Malaya Tribune, 28 December 1948

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    58 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya. *uala Lumpur, Ipoh <t PeJun, Tmleymma: "Tribune B'pore." Telephone: 6811 (9 line*) EIGHT PAGES SIXGAPOR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London, Agents—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Tabbot House, 98,
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    GUERILLA ATTACKS START IN JAVA
    462 1 Republicans Kill 100 Chinese Say Dutch U.P. vin nil and rim raids. MiwuiLi.rs east of Batavia to Wieribon, a big seaport on the northern ,-oart Djutibarang itself was undci attack for five hours on Chiistmas Day, the radio said, hut the Republicans had withdrawn when
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    SHADOW GOVT IN SOUTH SUMATRA
    77 1 A.P. BATAVIA, Mon.—The Chinese newspaper Sin Po quotes official Republican as saying that a military government of the Republc habeen set up in south Sumatr.. under Dr. A. K. Gani. who served as Vice-Premier i n a former cabinet. Earlier, th e Republican radio at
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    Russian Morals Are Not Morals
    126 1 Reuter. KANSAS CITY. Mon. P,e-' nt Truman said today be worried because Russia r greatest-ally has a sys .'in of mor.ils that are no* mon X" speaking at a testimony 1 neon in honoar of Mr Bddfc i n on, ids former partner'in I i
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    HALF A PINT
    81 1 Reuter. RATA VIA, Mon.—«... I P«bueaa kwviea fa i„,i, r neala were "wry light", v l>iit< h army «onimunii uue stated ken tonight —tin* first indication ~of R'public: n losses so far. The <• oininanj ,j Mt which reviewed hosfilities during the past three days, said "with
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    TITO THREATENS TO TURN WEST
    124 1 Reuter. BELGRADE. Mon. -Marshal Josef Irto, Jugoslav Prime Minister, today threatened to divert Yugoslav exports of raw materials to tne West if the Cominform countries continue I no violate trade agreements." Marshal Tito, speaking in the Yugoslav Parliament debate on the budget, said Yugoslavia would
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    Whither Bound?
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    Imprisoned Leaders Sent To 'Hotels'
    161 1 PARIS, Mon.—The Dutch Oovernm-\.t in the Hague announced on Monday that tile imprisoned Republican leaders in the NeUur.ands East Indies were being transferred to mountain hotels or "other places outside Java." Van Roye*., the Dutch delegate to the United Nations, told the Security Council on
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    SIX HELD
    52 1 3 Chinese, 2 Tamils, and 1 Malay were arrested on Sunday morning in connection with the recovery of 33 coils of telephone wire which had been looted from a military store in Jervois Road. The men were loading the coils into a lorry when a Police mobile patrol
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    RUSSIA, UKRAIN LOSE ON INDONESIA
    61 1 Reuter. PARIS, Mon. Both the Ukrainian and the Soviet resolutions on Indonesia in the Seculitly Council were defeated. Voting on the Ukrainian resolution was five for, none against with six abstentions. Four members voted for the Soviet resolution, none against and seven abstained. Seven votes
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    TWO BILLION FOOD SPOTS
    65 1 A.P. LONDON. Mon. Boredom with the British diet and the lack of table napkins are said to account for two billion food spots removed from the clothing and carpets of Britons last year. The dry cleaning industry, which is booming as a result, estimates that a
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    CUP TEAM SEASICK
    245 1 THE majority of the Malayan Thomas Cup Team, who arrived at the Pancraa Station this afternoon, were seasick when the Carthage rolled badly, on rounding Gibraltar, Jimmy Glover cabled from London yesterday. Fifty Malayan students gave the teamers a rousing reception at the Station. A'so present were
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    SPIES CAUGHT INSIDE PEIPING
    114 1 A.P. PEIPING. Monday. Government troops repelled fresh Communist assaults against Tangku. seaport of Tientsin. General Fu Tso-yi's headquarters claimed on Monday. Calling it a "glorous victory." Fu said the defendeis within 24 hours inflicted more than three thousand casualties on the Reds. He reported local gains
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    Ruhr Valley Control
    59 1 U.P. LONDON, Mon.—The United States. Britain, France. Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg will announce tomorrow an agreement on an international authority for the control of the vast Ruhr valley industries of Germany. The agreement was reached after weeks of difficult negotiations and of crises which at times even
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    CRISIS ARRESTS
    56 1 A Chinese woman believed to be connected with the Malayan Communist Party, was arrested under the Emergency Regulations law last night together with two male Chinese who are believed to be headmen of the notorious 108 gang. Police believed that they have taken part in several gang lights
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    Israel Is In Danger Of Sanctions
    133 1 U.P. f aris, Mon.—Britain wii\ accuse brae) of truce violations which could lay the Jewish •state open to sanctions when the Security Council debates on the latest Palestine ftghti c t y morrow. J Th.- British attack will "skirt on the fringe' of asking
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    Land Sea And Air Fighting
    74 1 Reuter LONDON, Ralph Bunche, acting United States mediator in Palestine, today reported to the Security Council that land, sea and air fighting between Arabs and Jews had continued throughout the Chri! traaa season in the i :i southern Palestine. Official and unofficial reports in Tel
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    MALAY WORLD SHOCKED AT DUTCH ACTION
    1332 3  -  MALAY SPORTLIGHT By M.S. Daud ||ATO ONN IS A VERY V BUSY MAN these days, niv with State affairs v ith I'M NO affairs. UMNO President has taking tune off to go to il important places in th( Federation, in most cases the invitation
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    Truman May Ask For Return Of Wartime Controls In US
    651 3 A.P. WASHINGTON, Mon.— President Truman may decide he baa to the rur. Congress for a paitiai return to war-time controls In the UJB. His circle of adviser.' haa not decided what kind yet, if any. Final decisions will be announced
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    BLUFF CALLED
    27 3 U.P. BERLIN, Mon.—For the second day in a row, the Berlin airlift exceeded the 6,000-ton mark today despite Russian air manoeuvres in the flight corridors.—U.P.
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    DUTCH INVITE JURISTS
    109 3 A.P. LEYDKN, Monday.— Jurists all countries are invited U take part in an International iiize contest set by Leyden University in Holland. There aie two prize subjects: 1. A critical study of international civil law and jurisdiction of the 20th century concerning the confiscation of pro perty,
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    Discord In Milan Opera
    146 3 MILAN. Mon. A CzechAmerican tenor, Kurt Baum, sang for the first time in Italy last night as Enrico in Vardi's Opera II Trovatore at the opening of the winter season of Milan's La Scala before a glittering audience in ermine and jewels. Brought over by the
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    Radio Moscow's Claims
    83 3 U.P. and Mario Del Monaco.— U.P. London, Mon. Radio Moscow said today that during 1948, the lending branches of Soviet Industry "considerably surpassed the production level jf the pre-war year 1940." It said this year's coal output was 2.2 times the 1940 level, the metal output was
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    TELEVISION IS A PARASITE
    780 4  -  by Williiam Hardeastle Reuter's Correspondent TELEVISION is casting a shadow of economic uncertainty over the whole of the rest of Americas sports and entertainment industry. Even sound radio is affected for television is threatening to take away from it the one thing that keeps it alive
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    TARGET FOR 1949
    490 4 the Old Year moves to its close, the prospects of the New fill our minds. Malaya is moving forward to the future, with her steps quickened by the spur of world events. Tne crisis in Indonesia, the Communlst victories in China, India's growing stature, ail tneae things
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    Argument Over Pondicherry
    587 4  -  By Steven V. David A.P. Correspondent LOOKING at Pondichei ry, in French India you wonder why India and France are arguing ahout it. Pondicherry. on the southeast coast of India, is the administrative centte for 200 square miles of territory known as French India. It is not
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    U.S. Buys Secret British Process
    135 5 IKON, PSNKBTLVAM ttl I) -tai:.; of v Br.tisn proeica f>;r *ht n f, l super al' .y castings for ainrj.f j. t n bave ju;t beau r i by the Lebanon ;m- j !i v nere. i iin- new process a''i had hitherU) v* n
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    THESE THEATRE CAKES ARE EATEN
    73 5 LONDON, Mon The t*mi Theatre Royal. I- nr; has un iluiuul Twelfth ceremony when .1 cake and 1 ate*! in memor* bert Bad'Jcley. rule p~cook act;)r. a Id to th» (t now has the 'Har.is -to recall the days ol Angwtaa Harris. Urn nineteenth century
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    BACK FROM ENGLAND
    66 5 Reuter. SYDNEY, Monday. Australian featherweight champion Kddie Ifitier, who has been hting In England for some will arrive back in Aust: alia on .January 10. He will be offered a lightcontest with Archie K< mp o!i February n. Plans have been made for him to fight French
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    Remember The Old Toast-Rack?
    501 5  -  By Tribune Staff Coreespondent. D'JBLIC passenger transport in Sinsjaptif has mnrchAH with th° times (hirinc the 1 j *0 v". r r Today. with the roomier. c-\rhion seat tl. omnibus and Dneumatic-tvred trolley \> is en 1n n City's roads, littl" thought i r?l\ n tn
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    4 Die at party
    70 5 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Mon Surrounded by tinsel. holly and unopened packages, a young Sants I'nrhara physician and three members of his family "•err fojnd dead yesterday— victims of a Christmas mystery in their mountain cabin. A ShcurT's deputy Said it was quite po ;ible the four
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    CAMPAIGN
    30 5 A.P. LAt'SA N NE, Switzerland ion. Conservative and othei Ight-wing political groups ir twitzerland are organizing ampaign against a proposa >r compulsory free tuberculo >S immunization of all citizens
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    ONE MILLION
    18 5 A.P. CALCUTTA, Mon. There .re about one million lepers in ndia- and facilities for treatng 15,000.—A.P.
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    CONGRESS OUT
    59 5 U.P. Washington, Mon. Th( •>«>tii Congress, President Tru man's major target dining in last political campaign, goes out of exist nee this week. The Republican controlled 80th will hold its final sessfc n on Friday. The 81st Congress will be bom next Monday With Democrats in control of
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    Humane Executions For Condemned Siamese
    265 5 Reuter. BANGKOK, Mon- a change In the officially prescribed method of executing criminals is being considered by the Siamese Prison Department; as part or the overall prison reforms ordered by the Government. The present method of raining a volley of machinegun bullets on the condemned
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    BISHOP CRASHES, DIES
    48 5 U.P. FRANKFURT, Mon. The Catholic Bishop of Dr. Ferdinand Dlrichs, was killed today in a motor accident near Idstain in the Tannmus mountains, Dena news agency reported. According to the Bishop.-, crashed down the slope of secretary, the Bishop's ca r the Autobahn -U P.
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    DEATH
    59 6 REV. LOO TEE SAN, aged 65, of the Presbyterian Church, Pontian, Johore, passed away peacefully on 20/12/1948. The cortege left Pontian for Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore the same day. Mrs. Loo Tee San and family wish to thank all relatives and friends who sent wreaths, and attended the funeral of
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    RADIO BEAM KILLED
    235 6 Breukelen Saddles 3 PENANG RACE UPSETS PENANG, M»jn. TWO jockeys, Ted Dawson and Bill Stirling, 1 were thrown off their horses at todays races, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Christ mas-New Year Meeting. Dawson was astride when Everbright fell, while attempting to challenge Eddy
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    BIG SWEEP
    46 6 Total Pool: $201,876 First Prize No. 234,106 ($52,488). Second Prize No. 279,755 ($96,244). Third Prize No. 145,697 ($13,122). Starters: ($2624 each) 230,120, 102,844, 276,603, 252,263, 146,147, 291,351, 164,981,' 205,692, 244,737. Consolation Prizes: ($1312 each) 295,947, 289,913, 205,924, 146,667, 170,484, 136,584, 263,768, 267,777, 294,041, 127,805.
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    WINNERS PRICES
    838 6 RACE ONE Horses CL 4. Div. 5, 5| Furs. 160 STAR RANGE 9.03 (9) Gentles 1 91 Alpha 7.09 (1) Charles 2 116 Technique 9.04 (6) Poshni 3 328 Catherine 8.11 (4) Bagby 4 (Winner trained hy Rodyers) Won by: 3; II; hd. Tote: $34. $10; $14; $11
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    BUMPER BENEFIT FOR COMPTON?
    176 6 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Cyril Washbrook's record cricket benefit of £14,000 this year is likely to be surpassed next season when Denis Compton takes his. When ever the game of cricket is played the name of Compton is respected and feared and he has certainly dominated the
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    GEORGE MEDAL
    50 6 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. The King has awarded the George medal to the late Lance Corporal David Russel of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in recognition of "gallant and distinguished services whilst a prisoner of war in German hands prior to September, 1945" the London Gazette announced. Reuter.
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    Invasion Of Costa Rica Continues
    141 6 Reuter. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica. Mon. —Costa Rican sources claimed here today that invaders "apparently from Nicaragua" made a surprise attack on the 64-man garrison of the Costa Rican border town of Port Soley on Saturday night and set Are to the town. The report
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    FIRST WICKET STAND RECORD
    416 7 ENGLAND HITS 387 FOR TWO HUTTON AND WASHBROOK SET UP Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Mon. WOKS: than 35,000 people baked under a scorching sun saw England's opening pair, Leo Hutton who scored 158, und Cyril Washbrook 195) set up a new world record for Trst cricket with a
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    Indian Cricket
    23 7 CALCUTTA. Mon. Lunch [score on the second day of the I match between H.E. Governor's jXI and West Indies here: Gov-
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    NO FOUL PLAY
    24 7 Police do not suspect any foul play in the shooting of Mr. Samuel Sterling, the wellknown South African sportsman at Johannesburg.
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    Drastic Changes For Third Test
    537 7 CRICKET REVIEW...by RAM PIARA BOMBAY -Although the Cricket Club of India hit up a big score and declared their innings at for G wickets the West Indians retaliated strongly and finished up on top to take the lead on the first innings. Thus hi three
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    TEN BOTTLES STILL LEFT
    190 7 wi U known Singapoie man, who wishes to re- anonymous, has given the Thomas Cop Fund a c Christmas package a containing twelve bottles I Ihallenge" Scotch Whisky, ed at $125. ottle will go to everyone 150 or- mo! c to the Fund before the New
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    WALKER RETIRES
    29 7 Knglish football has said trewcll to Tommy Walker who made his last appearance for Chelsea. He is returning to Scotland to his old love. Hearts I Midlothian.
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    KING POAS SAIL
    29 7 The Kung Poaa have sailed for Shanghai They left Sings pore »>n December 2'» and they "tain home with an unbeaten lour «luring their Far East
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
    296 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Following tie- home football results: First Division n Villa 5, Wolverhampton w. l. Bolton VV 6, Sheffield Utd. 1. Derby C. 2, Arsenal 1. I luddersfield T. 1. Blackpool 0. i pool 0. Manchester Utd. 2. M mcheater C. <>, Everton 0. Middlesbrough 0.
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    Rugby Results
    195 7 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. The following arc the Rugby Union results: Richmond 3, Harlequins 16. Aberavon 17, Neath 5. Bath 17. Old Blues 0. Bedford 32, Old Paulines 0. Bridgend 3, Maesteg 6. Bristol 17, Pontypool 12. Cardiff 29. Wasps 15. Cheltenham 8, Penarth 0. Gloucester 13, Old Merchant
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    SOLDEVILLE WIN
    25 7 BARCELNOA. Spain, Monday.- Antonio el Soldcvilla retained his Spanish middleweight championship on Sunday by knocking out .To.se Plorcnto in the third round of
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    ELBOWS, PLEASE!
    22 7 The 'jouth defeated the North by two goal* to MM In the M.< I annual loeee.- chv;«J«ic played on Sunday.
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    Aston Villa Gets A Lucky Break
    156 7 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. The Boxing Day progi amine of football league matches. fought out on frost-bound grounds and watched by more than a million spectators. produced remarkable happenings at Villa Park, Bolton and Swansea. Aston Villa, without a win since Nov. 13 and beaten
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    SAMAD SCORES 2 FOR MALAYS
    333 7 Spore .Malays 3 Penang Chinese 1 A large crowd witnessed a keenly contested game of soccer at .lalan Besar Stadium yesterday when Singapore Malays met the Penang Chinese F.A. XI. Making better use of their openings and also favoured by a little luck, the sons
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    ALL ROUND REDUCTION
    62 7 AAP. MELBOURNE, Monday Because too few ninnns have been contesting feature races at provincial meetings in Victoria, leading country clubs may be compelled to reduce stakes for these events. The reductions would be added to the minor events, few of which carry more than £50 prise money.
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    CONCERN OVER CHINESE TRADERS IN INDONESIA
    210 8 Protection Requested Fears that the interests of Singapore Chinese traders may be over-run by present incid -"U in Indonesia were expressed by the Singapo Vk i Department ol Economic Affairs to the natch authorities here. i in a letter to the ConsulGeneral of the
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    \ Dutch signalman, ready t«>r aeuoa, is sn.iwn above pa sing a hastily erected Republican barricade as Netherlands troops entered Soerakarta.— A. 1 . Photo.
    23 8 Dutch signalman, ready t«>r aeuoa, is sn.iwn above pa sing a hastily erected Republican barricade as Netherlands troops entered Soerakarta. A. 1 Photo.
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    Special Buses For New Year's Eve Service
    90 8 Special buses will be provided by the Singapore Traction Company for person*, attending midnight devotional service:; on New Year*. Ere 'i buses w'll leave Bra.-: Basah Read I <r Ratorig and Pay Lebar al 2 a.m. on New Year's day. Th* normal bua
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    Canada Will Share Sea War Treasure
    71 8 A.P. OTTAWA. Mon Canada's Kavj will snare In a ussltioc.oon treasure from the sea war. The Royal Canadian Navj will get a portion ol this amount t 'tog divided up as **pris? mo -ey* 1 on enemy vts seLs captured during the second World
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    Philippine Govt. "Rubber Stamp" For U.S.A.?
    102 8 A.P. NEW YORK, Mon. Despite independence, the pi.sent Philippine Government is just a "rubber stamp" for the United States Gove rnment. Amado Hernandez. Philippine labour leader- and member Of the minority N itionalist Party, said in a news conference today Hernandez. concHjding an American
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    SOCIETY MEN
    19 8 C.I.D. arrested 3 Chinese secret society members. A gamding- promoter was also arrested under a banishment warrant.
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    In The Footsteps Of Socialist Britain
    153 8 In The Footsteps Of Socialist Bri ta in MANILA, Mon— President ElipidiO Quirino proposed the Philippine Government—cooperate with physicians to intreduce socialized medicine to the nation. He addressed the fourth annua! m -eting of the Philippine College of Surgeons. "I don't know whether poverty is the chief cause of illness
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    VACATION INTERRUPTED
    111 8 Reuter. EDINBURGH, Mon. Tnree judges interrupted their Christ- mas vacation to hear in the Scottish court of criminal apI peal. Edinburgh, details of a 1 Glasgow tragedy in which three j young girls lost their lives. The apeals. which were dis- missed, were by William Park. I 12,
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    "Monkey Face" Changed!
    118 8 A.P. CHICAGO. Mon.--The plas lc surgery which shaped v new face for 18-year-old Davie- Ruge shaped a new liLtor him. too. Two years ago. de>perately anxious to change his "monkey face". David sent a U.S. $5 000 extortion note to hh employer. He explained he mated the
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    Around The World With Santa
    389 8 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Bitter weather kept people indoois in many countries during the Christmas holidays but New York was Dne of the only big cities to report a "white Christmas." Moscow was almost snowless for the first time within living memory. London had a "near
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    It is rare for anyone to celebrate her 88th birthday and have 60 of her descendants present H one of them. PP* WrtMl>' but Mrs- < ha« Thiam Baa, 80A Jalan Hajijan, Singapore, grandehUdr'n, »~»—» 24 RrandehHdren, 19 great-
    37 8 It is rare for anyone to celebrate her 88th birthday and have 60 of her descendants present H one of them. PP WrtMl &gt;' but Mrs &lt; ha Thiam Baa, 80A Jalan Hajijan, Singapore, grandehUdr'n, 24 RrandehHdren, 19 great-
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    Bid To Stamp Out Social Diseases Among Women
    353 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Women supervisors of the Singapoj M cal Department are conducting scheme to combat the incidenc; ol seases among women. The number of these female tending Singapore hospitals f or treatn -o-, r improved over the 1939 This does not
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    RUSSIA'S 13,000,000 PRISONERS
    99 8 Reuter BERLIN, Mon. Kenneth Royall. United States Secretary for the Army, declared today that the Russians wen holding more than 13.000,000 prisoners including many women and some children in concentration camps in the I Soviet Union. Prisoners of war were not included in the liguie. Mr. Royall
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    STUDENTS CHARGED
    47 8 Reuter. I BOMBAY. Mull. Police using iuthis charged a do ruor.itratam calling lor "tree Icm for Indonesia" stag- a )y Indian Students be for ;.ic Dutch Consulate in till basinet centre ol Bombay U day. Nine demonstrators were njured and 12 were a t rested
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    75 8 PRORATION' TK.\imx(J CLASS: Mr. F. .1. M. "Social Therapy-E Interviewing." Social fax Department 5.15 p m SINGAPORE S i \mp t u 15 I Social Meeting, Capitol Ij-.Uv rant—5.15 p.i.i. "PETER PAN," prt i by the Dean's School, in 4 ,,f S.A.T.A., Victoria j p.m. Y'S
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    Cinemas
    203 8 CATHAY: "Oliver iv.i.t, with John Howard 1mm t&gt;„. bert Newton and Aire —1.45, 4.15, tl 10 and 9.30 jun. ALIIAMKRA: "Tin- i'nvate Affairs Oi Pel Ami," *,th George Sanders, Angela 1 Embury, and Ann Dvorak—115, 1.15, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. KEX: "Me!ody Time", imusicolour cartoon feature) with Ray Rogers,
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    Sports
    19 8 HOCKEY: I A. v. sioDist. Sigs Farret J ark. S.C.R.C. v.. SUA'' -SLCJU G.H.Q. FAItELF v &lt; s Tangltn.
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    CRISK
    41 8 LONDON, Mori N»&gt; n w papers were publish Con today but one o; two with bundles of p l" Dec. 24 under t!i« -r i brisk trade at ha ring &gt; Piccadilly, and M'irt crying: "Evening P-'P;' the amusement guide*. tel.
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