Malaya Tribune, 13 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 Bimultaneou»l% &*ala Lumpur, Ipoh d Penang Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 6811 (9 lines) EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    CONGRESS WANTS LINK WITH C'WEALTH
    168 1 Resolution WiU Be Placed Before National Meet This Month U.P. N™™ LHl Sun.-The Indian Congress Worktog Committee today approved a Forci- ti SSonweaT 11 t0 keeP Unk The resolution, which will be placed before thfc mJS!Jl ses of the Nation al Congress later this month,
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    Denmark —for War or Peace
    112 1 fIOPHENHAGEN. Danish Hans Hedtoft I speech before the 9 Association today that Denmark is preI strength— her bori precaution regardirhat Scandinavian demay he adopted ople bate war. milifevfcflß -md horror, but acDg to mil experience to- v may take the lity of letting our main
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    Hoffman Hears Wong
    49 1 Reuter. NGHAI. Sun.—Mr. Paul rfman. Marshall aid adator. today heard a plea r. Wong Wen Hal. chairf China's Aid Council, for help in case the United '"ongress was "slow" in ng new appropriations. Mr. Hoffman replied he was keeping in close contact with lina picture. RcuterL*.r
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    Margaret Visits 'Baby-Face'
    63 1 U.P. iN, Sunday. PrinMargaret paid her second vithin six months this nd to the ancestral home M ttquess of Blandford. tiie old rumours of a ■fa! romance. Princess started the nd at Blenheim place by t night to tlie nearby Theatre to sec a musical ■few. tall,
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    Nehru Plays Santa Claus
    62 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Sun.—PanI dit Nehru will pay his first visit as Prime Minister of India to Hyderabad state on Christmas Bye, it was iearnI ed here today. He will stay there two days and will meet the Nizam. Pandit Nehru will also address a public
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    Korean Republic Recognised
    101 1 A.P. j PARIS. Sun. The United Nations Assembly approved on I Sunday the Government of the I Republic of Korea. It continuied its Korean supervisory comj mission for another year. The vote was 48—6. with Sweden abstaining. The Russian bloc maintained its boycott of the Korean Commission.
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    "We Are Invaded"
    211 1 FROM: COSTA RICA TO: SEC. COUNCIL Reuter. PARIS. Sunday. Within a few minutes of the closure of I the United Nations General Assembly, the Government of Costa Rica today telegraphed the President of the Security I that troops from Nicaragua had invaded its territory. The telegram stated:
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    Secretive Air Over NEI Decision
    215 1 U.P. BATAVIA, Sun.—The United Nations Good Offices Committee tonight refused to commeni on Holland's decision to break off negotiations with the Indonesian Republic, after a two-hour secret session this afternoon in which it was decided to report to the Seruritv Council. It was understood that
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    Skilful Fire
    44 1 Reuter. HAMBURG, Sun.—To show his skill Herr Hordes, deputy chief of a voluntary fire brigade at Stormarn, Schleswig, Holstein, started a Are last September which caused more than £1,950 damage. He has now been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for arson.— Reuter.
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    TWO BANDITS CAPTURED
    39 1 MUAR. Today. The police chased and captured two bandit suspects, a.father and son, in the Tangkak area as they ran with a case containing a .303 rifle with a home-made butt and seven rounds of ammunition.
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    Negroes 'Denied Votes'
    122 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. Mon. National Negro Council has charged that 2,000,000 Negroes were denied the right to vote in five southern states this year and asked a senate investigation. Edgar G. Brown. Director of the Council, presented petitions for the investigation at the office of Senator Jenner, Republican
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    Angelie
    63 1 Reuter. BELFAST, Sun.—The first public description of Princess Elizabeth's son was given tonight by C'ountes Granville, wife of the Earl of Granville, Governor of Northern Ireland, and sister of Queen Elizabeth. She said: "He couldn't be more angelic looking" and added that the baby was golden haired with a
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    CNAC Plane Crash: Two Killed
    50 1 Reuter-AAP. SHANGHAI. Sunday. I CNAC announced tonight that due to bad weather conditions, a DC-3 plane crashlanded early this morning at Taipeh. Formosa, killing the pilot and co-pilot. Two passengers out of eight sustained serious injuries. The plane was on the regular Shanghai-Taipch flight Reuter-AAP.
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    Abdullah denounced
    141 1 U.P. CAIRO. Sunday. Alazhai University, the main theological institution of the Moslem world, which pronounced a holy war against the Jews in Palestine, today denounced TransJordanesc plans to proclaim Abdullah as king of Palestine. It said that such an action would be a violation of pledges to Alliah
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    Abdullah Says—
    40 1 Abdullah Says U.P. CAIRO. Sun. Acting Foreign Minister Bessouki Abaza Pasha told newsmen today that "it is understood that King Abdullah (of Transjordan) will not take any decision about the Jericho conference except after approval of the Arab States."— U.P.
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    Peace And Goodwill Towards Men
    136 1 Reuter. TEL AVIV, Sun.— Jewish and Arab military commanders in Jerusalem today agreed to open the road to Bethlehem, enabling Christians to make their Christmas Eve pilgrimage to Christ's birthplace. The road is partly controlled by Jews and partly by Arabs. No details of the
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    CRISIS ARRESTS
    45 1 One o! two Chinese arrested under the Emergency Regulations over the week end was caught in the act of distributing extortion letters calling upon certain people to make contributions towards Communist movement. C.I.D. arrested six Chinese secret society members over the week end.
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    Russian Reparations Fall Into River
    50 1 Reuter. VIENNA, Sun. Nine Austrian locomotives handed over to Russia as reparations fell into the river Tlssa (Theiss) when a bridge collapsed, according to a report front Hungary published here. The report, appearing in the People's Party organ said the Hungarian authorities suspected sabotage. Reuter.
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    Med. Defence Talks Begin
    184 1 U.P. LONDON, Sun—The first phase of the Atlantic Pact talks now under way in Washington has been concluded and the Western poweis are expected to turn their attention to a Mediterranean defence treatey. It was felt that the Mediterranean area represents a gap in the global
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    Russo-German Peace Treaty?
    70 1 U.P. BERLIN. Sun. NegoUations are reportedly going on between German Communists and the Soviets for the setting up of an east German government which would sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union next spring. German political sources close to Communist leaders disclosed tonight. Once such a
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    Yoshida On Bribe Charge
    47 1 Reuter. TOKYO. Sun. Prime Minis ter Yoshida was summoned today before the Diet Investigating Committee here following charges by Social Democrat Shizue Kato that he accepted a 1.000,000 yen bribe in what is known as the Commerce and Industry Ministry textile scandal. Reuter.
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    Wedding Guests Murdered
    80 1 STOP PRESS Two Indians were murdered at a wedding ceremony in the labourers' lines at the Singapore Dairy Farm, off Bukit Timah Road, last night. The murdered men were guests participating in the festivities. Four Indians came and called them out by their names. When the men
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    'To Lead A Team Not Easy'
    124 1 Bradman SYDNEY, Sun.— Broadcasting what he termed a farewell to the cricket public of Australia Don Bradtoan said today that he hoped nobody could the wisdom of his retiring from compete ive cricket, "before the umpire gave htm out.*' Bradman said he had always
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    European Traffic Experts Work Out New Road Safety Signs
    360 2 GENEVA, Sun. —European traffic have worked out a formula for giving mototists in most of Europe traffic signals and warnings in the same size and colour, if not in the same language. Working under the auspices of the Economic Commission for
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    Red Triangle
    123 2 A.P. The working party agreed that an exclamation point or a horizontal bar to represent danger were not satisfactory. They decided upon a red triangle enclosing whatever symbol best represents danger in the country. Another new sign will Indicate the end of a speed limit area. The experts
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    CAMPAIGN FOR JEWS IN SHANGHAI
    93 2 A.P. NEW YORK, Sun. "Aufbav," weekly newspaper published here in German and English, has organised a campaign to secure admission into the United States of 5.000 Jewish refugees now in Shanghai. The campaign seeks amendment of the U.S. displaced persons bill. Among those who have
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    What Your Baby Inherits
    203 2 CHICAGO—Do babies enter this world pr«sUy much alike and then develop solely in accordance with their environment? A biochemist tOK" an international Catherine; of phychologisis here that such is not the case The efforts of .a mother or J teacher to develop an unsual .child into
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    MUSIC MEETING
    38 2 GENEVA. Sun. —Genevan fifth international music competition will take plactfrom Sept. 19 to Oct. 2. 1949 Prizes totalling 11.000 Swiss francs will be awarded to the test performers in singing, piano, and woodwind and string instruments.
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    Santa Gets A Helping Hand
    87 2 A.P. WASHINGTON. Sun. Santa Claus (Export Division I got a helping hand from the Government. Until Jan. 15. the Commerce Department an nounced, it will permit commercial gift packing concerns to make bulk ship ments of gift parcels over seas without an export licence. And
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    Adding Insult To injury
    67 2 A.P. OSLO, Sun. The City Court of Oslo had before it an unusual case. A lady teacher in piano playing felt insulted because a pupil- a very strong man —shouted at her words that cannot be printed. He also telephoned her at night to tell her
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    Unholy Thieves
    60 2 A.P. MANILA. Sun. Thieve! stole almost everything in Ponciano Caringal's house but a prayer book. They took an assortment of articles including a radio battery. They lifted Caringal's trousers, with a watch and ten dollars in the pockets. They even stole a setting hen with seven eggs under
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    Man Still Trying To Create Rain
    194 2 U.P. WASHINGTON, Sun.—The Air Force said today it is pessimistic about ever being able to any appreciable amount of rain by "seeding" clouds with dry ice. But a spoksman said the experin/.-nts conducted during thei last two years will be continued. still have no
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    AUSSIES CAN KEEP A SECRET—TIZARD
    148 2 A.P. MELBOURNE, Sun.—Sir Henry Tizarcl. a British Government expert, says Australian scientists have kept defence secrets to themselves. Tizard, chairman of tho British Government's research policy committee, is v'sitine: Australia to advise on defence research. Tizard said in a Melbourne speech that no Australian scientist
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    HIROHITO
    25 2 Reuter. TOKIO. Sat.—Prince TaKamatsu, younger brother of Hlrohito, said today that he did not believe the Emperor would abdicate or become a Catholic. —Reuter.
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    JEWISH EXODUS FROM TURKEY
    284 2 U.P. ISTANBUL, Sun.—Hundreds of Je been jamming into police headquan t the past few days demanding: exit vi». Palestine. This sudden rush for Palestine pei obviously the result of some organj although Jewish leaders here deny thi There are no Jewish Agency offices in Istanbul and
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    JEWEL ROBBERY
    42 2 U.P. MARSEILLES Sun M Marjorte Chatwick BucaS xealthy New Y,, K matin was robbed of a! her and personal i. day j n her hotel. Police refused to re i value of the .i v< I it was "considerable rjp
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    PADDY THE UNCROWNED KINGQUITS AFTER 25 YEARS
    316 3 Broken Hill Had No Distu rbances While He Reigned Reuter-AAP. JjYDNEY Sat.—Paddy O'Neil, uncrowned "King" of Broken Hill, great silver and lead centre in New South Wales, will retire from tha presidency of the Barrier Industrial Council this month after a reign of
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    SECRETS OF THE OLD OAK TREE
    98 3 AP. SOENDERBORG. DEN MARK. Sun—When a big oar: tree was blown down by a heavy storm near Soenderborg, two wedges, hammered into the tree some 50 years ago. were found. One of them bore thr following inscription: "When this oak falls the grave diggers
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    Ice-Breakers To Replace Jap POW's
    57 3 TOKIO, Sun. -General MacAtthur has offered use of American ice breakr and cold weather facilities tn the Russian in the hope they won', stop repatriating Japanese prisoners again Ulta winter. Last winter the Russians stopper repatriation Dec. I and did not resume until May. They
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    CITY FATHERS TAKE NOTE
    56 3 A.P. MANILA, Sat.—There will be no cheery outdoor Christmas signs for Manila this year. The Manila Electric Company has notified Mayor Manuel de la Funete that increasing demand for electric service, had exceeded the capacity of the distribution system. The company said it could not carry
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    Man vs Machine as Cotton Pickers
    277 3 U.P. NEW YORK. Friday.--Mechanical picket eventually will replace humans at the job of harvesting the United States cotton crop, but expeits believe that stare is vet remote. J Statistics show that a mechanical picker, for example, can select 1.500 pounds in a little over
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    Budhist Monks To Go West
    113 3 UP. COLOMBO. Sun -Ceylon should send young monks amissionaries to Western countries to preach the message of the Buddha, said Upasika Ananda Jennings, the well-known American Buddhist worker to a large audience at a meeting convened by the International Buddhist. Study Circle in Colombo. Upaslka
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    TOO MUCH JAZZ
    33 3 Reuter. MOSCOW. Sat. Trud. the Soviet Trade Union newspaper, investigators ieport that there are too many jazz records in Russian gramaphone shops and not enough recordings of svm phonies.— Reuter
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    BUMPS IN THE NIGHT
    454 4 SINGAPORE'S Municipal elections are likely 0 to be a fiasco. Of an estimated ten thousand electors, barely seven hundred have registered. Why is this? It is because many people do not know whether or not they are qualified to vote. It is doubtful whether such an
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    TWO QUESTIONS ON CHINA
    590 4  -  By Hamilton Faron And Robert E. Geiger A. P. CORRESPONDENTS ONE elemental question keeps popping up in Washington discussions of the Chinese crisis. It Is: What will it cost the United States to stop the spread of Communism in China? And this raises a second elemental
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    MARJORIE WAS IMPRESSED BY BLAIR
    598 4 Reuter —AAP. THE common conception that the Australian aborigine has an inferior intellect and cannot be taught has been sharply jolted .recently by the success of some aboriginal artists. And now there is the remarkable case of Harold Blair, 24, the aboriginal tenor, who created
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    THE MEDICOS OF HARLEY STREET
    626 4 Reuter. HARLEY Street, the London half mile where more medical brains are concentrated than anywhere else in the world, has been spotlighted by the news of the King's illness. This exclusive street has retained its value as a professional address in spite of the introduction
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    It Carries Them Too
    46 5 Mr Laurie Bttfsfl .the Mlniear' ia three wheels and doea 100 mile* to ihe ..:«vl.„„n. ,peed of 40 mile* hmir and uel<rh* only 'mm. child, At preaent for export only but it I* expected to aell in Mr <R1 hl) l ,nt
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    One Man War On Vice Brings Results
    252 5 Reuter. IANNBSBURG, Sat.—Mr. J. J. O'Connor, lent member of the Johannesburg city who is conducting a widespread antidgn here, reports that three of the his black list have now been vacatec 1 i"\yan his camin November, Mr. nounced that he business and prolen
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    300 MICE WORRY JAP POLICEMEN
    69 5 A.P. 'CYO, Sun. —Japanese wish the owners ci hite mice and a badge' are holding would 'hem. mice fell off a truck badger just wanderer; i:co headquarters o:. hta own. narily, the police would the animals rathe 1 them. But not occupation autho- ye started
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    Greenboards Replace Blackboards
    30 5 U.P. LONDON, Sun.—Kent County Education authorities have announced that school "Blackboards" will be replaced with 44 Greenboards. Green was found to be more restful to students' eyes.—UJ*.
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    WOMAN SOCCER COACH
    53 5 U.P. KILNHURST. YORKS England. Sun.—The Kilnlurst Junior school soccer :eam. boasting ten successive victories, credits its success to the methods of its coach. The school mentor, Mrs. Mabel Cutts. 28. admits she knows nothing about soccer, but puts the team through its paces with the aid of
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    Apply Box No.
    39 5 A.P. COPENHAGEN, Sun. Among advertisements in one of Copenhagen's biggest dally newspapers was the following novel in two lines: "Evening gown, used only once, at a bull, wanted changed for a perambulator. App'y box No —A.P.
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    'COLD' SEASON HAS COME
    357 5 And Grandmother's Cures Are Still Best U.P. YORK, Sun.—The 1948-1949 "common cold" season is at hand—and grandmother's remed J es are still as good as most anything that nndisal science can offer. As usual, many thousands of nersons will lose time and J money during the
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    PEECHLESS PROTEST
    32 5 Reuter. OSLO, Sun Without a ipeech 4,0000 Oslo women narched to the Town Hall and he Premier s house to protest igainst the lack of Christmas arc and other goods.—Reuter.
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    Siamese Stop Wife Burning
    79 5 U.P. SYDNEY, Australia, Sun.—Prince Prasobsuk i Satsawak,. grandson of J the "King of Siam" in Rex Harrison's "Anna and the King of Slam,", I assured reporters at a ILN. conference in Syd- ney that things weren't the same in Siam now. J They don't burn un-
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    He Just Coudn't Stand It
    108 5 U.P. ISTANBUL. Sim —Eve— w Shoemaker Muzaffer Alkan walked past the Russian con sulate on the wav to his littlr snop in Pcra and oehind a huge plate window saw rows of glossy photographs with piomcaptions describing life n tho Soviet Union. Every evening Muzaffer
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    PROGRESS REPORT
    40 5 Reuter. PARIS. Sunday. Marshal! Plan countries, baulked by conflicting plans for trade revival in Western Europe, are expected, when they meet here ->n Saturday, to confine themselves to a "progress report" md estimates of next year's needs. —Reuter.
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    ATOMIC TRACERS LOCATE CANCER
    233 5 U.P. ST. LOUIS. Sun.—Radioactive iodine tracers have been 91 per cent effective in locating ai d diagnosing thyroid gland cancers, Dr. Lather R Leader of Detroit reported. Dr. Leader told the 13th annual assembly of the International College of Surgeons' United States Chapter that radioactive isotopes
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    48 6 Mr. N. V. Pinai aincereiy thanks all those numerous friends, wellwishers and sympathisers who have sent wreaths, and attended the funeral of his beloved wife Merlyn Alexander Pillai, and special thanks are due to the Missionaries, young people and members of Elim Church for their spiritual assistance.
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    Yeo Choon Bee Betters Own Record
    154 6 Three Singapore Chinese records were broken at the Ninth Athletic Meeting of the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Right from the start of the 400 metre race, Singapore's ace sprinter, Yeo Choon Bee of the A.A.A. kept up
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    Indian Batsmen Unhappy
    92 6 BOMBAY, Sunday.—The Indian tatsmen were not happy against the West Indies accurate attacks and keen fielding. There was a second example ~>f lack of understanding between the Indian batsmen in .'unning between two wickets when Mankard was run out Without addition to the lunch <core. At ciose
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    Fanny for Australia
    80 6 Reuter. AMSTERDAM. Sun.—Mrs. Fanny Blankcrs Koen. Dutch Olympic star, has cancelled her proposed American tour in favour of a visit to Au c tialia next month. She will leave the Netherlands on January 3 by ai r with hei husband who coached he; lor ihe Olympic Gam.
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    SOCCER DEAL SMASHED
    67 6 A.P. LONDON, Sun —A last minute change of mind by Ivor Powell, Welsh international halfback, smashed an important football deal Friday. f J owell, who plays for Queens Park Rangers, said he wanted nore time to thmk over becoming a player for the neighbouring Fulham Club, as
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      173 6 By Order Of The Commissioner Of Police, Singapore, NASSIM CO.. LIMITED, will sell by Public Auction in the Compound of CENTRAL POLICE STATION (South Bridge Road) on WEDNESDAY, 15th DECEMBER. 1948, commencing at 2.30 p.m. fl very large quantity oi Unclaimed, Confiscated, Intestate Estate Properties, etc., comprising:— Bicycles; Trishaws; Lorry,
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      546 6 Nederiand Line Royal Dutch Man Notice To Consignees Mf. V. "TABIAN" due Singapore about 20th December, 1948. from Continental Ports en route for Batavia. Last claimday 8 days after the vessel has completed the discharge. Consignees are requested to apply for Delivery Orders to:— Nederiand Line Royal Dutch aiail. 41,
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    Tribune Thomas Cup Fund
    365 7 j latest cintributions to ,h, Tribune Thomas Cup llur.tl I instalmeat from j M through Mr. |> <■ M. <•• Mahindana, J!'.:— U feUMft S20.00 i M r km Shi Lain $10.00 i i V Hacking $10.00 J I I ss Seas Fee 5.00 S j
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    FREEMAN A CHALLENGE TO WONG, OOI
    269 7 THOMAS CUP BADMINTON AMERICA'S sweeping victory over the Canadians on the fm;t day of tne American /one final of the Thomas Badmi aton Cup has definitely stamped the team ai the dark horse. Prior to this little was known of the Americans' ability on
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    M.C.C. In Strong Position
    107 7 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Sun. Although getting no response from the perfect wicket, the MCC attack today tied down Transvaal batsmen on tlu•ccond day of the match here after George Mann had declared the MCC's first innings at "»13 for seven wickets. The touring team bowlers did well
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    AMERICANS LEAD CANADIANS 4-NIL
    121 7 A.P. HASADENA, California. Sun.-lmted r testants battled their way to mrtjo matches over the Canadians on Saturday to within one win of reP^** n W"ur..ain the world's Thomas Cup badminton ment in England ne*t February ir. Dave Freeman of San "l e h kda a ToughUe
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    Savold's purse withheld
    87 7 Reuter. IX)NDON, Sun. arrordanee with the rules of disqualification, Sa void's purse of approximated £5,000, is being Withheld until the Board sanction payment. As It was a non-title fight, the matter will be dealt with by the Southern Area Council on Dec. 15 and not by the
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    Two Cyclists Refuse Their Prizes
    210 7 Two competitors who won the first and second nlaces in the Singapore 100 miles Open Cycle Road yerterSiy. cLsed a sensation when they refused to receive their trophies when called by the announce. They were Kwa Chin Swee and Huynh Van Thiong of the Chung
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    AID FOR THE WINNER
    55 7 Bruce Woodcock, I heavyweight champion oi Great Britain, British I fcanptre and Kurope bei Ing assisted to his feet by manager. Tom Hurst I (left), and his brother, I Bill, after his tight with Lee Savold recently. I Woodcock beat the Ame- > rican on a
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    Easy Win For Citation
    83 7 San BRUNO. California. Sunday. America's cham- pion three-year-old Citation. .starting at 20 1 on favourite, won easily the $50,000 Tanforlan Handicap here yesterday by five lengths. Citation, by Bull Lea out ot Hydroplane 11, ran the one I and a quarter miles in two minutes two
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    Chinese Swimming Club Doesn't Forget The Teen-Agers
    282 7 jfUTUKE swimming champions ol" Singapore are in the making at the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club where some forty-five members, comprising chiefly of teen aged boys and girls, are under training. Keen interest is shown by the young swimmers who can be seen practising
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    GOALLESS DRAW
    26 7 The Jollilads held the O.T. E.C. to a goalless draw in a fast and evenly contested game of soccer at Farrer Park un Saturday.
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    "Foul Rule" Scares Sandy Saddler
    156 7 U.P. LONDON, Sun Promoter Jack Solomons, faced with the first instance of an American manager who is reluctant to bring his fighter to London because of the disqualification verdict which Lee Savold suffered last Monday, said the American concerned should be ashamed of his attitude.
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      218 7 F N SCORE 5-3 WIN Despite bad ground conditions which made ball control difficult, the soccer match between the *nd Neave and the Commercial H'gh School was packed with thrills. F N ran out winners by 5 goals to 3, Bromham (t) Talib (1) McRean were scorers for F N
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    GOVT. ASKED TO QUIT THE 'HALL'
    321 8 City Fathers Want to repair and Renovate it (Tribune Stpff Reporter) THE Municipal Commissioners have ask?d Oov- ernment to derequisition the ground floor of the Victoria Memorial Hall, now housing the Rationing section of the Food Control Department. The letter sent last month, describes
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    Muslim Friday Proposal
    319 8 JjELANGOR will probably adopt Friday instead of Sunday as a public holiday in line with seven other Malay States, which already have adopted the Muslim sabbath as their official public holiday. The Selangor government is now discussing with governments of Perak. Negri Sembilan and Pahang the possibility
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    'Royal Tour' Plane
    132 8 Royal Tour' Plane A VIKING aircraft cf the same type and size as those cf the King's Flight, which were to have been used by Their Majesties in the now postponed tour of Australia, landed at Kallang Airport yesterday morning. Piloted by Captain Brian Beech a Bomber Command flight-lieutenant during
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    CYCLIST INJURED
    28 8 A Chinese cyclist was admitted to hospital yesterday with severe injuries following a collision with a taxi at thr junction of Stamford Road and Waterloo Street.
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    HE VISITED FIVE LANDS IN 1 DAY
    196 8 Singapore became the 24th country to be visited, in just over two months, by Mr. Angus Mitchell, President of the Rotary International, when he arrived at Kallang Airport yesterday. A retired grain broker and one of the founders of the Melbourne Corn Exchange.
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    New Wheat's Better Bread
    138 8 U.P. SYDNEY. Australia Sun.Australia has developed a new rust-and-cold resistant wheat by crossing a winter wheat susceptible to stem rust with a rust resistanl wheat of good baking quah'ies. an c i then crossing th product with another rust re distant wheat. New South Wales research
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    WHISKYLESS XMAS FOR LONDONERS
    50 8 U.P. LONDON. Sun.—Because ol export quota;; whisky will bo practically unobtainable in Londo n this Christmas. Londoners will have to content themselves with Gin. Rum and Wines. A bottle of port that soli, ter live shillings before the war will b e one pound th:. Christmas.—U.P.
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    Double-Edged Sword Uncovered
    67 8 A.P. LONDON, Sun. Excavations for the new boiler room of the British Houses of Parliament have uncovered a doubleedged ninth century English sword. Workmen found the sword 30 feet underground, beneath what was formerly part of the bed by the Thames River. It is complete, except for
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    PRESS DEAN DEAD
    26 8 U.P. ROME, Sun.—Giovanni Biadene, 79, dean of Italian newspapermen and one of the founders of the Italian Journalists Federation died horo today U.P.
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    What's On Today General
    46 8 INTERNATIONAL A R TISTS ASSOCIATION; Life Class, College of Medicine—6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. ROTARY DINNER: In honour of Mr. Angus Mitchell, President of Rotary International, Raffles Hotel—8.30 p.m. CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION, 96. Bras Basah Road; Sports Committee Meeting 5.30 p.m.
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    Cinemas
    210 8 REX: "Dick Tracy's G-Men" (full serial) with Ralph Byrd— 2, 6 and 9 p.m. CATHAY: "Mourning Bc- comes Electra," with Rosalind i Russell, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou and Michael Redgrave—1.45, 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. ALHAMRRA: "Blood and Sand," with Tyrone Power— 1.45, 4.13, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL:
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    Sports
    41 8 HOCKEY: S.R.C. v. T. Sports Union—S.R.C; G.H.Q. Sig. Rcgt. v. 19 Air Form. Sigs. LA. v. G.H.Q FARELF— Tanglin; 8.0.D.C.A. v. Hong Kong Shanghai Bank—St. George's Road. RUGBY: S. C. C. "B" v SOCCER: Mansfield S.C. v. Kiwi S.C.—Farrer Park.
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    Explosion Brings Good Business To Restaurant
    95 8 Reuter. PARIS. Sun. Two French women guests of British soldiers dining in a Paris restaurant were slightly injured today in an explosion outside the headquarters of two Jewish organisations next door. Police said the explosion was caused by a plastic charge on the iron
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    Corkey Turns Out The Guard
    55 8 A.P. JACKSON, TENNESSUfcfc, '*>un. —Every available policeman and 100 National guardsmen were called out to search for lour year old Corkey Beles when he was reported missing the other night. l'he search ended four hours laier when Bobby Wilson, 8, found Corkey asleep benind a
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    Johore Ambush
    29 8 A combined Police/Military force walked into a bandit ambush while operating near Pulai Besar Estate. Johore, yesterday and was subjected to heavy Bren gun and automatic fire.
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    THREE COINS
    45 8 Reuter. MOSCOW. Sun. Thrc? gold coins of the Bospoi tsardom. dating back to tht end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd centuries A. D have been found as a result of archeological researcn near Kerch in the I Crimea 1.1 —Reuter.
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    4 BANDITS CAUGHT IN A TRAP
    154 8 untitled with death A BANDIT rendezvous near Kampong Rupoh. at Taiping, became a death trap for four hungiy bandits who were lured by a promise of rico and cigarettes. They had stopped a villager and given him $5 to make the purchase and arranged
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    'PETER PAN' TO RAISE FUNDS
    62 8 For three nights "Peter Pan" has been produced to full houses at the Little Theatre by the children of Dean's School. It is their contribution to the United Nations Appeal for Children. The play will be repeated for the fund in the Victoria Theatre at
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    Emergency Rules To Be Amended
    194 8 DECAUSF of a risk arising out of the opera! anof v tha present ordinance as it stands, the Emergency Regulations Ordinance 1948 is to he amended. The reasons are:— 1. Under the existing Ordinance, a proclamation of emergency or any special regulation will cease to
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    TIN EXPORTS LOWER
    74 8 EXPORTS of tin metal from Malaya last month at 3.--284 tons were slightly lowethan the previous month"* exports of 4 697 tons. The British Possessions too* 1.825 tons tin metal out ot the total exports of 3.284 ton.s sent from Malaya last month The U. S. A.
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    Gold Production Comes Down
    46 8 U.P. CANBERRA, Australia. Sun.—Australian gold production for September this year has dropped 8 per cent against production !o r the mmc month last year. Production September th-a year was 70.804 ounces worth $2,500,000 said Commonwealth Acting Statist ieian S. R. Carver. —UP.
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    Sergeant Becomes Bell-Ringer
    106 8 Read Book On Bell Ringing YOUNG l*ttuai s. ant acting ash,: Andrew's Cathcdi;,i. n J» He is 20-year -c son of Earlstlonc six months ago a church-be!! h He said yestci.hv "ihm. interestsi when I in the cathed hymn tune Bcorii It had been left army colonel
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    POISONED
    26 8 A middle-a-o,i Chinese I img at Ca.K Road wa I to hospit.,1 In critical condi-H tion last night n. I pected to have drunk poise*.
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    DEATH
    35 8 Madam Low Ah Lin. beloved H mother of Mr. Hoc Ah Chcon: H passed away peacefully at No 40 Tessensohn Road. Funora! H will take place on Tu< -k I 14.12.'48 at 4.30 p.m.
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