The Straits Times, 25 December 1949

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  • 30 1 LARGEST NRTT SALES IN MALAYA THE SUNDAY TIMES Sunday Edition Of Ih« Straits Times tfc Singapore Fr*« PreM No. 752. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1949. if ft PRICE TEN CENTS.
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  • 94 1 Sunday Times Correspondent PENANC, Sat. NINE-YEAR-OLD Ong Ah Lye a soft spot in hit heart for his netfchHour, "UncU Lek, a lonely. Hind, limping ole man." on whom he called every morning. But on D«c. 5, there was no response to little Ong's knock. The boy
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  • 385 1 TWO DIE IN DAWN FIRE DRAMA Father's vain bid to save family Sunday Times Staff Reporter A YOUNG Singapore Eurasian father and his two-year old daughter perished, and his wife and Filipino mother-in-law were burnt, in a Christmas Eve fire which broke out in a Seah Street house Mt dawn
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  • 152 1 Bandits raid Ampang, kill 2 Sundiy Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sal. DANDITS raided Ampang village four miles from Kuala Lumpur last night, murdered two Chinese and attacked the police station. A party of the bandits was reported to have waited in a coffee shop while one of the victims,
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 1 THESE happy, carefree Orang Laut children are all smiles as they go to school in their own exclusive kampong in Lorong 3, Ceylang, Singapore. iSee story on Pag* 8). Sunday Times picture.
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  • 44 1 Sunday Time* Staff Correspondent PENANO, Sat— A wrdlct of suicide was returned by the Coroner, Mr. E. M. Smallwood, today on Ong Kar Geok. a T.B. patient of the General Hospital, who jumped 75 feet to vis death on Dec t.
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  • 59 1 Sunday Times Staff Reporter THE Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcplm Mac Donald, will fly to Java tomorrow to attend the handing over of power by the Dutch to the United States of Indonesia. Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, Mentrl Besar of Johore, has been selected as the official
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  • 107 1 Enemies of peace and goodwill GURNEY ON Sunday Time* Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. THE High Commissioner, Sir Henry Qurney. has sent out the following Christmas message to the people of Malaya: "The true Christmas message Is one of encouragement and hope. "In all our thoughts this year are those who
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  • 206 1 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday AN industrial bank, with branches throughout ha Federation, it to be la— chad early next ytjr. primarily with the object of helping Malay rural sma? holders. The bank, which will be open only to Malays, is to have
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  • 60 1 Sundjv rimes Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. Seven armed Malay and Chi- nese bandits entered Nam Sin Estate, near Johore Bahru, last night and demanded the keys of the smokehouse from the kepala. When he refused, they set j fire to the smokehouse as well as
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 1 'iILij AN Ewart won the third prlw at the Tanglin Club's children's fancy d rrss party on Thursday. At can be seen Gillian showed great intent** In her prize. Sunday Times picture.
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  • 60 1 SuuJay Times SUiT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. More police trucks are to be armoured, the Sunday Times is informed. The whole question of armouring police vehicles is at the moment under consideration by Government, which is expected to make a statement soon. Police Headquarters point
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  • 62 1 The Minister of Defence, Mr. A. V. Alexander, has sent the following message to all troops in Malaya: "I send you my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. My thoughts are wit.h you. May the operations on which you are engaged wit i
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  • 805 1 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Saturday. BANDITS who have surrendered have been providing the police with valuable information of operational and political importance. Some indication of the extent of their information is disclosed in an official release. One man, for example, has given detailed
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  • 20 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Sat. The Security Council will meet on Tuesday to resume its debate on the Kashmir question.-*
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    • 65 1 KHALIK JEWELLERS, 11. The Arcade. Singmpcre Extend to their Customers Friends A I MERR Y X'MAS 5 Christmas K \V T° a our P atronl Vi.ir.T? Sincere Greetings 3p All Good Wishes I*l 5 a i I MERRY CHRISTMAS and < HAPPY AMD PROSPEROUS I NEW YEAR May we serve
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    • 461 1 A Merry Christmas to all our Customers and Friends J The OLD SCHOOL TIE CO. 33-6 Cotoraan St., Singapore For the Suits that are admired. SUCH A STORY HAS RARELY BEEN TOLD MOT long after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese, under a blazing sun, 80 men and women
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  • 1775 2  -  EVELYN SPILSBURY and E.V. TULLEIT SPILSBURY SECRETS: Two political murders -by- QNLY twice ,in Spilsbury's 42 years of pathology was he called to a political murder, and on both occasions the victims, men with distinguished records of service to the country, were shot by
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  • 25 2 FIELD-MARSHAL Sir Henry Wilson (right) photographed at an official ceremony an hour before he died, Hie victim of two Irish gM .men
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  • 20 2 HANDCUFFED to a detective, Udham Singh is taken from Caxton Hall, London after killing Sir Michael ODwyer.
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  • 288 3 Same ship as late Governor Sunday Times Staff Reporter fATE plays strange tricks it did with the late Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan George Stewart, who was stabbed 1 9 days after arriving in Sarawak and subsequently died in the Singapore General Hospital. Sarawak, during Hie
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  • Article, Illustration
    31 3 WILLIAM HUNTER, as Wee Willie Winkle, looked a little startled as the Sunday Times cameraman took bis picture at the TangUn Club's children fancy dress party on Thursday. Sunday Times picture.
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    40 3 r8 erossbemrer, Mr. Leung Hln Yueng and Choristers WUmg Howe Peek Lin, Mrs. Wong Vow Chun, Miss Kaan Peek Hung and Miss Nora Lee at the open ing of St. Matthew's Church School. NeU Road, Singapore.— Sunday Tim es picture.
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  • 73 3 Sunday Times SUIT Reporter The Mayfalr Musical and Dramatic Association will celebrate Its 15th anniversary today at its premises In Robinson Road. A meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Representatives of various local clubs, associations and schools have been Invited to attend. After the meeting,
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  • 31 3 The Catholic Young Men's Association (Church of the Sacred Heart) will hold a Christmas party on Tuesday evening at the parochial home of the Rev. P. Chin. Tank Road.
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  • 66 3 Three Tamil, a Sikh, a Javanese and a Chinese, all employees of a store in Nee Soon, were charged yesterday In the Singapore Fourth Police Court with the theft from their store of 482 pillow cases and 74 mosquito nets valued at $1,008. All pleaded
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  • 40 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. The death took place yesterday of Inche Hassan bin Md. Amln, Hosplta Assistant, Genpral Hospital. He Is survived by a widow and five children The funeral to 5k place yesterday and was largely attended
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  • 26 3 RAUB. Sat. Mr. Chan Yee Seong has been elected Hon. Secretary of the Raub District Boy Scouts Association In place of Mr. A. Slnnatharnby.
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  • 34 3 A wedding picture caption In last week's Sunday Times Incorrectly gave the name of Mr. Jimmy Son Glow Slong's bride as Miss Soh Siok Chye. Her name Is Miss Chan Slok Chye.
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  • 40 3 Sunday Times Correspondent MALACCA, Sat. The poor of the Portuguese Settlement here yesterday received clothing and rice as Christmas gifts from donations given by the Malacca public and raised through the efforts of Mr. Brunton
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  • 170 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter COR the first time in the history of Indian amateur dramatics in Singapore, a woman will play opposite a man when the Indian Fine Arts Society presents Tagore's Sacrifice in the Victoria Theatre on Jan. 14 and 15. The woman to
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  • 240 3 Johore voices in world broadcast Sunday Times Staff Reporter TON ICHT over Radio Malaya listeners will be able to hear a 8.8.C. programme Commonwealth Christmas a round-the-world tour of Christmas messages and greetings in which the voices of people in )ohore will be heard. In the programme, which takes listeners
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  • 143 3 MEDALS FOR SEVENTEEN VOLUNTEERS Sunday Times Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sat CEVENTKEN members of the former F.M.S. and Strait* Settlements Volunteer Force* have been awarded Efficiency Medals by the High Commissioner A Government gazette notification issued yesterday listed the names of the following recipients of the award: F.M.S. Force— Sgt. Cecil
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  • 94 3 Sunday Time* Correspondent BENTONO, Sat. Two girls, Loke Ah Ngon, aged 17 and Ah Yen, aged 18 were brought before the Temerloh Court on a charge of having consorted with a person who had arms in his possession. Also facing a charge of having consorted with,
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  • 50 3 Sunday Times Staff Reporter In the Singapore Institute of Commerce typewriting competition, Mr. Ong Kirn Seng was awarded first place and Mr. Peter Yap second place in the non-students awards. In the students awards Mr. SO. Nalr and Miss Tan Slew Oek were awarded first and second place.
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    • 128 3 2 S To All Our Patrons The Festive Season SB— IB r Mk*jß!isßßßr^ I "___(Ml^_Jk«L fe •■'•■''■^^SBr i^^^^^^ What about Gifts I $»rr--* Jf the New Year? fJLusw-j' lUuwJt'l^ bs\ J p _T_______|Mgt%T |iitw«i^iiii Li. May we suggest:— l^*^^Mf^t^o^ t l^¥i^im^< "FAIR ISLE" Slipovers as f_^____jy^WWW^W^!»»^^ v^^ illustrated. Intricate Scot-
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 822 3 RADIO PROGRAMMES «1« C AFO» K. «»•«>* SaSSt f (elo 1 (cSff SUNDAY SUNDAY tooew); 6.46 "Intermission-; 7.15 9.00 Christmas greetings and 90 Chrlttmaa Greetings and News (French); 7 JO English Half Programme Summary 9.0S Call- Programme Summary; 9.03 Chrlit- Hour; 8.00 "Bing Crosby"; 8.15 Ing All Hospitals; 10.05 Music
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      103 4 AMONG the medical graduates who received ihe degrees of MB.. B.8. of the University of Melbourne at the graduation ceremony last week is 22-year old Miss Mona Lim Slew Geek younger daughter of Sir Han Hoe and Lady Lim of Singapore. Miss Lim was a pupil of Raffles Girls School
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    • 173 4 Preferred books to play ALTHOUGH Tan Boon Tea of Kemaman is only six years old (he celebrated his birthday this week) he is already in the third standard at school ana came out first in the class examination. Boon Tee is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Ching Kam
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    • 161 4 NINETEEN-year-old Lance Corporal Kenneth Charles Lovatt, whose parents live at Cheadle, Staffs, is gaining great recognition In Malaya for his ability as an organist and pianist. Several months ago. Radio Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, gave him an open Invitation to play for a quarter
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    • 169 4 ONE of the earliest Internees to receive and grasp his freedom with both hands the moment it came was Mr. Carr Johns, Armenian business man of Rangoon. He is now in Singapore, attending to the restoration of the Armenian Church in Hill Street »see story on page
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    • 92 4 THE energetic Taiplng representative of the Peralc Motorcycle Club. 45--year-old Mr. A. M. Lesslar, although a teacher by profession, has been interested In motor mechanics since he was a boy. During his leisure, he is often to be seen around motor repair shops, dabbling with repairs.
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    • 127 4 A NATURAL deformity (he lacks his left leg from the A knee downwards) has done little to deter Mr. Chiew Pa*- Yik from taking part in one of his favourite hobbies. that of amateur ac.*ino. i ct. it has lent colour and authenticity to
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    • 169 4 ONCE described as Penang's "most popular man," Nai Chal Suwannathat. the Siamese Consul celebrated his 42nd birthday last week with a buffet party at which virtually every section of Penang society was represented. Nai Chal Suwannathat's contribution to greater communal friendship in Penang received recent recognition from
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    • 160 4 Greetings to all our Clients. Dealers and Associates. MONTOR LTD. PHONES: 5891/5892 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE Best Wishes for Christmas and the Coming Year pT7PWV^*****77P7*^^^ Sfi^Nsw h/ lsjJ^S^^g<rtyvj^i^BK yfev 'J^r shoe" tr ""n H££ L r- Ca n a 'or for i Cor >fiH °Oy f.i c Ornf~ w c n
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  • 1293 5  -  T.C. KOH by TKDDAY Is the one 1 day in the year people of all faiths and no faith at all Join together in celebration of a festival that has a deep religious significance. For centuries past Christmas has had such an appeal
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  • 674 5 asks JOHN PREBBLE ■Thrre comes a time when women of most excellent character for some extraordinary reason for which they are to be pitied ra'her than blamed— find tnemsolves unable to resist an overmastering temptation to take something from a <■: without paying for
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 86 5 COLD STORAGE wishes you a n My teeth really ARE whiterthanks to the Irium in Yes, Pepsodent is the only toothpaste that contains Irium. And there's no more effective teeth cleansing substance than Irium known to dental science You can see the difference when the Irium in Pepsodent removes the
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  • 1625 6  - CHURCH WITH DOORS CLOSED DEREK DRABBLE In Singapore, this Christmas Day, there is a by ■JODAY there is one church in Singapore whose doors will not be open for the Christmas festival the oldest house of God in the Colony. The Armenian Church in Hill Street stands on Dec. 25,
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  • 250 6 QHRISTMAS comes but once a year except to Mr. Herbert H. Martin. 68-year-old secretary of the Lord's Day Observance Society, and hi? paid organisers. It doesn t come to them at all this year because Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. With one exception they will forget
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    • 415 6 WHY DENTISTS THEMSELVES CLEAN THEIR TEETH THIS CORRECT WAY Baby's VC"iiJom still smaller, with 2 rows HOW To CLEAN OUTSIDE UPPER FRONT TEETH r \^'J r i ~M •I G 0. Plac* iht brush hiad lifhtly em lhs fumi W t i^» /V/^k HI above iht tooth Urn. Thtn tri'lA
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  • 127 7 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sat.— WHETHER Seremban will have an amusement park or not will be considered at the last Town Board meeting of the year to be held on Thursday at ten a.m. One of the items on the j agenda is to consider
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  • 53 7 JOHORE. BAHRU. Sat— An rx-gratia payment of $100 has been granted to Naib Penghuln Sarkam bin Haji Ibrahim, of Parit Slmpan. Muklm Minyak Beku. Bato Pahat, on his retirement on account of old age and poor health. The Nalb Penghulu had more than 20 years' service as
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  • 20 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. Dec. 24. 8288.12 2 Unchanged. London. Friday. Dec. 23. Spot £605. Three months buyers C 582.5.«.
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  • 362 7 May be modelled on Singapore Sunday Times Staff Correspondent PENANG, Saturday. QETAILS of Pen ing's preliminary plan to introduce popular elections to the Municipal Commission are expected to be announced by the Resident Commissioner, Mr. A. V. Aston, at next Wednesday's meeting of the Settlement
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  • 74 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat More than 100 children, accompanied by their parents attended the Chrinmas Tree party held by St Christopher's Church at the Johore Civil Service Assojiacion premises yesterday The Sunday School children gave a programme of songs and sketches after which father Christmas (Mr. F. M Smi:h»,
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  • 34 7 SEGAMAT, Sat. Mr. K. Raphavan from Selangor has arrived at Segamat to replace Mr. J. A. N. Corera as offlcer-in-charge of the Electricity Board. Mr. Corera has left for India on leave.
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  • 28 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat.— An area of 670 acres in the muklm of Tanjong Kupas has been added to the Pendas Forest Reserve in Pontian district.
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  • 35 7 SEGAMAT, Sat.— Sikhs will celebrate the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh, their tenth and last guru, on Monday. There will be a prayer meeting and feeding of the poor at the Segamat "Gurdwara."
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  • 135 7 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. f^ BILL is to be introduced in the Kelantan State Council shortly to enable heads of Government departments in the State to impose fines on subordinate officers drawing a salary of less than $150 a month for neglect
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  • 50 7 REX: Joan Of Arc; PAVILION. King ot the Rocket Men, COLISEUM: Advenfires of Frank and Jesse James; ODEON: Little Women; CATHAY: Devamanogarl .Tamil i MADRAS: Hearts Aflame (Mandarin); EMPIRE: Riding the Lone Trail and The Fabulous Suzanne; HINDUSTAN: Sanyasi (Hind), CENTRAL. Lalla ..hi.m i (Tamil).
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  • 32 7 CATHAI: Tulsa; ODLoN: The Bark leys of Broadway; LIDO: Red Canyon; REX: Black Magic, GLOBE: Kissing Bandit; MAJESTIC: Casbah (Matinee 13.30 p.m.); WINDSOR: lnbavallt Tamil v NEW WORLD: Penan« Trade Fair.
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  • 17 7 ..CAPITOL: Mr. Joseph Young of Africa; BAVOT: Sole Survivor (Mandarin); REX: Look for Bilvei T iniug.
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  • 16 7 PLAZA: Maytlme In \!.iyfali, METROPOLE: Adventures of Don Juan: CATtfAYt The Bribe; smihibe. Mayavathi iTamilt.
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 7 M"- r. M °J£ X T. Eft SSSSS por. p«non»Htiw, w.r. prf Pictuf by V. C. Lee.
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  • 234 7 Sunda/ Time* Staff Correspondent 1 SEREMBAN. Saturday. CONSIDERABLE expansion in maternity and child welfare services took place in Negn j*"»J»«" during 1949, according to Dr. A Bearblock. the State Medical and Health Officer, N.S., m a review of the activities of his department. There are
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  • 53 7 FAILED TO REPORT BIRTH-CHARGE MUAR. Sat. Haji Daud bin Haji Malek was summoned before the Muar magistrate on a charge of omitting to furnish particulars of the birth of a child in a house at Kampong Sungel Terap of which he was the occupier. The case was postponed to December
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    • 398 7 m v Merry Christmas AND A jC a Happy New Year 2 to all I B n crosley w "T^.- SHELVADOR Sole Agents: V, LEE FLETCHER, W 102-106, Orchard Road, Singapore. Phone SSM ■Pi I I T* "Jr T I 1 I /2U- i~V i^EO^m Krom the heirt of the
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  • 61 8 LATE MADAM CHIN /ill MN'S family thank relations, friends, S.t Joseph's Inst., staff lor tokens and expression of sympathy. THE PRESIDENT Mr. Llm Chuan Geok and the organising committee of the Singapore Badminton Hall Fund sincerely thank all members and friends who helped to collect funds for their Flag
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  • 23 8 THE PRINCIPAL and staff Of tin- Singapore ins'Kute 01 nomnuni- win al! itutolU, past and a Merry Xmas and a New Year.
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  • 283 8 THE SUNDAY TIMES SINGAPORE, DEC. 25, 1949. The First Christmas Morning LND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. M H W
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  • 1171 8  -  H.D. COLLINGS by Curator of Anthropology Raffles Museum IT is now rather fashionable to call a Malay anyone who speaks that language, claims to be a Mohammedan, and has his homeland in the Indonesian area; but this practice is far from correct, for it includes
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  • 703 8 Five minutes with the world's wittiest men— 4 JONATHAN SWIFT (1667J 1745) was born and died in Dublin. A prolific xorner of polemics and satires, he is best remembered for "Gulliver* Travels." This book originally a bitter indictment of social customs and of the whole human race, has become,
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  • 190 9 SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB: NEW BASE Assistance from Govt. Sunday Times Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT is to assist the Royal Singapore Flying Club to find a new home following the decision that it must leave its present site at Kallang Airport because of the increasing development of commercial airlines. Mr. A. Savage,
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  • Article, Illustration
    42 9 'rWENTY-EIGHT inmates 1 of the Singapore Children's Aid Society enjoyed a festive supper on Friday when a Christmas p.irt> was arranged, for their benefit. On the left is Mrs. H. C. Rodgers. who played the part of "Mother Christmas." Sunday Times picture.
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  • 39 9 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Pat More than 300 babies were present at *,he Kuala Kangsar Infants Welfare Centre yesterday for a Christmas Party organised oy Sutpr K Rf>e/ee The children were Riven toys and sweets.
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  • 107 9 CLOWNS AND ELEPHANT AT A PARTY Sunday Times Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. A successful Christmas party was held yesterday in the Camp Cinema, MaIjedee Barracks, when the children of 75 officers and other ranks were amused by the antics of five clowns. Sabu, the elephant from the Johore Zoo,
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  • 39 9 KUALA KANGSAR, Sat. Mr. G. E. Henning, general manager of Kati Estate, Kuala Kangsar, and Mrs. Henning have returned after their holiday in Britain and South Africa. Mr. Henning vill be stationed at Pinji Estate, Lahat. Perak.
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  • 214 9 Sunday Times Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. THE question was whether a cavalry man could march just as well as an infantry man. The argument started at one Christmas party. The infantry man said that cavalry just could not walk. A challenge was
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  • Article, Illustration
    38 9 The Children's Aid Society held a Christmas party for 28 children on Friday at the society's premises. Picture shows three -year old twins Arthur and John looking at the photographer while eating their Christmas supper. —Sunday Times picture.
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  • 157 9 Sunday Times Staff Reporter J-HREE V \R-OLD John, his twin brother Albert. 26 other children of the Singapore Children's Aid Society, its "old" boys and girls and a neighbouring orang titan "Koko," had the time of their lives at a Christmas party held on Friday
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  • 69 9 Sunday Times Staff Corresponden SEGAMAT, Sat. A FIGHT over wages between an employer and his lorry driver resulted in a charge of assault being preferred against the driver. 23--year-old Scow Meow Yew. in the Segamat Court. "My employer owes me several months' wages," said Scow. "and
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  • 304 9 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent PENANC, Saturday. AN exchange of students between Malaya and Sweden is envisaged in a plan now being considered by "My Friend Abroad," one of the leading 'pen-pal' organisations in Scandinavia. In* a letter to a Penang representative of the organisation, the
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  • 69 9 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent SEGAMAT. Sat. Bail in $500 was allowed 28-year-old J. G. Mac Donald. security officer of Chang Wing Estate at Bekok. charged before the Segamat Circuit Magistrate for causing the death of a 14-year-old Chinese schoolgirl as the result of a negligent
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    27 9 Two studies at the Tanglin Club Children's fancy dress party. Above: a stem young cave man. Below: a genial Little Boy Blue (Peter Beohm). Sunday Times pictures.
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  • 95 9 Sunday Times Staff Reporter ANE fate of "Solomon," who v has been missing from her home In Marine Drive, Katong, since last Wednesday is worrying her owners, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lewis of the same address. They have offered a reward for her return. "Solomon" is
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  • 78 9 Sunday Times Staff Correspondent BENTONG, Sat.— Charged In the Temerloh Sessions Court before Mr. J. R. Whlmster with having distributed placards containing "an incitement which was likely to lead to a breach of peace," two young Chinese, Ng Chin Kian and Tan Kin Lian, had
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  • 246 9 FEDERAL CITIZEN FORMS RACKET Sunday Times Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sat. \&/ITH the approach of the date for th I tightening up of the language qualification for Federal citizenship, a new racket has started here in the past few days, during which there has been a rush for applications particularly among
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  • 43 9 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association, the Singapore Chamber of Commerc* Rubber Association and th» Malayan Sharebrokers' Association will be officially closed tomorrow and Tuesday for the Christmas holidays and on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. 1050, for the New Year holidays.
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  • 726 10  -  NAT GUBBINS By A report says: "Scotland Yard believe that the increase in armed hold-ups is due to the fact that many members of the underworld are short of money for ('hriMmas" »PHE scene is an underworld parlour after supper the ni»ht before Christmas Eve. Stick
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  • 888 10 Sunday CINEVIEW THE CAY LADY A GAIETY girl called Trottie True With heart of gold and blood not blue Meets and marriet a real live peer An makes the grade in new career. THE prevalent fashion for British films dealing with the Edwardian period, begun so successfully and so tastefully
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  • 196 10 Records Worth Hearing V/ and a masterpieca a* French music is his Daphnis «f CMoe S.ite No 2. Thh twite set to |ac«uei Amyots story or the same Name has a magnificence worthy of the delicate beauty of the tale. The suite ia ia three parts. Lever dv |our. Pantomime
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 98 10 a lovely mouth is j^^ro^l pond's LIPS $f^g[ A woman's lip* tclJ the story of aflgssk fkasV bb(bW/ I her moods- Your lips sxe you! l^^gaaas^^ JfKftP Liiing uui their loveliness with laKT^rW^ Pond'i LIPS' In alluring shades, jL-^. xa//n-texrurcd. Pond*i LIPS trt *]a v£J made foi you. This lipstick
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    • 441 10 iRYLCREEM I t C 4 Irtf When you walk out to the wicket or enter the conference room, what sort (M9t| of impression do you makr? Handsome. tidy hair is the first step to a smarS appearance. For this reason Bryloreero; §ls the choice of leading personalities: everywhere. Brylcreem disciplines
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 539 10 W/MAW m I F m CIRST Highlight In thii A T 2 P- m on Boxing r week's broadcast Is of Da y y° u near course the extension of »P ecial Royal ITMA perhours. Tonight Radio Ma- formance. This was recorded laya is on the air until lam on
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    • 374 10 CATHERINE KAN and John Duclos are presenting their special Music of the Far East programme this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Music and Song programme at 11 o'clock tonight will include some carols specially recorded by the Methodist Girls' School Choir. There is a special late dance music session on
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  • 975 11  -  MARY HEATHCOTT by EASTERN women know how to use modern cosmetics as well as their Western sisters but, when they come to London, they are not above taking lessons iX the source, and learning a few more beauty tips to go back home with. Recently to
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  • 128 11 JpOR table decoration keep the centre-piece low If you have a frameles* mirror place it in the middle of the table, fill a flower ring with holly and mistletoe, and stand it on the mirror. Stand a single red candle 'n the centre of the flower ring. The
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  • 1024 11 When a man finds his crt thusiasm waning for a gin and attempts to tell her so she resorts to tears and sobs, and makes him feel such v lov: specimen that he patches things up again. And so it goes on, she holding on like grim death
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    98 11 pOCKTAIL hats are the millinery fashion hit of the year. More and more women are insisting on wearing them for dining and dancing. For cocktail parties or evening wear, the hat must be small. For evening wear, a velvet or brocade cap trimmed with jet or sequins is pretty. But
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 188 11 COOL for action! /cricx tor fitness The unique .Aertex cellular weave is more healthful to wear, light in weight, cooi yet snug. See the smart Aertex range of men's, women's and children's underwear, shirts and pyjamas specially de»igned to keep their shape and vasli wdL xlHl CMUIM tttUUi WtAVI Writ*
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    • 370 11 m&\ BAD TIME ■^TOMORROW A foo4 nif ht out mum a bid \j\ head n«it morning if you don't .^D^P^'^^P^tJ^^. >lw tat* precautions. You should \til VlfeLlVs t«k« two Atpro t.bltts bttc* "^^t^lfc I l>Ci fWrV\ starting your night out md All 1 1*1/ th# i| in V" 111 I■
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 163 12 AMERICAN TECHNICAL BOOKS I\u i 'ion. Standard Handli ok Electrical Engineern Hflik. —$39.00 I' Mining Engineers Ilindbook 52.00 An Ttcma Civil Engineers H.mdbook J9.00 /w ::in Machinists Hand- 15.00 eh. Handbook Englii inn Fundamentals 19.50 Alm, s Engineers Yearbook <: v imes) 3«.00 KELLY WALSH LTO. Booksellers Stationer*. KnfHe* Plare,
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    • 206 12 Wkkhm AH A tfERRY CHRISTMAS —To-day at 11 a.m.— Warner Bro's THE TIME, THE PLACE AND THE GIRL in Technicolor To-day at 3. S.M A 9.15 ■> R-K-O"s M MR. JOSEPH YOIH4G OF AFRICA 11 —To-morrow at 11 a.m. 20th t>nturjr-Fox's "THREE LITTLE GIRIS IN BLIE" in Technicolor phdif 10
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    • 297 12 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year To All Our Customers U. S. de Silva Jewellers 106, Orchard Road, IMIM.MOIWI.-.KM Morning Matinee At 11 a.m. TODAY M.G.M.s "HOLIDAY IN MEXICO"* Technicolor Tomorrow Tuesday Warner's "THE TIME. THE PLACE AND THE GIRL" Technicolor Upstairs $1; Downstairs :>oo. LAST 3
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 800 12 THIS WEEK THIS WEEK FOR YOU 20)— Somewhat"troubled at- FOR ALL mosphere in the domestic CAPRICORN (Dec. 21— circle; one of the family TODAY: Christmas bells j an 19) Don't expect proves temperamental or are not likely to ring in poser Christmas celebrations to go lone-standing grievances are or xoodwill.
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    • 388 12 PARTY PASTIMES TWO party pastimes that usually prove amusing In any company, young or old or mixed, are the following: 1. Ask a person to pat the top of his head with his left hand and at the same time rub his chest with his right hand. When he does
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    • 274 12 WMZS MANY people brilliant In buslness, the profession* and even mathematics are practically devoided of card sense. I might add that some very brilliant bridge players are not so good at other things. While lota of these business and professional men love to play bridge, they have concentrated go much
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    • 249 12 When you have one of these objectives In mind you will do a lot better than If you bid simply because It Is your turn. Not ao long ago I saw a player make a two club over-call after an opening one spade bid. He had S. x x x
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  • 622 13 IN PRAISE OF SCR OOGE MARY BAXTER, a party-hater, writes JHE works of Dickens, the wonderauthor, are a constant delight and of all the characters he created my heart goes out in sympathy not to Little Nell nor Oliver Twist, nor Mr. Micawber, but to Scrooge. Scrooge the honest, Scrooge
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  • 633 13 By A Speeia* Correspondent THE enrmtmas spirit was certainly abroad last night. For those who are feeling a little jaded this morning and finding it difficult to recapture last night's careless rapture, here are some party pick-me-ups that may help. TOM COLLINS DISSOLVE a teaspoonful of sugar in
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  • 300 13 ■pHE money collected in the wooden boxes placed at the entrances of wards in Singapore's Tan Tock Seng Hospital during the last few months and gifts from leadIng commercial firms have made it possible for the patients of the hospital to have a real
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 71 13 The FINEST BICYCLE BUILT to 3a* \t~z£M ALL LEADING ~f Hercules Jf '-t Niftcuus cycii motor coMMjrr uo JSCR&p> A£M£S£NTATIV£S i t. V. MITCHELL ft CO. LTIX 18 BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE |M_lL3L^ With Best Wishes for Christmas and Every Success in 1950 To All Our Patrons. M. MOHAMED DULFAKIR CO.,
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    • 146 13 BOY I ;B| Fimoui paint* 3H »> "*^k ingbythegreat jH /4»X-lV trait painter \y\\ 4V'-"' Jm^ xjn v r BC*32Si til i.*" v iM \s LI v ,-ji a F_l t^y that reminds me.... g&. |p;CORK TIPPED /^V| A tlie^^' packet %i SjA You'll enjoy the last cigarette a «a!\
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 96 13 CROSSWORD SOLUTION Across: 1. Oanaster. 6, Left. 9. Ideal. 10. Fatr.ters. 12. Arid. 13, Seeds. 15. Vesta. 18, Rests. 21. Eat. 22. Store. 25. Use. 26 Extenuate. 27. The. 29. Raced. 30. Dot. 32. Sepia. 34, Steps. 36, Cycle. 39. Dado. 41, Aerostat. 42. Liner. 43. Odes. 44. Preceded. Down:
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  • 610 14 Beat Singapore Civilians 11—3 Services 11; Civilians 3. SINGAPORE Combined Services maintained their unbeaten record in the H.M.S. Malaya Cap competition when they out-played Singapore Civilians to the tune of 11 points (a goal and two tries) to three (a penalty) at Jalan Besar yesterday,
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  • 26 14 Sunday Times Pant Bontar Sports Correspondent INDIANS drew with Pirates at A hockey on Friday, neither side scoring. Indians finished tba season as champions,
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  • 175 14 Sportsman of the Year WHO was Malaya's T "Sportsman of the Year" In 1949? In next week's issue, SUNDAY TIIVIF.S sports columnist •SHARPSHOOTER." aided by a panel of correspondents in all parts of the country, will nominate the year's outstanding: sportsman. Will it be the world's No. 1 badminton player,
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  • 124 14 Sunday Times Jobore Bahrn Sports Correspondent LJOLDING an advantage in play n> for long periods, Singapore Police beat South Johore Rugby Football Club by 13 points (two goals and a try) to a goal In a game played at Johore Bahru yesterday. Police led
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  • 35 14 Sunday Times Sermmat SparU Correspondent pLAYINO together for the first tune this season as a team. Segamat Malays beat Sikhs 4-0 at hockey. Ibrahim Sohot (2) and. Mazlan (2) wera the scorer*
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  • 385 14 Sunday Times Penan* SporU Reporter CELANOOR, holders of tte 0 Burma-Malaya Polo challenge Cup, were surprisingly eliminated by the Brigade of Guards In the first round of the Penans Polo Club Xmafi tournament on th» Polo Club ground yesterday. The Brigade of Guards, a team consisting
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  • 42 14 r^EYLON Sports Club hockey team against Selangor Sikhs on the Raffles Institution ground tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. will oe: Thevarajah, Rajallngam, Nagalah Ramallngam, Velupillal, Shegaran. S. K. Sundram, Vljlaratnam, W. Ponnlah, A. Kartm and 8. Kulasingham. Reserve: S. Rajah.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 164 14 GRAND HOLIDAY MIDNIGHT ATTRACTIONS! f MIDNIGHT TONIGHT w_. All The Glamour and Excitement of THE GREAT WHITE WAY! Vft* ASTAIRE 8t ROGERS -Sfl^y Will Sing and Dance Right Into Your Heart 1^ y %rsu^^ V Due to the COLOSSAL CROWD which Attended The First Midnight Show HUNDREDS HAD TO BE
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    • 7 14 Wt ffiasim MWST^ COMPLIMENTS <f h* >SEA<SOM
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    • 251 14 A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS ft M^^F m f'^ >\ 7 Valves A.C. New 1950 Model. High sensitivity for better foreign reception. Bandspread Tuning, Marconiphone Quality, and fully treated for Tropical use. Sole Agents "rUnbaken T"~~ Neutralize the rising cost of aJj^M^^ petrol by fitting Runbaken V/JtipSi^,
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  • 2461 15 2 horses score first time out By EPSOM JEEP MASTERING Kinder Gold in a thrilling duel all the way down the straight, Perostan (Tulloh) scored a brilliant victory in the B|furlongs Xmas Trophy for top-class stayers at Penang yesterday, first day of the Penang Turf Club
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    49 15 UNEXPECTED obstacles in a hurdle race at Sandown (England) racecourse on Dec. 16 were provided by two horses and their jockeys M. Molony (right, in spotted jacket) and S. Baxter. D. Dillon (left) was able to negotiate these hindrances, but R. Francis had to check his mount.— A.P. picture.
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  • 511 15 By CAPTAIN THE year's biggi KutherinK 01 badminton players and officials will be seen at Ipoh today when the triangular tournament opens between teams, both men and women, representing ■Vnang, Perak and Selangor. The annual general meeting of the Badminton Association of Malaya will Uso
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  • 36 15 "CPSOM JEEP," the Sun- day Times rating reporter tipped five straight winners at yesterday's Penang races. They were Oomaridairn ($43), Nessus ($l3), Christmas Knight ($22), Perostan ($l5) and Brilliant Marc ($2l).
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  • 66 15 Sunday Tiura Kuala Lumpur Sport* Correspondent CELANOOR CLUB beat the Klang Club In a Selaneor Ruirbv tournament game by 30 points to nil played on the Belangor Club padang yesterday evening. At half-time the winners led by 16 polnte to nil. Selangor's points came from three
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    • 242 15 spit gre^ t mgs^^^ W GOOD CHEER W V V A ROUSING HOLIDAY P lcture SPECTACLE AT ITS MOST SPECTACULAR AND WHAT A FIRE SCENE WALTER WANGER jp sufi b^b^T SUSAN ROBERT 1JQ&&, fm MM* CH|U WIUS UOYD GOUGH Jk\ DirecKd by STUAUT MEISLEt IB^>i>^ JAn Eagle Lion Films Release
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    • 279 15 ITS FASHIONABLE fj to DINE, WINE and DANCE at the j*< jk Ballroom i\-^3l!l©^ Restaurant 1? but DON'T IK 1 >1 >l A DISAPPOINT MADAM! IJ Mike turr of your f^k^'^ufK. WISHING EVERYBODY A &yx&l %edPie To-day you can see the picture they are cheering at the state. Sydney,— at
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  • 474 16  -  EPSOM JEEP Dark Brocade is chief rival Uv "H v.iriON sprinter Bright Eyes is at her peak but, brilliant as she is, I doubt she can afford to t micede as much as 251 b. to that promising new- < nmer Theatre in the P. and O. Sprint
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  • 1055 16  -  EPSOM JEEP By BEST BET on the card at Penang tomorrow is Dance Hall in the 6f. -furlong sprint for Class 1, Div. 3 horses. This speedy chestnut broke th e ice at Bukit Timah in November when he outsped a division three
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  • 248 16 EPSOM JEEP CALL EOT ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSER CL 1. Dlt. l-6f. THEATRE Dark Brocade Brlf ht Eysa DARE BROCADE Kirn Arthur Theatre DARK BROCADE Croydon Theatre DARK BROCADE Theatre Brit-ht Eyes THEATRE Dark Brocade Croydon CL 1, Dlt. 2-6 f. OREGON Token Minstrel Boy OREGON Prince
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  • 845 16 DELOIV is the card for tomorrow, second day of the Penang Turf Club Xmas-New Year meeting. O. lit of running art ntchfnps will be issued by the P.T.C. at 11 a.m. today. Class I, Div. I—6 Furs. 031 Bright Eye* U. 09 "August Stable" Rcugers 002 Princess Guinevere
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  • 135 16 PNTRIES for the Individual and team competition in the first Malayan archery championship to be held at the Royal Johore International Club. Johore Bahru. on Jan. 29, close on Jan. 30 and all intending competitors are requested to apply to the hon. secretary,
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  • 80 16 Sanday Times Penan* Sport* Correspondent rpHE 15-man King's Own York- shire Infantry Headquarters Company on Friday evening won the K.0.Y.L.1. Christmas shooting competition at Olugor Barracks with a score of 315 out or a maximum of 600 point*. The competition was for newlyjoined draftees from the United
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  • 38 16 Sunday Time* Segamat Sports Correspondent rE annual Segamat District inter-club lawn tennis competition for the Oracle Shield has begun In the first match, th» newly formed International Club scored a 4 l win over Malay Club
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  • 27 16 Sunday Times Penaag Sport« Reporter rpHE Penang v. Rest rugger 1 match scheduled to be played on the international Ohib ground yesterday was cancelled.
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  • 97 16 »JiHE flrst v motor gymkhana in Penang, organised by the Automobile Association of Malaya and the Penang Motor Cycle Club, will be held on New Year's Day, starting at 9. am. at North Beach read. The main object of the gymkhana, which will become an annual event,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 52 16 57mnHiitiT?7nTnnTnTnnnTnnTiTwninTiiP CHOP HOCK CHYE of 301 Bakit Timah Road, Singapore (Tel. 7252) Wishes All Its Patrons A Merry Christmas AND A Prosperous Now Year muniiniiiiijiiMiini^ j ngbt for Pa And right for Ma lt'% right for little mt: If you use Wrigbfi Like all of us How rtgbt you too
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    • 5 16 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS— P. 15
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    • 288 16 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. HAVE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THAT a MALAYAN AIRWAYS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED FROM IST. |ANUARY 1950 PRINCIPAL AGENTS FOR THE V NEW 8.0.A.C. ARCONAUT SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE TO THE U.K. VIA COLOMBO IN ADDITION TO THE 8.0.A.C. ARCONAUT SERVICE TO HONG KONC. Enquiries and Bookings MANSFIELD CO., Li
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