The Singapore Free Press, 27 December 1950

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA No. 173 M SINGAPOKF, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1930. ••Kill UN i T.Ms
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    SOVIET OFFICERS MET IN KOREA
    275 1 Aid pledge to Mao TOKYO, Wednesday. THE FIRST concrete evidence of the presence of Russians was reported from Korea, it was learnt m Paris that Soviet Russia had promised Red China to intervene m the Korean war it .Manchuria cities were bombed. Evidence of the
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    ENGLAND FIGHT DOURLY
    92 1 ENGLAND FIGHT DOURLY xi. Bad ing X) England the Hid i Www bid requiring 1 Wrt i. id on a )in I ndi- Eng 1 ntra -and S iky I ti an 1 and v V his I t i m iusl r w victim oi I left ■d Hutind
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    TRAIN DERAILED
    22 1 Four persons were injured when a Rome-bound pas^en- ger train uas derailed about j 50 kilometres from Rome. A. P.
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    KOREA BLOCKS U.N. AIMS-LIE
    213 1 OSLO, Wednesday. Till. United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Trygve l. said yesterday m Oslo that if Communist u.;ression m Korea was not repulsed or stemmed it would be impossible to realise other United Nations aims. In a radio broadcast, lie told Scandinavian listeners: "II we lost m
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    'ASIA CAN STOP REDS'
    56 1 'ASIA CAN STOP REDS' Major General Claire Chennault, vmrtlme commander of the Plying Ttgen m .a. who is en roiue to Taipoh. Formosa, said In an interview In Manila yesterthat as long as the Filipinos Indo-Chinese and other democratic peoples of fhe Far East maintain a firm stand against Communism
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    U.S. plans war damage cover
    70 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. THE Banking Committee of thp U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation which would establish a government war damage corporation to insure property—both real and personal -from damage arising from •hostile or warlike" action In time of peace or war. The protection would
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    INDIA TO GET U.S. AID
    50 1 INDIA TO GET U.S. AID The Government ol India announced **f*[tyJ3fi*A recently concluded blla'eral •*ereement with the U.S. ror technical aid to India under President Truman i Point Four programme will b P signed tomorrow. India is expected to ret between US. $1,200,000 and 12.400.000 under the agr< ment. A.P.
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    57 1 RUNAWAY OACH— When Cinderella's roach horses l>olted on the set of a television pantomime, the bewifcued actor, James Holt, 75. was run over. Sally Ann Howes inders) slep* uninjured from the co&Cti clutching her crinoline as Holt is helped to his feet. He was lak*»n with face injuries and shock
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    British Agent is stabbed
    71 1 CAIRO Wed VIAJOR B. W. Seager, British ifl Agent for the Western Aden Protectorate, was stabbed m the chest and shoulder on Sunday night by a former Arab magistrate at Dhala. north of Aden. A Government guard was killed and another injured. Guards with 200 levees
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    NATIONS CUT AT TRADE RED TAPE
    122 1 NA TIONS CUT AT TRADE RED TAPE LONDON. Wednesday STANDARD codes simplifying export and import procedure have been approved by the 32 governments signing the general agreement on tariffs and trade. Between them they account for threequarters of the world trade. The cocfe was drawn up during tariff talks which
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    Youthful Marxmen
    10 1 sMwbalh m livr from 1»» >Ards. THE TEST
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    Russia's aim
    39 1 Mr. Vuadimia Dedijer, leading Yugoslav Communist and a dose associate of Marshal Tito, charged yesterday that Russia was trying to use Communist successes m Korean war to intimidate oiher countries In the path ol her expansion.- Reuter
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    59 1 pit-lure. Mis< Patricia Mary de Souza the daughter of \lr. and Mr*, Albert V. de Sou/a. and Mr. Victor Rudolf drossy, ihe son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon P. (irossp. after their wedding today at the Thurrh of St. Joseph. Singapore. Mr. Victor R. Gwmjc is a stenographfr on the
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    STORE BODY TO ADVISE POLICE
    111 1 Fr«*e Press StarT Reporter FiOLLOWINO the rlota the Singapore Government ha.s decided to set up a Police Advisory Committee. consi«l inj? c)f six member* of various communities m the Colony. Thp committee'i f ask will be advise rhe police O n recruiting and to help
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    RED SCHOOL
    13 1 I i-a "mil larj a v sii •i; Central v A.P.
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    New Guinea hopes fade
    153 1 New Guinea hopes fade THE HAGUE, Wednesday. lI OPES of a settlement of the future status of Western New Guinea seemed to be Tiding here last night when another series of talks apparently tailed to brine; agreement. it is reiiaoi> unaersiooa that the [ndoru Lre i till standing firmly by
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    HORSE SENSE
    42 1 ]yjRS AMELIA GRIFFITHS of Pencoed, Glamorgan, poured the bottle of Scotch she had kept 12 years down the throat of a horse which had lain several hours In a snow-tilled ditch near her home. The horse got to its feet.
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    U.K. seeks Stone of Destiny
    101 1 U.K. seeks Stone of Destiny LONDON, Wed TRAFFIC police and Scotland Yard detectives were searching England .me; Scotland last ni^ht for the Stone of Destiny which was taken from the Coronal ion Chair m Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. Cars were stopped and drivers questioned m the Scottish border area
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    STOP PRESS
    63 1 'Ihrrr is Mill no contat t with the i"< t (■|iin«*^ (ommunhl fan-fu this moriiiiig. but fronMin« r«*port> sa\ the Kpil> ai*» speed inn "P tempo <»f their patrol activities m Korea There were several minor patrol clashes on both side* of the 38th parallel durine the past
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    STAMPS FETCH DOLLARS
    50 1 A collection of s amp.> .seized last year by British Customs au'horiUes was sent U) Ke« York for sale by a British firm of auctioneers, Harmer Rooke. to get dollars for Britain. The disposal look four days arid the stamps sold for dollars equalling >; 14.600 sterling.-
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    AUSTRALIA WANTS MEN
    49 1 AUSTRALIA W ANTS MEN the "nri oi OiMob'.-r. only 461 Australia™ 100 of them women irere drawing unemployment ben-fu-v Common wraith Statist -an announced He added that th* 1 monwealth Bmployn -rr 5 \-U'p had racanc pi I 124 .)<>o most o! them m man :ns: Industrl i Reuter
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    BUS BURNED
    22 1 KUAI A LUMI L**l night a pol area oi K'-d.ih Pei •ial constables d d the Rawang di af'*rn<»on bt!
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    Vietminh attack imminent
    94 1 Vietminh attack imminent 5 \M.o\ \s IMKI ..MM. nmuiiist tctl ii v mil ili of ll.i!!oi indicate thai Ihr mini, »;!<!> nerthrm pit.ii about .1 irt si 1 tci(J iv m Sal] on. .1 Ilime Rf'bels guarding ilu 1 lm| I i :hrU night, b »rp not urere last reek
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    Headaches -cause not yet known
    710 2 SAYS THE SINGAPORE DOCTOR IyHY is neudache so common among those who are sick or unwell? Is it mainly psychological m character? Is it safe to take the usual home remedies for it? JIST rt'RIOUS. rpHERE are very few people indeed, who have never had
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    Keeping the 'dead' alive
    151 2  - Keeping the 'dead' alive John Ashwin By 'FHE words "died under anaesthetic", rare already, may become still more so if a new mechanical heart (an American model) does all that its inventors hope it will. The heart, no bigger than a small size radio, is complete with plastic tubes, steel
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    302 2 CLUES ACROSS I. They rill up cavii ics <9i. (i Where the photofinish i- i '7. 4 1. k no. a tamou.s skipper (4) 9. Put m< among the (6). n. A gem of a beetle nii. 12 No shakes, but little 14 1 m i ptunt coils with them
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    OUR SKINS OFTEN PLAY US TRICKS
    464 2  -  Dr. Charles Hill By rpHANK goodness for our skins At least, they conceal our internal workings from the gaze of our friends, as well as helping us to lose heat and to gather up the goodness of as much sunshine as there is. But
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    16 2 The only way to scare 'em. noivadays. is to take along the latest cost-ot-living figures t
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    Sun will be switched on
    567 2 CHAPMAN PINCHER which carry little ram I obscure the sun for day* m windless weather. RAF boffin DR. RONALD FRITH thinks that clearing cloud to let the sun through for Derby Day, the Cup Final, and the Lord Mayor's Show If an immediate possibility. 3
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      294 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, you have a vivid imagination and an active mind. You're often way ahead of most people m ideas and action. Consequently, you are too often badly misunderstood. Outwardly, you are quite say and appear to be an intellectual "light weight" perhaps. But this is far
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    BONN'S STAND HELPED
    300 3 Will not 'hold the baby' kua>, Wednesday. ALLIED observers m Bonn are agreed that the I nited Nations military reverses m Korea have strengthened Ihe German hand m demanding full equality with the Western Powers as a condition for a German contribution to Western defence. Especially have
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    40 3 The si^n»ti«4 of the strrlin^ ar «'a tr.ide acreenu'iit with Japan m Tokyo. Seventh from left is Mr. If. S. Roberts. hairman of the sterling area delegation and Minister (Commercial) to the I'nited Kingdom Liaison Mivsion m Japan. \.p. Photo.
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    THEY HELP TO FIGHT REDS
    193 3 Ni:W DELHI, Wednesday INDI police oilitials claim they are bf»Unr the 1 Communist terrorists of Southeast India with a new wc»p— the co-operation of loyal villagers disclosed at an exhibit of arms and m unlt d tro m Communist iasureentsiS Lna area a Jungle-matted rHf
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    A dog's life m America
    123 3 NEW YORK. Wed YOU have heard about those alarm-type clocks you can set to turn on the radio m the morning, start the dinner cooking and shut off the furnace at night. Now comes the "kum-pet". Don't bother rushing hometo feed Fido. Just put his
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    American talks
    32 3 The Organization of the American States Council have agreed to convoke a meeting m Washington m February of the American Foreign Ministers to discuss hemispheric defence against Communist aggression- U.P.
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    16DIE IN FIRE
    27 3 Sixteen children m Okayama. Japan, were burned to death m a fire which destroyed a dormitery of a M-hool for the deaf and blind.
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    CAPTAIN DIES IN FIRE
    34 3 CAPTAIN DIES IN FIRE The captain and the chi-i neer oi the 582-ton SweR niiskar died m their cabins after a fire broke out aboard, willle the v was m the Thanu-s I I
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    Pakistan plans new capital
    82 3 kakachi. Wed. THE Pakisiaxi Government has approved a master plan lor a new capital which *oulci cost 600.000.300 rupees •nearly $200,000,000*. The capital will be built mtside Karachi, present .seat 3f the government. A plan 3repared by a Dutch archiect calls tor a 600-square nile area,
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    'Limit private wealth,' says P.I. Senator
    90 3 'Limit private wealth,' says P.I. Senator M WILA. Wed A PHILIPPINE Senator. Mr. Enrique B. Masalona proposed limiting private wealth to $100,000 which is an attempt to ere real middle class m the Philippines. Senator Magalona also urged the authorities to enforce the law which provides tor free distribution of
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    P.I. FIBRE BOOM
    21 3 me current international crisis has created a boom for Philippine hard fibres m the American markets.- A. P.
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    Saving records from A-bombs
    262 3 CHICAGO, Wednesday. IJOW to save business records m case of atom bombing is attracting more attention from researchers and architects these days. Most interest appears directed toward concrete as the best building material for atomic defence. Projects at the Portland Cement Association's new U553,000,000 laboratory and
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    NEW AMBASSADOR
    23 3 Senor Job<* F«itx Lequer; former Spanish Por< Minuter, li expected to h* the ne« Spanish Ambuss;. to the United Stai< Reuter
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    TOURIST SIGHT MAY GO
    56 3 Ireland may give up one of [U best tourist attractions the glacial rocks or Connemara for the sake of its cattle industry. Mr. James Dillion. the Republic's Minister for Agriculture, says he thinks bulldozers can be used to clear the land for raising cattle, to produce
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    Bridge Hand
    349 3 >* soulh's bidding *> '.I was correct no. to lei I lie v^ r. igSSZX* mZJSJtt* 2STS :en,o t e, chance r- ,h contract. n requnni u>"'u im.h i for the four heart contract to be makable. but it also needed some sklll aud lht re the dec!arer
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    44 3 Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke makes his speech m Salisbury Cathedral at the dedication of two stained «l:iss windows to SSI officers and men of both the (ilider Pilot Regiment and the R.A.F. serving with the regiment who lost their lives m the last war.
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    Korea is 'War laboratory'
    190 3 WITH IS.^KiHTH ARMY, Korea. Wednesday. tyHAT has the American army learnt from tfce sad and bitter campaign to poiice Kore r* It has been so heart-breaking and frustrating this half year ride on a military merry-go-round that circled from defeat to victory and back tc victory
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    BELGIAN PLAN DEFEATED
    46 3 A Belgian proposal to set up a United Nations committee of four to consult with the Governments of Israel and Jordan on the supervision of the holy places m Jerusalem failed to p.ain a two-thi majority In the General Assembly and was lost.
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    Triplets after twins
    56 3 MRS. l.eonila tstro, uil> of a mMrnt of Santa Kos.i. \ueva Ecija. Philippines. rrc«*n(l> yave birili to roi. triplets named (iaspur, Mrlchor and Balt.t/.r Mothi and infants all bo>s arr dom^ w«-ll" undri t lf" < i the provincial hospital. The couple have #iread> reared two set>
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    BOMBED CHURCH TO BE SAVED
    42 3 I riy 1 a bl;r. grin The roof ab walls and tho of »»r w.T- I by the bomb It Is now pr build the rha;, i shrine to B< Julian the n:ive for i church. Reuter
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    TRUMAN ENDS HOLIDAY
    61 3 President Truman <i ins Christn i ittoa home m tnd flew bu< f Washington relay In con: rretary of State Mr D Ach >n the bltuatloi Kopm and other d probl< The president Sal j llr .Io^^•;)l! Bhon the present decision v. due to any spec.!; H>.said
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      52 3 SINGAPORE i BFEBS (Sinyaporei .KIM m;TIVOKK> 445 p,„ Pr.wamnif. 4.41 5 <i> Rhythm Parade grammes 9.^0 Ba nu SIIL R d .o^l- ...o R, r ?o 4 5 s R r (fW n,e l 1 r pi io d r 5 M ya n''H»"-» C l nsl:.u" d ß.cord,-C,, r
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  • The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Dec, 27, 1950.
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      Blows and ideas too
      250 4 I RMAL r "-i '^nition of i lie Independence ol im, Cambodia id Laos, .\ithin the unework of the 1 ivneh Union. was Kiven on Monday when all the lesal documents needed for this step were signed And so another blow was stmck political this time
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      Stolen time
      225 4 CHOICE of the former Emperor of Annam. Bao Dal, to represent and head the movement was not a happy one. The French know this, ju<: as everyone else does, bu: he seemed to be the best candidate available except for Ho Chih-minh himself, and there were Scuttles there,
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    Don Iddon's Diary
    1334 4 Don Iddon's Diary NEW YORK: I PREFACE this column with the assertion that Miss Margaret Truman is the world's mart gifted singer. It is a sensible precaution. Having new avoided possible Pi esidential threats of a broken nose, blackened eyes, and smashed rib< I can get on with my report
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    25 4 Famous pianist Harriet Cohen, who cut her riffht hand severely m 1947. says "my hand i s getting better, but it is not normal yet."
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    Musical 'Snobs' Take a Beating
    768 4 LFAVE you ever listened to some modern music and despaired of ever being able to like it, or understand it? I have. Have you ever wondered win- it is that our modern music makers, unlike the great masters of the past, appear to shun melody
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    26 4 Fflm s Pc nuoimins tzros a barnse of cameras after her mar o Mr. n«-c*-k DonneU, director of a g I.""d firm, at Nottin- Hill. London.
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    New Records
    146 4 CESAB IK l\( K-PUKI-! I HOKALE AM) FUGUE PLAI ''.V MALCUZTNSKV (PIANOj OL. I.X. 1269-70. This Is a smoO h and tiom performance, extremely well rerorded, of a most attractive com:osi!ion. MalcuMneky*s technique exemplary and the many upplying passages In th;. right h; ad background of left-hand rdl
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    RETURN OF A PIANIST
    344 4 RETURN OF A PIANIST JIARRIET Cohen, the pianist, has recently played m public again with both hands for the first lime since she fell with a tray of glasses two Liid a half years ago, cutting her right hand and wrist. Then it was thought she might never be able
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    STRANGE GIFTS
    210 4 VINCENT VAN GOGH. the painter, was too poor to afford a Christmas present for his girl friend. Love, however found a way. He cut off his left ear and gave it to his beloved fir Christmas! This must be one of the strangest of .11 Christmas gifth. i
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      8 4 ROLEX LONGINE WATCHES H.SENA LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG BANGKOK
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      64 4 The (onttoi&seut comes to jL^t.S CALDBECK *y /s£iSl Leading Wine /vJt Spirit Merchants The Far East CALDBECK M^/^%^ MACGREGOR&C°L TD mm 5* I py After Our Phoroptor Test \fm v Yo h /WllQl USE Willi EASE [1/ Wlj j SEE WITH h.V f| WALK WITH hASK I HE GREAI CHINA
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    THEATRES BAN CRIMPING
    248 5 THEATRES BAN CRIMPING Rivalry over stars to end rRIMPI\f "f rK eSS Staff Reporter *L .of hlnese njfttg stars from rival theatrical troupes m Singapore by offering them more attractive salaries will not be allowed m future. busing fn n had often resulted m loss of af wnn° i ie
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    S.W.C. TO DECIDE ON SEATIKG
    110 5 Free fIUI *t*n Reporter roLLOttI.M. represent* 1 ti»ns m.itlr by the Au t«inxihi!f of Malayj <n ihp powers of the t ;rar <«f Vehicles, Sin *3[w>re to restrict thr of more than two m* including the driver, i.n ihe front seat of a ;ir i
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    RURAL HOMES
    36 5 ABOUT 500 people have built homes m the rural areas of Singapore this year, a Rural Board Spokesman said erday He estimated that about 700 I peoplf\bouoht $1 Rural Board ptenj during the year
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    Colony plans civil defence
    149 5 Ire* Press Staff Reporter riVIL defence plans xor Singapore were announced by the Government yesterday. Legislation is being prepared for the consideration of the Legislative Council. This will enable the Government to take appropriate measures and to organise a Civil Defence Corps mainly on a voluntary
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    Shorter trial term sought
    192 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A MSOU TION that the probationary period for newly-recruited clerks to the Singapore Municipality should be reduced from one year to six months was recently passed by the Municipal Assessor s Department Branch of the Municipal Services I nion for action by
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    Mail stolen by bandits
    180 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. 'THE Postmaster General has announced that the following maiLs were stolen by bandits on Dec. 19. All first and second c!a*s outurard correspondence Including reeistered articles— Posted at Kuala T^ngßanu between 7 a.m. on Dec. 18 and 7 a.m. on Dec. 19, at
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    Finns offer free bus shelters
    220 5 Free Press Staff Reporter TWO Singapore commercial concerns have made oilers to the Municipal Commissioners regarding the provision of bus shelters. One is prepared to .simply of charge five complete Iters with roofing and provided the com:>my gets the right to display idvertisements on the
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    60 5 picture. VfR. HEXG Mil KENG aTI (third from left) celebrated his 67th birthday at his residence m St. Thomas Walk. Singapore, yesterday. Mr. Heng is seen here cuttIng his birthday cake with the help of his third son Mr. Wilson Heng On the right is Mrs. Heng. and on extreme
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    965 FAMILY DISPUTES
    58 5 WHERE formerly only illiterate people sough! aid from the Singapore Social Welfare Department m smoothing out their domestic disputes, a number ol educated families were among the 965 cases who approached the Welf a r p authorities for such assistance this year. Most of them had maintenance
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    Fewer trishas, more riders wanted
    186 5 Fewer trishas, more riders wanted Fre c Press Staff Reporter BECAUSE there are too many trishas on the road m Singapore, two trisha associations have asked the Muni c p a 1 Commissioners whether they could induce owners having three or more trishas to take one- third off the road.
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    DANCE RECITAL TONIGHT
    38 5 The dajice recital by Maudrenes School cf Dancing m aid of S.A.T.A. Dostponed from Dec. 18 will be siven tonight at 8.30 at the Victoria theatre. Tickets marked Dec. 18 are good for lonight's show.
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    3 MEN TO STUDY PARKING SITES
    249 5 Free Press Staff Reporter •'FHREE sub -committees dealing with vehicles and traffic m Singapore have been re-appointed at the first sitting of the newly-constituted Vehicles and Traffic Committee since the election. One of these is a three-man panel to examine sites considered suitable for
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    1st. co-op bank
    127 5 Fr«v Press Staff Reporter PARIT BUNTAR. Tues. 'PHE Mentri Besar of Perak, Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang. opened the Krian and Selama Co-operative Banking Union at the Anglo-Chinese School Hall, Parit Buntar on Dec. 21; the first such cooperative m the State. Tuan Haji Meor Burhanuddin. who presided
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    INDIAN SHIP ARRIVES
    50 5 A destroyer of the Indian Navy, I.N.S. Rajput, has arrived m Singapore on her way to Australia. It will be open to visitors between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday. During the ships stay m Singapore, the men will play several games of soccer and hnrlcey
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    29 5 picture. [JGUSTIN3 Willie Brocks helps lit 1 1 r- Carol Nonis with his ire- cream at the Eurasian children's C'hristirta> Treat it the Victor*:: Memorial Hall jrcsterdny. Free Press
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    NO NOTICE FOR MEN ON CONTRACT
    243 5 Free Press Staff Reporter RULING that Singapor A X Municipal officers em ployed on agreement are no entitled to any notice tha their services will not be re tained on the expiration o their agreement, has bee made by the Finance Com mittee of
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    GODOWN COST $4,000, VALUE SET A T $92,000
    244 5 GODOWN COST $4,000, VALUE SET A T $92, 000 Free Press Staff Reporter A ONE-STOREYED brick and lilf itnj irnn-KMif- ed godown m Beach Koad, whic h Singapore Chinese merchant bought for 54.000 from the urn«. dian of Property m 1948, has bei'n asses^d for I at 592,722. This is
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    £5.000 GIFT FOR FUND
    47 5 THE largest Mi.Je donation to the University of Maiaya Endowment Fund during the week ended Dec. 16 as $5,000 from Messrs. 11. B. Karanjia and Co. of Singapore. Durin^ the week donation* totalling $39,799 were receiv ed; the fund now amounts to $3,790,094.
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    RECORD AIR TRAFFIC IN SINGAPORE
    125 5 RECORD AIR TRAFFIC IN SINGAPORE Wi I H m from 13 ;t irll r f--1 \he c traffic lrom Janu. considerable increase ion autho told the P c v. «;t :i :<ht land :nilar number o: departures during 11 month* of thi pared with 3.165 land rded for the v
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    CLAN DINNER
    18 5 The Singapore S«-ah < Association will t-nt< r members and friends t. dinner party on Dec 31
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    1560 6  -  J. JEFFERSON FARJEON Short Story by JAMi;s turned out <>f the fog into the dingy, steaming n Kaurant, jp<l made Ins lo the back ill ant, the i pair you. ith his burled In a k he you him. Tin no I James i i i i .:>•
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    England gain upper hand
    1289 6 BOWLERS DO IT AGAIN .Ana^ngggflaf From BILL BOWES Special To The Free Press MELBOURNE, Wednesday. ENGLAND, with eight wickets still to fall need only 151 runs to defeat Australia m the second Test at Melbourne. Once as:ain the England bowlers produced another magnificent performance yesterday. four
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    MANY UPSETS IN ENGLISH LEAGUE
    446 7 MANY UPSETS IN ENGLISH LEAGUE Spurs just beat Derby County QNLY one team, Sunderland, came through the gruelling English Football League I nstmas P r <>gramme with maximum points. With most clubs haviivg to play three matches i m four days on bone-hard grounds, form m many cases was turned
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    42 7 PHIUP?. Kri^ie Trevor, speed ace from Ipoh. on a Vincent !W8 51 Jesterday's Kenny Rise < limb, organised by SelanKor Motor Sports Club Trrvor won the 501 c.c. and over motorcycle event m 43 *res —the fastest time of the day.- Free Press
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    Queen's horse wins
    82 7 QUEEN ELIZABETH'S steeplechaser. Manijyn, won the valuable Kins George Vi SteepletJtfse by three lengths at :Dton PaiK (Middleiv from a n.ii field. most p<i- British racing successes .•ent vKir,. The Queen I Family's S m :r. hex nnrse run. t" the holiday made Mani hp medium of
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    23 7 HOI KEY: REME Civilians v Kkalsa Assn.. St. (,wtf> Ko«d RUGBY: S.C.C. v GHQ Farelf, radanjt; S.C.C. 'A" RE. Gilman Barracks.
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    Sydney Cup
    45 7 AfRS N. W. Mcßcberfs and Mr. R. S. Burnstein's Ballroom Beau Vite-Dollay Bi;;n» won the Sydney Summer Cup of AE2.000 over one mile five furlo.;gs at Sydney yesterday by a head from Great World, with Crown S f rect third of 13.-- Reuter
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    YESTERDAY'S U.K. RUGBY
    136 7 I AVF IK Rugby vert- I ii >.•'.. I .Uur-h A.-acuii. ..> a. MM^tftn i i l .jfii.i\on \Herti! V, I. 111 11. 01.l t i: mi N .1 ti n I iri 4 i. Mil i>. I jr. M.i I I. I il 1 irr 11,
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    NEW TEST PROSPECT
    93 7 pRASME Huie of South Australia, wh.) has been talked of as a Test possibility. played magnifies nt cricket •■l yesterday ilnst the ir. attack m their Sheffield Bhield game it Adelaide. Colin Pinch, opening bat. scored si. q '..md. wtlli nine neocd "s m h. d Ho
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    ALL THE RESULTS
    217 7 Reuter A.P. Shrt-u-bury 1 Chester >outhport 1 York Stoi'kptn-t 4 V Brlghtwa it rr»nmrre i Barr«>w o Wrr\h.»m A >cunlburp« 1 PUS! UUGI E Ard< MfMhrj ft Cotrrainr i Kailymrna I. •> Cruwurrv 1 li.mtoi J (■lrntoran (>lin.i\<iu v Portaduun Drrry C. v tiiftonviUc l.infufcl Pustpuiu-d. YESTERDAYS
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    Penang prove they are tops
    270 7 m straight sets. 15-9, 15-9. The Perak women however, played their best to win the Raja Permaisuri Cup, beating Selangor and Peuang. Penang, Perak and Selangor were level with five victories each, but Perak were given first place as they had a better set average
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    Big Sweep
    59 7 RESULTS of the Big Sweep drawn on the eighth race at Penang yesterday were: Total pool: 5338.200. Ist. No. *****9 ($81,168) 2nd No. *****9 (540.584) 3rd No. *****0 <520,292> Starters (54.058 each): Nos. *****2. *****6. *****6. *****3. *****6. *****4, *****9. *****9. :MI7M, *****5. Consolation [SZJ&29 »«h> Nos. *****!*.
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    37 7 photo. GODFREY EVANS, the M.C.C. wicketkeeper, jumps high to take the ball outside the leg stump from Trevor Bailey bowling to Australia's Ken Archer during the second Test at Melbourne on Dec. 22.— A.P.
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    UNLESS SCORES STYLISHLY
    959 7  -  ALLAN LEWIS How they ran yesterday From PENANG, Wednesday. OECURING a run on the rails after entering the straight. Unless finished full of running to score comfortably m the seventh race yesterday, second day of the Penang Turf Club's Christ-mas-New Year meeting. Unless put up one of
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    U.S. racing may again he restricted
    303 7 U.S. racing may again he restricted TMIE American horseruring industry, t ikinn full cognisance of the gathering war clouds. d«K*s nut intend to be singled out again as I "target" among all other sports. "Racing will not shirk its wartime responsibilities", said Donald P. K«>ss, President of the Thoroughbred Racing
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    CENTENNIAL GAMES OP£N
    90 7 AliOU'l 3.000 peop: terd I'jurlul inaroh-na.u of In national athln countries chec the Can bury Centennial Gam. opened by me Govern >r neral. Sir Bernard Fnybur*. m Christchurrh Th?» United States tran. the procession and th a special chefr for the N i 800 metres work) record
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    Empire XI win
    31 7 inr comrr.c:iw°uj;n eruicc: icv.trbeat West Bengal Governor'^ XI at Calcutta yesterday by nirr rickets. Scores in-re: Governor's XI T6b nd 106; Commonwealth 171 «n«; 102 for one.- Reuter
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      106 7 WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY pOUOWIXG are wr- h*, f r Satui nird da* of the rrraru Turf Clubs \nu« New Year ■wetuiff: I H^ l)l\ i |?i r»-:v 9.0« Juamv (^ld^i Rod II 8.1? Pa« 8.11 r r«n 5 it) t->«otan ii" fcanX T»rer II 8.01 j The Blevun? R.OO j
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    GOOD HOPE FOR STAND AT PUSAN
    355 8 GOOD HOPE FOR STAND AT PUSAN Attlee, lruman agreemen t WASHINGTON, Wednesday. PRESIDENT HUMAN and the British Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Atthe, agreed durinu their talks m Washington that a stand could Jm made m the Posan area m southern Korea, reliable military sources said yesterday. This agreement followed a
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    15 8 B D Ob Ut 2Jh. vm i X X Hospital »f ClilTor i H
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    DEATH
    27 8 MRS KOH CHENG Xl m i 72. Lorong J Decerr. K"h I Koh X -lJ« I -randch. 10 V r 4 M p.m. On Dec. B
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    U.S. split over Jap peace pact
    75 8 WASHINGTON. Wed. r> ciREvSS towards Japai n v has been because the U.S. Defence and State Depart- it the urgency. authoritative sources stated j m Washington. tration of the Far sii nation Is said to br the reason, r resident T:u- tO so; tip
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    NEPAL DENIES REBEL CLAIMS
    75 8 V 9 DELHI. Wed. V (-COMMUNIQUE from the Nepalese Embassy m New' Delhi I that Insurgent claims that they control 3.000 square miles, which is nearly ai: o! NeDai. are "highly exrated.'" The communique admiMed :he rebel opposition of Bhojpui Chainpur In east Nepal and Kailali
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    'ERROL FLYNN' BOTHERED HER
    148 8 'ERROL FLYNN' BOTHERED HER HOLLYWOOD. Wed. A MIDDLE-AGED woman, who ran amok and dam- 1 aged the luxurious home of the film star Enrol Fiynn. said yesterday that she wanted to beat up the "actor because a man calling himself Enrol Flynn" has been bothering her. She said the man
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    49 8 A Pakislmi Parliament! vv dele^i'tion was welcomed on arrival by air In Singapore b y leading Singapore Muslims Left to ri^ht (front row) Mr. M. B. Ahmad. Sri Chattopadhym. r Tameez»d l>in Khan (President Of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly and lead* r Of the delegation) and Mr. M. Nasrtillah.
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    World record petrol output
    126 8 NEW YORK, Wednesday. WORLD production of crude petroleum reached the record total of about 3,786,000,000 barrels m 1950 Mr. Frank M. Porter, President of the Amen can Petroleum Institute, said yesterday m New York This was an increase of 350.000.000 barrels over the previous record production
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    U.S. warships to join in British cruise
    67 8 U.S. warships to join in British cruise LONDON. Wed. AMERICAN warships will join m exercises when the British Home Fleet goes on its spring cruise next month, the Admiralty announced m London yesterday. The British ships will sail on Jan. 15 for Gibr*] where they will be joined by the
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    STALIN PRIZES
    29 8 The Supreme Soviet yesterday announced the appointment of an International committee to award 'Stalin peace prizes" established m 1949 on the occasion of Stalin's 70th birthday. U.P.
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    INDIAN WATCH ON TIBETANS
    58 8 Tibetans m India were or- I dered by the Home Minister to register as foreigners. In a move apparently designed to check a refugee movement across the northern border M well as to counter a possible Communist infiltration. In addition to registering. Tibetans entering India raufel
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    Ike looks for a headquarters
    78 8 PAKIS. Wed. RECRUITING of personnel has already started for General Dwight D. Elsenhower's international army headquarters, although it still has no home Speratarles were being engaged and at least some obtained their posts on their ability to speak German, French and English fluently. An American
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    R.C.s TO PRAY MORE IN 1951
    54 8 Roman Catholics throughout the world learned yesterday they would be expected :o increase their prayers, particularly for world peace. ;o gain the benefits of the extension of the Holy Year. The Papal Bull extending the Holy Year through 1951 was signed by the Pope
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    17 8 The Czechoslovak State Office for Church Affairs has organised political schooling for "the progressive Catholic clergy."- A.P.
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    NEW COMMANDER
    36 8 General Douglas MacAr:hur's Headquarters announced yesterday that RearAdmiral Ralph Ofstie. one of the U.S. Navy's leading atomic experts, is to replace Rear-Admiral E. C. Ewen as Commander of Task Force 77. off Korea.— A.P.
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    RUBEN'S FOR U.S.
    21 8 RU BEN'S FOR U.S. The Philadelphia Museum oi Art has bought Rubens ■Prometheus Bound" from the National Gallery m London A.P.
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    Spain sends '£1 notes' on oranges
    137 8 LONDON, Wednesday. THK British Home Oflice may ask a firm m Spain A to stop using an almost perfect replica of an English pound note used as labels on orange boxes sent to Britain. The "pound notes" are printed on one side only, but
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    RENNER BETTER
    27 8 The Austrian President Mr. Karl Renner. 80. confined to bed since Christmas Eve as a result of over-exertion, is recovering, his physicians said yesterday. U.P.
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    NO SHINE
    35 8 The Unitex Lacquer Manufacturing Corporation m New Jersey has developed a new plastic synthetic overcoat foi stainless steel guided missiles The obvious military significance Is elimination of tht glare from stainless steel.- A.P.
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    The brain-examiner
    47 8 riCIENTISTS have built a new instrument that iooks in♦s side the human brain for signs of defective vision. The American Optical Company, the machine's manufacturers. §ays it will permit effective treatment of e>e strain believed to cause headaches, sickness, blurring vision, vertigo and nervousness.— U.P.
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    'UNITY' CALL TO GERMANS
    54 8 Aa article by Herr Otto Grotewohl, the East German Prime Minister, which called on Germans to "take into our own hands the task of uniting: the country." was quoted yesterday by Soviet radio and Tass. The sooner we do that the better." Herr Grotpwohl was .said
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    MORE FOR ISRAEL
    25 8 MORE FOR IS RAEL The Export -Import Bank has announced a new credit of U5535,000,000 for Israel, beyond the original $100,000--000 fund already earmarked. U.P.
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