Malaya Tribune, 2 February 1950

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  • 65 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR 77 IE PEOPLE Tdb "Triune' S'pom r LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA 1 Phone 3811/3 Km lines Published simultaneously at Smyapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penana EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE E.
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  • 181 1 Reuter. (HIN< STON, Wed.—The ted States Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson, tofjav I tin British Colonial Secretary of having inaccurately represented the Am k vernmcnt's option t > recent British on dollar oil imports. Taking an unusual course, M: acheson read to his
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  • 54 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. Tne Colonial Office challenged reports irom Washington tLiday that it is trying to ireeze American oil companies out of foreign markets. "The Colonial Office Is not directly concerned with financial policy and certainly is not engaged in •rying to control the markets ol the
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  • 85 1 A.P. 'OHANNBSBUBG, Wed. Hun<L.-.18 of uuaen packed tight In a <V>hannc4biirg hal> Mi«s morning, chared the 'nunchlng of a "housewives strike". They wL'l campaign throughout South Africa again** the "high ani increasing cost of especially the high ratal! o>st oi to t.lrtufl- and other neeer.-dties." The meeting
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  • 41 1 JOHORE BAHRU, 'today. Police yesterday took down Communist cartoon posters and Communist flags which were found displayed at the 17tb .mile, Kota Tiny&i Road, 57th. mile. Kota TinggiMeising Road and along the Johore Bahru-Ayer Hitam Road yesterday.
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  • 188 1  -  'No Cause For Alarm'—McNeice By A. KAJAPATHY ATE precautions have already been taken against any further attempts to sabotage the water pipe lines and other pumping installations in Johor*j on which Singapore depends for its water supply. Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, the Acting Municipal
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  • 237 1 Reuter. VIENNA. Wed. Though theoretically 20.000 times more destructive than apy atom bomb so far exploded, the nydrogen bomb la not likely to produce the lingering rudio-activitv caused by thc bla*t over in f>r. Hans Thirlng. Austrian nhysisist who published information about iHc principles of
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  • 72 1 U.P. .LONDON. Wed.—The tin market was stuck in the doldrums today. The turnover for the afternoon was only 15 tons making 35 tons for the day, while the price was unchanged for spot at £599-2 and three months at £582. The closing prices were spot £599-J buyers
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  • 34 1 KOTA TINGGI, Today. Five Chinese bandits, two with revolvers and three with rifles, held up an Indian P.W.D. labourer on the Mersing—Kota Tinggi Road yesterday and took his identity card off him.
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  • 118 1 'Heit Hitler Heard Again Reuter. BONN. of Hell Hitler" were heard In the West German Parliament today when the President (Speaker). Dr. Erich Koehler. announced that the national right group of parties wished to be known as the German Relchs Party. The leader of the new Party is Dr. Franz
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    40 1 Picture shows Burmese Government troops examining for information, the body of a dead Karen rebel lying at the entrance to Loikaw about 270 miles north east of Rangoon uhi«*.*» was recaptured from the Karens recently.—A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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  • 206 1 Reuter-AAP. JAKARTA, Wednesday. I ARGE quantities of arms are being smuggled from remote South Sea bases and dropped from unmarked twin-engined aircraft over rebel country in Java and Sumatra, intelligence sources said here today. Three times in the past week these smugglers have been
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  • 57 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. —A Scottish baronet whose title was inherited by an Ind'anapolis funeral director, left an estate of £28.082 in England and 1 Scotland. But Robert Wilson Stirling I of Indianapolis who succeeds lio the title has no Intention of giving up his
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  • 64 1 A.P. HONGKONG. Wed.—More and more private-owned Chinese ships in Hongicong have recently changed to Panamanian registry in an effort to avoid the risks involved in flying either the Chinese Nationalist or Communist flag. Up to January 21. the total number of Chinese vessels which had completed
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  • 12 1 TOKYo, Wo..—nus.-'ia boycotted the Allies Four Power Council for Japan today.—
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  • 66 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Wed. Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin said today he had proposed to the United States that additional Japanese, including the Emperor, be brought to trial as "war criminals." Mr. Panyushkin told re- porters after a sevenminute meeting with the United States Secretary of State. Mr. Dean
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  • 85 1 U.P. HONGKONG. Wed. The Communist Peking radio said today that General Douglas Mac Arthur had sent acvisers to help Chiang Kai-shek to defend Formosa. The announcement said that in DeceniDer. Mac Arthur sent a group of 15 men who mapped plan 3 for organizing
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  • 52 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. Prime Minister Clement Attlee has ordered a blanket on the official British comment about the U.S. decision to develop the hydrogen super bomb. A spokesman for No. 10 Downing Street said this when asked whether Britain has been consulted on the development of
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  • 31 1 PULAI, Today. Three Chinese dressed in jungle green and armed with a Sten gun, held up a Chinese home and took a double-barrelled shotgun, 15 cartridges and $50. yesterday.
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  • 19 1 SEGANAT, Today. -A European sergeant, who was patrolling Nagappan Estate with a special constable kitted a bandit yesterday.
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  • 22 1 U.P. MACASSAR, Wed. A 5.000,000-guilder fire razed the greater part of Ambon City's Chinatown on Saturday night, Aneta reported today.—U.P.
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  • 283 1 Reuter, A.P. U.P. PARIS, Wednesday. THE Russian Embassy in Paris today rejected the French Protest against the Soviet recognition of Ho Chi-minh's autonomous government in IndoChina. The note of protest was returned by the Embassy with the statement that, "it could not receive such a note."
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  • 106 1 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.— Britons everywhere are asking what will happen about the government if the general election has such a close finish that no party obtains on outright majority in Parliament. This po.s-bMtty is visualised by many ordinary citizens, to whom the size of the
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  • 47 1 STOP PRESS U.P. PARIS, Wed.—French dispatches from Saigon said today that more than 200 Vietminh rebels were reported killed in a battle on Tuesday near Hut, on the coast of central Indo-China. The dispatches said only 20 French and Vietnam troops were killed.—U.P.
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  • 102 2 THE rubber commodity market remained steady bwt was rather lifeless. Thens was very little business passing and no interest was taken by the dealers. The market closed slightly easier. Closing prices in cents per pound were Buyers Sellers No. 1 RSS f.o.b. Feb. 51 51% No. 2 RSS
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  • 92 2 A.P. NEW YORK. Wed. Makers of rubber goods used 988.618 long tons of new rubber in 194»; or about 7.5% less than the previous year's 1,069.404. This was reported on Sunday by the .Rubber Manufacturers Association, which said that of the total consumption 576,4*1 tons
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  • 171 2 The coffee market was again very quiet in Singapore yesterday with no overseas or local interest. Sellers were offering Rio No. 5 at $129 and asking for bids. There were no Quotations in the market for Rio No. 3 or 7. Nominal value for Rio No. 3
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  • 123 2 A.P. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. An American ecoW AS mi ssion which will find the economy of Orient countries lying in the shadow of Communism has arrived in Tokiyo p onomic Headed by Robert West, high in U.S. Ann the mission w,H later visit Mafaya
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  • 74 2 Sanaa rind* (44): Burwa— Koinru (IMSAME) •*b» >ar: nwKMrUic (4* 8); Ualrtmn (44) I); tte-nvartloh (98 B*l Bnnaltler (85 3); (jH »t annul 1 Mmliva •j itmnh <B*V**; ns«s4ntjk (11.8); W«»««K (18 B84? Sera** in 8)-, tfettSkym—4la«thris (81 4); ttrawdde (fit «>; MvrtiikbMi (27,*); Benttmg (811 80);
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  • 813 2 Singapore, Wed. INDUS'! tuAua Atlas Ice 11.90 12.25 xb., xd Alex. Brick* Pref. 2.40 2.60 Ord. 2.20 2.25 B. B. Petrol 35/3 36/3 B.M. Trustees 7.80 8J» Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/3 16/6 E. Utd. Assur. 39 25 40.25 Eat. Trust Fed. Dispensary 6.50
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  • 336 2 ALMOST 30,000,000,000 tins were used in the United States m 1949 for diatabu A ting thousands of products. Latest development in the rapidly' industry is a prewnriJd tin that can dispense its contents m the exact amounts uLrVthe pressurized tin presses a valve
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  • 276 2 Reuter NEW York, Wednesday. India and Pakistan can help their economic development along hy giving greater encouragement to the investment of American capital, Mr. George C. McGhee, Assistant Secretary of State, said in an address prepared for delivery to the Far E:pt American
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  • 121 2 A.P. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Australian Treasurer Ar--5 thur Fadden said last night that Australia is studying the possibility of raising a substantial dollar loan to buy urgently needed American goods. A Cabinet sub-committee on overseas trade will socn receive reports on the exchange problem, he said,
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  • 31 2 A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. U.S. Treasury position on January 26 compared to the corresponding date a year ago Total debt U*****,7*46,889,--489.30 and U*****,382,068.--748.27. Gold assets U5524,394,783,--498.26 and U5524,268,260,929--.27. A.P.
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  • 51 2 Mail are expected from North Borneo, Labuan, Brunei, Miri, Hongkong. China, Thailand and the Federation today. Mails for Indo China and Pontianak will OibSC at noon and for Great Biitain, North lteand, Eiie. Europe. Egypt Noith and West Africa. West Indies. Ceylon and the Federation at 5.45 p.m.
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  • 92 2 Mail:-- are expected today from Aden, Afghanistan. Alaska. Europe, South Apierira. Aiiojes. West Indies, Africa. Pacific Islands. Atlantic Islands. Cai:ada. Etfypt, Iceland. India, Pakistan, lrao. Arabia. Tibet, U.S.S.R. U.S.A.. Brunei. Australia. Fast Indies. Batavia. Thailand. Medan. French Indo-Ohina. Pnl-amr, Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur, Penang. Taiping. Mails for Aden. Afghanistan,
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  • 39 2 Singapore, Feb. 1. Tin puce was $286-25 cents p< 1 ex-godown. Up LONDON, JAN. 31 Spot £599* _>. Unchan Three months £600. Turnover 50 tons. Second session Spot £599 Unchanged. Tniee months £581. Down £M» Turnover 10 tuts.
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  • 69 2 Reuter-AAP. CANBERRA, Wed.—Abandonment of petrol rationing in Australia would probably result in a breakdown of petrol rationing in Britain and New Zealand said a cable from Mr. Attlee U) Australian Prime Minister. R.G. Menzies. according to a reliable source. The same source said the cable expressed
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  • 107 2 A.P. TOKYO, Wed.— A priivate barter deal between Communis China and Japan has been submitted to the Occupation and the Japanese Government for approval, a spokesman for the British firm of Jardine, Matheson and Company reported on Monday. He said it was picposal to exchange Japanese newspnnt. textile
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    • 37 2 I Prices I Lower SINGAPORE. Wed. With the holiday upcountry for Federation 1 Day and another holiday both upcountry and in Singapore tomorrow, there was no enthusiasm in the market. Prices in many ca*es -«sagged slightly. "f
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 461 2 On Yo ur Radio Today BLUE NETWORK hi viiKiN 10.(Ml News in (antoj \(,|.MI PROG n A MMTiS nesn, Amu> Twrhew; U'.l 'tarn PrHgrMiiinc >»rnrni*TV: Affiuj Uwjuesl Programme; 1« 9 02 British UUH* Ban«t<; 9.80 topic A Day" (Talk); 1»-'i fJijfht Mnslr; 10.it News from Amoy Request; 11.00 it.s<Kuala Lwiuir,'
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  • 363 3 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL DECIDE THIS SUNDAY THE Singapore Army Civil Service Union may take le*al action against the war 1 Department to force payment of "arrears of br sic salary" to members entitled to receive them but have not yet been paid,
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  • 101 3 As a preview to the Thaipusam festival, which will be celebrated at the Chettiar Hindu temple in Tank Road, today, the silver car. bearing the Hindu deity. Shree Subrarpaniam, was taken out in procession yesterday morning to the Pillayar Temple in Kreta Ayer Road.
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  • 78 3 The Divine Life Society of Singapore, an organisation which includes members of all religions will shortly launch a new type of simple marriage ceremonial for its members The secretary of th? Association Mr. Jyoti has announced the engagement of Mi«*s Kamalatchi, daughter of Mr. M. Marimuthu 01 lOalA
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  • 41 3 C. Assinar, 39, proprietor of a retail shop at Geylang Serai, was fined $75 by the Second District Judge yesterday after he was convicted of failing to display a price tag on sugar put up for sale
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  • 171 3  -  Mr. Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. AN appeal to the people of Malaya to do their best to help the government in the Anti-Bandit Month campaign was made today by Mr. Chong Khoon Lin, vice-president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and president of the
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  • 74 3 ANG Liang Ting, a 17-year-old girl, decided to commit suicide because her mother "scolded her for being careless" when she brdke a cooking-pot. Ang took caustic soda. She was taken to' 'the General Hospital, where she eventually recovered. She was charged with attempted suicide before
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  • 32 3 OW CHOCK" SAN. late owner Local Brass Band suppliers, died at his residence No. 41 Upper Cross Street, Singapore on 29, January 1950. Funeral on Sunday, 5, February at 1.30 p.m.
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  • 37 3 Mr. Kwek Chwes Lim, of the Supreme Court Registry. Wiih his DtttfeJ' M.s* 'AjJ An i liia!,. aft»r IhHr marriage irr Wngaj><•••(* >e-i-nCI\. ."Mr. Kwpk ih the eldest son ot Mr. and Mr-i. Kv.ek: Clnnlfe fieng. B*ng.
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  • 69 3 USIS. DR. Philip C. Jessup. America's first Ambassador-at-Large. is due to arrive in Singapore from Jakarta via Palernbang on Saturday afternoon. February 4. landing at Kallang Airport. Ambassador Jessup and his narry will leave Kallang at 3.00 a.m. Tuesday. February 7 for Rangoon, enroute
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  • 201 3 —COURT TOLD EURASIAN school teacher, Mr. Jacob Peter da &lva, who is suing his wife for a divorce and claiming damages from the co-respondent, appeared before Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith in the Hi&h Court yesterday. w mtmM Mr. Da Silva is alleging adultery against his wife,
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  • 53 3 MALACCA, *Wed.—All-out co-operation during AntiBandit Month by Trade Unions of Malaya was urged by Mr. P.P. Narayanan, a Federal Councillor and a member of the working committee of the Malayan Trade Union delegates conference. In an address to representatives of trade unions In Malacca at the Malacca Clerical
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  • 85 3 MALACCA. Wed. The recently completed Canossa School in the Portuguese Settlement will be opened by the* Resident Commissioner. Mr. G.E.C. Wicdom on Satufday. The school, with four e'ass-rooms cost $70,000 and was built largely through the efforts of the Reverend Mothers of the Sacred
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  • 65 3 A Chinese woman, Tso Mm Han. 38, claimed trial yesterday in the Fourth Police Court when charged with being in possession of a fraudulently altered certificate of admission. The validity of the certificate, issued by the Singapore Immigration Department, had been fraudulently extended for two years,
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  • 165 3 A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday at the inquest on 33-year-o"d Lieut. William John Heard, attached to the Roya' Navy at Sembawang. It was stated that" on January 24. Heard took on with four other
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 439 3 NOTICES HAULAGE PERMIT.' I, Chua How Yong T/A Aik Seng Heng Coconut Oil Mill of No. 45-22 Jalan Salleh, Muar, Johore hereby give notice of intention to apply for a Haulage Permit to operate one Vehicle having a load capacity of 100 cwts. This vehicle will be at Muar and
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    • 178 3 SITS: VACANT Leading European manUfacuring concern require a qualified shoslhand typist. Repiy stating age, qualification etc., to Box A 3301, Malaya Tribune. Singapore. DISTRICT COURTSALE Writ of Distress No. 31 of 1950. In the cause of Tbe British Malaya Trustee Executor Co., Ltd. Plaintiff versus S. Shunmugam Defendant. AUCTION SALE
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    • 408 3 SIT. VACANT ENERGETIC salesman for furniture line, pood prowpects for rtsjbt perty Apply with lull parth culars Box A.3295. M.T., Spore. (M 678) WANTED: Bookkeeper Accounts Clerk. Apply Kay liian Co., 20, Malacca Street, S pore. (L.667). WANTED teachers either sex for an English School. Apply stcting full particulars. Box
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    • 324 3 USE THE CLASSIFIED FOR RESULTS ACCOMMODATION DOUBLE-single accommodations with full board and laundry. Apply "Dunearn House" 358 D. Dunearn Road. (Junction Bukit Timah. Adam Road). <b77). RESPECTABLE Chinese bachefor requires unfurnished roopi in family home, share flat bim.jalow. Full particulars Box A.3292. M T.. Spore. (K.« 5«). FULLY furnished sea-side
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    • 177 3 WANTED WANTED; Land with house (preferably plahk house). Apply Box A.*****, Tribune, Kuala Lumpur. (M.675). WANTED a small car rp to 10 h.p. Moderate price. Full details Box A.3290. M.T:. S'por*. XM.67X). WANTED land 8000-***** sousre feet'(win consider bigger piece) Bukit Tin.ah Thomson Read. Partlcutars to Box "A.5291. M.T Spore.
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    • 329 3 I PURR GUT 1 more »<juid staining your carpets, floor or table top?. Cleans vuVW s polishes. It's ecoFactory Represen:axives: T. V. MITCHELL CO., WD. SINGAPORE K. LUMPUR PENANG. VACANCIES BY THp HUNDREDS FOR THE QUALIFIED. Beginners, Feb. (Col. Quay Mid. Rd.) B'keeping, Accty.. Gregg Pitrnar.s-, Typing, English Latin. Running:
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    • 396 3 > MRS. H. FOORMAN. Principal or dressmaking 94. Wilkinson Ro.ai (Katong) Tel. *****. Lessons iit: Measurements, pattern drawing dress makiiig for adults and f<sr cnildren (L.64»6i. DANCING Lessons: For ccrre. -ness' and quickness of learning %t Coilfcks', rrealor of style .11 ii movement. 10 e,m.—lo p.m. U's-E. New Bridge Road,
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  • 554 4 WOW the fat is in the fire in Indo-China. Mao's recognition of Ho Chi-minh and the hotting up of the Peking radio war against the French is one thing. When Stalin steps forward and places his cloak on Ho's shoulders, that is quite another. The best that
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  • 1310 4  -  Nineteen hundred years ago a Roman philosopher wrote: The bounty of providence has filled the world with herbs for painless death. But says the Law by H.W. BLAKESLEE A.P. NEW YORK, SHALL civilisation's first law, Thou shalt not Kill, be modified to ease, pain?
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  • 490 4 A.P. ROME. ITALY is moving toward t social revolution on a tide of unrest among millions of land-hungry peasants. To end their hunger and poverty, the Italian Government is mapping a million dollar programme to revolutionize Italy's agriculture. It aims at wiping out "Latifundia." the medieval
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  • 646 4 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, a potential supply centre in any third world war as well as the main British bastion in the Pacific and the last line of British defence East of Suez, is worried about her defences. Ever since the Japanese threatened to pour down her
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  • 634 4  -  by LEO BRANHAM A.P. NEW YORK BRITAIN and the United States are determined that never again will they be caught short of rubber, vital industrial material in peace or war. Both nations remember painfully the critical world shortage which developed when the Japanese overran
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 185 5 TWELVE boys were all smiles among the 500 tearful children going back to school in Australia by haron yesterday after their holidays. They were the heroes of the 'Aussie' cricket which beat the Combined schools by one run week to win the 'Willow' Shield.
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  • 133 5 ITUALA LUMPUR. Wed. «In Si '.ani;or today, 673 •moiled themselves mteera for the AntiMonth thus bringing .1 number of volunteers Ifl 15M to date. Dumber of applicants who volunteered to serve as v policemen during two days of enrolI of whom 63 have been accepted.
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  • 29 5 Funnel Line's, went aground on a :i outer roads of -terday after "in Australia. waited for the i with the help I'iomeneus was in the evening.
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  • 113 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Thirty Malay and Chinese bandits shot dead two Chinese women in Kampong Batu in the Mentakab area yesterday. They stabbed and wounded a third woman. One house in the area was robbed. Five Chinese bandits in the Johore Bahru area entered the
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  • 79 5 THE Singapore Sinhalese Association has asked the Singapore Government permission for Ceylonese to fly their national flag on Saturday, second anniversary of Ceylon's Dominion Day. The Association has issued five hundred invitations to a tea party at the Robinson's Gafe on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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  • 23 5 The Annual General Meeting of the Malayan Vegetarian Society will be held today at No. 8, Cairnhill Road at 4.00 p.m.
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  • 106 5 NEARLY 3,500 people have visited the Singapore Art Society Photographic Exhibition which opened four days ago. Of the 288 pictures submitted, 200 were selected for display In an interview with the Tribune. Dr. C. A. GibsonHill said that when the exhibition is held next year,
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  • 32 5 MALACCA. Wed.—Results of the singing competition for women organised by the Capitol Dance Hall are as follows: (1) Miss Maureen Scully. (2) Miss Daisy Lan and (3> Miss Marie Rodrigues.
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  • 170 5 AN act of heroism, has earned for a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards the Bronze Medal and Certificate of the Royal Humane Society. Lance Corporal. Clifford Ivor Pratt. 20, was stationed at Temoh Hill Camp, Tapah with his regiment. His company were out
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  • 49 5 Excursion fares to and from Hongkong was yesterday cut to $549. This reduction is effective till May 81. The former rate was $737. Passengers will trawl by the Argonaut. There will be two services a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. No. rebate ior children.
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  • 522 5 JHE Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, speaking at a tea party in the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday, said that in spite of all her difficulties, Malaya was weathering the storm. The party held by the Malay Union marked the second anniversary of the inauguration of the
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  • 140 5 SIR Eugen Milungton-Drake, K.C.M.G.. former British Minister in Montevideo cannot believe that Singapore is a cultural desert. "If it is," he said, "we shall change it." Sir Eugen's tour of the East for cultural purposes la sponsored by the Royal India and Pakistan Society. He
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  • 74 5 Some ammunition and a grenade were found under some rubber trees, a mile off the 13 mile Woodlands Road, yesterday. The place was formerly a military camp site. The ammunition consisting of 207 rounds of .37 anti-tank ammunition, 167 rounds of ammunition for firing
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  • 85 5 STUDENTS in Singapore who wish to be admitted to the London School of Economies and Political Science in October, 1950. to read for" any first degree, diploma or certificate course, with the exception of the Special Colonial Social Science course, must sit for an Entrance Examination
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  • 53 5 Three Chinese. Lim Kirn S i on g. Lim Kirn Leong, and Tan Thee Choon. were gaoled for three months for helping to dispose off motor-vehicle spare parts, valued at $10,000. which they had reason to believe were stolen property. The goods belonged to No. 1
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 74 5 ALLEY OOP by V. T. Hamlin C MONSTER GOT >; V?- VvA THATi? TH' LAST^^^ 7 WHAT > j >* mSSE?iI SOUND /HE'LL EVER 1 KIND OF llHlff V UTTERED/ l^^^^^i/»^ LFL ABNER by Al Capp WE WERE AT I NATURALLY, WE'RE '"'oh'! THERe" HAS VELS.r 1 """"""^§Bllll^^- j wmFvfiriw
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  • 475 6  -  MOVIE AND SISTERON FASTEST WORKERS TODAY ALBERT SPENCER £he Man will) 2000 Winners) COLLOWtNCi yesterday's heavy rain the" going was heavy and horses were on the slow side this morning when further track work was done at Bukit Timah. The No. 2 grass track was
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  • 68 6 LIGHTINING" TOURNAMENTS Friday. Feb. 3. is "Lightning" tournaments night at the V.M.C.A.. when all ties in the following games will be comoleted: English and American b.Iliards. table tennis and Darts (301 point.*). Members who wish to panj- ipat. ate asked to »nter now by registering at the oflle counter as
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  • 31 6 Members who are desirous J of playing soccer during the 1950 Season are kindly requested to complete the register displayed at the Club premises, as early as possible. J
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  • 76 6 A.P. LONDON. Wed— Reg Harris, world professional cycling sprint champion, has been named the British Sportsman of the year in a poll conducted by the Sporting Record, a sports newspaper. The poll designated Harris as the man who did the most in 1919 to
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  • 343 6 Seven—A—Side Rugby i THRILLING game between the Singapore A Cricket Glub "A" XV and the Naval Base XV on the Padang climaxed series of seven-a-side rugby matches yesterday when the Navy snaked vjetory with a trv two seconds before the tma They tty
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  • 62 6 The results of the S.C.F.A. second unlimited sweep drawn on Jan. 28 are .<s follows: Ist. Prize: No ***** 2nd. Prize No. *****;" ord. Trite No. *****. Starter*: Nos. *****. *****. *****. *****, *****. Consolation Prlzv: Nos. *****. *****, *****. *****. *****. *****. *****, *****. *****. *****. 2075.
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  • 114 6 A.P. MELBOURNE. Wed. Auscraiias nve-man Davis Cup team for ISSO will be Frank Sedgman, Ken McGregor. George Worthington. John and Mervyn Rosj. the Australian Lawn Tennis Association announced today. Harry Hooman, prewar Davis Cup star, will be nonplaying captain and manager. The ages of the
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  • 115 6 A.P. LONDON. "Wed. Light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim today cancelled his plans for exhibition fights because of newly discovered broken bones in his upper X-Rays showed that the two bones immediately above tbe front teeth were ci stcked when Maxim defeated Mills for the title
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  • 49 6 Reuter LONDON. Wed.—Tne British Veision of the world heavyweight boxing championship between Bruce Woodcork, the British champion, and Leo Savold. of the United States, will be held at the White City Stadium here on Tuesday June <5. it was officially announced today.— Reuter
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  • 33 6 A.P. LOS ANGLES. Wed.— Johnny Eghan. Honolulu featherweight who won his fight here a fortnight ago, was defeated last night by Jackie McCoy, Los Angeles, in a unanimous ten-round decision. A.P.
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  • 26 6 A.P. HONOLULU, kie Fernandez, (146-lbf/.) Honolulu, took a split decision fiom Irvin Steen (146-lbs.), San Diego, California, last night in a ten-round fight.— A.P.
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  • 36 6 A.P. LONDON, Wed. Roger Brpar, lightweight champion I of France, has signed to meet Allan Tanner of British Gmj ana in a 10-round light at trie Streatham Ice Rink here on Feb. 21.—A.P.
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  • 271 6 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers, English F.A. Cup holders, today qualified to meet Blackpool in the fifth round of this season's competition by winning a thrill-packed replay against Sheffield United at Sheffield. On a pitch two to three inches under snow, Wolverhampton led 3-0 soon
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  • 33 6 The Tiger Snorts Club ..«-t Xi defeated the Indian Peculation Club Ist XI by two gaols to nil. in a friendly gam** of nGCcar played on the Farrer Park ground yesterday.
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  • 195 6 After leading by three gou.s n the first half, the soccer cam frem the m.s. Franci;- He added two goals to their tally in the second half, to defeat the s.s. Hoegh Silver>cam by five goals to nil, at n» ''arrer Park vesto'-iav. Five
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  • 61 6 The Indian Recreation Club have elected the tallowing uftjee bearers for this year. President. M. Ramatamy; VkePres.'dents. A. Letch umanasamy and D. K. Samy: Secrnary. P. Appavoo. Asst. Mohana Rundrani. Treasurer. M. Krishna: A.«st. treasurer. M Thumboosamy; Sport* secretary, A. Rahim; Auditors. G. Krishnasamy and Rajoo; Committee: M.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous

  • 269 8 Reuter. HONGKONG, Wednesday. THREE Chinese have been deported from Hong--1 kong to Communist China as leaders of Monday night's riot outside the Hongkong headquarters of the Tramway Workers Union. Among them are Law Fat, chairman ot tne union, and Chik Wan who led the pickets outside
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  • 134 8 Reuter. TOKYO Wed.—Japanese prisoners of war in Russian hands were forced to eat bark from- trees, frogs, snails and slugs to keep alive during the winter of 1945-46. according to a report by Gen. Mac Arthur's intelligence staff. The report, based on the interrogation
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  • 18 8 A.P. MEi-uic» 11HiN E, Vved. —Cattlemen have called for a state-wide blitz on rabbit.; irs Victoria.-A.P.
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  • 68 8 Rev. U On »Un (nuiu«terial delegate) and Dr. tSm Thwin (lay delerite) fiW the «u*™ a Annual Conference renewing lrlendshlp with SET Rev Charle* EdAvard Fang, ministerial delete of the. Malaysia ChinW Annual Conference when they gathered tor the South EaM Aaia Central Conference of the
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  • 380 8 Tribune Staff Reporter Church history was made yesterday M E J h H of the South East Asia Central Conference was dedared open by Buhop Arthur James Moore Wesley Church. and Uy the Annua. °-f^£*£?&^ Annual Conference, the Burma "unm p_ nference and
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  • 95 8 Reuter. ROME, Wed.—ltalian police arrested five youths after rotten eggs had been throwu at Ernest Bevin s car as it passed through Naples on tne way to Rome. Rome, Wed.—ltalian police arretted five youths after roi ten eggs had been thrown i t Ernest
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  • 12 8 Reuter. BAGDAD. Wed. Prime Minister Ayoubi of Iraq resigned today.—Reuter.
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  • 158 8 THERE is keen demand now in Singapore for vacant land and prices in some areas have increased by about 20 per cent recently. But there is very little buying of property for investment. Land prices in popular residential areas like Holland Road. Tanglin District. Bukit
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  • 71 8 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO, Wed- —A daring thief picked a loaded pistol of a Japanese policeman in ra crowded tram car on Jan. 31. The gun, which was loaded with six shots, was one of American guns recently distributed to the Japanese police force. An alarm was given
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  • 14 8 A.P. Tfc.u, AVl\. wea. today established radio telephone communication w»th L.etgiade. A.P.
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  • 149 8 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.—Argentine Issues were prominent today on hopes that the forthcoming talks will include the Argentine remittances auestion. Harrods* Buenos Aires deferred shares were outstanding with a rise of two shillings at nine shillings. The favourable" reception aiven to the terms of the new Southern Rhodesia loan
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  • 75 8 Reuter. BOSTON, Wed —One young Massachusetts representative remained seated as his fellow House members stood up and applauded 14 Japanese visiting the state legislature yesterday. He'was Denicl Rugsten. 30. a Boston Democrat and iormer marine who fou<rht ihe Pacific. '•I feel the visiting del; 'gates deserve
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  • 75 8 A.P. BANGKOK. Wed. Premiei Phibun Songkram threatened to close down pro-Communist press in Siam today should they continue to present piopaganda. Taking cognizance of tne spread of Communism in neighbouring countries, Phibun also said Siam plans to protest to the United Nations against
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  • 264 8 TESTS WITHIN A YEAR A.P., U.P. Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. 4 TOMIC experts predicted A States will produce and «J^CTS principles of the bomb. instructed by PresiThe atomic energy plants hvdrodent Truman to go ahead with work on the .hydro will have fighter aircraft protection.
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  • 60 8 A.P. HOIHOW. Hainan. Weo..— Nationalist China officials asked the French, permission today for 30.000 trapped soldiers to escape from South China across the Indochina border. The Nationalists then «tant the troops evacuated by sea to Hainan Island off the south coast of China. Reliable informants
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  • 76 8 TAIPEH, Wednesday. THE present Nationalist Cabinet reorganisation is directed towards personnel changes and retrenchment. The posts of deputy premiers and minister of National Defence are still vacant. The delay in nomination of the deputy premier is due to the indecision whether the job should
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  • 67 8 A.P. U.P. According to Chinese official sources there is still room for further retrenchment in the military and civil administrative budget for the current year. The budget is reported to have been worked out but no figures have been announced. Meanwhile, Acting President Li Tsung-jen notified the Chinese
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  • 34 8 General J#r Charles Rou cher, G.O.C Malaya District, lias be**n invalided home to the U. K. by a medical Military ■pokestnen announced yesterday that hw relief would be named shortly.
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  • 138 8 When A.S.P. 0.0. Griffiths, officer in charge of criminal records. C.I.D. read the story of the two sets of twins in the Victoria School, published in Sunday Tribune of Jan. 15, he rang up Mr. R. F. Bomford. principal of the School reouestmg for their
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  • 110 8 U.P. BOSTON, Wed.—A member of the Japanese Diet, who lost "many relatives" in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, said yesterday that he hoped the United States will "never have to use the hydrogen bomb". Takizo Matsumoto. 48, former resident of devastated Hiroshima, said
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  • 85 8 U.P.-A.P. MTAV YOK v 1-1 Ti.. s» a 'J 1? I nickname —i. :.;•;>< ar bold black aeadlu 1 mor.ihtg paper, today.— (j "HeSfeatnfe." While new»ipaprri w:>r I tHY today ».ilJi rtonei mi die povntia'HU i the Ijytingea bomb, itv I hu.'.iour •magasln-. "IMb Un Opinion."
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  • 71 8 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Wed.—A thief stole into a home of actress Kinuyo Tanaku at Kanmkura near Yokohama last wight and stole more tnan 60 Item of clothing she had brought back from her recent trip to the United States. The actress, awakened t>v c noise, immediately informed
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  • 183 8 A.P. TOKYO, Wednesday. fENERAL Douglas Mac Arthur's top commanders have asked America s joint chiefs of staff for more land, sea and air power to hold defence lines in Asia. Sources here said today that the need tor additional strength was stressed during
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  • 103 8 A.P. LONDON. Wed.- Winston Churchill will form a cabinet of experienced, but comparatively young men, if his Conservative Party wins the geiv eral election They are• Deputy Prime Minister— Anthony Eden, 52. Foreign Secretary—Lord Salisbury. 56. or Richard Rasten Butler. 47. Minister of Labour—Sir David Maxwell Fyfe.
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  • 27 8 Matron Miss Murial Clark of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital going home on retirement was given a farewell party by the hospital's nurses last night.
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  • 58 8 U.P. DALLAS. Texas, Wed Song writer Harry Rev<«l today faced prosecution on moral charges following Ms arrest in a Dallas hotel loom The District Attorney who accepted the charges said that two teen-age boys were involved in the case. One wad in the hotel room
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  • 250 8 GENERAL TAMIL METHODIST KM TH FELLOWSHIP: Picnic al Mr. Teo Kirn Edk's bungalow sir Rsi Y.W.C.A. Dress-makm- 1; m 10 a.m. and Bible study on Life and Teachnp of Je*us p.m. at 5. Raffles Quay. V.M.C A. Male Voice Choir Part> and meeting at Mr. T. HepneM
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