Malaya Tribune, 14 December 1948

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    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Taper in Malaya. Printing Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d Penang Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines) EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    REDS CREEP ON NANKING
    296 1 THEY WIPE OFF HALF THE 12 th ARMY GROUP A.P. RANKING, Mon.—Chinese Government military quarters said yesterday that new Communist successes might soon force th? Nationalists to fall back to the Yangtze River opposite Nanking. These well-informed quarters based th«*iT forecast on Communist infiltration to within
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    Madame, Marshall Are Both Allergic
    214 1 A.P. NGTON, Mon.—Ma-Kai-shek, credited one of the shrewever to put a pretty world affairs, is busy :>lv the most difficult ol her career, her arrival, she has rouse guest of SecreState and Mrs. Marshall i Leestargi Va., home, miles from the capieral Marshall, however, is
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    N.E.I. NOT A STATE —CHIFLEY
    69 1 ReuterAAP. BRISBANE, Monday. Mr. I. B. Chietley, Australian Prime Minister, has advised a Queens 'and court that legally the Aus:ralian Government does not recognise the Dutch East Indies as an independent state but a? part of the Netherlands kingdom. The court had asked for information
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    Red Influence May Gain Strength
    182 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon.—The Neth. ids Government's decision s iturday to suspend negotiations with the Indonesian public may hamper the «ombined efforts of interested 1 rnments, including Britain, to combat Communism >rth-East Asia, it was b< lieved in diplomatic quartrs in London tonight. It is believed
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    DIPLOMACY
    26 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Mon.—The ;overnmcnts of India and Runania have decided to establish diplomatic relations at legation evcl, it was officially announced lerc tonight —Reuter.
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    17½ Ib. Son For 248 Ib. Mother
    50 1 A.P. CONWAY, ARKANSAS, Mon.—A 248-pound mother gave birth to a 17 1/2 pound son, her third child. The mother is 36, the father 63. Dr. George Harrod said the child at birth was size of a normal infant five or six months old.—A.P.
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    The Prince: Christening Tomorrow
    60 1 Reuter-AAP. LONDON, Monaay. Princess Elizabeth's sen will he baptised by the A* cnib J shop cf CanterbUiy. .'Jr. Fisher at a service in one «>f the state room in Buckirijrlnm Palace on Wednesday aftei loon. The Duko of Gloucester will miss the christening, ail because of
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    Italy Compromises On African Colonies
    244 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. Mon.—Diplomatic officials in Washington reported today that Italy has offered to consent to British control of Cyrendica as part of a compromise settlement on the fate of Italy's pre-war colonies. The sources said -that the Italian Ambassador. Alberto Tarchianki, informed the State Department
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    CRISIS ARRESTS
    46 1 A total of 956 persons were screened by the Divisional Police in a series of security check-ups in Holland Road. Mandai Road. Balesticr Road.! Tampenis Road and Bukit j Timah Road. Seven Chinese are being detained on suspicion of being members of secret societies.
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    FOUR REDS HELD
    29 1 Two Chinese and two Indian;were arrested by the C.I.D. last night under the Emergency Regulations. They are suspected of being members of the Malayan Communist Party.
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    COMPENSATION
    47 1 A.P. NEW DELHI. Tues. India I sending a de.egation hcadcJ y Dr. Suaasmmayo to Burma jn Jan. 8 to reopen with the iurmese -Government terms ol jompensation for Indian natiolals in Burma affected by the Jurmese Nationalisation of Land Act, says a "S.atcsman report on Monday.—A.P.
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    T.W. ONG CALLS FOR REUNION
    115 1 AT the meeting of the Straits Chinese British Association to be held at the Garden Cluo on Friday, Mr. T. W. Ong. Vice-President, will move the following resolutions on the ieunion of the Straits Settlements. 1. That this Meeting views with dismay the fact that
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    A Jolly, Bonny Baby
    42 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon.—The Swiss Minister and his wife, Madame De Torrente. presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace today, saw Princess Elizabeth's baby son. They said afterwards that the infant Prince was "a very jolly, bonny baby." Reuter.
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    Double Murder: Groom Charged
    61 1 The four Indians arrested in connection with the double nurder at Sunday's wedding ceremony in the Singapore Dairy Farm Labourers' line, include the bride-groom. All four were charged with murder in the police court yesterday. Two more Indians were arrested by the C.I.D. last night in
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    Thomas Cup placers keep fit
    44 1 Members of Malaya's Thomas Cup team are seen taking their 'keep-fit' exercises on board the Carthage. Left to right: Ooi Teik ilock, Chan Kon Leong, Wong Peng Soon, Teoh Seng Khoon, Ong Poh Li m and Lim Kee Fong.
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    Pilgrims Progress Barred
    256 1 U.P. JERUSALEM, Mon.—Barbed wire and miner, Still J block the way of Christmas pilgrims to Bethlehem, but United Nations and consular officials hope to arrange for the safe conduct of Christians through the lines in time for Christmas. Only a few hundred persons, most of them Christian
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    /TV 6 WEEKS?
    55 1 STOP PRESS JOGJAKARTA, Mon. Indonewian Republic today calmly awaits the renewal of Dutch hostilities within Nix weeks. There is no confusion in Jogjakarta, but it was learned the major building in the capital had been mined and the Republic is prepared to carry out her scorched earth
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    HOUSE GIVES LEAVE TO FOUR MEMBERS
    295 2 ihey take the mace, chair Reuter. I ONDON, Mon.—Parliament today authorised four Members to go to Ceylon with the Mace and Speaker's Chair which the House of Commons is presenting to the Ceylon House of Representa tives. The delegation, which is expected to lxty-3
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    Reds Fall Back On Biology
    80 2 U.P. BERLIN, Mon. A Communist spokesman today excused the Red army for Its "excesses when Berlin fell** on the grounds that the Russians were differently inclined biologically, the Western press reported, t The spokesman told a meeting of the Russian sponsored Democratic l Bloc that
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    RAISED TERMS OF SERVICE
    60 2 A.P. LONDON. Monday. The House of Loids approved without a division on Monday night the second reading of a bill to increase the term of conscripts in the armed forces from 12 months to 18. The second reading approval is in principle the decisive stage. The
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    Workers Who Can't Take Money Home
    184 2 Reuter. BRUSSELS, Mon.—Pickets guarded the frontier today when 60,000 Belgian workers who cross into France daily went on strike against a French order preventing them taking more than half their earnings back to Belgium. The strikers registered at Belgian labour exchanges. A French Finance
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    Return To Work Or Else
    126 2 Reuter. LONDON, Monday.— BriUsh railways authorities today warned 500 vanmen and other airway workers on unofficial strike at the big north London terminus of Euston that unless they returned to work tomorrow morning their services wculd be regarded as ended. The warning, which followed the
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    Skoda Arms Went To Israel
    114 2 U.P. LONDON. Monday. Minjstei of State Hector McNeil tola the House of Commons today "our information leaves us no doubt that Skoda arms plant in Czechoslovakia has sent weapons to Israel." McNeil, hcwevei, dodged I question about the alleged us< of Russian Yak fighters by
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    U.S. EXPORTER IS FINED $100,000
    244 2 Rags Instead Of Textiles A.P. NEW YORK, Mon.—Alleged to have received more than SIOO,OOO (US) on fake shipment of textiles to China and India, Joseph Mandell 49-year-old vice-president of a fur firm, was arrested recently on a 16-count indictment. The indictment accused Mandell of first
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    TRUCE TALKS
    34 2 Reuter. TEL AVIV. Monday. Brig. Gen. William Riley, United Nations Chief of Staff, started Palestine armistice talks today with Egyptian representatives in Gaza, after which he was expected to meet Jewish representatives.—Reuter.
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    Too Tired To Marry World Beauty
    93 2 U.P. OTTAWA, Mon.—Movie executive Arthur Gottlieb spent much time celebrating the postponement of his wedding today to Gradys Glad, 39 year ole" widow of Mark Hellinger and once known as the "most beautiful girl in the world". Gottlieb and Miss Glad, former Ziegfield Follies
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    COUNTESS GRANTED DIVORCE
    80 2 A.P. LONDON, Monday. The' Countess of Kimberley, Diana Evelyn, who lives at St. James Palace, was granted a decree nisi in the divorce court today. She is the only daughter of Lt. Col. Sir Piere Legh. master of the Royal Household. In the action, which was undefended,
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    DUTCH GIVE VACCINE TO INDONESIANS
    69 2 At the request of military observers at Medan 50,000 doses of smallpax vaccine and 20,000 doses of typhus vaccine will be placed at the disposal of the republican authorities in Acheen. The vaccine will be produced by the Pasteur Institute at Bandung and they will
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    AUSTRALIANS
    37 2 A.P. CANBERRA. Monday. Australia's population at June 30, 1947. was 7,579,358. This is the final figure shown after the count of the census taken on that date. The total comprises 3,797.370 males and 3,781,988 females. A.P.
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    Army Parties: Xmas Style
    111 2 A.P. FRANKFURT. Mon. —In the Britten 2 on? ot German} Christmas parties lor Gernan and DP children are being planned like a military operation. From previous experience h t British hpve found" thaihe children of Military government employeesfrho usually are among thj jetter-eff Germans—were invited, while
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    BARON IN PARIS
    30 2 Reuter. PARIS; Mon. M. Charles Ha ion. Governor of French India, who arrived here today, met 'ho French Minister of Over seas Territories; M. Paul CostFloret Router.
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    Penang and Malacca Must Not Secede
    969 3  -  MALAY SPOTLIGHT By M.S. Daud Daud pc Icrstiof) unI. among mem- Uic Federation, They believe that secession is the best answer to kill current suspicion, and to foster respect, .goodwill and co-operation between Malays and non-Malays. Tney believe that separation is in the best
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    P. I. WELCOMES FOREIGN CAPITAL
    119 3 A.P. MANILA, Mon—Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Placido L. Mapa P >-'P*-Cts the Philippines to export U5515,000,000 worth of pineapples next year. He made this estimate after visiting the 24.000-acre Del Monte pineapple plantation in Bukidnon, Mindanao, in the Southern Philippines. Secretary Mapa found
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    CEYLON CARRIES OUT BIG TOWN BUILDING PLANS
    173 3 U.P. COLOMBO, Mon. The Town and Country Planning Department of the Governmen! ot Oylon has prepared plans foi 28 housing schemes, comprising in all 3,400 houses. Up to tho end cf August this yea GOO working-class houses have been put up dv the
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    Girl Raped, Beaten
    114 3 U.P. GUAM. Mon—Ruth Farnsworth. 27 year old attractive Navy civilian employee here, was found suffering from "multiple injuries from exposure on Monday after a two-day search instigated when she disappeared from a jade shop where she worked. A party of Philippine scouts lound Ruth raped and beaten
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    THE BISHOP HAD ALL THE ANSWERS
    60 3 A.P. SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND. Mon. Tho Bishop of Sheffield. Dr. L. S. Hunter, will not let people make records of marriages in churches In hi* diocese, because: 1. The records might be pla\ed eater at hilarious parties. 2. —The biide and groom might think more
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    NEW STAMPS FOR CEYLON
    62 3 Reuter. COLOMBO, Mon.—The first anniversary of Colon's independence- February 4. 1949. will be commemorated by the issue of special postage stamps of four denominations. Two of the stamps—the 5-cent—will carry the portrait of the Prime Minister, Mr. v. S Senanayake. the 4-cent and 15-cent stamps will
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    STERN GANG TRIAL
    57 3 A.P. ACRE. Monday. A military court trying two leaders of the former Stern Gang on Charges of belonging to an outlawed terrorist organisation heard on Monday that a document alleged to have been found at a Stem Gang camp contained a list of 178 rich Jerusalem Jews
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    'APARTHEID' IN THE CHURCH TOO?
    853 4  -  Unlouchability is the most shameful blot on Hinduism. Caste prejudice is strongest in South India where even the Church has separate times and places of worship for untouchables. TJie present Government of India have taken a bold step by legislating against this social evil -By
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    A WISE DECISION
    450 4 THE Indian Congress Working Committee 1 approves a resolution to keep India's link with the Commonwealth. This is good news indeed. For, although the resolution has yet to be ratified by the Jaipur session of the All India Congress later this month, it is an encouraging indication
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    Another War Not Likely
    187 4 Reuter. ADMIRAL William H. Standlcy former chief of U.S. naval operations and Ambassador to the Kremlin from 1942 to 1943. opines there will be no war between the United States and Russia with the election of President Truman. The admiral, a Manila visitor, believes that the
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    There are no drunks: they are patients
    67 5 A.P. iTI, Mon. An Judge who has heard tv troubles of 24.000 its handling wayied couples as delin..ildren. Paul W. Alexander, a the National Cons' church and Home, real cause of divorce character defects tii spouses." ci noeflfc, infidelity, re merely symptoms i
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    CEYLON STARTS MODEL T.B. CENTRE
    93 5 U.P. >MBO, Monday. The of a model anti-tuber-ntre at Welisara is by the Ceylon i after their talks W. Gellner and Dr he World Health OrBCG vaccine expeit.i in Ceylon, ntre will be provided test anti TB equipt it can serve as an ntre for
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    BEEF-LOVERS EAT LESS MEAT
    87 5 A.P. ON, Mon.—Thc aver-f-loving Englishman y half as much meat iverage American, ort issued by the Comtlth Economic commitn Sunday showed that umption of meat in the UK dropped from 119 pounds ight before the war to 77 ■ids m H»47. In the United tea it
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    RED BLARNEY
    37 5 A.P. SCOW, Mon.—The blowwas invented by a Rusclaim was made rccctitan article m Evening w which described the of a little-known Rus- chanic and inventor, A. kovsky. who lived duraecond half of the last iry.—A.P.
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    Air Ambulance
    17 5 U.S. Air Ambu.'ano- is ron by civ -jans Picture shows Am bulanee Unit at work.
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    But His Lusty Lungs Can Be Heard At The Palace
    522 5 THE PRINCE CANNOT BE SEEN A.P. LONDON, Mon. —Victorians said children should be seen and not heard. Queen Victoria's great-great-great-grynd-son reverses the rule. The son born to Princess Elizab?th and Prince Philip on November 14 has been seen >y few
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    PHILIPPINES OPEN TO CHINESE
    86 5 Reuter. MANILA. Monday. The Philippine Republic has thrown its door wide open to friendly China war refugees as "an act Df Christian brotherhood." President Quirino himself announced the change of foreign policy as the tide of internaJonal Communism threatened -o engulf the whole of Nationalist China.
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    MISSION TO MOSCOW
    34 5 A.P. PARIS. Monday. Italian official circles in Paris on Monday confirmed that an Italian mission has been in Moscow for several days working on a commercial agreement with the Ruaaiaias A.P
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    MORE PEARLS FOR YOU
    263 5 CANBERRA, Mon.—Rehabilitation of pearling in Australian waters will be assisted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Ihe CSIR's fisheries research vessel Stanley Fowler is making its first cruise in northern waters, and will examine pearl beds at Thursday Island, which lies to the north
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    TALE TOLD IN SAVAGE CLUB
    70 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Monday. Mr. Justice Herron told Sydney Savage Club recently of an astonishingly legal minded crew in which he rowed six. back lin his Sydney 'Varsity days in 1921. i The boat was stroked by Judge Curlcwis, Judge Holt was seven. Judge Berne five,
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    Man Had A Hard Nut
    65 5 A.P. STOCKHOLM, Mon. A 60-year-old Esthonian 1 refugee shot his wife and tired the second barrel of his shotgun into his mouth. With th« right half of his face blown off hut still alivp, he went to boil some water to wash his wounds. Medical
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    NOT GUILTY 59 TIMES
    72 5 U.P. MANILA. Mon.—Lt. Gen. Shigenori Kuroda. known as the "Playboy General when he commanded the Japanese forces in the Philippines, pleaded not guilty today to 59 war crimes charges involving death and torture of thousands of Allied nationals in 1913 and 1944. Kuroda pronounced the words
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    Migrants crack up on the shovel
    121 5 A.P. CANBERRA. Monday. A Canberra physician says many European migrants doing pick- and-shovel work in Australia are cracking up under the i strain. Dr. Lewis W. Nott, superini tendent of the Canberra Comj munity Hospital, told a reporter many migi ants-Baits and Poles -are
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    Horses Get Their Tails Cut Off
    99 5 A.P. BERLIN. Monday. Taking a leaf from Hitler's stringent wartime econoir.y, the Ccmhnunlsta of Eastern Germany j ire no.v making horses conttij bute to "he ec>pemic recovery ">f th> Russir-n >>c ripet'i.n zo.e by voving .«nottei tail* The Berlin press reports from Potsdam that
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    MORE BLARNEY
    47 5 A.P. HAMBURG. Germany. Mon —The Soviet promise to send all German prisoners of war home before the end of the year was regarded sceptically by the Protestant Aid Society. They advised Germans to post their Christmas cards to prisoners early to ensure delivery in time.—A.P.
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    Invented Sub, Was Arrested
    244 5 PORTG CERESIO, Italy, Mon.—Not often m these times is a scientist jailed for a new discovery. That, however, was the late of Lo.vr.zo Calotti, 25, of Prlseo Loveno, Italy. He was escorted to jail by Italian police because be invented —and tested —a wooden submarine. Calotti's
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    NANYANG SCHOOLGIRLS CELEBRATE
    85 6 Nanyang Gtrla High school Celebrated their winning the Women's Championship of the ninth sports meeting of the Singapoie Chinese Amateui Athletic Association on Sunday with a tea paity yesterday. Madam Lieu Yuen Sian. the piincipal congi atulated the giils who represented the school. The school won a
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    "Ezzard Charles Is Best Of 'Em All"
    118 6 U.P. PHILADELPHIA, Mon.—Heavy-weight boxing champion Joe Louis described Ezzard Charles as the "most logical contender for my title if he fights and licks Lee Savold." Louis made this statement on his arrival here to begin training for the six-round non-decision contest with Arturo
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    MILLS SAYS 'NO' TO CHARLES
    88 6 U.P. LONDON. Mon. Freddie Mills, has rejected a challenge to light Ezzard Charles at New York next Match. The match was pfoposed as a heavyweight elimination bout after Charles had belted out tough Joe Baksi on Friday night at New York. Mills will not tight
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    I. A. DO WELL AT CHANGI
    60 6 The Indian Association "A anil "B" teams which visited Changi on Saturday fared very well in their encounters with the Changi teams. The "A" team trounced the Changi Indians by rive goals to nil. Scorers were S. Chandra (2). Ponnusamy <2> and Naranasamy. The
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    MALAYANS MUST TAKE NOTICE OF U.S.
    223 7  -  Canada's Defeat A "Surprise" THOMAS CUP BADMINTON Bv JOSEPH YAN KI badminton critics this morning iat America's easy victory over Canada \merican Zone final of the Thomas Cup irnt came as a "surprise" to them. a won convincingly by eight games elared that the
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    Tribune Thomas Cup Fund
    63 7 mtributions to ii- Thomas up (oiiege :i. singr»j)or»- S'iS.OO total now stands ISfMa. Fund will be kept to lent; a- the ThoCup Team are Money Collected si-nt on. d a'l contributions tribune Thomas up I and, c o Malaya ne Cress Ltd., An- Singapore. .All it
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    Canadians Lose 8-1 To Americans
    169 7 Reuter. I'• VDENA, California, IVion.—The United --'minion team overwhelmed Canada by (hi matches to one, winning the right to travel »n in February for the world's badminton tftament. American shuttlecock experts, paced by ion Dr. Dave Freeman, had no trouble Canadians in the two days
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    The New Look In Racing Cars
    63 7 Italian race-driver l*ietro Taroffl (right) adjusts bis helmfi before I■< in lilt, his unorthodox twin-cigar-shaped mid get ear to hreak ti\e world speed records for the 500 c.c. Class on the Brrseia-Bergamo Highway, Italy, recently. The three-reet high twin-fuselage ear, on one side houses
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    CERDAN TO STAR IN MOVIE
    68 7 U.P. NEW YORK. Mon. Marcel Cerdan said he will fly back to Paris next Fiiady or Saturday to complete a movie and then spend holidays with his tamily at Casablanca. He plans to return to the United States late January. United States late January. Promoters
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    A.O. KINGS TO MEET
    62 7 U.P. NEW YORK, Monday.— Norway's Harry Bcrnsten weighed 209 poulMls and United States Bctnio Reynolds scaled 182 for their ten round boxing bout at Saint Nicholas arena match on Monday night. Reynolds is favoured to win. He has scoied 23 knockouts in 40 fights. Bernsten won
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    INDIAN CUP TEAM WIN IN OUTARIO
    73 7 Reuter. KITCHENER, Ontario, Monday.—lndia's badminton team defeated Western Ontario players m four exhibition matches last night. Davinder Mohan heat Ted Barber 15/9, 15 4 m a Sin ieTuirof h doubles matches were: V Magpvkat onri Lewis beat Bob Menzies and Jack Kochler beat CoUn
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    FINE KICKING, TACKLING SAVE LIGHT CHINESE XV
    254 7 jfJOOD kicking and fine tackling which maae up J for their light pack and their weakness in the set scrums enabled a Singapore Chinese Recreation Club XV to hold a Singapore Cricket Club **B" XV to a scoreless draw in an exciting game
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    SETIA B.P. TO CELEBRATE
    71 7 The Setia Badminton will celebrate Its 2nd Anniversary with a party at No. 'j Carpmael Road on Sunday December 19, at 4.30 p.m. As a group photograph will precede a "makan ketchil" will all members are requited to turn up at 4 p.m. On the same
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    Test Ends In Draw
    98 7 Reuter. BOMBAY. Monday. Apart from the chance in the 90s Hazare's century was chanceless and practically placed the Issue beyond doubt. Ferguson bowled without any close in bowlers but generally the West Indies attack and fielding remained aggressive. The 300 went up soon after tea in
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    SCC HOCKEY
    39 7 Reeves. The following have been selected to represent this S C. C. against the Army at the Padang today. Bully off 5.15 p.m. Mathot; Daniels; Halg. Rule; Geeks; Kuyper; Brands. Tabor; Pearcy; Moo-lenburg. Vene-Percy. Umpire; Mr. Reeves.
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    ROVERS BEATEN
    18 7 Chinese Athletes defeated the Rovers by three goals to one at soccer at Geylang Stadium yesterday.
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    MIAMI GOLF
    28 7 Frank Itrenahan Toledo champion Us in a commanding position to win the Miami open gold tournament with a second straight four under th* par of 66.
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    MCC IN THIRD DRAWN GAME
    272 7 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG. Mon. Transvaal kept the M.C.C. bowlers toiling all day here today when they gained a first innings lead of 47 in the match which ended in a draw third drawn game of the tour. Stumps were drawn afte Cliff Gladwin had finished off
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    India's Team For 3rd Test
    81 7 Reuter. BOMBAY. Monday. lnaiu s cricket team for the third Test against the West Indie i commencing at Eden Garden grounds Calcutta on Dec. 31 was announced tonight as follows L. Amarnath (captain), V. S. Hazaie, R. S. Modi, V Mankad. H. R. Adhikat- D.
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    Bill Johnston takes 3 wkts
    97 7 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Mon. —William Johnston, Australia's leftarm new ball bowler, took three wickets in tour balls for Victoria against Queensland today in their Sheffield ShleH match. Queensland, all out 285 in reply to Victoria's 436, followed on 151 runs behind and were 85 fcr one
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    McKENLEY FOR AUSTRALIA
    36 7 A.P. SYDNEY, Mon. Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley will compete in the Australian track and field championships in Sydney Jan 15—22. The Jamaican competed in th«* laat Australian championships, but had only moderate A.P.
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    ALL S TAR MANILA BASKETBALL TEAM DUE NEXT MONTH
    165 7 4 MANILA All-Stars basket ball team which includes seven Philippines Olympic representatives may tour Singapore next month to match th ir skill against local and Malayan te«ms. Negotiations are underway. II rm cev-ft!l, the tour will be an attraction as big
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    AUSSIES OUT OF DAVIS CUP?
    109 7 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Monday. It 4 still doubtful whether Ausralia, lunneruri last year, will ontest the 1949 Davis Cup. The uncertainty on this point, xpresscd eailier by some ofliials, was confirmed at a meetng of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia today. The President, Sir Norman
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    JAVA'S SWIMMING CHAMPS
    162 7 TLWIN Choong, 10-year-old up and coming swimmer of the Z.V.M. Swimming Club, registered splendid times at a recent swimm*ng meet in Batavia. H<- did the 50 meters crawl in .'',0.1 sees, and hack-ei awled the same distance In .'52 sees. He covered the 100 meters crawl in
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    SA FasT Bowler
    35 7 Cttrrj McCarthy the six fed two Indies fast bowler who took six wickets in Natal.--match against the tourists has been Included In the S. African Test team to meet England on Thursday.
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    ALLEGATIONS FANTASTIC—BELCHER
    381 8 He Wanted To Popularise Department LONDON, Moil.—Mr. John Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, continuing his statement before the tribunal probing alleged corruption in the government, in reply to a question if he had ever told businrssmen to get directly in touch with him instead of
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    Toll Of Bribery
    48 8 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. Four employees ol the Hoard at »rade have bees convicted of bribery or corruption since July IMS* .'.m\ discharged, Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, said in a parliamentary reply today. He did not give any further particulars. ■enter.
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    Wulkan Appeals To Churchill
    86 8 Reuter. N'F.W YORK, Monday. M: Marcus VVulkan. b-otn-r of Sydney Stanley central figure in the Lynskej Triouml nestings in London announced today he had appealed to Mi Winston Churchill to raise in the House of Commons the "unwarranted attacks' made against his "good name." In a
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    DIET TO DISSOLVE
    24 8 Reuter. TOKIO. Mon The Japanese Opposition today introduced a no confidence motion in the Diet either today or tomorrow certain Reuter.
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    'CALM' INVASION OF COSTA RICA
    238 8 U.P. SAN JOSE. Mon.—Four insurgents wen Killed and unknown number captured in a cl on Monday between Government forces and a rebel group near the Nicamaguan border. An official in Gmapiles reported a suspicious body of men sighted in the Totoguero mountains, near the Atlantic
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    Actor Gets Six Months
    139 8 U.P. BIRMINGHAM, tice Sir Laurence Byrne expressed his regrets today and then sent actor Henry Rayner to prison for six months because "husbands and wives must not get it into their heads that they can assault adulterers with impunity". Rayner, 32 years old, pleaded guilty to
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    JOGJA SILENT
    27 8 U.P. JOGJAKARTA. Mon Official circles at Jogjakarta ref used to comment on the Dutch decision to break off negotiations with the Republic, Antara reports.- U.P.
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    OVERLOADED LORRIES DAMAGE MAIN JOHORE ROADS
    419 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) QVERLOADED lorry traffic is causing damage to the main roads in Johore which are in a sate of wear and tear. Many of the roads need attention but lack of bitumen and floods during the early part of this year have
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    Tin Ore Imports
    38 8 A total of 438 tons tin ore was [muorted into Malaya last month., of which 255 tors came from Siam and 183 tons lrom Burma. The total to date this years if Is 4.477 tons.
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    Singapore's Catch Of Fish Improves
    452 8 f Tribune Staff Reporter) A TOTAL of 3,761 license 1 fishermen landed 9,490 tons of fish in Singapore during 1947. This works out to 26 1/3 tons of fish a day foi a population of 938,079. The fishermen used 933 fishing gear. 229 powered boats,
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    Carried Gun, Court Told
    106 8 POUR armed men, entered into a shop at 721-5, Upper Serangoon Road, hercded the inmates into a room and made off with cHsh and valuables with $456 50 on the n<ght of November 22. This was alleged in the Seventh Police Court yesterday when Lim Tcrk
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    Concert To Foster Music
    164 8 Mrs. Wu Paak-shing, wife of tho Chinese Consul-Genera!, will be the chief guest at Friday's concert to be given by 65 pupils of the Far Eastern Music School. About 1,000 guests have been invited, and the venue will be the Victoria Memorial Hall. The occasion Will
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    Pulled Down Half Sheds Themselves
    184 8 Goh Meng Boon, of Middle Road-Waterloo Street Market. Teo Peng Bok of Rovvell Road Market, and Lim Siang Hong of Aiiwal Road Market, were produced 2 Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of failing to comply with the Mandatory Order to pull down their
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    53 8 People's Edurati 9 lion, Prof. < 9 I "English a 9 age," Hand v 9 Singapore s 9 social meet,! M >a' auction an.i 9 'Pictorial St. 9 pore," Capitol 9 p.m. :;H Commercial < 9 p.m. Chinese V|.f 9 Jie Road: Rov. r < 9
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    Cinemas
    161 8 CATHAY: I tcrv," with Pi< i 8 Rutherford ai H worth —1 IS, H p.m. 9 ALHAMIiKA 8 paid—the Glorv 9 tcchnicolour 8 I "Behind Citv 9 Lvnne Robert 5 land 9.15 p.m. I CAPITOL: s, U with Kathernie i( B I Henreid and L 9 1.45, 4, o
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    42 8 ilOCKEV: S.C.C. v Anu\ I S.C.C.; G.H.Q. SUg Hegt B Cable Witless; S.C.I I Noc Soon H.C. —H-<i Green. Y 11 CJL 9 5.15 p.m. BADMINTON \\I> KETBALL; Chinese M( 1-^9 8 ML 9 GYMNASTICS: 99 chard Road. —6..'50 t .9
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    SAID 'I LOVE YOU' IN THE DIET LOBBY
    160 8 U.P. TOKIO. Mon. The Diet -Japan's parliament was thrown into an uproar tonight when a 47-year-old woman member mounted the Speaker's rostrum and charged that Finance Minister Sanroku Izuiyama had made "improper advances" to her in the lobby. The House Speaker declared
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    MNP WILL DISCUSS MALAYAN AFFAIRS
    53 8 I Th e Malay Nationalist Party j intends to hold Its fourtii annual Congress in Sigapoir on Jan I, 1949 for three days The Congress will be attend ed by 24 delgates from all states of the Malayan Federation: They will discus. Subjects with regard
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    STRIKE CONTINUES
    44 8 Reuter. TOKIO. Mon. Recacil rant executives oi the Japan £eame n Unio n extended their thud round of strikes by an other 48 hours to midnight Wednesday yesterday alter another conference with Government reprt sentatives l v.id failed to produce results.. Reuter.
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    URANIUM FIND
    38 8 Reuter. ADELAIDE. Monday. A 3overnment prospector ha? found uranium described by the Australian Department o! Mines as a promising dis ccvtry. i n the Denison rages of South Australia, south ot township of Oodnadatta. 1 Reutei
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