The Singapore Free Press, 19 December 1950

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA No. 1' SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1950. I'KKI IhN rMS.
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    H.K. POLICE CHIEF ASKED TO ADVISE S'PORE
    1528 1 Governor decides on riot enquiry THK C<>\ KRM) X <»t Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, today told the 1 Ugisblivc ounril that the Commissioner of Police m Hong Kong Mr j) W. Macintosh, will arrive m Singapore this week to make recommendations can be
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    25 1 photo. l\S. Corsair and Skyraider fi ghters ready to take off from the aircraft-carrier Leyte for a strike against targets m North Korea.- A. P.
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    BANDIT KILLED IN SELANGOR
    112 1 BANDIT KILLED IN SELANGOR Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A CHINESE bandit has been A killed and several others wounded since yesterday afternoon. A train has been d.-railed by bandits, another estate kongsi has been burnt down, and two bandit camps have been destroyed. The bandit was killed
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    DEATH OF MRS. HUNTER
    47 1 Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Hunter, wife of Dr. P' S. Hunter. former Singapore Municipal Health Officer, died at her Idence m Wing Loong Road. Singapore this morning. Mrs. Hunter was 07. The uneral will take place a f idari Cemetery at 5.15 his afternoon.
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    Burma-Japan trade
    34 1 TIIK BURMESE Chamber »f Commerce will shortly lend a trade ilwltn u> Jipan to spec I up the purcha and shipment of goods under a Burma-Japan trade agreement. .it. Urn IAOIHHHKtO A.P.
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    Questions in Council
    124 1 Questions in Council Late news Free Press Staff Reporter QUESTIONS on the Singapore riots were asked m th»* Legislative Council this morning. Mr. N. A. Malal asked whether it was a fact that at the height of the riots on Monday both the Colonial Secretary and Commissioner of Police wer^
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    U.N. WAIT ON KOREA, CHINA
    185 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday. T'HE I'nited Nations Political Committee last night decided to suspend all further discussions on the Korean and Chinese questions pending a further report from the Ceasefire Committee. By 50 votes to 5 with 4 abstentions, the committee resolved, despite Soviet protests, to
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    'Turko cost $5,800
    59 1 POSTS m connection with the extridition proceedings against Captain "Turko" Westerling totalled over 55,800 and were approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council, it was revealed today. The Singapore High Court m August prohibited' further proceedings m the extradition of Captain Westerling and ordered the
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    Cholera kills 500
    35 1 Five hundred people had died and many were dropping m the streets m a rapidlyspreading cholera outbreak, it is reported from Rantalai m Orissa Province, on the east coast of India. U.P.
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    SHORT AFTER EARLY
    25 1 Mr. Joseph H. Short. Former White House correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. w.ia sworn m today as Press Secretary to President Truman.
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    ETNA BEAT AIR CAMERA-MEN
    53 1 Army planes, which plunged into heavy clouds of steam and smoke encircling Mount Etna's craters were forced to turn back yesterday because mist reduced visibility to zero. The planes attempted unsuccessfully to photograph the volcano's craters which have been belching lava and ftre for the past
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    MacARTHUR FACES CHINESE PUZZLE
    190 1 From SELKIRK P ANTON TOKYO, Tuesday. pENERAL MAC ARTHUR'S intelligence officers are lifting all available reports from Korea m an attempt to fathom the reason behind the Chinese Reds' establishment of a buffer zone across the peninsula. Their latest reports are that the Chinese Communist armies
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    FRENCH AWAIT NEW ATTACK
    154 1 SAIGON, Tuesday. pRENCH forces and police were put on the alert yesterday following an appeal by a Vietminh radio station for further action by Ho Chi Minn's rebel forces. Vietminh forces are now said to be dispersed mainly on the northern sector of the 375 -mile
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    CARRIER HEEDS MERCY CALLS
    51 1 The Australian aircraftcarrier, H.M.A B. Syci: was a Good Samaritai during her recent trip lrom England to Fremani She heeded calla In the Atlantic and I: of freight ships with sick m American one an Indian Eac irgeon -,hio and prescribed for the n Lttents A.
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    DUKE ILL
    15 1 Th*» 15-ye i Duke of K»-n' h.is measles but U arAKressing normally.- Reuter
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    MORE CRIME, MORE COSTS
    88 1 A SUDDEN Increase m the numbrr of capital offences m Singapore m the latter half of this year is likely to cost the Government $4,500 more In legal fees. In a report to the Legislative Council this morning, the Finance Committee says that an estimated 17
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    SNOW IN ITALY
    11 1 Heavy snow and torrential rains swept Italy yesterday.—
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    Civil defence start
    142 1 Civil defence start I li mi st iff Krportrr A SPECIAL Sir. de» tfiwe committee ha> commended .should be made i ing up of a Combined School ot Civil D( ua^ the Pint tabled thii morning In Legislative < n ril. II c RJi and the Arm) have ag prov.d*
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    New Cathay rent allowed
    73 1 ALTHOUGH a 25 per I stircharfe on rent 1 1 ed by the owners Of Ci Building agai:. casting Department is not illy enforceable sidered Justifiable m <".ju:'y and should therefore be met, according to a report o: Finance Com-t the Is mornl i r the
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    20 2 A headdress at the Stoll ballet— Miss Ska Hi Grunewuld. of JohctTni^sburg. Her gown was m black trimvied icith lace.
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    Divorce Can be Laughed Out of Court
    815 2  - Divorce Can be Laughed Out of Court IRIS ASHLEY Says I HAVE |U3t had a «ood laiiLii at Love and Marria and I susnect that If we could find a bit more laughti r m the matter, there would be 1<^ V divorce I I idea to Deishe Is, of
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    I 'FELL' FOR HAT
    94 2  -  Frances Dale By LIOW many women "fell", as I did. for the hat worn by Prins Elizabeth win n > returned itly fr Balmoral to Loi I have fo md fust thing f< to follow the B In head-wear. IT is a dochc brimmed hat. made
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    NEW PARIS FASHION
    75 2 ROUFF shows the same sort Of double skirts m- 1 troduced by Jacques Faith this winter. A sleeveless black velvet sheath has a circular cut overskir match, lined throughout with white satin embroidered with jet beading. It is reversible. She displays a lot of huge, j draped
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    U.S. BOSOM IS DROPPING
    286 2  -  CYNTHIA LOWRY 9y fpHE Am- 1 ican bosom iN romiiij? down, "its the. lines." pxo!a< Mrs I Rosenthal. '-you can't, have such tiigb busts— von need ni" i thai is an authority on the sub- h tw*i husband, is a founder ol I :i Form Br
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      192 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR gOKN on this fortunate 8 birthdmtc, the stars I have i;iven you unusual 1 talents and the tenacity 1 to stick to your jjtins j through all kii«cl> of difti- I culty. Such a c9»nl)inat on ft should brin« yo;i success. I It is likely that you
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      162 2 Kew Crossword No. 231 1 X —^B^B^B^B^B^st A 1 1 t I j CLUIB ACROSS 1. If Something does this it w :11 suit Mr. M.c. b -i expi tions (5. 2>; 5. A fifth note (3): 7. It would be quite the opposite to begin foolish (7)J 8. When
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      56 2 DFGFDSGSDFG S ATI RD AY S SOUTH) V— Across: 1. Ballet. 7, Dancing. 8. Swinfiv. 9. Ethical. 11. Overhead. 15. 111-found. 17. Shallot. 18, Violas. 19. Verulam. 20. Teuton. Down: 1. Bestow. 2. Loiter. 3. Edgehill. 4. Taste. 5, Acrid. 6. On tap. 10 H; lf-time. 12. Cutlei 13. Edison
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    END FOOD SHORTAGE PRASAD
    290 3 Indians' eating habits blamed NEW DELHI, Tuesday SID£NT Rajendra Prasad of India has asked I his countrymrn to < hange their eating habits to end the national tm4 stortage. "We tan prepare Hrious food without using rice, wheat or sugar" h t .»ld Ifcf Mi-India Women's
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    30 3 photo. President Truman holds his Korean statement for the benefit of newreels and camernmn. as he re-stated his press conference comments of Nov. 30 on the Korean war.- A. P.
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    'TRAMP' ENDS CONTINENTAL TOUR
    125 3 'TRAMP' ENDS CONTINENTAL TOUR LC I > HUMPING of B. r a I I I It b i ■MBtvhit different Mr. Hist he now Frederick G HiiiTl TTmlrini- World Piii red he i d 150 00) since t Tramps' I w le--1 far the the r and the M *r
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    EGYPT, L.K. TALKS END
    50 3 tl Din Bey, the BgypMinister. will Cairo from London to report to the Prime t> Pasha, on his r r.s with the Foreign U7. Mr Ernest Bevirf. two ministers have ied their present series :> m London <» n the .1 of the 1936 Anglo- nl
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    'Powerful pudding'
    51 3 fU\» pints of rum were added recently to a 1,200--pound Christmas pudding tor the sailors at Plymouth naval base. Two officers stepped forward ceremoniously to stir the pudc' n? with a pair of oars. One of the oars broke. It > nmverful pudd ing." said one of the
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    Bridge Hand
    266 3 vu-rn A I 4'A• i uni < )Kll I 1 4. I ITU X J 1 4 4AKJI7II ag West Mwtl East t N T l\i.ss >* Pas* 1. A omp me ipw j rd ->H nuiu it maj ■°t be th? ctefen i whirring and you are
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    Foreigners hard hit in Formosa
    187 3 TAIPEH, Tuesday. HTHE people of Formosa face harder times. Cost of living is going up continually. Electricity for private homes has now been fixed on a quota basis and anything consumed m excess is subject to severe over-charges. The foreigner m Formosa pays through the
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    GOLD SEIZED
    34 3 Bombay Customs officials seized sold worth more than 50 000 rupees from a passenger" believed to be an American when he alighted rom ,n Air India International plane at Santa Cruz airport.
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    N.Z. keeps eye on Reds
    243 3 WELLINGTON, New Zealand, luesday. New Zealand anti-Socialist Government is watching the dominion's Communists closely, but it is not planning to follow Australia and outlaw Communism by Act of Parliament. The National Party Government of Prime Minister Sydney G. Holland has yet to De convinced that
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    THE JUTLANDIA
    28 3 The Danish Finance Committee voted 14.000,000 kroner to convert the motorship Jutlandia into a hospi f al ship for service m the Korea war. Reuter fdgfdsgfd
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      106 3 mb******^^^ bfEBS I Singapore SINGAPORE v P;u *™?SJi by the COCOOettC* b Fiot,ra pio mMlu s 'BBC. O.JU iimnnrv 602 F-m-, Favourites f News •BBC».- J.» TIM Sign;,l. Ne»s ..30 The Ad J*™^ Th Solois Fertorms: ventures ol Wetarf Haunay: nd T»ltaOBBC>: Um*m Studio Mdodies: Cr 930 Burmese: N m.
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      102 3 BUCKLEY AND ONCE I GOT A TICKET POQ aiDMG Tk*Z£ /V THE. ZROVTfEAT; IN JERSEY CITY/" ■■:•■s_ Dakota with 2*) still lost Hopes for sunv. t the 20 occupanLs ot an Mi India Dakota missing since Wednesday on a Madras-Trivandrum flight have practically been abandoned m Bombay. Police, soldiers an.
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  • The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Dec, 19, 1950.
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      Virgin field
      259 4 pXCEPT foi \hv pioucei work done In Singapore and the d lotion of Malaya by !he Trade Union Ad- isers and the cor, nt form)ii uf iniona on a fo ►ting, the labour mov< ment m iMwa^t A> is d. But it »ulri soon De receiving a strong
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      Memories
      199 4 r 1 foolish for anybody, ju.-i because they member the excesses and ro_ of the immedk: h post-war Communis:ii:spntd trade unions of Singapore and the Federation, to put any obstu In Dm v. ay of organising ya v unions m South east Asia today. A democratically organised union fc>
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    Don Iddon's Diary
    1046 4 From Nezc York t imt nun,, iimbi \!K ATTLEE IN A GRIM (,l ESSINGGAME \IR. ATTLEE is now A taking part m the mini American guessing ::i<\ and perhaps holpto solve ii The No. 1 question is: 'Can World War 111. bo avortt-d?" 3ut thrre are ;i
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    THE SPY GOES FREE
    774 4  -  Frederick Cook WHAT HAPPENS when America's (i-men find a Soviet agent? From the ca^e-book of the Federal Bureau of Investigation comes this stranger-than-fiction story. By IVAN— that is not his 1 name, bill it will serve was Russian spy operating m the U.S.A. He was a
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    29 4 ft'antffvl Budapest, capital of Hungary. In view of th° Da:iu v Is the statue of St. Gellert, partron saint of the c!ty. Here Arpad studied at the political academy.
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    Arpad made good behind the Iron Curtain
    965 4  - Arpad made good behind the Iron Curtain FRED MANOR By 'THE god mat betrayx ed Arpad the Hungarian wa.s a god of terror and oppression. "When I left my country", Arpad told me, "I felt as if a heavy stone was Wted from mv mind". He was sitting across the
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    Knights make an offer
    380 4 Knights make an offer Kniphts of Mai la ha£ ottered their charUtbu 3 the Govern! men! m the deve 0 ranean air-.* a organisation The offer nas been Pted and IS *g*tf a hoping^ acid a little of their ot* lustre to the Air Fare? Pilots by whom rescue rto
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      25 4 Ideal X'nas Gifts i SILVER Brush Sets Manicure Sets I Scent Sprsys j 4 I U. S. de SUVA 106. Orchard Road, Singapore, Tel: *****
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      34 4 YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST FOR THESE ODDS AND ENDS: Mixed Spice Custard Powder Pickles and Chutney Cheese and Biscuits Tinned Milk and Cream Fruit juices Cravy Salt Flour COIU SYORAfif Sn^'jpore Culd Storage Co., Lt>
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    UNIFIED EDUCATION SERVICE URGED
    463 5 UNIFIED EDUCATION SERVICE URGED Proposal goes to Council Free Press Staff Reporter A NIFIED Kducation Service for Singapore, with men and women teachers treated on an equal basis, U recommended by the Select Committee on Schemes of Service m a report to the Legislative Council this morning. But the Committee
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    Incentive to join gaol staff
    129 5 Krrf Prr^s Staff Krportrr 'jJgTKI scheme fur the binA a pore Pri rice, hfcn will provide 'an Incena •daotable to ti r In mo on re- .e:s 'ivr \xy 5170 Pmrt Part ilay B itish iflca- jena! fmoliir 1 ne from v can be >
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    Card system: $90,000
    84 5 Card system: $90,000 Fr»> Press sun KrporUr THE continuation of the 1 registration 'identity card» scheme m Singapore this year ill cost an rs.ima'ed $90,220. accordin? to a Finance Com■lttee r.por: tabled m tho Lefi&lativc Council this mornOwing t.) the continued J22. pressure °f Work it has mential to mike
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    Muscles don't count
    162 5 U/iril parity for men and ff women m the I nihed Education Service, there need be only one salary stale for both seves, s:i\> the Select Committee, since appointment to the Service will he selective and the sume standard will be enforced for men and women members.
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    Relief for 'live' entertainments
    193 5 Relief for 'live' entertainments Free Press Staff Reporter GRANTS i?i aid, on account of entertainment duty, h:!\e been approved by th? Finance Committee of th? Le^is'ative Council for the Singapore Amalt'ur Football Association, Sin^ap ire Musical Society and Singapore R°pertory Thealif A supplementary vote Of 550.000 to clear t! c
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    36 5 Picture. "Ch'ldren'i Crossing" at the Chung- n--. Chinese Hi^h School, Setapak. Kuala Lumpur. Two school pn frets, m the first experiment holding "Stop. Children Crossing" traffic si?ns while the sl«He nts cross th«- road. Free Press
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    HIT BY CURFEW
    23 5 SINGAPORES eveniiv schools have been hard hit by the curfew m the city. prirrcipa's of many eveniiv/ crhools spid yesterday.
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    THEY WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION
    118 5 THEY WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION Fr«> Press» Staff Reporter J\I X C C Tan. Mr. John Lay cock and Mr. N. A. Mallal. the three Progressive Party members who are s'tting as elected members of the Singapore Legislative Council, will be standing for re-election next year, the Free Press understands. The
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    'END NORMAL TRAINING'
    388 5 'END NORMAL TRAINING' Free Press Staff Reporter A RRANGEMEXTS should be made for the abolition A■• of Normal training m Singapore as Boon as possible, recommends the Select Committee on Schemes of Service m a report to the Legislative Council this morning. The committee, which recommends fu:l-time training m the
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    MORE PAY FOR SPECIALISTS
    428 5 Free Press Staff Reporter IN the rnified Education Service recommended by the Select Croimittee on Schemes of Service to the Singapore Legislative Council Ihi* morning, allowances are proposed for masters m charge of major subjects m secondary schools. These would be at the same rates as
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    38 5 picture. jj|»>i..s at the docks to moct Dad wzs Four-and-a-half- i^ar-old Linil,;iy Thomson, pic ur i\ telling Squadron Leader Thomson all abcu t her trip on the trooper Empire Orwell which arrived 1.1 Singapore thi* week. Free Press
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    NIGHT SHIFTS AGAIN AT DOCKS
    161 5 Free Pre-s SJaff Krporter THE glare ol arc hunts and the busy whirr of winchrs and derrieki m Sinpapor? harbour last nipht. as. the curfew was raised scuth of the river and night-shifts went nn duty, contrasted strangely with th* rest of tiv erted city.
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    FUNDS FOR VOLUNTEERS
    51 5 By the end of this year, the strength of the Singapore Women's Volunteer Corps is expected to be 45. To make provision for this, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has approved a vote of $3,600 to meet the cost of uniforms for them at $80
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    New scheme for radio men suggested
    316 5 New scheme for radio men suggested Frrp Press M.i/1 Kf-port'r 4 SINGAPOSC Bmifirtlag Kerviee* Guided late (lire- sections, and givino a m.iximur.) iaUff S9OO a month on the time s«.ilr and >'».<» i month In the supcrsialr, is rpcomm- nded by t!»c Select Committee on schemes of service to the
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    $123,000 for free studies
    101 5 $1 23,000 for free studies In,. Press SUfl Keport«-r Tiit Finance Com: approved a fur tribuUMi of $123,005 Education Board lor the vision of tree places m Sn pore Chinese and nacular A of the tabled m th, ing to -i:uid m schools lor the tmmkmian < f school feei,
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      68 5 3 ■$j&'s>&\ Ifm mumm JwJIBb "Cordon Rouge" JKmßl^^^f& Champagne Brut' 1 /or //ie FesfiVe qh| COMPANY MALAY A^LI II J E -^,)flH Veneer Tea Ck sts For Packing Tea ((irade AA) Each set comprise* <>f 6 plywood of the following sizes: I 2 Boards 19" x 19" 4 Boards 19"
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      50 5 MAIL •Surface nail is expected kc .pure today from Hong Kong. China, Japan. Burma. Siam. Noi liorneo. Labuan Brunei, Miri. India and Pakistan. Latest times for posting suif.ti mail at the G.P.O. today rv noon foe Indo-China, U.S.A.. Canada. I'hiiippine Islands. Hong K'-tig China ai rt Ja] i 5.4» jv
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    'HALFWAY' GOVT. SERVICE REJECTED
    463 6 Ma;^ hinder promotion Free Press Staff Reporter PREATION of an executive Service midway between the Clerical and Administrative Services m Singapore's Government Service is not favoured by the Select Committee on Schemes of Service. Reporting to the Colony's Legislative Council his morning, the committee says that
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    20 6 picture. YfiSS UWI K:im (hep and Mr. Too Ha Una. who were *T1 married m Singapore tli «> «rek Free Press
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    'CURE ALL BROUGHT HI TROUBLE
    99 6 A man i thai -i -i oought ti dv thinking th»-v •< ire all" wmi resterd ogap i 9 ::ci Districi Court ns; chandu and v b. md over for one year on bond of $500 Kit Swee. a 43 bmhitiß raj He VU found
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    LESS MVLARIA IN KAMPONGS
    60 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Moa. *p I are mdi atlom that being reduced i ngs m the Federa- dtea under the rural control scheme v la still m its experti _:es. Tl\ a was reported i recent meetinu of the iv Advisory Board by D; T Wilson. Senior
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    BRISTOL ROVERS WIN REPLAY
    46 6 B- roL Roven beat Gil- (ham by two sjiuN BOBd replay m the I md of the FA. Cup T pi ived OK T round. r n ire doi ii h Aldenhol m the third Find on Jan 6. J Reuter A.P.
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    Market in a cautious mood
    163 6 London Stock Excha^ LONDON, Tuesday. WITH dealers digesting the latest moves In the international situation, business m the Stock Exchange yesterday was small and was marked by a note of cauiion, states Reuters financial correspondent. Price changes were small and showed fractional declines m British
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    Dupont, Larsen top rankings
    139 6 AIRS. Margaret Dupont of i?l Wilmington, Delaware, again was ranked as the No. 1 woman player m the United States for 1950 by the American Lawn Tennis Association. Louise Brough. the Wimbledon champion, was displaced m the No. 2 position. Another surprise was the No. 4
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    Andersonians win at badminton
    61 6 Andersonians win at bad min ton AN HER SON School dpoh> bt-a; Raffles Institution at badminton by three garnet to nil yes ?r--d.iy. Pull rcs'i.ts: 'Anderson Schoo. men Moned first): Hamzab bt-at Anthorr. Gomez 16-18 15-10 15-11; TftJul Ann: be.v Chew Boon Chwpe 13-2. l.i-J. Teen Kirn TVik and Hamzah
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    52 6 picture. LIVERPOOL score their first goal against Portsmouth through Payne, out-side-left (No. 7), seen running to the goal-line, with the ball m the net. Portsmouth goalkeeper Leather and Stephen, Portsmouth right back (standing m net) are completely beaten. The match was played at Portsmouth on Dec. 10. Liverpool won 3-1.
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    Su!tan's heir installed
    108 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mwn. SALUTE of 16 (Una from Bukit Petri marked the installation today at Kuala Trengganu of Tungku Mahmud. eldest son of the Sultan ol Trengganu. as Tang dip. rtuan Muda. The proclamation was made by tlit» Sultan before a gathering of 250 guesti at the
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    UK SOCCER FIXTURES
    256 6 FOLLOWING are U.K. soccer League fixtures for Saturday. Dec. 23: INGUM VAGI fc— DIV. 1 VilU v l>erb> Burnlet v >heltield Ned. thariton v r.1.». k|>t>.n Chelsea v Middlesbrough 1 \erton v Newcastle Manchrstrr f v Bolton Portsmouth v Hu,Mm<... .4 M.i,.- v ISroniHirh >underland Liverpool I
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    Unbeaten record
    36 6 Swedish soccer tourists Djurgaardens beat Hong Kong Combined Services 4 3 on Sunday, thus keeping their unbeaten record. The game was In aid of a comfort fund for British troops In Korea.- A. P.
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    'ALOOF' BANDIT LEADER KILLED
    231 6 Free Press Staff Reporter 4 BANDIT platoon commander who, judging from a document found on him, had come under a bombardment of criticism from his superiors for his ineffectiveness and lack of Initiative, was killed when bandits attacked the police post at the Sikamat Resettlement Area,
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    AMERICAN FOOTBALL
    33 6 "Golden Toed" Lou Oron booted Cleveland Browns into the American Division Championship with two field goals on Sunday, defeating I York Giants 8-3 m the national professional football *>lay-ofT. A. P.
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    Hofmeyr will be hard to replace
    407 6 From PETER LOVEGROYIENGLAND'S biggest problem m picking a Ru?h? Union fifteen is undoubtedly at full-back, where the only outstanding performer is South African M. B. Hofmevr, who is also preparing j or examinations and anyway was injured m the Varsity match R. Uren (Waterloo)
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    Parkhouse enhances Test claims
    294 6 Parkhouse enhances Test claims From REGINALD HAYTEIT THOUGH Parkhouse did no* produce :he form whicu. made him such a prolific scorer m England early list) season, he batted well for hit 58 m the M.C.C. match, against the Australian XI at Sydney yesterday at Melbourne on Friday. r was only
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    GOSFORD WINNER FOR MALAYA
    51 6 I 'APACHE, winner of the lj First Nov.ce Handicap .Second Division* over 5 ti Cosford New South Wales, running m Malaya. The joint owners, G i. vue and M Anderson, who^M» trains the geldin?. r«JJ^u c name the sum paid L AP»<or ye its old.- A.
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    BRIGHT EYES DOES FASTEST GALLOP
    780 7 BRIGHT EYES DOES FASTEST GALLOP Today 's Penang track wc:*k From ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Tuesday. Y|R. Yeap Hock Hoe's two-year-old^ and Cup aspirants attracted the most attention this morning, wh^n the outside of the course proper was opened for fast work. Hurdles had been set up wide out on the
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    39 7 M t -it "Mm.uUT." Tr.e-e pliyen appear to he lining up t:> net at the ball dur in^ the English League. I)v. 1 came at Oueens Park Rangers ground. London, on Dee. 9. The home team beat Blackburn 3—l.
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    Winter training for athletes
    45 7 Winter training for athletes By mCBU C rs proje<; I V .iisijc:rvision i i i. <■:■■■■ v ~rn M. I 1 i 1! t I Fee Char f 21 <e»rrs i v B i HI ff f I m 1 bC f-r<" he atb I I
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    PENANG TO SEND TEAM OF 27
    37 7 PENANG TO SEND TEAM OF 27 I 'RC •■■Pur s for 1 -C.R.C I f f>- npeti i»httdsome Sl.OOO Yt-.p li 1 C .lknge Cup. r con Kok lem .rid RoUr- Ch!?» the 14 tennis players 1
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    Pendragon much improved
    308 7 £IR Tristram (Woods) and Pendragon (Healey) worked faultlessly when sent over 3 f., which they covered m 41 sees., this morning. Both were kept well on the bit. Pendragon has made good progress since his initial race at Singapore and should figure prominently m the finish of
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    Hockey final
    62 7 F.P. StaiT Correspondent IPOH. Mon. HeadquaJters eon--tut drfeated Perak (Mocth) by three Roals to one to win the Police inter-unit hock»\v tounuuneat Boa] or the padanji .wsterciay. N Aral. Prraks oufside-lof*. d twice for Headquarters, while their captain. Hodgson, scor- d the other coal. Maniun. North? ©utside-left. re.
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    S'pore prepare for Asian Games
    484 7 S'pore prepare for Asian Games Free Press suifT Reporter \PPUCATION of Singapore Olympic .md Sports Council for afliliation to the Asian Amateur Athletic Federation has been accepted. The Colony is now eligible to compete i» the Asian (i tines being irganised by the specially-formed A.A.A.F. The first series is to
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    R.L defence kept down scoring
    288 7 4 NDERSON School's rugby team from Ipoh A harassed Raffles Institution XV continuously In their match on the R.I. ground yesterday and ran out victors by six points (try and penalti «oal) to thre? (try). Th<> visitors pressed only the resourceful!* down the deficit. A
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    St. Andrew's in scoring spree
    113 7 V ictoria institution (Kuala Lumpur were no match for St. Andre?. > School m yesterday's rugby ftt Woudsville and were defeated 22 points <four tries and two i'oals. to three (pn: ally In the .-pcond naif of the pm> th Satatl piled up the points
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    33 7 SgL-lnspectof L. Trayn?r <»i A.P.T.C. <!<>!;> i featherweight content acain- t Kr-k Thastun m the b tournament between the Bn tish Army and Uk Sparta Club of Denmark at Aldrrshot. Army Newi Ser\i(<- picture.
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    M.C.C. put up dour fight
    567 7 From BILL BOWES Special To The Free Pr«i SYDNEY, rupsd.iy. PACING a total of stfi at Sydney ye^urdav, tho M.C.C., In a dour fight to save the game a«ainst the Australian XI, took their Saturday total of 47 for three to 307 for seven. Compton
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    PENANG ALL BLUES BEATEN
    23 7 PENANG ALL BLUES BEATEN I 1' Mali %l P— ALOK AH Ai. B .a p a IAll I X Penan X H Air
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    ENGAGEMENTS
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    Tin quiet and steady
    64 8 LONDON. Tues. THE tin market was quiet and steady with 35 tons djne m three months tin at £1.050 to €1.040. The noon closing prices were: spo:—C 1.200 buyers €1.240 sellers, with business nil. Three months— 1.040 buyers €1,045 sellers, with business at €1.050 to €1.040.
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    LINERS TO AID U.S. ESCAPISM
    183 8 LONDON, Tuesday. rpHKEE British liners will soon sail more than 70,000 miles, taking Americans on away-from-it-all cruises into the sun. The passengers will pay at least U553,000,000 (£1.000.000) for voyages m the Cunurd liners Caronia. Mauritania and Britannic. And the ships' stores will be full
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    33 8 H .nbV. PARDNFK Eleven-year-old George (iorgias, a legless (ireek orphan, greets Bobby Benson, 12. an American radio performer, as Bobby steps from an airliner on arrival m Britain with to\s for needy children
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    SHIPS SHELL MASSED REDS
    317 8 SHIPS SHELL MASSED REDS Curtain of fire round beachhead TOKYO, Tuesday. QUELLS from Allied warships yesterday tore into the massed Chinese troops pressing against the shrinking United Nat«ons.i>erimeter around Hungnam port m north-east Korea. Big guns of the U.S. warships standby oft' shore laid a curtain of nre around the
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    35 8 TAVERN TYPES— In costume for their tableau A Tavern m the Town* are these students of the Central School of Arts and Crafts. London. while rehearsing for the Chelsea Arts Ball on Aew Year's Eve.
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    PLANE FORCED DOWN: 2 DIE
    67 8 A passenger and a member of the crt'W died yesterday from injuries received when the airliner m which they were travelling force-landed m a field near Tangail. Bengal. The plane, carrying 17 pas sengera and a crew of four, was on a schedule flight from
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    H.K. MONEY
    28 8 Yesterdays closing prices on the Hong Kong Money Exchange were: HKS6 02 6.05 per U.S. dollar. HK515.50 per pound sterling. HKS3II per tael of gold.— U.P.
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    80 R.C. PRIESTS DIED IN KOREA
    39 8 Vatican- Radio announced last night that 80 Catholicpriests have been killed m Korea since fighting broke out. The radi > said the casualties had been reported by Monslgnor Paoluro, Apostolic Vicar of Seoul.- Reuter
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    46 8 A SIGHT TO BE SEEN— As policemen and policewomen join hands to keep back the crowd, these youngsters one way and another manage to catch a glimpse of the Kins and Queen arriving at the Old Vie Theatre. London, for an evening: performance of "Twelfth Night."
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    U.K. TOURISTS CAN SPEND MORE ABROAD
    91 8 U.K. TOURISTS CAN SPEND MORE ABROAD LONDON, Tues. THE British Treasury last night doubled the £50 allowance to tourists to a wide range of European, South American and African territories. The new rate also applies to Britons already abroad. Under the new allowances, adults will get £100 instead of £50
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    600 BELGIANS SAIL
    13 8 More than 600 Belgian volunteers sailed for Korea yesterday. U.P.
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    'COLD WAR COULD END'
    86 8 HELSINKI, Tues. T\R. Ralph Bunche, Node! U Peace Prize winner and former United Nations mediator m Palestine, said j terday m Helsinki that the cold war could be ended without resorting to war. In a final lecture before leaving for New York, Dr. Bunche told a
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    ALUMINIUM CUT IN U.S.
    54 8 U.S. makers of aluminium products have promised full co-operation with ihe government m its 35 per cent cut m civilian aluminium usage, but clung to their argument that the order was unnecessary. The manufacturers say civilian curtailment could be better handled by industry conservation than by
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    One ring for two suitors
    216 8 LONDON, Tuesday. f\LGA the girl of two suitors and one engagement ring", has made up her mind at last which suitor she wants. Suitor No. 1 gave her she ring. Suitor No. 2 took it oft* her finger and lost it. Miss Barrett, 18, of
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    Family seek a Utopia
    121 8 PERTH, Tuesday. T'HE British family Corncs have sailed for London x after roaming; the world these last two and a half years m quest of Utopia. Fred J. Comes. his wife and four cniidren have travelled 90.000 miles since they left Manchester m 1948. They have
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    Truman in defence talks
    69 8 Truman in defence talks WASHINGTON TiiPRESIDENT Tru mtn Speaker Samuel i>?i£?. John McCnrmack th?*}!**leader and Scot* fi* Senate leader Staff to hisMrm e dav C^Sjf source that Mr w Symington U being coasidJ?!!! lhf P° sr of Defence 1215 when Genpral Marshall cS?* Chairman of the Nat2Jj J 1 CUflty
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    P.M.s COUSIN DIES
    29 8 P.M.s COUSIN DIES Mr.- Bar tram W AttW Hampshire, aged 80 A town clerk for 44 Mm was m his day a recall 4°cer ni L pennyfarthi^ q3 Reuter
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      75 8 THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris ••'■KXXAI fbaviOuSLV, LORD BULL^.SH. BOTH "^1 BUT aLL ""mEv SAT s=> I But REAIi y 3ID rHAPHT^?^Sbte^!SB ePiSODES WERE CLEVERLY STAOED r© A JUDGE /F//^" /S caa/ you discredit \W^m^m \Cf/ 3AIN HER confidence and provide caught m/th'the Dw -AFTER HE RES' ED V vVS'
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      9 8 HIGH TIDES Today: 6.."»7a.m; 7.5"»p.m, Tomorrow: 7.4.1a.m; 9.04 p.m.
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      Masthead
      6 1 Christmas magazine Tuesday, December 19, 1950.
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      The pagan origin of Christmas
      726 1  - The pagan origin of Christmas ROBERT PARKER by THE PAGAN FESTIVALS WERE SO DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE LIVES AND HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO UPROOT THEM ALTOGETHER. SO THE EARLY CHRISTIANS GRAFTED IE BEST HEATHEN CUSTOMS ONTO THEIR OWN rr;!! festival which xv- know ;is h;wl
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        15 1 B^^' X AND ENJOY THE ft t A V' Jfc-" -ifc^- ton f co..(*<*v) LTD
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        172 1 I ut IN THE OTHER PAGES J ft p a9e vi'/ii/ .Vo/ Mafce Four Own Christmas CardS j^jj STORIES: Are chri9tmat Cardt an Archaic Fetish? by TCSSie ty Runnvmeade's Christmas Journey bw Erie Mitchell 2 Tan g Sate m Bnm* Gloves by Hf Uton Manning 3 His Mother Think, Tomm*
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      RUNNYMEADE'S CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
      2138 2  - RUNNYMEADE'S CHRISTMAS JO URNEY ERIC MITCHELL It was an old. ragged and tattered carpet with a hole m one corner and not a decent colour to commend it. But if you sat on it and wished well wonderful things happened. tells of a Christmas he'll never forget. I 1)01 IM
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        203 2 Please look for this Brand when you buy Shoes I IA 1 SHOES] j r i I I. FINE QUALITY LEATHERS 2. PERFECT FIT I 3. MODERATE PRICE i A 1 CO., 41, STAMFORD ROAD. 1 BUTTONS BOWS Accessories English Handba&s 4 American Jewellery French Flowers Novelties SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE
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        154 2 I ci The Season's Finest Choir*. si I Q MASTERPIECES 3 V Rings and Brooches rSf 1 )j Bracelefs and Earring n? \df \A Rubies. Sapphires and rOf O^ C 4 Emeralds j^£jL"^^ 20, BATTERY R D. SPORE. ls* Get I PRAYER BOOKS cs B^Lis I AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. There
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      Santa Claus in boxing gloves
      1408 3  -  MILTON MANNING (>y THE TRAMP WAS AN EMACIATED. DIRTY-LOOKING WRECK OF A MAN BUT THE MANS STORY BELIED HIS DISREPUTABLE APPEARANCE -took Vt thai |j unp". lid o over Hu huh and lt»3 we enjoying Hit' fai lok ;inl Ih> covctiiii! our respective < Rnmenls
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      THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR
      643 3 THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR W.F.R relates a spine-chilling experience that happened on Christmas Eve. g|NCE Ham and his air-crew disappeared without trace thai Christmas, Ins mother had not Riven \i]> the hope II il he was ilive, Inal lie v.;i s perhaps uiflering From loss of memory m ;i
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        194 3 Give MULLARD this X' M AS I I I Milliard I RADIOS to hear the King's Speech Carols '4 r Model MAS/MUS 276 Model MAS 27S j AC/AC -DC. AC PRICE $280/. PRICE $340/. Less 10% Cash. Less 10 Cath 6 valve. 6 waveband Bandspread 6 Ue 6 *"»eband table
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      Oh, whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad
      4575 4  - Oh, whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad M. R. JAMES This is one of the most original ghost stories ever written, with io,hat is surely, ichen one realizes its significance, one of the most provocative and subtly terrifying of titles Montague Rhodes James, a student of ancient and
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        223 4 —AN IDEAL GIFT FOR" X'MAS JOT O.^otAS TOBACCO CO. I SINGAPORE K. LUMPUR MALACCA ♦v.v.v.v TEL L V CO. v. I; The House of most Special X'mas Gifts •I rfc'-Vi or babies > "I V^TPC^vj Icrwwr lows ll Carriages Tricycles l\ etc, (inspection is Cordially Invited) > ■T 377 North
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        444 5 hj J^F J^^^L^ .^aaaK J l^^a\ a^aH H^aaaV \^^a» T^B^^^Laaar .^aaV^^. «y K f OPERA <V a CHAMBER MUSIC N\ Warner Tristan C- Isolde iLK 8517/21) T o o o 4* Beethoven. Quartet No. 11 (LX 8727/8). Helen Tra^bel-(Soprano, lO AooUKhD li" YCj U UlVb Schne.derhan Quartet W^ Ph.l. Symph
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      THE MOST DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS DRINK
      935 6 Runny meade' s Christmas journey One expert declares that he has never tasted the equal of Sack Possett, invented by Sir Walter Raleigh. Let CHARLES MITCHELL introduce you to it. WHAT is the most delicious of all Christinas drinks? One expert declares that he has
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      CHRISTMASGHOST
      226 6  -  KLUANGER by TWAS Christmastime out m Malaya, In Burma and Borneo too. And as well as Malaya and old Sourabaya. 'Ticas Christmas m Kalamazoo. The clock m the old haunted tower At Pasir Panjang Singapore, Exceeded it's power by booming the hour. And striking the whole twenty-four. Came shrieks
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      Party stunts
      102 6 Party stunts PAT the top of your head with your left hand while you brush the lower hollow of your back with your right hand m a sort of up and down motion. It sounds easy but try it. Place a coin on the palm of your outstretched hand and
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      A white Christmas betokens a cold, windy Easter
      715 7 A white Christmas betokens a cold, windy Easter gEE WICKERSON RECOUNTS SOME WEATHER SAYINGS OF THE ENGLISH FARMER remarks! that if Dm English weather nof wlnl it is, m ever changing Bflfnenoo, llu- con1* Powers of average KngKshn»:in WOOM sutler ;i i ous sel bock. f r m th»* matter
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      FIND THE PROPER PATH
      41 7 CTARTTNtj at me oottom .-i drawing you i*n re»t-h tfte end of t.^< Mcjcll path Emma C. M. Kean Aitnout navtnjj to retrace any of your routr Do not* cross any l.rJt line* m dndtnif n solution
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      CHRISTMAS CARDS WHY NOT MAKE YOUR OWN?
      421 7 CHRISTMAS CARDS WHY NOT MAKE YOUR OWN? AXING yovir own f Christinas car 'is saves money and provides interesting occupation far Mm hours. Also, it Kive» opportunity to led craftsman's pride In nis tf work. There are several ways m which you can m ike your own cards. The trie
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      THE CASE OF THE Faulty Drier
      2496 8  - THE CASE OF THE Faulty Drier JOSEPHINE BELL Another New Detective Story m the Free Press series by P. |yjj O s Josephine Bell?*~* *r 5//t? <S a doctor and the daughter of a doctor. She was educated at Godolphin School, Salisbury: and at Neumham College, o Cambridge; then she
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        247 8 film or VALtffi To Be Given PJ Q m Away rKC t TO ALL CUSTOMERS: WITH THEIR PURCHASES I China &HM&S I 79, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TEL. ***** X From Ist Dec. 21st Dec. on/w t 7»+ >>>)<> y WISHING OUR PAIRONS 3> A MERRY X MAS from T. G.
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      Are Christmas cards an archaic fetish?
      611 9  -  TESSIE TAN asks rpUIS < hnstmas, if von are a C'hrisli ,n and hel »ng l<> an ;,\ci:ii;r family, you will irceh c from liftv so is from fids and ivLiliws They will t from the slick, expt 'v with sender > name embossed
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      GRANDMA TAKES A HAND
      1079 10  -  H. S. LEE auntie. But the biggest surprise was yet to come. A story by J£IM Seng locked the garage and walked briskly to Hie front porch. lie felt rather disturbed over what Charlie had told him earlier m the evening. As he was fumbling for
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      His mother thinks Tommy is a genius
      574 10 His mother thinks Tommy is a genius "BUT I DONT. SAYS KENNY KAYE AND EXPLAINS WHY. CHRISTMAS is a lime for choosing presents. To a lot of people it's nothing more than getting out their pocket or cheque books and letting nature take its course. One would think that a
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        236 10 FAN MODfHATELI PRICED OUTSTANDING HEAVILY *m if f^CjrJ^. Constructed PERFORMANCE Control OSCILLATING FAN 12 MONTHS GUARANTEE Obtainable from all dealers throughout V:.!;i>a. N. T. YOUNG COMPANY, 21. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Tel. ***** J J 4L^ *£r la friends and companions, as kChen and consolers as recreate >rs and amusers. books
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      THESE TRICKS WILL MYSTIFY YOUR FRIENDS
      1378 11 ARE YOU READY TO DO YOUR 'PARTY PIECE' IF ASKED? vO doubt il you arc going to ii party this Christmas you Will Ik :«skc<l |o do your "party piece 1 sometime during the t ening. When your turn comes announce that you propose
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      11 11 ,cene ,Rom Sotiu*d A ikc^U „o,n tiaM Uu,4 Mu^al Paybox c-u,too».
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      You can guess a mental number
      236 11 You can guess a mental number IT IS quite possible, after inviting somebody to think of a number, to determine it. Tell him to add 1 to three times the number he has m mind and multiply the sum by 3. Then he is to add to this the number
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        206 11 A BOX of CIGARS is more welcome to your fricMid than anything else. You can never go ureng by cheesing one from KAREL IS JUSTUS VAN MAURIK'S VAN DER TAKS ALHAMBRA'S GOLAFINA'S and FREEMAN'S. M. S. ALLY CO., 25, RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE BRANCHES AT KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG 5S E
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      When Santa Claus came in a jeep
      1517 12 ERIC MITCHELL, WHO TELLS THIS STORY. SAYS "IT IS ONE OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT CHRISTMAS GESTURES I HAVE HEARD OF SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN MALAYA." JHERE will be a Christmas party m Malaya this year, which iiKi.v be the only one of
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        283 12 i, PLASTIC W^***t Gifts of the Season J >ur order early to awnd disappointment. J H-j ions of taste will want to present something J d from the ordinary to their friends and 1 lattves this Christmas Here's a wide field of rho cc ran^'ng from Name plates, lamp-shades, J
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        145 12 ¥HY SHROFF'S CARPETS for r«* AN /DEAL G/FT A TH/NG OF UTILITY Branch: AGENTS SHOWROOM: Branch: 139, Batu Rd., 47/49, Stamford Rd., 32. Bishop sq Kuala Lumpur. Singapore. Te! ***** Penang. CHOCOLATES ALL VARIETIES IN ATTRACTIVE CHRISTMAS PACKING SHOP EARLY AT FITZPATRICKS FOOD SUPPLIES (FAR EAST) LTD 60-66 ORCHARD ROAD
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      MEASURING THE SNOW OF CHRISTMAS
      361 13 J\ Ihe semi-arid it Jons of Ihe western United Slates, from Ihe Rocky Mountains to Ihe Pacific Coast, snow is :i viliil resource lo be measured and conserved us cafefiflly ns soil, forests and fuel. Four-fifths of the Wests 21,000,000 irrigated acres are watered from
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      "What would you like for Christmas, darling?
      517 13  - "What would you like for Christmas, darling? KATHLEEN HICKLEY by 'WHAT would you like for (.'lirMin.is, darling?* 1 I asked m\ husband A i paira of socks", :d, Ing a ***** which •bowed b toe protruding through a large hole those any cd. "I hare no evidence to that statemen
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      37 13 l-hnto Afntnr'P.i ttati HmtiUtM and speed up surveying trips from the valleys to the moun- 5 ftSi peWcZei ftas 6n«b/cd ecus to measure as many as \f n c a tremendous $av*ng m manpower and effort.- USIS
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        255 13 LUX TCILET S(A! fe A MfH X?MAS ifi§ Z/^r /W/7 i'/®'/ 7 THE BFAUIY SOAP OF THF FILMSTARS T/ie Fingers of a Typist... ISHs y S s recognise perfection m i •QMeJC portable v^ The impressive array of features offered on the All New Remington Personal Typewriter makes H it
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      SHOULD WE ALTER THE CALENDAR?
      1032 14  -  Mary Irwin asks New calendars are being hung but the system of calculation is still the old one with which many people are dissatisfied MEW calendars are 1 being hung. The system of calculation is the old one although again and again we have heard
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      14 14 Chris' mas for the beac i, Esther Wuliams l of Metro-(ioldicyti-Mayer, is the girl.
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      22 14 j n-.Lirer sia. to what ■•< h&s to tell her, fi h;i hinn nn,!'in& 4* iu*i t thi nil t• tr y/i_CL3__Zlili/^ SUILLLCL:
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        167 14 AURORA j LIMITED < :j It will PAY YOU j: to PAY US a visit— j W« have the FINEST SELECTION of Christmas Gifts m Town at m m most reasonable prices •I TOYS FOR CIRLS AND BOYS i^*: J GIFTS FOR MOTHER. FATHER TV HASTIC WARES IN FACI 4EP
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        217 14 Loofc S BETTER i 7"/iis I X'MAS S i» WITH tt SHOES W FROM W jjf/^y^ 9 .^fl iff r*^>rS|vg3 ]uttt4tt<ru4 SWITCH WtM^mm BED-SIDE LAMP Wt_ B 6V.v Delightful I'astft ■jjnnnßß j. ■|Br~~^^M Shades. Lamp and >hade B^^^ Tra( e Enquiries' ■■■■■■I MONTOR LTD. siNCAPURB BOOK NOW FOR X'MAS NEW
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      Some characters from pantomime
      677 15 Some characters from pantomime A UNIQUE BLEND OF MORALITY PLAY AND PURE BURLESQUE. IN WHICH REAL CHARACTERS MINGLE WITH FABULOUS CREATURES. rrilK modern pan* tomilDC is a delightful mixture of fuble ;«ihl fact Real characters mingle with fabulous creations; fairies dance detectable with roin:uitii" heroes and heroines. times r becomes
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      EXPLORERS REMEMBERED CHRISTMAS
      317 15  - EXPLORERS REMEMBERED CHRISTMAS W. O. Murphy by \V 11 E N Captain (<>ok, Ihe intrepid navigator of the south Seas, discovered an island m the ffaciik on December 2'). 177/, he promptly Mmcd it Cjiristmas bbnd. Indeed, most of that Christmas Day was Wnt m tryjMcf to effect a landing,
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      13 15 b a mm InM 0/ MM**.-* a/ 1 1 on EnylanUs country roads
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      A QUIZ FOR THE SPORTS FAN
      386 15 A QUIZ FOR THE SPORTS FAN IF you Found Inst week's questions too easy, then liy these. Score 10 for each coirect answer and live if partly rii^ht. 120 is very good. (1) What was the name of the horse that ivon the 1950 Grand National? (2) What is the
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      MARY MARY Quite Contrary
      1251 16  - MARY MARY Quite Contrary KATHLEEN HICKLEY by Mary. Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maid all m a row. -QII. my!" sighed Mary crossly. "Vv h y itnesn'l my gardea gprow?* 1 IC looked jt the bare I of earth,
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      Round and Round and Out You Go
      74 16 THERE'S just one exit to this labyrinth designed by Julian Gerber Suppose you didn't remember how you got m and were m the central chamber at X>. How could you find your way out again irithout running into any dead-ends and having to
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      THE FAIRY WHO WAS NAUGHTY
      382 17 Perhaps Priscilla is the fairy on the top of YOUR Christmas tree this year. VOL may not know it but every year the Fairy Queen gives a ball for all her subjects and then sends them out all over the world to watch over little
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      Whom do the children sec?
      42 17 One of the animals that can be seeil even when there's snow appears here when you draw a pencilled line from dot to dot consecutively Where two numbers are beside one dot, use the dot for both.
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      PENNYTOP'S CHRISTMAS
      1198 17 XMIMISTMASsccms to he coming very quicWV this ycarr said Pennytop, he crossed off another day on the calendar. "It does naeed," agreed Pip, Pennvtf p s tnend. "There i s so much to be done before then, we shall never be ready." "I hope 1 get some nice
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        219 17 COMES TO MAY MAY'S TOYLAND t^^^^* Wt y* i \v^L *^H I HUNDREDS OF rfff V^ TOYS YOURI& j. \J V CHI' ORES W!1 L *S MAYMAY so mm mmuMi* boas i»« nokili bbiuqi ko\d PHONE 4677 PHONE U'Z An Appreciative Gift \<i r v a for X mas A
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        35 17 /lUtsC &f flu? /io<u/ MOTOR -CYCLE EQUIPMENT i j We carry comprehensive stocks of genuine OYIVf Af&* Lucas Motor Cycle Units and Spare Parts and offer service facilitiesZ.L.J} Jt'-- ***** WEARNE BROTHERS LTD i i
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      Oh, whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad
      3246 18 Prom ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and things that go bump m the night Good Lord deliver us!Old Scotch Invocation. Continued from Page Five 'Extraordinary wind, that, we had last night," he said. In my old home we should have
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      40 18 During itie month be jore Christmas. American woodsmen go into the rarest to cut trees that are sold for decoration m homes throughout the nation. The trees are tied into bundles for transportation to railroads and markets m distant cities.
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        231 18 v. j GIFTS OF THE SEASON Always Something different Cf appropriate S'»mt'thinu pruitJ to possess and a pleasure to Hive at our Usual Unbeatable Values KHfILIK JEWELLERS Raffles Place. Singapore. MMMM MM Special vs^ j rMAS &L I Bargain J NYLON STOCK INOS. BkA^bitKhb. LINEN AISJU 'lON APERIES HANOKERONCFS SILK
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        143 18 f /A Satfety Rd. 3*d ttcot. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4» f 4 )> t 77ie House of Most Fascinating X and I I Alluring Gifts X Make Your Choice From The Following;- I CAMPHORWOOD CHESTS CARVED TEAK FURNiTURE PORCELAIN WARE J PEWTERWARE J CURIOS jewellery I LAMPSHADES EMBROIDERED TABLE LINENS I SILKUNDERWEAR I
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      A YEAR OF TURMOIL
      1350 19  - A YEAR OF TURMOIL PHILCOV for Herr Schieider m Munich m 1936 aq well as for Mr. Hock Jan m Kuala Lumpur m 1950 it was A tale of two families by rrilh scene—Munich. 1 rbevcar— l«M A ve: ,r of lurmoil m |i K a particular part tin* world
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      36 19 Reuter ■photo Christmas at the zoo. If a polo bear can have any worries, then Mischa, of the London, Zoo, has found the cure. Just give him a rock nn which to spraid—he needs no rocking.-
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