Malaya Tribune, 4 December 1948

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    63 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Printing Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d Penang Telegram*: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: Mil (9 UneeJ EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    REDS MASS ON NANKING FRONT
    476 1 CAPITAL WILL BE HELD TO 'THE LAST MINUTE' A.P. and Reuter. NANKING, C ommunist columns on the Hwai River line, 100 ml l, s in»rnss ung back to the north yesterday to meet the tt!M i t of large «nincse Government forces marching south from
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    FIVE HAD NO CARDS
    63 1 In a security raid in an area north west of Singapore yesterday afternoon, 139 Chinese, ten Indians and three Malays were screened and Aye of the Chinese were found to be without identity cards on their persons. They are being detained by the C I D.
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    Bristol Freighter In S'pore
    64 1 I Hi freighter, air plane 1r 1 virig a three-ton irrived In Singapore yeatei is the first to by Australian NaUSi 'I Airways. m ntative of the Brirafl Company, Mr. A. len is Hying with the ..st the A.N A. w machine, trip from England has
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    ABOUT FACE
    29 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thursday. —Emperor Hirohito of Japan nt President Truman a tge a ing he wanted to lei the closest and most htionship with the 'mtfii states,"—Reuter.
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    Madame Sees Marshall
    39 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Friday :—After a four-hour talk with Mr. George Marshall. U.S. Secretary of State, Madame Chiang Kai-shek emerged smiling and told reporters: "We talked about China and I am encouraged." She gave no details.— Reuter.
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    Peace Symbol
    37 1 New Delhi, Friday. Tokio will soon have a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi to symbolise peace. Photos of Gandhi are being flown out to assist sculptor K. Y. Nei Yoshida who is making the statue.
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    A SQUATTER LOSES HIS HOME
    34 1 Two hundred homes were burned when troops cleared squatters from Ulu Jalong reservation near the notorious Sungfi Slput area. Tin* evietetl squatters have been given new hhomes in Dindings.
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    Democrats "Too Tough" For Berlin Reds
    273 1 A.P. BERLIN, Fri. —Angry democrats in Western Berlin tonight threw Communist hecklers ouc <<f the election campaign rally, ?nd asserted that they are "too tough" to bend under Comma, ist dictatorship. The Communist hecklers, following a WCe*long pattern tried to break ip one of
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    OIL INDUSTRY
    25 1 LONDON. Sat. —British Burman petroleum in a re port to stockholders says political unrest is delaying rehabilitation of the oil ndustry in Burma.
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    Two Good Outsiders For Today
    45 1 From ALLAN LEWIS IPOH. Today. BBH Kino and Golden New» jrc rhe two bwit outsider» Cor today'» rao«t, th« «r»t day of the Ferak Turf Club'* iHcftahfT Meeting. The goinjt will be »oft. Chita will not «tart. SEE PACE 7
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    Stocks For The Common Larder
    88 1 SYDNEY, Sat.—The Soviet, ielegate, K. V. Novikov, supoorted a Netherlands proposal for the establishment) }f a Committee on Agricul-. ,ure at Saturday's session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. Myron M. Cowan, U. Sielegate, said the record ot .he United Nations
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    S'pore Repats Held
    54 1 AP. MADRAS, Fri.—Twen-ty-f our repatriated ■South inrJrrans from Singapore will be detained in Vellore Jail under the Madras Maintenar. cc of Public Order Act, It was officially stated. Seven will be freed. It was officially stated that these are suspected of beinp connected with Malayan Communist activities
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    BURMA PEACE PLAN
    39 1 AP. RANGOON. Fri. —The "Masses" Peace Pla n for ending Burma's civil war was announced yesterday. Its sponsors, the Peac and Tranquility Organization, headed by poet Thakin Kddaw Hmaing. has scheduled a monster rally for to-morrow—AP.
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    TRAIN COLLISION
    42 1 BERLIN, Sat. —Sixteen Germans were killed and 15 injured yesterday in a train collision just west of Berlin in the Russian occupation zone, German railway Headquarters announced. All the injured were removed to hospital. Seven were in a serious condition
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    DIVORCED
    26 1 Reuter. NEVADA, Friday: Kathleen Winsor, who wrote "Forever Amber" was granted' a divorce from band leader Artie Shaw today on a charge of mental cruelty.—Reuter.
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    KING'S BROADCAST
    26 1 Reuter. LONDON, Friday: King George will broadcast to the nation and Commonwealth on Christmas Day, as in previous years, it was officially announced today.—Reuter.
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    Mrs. Pandit Seeks Action
    194 1 Reuter. PARIS Friday.— Mrs. Vijava Pandit, leader of the Indian delegation, today sent a etter to Dr. Herbert Evatt. 'resident of the United Naions Assembly, asking that the luestion of Indian complaints gainst South Africa be taken ip in Paris before the session nds. Mrs. Pandit's
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    ITALY DEFENCE TALKS
    101 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Friday. Chiefs of staff of Italy and the Urn led States began- consultations today on Italy's armaments, the Mediterranean strategic situation, and the possibility of Italy joining the North Atlantic alliance. The consultants were the Italian Chief of Staff Gen. Efisio Marras and United States
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    STOP PRESS CRISIS ARRESTS
    51 1 One of three Chinese arrested by the C.I.D. last night under the Emergency Regulations is believed to be connected with the bandits upcountry. Another man is an arms dealer, while the third Is a Communist. A Chinese secret society member was, also arrested under the Emergency
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    MASKED ROBBERS
    35 1 A Chinese Ash monger living at the 10th mile, Yeo Chu Kang Road, was robbed hut night of $8S in cash and $8 worth of property by three masked Chinese armed with pistols.
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    30 1 A.P. STRIKE ENDS, BUT— SAN FRANCISCO, Friday—The west coast maritime strike ended officially at noon today, but there was no certainty that ships would sail in the immediate future. —A.P.
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    RUSSIA ACCUSED OF BEING INHUMAN
    205 2 Wives cannot join husbands A.P. and Reuter. PARIS, Fri.—Britain and the United States and Chile today accused the Soviet Government, of "inhuman and uncivilised" \iolation of t>y#ic rights by forbidding Russians wives to Join their foreign husbands. British delegate G. G. Fitzmaurice tqijl the United
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    FIRED ON
    35 2 AP. WASHINGTON. Friday: Three American fishing boats were fired at by an unidentified aircraft off the Nicaraguan coast, according to a report received by the State Department No damage was caused. —A P.
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    STEEL BILL OPPOSED
    75 2 AP. LONDON. Fri.—The Federation of British Industries said it is completely opposed to a Government bill to takv most of the British iron and btr>t 1 Industry under public ownership. The steel industry now iS "showing outstanding achievement and efficiency" in pri\att■ hands, it said. The bill
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    QUADS BORN TO GERMAN
    49 2 Reuter. HANOVER. Friday. Quadi Unlets, all jrirls, were born to a tailoress in a Hanover women's clinic on Wednesday, the German news agency T>cna reported tonight. The agency all four girls and the mother were In good health. The mother already had two children. Reuter.
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    SATIRDA SHOW ROUND-UP CATHAY AND ALHAMBRA
    276 2  -  by OSWALD HENRY RATING: Fair; Good; *Very Good; Excellent. RATING: FILM: "Man-eater of Kumaon" STARS: Sabu, Joanne Page and Wendell Corey DIRECTOR: Byron llask.ii. DESPITE all the drum-beating and publicity that this film has received. "Man-eater of Kumaon" in my estimation fails to live
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    PAVILION
    218 2 HATING FILM: "London Belongs To Me" STARS: Richard Attcnborough, Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, Stephen Murray Wylie Watson, Joyce Carey and Iw St. Heller. DIRECTOR: Sidney Gilliat. I HAVE nothing but praise for this picture. It ranks among such top-notcher British productions as "Brief Encounter," "This Happy Breed", "Blithe Spirit."
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    CAPITOL
    188 2 RATING: FILM: "April Showers" STARS: Jack Carson and Ann Sothern DIRECTOR: James V. Kern. 4 BRIGHT, cheerful musical that is both eye-filling and heart-thrilling, it unfolds a story set in the nostalgic 1912 period against a colourful and llamboyant San Francisco. The story concerns a man and wife whose
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    REX
    322 2 HATING: FILM: "Life With Father". STARS: William Powell and Irene Dunne DIRECTOR: Michael Curtiz. LIFE with any father is an experience, but life with this particular one is an adventure—and a great one at that, too! In choosing his cast, director Curtiz has hand-picked his characters to portray a
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    STATE PUBLIC HOUSES
    122 2 Reuter. LONDON. Fri—A proposal to extend hotel and public house hours and to introduce the principle of local option throughout the country |f likely to be made in the House of Commons shortly. It is understood the first 1 may be announced by the Government with an
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    FLIGHT FROM EGYPT
    92 2 A.P. MONCKTON. New Bronswick. Sat. Henry Zelnick of Cairo and his family. who made a weekend stopover in Moncton. said they had fled Egypt because of persecutions of the Jews there ami are l>ound for Australia. With Zelnick are his wife and two children. Serge, 5, and
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    PRETORIA BARS THE 'BLACKS'
    131 2 AP. PRETORIA. Fri. —The Pretoria City Council today announced plans for the control and segregation ot native Africans. It is the first City Administration to take steps toward implementing the nationalist Government's 'apartheid' segregation policy Under the scheme, arouid. be barred from enter ing the urban
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      184 2 have voi seen "LONDON BELONGS TO ME" IS WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING IN SINGAPORE. mo h s/wu in {> atthi H&ilHipi 1 FOUR SHO WS rRWi ILiOTI 2-4.15-6.30-9.30 p.m. PHONE 6903 REMEMBER IT'S A BRITISH PICTURE. LONDON BELONGS TOWE^^™* RICHARD 4TTENBOROUGH tUSTtIB »1» M fAY COMPTON STEPHEN MURRAY JLIH with
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      113 2 NEW HAPPY Theatre (HAPPY WORLD) To-day 3.15, 7.15 9.15 p.m Columbia presents ALEXANDRE DUMAS' "THE PRINCE OF THIEVES" in Glorious COLOR! Jon Hall—Hero of Heroes! New Adventures of ROBIN HOOD! The One Only Theatre with the Best Picture inside the Park! New Seaside Talkies To-Nigrht 7.15 9.15 p.m. "WILD BILL
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      145 2 Q U E E n'l Last Day 6 0 "BERLIN EVpriir P» Tonite At M,dr. V "Tarzan ft Th. Tom orrow: j NEW STAR C.Z F«l5 p. 11l A-!)]- l Johnny WcisymullVi P 1,1 Mauixn O'Sniii.. -TARZAN ESCAPES Ta.zan In HiA Thrill Beyond Never such a Thrill ag thl Today:
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      299 2 MIEZS.'II.E m BLUE NETWORK programmes in «ialat na3; v O HvlHm or Hakka p.m. Programme selections- 7 4«» Nou»« in vro„ 1.00 p.m. Dance music by Summary; 12.05 Interlude; darinfttokeiflEb^rf^t Joe. Loss; 1.30 News; 1.50 12-45 News In Malay. 1.00 Amoy 800 SiJw Interlude; 2.00 Light Music; Close Down. iUvlv
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    India Juggles With Three New Names
    1282 3  -  SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA Br kris CHANGING ones name is generally considered a bad thing. Friends and relatives are critical about a man who does it. There was recently the case of an editor of a New York paper (name not disclosed) who, because he
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    MOTOR TRADE BOOM
    88 3 A.P. LONDON. Fri. The Board of Trade says it will take "several years'* to fulfill existing domestic orders for automobiles at the present rate of production "And this despite the fact that more than 744.000 car have come off British production lines since the end of the
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    PAKISTAN MAKES DARK WAR HINTS
    218 3 (G.I.I.S.). teW DELHI, Fri.-Sir Zafrullah Khan, Pakistan Foreign Minister Has aft a full scale war between Pakistan and India. He did this in a letter to the chairman of the United Nations Kashmir Commission alleging* that the Indian airforce in Kashmir had been heavily rein.forced.
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    SECOND FIRE ON 'DESTRIAN'
    110 3 A.P. LIVERPOOL. Fri. The second fire within two weeks was discovered aboard the 3.527-ton British freighter 'Destrian' shortly before she was due to dock in Liverpool Friday with a cargo of cotton from Alexandria. Officers from the Liverpool Fire Service boarded the ship in mid-river to
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      251 3 SIT. WANTED SITUATION WANTED: Diesel Electrical Engineer, age 30 years desires position Burma or Siam. Good Burmescs and Urdhu, previous experience in South Burma.- Willing to undertake construction or rehabilitation. Box No. 334 Malaya Tribune, Ipoh. (W. 183) VEHS. FOR SALE iFOR SALE. Hillman Minx Coupe, 1947 Model, perfect condition,
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    GOOD NEIGHBOURS
    472 4 MR. Mac Donald's talks with Premier Phibun m Songkhram will, it is hoped, clear away the few remaining causes of possible misunderstanding between Malaya and Siam. It is vital that this should be done, since the two countries represent an oasis of comparative peace in this troubled Asia.
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    HARRY HAS A NEW TECHNIQUE
    629 4  -  by William Hardcastle Reuter. PRESIDENT Truman is expected to use a "pinpoint" technique in his dealings with Congress next year Instead of the broadside approach with which he has delivered his proposals for legislation in the past. The change will be of considerable importance, because
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    Conserve Your National Resources —SAYS UNCLE SAM—
    668 4  -  By DAVID BRIGGS Reuter. THE United States is today making a major effort to effect world economic recovery in a field parellel to the Marshall aid programme but perhaps less wellknown that of the conservation of natural resources. The United States Government In
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    ATOMIC ENERGY IS CHANGING EARTH'S SURFACE
    249 5  -  Ilr Howard W. Blakeslee (A.P. Science Editor) YORK, Fri. —A new idea, chat atumic 1 uv is changing the earth's surface, was ted at the Geological Society of America's meeting. itLM L,iu Yin Chong Dec. 3 The earth is actually growing under your feet,
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    SYDNEY'S 1,000 IDEAS A YEAR
    111 5 SYDNEY, Fri. Sydney's spare-time inventors are patenting new ideas at the rate of more than 1,000 a year. They fill thousands of pages in the records of the Common--1 wealth Patents Office. Here are some of the ideas by which inventors hope to make life
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    Atom Find In Sydney Museum
    164 5 TRIBUNE SATURDAY SEIENCE PAGE Reuter-AAP. 1 Frl. Mining ex- discovered that ol ore, which have Sydney Mining Mu;o years, are radiorta examined 10,000 in the museum ana that more than 20 were radio-ictive. mens. copper ore and ienite, came from ie New England area South
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    Vaccine Against Polio Coming
    345 5 FROM MARS TO CUPID U.P. Nl<:\\ YORK Thursday. A polio expert leported leoenlly that < vldeticc from oently thut evidence from nresearch piujiciM in pointing ioum- Hit'l mote to-vv-i.,1 t)ie ti.iy when u vaccine against infantile paralysis In liiiniiiii Ireings will he developed The gain» in
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    Smoke, Play Cards And Live Long
    33 5 A.P. TEDDINGTON, RnffUind, Fri. -Recipe for lony Ufe, by spriy fitly Mrs. Q. Turner, lUU: smoke plenty of ciyur-e-tte.s and play card* "keeps the tints ntmblr." A.P.
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    SEND BIRTH CONTROL OUTFITS WITH 'AID'
    249 5 American Doctor Says A.P. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Fri. A slowdown in the world's birth rate is necessary if serious international conflict Is to be avoided. Wairen S. Thompson said here. Thompson is Director of the Scripps Foundation for Research in Population Problems at Miami University,
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    British Cars Are War Babies
    105 5 Wartime design of fighting vehicles and aircraft is contributing ideas to Britain's postwar motor cars manufacturer s. Motor cars are lighter, stronger and more economical. Although still small, the modern British car follows more closely every year the design of its larger, cheaper American counterpart.
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    Voice box is not essential
    176 5 MIAMI, FLORIDA. Fri You can talk without a larynx, or "voice box," says Dr. Nathaniel M. Levin of Miami. A paitent whose larynx must be removed because of cancer, Dr. Levin related, can be taught to speak in four to six weeks by using the
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    Doctor Plays Down 'Wonder Drug'
    131 5 JjTREPTOMYCIN, often described as the wonder drug' in the cure of tuberculosis, has been 'played down' in a recent British Medical Research Council report. The report, written by Dr. Marc Daniels, asserts that the drug is "of the greatest use in acute, and especially in
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    GET THAT FROTH OFF
    43 5 James Lyall Priestley, insurance clerk, living in a Sydney suburb, has invented "improved froth or Scum-trapping liquid-pouring devices." In simple words this is a type of jug that will reduce the collar of fresh on a glass of beer.
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    NEW MARINE CAS TURBINE
    43 5 Metropolitan-Vickers engineers have been conducting tests in Britain with a new type of power unit, known as a gas turbine, for marine craft. The first trials of a sea-going craft fitted with the new power unit reached 55 m.p.h.
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    ACKNOW1 XPGlttFNTS
    66 6 Mr. Hoe Chye Keo A his family wishes to express their sincercst thanks to all their relatives, friends, and various Associations for attending the mgHtvisils, and funeral of his beloved mother, the late Madam Urn Ye* Lui. who paaaed away on 28/U 48. and to those who sent
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    Woodcock Offered World Title Fight
    104 6 A.P. LONDON, Sat—Bruce Woodcock was on Fiiday offered a title fight with world heavyweight champion Joe Louis next summer if he beat trie American heavyweight Lee Savold on Monday night. The bid for the British heavyweight champion's services was made to promoter Jack Solomons by
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    Badger rides in elephant derby
    61 6 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. —A few hours after his last ride, retiring champion jockey Harold Badger, contested an elephant derby at Wlrth's Circus with trainer Fred Hoysted. No correct weights were declared. Badger was presented by the circus proprietors with a gold mounted whip similar to ones
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    blacked out?
    31 6 Melbourne. Fri. -An official protest is to be lodged against the decision of the Australian Broadcasting Commission not to broadcast the Bradman testimonial cricket match which began here today.
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    GES Kluang draw with IC
    77 6 In a fast and well contested game of hockey the International Ciub drew with Govt. English School. Kluang. In the first half the school monopolised play and ten minutes before the interval James Poharag opened their score. In the second half the club bucked up.
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    MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE
    287 6 Municipal Commissioners rt the Town of Singapore in/ite applications for the apjointriient of an Assistant Assessor for the permanent staff )f the Municipal Assessment ;nd Estates .Department. Apdicants must have passed the 7inal Examination of the Royal jiatitution of Chartered Sur/eyors or a comparable body md be
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      522 6 SITUATION VACANT MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT. Required Accounts Clerk ($9O-Aslo-$110) plus cost of living allowance. Application form and memorandum obtainable from the Municipal Electrical Engineers Office. Singapore. Applications should be submitted to the Municipal Secretary. Singapore, in sealed covers not later than 13th December 1948. THE PRINCIPAL. Raffles College wishes to
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      56 6 SAVAGE STALLIONS COMING SOON VICTORIA THEATRE "THE IMPORTANCE of BEING EARNEST" by OSCAR WILDE THE STAGE CLUB, Third Birthday Comedy 9, 10 11 Dec. at 8.45 p.m. Sun. 12 Dec. at 8.30 p.m. SEATS $1 TO $3 at Robinsons. Tel. 5894 Ex. 4 or nightly from 9 Dec. at Theatre
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      327 6 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Singapore Properties To Be Held At Our Saleroom, Nos. 14 16 Robinson Road, On Thursday 9th December, 1948 At 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Freehold land and house No. 16. Lorong 12 Geylang Road with VACANT POSSESSION, area 3.888 sq. ft. (Messrs. Allen Gledhill. Solicitors). Lot 2.
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    ENGLAND WINS FOUR GAMES
    114 7 Thomas Cup Badminton A.P. LEICESTER, Fri.—England made a promising brl against Scotland in their first round match ?tne Thomas Badminton Cup, European zone, llt when they won the two singles and two Zobles to lead by four matches to zero. Three singles and two doubles tomorrow
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    Port Star a winner today
    108 7  -  By ALLAN LEWIS Ipoh, Today. pQKI Star. Belgium and Carolina are the three r hrst bets for today's Ipoh races, the first day »1 the Perak Turf Club s December Meeting and fMJ each way investments should be Bright ffouse, Ramilles and Selopian. Fields will
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    Compton Scores Whirlwind 120
    260 7 Reuter. XONI, Fri—A whirlwind innings of 120 by Denis Compton, and a hat trick by Ciirt Gladwin.* the Derbyshire swing bowler, were the mding features of the opening day's play in day match between the M.C.C. and astern Transvaal. nissing N-K. Trans »8 the a C.C.
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    TRIBUNE SELECTIONS
    106 7  -  BY ALLAN LEWIS Ban I—RAMILLES Berton Fine Lady. Race 2—GOLDEN HARVEST Kentucky Derby Firemaster. Race 3—BRIGHT HOUSE Malt Loch Fanfarade Outsider: Golden News Race 4—-SELOPIAN Dalcross Spear Of Sarawak Outsider: Totland. Race S—RIVIAN MerUn Ganymead Outsider: Miss Fino. Race 6—BELGUIM Kimberley Badger Outsider: Demarutus. Race 7—PORT STAR New
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    GOLDEN BOY BEATEN
    132 7 A.P. BATAVIA, Sal.—The 1947 European amateur middleweight champion, (Dutchman) Henny Quentemeyer won on points against Singapore's welterweight Golden Boy in a slow bout last night. After the fight Golden Boy commented that he hopes to meet the Dutchman again soon and beat him. He said he was
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    Bradman, Hassett Hadn't A Penny
    85 7 mitt ROURNE Fri —A cheque for £100 lor the BracSTstimonial Fund has been received fromThe'Marylebone Cricket o^^%s counties intend to ecmtrlbute tp the fund. When Bradinan and Hassett went out to toss this morning neither bad a coin, Hassett borrowed a penny from a press
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    RACE CARD
    780 7 The following are the candidate* together with their last three runs, weights and probable jockeys for today's races, the first day of the Perak Turf Club's December Meeting: RACE ONE Horses, CI. 3, Div. 3. 6 Furs. 0 0 0 Zargun 9.00 Gentles (Rodgers) 2 0 0 Slickness
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    Y's Beat Colts 2-1
    144 7 DESPITE a spirited rally in the last quarter of the fame, the Singapore Colts failed l o save the day when they -lashed with the V.M.C.A. at hockey yesterday and lost by two goals to one at Farrei Park. on the other hand, tht V.M.C.A. forwards
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    W. Indians Hit 274
    159 7 Reuter. POONA, Friday. —Considering that they had travelled 1.100 miles from Delhi and were obviously a little stale after their strenuous ;ames in Pakistan the West Indies cricketeers did well tc >,cere 274 against the West Zone in their match which started here today, more particularly
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    Rinty May Fight Frenchman
    64 7 A.P. BELFAST. Saturday, Promoter Bob Gardiner said on Friday that he has offered 45 per cent of the gate receipts to Irishman Rinty Monanghan to defend his world flyweight '.itle in Belfast on January 25 against Maurice Sandeyron of JYancc. The precentage was estimated it £6.000.
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    Carpmael Shuttle Win
    55 7 The Carpmael B.P. of Singapore defeated the Molek BJP. of Singapore by four to two at badminton played at Johore on Nov. 27. Results are: (Carpmael players mentioned first) A. Aziz lost to Aris Awang 15-2; 5-0, 15-10; Md. Ali beat Ahmad 15-12. 13-15. 15-11; A. Majid
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    Weight-lifters Exhibition
    36 7 The Singapore Amateur] Weight Lifting Federation will j add an exhibition on physical culture to the long programme of the Chinese Y.M.CA.. for the welcome of the 3.000 new members, at Selegie Road tomorrow.^
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    DEADLY RING GAME
    101 8 A.P. COPENHAGEN, Fri A few minutes after a dachshound was sent into a foxhole near Oerby, North New Zealand, a tyeritable subterranean bediam was heard. After the yelping, howliny and growling had been going on for Home time, the fox hunters picked up* their spades and dug
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    FAREWELL DINNER
    27 8 A farewell dinner is being given in honour of Mr. H. RCheeseman. the retiring Director of Education. Malaya, tonight at 7.30 at the Robinson Cafe.
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    TALKING BLACKBOARD IN S'PORE
    239 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE "talking blackboard" has become a pi#tmanent medium of instruction in Singapore schools. visual educational methods, started as an experiment 18 months ago, have proved a success and the Colony's Education Department is encouraging this medium of instruction in local schools. Already normal
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    TANDBURG WINS
    38 8 A.P. STOCKHOLM. Sat. Swedish heavyweight Olle Tandberg defeated Eugene Roberts of Belgium in a professional boxing bout in Stockholm's Royal Tennis Hall Friday night. Roberts gave up in the interval between rounds three and four. A.P.
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    CYCLING FROM VERONA TO SAIGON
    105 8 Reuter. MILAN, Fri. With his bicycle covered with the flags of countries through which he hopes to pass, Lionello Braus has left here to cycle to Saigon in French Indo-china. A large crowd gathered in the Paizza Duomo, Milan's principal square, to see him start
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    HOW NOT TO GET BURNT
    61 8 A Sydney man has invented a method to prevent people scalding their hands when lifting the lids off boiling kettles. The idea is to tie one end of a short piece of string to the kettle handle and the other to the kettle lid. When
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    AMERICANS BUY U.K. JETS
    42 8 The Americans have bought manufacturing rights of a Bfi-t-til jet aircraft combustion chamber for airplane engines designed by Armstrong-Sidde-ley. The original research into the production problems of the new chamber were financed by the British Ministry of Supply.
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    YOU CAN STILL SEND MONEY
    205 8 The Thomas Cup Team are on their way to England on the Carthage. But you can still give them your support. The Tribune Thomas Cup Fund will be kept open so long as they are abroad. Money collected will be sent on. Here are the
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    Stanley Rivals Danny Kaye
    432 8 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—The most famous man in Britain today is a bland, confident little ali« n named Sidney Stanley whose personality haj intrigued the whole nation. Day by day in tne past two weeks his photograph has star?d from the front pages. The Stanley story is
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    Her Stern Was Cut For Train To Pass
    112 8 Above is the new P. O. ship. Chusan, which is being built at Barrow-in-Furness Englead, has had a piece of het stern cut out to allow trucks of the dockyard railway to pass under her as she lies on the stocks. The
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      216 8 I "Romance on the High Seas" V-JcllCldl (in technicolour)—midnight. QUEER'S "Berlin Express," V.M.C.A., Orchard Road: Sin- with Merle Oberon—3. 6.30 and gapore chess club 3 p.m.: Mo- 9.15 p.m. vie circle show—B p.m "Tarzan and the Mermaid" Ct midnight. inemaS GARRICK "Kasam" (in Hin-"A-.-41 o- dustani > with Prim Adib
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