The Straits Times, 19 January 1948

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    30 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 mm mm mm mm mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm IM.III PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1948 PRICE TEN TIMS
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    MAHATMA GANDHI BREAKS HIS FAST Pledge Of Peace By Leaders
    749 1 MAHATMA GANDHI BREAKS HIS FAST Pledge Of Peace By Leaders NEW DELHI, Sunday. MAHATMA GANDHI broke his fast "unto 11 death at 12.20 p.m. (local time) today when leaders of India's embattled religious sects signed a paper pledging their own lives as a guarantee of the safety of minorities and
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    £500 Tin Price 'Not Final'
    193 1 £500 Tin Price 'Not Final' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE official "Britain cannot afford more" statement to explain the fixing of the price for, Malayan Tin at £500 a: ton is not considered by mining authorities m Kuala Lumpur to be the last word m the price
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    NO SECURITY
    29 1 PARIS Sunday.— Footpads m Montmartre attacked Inspector Edmond Normand of the National Security Pollc: early today and robbed him of sevpral thousand francs, the police reported.— Reuter.
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    Manchurian Move By Air Force
    167 1 Manchurian Move By Air Force NANKING, Sunday. pOWERFUL new Nationals list air squadrons are being shifted closer to the, Manchurian battlefronts from North China and other bases. Thousands of Communists are now converging on the ou:er perimeter of Mukden. A major battle which will probably decide the fate of Manchuria
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    MAINTAINING U.S. POSITION
    117 1 WASHINGTON, Sunday. Mr. Clinton P. Anderson, United States Secretary of Agriculture, .today urged that America should maintain its present position in world economy, encouraging noncompetitive imports and maintaining production as j high as possible. In his annual report pub- 1 llshed here he said that this policy
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    No Bad Eggs On This Trip
    73 1 SHANNON, Sunday The Pan American Clipper "Challenge," carrying 80 dozen eggs as a gift from Boston to London, clipped 20 minutes off the Atlantic crossing record today, from Gander, Newfoundland, to Shannon, Eire, m five hours and three minutes. The pilot, Russel Tegtu-. ran,
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    British Troops Halt Syrian Marauders
    327 1 HAIFA, Sunday. A BTILLERY and machine guns of the British Sixth A, Airborne Division halted a large force of Syrian Arabs which attempted to enter Palestine today, apparently to attack two isolated Jewish settlements. The show of force persuaded the Arabs to return over the
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    68 1 The Dutch-Indonesian trace was signed on Saturday aboard the U.S. Navy Transport, RenviUe. lying off Batavia. Shown here signing the agreement are Dr. Frank Graham, American member of the United Nations Good Offices committee, and Raden Abdulkadir. chairman of the N.E.I, delegation. Jonkheer Dr. H.L.F.K. van VredenbuTch, chief of the
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    FRENCH MINING FATALITIES
    41 1 PARIS, Sunday. Three miners were killed by caveins at the Foulquehont mine In the Moselle department of Eastern France today— a week after more than 20 miners were killed In an explosion at the nearby Petite Russelle Reuter.
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    SHIPS FOR RUSSIA
    132 1 WASHINGTON Sunday. Rttqqta v, a i f USSIA is scheduled to get nine Italian fight-; ing ships, inciud ng a 23,000 ion battleship, if, ;in;l when she returns; United States and British! uu- ve-sek inanorf tn hpr war vessels loanea to ncr uuimg the war. T^s was
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    New Labour Party Plan
    83 1 LONDON, Sunday. •TOE Labour Party today 1 asked its local associations to study a new pamphlet entitled "Indus-; trial Democracy" as a| first step towards pre-j paration for the next General Election. The pamphlet suggests that joint production committees should get full facts about profits ani
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    CLAIMS POLIO DISCOVERY
    114 1 MINNEAPOLIS, Sunday. A University of Minnesota scientist. Dr. Frank Gollan, said today that he had developed the first pure strain of the virus that causes infantile paralysis. He said he had succeeded in isolating the pure strain of the "MM" virus which causes polio in small rodents.
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    LISTOWEL TO COME HERE
    60 1 LONDON, Sunday. The Minister for Dominion Affairs (Lord LLstowel) will be present for the opening of the first Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya, expected to take place next month. Before coming to Malaya, Lord Listowel will fly to Ceylon to attend the inaugural celebrations
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    SOVIET PLAN SUCCESS
    63 1 SOVIET PLAN SUCCESS MOSCOW, Sunday. The State Plan Committee announced toiay that the Soviet Union has completed successfully the programme for the first two ycr.rs of the current Five Year Plan— the fourth in Soviet history. The communique, broadcast by Moscow Radio, said last year's industrial production was up 22
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    Canton Incident 'Calamitous' Says Killearn
    490 1 Canton Incident 'Calamitous' Says Killearn PEIPING, Sunday. •JHE Canton incident has been described is "absolutely calamitous" by the British Special High Commissioner for South East Asia, (Lord Killearn) at a Press conference here. He told reporters that it was unfortunate that such a serious development resulted from such a "small
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      'Atom-Proof Tunnel Under Channel Is Being Planned
      98 2 PARIS, Sunday. TALKS on a project for building an atom bomb resistant tunnel under the 1 English Channel, linking France and England by rail and road, were opened m Paris yesterday. Two British M.P.s, Commander Christopher Shawcross, Labour, and Captain Malcom Bullock, Conservative,
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      'Quakes Recorded
      27 2 NEW YORK, Sunday. Fordham University seismograph yesterday recorded two "fairly sharp" earthquake shocks. The first was at 07.30 GMT and the second at 07.38. Reuter.
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      Desertion Charge
      48 2 HOLLYWOOD. Sunday. The end of what was once believed t o be one of Hollywood's hapr 1 c sts t marriages Is In sight. Ann a bpl 1 a Frenchb or n star, has charged Tyrone Tyrone Power Power with desertion and sued for d'vorce. U.P.
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      Skaters Wed
      29 2 LONDON, Sunday.—William Keefe, Detroit skater, was married yesterday to the former British Amateur Skating Champion, Miss Daphne Walker. He rescued Miss Walker from drowning last year. A.P.
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      Need U.S. Support
      87 2 NEW YORK, Sunday. Carlos P. Romulo, permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, said here that the U.S. must lead Asia and the Far East to insure the maintenance of peace Over 1,000,000.000 persons m Asia and the Far East desire the friendship of the
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      Acquitted
      39 2 MANILA. Sunday.— The life sentence imposed last April on Sergio Osmena Jr. son of th< Philippines Liberation President, has been set aside. A People's Court has reversed its earlier verdict and acquitted him of treason charges.— U. P.
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      Flying Ban
      30 2 WASHINGTON. Sunday President Truman yesterday banned flying over three zones housing projects of the Atomic Energy Commission These 'air space reservations' cover works at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Richland.
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      Mr. Wallace Criticises President
      201 2 CHICAGO, Sunday. HENRY A. WALLACE today accused Democi atic and Republican leaders of failing to tackle profiteering "the f u^ lamental problem of ii.uation." He called for third party support to end "bi-partlsar. programmes leading to war and depression." The former Democratic Vice-President. an avowed third
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      Midway In Malta
      39 2 MALTA. Sunday— The United States aircraft-carrier Midway, accompanied by two destroyers, two cruisers, arrived m Malta yesterday. The warships are to await a detachment of 1.000 marines due here m transports from the United States.— U.P.
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      Aid Warning
      36 2 NEW YORK. Sunday.—"To exclude private by lness participating m aid to China would irreparably damage her economic development." This statement was made here yesterday b" directors of the National Foreign Economic Counci 1. —A.P.
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      Churchill Returning,
      31 2 LISBON, Sunday. Mr. Winston Churchill is returnIng to England from Morocco within a month. Announcing this on her return from Marrakesh. his daughter Sarah said: "Father is splendid."— Reuter.
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      HOLIDAYS FOR 10,000
      40 2 CARDIFF. Saturday. A wealthy CardifT bachelor, Arthur Mctaggart Short, offered £25,000 to the World Friendship Association, at us conference m London. The Association hope to send 10,000 young Britons abroad for 14 days' holiday this year.— Reuter.
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      TRAIN ALL PLEA
      64 2 WASHINGTON, Sunday. Representatives of 35 women's groups have submitted to the president of the Senate, Mr. Arthur H. Vandenberg, and the Speaker, Mr. Joseph W. Martin, a petition calling for Congress to pass universal military training. The petition was signed by 800 women delegates to the Woman's
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      13 Drowned
      26 2 BERLIN, Sunday. An Elbe River ferry boat capsized yesterday near Magdeburg m the Russian zone of Germany. All the 13 passengers were drowned. Reuter.
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      7 Die Of Cold
      30 2 NEW YORK. Sunday. Seven persons died from cold In the central United States yesterday. Snow and sleet fell m the coldest weather of this winter. Reuter.
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      Editor Marries
      40 2 SANNBAR, Missouri, Sunday. The announcement of the marriage m Shanghai oi John. J. Pow;il, Editor of the China Review and Miss Sylvia Campbell, of Preson. California, has been received here by friends of the Powell family.— A. P.
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      Monty In Berlin
      50 2 LONDON. Sunday.— FieldMarshal Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, left by air yesterday for Berlin. He was on a one -day visit to confer with the British Military Governor. Sir Bran Robertson. A War Office spokesman denied that the trip had any special significance. U.P.
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      NO DEATH SENTENCE
      29 2 ROME, Sunday. The Italian Cabinet yesterday approved a bill to reduce the death sentence to life imprisonment and the life sentence to 30 years' imprisonment. Reuter.
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      ON MERCY MISSION
      33 2 PEKING, Sunday. Maj.Gen. Claire Chennault's CNRRA air transport plane left Peiping today for Mukden to evacuate dependents of British American Tobacco Company personnel frorr the beleaguered southern Manchurian city.— U.P.
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      LEAVING PANAMA
      33 2 WASHINGTON, Sunday.— United States military forces have evacuated 12 of the 14 defence sites m the Rapublio of Panama, occupied under an agreement with Panama which lapsed on Jan. 16.— Reuter.
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    Good Progress In Anglo-Danish Trade Talks
    103 2 Good Progress In AngloDanish Trade Talks LONDON. GOOD progress is being made m the AngloDanish trade talks. This was stated by a British Treasury spokesman yesterday. He said that reports are due shortly from Committees which have been discussing export requirements of both countries. An official of the Danish Embassy
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      816 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY riainu. for irfund of assessment Vacant Houses Notice Is hereby given that .•lanns for refund of assessment on rarani bousei within Municipal Limits for thp period from 1 July to 31 Dercmbrr 1947 mv.st be submitted on or before 31 January 1948 AoDheations for refunds should be
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      417 2 NOTICES CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. Change of Telegraphic Addr«s as from 9th. instant will be "CALMACNOTICE Notice Is hereby given that Chew Bock Leone will retire from the DartnershiD business of Llm Clearing Si Forwarding Agency of No. 20. Malacca Street. SintraDore. and withdraw his share from sucM partnershiD
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      668 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the supply of 4000/6000 NighUoll Palls and 200 Nighteoll Pail Covers. Tender forms from Municipal Secretariat. Deposit $100/- (refundable). Closing m Municipal Secretariat (Room 235) noon. 30 January 1948. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. SPRING MEETING 1948 SATURDAY 14TH. WEDNESDAY 18TH A SATURDAY 21ST FEBRUARY.
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      169 2 NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE Execution No. 66/47 Suit No. In The High Court of the Colony o* Spore Writ of Seizure A S»!e r d 18th. day of Nov./ 47. In The Ca of Ban Hin Lee Bank. Ltd Plaintiffs versus ChoD Heap Seng Defendants AUCTION SALE OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. ComDrising:—
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    RICH AREAS FOR NETHERLANDS
    406 3 Benefits Under NEI Truce BATAVIA, Sunday. THE Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic signed a truce today which, in effect, gives the Dutch at least temporary control of the most productive oil and rubber areas of Java and Sumatra. With the signing, the United Nations' Good Offices
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    Johore Weekly Letter
    471 3 Johore Weekly Letter From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday THE Johore State Welfare Home is short of blankets and as a result gome of the inmates have to be given gunny sacks to cover themselves on cold nighty. Gifts of spare blankets will be very welcome at th" Home,
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    SCHOOL PROJECT
    66 3 Kri.m Our Staff Corre-pondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. —On Jan. 24 th? Yang Keng (Benevolent i Dramatic Association will stage "Kuo Tsla T/.t' Shang' (Our Country First) at the Chinese Assembly Hall for the benefit of the rehabilitation fund of the Methodist Boys' Schools. The fund is for general
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    BEVAN ON THE HEALTH ACT
    166 3 LONDON, Sunday.— The Minister of Health. Mr. Aneurin Bevan. today denounced those doctors who are campaigning against the new National Health Act which he sponsored through Parliament. Some medical men claim the act would make them State servants. He insisted that the new health service
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    Warning On Atom 'Myth'
    147 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. rE chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (Mr. David Lilienthalj said in a radio broadcast tonight that at least "three majestic benefits" may be expected from the peaceful development of atomic energy. First, control and treatment of disease; Second, a new knowledge
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    ANKARA TALKS
    43 3 ANKARA, Sunday. The President, General Ismet Inonu, and the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Edwin Wilson, conferred at the presidential residence until dawn today causing much excitement here and giving rise to a host of rumours. U.S. Embassy officials refused to comment. U.P.
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    Underground Explosions Rock Town In U.S.
    137 3 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sunday. PRT Sam Houston and surrounding civilian areas were rocked by a series of explosions late last night. They occurred m underground storm sewers. No deaths or serious Injuries were indicated m early reports, but many families In the area are
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    BAND BLOWS UP TRAIN
    126 3 ATHENS. Sunday.—Guerrillas blew up a train on the Thes.salian railroad m eastern Greece derailing 20 cars as the U.K. Special Balkans Commission officially report- ed that Greek guerrillas bad been receiving military aid from Albania. A reliable source said that m addition to blasting Che train
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    Missionaries Evacuated By Plane
    79 3 CANTON, Sunday. TWENTY-ONE missiona1 ries and their families, including five infants, have; been evacuated by air from Lao Ho-kow. A plane piloted by Capt. Robert Conrath flew from Hankow over Communist held areas to reach them. A second flight is being planned to pick up 13
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    'GAVE AID TO REBELS'
    86 3 ATHENS. Sunday. The United Nations' Balkans Cummittee here have decided that Albania gave the Greek rebels "logistical support" support in organisation of supplies as in the recent Konitza battle. This conclusion was contained in a second interim report sent by the Special United Nations' Balkan Commission
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    U.S. NAVY AT EXERCISE
    86 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. The Navy is getting ready for one of the biggest shows of the year— six weeks' winter manoeuvres In the Western Atlantic and Caribbean. The manoeuvres will feature an amphibous landing and attack in an area east of Puerto Rico on Feb. 17. Leading
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    NEW APPOINTMENTS FOR MALAYA
    279 3 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday HTHE following appoinU merits to the various branches of Government Service m Malaya have bt en made by the Colonial Office: Mr. J. K. Coulter, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down, has been appointed an Agricultural Chemist m the Department of
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    32 3 Food demonstrators marching through the bombed streets of Essen to the Burgplatz. Fifteen thousand of them staged a series of st r ikes demanding the same food privileges as Ruhr miners. A.P.
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    Rubber Man Urged For World Talks
    171 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. /GOVERNMENT'S inept handling of the Anglo-U.S. VJ rubber tariff negotiations at the recent Geneva conference has aroused widespread criticism, says the Financial Times. The fact that the United States has consented to suspension of the agreement and fresh
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    "SUIT" AGAINST JAP GOVERNMENT
    92 3 TOKIO, Sunday. The Prime Minister, Tetsu Katayama, and his Cabinet were sued yesterday for violation of articles of Japan's new constitution guaranteeing basic human rights, it. was reported through the Tokio District Court. The suit was filed by "Nihon Kokumin Sansei Kai" (Japan Society for Participation
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    GERMAN KILLER "HAD NO MOTIVE"
    60 3 LONDON, Sunday. Carl Hneissler, a 22-year-old German prisoner of war. was found guilty of murdering a fellow prisoner. Eugen Mergenthaler. by a military court here yesterday, and sentenced to be hanged. Mergenthaler was kicked to death on the banks of a river on Nov. 7.
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    Singapore Diary
    152 3 TO-DAY Display of Princess Elizabeth's original letter of thanks addressed to Singapore Governor for the wedding present from the people of Singapore, Raffles Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibition of Mulberry Harbour Model, Victoria Memorial Hall, ncOn to 7 p.m. Open to the public Special one-hour broadcast
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    Giant Wave Destroys Food Stocks
    133 3 Giant Wave Destroys Food Stocks PEARL HARBOUR, Sun. YAP, tiny American outpost in the western Pacific, was devastated on Friday by a giant sea wave which destroyed most of the buildings and all of the foodstuffs that had, survived five typhoons since November. The navy, in a brief report from
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    Ex-Sultan Wants Throne Back
    291 3 Ex-Sultan Wants Throne Back Malay News From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak UTUSAN Melayu reports that ex-Sultan Ali of Trengganu has written to all the Malay rulers except Sultan Ismail of Trengganu urging them all to support his claim to be reinstated on the throne of Trengganu. The letters which were
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    PRINCE WILL WED COMMONER
    56 3 COPENHAGEN, Sunday.— Prince Oluf. 24-year-old son of Prince Harold of Denmark and nephew of the late King Christian, is to marry a commoner, Miss Annie Puggaard Moeller, it was officially announced today. Prince Oluf will surrender his rights of succession after his marriage, and will take
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Jan. 19, 1948. DJOKJAKARTA GIVES WAY
    989 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Jan. 19, 1948. DJOKJAKARTA GIVES WAY A new phase begins m Indonesia with the signature by the Dutch authorities and the Republican Government of a miliU.ry truce and an agreement on political princii pies. The possibility of a mili- tary truce emerged from the proceedings
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    GROOM TOASTS INDONESIAN
    118 4 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. At a wedding reception at the Thames-side town of Shepperton recently a toast was drunk to an unknown Indonesian. The bridegroom, former R.A.F. pilot John Holt, is a man who returned from the dead. His Spitfire crashed m flames m a
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    THE FOREIGN POLICY OF FREE INDIA
    1664 4  - THE FOREIGN POLICY OF FREE INDIA R. K. KARANJIA By In The New Statesman And Nation TT was my good for1 tune to be the first Indiar editor to leave my country immediately following the Indian Independence celebrations on Aug. 15 last. Wherever my globe-girdling tour has since taken me,
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      "Back-Room" Hospital Boys In The Union
      121 4 I READ with keen interest "Fair Play's" letter on the Trusted Report's shabby deal to pharmacists published in a recent issue of the Straits Times. This is an echo to his "voice in the wilderness," supplementing some of his points, i because I believe
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      Less Glamorous
      224 4 This extraordinary state of affairs has so far escaped public criticism because pharmacy belongs to the less glamorous side of hospital work, and a shortage of qualified pharmacists can be concealed more easily than, for instance, a shortage of qualified doctors. But the fact remains that the public
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      Fairer Treatment
      126 4 So, from the point of view of qualification, as much as from the need to draw them 1 back to our understaffed hos- pitals. pharmacists should have been giver, fairer treat- ment in the Trusted Report. Our hospitals will be in more proper shape if only a small
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      $21 A MONTH SCHOOL FEES.
      206 4 jV^R. Thio Chan Be e recently spoke in the Singapore Advisory Council on the question of high charges by dhobies. What one cannot understand is why Mr. Thio, a senior member of the teaching profession, has not up to now deeme 1 it necessary to
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      749 4 CLASSIFIED ADS. The encasement is announced between Miss Mary Tan Jeng Neo the voungest daughter of the late Mr. and Ml*. Tan Soo Bin to Mr. Tiy Yew Wee. the second son of the late Mr and Mrs. Tav Choou WIivp. Mr. Vettivelu Thambinillay, Ai^t. Municipal Engineer. Colombo, son of
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    TAN CHENG LOCK MAY GO TO U.K.
    507 5 Move To Oppose The Federation fHE Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce, at their annual general meeting in Singapore yesterday, discussed a proposal to send Mr. Tan Cheng Lock to London to present to the Colonial Office the Malayan Chinese case for opposing the
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    Gunmen Short Of Bullets
    210 5 Gunmen Short Of Bullets JOHORE Police believe that some Johore gangsters, who lack pistol ammunition, are adapting sub-machinegun cartridges it. fa their revolvers. lore Police discovered after three recent hold-ups ioent cases ol 9 millimetre sten Run partridges adapted to lit the military type .38 revolver. police officer told the
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    WILL ARRIVE LATE
    58 5 NVck-riand Line oQui.M.s announced m Singapore y sterday that the Oranjc is not j rtue to arrive m Singapore irom Europe until Jan. 31 or' FVb. 1. Thr Oranje encountered trouble on her outward voyuid entered Gibraltar harbour for temporary repairs. Latest messages indicate! the has 4eft
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    27 5 The earner "West over" aground after being driven ashore near Seaford, Essex. Huge waves are breaking over another ship beached by the gale, almost alongside. —A.P. Photo.
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    Caged Birds Set Free
    122 5 PENANG, Sunday. TODAY was observed by 1 Penang Buddhisms as Liberation Day. The celebra^ons look a humane forrr They set at liberty hundre.o of captive birds, torcoises and their captive creatures as symbolic of their own liberation from the Japanese yoke by the British Army. Tho
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    Another Airfield For RAF
    138 5 HEADQUARTERS, A i r Command, Far East, yesterday announced that it has taken over the former Royal Naval Air Station at Sembawang, Singapore Island, for two years. The R.A.F. now controls on Singapore Island four airfields: Changi, Tengah, Seletar and Sembawang. Sembawang, under R.A.F. control, will
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    Colony Gets More Food
    94 5 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sunday. MORE food crops and vegetables are being exported from Negri Sembilan to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. This Is shown m the increase m the figures for last month compared with November. This is due mainly to the increase m the
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    GENT COMMENDS SCHOOL HEROES
    77 5 MALACCA. Sunday. Tl Governor of the Malay am Union, Sir Edwaxd Gent, paid a tribute to the old boys of St. Francis Institution who sacrificed their lives m the Malayan cr.mpaien at the ceremony held on Friday, when the memorial m ttieir honour was unveiled. Tfiose
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    Trisected Angle Despite Euclid?
    570 5 Trisected A ngle Despite Euclid? HAIiLE.S Johnston, a Chicago mechanical engineer, claims to have trisected an angle. He took slightly over a minute to do it. He used only a ruler and a compass. Two Singapore mathematicians Prof. A Oppenheim of Raffles College and Mr. K. M. R. Menon of
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    It Was Bom bs Or Crocodiles
    272 5 I TNEXPLODED bombs and crocodiles were the two U greatest da.igers m Sarawak during 1947. The Sarawak Government Gazette, reviewing events m 1947, says that unexploded bombs remaining from the wax period caused several deiths. T^ie Gazette adds: "If anybody juinpod into the river
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    INVASION HARBOUR TALK
    197 5 INVASION HARBOUR TALK THE British Broadcasting 1 Corporation this even-; ing will make a special i broadcast through Radio 1 Malaya to the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. The broadcast will be a dramatic presentation of the j story of Mulberry Harbour. the pre-fabrlcated harbour,
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      Nervous Gunmen 'Were Shivering'
      156 5 A SINGAPORE Chinese merchant, Mr. Goh Thinn Seng said that the two mm men who robbed him at dawn on Friday were "shivering with nervousness." The gunmen took $2,000 m cash and jewellery from Mr. Goh and other occupants of the house m Petain Road, which
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      M.B.E. Award
      60 5 MALACCA, Sunday.—Stating that a country owed much to her faithful senators with qualities of steadiness and experience. Sir Edward Gent presented aged Dato Demang Hajl Abdul Rahim bin Baba of Padang Temu, Malacca central district, with the M.B.E. at a function m the Residency grounds. The Dato Demang
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      Pahang Smallpox
      75 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. —Statistics from the Malayan Union show that smallpox was highest m Pahang during the last week. Of a total of 85 cases, with 17 deaths, Pahang had 44 cases, with three deaths and Malacca seven cases and no deaths. The previous week there had been
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      St. Pitrick's Day
      67 5 St. Pit rick's Day KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. St. Patricks Da Kuala Lumpur this year is lo be celebrated on Marc! 17 with a fancy dress ball. This was decided at the annual general meeting of [the Selangor St. Patricks Society, held m the Selangor Club last night. Mr. W. N.
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      Held Up
      32 5 'rpHREE Chinese yesterday 1 held up an Indian pedestrian ir Queen Street m broad daylight, and took from him a purse containing a R.A.F. working pass and a driving licence.
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      Prophet's Birthday
      77 5 Prophet' s Birthday BATU PAHAT, Sunday. Batu Pahat will celebrate the Prophet Mohamcd's birthday, which falls on Friday. Jan. 23. with a procession of schoolchildren who carry the Muslim flag. The march will end at the I mosque. The usual Friday prayers will be said, after which th< re will
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      STATEMENT BY BROOKE
      126 5 The ex-Rajah Muda oi sarawak. Mr. Anthony Brooke, referred yesterday to a recent statement by the general organising secretary of the United Sarawak National Association. Inche Mo- hamed Kipli bin Haji O.sman. Inche Mohamcd Kipli said m Singapore that Sarawak organisations were cons ing ..?gal action against
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      K.L. Wedding
      102 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday.— Major William Ryland Hackney, of Malaya Distriot, son of Mrs. E. Hackney of Alresford. Hants, was married at St. Mary's Church yesterday to Miss Dalma Katherine Agnes MacMillan. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John MacMillan, of Romford, Essex. The Rev. Kenneth Till. D.A.C.0.. Malaya District,
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      90 5 "METRO" (white) SPORT SHIRTS SI 3.50 Less 5< ALL WOOL SWIM TRUNKS 9.50 Less 5C TRAVEL BAGS $19.80 50', SUIT CASES 5540.00 50'o TRAVEL RUGS $60.00 50' o RAINCOATS SI 9.50 575.00 25 REAL LEATHER BELTS S 1.95 50% BRACES. TIES, SCARVES, HATS TOTS Remaining Stocks of Christmas Toys a*
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    BUSY WEEK FOR TINS
    956 6 Malayan Shares Full Of Interest From A Market Correspondent TN a week packed tighter with interest than an egg with meat, very large business was done on Malayan markets. Tins met with keen buying on a market where announcements of monthly and quarterly outputs received particular
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    SUGGESTION TO B.O.A.C.
    162 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON (By Air Mail).— The deficit on the 8.0.A.C. service between the United Kingdom and Malaya via India amounted to $1,140,711. On the service between the United Kingdom and the Far East the deficit was £216,689. In view of 8.0.A.C.'g overall loss of
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    39 6 Mr. Harry Ferguson, British tractor company chief, who has filed a £62.775.000 claim against the Ford Motor Company and other corporations. He alleges they copied his Ferguson Tractor and broke an agreement signed by the late Mr. Henry Ford.
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    Cornish Tin Acquired
    192 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, (By Air Mail). rS acquistion of Cornish tin deposits is expected 'to give "a very long life" to the British Malayan Tin Syndicate. The company chairman, Mr. Charles Jackson, told the annual meeting of shareholders in London that the company, in January
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    Dow Jones Averages
    20 6 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Stocks 63.70 63.83 Industrials 177.03 177.15 Rails 51.10 51.41 Utilities 33.11 33.17 A.P.
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    Financial Issues In U.S.A.
    341 6 Financial Issues In U.S.A. NEW YORK, Sunday. INFLATION, European 1 aid, price controls, international trade, tax, political aggression these were some of the weighty issues the Administration handed to a partisan Con-, gress for decision last week. Mr. Truman, clarifying an earlier message to Congress, recommended a cut In individual
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    Rubber Rehabilitation In Malaya During 1947
    262 6 THE achievements of indi I rubber estates in reh; figures published by the Fii There was an all-time! record export of 953,697 Ions in 1947. Production also will certainly be a record, at about 640,000 tons. Leading groups have not yet compiled complete statistics
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    Rubber Estates Of Malaya Dividend
    50 6 Rubber Estates of Malaya return to the dividend list after an absence of five years, with a payment ol 2i per cent., less tax, on the £400.000 capital for the year to Sept. 30. The previous payment was two per cent*, less tax, for 1940-41.
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      321 6 i RADIO MALAYA 'PORE RADIO SBAC Song Foll^Martu, Ander**,; Kmd of Music; 10.30 Swing I MagLlne- fl 30cille ctorj^^ acent-Wedty aUxj t* AustnhM.* Club; 11.00 News, Close. 12 00 1^4 We^'s ComD^ 12 [s > InstltuUons Organizations Sc SoBFEb* Calling All hSSLwiS^^s Ya" S% LUe; 5 30 Invitation to Music;
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    LONDON STOCKS
    311 7 LONDON, Sunday. THERE was sufficient twoway business on the London Stock Exchange at the week-end to maintain price levels. Generally, however, the markets were dull, says Reut-v's financial correspondent. Tin and Rubber shares continued to advance. The British American Tobacco final dividend of five per cent, tax free,
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    Malaya Imported Heavily From U.S.
    188 7 1947 Textiles MALAYA was the heaviest British Colonial importer of American textile goods m the first nine months of 1947. The yardage imported was 31, 618,106. The Journal of Commerce, New York, m a year-end textiles round-up, shows that oi all Importers of United States
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    RUBBER
    59 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon on Saturday were: Buyers Sellers CtS. Cts per lb. per lb. loose nominal Ma 1 R.SS. fob in bales Feb. No. 3 K.S.S fob in bales Feb. No. 3 RS.S. fob in bales Feb. Market Tone: Decline. 401 40}
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    Texas Smelter
    34 7 Production of metallic tin the Texas Smelter was 2,75» long tons m October, -ays the January issue of Tin. Production over the year »iv be about 10,000 tons lower than In 1946.
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    RUBBER OUTPUT
    130 7 The following rubber harvest* are announced: Malaka Plnda Estate*—November, 70,500 lbs: December, 15 510 (Low crop on account of tappers strike). New Scudai—November. 31,500 'lbs; December, 39,000 lbs. Ampat (4-) 6/9 Ay. Hitam (5-) 29/6 /3 Hongkong (5s) 24/ Ipoh (16s-) .31/- +/S Kamunting (5-) 13 9 /U
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    RUBBER IN N.E.I.
    104 7 INDICATIONS that rubber 1 estates m the N.E.I, are gradu Uly returning to production is borne out by a letter referred to m the Financial Times. It was sent to shareholders of Sungei Karl (Sumatra), reporting that the estate was re-occupled on Dec. 12. Buildings were found
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    TIN OUTPUT
    26 7 Outputs of tin-ore for the quarter ended 31st December 1947: Piculs Tronoh Miries (3 Dredges Working) 6,426.00 Souhern Troooh Tin (2 Dredges Working) 3,473.40
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    1947 FLUCTUATIONS IN MALAYAN TIN SHARE PRICES
    334 7 FLUCTUATIONS m Mala}an and other Eastern Tin share prices OTer 1947 are recorded m the Financial Time*. Tfoe quotation* Include the rtoe «r fan ortr the »e»r. nnd Highest aßd Lowest prteM. Iftey are: End End 194« 194? Kmput <4/> 5/ 6/16 4
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    M.C.C. PASS BARBADOS SCORE
    191 8 Hardstaff And Brookes In Big Partnership BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday. AT the close of play on the third day of the four-day match between Barbados and the M.C.C. tourists here, the M.C.C. had scored 247 runs for five wickets. The M.C.C. iinished the day four runs m
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    GOLFERS SUE FOR DAMAGES
    110 8 MARTINEX, Calif., Sun. THREE Negro golfers filed damage suits aggregating $315 000 yesterday, contending that they were barred from participation in the $10,000 open golf tournament at nearby Richmond. The suits were filed by attorney John Rowell on behalf of Bill Spiller ar.d Ted RhoI des
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    SCOREBOARD
    174 8 BARBADOS— 1ST. INNS. Georjre Carew e Griffith b Laker 81 A. M. Taylor ran out 29 C. L. Waleott c Griffith b Howorth 16 J. H. Lucas c Cranston b Laker M J.D. Goddard b Laker 20 E. Weekrs not out 22 W. A. Fanner lbw Lafcer 11 Extras
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    M.C.C. VIEW ON CONTROVERSY
    398 8 LONDON, Sunday. ADDITIONAL interest to India's Fourth Test l\ against Australia, beginning at Adelaide on Fry day. will be provided by the bowling of Ray Lindwall, the New South Wales speed merchant, which has been the centre of quite a controversy. Lindwall's action has long been
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    CHINA SPORTS MEET IN MAY
    83 8 SHANGHAI. Sunday.— The Education Ministry's physical culture superintendent, Hoh Gunson, officially announced today that the first post-war national athletic meet (including soccer) will be held in Shanghai on May 5. The sports meet will serve as a trial for Chinese athletes for the Olympic Games.
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    MONAGHAN MAY FIGHT PATERSON
    58 8 GLASGOW, Sunday. Bob Gardiner, Belfast boxing promoter, yesterday visited Glasgow to discuss matchjing Jackie Paterson and Rinty Monaghan for the world flyweight championship contest in Belfast. He had a long talk with Paterson and hopes that a .deal will be completed this week. If plans materialise
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    HORNETS LOSE TO JOHORE C.C.
    67 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Sunday.— In an evenly contested hockey match played on the Police Depot ground this evening, the Johore Cricket Club beat the Singapore Hornets by the odd goal in three. The Johore C.C. scored first through Raja Mohamed. Basil de Cruz equalised, and the
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    Keen Struggles In Cup Replays
    749 8 LONDON, Sunday. WHILE the league fray dominated attention m yesterday's football, there was still some Cup interest because two replays put Queen's Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers m the fourth round, which is being played next Saturday. Blackburn had to contest extra time before eliminating
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    KOREAN SKATER'S SUCCESS
    61 8 KOREAN SKATER' S SUCCESS ST. MORITZ, Sunday.— Hiyo Chang Lee (26), Korean Olympic star, won the 5,000metre speed skating race, with six United States competitors right behind him. Led by Ken Henry (Chicago), the U.S. speed skating Olympic team won the first six places in the 500metre race against Olympic
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    20 8 Today: High water, 3.31 p.m. (7.9 ft.). Tomorrow: High water, 4.12 a.m. (8.2 ft.), 4.37 p.m.) 7.3 ft.)
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    Kon Leong Wins Again
    84 8 CALCUTTA, Sunday. MIAN Kon Leone defeated \J India's No. 1, Davinder •han, m the singles of the Sovabazar badminton championships here last night, after conceding the first game at 9-15. Earlier he had eliminated the Bengal champion, Sunil Bose, m straight sets after being 12-6 down
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    Britain May Oust India
    210 8 LONDON, Sunday. INDIA'S stranglehold on j 1 the Olympic hockey title, which they have won m the last three Games, may be broken next August, and it will be no surprise to British hockey enthusiasts if the Union Jack is hoisted on the winning nations masthead.
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    JOLLILADS WIN TWO MATCHES
    52 8 The Jollilads' first team beat the Supply Reserve Depot > .three-nil at soccer yesterday. Muttu and Muniandy (two) were the scorers. The Jollilads' second string defeated the Keppel Naval Barracks two-one m another match. Scorers were Krishnasamy (two) for the Jollilads and Sloper for the Naval
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    Britain The Punter's Paradise?
    353 8 SYDNEY, Sunday. I ENGLISH racing is less difficult for punters than Australian, m the opinion of James Hayes, former leading jockey, who! is well known as an owner and trainer m both countries, states a special writer m Sydney's Sporting Life. Back m Australia after his
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    12-Run Win For Ceylonese Civilians
    329 8 12-Run Win For Ceylonese Civilians OINGAPORE'S cricket season opened yesfnwhen the local Ceylonese Civilians just man;! i to beat the Ceylonese Forces XI by 12 runs m V.\c\ friendly game at Thomson Road Outstanding features of the match were an unfinished 66 by C. Thuraisingam, one of the Civilians' opening
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    Good Display By C.A.V. XI
    165 8 MAINTAINING o v u rwhelming supenoi.iy in the second halt, the Chinese Athletic You gsters gave an impiv display when they defeat cl the R.A.F. Motor Transport (Changi) foolba 1 team by six goals to three yesterday. The first half was evenly contested. TheR.A.F. drew
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    INTER CLUB TABLE TENNIS
    101 8 The Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, were beaten at table tennis by the Chinese V.MC.A. m a friendly match yesterday. The score was four games to three Detailed results (C.S.C. players mentioned first): Ng Yew Wing beat George Chen 3-1; Liew Hin Choy beat Kwang Sung Ho
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    SCFA LEAGUE
    30 8 Results of the Singapore Chinese Football Association's inter-district league matches played yesterday are: Bras Basah Road beat Upper Seraneoon 4—2.4 2. Balastier Road beat Tiong Bahru 3—l.3 I.
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    MAYFLOWER B.P. TOURNAMENT
    90 8 The Mayflower Badminton P.-.rtv, Singapore yesterday held the first round of the Joo-Kian Shie'd competition at their home court. Results of the matches are: Lau Tene Chuen brat I tm Jiak Kim 1?5 7. 15—8; Tnn Omn Hon* beat Chan Chin Bok 13 13 (5 1>. 15
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    IRISH LEAGUE
    35 8 LONDON. Sunda- V Irish League results are: Ards 3 Coleralne 2: Bangor 3. Ba'lvrr"n? 7; C.lftonvi'le 2. Distillery 0: Glcnavon 4, Dcrry C 0; Gl< Linfie'd 2: Port*rdown 1. Belfast Celtic 4.— Reuter.
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    Sports Diary
    41 8 TO-DAY TENNIS: Army champior*h ns. Hanpy World, 6 p.m. HOCKEY: SRC. t. Coyl-.,, S.C. (Lea*uH. SRC 5 p Combined CoHpy*s v. I.A.. R' I ground 5.15 p m. M-etine of Sinsraporf 0 and Snorts Council. Y M 5.15 p.m.
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