The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,081. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    CHAMBERLAIN REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS
    2595 1 Commons Statement On Norway Expedition "WAS RIGHT TO ATTEMPT LANDING IN SOUTH" 11/HATEVER forces we had at our disposal, we could B#J have forestalled the Germans unless Norway had [o <i ux or allowed us to go m, declared Mr. Neville hamUrlain. the Prime Minister,
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    ARMY, NAVY LEAVE STOPPED IN HOLLAND
    40 1 The Hague, May 7. IT IS officially announced that army and navy leave has been cancelled. The leave cancellation also applies to workers m war industry and antiaircraft, air force and searchlight sections.- Reuter
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    Detectives And Gunmen In Desperate Dublin Gunfight
    214 1 London, May 7 A REPORT from Dublin states that a desperate encounter with sub-machine-guns and revolvers took place m the centre of Dublin this morning between detective officers and a group of armed men. Two detectives were dangerously wounded by machine-gun bullets while
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    PREMIER AND FIRST OPTIMISTIC, SAYS
    664 1 Opposition Leader Flays The Government JMR. C, R. Attlee, the Labour Opposition Leader, rising after Mr. Chamberlain had spoken m the House of Commons on Norway, initiated the debate by a vigorous attack on the Government. MR. ATTLEE praised the courage. skill and devotion of
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    BRITISH NOTE TO ITALY DENIED
    59 1 DEPORTS that the British Government has asked the Italian Government for a definition of Italy's attitude towards the war before May 16 are denied both m Rome and London. In Rome a high Fascist official described the story as ridiculous. A spokesman m London said
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    LORD TOO ATTLEE
    255 1 LORD TOO A TTLEE Liberal Leader Calls For More Foresight SIR Archibald Sinclair, speaking I Mr. C R Attlee m the Hou*e of Commons debate on Norway, thought the Government was right to act on the advice of the military itfvtKfi to ieave southern Norway His criticism was directed on
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    Fiercer Fighting In Narvik Soon
    134 1 London, >la\ 7 I 'l SEEMS probable that lighting* on a far Urn mlt than at first anticipated will soon start at Narvik w Reuter's military correspondent At this time of the ye*r, the corn pondent states, the weather improve* In northern Norway and sunshine
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    Passes Taken From Workmen In Naval Base
    118 2 Passes Taken From Workmen In Naval Base "IF the Naval Base authorities will not take the trouble to see the labourers off their premises, I do not see why I should deal with them," said Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the third magistrate, yesterday, when two Chinese labourers were charged with
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    London Stock Exchange
    304 2 London, May 7. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Exchange Telegram Con. Loan 5% 1944-64 107 Ts Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 112 V* r War Loan 3*4% lOltt Com. Union Assce (Units) 7 Prudential Assce A' 25 U
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    LATEST CALL-OVER FOR THE DERBY
    79 2 London, May 7. THE call-over for the New Derby at Newburv on June 12 1: 6—4 Djebel offered, 7—4 taken; 10-1 Stardust offered; 10-1 Lighthouse offered Vot— 8 taken- 100—8 Tantmieux and Fair Trti? lw-7 King Of Trumps and Hlpplus offered- 20—1 Pontlcveque offered, 25—
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    202 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Out 4>wd Cone-puLideuo London, May 7. COMMODITY and Exchange marke.s clored as follows uitn urevtous quotation? uj parenthesis: RLBBER: Dull. Spot ll^d ll%d ill-'sd ll 3 2 d) July-Sept. 11 7 16d ll^d ill» 2 d U%d) Oct. -Dec. ll%d ll»2d (ll^d 11 9 16d) Jan. -Mar.
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    55 2 Chengtu, May 6. R/fR. TAN KAH KEE and two other ■•■comfort delegates have arrived at Chengtu from Chungking by piane to join the Malaysian Comfort Mission which is leaving for Sian on Thursday. From Sian the party will split up into groups, one going to Central China anri flnothpr enhner
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    27,000-Ton German Liner Reported Sunk
    254 3 27, 000-Ton German Liner Reported Sunk NA ZI MERCHANT FLEET'S HE AVY LOSSES IN THE WAR ifCORDING to Rotterdam reports, the famous German H -Mrvimth through joy" motorship Robert Ley, 27,288 tons, un k m the Skagerrak on the niffht of Apr. 12. announcement made m an Admiralty of recent
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    14 3 I iid«>n. May 7. Red Cr ss Fund c 1.400.000 mark last British Wireless
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    Magnificent Fight Of B.E.F. In Norway
    115 3 D_ London, May 7. R. Hugh Dalton. Labour M.P. for the Bishop Auckland division of Durham, speaking at a Labour party meeting at Cambridge, expressed the view that the events m Norway which had lowered British prestige abroad had shaken confidence at home— not
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    NEW JAPANESE PARTY
    59 3 Tokio. May 7. A SPLIT m the Social Masses Party, the only proletarian political party m Japan, has resulted m the organization of a new party called "Kinro Kokuminto" which will be headed by Mr. Isoo Abe, president of the Social Masses Party until recently. The inaugural
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    TIENTSIN QUESTION
    68 3 London. May 7. DEUTERS diplomatic correspondent says it is confirmed m London that the Tientsin question remains as much as it was before the recent visit of Sir Robert Craigie. the British Ambassador, to the Japanese Vice-Minister of Foreign Atlairs. Mr. Tani. There are still obstacles to be
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    33 3 Paris, May 7. A FRENCH war communique issued last night stcites there was nothing of importance to report except that there was some artillery flre m the Lower Alsace. Reuter
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    44 3 London. May 7. A NUMBER of R.AP. officers received awards from the King for their work m the Norwegian campaign when His Majesty held an investiture at Buckinghm Palace this morning. Altogether 26 members of the three services attended the invest ure- British Wireless
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    NAZI AND ALLIED WAR AIMS
    88 3 IN a message which he sent to the National Government candidate m the East Renfrewshire byelection, Mr. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, says that the issue involved m the war is clear. "Our enemies have shown that they will hesitate at nothing to bring about the
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    British Reprisals Against Japan Urged
    363 3 British Reprisals Against Japan Urged London, May 7. THE China Association Committee is 1 convinced that reprisals m the form, to begin with, of denunciation of our commercial treaty with Japan would be the more suitable method of putting a stop to the indignities to British subjects m Tientsin," said
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    AFRIDI COMMANDER AMONG SURVIVORS
    51 3 London, May 7. IT IS confirmed In London that Captain P. L. Vian. Commander of the destroyer Alridi which sank off Norway after being attacked by German bombers, is among the Afridi survivors, a number of whom left a Scottish port last night for the south
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    London Newspapers Call For Total War
    428 3 London, May 7. LONDON newspapers predict that the momentous debate which opens m the House of Commons to-day will extend beyond the Norwegian campaign to the whole conduct of the war. Several editorials observe that from the lesson of the Norwegian campaign the Allies
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    Britain's Fighting Cabinet Minister
    892 4  -  Colonel Frederick Palmer Winston Churchill By London, Apr. 26. OF what special kind of brain, blood and sinew is Winston Churchill made that m his sixty-sixth year those close to him should continue to have fresh revelations of his amazing mental and physical vitality? The First
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940. The Premier's Speech
    611 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940. The Premier's Speech UR. CHAMBERLAIN'S speech m the House of Commons last night may be conveniently divided into two parts. In the first he discussed the operations m Norway and the motives which prompted the British Government to acL as they did.
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    A Letter From London
    778 4  -  Joan Littlefield By London, Apr. 30. ART, they say, is the first casualty m any war, and m September with black-out difficulties and the fear of mass air raids, it looked as if the things of the mind would be taken from us more rapidly than
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    INTERNAL AIR MAR.
    32 4 AS a plai pur ytsU rdaj i delect, all air which wen I h Singap< by tram and instead. The plfl on her v. decided t She is e\p*
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    25 4 rE Malayar Co-operate Calcutta, remains mark of respect dianath Tagor. general secreUtn vho came from aranath Tagorc. tn<* Tac^ terest tn fijilliW f»Tnfit <rt^f! UB
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    MECHANIZED UNITS TO PARADE IN SINGAPORE STREETS
    295 5 gig Military Show On The King's Birthday LIGHT GUNS OF FIXED DEFENCES INCLUDED .t lime m Singapore's history, a mechanized frith gwtt from the fixed defences, other i; en carriers and armoured cars will participate parade through the streets m celebration of liirthday
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    Consideration Of Education Report Delayed
    460 5 Consideration Of Education Report Delayed NEW TECHNICAL SCHOOL PLANNED J^J O R E than four months have elapsed since the McLean Commission's report on higher education was published, but owing to the war and to end-of-term vacations the consideration of the most outstanding recommendation of the report— the fusion of
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    BUSINESS MAN IN COURT
    143 5 FURTHER evidence was yesterday recorded m the case m which a wealthy Chinese business man, Tay Tian Guan, is defendant m a maintenance action m the Singapore second court. At a previous hearing, the plaintiff, Ang Joo Yeang, a 23-year-old Teochew woman, alleged that she married
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    STABBING ALLEGED
    124 5 A 51-YEAR-OLD Cantonese, Cheong Yam, was charged m the third court yesterady with voluntarily causing hurt to another Chinese, Chew Wan, by stabbing him with a knife. Cheong Yam said the stabbing was the result of a quarrel between him and Chew Wan. He owed Chew. Wan ten
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    40 5 Five Chinese women and two men were yesterday fined $1.50 each In the Singapore third court when they pleaded guilty to a charge of gambling at Short Street on Monday. It was stated that the men '*pre gaming with dire
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    PRIZE COURT TO DECIDE ON FOREIGN SHIP
    209 5 PRIZE COURT TO DECIDE ON FOREIGN SHIP VL r HAT is believed to be the first ?f motion of its kind since the outbreak of the war, was mentioned before the Chief Justice. Sir Percy McElwaine, yesterday, when a motion, under Prize Court Rules for the requisition of a foreign
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    22 5 The Controller of Rubber, Malaya, states that, estimated export of dry rubber from Malaya, Brunei and Labuan for April was 48.000 tons.
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    Manager Says He Locked Out Strikers
    311 5 Manager Says He Locked Out Strikers •THAT a strike which lasted a month m the Gold Cup Biscuit Factory would have lasted only one day had he not refused the strikers permission to resume work, was the evidence given m the third court yesterday by Gan Keng Cheok, managing partner
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    Y.W.C.A. PROGRAMME
    69 5 MEMBERS of the Y.W.C.A. Jasmine Club have just completed a course m international cookery. The programme from May to July will include a varied and attractive course m handcraft. Members are asked to note that the club meetings will m future be held at the Y.W.C.A. Fort Canning
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    FRASER'S ON MALAYAN INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
    862 5 DISCUSSING wartime investment, and the possibility of inflation, Fraser and Co. state m their fortnightly market review, "This will spell higher prices for primary commodities, including the meat of our egg— tin and rubber." Extracts from the review are given below. The apathy of the
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    Professor's Evidence On Scarlet Fever
    927 5 CASE AGAINST JAPANESE DOCTOR CONTINUES DROFESSOR Richard B. Hawes, Government consult m? physician, and Dr. C. C. L. Gilmour, superintendent of the Middleton Hospital Singapore, and lecturer m infectious diseases, gave expert evidence on scarlet fever m the Singapore criminal district court yesterday. Professor Hawes
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    NO NATIONALISM IN EAST UNDER NAZI RULE
    142 7 NO NATIONALISM IN EAST UNDER NAZI RULE A WARNING that a victory for Hitler would mean the end of nationalist aspirations for Eastern peoples is given by the Aden newspaper Fatatul Jezirah." In a leading article on India, this newspaper says that all nations m the Orient under British rule
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    Law Notice For The Day
    125 7 Before the Honourable the Chief Justice Sir Percy A. MeElwaine m Court No. 1. At 10.30 a.m. Cr. Revn. 4 40 Rex vs. Tan Yong Cheng. Before the Honourable Mr. Justice Pedlow m Court No. 3 at 11 a.m. Rex vs. Chua Kee See. Rex
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    Chinese Tribute To Malayan Education
    763 7 NO DESIRE TO ESTABLISH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES Chungking, Apr. 20. A^KbD for his views on the education of Chinese overseas, Mr. Pan Kuo-chu, a member of the Malaysian Comfort Mission, stated m an interview with the Press that considerable progress had been made m recent years.
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    SENTENCED
    47 7 HPAN MONG BOON, a young Hokkien, who was charged m the third court a week ago with the theft of a lorry belonging to his former employer, was convicted m the third court ye3tcrday by Mr. J. C. Rappoport, and sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment.
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    22 7 The monthly general meeting of i he Eurasian Women's Association will be held at the Girls* Sports Club at 5.39 p.m. to-morrow.
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    PATRIOTIC FUND IN SELANGOR
    347 7 •From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. T*HE following are the latest contri- butions to the Selangor branch of tne Malaya Patriotic Fund Previously acknowledged $139,040.56- European and Asiatic staff and labourers— Jalan Acob Estate, (monthly contribution) $46 8r H. M. L« Fleming— (monthly contribution]
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    34 7 T Chungking, May 5. The Chinese Radio Amateurs Service Corps formed two years ago had its first conference by a two-way radiophone this morning. Amateurs from Kunming, Kweilin, Kweiyang. Chen?tu and Chungking participated.-Central News.
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    121 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT May T, 1949: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Buyers Seller»> No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 36 7 I7 l i No. IX RJS.S. F. 0.8. m cases May 37 »i 37 O.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F. 0.8. In bales May 36^ ;<6 FAQ R.S.S.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    67 7 THE lollou ing have been self <-u to p f 1 cricket lor the V.M.C.A. again v Chinese on Saturday, at 2 p.m. on the Ari^on Road ground: R. Lyne. I. B. Suratta. V. Xavier. A C. Wilton. V. N. Pillay. K. Goldsmith. R. Lawerence. J. P. Chrysostom,
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      158 7 Post Office Mail List Malls close at the Geneva J Post < 1..* as follows: 10- DA* Australia aJ 5p m Cana <*a surface pro. Cnln* surface 'j pjn. Hong Kong surface b p.m. ava air 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sumatra: Medan air 10 am. Sumatra: Pa)emban» surft^c 9
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    POLICE WIN BY ONLY GOAL IN STADIUM GAME
    461 8 POLICE WIN BY ONLY GOAL IN STADIUM GAME Navy Fail To Maintain Form Of Previous Match Police 1; Royal Navy 0. GAINING full points from the Royal Navy at the yesterday m a first division match m which only one goal was scored, the Police improved their position, moving up
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    Penang Training Starts
    312 8 ffcom Ou; o.vn Cor respondent Penang. May 7. IN fast gallops held this morning. The Annan, Phariol, H^neypuss. Princess Prim. Flying Scotsman. Tin Pocket, M nli^ht Sonata. Pat Burke. Hacksaw. Wieldow Bay were imp Billet totk Swin Arrow uut for a half pace galiop, sending his mount
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    PASIR PANJANG ROVERS
    61 8 THE Pasir Panjang Rovers soccer team v 3 the S.R.C. to-daj' on the padang will bo selected from the following: One: Eng Hoe. Cheng Chee Fong. Loh Kwoner Sung. Leong Foon Chew. John Tan, Lai Chuan. Wont: Tong Senwr. Ahmad, Sin Siew Kee. On^ Lcng Hoo. K.
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT YACHT CLUB
    55 8 ON Friday, at the R:yal Singapore Yacht Club there will be the usual races for ail classes, starring at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday morning there will be sweepstake race.* for all classes, starting time as follows: "C" class, 9.50; "A" class 10; "B" data 10
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    SIGNALS WIN 1-0
    26 8 IN a second division (a) league match played at Alexandra Road yesterday. Malaya Signals beat R.A.F. Torpedo by only goal cf the game.
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    58 8 THE following have been selected to play soccer for the V.M.C.A. against the M.P.H. to-day, at 5.10 p.m. on the Anson Road ground: S. K. Sundram. M. Swyny, C. de Souza, G. J. Moxon, Tan Hock Leong, *>egan, A. G. Ralph. E. Le Mercier, E^eyama, A. C. Galstaun,
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    Tennis Results & Further Ties
    404 8 Tennis Results Further Ties RESULTS of matches played yesterday In the tennis tournaments at the Straits Chinese Recreation Club and ths V.M.C A. are given below. There were no ties played at the Singapore Recreation Club. AT THE S.C.R.C Results of tics played yesterday m the S.C.R.C. spring lawn tennis
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    May Medal Golf At Bukit Timah
    437 8 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club's May medal, competition was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a tie m "A' division between W. Eldred and 5 Ldi R. N. McKerin with a score of three up, m a win for
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    EIGHT TIMES CHAMPION
    85 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. FOR the eighth time W. H. Elkin became the Selangor Golf Club champion yesterday, when he beat Justice Gordon Smith by one up. The final was played over Sb holes and at the end of the first round on Saturday
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    Reserves Draw On Padang
    230 8 S.R.C. Res. 3. R.E Res. 3. AN exciting end was provided m yesterday's reserve division soccer match on the padang between the S.R.C. and the Sappers, which ended m a draw, each side netting three times. The Sappers opened the scoring through Wright who, took the
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    20 8 TSERE will be net practice to-day, to-morrow and on Friday at the Singapore Recreation Club for the Rest cricket team.
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    Manchesters Win In Reserve Division
    325 8 Manchesters Win In Reserve Division AIRMEN LEAD TWICE fii FAIL IN FINAL STAGE? Manchester Res 5 R.A.F. is THE Manchester Reserves, who scored a credit -hi lon Sunday over the Loyals, last year*, the reserve division, won again a t Tamil when they heat the R.A.F. Reserves L, two. c
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    TO-DAY'S SOCCER AT STADIUM
    126 8 Will R. A.F. Ma Clean Shee; IN Viet the p for the If; separate un ing taken m the stadium b In preriov were ill Combined Bcrvi their decision team thi< time of the Army sic! is a wealth of talen< Gordons, Argyll th,. Anti-airrrar Heavy
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      50 8 To-day's Sports Events SOCCD: hurity match. Koyal Air Force vs. the Army, stadium; first division league, S.C.C. vs. Fortress R.E., S.C.C'.: second division (b) J.C.S.A. vs. R.N.W.T., J.C.S.A.: 8.H.L., Harper Gilflllan vs. Straits Times. SUB, Katong Parish Assn. vs. Oversea Chinese Bank. Anson ffhad. Tennis S.C.R.C.. S.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments.
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