The Straits Times, 18 December 1950

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER; ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1950. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    REDS REJECT CEASE-FIRE
    497 1 Wu To Leave For China Tomorrow LAKE SUCCESS, Sunday. THE leader of the Chinese Communist delega1 tion to the United Nations, Mr. Wu Hsiuchuan, at a Press conference here yesterday, rejected th** proposed United Nations plan for a cease-fire in Korea. He alsa announced that the Peking
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    CURFEW LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT
    381 1 CURFEW LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT SINGAPORE can expect its seventh night of curfew tonight unless notification is given to the contrary. Government announced yesterdiv The present curfew m eight o.m. to five a m. No incidents had been reported up to early this morning. Unothcials of the Singapore Legislative Council meet
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    TRUMAN ESCAPES FROM IT ALL
    57 1 W\SHINGTOX. Sun. AFTER two weeks of conference and decisions on the world crisis, President Truman left for a week-end cruise yesterday afternoon. He boarded the Presidential yacht Williamsburg shortly after noon for an overnight cruise. A spokesman said the President was accompanied by "a few
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    More Troops Arrive
    60 1 IJEADED by a large draft of the Royal Marine Commandos, more than 600 British troop reinforcements and replacements arrived in Singapore yesterday in the trooper Empire Orwell. With the Commandos were drafts of replacements for other well known regiments including the Cameron 13/18 Hussars and Seaforths. More
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    SPIT v JET
    28 1 TOKYO. Sun.— A British carrier-based Seafury based on the Spitfire fighter tangled with a Communist MIG-15 over West Korea and drove away the Jet.— Reuter.
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    Churchill Holiday
    19 1 LONDON. Sun.-Mr. Chur- ill left by air today for a nonth's holiday, in Marra:esh. North Africa.— A.R
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    KOREA REDS BOMBED, STRAFED
    136 1 The North Koreans on the south of the 38th Parallel attacked both ends of the United Nations line covering Seoul in the past 24 hours, forcing small withdrawals. The Chinese are still making no attempt to cross the border. Gen Mac Arthur's afternoon release still spoke
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    Outside the scene of the murder
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    Three women slashed to death in Spore flat
    251 1 NEIGHBOURS HEARD MIDNIGHT CRIES FOR HELP PRETTY 11- year-old Chinese singer, Lim An* Nee, and two middie-agea L women servants were hacked to death during curfew hour, yesterday lO rnin g in their flat in Teck found by r woman, living in
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    SHE SEEKS DOLLAR ADJUSTMENTS
    36 1 MltS. PANDIT, Indian Ambassador to the i'nited States, has asked for "dollar adjustments" so that India can buy 2.000.000 tuna of grain to replace crops ruined by floods and earthquakes. A.P. picture.
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    'Mr. & Mrs. Australia' In S'pore
    107 1 'Mr. Mrs. Australia' In S'pore rE typical Australian couple "Mr. and Mrs. Australia"— in real life, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Howard, of Perth.— stopping over in Singapore for the night, yesterday expressed regret that they were not ablle to see the city of Singapore because of the curfew. They arrived
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    'A Cruel Hoax' Say Reds
    42 1 NEW YORK, Sun. The American Communist Party has called President Truman's proclamation of a state of emergency "as a cruel hoax." A party statement yesterday urged the President to "stop making war" and "start making peace." Reuter.
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    'PUKHTOONISTAN'
    29 1 NEW DELHI. Sun.— Nearly 100 nationals from the Pakls-tan-Afganistan border tribal areas meeting here, passed a resolution demanding United Nations intervention to create a sovereign Independent Pulchtoonistan. A.P.
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    U.S. STOPS TRADE WITH MAO
    95 1 U.S. STOPS TRADE WITH MAO WASHINGTON. Sun. rE Government cut off all United States trade with Communist China and North Korea last night and also blocked their financial assets In this country. The sanctions will remain In effect so long as Red China continues Its intervention In the Korean war.
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    'Breach Of Treaty'
    101 1 LONDON. Sun. RUSSIA yesterday protested to Britain that rearming West Germany would violate the Potsdam Agreement and the Anglo-Russia Treaty of Alliance. The protest Note came just a short time before the 12 Atlantic Allies will meet to finalise plans for rearming about 150.000 West German troops
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    38 KIDNAPPED
    31 1 HANOI, Sun. Vietminh forces kidnapped. 32 villagers and six Vietnamese militiamen In attacks on two villages in the northern sector of the French bridgehead in the Tonkin Delta.— Reuter.
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    1,200 KILLED
    40 1 LLANELLY, WALES, Sun.— Twelve hundred civilians were killed in Malaya during the last two and a half years. Mr. James Griffiths. Secretary of State for the Colonies, said here last night. Eight hundred were Chinese, he added.— Reuter.
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    MUSLIM PLEA TO U.K. GOVT ON MARIA
    731 1 MUSLIM PLEA TO U.K. GOVT ON MARIA T»HE British Government will be asked to secure the appointment of a nominee of the Muslim Advisory Board to find out whether Maria Hertogh wants to stay in Holland or return to Singapore if any order of the Court of Appeal o»- King-in-Council
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    21 American States Urged To Confer
    110 1 21 American States Urged To Confer WASHINGTON. Sun. THE United States has caned for a conference or Foreign Ministers from 21 western hemisphere conntries to consult on Communism* threat to the "entire fre» world." The State Department saida "The aggressive policy of International Communism, car* ried out through its satellites
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    Big Cuts In U.K. Urged
    49 1 LONDON, Sun. THE Federation of BritLsh. Industries today called for substantial cuts in national and local government expenditure, apart from rearmament, "whicn was the strongest force maintaining inflationary pressure." Shortage of new raw materials was seriously threatening Britain's economic recovery, said a- statement.— < Reuter.
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      700 2 NOTICES NOTICE FRASER'S HILL— GOVERNMENT BUNGALOWS During the Emergency private Individuate may apply for accommodation four weeks In advance, as In tbe case of Government Officers. Members of tbe Ex-Servlcej Association of Malaya may apply 6 weeks In advance for accom.modatlon in "CONVALESCENT", "RED CROSS" «nd "CICELY" bungalows. Their application
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      366 2 NOTICES NOTICE The public are hereby notified that the Railway level crossing at Telegraph Post No. 339/8 main line Ayer Kuning South on the Ayer Kuning/Mantai Road will be closed to traffic between 9 00 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on the 21st December 1950. THE AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY, SYDNEY
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      686 2 I *f[ NOTICES STATE OF BRUNEI PUBLIC NOTICE sit* for a cinema theatre In Serla, Brunei State, will be disposed of by public auction on Saturday, the 20th January 1951. The site including marginal land measures 92 feet by 160 feet. The successful bidder wili be given a lease of
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      588 2 1 J NOTICb EDUCATION NOTICE The old Gan Mtag Seng Schol In Waterloo Street will in January, 1951, become a Government Girls' School and will open for registration of applications for acmlsxion from Tuesday, January 2nd. 1951, from 8 a.m. until 1 P.m. it is expected that ihe school will
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    Attlee Tells Britain: No Abject Surrender To Lawless Force
    507 3 Attlee Tells Britain: No Abject Surrender To Lawless Force LONDON, Sunday. T<HE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee said last nighl 1 he believed the United Nations would before long be in a position to negotiate in Korea. In a broadcast to the nation, he said the military position in Korea had
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    QUEEN OF LIGHT
    21 3 1.1, I A BRIDK l'»"> 0. a Stockhcia l»ank clrrk who »<m the annual Swedish rtrnpetition.— A.P. picture.
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    TRUMAN LIVES IN FIRE-TRAP
    146 3 TRUMAN LIVES IN FIRE-TRAP \.ASrfINGTON. Sun. Trie United States Secret .'.■e has information t'i it t.iere may b« further att President Truman's 1 .rding to its chief. I U E Baugham. '.l Baugham. also desc 1 ji r House the Pre- •> •■■mporary residence v the White House is beii
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    C'wealth Talks Will Cover World
    151 3 SMETHWICK. Sun. rE Commonwealth Relations Secretary, Mr. Patrick Gordon Walker, said here yesterday that the forthcoming conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers will cover all the problems of the world. "The more difficult the world situation." Mr. Walker said, "the more clear does it become that
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    GIFTS FOR TROOPS
    52 3 TOKYO. Sun.— Lieut.-Gen. Sir Horace Robertson, Commander of the Commonwealth troops in Korea, said yesterday the flow of Christmas supplies for British troops— especially Australians was 'almost embarrassing." Christmas puddings, a gift of Queen Elizabeth to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, were on their way to Korea.
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      Air And Dust Brings Painless Dentistry
      216 3 PETTING a tooth filled may be silent and almost painless soon, the Florida State Dental Society was told recently. The tooth is drilled by a stream of carbon dioxide carrying aluminum oxide powder as an abrasive. "We do not claim that this method is
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      U.S. Railway Strike Ends
      82 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. THE United States railway strike, which has interrupted the nation's transport for four days, has been settled, a high ranking labour union official said yesterday. He said the settlement followed the reauest of President Truman that the striking rallwaymen should return to work In
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      CARS 'FROZEN'
      29 3 WASHINGTON. Sun.— The government yesterday put the orice of cars to the levels on bee 1 and ordered them to be frozen there until March 1. cancellln^ncrease^nadeby
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    VYSHMSKY:'WAR NOT INEVITABLE'
    301 3 VYSHMSKY: 'WAR NOT INEVITABLE NEW iUftiv, sunoay. MR. Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet Foreign Minister sailing for home after attending the United Nations General Assembly, said yesterday that he agreed with President Truman that war was not inevitable. At a Press conference in the ship he said: "I have spoken in
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    APPEAL TO U.N.
    38 3 LONDON. Sun.— Turkey will appeal to the United Nations on behalf of Turks expelled from Bulgaria, Ankara Radio said last night. She will demand that they be allowed to return to Bulgaria at once.— Reuter.
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    MALAYANS AT TALKS
    36 3 MALAYANS AT TALKS MALAYAN DfcLfcUATLS to the Co m nio n xveal h r a mentarv Association conference in New Zealand, Dato Xik Ahmad (centre), Mentri Besar of Kelantan, and Mr. g.FdeSou»» (right), Singapore Legislative Councilor.
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    STASSEN TOOK WRONG PLANE
    129 3 KARACHI, Sun. HAROLD Stassen. U.S. t Republican leader who t is touring the Far East, got on the wrong plane at Calcutta and was carried to i Karachi, thus breaking his appointment with Indian s officials at New Delhi. I Mr. Stassen boarded an Orient Airways
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    Red Chiefs Kidnapped From Gaol
    129 3 TEHERAN, Sun. TEN leaders of the Commux nistic Tudeh Paity were kidnapped last night from the central prison in Teheran, where they nad been held since an attempt on the Shahs life two years ago. An Army lorry, with four uniformed soldiers and two officers,
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    PATEL'S POST 'STAYS EMPTY'
    94 3 NEW DELHI. Sun.—lnformed sources here believe that the post of Deputy Prime Minister, held by Sardar Patel until his death, might be left unfilled. The Indian constitution makes no provision for such a post which was evolved to tit the personality of Patel. who was the
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    BORDER ARSENALS
    59 3 TAIPEH. Sun. The Chinese Communists have set up at least 14 arsenals along the Chinese Indo-Chlna border, manufacturing small arms for Ho Cht Mlnh's Vietminh hordes, according to news agency reports here today. These arsenals under the supervision of Jappanese technicians, were said to be turning out about
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    Priests Try To Halt Killings
    319 3 Priests Try To Halt Killings SEOiJL, Sun. TWO Catholic priests tried unsuccessfully until late last night to petition President Syngman Rhee and officials of his Home Ministry to call off mass executions of political prisoners scheduled for today. Fathers Patrick O'Connor, of the Catholic News Agency, of Washington, and George
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    SHIRLEY WEDS AGAIN
    67 3 DEL MONTE California. Sun mWENTY-two-year-old Shir1 ley Temple was married today to handsome television executive Charles Black, aged 30. Ten days ago her divorce from her former husband was made final. The weddin e took place in the Del Monte home of James B. Black, millionaire president
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    S'GOR HEALTH SERVICES TO IMPROVE
    290 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sundav JJKi improvements to the Selanjror medical and health services will he carried out next vear »t a total cost of about $160,000. The most important will be the equipping of another oueraclng theatre at the Kuaia Lumpur LJonprai
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    New Liaison Officer For Gurkhas
    130 4 New Liaison Officer For Gurkhas Fru.ii Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun A GURKHA military liaisor officer. 34 year-old Majoi Padma Bahabur Khatri. ha? b. in appointed by the Prime Minister of Nepal to .serve in Malaya at the headquarters Ol Major-General R.C.O. Hedley. who la Mai or General of
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    PADI CROPS DAMAGED
    56 4 tiom Our Staff (orrrspondrnl SEREMBAN. Sun. Wildgill rats and elephants damaged padi and other food crojM in various parts of Vnri Bemblla n last month, according to an official report Arrangements to watch and *hjot the pi»? at night have be?n made in Seremban and vhere possible,
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    ENGINEER BACK FROM LEAVE
    47 4 From Onr Own Correspondent BENTONG. Sun-Mr Druce Tucker, recently returned from leave in the United Kingdom, has taken over from Mr. G. Samson as Senior Executive Engineer. Bentong and Temerloh Mr Samson has returned to Kuala Llpis where he is Executive Engineer. Headquarters
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    38 4 TINGKU ABDUL RAHMAN aged 17. and Tungku Man mud bin Ismail aged 18, sons of the Regent of Johore. the Tungku Mahkota. who have returned from Sydney to spend their school holidays with their parents Straits Times picture.
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    CLEARED ON FALSE REPORT CHARGE
    198 4 From Our Staff Correspondent TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Chew™^^,, ,n the Bentong Sessions Court with having falsely reported that two men, Gan Pin Leone and Hoh Fook Cheong, each had a revolver and on rounds of ammunition, was acquitted and discharged The prosecution based the case on an
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    SPORE PRODUCES IMPRESARIO
    108 4 JT was clear from yesterdays dors, parading soldiers and dress rehearsal of the Champagne Charlies on and show by Maudrene's School of marShl?"' 6 QUUe Dancing at the Victoria Miss Yap also ha s a »ood tumes correct In detail and beautifully made. An eight-man orchestra provided
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    DEL TUFO CONFIRMEL IN POST
    148 4 DEL TUFO CONFIRMEL IN POST From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. MR. M. V. del Tufo has nov been gazetted a,s Chle Secretary of the Federation a position which he has helc In an acting capacity sine« tre retirement of Sir Alec Newboult in March this year Mr. del
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    WOMEN'S SECTION
    62 4 From Oar Staff Correspondent I TELUK ANSON. Sun.— A women's section of the Lower Perak Indian Association, Teluk Anson. has been formed. Officers are: President, Mr. O. J. Thomas: Vice-president, Mrs. r. 8- Kanapathy Pillay; secretary. Miss Dorothy Dossan; committee Madam V. Kannammah, Mrs 1. Balasundram. Miss M
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    Back pay for army i civil workers
    96 4 U U U S 1 N U allowance 11 arrears, effective from July this year are now being paid m* to thousands of Singapore Army civilian workers The workers will now get their housing allowance regularly. The allowance was granted recently after a
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    DRIVER FINED
    22 4 SEGAMAT, Sun. Caught with an extra passenger in his taxi, Tey Kirn Hoe was fined $10 at Segamat yester day.
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    Singapore Diary
    78 4 ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, first aid class HQ Stamford Road. 5 p.m. SINGAPORE ART SOCIETY. life class. British Council Hall, Stamford Road, 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. V.M.CA,, Orchard Road, Board of Directors* election meeting. 5.15 pin-. Christmas Carol festival and concert. 7 pjn. CHINESE YJK.C.A.: Staff meeting,
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    Wedding At Synagog
    35 4 Miss Nelly Joshua, a stenographer, and Mr. Joseph »> /h a ,K S c master o who were m »"ied at the Mannam Aboth Synagogue, Singapore, yesterday. Rabbi Shao«Pq officiated.— Straits Times picture:
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    Squatters Arrive In Singapore By Sea
    141 4 five Chinese squatter families from Kelantan arrived in Singapore in the S s Pangkor, yesterday on their wa v to Mawai .lohore their new re-settlement area. The Commissioner for Lands and Re-settlement Officer, Johore. Mr. J. S. H. Cunningham Brown told the Straits Times
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    $800 MORE FOR PAUPERS'BURIAL
    46 4 $800 MORE FOR PAUPERS' BURIAL From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Sun The sum of $10,000 which was provided in this year's Estimates for the burial of unclaimed dead bodies in the State has been found to 1 be inadequate. t b Ot€ haS b6en lncreased
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    RESCUES WERE GAJI FREE
    60 4 gIGHT small sailing boats of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club capsized or were slightly damaged during a stiff breeze in the harbour yesterday. Most of the boats nrre picked up by club rescue launches, but several people were brought ashore and their boats salved by pas<tinr
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    H.K. HOLIDAY
    45 4 from Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun J^- L D. E. Cullen. of the CID, Kuala Lumpur, left today for Hong Kong on a short vacation. On his return he jviU be the Director of the SID School of Training at Kuala Lumpuc
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    RUBBER DUTY
    22 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun me closing date for applicalons for remission of rubber xport duty on forward conracte is Dec. 23.
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    HONE YMOON HOMES BY SCORES
    817 5  -  By S. Chakales But Bars Still Part Them £OSTA and TasJ soula Kephaloyannis, whose stormy romance nearly plunged Crete into a bloody clan vyar, have 150 invitations to spend their honeymoon in six foreign countries. But they cannot accept any of tMem. Costa is still
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    Probing the brain with sound waves
    258 5 WASHI NGTON BRAINS aie being explored with beams of sound waves. The method may eventually prove superior to X-ra-diation in location of brain tumours and other abnormalities. A report on the new technique has been made to the American Associaton for the Advancement of
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      163 5 As the noise of the bell died <-f the drop she saw him rrash «ay the children eonld hear iulo a wooden poit. He managed lie whirr-whirr of the Na»-Tee's to hook hi* fingers round tn« i»chanical skates approaching. edge, and hung on grimly, nor--id over the summit fo the
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    DEATH
    34 6 HEWITT: On 12th December. l»50. at the General Hospital. Singapore. William Hewitt. 47 years. The funeral service will tak« place at the Bidadari Cemetery Chapel, at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday. 19th December, 1950.
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    Words, And The Deed
    1107 6 There is not much comfort in the news from United Nations lobbies. Whatever instructions the Communist Chinese delegate has had, they did not include an instruction to seek peace. General Wu returns to Peking tomorrow, by way of Communist satellite Europe and Russia, and he leaves
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    Malayan Flowers
    752 6  - Malayan Flowers R. E. HOLTTUA. By Professor of Botany at the University of Malaya. IIR. M. R. Henderson L iTI "Malayan Wild Flowers", of which the substantial second part has just been published by the Malayan Nature Society, should prove a most useful work for all who are interested in
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    8 6 Photograph by F. G. H. Allen PIGEON ORCHIDS
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      Scapegoat Hunting
      315 6 TT is usual after a colossal failure to make someone the scapegoat. Let us not do it. Today in Singapore we have a "voice" (our Legislative Coun- I cillors) and let us raise it. Be it known that we are not pointing out the Police Department's weaknesses (everybody
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      BRAVE MEN
      52 6 EVERY law-abiding citizen here abhorred the acts of the rioters, and our sympathies go to the victims. Let us remember that there were several instances where Malays risked their lives to save the lives of Europeans and Eurasians who fell into the hands of the mob. KHOO ENG
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      THE JUDGMENT
      54 6 j DO hope that responsible and sincere vernacular papers working for the harmony of Malaya will reproduce your leading article "The Hertogh Case" (Dec. 14). My contacts with Muslims have proved beyond doubt the wrong impression they have formed that "Mr. Justice Brown pronounced invalid a lawful Muslim
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      MARIA HERTOGH CASE
      42 6 TN order to assist in 1 promoting the return of a calm and normal atmosphere in Singapore, discussion of racial and religious aspects of the Maria Her t off h case in our correspondence columns is closed. Ed. S.T.
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      THE PRESS
      259 6 T READ with great inter- est and appreciation your editorial "Back To Law And Order" (Dec. 15), and if I had any comment to make I would say that you have not said enough. One thing was apparent to the majority who listened In to the Colonial Secretary's
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      CHINESE TRIBUTE
      98 6 "AS PEACE and tranquility A have now been restored to the whole island of Singapore, we must not fall to express our gratitude to the Muslim leaders, such as Dato Onn, the Chief Kathl of Singapore, Maulana Siddlque, the Dato Mentrl Besar of Pahang, Mr. M. A. Namazle
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      IN SARAWAK
      63 6 AS general secretary of the Malay National Union of Sarawak, I, through the medium of the Straits Times, beg again to tell the world that the people of SarawakMalays. Melanaus, Sea Dyaks and Land Dyaks are eagerly waiting for the return to this country of Mr. Anthony Brooke,
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      FLAME TREES
      202 6 YOUR correspondent G.R.P. of Penang, writing on "Flame Of The Forest, has himself erred in good company, but as common names of plants are so muddled no blame can be attached to his dogmatic pronouncements on this most famed of roadside trees in Malaya. The Spathodea Campanulata, commonly
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    On the Margin
    441 6 Bnkit I 'iniah A PLACE-NAME which has puzzled generations of Singaporeans is Bukit Timah. because there is no record of tin ever Joeing found there But Mr. R. J. Farrer tells me that in 1909 or thereabouts, when he was Collector of Land Revenue in Singapore, he
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    Traders Not Putting Up Costs
    166 7 Traders Not Putting Up Costs Fiom Our Staff O»rrr*pi>nderrt KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. jyiERCHANTS in Malaya 1 are not responsible for the risinp cost of living said Mr A. A. Mohamed Abdullah at a meeting of fcrw Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kuala Lumpur today. He attacked as "unjustifiable and
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    Bribe Offer Alleged
    82 7 VOH Joon Khlang was charged in the Singapore B cond Police Court on Saturday with offering a bribe of $3 to a police inspector at i Fisher Street. Singapore, on I y night in oder to avoid rrrst for breaking the curV Koh claimed trial and the
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    5 BANDITS KILLED, 6 WOUNDED
    340 7 Four Civilians, Special Slain: Estate Raided From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. pIVE bandits have been killed in the Federation during today and at least six others have been wounded. Four civilians and a special constable have been murdered and another seriously wounded. This
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    CHRISTMAS TREAT FOR PATIENTS
    88 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORIL BAHRU, Sun. A GIFT of 5230 has been received by Miss Beattie, Matron at Johore Bahru General Hospital from the Johore Bahru Anti-TB Association to provide a Christmas treat for the patients at the Hospital and at the Tampoi TB Sanatorium.
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    Plan To Ask 3 Presidents
    80 7 INCHE Hashim Ohani, president of the newly-formed Peninsular Malays' Association, is seeking the advice of the Commissioner-General, Mr Malcolm Mac Donald, whether the association should Invite President Soekarno of Indonesia to Malaya. Inche Hashim said yesterday that an invitation would iave no political significance. Dut
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    Many Johore Deserters
    86 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Rahman bin A. Ha mid. a special constable who pleaded guilty to desertion, was sentenced at Johore Bahru to two weeks' imprisonment and a fine of $60, or another two weeks' imprisonment. Inche Tahir, the Court Inspector, said that many special constables had deserted
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    PerakUMNO Appeal To Government
    122 7 From Our Staff Correspondent TiHP d» i w H*OH, Sunday. HE Perajt branch of UMNO held a special meeting for three and a half hours today at Ipoh HerS ca?e S Sh Uld take yarding t^eM^a It was decided to request the president of UMNO to
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    Religious Films
    70 7 THE first Malayan Religious Film Library which has just been organised will have its headquarters in Kampar. This was announced yesrrrday by the Chairman of :ho Malayan Christian Council, Dr. Hobart B. Amstutz. who said that churches and schools throughout Malaya will now be able to hire religious
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    4 Schoolboys Renounce The World
    70 7 THREE SONS and a nephew of Mr. En Eng Hock of Kuala Lumpur were admitted as novices in the Buddhist priesthood at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. They are seen (top) in their yellow robes after the ceremony, and (centre) as they arrived at the temple,
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    CLAIMS TRIAL
    51 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. Sun.— Alleged to have allowed two to sit in the front seat of his car and to have failed to stoD when called upon by the police. Lim Kirn Kong appeared In the Segamat Court yesterday He claimed trial and the case was
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    CURFEW PASSES FOR DOCTORS
    53 7 Singapore doctors will be issued with curfew passes on application to their divisional police headquarters. The Public Relations Secretary, Mr. G. G. Thorjscn. told the Straits Times last night that a number of doctors have already been issued with curfew passes. Others should apply to their
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    WANTS COMMUNITY CENTRES SET UP
    138 7 MR. S. S. .Manyam, recently elected Municipal Commissioner for North Ward said yesterday that his first move as a Municipal Commissioner would be to Institute community centres in areas where there were little or no means for people to spend their leisure hours. Mr Manyam
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    PIN-UP BEAUTIES SEEK TWO TITLES
    256 7 pLAMOUR, and plenty of pin-ups in the flesh, will be at the Happy World Stadium tonight (subject to the curfew) when beauties from Malaya and Indonesia compete for two titles the K^havi Queen and the International Beauty Queer. The Happy World will also be the
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    LEAVING FOR U.K.
    44 7 From Oar Own Corresoondent KUANTAN. Sun. The Senior Customs Officer. Pahang East; Mr. K. Hardaker, is «.u *savi5 avin X for England with his family early next month on long leave His successor. Mr. M. C Trousedell, will come from Penang
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    University Exams
    142 7 fHE University of Malaya class examinations, originally arranged for last week but cancelled owing to the riots will now be held at the beginning of Hilary Term In January. They will start on Monday Jan. 8 and end on Wednesday Jan. 10, the University authorities announced Tae time
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    NO BANQUET
    32 7 The Lodge Zetland In the East (No. 508) installation ceremony will take place tomorrow as advertised, but there wilt be no banquet afterwards, It was announced in Singapore last night.
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    Clerk Accused In $1,000 Camp Bribery Case
    319 7 Clerk Accused In $1,000 Camp Bribery Case From Our Own Corresponds! JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. RELEASE of a Chinese from detention under the Emergency Regulations is allefvd to have been effected by payment of $1,000 to a clerk and interpre'ei at the Kota Tinggi police station, Goh Peck Hian. In the
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    LITTLE THEATRE
    24 7 The Little Theatre will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Dec. 20 at 8.30 p.m. at Its premises in Armenian Street, Singapore.
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    SELANGOR MCA IS STRONGER
    106 7 SELANGOR MCA IS STRONGER From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. MEMBERSHIP of tlic i»l Malayan Chinee Association in Selangor has Increastd enormously as a result of political awakening of the Chinese, it was reported at the Working Committee meetIng of the Selangor branch today. In Kuala Lumpur alone the
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    DEATH OF MR. E.J. BENNETT
    68 7 NEWS has been received in Singapore of the death of Mr. Ernest John Bennett. J.P.. managing director of G. H. Slot and Co.. in London on Saturday. Mr. Bennett came to Singapore in 1912. He was away from Malaya at the time of the Japanese
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    Ideas For 'Your' Christmas Gifts
    1159 8 IN THAT LAST MINUTE RUSH GO SHOPPING WITH INoni Wright JJIGHLKiHT of Christmas gills this year are the toys, garlgets and novelties snapped >ip by representatives of Singapore firms at this year's British Industries Fair. Best-selling line for women's presents so far have been evening
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      212 8 SINGAPORE JSSrsSS.:^ 4EJE 10 a.m. News, Emergency News 10.30 Dance Music; 11 Close. 4.45 p.m. "Ring Up The CurUrom K.L.; 13 Malay; 1 p.m. tain 5 T > The Deb fl at on1 v PENANG tinues 6 Indonesian; 6.30 Cani Monday Matinee; 1.30 News; 1.45 tonese; 6.45 "London Studio Coni
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    CHINA LOOMS LARGE CN INDIA'S HORIZON
    1484 9  -  Frank MORAES INDIAN LETTER By f4iINA lowers hirge on the Indian horizon. Once again the inliTiK.tional situation has provoked ;i foreign ;> :>lit*y debate in India's Parliament where Pandit Nehru iirst expounded and. Following a lively debate, defended tlie Government's po'icy Neutrality U a
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    In yOUR Garden
    675 9 f> have an Indian Laburnum in my but it is still very S7i!(ill and weedy looking even though I planted it a year ago. Is there anything J Kin do to make it grow? A The Indian Laburl\» Bam 'Cassia fistula) Js a very beautiful tree but
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      235 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD a T hou«ht.utvdb,.u»«. CROSSWORD No. 245 itw v nMt lwkw rd M, H: UH. y g-j H,«.de« h»r »a!lu ans situation <«> SES £4 3^ r* la ISE 1 .iiher jperformanee* jj_ yard thut betoft Friday I I" njg- t^ i§ j-£ r v Kwt g i_U_lZlZp_^
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    China Reds Ban U.S. $ Trading
    117 10 China Reds Ban U.S. Trading HONG KONG, Sun. A GENERAL ban on exports of all goods to America and Japan was imposed by trade authorities In Commu-nist-controlled Tientsin, according to a usually reliable source here today. The ban is effective imme diately. it is said. At the same time Tientsin
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    PERAK RIVER RUBBER CO.
    106 10 Perak River Valley Rub"ber Co., Ltd. made a net profit of $66,032 (15.6%) for the year to Sept. 30, and a final dividend of 5% proposed, totalling 7J f c for the year— the same as the previous period. Net liquid assets $108,124 equal 25.6 cents
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    Rubber Control: New U.S. Move
    59 10 WASHINGTON. Sun. THE United States Government is considering resuming its wartime purchasing of all rubber imports to eliminate private competition and prevent prices soaring. The supply of rubber for civilians would not be affected by the plan which, the officials said, would be presented to
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    S'GOR COCONUTS
    43 10 Selangor Coconuts Ltd made a net profit of $238,693 i4B.3''> for the year ended June 30 and propose a flna! dividend of 15',. making 20"; for the period— the same as previously Net liquid assets $276,121 equal 55.9 cents per share.
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    SCANT BUSINESS LOCAL MARKET
    200 10 SCANT BUSINESS LOCAL M ARKET From A Market Correspondent TTHE Singapore Share Market opened the week 1 quietly and lower prices prevailed, but after negligible exchanges on Tuesday and Wednesday, the market was progressively firmer following the lead from London. Business, however, was small in aggregate. The ease with which
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    Hotel Profits Annouced
    90 10 RAFFLES Hotel Ltd. made a net profit for the year ended Aug. 31 of $297,568 (50.4 Der cent.). A final dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 5 per cent. Is recommended which together with the interim dividend of 10 per cent., makes 25 per
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    KUCHAI TIN OUTPUT UP
    51 10 Greatly increased production and the rise In the price of the metal resulted in an excellent profit of $1,711,197 (196.2 per cent.) for the year ended Sept 30 1950 Net liquid assets $2,242,944. excluding liability for repayment of rehabilitation loan $484,176. are equal to $129 per
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    Estate To Be Sold
    129 10 IJAYTOR Rubber Estates Ltd., for year to Aug. 31 made a profit of $53,266 <2G.6'.. and a final dividend of 7J'c proposed, making a total of lO'r. against Nil the previous year. Net liquid assets equal $76,229 (38.1 cents per share) excluding 60.500 shares in Chermang
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    12 1/2 PER CENT DIVIDEND
    94 10 Changkat Serdang Estates Ltd made $109,687 (31.3%) for the year ended Aug. 31 and a dividend of 12^'e recommended, against Nil last year. Net liquid assets were $119,876. or 34.2 cents per share, excluding a holding of 60.500 shares in Chermanfc Development Ltd. All-in cost
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    ON THE Business Done
    150 10 ON THE Business Done gUSINESS done in the local share njarket last week included: Industrials. Fraser Si Neave Ords. $3.00 to $2.95 c.d.. Hammer $36.50, Malayan Collieries $1.20. Malayan Breweries $4.70, McAlistei $30.00, Robinson Ords. $2 10. Straits Traders $13.00. Uniteer Ords. $9.70. Uniteer Prefs. $12.25, Henry Waugh $1.95 to
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    Increased Capital
    125 10 gUNGEI Way Dredging Ltd. operated its No. 2 dredge to make $400,871 (23.4%) for the year to 30.6.50. Net liquid assets in balance sheet, after allowing for loan due to Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. $431,785 and final instalment on No. 1A dredge $428,571 but before providing for repayment
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    OVERSEAS RUBBER PRICES
    68 10 London Rubber LONDON, Dec. 15— Spot 51 Ud. Jan. 50'i-d, Jan.-Mar 48:Ud, Apr.June 42\d. July-Sept. 39Ud nom.. Oct.-Dec. 36-, d nom.. Dec. til. 50' id. Dec-Jan, c.i.f. 48' id.. Feb. c.i.f. 461 id. Market: Steady. New York Rubber In U.S. cents per 10 closing. Dec. 13. Dec."
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    ARSENAL HUMBLED BY BURNLEY
    494 11 Middles brough TopDiv. 1 Table By JIM CHAMBERS LONDON, Sunday. SNOW and frost-bound football grounds which caused the postponement of 11 English League games yesterday and the abandonment of another at half time, also threw up a lot of queer results as players tried to run
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    Home Soccer Positions
    1066 11 Home Soccer Positions LONDON, Sun. FOOTBALL League standings after yesterday* matches were: P W D L F A pte Mid'brough 22 13 6 ***** 32 Arsenal 22 13 5 4 49 25 31 Newcastle V. 22 12 7 3 41 29 31 Tottenham 21 12 5 ***** 29 Wolve.s 21
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    NOOR GOES TO STUD
    181 11 INGLEWOOD. California Sun. XJOOR. the Irish-breu handicap champion of the United States, have gone to the stud. The nve-year-old wo*der will stand at the San Ysidro farm in the Mexican border country of Southern California. Noor ended his meteoric career in triumph last week when he
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    37 11 ONE of thr scv«r«i .xious moments In front of the Victoria scnoor goalmouth yesterday when Victorians went down by a solitary goal to Anderson school of lpoh. Above, the goalkeeper prevents Ipoh's Santhanadan from getting to the
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    60 11 GASKELL. Brentford goalkeeper, w«c caught in this very unprofessional pose in their match against Charlton in the Anal of the London Challenge Cap played at Stamford Bridge. London, on Dec. 4. Charlton won by 2-1. Above Charlton centre-forward D'Arcy (left) has headed the ball past all three Brentford defenders but
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    Andersons Keep Unbeaten Record
    316 11 LONE GOAL DEFEAT FOR V.S. IN A FAST and exciting hockey match played at Victoria School ground yesterday, Ipoh's Anderson School, now on tour in the Colony, beat Victoria School by a solitary goal. The small crowd which braved the rain to see the match were
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    VON NIDA LOSES TO CREMIN
    101 11 VON NIDA LOSES TO CREMIN SYDNEY, Sun. ]?RIC Cremin beat Norman Von Nida five and three to win the New South Wales professional golf title over 36 holes at the Royal Sydney Course yesterday. Von Nida was trying for the big treble. He had already won the Australian Open and
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    AUSSIE GIRLS A MATCH FOR MALAYANS
    379 12 AUSSIE GIRLS A MATCH FOR MALAYANS But Our Men Are Streets Ahead Ethel Peacock From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. pTHEL PEACOCK, women's badminton singles J champion of Australia, said today, that at least six women from "down under" "would give Malayan women a hard game, if not beat
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    ETHEL DRAWS A CROWD
    171 12 ETHEL DRAWS A CROWD liddi Our Staff Coi respondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. DADMINTON enthuslats filled the Chinese Assembly hall to capacity when Ethel Peacock, singles champion of Australia, played two exhibition games here today. With Chan Kon Leong as partner, Ethel gave a good account of herself against the Selangor
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    29 12 TODAY: 606 a.m. (7.9) and 6.30 p.m. n.7>: 12. 7 p.m. (42). TOMORROW: 6.57 a.m. (8.1) and 7.55 p.m. (7.6); 12.44 a.m. (4.1) and 140 p.m. (3.6).
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    THIRD WIN FOR ROBINSON
    68 12 GENEVA. SWITZERLAND Sun VXf ELTERWEIGHT champion Ray (Sugar) Robinson loosed a furious attack to whip France's Jean Walczack in a one-sided 10round bout here last night. It was Robinson's third European non-title victory in three weeks He previously knocked out Jean Stock of France and Belgium's
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    Hid Prince wins Big Race
    93 12 INGLEWOOD CALIFORNIA, Sun. Hill Prince won the U.S. $50,000 Sunset Handicap yesterday before 33,600 fans a> Hollywood Park. Pace-setting Next Move, a fili.s, was second and there was a photo finish for the third position which Great Circle won. The time for the 9-furlong distance
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    Another Bogota Deserter?
    83 12 BOGOTA. Sun. The Millionaires FootUall Club has charged that the Scottish player Robert Flavell has escaped secretly froth Columbia and broke his contract with the club. This was the same club that saw the English star play Neil Franklin sign up for a year, and then go
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    NSGOVT. SERVICES WIN CUP SOCCER
    128 12 From Our Staff Correspondent SEKBMBAN, Sun. TyJEORI Sfmbilan Government Services defeated Malacca Government Services by four goals to one In their annual soccer match for the Falconer Cup here this evening. This Is the second time Negrl have won the Cup since the inauguration of
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    U.K. BID TO BUILD A STRONG XV
    144 12 U.K. BID TO BUILD A STRONG XV LONDON, Sun. ENGLAND who finished at the bottom of the International Rugby tournament last season are making great efforts to build up a strong side for the opening match against Wales at Swansea on Jan. 20. So far the fullback position seems to
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    KLANG CLUB WIN RUGBY
    96 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. J£LANG Club gave a good account of themselves when with 14 players they beat Selangor Police by six points (a try. penalty goal) to three (try) at Klang yesterday. The home team were better In all departments. Their forwards Goudie. Milsum. Teck Soon
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    FAMECHON WINS
    38 12 NEW YORK, Sun— Ray Famechon, m'slb. European featherweight champion from France, chased Glen Flanagan (127) for ten long rounds to whip the retreating St. Paul, Minnesota, Irishman by a unanimous decision to a chorus of boos.
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    The Fed. Are Still Doubles Masters
    350 12 By CONRAD NG ONLY four months ago, Singapore refused to bow down to any State in the men's singles and. doubles departments of badminton. The All-E n gland and Singapore ace, Wong Peng Soon, gave Penang's redoubtable Ooi Teik Hock a two-set thrashing to
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    Larsen Heads U.S. Tennis Ranking
    279 12 NEW YORK, Sun. BUDGE Patty. Wimbledon tennis champion this year and also winner of the French title, is placed only third to Art Larsen, United States champion, in a suggested American ranking list issued yesterday. Herb Flam, defeated U.S. singles finalist, is listed second, ahead
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    Speed Aces Get Ready For Climb
    423 12  -  EDIN PETERS By I ALAYAS 1950 motoring season which has had a crowded programme, comes to an end next Sunday with the half-mile hill climb in Kuala Lumpur. Organised by the Selangor Sports Club, it will be held at Kenny Rise. This is the
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    ANDERSON BOYS WIN BADMINTON
    73 12 In a friendly badminton match played at the Victoria School hall yesterday, Anderson School, Ipoh beat Victoria School, Singapore by two matches to one. Results (Anderson School players mentioned first) Teen Kirn Teik Hamzah beai Chan Chlew Robert Lim 15-3, 15-6; Chlng Wah Chin it Tajul
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    292 12  -  MERV WILLIAMS By MELBOURNE, Sunday. DOY BROOKS, triple champion of the Orient, arrived in Melbourne last Monday. His first fight will be against Dave Sands in Melbourne on Friday, Jan. 12. If he shows any worth while form in the gym he will be
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    18 12 ni'Cr-PR: Victoria Inst. (X.1.) T St. An«lrs»V Srh., Woodsvill* Anderson Sch. (tpoh) v Kafflea In*t., R.I.
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    102 12 Century By Edwards PERTH, Sun. WESTERN Australia occupied the wicket through* out the day when their Shef« field Shield match agalnsl Queensland opened yesterday and they were all out for 25% Just before stumps weredrawn. Alan Edwards, a left-hand-* ed batsman, hit 10 fours In at sound century against an
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    43 12 TAIPING. Sun.— Talping Polio* played grand soccer yesterday to beat Kamunting by two goals to> one in the Taiping second division league championship for the M-jrugasa Pillay Cup. Scorers for winners were Hamid and Rozario. while Leng Khea netted for Kamuntlnc.
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      505 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. Continued Irom previous col ACCOMMODATION WANTIst) WANTED unfurnished accommodation for European staff of reputable British Company. Flats, Bungalows and large Houses all of interest. Repairs undertaken ex. Apply P.O. Box 64. Singapore HOME LEAVE SUSSEX: Modernijsed country cottage newly decorated «nd equipped. Kitchen, baihroom, living /dining room, i
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