The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 December 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16^7. E6TD. 1835 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1«, 19W 5 cents
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    JAPAN'S FUTURE FOREIGN POLICY STATED
    785 1 m ~M m M 4^ T^" m NO INTERESTS OTHER THAN ECONOMIC IN INDIES Tokio, Dec. 9. -JAPAN would certainly have to fight if the United States went to war with Germany. Japan's foreign policy will henceforth revolve round the three-power pact just as it
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    MAIN ITALIAN FORCE STILL IN RETREAT
    187 1 Greeks Take Key Point In North Athens. &ec. 9. teetmtt ot the Greek P 7ootx> W reported in the latest -.munique. It says: SLaghoL rday our troops n various sectors These nghU were plete success -r-spondent on an frontier rettve village of Radokale. point
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    Local Denial Of Japanese Story
    112 1 BRITISH general headquarters. Malaya, declared last night they had no knowledge of the Japanese report about a supposed military alliance between Great Britain and China. They stated they had no knowledge either of the alliance or of negotiations to conclude one. It was reported at
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    500 Prisoners Taken South Of Sidi Barrani
    208 1 BRITISH IN ACTION ON "BROAD FRONT" Cairo, Dec* 9. A, BAG ot 500 Italian prisoners nas'been secured *>y ;he British in operations in the Western Desert. The prisoners were taken in an engagement south of Sidi Barrani. A G.U.Q. communique states that advance
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    Australian Navy Is Ready For Raiders
    54 1 Melbourne, Dec. 9. THE Navy's plans are ready for des- troying enemy raiders in Australian waters, the Australian Navy Minister, Mr. R. M. Hughes, announced in a statement here to-day. He added that the construction of over 50.000 lons of naval vessels was in
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    BID TO "BLITZ" LONDON: HEAVY ALL-NIGHT RAID
    395 1 London, Dec. 9. REVERTING to its former tactics, the Luftwaffe tried to "blitz" London during last night and the early hours of this morning. Gunfire harassed the steady stream of non-stop raiders, which started with the earliest night alert ever sounded in the
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    BATTLE BETWEEN CRUISER & ATLANTIC RAIDER REPORTED
    317 1 BATTLE BETWEEN CRUISER ATLANTIC RAIDER REPORTED Montevideo, Dec. AN unidentified wireless message states that a battlo is n taking: place in the south Atlantic between the British cruiser Enterprise and the German raider which fouuht the Carnarvon Castle, the 20,060-ton British armed merchantman, on Friday. Well-informed quarters here have no
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    STOP PRESS
    35 1 London, Dec. 9. Ki utor learns that the operations in the Western Desert (see coL FOUR) are British operations of some importance, full details of which have not yet been received in London.
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    Hider-Leopold Meeting Reported
    31 1 Hide r -Leopold Meeting Reported New York. Itec. Ul'JI.t.K and Leopold have mart.* personal contac'. declares ttM correspondent of the Columbia Kroadtastinc Torpora i »i? m broadciist from Brus* Is. Reuter
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    Nazi Demonstrators And Policemen Clash In Denmark
    132 1 Nazi Demonstrators And Policemen Clash In Denmark London. l>r CLKIOUS trouble- developed oo Sui day afternoon Mm Kmzi demonstrators and the polic Haderslev. Denmark, according :«> a message from Gothenburg published In the London papers and quoting th Danish news agency. When the Nazis re! used to i<\..e meeting, the
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    New Powerful Raid On Dusseldorf
    84 1 London, Dec. 9. COR the third time in one week and the second night in succession, industrial and military targets in the Dusseldorf area were subjected to a smashing attack by the R.A.F. last night. Announcing the attacks an Air Ministry communique says that the
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    PRIZE-GIVING AT CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL
    278 2 PRIZE-GIVING AT CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL Learn To Find Truth, Says Professor Cullis "T THINK these unhappy wars that 1 are going on and that are causing so much trouble would never have come to pass If only people had cared for and tried to find the truth," said Professor Winifred
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    "THE ARABS OF SINGAPORE"
    50 2 rE Arabs of Singapore," is the titl? of a talk to be broadcast to-night at 7 10 from the Singapore Station, by Mr. M. A. Alsagoff. This is the eleventh talk in the series of "Presenting Singapore" which is being arranged by the Friends of Singapore,
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    SERGEANT CHARGED
    60 2 CJOT. FRANK KNIGHT, of the Gordon Highlanders, was charged in the traiTc court yesterday with causing the death of Cheng Hock Chor by a negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide. It was alleged that Sgt. Knight drove a motor-car in a negligent manner in Serangoon Road on
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    CONCESSION TICKETS ON F.M.S. RAILWAYS
    12 2 CONCESSION TICKETS ON F.M.S. RAILWAYS CONCESSION KM singJr fort are available dur
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    14 2 rIE next menmt cM will be held iobJS w date has not yet S
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    DR. CULLIS TO ADDRESS ROTARY CLUB
    19 2 DR. WINIFRE-D CTH-LIS will address the Singapore Rotary Club tomorrow on "Industrial Fatieue."
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    KNIFE CHARGE
    79 2 HAD a quarrel with the complainant, v'.io is a cowherd; he used a stick to hit me. so I picked up a piece of iron and fought him," pleaded Poll Beng Chuan, a young Chinese, when he claimed trial in the Singapore third court yesterday to a charge
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    31 2 TIKE Sultan of Brunei, Ahmad Tajudin I Akharul Khairi Wadin, has arrived in Singapore on a visit. He is accompanied by > his pony and hopes to be here for a fortnight.
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      327 2 MAKE IT A GALA EVENT! TO-Nirur GALA PREMIERE i« aid of THE WAR FUND w "'Wri Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. Thi- Governor, Sir AT THE Shenton Thomas, G.C.M.C 0.8.E. and Lady Thomas., Air Chief Marshal, Sir Robert Brooke -Poph am. Commander /k in-Chief, Far East Command. f\ I
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    Duce Strikes Hard Blow At Weak Italian Morale
    334 3 SI )DDEN "PURGE" OF IViEN RESPECTED BY THE PEOPLE London, Dec. 9. ervicM Greece is rendering to the Allied .noun more eleany than ever in the chanees Italian Hurh Command, says The Times' diploPJ; correspondent. has lon* Iwen clear that the state
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    Germany's War Output Is Hard Hit By R.A.F.
    172 3 NAZI PAPER'S ADMISSION London, Dec. 9. DEPORTS reaching London show that the repeated attacks by R.A.F. bombers on the same targets in Germany and German-occupied territory night after night are having a great effect on Germany's war output. The German newspaper, Deutsche
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    Riot Among Internees In Egyptian Camp
    75 3 London, Dec. 9. JTHE Egyptian Minister of the Interior announced in Cairo to-day that seven people were killed and nine wounded in a riot at an Egyptian internment camp, where a number of local undesirables were confined. The prisoners, it was stated, attacked their
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    India Allotted Definite Production Programme
    113 3 New Delhi, Dec. 9. J^ DEFINITE war production programme has been allotted to India, it is learnt as a result of the recent eastern group conference on war supplies. The British war supplies mission headed by Sir Alexander ftoger is row undertaking a complete survey
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    Laval's Journey
    58 3 Berlin, Dec. 9. M LAVAL, Vichy Vice-Premier, about whom rumours have recently been active, is returning to Paris from Vichy to-morrow, according to a Vichy dispatch to the official German news agency. The reasons tor his journey was nodisclosed but such a journey has generally been connected with
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    DUTCH SUBMARINE LOST IN WAR OPERATIONS
    52 3 London, Dec. 9. THE loss of one Netherlands sub marine in war operations Is announced by the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Every endeavour has been made to inform the next of kin of the crew through the agency of the International Red
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    EX-CHAHAR GOVERNOR EXECUTED
    41 3 Chungking, Dec. 9. THE execution of Gen. Shin Yu-san, former governor of Chahar, for "disobedience to orders" Is officially announced. Gen. Shin's younger brother was executed on a similar charge, according to a Japanese report from shanghai Reuter
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    NOMURA LEAVING FOR U.S. ON DEC. 28
    33 3 Tokio, Dec. 9. A DMIRAL Kichisaburo Nomura, newlyA appointed Japanese Ambassador to the United States, will leave for hi* new post on Dec. 28. Eastern News
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    39 3 Rome, Dec. 9. GEN. Camilio Grossi has been appointed president of the Italian armistice commission in Syria in succession to Gen. Pietro Plntor, who was killed in an aeroplane crash yesterday, according to the official Italian news agency. Reuter
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    Tokio Paper Warns Nation
    92 3 London. Dec. 9. lEALISTH view of the war !L ion Ls held by the Tokio BriHin n position has be*n "Ifthened bj the new comiFT^tments with Spain and SST- and the newspaper tells 'Jders that Britain's capacity £?o n t»nu.nc the war "cannot be TU^'th'e people
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    Resistance In France
    97 3 Resistance In France OVER 1,100 ARRESTS IN LYONS ALONE London, Dec. 9. the German -controlled Paris radio this morning that a wtee merchant had been lor committing an act of •he German armed there are increasing >e to the Germans ir A broadcast last night from ijons radio admitted that
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    President Roosevelt Inspects Air Base
    73 3 New York. Dec. 9. p elt who is touring States defences in the rdftj visited St. Lucia. baa acquired an air an under the "des for bases" deal. *Js understood that the President I the day inspecting the ■J»d latr he conferred with ials aboard
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    OSLO MUNICIPALITY DISMISSALS
    29 3 OSLO MUNICIPALITY DISMISSALS CUtpvv London. Dec. 9. J^« numbers of the Oslo Muni■oncil have been dismissed Pv>3ts under a decree Lssued r Terboven. German gover••ttto a^' acccrdin Mos- Reuter
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    NEW JAPANESE ENVOY TO NANKING
    37 3 MR Kunmaiaro Honda, ex-Japanese Ambassador to Germany, has been appointed \mbassador to the Nanking regime In succession to Gen. Nobuyukl Abe. who has resigned, according to Wang CWnf-wel's Central Preae Serrice.- Reuter
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    Cheaper Empire Travel After The War: Labour Leader's Plan
    464 3 Cheaper Emp ire Travel After The War: Labour Leader's Plan T shorn, London, Dec 9. 1 oe a solemn resolve by the •Jm I Dominion Governments 1 oeace comes they will no sJto 7s th e to be a closed I tt yt its people, but will power to cheapen
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    French Indo-China Border Is Closed
    213 3 CHUNGKING STOPS ALL PASSENGER TRAFFIC Chungking, Dec. 9. THE Chinese Government has ordered the closing of the French IndoChina frontier to all passenger traffic, both foreign and Chinese, according to an official announcement circulated to the foreign consular body. The reason given is the inability
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    Thai Premier On Territorial Claims
    168 3 Bangkok, Dec. 9. AN assurance that the Thai plan to regain lost territory from French Indo-China would be realized "as soon as possible*' was given by the Prime Minister, M. Luang B. Songgram, in a speech at the special session of the Diet, according to
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER IN SYRIA
    76 3 Vichy, Dec. 9. QEN. HENRI DENTZ has been appointed French High Commissioner in Syria, according to an official announcement. Ttxe post also carries the title of commander in -chief of the French forces in the Levant. The Havas agency states that Gen, Dentz was formerly head
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    Germans Pay Dearly For Air Raids On Britain
    145 3 PILOT LOSSES IN RATIO OF 65 TO ONE London, I3ec. 9. THE Luftwaffe lost three aircraft for every British machine and pilots at the rate of 65 to one during air activity over Britain during the week ending midnight Dec. 7. In
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    Egyptian Demand To Rome
    31 3 Cairo, Dec. 9. THE Egyptian Government has strongly protested against the Italian bombing of Alexandria and has demanded immediate indemnity, according to the newspaper El Ahram Reuter
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    35 3 London, Dec. 9. 4 MESSAGE from New York states that l\. 25 fully-equipped ambulances have been presented to the Greek Government by the British -American ambulance corps, and will be shipped to Greece shortly. Reuter
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    Stock Exchange
    278 3 Leaden, Dec. 9. Tbe following art to-days closing middle quotations. Shares are of Cl denomination unless otnennse stated: Con i_an 3* im-64.... 107% Funding imn 4% 1880-6f 113% War Loan *****6 —3116 Com Union Assce (UnlU) £6% Prudential Assce "A".. 20% Royal usee £7% Orea i West-m Rly
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940. Council Meeting
    614 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940. Council Meeting fTHREE features of yesterdays meeting of the Legislative Council deserve comment. First there was Sir Shenton Thomas who made a very inspiring speech in reply to the unofficial members who welcomed him back to the Colony. His description of the
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    Battle Of The Air: Britain's Tactics
    923 4 By Col. Frederick Palmer (AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERT) New York. DEAD one word between the lines and in certain admissions of the conflicting British and German air communiques and you will have the best approach to an answer of the question of whether Britain will
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    Aircraft & Tank Superiority Vital For Offensive
    435 4 Aircraft Tank Superiority Vital For Offensive LESSONS OF THE WAR Noted Writer Is Optimistic WISDOM after events is the prerogative of certain war historians, but not all. Capt. Liddle Hart, late military correspondent of The Times was for years a voice crying in the wilderness. His supporters, however, hold him
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    Christmas Plans Of The Magic Circle
    1842 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By ft pNTMA s time is always a f HK V time tor Magic Circle S« Requests come in sbm all over the magicians to. attend J ehiMren's parties. -Month altogether the Magic "bookings." BCC9 b i 12, next
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    Dr. W. Cullis' Programme
    195 5 fItHE following is the programme for Dr. Winifred Cullis who has returned to Singapore from her visit tc N.1., Penang and Kuala Lumpur: To-day: 10.30 a.m. Changi. 5.30 p.m. Malayan Patriotic Assoc. at Raffles Girls School. TO-MORROW 9.30 a.m. Visit to Medical College. 1.15 p.m. Rotary
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    MOST URGENT CONSIDERATION OF PASSIVE DEFENCE
    1545 7 governor s Assurance At Council Meeting DISCUSSIONS WITH FAR EAST C-in-C. AND G.O.C. ifTBAUNG in the Legislative Council yesterday for A in that action will be taken promptly to create the riirht organization for the purposes of providing l n te(ti<n and of perfecting
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    38 7 picture. The Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert BrookePopnam, meeting: officers of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force and instructors when he paid a visit to the Singapore Government Flying: Training School on Saturday Free Press
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    Governor On Corruption
    175 7 "Will Be Dealt With Energetically" "IF ever Government receives in--1 formation likely to produce a ca*e for corruption against any officer, it will deal with it as energetically and faithfully as it can." This was the assurance given by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, at the Legislative
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    First Members Of L.D.C. Enrolled Yesterday
    245 7 First Members Of L.D.C. Enrolled Yesterday "THE first members of the Local De- fence Ccrps were enrolled in Singapore at the Old Supreme Court yesterday. Training is to begin on Dec. 16, when the 100 recruits will parade for the fn.-f time. These members are to be enrolled during this
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    Raffles Graduates Are Not Underpaid, Says Director
    249 7 AS TRO N G denial that local teachers who were graduates from Raffles College, were underpaid and faced with inadequate prospects, was made by Dr. W. Linehan, Director of Education, at the Legislative Council yesterday. Dr. Linehan was replying to the plea by
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    Debate On War Lotteries Likely
    158 7 IT is probable that a debate on 1 State-controlled war lotteries will take place at the next meeting of the Legislative Council. Mr. G. Wiseman, of Malacca, asked the Governor at yesterday's meeting of the Council to allow a debate to be held at a
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    PROFITEERING IN FURNITURE RENT TO BE ENDED
    189 7 PROFITEERING IN FURNITURE RENT TO BE ENDED rvESIGNED to put a stop to the practice which some landlords have adopted for evading the Rent Restriction Ordinance by insisting that tenants take over, with the premises, furniture at an excessive rate, a bill amending the Ordinance was taken through all stages
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    CAUSING OBSTRUCTION
    53 7 A 23-YEAR-OLD Cantonese, See Fong, was charged in the Singapore second couit yesterday with causing obstruction to traffic at Malabar Street on Sunday evening. He was stated to have been playing a game called "sepak bola bulu ayam" (picking the shuttlecock). A fine of $1 was imposed when
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    New Bid For Economy In Government Departments
    984 7 GOVERNOR PROMISES TO ISSUE CIRCULAR TO HEADS SOON HEADS of Government departments in the Straits Settlements will, before the beginning of next year, receive a circular from the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas impressing upon them the necessity for cutting down expenditure in every
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    Proud History Of The Royal Engineers
    1665 9  -  Nomad In The Garrison -By MANY millions of people must have read the recent thrilling story of the successful efforts of Lieut. Davies, R.E., and his gallant bomb disposal squad who worked ceaselessly to remove a time bomb from the vicinity of St. Paul's
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      60 9 COMMERICAL SUBJECTS ENROL NOW Enrolments are now being made for the commencement of classes, during December for the 1940/41 year of training, in the following subjects All London Chamber of Commerce 1941 examination subjects. School Certificate Examination, December. 1941. AH Pitman Commercial Certificate Subjects. Particulars of classes and fees may
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      274 9 Garrison Diary J'o-dav: All-ranks dance (Loyatr* Wives Club), Gillman Barracks. Whist drives at RJL (Changi) Married Families flub. Nee Soon and I'crt Canning Sergeants* Messe*. To-morrow: Whist drives at RF. and R.A. (Changi) and Alexandra Depot (9.1 M Sergeants' Messes. Tombola. RAF. (No. I Area) Mess. Thursday: Military whist driue,
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    FRASER AND NEAVE WIN DALVEY CUP
    469 10 Fine Display Of Football At Anson Road Stadium JACKSON SCORES ALL WINNERS' GOALS Fraser Neave 3; Cold Storage 1. BEATING the Cold Storage by three goals to one, Fraser and Neave won the Dalvey Cup at the Anson Road stadium yesterday. Presented by Mr.
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    Selangor Race Weights For To-morrow
    350 10 Selangor Race Weights For To-morrow tbe rIE following are the weights at Kuala Lumpur to-morrow, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's meeting. Horses. Clas* 2. Div. 3. H_*BHh BatU 900 Just My Luck 8.06 Turn Over 9.00 Danger Zone 8.06 Harlowe 8.13 Utrecht 8.04 Where Am I 8.12
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    FLIGHT BADMINTON PARTY
    185 10 PLAYING at their own courc on Saturday, the Fligh: Badminton Party beat Henry Waugh Sports Club by four games to me. Results, Flight B P piayers mentioned first, were: Richard Tan lest to Ng Chia Heng 15—10 14—14 (0-3). 15—10: Johnnie Chua beat T A Kamailappan 15—1,
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    S.C.C. Hockey Team vs. S.R.C.
    76 10 THE following have accepted to plaj hockey for the S.C.C. I against the S.R.C. I at the SRC. to-morrow: Dr. B. D. Molesworth: K. A. I?, fodd, PayjLt. G. C. Fortin; Capt. J. P. M. Hope, Capt. L. L. E. Macmillan. Major J. R. Kellett;
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    DECEMBER MEDAL GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    236 10 TTHE Royal Singapore Golf Club's December Medal competition was played at Bukit Tlmah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted In a win for S. A. Beavis in "A" division with a nett score of 73, in a tie in "B" division between P. Wilson
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    Sandwiched!
    37 10 picture. An Army Crusader finds himself sandwiched between *W "mA""* t whom* Peirce oa the rifht, m Saturday's Malaya Rugby Union fixture on the S.C.C. padai|: m which the Wanderers beat the Crusaders elerwi-nii.- Free Press
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    Selangor To Run Wartime Rugby League
    392 10 MEANS OF IMPARTING INTEREST TO SEASON Kuala Lumpur. WARTIME Rugby in Selangor is about to receive a belated fillip. At the beginning of the season now in progress it was proposed as a means of imparting interest to a season which had been deprived
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    Singapore's State Hockey Team
    63 10 Singapore 's Sta te Hockey Team THE following is the Singapore team to meet Selangor in a State hockey match at the S.C.C padang on Saturday: Yee Cheok Wah; R. H. Barth. P. F. de Souza; L Naik Bhupalan, Sgt. Cr;>iiin, L. S. Renters (capt.) llav. Manickam N. II Sullivan.
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    CAPTAIN'S PRIZE GOLF
    104 10 Brancker Wins Island Club's Competition P. L. Brancker won the Island Club's Captain 's Prize competition with a score of 38.% on Saturday. Sixtythree cards were taken out and the following were some of the best returned P. L. Brancker 23+15.% =38.%; J. H. G. Cooper 18+18=36;
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    TIES IN USEFULM B.P. CHAMPIONSHIPS
    117 10 THE loilowing ue> t i. M- minton Party s annual rhunpitQ. ships will be played on Siurday "A" SINGLES Wee Kim Wee vs Chin Than; Swe*; Jcsiah Yap vj R "B" SINGLES L:m Choo Ani: a 1 Ong Kim Seng vs. Ang Tock Hock; Wee
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    HOCKEY MATCHES OFF
    33 10 T*WO hockey matches, the S.R.C. vs. Hyderabad Regiment, and the Indian Association vs. Indian General Hospital, to have been played yesterday on the Padang and Balestier Plain respectively, were cancelled.
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    "I WAS FRIGHTENED AND COVERED MYSELF"
    720 10 Young Girl's Evidence Inquiry Into Triple Trag e^ A DOUBLE inquiry, one into the death* U i rt and a boy who were found battered in a house in Henderson Road, and the circumstances of the death of a dune t who was found
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      49 10 To-day's Sports Events rujs "i S.C.C. <B) vi. Gordons. SC.C; SI Andrew's Old Boys vs. Police 11, Woodsville; Loyals II vs. R M C, Gillman Barracks. Hockey: Ceylon Sports Club vs. Mountain Battery, Balesti«T; YM.CA. vs. Khalsa Assn. V M.C.A.; Y.W.CA. vs. European Women, Ceylon Tamil Association ground (Balestier).
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