The Singapore Free Press, 18 December 1946
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Title Section19 1946-12-18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA v. II SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS19 words
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Article, Illustration252 1946-12-18 1 TROOPS FOR S' PORE 'STRIKE' LONDON, Tues. fIVE hundred troops bound for South-East-Asia, who at first refused to board the liner Eastern Prince a Kins (ieorge Fifth Dock, Glasgow, today, were liter persuaded, with five exceptions, to join the ship. The Ea>tt m Prince then left for the Far EastReuter - 252 words
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Article66 1946-12-18 1 LONDON, Tues. DKKt Woodcock, the British mpire ht-avv w tight champion, beat Nisse Anderson of Sweden m the international contest at Harringay Stadium tonight, the Swede's cat eye bringing the fight to an end after the third of the scheduled ten rounds. At the weigh-inReuter - 66 words
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Article94 1946-12-18 1 Free Press Staff Report ALTHOUGH counter terms have b:en given to repr.^entatives of the Ytllow Top Taxi drivers who are on strike, there has been no move to negotiate and the men are "standing on ttrir dignitj TTy» manager of the companysaid this morning that if94 words
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Article56 1946-12-18 1 j j A C ras ex- :nt > a goods i euro t i ure I j th_lr xivc^ t rat the deathwta 1 1 b? even t jlt.'; it ttie time of rmn Hni from vMdl vveie >. i iiave arri/ed injured oeople B shUP - 56 words
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Article22 1946-12-18 1 ached an un- In Burma, and district Is specially c are r pors of dangci from armacJ Rangoon an*22 words
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Article138 1946-12-18 1 ENGLAND IST INNS.— 2SS AUSTRALIA IST INNINGS Barnes c Ikin b Bedser 234 Morris b Kdrirli 5 Johnson c Wa&h brook b Edrich 7 Haosett c Compton b Edricfa 34 Miller c Evans b Smith 40 Brad man ltrw o Yard lev 234 McCool c Hammond b SmltV It138 words
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Article207 1946-12-18 1 Anthony Brooke on way to S'pore Free Press Staff Reporter AN explanation of the order forbidding Anthony Brooke, ex Rajah Muda of Sarawak, from entering Sarawak, is being sought by his legal advisers, it was announced m London today. Meanwhile, Brooke, who wad told by the British Minister to the207 words
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Article126 1946-12-18 1 BUILDING MEN STRIKE IN SINGAPORE TWO bandied £«aployee* of the Nan Hing Building Company m Alexandra Road, Singapore are still on strike.. They downed tools on Dec. 14 when the company refused to accept demands mar 1 for more pay and better work conditions. The employees' demands are. (1) $10126 words
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Article32 1946-12-18 1 £2,100 NUGGET FOUND A gold miner h^s found a nugget weighing 240 ounces and worth £2,100 m the Murozhkaya River m the South Yenisei (Siberia) gold fields. Moscow radio reported, says ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article131 1946-12-18 1 LONDON, lU2i. W EW kUMMa but no ™f\ I™*'1 N deaths were reported today !n a wave of Action which claimed tjv lv p o? 23 babies with n. a week, ana to isoiat e and xlen^ fy me kilter virus. U Leicester where babes iU.P. - 131 words
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Article257 1946-12-18 1 Free Press Stall Reporter WHILE Mr. Henry Basten, Chairman of the Singapore and Penang Harbour Boards, was m London speeding supplies of steel for the $3,500,000 Singapore dock rehabilitation plan, he had informal talks with consulting engineers about the development of Penang Port—a tremendous undertaking257 words
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Article174 1946-12-18 1 The Test HUTTON Hits out and is out I SYDNEY, Today. CONTINUING their first innings against England m the flftk, day of the second Test at Sydney today, Australia scored 659 for eight declared, a total which beat the recent Brisbane record of 645 by Austral- a for the highest174 words
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Article42 1946-12-18 1 Plague today threaiens the province of Bihar where there was communal rioting early m November, says Reuter from Patna In two areas of the Saran district plague has aireadv broken out m epidemic -form and 490 have died42 words
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Article203 1946-12-18 1 NEW YORK. T^s_ay. AMERICA today demanded th* first showdown vole on 11s vorld atomic control plan, asserting that the United Natio. s Atomic Energy Commission had debated long tnougta on the question ol how to develop and control atomic energy Dr. Bernard Baruch, the United203 words
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Article28 1946-12-18 1 Britons were told yesterda> I listen to BBC news broadcas I to learn when electric it v supol'>s would be rut. says UP from London28 words
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Article31 1946-12-18 1 Wash brook 17, Edrich 11 BOMBS IN GARDEN Twenty-one mustarclgas bombs, complete with fusej, were found by Mr. J Connor Sea View Terrace, Margate, it. his garden31 words
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Advertisement35 1946-12-18 1 NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO ROBINSON'S LADIES H AIRDRESS IN G SALON Permanent Hair Waving With Latest Modern Equipment. Hair Trimming, Setting And Dressing By Courteous Experienced Staff Top Floor ROBINSON Co,. Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE.35 words
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Article, Illustration46 1946-12-18 3 hters.f the Ira,i army tounns India, viUtfd the miliurr headquarterj m Delhi, where they .ere poaved by the Defence iecreiary Mr. G. S. Bhalja. the Defence Secretary. On left of >' r Bh«lj» Is seen Brig. Hussein Makki. head of the Iraqi mission.46 words
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Article344 1946-12-18 3 GOVT HOUSING PLANS MENACED BLACK-MARKET building is threatening the Government's housing plans for 1947, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, Minister of Health, told the Building Industries Congress m London. The slow rate at which the building force m London was growing "frightens me," he said. He complained that m the capital the344 words
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Article89 1946-12-18 3 TORD V\o>!ion told Liverpool rile?' bc>> "\\oid the ale and ea>y paths that give «ly security. Co forth to ifl.onturp and se ie oppcr;iß!tv. X member that you ire British, and be bold m your dream*. Britain htti airif.t.d all :ht utMi -he stored up. Now89 words
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Article72 1946-12-18 3 JEILE her husband was waiting lor her outside. Mrs. c Cramer, 29, of Spring-3dd-a?enue Shlrehampton. Briwas fighting a man m a cloakroom on Western-awr-llare sea front. Mr Cramer saw a figure conr»e the cloakroom and ualk itar Ika h^ wif* staggered out J**M? !rom a72 words
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Article219 1946-12-18 3 £250,000 REMBRANDT Rembrand.'s "Christ at the Stake" worth £2503)00. was stolen recently from a Cologne museum. k MIDDLE-AGED couple who devoted their youth to bringa\ ing happiness into the lives of children m institutions are running an ideal home for babies at Newport, Shropshire.219 words
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Article81 1946-12-18 3 •fHOSE geniuses who can tell I what abstract art means have receved a nasty jolt. Jim Moran, of Hollywood, last heard of hatching out ostrich eggs, admitted he had painted a "work of abstract genius" accepted by the Los Angeles Art Association. Said Moran,81 words
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Article58 1946-12-18 3 THE Medal for Merit, America's Highest civilian award, was presented recently to Sir William S. otephcnson, the British industrialist who directed British wpct r i ty co-ord nation -m the western Hemisphere durine the r -*t V he first time the award has58 words
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161 1946-12-18 3 THE Archbishop of York, Dr. C. F. Garbett, repeats nis 1 recent warning about mixed marriages between Anglican and Roman Catholic, writing m his Diocesan Leaflet, and also denies a Roman Catholic paper's charge that his earlier remarks were a stab m the back."161 words
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Article, Illustration8 1946-12-18 3 Edgar Rice Burroughs - Sproul plans revenge By Edgar Rice Burroughs8 words
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Article343 1946-12-18 3 l IVING alone m her £5-a-week furnished flat m Victoria, n London, Kathleen Patricia Conway, a 32-year old Irish anist, took great pains m cleaning and maintaining her bicycle. It was her livelihood for nearly five monthsl-that ana her art. Nearly every day she went343 words
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Article130 1946-12-18 3 SGT. CHARGED WITH COOK'S MURDER k PROVOST sergeant had said n he was going to beat- up a private who later died from a fractured skull, it was alleged at Warwick Assizes Patrick Francis Lyons, m charge of the Regimental Police at Marlborough Farm Camp, Kineton. pleaded Not Guilty to130 words
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Article, Illustration105 1946-12-18 3 £1,340 'WINDFALL' FOR PUNTERS The machine that is suu tONtf tc b^ .ncapa^e of mak ng a. mistake did so ore Sa urday night, and it cost the direct r> of the Stanley, Co. Durham, greyhound stadium £1.340. After the first race the median oal calculator showed a forecast return105 words
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Advertisement52 1946-12-18 3 TO HERALD THE GALA OPENING OF *8 REX and the MALAYAN PREMIERE of ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM J&^Bk "SIAM Ai^^^HK GREAT WORLD CABARET j§gsjS|^^B TOMORROW NIGHT V| MBFRs INCLUDE "PICKING FLOWERS" »nd I U DANTE by MISS ELIZABETH JUNE. quintette is to perform "SIAMESE BUNWONG" TKL 4498 FOR52 words
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Advertisement262 1946-12-18 3 TUDOR PLAYERS PRESENT A CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME INCLUDING DICKENS' FAMOUS "CHRISTMAS CAROL*! Al THE LITTLE THEATRE ARMY EDN. CENTRE ARMENIAN SI REX I Tonight Til! Dee. 23rd, at 8.30p.n. Tickets $2. $1 50 A Si Obtainable From EDUCATION CENTRE Phone 6525 1 o prevent linen turning yellow to keep it white262 words
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Article67 1946-12-18 5 NEWS PAGE •BOUTIN G Banzai," 20 mem- the Penang Kempeitai, r.ree Formcsan interwere hanged yesterday Penan? Jail for com- deaths of over 1.000 ..ans during the occupation. GOC-:n-Chief. Malaya i. m confirming the send m September, cornre imprisonment the I death by shooting n Capt. Isamu67 words
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Article, Illustration62 1946-12-18 5 me i of the tanker Empire Tedilla and officers of the Ab.lo >axon Petro!e»m Co. Ltd., S*i**pore, wore Resent vrs:erda> when a 43 -Tear- old Chinese pumpman, Chen Chou 1 1 was presented with the Lloyd's War Medal for bravery at sea by' •4r. A i T Kwong, the Chinese62 words
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Article74 1946-12-18 5 ;:lam chwee, aged 52, ntenced to one month's r.ment by Mr. Paul Storr the First District Court yes- possess! :n of 505 twotbei and 30 tahils of ?">du and three pounds of tpn:: H aLso lined $250 cr one -r.pnsonment for possesseven opium pipes and JJS74 words
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Article277 1946-12-18 5 Free Prese Staff Reporter ANN N CEMENT by the United States Department of .-1 Agriculture that 44,000 tons of wheat will be shipped to Malaya and Hong Kong m January, providing "transport is able," has taken food chiefs m Singapore by surprise, vrday's report m the277 words
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Article76 1946-12-18 5 •J .Ainerijan CCifi it Singapore, will be tonight when the Tudor rs present their Christmas Tie at the Little Theatre v Street. The proirill begin at 8.30 pjn. ill be a specially dramaversion Df Dickens* Christnd two readings. One m Pickwick Papers" and the r76 words
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Article150 1946-12-18 5 REGIMENTS DRUM IN JAP SHRINE WHEN the 2nd. Bn. Royal n Scots, after stubbornly resisting the Japanese invader m 17 days of bitter fichting for Hong Kong, was forced to surrender m common with the other forces on the island on Christmas Day 1941, the historic kettledrum of the Regiment150 words
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Article166 1946-12-18 5 CHRISTMAS at tiie Singapore v Wesley Methodist Church will begin on Friday with the Epworth League fancy dress social. The programme continues next day wth the Sunday School's primary department Christmas party and on Sunday at 9 a.m. ihe Sunday School presentation of White Gifts" will take166 words
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254 1946-12-18 5 Free Press Correspondent BANGKOK, Tuesday. QIAMESE bank notes, printed by a well-known firm m O Britain, are being circulated m many parts of Siam, and have caused a major currency scare which has had widespread repercussions. They were printed for use by British invasion forces254 words
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Article69 1946-12-18 5 CHINA hopes to be able lo send samples of some 30 kinds of Chinese native products including raw silk, silk embroidery, tea, tung oil, bristles, porcelain ware and chemical products, to the World Exhibition to bo held m Lyons, France, next year. A special committee69 words
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Article46 1946-12-18 5 The S.C.R.C. wUi hold a dance on New Year's eve at the Clubs premises. Prizes for six couples will be awarded. Tickets are obtainable from members. The Club's sub -committee will meet on Dec. 30 to flnailse arrangements for the occasion.46 words
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251 1946-12-18 5 Free Press Staff Reporter DART of the $500,000 Singapore Government dredging plan has now been completed, and flyingboats arriving at Singapore will again be able to land at Kallang seaplane approaches, m the New Yearafter two months diversion to Seletar, which is too far out251 words
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Article41 1946-12-18 5 SYDNEY, Tues.— Under neavy Australian guard, Colonel Takaya Morisaburo. ot the Japanese Army, arrived m Sydney today from Rabaul. New Guinea, on his way to stand trial m Singapore for committing atrocities against British troops.- ReuterReuter - 41 words
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Article165 1946-12-18 5 $60,000 FOOD FINES IN STORE Free Press Staff Reporter UORE t>ian $60,000 m fines were imposed m Singapore courts i:i November as a result of the activities of Price Control officers. Ths is revealed In a statement l&sued yesterday by the Controller of Supplies. The statement further says that 314165 words
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Article39 1946-12-18 5 FLOUR FOR MALAY A A cargo of 9.212 tons of Australian flour is expected to arrive In Singapore by the Hope Crcwn from Fremantle on Dec. 26. It is understood that the flour Is for the Joint Supply Board.39 words
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Article37 1946-12-18 5 The 8.1. liner Canara expected to arrive at Singapore on Saturday is bringing 2,100 tons of foodstuffs, 30 tons of potatoes, 1,500 tons flour, 255 tons of clothing and 615 tons of general cargo.37 words
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Article165 1946-12-18 5 Free Press Staff Reporter DEPRESENTATIONS will be made to the Singapore Government through the Chinese Consulate-General by a committee of Pasir Panjang residents m regard to the Government decision to eject more than 6,000 squatters m the area from the fourth milestone, Alexandra Road, to the165 words
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Article, Illustration16 1946-12-18 5 Mr. A. T. Newboult, Chief Secretary of the Malayan Union, who arrived back from IK y«ster«Uy.16 words
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Article110 1946-12-18 7 :r.\ited for filling Ml posts m the ReDepartment:— an: Mechanic*] Ini y Commencing salary I month, m Special n^fr at the Municipal Suborx,e CrT. ers Salary Scheme. ..ving allowance. Assistant Mechanical r Commencing salary month m Grade 111 r.icipal Subordinate Salary Scheme, plus -ost af living allowance. rifrxs110 words
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639 1946-12-18 7 From Bill Bowes mSS a rT flfth WiCk€t record P«t"e«hip of 405 X Th?v tfl ÜBass^'«ble position at Sydney of 255 U in ra ttaPh a P fl? t W 316 ru s ahead of England total away' Or^n^ 3 J"^ 8 WIU Brad639 words
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Article103 1946-12-18 7 ENGLAND IST INNS.— 2SS AUSTRALIA IST INNINGS Barnes c Ikin b Bcdser 234 Morris b Edrich 5 Johnson c Washbrook c Edrich 7 Hasaett c omplon b Edrich 34 Miller c Evans b Smith 40 Bradman Ibw b Yardley 234 McCool not oat 3 Tallon not out Extras ItReuter - 103 words
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Article178 1946-12-18 7 Bradman began to play that magnificent shot of his that takes the ball outside the off stump speeding past wide mid-on for four. It is beyond the powers of any bowler to prevent it. It is to the credit of our bowlers everyone was tired that they endeavoured178 words
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Article90 1946-12-18 7 THIS week's golf problem was 1 In a medal competition Divot takes mere shots en a hole and loses the honour to Mashie. But he drives off first from the next tee before Mashie has a chance to stop him. Must his ball be recalled? If so. how90 words
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Article72 1946-12-18 7 F. N. SPORTS CLUB The following players will be select,ed to represent the Sports Club I against the Vet badminton team to be played on Sunday at the latter s court Hill Street Police Station at 2.30 p.m. comprising of four singles 'and three doubles. Teo Heok Kwang; Cheong Soon72 words
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Article81 1946-12-18 7 THE Catholic Young Men's Association will meet the Chinese Athletes m a game of football at Jalan Besar Stadium today. A good game is anticipated as the Catholics will field a strong team comprised mainly of members of the Eurasians' Cup winning team. The Athletes will also81 words
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Article62 1946-12-18 7 London, Tues. THE British light-heavyweight champion Freddie Mills, who has made a fortune this year though getting beaten by Gus Lesnevich, Bruce Woodcock and Joe Baksi, will probably make a world tour m 1947. His wily ring veteran manager, Ted Broadribb, is making plans to62 words
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Article78 1946-12-18 7 Baltimore. Tues. TRISH Pat Scanlon of New York was counted out for the first time In his fighting career last night when the Baltimore Negro lightweight Charley Millan put him away m the second minute of the first round. A left hook to the jawA.P. - 78 words
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Article397 1946-12-18 7 From Norman Preston SYDNEY; Tues. nON Bradman has done it again. H e made 187 at Brisbane and now 234 here m second Test m which Australia has so far mad? 571 for six m reply to England's first innings total of 255. And he397 words
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Article75 1946-12-18 7 Unanimous opinion m Sydney Is that no bowler In the last 20 years deserved success as much as Wright had done. Incessantly he puzzled both Bradman and Barnes and the mere statistics which show he «nt down 41 overs for 127 runs convey entirely a false impressionReuter - 75 words
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Article88 1946-12-18 7 Following have been selected to represent the Royal Navy vs. The AllBlues, today on the Padang, Singapore: Sub Lieutenant M.C. Bostock: Leading Seaman C.H. Forward. Able Seaman P. Jackson. Lieutenant (S) M. J.H. Collins. Coder W.H. Heard: Sub Lieutenant CE) M.F. Pyman, Coder P. Motchman: Petty Officer W.H.88 words
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Article59 1946-12-18 7 The following will represent the Hospital Assistants and Dressers' Assn. against the H.M.S. Sultan, m a friendly game of hockey today at Blakan Mati. Jan Mustafa; C.T. Retnarn, 8. John: Seva Singh, A. Shagar&n. A. Mallique; Noel Sta Maria (Capt.). N. Kuhadas. Chong Kow Thye (M.8.E.), Ram Singh.59 words
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Article28 1946-12-18 7 Parties, clubs, schools etc desiring of having friendly badminton matches Pith the Olympic B.P. can communicate with the Sports Secretary at 64, Bras Basah Road. Singapore.28 words
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Article41 1946-12-18 7 THE Ceylon Sports Club met the I Singapore Recreation Club at hockey on the pad an* today. This game between two strong sides Is expected to provide some of the finest hockey of the season.41 words
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Article21 1946-12-18 7 LONDON, Tues. DUBLIN University beat Cambridge University by eight points to three m a Rugby Union match today.- ReuterReuter - 21 words
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261 1946-12-18 7 IN a match played at Changi an Saturday, rain robbed Changi "A" oi victory against Bates XI. Put m to bar first on a perfect wicket, Changi made 166 for 7 m two hours, before declaring. Set two hours to get the runs. Bates261 words
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Advertisement141 1946-12-18 7 NOTICL rtTRCL !UTIONiNG (SINGAPORE) hereby notified ihat r r. i January coupons should .-.<» Petrol Rationing "Offl- Whicles Dept. Middle ATIONS: By regis- .rd after the 20th Dec j cards must j fB& APPLICATIONS On I>c 1946. m AM. WATTS. \rar of Vehicles, Singapore. MAT DOES "C STMB FOR? STANDS141 words
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