The Royal Air Force In Hong KonK vlll stage another air display on Oct. 28 UP.
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    Net Closing On Red Capital
    195 1 TOKYO, Sunday. American spearheads tonight neared the outskirts of Suan, key road junction 40 air miles south-east of Pyongyang, according to latest frontline reports. United Nations troops, closing for a knockout punch as the Communists' rallied for the defence o,f their capital, were now advancing
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    LI, "THE WIZARD," MEETS MATCH
    58 1 HONG KONG. Sun. TIIIRTY-NINE-year-old Li Tin-wine, self-appoint-ed "Wizard of Wanchai." met a better magician yesterday. L.i was taken to court by a disappointed student, who complained he had failed to graduate from Li's "invisibility class." He was awarded HK540.50. which he said he paid Li
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    DIRECT LINK WITH BRITAIN HOPE
    49 1 LONDON Sun.— Mohammed Abdullah Al Amrl. deputy Foreign Minister of the Yemen, yesterday said here that he believed his country would establish direct diplomatic relations witn Britain. At present diplomatic relations are through the Governor of the British Protectorate of Aden.— Reu t er
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    ASSAM 'BANDITS' ROUNDED UP
    42 1 GAUHATI. Si*n,-Rounding up operations against terrorists in northern Assam was intensified when troops threw a ring round Sibsagar, a subdivision of 1,019 square miles, to prevent terrorists escaping. Operations against the terrorists in Sibsagar began last August —Reuter.
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    NEW DEMOCRATS
    25 1 TOKYO, Sun— The People's Democratic Party yesterday invited 41 wartime politicians freed from the purge on Oct. 13 to join the party Reuter.
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    RECORD AIRLIFT
    20 1 TOKYO. Sun. American air transports yesterday flew a new record of 1.228 tons of supplies Into Korea— Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE LIGHTS GO UP AGAIN
    114 1 TEMPORARY repairs were completed yesterday on the big St. James' Power Station turbine, which failed on Wednesday. But it U back In service on a much reduced load. After four days of pov?r cuts In all par to of tbe-cit^. there were no cuts yesterday.
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    'See Me In A Fortnight' Says Gimson
    101 1 •gETTER meet me when I come back— l will have more to say then," said the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, to the Straits Times yesterday morning, just before he took off from Kallang airport, bound for London. Sir Franklin, who will
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    ANTI-RED AID
    21 1 TAIPEH. Sun. Overseas Chinese In San Francisco are sending US$2O,OOO to Formosa to aid Nationalist China's fight against Communism.—Reuter.
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    GIMSON LEAVES
    47 1 THE GOVERNOR OF SINGAPORE. Sir Franklin Gimson. says goodbye to eight-year-old Elizabeth, daughter of .Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson, and Mrs. Fergusson. before leaving Singapore yesterday morning for I <md.m Mr. Fergusson left in the same plane for the Geneva tin conference.— Straits Times picture.
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    North Koreans "Must Choose Own Govt."
    138 1 North Koreans "Must Choose Own Govt. CANBERRA, Sunday. iyi. Herbert Evatt, former President of the United Nations General Assembly, and deputy leader of the Australian Opposition, said today that Australia should prevent Dr. Syngman Rhee's South Korean Government imposing itself on North Korea. Australia "should take all reasonable steps to
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    INSPECTION TOUR
    35 1 M!t AIDAN CRAWIKV Under Secretary of State for Air who was recently in Singapore followed by General Robertson, leaves his aircraft on landing at Iwakuni to visit the F.E.A.F. Fh tag Boat Wing.
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    Additions To USIS Staff
    84 1 MR. Henry Lawrence. Jnr., m United States Consul and Director of the United States Information Service in Malaya, Is to be transferred to Formosa to take charge of the service there. It Is not known yet wh?n Mr. Lawrence will leave or who will be his
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    SULTAN OF SULU
    24 1 MANILA, Sun.— The Sultan of Sulu. Jainal Ablrin, died yesterday at his home in the ia^Ubl dlstnct L _af_Jeho}_l3 1 J
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    EXAMPLE OF KOREA WILL AID MALAYA
    511 1 Harding At Warfront TOKYO, Sunday. QENERAL Sir John Harding, Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces, back from a two-day trip to the British Commonwealth Brigade on the Korean front, said here tonight he thought the United Nations success in Korea was bound to stimulate confidence
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    Annual Again
    103 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 1 ANNUAL the first to be published since the war will be on sale early in November. It will contain 132 pages and will include more than 20 fullcolour illustrations, some bein* full pages. In addition there are 30 illustrated articles on Malayan subjects. The
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    NEW CABINET IN JORDAN
    48 1 AMMAN. Sun— A new Cabinet for Jordan was officially announced yesterday with Said Pasha Mufti as Prime Minister. King Abdullah acC' pted the resignation of Said Pasha Muftis previous Cabinet on Oct. 12 and authorised the Premier to form a ne v government. Reuter.
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      Civil Service Pay 'Safed' In Manila
      249 2 SATURDAY was pay day for almost everybody in Manila except the staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs where the ancient burglar-proof safe containing the cash just refused to open. The safe door had been stuck since yesterday and defled all efforts to blast
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      DANISH FASHION
      39 2 THIS FULL short coat in black. gTev and white check was shown at the recent Danish fashion show in Copenhagen. It is worn •rex a pencil skirt of blaok wool. The accessories are in Mack A.P. picture.
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      TRADE TALKS HELD UP
      67 2 TEHERAN, Sun.— Soviet Persian trade talks here have met with an unexpected hitch after two months of negotiation, a reliable source said yesterday. Signature of a big trade pact between the two countries was- last week reported as imminent. Now the talks have been "temporarily interrupted"
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      LABOUR M.P. DIES
      34 2 ABERTILLERY (Wales) Sun. Mr. George Dagger, aged 71. Labour MP. for Abertillery, died last night at his .ome here. His death cut the Labour Government's majority in Parliament to six. AP.
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      "PROVIDE JOBS" CALL
      78 2 RANGOON. Sun— A government committee Investigating Burma's disorganised oil Industry has suggested that British-owned companies either provide employment for unemployed Burmese workers or Justify the retention of their concessions. Large-scale unemployment was a major reason for the country's internal disorders, It was said. The committee said that
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      PROBE INTO RED AUSTRALIA PLOT
      59 2 NEWCASTLE (New South Wales). San. SPECIAL ommonwralth Security Officers have started investigation b«-re into report* of an alleged Communist inspired plot to sabotage the Australian steel inA senior investigating officer said the move followed a confidential report on recent mine stoppages and ship holdups made
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      903 2 NOTICES NATURALISATION NOTICE to hereby given that Mr Tan Hong Ghlm of No. 311. Hirer Valley Road, Singapore, is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reasons why naturalisation should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to
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    "KOREA IMPROVES HOPES OF PEACE"!
    465 3 "KOREA IMPROVES HOPES OF PEACE"! Rejoice, But Be Ready— Churchill BLACKPOOL, Sunday. M R. WINSTON CHURCHILL, speaking here yesterday, said he believed that the Korean war had set world peace on a stronger footing. He did not believe that war was inevitable and thought that hopes of reaching a peaceful
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    28 3 BISHOP MYERS, guest of honour at thr premiere of the film "Le Sorcier dv Cieil" at the New Gallery. London, recently, exchanges smiles with screen star Nadia Gray.
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    28 3 CORPORAL R. PARKIN, of Plymouth. Devon, leaving; Liverpool with the Ist Battalion. Gloucestershire Regt. for Korea gets a farewell kis- from his six-year-old (1.1 II L- lit' T
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    MORE U.S. FORCES FOR BERLIN
    145 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. THE I.S. Army announced yesterday that United 1 States forces in Berlin will be strengthened by the assignment of newly-formed units of the Sixth lantry Regiment. he headquarters is exed to be organised in [in tomorrow, the anncement said, and other vly activated"
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    Rupees Found In Plane: 4 Held
    89 3 PARIS, Sun. nOLICE at Orlu airport 1 yesterday arrested three American mechanics employed bit Trans-World Airuays tor allegedly failing to report the discovery of 200.000 Indian rupees i C 15,000 i In a Bombay-New Y')rk plane The men. it is alleged, did I report
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    Australian In Jap Gaol Sets Problem
    179 3 TOKYO, Sunday. i;H \NK Loyal Weaver, 24-year-old Australian r ex-serviceman, became the first foreign national to be lodged in a Japanese gaol since the surrender when he was arrested in the heart of Tokyo yesterday. Arrested by American detectives. Weaver insisted on being handed
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    Hatta Gets New Post
    89 3 JAKARTA, Sun— The Indonesian Parliament yesterday elected Dr. Mohammed Hatta Vice-Presidenl. Dr. Hatta obtained more than the two-thirds majority needed, with the Communists and a few other Leftists opposing. The former Premier got 113 votes out of a total of 1947. Dr. Hatta was vice-presi-dent of
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    3 SPIES SHOT
    20 3 TAIPEH. Sun.— A Nationalist firing squad yesterday shot three alleged Communist spies, including a school headmaster. Reuter.
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    Aid For S.-E. Asia Discussed In U.S.
    267 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. TWO OF the main subjects which Mr. Hugh 1 Gaitskell, British Minister of Economic Affairs, discussed during his visit to Washington were plans for aid to South-Fust Asia and the international raw material situation, according to the
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    'Peace 'Move Does Not Convince
    173 3 'Peace 'Move Does Not Convince WASHINGTON, Sun. STATE Department spokesman Roger Tubby yesterday described Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinskys "We Want Peace" speech in the United Nations as •Unrealistic and unconvincing." Referring to Vishinsky's call for a return to the "Roosevelt Era" of good feeiing between Russia and the West,
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    U.S. VISAS HOLD UP DOCTORS
    98 3 NEW YORK. Sun. THE new United States immigration restrictions may prevent 40 to 50 foreign doctors from attending the fourth General Assembly of the World Medical Association hew next jyete, the Secretary,- tries had planned to attend the meeting from Oct. 16 to 21. The
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    Russia Has Eyes On Near East
    294 3 Russia Has Eyes On Near East LONDON, Sun. r)IPLOMATIC quarters said yesterday that there was evidence that, following; the disappointing appraisal of, military realities in the Far East, Russia was switching to the Near East to find other meajis of tackling the Western nations' superior air and sea power. They
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    300 DEAD IN PUNJAB FLOODS
    53 3 KARACHI. Sun.— Mr. Liaquat AH Khan. Pakistan Premier, said latest estimates were that 300 lives had been lost in the Punjab floods. This was less than had been feared. Ten thousand people were reported homeless after floods had overwhelmed the town of Rosso (Mauritania. N.
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    STORE GOVT SURGEONS MAY GET MORE FEES
    413 4 yMK Singapore Government is considering a draft bill to increase fees of surgeons in Government hospitals. This is expected to be introduced in the Legislative Council early next year. Surgeons in .the United Kingdom, it is stated are unwilling to give up what
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    PILOT TRAIN IS DERAILED
    112 4 PILOT TRAIN IS DERAILED I rnir. Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. QWING to the derailment of the pilot train in Perak last night, the night mail had to be transhipped, it was officially stated today. Passengers from the North arrived lo Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The day mail trains
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    72 EMIGRANTS
    21 4 Seventy-two Dutch emigrants arrived in Singapore yesterday by a X.L.M. chartered Skymaster from Amsterdam on their way to Australia.
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    CHINESE PIAY
    38 4 MISS BUTTERFLY WU and Njjan Yoke Mint who took part in a Chinese pUy mven in the Malayan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis and the SekSSirCliuTese Welfare Fund in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.— Dragon picture.
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    Malayan Visitors For U.K. Festival
    146 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sunday. THERE will be no British Council scholarships for the Federation next year. Instead, a number of visitors will be sent to the Inied Kingdom for the Festival of Britain celebrations next year, Mr. J. W. L. Gale, the regional
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    KALLANG AIRPORT ARRIVALS
    119 4 THE following passengers were among those who arrived at KaUang Airport yesterday from points outsidp Malaya on the varioua air services. Passengers in I transit are not included .n the list K. L. M. From Amsierdam: Messrs A. F Asselbergs. A. Harrison, and H j W. S.
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    SCHOOL OFFICIAL FACES 2 CHARGES
    52 4 From Oar Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Sun. S D. Augustine. Assistant Inspector of Indian Schools, had two charges of criminal breach of trust of $26.70 and $32.76 explained to him in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. A preliminary Inquiry was fixed for November 23. Ball of $600
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    APPEAL COURT
    29 4 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH. Sun.— The full Federation Court of Civil Appeal will sit in Ipoh commencing on Wednesday. Oct. 18. Six appeals will be heard.
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    RAT DAMAGE IN N.S. REDUCED
    105 4 From Oar Staff Correspondent SERE? 'BAN. Sun. Rats caused some damage to growing pad! in scattered areas in Negrl Sembilan last month but adoption of control measures, particularly poison baiting with zinc phosphide, prevented further damage states an official report. Padi cultivators are now quite
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    STOLE FOWLS
    48 4 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Produced before Mr. A. P. Jack the Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate, a Malay aged 38. Qedop bin Kassim pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing 21 fowls. He was remanded in custody and the case was postponed to Thursday for sentence.
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    POPPY DAY DANCE
    21 4 IPOH. Sun. An all-com-munity Poppy Day dance will be held at the Ipoh Club on Saturday, Nov if.
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    SCHOLARSHIPS TO AMERICA OFFERED
    196 4 THE United States Infor- mation Service In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur announce that applications are now being invited from outstanding student! and graduates in Singapore and the Federation for undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships in American colleges and universities for the academic year 1951-52. These scholarships
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      306 4 6v s ~e^><yZ CERTAIN TOs BE i>PD€( I ATE 0 AUTOMATIC 17 JEWELS h SHOCK. 1 PROTECTED ANTI-MAGNETIC WATERPROOF ASSORTED DIALS FHHTOIfI GENERATES ITS OWN N^v ELECTRIC LIGHT >3^^ FROM THE a I jf^B Ki\» This snpeT bUn < sei A I |H comprise* an ■1 1 ra a J',
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      126 4 Y.W.C.A.. Raffles Quay. International Fortnightly Club, Dr. Mary I Tan on "Progrtss of Family Pl*n- nlng in Singapore," 10 a.m., InterI national Coolcing, special Burmese dish and samb«l, 5 pm. RED CROSS WORKING PARTY. Guide Hut, Clea.enceau Avenue. 10 a..*n. to noon. ST. JOHN AMBILANCE ASSOCIATION, first aid class, HQ-.
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    Wavell faces 'cataract of disaster'
    2602 5  - Wavell faces 'cataract of disaster' WINSTON S. CHURCHILL By CCOHHS of thosands of words in the surest codes bed been telegraphed between the British, United States, Dutch, Australian, New Zealand, Indian,* and Chinese Governments to create the A.B.D.A. '(American-B r it i shI) v Ie h- Australian) Command under its
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      188 5 TODAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE 9.35 a.m. Schools: 9.55 Interlude: 10 News followed by Emergency News from K.L.: 10.10 Close; 10.50 Schools: 12 Malay: 1 p.m. Monday Matinee; 1.30 News; 1.45 Cowboy Songs; 2 Close; 6 Dvorak; 6.30 Great People of the Past" (Florence Nightingale): 7 News Share Market. Interlude: 7.30 "Show
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      167 5 10.30 Piano PlayhoXise"; 11 Close. PEHANC 10 ajn. News; I—2 p.m. As Spore; 6 "Listeners Catling"; 7 News. Share Market: 7.15 "Home on the Range"; 7.30 "Much-Btnding-ln-the-Marsh"; A? Spore; 8.15 Dance Music: 8.30 "Forum of the Air"; 9.00 "Come to the Ballet!" (Chopin's "Let Sylphides"): 10.15 "Floor-Show"; 10.30 Dance Music;
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    19 6 MILES— On the 15th October, •I Kandang Kerbau Hospital. Otloline Dorothy, the beloved wile of Cbarles Valentine Miles.
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    PERSONAL
    27 6 ROBINSONS PARCELS: Home delivery. If you have not received copy of our '•Christmas Parcels" booklet will you please let us know. Phone 5894. Roblnnn it Co.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Oct. 16, 1950. A Lotus Life On Latex
    800 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Oct. 16, 1950. A Lotus Life On Latex What may prove to be the beginning of a great change in the kampong economy of this country is brought to the notice of the public by the Malayan Agricultural Journal in an article by Mr. J.
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    ELECTRICITY CUTS
    243 6 I^HE general public is be--1 joming sick and tired of the cuts In electricity that occur far too frequently in the town of Singapore. The amount of dislocation that is caused in t-rms of both lowered productivity and personal discomfort Is incalculable. On a recent occasion, after my
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    "ALLEY OOP"?
    125 6 HERE Is an example of the functioning of the Income Tax Department: Sept. 7. 1950— Received an assessment notice dated Sept. 6, 1950, payable within one month. Sept. If 1950— Wrote back objecting to the assessment. Oct. 10. 1950— Received a r*>plv dated October, 9. 1950, regretting; "not
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    THE ASIAN SURGEON IN SINGAPORE
    739 6 THE ASIAN SURGEON IN SINGAPORE The three letters on the shortage of local-born surgeons with higher qualifications which are published in this page today are all from members of the medical profession, and are of great interest for the light which they throw upon this problem from the domiciled and
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    IN INDIA & CHINA
    608 6 IN INDIA CHINA IF the Singapore papers 1 reported him correctly, Professor J. K. Monro, head of the Department of Surgery and senior surgeon of the Singapore General Hospital, now on the eve of his retirement, has indeed done a disservice to both his students and his assistants by asserting
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    SUGAR IN THE COFFEESHOP
    126 6 /GOVERNMENT has repeatVl edly urged the public to co-operate In stamping out the blackmarketeers in sugar. But is It not ridiculous to note that, although a ration has been Imposed in order to give everyone a fair share of controlled-prtce sugar, no supply of sugar Is
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    AND IN THE FEDERATION
    550 6 TO those who know the retiring Professor of Surgery, one of the finest surgeons and finest men that Singapore has seen, the letter of "Disgusted" In the Straits Times of Oct. 9 (headed 'The Ex.patriate Surgeon") must be one of the foulest attacks ever to have
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    On the margin
    436 6 On the margin Conrad Echoes /^AN any old-timer or any member of Singapore'o domiciled local-bom families tell us where the Shipping Office was in the days when Joseph Conrad knew it? I am asking this question on behalf of Dr. J. G. Reed, of Sungkai, Perak. who has made a
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      760 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. KHAW: To Chwee-Oeok (LI). *ife of Khaw Kai-Boh, a daughter, Kay-Tee, in Singapore, on 14.10.50. The engagement ls announced between Frederlk Max Skyum, only lion of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Skyum. Sungel Krult Estate, Perak and Copenhagen, and Janet Rosemary CMllnge. only daughter of Mr. E. Colllnge,
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    WOMEN SAY: ABOLISH CHILD MARRIAGE
    558 7 WOMEN SAY: ABOLISH CHILD MARRIAGE Muslims Hold Mass Protest A BOUT 300 Malay and other Muslim women, at a mass protest meeting against the prevalence of child marriages here last night, unanimously passed a resolution demanding the inclusion of the "Muslim community in the provisions of the Laycock (Marriage Age)
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    35 7 MR. HAROLD. F. DALE. Travelling Commissioner of the Boy Scouts Association, who arrived in Singapore yesterday from Colombo. Mr. Dale is on an eight months' tour of the Pacific and South-East Asia. Straits Times picture.
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    Buddhist Centre For Federation
    101 7 PENANG. Sun —Two huncired delegates, representing nome 50 Buddhist temples and associations, today unanimously decided to form a Federation of Malaya centre for the World Buddhist Fellowship Mr. Soo Jin. leader of the Malayan contingent to the International Buddhist conference in Colombo in May. was elected
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    NEW SCHOOL
    28 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. The Foong Yew Primary School at Stulang Laut is nearlng completion and should be ready for occupation by the end of next month.
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    DINNER TO CELEBRATE 22nd ANNIVERSARY
    78 7 THE AMICABLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION celebrated its 22nd anniversary on Saturday with a dinner at the Southern Hotel. In this picture are (from left to ri*ht>: standing;: Messrs. lim Chen Hai, Koh Swee Chiang, Chan Kwanr Chia. Paul Chan (president). Cher Seng-, Yew Leng and 800
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    'DIRECT ACTION' NOTICE
    182 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. •PHE Executive Council of the Federation Interpreters' Union threatens "direct action" in a 14-day "notice" sent to the Federation Government after a four-hour meeting in Kuala Lumpur today. A union spokesman told 'he Press that details of its course of
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    CARGO SERVICE
    45 7 The first Q EA-BOAC freight-carrying Skymaster to fly on the Sydney-Singa-pore route touched down at Kallang airport yesterday to inaugurate a new service. Previously two Lancastrians operated on this route each week carrying freight. Now there will be one Skymaster and one Lancastrian.
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    9-DAY COLONY ART EXHIBITION
    230 7 SPONSORED by the Singapore Art Society, 178 works of art of local teachers and art students will be on show for nine days at the British Council Centre from Oct. 21. The exhibition will be opened by Mr. T. P. McNeice, President of the Municipal Commissioners
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    MUSEUM NOW OPEN ON SUNDAYS
    75 7 riOR the first time since F their teundation, Raffles Museum and Raffles Library were yesterday open to the public on a Sunday. Among the many visitors was a group of pupils from the Pasir Panjang English School. The Museum and the Library will now close
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    3 Bandits Killed In NS
    77 7 From Oar SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. OECURITY forces, in an enw gagement with bandits in Negri Sembilan yesterday, shot dead two armed bandits. Two revolvers were found. Another bandit was killed in Perak yesterday. In PAHANG yesterday, a gang of Chinese bandits destroyed a
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    FAMILY PLANNING
    35 7 Dr. Mary Tan will speak today at the International Fortnightly Club meeting on th. progress of family planning in Singapore. The meeting will be held at the British Council Hall at 10 a.m.
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    TO ATTEND U.N. TIN TALKS
    41 7 "History will be made." said Mr E. M. F. Fergusson, Legislative Councillor and Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, as he left Kallang airport yesterday, for Geneva to attend the United Nations conference on tin
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    GLIDER SHOW
    39 7 THE PERAK FLYING Club gave a glider flying demonstration on Sunday when their new club bouse was opened. Picture shows a primary trainer with a woman trainee about to be launched into the sky.— Straits Times picture.
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    WAS TOO LATE FOR FUNERAL
    191 7 A CHINESE funeral was delayed several hours in Singapore yesterday due to the late arrival of a QEA-BOAC Constellation from Sydney. Aboard the plane was 23--ycuruld Miss Chia Kirn Bock, daughter of the late Mr. Chia Lay Phor. P.W.D. contractor who helped in the construction
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    S'pore Co-Ops 'Do Not Exploit Customers'
    331 7 AN answer to critics of the Co-op shops in Singapore was made by Mr. John Eber yesterday when he presided at the luncheon held at the Raffles Institution, to mark the fourth anniversary of the Singapore Co-operative Stores Union. I "There has recently started
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    MRS. C.V. MILES
    32 7 Th« death occurred yesterday at Kandang Kerbau Hospital of Mrs. C. V. Miles, the wife of a well-known Singapore lawyer. The funeral is at Bidadari today at 8.30 a.m.
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    S'PORE wants PAN-MALA VAN LABOUR PARTY
    294 7 S'PORE wants PAN-MALA VAN LABOUR PARTY A PROPOSAL calling for a special conference, "soon after the forthcoming Municipal elections", to consider expansion of the Singapore Labour Party's activities on a pan-Malayan basis, will be tabled at a meeting of the Party's General Council tomorrow. The proposal, to be presented by
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    SEPARATE PARTY IN FEDURGED
    175 7 From Oar i\ att Correspondent kuala Lumpur, sun. '|^HE Chairman of the Mala- yan Trades Union Council, Mr. P. P. Narayanan, told the Straits Times today that the Labour Group in the Federal Legislative Council has decided to go ahead with plans to form a Labour
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    DIRECT ACCESS TO TAXPAYERS
    32 7 So tnat taxpayers may have direct access to the officers concerned, the post of Public Liaison Officer at the Department of Income Tax, In Singapore has been abolished.
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    Signing on for Australia
    73 8 Captain A. M. Fox, of Sydney, swears in the first group of Britons to join the Australian Army, at Canberra House, London. Left to right: Arthur Beaumont of Manchester; P. J. J Bailey of Northern Ireland; B. Hardy of Bromley. Kent; D. Drysdaie of Stirling, Scotland;
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    Menzies—golden voice of radio
    727 8 Menzies golden voice of radio MELBOURNE. Sun. AS no Australian statesman before him. Prime Minister Mcnzics is using radio, instead of the Press, as his main channel of publicity. In three weeks ho has made five headline broadcasts from his office: three on recruiting and two on inflation, these amounting
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    Australian newsletter by 808 GILMORE
    72 8 Lieut-General S. F. Rowell. Chief of the Australian General Staff, and visitinx U.S. General George Kenney met for the first time since General Kenney arrived in Melbourne. They met in the unofficial atmosphere of the Air Force Ball at St. Kilda Town Hall. Melbourne. In
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    News about noses
    164 8 NEW YORK. I^OSE itch? It means maybe you are going to have company. Or you are going to get angry. Or that you will get a letter. Or that someone is thinking of you. It all depends upon local superstition. Sneezes have their superstitions, too. One Is
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    SANCTUARIES FOR SINGAPORE S POOR CHILDREN
    714 8 SANCTUARIES FOR SINGAPORE S POOR CHILDREN ANE of the saddest things in Singapore today Is the plight of thousands of babies and little children in the heart of Chinatown. Crawling, toddling or runing around on crowded flve-foot-ways, smelly back lanes, and dark congested passages, these children seem to be always
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      151 8 v Lsompani/ \>>^jjr*^ have pleasure in announcing: their appointment a* SOLE AGENTS in Singapore, th. Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and British North Borneo for the WHOLESALE importation and distribution of' ROLEX TUDOR WATCHES DISTRIBUTION There will be controlled distribution at advertised prices through authorised dealers who have now been appointed.
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      222 8 THIS (ÿ I V^bV IS NEWS! If i SINGLE HANDED AUTOMATIC MODEL THAT WILL APPEAL TO MILLIONS Bimoubc it the very latest Biro single-handed automatic mod") The nib is hidden away in the barrel and emerges lrom the cue in response to gentle pressure oo the stud until it clicks.
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      243 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD •"o»« 11. A form of wo m D reduced CROSSWORD No 1 Oi> 8 R. jrd gam prnmo- about lii.y <4> 7 B Nud* lump lanac I <•) iBvroo) (51 l t I I I II Tie I «m»ll »adiruj aaa- rr'ntin "otwnltn <li f^M M P-^
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    274 10 from A Market Correspondent "TEMERLOH Rubber Estates made a net profit of $22,580 (4.5 per cent.) for the year to Apr. 30, 1950. and a dividend of 2'_. per cent. U proposed, the same rate an for the previous year. Net l.Quid aa>seis amount to $44,942 (nine cents
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    DIVIDENDS: BANIR, ALOR PONGSU
    59 10 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON Sun DANIR Rubber is raising 1U dividend from last years 2'i per cent to 10 per cent, this year. I Alor Pongsu is paying dividend arrears for eight years on its 10 MT CCS! ■Jim!, .i rclPip ie\ shares The last
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    TELUK ANSON EST. FORWARD SALE
    35 10 rpELUK Anson Rubber Estate has sold forward two tons monthly of No. 1 R.S.S. for delivery from April to June 1951 inclusive, baled, into godown Singapore, at ill* per lb
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    GUTHRIE GROUP
    52 10 /"'UTHRIE Company announce the following outputs from estates and mines In the Outhr> Group, for September and tn date 1950. in that order: Rubber (lbs 7.009.200. 59.121--970. Black tea ilbs.i. 124. 00 1.249.--700 Palm oil 1 inns 1. 953, i 1.350. Palm Kernels (««ÜBi ill, 2.663. Tin-ore iplc)*>
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    TIN COMPANY OUTPUTS
    130 10 JLJALAVAN Tin Dredging in the' quarter to Sept. 30 produced 805 piculs of tin-ore with one dredge working. COUTHERN Malayan Tin Dredu- ing. w.th six aretiges wor.; am produced 9.901 piculs of ore v ,n,same period OOUTHERM Tronoh Dredging (two dredges working) produces 3.015.60 piculs in the
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    WEEK-END RUBBER PRICES
    56 10 London Rubber LONDON. Oct. 13— Spot 53d. Nov. 53d. Dec. 51d. Jan-Mar. 46.d. Apr-June. 4Jd. Oct. c if. 50' id., nom. Oct -Nov. c.t.f. 48', d., Nov.-Dec. c.i.f. 46\d Tone: Steady. New York Rubber In US. cents ;.*r lt>. closing nominal' Oct. 11. Oct. 13. 1 R.S.S.
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    COMMODITIES' BOOM FflSftS NO ECHO IN THE SHARE MARKET
    576 10 From A Market Correspondent VIA LAY A had a record-breaking week last week in the prices of rubber and tin. The metal on Tuesday reached an ail-time Malayan peak of $432 per picul, followed by further advances to $440 on Thursday,
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    Business Done
    263 10 I gUSIUESS done in the Malayan share market last week Included: Industrials Alexandra Brick Piefs. »1 60, Con. Tin Smelt. I Ords. 195.. Prmser Sc Neave Ord. •3 17 and »3.17 'j c.d. to $3 07* x d.. Hongkong Banks (Col.) •745 and $740 Malayan Breweries 15.25 c
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    RUBBER CROPS
    47 10 SEPTEMBER rubber crops annojnr-ed are. in lb» Ayer Molek 30.750 Bukit Katil Est. 35 836 Kuala Remau Est. 190.700 Malaka Pinda Est. 81.190 Marboroußh (FMS) Est. 26.500 New Scudai 40 500 Perak River Valler 40.000 Pusing Rubber Sc Tin (Bedrock Em 128.610 Sunset Tukang 65.000
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    Sept. Tin Figures
    27 10 'TALAM Mines tn Sep*»nT>er D>-oBuced 341 mculs cf rip-ore B c nnAKUAPA Valley Tin Dred^ing's September costs were 19.000. The output value was €2.1.000-
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      420 10 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON, INDIA. ECYPT and MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Spore P lham Henanj Pros, letterson 15/16 Oct. Pros. Polk 25/29 Oct. 10/31 Oct. Willamette Viet S/ll Nov. 12/11 Nov 14/1S No*. Pros lokitson 22 27 Nov. 2</2* Nov. 30 Nov. /I Dec To LOS
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    BRILLIANT SOCCER BY ARSENAL
    556 11 3-0 Win Over Manchester U. LONDON, Sunday. A GREAT WIN by Arsenal kept them at the head of the Division I League table yesterday at the expense of Manchester United, who had been only a point behind. This defeat dropped Manchester United in the table as
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    78 11 A ROYAL SUCCESS: Above Board, owned by the Kinr and ridden by E. Smith, won the Cesare witch Stakes by six lengths at Newmarket last Wednesday. Lord Astor's French Squadron, ridden by Gordon Richards, was second and Harlech. owned b y Mrs. E. Williams and ridden by E. C. Elliott,
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    U.K. RUGBY RESULTS
    243 11 YESTERDAy S^ix^Rugby^Uß- ion result* were:COIXTRV CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES: Cornwall 9, Somerset 20; Devon 21, Berkshire 0; Gloucesterihire 23. Dorset it Wilts 0. OTHER MATCHES: Harlequins United Ser. Ports- i mouth 3: London Hosp. 9. Devonjport Ser 13; St. Barts Hosp. Z,' Notts 14; Aberaven 29, Guys Hosp. I
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    WINS SPRINT
    25 11 HANOVER. Sun. Han« van Fleet of H»:lan<: former champion, won the InUrnational bicycle sprint race here yesterday before a crowd of «.OOO— AP.
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    Cauliield Guineas
    44 11 MELBODRNE, Sun. Merry Scout, by Kinder Scout out of Merry Laughter, a 25-1 chance, yesterday, won the Caulflekl Guineas run ov«r one mile here. Merry Scout, owned by Mr. W. J. Winterbottom and carrying 8.10, won by one and half lengths Reuter-AAP.
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    Egyptians Lead World Lifters
    460 11 PARIS. Sunday. pGYPT, with nine points, were leading after the first two days in 4he world weightliftinjt championships which started here on Friday. The Russians are second with seven points and the United States and Iran share third place with five points each. Britain is next
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    Lawes Nets Five Goals
    160 11 CENTRE-FORWARD Vie Lawes of RE ME scored ail five goals when his side beat Khalsa •Vsrocmticn flve-thr%e in a friendly hockey match at St. George's Road yesterday. Khalsa, who were down three goals 20 minutes after the game started, rallied strongly In the last few minutes
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    England Beat Wales 22-4
    138 11 \BERTILLERY. Sun. p^NGLAND proved worthj winners by 22 points to four over Wales In the season's first Rugby League International here yesterday. Their score was made up of three goals, two penalty goals and one try to the two penalty goals of wal*sWales, nevertheless, played valiantly
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    U.K. FOOTBALL TABLES
    1000 11 LONDON. S.in. r>TBAI.L League standings ■ft«r yesterday's matches were: I»9I UITI9IVN P W D L P A pts Arsenal 13 a 3 2 27 11 19 Midbrougb 13 2 3 31 17 IS Newcastle U. j3 6 6 1 21 11 II Manchester U 13 7 3
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    BUSY SPELL AHEAD FOR TOP HORSES
    656 12  - BUSY SPELL AHEAD FOR TOP HORSES EPSOM JEEP By Big Events At Three Centres PENANG, Sunday. THE top-notchers Irave "gone to the paddock" after a strenuous autumn campaign and the second-raters will have opportunities to earn their keep at the forthcoming Penan* Turf Club Autumn Meeting (Classes 3 and 4)
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    Gliding Pioneered At Ipoh
    345 12 From Oh SUff Correspondent IPOH, Bun. GLIDING, that exhilarating spon of englntless flight of which the Perak Flying Club Are thr pioneers In Malaya, is such silent one that scarcely a handfu 1 of people have heard or seen myth'ng of the Club's activities since Its
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    Perak Beaten By Faster, Fitter Pack
    292 12 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH. Sunday. pENANG'S great victory over the much fancied Perak fifteen was due in very large measure to a set of forwards who were faster, heavier and fitter. Several tries scored by Penang on Saturday were due to mistakes by
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    Falli Wins Muslim Title
    123 12 rr<HE Muslim community turned out In force to witness and participate In the Musljn New Year Sports Meeting held under the auspices of the Young Men Muslim Association at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday afternoon. An estjnated 5,000 person*, dressed In colourful Malay attire and more sober
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    C'WEALTH LEAD
    66 12 1 \RODA. Bun— At the end of •he second day's play in the Commonwealth v Baroda match '..'■re today, the home side. 89 runs bPiiind on their first Innings total If 159 had scored 79 for the loss I two second Innings wickets. Commonwealth were all out In
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    S'gor Backs Win The Day
    356 12 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUAIA LUMPUR. Sun. SELANGOR S victory over Kedah by IS point* (three tries, two penalty goals i to six (two penalty goals* here on Saturday may be credited to a fine display by Selansor's back division. The three departments did their
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    PENANG TRACKS IN TOP CONDITION
    92 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By PENANG, Sun. A GREAT amount of work bas been put in since the last meeting at Penang in August to improve the race course and the two training tracks. They are in perfect condition at the moment. "We have spent a lot
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    Drobny,Jean Quertier Win
    134 12 LONDON, Sun. 'lAROSLAV Drobny. the self- exiled Csech former Davis Cup player, and Miss Jean Quertier. one of Britain's young stars, are the new covered courts champions of British tennis. In the final yesterday. Drobny beat Geoffrey Paish. the British Davis Cup player, 6-3. 6-2, 6-0 Miss
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    Inter-Club Badminton
    228 12 DESULTS of ties in the Singapore Badminton Association's junior inter-club championships at the Clerical Union Hall yesterday are: Mayflower B.P. beat S.C.S.A. finnil. Results (Mayflower mentioned first) Singles Tan Guan Hong beat Ismail bin Ahmad wo. Seah Kirn Teck beat Ng Liang Chuan 18-15, 15-2. Tan Boon Tow
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    61 12 A MIDFIELD incident In Saturday's Combined Services— Nerri-MaUna II M.S. Malaya competition match on thr S.C.C. Padang. Ellis (white jersey), Services wing-f-orward. puts hla head dowa and clutc hes the ball as he tries vainly to battle his way oat of a loose maul with three Negrl defendents closing In
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    Services Should Bring Home Bacon
    424 12  -  W. E. TREVOR SOUTH SECTION RUGBY IN REVIEW By YN THE sober light o f consideration arter the hectic 1 excitement of Saturday's two H.M.S. Malaya Rugby competition matches in the Southern Section, one fact stands out clearly in reviewing both the games Combined Services
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    STARVED BACKS
    158 12 IT was a dose thing at Johor* for Singapore Civilians and had Johore had anything like a bit of luck the result might easily have been quite different. Missing three of their best players In Darroch, Rees and Koren. Civilians did not play badly but they never got
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    Chess Club Win Shield
    241 12 THE Singapore Chess Club annexed the Lee Gcok Eng Shield yesterday evening when the final of the Singapore Chess League championship were played at the Barrower Hall. The Club had beaten four of their five opponents in the early rounds of the championship and yesterday secured
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      451 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. Continoed from previous coL VEHICLES FOR SALE AUSTIN A4O. Registered De- s cember 1949, 9.859 miles. Regular < servicing and excellent condition. I Apply P.O. Box No. 293. Spore. MODEL Lincoln-Zephyr, 1941. Body and engine in good condi- lion. Owner leaving. Reasonable price accepted. 98. Cairnhill Rd. STANDARD
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      41 12 8OCCEB: Community Lge: Chinese v Indians at Jalan Bcsar. RI'GBY: S.C.C. B Military Police on padang. HOCKEY: SJt.C. v Customs on p.. > Bank at Hong Lim Green; 8.0.D. v P.W.D. at St. Georges Road; Police S.A. v YMCA at Thomwn Road.
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      34 12 SINGAPORE TID^S TODAY: 1.41 a.m. (8.8) and 104 pjn. (9.5): 708 a.m. (4 ft.) and 7.50 p.m. 0 5 TOMORROW: 238 a.m. (Bft.) and 1.43 n.-i ii>: its a.m. i4.»i snd 846 p.m. (4.8).
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