Malaya Tribune, 29 October 1949

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    66 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tat Tribune* Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA 1 Phone 3811/3 Published simultaneously at Si ngapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh a nd Penang. TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE TON DON REPRESENTATIVE E.
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    MARCEL CERDAN DIES IN PLANE CRASH
    293 1 ALL 48 ABOARD REPORTED LOST .n 00 LONDON, Friday, of tho £Sfe!££U*S* former middleweight champion t 7 others when Mt Fr n <* Constellation airliner crashedin names on a mountain peak in tlie Azores today. board dcS CeTdan wellknown French violinist, Ginette Nevey. was
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    MISSING AUSTER AT KARAK?
    48 1 It is believed that the missing Auster aircraft came down in an area between Mentakab and Karak. According to information received it is possible that the search by air and by ground forces will be narrowed down to an area of five square miles.
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    NEW CONSULATE
    18 1 U.P. MANILA, Fri.—lt was learned today that Canada will shortly open a ConsulateGeneral In Manila. —U.P.
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    MASS ARRESTS IN BULGARIA
    64 1 STOP PRSSS Reuter. BELGRADE, Fri. Mass arrests in Bulgaria, including 200 Communist Party men and several former Ministers are reported in an article to appear tomorrow in Borba, Yugoslav Government official organ. Borba said the arrents were linked with former Bulgaria i Vice-President Traicho Rostov, whose
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    LAMOTTA WEEPSFOR CERDAN
    131 1 NEW YORK, Fri— Jake Lamotta, who was to have defended his middleweight title against Marcel Cerdan at New York in December wept openly today when he heard that Cerdan had died in a plane crash. Cerdan was on his way to New York when the plane crashed
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    Latest For K.L. Races
    40 1 Allan Lewis, Tribune racing co dent 'phoned this morning to say that the going will be heavy today, the final day of the- Selangor Turf Club's October Meeting. For selections and race review see page ten.
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    DUTCH TROOPS REFUSE DUTY IN INDONESIA
    77 1 Reuter. ROTTERDAM. Friday. Twentyone Dutch conscripted servicemen refused to go aboard the Indonesia-bound troopship Zuiderkruis today. They are to be court martialled. The Zuiderkruis left for Batavia with over 1.000 relief troops aboard. They included 161 conscripts who had deserted from the military camp
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    THAI JITTERS ON AIR RAIDS
    67 1 A.P. BANGKOK. Fri. The Interior Ministry sent circulars throughout the nation ordering that air raid shelters that have not already been demolished be retained for possible future use. The ministry said it nan agreed with the Defence Ministry that solidly built, still usable shelters which
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    THE END
    22 1 Reuter. THE HAGUE, Frt.—The final plenary session of the Dutch-Indonesian rouna table conference will be held on Nov. 2. —Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE TO HAVE DRAMA SCHOOL SOON
    79 1 Tribune Reporter Mr. J. D. Joseph, the principal of the Singapore Training College, said last night that a Drama School will be started in Singapore next year. He wa« speaking on behalf of the judges at Ihe Singapore Methodist Fellowship Dramatic Contest held at
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    ATTACHE RECALLED
    122 1 A.P. BERNE, Fri.—The Swiss Federal Council disclosed today that Major. Bidwell Moore, assistant to the United States Military Attache has been recalled to the United States at the request of the Swiss Government. Moore, the Council stated, was found to have been in contact with Gerber, a Swiss
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    ELIZABETH TO JOIN PHILiP
    46 1 LONDON. Fri. Princess Elizabeth hopes to fly to Malta to join her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, now serving in the destroyer Chequers, on Nov. 20, for a few weeks, it was announced tonight. Prince Charles, their son, will remain in Britain
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    REDS GET READY TO ASSAULT FORMOSA
    192 1 U.P. HONGKONG. Fri. The Chinese Communists have opened a campaign today to occupy all key islands off the Chinese coast opposite Formosa in preparation for an eventual water-borne assault on the island refuge, Chinese newspapers reported today. The newspapers said the Communists were concentrating
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    SHAKTI BANNED
    20 1 The Singapore Government has banned Volume 16 issue No 6 for Sept. 1949 of a Tamil magazine 'Shakti."
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    SCOTLAND YARD IS STYMIED
    123 1 U.P. LONDON, Fri.—A loophole in the gold regulations today stymied what informed sources said Scotland Yard had hoped would be a sweeping "test case" which would afford them a precedent to crack down on owners of "illicit gold." Two dealers were brought to the Bow Street
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    Wrestlers Arrive
    39 1 Three of the American Wrestlers who will be fighting tonight seen at the Boustead In- stitute after they disembarked from the Maetsuycker this morning. They are from left to right, Giant'ty Layton, Hal Morgan and Ray Anderson.
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    Coffee Price Rises—But Not To The Housewife
    261 1 Coffee Price Rises But Not To The Housewife Tribune Market Correspondent 01NCE the devaluation, the price of coffee in Singapore has risen from about $70 a picul to about $110. But there is no danger yet of the rise being passed on to the consumer, because grinders profits can still
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    VEGETARIANS TO IMPORT EXPERTS
    83 1 Tribune Reporter The Singapore Vegetarian Society decided yesterday to invite experts from abroad to come here and investigate the possibilities of establishing and running a purely vegetarian restaurant on modern lines. It was hoped to site the new restaurant in a central locality in the city.
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    TALK ON MATERNITY
    18 1 Miss Nonl Wrignt tamed on "Rural Maternity and Child Welfare" over Radio Malaya last night.
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    30-man Board of Review for S'pore appeals on tax
    176 1 Tribune Reporter CINGAPORE will soon have a thirty-man Board of review formed under the income tax laws. The board will hear appeals on income tax assessments and will hold office for three years. The Chambers of Commerce have been invited by
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    DEATH STALKS THROUGH ITALY
    86 1 U.P. ROME, Fri.—Eight deaths were reported from scattered areas of north and central Italy today in landslides and floods caused by torrential rainstorms. Seven persons died at Montignoso village. near Massa Carrara, in northern Italy, when a landslide crushed two houses. Two persons were rescued from
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    RAID ON SHANGHAI
    21 1 Reuter. hONGKONG, Fri. Cninese Nationalist B-24 bombers razed Communist installations in and around Shanghai today, inflicting "considerable damage."—Reuter.
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    Envoy To Egypt
    60 1 Mr. ciauue A usi rail;m Commissioner for Malaya, has been appointed Australian Minister to Egypt. This waa announced by Dr. H. V. Evatt, Australian Minister for External Affairs, yesterday evening. This is the first time that Australia has seat a Minister i Egypt. It is aot yet
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    WALLACE ON MAO
    40 1 A.P. PRINCETON, New Jersey, Fri.—Henry A. Wallace, 1948 Progressive Party presidential candidate, said yesterday that the U.S. must recognize the new Chinese regime because "the friendship of one-third of a billion of people is at stake." A.P.
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    SIR RALPH LEAVES
    21 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Fri. Sir Ralph Stevenson, British Ambassador to China, left here today for Singapore aboard the Carthage.—Reuter.
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    U.S. $297,950 FOR CHILD WELFARE IN S. E. A.
    345 2 UNICEF Chief In Singapore THE United Nations international Children* Emergency Fund has allotted US$297,950 to British territories in South East Asia. Hie grants are as follows: Singapore—US$27,850; Federation of Malaya*—«US$104,200; Sarawak US$48,850; North Borneo—US$90,050 and Brunei— US$27,000. Mr. Simon Polak from
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    Sir Hugh's Successor
    99 2 Air Vice Marshal F. J. Fogarthy, C. 8., D. F. C i A. F. C, who succeeds j Sir Hugh Lloyd, C-in-C, Far East Air Force, has i been Senior Air Officer, Flying Training Com- mand, since 1947. Prior S to this he was AOC Administration at
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    GRIM REAPER HAS A BUSY WEEK
    89 2 The death rate in Singapore this week showed a Dig tine over the number for last week. tuberculosis and pneumonia taking the biggest tolls. There were 32 deaths from tuberculosis —nine over the previous week —with pneumonia the next highest at 20. There were
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    Fastest Air Service Begins Next Week
    154 2 THE fastest air service to Europe will be inaugurated in Singapore on Saturday when the Scandinavian Airlines system starts operations. The system is a combination of the airlines of Denmark, Norway and Sweden operating over the European network with a link to New York
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    DAKOTAS TO LINK S'PORE WITH SAIGON
    54 2 French air hostesses will serve Air France passengers on the Saigon-Singapore route with the best wines from the mother country when the service begins next Friday. This is the first French airline to operate from Singapore. Dakotas will arrive here every Thursday afternoon and
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    ON SERVICE AGAIN
    38 2 Re-condltloned but retaining her prewar appearance, the 23,500-ton P. O. liner. Strathmore, launched in 1935, has just '-eft England for Australia on her first normal service since she was requisitioned as a trooper in 1940,
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    $ 1½ Millions For Sewerage And Half Million For Building
    138 2 1½ Millions For Sewerage And Half Million For Building MUNICIPAL Commissioners will be asked to agree to building and sewerage projects which will cost nearly $2,000,000. Of thi?, $1,500,000 wdl go for sewerage and $500*--000 for buildings. The sum, if voted, will be the second payment to the Colony s
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    CHECK ON CARELESS DRIVING
    102 2 Commissioner.-' support wUI be asked for a Police pro posal to check careless drivers of the Singapore Traction Company. The Police ask that the pro visions of the Singapore Traction Ordinance on negli gent driving should be th 1 same as those of the Road Traffic
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    FIVE-CENT-A-MILE CUT IN CITY BUS RATES
    209 2 FI VE- CENT-A-MILE CUT IN CITY BUS RATES City Fathers On Monday Will Discuss: JJJAIN topic will be cheaper travel on the city's buses Commissioners will be asked to approve a resolution by Progressive Mr. Jivabhai, calling for a five-cent cut in the minimum fare of the Traction Company. The
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    ELECTION POSTERS
    41 2 If Commissions s approve candidates for Municipal Elections must apply to the Municipal Architect an;! Bui'.ding Surveyor for a licence to show election post ers. will have the power to agree to th- exhibition of any other election contrivances.
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    New Ice-Cream Laws Leave Ice-Men Cold
    192 2 DIGID control of ice-cream manufacture proposed by the *l Municipal Council may put many vendors of ice's and shaved-ice out of business. The regulations call for pasteurisation of ice-cream mixtures before freezing, and installation of special machinery, with fixed thermometers, for this process. Medical
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    RED CROSS STATION AT BUKIT TIMAH
    61 2 A Municipal Committee has agreed that the Municipal Fire Department should have an Ambulance Statioh at Bukit Timah. But the Rural Board muse first agree to meet all expenses incurred in the purchase and equipping of an Ambulance, building of the Station with quarters
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    SPECIAL MEET
    30 2 A special meeting will follow the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners on Monday. Two amendments to the rules of con duct of Municipal business will be tabled.
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    The Philippine delegation to ECAFE were in carefree mood on Tues- ; day evening- when th. \ v entertained fellow delegates and wellknoun ! Singapore reddents at \ the Raffles Hotel. This photograph shows the ) leader of the delegation, \ Mr. Comelio Balmaceda i (seated on the leit), Mr. Lino Castillo jo (right) ! and standing I>r. lier- I nardo. Mr. Nicanor j Toraas. Mr. Ortega and I»ean Jose E. Yelmonie. * With them are MM i Filipino ladies ot Singapore.— P.R. Photo.
    78 2 The Philippine delegation to ECAFE were in carefree mood on Tues- day evening- when th. v entertained fellow delegates and wellknoun Singapore reddents at the Raffles Hotel. This photograph shows the leader of the delegation, Mr. Comelio Balmaceda i (seated on the leit), Mr. Lino Castillo jo (right) and standing
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    WEST WIND GOES UNDER HAMMER
    116 2 THE auction of a ship—the first of its kind in Bhig pore—was held in the vessel itself as she 'ay at anchor in the laid up anchorage yesterday. The sixty-six ton Sai -formerly the West Wind went under the hammer foi $15,700 to the Tiopical
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    MALACCA MADE ARMOUR PLATES
    54 2 MALACCA. Fri.—A local Brai of weldeis has produced armour plates for use on rucks which, submitted to DC ice tests, were found to be bullet-proof at 30 yards range. Mr Ang Song Hee, the firm's rep: escntative. raid that further demonstrations would be cairied out bcfoic
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
    68 2 The Department of Bioad casting in Singapore has or ganised a study course foi English speaking employees. Started 6 weens as ac xperiment, the class of 18 students 116 Malays, 1 Tamil. 1 Sikh) have already had 36 hours to study. The com pletc couTre covers a
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    Bound for Australia
    47 2 Mr. Charles SaMshiin function oiiicer of the British Council. Singa- pore, left for hi* be« appointment in Australia in the Burns I'hilip Line s Merkur yesterday. > lr i D. E. Young has taken I the place of Mr. SalisbuO 1 J in Singapore. i
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    Ex-Dunlop Man New Indian Assent
    111 3 A member of the nan delegation to the v KFE Conference. Mr. Kamaehandran, I nder- Secretary in the Ministry i vi Industry and Supply j i the Government of .1. and formerly Asdistant District Manager. ~i »;> Kubber Co. i India) Ltd., has been .intcd
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    5 HOLIDAYS NEXT YEAR
    88 3 Si igapore will have fifteen and pir:lie holidays In r.i.10 commencing on Monday. 2 in substituticn foi N v Year's Day. The other ivs will be: Fe l 2. Thaipusam; Feb. 17 IS, Chinese New Year; 7 and 8, Gcod Friday Easter Saturday: April faster Monday;
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    POSTAGE RATES
    33 3 correct rate of postage hristmas Cards in uniled envelopes intended for tveyance by sea to counoutside Ma'aya is 6 nts for the first 2 ox. and ats for each additional Ounce.
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    BANDIT CHIEFTAINS ARE KILLING QUITTERS
    483 3 But Emergency Still Costs $300,000 'A Day lxy A 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. S IR Alec Newboult, Federation Chief Secretary, told the Press yesterday that bandit leaders have murdered "comrades" snspected of trying to surrender to the police. "It is known from those who have
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    Better public morale helps in war against jungle raiders
    191 3 INTENSIFIED effort against bandits has been maintained during the past three weeks, and the results have not been unsatisfactory, said Mr. H. BShaw, Deputy Commissioner of Police. Public morale is better and more information is coming in. "Pressure", he added, 44
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    THUG WALKS INTO AMBUSH
    270 3 JJAKAIS building a hut in Ulu Jengka in the area of Kuala Lipis on Tuesday attacked a patrol, one of them using a parang. He was shot dead while the rest escaped wounded. The following day, in the same area, one of three wounded bandits walked
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    Cremation Day Brings Joy In Bah
    193 4 BUT IT CAN BE VERY EXPENSIV nuFM \TION day In Bali 1* a day for rejoicing, m {h /CREMATION "*> women gather on th, L sand* river or aea wher. .purine., cremation field tcf ,\'indu religious, custom. Umt rite* 500 oa«9> 'or a crematlaa,
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    SATURDAY SHOW ROUNO-UP
    1287 5  -  ay OSWALD HENRY RATING. Fair; Good; Veryj Good Excels tf. "JOAN OF ARC" (Capitol) a mighty film with a mighty cast and a mighty star performance by Ingrid Bergman, whose obvious sincerity in her portrayal of the Makl of Orleans makes this her greatest offering. Critics have
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    TO JOIN THE REDS?
    46 5 Reuter. HONGKONG. Fii A I Central Air Transport Corporation C-47 took off from Kai Tak airport last evening when it was not schedule for Might, according to a press report. It was believed that the aircraft was flown to Communist territory. Reuter.
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    Leopold In Paris
    52 5 King Leopold of the Belgian* (left) is seen on arrival at d** Boarget Airport, Paris, on October 22, with his wife. Princess de Kethv (back to camera). They were met by the Indian Ambassador to France, Sarriar Malik (centre), a golfing friend of the King. A.P. Picture.
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    BIDAULT NAMES NEW CABINET
    306 5 Reuter. PARIS, Friday—M. Georges Bidault, leader of the Popular Republic (Catholic) Party, was endorsed early today as French Premier by the National Assembly ai|i formed his Cabinet on middle-of-the-road coalition lines immediately afterwards. M Bidault is the third leader to attempt to form a Cabinet since
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    JAPS TO EGYPT
    27 5 Reuter. 1 TOKIO, Fri. The Egypti an Government has granted permission to two Japanese companies to send trade representatives to Egypt, was learned today.—Reuter.
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    AYE ATQUE VALE
    437 6 TO-DAY ECAFE enters its last session, and by 1 to-night it will all be over- The Victoria Hall will relapse into its old somnolence, and official Singapore will utter a heartfelt sigh of relief at the prospect of a few early nights. At the beginning of this
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    MALCOLM MacDYAK
    61 6 CONGRATULATIONS lo the Commissioner General for donnin<r the kilt, his own tribal to entertain his Dv* lr guests from SarawaV. May wp now pugges* a farther eresture of goodwill fmm both sides. The C.G. should be piven the title of tho Laird of Longhouse. while the chieftains should
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    REDS HAVE A BAD TIME IN BRITISH TRADE UNIONS
    1120 6  -  The pei iod between the 1948 and 1949 Trades Union Congresses in Britain has been significant for the T.U.C's campaign to eliminate Communists and 'fellowworkers' from key positions in the trade unions. At almost all the union conferences, the Communists have
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    Siam Keeps Watch on Northern Borders
    625 6  -  By OSCAR REBEIRO THE Siamese authorities have moved troops to the northern borders of the kingdom in anticipation of any trouble that may be forthcoming. Believed to be nearly a brigade in strength, these khaki-clad Thai soldiers have brought a dash of wartime atmosphere
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    TAKING CARE OF OUR FUTURE CITIZENS
    1478 6  -  In a broadcast last night over Radio Malaya By NONI WRIGHT YOU might have noticed a fine new building on the road across the Island to Johore labelled "Child Welfare Clinic," and thought to yourself—"We are getting on,— new buildings like that to look
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    No Taxes In These Islands
    162 6 LONDON gardens in England They have them in Britain's Scilly Islands, where there is no income tax and you pay automobile tax only if you want *o is warmed by the gulf giant palms, prickly pear. The Sclllys lie at the entrance to the English
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    Buttons And Bows
    42 7 Pearly kings and queens pose with their gifts of flowers, fruit and bread before the annual service and festival at St. Mary Magdalene Church in London, England. The annual affair brings the costermongers together in their pearl button costumes.
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    'The Black Shadow '—Bangkok's Best Selling Book
    201 7 A.P. BANGKOK, Friday THE best seller in the literary demi-world of this 1 fabulous city is called "The Black Shadow." The book gives complete information as to the exact whereabouts of houses of ill fame. It cites prices and even discusses value received.
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    LIPSTICK MARKS CAUSE TROUBLE
    80 7 LONDON. Fri—An altercation said to have been due to arriving home late at nignt with lipstick in his hands and face led to Wil Ham Tomllnson. aged 29, a driving miner, of Eownessroad, Preston, being nnei £20 at Preston for wounding his wife. Mrs. Tomlinson said
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    8-MONTH BABY HAD FREAK PREGNANCY
    183 7 Reuter. TOKIO. Fri.—A Japanese doctor in Tokyo successfully removed an unborn baby from the stomach of another baby. Operating on an eight-month-old baby to remove what was thought to be a tumour, the doctor found an embryo. The embryo was at the same stage of
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    RECORD THROW
    54 7 Reuter. MOSCOW. Fri. Anna Andra of the Soviet Union is claimed to have broken the women's shotput record with a throw of 14.75 metres <48 feet 4. 1 2 imhesi in Tabillsi. The ial record is held by Tatyana Sevrukova of the Soviet with 14.58 metres (47 ft.
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    NEW DELHI HAS A CLOTH BURNING GHOST
    162 7 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Fri.- A small house on the outskirts of New Delhi, is believed to be haunted by a "c'oth-burning ghost". Any piece of cloth inside the house catches fire mysteriously. A tired family was sitting in the drawing 100 m of
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    GREEK EXECUTIONS
    34 7 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Fri. The General Assembly's Political Committee today overwhelmingly approved an Ecuadorean motion designed to halt the execution of Greek guerillas in Greece. The vote was 40-4 with ten abstentions.—-U.P.
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    DRIVE TO MEET SUGAR SHORTAGE
    55 7 A.P. MANILA, Fri. Mills on Negros Island began tho sugar processing season with a drive to meet domestic shortage. Efforts by the Philippines to meet international commitments have been accompanied by a paradox in thiland, lush with sugar plantations. Foodstores are rationing the commodity and
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    FROGMEN'S SUITS ON SALE SOON
    87 7 ReuterAAP. MELBOURNE. Fri.—"Frogmen's" suits, as used in the last war for underwater operations, are to be placed on the Australian market soon. Two of the suits were brought to Australia recently by Mr. J. E. Johnstone, one of the divers who in 1941 salvaged gold
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    TARZAN LOSES HIS MATE
    128 7 A.P. SANTA MONICA. Fri. The real life mate of the reel Tarzan, Lex Barker, divorced him on Oct. 11, it was disclosed. He is the 10th actor to play the handsome jungle man role. Mrs. Constance J. Barker, formerly of New York, obtained the decree by
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    GRIZZLED 'SEA DOGS' WEEP
    66 7 U.P. WASHINGTON, Fri. Highranking naval officers rushed to Admirol Louis Denfeld's office in the Pentagon building to offer their sympathy. One aide reported that fcwn grizzled admirals "wept openly". Denfeld, according to the aide, showed some relief because the announcement took him off the hook had
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    MYSTERIOUS EPIDEMIC
    61 7 U.P. Dutch Harbour, Alaska. Fri. -A mysterious epidemic, which has claimed the lives of three small children here, is under investigation by the Alaska Board of Health. Two naval pharmacists have'been unable to diagnose the malady. An eminent physician Dr. Hazel Blaid left oh her annual inspection tour
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    LIE'S PINT SIZED ARMY
    124 7 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS. Fri. A special Political Committee today endorsed SecretaryGeneral Trygve Lie's request for a United Nations guard force to protect field missions of the world organization. The Committee voted. 38-5 with eight abstentions, to recommend the establishment of a reserve panel of up to
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    Margaret Is Very Much The Princess, Says Life
    319 7 A.P. NEW YORK, Friday. lIFE magazine calls Princess Margaret Rose "the liveliest and most amusable person her family has produced in several centuries, if not for all time." Laying heavy stress on Margaret's love for fun and her pranks since infancy, the
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    AUSTRALIA HAS RECORD WINE CROP
    101 7 ReuterAAP. CANBERRA, Fri. Australian wine production for 1948-49 was a record 34 million gallons, the Australian Wine Board announced. This surpassed the previous year's record of 33,000,000 gallons, the Board said. The Board added that, mainly because of a failing off in exports to Britain,
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    'Soviet Arms Have Driven Nationalists To C'king'
    370 8 A.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. rHWA told the United Nations yesterday that the Soviet Union has armed hundreds of thousands of the Chinese Reds who have driven the Nationalist Government hack to the wartime capital at Chungking. Nationalist China's Chieh Hou-kan and Soviet Foreign
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    ITALY GETS READY FOR TOURIST RUSH
    79 8 A.P. ROME, Fri.-Italy i s getting ready to harvest a lush crop of "average" during the 1950 Holy Year. The Central Tourist Office, in a report on efforts to make Italy more attractive to tourists, disclosed that 20.--000 establishments over th* country now offer
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    EVACUATION STOPPED
    65 8 Reuter. TOKIO, Fri. Eighty four Japanese yesterday ar rived in the western Japan port of Sasebo from Korea aboard the Kaio Maru. Meanwhile, word brought to Maizuru harbour, in Centra! Japan, yesterday by the cap tain of a repatriation vesse' quoted Soviet officials at Nahodka, Siberia, as saying
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    WHAT IN THE WORLD?
    41 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Fri. —Sir Girja Dajpai, Indian External Affairs Secretary General, emerged from his talks with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Undersecretary James Webb, saying that "they had toured the horizon' of mutual United States-In-dian problems.—U.P.
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    40 YEARS AGO
    43 8 A.P. CHICAGO. Fri. Forty years ago this month the electric cooking range was invented in a Chicago basement. Hotpoint Ihe, largest electric range manufacturer in the United States, has de dicated a plaque to George A. Hughe*, tne inventor, A.P,
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    Business, Polities Don't Mix
    65 8 U.P. CHICAGO, Fri.—Brig, j Gen. Frank Howley, former American commandant In Berlin, said j "production is terrible in Russian occupied countries." Howley said the Russians have eliminated the eight-hour day and are using a "tremendous amount of slave labour." hut their output has not improved. He
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    LOOKING THINGS OVER — When this horse encountered hi> imitation on a street in London, there wsk embarrassment on at least one side. The young jockey looks annoyed.
    27 8 LOOKING THINGS OVER When this horse encountered hi> imitation on a street in London, there wsk embarrassment on at least one side. The young jockey looks annoyed.
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    Money For Dependants Goes To Creditors
    242 8 ex-gratia payment of $5,442.20 made by the Municipal Commissioners on behalf of the dependants of one of their employees, the late A. M. Drysdale. shift engineer, was the subject matter of a dispute in the High Court yesterday. The cheque for this amount was
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    Nemtchina Does It Once Too Often
    396 8 A STORMY three-hour debate in the ECAFE confer encc. yesterday, preceded adoption by majority vote of the resolution on the Economic Survey for Asia and the Far East. The USSR delegate, Mr. S. S. Nemtchina, accused the authors of the Economic Survey for ECAFE
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    Court told of Ku Klux Klan Raid
    262 8 U.P. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama. Thurs.—A witness testified at the opening of the Alabama flogging trials yesterday that the Ku Klux Kian had carried out a hooded raid against a 42-year-old grandmother last June 10. It was the brsl positive linking of the Kian with
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    Starlings In For A Noisy Week
    147 8 Reuter. BIRMINGHAM, Fri.—The 20.000 starlings that infest the city centre here will soom have a very noisy week for tests are to be carried out with ultra-sonic-waves sound waves that can be heard by birds but not b> human beings. They make a mess
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    POSSESSED DUTIABLE TOBACCO
    65 8 Two Chinese. Poh Cnew Eng and Lim Kirn Eng, were charged in the Second District Court yesterday with being in possession of 2,408 lbs. of dutiable tobacco. Poh faced two further charges of importing the tobacco and abetting Lim in the offence. Poh and Lim claimed trial
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    3 MONTHS FOR HAVING SPEAR
    57 8 Chia Meng Hay was sentenced by the First District Judge yesterday to three months rigorous imprisonment after he was convicted of a charge of being in possession of a spear. Chia was arrested by two police constables at South Bridge Road on Aug. 8. He
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    TREASURY BILLS
    49 8 Tenders for Federation of Malaya Government Treasury Bills of three months tenure have been accepted by the Financial Secretary, Federation of Malaya, to the extent of $200,000 at a rate of discount equivalent to per cent per annum. The Bills will he issued on November 1, 1949,
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    226 9 Pepper prices have started an easier trend after the recent steep climb. Black pepper was offered in Singapore yesterday at $670 per picul f.o.b. Nov. and white peprjer at $975 per picul f.o.b. Nov. The London pepper market was quiet but steady on Thursday with setters asking 12/10
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    'No Undercutting,' Japan Pledges
    214 9 'No Undercutting Japan Pledges TOKIO. Thursday. Japan pledged yesterday 1 not to cut the prices of her exports drastically nor to dump them on the world market. The assurance came from the Minister of International Trade Heitaro Inagaki. He replied with an emphatic "not at all when asked if Japan
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    Plans For Jap Trade Missions
    101 9 A.P. WASHINGTON, Fri. Plans to permit the Japanese to establish trade missions throughout the world are being studied closely by a subcommittee of the Far Eastern Commission. There has been no indication if or when any action may be taken. The proposal has the endorsement
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    PRICES STEADY ON S. AMERICAN
    280 9 Rubber Market This Week ALTHOUGH support from London and New York has been poor, buying from other parts of the world, notably the Far East and South America, has kept this market very steady This is especially noticeable for the lower grades of sheet which
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    WEEK'S PRICES
    121 9 Highest and lowest prices during the week ending October 28. are Highest Lowest Cl..sine Buyers Noon Loose 44 3 8 43 3/4 44 1/4 RM A 1 R.S.S. F. 0.8. Nov. 44 3 8 43 3 4 44 1/4 X M A 2 RVS.S. F. 0.8. Nov. 42
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    Tins down again
    34 9 Singapore, Fri. London was again a persistent seller of tin share*. Price** locally were marked down according--1 ly. Industrials had small inquiries, at lower levels and rubber shares remained negiected. 3
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    Along the godowns
    58 9 Keelo President Polk (42/43); Maetsuyker (40 41): Glengarry (38/39); Idomeneus (36/37); Silverbriar Aeneas (88/34); Kamunlng (81/82); Plancius (17 18): Charon (19/20); Charles M< Leod (21 22); Bidor (23): Rasa (24); Sentani CastlevUle (25/26); Darvel (27/28); Lawak (29/30); Eurymedon (15/16); Rimau (15); I'lysses (13/14); Glenorchy (11); Fernmoor (8/9);
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    SEA MAIL
    31 9 Mails are expected from Federation, Java and Western Australia. Mails for the Federation, Thailand, Sarawak (except. Miri), Western Australia (letters and parcel.*-'>, Eastern Australia (letters only! will close today.
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    AIR MAIL
    77 9 Mails expected today are from Aden, Afganistan, USA, Russia, South America. Azores, West Indies, Canada. Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Eire, France, Africa, Germany, Great Britain, India, Persia, Iraq, Malta, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Honngkong, Burma, Ceylon, Batavia, Medan, Palembang, Padang, and Federation. Mails for U.S.A., Russia, Brunei, and North
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    N. YORK STOCKS UP
    50 9 A.P. NEW YORK. Fri. Heavy buying drove the New York Stock Market to a new 1949 high level on Thursday. Leading stocks advanced by fractions to over one dollar in one of the busiest sessions of the year as trading ranged around the 1.800.000 shares mark.—A.P.
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    US CAR OUTPUT
    25 9 A.P. DETROIT. Fri. About 134,160 automobiles and trucks are expected to be produced in the United States this week, Automotive News says.—-A.P.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    800 9 Singapore, Fri. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 15.50 16.50 Alex. Bricks Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.15 2.22 V* 8.8. Petrol 35/- 36/B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/6 16/6 E. Utd. Assur. 40.75 41.75 Est. Trust Ag. 7.00 8.00 Fed. Dispensary 6.50
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    THE GOING WILL BE A BIG FACTOR TODAY
    1989 10  -  MONT BLOT SHOULD WIN MAIN RACE From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR Friday. A well-balanced field will face the tapes fin the main race tomorrow* the last day of the Selangor Turf Club's October Meeting, for Class 2 horses over nine furlongs. The
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    RACE CARD
    844 10 DEUOW is the card for to-day's races at Kuala Lumpur. The Big Sweep will be 8, arid the Double Totes on Races 3 and 4 and Races 7 and 8. RACE ONE 2.15 P M. MJ5* t3& 18 VIB Br «s Gracious Lady <Tjoa) 8.04 'Mr. K. C.
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    SELECTIONS
    119 10 SE LECTIONS RACE ONE CL 5 Div. 1 5«/ i Furs. GRACIOUS LADY Golden Gate Virtuoso Outsider: Miss Linor RACE TWO Cl. 2 Div. 6 6 Furs. LUCKY THREE Totland GoatS Skin RACE THREE Cl. 2 Div. 5 6 Furs. SWEET MEMORY Cross of Gold Pam Green Outsider: Rima RACE
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    K.W. Choy's first big success in Malaya
    361 10  -  By SHUTTLE K. W. Choy, former China shuttle king, scored his first major success since he came to Malaya when he wrested the Johore men's singles crown from Ismail bin Marjan, in the State Championships held at Kluang last week. It was truth
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    VICTORIANS WIN 4-1
    62 10 Clever stickwork and good combination enabled the Victoria School Hockey XI m keep up their unbeaten record this season hy defeating the English College J.B. four goals to one on Wednesday Centre forward Michel Fernandez was in top form and was responsible for all ihe Victoria School's
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    SPITS TO SUPERFLIGHTS
    64 10 Following will represent Spitfir« B.P. against Superflighi BP. in r. match on Sunday a tlie Spitfire Court at 2.30 p.m. SINGLES: R. G. Mehta. Hock Khim. Hiu Whe: H Chong Hong Phin. Reserve: Low Ban Cheng. DOI'BLES: Chiu Phui Hunt: Hue Whel Hsein, Chong HonPhin Yacob B.
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    HOCKEY DRAW
    47 10 MALACCA. Fri. The Malacca Club held P.G.M.G. Mahinda&a's XI to a I—l draw in a hockey match, yesterday. The Club scored through Bunyan in the tenth minute and iiung on to the lead till a few minutes before the end. Mohd. Nor scored the equaliser.
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    Barry Mitchell Wins Raffles Institution Swim Championship
    553 11 Tribune Staff Reporter BARRY MITCHELL, 17, yesterday won the individual championship at the first post-war Raffles Institution swimming gala held at the Chinese Swimming Club. He won four events. His younger brother, Eric Keith Mitchell was runners-up. Eric took first place in the
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    CHANGES IN CIVILIAN RUGGER TRIAL
    100 11 THE Singapore Civilians rugger trial will be held on Monday at 5 p.m. at the Police Depot. Thomson Road ground. The trial was scheduled to have been played on Tuesday but it was cancelled because of rain. Due to casualties a few changes have been
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    S'PORE MALAYS' REQUEST TURNED DOWN
    109 11 IPOH, Fii. The Perak Malay Football Association today rejected the Singapore Malays' request for a postponement of th c i r .semi-final match in the Sultan's Cup soccer competition, scheduled to he played at Teluk Anson tomorrow. The Peraks Malays have cabled the Singapore Malays
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    LEE OMA EXONERATED
    40 11 BUFFALO. New York, Fri The Erie County Grand Jury in a special report today exonerated heavyweight boxer Lee Oma of any responsibility in the death of Italian heavyweight Enrico Bcrtola who died after a bout with Oma.
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    RONNIE ROOKE SUSPENDED
    43 11 A.P. LONDON, Fri. Ronnie Brook, p'aycr manager of the Crystal Palace Foothall Club, received a 14-day suspension from the Foothall Association today. Rooke was sent off the field by the referee during the recent Millwall Crysta' Palace League game--A.P. 1
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    SWALLOW TAIL MAY BE SOLD
    59 11 Reuter. LONDON, Fri. It became known tonight that Lord Derby is likely to sell his three-year-old thoroughbred Swallow Tail, for export to America. A member of his household said negotiations were in progress but nothing had been settled yet though if the sale i? made
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    MAT MEN HERE
    50 11 Ty Lay ton, Ray Anderson and Hal Morgan, the three American wrestlers billed in tonight's wrestling programme at the Great World World, arrived in Singapore in the Maetsuyckci this mcrning. They are being entertained to a lunch at the Rex restaurant by the Great World management today.
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    LEE LEADS
    65 11 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—Sydney Lee of London increased his lead over Con Stanbury, the Canadian, at the afternoon session of their world championship snooker heat this afternoon winning four of the six frames played to lead by 11 to 7. Scores (Lee first) were: 26 to 69, 62 to
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    WOLVES SHOULD PLAY BETTER FOOTBALL TODAY
    544 11  -  By JIM CHAMBERS A.P. LONDON, Friday. WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers which lost its "unbeaten" tag against ManChester United, a week ago will probably play even better football now that the strain is off. The leading Club in the First Division of the English Football League is
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    BROOME SWOPPED
    30 11 A.P. LONDON, Fri. Frank Bt oome, veteran Derby County and England left wing forward, was transferred today to Notts County in exchange for its goalkeeper George Biown. —A.P.
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    Victory For Victoria School
    103 11 In a return game of hocKey played on the Victoria School ground yesterday, the Victoria School Ist XI maintained their unbeaten record this season by defeating Saint Patrick's School by one to nil. Although tne match was payed on a water-logged field the game was fast
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    TODAY'S BIG RUGBY MATCH
    75 11 In today s H.M.S. Malaya Cup match between the Singapore Combined Services and Combined Negri Sembilan and Malacca to be played at Jalan Besar stadium, the Services have a strong team. On the other hand, the Combined States team have had the advantage of having played
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    AUSSIE FOR RANK
    56 11 Reuter—AAP. MELBOURNE. Fri. The Australian jockey Arthur Beasley said tonight he had signed up as first jockey for Mr. J. V. Rank for the next English flat racing season. In the Melbourne Cup here on Nov. 1 he tides Carbon Copy, on whom he won the Sydney
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    Commercial Houses Shuttle
    384 11 The draw for the Commercial Houses tournament held on Thursday resulted as follows TOP SECTION: Shell Sports Club v Sime Darby Sports Club; Fraser Neave Sports Club v Imperial Chemical Industries Recreation Club. BOTTOM SECTION: Dunlop Sports Club v Oriental Telephone Sports Club. Mansfield Sports Club N.A.A.F.I.
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    Early Goal By Hong Hee Settles Issue
    259 11 A goal by Hong Hee gave the Chinese Casuals a one-nil victory over the Tiger S.C. in a SAFA Cuptie match at Jalan Besar yesterday. The game was played in the rain with the field being turned in a duck pond. Five minutes
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    SETIA B. P. WIN AGAIN
    101 11 In a return game* of badminton Setia 8.P.. again defeated Presahabatan B.P. at the latcourt on Sunday by four games to three. Remiita (Setia'e playere mentioned first):— SINGLES: Raja Ahmad beat S. A. Farai 15—13. 16—9; Majld Rahman beat Ha ad 15—10. 16—10; Ali Mast
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    INDIAN TEAM VISIT MISSION
    36 11 The Indian Soccer tourists visited the Ramakrishna Mission Orphanage at Bartley Road. Later they visited the Indian boys' and girls' schools at Norris Road. The Saradamani Girls' School students sang for them.
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    S.H.B.R.F.C. TEAM
    45 11 Following will represent Singapore Harbour Board Rugby Football Club against the R.A.F. Changi II today at 5.15 p.m. at Keppel Harbour Football ground. Scaife; Coutlnho, Leembruggen, Bainbridge. Saunders. Bell. Archer: Read. Noble. Brookes. Frisby. North; McCully, Hooper. Jameslon. Reserves: Peek. Ridgeway and Bain.
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    OUT FOR 275
    36 11 Reuter. DURBAN, Fri.—The Australian touring cricket team were dismissed for 275 in tht first innings of their match against Natal today. Natal were 29 for 0 wicket at the close of play Renter
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    TORSO MURDER POLICE MAKE AN ARREST
    108 12 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—The Lon don police tonight arrested a man in connection with the death of car-dealer Stanley Setty whose headless, legless torso was found five days ago in a marsh. He was being charged with murdering Setty and will appear before a London
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    RED FIRING SQUAD KILLS 23 IN BURMA
    110 12 Reuter. RANGOON, Fri.—Twentythree persons—among them N. E. Paul, an Indian Christian —were executed by a firing squad at the Prome headquarters of the Comoineu People's Volunteer Organisation Communist insurgent administration 160 miles north of Rangoon, according to an unofficial report reaching nere today.
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    BONN DECLINES
    39 12 U.P. BONN. Fri.—The Commu-nist-dominated East German government today asked the Western Federal Republic to negotiate for a unified Geimany but Western Social Democratic leader Kurt Schumacher said that any compromise with the Red regime was impossible. —U.P.
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    Britain's Aircraft Sales Up
    71 12 A.P. LONDON, Fri.—Britain's growing aviation industry exported more in the first nine months of this year than during 1948. The society of British Aircraft constructors said foreign sales through September exceeded £26.000.000— £1.000, 000 over last year's total. This is at an annual rate of £35.000,000.
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    PLANE CRASH IN LONDON AIRPORT: 6 DIE
    95 12 Reuter. LONDON. Fri.—Six people died here today when a United States amphibian plane belonging to the Superiod Oil Company crashed and caught Are while taking off from mistshrouded London airport for Rome. There were four passengers and a crew of three. An official
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    HAGUE MEET AGREES ON SOURABAYA
    140 12 Reuter. THE HAGUE, Friday. THE Indonesian round-table conference's Steering Committee at a meeting lasting until nearly midnight last night accepted compromise suggestions by the United Nations Commission in Java on some outstanding military and defence problems- Today as the October 31 v deadline for ending
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    INDIA OBJECTS TO DUTCH INFORMATION
    101 12 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Fri.— India has objected to the Netherlands Government's policy of submitting information on Indonesia. The republic of Indonesia the Indian delegate, Mr. Shiva Rao, said yesterday during the Trusteeship Committee's debate on information from non-self-governing territories, "has attained selfgovernment and therefore does
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    FLYNN AS 'KIM'
    46 12 Reuter. LUCKNOW, Fri. Errol Flynn, Hollywood film star, accompanied by a party of Hollywood technicians, wiU soon start shooting scenes here for Rudyard Kipling's well-known work "Kirn' early in November. It is learnt that Flynn would himself play the principal role as "Kira."—Reuter.
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    INDONESIA TO SELL 2,000 TONS OF COPRA HERE EVERY MONTH
    236 12 Tribune Reporter INDONESIA is now finding it more profitable to export her copra direct to 1 the European Continent than to Singapore. Indonesian copra is now in greater demand in Europe than before the devaluation, because dollar copra from the
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    DARUL ISLAM LOSES 72 GUERILLAS
    60 12 Reuter. BATAVIA, Fri. Darul Islam guerillas yesterday twice attacked convoys of commercial trucks between Tasikmalaja and Garoet. West Java, according to today's Dutch Army communique. The attacks were beaten off and the convoys proceeded undamaged. Seventy-two Darul Islam guerillas have been killed in clashes with
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    GALE HITS INDIA
    25 12 MADRAS. Fri.—A 70-mile an hour gale struck India's southeast coast early today tying up shipping in three ports: Madras, Coconada and Masulipatam.
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    BEATTY INQUEST: VERDICT IS SUICIDE
    150 12 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—The Honourable Peter Beatty, 39--year-old younger son of Britain's naval leader of the First World War, threw himself" from a sixth floor window of London's Luxury Ritz Hotel on Wednesday because his sight was failing, the Inquest here disclosed today. The present Earl
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    NORTH KOREAN GUERILLAS RAID SOUTH
    66 12 U.P. SEOUL, Korea, Fri. —A guerilla force estimated at 3,000 men attacked the South Korean naval station of Chingju yesterday burning nava'. billets, a police station and buildings housing municipal and government offices. A brief government announcement said fighting still was in progress outside Chingju
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    WEEK-END DIARY General
    246 12 TODAY Y.W.C.A.: Business and Professional Women's Club Lunch at 1.15 p.m.. Prince Restaurant. Speaker: Mrs. H. B. Amstutz. Bubject: "Building Personalities." CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Educational Show 9 a.m. Movie Show 7.30 n.m. SELANGOB HEALTH AND STRENGTH ASSOCIATION: Cocktail Party at 74. Robinson Road at 3 p.m. LECTURE: By
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    Church Services
    346 12 TODAY SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH: (6. Penang Road): Sabbah School 3.30 p.m., preaching service 5 p.m. TOMORROW CHURCH OF ENGLAND: St. Andrew's Cathedral 7 a.m. 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11.30 am.. 5.30 p.m. St. George's Garrison Church. Tanglin, (open to civilians) 7.15 a.m., 9 a.m.. 9.45 a.m. 6.30
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    Cinema
    245 12 CATHAY: "Christopher Cotuirtbus' with Fedric March. Florence Eldridge and Francis L. Sullivan at 11 a.m., 1.45, 4.15. fi 45 and 9.30 n.m. Midnight; "Heavenly Soul" (Mandanin) [n Technicolour. CAPrrOL: "Joan of Arc" with Ingrid Bergman at 10.30, a.m. 1.15, 4.00. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. Midnight: George Raft in '.Outpost
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    Sports
    110 12 TODAY SOCCER. Spore Boyb Clubs Soccer Cup romp: Katong B.C. vs. Malay Settlement 8.C., T. Kurau school ground; Queens St.St. B.C. vs. C.V.M.A., St. Anthony's school ground; Friendly: Tiong Bahru Rangers vs. Chinese 8.A., Farrer Park. RUGGER: Negri Malacca vs. Comb. Services. J. Besar Stadium (H.M.S.) Malaya Comp.); S.C.C.
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    Russian Agents
    36 12 Flanked by U.S. Marshals, Amtorg Treasurer tergwl Andreevieh Shevchenku (hand to hat) and President of the Corporation Aleksei Vasllievich, (centre, bowed head) walk from New York's Federal Courthouse after their arrest on October 21.
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    MacA to hand over exports on Dec. 1
    268 12 Reuter—AAP. TOKYO, Friday. /JEN. Douglas Mac Arthur today officially confirmed that Japanese exports will be handed over to private business from Dec. 1 and imports from Jan. 1 next year. An official release by Gen. Mac Arthur's Headquarters today stated the new
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    ROMULO ON A-BOMB
    43 12 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Fii.—Gen Carlos Romulo. President of the United Nations General Assembly, i s planning to ask all powers who hold the atomic bomb to outlaw its use M a weapon of war, it was reliably learned here.— Reuter
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    LONDON SHARES
    125 12 Reuter. momentous weea in the London stock ex£an* ended on a quiet ™te toBritish Government were fractionally lower where changed but there was no re* petition of heavy selling that on wHh!n U t da^ 6 ha 2 brought fields within touching distance or four per cent. Oite
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    SEVEN ARAB NATIONS SIGN DEFENCE PACT
    126 12 A.P. CAIRO, Fri.—A senior Arab statesman disclosed today that seven Arab nations are contemplating a mutua' defence treaty, calling for a unified command and inte grated armed forces. Other sources point out that establishment of common Arab defences—if the step could be divorced from
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    CLASHES TAKE PLACE NEAR SOURABAYA
    83 12 Reuter. SOURABAYA, Fri.— Clashes, kidnappings and deser tions were reported from Blitar. 150 kilometers south of here. A number of "pemudas' (youth) infi'trated into town last week and left scores of dead after a clash. The Indonesia vainly attempted to b.ow up the power-house at
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    SCAP-INDIA TRADE TALKS
    78 12 NEW DELHI. Fri. The leader of the SCAP trade delegation to India. Mr. Robert Snell. is expected to arrive in Delhi on October 31. Three other mem bers of the delegation are already in Delhi. Formal talks between the SCAP delegation and the Government of India will
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    PRIEST GAOLED
    36 12 A.P. MONTREAL, Fri. The Rev. loseph Taillerfor. Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy Ui sell narcotics was sentenced today to two years imprisonment and fined US$3,OOO or an additional year.—A.X
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