The Straits Times, 16 January 1950

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    18 1 The Straits times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1950. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    U.S. OFFICIALS TOLD: 'QUIT CHINA'
    375 1 Anger Over Consulate 'Invasion' WASHINGTON, Sunday. THE United States yesterday ordered all her officials to leave Communist China. Facilities are also to be made available for any of the 3,000 American citizens in Communist China to leave the country if they wish to do so.
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    52 1 H inrk II NOLL (right), aged 38 a male nurse in the (ierman town of Giessen, who is the exact image of Adolf Hitler toothbrush moustache, droopy forelock and all. Noll won't shave oft his moustache because he wants to play Hitler in the forthcoming Austrian film, "The Third Reich."—
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    SAIGON RESPONDS TO STRIKE CALL
    132 1 SAIGON, Sunday. \IGON workers yesterday, responded to the general strike call issued by Vietminh, which is opposed to Bao Dai's Vietnam Government, to all Inhabitants of Saigon and Cholon, but no essential services such as water and electricity or administrative services were affected by the
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    71 1 NG CHER MONO (above) a student of the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, loading one of the eight four-inch guns on H.M.S. Unicorn with a dummy 110pound shell while his classmates look on, during a visit made by hundreds of school children to the Fleet Air Arm maintenance and repair sh ip
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    4 Masked Men Take $5,000
    121 1 I^OIR masked Chinese, two of whom were armed with pistols, yesterday broke into a house 411 Blair Road, and robbed the inmates of more than $5,000 in jewellery and cash. The robbery took place in the eariy hours of the morning. It appears that the
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    Leave Saved His Life
    86 1 S.IEERNESS. Sun. THE death toll in the submarine Truculent disaster in the Thames estuary on Thursday night was reduced from 65 to 61 yesterday after it was established that one member of the crew was home on tomp:ivsionate leave. v.il divers and frogmen, nearly exhausted from
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    16 JAPS FOR WASHINGTON
    36 1 HONOLULU. Sun. Sixteen Japanese, including 11 Diet members, arrived here last night en rout^ to Washington at the invitation of the United States Government. They will spend 15 days in WpshlnKton.— U.P
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    VIETNAM CLAIM
    35 1 BANGKOK. Sun.— The Vietnam Republic's office in Bangkok claimed yesterday that Vietnam forces "annihilated" 18 French posts, killed 402 French soldiers and wounded 158. in a recent offensive In northern Indo-China.— A P
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    WAR CRIMES
    28 1 HONG KONG. Sun.— Seven hundred Japanese war crimes suspects arrived here on route to Japan to stand trial for atrocities committed during the occupation of Indonesia.—U.P.
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    STRIKE ENDS
    39 1 JAKARTA. Sun.— The five-day-old strike at the Standard Vacuum Petroleum oil refining plant and oil fields at Sungel Gerong. South Sumatra, ended yesterday The company said that misunderstanding among the workers" had now been solved satisfactorily.— Reuter.
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    $6,000,000 LOAN
    25 1 DAMASCUS, Sun. Dr Marouf Dawalibl, Syrian Minister of National Economy, left by air today for Saudi Arabia to negotiate a $6,000,000 loan.— Reuter.
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    JESSUP MEETS GEN. YEN
    136 1 JESSUP MEETS GEN. YEN TAIPEI Sun. THE United States roving ambassador. Mr Philip Jessup, arrived here today by air to get a first-hand picture of the China situation. Less than an hour after he had arrived, the Chinese Nationalist Premier, Gen. Yen Hsi-shan, told Mr. Jessup that he hoped the
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    3 Islands Shelled
    92 1 TAIPEI. Sun. rE Chinese Nationalist Navy today reported that its warships shelled three Communist Islands near the Shanghai blockade base of Chushan. An announcement said the warships closed in under cover of darkness and levelled the defence works of one of the islands, Meishin, south of Chushan.
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    'BOYCOTT' CALL
    35 1 AMRITSAR, Sun. The Shlromani Akah Dal party of the Sikh community has urged the Sikhs to boycott all celebrations on the day of the Inauguration of the Indian Republic on Jan. 26.— A.P.
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    JOINT POSTS
    26 1 THE HAGUE. Sun.— The Government* of the Netherlands and the United States of Indonesia have agreed to combine certain diplomatic and consular posts.— AP.
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    YOUTH RIOT
    25 1 ASMARA. Sun.— Youths rioted last night in Asmara and Decamere. Wiling an Italian woman and injuring a four-vear-old child and six adult* Reuter
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    TALK OF BIGGER ATOM BOMB
    172 1 WASHINGTON, Sun. THE United States Government Is nearing a mo-' mentous decision on whether to put the hydrogen atom to work toward development of a super bomb, far surpassing even the latent atomic weapons. The project has taken on urgency from the disquieting knowledge that
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    Mao Query Prelude To Attack On Dato
    201 1 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. T\ETAINEES of Majedee Detention Camp, three miles from Johore Bahru. who yesterday attacked Dato Wong Shee Fun are understood to have asked the Dato before they attacked him why they could not be released now that
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    College Food Now Better
    92 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. "THE food is brtter now," the Chinese mess president at the Kuala Lumpur Technical College hostel told a Straits Times reporter at lunch time ioday. The Director of Education Mr. M. R. Holgate, returned to Kuala Lumpur from leave
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    NO GERMANS
    12 1 BERLIN. Sun.-The Chinese Military Mission has denied a sasrss srafjas
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    BURIED FOR 40 HOURS
    36 1 MAHONOY CITY. (Penn.). Sun.— Joseph Burda, a 30-year-old miner, was freed by rescue worker* today after being entombed for about 40 hours. Hijs brother, Edward, is still trapped In the pit.— U.P.
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    GRENADE MURDER
    30 1 SAIGON. Sun.— loe Koeux. former chairman of the Cambodian National Assembly, was killed yesterday when a hand grenade was thrown at the Democrat Party Headquarters in Pnompenh.— A.P.
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    GOLD PLANE
    26 1 ANCHORAGE. (Alaska). Sun. —Six tons of gold arrived by Diane today from Slam for storage In Fort Knox, Kentucky. The gold Is owned by
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    500 HOMELESS Entire Village Fought Blaze
    226 1 500 HOMELESS Entire Village Fought Blaze From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR tyEARLY 500 people a' Al quarter of th e population lost their homes today when fire swopt across 30 houses in Kuala Kedah, a coastal village about seven and a hair miles from Alor Star. Damage was estimated
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    STOP PRESS
    43 1 PERTH. Sun— The 22.500ton British liner Strathaird radioed today that she had picked up .six Kuropeini and 12 Malays from two disabled sailing craft near Cocos island, in the Indian Ocean. No other details of th« rescue were yet available. —Reuter.
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    MONTAGUE L. MEYER
    824 2 CONDITIONS IN THE TIMBER TRADE MR. MONTAGUE L. MEYER ON THE POSITION The annual general meeting of Montague L. Meyer, Ltd., was held on December 30, at the Charing Cross Hotel, London. W.C.. MR. MONTAGUE L MEYER, the chairman, presiding. The following Is the chairman's statement circulated
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    Stalin Told U.S. Envoy In 1933: 'Japs Will Strike'
    241 2 Stalin Told U.S. Envoy In 1933: 'Japs Will Strike WASHINGTON, Sunday. YIARSHAL Stalin expected Japan to attack Russia iTI in the spring of 1934, according to Mr. William Bullitt, first United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union. The second volume of "Foreign Relations of the United States" issued by the
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    GERMANS PLAN A NEW ARMY
    53 2 FRANKFURT. Sun.—Leading high American officials ccntrmed today that some German generals have submitted plans to the German Government for a West German army. They emphasised that the plans were submitted without Allied authority, but that the German Government Is at liberty to make any proposals
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    PERSIAN PROTEST
    45 2 TEHERAN, Sun.— The Persian Government announced last night that a Persian .soldier had been shot dead by a Russian frontier guard in Julfo Perso, on the border of Soviet Azerbaidjan. A protest had been made to the Soviet Government, the announcement added. Reuter.
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    STATE OF SIEGE IN BOLIVIA
    112 2 STATE OF SIEGE IN BOLIVIA LA PAZ, Sun. A STATE of siege has been proclaimed throughout Bolivia. A Government statement said that "subversive plots" threatened to disluib the peace, and that the country faced a situation of extreme seriousness. Late on Friday night (he police arrested several members of a
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      Cable Flashes Mac Arthur Signs First Autograph For Jap
      270 2 Cable Flashes Mac Arthur Signs First Autograph For Jap TOKYO, Sunday. A MEMBER of Parliament has made news by becoming the first Japanese to get Gen. Mac Arthur s autograph. The General is described as being dumli- founded. During a farewell interview with 14 parliamentarians bound for the United States,
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      288 2 REX JOHORE BAHRU L«al Day: 3 15 «.!5 MS fiMils Mtsv (Malay) r.KF.AI WORLD AlUnlie 7— t.lS L*»t Day -JOIIXW BELINDA" NM\ HOKLII ltd. 7—9.15 l-asl I>»y -TAR7.AN TRII'MPHS" Knv.l J— 7 I I II NMtSHATRAM" (Malayalam) ).i>l show*— 3. 6.15 9.15 p.m. Paramount* Sprrtarular Drama! "BRiDE OF VENGEANCE" th
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      42 2 PRANG BESAR RUBBER ESTATE LTD, ISOLATION GARDEN lON Limited supplies of P.8.1.G seeds are expected to be available next Spring. Enquiries should be addressed to:— HARRISONS CROSFIELD (MALAYA) LTD., 96, AMPANG ROAD. KUALA LUMPUR or to The Manager, Prang Besar Estate. Kajang.
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      1270 2 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that OAW KHEK CHXBW of No. 9, Sarkles Road, Singapore Is applying to the Governor for naturalisaI tlon, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should tend a written signed statement of I be facts to the
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      710 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY REFUNDS OF ASSESSMENT Claims for refund of assesssment on houses reoorted vacant between Ist Julr and 31st December. 1949 must be submitted by 31st January 1950 on forma obtainable from the Municipal Assessor's Office (Room No. 128). Make sure that receipt »f your claims has been acknowledeed
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      347 2 MALAYAN RAILWAY VACANCY FOR CAPTAIN Applications are invited for the post of Captain I in the Marine Service of the Malayan Railway. Essential qualifications are:— (a) Must be a Federal Citizen. (b) Must not be over 35 years of age. (c) Must possess a Certificate of Competency as Master of
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      226 2 JOSEPH m V-^ MICHAEL COTTEN £j I <^gM WILDING AIJRED HITCHCOCjTS IECHNICOLORH^ THE MOTION PICTURE HERALD Says: Excellent 'A for Acting. Miss Bergman gives an unforgettable performance that can rank as one of the finest of her Career And THE STRAITS TIMES (SPORE) Says: One of the worst pictures BUT
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    EGA OFFICIAL WARNS OF NEW UNREST IN FORMOSA
    247 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. *JpHE chief of the Economic Co-operation Administration to China reported yesterday that there was tin rest and some dissatisfaction among the people of Formosa, last refuge of the Nationalist Government. Mr. Ray Moyer. recently appointed head of the ECA, declined
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    Persian Cabinet
    44 3 TEHERAN. Sun.—Persia's Prime Minister, Mohammed Saed, presented his new CaI binet to the Shah last night. Mohammad Saed's last Cabli net resigned on Wednesday. In a letter to the Shah then. he said the country's situatlon demanded a change of 1 government.—Reuter.
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    CANBERRA MAY ASK THE KING
    99 3 SYDNEY. Sun. IniE Sunday Heralds Can- berra correspondent said yesterday moves are afoot in Canberra to invite the King and Queen to take part In celebrations suggested for January 1951 to mark the flltieth anniversary of the federation of Australia. The correspondent said the Chifley
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    Franco Cuts His Army
    86 3 Franco Cuts His Army MADRID, Ban. General F.ui'o has ordered the demobilisation of one-third of II c Spanish' army by Feb. 1. ii was authoritatively learned in Mauiid yesterday. The move was matte to Spain's military forces 'to new tactic methods and to the numerous progress madi' in armaments and
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    First Malay Regt. Specialists
    241 3 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THK Malay Regiment's first specialists passed out at the end of their initial training at a parade at the regimental depot at Port Dickson today. Ungku Nasaruddin, marked a* a future aide to the Sultan of Pahang, received the
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    SANDHURST-BOUND MALAYS SHIVER
    81 3 < AMBKRLFY. Surrey. Sun. TWO N.C.O.s of the Malay Regiment have arrived in England to make military history. They are Serjeants Shukar bin Chik and Abdul Manan bin Abbas who next week will hi- the first Malays ever to heroine officer-cadets at th« Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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    Poet's Secret Marriage
    86 3 LONDON, Sun. A dramatic story of a secret marriage between a 19th century English poet and a servant girl has been unfolded with the opening of deed boxes kept sealed for 40 years under the will of the poet. The poet was Arthur Munby, who requested in
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    JETS IN ACTION
    60 3 MUNSTER. Germany, Bun. —Vampire Jet planes of the Royal Air Force went into action in support of BritishDanish forces in Friday's mock battles of the combined British-D a n 1 s h-Norweglan manoeuvres. The jets harassed roads and bombed near areas. But they failed to locate some
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    VISIT TO STALIN
    33 3 LONDON. Sun Marshal Stalin yesterday received the Indian Ambassador to Russia. Dr Sir S. Radhakrishnan, Moscow radio said Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky. Soviet Foreign Minister, was present at the interview.— Reuter.
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    STRIKE ON LUXURY LINER
    132 3 STRIKE ON LUXURY LINER PARIS, Sun. OWNERS of the liner, He de France, decided yesterday to lay up the big trans-At-lantic liner because of a labour dispute about increase wage* demands. About 1,000 passengers due to sail for America were turned back from Le Havre to Paris by train. It
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    On Way To See Hatta
    93 3 AMSTERDAM, Sun. r. H. M. Van Maarseveen, Minister of Union and Realm Affairs, left here last night by air for Indonesia, on the invitation of the Indonesian Premier, Dr. Mohammed Hatta. The Dutch Minister was accompanied by Dr. H. J. Prinsen. Secretary-General of last year's
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    POLICE CHIEF
    64 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The Chief Police Officer of Selangor has appointed Mr. H. K. Uimoline as offlcer-in-charges to reorganise the auxiliary police force In the State. Mr. Dimoline is secretary of the United Planting Association of Malaya. He holds the awards of CBE and DSO. He commanded the
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    MR. AUGUSTINE TEO AH SWEE
    94 3 Mr. Augustine Teo Ah Swee. who was described In a report In the Straits Times of Jan. 13 as a "T.B. patient". «has informed us that he is not. a T.B. patient. In the Straits Times report of a Court case which was headed. 'T.B.
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    COLOMBO CONFERENCE ENDS
    169 3 COLOMBO. Sun. THE Commonwealth Foreign Ministers' conference ended yesterday, and the most concrete political result was the recommendation to establish a working party in London to continue studying problems of a Japanese peace settlement. On other Asian countries, Reuter summarises these impressions of the conference: CHINA: Observers
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    WOMEN SAILORS
    26 3 MEMBERS of the Pakistan Women's Naval Reserv attend one of the lectures arranged by the Pakistan Naval authorities for their Volunteer Reserve. A.P. picture.
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    Extra Courses For Students
    283 3 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. pOST-SCHOOL Certificate classes giving students 1 extended education as preparation for entry into universities, or for engineering and commercial careers, are to be a permanent part of the education system in the Federation. A start was made in a
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    YUGOSLAV SPY NOT TO DIE
    67 3 BELGRADE. Sun. The death sentence passed on Sail Llsl. Yugoslav main defendant In the spy trial this week, was commuted on appeal to 20 years' penal servitude by the Supreme Court of Macedonia yesterday. Two prison sentences were reduced, but appeals against sentences by the
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    Singapore Diary
    65 3 CEREMONIAL OPEXING OF THE ASSIZES, Service »t St. Andrew's Cathedral, 10 ajn.. Inspection of Guard of Honour by the Chief Justice, outside the Supreme Court, 10.45 a.m. T.W.C.A. International Fortnightly Women's Club, Mrs. K. M. R. Menon on "The Progress of Indian Women", 5, Raffles Quay, 10 a.m.
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    All Quiet In Accra
    71 3 ACCRA, Sun. CTEEL-helmeted police carrying truncheons yesterday patrolled Accra, capital of the Gold Coast, where 58 people were arrested on Friday during the civil disobedience campaign which besan last week. The police were Jn complete control and Accra was quiet. A state of emergency was declared
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    GASPERI TO FORM GOVT.
    63 3 ROME. Sun.— After an onehour Interview with President Einaudl. the Prime Minister. Signor de Gasperi said yesterday that he had accepted an invitation to form a new Italian Government. Signor De Gasperi resigned two days ago in order to reorganise the Government, x Since his Christian
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    EVA PERON HOME
    26 3 BUENOS AIRES, Sun. Senora Eva Peron, 30-year-old ex-film star wife „of Argentina's President, ha» returned home after an operation for acute appendicitis. Reuter.
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    "BIG WARM HEART OF MR. STALIN"
    118 3 MOSCOW. Sun. 4 LEXANDRA Brustein, aV writing in Moscow's Literary Gazette, has demanded enforcement of the criminal code, which provides punishment for parents who abandon their children. Brustein deals with the case of Valentin* Mikhailova. who had four children by four different fathers, received
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    2 Held After Bangkok Shooting
    82 3 BANGKOK, Sun. qiHREE men have been arX rested by the Bangkok police in connection with the shooting last week of a British Embassy woman clerk and the British consulting engineer who went to her rescue during the hold-up. One suspect was seized in an opium
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    Stuffed Birds 'Recaptured'
    73 3 MOTOR cars, stuffed birdi, and educational books were among civilian property recovered from the Japanese by the United Kingdom Liaison Commission in Japan during last year. A Singapore Economic Secretariat official told the Straits Times that most of the 15 cars, recovered and identified as belonging to
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    CYPRUS STUDENTS QUIT SCHOOLROOMS
    46 3 NICOSIA, Cyprus, Sunday. NEARLY l,m boy and girl students of Limassol secondary schools walked out of their classrooms yesterday in protest against the Government's decision not to allow teachers to vote at today's plebiscite on whether Cyprus should nnite with Greece. A.P.
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    BURMA PLAN FOR HEALTH
    77 3 RANGOON, Sun. The World Health Organisation will launch measures to" combat venereal disease and tuberculosis in Burma during 1950. Teams for the purpose are expected in Burma within six months with complete supplies and equipment. The Executive Board of the World Health Organisation, under the ohairmanship
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    Bigger Papers Allowed For UK Poll
    133 3 Bigger Papers Allowed For UK Poll LONDON, Sun. WITH the General Election next month, the Labour Government has announced relaxed restrictions on newsprint. A paper supply company set up in war-time by the newsppners to allot stocks said yesterday that the Government v>n i granted enough addltio "a, paper to
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Jan. 16, 1950. Anti-Bandit Month
    691 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Jan. 16, 1950. Anti-Bandit Month The last few days have brought heartening news of the Malayan People's AnliBandit Month, and it is evident that plans for this operation are going ahead- with a vengeance an expression which in this instance has a grimly literal meaning
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    A Gurkha Prize
    407 4 One of the most dangerous bandits in Malaya met his end last Thursday. He was Chong Chin Nam, commander of the "26th Independent Company of the M.P.A.8.A," for whom Government had offered a reward of $10,000, alive or dead He was killed by a patrol of the
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    BLIZZARD HITS U.S.
    42 4 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun. The century's worst blizzard pounded at thp north-western United States yesterday, and winds up to hurricane force tore at the East. At least 29 persons were known to have perished as a result of the storms^^A^P^^^^^^^^^
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    ECHOES OF THE MAINLAND IN HONG KONG
    1701 4 ECHOES OF THE MAINLAND IN HONG KONG gOON after the Communist occupation of a large port, a grubbylooking Chinese walked into the office of an oldestablished British firm, and asked to see the manager. "You don't remember me. I see," he said to the manager —a kind-hearted man who always
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      Replanting with oil palms: Plain speaking
      309 4 IN a recent leader on rubber you drew attention to the fact that in spite of starting off with approximately the same chance of success there are wide variations in efficiency within the industry in Malaya, mainly due to differences in management and dividend
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      THE CINEMA IN MALACCA
      207 4 NEW Year's Day being a holiday, I decided to spend two hours of the afternoon at the local cinema. I took care to be early and waited at tVi second-class booking office. After some time, some hooligans came and pushed away all those who were not
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      GOOD SAMARITAN
      78 4 WHILST travelling on the Seremban-Tampin road on my motor-cycle one afternoon, I met with an accident and lay unconscious on the roadside for nearly an hour I regained consciousness at the Seremban Hospital, where I was told that I was bi ought by a gentleman named Mi. Montelro,
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      "NO SHORTAGE OF SUGAR"
      148 4 HERE is an extract from a letter I have written to the Food Controller: "I have the honour to acquaint you of the fact that there was no visible sugar on sale in all the provision (sundry goods) shops in the Orchard Road area last night
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      THE SOLDIER'S BIT OF FISH
      115 4 WITH reference to the lpttfr of your correspondent "Fishy Business", which appeared In your issue of Jan. 14 under the heading "The Services In The Fish Market," I am afraid that I do not quite see the point of his argument. The vast majority of
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    MORE EFFICIENCY AND RESEARCH IWITH PINES
    408 5 MORE EFFICIENCY AND RESEARCH IWITH PINES Hawaii Lessons For Malaya From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. J^S ambitious research programme is the most important need of the Malayan pineapple industry, says Mr. F. C. Cooke, retired canning officer of the Department of Agriculture, in a report published today on
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    53 5 KATHIE KATZ (left) and C hristene Hanson (right) two-and-a-half year old daughte r of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hanson of Singapore, went to Kalians; Airport on Saturday to meet Christine's aunt who stayed one hour at Kalians on her way through from Batavia to the United States of America.—
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    DYING, HE SHOT BANDIT
    152 5 DYING, HE SHOT BANDIT From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A forest guard was murdered by bandits in Kedah yesterday morning but before he died he managed to fire his shotgun and wound one of his assailants. The guard, who worked at Bukit Selambau In the Sungei Patani area,
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    Union To Hold Rally In J.B.
    95 5 from Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Sun The Health and Sanitary Intffc.'ctors Union of the Federation of Malaya will hold a irass rally in Johore Bahru on Federation Day. Feb. 1. to reft fflrm the resolution passed *l the last general meeting Insisting on
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    MISADVENTURE
    44 5 from Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. SunDeath by misadventure was recorded by the Kluang Magistrate yesterday on Mong Kok Juin. who was killed as the result of a tree branch lulling on him on an estate lit Layang Layang. The branch fractured his
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    RUGBY STAR DIED ON EVE OF FINAL
    170 5 CiLT.-LT. "Jock" Carpenter, one of the four R.A.F. men killed when two Mosquito aircraft collided while on a training flight over North Borneo on Friday, was one of Malaya's best-known rugby players. Chosen as a reserve for the Combined Services side, he was
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    NEW MOON DAY
    47 5 The New Moon Day Cele- i bratlon will be held at the Sinhala Buddhist Temple, 263 Ouliam Road, Sipgapore, tomorrow by the Singapore Buddhist Association offering merit! to the* late Mr. D. D. L. I Gunawardhana. father of the Rev. M. M Mahaweera Thera.-
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    EX-POLICEMAN REFUSED BAIL
    49 5 From Om Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Sun.— The case of 21-year-old Wong See Piaw, a former auxilliary policeman at Batu Anam, was postponed a week at the request of Wong's counsel. He is charged with extortion of $400 from a Chinese estate contractor, and was refused bail.
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    MORE TIN FOR PORTS
    80 5 Last year. 55.449 tons of tin- ln-ore passed from lie mines of the Federation to the ports of Singapore and Penang. This figure Is 300 tons higher than that for 1939 figure and more than double that for 1947. Record month for last year IM November
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    GOT CLOTHES BACK BUT LOST WIFE
    96 5 GOT CLOTHES BACK BUT LOST W IFE From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. AS a sequel to his mother- in-law borrowing some clothing from his wife, Mohamed bin Sailed was convicted on a charge of assault in the Magistrate's Court, Muar. yesterday and was fined $5. When he heard
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    SULTAN OF PERAK HONOURED
    153 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Sun. CHIEFS knelt in homage in the ancient "menjunjong duli" ceremony today after the High Commissioner. Sir I Henry Gurney. had presented the insignia of the K.C.M.G. to I the Sultan of Perak. It was the Sultans 60th birthday. Hundreds
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    MCA LOTTERY DRAW FEB. 26
    86 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Tickets at $1 each for the first Malayan lottery sponsored by the Malayan Chinese Association In aid of squatters' resettlement funds are now on sale at all local headquarters of Chinese Chambers of C6mmerce in the Federation. The
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    'ROOKERY NOOK" AT TAIPING
    64 5 I mm Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Sun. —Pr ucec by Mrs. Molly Corkran, who also took a part, Ben Travers' "Rookery Nook" ended a successful three-day season in Taiping yesterday in aid of t'r.e Anti-Tuberculosis Fund The cast Included Capt. R 1. Hartely. K. Massey, C.
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    ELECTION OBSERVER 'IF WE HAD FUNDS'
    136 5 THE outcome of the British General Election will not in any way influence the principles and policies of the Labour Party of Singapore, Mr. M. P. D. Nair, the party's secretary, told the Straits Times yesterday. He said the Singapore Labour Party would like
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    44 5 THE 19,000-TON FLEET AIR ARM maintenance and repair ship, H.M.S. Unicorn. the ninth British warship to bear the same name, lying at anchor in the Singapore Roads. The vessel was open to inspection by the public on Saturday and yesterday. Straits T fanes picture.
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    Protest Against New Type Taxis
    292 5 Cabbies To Hold Mass Rally SINGAPORE taxi and hired car associations yesterday resolved to hold a mass meeting to make a formal protest to the Government acainst the introduction of the London-type taxi in the Colony. At a "protest" meeting of j the Singapore Hired
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    INSURANCE INSTITUTE FORMED
    133 5 INSURANCE INSTITUTE FORMED MALAYA is to have an Insurance Institute affiliated to the Chartered Insurance Institute. Membership will b€ open to all persons engaged or employed in the insurance business. Once it has been affiliated to the Chartered Insurance Institute, the Malayan Institute will conduct the examinations of the Chartered
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    Latex Sales Boom In U.S.
    119 5 A MERICAN manufacturers J\ of goods such as foam rubber cushions are expecting further price rises soon, states the Journal of Commerce. New records are being set monthly in consumption of latex in the United States and by Nov. I stocks barely equalled the consumption
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    WOMAN INSPECTOR OF LABOUR
    116 5 THE Singapore Labour OeDartmen 1 v»\ ly»<rin recruitment shortly for 10 labour inspectors for the Department. The Commissioner for Labour. Mr. R. P. Blnghain. told the Straits Times that a provision of about $25,000 was sought in the 1950 estimates for this purpose. Mr. Bineham said
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    MALAYAN TEST FOR TYPHUS REPELLANTS
    240 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. J^ UNITED States Army scrub typhus research team is coming: to Malaya shortly to investigate the use of repellants for controlling the mites which carry scrub typhus. If It has time it will also study the treatment of
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    More Double Deckers For K.L.
    124 5 From Our SlatT <>t respondent KUALA LUMPUR Sun. THE General Transport Company, Kuala Lumpur, will be operating doubledecker buses shortly. Three double-f'erkcr Duses, each costing about $50,000, have been ordered from England «nd are expected to arrive early in March. These new 56-seat buses on
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    DATO DIES IN MUAR
    72 5 from Oiir Staß lori'rMpiXiai "1 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun The death took place 'h!s morning at Muar of Dato Hajl Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman. S.P.M.J.. a retirui president of the Relleiov.s Affairs Department. Johore. The Dato was the author of several religious pMblicr. tions and was at
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      WEEKLY MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
      771 6 WEEKLY MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW From A Market Correspondent GIVEN a week in which the Chinese Communist Government was recognised by Britain, the date of the general election was fixed, the New York Stock Exchange had its first set-back after a boll session of months' duration, and the rubber commodity
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      WEEK-END RUBBER
      138 6 WEEK-END rubber price* Included the following: Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association'! noon prices on Saturday (Jan. 14) were in cents per lb. Bayer Seller No 1 R.S.S. Spot loose nominal 49H «>» F.OB. In Bales Jan. N. 1 R.S.S. 49'. 49 Vi No. 2 R.S.S. 48', 48S
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      DEMAND FROM INVESTORS
      90 6 HONG KONG, Sun.— The Philippine Foreign Office announced that prospective Chinese investors entering the Philippines will be required to submit state ments of their standing credit. They must furnish the Philippine Government a certification by any reputable local bank, witn a branch in Hong Kong or any
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      BRITISH BID IS REJECTED
      219 6 NEW YORK. Sun. BRITISH bids for a contract to furnish six transformers for a Seattle City power house have been rejected. Paul Hendricks, city purchasing agent, said the contract will probably be awarded to the lowest American bidder despite the fact this bid is US$2OO,OOO higher
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      328 6 LONDON, Sun. PRICES in most sections of the London Stock Exchange drifted lower on Friday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. There was a general decline in rubbers. Tins, too, where changed, were lower. Following were the closing middle prices ot selected stocks aa supplied to the Straits Times by
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    LIVERPOOL AND SPURS BEATEN
    768 7 Manchester Utd. Share The Lead LONDON, Sunday. DURNLEY'S remarkable record in going unbeaten through 30 successive football league games in the 1920-21 season no longer stands in immediate danger. Tottenham Hotspur' had their sequence of 22 league games without defeat brought to an end yesterday by
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    U.K. Soccer League Results
    296 7 LONDON, Sun. YESTERDAY'S U.K. soccer league results were: ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION Arsenml 1 Hoddcrtfleld Birminiham 1 Sunderland Blackpool 1 A*ton V. Bolton S Liverpool t Derby 1 Burnley Evertoa 1 fortsmoath t Filham 1 Manchester C Manchester I I Chelsea Newcastle 1 I hurl ton
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    Centuries By Morris, Harvey v. Border XI
    211 7 EAST LONDON, Sun CENTURIES by Lindsay Hassett, the captain, and Arthur Morris helped the Australians put on 425 for four yesterday on the opening day of their three-day match against Border XI here. Morris hit 106 for his fourth century of the tour.
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    Russia May Meet Italy At Soccer
    37 7 ROME. Sun. Italy and Russia may meet in a football match In Italy next year for the first time. It Is understood here. The match may be held at Bolocna —Reuter.
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    Burges Best In Poor Irish Trial
    393 7 Burges Best In Poor Irish Trial LONDON, Sun. |N the final Irish Trial at Lansdowne Road; Dublin, the Probables beat the Possibles by one goal, one penalty goal and two tries (14 points) to two goals (10 points). In a disappointing game, J. H. Burges, smart in passing and quick
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    Scotland XV Beat France Narrowly
    253 7 MURRAYFIELD, Edinburgh, Sunday. SCOTLAND won the first Rugby Union international of the season here yesterday, holding out against a great second half effort by France to take the match by one goal and one try (eight points) to one goal (five points). At half time
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    E.L. CHOONG WINS MIDDLESEX TITUS
    92 7 LONDON, Sun. EL. CUOONG, Penang's law student at Cambridge University, won the men's singles in the Middlesex badminton championships at Hamstead Bath last night when he defeated K. R. Greasley, Northampton, in the final 15-2, 15-3. Choong was far too strong for Greasley, who offered
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    52 7 IT LOOKS like flght at Shepherd's Bush. West London, but it came to nothing Queen's Park Rangers' left back Heath (right) and Everton inside right Wainwright struck these warlike stances when they temporarily lost sight of the ball during the third-round Football Association Cup-tie on Jan. 7. Everton won two-nil.
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      100 7 l^ m^*^ m^* m H5E SINGAPORE 9.35 For the Schools; 9.55 Interlude; 10.00 News (also at 130. 7 and 9.30); 10.05 Close; 10.50 For the Schools; 12.00 Programmes In Malay; 1.00 Monday Matinee; 1.45 Cowboy Songs; 2.00 Close; 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Light Music; 6.30 Hawaiian Melodies: 7.30 Movie Magazine;
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      105 7 chestra: 7.30 Swing Session; 8.00 World Affairs; 8.15 Julai Tan and Tony Valerio; 8.30 'Spot the Lady 9.00 The Spice of Life; 9.45 Rainbow of Melody; 10.00 Dance Music; 10.30 StarliKht Serenade; 11. 00 Close. PENANG 1-2 p.m. As Singapore; 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Listeners Calling; 7.00 News (also at
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      109 7 English Half Hour; 8.00 'Records at Random'; 8.15 Thai; 8.45 Dutch; 9.00 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 945 Programme Summary interlude; 10.00 Radio News Reel; 10 15 'Traveller^ Joy'; 10.45 'Life In Britain; 11.00 Dance Music; 11. 1R 'Commonwealth Survey'; 1130 News; 11.40 News Analysis; 1145 'Evening Serenade'; 12.00 Close. AUSTRALIA 5.30
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    ONLY 3 KEEP PLACES IN SOUTH XI
    360 8 ONLY 3 KEEP PLACES IN SOUTH XI Six Players To Get First Chance From Our Staff Reporter /\NL¥ three of last year's South players have retained their places in this year's side to meet the North in the annual hockey classic at Seremban on Jan. 28. They are K. H
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    Records Expected In S.S.C. Gala
    453 8 HERALDING the new season of 1950, the Singapore Swimming Club plan to stage a Junior (iala in the Club Pool on Saturday, in which it is expected to establish three new Singapore Amateur Swimming Association records. Although the swimming season is many months distant, at
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    K.L. HOCKEY RESULTS
    52 8 IN yesterday's Inter-state hockey matches in the quadrangular hockey tournament in progress at Kuala Lumnur, Perak were held to a draw by Penang, neither sidt scoring, while Seiangor had to fight hard to bea. Pahang one-nil. Selangor s goal came midway in-the second half and mi scored
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    Tiger Moth Beat Car & Motor-Cycle
    243 8 Tiger Moth Beat Car Motor-Cycle PENANG. Sun. A TIGER Moth aircraft proved to be the fastest when it was pitted against a Jaguar car and a Triumph motor-cycle in a one-and-half mile race on the Bayan Lepas airstrip this evening when the Penang Flying Club was "at home" to members
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    Mills Will Get £12,000 On Jan. 24
    283 8 LONDON, Sun. BldiiME boxing is still one of Britain's biggest sporting atIructions. This nas been proved again by the world light-heavy-weight championship c ash between the holder, Freddie Mills, Britain, and Joey Maxim, United States, at Earl's Court, London, on Jan. 24. All
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    CYCLING RACES
    53 8 The Chong Hwa Cycling team will hold a 25-mile novices race and a 50-mlle massed start road race on the Llm Chu Kang Road, oft 10th mile Bukit Timah Road, on Sunday, Feb. 12. All entries must reach Mr. Johnny Ong, 11. Cuff Road by the first post
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    TIONG BAHRU RANGERS
    76 8 At the annual general meeting of Tiong Bahru Rangers held en Friday last the following were elected officials for 1950: President: Mr. Cheah Thye Eng; Vice-President Mr. Cheong Kal Seng; Hon. Secretary: Mr. Kuin Chun Hoong: Hon. Tre-i»urer: Mr. Tang Shee Wah; I?on. Auditor: Mr. Lav Fook
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    MARIGOLD B.P
    40 8 Marigold Badminton Tarty will celebrate their 15th anniversary at 181 Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, the residence of Mr. S. A. Ijawood, on Saturday and Sunday. The annual general meeting V0I be held on Jan. 22 .it 2.33 pm.
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    TRIUMPH WIN
    31 8 H.MJ3. Triumph delepted the Jollilads by five goals to nli In a football match played at the Naval Base yesterday. The scorers were: Colemp.n (2), Howies, Read and McC'u'lcch.
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    Sports Diary
    38 8 HOCKEY: Police Sherwood Foresters (Qaandran(tilar) at Thomson Road; S.CJR.C. v tit B.O.D. (friendly) at B.O.I). MALAYAN Chinese Foothall Assn. tea party to (our in? team before departure for Hong Hong at Goh Loo Club, 5 p.m.
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    U.K. Football League Positions
    1104 8 LONDON, Sun. poOTBALL League standings f after yesterday's matches were: FIRST DIVISION P W D L P A pts Manchester U 26 13 9 4 43 21 35 Liverpool 26 12 11 3 47 29 35 Blackpool 26 12 9 4 34 20 33 Portsmouth 26
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    SINGAPORE AND NEGRI DRAW
    284 8 From Our Staff Reporter MEETING Negri Sembilan, their conquerors last season, on the Malacca padang yesterday, the Singapore hockey team were not able to get their own back, although they had slightly more of a thrilling scoreless game. Clashing for the first time this season, Singapore
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    WON PENANG POLO TOURNEY
    61 8 THE SINGAPORE Polo Club team which won the Polo tournament at Penang recently. Singapore beat the Brigade of Guards (who received one goal) four-three in the final. From left to right in this picture are Lt. Col. Graham (2). Mr. G. Harding (0), Lt. Col. J.
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    Worrell 223 n.o. forCommonwealth
    256 8 CAWNPORE, Sunday. PRANK WORRELL, the West Indies batsman, was unbeaten after a magnificent innings of 223 in the Commonwealth's first innings score of 448 against India in the fourth unofficial Test here today, the second day of the game. me common weaitn were all out by
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    Ampon And Miss Moran Win Titles
    57 8 NEW DELHI. Sun riELICISSIMO Ampon, PhiV lippines, today won the men's singles title in the Northern India lawn tennis championships, beating British Davis Cup player Geoff Paish 6-4. 4-6. 6-0. 6-1. The women's singles title went to Miss Gussie Moran who beat her compatriot.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    22 8 TODAY: 8.24 am. «3ft. 71n.) and 10.48 p.m. (Bft. sin.>. TOMORROW: 925 ..m (91t. lin.) and 11.37 p.m. (Bit. Bin >.
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    St. Joseph's Just Fail To Win
    380 8 SCHOOL CRICKET THE Australian Schoolboy I cricket team and St. Joseph's Institution drew at cricket at St. Joseph's yesterday In a match which St. Joseph's failed to win when they tied the scores with the day's last ball and had stilt seven wickets in
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    N.S.W. SET FOR VICTORY
    79 8 SIDNEY, Sun. NEW South Wales were well on the way to victory over South Australia (94 and 143/6) yesterday when stamps wer*- drawr at trie end of the second day's play in th -Ir Sheffield game. Overnight New South Wales holders of the Shield, wer 84
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