Malaya Tribune, 1 November 1950

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    50 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tel: 'Tribune" Spore. LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALA YA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY. NOV. 1. 1930
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    YANKS SHOULD REACH MANCHURIA TODAY
    540 1 25Miles More To Go: Gen. Church Orders Forced Night March U.P. A.P. TT SEOUL, Wednesday, j -moving Lnited States columns have crashed through the North an defences at widely separated points, in a concerted effort to Manchurian border some time today (Wednesday). m si tho
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    Yanks Capture 2 Towns
    111 1 TOKIO. Wednesday. IMEP.ICA! A rushed up to maul :i South Koirl ins have eap'urbout 35 miles S lulju, new North American speari d Kusong. 20 fr «n Sonchon 5 miles south of Valu River border be- rth Korea and Man- rumours and the Chinese had crossed
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    STOP PRESS Chinese Reds Are In
    30 1 -*V. TOKIO. The North inniju Radio in oaclcast monitored s 'ici a Chinese Comoompany has t ion to dethe Yalu River Power dam. i
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    The Royal Family Goes To A Show
    98 1 A.P. LONDON, Wednesday. BRITAIN'S Royal family went to the cinema last night and a billion dollar collection of British and American film stars out-glittered Hollywood in an effort to please them. The film that King v. eorge VI. Queen Elizabeth and their daughters.
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    FRENCH REOCCUPY BORDER POST
    33 1 SAIGON. Wednesday. FRENCH forces have reoccupied the frontier post at Dinlaph northeast of Hanoi. Enemy pressure In the westernmost frontier post at Laokay was stated to have considerably decreased.
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    Aid-korea Campaign In Red China
    138 1 Reuter. PEKING, Tuesday. PHINA today stepped up its nationwide campaign calling for Chinese aid to the Korean people. This intensification of an officially inspired propaganda campaign coincided with reports that Chinese troops were spotted on the Korean warfront near the Manchurian frontier. Pledges of active
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    "CHINESE REDS MOVING ON HAMHUNG BASE"
    80 1 U.P. HAMHUNG. Wed A UNITED STATES Marine patrol reported early today that a "large body of Chinese Communists troocs were moving on Hamhung from the southwest at about midnight." The Marines estimated the Communists about four hours' inarch from the city limits The report
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    HOLIDAYMAKERS DIE
    36 1 iNJiivv utuL.ni. Thirteen i holidaymakers. including five children, were killed artd five seriously injured when a bus crashed hundreds of feet down a hill eight miles from Dalhousic Hill station near the Indo-Pe'tistan border.
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    NOBEL PRIZE AWARD
    39 1 STOCKHOLM. There are j indications that the Swedish i Academy v/ill postpone the award of the Nobel Literary prize due to take place on Nov. 9. as King Gustnv's funeral will be held the same day.
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    KING ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT
    57 1 The Kins addressing both Houses of Parliament at the opening of the New House of Commons on Oct. 26. His Majesty, who spoke from the throne at Westminster Hall, was accompanied by The Queen. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret and Queen Mary were among the members of the
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    28 DIE IN LONDON AIR CRASH
    255 1 AP. j LONDON, Tuesday. A British airliner hunji,;a?*ti»* a «efe haven in dense crashed and exploded at London Airport tonight, killing 28 of the 30 persons aboard. A man afcfl a woman were found alive in the wrccka?2. The two-engine British European Airways plane
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    RAIN FLOODS
    30 1 4LTHOUGH there was only 0.1 inch of rain during the sharp short storm yesterday, the low lying areas of Singapore especially near 6th mile Ĕukit Timah were flooded.
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    EASIER DOLLAR?
    28 1 NEW YORK.—An American Treasury official suggests Britain is now in a position to ease restrictions on the purchase of goods for which she must pay dollars.
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    U.S., RUSSIA CLASH AGA IN ON MR. LIE
    403 1 U.S., RUSSIA CLASH AGA IN ON MR LIE UP. LAKE SUCCESS. Tues. THE United States totity 1 accused Russia b- r ore the STnbly of vetoing Norw? United Nations General Ai> Tryjrve Li-> for as Seeretarv-Genoral solely because of his stand aiainst the Communist aggression in Korea. Mr. Warren Austin,
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    BOAT SINKS IN HARBOUR: 4 SWIM TO SAFETY
    59 1 Tribune Staff Reporter AN Indonesian sailing boat from Indragiri. Sumatra, sank yesterday at six o'clock during the sLorm, while at anchor, 50 yards from the Esplanade. Four members of the crew who were en board then swam towards a nearby Indonesian sailing
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    DALAI LAMA ASKS INDIA FOR REFUGE
    179 1 U.P. NEW DELHI, Wednesday. INFORMED sources say that the Dalai Lama, 15--1 year-old spiritual and temporal ruler of 3,000,000 Tibetans, has asked Indian authorities for refuge for himself and his government. The Dalai Lama was reported planning to flee his capital of Lhasa as
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    Churchill Criticises The King's Speech
    275 1 LONDON, Tuesday. DRIME Minister Attlee accused Opposition leader 1 Winston Churchill in Parliament today of trying to make bad blood between the British and American peoples. The two Party leaders clashed a few hours after King George VI had opened Parliament with a speech outlining
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    GBS SINKING FAST
    91 1 Reuter U.P. LONDON, Tues. MR. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW was reported "sinking fast" by his medical advisers tonight at his home in Hertfordshire. Lady Astor, life-long friend of the fabulous 04-year-old playwrigh*, said after visitinghim for an hour, "We expect him to go at any moment." Mr. Shaw
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    SUGAR IN SEA IS SOLD
    113 1 Tribune Staff Reporter COME 800 pikuls of damagu ed sugar, officially described as unfit for any normal use except for the manufacture, of sauce and such Hie commodities have been sold by the Food Control Department. Said an official: "We salvaged the sugar from the
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    $500 Reward For Killer
    62 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A regard of $500 will be paid by the Selangor Police for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of the conductor on Tanjcng Rhu Division of Telok Merbau Estate. Patrose Thomas Miranda. The reward notice states that the
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    MURDER CASE DROPPED
    34 2 TWENTY-nine-year-old Ramachandren, accused tentatively of murdering S. Vasudevan at the S. H. B. Coolie Lines, Seah Im Road on the morning of Oct. 10, was discharged in the Reiief Court yesterday.
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    ELECTIONS: POLICY ON CITY WORKERS —McNEICE
    548 2 THE Municipal President, Mr. T. U. F. McNeice 1 yesterday clarified the position of Municipal employees' with regard to the forthcoming Municipal Elections. They are not allowed to take an active part in the elections. 14 They are public servants and their duty is
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    PROFESSOR WILSON
    55 2 Professor T. Wilson. Chief of tha UNESCO Education Mission in New Zealand, arrived by Qantas, BO AC Constellation yesterday on his way to Bangkok to "establish a UNESCO Educational centre there." Professor Wilson said that he would probably stay about eight months in Bangkok and then proceed to
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    Stage Show At Capitol
    183 2 A charity performance "You Don't Have To Know Tne Language" will be staged at the Capitol Cinema next Tuesday. The show requires a special stage set and about eight changes of scenery. This work is being carried out by Shaw Brothers Art Department who are working
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    GEC TO INSTALL TRAFFIC LIGHTS
    208 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. The General Electric Company has been given the contract for the installation of traffic lights at eleven more Junctions in Kuala Lumpur. This was decided at a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Municipality this afternoon. The G.E.C.. it
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    36 COMMUNAL CLASH MEN WILL BE FREED TODAY
    179 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. j 0. ING to conditions during the Japanese occupation, bitterness was engendered between different sections of the community which resulted, during the period of the British Military Administration, in impulsive crimes of violence in a few areas of Malaya
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    Miller Denies Alleged Statement
    197 2 MALACCA. Tuesday. NO CHAO KEE. a rice*miller wtio is being-tried Mfor* Mr. F. A. Chua. in the "Sessions Court, on a charge of contravening the terms of his rice mill licence denied that be had ever made a statement to the Assistant Food Controller. Mr. W.
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    I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS RED PAPER, SAID LOH
    128 2 PENANG. Tues. The jury returned a verdict of "not guilty' in the case of 42-year-oki Loh Hua Lak was charged iinder th\-Emergency Regulations with having a terrorist document, entitled "Why Revolution Was Necessary." Mr. Justice Jobling accepted the verdict and acquitted
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    JOO CHIAT SUBOFFICE: "A SUCCESS"
    209 2 MR T P F. McNeice in his opening remarks at the Municipal Commission meeting said that the new system of collecting Municipal bills has met with "considrrable He C safd "it was an important contribution to the serious problem of heavy traffic at the central
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    Two Had Tobacco
    72 2 A Chinese woman, Lee Slew Khlm. pleaded guilty when charged In the Third Police Court yesterday for having 27.9 lbs. of dutiable tobacco at Tanjong Pagar on Oct. 30. On a similar charge, Ang Cheng Puan, a 28-year-old Chinese admitted having 2.1 lbs. L:e Siew Khim was
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    Two More Days To Pay Bills
    173 2 Citizens in the Joo Chiat area have been eiven an extra two days to pay th?ir gas, light and water bills at the Joo Chiat sub-ofilce situated at the Municipal Town Clean- sing Depot. 1 his extension—November 1-2—was announced by Mr.T. P. F. McNeice
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    PILSRIM SHIP
    22 2 The pilgrim ship. Prometheus, is now due to arrive in Penang on November 7 and at Singapore on November 9.
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    Colour Bar Worst In Nairobi—Jumabhoy
    278 2 Colour Bar Worst In Nairobi —Jumabhoy MR. R. Jumubhoy. Legislative Councillor, who returned by X.L.M. Constellation yesterday, after a two months' business-cum holiday visit to the Middle East. Africa, Sudan and Iran, said that he was surprised to find that colour bar existed in British Colonies in Africa. He said:
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    POPPY DAY
    67 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. In connection with Poppy Day in Kuala Trengganu, plans have been made to hold two cinema shows for school children, a golf competition and a joint Clubs-and-Asso-ciations Night. Sale of popp'es on November 11 will be carried out by ladies of various communities assisted by.Girl
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    Mechanics Ask For Higher Wages
    165 2 The Singapore Chinese Mechanics Association are the latest to join in the fight for better wages. The Association in a statement issued yesterday said that th? present rise in the cost of essential commodities has greatly affected the livelihood of the mechanics. Such being the
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    RAYNEY THREATENED TO HIT ME' SAYS NONIS
    1769 3 u[( HAI I Joseph Nonis told Mr. Justice R™ ro the Assi,e Court yesterday much under the hypnotic influence of Ra ,nev that he did whatever he was asked f> if Rayaey had asked him to eat human c* creta he woula have
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    Polio Threat In Colony
    109 3 «j M N Ice yesterday v sharp rise of as's during the iber Twelve r parted with in comparison :ases and one Dr W. Hutchinson. Municir, contacted m last night said was no cause for rictimi n ported in v re all Chinese with rity under
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    GAMBLER TRIED TO BRIBE CONSTABLE
    74 3 f ra ring $5 to i corpor.il lo release him Soon rim ri si2s or in the Second •o!:ce Cou- I rday. was stated that "two conJMes on duty at Telok Ayer ■won Oct. 24, saw four > ng chiki' for Three of them got
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    SAILED SHIP THROUGH RED SHELLS
    149 3 D7HKN the freighter, LeKe Ma?rsk, was about 20 miles from Hongkong passing the island of Lema, the peace and quiet of the afternoon wa-. shattered by the sound of Communist shore »atterles. firing on the ship. On duty at the time wa* second Officer S.J.
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    Daily Paid Workers To Get 16c. More
    130 3 j KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. THE finance committee of the Municipality at its meeting held here today was informed that the Government had approved an increase of .sixteen cents a day for all daily paid labourers and that Municipal labourers would get the same
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    Are Any Of These Yours?
    103 3 THE following goods, presumably stolen from various places, are now in the hands of the police. They can be seen at the Tanjong Pagar Police Station, on application to Inspector Meyer. One Zeiss Ikon camera No. ***** complete with brown leather case. One parker fountain
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    STRANGER IS NAMED
    44 3 The unknown European who was charged in the First District Court last week with failing to produce his identity card and behaving in a disorderly manner *as discharged and acquitted y, sterda> The man was Prnman of th: Royal Army Co»p*.
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    Public Apathy Is Police Fault
    544 3 Foulger SINGAPORE'S policemen are partly to blame for lack of co-operation from the public. This was stated by Mr. R. E. Foulger, Commissioner of Police, who is shortly leaving for the United Kingdom to take up the post of Police Adviser to the Secretary of
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    KILLINEY ROAD
    43 3 The Killiney Road bridge, situated near Orchard Road, is in the course of reconstruction and widening. It is proposed to close Killiney Road between Orchard Road and Somerset Road for a period of about four weeks with effect from Nov. 6.
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    Vegetable Lorry Took Salt Fish
    181 3 mAßPirn JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. with carrying iced-nsh in his lorry Instead of coconut oil, vegetables and firewood, Yew Yong Swee pleaded guilty to the charge Mr. Visavalingam, defending him, asked for mitigation of sentence, as there was no intention of committing a breach of the
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    DIDN'T RENEW PERMIT
    35 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Low Poh Yeng. who failed to renew his Goods Vehicle Licence and Road Tax Licence for the second half of 1950 was fined $20 in the Police Court today.
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    Cleared Of Sugar Charge
    57 3 Sect Lee Choon, a Chinese youth accused of fraudulently having a bag of sugar worth $45.20 at the junction of Syed Alwi Road and Townshend Road on Sept. 11, was acquitted in the Second Police Court yesterday. Sect told the court that he was asked to
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    HAD NO "I" CARD, JAILED
    62 3 Sentence of one month's rigorous imprisonment was imposed on 30-year-old Low Seng in the First District Court yesterday when he admitted failing to register for an identity card. Low was arrested during a road block. He was asked to produce his identity card. and he
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    TWO BOUND OVER FOR HAVING CHANDU
    112 3 TWO Chinese aamltted Jn tne Second District Court yesterday, that they had chundu. Kok Seng Kee, a 40-year-oid seaman, was bound over in $1,000 in two sureties for a year, after he had pleaded guilty to having 400 leal pacKets of chandu at Beach
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    PRIVATE POLICE?
    693 4 A notification published in the latest issue of the Singapore Government Gazette is likely to cause some eyebrow-raising. It refers to the employment of the police for private purposes, and lays down in some detail the rates of payment which the private citizen will be required to stump
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    NORTH BORNEO: THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS SELF-GOVERNMENT
    1843 4  -  by Major General Sir Ralph Hone The Governor of North Borneo, in an inaugural address at the ceremony of the North Borneo Legislative Council yesterday. COME of the greatest milestones on the highway of human progress emerge in their proper perspective only when
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    AN ASSEMBLY DEFEAT FOR RUSSIA
    271 4 Reuter—UP. LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. THE General Assembly today defeated a Soviet move to defer consideration of the proposal to reappoint Mr. Trygve Lie as United Nations Secretary General. The motion was defeated, 45 —5, with nine abstentions. Only the Soviet bloc voted in favour. Immediately
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    BERGMAN DIVORCE SUIT
    25 4 LOS ANGELES. —A two-day delay was granted on Monday in the hearing of Dr. Peter Lindstrom's divorce suit against actress Ingrid Bergman.
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    LIGHTNING SHOPPING
    26 4 GENEVA. Sidi Mohamed Ben Youssef, 53-year-old Sultan of Morrocco, left here by car to return to Paris after a lightning shopping expedition to Geneva,
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    THIS IS THE WAR IN INDO-CHINA
    458 4 By Robert C. Miller, veteran United Pr» i 7 ent, who has arrived in Saigon from th< report the growing Communist offensive w French j** China. SAIGOy THE fluid front of the Indo-Chinese war cxi 1 from the Jungle-covered mountains ol Chinese border to
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    TOWN CLEANERS MAY GET A NEW DEAL
    517 5 N £W salary scale for officers in the Town i L g Department was referred back to the vision Committee yesterday at the Commission meeting. C. James moved the motion and was second Mr. C. F. J. Ess. The motion, although jmopposed drew
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    10 People Live In Houses Meant For 3
    471 5 JJR. P. T. Nathan (Independent—Rochore) yesterday made a plea on behalf of Municipal employees living in Munieinal quarters at Hindu Road and Upper Perak Road. There is overcrowding in these houses and from a hygienic and health point of view this must
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    Mail Train Fired On Again
    83 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The mail train between Penang and Kuala Lumpur was fired at last night. There were no casualties. A number of airstrikes were carried out yesterday on bandit targets in support of ground forces, in Negri Sembilan. A Chinese was abducted in Pahang.
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    LOTTERY CHARGE
    37 5 Tan Kuay. a Chinese of Townshend Road claimed trial when he was charged in the Fourth Police Court yesterday for running a chap-ji-ki lottery on Oct. 31. Bail of $1.500 was allowed until Dec. 22.
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    Two Stole Spare Parts From B.O.D.
    102 5 Tan Ah Seng and Abdul Razak bin Saat, dispatch riders attached to the R.A.O.C. Alexandra, admitted in the Fourth Police Court yesterday to stealing motor-car spare parts from B. O. D. Kranji. Both trie offences were committed within ten minutes of each other. Tan
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    Free Post For Candidates?
    116 5 CANDIDATES for the forthcoming Municipal elections may be allowed two free postings. The Municipal President. Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, said that he would investigate this matter to see if the Municipal candidates could enjoy the same previliges as the Legislative Council candidates. The suggestion for
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    More Allegations Against Majid
    539 5 SEAMEN'S ENQUIRY MR. M. A. Kadir, legal adviser of the Pakistani Seamen's Union, giving evidence at the Seamen's Enquiry Commission yesterday supported Mr. Asahab Miah's allegation that Mr. M. A. Majid had taken $250 from greaser Abdul Gaffor before giving him a job. He alleged that
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    Man Posed As Policeman Court Told
    172 5 Lee Leone, a Chinese porkseller of Bukit Ko Swee told the Third Police Court yesterday that Kck Yin Seng, a 27-year-old Chinese came to his house on the morning of Feb. 16 and wanted to buy some pork. Kok then said: 'Who asked you
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    Fair Interest In Tins
    244 6 SINGAPORE, Tues. London maintained fair interest in tin shares and local tins were also firm. Rubber shares responded in a better fashion to the higher commodity price and sellers were reserved and difficult to locate. Industrials remained The following were the days price charges: Singapore. Oct.
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    Rubber Crosses Two-Dollar Mark
    179 6 THE rubber commodity market was firm yesterday 1 and for the first time in the present boom crossed the S2-mark. Rubber for shipment in the first week of November changed hands at 203 cents a pound. November rubber gained six cents yesterday to close at 197
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    PLANTER CHIEF DIES
    80 6 IPOH. Tuesday. Mr. J. S. Ferguson. Chairman of the United Planters Association of Malaya died at 11 a.m. today after a long illnos in Batu Gajah hospital. Mr. Ferguson, who came to Malaya in 1907 from Aberdeen (Scotland) leaves behind his wife, two daughters, and three sons,
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    SUGAR: GOVT. REMINDER
    63 6 A Federation Government announcement says: The public are reminded that under Gazette Notification L.N. 465 dated Oct.. 19. 1950. castor sugar icing sugar and cube sugar'are price controlled at *30 cents per lb. packet retail. Dealers in these types of sugar therefore, will require Price Control Licences
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    U.K. Books Australian Meat
    89 6 A.P. CANBERRA. Tues. The United Kingdom has agreed to buy all surplus meat produced in Australia for the next 15 years. Commerce Minister John McEwen has announced. He said Australia would be able, under the agreement, to seek certain other limited markets, including Nor t h
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    OPIUM WAS HIDDEN IN CAR-COURT TOLD
    79 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Basir Ahmad bin Akbar All. an Indian dnvrr ana Md. Said bin Saibon were coarged in the Sessions Court today with IffiDorttng opium. It was said that tour pounds of opium were found hidden In a car driven by Basir Ahmad
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    BOY GETS BAIL
    44 6 JOKORE BAHRU, Tues Pang Hang Chuan, aged 16. a boy from the Slate Welfare Home, Johore. was charged in the Police Court with abetting an offence committed by an adult of the Homp Pang was allowed bail of $200 pending trial.
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    West Considering Ban On Exports To Reds
    279 6 U.P. LONDON, Tuesday. BRITAIN is consulting with the United States, Commonwealth and Western European countries on a "united front" ban on the export or strategic goods to Russia and her satellites, autnoritative sources said tonight. The discussions, now in an advanced stage, stemmed
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    Along The Godowns
    61 6 In Port:— Leise Maersk (44). Tung Song (ESADE), Thankhaven 111 (Sheers). Fossalarca (ESVDE). Dilawara (42-43). Gorgon (40-41), Java (38-39). Bonneville (36), Astynax (33-34). Castleville (31-32). Benvannoeh (17-18). Queen Anne (19-20). Kustbris (21-22). Atlantic Sea (23-24), Mcnestheus (23-23), Kilwa (27-28). Dirphys (29-30). President Polk (15-16). Glenroy (13-14). Bali
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    HONGKONG EXCHANGE
    25 6 HONGKONG. Tues. The following are today's closes on the Hongkong money market: HKSI6.IO pr- £1. HK56.35 per US$l. HKi296.00 per tael of gold
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    Labour Seeks More Controls
    147 6 Reuter. LONDON. Tues.—The King's speech from the Throne opening the new session of Parliament today announced the Labour Government will seek permanent powers to regulate production, distribution and consumption and control prices. A clash with the Conservatives which might force a general election is expected to
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    SIAM LOAN
    50 6 A.P. WASHINGTON. Tues.—The World Bank yesterday announced loans totalling U5525,400,000 to Thailand for development of railways, ports, irrigation and drainage. Eugene Black, president of the international bank for reconstruction and development said that this was the first loan made by the bank to any country in Southeast Asia.—A.P.
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    Tin Jumps Again
    111 6 UP. The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was yet another peak at $4842 per picul ex-smelter a ris: of $8£ on the previous day. LONDON. Tuesday. rTHERE was no business In spot tin during the morning session but 1&5 tons of three months metal were sola
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    SERVICES HOCKEY PLAYERS GET THEIR BIG CHANCE
    338 7  -  By SCOOP A first b?er.h°/ al 'V r P° rce hockey stars get their tr,al the flrst of trial "whurthree'o?/^in'the rial, wnile three others have been invited to turn up as reserves. This is the first occasion that'so many Services players have been
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    P.O.R.C. DEFEAT KRIAN INDIANS
    132 7 PENANG. Tues. The Fost Office Recreation Club defeated the Krian Indians by three •<als to one in a fast and thrilling hockey tame on the Victoria Green ground yesterday. Exchanges were fast and even despite the slippery condition of the gro-ind. The Krian Indians played a
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    MALACCA VICTORY CUP FOOTBALL
    97 7 MALACCA. Tues. Six teams have entered for the Victory Cup competition '.lis year. The Muar Chinese, who have won the Cup in 1947 and 1949 (there was no competition in 1948) are out to win it a third Cine. The Cameronians. an Army team from Muar,
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    CHINESE HELD BY TECHNICAL SCHOOL
    136 7 PE.N'ANG, Tues. The Chinese Recreation Club were held by the Technical School to a one-all draw in a hockey game on the Victoria ground yesterday. Exchanges were even but the game were played at a slow pace. Ther 1 was no scoring in the first
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    JAN SNEYERS WANTS WORLD TITLE FIGHT
    94 7 A.P. NOTTINGHAM. England. Today. —Jan Sneyers of Belgium intends to challenge Terry Allen's tight to another world flyweight title right. Sneyers outpointed Allen on Monday n'ght for the European flyweight championship. Alltn, who once held the world crown, is due for a return bout
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    800 POTENTIAL U.K. SKIERS
    79 7 LONDON. Today. Between November, 1950 and March, 19. r >l, 40 dry-ski training courses for almost 800 potentiul skiers are being held at 22 centres in Britain and Northern Ireland. This scheme for developing ski ing is organised by Britain's Central Council of Physical Recreation und
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    BENEFIT SOCCER FOR TUCK CHOON
    153 7 An All-Asian team will meet an All-European XI in a soccer same at Jalan Besar Stadium on Nov 4 The Proceed* from this game will <o 10 Mr. Tan Turk Choon wellicnown local soccer player and goalkeeper of the S.C F.A.. who wis wounded m
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    LASSEN WINS BUT FAILS TO IMPRESS
    45 7 A.P. ISBAIfK, Today. Art Larsen d_efeated Victorian Don Candy o b. 5. 4—6. 6—l, g—4, Tennis writers said Larsen's form was most d sannointing and h.s pay lacked the tire of other American champions who hare visited Australia. A.P
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    M.C.C. Tame S. Australian Challenge, Win By 7-Wkts.
    512 7 ADELAIDE, Tuesday. ACCEPTING a challenge by South Australia to s?ore 165 runs in 105 minui.es, the M.C.C. tourists finished the big order with 20 minutes to spare to win the first class game of their present tour by seven wickets. It was
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    MALACCA TEAM FOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
    51 7 MALACCA. Tues. The following have been selected to travel to Singapore next week-end for the Quadrangular Hockey Tournament: R. S;a Maria. Tani Weng Hon, Ma.«ri Snaid, J. Sequerah. Tarn Kong Whye, D. Thomas, Robert Foo (eapt.i. H. Sequerah, J, Collar. Md. Tamizi, Hamid. O. Webber,
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    2nd DAY ON WEDNESDAY
    49 7 i KUALA LUMPUR. I j Today. As Thursda> > next is a public holiday. i officials of the Seiangor Turf Club have decided to change the date of I i the 2nd day. K.L. Nov- ember Meeting from Thursday to its original i j date. Wednesday.
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    Today's Gallops
    193 7  -  by "SPOT" KUALA LUMPUR. Today. THE track va? in excellent condition when oprwd !or tra ning this morning but none of the candiaates rustling on Saturday did more than three-quarter pacework. NO REGRETS impressed when cantered around by E. Donnelly. Th a The Jigger gelding has made great
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    U.K. SPORTS EXHIBITION
    185 7 J LONDON. Tod;<y. -Dismays of I sports and pastimes popular n thi Lnited Kingdom will be a fenture of a mo'iik exhibition which is to tour four of England's principal cities from May to September next as part of the Festival of Britain 1951. I Pieces ot
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    'Black Day" For Local Sportsmen
    292 7 Local sportsmen had a "black" day yesterday because of the heavy rain which either interi upied Karnes or caused them to be cancelled. Only one came weathered the storm and that was the rugger encounter between the Police Train ng School and the St. Andrew's
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    YANKEE CAGERS TOUR MANILA
    77 7 U.P. MANILA. Tuesday.—Tall Rangy Blue and Gold Nuggets basketball team of Oakland. California, arrived Ml aboard a PAL plane from San Francisco for a series of 12 irames with the best local cage outfits. The Oakland Nuggets will make the first appearance tnnlsrht against Atenao College
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    SBA CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND FIXTURE
    43 7 Only one tie will be played off this week-end in the Singapore Badminton Association Championships:— Saturday. Nov. 4 at 7.S* p.m: Junior Inter-dub (semi-final*): Mayflower vs. Bournemouth. Tournament Official: Francis Pereira. Umpire; Mai) Bah Chee. Referee: Seah Yeak Khun.
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    MORE SOCIALISM, ARMS FOR U.K.
    275 8 A.P. LONDON, Today. BRITAIN'S Socialist government proposed yes- terday to make permanent powerful control over the nation's improving economy. In a speech written by the government but delivered before Parliament by King George VI, the government also proposed to take over the beet sugar industry,
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    AROUND THE TOWN
    218 8 MEETING: The Beng Choon Kok is holding their monthly meeting at 16 Craig Road at 7.45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2. FILM* SHOW: The* YMCA screening "Good Nnews" tonight to raise some funds for their swimming pool. FILM* SOCIETY Mr. M. W. F Tweedie will speak before
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    Netherlands Won't Yield To Threats
    169 8 AP. THE HAGUE. Today. QFFICIAL sources at Th? Hague said yesterday. w that the Netherlands would not yield New Guinea under the pressure of what they described as Indonesian threats. The sources saw an implied threat in the statement of Mohammed Ye.mm. spokesman for an
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    Crisis In Indo—U.S. Relations
    110 8 AP. MADRAS. Today. Father Jerome D'Souza, a former Indian delegate to the United Nations, said here yesterday that lndo-American relationship has rr .ched a crisis which ".should not be allowed to develop any further." Though this was not the making cf statesmen of either country, he
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    BRIDGE ACROSS SUE ,
    91 8 BRIDGE ACROSS SUE Reuter. CAIRO. Today.- *The Egyptian Government and the Suez Canal Company have agreed to a bridge being built across the Suez Canal at Ferdan near the railway frontier post at El: Kantara. The proposed bridge will link the Egyptian mainland with the Sinti Peninsula and the Egyp-tian-controlled
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    JOE WALGOTT GETS A FIGHT
    45 8 A.P. NEW YORK. Today. Jersey Joe We!' olt, twice hy Joe lou s for thr> world he vy >-, ei':ht t't'c. \vi:l rvcet Ppc Lovne, SaU Lake City, Utah, in a 10-rootid fi-ht ."i Kadtnon Squire Garden on November 21. A.P.
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    U.S. Favours Relations With Spain
    191 8 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Today. THE United States announced yesterday that it would vote in favour of the eightpower resolution recommending resump#on of full diplomatic relations with Spain by United Nations members and also permitting Spain to join the United Nations specialized agencies. The Soviet bloc
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    COMMISSIONERS PRAISE STUDENTS
    137 8 THE Municipal Commirsioncrs agreed yesterday that the future of is in safe hands. They were commenting on the recent mock meeting of Mun.cipal Commissioners by school children. Mr. A. P. Rajah (Progressive—South i and Mr. Pat Johnson (North) and the Municipal President congratulated Mr. F. C. James
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    U.S. Softens On Tin
    117 8 Reuter. GENEVA. Today: The United States delegation to the United Nations conference on tin is understood to have made some proposals on the text of the draft international agreement, under debate by 21 nations here, according to usually reliable sources. The new proposals are takken, in
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    'Tax Relief For Owner-Tenants' Plea
    220 8 A SUGGESTION that some form of tax relief should be given to owner tenants, was made by Mr. F. C. James (progressive Party—East) at the Municipal meeting yesteruay. He asked the Municipal President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. ho Is a member of the Legislative
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    'NOT THE REAL STORY'
    173 8 If--- C. F. J. Ess (Progressive I?I West» said yesterday that the .54 million profit by the Electricity Department last year did not tell "real story." This amount, he said, was only gross profit. Of the $4 million $2,500,000 was already spent. During the n?xt few
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    Came To See Jap Wife —Jailed
    108 8 UP. TOKIO, Today. FRANK Loyal Weaver, an Australian who smuggled himself into Japan six times to be with his Japanese wife, was sentenced ty a provost court yesterday to one year hard labour on an illegal* entry charge. he will be deported at the
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    VARSITY NOT ABOVE CRITICISM: McNEICE
    195 8 MR. T. P. F. McNeice, Municipal President, said yesterday that the University of Malaya is not above public criticism. He was commenting on an adjournment speech by Dr. P. T. Nathan. Mr. Nathan referred to Mr. A. P. Rajah's criticism of the University at the
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    BLYTHE CONDOLES GUSTAV'S DEATH
    74 8 Mr. W. L. Blythe, the 0.A.G., Singapore has sent the following message to the Honorary Consul for Sweden on the death of King Gustav of Sweden: "It is with deep regret tnat I have read of the death of His Majesty King Gustav of Sweden, and
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    More British Troops For Korea
    35 8 The Empire Windrush— another troopship bound for Korea—called at Singapore yesterday afternoon. Majority of the troops aboard are from the First Gloucester Reciment. Picture shows some of the troops ashore.
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    HOUSING POLICY UNDER FIRE
    348 8 MR. D. Robertson in a biting adjournment at the Municipal Commission meeting day said that he proposed to bring up th? qoatfei of housing for Singapore until something was done about it. He was referring to Mr. McNeice's address at last month's meeting that housing was
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    WAR HAS MADE MEN FIRM FOR PEACE — TRUMAN
    136 8 WAR HAS MADE MEN FIRM FOR PEACE TRUMAN Reuter. WASHINGTON Todtf PRESiDL.nT Tn.r. today HI World War had made determined to make, a ing peace. B2 In a t designating an Am Saturday Nov. 11. Ml niven>ary of B the First World Hp President said. On N V 1918. an
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    77 8 RECITAL: -.auo.-n- K-; No» v »-n a.uaes lor n J Victoria Memorial M.I A. 1 tee meeting 5.io p.m.. A ciass o v.m.. lUl cu* SlNOAFOKE < Hk« 1 Meeting at Y.M.C.A. ii. .1 ><»« iMi Film Sliow and Addr* weeuie at British toun <■<"- 7.30
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    CINEMA
    81 8 v hi' CATHAY: "I )ark Cantonese with l*? 00 ance of Miss ise If? 1.45, 4.15. «.45 an 19 j %iH ILHAMKi V Cristo" 1.45. 4.1o. UN,, Horse" at 2. 4.15, t p.m. ,„a CAPITOL —10. 1.45. 5.30 and J BEX 1.46, 4.00. and M I ItOW: A K
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    SPORTS
    41 8 C'HINESK V.JL< A s ball team 5.<"> P-Wj ni> imnton party <*'•>■ 1 rcc.c.ek SCV vs jjPB RASC v,. 1 I rah: RAF CI I SCC.. SCO; B I any; SR< -.her* t Hading; REMK ester?. RF.Mh. TENNIS: at Orchard Road.
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    13 8 TOD** f I H.W.: 2.36 7inJ■ I 1>37 ioMOKKOW I *W. IJ
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    23 8 U.P. MUNICH. Sam.! I parked car h« re two hou. I The two r mm derdly South A»» Mm —up. mm
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