The Singapore Free Press, 21 December 1949

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SDFASD SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1949. t'KM h 10 (IMS
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    PeKING THREAT TO THE FRENCH
    435 1 Intervention alleged HONG KONG, Wednesday. yHE Communist Peking Government yesterday charged France with "openly intervening" m the Chinese civil war and warned the French Government that it would bear the responsibility for "all consequences resulting from this intolerable hostile action.*' The warning, the second sounded
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    New oil plan by Britain
    26 1 New oil plan by Britain DON Wtd Kyester- :::ip<>r.my H r.ing I before ■pew on Britain pxa dollar perccßl raei an- imthe nment was a:.v Reuter
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    Robbery by taxi
    40 1 ?ORE taxi sp*-d off Chinese n rr tted rob- night m Water:.a- he two out of the taxi. alongside and :;ese cyc!i>" to ponched the r.e other pulled jbtat They then in»o the taxi I] No arrests
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    Li 'comfortable'
    20 1 President. 1. Tsur.g-jen. was i comfortably wing an opera- ulcers In A-t.erian re said thai Gen. o excellent.
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    An odd world
    28 1 Tnp London Evening Star reflected yesterday: "It is lan odd world. London has I got no whisky and New York has got no water.' U.P.
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    Over before Xmas
    42 1 Gen A G L. McNaughton of Canada, who. as President of the Security Council. Is conducting the series of negotiations between India and Pakistan spokesmen over Kashmir, gave an indication yesterday that the talks may end before Christmas. Reuter
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    'ONLY ARMSCAN STOPASIAKEDS'
    228 1 'ONLY ARMS CAN STOPASIAKEDS' LONDON. Wednesday. I'NLKSS some firm military alliance emerged from the coming Commonwealth conference at Colombo each Asian country would be swallowed up one by one by Communism. Mr. L. D. Gammans, Conservative .Member of Parliament, told the Ceylon Students Association yesterday. Well-informed diplomatic sources In Manila
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    O.A.G. cut his thumb
    51 1 O.A.G. cut his thumb MR. P. A. B.'McKcrron, Officer Administering the Government of Singapore, came into the Legislative Council Chamber yesterday with his right hand in his coat Napoleon fashion. H i s thumb was later seen to be bandaged. Reason: Mr. McKerron recvntly rut his thumb badly while out
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    AUST. WHEAT PRICE RAISED
    44 1 Australia's new coalition government yesterday raised the price of wheat from 6s. 3d. to 7s. Id. and ordered a 2s. id. subsidy for butter. The actions were the first administrative decisions of the new government, designed to curtail living costs.
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    HATTA REVEALS U.S.I. POLICY
    183 1 BATAVIA, Wednesday. FRIENDSHIP with Holland and other nations and. internally, social justice constitute the policy of the United States of Indonesia, said Dr. Mohammed Hatta, the Premier, on his arrival from Jogjakarta Delhi recognition of Mao soon INDIA'S recognition of the Communist regime m China is
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    TITO SAYS HE HAS CHECKED COMINFORM
    109 1 TITO SAYS HE HAS CHECKED COMINFORM BELGRADE. Wed. MARSHAL TITO m an order of the day to the Yugoslav army, said last night: "The counter revolutionary and hostile policy of the leaders of the Soviet Union and the Cominform countries Is not able to halt progress m our country. Our
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    CLAKk GABLE WEDS
    23 1 Clark Gable and Lady Sylvia Ashley, widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. were married yesterday near San Louis Oblspo, California.— U.P.
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    No Xmas 'excitement'
    62 1 p R E S I D ENT Elpidio Qu sale of explosives and 1 pines during ihe Christma m view of the prevailing It was explain i that eri because of the disturb* the country. Reuter iirino yesterday banned the firecrackers m the Philips and New Year
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    CHINESE LOSES OBE
    85 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A FORMER member of the Trim- Star Brigade. Wong Man Wai. who received the Order of the British Empire for his resistance work during the Japanese occupation, has been struck from the Order's register "m consequence of his having been concerned with the
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    Britain's dollar gap cut by $78 million
    195 1 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. BRITAIN'S dollar gap was reduced by U. 5.578,000,000 and that of the whole sterling are a by U. 5.5106,000,000 during the third quarter of this year, the United States Department of Com--1 merce reported yesterday. Britain's daily export rate for November
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    Bevin for Delhi?
    35 1 The Indian Government has formally Invited the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, to attend the ceremonies m New Delhi i which will inaugurate the Indian Republic on Jan. 26.- A. P.
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    3 KILLED IN AMBUSH
    94 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A LARGE party of bandits ambushed two Forestry Department lorries carrying labourers and special constables on the forest reserve road at Kluang, Johore, yesterday morning. Tvu> special constables and one M laj labourer were killed. Bix Malay labourers, one Tamil driver and
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    JOIIORE KILLING
    28 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Two bandits shot dead a Chinese motorcyclist on the Yong Peng-Labis Road (Joihore) yesterday afternoon. The bandits burnt the motor cycle. I
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    TOklO ROSE STORY
    26 1 Iva Toguri D'Aquino, convicted of treason for wartime "Tokio Rose" broadcasts from Radio Tokio, will start writing her autobiography an New Year's Day.
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    Red elements threaten Siam
    198 1 BANGKOK, Wednesday. POLITICAL observers do not believe that atom- munist coup is imminent m Siam. nor do they think that the Prime Minister, Marshal Pibul Songkram, will be ousted from power while he keeps complete control of the Army. A split among discontented army elements which
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    51 1 A study m expressions is provided by these pictures taken by the Free Press of children's Christmas parties m Singapore. Above: The kiddies stare wonderingly at Mr. Tan Hock Chnin's conjuring tricks at the Singapore Swimming Club. Right: Little Zarah enjoys herself at the Pasir Panjang Social Welfare feeding centre
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    MINISTER IN P.I.
    32 1 A number of Chinese Government officials, headed by the Minister of Chinese Overseas Affairs, Mr Ong Llcheng. arrived m Manila by plane from Hong Kong on Monday night U.P.
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    TIN PRICE DOWN
    35 1 The I S. Reconstruction Financ? Corporation hftfl I duced the price of grade A tin for spot shipment by half a cent 'US' a pound to 78 1 cents < US i A.P.
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    Atomic warship sought by U.S.
    80 1 NEW YOHK W THE U.S. Government i.; ■pending US$7BOOOOO" 1 year 10 harneM atomic p for peace. aeoordinj member of th p Atomic F Commission. Mr SOU I Pike Wt> are now attempUn aiom-; U vessel, bui the pn ls how to ke^p free fro
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    BEST CAR OF 1949
    604 2  -  Courtenay Edwards By MANY readers have written during the past few months asking which car of the scores I have tried out during 1949 1 think to be the best. Now, that is a difficult question to answer, if not impossible. I suppose that if I
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    4 Million Poles Need Tapping
    189 2 4 Million Poles Need Tapping t EVERYONE one of the !i lour million telegraph p Aei m BTltain is being tapped by a man with a hammer, just as they do the ra lway carriage whevb>. and »-xperted that the* i million taps wIU reveal th»I of replacing *****0 of
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    Treatment for Skin Diseases
    471 2 Treatment for Skin Diseases THE SlivKJs*irui\E, UU( jYjh I HAVE a very bad itch m my left hand between thumb and finger. After scratching I can see little pinpoints, sometimes m a circle. Could it be ringworm? What is the best ointment to apply? Also could you tell me what
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    CANCER HEALED
    3 2 CANCER HEALED I
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      279 2 Pi«e 2 1 J SMOOTH, C 0 0 L 3 X 1 r> l>f cream thai is ft* a •Irealuienf tp 7 A y m protect* Urn tkin frutn dual tad dirt g\urdj igaintt tun i y^jf\ cools the skin imme-iiately m ll is applied to refreshing H-i*rliu» Snow do«
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      93 2 WHICH OF THESE AILMENTS DO >^ SUFFER 2Jgj ir j these WQr m 9 s *i^; Heeil n -»r worse may eeme' T»«r «»ctor Mi' W>* i-«t o«te- l"c»« I U "**i'*fSl" 1 tl v "AIIN DCHCitNC v f*u"r« not t«n r| |ro.|" I »"C ****lljTZ^^ Vitimm wkdi Sit.'t c*-»h«i
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      319 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR] ORHiINAI.ITY m idea and get them to conform to action is perhaps >our >«ur ideas. This is a danmost outstanding trait. If gerous traft, unless >ou there is a new way to do hold your ideals high; something, you will try your ethics clear and your that
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      139 2 F,P. Crossword No. 874 i \> z I Fl PH Fl F" < 1.1 I 1 Kovs 2 Summaries (•>; 1 Fi> aloft »4. y Firearm <<>.. ralk (i); 13 Entirely <3>: 14 Votec <4>: 16 Immature »3>; 17 Beojueal 19 K«>ptilc )3>: 21 Fluid (S>; 22 Feared «7>; 24
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    CARS GO CHEAP IN RED S'HAI
    538 3 Apartments, hotels empty oiX B ™«VJh SH FF SH AN<HIAI. Wednesday. S s h K» S ,k C Chln Se Co ™»»nism has changed buill'b^the'w^.'™ 1 CUy f thC that th» II S k S V U cr wded b "t not by comparison
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    MOSQUITO WINNING OVER DDT?
    73 3 MOSQUITO WINNING OVER DDT? P >N Tues. :o conJtQ -.hrough ide apr'ailure. \...v uliure Dei ha* strains Mam to :ound along Florida. Department discorery of which the new ppointcd, the value of p. trolling .\rmoy or nan is axing be•f the en-:-*ve loped il for la iald ddt I the
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    WAR ON RATS —CATS DIED
    40 3 WAR ON RATS CATS DIED A CAMPAIGN against rats m the German port of Luebeck had a telling success Scores of dogs nnd cats, traditional enemies of rats, died of poisoning. Tens of thousands of rats escao- ed A .P.
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    SADISTIC FILMS TO BE BANNED
    73 3 SADISTIC FILMS TO BE BANNED THE British Board of Film Censors has sent the world a final warning that m now on films with a basically sadistic theme will be banned outright m Britain. "Sadism, rather than sex. I has been the biggest headache m 1949." said Mr. W.u--s Secretary
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    Anti-Franco men reach agreement
    276 3 MADRID. Wednesday. RESCUED efforts to bring about joint activity by ihlsts. Socialists and Anarchists are the ure of anti-Franco activity here at present. reement is said to have been reached ocrs of these groups with a view to a Don Juan to the throne with the
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    Boozing must STOP, say Reds
    69 3 A i.IISM is brand- fd an fticmv of the II plan" by the ■)mmunht Czechoslovak nent. which has d a "merciless" impiun to wip<> it oat. Th* Mini>tr> of Informa•n tnd Enlishtenm^nt •huh has been Riven the line the battle. Un instituted special onel ar>f>
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    23 shocks rock S. America
    27 3 \TIAGO Wed. 1 American terrinrina Chile dri I wen by th< In 3; Dd, bui onlj itivea a dealt i rumition: U.P.
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    U.S.S.R. READY TO AGREE
    27 3 II .>aid Union r o an unv power i-nsaol-co-op*-: rr.fd will b* ":nt; i d "imperial- n the pos- CO-exist-ration beUnnn and ntrics
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    JAPS GIVE BACK RADIUM LOOT
    65 3 THE Supreme Allied Command has ordered Japan to givp btck almost 25 nulli«ram of radium looted from a hospital at Hong Kon» by the Japanese during the war. The radium, contained m 13 needle* was taken m custody by the Command with other radium found
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    cold war with comics
    64 3 1 Department h*s tumea to me iwm tiinimie to tell non-roinmunist Asia about Officials saj th;U an experimental ••N copies of a picture story series on ereat h-duled for deliver* next month. MM f. South Korea Siam. Vietnan. ani* p, m that through hind-to-ha.id i i.iti«...
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    RICE PLAN REJECTED
    151 3 WASHINGTON. Wed. AGRICULTURE experts here, who have been studying a Japanese plan to increase rice production by 30 or 40 per cent have almost decided that practical difficulties outweigh the benefits of the proposed scheme. The plan was advocated by the Japanese National Leagi/ 1 for an
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    MEASLES IN ANTARCTIC
    60 3 MEASLES IN ANTARCTIC M EASELS have broken nut aboard the relief ship John Biscoe, now m Admiralty Buy, King George Island, and the cases are being treated with the aid of a medical Instruction book and radioed instructions. The John Blsroe is trying to reach the 11 marooned British scientists
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    Bridge Hands
    298 3 Problems m timini: are the mod usual stumbling block of the average player. Hie tendency Lv all toward! ruffing losers us a> pirtrlMt. or cashing winners as fast »s possible. A pause to count the number of t:; which can be won m this way will -n Indicate
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    Japs officials re-orientated
    52 3 TEN officials of the Japaness Foreign Office were expected to arrive m Washington soon for "reorientatior training" m diplomatic work Four ot the Japanese art reported to have left Toki< by ship last week and an expected to arrive m tin United States between Christmas and New
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    Time cools P.O.W.s Communist fervour
    293 3 Time cools P.O.W.s Communist fervour TOKIO, Wednesday. TIME and environment are rapidly cooling: the 1 Communist fervour of thousands of former Japanese war prisoners, repatriated to Japan from Soviet camps since June thi s year. Some still hold fast to the Stalinist doctrines g on which they were thoroughly briefed
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    New job for tiger
    46 3 New job for tiger BACCHA, a London Zoo tiger, may get work as a watch dog. Mr. G. S. Cansdale, the Zoo Superintendent, says that if mischievous persons do not stop opening bird cages at night, he will send Baccha around with his patrol-man. A. P.
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    Children warned off horror play
    115 3 18. LONDON. Wed. T'HE British Broadcastinc Corporation warned children not to watch a televisior horror play John Webster"! "The Duchess of Malfi." The announcer said a1 the end or the Sunday Children's Hour: Do not see it The play uses language which, m present times
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    EDITORS HIT POLICE POWERS
    61 3 BURMESE editors m Rangoon have protested against special powers to the police to raid, newspaper offices, seize printing machine* and upset type cases wher newspapers print stories 01 criticism unpalatable to th« government. In a signed statement tc the Ministry of Information the editors described fchil
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      121 3 WHAT'S ON IN K.L. REX: Joan Of Art. PAVILION: Trip Perfect Woman ODEON. Mickey COLISEUM: Mr. Bud Goes To Town. CATHAY: Pizhaikum Vazhi (Tamil*. MADRAS: Koo Seng Yee Nuii i Mandarin*. EMPIRE: Minor Rajamanl < Tamil >. CENTRAL: Ghar Sansar HINDUSTAN: Vkhitra I i Tamil >. PENANC LIDO: Pusaka T
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      457 3 SINGAPORE on r: fi 20 The Rado Or AUSTRALIA cbcstra; 7. 12 Talk; 7.30 Singing (BUTE NKTYVORK) L g Q() Wpdncsday It 8 and 31 Metres IX4 and 41.7 metre*. gOQ Makebelieve Ballroom, TODAY „n,r^n,.. news from X.l. Negro 10 00 1.K4 at 10 a.m. Movie Magazine: 10.30 Music for
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 1949. UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY
    443 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 1949. UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY r'LWY Joseph Stalin, n powt rful c-.. modern hai known, celebrates his seventieth birthi y Today this nith!< once the arm" i ...all Russian revolu:iol v a CUli y by trillions oi i •:u!in nists all o'.vr I ad.-i who
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    Elan, Yes – but it Won't Win Wars
    681 4 Elan, Yes but it Won't Win Wars "SELBY BRADFORD SURVEYS THE SEW FRENCH j ARMY, ITS TRAINING AND I MORALE. V PARIS:' fORGETTING the iiso of any form of atomic bomb m modem warfare, Icl us come quickly lo Ihe fact lhal whatever the weight <>t air power iikiv be,
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    S'PORE MUSIC ON THE UP-GRADE
    577 4 S'PORE MUSIC ON THE UP-GRADE \IUSICALLY I think ?I 1949 can be said to nave been a satisfactory for Singapore. It has seen the visit ol the Batavia Orchestra and more important still trie development of local organisations and the creation of some new ones. Musically Singapore Is still emerging
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    MEW RECORDS
    312 4 Hi.Uiovrn The Ninth l< hor.il> Swnphony plivtd by the \ieiin.t Philharmonic Orchestra conduit il by von Kjrajan and sung l>y Klisalxth Schwarzkopf, Klisahrlh Hon-. hi. Julius I'at/ak. Hans Hotter and the Choral Society of the I'riends of .Music, Nirmi.i. Columbia I.X 86l*!-»0. This recording h;is been oul some
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    THESE ORCHESTRAS SHOCKED ME
    564 4  - THESE ORCHESTRAS SHOCKED ME Neville Cardus TaJUungabcut Music... by 1 1 is necessary not lo sic* a place <>r a face for ;i long lime to realise how ii h;»s gradually submitted to the wear ;ui<l ravages of time. We have itll experien'•♦•ci the shock of returning to a friend
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    Give 'em tit for Tass
    90 4 STOCKHOLM 4 LICE In W> .nd could not strange than reader v. ho IttempU follow the going! hl| decadent C homeland by n only the reports fi Britain as published m the Moscow papers from the So\ called Ti TASS four Ru> approxin. r. y
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    say GORDON YOUNG
    11 4 say GORDON YOUNG ewqrewr■ er wqerwer w I "A I S
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    S'PORE CENTRE OF TRADE FOR INDIES
    372 5 S'PORE CENTRE OF TRADE FOR INDIES Official says: 'No discrimination Fr <* Press Staff Reporter pit, Indonesian Commercial Attache m Singapore, Mr. Taher Ibrahim, told the Free Press yesterday that Singapore remained for his country the centre of trade m the Malaysian region, particularly where trade with Sumatra was concerned.
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    New godowns for S.H.B. next year
    177 5 Free Press Staff Reporter TIU >:MiUpore Harbour Board expects to complfie its $600,000 project for replacing four prelattd ?odowns with permanent structures next hv i hairman of the Board, Mr. Henry Basten. laid the Free Pre>s yesterday. fabricated sheds, erected rapidly m 1946 destroyed
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    Y.W.C.A. DANCE
    15 5 The Y.W.C.A. will hold a Christmas dance at Fort Canning Road this evening
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    Vital bills passed
    67 5 Free Pre>.> SiafT Reporter THE Singapore LcgTrtatlVf Council yesterd.i\ pa^ed amidst applause a hill e>ttbli>hin? a Public Ser\i« »'s Commission to advice the Governor on appointments to the Public ScilkCl and on other matters connected with the Services. The Council also passed the War Damage Bill setting
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    J. Bahru not to have toun planning
    139 5 J. Bahru not to have tou n planning Free Pn-N> Maff Reporter JOHORE BAHKU. Tues. THERE Is n -.vn planning ■me for Johore Bahru. but the Government does not Intend to permit buildings to be erected haphazardly. I was officially stated m the State Council" today In rep!y to questions
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    BEAT HIS HEAD ON PAVEMENT
    186 5 BEAT HIS HEAD ON PA VEMENT Free Press Staff Reporter MR. Tan Chin Tuan (Chinese Chamber of Commerce i related m the Sini:a--i pore Legislative Council yesterday what he described as I "heart- bracking" story oi a Tv-year-old hawker. A friend of his. said Mr. T.ii: had seen the old
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    LATE GOVERNOR
    33 5 M- r the Sing ative Council yesterday stood m silence as a tribute to the late Governor of Sarawak. Mr Duncan Stewart, whom Mr McKerron described as "that brilliant young officer.
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    FEDERAL FARM CREDITS URGED
    167 5 Free Press Staff Reporter JOHOKK BAHKI. Tuesday. THE Johore State Council today approved a motion expressing the opinion that the question of farm credits should be examined immediately by the Federal Government. The motion was proposed by Mr. S. Ponnampalam. who said that the Colonial and
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    PUBLIC HOLDAYS
    39 5 In the Legislative Council yesterday, the acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. J D. M. Smith said that Government considered it was not m the interests of the Colony as a whole to increase the number of public holidays
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    COUNCIL SEATS
    17 5 E BAHRU. Tues. State Council modatlon to be cover the esnti of the and general
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    JENNY MEETS THE CAT
    31 5 picture. TWO-YEAR-OLD Jennifer Milton looks astonished on meeting the Cat m the Dick \Yhittington show at the children's party at the Singapore Swimming Club vesterdnv. Free Press
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    Medical faculty exam. results
    549 5 Medical faculty exam. results Free Press Staff Reporter THREE distinctions m medicine and medical juris- A prudence were gained by one woman and two men students m the Dental and Medical final professional examinations held by the University of Malaya's Faculty of Medicine last week. These students were Tee Seng:
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    45 5 JOHN Krllond (IS) and his sister Margaret '10) uho arrived m Singapore yesterday m (he Dutch ship Maetsuycker to spend their Christmas vacation with friends m Kuala lumpur. John and Margaret are emigrants to Australia from England and are schooling m Perth. Free Free Press
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    Edward Gent School
    88 5 Imie only school on the leper island ot Pulau Jerejak ;ff Penang, has been named alter the late High Commissioner of the Federation Sir Edward Gent. Tho suggestion was made by Mr. E. J. A. Va/. headtnaster and only tracher of the school. In September. 1946. Sir
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    MALAYA DIST.
    22 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Johore reverted to the command of the GOC. Malaya District. Major-General Sir Charles Boucher from Dec. 1.
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    RELIGIOUS TALKS NOT OFFICIAL
    219 5 JOHCRE BAHRU, Tues. THE Johore Government made it. clear m the State Council today that the proposed conference or congress of Muslim religious leaders to be held In Johore Bahru next year was not sponsored by Government Inche Suiaiman bin Abdul Rahman had asked the Government
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    Tax on drugs from S'pore to be discussed
    288 5 Tax on drugs from S 'pore to be discussed Free Press Staff Reporter pEDERATION doctors have been complaining so much about the 25 per cent import tax on all patent medicines arriving from Singapore that a meeting of Federation customs, medical authorities and leading druggists is to be held m
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    MAILS
    38 5 Surface mail is expected r. Singapore today ire.i E. Australia and ihe Fed-: at ion. Latest times for njs.ing mail today at the C 5 P.O. ar« 4 p.m. for indo-China unc 6 rm. for the Federation.
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    27 saw a man slain, not one picked out the gunman
    1840 6  -  FABIAN of the YARD by^^^^^^^^l WIIKN Chi c f Superintendent Tom BarraU went oo holiday with liis wife m bte windy April of 1!)47, I w:is put m charge of No. 1 Districf of the Metropolitan Foree the entire
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    Short story held over
    31 6 n |\l X to prrvNurr on (< \V«dr»fid*> short story has been held uvrr. It will appear m thr iiMiea- > tinr sretJon of thr Free Prrv* on Saturday
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    WAYS TO IMPROVE LOCAL SOCCER
    721 7  - WAYS TO IMPROVE LOCAL SOCCER CRUSADER Coaching system must be changed By yytiAi is wrong with Singapore soccer? The 1949 season did not bring a return to pre-war standards, while once again the Colony Civilians' way to the Malaya Cup final was checked. When Negri Sembilan frustrated Singapore's bid for
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    'U.K. NEEDS MORE SOCCER FIELDS'
    494 7 'U.K. NEEDS MORE SOCCER FIELDS' England's Increasing failure lo produce s'eady flow of fjrstclass footballers is entirely due to lack of playing facilities (or the yoangsten of today, according to Tom Whit taker, -nanafiiT of the Arsenal F.C. -Twenty years ago, almost younusttr m our towns was Kicking ball about
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    CRAZY SPORTLINE
    4 7 Shaky defence
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    INVITATION TO GOLFERS
    77 7 INVITATION TO GOLFERS JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. THE Lucifer Golfing Society of London has invited golfers from overseas to iki part In its Empire mi In June. 1950 The meeting is open to all British amateur members men onlyi of a recognised golf club m the British Commonwealth overseas whose lowest
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    Golden Rod II impressive
    126 7 From ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Wednesday. i-KMNtK Daniels' horses were out for workouts on \o Z track at the Penang Turf Club this H They were confined to slow work, the v m impressive of the bunch being Golden Rod D wirt) who was cantered round. Rod
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    FOUR WINDS DESTROYED
    113 7 FOUR WINDS DESTROYED I n a Hoodoo on taei I. -Col. Fox regarding Penang > ~> ed from track on Monday Four Winds broke a ■nd vvas destroyed. i horse being led truck he put his \;sjh the door which I a ramp to get the truck. >rses had been
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    NGCH TEAM
    17 7 team for the at Auckland. :n February has reased from an 147 to 175, A.P.
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    2 changes in Indian Test XI
    119 7 INDIA ma'.e two changes *for the third unofficial Test against the Commonwealth cricket tourists beginning at Calcutta on Dec. 30. S. Mustaq Ali and X. Chowdhury replace B. Ximbalker and C. K. Rangachari. Mustaq Ali, who partnered Merchant m many memorable opening stands for
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    India fight back to force draw
    169 7 India fight back to force draw INDIA made a great recovery m the unofficial Test match against the Commonwealth cricket tourists m Bombay yesterday, to force a draw, after following on 159 m arrears m their second innings. The Indians had scored 430 for eight when Merchant declared the second
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    FLYING HEADER BY WRIGHT
    37 7 WRIGHT, the Wolves* captain, heads clear during a tense moment when Williams, the. Wolves' goalkeeper, was on the ground m the match against Arsenal. The result was a one-all draw. Topical Press Topica
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    'I learnt hoxing the hard way'
    597 7 SPEEDY CABANELA SAYS: 3PEEDY Cabanela, who defeated Phol Prapadaeng. featherweight champion of Siam, at the Great World arena last Friday leaves these shores for his home m Manila tomorrow, but few perhaps who saw this 5 ft. 2 m. battler m action know of
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    Boxing on Dec. 30
    62 7 'PHE Singapore Boxing L Board of Control has approved a promotion to be hold on Dec. 30 at the Happy World arena which will feature boxers from Slam and Malaya. The card WIU b« Phol Prapadaeng v. Jimmy Welch: Chamroen Srimadee v. Mok Kai Khoon; Louis
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    LA PORTE WAS UNLUCKY TO LOSE CYCLE SPRINT
    284 7 kWTHAIt Singh, the Mala- yan cycling sprint chamion. rode brilliantly yesteriay to win the Singapore iaif-mile and one-mile sprint itles at the Singapore cycling •arnival held at St Andrew's School ground Gerald La Porte, who won ;he championship last year, vas second.
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    Municipal XI win
    42 7 THE Municipal Services Wovk- shops defeated Guthiie Sports Club m a friendly game of sccccr played at Geylang Stndtura yesterday. Ah Kai scored for Workshops m <he first half and Lim Cheng Cheok increased their leat'. after thp interval.
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    HENLEY REGATTA
    18 7 The Henley Royal regatta cxt year has been fixed for July 5 to July 8. Reuter
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    Another K.O. win for Louis
    222 7 Another K.O. win for Louis ioe LOUIS, the retired heavyweight champion of the world, to< k another long step on Monday night along vtUtt many believe to be a possible comeback, wh< n he knocked out lanky Al Hoosman of Los Angeles m the fifth round of their scheduled ten
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    Gun Club shoot
    43 7 THE Singapore Gun Club will be holding a championship meeting at the Bukii. T'Tiah rifle range on Boxing Day. It has been found lmpots:b c 'o ftrnnfe lm*c*i o* 1 rarge and competitors ar f asked to provide their lunch.
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    S.C.C. Rugby XV
    40 7 'THE foiiov..itg players Ril -t- present the Singapore Ci ket Club m a Rue by against the Police at Tfc Road toe.Line? ACoart. Murphji*"*iom«: Me Vicar Rodick. Taylor. Franck. Pughe. Chalmers. I Roualle. Newton Keren. K. c
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    S'pore win two ties
    169 7 BASKETBALL SINGAPORE won both the men's and women's ties m the All-Malayan Chinese basketball championships at the Happy World arena last night. The Singapore women beat the Johore women by 62 points to 33. while m the men's tie, Singapore beat Penang by 42 points to
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    CHIANG'S NEW ANTI-RED PLANS
    325 8 CHIANG'S NEW ANTI-RED PLANS Resistance on the mainland HONG KONG, Wednesday. yyiTII the Nationalists consolidating their hold on the Kunming area m Yunnan, recaptured from the defection ists over the week-end, Formosa reports indicate that the Nationalistwill continue resistance on the mainland and maintain shadow provincial governments m resistance regions.
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    Rubbers firmer on demand
    232 8 Ru bbers firmer on demand LONDON. Wednesday. I>l SINKSS m the London Stock Exchange yt'strr- day remained at a low ebb and untl»r the influence of the approaching holiday, says Renter's financial correspondent. Most sections were with- out a definite trend. Fresh demand gave rubber shares flrmer tone. while tins
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    MAO COOL TOWARDS STALIN?
    136 8 MAO COOL TOWARDS STALIN? HONCi KONCi \V d. PRESIDENT Man Tse-ttM| of Communist China terday extended Marshal '.;in birhd.iv ■••m»-fi Inr than rr.- v pouring ::i from the nit of I rid. d nirnoun thai M i m« v. rdl 'a.-;, the X: ol Manchuria h^art of c Peking H
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    LONDON TIN
    40 8 'THE London tin market closed ktaUearij jrwttrday with no business done In three mon'hs tin. which rlos*-d unchanged at £573 5s Spot, on very ltttl«» busl T improve ss. to £604 15s Thr turno\rr *as 125 tons U.P.
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    ECONOMIC PACT
    18 8 Franco and Italy have as<r>'od to name a Joint group to harmonise their economic Kiwi A.P.
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    N.Y. STOCKS
    33 8 MORE from lark of interest th.m any material pnaiure. N»** York BtOCfc prices showed a fair amount of lo.vs<-s yesterday ran^insf up to US$l. with the market rliisina barrlv Ktfiidv. Reuter
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    FOUND GAGGED IN GIRL'S FLAT
    176 8 NEW YORK. Wednesday. nOBERT WILCOX. the Him actor, was found bound and gagged yesterday m actress Diana Barrymore's apartment. He blamed two armed robbers who, he said, had ransacked the two-storey flat, taking away a mink coat, a silver fox scarf, a suitcase and U.S.
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    U.S. TRADE HIT BY JAP EXPORTS
    148 8 U.S. TRADE HIT BY JAP EXPORTS HI KM iNO HAM. Wed MR PARRY KAY Reg] (ontrolh rof the British Board ol Trade, s.tid hen y terdaj that the B ;.i.rious to protect Br. manufacturm 'air Japane te competition Mr Kay said KM W lid mv mManrrs of unfn bk ar-a
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    Pope's Xmas message
    56 8 Pope's Xmas message v\Tir\\ CITY. Wtd. THK Pope's hrtstmas mnsvicr will be broadcast by Vatican Rtdio at 6..10 p m to 10.30 p.m. flfalafaa timr) on Friday, it is timounced herr. His llolinrvi will accompiri students and trarhrrs of Komr's srminarirs and rrlijciou.s iiustitutrs m their pi!;rimaer to thr Basilica
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    Menzies seeks unity of British Empire
    148 8 ANHr.KKV Wednesday. MX. K. (i. MKNZIES. m his first broadcast as Australia's new Prime Minister, yesterday said his Government would seek a united British Empire. "In its unity of voice there is real hope for mankind." he said. Mr Menzies said his Governments purposo
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    MAY POST
    45 8 photo Mk v l M.iunj? feflcramy Kave up his post as ForelKn Mtnistrr m tht> Burmese Cabinet an^ was sworn m as Actlntj Chli-f Justice of Burmn The MiiK.sirr for thr Shan States. Mr. Sao Khun Hklo. has become Acting Foreign Minister A.P.
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    ATOMIC ARMISTICE PROPOSED
    106 8 NEW YORK Wed 1 TEMPORARY armistice m the iuction and BM of btoml on.s vmi prop* rday by Brig-Gtn CarkM P Romulo, pwrtdeot Ol the UN. General A.^>< mbiy He he made the proal m the hope of halting I :he D B and Rnote for atomic
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    No change in Syrian policy
    110 8 BEIRUT V. THE Syrian P.- merr.t tut-nt Assembly have dec. to remain in ol!. tinue with ihoir plani <.:<•>, Monday s military coup An Independent K 1 A u Mkcd to form a Cub:;. el a^» previously lotendw.'i the Dt-pu'ie.s were asked to take a
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    INDIA'S FIRST PRESIDENT
    71 8 INDIA'S first preside:,: bo elected by the c stttueni Ax.seir.bly on January 24. two days before the inauguration of the Republic The two most probable candidates for the post arc Mr. C Rajaßopalachari. the present vernor-General, and Babu Rajendra Prasad. the President of the Constituent Assembly A.P.
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    U.S. Navy plays Santa
    67 8 I HK I s av JJJS today play Santa Claus to hundreds 1 of needy clnldren from London to Bombay The < hilclren will come from orphanages, slums, hospital* and schools wherrvrr men and ships of \dm. Richard Con"r"stationed crn Unrt "^""ranean Command Oflicers and enlistrd
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