The Singapore Free Press, 14 December 1950

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA No. 1^" )4 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1950. I'KKI It.N t KMS.
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    BUSES, TAXIS BRING S'PORE BACK TO WORK
    711 1 BUSES, TAXIS BRING S'PORE BACK TO WORK Armoured cars are cheered in city DISKS AM) IA\U AISN in force on Singapore streets \e>torda> a- law and '>rder restoiec 1 last nitfht continued into the morning. Vehicles are fnv to use all roads in the city with the exception ot the
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    Markets open
    35 1 |LL the tt'oii Markets haw rr.neiicd. V hive latli t |s^ IMM I9BC ■p 30 to 40 PTC— 4, pork ID percent and fCffri iMei to II cent*. sumed tin u>i;.il bmsj appearance.
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    LOSSES IN KOREA FEWER THAN FEARED
    43 1 LOSSES IN KOREA FEWER THAN FEARED WABHINGTON Wed. IGNITED STATES Marine Headquartn ■> rday down its estimates of break-out t;>m Communist north The I •t 3.000 to 3 300 Id it Included ibos d by lickn- a ire. Actual losses :n ;out half Reuter
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    Shipbuilders get more pay
    61 1 LONDON, Th lot 100.000 nciec i for idult skilled \v rs and £5 *ierlin* minimum [or unskilled workr The Civil Service Clerical Associate rdaj clmlmed mcreases for over 71.000 •wvants. varvins: from iterlir.s to *:75 sterling a fwr. Th* three railway unions have rejected Tru* latest
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    Karachi bans Maria landing
    92 1 KARACHI. ThUTS. PAKISTAN civil aviation authorities yesterday refused permission for the KLM Plane carrying Maria Hertogh from Singapore to Holland to land at Karachi The plane, however, new from Caicutta to Bombay and then to Dharan airport Saudi A r'ltaia Authorities at Amsterdam airfield, were reported
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    'Red Tibet by March'
    76 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs. A MONGOLIAN Prince, who led 20 Chinese across the Clobi Desert to Lhasa and then fled to India when the Chinese Communists began their invasion, said in New Delhi yesterdiy: "It will be all over in Tibet by March The Prince refused to
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    THESE MEN CARRIED ON
    109 1 ALL vital Municipal services light, water and town r cleansing were maintained without interruption during the disturbances. All essential staff for these services attended to their duties in spite of the riots, Mr. T. P. F. MacNeice, told the Free Press yesterday. Transport was provided for
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    JOINT REPLY FOR RUSSIA
    48 1 The joint British-French-American reply to Russia's suggestion for a Big Four meeting on Germany is expected this week. The Russians proposed a four-power meeting on Germany on November 3 in a note handed to the British, French and United States envoys la liotcow. Reuter
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    New I.-C. chief
    34 1 /GENERAL Jean de Lattre de \J Tassigny, recently appointed French civil and military chief In Indo-China. will leave lor Indo-China tomorrow with Mr. Jean Letourn^au. Minister of the Associated States. Reuter
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    ETNA CRATERS STILL ACTIVE
    42 1 Craters on Mount Etna were still erupting yesterday but some lava streams had very greatly reduced speed and others stopped, giving hope to three threatened villages. Tho villages, Milo. Rlnazzo Fornazzo, seemed doomed a few days ago.— Reuter
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    TALKS URGED
    23 1 rrUE Sov et Foreign Minister, Andrri Vishinsky, has suggested a conference to settle the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, A.P.
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    RUSSIA OPPOSES CEASE-FIRE
    116 1 e LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday. RUSSIA will oppose the 13-nation Korea ceasefire proposals, the Soviet delegate, Mr. Jacob iMalik, told the United Nations General Assembly's Political Committee yesterday. Mr. Malik had earlier accused Britain and the United States of "hypocritically" supporting the Korean iruce bid In order to
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    CRIPPLE TO HANG
    69 1 Genereux Ruest. 54-year-old crippled watch-maker, was found guilty of murder at Quebec yesterday, for his part in the time-bomb airline disaster, on Sept. 9 last year, which killed 23 passengers. He was sentenced to be hanged on March 16. J Albert Quay. Quebec jeweller, has already been
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    35 1 LAKE SUCCESS. Thurs. THE United Nations Main Political Committee last n'ght overrode Soviet objections by 51 to five and recommended that the General Assembly approve the Arab Asian "mechanism for Al cease-fire In Korea.- U.P.
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    GRIFFITHS ANSWERS OTHER QUESTIONS ON MALAYA
    330 1 LONDON, Thursday. BRITAIN is not sending any more troops to Malaya at present, t»ie Colonial K Secretary Mr. James Griffiths, told the HoiTse of Commons yesterday. A Labour Member, Mr. Jam e s Harrison, had suggested sending "a'l necessary military assistance availa ble in
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    Officer Filled by bandits
    62 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A EUROPEAN Resettlement Officer was killed and nil assistant was sllfhi !y wounded when bandits attacked their car in the Jasin district of Malacca last night. A British Marino I wounded when bandits at- tacked a security forces' patrol In the Kuala Kar
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    TWO WAYS TO LUNCH MEETING
    175 1 TWO WAYS TO LUNCH MEETING I n> Press Staff Reporter THE Commissioner General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, and the U.S. Consul-Gene-ral in Singapore, Mr. William Langdon, chose two different mtthods of transport yesterday to get to Kaliang Airport to meet Mr. Harold E. Stassen. one of America's leading politicians who arrived
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    WEST GERMANY TO PAY
    33 1 WEST GERMANY TO PAY Tnc Ai re na: 500,000.000 marks as the p West Germany will have to pay thif financial year for Allied troops reinforceini a German official said yesterday In Bonn.
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    Australians to cut newsprint
    102 1 Australians to cut newsprint A-^- **>■'. Wed. Sydney and Melbourne newspapers will start a volunlary newsprint rationing scheme on Monday which will involve cuts of about 25 percent, Mr. D. F. Packer, managing director, Sydney Daily Telegraph and Consslidated Press, said yesterday in Auckland. He is on nix way 1
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    VIETMINH ACTIVE
    27 1 yiETMINH forces has Mep- ped Up their activities In Ihe pa.-.; 24 hours in the ri<-h rice producing province of Tonkin In Northern Indo- tin*.
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    Truman to speak
    44 1 PRESIDENT Truman will addr .1m» nation tmnamm nifiht on the world tr ">i r The iililres;. (o b? c!« all networks at about 3 a.; GMT, Drecnber 1. ll to to** or fo1 ,otv «p -a uerlarmtion of national on.^ir<rncy. Reuter
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    GRIFFITHS SPEAKS ON TALKS WITH GURNEY, BRIGGS
    222 1 GRIFFITHS SPEAKS ON TALKS WITH GURNEY, BRIGGS LONDON, Thursday. I^HE Federation War Council was being strengthened by the Inrlvstea of leaders of the Malay and Chinese Communities and a represent.* n\e <>1 the planters, Mr. James Gritliths, Secretary for the Colonies, said fuWrtei in thg House of Commons. His recent
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    FRENCH DEFENCE
    10 1 mid.ment would 500,000.0( U 0 1 d A.P.
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    Drama of Indian Race hatred
    673 2 PETER QUENNELL I reviews new books in the U.K. j •(/iPLiNG Kiplin Do nut :1 me that vou enjoy reading Kipling, Mi& Smith. No one in English literature has clone a r disseivice to India than Kipling has I ne. I trust that when kivernment
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    A New History of China
    185 2 A HISTORY OF CHINA, i ■■am Eberhard. Transkited from the German by E. W. Dickes, Fcuiledge Kegan Paul. THE author was for many years Professor of Chinese Language and History in the University of Ankara, has spent much time in China, and has written many
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    UNDER ENEMY OCCUPATION
    404 2 mmmmmmmWXmMMmmmma^mmmmT'a.*. V-jij^-B r PHERE Have been many novels about w art! m e occupied Europe. Most of them have turned it into a kind of Peter Cheyney land, in which any resemblance to living: person is purelv coincidental. So here's a welcome for The Forests of the
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    OPERA WAS A 'BLIND'
    480 2 William Townsend tells the strange story of two London sister*. WHEN Hitler's persecution of the Jews was at its height two London sisters made frequent week-end visits to Germany "to see the opera' On Friday evenings Louise, the eider and a civil servant, would leave her
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      277 2 WHICH OF THESE AILMENTS DO YOU SUFFER^S? foefthese warning ffij(? Tew doctor win ten you that often rtet« »••< „t^ •re warnint iltni of MINERAL AND > i,!- m *-««m<»., r^,,,. VITAMIN DEFICIENCY --JSl^i^ KlSf S^^g. 52^ you're »ot «ettln f enou h Minerals and er.t.r.l^ \*L v *tu >
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      248 2 w in' in ur ..<u uir iriuriiLV H> Mill. YOUR x T/^ I/V New Crossword No, 227 L/Uv^ivY will accumulate a comfortaM* fortune o CLUES ACBOSS ii in ii■■ ■mi iii i i Sweet lump of stone (4). 3. Frightful outcry mavb? very ■.■any 16). 8. A yun would upset
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    PATRIOTISM 'KILLED BY TAXES'
    281 3 PATRIOTISM 'KILLED BY TAXES' Tibetans may welcome Reds m:\V DELHI, Thursday. I^KCADES of heavy taxation in Tibet may cause many of its people to lay out the w^lrome mats for the invading Chinese Communists. Travellers from that remote nation report little patriotism among the common people of Tibet. Much of
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    27 3 photo. Firemen use all available boats and rubber rafts to reseat residents from the river-flooded Arden and Del P.w> Heights Dirtrieti of S;k ramento, California A. P.
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    How to cover a riot
    92 3 How to cover a riot FRANKFURT, Thursday. tVITH (««rnuin onimuuists and anti-Communists frequcntlN exchanging bricks, blows and badiup, A lied newsmen In Frankfurt havt developed tern for covering riots. It is designed to get the news but t «> avoid the bruises. v learned one thing early; riot recognises no
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    Bridge Hand
    192 3 I ng the Imerican plavers were up ag i hey I flish :nd Swei lanu in toe World r) matches at B rdeal was p L. T.irlo I i British bidding went: West korta .i I NT 4 A All Pass b be plays. Some Amc: exp rts
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    Grafted eyes restore sight
    63 3 SEGOVIA. SPAIN. Thurs. TWO patients in Segovia (Spain) are recovering lull vision following recent operations in which the eyes of dead persons were given thorn. Each patient was totahy blind in one eye. Doctors said the immedia e results appeared "magnificent" and that 12 days alter
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    MORE T.V. SETS
    28 3 The British Post Office issued 3,440.000 television receiving licences in the year ending March 31. 1950—170 per cent more than in the previous year. Reuter
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      278 3 RADIO SINGAPORE (BIJ F M :T\vni:K) moo a.m. News from Singapore, 10.10 Close down; 1.00 pin. Orchestra; IJW rime 6 I 45 Dance Mu down; 6.00 02 Children* Programme: Uing All Hospitals; 700 Time Signal, News, Share M Report; 7.12 The K idio E 7. 20 Interlude; 7.30 Hit Parade
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 1950. Johnson is found
    446 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 1950. Johnson is found /Ml I/ENS ui Singapore will join the family :uis ,1 Mr. Pat inson. the Municipal Commj >ion e r. In thankfulness that he has heed found. The thankfulness will be tempered oy the news that he Is i itically
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    Telescope Turns Light to Matter
    1112 4  -  Martin C his holm Stargazers of the Atomic Age By I YING under a tarpaulin outside one of the buildings of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, is a disc of optical glass of very high quality which will one day form the "eye" of a Ljreat
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    It Seems To Me.....
    784 4  -  POLITICO By IN the excitement and horror of this we e k's excesses in Singapore, there is a danger of overlooking the many acts of kindness and help made by men and women of all races and creeds in assisting those hurt and in danger. Nobody
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    Laughter behind the iron curtain
    658 4 ONCE upon a time there was a land which was sd rich that the citizens of the capitai had nothing to do but sit in the c?fe-houses and tell jokes. The land was Hungary, and the capital was Budapest. When the dust and smoke of
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    Canada's battleground
    500 4  - Canada 's battleground Patrick Nicholson Bv "f\ CANADA! We stand on guard for thee", sing Canadians in their National Anlnem. But only Eskimo Home Guards and a thin broken line of technicians stand on guard along Canada's Arctic coast, her only threatened frontier, where a R^d Menace glowers at them
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    11 4 Thtn r.*ht m the mdtft <>t m> perm p«t'-p«wit c^ 1
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    OFFICERS BROUGHT RANK
    159 4  - OFFICERS BROUGHT RANK PETER LOVEGROVE Bv I difteult to Oft )f the British Army come Horn everv 1 of com mUI and a" start 1 military career bt rouKhinn a A for six mor th^ it is barely eS rs sincp Pur Chase ()I Kinn Commission v as abo, li.sh
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    S.M.C. JOBS POLICY MAY BE CHANGED
    526 5 S.M.C. JOBS POLICY MAY BE CHANGED Preference for 'citizens 9 Free Press Staff Reporter important change in policy, which may result in the local horn candidate tor SingaPO^ Mmuanal jobs losing the preference he has hitherto enjoyed, will come up for confirmation at the first ordinary meeting on Dec. 29
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    Survived 3 attacks
    113 5 rfut luckiest al a 1 D<ir ty held b> the \ssnJfrnot Hnti-li Malaya in recently u as pron hiv 10-year-old Boris Hrmbrv. a planter in Mala£for'iO Fti Three times terrorists wive made ur-hi attacks his bun.r.u »u in rtrak, JL,, be livt-N u.th his lite Twice he
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    KAMPONG DWELLERS' GRIEVANCE
    66 5 KAMPONG DWELLERS' GRIEVANCE frrr Prr-"* St.itT Krportrr JOHORE BAHRU. Wed pEXGHULU Haji Abdullah johcre Coun -»'d r tioi la I grievance gsong some p< -ii m the Ja] fed id I Ml reti.: vfr^ not r were sold at a ba I r i tsked the G eni to taiTe
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    39 5 pic Lure. u issen, a r.S. R p t*ny kader, tr.Henrj Ui -»r <;f l .s.i.s.. ;1( Kallar trt yesterday. Between them i^ Mr. >' Langdon, I > Gfiieral in Singapore. Mr. Slajfen is or\ his way to C*".ltutta.- Free Press
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    Children fed despite riots
    229 5 Free Press Staff Reporter IN spite of the riots, hundreds of poor children were fed by the Singapore Social Welfare Department in seven feeding centres on the west side of the city, during the last three days. The nuiyber of children who attended these centres was
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    HIGH COURT
    21 5 Ca ed fo] hearing b the December A .•id the Criminal Court of Appeal will be taken up tomom
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    KILLED MAN WITH STOOL
    58 5 KUALA LIMPIK Wed I^OO Ai Chons:, a Chinese woman who trrew a stool at a man. Lim Mee. who later died was today iharged with having done a rash act not amounting to homicide. She was ordered to pay a nominal compensation of S5O to the
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    COMMISSION TO RESUME WORK SOON
    252 5 Free Press Staff Reporter ALTHOUGH the work ol the Singapore Municipal Commission for the last tv\o days has been interrupted as a result of the rioting, the Municipal President. Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, dors not intend to form an emergency committee of Commissioners, as
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    Drugs placed on poisons list
    169 5 Drugs placed on poisons list Free Press Staff Reporter T KAKLY all anti-histamine drugs— used In curing hay fever, skin rashes and other aliergic complaints have been included in the Colony Poisons List by the Singapore medical authorities, following similar action in Britain. The drugs have caused the death of
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    MILITARY FUNERAL
    58 5 picture. honours wen accorded at the funeral of Private James Verney of the Seaforths at the military cemetery at Buona Vista yesterday. IpOKTY holidaying schoolchildren from Australia. stranded <>n board the s.s. Charon in Singapore harbour since Tuesday morning, were taken by launch yesterday to Kalian? airport, and
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    Prices: positive action urged in Johore
    196 5 Prices: positive action urged in Johore Fret Tress Stall Reporter lOHORE BAHkI mi. A "POSITIVE PLAN for ACTION" \m alleviate i fering caused by rising prices w;iv v lt the Johore State Council toda\ U\ I i. ku I n Ilaniid. the repr«»s«*ntat!\e ol the fohorc i\»l Bet%'i Association. He
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    Stole chain from boy
    74 5 Free Press Staff Iteporlcr QOH Joo Tt I tenced to .six mon imprisonment in the Si; pore Second P terday after plead! to theft of a gold chain from a five-year-old b< Kee. The boy lying a. outside his hou.se m Tronoh Road when Goh snatched
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    THEFT FROM GRANDMA
    56 5 THEFT FROM GRANDMA serving prison term. 20-year-old Sallen bin HanifTa stayed with his grandmother for nine i and then disappeared with a gold brooch belonging to h« This was gtated by chief Inspector Ran.akrishnai; prosecuting in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday when Salleh v. as sentenced to two months'
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    Estimates criticised in Council
    82 5 Estimates criticised in Council I pee Prrsa Mat! k«p <i tec JOHORE BAHKU i pAPTAIN Huss< in 1 Council wh;< sented to th< Council. Tin operation fi It of departnv nti with Ihe Y Commitu h* taid r1 r .nc« m asked l<>r by various menu b* 1 conm cU
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    COSTEY ERRAND
    5 5 I fined dnv.
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    PEOPLE in Singapore-a local picture page
    184 6 j->i s, t»i the Naval Base, ami MUs Margaret I Dmmissfoner in Singapore, pose for thp eameria .•a ihe Presbyterian Church. b air from h 7 and .1 I'VO tin. M I ill" '*'•.'>, tV Major T. I). X. Haiae, Man ging Director of
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    SCOTLAND LOSE TO AUSTRIA
    337 7 SCOTLAND LOSE TO AUSTRIA Fortvards fail at Hampden A* STRIA maintained their unbeaten record airainst Scotland when they won the international soccer match a! Ham*jdt<n Park, Glasgow, yesterday by one goal to nil. The goal was scored by the outside-right, Melchior, alter 26 minutes of the first half. Brilliant goalkceping
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    58 7 picture. Mannlen :./ht>. eight inches shorter -pur eentre-half, Harry < larke. appears to have B >ed I u:it n xhoiilrier to fet up to Ihis .me. It was M foal. M.MPii.n -re. but from a low shot, not a hraier. This Fits! DiYnfea Lcagac punc played at White Harl Lanr.
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    SOCCER-CRAZY VIENNA
    69 7 SOCCER-CRAZY VIENNA VIENNA yesterday received the news of Austria's onenil victory over Scotland with an enthusiasm hardlv ever witnessed before in the soccer-crazy city. Life in offices, workshops and on the streets almost came to a standstill during the afternoon as everybody listened to the broadcast ff the game. Even
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    Chan i-Seletar Cup final
    334 7  -  CHARLES BRYCE WEEKLY RUGBY REVIEW r njtNDERSON Cup rufbj semi-final was fonxhl out E a t v>Ur on Monday and the vktoiious K.A.F. Selftar Technical Wing will meet Chang! Lodger I nit in the final, which ha s been postponed because •f thf riots. The S
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    NEGRI LOST EARLY LEAD
    55 7 NEGRI LOST EARLY LEAD SEREMBAN Tir. BOTH experi sides Malacca wd Negri oiiun drew t« J I hockey at Seremtan erday. Thian Kwee scored r In the first half with only goal during that period. The second half two goals to Malacca for them tu hold the lead until the
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    V.I. TROUNCE J.E.C. 8—0
    47 7 JOHORE BAHRU Thurs VICTORIA Institution wnipped Johore English C lege eight-nil in a hockey h between the two schools at Johore Bahru erday Sulieman scored four times for VI. Other scorers were Thafen. Lakbir and Singh who between them notched another lour goals.
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    Stovell leaving on Saturday
    138 7 Stovell leaving on Saturday STOVtLL af K(>.U Naw. who played his last s;.une f«»r on.hined Service* against Johore l.iNt Saturday, b leaviaf for the I nited Kingdom on Saturday. Be has feali'ifd prominently in CtJaaj russer since his arri\al a few months a?o. Stovell plaved f<»r the K<»\.tl Navy in
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    Changes in Services XV
    127 7 THERE are three changes in the All Malaya Combined Services rugby team to meet All-Malaya Civilians in their annual fixture t y< d h la hoped, on Saturday at [poh. Major Anderson (Singap n i Capt Harrison Perak) ana Major Mitchell (N.SJ ha%t withdrawn from the
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    215 ENTRIES FOR PENANG RACES
    89 7 PENANG Thurs. A TOTAL ot 215 horses have been entered tor the Last race meeting of the year, the Penanff Turf Club's ChristNew Year meeting to b. h»'ld over four days, Dec. 23 26. 30 and Jan. 1. 1951. There are 61 entries li Class
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    Scottish Cup draw
    83 7 FIRST-ROUND chaw of B .sli Cap :.petition, made yesterda M lon 81 John^tonr: Prtrrhrad x Mothrrurl.. E«.l SUrtoi r n... k. Humi.t.'n a.lr nil. -il» > lUin < \ll.:«n l(<»«" >tr:i i;.«. bin v Berwick Raageri |)U0 v Ku.. ..r I i..u.i. -»lir.in^ \.< I Ilur.J l.iiiurfc
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    Close race for riding honours
    279 7  -  ALLAN LEWIS From PENANG, Thursday. AIOST interesting: feature of the current racing season at this juncture is the rivalry between Arthur Avres and Herbe Charles for the Jockeys 1 premiership. Charles has ridden 48 winner? and two dead-heats and Avres 48 winners and one dead-heat.
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    R.S.Y.C. getting ready for annual regatta
    313 7 Free Press SUIT Report* i DOYAL Singapore Yacht Club is p»< |> i<»r the annual regatta on Jan. 7. About 140 entliei are expected, as compared with 122 I.tst rear. This season the Tornado, a new class ..t wi< ht, will be seen in
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    MCC might havs been humbled
    568 7  -  BILL BOWES From Special to the Free Press CANBERRA, Thursday. IX a drawn match with N.S.W. Southern Districts IXI at Canberra yesteiday, M.C.C. took slight honours with a 16-run win on the first innings. Noel Heddith, 29-year-old president; of Wagga Cricket Association, scored 52 not
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    F.A. CUP REPLAYS
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    AUST. TEST XI SELECTED
    87 7 AUSTRALIA'S team for the second Test waa chosen !ast nipht but will not be g need until today. The nam< i r >f the seleci B i Donald Bradman. J F and EA Dwyer must be submitted to thp 13 members ol the Australian Board of
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    Mottrams surprise
    58 7 Mixed doubles f: 1 Asian lav.n tennis championships at Lahore resulted in a irpris*. T >ny im and Mrs. Mottram (Britain) beat slav Drobny f Egypt) and Rita Anders m 6—3 6-4. Drobriy won on Tu«k 4 4 }i. i of Califon ttoc "5 Utk bj I Joy
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    Schools' rugger
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    'BOXER OF THE YEAR'
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    BIRTHS
    20 8 Kuan Di StH Io M «ne and Bil At Um Ocßtral Mtlacca. on lUh Dec.. On B 'ate. I
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    MARRIAGE
    24 8 pe- < :i at The :i Church D .ond I Mr A: Mrs N. O. I 'ithJ ..:htrr of Mr. I C Cotota .nore.
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    M-aid ends to Britain
    200 8 AKSHAIJ Aid to Britain will end on January 1, 19."»1, it was announced yesterday in London and Washington. Mr. William Foster, the E. C. A. administrator, said Britain s economic recovery in the past year and this year made more aid unnecessary. .*am tlnus becomes the
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    'Difficulties might still arise'
    215 8 'Difficulties might still arise' LONDON. Wed. THERE might still be trouble ahead over Britain's dol- Lir problem, said Mr. Hugh QaitskeU. Chancellor of tne Exchequer, when he spoke on the suspension oi Marshall Aid last nigh: in a broadcast. He said: "I am not saying for one moment that we
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    U.S. INTEREST IN PLAN
    59 8 Mr. Myron L. Black. First Secretary of the Unued States Embassy in Colombo. !-as been appointed liaison officer between the American Government and the Council for Technical Co-operation in loath and South-East Asia. The Council which is being set up under the Colombo Plan h?s been
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    U.K. EXCHANGE
    30 8 The following were .vest.tiaj'i oflicial closing prices on the Hon? Kong money exchanue: HK$3.2O 6.2^ ppr U.S. doUar HKSIS2O per pound sterling HK5302.5 per tael of gold U.P.
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    RED MOVE
    442 8  -  SELKIRK PANTON 3 schools of thought in Tokyo From Special to the Free Press TOKYO, Thursday. THF BULK, of the United Nations forces in Korea, pulled back below the 38th parallel, is now waiting for the move by the Chinese red armies, at present strangely quiet. i When
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    TALKDS CONTINUE
    23 8 After the Dutch-Ind'inpsian conference on New Guinea yesterday, a communique wus issued announcing merely that discussions would be continued today... A.P.
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    17 8 Prof. James G. MacDonald. retiring U.S. Ambassador to Ismel. yesterday left Tel Aviv for New York. A.P.
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    MacA. THREATS
    28 8 Captain N. John Caldwell, of the U.S. Army counterintelligence corps, said yesetr:lay that two Japanese reserve nolicemen were held for makIng threats against General MacArthur. A.P.
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    N. KOREANS FLEE
    25 8 The South Kcrean Government yesterday estimated that half a million North Kcrean refugees had already fled south cf the 38ih Parallel Reuter
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    SEVEN FRIGATES
    17 8 Britain has transferred seven frigates to the Royal Egvotian Navy since January 1. 1948, A.P.
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    BRITISH FUNDS ADVANCE
    143 8 LONDON, Thursday. Ql lET firmness was widespread In tlie London Stock Exchange yesterday at the start of the new account. Small buying created man) gains in British funds, industrials, oils and minings and undertone was cheerful whilst awaiting developments in the international situation. nuvances in iunas were
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    Plane crashes, no one hurt
    73 8 NOVA SCOTIA, Thurs. 4LL 20 passengers and 11 r\ crew escaped yesterday when a Swiss airliner struck a pylon in a fog here, bounced into a marsh half a mile beyond and burst into flames. One motor flew 600 yards when the plane came down.
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    break records
    185 8 LONDON, Thursday. r>RITAIVS export trade broke new records last month, reaching a provisional figure of £211,900,000, Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trad«", announced last night. This was £9,700,000 over the previous highest figures in October and £35,000,000 above the average for the first ten months
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    'INTERESTED'
    23 8 The French Premier. M. Rene Pleven, was reported yesterday to be 'actively interested" in restoring the French Ma.^ir.ot Line of fortifications. A.P.
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    TIN MARKET STEADY
    72 8 The tin market was steady yesterday morning with spot closing £10 up at £1,140 per ton and three months £2.1.2. easier at £987.1.2. There was no business in spot tin but 65 tons of three months metal changod hands at £990. The noon closing prices wen :,pot
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    THEIR ADVICE
    29 8 A Free Press reporter last night heard many devout Indian Muslims exclaim that there was only one way to quell the rioting 'do what the Japanese did."
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    50 to 1 against war
    65 8 'pHK Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Louis St. Laurent, sa d yesterday that he is just as optimistic as Lloyds the London insurance brokers, who have offered 50 to one odds against the early outbreak of a world war. Lloyds has insured the Canadian Philatelic International
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    Less meat for U.K.
    74 8 LONDON. Thurv THE British Government yesterday announced a cut of 3 13 per cent in Britain's already slim meat ration following the collapse of negotiations to obtain further meat shipments from Argentine. Britons now receive one shilling and two pence of fresh meat and four pence
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    FRANCE LOOKS TO DEFENCE
    98 8 FRANCE LOOKS TO DEFENCE t nations concerns i conference in JanuS fe proposal for the ct2i2 European army witu^L 1 lanuc Pact force. mu *Au An official gnok^MM. tnatwhilehe^M^ nrm the fact otticiallJlt quite possible that^oLl* who refused to or t£Sf** participate in the RuL? army— including the nS" States-would
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    U.N. and Africa
    32 8 The United Nation ral Assembly yestertUj J^T ed a fivo-nalion committed confer with South Africa rn its administration and mr date obligations repirdin» former German colao^J i Afrira. A.P.
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