Malaya Tribune, 10 November 1950

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    49 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tet 'Tribune" Spore. LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lmei Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE FRIDAY. NOV. 10. 1950.
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    Nepal: India Wont Accept Change
    112 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Thurs. bjd t't t> puty Prime Minister, liai Patel. indicated her. 1 today that the Government of lad!* could not accept of ruler in Nepal it ahout two days ago. Addressing a public meeting Sardar Fatel said: "Those who ar? wielding real
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    ALLIES ADVANCE
    100 1 Stop Press A.P. SEOCL. Today. ALLIED ground forces today probed forward cautiously «gainn light opposition. Communist China has been ted to explain to the Nations Security Counc.l the presence of her troops in North Korea. A spokesman for <3?n Mac- Arthur estimated these forces eoooo, with a like
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    Malaya Welfare State
    164 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. THE Conservative journal "Spectator", declared to- j day that the war in Malaya I was not going well. The best that could be said about it was that it was not going as badly as France's war in Indo-China. There is no fear of
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    BOOM IN GERMANY
    28 1 FRANKFURT, Thurs.—Germany's engineering industry has experienced a boom as a result of the Korean war in which orders have outstripped production by 34 per cent,
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    MANCHURIAN BORDER BRIDGES SMASHED
    828 1 ALLIES STEP UP AIR WAR U.P. U 4 STATES navy divebombers smashed Yalu River bridges on the Manchurian border yesterday in their biggest raid of the Korean war, wnile B-29's hammered hard at the Communist lite-line from Cnina for tne second uav m a row The
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    U.S. ORDERS VISAS FOR CHINA REDS
    72 1 A.P. I WASHINGTON, Thursday.— The U.S. State Department announced today it has ordered passport visas to be issued to nine Chinese Communists who arc convng to the United Nations to discuss the Formosa issu^. The U.S. Embassy in Prague was directed to issue the
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    VOLUNTEERS 'INCREASING'
    65 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs. The Chines? Communist radio said today the desire to volunteer for service in Korea is "increasing like a snowball throughout the length and breadth of Ch'.na." The broadcast was heard by the A.P. It raid "Almost every person or group of persons is finding w
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    REPUBLICAN SWEEP WEAKENS TRUMAN
    241 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Thursday. THE gains by the Republican Party in the Senate and the House of Representatives marked an apparent weakening of President Truman's influence in Congress but Truman is expected to encounter this situation by insisting on a greater future regularity of the Democratic Party
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    MacD Delays Return
    92 1 A.P. LONDON. Thursday. Uf. Malcolm Mac Donald. Btttain'3 Special Conr.;;ission3r for South East Asia, delayed his return to Singapore today so he can return to Paris, apparently for conferences on .'ndo-Chtna's trouble *ilh Communist rebels. Mr. Mac Donald was scheduled to leave by air for Singapore todey.
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    Voted Top Beauty
    39 1 British-born film star Elizabeth Taylor who topped the list of Americas topmost beautiful women, chosen by the "Artists Group of America." The Group said of Elizabeth Taylor: "Her eyes and nose are masterpieces of nature."—A.P. A.P.
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    U.N. Approves Plan To Halt War
    174 1 w i TAKE SUCCESS, Thursday. lus'oslav proposal to establish United Nations machinery to halt any war immediately after its outbreak was overwhelmingly approved today by the General Assembly's Main Political Com nittee. The plan served as another imDortant link in a chain being forged
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    Wage Reserve Urged
    104 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. MR. Stanley Aubery, Labour, urged the Covcnment in Parliament today to consult the owners cf rubber piantat ons in Malaya about creating a wage reserve fund. This would prevent the first impact of a slump in rubber failing on the workers, he said. Mr.
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    ATTLEE TALKS OF WORLD'S 'DARK CLOUDS'
    247 1 LONDON, Thurs. PRIME Minister Attlee declared tonight there were "dark clouds" on the International norlzon. Addressing 840 guests at a banquet to mark the Inaugura tior of the new Lord Mayor cf Lcndon, be added: "There are men wno are prepared to re-so-t to
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    WEST WARNED ON INDO-CHINA
    212 1 U.P. PARIS, Thurx GENERAL Gearges Itcvcrs, former French Army Chief of Staff, warned today that the loss of Indo-China to the communists following the recent ''setback" for the United Nations forces in Korea, would be "catastrophic" for the West. The Army chief of staff, who was
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    Full U.K. Recognition For Bao Dai
    57 1 U.P. PARIS, Thurs.—Britain has decided to establish full diplomatic relations with IndoChina, according to the French Foreign Ministry today. A spokesman said that the British Consul-G enera] in Saigon, Frank Stannard Gibbs, has been elevated to the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary to thr Associated
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    TRAIN WRECK PICTURES
    38 1 A TRIBUNE staff reporter and a Tribune cameraman journeyed about 100 miles by car, train and on foot to bring you the exclusive firsthand reports and pictures of Wednesday's train wreck in Johore.—See page 3.
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    NEW VIETMINH THR UST MENACES FRENCH STATE
    198 1 U.P. SAIGON, Thursday. FRONT line reports said today that a strong fore j of Vietminn Communist regulars had invaded the Thai Federation in northwest Indo-C hi n a and was advancing toward the capital of Lai Chau. A rebel force of at least
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    TIN PRICE SLUMPS
    61 1 The tin mark* t which opened as usual yesterday despite Deepavali nolle ay registered a drop of $13 k the first drop in many days. The price was $623 k per picul. In London yesterday the pric? slumped during the morning, session by £1274 on the ton
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    RAIL TRAFFIC RESUMED
    24 1 Rail traffic between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur was resumed last night. The north-bound night mail train left Singapore at 7.30 pm.
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    TRAWLER DETAINED
    30 1 U.P. MOSCOW, Thurs. The Soviet Foreign Ministry ndvis- ed the British Embassy today that the British tr :wlcr "Laccnnia" had been detained for illegal fishing in Soviet waters.—U.P.
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    New Dry Dock For Singapore
    141 1 Tribune Staff Reporter THE blockade of the China coast has not brought a significant amount of new shipping to Singapore, said Mr. Henry Basten, retiring chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board in an interview with the Malaya Tribune. He said that the trade in Singapore
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    JOHORE SULTAN, SULTANA AND BABY
    34 2 The first picture of the Sultan and Sultana of Johore and their baby daughter Miriam, which was taken in London, radioed to Sydney and flown to Singapore.— A.P. Photo.
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    FIRST BRITISH KOREAN WAR WOUNDED HERE
    401 2 THE first batch of sick and wounded British Army men from the Korean war reached Changi Airfield last night by ambulance 'plane. There were three young officers, all with leg wounds, who were knocked out on the Waegwan front, and four other ranks who
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    IN PORT
    65 2 In port: Seudai (45), Benarty (44), Kah Soon (ESVDE) Patroclus (42/3), Kota Nica (40). Calchas (38/9), Tong Hai (36), Steel Age (33/4), Hoegh Silverwave .31/2, Bennevis (19/20), Benvannoch (17/18), Maxwell Brander (21/2), Phronlis (23/4), Polydorus (25/«), Kilwa (27/8), Willamette Victory i (29/30), Queen Anne (15/16), Maelsuycker (13/14), Shillong
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    Deepavali Parties
    82 2 IN celebration of the Deepavali festival, many Indian businessmen held parties last evening. European. Chinese and Indian merchants and traders were entertained at their premises which were tastefully decorated and illuminated with multi coloured lights. The day was a big event in the case of North Indian business
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    Tin Zooms Higher As Europe Stockpiles
    129 2 The price of tin made a mammoth jump on Wednesday for the second time in succession. The price rose by 552J to reach $642 per p;cul >::-smelter a rise of $lC4i in two days. The skyrocke'tin? of the tin price has been caused by
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    No Ban On Export Of Indian Cloth
    151 2 Jcgindra Singh GHS. A RUMOUR is reported to be in circulation among the textile markets in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya that the Government of India contemplates a complete stoppage of licencing fine and superfine cloth for export until the end of
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    DELHI RAISES EXPORT DUTY
    70 2 A.P. NEW DELHI. Thurs.—The Government of India last night announced an immediate increase in the export duty on raw cotton from Rs. 100 to Rs. 400 (US$2l to US$B4 or £7 10s. to £30) per bale of 400 pounds. Also imposed was- a new export duty
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    Rubber Still Going Strong
    184 2 THE rubber commodity market was very firm on Wednesday rising again to 119 cents a pound for November rubber buyers and done at the close. Possible sellers closed at 120 cents. This was a rise of seven cents from the previor.s day's closing. New York and
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    DEFICIT IN CANADA'S FOREIGN TRADE
    113 2 A.P. OTTAWA. Thurs.—Canada's 1950 foreign trade produced a deficit of $14.300 000 during the first eight months of I£'so. eomoared with a surplus of $83,700,000 in the same period a year ago. th 1 Federal Statistics Bureau reported. This swing in the trade pendulum was
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    Street Sale Of Poppies
    61 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Street sales of popples will take place in Johore Bahru on Nov. JI. Poppy Day Dance will be at the Johore Civil Service Club on Nov. 11 beginning at 8 p.m. Admission tickets to the dance will not oe available at the door.
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    PREMIER NAMED
    30 2 A.P. BERLIN. Thurs. Communist Prime Minister Otto Grolewohl was chosen unanimously by the new Soviet zone parliament yesterday to nead the government for the next :our years —A.P.
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    TIN ORE OUTPUT FIGURES
    29 2 The directors cf Austml Malay Tin Ltd. announce the following returns for the month of October: Ore Recovered Kampong Kamunting 4:6 Thabawleik 1,008 Pungah 997
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    GOLD PRICES
    49 2 The gold market In Singapore on Wednesday did not respond like the other commodity markets to the situation in Korea. Operators seemed to be more optimistic on the world situation and gold eased by $3 on the tael, at $202 per tael wholesale for first quality bars.
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    NEPAL SUSPENDS INDIAN AIRLINE
    399 3 A.P. NEW DELHI, Thursday. BflpAL has suspended the infant Calcutta- idu air service and ordered the entry restricted as an aftermath of refugee Km'-: Tribhuvana Bir Kikram*s flight to the Indian in Katmandu, usually reliable sources said last nisht. The ./okesman for the Indian government said
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    POLICE USED JAP METHODS
    103 3 A.P. RANGOON, Thurs.—A Peac; Mission Committee at Katha north Burma Irrawaddy town has charged the police of tht district with excesses against the townsfolk. Ie has told the district commissioner that ;.he police responsible for State property use Japanese Kempeitai methods to force confessions from suspects.
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    Phone Men Strike
    142 3 NEW YORK, Thurs. S:7 telephone workers Iniied oil their jobs in ten pes yesterday, jumping the k.n on a scheduled strike, kiich could lead to a nationhde tie-up tomorrow. Some 37.000 union workers |w scheduled to strike at r > a.m. today. By posting ;.:kets around key
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    TYPOON DRIVES ON OKINAWA
    89 3 A.P. MANILA. Thurs. jj.roplca» typhoon which nad threatened the PhUipC L" r four da y s veered *»J sharply to the northEns? ay as v gained In b» y and speed ot movesouth or Okinawa. Phlli PP»ne Weatner Si v gave the Position of at 0000
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    HE SLEPT THROUGH IT ALL
    141 3 THE miraculous escape of the engine ('river from the aerailed train in South Jo'r oie on Wednesday night in no way compared with the "big sleeo" of the British soldier who snored through it ail. This is ihe ;-tory of a police officer who inspected
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    Troopship 3 Hours Late
    43 3 The troopship. Lancashire, with troops bound for Korea docked about three hours late' yesterday. The majority of the troops on the Lancashire was from the Gloucestershire regiment. A small number of the troops disembarked at Singapore late last night.
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    LOST AND FOUND
    60 3 Reuter. AAP. HONGKONG. Thurs. Mr. Anthony Brooke, former Rsja Muda of Sarawak, lost his wallet on arrival here last Tuesday, but had a pleasant >urprise last evening when he police informed him t hat i taxi driver had found the vallet in his cab and handed ie
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    A MIRACLE NO ONE WAS HURT
    358 3 Tribune Staff Reporter. JHREE passenger carriages, one baggage car, the armoured car and the engine of the north-bound Singapore Kuala-Lumpur mail train were derailed in South Johore on Wednesday night. It was a miracle that there were no casualties. A first-hand inspection of the
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    600 ELEPHANTS KILLED YEARLY FOR FOOD
    65 3 AP. KHARTOUM, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Thurs.—Game officials estimate that 600 elephants and 300 giraffes are killed legitimately in the Sudan yearly for food, along with vast numbers of smaller animals. Present game laws permit shooting, under licence of certain game. Some Sudanese use rifle-*, hut
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    SHIP COLLIDE ON THAMES
    68 3 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. The Danish-Steamer Svanholm while leaving the Thames yesterday was in collision with the British Steamer Dona Flora which was coming up the river. The collision occurred off the West Indian Docks. The Dona Flora was damaged at the bows while the Danish vessel
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    GERMAN SYNTHETIC PLANTS MAY RE-OPEN
    181 3 AP. NEW YORK, Thurs. MR Harvey S. Firestone, chairman 01 the Firestone Tyr? and Rubber Company, disclosed here that talks arc oing on between the Allies n£ Western Germany to reave the German buna rubber industry. German svnthetlc rubber could help flil the huge demand
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    COMMUNIST WINS MAY TOUGHEN BANDIT RESISTANCE
    228 3 MacDONALD A.P. LONDON, Thursday. fOMMUNIST successes in Asia are toughening the resistance of the terrorists in Malaya's jungles, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, British CommissionerGeneral for South East Asia, told a press conference here on the eve of his return to Singapore. I do not
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    Malay Tried To Seduce Woman
    242 3 —Court Told MALACCA. Thurs. Atwenty-two-year-old Chinese woman. Ec Poh Neo, told Mr. Justice Abbot and a common jury today how an attempt to seduce her was made by a Malay in a lonely rubber estate on the night of April 4. In the dock were
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    PETROL FOR HO CHI MINH DESTROYED
    109 3 A.P. HONGKONG. Thurs The independent Wah Kiu Vat Po in a dispatch trcm Wuchow said two shiploads of gasoline, oil and military supplies for Indo-Chinese Reds were destroyed in a Are on the Wuchow waterfront on Nov. 1 The paper .said two ships, ihe
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    HUNTER BACK
    49 3 Reuter. AAP. HONGKONG Thurs. Mr. Carlyle Brock, a well-kn>wn American big game hunter is leaving here oy air today accompanied by his wife for Tokio aftei four and a naif months' hunting in East Africa. Mr. Brock is on his way to the United States Reuter. AAP.
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    RUBBER FOR RUSSIA
    630 4 JN Malaya we have heard a lot of criticism about the amount of rubber that is being shipped to Russia. This criticism has not come from the Planters, or from the Estate Owners. It has come from the man in the street; the man who saw Germany
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    HOW THE FLANDERS POPPY PAYS THE WAY
    473 4  -  By J. W. TAYLOR THE British Legion has been making a big push this year for a return to the £1 million ($8.500,000) target on the .«;ale of Flanders Poppies, and at their Factory of Remembrance, at Richmond. 360 severely disabled ex-service-men of
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    RUSSIAN MISCALCULATIONS
    1250 4  -  Mishandling Of The Korean War By Alexander Werth KosEuropean Correspondent of The Manchester Guardian and New Statesman and Nation. MANY in the upper ranks of the Soviet hierarchy must today be feeling hot under thi collar. Seldom has a piece of Soviet foreign policy been based on so
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    10-Million Volt X-Ray
    151 4 410-million volt x-ray machine is now in its final assembly stages at the Metropolitan Vickers Manchester Works prior :o installation in the Hammersmith Hospital, London. This machine is the first high energy linear accelerator in the world to be used for therapy purposes. When it has been
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    MUSICAL WHISKY BARRELS
    150 4 SCOTS— and their friendsoverseas will, this Christmas, have the opportunity of helping themselves to a drop of whisky, with a dash of Scottish music further to enliven the occasion. And the tunes they hear as they drink will include such_airs as "Bonnie Dundee, "Will ye no Come
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    Colonies' S
    68 4 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. BRITAIN'S Colonies are earning dollars at the rate of $300,000,000 yearly, Colonial Minister of State John Dugdale told the Commons tonight. Based on the first six months of this year, this compared with $150,000,000 in 1948 and 1949. Mr. Dugdale was asking for Parliamentary approval,
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    $42,500 PLAN FOR KEATS' HOME
    129 4 PLANS for the restoration of Keats House. Hampstcad. home of the poet at the time he was producing his finest work, will be considered by the local council soon. Hidden away in what is now known as Keats Grove, a turning off Hampstead Heath, the
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    SOMALI WAYS
    300 4 MOBS of excited tribesmen surged round Mr. E M. Wilson, a District Officer in British Somaliiand, protesting against the spread of locust "bait." They shouted that it would kill their sheep: although the Government had assured them it was harmless to animals. Mr. Wilson bent to the ground,
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    Nothing Wrong In Shipping Rubber To Russia Now?
    183 5 A.P. AKRON, OHIO, Thursday. rtiniENTING on continued shipments of Malaf OM to Soviet Russia, the Akron Beacon V P£ ng newspaper in America's rubber ca?i ::V as usual appears to be the British he ever-growing menace of Com\nd while the British are
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    German Consuls Named
    52 5 A.P. BONN. German? Thurs. bfest cabinet has ESnr.ed the appointment of Q rman Consul-Grr.c--u for Rome, Ottawa and m officially anK'iced flllf trtiy v in Brentano v. ill mi German Cor.su'-Gcn-I i Dr. Werner ■nil Ottawa and Dr. pB Yon Onindherr in m I all] 'ate over
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    MORE 'AUSSIES' FOR KOREA
    45 5 HONGKONG, Thurs. nt ng nt of Au- j "•3 ror 1 1 British Commonwealth f 1 arrived yes- a- aboard the steamer last'. 5 A.r.ralians. formerly > M 1 East Headed ey MaS Wray. «ho is the am ng the constat.— Reuter.
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    Eight Huks Slain
    114 5 A.P. MANILA Thurs. GOVERNMENT troops aestroyed a Communist hukbalahap headquarters camp and killed eight guerillas, the Army announced. The Army said government forces surprised 150 huks yesterday as they were drilling at a headquarters camp on the slope of Mount Arayat in Pampanga province. The announcement said
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    FIRE ON SHIP
    64 5 Fire '.»roke aboard the Oluf 7»?a.ci3k yesterday afternoon, hut the S.H.D. fire brigade had the fire under control within an hoar. No casualties were reported. The cause of the fire is believed to have started from the stock of hypo-chloride on board. The ship steamed to the
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    LIQUOR INDUSTRY WILL BOOST S SYNTHETIC PLAN
    509 5 A.P. NEW YORK. Thursday. fHE liquor industry will pour millions of gallons of alcohol into America's reviving synthetic rubber programme in the months ahead. That it will affect either the supply or the prices of popular liquor brands is highly unlikely unless, of
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    Powerful Geyser In Iceland
    81 5 A.P. Reykjavik, Iceland. Thurs. A iicw geyser, more powerful than the old geyser, after wnich all geysers in the world are named —is spouting in Iceland. This new geyser, whicn spouts steam with a force of 5.000 horsepower was formed by drilling at Krisuvik in South
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    16 Saved After 16 Days At Sea
    148 5 HONGKONG. Thurs. Sixteen Formosan lishermen. who have been adrift for 16 days in the China Sea were rescued by the it—met Changte, 24 hours beiore reaching Hongkong. The fishing craft, identified as the Hai Cheung cf Kaossiung, Formosa, and loaded with 80,000 katties
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    MISSING
    29 5 EONN. Dr. Walter Zimmsrnaq, German rocket and radar expert missing for Wtti ral week.*, is to be charged with embezzlement from the German State Government of Lower Saxony.
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    Monks To Spearhead Fight Against Reds
    177 5 A.P. RANGOON, Thursday. RUDDHIST monks of this country hope to lead a nation—wide battle against the spread of Communism in Burma. They will shortly make a countrywide appeal to all Buddhists to help them in stamping out this irreligious creed of the Russian camp."
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    INDIANS RUSHED FOR JOY RIDES
    207 5 QUITE a number of Indians had a good time at the Singapore Flying Club yesterday when joy rides were available at $10/- a flight. One of the volunteer pilots, an RAF Officer, whose vocabulary in Malay is limited had quite an amusing experience In one
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    $5,920-RINGS THEFT FROM BEDROOM
    148 5 THIEVES broke into the home of Mr. C. Farrell. Second Secretary in the Foreign Service. Commissioner General's Office, at Pasir Pan j ang Road, and stole six rings valued at $5920. Mr. Farrell said: "I was woken up during the night at about 3.30 by a
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    VOA Tribute To Shaw
    91 5 A half hour tribute to George Bernard Shaw as a music critic will be a feature of the Voice of America programme for the Far East today. Olin Downes, music critic of the New York Times, will present excerpts from Mr. Shaw's criticisms and an appreciation
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    FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW LAST DAY OF K.L. RACES
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    TOP SPRINTERS TO STAR IN CUP RACES
    1581 7 No Regrets, Raj Mahal Best Fancies Tomorrow By "SPOT" KUALA LUMPUR, Today. REGRETS and RAJ MAHAL are my two fancies for the two cup races tomorrow, concluding day of the Selangor Turf Club November Meeting. Some of the finest sprinters fight for honours
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    ....And Singapore Won As Expected
    513 7  - ...And Singapore Won As Expected By SCOOP SINGAPORE 2 MALACCA 0 AS expected, Singapore defeated Malacca by two goals to nil in the opening game of the Quadrangular Hockey Tournament. Fielding a team without several regulars, the Colony side did well on the whole. To the Colony selectors, it was
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    SAFA 1st ANNUAL DINNER and DANCE
    65 7 The first Singapore Amateur Football Association annual Dinner and Dance will be held on Monday, Nov. 13, at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The dinner will commence at 8 p.m. and dancing will follow. Music will be supplied by Wilson's Dance Orchestra of the Great
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    They May Not Run
    42 7 The following are probable non-acceptors lom-jrrov*:— Bonnie Grey, May- loong, iiadger, Arabian Knignt. Billy Carol. Windsor Laddie, St. Quentin, Devon, The .nagic Lamp. Catherine. Sheffield tflate, Bailroom, Kaiserine, Happy Quadrant, Gold Met.at- list, Longchamps II and lout Highness.
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    Today's Training
    68 7 By "SPOT' KUALA LUMPUR, Today. PERSIAN Lord was the only candidate who sprinted down the straight during this morning's training on a heavy rack The others were given slow york or cantered around. They were: Jaunty (Dun.voodie), Epsom Downs iSl'try), Raj Mahal (J. Donnelly), Reve de Gloire (Jones),
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    NEGRI SURPRISE SELANGOR....
    687 7 NEGRI SURPRISE SELANGOR By SCOOP NEGRI SEMBILAN 1 SELANGOR 0 [\IEGRI Ssmbilan lowered the colours of their formidable neighbour-rivals, Selangor, with an impressive and deserved one-nil victory in yesterday's Quadrangular Hockey Tournament. With this "giant-kiliing" performance, they now become Singapore's chief threat in the race for Championship honours and it
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    SPORTS DIARY
    43 7 SOCCER: SAFA six-a-side tournament. Jalan Besar Stadium. HOCKEY: Quadrangular Meet Selangor v. Malacca 4 p.m. and S ngapore v. Negri Sembilan 5.15 P.m.. both at S.R.C: Padang; Ceylonese B.C. v. Teachers' Training College, Baiestier Road. TENNIS: YMCA tournament, Bras Basah Road.
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    PARTNERS BECOME RIVAL CAPTAINS
    617 8  -  By SHUTTLE PARTNERS and sharing the Malayan Men's Dou- blcs title, Ong Poh Lim and Ismail bin Marjan become rival captains when Fraser Neave Sports Club challenge Shell Sports Club for the Colony's Business Houses badminton final at the Clerical Union Hall this Sunday night. D«r
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    CLOSING DATE FOR SAFA AFFILIATION
    101 8 Clubs or Associations desirous to affiliate with the Singapore Amateur Footbnll Association for the 1951 season arc reminded they must submit their applications on or before November 30th. Applications should be accompanied by an affiliation fee of $10 to submitted to the Hon Secretary, S.A.F.A.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY
    235 8 GENERAL WESLEY MYF: Temperance IfMtiaji 4 ort Ccnnin Koad U InU'eBSITY OF MALAYA: Inautfural Lecture Of Mr. Hoy Morrell at the Oei Tiong Ham Hall at b.;*) p.m. TEA FAKTY: Tea party l.y tti« Sikh Community of Singapore at the Cathay Kestaurant in commemoration of the birth
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    BRIEFS
    384 8 Johore English College first te ra just managed to hold the fort ir thus save their unbeaten record wlien they met St. Andrews Schoo at rugger on their home ground at Johore Bahru yesterday. Their second team whipped the Sums 14-0. while their third XV completed a double over
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    RAFFLESIANS TRIUMPH
    257 8 f UNIVERSITY of Malaya met a M p0.n.3 (two goals) to nil uetcn at the hands of tne Raffle* institution m a thrilling and fast rugger encounter on the R.I. ground yesterda>. ibc un..e.a.i> a wirees seldom got going. Whenever they made a successful entry into the Raffles
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    "SIXES" RESULTS
    296 8 P !au Erani United -went for a ning spree during the NOOM hail of their Colony si.x-a-side ti.i.ure against Mental Hospital erdajr. Trailing a five-point deficit at interval, thjsy ran not to chalk up a 20 points (4 goals 4 corners) to five (goal and corner). The Hospital
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    NOTHING COULD STOP NEGRI
    261 8 Though trouble? rained upon the Ki-man Negri Seinbilan I-on-tin-ent on their way here lor esterday'fl Quadrangular HOCKey Tournament. noth:n r could stop them from arriving in time or pievent them from winning tneir opening fixture against Selangor. it ail began with a puncture in the Br.tu
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    POLICE WIN 8-0
    79 8 rison y> in a gruelling rugger game "jSffigt ?f oa the game was the brilliant performance of newcomer Abdul Jalil b.n Harun who scored hnth the tries, one of which was iant 50-yard dash in wh.ch hP -old the dummy no less than f.ve' umes before touching
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      521 8 NOTICES j SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TENDERS (For particulars see Tender Room, Ground Floor, Municipal Office). WATER DEPARTMENT: (a) Supply of one 70 KVA ALTERNATOR. Closing date extended from 15 November to NO OK 2D November, IWh> and (b) Supply of Mild Steel Concrete Lined Specials for use with Steel Water Mains
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      711 8 NOTICES UNGIH TIN, (Incorporated in the Colony of Singapore). Dividend No. 41. noticelshereby GIVEN that at the 28th Ordmary General Meeting of the Com pany to be held in the Board Room. Amber Building No. 5. Malacca Street. Singapore on Friday l«th November, 1950, at noon the Directors will recommend
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      235 8 Situations v a c am S WANTED.—Smart required by large house to sell retiiiS throughout the commencing Selangor <J.p plus commission and fX w to suitable applicant £S Malay, languages eswntU] ply in own handwriting, references to Box x 0 Tribune, Singapore. Vehicles For Sale FOR SALE ""Deliver, T December
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