Malaya Tribune, 14 December 1946

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    54 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simui taneously i n Singapore, Kuala L umpur, Ipoh Penang. Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 gGHI t'AGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1946 TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune
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    JINNAH SAYS: "DIVIDE INDIA, NO OTHER WAY"
    2160 1 League Made Sacrifices, But Were Betrayed" Reuter. London. Dec. 14. —Mr. Jinnah, President of the Muslim League, addressing his followers in London Last night, said that when the League asked the Cabinet Mission to postpone the long-term plan the Mission said "no. preparations
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    French Derby Winner Traded For Spares
    147 1 Reuter. 13—BIT. Paul B;y rive] lay explained how his n rbv winner Prince C cs aae tM be sold *o an dins, syndicate fnr refr ito? mrU nsactlon w- not af inti after protracted an ted negotiations be Brltlsn and French interview Mr B
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    Merchants To Buy Rice For India Government
    56 1 Reuter. IGKOK, D- c. 13.-The (_ro I India has author- I Indian syndicate former; incipal pre-war Bar."ID rice exporters to be nsible for all rice shipments iam to India in fucu international Food Con:I 'cations. The syndi- understood, will han direct shipment to
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    Death Toll Now 20
    34 1 A.P. v rk. Dec. 14.—The death I 20 yesterday as thre? > s were recovered from o! the explosion-dam-m nt in Manhattan. 16 person s reported missing ar now believed dead.—A.P.
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    NAZI ESCAPES 'UNDULY HIGH'
    77 1 MUNICH. Dec 14.--The Military Government has told Bavarians to set up one deNaziilcation court for every 500 Germans now in pnson. or American authorities would do it tor them. The step has been taken, tne Military Government revealed ln a statement, in an effort to weed
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    England 255; Aussies 7 For 0
    428 1 England played a magnificent fighting innings in the Test at Sydney today. They were however una ble to hold out for very long, and before lunch time were all out for 255. When th' 2 teams took the field with England's overnight total at
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    SCOREBOARD:
    153 1 ENGLAND -Ist Innings Hutton c Tallon b Johnson 39 Washbrook b Freer 1 Edrich lbw b McCool 71 Compton c Tallon b McCool 5 Hammond c Tallon b McCool 1 J. Ikin c Hassett b Johnson 60 Yardley c Tallon b Johnson 25 &m:th lbw b Johnson 4 Evans
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    In Tabriz
    23 1 TEHERAN, Dec. 13.—Per«Ua Imperial forces entered Tab- z capital of Azerbaijan at 2.30 p rr(local time) this afternoon, i: announced officially.
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    DAY DREAMER WAS DOUBLE MURDERER
    174 1 Reuter. Glasgow, Dec. 13.-- Twenty-year-old Charles Brown, railway fireman of Brisbane Street, Glasgow, who has been described as living in a world of fantasy and day dreams with Hitler. Mussolini, Stalin, band leader Joe Loss and crooner Frank Sinatara as ''heroes". was sentenced to death
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    WOMAN FALLS UNDER LONDON TRAIN, LIVES
    148 1 A.P. London. Dec 14. —One of the worst fogs in a generation disrupted transportation throughout England yesterday after a night in which creeping buses and trains had to be guided by flares. Some 2,500 persons "marooned" in Wembley Stadium after an ice hockey match
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    £4 GUINEAS A WEEK IN THE (FURNISHED) SLUMS
    440 2 LONDON:— Beds tied together with string a mother sleeping on bare boards because of lack of bedding homes" consistm*. of blitzed rooms and a few pieces of blitzed lurnitura Twenty-sev.ii people U.*ing in a house with 3H* lavatory and ?)dth-ro r in
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    NEW YORK EXCHANGE
    54 2 Reuter. NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—The main h»dy of the stocks steadied after declining up to two points orssto t but pressure was sufficient to prevent occasional rallying attempts from making headway. The final hour saw tittle change in the position with the market closing at or around
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    Captain Freed Of Abetment Charge
    98 2 Captain S. A Salam H m T Base Post Office was discharged yesterday when* a ••CUting offlcer in > «1« Pro. District Judge T. T SiijS had instructions f rom t h„ *he to withdraw the of criminal breach of ImS* ternary, abetment '«V* preferred
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    10 2 BRITISH MANUFACTURERS have decided that ao held next year. m
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      660 2 I NOTICES CHING KENG LEE COMPANY, LIMITED. Auction Sale of: Valuable Freehold Leasehold Properties To Be Held At Our Sale-Roorn—9C D' Almeida Street, on Monday, 16th December, 1946 at 2.30 P.M. Lot l. Freehold Land House No. 67 Sime Road, Area: *****0 sq. ft (Vacant Possession). MORTGAGEES' SAL 2. 99
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      374 2 Addicts Now Take Synthetic Dope London:—Synthetic drugs are now being peddled, but opium and its derivatives are still the main drugs taken by addicts Mr. H. L. May, president of the Permanent Central Opium Board of the United Nations, said in London, that there was now a strict control in
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      435 2 SHIPPING I MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Sailings to and from UNITED KINGDOM Tresillian from U.K. for Hongkong shanghai In Port (Samcree trom U K. For Java Ports In Port Rhexenor from U.K. For Java Ports fn Port Glenbeg due from U K. 16 Dec. |Gleniffe
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    S'PORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    312 3 Prices quoted below are for plcul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs:—Yesterday*, quotations were "Meehoon": Slam No. 1 $100; No. 2 $85; No. 3 $75 Indo-China $65; Kedah $65. Rice: Siam No. 1 $100; No. 2 $90; No. 3 $75. Siam glutinous rice $100: Kedah glutinou*
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    Repatriation To India
    75 3 Blank repatriation cards for India will in future be issued by the office of the Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, only on production of two passport photographs of the applicants. This procedure has been necessitated by repeated complaints that many applicants for passage to
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    30,000 Trek To "Miracle" Girl
    73 3 More than 30,000 pilgrims wept on foot and by car to the Portuguese yillage of Vilar Chao, at the bidding of a peasant girl who claims to work miracles. The girl. Amelia Natividad, appeared in the midst of the pilgrims, and, it is claimed, saw
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    5 New Branches For R.A.F. In January
    259 3 Five new branches of the R.A.F. will come into existence on January 1, providing further opportuni ies for airmen to achieve commissioned rank and longer careers in the Service. They will be known as aircraft control, catering, provost, physical fitness and secretarial. Escepi
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    LITTLE INTEREST IN LOCAL RUBBER SHARES
    231 3 OUR FINANCIAL SECTION (Tribune Staff Reporter) All sections of the share market yesterday continued to be rather quiet. With the exception of Uniteers wanted at $10.80, Hammers $36 and Gamraon s dealt in at $3.95, the Industrial market was a weak one. Fraser Neaves
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    Cheaper Meals At Family Restaurants
    316 3 A new "Family Restaurant" will be opened in Maxwell Read Market next Wednesday with meals priced at 8 cents each consisting of rice, meat or fish, and vegetables, together with iced water or Chinese tea. '•We are not a phiiantrophic body*' stressed Mr. T. P.
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    Pilfering Of Army Stores: Judge's Strictures
    181 3 Commenting on the amount of pilfering going on in respect of Army property, First District Judge Paul Storr said. "If the Army cannot trust their own drivers it was a most deplorable state of affairs," when he sentenced Mustak Hussein, a Punjabi Sepoy driver
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    SUB-TENANT NOT TO QUIT
    144 3 An application made by Madame Aw Nan Heng, the principal tenant of a house No. 121 Cross Street, for an order to eject the sub-tenant who occupied the ground floor during the occupation, was dismissed by the Rent Assessment Board yesterday. Mr. Eric Choa, for the
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    ARMS CASE POSTPONED
    50 3 Tan Toh Lim, a Teochew, age 30, faced a tentative charge, in the Third Magistrate's Court ye* terday, of being found in possesion of 11 rounds of .38 ammuni tion, in an attap house, on Ken Road, op Thursday mornin? The case was postponed Id' a week.*
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    NEW FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL FOR S'PORE
    54 3 Among the arrivals on the Andre Lebon, due on Monday, will be the French Consul-ocr-erl, M. Juibaut, who is coming from Shanghai to take up his post here. The Felix Roussell which Li making her first trip out East since the Fall of Singapore, is
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    MUSIC FOR EVERYBODY THIS 'XMAS
    143 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) This time it's really music for everybody because the Gemaria which arrived yesterday morning from Calcutta brought in a total of 110,000 gramophone records, Singa' pore's largest single shipment since the liberation. This is also believed to be the first shipment of
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    LITERATURE FOR CHINESE PRISONERS
    187 3 "To sit quietly in our ceu< s on Sundays without reading material, is a bit moivotonous," declaied Chinese convicts in making a complaint to a local Justice of the Peace who visited the Penang gaol recently. Tiuse prisoners Chinese-edu-C2*ed and unable to read F;ng lis!) books,
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    HE TOOK THE BLAME THEN KILLED HIMSELF
    56 3 Before gassing himself after beiiig bailed at Sutton on a theft charge, Jack Stcmp, aged 51, the local macebearer and town hall keeper, left a note clearing another man concerned in the same chaiye. This was stated at the Sutton inquest to-day. Verdict:
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    Moffat From U. S. Tours S. E. Asian Territories
    147 3 In the course of his visit to various territories m SQUth East Asia Mr. Abbot L. Moffat arrived in Singapore yesterday by air from Saigon. Mr. Moffat is heacj of the South East Asia division of the U.S. State Department in
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      244 3 Expected shortly Fruit RACKS i fIX j Amber Traders Co. 21. Orchard Road. :> Singapore. WEATALL" KKEAKFAST BISCUITS j perfect whole wheat; rich in carbo-hydrates extract and sugar. y to eat can be used with! or cold milk. Delicious! I with butter jam or) Should be jjiven to .:!dren and
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    The Union's Rations
    510 4 In our comment the other day on the increased rice ration in the Malayan Union and in Singapore, the figures quoted were, of use, those of the colony. The basic rice ration for the Union and the Colony is now a katty and c> hall per person
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    CHINA'S COMMUNISTS AND THEIR PROGRAMME
    1215 4 (By John Roderick, Associated Press Correspondent) VENAN —Changing political fortunes and military reverses have not altered the Chinese Communists' insistence they want democracy and capitalism for the nation. A year ago, when I first met Mao Tze-tung here, this was the "line" of the party.
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    THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Budget Contrast
    275 4 Letters To The Editor Sir.—With reference to the Singapore Budget I notice that 02.250.000 is allocated to the education of Singapore while $5,000,000 is allocated to the police. This is a classic example of the grossly topsy-turvy state of our society. We shall be no
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    Lady Precious Stream
    199 4 Sir—May I on behalf of myself and my many friends who attended the performance of Lady Precious Stream congratulate Mr. Dong Chui Sing, Producer-Actor, and his magnificent cast on a production of which even Hollywood could bo proud. I would like however to make a few suggestions:
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    The Soidiers' Christmas
    100 4 Sir.—Reference your news item 'No extra beer rations for 8.0 Rs. at Xmas.' I should like to point out that our "normal rations" will not "be augmented for Christinas." and that the "generous helping of turkey and pudding*' to which you refer w II b« paid for
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    Housing Problem
    147 4 Sir.—Military and civilian au thorities have had differences over accommodation while the houseless public is being soaked for tea money. In view of this. Is there no cause for alarm when cinemas are springing up? Whether Singapore has enough cinemas, is not the point. It is plain, however,
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    Roxas Approves Economic Bills
    123 4 Reuter. MANILA —President Roxas has signed three bills providing for the establishment and capitalization of a Rehabilitation Finance Corporation, which will lorm the nucleus of a gigantic programme of economic reconstruction and expansion. The llrst of the three companion measures authorises creation of the corporation, specifies;
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    Record US College Enrolment
    90 4 The U.S. Office of Education reports that more than two million students, a 50 per cent, increase over the previous peak enrolment are now attending the 1,749 colleges and universities of the United States. The previous peak enrolment of 1,360.000 was in 1939-40. Thl s year
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    MALNUTRITION IN CEYLON
    518 4 Malnutrition, malaria, and hookworm infe tation have been stated to be the three harpies of C ion and recent happenings have shown how v:\\ assumption. The problemi has tcday assumed vast proportions chiefly owing to the lack of certain necessities in the people's diet, as a result
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      68 4 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By Erne*» Hi*~~ _s- ym Although only io veap* i/iAl» /ĕSH E L m NATIONAL DOG ORGAM/ajia;, AW 'Wfc.® HAS M0KE members^ M 8I THE WEIGHT op IH-HH-HOW.'l .1 the water behind bculoec V J, DAM OFTEN CAUSES SLIGHT 1 lS(HMMM!) fl Earthqlxes, 40 BUhonTons J
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    PRESS REFLECTS LONDON ANXIETY OVER INDIA
    545 5 Times Stresses Need For Internal Unity Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 13. —India continues to be the subject of a detailed and extensive comment in the British press today. While opinion is still divided on the usefulness of the Parliamentary debate at the present time, all
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    Synagogue Set A Fire In East End
    79 5 Dec. 13.—A new orLn Britain describing "National Guard'" r< sponsible for setting ynagogne in East End day. One of the Holy burned. telephone call was L >nd< >n news agency n unknown man who mself a. "a repre•he National Guard." "synagogue wa* dcsBre
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    7 Killed In Express Crash
    57 5 Reuter. Dec. 13.—Seven peoDle to be dead, scores are and an unknown nuanissengers trapped under after the Pennsylvania ick express "Golden crashed into two de- ds trains which had arlier near here today, isli derailed 25 carrring them across the Acetylene cutters are used to
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    China $ Slumps
    58 5 China Slumps Reuter. 3 HAI, Dec. 13.—For the i icessive day the Chinr took a nosedive as persisted—despite deniCentrm] Bank of China another devaluation was at md as there was conheavy demand for United 3 dollars by importers. foreign and Chinese i-:y rocketed today in with 18 out of 20
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    Nehru Says London Trip Disappointing
    233 5 Reuter. IELHI, Dec. 13.—Pandit tl Nehru, Vice Presirie Indian Interim Gov(old the Constituent re today that he had fr m the London talks any message of cheer th a large measure of dis•PP ;n:rr.ent." ht the co-operation Britain, he said, but if this lied H
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    INDIA LEFT WITH TWO ALTERNATIVES
    290 5 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 12.—There are only two alternatives now left to the British in relation to the future of India, says today's leftwing Weekly review the "NeW Statesman and Nation.'' "One is to re-establish the British Raj in its Old form —a task which would
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    World Rubber Shortage Expected Next Year
    330 5 A.P. NEW YORK. Doc. 13.— There will be a world shortage of natural rubber in 19 47 with the shortage acute in the first half of the year said George M. Tisdale, vice-president of the International Rubber. Study Group on his return from Europe
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    Plane Rushes To Ship's Rescue
    105 5 A.P. SANDIEGO (California), Dec. 13.—The U.S. Coastguard reported on Thursday that the Chinese merchant ship, Hwatung was taking water in No. 1 hold and asked for immediate assistance. The ship, 480 miles west of Sandiego, reported that pumps were unable to lower the water level
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    32 5 Reuter. Nanking, Dec. 13.—Dr. John C. H. Wu, Chinese Minister to the Vatican, was received by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek this afternoon. Later Dr. Wu left for shanghai on his way to Rome.—Reuter.
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    FRANCO BARRED FROM COMITY OF NATIONS
    184 5 A.P. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The United Nations Assembly passed on Friday by 34 votes to 6 the resolution recommending that all me mbers immediately recall from Madrid their ambassadors and ministers to Franco Spain. The long-fought resolution also provided that if the Franco regime
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    Inquiry On In Trooper Walkout
    109 5 Reuter. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 13.—The 170 troops who left the liner Empress of Scotland before she sailed from Liverpool entrained today for Glasgow. They will embark there in the Eastern Prince for the Far East next Tuesday. Six soldiers were left behind at Huyton in connection
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    FIVE CASES OF SMALL POX
    52 5 Five cases of small-pox with two death* were reported ln Singapore for the week ending Dec. 7. against two deaths and one report for the previous week. Death due to tuborculo-is oredominated for the week, while there was an appreciable drop In infantile death rate—s6.7l
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    23 5 In a keenly contested game of soccer played on the Police Training School ground on Thursday the Jollilads drew with the Police one-all.
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    Burma Rice For Malaya: Barter Plan Suggested
    491 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) *—7T*» Penang.—Bartering wi th Burma seems to be the only solution to Malaya's rice problem which has threatened to worsen since the recent seizure of thousands of bags of smuggled rice from Mergui by the local authorities. Yesterdays announcement doubling
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    Kidnapper Shot In Gun Duel
    190 5 (Our Own Reporter) TAIPING.—A thrilling manhunt in the hills lor kidmppers. by the local police resulted in the capture of three men, one of whom died shortly after in hospital following gunshot wounds. The hunt fojowed a report that Mr. Lim Tee Hooi. father of
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    Explosion On Motor Boat
    87 5 (Our Own Reporter) PENANG. —Three men were killed, one injured and one reported missing, when the engine of a motor boat exploded off the Noordin Street Ghaut September 29 this year. The deceased. Leone Poh, Lee Ah Seng and Wong Pong, after repairing the engine of
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    NEW SURCHARGE ON RATES
    90 5 An ordinance to enable the Municipal Commissioners to levy a temporary surcharge on rates is to be introduced in the Advisory Council. The BUI, entitled the Municipal Temporary (Surcharge on Rates) Ordinance. 1946. gives the Municipal Commissioners power to levy in 1947 a surcharge not exceeding
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    MORE LIGHT SHED ON OUR WAR CLAIMS
    249 5 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 13.—The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Creech- Jones, replying to questions in the House of Commons yesterday about war damage claims in Malaya said: "Some detaiils in terms of reference to the Malayan War Damage Claims Commission have not been settled. It
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    War Damage Claims: Time Extended
    166 5 As already announced the Malayan War Damage Claims Commission l s now receiving and registering, on behalf of the Board of Management of the Fund, claims arising under the Malayan War Risks (Goods) Insurance Scheme. In response to numerous representations froun the public. It is
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    CHINESE STOWAWAY
    42 5 A stowaway was found on the "Rajula" when she arrived on Thursday from Hongkong. He was a nineteen-year-old Chinese boy. Kong Chi Ping. The Rajula is on her way to Calcutta with military personnel as well as several civilian passengers.
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      37 5 YOUR X'MAS GIFT I Obtain from your Dealers a tin of "BATGER" DOVER TOFFEES ASSORTED IN FANCY DECORATED j 4 lb. This. Manufactured in ENGLAND By:— Baiger A Co., Ltd. Stepney, London < Established in 1748» Sole Agents:
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    Pick-Pockets Found 4s, & 1 Re. In Sailor's Purse
    132 6 Pick-Pockets Found 4s, 1 Re. In Sailor's Purse For picking the pocket of Rashid Abdullah, an East African seaman, Chan Ah Kau (30), was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by Second Magistrate L. C. Goh, yesterday. The prosecution alleged that while Rashid and Juma. another East African seaman, were
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    Christmas Treat For 5,000 Poor Children
    115 6 Five thousand of Singapore's poorest children are looking forward to a gigantic Christmas party which is to be held at The New World on Friday next. In order to secure presents for each child a special cinema show is to be given in the
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    PENANG GOVT. SERVANTS WANT THEIR BACK PAY
    216 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Penang.—With Christmas fast approaching Government employees in ?enan,g are asking the burning question: "When will we get our back pay?" Inquiries by a "Tribune" reporter revealed that no official announcement has yet been made. The Penang Junior Civil Service Association,
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    SAMSU CARRIED IN RUBBER TUBES
    71 6 When a motor bus was stopped by revenue officers on Thompson Road, on Dec 5 and the passengers searched, two Chinese women. Ng Sai Hoon and Tan Mvi Ens. were found to be carrying samsu in rubber tubes which were concealed in baskets. Apnearine in
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    FLOUR FOR MALAYA
    19 6 The "Peebles" due here tomorrow from Montreal is bringing in 8.649 tons of flour fcr Malaya.
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    APPLY-TO GO TO ENGLAND
    122 6 Sir Angus Gillan, Head of the Empire Division of the British Council, has announced that the Council invites five guests from the British territories in S. E Asia to Visit the U.K. for the two months of April and May, 1947. A least one of these
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    TWO MALAYS FOR STUDENTS' CONGRESS
    183 6 A Raffles College under-gradu-ate and a student from the King Edward VII School, Taiping, both Malays, will represent this country at the Asiatic Students' Congress to be held in Lahore during the Christmas holidays. They are Che Wan Suleiman b. Che Pawan Teh and Che
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    Convicts Get Back $4,044
    99 6 A sum of $4,044, found in the possession of two Chinese who are serving a two-year sentence for being in possession of 450 pounds of opium for importation, was ordered to be returned to the two men by First District Judtre Paul Storry. yesterday. When they
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    Sydney Test: First Day's Highlights
    192 7 is of yesterday's play Test match between r d and Australia at Svriney: rich's 71 for England is rd score of the same Australia. Previously, had scored 71 against South Australia, and again 71 Queensland. This is score so far f'lion's four catches yesbrought his
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    No Need To Make Slightest Excuse
    282 7 The true worth of England's total of 219 for eight wickets on Sydney's shirtfront strip cannot yet be truly assessed. There is no doubt the Australian bowl?r s have achieved a grand performance here today but Bedser, Wright and Smith have yet tc operate
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    Charity Soccer During 'Xmas
    125 7 A Catholic XI, comprising s au oi Singapore's best footba r*, meet the C.A. (Chung Wah F tball Club, during the Christmas ->ea>on at Jalan Bes%-, G idium in a charity matin the distinguished patronage of Mgr. M. Olcomendy, f» r Catholic Vicar-Capitula. proceeds will be
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    S.C.C. BOWLS
    62 7 It ta proposed to open a tempotarjr bowling green on Thursday, Dee 19, with a match between teams ltd by H. Gild (Captain) and H. Gray i Vice-Captain). All those Wishing to take part are requested idrisc the Secretary. The list v U be closed on Tuesday, Dec.
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    COMPTON IS LOSING HIS CONFIDENCE
    232 7 Reuter. SYDNEY, Dec. 13.—Coirfcnenting on the day's play, Victor Richardson, former Test? player, said good fortune appeared to favour England when Hammond won the toss, but Freer created a sensation by bowling Washbrook in the first over. The battle was then on in earnest with
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    CAVENAUGH YOUNGSTERS
    64 7 The following will represent tomorrow for the 14th Youngsters XI te soocer against the 60 Coy., RASO (G.T.>, on the RASC ground. Kick off at 5.15 pjn. sharp. Transport will leave No. 21, Wilkie Rd., at 4.30 p.m. sharp, to play soocer. Osman: Naidu and Seng Gee; Sattar,
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    51 7 A general committee meeting of the Singapore Table Tennis Association will be held at 5.15« today at the S.C.R.C. when the Hon. Sec. Mr. Joseph Van will table the annual report for approval. All committee members are requested to attend this meeting as it is the last for the year
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    Big Scale Bribery By Smugglers In Penang
    292 7 (Our Own Reporter) Penang.—The police crime report for November released to the press recently states that he state of corruption on the waterfront has been the subject of considerable concern for some months. The importation of smuggled goods (nee mainly) is so lucrative
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    APPLICATION OF MRS. C.C. BEST GRANTED
    196 7 Presumption Of Death (Our Own Reporter) MALACCA, Friday.—An appli cation for the presumption of death was heard by Mr. Justice O. Pretheroe in the Supitr/>e Court yesterday. The application was made by Mrs. Alice Mynie Best and her daughter, Patric jl Best, for the
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    LETAH'S HAT-TRICK FOR A.C.S. O.B.A. AGAINST "RECS"
    272 7 A.C.5.0.8.A 4; S.R.C 0. The Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys' Association hockey XI gave a fine account of themselve yesterday when they met and easily defeated an S.R.C. hockey XI in a match played on the Padang, the game resulting in a 4-nil victory
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    CAREFREE B.P.
    124 7 Playing at 'Home' on Sunday last the Can-free B.P. lost to the Brighton B.P.s B team in a friendly matoh by the narrow margin of 3 games to 4. Results (Carefree B.P.s players mentioned first). Singles: Wee Teck Yearn beat Seah Ah Kow IS—lt, 15—5; Poh Kirn Xt
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    Indian Army Hockey XI Held
    121 7 The Indian Army Hockey XT which is shortly to go on a tour of Malaya flayed -thier first practice match yesterday against 223 8.0.D. which ended in a draw of 3-ali The 8.0.D. scored all their 3 goals in the first half. 2 through Capt.
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    S.C.C. v. ASIATICS TODAY
    74 7 The following Will represent the S.C.C. at rugby today against the Combined Asiatics on the Padang. (game begins a 5 l p.m.) —D. M. Seward, T. A. Roper, R P. Droogleve», G. 3. Taylor, C. li. Quayle; J. Frame, W. Mcßeath; F. .F. Hutchinson, X M.
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    AMICABLE BADMINTON PARTY
    91 7 In a friendly badminton i match, played on the A.A.Us courts, the Amicable Badmin- j ton Party Novice Team lost to j the Vet Badminton Party by 5 I games to 2. (Amicable players mentioned first):- SINGLES: Yap Yew Keng beat Bujal 15-10 15-5. Tay j Cheng
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    SAMBOE CHINESE ATHLETIC
    59 7 The following have been elected office bearers in the Samboe Chinese Athletic Club. Treasurer, John Wee. Secretary. Chan Khek Beng; Sports Captains. Johnny Lee and Mr. Choo Ew? Kwee. Parties and clubs desiring to have friendly matches with the "Samboe Chinese Athletic or the Samboe Rangers, should
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    Presumed Death Of Husband Tortured By Japanese
    280 7 (Our Own Reporter) Penang'.—-The terrible Jap round-ups during the early occupation days, when i any lives were lost, were recalled in the Supreme Court when a Chinese widow, Ong Geok Eng, made an application for the presumed death of her husband, Lim Jit
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    Chinese Dramatic Association
    142 7 The Lak Aik Amateur Musical Dramatic Association, is celebrating its 17th anniversary by staging a performance of Chinese drama at the Theatre Hall, Happy World Park, on Dec. 20, 21 and 22. The members of this Association, are mostly local Chinese businessmen, who whenever the opportunity arises,
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      171 7 RAFFLES HOTEL Tonight S p.m. Dinner Music DANCE 9 p.m, to Midnight raffles orchestra*™** 1 j e speelman with JOAN FRASER TIB OR KUNSTLER, Vocalists Admission to Non-residents: $1.40 inch Tax SECOND TEST MATCH —E NGLAND v. watch the "KESIStEY" window for details and latest scores. GREAT WORLD CABARET Demonstration
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      181 7 TODAY TO-MORROW 3 p.m.—6—9 p.m. KANAN BALA (The Queen of Indian Music) gives brilliant portrayal "BAN PHOOL" fin Hindustani) Villainy of a Zaminder causes hitch in the &ishore-Champa Romance! With Krishnakant, Debi Mukherji, Ahin Chowdhary and Raimohan. (A Film Exchange of India Release) MIDNIGHT (11.30) TO-NIGHT Big Musical Premiere! Drama
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      272 7 OTONTNG TODAY "PILLOW TO POST" with Ida Lupino Sydney Greenstreet. NEXT CHANGE "FLYING FORTRESS" with Richard Greene TONIGHT MIDNIGHT «r Sf .fir• with Allan Ladd Geraldine Fitzgerald John Hoyt CHUNGKING Tanjong Pagar Phene 3327 Opening today: I, 3.15, 6.30, 9.06 FRENCHMAN'S CREEK" (in technicolor) with Joan Pontadae/Arturo de Cordova You'll
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    They Fought Mystery Bomb, Mines,—& Pain
    589 8 They Fought Mystery Bomb, Mines, Pain THE STORY OF FOUR HEROES London, Dec. 13.—The Lt. Norman Charles Young, OBE has b?en awarded to R.E. of Luton. He has been continuously actiively engaged in the disposal of unexpected bonds in Plymouth and Southamton areas since Junj 194 5, on incidents which
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    Bid At The World Fair
    78 8 SHANGHAI—China hopes to De able to send samples of some 30 kinds of Chinese native products, including raw silk, silk embroidery, tea, tung oil, bristles, porcelain ware and chemical products, the World Exhibition to be held in Lyons, PVance, next year. A special committee of
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    Who Should Pay Compensation?
    309 8 Dockyard Shooting (Tribune Staff Reporter) Three representatives of the Singapore Harbour Board labourers met the Board authorities yesterday in connection with an inquiry into the shooting incident at the rice pool last Wednesday. They had also brought in two eyewitnesses to the incident. It appeared that
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    Blum May Form French Cabinet Tonight
    215 8 A.P. PARIS. Dec. 13 Tne newly designated interim Premier Leon Blum told French party chiefs on Friday that he h ped to form a Government by Saturday night and appeared to b»> aiming at a national union cabinet as he had consulted with the
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    REVOLT FOILED
    107 8 A.P. CARACAS. Dec. 12 —President Romulo Betancourt announced last night that his forces had put down a twelvehour revolt after the insurgents had held possession for a time of the large Maracay airport 50 miles west of Caracas, and dropped bombs which narrowly missed the presidential palace. Th*»
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    "Britain Cannot Hold India By Power"
    712 8 A.P. Reuter. THE GOVERNMENT APPEALED ONCE MORE YESTER DAY TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE TO LAY DOWN THE RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES WHICH NOW THREATEN CIVIL WAR AT A MOMENT WHEN INDIA CAN HAVE INDEPEN DENCE FOR THE PRICE OF UNITY. MR. A. V. ALEXANDER, DEFENCE MINISTER
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    Portuguese Troop Ship Calls Here
    99 8 A party of 350 Portugu.se troops returning to Lisbon afei wartime service in Timor and Macao were aboard the Quanz* which arrived from Hongkong yesterday morning. There we.c also 150 civilian passengers, none of whom are disembarking at Singapore. The Quanza sails tomorrow. This 6.000-ton
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    German Officer's Suicide Attempt
    66 8 A.P. FRANKFURT, Dec. 12.—Only three days after the United States Army announced that it had changed the Commandants and streamlined the secu "*y measures at Nuremberg jail a high-ranking German officer on Wednesday eluded the guards and dived from a 35-foot walK in what apparently was
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    CSC SWIMMING CARNIVAL
    31 8 The Chinese Swimming club will hold a carnival on Saturday, Dec. 28. Entries close today. Heats will be run off on Dec. 21 o r possibly Dec 22.
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    MISCHIEVOUS AND UNTRUE
    119 8 Reuter. CANBERRA. Dec. 12.—Arthur Calwell. Australian Minister of Immigration, today strongly denied suggestions that Britain's immigration target for the first year had been reduced to 10.000. The minimum target is 35.000." he said. "Australia actualiv needs at least 46.000 workers in 1947. I never agreed on any
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    MILITARY AGE AND SERVICE SCHEME
    150 8 Reuter. LONDON, Dec. 13.—Tho Minis te' of Labour, Mr. Isaacs, replied in the House of Commons to Mr. Shephard, Conservative, Newark, who asked for information about the period men called up as from today would have to serve in the armed forces. He said the
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    AUSTRALIA'S 'WHITE POLICY' EXPLAINED
    197 8 Reuter. SYDNEY Dec ney Sun contaientini JW; the attack t>y Trusteesh.p ComrntW !n United Natl i "Wnite Austrauia f ttstr »U» i "It is obvious that ?h iCy criticism will iScrea^ 5 lype and China foug] 't l and want t r A% s theim access
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    ASIATIC AMBASSADOR
    21 8 A.P. Ottawa, Dec 13 —A Australian High C:. Canada, has been I lian Ambassador to States, his ottce Thursday.—A.P.
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