The Singapore Free Press, 26 November 1949

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 1«* SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1949. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    Minister challenges planter
    286 1 Minister challenges planter LONDON, Saturday. MR. David Rees-Williams, the Colonial Under-Secretary, yesterday challenged the statement of Mr. J. C. Mathison, chairman of the Johore Planters' Association that he "was fed powerful soothing syrup" during his recent visit to Malaya. Nothing was further from the facts, he said. Mr. Rees-Williams said:
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    USSR WALKS OUT OF CHINA DEBATE
    288 1 Won *t accept U.N. decision di^ia J* EW YORK Saturday. [(I »LA declared yesterday that she would not take part m the United Nations debate on Charges brought against the Soviet Union by the Chinese Nationalist Government. v J ht Russian Foreign Minister, Mr.
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    Twice in headlines
    83 1 TOKIO. Sat. NOT long ago Koye Yamaguchi. a 27-year-old law student, made headlines when news stories revealed he was a prosperous money lender. He borrowed money from people at 10 per cent, a month interest and loaned the money for 10 per cent, for ten days. But
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    Chinese robbed
    37 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A gang of five Malays late last nisht held up a Singapore Chinese business man on his way home to Aroozoo Avenue, off Upper Serangoon Road, and robbed him of $61.
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    COST OF HOLIDAY
    21 1 At least 161 violent deaths were recorded in the Unlleo States during Thursday's annual Thanksgiving Duy festivities.- Reuter
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    20,000 FLEE TO MANILA
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    Commons pass claims' Bill
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    BIGGER CROP
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    13 1 Mr R. JAGATHEESAN. the only independent candidate m the forthcoming Singapore Municipal elections.
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    Dumping may cost 15,000 jobs
    180 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THE dumping of Japanese rubber goods into Singapore and the Federation might cause 15 000 rubber workers m the Colony to lose their jobs Mr >hum Yip Leong. managing proprietor of the Shum ip Leong Rubber Works, said today. Mr. Shum,
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    'NO REDS' IN INDIES
    81 1  -  Samshuddin SEMARANG. Sat. THE Republican Minister of Information Mr. Samshuddin yesterday expressed th« opinion that the present turbulence m Indonesia was not Communinsm "and would disappear as soon as the economic conditions improved." Aneta reported. He id there were few Communists m Indonesia, and that there
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    Tit for tat
    28 1 Hii^h Government sources m Teheran disclosed yesterday that Iran is expelling hundreds of Iraqi subjects m retaliation for measures taken against Iran sublets m Iraq."
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    MORE BEER
    23 1 Australia Is making twice as much beer and 'hr<v times as much ice cream as she did before the war. A.P.
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    Mistaken identity
    57 1 Free Press Stall Reporter ON THI'RSDAY, police arrested an employee of Pen* Estate who mistook their patrol for bandits an ild them to b'dr m case the assistant manager cam '*Ysl iI assistant iiana^er »U unsMCCCatiU m> -»nbuN!> >v terrorists at the sp wl: c the estate worker
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    OFF AGAIN TO S'HAI
    104 1 HONG KONG, Sat. THE British-owned coastal vessel. Loui.se Moller, which has been successfully running the Nationalist blockad? of Shanghai has left here carrying more than 2.000 tons of cargo for Shanghai. The Louise Moller m her last trip to Shanghai signalled the Nationalists at the mouth
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    PRAGUE TO GET STALIN STATUE
    57 1 PRAGUE, heretofore known as the "Golden City" and a city of many spires, is to get a new landmark— a huge statue of Generalissimo Stalin. The project is being undertaken as part of the Czech Communists' plan to give Stalin the biggest celebration outside Russia
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    Shuffling off colonial responsibilities
    155 1 BIRMINGHAM, Friday. IN AN attack on British colonial and foreign policy, Lord Balfour of Inchrye, former Minister Resident m West Africa, told the Birmingham University Conservative Club today: •'Socialist colonial policy has been based on an idea that rapid progress towards self-government consists of shuffling off
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    RICE FLOWN TO VICTIMS
    72 1 ONE ton of rice was despatched by air last uight by the Australian Red Cross for typhoon victims m the Philippines. The cargo is the tirst of six, each of one ton, to go by air. and the Red Cross has also arranged for 12 tons
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    VISITOR FOR RITA
    46 1 Rita Hayworth. who Is In Lausanne, expecting a baby, was visited by film actress, Constance Bennett yesterday. TI\R TO LEARN India may switch over to metric system of weights and the d»-- mal system of coin age In about 15 years. A. P.
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    32 1 Handwork by the Primary boys of St. Joseph's Continuation School drew large crowds at the school's art and handwork exhibition yesterday. The exhibition was part of the school's "Parent s Day" celebration.
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    DUTCH BID FOR BIG RICE DEAL
    159 1 WASHINGTON, Saturday. LTROPEAN Recovery Programme officials indicated that Holland had started negotiations with the United States to buy I .5.510,000,000 worth of rice for Indonesia. Purchase of the 80,000 tons of rice already has been approved by the Economic Co-operation Administration under the Marshall
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    Japanese seeking more rice
    148 1 Japanese seeking more rice TOKIO, Sat. JAPANESE Government trade missions led by SCAP officials are iue to Degin talks in Bangkjk and > ingoon today wild the «-o- ject of trading manufactured goods and heavy machinery for Siamese and Burmese rice. A rive-man Japam-v inUM delegation led by Mr. Robert
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    CZECH PURGE HITS FARMERS
    58 1 /COMMUNIST t viVv kia's middle-class purge, which already has jailed thousands of busln^smpn. rolled out into the countryside yesterday. beai*ng down on large farm owners. The drive— apparently aimed at eventual collectivisa' of agriculture had been heralded by a Gowrnm^nt spokesman. the Planning Minister. Jaromir Dolm.sky
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    RED WARNING TO CLERGY
    58 1 RED WARNING TO CLERGY Rude Pravo. the Communist Party organ, announced m Prague yesterday ihat any Czech clergyman who. after Jan. 1. marries a jouple m church who had not gone through a civil ceremony, wID be prosecuted. Rude Pravo said the clergymen would be prosecuted even U they acted
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    WARMS OF RED AIR STRENGTH
    63 1 AIR Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor, chief designate of the British Air Staff who left Delhi yesterday for Britain, warned before his departure that "it would be as dangerous to under-rate the Soviet air force as It would be to over-rate it." He said there
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    BANDIT SUSPECT
    22 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Last night a police jung quad arrested a suspectt i landit m the Bakrl area tfuar.
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    RADIUM STOLEN
    19 1 Two tubes of radium w< 6 olen yesterday m Italy irom the University of Bar! Hospital.- U.P.
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    GERMANS SMEAR JEWISH MEMORIAL
    42 1 Frankfurt police yesterday established patrols to guard Jewish property < r om dpsecration. The move came after vandals smeared white paint on a memorial stone marking the site of a synagogue razed by the Nazis m 1938. A P
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    U.S.-BURMA TRADE
    26 1 Mr. J. X Huddle, retiring American Ambassador to Burma, said yesterday he hoped for a commercial agreement between Burma and the United State.?. Reuter
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    CHERBOURG FLOODS
    22 1 High tides, rains :ind channel winds yesterday combined to maroon several thousand Cherbourg m three feet of flood water.— U.P.
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      The Pirate Hid His Treasure
      488 2 The Pirate Hid His Treasure ADVENTURE m the heart of a British M.P.'a nine-year-old son has stirred the Colonial Office to action m the 'er of a pirate's treasure, the hoard is said to be hidden on an island m the Indian Ocean and worth £90.000.000. The boy is Robin
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      Ambushed in the Fly River
      943 2  - Ambushed in the Fly River S.C. GEORGE By THE SECOND INSTALMEST OF -PAPUAN DEVILHOVSE." The story so far: Itulph Dawson, sent by hi s firm to New Guinea to investigate the disappearance of Harker. a prospector, suspects "Darkie" Bell and •'Tiny" Evan s of foul play to secure a treasure
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      STAMP CORNER
      108 2 INSPIRATION cam* wealthy Alexander Khei:'and when he was manaut r of a brickworks. He started writing, and In a few years was recognised as one of Norway's literary giants. In novels, drama and poetry lie led a Dickens -like campaign to Improve condi ions for factory workers His
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      REMEMBER THE 'TIGER CAR'?
      62 2 of have seen the rar designed like a tl which used lo run ar Singapore befo;. last war. T^ie c< a f Hke the tlq^r s b mudjiuiirds stretrned ieg? radiator open 'aws Ir v. Ing sight adark count:;. But therf- I Tv ,> neic British
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      152 2 AMAZING This Intricate design wilt challenye the nits of maze fans Beginning, of course* at X, you are to find your nay to the single erit without retracing any part of vour route. iLr a ii;. b Vru?. c !r h i l 't,;'.! 21 "2 'r.- 0 111^ 11
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      102 2 JUNIOR CROSSWORD UUMM across- j m Kir^f Jobfl lost h\* b I \t 4 X Grapes Kf <:i 1' 6 I..*ht two- "TBi~Tßi^|~ < "~TB^~™l wheeled cam.ige. dra^-. one JH^JBLJ-^ JH_ Girls n»rr^ r* ~TBlio| B| famed for it* soft don: r"i>« ]ony __JHl_ _^^J^h__|HL_ v# reme rr 7 1
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    ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN IN Sth. KOREA
    216 3 Communists heavy losses §01 TH Korean f^p^f&i,,, according: to the Army's Scoreboard of its winter anti-guerilla offensive n fSA Stß SS3S Es?JS -iptured. The Army suffered 131 deaths and 166 -mounded. In joint operations. th e Army Police, and Home uuard have formed an extensive
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    The 'Smiths' of Jerusalem
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    1,200 BOOTS AND NOT ONE MATCHED
    91 3 1,200 BOOTS AND NOT ONE MATCHED TWELVE HUNDRED odd boots and shoes, with nowhere a pair to match, set customs officers puzzling at British ports and airports. Explanation was tr>«t they w«tfe samples sent rrorn 17 different countries for examination by experts attending a "shoe line conference" m London called
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    U.S. CALLS TALK
    20 3 The United States has railed an informal conference for December 1 to musicier an international sugar agreement
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    JAPS OPPOSED
    27 3 A Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesman states that the Piiiiippines will oppose th< United States plan to let Japa-i establish trade representatives m America.- A. P.
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    Bridge Problem
    217 3 There are no trumps. South leads. North and South are to win four of the seven tricks against any defence. South leads low club, North discarding small diamond. En-.' 4k X J wins with the jack and niakt. the heart king. Sou h dropptng the queen. When East
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    43 3 Mr Robert U* (left) watches his household furnishings as they are removed from a half-size replica of the Leanms Tower of Pisa l al Niles. Illinois, U.S.A. He built In*- queer tower m 1932 because h e wanted Chicago to have something: unusual."
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    VOYAGE TO UNKNOWN
    141 3 THE 700-ton ship, Norsol. has left the Thames with the joint British-Norwegian-Swedish expedition to the Antarctic. The vessel, much smaller than Scott's Discovery, has taken on board four young British scientists. Ten others from Norway j and Sweden are also on I the ship. Three years have
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      70 3 p. Crossword No. 853 T f i Kf-f W IW p* I i 'fir i Am* I > I .1 ZH hrpn^ 3 :7 *i rtoi r^ ZHZSfHZEL i 8 Undula-. .n 4> r.^ area .3. 13 Chan: -6. 8>; 20 Hatch 8> 28 Rod 3>: 29 Follow IS >
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      5 3 Solution To Crossword No. 852
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      131 3 WHAT'S ON IN K.L. REX: So Dear To My Heart PAVILION: The Lc*>t One ODEON: Romeo And Juliet. I OLI SLUM: Blake of Scotlan-1 Yard CATHAT: Nava Jee\anam (Ta mil). MADRAS: Red Canyon CENTRAL: Shabnam Hindi t HINDUSTAN: Love and Marines Egyptlain. EMPIRE: chi'rabaka ali 1 Tamil). PENANG CATHAT: Itirte
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, Nov. 26. 1949. DECISION IN SIGHT?
    565 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, Nov. 26. 1949. DECISION IN SIGHT? ON Wednesday the joint selec: committee appointed by the Singapore and Federation Legislative Councils will meet to make ret another effort to I produce a War Damage Compensation Bill that v. HI satisfy the critics m bo Councils— and
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    Where the Clouds May Hide Rocks
    898 4 G. WARD— PRICE I continuing m Alaska his I survey of the frontiers of I Soviet Russia which he began m the Far East, reports on the "ArctlcX Survival School" NOME, Alaska. v ARCTIC Survival School", said the notice on the door of ;i
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    NATIONALIST DEBACLE
    570 4  -  WILLIAM PARROTT By THE Chinese Na tionalisl Government is today faced with the early possibility of a world-wide withdrawal of recognition ut a stage where its territory luis been reduced to 11 shrinking tenth of its former size. Dominion id V-J Daj over t lie world's most populous
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    16 4 French film actress, Corinne Calvcrt, and her husband, John BromfLla, seen at a Hollywood night club.
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    40 4 The Kino m happy mood on board the U.S. warship, Columbus, during ins Nl I Po'tsmoi <n. Seated are \left to right/: Admiral of the Fleet. Lord Fraser. Mr. Douylas iU S Ambassador) and Admiral R. F. ConoUy (U.. Kavyi.
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    He Watched Yangtse 'Hold-Up'
    879 4 He Watched Yangtse 'Hold-Up' PEOPLE MAKE NEWS 4 BRITISH Overseas Airways Corporation Official, Mr. P. A. GILLIBKAND, manager of the airways department oi Jardine, Matheson and Company m Shanghai, was one ol the passengers on board the blockade runner, the Tsinan, who saw the shelling of the Louise Moller by
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    BRITISH NUDIST BOOM
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    S'PORE TO PRODUCE CHINA DELICACIES
    374 5 S'PORE TO PRODUCE CHINA DELICACIES New farm and factory *ree Press Staff Reporter SOUTH China canning company intends to buy land m Singapore on which to build a factory and start a farm, where the type of vegetables grown m Fukien Province will be cultivated. This was told to the^
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    5 5 -Picture by K^figeeBans J. Taye.
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    Million dollar tender
    29 5 Million dollar tender Importer s i:eme. sii a pore Kin°--3 LU be a con- •licr cc has I Kingdom I f 20 j -out hemc pa at S2 ■".rea
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    MAILS
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    They always lose their cards
    63 5 F.P. Malay Correspondent MALAY fishermen m Kelar tan always lose thei. identity cards, Utusan Me layu reports The fishermen keep then caras either In a box In their prahus when they go our to sea or tie them m a plecr of cloth around their
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    23 5 picture. BOYS of St. Patrick's Institution, Singapore, go through the Wand Drill during a concert which followed the school prizegiving yesterday. Free Press
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    Inquest on dresser
    63 5 Frrr Preys Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. I^EATH by mi^adventu: lecorded by the M.. at the inquest on N E Ifalhewi an es:ate dresaer. ra was found dead m iiis bedroom on the estate :nd the poison cupboard open. The cupboard W In the ch.arge of Math
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    BIRTHS AND DEATHS
    29 5 There were 685 births and 177 deaths In Singapore Municipality m the week ended Nov. 19. Chief causes ot death were pneumonia (26 > and tuberculosis (19).
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    ELECTION RALLIES
    29 5 Election meetings will be held today by the Progressive Party ?t Farrer Park, and the Labour Party at Geylang < Lunar Park). Both meetings start at 5.30 p.m.
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    Family planners to extend work
    316 5 Free Press Staff Reporter FHE Singapore Family Planning Associations three clinics are not enough to meet the increasing f^n! ld Par nts r ho wish to space an <* P la their families, an official of the association said to me yesterday. With $5,000 recently
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    'Money needed to expand'
    140 5 r FHE man m the street m 1 Britain is now putting! sixpence instead of the tradi- 1 tional penny on the Salvation Army drum or m a BelfDenial envelope. C'jmmi.vsimr IVillian H otti Daves s m SingaDore yesterday. Commissioner Davey. a v. teran high officer
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    CHARITY CONCERT
    38 5 Th<- St. Patrick's Institution will stage a charity concert m the school hall next Saturday. Tickets may be purchased it the door for $2 and $1 and the proceeds will go towards :he school building fund.
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    CHINESE SCHOOLS PLEAD HARDSHIP
    207 5 Free Press StafY Reporter CHINESE school authorities m Malaya have told the Malayan Chinese Association that they will suffer hardships if the Federation Government decides to make the teaching of Malay and English compulsory m all Government and Government-aided primary schools. Such compulsory tuitionrecommended by the
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    23 5 11HE Commissioner-General, Mr. Malc-'m Mac Donald. photographed nith Bao Dai head of the Frenchsponsored V Mn.«.m Government, iaring his recent visit to liido-Chma.
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    Lancasters to leave Singapore
    120 5 Lancasters to leave Singapore Free Press Staff Reporter D.A.F. Lancasters of 210 which have been used m strikes against the bandits m Malaya, will leave Tengah. Singapore, on Monday on the first leg of their return flight to their Cornish base. During their stay m Malaya they flew over 200
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    Committee on lotteries
    69 5 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Satur. THE Hi[di Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurnev. has appointed a committee to consider what form draft legislation on public lotteries should take, and to make recommendations. The Attorney-General. Mr. S. W. Foster Sutton. U chairman, and other members are Mr. H.
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    3,000-MILE TOUR
    43 5 A four-man team from the Trade Union Adviser'? Office. Kuala Lumpur, has just completed a 3.000-mile tour of the northern States of the Federation of Malayn. the object of which was to assist trade unions with their administration and organisation problems.
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    Rent Bill to hit profiteering
    341 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Bill which is being prepared to amend the Rent Control Ordinance, mainly on the lines recommended by the Committee appointed by Government to review the Ordinance, will hit principal tenants who make a profit on sub-letting The principal tenant has
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    NEW CARPET FOR THEATRE
    68 5 CINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners i 11 committee have agreed tm new carpeting for th«* n■toria Theatre. They have agreed to huv it m royal blue to mattli other furnishings m the theatre. The carpet is lor the stalls pit and i\n -n circle, including the stairs to
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    FIREMEN ASK FOR MORE
    102 5 Malay members of thp Singapore Harbour B Fire Brigade are asking 1. r equal pay and treatrm: that given to members of the Singapore Central Fire Station. In a letter to the Colonial Secretary through the Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, they have asked for
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    VON NIDA IMPROVES POSITION
    198 6 Americans still m the lead AMERICAN golfers E. J. "Dutch" Harrison, A Dick Metz and Ed "Porky" Oliver shared the lead with aggregates of 145 after the second round m the Philippines *'world open golf tournament" at Manila yesterday. Harrison and Metz returned rounds of 74,
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    37 6 OSMAN Gumanti, m a Javanese dime which he will perform at the Victoria Theatre on Dec. 16, 17 and 18. when the Fine Art of Movement Academy will staxe a concert. Bookings at Robinsons, l.loyd Studio picture.
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    JOSHUA LOSES ON T.K.O.
    89 6 JOSHUA LOSES ON T.K.O. IRON Joshua of Calcutta M i -vh-roimd al kr.oekout on Thursday al tht ::ands of Johnny New York m the 'naiu Xi Br ad* ay Arena m i erda> that Ue «jld like a rttva fight ,lnce he it :he !a^: riinute a sthedul^d match of
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    CABLE AND WIRELESS ADVANCE 7 POINTS
    447 6 I LONDON STOCK I 1 EXCHANGE LONLX)N, Sat. IN a quiet market, Lon- don Stock Exchange prices moved to slightly lower levels yesterday m sympathy with the trend of British Government stock, says Renter's financial correspondent. British funds were widely one-eighth to a quarter
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    SAW PAK SAYS S.O.S.C. WAS UNFAIR
    827 7  - SAW PAK SAYS S.O.S.C. WAS UNFAIR PETER HILL Malaya s hopes for EmDire Game* .1 Too big a jump m poundages By I WALKED into the University of Malaya's Faculty lof Arts and Science building yesterday t o speak to a bespectacled young man who has been the centre of
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    62 7 Winners and runners-up In the St. Patricks Tennis Club championships. From left to right: Peter Tai (singles runner-up). Tan Boon Suan (doubles champion). Mm Soon Chye (singles and doubles champion). Lim Soon Cheng (doubles runner-up) and Jimmy Lim (doubles run-ner-up). Soon Cheng is a son of Mr. Lim Chuan Geok.
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    London bout terms for Graziano
    57 7 ifl again" proposal to exhibit Rocky a I imdon boxing ring was on again r Jack Solomons said he had national Boxing Club m New York. rid the choice of two dates. Jan. 24 I date would mean a supporting bout -heavyweight scrap between ey
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    S.A.F.A. call for entries
    72 7 SINGAPORE Harbour Board and Singapore Improves. ent TrusI are not eligible for th" I A FA. business houses' comp*ution. They were classified a« Government department* at a ■neeung of representative* of Singapore business firms last evening Er.Ties -affiliation fee $10 and ance fee 110 are now
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    St. Patrick's Tennis Club results
    45 7 LIM 1000 Chye beat Pet«r Tal 6-3. 6-2 m the singles final of the St. Patrick's Tennis Club 949 championships In the doubles final Tan Boon Sum and Urn Soon Chye beat Jimmy Una and Llm Soon Cheng 6-3. 6-2
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    FARELF BOXING
    44 7 r5 40th. Division j. C Land Forces. Hong Ko.ig. which possess many outstanding boxers, are entering full teams for t?:e third annual FARELF lr.ter-Dls-trict and individual championships, These will be held at the Htppv World Stadium. Singapore, on March 10 next year.
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    KEDAH CHECK TOURISTS
    36 7 i l'rt-» Staff Reporter ALOR STAR, Saturday. J^EDAH did very well m Holding the Indian soccer tourists to a goalless draw here last evening. The home team pltiye<i one of their best games.
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    Dara in Manila
    56 7 T)ARA Singh, heavyweight champion wrestler from Malaya, is scheduled to meet King Kong, champion of ihe Orient and Europe, on the night of Dec. 4 at tfae Rizal Memorial Radium. Manila. The giant grappler arrived m Manila last night by air from Singapore. The winner of the
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    PAKISTAN COLLAPSE AFTER TEA
    277 7 A CROWD of 5,000 Pakistanis yesterday saw their cricket team dismissed for 176 m the first innings ol the unofficial Test against the Commonwealth touring side at Lahore. In 20 minute before the close of piay the Commonwealth scored 17 runs without loss. Throughout their innings
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    Inter-Faculty table tennis
    140 7 THE first inter-Faculty table tennis match of the University of Malaya takes place today at 2.30 p.m. at Harrower Hall. Medicals are favourites, as they have the services of the Medical College Union side which woq this year's Singapore junioi inter-dub championship. The match consists of rive
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    Delaney beaten
    39 7 MICKEY Tollis <146 lbs.), who fought successfully m Britain some months ago. laM right defeated the Australian welterweight champion, Revln Delaney (146 :t lbs), on point*. The bout, over 12 rounds, did not involve the title.- A.P.
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    Official training starts in Ipoh
    152 7 IPOH, Saturday. OFFICIAL training for the Perak Turf Club December Meeting began this morning, but there was little activity on the track. None of the outstation strings has arrived and only Van Breukelen's horses were exercised. The going was good. The horses were restricted to
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    Wolves shift men in bid to beat Liverpool
    460 7  - Wolves shift men in bid to bea t L iverpool JIM CHAMBERS From ■pODAY'S English League football programme con- tains some of the most attractive pMWI of the entire season. Liverpool, unbeaten m 17 piirTrt. travel to play W'olverhampton Wanderers, who n»r more than two months were the Div. 1
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    Archie Quick's Cup forecast
    193 7 Hr.Ui <>.n« > i lie up- road to \\>inl>ie> llarti n earnest t«xJa>. when .til i tit three of the Mr. 3 <<nbi <0i..« iniu (he first xtund ol th« <• pt-tition proper and join the kurvivor* t»t the uujlM«mt rounds. Kdthei lum H.»ij M Mi'iili
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    TENGAH BEATEN
    29 7 BY beating RAF Tby eight points < i goal rod a penalty m>al to thr try. Administrative W.nt R.A.F Seletar qua. the Bandenon C\ip i final on Thursday
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    KWANGSI GOVERNOR RESIGNS
    356 8 Redspushdeep into province HONG -KONG, Saturday. AS Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's mission returned to Chungking from Hong Kong yesterday to report the failure of their efforts to induce acting President Li Tsung-jen to return to the Red-threatened Nationalist emergency capital, the Governor of Kwangsi, Gen. Huang Shu-chao, a
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    54 8 Sparks shower around jjogglpd workmen as their electric ans sear through the damaged hull of the giant runard-YVhite Star liner 'Queen Mary' m King Georg*- V dry-dock at Southampton. The men are working on the concrete patch put In the liner afler she went aground at Cherbourg last January preparatory
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    90 8 THE ENGAGEMENT is announced between Mr. David Howe Yee Foon. only son of Mr. Mrs. H'A\e Seng Funn. and Miss Annie Kn-ek Sam Tian?, second daughter ej Mr. it Mrs. Kwek Guan Hong DRUMMOND SCUDAMORE The en^aerement is announced between Captain G. H. M. L. Drummond R A son
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    BIRTH
    18 8 SOUTHWORTH. BMH. Singapore on Nov. 24th to Rosemary, wife of Major S. South worth, a Royston John.
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    MARRIAGE
    18 8 JOHNSTON-MOORE: At St. ■.'s Cathedral. Singapore, on Nn-er.ibor 2=i. 1949. Douglas Alexander Johnston and Mollif Joan Moore.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    16 8 MR .Sj MRS. RONALD ESTRO^ thanft Ihcai wbo kbl messages of greetings, ,md attended thei:
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    Love potions in his food
    60 8 MILAN. Sat. Mistretta sued I for a legal separation m Milan yesterday be< ause he said his wife insisted on mixing love potions with his food. He told the court his wife served up a series of dirty messes consisting of hair of various origin
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    Moscow paper likens India to China
    116 8 Moscow paper likens India to China MOSCOW. Sat PRAVDA yesterday likened India's p tlltlcal set up t Chlanj Kal-shek'i Kuomintang China. "Facts b-ar witness.' said i commentary, "that Nehru's Government li turning India Into an American send urmerie the East." However, recent events In history, Pr t la i'd "also
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    'YES' TO JOINT PEACE PLAN
    72 8 rHE United Nations' n Political Committee yesterday rejected a Russian r»--i lutlon calling for a flvepow^r peace pact and overwhelmingly approved a joint British American proposal reaffirming the principles of the Charter as th»- "most solemn pact of peace m history Russia and her Comlnform
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    French warning
    32 8 A Socialist Deputy If. Jean Leball. warned the French National Assembly yesterday that Germany will become the "master of Europe" within 10 years unless the Mile? retain firm control.— U.P.
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    NEW APPROACH
    18 8 Spain a^ain has approached the Export-Import Bank to Inquire about the possibility of an American loan.
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    They want more exams
    69 8 ITMYKKSIIY of Home students yesterday won a three day strike for more examinations. They returned happily to class after the Education Ministry had granted their demands for a mid-winter examination period to supplement other final examinations, m June and October lh r students had protested that
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    Sinatra's fast one on Shah of Persia
    155 8 Sinatra 's fast one on Shah of Persia NEW YORK. Saturday. THE Shah of Persia, although "had" by crooner x Frank Sinatra, left for Detroit yesterday feeling mly goodwill for "that Persian art lover." While at Detroit, the Shah will see his brother. Mahmood Reza Pahlavi. a student at the
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    INDIA TO PASS CONSTITUTION
    42 8 THE Constitution of the Borereign Democratic Republic! )l India will be Oliallj adopted today, with the completion of a third reading by the Constituent Assembly. The actual inauguration howpvor. will not take place until Jan. 2G next.- A.P.
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    Muslims urged to form separate bloc
    164 8 KARACHI, Saturday. 'VUK Pakistan Finance Minister, Mr. Ghulam .Mohammed urged Muslims to form a world group independent of the Communist bloc and the Western democracies when he opened the first International Islamic Economic Conference here yesterday. •'Wo do not want to be dragged into
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    Bid to legalise suicide
    50 8 NEW DELHI, Sat. liHK State should not interfere between "Ml and hi> Maker" vi>> Mr 11. V. Kanmth. a member of the Indian Constliaeol Issembl>. He h.ts given notit > of a hill sfekiiu to legalise .it tempt> to commit suicide. now punishable with life imprisonment-
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    RED ARMY HAS POST IN IRAN
    56 8 RED ARMY HAS POST IN IRAN A HIGH military source m Teheran yesterday confirmed that the Russian Army has a post on Iranian soil at th* Kavir Khoriin Oil Fie'ds near Semnan. 162 mileb north-east of Teheran The source said tha: the nstsU of M three or four Red Arn-.v
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    N.S. POPULATION UP
    24 8 The population of the United Stairs was 149.947.U00 on Oct. 1. and is estimated to have passed 150,000.000 since then. Reuter
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    Panama shocks Washington
    62 8 Panama shocks W ashington THE United States does no: recognize Araulfo Arias as President of Panama and expretsed profound ihock' ania seizure of power. The US Assistant Secretary of S t ate. Mr. Edward Miller, told the press that the elevation to the presidency of Mr Arias through a military
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    POLE HELD AS A SPY
    73 8 PARIS. S. The French Oovan yesterday announced the arrest of a Polish coi official on charge of espionage after ousting 17 Polish ci I r\s alleged spies Am In''- IstTJ spokesman said thai Joseph Szcherdinski. Polish ViceConsul at Lille, had been charged formally with espionUld
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      CRIPPLING TAXES MAKE A DESERT
      401 1  -  ERIC MITCHELL \~~h majority of Singapore's diverse "commuiu::es, m their desperate. Incessant search for the oasis a] entertainment for which, before the recent inspired performance of the ria Radio Philharmonic s:ra, they were starved I are the groups Sing >re who rugf give 'hose iltural
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      The magic of the rice harvest
      1452 1  -  SUTAN SANIF by 'JMIE Javanese have an over-riding sentiment m regard to rice. This sentiment expresses itself as a religious rite and allocates the planting and harvesting of rice to women. The task of the men is all the heavy or heavier work. The
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        53 1 WHY U IS DIFFERED I /^Jjjs i Iru4 California dcsion «naJ< K>r U'isur* T 3 WrtHriil if tVst S^y Sc^MU BM JoobU- <^ v \i6.fJU6 aikJ re inK>\e J points cf stW! Butt»?;>s are scu'ii io riT^v* on button holffjr are cord str£oqlb«n€j i,/ Si:E5.5.m.L.xL. COLORS, tunbMrfll J sandunr E
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        138 1 You can fly by Clipper* RODND THE WORLD from Singapore .j_ \^^9^BV^H ssf J6> 4B^r BANGKOK MANILA BRUSSELS HONOLULU LONDON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO You fly westward to New York via Bangkok/ Qtlcurta, Istanbul, Brussels and London. Eastward to San Francisco or Los Angeles via Manila and Honolulu.
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      Best U.S. Films Miss Singapore
      636 2  -  RUTH LANGDON says T WONDER why the Singapore vintage of imported American films is so poor? It' one gauged American tnste by the films that come here, one would suppose that we at home m the U.S. thrive on nothing but horse operas and noisy
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      SHE FORGOT HER LINES
      81 2 Having finished ftln hex "Paper Doll" nun music-hall >• quence m "State t orth, > la Johns has confi that she forgot I >rds hall v. ay through While her previously recorded v<uoe came over the speaker. Misa J.>hns made lip movements that matched the w
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      39 2 Cindc r r?lu (Jean Sun- mom and Buttons (Richard Attenborough) caught off duty during rehearsals tor the panto- mime which was given by 40 stars at the Royal comn o n d fUm performance before the King vjid Queen.
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      A LUISE RAINER 'COME-BACK'
      379 2 A LUISE RAINER 'COME-BACK' BY OUR LONDON FILM REPORTER \T the moment London is shrouded m one of its typical November fogs but no fog could ever keep the iilm fans away from the Marble Arch Odeon on the occasion of the Royal Film Performance. This was a grand opportunity
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      Hot Work This...
      329 2 r FHE setting of -THE 1 BRIBE" u-oming to th»> Cathay) is an island <;ff Central America called Carlotta and if we are to believe Robert Taylor. Ava Gardner and Charles Laughton, who perspire and complain profusely all through the film, the hottest little island this side
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      at the Cinemas
      234 2 At tho Capitol: "'("orimer Creak** bai all that 'western' tans love, .smoking gun fights, an Indian raid lough villains and gallant hero. Randolph Bcott is tho cowboy on the trail of his fiancee's murdrrer (George Macready>. Murgueri c Chapman Ls his inspiration and reward. At the Cathay:—
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      FEWER STAGE 'FANS'?
      284 2  - FEWER STAGE 'FANS'? I AN GRANT By THE professional repertory company under Mr. John ForbesSempill will open on January 7 at the Victoria Theatre with the thriller "Gaslight". Busy rehearsing the main parts are Charles Gibson, Dorothy Morrell and Forbes-Sempill with Vivienne Busbridge as producer and Barbara Nunn, stage manager.
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      U.S. CRITICS DISAGREE
      93 2 BROADWAY 8 mix ricorn.' B Lsh film to have reV rk'i R City music h I Gootf- The Mew Tort Dsulf Mirror calls it "a disi t'd picture. loaded v. l'h entertainment and flj ful. The Herald-Tribune ys; Hitchock ha< strutted thr conventions nna mannen I early
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      THEY DO SAY THAT......
      274 2  -  Michael Ruddy Hollywood gossip by BETTE DAVIS and her husband. William Sherry, have reconciled With reservations. The divorce suit filed by Miss Davis will remain m force until the reconciliation is successful. Meanwhile she ho* signed to make a film called For Services Rendered," originally called
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      'Silent Service' wipes out pirates
      469 3  -  KENNY KAYE by rpU! s a "Silent S.iMic'in Malaya, ttlmh without much fan f are or publicity, s een instrument- fly reducing n the Straits ergency has limelight \v forces the bandits m Very little is the 160-odd Federation ,'j aho man s that go
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      TIGERS FEAR THE NESTS OF BIRDS
      793 3  -  A. S. LEE by IT wns 8 o'clock m the nij;lit m this lonely rubber plantation, and it being just the right time for a Tiger, my English host and myself, the estate kapala, helped ourselves to i\ lew drinks, not daring, however. to
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      THE JOYS OF OWNING JONAH
      446 3  -  BEE WICKERSON by QF course, if you have any money at all, you'll not want to read this. It is all about a fifth-hand car. Again, if you have already spent your money on a brand new automobile straight off the assembly lines, you won't
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      A fitness badge for Singapore
      363 4 A fitness badge for Singapore WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT iX Britain today a scheme for the adoption of a Fitness Badge is being advocated. Continental countries have long ago adopted the a \ieme and its usefulness has stimulated other countries into forming bodies for the physical development of Its
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      101 4 Although the Football Association of Britain defeated the British Army m a recent U.K. game by four goals to one, the score did not jive a true indication of the game. The Army side was a lot better than the score suggests and with more experience it should prove a
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      COPENHAGEN STORY
      403 4 COPENHAGEN STORY WORLD CYCLING EVENTS THE worlds cycling championships of 1949 pi Copenhagen will go down In history as the troublefree" championships, thanks to the Danes' impeccable organisation. Of the seven titles a* stake 'he I R*g Harris won the proles I nal U le, and Sid Patterson Of A
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      12 nations for world C.C.
      44 4 Twelve countries nave entered the international crosscountry championships to be held m Brussels next March. The International CrossCountry Union said the entries so far are France, Belgium. Holland. Italy Luxembourg, Spafn, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. England. Walos Scotland and Ireland. A.P.
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      Wembley as U.K. Coney Isle
      502 4  - Wembley as U.K. Coney Isle H. MAYES BY >JEW YORK ha.s Its Coney i Island. Copenhagen Ita Tivoll Gardens. London, It well, that's where it stops at the moment. Lark of a permanent sporting playground for the Metrop ills is something which should be remedied, probably much more qulcklv than
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      SPORTING Chit-Chat
      351 4 SPORTING Chit-Chat THERE is much speculation as to who will win today's Singapore cup final between Kota Raja and BOD Civilians, at Jalan Besar Stadium. Winners of the coveted trophy last season. Kota Raja, are generally favoured. There Is good reason for this, for the "Rajas" have been playing exceptionally
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      AUSTRALIAN SPORT NEWS
      152 4  -  JIM CHAMBERS FROM A USTRALIAN professional tenni s star Dinny Pali* has been a very tNMf mai. since he returned home after havi part In 12 months play In America with Jack Kramer*! touring troupe. Palis, who lives In Sydney, is r.< New 7ealand for three hs
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      2 RUNNERS: ANANALYSIS
      201 4  - 2 RUNNERS: AN ANALY SIS H. Abrahams ZATOPEK OR ShRUBR? By ONE of the most exciting races at the Games it Wembley last year was the 5,000 metres, m which Gaston Reiff just beat Emile Zatopek by the shortest of yards Both these runners have recently been featuring m world
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      THOUGHT FOR HIS TRAINER
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