The Singapore Free Press, 8 December 1948

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press <ARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA K. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1948. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    FIRE DAMAGES SHAW FILM H.Q.
    273 1 Hundreds see night blaze Free Press Staff Reporter Ul NDREDS of people and a squad of police who cordoned off the area watched a fire gut the roof and second storey of Shaw Brothers tilm headquarters at Robinson Road early this mornin which swept tiding,
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    PERATION ON MARSHALL
    13 1 .all, eturned from N >v. 22, *o rfii d. Reuter
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    Forgery charge arrests
    7 1 Forgery charge arrests The Press Staff Reporter
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    Protest on squatters
    60 1 rH K British Government ivtaiting further 111--ition from the Chinese rnment on the eviction of hinese squatters from land in Malaya during recent British operations terrorists, a Foreign Office spokesman said hina recently prott to Britain about evictions, naming places which the Foreign Office tould not locate
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    BARTER TALKS
    17 1 -rlands >ner for Ind den Hollander, will fly B for d .s affect- i Indo-
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    U.N. ASKED TO ACT ON KOREA
    108 1 ijr. THE chairman of the U.S delegation, Mr. John Foster Dulles, yesterday asked the United Nations to intervene to protect the Repubi; Korea against violence from Soviet-dominated North Kor Mr. Dulles ri< the Communist regime of North Korea asserts its determination to govern the
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    Indonesians drowned
    20 1 Seven Indonesian women were drowned when their small boat capsized in the river Tjisedane. near Batavia. yesterday.— U.P.
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    COLONIES CAN HAVE OWN NAVIES
    170 1 LONDON, Tuesday. rDER the Colonial Naval Defence Bill, the text of which was published today, formal provision is made for the raising and maintenance of such units as the Malayan Naval Force, which is to be a pore responsibility. The Bill, introduced In the House
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    ECAFE seeks compromise on Indonesia
    120 1 ECAFE seeks compromise on Indonesia LAPSTONE (NSW>. Tues. NEW ZEALAND'S dele. Brig. F. L. Hunt, is ex•*d to try to forestall r he itened Dutch walk-out j from the U.N. Economic I Commission for Asia and the East by proposing that the Dutch and Indonesian applications be accept- p<l at
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    'EDUCATE ASIANS' PLEA TO AUSSIES
    164 1 'EDUCAT E ASIANS PLEA TO A USSIES SYDNEY. Tuesday. rHE Vice Chancellor of Australia's National University, Prof. D. B. Copeland, who was formerly Australian Ambassador to Nanking, urges that Australia spend, at least, $3,000,000 yearly to bring Asian students- who will one day lead the countries of the E; Australian
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    810,000 in British forces
    81 1 LONDON, Tuesday. I*HE Defence Minister, Mr. A V Alexander, told the House oi Commons today that the total estimated strength of Britain's armed forces of Jan. 1 will be 810.500. In a written reply to a question, he gave these details: Royal Navy: Regulars, 118 000;
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    Dutch denial of Indies failure
    202 1 AMSTERDAM, Wednesday. THE Dutch Minister of Overseas Territories. Mr. M. J. .Nassrn, said on arrival here last night after ions with the Indonesian Republic at Jogjakarta that there had been no breakdown in the negotiations. The main point of difference, he said, concerned the powers
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    TRUMAN BID TO AID REFUGEES
    53 1 TRU MAN BID TO AID REFUGEES PRESIDENT Truman will re- commend to Congress that the United States coniribute up to $16,000,000 for the relief of refugees from the Palestine ft^hti! Most of the 400,000 to 500,000 refugees are said to bp Living in famine and In Syria. Lebanon. )L, Trans
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    BURNT OUT FLOOR
    37 1 BURNT OUT FLOOR >or and ro< Shaw Bros film headquarters at Robinson Road, completely gutted by a fire pt the bin! early this morning. Picture y a Free I from a Brigade e~ ladder outside the building.
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    BURMA REBELS KILL POLICE
    83 1 BURMA REBELS KILL POLICE THREE members of ihc Burmese military police were killed and 20, including Lwu officers, taken as hostages when insurgents attacked a Government storm launch 30 miles west of Rangoon. River pirates killed four people in a raid on a Rangoon bound ferry. They captured 20 members
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    350 screened in police checks
    52 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THREE hundred and fifty 1 people were "screened" in two police security checKs late yesterday and this morndng in Chua Choo Kang Road and Jurong Road areas. All had identity cards, except one old Chinese woman, who was sick. No one
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    NO INVITATION
    33 1 A Government spokesman in New Delhi yesterday denied knowledge of any official invitation by the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, to President Soekarno, of the Indonesian Reoublic. to visit India.- A.P.
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    FOUR ARMIES TRAPPED BY PENGPU REDS
    259 1 FOUR ARMIES TRAPPED BY PENGPU REDS NANKING, Wednesda fyiTH four Nationalist army groups encircled north of Nanking and facing possible destruction, military circles here are giving renewed attention t* defences along the Huai River and the lightly-held Yangtze River line, final barrier to the Communisl assault upon Nanking. Red vanguard
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    Mme. Chiang
    66 1 IN Washington, it is announced that Madame Chiang Kai-shek will meet President Truman on Friday at a White House tea party which will also be attended by Mrs. Truman and Mrs. George Marshall. Diplomatic quarters in Washington say that no real discussion of the China situation will be
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    BRITISH, U.S. PROTECTION MOVES IN S'HAI
    66 1 BRITISH, U.S. PROTECTION MOVES IN S'HAI SHANGHAI V BRITAIN and the Ui I States are making parationof their event of I I capturing Shang r British c using a they would leavwarfare engulf» >ntingent of U.S ported to be di. Shanghai today tao but there confirmation of I cial said
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    STOP PRESS Bandits burn down station
    53 1 STOP PRESS Bandits burn down station Free Pi respondent Kl ALA Ll'MPl'K. Wed BANDITS last night attacked and burnt down the railway station iv half-miles north «>f Srrendah in Selangor. This attack and the resultant damage to signalling communications resulted in a two-and-a-half-hour delay to the northbound Penan? train. further
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    Royal Show Visitors
    705 2 BY OUR LONDON FILM REPORTER INTEREST has been centred to a great nt on arrivals, first of Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, glad to be home again with pleasant memories of their highly successful ralian tour; and then of some of the American film stars who
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    28 2 iret Lock new Corfield-H ri 'qt Two Cities Before You bo\ the sheath opped a her to 4 high'om '-:ped r and ton a huge, mased atched n.
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    18 2 Looking alluringly seduc■n star Marft is to be seen soon fn //ie lf< tro-Golduyn-rce of r ohn id.
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    Tricky Hits
    69 2  -  BOB THOMAS B, BOLLYWOOD I've bee s for a lon said actor Kirk D punched me on His boxinp gj again—: interes* Doutrlas wa v deir the g< movie f). his arrr murderou back at before was U piece i The "a In y fasi chin b;of fist
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    Bridge Problem
    11 2 Neither side heart >- :uny oc. third club d scarding
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      1085 2 What's On PAVILION: "Never Say Goodbye/' starring Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker. A comedy -romance which screens from tomorrow. CATHAY: Mourning Becomes Electra/' starring Rosalind Russell, Michael j Redgrave, Raymond Mas- sey, Katina Paxinou. Dra- ma: begins tomorrow. W.HAMBRA: "Blood and Sand," with Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Rita Hay
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    IRGUN CHIEF AT NEW YORK
    42 3 IRGUN CHIEF AT NEW YORK recepi m ichen Beigin, the leader of the Jeicish terrorist organisation, Irgun Zvai Leurhi, received when he arrived at La Guardia Airport. New York. Beigin ht foreground) is hatwearing glasses, his head partly turned to the can,
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    Red 'underground' ready for 'the day'
    40 3 Red 'underground' ready for 'the day' ind forces in Shanghai len the yreat hour coir. I nited Press learns. Delivered s with a fictitious return >!d executives of factories t in their respective positions >m< rd from your establish- U.P.
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    B.C.O.F. "TOO SMALL"
    6 3 B.C.O.F. "TOO SMALL" Sir Thomas Reuter
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    'ASIAN ECONOMY MUST BE REBUILT'
    337 3 'ASIAN ECONOMY MUST BE REBUILT' Condition of Marshall plan aid THE principles of the Marshall plan do not and x cannot apply to the Asian economic problem' according to the San Francisco Chronicle in an article which advocates that any aid for Asia and the Far East must be on
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    Truman raps Greece over lack of effort
    76 3 i of a i for additional lsince for v. President 1 n a re; .f»d Greet. ed to make ■ded to del -.rnifi and s •he President v-: and effl f enable it be' ;re. a^ the Un:--i waits replies fr Baig id
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    Argentina election
    4 3 3.000.0C U.P.
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    20 3 A hupe balloon in th>: n floats Broaduay, mds jam the I to i the annual The:. j Day parade.
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    JAP SUPPORT FOR 'GANDHI-ISM'
    218 3 A BRONZE statue of Gandhi will soon be erected in Hibiya Park in Central Tokyo. The name of Gandhi ome nonym for ye: among thousands of Japanese who have adopted his works and teachings to promote world peace. The backbone of the i ,'n to popul
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    Bartender's poser for U.N.
    70 3 MICE H. CHRIST ho has a bar in the enclave of the Palai, Chaillot, meeting place of the Nations, i s that as he is on ternational" ground, he Is out of reach of French tobacco laws. The French police have d American cigar on sale
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    INDIAN WOMAN WILL BE FIRST
    66 3 I'HE Indian philosopher, Dr S. Das Gupta, is the ver invited to rt in an international Dhllosophers 1 conference. It was learned in London ■rday that she and her nusband, who is also an Indian philosopher, will take oart in the East and V Philosopher's
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    No soccer television
    31 3 The Football League have banned on of the second round F.A. Cup-tie betwv ytonstone. the Isthmian! iteur side Newport. Third Division toam at r ie on Saturday Reuter
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    GOVT & 'TEST TUBE' BABES
    47 3 GOVT 'TEST TUBE' BABES BRITISH M.P.s were told in "the Commons that consideration is being given by the Government to possible legislation on problems arising Xrom artificial insemination. Mr. William Whitely of the Attorney-General's office, who made the announcement no details eould be given at :it.- U.P.
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    PLANE DUMPS FUEL
    32 3 A Skymaster of the British Commonwealth Pacific Airliners dumped 1.000 gallons ol fuel in the sea when she developed a minor engine trouble soon after leaving Sydney for Vancouver.
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    INDONESIANS TO STUDY IN U.S.
    63 3 INDONESIANS TO STUDY IN U.S. THE Ind Antara, reports that lak Christian Protestant Association at Tarutung <Tapanuli Residency >, has decided to send two men for furm the United tes. They are Dr. H. Sinaga, td of the Health Departent of Tapanuli, who will take medical post-graduate courses, and Mr.
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    Orange juice for U.K.
    30 3 The Minister of Food, Mr. Strachey, has aned that Britain has agreed to buy up 5,000 tons of concentrated orange a year from the West Indl
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    BRILLIANT SURGEON BECOMES A MONK
    134 3 DR JOHN CHARLES FLOOD, 50-year-old surgeon, lias resigned from the General Medical Council to enter a monastery. He 1 6 now Brother Peter novice at the Benedict Priory at Ealing. The Benedictines are known as the Black Monks. Dr. Flood has renounced a brilliant career.
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    51 3 Miss Noreen Daivson, aged 21 of Bristol, a shorthandtypist employed by the National Coal Board, has an unusual hobby she climbs pies. She spends her spare tune climbing to the tops of towers and spires. She often reaches diz:y heights even during her lunch-hour break— just for the fun of
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    47 3 How the passengers of the Queen Elizabeth greeted the news that the New York 'lock strike ivas over, thus enabling the liner to leave Southampton dock alter being -bound for over a week Many of Jhe passengers were in financial difficulties because of the delay in sailing.
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    U.S. COMPLETE DE-NAZIFICATION
    229 3 FkE-NAZIFICATION in the IS. zone is virtually *J complete. More than 12,500,000 suspect Nazis have been 'screened'. Originally, a Military Government function, the denazification programme is being concluded by the Germans themselves. Designed to strengthen democratic elements in Germany, to provide security and to punish active Nazis
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    Lindbergh in Tokyo
    29 3 Mr. Charles A. Lindbergh, Special Assistant to the United States Air Force Chief of Staff and consultant on technical matter has I arrived in Tokio.- Reuter
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    BROUGHT BARROW FOR HIS BODY
    64 3 BROUGHT BARROW FOR HIS BODY ALFRED HOWARD, a^ed 80, who threw himself under a suburban train recently, had brought a barrow with him for the carrying away of his body. A note found on the dismembered body said: This is the body of Alfred Howard. Take it to my home
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    U.S. running out of uranium
    142 3 AMERICA'S rate of atomic bomb production threatens to exhaust the country's uranium reserves in 30 j according to Mr. Eugene Ayers. chief chemist at the Gulf Research and Development Company. Pittsburgh. The rate of bomb production is "a reason for v mism" in considering the
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    Burma Govt will 'crush stooges'
    74 3 MR. SINWA NAUNG, Burma's Minister for Kachin Affairs, has expressed his Government's determination to crush all "stooges ol imperialists" engaged in the "unholy mission" of disrupting the stability of the I Burma. In a statement the Minister appealed to the frontier peoples— the Machlns, Chins,
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      14 3 I J °NT LOVE THEE" He! He 1 for our IRLE Chrbtmas Gift Jfjf
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. Dec. 8, 1948. Malaya and Siam
    447 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. Dec. 8, 1948. Malaya and Siam fI^HERE are clear indications 1 in report* emanating from Bangkok and from the at issued bj the Commlaiioner-GeiienU at Mr Malcolm talks with hibun Songkram and other Siamese leaders should result in more cordial relations with Siam. talks 6hould
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    WILL GERMANY RISE AGAIN?
    1114 4  -  SIR DUFF COOPER by ARE the people of Great Britain and the United States aware of what their Governments are proposing to do with regard to the future of Germany? This Is the question that a man must ask himself, if he has not forgotten the
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    Battle Of The Cheeses
    210 4 1 HAPPY world without Bwiss cheese? "Ausgeschloasen." say the Swiss— out of the question. But! Swi&s cheeeemakers are a little worried. Denmark and the Netherlands, two of Switzerland's greatest rivals In the cheese field, are using funds of the European Recovery Programme to build up their
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    A New Dominion For The Empire
    559 4  - A New Dominion For The Empire ROBERT HEWETT By DRITAIN'S empire builders see a new dominion shaping- up in the wilds of Central Africa. First step toward setting up a new self-governing state as p as the Union of South Africa is expected early next year, according to well informed
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    FAITH
    24 4 Because I knrv that j thou art obstinate, and thy neck is as iron sinew, 1 and thy brow brass. ah 48. 4.
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    41 4 With beaks scornfully high the air four penguins re■r their pi whHc parade" alloivs cuiiosily to I overcome pride by lowering his head to inspect the in- t ruder as "Tidd: the Tabby Cat. "marchet past" througt at the LutiUon Zoo,
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    4 4 ITS THAT CAT ACAIN
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    Blood Makes Its Own Drug
    202 4  -  THOMAS R. HENRY »>• 4 BLOOD-VESSEL con- striding drug apparently twice as potent as adrenaline in equal doses *ias been isolated from blood un. pies of this substance :al form have been obtained at the Cleveland .ic Foundation. have oeen reported to the American Ajv-
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    Neatly Silent Dead
    10 4 Neatly Silent Dead I I I I I 'I U.P.
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    "Little Navy' Remembered
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    PAWN BROKERS: 'SCALE TOO ARBITRARY'
    658 5 PAWN BROKERS: 'SCALE TOO ARBITRARY' Jap scrip-Malayan dollar valuations PETITION ON DEBTS BILL Jftee Press Staff Reporter ASSETS^alued at $10,741,849 in Straits currency, which were held by member firms of the Singapore Pawnbrokers' Association during the Japanese occupation, have now become assets valued at $9,387,215 in Japanese military scrip. This
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    Overseas training for Airways men
    207 5 tfT Reporter inese and two Eurasians >ed fur responsible enjineerjjrts Malayan Airways Ltd., have L| so enterprising and industrious that r jivays hop- nd the best of them abroad aaptete their traininf 4 apprentices are learning :sed engineers at Malayan I an instructor arrives eht
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    BIG RUN ON PAWN SHOPS
    292 5 Free Press Staff Reporter ''FHEKE was a run on Singapore pawnshops for repayment of deposits amounting to over $4,655,000 when pawnshops were first re-opened* during the Japanese occupation, says Mr. Lam Joon I Chong, president of the Singapore Pawnbrokers' 1 Association, in the first account
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    CHINESE SCHO GRADUATION
    47 5 T HL tional I will hold graduation day on Dec j the social hall of the Stu Church i Road at P Th- tage concert on the occasion. Th uroeramme will include some short sketches and musical items. Patpupils and friends are invited attend.
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    Game shooting prohibition is lifted
    122 5 Game shooting prohibition is lifted Free Pre.ss Staff Correspondent KLALA LUMPUR Fu now beeu decided by neetssury to pruMbit same shooting entirely througnout the Federation. Licensed ilioo^ei\> of name been Luiormtd. however, thar any of their expeditions musr be canied oai at -heir own risk, and have been advised to
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    GOING TO INDIA
    37 5 The President ol iue yan Indian Umxtou. Sardar Budh Singh, is leading i ion to the forthcoming session of the Indian National Congress which will be held r.t Jaipur on Dei. IS and VJ.
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    45 5 picture. of Denmark (rigid), who is Chairman and iaging Director of the Kast Asiatic Co.. Ltd., picured in Singapore yesterday talking to the manager of gapore branch, Mr. K G. Lommsr. The Prince is it lay branch of i Paris of the world.— Free Press
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    AUSTRALIA NOW CANS BANANAS
    209 5 r>ANANA growers in Queensland, Australia, are looking forward to increased production and prosperity now that the fruit marketing cannery at Banyo has produced canned bananas. Following extensive experiments, the factory has deveoped a method of processing vhich produces canned banaias that are not affected by teriological
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    Air passengers will enjoy Xmas
    118 5 T<o bring home Christmas feeling to their x passengers, the interior of 8.0.A.C. planes leaving Singapore for U.K. and Australia during the festive season will be decorated with streamers, little bells and Christmas trees. Christmas fare will be served and child passengers will receive gifts.
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    U.S. carrier coming here
    63 5 THE United States aircraft carrier, Tarawa, will make goodwill visits to Singapore and Hong Kong this month, A. P. reports from Pearl Harbour. Pacific Fleet headquarters announced on Monday the Tarawa will be at Hong Kong from Dec. 9 to 14, and will arrive at Singapore
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    Gelignite dump destroyed
    62 5 The Royal Army Ordnance Corps blew up a dump of gelignite at the 9* mile, Buklt Timah Road, at 2 p.m. yesterday. The dump is said to have been there for about three years, and was in a dangerous condition. A police spokesman said last night that
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    MODEL PLANES
    30 5 The Singapore Aeromodeliers Society U holdiner a "meet'' at Seletar airfield on Sunday beginning; at 9 am. There will be a display of models and th«»ir flying Dower.
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    S'pore may be E.C.A.F.E. headquarters
    132 5 juukman Bartlett, Radio Australia's special correspondent covering the ECAFE conference at Lapstone, says that there Is a strong feeling that the headquarters of E.C.A.F.E. may be moved temporarily to Singapore. This is despite that the telegraphed assurance from the Secretary -General of U.N.O. Mr. Trigve
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    2 bandits hanged in Pudu Jail
    234 5 TWO bandits, se. to death under Emergency B .jus, were hanged day morning, at Pudu Jail in Kuala Lumpur. They were Tong Sang and Ng Heng who were both arrested near Kuantan by a military patrol. The patrji wa f perati:. a jungle aiea
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    TO VISIT SUM
    37 5 FLT.-LT. George rK Francis, A.F.C.. will Singapore'^ jet Vamplr Bangkok tomorr give demonstrations ese Air Force a:. kok put Flt.-Lt. Franc; Bangkok next Tue. Iland at Kola Bahm Hgive ad there next c aore
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    ARMY WILL HELP S'PORE BOYS' CLUBS
    257 6 Youth welfare is reviewed Free Press Staff Reporter 4 SCHEME is being discussed with th e Army School of Physical Training for the provision of instructors to visit Boys' Clubs, Boys' Homes and Children's Social Centres in Singapore for the purpose of helping them
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    RAF Regiment passing-out parade
    90 6 RAF Regiment passing-out parade rIE passing-ou* parade of Squadron of the R A.F. Regiment (Mslaya) will take place at RAF. Station, S bawang. ar 915 a.m. Friday, when the salute will be t^ken by the Mr Officer Limanding. Malaya. Air e Marsh A< S idorson. Af the sa:r.- ceremony, the
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    Comedy at Pavilion
    10 6 N Good by. p rr- H m
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    23 DYAKS FLY HOME
    38 6 KUALA LUMPUR f OADED —23 I today by pur. T\- :rbers of the it of track. .i out OU*- Forces During the month* 1 stay p in th* and M of Johore and in
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    Hawkers' Union man to hang
    128 6 Free Press StafT Correspondent KUALA LUMPIJB, Tuesday. rOI'ND guilty of possessing a Japanese rifle and one round of ammunition, I.im Fong Kian alias Lim Seong, a committee member of the Selangor Hawkers' I'nion, was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Briggs in the Selangor Assizes
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    SMALL PRICE MOVEMENTS
    169 6 London Stock Exchange LONDON Wednesd |)KKK movements in the London Mm k Lxchange festerday were small and generally to lower levels, with the markets lifeless and p illy devoid of Interest, says Ktuter's financial correspondent Kubprere unchanged and Tin s irregular to higher. The g* n- nal
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    FIGHTING VIETNAM
    40 6 pict MT0 French troops advance across a deep stream during training in French Indochina for the fight against the supporters of Vietnam. The Vietnam rebellion against French c brought war to Indo-China, which has laste December, 1946.- A.P.
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    FOR TAMIL SAINT
    34 6 Thlruvempa Pool a. Singing of 21 holy hyn memory of a Tamil Saint, Manickavasagar, will be celebrated at Sree Senpaga nayagar Temple, Ceylon R.»ad. Katong for ten days starting from today.
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    Judge hears of air trip to K.L.
    146 6 i Generators loss trb TWE visit of Inspector L the Federation ,ri p<irM day in tl generators t to the I be him* 11 and Ca: j come from In>; Replying to M said he did not con necessary to ha\ Mong's assistanrf-
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    CARS BANNED
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    'FISHED' A STEN GUN
    6 6 'FISHED' A STEN GUN A amn.;
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    IPOH SCOUT GETS HIGHEST DECORATION
    6 6 IPOH SCOUT GETS HIGHEST DECORATION V
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      122 6 mSnOrSKG Exclusive to the Singapore Eree Press in Malaya JBSpi. 2 r i2l I'- 2 1 v r "'-^BE I I .VhOEVEA THIS QUEEN ULOOK II" /l^\>d r". r 1 TO SAY THEN IS, SHE'S GOT EVERYONE BAO. 'E-- r SCARFO,LOTHAK. I IL±^ 1 1.. 'jf+ T ON'Tp. LL— -wJ
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    Well timed clearance
    14 7 Well timed clearance picture. daig could intercept beticeen t?& SinForce on the Free Press
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    GOOD GOING FOR TODAY'S RACES
    86 7 from course OI JEEP H'OH. Wednesday. it and clear and, with little e in the weather, the going s here should be very good. Eddj Fra ere most :ig. Jack's dd jn favourite. \musement will be ird to beat. Ganymead •on and Free French- fancied
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    elections by "Trespasser"
    4 7 elections by "Trespasser" i
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    THOMAS CUP DONOR TIPS MALAYA
    516 7 THOMAS CUP DONOR TIPS MALAYA 'Not a confident selection From BILL MACKLIN Free Press Special Correspondent OTO LONDON, Tuesday. VjlK George Thomas tips Malaya to win the world badminton trophy that bears his name. The 67-year-old donor of the trophy takes a keen personal interest in the tournament though he
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    Today's Acceptors
    466 7 OELOW are the acceptances for today's races at Ipoh. The Double Totes will be on races three and four, six and seven. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race seven. i R^ harnpo II 3 11 E. I 8.11 •X» >hinjn£ V^nJ J 1 1 4 I-2
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    COSTLY HORSE TO BE SENT TO ITALY
    84 7 gTAR OF GUJRATH. who two rs ago cost the Gaeicwar of Baroda 16.000 guineas, was at the Newmarket sales yesterday sold for 3.100 guineas. He was bought by the British Bloodstock Agency, who will tend him to Italy, star of Gujrath is a
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    Singapore Gun Club to hold shoot
    399 7 I'HE Singapore Gun Club wit] hold a rifle shoot on Box- ing Day. Dec. 26, starting j about 10 a.m. at the Seletar range. Messrs. Ho Hock Ann, H. Sena Ltd Firestone Tyre Co., Dunlop Rubber Co., Carreraa Ltd., Mr. N. R. Mistri and
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    DENMARK LEAD 4-0
    131 7 |)ENMARK won all four of the matches in the first day's play in the second round of the Thomas Cup badmint competition against Sweden in Copenhagen last night. The Swedish team whose chances v ere never believed to be high— arrived without its best player, Conny Jepson,
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    GREEK CHAMPIONS WIN
    19 7 'pHE Greek 1947-1948 soccer champions yesterday dtfeated Fener Batee. last year's Turkish champ. cms, 2 l
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    Poor public support for Bradman fund
    190 7 /\M.V three donations from the public, totalling £7 17s, had been received in New South Wales for the Bradman testimonial fund up to Nov. 28. The New South Wales Cricket Association donated £210. No Victorian figures have been published, but it s understood the
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    Today's Sport
    96 7 HOCKEI I < I Women \I v t hanti Ladie> II.C S.C.C.; SRC. v. S.C.B.C.— S.R.C.; O JLQ. I Sir. R«rt. v. 221 »h. Coy Johore Bahm; G.H.Q. FAR F.I. F vj Spore Colts Tanglin; Khalsa Assn. v. Medical College St. (leorfe's Rd. RUGBY: RAF. Sembawau* v. K-A.F.
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    S.C.C. LUCKY
    50 7 J>HE Singapore Cr cket Club lucky to win thair hockey match against the R.A.F. on the' padang yesterday. The game which was well-con-tested throughout, resulted in a oae-nil victory for the Club. After a scoreless first half, the Club got th*lr goal through Mooitnburg in the second holf
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    The road to Wembley
    61 7 picture. A scramble in the Tooting goalmouth, with Hurrell (No. 10), the Millwali insideleft, Cbnstantine {No. 9), the Millwali centre-forward, and L. Walters (No. 5), the Tooting centre-half, fighting for the ball. The teams met in a preliminary round of the F.A. Cup on Nov. 27.
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    CAMBRIDGE RALLY OF NO AVAIL
    406 7 Inter-varsity rugby 4 FTER one of the finest inter-varsity matches of all time, Oxford beat Qambridge by 14 points (one goal, one dropped goal and two tries) to eight points (one goal and one penalty goal) before 35,000 wildly excited rugger fans at Twickenham yesterday
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    CHAMPION RETAINS HER TITLE
    105 7 CHAMPION RETAINS HER TITLE \f ISS J. E. Altwegg of iTI Liverpool retained her title of woman figureskating champion of Great Britain at the Empire Pool, Wembley, last night with a total of 1,275.3 points. Second was MLi>s B v, of Brighton points, and I B s Adam ing A
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    Centuries by Simpson and Washbrook
    129 7 THE M.C C touring 1 up a total of 483 fc loss of only four wicke Pretoria yesterday when opposed to a C vaal side. As the innings was :ed closed, the T. vaal team will oat today the visiting bowlers endeavour to disrr... twice
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    CHALLENGE BY LABOUR SECRETARY
    592 8 'Let me reply to Stanley 9 LONDON, Wednesday. THE Labour Party Secretary, Morgan Phillips, last night applied to the tribunal investigating alleged corruption in Government circles "for an opportunity of repudiating allegations" following references to him made by Sidney Stanley, key figure in the inquiry, at
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    U.N.O. to ratifyhuman rights charter
    163 8 PARIS. Wednesday. THE United Nations Social 1 Committee yesterday adopted the world declaration of human rights it has been debating for the past ten weeks. It now goes to the General Assembly for ratification. Th« voting wa» M for and six a«ainst. w*h one abstention.
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    96 8 aininy local men for responsible posts in various departments of the company. Already 14 Chinese and Eurasians are attending courses of instruction at Kallang Airport workshops of the Airways. The Airways hope to send the more promising trai)iees overseas to complete their studies. So far, the boys have shown "very
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    To jo will not die, Japs say
    139 8 To jo will not die, Japs say TOKIO, Wednesday. IT is now widely believed in Japanese official and private circles that ex-Premier Hidekl Tojo and the six other condemned Japanese leaders will not be hanged. Already the legend about Gen. Tomoyukl Yamashita— Japanese believe the Tiger of Malaya" was never
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    Rubber prices
    89 8 tKCIAi Marfcet correspondent give* the price* of rubber (in cents per Ib.) id 11 a m tod&i M follow*: Buvrr* Viler* No 1 R.S S Spot Imm i Dec. lIJJ 3U 4 i: s ISH lone of market: Slradjr. quirt SIN(i\rORI (UAMBLK OF iiMMiRt r 1 he Singapore
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    3 Women Executed
    19 8 Greek men and three women convicted of aiding the Greek guerrillas were executed in Salonika >• U.P.
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    CONSCIENCE O.K., SAYS ASHIDA
    98 8 TOKYO, Wednesday pORMER Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida— with a conscience "like the blue sky above"— spent most of the day under questioning by the Tokyo procurator on the source of funds he received while in office. Well-groomed and poised. Ashlda likened his conscience to the sky
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    New schedules forRadioMalaya
    245 8 afT lie porter TO give listeners of the various communities the programmes they want at the right time. Radio Malaya transmission changes will come into operation on Jan. 1. The changes will not affect midday progri: but night broadcasting will be ini one h' .e Director of
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    TRANSJORDAN 'YES' TO 'GIFT' OF PALESTINE
    49 8 an:" K| ABDULLAH'S i .yruved a p a. neral Conm, calling ian, un I Abdullah. T 1 by !ln held in rnment •th »»d in axcordan<. of selfdeternunat CM The Cabii presided Abdullah win be In P» the will a' -^turday Reuter U.P.
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    Turkeys were not mentioned
    71 8 BELFAST, Wednesday. THE crate was labelled rabbits and there were rabbits' ears sticking through the lid. But the Customs people were suspicious and pried off the fid. Inside there were rabbits all right, but underneath them were scores of blackmarket turkeys. Then the officers opened a
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    Bomh Dredged Up
    28 8 A bomb, relic of Uie war, was recovered from the sea opposite Godown No. 7 durkif dredging operations irf the Singapore Harhour Board ar"a yesterday.
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    SCOUT FLAG
    17 8 pictures er Scout holographed p r oner, Johore, the Snuth-Wrst Pacific Jamboree in Free Press
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    NEW AUSTRIA TALKS MOVE
    58 8 NEW AUSTRIA TALKS MOVE THE Stale D Washington said day that the Un. was prepared to resume Big-Four negotiations on the Austrian peace treaty if Russia. Britain and France were willing." The previous lalki broke down in London on May 20 because the Soviets insisted on pressing Yugoslavia's claims against
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    BERLINERS QUIT REDS FOR WEST
    68 8 BERLINERS QUIT RE DS FOR WEST DERLIN workers mad| v against the new Russian tion in the Eastern IT 'inicians, workers and department braving ((111! to work in the Rl Hi fetor. n <l *ove« rJJ They mo-. City Council i administration Western sec The worker^ h 1 of police
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    SERUM FOR INDIES
    10 8 s of the Indi ReI '•j Suma
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    Slow motion films show low blow
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