Malaya Tribune, 10 February 1950

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    70 1 MALAYA Tribune BY 7WF 1 PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE TeL Tribune' ?poat 1 4 f 1 LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MA£AYa\ Phone 3811/3 Nine Lm Published simultaneously at 8 mgapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE
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    'BAN RAILS TO CHINA,' U.S. URGES BRITAIN
    322 1 Clamp On Exports From Germany U.P. LONDON, Thursday. gOARD of Trade officials pre conferring with representatives of the British Iron and steel industry on British policy on the export of steel rails to Communist China. The conference will decide whether or not British
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    SHOES AND BOOTS
    25 1 A.P. NiiW YOriK, Tnursda\. American boot and shoe manufacturers made 455,700.000 pairs of shoes during 1949. the Tanners' Council of America reports.—A.P.
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    THIRSTY RABBITS
    20 1 A.P. MELBOURNE. Thursday.Thousands of rabbits in search of water are invading towns in central New South Wales. —A.F.
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    Russians Call Off March On Berlin
    205 1 UP-Reuter. BERLIN. Thurs. Western intelligence officers said tonight thst they had received reports that the Russians had ordered East German Com mum t. youth leaders not te storm Berlin on Whit Sunday. The Russians fear that any fighting might involve Westrn and Red Army
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    U.S. To Admit Jap Agents
    77 1 STOP PRESS A.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs. Disregarding Russian obiertiws, 4V »e 'pi ed S*a fo s invited the Japanese government today to open official agencies in iour American cities. The agencies will be in New York, San Francisco. J-os Angeles and Honolulu. They will Ixe staffed
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    ERROL'S PRINCESS IS CHEAP TO FEED
    74 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Thurs. Errol Flynn returned todaj from movierm;'ung in India. The film star said he plans to return to Paris in the spring to marry Rumanian princess Irina hica. "She's a nice dame," he said. "She doesn't know any lawyers. She can't
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    Rioting flares in Calcutta
    110 1 U.P. CALCUTTA, Thurs.—Communal rioting, reminiscent of the "great Calcutta kiulng" of 1946 and 1947 brc.;e out here today after several stray incidents, in which at leas 4 two persons Including a policeman were killed and many injured. Stabbings, bludgeoning*, bomb throwing, arson and looting started early
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    THE RIGHT MAN, & $1,000 MILLION
    216 1 THE RIGHT MAN, $1,000 MILLION CURE FOR ASIA'S TROUBLES U.P. WASHINGTON, Thursday. A United States Far Eastern expert proposed today that a top-notch American be given at least U551,000,000,000 to spend as he sees fit jn economic and military aid to combat Communism in South East Asia. The expert, who
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    Bao Dai Says 'Thanks' To France
    80 1 PARIS, Thurs.—Bao Dais Viet Nam government today published a statement thanking France for granting Viet Nam virtual independ-* ence within the French Union. The statement said that independence was "the only policy capable of satisfying the people of Viet Nam" ana the recently signed
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    CRIMINAL OFFENCE
    17 1 RANGOON. Thursday. Burma's caretaker parliament today provided legislation whereby currency hoarding becomes a criminal offence.
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    STORM HITS CEYLON
    26 1 A.P. COLOMBO, Thurs. A Violent windstorm left 500 persons homeless last night in the town of Gintoto, on the south coast of Ceylon.—A.P.
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    Cheering Crowds Greet Buddha Relics
    219 1 Reuter. RANGOON. Thurs. Cheering crowds and ships* sirens greeted the British cruiser Kenya when she arrived here today bringing sacred Buddha relics on loan to Burma from the Temple of the Sacred Tooth in Ceylon. The Kenya was accompanied by the Tir, of the Indian
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    SUKESI SERVES TEA FOR ALL
    57 1 The children of Exe-j ter's Nursery School, England, had their "eievenses" served by an unusual visitor last week. She was Miss Sukesi Budiardjo. who had travelled 9.000 mdes to study Britain's most up-to-date educational development, i hirty five year old Miss Budiardjo is an assistant
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    Truculent Skipper Mistook Lights
    383 1 A.P. Reuter. CHATHAM, KENT, Thursday. lIEUT. Charles Bowers, 28 year-old commander of the British submarine Truculent, which sank in the Thames estuary with the loss of 04 lives, was today found guilty by a court martial here of hazarding his ship by negligence or default. The
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    HISTORIC OCCASION
    22 1 U.P. JAKARTA. Thurs. The first British Ambassador to Indonesia. D. W. Kermode. presented his credentials to President Soekarno today.— U.P.
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    DOLLARS TO HOLD FORMOSA
    182 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thursday. The United States tonight took two steps in quick succession to bo'ster the remnants cf Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's once great empire. Congress, subject* to Senate approval passed a bill making part of a $103,000,000 China aid fund available for helping the Nationalists last
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    GUSSIE STILL ENCAGED
    49 1 A.P. CALCUTTA, Thurs. "Gorgeous" Gussic Moran and Anthony Davenport issuea a joint statement saying: "For the record —we are still engaged but no date for the marriage has been settled due to Mr. Davenport Senior s advice to wait a bit and Gussie s tennis tour".—A.P.
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    TRY HIROHITO?
    32 1 U.P. LONDON, Tnurs. Radio Peking said today that the Communist Government has officially accepted a Soviet proposal to set up san international court to try five •Japanese including the empero;\—U.P.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    101 2 The rubber commodity market turned easier yesterday with lower advices from New York. There was marked short position in rubber for Feb. shipment which fetched a premium of i cent over March. Closing prices in cents per pound were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 RSS f.o.b. Feb. 52/, 52*
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    140 2 COFFEE was a very steady market in Singapore yesterday. Rio No. I changed hands at $135 per picul with further buyers and no rurthc offerings in the market. Rio No. 5 was bid for at 3133 per picul with sellers asking 3134. Rio No. 5 peaberry was offered
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    U.S. Take More Rubber
    41 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— U.S. consumption of new rubber, both synthetic and natural, in 1949 totalled 990,637 ong tons, the Commerce Deoartment said on Thursday. It was the fourth highest in history, the peak being 1.222.237 tons in 1947.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    836 2 Singapore, Thurs. INDUSTrOAUS Atlas Ice 11.90 12.25 xb., xd Alex. Brick. Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.20 2.25 8.8. Petrol 34/6 35 6 B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/8 22/8 Ord. 16/3 18/6 E. Utd. Assur. 39 25 40.25 Est Trust Fed. Dispensary i.50 7.00
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    LOCAL FIRMS TO COMPETE WITH CROWN AGENTS?
    304 2 T HE F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce, Perak Branch, now expects that 'ocal 1 merchants will soon be allowed to compete with the C r0W n Agent., tendering for goods needed by Federation Go\e )meeting 0 f the branch Mr. F. L. Cave-Penny, ««airman,
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    Fund For Jap Ships
    53 2 Reuter-AAP. Tokio. Thurs.—The trade Ministry is planning the creation of a 100.000.000 yen fund to defray port charges of Japanese vessels in foreign ports, the news agency Jiji Press reported today. The fund is expected to be established in the first quarter of the fiscal year
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    Tin Prices
    44 2 SINGAPORE. Feb. 9: Tin price S2BB per nicul ex-go-down. U» $0.50. LONDON. Feb. 8. Snot C599'. r«v*"n f >'*rf. Three months CsB4}. Up Settlement £600. Turnover 75 tons. Second session: Spot €599. Unchanged. Three months CsB*. Vp CI. Settlement «600. Turnover: Nil.
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    PANAMANIAN SHIP SEIZED
    84 2 TAIPEI. Thurs —News of the 500 ten Panamanian steamer. Swallow, came to light here yesterday about two weeks after she was seized by a Nationalist China warship. The Swallow was Intercepted while trying to enter the Communist port of Amoy, on the China coast. She was forced
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    Little Change
    22 2 SINGAPORE, Thur. With only small scattered buying inquiry. *here was Is»tie to stimulate the share market. Prices showed utile mant;e
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    Along the godowns
    48 2 Union Trader (44): Dorothy (Sheers); Serdonjr (40/41); Glenroy (33 4); Stanhall (31/2); Arnold Maersk (17/18); C. McLeod (21 2); >ordhval (23/4); Mvrmedon (27 8); Loksang (29/30); Katong (15 1H); (13 14); Bennhor (11); Deucalion (6 Hr, fres. Grant (6 7): Maetsuycker (4/5) and Oranje el/2).
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    X.L.M. Plan New Air Service
    80 2 Reuter. COLOMBO. Thurs.—Ceylon and the Netherlands are to shortly initiate talks for an air agreement between the two countries, it is learnt. The X.L.M. Royal Dutch Air Line propose to begin a service through Ceylon before the middle of this year. The line is expected
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    NEW HIGH IN WORLD RUBBER CONSUMPTION
    97 2 A.P. WASHINGTON, Thursday. WORLD consumption of natural rubber rose 7,000 v tons to a new high of 1427,500 tons in 1940. the Commerce Department reported yesterday, it said production was 1,482.500 tons, a drop of 37,000 'cms from 1948. Estimated Russian imports increased from
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    FISHERMEN TOLD: KEEP OUT
    127 2 A.P. VANCOUVER. BRITISH V COLUMBIA, Thurs. A virtual "keep out" order was issued yesterday to Russian and Japanese fishing fleets by the International Pacific Fisheries Commission which governs the rich Sockeyc salmon grounds off the Fraser River. The five-man commission, headed by Senator Tom Reid of
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    EXPORTS FROM INDIES
    67 2 According to data of the Central Office of Statistics exports (in thousands of kilos» from Indonesia of some of the principp' commodities were as follows: Jan./Nov Rubber 39.563 Processed Sugar 39.46] Tea 20.22?. Black Pepper 3.705 White Peppei 73 Coffee 4&or, Copra Palm Oil 56.721 Cinchona bark
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    INDIES' OUTPUT
    42 2 According to pro'iminary data of the Central Office- of Statistics the- production of some of the principal export commodities on estatu thousands of kilos was u< follows Jan. Nov. 1949 Rubber tMMi Tea 24.04!» Cinchona Hark Coffee lOJSt Cocoa 788
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      346 2 ON THE AIR BLUE NETWORK ENGLISH PROGRAMME to <»o a.m. News from Kuala Lumpur; 10.05 Close Down. 12.00 noon Programme* in Malay. 1.00 p.m. Jay Wilbur Stiines; 1.30 Time. Signal News; L 45 Dane* Music Guy Lombard** Orchestra; 2.00 Close Down. 6.00 p.m. Programme Summary; 6.62 Light music played by
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    Envoys Stop Over
    131 3 THF American ambassadors to Australia and New Zealand, Mr. P. Jarman and Mr. R. M. Scotten. stopped in Singapore yesterday on their way to the Bangk ok conference of American diplomats. Mr. Jarman said that there was recently a similar conference in Latin America. A general discussion
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    Lightermen Call For Showdown
    119 3 SINGAPORE lightermen are losing their patience with the Colony's three Chambers of Commerce. Nearly forty days ago—Dec. 30 last they sent in their proposals standardising carrying rates. But the Chambers have kept silent. So the Joint-Consultative Committee ol the Singapore Lighterage Industry yesterday asked the Secretary
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    LADY BRIND HOME TODAY?
    76 3 Lady Brind, wife of ftdmirai Sir Patrick *rin»i. who was rushed to t* lo Brtttsh Military Ho?p.:*\ on Wednesday tor an emergency appendicitis operation, may return home today. She and the Admiral were to go yesterday to Hongkong. wheY- the Admiral planned to spend about five
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    HE'S NOT A BAD 'UN, SAYS LAWYER
    59 3 HE'S NOT A BAD 'UN, SAYS LA WYER MALACCA. Tliurs.— Lawyer C.S. Javaswal arguing an appeal for a padi-planter said yesterday. "He is my neighbour and I Know no It not a bad man." \nd the farmer, Mohamed bin Mohamed Ali, under sentence of ton wcoks prison for having.six drums
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    "WILL NOT QUIT PROGRESSIVES"
    89 3 Mr. Sandy G. Pillay and C J.F. Ess-hay 'ssued a categorical denial of the report that they may leave the Progressive Party. The rep.-its aio.se fol'.wing their action in voting the majori'v of the party on the que;li i of the ap;.oinment of Mr. P.C. L:m.
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    RED FLAG FOUND IN KATONG
    284 3 POLICE SAY NO NEED FOR ALARM npHE long dormant Malayan Communist Party has shown more signs of activity in the last few days than it has in the eighteen months since it was banned in July 1948. Another M.C.P. flag, with its large yellow star
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    Much Ado About Box Of Matches
    144 3 ABDUL Rani bin Abas. 22. A attached to the Royal Artillery at Blakang Matt, was rebuked by the staff sergeant of his unit for stealing a box of matches. The next day. Jan. 19. at 7.30 in the morning Rani was found senseless under
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    Brushed-off guest took to samsu
    88 3 FORTY-nve-year-old Gun Fong's relative was getting married. And Gun Fong, posh for the occasion arrived ror dinner. But he had forgotten the presents and so he was turned Boiling., Gun Fong sought solace in three dollars worth of samsu. And after that he didn't know
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    SUICIDE BID DUE TO $300 DEBT.
    49 3 Fun Kok Hoon. 27. told the Second Police Court yesterday that a $300-debt so distressed him that he drank cautic soda "as the only way out.'' He borrowed the money becaus. his children had fallen ill. Fun was bound over for six months;
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    THIS IS YOUR WAR
    652 4 ANTI-BANDIT Month is going with a swing. Sir Henry Gurney announces that in one week one hundred* thousand people have come forward to do their bit against the enemy. This is a magnificent response. But we need more yet. The truth about the bandits has got
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    WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EUROPEANS STAGED A WALK OUT?
    1471 4  -  STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER h\ MENCIUS PLENTY of hoity-toity over Mr. Lim and Mr. Wicks. The Water Engineer recommends Mr. Wicks as Deputy Water Engineer, with the expectation of eventually becoming head of the department. The Establishments Board of the Singapore
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    WHY HUSBANDS FLEE
    493 4  -  By. CYNTHLA LOWRY A.P. NEW YORK. LIPSTICK, smears, or reasonable fascimiles thereof, are the reason one out of ten American husbands desert their families. At least, that is the opinion of Dan Eisenberg, whose bread and butter comes from tracing missing persons. Eisenberg estimates that in i
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    I Mr, Majid Should Respect Majority View
    475 4 THE PEOPLE'S POSTMAI. Sir. Mr. Majid's statement about the Seamen's Registration Bureau, which appeared in the press provides a striking example of the quality of his criticism. Nowhere in our first letter did we say anything about his having no right to criticise
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    DANCER AT STAMFORD ROAD
    263 4 SAFETY FIRST. Sir. j I wonder why the city traffic authorities have not yet considered doing anything about Singapore's worst blind corner situated at the junction of Armenian Street and Stamford Road? It will be observed that very real danger to pedestrains does exist at this
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    EYE FOR AN EYE
    118 4 Sir, It was with some difficulty that many of us pushed inu. the background the impera tive desire to say "serve* them right*' when reading about the treatment the Russians are reputed to be handing out to their Jap prisoners of war. Humanitarianism, and oven the
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    CINEMA MUSIC
    98 4 LONG SUFFERING FAN. Sir, Its bad enough paying super rates for cinema tickets to see second-rate fare on the Singapore screens without having in addition to suffer in silence over the sort of music selected by the managements for overtures and intervals. Whoever does the selecting of records
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    ARMOURED VEHICLES
    163 4 SUDAH TAHU. Sir. Once again we have news of an open Police truck being ambushed with a loss of several lives among the Police party and a corresponding loss of arms and ammunition. But what is probably overlooked by the authorities is the propoganda value of such successes
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    TAXI FARES
    98 4 Sir. Taxi-fares In the city arc becoming more of a headache each day. If I take a yellow-cab from Orchard Road to Tanjong Pagar it costs me $1.00. A Malay taxi-nran will be glad to do the journey for 80 cents and say "thank you" too. An Indian
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    A SNAKE CAN FAST FOR TWO YEARS
    1162 5 N.F. FEW pt ople—especially women—are admirers of ikes but it is a fact that bold a peculiar fasciA ior many people. in it b- n proved that ii a* peoples are alm the «mly human bewho can dominate Most oi us have seen
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    JITTERY GHOST
    413 5 THERE is a classic yarn of a jittery ghost Who went th sec a pshychiatrist. "Doc, you've got to do something fcr me quick—l'm a nervous wreck,'' complained the spook. "And what are your symptoms? asked the psychiatrist. "I keep seeing people!" the ghost replied, biting its nads
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    HOW MYSTERIOUS IS THE EAST?
    1044 5 N.F. FANTASTIC and incredible stories are a part cf the East. We cannot satisfactorily explain much of the phenomena produced by these mysterious peoples across the seas. Well authenticated facts prove that magicians and prophets have swayed the inhabitants and mystified the world with actions
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    CANINE HYSTERIA
    147 5 CANINE hy.deria. said the Medical Research Council is often caused by bread or dog biscuits containing .Jlour blenched with ayene (nitogen ti ichloi ide). Though the leport gave no evidence that agene causes hysteria in human beings, "there seems a good ftniina facie case for abandoning a method
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    HIS KNUCKLES WERE RED
    121 5 HALF a dozen well-known fl gangsters, two prostitutes and a British-descended Frenchman named Lindsay Watson, weie pacing the stone cells of Les Baumettes piison in Marseilles. They were to be charged with steaMnj. jewels worth £200,000 from the Begun* Khan Mf the jewels could be found.
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    WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?
    50 5 t*u»C La'J? Then get in touch with JH* hairy ffenfc Jj£we£^»^ Loir—h«' *ay* should Francesco fall you, here is something bow with which to t>ru*h tip. yon» MM* on the urn» ppohWn. A M4 |Hm MrMiltthyno reluctant folllcWg Jjtf• IU(MM J ft f }j
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    Some Cranky Notions From Other Lands
    42 5 Now Is not science wondrr.'ul? A Los Angles woman asked for a broom that sweeps two stairs at one go. The brushraaker absolutely bristling; with Idea**—o»Hged In <-J tn r «v .1 nW aw a%;»tlroe. lad
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    THE 'MERMAID' MEN DREAM ABOUT
    983 6  -  By OSWALD lIENRI rER heard the story .f the shapely young nerican girl who al)st flunked a swimit because she thought c wasn't good enough, t, when forced to ow her paces, surised even herself by inexing the Women's Nationals? Today, tms same girl who
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    FLAS II
    104 6 HOLLYWOOD. AUS$l,000,uoo piuuucuon has been planned by Direc--or Robert Rossen. who is also producing the fl'm. He plans 0 leave for Mexico soon to eek location sites for the Drthcoming movie "The '.rave Bulls." It is based on novel by Tom Lea.—A.P. lODAY'S short hair style for I
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    Super-Sexy Build-Up Has Jane Embarrassed
    407 6 A.P. tiOiAix wOOD. THE super-sexy build-up Jane Russell got early_ in her 1 movie career still embarrasses her, but she has decided that it did not do her any lasting harm. At least, she is well identified. Jane blames only bad press ajentry. not the
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    CRYSTAL LOTUS'
    195 6 BANGKOK. EVERYBODY seems to be making moving pictures in Thailand (Siam). They may not be making much money in the process, but tney re sure having a lot ol fun. About 60 companies are shooting pictures all around Bangkok. All they seem to need to start is equipment.
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    'BOO'—SIAM'S COVER GIRL
    505 6  -  By M LTON MARMOR A.P. Itait'-C about torasthtaf. but in a few mon.hs don t s-em to rememb-r what it was. It's not difficult to understand this trait in a country where people still complain to the government that they don't get enough rain A leading a
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      156 6 CAPTUX EASY by Leslie Turner f HOLY T AMI OF THIS FO*U ShIOKE! ITS LMONTHS... LITTLE HILARY" IN SAUER VOW S 6ENTLEMAW TO BE FIWJ I MJK>. M 8 MR JACKSOW.NTtHE U ?5£S£A THAN *V AND TEACH YOU BOTH V* C! OWE O'MAMMA'S 152 L^——^== MANNERS' I AIM TO fij^
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    Fishing By Electricity
    380 7 TRAWLERS and drifters have already adopted whole cabin-loads of warted scientific knJclc:s like radar, asdics and echo-sotmdew, to locate thi elusive s'.ioals. A new Russian gadget, embodying a dual electric and a powerful suction pumD through .which are bang sucked into il pa, is described in a
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    DO YOU KNOW THAT...
    132 7 22,000 Americans win become blind in 1950, and 132,--500 will be blinded in the next five years. Of these, more than 75,000 will be over 65 years old when they lose their sight. Insulin keep diabetes alive and healthy for years. But in chronic cases, diabetes
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    HEALTH SERVICE FOR INDUSTRY?
    588 7 SOME 75 percent of British worker;, lacw ..ny kind o/ medical service at their place of employment. Even the remaining 25 percent, stated the Association of Industrial Medical Officers in 1944, often had to rely on nurses and doctors insufficiently trained in industrial medicine. What has
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    SOLAR PROBLEM
    80 7 AT the Climax, high altitude observatory in Colorador. Professor D. H. Menzel screened the main area of the sun's disc and filmed a ssgment tnrougn i telescope equipped with narrow waveband filters. The result was awe-in-soiring: snake-like eruptions oi solar prominences, burning gas bubbles and lownward deluges of
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    'LISTEN' TO THE MOON
    92 7 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs.- Visitors to the 1951 Festival of Britain will be able to '"istcn" to the moon, other solar bodies and the stars. They con do so by means of a radar telescope which will be installed in "tho Dome of Discovery," the central exhibit
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    Changing Sexes
    581 7 GIRLS learn that investing "judgment, money and skill" on their looks and figures makes for quicker promotion in the office and a better chance of a good marriage. BOys are increasingly learning the importance of their own looks to achieve similar ends. This is one of the tendencies
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    Out Patients' Club
    355 7 FOR an ever-increasing numDer of elderly, chronic out-patients, particularly rneumatic cases, Dr. William Arthur Bourne has a new prescription: a good, long gossip and plenty of human fellowship. "Frank consideration led me to the regretful conclusion that the benefits of treatment were often not detectable by objective
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    Don't You Believe It
    227 7 Till: idea that some j t offe are double-jointed may havej ■frffrtl with! the schoolboy' who amused his classmates by performing contortions with his thumb*. No person, however, has double joints. The simple fact MM that tlu: schoo!boy's ligaments were more lax than in most boys,
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    DEATH MAZE FOR EAR WIGS
    131 7 AN earwig's urge to roost at the ton of a tent-pole or in a dahlia head is known as "thigmatropism." the reaction to touch, and is shared by many insects. Pest Infestation Deoartment of D.S.J.R. put this to practical last week when it announced that
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      106 7 JACK ARMSTRONG by Rob Scboenke I? --HI I PIP YOU EVER HEAR I I THE REST OF THE 5.000 I IwHATS THE MATTER I WAS A LfTTLE! < T -a- > 11« ANYTHING 50 COLC? COLLARS ANP THE PAPERS J YOU LOOK PALE. I KNOW ELOOPEP? TAKING THE TO THE
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    BRITAIN IS WINNING THE CAR RACE
    888 8 ONE of the most favourable expert diagnoses the British motor industry has heard for years came late last month from somebody with no particular reason to wish the British business good fortune. Alfred P. Sloan, jr., chairman of America's mighty General Motors, predicted that
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    Return Of The Avocet
    377 8 AMONG the dreary marshes and saltings of Norfolk. Suffolk and Lincolnshire about a hundred years ago lived a bird as vividly marked as a humbug, with a bĕek wrnen turned up as far as the curlew's turns down It was the avocet (Recurnmstru), once a rarity
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    HERMOINE THE COCKREN
    91 8 Reuter. REDCAR, Yorkshire, Thurs. —Hcrmione was the pride of Jim Piggotts hen run. He could count on her for one egg a day, sometimes two. But just before Christmas she stopped laying and moped about. Jim called in a vet who said; "An endocrine disturbance. Hermione has
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    MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
    307 8 A.P. COPENHAGEN. COUPLES who now say: •'Let's get married as as possible" iaw, at some tfc*« in the future, have to say: Lets ge„ married as soon as we can get our marriage school certificates." The Marriage School, believed to be th? world's firs which was started here*
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    WHEN RAGS AND RICHES GO TOGETHER
    1029 8 N.F.L. THERE are many instances of beggars living amongst squalor, dirt, and rags, contriving to amass large sums of money. They have been able to conceal their wealth during life very often, but when death has come to them their secret hoards have been
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    METAPHORS AND THEIR MEANINGS
    779 8  -  Origins Of Familiar Phrases By J.F. Monson- March N.F.L. LORD Dunsany. at a function in London, asked the original meaning of the metaphor "give him the bird It is more than surprising that the peer-playwright did not know tir* He has had several nieces produced; and
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      200 8 Gland Discovery Restores Youth In 24 Hours 9oTferers from losrt of vigour, nervousness*, weak bedy, Impure blood, failing memory, and who nee old nnd worn-out befor.- their time will be delighted to learn of a new. (land discovery by an American Doctor This new tiis.<>\,i\ mak. s it fusible to
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    I Was Playing Mah-jong
    123 9 -Robbery Case Man LUM Poh Sang, tried for armed robbery, told the Assize Court yesterday that he was playing mah-jong with his mother-in-law-to-ti. and two women at the xhen he was said to have broken into a house in Kampong Lima off MrPherson Road on Oct
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    PREFAB SCHOOLS: 'WE MUST BE CAUTIOUS'
    88 9 SINGAPORE authorities :ire not gushing over the prefabricated school. mdri. Is of which were shown th< 11 by Mr. G. W. Pizzey. as Corporation. (Australia) Ltd. A P WD. spokesman yesterday said: We must look Into constructional details. might suit some places and not
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    NO BUSINESS FOR ME, SAYS GEORGE LEE JR.
    87 9 EIGHTEEN-year-old Lee Mau Seng, left by air I r Melbourne yesterday. For him. the Christmas vacation was over. His father. Mr. George Leo. is partner in many business concerns in Singapore. But Mau Seng is taking up either nautical or aeronautical engineering.
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    FIRST LESSON
    44 9 Che Osman of the Perak State Secretariat who is flying to the United Kingdom to study the General Election, yesterday attended a lecture on the British n system given to thf senior pupils of St. Andrews School by Mr. rge G. Thomson.
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    BLOOD DONORS
    20 9 A batch of twenty donors irom the British Ordnance Depot gave their Wood to the Transition Service yesterday.
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    39,506 SIGN ON
    14 9 The total number of volunteers to date in Kelantan is 39.506.
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    Sir Eugen Reads Old Favourites
    43 9 Sir Eugen Millington Drake, K.C.M.G., speaking before the members of the American Association and the American Club at the Cathay Building on Wednesday evening. Sir Eugen s readings consist of the "Old Favourites of English and American Poetry."
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    YOUR LOVE IS MY REWARD
    358 9 SIR ALEC jJTR Alec Newboult, Federation Chief Secretary who is to retire soon, sat and listened to the High Commissioner and other CounciTTors praise him for his magnificent service to this country. He then told them that the love of the people of Malaya was
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    Urquhart to take over In Malaya
    166 9 THE War Office hove announced the temporary appointment of Major-General R.E. Urquhart. C.8.. D S 0.. to command Malaya District in succession to Major-General Sir Charles Boucher, who m returning to the United Kingdom shortly. The date of Oneral Urquharts arrival in Malaya is
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    303 ARRESTED
    43 9 There have been 303 arrests in the Federation for the week ending February 9, 12 in Negri Sembilan. six in Penang. 65 in Perak. 87 in Johore. 65 including 5 Thais in Kedah Perlis. 31 in Pahang and 37 in Selangor.
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    Bills Passed
    29 9 The Council also approved the Courts (Amendment) Bill, the Ports (Amendment) Bill. the Juvenile Courts I Validation.) Bill, the Municipal (Amendment) Bill and the Civil Liability Bill.
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    'WE WILL CRUSH THEM QUICKLY'
    424 9 LABOUR PLEDGE AGAINST TERROR KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE bandit burning of Simpang Tiga has brought to white heat the anger of the Malayan people against the terrorists. Labour men in the Federal Legislative Council today told Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner, that the workers of
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    BILL AGAINST BRIBERY PASSED
    169 9 'J'HE Government of the Federation has taken another step forward in its battle on bribery. The Legislative Council has passed a bill which imposes on both briber and bribed a three-year gaol term and a $10,000-fine. Where the bribe has anything to do with a. government
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    Check On Private Schools
    65 9 THE Legislative Council defeated Mr. Lim Khye Seng's aeferrment motion and decided that all private schools, including managers and teachers —in the Federation must be rep'stered The Registration of »Schools Bill which the Council passed this morning exempts Government and religous schools from this measure. It
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    SPECIAL KILLS CONDUCTOR
    109 9 MALACCA, Thursday. TAY Neo Eng, 28, clerk-conductor in Bukit Bulat Estate in Alor Gajah was yesterday shot dead by a Malay Special Constable. Tay was working in the estate office when the special fired at him. Tay jumped through the window, tripped and fell. The constable fired
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    BANDITS SET THREE POLICE HUTS ABLAZE
    80 9 PENANG, Thurs.—Bandits last night set ablaze thiee police huts completely gutting two of them. The burnt huts were a£ Transfer Road and Residency Road. The third hut at Batu Lanchang Lane was only partly burned. Bandits also tried to fire a lamp post in
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    LINE OPENED
    38 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —Through rail traffic between Gemas and Jerantut is expected to be re-opened today on the clearance of the blockage which occurred recently between Ayer Hitam and Kemayan as the 'restrlt"** t^rrdriit ,l activity.
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    THANK YOU
    30 9 Penang Chettlars have thanked the police, the traffic branch, the Municipality and the Posts and Telegraphs for their splendid work in organising the Thaipusam processions in the island.
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      253 9 1950 TRIUMPH CHUAN HUAT CO.. 173 Selejrie Road, Phone ***** Distributors of TRIUMPH Motor Cycles Spare Parts. HIMOO PRODUCTS SERPINA Tablets for high blood pressure, mental disorders, etc. $5.50 BRAINO Tablets for loss of memory, brain fag. $4.50. LIVERENE Tablets for sluggish and enlarged liver, etc. $3. HERBOLAX Laxative. 50
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      109 9 LIT ABNER by Al Capp j 1 < jsa!M rr send US atellv- J it, huh?/ addressed to w li^iM^—. Alley ©op fe y v T Hamiin I r~7 V CZZZ tm fBACK IN 7 OOOLA ENGINEERED OH.' THAT YER-TO EVERY- 1 OSCAR MY ST\CS. I THEY PIDNT BUT IM
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    HEAVY SCR AT CHINGS TOMORROW
    1002 10  -  BY ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2000 Winners. AWING to the present condition of the Bukit U Tim ah Track there will be considerable scratchings for tomorrow's races which conclude the Singapore Turf Club Soring Meeting. It was known this morning that no lewr than
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    THRILLING 7-A-SIDE RUGBY TIES
    241 10 Some thrilling games were seen in yesterday s series of ..even-a-side rugger matches on the Padang. The SCO *B' met stiff opposiUon from the Police and narrowly won by hve points (a goal) to nil. Both sides were good ana there was little to choose between
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    SINGAPORE LACKS SPORT FACILITIES
    130 10 "Singapore has the material for world champions in the sports fields, but coaches and facilities, which should bs free OB» "aUly lacking,' Mr. r.J. Johnson, Singapore Municipal Commissioner, told the Tribune when asked to comment on the recent statement made to the Press by Miss Dee
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    Y.M.C.A CRICKET
    137 10 The following have been elected to serve as Cricket officers of life for the 1950 season. Captain. J, X Hollo way ViceCaptain, I. Suratta; i>on. secretary and representative SCA Denais Hooper. Secretaries* of teams wishing to arrange fixtures with the Y.M.G.A. l*t and 2nd teams are requested to
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    FOR JOHORE SPORTSMEN
    56 10 All sportsmen in Johore are invited to attend the general meeting of the Johore j Cricket Club on Sunday at the Johore Civil Service Club. In a circular lettter to meml>ers and others the President points out that without support the club will be unable to participate
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    Sino-Malays Win Their Last Match
    129 10 A.P. HONGKONC, Thurs. Malaya's Sino-Malay footballers defeated a combined Hongkong Eleven by threv goa:s to one this evening m their last scheduled appearance here for a benefit match for 15,000 homeless victims of the recent' Kowloon lire. Oniy a few spectators turned out. An anticipated
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    Peng Soon Favourite For England Title
    294 10 U.P. I ONDGN. Thursday. Wong Peng Soon, stand-out champion of Malaya, is a heavy favourite for the men's singles title in the All-England badminton championships scheduled for a decision here on March I—4. He will oppose stars from Denmark, Sweden, Ireland and Britain but
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    Joe Louis To Stage Come Back
    82 10 Reuter. BUFFALO. New York, Thurs. Joe Louis, retired world heavyweight champion, will stage a "come-back" according to Jake Mintz, manager of Ezzard Charles, the present champion according to the National Boxing Association. Mintz predicts that a fight between Louis and Charles for the title
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    SPITFIRE OFFICIALS
    65 10 The following are ofltre-bear-ers of the Spitfire Badminton Party for 105O: President, Shawl Hamid: vicepresidents, Messrs. Robert Yap and S. J. A".<n*;n<>ar. hen. iecfo* tary. Victor Pereira; 1-oru treasurer, Hassan Mahal: hon. auditor. Low Ban Cheng; hem. sports captain, R. L..S. Mamain: lion, assistant sports captain. R< r.nic
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      70 10 4 I lIF V IiAVOi: by Sam Left bTlieve it?Tcheck has gct\ can J meet mcgreedy at the HF DR|VER QUICKC? uR a y to leave skippin' out on us.» Mf... ON€ O'l MORE BOUNCE/ WE 1 PEPOT RUSHT AFTER THE TOWN DIDJA IT /T^ Trf IM IT THAN All
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    FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    5600 11 Last Day Of Spore Races Class I, Div. I —I Mile and 27 yards OK 11 NF S FAY OURITE 9.3 >l i II 12*41 Penan? 9.03 I mv. ii Won by I nun. 46 4/5 sees. G<-«id. UNTH 2-1 I Penan? 0.04 1 Fir*. (A\tm)
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    853 11 The following is the programme for tomorrow's races at Bukit Timah—final day of the Singapore Spring Meeting. L IKlltsKS, (LASS 1 DIV I—MILK A 27 YARIIs. (Spring ii |i > FORTUNE'S FAVOURITfSj M H. B. Laow A- K. S. Lim Yong DARK BRO( ADE Mr. A Mrs. Teo
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    ONLY 2 HORSES TIMED
    122 11  -  By ALBERT STENCER Tho Man with 1000 Winners There was very little fast work this morning on th.' Bukit Timah training track, work being ponflned to pacing.' Most of the horses were trotted and canU :< ;1 on the (outside of the cours; proper. "Hieatre <Tait»
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    Nationalists To Extend Blockade
    127 12 U.P. TAIPEI. Thurs. The Nationalist government announced today that it was extending its blockade of the China coast to Liuchow peninsula, where six Communist armies were reported to have massed for an invasion of Hainan Island. Nationalist warships until now have confined the active blocxade to
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    STUDENTS STILL THE JOB OF COLONIAL OFFICE
    93 12 COLONIAL students in the United Kingdom remain the general responsibility of the Colonial Office, Welfare Department. The British Council has taken over certain fields and will only handle some aspects of welfare work. This was announced in a rovmment press release yesterday. me
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    H.K. Supreme Court Reserves Decision
    249 12 Chennault's Claim For Chiang's Airlines A.P. HONG KONG, Thursday. THE Hong Kong Supreme Court, today, reserved decision on retired U.S. Ueutenant-General Claire Chennault's petition that he be recognised as the sole owner of the entii#3 assets in Hong Kong of the two formerly Nationalist Chinese-controlled
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    MANILA WOMEN WANT BERGMAN FILMS BANNED
    79 12 U.P. MANILA, Thurs. The Women's Club has proposed a resolution to ban all Ingrid Bergman movies from Philippine cinema houses. Irked by the much-pub-licised affair between the Swedish actress and her Italian director the club women indicated they would bring up their proposal before
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    RULES ON S.I.T. HOUSES WILL NOT BE CHANCED
    71 12 An application by the junior employees of the Singapore Improvement Trust to alter the rules governing their occupation of Trust houses so as to permit the families'of dead employees to remain In the houses, was referred to the Estates Committee. At a
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    83 12 YHCA: French Class Auvance 5.30; Lending Library 5 p.m. YWCA: Town Pioneers meet at 4 p.m. at Fort Canning. WESLEY M.Y.F.: Meeting at Wesley Hall at 7.45 p.m. Re". Henry V. Lacy, speaking on Religion in China Today. GRAMOPHONE BE< ITAL: British Council Hall. Stamford Road.
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    CINEMA
    127 12 CATHAY: "Top of (lit Mornin? at 11, 1.45. 4.15. KJO and 9 ALHAMBBA: "Tb« Hurricane'• at 1.4o. 1.1.'. 6 4o and 0.30 p.m. TAVTLION: 'The <|»©1Idcn Madonna" at 2, 4.15. 6.30 ai;d 9.30 r *CAPITOL The Fanldin** Case at 11. L45. a 9 3 "Father was Fullback" at 11.
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    SPORT
    33 12 RUGBY SCX3 v. H.K. Services. see BOXING: Som Pong v. Aliie Sands. Happy World 9 p.m. GOLF: R.S.G.C. women s medal. HOCKEY: SRC v. Vtterarte, Ĕadang SCRC v. Ceyloneae long Lim Green.
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    TIDE
    10 12 H.W.: 3.26 a.m. <8ft. 7'n.). 4.28 p.m. (7ft. 7m).
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    TORIES PROMISE TO END PETROL RATIONING
    381 12 AMERICAN DOLLARS KEEP THE SOCIALISTS ALIVE CHURCHILL U.P. LONDON, Thursday. TORY leader Winston Churchill, stumping the hinterlands for Conservative votes, said in a campaign speech today that American dollars are keepmg Britain's Socialist government alive. "Fancy the Socialist government in England," Churchill scornfully told
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    Britain To End Racial Bar In Tanganyika
    139 12 Geneva. Thursday. BRITAIN intends to end racial discriminution in Tanganyika, Mr. John Lamb, political liaison officer for the territory, told the United Nations Trusteeship Council today. Mr. Lamb, replying to questions of delegates on Britain's port on the territory, said every effort would
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    AUSTRALIAN FIAT
    29 12 A.P. MELBOURNE, Thurs. British investors and the Italian Fiat group are reported to be jointly financing a Fiat company, to build a £1,000,000 plant in Australia. —A.P.
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    No Rush For Freed Petrol
    67 12 A.P. SYDNEY. Thurs. Australian motorists were calm and there was no rush to petrol pumps today as petrol came off the ration in Australia. Australia needed 716 men and women to administer the rationing scheme which cost £607.000 a year. Australian Premier R. G. Menzies
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    German Scientists In U.S. Will Have To Stay
    214 12 A.P. NEW YORK, Thursday. SCRIPPS HOWARD correspondent Jim G. Lucas, in an exclusive report ttam Washington cuoting a high government official, said today that about 500 alien scientists brought to the United States from Germany know so many American top military secrets
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    R.A.F. GUARD TO MEET OAG AT LEGCO OPENING
    83 12 The opening of the third session of the Singapore Legislative Council on Feb. zl lu 10 a.m. at tne Victoria Memorial Hall will be a ceremonial one. H. E. the Officer Administering the Government, will be received on his arrival at the
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    LONDON SHARES
    170 12 Reuter. ijONDON. Thurs. Erewerv share-holders received a shook today. Watney Combe Reid announced an interim dividend of five per cent compared with six per cent last year. The reduction unsettled brewery share market in the London Stock Exchange and Watney deferred were marked 2/3 lower at 54 shillings.
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    'Many things are wrong with the world'
    111 12 The world would be a better place to live In If its guardians became philosophers and the philosophers became guardians. Professor R. E. Holttum said this last night at a debate on "What is Wrong with the World" held by the East W
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    TIN MARKET
    41 12 A.P. L,(jiHL>OU, inurs.—cash tin was unchanged at £591». 10. bid, £bOO asKed on the London market today Ninety day futures droppea 12 shillings and 6 pence to £584 bid £56 i. 5. asked. The turnover was 90 tons. —A.P.
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    BANDITS RAID KONGSI, ROB WORKERS
    292 12 ONE hundred and fifty bandits yesterday attacked the Chinese-owned Gua Mus?.ng estate in the Kluang erea. They robbed the workmen of the kongsi of their identity cards and value.bo Meanwhile, 30 armed bandit* in the Mentakab area raided another Chinese owned er.tate and burnt down
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    4 NEW EMPIRE RECORDS SET UP AT AUCKLAND
    331 12 Reuter AAP. AUCKLAND, Thurs. One World record was smashed, four new British Empire Gam?s records were established, and three others were equalled here today when athletic finals, diving preliminaries and the replay of the fours m bowls occupied the attention of fans
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    A-TALKS BEHIND BARBED WIRE
    36 12 LONDON. Thuis. Th<> Russian atomic explosion was high on the agenda when British. American and Canadian scientists started discussions on atom secrets behind barbed wire at Harwell, British atomic research station, today
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    PEP WINS NON-TITLE FIGHT
    199 12 U.P. BOSTON. Thurs. Word featherweight champion Willie Pep. a nimble master with a machine-gun left, on Monday jabbed his way to unanimous decision over Roy Andrew of Lowell in a non-title tenrouhd bout before 7.259 fans at the Garden. Pep slammed the game Andrews to the
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    U.S. TO PROBE 'FLYING CONE'
    61 12 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. —Intelligence officers of the Western air defence zone are checking reports of a "flying ice-cream cone." A spokesman at Hamiiton Field disclosed today an investigation w s being made a report by six observws—including a U.S. Navy officer—that a peculiar cone-shaped
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    DASHING DISPLAYS
    308 12 The third round in the Singapore chess championships was one of dishing displays and missed opportunities. To avoid the complications of the Staunton Gambit, M. Candasamy, the only Johore representative, in his first move allowed Dr. Lim Kok Ann the choice of having to play against the Dutch
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