Malaya Tribune, 16 February 1950

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    63 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THB PEOPLS FOR THE PEOPLE T* Tribunt* LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 3811/3 t htm Imm Published simultaneously at 8 ingapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE B. Maurice Olover,
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    SONGKRAM'S GRAVE WARNING
    429 1 Won't Sell Rice To Any Communist' Reuter, A.P. U.P. iu?ir\f iiru »u;k BANGKOK, Wednesday. pKLMIfcK Ftubun Songkram of Thailand warned today that time is running out for Communist threatened South East Asia as the country rushed troops and additional police guards to three points on her frontiers.
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    RUBBER MAY HIT 55 CENTS
    115 1  -  Tribune Staff Reporter Ruboer has been very steady in the last few days at just over 53 cents per pound and market men expect a jump to about 55 cents when the American coal strike is settled. Singapore brokers believe that the Economic Cooperation Administration
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    ARMS RECOVERED
    40 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Today.— The Special Branch of the Johore C.I.D. recovered 1 British .o(J3 rifle. 1 British and 1 Japanese bayonet, 1 round anti-aircraft ammunition and 45 rounds of .303 ammunition. AU except the .303 ammunition are serviceable.
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    NOT RESIGNING
    22 1 U.P. WASriINorTOM. Wed. Secretary of State Dean Acheson denied today a report from Bangkok that he is planning to resign.—U.P.
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    Thai Reds Scorn Dr. Jessup
    94 1 Reuter-AAP. BANGKOK, Wed.—Four of Bangkok's five leading Chinese-language newspapers today scorned the United States regional diplomatic conference in headlines, reports, editorials and cartoons. The most extremely Communist Chinese newspaper, Chuan Mm Fao, published under headlines lauding the Sino-Soviet treaty a cartoon depicting United States Ambassador-at-Large
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    PROBLEMATIC
    27 1 A.P. VATICAN CiTtf, wed. Reports of the possible formation of a unitod CathoiicProtestant Islamic front against Coltetum.sm were described in Vatican circles today as "very problematic
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    'I'm No Red' Says Mr. Tan
    24 1 Mr. Tan Kah Kee uett) being greeted by nis soa-in-iaw nr. &,ee ivung UttUM at tkallang Airport yesterday.
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    RECORD CROP MAY EASE FLOW OF RICE
    221 1 A-P. Reuter. BANGKOK, Wednesday. DECORD rice yields in Malaya and Southern Siam will make possible the lifting of restrictions on movement of rice from Southern Siam into Malaya by the end of this month, the Commerce Ministry announced. Several Siamese Southern MP's have
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    TIN: MARKET VERY QUIET
    65 1 U.P. U.P. LONDON, Wed. The afternoon session in the tin mr.rket saw no business The Committee marked spot as unchanged at £09"-3/4 but marked threr months down ten shillings to £585-3/8. The closing prices were spot £599-1/2 buyers £600 sellers. Three months £585-1 4 buyers £585-1/2
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    P.M. RESIGNS
    21 1 Reuter. PARIS, Wed. Prince Eoun Oum, Prime Minister of Laos, has resigned, according to reports received from Laos today.—Reuter.
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    FRENCH TROOPS OCCUPY VIETNAM CITY
    96 1 A.P. SAIGON, Wed. Official sources in Saigon said today, that French and Vietnamese troops have occupied the city of Thai Binh, chief town of the Red River delta, sour-.. of Hanor. French and Vietnamese fc ces opened up a mop-up operation in this area several
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    SINO-RUSSIAN PACT – A COPY
    48 1 SINO-RUSSIAN PACT A COPY Reuter. WASHINGTON. Wed. Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson, todey described the published terms of the SovietChinese treaty of friendship as a mere copy of the pact between Russia and Eastern European satellites. He predicted trouble for the Chinese Communist regime signing the agreement.
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    CHURCHILL'S IDEA IS TAKEN UP
    221 1 Reuter. LONDON Wednesday. I ABOUR Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, today indicated he was giving serious thought to Winston Churchill's plea last night for Big Three talks on the atom bomb and the cold war. Speaking to reporters nere he said he did not rule
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    INDIANS, CHINESE, FLEE RIOT AREAS
    270 1 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Wed.—South Africa's all-White Parliament today urgently debated ways to check the mounting "African crisis" while Indian and Chinese merchants packed their goods and fled from Johannesburg's riot areas. Parliament met affter two nights of violent disorders on the outskirts of Johannesburg to hear
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    Govt takes $5,000 bond from Mr. Tan Kah Kee's friend
    648 1 CEVENTY-eight-year-old Mr. Tan Kah Kee, former "Pineapple King" of Malaya, who has spent ten months in China studying Mao Tse-tung's regime, walked without incident, off the Kallang airfield last night to the hand-clapping of about 100 Chinese who had waited
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    U.S. Clamps Down On Arms Racket
    153 1 STOP PRESS A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. 1 A U.S. State Department official reported today that the United States is clamping tight controls to keep smuggled American aims I out of Communist-threat- I ened South East Asia and other world trouble spots. Leonard H. Pomtroy of
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    RUBBER REMAINS STEADY
    121 2 The rubber commodity market was very steady ye«t«jrday with a fair amount of business passing. Then?, was, however, a preholidav feeling in tne market witli the approach of Chinese New Year. Closing prices in cents per pound were: < Buyen B< lien No. 1 RSS f.o.b. Mar.
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    KESANG TRIBUTE
    20 2 Smalloy and Co. announce that Kesang Tin Ltd., had a tribute of $1,890.73 atrainst 70.23 piculs in January.
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    U.S. FACING BIG UNEMPLOYMENT?
    223 2 A.P. WASHINGTON Wednesday. Some highly placed government ec do W not like the look of ihe darkening clotids of unemployment States But leaders of President Truman's administration still hope no storm iSbreW U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Charles Sawyer announces. that the number of persons out of
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    US. Rubber Exports
    144 2 GSIS. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. U.S. exports of rubber ,and allied manufactures in December 1Q49 were valued at US$B.7 million, the highest figure since last June's US$lO.l million, the U.S. Commerce Department reports. UUI Kubber exports for the year, however, were valued at U*****.4 millicn, a decline of 13.6*
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    Tin Prices
    42 2 SINGAPORE, Wed.- Tin price $'881 LONDON FEB. 14: Spot £59» 3/4. l Rch»n*e4. Three month* 1587 1/4. 1p «1 1/4Turnover 85 tons. Second NeHftfoa Spot £599 3/4. I m-haaicrd. Three months £SK» 3/1. I p C 3/4. Turnover 85 tons.
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    Stagnant
    24 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. stagnant coalitions pre vailed in th,- local sl:ar market. InJil pending cv. I.i resolve, there M littl.t liklihood »f any iinptmcment.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    861 2 Singapore. Weil. INDUSTRIALS Atlas ice 11.90 12.25 xb. f xd Alex. Brick. Pref. 2.4* 2.50 Ord. 2.20 2.25 8.8. Petrol 34/- 35, B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/3 16/6 E. Utd Assur. 39 25 40.25 Sst. Trust Fed. Dispensary 6.5« 7.00
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      191 2 L ~J 12 00 1 ro News: 1.00 (lose Do»n Mandarin; 12.48 Mandarin Sele< Rramnies in Malay. 7An tions: 100 v,. u > n W' j 1 (Ml n m Th« i fl ,i; w p.m. Programme Sum- >eH 'n .Mandarin. h RED NETWORK %E S 9 INDIAN FKOGKA.M.MK> Sl^^LSJ^^^g™
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    'FLOUR FOR THE ASKING'
    398 3 FRBE IMPORTS IN JULY? Tribune Staff Reporter THE black market in wheat flour has now been completely broken. 'Do you 1 want more flour? Come and ask";—this was the message Mr. M. Kristek, Assistant Controller of Supplies gave last night to manufacturers of biscuits, cakes, bread
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    Petition Governor, Driver Told
    209 3 THE Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley. yestci day told a Malay motor-car driver, who appealed against an order of suspension of his driver's licence for a year, that he couid not do anything in the matter. If he liked he could petition- the Governor. The Malay
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    JAFFNESE CO-OP MEET
    62 3 Mr. A. Mahalinghani has been re-elected president and Mr. PS. Muthu vice-presi-dent of the Jaffnese Co-ope-rative Society Ltd. of Kuala Lumptir, at its annual general meeting held recently. A committee of nine— consisting cf Messrs. T. Chcllappah, X Ponniah, K.S. Maniam. K. Thuraiappah, M. Kanagasabai, V. Rasiah,
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    Braddell Hits Police Methods
    243 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed SIR Roland Braddell attacked the methods, employed by the Singapore and the Johore Police, to trap Teja Singh and Mohammed Nassir bin Haii Abubakar. when the jointappeal of the two men against their convictions was argued before Mr Justice Spencer Wilkinson in the
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    Mr. & Mrs. Fong Kim Wah cutting the cake at the Kampong ha pur Church Hall after tbctr marriage reetntly. Mr. Fodr is a SmiMpore newspaperman and U the second son ol the late Mr. & Mrs. rone Slen I.eon£. "tjie •irlde was formerly MUs Pegey 1 j. Yeu. only daughter of Mr. &• Mrs. Teo Peng Kiat. — Tiijjune Picture.
    59 3 Mr. Mrs. Fong Kim Wah cutting the cake at the Kampong ha pur Church Hall after tbctr marriage reetntly. Mr. Fodr is a SmiMpore newspaperman and U the second son ol the late Mr. Mrs. rone Slen I.eon£. "tjie •irlde was formerly MUs Pegey 1 j. Yeu. only daughter of
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    'I AM SORRY TO SEND YOU TO GAOL'—JUDGE
    150 3 'I AM SORRY TO SEND YOU TO GAOL' —JUDGE MR. Justice Gordon-Smith .sentencing Harold Cecil Batten, 49. to six months' gaol, in the Assize Court yesterday, said: "I am sorry I have to send you to prison." Batten till recently the sales-manager of Lee and Fletcher Co., was found guilty
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    PICTURES GO UP FOR SALE ON SATURDAY
    73 3 Professor Ragusa, the Italian paintei and manufacture! of ceramic.-, said in Singapon yesterday that ne would auction the modern works of Italian painters. The paintings were originally to be sold in Hongkong. But Professor Ragusa, who has touted Manila and pari of the
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    TEC HAD GRUDCE-Accuse
    136 3 A2O-YEAiv old Chinese. Lephg Slak Chuen, under SStfitence of 18 months' imprisonment, to b followed by two years' police supervision, for robbing a compatriot or $20 irom his snirt'liocket. had his sentence confirmed in the. High Court yesterday. Leong. who appealed against the conviction and sentence, told
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    643 4 JijOME of the so-called experts on Asian affairs have been foraging deep in the garbage bin of history to produce their latest theory. It is their view that the millions of Chinese abroad may turn out to be the "Herrenvolk" of the Far East. A strong China will use the
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    TENSION IN ISLAMIC RUSSIA
    1159 4  -  by PATRICK MAITLAND THAT grave tonsion has litterly been felt in Russia's Islamic States in Central Asia is now admitted by the official Tass Agency, confirming trickles of news which had been leaking out to the Middle East and India during the past few months. Careful
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    THERE'S A COLD WAR OVER HOT JAZZ
    1061 4  -  by Preston Grover PARIS. EXCEPT perhaps for dollars. America's most popular export to Europe is jazz music. And that seems to go for a lot of the rest of the world. A survey of European countries, including some from behind the iron curtain,
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    SCIENCE CHANCES METAL INTO GOLD
    955 4  -  —by DAVID BRIGGS U.P. NEW YORK. THE 2,000-year-old search for a way to change common metals Into gold has been achieved by Ame- rican atomic scientists. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission recently confirmed that over two years ago scientists at the laboratory in Hanford. Washington
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    U.S. SENDS ONE MORE CARRIER TO PACIFIC
    63 4 U.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. The Navy will reduce the battleship Missouri to the training status and use the money thus saved to add a third* Essex class carrier to tne Pacific fleet. The carrier, Philippine Sea, which has been scheduled to be taken out
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      1215 5 4§ Sfi ma fS ffiJl T0 ALL OUR CHINESE FRIENDS 5R j j Mqy the New Year bring to all our Chinese Friends I Luck, Health and Prosperity. I I ima 1 ANCHOR BEER BBBi Wg TIGER PEER ir N j 1 i j- So many thanks to you—for your
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      1539 6 Hp* in s I fS TO! TO ALL OUR CHINESEJgIENDS Ax j i I With xhe ringing in of May the New Year bring peace and prosperity to ,»i TM.w What db we wish for all A throng of healthy, happy, lucky New Year our m the world. May you
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      1170 7 j TH HI TO ALL OUR CHINESE FRIENDS -S <?K A throng of healthy, happy, lucky New Year May New Ye ar bring peace and prosperity to The New Year is on its wiShes to you! all the world. j "««-gaSt™ XfrrJH With the ringing in ltd., I Singapore. 64,
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    THE BIGGER THE BANG THE BETTER
    888 8 TODAY is the last day of the Year of the Buffalo. Chinese housewives everywhere are busy putting the final touches to their homes in prepaiation for tomorrow their New Year. Not that theie is any rush and hurry. Tney had been prepared for it
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    FLOWER AND FRUIT FOR THE FAMILY
    51 8 A member of the fair sf fleeting blooms from a vendor in RMU Bridge Kiiad to brighten her home for .New lears d^v. i i inn ...ii. ..3HHHr% Lightermen lend a hand in unloading iiv.i-n.inni.' fresh fruit to arrive lure lum (hina for the
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    The New – Year At Peking
    78 8  - The New Year At Peking By CHANG SHUO I ASt YEAR i L r f.;. (A I c 2 r'Jr*- sm. Tlte «aoir fft?3 L pofc J < rr!/ i» I fZc.ch makes mc > 'J affairs s<> ft gad T>-.' Na P flowers renew lit' died :'r pc Were,
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      487 8 rS t£Jl TO ALL OUR CHINESE FRIENDS ,/0 With the ringing in of May you and yen family enjoy a Here's wishing you a 1 of good cheer, good fortune a,! j bountiful New Year filled with Happy New Year and punctual ~/it/ /mi//, nil the «u/iiiAM y electrical happiness
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    COLONY PLAN FOR 500 TEACHERS
    406 9 IF children of all races are to be educated in regional schools then now i* the time to make English the common language. Mr. A .W. Frisby, Director of Education, Singapore, said this yesterday, announcing the launching of his department's plan to push 500 teachers
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    HIS GOLD WAS SILVER-Court Told
    57 9 •lit Chien was yesterday charged in the Sec°"d Police Court with attempting to C h ea t Fung we Choo. of Yun Foh Pawnshop. II was alleged that Tan tjled to pawn a gold-plated silver ring as a genuine gold »»ng. 1"! claimed trial and
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    Farewell Sir Alee
    85 9 A farewell lunch in honour of Sir Alec and I.ad> Newboult was given by the Central Welfare Council at the Hotel Majestic on Tuesday. Picture shows Lady Newboult in the background addressing the gathering. (L to R): The M c ii t r i llesar, Selangor, Kaja
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    TOPS SPIN TO SWELL FUND FOR UNIVERSITY
    101 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wetl— Because of the great popularity of the top-spinning game in the District of Pasir Puteh In Kelantan and the present tendency to allow the game to go beyond the limit of sport, it has been decided to restrict the playing
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    FORCES WANT RECRUITS
    92 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. FLUENT English speaking Malays, Straits-born Chinese and Straits-born Southern Indians are required for the British Imperial Forces. Standnrds required fix height at 5 ft. 2 ins., weight 105 lbs., chest 32 inches with an expansion of two inches, and age 18 to 25 years.
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    'Develop Changi Beach' Call In Council
    342 9 IfR. Thio Chan Bee (nominated) will ask Government at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday, to preserve and develop the beach near Changi point. Mr. Thio feels that if the matter is taken in hand in time by some committee or authority
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    NO CRACKERS
    14 9 Firing of crackers over Chinese New Year is forbidden in the Federation.
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    PENSIONERS GET ADVANCES ON FEB. 28
    172 9 JHE Governments of the Federation and Singapore last night announced that advances to pensioners will be made at the end 01 February. The two countries are each having a separate scheme on which these advances will be calculated. Both Governments said that advances will
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    SECURITY CHECK FOLLOWS RED FLAG FIND
    132 9 APPROXIMATELY 1.000 people went through a seciirlty check in the Serangoon Road area yesterday morning and one man was detained by trre police for not being in possession of an identity card. The check was conducted about two hours after two more Malayan Communist
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    WOMAN FREED
    48 9 A Chinese woman, Ong Ah Cheng denied yesterday that she stole p ring and a pair of ear-rings from a eleven-year-old girl. In tears, she told the First District Judge that she was prepared to cut a fowl's head to prove her innocence. She was acquitted.
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    AIR C-in-C BACK
    28 9 The C-in-C, of the Far East Air Force, Air Marshal F.J. Fogarty, returned to Tengah by air yesterday after a visit to British North Borneo.
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    'KALLANG CAN HANDLE COMETS'
    181 9 OIR Miles Thomas, chairman of the British Over- seas Airways Corporation, who recently returned from a tour of the Far East, has stated in London that Kallang is quite suitable for Britain's 500-miJe-per-hour jet airliner, the Comet. He said that Kallung, which was prepared by the
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    'Turko' Has Been Taped
    70 9 THE Dutch in Jakarta do not think much of "Turko"' Westerling, sai«i J.A. Sutherland, who is the Works Manager of a palm oil company. "They don't take the 'Turk' seriously," he said. "They don't waste time on him. They've got him taped." Although curfew has been
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    300,000 UP
    32 9 KIT ALA LUMPUR, WedOver 300, JOO persons have come forward to give part-time or full-time service as volunteers during the forthcoming Anti Bandit Month. Enrolment figures are not yet completed.
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    YOUTH SNAPPED STATION, HELD
    141 9 KOTA TINGGI, Wednesday. —The Police yesterday arrested a 19-year-old Chinese for taking a snapshot of the local Police station. The prisoner was unable to explain his action. A Police patrol shot dead four bandits in the Bukit Chempedak area of Temerloh in Pahang. All the bandits
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    The Two Schemes
    335 9 This is how the advances will be paid SINGAPORE WITHOUT DEPENDANTS: On basic pensions fiom $2W but not exceeding $238 J month's advance: on basic pensions from $199 but not Mb < <j, ing $209 1 month's advancte:, on basic pensions from £181 but not xceeding $198
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    NEW US. LIAISON MAN ARRIVES
    71 9 Lt. Col. Earl Cecil Stewart arrived by Pan American Airwave yesterday to relieve Col. V.D. Miller as the American Senior Military Liaison Officer. Col. Miller, who has served two years here, was recently confined to the British Military Hospital where his condition was described as
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    MORE TEA
    48 9 The C.-in-C. has authorised an increase in the individual tea ration of British troops on operations in the jungle. This increase has now been confirmed by the War Office. Individual rations will now contain three quarters oz. cf tea as opposed to the previous half ounce.
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      161 9 LI'L ABWER by Al Capp AH (JOTTA V LOVE LiKE DAT BUT-ILL DOTH' _3EI 1 H .f. V' IV r t^HRCSfiMHj! MEtITINGS TO A NEXT BEST TING. J FINE., THANK I UEVTT > sSjE/T^MH^HW MAH MAMKy MAN.'.' OH, I WISH UE DOWN. YO'. if OOGHTA I P^ 1 JH MCAWT
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    PENG SOON IS IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF
    503 10 —RADFORD Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. IFONG PENG SOON, four times champion of Malaya, who flew quietly into London last night, is "a certain winner, barring accidents, of the AllEngland singles badminton championship, according to Noel B. Radford, England's No. 1. "There is no
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    Singapore Win F&N Trophy
    187 10 THE Fraser and Neave Intei Disti ict Rugby competition was brough.t to a close yesterday when Singapore District beat the Hongkong Land Forces by 10 points (one coal, one" try) to three (one try) at Jalan Bes?.r after a hard struggle. The margin of victory is
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    S.J.I. WINS INTER-SCHOOL SOCCER GAMES
    59 10 oi. Joseph's Institution wen their inter-school soccer agamst St. Anthony's on their ewn „round yesterday .vhen iiiey oefcated the i attar's iirst and second teams. The first team won 3—l through Kee Seng, Meng Kee and a gift goal. De Souza netted for St. Anthony's.
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    OLEK BEATEN
    32 10 U.P. PARIS, Wed.—Aaron Wilson. American heavyweight iiving in Paris, pounded out a clearcut ten round decision over French contender Stephen Olck before 8.000 fans at the Palais dcs Sports. —U.P.
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    A WISER BOBBY WILL FACE CINTO
    402 10 WILL the bobbing and weaving counter-puncher TT Bobby Njoo be the same irresistible boxer fight fans saw against Phol Prapadaeng and Jimmy Newell when he clashes with Filipino invader Johnny Cinto tomorrow night, <~t the Happy World Stadium? There are a few who believe
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    A Worthy Successor To Freeman
    48 10 Reuter. The current issue of the British Badminton (;nz»'tte ri i rring to the V'-England Champion- «2)Jps stall > that Wong t Peng Soon "would be a Worthy and popular V successor to Br. Dave Fr.vman, tho great American, a? ihe singles title holder".—Reuter.
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    SPRINT CHAMP
    28 10 MELBOURNE. Wed.- Barney Eweli. Ameiican Ntpo sprinter, won the world piof- s. ional spiint championship title decided over four events at 75.100. 130 and 220 yard?.
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    WOLVES OUT OF F.A. CUP
    132 10 Reuter. A.P. I ONDON, Wed. Wolver*4 hampton Wanderers, holders, were eliminated from the English F. A. cup competition today when they lost their fifth round replay tie to Blackpool by the only goal in the match scored by Stan Mortensen. Manchester United beat Portsmouth by
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    BRIGHT EYES does winning gallop at K.L.
    136 10  -  By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners DRIGHT EYES (Jones) ran a winning gallop this morning when he covered three furlongs in the splendid time ol 36-4 5 seconds. No Regrets (E. Donnelly) and Hector (J. Donnelly* returned the same time on
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    GOLDEN HIND WINS
    109 10 Playing away, the Golden Hind B.P. defeated the Everitt B.l', by four sanies to three. Results (Golden Hind f.-rst):— MNGLEii: Willie Tan lost to George Tan 12—15. 4—15; Cthmarr b. Ah beat Choong Kl>ir Lconv 10—15. 15—12. 15 11: Harry Gob lost to Koh Cheng Hock 4—15.
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    A First Round T.K.O.
    48 10 U.P. TAMPA. Wed —Flori- I da heavyweight Tommy i Gomez knocked down Artie Donaio of New York three times and obtained an automatic S technical knockout de- i cision in two minutes nine seconds of the i first round last night. —U.P. j -^T^l
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    SECOND S.A.F.A. TRIAL MATCH
    80 10 The S.A.F.A. will play their second trial match between Probables and Possible* on Feb. 21 at 5.15 p.m. at Jalan Bos n Medium. The following players are requested to turn up: Goalkeepers: Chee Sen«. Y. w Chang; Full-backs: Yew Htn«. Hee Lawther, biew Ton Halves: Morton,
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    FORM GUIDE FOR SATURDAY
    5883 11 First Day Of K. L. Races Class I Div. 1-7 Furs. •i p.os m o.o:i won 24-12-49 Penena; 8.03 JTj Fur*. (Tulloh) Div. 1. tnii Kinder Gold 1 Biin. 46 4/5 nets. Going Hood. ruinn h -i-W) (Cimro x.io f» Purs, and 5 Yards (Tulloh) Div.
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    RACE CARD
    916 11 The Selangor Turf Club Gold Cup meeting begins in Kuala Lumpur en Saturday when 4he fofldwing races will be run v HORSES. I Ass L DIV. 17 I I RLOM i| PEROSTAN MS "Bulan Stable" SILVER SPEAR R. 12 Mr. C. L. Parker X rtanfj KINDER GOLD «.0»
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    NO CUP SEMIFINALS AT WEMBLEY
    90 11 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. A proposal to play this season's Football Association Cup semi-finals at WemMey Stadium was defeated at the Football Association Council meeting. It is understood, however, that In the event of Arsenal and Chelsea meeting in the setni-final th? question of playing the
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    49 12 Mrs H. N. Winter and family and Mr. H. B. Winter wish to thank all friends and relations who sent floral tributes tele grams and letters of condolence at the untimely death of our dear "Nick" killed by Bandits on February 13th, 1950. at Dusun Bertam Estate, Perak^
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    'TURKO' PLOT TO SEIZE GOVT. BARED
    279 12 SOLDIERS AT THE READY AS PARLIAMENT MEETS U.P. JAKARTA, Wednesday. PRESIDENT Soekarno of the United States ot r Indonesia opened the first session republic's parliament today under the shadow oi a threatened attack by outlawed Captain Turko We Tfew minutes before the paruament evened;
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    B'KOK CONFAB STILL SECRET
    72 12 U.P. BANGKOK. Wed.—American Far Eastern diplomats ended their three-day conference here today with an announcement that they had considered the means of stopping the Communist advance in Asia. "The discussions were conducted within the general framework of the announced policy of the United States to support
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    LONDON SHARES
    153 12 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Prices of domestic industrial issues spurted to higher levels at tne s'.art of now trading on the London Stock Exchange today. Rising Stock market hopes of Conservative victory at the elections produced strong tone in most sections. Provincial centres backed their view of Tory win
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    DENTISTS ON A MISSION
    108 12 FIVE dental surgeons arrived IB Singapore yesterday on their way to New Zealand on a fact-finding mission. "We are to study the set up of dental training and services in New Zealand, said Dr. T. H. J. Douglas, the Senior Dental Officer for Scotland. The five-man
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    POPE BETTER
    27 12 U.P. VATICAN CITY, Wed. Pope Pius was in a 'better condition" today after being ordered to bed with a light attack of in- fluenza. —U.P.
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    Vigorous
    16 12 Continue M. *rU- «un of tlu- OwnmHm 5*2- TStZ Ci«M CUT' r ."Via£h.J fitting I*
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    RED INVASION BID SMASHED
    83 12 U.P. Reuter. TAIPEI, Wednesday. AN attempt by- Communist troops to land on announced today. TT_ innw ca nital of the Private reports from Hoinow, c<ipiuai The Nationalist radio In Taipeh announced that the Nationalist Air Force will intensify the bombing of large cities on the mainland.
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    VERDICTONSIBU TRIAL TODAY
    273 12 SIBU, Wednesday. THE assessors will announced tnetf verdict on the Sibu assassination conspiracy trial tomorrow after the judge had summed up the case. The prosecution And the defence completed their submissions today after the last six defence witnesses had given their evidence. Attorney Genera. Gtattan Bellcw drew
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    LEGCO OPENING: NO PARKING IN EMPRESS PLACE
    77 12 Traffic arrangements for the ceremonial opening of the Singapore Legislative Council between 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 21 are: No vehicle will be allowed to park in Empress Place Car Park or in its adjoining spaces. Only cars of those attending the
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    LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT
    74 12 The Changi Variety Players' variety concert "On the Straight" at the Astra Cinema las night was wed received by a large and appreciative audience. The show, from the spectacular opening chorus to the racy commentary "Have You Heard" finale by B. Baker has improved vastly since it
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    $1,000 —GIFT
    42 12 Mr. Lim Soo Ban, the wellknown leader of the Com« munity in Singapore, has sent two cheques of S5OO/- each to the Social Wcllare Department as his donations to the Mount Emily Boys' J tome and the Bushey Park Home.
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    'MADAME' WAS VERY ANGRY
    105 12 U.P. KAOHSIUNG. Formosa, Wed —Madame Chiang Kaishek, pursuing her inspection tour of Nationalist defence bases, today discovered the mistreatment of wounded soldiers at an Army hospital here. In the last day of a fourday tour of inspection, the Madame Chiang visited the Third Army hospital here
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    TIME-TABLE FOR WORLD WAR III DRAWN UP
    234 12 SINO-SOVIET PACT Reuter, A.P., U.P. TAIPEH, Wednesday. TOP Nationalist officials, after studying Moscow's 1 announcement of the Sino-Scviet agreercent said today that the time-table for World War 111 was drawn up and China's manpower was being m mt NaUorialist Minister of Information, Ching
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    TO SEE MacA
    59 12 Reuter ESOUL, Wed. South Korean President Sygman Rhee announced today, he would accept Gen Mac Arthur's invitation to ny to Tokyo on Feb. 16 for tnree days' talk with Gen. MacArthur and Japanese Cabinet Ministers. Dr Rhee said the main purpose of his visit was to discuss
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    THANK YOU
    33 12 Lady ourney, wrio organised the Malaya Poppy Day Appeal for 1940, has received a letter from the Director of Appeals Capt. R.W. Stewart thanking her for her grand effort of help.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    32 12 RURAL ROAR!» Mont hi; meeting. Land Ofii > 1 a.m. Y.MC'A: French Class 5.30 THEOSOPHK AL >4K tF.TY "Individual's Work for Int> 7>a tional Understanding" 8, >r hill—6.3.0 p.m.
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    CINEMA
    165 12 <'ATHAY: "Neptune's DE\iehter" with Ester Williams, he<t Skelton and Ricardo I "ntalt/an at 11, 2.45. 4.15, 6.45 artd ?.30 p.m. Midnight: "The Adv-ntures of Icliabod and Mr. Toid" Hy Wall Disnev with Binu Crosby and Basil Rathbone. CAPITOL: "Inspe tjr General" with Danny Kave at 11. 1.45. 4. 6.30
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    SPORT
    28 12 RTGBY: Seven-a-side 'quar-ter-final?) on padaim -RE. Royal M.P.. Unicorn v. horr; R.A.S.C. v. Chanffi; S.C.C. B v.' Naval Rase. r 80CCEB: Sime Darby v. I.R.L., Farrer Park.
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    Secret Flying Wing Explodes News Briefs
    68 12 BRICKHILL. ENGLAND. Wed. —A secret experimental flying wing jel flghter blew up in the air today killing its Royal Air Force test pilot. The tailess plane was one of two. models owned by the Ministry of Supply, the government's purchasing agency It was on
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    YOU DON'T SAY
    26 12 U.P. MEDAN. Bumatra, Wed. Prisoners in the Medan jail went on strike yesterday because work in the jail was "too strenuous," Aneta reported.—UP-
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    THEY REMEBER US
    23 12 A.P. SYDNEY, Australia, WedMemorial services were held here today to mark the 8th anniversary of the surrender of Singapore. —A.P.
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    FISHING BY RADAR
    24 12 Reuter. TOKYO, Wed. —Japanese fishermen are using radar to spot fish schools with great success, according to the Kvodo News Aeencv.-Reuter.
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    MAO FETED
    22 12 U.P. MOSCOW, Wed.—The Chinese ambassador gave a banquet honouring Mao Tse-tung and Soviet leaders at the 1 Hotel MctroDolic tonight.-u.P.
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    THE U.S. PENNY
    26 12 Reuter-AAP. SEOUL, Wed.- President Syngman Rhee todpy promised that "not one penny" of American aid funds, recently approved for Korea, would be wasted.—Reuter-AAP.
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    GASPERI WINS
    21 12 U.P. ROME, Wed. Premier Alcide de Gasperi and his now government won an overwhelming vote of confidence last night.—U.P.
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    U.N. FLAG HOISTED
    22 12 U.P. ASMARA, Eritrea, Wed. The United Nations flag was hosited today over the former Italian Governor's palace here, —II.P,
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