The Singapore Free Press, 22 January 1949

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 17.378 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1949. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    HIRE TRIAL STORY OF ARMS LISTS
    1495 1 HIRE TRIAL STORY OF ARMS LISTS picture. Letter to Reds alleged t ree Press Staff Correspondent TANJONG PINANG, Friday. OURING the trial of Carlton A. Hire today the prosecution read two lists of arms one found on the accused and the other m Singapore stated tp be worth $12,000,000, and
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    LABOUR PLAN TO TAKE OVER C.I. COMBINE
    67 1 LABOUR PLAN TO TAKE OVER C.I. COMBINE [LONDON. Fri. i< ttlon- Che- BJ ■Mae. .*> a principal obii Party's -.".imrne urtj and r rvpresei tatlvea i Ight IndustI I Kind, has I cal. It has I parts of I \:lude ng and I h decided ng of this na- the
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    STRANG HERE NEXT WEEK
    38 1 STRANG HERE NEXT WEEK L Free Pre>s Staff Reporter |«ne* perm Under for F^wgn Affair... Sir V RJL"^ arrive P^pPO' week FJJ hate talks with the' E™Sf- ■•W lasting it presevith the BJ ii? c v^nment r:< ieavea
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    2.726 'SCREENED'
    25 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Singapore police yesterday •screened" 2.726 people m security checks and roadblocks m several of the Island. None were detained.
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    NIGHT MAIL ATTACKED BY BANDITS
    116 1 Free ftes s Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. THE pilot train of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur night mail was attacked by bandits three miles north of Kulai at 10 o'clock last night. The bandits, whose number is not known, opened upwlth automatic fire and are believed
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    Hindu 'rebel's' peace move
    88 1 new DELHI, Saturday. THE all-India chief of the RSS, the militant Hindu organisation banned since Dec. 9 by the Indian Government, yesterday announced from Nagpur Jail the calling 1 off of the civil disobedience movement which has resulted m the imprisonment of 30,000 of his followers.
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    AUST. GOLD 'FIND.'
    30 1 A rich gold find is reported to have been made some 18 miles east of Cue, chief town In the Murchison gold field In West Australia. Reuter
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    Gent air crash: ground staff blamed
    257 1 Gent air crash ground staff blamed LONDON, Saturday. HI'MAN fallibility" and barometric errors by the Northolt airport ground control authorities are Warned m an official report for the collision between a York aircraft and a Swedish airliner— in ivhich Sir Edward Gent, former High Commissioner [>f the Federation of Malaya,
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    M.P.'s queries on Emergency
    83 1 LONDON, Saturday. rIE Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, is to be asked m Parliament next Wednesday whether he "is aware that planter* m Malaya are convinced that terrorist danger has recently increased. The questioner, !>ir Peter MacDonald (Cons.), will farther ask:
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    Malayan tapir for Cairo Zoo
    43 1 Free Press Staff Reporter BOUGHT from a circus m Singapore by Mr. M. Talib of 98, Tanglin Road, for $4,500. a fully grown tapir and black panther will be flown by Lancastrian tomorrow tor the Cairo Zoological Gardens.
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    'JIMMY' THOMAS DIES AT 74
    177 1 'JIMMY' THOMAS DIES AT 74 LONDON, Saturday. ]I|R. J. H. THOMAS, former Labour leader who iTI resigned as Secretary of State for the Colonies m the Baldwin National Government after an inquiry into alleged Budget leakages, died at his home m Dulwich last nig” a?pd 74 Mr. Thomas, born m
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    Cardinal saw his friends tortured
    200 1 VIENNA, Saturday. I»HE arrested Catholic Primate of Hungary. Cardinal Mindszenty. wa s made to stand upright for 82 hours without interruption. watchIng his associates being tortured by Hungarian political police before he signed his recently-published confession, the American -»sorednewsp iper. Wien. 1 Kurl^r. said '•esterday.
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    12 ARRESTED
    25 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Singapore police yesterday arrested four Chinese for being alleged secret society members and eight others m connection with lotteries.
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    New Indies plan before Council
    221 1 NEW YORK, Friday. Security Council could not "put its seal of approval on "the results of Dutch military action m Indonesia, said the United States delegate, Dr. Philip Jessup, today when he introduced a resolution, jointly sponsored by the U.S., China. Norway and Cuba, to
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    SECONDBANDIT ATTACK ON COUNCILLOR
    105 1 Free Press Staff C orrespondent I JOHORE BAHRU, Saturday. TERRORISTS made their second attempt last night on the life of Dato C. H. F. Pierrepont, manager of Sedenak Rubber Estate and member of the Johore Council of State. Dato Pierrepont was m his bungalow at 9.30
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    New French loan surprise
    85 1 |f PHE French Finance Minl--1 stry unexpectedly ordered the French Stock Exchange to be closed yesterday and announced that all bonds issued by the French Government will be revalued. The cabinet was summoned to a special session. The Stock Exchange was closed m France and North
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    ATTLEE BUYS A COTTAGE
    61 1 ATTLEE BUYS A COTTAGE 'THE Prime Minister. Mr. A Attlee, has bought himself a cottage m Buckinghamshire, about 40 miles from London, to live m when he retires. There is no political significance attached to the purchase, it was announced, and the price was not disclosed. The Prime Minister sold
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    CHIANG HAS QUIT OFFICE FOR GOOD'
    318 1 CHIANG HAS QUIT OFFICE FOR GOOD' NANKING. Saturday. pHIANG KAI-SHEK'S resignation as President of the Republic of China "to lessen the hardships of my people" is permanent, reports Associated Press, and Gen. Li Tsung-jen has taken over as the leader of Nationalist China with the task of reaching a peace
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    ACHESON SWORN-IN
    16 1 Mr. Dean Acheson took oath yesterday as the United States new Secretary of State
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    HAD NO CARD, ARRESTED
    53 1 A CHINESE from the Federation, who had no identity card and who could not give a satisfactory account of himself to a police radio pattrol squad m Singapore yesterday, was detained under the Emergency Regular ons. Other emergency arrests were three Chinese suspected members of the
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    All horse players die broke
    5640 2 All horse players die broke IT is during the last race meeting at Saratoga, and one evening I am standing out under the elms m front of the Grand Union Hotel thinking what a beautiful world it is, to be sure, for what do I do m the afternoon at
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    YOUR STAR
    95 2 BORN today, yon have many of the social attributes which go toward making you very popular with a large variety of people. Witty, charming, attractive and magnetic, you may find that your greatest talent is m handling people. You are, however, attracted to the arts, and a life
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    Bridge Problem
    102 2 THERE are no trumps. Boutit lead*. North and South am to win all e*J?ht tricks against any defence. South leads spade. North wlnj and cashes diamond jack, South discarding club. 1. If East has discarded a spade. North leads heart queen. East covers and Sovth wins with the
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    A SHROT STORY
    464 2 always tidy enough to suit her m those days, what with having so much work to do on my figures, and she claims it is a knock to her socially. Anyway," he says, "this is the last Ise of Emma." "Why, Fritz," I say, "nine-teen-elght is nearly
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      13 2 SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD N0.59S R^A^l [S;EHP! u ',B|i| QMS j I ]NME|DiDJT|"EjD |jJ^yA|N[TJe|R{O^M
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      190 2 F.P. Crossword No. 594 At' BOSS 1, Wild duck (7). 6, Up and about (5). 11. Inner part (4). 12. Beginner (4). 13. Greed (7). 15. Looks for (5). 16. Punitive measure? (3). 17, Defame (7). 19, Country road (4). 21. Daxibs (6). 22. Day before (3). 24, Withered (4).
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      198 3 m -..y*-:v.- I NEW IN CHARACTER I i"* i A V A UXHALL' Two exhilarating new Velox 6-cylinder Wyvern 4-cylinder s:^^^^^^ Vauxhalls are now arriv- Cjve KC epti ona Per- Ci»e« E X ceptional Economy ing m Malaya They have f E o c r o 7 o^ c with
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      386 3 Bfeonn Kfoaebcni Pary; i" i natl SINGAPORE Nt-ws P^JJS^, STS2- OrgMisa.^ll v, Lak« Bu« 700 Malay Variety; <J0 Rad'. g4& v h EluP rtainmer.t Show Wt metre»; 41 metres (12 pin Magazine. 7.45 Malay Rumba. from BBC g1& lalk g2 O t* $1 metres (6 pm. io 8. 05 Relay
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. Jan. 22, 1949. Asian Aid for Indonesia
    755 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. Jan. 22, 1949. Asian Aid for Indonesia NINETEEN* nations whose representatives are now gathered m conference at New Delhi have resolved to send to the United Nations Security Council proposals which are designed to ensure the achievement of sovereign independence by the peoples of Indonesia
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    ISRAEL WON'T FIGHT BRITAIN
    618 4 O'DOWD GALLAGHER AVER -Enthusiastic Jewish incursions into Egypt did not surprise Britain's Middle East G.H.Q. at Fayid, on the Suez Canal. About five months ago they saw signs of the Jewish David (about 1,000,000 population In Palestine) beating the Arab Goliath (about 38,000,000 m the Middle
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    Television By Plane
    199 4 TWO planes, one circling over London and the other over Manchester, could now carry television programmes into every town and hamlet m the British Isles. American engineer! have announced they have solved all technical problems and that airborne telecast* are ready for commercial development. Three years of
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    Swing Round Under Reds
    667 4 By George Ivanoff-Mumjieff MORMAL conditions are fast being restored m the cities occupied by ihe Chinese Communists m the last few months and both industrial and agricultural productions are approaching their pre-war level. This is claimed by the New China News Agency tn a series of
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    Was He Good—Or Bad?
    829 4 Was He Good— Or Bad? By SIDNEY TAYLOR THREE hundred years after the execution of King Charles the First, English people are still asking: "Was he a good King or a bad King? Ought we to have chopped off his head?" Five churches commemorate him as a martyr, the last
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    African Varsities Are Brokes
    274 4 African Varsities Are Brokes UOl Lti v I •pecuu Gi posit ior. which m smc roh the v,r,, •M Cans* matnh ng. lack pendiUire proposed j would m I tlons for '''•Jl Accord;:. Parker. V 1 the Ri I lege anc ot the com: lone overdue th^J pointment If it
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      72 4 FAITH The wordr ol •«p are heard m <joki thaji the en f hin. mirth anoru; fooU. Eccle>. Can a can keep beer? When you open a can of Barclasv \oj «ager m the cream of condition. The V^ protects it from light, and haN a sp lining to preserve
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    13 000 BUILT IN RURAL AREAS
    395 5 Problem of unauthorised houses More found every month r ree Press Staff Reporter \TF^T official figures show that one m every ec houses m the rural area is an unaubuildins— erected without plans having Gildings, an estimated 13,000 are unh officers from the Building
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    can't shoot straight -and why
    63 5 can't shoot straight -and why 24 I D l stray leged d ihe of the Board. i, who mtdi n pr0 Z t-ttd gnaws: this form of and sztd something 00IM be d~'.e to stop it. chairman of the Hard, w C W A. Sennett, ■sacft efllci--5- should be expected
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    Radio medical service for all ships
    115 5 Fret Press Staff Reporter 1 RADIO Medical advice A w available ■from the coast stations at Snppcre. Penang and Koala Treogganu No charge bhsil be ma -:.:ps of any nationality In respect of this Radio leleerarr-s requesting medical adr.ee should state r.e symptoas of
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    R. A.F, CHIEF TO VISIT SINGAPORE
    261 5 R. A.F, CHIEF TO VISIT SINGAPORE FE Inspector-General of the Royal Air Force Air Marshal Sir Leslie Hollinihurst U shortly making a visit to Air Command. Far East to Inspect Royal Air Force units and establishments m Ceylon Singapore. Federation of Malaya, and Hong Kong. He is expected to arrive
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    LCC CERTIFICATES
    46 5 Certificates for candidates, who took the L.C.C. Spring 1948 examinations, have now arrived from London. Successful candidates are asked to call for them as under at their respective schools (for school candidates) and at the Department of Education m Fullerton BuildlnK (for private candidates).
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    S.E. ASIA CHIEFS MEET WHITEHALL OFFICIAL
    180 5 '|*HE Assistant UnderA Secretary of State for the Eastern Division of the Colonial Office, Mr. J. J. Paskin, arrived m Singapore yesterday for a conference with the Commissioner-Gen-eral Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. and other chiefs of British South-East Asia territories. Mr. Paskin was Principal
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    Children's Charter for Council
    572 5 Jurisdiction which U not a Juvenile court except where a child is charged with an offence triable only by the High Court. Under this section of the Bill, fee Governor It empowered to appoint probation officers and a probation committee to review the work of probation
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    DEPENDANTS MAY ALSO BE DEPORTED
    95 5 DEPENDANTS MAY ALSO BE DEPORTED EMERGENCY Regulations providing for the compulsory deportation of dependants of persons against whom a repatriation order has been made werp published In Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The object, of the new regulations is to ensure that the dependants of a person who Is being deported shall
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    Evangelist to speak here
    109 5 ■J^HE American author and -I evangelist. Dr. Stanley Jones, will speak on a plan for peace In Asia and the world at a public meeting m the Victoria Memorial Hall next Thursday at 6 p.m. Mr. Yap Pheng Deck will be In the chair. Dr. Stanley
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    CANVAS FOR ISLANDERS
    50 5 OFFICERS from the Cooperative Society Department In Singapore will distribute m Pulau Tekong, today, through the Co-operative Society now In existence on the island, some of the canvas cloth sent to the Social Welfare Department by the Australian Government for distribution. Distribution m other areas will follow.
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    AFTERNOON SCHOOLS DOUBLED
    227 5 Free Press Staff Reporter r^O cater for over-age pupils, the Education Department this year has almost doubled the, number of afternoon classes compared with last year. Three new Government afternoon schools have been opened at Serangoon, Geylang and Monk's Hill with accommodation for a total of about
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    HINDI CLASSES
    37 5 All those who want to Join the Hindi classes now betas conducted at No. 6 Ract Course Lane, Singapore, should apply on Fridays and Mondays between 5 30 and 6.30 p.m. at the same place.
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    Wharf guards to continue
    108 5 Free Fress Staff Reporter BECAUSE of the emergency. D the Singapore Harbour Board has decided to extend the service of Its Auxiliary Police Force at Its present strength of 142. until the end of this year. The Board wm review its policy on the Force towards
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    TAXI. BUS FARES STANDARDISED
    141 5 TAXI and omnibus fares have 1 been standardised In Singapore m a new Gazette notification. The taxi fare for the first mile is 40 cents, and for each subsequent half mile. 20 cents. If the hirer wishes to pay by time It U charged at U
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    SECESSION MOVE: SCBA SUPPORT IS PLEDGED
    115 5 SECESSION MOVE: SCBA SUPPORT IS PLEDGED Free Press Staff Reporter VHE Straits Chinese Brix tish Association (Singapore) at a committee meeting yesterday, pledged full support to the movement m Penang and Malacca for the secession of Penang, Province Wellesley and Malacca from the Federation and the restoration- of the former
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    4 POLIO CASES IN COLONY
    63 5 Four cases of pollomyelltli (infantile paralysis) were reported m Singapore during the week ended Jan. 19 The other notifiable diseases reported were: tuberculosis 7i« chicken-pox 13, diphtheria 6, enteric fever 2 and leprosy 2. There were 160 deathi against 542 births m the week. Infantile
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  • SATURDAY SPORTS PARADE
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      A challenge to Lim Chuan Geok
      480 6 By A Special Correspondent pECENT statements made by Mr. Lim Chuan Oeok, captainmanager of the Malayan Thomas Cup team, m London have been received unfavourably by certain sections of the sporting public, especially the Indian community. They feel that Mr. Lim Is uiowing his
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      TABLE TENNIS BID NEXT?
      367 6 OINGAPORE'S table tennis players want to follow the example of their Thomas Cup badminton colleagues and take on the world— and why not? Table tennis is as popular as badminton A Singapore tennis player has beaten an international champion just as local badminton players havf done.
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      LOOKING FOR SOCCER STARS
      748 6  -  JOHN HALL By riOOTBALL experts r who were not at last Saturday's English Cup games were the men who helped to build the teams. They are the "talent scouts," key men of Big League football, men one rarely reads about and very rarely see. The clubs
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      Malay girls like hockey but
      471 6 A GROUP of Malay women at Katong whose ages range from 15 to 45 have taken the unprecedented step of introducing sport into their social club as a method of emancipating* members. Their club, the Malay Young Women's Association, formed last April, is run by
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      Revised Cup Programme
      195 6 A REVISED list of Malaya Cup fixtures for 1949 was issued by the Football Association of Malay* yesterday. The fixtures are ao follows (home teams mentioned first) NORTH Apr. 9. Combined Services v Pahang. Penang v. Kfdah- Apr 23 Com. Service* v. Selangor, Pahang v. Perak; Apr.
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      140 6 mSlidrdkß Exclusive to the Singapore tree Press m Malaya I NOW YOUR I ZARBA ALWAYS I I SLAVE/ ON YOUR KNEES BEFOftcI I ON YOUR KNEEsTIT"!^^^ vA.Mn Q A C n nwcine vAyur.,vn,, L WERE LAZY ME/ NIGHT RIOERS/ BEAT HIM/ SLAVE-W— K^^ J YOU LOROEO OVER ME WHEN YOU
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    TRAINER EXPECTS NEW K.L RECORD
    289 7 TRAINER EXPECTS NEW K.L RECORD Permita Dormez firm favourite From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. TRAINER Jack Manning is not only confident 1 that Permita Dormez will win the main sprint at this afternoon's races here but expects him to smash the course record for the 5Vz furlongs set up
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    Today's game vital to South aspirants
    522 7  -  CRUSADER By TODAY'S match between Singapore Civilians and 1 Combined Services at Jalan Besar Stadium will certainly produce the best rugger of this season m the Colony. Not only is the cream of talent to be seen m action, but each and every player
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    Danes will win, says Nichols
    230 7 p C. F. Nichols, live times winner of the K« AU-England singles badminton championship, when asked whether he thought Malaya would beat Denmark m tne Thomas Cup simply said: 'The Danes will win; they are much stronger." Nichols is a member of the English team
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    VON NIDA GOES ROUND IN 76
    96 7 VORMAN Von Nida, Austra*l lian professional golfer was equal sixth at the end of the first round In Manila yesterday In the Philippines open golf championship. He went round In 76. six strokes behind the leader. Celestlno Tugot, a 31-year-old player from the Island
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    MCC hit 102 without loss
    70 7 MCC hit 1 02 without loss stages, Simpson finished with 45 not out. The batsmen had to call upon all their defensive skill at the opening of the innings when Melle, a 19-year-old fast bowler, and Chubb made the ball move a good deal m the Heavy atmosphere. M.C.C.— IST.
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    HOCKEY OFF
    27 7 yODAY S game o hockey between the Police and the C.B.C. has been cancelled because many of the Ceylonese players are on ttie injured Ust.
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    ENGLAND LOSE 9-0
    202 7 |)£NMARK won all five ■'matches In Copenhagen yesterday and beat England by nine matches to zero m the European zone badminton final for the Thomas Cup. Denmark, who took ail four matches on Thursday, won three tingles and two, doubles yesterday. They will now meet the winners
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    A.CLARKE GETS FOUR GOALS
    76 7 ANDREW Clarke, the Singapore centre-forward, sccred all four goals for the B.R.C. "A" In their hockey match agates: the V.M.C.A. on the Club ground yesterday which ended In a 4-2 win for the A R C Harry Fang, the V.M.C.A. certreforward scored both goals for hi>
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    S.M.C. SPEED TRIAL
    41 7 I 'HERE will be a short radio A talk at 7.10 p.m. today on Blue Network on the Singapore Motor Club hall-mile speed trial which will be held at Chua Chu Kang Road tomorrow starting at 10 am
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    SOUTH ZONE OUT FOR 46
    159 7 ACCURATE bowling ay Gerry Gomez (nine for 24). followed by some confident batting by Jeff Stollmeyer (77 not out), put the West Indies m a strong position m Madras yesterday, when they began a four-day match against South Zone. The Zone were skltted jut •or
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    Just in time
    36 7 Flack, the Fulham goalkeeper, gathers a hard shot from Chapman, the WalsaU centre fonoard, during their FA. Cup third-round encounter at Craven Cottage on Jan. 9. WalsaU won one -v.il after extra time.
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    Olympic athlete figures in inquiry
    242 7 f* RI I AIN'S greatest woman athlete. Mrs Oeoffrey Dyson,' who as Maureen Gardner ran Mrs. Fanny Blankers-Koen to inches In ine Olympic 80 metres hurdles, will: not take part m the British Empire Games m New Zealand next January. Maureen is expecting a baby
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    Changi win R.A.F. boxing championship
    414 7 Changi win R.A.F. boxing championsh ip By MALCOLM USHER /^HANGI won their second boxing trophy m the new season when they beat Seletar m the K.A.I-. Malaya Open Championships, which were staged at Seletar last night. The winners started the championship-proper with a 13 points to eight lead over Seletar
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      517 7 f M i US are the acceptances for today's races at Kuala Lumpur. The Double Totes will be held on races (our and the, seven and eight, and the Big Sweep will be drawn on race eight. KACE 1, 2.30: CL 1. DIV. 3. t FURLONGS 30 Trumpinfton Lawler 8.00
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    NEW RADIO TO FIGHT THE REDS
    592 8 'TellFarEast our attitude Correspondent LONDON, Friday. (CONGRATULATING the British Government on "a singularly sensible venture" the construction of a giant broadcasting station m South Johore, Mr. Lennox- Boyd (Cons.), speaking m the House of Commons today, said: "If we are to use this broadcasting
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    BIRTH
    126 8 PARSER: On Wednesday. 19th j J*n.. to Jane, wife of S. R Parker, at 22 Thomson Road. Ipoti a daughter both well. DEATH TLO: On Jan. 20 Teo Wan' Kfttv, 741 B Telok Mata Ikan. j H.td 82. leaving his beloved wif-. only son Teo Chwee Chua Land Office
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    BIG CANADIAN LOAN TO U.K. 'UNFROZEN'
    86 8 BIG CANADIAN LOAN TO U.K. 'UNFROZEN' ed thousands of listeners ander where we stand on OTTAWA, Saturday. THE Canadian Finance Minister, Mr. Douglas Abbott, announced last night that Britain may now resume drawing on the unused portion of her Canadian loan at the rate of $10,000,000 a month. Balance of
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    ANTI-RED DEFENCE LINE Scandinavia to decide now
    241 8 ANTI-RED DEFENCE LINE Scandinavia to decide now LONDON, Saturday. THE Scandinavian countries Norway, Sweden and x Denmark— are expected to decide this week-end whether to form a Scandinavian alliance or join the projected North Atlantic defence pact. Defence chiefs of the three powers agree that Scandinavia is unable to guarantee
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    TRADING AT LOW EDB
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    Gift to Bradman
    47 8 gIR Donald Bradman will receive A £7,696 from the Victorian Crcket Association for his testimonial match played m Melbourne last month. In addition, he will rece ye A£1,600 from the South Australian Cricket Assocation. and other smaller amount* fit* other state associations.— A.A P.
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    S'PORE WOMAN JOURNALIST MARRIES
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    London Stock Exchange
    191 8 place m giii-edgeds and shoi itates, loans moved fractionally higher. Idleness m the oil section resulted \r. slight losses among leaders, but Anglo-Egyptians remained firm. Following were the closing miadie prices of selected stock* Ml supplied to the Free Press by special arrangement with the Financial Times.
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    Asian advance would ensure US prosperity
    249 8 Asian advance would ensure US prosperity WASHINGTON, Saturday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN is said to have told a group of Congressmen yesterday that United States production could not catch up with demand for 100 years if the standard of living m Asian countries could be raised two per cent. A broad programme
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    'GOLD DIGGING WOMEN
    75 8 CAPETOWN, Saturday. TWO tall and handsome x South African constables volunteered yesterday to marry American girls provided their transportation to the States is guaranteed and their prospective brides are 'streamlined and beautifulr\ r> urn uCflZee, a? d Anthon V Miuer, both of the Capetown police, sod American
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    89 8 (uts.) 84/6 TIN! Ampat (uts.) 8/Ay. Hit am (5/-) 28/6 Hongkong (5/-) 14 3 Ipoh (16/-) 25/Kamunting (5/-) 12/9 London Ord. (5/-) 4/10J Malayan (5/-) 27/6 Pahang 10/7^ Petallng ($1) 23/6 —/I Slone 8A S. Malayan (5/-) 28/0 8. Tronoh 18/--8 Klnta (5/-) 14/Sungei Besl 18/6 —/j
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    Mediator breaks Rhodes deadlock
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    Rubber Prices
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