The Singapore Free Press, 14 May 1947

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    Masthead
    20 1 The Singapore Free Press JLargest afternoon sale m mala ya ;d.lg SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY~I4^ 1 9 47> PRICE 10 CRN
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    SINGAPORE SHIP IN GUN FIGHT
    394 1 SINGAPORE SHIP IN GUN FIGHT SHORE BATTERIES OPEN fsbf BATAVIA, Tuesday. |NDONESIAN shore batteries at Sibolga, a port oil the west coast of Sumatra, opened fire today on a Dutch torpedo boat which was lying off shore waitin; >eize for search the Nan Mci, a Singapore ship, flying the British
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    U.S. passes laws against unions
    201 1 U.S. passes laws against unions WASHINGTON, hi Senate today passed a far-reaching eh is designed to curb strikes and Ktict lier a more stringent Bill f the House of Representatives, and there f both Houses to seek compromise. ah »p, authoris nst "national emertrolled health and welfare to actions for
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    ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS
    16 1 the Enresi- poUthat least •••cola mbly I the ard me m this, Reuter
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    WOMAN TO HANG
    37 1 Erika Floe ken, woman doctor, and four other members of the staff of Muehdorf Nazi labour camp were sentenced to death by hanging at the United States military court at Dachau, Germany, vesterrav Reuter
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    GREEK ATTACHE REMOVED
    6 1 GREEK ATTACHE REMOVED Ii I. r
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    TWO HELD FOR SHOP LIFTING IN SINGAPORE
    42 1 Iwo Cj redhanded b: lice In John Little's at 10 IS Ork ed the couii- v d two ng on i m Pearls Hill and f'~ loaded reHe arrested the man with be other fled.
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    British beer is stronger
    84 1 I ORATION of the ten ptr c nt cut m the strength of British 11 bfer made last August because of the shortage of grain and sugai was announced ye terday by Mr. John Strachey, M:n ster <f Ft>od. N 'r Strachey also announced th t
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    KAJULA CONDITIONS 'WERE NOT IDEAL'
    277 1 LONDON, Tuesday. IAM KS CALL\<.HA\, Labour MP for South Cardiff asked J the War Minister, Mr. Frederick Bellenger m (he Commons today if the provision of 15 lavatories and 28 wash basins for 1,000 British other ranks m the British transport Kajuia was the standard
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    Mr. Garrett for Parliament
    317 1 *ree Press Staff Reporter MR. S. P. (iarrett, Singapore's Trade Union Adviser, who recently announced his resignation and will be leaving for England any time after the end of this month, has been nominated as prospective Member of Parliament by the 200.000 i pj I'nited Society
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    Unlucky lions going home
    79 1 THE Japanese Government will tliis week return to China two marble lions, erected six years ago at Hiroshima war memorial which superstitious Japanese believe have brought bad luck to the nation. The li< us' arrival coincided with the start of the war against Britain and the
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    UK's No. 1 ACTRESS
    5 1 UK's No. 1 ACTRESS Lilt
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    IT'S FUN AFTER WORK
    71 1 IT'S FUN AFTER WORK FOLLOWING FHB GOVERNMENT'S urgent call for 1.10,000 holid;;v i workers, the first of the season's amateur agricultural camps has opened at Elstead. Surrey. Volunteers m the tight to save Britain's crops include school teachers clerks, Servicemen and women and an artist. Fun and fames after the
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    BIG HAUL OF NYLONS
    38 1 Palestine police alleged that when they searched a car of the Transjordan Royal household m Jerusalem yesterday, they found m it 2,800 pairs of smuggled nylon stockings and hundreds of smuggled cigarette lighters.- Reuler
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    CREW ON STRIKE
    28 1 Merchant seamen of the crew af the British motorship Hartington yesterday went on strike m Seattle, U.S.A., m protest against the disciplining of 2 colleagues.
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    SPAIN BARKED
    29 1 The General Assembly of the i International Civil Aviation Orj sanisation at Montreal /oced m I favour of expelling Franco o;:air 1 a.s a member nation Reuter
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    MINES EXPLODED OFF MALAYA
    899 1 MINES EXPLODED OFF MALAYA Navy Sweeps East Coast Free Press Staff Reporter THE Royal Navy modified "Black Swan" class stoop, 1 Amethyst, has just returned to Singapore from al3 day voyage along the East Coast of Mali, rengganu. where on sandy and isolated beaches Japanese mines, which had been washed
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    JURY IGNORE MURDER CONFESSION
    123 1 JURY IGNORE MURDER CONFESSION LEEDS. Ti IGNORING a confession A 1 murder made yesterday from th e witness-box by Private nis Wood, a 19-year-old soldi r the jury at Leeds Assizes today found Eric C. Briggs, a 40 old weaver, guilty o f killing hia wife by stabbing hr m
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    SHIP SINKING IN ATLANTIC
    43 1 APortufcuese ship, sailing from Lisbon ig the Azores with 15 cr Members, last night radioed thai, she was staking. A Portuguese sloop an^ pp a and a British merchant ship have answered the sinking ship's ca'l for assistance.- U.P.
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    SIAMESE MP SLAPPED
    163 1 BANGKOK. TU THE political pot is bubbling 1 high m Bangkok with the tig of the Parliamei On Monday. Th^ present Premier Thamrongr was asked :o form a new rabinrt which may be a coalition of the various r.ewlyformed parties. Monday's first business meeting of the House
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  • FEATURES
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      EDUCATING THE ATS IN S'PORE
      492 2 EDUCATING THE ATS IN S'PORE I SPECIAL MILITAR\ CORRESPONDENT AS early as Novem- ber 1945 education w; arted m South East Asia for with ,tre of i truction m Kan I; affed by one ATS cci 1 two Sergeant instructoi Shortly after, GIIQ SEALF moved to Singapore, an d Sen
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      THE 'COP' GETS THE FASHIONS
      25 2 AFTER t tching a L n, Robi d I. I Or he hed 01 it t I fiti I U.P.
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      TODAYS BRIDGE PROBLEM
      369 2 YOULL probably need Uk- wisdom non to decid this nts a Chi "We think that both East and V* ma<i< mistakes, but the question Who was more guilt} "West opened the ki lam nds shifted to a low trump. S uih with the trump arc. cashed tin
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      ART CLASS—B 'DAUBERS' SAID THE DIEHARDS
      59 2 ART CLASS— B 'DAUBERS' SAID THE DIEHARDS Pierre Jeanr.erat WE saw last week how academic pal ir stvl s on a dull adaptation of Gr. ek, Ron Hi'jh-K' and o1 belauded th i n r was Ph(; all-] ed "n.L.Scrip ed i! ordln A I Picture shows ATS girls list
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      PAY RISE
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    • Miscellaneous
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      948 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune torecast for '>pk j born today DORN today, your perceptions are < Kceptionally ke< n. You love and bate with alir.cst equal ardour! Your likes and (i slikt^ are strong and. ivith \i;i. Brsf Impressiona are ill elj to hi- tlio lasting :< I s Whom
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      16 2 QUIZ Answ I. They are tion. 2 Buffalo Bill 3 used for p: collecting and r
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  • NEWS
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      HK SHOWS S'PORE THE WAY
      658 3 HK SHOWS S'PORE THE WAY Income lax Bill speeches Iapare, inter.-; in the Hong Kong In i has passed its first reading in the in Sngapore, because it tore hit will he introduced hen when e finished their investigations into g and collecting the tax. 3 and individuals have voiced
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      GOING: 1,500.000 FURS
      29 3 Over 600 buyers from many countries attended the opening of Hudson's Bay Company's spring auction m London at which 1,500 000 fur skins are being offered.
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      BILL CHANGES
      1054 3 reuex wmen would cover satisfactorily both business losses and losses of personal property. The option m regard to the basis of assessment goes some way towards meeting the question of war losses. Before the Bill was referred to the j Committee. Government had received certain representations from property
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      HK FROM VICTORIA PEAK
      46 3 THIS PANORAMA shows Hong Kong as seen from Victoria Peak overlooking the harbour towards Kuwluon. The modern building showing m the right of the photograph Ls the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Hong Kong is >teuiiily recovering from th Japanese occupation period.
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      STANDARD TAX IS 10 PERCENT
      2216 3 STANDARD TAX IS 10 PERCENT Personal allowances C IANDAKi) race for the Salaries and Annuities Tax, the Property Tax, Profits Tax and Interest Tax under the hong Kong Income Tax Bill is laid down at ten per cent., but there are various allowances which can be set off against the
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      DUKE'SHOME FOR O.C.T.U.
      75 3 DUKE'SHOME FOR O.C.T.U. PATON HALL, near Chest 4 hem? leased to the War Office for use as Officer Cadet Tr: EJnit. The house and grounds were used during the war to train Naval Cadets and pie facilities for jffirers Training at Eaton Hall, m common with that a. otlv fantry
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    • Miscellaneous
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      34 3 M Nita m peril By Edgar Rice Burroughs IV. "tJr-^^ CRIES, THREE RCSURES HURTLEO i^Sfeb 1 s^* t*r^^ ---AND HASTILY SHOVEP OFF\^ POW»'N FROM- AB«3V2. -^g,^ VL lii. At B&Tiw omw* f«»t»r«"B»n«cmu. ia*: -2310-
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      S'PORE DOCK LOOTING IS DECREASING
      622 5 Free Press Staff Reporter CINCE the new Singapore Harbour Board police force was formed two weeks ago and started duties m the harbour area, a rigid clamp has been placed on looting and pilfering. Mr. J. E. Jeans, head of the S.H.B. Police, told the
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      DRIVE TO ENROL BLOOD DONORS
      6 5 DRIVE TO ENROL BLOOD DONORS 1
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      RAF CO-OPERATES IN ROAD SAFETY
      72 5 THE Singapore Safety Fir.st Week Campaign Committee has reed the following message from Air Marshal J. D. Breakey, C.8.. D.F.C.: **I welcome the introduction of Safety Week m Singapore and can assure the Committee that all drivers of R.A.F. transport will, as always, play their
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      RUMOUR PUZZLES THE DAYAKS
      97 5 R UMOUR PUZZLES THE DAYAKS -THE Sarawak Gazette of May 1 1. contains the fell. wing: The District Officer, Seiia.i, rts that there seem to be t#o ons Di the same rumour current among the Dayaks. Some have been told that all phonographs of the Tuan Muda r Anthony Brooke
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      O.A.G.'s INSTALLATION
      22 5 The installation cf Mr. P.A.B. McKerron as the Officer Administering the Singapore Government has besn postponed until Wednesday, May 21.
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      STAGE CLUB TO MEET TONIGHIT
      81 5 DLAYS tor future presents won to Singapore audit be discussed at a general m-ei-ing oi the Singapore Stage Club m the Victoria Memorial Hall at 8.30 tonight, to whigh all members and prospective members are invited. The question of what play: the public would Ike
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      TIME LIMIT EXTENDED
      35 5 The deadline for notifying the Singapore Registrar of Societies f the continued existence, of aU >re-war societies registered or •xemptcd frcm registration iai ieen extended from May 15 to une 1. 1947.
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      ADVISORY COUNCIL
      23 5 The next meeting of the Singapore Advisory Council will be on May 15. m the Municipal ncil Chamber at 10 a.m.
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      ESTATES GET SUBSIDY FOR FOOD CROPS
      23 5 ESTATES GET SUBSIDY FOR FOOD CROPS ted tag it red by ..lent m make tea party the 1• r a ippears E>i< lure.
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      SCHOOLS 'MAKE DO' WITH TEXT BOOKS
      198 5 SCHOOLS 'MAKE DO' WITH TEXT BOOKS Free Press Staff Reporter BECAUSE of the "acute" shortage ol new books and of the demands for "fantastic" prices for old books, Singapore school children are making do with text books— on the desks of Singapore hook are to be found cyclostyled and typewritten
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      'SCABE' CAR CHECKS DRIVERS
      487 5 Free Press Staff ReporLer WE picked into the "scare"! car and, m a few seconds, i went tearing down the street. A number of motorists were: 1 1 stopped and cautioned for bad driving, while m one busy downtown district, the policeman gave directions to motorists
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      Trishawmen must pass road test
      458 5 Trishawmen must pass road test Free Press StatT Reporter SINGAPORE will not risk the lives of [is thousands of inhabiiantfi who use the trishaw. As from Jme 1 next, trishavf riders will undergo a rigid road test before their licences are renewed. In addition, only trishaw- that are nn chanical)}
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      GEN. SIR N. RITCHIE
      32 5 The C-in-C. SEALF, Gen.. Si M I hie, wh to Singapore the C.I.G.S :n U.K.. is rue t: land La~g Ai fl< k\ a tn. on Tin;- 15.
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      STARY ANIMALS A DANGER
      128 5 nURING Safety First U the Pol cc are paylr attention to I bull Kuala Ir m the Malayan Union. Wander ttle pres< t r:\fflc hazard and many c?ses of accidents for which animals are mainly responsible. The Traffic Branch, X Lumpur, points out tl at should
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      WAR PLANTS MAKE PAPER CLIPS
      58 5 WAR PLANTS MAKE PAPER CLIPS Products ranging fr m paper clips to road rollers arc being made m India's ordnance cartories, eight of which are n w largely employed m aiding Lhe manufacture of consumer g Nearly 30 per cent of the preI sent capacity of the Indian irdnce factories
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      15th ANNIVERSARY
      31 5 The Singapore Sampan Owners 1 Association celebrated its 15th anniversary yesterday. More than 100 members and guests attended a dinner last night m the Association's premises m Cecil Street.
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      U.K. GETS OIL FROM MALAYA
      30 5 rOCONUT oil prod the M h 1947 amounted t) 10 tons, the bulk < 1.433 tons) X During March 308." coconuts were exported, 294 to 3urma.
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      THE MINK CHANGED HANDS
      313 6 THE MINK CHANGED HANDS I jh Commission m Ls inquiring into the British Presa m holding its me< m secret- Eren members oi the C r t allowed to ond a barrier into tIM n m which they s.t until th- v )i.i\e sati^fird oil their identity. Here are (left
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      CHARTER FOR 'GRONEUPS'
      243 6 XHI- u tradiUo«aJ \kU.run father" had hi* advantages, Mr>. Dorothy ArrhihuM, l .('.<'. Councillor and educatk>n exjH'rt. told the Married Women's Association m Lon dvn. Hf wne .(xllikf. severe, a discipMaarian, an Mitocrai PflM thrashed Ins children, hut he wa> solid and he \*:i> always there. >:
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      JARS FOR JAM
      33 6 Housewives have given lai quantities of jam jars back o h mon h house-to-house colleci by Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Dr. Edith Summerskill, IMinistry Parlian. tary, told the Commons
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      TRADE SHOW IS BID FOR RECOVERY
      318 6 TRADE SHOW IS BID FOR RECOVERY Brussels Industry Fair BELGIUM this month is making a strong bid to regain her favoured pre war place m Continental and world trade. Belgian firms have entered more thaa 1*742 exhibits m the BrOfißeb Internationa! I air. The fair, which W the first to
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      Rubber used as fuel in UK
      92 6 L'.\( i < EIIES uiihnm <(»al m the North of England have Ix^n u.sini: rubber waste :tt 63 to £3 ;i ton ;is iv*! to maintain pr(M3uction. mill-owner sairi; '*it was a pretty expensive experience and we found it did not do the boilers
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      TO PICK BATTLE QUALITY
      328 6 TO PICK B ATTLE QUALITY EXAMINATION by psychiatrists and psychologists of recruits for all combatant British servia >re accept- for enlistment is one I the principal recommendations m the report made public by an expert commi I n the rk of those spec: The commits c, appointed m 1942. reported
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      School lifts slacks ban
      79 6 DV \p<-s ial p<TniLsM<>r :> \> 'id f dut atii>n < -miiiitt-ir. Sally Lindsay, a 13 jiur -old girl ran now year ht r slacks to scho.il f n RMiti Ufa her school head- mist r<> krinaiaa sent Sally honi«" as improperly dressed* when she cUM
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      WIVES ARE GOING TO CAMP TOO
      88 6 WHEN the "week-end gunners" of Britain's torial ack-ack batteries move off to their tl I hey will no longer sing their uld song, "The Gin I 1.. hind M to serve on the predictors and work m offl d cookh > numbers of the
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      COOKING-TO MEASURE
      61 6 COOKING -TO MEASURE jLj :SS MAYWtN GODBY. au- thority on cooking, says her research shows that 19 ent of British women have "average" figures, 33 per cent, have "heavy* figures. Their average height G3 l 2 ins. And that, she adds, is why cookers and kitchen furniture, standardised at 36ins.,
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      PARTED AFTER ARGUMENT
      138 6 k RGI HENT on whether ut H»>taen and H women without men is fool; uyij only be held between people Judge k ciared uple before him m r, had ri lived together since they hi he said. The Judgi-. dismissed the v. back to hot husb Ifaigaret
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    • Advertisement
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      12 5 DAY sSL EL£ ANOR *^TON POWELL IT IE DEVIL G T O-MORHOW
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      75 5 TO-DAY I ;^uJllES3323i > ALL-T!ME Champion! g^ HERE'S THE TARZAX' THAT NEVER PAI W>^. Tarzan SSjS^S^J V&Sy 11%; }|U o'suluvan 9 pyf 'IT\ MPW! HENRY SI LPKENSON B \> N l^t-vv FRIEDA INLSCORT I HENRY WtICQXON PLUS Special Feature: BADMINTON Malaya's Favourite Sport demonstrated by European Champion: Kent Davidson with
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    • Miscellaneous
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      254 6 Free Press Crossword Ho. 103 bp it* (lIES ACROSS 1. The pineapple (6), 4. Patent; apparent (5); 8. Seaport and one of the four capitals of Morocco (si; 9. Self -possession (6); 10. Island of the Netherlands Antilles famed for the orange-flavoured liqueur named after it (7); 11. Lonj hair
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      81 6 JANE Exclusive to the Sin£at>ore Free Press m Malaya /IM AFRAID YouVtV^NO-NOM /^I'M PULL OF iDFAS^N WELL Mr AN WHILE, IN STMORITZ.. BEEN MfGLECTING I YOU'Rt MY S BUT I NFID A MODEU PLtASE /THE THAW (ri ZT^ YOUR WORK BtCAUSf./ ONLY HOPE To TRY THEM OUT ON/- HfLP ME
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  • SPORT
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      SOUTH AFRICANS WIN BY 115 RUNS
      222 7 SOUTH AFRICANS WIN BY 115 RUNS Dominate ket t< nx s beat Sun. by 115 1'• I iay, the ing shortly Starting the day witß eight wickets Ito wi ide were faced ing *(> t* c overnight heavy rain, for the absence of the final day the South African Suxt<
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      OLYMPIC PLANS WELL ADVANCED SAYS BURGHLEY
      8 7 OLYMPIC PLANS WELL ADVANCED SAYS BURGHLEY now lurver
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      LIVELY BOXING IN AMATEUR TOURNAMENT
      5 7 LIVELY BOXING IN AMATEUR TOURNAMENT
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      PADRE BATS AND BOWLS WELL
      42 7 tay;d -■ho scored 31 m r G H.Q ir for 23 1. represent G HXi C.C. on th: padang on o'clock. Lt. C< 1. Clerke-Brown, Rev. S Badham. Major. \:ajc-r Wi son. j Sjt. ials. ijor Mor-
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      PAYALEBAR WIN TWO GAMES
      266 7 PA YA LEBAR WIN TWO GAMES i m, raya l.uai oowiers were m goad torm over the week 1 end, when victories were recorded aver the Rocklites Association and A.H.Q. Malaya. Best baiting- performance was 25 by Percival m both jnes, while Harris took throe wickets for 2 runs against
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      PETROL DEPOT BEAT 237 WORKS
      92 7 PETROL DEPOT BEAT 237 WORKS THE Petroleum I Depot, RA. S.C., beat 237 Works Section runs at Woodlands on Sunday. Sc: P B D c b Longmore 18; Sou b Brentwell 13; Haggis lbw b Cumbei more -'4: Warmisham b Cartwr Wilson b Llyod 16: Morten b L 1; Murdoch
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      BEATEN BY 1 RUN
      156 7 U: ye Derun to 61 G 61 GRAVES I NIT ii b So 5; Slinn c Cumberlidge bHa otts bHa 22; Brown b Gonet 26; WiUian Qonet 0; Young c and b Beale 2; ken c and b Gonet (3, Pomeret c 1] o UoiH't 1;
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      KEIGHLEY WIN 10-5
      14 7 London. Tues: Rugbj result today: Keighley iv, ington Town o—s.- Reuter
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      I.A. ROCKLITES DRAW
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      TO MEET LOUIS IN SEPTEMBER
      32 7 LONDON. Tuesday. Joe Baksi, the reluctant heavyweight challenger, announced today that he would be fighting Joe Louis for the i title at New York m September.- U.P.
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      SEMBAWANG WIN CLOSE GAME
      102 7 X VA. S l S.N.S.O. rt ye r.n bawang NS O. Th- side ly, but op A feat thr when. an S.N.S O. clear, half colK nd, with a b lobbing shot which letely deceived the »or<lkeep:r. scorea In the second period exchai: consisted ol interm;-
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      BOWLERS' DAY AT K.L.
      707 7 r.:;ala Lunipur on Sun, n. m th :ches between the Chinese the 345 runs ar. age of just On th jr Club padar.g, the a good vi thanks to some all for 3! rur^. Gillespie taking seven the r 16. The S Club made 77 for
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      Doubles Finalists
      36 7 Photo shews Mrs. H. C Hopman and Mrs. Nancy Wynne Bolton Australian winners of the women's doubles m the British hardcourt championships and the beaten finalists, Mrs. Kay Menzies and Mrs. Je an Quertier.
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      MAXIM v WALCOTT WINDER FOR LOUIS
      82 7 Louisville, Kentucky, rues. HEAVYWEIGHT Joey Maxim knocked out Charlie Roth m the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round fight here last nighc Soon afterwards. "Jersey" Jo<-< Walcott's manager, Joe Webster, announced he was accepting an effer lor a bout with Maxim m Hollywood on
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      CHANGI R.A.F. HAVE VACANT CRICKET DATES
      37 7 D A.F. Changi first XI have vacant dates for q 'icket o.i May 18, May 25. and June 1 Clubs desiring lixtures should telephone F/Sgt. F. Marsh, Air HQ. ext. 213.
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      CRICKET FIXTURES
      33 7 HEADQUARTERS, R.A.F. Base Singapore, desire home aiid away cricket fixtures with teams of medium strength. Write or j telephone S Ldr J. Makepeacs, HQ. R.A.F Base, Tel. No *****, ext. 11.
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      QUICK GOALS
      630 7 By Our Soccer Reporter EXCEPT during the brief ten minule< within which all three goals were scored, there was very little soccer and thrills when Navy met the Indians at Jalan Besnr Stadium yesterday and won by two goals to one. Perhaps the most outstanding feature was the
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      SOMEREST DEFEAT MIDDLESEX
      168 7 SOMEREST DEFEAT MIDDLESEX LONDON, Tuesday. ALL Coumy cricket J&a ended decisively today, only the game between Cambridge University and Essex ending m a draw. The closest finish of the day was at Lord's wh-ere Sorm beat Middlesex by one wicket. At Lords. Somerset beat Middlesex by cne wicket. Middlsssx 231
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      JUNIOR ROVERS BEAT SCHOOLS
      210 7 JUNIOR ROVERS BEAT SCHOOLS THE road The result v. s to blame for it because The Sch i 111 m der B?ck shot at tin :>er. For \t few minutes Schools had the better I changes, and En? Sian;: was prominent with some intelligent work, but they were generally weak
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  • NEWS, LATE CITY
    • CITY NEWS
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        S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY
        194 8 S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY k >p«tiai Market rorr „»;> fives the prices of rubber at m tod.»v is folio fob i I.SS fob m baJrs May N S fob m b.-.le- Mi\ -ket: Seminal SINGAPORI CHAMBER Oh THK Singapore Chamber of Com- norrce rubber p>riees at noon n Saturday were:
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        New york stocks
        118 8 ON the New York Stock Exchange •rday sellers probing for weak suadenly increased pressure around the fifth hour and the market declines soon ranged up to three points with numerous issues breaking through earlier 1947 low levels. The ticker tape just managed to abreast of trading while
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        ADMIRAL APPOINTED
        31 8 liral r xrd Fraser has been .ited Commander-in-Chief 01 Portsmouth He sank the Sciiarnhorst, and. when commanding the British Pacific Fleet d the surrender document ifl Tokyo Bay Reuter
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      SUPER-SOUNDS CAUSE ILLNESS
      139 8 LONDON. UESDAI Til, h Air Ministry i» n«.w in\ ling the first re port< I case of **su] an illness aid l<> ised by the sounds from turbo-jet aeroplane engines that are too high l<>r the human ear to det< iv th( of Hi. 1 Ministry C.
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      UNDERGRAD KEEPS DEATHBOOK
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