Malaya Tribune, 13 October 1949

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  • 63 1 MALAYA Tribune EE— PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPII Tefc Tnbune" S'pora LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 3811/3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh a nd Penang. EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE B. Maurice Glover,
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  • 75 1 IPOH, Today.—As a result of heavy rains in the Taiping district throughout yesterday, several areas have been flooded and railway lines washed away within five miles north and south of Taiping. About 200 passengers on last night's XL mail train bound for Penang were
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  • 158 1 The booming of guns this morning was the 21-gun salute by the 16,500-ton American heavy cruiser, St. Paul, on her arrival in the Outer Roads, Singapore, and the reoly by the R.A. at Blakan Mati. The cruiser is here on a fiveday informal courtesy visit.
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  • 137 1 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS. Wed. A British delegation spokesman today branded as "meaningless and unacceptable" the new Russian proposals before the Security Council for an international exchange of information on atomic weapons. He said the British delegation feels "it is out of context to bring the
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  • 30 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. President Truman today signed legislation providing for the first general pay raise in 40 years for all members of the armed froces. —U.P.
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  • 259 1 Tribune Staff Reporter THE British Ministry of Food took about $1,250,000 as charges for handling Malaya's 307,000 tons of imported rice during the first six months of this year. Tliis is about one per cent of the cost $125,048,000. This
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  • 33 1 Reuter. RANGOON. Wed. The Burma Government today banned transfer of funds or goods out of .the country without a permit, on pain of fine, imprisonment or confiscation of the goods.—Reucer.
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  • 19 1 KARACHI, Wed. Field Marshal Sir William Slim. Chief of the Imperial General Staff, arrived here today.—
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  • 149 1 A.P. AKRON. OHIO, Wed.—General Omar E. Bradley Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff admitted today that the Russian atomic explosion had occurred sooner than his military high command expected. He asserted however, that defence plans "are well under way." Referring to the
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  • 192 1 LONDON, Wednesday. THE repercussions of a Soviet-recognised Cornmu--1 nist China on such territories as Indo-China, Indonesia and Malaya will, provide some of the main business of the Singapore meeting of British representatives in the Far East next month. The conrerencc is expected to cover
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  • 127 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wed Senator Tom Connally. chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today gave a "complete report" on the entire Asiatic situation and discussed "the probable recognition" later of a Communist government in China. "There has been no recognition," Mr. Connally said,
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  • 295 1 (Tribune Ht'iff Reporter) Mr. C. C. Tan. President of the Progressive Party, last night refuted certain charges made by Mr. Lim Yew Hock when he resigned from the Progressives to join the Labour Party. Mr. Tan stated l "Mr. Lim Yew Hock does not
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  • 157 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Private cables from New York yesterday revealed that the long awaited purchase of rubber ny the US government for stockpile may begin at any moment now. The cables said that the US Government has announced it It considering buying limited quantities for
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  • 20 1 Tin snare prices improves in Singapore yesterday and about 25 sterling and doll: tins were marked up.
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  • 160 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. Two fleet Admirals Ernest King and William Halsey— today denounced the atomic bombing theory of warfare and asked Congress to strip Defense Secretary Louis Johnson of power to weaken the nation's Naval power. Both five-star veterans of World War II attacked what they
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  • 62 1 The Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, chats with the leader of the Russian delegation, Mr. S. S. Nemtchina (right), at the cocktail party given by the Singapore Chambers of Commerce to welcome EC A Ft; delegates. The party was tit Id at Raffles Hotel last
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  • 377 1 DEVALUATION BRINGS MORE ORDERS Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, said here today that since devaluation of the pound sterling there had been substantial sigrns of a change for the better in orders frcm the dollar area. The Chanceflor said thai Britain's industrial producMon, excluding
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  • 20 1 Reuter. POME. Wed. All Italy was without newspapers today as printers continued their 48-hour strike for more pay.—Reuter.
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  • 69 1 U.P. PARIS, Wed.—Premier-de-signate Jules Moch, bitterly opposed by both the extreme left *nd right, will go before the National Assembly tomorrow for approval of bis compromise economic programme but it is still uncertain whether he will get it. Tne Communist-led labour unions in Paris
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  • 118 1 Reuter and A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. President Truman and Prime Minister Nehru met for a long private conference last night, the White House reported today. Mr. Charles Ross, the White House press secretary, said the two chiefs of state "did not discuss business at all. It was purely
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  • 126 2 RUBBER GAINS CENT Tbe rubber commodity market opened yesterday with good buying orders on reports that the US Government is considering buying: rubber for stockpile purposes. Sellers were reserved find the price rose 3/4 cent from Tuesday. Closing prices in cents per pound were Rtiyers Fellori No. 1 Oct. RSS
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  • 107 2 Port and dealers' stocks of rubber in Malaya a* the end f September teta'hd 66.97* tons or 221 tons more then the total of 66.757 ions at the end of Avmpat, Dealers" stocks at the end of September totalled 51.416 tons while port stocks totalled
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  • 58 2 Malaga imported in September 521 ton:- of tin ore with an estimated metal content of 382 tons. Five tons of tin metal imported durin;: the month. The tctal of tin ore imi>orted this year from January 1 !s 6.106 tons with a metal content of 4,416 tons. The
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  • 138 2 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Wednesday.—The Indian Government is planning to revise its taxation policy, with a view to bringing down the level of direct taxation to a more reasonable level. Revealing this in the Dominion Parliament, during a debate on the devaluation of the Indian currency,
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  • 82 2 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. -Mr. Henry Amarasuriya, Ceylon Minister of Trade and Commeiee. stated here last night that British Food Minister Jolin Strachey was sending a delegation to Ceylon to discus;; the price of coconut oil and the advisability of long term contracts. He said he
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  • 49 2 Mails are expected from the Federation, Thailand. North Borneo. Labuan. Brunei and Miri today at the G.P.O. The latest times for posting at G.P.O. to Kuinchow. Eastern and Western Australia. Northern India Pakistan and Pontianak will be noon today and to the Federation will be 6 p.m.
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  • 51 2 NEW DELHI. Wed.—Man ganese ore-bodies have been struck by the Geological Sui. vey of India in certain areaof the central Provinces. Prospecting for ceramic clays in three districts of the Central Provinces has been completed and detailed examination for these clays ii being undertaken in two districts of
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  • 180 2 Most produce markets were quiet and dull m Singapore yesterday. Pepper and coffee continue lo be exceptions. Coconut oil was offered at $52' per picul f.o.b. Oct. with possible buyers at $511. No f.o.b. business waa reported". Copra loose was firm at $29. per picul with some business
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  • 45 2 Star Betelguese (44); Tjinanaa (38/39); Straat Soenda tS6 37) Bruas (S3 34); Ajax (17/18); Gorgon (19/20); Maxwell Brander (21/22); Rengam (23/24); Eumaeus (27 28f) I ienalbanach (29 30) Merkur (15/16); Bidor (14); Beluru (13/14); Rajula (8/9); Selandla (6/7); Mantln (7); Dymas (172).
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  • 67 2 A.P. LONDON, Wed. Buy n by investors who expect a general election soon boosted British industrial stocks on Tuesday. Brokers said buyers wore gambling on the defeat of the Labour government and relaxacion oi contio!.ovct industry. Gains in the industrial list were smaP but widespiead. Biitish
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  • 78 2 NEW DELHI, Wed. The basic price for sale of jute goods hy Indian mills has been fixed under an order issued by the Government of India. The new ceiling price of hessian of 40 inches. 10 ounces, will be Fts. 55/- for 100 yard.-, and that
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  • 32 2 A.P. NEW YORK. Wed—Financial and commodity markets thioughout the United States were closed today. It is Columbus Day. the anniversary of the discover*/ of America by Christopher Cclumbu9. A.P.
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  • 43 2 Singapore, Wed. With a rather more optimistic view mken with regard to the outcome of the diseu*»4ons on the Uu price, the tin share market both locally and in London was firmer and prices again improved. Industrial* were mainly unchanged.
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  • 807 2 Singapore. Wed. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 15.30 10.50 Alex, Brickc Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.15 2.224 8.8. Petrol 38 39 B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/- 22/Ord. 14/9 15/9 E. Utd. Assur 40.75 41.75 Est. Trust Ag. 7.00 8.00 Fed. Dispensary 6.50 7.00 Fraser
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  • 934 3 —But The Objection Is Thrown Out JHE question of whether delegates of Associate Member goveiTiments of ECAFE were entitled to hold office with voting power in subordinate bodies of the Commission, confused the meeting of the ECAFE Committee on Industry and Trade yesterday. When
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  • 171 3 RUBBER Exhibits prepared by the British Rubber Development Beard, London, which missed th; s s Canton and so were not on time for the opening of the "Singapore Progress" Exhibition, have now arrived and are on display on the rubber Section of the Exhibition. These consist
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  • 56 3 Any 1 cedents of Singapore who were the owners of property confiscated National Socialist Disci iminatcry Laws iTt Austri. ate advised that their claims foi should br lodged at tbe S.. letaiHat fo' Eoonomic Affair s. Fuliei ton Dnilding before Nov 15 where details concerning the fiaming
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  • 61 3 Mr. M. Kristok has been appointed to act as ZfegNbty Food Controller. Mr. M. G. Eber has been app tinted to act as Assistant Food Coitroller, in plaoc of Mr. E. C E. Edlin. Mr T. Van der Caaft, M.C.S.. has been appointed tc be Food Controller, in addition
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  • 66 3 U.P, SEOUL, Wed. The Com-munist-backed North Korean "People's Republic" which failed to carry out Korea wide elections on September 20 as it had announced it would, last summer, now has set new election dates for November 15, 24 and 25. The propaganda announcement from Radio Pyongyang did not
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  • 60 3 A.P. MANILA, We-. Two us Air Forccmcn from Missouri were killed at Clark Field airbase on October 9 when an ambulance smashed into a "fc'low*mc" jeep. The U.S. 13th Air Force, announcing the mishap, identified the de-ad as Corporal Lowell E. Bohannon of Mattnewson and
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  • 78 3 AIMM The delegates of the USSR at the ECAFE Committer on Industry and Trade meeting. Sitting (left to right): Mr. V. Alexeenko and Mr. S. S. Nemtehina head of the USSR olegntion. Standing; (left to right): Mr. A. KorolVv and Prof. K. Popov. Below:
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  • 94 3 A.P. DATA VIA. Wed. Charles fhambu. Indonesian Republic's official rep i sentative to the Philippines, is scheduled tc leave Jogakarta for Manila tonwrrow, reports frcm the Republican capital -aid today. Mi TlliinhH conferred with i'.esidrnt Sot ikamo and othei official- tttNMlt :t U>an r-eiii* .vougiit fiom the
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  • 33 3 U.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. The House of Representatives today passed by a vote and sent to the Senate a legislation to authorise US$2O3.--423.170 worth of milittrv construction in Alaska and Okinawa.—U.P.
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  • 310 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. UIGHER rate* of pensions are to be paid out to dependants or officers where death or injury is caused by bandit activity. This is provided for in the Emergency (Injury Allowances) Regulations which is to be gazetted shortly, according to a
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  • 99 3 U.P. NE .V YORK. Wed.-It seemed tairly certain today that New fork's Mayor William fVDwyei and former model Sloan Si'.npson arc headed for Dii aite The Mayor, however, told newsmen that he would have nothing to say about the mat 1 imonia' plans
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  • 76 3 U.P. PITTSBURGH. Wed. —CIO President Philip Mun ay promised today to "lick" the Steel industry in his pension insurance fight as the Government arranged meetings with basic steel produeera to lay the "grout iwork" tor a quick settlement of the 11-day strike. Murray addressed steelworker
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  • 528 4 THE great welcome which America has accorded to Pandit Nehru is a matter of tremendous significance. The most powerful nation in Asia and the most powerful nation of the West have clasped hands—and they have done it in public. Stalin will not enjoy the spectacle, for it means
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  • 1516 4  -  WHEN FILIPINOS CO TO THE POLLS NEXT MONTH TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT THEY WILL VOTE FOR PERSONALITIES RATHER THAN PROGRAMMES. by Peter Richards Reuter. WHEN the 4,324,000 voters of the Philippine Islands go to the polls on November to elect their
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  • 519 4 Reuter. TEHRAN THE police of Turkey, Iraq and Persia are combining in an all-out drive to round up fifth columnists and other elements dangerous to public security and those who indulge in sabotage and under- ground movements in the three countries. Under a recent agreement reached
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  • 34 4 Reuter. LONDON. All British naval chaplains entering the service after Nov. 3 are to wear naval uniform the Admiralty has announced They will thus lose the present option of wearing civilian clothes.—Reuter,
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  • 332 4 A.P. CAIRO CLEOPATRA probably would have liked pencilled eyebrows to learn that it was only during mother's day that proper young women of the present era began using cosmetics In public. The ancient Egyptians did it 1,800 years before Christ and not even the Pharaonlc
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  • 495 4  -  by M*va RICHARD O'MALLEY A.P. FRANKFURT r E ordinary American civilian in Germany is getting a ittle taste of what it is like to be an occupied people. He is getting it from some soldiers in his own army, which makes it doubly bitter.
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  • 136 4 Reuter. LONDON. An inquiry is being held today to find why the burglar alarms at Buckingham Palace, the home of the Royal Family, did not ring when an intruder evaded sentries and entered the building on Monday. Discovery that a man had penetrated the security precautions of the
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  • 121 5 ON Sunday a specially chartered X.L.M. "Plying Freighter" will commence j. flight from Singapore to New York with a wild animal cargo. In Singapore will be loaded 100 monkeys and 15 snakes, one of the latter being a giant sized 26-foot pythoon. At the next stop—Bangkok
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  • 78 5 A fund to be administered by the authorities of the University of Malaya is being raised to commemorate the life work of Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, who retired as Director of Education, Federation of Malaya, last December. Contributions may be send direct to the Hon. Treasurers, afaaara.
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  • 45 5 A resolution te convene an All-Malaya Malayalees' Conference to discuss means for the rea'isation of a United Kerala in South India will be moved by Mr. J.S. Nair, at the annual general meeting of *he Singapore Kerala Samajam to be held on Sunday
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  • 201 5 gNGLISH-speeking Harold Lim, 28. was tentatively charged in the Third District Court yesterday with robbery and causing hurt to Chia Ah Ho, a woman. In-pector Noordin bin Talip. prosecuting, said that at 10 a.m. on Aug. 19 while Chia was working in
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  • 75 5 An exhibition of Malayan arts and craft organised by the Malayan Agri-Horticultur-al Association will be held in the Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 28. 29 and 30. All States and Settlements have been invited to send articles, and Trengganu, Kedah, Selangor,
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  • 35 5 Miss Cheong Ah Yang, a teacher in St. George's Girls School, Penang, has been awarded a Department of Educational Scholarship to study Domestic Science for three years in a college in the United Kingdom.
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  • 48 5 A series of weekly gramophone recitals is to be given in the British Council Hall on Fridays at 5.30 p.m. The flr3t of these tomorrow will last about an hour and a quarter and will consist of works by Scarlatti, Mozart and Schubert, Admission is free,
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  • 34 5 The Executive Controller of Imports and Exports announced yesterday that galvanised iron sheets, both corrugated and plain, can now be re-exported freely from Singapore to near-by territories. These include Burma and Hongkong.
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  • 37 5 A.P. ROME. Tues. Italy exported 9,078 automobiles in the first seven months of 1949, the central office of statistics announced. Italy also exported 517 tractors, 2,213 other vehicles and 3,285 metric tons of spare parts.—A.P.
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  • 81 5 The "Menjunjong Duli." the paying of respects to the Yang di-Pertuan Bcsar of Negri Sembi'an, will take place at the Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday This traditional ceremony is held every three years. It dates back to
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  • 112 5 The Commander-in-Chief. Far East Station. Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, has returned from a cruise to north Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak. Frying his Flag in the despatch vessel "Alert" (Commander A.A.F. Talbot. D.5.0.) Admiral Brind was given a warm welcome when visiting Jesselton. Sandakan. Kudat. Labuan, Kuala
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  • 53 5 See Kirn Seng, 25, told the Third District Judge yesterday that he attempted to commit suicide on Oct. 5 because: His wife had left him for another man; His mother-in-law wanted to get him out of her house; and He was unemployed. He was bound over
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  • 348 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. AN unknown number of bandits staged two unsuccessful raids on a military platoon base in the Sungei Patani area yesterday. Alert sentries raised the alarm on each occasion and the raiders were routed after an exchange of shots. In the first raid which
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  • 79 5 The marriage of Captain and Mrs. Ronald Broadbent took place at St. Andrews' Cathedral yesterday. The bride, the former Miss Patricia Holmes of Bury, England, was given away by Mr. C. Jackson-Crosse. Miss Margaret Stowe, of Neath, Wales, acted as bridesmaid and the best man was Captain
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  • 140 5 A Chinese youth, accused of causing simple hurt to his sister by stabbing her with a knife, protested in the Fourth Criminal District Court yesterday to his being remanded to the Civil Prison pending further hearing of the case. He was Gian Ah Tee. He
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  • 37 5 Miss Sian Yeo in the "Fan Dance" which she will perform at the annual show of the Fine Art of Movement Academy in the Victoria Theatre on December 16, 17 and 18. Lloyd Studio.
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  • 182 5 DURING the past year the Salvation Army Boys' Industrial Home looked after 112 boys awaiting trial, and admitted 48 other boys to their establishment for varying periods. This was disclosed by Captain Rowland Ridley the Officer in charge of the Home at the annual meeting of
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  • 73 5 His Highness the Sultan of Pahang was one of several guests who attended the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday to hear Mr. Sydney Franklin, Rotary District Governor, give some highlights of his recent tour of North America and England. Among other guests were the Chinese Consul General, Dr.
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  • 38 5 The Singapore Rural Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 20. will not take place in the Council Chamber, Colonial Secretary's Office, as originally announced. The meeting will be held in the Land Office at 10 a.m.
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  • 22 5 The 3.533-ton Gorgon which arrived in Singapore yesterday from Australian ports brought 38 passengers, some general cargo and 2.901 sheep.
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  • 109 5 ABOUT 200U children in the Naval Base are being vaccinated with BCG by the Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association, Dr. G. H. Garlick( the oin-cer-in-charge of the S.A.T.A. Treatment Centre,) told The Tribune yesterday. At the Treatment Centre itself, 700 persons were given B.J O, injections during
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  • 89 5 The factory of the Industrial Gases (Malaya) Ltd., at 7th mile Bukit Timah Road, will be visited by a large group of engineers on Saturday at 10 a.m. The visitors will be members of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the
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  • 63 5 Detective Sergeant Haji Amin bin Abdul Hamid, 40, was sentenced by the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday to six months' rigorous imprisonment for breach of trust of $1,279 belonging to the Persekutuan Kebajikan Mematian Islam, a benevolent organisation. Haji served 20 years in the Criminal Investigation Department.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • 2012 6  -  MARTINI PAYS $129, BRIGHT MENGSENG $178 From ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Wednesday I EADING all the way in the second race today, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Autumn Meeting, Bright Mengseng caused the biggest upset when he paid $178 for a win and
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  • 274 6 rvoi.LOWING are the thumb f nail ahetrhe* of thr Siamese badminton player* and officials whu are expected here early next moath for a series vt matches. The player* are the member* of the Eagle Badminton Team of Siam. HWANG YONG LIM. manager of the Eagle
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  • 95 6 The American A-donation sMri hosts to the Island Club IaSI Sunday at the Island Club course. A series of four ball match wen- played which resulted in a win for the Island Club by Si points to \y Minis. An enjoyable social was hold St the
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  • 44 6 Following players will turn up for JollHada *t a.r.st H M.S. Triumph today at Fairer Park and on Saturday aerainst Til;, i Sj>ortim. Association at Farnr Park: Xarayana. Rasak. Kader. Chani. Simha. Ahmat. Sals hudin. Hussion. Rahman. Doflah, Mokhtr.r. Mainour. Raju. KrisHnasaniy.
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  • 47 7 ENRICO Bertola, 27. Italian heavyweight, hit* the canvas alter a flash knockdown by Lee Oma at Buffalo, New York. After the 10-round decision went to Oraa, Bertola collapsed in his dressing room and died in hospital 16 hours later.—A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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  • 161 7 Reuter. N EWM A RKET. Wed.— Joseph orb. starting 100-8. jointw fr Hfnk's four-year-old cot. Strathspey, ridden by E| h Smith and starting at 25-" won a thuliing race for the with run over two-am; a-quarter milco here th'.s afternoon. Percy Thompson's Coubrador. stat ting 100-8. joint
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  • 100 7 Reuter. BOMBAY. Wed. —Ron Latham. 20-year-old. Yorkshire amateur lightweight boxer, outpointed Gene Raymon, Indian amateur champion and Olympic star, in their three rounds bout here tonight. Latham received little punishment from the 28-year-old Indian champion. He was too clever and his severe body punches frequently worried Itavmond.
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  • 75 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed. Joe Davies, retired undefeated world snooker champion, led Walter Donaldson, Scottish champion by 16 frames to 11 at the interval on the last day of their "News of the World" il,s'Jo tournament match at Leicester Square Hall. London, today. The match which ends
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  • 252 7 By Tribune Rugby Reporter IN their first match of the season the Singapore Asians were. defeated by G.H.Q. Farelf by 11 points *a goal, two tries) to nil at Tanglin yesterday. The game was played in the rain and was scrappy throughout. The Asians
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  • 112 7 Indian Recreation Club "A" ■ocear team will play against 223 8.0.D.. No. 1 Sub Depot. Kranji, on Oct. 17 at Farcer Park and against Young Companion Athletic Association on Oct. 19 at Geylang Stadium (Both games will start at a.lf> p.m. Th. team will lie
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  • 74 7 U.P. BOSTON. Wed. The- State Boxing- Commission will hold a special meeting tomorrow to decide whether Joe Louis in too old to box in Massachusetts", it was learned toda>. Louis is scheduled to tigm Johnny Shkor in an exhibition match on Nov. 14 as o
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  • 45 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed. T»ula\ s football results are: IRISH GOLD GDP —Semifinal Portadown 2, Glenavon 1. GLASGOW CUP—Final Replay Clyde 1, Rangers 2 (after extra time) RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS Cumberland 22, Lancashire 11—(County match). Bramley 6, Bradford Northern B—(Yorkshire Cup semi-final). —Reuter.
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  • 97 7 Following have been selected to play for Sinuapore Admiralty Local Staff Union today agcinst Royal Navy (Naval Base) on tiie St;ara Ground at the Naval Bsse at 5 p.m. Bnkar Hassan flfahUT Srncfc, Tikar Stdek; Mohd. All. Dar shan Singh. Soi Tone; KhalarT. Mohd. Jamat. Wong
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  • 80 7 MALACCA. Wed Th. tion committee of the Malacca Horkev Association for the current season *>ro Messrs. J. L. Chambers (Malacca Crabi, Vasawa Singh (Indian Association i and Tay Hong Seng (Malacca Chinese R.C.i. To improve the standard of umpiring a Referees' Board omprsieg tho following 1»«« been
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  • 57 7 INTER PORT SWIM U.P. MANILA. Wed. The Philip p:ne Amateur Athietn Federation announced today that the annual Hong Kong M inter-port swimming t.i« at will be held at the Riztti Memorial Sanatorium on Nov. 4 and 6. The announcement said the Hong Kong t< m oniposed ol 25 swimmers is
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  • 35 7 King Kong has been offered two wrestling contests at the Rizal Stadium. Manila, with excellent purses by Mr. A. R. Munson of Manila, Mr. A. Razak. a local promoted said yesteraay.
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  • 224 7 THE Malays defeated the Navy by four goals to two in a Community League fixture at Jalan Besar, yesterday. A drizzle which steadily poured throughout the game did not stop the players from giving a good show to the meagre spectators who braved
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  • 48 7 Members of the Hotspurs Sports Club, who celebrated their first anniversary last Saturday at AlsagofT Estate. Seated secomt from left in their Hon. Coach, Mr. Cboo Seng tjuee. In the centre I* Mr. Ran jit Singh 18-year-old founder and iftanager of the 'Spurs.—Tong Photo Service.
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  • 620 7 A TOTAL of 146 entries, including several new horses, have been received for the Selangor Turf Club's three-day meeting beginning on Oct. ::>. The Classes entered are Two and Five. 1 la** Two First Bun: .»4 F.; Second run: about 7 P.. F. or
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  • 53 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.—Probable runners and jockeys for the Champion Stakes, running over one mile and two furlongs at Newmarket at luls BST tomorrow, are: Djeddah, 9st. (Charlie Elliott); Impeccable, 9 st (Michael Beary); Krakatao. 8-8 (Gordon Richards), Barnes Park. 8-8 (Athol Mulloy); Pambidiarr 8-5 Rae Johnstone).
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  • 85 7 The All-India soccer team informed the Singapore Amateur Football Association yesterday that they would cot be arriving in the Colony until Oct. 24. The team was originally scheduled t» atnve hfcßfl on Oct. 10. Later they postponed it to Oct. 17. The S.A.F.A.
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  • 58 7 The draw for the first round of the Singapore Amateur Football Association Cup tournament resulted as follows Kota liajan vs. Cosmos S.C. Pulau Brani vs. Chinese Athletes. Pava Lobar Bus S.C. vs. R.A.F. (Changi)* S.C.C. vs. 8.0.D. C.A., Rovers vs Tarni! 8.A.. Timers S.C. vs. Chinese
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  • 465 7  -  HOW TO PLAY GOLF h Beer Hages Xe. 37 During the Walker Cup matches Frank Stranahan round hlmseli in a tough spot under a iree and in the rough after his Hootch foursome partner. Chuck Korsis. had sprayed a tec shot. Stranahan tried
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  • 42 7 A.P. LONDON. Wed. DOB Cocrell (194 lbs.) who la beiiMf RKMtDed tor a track at Freddie y.Uls j light heavyweight tl*ik\ knock ed out Gabriel Dinolte <186 lbs.) of France in 27 seeetnle ?n the I lirsK round on tonight.—A.P.
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  • 245 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed. Following are football fixtures forrSatunday; KNGLISH LEACUK PIKsT DIVISION Asinn V. vs. Utd. Blackpool vs. Liverpool. Chartton vs. Chelse* Evwton vs. Belton. Fulham vs. Burnley. Huddersiieid vs. Birmingham. Mailt hosier C. vs. Strike Middlesbrough vs. Newcastle vs. Sunderlsnd. Portsmouth vs. Derbw WolVerhamnttm vs. West
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  • 69 7 JOCKEY WINS MILLION Reuter. HONGKONG, Wed.—V. nl**da, a wellknown former Nutfli hai jockey, is reported to be Uie winner of the Kwangtung Swe< o. which is worth nearly I.OCM Hongkong dollars. N«eda. when Interviewed by pressmen, wouid neither ioi> firm nor deny the reuor'. He merely said: "I have n
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    • 194 7 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Leong Yuen Hoe of Nos. 11 U 18 Lorong 30, Gcylang. Singapore, is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reasons why naturalisation should net be granted should i-end a written and signed statement of the facts to
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    • 513 7 FOR SALE FOR SALE. Quarry rights at Pulau Übin as going concern. Diesel driven, first and secondary crushers, screens, etc all in excellent condition. Large stock of crushed granite on site and good loading facilities. N) brokers. Apply Box A 2909, M.T., Singapore. ACCOMMODATION MERCANTILE HOSTEL IS, Queen Street For
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    • 59 7 rr-A^u E vS V ,LL Kanp maybe you I Pand this ie td-makc f gee-w*£ teripfic but he really pfruT c£mTP. Clfitf 3 WILL LEARN NOT < wu WHAT/ CURLY I I M-M£\N YOL 1 1 DESERVED IT, .teL HT FA!RLV 7 *7 TO TRN TO RUIN I'VE JUST TCL
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  • 205 8 A.P. VATICAN CITY. Wed. THE Communists alO conducting a bitter fight against the Catholic Church in the Chinese territory occupied by Mao Tse-tung's troops, a Vatican source said here. Reports received hy tiie propaganda fide congregation which Is in charge of the Catholic Church's missionary work
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  • 29 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Wed. The United States and Russia have agreed informally that Austria should have her prewar boundaries, "the same as those existing before Hitler marched in."—Reuter.
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  • 56 8 TAN BENG CHIN age 50. passed away peacefully on Wed. 12th Oct. at 85A Marine Parade, Singapore, leaving behind Ml beloved wife, 2 sons. 8 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, Messrs. Koh Ah Kow. Tay Leong Kee, Lim Boon Chuan 6 granddaughter. Funeral on Friday at 4 p.m. to Pok Kuk
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  • 239 8 HONGKONG, Wednesday. THOUSANDS of evacuees from doomed Canton. Nationalist China's temporary capital, were flooding into Hongkong by all available transport today as radio telephone messages •reported Communist forces within 30 miles of the city. Evacuees were arriving by train, steamer and ci*i re l^t
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  • 178 8 A.P. MANILA. Wed. -As the fa!' of Canton nears the Philippines shows stronger indications it is taking a mid-dle-of-the-road course toward recognition of Red China. Tiiis does not mean, nowevcr, that precautions for internal security, are being neglected. In Manila reports that Luis Taruc,
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  • 81 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Wed. Chairman and vice-chairman of the three delegations to the round-table conference on the future of Indonesia reached agreement on a number of points at an emergency meeting here today. An official communique announcing this said the meeting was called "ti discuss measures
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  • 154 8 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.—British Government stocks were weak today. Heavy offerings from institutions and industrial sources depressed prices and. losses of over one point were shown. Long-dated issues met with some bear selling and closed at the lowest of the day. Most other sections of the London Stock Exchange
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  • 576 8 Nationalists Attempt To Hall Reds A.P. and U.P. HONGKONG, Wednesday. riIINESE Nationalist planes in a desperate attempt to halt the Communist drive on Canton, today ftew 240 sorties on General Chen Keng's advance guards pushing along both rail and road towards the Nationalist capital.
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    42 8 The Marquess of Milford Haven, David Michael Mountbatten and his nam Mrs. Roma ne Daslgren Pierce Simpson. Their engagement was announced recently. They will probably be maried In Washington next month. The Marquess is a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria.
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  • 309 8 U.P. and Reuter. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday. rOREIGN Secretary Ernest Bevin said today that he had "no information" on vvhen the Labour Government planned to call a general election. "All I know is that 1 have read in the ship's newspaper," he told newsmen
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  • 204 8 U.P and Reuter. LONDON, Wed. —Britain's Wartime Foreign Minister Anthony Eden warned the British people today that Socialism is fine for Russia where political freedom is unknown but "spells disaster" for Britain. Mr. Eden called upon the people to throw out their British Socialist Labour Government,
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  • 198 8 A.P. NEW YORK, Wednesday. decision has been reached on the request of the crew of the American tanker, St. Christopher, for repatriation from Singapore, said a spokesman for Seiling and Jarvis, operators of the vessel yesterday. Thirty-one crew members of the tanker refused
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  • 34 8 A.P. OSLO. Wed. -The Norwegian Parliamentary Peace Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1949 to Sir John Boyd Orr, of Britain. The Nobel Prize for 1949 amounts to 7,814.—A.P
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  • 85 8 U.P. SEOUL, Wed.—This is anti-superstitution week in Seoul. City authorities supported by the National Education Ministry and provincial Governments are carrying out a campaign to remove several hundred roving fortuneteMers from the streets of Seoul to edticate the public against them and turn their energies Into more
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  • 86 8 A.P. HERNE. Wed. -More than three weeks after the worldwide wave of devaluation the Swiss free trade value of the major European currencies had settled at a level slightly above the pre-dc valuation rates. The widest post-devalua-tion jump was that of the United States
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  • 188 8 Reuter. COLOMBO, Ccyion Wed.— Citizens of countries discriminating against Cey'.onese may get similar treatment In Ceylon under the Commonwealth Resident's (Citizenship) Bill now being drafted here, the Colombo Daily New a said today. Tne newspaper's influential political commentator "Memo" described the bill as "a
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  • 312 8 'PROMPTED BY THE THREAT OF WAR U.P. Reuter. BERLIN, Wednesday. DRIME Minister Otto Grotewohl told the first ses- sk>n of the new East Government's Legislature today that the establishment of his Soviet zone government was "prompted by the threat of a war in Europe." Grotewohl declared that the government wants
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  • 55 8 BATAVIA, Wed.—Five soldiers were today reported killed in the latest in a series of incidents threatening to upset the two montnold ceasenre in East Jatra. Pte'iable sources in Batavii said that eight Dutch suldici travelling in a military veh! cle were stopped about 11 miles
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  • 81 8 YMCA: French and Ottawa CW«.--» F3O n.m. TOC H: "Toe H" b\ i G. Driver 11, Scotts Road 8.30 n.m. EAST WEST SOCIETY: "Tlim Story of SiiiKa;>ore Sir R<, land Braddell British Counn! Hall 8.30 p.m. THEOSOPHI'AL SOCIETY "The in Indian Verse" K. N. Ramana'h:<n R.
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  • 179 8 CATHAY: "Sorrowful Jones" with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball 11 a.m., 1.45 p.m. 4.15. 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL: "Blood Wifl Tell" with Pai Kwonn, Yen Chin and Han Fei. 11.00 a.m., 1.45, 4.00, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "The Life of Riley with William Bendix .2. 4.15. 6.30
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  • 27 8 SOCCER: T-onK Bahru Ranirrrs vs. Johore Prisons. Farrer Park. HOCKEY: SRC vs. Shell S.C.. N'aw vs. Admiralty Looal Staff. Suara ground. VMCA: Tennis Badminton and Football.
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