The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 November 1939

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,9 10. ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    EIGHT SHIPS MINED IN THE NORTH SEA
    906 1 New Development In Maritime Warfare HOW GERMANY TRIES TO SHIFT THE BLAME CIGHT merchant ships, four of them neutrals, have been sunk m the North Sea by German mines over the week-end, with the loss of about 130 lives. The latest victims are:
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    BRITISH A-A GUNS GO INTO ACTION
    214 1 [arge Plane Sighted At Many Points rurTaft njrini .it a vor south-east Ell5--ti-air Taft km* iir raid ".varnins; vaa is a taurie white various points, m Estuary, the °ut;rh K^nt It the same maBSf or whether 1 n Ms* thai it the naked i
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    PEPPER IMPORT BAN
    51 1 1 I "ndon. Nov. tfATB unwind and uner are prohibited *der ..vsied to-night by Trade. N I implications vill be entertained traal importance lo the J**"** marke' Singapore is one pepper markets m th> "Jin '-nmparatively little pepper a —mostly m Penang popper for re-export tt* Netherlands
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    BRITISH SHIP SUNK
    22 1 r London. Nov. £0. nei Pensilva. or 4.258 by enemy iction tostated that the jrew are ten landrd.- Reuter
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    Prelude To Further "Terrible Things"?
    83 1 THE sinking of the Simon Bolivar 1 is perhaps a foretaste of the terrible things with which Hitler has been threatening the world that is not prepared to merely accept his will as supreme law, according to the London Press. The Daily Mail says the
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    MORE ARRESTS OF CZECH CITIZENS
    533 1 Secret Police Out To Stop Riots I ATEST reports of unrest in Czechoslovakia show how the Nazis are continuing their efforts to suppress the national spirit which has been manifest since Independence Day on Oct. 28. savs Reuter. In Prague p.nd ether Czech cities Nazi
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    Death's Head Men Arrive In Cracow
    153 1 QOME idea of the conditions m the Germ an -occupied part of Poland can be obtained by two anaiauncemerits made m Berlin. The first gives an order issued by the Governor of Warsaw which says that Jews are to be isolated from the rest
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    55 Hours Adrift In An Open Boat
    283 1 NOR WEGIAN SEAMEN FROM TORPEDOED TANKER HOW an aeroplane helped to save the crew of the Norwegian tanker Arnekjode which was torpedoed last week was described- by the 12 survivors who reached an east coast port yesterday. They told a story of great
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    MINES WASHED UP
    40 1 During the week-end heavy gales m the North Sea washed up mines aioag the Belgian and Danish coasts. One mine which exploded on the Belgian coast, says Reuter. shattered the windows of a hospital three miles away.
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    Mysterious Cruiser In The Pacific
    63 1 Yokohama, Nov. 20. TPHE captains of the freighter Yeizan Maru and the Dutch liner Ijisalak yesterday sighted a mysterious white cruiser off the peninsula of Iju, m the Pacific Ocean. The liner Kunishma Maru, meanwhile, reports that a large green submarine of unknown nationality was
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    Hidden Gunners Fire On Nazi Patrols
    246 1 Paris, Nov. 20. THE number of enemy patrols on the Western Front was greater yesterday than m the last few days, says M Charles Morice, military correspondent of the newspaper, Petit Parisien. The exploration of no man's land, he says continued from the Apach
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    PLANES COLLIDE OVER SYDNEY AIRPORT
    52 1 SIX PEOPLE were killed when two planes collided over Sydney airport yesterday. The aircraft were first seen coming m to land at the same time, and they collided at a height of 500 feet. One fell on a golf course and the other near Cook's
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    DUTCH MILITARY LEAVE
    37 1 'I "HE ORDINARY periodical leave from the Netherlands army will be restored from tc-day, says Reuter This was cancelled on Nov. 10 during the tension caused by Nazi troop movements on the frontier Reuter
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    291 2 TATKALA Consul British ziarah akan Sul--1 tan Muscat dan Oman pada Hari Raya Puasa 14 Nov. yar.c; lalu mi Yang Maha a itu tciah melafadzkan yang ia berluirap tantrra2 Daulat 'Baglxida King akan ing dan keamanan akan segera puleh a-mula. Yang Maha Muiia itu telah di-beri terimr.
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    A.A.M. BADGE OFFENCE
    64 2 A MALAY, Amat bin Maniok. was yesterday fined $25, or one month's rigorous imprisonment, for having m his possession one Automobile Association of Malaya badge without being able to give a satisfactory account of how he came by it. Accused tried to sell the badge to a
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    SOLDIER CHARGED
    37 2 CLAIMING trial to stealing a $900 taxi at Bcdok Road en Saturday night, a soldier. T. T. Johnson, of the R.A. (Changi) had the case against him postponed a week m the second court yesterday.
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    14 2 BRITISH TROOPS TRAINING IN ENGLAND.— Advancing from cover to take up position with machine-guns.
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    117 2 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Nov. 20, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 39 8 39 No. I.X R.S.S. m cases Nov. Dec. (Sellers option) 39 's 39 x G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F. 0.8. m bales 38 38 A F.A.Q R.S.S. F. 0.8. m
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    ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SINGAPORE DETECTIVE
    145 2 AN allegation that a detective drew his revolver and threatened to shoot him was made by a complainant m a case before Mr. Conrad Oldham yesterday. The detective. Kwek Ah Mee. is one of three charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Yew Tiang, a builder of
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    CHARGE AGAINST A POSTAL OFFICER
    78 2 A CHARGE of secreting two letters addressed to the Singapore Turf Club on Friday last was explained to Joseph David D'Cruz, a Eurasian postal officer, m the third court yesterday. Accused v.as allowed bail of $250, when the case was postponed a week for mention.
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    66 2 The Chief Justice, the Hon'ble Sir Percy McElwaine at Kuala Lumpur Court of Appeal. Before the Honourable Mr. Justice Pedlow m Chambers at 10 a.m. S/Chambers 691 m 5.516/39. 0.5.154 39. 0.P.36 and 37 of 1939 and Petition No. 7/39 re Admission of W. A.
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    POLICE INTERPRETER'S ALLEGED OFFENCES
    66 2 A WEEK'S postponement was allowed to Tan Yong Fook, chief clerk and interpreter at Kandang Kerbau police station, who had a charge of breach of trust of $486 explained to him m the third court yesterday. He claimed trial to another charge of dishonestly inducing a
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    POPPY DAY FUND
    82 2 A GIFT of $177 from the Chinese Twakow Owners' Guild, Singapore, is among the latest list of donations to the Poppy Day Fund. Other gifts are $200 from Mr. E. N. C. Woollerton, and $15 from Mr. J. J. Gubbay. The total amount received from donations is
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    TOOTHBRUSH OFFENCE
    30 2 A FINE of $50 or two weeks' imprisonment was yesterday imposed on Lav Choon Ek, proprietor of Chop Yu Seng. Singapore, for selling toothbrushes with false trade descriptions.
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    London Stock Exchange
    307 2 The abnve are neaiers- middle prices: brokers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included —Exchange Telegraph CLOSING QUOTATIONS London, Nov. 20. The following are to-days closing middle quotations. Shares are of $1 denomination unless otherwise stated. Con Loan sv, 1944-64 108 Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 105%
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    158 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 20. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations m parenthesis: RUBBER: Firmer. Spot: ll'^d 11 3 16d did ll^d) December: 11 11 fid 11 3 16d (lid 11 1 16d) Jan. -Mar.: HKd HUd (lid ll^d) Apr.-June: 10
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    FRASER'S SHARE UST
    248 2 Yesterday's Alterations Austral Amal. (ss) 6s 4Sd 6s 10 1 Batu Selangor ($1) 1. 67 1.75 Hitam Tin (50 cts> .44 .48 Hong Fatt Tin (§l,. 1.00 1.03 Jelebu ($1) 1 .01 1.05 c.d. Johan Tin (20 cts) .32 .34 Klang Rivers ($1) 2.12 2.22 Kuchai Tin
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    JAPANESE SENTENCED
    52 2 SENTENCE of two months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on a Japanese, Shibukawa, m the second court yesterday, for breach of trust of a $300 camera. He was also fined $100 or one month's imprisonment for breaking a bond Imposed m the same court last year. Accused admitted two
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    19 2 German military and naval experts who have been serving with the Turkish forces are leaving Turkey for home.— Reuter
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    Czech Resentment Of German Tyranny
    267 3 Czech Resentment Of German Tyranny ODON PRESS COMMENT o*l LATEST REVOLT rifts f *€«k-C«d terrorism m Czecho-Slovakia are sjbjed m«<* comment m the London Press. Tiim* >;l^ that althou h Pr a£»e has become a cjtj to the outside world, "it is certain that ot h p*& are utterly resenting
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    Ex-Kaiser's Narrow Escape From Death
    42 3 I Doom, Nov. 20. T IS REVEALED that the exKaiser narrowly escaped death while walking m the park on Sunday morning when three giant trees were uprooted m a storm and crashed 80 feet from him.— Reuter.
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    Shanghai Police Held By Japanese
    85 3 Shanghai. Nov. 20. A MUNICIPAL polic? search party, comprising a Danish sergeant named Joegeberg. two Chinese constables and a woman searcher, was arrested and detained by the Japanese gendarmerie m the western district yesterday. The Settlement police party was attempting to arrest a Chinese suspect,
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    BRITISH AIRMAN TO BE INTERNED IN ICELAND
    92 3 London, Nov. 20. A BRITISH airman voluntarily returned to Iceland yesterday to be interned for the duration of the war lie is accompanied by his wife. The airman brought down his flying-boat m Icelandic waters m September He took off again and returned
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    DESTRUCTION IN POLISH CAPITAL
    381 3 Count Raczynski Nazi Campaign London, Nov. 20. you KNOW Poland was attacked and invaded by Germany and j yet you can hardly realize the degree of destruction wrought by the invaders," said the Polish Ambassador Count Raczynski last night m a broadcast appeal for the 1
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    Settling New Russo-Japanese Frontier
    88 3 Settling New RussoJapanese Frontier Moscow, Nov. 20. JAPAN and the Soviet have agreed on the composition and work of the Mixed Commission to demarcate the Mongol and Manchukoan frontier. M. Moiotov, the Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, and Mr. Shigenori Togo, Japanese Ambassador at Moscow who signed the agreement, have
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    SIR WILLIAM PROUT DIES IN LONDON
    50 3 London. Nov. 20. THJ? death has occurred of Sir William Prout, tropical di c eases expert, -ays Reuter. Sir William was formerly senior consulting physician to the Colonial Office and a membor of the Colonial Advisory Medical and Sanitary Committee of the Colonial Office.
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    Eight Ships Mined In The North Sea
    260 3 (Continued trom page 1) to supply her with both essential supplies and surplus for re-export without loss to Germany of scarce foreign currency. Neutral countries will jud^e whether such piratical methods of obtaining trade are satisfactory to them. They will probably detect m
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    NAZI WAY WITH U.S. JOURNALIST
    147 3 He Reported Unrest In The Reich THE remarkable pressure brought to 1 bear upon foreign correspondents m Germany is shown m the case of Mr. Beach Conger, the Berlin correspondent of the New York HeraldTribune. Mr. Conger reported unrest m the Reich, gathered, as he
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    NEW PAGE IN HISTORY AFTER VICTORY
    139 3 London. Nov. 20. MR Anthony Eden. Secretary of State for the Dominions, broadcasting m French, referred to his recent, visit to the front with representatives of the Dominions and India, and said the dominant note wherever he went was the quiet determination of males
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    BRITAIN HELPS EGYPT'S COTTON INDUSTRY
    160 3 London, Nov. 20. THE Ministry of Supply announces 1 "His Majesty's Government has informed the Egyptian Government that, m its desire to assist "i the order ly disposal of Egypt's cotton crop, it is prepared to buy up to a maximum of 155.000,000 lb. of
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    Registration For Ration Cards
    110 3 London, Nov. "30. REGISTRATION for ration cards with shopkeepers for the supply of bacon, butter and sugar is proceeding busily this week. The Minister of Food will announce the date when the rationing scheme will start soon after Thursday, when general registration is scheduled to terminate.
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    KUOMINTANG PARLEY
    40 3 London, Nov. 20. THE closing meeting of the sixth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang is expected to be held to-day, when a manifesto on the decisions of the conference will be issued.— Reuter
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    33 3 EVEN IN TIME OF WAR the British sailor can always enjoy a gam- of cards. Here are members of a British submarine crew having a ?ame while off duty, m the torpedo cover.
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    Tientsin Blockade & Fuel Shortage
    62 3 Tientsin Blockade Fuel Shortage THE CONTINUED Japanese block- ade of the Tientsin concessions and the approach of winter have made the fuel problem very acute. An Associated Press message from Tientsin yesterday stated that unless the Japanese allowed coal supplies to enter the British Concession, it is probable that householders
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    Sikorski On Talk With Dr. Benes
    140 3 DR. BENES, former president o! Czeche-Slovakia, had an hour's talk on /Sunday with Gen. Sikorski, the Polish prime minister, who is now Id London on a visit. Gen. Sikorski said aftmvards that they had reached a common decision to repair the damage done to
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    JOHORE PLANTERS AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES
    46 3 AT the last meeting of the Joiiort Planners Aesociation the clearing of sites for military purposes was discussed. With regard lo an inquiry from a member, it was decided to inquire from the State Secretary the Government's policy m these matters.
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    KING & ECUADOR
    48 3 KING ECUADOR London, Nov. 20. T^HE following telegram baa been addressed •I by the King to the acting President of the Republic of Ecuador: "I greaUy regret to learn of the sad loss the Republic hasustained In the death of Its ciistincuished Fre^ident, Dr. Mosquera N-arvnez British Wireless
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    General Abe & Japan's Policy In China THE NEW ORDER
    136 3 General Abe Japan's Policy In China THE NEW ORDER Tokio, Nov. 20. IN AN ADDRESS at the second session of the China Affairs Board, the Japanese Premier. Gen. Nobuyuki Abe. who is concurrently president of the board, urged those third Powers who "failed t.? understand Japan's position -n China" to
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    JAPAN DENIES DELAY IN NEW CHINA REGIME
    111 3 Tokio, Nov. :>O. THE alleged postponement of the establishment of a new Central Government m China, with Mr. vVan^ Ching-wei as the central figure, as reported by a United Press correspondent m Shanghai, has b?en categorically denied by a spokesman of the Japanese
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    CHINESE VICTORIES
    68 3 Foochow, Nov. 19. CHINESE FORCES retook Meichow Island on N v. 14. Meichow Island is about midway between Foociiow and Amoy oil Fukien coast. Yun^cheng, an frnportant railway and highway town m south Shaiisi, has been retaken by the Chine so tr-rops. Yunscheaig was used by the Japanese
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    33 3 London. Nov 20 THE King has approved the appointment of I Mr. F. H. W. Stonrhewer-Bird. British Consul-Grneral at Addi* Abnba, to b*» British Minister at Jpdd-\ succerding Sir Reader Bullard.— British Wireless
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939. Enemy Raider
    622 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939. Enemy Raider MUCH interest has boon created by the report that a German cruiser or "pocket battleship" was responsible for the sinking of the small British tanker, Africa Shell, off the coast of Portuguese East Africa a few days ago. Here, for
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    Some Facts About The Siegfried Line
    1393 4  - Some Facts About The Siegfried Line CAPT. CYRIL FALLS By The Well-Known Military Histo nan THERE'S a new song about "Hang- ing out th° washing on the Siegfried Line." I do not quite know what sort of picture it con jures up m the minds of those whe did not
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    Malayan Rubber And Tin For Russia
    654 4  -  R. W. B. Clarke By MANY people m Malaya have wondered why rubber and tin produced m this country are allowed to go to Russia, m accordance with the Anglo-Soviet trade agreement signed last month. The political answer to that question is that Russia
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    R.A. OFFICERS GIVE EVIDENCE AT SIRDHANA INQUIRY
    3384 5 tyTiy Warning Shots Were Not Fired BL AKANG MATI BATTERY HAD TO SEEK ORDERS IIATTERI officer on Blakanp; Mati, Captain J. W. M A Hipkin. stated at the resumed inquiry into the sinking the Britfc* lnflia llner Sirdhana at Singapore on the V^of
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    Delicate Problem Of Neutrality
    71 6 A DELICATE problem of neutrality is being vigorously debated m the New York suburb of Greenwich village. Someone has installed a "Hitler dart board" on whi-h th*» heaviest score was matfc by hitting parts of Hitler's moustache and his lock" of hair. One man with German
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    BELGIUM & BLOCKADE
    63 6 BELGIUM BLOCKADE BELGIUM'S negotiations with Britain about contraband control are going well, according to the Belgian Minister of Communications. A full statement wit be made to the Belgian Parliament shortly. The Belgian Government is considering whether to allow some United States ships to sail under the Belgian flag so that
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    Daily Share Report
    233 6 ISSUED BY FRASER CO., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY. r riN at midday was $117% unchanged as usual and the price of Rubber at four o'clock was buyers Spot 39 Vi cents, November/December 39^4 cents, January /March 36^ cents, April/ June 35 cents, market firm There
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    33 6 Istanbul. Nov. 19. IT is reported that eight German residents, Including a woman and one photographer, have been arrested on suspicion of espionage and spreading Nazi propaganda.— Reuter g hj hgjgjgjhgjhgjghj
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    Methods Of Last War And This Compared
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS RESULTS
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    S.C.C. & Manchesters Draw At Hockey
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    Mixed Foursomes At Bukit Timah
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE RUGBY
    52 8 "T^HE following is the Raffles College rugby team to meet the S.C.C. on the padang to-day Chan Kirn Kee: Chan Mm Tet, Stm Kah £00, Wood Khan, Bo:n Huan, Wiws Choon, Oheow Chye; Teng San. Ali Hassan. R. Jansen, S. Arulanandon. E. Williaims. Tong oong, Abu Bakar,
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    HOCKEY DRAWN AT BUKIT TIMAH
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF
    36 8 The social match between the Keppel Golf Club and the Island Club plavedl on Sunday morning at the Island course was won by the home team with a score of 42 holes to 3.
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