Malaya Tribune, 18 October 1949

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    63 1 MALAYA Tribune p". J MORI Tet Tribune" Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 3811/3 Nme Una Published simultaneously at tt%nyupore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh a nd Penany. TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENT AT iVE E. Maurice Giorer,
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    REDS SEIZE SWATOW
    384 1 CHIANG LOSES LAST SEAPORT Reuter, U.P. and A.P. rw J^^^. 8 f treaty port and the home of millions of close, y followed the seizure of Amoy by communist armies and the capture of Shamchun, 20 miles from Hongkong. Amoy, port of 240.000 and once the centre
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    COLD WAR TO END
    25 1 AP.. LONDON, Mon.—Britain, Argentina and Chile are thinking of renewing their pledge against sending armed forces to the Antarctic. —A P.
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    POSTPONED
    23 1 PONDICHERRY, Mon. Municipal Councillors for French India decided today to recommend postponement of the referendum in French settlements scheduled for December 11.
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    U.K. MAY RECOGNISE MAO IN 3 WEEKS
    171 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Britain will probably recognise the Chinese Communist Government within the next thrc weeks, a usually reliable source said tonight. This source said that the British .move when it comes, will involve full de jure recognition without any halfway stage of
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    POW's RETURN
    16 1 A.P. BERLIN, Sun.—Russia has returned 122.177 German POW's to their homalana since July I.—A.l.
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    PRELUDE TO EXPANSION?
    53 1 Reuter. SAIGON, Mon. A special programme on Communist China and Mao Tse-tung, was broadcast by the Vietminh, Indo Chinese autonomous movement, radio station "Voice of South Vietnam." The radio invited the Vietnam population to follow courses in the Chinese language which have already begun in zones under
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    HISTORIC SESSION
    26 1 A. P. CAIRO, Mon.—Tho Aran League General Council this afternoon began a histoiio session aimed at restoring Arab unity in international affairs. —A P.
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    Kunming Is New Capital
    45 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Mon.— The executive yuan at a session in Chungking yesterday decided that Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan, will be the seat Of the Nationalist Government, according to Chinese reports. Chungking will, however, remain a subsidiary capital, these reports added.—Reuter.
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    GUNBOATS RING PEARL RIVER
    210 1 U.P. HONGKONG Mon.— THE Chinese Nationalists, routed Dy land, threw a line of six gunboats across the 20-mile-wide Pearl River estuary below Canton a few hours after Communist troops had reached Hongkong's land border in the southeast of Canton. Altogether, some 2,300 Communist soldiers took up
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    RED HANDS SHOW UP IN HONGKONG
    75 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Mon. The Hongkong Federation of' Trade Unions is sponsering a campaign to "comfort" Communist armies which captured Canton. The Federation decided to hold a "celebration week" from today. During this period pro-Communist labour unions in the colony will send "comforting" letters to
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    NO $ DEVALUATION
    40 1 NO DEVALUATION Reuter. WASHINGTON, Monday.— United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson today authorised a firm denial of reports circulating in Congress that the United States nad agreed with Britain to devalue the dollar and raise the price of god.—Reuter.
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    GUERILLA WAR ON TITO PLANNED
    102 1 A.P. WASHINGTON, Mon. R r e S orts have reached the U.S. State Department indicating that the Soviet satellite nations, with Russian backing. are planning a guerilla campaign against Yugoslavia, like the Communist war on Greece. However, officials said today that the reports are unsupported
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    MR. V. TO SPEAK
    34 1 A.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Mon. The Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinskv announced today that he will hold a new.s conference tomorrow, his first since he became Foreign Minister last winter. —A.P.
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    DUSTMEN GIVE WAY TO GUEST
    111 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Mon —Nearly 2,000 of New York city's dustmen, seeking higher wages marched around the City Ha 1 today before the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Pandit Nehru for an official city re ception. The employees picketed the Health Department offices after leporting
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    Ho's Fourth Try To Join E.C.A.F.E.
    277 1 Ho 's Fourth Try To Join E.C.A.F.E. Tribune Staff Reporter Dr. Ho Chi Minh's Democratic Republic of Viet Nam will make a fourth attempt to gain admission, as an associate member, at the fifth session of ECAFE which starts in Singapore on October 20. Viet Nam's first application for admission
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    NEHRU GETS HERO'S WELCOME IN N.Y.
    199 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Monday. JHE "great and mighty city of New York," as Indian Prime Minister Pandit Nehru called it, paid warm and cordial tribute to him in its civic heart today. It showed its warm hearted friendliness to him and his nation, first,
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    INVITATION TO MOSCOW
    62 1 Reuter. EERLIN, Mon. Prominent members of the newly established East German Government have been invited to Moscow German sources c'aim.ng close contact with the Soviet control commission in Germany repdrted today. Tuo party was expected to include Minister President Otto Grotewohl (Socialist Unity Patty), Foreign Minister George
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    US. STUDENTS QUIZ NEHRU
    122 1 A.P. NEW YORK, Monday. During an impromptu interview with a group of school children today a youngster asked Pandit Nehru, India's Prime Minister, "would your country fight with the United States if we went to war with Russia?" "'lt is best that there be no war
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    WORLD BANK LOANS
    33 1 A.P. WASHINGTON, Mon. The World bank announced Monday that it is lending U552,700,000 to Yugoslavia and U552,300,000 tc Finlan.i to increase the output of tim ber for Western Europtua countries.—A.P.
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    NEW AMERICAN A.R.P. SYSTEM
    198 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Mon. The United States Air Force announced today that "great promise" had been shown by an air raid warning system whioh flashes its alarm inaudibly over any ordinary radio broadcast. Millions of Americans might be listening to the programme but would not hear
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    MORE DELEGATES ARRIVE
    109 1 Three members of the Hong I Kong delegation to the sth Session of ECAFE in Singaj pore arrived here by air yesI terday. They were Mr. R.C. Lee, Mr. Kwok Chan and Mr. lan Lightbody. In the same plane were M. Jean Le Direach. M. Ulrich, M.
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    NO RAISING OF AUSTRALIAN £
    73 1 NO RAISING OF AUSTRALIAN Reuter-AAP. CANBERRA. Mon. The Australian Government has not considered any upward revaluation of the Australian pound in relation to the dollar Mr. J. B. Chifley, the Prime Minister, said here today. He was commenUng on reports from the United States that Australia intended to increase the
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    SEVENTH WORLD JAMBOREE
    52 1 A.P.P. VIENNA, Mon. The 7th world jamooree of the Boy Scout movement will be held in Austria in 1951. It will be attended by scouts from five continents, and will be staged near Bad Ischl in the SaizKaminergut. Tne last world jamboree was held at Moisson, France,
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    STOP PRESS RAF BLITZ UAMMT CAMP
    93 1 SEGAMAT, Today.—R.A.F. planes station? i in Singapore bombed and straffed a suspected bandit area with rockets, cannon and machine gun tire near Labis over the weekend. Some of the bombs exploded near the bandit camp. A Singapore yolhv party following up tttWair strike yesterday
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    Withdraw Troops From U.K. —r.K. Reds
    114 1 U.P. HONGKONG, Mon. The Chinese Communist radio reported today that the Sussex Communist Party demanded the withdrawal of all British troops from Hongkong-. It said the Sussex district conference of the Communist Party In Britain had passed a resolution on October 9, welcoming the
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    Nehru Warns U.S., Russia
    67 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Mon—Prime Minister Nehru of India tonight warn.- i Russia and the United States that they were heading straight for war by splitting the world into "two hostile camps." Speaking at Columbia University, Nehru said talks of war and preparations lor war were producing
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    Moch Resigns
    20 1 PARIS Mon.—Premier Jules Much resigned today after eleven days oi fruitless efforts to form a French Coalition Uovernment.
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    USSR AND UK SEE EYE TO EYE
    1042 2 ECAFE CountrWm Develop Maximum Trade With japan SCAP and the United States yesterday urged the ECAj?E countries to step-up their food and raw material and maximise their import export tracte with Japan, if they want to reduce !nc current dollar shortage and speed
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    MALAY GOES TO GAOL 4TH TIME
    137 2 Ismai! bin Yusuf, a young Malay who was described as a "habitual criminal" was yesterday sentenced to two years hard for house breaking and thefi by Mr. E. Kingdon the First District Judge. A two-year term of police supervision will follow his release This
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    DR. LOKANATHAN
    36 2 On the eve of tne sth session of ECAFE the Executive Secretary. Dr. P.S. Lokanathan. will talk today at 7.10 p.m. from Radio Malaya about the -cope of the Commission's work at this session.
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    Conspiracy Aliened In Currency Transactions
    156 2 A submission that the Finance Regulations promulgated during the British Military Administration is not valid now, was overruled by Mr. Justice Brow n in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday. The submission was made by Mr. D. K. Walters as a preliminary point at the opening
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    SALESMAN CLAIMS TRIAL TO C.B.T.
    74 2 Ang Kirn Loh, (38) of llaig Road, a Hokkicn clerk salesman of Messrs. Thy e Peng Co. yesterday claimed trial to three charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of cash $716.10. 306 tins of bis cuits and 13 tins of sweets, between March
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    VOTES GO UP IN SMOKE
    141 2 ALL ballot papers and*other documents used in tne April Municipal Elections were destroyed yesterday. By Municipal Election law, these papers should be kept for six months to be available for checking in case of election petitions. The papers were burnt yesterday behind the Colonial Secretariat.
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    R.A.F. CHIEF MATRON ON TOUR OF VISITS
    141 2 The Matron-in-Chief of Princess Mary's R.A.F. Nursing Service. Mies H. W, Cay gffl R.R.C. K.H.N.S. is arriving by air at Tengah today, on a lour of visits to R.A.F. hospital and overseas at which nursing sisters are stationed. While in the Far Last
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    SCHOLARSHIPS TO U.K.
    52 2 A Selection Committee Interviewed six officers of the Kclantan Civil service at the Residency in Kota Bahru on October 13. m order to choose candidates to be recommended from the State for selection by the Federal Govern2SS!i f °K thc Administrative Scholarship to the United Kingdom for
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    TRENGGANU BUDGET
    34 2 The fourth meeting of the second session of the Treneganu Council of state will bo held ali the Istana Kuala Trengganu, at 10 a m on Sunday, November 27 the Principal business
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    ADMITTED TO COLONY BAR
    50 2 Mr. W. B. Baker wa* admitted to the Colony Bar yesterday to practise hero as an advocate and solicitor. Mr. J. C. Cobbett moved the application for admission on Dehalf of Mr. Bauer. Mr. Justice Muiiay-Ava:-ley, Chief Justice, wished Mr. Baker all success in his career.
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    RIVALRY FOR SEATS ON ECAFE
    102 2 The claims of four rival governments for seats as associate members in the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, will top the list on the provisional agenda to be discussed by the Fifth Session of the ECAFE. scheduled to meet on Oct.
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    EMPLOYERS SHOULD FORM UNION
    93 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17. —"Times have changed and everywhere, even amongst the lowest, there has been an awakening which the combined mi>;ht of the opponents cannot syppiess". said Mr. b. Ulagar Singh, General Secretary of the Solan gor Clerical and Administrative Staff Union, at a social
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    KELANTAN SCHOOLS
    63 2 Owing to the very high demand among the Kclantan public for English education it will not be possible to accommodate all those seeking admission to the English Schools at the beginning of next year. The procedure for selection will be the same as last year, and candidates for
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    Clerk Loses Claim For Damages
    153 2 Juagrnent dismissing the claim for damages brought by Lim Eng Guan. part-time clerk and storekeeper at South Winds Hotel, arising out of a motor accident near Jurong on the night of January h v was deliverec by Mr. Justice Evans in ihe riign Court yesterday
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    ACCIDENT DUE TO WRONGFUL TRESPASS
    199 2 Mr. Justice Evans yesterday dismissed the suit brought by Ong h'vu Van against a motor owner-driver Goh Ah Chce, claunine daniages arising out of in alleged motor accident near Chuu C hu Kang on June 29. 1948The alleged accident took Place following a quarrel between
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    BREACH OF PRICE CONTROL
    59 2 For selling two kattie* of wheat flour at 60 cents. Wee Ah Lak, proprietor of a sundry shop was fined $200 in default six weeks' r i by the Second District Judge yesterday. Wee. who pleaded guilty was also fined $10 in lieu of 10 days'
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    THEY GUARD MALAYA'S FRONTIERS
    367 4 THE THIN LINE PROVES GOOD Scattered along the south of the Malay-Thai border is a thin line of lonely outposts that are manned by members of the Frontier Branch, Federation of Malaya Police Force. Toughened by months of strenuous training, members of the Frontier Branch live
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    Seeing Gay Parce
    27 5 sreimr Ut kee P ,,i tlM «>n the farm after ers. rhe> *,sited the French capital during a six weeks tour 01 rarm conditions-in-seven-countries.
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    Romulo Praises Aid Programme
    364 5 A.P. NEW YORK, Monday. General Carlos P Romulo President of the U.N. General Assembly said today that the imolementation of President Truman's "bold new programme" of technical assistance to the world's under-developed countries would be among the "most constructive achievements of the United Nations." At a
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    RED POSER FOR MANILAS HIGH COURT
    83 5 Reuter. MANILA, Mon. The Communist Party of the Philippines has posed before the Supreme Court the question of whether or not it may be allowed to hold public meetings in Manila, it was disclosed today. Previously. Mr. Manuel de la Fuentc of Manila withheld
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    ORCHID REVIEW BACK AGAIN
    55 5 The oral post-war issue of t'.ic Malayan Orchid Review i anoufU publication af Ihe Malayan Orchid Society came out in Singapore yesti ida.v. Started in March 1931. the Review appeared regularly every year until 1941 The latest copy has articles by Mr. John Laycock, Air. R
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    STEEL STRIKE WILL CRIPPLE U.S. IF IT LASTS UNTIL DEC. 1
    272 5 A.P. WASHINGTON, Monday.—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer says that 5.000,000 American workers will be idle if the steel strike continues until December. There is no indication how long it will last, but Sawyer said strikes and threats of
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    CITY & GUILD MAY EXAM. RESULTS
    712 5 CITY GUILD MAY EXAM. RESULTS The foiiowiny Singapore candidates were 9Ueees«ful in the City and Guilds of London examinations held in May this year: JI Mill! TECHNICAL (TRADE) SCHOOL ELE M E NT A It V T E L ECO M MI NX ATKINS PRACTICE Ist Class; Mohamed bin Haji
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    NEW MEMBER
    23 5 Mr. H. W.'Nightingale, Deputy Secretary for Economic Affair's, will be sworn in as a new member of the Legislative Council tomorrow.
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    MR. McKERRON
    17 5 The Honourable Mi. 1 .A McKeiion. C.M.G., resumes ua:ies as Cclcmal Sec: story, Singapore, today.
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    It Lands In Lawns
    60 5 A N'e wy manufacturer has prodirce;! this Kght piaqe. i'- for" hbuse-to>hoiiHi iravel and M ab*r to land on r.ny good-sf/rd huVri." Called the P -\ra plane the craft ha>» gull-like wings which seoon it the atr to allow far Steep dcs rent and extra-slow landing.
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    Jap Buddhists Will Work For World Peace
    160 5 A.P. SALT LAKE CITY. Monday JAPANESE Buddhists "are firmly resolved as iol- lowers of Buddha to y>ut his teachings into oraetice in order to rebuild a new Japan and contribute however little toward bringing about a permanent world oeace." These were the <vords
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    TEETH IN U.K. ARE GETTING LESS CARE
    86 5 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. The official U.S. Dental Association said yesterday that the British health servicewas restricting the amount of dental care abailablc to the public. Dr. Harold Hillenbrand, Secrotary of the Association, delivered a report of his study cf British dentistry to
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    HAIRLESS RAT DISCOVERED IN BRITAIN
    104 5 Reuter. PAIGNTON. Devonshire, Mon. Hairless rats w< n foreign to Britain, until recently when an animal caught by a Sidford, Devonshire, rabbit trapper was indentiiied by Mr. H. Whitl<>y, I Paignton zoologist, as a hairless rat. The animal is the size of a large rate
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    SELECTED
    33 5 A.P. NEW YORK. Mon. Dr Maurice E. Troyer of Syracuse. New York. las been selected as vice-president df a hew university the Japan International Christian University Foundation is sponj soi .uk. A.P.
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    BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
    602 6 TO-MORROW'S meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council may show a little more sign of life than is usual, due to the free vote on Mr. Mallal's motion to legalise lotteries. All will be allowed to speak and vote according to conscience, and we may expect some hard
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    SHANGHAI AWAITS RECOGNITION
    2102 6  -  This is the first of two articles about conditions and prospects in Communist occupied Shanghai. The discipline of the Red A. my and the hard working Puritanism of the Communist political workers impressed everyone —at first. But som: people believe that lush Shanghai will corrupt even the
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    MODERN CHINESE DRAMA
    573 6  -  ■■■■Mia* by MURIEL PENN LONDON RAPID and widespread development of the Western .style, theatre may be one of the results of the revolution which is taking place in Chinese life today. Hitherto, the most popular theatre in China has been the traditional one a theatre which reminds
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    LEARNING HOW TO TREAT A-BOMB VICTIMS
    256 6 A.P. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Thirty young scientists are working here in an old brick building trying to find how to treat the victime of atomic radiation and just ordinary burns. Existence of the project at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) was disclosed some 24
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    KITH MILLET
    384 7 DQ NOT COMPETE WITH MOTHER JN-LA W RECENT column based on the complaint of a mother-in-law who said her daughter-in-law never invited her to her home for a meal brought in some interesting mail c m °thcrs-in-law who wrote me seemed sure of why the daughter-in-law never wanted
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    AROUND THE TOWN
    1390 7  -  IIV Vera Ardmore I lEUT. COMMANDER W. Cordon Cornell, the United States Naval Attache, and his charming wife gave a cocktail party on Sunday to welcome Vice-Admiral Russell F. Berkey, Commander of America's 7th Task Fleet, now operating in the Far East. Mrs Cornell wore a very
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    THEY SAY....
    71 7 THAT people do not go to the dogs now. It is the other way around according to an article in a local newspaper, which informs us that "The rest of the dogs spent the night chasing and whining". rAT an irate husband waiting in the car for his
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      138 7 LI L \IB\I It by A c«pp VO' IS GONNA X AkTLL TAKE OUT LIFE. V2-=sH lIT SOUNDS HEAVENLY.^-ITS > v f ISYO' /ah IS STILLS DREKJCM NORESELF IN GASOLINE, INSURANCE-KILL MAHSELF )I I TM' KINDA WEDDIN' EVEPY GAL V STILL W SET YORESELF AFLAME —AN' /-AN' TH' PAYMENTS WILL,
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    DUTCH ARMY TOLD: AVOID ARMED CLASHES'
    453 8 Dr. Koets Breaks Silence On Indies Reuter-AAP BATAVIA, Monday. |)K. P. J. KOETS, director of the Cabinet; of the Dutch crown, told a press conference here today that nil Dutfh forces h«d been given strict orders to avoid armed clashes with Republican troops in
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    FLYING TRADER IS RELEASED
    31 8 WASHINGTON, Mon. The Chinese Nationalists yesterday apparently had released the American freighter Flying Trader, which was halted by a Nationalist warship with gunfire off Shanghai on Saturday.
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    Tibet Will Ask For Aid if Attacked'
    126 8 A.P. NEW YORK. Mqn. Lowell Thomas said yesterday he thinks remote Tibet. unfriendly to strangers for centuries, would accept outside help if attacked by Chinese Communists. The newscaster arrived with his wife and son by plane from London. He was an crutches, the
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    Japan To Take Care Of Jobless
    111 8 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Mon.— The Government is planning measures to take care of 2,000,000 jobless next year. Labour Minister Masabuml Suzuki said in Kogu. 80 miles west of Tokyo. ye<terda'-. Suzuki, who attended a local rally cf the DerViocraticLiberal Party said that the proposals being
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    CHEAPER AIR FLIGHTS
    73 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Mon. Pan American World Airways yesterday proposed a 25 percent, cheaper tourist class air service between Los Angc'cs and Honolulu via San Francisco. The non-luxury flights would begin on December 1, ff tho Civil Aeronautics Board approves, Willis G. Lipscomb, a Pan American vice-president announced.
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    WORLD BANK
    32 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Mon. The International Bank announced yesterday the apnointmcnt of Walter Hill of the United Kingdom as special representative in Paris in charge of the bank's office there.- U.P.
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    Will Japan Trade With Red China?
    349 8 A.P. By RUSSELL BRINES TOKIO, Monday. THE swift surge of events in China has given a new and important twist to an old question: Will Japan trade with Communist China? A year ago occupation officials countered by saying that Japan would trade certain non-military
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    INDIA WILL RECOGNISE MAO?
    54 8 U.P. NEW YORK, Mon. Columnist Drew Pearson in his regular Sunday broadcast said Nehru created a sensation inside the State Department by his blunt advice to Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Pearson said Nehru calmly served notice that India was going to recognise the Chinese Communist
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    Traffic Lights' To Control Planes Over Britain
    240 8 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. fIVIL aircraft flying over Britain may soon be controlled by "traffic lights" and "halt signs" along arterial skyways, just like road traflfc. Aiming at a foolproof system of complete air safety, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in consultation with the
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    EARTHQUAKE
    25 8 U.P. HARVARD. Massachusetts. Mon.—The Harvard College observatoTv reported today that an earthquake was felt n the area around Montreal and Quebec last night. U.P.
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    FLOOD HAVOC
    40 8 Reuter. SYDNEY, Mon. Damage estimated at A£50,000 was caused by floods at Murrurundi .town, northern New South Wales, today- when a cloudburst caused the river to break its banks. Four inches of rain fell in about three hours.—Reuter.
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    Mao extends a warm hand to E. Germany
    182 8 A.P. BERLIN, Monday. JJHINESE Communist leader Mao Tse-tung yesterday "warmly welcomed" the creation of Russia's newest satellite, the East German Republic, the Soviet licensed news agency ADN reported. In a message to East German President Wiihehu Pieck and Chancellor Otto Grotewohl, the
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    Pakistan Women's National Guard
    38 8 Itrgum Liaquat All Khan take the salute at a march S the Pakistan Women's National Guard after VZ ,lw So,h of training ana a defence .scheme in Karachi. uem »»»tratlon of rWI drm> Phys|ca|
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    Senator Confers With Chiang
    114 8 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Mon. Tht- Nationalist Chinese Central News Agency reported yesterday that Senator H. Alexander SnL-li, :Tow .Tci'cv Repubhm. had arrived on Formosa and conferred foi 2 hours with Gene> a'.issimo Chiang Kai-sh£«t The Agency broadcast from Formosa, hoard in San Fiarsciscb, said Senator Smit
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    NEHRU'S WORKS EXHIBITED IN NEW YORK
    137 8 A.P. NEW YORK. tftoa.- -In I honour of the visit to the T States of Pandit .Tawmharifer Nehru -th*» Orients! Division of the New York PubMc Library presented an informal exhibition of the writings and speeches of Free India's first Prime Minister which began
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    Pakistan To Have State Trading
    117 9 A.P. KARACHI. Mon. Jute and cotton in Pakistan will now be purchased by the Government and not by private enterprise. it was reliably learnt in Karachi. Finance will be provided by the proposed National Bank of Pakistan, which will soon come into existence. The ordinance
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    Along The Godowns
    70 9 Taksang (44); I os*arus (sheers Wharf); Utrecht < U IS); Demta (40 41) Breronshir, 39); Mariekerk (36 37); Dunera (33 34); Kutsang Prometheus (17 18); Hoegh Trader (19 20); Kawang (22); Fernhill (23 24); Wilamette Victory (25 26); Hoegh Silvereloud (29 30); Merkur (15 16): Rimau (14);
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    U.S. TIN IMPORTS DOUBLED IN AUGUST
    279 9 imports of copper increased from July's 57 million pounds 2 lue d at US$B.9 million to TToJTi *****1 P° un ds valued at US$l3.9 million in August Unmanufactured wool which showed the greatest increase in the crude materials classification, rose from d.»'!, 011 Pounds
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    KLUANG RUBBER MAKES $46,531
    268 9 JHE annual report of Kluang Rubber Company Ltd nf ye endin S Jur >e 30. 1949 shows a sum or as the available balance on the Proft and Loss Af count after providing for working expanses rehabilitation and other charges. The actual profit on working was
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    INDIA STEPS. UP EXPORTS. CUTS IMPORTS
    133 9 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Mon.— India s overseas trade for the four months May to August this year showed a steadily declining volume of imports and a slight rise in the value of exports. According to official figure* released by the Ministry of Commerce, the
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    INDIA PLANS TRADE SHOW IN LONDON
    104 9 NEW DELHI. Mon.—A series of exhibitions of Jndian goods are to be held at India House, London, to popularise the country's industrial and agricultural products. The exhibits will include goods at present exported to U.K. and products and commodities which, with the return of
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    JAPAN BUYS $10,000,000 U.S. COTTON
    86 9 Reuter TOKIO, Mon. The Japanese Government is shortly expected to buy $10,000,000 worth of American raw cotton (about 60.000 bales) from the United States aid counter-part fund, it was learned yesterday. This purchase is to be made as part of the programme under which the
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    INDIA TO CUT CLOTH PRICES
    114 9 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Mon. India will shorty announce a ten pet cent, cut in cloth prices, as a measure to reduce the cost of living and to combat inflation. A high-power committee of the Industries Ministry, which met here under the chairmanship of Dr. S.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    64 9 Turquand, Youngs. McAuliffo and Co. announce the following crop figures: for September A lor Gajah Rubber Estate Limited 22,200 lbs. Ayer Panas Rubber Estate Limited 110.000 lbs. Glenealy Plantations Limited 78.050 lbs. Kluang Rubber Company Limited 61.500 lbs. Pajam Limited 179.500 lbs. Tambalak Rubber Estates Limited 30.110. Teluk
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    It's a good racket
    51 9 TENNIS is a popular sport for Japan's youth and a rood raokt t for her trade and industry. She expects to exoort 125,000 rackets this year. Assembling some of them in the picture, are a Tokio craftsman and his daughter, two of the 4,000 the industry
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    Jap Experts To Teach In India
    150 9 A.P. TOKYO. Mon. Japanese technicians will travel to India under terms of a contract to be signed here tomonow. A recent SCAP programme authorises such travel. Seven industiial specialists wiil train unoer-priviledged persons in India in crafts which can be earned out in their
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    SEA MAIL
    45 9 Mails are expected from Great Britain. Northern Ireland. Eire. Europe. Egypt. North and West Africa, West Indies, Ceylon. Sibu, Java and the Federation today. Mails will close today for mails to Nortn Borneo. Labuan. Brunei. Miri. Palembang. Thailand and Federation at the G.P.O.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    56 9 I THE rubber commodity market I was extremely dull yesterday and business was negll gible. Closing prices in cents per pound were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 Nov. RSS 44% 44% No. 2 Nov. RSS 42% 42% No. 3 Nov. RSS 40 40 On registered tender Jan.-Mar. 44 1/3
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    Brazil's Rubber Output
    77 9 A.P. RIO DE JANEIRO. Mon.Production of natural rubber for the first 6 months of this year totalled about 1,856 tons. It may not exceed 4,000 tons for the entire year. Record high output was in 1944 when the total output was 29,192 tons. It dropped to 14,510
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    100 9 COCONUT oil was a firm market in Singapore yesterday at $53'- per picul f.o.b. for Oct.-Nov. But no business was done. The last level at wnich business passed was $52»4 on Saturday. Copra prices asxed were at the level or $32 per picui f.o.b. Oct.-Nov. while buyers j.d
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    Premier's Speech Awaited
    30 9 Singapore, Mon. The share market was very dull and uninspiring. Most investors preferred to await London reactions to recent events and for the Prime Minister's forthcoming speech.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    797 9 Singapore. Mon. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Alex. Brickg Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.15 2.22 4 8.8. Petrol 37/- 38/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 Neave Pref. 8.00
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    JETS WILL DOMINATE £30,006 AIR RACE
    269 10 England To N.Z. A.P. LONDON. Moil. TWO flying experts from the other side, cf the world are duo this month to start preparations fci a 14,000-miie England to New Zealand air race in 1953 It will be the jet-age version ot the famous contest
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    GAVILAN'S NEXT FIGHT
    59 10 U.P. NEW YORK, Mon. Kid Gavilan. Cuban welterweight contender, will meet young Lester Felton at the Detroit Olympic on Friday night in the most interesting bout of this week's boxing schedule. Manuel, Ortiz, of El Centro, California, world bantamweight champion, is slated for a ten-round non-title bout
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    Charics: No More Till 1950
    80 10 U.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. NBA heavy weight champion Ezzard Charles definitely will not defend his title again before 1950, manager Jake Mintz declared today as the champ's party left by air for an exhibition in Salt Lake City tomorrow night. The champion, who knocked out
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    ALWAYS ASK YOUR PRO
    458 10 HOW TO PLAY GOLF WHILE I was in New York on my way to England as honorary captain of the Ryder Cup team —an honour that gave me the thrill of a limelight I had a strange lequest. I met Charley Fusari, the hard-hitting welterweight who
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    MEAD EXPOSED SANDS' WEAK POINTS
    348 10 UERE is the latest news about some contenders for boxing world championships. The Australian triple champion and British Empire middleweight title-holder, Dave Sands did not convince observers th»t he has the ability to make the world title grade, in his latest fight against Pete Mead
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    POLICE XV
    47 10 Following have been selected to represent Singapore Police against Shell Company XV in a rugger at the Police Training School ground on tomorrow. Westlake; Niaz Mohamed Shah. Glossop, Tan Teck Kirn, Lee Ah Chio; Jepson, Lawrence; Lewis, Bevan, Ross, Ngon. Martin, Abrams, Shelmerdine, and Little.
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    Even High Class horses have 2 ways of running
    459 10 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. THE results of the major races in Europe this season have shown that there are no really outstanding horses of either sex, if perhaps one except the English 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner, Nunbus. The others have blotted
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    .....but the fight tops all others
    339 10 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. From V ERNON MORGAN 4 LOT was done for British boxing in Harringay arena this week by the Australian Dave Sands and the American Pete Mead in their international middleweight contest. These two boxers, the coloured Australian and the cowboy from
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    EMPIRE TEAM SELECTORS
    81 10 Reuter. AHMEDADAD. Sun. Tho Indian Cricket Board of Control have chartered a special plane in older that the Commonwealth (Ticket team which is touring in India, Pakistan and Ceylon will be able to fly to most of their matches in India. The touring team between themselves .have
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    RIFLE ASSOCIATION WINS SELETAR SHOOT
    196 10 THK Singapore Rifle Atraoria* tibw won the quadrangular rifle shoot -at Seletar Uanxe on Sunday with a total of 736 point*. The ROyal Air Force was second with 720 and tlie H.M.S. Jamaica third with 6«5. The other team was the Army. Full scores are:
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    HOYAL HORSE WINS
    100 10 TOP: Steeplechaser Monaveen, owned by the Queen and Princess Elizabeth, won the £800 Chichester Handicap over S l 4 miles at Fontwell Park races, Sussex. Monaveen won by 15 lengths, from Random Knight. The only other runner was Martin M. Picture shows thom t-Mng the first jump.
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    ORIENT TITLE FIGHT ON TONIGHT
    80 10 U.P. MANILA, Mon. Joe Rodriguez, American tighter from Corpus Christi, Texas, and Star Naven. hardhitting Filipino featherweight, will fight on tomorrow night for the junior featherweight championship of the Orient at Brazil Memorial Stadium The fight is sponsored by the Evening News. Both ate expected
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    MULLINS NOT AVAILABLE
    98 10 Reuter-AAP SYDNEY, Mon.- One of Australia's most versatile athletes, Peter Mullins. who was a member of the last Australian Olympic team, will not be available for the Empire Games to be held in New Zealand in 1950. Mullins said recently he expected to leave r for the
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    Soccer may take to Walkie-Tatkie soon
    409 10  -  By ARCHIE QUICK a West Bromwich Albion director told me the other day that walkie-talkie communication between manager and players during the run of play was not so remote a possibility as it appeared on the surface. I laughed lou4 and long* His idea
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    R.E.M.E. REAT S.C.C. 'B'
    69 11 R.E.M.E. defeated S.C.C. "IV XV by six points (two tries) to three points (a tr\ at rugger on the Padang yesterday. The Club opened the score Murphy crossed over 22 minutes after the start. R.E.M.E. equalised just before half time through Edwards. Ten minutes before the
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    Spirited Rally Gives Y.M.C.A. 4-3 Victory
    268 11 V.M.C.A. 4 S.R.C. 3 spirited rally in the second half which enabled the V.M.C.A. to score three goals was responsible for their deserved win over the S.R.C. by four goals to three in a keenly contested hockey encounter on the Padang yesterday. The S.R.C.
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    DCCUSEN FIGHT
    36 11 LOS ANGELES, Mon. The long sought "natural between lightweights Enrique i Bc'ancs of Mexico City and Maxie (Little Duke) Docusen of New Orleans has been set for Nov. 15 at the Olympic Auditorium here,
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    POINTS VICTORY
    26 11 A.P. SYDNEY, Mon. American Negro bantamweight, Harold Dade, 121 pounds, outpointed Australian champion, K!hy Bennett, 119% pounds over 12 rounds at Sydney Stadium tonight.—A.P.
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    How the F.A. selected England v. Wales
    261 11 By A Special Correspondent I can tell you something about the Football Association's method of selecting International elevens, because I was at the West End hotel when the national side to meet Wales at Cardiff was chosen. It was generally agreed amongst the
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    THICK FOG HAMPERS TRAINING AT K.L.
    174 11  -  From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Tod«v. i thick fQR hampered tn\ck work moral when the loc*»l trainers took out their horses for try-out. Outst»tion tep ms have not trade their ye*. There were only less th»n 20 run- ners working. A m/\nrr ♦k/tn/% i
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    KHALSAS TO PLAY, SCC, BCD
    101 11 Following v. ill repcehant Kimisn Assn. against SCC at hockey on the SCC ground today: Jean Pierre, S. S. Bajwn. Mehar Singh. Sewa Singh, B. S. Sum. Kuliar Singh, Baasan Singh; Jerome, Itarban? Slnnh. Harlkha» inn Singh. Mohimler Singh. Ref. Mr. S. Singh. (AH playeis
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    TRAINER IN CRASH
    43 11 LONDON. Mon. Mr. Frank Butters, (71) the present season s leading racehorse trainer, was taken to the Rous Memorial Hospital, Newmarket, with head injuries, severe shock and concussion, today after he was in collision with a motor car while cycling.
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    COMMERCIALS' BADMINTON
    42 11 Entries for the Commercial Houses Badminton tournament are now invited. Entry forms may be obtained from the honorary secretary of the Singapore B.A. Wee Kirn Wee, United Press Association*, Cable A Wireless P. nil ding. Closing date is Oct. 26.
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    New boxing rule
    60 11 Reuter. PARIS, Mon. The French Boxing Federa- 4 tion today announced i that any boxer knocked down during a contest i must remain down until the count of eight. A further decision is i that a boxer being knock ed out must rest for one I month
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    DATE-LINE FOR MONAGHAN
    91 11 A.P. LONDON. Mon. Ehc European Boxing Union has recognised Stan Rowan of England B8 the oin< lal contender for th--Europe.m bantamweight liJQe, it was announced y.alerday. The crown M nmv held by Luis Romere of Spain. Bowman and Romero must meet by next Feb. 2. the Union
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    WRIGHT HURT
    40 11 A.P. LONDON. Mon. Bill Wright, Wolves' forward, who captained England against .Wales in an international football match on Saturday, will be out of action for two or three weeks with a pulled groin muscle, it was announced toaay.—A.P.
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    HANDICAPS FOR 12 RACES AT X.L.
    615 11 Following are the weights lor the first day of the Selangor Turf tub's October meeting on Saturday. (lass 2. Div. 1. Abt. 7 Furs. EASTERN Pit TI RE «1.00 AIR PORT 8.12 AHRY KAY 8.1» SILVER SEQIIN 8.0» JACKS DABLING 8.08 TRICOLOUR 8.07 JIMMY
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    The officers and men of the U.S.S. "St. Paul", now in port, gave Singapore sports fans Att Wo the VmeHeln national game of baseball on Sunday evening on the SJfcC. Fatten* The men scored an overwhelming Uto 4 victory Photo shows the two lean* be- 1 r»«mK. Mr |«p#.% uurtch.—Pavui «r"oto service
    53 11 The officers and men of the U.S.S. "St. Paul", now in port, gave Singapore sports fans Att Wo the VmeHeln national game of baseball on Sunday evening on the SJfcC. Fatten* The men scored an overwhelming Uto 4 victory Photo shows the two lean* be- 1 r»«m K Mr |«p#.%
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    MARRIAGE
    48 11 MR. 9 NgT KANG HAI, tho elder .son of Mr. and Mrs. QNG SIONG CHIANG, and MISS LIAN MUI CHIN, the only <■ia.ugW.er of Mr. and Mis. LI AN CHFNG THOH were rqarried on Saturday Bth October, 1949, at tho Geyl a n g MeUlo'dist Church. Singapore
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    32 11 The family of the late Mr. 'Hup Sipc Lcug tender sincerest thanks to all friend;: .and. J'clativ s vivo attended the fu'rieraJ. rendered assistance and rem wrca&hs, letters of condolence, 0&.
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    In the midst of the Balkan war of words, Marshal Tito led Yugoslavia's forces In autumn manoeuvres recently. At the end off the exercises, Tito addressed his forces, saving thry should be ready "to die in battle, rather than submit to slavery." Pictures show: Tank* and heavy artillery rolling towards the reviewing stand where Tito took * tho salute.— —A.P. Picture.
    62 12 In the midst of the Balkan war of words, Marshal Tito led Yugoslavia's forces In autumn manoeuvres recently. At the end off the exercises, Tito addressed his forces, saving thry should be ready "to die in battle, rather than submit to slavery." Pictures show: Tank* and heavy artillery rolling towards
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    URANIUM IN N. KOREA
    86 12 SEOUL. Mon. Reports have reached both Korean and American quarters that tho Russians are mining uranium ore —source of the atomic bomb in Communist-domi-nated North Korea. The South Koiean information spokesman said the radioactive material is being p:o- duced in two locations in Whanghai Province and
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    DUTCH AND REPUBLICANS CLASH IN E. JAVA
    225 12 U.N. Calk For A Special Meeting BATAVIA, Monday. piGHTLNG between Dutch nnd Indonesian forces has broken out at four points in east Java* a usually reliable source reported today as leaders ot both sides warned against a renewal of open warfare. The worsening
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    Is Tan Malakka Dead?
    170 12 U.P. LONDON. MONDAY. INTELLIGENCE reports from Java said today that there were strong indiactions that Tan Malakka, Indonesian Communist leader, reportedly executed in April, was still alive and inciting Indonesian guerillas to return to their fight against the Dutch. Responsible sources said the reports emphasized that
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    A BABY IS BORN OVER THE ATLANTIC
    121 12 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. A baby boy was born today to an American woman in an American Overseas Airlines Pane 400 miles out from Eire over the Atlantic. Radio messages from the airliner, flying from New York to Frankfurt in Germany, told of the
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    1949- WORST POLIO YEAR IN U.S. HISTORY
    90 12 U.P. ATLANTA, Georgia, Mon. —Surgeon Leonard Scheele predicted today that 1949 will be the worst polio year in United States I history with the total number of cases reaching 40,I 000 to 45,000. In a speech before the United States Public Health Conference
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    EXTRACTION
    21 12 A.P. LONDON, Mon.—The liner Queen Marry is having a 50--ton concrete patch taken out of her hull this autumn.— A.P.
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    JAP ACTRESS for HOLLYWOOD
    45 12 U.P. LOS ANGELES. Mon. Japan's Number One screen actress, Kinuyo Tanaka. will leave on Friday by a Pan-American stratocrulser for Honolulu and Hollywood. She is the first Japanese motion picture star to be permitted to go abroad by Mac Arthur's headquarters—U.P.
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    PUSHING AHEAD
    34 12 Reuter. LONDON, Mon.—The Rus- sians are "pushing ahead with their naval building programe with as much "secrecy" as surrounds the atom bomb, according to the Stockholm correspondent of the Daily Mail today.—Reuter.
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    AUSSIE RED GETS THREE YEARS HARD
    156 12 A.P. SYDNEY, Monday. LAURENCE Louis Sharkey, General-Secretary of the Australian Communist Party, was sentenced in the Central Criminal Court here today to three years hard labour. Sharkey, 51, was convicted of having uttered seditious words during a newspaper interview on March 4. Sentencing him
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    STRIP TEASE BY GUARDS
    48 12 U.P. MANILA. Mon. Five Security Guards of Manila's north harbour were humiliated last night when four armed hoodlums "visited" their guardhouse, stripped them naked and took away their clothes and cash totalling U5584.50. The guards also were made to lie flat on their stomachs.—U.P-
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    NEW AIR SERVICE
    22 12 U.P. AMSTERDAM, Mon.—The Royal Dutch Airlines today inaugurated a regular weekly non-stop service between Amsterdam and Lydda. Israel —U.P.
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    'Britain Committed The Same Crimes'
    215 12 A.P. HAMBURG, Mon. GREAT Britain, France and Russia were today accused by a Get man lawyer of committing the same war crimes with which German high officers have been charged. The German defence counsel of former Field Marshal Erich Yon Manstein told a British Tribunal
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    On Board St. Paul
    40 12 /admiral R.E. Berkey threw a party on board the USS St. Paul yesterday. It was attended by more than three hundred guests. Pictured above are Admiral Berkey, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald and Capt. H.E. Richtor.—Tribune Picture.
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    Anti-Russian Revolt Breaks Out Near Yugoslav Frontier
    203 12 A.P. TRIESTE, Monday. THE Italian news agency. Astra, quoting a reliable but unconfirmed source said today that a revolt had broken out about two weeks ago in Albania in the Ashri zone, near the Yugoslav frontier. Astra's report said that regular Albanian army
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    Miners Riot In Soviet Zone
    75 12 U.P. BERLIN, Monday. Three Soviet zone police were killed by rioting East German uranium miners wno summed the pohec station and fieed eight arrested miners. German sources said today. One miner was said to have been killed in the fight. The riot reportedly broke out
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    CHINESE SHIP OWNERS SEEK BRITISH TICKET
    90 12 Reuter. HONGKONG. Mon. Chinese ship owners in the Colony are seeking British iegistration for their 61 vessels following the Communists capture of Canton and probab'e advance into Southern Kwangtung. Two ships, it was learned from a reliable foreign source, have actually applied to the
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    MAY SACK 1,800
    27 12 Reuter TOKYO. Mon.—The Nissan Automobile Company in Yokohama today announced plans of dismissing 1,800 workers. Union leaders stated they would oppose the action. —Reuter.
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    King Leopold Breaks Nine—Year Silence
    264 12 U.P. t T?r\DAi r> r., LONDON, Monday. LEOPOLD m, exUcd King cf Belgium today broke nine years of self-imposed silence to declare that Bntains decision in 1940 to abandon the fight against Germany on the continent and to evacuate trie British army from Dunkirk was
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    TRAIN CRASH 1 DIES
    43 12 U.P. Dcs Moines, lowa, Monday —One man, Robert Bowman was killed and eight persons were injured today when a liock Idand passenger train hit a bus at a crossing and hurled it into a stationary freight train.—U P V
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    'Thanks,' Says MacDonald
    197 12 MR. Malcolm Mac Donald i n 1« his capacity a s Chancellor of the University of Mala, has sent the fol'owinr sage to Mr. Arthur Cn Jones, Secretary of State for the Colonies. "My colleagues and I 0 f tho University of Ma'ava most grateful to you
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    ARMS FOR EGYPT
    31 12 A.P. LONDON, Mon. —a a Egyptian Government Mission began talks today witn War Office chiefs on the pur chase of equipment for Egypt's army and air force. —A.P.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    36 12 Y.MCA: Commercial and French Classes 5.00 p.m. St. John Ambulance—5.30 p.m. YMCA: Comined Senior and Junior meet for practice for Choir and Christmas play 4 30 and 5.30 p.m. 5 Raffles Quay.
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    Cinema
    149 12 CATHAY: "So. owfui Jane*" 11.00 a.m., 1.45, *.15, ti.45 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "Maytime in Mavfair"—ll.oo a.m.. 1.45. 4.00. 6.30 and 9.50 p.m. PAVILION: "All Over Tie Town with Norman Wooland and Sarah Churchill. 2, 4.1' L3O £.r.d 9.30 p.m. REX: "Will It Happen Again" —11 a.m.. 1.30. 4.
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    Sport
    23 12 SOCCER: Navy v. Eurasians— Jalan Bcsar: Guthries S.C. HQ. Fort Canning—Farrer Park. HOCKKY: S.H.A. v. Combined Services S.R.C.; S.C.C. v. Khafsa S.C.C.
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    LONDON SHARES
    156 12 Reuter. I-ONDON. Mon. Th< j Stock Exchange wa-- 1 i day. Trading was resti UM approach of the end count una by economic iineerI tainties Details of Gr<"at BntainY new aeon >raJ are expe vl ed to be irsued tin? wot k and in th J laeantiit* ket
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