Malaya Tribune, 27 October 1949

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    67 1 MALAYA Tribune BY W£ x < I TWft, >3v LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA 1 Phone 3811/3 Mint Lines Published simultaneously at Si ngapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. ElGljfc J fa#. JF SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE r ONDON REPRESENTATIVE
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    SLIM STARTS HIGH LEVEL TALKS ON H.K.'S DEFENCE TODAY
    418 1 U.P. HONG KONG, Wednesday Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir William Slim was scheduled to arrive here tomorrow for nign level talks about the defence of Hong Kong. fh w „i Slim, accompanied by a number of
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    BRITISH TUC WITHOLDS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
    77 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.- The British Trades Union Congress today withheld the of confidence in the Labour Government's economic programme which it must givo on behalf of this country's 8000,000 organised workers if the programme is to succeed. The General Council of the TUC at
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    SPORE CHINESE SEND EVACUEE SHIP TO S'HAI
    70 1 U.P. HONGKONG. Wed.—A Central News dispatch from Singapore late last night said the Chinese community were seeking permission to send an evacuation ship to Shanghai to evacuate Singapore Chinese strand -d in the city. The dispatch said a representative oi the Singapore Chinese
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    NON-VIOLENCE
    42 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. Wed.— Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violence in settling disputes were recommended to the United Nations today by Dr. Pedro de Alba of Mexico when debate was resumed in the Political Committee on threats to Greece's political independence. —Reuter.
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    PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS WANTS THE 'COMET'
    102 1 A.P. NEW York. Wed. Pan American Airways officials said here today that they may buy the British jet De Havilland Comet airliner "when they are further developed and ready for production." A Pan American spokesman said the company is vita'ly interested in the world's
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    REDS INFEST THE B.B.C., SAYS CRAIGAVON
    77 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed.—Viscoun* Craigavon said today that he will ask for a government commission of inquiry to investigate his charge that Communists infest the British Broadcasting Corporation. Lord Craigavon is president of a BBC listeners asso ciation's aim is to break the government sponsored
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    U.K. CANNOT REPAY STERLING DEBT
    402 1 CRiPPS LONDON, Wednesday. CIR Stafford Cripps. Chancellor of the Ew*eqt«si\ S told Parliament today that Britain could not continue to repay sterling debts to the same extent as hitherto. Such credits cr releases added to the nation's tnflat* ■narypressure just as much as her own
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    5 DIE IN CRASH
    31 1 A.P. BUENOS AIRES, Wed.— Five people were killed anc? three injured when a military transport plane crashed into a wooded hill 25 miles north of Tucuman today.—A.P.
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    MALAYA'S CURIOUS ANOMALY
    182 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.—Mr. Walter Fletcner, Conservative, complained in the House of t>ida/ that owne.ri of rubber ostites in Matuya were charged to? eaco < f their labourers admitted tc government hospitals whereas •ruining labourers were traced free in the third class wards. He asked if there was
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    MALAYA'S STUDENT DELEGATE
    149 1 Tribune Reporter From six Malayan students who have been called for interviews at Kuala Lumpur Malaya's delegate to tiic New York Herald Tribune Forum for High Schools will be selected. The six called for inLerviews are: Miss Ong Cheng Sim. Bukit Bintang Girls' School. Kuala Lumpur; Syed
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    TO AID CATHEDRAL
    53 1 There will be a classical concert on Nov. 1 at the British Council Hall M 8.: p.m. in aid of the St. Andrew's Cathedral Funu. Admission is by programme priced at $3 and $2 each, obtainable at the Cathedra office (phone 6177 and at the door on
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    Linesman Vetoes The Ref.
    68 1 The Tribune cameranan snapped this drama- tic incident in yesterday's match as Chee 1 Seng, Sino-Maiay goal- < keeper pushes out a shot by Bhimrao, Indian right wing. The referee whistled for goal and the crowd roared but the linesman intervened and after a consultation the
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    870 BANDITS HAVE BEEN KILLED DURING THE EMERGENCY
    540 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday, fOLONIAL Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones L told Parliament today that, "Some 870 Communist guerillas have been killed in Malaya since the beginning of the emergency." "Bandit gangs anrl murac squads continue to take to!! of Hie and property
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    KILLER IS SHOT DEAD
    61 1 BATU PAHAT.—WhiIe patrolling the Bukit Payong area yesterday a police party encountered a bandit who ran out of a hideout. The police opened fire and ..tiouslv wounded the bandit who died subsequently in hospital. The bandit has been identified as the leader of the gang which
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    NO DECISION YET
    27 1 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.— Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told Parliament today tr.at a decision to withdraw British troops from Greece had not been taken. —Reutc\
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    1,500 SELETAR BOYS GET BCG SERUM
    279 2 A HIGH percentage of the children at the Social A Welfare children centres reacted "positively" to tests for tuberculosis when the S.A.T.A. visited the centres recently, Dr. Garlick revealed yesterday at a press conference. Those who reacted negatively will be given B.C.G. treatment. One
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    Rockefeller Centre, New York City, showing the 70- -storey RCA Building (< « ntre) with La Maisun Franeaise (left) and the Briiish Empire Building, (right).
    22 2 Rockefeller Centre, New York City, showing the 70--storey RCA Building (&lt; ntre) with La Maisun Franeaise (left) and the Briiish Empire Building, (right).
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    DISPATCH RIDER FACES DEATH CHARGE
    77 2 Xorman Lightbody, a dispatch rider, was tentatively charged before the Third Police Magistrate yesterday with causing the death of Chua Guan Hong. It was alleged that Lightbody, on the afternoon of Aug. 25, knocked down Cnua witn his motor-cycle at 10th milestone, Yeo Chu Kang
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    BEATING THE RETREAT
    37 2 The Federation Police band j will play at the padang behind the Johore Bahru police court at 5 p.m. today. The j programme will begin with elections after which they will beat the retreat.
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    DINNER TO LYNE
    53 2 Members of the Y. M. C. A. Orchard Road will hoid a party on Nov. 4th to fete Mr. Rowland Lyne, their General Secretary, on his completion of 25 years with the Association. Members are asked to communicate with Mr. Andrew Lee or Mr. C. G. Menon
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    Malayan Radio Man Back From U.S. Tour
    241 2 USIS. DAVID Sydney Kennard of Radio Malaya, who was truest of the National Broadcasting Company and the TJS State Department's "Voice of America" during a two-month sfiry in the U.S.A., has returned to Singapore. Mr. Kennard, who was accompanied by his wife, was
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    Mr. and Mrs; Jason Yeo after their wedding on Sunday. Mr. Yeo was formerly liaison officer of the Chinese Air Force and his bride, Miss Lim Lay Kirn, is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Keng Lian.
    38 2 Mr. and Mrs Jason Yeo after their wedding on Sunday. Mr. Yeo was formerly liaison officer of the Chinese Air Force and his bride, Miss Lim Lay Kirn, is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Keng Lian.
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    EX-MALAYAN DIRECTED COLUMBUS FILM
    326 2 AN cx-iri&'ayan planter played ii major rolo in the making of "Christopher Columbus the Sydney Box presentation now showing at the Cathay. He is David Mac Donald, who was responsible for directing the picture h*s first assignment in colour. Eorn in Scotland in 1904, Mac Donald
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    POLICE DECORATIONS
    22 2 Tho Regent of Johore will present decorations to members of the Johore Police Force at the Istana on Nov. 28th.
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      446 2 RI T'F \FTWOI?K "P the Curtaia; 10.3« Tho Tunes songs; G..°.0 Time "Signal S Now i&gt;j.i Yon ltied To Daßce itwYfcfer 640 Lißht m lsit 0.45 WoHd IiNGLISH PROGS VM HES Sylvester.' Orchestra; 11.00 p.m. I'mblcm Series; 6.55 Recorded 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala Hose ljown. i»umc: ;.58 Closing Annct.
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    The three occupants of this car escaped serious injury when it collided , With a troiiey bus at l.arong 15 Geylang on Tti 'Sday night.
    24 3 The three occupants of this car escaped serious injury when it collided With a troiiey bus at l.arong 15 Geylang on Tti 'Sday night.
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    'DONT LET THE JAPS THREATEN ECAFE'AGAIN'
    209 3 Never again should Japan threaten the peace and economic progress of A Oj Q pnrj fVip TTq cf This was the basic provision in the final draft resolution on Trade between ECAFE countries and Japan. The resolution proposed by the i pines and Britain
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    Men in black throw bomb at shophouse
    135 3 ITU ALA LUMPUR, Wednesday.—Two Chinese in black today threw a handgrenade into a shophouse owned by Mr. Tan Hing Suan. J.P. on the main street of Karak in the Belong area. Three Chinese women were killed, another woman wounded seriously. Mr. Tan was
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    Colonel untitled milltary Attache to the Pakistan Embassy, Rangoon. He was formerly of Jeneral HQ., Pakistan, and saw action in North Burma during the East Asia War.—A.P. Photo.
    31 3 Colonel untitled milltary Attache to the Pakistan Embassy, Rangoon. He was formerly of Jeneral HQ., Pakistan, and saw action in North Burma during the East Asia War. —A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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    Gimson tells a story
    173 3 SIR Franklin Gimson. Singa pore Governor told thi» personal story yesterday, at a tea patty g'ven by the Rot ary Club at the Raffles College, to celebrate the anniver sary of UNO "When I was in internment in a world of our own. I WSS the
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    FRENCH TROOPS FOR VIETNAM
    55 3 The French liner Cham pollion passed through Singapore on her way to Saigon, Hongkong and Manila from Europe, yesterday. There were a total of 1.336 passengers, of whom 815 were mi'itary reinforcements and replacements for the French Army in Indo-China. Thirty-five passengers disembarked here, three priest*
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    T B SPECIALISE FOR THE STATES
    44 3 Dr. Tso Wai Ming, Chinese physician of 62 Middle Road Singapore, will sail on Saturday for the May bury Tuberculosis Sanatorium, De troit. Dr. Tso will start a TB sanatorium in Singapore on his return from the U.S.A.
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    UNO DEBATC AT RAFFLES
    46 3 A debate is to be held at the Raffles Institution between dj egates to the United Naticns and the University of Malaya tonight at 7.30. The subject will be "Only the United Nations and Ita specialised agencies can bring about world peace."
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    SLIM BACK
    48 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Field Marshal Sir William S im, Chief of the Imperia: General Staff, Hew back to Kuala Lumpur this morning after completing his tour of net thorn Malaya. After lunch at King's House, he returned to Singapore in the Royal Air Force V.I.P. Dakota.
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    SQUATTERS GET SECOND CHANCE
    92 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Government of Negri Sembilan has approved a scheme prepared by the Malayan Chinese Association Negii Sembilan Branch, for an experimental release and resettlement of a number of the squatter families. These squatters were arrested and detained early this year a/ter Government had
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    Lady Noon Speaks Up For Muslim Women
    204 3 Lady Noon, Viennese wife of Sir Firoze Khan Noon, head of the Pakistan delegation to ECAFE is an ardent advocate for Muslim women's rights, and thinks that Muslim men should only marry one wife, if they feel that they cannot treat more than
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    BATTLE OF FORMOSA
    567 4 AN the mainland of China the Nationalist debade is complete. What little resistance remains to the onward march of the Communist armies will soon be over-run or bought out. And then the stage will be set for Chiang's last battle. The battle of Formosa. Can we share
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    BRINGING PROSPERITY TO THE COLONIAL PEOPLES
    983 4  -  Whenever civilization invades a moneyless community, it brings with it hardship, discontent and poverty and for some time poverty will be the biggest problem facing the Colonial peoples. By Kenneth Bradley (Who recently retired after 23 year* in Britain's Colcntai Services THE main purpose
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    TEN COMANDMENTS TO GROW OLD GRACEFULLY
    540 4 A.P. TIEN commandments for a I person to grow old graceI fully, as listed by Dr. Herman Seidel of Bultimore: He should continue to work at his vocation and retain his accustomed position In society as long as possible. Avoid sedentary habits and inactivity,
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    ATOMIC ENERGY FROM SUN'S RAYS
    159 4 DALLAS, Texas, Wed.— The sun's rays, rather than atomic power, eventually may provide all the world's energy requirements, according to Frank R. Beneflict of the Westinghouse Corporation. "It is common belief that in atomic disintegration we have an untapped source of practically inexhaustible energy," he
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    JUDGE MEDINA 'SPATIENCE WAS JOB-LIKE'
    813 4  -  AMERICAN NEWSLETTER By JOHN KERIGAN USIS. DURING the week the trial of 11 top members of the Communist hierarchy in the United States ended. The trial lasted nine months (169 court days), during which more than 5.000,000 words were put on the record. When it
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    STRANGE MIXTURE
    68 5 The Dutch Army doesn't approve of this. It isn't fraternization or dealing v. irh Indonesians that the army object i to. It is drinking the strange mixtures handed out b\ sott-drink peddlers everywhere in Batavia. Army medical authorities have warned that diseases and even tpN lines ar,' spread
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    MORE LIVESTOCK LAST YEAR
    223 5 The livestock position in Singapore last year gradually Improved especially in the pig and poultry industries states the cniei Veterinary Oilicer. Iff. D. P. White in his annual report of the Veterinary Department for 1948. The Singapore Dairy Farm b also reported to have made remarkable
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    INDIAN TRADE IN S.-E. ASIA
    69 5 With a view to facilitating business and trade of Indian merchants in South-East Asia, the Government of India have been pleased to extend the jurisdiction of Sarrtar Jogindra Singh, the Indian Trade Commissioner in Singapore, to Hong Kong. Sarawak. British North Borneo and Brunei. Sardar
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    Sassoon Handled $5 Million In 4 Weeks
    561 5 QA.VID Joseph Benjamin Sassoon, manager of the firm of M. S. Reuben, who was found guilty of six charges under the Currency Regulations involving a total sum of $966 459, was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a total fine of $21,400
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    Bishops Give In To Czech Government
    296 5 PRIESTS ASKED TO SWEAR LOYALTY TO STATE A.P. PRAGUE, Tuesday.—Roman Catholic Bishops gave ground yesterday in the Czechoslovak Church —State fight. They agreed to priests swearing loyalty to the Communist Govtrnment and accepting salaries, with certain reservations. President Klement Gotwald named his Communist son-in-law,
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    MALACCA MCA OFFICIALS
    75 5 MALACCA. Wed. Dato Tan Cheng Lock has been elected president of the Malacca branch of the Malayan Chinese Association. Others elected were: vicepresidents. Mr. Goh Joon Hoe and Goh Chee Van together with district leaders; secretary. Mr. Tan Siew Sin; asst secretaries. Mr. Tan Hin Jin and
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    OLD ROMAN ROADS UNEARTHED
    111 5 A.P. CHESTER, ENGLAJND. Wed. Two roads built by Roman Legions in the Ist century A. D. have been uncovered by archaeologists excavating the site of an old Roman fortress here. The roads, one above the other, are almost directly below a modern street. I A worn
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    BLACK MONEY DEAL ALLEGED AGAINST CHINESE
    146 5 Alleged to have made three payments, totalling $580,000, on behalf of a person resident outside the sterling area, without the permission of the Controller of Foreign Exchange, or his deputy. Tan Soo Puan, of Chop Tan Peng Choon, claimed trial in the Assize Court
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    BUSINESSMEN ARE TRADE MARK MINDED
    99 5 The Registrar of Trade Mr. A. H. Harrison, in h.s annual report for last year* states that the traders in the Colony have become more "trade mark minded." The registration of trade marks ordinance was introduced into the Colony in 1938 and during the ten
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    DANCE CHIEF
    22 5 Mr. C. H. Chan has been elected president of the Institute of Dance Teachers, Vice-president is Mr. Chua Eng Cheong.
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    RIGHT SHOES, WRONG SOCKS
    56 5 A.P. ONEO N T O, NEW YORK, Wed. Shoe Salesman M. L. Holt of Scotia wonders what the thief who stole three cases of samples from his car will do with the loot. It includes 48 shoes, all for the right foot, and US$4O worth of
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    Less Divorce In 1948
    191 5 For the second time in the history of Singapore there were twe've sessions of the Assizes, states the Registrar Supreme Court. Mr. W. J. Thorogood. in his annual report for last year. Mr. Thorogood states that as in 1947 the volume of work in the Assizes
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    FORD OFFICIALS ARRIVING HERE THIS MORNING
    89 5 Mr. R. M. Sale. Executive Vice-President of the Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., and Mr. B. O. Stevenson, managing- Director of Fords in India will arrive in Singapore this afternoon by air from Colombo. They are on a short visit to the Ford
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    VARSITY FUND
    11 5 The University of Malaya Endowment Fund reached $1,339,934.93 yesterday
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    Along the godowns
    58 6 FosvaniK (Sheer* Wharf); Chirac* «2/43); Kajah Brooke (44)/ 41); Llywe» (SS/39); Idomeneos (36/37); Silverbrtar (33/84); Mantin (32); Chinese Prince (17/ M); Prametheus Charon (19/20); Frederick Clover (21/ 22); Salatljra (23/24); SenUni (25); Merkur (20/27); Katoim (27/28); Lawak (29/30); Kurymeden (15/16); Ole*orchy (13/ 14); Ferrmoor (8/9); Greystoke (ante
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    AIR MAIL
    84 6 Mails are expected from Aden. Afghanistan. USA. Europe, Africa, South America, Azores WW Indies. Canada. Great Britain. Hire Iceland. India. Pakistan. Tibet. Turkey, Brunei. North Borneo Sarawak. Australia. Fiji Islands. East Indies. Burma. Thailand. Ceylon. Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur. Penan*, and Taiping. Mails for Aden. Afghanistan. L&gt;SA Europe, Africa.
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    SEA MAIL
    50 6 Mails ?.r" raeCte4] from the Federation. North buan. Brunei. Mm. and Thailand today ai the G.PXK Mails lor Thailand. Covos ana Christmas Island?, and Weetern Australia. will close at neon today at G.P.O. Mails for Federation. U.3.A-. Canada and the Phillipine,. w.ll close at til.m. at the G.f.u.
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    No Stir Over Tin News
    36 6 Singapore, Wed. Such news as was released on the tin metal price to producers caused very little stir in the local tin share market. Rubbers and industrials also showed few changes.
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    CEYLON RUBBER TO PAY HIGHER WAGES
    192 6 U.P. fOLOMBO, Wednesday.—The Wages Board for the L rubber industry in Ceylon is to be reintroduced. This Board was suspended in June when government deemed the then prevalent prices of rubbei insufficient for employers to pay-labour wages stipulated by the Board. As a result
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    RUBBER MARKET
    108 6 There was not mm li eMtttti in tht rubber commodity market yesterday and moderate bil mess passed at Tu. .&lt;d iy"&gt; Icvsls; Closing price* in cents per pound were: Buyers SeJler.-i No. 1 Nov. RSS 43 I 4 14 Xo. I Nov. RSS 42 1 4 41 1/J
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    SUGAR CROPS
    29 6 A.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. The Agriculture Department estimates world production of sugar beets for 1949 will be 77,800,000 short tons, a decrease of 3,100,000 tons from last year.—A.P.
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    Quotas Proposed For U.S. Rice
    87 6 A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed—The US Agriculture Department officials say it is quite probable that rigid marketing quotas will be proposed for the 1950 United States lioc crop. Quotas would be designed to prevent accumulation of unmarketable surpluses. This year's record crop and declining expert prospects raise
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    SLIGHT DROP IN U.S. RUBBER USE
    117 6 A.P. NEW YORK, The Rubber Manufacturers Association reported on Monday that estimated new rubber consumption in September totalled 74,765 long tons. This was 4.9% below August consumption of new natural and synthetic rubber. Natura! rubber used by manufacturers in September amounted to 42.957 tons
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    GOLD STRIKE
    26 6 U.P. CxMRO. Wed. The newspaper Al Assas reported yesterday that a government technical mission had struck rich gold veins on the Red Sea coast—U.P.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    144 6 Copra buyers yesterday bid J32i per picul f.o.b. Nov. with sellers holding bavk. The Indonesian Copra Fund tendered 4,300 piculs of cr.:&gt;ra yesterday. This was taken up ai $32.32 per picul loose. Coconut oil sellers quoted $841 per picul f.o.b. November. There were few bids in the ma#fc4f».
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    Govt. Bond, Slump
    73 6 LONDON, WYd. British Oov frniiifflt' socuritie* Plumped on tho London Stock Exchange for ;h- j&lt;-. 4»nd nu-cesalve day following the Government's CfflO,--»»«.».(100 eeonemv rata All the €1.784.000,000 of nationalisation h-tAck.s which lli.&gt; labour Oovernment ha&lt; issued since the Batik of Rn;dar»d wis nationalised m M.nr.h 1«M« fell
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    INVESTMENTS IN CHINA
    63 6 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.—Mr. C. P. Mayhew, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, disclosed yesterday that British business investments in China in 1941. repiesented hy physical properties excluding ships, totalled about £124.000.000. "To this must, be added the capita' represented by Chinese Government and tailway bonds quotas in London," he
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    784 6 Singapore, Wed. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 15.50 16.50 Alex. Bricks Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.15 2.22% 8.8. Petrol 35 36/B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/- 16/E. Utd. Assur. 40.75 4L75 Est. Trust Ag. 7.00 8.00 Fed. Dispensary 6.50 7.00 Fraser
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    SINO-MALAYS SHOCK ALL-INDIA XI
    991 7  -  LAST MINUTE GOAL SAVES TOURISTS By PHILIP GOH WHAT should have been a victory for the SinoMalays turned out to be a two-all draw when V. N. Thomas slammed in a last minute goal to save the All-India soccer team at Jalan Besar Stadium, yesterday. The
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    ORTIZ OUTBOXES PETERSON
    212 7 Reuter. GLASGOW. Wed. Manuel Ortix. world bantamweight champion, outpointed Jackie Paterson. former world fly weight champion, in a ten rounds open air fight at Hampden Park tonight. Roth weighed inside the stl pulated eight stone 12 pounds limit for the fieht which had been postponed from last
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    FAR EAST OLYMPICS
    65 7 U.P. MANILA. Wed. Chair man of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation Jorge Vargas left by plane for Hong Kong en route to Taipeh, Formosa, today to confer with Chinese athletic officials on the question of the proposed revival of Fai Eastern Olympic games. Vargas, it was learned
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    'I'll Cut Him To Ribbons —Maxim's Challenge
    107 7 'I'll Cut Him To Ribbons Maxim's Challenge CINCINNATI. Tues. Maxim, the National Boxing Association's Ameiican light heavyweight champion, clamoured today for a heavyweight title match with heavyweight champion Ezzaid Charles. "Fll cut him to ribbons," the challenge Maxim made after scoring a technica knockout over Joe Kahut last when the
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    HOME SOCCER
    34 7 Reuter. LONDON. Wed —Today s fuoiball results are: Football Association 2. RAF (played n Fitlhaui). The Army 3. Aston Villa 7 (played at Aldershot). Irish Gold Cup Final. Linfield Postadown 2. Reuter.
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    INVENTOR KILLED
    33 7 U.P. PORT DEPOSIT. Maryland. Wed.—Henry Straus. President of. the Tropical Parle race track ana inventor of the totaliaer." was killed with three others last nigh: in a plane crash near here.—U.P.
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    DINNER FOR TOURISTS
    29 7 More than 250 attended the dinner in honour of the All-India soccer team given by the Singa pote Indian Regional Cortgrew at Robinson's Cafe last night
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    SCC Women swamp Naval Base Ladies
    128 7 THE SCO Women swamped the defences of the Naval Base Ladies and chalked up a 11-0 victory at hockey on tne padang yesterday. Ten minutes from the start, tho. S.C.C. netted the tat goal, and from then on. pnou them up steadily. Miss Macaw
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    SELETAR COULD ONLY SCORE 1 TO SRC's 7
    222 7 ANE goal only was all the R.A.F. Seletar team could score in reply to the S.R.C.'s seven at hockey on the Padang, yesterday. Far from being a one-sided Bffair all the time the 'drinen put up a vigorous game. They had several
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    Jimmy, Scarlet Tiger II Impress At K.L.
    183 7  -  From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. JIMMY (Harper) and Scarlet Tiger II (EHery) returned the best times this morning on the No. 2 grass track, running three furlongs in 3914 seconds. Rest, of tho Class 5 horses were Golden Gate (Mawi) who was
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    Gonzales Beaten In Pro Debut
    106 7 Reuter. NEW YORK. Wed.—Pancho Gonzales, United States amateur lawn tennis champion of 1949, was beaten b\ Jack Kramer in his piofcs sional debut at Madison Square Garden here last night. Kramer, professional champion of the world, won in little over an hour by 6 —l
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    Sterope Brings Off a remarkable double
    387 7 CAMBRIO GESHIRE HANDICAP Reuter. NEWMARKET, Wednesday. jVORTH Country owner John Townley, brought oft a remarkable double when his colt Sterope won the Cambridgeshire Handicap for the second successive year here this afternoon. Sterope, carrying topweight of 9st. 41bs. ;uW ridden by Charlie Elliott, won
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    INDIA NOT FOR EMPIRE GAMES
    61 7 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Wed.—lndia will not be represented at the Empire Games at Auckland, New Zealand, next February. This decision was taken here today by the Indian Olympic Association. The Association resolved to join the Asian games to be held in Delhi next year and
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    9 COUNTRIES ACCEPT
    35 7 Reuter. BOMBAY. Wvd.—Nine oiuntnes including Britain, Fn&nce and Yugoslavia have accapted the invitation of the All-India Lawn Tennis Association, for the international championship tournament to be held in Calcutta in December. —Reuter.
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    Freeman Haled No.I Player
    88 7 Reuter. AUSTIN, TEXAS, Wed. Dr. Dave Freeman, nix times United States «in- gles winner, was rated i today the top ranking hadmlnton player in the United States. "j The rankings were announced by Cal Newton, 1 United States Badminton Association information Chairman. I»r. Freeman, wtnnri j
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    ALL BLUES GO DOWN FIGHTING
    236 7 THE Singapore Cricket Club 'A' XV defeated the AllBlue.; XV by eight points (a ijoal and a try) to nil in a gruelling lUggct match on the Padang yesterday. Lack of stamina during the final stages of the game caused all Blues to slack in
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    SMITH HOLDS ON TO LEAD
    101 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.— Sidney Smith of Doncaster contined to dominate his News of the World snooker tournament heat against Canada's champion, George Chenier, at the Leicester Square Hall today when he again won all six frames in a session. Of the seven frames which bi
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    WORLD TITLE FIGHT
    31 7 A.P. LOS ANGELES, Wed.— Ezzard Charles may defend his NBA world heavyweight crown against Tony Bosnich in San Francisco in December, hiß manager, Jake Mints. aid today.— A.P.
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    WORLD SUICIDE IS THEM OTHER WAY OUT
    392 8 Reuter. NEW YORK, Wednesday. THE only alternative to world government "some time or other" is world suicide, said Pand.t Nehru m an address to the Herald Tribune forum tolli S Pandit Nehru broadcast the address, a short one from Chicago. His words were
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    Japan's No. 1 Tax Evader
    117 8 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Wed.—The Japanese Government last night named the Mitsubishi Kasei Company, biggest chemical concern in Japan, the No. 1 tax evader in the nation. Finance Ministers of the Tax Administration Agency estimated that the Company had dodged a payment of 970.000.000 yen ($1,940,000) during
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    WIFE SMASHED CUPS, PICTURES, ROCKING HORSE
    113 8 English-speaking Lucy Ho went to the house of her husband's second wife. Tan Tin Nco, slapped her. broke two tea cups, a picture of husband, a rocking horse and a comb. Yesterday she ap peared before the Fourth Police Magistrate on a charged of
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    DR. APPARAJOO SCHOLARSHIP
    40 8 KULA LUMPUR, Wed. The Penang Hindu Sabah has endowed a scholarship of $3.000 to perpetuate Dr. R. Apparajoo'a name in the Penang Free School. The scholarship is for boys of Indian parentage attending the Penang Free School.
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    Indonesians To Get Sovereignty On December 20
    249 8 A.P. THE HAGUE, Wednesday. THE Indonesians, after their four-year-old dispute 1 with the Dutch. v may soon receive national sovereignty from Queen Juliana of the Netherlands Sly at a ceremony in the 700-year-old Knights Hall in The Hague, well informed circles said today.
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    LAND GIVEN TO MALACCA BOYS' HOME
    105 8 The Malacca Jubilee Boys Home should shortly have its own premises as a result of the grant of land at Durian Daun by the Government, and the decisions reached by the Malacca Settlement We'fare Committee to contribute the balance required for purposes of building.
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    MALACCA WELFARE
    48 8 MALACCA. Wed. A meet'ng of che Malacca Settlement Welfare Committee will be held on Friday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. The meeting will consider a grant of $400 for 160 suits of clothing at the cost of $2.50 each for i nates of the Welfare Home.
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    PLANKS AND ATTAPS FOR SQUATTERS
    120 8 The Ma'ayan Chinese As sociation. Negri Sembilan Branch, has been responsible for the details of the plan which will provide squatters with timber and attaps for building their new houses on a central site. For security reasons, and in the interests of the settlers the
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    Soviet – Slav Relations Reach Snapping Point
    184 8 Soviet Slav Relations Reach Snapping Point U.P. LONDON, Wednesday. CTRAINED diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia moved closer to a breaking point today as Russia demanded the recall of Yugoslav Ambassador to Moscow Karlo Mrazovic. A Radio Moscow broadcast said the Kremlin had demanded the removal
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    The Crew Lost Their Hats In Taku Bar
    413 8 BLOCKADE BUSTER IN PORT Tribune Reporter THE 8,199-ton Flying Clipper, one of the two Isbrandtsen Line freighters which were held by a Chinese Nationalist destroyer after leaving Shanghai early this month arrived in Singapore last evening. The Flying Clipper is expected to
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    TITO WILL FIGHT
    25 8 A.P. BELGRADE, Wed.-- Marshal r ito said today that "w--shall fight— and we shall fight enduringly" to prevent Yugos'avia's subjugation by Russia.—A.P.
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    FAREWELL TO MALACCA R. C.
    72 8 MALACCA, Wed. On the eve of his departure on leav the Hon Mr. W. C. Taylor, Resident Commissioner, Malacca, was entertained to a sumptuous Chinese dinner by the Hon. Mr. Goh Joon Hoe, Mr. Lim Sian Soon. Mr. NeNra Wee Chiow and Mr. Tan Soo
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    141 8 SINGAPORE DISTRICT MYF: Third Commission chairman meeting at YMCA tea room at 5.30 p.m. SINGAPORE CHRISTIAN YOUTH COUNCIL: Monthlv meeting at 30, Oxley Road. THEOHOPHICAL SOCIETY: The Microseosm and C'llture" at 8, Cairnhill Road at 6.30 p.m. YWCA: International Fortnightly Women's Club meeting. Speaker Mrs. Myron
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    Cinema
    163 8 CATHAY: "Christopher Columbus" with Fedric March. Flor ence Eldridge and Francis L. Sullivan at 11 a.m. t 1.45, *.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: '«Joan of Arc" with Ingrid Bergman at 10.30, a.n-... 1.15, 4.00. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. ALHAMHRA: "Wamiq Aira" (Hindustani) 1,30, 4.00, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m.
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    Sports
    60 8 SOCCER: Tt.A.F. Changi vs. Pava L#ebar Bus S.C. CuiMie). Jalan Besar: Tionu Bahru Rangers vs. Malayan Atrwavs (friendly) Fairer Rl G4&gt;ER: University A v.. St. Andrew s School. po «round: Raffles Inst, 1st w 1 2nd teams vs. English College. J. Bahru. r HOCKEY: S.C.C. vs. S.KA.-. padang; Khalsa
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    LONDON SHARES
    119 8 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.—British Government stocks fell to new \&lt;™ levels today Persistent throughout the day resulted in losses of up to one point. Treasury two-and halves touched a new all-time low of ;*&gt;.. Weakness in this section transmit to other dorneMi' issues. Loading industrials wero marked lower and
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