The Straits Times, 24 December 1947

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    22 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 i vV EL Vfc PAOto SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1947 If PRICE TEN CENTS
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    OPIUM ADDICTS REBUFFED Cure In Week Is Possible
    421 1 OPIUM ADDICTS REBUFFED Cure In Week Is Possible CHINESE medical authority m Singapore said yesterday that an opium smoker can be cured of his craving m one week if he sincerely wants to overcome the hahit. He was referring to the petition sent by 900 smokers to the Governor, Sir
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    68 1 At yesterday's Christmas party for children at the Tanglin Club. Eight-year-old Sally Duff pulls a cracker with Peter Rowland, I aged six. Andrew Levien, 18-tnonths-old son of Mr. N. M. Levien. went to the party dressed as a New Zealand All Black footballer—complete with rurby ball. He is balanced on
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    Honours For Five Malayans
    383 1 BRAVERY and valuable services during the attack on Malaya have earned honours for five Malayans: two doctors, a hospital assistant, a Salvation Army officer, and a Malay. They are Dr. W. A. Balhetchet medical officer m the Malayan Medical Service (0.8. E.). Dr. Yeoh Bok Choon.
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    100 Raiders Die In Kashmir Clash
    184 1 NEW DELHI, Tuesday. INDIAN patrols killed more than 100 raiders m an attack x on two enemy concentrations m the Poonch area of Kashmir, the Indian Defence Ministry announced last night. Indian troops cleared a hill position near Poonch and drove the raiders from
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    Xmas Holidays
    60 1 The Straits Times will be published as usual tomorrow (Christmas Day), bat there will be no issue of the Singapore Free Press on Christmas Day. There will be no issue of the Straits Times on Friday (Boxing Day), but the Free Press will be published as usual. Normal
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    Rubber Exports From Malayan Union Drop
    368 1 AFTER reaching the year's record of nearly 78,000 tons m October rubber exports from the Malayan Union last month fell by more than 13,500 tons. The main factor m the drop was America's reduced imports which at 23,980 tons last month were 5,135 tons
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    NO BASES FOR U.S.
    79 1 NO BASES FOR U.S. PANAMA, Tuesday. r TTHE Panama .National As1 sembly last night refused to ratify the agreement, signed on Dec. 2, leasing 13 military bases to the United States. Shortly before this decision, the Foreign Minister, Senor Florencio Arosmena, resigned, because of his party's opposition to the agreement.
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    TOJO TO TAKETHE STAND
    152 1 TOJO TO TAKE THE STAND TOKIO, Tuesday. JAPAN'S wartime Prime Minister, Tojo, who is on trial before the International Military Tribunal here for war crimes, is expected to take the witness stand for the first time tomorrow. The Tribunal, however, is not likely to hear more than a small portion
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    Navy Diverts Jewish Ship
    155 1 JERUSALEM, Tuesday. A JEWISH illegal immigrant ship, named the "You Won't Frighten Us." carrying an estimated 850 Jews was boarded by the British Navy without incident m territorial waters off Haifa today. The only casualty, the o3lcial announcement stated, was a British Naval rating who broke
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    AIR SUPPLIES FOR REFUGEES
    173 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. WITH flood waters m many parts of the Malayan Union threatening to rise further, the Army and R.A.P. have indicated their readiness to drop supplies to marooned flood victims. Tomorrow morning, a Dakota will leave Singapore on a "Christmas
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      26 1 Wishing all out Customers Cf Friends A Merry X'mas P. H. HENDRY Jeweller 78, North Bridge Rd. More people than ever are saying MAD? n J^^^^^^o|
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      41 1 33, JTAMFORD R° 5 >mt i FRASER NEAVE LTD. AND MALAYAN DREWERIES LTD. extend their Best Wishes to all for a MERRY XMAS The Factory and Offices will be closed all dayDecember 25th and 26th reopening again on Saturday, December 27th.
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      892 2 NOTICES &UKIT KAMUNING RUBBER ESTATE LTD, (Incorporated In the Malayan Union) NOTICE. Application has been made to the Directors of Buklt Kamunin* Rubber ■iJtate Ltd. to issue to the following shareholders share certificates to replace Q\c original certificates stated to have been lost or destroyed. Notice is hereby (riven that
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      663 2 NOTICES LEE RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. China Building, Chulla Street., Singapore. Please note that as from Monday, December 2a. 1947. our telephone switchboard number will be 3987 (3 lin«0 with extensions to all Departments. THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED. It, Battery Road, Slnr-pora Please note that as from 22nd. December. 1947.
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      712 2 I NOTICES BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONEB OF POLICE AUCTION SALE OF 750 bags of copra To be held at The godown of Choo Yong Tecfc Hong, Robertson Quay. Singapore. On Wednesday, 24th December 1947, at 11.30 a.m. NOW ON VIEW. CHEONG KOON SENG CO., LTD. Auctioneers. Stnjraoore, 19th December.
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      695 2 NOTICES: NOTICE I'MAS SHOPPING For the convenience of Customers, our premises will remain open until 6 Dm. on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. December 22nd. 23rd and 24 th. ROBINSON A CO.. LTD. GOVERNMENT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE 3% 1946 REHABILITATION LOAN (1962-1970) NOTICE is hereby given that the transfer
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      317 2 NOTICES GREETINGS. Wishing all Relatives and Friends m the Malayan Union and Singapore A Happy and Blessed X'mas and a prosperous New Year. From: Mr. Mrs. Lucky Low Hock Kee c/o. The United Chinese Bank Ltd.. Chulla Street. Singapore. GREETINGS. A MERRY XMAS BEST WISHES FOR 1948 to our friends
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      202 2 NOTICES THE INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED. Have great pleasure m announcing that a branch of the bank will be opened at Bangkok on Tuesday the 23rd December 1947 at 1195 New Roaa. Bangkok. THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED. Have pleasure m announcing that s new Branch Office m Kuching, Sarawak,
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    35 3 The French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, registered these rapid changes of expression daring- a press conference he held at larMge's Hotel, London following the break-up of the "Big- Four" conference on Germany. A.P. photo.
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    REPUBLIC OF ITALY IS BORN
    113 3 ROME, Tuesday.— The Italian Constituent Assembly last night approved a constitution for the Republic of Italy, thus formally ending the reign of the House of Savoy. The vote marked the end of 17 months of work. It was one of 453 to 62. Most of
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    "DICTATOR CHIANG"
    448 3 FengDefies Orders NEW YORK, Tuesday. VjARSHAL Feng Yu-hsiang, "1 now m America on an official Chinese mission, today branded Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek a dictator and said he would defy the Generalissimo's order to return to China forthwith. "Since my mission was appointed by the Executive Yuan and is
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    COMMUNISTS DENY SABOTAGE STORY
    239 3 LONDON, Tuesday. MR. Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the British Communist Party, last night declared there was "not a word of truth" m allegations by Labour Party chiefs that the Communists would sabotage the production drive m industry. i Mr. Pollitt, was replying to Sunday's statement
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    BOUND OVER
    62 3 BATU PAHAT, Tuesday.— Two Singapore Chinese S.H.B. labourers were among four Chinese who were bound over today by the Batu Pahat Magistrate. They were charged with behaving m a suspicious manner and failed to give a satisfactory account of themselves. One of them was a woman who said
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    200 3 IODAY Tea party, m honour of Dr. Salma Ismail, first Malay woman doctor, given by the Young Malay Women's Group, La Paloma Restaurant, East Coast Road, 4 p.m. Parade, officers and N.C.O.'s, Malayan Air Cadets, CHQ., X a Liang Airport, 6 p.m. Union Jack Club, North Bridge Road,
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    Flying Discs— Rockets?
    184 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Amerl- can Congressman, Mr. Harris Ellsworth, yesterday said he considered that the ''flying saucer" epidemic had probably been caused by Russian rocket experiments. Claiming that he has received reliable Information concerning the development of high velocity missiles by Soviet scientists. Mr. Ellsworth said: "The Russians are
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      Waterloo Awards In Sale Of Medals
      88 3 LONDON, Tuesday. WAR medals including some awarded after Waterloo were sold for £850 at an auction here yesterday. A group of medals awarded to General Sir R. Llewellyn, for gallantry when he was Colonel-in-Chief of the 39th Regiment at the Battle of Waterloo brought
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      Soya Bean Crops
      65 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday.— The 1947 world production of soya beans was estimated at 490,000,000 bushels, the smallest total since 1940 and four per cent, below 1946, the Foreign Agricultural Relations Office of the United States Department of Commerce reported yesterday The decline was primarily attributed to lower yields
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      Policeman Killed
      49 3 NAIROBI. Tuesday. When police reinforcements from Nairobi were summoned to a native village 10 miles from Nairobi yesterday 30 Africans attacked them, killing Assistant Inspector Thomas Mortimer, 27. and an African policeman. People participating in an alleged illegal ceremony had threatened local police who were investigating. AP.
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      20-ounce Baby
      75 3 MINNEAPOLIS. Tuesday.— A physician at Fairvlew Hospital delivered a 20-ounce baby girl on December 6. In 16 days she gained four ounces, doctors said. She will remain in an Incubator from 3 to 4 months and her parents will take her home when she weighs approximately six lbs.
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      London To Sydney
      63 3 LONDON, Tuesday. Opening the "Highways of the Air" exhibition here yesterday Civil Aviation Minister, Lord Nathan, forecast that the flight from London to Sydney, which on his recent visit to the Far East took 51 hours, would be reduced to 40 hours. Within the lifetime of the
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      Rundstedt Flies Home
      61 3 LONDON. Tuesday. Former Field Marshal Karl von Rundstedt left here by plane yesterday for Hanover to spend Christmas with his son who is seriously 11) The ex-fleld Marshal, who \s 72, is on eight days' compassionate leave. A British officer accompanied him to the airport where pressmen
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      Gale In Vienna
      35 3 VIENNA, Tuesday.— Five people are reported to have been killed and 100 injured in a gale raging over Vienna. Many buildings have been almost destroyed and roads are blocked by debris.— Reuter
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      80-Day Voyage
      78 3 GRAVESEND, Kent, Tuesday. The fourmaster 3,200-ton British barque, Pamir, glided to anchor here yesteraay after her 80-day voyage from New Zealand with raw wool and tallow for Britain. The Pamir, winner of the 1939 windjammers' grain race from Australia to England, was the first big sailing vessel to
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      Monk Sentenced
      80 3 BELGRADE, Tuesday.— Father Albino Oomeiro, one of a KrouD vt monks accused of having used a secret radio station for transmitting military information to a spy centre abroad, was sentenced to 16 years' forced labour yesterday. When the trial began, the prosecution alleged that In March, 1947, before
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      Christmas Tree
      68 3 LONDON, Tuesday.— Hundreds of children crowded onto the stone lions and base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square yesterday when the Norwegian Ambassador presented London with a 48-feet nigh Christmas tree sent by the people of Oslo. The Norwegian Ambassador revealed that every year during the last war
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      332 3 LAST PHONE fr^/Xf/ft[l ?^I A LAST r\Y 3400 JJjXfJfh DAY SSHOWS-H»m 4u. 6*5 9.30PM i!9AhbiJ& A Romance of a Swaggering thief and the girl who tames him \|g IWI/2 D^^aV*J l^M with i* IMm 9 g tf\t*^ X BBS jtf fg?*r Draw by OOUGLAS SIRK MtHflPl^ Utmjli, h (HIS SI.
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    SIAM TIGHTENS UP.
    221 4 New Methods Against Rice Smugglers From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Tuesday. THE Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sindhu Kamolnavin, has announced that the Siamese Navy will use sea-planes and patrol boats to step up the campaign against rice smuggling. Orders have been issued to open fire on vessels, suspected of
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    Mombasa Seen As Main Base
    218 4 Mombasa Seen As Main Base LONDON, Tuesday. THE Chief of the Imperial 1 General Staff, Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, will shortly submit a detailed report to the Defence Committee on the regional defence of the African continent, according to newspaper reports. His report te expected to advise on whether Mombasa
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    SILAT FUNERAL ASSOCIATION
    166 4 At a special general meeting of the Silat Funeral Association held recently, the following were elected office-bearers for 1948: President, Mr. Ng Lye Whatt (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs. Tay Twa Tow, Chan Seng Ann, Ng Cheng Thak, Chew Joon Kam, Lim Keng Yeow, Lim Cheng Bock, Lim Chin
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    BIAN SIM SIA 1948 OFFICE-BEARERS
    118 4 The annual general meeting of the Bian Sim Sia. Singapore, elected the following office-bearers for 1948: Patrons, Messrs. Aw Kow. Koh Choon Hong, Goh Lay Tong, Tan Chwee Boon. Khor Swee Gim, Chia Yeow Keat, Chia Eng Kiat, Chan Tee Seng and Lee Kian Poh.
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    Separation-Of Colony
    269 4 SeparationOf Colony Malay News From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak THE President of the United Malays National Organisation, Dato Onn bin Jaafar, m a four-hour review of Malay politics at a private assembly at the headquarters of the Pergerakan Melayu Semenanjong, Johore Bahru branch, recently touched on the subject of Singapore
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    SENT TO CANADA
    27 4 The Second Police Court Magistrate, Mr. E. S. de Banzie, yesterday ordered the repatriation to Canada of Joseph Davies, charged before him with begging.
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    U Saw: "Rare Evidence"
    150 4 RANGOON, Tuesday. pIRCUMSTANTIAL evidence vx showed beyond a doubt that U Saw, former Burmese Prime Minister, was guilty of the assassinations of Premier Aung San and six other Burmese Ministers last July, the Advocate-General, U Tun Byu, said yesterday m summing up the prosecution's case. Direct
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    31 4 Dr. Veoh Bok Choon, senior surgical tutor at the College of Medicine, who has been awarded the M.B.E. for his loyal service at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital during the occupation.
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    Sea Christmas For Children
    254 4 MORE than 70 schoolchildren from Australia will arrive m Singapore on Dec. 30, m time to spend the New Year with their parents m the Malayan Union and Singapore. They are on the Blue Funnel ship Oorgon and will spend Christmas off Java. Special Christmas entertainment
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      69 4 A MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR from U.S. de Silva 106 ORCHARD RD i!r SEROCALCIN tor the prevention and treatment ot COLDS Comprehensive Selection ot X mas Cards Pocket Diaries 48 LIANG BROS., CO Stationers Printer*. Etc. 9. Chulla St. Singapore. ■Phone 77M. Oar Director* And Staff EXTEND TO OUR
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    BIG PLANS FOR NORTH BORNEO
    643 5 Governor Outlines Eight- Year Scheme T'lh Government of North Borneo is preparing re- construction plans m conjunction with development schemes. These plans will be laid before the Advisory Council next February, said the Governor, Mr. Edward Francis Twining. He was addressing a meeting of the
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    YULETIDE DANCE
    54 5 The annual Yuletide dance of the Singapore Recreation Club will take place on New Year's Eve at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Da Silva's dance band will perform and there will be the usual Christmas decorations. Tickets for members and their i friends can be obtained from the honorary
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    TB Award For Local Girl
    112 5 AMONG the 1948 holders of the scholarships granted by British National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis is Miss Veronica Au, of Singapore, says a London cable. Along with other visitors from various parts of the Empire, Miss Au will visit TB hospitals and cflnics
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    60 5 Eighteen year old Winfred Rufus dancing with his 19-year-old sister, Josephine Rufus, at the Katong's Boys' Club's Christmas dance on Monday night at the S.V.C. drill hall. This is the first time that a Boys' Club has held a public dance, and over 300 people were present. Dance music was
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    Labour Leader Faces Intimidation Trial
    382 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. AT the opening yesterday of the trial of a prominent Penang Union leader on a charge of criminal intimidation, the District Court was crowded with labourers. The union leader, S. Appadurai, is vice-president of the Penang Federation of Trade
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    GIRL'S BODY IS WASHED UP
    122 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday.— The body of a 12-year-old Chinese girl who was drowned on Saturday m the swollen Kinta River has been washed up at Tanjong Tualang, nearly 20 miles from the point near Ipoh's Low Street Bridge where she was lost
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    ILLEGAL ARMS CHARGE
    94 5 From Our Staff Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Tuesday. -A Javanese, Bujang Bin Liwat wa3 charged m the Magistrate's court yesterday with being m rossession of a home-made guD* without being the holder of a permit. It was said m evidence that lead for making bullets had been i
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    ANTI-T.B. FUND
    31 5 Householders m the Tanglin area were "held up" on Monday night by a party of pre-Christ-mas revellers collecting for Singapore's anti-T.B. fund. Door-to-door raiders collected $220 for the fund.
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    Spens Says New Tin Price Is Fair
    374 5 Spens Says New Tin Price Is Fair THHE chairman of London Tin 1 Corporation, Mr. J. Ivan Spens, now visiting Malaya, said m Singapore yesterday that from the point of view of re-equipped dredging companies the increase m the price of tin to £510 a ton was reasonable and would
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    Welfare Aids 8,000 People
    227 5 EIGHT thousand people m Singapore, representing 2,300 families, are at present drawing allowances from the Social Welfare Department under the colony's emergency relief scheme. Funds for the scheme come from public assistance, the Silver Jubilee Fund, and the Far Eastern Relief Fund. Singapore has so far
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    DEATH
    52 6 Madam Lim Lye How. age 81. passed away r>»acefullv at the residence of her son. Mr. Chua Hock Chal. 392 Orchard Road. Spore. Leaving behind her one son. one daughter one daughter-in-law, eleven grand-children and several great erand-children to mourn her loss. Funeral on Sunday 28th December 1947 at
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    117 6 MR. fiz MRS. Ng Poh Loh (Paul May) thank all relatives friends for the rood wishes attendence. Rifts, assistance, etc., on the occasion of their wedding solemnized at the Methodißt Church, Klang, on the 20th December 1»47. Mr. G. V. Thaver and children thank aQ relatives and friends wlio
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wednes., Dec. 24, 1947. THE NEW WORD
    1228 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wednes., Dec. 24, 1947. THE NEW WORD A new word of 1947 which may not yet be known to most people m Malaya is genocide. This means the extermination of races, and it has been coined by the secretariat of UNO. A draft convention drawn up
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    THIRTY STOWAWAYS ON LINER
    90 6 SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday. Thirty coloured men were sentenced to 28 days' imprisonment here yesterday for stowing away on the Royal Mall liner Almanzora In the West Indies. The proseoutor said 1,000 passengers aboard Included 200 coloured men. Before the ship sailed from Kingston, 42 stowaways were discovered
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    NIPPONESE NOEL
    980 6 tI E were called from our cells half-an-hour earlier than we expected. Maybe the threatening rain was the reason; or perhaps the Japanese Camp Commandant, having grudgingly consented to the carol singing, was anxious to get the thing over and go home. Not so with us. Every man
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    A Christian Chinese Christmas Message
    387 6 ME. Lim Wee Pian, the Chairman of Community Service, Singapore District Methodist Youth Fellowship, sends the following Christmas message to the Straits Times: Christmas is here once again. This one particularly has been like a distant landmark In a misty country towards which we have
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      35 6 Tt> ALL OUR PATRONS, We wish. A Bright Merry Christmas and A Happy Prosperous New Year. We open till 6 p.m. today. We close tomorrow— CHRISTMAS DAY T. M. A. LTD., 61/63, High Street, Singapore.
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    24 7 Three year old CAROLYN LAMMERT ttuches her Xmas present while listening intently to Father Christmas at the Tanslin Club party yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    30 7 Subscriptions to the Princess Elizabeth Wedding Fund which have bcm made through the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce total $33,684. This Bum has been forwarded to the Central Celebration Commute*.
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    "NO UNREST IN MALAYA"
    345 7 Labour Adviser On ISleeds Of Unions THE Labour Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. E. W. Barltrop, said last night he was more impressed by the appeals of many Malayan trade unions "for food for the mind rather than cash for the
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    $20,000 Bail In Rice Case
    152 7 QUMMONS charges against iJ Claude William Roberts, formerly of the Food Control Department, for alleged abetment of concealing and unlawful possession of controlled rice by Koh Teng Huang of Boat Quay, will be heard m the Third District Court at the end of January and
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    21 7 Father Christmas stoos by for a chat with 4-year-old lan Mackie at the TanrKn Club Xmas party yesterday Straits Times picture.
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    "MARKED MEN" TO GET GRANTS
    134 7 Persons who became "marked men" during the Japanese occupation, owing to their previous mobilised service and were, therefore, prevented from obtaining any gainful employment m the period, are to receive special grants. With this view, the Govern- < ments of the Malayan Union and Singapore
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    XMAS SERVICES IN SINGAPORE
    179 7 Services m Singapore Churches on Christmas E>e and Christmas Day are as follows: Church of fiigUnd: St. Andrew's Cathedral. Christmas E*e. 6.15 p.m Blessinjj of Crib and Children's Gift Service. 11.15 p.m. Carols, 11 46 D.m. MidnUht Eucharist; Christmas Holy Communion 6 a.m. and 7am. Choral
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    FIVE YEARS FOR HAVING PISTOL
    92 7 Two Chinese, Lee Wong Ohajl and Chiang Meng, were each sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment at the Singapore Assizes yesterday for unlawful possession, of two pistote and 14 rounds of ammunition,. Another Chinese, Ong Siew, Bok, who faced a similar charge' was discharged. He
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    ENTICING OF CHILD WIFE ALLEGED
    57 7 A 50-year-old mandore named Veeriah was charged before the! Singapore Second Police Magis- trate, Mr. E. S. de Banzie yes- terday, with enticing away the l^year-old wife of an Indian living at Layang Layang. He was arrested on a Kluang warrant and was ordered to
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    Shahrir Says Batavia Peace Talk 'Too Slow'
    185 7 SUTAN Shahrir, who has just completed a world tour on behalf of the Indonesian Government, said m Singapore last night that he was not content with the progress of the present United Nations talks m Batavia. He said the talks were not proceeding
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    "Vague"HandlingOf War Claims
    325 7 r£ temptation to use strong language "on the vague and unsatisfactory way m which the whole matter of war claims, as affecting this country, has been handled" is referred to by the chairman of Malacca Electric Lighting Ltd., Mr. P. M. Robinson. In a speech to be
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    Air Chief's Message To His Men
    289 7 Air Chief's Message To His Men AIR Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd, Commander-in-Chief, Air Command, Far East, has sent the following Christmas message to officers and airmen of all units under his command: "To everyone In Air Command, Far East, I send my heartiest wishes for a happy Christmas and
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    TAMPERED WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS
    51 7 Five British soldiers who pleaded guilty to interfering with the traffic lights at the Junction of Bencoolen Street and Stamford Road on the night of Dec. 22 were each fined $10 Ux the Second Police Court yesterday. Theywere charged with behaving m public m a disorderly
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    CHINESE GIRL FORC AMBRIDGE
    174 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. MISS Gunn Chit Wha, aged 18, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gunn Lay Teik, of Kuala Lumpur, will be the third Asian girl from Malaya to enter Cambridge University. It ig believed here that she is ihe first
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      Two Motor Crashes Near Some Spot
      237 7 TWO British soldiers were seriously injured yesterday, when the jeep m which they were travelling from Johore to Singapore overturned, and crashed into a 15-foot waterlogged ditch at the 7th Mile, Bukit Timah Road. The accident occurred a 1.30 p.m., at a spot opposite
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      Music Concert
      50 7 THE Far Eastern Musk School. Singapore, h/,-ld its annual concert recently. The second part of the programme included students In the more advanced divisions. The programme included piano solos from the first steps to diploma divisions, violin solos, piano duets and a trio for piano violin and cello.
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      Carol Carnival
      77 7 rE Singapore Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold its second Christmas carol carnival at j the Singapore Presbyterian [Church grounds at 11.30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. With the help of members of the Singapore Presbyterian Church. YMCA, Public Relations Office and Social Welfare Department, the MYF has planned a
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      Johore Party
      61 7 IOHORE Bahru. Tuesday.— The Johore Civil Service Club g;ive a Christmas party to 80 European and Malay children yesterday. The arrangements were made by Mrs. Pretty, wife of the Resident Commissioner, Mr. E. E. F. Pretty. Mrs. L. Day was Santa Claus. A display of conjuring tricks by
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      Teachers Protest
      55 7 SEREMBAN, Tuesday. The 'Negri Sembilan Teachers' Union has protested against the Salaries Report. A resolution to this effect was passed at a meeting of the Union this morning. It called on the press and public to support the teachers' cause. The meeting empowered 'he parent body to make
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      Took Poison
      65 7 UNSUCCESSFUL in his first attempt to end his life by Jumping into the sea, a Chinese fishmonger, Kong Cheong, wrote a suicide rote and then ate tuba root. At an inquiry before the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. Q. Porter, yesterday, Kong Cheongs room mate, Cheng Hin, said that
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      Charge Withdrawn
      59 7 SEREMBAN. Tuesday— Two British soldiers of the R.A.. HA. Todd and C.G. Jones, were yesterday discharged by the Seremban magistrate, Tungku Hussein, on .n arms charge. They were charged with possession of a Sten gun with 26 rounds of ammunition and a revolver with 10 rounds of ammunition
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    CONTRASTS IN INDIA
    476 8 Communal Strife And Liberalism From The Times Correspondent DELHI, Tuesday. THE Indian political scene m the last few days has shown a contrast between communal strife on the one hand and a f or ward-thinkfng, liberal attitude on the other. The recrudescence of communal strife at Delhi,
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    2 Attacks On Labour Unions
    248 8 2 Attacks On Labour Unions From Our Own Correspondent LONDON (By Air Mail.) THE need for string action by the Government to deal with labour lawlessness m Malaya was emphasised by the chairman of two Malayan rubber companies m their reports to their annual meetings this month. Mr. T. B.
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    US. AIRLINES' BIG LOSS
    63 8 WASHINGTON. Tuesday.— The nations domestic airlines will end the year with a net loss of more than U556,400,000 on this year's operations, although their volume of business has increased, the United States Commerce Department estimated yesterday. The main reason for this is that operating costs have
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    SOVIET NOTE ON NATIONALS
    80 8 PARIS, Tuesday.— The French Foreign Ministry yesterday said Russian nationals holding French papers would be permitted to leave France only when and as French nationals m the Soviet Union received their requested exit visas. The Ministry confirmed it had received a note from the Soviet Ambassador
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    TRAIN SMASH
    24 8 FRANKFURT, Tuesday. Fifteen people were killed and many Injured when two express trains collided last night at Sahrtlrlich near Neuwied, Prussia. Reuter.
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    600 ON STRIKE AT AIRPORT
    105 8 LONDON. Tuesday. Passengers booked to fly to Europe on British European Airways planes today were told last night that there might be no service because of a lightning strike of 600 men on the maintenance staff at Northolt airport. Company officials were hopeful, however, that
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    Muslim Move For Unity
    349 8 Muslim Move For Unity From Our Muslim Correspondent r THE Muslim Association has decided to convene a meeting of representatives of all Muslim organisations m Singapore with the object of forming a Central Muslim Committee to co-ordinate and unify all Muslim activities. This would be the first item on the
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    COUNCIL TO BE REVIVED
    241 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Monday.— The Johore Council of S.at«, which has not functioned since the liberation, is to be revived in 1948 and the following person have been invited to accept nomination as members: President, The Mentri Besar, Johore. iDato Onn b Jaaffar); exofflcio members. The British
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    36 8 NORFOLK. Tuesday.— Pilot Officer Bernard Peter Parsons was killed yesterday when his twlnseater Harward plane crashed Into a shop 20 yards from his home. The plane's engine crashed Into a cottage and Injured two people Reuter.
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    'BOOM AND BUST' WARNING
    353 8 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. PRESIDENT Truman was warned by his Council of Economic Advisers yesterday. They said that if the United States was to avoid a cycle of "boom and bust" and achieve a "consistent and stable equilibrium," reduction of industrial prices, acceptance of smaller profits, balancing of
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      164 8 TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH Many are prepared to argue In favonr of producing a great deal more of everything, m much less time, for a world that likes its noises and wants them loud and big. Believing that fine cigarettes have no affinity with quantity and speed, Benson Hedges,
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      MDU On Principles And Politics
      732 9 I WAS surprised at the logicof that part of your editorial, "The Right Wing Applauds" where you described the speech of Mr. Philip Hoalim, Chairman of the MDU, at our anniversary tea as a ventriloquist reproduction of the views of Mr. E.D. Shearn. You gave
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      PROTEST FROM PENANG
      327 9 ■pHE Trusted Salaries Com- I mission Report is now more than a week old, and j after giving it serious con- sideration, the Penang Tea- chers Union feels that the; scheme for teachers does not encourage the best local talent to enter the educational service. The Commission
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      "LET'S BE FAIR TO MEN FROM OVERSEAS"
      206 9 "LET'S BE FAIR TO MEN FROM OVERSEAS" rC Trusted Commission has taken a forward step and have been generous m their recommendations. The locally domiciled have much to look forward to m the unified services. But it amasses me that the Commission have thought fit to do away with the
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      The Public And The Teachers
      464 9 A COUNTRY gets the teachers (as well as the Government) it deserves." Why have the teachers of Malaya received such scant recognition from Government and the Salaries Commission? Because the little agitation there has been for better living conditions for teachers has come only from
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      NO RESTRICTION
      77 6 LETTERS IN your journal on Dec. 22, Mr. D. K. Walters protesta against a clause of the Municipal Amendment Bill which gives powers to the Municipality to "prescibe the number of bicyles which may be registered." This clause to which exception is taken was withdrawn by the Government
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      CROCODILE TEARS
      62 6 RECENTLY I sent to a museum m Britain four crocodile eggs. I had to fIU m two forms, then stand m a queue for an hour to get my export permit. Is this what we pay income tax for— to pension bureaucrats who can think up such crazy
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    LONDON STOCKS
    383 10 LONDON, Tuesday. rE tone on the London Stock Exchange throughout yesterday was one of quiet cheerfulness, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Some selective buying was evident and was centred m colliery, iron and steel shares, while breweries also met with useful support, resulting m small and widespread gains. Rubber
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    JAP TEXTILE EXPORT TO H.K.
    49 10 Official November trade figures showed that the shipment of Japanese textiles to Hang Kong was the Mghest since the war, outranking Britain. November shipments were valued at HK57, 500.000 compared to Britain's HK56,600,000. During October, Japan shipped $3,300,000 compared with Britain's $4,300,000.— U.P.. P.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    39 10 NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Closing foreign exchange rates were (Britain In U.S. dollars and others In U.S. cents): Canadian 88.25; Britain 4.03 14; Prance 0.84 1/8; Sweden 27.85; Switzerland 23.40; Argentina 25.02; Brazil 5.50; Mexico 20.62.— A. P.
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    Singapore Share Prices
    873 10 By Out Market Correspondent WITH the information that t share for Austral Amalgai these shares came m for good The news of these dividends stimulated the whole tin section. SINGAPORE, Tuesday. the Austral Malay Group are declaring a dividend of 9d per mated and 2/- a share
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    RUBBER
    59 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cts. Ota. Der H>. oer Ib. MO. 1 R.S.S. Soot loose nominal 41% 43% No. 1 R.S.S. fob la bales Jan. 41 42* No. 2 RAJS, fob to. bales Jan. 41% 41% No. S R.S.S.
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    COMPANY REPORT
    181 10 A loss of $3,221 for the year after charging rehabilitation expenditure amounting to $23,997 was shown m the accounts of The Changkat Serdang Estates Ltd. presented to the annual meeting on Saturday. The chairman, Mr. H. W. Moxon said that most of the work which could properly described
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    N.Y. MARKET
    90 10 NEW YORK, Tuesday. There was a smattering of fairly strong stocks yesterday m the liveliest market session m two months, but selling pressure was sufficient to put most leaders on the down side. Early gains generally reduced or were cancelled m the final hour. Transfers of shares totalled
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    Dow Jones Averages
    13 10 Stocks 64.51; Industrials 180.21; Rails 51.39; Utilities 33.20. A. P.
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    RUBBER FUTURES
    41 10 New York, Tuesday Crude rubber futures closed 40 to 60 points higher yesterday. Sales totalled 131 contracts. December 22.10 -(U.S.) cents nominal; March 21.53 55; May 20.75; July 20.40; No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets 211 cents nominal. —A. P.
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    LARGE DEALINGS IN SAGO FLOUR
    243 10 Produce Market From A Market Correspondent. LARGE dealings m sago flour were the bulk of issues on the local produce markets yesterday. Business was however done at prices below nominal. Coffee and pepper prices improved. Yesterday's prices were Rice: No. 1 $140; No. 2 $125;
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    West Does Not Exploit The East'
    696 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail) AFTEN heard and unfounded charges of "exploitation by the tin industry for the benefit of Western civilisation and not for the people of Malaya cannot be too frequently refuted, says the chairman of Malayan Tin Dredging,
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    "Compensation From Siam Disappointed"
    306 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail.) THE chairman of Bangrin Tin Dredging Limited, Mr. 1 Kenneth OJ Hunter, told the annual meeting of the company m London, he was disappointed at the company's prospect of receiving less compensation from the Siamese Government than was
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    25 11 "Austerity Cripps," British Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Stafford Is regarded as the man entrusted to steer Britain back to calm waters economically. A.P. picture.
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    BIG DEMAND IN RUBBER SEED
    170 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON (By Air Mail).— Prang Besar Rubber Estate, m its annual report, regrets it will be impossible to fulfil all orders received for seed from the current year's harvest. The demand for seed has been far m excess of supply. The
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      528 11 RADIO MALAYA (S'PORB) Talk: 80S D-^e Music; 8.45 Dutch; 4.42 Light Ensemble; 4.45 Christmas 9 00 Music; 9.30 English: Radio News- Pie Hit Parade Bin* Crosby Frank l i P m J 1V BWl Dance reel 9 45 News Snare Marke Re- Sinatra; 5.00 VfcmiUai Zc; 515 M i- 8>
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    MANY CLASS I HORSES NOT ACCEPTING
    555 12  - MANY CLASS I HORSES NOT ACCEPTING EPSOM JEEP Yesterday 's Gallops On Penang Track By PENANG, Tuesday. T UNDERSTAND that Grand Prix 11, Wings, DRB and Some Class will not be running at the coming Penang Turf Club Xmas-New Year Meeting, although they were originally entered. Silver Star, Trousers, True
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    Joe Walcott Only A Mediocre Boxer
    517 12 By the SPORTS EDITOR T WENT to yesterday's preview of the Louis-Walcott fight 1 at the Rex, Singapore, hoping to settle for mysell flhe argument as to whether the challenger did really deserve to have been awarded the decision, but I came away rather
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    SOCCER TEAMS
    182 12 "TOMORROW, at the Jalan Besar 1 Stadium, the Chinese Athletic Juniors will meet the Seaforth Highlanders Ist. XI. (kick-off at 5 p.m.) The following players have been selected to represent the C. A. Wai Mun; Seng Quee and Soon San; Kang Hoe, Hong Siew and Chwee Leng; Hoi
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    TODAY'S RUGGER
    73 12 The following will represent the Singapore Cricket Club 2nd XV against the R.E.M.E. Workshop In a friendly game of rugger on the padang today at 5 IS p.m.: W. O. Balnbridge; -Tack Oates. W. A. Ifcxllck, J. A. Laws, O. D. Hargreavc J. A. Busbridge, A. M. Hows;
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    INTERPORT SOCCER
    32 12 HONO KONO, Tuesday— The Hong Kong Football Association has invited Shanghai for an interport game during the Chinese New Year. An interport with Saigon is also being arranged. A. P.
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    RIDINGS SCORES A CENTURY
    106 12 D ADELAIDE, Tuesday. ESPITE a patient innings of 108 m 3 hours 41 minutes by their captain, Phil Ridings, and a stylish 72 m 2<4 hours by Test player, Ron Hamence S.outh Australia failed by eight runs to save the follow on today m their Sheffield
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    HOCKEY CALLED OFF
    29 12 The hookey me ten between Singapore Cricket Club and the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club, which was to have been played on the Padang, yesterday was cancelled.
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    Sports Diary
    96 12 TODAY SOCCER: Nelson S.C. v. S.R.D. ted XI, Thomson Road polo ground, 5.15 p.m Changi Malay Rangers v. Kranji Rangers, Kranji, 5.15 p.m. RUGBY: Singapore Police 2nd Kn Royal Welch Fusiliers, Thomson Road, 5.15 p.m.; SCC 2nd XV v. KEME Workshop, padang, 5.15 p.m. TOMORROW BADMINTON. SB A.
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    AUSTRALIA MAY SKIP DAVIS CUP
    94 12 MELBOURNE, Tuesday. SIR Norman Brookes, President of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association, stated m Melbourne yesterday: "Because of the dollar shortage, Australia might not challenge the United States for the Davis Cup next year. A decision is to be made by state representatives at a
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    MELVILLE PLANS RETIREMENT
    60 12 JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday. Melville, who captained the South African cricket team m j England this year, yesterday announced his rctir. ment from first-class cricket for ninlical and business reasons. 'I find three-day matches too severe, said Melville, who makes his last aoDearance when he caDtains Transvaal against Natal
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    TROPHY MATCH ABANDONED
    57 12 R MELBOURNE, Tuesday. AIN, which had been playing havoc with the Indian cricket team's fixtures and the Sheffield Shield matches, today prevented play on the final day of the match between Victoria and Queensland, which was abandoned as a draw Overnight, Queensland had scored 144 for five
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    India Helped By Walkovers
    127 12 BOMBAY, Tuesday. WALKOVERS m the singles and doubles by Malaya owing to A. S. Samuel's strained thigh gave India a fourthree victory m the badminton international here last night. Only one match was played last night, m which Devindar Mohar. of India beat S. A. Durai
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    S.H.B. Police Win Cup
    243 12 rpHE winning and losing X teams each received a trophy from the Commissioner of Police, Mr. R. E. Foulger, after the Singapore Police Cup soccer final at Thomson Road yesterday. The Singapore Harbour Board Auxiliary, Police, who defeated "M" Division by three goals to one yesterday,
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    ROSARIO WANTS TO FIGHT YOUNG
    127 12 MANILA, Tuesday. 'T'IRSO del Rosario is waiting to know whether he suffered a broken jaw as a result of the stunning blow dealt him by the world bantamweight champion, Manuel Ortiz, m the fourth round of their I fight last Saturday. If the injuries are
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    F.A. CUP REPLAY
    37 12 LONDON, Tuesday. JN the F.A. Cup second round replay, Stockport County beat Shrewsbury Town three-two after extra time yesterday. Stockport now meet Torquay United m the third round at Stockport or. Jan. 10.— Reuter.
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    F. A. Cup Draws May Set Tricky Problem
    342 12 LONDON, Tuesday. IF the high percentage of drawn matches resulting from the first two rounds of the English F. A. Cup competition is continued m the latter rounds, the Football League will be set a tricky problem m fitting m rearranged league
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    16 Chosen For Medan Tour
    156 12 THE following 16 nlayers hay« been selected fo"the Singapore Chinese Football Association tour of Medan, starting; on Jan. 14: Boon Soon San, Chia Ken£ Hock, Chia Boon Leone, Chiam Kirn Siang, Choo "he i Sens, Ha Tee Siang:. Hee Chit l.im. Ho Ah Yik. Lee
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