Malaya Tribune, 17 August 1949

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    48 1 MALAYA Tribune 5/ 77« PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tel: Tribune" Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 3811/3 Nine Ira se EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE utSDON REPRESENTATIVE. E. Maurice Gtot-er, Ualayu WEDNESDAY, A i U». 1?«
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    CHINA WAR IS 150 MILES FROM H.K.
    272 1 Red Armies Roll Into Kwangtung China (1) REDS TAKE KANCHOW China (2) FOOCHOW THREATENED China (3) U.S. TO QUIT CANTON U.P. and Reuter. CANTON, Tuesday. £OMMUNIST troops smashed Into the city of Kan chow today and started down the wide open road to
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    BRITISH CONSULATE
    30 1 LONDON. Tues. The question of closing down the British Consulate-General in Canton was today being referred to Mi. Ernest Bevin, it was learned from a usually reliable source.
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    AMERICAN CONSULATE TO CLOSE
    152 1 Reuter and A.P. CANTON, Tues.—The United States Consulate General in Canton is to be closed and all Consulate personnel evacuated, i This does not mean that the American community here would leave en masse, but it was thought likely that certain people —particularly missionaries in outlying
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    Reds Reach Foochow
    109 1 U.P. CANTON. Tues.- The Chinese Reds punched their way into the suhurbs of Focchow today and military headquarters was moved from Foochow to Pingtan Island, southeast coast city, ieHablc souices reported today. Foochow had not yet been evacuated and fighting was I Jescribed as "serious". Gen.times had
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    Tunnel Probe Will Start Friday
    283 1 THE special Municipal Committee appointed last month to investigate into the abandonment of the Pontian tunnel scheme after $1,500,000 of ratepayers' money had been spent, will hold its first meeting on Friday. The Committee consists of Labour Party Commissioner. Mr. Pat Johnson (ch.iirman). Mr. C.
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    JETS STUNT
    26 1 GUETERSLOH. Germany. Tues. —British and American jet flying pilots, performing daring aerobatics at 500 miles an hour, thrilled a big international audience here today.
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    3 Warships Due Here Shortly
    119 1 will be a iarge concentration of British warships -it H. M. Naval Base during the last week in August. H. M. S. Trumph. wtt*i attendant destroyer H. M. S. Charity, will anve from the United Kingdom on p*»j»--agc to join the Far East Fleet on
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    SIR FRANKLIN
    24 1 Sir Franklin Gimson. will be visiting the Headquarters of the St. John Ambulance brigade Association at Stamford Road this evening at five.
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    Air Girls' Good-bye to Peggy
    98 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Malayan Airways said "Good-bye" to Peggy Gillespie last night. Peggy, the spruce, honey blonde Pan-American Airways hostess from the U.S.A., who has been m Singapore for three weeks, teaching Malayan Airways girls 'how it is done' in America, is due to leave
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    FAREWELL TALK TO INNISKILLINGS
    132 1 Brigadier R. C. O. Hedley. Officer-Commanding Troops in Johore Sub-District, yesterday morning at Selarang Barracks made a farewell address to officers and men of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who are leav'nj Malaya Command. He presented Certificates of Commendation from the C-in-C. General Sir John Harding, to
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    Going Good At K.L.
    38 1 From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Today.— The going for today's races Hill be good. Princess Beau, Golden Gate and InnishraaldU should be the safest beta for the day. (For full Selections see Page 10.)
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    BABY MURDER
    32 1 U.P. INDIANAPOLIS. IXNI-IANA, rues.—Mr3. Brenda Edwards. 17, British war-bride of a .voundea ex-soldier, pleaded "innocent to a charge of murdering hei infant daughter after psychiatrist ruled her husband was insane.—U.F.
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    Tin Share Prices In S'pore Improve
    212 1 (Tribune Market Correspondent) Tin share prices in the Malayan share market made fair and significant gains all round yesterdayafter more than a year of poor prices when som? issues fell below the value of liquid assets per share. Compared with prices as on June
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    RUSSIA RECALLS ENVOY TO TITO
    175 1 U.P. BELGRADE, Tuesday. Russia has recalled her Ambassador to Yugoslavia, it was announced today, leading veteran observers to speculate that the Soviet Union was preparing for "graver action" against ex-communicated Marshal Tito. Ambassador Anatoli Lavrentiev, 45. was relieved of his duties in Belgrade and was
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    KING ABDULLAH
    30 1 LONDON, Tues.—King Abdullah of Jordan, who will arrive here later this week on an official visit, will inspect the Portsmouth Naval Establishment on Friday, the Admiralty announced today.
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    ACTRESS SOUGHT IN MURRAY MURDER
    117 1 A.P. MANILA, Tues. The Philippine constabulary agency and the National Bureau of Investigation took over the unsolved murder of George C. Murray, fbrmer American Counter-intelligence Agent. The case took a dramatic flare when investigators sought a local motion picture actress for questioning. The actress was
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    Nehru Greets Soekarno
    179 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Tues. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, today sent the Indian people's greetings and good wishes to the people of Indonesia on the occasion of their Independence Day tomorrow. In a message to Dr. Soekarno, Indonesian Republican President, Pandit Nehru said: "It has been
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    DUTCH LODGE A COMPLAINT
    70 1 Reuter. THE HAGUE, Tues.—Allegations that Republican troops entered Sourabaya and hid in different parts of the j city after a cease-fire had been «ordered in Java were I made in the Dutch Parliament today. They were contained in a letter from Netherlands j Overseas Territories Minister,
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    MILD RECOVERY
    29 1 A.P. NEW YORK. Tues. A mild ecovery movement brought the itock market out of a slump 'day and pushed prices higher v fractions to around one io'lav.—A.P.
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    Madden Arrives In S'pore
    114 2 VICE Admiral A. C. G. Madden. C. 8.. C. B. E.. Second in Command. Far East Fleet, arrived in Singapore yesterday trom Hongkong in the 10,000-ton Town Class cruiser. H. M. S. Belfast, on his first official visit here. The Belfast, flying Vice Admiral Maddens flag,
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    MOUNTBATTEN ROAD CLOSURE
    51 2 Singaporeans will have to use the Geylang Road to reach the east coast areas on Air Day, Saturday, because the Municipality has decided to close Mountaatten Road j from 1.30 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. j on that day, while the air dis- t play is in progress.
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    PROMOTION
    21 2 Lt. W. B. Bevis and Lt. J. H. Craig, D.S.C., Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, have been promoted to Lt.-Commander.
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    R.A.F. SMASH BANDIT HIDEOUT
    324 2 (From Our Staff Correspondent) MAJLACCA, Tuesday. SECURITY forces and the Royal Air Force staged one of their biggest operations when they attacked an enemy area in the Machap locality yesterday. The attack commenced at dawn when three j Beaufighters and two of the R.A.F. raided a
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    NEW BUS STOPS
    31 2 The bus stops in Geylang Road, Clemenceau Avenue. Tanjong Katong Road, Mountbatten Road, Joo Chiat Road and Rochore Canal Road are to be re-sited, the Municipality has decided.
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    MRS. RICHARDSON
    29 2 The Singapore Rotary Club's speaker at the Adelphi Hotel lunch today will be Mrs. Nancy Richardson, who will talk on "A Woman Traveller in the Far East."
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    A Talk To Teachers
    31 2 k»r li V Alien. Vie* Iter of the at opting «f toniereno at Raffies < 'allege ye*!*rda> Be*JdeT>r. Ab« Mr. H. N. lsaihatehet, onr *f th« 411avan teachers.
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    Malacca Plans Fun Programme
    235 2 MALACCA, Tuesday. THE Malacca Welfare Week Committee has drawn up a very elaborate programme for Welfare J Week, starting August 37. The programme is: Baturda\. Aug. 27. 4 p.m.: Ooening ceremom Salute by the guns of the 26th Field k gtairtt R.A. Opening --.oech by the
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    HORN-BLOWERS CURBED
    85 2 Further prohibition of horn-blowing has been ruled by the City Fathers. From 9 p.m. until 6 a.m., no driver may sound a motor- j horn anywhere in the Munici- I pat area. Total prohibition of hornblowing will be enforced in t the area bounded by McCv lum Street,
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    Trishaws banned from city areas
    76 2 A trial period of threemonths banishment of Trishaws has been decided by tho Municipal Commissioners. They will shortly be banned from Anderson Bridge, and in the area compi sing: Fullerton Rd., Fullertcn Square, Collyer Quay, Fin'ayson Green, Raffles Quay. Robinson Rd., to its junction with
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      387 2 ON THE AIR T>r yy»7i XTTiiYkPL' Announcement and Programme I »1/1 r. r\r I»UIitV Summary with Signature Tine; 12.02 T. Snriyakumari; 12.15 ENGLISH FKMGKAMMBS Mr La and Elan; 12.30 News; 12.40 10 a.m. .News frum Kuala I.ur- Recorded music; 12.43 Closing pnr; 10.05 tappro.v.) (lour Down. Announcement with Signature It
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    'TOM CHAI WAS TOLD TO GIVE UP BOXING'
    436 3 MAI Boon Lua, ex-manager of Sompong, the wellknown Siamese welterweight boxer, told the Singapore Coroner yesterday that he had repeatedly warned Nai Tom Chai to stop fighting after Tom Chai was knocked out by Kid Walkey in February. Boon Lua was testifying
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    ANNIVERSARY
    36 3 The Singapore Indonesian community will celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Indonesian Republic today at 5.30 p.m., at the official residence of Dr. Oetoyo, Representative of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaya, in Elliot Road.
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    Along The Godowns
    63 3 Hai Hsia (44); Empire llanible <Sreers Wharf); Onhma (42 43) Rajah Brooke 41»: Kn;.-ik (39); Malini MS); Devonshire Modjok»rto §B/37>; Henalbanach (31/82); Roepat (17/18); Burns'de (IS/20): Ammiputty (2122): (S3); H£n\ra<kie (34/95); Soidai (26): Askold (27/28); Tosari <29/i»>; Tairea Tbpondok (15/1(5); Belau (15): AutO'veus (1314»; City of Liverpool
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    AIR MAIL
    89 3 Latest time of posting at the '•.P.O. to Aden, Afghanistan. Alaska. Europe. Africa. South America, Persia, West Indies, Canada, Egypt. Eire. Abyssmia. t'nited Kingdom, Iceland, In,tia Madagascar. Pakistan. Palestine, Syria, U.S.S.R.. U.S.A. ••ciiV Islands. New Zealand I Hongkong. Korea, Macao. China. Japan, P.tdang and Modan is r, p.m..
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    SEA MAIL
    26 3 < Latest lime of posting GPO to Colony cf North Borneo. Labvian, Krone. and Miri is 7 a.m. and to U.S.A. and Canada is noon.
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    Tins-Fair Gains
    252 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. j n/ITH renewed interest from i VI A don and Sydney, the ire market respondh tin shares partiknowing fair advances, were quiet. Mild mtrrest continued in r -hares. j following were the announced by j M Jayan Sharebrokers' 1 iti n today. ,Oi stk <$> 3.35
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    Wealthy Arab's Will In Court
    117 3 A wealthy Arab's will, in- I vclving half a million dollars and made out in Malay, j icrmcd the subject matter of argument beiore Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith in the High I Court yesterday. v j The" will was made by the i late Shaik Omar
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    STUDY GIFTS BILL GETS FIRST READING
    93 3 IPOK. Tues. Mr. M. G Ileal. Perak Legal Adviser, racved the first reading of the Perak Malays Higher Scholarship Fund Bill at today's Meeting of the Perak State Council. The bill provides 545.000 aiiotted every year by the Federal Government, lor Perak Malays to
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    Residents Kept Out Of Colony?
    209 3 AT the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative A Council, the member for the Chinese Chamber of erce, Mr. Tan Chin Tuan will ask government i ifuta certain allegations against the Immigra- ion Department. The allegations arise out of certain complaints that the Immigration authorities
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    HAD NO PERMIT
    47 3 Yusuf Nur AH was fined ~20 in default of ten days -aol by First District Judge Van'Ah Tah yesterday when ho pleaded guilty to remainins in Singapore without a P Yu-uf !*ur AH originally arrived in »ing**fre from Madras en route to British Somaliland.
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    BOY DROWNED
    22 3 V nine war old Chinese boy. Loc Kirn Chiye. fell into a pond near Thompson Road yesterday and was drowned.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    135 3 Singapore popper PCXes eon the downward trend tasi week. Blactt pepper 1 another 5o and was > v Hers at $399 per I and white pepper loose at $4JM. were nominal. Bnyweii ;;o; keen as ;hey still idered mariset too p: i are expected to i I fuiiher.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    104 3 THE ru'obci commodity mar- »ened quiet yesterl lot Of profit takers soon in evidence. Although both London and c w York showed price rises, i the local market felt the technical adiusti lock positions made bj Dealers, ng pi ices were Buyers Seniors v' 1 Sept. RSS 34
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    HERE TO FIGHT THE TERROR
    119 3 When the Ist. Rn. Green Howard* disembarked from (he troopship Devonshire yesterday, Major-Genera! Dunlop, G. O*. C, Singapore District was there on the quay to wish (hem "the very best and good (bandit» hunting." Major General Dunlop welcomed the troops on behalf A Lt.-General Sir
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    Malay Seamen plan to raise $10,000
    186 3 THE 2,300-strong Singapore Malay Seamen's Union 1 has decided to raise $10,000 within the next five months as a "working fund" toward the building of its proposed $20,000 new premises. The working fund If to be laised, Ivginmne month, by special concr.outions of $3.
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      357 3 Announcing opening of VEGETARIAN SECTION Serving dVMciotis'.y rooked vegetarian meals by expert chefs on August 18 also vegetarian cakes available EASTERN RESTAURANT New World Park Singapore. NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL s.s. "BENGKALIS" due Singapore about 22nd August, 1949, Loading cargo alongside S.H.B. wharves for:Port Said/Amsterdam/ Rotterdam cargo ana particular:olease
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    THE RISING TIDE
    588 4 WE can expect more quarrels between U.M.N.O. W and the Sultans. The flame that flared up in June over the proposed appointment of a Malay as deputy High Commissioner, and then died down again, has not been put out. It needs only a little blowing on the
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    PIERCED EARDRUMS BACK KOREAN DEMOCRACY
    729 4 The new democracy of Scutn Kores appears to have adopted the Western concept cf democracy and linked it with ancient Oriental wevs of enforc'ng ft SEOUL. rpo judge by recent events 1 here, pierced eardrums, broken ribs and prison sentences, symptomatic of the forty-year-long Japanese
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    U.S. NOT HOSTILE TO NATURAL RUBBER
    584 4 Sir, Having lived and worked in Malaya for five years, representing The B. F. Goodrich Company. 1 have read with interest and some concern recent news stories from the Far Fast announcing that crude rubber producers have 'declared war" on the United States man-made
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    VIENNA IS GAY AGAIN
    231 4 Reuter. AFTER four years of intense work, the Municipal Council of Vienna has been dissolved in preparation for the elections which will take place simultaneously with those for the Parliament on October 9 next. The Socialist Mayor. Dr. Kocrner, a former General who still sleeps on
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    STEAK IS NO HELP ON A DESERT ISLAND
    667 4  -  you were dying of hunger and thirst a few drops of water would do you more good than a juicy steak. BY DOUGLAS LARSEN WASHINGTON IF you were shipwrecked on a" desert island, dying of hunger and thirst, a few drops of
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    Poetic Muttering
    48 4 EARL Wavell, poetry-loving Field Marshal, says English poetry Is in a bad waynowadays Speaking at the annual meeting of the London Library, he complained about "the dark, obscure, discordant mutteriags which pass for poetry in these.'' He once compiled an anthology called J "Other Men's Flowers."
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      22 4 Gay Colour Splashed I CRETONNES I lAttractiveI Attractive in appearance and colour fast 47" wide $2.95 per yard. ROBINSONS RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE
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    S'PORE'S INDIANS, PAKISTANIS GO GAY
    389 5 Singapore's 70,000 Indian and Pakistan nationals went gay on Sunday and Monday in celebration of the second anniversary of the attainment of Independence. Pakistanis celebrated Sunday because.it was on August U, 1947, that Earl Mountbatten gave Pakistan her independence. The next day he stgned the
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      23 5 3 t SILVERWARE j JEWELLERY W TCHES l I tS.P.H. deSilval 4 *45, HIGH STREET SINGAPORE.} Branches at Kuala Lumpur Ipoh )f t
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      399 5 REDUCE SAFELY. If you have larjr? abdotnen, thick angles, double chin, fat neck, Khou' rs, hips etc. use thr \LCALIA r SaT° which reduce* onfy the parts on which it is applied. $3.50. We have also THYGLOID Reducing Cream, and THYGLOID Tablets to reduc» stout men or women. $2.50 and
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    PRINCESS BEAU MAY SCORE A DOUBLE
    1386 6 3 Safe Bets For Today From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. U7INNERS again seem hard to pick tomorrow, the second day of Selanzor Turf Club's Awrust Meeting. Big fields will face the starter m most events, adding to the punters' worries. t cannot see
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    Selections at a Glance
    118 6 RACE ONE CI. 4, Dlv. s—« F. INNTSHMAKILL tin Usnu-aii Bkv Raider II RAC E TWO CI. 4, I>iv. 4—«F WINSOME II MAmUHr Slickness RACE THRFI C'l. 4. Div. S—«F JOHN Norman Outsider: Young Zulu RACE FOl'R CI. 4, Dlv. 2—S F PRINCESS BEAD Fenton i
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    RACE CARD
    741 6 DELOW is the card for today's races The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race 8, and the Double Totes on Races 3 and 4 and 7 and 8. RACE ONE 2.30 P.M. HORSES, Cl-Ass 4 V T t"r,.?n Kon^ o^ Wadsworth ~«i*hmakill Stable- A.W Sleigh Dark Bem»«e*
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    SCC week-end Cricket XIs
    141 6 I The following will play cricket for S.C.C. versus R.A.F. Changi in a tournament match on Pun day at 11 a.ni. on S.C.C. Padan*: A. C. Growder, W. K. J. C. Smith. F. T. Homer. R. M. Nelson, K. Lvnrh. G. Needfiam. S. Hvslop. W. W.
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    'BABY' REID SAVES N.Z.
    235 7 Final Test ends in draw LONDON, Tuesday. fTWENTYONE-YEAR-OLD John Keid. the "baby" of the *ide, played the Innings of his life against England at the Oval here today and did most to save the final Test for New Ze^and. Like the other three tests, the match
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    Scoreboard
    228 7 Reuter. N. ZEALAND Ist Tnn-i.— 34.'». I K.\C.L\ND lsl Inns. Hutton c Kabone b CrewreS !tn: Simption c Donnelly b Crosswell (8 '< Kdrich r Cave b ressweU 100 f ompton c Scott b t'res-<wWI 13 Bailey c Reid b (owie 36 Brown c Hadlee b OesewStl '21 Kvans
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    LAM CHOONS WIN
    23 7 Lam Choon B.P. beat Sarkies Road B.P. by four pames to three on Friday night played on the letters courts.
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    S.C.A.A.F. Win Six Events
    264 7 rHE Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation swept the board again in yesterday's Inter-Club Athletic Meet held at the S.R.C. Ground winning first place in six of the twelve events. Five clubs took part in the Meet S.C.A.A.F., R.A.F. Police Sports Association. Johore Bahru District A.A.A., and
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    EVERGLOWS BEATEN
    20 7 Longchamps B.P. beat Everglow B.P 4-3 in a match of badminton played last Saturday at the former's court
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    Middlesex well on the road to success
    312 7 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday. |I|IDDL£S£X with a fine victory over their nearest rivals Worcestershire at Lords, are now well on the road to repeating their 1947 success in winning the County cricket championship. Middlesex now have 164 noints from 23 matches and lead the
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    ISLAND CLUB FOURSOMES
    79 7 The winning pair a( the Island dub mixed foursome played on S inday were Mrs. O'Geary and J. Nicol with a score cf 73 less 8-65. The next best scores were: Mr and Mrs. K. S. Murray 90 less 20—70; Misd Christian Lee and F. Jones 87
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    WILLIAMS, BELLINGER SHARE 6
    221 7 R.A.F. •Combined beat the Ceylonese by six goals to nil in an S.A.F.A. Community League at Jalan Besar Stadium, yesterday* The Airmen attacked right from the word "Go". Williams, -centre-forward, scored the first One for his side with a light tap Into an unguarded goal. Ten
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    Champions attack from the first tee
    453 7 HOW TO PLAY GOLF by 'Bet* I fhgatt I \o. I I ASKED what It takes to bcil come a champion, Jack Dcmpsev replied: "The ability to walk out there and bust the other guy in the kisser. Show him who is boss right
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      336 7 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Leon Chee Seng of 9, Eng Watt Street, Singapore, is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should lead a written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary.
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      605 7 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TENDERS (For particulars see Tender Boom, Ground Floor, Municipal Office) Re-wiring of (a) Stage and (b) Dressing Rooms Victoria Theatre. Tender forms and specification from Tender Room, Municipal Building. Banker's Deposit Receipt $200 for (a) and $100 f?r (b). Close NOON 22/8/49. Water Department: Supply of Galvanised Steel
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      49 7 *GOOO GRIEF I'M AFRAID 1 FB-BUT YOU'RE V THAT'S RIGHT* GOSH I I WAS SURE I HAD W YOU DID I BEAT HIM UP, ALL 1 wo IT JUST <Z\ IT IS 99 A WOMAN!' 1 CURIV...WELL, TRACKED DOWN THE ONE f[ RIGHT-AND ID DO 11 AGAiN If j
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    Chins Up. Chests Out-The Admiral Comes Ashore
    43 8 ire-Admiral A.C.G. Madden, Second in Command Far East Station, inspects the guard of honour on his arrival at Clifford Pier, Singapore, yesterday after arriving from 'Hongkong in the cruiser, H.M.S. Belfast. See story on page two.
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    SPECIAL POWERS FOR H.K. GOVT.
    135 8 Reuter. HONGKONG, Tues. The Hongkong Government announced new emergency requisitioning regulations today. Immediately after the announcement the Government took over part of the China National Aviation Corporation's installations at Kaitak airport for use by the Royal Air Force. The new regulations empower the Government to
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    FINANCIAL TALKS
    42 8 U.P. LONDON, Tues. -L c w i s Douglas. United States Ambassador to the Couit of St. James, will leave London on Aug. 27 to attend talks in Washington on the British financial crisis, the American Embassy announced today.— U.P
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    'HELP CHINA'S LITTLE MEN TO STOP REDS' GALL
    146 8 A.P. KANSAS, Tuesday. 1 AMERICAN aid, controlled by U.S. so that it reaches China's little people, will A stop Communism in China, Kansas American Legionnaires were told yesterd*>. The speaker mm Jefferson M'tcheH of McPherson, Kansas, former petroleum adviser to Chiang Kai-Shek's
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    MRS. MESTA SAILS
    39 8 U.P. i NEW YORK, Tues. Presilent Truman's wife and daughter and other Washington i dignitaries joined a shipboard luncheon party today to see Mrs. Perle Mesta off to her{ lew post as Ministei to Luxcm-, bourg.—U.P.
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    MacArthur Declines To Return To U.S.
    215 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Tuesday. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur. Allied Supreme Commander in Japan, has formally declined an invitation to return to the United States to give Congress a report on the Far Eastern situation. The Senate hoidgn Relations and Armed Services Committees had voted 1C
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    EX-S'PORE PoW SOBS AT TOKYO ROSE TRIAL
    347 8 SAN FRANCISCX). T UPsdav of Japanese brutality to Allied war iin ers were told at the "Tokyo Rose" treason today in support of a defence claim that she b broadcast because of fear. na( On trial is Los Angeles-born Mrs. Iva To d'Aquino,
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    122 8 SINGAPORE ROTARY CLIB Lunch at Adelphi Hotel. Mrs. Nancy Richardson will speak on "A Woman traveller in the 1" ar t,as> INTERNATIONAL RHYTHM CLIB OF SINGAPORE: Swing record recital and dancing, Carlton Club, Cavenagh Road from 7 p.m. 9 p.m. Members and guests only. KING EDWARD
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    Cinema
    170 8 CATHAY: "Sorry. Wrong Number" with Barbara Stan wvck and Burt Lancaster, 11 a.m., 1.45. 4.15 6.45 and 9.3U p.m. "I Didn't Do It" with George Formby 11 a.m. 1.45. 4. 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "The Tine of Your Life" with Gaimey. William Bendix. Jeanne Carney and Wayne Morris,
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    Sport
    16 8 IBTTK •-COMMUNITY LEAGLE SOCCER: Singapore District vs. Indians at the Jalan Besar btadium 5.15 p.m.
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