Malaya Tribune, 11 February 1950

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    65 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE by ms 1 PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Ttfc Tribumr* Published simultaneously at 8 ingapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. r 1 LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFFERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nfa. Ihm TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE B.
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    U.K. Riot: First Pix
    40 1 r Spectators joined striding tramway wori-" ers and crowded up to a police barricade in Hong Kong's Kussel Street during the height of the disorders. Tne Union's building is in the background. A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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    Pearson Stresses On Danger In The Far East
    252 1 Reuter. OTTAWA, Friday. fHe External Affairs Minister of Canada Mr. 'Lester Pearson today stressed the danger potential in the Far East, where, "there is real danger of Soviet imperialism overrunning the entire area." Mr. Pearson, who was speaking at his first press
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    EDITOR HAREWOOD
    22 1 A.P. LONDON, Fri.—The Earl of Harewood has turned editor ar* launched hit new magazine called opera with a cocktail —A.P.
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    FINNS GREET U.S.I.
    14 1 Reuter. HELSINKI, Fri.—F nlana today recognised the United States of Indonesia.—Rcutei.
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    Mai an Does .Vol Like The Press
    85 1 STOP PRESS Reuter. CAPETOWN, Fri.—South African Premier Dr. Daniel Malan today described the South African press as the undisciplined m the world and said overseas newspapers employed men who "slandered the good name of South Africa ahroad for the sake of remuneration." In
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    100 BANDITS RAID ESTATE
    39 1 KLUANG. Today.—A gang ol 100 candlta raiaea a •wnea estate at Bth Koad. Id up the labourers and tot I way fiB identity cards, food and clothing >250. Tru-re M tge to the estate buildings.
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    U.S.I. GETS BIG LOAN FROM US.
    75 1 A.P. WASHINGTON, Fri.—The United States agreed today to lend US$lOO,OOO,OOO to the new Republic of Indonesia. The loan fits in with the •U.S. policy ot trying to stop Communism by strengthen- > ing local nationalist reI gimes all over the world. The money is
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    RENGAM ATTACK
    24 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Today. Bandits made an uns jcccsstul attacK on Re.ngam i*olicc Station at M.'o' yesterday morning. fjAc poi.co drove tnem u^ay.
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    SUSPECTS CAUGHT
    21 1 MUAR, Tcday. Security forces captured six bandit suspects m Singkang. Grisek and Parit Jawa yesterday during a flushing operation.
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    U.S. ACCUSED OF WIRE TAPPING
    123 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Fri. Russia today formally accused the United States, Federal Bureau of Invest 1 tigation of tapping the" telephone wires of United Nations employees. The Soviet Government further charged that "certain responsible officials of the United States Secretariat" were being used by the
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    TIN: RECORD ACTIVITY
    61 1 U.P. LONDON, Fri.—The turnover in tin suddenly leaped to a total of 325 tons today— the highest since December 13. Spot was unchanged at £599-7/8 but three months rose to $585-7/8. The closing prices were: Spot—£s99-3/4 buyers and *«00 sellers with business at £600. Three months £585-3/4
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    18 1 A.P. RANGOON. Fri. About 800,000 tons of Burmese rice will be available for export this year.—A.P.
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    ADOLPH (85) KICKED HIS WIFE
    149 1 U.P. CAMBRIDGE. Fri. Eighty-flve-year-old Adolph Beck who police said, admitted kicking his frail 82--year-old wife but "only when I had my slippers on" was held today for responsibility for her death. Beck was arrested last night after his wife died in a Cambridge hospital. Doctors
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    WAR ON TEA-MONEY STARTS
    330 1 Tenants won't lose homes-S.LT t> ledee iilifci, mum BY OSCAR FERNANDA/ SINGAPORE Improvement Trust tenants who have paid tea-money may not be evicted if au anti-corruption move now being considered by the Trustees is put into operation. The object is to give a guarantee to tenants
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    'STOP CUTTING OUR POCKETS'-BEVAN
    215 1 U.P. PLYMOUTH, England, Friday. ANEURIN Bevan, Labour's fiery and colourful A Welsh Minister of Health said today that Britain could stand on her own feet by 1952 if the United States would stop "cutting the bottoms of the pockets she is filling with Marshall Aid." in
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    JAKARTA BOUND
    19 1 Reuter. Schiphol, Holland, Friday.— Lord Killearn passed through Schiphol airport tonight on his way to Jakarta. Reuter.
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    LABOUR PARTY ACCUSES TORIES
    62 1 U.P. LONDON, Fri. The Labour Party tonight accused Tory leader Winston Churchill of trying to bribe the electorate and buy votes with his promise to give automobile owners at least a bigger gasolene ration. "Churchillian rubbish." was the epithet used by Douglas Jab. Labourite economic Secretary
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    PANNY'S CONTRACT
    22 1 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Fri. The Warner Brothers Studio announced today tne amicable termination of a five-year contract with Comedian Danny Kaye.—U.P.
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    Reds Would Like To Seize H.K., Malaya
    199 1 Reuter A.P. SAIGON, Friday. J)R. Ho Chi-minh's Vietminh radio hinted today that the aim of the Communists is to seize Hongkong and Malaya. The broadcast said that "Indo-China Is the keystone of the Imperialist barrier to halt the forces of Liberation, but they
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    IT'S NOT TRUE
    24 1 Reuter. MEXICO CITY, Fri.—The Duke of Wind.' or today denied a report that he would make his permanent home in England.—Reuter.
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    Latest For Today's Races
    40 1  -  By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2.000 Winners The going for today's races at Bukit Timah Will be good. My three best bets arc DANCE HALL, TOBOGGAN and ECLIPTIC. (FOR MY REVISED SELECTIONS SEE PAGE 11).
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    SENATE O.K.'s FORMOSAN AID
    76 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Fri.—The United States Senate quickly approved and sent to President Truman today an $88,000,000 pit) gramme ot economic aid for South Korea and Formosa. The plan, aimed at helping check Communism in the Far East.* was approved by the House or Representatives yesterday. The
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    U.S. Calls Halt To Shanghai Bombing
    135 1 WASHTN 3TOV. Fri. Tho United States has protested co the Chinese Nationalist Government against "deliberate aerial attacks" on American pro- •>Ttv in Communist held Shanghai, the State Departing ml announced today. The protest delivered to the Nationalist Government at Taipeh Formosa, yesterr*aw said th-
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    BUT BRITAIN WON'T PROTEST
    60 1 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. Britain will not protest to the Chinese Nationalist authorities against the recent I bOmbing of international property in Shanghai as the United States Government has done, Foreign Office spokesman said today. He said Britain was no longer in relations with the Chinese Nationalist
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    CENSORED
    54 1 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Fri. The movie industry took the iirsc ofhcial action today over a wave of protests about Ingrid Bergman's love life. Th:* scene at Bergman burning to death ai uir stake in "Joan ol Arc" *as deleted by the Motion Picture Producer s Association. The cut was blamed
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    For Sultan... Swiss Spree...for businessman...Talk with Magnate
    54 2 For Sultan... Swiss Spree...for businessman... Talk with Magnate Ino ol xeen «itn nl>. on ll,r,s »rr»v»l 2l l>2int Moritl. s«»^rnU>. l<»Lnt: >lr. t n»H t«oe Xl:<nHssrr «»l «in 5rn« «.o »lne»P"«' talk» «ill, 1«r. e. H. 1'n<,n>»». >»6enl ol l n«> <F0o6>e»r He llnnnes <o. 4krun. Nnlu. llnrln» nl» lri,»
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    Council Queries On Phoenix Park
    208 2 DHOENIX Park, headquarters of CommissionerGeneral Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, will figure in the February 21st meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. Mr. A. McLellan (Nominated) will ask Gov- j ernment for details of the purchase of the property and what is the rent accruing from
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    FLOOD RECEDES
    55 2 KUANTAN. Fri. The Pasir Kemudi flood water receded yesterday morning to five feet above the bridge. Pekan Town is now under two-and-a half feet of water. The Kuala Lipis/Kuantan Road, at the 64th mile is under twelve feet of water while the 68th and 72nd mile is now
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    DEFENCE OPENS
    154 2 SIBU TRIAL: SIBU. Fri.—Aban Han, one of the ten men charged with abetting the murder of the Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan Stewart, stated in Court today that the confession he made to the District Officer, Sibu. (Mr. WaineV was incorrect in parts. Abang added that he left
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    BOSS THROWS PARTY FOR 180 SHOEMAKERS
    88 2 Jilß. A. Mizia, the manager lfl of a Singapore shoe company which has increased its output of leather shoes by 1500 per cent in six months, is giving a party this afternoon to his 180 shoemakers. When Mr. Mizia started, his output was 20
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    SLICK DRAW
    25 2 A Malay constar'e practising at the Police Training School to be slick on the draw yesterday shot two fingers of his left hand.
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    CAMP FIRE
    25 2 The Army Fire Service was called out to fight a fire in a tent in Nee Soon Camp at midnight Thursday night, night.
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    SAVINGS
    13 2 Thr sale of Victory Saving's Certificates up to Jan. 31, totalled $894,127.50
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    A Quote In Praise Of Mr. MacDonald
    173 2 SIR Eugen Millington-Drake. Britain's ambassador of culture, yesterday cruoted the inscription in the St. Paul's Cathedral, dedicated to its architect, Sir Christopher WreD: "If you seek his monument, lc?* about you." Then he said that in the re years wh»n the people S
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    Poets take turn at the Capitol
    62 2 Sir Eugen will conduct a poetry reading session at the Capitol restaurant on Sunday. at 6.30 p.m. Mrs Dorothy Morrell, who is now appearing in the Singapore Repertory Theatre's production of Jean Cocteau's "The Eagle has Two Heads", will recite a passage from the
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    NOTE FOR ROAD HOGS
    64 2 From next month Singapore will have two Traffic Courts housed in the Outram Road building where traffic offences are tried at present. This is disclosed in the Colony's Gazette released yesterday. Also announced is the constitution of: one civil and four criminal district courts: four police
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    112 UNIONS SIGN ON
    333 2 LABOUR KEEPS PROMISE KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. ANE hundred and twelve trade unions in the Federation have assured Government their full support in the all-out drive against Malayan terrorists during "The Month." This move translates into action the Labour guarantee in the Legislative Council yesterday that every
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    6,018 ENROL IN ONE DAY IN SELANGOR
    116 2 With a record enrolment of 6,018 volunteers in Selangor yesterday, the total number of volunteers from Selangor for the Anti-Bandit Month is 20,095. Approximately 5.000 have volunteered in Malacca and 8.000 in Penang. The Penang Sett'ement Organiser, Mr. R. Gibson, however, said at
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    THANKS MALAYA
    105 2 Reuter. earned ™°re dol Af* lars for the j wealth in 1948 tha~ Brir?" did. The Colonial 1 I London announ• r< thic I Thursday nighi. s°n The annual report on v laya for 1948. £?5 ££t produced 45.8 per cS! < the world's rubber year in spite
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    UK holiday
    68 3 Mr. David Skinner, young Singapore businessman was imong those who sailed tor England by the s.s. Oranje yesterday. He belongs to the produce department of Lewis and Peat Ud. and is now going to join their London oflice for i short spell, before taking his holiday in the
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    Police Mission Here Tomorow
    70 3 1 tor K>man I*»* s i on wiil arrive in Singapore from Kuala Lumpur toniorm will tewm for the U «>u Wi 0*:. ufej During tfc&r visit they \vi\> Vmt ;-.aw-<e UK*** ro. at wwk. he of.iciirl p'.i~po:;c of the en la t-» interview any persona
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    Two Told: No Rent Cuts
    141 3 TWO applications for a reduction of rent by Sgt. W.H. White and Sgt. Butler White, who are each occupying a room at No. 20 Cairnhiil Read, at a rental of $150 a month, weie struck out by Hie Kent Conciliation Baaid yesterday. The men have
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    Four Bandits Grab Gems Worth $1,500
    295 3 PENANG, Friday. CCjr it Chinese bandits walked into a goldsmith's r shop at Rope Walk yesterday, held up the shep •assistants and made off with cash and jewellery in ambush yesterday foiled the attempt of four Chinese terrorists, who tried to set fire to
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    NEW LAWYER
    44 3 Singapore's newest lawyer MV Lim Kean Chye, son of i .an i :h; ng F;-n a Penang lawyer md a former member of the Straits Settlements LieglaNfttlfe Counc.it. '.4r. !.i:n is a -icphew of Mr. Philip HtaPfan why- fttWl he is attached.
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    EXCHANGE CHIEF
    34 3 Patrick UcKerron, i A.lmirnstf-ring the Singapore it vernroent, has ap- I the appointment ot Mr. v.' < kyrdwrt a* aii A i ontrn»h»r of I'Vreisfn hange, Singapore, effective from Jan. 1 thu war.
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    TRIBUTE FOR TH OSE ON FRONT LINE
    136 3 Mr H.S. Lee, member of the Federal Legislative Conn«H, yesterday praised the courage Of those estate jnd mine workers who stuck to their posts of duty despite th" danger of sudden assaults trom the bandits. Mr Lee who, who was speaking over Radio
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    FED. WINS WAR ON MALARIA
    271 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday, f HERE has been less malaria in the Federation during the last year than ever before. Since then, the incidence has been going down steadily. This was stated by Dr. R. B. MacGregor, the F deration Director of Medical Services, in a
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    Enteritis Takes 26
    48 3 ENTERITIS claimed twen-ty-six lives during the week ending February 4. nine more than the previous week. T. B. claimed five lives less than the previous week's twentythree. The total number of deaths during the week was 164. There were 588 babies in the same period.
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    FERRY RE-OPENS
    36 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Information has been received from Kuala Lipis that the Jerantut Ferry is now operating. The Kuantan Ferry is now operating, but the Dungun and Geliga Ferries are still out of operation.
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    PIANO RECITAL
    23 3 Mrs. O. S. N. Richardson wU! gtW a piano recital at ihe ranglin Club on Sunday, Koh. 26 at 9.30 p.m.
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    BETTER NO SCHOOLS THAN BAD SCHOOLS-Bishop
    115 3 THE Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. H.W. Baines. speaking in the Happy World at the opening of the "Your Afternoon Out" Fun Fair, organised in aid of St. Hildas School, yestercay said: "It is better to have no schools than bad schools. It
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    BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA— RENEE WILL STUDY MEDICINE
    57 3 CHARMING Kewf Pa«lar, t 1&, of Dato j Paglar yi**t*Tfay a i I d" to stndv we«rtn« a* Pfrtlt Uniwestty. Shf matriculated* ::t" th* S»nta Haria Caff«irr. Then *fci» is a doctor. Rrnw wH? Ite'-p Iwr father in Dato and Pajrhtr and *on,
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    McD ERMOTT WILL FIX THE 'TESTS'—
    63 3 »|R. A.T. Mrl)prmn*t. AMftier of Ningapmr s Boy* Tovro. 1 went by the M'aptstivivuT tf» srrarngr- n rles of "Test*" hptwn Malays** w«wt»!to&gt;« and Wist Australian Four. br.y- Jrwi d-tf. Hchnolß in Malaga may tonr the cowntr- ,nr iTvr during the EaMer vacation Pictnrr:
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    Ex-Consul Heads MCA Relief Body
    209 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. THE Malayan Chinese Association, Ipoh branch, has appointed Tuan Haji T. Y. Ma, former Chinese Consul, Perak, as Chairman of a committee for the relief of the victims of Simpang Tiga. An appeal for old clothings, shoes and daily necessities to the
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    POLICE IN AMBUSH TRAP PIONEERS
    140 3 A PARTY of police ambushed in the la'lang flanking the West Coast rtoad on December 4. stopped two men carrying 230 rounds of machine gun btttlet* in n sack In the Assise Court yesterday tw«&gt; men of tnte r&lt; ylon Royal Pioneer Corns. Solvanoor Ramasamy
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    VARSITY OF MALAYA ON U.S. APPROVED LIST
    100 3 T3E University oi .vialaya has been added to the list of foreign educations' inststutions approved undc tht» United Stetos Scrvicomon':- Readjustment Act. Tnifi was announcod by the American Consulate Genera! yesteraay Popularly known as the (51 Bill cf Rights, the law was enacted
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    —WHILE DOREEN WILL HAVE A HOLIDAY
    77 3 FIRST class health, personality, character, educa- r tion—and good parade attendance have earned Cnit Commander Doreen Pennell, of the British Women's Junior Air Corps, a trip to Australia. &gt;«ss Pennell. who comes from Birmingham, leaves the U.K. ow March 9. and will pass through
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    REFUSED TO SELL SUGAR, FINED
    67 3 Nr.O San Peck, proprietor of a shop at Syed Alwi Road, was fined $400 by the Second District Judge yesterday aftc he was found «uilty of denying he had sugar for sale. A Food Control inspector visited Noo's shop on Jan. 16 and was told
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    5750 FINE FOR 28LBS. TOBACCO
    50 3 V. Kandasamy was fined $750 in the Third Police Court yesterday when he was found guilty of importing and having 28 lbs. of dutiable tobacco. T. Ramasamy. who faced a similar count, was acquitted. Kandasamy filed notice of appeal and was given bail of $1,000.
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    MORE FAMILIES FALL OUT IN SINGAPORE
    267 3 FAMILY disputes in Singapore are on the increase. There were 125 oases last month as compared with 73 in December, 1949 an increase of 52 cases. This is revealed n the January report of the Social Welfare Department. Of the 125 cases reported last
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    ELECTION TALK' TO BE HEARD IN MALAYA
    221 3 Buxing t;io dec I tinn» campaign, the Gone ral Over-sear Seivioo ot tin I 8.8.C. will carry all th» I c-cotton broadcasts of th« j 1 party leaders. The fo'.lowini are the dates and timo I (G.M.T.) and socakerr;. Feb. 11. 1145 a.m.;
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    MARCH OF DIMES
    241 4 HOW POLIO IS TACKLED IN US. MALAYA'S recent epidemic of infantile paralysis \\«s t mild one compared with America's 1949 total of 4 *.(mmj cases of til? strange disease. |g &lt;t,t In the United States, a National Foundation for research Into the cause of infantile paralysis (poliomyelitis)
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      29 4 I is recognised by the British Empire Games Committee and has been made L availabie to all competitors. J LEADING ATHLETES OF THE WORLD TRAIN ON \s~~ «H;-,JS OVALTINE«2
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    MUCH ADO ABOUT BERGMAN'S FILM
    543 5  -  SPOTLIGHT QN STROMBOLI" by OSWALD HENRY Wi&lt; AT with the scandal that has arisen over t he "Stromboli" affair, a battle royal is now in full swing among fans in Malaya as well as the over as to whether or not to accept Ingrid Bergman,
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    AT THE MOVIES TONIGHT
    605 5 VPITOL—"The IV.rad CaHe." Seven top artistes comhine their talents to make thii an outstanding screed offering, with David O. Se!znick and Alfred Hitchcock 'Ollaborating in its presentation and direction. The film teils the of a fascinating woman who is accused of murder when the wealthy English
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    A SLIP — AND A DIFFERENT KIND OF CUT
    128 5 A SLIP AND A DIFFERENT KIND OF CUT A.P. HOLLYWOOD. THE best actor, perhaps, in "Customs Agent/' a film dealing with international smuggling, isn't even a member of the east. He is Melvin Hanks, for 3J years a Cusihtks' agent, and ftoi p technical civiscT on~ the picture. Hanks' most
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    TRAINING CENTRES FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS
    141 5 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. Three n* cemrcs arc to be set up by the Home Office here in a new experiment to deal i with young law breakers. Tttfrf will IK called attendance centres and will be in London, Hull and S iUattordshlro. Mat,.: Ir an
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    PARATROOPERS REACH FROZEN SURVIVORS
    74 5 White Horse. Yukon. Alaska. Fri. Six paratroopers including a medical officer jumped safely tb a mile-high Yukon mountain shelf tonight and reached ten plane-wreck suivivois including three injured. The paiachutists baled out of a C-47 and landed within ;;00 yards or tbe tiash victims Stranded m
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    BOY KILLED
    23 5 A.P. HONGKONG. Fri—Three j traffic accidents, one caus- j ing the death of a seven-year-old Chinese boy. took place in Hongkong.—A.P
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    'BARROW BOYS'
    24 5 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—Bona-flde •'barrow boys" here are protesting against people With full-time jobs who have taken up street trading as a hebby.—Reuter.
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    H.K. LABOUR CRISIS RECEDES
    161 5 Tram Service Resumes Reuter-AAP. HONQKONa, Friday. THE Colony's tramway seiviws wei tesumed thi'j inurnirr/ 44 day's suspension due lo a bitter wage dispute. j The resumption followed proposaltf by workers that arc satisfactory to the management. The agreement has gieatly Believed thr tension in the Colony,
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    PLANE CRASHES: NINE HURT
    64 5 U.P. TOKYO, Fri. Nine p rSOO weie injured, none seriously when a ioui -engim d Canadian Pacific Ahllhea tiansport overshot the Haiteda aitport ruuawav M f driving rain eaily t&day and plunged into the iha'.lov ltv.u]r ol Tokyo Eav. Tne Uik Canadian plane carried seventeen passengers
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    MEXICAN DIVORCE
    30 5 U.P. Juarez, Mexico, Fri. A Mexican divorce was granted today to Ingrid Bergman, clcaung the way.fbr the movie Star tc marry director Roberto Rossellini, father of her baby.
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    8-Month Ship's Dispute Settled
    140 5 A.P. HONGKQNC Fri \r. (:ght-mohr;h-old disput- petwee.o 30 Ch cvj members ol the ss Kun&lt;? and own; 1 of th&lt; v «sy»l was settled In Hongkong yesterday. Thr Lo" Kung is known «ho s Cordova as the ship has since been rogts- &gt; red as a
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    JAPS' RETURN DELAYED
    54 5 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Fri. Fourteen Japanese Diet members visiting the United States are scheduled to return to Japan around March 10, one week later than originally planned, it was learned today. The Japanese group's itinerary includes a visit to Canada and luncheons by the Northwestern University of the
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    MARATHON SPEAKER
    201 5 U.P. LAKE SUCESS. Fri. Sir Mohammed Zaiiullah Khan, foieign minister of Pakistan, held the floor ot the United Nations Security Council for the third consecutive day yesteiday. presenting Pakistan's case in the dispute with India over Kashmir. Zafrullah. who holds the organization's recoid for a marathon speech in
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    LUBRICATION
    600 6 QNE deplorable feature of post-war governmental machinery is that its smooth functioning has, at times, to be assisted by a liberal application of palm-grease to one or many of its parts. Humble tambies, clerks and others high up in the hierarchy extract their toll from the public. Without this
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    BANDIT GIULIANO HAS KEPT HIS PROMISE —SO FAR
    1146 6  -  by ALEX VALENTINE Reuter. PALERMO, ALL Italy is today waiting to see whether Salvatore Ou 11 ian o. Sicily's notorious "King of Montelepre" has made good his last public promise —to vanish. The handsome, 27-year-old Guiliano has the smile of a toothpaste
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    KUOMINTANG IS STILL HOPEFUL
    439 6  -  by GRAHAM BURROW tAIPEH A NEW spirit of resistance which has developed in Formosa in recent weeks has caused fresh hope in the Nationalist camp. This spirit, which contrasts forcibly with the near panic conditions in Canton and other Commu-nist-threatened cities six months ago, has been
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    BROKEN MARRIAGES
    202 6 LONDON MANY marriages break up because they are unaerifl taken for the wrong reasons, according to a pamphlet issued by the Society of Friends. Among the wong reasons, the Quakers list: Wanting to get away from an uncongenial home or situation; Wanting "the prestige of married status", so
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    JESSIE JAMES LEAVES HIS HIDEOUT
    684 6  -  BY H.D. QUIGG NEW YORK JESSE James, that is the latest man to ctaim he's the notorious outlaw, said recently, he has $2,000,000 in loot buried near Fort Sill. Okla. He also said in passing that there never was a James Gang. The latest Jesse
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    A Plan For Asia
    255 6 AUSTRALIA'S expressed interest in a Pacific pact 2?J9£ Nations to create an ant -communist organizationi in the Western Pacihere®v matlC bs€rvers President Syngman Rhee 2 na often expressed his desire to see a Pacific Pact signed by the foes of communism in this part of the
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    You Don't Have To Know The Language
    582 6 Reuter. MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIAN societies for the deaf and dumb have given a fillip to American and Swedish moves for an international convention on sign language. Their aim is to make the signs universal among all deaf and dumb. An international body would keep
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    WOMEN TRY TO BE EVERYTHING BUT WOMEN
    345 7 'I PREFER THE CLINGING VINE TYPE' Mickey Rooney Says: A.P. m HOLLYWOOD, Friday jyjLLLOWING Mickey Rooney, thrice-married and nearing 30, offers his views on what's wroug with modern women: "Iney try to be everything but women." Ho explained: "They crop oil their hair,
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    SMUGGLERS RUN OUT OF DRUGS
    51 7 Reuter-AAP. Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Fri. j- General Mac Arthur's narcotics agents have reported big arrests of Japanese smuggling and distributing heroin from the Asian mainland. Increased smuggling from Korea. China and Formosa showed the Japanese underworld was running out of local stores of narcotics, a spokesman
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    Three women to make air history in India
    166 7 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Friday AVIATION history may be made here when three women pilots are expected to participate in the National air races and rally to be held here on Feb. 24, 25 and 26 India has had women avaitors before but this
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    THE FISH HERE ARE SQUARE
    57 7 HAIFA. Fri.— Want to ao some square fishing Fish come that way in tne Gulf of Elath at Israels southern-most tip really square. That was the highiight of a report by a Department of Fisheries mission which bas been looking for new sources of f:sh
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    SAMURAI SWORDS
    25 7 Reuter. TOKYO. Fri.—American Army canteens in Japan will sell made-to-order Japanese Samurai swords (ceremonial swords which were used in beheading war prisoners) .—Reuter.
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    Radio Model Aircraft Capable Of 70mph
    130 7 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. A 52-year-old Londoner thinks he will be the first man in the world to perfect a twin-engined, radiocontrolled model aircraft. Mr. Fred Borders, of Gately Road. Buxton. South v st London, who has been making model aircraft all his life, is
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    JAP SHIPS SEARCH OCEAN BED FOR GOLD
    72 7 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Fri.—Japanese radar-e-pupped ships are urchlng the ocean bed th of Kyushu. Japan's southernmost island, lor t:50.ooo.u00 worth of gold bullion believed to have lain there since the beginning of the century. An aeed flsh'rman said that in about 1904 during tne
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    The Duke remembers
    29 7 The Duke of Windsor works on his memoirs In thin recent study made in New York. "Ut** ma gazine is to prh.t his story this spring.
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    THIS STORK BRINGS THEM SLEEP
    80 7 Reuter. LONDON. Fri.—After anxious faters-to-be had frequently failed to pick out the home of two locnl wives in an area of Batersea, London, a nelgnoour offered to paint a special sign. Now prospective fathers can spot "Stork Lodge" at a plane o by the handsome
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    40 Months in prison for trying to fly
    94 7 A.P. TEL AVIV. Fri.—An 18--year-old Air Force cad who wanted to prove thai he could fly must serve 40 months in prison lor aoin^ so. A military court fourth him guilty of "desertion" ana tne then oi military property." The cadet, who
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    The beer was too hot....
    48 7 A.P. PERTH, Fri. Residents cf Murvel Loch declared a beer strike because the beer was too hot. For nearly a week, they boy- cotted the local pub and flocked to soft drink shops. The pub keeper installed a new cold storage room. —A.P.
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    Britons Behind The Iron Curtain
    239 7 Reuter. BERLIN. Friday. OCATTEFED colonies of British subjects, many t of whom cannot even speak English, are living in apparent contentment behind the "iron curtain" in the Soviet /one of Germany, according to British consular officers in Berlin. These voluntary exiles, about 200 in number,
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    ESCAPE FROM FIRE
    25 7 Reuter. CAMBRIDGE. Fri.—Undergrads escaped in their pyjamas Wtieti nre aaa. aged the "A" block a' J sus College, Cambridge. I arty today.—Reuter.
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    SHE BUR NT HER £25,000 SWEEP TICKET
    116 7 Reuter. MORLEY, West Riding. Fri. —Though she burnt the ticket establishing her claim Mrs. Ada Green, a former shopkeeper here, is still hoping for the £25,000 sweepstake prize she won when Sterope won the Cambridgeshire last October. Mrs. Green kept the official receipt
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    His Sin Found Him Out
    54 7 A.P. SYDNEY, Fri. Ignoring the inscription atop the doar of the Central Methodist Mission—"And be sure your sin will find you out" —a burglar entered the mission and robbed it. A few minutes later he was arrested by a policeman while sitting on a park
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    INDIA BOUND TO BE GREAT
    159 7  -  Mr. Kitson Reuter. BOMBAY. Fri.—lndia is bound to b" one of the world's great, democracies, according to Mr. G. V. Kitson. Deputy High Commissioner of the United Kingdom in India. Mr. Kitson. who is shortly relinquishing his post after B rvlng in Bombay for nearly
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    Bill To Speed Up Atom Construction Passed
    162 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, Friday. THE Houso passed and sent to the senate 1 yesterday an emergency U*****2,485,550 appropriation bill which includes funds for a speeded up construction programme by the Atomic Energy Commission. Passage was by voice vote. The bill authoiizes the Commission to
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    QUIRINO AND OPERA STAR FLY TO MANILA
    99 8 A.P. HONOLULU. Fri. Perhaps it is only coincidence, but opera singer Conchita Gaston and Philippines President Elpidio Quirino arc both flying to Manila. They have denied rumours linking them romatically. It is fantastic—rumour, just lumour." said the tall attractive Miss Gaston as her
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    AUSSIE WIVES LIKE JAPAN
    57 8 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Fri. Wives oi Australian army men stationed in Japan where they have comfortable homes and home help are reluctant to return to Australia. One who came oack recently said the time in Japan was considered a rest after battling in Australia witn inadequate nousing.
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    Nehru Is A 'Regular Guy'—U.S.
    132 8 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Fri—What is Nehru to the common man in the U.S.? This question was posed at a recent meeting of Indian M.P.'s addressed by Ambassador Vtjayalakshmi Pandit. Mrs. Pandit said Nehru was regarded as a "regular guy" the highest tribute an average American
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    CALL FOR A PACIFIC PACT
    58 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Friday.— Rep v b lican Representative Jacob Jovits today called foi a $1,000,000,000 annual recovery programme for tne Far East and for an invitation to Indonesia. India, Pnuippipes, Burma. Pakistan. Svjuth Korea. Vietnam. Austialia and" New Zealand to establish a Pacific Pact with
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    "IT'S GOT TO BE BIG"
    42 8 Reuter. COLOMBO, Friday. hydiogĕh bomb is only wishful thinking on the part of America. America must have the biggest of everything," declared Professor J. D. Bernal, the eminent British scientist, who is on a visit here.— Reuter.
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    WORLD CONTROL OF NARCOTIC DRUGS URGED
    340 8 Reuter. niFFERENCES in national control over U permits one country to produce World Health banned ia another, has given rise to drugs should be brought Organisation (W.H.O) Expert Committee that these a g under immediate international control. concluded a series M The W.H.O. Expert
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    S'PORE CHINESE JAILED IN H. K.
    155 8 A.P. HONGKONG, Fri.— SENTENCING a Singaporeborn Chinese. Joseph Chan, alias Jim Jack Tan. to 20 months' hard labour on live charges of obtaining money by false pretences, the judge remarked. "ft se to me \ou are an unit .Ued scoundrel." Pleading guilty to the
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    LOTTERIES INSTEAD OF TAXES
    116 8 A.P. TEL AVIV. JSRAEL. Fri. There are no casinos. race tracks or similar institutions in Israel where one may win or lose money, but oppoitunity is about to knock tor those who like to take a chance. The Tel Aviv Municipality is asking approval of the
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    MOVE TO PURIFY ENGLISH
    90 8 A.P. CANBERRA. Fri. THE Australian Citizenship Convention has urged j the Government to purify "English as she is spoken" In radio serials. Speakers said the stand- ard of colloquial English j presented as Australian i speech in radio serials was no advertisement for the purities of
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    ARE GOATS PLAGUE FLEA CARRIERS?
    106 8 U.P. COLOMBO, Fri. Are goats carriers of plague flea? mis is the question Liac is troubling the Colombo Port Health authorities now. The question was raised at a meeting of the Shipping Priority Committee and it was decided to refer the matter to the Port
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    14—YEAR OLD RADIO BLAMED
    78 8 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE. Fri.—lnterference with radio directions to pilots landing neve has been traced to a 11--year-old receiving set. When the trouble was located after months of investigation it was found that the old five-valve's.'t in a nearby .house had become a highly efficient transmitter of all
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    MIXED-BATHING TO BE STOPPED
    56 8 A.P. WINNIPEG. Canada, Fri. —Dr. Morley Lougheed, city health officer, wants to put the heat on steam-hath operators here. He said he is going to seek provincial legislation to stop mixed nights at the baths—when married couples are permitted to attend because unmarried couples are using
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    MOUNTAIN MOURNING
    41 8 Reuter. BESSE. French Alps. Fri. —Almost every family in Besse. one of the highest and remotest villages in the Alps, went into mourning today for relatives killed in an avalanche, the worst ln the history of the little community.—Reuter.
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    Rubber Textiles Research Expands
    89 9 USIS. mTFVV yORK. Fri-A subN ctantiai expansion m r*--1 for the dcveSZSnt* mbhev textiles has Announced by the U.S. rl r Co. with the constru- its new U*****,000 a t Winnsboro in t of South Carolina, mpany announcement W lalwratorv and on of research are to
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    Jap Gray Cloth For Colonies
    82 9 A.P. LONDON, Fri—The Board of n ide has announced thai Japanese gray cloth may Into the United Kingom British colonies for re-export to those colonies. Permission to do this will n tn colonial firms which hold licenses to import Jtjjaatff cloth. Thr arrangement will permit
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    Pakistan Has Wheat To Sell
    83 9 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—-A spokesman of the Pakistan Hign Commission in London said today that a number of countries weie negotiating with the Pakistan Government fot the purchase of the Dominion's ptesent surplus wheat. Stating that no condition bad been laid down by the Pakistan Government
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    Bullish View In London
    128 9 Week's Rubber AN active market for near shipments and wide fluctuations have been seen this week. Forwards have been neglected and the discount on these has increased, says the rubber market report for the week issued by Lewis Peat Ltd. last night. The London market appears
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    THE MARKET YESTERDAY
    92 9 The rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday, but with a few sel'ers from upcountry Inclined to ease slightly towards the close. Closing prices in cents per pound Buyers Selleis No. 1 RSS f.o.b. Feb. 51% 52 No. 2 RSS f.o.b. Feb. 51% 51 No. 9 RSS f.o.b.
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    WEEK'S PRICES
    87 9 Highest and lowest prijpM during tl&gt;e w«-ek ending February 10 Highest I.nwrst (losing Buyer* Noon Spot Loom 53.1.8 52.1/4 52rl 4 C M.A 1. R.S.S. F. 0.8. March H 51.78 51.7/8 V R.SJ 8. F. 0.8. March 52.1/4 51.1/4 51.1/4 I A.o. U.S.S. F. 0.8. March 11.1/3 50.5/8
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    CEYLON RUBBER ESTATES RECALL AXED MEN
    199 9 U.P. COLOMBO, Friday. WITH the improvement in the price of rubber after the devaluation and the further prospect of the United States purchasing more natural rubber Ceylon rubber estates which retrenched their labour forces last year are now recalling them for reemployment. Over twenty
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    Rubber Shipment For Japan
    68 9 U.P. TOKYO. Fri. -Tho Chuo Trading Company announced today that it had concluded a contract lor the importation of 30.000.000 Yen—about $84,000- worth of Malayan rubber. The announcement said import will amount to 200 tons of crude rubber, tor which the firm already was granted an
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    RED CHINA FREES COTTON IMPORTS
    64 9 HONGKONG. Fri. The import of foreign raw cotton through all ports of China is to be duty free, the Communist economic and financial council of the State Administrative Yuan in Peiping has announced. State and privately operated mills together with importers in general will benefit
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    Drop In Philippines Revenue
    67 9 MANILA, Fii. Though inwere noted in various t;t\es, the Philippine unent's ovei all levenue cunng the six-month peiiod front July 1 to December 31, owed a 14 per cent decline, it is officially disclosed. Collections during the sixmonth period under consideiahon aggregated more than $55,000,000 while
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    JANUARY RUBBER EXPORTS
    51 9 i exported 75*351 tons ol rubber in January this year. Of this 24,158 tons hipped to the United 17.733 tons to the United Kingdom, 5.110 tons to 3JM6 tons to Germany, 3,650 tons to Canada. 3,111 tons to Australia 3,075 tons to Russia and 2,334 tons to
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    JAPAN EXPANDS CHINA TRADE
    121 9 TOKIO, Friday. THE International Trade Minister, Heitaro Inagaki, said in the national legislature that Japan's trade with Red China is steadily progressing. He told a questioner that the Trade Ministry estimated that most of the U5530,000,000 worth of Japanese goods exported to China via Hongkong during
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    Agar-Agar Contract
    61 9 Reuter. TOKIO. Fri—The news agency Jiji Press reported today that a contract has been concluded with a London firm to ship £11,--020 sterling worth of Japanese agar-agar. The 110 cases involved will be shipped under an import licence for 100 tons of agar-agar granted recently by the British
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    CHINA BRISTLE TRADE SLUMPS
    237 9 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG. Fri.—China's hog bristle export wade, which is one of the nation's most important foreign exchange earners, is practically at a standstill to a considerable «f'&gt;p in Overseas' quotations, according to Cninese merchants.ln Hongkong. They said the price ruling Australia is approximatelj 20 p«T cent
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    Tin Prices
    51 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 10. Tin price was 9288 5/8 per picul ex-smelter. Up 5/8. LONDON, Feb. spot £590 y 2 Unchanged. Three m.mth* £584. Down \iSettlement price £600. Turnover 75 torn. Second ttesaion: Spot £59» JA. Unchanged. Three months £583 3 4. Down 8/4. Settlement price £600. Turnover 110
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    U.K. In Favour Of Tin Restriction?
    147 9 USIS. NEW YORK, Friday. a RECENT dispatch to the Wall Street Journal by A its London correspondent declares that the British government "is in favour of re-establish ng some fofm of regulation of tin output" during the meeting of the International Tin Stuoy Group
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    SEA MAIL
    23 9 Malls are expected today from Medan. Mails for South and East Africa. Sarawak (except Miri) and Medan will be despatched today.
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    EASY DULL
    25 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The local share market was again dull and easier with business difficult to negotiate. Any cheap offerings will certainly attract buyers.
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    RECORD MONTHLY TRADE FOR U.K.
    84 9 Reuter. HUTTON, Lancashire, Fri. BRITAIN exported more goods last month than ever before £175,800,--000 worth —according to provisional figures given at an election meeting by Mr. Harold Wilson. President of the Board of Trade. He said this figure was £15,500,000 higher than the previous record
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    INDIA WILL KEEP PETROL RATIONING
    70 9 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Fri. -The Government of India does not intend to remove control on petrol, as India could not afford the foreign exchange that would be required for unrestricted consumption. India's Minister for Works. Mines and Power Mr. N. V. Gadgll. told the Indian
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    167 9 The coffee market continued steady yesterday. Bio No. 5 done at $134 Vj per picul and later at $135. There were further buyers at this level and no offerings. Rio No 3 was bid for at $138. and Rio No. 7 at $132 with no. sellers in evidence.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    835 9 Singapore, Fii. INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 11.90 12.25 xb., xd Alex, Bricks Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ortl. 2.20 2.2 ft 8.8. Petrol 24 6 S6 I B.M. Trustees 7.60 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/8 22/8 Ord. 15/8 16/6 E. Utd Assur. 39 25 40.25 Eat. Trust Fed. Dispensary
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    FAMOUS TEST CRICKETERS IN QUEST OF FAST BOWLERS
    513 10 JOHANNESBURG, Saturday. IN South Africa the Australian cricketers are 1 giving a lesson in the finer points of the game to our South African fnenas iv ioiuwa. Auckland the Empire Gcm?s atrtlstfcs ST.: watching the New Zealand crickDicvs in t Currie Cup
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    British Boxing Ban May Be Removed
    358 10 A.P. I ONDON, Fri. Huge crowds and a shortage of y home grown champions may soon force British boxing tings to more world title fights. Rules here now say two r-ori-gritlsn boxers cannot fight each other. Ann in "Britain both world champions and No.
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    DAVIS CUP DRAW
    186 10 U.P. A.P. NEW YORK. Wed.- United Nations Secretary General Trygvc Lie made a draw today for this year's Davis Cup tennis play in which 22 nations cntcted in the European zone and four in the North American zone. The drawing was made from the Davis Cup itself
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    New World Swimming Record
    56 10 Reuter. PRINCETON. N c w Jersey, Fri.—Bob Brawner. a 20-year-old 6 ft. 3 ins. Princeton student beat the world record for 400 metres breast stroke swimming (short course) here with a time of five minutes 35.4 seconds. The old figures were five minutes 40.2 seconds by
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    AUSSIE TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA
    428 10 gY the time the Australians in South Africa conclude their Test matches, the fourth of which begans yesterday, their brothers at home will be engaged in similar battles with the New Zealanders who start their tour this month. Although the Australians have won the rubber
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    Best Batsmen, Bowlers
    188 10 AUSTRALIA BATTIiVti T I' ns. N.O. H.S. Total Aye. W. Johnston 2 2 2* N. Harvey 5 2 178 388 129.38 C. McCool 4 2 41 120 KO.uo S. Loxton 4 0 101 20S |fj 6" si°. r T ,S 0 44 IP 27.00 K. Miller 5
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    SOCCER WITH A BROKEN LEG
    424 10 The incredible performance of playing Cuptie football for 25 minutes with a broken leg was achieved by lan Drummond. yooung leltbackof Bournemouth at Northampton in the Fourth Round F. A. Cup replay, which the home «ide won 2-1 Drummond was taken to hospital at half-time
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    SPOWART TO RIDE IN K.L. RACES
    64 10 Bill Spowart who has bern out of tho saddle for two meetings is doing riding work again and will be seen at the Kuala Lumpur meeting thh; month. Bill, it wPJ be remembered broke his wnst at the Penang meeting when the bridle broke
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    TABLE TENNIS OFFLCIALS
    77 10 Al the twentieth annual pen™&L m «f*inK of the Singapore Te™ l Association h,-id at the Chinese V.M.C.A. assembly hall yesterday, the follow for 1950" ed -bearer* President. Mr. Lim Choo Ann-Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Choo Kwai Low. Lav Kieng Hionp hon. secretary. Chonp Kow Thye; asst. gecretarv. M.
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    KOROSCENKO TO MEETBHU PINDER
    144 10 The wicst'ing promotion at the Great World on Saturday night will feature three heavy weight contests. Pride of place goes to the meeting of Emil Korcscenko. the powciful Chechoslovakian, and the 20 stone Indian matnicn. Prince Bhu Pinder. This should make a fine match as the
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    Davis Keeps The Lead
    148 10 Reuter. LONDON. Fri.—Fred Davis, the holder, retained his eight fiames lead at 31 frames to 23 over George Chenier of Canada by the interval of then semi-final match in the world professional snooker championship at Oldham today. Each won three frames and Davis had the best
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    TITANS BEAT GREEN HOUSE
    67 10 Titan Badminton Party Hr. reatea the Green Hon*e minton Party by four lo three in a keenly-cr" netted Mail last nipht. The details arc a.« follows (Titan P a .t£ men ioned first) menChuan 13 -5 i.V-2/ Yeo Ah Chang heat Heng 800Chuan 13—7 15—7 000
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    JOHORE SOCCER
    34 10 The H.M.S. Unicorn second XI will play a friendn v w c r r n l c against the c.y.m.A. Johore at the is tana padang, Johore Uahru ut 5.15 p.rji. today.
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    Anniversary Dinner
    62 10 A seciion ol i\. 100 ;ru;«M\ present at th*' ll'.h Am sary dinner of th- DnL&gt;4 Family B.l*. this greek, IVtiire- shows i ten to Mrs. Ho .\i&lt; n &lt; h&gt;e, Mr. son Heng. Mrs. U.S. -&gt;;int&lt; s Lt.-Col. C.s. Srntea, v irv Wilsin Heng, Mr in v,
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    WORLD'S FINEST SPORTS
    114 10 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE. Fri-Au-stralia's tennis girls wenthe finest sports in the world, said American tennis player. Louise Brough guest writer featured in tbe Melbourne "Sun" during the Australian tennis championships. "They give no outward signs of tension before a match and when it ii ova the loser is
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    MALACCA SOCCER OFFICIALS
    84 10 MALACCA. Fri.—The annual general meeting of the Malacca Amateur Football Association elected th lowing office-bearers lor 1950 resulted as follow President. Mr. P.G.M.G Mahindasa, J.P.. rice-pn sidents. Mr. R.W.E Harper Mr. Khoo Kirn Lian. J.P and Mr. C. F. Gomes JP hon. secretary. Mr. Choc Soon Lee:
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    South Zone All Out 182
    117 10 HYDEKAL. 1 Zcnc made 182 after btwj sent in to bat on the °P e, *2 day of their match ag»»» the Commonwealth t anl here today- At the close t* Commonwealth v 31 «J one wicket in their n" 1 innings. Losing their And
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    BEATEN BY A NOSE
    61 10 Two well-knowi Malaya who wish to 1 anonymcur hs-i a rx t &gt;' n thci Flight or was the best monc: Australia. To settle the wagen t wioto home foi thr uv figures and were &gt;i'&gt; &lt; n that Flight •Od wen £30,627 for hours, 10
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    Thrills At The Races
    51 11 K,lilfT: Tae finish oi (no foarth race at pukit Timah on Wednesday. Raheen was with Maesl.o (\o. I 10) second and Lucky j r ee (No. 6) th/rd. EXTREME RIGHT: A ion of the punter r jkit Timah watthe iors?s lining t ,t tiie barrier. Tribune
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    RACE CARD
    942 11 The following is the programme for tomorrow's races at Bukit Timah—final day of the Singapore Spring Meeting. RACE ONE HORSES, I LASS 1. HV. .T—.MILE 27 Y\RIW (J. Donneny) tJS Mr. Loh Chin M. Breukelen K»yal Mush Donnelly) 8.13 Mr. Mrs. Foo Soo Kai BMPJ lr.ix.ller .Klhiy» &J|
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    DEJSADA BEATEN
    99 11 Reuter-AAP. RNE, Fri.—AumInc lightweight i alod 9 st. 5 i at the visiting I oui; Dejsada U 11. ii ■•'knockout h ol the 12 rounds /l 'l.t was arr *nged, t leree stopped the .ime when Clay ring rreely and ap- reared to he- the definite win ncr,
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    ECLIPTIC SHOULD WIN SPRING CUP
    183 11  -  GOOD GOING AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY Last Day Of Singapore Races By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2.000 Winjie.-s. pROV IDED there is no rain, the going at Bukit Timah will be good today, the last day of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring Meeting. The
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    SELECTIONS
    53 11 ONCE ONE HECTOR Royal Borough Royal Flush RACE TWO GLENCOE Knstle Sky master RACE THREE CONGO Sailing Linkshir RACE FOTR DANCE HALL Cabaret Pharminda RACE FIVE THEATRE Glorify Miss Nathan RACE SIX ECLIPTIC Big Surprise Astivel RACE SEVEN TOBOGGAN Kia Ora Grand Prix X \CE FIGHT Pi ACKPOOI Princess
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    Cabaret, Blackpool Best Workers Today
    176 11 CABARET (Lansdown) and Blackpool were the most imoressive workers at Bukit Timah this morning whe*i the horses were given a work-out for their engagements this afternoon. T hey ran a furlong in seconds. luorc was utile ra.st work, rrr st horses being confined to cominer
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    CHEERFUL LADS
    40 11 The Chucrful Lads Ist and 2nd Xls will play friendly soccer match agaln-st the R.A.K. Baiubawang and the S.M.C. Workshop respectively on Choon Ounn Scnool ground, off Ixirong K. Tclok Kurau tomorrow evening at 4. and 5.15 p.m.
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    MASIP, AMPON IN MANILA SEMI-FINALS
    70 11 Reuter. MANILA. Fri. Sumant Misra of India. Pedro Masip of Spain and Filipinos. Felicisimo Ampon and C. Car mon a. will contest the nr-n's singles semi-finals in the Philippines lawn tennis championships here. In the quarter-finals today Masip beat Raymundo Deyro &lt; Philippines 6—4. 6—4,
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    DAVIS CUP DATES NAMED
    67 11 LONDON, Fri. The Lawn Tennis Association today announced the dates for the rounds in the Europ&lt; an Zone of the Davis Cup. the draw for which &gt;was made earlier in the week. First round matches are to be played by May 9. the second round by
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    Four Swim Records Smashed
    315 11 EMPIRE GAMES AAP. AUCKLAND. New Zealand. Fri- South Africa and England each won two titles today when the Empire Games swimming and uiym. events wr. cbnclud ed in torrential rain in the Olympic pool here. Canada and Australia claimed one title each. Records were broken in
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    Burmese XI To Play 3 Matches
    63 11 The Burma Athletu Football Association team, due to arrive in Singapore on Feb. 22. will play three matches rjaian Heaar Stadium. They will leave for Burma on Feb. 28. The fixtures are: Feb. 23 v. S.A.F.A.; Feb. 25 v. Singapore Combined Services; Feb. 27
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    Victory For The Victorians
    168 11 Victoria School gained a well d. served I—o win over their old rivals, the Raffles Institution, in a soccer match on the Victoria School ground yesterday. It was one of the most thrilling and keenly contested school games this season. Last year the Schools met twice,
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    Morris and Moroney Score Centuries
    241 11 FOURTH TEST Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Friday. AUSTRALIA played themselves into a good position A on the first day of the fourth Test against South Africa here, scoring 266 for 2 wickets. Australia, having won won the three previous Tests have already taken the rubber. Arthur Morris
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    SAFA CALLS FOR MORE REFEREES
    257 11 JHE Singapore Football Association is faced with Ii shortage of referees for the new season which opens early next month. The Association is willing to register as referees those who are prepared to undergo a short p?ricd of training and st for examinations. The Association
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    FRENCH TABLE TENNIS TEAM
    30 11 PARIS. Fri.- The French Table Tennis Federation today announced their team lo oppose Vietnam in the table-tennis international at the «alle Wagram on Tuesday. Feb. 14.
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      402 11 BIRTH LEEMBRUGGEN: To Jeseie and Kenny, a girl (Cheryl Lee), at Maternity Hospital, Penang. 2.15 p.m. on Saturday. Feb. 4, 1950. SITS. VACANT Manufacturing Company requires a Eurasian able to supervise tr a n sport, .keep 1 statistical records of stocks. I supplies etc. and essentially, able to control staff.
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      111 11 CURLY KAVOK hy Sam Leff r:F LA&gt; jf Ici bL".I V- "W i GOfcbb YOt T STEP ON «T. Fohk! IT'S FiVE OF WKit? ycu* VESTI BULL w. -,EA FiT WH£\ w.E f N3S MY MITTS ON M LIKE A ACCOMPLISH COULDN'T f WILL YA OR ELEVEN AND MCfiREEDYj ON,
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    COMMUNISM TO BE FENCED IN
    176 12 INDO-CHINA BORDER IS REDS LIMIT A.P. HONOLULU, Friday. ciaco shortly before midnight yesterday. General Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint chiefs, and the three other members declined to discuss 'directly any part of the Southeast Asia policy. Gen. Bradley said such decisions were up
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    REUTER CHIEF
    48 12 A large number of newspapermen took an evening off yesterday to attend a party given at Raffles Hotel hy the Reuter newsagency in honour of Mr. Christonher Chancellor, the general manager, and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Chancellor are going on to Australia and New Zealand.
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    Fuchs-'A Man With A Rare Brain—But....'
    264 12 Reuter. LX)NDON, Friday. DRITISH scientist Dr. Klaus Fuchs, accused of beB traying vital atom secrets to Russia, was today committed for trial to the central court, the Old Bailey. He was kept in custody. Squinting through thick glasses Fuchs had heart himself described, at
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    ALLIES CAN DEAL WITH RED PUTSCH
    98 12 Reuter. BERLIN. Fri.—Mr. John J. McCloy, United States High Commissioner in Germany, told a Berlin press conference today that the Allies and West Germany authorities could be relied upon "to deal effectively with any Communist attempt" to seize the whole city. He threatened Western
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    Alleged Confession
    193 12 A.P. THE following is a partial text of an alleged confession by Dr. Klaus Fuchs: The Prosecutor said he would leave out the first five pages and begin with the time in 1942 when Fuchs was released from wartime 'nternment to do atomic resect eh at Birmingham LMxtrsity.
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    JEN MIN PIAO NOSEDIVES
    69 12 HONG KONG. Fri.—The Chinese Communist currency continued its nosedive as Peiping radio today quoted the "Victory Bond" unit at 22 per cent above the February 1 figure. The unit is pegged to the pries of flour, coal, rice and cloth and thus serves as a commodity
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      'MOLOTOV' BOMB
      29 12 SANTIAGO. CHILE, Fri Twenty-six striking textile workers were arrested here yesterday when a striker tossed a "molotov cocktail" bomb in ftont of Moneda Palace duung a demonstrations.
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      TASS IS HERE!
      43 12 U.P. WASHINGTON, Fri. Senator Brien McMahon told ••:}&gt; today that he cannot give thorn ever a hint of „he cop&lt; of the hydrogen iomh project because every word he says is sent to the Soviet Union by the Tass news asrency—U.p.
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      SEVERE REPRIMAND
      34 12 A.P. CHATHAM, ENGLAND, fltt. —A Br tjsh naval court ast night sentenced the Commanding Officer of the Truculent io be reprimanded severely for his part in the sinking of his vessel. —A.P.
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      38 12 LAKE SUCCESS, Fri.—The 110 wives of the Fon of Bikom. a Cameroons chieftain, have told the United Nations Trusteeship they are happy with their lot and would prefer the United Nations to mind their own business.
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      WIPED OUT
      18 12 A.P. ATHENS. Fri.—The Greek Army has wiped out a small band of guerillas northeast of Larissa.—A.P.
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      EGYPT CELEBRATES
      14 12 A.P. CAIRO, Fri.—All Egypt will celebrate King Farouk's 30th birthday today A.P,
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      COMMON FRONT
      34 12 Reuter. VATICAN. CITY. Friday. Vatican authorities are holding discussions with Moslem leaders for a "common front" of Christianity and Islam against the dangers of materialistic communism, unofflcia' Vatican soutces said today.— —Reutc..
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      VEGETARIAN
      21 12 A.P. MELBOURNE, Fri. Meat citing is thr; cause of war, says the Australian Vegetn rian Society secretary, Miss Mary Foley.—A.P.
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      28 12 Reuter. Aboard John Biscoc. Antarctic, Fri.—Crashing through an icefield, the 1,200-ton relief ship John Biscoc has reached Stonington island, to rescue six British scientists still marooned there.—Reuter.
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      SAY WHEN
      23 12 PITTSBURGH, Fri.—Striking coal miners indicated today that only a direct order from John L. Lewis will reopen the soft coal mines.—
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      PATRIOTIC
      24 12 U.P. SALEM, Fri. Wholesale grocer Henry Dubin, who died a week ago, left $15,000 of his $150,000 estate to the state of Israel.—U.P.
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      THEY'RE SUNK
      27 12 A.P. SYDNEY, Fri.—A colony of 600 Terres Strait natives is being shifted to Cape York because their home—Saibai Island—is disappearing into thes ea.— A P,
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    S.C.C., HK Services Draw In Great Game
    380 12 IN a game that ranked among the best piayed on 1 the Padang, the Hongkong Combined Services held the S.C.C. to a 11—11 draw at rugger yesterday. The visitors go* 9 goaJ and two penalty goals, to the S.C.C.'s goal, penalty goal and
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    USING JAPS, AMERICANS-Reds
    68 12 Reuter. HONGKONG. Fri. Two passengers were ki led and several injured at Shangping station yesterday when two Nationalist aircraft strafed the Canton-Kowloon railway, according to reports from Canton. Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist news agency alleged that Americans and Japanese. under American supervision, took part in the recent
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    BODY IN CANAL
    40 12 A seven-year-old Hylam boy, Lee Puk Yong, was found dead by his father, Lee Tiang Hong, in the Rochore Canal last night. The boy had been missing from his home, 23, Muar Road, since 2'clock yesterday afternoon.
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    RIOTS BREAK CUT AGAIN
    62 12 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Fri.—Police flred en rioting crowds armed with iathis and brickbats when stabbing, looting and arson broke out in Calcutta again today. About 40 people, including seven with bullet wounds, were taken to hospital after clashes and police firing during tne morning. During a night
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    'He's Tough, That Man'
    934 12  -  SANDS WINS, BUTMAGUIRE SAYS IT WAS HIS HARDEST By PHILIP GOH DACK in the dressing room last night, Australian Tom Maguire, Jnr., Alfie Sands' manager, said"He's tough, that bloke. The fight was one of hardest." He was referring to Nai Sompong, the nnn from whom Sands
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    WEEK-END DIARY GENERAL
    158 12 YMCA-—Singapore Chess Club 3 p.m.. Movie Circle Show. 8 p.m. YWCA—Members Tea to Mrs. Loh Poon Up. MHK. at 4.30 p.m. at 5. Raffles Quay. V.M. Muslim /tsMH'iation--Lecture by Inche Abdul Rnshid bin Ahmad on Agriculture at No. 31, Lorong 12, (leylang. Education in Malaya' at 8
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    350 12 TODAY SEVENTH MAY ADVENTIST Hi kcH: &lt;5. Penang Road): Sabbath School 3.30 p.m. preaching: service at 5 p.m. TOMORROW METHODIST: Wesley Church 10 a.m.: p.m. Straits Ch&gt; nese (Kampong KapCli 9 a.m.. 10 a,m.. 4 p.m. 5 p.m.; Paya Lebar 9 a.m.. 10 a.m.; Geylang Methodist Church Enelish
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    CINEMA
    224 12 CATHAY: "Manhandled" at 11. 1.45. 4.15, 645 and 9.30 p.m. "'dnight: "Naptune s Daughter". nbatAMHAi The Hurricane" at 1.45. 4.15. 6.45 and Mil p m. Sunday Matinee. "The Pirate" 11 a.m. Midnight: "Bari-Behen" (Hndur—«*•» PAVILION: "The Golden Madonna" at 2, 4.15, 6.30 and S.M) p.m. Tomorrow: "Flamings Road" at
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    SPORT
    52 12 KAl th: u «•&gt; T.C. Sprini? meet £1- I'-"'-. NJOBT: An: (Singapore v. Maia&gt;a at Tanglin. CRICKET: YMCA Siew'8 XI. Balo.«ti-r Koi.l GOLF: RSGC Feb. nieda. SOc'cK K: Tione Baliru B:&gt; Tionj; Bahru R*pf rs^ i^.ho0 Andrews School &lt;- s lr: ground fr6m 4 p.m.. j )in corn v.
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    LONDON SHARES
    112 12 Reuter. London LONDON. Fn. stockbrokers an days to the sjenera the passing of 00 nearer the possibility active markets. preEnergetic compan ponng hs»s «&gt;l I with dividends V I* times by earning. d that such concerns tractive invest n,.--in the event ol Conservative Pi Idle condition-; of the
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      18 12 CONTRACTOR for Electricity, Water. Sanitary and repair. Ask CHENO RONG ELECTRIC SERVICE 160, Victoria Street, Phone ***** Spore.
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      18 12 Blood Bank Group A. 19 Bottles Group B 1 Bo't'es Group AH 7 Bottle* Uroup O 11 Bottle*
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      207 12 STARTLING PREDICTIONS IN YOUR HOROSCOPE Your Real Life Told Free. Would you like to know, what the stars Indicate for you, whether you will be successful and happy and what is indicated for you ln business, love, marriage, friends enemies, lucky and unlucky periods. what pitfalls to avoid, what i
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      18 12 TIDE today H W.: 4.13 a.m. &lt;8f«- 4in 6.12 p.m. tomokkoh H.W.; 5.12 a.m. &lt;8«. 1'"- «.35 p.«».
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