The Straits Times, 22 December 1949
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Title Section19 1949-12-22 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949. •jr PRICE TEN CENTS.19 words
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416 1949-12-22 1 Allied Council Told: "NoInformation TOKIO, Wednesday. J*HE American chairman of the Allied Council for Japan said today that in the absence of any information from Russia one could arrive only at "the heartrending conclusion that the 374,000 Japanese prisoners formerly in Soviet hands areReuter; UP - 416 words
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Article, Illustration71 1949-12-22 1 THE ROYAL FAMILY has b.-sjun its Christmas celebrations and at a party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday the Queen danced with one of the footmen and Princess Margaret with the man who winds up the Palaces famous collection of French gilt clocks. At the Palace recently. Princess Margaret attended aAP - 71 words
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Article230 1949-12-22 1 THE HAGUE, Wednesday. rpHE First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament today 1 approved the bill for the transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia by 34 votes to 15, giving the Governin ?nt the two-thirds of the votes of members present necessary for its passage. Already passedReuter - 230 words
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Article42 1949-12-22 1 rpODAY'S Singapore Free 1 Press will consist of 24 P-i^es. It will contain a 16-page Christmas supplement, providing entertaining reading, unhiding Stave Five of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" and a Katong Christmas story, "The Strange Man in White."42 words
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Article56 1949-12-22 1 LABOUR WINS IN JAMAICA KINGSTON, Wed. WILLIAM Alexander Bustamente's Labour Party retained control of the House of Representatives in the Jamaica general election yesterday. Returns today gave the Labourites 17 of the 32 seats In the House of Representatives. Bustamente's cousin. Norman Washington Maley, headed the more Socialist-inclined People's NationalAP - 56 words
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Article117 1949-12-22 1 Britain Closing The Dollar Gap WASHINGTON, Wed. BRITAIN'S dollar gap was reduced by U. 5.578,000,000 and that of the whole sterling area by U. 5.5106,000,000 during the third quarter of this year, the United States Department of Commerce reported today. The Commerce Department added: "The narrowing of the gap was117 words
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Article111 1949-12-22 1 Britain announced tnday a new oil import policy which demands that any surplus from the sterling area's Increasing production must be absorbed before dollars ran be spent on American oil. By this means Britain expects to achieve a dollar saving of five to ten per cent,Reuter - 111 words
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Article16 1949-12-22 1 WASHINGTON, Wed.— The United States yesterday banned travel by Americans to Communist-controlled Hungary.—A.PAP - 16 words
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145 1949-12-22 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. /CRITICISM of the United Nations' attempt to interfere in the affairs of the Colonies was voiced by Mr. Eric Miller, chairman of Harrisons and Crosfleld, at the annual general meeting in London yesterday. "Having spent my working life145 words
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Article116 1949-12-22 1 LONDON. Wed. A S dawn broke over the city A today fire engines raced •through the streets to Covent Garden flower market bringing reinforcements to the London fire force still fighting the worse basement blaze for 20 years. It was nearly 24 hours since piles ofReuter - 116 words
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Article, Illustration67 1949-12-22 1 A CHORUS singing in the Radio Malaya Pantomime, Ali Baba and 40 Thieves, at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday. Picture shows (from left): John Dumeresque (robber chief), Rhona Connery (empress) Jill Allen (princess), Betty Lynn (slave girl), Luanne Shaw (All Baba), Ena Murray (robber girl) and Noni Wlight (robber67 words
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Article96 1949-12-22 1 DAKOTA LANDS IN FLAMES MADRAS, Wed. THE pilot, co-pilot and one passenger were slightly injured when an Air Ceylon Dakota plane crash-landed today at Trichinopoly airfield, 200 miles southwest of Madras, and was completely wrecked. The plane, which was flying between Colombo and Madras, carried 21 passengers and a crewReuter - 96 words
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Article92 1949-12-22 1 HONG KONG, Wed.— Labour trouble is looming in Hong Kong and unless an agreement is reached between workers and management at a meeting today with the labour officer there will be no tram service tomorrow. The workers have been demanding sr special cost of living allowance whichReuter - 92 words
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Article34 1949-12-22 1 WASHINGTON. Wed.— "The Voice of America" will start daily broadcasts In the Indosian language on Dec. 27 as part of a State Department effort "to reach new millions of listeners overseas.— A.P.AP - 34 words
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186 1949-12-22 1 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. SOS girls sweethearts of servicemen were used by wartime Communists to "soften up" American soldiers and saliors for Marxist propaganda, according to the evidence of a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, Mf. Joe Huber, whose evidence before the U.S. -SenateUP - 186 words
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Article29 1949-12-22 1 BERLIN, Wed.— The East German Ministry of Industry today denied Western Berlin press reports that 21 copper miners wre killed last week at a Soviet-operated shaft— U.P.UP - 29 words
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Article163 1949-12-22 1 SAIGON, Wednesday. FRENCH authorities here today described as "blackmail and manoeuvres" all Chinese reports, whether Communist or Nationalist, suggesting that the French in Indo-China were helping the Chinese Nationalists. They formally denied all reports that French troops had helped Nationalists or protected their retreat, and,Reuter; UP - 163 words
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Article32 1949-12-22 1 BONN, Wed.— The West German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, will soon ask the three-power Allied High Commission to lift restrictions banning German sailors from beina employed on foreign ships.— U.P.UP - 32 words
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Article50 1949-12-22 1 HONG KONG, Wed. rE British-registered 563ton ChineiP-owned coastal vessel Winghing has been bombed by Nationalist aircraft, according to an unconfirmed Chinese report here, which said there were heavy casualties. The report said the vessel was bombed near Swatow, Kwantung, about 150 miles northeast of Hong Kong. Reuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article395 1949-12-22 1 Bandits Kill Nine In Four Traps From Our Staff Correspondent K. LUMPUR Wed. OANDITS staged i^ur road ambushes in the Federation yesterday and this morning, killing nine people and wounding 20. **'.t, fighting back, security forces killed two bandits and wounded five. This morning a gang attacked a military and395 words
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Advertisement66 1949-12-22 1 IT The Grandest gXMAS SALE Is now od simultaneously at the PEKING CO. 81. High St Singapore and YING S 17, Stamford Road. B' pore. Yesterday's closing tin and rubber prices will be found in page 11. B; "**^B 4} 4k 4H Radiogram FX 767 X 12} inch concert speaker66 words
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Advertisement88 1949-12-22 2 i I During Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week 10,231 customers entered ROBINSONS SINGAPORE premises for Cheerful Courteous Service and they received it too! MAN THE STOCKADE BOYS! SHE'S WILD, WOOLY WONDERFUL! CAPITQL-SM. MNITE! INFORMATION 6- BOOKING \Ss^^^ FOP ALL AIR LINES 5^"""X. AND AMY DESTINATION <CH^~^ I 6tmAu£ttie^88 words
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Advertisement148 1949-12-22 2 Learn CHINESE in Ihe SINGAPORE CHINESE MANDARIN SCHOOL Explanations In English IM-IM. Prinwp Street New Classes for absolute beginners commencing January 9th, 1950 Tuesdays and Fridays 1 I 8.30 to 7 p.m. Class TfeM Mia* Huang Hslu CMn, B.A. Ib) 7.15 to 8.45 p.m. Class Tea<-h. Mr. Chiang Tsai Cr.uan,148 words
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259 1949-12-22 3 Peace And Social Justice In Indies BATAVIA, Wed. rtR. Mohammed Hatta, Indonesian Premier, said today that the international policy of his Government would be friendship with Holland and other nations and the internal policy one of social Justice. In its first statement of policy, the United States of Indonesia announcedAP - 259 words
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Article57 1949-12-22 3 RANGOON, Wed. The Foreign Minister of Burma. U E. Maung, was sworn in as Chief Justice of Burma today, leaving the Foreign Ministry post temporarily vacajit. Political observers believed that U Kyaw Nyeln. a Socialist, who held the portfolio in the Burma Union's first Cabinet wouldUP - 57 words
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Article39 1949-12-22 3 HONOLULU, Wed— A charge against a Gilbert islander, accused of assaulting an airline stewardess from Seattle, was dismissed yesterday. The man is to be turned over to British authorities on Canton Island for disciplinary action.— A.PAP - 39 words
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Article, Illustration34 1949-12-22 3 BRIGADIER C.I.H. DUNBAR, D.S.O. the new commander of the 2nd Guards Brigade. He succeeds Brigadier D. H. Erskine who was lost when flying from Mentakab to Kuala Lumpur in an Auster. Straits Times photograph.34 words
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195 1949-12-22 3 GAMMANS CALLS FOR ASIA PACT AGAINST REDS LONDON, Wednesday. ex-Malayan Member of Parliament, Mr. L. D. Gammans (Cons.) told the Ceylon Students Association in London last night that unless some firm military alliance emerged from the coming Commonwealth conference at Colombo, each Asian country would be swallowed up one byReuter; AP - 195 words
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Article252 1949-12-22 3 Mao Greets His Master Coolly HONG KOffG, Wednesday. YjAO Tse-Tung and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party yesterday sent Marshal Stalin 70th birthday greetings which seemed far more reserved than messages pouring in from the rest of the Communist world. The official Peking Radio released the texts ofReuter; AP; UP - 252 words
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Article64 1949-12-22 3 GABLE MARRIES WIDOW HOLLYWOOD. Wed. CLARK Gable and Lady Sylvia Ashley, widow of Douglas Fairbanks senior, were married yesterday. Gable, one of Hollywood's most eligible bachelors, has been married three times previously. The bride signed her name to the licence as "Sylvia Stanley of Alderly" and gave her maiden nameUP - 64 words
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Article41 1949-12-22 3 TOKYO, Wed. Japanese Government marine officials are using radar in a submarine treasure hunt for £60,000,000 in gold popularly believed to have been thrown ■from a Russian destroyer in the southern Japanese harbour of Sasebo in 1905.— Reuter.Reuter - 41 words
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298 1949-12-22 3 VIENNA, Wednesday. ELEPHANT steak wiU be a Christmas offering of a lj number of Viennese restaurants this year. About two tons of meat were being stripped today from the carcass of Bubi, a 27-year-old circus elephant, shot by police while attacking his owner. The meat298 words
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Article81 1949-12-22 3 LONDON. Wed. THE Indian Government 1 has formally invited the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, to attend the ceremonies in New Delhi which will inaugurate the Indian Republic on Jan. 26, a Foreign Office spokesman announced last night. The Foreign Office spokesman said itReuter - 81 words
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144 1949-12-22 3 LAKE SUCCESS. Wed. gEN G L. Me Hhton of Canada, who is conducting the series of negotiations between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, gave an indication yesterday that the talks may end before Christmas. He declined to say, however, whoir he had seen orReuter - 144 words
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Article71 1949-12-22 3 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wed —First returns in Jamaica's general election yesterday appeared to indicate that the People's National Party (Socialist) would win all three seats in Kingston against the Jamaica Labour Party. The election will decide whether the island is to continue under the political rule of ChiefReuter - 71 words
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Article31 1949-12-22 3 MANCHESTER., Wed. Leaders of the Lancashire cotton industry yesterday approved a plan to send an Anglo American Industry Mission to investigate the revival of the Japanese textile industry.— A.P.AP - 31 words
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166 1949-12-22 3 CANBERRA, Wednesday. "V TR. R. G. Menzies, in hi s first broadcast as AustraiTl lian Prime Minister, said that his Government would seek a united British Empire "as a real hope for mankind." "If there is to be real peace for the menReuter - 166 words
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Article71 1949-12-22 3 PARIS, Wed.— The Duke of Segovia, who in 1932 renounced his right of succession to the Bourbon throne of Spain in favour of Don Juan, his younger brother, because of speech and hearing difficulties, has proposed a compromise arrangement with Gen. Franco on the restoration question.Reuter - 71 words
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Advertisement113 1949-12-22 3 THERE S NOTHING V J^'^S. Here s distinctive) fast* and eye-appeal. Obtainable from all stores Factory Representatives:— T. V. MITCHELL CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG m lEvf 1 BETTER IN TASTE, PURITY v^VV.'-T AND NOURISHMENT OAK Full Cream Milk W contains only the purest x-mBJwx -mBJw n(^ c k113 words
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Advertisement181 1949-12-22 3 CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Now is your Opportunity to call and the lovely things that are on display at 45. High Street Singapore. I 6. The Embankment, Kuala Lumpur. 43, Station Road, Ipoh. There is something for everybody in WATCHES, DIAMOND RINGS, CIGARETTE CASES. BRUSH SETS. OR |EWELLERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. S.181 words
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Article, Illustration40 1949-12-22 4 MISS LUANNE SHAW, as Ali Baba, in the Radio Malaya pantomime, staged in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday. A large number of people attended the show. It was recorded and will be broadcast on Boxing Day. Straits Times picture.40 words
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Article95 1949-12-22 4 STRAITS CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH, primary department concert, 3. Kampong Kapor Road, 3.30 p.m. CHINESE CHRISTIAN INTERCHI RCH INION, Chinese Y.M.C.A.. 107, Selegie Road. 5 p.m., 142, Prinsep Street, 7.30 p.m. HMOR "ChA/IBER OF COM M E R C E Board of Directors meeting. Washington Cafe. 5.15 p.m. THEOSOPHICAL95 words
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255 1949-12-22 4 'Phenomenal Headway' In Latex Foam Production In US From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. REVIEWING the rubber industry, in his address to shareholders of Harrisons and Crosfield, today, Mr. Eric Miller, the chairman, referred to the phenomenal headway being made with latex foam production in the United States, since improved255 words
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Article187 1949-12-22 4 MCA PLEA FOR 38 FAMILIES From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Wed. MR. Tan Slew Sin, publicity chief of the Malayan Chinese Association, said in Malacca that at a recent meeting of the Penang and Province Wellesley branch general committee, it was revealed that $22,000 was required for the squatters' resettlement187 words
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Article, Illustration29 1949-12-22 4 SRI ANANDAMOYI BEZBORUAH who will portray Queen Gunavathi in Tagore's 'Sacrifice' to be presented by the Indian Fine Arts Society of Singapore in the Victoria Memorial Hall next month29 words
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Article106 1949-12-22 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. THE Selangor State Welfare Committee today decided to recommend the Central Welfare Council to pay $2,500 to build a carpentry and tailoring shop at the Serandah Boys' Sqhool as a memorial to Mr. A. M. Blake, the superintendent who106 words
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Article201 1949-12-22 4 'FHK Indonesian Commercial Attache in Singapore, A Mr. Taher Ibrahim, said yesterday that Singapore remained for his country the centre of trade in the Malaysian region, particularly where trade with Sumatra was concerned. Mr. Ibrahim said this when he reviewed trade betwen the Colony and Sumatra201 words
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Article65 1949-12-22 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Federal Legislative Council meeting tomorrow is not expected to produce any "fireworks" although the motion to adopt the Unified Malayan Health Service plan may be debated at length. The War Damage report will probably go through without much debate,65 words
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Article48 1949-12-22 4 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. After being in custody for two weeks on a charge of failing to register and obtain an Identity card, Malan bin Hassan, a gardener of Geylang Patak, was fined $75, or one month's Imprisonment, In the police court today.48 words
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Article78 1949-12-22 4 A SINGAPORE taxi sped off after two young Chinese inside it had committed robbery late on Tuesday night in Waterloo Street, Singapore. Police said that the two men jumped out of the taxi, after it had drawn alongside and forced a Chinese cyclist to stop. One78 words
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Article105 1949-12-22 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. KUALA Lumpur is to have 15 per cent less trishas next year and foi every trisha there is to be only one pedaller licensed. This policy was laid down by the Municipal Commissioners at their meeting today On present105 words
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Article66 1949-12-22 4 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE, BAHRU, Wed When charged with carrying six baskets of fish in breach of his haulage permit conditions, Lai Teck Wong, a Singapore lorry driver, told the magistrate that the fish was rotten and he was conveying It to his own home66 words
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Article110 1949-12-22 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. EXTERNAL examiners for the University of Malaya are to be chosen from among men of eminence in overseas universities. They will be men who will be able to "speak with such authority that their testimony would certainly be110 words
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Advertisement389 1949-12-22 4 w 1 rll mr m doctor %gjf What do J i you mean by nBF^"JI h safe antiseptic? 1 'I lie .i 11 1 1!-«■(»(i<1 i< tor general use in the home should be highly p< rmii i.l.i 1 yet gentle on delicate tissues, non-poisonous and, |'nlrr.il>ly. 'hoiild not stain389 words
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Advertisement244 1949-12-22 4 4 gg^j 2aDiB m g Z. ™r V ytjr WY W w ANOTHER GREAT TECHNICOLOrt ATTRACTION FROM THE STUDIO THAT GAVE YOU TWO OP THE INDUSTRY'S GREATEST HITS "JOAN OF ARC" AND "MR. JOSEPH YOUNG OF AFitICA" f si? j^B E7> 32 ;Sp '^\'ffi^l*J 4 %!?ti Surging drama and fl244 words
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Article374 1949-12-22 5 TIED GIRL'S HAIR TO BOAT HANDLE' Court Told Of Sea Tragedy From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Wednesday. (JAPTAIN John Bowsfield Vickers, of the Malay Regiment, Port Diskson, described in the Port Dickson Court yesterday how he tied a young girl's hair to the lifting handle374 words
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Article153 1949-12-22 5 'Govt. Not Under Obligation' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. AN official statement issued today says Government is not under any legal obligation to provide free transport to the pilgrims who were overcarried recently from Penang to St. John Island, Singapore, In the ship Iyndarens. An outbreak of smallpox153 words
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Article, Illustration41 1949-12-22 5 THE TANGLIN CLUB swimming pool which has been closed for repairs, was re- opened yesterday morning:. This Straits Times picture shows the renovated pool with the newly-built dressing rooms in the background. A children's section has been provided in the construction.41 words
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207 1949-12-22 5 THE Singapore Government is preparing a. scheme to provide about 2,500 Malay fishermen, living in E about 17 islands off the coast of Pasir Panjang, with fresh water supplies, and is considering requests for better medical and educational facilities. Mr. H. J. C. Kulasingha,207 words
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Article, Illustration56 1949-12-22 5 MRS. L. WEIR, the only white woman to have been received by the Dalai Llama in Tibet, with one of her paintings of the Potala at Lhasa. Her paintings are the first coloured record of places in Tibet. Mrs. Weir is now in Singapore.— Straits56 words
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Article94 1949-12-22 5 DECAUSE neither salt for curing nor transport was available a heavy catch of fish from a beach in ihe Federation had to be dumped back into the sea. According to the annual Malayan Fisheries Report for last year issued yesterday this is believed to be94 words
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Article147 1949-12-22 5 Shockingly Backward Methods IVTALAYA, with about the same number of regular fishermen as America, catches in a year roughly 31 times less fish than the United States. "This is an indication of how shockingly backward the fishing industry is in this country and how much remains to be done to147 words
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Article20 1949-12-22 5 Mr. H. E. Noble, Inspector of Immigration, has been appointed to act as Assistant Controller of Immigration, Singapore.20 words
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188 1949-12-22 5 /CLIFFORD Pier will be wearing a new look by New Year, when rehabilitation work, costing about $10,000, will be completed. Interior decoration and painting of the building was started in November and now the finishing touches are bein« applied with a view188 words
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Advertisement218 1949-12-22 5 Let us show y0u One of the Tavrieties of our LATEST DRESSING SETS AND TOILET REQUISITES in silver Just arrived with its extreme lovely finish at remarkable low prices which will suit every pocket at Ik. m. oli mohamed Royal Jeweller 38/40 HIGH ST. PHONE 4508 SPORE. ft iiimmnii, "^B.»f218 words
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Advertisement381 1949-12-22 5 1 1 11 *****111 l MIH I 111 I i 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i iinimHininimnwHimtntinMiMiiiintMninnmiiimiimitiniiiiiiHiig MALAYAN AIRWAYS regret that owing to recent increases in the cost of fuel, passenger fares within Malaya must be increased by approximately six per cent, effective Ist January,381 words
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Obituary73 1949-12-22 6 SOH JIN TECK aged 65 years, parsed away peacefully at hl« residence at 5, Lorong Marican, off Chnngl Rd.. on 20-12-49 at 2.45 m leaving behind his beloved wife. 6 sons, Soh Chuan Swee. i:ir in Kiat, Chuan Woo, Chuan I,am, Chuan Seng Chuan Hork, 5 daughters, Mdm. Oek73 words
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1089 1949-12-22 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thur., Dec. 22, 1949 The Island Authority A new chapter in the history of Singapore Island opened on Tuesday with the first reading of the Development Bill in the Legislative Council. Hitherto the Municipality and the Rural Board have been two entirely separate and unco-ordinafed authorities,1,089 words
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Article40 1949-12-22 6 Mr. Hubert Opperman. former world champion cyclist, who- defeated the Australian Labour Minister for Defence, Mr. J. J. Dedman, at the recent Federal election, may be the first Federal member to ride to Parliament on a push-bike.— Reuter.Reuter - 40 words
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1724 1949-12-22 6 Six Months Of Progress In Anti-Bandit War Harry Miller, Straits Times Staff Correspondent in Kuala Lumpur, has recently returned from leave and in this article he reviews the emergency situation as he sees it after six months' absence from Malaya. r£HE faces of Police and Army operational maps have both1,724 words
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500 1949-12-22 6 IN Mr. Hugh Luming's article on "The Political Maze In Jogjakarta" (published in the Straits Times on Dec. 8), there are these words: "In contrast to the gloomy forebodings of the majority of Dutchmen and the nervous alarm of the wealthy Chinese communities As500 words
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Letter237 1949-12-22 6 SOME time ago the Singapore .Municipality introduced accounting machines for the preparation of the monthly accounts for the consumption of electricity, gas and water, etc. It was stated by the Municipal authorities at the time that this would speed up preparation of accounts as compared with237 words
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Advertisement739 1949-12-22 6 CLASSIFIED ADS HOUSTON. At Bungsar Hospital. Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 31 to E.lsabeth wife of J. O. Houston, at" DCOTTAS Clinic Hill Street Spore., to Grace, wife of Mr J T. Beebee, a son, on 19 .12.49. LIM-WONO: At the Straits Chine.<« Methodist Church. Kamponp Kapor, by Rev. Ooh Hood739 words
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Advertisement77 1949-12-22 6 M\ W/f/// *We all lib peytalac Yes, it's delightful —so soothing —so comforting —so nourishing and so digestible. As a morning refresher or an evening nightcap it is certainly the best yet. Peptalac is a scientific preparation of selected milk, dextriniscd wheat and malt extract all in partly pce-digested form.77 words
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Article146 1949-12-22 7 From Ship To The Altar •piGHT hours after dis- embarking from her ship in Singapore, Miss Pamela Currie of Sydney, Australia, was yesterday afternoon married to Mr. Cecil Roenne, of Ipoh, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The bride, who is the daughter of Capt. E. Currie of the Royal Australian Navy,146 words
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Article52 1949-12-22 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, WedWhen a 12-year-old Malay trisha rider and Lim Ah Tee. also a trisha-man, were charged in the police court today with fighting in public, the boy was ordered to be brought before a juvenile court. Lim, who pleaded guilty, >;is52 words
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Article52 1949-12-22 7 A GOVERNMENT pension is waiting for Madam Wong Kam Mooi. widow of Singapore detective. Tan Sam Tak. who was killed by the Japanese in February, 1942. However the police do not V. i where to find her. Shr was formerly at Changi, bat i .imioi be52 words
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Article, Illustration46 1949-12-22 7 ABOVE EIGHT HOURS before the wedding Miss Currie and her fiance, Mr. Roenne (right) seen with Mr. Massey on board the Surriento. BELOW mm MR. AND MRS. ROENNE drive off from the Cathedral on their way to the reception. Straits Times picture.46 words
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113 1949-12-22 7 Woman Gets Time To Seek Legal Aid AN Engnsh-speaking schoolteacher, Agatha Lim, sentenced to ten months' rigorous imprisonment on cheating charges, was given time until the next appeal day in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday to enable her to •engage counsel. Although the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. A. H. Simpson,113 words
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Article23 1949-12-22 7 I The Board of Directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce j will meet today at 5.15 at the Washington Restaurant.23 words
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Article204 1949-12-22 7 104,000 U.S. Dollars From United Nations Fund From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE United Nations' International Children's Emergency Fund Far East headquarters in Bangkok has approved projects for the Federation of Malaya which will cost U. 5.5104,000. These include two medical fellowships, and four204 words
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Article59 1949-12-22 7 NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD J. D. McAdam. a Naval rating, who went for a swim alone in the pool at Sembawang, Singapore, on the afternoon of Dec. 9. was found drowned at the bottom of the pool a few hours later. At the Coroner's inquiry yesterday a verdict of59 words
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Article30 1949-12-22 7 The first ordinary meeting of the Third Session of Singapore Legislative Council will be held at 10 a.m. on Feb. 21 in the Victoria Memorial Hall.30 words
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Article278 1949-12-22 7 'THE only whi woman ever tp be received in audience by the late Dalai Llama of Tibet, and who brought from that country the first coloured paintings of some of its holy places, will shortly broadcast a talk on her Tibetan experiences from Radio278 words
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Article77 1949-12-22 7 WHILE watching: a fight between two Chinese women in a back lan« off Pearl's Hill, on Tuesday evening, a Chinese felt his fountain pen being snatched away. When he questioned a man standing beside him, he got a punch as an answer. But the fight77 words
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Article102 1949-12-22 7 POLICE told the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate of a raid on a house at Carver Street in which 896 chap-ji-ki staking slips, four betting schedules and accounts which showed a value of $9,409 were seized The evidence was offered in a case in which Ngan102 words
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Article57 1949-12-22 7 biausucs gamerea uy vie Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association show that the age groups most susceptible to tuberculosis are between 45 and 50 for men and between 20 and 25 for women. SATA physician, Dr. G. P. Bardsley, said yesterday that health authorities in most countries had found57 words
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Article149 1949-12-22 7 THE EAST: VISITOR'S VIEWS MR. Richard Vardy, a retired bank manager from South Africa deplored, in an interview with the Straits Times what he described as "the great retreat from the East by the European powers." He said he was not too optimistic about the chances of European influence being149 words
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Article71 1949-12-22 7 The Commander, officers and ship's company of the H.M.P.S. "Jhelum," flagship of the Royal Pakistan Navy, were entertained to a teaparty given by the Overseas Pakistanis League of Singapore at the Capitol ballroom yesterday. Nearly 500 people, Including Mr. J. D. Murray, Deputy Commissioner General, and71 words
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Article121 1949-12-22 7 QNE hundred and fifty boys and girls from various schools in Malaya will camp at Teo Kim Eng Villa at Ponggol, Singapore, for three days from Dec. 29 when the Malayan Chinese students' conference will be held. The conference Is under the auspices of the Chinese121 words
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Article109 1949-12-22 7 FRUIT FOR X'MAS BY AIR- More than 1,000 Ib. of fresh stone fruit arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon by the B.OJL.CQantas Constellation from Sydney. pHERRIES, plums and peaches, picked on Tuesday in Australia, left Sydney the same night, and will be available in Singapore tomorrow as part of special Christmas109 words
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Article79 1949-12-22 7 And Ices By Sea AUSTRALIAN ice-cream for' the Christmas season over 5,000 gallons of it— will arrive in Singapore this morning in the new 7,000ton British freighter Carpentaria. The shipment includes 100,800 Ice-cream cups, 1,400 quart and pint bricks, and bulk consisting of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavours. The ice-cream79 words
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Article137 1949-12-22 7 THE Singapore Harbour Board expects to complete its $600,000 project for replacing four pre-fabricat-ed godowns with permanent structures next year, the Chairman of the Board, Mi. Henry Basten, said yesterday. The prefabricated sheds, erected rapidly in 1948 in place of destroyed transit sheds, would not be fit137 words
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Article53 1949-12-22 7 Twenty-two-year-old Lim Meng Boon, a bar boy employed at the R.A.S.C. Camp, Alexandra, Singapore, pleaded not guilty In the Third Police Court yesterday to a charge of criminal breach of trust of $90 worth of whisky Bail of $500 was granted. The case was postponed53 words
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Article47 1949-12-22 7 A DERELICT boat of ship's lifeboat type was recently recovered at sea ou the southern end of the Singapore breakwater. It is now in the possession of the Receiver of Wrecks and all claims for the craft should be made to him.47 words
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Article, Illustration100 1949-12-22 7 DR. AU KEE HOCK (above) of the Singapore General Hospital, is now. doing post-graduate work at Australian ear, nose and throat clinics. He is interested in the number of these clinics in Australia and also by the wide scope of the "honoraries" system in operation at Australian100 words
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Article67 1949-12-22 7 The Red Cross in Singapore will be launching a big drive In the new year to increase its associate membership. Associate members will not be required to do voluntary work they will be accepted as members on an annual subscription of $2 and will be issued with67 words
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Article186 1949-12-22 7 PENANG ELECTION SCHEME From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. A COMMITTEE of prominent Penang citizens will shortly be appointed by the Resident Commissioner. Mr. A. V. Aston, to "consider whether the principle of election of Municipal Commissioners should be introduced in Penang. and if so, from what date." Invitations to186 words
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Article98 1949-12-22 7 A fine of $25 imposed on a Chinese driver. Lee Chal Kong, on a charge of negligent driving was remitted and his appeal was allowed ed by the Singapore Chief Justice. Mr. Justice MurrayAynsley, in the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. N. L. Macassey, for Lee. said the98 words
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Advertisement35 1949-12-22 7 Aj^T* rrf-jKfc m\s waste S U 1 W^k 1* aL^ I JiP»| sgpW^ Specially manufactured in our J* YOUR CAR SKK YOLK LOCAL DEALER OR THE firestott« TIRB RUBBEV CO. (S.S.I LTD. TELEPHONE 302 i.35 words
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Advertisement45 1949-12-22 7 Holiday entertaining i Electro plated TANTALUS STAND FOR EVERY PERFECT HOST AND HOSTESS with 2 Cut Glass Decanters fitted with Lock Key. Available in 2 Designs. PRICES ARE $195/- $240/- Our Silverware Dept. Ground Floor I* to buy THAT CITI J ROBINSONS RAFFLES PLACE* SPORE45 words
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Article776 1949-12-22 8 CHEONG LIN - CHEONG LIN By /'OUNTLESS resolutions are bom on every New Years Eve. But they are the most unfortunate infants of man's fertile brain, for very few, if any, survive the week after the New Year and this has made me wonder why we make resolutions at all. Are776 words
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Article, Illustration756 1949-12-22 8 K.S. CHIA - K.S. CHIA By X H 0 U S A N D S of Straits-born Chinese who are not Christians will be observing Christmas, not perhaps, with all the feasting and the merry-making which Christians bestow on it, but in the same happy spirit of goodwill to all.756 words
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Article333 1949-12-22 8 ERIC MITCHELL - ERIC MITCHELL By £HRISTMAS time is associated with thoughts of Santa Claus, optimistic hanging of stcskinss— l always used mother's stocking, and a bolster! crackers, plum pudding, and festivities. But it is also a time when the years fall away and the most condescending adult finds himself333 words
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Article, Illustration284 1949-12-22 8 HO you collect Christmas cards? It can be a most interesting hobby, as I found out when a friend showed me her "treasury of Christmas Cards" the other evening. Admittedly, it is a entimental hobby, but It is rich with memories of friendship, for when284 words
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Advertisement130 1949-12-22 8 'cause my mummy's .Vk- Wk been feeding me on <*-|p ■■I Wt Grahame. son of Mr. Mrs. Calow, who it shown here at the age of 10 months, was put on Lactogen when he was only a few days old. Hit progress in weight and development has always been steady130 words
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Advertisement199 1949-12-22 8 M 0 L%J INGREDIENTS -A few S«.oy b.wuo, 4 SitJjA k>vet P^nne. 1 6 0/ un. Nc«l« Pure l\'%m Thick Clean, 1 J oj. caitor su«u. looipful arattf, 1 üblttpoonfuli vktrry ukl btindy. woe 61*.* chcrrin. METHOO.-Put ho» cWrrict i.i. ihc aouom of a plaia round ila muulj Spin Ihc199 words
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Miscellaneous236 1949-12-22 8 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD t An .n*££ «mii.rit, CROSSWORD No. 265 >.*• 2> wL 4)> In work *< Handel tikta I, I |j I rr- 1 IT— I rr— I rr— rj— I rr-i Coal about th« nvioe to bt Greek letter r^ I tormi i K»rUt d»« (»>. JS Fa«236 words
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Article, Illustration824 1949-12-22 9 Roy Ferroa, Straits Times reporter, now in Canada on a UNESCO scholarship writes— Some of these windows depict Old Santa dressed in crimson fur-edged robes riding a sleigh laden with good things. His sleigh is pulled by a team of reindeer of course. Other window displays include824 words
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Article460 1949-12-22 9 ovation at City Hall, where he wisecracked his way into the hearts of the crowd. I managed to Jam myself on the platform which accommodated the renowned Kaye and had a 20-minute front seat enjoying his antics. A police officer later told me that hundreds of girls would have given460 words
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Advertisement276 1949-12-22 9 You make a friend for life when you give a I PARKER^/ JR SURVEYS made In 34 countries II W I ISM I X show that th« Parker "bl" i* M <L I J the world* most welcome Rift I Ml I fIT/ ,Jl And little winder! Look at MlmMW^h276 words
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Advertisement336 1949-12-22 9 It is remarkable low many de- lead, declarer would have had clarers take finesses which they something to worry about, but actually expect to lose, instead of nothing so remarkable happened making a determined search for West opened his top heart. Deanother type of play that may clarer put up336 words
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Miscellaneous82 1949-12-22 9 7 BLACK. 8 WHITER x y* <r 7f- CZ? /HP C2?> pA\ Jbiqh 3wde l/imtua \otqwcuu If a if n z/ote <Onwnh: SINOAPORt XUAIA LUMPUk IP6H Pt*AN6 PERFUMES MISCHIEF mm gay, audacious, youthful. SEVENTH HEAVEN the perfume that M V men love women to wear. Jt JUNE the soul of82 words
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250 1949-12-22 10 From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR, Wednesday. Jf HE Kedah and Peru's branch of the Malayan Chinese Association has decided to ask Government to "improve methods adopted in screening squatters and searching their homes.'.* The Association will also ask security forces to institute250 words
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149 1949-12-22 10 'Gentlemen's Agreement' Says Witness From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. A SINGAPORE merchant, Mr. Sim Ah Kow, today told the Penang Sessions Court President. Mr. M. R. F. Rogers of a "gentlemen's agreement" between himself and his former Penang manager. Toh Seang Khlm, who hi charged with criminal breach of149 words
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Article48 1949-12-22 10 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— Kim Ah Lee. an 18-year-old girl, was charged in the police court, with fraudulent possession of 141 sheets of rubber. She claimed trial, stating that the rubber was found outside her house She was allowed bail in $50.48 words
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Article78 1949-12-22 10 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. •pHE new constitution of the Selangor State Welfare Committee was formally adopted at a meeting held in Kuala Lumpur today. Mr. Khoo Teik Ec, who was elected first chairman, said that Government had given its blessing to the constitution. The new78 words
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Article85 1949-12-22 10 A letter, the contents of which were not disclosed In court, formed the main evidence at the Singapore Coroner's inquiry into the death of a 21-year-u!d girl, Lim Kheng Hua, who w?<found hanging in her hou&e in Butterworth Lane on Dec 12. The letter was addressed85 words
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Article, Illustration77 1949-12-22 10 EVERY MEMBER of the armed forces in Malaya, irrespective of race, will receive a pint bottle of beer as a gift from the Malayan and Archipelago Breweries this Christmas. The bottles (above) will all bear a special Christmas greeting label wishing the troops a Merry Christmas. An official, of the77 words
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Article541 1949-12-22 10 Jurisprudence: Abdul Majid bin Ismail, Avtar Singh Sandhu, Chee Phui Hung, Choo Jim Eng, Fong Jim Heng, Goon Sek Mun (distinction in Medical Jurisprudence), Miss Evelyn Hanam (distinction in Medical Jurisprudence), E. B. La Brooy, Lee Liang Hin, Llm Slan Lok, Ling Ding Seng, Leong Whatt541 words
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Article119 1949-12-22 10 Two Tamil milk vendors sentenced to imprisonment following a fight at the junction of Cluny Road and Bukit Timah Road, were set free on appeal yesterday by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley, in the Singapore Supreme Court. They were N. Pakirisamy and Nadasan, sentenced to two119 words
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Advertisement172 1949-12-22 10 LAST DAY U-1.45-4.00-6.30 9.30 YUNG HWA FILMS' TRIUMPH! "LIFE DEATH" Dialogue iith tnglish in Mandarin SubTitles f WWI^^ 5139 I BOOK RIGHT NOW FOR TOMORROW'S BIG JMiIUk^AIf.VIE SHOW! THE NEW W JOLSON COCO. BY PICTURE TECHNICOLOR lOIUKII' HCT»HI> THE REST Of THI JOLSON STORY JOUOH $INGS AGAIN LARRY PARKS BARBARA172 words
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Miscellaneous275 1949-12-22 10 SINCAPOKL Programme; 3.00 Close; 6.00 Pro- ftadio New* Reel; 19. Ik Light 10 00 News (aim it nn i gramme Summary; 6.02 Mai' Music: 10.45 :Oenerally Speak0 wi in m nV£- i<> nn p,^ Bag; 7.12 This is Communism: ing'; 11.00 'Jimmy Leach «Ss Hu erammes in MaTav 1 00275 words
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Article327 1949-12-22 11 LONDON. Wed. BUSINESS in the London Stock Exchange yesterday remained at low ebb and under the Influence of the approaching holiday. Fresh demand gave rubber shares a firmer tone. Following were the closing middle price* of elected stock* v supplied to the Straits Times by special arrangement vttb327 words
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212 1949-12-22 11 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. /COMMENTING on Mr. G. W. Simms* attack on tin production control in hit annual statement as chairman of Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging, the Daily Telegraph City Editor says it would not be fair to suggest that it is212 words
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Article108 1949-12-22 11 SHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wnarves yesterday (godowns in brackets i were: Main Wharf: Serael '42V Ruys (43-43). West Wharf: Herefordshire «45). Jesse Lykes (6-7), Denbighshire (8-8), Tyndareus (11). Empire Dock: Mslttor (17-18K St. Thomas (19-20). S.H.B. craft (31-22), Silverwalnut (23-24), Phrontls (25-26), Lalaudia .2".-28>. Meerkerk (29-30). East108 words
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Article196 1949-12-22 11 STORE RUBBER MARKET THE Singapore rubber mar- ket was very quiet yesterday with prices much the same as those prevailing on the previous day. The market closed steady. Closing prices (per H») yesterday were: Spot loose buyers 48 i cents, sellers 49 s cents; F. 03. In bales January R.S.B.196 words
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Article27 1949-12-22 11 JELEBU Tin Dredging Ltd. showed a profit for year ended 31.5.49 of $48,612 (seven per cent.) from which five per cent was paid in October.27 words
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Article32 1949-12-22 11 SINGAPORE, Wednesday Dec 21. $284,621 a picul (down $1,121). LONDON, Wednesday. Dee. 21. Spot. £6041 £605. Forward. £5731— £573 1. Unofficial settlement £605. Turnover (morning) 50 tons, (afternoon) 90 tons.32 words
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Article162 1949-12-22 11 SHARE MARKET QUIET From Our Market Correspondent BUSINESS in the Malayan share market yesterday was generally quiet with the approach of the holidays. Tin shares were inclined to ease, while industrials were quiet. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: Alex. Bricks Orel. 2.35 2.30 Fraser Neave Ord.162 words
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Article45 1949-12-22 11 "DRODUCTION of tin ore concentrates in the Federation of Malaya in November, was: Perak 4.095 tons; Sela'ngor 1.690 tons; N. sembilan 142 toss; Pahang 215 tons; Johore 102 tons: Trengganu 41 tons; Kedah 49 tons: Perils 47 tons; Malacca 13 tons.45 words
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Article182 1949-12-22 11 HPHE directors of the Asia Insurance Company, which made a profit of $780,000 for the year ended July 31, 1949, have recommended the payment of a dividend of 20 per cent to all shareholders and an additional five per cent, on founders' shares. The directors will182 words
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Advertisement1189 1949-12-22 11 MANSFIELD «3c CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore) SUia FUNNEL LINE Carnet t eption to ejrsceae rla ofker ports to load and discharge cargo te UvnPOOl CtASCOW CONTININTAt Pi)«T» Due Sails P. Sham Penang D-.U/21 *-»/M ''XSZ'ZISZS: M ""*ii/12 D~.25 Dec M/If 0-. 30/|.n. 1 Holland Hamburg C. 2S/24 Dee. 211,189 words
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Advertisement492 1949-12-22 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS EAST ASIATIC LINE TO NFW YORR AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON INDIA ICVPT ANO 'i MEDITERRANEAN PORTS SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIA /U.K./ Pre,. B-cbanan 27 /lO^Doe. lioU^.n lT& CONTININT 1^ Pret. Harding 4/10 lan. It /1 2 lan. H/16 lan SCANDINAVIA. Pros. Wmn Buren 18/24 (m. 25/26 lan. 27/10492 words
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Advertisement1002 1949-12-22 11 McAUSTER dc CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Singapore i Telephone No. 5906 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL LOS ANCILIS SAN FRANCI CO, PORTLAND SEATILI 0 VANCOUVER. LONDON, HAVRt, ANTWtRP, Acceotmg cargo tor Central 6 sov-ih ROTTEROAM ft HAMBURC. American Ports SUNNVVILLI CITY OF COVENTRY Spore P Sham Penang S-pore P. Sham PenVg 11 Oec./41,002 words
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Article512 1949-12-22 12 SCC Hold On To Early Advantage S.C.C 16; Police IS. YESTERDAY'S rugger match at Thomson Road A between the Singapore Cricket Club and the Police was an exciting tussle with the issue in doubt right up to the final whistle and if the S.C.C. had512 words
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Article374 1949-12-22 12 EPSOM JEEP - SPOTTING THE WINNERS EPSOM JEEP Bt PENANG Wed. I*EN horses worth keeping an eye on during the Penang Xmas-New Year meeting are: PerosUn: A newcomer with a bright future. Scored first time out on the Malayan Turf when he outsprinted speedy Egyptian Queen over 6f at Bukit Timah in November.374 words
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Article56 1949-12-22 12 rE weekly programme of wrestling at the Great World will take place tomorrow instead of Saturday as usual. An allluavywelght programme has been Trrsnfted as follows: King Kong v. Dara Singh; Ty Layton v. The Phantom: All Rlia Bey v. Napolltano; Him Plnder v George56 words
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Article23 1949-12-22 12 TODAY: 12.57 a.m. (9ft 1 in.) and 11.46 p.m. (10ft. lin.). TOMORROW: 1.37 a.m. (Bft Bin.) and 12.29 p.m. Oft. 9in.)23 words
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Article182 1949-12-22 12 THE Singapore Cricket Club 4 A" went down to H.M.S. Terror by six points (two tries) to three (a try) at Rugby on the padang yesterday. A rain-soaked ground and greasy ball made handling difficult, but the Terror players overcame these conditions with some182 words
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Article, Illustration46 1949-12-22 12 TERRY GARDNER (left) and Danny O'Sullivan at the weigh-in before their fight for the British bantamweight title at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 13. O'SulIfvan won the title, Gardner retiring with a bad eye injury in the ninth round of a scheduled 15-round bout. Reuterphoto.46 words
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Article75 1949-12-22 12 WITH the exception of two players, Bell of the Harbour Board and Little of Police, the Singapore Civilian XV which meets Combined Services in a second round H.M.S. Malaya competition tie at Jalan Besar on Saturday is composed entirely of S.C.C. players. The team will75 words
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Article52 1949-12-22 12 CALCUTTA, Wed.— The All India Badminton ranking list, announced by the ranking committee in Calcutta on Monday, places Davinder Mohan (Bombay) first* George Lewis (Bombay) second; Manoj Ouha (Calcutta) third; S. L. Jainl (Delhi) fourth; Sunil Bose (Bengal) fifth; and T. N. Seth (United Provinces)52 words
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Article27 1949-12-22 12 "D. A. P. SELETAR beat R.A.F. Tengah by three points to nil to win the Sanderson Cup for rugger at Tengah yesterday.27 words
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Article24 1949-12-22 12 The hockey match l*tween the S.R.C. and the P.W 0., which was to have been played on the Padang yesterday, *as cancelled.24 words
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383 1949-12-22 12 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP By PENANG, Wednesday. DIG SURPRISE and Contract, two well-bred v English horses wh o are due to make their debut on the Malayan Turf in the P. and O. Sprint Cup over 6 f on Boxing: Day at Penang, were put383 words
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Article, Illustration227 1949-12-22 12 LONDON, Wednesday. DOXER Bruce Woodcock offered £100 yesterday to any sparring partner who can knock him down and the line started forming immediately. His offer apparently was another move to convince the British public that he is serious about his oft-postponed fight with Lee Savold227 words
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Article90 1949-12-22 12 PIDAY night's boxing card at the Buklt Blntang Park, Kuala Lumpur, features a first-class main event 10-round contest between the featherweight champion of Malaya, Kid Pancho, and a hard-hitting Siamese featherweight, Chamroen Srlmadee. Chamroen, one of Bangkok's most colourful fighters, is a member of the team of90 words
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Article, Illustration245 1949-12-22 12 rpHE BRITISH team of three weight-lifters for the x British Empire Games will arrive in Singapore by air on Jan. 25 on their way to New Zealand. The team, led by Mr. Oscar State, the wellknown secretary of the British Empire Amateur Weight-Lifting Federation,245 words
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Article302 1949-12-22 12 CYCLING CARNIVAL AWTHAR SINGH, the Malayan and Singapore sprint champion, yesterday became champion cyclist of the Singapore carnival organised by the Cosmopolitan Cycling Club. Singh collected a total of 14 points, winning four events and being placed third twice in the five-day carnival. Captain of the302 words
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259 1949-12-22 12 LONDON, Wed. /CHRISTMAS holidays bring no rest for the league footballers. Instead Of enjoying the festivities round their own firesides, many of them will spend Christmas on long train Journeys. This is the testing time for clubs In the championship, promotion and relegation zone-;,Reuter - 259 words
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Article113 1949-12-22 12 TIONO Bahru Rangers beat a nine-man team of the Chinese Sports Association by four goals to one in a soccer match at Geylang stadium yesterday. The game started half-an-hour late due to a traffic hold-up and was played on a water-logged ground. Taking advantage of the113 words
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Advertisement791 1949-12-22 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. Continued from page 8> ACCOMMODATION WANTED ENOLI6H family, three, require furo./iinfurn. nat/house or share. 1st class references, careful tenants. Box No. A8487, S.T. THE Navy. Army and Air Force Institutes require to purchase or lease a house In Kuala Lumpur large enough to accommodate ten or twelve persons.791 words
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Advertisement105 1949-12-22 12 "l 6 COLLYER QUAY SINGAPORE The inside secret of modern comfort LATEX FOAM MATTRESS cannot harbour MOTHS or VERMIN! THE OUNLOP RUBBER CO. (MALAYA) LTD. SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. PENANG. ■Jtt/k I Wishing our Patrons A merry X'mas and A Very Happy and I Prosperous New Year. I Sat. 24th X'mas105 words
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