Malaya Tribune, 3 January 1947

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune »y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala l-umpur. Ipoh Pcnang. Thone Numbers: Editor 5815 Editorial 58 11 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 200S OGHI PAGES. SINGAPORE* FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune FRIDAY, JAN.
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    NON-CO-OPERATION IN SARAWAK: PASSIVE RESISTANCE SPREADING
    445 1 Employees Resent Govt. Attempt To 'Gag' Them Native Govt. Officers, Opposing Cession, Mass-Resign (Tribune Staff Reporter) resistance is spreading in Sarawak, and mass resignations of native the Governm :it have taken place in the past week a Chinese reSi- has just arrived in Singapore
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    In A Few Lines...
    172 1 Gl [NG TO VISJT SALONIKA LOND 3. King George il Fa'oniJca itt Ui«* Sal nika i- mm of the u'icrnlljt forces havj I/ DISARMAMENT .lan. 3. -A Folli Comn will start inve 6 of the progress Ocrm;iny. STOI S TOO BREEZY Th. Italian fit-. Miz.-rt all
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    6,000 U.S. Troops In Disgrace
    105 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.--'IT. IHi u.»e of Repres mat yes M'lij tary Art"a:i\ Commt e 1 yester j day approved a report asserting j that many U.S. officers and I soldiers in the European theatre I wer? guilty of "blackmarket and c::.\\l pr jmis.u.ty The
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    Wants U.S. To Retain Wartime Pacific Bases
    93 1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. ThHouse of Representative* Nav..j Affairs Committee yesterday demanded "full title" for the UrnLed Slates on the Pacific island neld or mandated to oth. 1 United Nation*. With respect to Manu>. Noumea. Espiritu Santo. Guadalcanal and other sites of American base-,
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    CATTLE PLAGUE
    30 1 LONDON, Jan. 3.—Five new cases of hoof and mouth disease were reported from Dorset and Somerset yesterday as Britain's worst cattle plague in five years continued to spread.
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    Woman Talked Thief Out Of Part-Stealing
    112 1 U.P. LONDON. Jan 3. A 49-year-old Irish housekeeper yesterday lectured a gunman out of stealing her employer's furs, but didn't talk hard enough to keep him from walking off with jewels valued at $2,000 Mrs. Norah Clarke ,aid she waawakened when an armed burg
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    ON MURDER CHARGE.
    38 1 Reuter. BIRMINGHAM, Jan. 2 -The police tonight .stated tiiat an Indian had been detained and will be Charged tomorrow with the murder of a European WOtjk&BmtttUnd dea' at a house ocwpiedAj at Aston suburb ii.--Reuter.
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    Mob Terror In Brittany
    183 1 U.P. Jan. 2. -A wave of mob terror has been sweeping o/tr the rich farmlands of Brit.tany during the past few days. One farmer was killed by armed bandits, who robbed hU home, and several farmer s and farm hands have been fired on while working
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    JEW TERRORISTS OPEN 100-MILE-FRONT WAR
    321 1 JERUSALEM. Jan. 3 Jewish terrorists of Irgun Zvai Leumi. secret illegal organisation, struck last night against the British armed forces on a 100-mile front. Reports reacrtTig British military headquarters tell of widespread attacks. At K.rayat Haim settlement near Haifa a saloon car blew up after
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    Crime Retards Harbour Board Rehabilitation
    693 1 "Our Greatest Problem" Says Mr. Basten Reuter. (Tribune Staff R<porter) The greatest single prooiem which the Singapore Hawbcur Board authorities are now facing is the task of re-building law and order. The Chairman of the Harbour Beard, Mr. Henry Basten, made this statement to the
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    U.S. CONGRESS MEETS TODAY
    159 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.—The Eightieth Congress of the Unite:! States-this time Congress dominated by the Republican Partywill open today. There is much speculation as to the policy which will be followed but there U little or no expectation of a dramatic repudiation of international cooperation on
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    TEST: England Disaster
    522 1 MELBOURNE, Fri.—England met with disaster this morning when play was resumed on the third day of the Third Te-t, losing four valuable wicket* Lot only 32 runs. England- batsman out thi* morning were Edrich (89», Compton ill >. Hammond (9) and Wa-hbrook (62). Th\i> England, who le-uiv.ed
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    Score Board
    99 1 Australia l>t innings 365. ENGLAND Ist Innings Hutton c McCool b Lindwall 2 Washbrook c Tallon b Dooland 62 Edrich lbw. Lindwall 89 nammona C ana o Dooland 9 lbw 11 Ikin not out 3 Yardley not out 11 Extras 7 Total (for 5 wkts) 193 BOWLING OMR
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    SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS
    701 2 Share quotations as at Dec. 31 according to the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Singapore; were as fellows: INDUSTRIALS Buyer Seller Alexandra Brickworks Ords. 180 $2.00 Alexandra Brickworks Prefs. 2.90 3.10 Brit. Malaya Trustee Si Executor Co. 8.00 9.00 Consolidated Tin Smelters Ord. 20/- 22/6 do. Prefs. 26/- 28£
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    FANCY DRESS CONTEST
    52 2 The following were adjudged winners (in the order in which their names appear in the list below I at the Fancy Dress contest at the Odeon Cabaret: Lucy Lim, Leong Choy San, Bebe Lim, Anna Tham. Ruby Chan. Mary Goh, Marion Chan, Mary Lee. Annie Yip and
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    X’mas Is. Flew Union Jack Off And On During Occupation
    383 2 Evidence At Mutiny Trial The re-hoisting of the Union Jack in place of the white surrender flag on Christmas Island was related by Subedar MurzafTir Khan at the fifth day's hearing of the trial of seven soldiers of the Hong
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    Italian Mission To U.S.
    42 2 UP. ROME, Jan. 2—The Italian prede Gasperi, yesterday conferred with his political and economic advisers, and completed his entourage of ten experts and aides "Who will accompany him on his ten day visit to the United States. —UP.
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    DOCKERS BREAK WINDOWS
    66 2 Reuter. VALETTA, Malta, Jan. 2 Dockyard workers broke win dows of administrative office here today and overturned offl cial cars in a demonsti ation v favour of a five-day week. The demonstration arose f: workers' dissatisfaction with tl ruling that the five-day 11 for shipyards in Britain
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      654 2 NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that M. A. Kadir the sole proprietor of the Jubilee Eating House of No. 34 Raffles Quay, Singapore, has o n the 17th December 1946 sold and delivered all the furniture and trade fittings In or about the business premises to Mr. Tan
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    Search For India’s Stone Age Men
    70 3 pre-historic re- which will take n W informaage meh of tly leave for r M h-ana in neighbouring which i< being D. rcan Colh ge will fallow Up in thi area Qnit< < vidence in in Gujer- 50 00(1 jl ars ago. i in
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    Robbed B.O.D. Store
    42 3 IS), a store--223 BO D. >vho stole 213 the store on .as sentenced rigorous im»nd Magis- Doh, yesterday. when a deon r;c?ial duty tolled a triI m i was tiavelpenknives, with the arrow Poo admitted .\nives which (174.40. from
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    TJIBADAK MENINGITIS CASES RUSHED ASHORE
    442 3 10 DIE, 9-MONTH-OLD BABY AMONG VICTIMS (Tribune Staff Reporter) Meningitis broke out on the TJibadak which arrived in Singapore on Wednesday With a total of 1.355 Malayan Chinese repatriated by UNRRA and CNRRA. Together with malaria and pneumonia, the dreaded disease took a toll of
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    Stole Ladies’ Shoes
    77 3 A pair of ladies' shoes sticking out of the pocket of Shariff bin Talib (20) employed in the Naafi Warehouse in Beach Road raised the suspicions of a clerk of the same place and j Shariff was detained. Subsequent investigations led to the discovery that the shoes
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    2-YEAR-OLD GIRL KILLED IN SLEEP
    171 3 The killing of a two -year-old girl, Moi Mai, and the grievous wounding of the child's mother and two other children with a chopper whil» they lay asleep in their tenement room in Maude Road on July 9. Wai recounted in th eSing.ipore Ass 7<
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    House Owner Loses Case
    178 3 An application to recover possession of a house which was acquired by a Chinese just before the outbreak of the Japanese war, was dismissed by the Rent Assessment Board yesterday. The applicant, Yeo Scow Inn, 'said he bought the house and premises known as No. 701
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    CASE AGAINST "OCCUPATION" DETECTIVES COMPOUNDED
    254 3 A man who had to resign from his job—a clerk in the police force—which he held for eighteen years because he could not work in a room which faced the place where he was assaulted by about twenty det3Ctives during the Japanese occupation—said "I am
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    Tendency For Higher Prices
    266 3 Our Financial Section (From Our Own Correspondent > Indications from Lond higher prices. In Sterling: to 20 for Ayer Hitams Siones were taken at 10 6. Locally, a few oi the Dollar shares improved slightly with inquiries for Rantaui from $1.37| up to $1 40. Kuchais
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    Boy Drowned In Swimming Pool
    134 3 "While I was walking round the six-foot end of the pool I saw the body of a boy lying at the bottom. I dived in and alter pulling out the body applied artificial respirat on for ah ut forty minutes but it was of no
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    G-G Due Back Jan. 14
    68 3 Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, the Governor-General is expected back in Singapore on January 14th. He plans to arrive in England from Canada on the 6th. During the interval in London he will be engaged in consultation with His Majesty's Government on official affairs with which
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    STORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    319 3 Prices quoted below are for jicul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs:— Yesterday's quotwere "Meehoon Siam So. 1 $95, No. 2 $85; No. 3 $72; Ihdo-China $65; Kedah $65. Rice: -Siam No. 1 $106; No. 2 $103. Rice milling: Siam $40; Glutinous rice; Siam $82; Kedah
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    SIR A. BACON DEAD
    32 3 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 2.—England's premire Baronet, Bit Nicholas BacOn, I who is a descendant of the essayist, j Sir Francis Bacon, died yesterday at the age of 89.—Reuter.
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    FREE FEEDING FOR CHILDREN BEGINS TUESDAY
    304 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Government Ft'ae Feeding Scheme for children between two and six begins next Tuesday with the opening by Lady Gimson of the Havelock Road Child. Feeding Centre at 10 a.m., and a mobile canteed operating on the same day in the
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    CASPIAN UNCOVERS FORTRESS
    94 3 Reuter. MOSCOW: -A 700-year old fortress uncovered by th*- receding waters of the Caspian was discovered by scientists of the Oceanology Institute of the Soviet Academy of Scientists, who are investigating the drying up of the sea Tht expedition which ha- just returned here from the Caspian
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    Ooola la!
    99 3 Reuter. PARIS, Jan. 2.—The police hcrt Hhis morning wttc iitvrttigctttng the tangled ca*e oj a 17-year-oid girl student who was alleged to have stolen from her mother clolthes and linen whtoh she later sold to obtain money for her Imaternal1 maternal uncle who was a /50 her Ipv&r.
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    Bomb Expert says a tom must Be Wiped Out
    124 3 Reuter. Adelaide. Jan. 2-—Professor Maretis L. Oliphant, atomic bomb expert and professor of physics at Birmingham University, said h:re to-day that the Soviet Union would make big strides in atomic research because ot her far greater, need, for atomic energy. Military
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    IN TWENTY YEARS . .
    94 3 IN TWENTY YEARS Reuter. Karachi Jan 2. —Professor P. M. S. Blackett. one of the party of British who arrive i by air to-day for the Indian Science Congress at Delhi, told Reuter: ft will take a considerable tim:—2o years—before atomic energy can be harnessed for normal Industrial and commercial
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    Sarawak
    479 4 Sarawak seems to have become an obstinate issue. I here is the assurance of tile Colonial Secretary that the question of the cession is dead, but the corpse unfortunately has begun to <nsplay an interest in the funeral, an interest altogether too lively for the new administration's peace of
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    CO-OPERATION IN COLONIAL TASK
    1306 4  -  By A Creech-Jones Colonial Secretary in a recent Speech in London In Britain the old imperialism has come to an end. It Lj finished largely because of the welling up over the years of the British conscience, and because of the degree oi feeling we havn
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    Last Of The Kellys Dies
    241 4 SYDNEY Kelly, last member of Australia's mo>t famous bushranging family has died near Glenrowan, Victoria, •»cene of the Kelly Gang's last right with the police. Jim Kelly, who was more than 90 years of age, died in his sleep. He once served 10 year-, in
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    AIR-MINDED
    54 4 Reuter. BOMBAY (Air Mail).—A Bombay school recently arranged an airtrip for one-hundred-and-flfty children under a scheme to make its students "airminded." The children whose ages varied from three to sixteen, were taken up over the city in batches. "We want to do it all over again." said a little
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    Rehabilitation Of The Philippines
    633 4 Washington. The role of the United States in helping the Republic of the Philippines develop an independent, self-reliant economy has been outlined by Paul V. McNutt. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. "The United States bears heavy responsibilities with regard to the Philippines", he said. "We owe
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    THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG A Happy New Year
    185 4 Letters To The Editor Sir,—As a resident of that busy and always noisy thoroughfare Stamford Road, and patiently suffering the cacaphony of the usual sounds. I must say that the New Year effort of in a'scriminate cracker throwing wa s the limit. Smad
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    The Local Doctor
    253 4 Sir. With regard to the Governor of Singapore's New Year broadc at on the extension of meaical services. I fail to see how he can put this into effect when there is no improvement in the scheme for the employment of local doctors. The hospitals have lost
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    Sheep To The Slaughter
    152 4 BHAG WAN SINGH (Ipon) Sir. -While passing the Perak Secretariat building. I noticed a flock of sheep h rded on the ad joinmg padang. It was about 11-30 a.m. and unfortunate crea ttires were showing signs ol the hunger of some day., past. Tinplace where they
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    Around The Local Cinemas
    215 6 PA VILION 'TOP MAN" Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lilian Gish, Richard Dix, Peggy Ryan (Universal) The story of "Top Man" deals numourou-ly and dramatically with an American family who nave had to readjust their lives to meet necessary war-time changes. SToung Donald O'Connor, star of the
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    5 Persian Officers Tried, To Die
    79 6 Reuter. MOSCOW. Jan. 2.-Five out of nine Persian Army officers who jointed tht Azerbaijan forces during the recent fighting in the province have been sentenced to death by a court martial in Tabriz Three officers were sentenced to life imprisonment and one officer Bras
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    M. Moutet May Meet Vietnam Premier
    299 6 Reuter. PARIS, Jan. 2.—Shortly after Dr. Ho Chi-mmh, Prime Minister of the Inuo-chinese "Republic" of Vietnam, said to-day that he would be "very happy' to have a talk in Hanoi with M. Marius Moutet, French Colonial Minister, who is now in Indo-china, French military
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    61 6 Reuter London, Jan. 2.-Forty senior scouts will appear before a selection boaru at the Scout Headquarters on Friday and 20 will be chosen to join the join the Public Schools Exploration Society's expedition to Newfoundland which leaves in July, and will be away until the middle of September. Today the
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    Gen. Stopford's Career
    384 7 General Sir Montagu Stopford, CB.E., KBE 08., D.8.0.. M.C.'. Commander in Chief, South East Asia, Land Forces, who received the title on Knight Commander of the order of the Bath in the Now Year Honour*, was born on Nov. 16, 1892, and wa s educated at Wellington
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    600 Papers Were Not In Order
    38 7 The ship TJibadak which arrived In Singapore yesterday brought 1,349 Chinese UNNRA repatriates from China. Six hundred of them are detained on St. John's Island as their papers are not ii order.
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    52 7 PARIS, Jan. 2—The Duchy of Luxembourg U to demand from Germany purr of Moselle reg on including the towns of Vlnden and Bitbourg. the French Foreign Office stated today. The spokesman said th? French financial system was introduced in the £aar in ant cipation of possible annexation agreement at some
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    JAPS HOPE TO BE INVITED TO 1948 OLYMPICS
    192 7 Reuter. TOKYA Japanese, sportsmen are anxious for Japan's participation in the 1948 Olympics in ixmdan. Until recently, they regarded their inclusion In the Games as nopeless in view of the war, but a statement attributed to "a responsible person on the Olympic
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    CHINESE TERMS FOR TRADE PACT WITH BRITAIN
    113 7 LONDON, Jan. 2.—The Chi- 1 nese counter-draft to the British draft proposals for a treaty of trade and friendship between the two countries has now been handed to Sir Ralph Stevenson, British Ambassador to China, it Is confirmed here today. The existence of
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    Radio Actor Hit P.C., Fined £2
    131 7 U.P. LONDON. Jan. 2— Valentino Dyall, a 38-year-old radio actor known a* "The Man in Black" In the BBC programme "Appointment With Fear, was nneu £2 and 30 shillings costs in a West London court for assaulting a policeman. Dyall said he was the
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    GANDHI HAS PLAN FOR UNITY
    67 7 Reuter SRIRAMPUR, East Bengal. Jan. 2. -Gandhi told a prayer meeting here that Pandit Jawahor al Nehru and other Conuress leaders who met him here durUit the week-end had returned to Delhi "with my written suggestions about approaching the constitut'onal problem on the basis of
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    FRANCE STATES TERMS for F.I.C. PEACE TALKS
    384 7 Reuter. PARIS. Jan. 2. —Franc e's conditions for entertaining into negotiations with the semi-autonomous IndoChinese Nationilist Government of Vietnam were announced by tile French Foreign Office spokesman today as Marius Moutet, French Colonial Minister, was on his way by air to Hanoi, che
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    37 7 Reuter. CANBERA, Jan. 2—The Governor of Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan, will carry on the luties of Govern-nor-General of Australia rending appointment of the Duke of Gloucester's successor and will be sworn in Melbourne on Jan. 18. —Reutar.
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    JEW MISSION IN U.K. FAILS
    169 7 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 2 —It is believed here tonight that Dr. David Ben Gurion's attempt to secure conditions from the British Government on which the Jewish delegation would be willing to attend the resumed Palestine conference has failed. This conclusion was the first reaction of
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    Decree Against Boasting Husband
    118 7 LONDON. Dec. 18. Within eight months of his marriage, in July 1939. at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, the Hon, David de Burgh Keiiworthy son ol L.o«d Strabolgi. was boasting to hi; wife of his conduci while on active -ervice. aid Mr. CommisjlOMtf Tynd.-.le. X.C..
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    NEW YEAR STRIKE
    59 7 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.--ihousand yellow taxi-cab drivers iang in the New Year with the nation's first strike of 1947 at 12.01 a.m. yesterday kaving many llxou.-ands of New YearV celebrants to wend their way home a> best as they could. They are striking for higher wages.
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    Accused Alleges Indians Gave Him Gun To Sell
    193 7 A j46 revolver and 2,040 rounds of ammunition were exhibits in the Seventh Magistrate's Court yesterday in an inquiry held against a South Indian Muslim, Sulaiman bin Ibrahim Shah, on a tentative charge of unlawful possession Of arms and ammunition. Sulaiman, formerly
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    Van Mook's Advice To Indonesians
    82 7 Reuter. BATAVIA, Jan. 2 —Dr. Hubertus J. Van Mook, Lieutenant Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies, said in a New York broadcast that it was especially important that Indo- I nesian youth should iearn to j exchange its dream of independence for the ideal of
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    CHINESE PAPER RAPS BLUM GOVT.
    83 7 SHANGHAI, Jan. I.—(Up)—A pro-Kuomintang morning newspaper today editorially condemned the Leon Blum government for the drastic military campaign against the Vietnam government in Indochina, and said that the governing party of a nation must not follow different policies demestically and abroad, pointing out that while
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    3 INA Members Released From German Lamp
    238 7 U.P. London. Jan 2.—Allegations that tne adherents of Subnas Chandra »ose were "treated wor&e than the Germans' during the.r incarceration by the British In Germany, were made by three former Indian National Army membero who arrived in London from Germany en route to
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    GRENADES EXPLODE IN HOTEL GARDEN
    49 7 U.P. MADRID, Jan. 2.—(UP) —Shortly before midnight two grenades exploded in mid-town Madrid in the garden of the Riti Hotel, and another near the museum, starting but not interrupting fun makers. Hie police reported that there Were no casualties and only slight damage.— U.P.
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    ARGENTINE WHEAT GIFT TO POPE
    38 7 U.P. VATICAN CITY. Jan. 2.—Vatican sources announce that an Argentine sterner with a cargo of wheat and food supplies as a gift from Argentina to the Holy Father arrived in Genoa on Monday.—TJ.P.
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    THIRD TEST PROVING BEST OF THE SERIES
    687 8 Reuter. MELBOURNE. Jan. 2.—This Third Test is proving the best ef the series because England are making such a grand fight. Instead of watching a dominating Australian team as we saw at Brisbane and Sycaiey, the struggle so far has been evenly fought
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    GEM OF AN INNINGS
    102 8 I s S WcCool'i Firwt 7Yst i S ntury yeAcrda>i proved a rit aluable one -both for y Australia and himself. A uliibourne millionaire, ap- prectatfng McCooi's great effort, >.>es.?ite:l Win ivith t a cheun jar LlO4 when J he returned to th odvilion i a
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    Melbourne Test: 2nd Day's Highlights
    265 8 The unfinished second wicket par Ip between Biil Ed rich and Cyril Wa.hbrook is Bnglan rs second stand of 100 in the current Test series, and ihi h ghest to date l!i the Sydney Test. Edrich and C mpton added 102 runs for the third
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    Sydney Cricket
    101 8 Reuter. SYDNEY. Jan. 2—Queensland's weak attack permitted New South Wales to make 379 in their first innings of the Sheffield Shield match which continued here today. Queensland had scored 84 for the loss of two wickets when bad light stopped play half an hour before the scheduled close.
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    CABANELLA WINS
    19 8 STOCKTON, Calif, Jan. 3.—Spe»dy Cabanella, 126-lb Filipino, won a 10-round decision over Ang"ls Rogers of San Jose.
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    17 TO TOUR
    54 8 Reuter. CAPETOWN, Jan. 2— Seventeen olayers will make up the South African touring party of criek«tersfor England during the coming (fUttmer. At a melting here, the South African Cricket Board of Control decided to increase the original number 1« to 17 Names of the I players will
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    Olympic Flag Unearthed
    101 8 Reuter. BERLIN, Jan. 2. The Olympic flag which wan kept in Bt'liii since Vu game* Of 1936 and then lost for a time after Germany's collapse was found in the building of the Berlin Municipal Bank. It -has been rehased by tht Soviet military authorities and Dr.
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    Town Recaptured From Guerillas
    83 8 Reuter. Athens. Jan. 2. —Greek Government troops have recaptured the town of Hypathi. in Thessaly. Central Greece, which was occupied by guerilla forces on Tuesday !t wa s officially announced here to-day Greek army casualties were given as four killed, seven wounded, and iour missing Eight
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    Scottish League
    275 8 GLASGOW: Jan. 2.—The second day cf Scctland's New Year football carnival saw another full programme of games in both sections of the League today when Leagu» leaders won both sections to keep their advantage. Rangers who played before SO.OOO ve>terday went to Kilmarnock where yesterday went to Kilmarnock
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    S.C.C. 'AT HOME'
    81 8 The Singapore Cricket Club will be 'at home' to a Noßri'-Malacca rugger team tomorrow when ttv annual club fixture will be ptejred o n the padang. The following will represent the S.C.C.: G. F. Taylor; D. M. Seward. W. E. Grieve, Ft. F. Drooglever, J H Abbott;
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    SHOPKEEPER SHOT
    36 8 A Malabari shopkeeper WM shO* in the groin When he resisted four If Javanese who attempted to rob hi* shop i n Kampong Amber last igM Two were aim-d with ref»lt*rs The robbers fled.
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    LOOTERS SHOT
    38 8 An R.A.F. M-ntiy at &i fired a shot at looters in a boat on Wednesday night. Ye-'crd morning the body of an Indian with a bullet wound wa- wash d at hon by the tid* 1
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    29 8 A car belonging to untitled Which Was stolen [roBB. a t»OU M New Bridge Road en Dot 23 recovered last nijrht. It had given a new coat of paint
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    22 8 The Singapore untitled Church will hold it first p war English service at 120 Ba tier Road on Sunday, at 5 P
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