The Singapore Free Press, 6 December 1949

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1949. PKK'E 10 CENTS
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    BRITAIN'S 'NO' TO COLONIES PROBE
    294 1 Refusal to help U.N. NEW YORK, Tuesday. QX THE ground that the committee's proposed powers exceeded those of the United Nations, Britain, France and Belgium yesterday refused to have any part m electing a special committee to obtain information from non-self governing territories. The General
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    3-700 dead in mine fire
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    HAS U.K. MADE ATOM BOMB?
    189 1 LONDON, Tuesday. Tilt: Minister of Supply, Mr. George Strauss, declined in Parliament yesterday to say whether Britain has yet made the atom bomb. Earlier in the day. the Ministry had announced that the giant Harwell cyclotron had operated successfully on its Qrsi full trial. The
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    ROYAL VISIT
    21 1 P.. ieai EiizabeUi yes'er •-el the Indian des R.ijput and the Pakis lestroyer Tippi' Sultai In SDcma Creek, Malta.
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    'URANIUM GOT TO REDS' -U.S. CHARGE
    111 1 WASHINGTON. Mon. OFFICIALS of the House of Representatives Un-Ame-rican Aciivities Committee said today that they had information which supported a former Army captains story thai atomic materials were sent to the Russians m lendlease planes during the war. Four members of the committee met
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    U.S. REDS TO START DRIVE
    69 1 A DRIVE for a U.N. agreer\ ment to outlaw the atomic bomb, and recognition of the Chinese Communists are called for In the U.S. Progressive Party's 1950 congressional election platform. The platform and plans for a U*****,000 campaign fund drive were drawn up at a
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    GALES KILL 14 IN GERMANY
    46 1 AT least 14 people were killed m Northern Germany, including Berlin, and many others were injured In gales on Sunday. The gales had abated inland but were still raging at about 60 miles an hour along the North German coa?t.— Reuter
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    PLANE MISSING
    23 1 The Civil Air Transport Corporation yesterday announced that a transport plane is missing on a flight from Hong Kong to Kunming.
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    BAO DAI TO SEEK TREATY APPROVAL
    73 1 BAO DAI TO SEEK TREATY APPROVAL SAIGON. Tups. BAO DAI, head of the State of Vietnam is going to France over the Christmas holidays. His visit is to hurry the French Parliament into approving the treaty thai would give his country a kind of Dominion status v ithin the French
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    POLICE TAKE TWO BANDITS
    39 1 A police jungle squad operating m the Serom area, near Muar, yesterday. raptured two bandits who were both Identified. Four bandit suspects were captured by the same squad In the Paya-Gelugor area, the same afternoon.
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    NEW DELEGATE
    22 1 The Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister, Dr. Ales Bebler. has been named his country's permanent delegate to the* United Nations. A.P.
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    Free trade unions lay down aims
    208 1 LONDON, Tuesday. 4 PROPOSED charter for the new world anti-Com-i munist labour group representing 50 million workers calls for freedom and security for workers everywhere. The draft constitution of the new group, laid yesterday before an organisational meeting of 261 representatives from 53 countries,
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    'This will be my death'
    70 1 NEWCASTLE, Tues. HAKIO Sandur, a world authority on tropical plant life for whom a top job was waiting at Canberra, disappeared from the migrant ship Shaugum before she reached Newcastle. •This will be my death/* Sandur said to his cabin mate the night before. Former
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    Greek mopping up
    26 1 In 13 minor clashes with isolated guerilla groups. Greek national forces killed 39 captured 49 and forced 66 guerillas to surrender last week.
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    ATOMIC PROMISE
    43 1 Mr. David E. Lilienthal, retiring chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, said yesterday that atomic developments of the next 10 years can mean M much as a century of the past m improving health, long life and food production. A.P.
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    66 1 picturr. The children of the Dutch School at Orange Grove Road. Singapore, yesterday welcomed Santa Claus. The picture shows some of the children singing a welcome son* under the direction of Mrs. P. De Boer (back to the camera), one of their teachers. Santa is sitting on the platform and
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    India soon to recognise Red Chinu
    155 1 India soon to recognise Red Chi nu NEW DELHI, Toes. TMIE Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, said yesterday that Indian recognition ol the Communist regime m China "cannot be delayed much longer." He said, however, that no date had been fixed for the announcement. The Premier denied report tbat
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    Martial law ends
    32 1 Martial law, imposed during the guerilla warfare, was ended yesterday m Crete and the lonian and Aegean Islands. The all-night cur- few has already been lifted In Athens. Reuter
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    24 PAGES AGAIN
    70 1 ON THI'RSDAY. the Free Press will again come out tops with another bumper 24-page issue. 16 pages of which will be our second Christmas Shop Window Supplement. Remember last Thursday's issue? Well, this one will be even more lavishly produced than that and will prove even more
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    GOVERNOR HAS FAIR NIGHT
    45 1 THE Singapore General Hospital said this morning that the Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan George Stewart, who was stabbed m the stomach by a would-be assassin m Sibu on Saturday, passed a fair night lost night. His general condition is satisfactory.
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    SHIRLEY DIVORCED
    19 1 Film actress Shirley Temple yesterday was awarded a divorce In Los Angeles from her husband, John Agar.
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    8 CHILDREN KILLED
    22 1 Eight school children were killed near Poona yesterday when a newly-constructed water storage tank collapsed and buried them. A.P.
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    Ape ate and moved on
    68 1 A LONDON housewife fed an escaped Barbary ape with 4.A carrots and nuts through her kitchen window yesterday, trying to keep it occupied until Zoo attendants could recapture it. Mrs. Brown fed the ape foi more than an hour while her husband phoned the zoo.
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    China shelves anti-Red plea
    195 1 RATIONALIST China yesterday agreed to the virtual shelving of her complaint against Kussia and her demand for non-recognition of Red China by concurring with a Latin American proposal to send her resolution to the Russian-boycotted Little Assembly for "continuous examination and study." The* face-saving proposal was
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    'DESTROY ALL ATOM BOMBS'
    65 1 DESTRUCTION of all at bombs was demanded In a resolution adopted by th National Council of American- Soviet Friendship m York yesterday. The resolution, addr.-ssed t■» President Truman. Th United States Congress md the United Nations, all I called for a reduction m United States armaments
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    RICE GRAB BY CANTON REDS
    41 1 RICE GRAB BY CANTON REDS THE "much p iblicised d plin- i :TUini>army is de* m Canton. says the Hi Knn? Kung Sheung V?The paper (aid Red m Canton have begun req-: sitioning priv and fr ric< wood and hirm A.P.
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    Rubber prices
    68 1 i sPh( 1 \1 Mai.. il I «HlfN|»- "(i enl gi\e> lh»- i»n< f* <l ni'i, r (in crnts prr Ih i ai II j in d>d.«y as folluwv: No. 1 R S > spot: luo^e I i I j I .o.b In half* On Id. 1 I.I.I
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    Malaya's meat is menaced
    113 1 BRISBANE. Tues. VI EA T supplies to Ifl Malaya and the Philippines are threatened with stoppage by the Brisbane Trades and Labour Council The Council last Dlfhi I threatened to prever.: {shipment oi all meat faun I Australia unless the OovernI ment voluntarily halted exI ports
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    Paris Still Sets Fashion
    620 2 Paris Still Sets Fashion Correspondents report on what Europe is wearing Paris wears today will be worn m mosY countries of W v s t o r n Europe tomorrow. This rule still holds ;«s the following reports from correspondents show: IN HOLLAND SHORT SKIRTS DUTCH fashions a 1 m
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    HOUSEHOLD HINTS
    128 2 HOUSEHOLD HINTS U/hln makii k from TT bon< i pit the bom flour bag, and top There is then no i ral tin tock for rs Slack pulldvrrs To re- snug fitting cardigan or pullover that or welt, run visibly on the wrong side Tiles if :he tiles In your
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    SOAP, HOT WATER, ARE SKIN 'DONTS'
    312 2 SOAP, HOT WATER, ARE SKIN 'DONTS T<HE Chief Specialist of the Federal Dispensary. Mrs. King, says that women newcomers to the tropics must take special care of their skin. Oddly enough, the most dangerous thing for a woman's skin m the tropics to soap and hot water. Women who feel
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    VICAR'S COMPLAINT
    19 2 '1 pi B. Christ] I peai rend (< V- the mber 1 rhen of public bull of ■.v
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      86 2 Pale I el ret Beauty for your 1 Funds Ardena Hand Lot inn la nu Ilia Hand Cremm i ...keeps hands satir: a rid en Itieal I •oft a^d 1 Treatments Consultations and Preparations at MAYNARD'S BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE PHONE 6115 The u VroudCcck it s a treasure Ml&fl P.H.HENDRY
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      183 2 Be Cla moron, ftj one of Iho >J Cocktail or eZ£A gTftT FOR THE HOUSED SMALL FITTEdI WORK BAGS '.leasu r e I I PRICE $4,75 I I UNFITTED I WORK BASKETS I Prices from 59.75 to 527.50 1 ONLY /6 DAYS LEFT FOR YQM CHRISTMAS SHOPPm ROBINSONS RAFFLES PLACE
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      96 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR I-JOKN on one of the socalled "unlucky" iajri of the month, the stars have compensated this by heaping you with talents and potentialities which can help you reach material success. Many extreme of temperament meet in \our character. Ciutious in making original decisions, you are ad\t nturesome
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      176 2 Solution To Crossword No. 860 L A i ;^|E^S'E)BpE FJP. Crossword No. S61 I I I [T"| I 13 14 IV 7b J6 V V^ 7 Q l0 ST|» I I Z Z E&Z ST~ ~2l^" jp L.,, ,J .Jj I! I ACROSS l Waterfall (8); 7 Excursion (6); IbiltiUidc
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    FORM GUIDE FOR SECOND DAY OF IPOH MEETING
    5996 3 Allan Lewis' special racing service rot Press racing correspondent, presents below a comrm uuide for tomorrow, the second day of the Perak STwintor Meeting. cts, together with advance rack hints, appear m page oi». 3. 6 furs. ■:K r I *1 1
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    Bridge Hands
    259 3 ea when y.i i a hand »'d by 18i> pair 3 of the country's leading e\- learn onething v.f- is a hand that, m rubber v pri>bably be passed ,o'", of the time In ti.e P at 93 tal pas&ed out e.\a< tiy ooce. A the bidding was
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      90 3 North, South, East, West Wherever you go you'll find Ford Service Facilities operating. They cover the whole count. y and are organised to serve with promptness and precision. Manned by a corps of Ford-trained mechanics; equipped with Ford-approved tools and adequate stocks of genuine Ford spares Ford Service Facilities mean
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      156 3 SINGAPORE HI I I NMWOKK 4K4 and 41.7 metre*. I- »n*r™enr* news from K it 1U i.m rooAi fr..m Kuala Lum10 30 For the S: hools End ertn Broa 1 Ills; U IT* Times in Malav: 1 urn. played by the Radio Orchestra; 1 30 Ttac Signal News; 1.45 Dance
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      152 3 Town 9.00 Variety Bandb JA3 Rad;> Malaya Orcht 10 15 Dance Musio; 10.30 Old FlUK D.tnce Itak; 11.00 Close. BFEBS (Singapore) llt c.is.c u 19 1* tres -3 Metres Si \1>tre, and 4» Metres HWW 4 Aj DJB. Englih. Programme Summary; 4.50 •Commonwealth Survey' (BEC). 5. 05 'Strirfly Insrrumentar: 5.15
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      214 3 Coffee Hour Favourites: 11 World'. Music; 11.15 Sydney Mac Swan (tenor); 11.30 Newa Bull' tin; 4 Music <or Teatlme with Charles Shariwcll and his Orchestra; 4.15 Re Establishment Newsletter: 4.20 Music for T«-atime iContd>: 4 30 N«WI Bulletin; 4 4') Rfusk From the Films from the litest release; 5. Talk:
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      COWARDLY WEAPON
      483 4 IN wiiai way the would-be Mr n ci steV. their act oi would advance alret Ij lost caus w -■> :i: Biuuke rule to difficult T o im- Ail ha- done is .0 .vir* .per ol those bav< been wavering and to c >nfirm m their lance these
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    Don Iddon's Diary
    870 4 Don Iddon's Diary NEW YORK: IT'S a case of coalition or collapse for Britain, according lo Ihe Diary's personal poll of American public opinion. The poll is complete I y unscientific and possibly unreliable There are no charts, no statisticians, no mathematical experts. The poll has a stall of one
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    SEVEN NEW POST-WAR REPUBLICS
    521 4  - SEVEN NEW POST-WAR REPUBLICS DAVID. A. STEIN By 'PHE big corporations have 1 whoiepagp advertisements m the Press saying "Isn't America a wonderful country o And people are going around congratulating themselves on Ui<-ir extreme good fortune In living In this land. When you are good -and undoubtedly the U.S.
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    Can Russia be a Good Neighbour?
    510 4 PAN Russia retrace her steps ;m<l become a normal nation w ithout war? Thai is (he question that is worrying all civilisation I asked the vigorous r >ld man before me. u l believe she can, but I cannot say whether she will gel
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    CASTLE 'SOS'
    71 4 A hundred ttadeatj from the t^nlkesti n< Training College for Teachetl have volunteered to help save Sandgate Castle, built In 1539. from further pale damage A few hours before, more <>f the damaged bastion and wall m front of thp castU was swept away. Temporary defences put up
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    Through China's Back-doc
    7 4  - Through China's Back-doc CORLEY SMITH By i
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      13 4 BFST SHEFFIELD jj cutle :y 1 -"U.S.deSILVA-" ■lOß Orchard ßd. Te1:2400 kueilen m
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      45 4 GINGER IN J«* IN DECORATIVE J»^ Here's trj a»;a.n stem f \ases Be is nece^ attractive c the deli*. Stem g Decorated \o Raised Lotus De^ Flowering Lotus Stem ginger m Syu.. Blue and White Dc i *d Crystal Decorated T.n COLD STOgj ORCHARD ROAD
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    The Pratical joker calls a halt
    75 5 The Pratical joker calls a halt Nuff Rfyurttr 1 t one '-'i o^o- J Smgap s nivasan i st by s I who i k :.,s played him over j t k-end a nee j set ra t kS dU I tet 2 till •llelte Foucher I- M re!i\ <
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    MOVIE BALL
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    New members for S.M.C. committees
    371 5 Free Press Stall Reporter 4 Bl SY time awaits six newly-elected and three newly-nominated Municipal Commissioners who will formally take their seats m the Commission a t a special meeting tomorrow. After a welcoming speech by the acting Municipal President. Mr. T. P. F. McNeice
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    $*****0 POOL:WORK TO BEGIN SOON
    385 5 $*****0 POOL: WORK TO BEGIN SOON C.S.C. to raise overdraft Free Press Staff Reporter yyORK on the proposed 5500,000 swimming pool and pavilion of th^ Singapore Chinese Swimming Club at Amber Road will begin this month. Officials hope the pool will be ready for use m June or July next
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    23 5 picture. THE most popular stall at St. Anthony's Convent exhibition and bazaar m Singapore yesterday was the Lighting: the Candles" stall. Free Press
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    GALA DANCE
    19 5 The Singapore Recreatior Club will hold a gala danoon Boxing Night "December 26 > at the Club pavilion
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    TIES WITH INDIA AND INDIES
    89 5 Free Press Staff Reporter V|R. R. Jumabhoy (Indian lfl Chamber of Commerce) will ask the Siiißapore (lovernment whether it will be represented at the inauguration of the I'nited States of Indonesia. He will also ask if Singapore will be represented when India is declared a
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    LIAN LI ASSN. OFFICERS
    180 5 Free Prr>> Staff Keporlir QFFICERS ol the Lian Ll Benevolent Association. Singapore, were elected at the annual general meetlne held at No. 85, Silat Road. They are. Patrons: Me*** Lim Kirn Lee. lim Tong BOCk, Chua ray It. Chua Tiong Wan. Cfcua Sx'ii T<ck. Chua Oh
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    52 5 MRS. Helen Roberts (third from left) Reneral secretary of the World Y.W.f'A.. photographed m Singapore before she left for Ban?kiiK jr*U*4%+4> attend the F,iVrP meetine of the World Council of Churches. Oth-rs m pi-: Ufl arc (irom hfU •Mr II i"v Mrs f.oh Poon Lip and Mrs. P. V. Kboo.-Free
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    NEW BAZAAR FOR S'PORE CHINATOWN
    93 5 NEW BAZAAR FOR S'PORE CHINATOWN F. P. Chinese Correspondent gINGAPORES Chinatown Will soon have a newbazaar m Smith Street on the old site of a Chinese theatre wrecked by Japanese bombing during the war. Construction work on the new bazaar has started and the building is expected to be completed
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    LAST DAY FOR XMAS MAIL
    72 5 Vrr* Press Staff R^orier KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— THE Postmaster-General of Malaya announces that Dec. 12. will be the latest date ol posting at the General Post Office. Singapore, of airmail correspondence to the United Kingdom m order to ensure delivery before Christmas. Information regarding the
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    TOUR OF UNITS
    37 5 BrUadkr W. J. F Eassie. who recently took over the directorship of Supplies and Transport at GHQ. FARELF. lfl making a tour of R.A.S.C. units m Malaya. He is at present m Kuala Lumpur.
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    SPLIT ON COLONY HOOTING BAN
    219 5 Free I'ress StafT Reporter THE Singapore Government has not yet adopted the recommendations on horn blowing of the Municipal Commissioners, who disagree with the Trartic Advisory Committee's proposal that there should be a total prohibition within the Municipal area. Government, has inquired why the Commissioners
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    RIVERS RISING
    31 5 Though the floods m Pahang have subsided, rivers m Central Johorr are reported to be rising and the Ayer Hitam to Kluang Road is under water m two places.
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    Move to clear Varsity bar
    226 5 Free Press Staff Reporter T*O clear the main obstacle blocking entry of Chinese school graduates to the University of Malaya, Singapore Chinese schools have suggested that preparatory English classes should be set up which would have power to give proficiency certicates recognised by the University.
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    No rest for the bandits
    174 5 No rest for the bandits Air strike* by ttu B Force m Nov. tfd fcbe Security forc< k n Ma'aya to maintain pr iTtni bandits no rest te during the nm d n i an official si issued iast night These strikes haw -rd bandits to r Tip R'lrrendered men
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      84 5 STRAW A^SSy HATS These lovely and charming hats make Ideal Christmas Presents for "Her Modelled by the famous houses of ROB ARE and VYSEBOROUCH Available m various colours and m white PRICES FROM $19.50 ONLY DAYS LEFT FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ROBINSONS RAFFLES PLACE > SPORE GIFTS I offer a
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      61 5 Surfare mail is HMWtPd -n Singapore todaf from Java. 5ibu. Britain, N. Ireland. Eire. E r Europe. N. W Africa. v 1 Indies. Ceylon and USA The latest times for poMing surface mail at the G.P.O. V I are: 9 a.m lor India and Paki Noon for North Borneo. Labusn.
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      88 6 TODAY 11-1.45, 4. b. 30 H. 30 p.m. B^k Mltl lIOS j WAYNE MORRIS J (UK TREVOR ALAN HALE Plu^ A Technicolor Short Showing the activities of Scouts of America MKN OF TOMORROW SEASON EXTENDED TODAY TOMORROW ii 1 1:». 4. b. 30 »30 lß^Bj' nOI'HIA NGATINI m 'AIRMATA MCHITAROEM"
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      61 6 MOW SHOWING *W"^ IT7 ROBERTO INCLEZ I HIS OgCHgsl^ MKN^ORY H' XOCHIMILCO-- Son ANOAI ICIA— Bole:o .PTATION FTtENESl— Beguine D NO— Bolero IN THE HEART OF MAM ALMOSI LIKE BEING IN LOVI THE LUTON CIRLS_Oj2I3 SIIENI NIGHT HOLY NIGH THE HOLY CHILD WHILE THE ANGELUS WAS KIN TILL .ALL OUR
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      247 6 mdntirSkC Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya IT IMPRESSED NAROA. ANO WELLJHIS IS NO DREAM. I GOT lIN MY ORE AM YOU HAO A~T WHEN THE CHLOROFORM PUT THE KIO GLOVE KIO,ANj HE'S vrT SECRET LAB. THIS OWC/ WHY IS WE SAW A MOVIE EARLIER HER TO SLEEP
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    Balcross does best workout
    62 7  - Balcross does best workout ALLAN LEWIS a train..r.nly to >< track tn slow »t workers lull mss. Loi'h I h i>tern CUBC In the king pace ■v indeed I iff bet is an- tKMTSe. hi three Lady rwiti* and! did a I, Court 44 I went to 1 ae 3.
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    Combined Services play N.S. on Sat.
    14 7 > Rugby Sgi EdHN P O V Cdr. Ma;.
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    MY BACHELOR IS DAY'S BEST BET
    1479 7  - MY BACHELOR IS DAY'S BEST BET ALLAN LEWIS Another day for mudlarks By By LEWIS A PROGRAMME of eight races shared evenlj between Classes 3 and 4, all over 6 furlongs is the tare for racegoers tomorrow, the seconc day of the Perak Turf Qub's Decembei meeting at Ipoh. A
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    48 7 photo. J. A. SAVIDGE competing for an English 'Empire Games' team against Oxford-Cambridge at Fenner's, Cambridge, on Nov. 26, set a new British record for putting the weight with 51 ft. A\ ins. Savidge. not yet 25. is 6 ft. 4 ins. tall and weighs 14 stone. Reuter
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    Watchthese horses for heavy going
    118 7 Watch these horses for heavy going THE following horses have won or been placed m heavy going: Class 4. Div. 3 Red Plane, Little Lady, Brujht Mengseng. Lusan Maid. Golden Gate. Carolina. CLASS 4, Div. 4 Rangi Ra. Freedom Train Sheffield Plate. Craigtnount CLASS 4. DIV. 5 Will O The
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    MONAGHAN MAY LOSE A TITLE
    148 7 MONAGHAN MAY LOSE A TITLE RINTY MONAGHAN Br;n"s holder f the Ight title, may be depriv>M\e or mortitles because he has no* defended them. Such fur: not new to the boxing game. :uid his Euro- taken from him for r- m n. He it has its g^'od points in not
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    Record 1st wkt for Victoria
    110 7 Cl CRIES by C McD n d 18»J) ard Fl^-n M v. rk Innms poattion on the third d3V of their la against South I ai A yesterday. Victoria, who scored M 4 So made 44J for f\\e \\u he clo<^ of play. The m.
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    Draw at Capetown
    43 7 The match between the Australian touring cricket team and Western Province ended at Capetown yesterday draw. The Australians declared their second innings closed at 216 for six. and Western Province were 122 for six at the close of play. Reuter
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    These are scratched
    37 7 »i.i..\.\ Lewis stales inai the lollowin^ are definite tcrmtehings for tomorrow: Carefree. Freedon Irain, Assail. John Bull. Distinction, Nachtegaal, Alabama, June Veil. Hunting Music, Show Boy, Noble light, Brooking. London. Meath and (ioat's Skin.
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    Liverpool win with late rally
    56 7 T IVEKPOOL, unbeaten leaden of the English Football League. rallied strongly m the second half on Monday to defeat A. IK. of Stockholm 4-2 m a friendly soccer match at Liverpool. Thf visitors displayed ouick tackling and an enthusiastic defence during the first half and
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    Johnston is fit
    90 7 T3ILL Johnston, Australian leftarm fast -medium bowler who was injured m a car crash In October, had his first lipht practice In the nets yesterday, ii Capetown after a thorough medial overhaul. Bowling at restrained speed to j Keith Miller, he showed no ill effects, and it
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    Two S.B.A. finals over the weekend
    305 7 rWO titles m the Singapore badminton championA ships will be decided over the weekend and on Tuesday, when the mixed doubles and men's doubles finals will be played off at the Clerical Union Hall. On Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Wong Peng Soon and his
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    Saturday's U.K. Soccer
    170 7 SATURDAY'S soccer fixtures in the English and ScotI tish loasues are: ENGLISH LCAG1 K HR<T DIVISION \ston Vili.t v Ilirminghuin i;i.ii'k|i<nil v Stoke h.irlton v Oerbv Ewrt— v I ulh.ini v Manchester I'. HuililiTsfield t I ivcrpooi Maacheslcf C. U. lirom A !Miilill»-^lir.iui;h 1 Burnley Newcastle v
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    All the winners on Saturday were 'swabbed'
    395 7  - All the winners on Saturday were 's wa b bed ALLAN LEWIS By LIVERY horse that won on Saturday in Ipoh was removed to a convenient stall after the race and a saliva swab was taken Owners and trainers the ruling body is taking such an interest to protect their
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    Watch these course specialists
    91 7 Watch these course specialists THESE horses have won at Ipoh: CL. 4. DIV. 3 Little Lady, Chastity. Bright Mengseng. Greetings. CL. 4. DIV. 4 Freedom Train, Loch Clyde, Lobau Lady, Sheffield Plate. CL. 4. DIV. 5 Victory, Nachtegaal. CL. 4. DIV. 6 Star Range. CL. 3, DIV. 2 Flying Colour,
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    Tonight's charity basketball
    103 7 THE East Java Chinese Bas-ket-ball Team will play against the Singapore Lien Hwa Basket-ball Team m a charity match tonight at the Happy World Stadium. Proceeds will be donated to the Singapore Chung Cheng High School Building Fund. The Lien Hwa team made a tour m Java
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    'OLYMPICS' WIN
    32 7 IN a tennis match played a; 11 Dr. Chan Ah Kow's residence In Mountbatten Road on Sunday, tlie Olympic Tennis Party beat Dr. Chan party by 3 matches to 2.
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    BIRTHS
    55 8 TO MARGARET nee Cockh:n>. wife of Gerard Clarke, a n. on Per S, «t Kandang I" -.bau Hospital. Mother and son well '•;OW: lo Manka. wife of A. Clow at X X Hospital on i n son \NSON On December Ist, at '.'•ltrca General Hospital. to Die, wife of
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    53 8 TI. ENGAGEMENT was ani !> ea Chong Yew, son T Mra. Cheong Poon and r- "fst> ili'y\ daughter of Mr. v Pong. THi: ENGAGEMENT was anr rirt.i b-'«en Mr. Andrew C b. eldest m of Mr Mrs. B on Huat. nnd Miss Ruby second daughter of M: v Cferang
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    MARRIAGES
    120 8 MI/3 LOW YIT SIN only, i i the late Mr. Low Ah B < ex-Foreman Engineer's 1 tv-i.--.n~ M.n > was married ill Qaa S?et Bin on 3rd P 0.-r. 1949. W-PONO. The marriage of Mr T\y Keng Lia' eldest son of j fet late Mr. Tay Tfeek Chow
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    DEATH
    13 8 JuHN. beloved husband of Raddtflc pmaacd away Blai ■< til home B.:y Syrine\
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    34 8 ,fc MRS S HARIHARAN express their tr.anks and j 10 in*nds and reia- j j \-yns who attended and for greetin»^ und presents received on their n 30h at MengE^a*e. Khnaf Johoie. I
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    Tins, rubbers up in idle mart
    297 8 LONDON, Tuesday. rIH London Stock Exchange was subdued yesler- day. the start of the week bringing but little fresh business or enthusiasm, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Prices drifted lower m idle conditions. Declines In British funds were small and scarcely any other section escaped
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    Shah's 'no' to film star
    50 8 LOS ANGELES, Turs. T»U Shah of Per>i* turned down a date with actress Rosalind KussHl yesterday, sticking to his policy of avoiding movie stars. He announced "with re- gret" that he could not accept an invitation from Mr. Carl Brisson. Danish father-in-law of the star.
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    9 RUSSIANS CONFESS
    88 8 SARAJEVO. Tues THE last four of the ten Russians on trial here for espionage and collaboration pleaded guilty yesterday tc supplying the Russian Embas:>y m Belgrade with Intelligence reports and distribute i Ing ami-Tito Comlnfonr propaganda. Th.- only defendant. «h > bad pleaded taaoecnt, amended ::l,h;ly guilty
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    Copra pad talks fail
    66 8 Copra pad talks f ail COLOMBO Tues. THE Cty^u.i Government announced yesterday 'hat a weeks talks with British officials on a new copra contract 'had failed. The British delegates have left for London. I Ceylon was under?' -<xi to have wanted a higher price than (he present ra f of
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    SOVIET MISSION IN CANTON
    37 8 SOVIET MISSION IN CANTON A HONG KONG Chinese i\ pap'-r yt'.sterday said members of a Soviet Russian military mission have arrived m Canton. The mission was areompanled by a Tass news agency representative and Soviet cameramen. A.P.
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    WAR GAMES IN LIBYA
    19 8 The British First Division will hold manoeuvres m Libya from Dec. 15 to 17. A.P.
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    Monarchists jailed
    16 8 Five persons were arrested m Madrid during a short monarchist demonstration on Sunday.— A.P.
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    N.Y. stocks up to new high
    80 8 N.Y. stocks up to new high BUYING ord-rs tlut had pil^d up over the wtek-end gay* Wall Street a good $tart yesterday. Prices climbed U.Sil higher to n*w 1949 p^aks a.s 520.000 iharea changed hands In the first hour of business. After thLs, the market fell back to show only
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    PRESIDENT LI LEAVES FOR AMERICA
    349 8 PRESIDENT LI LEAVES FOR AMERICA Kwangsi army for Hainan HONG KONG, Tuesday. AS Acting President Li Tsung-jen, ignoring the criticism of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and the pleas of his Kuomintang associates, left Hong Kong by air yesterday for the United States, it was reliably reported that 100,000 crack troops of
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    63 8 photo. A squadron of Egyptian Army Sherman tanks pauses near a Camel Corps detachment on Cairo's Almaxa airfield during a military parade watched by King F'arouk and high Egyptian officials. The parade formed part of the nationwide and w."eklon? celebrations marking the centenary of the d nath of Mohamed Aly
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    Jerusalem as Jews' 'eternal capital'
    141 8 Jerusalem as Jews' 'eternal capital' TEL AVIV. Tues. THE Israeli Prime Minister. Mr. David Ben-Gurion, describing Jerusalem as the "eternal capital of Israel, strongly opposed the latest United Nations attempts to mfrnationalize the Holy City. Addressing the Isratil Parliament. Mr. Ben-Gurion said. "W» jr.not cone he that the United N
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    23 8 A i-hild was killed and three adults injured when rlre burned down more than 1.000 huts m Kowloon yesterday. renderIng 6.000 people homeless.
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    Worse than atom bomb
    92 8 rpHE British Home Secretary. Mr. Chuter Kde. said JL yesterday the worst single raid of World War II was not the atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki, but a 1.000--bomber raid on the German port of Hamburg. The damage done by that particular raid was equal to
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    'Mission allows sale of women to whites'
    207 8 DARWIN, Tuesday. AUSTRALIAN aborigines m the Northern Territory are m the habit of selling their women to white campers for tobacco, and the Arnhem Land Mission condoned this practice, a Legislative Councillor charged m the New Territory Council. Dr H. Webster, who buid
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    MUSLIMS END 11-DAY TALKS
    64 8 MUSLIMS END 11-DAY TALKS PAKISTAN'S Finance Minister. Mr. Ghulam Mohammad, was yesterday unanimously elected first president of the International Islamic Conference for the year *****0. The conference, which has been In session in Karachi for 11 days, concluded yesterday with declaration, saying, "We consider that an underdeveloped or backward area
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    LONDON TIN
    57 8 THE closing prices mi tr.e London tin market yesterday were Jpor £604 buyers -and £605 stilt iv *ith business done at £o05; thrcr months £566 buyers anl £567 sellers, with business (lore at £st>7 The settlement price was 605 The turnover was only BO tors for the day.
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    BIG WHEAT CROP
    14 8 Australia's wheat harvest now being reaped should exceed 200 million bu^hels-
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    'MIRACLE' OF U.S. AID IN GREECE
    108 8 ATHENS, Tues CONVERSION of Wtfti land v into rice-growing lands is one of the many achievements m Greece under Mar shall Aid. Greece under the Marshall Plan has accomplished "centuries" of governmental reforms m a matter of months, according to a report for 1949
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    Korea jails 1.000 Reds
    71 8 Korea jails 1.000 Reds SEOUL. T\. MORE than 1.000 suspect »-a Communist* have b arr» s^'d by the police sloce the Communist rWn-up campaign was stepped up D- c< mber 1. T).-' UTettl .s. d a riva- k propaganda ra by the government and a semi-official Federation. th<- guidance and
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    Pepper prices
    27 8 "THE London peeper nu'if. Bed idle »K)i Malabar Ipricei nominally unchanged. Sm-s-aport- quoted 105. 5d for. black I peDPrr and 16s 6d for white U.P.
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