The Singapore Free Press, 31 December 1948

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1948. PKH'E 10 CENTS
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    REDS ON THE YANGTSE
    327 1 Chiang's son for Formosa NANKING, Friday. rOMMLNIST fortes have reached the north bajik of the Yangtse River on a 35-mile stretch about 75 miles east of Nanking:. Nationalist Navy headquarters has ordered all patrol boats to sink at sight all vessels coming from the "Communist area/*
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    'COLD' RUBBER SOLD AT LOSS?
    143 1 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Friday. is. Kubber Company president's statement, iima ting "cold" rubber production at 183.000 annually by July next year about half total production of general purpose synthetic >ber in the United States contains two underlie assumptions, says the Daily Telegraph. HxK
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    654 'SCREENED'
    12 1 atagapore police 'acreened' ns In the West Coasi Non< n **<}.
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    SIAM REBUFF TO CHINESE
    68 1 SI AM REBUFF TO CHINESE SI AM S immigration quota for 1949 onward has been I fixed at 200 a year for all j countries Including China > despite the protes' madp by the Chinese government to the Siamese ambassador at Nanking. The pro'.esr was reported to 1 have said
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    No Free Press Tomorrow
    41 1 rut Free Press will not be A published tomorrow New Year's Day. Publication will be resumed on Monday. The Straits Times will be j published as usual. The Free Press wishes its readers a Happy New Year.
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    Jap-NEI trade treaty signed
    65 1 TOKYO. Fiiday. rTHr: final papers of tlie Netherlands- Japan trade and financial agreement, have been signed. Gen. MacArthurs Headquarters announced yesterday. The agreement, uhich will help Japan's unfavourable trade balance, provides that Netherlands New Guinea and Indonesia will ship to Japan about U5525,000,000 worth of foodstuffs
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    N.Y. police stand by—for 1949
    52 1 N.Y. police stand by— for 1949 MORE than 1,600 police will I"* patrol the Times Square area tonight to maintain order among the crowds who expect to welcome the Ne.v Year in New York. Police Commissioner Arthur Wa.' lander said that ambu- lances and fire engines would j also stand
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    8,343 WANT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL VOTE
    87 1 8,343 WANT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL VOTE Free Press Staff Reporter I^HE register of voters for the Singapore Municipal election stood at 8.343 when re- [lst ration ended at midnight ast night. J Final figures will be available this afternoon. Registration lorms which had been •HA by post yesterday were coming in
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    Drop in 1949 aid plan needs
    73 1 I^HE 18 Marshall Plan na- tions yesteraay approved a grand total of $4.«00.000.000 as th'Mr estimate n 'ds for 1949 This is a drop of $2 l.">.0()n.000 on th*» first year's total Members of the Secretariat of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operatU n
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    DUTCH CAPTURE COBLEY'S PLANE
    163 1 BATAVIA, Friday. THE i) v*.li A iii.v announced yesterday it had captured the Catalina flying-boat belonging to Major Richard Ralph Cobiey, formerly of the Royal Corps of Signals and now one of the Indonesian Republics two-man flying t :r I lon Dutch A«.my sources said Major
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    Letter brings blood donors
    180 1 Free Press Staff Reporter TW£ Blood Transfusion Ser- vice had an unusually good response yesterday as a result of the bitter letter of complaint about the lack of donor i written by a Singaporean and published in the Straits Times. The writer said there, were five
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    New controls on 'passenger' lorries
    261 1 Free<*JPress Staff Reporter THE practice of overloading lorries by some large employers of labour is to be stopped, as from tomorrow, under rules being gazetted today under the Road Traffic Ordinance. The number of persons who may be carried will be restricted according to the
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    Eden visiting Aussies first
    49 1 Free Press Correspondent LONDON. Friday. MR. Anthony Kden a Conservative lender. will not visit Malaya until his trip to Australia. Mr. Eden leave* for Canada on Jan. 20. en route for Australia, and hopes to spend a few days in Malaya on his return flight.
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    I.L.O. chief to confer with Governor
    127 1 I.L.O. chief to confer with Governor THE Assistant Director General of the International Labour Organisation d.L.0.) in Geneva. Mr. R. Rao, arrived in Singapore by the Dutch ship Japra yesterday to hold conversation* with the Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson. Mr. Rao is now on a special mission to Manila and
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    SIKH STABBED TO DEATH
    54 1 Free Press Staff Reporter FOLLOWING the stabbing to death in Orchard Road last night of a Bikh, the police i have arrested two Indians, one of whom is in hospital with injuries. Police said that Dabarra Singh, the dead, man, was at- tacked by four Indians
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    VEHICLE OWNERS ARE WARNED
    50 1 Free Press Staff Reporter OWNERS of motor vehicles who wish to claim exj emption from payment of registration fees on grounds that their vehicles are not being used should submit forms to the Registrar of Vehicles. If they do not, they will i be charged fees.
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    ARMED ROBBERY
    28 1 Two Chinese, one armed with a pistol, robbed some Cantonene in a house In Dunlap PtefM at 9.30 last night of |178 in cuff and jewellery,
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    'WAR UNTIL DUTCH EXHAUSTED'
    324 1 'WAR UNTIL DUTCH EXHAUSTED' —'Indonesians PARIS, Friday. WHILE authoritative reports from The Hague said there had been "differences" in the Dutch Cabinet over Indonesia, the Republican representative to the United Nations, Mr. L. K. Palar, declared here that guerrilla resistance would continue in Indonesia until Dutch resources were exhausted. Outlining
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    'C.-G. SHOULD AID IN INDIES TALKS'
    82 1 A LONDON independent weekly. The Spectator, suggests that the Commis-sioner-General. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. should preside over new talks between the Dutch and the Indonesian Republicans. "There must be fresh talks, if possible with some disinterested person of standing, playing the part Lord Killearn played
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    Social Welfare asks legal aid
    73 1 THE Singapore Social Welfare Department has written to the Singapore Bai Committee asking If members would take part in the formation of a panel to give free legal advice to those needing it. The request is at presen being circulated among members of the Bar
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    kUKRI STABBING
    29 1 Free Prtss Staff Reporter 1 Singapore police nav# arrested an Indian, who It alleged to have stabbed Malay woman with a kuk.ri Race Course Road last night
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    Schools Plan To Help Father
    460 2 Schools Plan To Help Father EADING public schools in Britain have started a new system of fee paying to save money for tax-burdened parents. As soon as the parent enters his son for the school, he is given a circular explaining that, if he likes, he may pay down a
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    ON THEIR HONOUR
    183 2 CCHOOLGIRLS will award themselves marks for observing the rules in a health campaign started by the Girl Guides' Association. Girls aged 14 and upwards have been issued with cards and placed on their honour to award themselves maiks at the end of each day. "If these rules
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    SHORTER HAIR STYLES
    324 2  - SHORTER HAIR STYLES ROSE ROLLAND By 'IHE hairdressers in A London have won the first round in the battle of short hair versus long. "Cut it off and curl it up" is their newest dictum and if a woman has the right type of face with good bone structure she
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    Bridge Problem
    379 2 DEVOTED of the "foutrh highest from longest ao*.. strongest suit" rule may rai«o a*. eyebrow at Wes.'s choice of the heart deuce as his opening lead. The spade suit, though no longer, certainly Is stranger. However, it Is sound theory that It is usually better to s.t übout
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    The stole steals back
    321 2 ONCE more the cycle of fashion has made a complete turn One hundred year s ago a woman with any pretence to being well-dress-ed, prided herself on being able to "wear" her shawl with elegance. It had to be draped just <o be folded thus and
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    A shrewd woman
    200 2 IIjADAME Chiang Kaishek, who is credited with being one of the shrewdest women ever to put a pretty finger in world affairs, has been busy with possibly the most difficult campaign of her career. China's first lady has b« < n the house guest until recently of
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      291 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR TODAY TO\|O*i;uW BOILN on this Ust day %l TgORN on this first day the old year, yen are Dof a new year, you apt to have a transitional seem to have naany of the personality, yourself. You hopeful, positive charachave a deeply intellectual trusties which come with
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      1040 2 .^m_^B BMm Mi fl I Reel; 5 45 From the BhC. 6 15 Moment Musicaie; C.30 World News: 0.45 Romance in Music; 7.00 A Date with the Stars; 1. 30 Australian Radio Reel, 7.46 TonJfht We Dance Half Hour of Dance Mus.c; 8.15 E^mani 'Mijsic; 8.45 Light Entertainment Shw from
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    The outstanding events of 1948
    1040 3 By 4 Special c n Correspondent n S I ANDING ts or the past c e b-^en the c ss and unabat--ar between the \W rsi the Ber- i > hich has isandfl of. j 5 from >tar- urobable i and the im- oi the
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    Germany on edge of civil war
    220 3 By IHAVE been on a tour of Western Europe. The hardest, but the moit Important, question to answer is: What Is going to happen if the present stalemate continues? For it is the generally accepted *iew that there is jno near pruspec 1 of
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    DRINKS ON THE LAW IN AMERICA
    552 3  - DRINKS ON THE LA W IN AMERICA FAMES BROUGH By MORE laws circumscribe drinking' in America than there are recipes in a good bartender's cocktail book. British elbow-benders, up in arms against the miseries of State-owned pubs, are inspiriting their Transatlantic partners to revolt. The rights of a thirsty Briton
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      61 3 So many brands but only one MAID MARIAN LADIES UNDERWEAR SteC Medium Large. NEW YEAR OFFERS PURE SILK CHIFFON M tuelte charming pastel shades. FRENCH BROCADE M various attractive colours i. High Street Singapore CARLTON NIGHT CLUB wish all their Patrons A HAPPY NEW YEAR xporial attract!© C- A:.' fVO
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    The Singapore Free Prees FRIDAY. Dee. 31. 1948. Malaya and the Old Year
    587 4 The Singapore Free Prees FRIDAY. Dee. 31. 1948. Malaya and the Old Year IOOKING back on 1948 an the last day of the old year. Malayans most feel that only some of the high hopes with which they w»t out have been fulfilled, out they have no need to *>e
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    UNO's Future: Let It Go Into Cold Storage
    1210 4  -  SIR DUFF COOPER says I^HE end of the Third Session of the Assembly of the United Nations recently provides a suitable occasion for taking stock of its achievements. It cannot be pleaded that it is still too early. Nor is it yet,
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    The lost scent
    339 4  -  Robert Clyde O.V£ of the worlds famous smeUs has zanuhed the smeQ of peat-smoke which clung to Harris tweed Nobody has yet found out why the musk-plant lost its perfume, and this other mystery has been proving equally baj fling to wearers of the Hebridean cloth. But
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    People Make News He Put Penang On The Health Map
    959 4 People Make News He Put Penang On The Health Map DETIRING after 20 years' service with Penang Municipality is Dr. W. H. BRODIE, Municipal Health Officer, who sailed aboard the Canton on Dec. 29 for a holiday in Honj? Kong, before returning to the United Kingdom. Since he first arrived
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    FAITH
    26 4 I And let us not he weary I in well doing: for in div .season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6 9
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    Reds Spent Xmas In Spite Of Kremlin
    583 4 Reds Spent Xmas In Spite Of Kremlin STOCKHOLM. WHAT with Stalin's 69th birthday the New Year and Christmas plenty in the shops, and an abundance of new shows, Moscow celebrated the festive season with a considerable outward display of high spirits. Stalin, back in Moscow from the South, made his
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    CHILDREN TO GET TOP PRIORITY
    700 5 J949 welfare programme Me NEICE ON GOVT PLANS Free Press Staff Reporter CINGAPORE'S handicapped children are to receive top priority in the Social Welfare Department's programme for 1949. The children comprise four categories: the blind, deaf and dumb, mentally sub-normal and crippled. A committee, formed
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    POLICE BAND
    32 5 re Police band following per- January: Jan. 4 Park, Jan. 11 at Ml, Jan. 18 at 3- sai and Jan. 23 at B Gardens, in all cases i 6.30 pjn.
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    £489,000 LOAN RE-PAID
    56 5 THE Municipal Commission ers have decided on the immediate repayment of £489.000 ($4,191,428.58 to the Crown Agents This amount was borrowed in 1946 to pay off arrears of interest on Municipal debenture stock issues. Allocation of this repayment will be as follows: from Rate Fund $2,191,428, Water
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    61 5 picture. Five girls from the Prinsep Street social centre doing a flower girls' dance at the Christmas Party given by Mr. L. Cresson at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The party toas attended by children of Singapore Rotarians and selected groups from the various social centres in Singapore. The role of
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    5 DIE IN KAMPONG CLASH
    103 5 Nl Staff Correspond rnt T Chinese women and :to men were killed in b oetween Malays and Tuesday in SamJtndang in the Sltia\rea of Perak. T*o days previously, baniicted two Malay tap- the area. •lash between Chin*»se ind Ma. a vs. It la stated, re-
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    UNIT MARKING ON PETROL COUPONS
    163 5 UNIT MARKING ON PETROL COUPONS 'INSTEAD of gallons, petrol I coupons issued in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya for the quarter January to March 1949 will be marked in units. It is officially announced Until further notice, each unit will be valid for one gallon of petrol in both
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    Municipal Staff Insurance
    54 5 INSURANCE cover for Muni- cipal Water Department employees living at, or proceeding to and from, the Jo~ hore water works has been extended for six months. Fidelity guarantee insurance during 1949 has also been taken out covering Municipal employees handling and responsible for cash to a total
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    COMEDY AT THE PAVILION
    128 5 rjOMKDY. p&ihoa, music, romance and even the odd rnora are all neatly woven together In Allied Artst's delightful oiid refreshing production. "It happened on Fifth Avenue." which opT^d at th° Pavilion yesterday. When Charles Rusrgles. an industrial tycoon mows out of his New York mansion for
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    RADIO COMMENTS ON FAR EAST
    52 5 POM tomorrow, the British Par Eastern Broadcasting SatiorJ will relay from the BBC Far Eastern Service. In English, at 7.25 p.m. (Malayan time) every Saturday, a programme called London Opinion*. This will be a fifteen -minute summary of British Press comment, mainly on the Far
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    JOHORE TROOPS SAY 'THANK YOU'
    184 5 FOOPS stationed in Johore, in a letter to the Free Press through their commander. Brig. R. C O. Hedley. express their "very deep gratitude" to Mrs. Knight, wife of the C.P.O. Johore, and to all those who gave so generously to the Fund which was
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    Lending money to American 'illegal'
    608 5 'THE Assistant Controller of Foreign Exchange, Mr. x Frederick Overton, said in court yesterday: "No one in Singapore can lend even $5 to an American in Singapore even if it is repaid the next day. Such a person would be guilty of an offence under
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    'THIS ISN'T FAIR...'
    119 5 Free Press Staff K* porter J^ SPOKESMAN for the £3 t.gapore Chinese Bus OOTMOT Associatic« said »hat the Assocation had applied recently to the Registrar of Vehcl?s for permission to increase fares to rcnform with fares charged by the Trac 1 1 on Company "We havo put
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    Traction Co. not increasing bus fares
    285 5 Traction Co. not increasing bus fares Free Press Staff Reporter THF Singapore Traction Company had not applied for permission to increase bus fares and had no intention at present of doing so, the general manager, Mr. A. A. Ewing, told the Free Press yesterday. Mr. Ewing was commenting on the
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    CROWN LAND AUCTION CALLED OFF
    174 5 CROWN LAND AUCTION CALLED OFF rAT would have been the biggest sale of land in Singapore, involving nearly 200 plots of Crown land of varying sizes, has been called off as lessees, who owed a total of nearly $31,000 in arrears of fees, have paid up. The purpose of the
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    SPECIAL PROFITS TAX PROPOSED
    380 6 Shearn on war damage paymen t Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. SUGGESTING an interest-free, 30-year loan from the United Kingdom Government to pay war damage compensation in Malaya in full, Mr. E. D. Shearn, president of the Malayan Association at its quarterly meeting today,
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    War Secretary's plea to Army
    83 6 War Secretary' s plea to Army CATTERICK iYorks.>. Thursday. HTHE Secretary for War, Mr Emmanuel Shinncll. in his New Year's jnessage in the Army newspaper Catterick Express, appeals to those in the army to make newcomers "feel at home as much as possible. "The army, a* well as offering them
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    TRIBUTE TO MR. RAYMAN
    146 6 ••"I'HE progress made in the A n\>>toratlon of Municipal amenities In the city from 1946 onwards pays ample tribute to Mr. Rayman's capacity for overcoming excepthmaJ difficulties and to his powers of organisation. His work will not be forgotten." said the Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson. paying
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    $2,000 Lottery Fine
    32 6 Um Hock 8008, of Park Road, was yesterday fined $2,000 by the Second Police Court Magistrate. Mr. R. W P Rule, for assisting in the running of chap-ji-kl lottery.
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    Electricity for 39 houses
    65 6 ANEW cable If to be laid in Lpper Beranfooo district to provide electricity supplies to 32 houses and a further *even buildings In the course of construction. The Municipal Commits have approved the expenditure of $10,500 for laying the cable and QMtal up new junction box
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    Death note to special constables
    131 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A DEATH notice to special constables on Ban Lee Hin Tin Mine in Kuala Kubu, north Selangor, was posted on a kongsi house in the mine by four bandits yesterday. The notice also threatened to kill the employers if they employed special
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    Prices remain quietly firm as 3-week account ends
    562 6 Prices re main quietly firm as 3-week account ends DGKDKLGKDGSKGL LONDON, Sat. ORICES on the London Stock Exchange remained quietly firm yesterday as the three-week account drew to a close, says Reuters financial correspondent. Trading consisted mainly of levelling up operations and small routine ordoVs. Rubber shares were down and
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      249 6 MSndrdkS &»l««iw /o /^p Singapore Free Pren in Malaya "(3 '2^l I rOJ HAVE SEEN WITH YOU3 |iF YOl;P T-RIENiO ISSO POWIRFUII I MOW You"fvFuT. IT /.A ,A I aV **^^M OWN EYES TnAT MY FRiEWO ANO SMART. WHY Ckn'T Hf LIKE TmAT? I 6000 AN9WEP. VT! 'a WE WiLL
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    CLYNOR TIPPED FOR C-G's CUP
    458 7 Indian Heather best in sprint Free Press Racing: Correspondent PENANG, Friday. PLYNOR and Indian Heather are safe eachway wagers from the two Cup races at Penang tomorrow, the concluding day of the Penang Turf Club Xraas-New Year Meeting. The Commissioner-General's Cup, over a mile and
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    Weights for Penang races
    365 7 Weights for Penang races for tomorrow, final f toe Penang Turf Club S«» Vt-ar meeti^c are: f p MM. -GENERAL'S CX'P I— l', MILES ta*rtr Mar. 9 04 Fairfelt 8.00 Ugm SlO Clynor 800 v 309 Happy 2iToo 807 Traveller 7.13 S&»807D R. B. 7.13 801 LiUfe Ned 70s it
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    JOLLIABS' REUNION
    37 7 I THE ..lads Sporting Associa- .^as just been 1 re- be holding a reunion I arming celebration at I«* Association's premises. 14-1 llwcs Sails Road, today at 8 pm I p^r: will b* jb at-
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    1948-vintage year for badminton
    472 7 1 948-vintage year for badminton By THE SPORTS EDITOR IN many respects 1948 was a vintage year for Malayan badminton. It saw the fruits of efforts made to popularise this game in the two decades preceding the Pacific War being gathered. Whatever the outcome of her quest for the Thomas
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    Trespasser's selections
    104 7 SELECTIONS, subject to scratchings, are: C.G. Cup, CL I—ll M. TAJ-GA More On Clynor P. O. Cup, CL 1, Div. I— 4 F. INDIAN HEATHER Prriuita Dormex Princess Guinevere P. O. Cup. CL 1. Div. 2— F. PHARMINDA Blackpool Glorify Class 2 84 Furs. DAKOTA Longchamps II Race
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    STRONG CARD FOR TOMORROW
    84 7 FOR the first wrestling prcmotloc f of 1949. the Great World arena is presenting a strong programme tomorrow night. George Pencheff again heads the bill and this time he has a return contest with Tiger Jogtodcr whom he be*: In three rounds In their first fight.
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    OVATION IN CL. 2
    24 7 QVATION has not been deleted from class 2, accord. ng to an amendment of the S.R.A. reafjoiiflcation list publ«ncd ytsterday.
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    37 7 picture. A rnaul n the toast ;i MttteTdM&i rno^er mofcA 6awK farfc in icAicft //U? Singapore Hnr^onr Brtarii R.F.C. beat the Customs by 14 point* <a goal, a penaltp <joal and two tries) to nfl. Free Press
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    America's No. 1 player
    16 7 DAVE FREEMAN main obstacle to Malaya's entry into the Thomas Cup final.
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    Macao table tennis team for S'pore
    325 7 A MACAO table- tennis team will definitely be coming to Singapore next May. The Hong Kong side may come at the same time or later. This was revealed yesterday by Mr. Choog Korw Tiiye, manage of the Singapore team wnich toured Hong Kon« and
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    S.C.C. rugby fixture
    60 7 gC.C. "B" v. GH Q Signals oa Monday. Jan. S at 5.15 pm. or SCC. Padang will be: J.V.H. Geeks: J.F. Burnett. H. If. Qartside. B A. UarQueen F. D. H. Witt; W. C. Bainbridge. D. 8. Ooldte; C. Calder. P. M. Pascoe, M. Slade. J. Mills,
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    Mills may be holder of seven titles
    289 7 U HKN Freddie Mills steps into an open-air London boxing ring on June 2to fight Bruce Woodcock for the latter's European, British and British Empire title, he may now not only emerge as the holder of seven titles, but also as a contender
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    Rowan saved S. Africa—but out of 3rd Test
    373 7 Rowan saved S. Africa but out of 3rd Test rjEFYIXG England's attack for six hours in scoring his maiden century in Test cricket, Eric Rowan helped South Africa force a creditable draw yesterday in the second Test, at Johannesburg. At the close of play South Africa had scored 270 for
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    L.b.w. rule to be changed
    102 7 L.b. w. rule to be changed AN alteration In the leg before wicket rule has been drafted for the adoption of the State Cricket Association in Australia who will probably bring it into ose next season. The proposed alteration instructs an umpire to give a batsman out if in his
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    U.K. SOCCER PROGRAMME
    290 7 FALLOWING are foot bill fixtures for tomorrow: FIKST DIVISION \»t..« Villa t Blackpool Itarr.i. Portsmouth b. 'i«i t Btrmiarfcaa C. F.wrtoa v KM4aea*ro«cfc HidfcnleM T. CkirilM A. M*nthf>kr L. t Imil rrr<t«a M f Newcastle f. SWIBtU I v l»-r», C. M».U^ C. r Mifhutef C Saaderland
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    LAWTON HURT IN ACCIDENT
    59 7 iTVDMMY Lawtoa, Notnngham--1 shire county rcnu'e-forwvrd, and W. A. Baxter. c<.nLro-hjif. Ml Tijured vpsterday as thtir car skidded on a snTx-covfrfd road and era-shed into a wall, ays r Macd* sfieid report They were tltltaj fnr slvock at a n*artn* hospitaJ. Luw: t n. cnetimp England's
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    US. WAR AID PLANS FOR FREE NATIONS
    373 8 US. WAR AID PLANS FOR FREE NATIONS China likely to get share WASHINGTON, Friday. THE U.S. Government will ask the new Congress, when it convenes next week, to back a world programme of military assistance, enabling the United States to give aid to any "free country" when it is needed,
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    39 8 Chocolate cakes and ice cream at tht Christmas Party organised by tht Welfare Department for the children at the Serendah Boys' Home, whose head' master, Mr. M. A. Blake, teg* killed by terrorists n fortnight ago— Free Press picture.
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    Templars angry with Govt.
    92 8 LONDON, Friday. THE International Order of Good Templars has protested to the pritish Ministry of Food for suggesting that ale. stout or even rum i§ a bright addition to some pudding recipes. The Ministry publishes recipes tn an endeavour ft pep up the drab British diet.
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    Lim Chuan Geok seeks new courts
    205 8 UALAYAS Thomas Cup badminton team dots not 1 expect the opposition to provide any real test during the All-England championships in March. Manager Lini Chuan Oeok U looking for a court for the ,team to practice. He is trying to get permission to use_
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    Paper factory
    39 8 India' 8 first newsprint r»ianufacturing factory has been established at Chandn-i. !n the Central Provinces. It \b expected to be in operation before the end of 1949 with an output of 100 tons of paper daily.—] Reuter
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    Rubber prices
    123 8 sl'l( l\l \Urkri con r« pun drat fives ibt prices of rubber (Id cento per Ib aJ 11 a no tod** ■s follows: Surer* Srllrr* No I K S S Spot loose :ib H It> «s F.o.b. in bales Jan No. 1 R.S.S. 36', 36 H No. 2
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    Hungarian leaders excommunicated
    273 8 LONDON, Friday. PHE Pope has excommunicated everyone connected L with the arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty, Romaji Catholic Primate of Hungary, who. according to the Vatican radio, was arrested by the Hungarian Government over the Christmas week-end together with other leading Catholics "on orders from Moscow." The derision
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    A weapon to rule world
    434 8 DGDKGKSDLKSGS WASHINGTON, Friday. Fib United States, leading in the world weapon race, now is studying the possibility of creating a military outpost hanging like a tiny "moon" far up in the skies. German scientists were reported to have been working on such a fantastic weapon
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    P.I. MUTINY OVER SURRENDER
    227 8 1 1 SEATTLE Wash. Friday. I\R LOUIS MORTON, an army historian, yesterday released new details of "mutiny and open acts of violence" that preceded the American surrender in the Philippines. Dr. Morton, who is helping to compile a complete 90--volume history of the Pacific war, said
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    PALESTINE BATTLE NOW 'DECREASING'
    176 8 HAIFA. Friday. DESPITE the United Nations Security Council "ceast fire" and troop withdrawal order, fighting is still raging in the Negev Desert in Southern Palestine an Israeli military spokesman In Tel Av:v disclosed last night. He described the battle as "wide in scope but decreasing in
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    TROOPS SENT TO BURMA BORDER
    71 8 TROOPS SENT TO BURMA BORDER RANGOON Fnday. JX)UR battalions of Kachin troops were rushed to the China-Burma border yester- day following reports that Chinese bandits uvre massing to attack Sinlumkaba. a commercial town on the frontier. Earlier reports said 200 bandits attacked Sinlumkaba, southeast of Bhamo. on Christmas Day and
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    Jap P.M. cleared of bribery suspicion
    110 8 TOKYO, Friday 'VHE Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Yoshida, received a boost for his election campaign yesterday when the Tokyo District procurators cleared him from the bribery scandal suspicion. The procurator's office announced that investigation had revealed that Yoshida was in no way connected with
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    AIRPORTAT CHANGI PLAN ABANDONED
    333 8 AIRPORTAT CHANG I PLAN ABANDONED BECAI/SE of sub-soil diflic-ultii-N. th,> de^i of Changi airport has been abandoned runway, which is under construction u.i completed for the RAF. Tengah will Z be the new Civil-RAF Airport depends on th e result of a technical sur\e\ It has been known tm the
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