The Singapore Free Press, 5 December 1950

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA v 17.M6. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECKMHKK ;>, 1950. I'lilll IK.N CENTS.
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    RED CHINA CASE FOR ASSEMBLY
    502 1 RED CHINA CASE FOR ASSEMBLY Six powers send message to Lie NEW YORK, Tuesday. rORMAL requo>t asking that the item 'intervention of the Central People's (iovernment of the People's Republic of China m Korea" I placed on the agenda of the present session of the United Nations i.^neral Assemble was
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    On the carpet
    51 1 I MIKH > radius Army md mtHlUeme otli mmoned before onirt# ,fxtrrdi> to explain ipparentl> »fr»> fa^fct unprrpirrd j»jrul l«rtwt Sherman -r-^ntinT the J«mt rhi^fs SUIT, and U Grntfml Wilter Bfdfll Smith, lit id •f the Ontral Intellis^nie .l-*nfr appeared hrfore the H»i!m» \rmrd Services Com■ittee behind
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    British stay to the end
    147 1 From LIOXLL CRANE PYONGYANG, Tursday. AjOST of the I niifrJ Nations forces withdrawing southwards U) Ihc WCSfI toast of K«»rea passed through Pyongyang la>>t night On. -9th British Brigade, which has been fuarding the escape route, still remains 3n the other of Taeduns river, which
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    28 pages tomorrow
    105 1 TIIK tree Press second hristnui» supplement of M full-si7e oa^es will be out tomorrow. If you likvJ C:v first. ><iv will enjoy the second even more It »s en Mimed with entert:\ininQ Christmas rending. »m:s tricks cocktail ret ip»'^ c.irtoons and stories b y Britain's foremost writers
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    CANADA SAYS 'NO A-BOMB'
    145 1 THE External Affairs Minis- ter, Mr. Lester B. Pearson, yesterday put Canada firmly on record against the use of atomic bomb m Asia. Speaking as key cabinet ministers outlined the world and national situation to the premiere of Canada's 10 provinces, Mr. Pearson said that the
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    Lioness hides in school
    39 1 4 FIVT-YF*R-OM> lioness escaped ir»m n circus v:\zr A m Casablanca yesterday, stalked down city street causing panic, and killed a dcm. sh" liter took refuge In IOTi school ccmround ana VM captured. A. P.
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    24 1 "Was that all rijjht?" Maria Hertogh asks Mother St. Columha who gave her the first piano lesson at the Thomson Road Girls' Home yesterday.
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    Luxuries for Singapore not hit
    166 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THE import into Singapore from Hong Kong of American luxury goods such as nylons, powders. pt-rfumes. tobacco and cigarettes will not be affected by the new U.S. controls on shipments of all goods tor Rsd China. Hong Kong and Macao. The
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    7 1 (seen with raised arm).- Brisbane C ourier-Mail
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    AUSTRALIA WINS THE TEST
    168 1 AUSTRALIA WINS THE TEST England all out 122 BRISBANE, Tues. AUSTRALIA beat England by 70 runs m the first test match at Brisbane today England were all out for 122. Hut ton was top scorer with 62 Dot out. Wright was out to the last ball before lunch. Iverson took
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    'Control for U.S. rubber'
    81 1 NEW YORK, Tucs. T'HE U.S. General Services Administration is pressing for the United States Government to become the exclusive buyer of all natural rubber imported to the United States as during World War 11. states the JournalAmerican's Washington correspondent. He said that Admniislrator Jets Larson was
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    'BRITISH COAL OUTPUT GRAVE'
    155 1 LONDON, ruesday. TROUBLE among the leaders of Britain's state--1 owned coal industry came to the surface yesterday with the resignation of Sir Eric \nung, Production Member of the National Coal Board. He would not say why he bad resigned. But m a letter to the Government's
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    27 1 photo. Morris. Australian opening batman, misses an attempt to turn a ball on the wicket to lei; and is eiven out Ibw. to Bedser (foreground). Courier-Mail Brisbane
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    QUAKE LOCATED
    18 1 The seismograph of Fordham University, New York, reported a "destructive earthquake" near New Guinea yesterday. A.P.
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    'STOP' REQUEST TO SENATOR
    105 1 U.S. materials for Mao WASHINGTON, Tuesday. SENATOR Herbert O'Conor told the Senate yester•5 day that he has received a telegram from crew members of the United States ship. Flvine Clipper, at Hong Kong. Sailing for Communist China on December 5 carrying steel, tin plates and pipes.
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    Wiltshire praises Inspector
    109 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Acting Commissioner of Police Mr. R. C. B. Wiltshire this morning desscribed the action of SubInspector Quok Mong Sons as -most notable and m the best traditions of the Singapore Police Fore." Impec'or Quek who whipped oui tils revolver en the pretence
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    Civilians to quit Tonkin
    76 1 SAIGON, Tuos. French civilians and families have been order >d to prepare to evacuate the Tonkin area of Northern Indo- China, where Commun-ist-led Vietminh troops bave forced the French to abandon a string of fortresses a the Chinese border. Haipong and the Delta would begin preparations
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    Red Cross kept out
    91 1 Red Cross kept ou t GENEVA, Tues. PAUL Roegger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said In Geneva yesterday that tbc committee had a right to expect that signatories of the Geneva Convention would abide by the Red Cross m getting observers into belligerent countries which deny
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    OPERATION ON DUKE OF KENT
    32 1 The 15-year-old DuXKont underwent a minor orthopardlc operation v tement U i >ed by the D of Kei i ■ec- .sail bla eondit!on U fad or A.P.
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    'Return the rock'
    21 1 Spanish student, leaders m Madrid yesterday called a ion to agitate the return of Gibraltar to S A.P.
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    LATE NEWS 'Frank talk'
    349 1  - LATE NEWS 'Frank talk' A ttlee Truman by WASHINGTON, n. DRESIDENT Truman ami Mr. Attl talked frankly for neaurll two hours m the White House jresterjA). Afterwards, a comm mique their talks revealed their determination to arrive at a mutual understanding of the serious pr )'•)!< ms la Britain and
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    THE RUSH HAS STARTED
    795 2  -  Juno Jottings by MISS X, i/urn 'DownUnder' having duly saved, pinched and scraped to make a visit to Singapore 'm the season', finds that the 'fishing, promises well with the Christmas season having so many gay public and private social functions. (Besides the male is apt
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    A STOLE, MADAME?
    279 2  -  MARY DELANE ity THE stole is perhaps one of the kindest, albeit one of the most dangerous, accessory fashions of recent years. Kind because it can at once be graceful, amusing; comforting, because it can add length, conceal width; dangerous because it can look dreary and tatty
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    WE ARE HAVING OWN SHOW
    457 2  - WE ARE HAVING OWN SHOW Jane Brown By we are to have some more fashion shows! Singapore seems to be rather slow m these matters -it takes visitors to lead the way! Incidentally 1 read an article about Indonesian fashion show m one of the illustrated London weeklies, before a
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    Yoghourt dieting
    357 2  -  FRANCES DALE by-% readinj J article on <w m a newspaper n t tamily has started t*. ing yeast. I've to^, tinned, powdered ty. Now, m my middle I have returned t« h»f piving black treacle, iSk was always mclgfal nursery breakfast bw» My experience fc git children
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      404 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, there is considerable of the philosopher m your makeup. You have a talent for analyzing and solving problems with equity and ease. As an executive, you appear capable of making suggestions for solution. You are. however, inclined to be somewhat more dogmatic than you should
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    HALF INDIA TO GO TO POLLS
    327 3 HALF INDIA TO GO TO POLLS Size of task causes delay i mm- i. %i. > BOMBAY, Monday. pKLFAKATIONS for India's first general elections are being: hastened m all the 18 states, though the date of polling has just been postponed from April to November next. The postponement of the
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    58 3 photo. Soar of thr 10.000 student* of the Fouad 1 Lniwrsity m Cairo who shouted, outside the Presidential Palace, litfins protesting against the British attitude on the. Sacs Canal question expressed by the Foreign Secretory. Mr. Ernest Bevin. The Egyptian Premier. Nahas Ftsha. came out on to the balcony of
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    11-storey flats for London
    123 3 11 -storey flats for London LONDON. Mon IjiLEVEN-STOREY blocks ot J Hats, nearly 100 feet high with only three flats on each floor, are to be built by the London County Council. The advantages of the 11--storey blocks listed by the county council are: Comparatively small ground coverage will enable
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    PAKISTAN SETS MONEY ASIDE
    57 3 Pakistan has announced a Rs 2,600,000.000 six-year development programme under the Colombo Plan. The basic idea of the plan is that Pakistan will "continue to be essentially an agricultural country but the agricultural system mast operate under the most powerful circumstances and the national economy must
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    Died making a speech
    94 3 LONDON. Mon. SIR Noel Curtis-Bennet, 18. sportsman, died m London as did his brother before him— while making a speech. Sir Noe collapsed at the Savoy Hotel at a meeting v! the Westham Boys arm Amateur Boxing Club. Carded from the banquet table at which he
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    TIME EXTENDED
    31 3 The U.N. General Assembly has extended the life of its special Balkan Committee for another year because of continued threats to Greece from her Communist neighbours to the north
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    MANY NAZIS TEACH AGAIN
    190 3 STI TTGART. Monday. rrtioiSANDS of former Nazis are back m their school -teaching: jobs m Western Germany. Mos of them were "small fry" -what U.S. officials call 'nominal Nazis." They just joined the party to hold their jobs or keep out of trouble. But m the
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    Huk plot
    31 3 .^"H? 121 Hukbalahap* *i Chinese Rtds were reJwo yesterday to have P^aanfd to destroy and burn t T?. fe "Hnent offii-.-s and ins--2!? 0115 m Quezon city of Mmila.—
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    WON'T FLINCH
    27 3 Dr- Earl Gruber. Austrian *^2Pi [Minister now m Paris. 22 «m Austria wouid r*oi 2J J trom any sacrifice t4i n a peace treaty. Reuter
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    DELEGATE HURT
    29 3 Mr. Ourot Souvannavone. chief of the Laos delegation to a French Union conference m Pcui. France, was injured m an automobile accident while driving towards Paris.— A.P.
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    Red envoy angers countrymen
    183 3 RANGOON, Monday. PEKING'S anti- American feelings must run very hish because it did not "Carnegie' Mr. Yeo Techon-min before sending him to Rangoon as Ambassador. Mr. Yeo consequently is not winning triends and influencing the people he is supposed to lookafter m Burma, according to Chinese
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    WAR STOPS N. CHINA TRIPS
    68 3 Most shipping companies m Hong Kong have temporarily cancelled all sailings to North China and Manchurian ports because of the largescale Chinese Communist intervention m Korea but some ships are still maintaining their scheduled trips to Shanghai, Tsingtao and Tientsin. Shipping circles said the temporary
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    Bridge Hand
    318 3 IVTST ducked on the nrst round of Clubs on the hand belo.\ when it was played recently m contract of Four Spades at I famous club. He knew it was his only hope, otherwise Dummy's long suit of Clubs would be established. By ducking he forced the declarer
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    22 3 Chinese Communist prison-ers-of-war, captured by I'nited Nations Forces m North Korea, under suard of soldiers of the Republic of Korea.— lSlS photo.
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    Boy, 4, walks off ship
    78 3 HONG KONG, Mon. pOUR-YEAR-OLD Lance Henry Leopold thought he would do his Christmas sightseeing early. En route to Australia aboard the steamship Changte. he walked off the ship and decided to take a look at Hong Kong. Only he forgot to tell his parents. Lance
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    STAFF BRANDS FORMER HEAD
    53 3 Professors of the Americanendowed Yenching University at Peking have branded their ex-Chancellor. Dr. J. Leighton Stuart, as a man with a split personality a "good man" at one time and a "hyprocrite" at another. Dr. Stuart left Yenching University m 1947 to become United States ambassador
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    19 3 General Mac Arthur's headquarters announced signing of a £185.200,000 trade agreement between sterling bloc countries and occunipd Ja^an A.P.
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    A-BOMB SHELTER UNDER GARAGE
    214 3 NEW YORK, Monday. T*HE atom-bomb shelter, both built-in and preA fabricated, has appeared m the suburban home areas around New York City. Crowds have inspected the built-in model, constructed beside a standard two-bedroom ranch house m a home-development tract just across the Hudson River, m New
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    SERVICE EXTENDED
    20 3 Norwegian military personnal now awaiting discharge after completing their service period would be detained m the forces Reuter
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    20 3 Atom bomb drills for school children have started m Los Angeles, with tests of srtfprotectinon method* at. onp school. Reuter
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    'Titoiam' in Latvia
    216 3 'Titoiam' in Latvia STOCKHOLM, Monday. "TtITOISM" has broken out m Latvia, one of Soviet Russia's most secret and strongly armed outposts against Northern Europe. Local newspapers smuggled over the Baltic to Sweden and news broadcasts from Riga tell a tale of merciless purges of Cabinet Ministers and other Latvians afraid
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    British cars hit Canada
    93 3 HAMILTON, Ontario, Mon. HPHE free entry of British cars to Canada is creating a future problem for the Canadian motor indu.s.ry. and cost Canadian workers €10,--000,000 m wages m the first eight months of 1950. according to Mr. Gaskin, vice-pre-sident of the Studebaker Corporation of Canada.
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    WHEAT FOR JAPS
    26 3 japan wouia import 3zu,uuu tons of Canadian wheat by May next year, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced m Tokyo Reuter
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    MAIL ASSURED
    35 3 The British War Office, Post Office and airline officials have made elaborate emergency arrangements to maintain movements of mail between Britain and British troops serving m Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Jopan Reuter
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    Bulletless 'gun'
    72 3 MR. W. A. Hambly-Clar, an Adelaide gunsmith, has evolved a trisgerless, bullet less "gun** which, he claims, will give protection to women m danger of molestation. It is the size and shape of a fountain pen and CM he carried m a handbag or a clip. The release
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    NEW METAL IS GOOD MIXER
    97 3 NEW METAL IS GOOD MIXER CHICACO Mon. ANEW meta 1 is lo<> for a job I- rtafl quaiificatn-i m an exhib -nil I Chemical i Chi' At T(HKT\ a liquid. 1 meltg In fOW hand. b. doe^ not decrees I nhelt. i WMttT. H oxpanri^ oil fl i dissolve any
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    Stassen on study tour
    64 3 MINNEAPOLIS Mor MR. Harold S dent of the University uf Pennsylvania, and iormer R publican Governor of Mir sota, ha.s left on a RMnd-Ux world flight for a first h study of conditions m Asi Africa and Europe Mr. Stassen, who left Minneapolis by air for
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    CHINESE REDS CONDEMNED
    57 3 A Chinese-American organisation claiming 44 members m ttM New 'i metropolitan area ha s E demned the totenreHtion Korea by the Cfrin<-s< Communists A statement ins support to the Unitrd I tiona po.vt.on. was isi»u«d behall ot tin' Chin«-s<- i.'on.soLdated Benevolent A. ciation. which represent! I Chinese-American
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    'ASIA'S FATE IN ASIAN HANDS'
    69 3 "Asians must determine fate of Asia, and the British hope to live m peace with the Government of Ch whether it be Communi> not." Mr. Kenneth Yom; British Minister of Staf\ told the U.S. Foreign P on m New York "It is worth making a
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    OPIUM DENIAL
    13 3 Stem disclaims respornKility lor the opium trad» South -East Asia. A.P.
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      217 3 SINGAPORE BFEBS i 3my ape. 3, 'P.I I V NTTWORR) 5 D- !n Programme Summary, 10 am. Nets frcm Singapore: 4.47 From the London Editorials: 4.55 Composer of the Week- 12 Programmes m Malay; 1 pm. Grie«; 5.15 Commonwealth Survey. Radio Orchestra; 1.30 lime Signal 5.30 Goodbye to All This—
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. Dec. 5. 1950. Double split
    540 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. Dec. 5. 1950. Double split AJUCH depends on the speed wirri which Mr. Clement Attlee, Britain's Prime Minister, and President Truman reach agreement on ooth military and political problems a Meeting not just Korea, but the whole threat implied m the unresolved differences between me
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    Don Iddon's Diary
    1036 4 Don Iddon's Diary FATHER Christmas and Senator Robert Taft, who are not to be confused, arp the outstanding celebrities here just now. Both have made rather premature appearances. Father Christmas is m all the New York store windows, beaming rosily. He is on the posters and m the magazines and
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    BBC having a contest this month
    678 4 BBC having a contest this month I ISTENERS to the British Broadcasting Corporation s daily programmes m Cantonese and Kuoyu are invited to take part m a competition next month to mark the tenth anniversary of the BBC's broadcasts m those languages. The BBC is offering prizes, including radio sets.
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    Drug Give Lepers New Hope
    789 4 Drug Give Lepers New Hope This article is by Dr. Gordon A.Ryrie, Medical Secrerary of the British Relief Associaton. IN 1907 an obscure 1 chemist held up m his laboratory a little phial containing a white insoluble powder. The label was marked 4: 4'-diaminndiphenyl-sulphone. Fame hovered very near that chemist,
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    MIDNIGHT SUN —BY PLANE
    624 4  -  Ralph Hewins By npo the wt'st stretches the expanse of the North Atlantic- with the jagged peaks of the Lofeten Islands noised like crazy mntlements. To the east are the pearly grey head-waters of the Gulf r.t Bothnia. Two thousand feet below I spot an arc
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    POCKET CARTONS
    35 4  -  OSBERT LANCASTER by Sow Qnlt then* arnm Homo' Visit* to o**cvt* r« the Lord *a*ori S*«j i the Opcntnqot Portion**"* w could abandon <* f"" 1 movtnq and spejU t** QVietlv m bee I
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    INDIAN DANCERS
    56 5 picture. E-UVEVI*..ik-ulu i*ev, nenon and 14-year-old Rathi SHvadurai. who performed an Indian dance at the Sineapore Y.W.C.A. International Fortnightly Club Christmas Party yrsterday. Dcvi and Rathi also danced at the Indian Fine Arts (haritv Concert for the Assam Itlirf nd at ihr Theatre last nisrht. THpv will repeat
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    City may lose $1.25 million
    434 5 Free Press Staff Reporter pOTENTIAL annual revenue amounting to abaut $1,250,000 will be lost to Singapore Municipality if the Government approves the policy, approved bt the Commissioners last week, of not licensing the majority of the city's estimated 27,000 hawkers According to the Municipal Commissioners'
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    ROAD MISHAP
    26 5 Guh Cho Meng. a four-year-old boy. was knocked down by a motor-cyclist at JaJan Kayu Singapore, last night. He is m the General Hospital
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    ACTION AGAINST' ANIMAL HELLS'
    296 5 ACTION AGAINST' ANIMAL HELLS' M.C. wants laws tightened OF! irp r v Press Staff Reporter |(M,lhF for birds and animals now being kept m what have been described as "animal hells along Rochore Road", will be sought by Mr. A Mohamed Ali. recently re-elected Municipal ommissioner for Rochore Ward Mr.
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    Letters for the Forces
    98 5 int. weekly Singapore-Tokio Skymaster service operated by POAS left Kallang airport early yesterday morning a full hour behind schedule, but there were no complaints from the passengers. Mr. Eric Daniels, Singapore manager of POAS. held the plane back to take on a ton of Christmas mail
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    57 5 picture. HAVE A LIGHT.' says Mr. L. A. Gibson. pictured m Singapore yesterday on his way back to his New South YVales sheep station after playing £nif on 73 courses m three months m 1 8 different countries. With him are his wife and Capt. P. Sorensen. of the Kina,
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    GIFTS FOR TROOPS
    64 5 GIFTS FOR TROOPS MAJOK-General D. Dunlop, G.O.C. Singapore District, is appealing ror public support to the Singapore District Fund to provide Christmas sifts and comforts to men of the* United Nations Forces m Korea. The Fund officially closes on Dec 10. Envelopes marked •Korea Fund" should be addressed to the
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    YMCA pool held up: no funds
    203 5 Free Press Staff Reporter HPHE Singapore Y.IVI.C.A. authorities are "thoroughly peeved" with their present and past members. "They have let us down over the proposed building of a $250,000 aquatic-gymnastic centre off Tank Road' an official said yesterday. f He added: "So far we
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    GOVERNORS' TALKS
    20 5 Governors of British territories m Borneo and Malaya will meet m Singapore tomorrow to confer on Colonial matters.
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    32 5 picture LIGHTER trouble: This lighter fOfl Hedged .vesterda> m Singapore harbour between the Jardine Matheson ship Kut Sang and the East Asiatic Line vessel Kina and could not get out Free Press
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    SHE WILL COME TO TELL STORIES
    251 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A WELL-KNOWN English A elocutionist and cultural ctoup leader, Rosemary Minnis is expected m Singapore on Dec. 26 to give a series of lecture-recitals of Christmas leeetids, folk stories and ballads at the V.M.C.A. Hall. Miss Minnis will spend three
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    56 5 picture. oi the Sin ;aO pore Chinese Ciirls' School m Emerald Hill Road, photographed with a personal passage from Queen Mary and two signed pictures of the Royal Family. The letter, which was written by her Lady -in Waiting, conveyed "Queen Mary's warmest good wishes and assurance of her Majesty's
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    Bicycles dearer in Singapore
    230 5 Free Press Staff Reporter FHE demand for new bicycles, coupled with the rubber and tin boom m Malaya and Britain's •e-armament programme, has resulted m a slight ncrease m the prices of new bicycles. Dealers told the Free Press yesterday that m -ecent weeks, prices of
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    Christmas parties for 2,000 kids
    172 5 Christmas parties for 2,000 kids Free Press Stall Reporter 2.000 poor children «J n the Sln gapore Social Welfare Department's two feeding centres r.nd 14 clubs will be entertained at Christmas and New Year parlies from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 These parties will be given by the voluntary helpers
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    MARIA: fun for the Sisters
    227 5 MARIA: fun for the Sisters Iree Pr«s> Mall K<*purt< r MARIA ft treated like a pM Ui" Convent ol i Shepherd at Thomson h where she If Mrs Hertoph told me this orday when I saw m( and dauphter at the S;tid M--Sisters haw a lot of fun fc ing
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    Must report accidents
    81 5 REMINDER that V. accident id be ported to the nearest p< station v ithin 24 hours issued >iay In Sr pore. An official statement that tinder the Road Ti Ordinance, it was he to report accident* ir a motor vehicle m wh damage or injury is ra
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    CHURCH MUSIC
    44 5 J{ FESTIVAL I i music will be give 1 St. Andre v. I Ca Singapore, tomorrow Sunday evening at 5.30 m celebration of the aF tion of the Cathedral eh" it to the Royal School i f Church Music m Can 1
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      61 5 MAIL Surface mail is expected IB Singapore today lrom the U.S. A and the Federation. Latest times tor posting surface mail at the G.P.O. today are: noon lor Jakarta, South India (letters only). Burma, North India, tht U.S.A. and Canada; 5.45 p.m for Siam and the Federal ion; 6 p.m.
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    VERY OPEN RACING AT IPOH TOMORROW
    1450 6 VERY OPEN RACING AT IPOH TOMORROW Maiden win for Eden Rock From ALLAN LEWIS IPOH, Tuesday. RACEGOERS are set a formidable task m picking winners tomorrow, second day of the Perak Turf Club's December meeting. I cannot see anything outstanding and would not like to declare any horse as a
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    Knight Gallant a good bet on the weights
    1027 6 r rHOI(;H Fro:, fa the fo tomorrow, he faces his better than lie has previ a win. a second and anotJ win at Penans but meets Announce finished s last siart, and I thought ries the same weight m 1 Love has
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    SCOTLAND CHOOSES XI v. AUSTRIA
    69 6 QCOTLANDS soccer team to meet Austria at Glasgow on Dec. 13 was selected yesterday. It includes nine players who perform regularly m the Scottish Football League and two Scots who play with English teams. The team li: Cowan (Morton). Young (Glasgow Rangers). McKnight tßaith Rovers
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    Horses not accepting
    31 6 THE following: horses will not accept for tomorrow's races at Ipoh Autumn Balloon. Saidan. New Verse, Lady Kalang. Seven Eleven. Chance Remarks. Starain. Queen Vie and Jeanne D'Aro
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      'Down' trend in prices
      146 6 'Down' trend in prices LONDON, luesday. AWAITING developments m the international situation, the Stock Exchange showed caution yesterday, and price movements generally were to lower levels. British Government funds were widely half a point down, and weakness was shown by Japanese bonds Final levels m the latter however, were above
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      SIMPSON TO LEAD NOTTS THIS YEAR
      82 6 r>EG sr T SON the >t batsman who open d the England innings m the first Test .gainst Australia it Brisbane yesterday has been appointed c*pta'n of ihe County eleven for iip\' season. W. A- Sime, captain of Nottinghamshire for the past four seasons,
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      BRISTOL ROVERS WIN CUP REPLAY
      39 6 BRISTOL Rovers beat Llanelly by three goals to one after extra time m their FA. Cup first-round second replay at Cardiff yesterday. Bristol Rovers now meet Gillingham m the second round next Saturday.— Reuter.
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      LONDON CUP FINAL
      19 6 Charlton ho;it Bimifcjrd 2—l In the London Challenge Cup soccer final at Stamford Bridge yesterday Reuter
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    47 7 k lohn»l«o 1 ""^T Mj»»«-ti 6 Johnson H ll«^!7 i .,t«> > MiUer 1 5 BS a ■.r.r.v.J r rTi h I 1 ~y^rr^r* •ST. «mZ~ SS- __i Mm WKtel trll 4t W. M K I i in b I in.i--.ll 6 |.ifcn-t..n b IttfJi— ■Mill l»«r...n
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    Services need fullback
    57 7 Services need fullb ack OJTI J:i :il^ team a Batuj jre m the H M S. Ma- will unjle sub- far fuJ Ooulson 5. .cc he Injared -v the St. Irews id v. Tr.r Lt. Cl.. v ed here tians, is .nd-off. a at The H j Anderson. Capr Duckworth.
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    R.S.G.C. RESULTS
    103 7 ilta or Real E D.u-ion: T.e b CIS I.d P P iofflsrd (Hi all square. Other cards were: R J Kr.rr lood »2» 1 down; J F Peaiv/ A R Anderson »9> 1 down; C. H Tarver '6i 7 ■r* Division WtnSWT W r :-Rhiivd «lSt I «iown.
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    TEAMS CAUGHT ON STICKY WICKET
    1047 7  - TEAMS CAUGHT ON STICKY WICKET BILL BOWES First Test turns into a farce From n rnvn Inclusive to the Free Press S„ s pla > m th^ first Test match at Brisbane yesterday ended with Kneland with tour wukets m hand and needing 163 runs to win. On a typical
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    27 7 Members of the winning: Oxford crew chair their Cox Moira fiilmore. after the Oxford v. Cambridge women's noat race m the River Cam.— Sport and General picture
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    Farr battered
    241 7  -  Marshall b y The idol of Welsh boxing fans put up a brave and gallant performance as the American relentlessly pounded his face. Marshall ran out a eom&l2*« and deserved winner.— Reuter TWIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Tommy Firr. former x British heavyweight champion, suffered the first defeat of his "comeback campaign
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    Fight drawn
    44 7 VfEXICAN boxer Ernesto Aguitar (131 lb. drew with Victoria's Frank Flannery <132\ lb. at Sydney stadium last night m a 12--round bout. The referee's verdict was Questioned by many, who considered Flannery's forcing tactics should have won him the fight A. P.
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    Memories of Larwood
    124 7 IyHEN England opened their first innings yesterday Bill Johnston set a field with three short leg slips, a gully and a silly mi do ft". Harold Larwood. sitting •n the Press box behind me, tapped my shoulder and said. "That brings back memories. Bill." It certainly did
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    FEEBLE DISPLAY BY JOHORE PACK
    497 7 By A Special Correspondent RESULT of Saturday's interState match between Johore and Negri-Malacca at Johore Bahru came as a surprise. After their extremely encouraging showin° against Combined Services and Singapore Civilians it was generally expected that Johore would emerge the winners. However. Johore have noone
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    Winning gallop by Liberty Flag this morning
    304 7  -  ALLAN LEWIS From IPOH, Tuesday. IBERTY FLAG (Charles) showed winning* form this morning when he gave Tollana (Harper) and Smiling Through (Dunwoodie) a start and beat them home over the best-run 3f workout of the meeting m 37 4 5 sees. Liberty Flag
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    THE GAMBOLS
    13 7 lOOM'T lUttr AMOTUH? W TO Mi Gwcee vou'li ma* twit- I
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    S'pore Asians loss to S.A.S. Old Boys
    388 7 Free Press Rugby Reporter A DOWNPOIR midway through the t\r>{ half yesterday's rugby game m vfttfdl st. Andrew's Old Boys defeated Singapore Asians by eight points (goal and penalt\ goal) U» six (two tries) at Farrer Park. Singapore Asians rould not field a
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    St. Andrew's rugby
    134 7 St. Andrew's rugby 'pHE lullowing will play the past XV m the St. Andrew's School rupby r.\ture Past v Piutllfl 00 S. day at 5 pin: R< 1■ }].\D I 'ik J Eu A J Guan: Ho Ec Bn: Sim Soo C Tan Sou Yam W Vftf Thio Cheng. T.
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    MARRIAGE
    11 8 -i the CathR i i papal Harper of 1 Barrow
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    MacARTHUR OBJECTIVES ARE U.N.'s
    175 8 -SAYS COVT. LONDON. TU GLNfcR aI. Mac Arthur s .n Korea had m accordance with N aions directives iri Mr Ernest Davids For-Under-Secretary. yes- ty m the House ol mona He refused to comment on ttement made by the DeMr. Shinwc.i ng that General Macir had
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    Chinese soldier fights bomber
    224 8 YONWI, KOREA, Tuesday. A CHINESE soldier armed only with a sub-machine gun fought a marine pilot flying: a Corsair loaded with bombs, rockets and cannon yesterday and gave as good as he got. In an isolated instance of the fanau* a, courage shown by the Chinese
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    22 8 America s production of the tin lightweight metal magnesium is being Lacre&sed 400 per cont to meet military and ntvllfan H/»_ A.P.
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    34 8 photo FIREWORKS— Debris is showered over the Pacific Clay Products Co. plant at Km Nietos. California, as a kiln explodes during a fire that caused :ihout one- million dollars worth of damage.- A. P.
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    New plan for German army
    140 8 NATIONS NEAR AGREEMENT LONDON, Tuesday. r pHE 12 Atlantic Pact nations are reported to be near agreement on a new plan for using: German troops m defence of Western Europe. Diplomatic informants said the new proposal envisages the appointment of a civilian high commissioner. He
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    C'wealth-US unity urged
    121 8 SYDNEY, Tucs. THE British Commonwealth and the United States would face disaster if they became divided on world affairs, said Mr. Percy Spender. Australian Minister of External Affairs, at a civic reception given m his honour by the Lord Mayor of Sydney Alderman E. C. Odea. Mr.
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    X'MAS BROADCAST
    16 8 The King will make his customary broadcast on Dpppmber 25 at 1500 GMT Reuter
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    U.S. aid fund warning
    78 8 TOKYO, Tues. GENERAL Mac Arthur's Financial Adviser, Mr. Joseph M. Dodge, yesterday warned the Jaoane#? against, depending indefinitely upon the United States Aid Counterpart Fund as a means of financing public and private enterprises. In a statement issued on the eve of his departure for the
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    ELEVATOR
    14 8 comes m very ,indy when I got caught m a power cvt 1
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    AFRICA INQUIRY
    37 8 The General Assembly trusteeship committee last ni£ht approved by 26 votes to 21 with lour abstentions a resolution appointing a tenmember commission for South, South-west Africa to examine reports and petitions from the territory. Reuter
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    Trial of strength
    81 8 OUGAR Ray Robinson, the boxer, and Coca Cola, two O of the most prominent American exports to Paris, have begun the first round of a battle m a French court. Robinson, world welterweight boxing champion who is making a European tour, asked the court to stop the
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    WEATHER BEATS THE MARINES
    386 8 WEATHER BEATS THE MARINES Shoeless fight m the snow WITH THE 10TH CORPS IN KOREA, Tuesday. QURVIVORS of the sth and 7th U.S. Marine regiments told harrowing tales today of unbearable cold banzai charges and the desperate fisht during the week when surrounded by about six Chinese Communist divisions near
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    Huge U.S. civil defence plan
    67 8 Huge U.S. civil defence plan THE US. Government yes- terday placed before Congress a $3,100 million civil defence programme to be financed over a three year period by the Federal State and local governments. The bulk of the money would go for "communal type" shelters. The balance of the funds
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    Woman's body in suitcases
    39 8 Woman 's body in suitcases The dismembered, naked body of an attractive woman was found yesterday crammed m two bloody suitcases which had been left m the package room of a Long Island railway station m Brooklyn A. P.
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    FISHING TRAGEDY
    19 8 Thirteen French fishermen died when the 62-tcn fishing boat Notre Dame sank oft Boulogne early yesterday.— A.P.
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    LESS GOOD
    27 8 The United States Government has ordered strict controls effective midnight Sunday, on the shipment of aIJ goods destined for Commun-ist-China. Hons Kone and Macao. Reuter
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    27 8 Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop ot Canterbury, said m Auckland that evtry one regretted that the atom bomb had been mentioned 'at such a moment as this. Reuter
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    "AH, YES , I SEE IT ALL NOW
    39 8 "AH, YES I SEE IT ALL NOW *aid Crown PriiiM farl C.ustav of Sweden as he took out the sJnn? from his toy truck. The four-year-old Crown Prii n succeeded to the title on the death of Kin* GusU?
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    AUSTRIAN REDS ATTACK GOVT.
    311 8 VIENNA, Tuesday. TWE accusation that the Austrian Government m A General and Dr. Karl Gruber, the Foreign Minister, m particular have 'Koreanised* Austria is behi£ made by Communists m Vienna. The Communist press declared that Dr. Gruber's aid to settle differences over the Austrian treaty, could
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    H.K. MONEY
    33 8 Yesterday's closing prices on the Hong Kong Money Ex-ch-age were HK 56.42* 1 2 16.431 2 per US dollar HK $16.05 per pound sterling. HK $312 per tael of goM. U.P.
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    TRADE TALKS
    26 8 T RADE TALKS The Indonesian government representative, Dr. Asmafun. yesterday began negotiations with the West German Economic Ministry for the Conclusion of a trarlp ugreemeni A.P.
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    U.K. army has 685,300 men
    57 8 LONDON. Tv« DRITAIN had 685.300 me* v under arms on October L the Defence Ministry an! r.ounced yesterday. 433.500 tf i hem regular servicemen an| 251.800 national servicemen There are 20.900 women it the Women's Services anl 1,900 nurses attached to cniii, Civilians directiy employe!
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    16 8 Sixteen people wer* k'lhd and 53 injured las* ni?h t i bus rollision outsirie S^rUaf<i, A.P.
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