Malaya Tribune, 27 February 1948

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    57 1 The Malaya Tribune BY Till: PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya hrtag Telegrams: "Tribune. Singapore". Telephone: r,Bll (9 tines). EIGHT PAGES FRIDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune i London Agents: Messrs. Colin 1 Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98, &t. Martin's
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    DETECTIVE'S SLAYER FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT JUSTICE
    631 1 Escape Bid Hours Before Sentence (Tribune Crime Reporter) Some hours before he was sentenced to death for shooting a detective, a Singapore gunman made h desperate bid to escape from Outram Road Prison. The auemn: was made ai about 4 a.m. yesterday.
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    40 1 While a Chinese and his wife were walking along Loke Yew Street alst night, at about midnight, two Chinese held them up and robbed the couple of *9 in cash and $92 worth of iewellery. The men were not armed.
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    MYSTERIOUS STABBINIG ON TONGKANG
    52 1 Indian* are in eoqpttal nfl a re uli of r fe attach in a thla Morning, re asleep In jn T »l"k they nmn atpersona or ucrmkn< wn. at about g 1 sappeau ed as they ai riv<d. that robbery was fo, Hip a? ;aull /rstigatl«Mi
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    PASSENGERS ROB TAXI
    49 1 i ,d iver was roh- jf, n eaah hy three ih v! log i... hist I, i the ta;:i in Par* and after vsitu iseineM park, the ocjuesti 11 h ni to drive iv Avenue One man ordered the driv- n while his companions rob him.
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    UK Marriage Laws: New Move Rejected
    113 1 Ifl> )X Feb Zr> The Briirernment today rejected a L Meston ir. the i that the law be amended to provide be voidable where i Ilea at all times w the proere*'tion v ins stintr on the I oti ,v eottvea. Lord Chancellor, L*>rd
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    Big 3 Condemn Czech Coup
    154 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The United States, BriFrance today condemned recent events in lovakia as "placing in jeopardy the very ol the principles of liberty to which all demotions are attached." at on declaration n$ of a crisis amd deliberately insuse o! certain metested in other
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    SHE'LL TALK TRADE WITH RUSSIANS
    82 1 Reuter. J .ON DON. Fe}, A unman. M'-ss A D S'fivin.s. h'ads a Rrifj::h Board of Trad" rtrfeO'ttion which is- n or hnld.nti ta'ks with thr Soviet mitynrii adit> n'si ration in Berlin Thf delegation is seeknt tit rmcl—dt o trade oar* between Britain and
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    UK Rushes Cruiser To Honduras
    306 1 Reuter. LONDON. Feb. 26.—Britain, tearing that Guatemalan "ex,remises' might try to land in British Honduras, is sending the 9,100-ton cruiser Shemeld to stand by in Deiize, the colony's capital, a Foreign oince spokesman announced here toaay. A note is being prepared protesting against recent pres.-;
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    £15,000 Damages
    118 1 Reuter. LEEDS. FEB. 26. Damages of £15.000 were awarded at the Leeds Assizes to Mrs. Doris Bowers. 26. widow of a young doctor who died in a road crash. Dr. Arthur Clifford Bowers. 33- car-old miner's son, v/as killed .ast Apiil when his auto-cycle collided with a lorry.
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    No Free Press
    38 1 Reuter. PRAjGUE, FEB 26. The press section of the Czech Ministry of Information tonight banned publication of the joint British. French and United States communique condemning the rec?nt e v ents in this country Reuter
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    38 1 Reuter. Winchester, Hampshire, Feb. 28. A Vickers Armstrong supermarine aircraft "Attacker" piloted by Mr. M. J. Llthgow today broke the world record for the international 100 kilometres closed circuit with a speed ot 560.634 miles per hour. Reuter.
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    BRITISH MACHINERY WORLD'S BEST
    79 1 Reuter BERLIN, Feb. t6. Amarnath Kapoor, General Manager of the Indian Red Lead Factory, Ltd.. Calcutta, who has pud completed a world wide buying mission. declared here ioany that British machinery was ths best in the world. Mr. Kapoor added that it was a pity that
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    Percival: The Whole Story Or...
    208 1 Reuter —AAP. SYDNEY, FB3. 27. The newspaper Sydney Morning; Herald today asked whether the dispatches of Lt.-Gen. A. F.. Percival. former General Officer Commanding Malays, and Air Vice Marshal Sir Paul Maltby. former Assistant Air Officer Commanding Far East, were censored be- <>Te pub ication.
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    Great Struggle Against Communism
    182 1 CANBERRA, FEB. 26 —Mr. Joseph Chifley, Commonwealth Prime Minister, told Parliament here today that Anglo-Ameri-can aid, the Marshall Plan, lend-lease and the Havana Trade negotiations were all linked with tne "great struggle ot the democracies against Communism." "Communism has grown m soil fertilised by the conservative
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    Lessons Of Malaya Still Not Learned
    414 1 Reuter-AAP. WARE, Hertfordshire, Feb. 26.—Lt. Gen. A. E. Percival, Commander of British forces which surrendered to the Japanese at Singapore in 1942, today expressed to Reuter the view that the lessons of the Malayan campaign described in his despatch published tonight had noti been
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    GORDON BENNETT: 'PERCIVAL HONEST'
    395 1 Reuter. SYDNEY. Feb. 26.—Lieutenant-Gen. Heniy Gordon Bennett, former Australian General Officer Commanding in Malaya who escaped after the Japanese had taken Singapore, ;oday described the full account ot the Malayan campaign given in despatches of Lt.-Gen. A E. Percival. former General Officer Commanding Malaya as "very
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    Lady Gimson At Trade Show
    127 2 Her Lxcvhency Lady Oimson, the wife o| the Governor or Singapore, spent nearly an hcuc yesterday morning at the Inlian Trade Exhibition which was opened last Saturday at the Great World Pirk On arrival at the Exhibition entrance Her Excellency was re ceived bv the
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    Coroner Exonerates R.A.S.C. Driver
    307 2 THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT PROVIDE GROUNDS FOR CHARGING L CPL. JALAUDDIN BIN HAJI AMAT WITH AN OFFENCE UNDER THE PENAL CODE IN CONNECTION WITH IHE CIRCUMSTANCES OF IHE DECEASED'S DEATH*, SAID IHE SINGAPORE CORONER MR. W G. PORTER, YESTERDAY. AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS INQUIRY INTO
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    Chinese To Hang For Murder Of 'Tec
    420 2 THERE WAS A TENSE MOftiKNI AT IHE SING<\PORF SIZE COURT YESTERDAY WHEN THE HON MR ?wfnrv BROWN PASSED SENTENCE OF DEATH ON A CHINESE PR I SONER. CHOY TAX FOR IHE MURDER OF DFTFT I ivp CHONG NGIT CHEONG. Did OF GUILTY RETURNED
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    Hainanese Fined
    124 2 Charged with attempting to enter Singapore without a passport and without proper travelling documents, four Hamancse. including a woman, appeared before the Sixth Police Magistrate. Mr R S De Banzie. yesterday. They were Wang Chin Mow (37) Foo Kee Joo (20). Low Hong Ngiap (30) and the woman.
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    Leave To Presume Death Of Husband
    129 2 KUALA LUMPUR, FEB. 24.— At the High Court, yesterday :.;iorning. the Acting Chief Justice. Federation of Malaya, Mr. E. O. Pretheroe, granted Mrs. Sybil. Estrop nee Baptist, leave to presume the death of her husband. C. O. L Estrop. who Is missing since Jan.
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    FOR GALLANTRY
    66 2 At the Advisory Council meeting yesterday. Governor Sir Franklin Cinison presented the Military Cross for gallanty to Major C. B. Molony. Now working at the («ovcrnorGeneral's Office in Singapore. Major Molony as a British Intelligence Officer with an Indian Infantry Brigade in Italy, besides carrying out his duties,
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    Two Chinese On Trial On Serious Charges
    580 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26.—Shortly after the celebrations in honour of his younger brother s marriage vvere over, a Chinos boiler-maker living at Santul was robbed of some cash, jewellery and a bicycle by three masked Chinese, all armed with revolvers. This story wj
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    JET DISPLAY
    42 2 The Vampire Jet Aircraft will by on display to the public at Kallang Airport from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. Immediately afterwards. Ft. Lt. J. W. Wilson, the Pilot, will give a flying display over the Airport.
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    BRITISH CRUISER FOR HONDURAS
    33 2 LONDON t'sh »,100-ti is on its wa D Honduras. b J B incident* o\ cert ments" Central R uautemai today Oaut main ria« *--r disj which o-cr Beliz I
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    TRUSTED SALARIES REPORT "PATCHY AND VAGUE"
    314 3 pnbiu atrvwiU uas dtad-lirok': about the of d Mi Thin (than Bet jn the Advisory Cuuncd ystsked mmmt to make a definite announcement nttndattons <f the Trusted Commission's RfI n ,i: H*-i' rices living wnien i;,u points, the of rover anient ith the Pyke
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    2 Killed In Crash Outside Cemetery
    302 3 n,-/' 1 s R'-porttri WBZM KILL-{<"KAL>-ON COLLISION 1 f ORRY ARRfNG .V'V;; B.T.C. BUB AT DURING THE ACCIDENT OUTSIDE THE (EMETEBY IN KASGOON LOAD 1. "ill <-) passengers ni received knocks two dead men attendants who l lie p baskets *i as traveling town
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    Elizabeth Among Year's "Most Wholesome Women"
    190 3 U.P. NEW YORK. Feb. 26. The Women's Research Guild today named Princess Elizabeth, Clare Booth Luce, Barbara A.m Scott, Judy Canova, Mrs. Spender Tracy and Judge Camile Kelly as the "most wholesome women" of 1947. The Guild said these six were picked in a
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    Malaya Has Made "Great Recovery"
    211 3 Sir John Hobhouse. artner of Alfred Holt and Company, shipowners, who is on a tour of the Far East told the Tribune yesterday that Malaya has made a great recovery. His last visit here was 13 years ago. Sir John Hobhouse' partner of Alfred Holt
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    SHLU Officials Freed On Two Charges
    332 3 The three Singapore Harbour Labourers I n ion officials on trial for housebreaking and causing mischief were yesterday at the Second District Court acquitted. The officials, Govindasamy. Measurer of the SHLU. Amuthulingam a committee member, and chairman and supervisor of the Nilam Biki Tamil
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    Chinese On Arms, Robbery Charges
    128 3 "The accused had an autcrv- tic pistol tied round his thigh," a detective told the Eight Police Magistrate. Mr. R. W. P. KuV. during his evid?nce ai .1 preliminary inquiry into three charges of possession of firearms and armed robbery brought against :i young Hokk'>n.
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    Killearns Back
    37 3 Lord and Lady Killearn ai rived back in Singapore yesterday by air after attending the celebrations in Ceylon on her attainment of Dominion status. They were also present at the opening of the Ceylon Parliament.
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    Malaya: February 1942
    701 4 At last the veil is withdrawn from the tragedy of the British collapse in Malaya in the early part of 1942. Lt. Gen. Percival lias compiled his despatches in tremendous detail and a necessarily hasty perusal of cabled summaries suggests that the report is in the mam
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    Bootlegger at H. Q.
    93 4 UP. WASHINGTON.—During fV war the Pentagon. United Sta^e ß army headavmrters. mm* the object of many jokes because of ;ts huge size. Ore joke was about n private who enrered the building <r o t V*t and earre out six months lator a cap am. Now
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    WANTED: Economic Survey For Malaya
    992 4  - WANTED: Economic Surve y For Malaya By N.T.R. Singam Recently, in the House of Commons. Mr. Harold Davies urged that a committee be let up to produce a n economic survey for Malaya so that an approach may h«. made to complete the reorganization of Malaya's econo my to tree
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    Atomic Research In China
    487 4 Reuter. PElPlNG.—Although rea!izinp that there is n Q pOtotbilHy of China producing the atomic I bomb in the near or remote fu- ture, Chinese scientists here have t organised a committee to study methods of defence against the I destructive bomb They will work I in
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    Most Handsome Elephant
    190 4 Reuter. COLOMBO.-Most han.isDme baby elephant ever seen in the Of Ceylon was discovered February 4—the day on which Ceylon attained her independence—from Kokuwfewa, a village near Anuradhapura- The discovery is regarded her e as a &rea f harbinger of luck to the newly bom Dominion of Sri
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    BREAK-UP OF FILM TRUSTS?
    197 4 Reuter. WASHINGTON. The structure of America's film industry may be shaken to its foundat'oas —and a big- new chance given to British and other foreign competition—by the United St a tes Supreme Court decision due to be niade here shortlyThe case before them lg bae .ten-year-old
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    SAFETY FIRST!
    8 4 HALT AT ROAD JUNCTIONS —HE DIDN'T.
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    Mountains Look Cold To Hirohito
    322 4 AAP. TOKIO:— The first British entry in history—that of Lieutenant Commander P.S. Evans. Royal Navy, and now commanding: the destroyer Comus based on Hon<rkon E —fai'ed to win an award in Emperor Hirohito's annual thirty-one syllabi* Imperial poetry contest. Nearly 11,000 poems were entered including
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    OVER-CONFIDENCE LED TO NEGLECT: LACK OF TEAM SPIRIT
    2132 5 PERCIVAL TELLS THE STORY OF MALAYA'S FALL LONDON, Feb. 26.— The ten weeks' Malaya campaign was lost and Britain's vital Far Easte:n strongpoint at Singap ore fell to the Japanese in February 1942 because over-confidence in British naval might led *,o neglect
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    Despatches Tell Inside Story
    339 5 Reuter. ,M.u\. FEB. 26. grit tin's force* were en- 1 tireh unprepared for totd war in the Far East when Japan launched her attack in December 1941, the British Commanders in Ihe Malayan and Netbtrland East Indies campaigns disclosed in discs released here tonisht l n
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    FROM CLERK TO GENERAL
    174 5 J Gent 'ill A>th> Ernest ww, i;o arc t ives in »1 in the vH, ge of Hadkam, Her.tt 'dshtre, 1 H> has i a ,n and a autgkter. I'd i hi mi (i clerk in Lonuid m rved r. t',. First v I War in
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    TANKS SCARED TROOPS
    168 5 The absence of British tanks in the ten weeks' campa:gn against the Japanese in Malaya had c .serious psychological effect on the troors as well as its material effect on the rattle. Lt.-General A. E. Percival. former Officer Commanding. Malaya, reported in the despatch published here tonight.
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    NO MENTION OF GORDON BENNETT
    190 5 The escape of Lieut.-General Henry Gordon Bennett, the General Officer Commanding Australian forces in Malaya which led to a Government inquiry in Australia is not mentioned in Gen. Percival's despatch which is published today. Aft;r Singapore's fall, Gen. Bennett escaped with a party of officers
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    NO BRUTAL PHRASEOLOGY
    654 5 U.P. Scrutiny of Gen. Percival's despatch prompts the inescapable conclusion that the poorlocal intelligence and communications frequently prevented the Malaya Command jro.n being kept fully informed of various developments. More than once General Percival even asserts he did not receive orders said tc have been issued by
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    Tribute To "Hello Girls" In Malaya
    108 5 Lt.-Gen. A. E. P rcn at, British Officer Commaninng Malaya, during the December 19} l retreat paid special tribute to Eurasian and Chinese ;jirl telephone op' rators in his despatches on the Malayan campaign. Writing of iho BritimH etfmcuatlon of Ipoh, one of the
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    Dutch General Denies Charge
    224 5 Reuter. THE HAGUE, FEB. 27.—LT. GEN. TER POORTEN. COM-MANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY: DURiNG THE JAPANESE INVASION IN 1942, lODAY DISMISSED AS "DEFINITELY UNI RUE"' A £I A I EMEN i THAT HE ORDERED IHE SURRENDER TO IHE JAPANESE OF ALL THE FORCES UNDER
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      236 5 "WHISKEY SWILLING" NONSENSE In his report UkVch is published today. Gen. Percival describes as "a (jioss misrepresentation" the often heard charge that the fall of Singapore could be attributed to "whiskf j switling planters." His report reads- "Tne plcturo, so often portrayed, of the 'whiskey sncilling planter' was a gross
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    Malays Set Up $200,000 Company In Alor Star
    313 6 ALOfc STAR. Feb. 25.-Attempts to start industrial, ising whatever resources are available in oraer that one ot the aims of the New Constitution providing good training for Malays would gradually be achieved are being made by a group of enterprising Malays of
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    Sharp Fighting Breaks Out In Jerusalem
    98 6 Reuter. JERUSALEM. Feb. 26.— Two Arabs were killed and live wounde d today when sharp nghtng broke out between Jews and Arabs around the Hebrew University and the big H.idassah Hospital on Mount Scopys. Jerusalem. About eight Jews were wounded. Jewish sources stated. Police
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    Strikers Clash With Police
    62 6 Reuter. MARSEILLES. FEB. 25. A j weman was injured and six per--1 sons arrested after a clash here tonight between 300 police and I 1.000 strikers from the St, j Louis petrol refineries. The police' intervened when ihe strikers, now idle for three flays, held a
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    Girl Committed For Trial At Assizes
    238 6 At the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry, yesterday the Eujhth Police Magistrate, Mr. R. w. P. Rute/eharged a 14--year old girl, Yee Wan Tong, with murder of a two year old baby on Dec. 22 last, and committed her to stand trial at the
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    Malay Badminton
    132 6 Tin- date of the coiinnuicemcn:; of the Singapore Malays Badminton 1 o |niamen|, 1948 Championships, lias, been fixed for March. The tournament will Le played at. the Clerical Union Hall, and wi.l open with the Junior and Veterans Championship. The draw to»k place last Tuesday nitfht at the
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    C.S.C. CRICKET
    95 6 The following players are kindly requested to turn out to play a home and home came at the St. George's Padang at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday I'eb. 29:— President's XI:—X. Muttukumaru tCapt.), C. Thuralsinpham. S- Yotrarajah.. S.K. Sundram, Lt. A. Perera. Lt. H. Perera. K.S. Retnam. U.W. De
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    BOAT MASTER CHARGED
    157 6 Bail totalling $4.000 was allowed a boatmaster Ong Tong Soo <47i when he oppeared before the Sixth Police Magistrate, Mr. E. S. De Banzie, yesterday. Accused faced four charges of failing to comply with port regulations. It was alleged that at 4 a.m. en Feb. 25 accused
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    J.M.S.C. TABLE TENNIS
    160 6 Trie tiofaprc Medical Sports Club truuiueti the Dapat jrar y oy < gantda t<> nil m a return TaWe-'ennis encounter at the residence of Che Jamaludin on Friday last. Kestiii.s. \lonei iw~t>uu ie... Jamaludin (3-0); Loh Thin Luke beat Mohd Jaatar «3-0 1; fcyed Jaafar beat Mohd
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    JET FIGHTER SETS NEW RECORD
    75 6 U.P. LONDON, per Jet fighter tod A*Z •Will 100 klion, W -air .sp,;d reco second tlrrn or<s ror vnen the P a <f*j airport nc h c v at the so r j f 5 ?S* uour. Th Vickers c, mn row. ie .st pilot
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      129 6 Malacca Bankruptcy No. 31 of 1936. Re. Stnnivasan Emmanuel Notice is hereby given that a Third and Final Dividend is intended to be declared in the above matter. All creditors must prove their claims by the 19th day 01 March. 1948, otherwise they will be excluded from this dividend Dated
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    Penang Race Card For Tomorrow
    1080 7 gelow is the :ard for tomorrow's races at Penang, firsl day of the Penan* Turf Club Leap Year meet- pving the records of the last three runs, ages, Jjjen and trainers of the candidates:— T| \oKTHERX H'CAP—HORSES CLA&S HL 7 F ■nt Ait 5y 9.04
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    INTER PARTY MATCH
    61 7 Vm £"tsrday. Feßniarv Ck If rui-,„ r Ahmad Maw all d Jfe the following Singapore players H*v c selected to represent 'trie i3outh gainst the ftorth in the forthCdrplxjg MAlayan (JhTxtese footba-Tj classic #f the year. Lee Pat TOTrg. Chee Setts. Tan Chic Leng, Boon Soon San.
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    Early Selections For Tomorrow
    114 7 (From ALLAN LEWIS) My early selections are: Northern Handicap, Horaes Class 3. 7 furs.: HOWF Perfect, KJmbolton Stewards' Handicap Horaes Class 3. Div. 1, 8 furs: KIMBERLEY, Inspiration. Sun God. Horaes, Class 3, Div. 2, 6 furs: NEW ERA, Gopeng, UtPled Pisces. Horses Class 3, Div.
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    ARMY BOXING
    81 7 Excellent boxing j s promised a*, the Happy World Covered Stadium tonight when the Far Eisi Ajiuy Championship finals ays decided. The first tournamc nt of its kini to be hv ld in Singapore, boxers from Hong Kong and the Ceylon Garrison will be participating In addition to
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    Artists Entertain
    117 7 Mis s Lo Kit ling and Mr. H. W Offord gavl a tea party U) W« local pwss yesterday arurnuon at Balmoral Crescent where vhey were given a cf the pictures tne:>c two artists will b exhibiting in the first week cf March at th e YMCA. Miss
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    KING KONG—RIZA BEY
    183 7 King Kong, and AH Riza Bey heavyweight grappler from Turkey, meet for the third time in the main attraction .at the Great World arena tomorrow night This meeting is billed as "a ftght to a decision" and vvii be contested under the "no foul" 1 rule. When
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    25 7 The R.A.F. (Paya Lebuc) soccer tcum will meet a J>uU-h merchant r.avy team from the s.s. Zeeland today! at the Road ground. Kick-off at 5.15.
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    SCFA To Have Their Own Football Stadium
    222 7 THE SINGAPORE CHINESE ARE TO HAVE A FOOTBALL S lADIUM OF THEIR OWN. AND THIS WOULD BE REALISED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR IWO, SAID MR. SIM KWANG lOW. CHAIRMAN OF IHE COUNCIL OF IHE SINGAPORE CHINESE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. AT A MEETING HELD
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    ATHLETICS PIN THEIR HOPES ON YOUNGSTERS
    765 7 «V cpfriitior welcome* any loothaii news from clubs and «f rvtce team ft. Write to "Spccr atf>r" or. easier si ill, ring Up 5811. Ulil 8PSCTATOU) WITH most of their u*d-stageis probably going to oL.ei clubs Chinese Athletics are depending on their younger plaers
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    NAPOLITANO TO MEET DARA SINGH
    135 7 NapoHtano, British heavyweight grappler. who has yet to be beaten in Singapore, meets giant Dara Singh in the main wrestling evet at the Happy World Covered Stadium tomorrow night. Last Saturday, the Lonocin 1 delighted a large crowd when he held Son of Kong. Malayan
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY
    262 7 The iollowing are th? weights •or the .second day of tne Penang Turf Club meeting, for three races only. MAIDEN HANDICAP Horses, CI F Div. 1, sft Furs. Caravan 9.04 True Liberty 9.04 Rontclla 8 13 Aiom.i 8.12 Forward <!ate Abolden» 8.11 Gay Gag 8 09
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    K.O. HOCKEY OFF
    40 7 Knock v.ut Hockey Compct,tioii games which w« re to b* played yesterday at the S.R.C. pidailg nnd the Police ground in Jhomson Road were postponed. Meanwhile all K.O. Hockey encounter* scheduled for thl-s week have been postponed.
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    31 7 The Singapore Recreation Club will he holding a cricket practice on the padang this evening Playing members are informed that the "nets" will be up fcr practice every Wednesday and Friday.
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    NEWS from the MEWS
    385 8  -  By Allan Lewis PENXAXC From in/nrrn^tjon nusxcul tfi i rritn ti |pni I I iijki lw»t'riPjJ lh'«t Ca.pt A'lann the Iv-nane Pilot Serand ivt'll-known in 1 hf fuc'lp «.'111 III as >ht' "M h' Kont'sl bin rvifntlv passe' nw.iv in Enirlan-l Tbr late Capt A'lums rrnnv
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    MALE QUADS
    51 8 U.P. ATHENS. FIB. 25.—Anna Hail .vi cf Proveza. mother ol six »:iildien, was reported today to i.uve given birth to make quad l up cts. The Ministry of Health has o:deied four bundles of clothing to be sent to h3r. The mother and ouads were reported in excellent
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    Siamese Govt. Discriminating Against Chinese, Says Envoy
    189 8 U.P. NANKING, Feb. 26.—Li Tieh Tseng, Chinese Ambassador to Siam, said today f Jaat the new Siamese government's attitude towards overseas Chinese is turning from one of friendliness V> one of discrimination. Mr. Li arrived here yesterday aboard the American military plane of
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    CHOLERA DEATHS
    34 8 U.P. ALLAHABAD, FEB. 26. a cholera epidemic is raging in sangam wnere three m.lllon rersons gathered to watch the Mnal immersion of Gandhi* regains. Official reports say at lease 325 have died.—UP.
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    S. A. F. A. Fixtures
    234 8 I The following are Div. i fixi tures: Monday. Ist March. Ist Seaforths vs. S.C.F.A. (Tiger S.C); Tuesday. 2nd March, C.A. vs. SRC; Wednesday, 3rd March, CHQ Signals vs. M F.A.; Thursday, 4th March. S.C.F.A. (AAA) vs. R.A.F. Seletar; Friday, sth March. I.A. vs. RA
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    YMCA Diary
    177 8 V.M.C.A. activities for the weekenain* ha uruay Marc a l> arc i follows; Miau~ay I t March. 5 p.m. Badminton. 5.30 p.m. Commercial ClaSEi'3. 7—B p.m. Fiec Lending Lilrary. 8 p.m. Music.Cub Choir Practice. Tuesday 2nd March. 5.30 p.m. Typewriting C arses. 6.30 p.m. Keep Fit Class. 7.10
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    Last British Unit Leaves Pakistan
    69 8 Reuter. KARACHI, FEB. 26. With colours raised, bayonets fixed and pipes skirlirg the Black Watch marched from Pakistan today, the last British unit to leave the Dominion. Led by pipers in full dress more than 100 officers and men paraded in the grounds of Government
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    Malayan News Briefs
    642 8 Mr. W. Wingett of AngloOriental (Malaya j Ltd. left X L this week for leave in Australia. 1 Mrs. R. S. demons wUI give I a broadcast oh Monday, March 1, concerning the work undertaken by the M.SP.C.A. The wedding took Dlace in X.L on Tuesday of
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    Trainer Loses Case Against Jockey Club
    309 8 Reuter LONDON FEB. 26 Lord rhief Justice Goddard in the H.eh Court today, dismissed with costs an action brought i. gainst the Jockey Club, which controls fat racing, by racehorse trainer James Russell. I Mr. Russell had claimed damages for alleged breach of contract
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    32 8 Two Tribune pictures of yesterday's bus-lorry collision at Bidadart, which killed untitled Photos show the smash-up together with corpse of the two victims One ml L in the crash. P U i
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    F.A. Cup Wins Are Not Always Gold
    401 8 LONDON, Feb. 28 —While quite a number of football clubs look to the F.A. Cup ties to augment their finances, it is possible to lose money over Cup success as can be proved by Colchester, the Southern League side which went further than
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    ACS Anniversary Celebrations
    38 8 Cn Monday, March I Chinese School cc i bnte U Second Anniversa: There will I m of the ■wtion M Armenian Mid Coleman Stml at Cairnhill Road. The programmes are dv- t< around 10 a.m.
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