Malaya Tribune, 3 January 1948

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    59 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Now Printed in Singapore Kuala &Tknang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1948 —PRICE TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune London Agents:- Messrs. Cohn Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98, St.
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    MALAYA SEEKING $200 MILLION LOAN IN LONDON
    204 1 From Treasury Or From The Market Reuter. i ON DON Jan. 2.—The Financial becretaiy w the Malayan Union, Mr. W. D. Godsall whe, here over Christmas for discussions with the Bntish Colonial Office, is believed to intend to explore the ton-owing of $200,000,000
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    Her Lover Didn't Believe In Santa Claus
    115 1 UP. PARIS. Jan. 2 —A Normandy h is been granted a div [ter she told the Court that i usband at the age of 29 sti believed in Santa Claus", Evening newspaper France i ted today. The wife, identified only as -Madame 8",
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    Chinese Methodist Delegate
    136 1 [he UaUs#* ChinfW anm al ie\ence ot the Me hOOMX < huu h yesterday elected their rrtntstcr'al delegate to the ge- oral conference in Boston, Massachussetts, 0S A He is the R Paul. S H Hang, pastor the Hmghus Methodist Churefl. To-ether with Mr. Hcm?r Ch n?.
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    To Attend Burma's Independence Ceremonies
    94 1 Reuter. BANGKOK. Jan. 2.—The United States Ambassador to Siani. Mr Edwin F Stanton, will be leaving on Saturday morning by plane for Rangoon *-a» personal representative of President Truman to the Burmese Independence celebrations holding V-C rank of special ambassador. Ihe party includes Mrs. Stanton,
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    JERUSALEM TAXIS
    47 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM. banned from the streets of Salem after 15 Arals had been killed by a barrel bomh thrown fro a Jewish taxi on Dec. 30 in the Damascus Gate orange market .WW b« allowed to run again tomorrow, the British Military Headquarters announced tonight.—Reuter.
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    Reds Try To Bribe Chinese Air Pilots
    126 1 U.P. SHANGHAI. Jan. 2— Chinese pilots ol China's two leading nercial air lines said today a large number of them had received letters from the Chines L Communist Party "inviting them nd their planes in Communist territory, promising them treatment and safe conduct
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    FIREMEN FIGHT BLAZE IN RAIN
    113 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter.) Fcr half an hour this morning in the rain the Singapore Fire Brigade fought a Are which broke out at a petrol pump at Rochore Road. It appeared that the nr e was caused by the electrical sh rt circuit in a
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    ROYAL SCOTS
    47 1 Reuter. EDINBURGH. Jte The first battalion of the Royal Scots, forced in 1633 and the oldest foot re 0 Zvt in the Bntish Aran- w.U be eiven a civic recep'iorf when the> I arrive here on Monday from India after exactly 140 years' j thete.—Reuter.
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    Henderson in Burma
    42 1 Reuter. CALCUTTA. Jatt I Henderson. Scenery of Air and former B#C»Ury of Stati itjr Burma, arrived here by air tt>- Wttl fly on to Rangoon t->--n "now to reprint the Bntish Government at Sundays •Indepen- dence Day" celeUrations —Reut?r.
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    Medical Religious Aid For Sakais
    139 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) KSSSM women have .n view this year. This was stated at a pwmrence of the Women Society of Christian Service—a section ci the Malaysia Annual Conference -which met yesterday to elect the office-bearers for 1948 and also to draw up tentative plans
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    STOP PRESS
    17 1 Melbourne lunch: India, first innings 9 for 291 declared. Australia, 2nd innings 1 for It
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    Minister of State For Colonies
    163 1 Reuter. appointed Lord Lte towel-last Secretary of State for India and for Burma—Minister of State for Colonial Affairs. The appointment will taKe 'effect from Sunday, when Lord Llstowel relinquishes the secretaryship of state for Burma under the provisions of the Burma independence Act. which transfers
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    CELTIC TROUNCED
    20 1 LONDON, Jan. 2.—Result of Scottish A Division footfall match played today is as follows Celtic 0, Rangers 4.
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    SOS Diverts Liner To Pitcairn I.
    194 1 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 2. An- swering a dramatic early morning radio SOS from J Pit cairn, tiny Pacific isldnd where the Bounty mutineers I settled, tho 7.300-ton steam- 1 er Cufic put ashore its ship's doctor to help save a 'y man's life, the
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    Mountbatten Not For Palestine
    135 1 Reuter. London. Jan. 2.-Authorttatiye quarters here tonight discredited a London press report that Earl Mountbatten. Governor General O* India, might be asked to supervise the transfer ot Power in Palestine if the United Nations Commission found the problem too big for it. There was no confirmation
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    Alleged Forgery By Australian MP
    94 1 Reuter-A.A.P SYDNEY, Jan. 2.-John Smitn ("Joel?) Garden. 65 year-old Australian Scot former Labou MP for Cook, in New South Wales, and former minister °r the Baptist Church and of the Evangelist Church of Christ in Australia, had three summonses issued against him here today g
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    Guard Shot
    41 1 U.P. JERUSALEM. Jan. 3.-An armed of Arabs held up four Arab S3 guards enroute bank in Jaffa and surrender of their arms. i nree Scomplied but the fourth refused and was shot dead before the gang escaped. —U P.
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    Mr. Nehru Would Feel Justified In Sending Troops To Pakistan
    827 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Jan. 2.-Premier Nehru of India told a press conference today that rebels fighting in Kashm r were b-ing trained in Pakistan bases and that India IZI tharihe would be *ASS troops across her sisier Dominions borders, but
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    80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN'S LEAP
    85 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Jan. 2—A major fire which spread to two converted blocks of flats blanketed New York's west side at Columbus Circles a few blocks north of Times Square, in dense smoke which firemen said today was the worst I they had seen in 20 years
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    Cordial Relations With Chiang
    85 1 U.P. NANKING. Jan. 2.—Maj. Gen. John P Lucas. Commander of the. United States Army Advisory Group in China in a farewell press conference expressed his appreciation for the co-operation given by the Chinese and said his relations with the Generalissimo had been most cordial. Lucas said
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    CHINESE CONSUL IN K.L. HAILS NEW CONSTITUTION
    296 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 2.—A New Year message hailing tne Inauguration of'the new constitution in China was given by Mr. ACT, Kwong, Consul for China, Kuala Lumpur. The full text of his message reads: "It is with gladness of heart that I greet my
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    Row-&-Arrow Attack On Bombay Police
    156 2 Reuter. BOMBAY, Jan. 2.—Thirty-five persons were killed in a pitched battle between armed police and a large crowd of adibasis (aborigines) armed with bows and arrows in Kharaswan State about 150 miles miles nor th Cuttack Orissa State, it was disclosed here today. A communique
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    French Govt. Demands Vote Of Confidence
    116 2 U.P. Paris, Jan. 2.—The Schuman Government announced today it would demand a confidence vote anj tand cr fall on its au< eri y recovery programme. Interior Minister Jules Moc'h announced the government's decision an extraordinary cabinet mcc ing called at 8.45 a.m. which las
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    Local Nurses Promised Higher Posts
    690 3 p i K OR MORE RECS 1 JOIN THE RANKS USING SERVICE OF ™1 COLONY WAS OF noTH THE GOV- SINGAPORE, SIR <;iMSON. AND VICKBWS. DIREC- i DR viKDICAL SERVICES. I -KSTATION OK AT r CERTIFICATES rsES AND 38 HOS- I ANTS NERALHOSPfl appealed to
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    SIT PREMISES EXEMPTED FROM RENT BILL
    126 3 Unci, r a SUPPteinent to the Government Gazette published iremises belonging ngapon Improvement Trust mpt trom the Rent Control Ordinance subject to ortain pr'ivioions. (De notification declares thai mpti 'ii will opei at. provided that o action is taken to inj occupant from these
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    20.000 RE-ENLISTED
    36 3 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. i. The Army's slioit service bounty scheme has proved so popuUu that over 20,000 *x-BolUiera have re-enlisted for wort service engagements in the regular army, states the War oaa today Renter.
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    Jap Major Denies Village Massacre
    448 3 (From Our o»cn Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 2 —Trie case for th e defence opened this morning at the War Crimes trial of Maj. Yokokoji Kyomt. who stands charged with having been concerned in the killing, by bayonetting, o r 990 civilian residents of the
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    War Claims: Govt. Attitude Deplored
    133 3 "Our claims and our suggestions have brought nothing more enlightening than a polite acknowledgment. Such is the result of remote control front Whitehall," said Mr. J. A. EUas when he presided at the 29th ordinary general meeting of the Jesselton Ice and Power Co., Ltd.,
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    British Officer Tackles China's Food Problems
    134 3 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Jan. 2 —Mr. John Hutt. one of the principal assistant secretaries in the British Ministry of Food who recently arrived in China on loan to the Chinese Government, has begun tackling one of the most complex problems confronting this country—food control. But
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    4 P. & O. LINERS BEING REFITTED
    107 3 4 P. O. LINERS BEING REFITTED Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 2.—Four big p. and O. liners are being refitted. alter war -service—to take thousands of British settlers to Australia in t'ne spring and summer, it was learned today. They are the Ranchi (16.700 tons), Chitral (15,300 tons). Maloja (2,900 tons), and
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    How Does A Star Become A Star?
    230 3 Since Sunday of tflte week fee Malaya Tribune has been publishing caricatures ol Hollywood star? in this .pace, each with a few words ab»ut how they becaim star,. Firs; there was Dorot 3 Lamour. followed by Joan Caulfield, Veronica Lake. Lliaabe*h Scott and
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    NEW YEAR GREETINGS
    113 3 The Malaya Tribune acknowledges tbt receip- of seasonal greetUi«n (which are heartily reciprocated* tool* the foil ..wing:--Samuel j n' Jones ft Co. Ltd.. (London*. Mr Banks, of Linotype and Machinery Ltd (London). Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co.. Papineau Studios. Mr Tan Hong Tek. Bright Radio Co.. the
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    MICKEY: NO MORE BOY ROLES FOR ME
    65 3 Reuter. SOU I HAMPTON, Jan. 1 Twenty-seven-year-old KoHy WGod actor Mickey Ruoney. who arrived here toda;, in the liner Queen Mary to appear for one month at the London Palladium variety show, said he had finished playmg boy roles and will in future
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    STORM IN A TEACUP
    97 3 U.P. SOUTH AjVTF TON Jan. I.—A fight over the of a British workrmns indispemabl cup ol tea d-layed the sailing or the Canard White Star liner. Mauretania, for three hours. Southampton docks were nationalizted today. At the same time, the price of a morning cup of
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    BRITISH RAILS
    28 3 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 2.—Holders of £3,000.000,000 of British railway securities, it is announced, are to receive at par three per cent British transport stock repayable 1978-88.—Reuter.
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    Dramatic Rescue Of Two Girl Mountain Climbers
    176 3 Reuter. Bangor, Jan. 2. —London girl climbers are recovering in Bangor Hospital after being rescued at 2 a.m. in a rain an f j wind fc-'orm from narrow Snowdonia mountain ledge wthere they lay for 12 hours. They are Mrs. Barbara Meyer of
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    Birthday Party At Buhit Serene
    43 4 Lord KiOearn watching the tiny yuests at daughter Roxana's birthday part at Bukit Serene. Sonic of tht times, having a good time at Ro.rana Lampson's birthday part, she is the pomngeti daughter of Lord and Lady Killf am.
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    War Office Jobs For Younger Generals
    160 4 Reuter. London, Dec. 31.—Some of the younger Generals for the Britisl: Army will be taking up ap pointments at the War Office early in the New Year. MajGen. G. W. R. Templer. DilCCtOr cf Military Intelligence, is to be Vice-CIGS aid member of the
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    Restrictions On Goods From U.S. Are Eased
    110 4 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. I. Easing of restrictions on imports into British colonies of certain goods from the United Kingdom was announced by the colonial office last night. Briefly, writes Reuters financial editor, Sydney Campell this means that Brtiain is relaxing some of the
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    British Premier To Broadcast
    50 4 Reuter. London. Dee. 31. -Mr. Clement Attlee, Br") am's Labour Premier, will broadcast to the nation at 21 If) GMT., on Saturday, January 3. This will be the fourth of the six political broadcasts which have been arranged for the Governnier): with the Briti 9Broadcasting Corporation.—Reuter.
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    Bevan scheme doctors will be in top-pay class
    532 4 LONDON, —Doctors will l>e the best-paid professional workers in this country when the New National Health Service comes, into operation next July. This is revealed by ihe publication of their "pay scale" Offered by the Minister of Health Mr. Bevan has Issued
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    PRESIDENT URGES COMMON CAUSE WITH MALAYANS
    455 4 MUSLIM CONFERENCE PENANG, Jan. 1 "l would I appeal to my Muslim brothers to consider whether it will not be to their advantage to make common cause with their Malayan brothers, adopt Malaya as their home and become its citizens. 'Such a merg.ng with
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    Guerilla Threat To Greek Town Removed
    127 4 Reuter. ATHENS, Jan. 1. Greek Government lorces have recaptured the Borazan bridge closj to the Albanian frontier and chief escape route of the General Markos guerillas, it was learned here tonight. An Army column also fought its way through guerilla territory to a point
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    New Headache For B.B.C.
    159 4 U.P. LONDON, Dec. 29. The British Broadcasting Company, Govern-ment-sponsored monopoly, which L.4 theoretically non-commercial, faced an entertainment crisis toI day, because it wants to stop carrying advertisements. Theatre Manager Association, which controls activities most of the best known performers on the British stage announced it would
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    Actress In Car Crash
    61 4 U.P. ROME. Jan. L The Swedish movie actress, Vera Strelekskei, aged 29, of Stockholm, was injured severely shortly after midnight today while riding In a car driven by the Argentine Adolfo Sckwelm Cruz, aged 24, of Buenos Aires. The speeding car went out of control and
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    PFTTICOAT FASHION BACK AGAIN
    31 4 Petticoat Fashions The petticoat Is owre again comma mto its oicn. Pretty Janet Leigh likes them colourful and sit* Nice* then shewing, as the picture re veals.
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    CHETTIARS IN MALAYA URGED TO MARCH WITH TIMES
    403 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1 Unless Chettiais have a wider outlook on life, march with the times and consider themselves Indian first and Indians last, there is no future tor Ui_m,"' declared Mr. Saw Ganesan, leader of the Indian Goodwill Mission to Malaya,
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    18 5 The Misses Fernandez and s„u/a passenger on board the l ßlßry liner "Willem Ruys" ui-route to Hong Kong.
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    LICENSEE TESTED 'HOOCH' BY DRINKING IT-AND WAS SORRY
    111 5 ,n Bottles of a "whisky", I m industrial methylated md containing the poison alcohol were displayed in rt a i Grimsby, and it was stat- j ikea in quantity, the I uLI cause blindness and ~.»n death i Seven men wen- charged
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    BRIGHTEN RAINY DAYS WITH GAYER 'MACS,' THEY URGE
    185 5 LONDN.--Gayer colour in the rantre of Utility "ma~," to brighten rainy days, are called for in the report of a Arorkinz party <n the rubber-proofed-clothing industry. Pre-war conditions in the trade, when mackintoshes could be sold wholesale for 2s. lid., must not
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    To Jail By Taxi
    139 5 LONDON.—After being sent for trial at the London Sessions. King, aged 39, a company director, of no fixed address, asked at Marlborough-street for per mission to use a taxi for his journey to Brixton Prison, His request was granted. He was accused of obtaining, by falsely
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    HARY the RUNAWAY ENGINE
    1420 5  -  A STORY for CHILDREN by N. Cain was a small engine on a ry small railway way down in the country. H had only three stations on rj Halfway and Stop, so it •ailed the Start and Stop Corporation and Sons ted Limited Ihese initials, S
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    BRIDGE
    323 5  -  An Improvised Entry Curd by YARBOROUGH (Col G.G.J. Wulshe) The hand below was one of the most interesting of the hands play2d at many tables at a recent congress. The bidding at some tables was: East 1 S. South Double, Wejt 1 NT, North 2 S. East Pass, South
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    Former Police Chief Became Trickster
    438 5 LONDON, Dec. 28.-A io.mer police chief, at Nairobi, .Kenya, is now starting to serve a sentence ot ten months' »mpru»ment passe a on him at the Old Jailey tor tucking the sister-in-law ol the High Commiss.on--6t tor Ceylon 'me man. Charles, Sempill, at'ed 50, described
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    CURATE AND EX-TEACHER FOR TRIAL
    143 5 LONDON, Dec. 23.—Passages from letters that were alleged to have passed between Lionel 6Hlard, aged 61. an ex-school teacher. Of Brighton-read. Sway Hants, and Leslie Ash, aged 34. a clerk in Holy Orders, of Courtroad. Bournemouth, were road at Lymington. Hants, when the 11 we
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    Watched By Police
    104 5 Police evidence «hcwed that .even of his flats had been un der observation, and on one afternoon Mrs. Trevclyan IJM seen to enter twice in Mp hours with men. Mr. Birotta agreed that IW March he was a. Marlborough-street to three mont'ns' imprisonment for improperly conducting a
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    Police Say Boy, Aged 14, Ran Amok With A Rifle
    782 5 LONDON, Dec. 24.—A boy of 14 who was alleged to hav.o obtained' a rifle and cartridges, to have said to a playmate, *Td like to see a man fall dead," and to> nave rsked: "How old do you have to
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    NULLITY SUIT HELD UP BY LAW LORDS' VIEWS
    416 5 LONDON. Dec 28.—An Important judgment delivered m the House of Lords relating childless marriages caused iudge Kirkhcuse Jenkins to postpone until February his de..sion in a nullity suit at Bristol Divorce Court. He took this step in the hope that the House
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    Husband Cites 3 Other Men As Co-Respondents
    76 5 LONDON, D.C. 26. Three co-respondents were cited by Arthur Rowen, ex-Army gunner, of Heaton-rcad, Withmglon, Manchester, when he was pranted a decree nisi at Manchester on the grounds cl his wtfes adultery. Rcwen named an American s ;!dier os one cj-vesp'-ndent. ■jnd illegfc'
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    54 6 Yeo Chiang Lim and Family tender their heartfelt gratitude to friends amongst the Staffs of Messrs. Anglo-French and Ben- dixsens, Ltd. and elsewhere .and to relatives for their night visits, floral tributes and other expressions of condolence, in their recent bereavement over the death of Mrs. Yeo Chiang L!m
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    Leading Strings
    563 6 The lively non-political trio, the Malayan, the Singapore and the Penang Associations, are combining in the preparation of a brief for submission to their Parlia- i mentary agents on the subject of Whitehall control in Malaya. At long last, Malayans are asserting in no uncertain terms that colonies,
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    LAW LORDS ON MARRIAGE
    316 6 In the eves of the law. procreation of children is not the only aim of marriage. This is the meaning of the latest judgment of our Law Lords, declares the Daily Mirror. Some Christians may fear that it attacks the sanctity of marriage. We advise everybody
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    YOU, TOO, CAN HAVE A MATA-MATA OF YOUR OWN!
    844 6  -  By Richard Morley in a recent MEC broodcast One evening -not so very long ago—a friend and I were sitting quietly in the house, drinking a cup of tea when we heard the sound of the front door handle turning, followed
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    MEE SELLERS CAN EARN $20 A NIGHT!
    864 6 JIMMY LEE today explains how those delicious concoctions Mcc and Vermicelli are prepared with typical Chinese culinary skill. Perhaps you did not know that Of the hundred and one kinds of hawkers in Malaya, the commonest and most patronised is the mcc or
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    Celebrations Cut
    51 6 U.P. LONDON. Jan. I.—The Saudi Arabian legation in London announced today that all formal celebrations of the anniversary of King Ibn Saud's accession to the throne have been cancelled "owing to the unsettled state of affairs in Palestine." The celebrations were to have been held on January 8.
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    Stricter Control Over H.K.'s Banks
    219 6 Reuter. HONGKONG. Legislation haa been introduced into Hongkong's legislative Council with a vjev. to exercising stricter control over the colony's business. The proposed new regulations are not aimed at the British, foreign and Chinese banks who con duct their businesses along the orthodox Western lines,
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    Egypt Discovers Oil
    77 6 Reuter. CAIRO. Present world shortages of petroleum have *timulal ed prospecting ii those countries wtlt-re the presence of oU m sua pectod. Particularly i« this th*case in Egypt, v.'oerc four oil di cOveries have so far bens made. The presence tof reservoirs of oil i,i Eeypt has
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    BUSINESS AS USUAL IN SHANGHAI
    244 6 U.P. SHANGHAI, Despite the protracted conflict between the armed forces of the Chinese Central Government in Nanking and those of the Chinese Communist Party, rampant inflation and the unusually severe winter life in China continues to flow along the traditional pattern, and business is transacted
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    Diary OF THE DAY
    1463 7  -  CONDUCTED By 'OBSERVER' md now you don't ue Id A/di wn on condl- Home through brief cabled newslC cllf Paper n ports; j N <l'OKh reading letters from friends, i ding between the h< ugh the British spirit j tie same as it has i\t a
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    Red Scribes Denounce 'Warmongers'
    215 7 Reuter. Moscow. Jan. I—Russian newspapers opened the new year with the biggest and b tterest concentration yet of articles and cartoons lampooning and denouncing "warmongers the "dollar imperialists of the Unit d States, and their satellites. Il.va Ehrenburg. writing in pravda. said that on the side
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    GRIEVOUS HURT CASE DISMISSED
    209 7 BUTTER WORTH, Jan. I. I The story of how a Malay "bomo", Osman bin Lebai Chix, v/as arrested and confined by the Japanese Chief Police Officer in charge of the ,Kepala Batas Police Station during the occupation for being suspected of practising witchcraft, was told in
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    New Method Of Typesetting
    92 7 U.P. COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. L The development of a new method lof typesetting which could cut i costs and time 50 per cent was I claimed by the Byrum Lithographing Co., here. President M. C. 1 Byrum said the method utilized a new electric typewriter develop--led
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    U.K. TRANSPORT NATIONALISED
    143 7 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. I.—Britain's railways, canals, longdistance haulage systems and the London underground and bus network passed into public ownership today without ceremony. Exactly a year after the nationalisation of another major industry, coal, a Transport Commission has come into being as the central coordinating body of
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    HONG FATT CO. REPORT
    86 7 The water level during October and November has been lowered 6 feet 4i inches against a rainfall of 15.75 inches and the water leve*l is now below bench No. 12. says a Hong Fatt progress report for Oct. and Dec. The work of rehabilitation is proceeding
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    Malayan Nurses "Down Under"
    104 7 Sister Alice Cheah and Sister Ooi Soh lm, the first Chinese Malayan nurses to study in Australia under the A.I.F. Malayan Nursing Scholarship, are no-to doiny a two-months course at the Orthopaedic branch of the Children's Hospital at Frankston, 26 miles along the coast from Melbourne.
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    Court Orders Action Against Complainant
    407 7 IPOH. Jan I.—The preliminary inquiry before Che Shamsudin. Ipoh Magistrate, into a charge of alleged gang robbery against two Chinese took a dramatic turn when his worship recommended that action should be taken against the complainant, a miner of Ampang, Falim. Ch e Omm. Chief
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    Scouts Camp In Oil Palm Estate
    160 7 Teluk Anson, Jan. I.—A party of Scouts of the Anglo School. Teluk Anson had a sue cessful camp at the Ulu Bernam Estate by th e kind permission of the manager of the Estate. In charge o c Scoutmaster P Vendasalam. the camp lasted
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    Hold-Up in Estate
    195 7 Ipoh, Jan. 1.-Dusun BerUm Estate, Aye miles from Ipoh on the Gopeng Road was the scene o* a danng armed hold-up on Tuesday night, the victim tx ing Mr. Retnam, conductor of the estate. It appears that about 9.30 p.m someone knocked at Mr. Retnam's door and
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    Millionth Meal Ticket Sold
    76 7 IPOH. Jan. L At the Poor Children's X'mas Treat held at the People's Restaurant on Tuesday, the one-millionth meal ticket was sold to a eleven-year-old boy. Mr. R G. K. Thompson. Deputy Labour Commissioner, Perak said that the sale of one million tickets in the Restaurant
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    Girl dancer knocked out by robber
    163 7 LONDON. Dee *>. —Red-headed dancer Audrey Turner. IT, was knocked unconscious and left lying on the floor by a man who ransacked the Hat of her uncle. John Turner, in Camberwell-road, London, S.E. She had iust come Iran a rehearsal of her Brat West
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    BOY FOUGHT FOR LIFE WITH STRANLER
    971 8 Epilepsy Plea Fqfa §Qr Who Mutilatea} 3 Y?'ff?W LONDON—Saying. 'You have been convicted I ofj a terrible crime," Mr. Justice Morris, at the enoVof a Urree. day trial at Leeds Assizes, passed sentence of death on George Henry Whelpton, a 31.year-old ex-tmrrer and bus
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    Italian Premier's Home
    41 8 U.P. ROME, Jan. 1. The historic Quirinal Palace, the Royal residence of the Savoy family for 73 years with the going into effect of the Republican Constitution today was designated the official residence of the Italian President. U.P.
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    Antiquis Trial Quoted To Warn Youths
    404 8 London—The recent Antiquis murder trial, in which two men, agej 23 and 20, were sentenced to death and subsequently executed, was quoted at Winchester Assizes by Mr. Commissioner Vick, K.C., as a warning to two 17-year-old youths and a boy aged 13. They were
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    Extravagance or Necessity?
    622 8 The Cabinet has just approved that Princecs Elizabeth should have an allowance of £40,000 a year, and her husband Io'.OOO Meanwhile, the public are puzzled about several aspects of this settlement. How. it is beKfc asked, can a younrr married couple possibly need as much as £50.000
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    Widow Tells At Inquest Of "Other Woman"
    272 8 LONDON. Only evidence by ibfe widow was give.i when the inquest was opened at Stockport on Charles Cotton, aged 45. a garage prOprietcr, of Parso.i-agc-stree., flcaton N orris. StOtkport, .vht; was feund dead at R* a heme. After consulting the two Uoctorfl ii
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    Alleged Demand Of £150 From "Miss X"
    210 8 London-When a case of alleged blackmail came before Mr. Daniel Hopkin at MarlboroughBtreet, London, he allowed the woman who had sO*jgt pOHec aid to be known as Mr*> V The man accused is a 58->ea eld printer. Alexander Watt Ir- vine Of Cartwright-gardivis.
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    Marshall Plan
    41 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Jan. Charles Eaton. Chairman of the House of Representatives Fo reign Afiairs Committee, pre dieted today that Congressional action on the Marshall plan might be delayed two months t eyond the Government s April 1 deadline. Reuter.
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    "THE PEOPLE ARE MAGNIFICENT"
    262 8 Cripps tells of progress in 1947, calls for renewed "win through" effort in 1948 Sir Stafford Cripps, adding up the national balance sheet for 1947 in the Commons last week, declared: "The people have been magnificent." "So far as our own efforts are concerned," he said,
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    No Ban On Arms To China
    150 8 Sydney. Dec. 30 Whether Australian waterside worker will ban t»e lo.adi.itr of arms in Australia for the Chinese Nationalist Government, will be «on sidered by the Waterside Federation as soon as it receives full iaforma'i.m abou the Canadian move. This was stated i i
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    PC Jumps From Moving Train After Prisoner
    139 8 LONDON. Dec. 26. When the prisoner he was escorting dived head-first through the window of the Westbury-Trowbridge train, which was travelling at 40 m.p.h., Police-Constable Wayman jumped after him. After a two-mile chase he caught and handcuffed the prisoner. The prisoner had asked
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    "WOMAN TOO SMART TO BE PROSECUTED"
    421 8 —Police Inspector LONDON. Dec 31 —A woman wjio was said to be "too smait t > be proseeuied" was alleged y Cleikenwell to be the owner o] premises having a doubtful refutation in the Bioomsbuiy trier The subiect was mentioned vhen the magistrate. Mr.
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    New Barrister
    52 8 I IPCH Jan. 2 —Mr. D. J. Row- lands, who had been tn England, i has returned alter Baring completed his course as Barrister atLaw at Lincoln's Inn. London He is the son-in-law of Mrs. Q Abraham and the late Di Abraham o! Taipmg. He intends to practice
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    Water, Gas & Electricity Projects
    840 10 Water, Gas Electricity Projects WITH THE OBJECT OF CARRYING OUT ESSENTIAL EXTENSIONS TO THE WATER. ELECTRICITY, AND GAS SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SINGAPORE. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS, AT A SPECIAL MEETING YESTERDAY. SANCTIONED THE ISSUE OF A $25,000,000 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 31 PER CENT. DEBENTURE STOCK REDFEMABLE IN 1973. Holders o!
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    HOLLYWOOD BACK STAGE
    221 10 Since Sunday of this week this paper hftl been publishing ad va.ice annovrt'. ernen f s concerning the photo fea'ure strip "How A Hollywood Star If Born." which will be published exclusively ii Un* newspaper, daily four four week. 1 beginning on Monday. "How A Hollywood Star
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    CHINESE Y.M.C.A. T. T. TEAM
    73 10 The following hav<> 1 ecu selected to represent the Singapore Chinese V.M.C.A. apainst the Milky-Way Mucical Farty at table-'eriuts on Sunday. The selected players ar>? asked to be ft the premises of the Chinese V.M.C.A. before 7.15 p.fyi. on that nlpht. Loe Meng Kong; Kwan
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    TO-DAY'S SOCCER
    54 10 The following players will be represent No. 1. Sub-Depot of 223 8.0.D. apainst the HQ' in the (Governors Shield League) today at St. George's Road ground:—Kuan Chonp P. Lopez, Syed Omar; Suppiah. L.S. Teck, Petter Tan; T. S. Wee. P. de Souza, T. C. Balen, Malik. D. Anpullia,
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    INCOME TAX BASED ON 1947
    351 10 COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX IN THE COLONY -AND PRESUMABLY IN THE MALAYAN UNION WILL NOT BE STARTED UNTIL "A LITTLE LATER IN 1948." WHEN THE INCOME TAX OFFICE AND STAFF HAVE BEEN ORGANISED. This announcement is contained Li n statement issued last night, which also
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    High Chinese Award For U.S. Officer
    83 10 U.P. TOKIO. Jan. 2- Brigadier General Hebert B. Loper. chief of the Engineers Intelligence Division, of the American Headquarters Far East Command, today received a high Chinese honour—the "Special Collar Order of Yun Hui"—Cloud and Banner, fourth class. The decoration was awarded him by
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    "War Not A Crime" Says Tojo
    164 10 U.P. TOKYO, Jan 2 Hideki To o who led Japan's war machine to disaster said today under cross examination he does not think war is a crime. Resuming questioning 'oefore the International Military Tribunal of the Far East after the New Year holiday, chief
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    Guerillas Beaten
    62 10 Reuter. ATHENS. Jan. I.—The defeat of Greek imerillas at Konitea, key town of recent fighting on the Albanian frontier, has turned into a rou*. according to the latest despatches reaching the War Ministry in Athens tonight. The guerillas everywhere withdrawing hurriedly, abandoning stub! ornly held hill positions, the
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    ENGLAND WILL FACE KEEN TUSSLE WITH WALLABIES
    214 10 Reuter LONDON, Jan. 2.—A keen tussle between Australia's defence and England's thrust Is anticipated tomorrow when the Wallabies wind up their Rugby Union international campaign at I wickenham. The Wallabies, who have had a strenuous tour, playing 29 matches in three and-a-half monl
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    Death Of Railway Pensioner
    65 10 IPOH, Jan. 2.—Mr. Apputhural, Welding Overseer, EWW. Office, Railways, Ipoh, has received news of the death r in Tholpuram. Jaffna. Ceylon, of his brother-in-law, Mr. K, Asaippillai. The late Mr. Atfaipiliai, retired trom the Malayan Railway Department 20 years ago. He leaves behind his wife, two
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    Ryder Cup Golf
    88 10 LONDON, Jan. 1 —The Ryder I Cup golf match played between Britain and America every two i years since 1927 may become an annual contest after the Americans' visit to this country next year, stated Henry Cotton, captain of th« British team, on his arrival in London
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    NEW POLITICAL CRISIS ARISES IN FRANCE
    126 10 Reuter. PARIS, Jan. 2 —The live weeks old French Government today decided to "stake its existence" on a new plan to saw the franc, after French members of Parliament had whittled down an earlier plan below the minimum the Government would accept M. Robert
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    Aussies Won't Play In Ceylon
    62 10 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE. Dee. 30. Thr Australian Cricket Bard of Contml announced today that owing to insufficient time the Ar, tralians will l c unable to play a one-day match in Ceylon while on their way to England for their tour next summer. The Australians will
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    Ex-Soldier Wins 130 Yards Sprint
    68 11 Reuter. m'NIH'RGH. Jan. I—The fam- derhni: 130 yards sprint i u.nif history, held nere 'won 1 y J. S. Wilson, of 2€-year-nld runner demobilised from the Army. nine and a half yards he won by inches in 13--md.s from G. G-eorsres. off yards. r 'j
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    Indian Tourists Make Good Start In 3rd Test
    530 11 Opening Batsmen Put Up Century Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, JAN. 2. A CENTURY OPENING PARTNERSHIP WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST BY THE INDIANS ON THE PRESENT TOUR —Btf AINOO, MANKAD 116 AND C. T SARWATE 36, GAVE INDIA /I GOOD START IN REPLY TO AUSTRALIAN
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    JOLLILADS TO MEET SEAFORTHS
    100 11 Two cups, presented t>y Mr. JV Hameed, contractor to Marden and Company, will be awarded to the teams taking part in today's soccer match between the Jollilads Athletic Union and the Ist. Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, at Gillman Barracks, kick off at 5.15 p.m. The Bahd of
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    S'pore Hornets
    57 11 The Singapore Hornets will be represented by the following in th»eir hockey encounter against the Singapore Chinese Recreation CKib on Tuesday at Hong Lim Green:—E. Noble, R. H. Barth, M Mcdder; R. S. Barth. M. Toledo, C. Noronah; C. Ray ney. H Boudewyn, D. Booth, D. de Cruz.
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    Today's Hockey
    96 11 The Army will meet the S.C.R.C. on the S.R.C. ground at 5.15 p.m. today in a Hockey League match. In their last game the Army were awarded a walk over against the Indian Association because the Indians were unable to field a team. The following will paly for
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    France Lose To Ireland At Rugger
    205 11 Reuter. Tan 1 —Playmg on PA R vf'made treacherous by a pitch maae Ireland beat persistent rain h h trance »n toe nrs naUo nal dugby rolombes Stacnampionship at Colom "ST Points) to two and one «T l H tries (6 points;. hai f
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    PENANG RACES: TO-DAY'S CARD
    699 11 Below is the cara ior louay s races at Penang: RACE ONE 2.30 P.M. Horses, Class 4, Div. 4, 6 FuVs. 0 0 0 Jinx 9.04 0 0 0 Cowley 9-01 0 0 0 Foundation Stone 8.13 0 0 0 Adorable 8-12 0 0 0 Chunderloo
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    DRAUGHTS MATCH
    78 11 The following players have been selected to represent the CSC i for the inter-club Draughts match with the V.M.C.A. in Amber Rd., on Sunday at 11 a m —Lim Cheng Bak, Tan Thean Teck,.Tay Chong Ann, Ong Kong Owi, Lim Say Hin, Lee Beow Lim. Tan Kang Leng
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    Selections
    88 11 By "GARRICK" (Singapore) Race 1— SKIPPER Tangwy 5 Race 2. GRACIOUS LADY Grand &pear Race 3 —EASTERN GIRL Little Lady Race 4.—HARVEST MOON Race 5 —REX FLASH Lenient Race 6.—HIGH PORT Lackey Race 7.—KING'S MACE Can't Pay Race 8 M ADA NO Sylvan Lass By "UNITAS" Penan j) Race
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    WIVES MAY ACCOMPANY CRICKETERS
    236 11 (A.L.5.). MELBOURNE, Jan. 1. The Australian cricketers will be able t have their wives with them during the forthcoming tour of Britain. Their wives will not, however, be able to travel to or from England on the same ship as th© players. This is the most
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    Headley Will Play Against M.C.C.
    57 11 Reuter. K'ligston. Jamaica. Jam leorge Beadley, the West Indies cricket ?iar, has agreed to play in Test matches against the M.C.C. tourists in other V.est Indies colonies as well M Jamaica. Headlev has been nominated fl captain of the West todies for the first Test
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY ENDS IN DRAW
    128 11 Playing at the Polo Ground last Wednesday, the Hospital Youngsters drew two-all with tne Supply Reserve Depot in a frfendly game of soccer The Youngsters got their goal when Moktar netted in the fifth minute of play The Depot team tried hard to score and
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    NBA Rates Walcott Top Challenger
    125 11 U.P. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 The National Boxing Assoc.ation in final ratings of the year warned that Willie Pep and Gus Lesnevich may make "long overdue* defences of their titles and at the same time declared Jersey Joe Walcott as "the logical contender" for the heavywe'ght
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    Dilemma For US Ice Hockey Players
    93 11 Reuter. I NEW YORK, Dec 30 —There i_ a possibility that the State Department may refuse to issue passports to United States ice I hockey players for the Olympic i -am:s unless they are approved by the US Olympic Committee. This is seen in
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    10,000 IN K.L. WANT IMMEDIATE SHELTER
    256 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 2/t The Town Board, Kuala Lumpuiv has received some 2.000 applications for Government-built houses, it wis revealed by the Government Building Surveyor. This mc:tn.s thri* about 10 000 people |n Ku ala Lumpur alone are in need of immediate shelter. So
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    Ipoh Rover Crew Hold Meeting
    133 12 IPOH, Jan. 2—A general meeting of the First Rover Crew was held hero on Siinday. A report of the progress o! th P Crew during the year was made by Acting Rover, leader and the Rover Mates, after which officebearers for the ensuing year were
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    PERAK POPPY DAY NETS $21,465
    70 12 IPOH. Jan. 2 —The result of the Poppy Day Appeal in Perak has considerably exceeded expectations. The total amount received from collections, donations sale of wreaths, etc., i? $21,465.70 The thanks of the organisers of the appeal are firstly due to 'the public in general
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    Jinnah's Birthday
    48 12 Under the auspices of the Indian Muslim League. Singapore, and the Oversea Pakistani League. Singapore. a public meeting will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium at 3 p.m. on Sunday to celebrate the birthday of Qaid-e-Azam Mohamed All Jinnah. Mr. Abdurrahman Siddiqui M.L.A.. will preside.
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    Pakistan Barred To India Army & Air Force
    105 12 Pakistan Barred To India Army Air Force Reuter. NEW DELHI. Jan. 2.— Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Prime Minister o' the Dominion of India, told press correspondents heTe today: "We have deliberately asked the Army and Air Force to avoid stepping into Pakistan teiritory" "We thmk we would be completely justified in
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    C. A. JUNIORS' TEAM
    91 12 The t~;'in to represent he Chinee Athletic Juniors ;<gainst the Kandanallur Muslim Sports Club at Jalan Cesar Stadium today Will he selected from the following: Sew Wing. Kirn BDC Ah Bah B<:c Cheo'V. Ch-nc Henir Thong Clrat. Kang Hoc Seng Gee. Pitt Chong. Chang Koe, Heck
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    NORTH TABLE-TENNIS TEAM
    82 12 The North defeated the Rest at Table-Tennis at the Great World on Thursday night and last night trounced the champions of Singapore by five names to one. Above are the members of the North team (left to right seated): Yau Yee Hung, Kok Kwai Seng. Ho Kam
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    Muslim Leader Entertained
    131 12 IPOH, Jan. 2. Glowing tributes were paid by various community representatives to Mr. P. A. Mohideen Bacha, a well-known Perak Muslim leader and philanthropist, at a farewell reception given by members of the Indian Community it; his honour at the Station Hotel on Wednesday eveningMore than 120
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    New Year's Eve Rugby In Ipoh
    103 12 IPOH. Jan. 2 In a game which was dominated by forward play the Malays XV defeated a Rest side by six points (two tries) to three (a try) on the Padang on New Year s Eve Heavy rain which fell during the major part
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    53 12 U.P. PRAGUEL Jan. 2 f-Slovak transport officials announced that IuO.OOO tons of Soviet wheat have reached the frontier shipment station of Cern a 1 y the end of the year, thus precisely fulfilling Russia's promise to send 50.000 tons of bread grain and 50.000 tons of fodder by
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    North Team Trounce Singapore Champs At Table-Tennis
    329 12 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Tiger Spoiling Association (Champions «f Singapore) met the North Malayan Team in a taDietenniT fixture at the Great World last night and were bea The by and maintained .uperiority in the singles events. The local representatives won the only
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    32 12 U.P. LONDON. Jan. 2— London untitled rerienced its mildest Januaiy night in eight years last night with temperature of 56 decrees and wosa'her fore.cuters said the "summer weather 1 would continue. —04?.
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    Scotland Yard Fights Jewel Robbers
    321 12 U.P. LONDON, Jan. 2.—Scotland Yard is fighting today with a war-deDleted force against jewel i and ether robberies, which have I driven British crime index to as j high as 125 per cent, above 1938. I Latest in the series of rich j hauls by
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    PIRACY OFF PERAK COAST
    75 12 IPOH. Jan. 2—A piracy took place in the waters of Puloh Kusu at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday when a tongkang conveying drums of coconut oil from Perak to Singapore, was boarded by pirates. Seven Chinese, some of whom were armed herded the crew into the engine
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    X'mas Treat For Poor Children
    35 12 IPOH. Jim. 2.--Approximately 000 poor children were entertained at the Children's X'mas Treat organised by the Salvation Army, under Adjutant S. Gordon, at the People's Restaurant, New Market, on Wednesday.
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    Police Called To Football Field
    97 12 Reuter. ALLOA, Scotland, Jan. 1 Police were rushed t:> Alloa football ground today when the referee abandoned the New Year's Day match between Alloa and Stenhousemuir. An ugly scene occurred 25 rrinutes after th:; start of the game. Mr. Provost, manager nnd director of Alloa
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