The Singapore Free Press, 22 December 1949

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    PEACE HOPE IN S.E. ASIA
    409 1 Colombo talks aim: Attlee i LONDON, Thursday. .•JHK hope that the coining Commonwealth conference m Ceylon would lead to security and* pe*ce m South-East Asia was expressed m London last night by the British Prime Minister, Mr. C. R. Attlee. lit- \\;«s making a surprise
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    QUEEN SIGNS U.S.I. FREEDOM BILL
    110 1 QUEEN SIGNS U.S.I. FREEDOM BILL THE HAGUE, Thursday. I I \esterday signed the Bill transn.i\ erriuntv to Indonesia, after it had il bi Ike Pfcil Chamber of Parliament by I 1") AM four Com/nunist members were •M- opposing the AH. The Catholic Peov and the labour Party voted for it.
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    BEVIN INVITED
    28 1 The Pakistan Government ha.> Invited Mr. Ernest Bevin the British Foreign Secretary, to visit Karachi on his return i journey from th*> Colombo 1 conference.- Reuter
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    40 1 MR. B A. MAIXAI. wrlCi»ei the guests at th«» le* party given to the commander, officers and men of the Jhelunr flagship of the i<oval Pakistan Navy. b.v the Overseas Pakistan League at the '.tpitol Ballroom yesterday. Free Pres> picturr.
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    SEVEN ARRESTED
    8 1 I vecn nto th€ H id
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    GOERING PROPERTY
    9 1 widow Marshal vU roperty back earh A.P.
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    TITO'S DAYS NUMBERED —MOLOTOV
    99 1 TITO'S DAYS NUMBERED MOLOTOV LONDON Thurs. MARSHAL TITOS dayi are numbered. Mr Vyache■la^ M Molotov Russia's 1 number two Communftt. wrote yesterday In the Com- i munist Party paper. Pravda PI plans of Tito"s "^'ang Of I ed murderers and spi( I In the service of I m Imperialist governments
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    'NUT REVOLT'
    45 1 London rhurs. TI Food Ministi r Mr. Btrachey, rned rday from a trip to to Britain's £35.000.000 East h ind nut pro 1 and ap] I q »lled a revolt igers H" told he had received no i fro.n se running the %c\
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    More time to learn
    90 1 Free Pro*. Staff Reporter KUALA I IMPIK Thurs A BILL to extend the period of th#* language concession to persons seek mi; registration as Federal citizens has been prepared. This was stated at this mornings meeting of the I Federal Legislative ouncil i m a written
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    S'PORE CABLE TO CHIANG AND TRUMAN
    147 1 S'PORE CABLE TO CHIANG AND TRUMAN THE Hokkit-n Huay Kuan and the Kwangtung Kuan of Singapore clan associations of the H<»kkien and Cantonese communities, yesterday s-nt a joint telegram to CJen Chiang X thek and President Truman respectively, protesting nst "indiscriminate bomb f Chines* Cities and tatam* under Communist oc«
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    U.K. told to grow rice for export
    177 1 4 SPECIAL British mis* development of huge of the British colonies m the colonies m face of tl from Burma, Siam and Fl The mission emphasised a long term plan of rice production m the British Commonwealth and Empire because populations are rising
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    NEW AIRLENE
    21 1 Thf Israeli uirlinc El A! will Inaugurate regular < weekly air service between i Tei Aviv and LonJon today.— i
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    SERVICE RESUMED
    13 1 Japanese post offices have resumed accepting ordinary mail matter for Formosa.
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    TYPHOID CASES FOUND IN LINER
    109 1 LONDON, Thursday. cases of typhoid fever were confirmed yesterday amoiis the crew of the 21,000-ton P. and O. liner Mooltan, which docked m London this week with 347 passengers from Australia. The Mooltan's sailing, due on Jan. 4. has beon cancelled. I I his wm
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    ASIANS IN AUSTRALIA 800 CASES TO GET RESPITE
    176 1 ASIANS IN AUSTRALIA 800 CASES TO GET RESPITE MELBOURNE, Thursday. I^HK 800 Chinese. Malay and Indonesian wartime refugees m Australia will not be deported until every case has been examined fully. Mr. Harold Holt, newly-appointed Immigration Minister, declared last night. He indicated that. While the new Government will not depart
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    Seeks to beat Mahatma
    52 1 TOKIO. Thurs. A4<i-year-old Japanese religious campaigner. Iho Yamaguchi. sat down m Tokio's snows yesterday to start a .'{o-day fast to beat Mahatma Gandhi's !l-day record. Yamaguchi. who avers that fasting is "fine sport." says he is now m top condition and confident he will heat Ciindhi's
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    H. K. X'MAS MAIL
    30 1 The British Army Poit Office yesterday dispatched the last Christmas airmail of 50,000 greetings cards, postal orders and cikes to British forces m Honp Kong.- U.P.
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    Queen, footman dance
    74 1 QUEEN Elizabeth, wearing a diamond tiara and a flowing green gown, danced with the liveried footman while Princess Margaret, sleek m rose and pink. swirled over the glassy floor with the man m chart?? vi Kurkingham Palace's famous collection of r clocks m the annual househ •:<!
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    'Reds stirring up all Asia'
    190 1 LONDON, Thursday. I^HE International Socialist Conference sub-com-mittee here yesterday charged the Russian Cominform with "fomenting civil war throughout Asia •At the very moment that the Western Comin- form was shouting for peace m Budapest, its Far Eastern bureau, meeting In Peking under the camouflage of
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    Awards to 2 Govt. officers
    58 1 KUALA LUMPUR Than TWO retl ed Malayan Government offict-rs. Mr. Subramaiuam Eiiaihamby ol the RaUways. and Mr. Francis Lopez of the Teleoomrrumea- nent, have bee:. awarded 'he Imperial Service Medal by the King. Mr Elia-.hamhv rece:\«ri lh»--stti.rri for '"exceptionally long and i ice." Mr Lope;
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    TIN PRICE
    39 1 v v York metal tradeis ik>ported yesterday that I B Itlsh Ministry of Sopp offering tin at TT 3^ (U8» cents a pound m New York or 2 r ?nt below the Recoti- struct ion Finance Corpn.
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    NO GAG ON POLICE IN INQUIRY
    293 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. '/COMPLETELY unwarranted and unsupported by any facts," was the Government's reply to Mrs. B. H. Oon m the Legislative Council today, when she asked whether departmental orders had been issued forbidding any member of the Police Force
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    Story of a Mixed Marriage
    301 2 Story of a Mixed Marriage THERE jvc some 1 novels th:it. for no reason one cam iron nicdialelv put one's fi»)i*( ron. little by litllr n<l themselves around a reader's s\ mnathv. I ace Curtain, by Ellin m ilnsh-born wl*e the celebrated Jewish -writer whose nosdlttles used to belt adolescence)
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    A SECOND G.W.T.W.
    32 2 lilt Xl SVINC. Oh lUX Ill>* h% Ksihrr Ft>«l I historical nuv< •n«- buj r v trii his Mi i M y did I I :v I t wind
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    PETER QUENNELL Reviews new books in U.K.
    92 2 PETER QUENNELL Reviews new books in U.K. nromiae; but eveiv comprohaa its limitations. heart of each character is a certain fun- ntal stabbornnem The b(X)k ends on an Indecisive Veronica m lagi perhaps survive. More probably It will slip Into final catastrophic breakADMIRERS ol Osbei S ihovld hurry to acquire
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    QUICK LOOKS
    84 2 Ftowen on thr (.i.««kN. L>". lica Dicta md ph. IUS mended I read •i agrrrable unprfttn•n i Sf-ntirnfTiial ra m f) m i; g'jtxlI Ingtish Pirnus. b> O«*<ir i Bat Use 8d i UV.. uiust rated. In'ormii 1 lpilaph<« and OccMtoM John 1 1 bmann I >' cry
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    Malayan Flora Guide
    26 2 TllK ci m Omrdetu r> xn. P I urtk m 1 r> r. I H h I h Burk F f J .•v
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    When A Gunman Says 'Stick 'em Up!'
    265 2 11 I lAT wcuild you do A you suddenly found younell looking down the barrel ol h hold-up mans |UH? Rit-huid L Holcomb, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, lowa University, knows the answers. nee A >. t -n v book "Hold m ir
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    A HOTEL-KEEPER'S TRIALS
    41 2 A HOTEL-KEEPER'S TRIALS I I'.ul -.11 I HOI I Bj I Hr.-wn T| i It the i MI v It is naii l I U I I feel In tin ler* Aiml r it h Mr. H I ;>r.'b Icrenei rioes
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    Christmas Books for the Young
    277 2 Christmas Books for the Young WIIKN I was siiuill boy I wns extremely proud of my skill m spinning lops. With a few lashes of my short stringed whip I could sd them whir-fin* on tlu>ir steel pe^s m ever widening circles, or nuke Hum lc ;»p from the ground
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      68 2 I FOR LO»EU«ESS THAT LASTS LIFETIME ADD GLAMOUR FOR XHIAS M CALL CR PHONE 51 3 T AT THE INNOXA BEAUTY SALON THE FEDERAL DISRAFFLE" m^m— Bourjois New Crect'm -MAIS OUr PERFUMt: THE [DEAL XMAS D.stnbu.or,: GRAFToAftBCRA" Xmas Sale Now On IVy oration* m IMM Stationery Sports Phot Central Book
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      210 2 IYOUR LUCKY STAR i»Mi:\ lasay, faa have <>ne of those ma^uetir. vivid personalities Mhiili inevitable draws aesnle t<» van, aftea againsl yoar own volition Hence, it is i. vist import in* that you chaase jranf rJase assa-ti.itr-s rareftiliv. Since vaa Know hou to cantral dthtis h\ thr farce of m»'ji
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      227 2 F.P. Crossword No. S7S F j v I i 3 i hi i^ pn j ZK 13 Z ZIZ~ 1 _iili_ IH 1 1 iIII M M I t I I f BOSS 2 f «3 If Thotagh 4 l H PI „-kv i 4• 2S D 31 v I
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      97 2 Solution To Crossword No. 874 p i s tqlMp rate [a Vl H^!L J oMj^A w IjN'kßp c b]a d c ■pWm'u'm||p a t^7 0 3 I 'NCL'feS' Finally, t>rc«iAe ihi vo quiet ami corned looking, h.r mc(*>t< takes hrr to the dortor. He t4kec her temperature. locks at t\«r
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    'LOST CITY' IN KENYA JUNGLE
    326 3 Might be of Malay origin 1* v.c fm. afcsK*sß& i, SasssstSsk ■coords offh?^ t0 eJdBt m lhe Historical ecora» of the Kenya coast But officials nf t>J SWrETTS h6re reroUnted *w a thev° -is ,V ™na Je? > e *rs ago at a spot about
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    BRIDES COST MORE
    12 3 BRIDES COST MORE --old > :-..itive. m m Inctthe |Q lws than A.P.
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    REDS LEANVING?
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    Bridge Hands
    102 3 an i w i 'o do d by South DbL -••> difflc-. lomf.K could the n -a rheless. F I haw achieved if Wes: had d« ,ouch to de: crd co.iDtaplt* I the riub nine li" cooM not a a tl.it I be Lie of thr I cards
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    What is a 'tot'?
    103 3 BRITONs d r i Mk thpir uhi>k> h\ th»- tot.' hut nohuflv knows what a tot i> Mr V (i. Bottomley. Secretary for Overseas Trad**. >.i\ N that there m m >»t.»tutorv definition. The Licensed Vituallers National Defence League that .t single whivk\ m the South
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    JERUSALEM ISSUE
    33 3 i Mexico has proposal po«t« ponf-ment until January ■<l farther public discussion! by the Trusteeship Council of I the United Nations, ol thf Itatutc for an in*- n refine m Jeru.salem.
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    Yes, we have strawberries
    76 3 MI.ARLY halt a ton of straw- berries picked now within mi urea 40 mlea from j Hobari will be on Singapore tables soon. Each strawberry has a short s-'aik and each punnet is wrapped Ui cellophane Tho strawberries will be flown to Singapore via Sydney Thi
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    SPEED U P WANTED
    20 3 The Australian Cabinet ha* decided to spped up \he pro iPcution ol Japanese allogpd wai oriminals.
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    WHAT'S ON IN K.L.
    107 3 RLX: Joan Oi A: P%\|| I<>\ •-.as Hjhday. ODCON Mickej COUaSX'M: Mi Wong In Chinatown. CATHAY: H<!itiuy Interlude A.id Ol motu G;rl ItADftAS: Henri.s Aflome < Man- < ENTBAL: Gl HINDIS I\\ An; KJ Raa» i Hindi). KMPIKK Minoi R i Tamil*. PBNANC ODCON: Lur« Of
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    Conditions in North China not so rosy
    202 3 TOKIO. Thursday. I CONDITIONS Id North China are not all what they are claimed by the Chinese Communists, says purser S. K. Ceilings of the Lakeland Victory. Chinese Communist customs officials who .boarded the Lakeland Victory at Taku Bar when the vessel went
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    28 3 A. P. Photo I Disabled French war veterans. carr\in» their caves aloft. parade alontj the Boulevard des Italiens m Paris m a demonstration i "r^inn higher pensions. j
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    'U.S. WILL NOT ACCEPT MAO'
    61 3 'U.S. WILL NOT ACCEPT MAO' senator Ksiowiand declared m San Francisco that the UniieU States has no intention ol m-ognising the Commuunist regime the Communist regime jn China, now or m the immdiate future. He .said the U.S. will make 1? clear to the powers associated with America that we
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    She ate razor blades
    66 3 4 Rl NAWAV rle pliant from a Geraua < ir( Us took an iT\ expinsivo siroll through the streets of Hamburg She howled over a randy stand and ate ten pounds of rhocolates. Then she topped ofT hrr meal with razor blades, a hair brush, and
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    'Look' names 20 giants of this century
    261 3 'Look' names 20 giants of this century NEW YORK, Thursday. *pHK latest issue of Look names 20 persons, wtio Look considers had the most vital influence on the course of world affairs during the first half oi' twentieth century. Choices by Mr. Arthur Bchlesinger Jnr Harvard historian, and Mr. Marquis
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    'Moscow is most dear to negroes'
    89 3 MOSCOW Thu UKS Pau; Rob. lfl mtcrvuu v. ::h a co pondent ol the oe«spi ing Mo* om declared Bovfi t capital I i dear an the Negro rac*Shf q;joted bt r htubai Myinc Oil his trip to M luring UuM r Uiat 'Moscow,
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    Fortune out of the sea
    50 3 TRAPANI RiCILY Ti. s A MAW Ui Sicily i He is 3 r md ma: Tran'' t tit marches, yield I "on.* of sa!r a veai leu port it an iwngp pri-v- n| H He h:i^ mimt> Hi^ Is > I to a bie A
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      66 3 IDEAL GIFTS FOR MEN ARROW SHIRTS Ever popular among the male community In Sizes 13 to 16 COLOURED SHIRTS BY NELSON PAIGE H Paitrl Shades Sizes 14 to 16' FLORSHEIM SHOES hn* points to the Best m Footgear SHERMAN NECK-WEAR Ties. Bow-ties, Clipper-Bows Latest Assortment Unpacked KREMENTZ JEWELRY Cuff -links.
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      54 3 Your Children's Children will bless the day you invested m a >i uro 1875 \\v have supnlied Pianos II A i .1 II J lo Ihr llomrs and Institutions of (he Sole Agents East CHAPPELL \ou can buy MARSHALL AND ROSE WITH COMIDENCE STECK at STROHMENGER "The Piano People" JOHN
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      568 3 I Today's Radio j SINGAPORE r iBI.L'K NETWORK) Ifuste: 7.15 Newi ,n French 'BBC'; 4Hi and 41.7 mptres 730 English Half Hour; News -•••nr\ news from K.I. c mmentary; I S'jeak for My.vh at 10 am Wickham Steed; English L< 'HBCi. 8.00 lUutovaitl Hi* IOI> XV Tiplca Orchestra'; IS Thai:
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 1949. Out of the pool into the sea
    373 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 1949. Out of the pool into the sea D -PORTS from Siam th tin GofcnußCßi totandi ;o increase the e<port price of rice next year by ten or fifteen per cent dQ no: comas a surprise Tile Burmesi rernment aai alreai need a
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    If Only They Drank Our Beer—
    820 4  - If Only They Drank Our Beer— John Hall REPORTS ON A NEW DOLLAR DRIVE IF only Americans would acquire Britain's tiistc for beer and insist on slaking Iheir Ihirsl with British beer, most of our dollar difficulties would dissolve m draughts of old and mild. That sobering thought provides one
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    The Comet: New Tests
    188 4 BRITAIN S De Havill Comet i< t airlin< i on it> test flights down the equivalent of Atlantic cr But it will not By the Atlantic tor some time yet Much more tost flying by the 500 7 mph airliner haa still to be done. Sine
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    It Seems To Me....
    1021 4  -  POLITICO By ii the Three Wise Men of the Kasl came lo Singapore bearing Kills of g«»ltl. frankincense myrhh m their bag gage the> would run into a heap of trouble M the Customs. It they managed to keep out of Pearl's Hill Jail il would
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    'MAGINOT LINE' FOR ISRAEL
    180 4 'MAGINOT LINE' FOR ISRAEL I^OT long ago a dark. hatchetfaced man m his middle iff* ma clandestine Tel Aviv headquarters. pored over reports transmitted through st rct underground grapevines. Very few who worked under him m Haganah, the Jewish Resistance organisation m British Palestine, were aware of his identity. To
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    JULIAN MELTZER
    85 4 b i.e. iH n**s back t< will b*» 'h*- fin m ca Cormei > i foilov^rc b\ Refulai uniu T lie^r^ the pi thr arrry »r^ unofr I 0rd1:..-ted rrt tra! r< l»ra*l's ma!>po^er I dual job ol aof] ar.d turmoil is eominc h •ens ti thousands <•
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  • Christmas SHOP WINDOW ONLY TWO SHOPPING DAYS LEFT
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      12 1 Christmas SHOP WINDOW ONLY TWO SHOPPING DAYS LEFT Thursday, Dec. 22, 1949.
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      Beautiful tradition of the Christmas carol
      1081 1  - Beautiful tradition of the Christmas carol a Special Reporter ASDFSDF si Lhristinas was sung, m ;i low, lone, hy a nrking-class ;i cara stable m years probab*ired, and ly that her i any Ip. we may be .ble cointo ..nd ter- S ome h the that he v of She
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      How good a detective are you?
      211 1 \\/HAT .ibout a little problem m crime detection for your party? Try this one- A man left a £5 note on his desk Later it had vanished. In the interval two people only had access to the note--His butler .-»nd his housemaid. The maid
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        29 1 Www for HIGH QUALITY GLASS PRODUCTS may rely 0n SINGAPORE GLASS MANUFACTURERS Co. Ltd. \u turers of* TYPES OF BOTTLES \ss\V ARE METAL STIC CAPS PYRO-CERAMIC LABELS »M»tMtttf tt
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        51 1 Here's trhttt to buy for r (f/i*thfniay Johnson Baby products all habits tot* BABY LOTION BABY POWDFK B\ B CBC AM Johnson* Bab\ Gift Box is .1 neiGOme combination of piactical bab\ tmentials enveloped m glamour It makci an ideal gift every mocher and b.ib\ appreciates Johnson 4k JohMen Raty
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      Diaries are always started with good intentions
      708 2  - Diaries are always started with good intentions ROSEMARY ARCHDALL Sa>s |-|0W many diaries arc given away at Christmas, and how many recipients start off, full of hope, to fill up the pages, only to cast them away at the end of a few weeks or even days, because it is
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      Anagrams for your party
      28 2 Anagrams for your party YV' 4 T gnmt !Y| I l UJOKTVIKWIT. X Pan'O'yy.me OWHTSKBMIdi (3' .4 t'C*. IRKACtC. (4 .4 I Capital OBDRtvnm. I p<»" H picture.
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        77 2 BRIGHTEN YOUR CHRISTMAS WI T H SEAGERS GIN I E B LONCJN BOLC AGENTS: HENK^ WAUGM i. (0 LTB ■NGAPORE, I'KN VNG. ki ma UJMPtfe, IPOH t Merry Christmas I and a j i Happy New Year tt all iitf motoring frit-mis WEARNE BROTHERS LTD. Suggestions for useful Christmas Gifts
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        120 2 ANCHOR BEER Distributor t FRASER 6 *Mi/£ HI ENJOY m Your CHR/STMAS *J ond NEW yfA* 0 /^Aif>V > PARTY with s |i«@^ ff "PEACOCK "glfii^V BRAND PLACE TOCI OKI i; NATIONAL AERATED WATER CO 35-37. Hamilton Road ■WiVi'iWi'iViViViV'V' 11 1 I I XMAS (ffIDPW > for \!)ll> C" PterfiM
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      The Legend of The Snow Maiden
      1030 3  - The Legend of The Snow Maiden ROSEMARY RUSSELL by Retold from opera by Rimsky-Korsakov "I WISIT, sighed Snegourotchka (whom you can call Sneg), "that I could play with mortal children and belong to a human father and mother." She shivered, though she didn't really feel cold—how could she? She was
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        166 3 Give a USEFUL present this Christmas! jLjEX^ Have your choice of the following: |§p "TIGER" RUBBER PRODUCTS Bafloon* Ttnnit Shoes Fook Lee Shoes gjthioom Matt Oxford Shoes Rubber Slipper* Velveteen Slippert Apront Hot Water Bortlei Chair Pads Water Hoses Floor M3ttinss Etc., Etc •IN ATTRACTIVE COLOURS -LASTING QUALITY frmm leading
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        109 3 Ih'coriilinn *^*r Lif/hiH OSRAH Docoration Lifhtt ar« *to*ciallf attractiva for all indoor parties and ceiabrattoni and for the docoration of RoMauranU. Shop Interior*. Window Diiplayt and Chmtmai Tr, M Thoy can o* wtod on anjr »ouaj« b*i««tr 200 and HO volt*, and can b« run for ovar M hour* fo*
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      Switzerland is under a blanket of snow
      400 4  - Switzerland is under a blanket of snow R.A. FALQUIER by Malaya, a country of eternal sunshine, of t'<|u;»l temperature, and ol tropical storms, it is hard lo imagine whal a real Swiss Christmas under snow can be like. An effort of imagination is insutli cienl to infuse the non initiated
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      WHAT'S MOVED
      67 4 i; yo: i let pomr friend." m the rrj of m Alh 'its. and th' r. i-m make a nmmibei i f < Ueratinr i r/?^ fibeing careful to writ* to moid any NOW call i', < v paper and nth t> duun all the thtt§tt have been
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        246 4 ID* I S LTD <|o«r<j)<Mce §r x £tl m Your taste fl > will tell the difference. I When you add- Sft Ed THE FRESH FRUIT ■WWWk Wkw LIME SQUASH THAT IS THE COMPLIMENT QUTHDIF/V^L to a pERFECTD K F r X MAS as well as for OTHER TIMES Music
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        17 4 a merry a *isn WITH i BEST LAu£ft EvervtirriL yahe* j!e Agents aDINC lARRETTO SHIPPING 5! Robin*
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        104 5 ■^Jm J iHL.j^m \/*w- V' (^^A Ham to REMEMBER HMMi Hollywood's Newest! A Gift Within A Gift! b^V'^ Q J^3 GIVE HER THE GIFT OF GLAMOUR J$ > T SHE WOULD CHOOSE FOR HERSELF MAKE-UP SETS iiSsr Js^ AVAILABLE AT ALL DEALERS $f^^S^^ A In^BcawfM USEFUL Plastic Cases n that
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        192 5 I for HER 14 1 Perfumery: 1 fw Q r lx r x *v I il f M m W5 g? "Jean Patou" g C^ (JLlLll. %ZJ i sfie will cherish f° r y iL^P "Yardley" V* ever. ..one of the dainty wrist r; jC""^^R?L watches from the large selec-
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      XMAS CUSTOMS SURVIVE THE YEARS
      1285 6  -  MARIE BURKE by THERE are many attractive customs and tales connected with Christmas, and none more delightful than those directly concerned with the Christ Child, whose mystical presence was believed to take all power from evil spirits. That is why ghosts and the like, not
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        163 6 C w Mai MtL s p^^Bhh I til f/ie Seoson Finest Choict M iSTI m kit* ir« I* I ut with U k v bit v Cm Ju<t *mp4 > 3 E*» I LANKA JEWELLERS^ A 20. BATTERY ROAD PHDN JUST THE THING FOR CHRISTMAS: W r; 5T STOKES FOOKTIIB
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      It just goes to show
      298 7 It just goes to show Jl WAS a small country with a parochial outlook. There were no people SO intelligent as their people; no other land had its industries so well organised; no community that lived m such harmony as theirs. They seldom looked outwards, and m consequence their king
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      ARMY LAUGHS
      5 7  -  Bert Neyland by
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      A FAIRY TALE FOR GROWN-UPS
      717 7  -  s.c. George by which their own were sma;i boats, a palace so large that their own would have been lost m its stables, buildings of tantastic height, and a river whose furiher bank they could not see. The King was as perturbed as his subjects
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        326 7 (VDU A U HPHONS I V/»V# Make your own soda water at a fraction of the cost A" SPARKLETS'" SYPHON is a Christmas gift with a .V. future, too •v mm. Each SPARKLETS' Bulb *'V* W^ charged with purest car<<T* bon dioxide is ready to z^Ek serve >' ou at
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        110 7 Gi7/$ that are readily XL&£)£&&&A CAMPHORWOOD CHESTS Qbu^tt" uniori store B^f^^i o^^ Hb Glamorous Patricia Roc tavs* list h:. <■ f^B X y!^yx v*ay Lux Toilet hoap br;!i«i urw lovrljnr«'** C l^ r and rnjo\ its s:: j^ I H^ two-minute tieatment. Ju^t a v\j-i. v BHflpteMM^^w^W M K^Ki rimf
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      A Ghristmas Carol
      1276 8  -  CHARLES DICKENS By he had evtr heard. Clash, clash, hammer; ding, dong, bell! Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash! Oh. glorious, glorious! Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the
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      STAVE FIVE SCROOGE GETS THE CHRISTMAS FEELING
      305 8 STAVE FIVE SCROOGE GETS THE CHRISTMAS FEELING yESf and the bedpost was his own. The bed was his own, the room was his own. Best and happiest of all. the Time before him was his own, to make amends m! I will live m the Past, the Present, and the
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      LIST OF CHARACTERS
      207 8 > Bob Cratchit. clerk to Ebenexer Scrooge. Peter Cratchit, a son of the preceding. •I T.m Cratchit (Tiny Tim >. a cripple, youngest > son of Bob Cratchit. > Mr. Fexxiwig. a kind hearted, jovial old merchant. m m ■I Fred. Scrooges nephew. m l > Chost
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        74 8 MAYNARD Co Ltd I /> 11 BATTERY ROM y' <k SINGAPO:t See our XM AS SHOW 'of: ELIZABETH ARDEN PRODUCE I TRAVa 5 G FT SEI MALAYAN PfWr£« WA«£ PERFUMES AND COSMETICS: YARDLE^ RE CREPE C ROLLS RAZORS AND nC J WIDE RANGE OF COSMET SETS, COMPACTS POV\DE' DESIGNS AND
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      XMAS RADIO NOTES
      1319 9 JjOLID.U programmes lO he broadcast nt Christmas !>\ Radio Malaya, Singapore, will provide variety lo suil :«ll Lislt'v There will be some notable musical programmes, panlo mime and ;i wealth of comedy ;m<l light entertainment f <> r voting and old. The hours of broadcasting will be
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        86 9 ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR IDEAL XMAS GIFT! Hoc a Camera c >• 'ED WITH THE WELL KNOWN VARIO* TTER BY CAUTHIER AND ILJTAR 1: 3 5 COATED LENS. AIL PRICE OF CAMERA WITH ATTRACTIVE LEATHER CASE. SPECIALLY LINED $80. 00 EVERFAIR COMPANY, 13 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD SINGAPORE. X'mas Gifts
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        156 9 £w fXmab Ip 7 GREETINGS f s# W«h ea<fh carton pu'chased do' ifl* Xmas s» > v«^_^ ONE MOC *v !be g.ven FREE bu» eo'ty »o avo«3 f7^ j^ljß te n disappointed a& there i* only a lim>ted nombe' of m,jgs available- yiVi "V* Ask your dealer fo<- ou' f
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      Let's do some Xmas caroling
      76 10 Let's do some Xmas caroling Carols epitomise the Christmas spirit m a manner not properly duplicated by any other of our multifarious Christmas customs. They speak of that most important of things spiritual— the Nativity— and of kindness, tolerance and understanding. Without them, Christmas would just not be Christmas. Here,
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      While shepherds watched
      89 10 Thr A- LOU I An I r d Dm m o* Dands A wh :s t: X A' s-.gn > I avenly i?ah- fOU thet To human i:eic gftspUq ilffilJl r npp''d r M r Arui m a manger '::d c riiKi i^j^' !*f Sermi H# Appear
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      I saw three ships
      94 10 1 Ul.i.Jf.jl Mil three ships come sailing m. On Christmas Day. on Christmas Day, I taw three thipi come sailing m, On Chrlitnuu Day m the morning 12) And ii-hal uas m those ships all three? (3- Onr Saviour Christ and his lady. (4> Pray, uhither
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      Good King Wenceslas
      215 10 On Feati the*, w> en the a >v >ut. De<v. and cr:*v. and even: ghtly %Htme the moon that n:aht. Though the frost irai cruel Wl *n a r.^uT man ca" m tight, Gathering winter 'Ht! I \gt and s'an<i by me. I thou know'ii telling, Ton
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      The first Nowell
      267 10 TKr first Nowcll the angel did My Wit to certain poor shepherds m fields they lay* In fields where they lay. keeping their sheep. In cold winter's night that was so deep: Nowell. Nowell, Nowcll. Nowell. Born is the King of Israel They looked up tnd saw
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      Hark! The herald angels sing
      150 10 Hark the herald angels sing. Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth and mercy mild; Cod and sinners reconciled. |oytul all ye nations rise: t_ join the triumph of the skies: With th' angelic host proclaim, C Christ is born m Bethlehem. Hark the
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      God rest you merry gentlemen
      21 10 To The i An: In A--7 I B ss )> << fj' I (l 1 And rriu < A
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      O come, all ye
      84 10 O comv jM rartM lovtui and triymphant O come *c O come Come and behold H m Born the Xi«« ot >r. 0 com* let »<to' H D come let u« ado' O com* 111 wt idon Chrnt the Lord S«i»< choir* o» Smg m cKultatiow.
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        128 10 The shop for you and your children to buy everything you require for your hobby. Feed your fish m a clean wholesome manner with our specially prepared fishfood PARAFOOD. Cure their illnesses with our medicines. We simplify the science ot fish so that the young and the old can have
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        79 10 •IfllinilllllllllinitlNlllllHKM I AV>r Yomr Vma* Wiofg** H M Beaut prfse' H s :eb a. 3 able a' Also unde D QUEEN'S PHOTO *TtDl 99. North Rri<ine R°^ r |lltlC3lllllltlMllC3IIIMIIMIHC3UIIHIIIUIC3ll> 0 w f the mnT*a* j I 145, KUUn«y Ro«». p rf j xmas em S i I 1 I ra»
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        285 11 ™"MHBB n X D k. j C Hls MASTERS Yllcr^J i (RECORD REVIEW |JbS Beethoven mMmMM* tttihovtn y OVERTURES SONATAS 1 l B P^ W.?£ L d symphony orchestra c .0 £2 v o Momon fPianofO! c) C 774 7 .49 .t Op. 84 -By NBC. Orchestra cond by Arturo
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        48 11 )A( COMPACT Il|l| EJj FOR ALL LADIES 1 Distinguished v M > <w. nil TOT* i fP ay Manufactured by the Parker Pen Co. Trade enquiries to SHRIRO (CHiMAj LTD. <^^ 26-1 RAFFLES PLACE -TEL: 4830 Th h ir iy p n d n n u*o j^^uunUUno AGt Nrs >
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      When DOES a year actually begin?
      1347 12 THE \vg:\\ and historical year begins on Jan, I. Th« school and university year begins at the end of September or Ihe l>eginning of October. A fanner m the northern hemisphere will tell you thai liis year begins some time m early March. Each
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        313 12 Seasana I Greetings to all outValued Patrons ROSE" GOWN SHOP LTD., 21 Stamford Road. ATTENTION! I Visit the critef:ion bar restaurant Cornpr of Orchard Road A Oxley Road I The most popular Bar m b.ngapore Excellent Orchestra every night Good Food and Drinks served by charming waitresses The place where
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        119 12 plonso the receir« r XMAS GIFT CHOKE f>o/ii the tmried >/„/■ on display I v,,,, r popular jr,,,li r 8. P. 11. de SIM Ir HICII biki. )kL KUALA LUMP! o|] VWMV.'.VAVW.V.V.V.,-, IDEAL C]lin^ I M ciFT THERE'S NO wo«[ E^ E GIFT THAN A FINI -^L FOR LADIES kh
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      THE MARMALADE PUSSY CAT
      769 13 JT IS not so very loiiK ago lhai a little, furry, blind and marmalade kitten was born m a poor and dirty street m Singapore. In cast' some of you wonder what is a marmalade kitten let me explain. This particular brand or sort of kitten
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        202 13 trt is still time for us to install a HIS MASTER'S VOICE 9 Radio Radiogram cr Celebrity Reproduce? your J;vnu: before Christmas tjmu^d Taki the llft at John Litila k3©OT|OIP|S!S S MOUTRIE CO (MALAYA' LTD JOHN LITTLE'S BUILDING '^■■HT SINGAPORE TCI.- 7030 //< CHRISTMAS H "t^, I MORNING Vv *x&<.
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        98 13 braUJo A/ ways or your service FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPIN, on a!! children s I'nes including Dresses, toys, frocks, cars. ca m ages and a s^de --ange of novelties, etc etc at special prices TELLY CO. 377 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Tel 31 :f% /M W FU E L V^*^"^ EQUIPMENT
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      THE TRUTH IS TRICKY AT XMAS TIME
      615 14  -  MARIE GOUGH says LAST Christmas I dropped an outsize brick. A small boy was telling me all about his lovely new bicycle. "Oh yes'\ I thoughtlessly informed him, "I met your Daddy when he was choosing one m the shop.'* The small boy
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      The strange man in white
      485 14 The strange man in white IT was In islmis Eve, l>i 1 1 Ihe unlighted Christmas Irec m a hushed Katonp home bore mute testimony to Ihe Brief and anxiety of the parents, whose only child, little girl la> m her rot, dying. Western-1 r an n c d tors,
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      A Christmas tale by MARA ZYWOLT
      128 14 A Christmas tale by MARA ZYWOLT Lean v her Ui A gravely faced the •ii yi v ivi child/ 1 he *ald, addn .i to the mother In U-r native tongue, "you will have to act QUlCkiy, fOIIOWIng my instrin n The stranger walked to a table on which lay
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      JEST A MINUTE!
      17 14 "Got to smarten up a bit. William— rye got a Job v Pather Christmas!"
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        113 14 Once again— let us help you to solve your I XMAS SHOPPING MALAYAN and ENGLISH XMAS CARDS and CALENDARS Complete Kanje of Useful A Acceptable g IHIIDRLN S BOOES VISIT LEATHER GOODS GAMES OU o (Purse WHtln« c«a» B >lan> VarifUes of CHILDRIN 41)1 L1S 1 GAMF CORNER Lett's Collins
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        97 14 l ICJIMMIIHIIICJH LAST M/NOTf SHopp,^ "i WILL ALWAYS O, iA pp OIH ZI 5«/«cf roar GOLD S/tVfp Although many shopptri nt a) their early selection I A VERY LARGE RANGE of I I USEFUL GIFTS TO CHOOSE I from I G. C. de SUVA BROS I 13. RAFFLES PLACE c,3-
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      A very lean time for the barber of Oberammergau
      947 15  - A very lean time for the barber of Oberammergau Christopher Phillips by IS a loan time for the barber m the picturesque Bavarian village of Oberammergau. Most of the men there are growing beards and are letting their hair grow to shoulder length. They are preparing for the traditional Passion
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        100 15 CHANEL I^H^HH HH PARFUMS J CHANEL PAR I S A ro« LABORATCMtIS LTD Coil»*r >.»» -noort j pecial X'mas Reductions. ROSE BRAND SYRUP Best Qua gs Priet 5/.J5 /i'. ttle ifeli r ■v. her«. T. G. Kiat 6c Co. :W-T« North Kridje K*ad For r/i/$ Xmos A HEW AMERICAN HAIR
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        25 15 ijflL Rou^idtheWoiii 1 yM* search of a GULDEN VLIES CIGAR WORKS, TILBURG, HOLLAND SoU Agents. L. E. TELS COS TRADING SOCIETY sm E a, tiaw-MM,
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        269 15 BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE BWm MODEL EBS I for A.C. Mavis. WW MODEL EU.U /or /|.C. or D.C i You w»U Uke ihe remarkably ciear recepoon of thr» 3-vatvc Bush tuperheu You will be impressed by tv power, yet v can be coned down to a whisper You wiD be amazed how
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        337 16 1 y^t^S^T^ Jtkm^ C t'^^Bßß^'- |l^NMNfl^B^^*<^r _b1 Bb B^K B^lBe m^"^^ B vV\ *Bp B^B^b jbJ^K, BKBB^B^raaW m B \V V x BBJ t^^*^ HVftflrjißi T mwmWmm B^LJ^BBr ?^^B%^ BY& I V\*- Xj jr^^ B^B Bl^KB 188 B m aY B m. 1 J q aO^ _^f*^f BbßJ^m j^r B^BI
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      10,000 TONS RUBBER FOR RUSSIA
      209 17 10,000 TONS RUBBER FOR RUSSIA Buying resumed m Malaya Free Press Staff Reporter RUSSIAN order for 10,000 tons of Malayan rubber, to be shipped m January, has been received this week m Singapore. This brings to an end the 100-day Russian hold-up m rubber purchases believed to be caused by
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      GROCERS ASK FOR RAILWAY SPEED-UP
      89 17 GROCERS ASK FOR RAILWAY SPEED-UP f p i irre-^pondent rocers ask the restore able of :vaLs veseta- :..t Pedera- any .i inpted M Orwngiootn' has to the Railway mla Lumpur. ities Ked to ac- ept resLoaa that :rom damage to ible soods lor- by tnlMflri to fix m freight rates
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      MEDICAL RESULTS
      26 17 The examination results of the University of Malaya's Faculty of Medicine, which were published yesterday, are subject to confirmation by the Senate and council.
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      TIN DELEGATES' EXPENSES
      129 17 TIN DELEGATES' EXPENSES Free Press SUfT Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. JgXTRACTS from the Federal Finance Committee report* placed before thf I Federal Legislative Council today fur approval are: A sum of $11,035 to nun the Federation's share of the expenses of delegates from Malaya attending the Tin Study Group met
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      PACKING BILL 'SUPERFLUOUS'
      227 17 Free Press Staff Reporter rHE proposed Malayan rubber packing legislation. even m its amended form, was superfluous, Mr. Lee Kong Chian, prominent Singapore rubber merchant, said to the Free Press yesterday. Apart from serving the Malayan packer and shipper m the matter of proper grading of rubber
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      Excess profits test dropped
      532 17 Free Press Staff Reporter KIALA LI MPI R, Thursday. T^HE reasons why the profits set-off clause was deleted from the Federation's war damage compensation scheme are disclosed m the report of a special committee appointed by the Federation Government. Its purpose was to advise on the
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      POLICE MISSION
      46 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Federal Finance Committee has agreed m principle to expenditure m connection with the Police Mis sion winch Ii investigating the present and lonf<-tenn policr problems m the Federation A vote will be taken later w.'ien its sctual expenditure Is known
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      NEW PAID LAND
      38 17 KUALA LUMPUR TUurs. BY 1951. a total of 17.800 acres of new padi land will have been developed m Perak. Malacca. Johore. Keiantan and Negri Sembilan. it was stated m the Federal Legislative Council today.
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      COMEDY OF MURDERS AT THE PAVILION
      196 17 ITS so difficult to make neat job of killing peopie with whom one is not on friendly terms' confesses the Duke of Chalfont m "Kinu Hearts and Coronets." which opens at the Pavilion cine na ;oday. Nevertheless the fastidious Duke does very neatly dispose
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      RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
      68 17 The Red Cross m Sine:*jxjre will be launching a bit: drive m the new year to increase its associate membership. Associat-e members will not be required to do voluntary work they will be accepted aa members on an annual sutweription of $2 and will bp Issued with
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      CENSUS OF PRAYER DODGERS
      159 17 CENSUS OF PRAYER DODGERS P. P. Malay Correspondent IMAMS (priests* and mosque officials throughout Kedah have been asked by the State Religious Department to draw up a census of j th-jsp m their areas who fail 1 to go for their Friday congre--1 nation prayers without reason T v :>-
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      CLUB'S NEW POOL
      26 17 picture. SEVEN youngsters enjoying a dip m the children's section of the Tanglin Club swimming pool which was opened yesterday morning. Free Press
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      Compensation for bandit victims
      201 17 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LVMPI X, Thursday. A SUM of 53,200 has been approved by the Federal Finance Committee for payment of compensation to the dependants of a sub-contractor wh 0 was killed by bandits before the Emergency (Civilian Injuries) Compensation Scheme came into effect.
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      THEY AIDED IN SEARCH
      72 17 Free Preys MarT Reporter KUALA LLMPI R. Thurs. pENGHI'LI'S and villa Rer* who assisted m the search for Brigadier D. H. Erskine. then Commander of the 2nd Guards Brigade, who was lost m the jungle while flying between Mentakab and Kuala Lumpur, are to receive a
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      FEDERAL INCOME KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.
      49 17 FEDERAL INCOME KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The task of computing the national income of the Federation i.s already m hand. It is hoped to complete it by the middle of next year. This was a written ren'y by Government to Mr. M. P. Rajagopa! m the Federal Legislative Council today.
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      OVER $600,000 TO COVER CRISISDEFICITS
      259 17 OVER $600,000 TO COVER CRISISDEFICITS Free Press Staff Reporter KIALA LI MPIR, Thursday. TiHE Federal Finance Committee has recommended supplementary expenditure totalling ov.r to cover deficits m the 1948 and 1949 estimates m connection with the emergency. The recommendation will come up for approval before the Federal Legislative Council which
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      Millions more for salaries
      59 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. nrwo Malay States between them require $3,273,079 as additional funds to implement the recommendations of the Public Services Salaries Commission with effect from Aug. 1. 1947. They are Selangor ($2,243,--398* and Kelantan ($1,029,--181). These supplementary allocations of funds were recommended by the Federal
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      SATA REVIEW OF WORK
      70 17 SATA REVIEW OF WORK T. issue of the SAT.t the journnl of t>.. Singapore Anti-Tubercul> c Hum lillmi. is norv on sale M the public at $1 a copcan be obtained from thi City Bookstore. Kelly and Walsh or the Honckong and Shanehai Bank. There are articles on the oricln
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      MAILS
      48 17 tmii b i 4 it' odsv from Hong K<>cw Ch:n<i Nnr'h Borr.<o. Labufct*. Bnint-i Miii. TbaSkSd, Ai. I and Uhc Federation i-m Times for Dc»tin( i mail »odKV at the CPO noon for CVylon Into r USA Canada. Phi! ppims: I D r for hf FWl* <n.
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        71 17 GIFTS a most acceptable «-an^e ot gifts i ;an always choose one tor an> occasion be sure you get »t at the keenest once S P H de SUVA 45 HIGH STREET SINCAFORE POM K. LUMPUR O Have your tea after the office has closed at the 6. H. Cafe.
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        100 17 Another interesting toy [X'MAS TOYLAND a^. ilji y ii jj tafcMjr^jßJlllJlP The younger boys and girls wi!l love to possess a box of LOTTS ERICkS. for 38f5r^^^H5»(j^2^2^^^/^. w '*k them they can design a -.d build MOMionOAiMi icki moo* mkks Towers Churches, etc. LOTTS TUDOR BRICKS LOTTS SILVER SERIES Spore
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      FORM GUIDE FOR FIRST DAY AT PENANG
      1062 18 \LLAN LEWIS, Free Press rating correspondent, gives below a comprehensive form guide for Saturday, the first day of the Penan* Turf lub Xmas-New Year meeting. CL. 1. DIV. I— B]F. FORTUNE'S FAVOURITE 9M l mull II It fl M Abt. M I i
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        141 18 srA/?rs today! 11.1 IS, 4. »J :u\ aad *Jt p.m. Tlif Ideal Attrartion for an O< c.ision that l> tiands the BKST an* _?Vr M j N^> JOIN WAYNE fW^^ JOANNE DIN «^A JOIN AGAK lEN JONNSON V CAIEY, Jl.l fco^y.... JOHI FORD I OPINS TODAY! mi .1.4.1 1.15., IS
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        87 18 JL4ST DAY -«.3i4» I \<. H\\ I 111 V- Ikm MPH' "I/Ff DfAfH eAPJTOL BOOK RIGHT NOW FOR TOM ORRO y s BiG W 1 H i 1 1^ KH Ml t VE SHOW: THE NEW W JOLSON TE CHNICOLOR PICTURE JOiiON line; AGAIN LARRY PARKS -vm M riTI HNffl
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        160 18 mdndrdK6 Exclusive to llu> Singapore Free Press m Malaya ™^^\r. ir ..n nil! BBaC I^ l^? 5 3^ ('A O-STiNGCShEO 'VL'P/SMOa^^l /innU XJUnU-111l l^aaa^/-^ t gathe^no--- i". .oa^hE.H t MAVBt lll\\ll*l 1 iMI Ul»* U-^IP^ M :H!s^APlBt,?:rY S'.W- ~r IT'S AM. VM> Js T ft*isTNG. JANE Exclusive to the Singapore
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      DESERT QUEEN SHOWS HER FINE SPEED
      627 19 This morning's final gallops From ALLAN LEWIS uv PENANG, Thursday. HK outside strip of the course proper was opened this morning, when horses went through their final workouts tor the first day of the Penang Turf Club's meeting, which starts on Saturday. Best gallop
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      $2,500 more for hall fund
      158 19 \J EARLY two thousand five han- dred dollars— $2,479.03 to be as collected from the for the Singapore BadHall Fund last Saturday The t.u-hest single price paid I *\ts $100 by Mr F A W Haidley of Duniop Rubbei Ltd «hile numerous other a executives
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      82 compete in Asia tourney
      93 19 82 compete in Asia tourney Sixty -FOUR men and 18 VOatO fro.:: 12 .nr.pete m T .he first lawn pjongfalpe I a which open a: 'he S b Calcu lay Of tbf 30 foreign run. 1 en men and fjur women have beer, seeded for •ne respective singles events. The
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      Woodcock to tour U.S.
      94 19 BRUCE Woodcock. British heavyweight champion. Hill go to the I'nited States for a series of exhibition bout* after his championship fight with the American. Lee Savold. m London next May. Mr. Tom Hurst, Woodcock's manager, left London by air yesterday for the U.S. to make arrangements
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      RAF Seletar win Sanderson Cup
      60 19 PMINISTRATION W:njf Sele- tar. beat RAF. stauon. ChMigli by a try to ml at leunah yesierdav ;t» their annual ruKby name fur the Sanderson Cup. Ihe ground was la a bad condition and made good play impossible. Ho^f'-er a K'xxl forward move-, men: m me
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      FORM GUIDE FOR PENANG RACES
      1446 19 Continued from panic 6 CL. 2. DIV. 4— s}F. sKY MASTER HOO Kl«^4 111 ■>' I I \-l M c M.t» P -Jll I i WON Dtt. S 2nd Xl MASI 1.13 SAILING 8 13 WILI.OI (iHBY 8 12 v Victory W -> Ever bright
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      Johore women score big win
      110 19 BASKETBALL THE JOHORE wu-iifii trounced the Pahang women by 56 points to 31 fMtcrdaf 'he fourth day of the All -Malayan Chinese basketball meet at tJae Happy World Stadium last night. Mlm Chee Oeok Mci «Johorf» scored many fine goals znd paved the way for
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      ARMY WIN 20-3
      22 19 Army «ounce<i Territorial Army by 20 points to 3 >nt R-.gby Union match at Northampton vesi#rdBv A. P. Reuter
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      H.M.S. TERROR WIN 6-3
      27 19 H.M.S. TERROR WIN 6- 3 LJ MS. Terror defeated thf SCC A rugger team by s:x points (two trie«> to three a try en the padang yesterday.
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      Police go down fighting to S.C.C. at rugby
      523 19 Police go down fighting to S.C.C. at rugby S.C.C 16; Police 13. IN their return match against th e Singapore Cricket Club which was played at Thomson Road yesterday, the Police rugby team put up a much better showing than their first encounter which they lost 22-0 and they went
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      BIRTHS
      33 20 HOCSIO^t. At BungH/ HosKu.ila Lumpur on Dec. 21 lain Hi. wife o: J Q Hou.ston. a mni. AT DCOTTAS Cl:nu\ Hill to Grace, wife of II J. T. Beobee. son. on 49.
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      MARRIAGE
      59 20 IM-WONG: A* the Straits I Mettodisl Church, KamKar»r. by Rev. Goh Hood D Sat Btlaj 17th Dfxvmber S- inley Us Boon Hln Mi Phyllis Won* Teck Mr tin Lmi Boon U dfc with tl.anks the:'s 's tront fMtadi and es. \Ni'ONE kavvtoi tiie oi Mali olin Edward ;.i- Wife
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      REDS MASSING OPPOSITE HAINAN
      225 20 REDS MASSING OPPOSITE HAINAN A ttack now imminent HONCi KOMJ, Thursday AS the Communist Peking radio claimed that the Nationalist forces m Szechuan were being liquidated and that more than 100,000 (lovernment troops had been taken prisoner m Western China since Nov. 1, masses of Red forces m Kwangtung and
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      58 20 photu. A massive jet of flaming gas spurts skyuard at the eastern pipeline compressor plant m (entralia. Missouri, after a puncture m a natural gas line caused an escape which went afire. The natural gas supply to cities m Illinois. Indiana and Michigan mil interrupted. Nine workers m the plant
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      UK EXPORTS TO U.S. UP 70PERCENT
      71 20 A.P. Tl^ Bg value of B::- i Nort ri risen markedly devalttUon of th^ pound but not &ufflciei. offset the lower r;r* < thai.pe II was of^.cialiy itAU d letaay A Treasury Economic IVli f>f Britain's how 1^ >)♦ Ed Btate< m OctotM M
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      GILT-EDGEDS GET SUPPORT
      175 20 GILT- EDGEDS GET SUPPORT LONDON Thursday. iOMALL rapport m Ihe natron market gave British Government tends firmness yesterday, sains of quarter per cent l>«* i 1 1 K widespread, says Renter's I financial correspondent However, this lead was nut followed by other itoeks. liiis and rnooers were firm with few
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      LONDON TIN STEADY
      68 20 I'Uh I OQOOa Mil RUU <r «dy m ihr r>:r*rnoou s;H»f Js <k1 huthei t| h«'4 h ami tbrtc niO': 1 up £A73 12« 6d Ihr < loslinjf priOM u,v.i IM lit. baytn mid rt>os lellcn with t THrtnBM done* i CSOS, I months S7l I(ts b
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      Truman says: 'we are ready'
      227 20 REDS PRAISE STALIN AS Communist leaders hailed Marshal Josef Stalin on his 70th birthday yesterday and renewed Kremlin claims that Communism and Capitalism can exist together, President Truman said In Washington that there would be eternal peace if the world rejected dictatorships and turned to
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      ISRAEL TO CHALLENGE U.K. DEMAND
      77 20 ISRAEL TO CHALLENGE U.K. DEMAND Xl W YORK. Tii IgRAffT. ki eipected T o eng< ..t.i'v of the move bj "he U N Triu Counri. i eft the li>: goverr.:: I Fttß U) Tel Aviv fi »m Jcru«. The I- Jerusalem >k. Tuei foi the flrsi ti:r.o sin I David
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      Women like his frankness
      89 20 LONDON v. »men prop .>• d >• iv i day to a ba< :-.<.>bi»--man frlendl) thin s "> about wDmen ten^ra!- -:> But 1 rd h >lc! Dei i-:>-r H ISC of I. l| |fl 7,.i> D I ord Hjld«-n told a women'a luncheon rlib their
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      PERONS ADOPT 856 JAPS
      69 20 PERONS ADOPT 856 JAPS Qt.NOF* Maria Eva Durate Peron, cx -actress, wife of th« Argeririiip President, has become ihe fodmother of 850 chiid: en of Japanese families living m Arpentina while lie: husband has become 'he fodfmther ol six Japantsi boyi who art- sevei sons. President Peron present- ed all
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      Xmas baby for Rita Hayworth?
      42 20 Xmas baby for Rita Hayworth? Ro! P i A:y Khan, have a Chrlstma i bal H Roch ;< Bwli P: A.v K> Ml laid In -(lav ih» bab] would be bori dayi Prince Alv Khan bough i a Sf! li U.P. A. P.
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      Ex-minister dead
      31 20 Mi Jacques Stern 68. foimei French Minlstei of Coloniei and Secretary of the French Navy, leaped to his death from h:s ninth floor apartment m Nru Yoik yetterdav U.P.
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      America's Xmas City
      64 20 TINS of thousands O f Aiurri.ans are flocking lm th* "Christmas City of Ike I nitrd Stale* RMhie hem. Pennsylvania— which tonight lights i U Hlfoot hUh Star of Bet»Hehem-'rd d ,d P wt h Tim pouerful multi-coloured Nul bs throwing their li«h, »s m.les aKa.nst a
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      RUSSIAN MARITIME AMBITION
      77 20 RUSSIAN MARITIME AMBITION DO6TON, Thun Tlit Ciuel of US Nival Operation! Anm ForH Sherman, said here ••relay thai there vu ample evidence of a re awakening Russia!. maritime ambition thai America s sutvri^r f ret ol aircraft ist be maintained 'v keep upei; He wild Husv bad nurt cruLv;a to
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      N.Y. STOCKS
      10 20 THE Jf«w Yori v jrcatcrdai -triv A.P. Reuter
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      Japan claims Red-held Kuriles
      20 20 J: I n -con t X Yalta [nartlt. B- .a.: H mall >kinnva v- Reuter A.P.
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      FORDS FOR JEWS
      12 20 An au Ford Li iicki thottlv be D A.P.
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