The Straits Times, 7 August 1947

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S FADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED I&4S. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS TWELVE PAGES
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    DRASTIC CUTS TO SAVE UK ECONOMY
    2210 1 Attlee Announces An Adverse Balance Of £700,000,000 LONDON, Wednesday. 'T'HE British Prime Minister, Mr. dementi Attlee, announced m the 1 House of Commons today the measures Britain will take to meet the economic crisis. He said that the U. S. Secretary of State, Mr.
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    CUTS IN IMPORTS
    99 1 IMPORT cuts announced by! the Prime Minister are: FOREIGN FILMS: Remitances to be not more than 25 per cent, of earnings. PETROL: Reduction of the basic allowance for private motorists by one-third and reduction by ten per cent, m supplementary allowances. FOREIGN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE; Reduction from Oct.
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    GEMS LOST FROM AIRMAIL BAG
    51 1 KARACHI. Wednesday. Diamonds valued at about £46.000 were missing from an airmail bag here recently. They were among the contents of eight registered letters consigned from Amsterdam to Batavia according to information received by postal authorities after they had reported the disappearance of the packets.
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    "CANNOT LIVE ON DOLE"
    290 1 The Opposition rE debate was opened by Mr. Oliver Stanley for the Opposition. He said Britain could nof becorr^ a perma jient p«B«M*ier siT<i c United States, committed for ever to live on the dole. Whatever ttie Prime Minister said this afternoon as being right to
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    CORDON PROTECTS THE PRINCESS
    70 1 CAERMARTHEN, WALES, Wednesday. An angry cow knocked down a woman within a few feet of Princess Elizabeth today at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show but Royal Air Force personnel and police protected the Princess by throwing a human cordon around her until the animal was quieted.
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    CASTLE AS GIFT
    49 1 CARDIFF, Wednesday. Cardiff Castle, a historical show place, is being offered as a gift to the cii,y by the Marquis of Bute. Many Kings a.iv Quctns have stayed at the Castle, w'.iicli has extensive grounds. It is believed ,o have been constructed by the Danes. Reuter.
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    GUNMEN IN BEAUTY PARLOUP
    174 1 A SINGAPORE police radio pa/txol early yesterday afternoon arrested two young Chinese after a Chinese girl hairdresser had reported a hold-up m a hairdressing saloon m Oeylang Road. The girl who called the police v.i.s 22-year-old Miss Lee Ah Wool. She phoned from the home of
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    34 1 A Japanese soldier, loaded with as much personal gear as he can carry, boards the Choran Mam at Singapore yesterday. The ship sailed for Japan with 5,500 Japanese surrendered per. sonnet. Straits Times picture.
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    INCOME TAX REPORT READY
    391 1 From Our Staff Correspondent •KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE report on income tax by the advisor on income tax for the Malayan Union ami Singapore, Mr. R. ife- Heasman, has been approve* by the Governors of both territories. Its publication may be expected early this month." Mr.
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      Perilous Flight With Criminal Lunatics
      153 2 SHANNON AIRPORT, Wednesday. IRISH police with drawn guns met an American Skymasier when it landed a passenger-load of 36 deportees, including six criminal lunatics, here last night. The pilot had radioed an S.O.S. to the police while crossing the Atlantic be cause he overheard some
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      Gipsy Smith Dead
      95 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday.—Gipsy Rodney Smith, the British evangelist, died of a heart attack aboard the Queen Mary on Monday, it was disclosed here when the great liner docked yesteroav. Gipsy Smith who was 87. made the whole world his parish, having travelled twice round the world and
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      Fashion Show
      124 2 PARIS, Wednesday— Molyneux, the first 'big fashion designer to hold a fashion parade for this winter, yesterday gave a showing of suits, autumn dresses and sumptuous evening gowns. Such ladies of high fashion as the millionairess, Doris Duke Cromweh, and Vouge's Camel Snow attended. The new word to
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      Eva Peron Stoned
      35 2 BERNI, Wednesday.— An excited young man yesterday threw two fist-sized stones against a car m which Senora Peron and the Swiss federal president, Mr. Etter. were I riding across Lake Bridge. UP
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      Filipino Divorce
      43 2 LAS VEGAS. Neveda. Wednesday Deleon Salcedo, wealthy woman film producer and studio owner, yesterday sued Leopoldo G. Salcedo, prominent Filipino screen actor, for divorce on grounds of cruelty. Mrs. Salcedo is owner of LVN Studios, the largest m the Philippines. A.P.
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      'Asian,' Not 'Asiatic'
      64 2 'Asian, Not 'Asiatic' LAKE SUCCESS. Wednesday— The word "Asiatic" should be dropped from the United Nations vocabulary, according to both Indian and Chinese delegates to the Economic and Social Council. They prefer the word "Asian" because, as China's Dr. P. C. Chang said, the word Asiatic "carries with it a
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      Truk Atrocities
      92 2 T ruk Atrocities GUAM, Wednesday.— A fiveman military commission here yesterday heard Japanese defendant. Kensaburo Yoshizawa testify that he sought to malce the last moments of two condemned American prisoners more bearable by offering them cigarettes, bananas and water Yoshizawa, a former ensign, is one of 39 Japanese charged with
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      Negro Baptists
      63 2 COPENHAGEN. Wednesday. Dr. Marshall Shepherd, a spokesman for 4,000,000 United iU'.tes negro Baptists, alleged yes^rday that white delegates to the World Baptist Congress told Danish hotels not to rent rooms to negroes. "When we return to the United States we will suggest all nesro members withdraw from the
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      Land Bill Now Law
      79 2 LONDON. Wednesday Th P baKL? between the House of Lords and the House of Commons over the town and country planning i bill ended last night when the Lords decided to accept amendment made by the Commons and i not press four other Lords amend. ments
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      Diplomatic Post
      61 2 WASHINGTON. Wednesday.— Mr. William Walton Butterworth. U. S. Embassy counsellor at Nanking, was appointed chief of the State Department's Office of Far Eastern Affairs yesterday. Mr. Butterworth. a native of New Orleans, is now m the capital for consultation on developments m China. A former Rhodes Scholar at
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      Semi-Nudism Ban
      92 2 SHANGHAI.— PoIice launched a "sanitation purge" yesterday by announcing that all persons found with bodies naked above the waist will be hauled m and detained for five days and forced to buy a singlet before beins released. The police explained the order originated from Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek
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      Jail Breakers
      132 2 SHANGHAI. Wednesday A number of prisoners m Soochow jail will be sent under armed escorts to serve terms m Shanghai following their a'tempts to break jail. Thp first attempt was made on Monday morning when prisoners made a rush to the gat c but were beaten bark after
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    PAID BILL AS 'WEDDING GIFT'
    141 2 WASHINGTON. Wednesday.— Elliot Roosevelt said yesterday that he might be open to reprimand for letting plane manufacturer Howard Hughes pay a $570 bill for him as a "wedding present." Roosevelt also told the Senate War Investigating Sub-Committel that Jack Frye, former president of Transworld Airline,
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    LIQUOR MADE "BIG JOE" A FORTUNE, KILLED HIM
    183 2 From Our Own Correspondent NEW YORK, Wednesday. "DIG JOE" Saltis, 62, beer baron of Chicago's prohibition era, O who was once worth £1,000,000 has died a pauper m a charity hospital. Friends said that liquor— l which earned him a fortune 1
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    CROSS-ACCUSATIONS ON JAVA TRUCE
    554 2 Cease-Fire Violated By Both Sides JOGJAKARTA, Wednesday. A CROP of accusations and denials of truce violations, by both sides, has followed the official "cease-fire deadline" m the Dutch-Indonesian conflict. The cease-fire was timed to operate at midnight on Monday. Since then the Republican Government has reported
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    Canberra Talks On Cargo Ban
    145 2 Canberra Talks On Cargo Ban CANBERRA, Wednesday. FHE Netherlands Minister m Canberra, Dr. P. E. Teppma, today told the Australian Priifie Minister, Mr. J B iChifley, that the Dutch were "gravely concerned" at the action of the Australian trade unions m banning the handling of Dutch cargoes. Mr. Albert E.
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    ATOM WEAPONS 'COULDDESTROY NATIONIN3DAYS'
    506 2 From Our Own Correspondent NEW YORK, Wednesday. ATOMIC weapons could destroy any nation m the world within three days, Professor Albert Einstein and other prominent physicists said today. The physicists and other authorities gave this warning m a 12-page supplement m the Washington Post. The supplement
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      683 2 NOTICES EXPORT OF SOAP TO THE MIDDLE EAST Boao manufacturers whose soap has been exported to the Middle East since the occupation will be allowed a portion of the present quota and should submit evidence of such exports before the 14tti of August. 1947. Bd. f. If. WADE. As: Regtrtrar
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    New Charges Of Bribery
    184 3 WHEN five Chinese and a Eurasian food inspector again appeared m the Second Police Court, yesterday m connection with alleged bribes to Chief Inspector James M:Pher on, of the Singapore Food Control Inspectorate, additional charges were preferred against two of the Chinese. Vane; Kok Wah was
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    Singapore Shipping
    103 3 SHIPS alongside the Singapore! wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were Main Wharf: Treworlas (31-32 >, Glenapp (33-34). Empire Colne (36-37 i, Scott E. Land (38-39), Esang (40). Rlmau (41), Celebes (42-43). West Wharf: Euryades (1-2), Georgic (3, 4. s>. Trevethoe (8-9 1, Masul'a (10-11), Bulan (12), Eumacus (15-16).
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    SIX CHINESE ON RICE CHARGE
    147 3 Six Chinese appeared m the Fourth Police Court yesterday on I involving the fraudulent i ion of over 9,000 katis of rice, m lighters, ai sea off Tanjong Paca:, on Tuesday. Lch Ah Tang, 61 and Loh Ah Huut were charged with the fraudulent possession
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    DEATH
    66 3 YEO Mrs. Yeo Boon Tat, nee Tan Roon Eng. age 50, at the General Ilispual on 6/8/47. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Mr. Yeo Bcon Tat, 4 ns. Koon Ki:m. Koon Hwee, Koon Kiat and Koon.Kee, 1 son-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law and 9 grandchildren to mourn her loss. The
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    CENT FALL IN RUBBER
    148 3 RUBBER fell by a cent yesterday, making a drop of 2V2 cents over the last two days. No. 1 sheet f.o.b. closed last night at 28 2 cents per lb, buyers, as against 29 y 2 cents on Tuesday, j while sellers were quoted at 28
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    ACQMTTEDSOLDIERS ONROBBERYCHARGE
    60 3 Two young Brit%h servicemen. J. MacLeod and W. D. James, were acquitted by Mr. Justice Thorogood at the Assize Court lyesterday on a charge of robbery. It was alleged that the accused robbed a Malay taxi driver #f $3T at Whitley Road on the nis?ht of March 19
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    36 3 i The Supervisor of Elections, Mr. G. H. Hawkins, will answer questions on the electoral syotsm, put by Mr. Yap Pheng Geek n a broadcast from the Blue Network of Radio Malaya at 9.45 p.m. toiay.
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    Dalforce Back Pay Memo Missed 'Monty'
    515 3 Dalforce Back Pay Memo Missed 'Monty f HIEF of Dalforce headquarters, Mr. Mah Khong, said yesterday he had prepared a memorandum on back pay for the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Viscount Montgomery, when he stopped at Singapore last week-end but had missed him. Mr. Khong has decided to
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    Three Adults Found Caged, Starving In Lodging House
    210 3 From Our Own Correspondent NEW YORK, Wednesday. DOLICE found two men and a woman, nearly dead from starvation, imprisoned in a ted- 1 room of a Minneapolis lodging house on Sunday. r They are Martin Anderson,' 42, his brother Clarence, 38,' and
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    BATTLE OF WORDS ON EGYPT CASE
    698 3 BATTLE OF WORDS ON EGYPT CASE British Evacuation Sought In UNO LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday. JN a spirited clash before the United Nations Security Council yesterday, accusations made against Britain by the Egyptian Premier, Nokrashy Pasha, were answtied by Britain's permanent delegate to UNO, Sir Alexander Cadogan. fc Nokrashy Pasha, m
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    ALLEGED THREATS
    64 3 Bail was opposed by the police m the Fourth Police Court, yesterday when a 22-year-old Hokklen Ong Kwee Hock was alleged to nave criminally intimidated two people on July 31. Ong was charged with threatening Mr. Teo Hock Kwang, In Anson Road, and also with threatening Mr. W.
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    U.K. TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM GREECE
    186 3 ATHENS, Wednesday. DRITAIN yesterday informed the Greek Government fbat it had been decided to withdraw British troops from tha country. Formal notification was given by Mr. Patrick Reilly, the British Charge D' Affaires, who said that no date <;act been fixed for their
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    MALAYA CAN JOIN COMMISSION
    128 3 MALAYA CAN JOIN COMMISSION LAKE SUCCESS, New York. PHE Malayan Union and 1 Singapore are now entitled to join the Economic Comirission for Asia and the Far East as an associate member. Associate membership of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East for non-self governing territories was approved
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    INTER-SCHOOL ART DISPLAY
    114 4 Over 600 pictures, drawn by local schoolchildren and art students, will be displayed at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce from Monday, Aug. 11 to Aug. 16. Entries include oil, watercolour, pastel, "olack and w.nte' Chinese style and finger paintings. The Exhibition entries will be Judged on Monday
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    Soda Water Strike Will End Today
    215 4 THE strike called by the Betterment of livelihood Committee 1 at the Singapore factory of Fraser and Neave which threatened whisky drinkers with a soda shortage is expected to end today. 4, Key staff members had been manning a soda water machine since the
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    U.S. CONCERN AT BRITISH CRISIS
    233 4 U.S. CONCERN AT BRITISH CRISIS By The Times Correspondent WASHINGTON, Wednesday. rHERE is no longer any hesitation here m admitting that Britain's crisis overshadows all else; for Britain, as the New York Herald-Tri bune says, "is the partner on whose continued strength ard stability our policy has been based." Within
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    JEWS BLOW UP GOVT BUILDING
    866 5 JEWS BLOW UP GOVT BUILDING 3 Constables Die In Gallant Race Against Time-Bom b JERUSALEM, Wednesday. IN an explosion that rocked the entire city, a tiraebomb planted by Jewisti terrorists blew up the Government Labour Department Building yesterday killing three British police constables who had courageously cleared people from the
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    "Sack" Killers To Hang
    179 5 "Sack" Killers To Hang From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. ALL three accused m the "sack murder" case were Sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Carey at Penong Assizes last night. A unanimous verdict of guilty was returned by the special jury against Chlew Chee-beng, Lee Eng- huat and Chuah
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    REDS OCCUPY OIL REFINERY
    131 5 VIENNA, Wednesday. The Jointly British and American owned Vacuum Shell oil refinery largest— located m the Russian zone of Vienna's outskirts, was occupied by Soviet troops during the night last Saturday. Workers were barred from entering the plant gates the next morning, a company official revealed
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    THE SCENE IN BURMA: New Minister
    44 5 - Sorci. TU He n; W asM^ed°Um London, where he was renresenttnc Burma. Gy.w. new Minister for Public Works and Rehabilitation U My a, of Pyawbwe, Finance V and Revenue Minister. Kyaw Nyein, who has beei appointed Home Minister.
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    U.K. GOODWILL VISIT TO CHINA
    181 5 LONDON, Wednesday. k BRITISH Parliamentary delegation will pay a goodwill visit to China m October this year. Members cheered when the Speaker, Col. Clifton Brt>wn made this announcement m the House of Commons today. Col. Clifton Brown said: "It has been widely felt that, as
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    -Arrested Men
    19 5 U Saw, former Prime Mimsijr of Burma. That m P. a Sein, leader of the Dobama Asiayonc.
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    Seven Malayans Win U.K. Scholarships
    306 5 From Our Staff Correspondent AUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. SEVEN Malayan Union students have been awarded scholarships under the Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme. They will have to be m the United Kingdom to start their courses at the latest by th c end of September this
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    Australian Fruit In Plenty
    115 5 Australian Fruit In Plenty ONE of the biggest shipments of Australian fruit to arrive m Singapore m recent months is now being unloaded from the Blue Funnel ship Asphalion. It consists of 28,437 cases of apples, 13,092 cases of oranges, 6,748 cases of pears, 1,268 cases of grapefruit and 581
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    SEVEN ACCUSED TO BE RE-TRIED
    81 5 JACKSON, North Carolina,— Seven white men accused of kidnapping a young Negro 3awmill worker m a lynch attempt, were freed by Northampton County Grand Jury only minutes after the jury had failed to indict the Negro on a charge of attempted rape of a white
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    TITO ON THE VATICAN
    133 5 PRAGUE, Wednesday.— lt wa» reported yesterday that Marshal Tito told seven American Pro-. testant church leaders that he could foresee no immediate improvement m Yugoslav-Vatican relations. "I do not see any improvement m the near future," Tito said m replj to a question during the hours
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    200 Police. Soldiers In Hunt For Japanese
    182 5 200 Police. Soldiers In Hunt For Japanese From Our Staff Corresponded I'ENANG, Wednesday. A COMBINED force of 20( Kedah police and Mala] Regiment personnel today con ducted a thorough search foi six Japanese who are belie vet to have been m hiding siuct the surrender two years afco The area
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thursday, Aug. 7, 1947. THE FUTURE OF SINGAPORE
    1296 6 The Strait s Times Singapore, Thursday, Aug. 7, 1947. THE FUTURE OF SINGAPORE Some illuminating comments on the position of Penang m the Malayan Union were made by Mr. H. E. Nixon m this page last week, and one of them was that the people of Penang were doubtful whether
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    QUAKE RECORDED
    48 6 LONDON, Wednesday An earthquake shock of moderate intensity was recorded m London yesterday. j The direction of the shock was ill defined, but was believed to be m an easterly direction, possibly m Tibet, Baluchistan, northern India, or the eastern Islands of the West Indies —Reuter
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    "A SECOND-RATE COLONY" What Singapore can and cannot do without
    1325 6 "A SECOND-RATE COLONY" What Singapore can and cannot do without Having discussed the re* port of the Singapore Association on the financial position of the Colony m Iwo leading articles last week, the Straits Times now presents m this article the opinions held by'a thoughtful Singapore citizen after studying that
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    STILL WAITING
    68 6 IN 1941 it was compulsory for merchants to take out war risks insurance and they \*ere told that any damage done to .the merchandise by enemy action would be paid by the Government. It Is now two years since the war Is over, and some months since the
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      A Straits View Of The N.E.I.
      481 6 YOUR two Dutch com>p}/idents. m recalling the v ielp given by Holland m the fWls m England last winter, appi sr to have overlooked the fact that British engineers a.ul troops had previously gi>en very great assistance to ihe Dutch m repairing the dyk»s
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    NEW LAND TITLES BILL FOR UNION
    707 7 NEW LAND TITLES BILL FOR UNION To Settle Japanese Period Dealings From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. DRIVATE land m the Malayan Union which, during the occupation, was compulsorily acquired by the "occupying power" for a "public purpose," may be retained by government, according to the provisions of a
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    97 7 Chinese schoolgirls yesterday preparing some of the 30,000 artificial paper flowers which Chinese children m Singapore will wear tomorrow on the celebration of Chinese '^Father's Day." Fathers Day is a post-war Chinese celebration. Children whose fathers are alive will wear red flowers and those whose fathers are dead will wear
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    Dead Man On Ship's Propeller
    99 7 Dead Man On Ship's Propeller MEN of the crew of the Khosrou told th e Si;iga-| pore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday, how they iound the captain's sal«»on steward a Goanese named Domigoa Dia.s, sitting drowned on the propeller boss of another ship moored near by He was "m
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    TROOPS LEAVING TOMORROW
    65 7 TROOPS LEAVING TOMORROW MORE than 2,700 repatriated Service personnel, including 500 Indian other ranKs, will embark on board Britain's biggest permanent troopship, the 27,000-ton Georgic, this afternoon, for Bombay and the United Kingdom. Embarkation of troooe wil} begin at 2 pm. today The ship will leave Singap'^'e tomorrow afternoon. Nearly
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    STREET SMOKES VENDORS FINED
    127 7 A 16 year old Chinese boy was fined $65 by the third Police Court Magistrate. Mr. K.M. Byrne, yesterday for being m possession of 2V?. lb. of dutiable Craven A cigarettes m China S-treer, ort Tuesday. Mr. CO. Williams, prosecuting, said the boy had two cartons
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    Jap Troops Give Capt. 'Headaches'
    377 7 A JAPANESE ship's master who transports Japanese surrendered personnel from Singapore to Japan, said m Singapore yesterday that his countrymen gave him "headaches" on the voyage. The master is Captain S. 1 Wake, of the Choran Maru.| He has served m the Japanese mercantile marine
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    SOCIAL EVENING
    67 7 A social will be held at the Straits Chinese Methodist Church Hall, 3. Kampong Kapor Road, on August 9. at 4.30 p.m. at which, there will be a programme of short sketches, musical interlude and vocal solos. A photograph will be taken before the commencement of the variety
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      Indian Varsities Form Association
      118 7 MR. J. A. Thivy, the new representative of th c Governmert of India, was elected president of the commit ton? piotem to form an Indian Universities Alumni Association of Malaya, at a meeting held last night at the Adelphi Hotel. Th e committee was charged! with
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      Busowners' Union
      58 7 MALACCA, Wednesday. Busowners throughout the Settlement of Malacca, at a meeting m town las. night, decided to form a trade union "to look after the interests of bus owners m general and to co-ordinate all problems connected with the efficient operation of omnibus services." Application is to be
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      Professor Firth
      55 7 CEREMBAN, Wednesday. Prov fessor Raymond Firth, of che London School of Economics, will be vistiting Negri Sembulan od Friday on a three-day visit to the State. Professor Firths visit to Mala /a this time is being sponsored by the Colonial Social Science Council. He will visit Seremban. Kuala
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      Arms Haul
      84 7 rjITIAWAN, Wednesday. A O Sitiawaa police party, led by senior inspector Yahaja bin Yamaliddin. raidir.g Sungei Wangi Dalam a village five miles from here, found a large haul of firearms. The haul comprised: 25 rifles, 32 double-barrel shot guns, 19 single-barrel shot guns. *wo tommy guns, ore sten
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      Birthday Parade
      66 7 CEREMBAN, Wednesday —It is hoped to hold a military parade this year on the Seremban Padang m honour of the Y«ang dl Pertuann Besar of Negri Sembilan's 52nd birthday which falls on Sunday. August 24. The following day. Monday, August 25, will be declared a public holiday m
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      Poor To Be Fed
      92 7 SEREMBAN, Wednesday The distribution of sweets and fruits to Indian patients m the hospitals as well as to Indian school children, and feeding o: the poor m Seremban are part oJ the programme drawn up by the 1 Negri Sembilan Indian regional! Congress for the celebration
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      To Visit U.K.
      73 7 KUALA LUMPUR. WednesdayThe Malayan Union has been invited to send candidates to the United Kingdom for a special course In co-op-rauve work which is to be held m Loughborough College. This course is being held ror the first time, and a special tutor with experience of the
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      Malay Classes
      53 7 MALAY classes will be held athe Y.W.C.A. premises, P Leonie Road, Singapore. Beginners' class will begin on Monday, August 11, at 5.30 p m.. and Uie advanced class is held every Friday at the same time Those interested should either phone ***** or make fnquiries at the Y.W.C.A
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      Catholic Feast
      115 7 MALACCA, Wednesday- A large number of Roman Catholics throughout the Malayan Union are expected to attend the annual feast of St. Philomena which will be celebrated on August 16 and 17 it the shrine at Tampin. Special buses have been arranged for Malacca devotees to leave from St.
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      Acquitted Of Murder
      91 7 IPOH, Wednesday— Two Lower Perak Malays. Osman bin Arif and Ali bin Harum, were acquitted at Perak Assizes t«xjay of a charge of the murder of an Indian labourer named Sandiawu. A body alleged to be that of Sandiawu was found m the Teluk Anson town drain
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      T.B. Fund
      83 7 THE President of the Singapore Rotary Club, Mr. S. S Franklin, announced at the weekly luncheon yesterday, that the club's tuberculosis fund had reached $35,192.46. Mr. Richard Sidney, 'editor o( Young Malayans, gave a brief description of the origin of the paper, its financial position and its objects.
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    110 7 rODAY -The Witch-, 830 pm Uttle Theatre. Armenian S reet. "International Friendship" ov Mtl M Dodsworth, 8 30 p.m.. V M C A TOMORROW Farewell Party to Rt. Rev R<*a.nthall and Mrs Rosanthall. 5 15 p m V MCA Table Tennis: Shamrocks -s Victoria School, 6 pm. lnoian
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    CID WARNS AGAINST EUROPEAN SWINDLER
    132 7 CID WARNS AGAINST EUROPEAN SWINDLER A senior official of the Singapore Criminal Investigation Department last night issued a warning to all firms and individuals m Singapore and the Malayan Union against a European swindler, who is alleged to have cheated scores oi bhops and firms throughout Malaya of thousands of
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    U.K. Press One-Sided On S'pore, Says Cox
    266 7 U.K. Press One-Sided On S'pore, Says Cox The General Officer Com mandinjr the Singapore District. Maj.-Gen. L. H. Cox. a ,d yesterday that th c British public read many Bri'ish newspaper reports represent' ing Singapore as a prosperous part of the Empire which iad made a good post-wai recovery. Maj.
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    TO HANG FOR 1944 MURDER
    86 7 TO HANG FOR 1944 MURDER From Our Staff Correspond* nt vUALA LUMPUR Wedne i.ay JWENTY-NINE-VEAR OLD 1 Saw Shong-hai, a member of the police force duiing the occupation, was sentonc d iu> be hanged at Selangor Assizes this afternoon foi the murder of a vegetable gardener on March 31, 1944.
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    ROBBERS LEAVE IN A HURRY
    48 7 Three Chinese robbers. »hC! entered a house m Anson Road ytsterday at 12.30 p.m. left :n a hurry, when they found that ore of the occupants had left the house to make a report. One of the men was armed with a pistol.
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      How We Fought Pirates 100 Years Ago
      975 8  - How We Fought Pirates 1 00 Years Ago "Kelson" By lIISTORY is repeating 11 itself m the Straits of Malacca. The western coast-line from northwards of Penang down to Johore would seem to be infested with piratss. Penang, Port Weld, Port Dickson and Malacca resound with stories of pirates m
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      MONTY'S MISSION
      191 8 rE loan's disappearing, The crisis is nearing, And imports are rising though rations are shaved, There is wailing and weeping At Britain's housekeeping. And millions are spent to each, fraction that's saved. There are gloomy predictions Of further restrictions On petrol, tobacco and newsprint and tea. But it's
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      HAIR NETS FOR MEN
      247 8 New York Round-Up MEW YORK, (By Airmuil) In the window of Dv Brin's cosmetic store at 209 West Fifty-Seventh Street, New York City, there's a sign that would make^ your hair stand on end. It says: "Men's hairnets for sale." Inside, Mr. Burnett Dv Brin assures
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      A LAMENT
      217 8  -  MARY HEN SHALL. By THE morning of my natal day Breaks clear and bright, no shade of grey. My birthday present (very good) Is Vicki Bau/n's 'The Weeping Wood' It's Rubber.' What happens when the breakfast's served? The frying pan was unobserved. Eggs* which should soft and golden
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      Many Japs Turn Christian-But Why?
      625 8  - Many Japs Turn Christian- But Why? RICH ARD HUGHES By TOKIO, (By Airmail).' TT would be well to accept with reserve the pious and growing conviction outside Japan that Japan is turning to Christianity. Two widespread reports this week have coloured and strengthened this devout wishful thinking. One was that
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      Last Of The Dinosaurs
      246 8 AN rocky islands off the New Zealand coast lingers the last of the dinosaurs, oldest of the back-boned creature,s of the earth, the three-eyed lizard. Fossil bones of its nearest relative have been found only m rocks m Wyoming, United States, where they were deposited about
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    Do We Know What We 're Saying?
    932 9 UNUSUAL WORDS, by Edwin Radford. New York Philosophical library (Price 26 3). "T AM ninety and don't care two hoots," wrote George Bernrrd Shaw on his birthday when they invited him to attend the first Tpublic showing of a new G.B.S. portrait. What
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    Hotel of Glass
    139 9 i^IE W YORK Airmail .—A 47-story hotel of glass is to be btrlt In Dallas (Texas). It will be c:nstructed of glass, matnesium, and light stainless sterl. According to the architect, It will be stronger than reinforced concrete, but only one-t a nth thr> we;ght. The skeleton
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    HENCE YOUR RADIO SET
    642 9 Book Of The Week THIS FASCINATING RADIO BUSINESS, by Robert J. Landry. New York: Bobs-Merrill Co. IN 1938 Orson Welles broadcast from New York an imaginary invasion of America by Martians. It was so realistic the country panicked for several hours. Repentant sinners crowded churches and
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      718 9 The rieht way to play such a trump suit as South's In today's deal seems to be somewhat of a mystery to the average player. Fast, dealer. East- West vulnerable. North-South 40 on score. NORTH Q 6 4 V 10 S A Q 10 9 J 10 WEST EAST J
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    All stars aren't actors
    50 10 MAESTRO GALLERY: These are four of the many eminent musicians appearing m Cnit?d Artists' Carnegie Hall. Above right: Symphony conductor LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI. Above left: VAUGHN MONROE, dance-band leader. Below right: ARTUR RUBENSTEIN playing de Falla'g Fire Dance. Below left: GREGOR PIATIGORSKY with hie famous Stradivari cello.
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    STUDIO SIDELIGHTS
    510 10 STUDIO SIDELIGHTS FRANK SINATRA will soon face the severest test of his career. In The Miracle of the Bells at RKO. he will play a straight dramatic role. He will not sing. His success will depend solely on his ability as an actor. One of the biggest undertakings of the
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    Pied Piper of Hollywood
    214 10 NEW YORK. Hollywood moguis sighed with relief when British film magnate J. Arthur Rank left these shores. Here is what Rank accomplished on his American tour: Signed up Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine and Claudette Colbert for films m England. Arranged for Douglas Fairbanks to make his
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      64 10 F7 V- uv 13 5±i±±51 RADIO MALAYA SINGAPORE ENGLISH. 1 pm. Radio Orchestra; 1.40 Calling All Hospitals; 8.20 Bing Crosby; 8 30 Swing Club; 9.00 Craay Gang; 9.54 Film Review; 10.00 Old Rocking Chair; 10.30 Picture Parade. KUALA LUMPUR 8 35 pm. My Kind of Music; 9.00 Oeraldo Orchestra 9.45
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      82 10 —7 p.m. Neva 6c tXuumewary. fi*uUSH— 7.15 News; 7.25 English by Radio; 7.30 Science Survey; 7.40 Prose Heading. INDONESIAN MALAY— 7.45 I Dance Music; 8.20 News. DUTCH— 8.45 News; 9.00 Dance Music. ENGLISH— 9.30 News; 9.45 Dance Music; 10.30 Radio Newsreel; 10.45 Written Wcrd— Development of English Novel; 11.00 Music
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      73 10 Ii'jlJman; 10.40 Records by Hequest; 11.00 Celebrity* Violinist (Josep)i Szigeti); 11. IS Australian Blngei?; 11.30 Clcse Down. Resume 4 p.m. ;c 11.30 p.m. RADIO SEAC 6 p.m. ThLly To One; 6.45 Strictly Odd; 7.00 Film Theatre Music; 7.30 Oen Session; 7.45 Sports; 8. OS Heard Melodies Are Sweet; 8.45 Rhythm
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    LONDON STOCKS
    575 11 LONDON, Wednesday. MOST sections of the Stock Exchange opened in a dull manner but just before midday there was a complete change of front wnkh persisted until the close of business, says Renter's financial correspondent. No tangible reason could be advanced for this sudden reversal of trend. The
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    Exporters Still Want Sago
    200 11 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent MORE than 2,009 bats of sago flour have just arrived from ingga and Rhio. No depressing effect has been felt, however, since exporters are still competing for supplies. A slight improvement in the market for Java white 104 N 3
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    STORE SHARES
    134 11 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. ALL sections of the market were again hesitant, with little inclination to deal before the details of Mr. Attlee's "crisis plan" become available. Among industrials, prices were marked down slightly with the exception of Henry Waugh's, where business was transacted at higher
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    RUBBER
    62 11 The Singapore Chamber ot Commerce Robber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyer* Sellen 1>US. isW. per 1b. per lb. Mo. 1 R.S.8. Spot loose 27% 38 No. 1 R.8.8. fob In bales Aug. 28% 28% No. 2 RJBS. fob In bales Aug. 28% 28% No. 3 R.S.S. fob
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    MOVE TO COMBINE ALL MALAYAN RUGBY CLUBS
    491 12 Malaya Cup Games Not To Be Revived From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. TT was revealed at the annual meeting of the Rugby Section of the Selangor Club last night that tike Malayan Rugby Union has m hand the question of becoming
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    Ceylon 5th In Rifle Shoot
    53 12 LONDON, Wednesday. —Ceylon with an aggregate of 1,425 finished fifth m the National Smallbore Rifle Association's Colonial open sights event for 1943. it was announced to-day. The event was won by Kenya with 1,542, with Malta second with 1,522, Jamaica third with 1.471 and Mauritius
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    All-Malayan Indo-Ceylon Sports Meet
    190 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE first All-Malayan IndoCeylonese athletic meet to be held will take place on Saturday, Augußt 16, and Sunday, August 17, at the T.P.C.A. Stadium, Princes Road, Kuala Lumpur. Invitations bave been sent to all Indian and Ceylonese sports organisations throughout Malaya to Bend
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    CHAMPION HURT
    109 12 LONDON, Wednesday.— E. McDonald Bailey, A. A. A. coloured sprint champion who broke down m the inter-Counties 100 yn'ds fir.al at White City on Monday, Is suffering from straining of the fibres of the thigh muscles. Bailey attended a.i R.A.F hospiatl m London and after the trouble was
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    SIGNS FOR COLNE
    40 12 COLNE, Wednesday. The Lancashire all-rounder, William Alley of New South Wales, has signed for Colne m the Lancashire Cricket League next session at a £550 fee. Alley Is a lefthand bat and a left-arm swing bowler. Reuter.
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    LATEST S.R.A. CLASSIFICATION
    204 12 Four horses have been deleted from the Straits Racing Association's classification lists. They are Empress and Mr. Podmore m Class 3, and M.G.M. and Radasca m Class 4 NEW CLASSIFICATIONS New Classifications are as follows: Class I.— Edmond Wantes (late Great Flash), Lackey, Liberty Man. Class 2.—
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    Tourists Snatch A Victory
    310 12 SWANSEA. Wednesday. lIHTH half an hour left for play, TT the South African cricketers gained an exciting win by 40 runs over Glamorgan here yesterday despite the amazing recovery of the Welsh team after they had lost six wickets for 39 runs. It was the second
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    MORE ACCEPTANCES FOR OLYMPICS
    82 12 LONDON, Wednesday.—Acceptances of the invitation to take part m the 1948 Olympic Games have been received from Trinidad, Tobago and Chile, bringing the total number of acceptances to 41. Trinidad was one of the six nations which were sent invitations after the recent Stockholm conference of
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    WOMEN'S SPRINT RECORD EQUALLED
    48 12 GEORGETOWN, (Jamaica), Wednesday^— Cynthia Thompson of Jamaica equalled the women's world record for the 100 yards of 10.8 seconds set up by F. E. B. Koeoi of Holland m May 1944, when she won the event at an international athletic meeting here: Reuter. 6
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    Penang Chinese Draw With RAF Combined
    226 12 THE Penang Chinese Recreation Club drew with the R.A.F. Combined at cricket on Hong Lira Green yesterday. The visitors scored 213 to which the Airmen replied with 204 for six wickets: Scores: P.C.RC —IST. INNS. Lim Khye Seng c Leggett b Riley 32, Tan
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    Penang Cup Winner
    37 12 ™LrL lm p h an Ge<* lesuiiiiS hi Rosewell's Boy (Flannery up), n r e o th President's Cup on the last day of the Penang Turf Clubs Summer Meeting.— Photo by Keechun Studio.
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    R.A.F. Force Pace, Score 6-2 Win
    507 12 [FORCING the pace against the S.R.C., the R.A.F: gained a well-earned victory by six goals to two in an S.A.F.A. League fixture played at the Jalan Bcear Stadium yesterday. The Recs had a strong defence, but the forwards could do nothing right, even to
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    R.A.F. Tengah Defeated
    200 12 Co. Cricket Club beat J the R.A.F. Tengah by 34 runs m a cricket fixture played at the Tengah ground over the week-end. Scores; SHELL CO. C.C. H.M. Newton c and b Waldron 52, G. Clarke c Moore b Burbridge 40, N. Aeria c and Burbridge 6,
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    7-RUN VICTORY
    195 12 St. Andrew's School beat Rafflea Institution by seven runs m a cricket match played at Wcodsville. Scores: ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL M. Thiyagarajah c Paul b Sharma 9, B. Rcss c Gopal b Sharma 4, Ong Beng Bee b Paul 26, Leo Owen c Siva b Krishnan 1, Richard
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    HAT-TRICK BY TOM GODDARD
    490 12 LONDON, Wednesday. TOM Goddard, now m his 47th year, proved a veritable nightmare to Somerset batsmen on the Bristol wicket, so notoriously responsive to spin, and wan mainly responsible for Gloucestershire registering their fifth two-day victory of the season on that county; ground. Middlesex continue to
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