The Straits Times, 21 January 1948

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 I Kill! PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1948 if PRICE TEN CENTS
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    Kowloon Decision May Come Soon
    295 1 NANKING, Tuesday. THE British Ambassador to China (Sir Ralph Stevenson) is hopeful that an amicable settlement of the Kowloon dispute will soon be reached, accord* injr to reliable sources m Nanking. The Chinese Foreign Minister (Dr. Wang Shih-chieh) today told an Executive Yuan meeting; that
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    54 1 Portuguese Minister to China (Dr. Ferreira) who is m Singapore awaiting the arrival of his wife from Europe. He Miid yesterday that Portugal's main connections with the Far Fast were neither colonial nor commercial but spiritual Her influence m the East was still evident m historical places like Malacca, he
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    BOMB BURSTS NEAR MAHATMA GANDHI
    568 1 Nine Killed At Prayer Meeting NEW DELHI, Tuesday. A CRUDF bomb exploded 15 yards from Mahatma Gandhi as he was addressing his prayer meeting tonight. United Press reports that nine were killed but that Mr. Gandhi was unhurt. Police later arrested a well-dressed young man
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    SIR F. GIMSON IN HONG KONG
    97 1 HONG KONG, Tuesday.— The Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson), arrived here today aboard H.M.S. London for an informal visit, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr C. H. T. Blake. They will be guests of ViceAdmiral Sir Denis and Lady Boyd. The party will
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    FIRST CEYLON G-G APPOINTED
    42 1 LONDON. Tuesday. The Governor of Ceylon (Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore) has been appointed the first Governor-General and Com-mander-in-Chief of Ceylon from Feb. 4. when the Ceylon Independence Act comes dnto force, the Commonwealth Relations Office announced today. Reuter.
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    Attlee: 'No Meeting Of Leaders'
    116 1 Attlee: 'No Meeting Of Leaders' LONDON, Tuesday. rjIHE Prime Minister (Mr. J. Attlee) today rejected any conference of top Allied leaders at present as "Inopportune." Mr. Thomas SkeffingtonLodge (Labour) asked Mr. Attlee in the House of Commons as Parliament resumed after recess whether he would j take steps to bring
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    Rubber Up 1¼ Cents
    121 1 Rubber rallied on the local market yesterday and gained 1J cents. This was the first time for nearly a week the decline m price had been halted. No. 1 sheet f.o.b. closed last night at 40J cents buyers and 40 3/4 cents sellers. Spot loose buyers
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    Hawker's $1,200 Daily
    139 1 A SINGAPORE Chinese street cigarette vendor said in court yesterday his daily turn-over was from $1,100 to $1,200 on a bright day and from $400 to $600 on a rainy day. The vendor was Tan Ah Jin. He gave evidence in the Eighth Police Court in his
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    Feb. 16 Is Colony Nomination Day
    405 1 MOMINATION day for the Singapore Legislative Council elections will be Feb. 16. Candidates on that day will file their nomination documents and lay $500 deposit at one of four places of nomination in Singapore. If only one candidate is nominated for any one Kftt
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    U.K.-U.S. TALKS ON RUBBER
    332 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. MEGOTIATIONS are pro-j aN gressing between Bri-' tain and the United States, for disposal to America! for stockpiling of part of the United Kingdom" Government stock of natural rubber. This rubber was acquired by thp Board of Trade during the
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    50 1 Two British jet-propelled De Havilland Vampire fighter aircraft have arrived m Singapore from England for their first Far Eastern tests by the R.A.F. Picture shows the Vampire m flight. The two tail booms allow the hot gases from the Goblin jet m otor to clear the tail of the aircraft.
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    'Danger' Appeal By Nuns
    150 1 'Danger' Appeal By Nuns HANKOW, Tuesday. AN urgent appeal has been sent to the Hankow authorities by a group of 13 Catholic sisters, stating that the town in which they are stationed is surrounded by Reds and asking for immediate evacuation. The cabled appeal, received today, said the sisters believe
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    Labour MP's Ordered To Sit It Out
    108 1 Labour MP's Ordered To Sit It Out LONDON, Tuesday. To avert the danger of a Government defeat, the Labour Party's 400 Members of Parliament have abandoned their "Rota system" by which a third of their number were allowed to leave Parliament early each night. From today, members will have to
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    CHILD AID: UNO APPEAL
    325 2 Millions In China, Europe Starving, Minds Twisted WASHINGTON, Tuesday. MILLIONS of dollars worth of assistance AVA must be granted without delay for the children of Europe and China or there would be no hope for a better world m the rising generation, the president of the
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    NEW TREATY PROTEST
    96 2 BAGDAD, Tuesday.— Crowds demonstrating against the new Anglo-Iraq treaty, marched through the streets of Bagdad yesterday. Mounted police controlled the demonstration which lasted for four hours. The new treaty, signed by Mr. Ernest Be vim and Iraq: representatives at Portsmouth on January 15, has been officially welcomed
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    MORE RELIEF FOR CHINESE
    89 2 SHANGHAI, Tuesday— The re-opening of the United States post-UNRRA relief supplies to needy Chinese will begin On Mar. 1, under tHi* supervision of the Executive Yuain's commission for the disposal of American relief sullies. The commission will set up branches meamwhile In Nank; r~ Shanghai* PekLriK
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    18 2 LONDON, Tuesday.— Britain has agreed wlt& the Brazilian Governmenut to send a mission to Rio de Janeiro.— Reuter.
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    U.K. 'To Sell To America'
    179 2 LONDON, Tuesday. rE President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Harold Wilson, said yea-| terday the British Govern- 1 ment was asking exporters! to show the utmost vigour in selling to Canada, tht* United States and Argentina. They were the three markets it regarded as
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      Princess Of Sulu Claims B.N.B.
      122 2 - MANILA, Tuesday. THE American-educated Princess of Sulu, Tarhala Kiram, came to Manila yesterday to ask the Philippine Government formally to claim British North Borneo, on hex beha f. The Princess, who went to the University of Illinois, is now a handsome darkhaired woman dressed m
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      Shah Dies Freely
      98 2 CAPETOWN. Tuesday. rhe South African Finance Vlinister. Mr. F. C. Sturjrock. said yesterday It had >een decided "after very :areful consideration" to refund £45.252 levied m death luties against the estate of ihe late Shah Reza Pahlevi IT.a Shah died m South Mrica. m 1944. The South
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      Under Control Again
      76 2 Under Con trol Again CpPENHAGEN. Tuesday. —Fighting heavy seas, tihe British tv« Bustler yesterday r« gained its tow lines to a heavily ladeai ammunition ship which had been drifting out of control m the North Sea for almost 20 hours. The 11,000-ton Sierra Cordoba, carrying a crew of eight and
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      Submariner
      42 2 Lieut. A. G. Davies, D.S.C., K.N.. fommander of the submarine Ambush. He will shortly attempt to keep his craft submerged for several weeks in Arctic waters, as was recently done in the South Atlantic with the sister submarine Alliance. A.P. picture.
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      fanatics in court
      79 2 NAIROBI, Tuesday. Twenty-four members of a fanatical sect known as '•Watu Wa Jeso Kristo' (Men of Jesus Christ) appeared at a preliminary inQuiry before the Resident Magistrate's court in Nairobi yesterday. Thirty others were expect- pd to appear before the same i court today. The inquiry is
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      To Die
      61 2 NEW YORK. Tuesday.— Three men convicted on Dec. 31 of murder were sentenced to the electric chair at Sing Sin*. They were John Dunn. Andrew Sheridan and Damiel Geci'tile. Geavtile was formerly prize fighter, known as Danny Brooks. The prosecution said ifoe Hire committed murder as part of
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      Passage Home
      59 2 SYDNEY. Tuesday. A hundred and forty-six Yugoslavs formerly resi dealt m Australia, left for their homelaind yesterday m the Sfueoslav liner Parriza. More than 50 of the passengers are young men. They were unable to Day ;heir fares and agreed with :he Yugoslav Governmcmt to work jt\ the
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      Walked To Court
      32 2 BIRMINGHAM, Tuesday. A sympathetic Birmingham magistrate remanded Robert Wood, 31, for medical report yesterday. Wood had walked 332 miles from Dundee to Birmingham to answer a theft charge. U.P.
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      News Protest
      35 2 SHANGHAI. Tuesday. Dyer a dozen reporters, representing an equal number of Chinese newspapers, yesteriay lodged a strong protest with Foreign Minister Dr. IVang Shih-chieh. against m alleged news black-out by :he Ministry. Reuter.
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      Heligoland
      48 2 LONDON. Tuesday. The Et.A.F. bombing of Heligoland, former German sea fortress, segins today. It will last three days. The Air Ministry said last light that "not many" aircraft vould take part m the operation, a practice for large-scale jombing operations scheduled n a few week's time. Reu:er.
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      Fatal Frost
      38 2 NEW YORK. Tuesday.— At least 36 deaths have been raused m America's most intense cold wave of the season. Seventy Fahrenheit degrees )f frost were unofficially reported at Orson, Pennsylvania, and Lyndonville, Vermont, early yesterday. Reuter.
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      Tug Blows Up
      48 2 FELIXSTOWE, Tuesday.— A naval dockyard tug. thought x> have been carrying a crew >l about 15. blew up and >amk off Felixstowe yesterday. An Admiralty spokesman last night said there would >c no official statement until he casualties' next of kir. tiad been informed. Reuter.
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    Star-Oust-Up
    74 2 HOLLYWOOD, Tuesday. Starlet Linda Christian yesterday tried to disentangle the red tape caused by her arrival from Mexico on Saturday. This was on the same day as her reported friend, Tyrone Power, was sued for divorce by the French star Annabella. Airport Customs inspectors were dissatisfied with the 23-year-old
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    College Has To Admit Negress
    102 2 NORMAN Oklahoma, Tues. 1 NEGRO student, 23-year-old Mrs. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, took to the United States Supreme Court her fight for admittance to the law school of the University of Oklahoma. She is to have her enrolment application accented, the University authorities said yesterday.
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      648 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the supply of 4000/6000 Nichtsoil Palls and 200 Nichtsoil Pall Covers. Tender forms from Municipal Secretariat. Deposit $100/- (refundablet. Closins In Municipal Secretarial 'Room 235) noon 30 January 1948. NOTICE Tenders are invited for the clearing of Main Drains situated at Yeo Chu
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      120 2 THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., (1932) LTD. As from 21st January our telephone numbers are as follows: 3944—3945 with internal extensions to all departments. SHIPPING NOTICES NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL 5. "ROEPAT" 'due Singapore 25th January. 1948 loading cargo alonside S H B wharves for Amsterdam/Rotterdam For careo particulars
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      433 2 The one and only BovriTs back. And it's good cheer fof everyone. A cup of Bovril is a stimulating drink. A teaspoonful m soups, stews and gravies adds a delicious beefy flavour. Remember Bovril is the concentrated essence of prime beef. A little goes a long way. THERE IS ONLY
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    BIGGEST SHARE FOR U.K.
    358 3 U.S. State Dept. Aid Estimates WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE United States State Department estimated 1 today that Britain may receive $1,760,000,000 of the $6,800,000,000 the Administration wants to spend m Europe during the first 15 months of the Marshall Plan. In addition to this 25 per cent
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    'Reds Have China By The Throat'
    199 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. A WARNING that the Chinese military situation "U deteriorating rapidly" was given by Majoi General J. P. Lucas today. Gen. Lucas is the former chief of the United States Military Advisory Mission to China. Gkn. Lucas said that the Chinese Communists were
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    AcutePotato Shortage
    105 3 LONDON, Tuesday. rthe potato shortage m Britain became drastically worse, the bread allowance to certain clases of consumers might be increased, the Food Minister (Mr. Strachey) said yesterday. He was addressing the National Bakers' .Association Council meeting In London. He said: The potato situation is exceedingly acute and
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    37 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday State Department officials said yesterday that Mr. E. W. Pauley was resigning as as adviser to the Secretary of State, (Mr. George Marshall), because the United States policy on reparations ha* taken definite shape.— AJ».
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    ANNULMENT SOUGHT
    109 3 NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Countess Nancy Oakes de Marigny, 23-year-old heiress to her father's gold-mine millions, is suing for the annulment of her marriage to 49-year-old Count Alfred de Marigny, who was acquitted m 1943 of murdering her father, Sir Harry Oakes. She claims the Count was legally the
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    PEASANT UNION'S APPEAL TO U.S.
    77 3 WASMiwuivw, ruesaay. rhe International Peasants' Union has appealed to the United States. Britain and Prance for help m organizing 'an international democratic front" to combat the Sovietdomdnated Cominform. The Union also announced the "official participation" of the Polish National Peasant Movement and the active nembership
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    N.E.I.: New Agreement Reached
    204 3 N.E.I.: New Agreement Reached BATAVIA, Tuesday, r TUE Indonesian problem 1 came a step nearer settlement today when the Dutch and Indonesian Republicans accepted six principles as a basis for a political settlement of their dispute. These six. principles, were accepted In addition to the 12 principles agreed to last
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    PEACE PLAN FOR F.I.C.
    109 3 PARIS, Tuesday. A FOUR-POINT proposal for t\ peace m Indo-China was submitted by the French High Commissioner, (M. Emile Bollaert), to ex-Emperior Bao Dai of Annam m Geneva early this month. An official Vietnam spokesnan said m Paris yesterday that the proposals were: Independence and unity
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    BAN ON ALCOHOL AT PARTIES
    38 3 NEW DEIIII, Tue; ay.— The [ndian Government has directed all its employees to refrain from serving alcoholic drinks at official and semiofficial parties "m view of the Government's general policy af prohibition." A.P.
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    GERMAN FOOD STRIKES
    105 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday.— The UJS. Secretary of State (Mr. George Marshall) and Army chiefs are reported to Ibe giving urgent consideration to a British appeal to speed food to Germany to curb increasing unrest. The British Foreign Secretary (Mr. Bevin) made the j appeal last week m a
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    War Threat To Russia?
    104 3 OXFORD, England.—Leftwing Labour M.P., (Mr. K. Zilliacus) accused the Prime Minister, (Mr. Attlee) and Deputy Premier, (Mr. Herbert Morrison) last night of tbeatening Russia with war. Mr. Zilliacus referred to Mr. Attlee 's recent charge of the "Soviet threat to peace" and Mr. Morrison's warning to
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    Middle East Oil Jeopardised By Palestine War
    365 3 Middle East Oil Jeopardised By Palestine War HAIFA, Tuesday. I\ISCUSSIONS are now going on to determine the U future of the Middle East oil installations, according to oil officials yesterday. The immediate future of the oil industry, they said, was m jeopardy as a result of the strife m Palestine.
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    Singapore Diary
    288 3 TO-DAT Display of Princess Elizabeth's I 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. 5 Rotary, Mr. A. A. Ewing on "Some Aspect* of Road Passenger 1 Transport," Adelphi, 1 p.m. Y.
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    PROJECT TO USE "ALL" THE NILE
    78 3 NEW YORK. Tuesday.— The New York Times quo*e« a disp&tsii from Cairo saying •n Jgyptiati engineer has announced a proposal fcr a $2,000,000,000 project to utilise completely the wat?rs of tiie Nile, and double Egypt's arable land. The Times said an initornational syndicate, fin:;
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    RICE FUTURE GLOOMY
    195 3 LONDON, Tuesday. THE rice situation m Malaya showed little sign of immediate improvement, said the Chiel Secretary of the Malayan Union (Mr. A. T. Newboult), m an address today. In his address, prepared for the British Royal Society of Arts, he said the country must Innlr forward
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    32 3 The rebuilding of bombed Belgrade, capital of Yogoslavia, has begun. Here are seen trenches ready to receive the foundations of new apartment houses. Belgrade lost 10,000 apartments throug h bombing. A.P. picture.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Jan. 21, 1948 THE CHINESE BOYCOTT
    894 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Jan. 21, 1948 THE CHINESE BOYCOTT The decision of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce, taken last Sunday, to boycott the Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya and the State and Settlement Councils to be set up under the new constitution comes as a
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    Not A Good Idea
    252 4 During the last day or so, Sfngaporeans have been surprised to find their letters chopped in purple ink with the legend: "DO NOT SPIT. Spitting Spreads Disease." This is not a good idea. The particular letter received in a Straits Times household which prompted this note
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    MULBERRY HARBOUR IN SINGAPORE
    1619 4 MULBERRY HARBOUR IN SINGAPORE QNE cannot but acknowledge that the history of wars knows no other undertaking similar as re-* gards breadth of design, vastness of scale and high skill of execution "Only the British and American troops succeeded in carrying out with credit the vast plan of forcing the
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      The New Telephone Rates: $140 A Year Plus
      363 4 T HAVE received a notifi-! cation from the Oriental Telephone and Electric Co. terminating my agreement for my house telephone on Mar. 31, 1948, and at the same time offering to continue my service after that date on an increased charge of
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      POLITICS AND PRINCIPLES
      165 4 I HAVE so far seen no comment upon the statement published in the Press to the effect that Mr. Tan Chin Tuan has apparently forgotten his principles and returned to the Advisory Council because of the assurance given by the Governor. That statement read the reactions which
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    MALAY CABLE PROTEST TO ATTLEE
    364 5 New Federation 'Illegal, Flagrant Violation TWELVE Malay organisations in Johore have sent a cable to the British Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) protesting against the inauguration of the new Federation of Malaya as "illegal" and as a "flagrant violation of Johore Constitution of 1895." The cable
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    600-ton Ship Is Sold For $75,000
    137 5 600-ton Ship Is Sold For $75,000 MR. Fred Barret to, Singapore ship-owner, bought the 600-ton ship Coombar for $75,000 yesterday in Cheong Koon Song's saleroom. The Coombar is a 36-year-old formiT Australian trader. Bidding started at $25,000. On! two interested parties, a Chinese and Mr. Barretto. were left when it
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    Ten Years For Young Gunman
    163 5 Ten Years For Young Gunman EIGHTEEN-year-old Chua Theng Kwang, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment at the Singapore Assizes for carrying arms. The Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. L. Rayner) said that Chua and another Chinese, each armed with a pistol, held up a poultry shop at Kallang Road
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    PARCELS BY AIR TODAY
    84 5 Parcels addressed to places within Malaya will be accepted for transmission by the Malayan internal air mail services from today, the Singapore Post Office announces. The fee will be 15 cents for each ppund or part thereof, in addition to the ordinary internal parcel postage rates.
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    POISON JAR WARNING
    74 5 POISON J AR WARNING Radio Malaya twice yesterday and last night broadcast a warning to finders of a glass jar of poison, which was left behind on Sunday among articles in a haversack on the beach at Pulau Kusu by a professor of Raffles College. The unmarked jar contains three
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    Big Increase In A irTraffic At Ka Hang
    177 5 Big Increase In A irTraffic At K a Hang rTVILIAN air traffic at Ka'lang Airport has increased one and a half times on pre-war figures but is still far behind world leading airports. Monthly landings and i take-offs average about 400. New York's La Guard! a Airfield has an average
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    Two 'Jets' Arrive In Singapore
    150 5 rO British jet-propelled fighter-aircraft have arrived in Singapore from England for their first Far Eastern tests by the Royal Air Force. The fighters are De Havillands of the "Vampire III" class. The only other jet-propell-ed aircraft to fly in Malaya were two Gloster Meteor fighters
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    Clerks Want Revised Pay At Once
    100 5 Clerks Want Revised Pay At Once From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rE General Clerical Service Association has asked the Government to authorise an interim payment of increased salaries and C.O.L. allowances, pending a decision on the Trusted Commission report. The request has been made 1m a letter wfoich
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    Too Choppy To Land
    75 5 rE 8.0.A.C. Sunderland flying-boat from Hong Kong was unable to land at Kalian? base on Monday afternoon because of a rough sea. Instead, the aircraft landed at Seietar and passengers were brought into Singapore by bus. An official of 8.0.A.C. said that occasionally the sea off
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    Gunman Escapes
    90 5 A CHINESE gunman escaped after being: hit in the arm by a pistol shot fired by a detective in Banda Road on Monday. The gunman's companion, an unarmed Chinese, was arrested. Two detectives, on patrol In Banda Road, saw two Chinese behaving in a suspicious manner. After being
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    BROADCASTS ON CIVICS
    51 5 Radio Malaya yesterday began a series of broadcasts on civics for students in the higher classes of English sohools. The broadcasts tell the story of a boy and a girl, Hanif and Soon, who with the help of a kindly inspector, are introduced to the country's administrative
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    Sailor Is Praised For Gallant Rescue
    188 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. HTHE captain of the Dutch vessel Bredero, which was 1 ablaze for 22 hours before being extinguished yesterday, has paid tribute to the courage of his crew. Everybody helped in fighting the fire with no thought of danger,
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    ENTERTAINMENT "ON TAP"
    225 5 OINGAPORE people with»J out wireless receivers will soon be able to hear world radio programmes in their homes for a charge of a few dollars a month. "Rediffusion (Singapore)," a branch of "Radio Diffusion" In England, has been licensed b\ the Government to operate a station in
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    52 5 Front view of Penang's new Buddhist temple, the Hua Gian See. It was opened on Sunday m the Dresence of nearly 1,000 devotees. The temple was built by public subscription, the plans for the building made during the occupation and th e construction being started soon after the liberation.— Straits
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  • Malayan Round-up
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      Fire Renders 264 People Homeless
      90 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Tuesday. TWO hundred and sixty-four people are homeless as a result of the fire on Sunday which destroyed 30 houses at Bukit Kankar, a village nine miles from here. i The Assistant State Welfare Officer (Mrs. L. M. McCall) said
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      Malay Shows
      67 5 TWO shows are being staged L?y the Telok Blangan branch of the Malay Union it the Happy World on Saturday m aid of the Malayan Union Flood victims. The first Ls a play. "Ja.:i ■kol" or "Fiuits of tha Labourer" and the ether is "Malam Rampala or 'Night
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      Wedding
      51 5 MUAR, Tuesday.— The wedding took place yesterday at the Kok Kiew Association !of Mr. Leong Kong Poh, eldest son of Mr. a"" Mrs. Lecng Ho Seng, anvi Miss Yang Wee Chan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yang Soon San. Mr. Leong is a popular Muar basketball and soccer
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      Election Point
      91 5 MR. A. P. Rajah, m his election manifesto, had only given an assurance to the electors that he would cansuit and obtain the views of respective village committees m his constituency, says the Progressive Party m a reply to toie chairman of the Singapore Rural Board, Mr. C.
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      Muar Reception
      52 5 MUAR, Tuesday.— A reception was held at Muar Chettiars Hall yesterday m honour of the Indian Goodwill Mission who passed through Muar on their Malayan Tour. Sir Andiappa Chettiar. leading members of various communities and Government officials, including the Assistant Commissioner (Mr. C. R. Forsyth) and Mrs. Forsyth
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    AXE, KNIFE FIGHT IS ALLEGED
    92 5 Two Chinese were cha m the Third Police Court jresterday with having voluntarily caused hurt to one another. The first man. Tan Ah Lou. was said to have used an nxe on the second man. Lim An Kau, while the second was accused of having
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    45 5 Chan Ah Hin. a young Chinese who said that hs went to Fort Canning to s.e a friend m order to get a job, was yesterday charged with loitering m order to commit theft. Chan claimed trial and tho case was postponed until Jan. 23.
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    SULTANS TO SIGN TODAY
    462 6 Boycott Decision Is Criticised From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE historic signing of the Federation and 1 State Agreements by the Malay rulers and the future High Commissioner of the new Federation, Sir Edward Gent, will begin at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. One unfavourable
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    Fifty New Buses For S.T.C.
    111 6 Fifty New Buses For S.T.C. QINGAPORE Traction 0 Company will replace the present fleet of trolley buses with 50 modern vehicles before the end of June. The first new vehicle la expected to be on the road within six weeks. The buses will be fitted with cushioned seats and will
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    Singapore Shipping
    74 6 iHIPS alongside the Singapore wharves yesterday (godowns in brackets) were: Main wharf: Anchises (3132), Menelaus (33-34), Taksang (35-36), Silveroak (3637), Tantilus (38-39), Charon (40-41), Glenapp (42-43). West wharf: Empire Niger (1-2), Steel Recorder (4-5), Asphalion (6-7), lidvard (89 i, Rhexenor (10-11), Myrmidon (13-14), Marine Flier (15-16). Empire Dock:
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    DEATH OF MR. HORSFALL
    81 6 News has been received In Singapore of the death in England of Mr. F. Horsfall, retire^ Deputy Electrical Engineer of the Singapore Municipality. Mr. Horsfall joined the Municipality in May 1920, aad was in the Electrical Department for 26 years. On the fall of Singapore, he
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    31 6 The Strathaird, 22,300-ton t and O. liner is to return to normal service shortly. She has been undergoing a refit, and now has one funnel m place of her orevious three.
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    25 6 Malay occupants of a house m Aliwal Street yesterday morning drove away two Javanese gunmen, who had climbed into the house by a drain pipe.
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    50 6 Mr. S. Ponnampalam, J.P. of Muar, who has been nominated to the Johore State Council. Mr. Ponnampalam was born at Jaffna, Ceylon. He has been m Johore since 1915. Mr. Ponnampalam founded the India Ceylon Association, Muar, m 1935. He is the President of the Ceylonese Association of Johore, Muar.
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    CORRECTION
    37 6 The Straits Times of Jan. 20 referred to Mr. Tan Cheng Lock as being chairman of Putra iPusat Tenaga Raayat. Inche Ishak bin Hall Muhammad, and not Mr. Tnn Cheng Lock, is chairman of this organisation.
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    Why The Hartal Was Withdrawn
    283 6 It was "expressedly to avoid any misunderstanding" jetween races that proposals for a Malaya-wide hartal on Feb. 1 were withdrawn, the chairman of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Lee Kong Chian) told the Straits Times last night. The proposals, he said, r were
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    Kampong Schools To Stay Open
    135 6 Malay News From Abdul Aziz bin Ishak TTHE Department of Edu1 cation, Kelantan, has decided not to close three rayaat schools run entirely at the expense of kampong people. The department head previously ordered the closure of these schools. Representations were made to the Resident
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    20 MONTHS' GAOL
    45 6 Sentence of 20 months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by one year's police supervision was imposed upon Low Cheng Ngian by the Singapore Fourth District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday, for theft of clothing at Amber Mansions on Nov. 29 last.
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    Five Pirates Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
    136 6 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. piVE pirates who held up a junk m Pulau Bunting: Waters were sentenced to life imprisonment today. They were See Bah Seng, 'an English-speaking Ch» nese, and four Siamese, Nai Pong Nal, Nhem San Gah and Nai Choo.
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      123 6 RADIO MALAYA c'POK£ 1 p.m Viva America; 140 Victor Sylvester Orch.; 830 Light Orchestral; 9 00 Concert Hail: El.rar's Sonata for Vio.la Pii.no in E Minor, Walton's Sirfonia Concertante for Piano Orch.; 9.45 Theatre (BBC); 10.00 Julien Poorman Orch.; 10 30 "The* Three Musketeers" <:<>: 11 00 News, Close. RADIO
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      132 6 Concent Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major; 11.30 News. t News Analysis; 11.45 University i Programme: "Social Science" (Int troduction by Sir Aleaxnder Carr- Saunders): "Political Theory 1 by s Profegpor O. D H Cole 12.05 i Close RADIO SEAC 8 a.m. Music; 8.45 Morning Star; 9.00 BBC Light
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      133 6 Australian News; 10.40 Requests; 11.00 Musical Comedy Gems; 11.15 Master Pianist—Eg^n Petri; 11.30 Close; 4 Frederick Hippman Orch. with J. H. Squire Octet; 4.40 Master Pianist Benno Moisevitch; 4.42 Light Ensemble; 4.45 Radio Australia Hit Parade; 5.00 Familiar Music; 5.15 Sport; 5.30 Shirley Deane presents The Forces' Requests; 5.30 Famous
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    LONDON STOCKS
    403 7 LONDON, Tuesday. THE Oil section provided the best feature of the London Stock Exchange yesterday when strong provincial support for the leaders made for a sharp rise m AngloIranians, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Burmah Oils also rose. Then profit-taking caused a slight recession. Rubbers and Tins were irregular
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    RUBBER FUTURES
    63 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday— Crude rubbt-r futures closed 30 to 55 points lower yesterday. Sales totalled 282 contracts. Aferch 21.10 (US) cents per lb; MaT 1980 (US) cents per lb; July 19.18 (US) cents per lb bid; September 18.75 (US) cents per lb; December 18.30 (US) cents per lb
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    Dow Jones Averages
    22 7 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Stocks 6383 63.08 Industrials 177.15 175.95 Rails 51.41 5009 Utilities 3317 32 89 —A P.
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    Singapore Share Prices
    864 7 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE. Tuesday. TIN continued firm on the local share market yesterday. Several issues were marked up. Industrials were steady. Quotation Riven by the Malayan Sharebroker's Association were as follows:— Buyer Seller Atlas Ice 13 00 14.00 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.80 1.90 Alex Brick
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    RUBBER
    63 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Cto. Cts. per lb. per lb. No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 39^ 39% No. 1 R.S.S. fob in bales Feb. 39*<j 39% No. 2 RS.S. fob in bales Feb. 39 39% No. 3 R.S.S.
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    N.Y. MARKET
    72 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday. Rails and oils led the stock market oo Its fifth consecutive midday retreat yesterday with activity expanding as prices wavered. I Liquidation by professionals who had turned pessimistic provided the principal pressure. Transfers totalled 1,050,000 shares. Among the gainers were Follansbee Steel. Warner Brothers. International
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    UNITED STATES STEEL INDUSTRY
    43 7 NEW YORK, Tuesday. The steel industry scheduled operations this week at 96.1 per cent of capacity to produce a peacetime weekly record of 1.732,200 net tons of ingots and castings, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported yesterday. A.P.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    18 7 NLW YORK, Tuesday Closing foreign exchange on Monday wu: Canada 91.55; Prance .84; others unchanged. A.P.
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    TIN OUTPUT
    21 7 Pahang Consolidated Company Limited produced 75 tons of tin concentrates for December when 7,000 tons were treated. I a
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    RUBBER OUTPUT
    14 7 i Kuala Reman Rubber Estates total crops for December were 73,300 lbs.
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    REVIVED INTEREST IN SAGO FLOUR
    287 7 Produce Market By A Market Correspondent THE Sago flour market crashed yesterday with large holdings for spot dealing s rushing into the market on revival of interest after a long spell of quiet. Copra prices again rose after blackmarket guilders rose from $18 to $21
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    AFFABLE HAS EASY TASK AT K.L. TODAY
    807 8  - AFFABLE HAS EASY TASK AT K.L. TODAY Minstrel Boy And Vanguard Again By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. RfINSTREL BOY, May Prince and Affable are the three best bets for tomorrow's races at the Selangor Turf Club. Gold Medallist is accepting, and I take him to make amends, although on
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    37 8 The Singapore Chinese Football Association team, who left yesterday by tit for Medaa to play a number of charity matches. They are expected to be back m a week. The party comprises 17 players and three officials.
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    THOMAS CUP FOR MALAYA?
    86 8 From A Special Correspondent BOMBAY, Tuesday. AFTER the impressive display by Samuel's team In the all-India championships and the international badminton "tests," Malaya is now favoured to win the Thomas Cup thia year. One Indian critio writes: "If Malaya has better players than these, then she
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    CHANGES IN NORTH XV
    143 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THERE are likely to be four chaoges in the North team for Saturday's rugby "test." Difficulty of travelling a.r oressure of work are the reasons for tihe players' inability to make the journey to Singapore. The four players involved
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    SELETAR AIRMEN BEATEN AT RUGBY
    61 8 »pHE RAF. Seletar were beaten at rugger yesterday, their opponents being the H.M.S. Adamant. The score was 15 points (four tries and a penalty goal) to three (a try The game was played at Seletar. Thomson, Holman and Salwyn scored the Navy side's tries, and
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    Race Programme
    1039 8 OELOW Ls the programme for today, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's January Meeting. The Double Totes will be on races 3 and 4, and races 7 and 8. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race 8. Race 1—2.30 Horses Class 2, Div. 7, 6
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    R.A.F. BOXING SEMI-FINALS
    86 8 Tin: following are the results of the nmi-flnsls m the r.af. ft team and individual boxpa held at Solotar last night: Team Competition: S.A.F. ir and RAF. Char.gi fini h ftve p >inta < ach. Individual Contest leather- I weight Sgt. Little. Seletar. bt. I A C
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    Indians Given Big Welcome
    190 8  -  ARTHUR MAILEY By Exclusive To The Straits Times MT. GAMBIER, Tuesday. MOUNT Gambier, situated between Melbourne and Adelaide, with a population of 14,000 gave the Indians the best reception, crowd and gate outside Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. AH businesses, shops, hotels and picture houses closed
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    SCOREBOARD
    91 8 INDIA—IST. INNINGS M&nkad b Boase 11 Ranvirsinh ji run oat 43 Adikhari c Pedler b McGregor H7 Rancnekar lbw Schnlte 27 Haxare not out 14* Hal Singh b McGregor 0 Sohoni b McGregor 19 Kishenchand lbw. Roberts 19 Najrudu not out 17 Extras 37 Total (for 7 wkts.) 421
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    TOURNAMENT POSTPONED
    112 8 QWINO to the Chinese New Year holidays, the Indoor tournament organised by the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association has been postponed The competition was originally fixed for Feb. 1-15, but will not start until March 1 The matches will be played at the Happy World covered stadium. Players who
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    Final Hints
    34 8 FINAL hints on today's races by the Straits Times racing correspondent, "Epsom Jeep," will appear in today's Singapore Free Press. He will eive the horses most fancied on the coarse this morning.
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    Today's Probable Jockeys
    259 8  - Today 's Pro ba ble Jockeys EPSOM JEEP. X.v PROBABLE jockeys for today's Kuala Lummir races art given below. RACE ONE: Suivl (J. Donnelly). Atom Boy (E. Donnelly), Four Feathers (Mawi), Jade Princess (Turner), Rangi Ra (Harper), Howe (Ellery), Exeter (Bagby), Affable (Morsil'.o). Colossus (Tait), Happy Lass (Woods), Lusan Prince
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    Straits Times Selections
    185 8 Rar« 1 "EPSOM JEEP" "TRESPASSER" "POINTr K" 1. AFFABLE AFFABI.K. M I \\V 2. Exeter Suivi I1;inpy < 3. Snirt. Rangi R* Rangi Ra RACE S 1. LADY UNITED LADY KAI \:r. KAI ANG SAGITTARIUS 2. Norton Kanda Kanda 3. United Lady Kalang Nrr'on Sagittarius V t
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    Whitmore & Biggs Win Doubles Title
    251 8 Whitmore Biggs Win Doubles Title LT. J. L. Whitmore and Lt.-CoL M. W. Biggs won t lie men's doubles title at the Army tennis champ rush ips, which were continued last night at the Happy World stadium. They beat Maj. Malpas and Maj. Anantanarayan in the final in straight gets,
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    MALAYANS WIN
    50 8 CALCUTTA, Tuesday. A. S. Samuel and Chan Kon Leong ot Malaya won the men's doubles title m the Sovabazar badminton championships, beating Sunil Bosc and Mono] Guha of Bengal 15— 6—15, 15—9. In the men's singles final, Samuel beat Cftian Kon Leong 11—15. 15— C. 15— 8— Reuter.
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    Sports Diary
    83 8 TODAY RUGBY: Police v. RAF. Cha-iffi, Thomson Road, 5.15 p. m. S.CC. "A" v. GHQ SiRMI Unit, padang, 5.15 p.m. TENNIS: Army championships, Happy World 2 p. m. S.R.C. Sports Section meeting, SRC. 6.30 p. m. Meeting of Singapore and Olympic Sports Council committee of management, V.M.C.A. 5.30
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    Barbados & MCC Draw
    126 8 Barbados MCC Draw BRIDGETOWN, Tu. -Cay AN unfinished ninthwicket partners hp of 46 by C. L. Walcolt I J 2 not out) and E. L. Hoad (34 not out) saved barbados from defeat in the final day of their return match against the M.< '.< yesterday. The tourist; took their
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    Exciting End To Match
    128 8 BRISBANE. Tuesday. IN an exciting finish, Queensland beat South Australia by four wickets with nine minutes to spare In the Sheffield Shied match here today. South Australia. 170 for three overnight, were all out for 277 in their second innin;s. Queensland to get 209 in 3i
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    INDIANS STILL UNDEFEATFD
    46 8 NAIROBI. IMe THE Indian hockey tca.n played matches against Mbale Combined. Kit ale Combined and Eldoret Combined teams on Friday. Saturday and Sunday, and von all three. The Indiana defeated the Hockey Association of Kenya (Europeans) by ten coals to zero yesterday. Reuter.
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