The Straits Times, 24 December 1949
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Title Section18 1949-12-24 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 J-WKLVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS.18 words
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Article223 1949-12-24 1 Gurney And McKerron Also Asked INVITATIONS have been sent to Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Sir Henry Gurney, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron and Service chiefs in Malaya to visit Batavia for the official handing over of Government to the United States of Indonesia on Tuesday. According223 words
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Article, Illustration22 1949-12-24 1 'AMELIA. beautiful 20- > n -old Egyptian film star, is now visiting Britain to nuke her first British picture, "Poison Road."— A.P. picture.AP - 22 words
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Article197 1949-12-24 1 fTHE "very grave" Communist threat to South-East Asia was discussed by Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, British Commissioner-General, and Marshal Phibun S iiiirkram, the Siamese Prime Minister, during Mr. Mac Donald's visit to Bangkok. Mr. Mac Donald, who returned to Singapore yesterday In a Siamese197 words
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144 1949-12-24 1 'World's No. 1 Burglar' Found Shot LONDON, Fri. POLICE believe a prosDerous and respectable London property owner, found shot in a Surrey hott>i. to be "the world's most a<*oomo!ished burglar," Londun crime reporters said last nrht. Police are convinced that the capital with which this man. 51 year-old Barry Fieldsend,Reuter - 144 words
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Article62 1949-12-24 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— New postage stamps and postal stationery will be released for sale in Trengganu on Dec. 27. the Postmaster General announced today. BMA and Universal Postal Union commemorative stamps are to be withdrawn from all post offices in the State on the same day.62 words
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Article49 1949-12-24 1 BATAVIA, Fri.— The Dutch military authorities here stated today that all Dutch troops except those on duty would be confined to barracks indefinitely from midnight on Dec. 26, eve* of Indonesian sovereignty day. It was understood the order would be applied for about one week. ReuterReuter - 49 words
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Article104 1949-12-24 1 SCHOOL TERM HOLIDAYS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Fri— For English schools in the Federation the first term will last from Jan. 5 to April 6 with a holiday of two days for Chinese New Year and one day for Hindu New Year. The second term will last from104 words
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Article52 1949-12-24 1 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association, the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association and the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association will be officially closed on Dec. 26 and 27 for the Christmas holidays and on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 for the New Year holidays. The S.C.C Rubber Association Is also52 words
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Article33 1949-12-24 1 SAVANNAH, Fri— The crew of 11 of a United States Air Forces Superfortress bomber were killed when it crashed in flames in a marsh near here last night..— Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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Article136 1949-12-24 1 INDONESIANS in Singapore 1 will not be allowed to fly the flag of the United States of Indonesia on Independence Day next Tuesday, nor will the Mayfalr Musical and Dramatic Association be allowed to fly the flag of Communist China on the day Britain recognises the136 words
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Article, Illustration72 1949-12-24 1 DOLLAR DANCER Moira Shearer, seems to have discovered the secret of how to ease ihe burdens of modern statesmen. The famous ballerina brought broad smiles to ihe faces of Mr. Aneurin Bey an (left), the Health Minister, and Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Royal OperaReuter - 72 words
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Article91 1949-12-24 1 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Frl.— A 16-year-old shop assistant was crushed to death and another youth had his neck broken today when a four-foot-high stack of fibre boards fell on them. The boards were on two beams In the ceiling of an estate supplier's shop91 words
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Article26 1949-12-24 1 LONDON, Frl. Britain exported more cars and commercial vehicles in November than in any other month in the history of the industry.— Reuter.Reuter - 26 words
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Article143 1949-12-24 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. THE new trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Japan is expected to result in U*****,400,000- worth of commerce between the two countries for the year ending next July 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. UndeT the agreement, the sterling areas are expectedAP - 143 words
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Article61 1949-12-24 1 MELBOURNE, Fri.— Dr. Lan G. Sharp of the Federal Department of Labour will lead the Australian delegation to the Asian regional conference of the International Labour Organisation meetIng in Ceylon next January. The employers' representative will be Mr. J. F. Legar, vice-president of the Chambers of Commerce, andReuter - 61 words
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Article52 1949-12-24 1 THE Straits Times wishes 1 its readers a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Tear. There will be no issues of the Straits Times and the Singapore Free Press on Monday, Dec. 26. Publication will be resumed on Tuesday. The Sunday Times will be published as usual on52 words
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Article136 1949-12-24 1 HONG KONG. Fri. HONG KONG faces the threat of a general strike, as tramway workers yesterday issued a strike ultimatum to their employers and were later joined by electricity, gas and telephone workers in a Joint statement of economic dlffleuttftMb The other utilities' workers, who withReuter - 136 words
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Article249 1949-12-24 1 HANOI, Friday. 4 BOUT 50,000 French and Vietnam troops patrolled A- the northern border of Tonking province yesterday within sight of the victorious Chinese Communist armies across the border. French military officials said there had been no border incidents so Lleut.-Gen. Marcel Allassandri, military commander in Tonkin,249 words
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Article36 1949-12-24 1 TOKYO, Fri.— Mr. William H. Draper, vice-president of the American Investment firm of Dillon Read and Co., urged In Tokyo that full decontrol of Japanese economy was necessary to attract foreign investments. Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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212 1949-12-24 1 HONG KONG, Friday. THE Communist authorities in Canton have introduced regulations seriously restricting the freedom of movement of residents. Pro-Communist reports reaching here indicate that similar regulations are being introduced in other parts of South China. The reports state that all Chinese residentsReuter - 212 words
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Article270 1949-12-24 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. lit ANY of the Federation's 30,000 special constables are carrying out offensive operations against the bandits. A Police Department spokesman described it as "a tactical development of the situation." He said that there was no general directive270 words
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Article56 1949-12-24 1 LONDON, FrI.— The War Office announced that the Kins? has approved the appointment of Maj. Gen. N. C. Brownjohn, Vice QuarterMaster General, to be ViceChief of the Imperial Gene--ral Staff, next February. Lt. Gen. Sir Gerald W. Templer, Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff has been appointedReuter - 56 words
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Article38 1949-12-24 1 BANGKOK, Fri. TWO Chinese carrying rifles were arrested by Siam police in an area near ihe Malayan border. Police said they suspect the Chinese of being Communist terrorists who crossed the border from Malaya.—A.P.AP - 38 words
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188 1949-12-24 1 From Our Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. "T BLEW the back of n'.s 1 head off," said Mr. John A. MacDougall, assistant manager of Karmen Estate in Pahang. telling the story today of how he killed a uniformed bandit after pigshooting on188 words
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Advertisement223 1949-12-24 2 Wishing All A HAPPY CHRISTMAS g OPENING TO-0»V: Mumo-l. S 15 S 15 0 R-K-Os I MR. JOSEPH YOl> JC OF AFRICA" d I,, at Mid-nlle— d Columbia "CORONER CREEK" —In (Inwolor To-morrow at II a.m. Wirnrr Bra's -nw timv.. the place AM) THE C1RI." in Technicolor SERVICE OF TRANSPORT223 words
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Advertisement1500 1949-12-24 2 TENDER NOTICE P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE p. W D TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the mm F( State Engineer's Office. Negrl Tenders will be received from f0 Sembilan. Seremban. up to noon registered contractors l JJ e a on 29.12.49. for the construction Mechanical Engineer Ii ol Town Board1,500 words
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Advertisement1269 1949-12-24 2 NOTICES j SITUATION VACANT TRAFALGAR LIMITED Applications *r« Invited from (I» Voluntary Liquidation) Federal Citizens or persons eligible Incorporated la Singapore) for Federal Clti«ensMp for filling T^T-nv a vacancy for an Indian Cleric/ NOTICE IS HHU3Y OIVEN Interpreter In the Labour OlBce, that a General Meeting of the Ipoh. on1,269 words
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Advertisement659 1949-12-24 2 Our Service is obviously still satisfactory for from Monday to Thursday 18,148 customers entered our Singapore Store They came expecting Cheerful and Courteous Service and They got it too. We are open up to 6 p.m. on Saturday ROBINSONS RAFFLES PLACE SPORE AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE659 words
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Advertisement341 1949-12-24 2 KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPALITY ASSISTANT ARCHITECT: Applications are invited for the appointment of Architectural Assistant in the Municipal Architect's Department. Tre scale of salary will be $430x30-$9OO plus cost of living allowance. Candidates should have passed the Associateship examination of I the R.1.8.A. or the I.A.A.S or an equivalent examination and341 words
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Advertisement105 1949-12-24 2 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL OFFER No. 3 Pedalkars. Model 200 $S..SO Model 308 f mi Model 350 jI.M Model 450 |M.M «5^ TMA. N°A Scooter* Model A IS M Model B $7..%» Model C $10 :>• Model D *1H Model E m Puih ChaJni Model 523 SIX M Model 560 >2:i l«105 words
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Article, Illustration456 1949-12-24 3 NEW YORK, Friday. NEW view of Marshal Stalin's amazing birthday celebrations is being discussed by newspapers in Britain «nd AAmericaa a view which is summed up by the New York Herald Tribune under the heading of "The Soviet Deification." This theme is developedAP - 456 words
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Article36 1949-12-24 3 The Overseas Pakistan League will celebrate the birthday of the late Mohamed All Jlnnah with a mass meeting at Jalan Besar stadium in Singapore on Sunday afternoon. Inche Ahmed bin Mohamed Ibrahim will preside.36 words
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257 1949-12-24 3 NEW DELHI, Friday. TWO thousand abducted non-Muslim women are 1 being kept by government employees in Pakistan, the Government of India claims. The Transport Minister, Mr. N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar told the Legislative Assembly that India had sent Pakistan a list of 7,520 abductedAP - 257 words
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Article50 1949-12-24 3 LONDON, Fri. BRITAIN'S Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, called a farther meeting of ministers yesterday to complete British delegation arrangements for the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers conference opening at Ceylon on Jan. 9. This was the second meeting on conference arrangements within the past 24 hours.— Renter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article252 1949-12-24 3 "COLD WAR" MAY REACH BURMA LONDON, Friday. FHE situation in Burma is described by the weekly L review Economist as a world problem and the country may well become one of the liveliest centres of the "cold war". "Only statesmanship in Rangoon can now preserve Burma from still greater evilsReuter - 252 words
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Article123 1949-12-24 3 Two US Men Said Held In Tsingtao WASHINGTON, Fri. BRITISH consular official at Tsingtao has informed the U.S. Government that two Americans held by the Chinese Communists since October 1948 are still alive j and being held in the vicinity of Tsingtao. The State Department announced that at its requestAP - 123 words
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Article50 1949-12-24 3 LAUSANNE, Fri.— A police emergency squad was alerted today to be ready at any moment to escort Rita Hayworth to the Montchoisi clinic for the birth of the- child. The police will clear traffic over the winding two-mile route from the Lausanne Palace Hotel to the Clinic— U.P.UP - 50 words
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Article60 1949-12-24 3 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— English-speaking Chinese in Johore Bahru have* formed a reading circle at Jalan Ibrahim. Dato Wong Shu Fun, Dr. T. E. Cheah, Messrs: Kuok Hons; Chin, Wong Shu Fong, Lee Ah Soo, Ng Geok Huan and If. Birchee were elected patrons60 words
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Article75 1949-12-24 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. A United States Air Force pilot who participated in a raid over Singapore during the Japanese occupation has had his name given to the Air Force base at Shreveport, Louisland, it was announced. Major J. Stewart Slack, who was killed while piloting the leadAP - 75 words
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Article32 1949-12-24 3 KABUL, Frt.— rhe ancient, mud-walled city of Kabul is rebuilding to the tunes of a military band. An Increasing birthrate has brought the greatest building boom in Kabul's history.— A.P.AP - 32 words
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128 1949-12-24 3 ENUGU. Nigeria. Fri. TiHE first miners' witness before the commission investigating last month's disorders at Enugu colliery salri yesterday that promotions among African workers were "reserved for non-unionists and blacklegs." The witness Afolasi AdioMoses. Secretary General of Nigeria's Trades Union Congress accused the Nigeriap Government 6tReuter - 128 words
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Article162 1949-12-24 3 Informal Royal Xmas in Country LONDON, Fri. ORITAIN'S Royal FamiD ly left London yesterday to celebrate Christmas and the New Year quietly at Sandringham in Norfolk, about 80 miles from London. Christmas Day will be spent very quietly. After breakfast, family presents will be exchanged and later in the day,AP - 162 words
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Article83 1949-12-24 3 BONN, Fri. The Western Occupation Powers may send a strong note to Moscow and other Eastern capitals for the release of German prisoners-of-war, a British spokesman said yesterday. He said that the German Federal Chancellor Dr. Konrad Adenauer, and the American, British and French High Commissioners discussed83 words
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Article35 1949-12-24 3 BERLIN. Fri.— Bremen has shipped 35.000 oak and linden seedling trees to Berlin to replant the once-famed Tiergarten which was blackened by war and then denuded by freezing Berllners for firewood— A.P.AP - 35 words
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Advertisement210 1949-12-24 3 /jfo\ Children are always happy with TRI-ANG TOYS reasonably m ft Made in Britain by Lines Bros. Ltd., London. Obtainable from all Stores. Factory Representative* T. V. MITCHELL CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES r?= Sole Representative!: GETZ BROS. CO. PENANG -KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE '< >J^ I// 0210 words
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Advertisement223 1949-12-24 3 What have you iorgot\en? Don't panic: Cold Storage will be open this evening until 6 o'clock (7 o'clock for the Orchard Road. Singapore Branch) for your last minute personal shopping Remember that we shall be closed all day on Christmas Day and on Monday 26th, but you can telephone your223 words
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340 1949-12-24 4 U.K. 'WRONG' OVER U.N. COLONIES! Progressives On 'Deterrent 9 SINGAPORE'S Progressive Party yesterday issued a statement disagreeing with Britain's refusal to support the United Nations' proposal for a committee to obtain more information from non-self governing: territories. The Labour Party withheld comment. The Progressive Party statement read: No Colonial power340 words
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Article, Illustration20 1949-12-24 4 MR. AND MRS. DERRICK SKINNER with their son Charles, after his christening at Christ Church, Malacca, recently. Yongr Hen? picture.20 words
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Article175 1949-12-24 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. DARTIES of University undergraduates will sell "bricks" in Penang and Butterworth during University Week, Dec. 24 to Jan 3. They will also be sold on the racecourse during the forthcoming Christmas-New Year meeting, the Resident Commissioner, Mr. A. V. Aston,175 words
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Article79 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent KANGAR Frl.— A Mallay bazaar has been opened in Kangar next to the public market. The building of 32 stalls was erected by a cooperative society. There are 32 stalls dealing In hair dressing, tailoring, brassware, agricultural implements, cigarettes, kampong crafts, textiles,79 words
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Article54 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent RAUB, Fri.— For permitting the use of their lorry with the fabric of the near-side front tyre exposed, the Standard Oil Company of Kuala Lumpur was fined $30 by the Raub Circuit Magistrate. Ahmed bin Deroah, the driver of the lorry, was fined $1554 words
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Article32 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Fri.— Bail was refused 21 -year-old Wong See Piew charged In the Segamat Sessions Court with alleged extortion of $400 from a Chinese estate contractor32 words
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Article30 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Frl. Fifty-six-year-old Jaffar bin Kanting who failed to renew his licence to occupy State land, was fined $3 by the Segamat Magistrate.30 words
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141 1949-12-24 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Friday. AS an interim measure of relief to hard-pressed employees, Government should grant advances against possible arrears of salary revision, Mr. M. Misara, Chairman of the lowest paid Government Employees' Unions and Association, Malaya, said today. r- Mr. Misara told141 words
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Article, Illustration30 1949-12-24 4 MR. PANG YONG WAH, 50-year-old president of the Teachers' Union of Malacca, who is the first Tsade Union member to be made a 'Municipal Commissioner. long Heng picture.30 words
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Article55 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent T A I P I N G. Fri.-Junior scouts of St. Georges Institution Taiping, are under canvas to prepare for their second class badge. During the three-day camp the scouts will do their own cooking, study knotting, tracking and pioneering, and then sit for55 words
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Article44 1949-12-24 4 From Oar Own Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR, Fri.— Pleading guilty to a charge of picking up a passenger at Bagan Serai which was not his working area Loh Ah Tee a taxi-driver of Port Weld was fined $10 in the Bagan Serai Court.44 words
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Article34 1949-12-24 4 From Oar Own Correspondent MUAR, Fri.— A lorry driver. Pow Cheng Heng, who broke the curfew at Bakri village was fined $15 by the Muar Magistrate. Pow pleaded ignorance of the law.34 words
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Article237 1949-12-24 4 nADIO-equipped fire engines and ambulances will soon be used in Singapore. When the equipment is finally installed, the Singapore Municipal Fire Brigade will be on a par with the world's finest firefighting services. Experiments on one fire engine in the Central Fire Station in Hill237 words
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Article190 1949-12-24 4 FREE CARE OF TEETH FOR YOUNG From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Frl IS a result of representa- tions made by the Penang General Clerical Servics Union, free" dental treatment will in future be given to children of all Government servants. This concession fallowed a recent interview which two union officials190 words
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Article48 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Fri.— Moslem bin Mohamed, a watchman from Pangkalan Bukit Estate, Panchor, was awarded $428 compensation by the North Johore Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation for a broken arm sustained when he fell in a drain while being chased by estate workers.48 words
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Article46 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Prl.— Indonesians in Kuala Kangsar district will celebrate the independence of theJJnited States of Indonesia with a tea party to be held at the premises of the Indian Association, Kuala Kangsar, at 4 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 1.46 words
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Article40 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Fri.— —Mr. A. Samuel, father of Mr. S. Paul Raj. Police Inspector, Kuala Kangsar, died on Sunday afternoon at Kuala Kangsar. He was burled at the Christian burial ground. Buklt Chandan.40 words
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113 1949-12-24 4 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Friday. TIVING evidence against 25- year-old Wong Ah Nyee. a motorist charged at Seeamat with using his car as a taxi, a European planter from Tenanj: said he saw Wone receiving money from a woman passenger. The passenger said113 words
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Advertisement149 1949-12-24 4 GRAND HOLIDAY MIDNIGHT ATTRACTIONS! MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TOMORROW! TOGETHER AGAIN! FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS In M. G. MS Lilting, Lorel?, Lyrical Hit! 1 'imcoiituTM l^*^Q^^g* lUv* 11 i)mnWMlhnt>oi"^y S »0 "fc* MUMP VniKi»i/ V. w£»irc-iWKnKiaB WATCH OUT! the ROCKET MAN goes INTO ACTION AGAIN AT MIDNIGHT MONDAY! KIH6S, \f§?//U TmiWM MFFII149 words
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Advertisement127 1949-12-24 4 Ig^^^h^j, A CHRISTMAS fijPJP||^^W| DELIGHT FOR ALL! 111 1 mf J "She wore a yellow Ribbon ML Cml j w nt young and old, jjtv\ mßS^^r for the Indians are on the 6< JOHN WAYNE i^m^^ JOANNE DRU T**^ An KKO Radio Release NX f RESH PROM THE PAGES OF127 words
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Article113 1949-12-24 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. IF the Malayan Indian Congress was to survive, its leadership should be changed, said Mr. Athi Nahappan, the president of the Selangor Indian Regional Congress, at a public meeting \t Tapah yesterday. He said that Congress should have a dear-cat policy and a113 words
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Article155 1949-12-24 5 A FTER trying in vain for eight months to gain admission to the Tan Tock Sen* Hospital tuberculosis ward and exhausting his savings. Aw Seng Quee drank a fatal solution of caustic soda. I His 22-year-old wife, Lim Heang Lai, yesterday told the Singapore155 words
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Article443 1949-12-24 5 pHRISTMAS services at SinKj gapore churches will be: HIRCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL: Christmas Eve: 5.30 pjn, blessing of crib and children's gift service; 11.15 pjn. carols; 11.45 p.m. midnight eucharist. Christinas Day: 6 ajn. and 7 a.m. holy communion: 815 a.m chcral -ucharlst; 10.30 a.m. matins;443 words
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Article50 1949-12-24 5 Mr. Tan Kirn Teck. 21-year-old son of a Singapore Government employee, will leave next week to begin an eight year course In medicine at St. Mary's College, Minnesota. U.S. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Kirn Hoe of 165 Bukit Timah Road.— USIS.50 words
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133 1949-12-24 5 Iron Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. 1 VERDICT of suicide by stabbing was recorded by Inche Mahmoud bin Ali. after an inquiry at Johore Bahru into the death of Muthasamy on Johore River Estate. Aral, a 15-year-old Tamil girl, said that when133 words
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Article, Illustration44 1949-12-24 5 MARION ROBERTSON, who at present confined to her bed at the British Military Hospital, Singapore, was visited by Father Christmas on Thursday night. Here Marion and Mrs. Robertson are looking at the toys which Santa has Just left. Straits Times picture.44 words
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Article169 1949-12-24 5 THE reaction which set In last week was sharply arrested by an upward movement in New York and this market quickly regained what it had lost says Lewis and Peat's weekly rubber market report. Demand continues to be good particularly for lower grades and remllls but the169 words
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Article21 1949-12-24 5 RAUB, Fri.— Mr. E P. E. Ananda, a teacher of Abdullah School, Kuantan, has been transferred to Mahmud School. Raub.21 words
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Article262 1949-12-24 5 DEOPLE who susp (■< Us y have tuberculosis must not regard the stethoscope as "an end-all and a cure-all." So says Dr. G. P. Bardsley, physician-in-charge of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association's treatment centre. "A casual run over the chest with that instrument is totally ineffective for262 words
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Article, Illustration37 1949-12-24 5 TAN KIM TEIK, 21-year-old former student of St. Joseph's Institution, who is leaving Singapore next Thursday for the United State*. He will study medicine at St. Mary's College, Minona, Minnesota. Straits Times picture.37 words
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Article68 1949-12-24 5 YOUTH WELFARE ENGLISH SERVICE, Outram Road Presbyterian Church. 4.30 p.m. Mr. K. Abraham will sp°ak. STRAITS CHINESE (Hindi. 3. Kampong Kapor Read, Upper Department Concert, 5 p.m. BET HE SD A, Bras Basah Road, Christmas Eve Service. 8 p.m. Chief Petty Officer Leonard will speak* V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road,68 words
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Article423 1949-12-24 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. DAILY semi-express trains conveying all classes of passengers from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur and from Ipoh to Penang. and return, at times midway between the day and night mails, is to be introduced from Jan. 1 as423 words
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Advertisement460 1949-12-24 5 X f~^ 0 Ballroom IT. rX iwOT Restaurant g fe TO AY from 1.00-2.30 p.m. S L KHTIME CONCERT l-i By t NNY DANFORD and HIS BAND with m ft JERR SALISBURY gf fc on the violin (IT ffifi W I HAR BURNETT Ji fI(V S }>I on the unmond460 words
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Advertisement215 1949-12-24 5 Wishing A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SOUL A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR MANY PATRONS AND FRIENDS IN MALAYA SARAWAK N. BORNEO INDONESIA SI AM ETC. SHUM YIP LEONG RUBBER WORKS (S.Y.L.R.W.) Mjnutacfuren of TIGER RUBBER PRODUCTS for Mininj, Industrial, Traniport, Medical. Laboratory and Domestic Use. Singapore Kuala Lumpur Ipoh215 words
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Obituary23 1949-12-24 6 MRS. HO LYE HUNG at 120 Bukit Biniang Road, early yesterday morning. Funeral to-day 2 p.m. at Cantonese Cemetery. Cortege leaving house.23 words
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Article33 1949-12-24 6 MR St MRS. K. R. K. PILLAI thank all relatives and friends nlo attended and sent valuable presents and congratulatory messages on the occasion of their marriage on the Bth December, 194933 words
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496 1949-12-24 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Dec. 24, 1949. One Answer To Synthetic Since the Select Committees which were appointed to consider the Rubber Packing and Shipping Control Bill were able to reach complete agreement, as shown in the identical reports of these committees which were tabled in the Singapore Legislative496 words
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Article436 1949-12-24 6 There are one or two Government offices in Singapore which make a serious effort to serve the public with as much regard for public convenience as is shown by commercial organisations. The Post Office is one, and the Imports and Exports office all complaints of436 words
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Article89 1949-12-24 6 IN your leader of Dec. 20 about the Children's Feeding Scheme, you said that it costs $500,000 a year to feed an average of 2,900 a day. The actual estimated cost of feeding 4,000 children daily (not 2.000. which was the average figure for 1948)89 words
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Article82 1949-12-24 6 REGARDING Nik Mahmood's letter published last Saturday, on a "Cabinet" for Malaya. I was amazed to find that there was no mention of the Sakais who are 100 per jent "sons of the soil I venture to suggest that an additional General Officer Commanding be appointed for82 words
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Article, Illustration1470 1949-12-24 6 A wrongful arrest Our beautiful caterpillars The laughing cuckoos Wild yam found. SUNDAY, Dec. 18. TT is a bright sunny 1 morning, and for a wonder the children got out of bed without a single whimper from any one of them. I thought for a moment that the1,470 words
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Article56 1949-12-24 6 Membership of the Malayan Nature Society is open to all who ar« interested In the national history of Malaya. The annual subscription is $10 and this entitles members to receive the Malayan Nature Journal, which is published quarterly. The secretary and treasurer is Mr. E. J. H.56 words
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380 1949-12-24 6 Fifty Years Ago Advice to Tanglin carollers From the Straits Times of Dec. 23-29, 1899. I HOPE that the ladies anci gentlemen who are to be carried carolling through; Tanglin in a four-hors<j brake on Sunday night, \v !l derive much pleasure from their pleasa/it, useful, and beneficent excursion. As380 words
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430 1949-12-24 7 MALAYAN LOOKOUT FOR CHRISTMAS BANDITS Highland Trips In Convoy Straits Times Staff Correspondents IN the towns and villages, the rubber estates and tin mines of the Federation tonight, the second Christmas Eve since terrorism broke out in Malaya, troops and police will keep a special lookout but not for Father430 words
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Article247 1949-12-24 7 KHOO Soo Chay, one of the directors of Alk Hoe and Company, appeared in the Singapore Second District Court yesterday for alleged infringements of Ihe Finance Regulations involving a total of U.S. $70,000 Khoo faced two charces of having sold to Shrlro (China) Ltd VB.247 words
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Article77 1949-12-24 7 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON. Fit— For the first time since the war, 15 Malay Schools in Lower Perak took part In a combined drill competition sponsored under the auspices of the Malay Boys' School, Teluk Anson. held on the Town Padang. For the boys' section,77 words
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Article90 1949-12-24 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Fri. riOR molesting a 12-year-old r girl while her parents were away from home, a 48-year-old padi planter Chong Meng was sentenced at Segamat to a month's hard labour and alsc fined $30, or a further 15 days' gaol. It was stated90 words
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Article82 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Frl.— Mrs. Ho Lye Hung, well known in Chinese circus in Kuala Lumpur, died early this morning at her home in Bukit Bintang Road, Kuala Lumpur She was 65 years of age and the widow of a prominent business man who82 words
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Article55 1949-12-24 7 A 35-year-old lorry driver. Amin bin Haji Idris. pleaded guilty in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday to stealing four gallons of petrol from a Shell Co. lorry. A detective saw the vehicle enter the compound of a house in Geylang Road where Amin siphoned some petrol. Sentence55 words
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Article47 1949-12-24 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THE Kuala Lumpur muni- cipality is to restrict parking to one side of Batu Road to relieve traffic congestion. Motorists will have to park on each side of the road, on alternate days in authorised parking place*47 words
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Article71 1949-12-24 7 The Singapore Third Pollee Court Magistrate, Mr. Choor Singh, yesterday sentenced a 31-year-old labourer, Tan. to three months' rigorous imprisonment for stealing four plies of cotton yam and six months' rigorous imprisonment for escaping from police custody. Sentences will be concurrent. Tan. who was loading71 words
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Article73 1949-12-24 7 TWO WOMEN HAD SAMSU A 32-year-old woman. Fun Ah Chan, was fined $500 In the Singapore Second District Court yesterday for possession of four gallons of dutiable samsu. She admitted one previous conviction for a similar offence. Another woman. Lim Koon Kee, aged 38. was fined $150 for possession of73 words
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Article33 1949-12-24 7 From Our SUIT Correspondent IPOR, Fri.— Three Asian members of the Perak Police inspectorate promoted assistant superintendents are: Inspector J. Raj, Inspector Mohamed Pilus bin Mohamed Yusof, and Inspector Sher Mohammed.33 words
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117 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A SPECIAL constable member of a Jungle squad killed a bandit who was about to shoot a European police sergeant in the Kuantan area of Pahang yesterday. The Gambang jungle squad was operating at the 4th117 words
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Article48 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. A Ceylonese woman, Mrs. Dickwella Jatabandi Gae Karunawathie. who arrived In Malaya about one-and-a-half months ago. was today fined $10 by the First Court Magistrate, Inche Rani bin Haji Hussein for falling to register. She pleaded guilty.48 words
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Article32 1949-12-24 7 From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Fii.Bail of $2,000 was allowed S. Sivalingam when he claimed trial at Kuala Lumpur on three counts of cheating the Malayan Railway of $2,088.32 words
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Article67 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. BUBBLES rising from a swamp ai Ayer Kaning in the Kampar area led to the arrest yesterday of Chinese man and a woman, both known bandits. A police pa.rol, which saw bubbles rising to the surface, investigated and saw a67 words
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Article155 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Friday. THE Perak Government has accepted the recommendations of the State Squatter Committee "as a suitable basis for action." According to a press statement issued today, "action has already been initiated with regard to tfie proposals concerning the Sitiawan and the155 words
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Article113 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent 1POH. Fri.— Found with live chandu pipes and six tins of chandu dross. Tan Kok aged 39, told Mr. B. G. Smith. President of the Ipoh Sessions Court, today that he had been a registered smoker. Mr. C. M. Mclver of113 words
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Article102 1949-12-24 7 I rum Our SUIT Correspondent PENANG, Fri. ALLEGED to have distributed documents "counselling disobedience to the law," 21-year-old Goh Tiong Boh was committed to stand trial at the next Penang Assizes. He will face three counts connected with the alleged stabbing of two Chinese and the102 words
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138 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent Xl ALA LUMPUR, Friday. MANY bandits were "press-ganged" and cheated into joining bandit units in the jungle, a surrendered bandit has told police interrogators, it was officially stated today. Many bandits were ready to give up, the surrendered man said, because they138 words
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Article, Illustration83 1949-12-24 7 GENERAL SIR JOHN HARDING. C-in-C, FARELF inspected a battalion of the 2nd Scots Guards at the Selarang; Barracks parade ground yesterday. Above: General Harding taking the salute at the march past. Below: General Harding was not the only one to take the salute. There was little83 words
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208 1949-12-24 7 ToTheLastßandit, C-in-C Tells Scots THE campaign in Malaya against the bandits was just as important as many of the campaigns in the last war, the Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces. General Sir John Harding, told the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards yesterday. Operations will continue till all the bandits In the208 words
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Article67 1949-12-24 7 Young boys and girls looking for jobs in Singapore this year were nefcrly double the number of juvenile job-seekers last year. An official of the Employment Exchange told the Straits Times yesterday that the comparative figures were 2,857 applications (561 successful) in 1949. and 1.693 in 194867 words
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Article36 1949-12-24 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Malayan Federation of Clerical and Administrative Staffs Unions will hold its first Delegates Conference at the Selangor Clerical and Administrative Staff Union office on Dec. 26.36 words
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Article319 1949-12-24 7 Stolen Rubber Goes To Bandits From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. T ARGE quantities of estate rubber had been stolen and handed to the bandits by some employees of the Semenyih Rubber Estate, the chairman, Mr. E. D. Money, said at the annual general meeting in London. He said319 words
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Advertisement65 1949-12-24 7 (orklHgrq A NAME TO REMEMBER j THIS CHRISTMAS i WISHING ALL OUR A C\ I 'ATRONS FRIENDS \g£L&f,m^ m IN SINGAPORE LSKfW«| 4| ELSEWHERE f^\'JSy I A MERRY X'MAS JW& CHRISTMAS SHOPPING... Have you completed yet? If not, come to us, we open a until 9 p.m. to-day AN UNFORGETABLE65 words
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Advertisement80 1949-12-24 7 ;W.V.VAW.WWyVW.V.V.%V.V.V.V.VA > .VAV.V, A good tie j: I ...Makes ai *^~7Sw^ :j ideal Xmas gift \j J|/ |j 0 Plain or Fancy, cotton %$m J rayon: $1.20 to $4.50 S j£ Pure silk, spotted, ft 1 striped or Paisley- am. > jj $3.50 to $10.50 Wtk Open today until 6.0080 words
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Article, Illustration1115 1949-12-24 8 Christmas on the estate A WOMAN COUNTS HER BLESSINGS Jj %«c*H*r nukes SO Christmas is here again; Someone said, "Why don't you write an article about the festive season on the estate?" I nearly replied that anyone with an ounce of grey matter would endeavour not to be on the1,115 words
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Article320 1949-12-24 8 When It Is virtually a toss-up whether to finesse for a toy card ur attempt to drop it, the decision may rest on an analysis of I what each play will cost if it es wrong. For example: South, dealer. Boih sides vulnerable. ,r sfn '\!T,- t320 words
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Article608 1949-12-24 8 AFTER weeks of busy preparations, Singapore is settling down to celebrate Christmas. Although this Christmas may not be a carefree occasion for everybody, indications are that revellers will be celebrating the season with gusto. Hotels and clubs in Singapore have, arranged the usual Christmas programmes. Decorations in608 words
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Advertisement258 1949-12-24 8 Uf v °v soothing > *2 as a M A^^° breeze II Like a gentle breath ol evening breeze, Vinolia Talcum Powder is so refreshing and cooling. You will love its delightful fragrance end velvety softness on your skin. Use it at any time and especially after your balh. VINOLIA258 words
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Advertisement146 1949-12-24 8 I Mothers need Strength 1 to maintain thetr health M%%%Uk *I i\ BRANDS ESSENCE OF CHICKEN Lovely, lustrous hair... with KEMT MAGIC MIST Kant's fragrant spray brings out new gleaming highlights reveals new loveliness in a single minute's spraying. So easy too— Kemt's new spray workj with the The new146 words
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276 1949-12-24 9 PLEA FOR U.N. PROBE INTO COLONIES I AM one of those who not only consider a U.N. probe into matters relating to colonial administration desirable but imperative. Government. i I feel a U.N. commissi.m headed by, say, the United States and India could be expected to be free from all276 words
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190 1949-12-24 9 MR. DE SOUZA'S SPEECH CRITICISED DRITAIN'S almost isol"ated opposition in the General Assembly on the colonial issue could hardly find useful for its case the views of a nominated member in a partly elected colonial legislature. And yet? strange as it may appear, a report of Mr. £.F. de Souza's190 words
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Letter209 1949-12-24 9 A THOUSAND and one neace-loving citizens must surely echo the; sentiments expressed in the letter from "Sleep- < lr^s" published recently. J T have &i times been driven so near to distraction by the prolonged, nerveracking yap-yap-yap of the il'-mannered. ill-bred and romnletelv untrained little dog in the209 words
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Letter138 1949-12-24 9 GIVE THE LOCAL LADS A CHANCE I HAVE read the letters of your correspondents "Un Triste Oiseau" and "Malayan Eurasian" on the subject of foreigners getting jobs in the Federation and Singapore. The Governments of the Federation and Singapore could do a lot to end the present state of unemployment138 words
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176 1949-12-24 9 AT the recent election meetings in Singapore organised by the Labour Party, it was stated that Progressive Party candidates would not receive electors, who, when occasion arises, visit them to discuss matters of public interest and importance. I I am a member of a trade176 words
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Letter74 1949-12-24 9 I WILL oe taking the School Certificate examination next year and I suppose I will, like all overseas candidates, have to wait some three months for the results. Cannot something be done about It? If the delay is caused by the shipment of the papers, as I think74 words
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Letter203 1949-12-24 9 PASSPORTS: REPLY TO "BASRAI" WITH regard to the letter over the signature of "Basra!" published In your issue of Dec. 23, I would like to bring the following facts to your notice: When "Basrai" came to India House for a passport, on being questioned he told us that he had203 words
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Letter289 1949-12-24 9 Brave New World In Muar I DO not at ail wish to enter into this seemingly never-ending controversy over birth control, but only wish to offer a new idea. Government machinery should be set up for sanctioning and registering marriages for all—whatever be the religion of the contracting parties —laying289 words
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401 1949-12-24 9 LEAVE POLITICS ALONE, SAYS A MALAY IT is only people like MASA. whose letter was 1 published recently, who claim that the time is ripe for one nationality and goad others on without giving a second thought to the consequences. Politics are new to Malaya, but MASA seems to think401 words
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Advertisement336 1949-12-24 9 I H^^ditllv^sM^sssssss^^^ssV >-T'"»»» *W s^b Give "His Master's Voice" Records Sor Christmas MYRA HESS JESU. JOY OP MAN'S DESIRING (Bachi SONATA IN G MAJOR (Scarlatti) iPianoi B 9035 THE TEMPLARS OCTET, cond. by A. CAPEL DIXON GOD REST YE MERRY: CHRIST WAS BORN: A BABE LIES IN THE CRADLE: GOOD336 words
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Miscellaneous273 1949-12-24 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD »c«ou 22 There's nothlnf in the beer CROSSWORD Vrk 9fi7 h,.h tj mrt. it Ur thi. l^ |Si S l!£K Ha. SST 8 t Henry ?V (Ji" 24 South American monkey H^ ||f __^H_J 10 Seen in Iheyinner veil (S) •}••> Engliih river in SffioTj 11 !B7Sg.fa273 words
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Article30 1949-12-24 10 SINGAPORE, Friday, Dec. 23. $m.l2!i a picul (up $3.1214). LONDON, Thursday, Dec. 22. Spot, £604>4—£605. Forward, 577 578. Unofficial settlement e605. Turnover (morning) 105 tons (afternoon) 80 tons.30 words
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Article201 1949-12-24 10 WHAT business was transacted in the Singapore rubber market yesterday was mainly, to square up positions. The market was quiet at prices slightly below the previous day's quotations. Closing prices (per lb.) yesterday were: Spot loose buyers 49 i cents, sellers 4914 cents: F. 0.8. in bales201 words
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Article181 1949-12-24 10 rE Paxtaraaoo'i nbber proauctlon of 58.994 'ons in November, the seconu gMMIb loiiowing sterling devaluation, s th- hipiiest since Jsmary this year According to iteUlßtto, Mnailholders" production for November was 23.SSS ioas, or 3. 1 19 tons above October's toiai. The Federation's produciion for the Irst 11181 words
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Article826 1949-12-24 10 From Our Market Correspondent TWERE was slightly more optimism m the Malayan A tin share market yesterday as a consequence of the rise m the tin metal price. All sections of the market showed few changes. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Bayers Seller*826 words
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Article351 1949-12-24 10 LONDON, Fri. THERE was quiet firmness In most sections of London Stock Exchange yesterday. British Government stocks moved fractionally higher following a little investment buying. The overall volume of business, however, showed further contraction with the approach of the holiday and this brought long .periods of idleness. Following351 words
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Advertisement1345 1949-12-24 10 MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. incorporated in Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Carnei s option te ptoo, a Mf. »th»i ports to load and discharge cargo (All INC! te LIVERPOOL CLASCOW fr CONTINENTAI PORTS Oue Sails P Sham Penang Tyndareus tor Cenoa, M seller Xibim Liverpool C 11/12 Dec 25 Dec. 26/291,345 words
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Advertisement318 1949-12-24 10 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO mm amo BOSION VIA CtYLON imoia fCYPI AND MFOITrRRANEAN PORTS iDort f i harr r'eriari| Pres Buchanan 27/30 Oec. Jl Oec tan 2/3 lan Pres Harding 4/10 |an. 11/12 lan 13/16 lan Pres Van Buren 18/24 lan. 25/26 lan 11/iO lan Prci lefferion 1/7 Feb X/318 words
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Advertisement360 1949-12-24 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANOIN A VI A U X CONTINfNT SAILINCS TO CONTINENT/ SCANOINAVIA m/s "Mongolia" due abt |an 5 for Bangkok Manila. Hong Kong, Loading at Singapore Port Swettenham Kobe Yokohama!?) Penang m/s "Nordkyn" due abt lan 8 m/s "Malaya" due abt |an 15 m/s "Korea" due360 words
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Advertisement1034 1949-12-24 10 McALISTER tfc CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) Telephone No. 5906 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL «*™EM LOS ANCELES SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND SEATTLL VANCOUVER LONDON HAVRE, ANTWERP, Acceoting cargo tor Central South ROTTERDAM b HAMBURC American Ports iUNNYVILLI CITY OF COVENTRY Spori- P Sham Penjng a'por* P. Sham Parana 3lDec./4|an. 5 |an. 6 |an.1,034 words
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Article, Illustration622 1949-12-24 11 W. TREVOR - Civilians Need 9-Point Margin By W. TREVOR TALAN BESAR will be the venue today of what will J probably be one of the most exciting rugger matches In the Colony this season when the two top teams in the Southern Section of the H.M.S. Malaya competitionReuter - 622 words
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Article82 1949-12-24 11 Singapore Hockey Veteran?, playing their first fixture, had no difficulty beating a Singapore Cricket Club XI by three goals to one on the padang yesterday. They were on the attack for most of the game and only the good goalkeeplng of Margrave kept the scoring down. Gupta opened82 words
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115 1949-12-24 11 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. IN ihe All-Blues Rugby match on the padang here today, Perak Asians beat Kedah by 14 points (goal, 2 tries, 1 penalty) to eight (goal, penalty). In a scrappy game, Perak forwards took a big hand in their115 words
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Article130 1949-12-24 11 A. R. OMAR, winner of the Bombay 100-mile Road race is among the 21 competitors taking ri rt in the seccond annual Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh (150-mile) massed start Bicycle Road race which will start from Peel Road, Kuala at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The competition130 words
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Article32 1949-12-24 11 TODAY: 2.15 a.m. (Bft. 6in.i and 1.11 p.m. Oft. 6in.i. TOMORROW: 2.52 a.m. (Bft 3in.i and 1.59 p.m. Oft. lin.i. MONDAY: 3.30 a.m. (Bft. lin.) and 2.49 p.m. (Bft. 6in.).32 words
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261 1949-12-24 11 rIE Singapore lvliaisa Association will be hosts to the Selangor Sikh Union who will be arriving this morning for a series of hockey, cricket, badminton and table tennis matches. On Saturday, the Selangor Sikhs meet the Khalsa at cricket on the Khalsa ground at261 words
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Article586 1949-12-24 11 Heavy Holiday Schedules DENANG, with racing, polo, rugger and hockey, and Ipoh, with the triangular badminton, the All-Malayan weight-lifting championships and the annual general meeting of the Badminton Association of Malaya, have the heaviest sports schedules for the holidays The Penang Turf Club's meeting will start today and will continue586 words
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88 1949-12-24 11 V HANDSOME trophy has been donated {or the Singapore Hockey Association knock-out tourney which is now in progress. The donor of the cup is Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers, President of the Singapore Hockey Association. Mr. Oehlers is also Chairman of the Malayan Hockey Council88 words
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Advertisement387 1949-12-24 11 Ijj§* GREETINGS I EVERYONE HAILS, IT AS A SPECTACULAR PICTURE the PRESS ACCLAIM, IT A DRAMATIC TRIUMPH "A picture printed in vivid j£ JW^ ruhnirs one of the finest JKL pieces of film drama for ftMHfl B> years." >»-^ Straits Times "t'^B gHegt lM SUSAN HAYWARD- ROBERT PRESTON B^°! N387 words
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Advertisement263 1949-12-24 11 WROTE THE STRAITS TIMES' CINEMA NEWS EDITOR YESTERDAY: "1 GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL COME OUT OF THE CINEMA WHISTLING ALL THOSE GRAND OLD TUNES THAT JOLSON, WITH DEEP, MAGICAL VOICE, TURNS INTO NEW FAVOURITES AGAIN." THE DIRECTORATE MANAGEMENT OF THE SALUTE THEIR SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS AND WISH THEM A COLUMBIA263 words
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Miscellaneous347 1949-12-24 11 iL l! ES ES EBii :sSl E Programme; l .00-2.00 English Programme; 2.00-5.00 English Programme (On 269 metres); 2.00 Malay Programme (On 250 49m) 3.00 Indian Programme (On 250 and 49 m>; 4.00 Chinese Programme (on 250 and 49 m); 5.00 Sports Commentary, 6.15 Dance Music"; 7.15 Christmas Party for347 words
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603 1949-12-24 12 EPSOM JEEP - Has Improved Since Bukit Timah Win By EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Friday. A GAINST a field of oft-raced stayers who have had two seasons of hard campaigning, newcomer Perostan stands out as a bright prospect in the B}-furlong Xmas Handicap (Race Six) for top class603 words
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1488 1949-12-24 12 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP By VKWC OMEKS look set for a great meeting at Penang judging by their A> splendid track progress and pick of them may be Nessus, Oomaridaim and Brilliant Marc. A solidly-built four-year-old, Nessus has trained on splendidly and I foresee a1,488 words
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Article149 1949-12-24 12 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER RACE 1: 2.15 ■VENING STAB Bullring Fountain Lady D\LE VIXEN Evening Star Fountain Lady EVENING STAB Jaunty Bullring RACE 2: 2.45 OOMARIDAIRN Bashful Beauty Judaic WILLOUGHBY Jndale Oomaiidairn WILLOUGHBY Judaic Vutol RACE S: 3.15 CONSISTORY Friar's Last Royal Flush CONSISTORY Millwall Friar's149 words
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Article1074 1949-12-24 12 Race 1—2.15: Class 5, Div. I—61 6 Furs. 033 Fountain Lady J. Donnelly 9.00 Mrs. S. E. Sherida Breukelen 321 Bullring Flannery 8.13 "Nlel Kongsi" Wadsworth 104 Dale Vixen Ayres 8.09 "C M Stable" Yong 121 Evening Star Jonos' 8.07 "Alex's Stable" Kodgcrs 240 Jaunty Tulloh 8.071,074 words
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Article349 1949-12-24 12 JOHN MARKS - JOHN MARKS By A FTER watching the progress of hockey so far this season I have the impression that good, constructive hockey is going nearly completely overboard and in its place a "hit and run type" is threatening to take root. Last Monday's inter-State match between349 words
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Advertisement671 1949-12-24 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. Continued from uage 6) SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED tapping contract ln by Indian. Available 100 Indian tnn-rrs Immediately. Box No. <!49r?, B.T. A! rOiMM')DATION VACANT BEACH HOLIDAYS: "Sunshine lowt" Penang. Wonderful ■r.ery cui&ine. Complete iiws or board. Apply 87 mi Ferringhl. Tel. B.F. 34. ACCOMMODATION witfc excel- nt rulsine671 words
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Advertisement187 1949-12-24 12 16 COLLYER QUAY IWGAPORE SINGAPORE REPERTORY Proudly presents its first production DOROTHY MORRELL JOHN FORBES SEMPILL "GASLIGHT" with Guest Artist CHARLES GIBSON at the VICTORIA THEATRE JAN. 7—12 at 9 p.m. BOOKINGS NOW OPEN At ROBINSONS, Raffles Place, or RiNC 5894, Ext. 4 La PALOMA~~* RESTAURANT x (NEXT TO ROXY)187 words
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