Malaya Tribune, 6 January 1947

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune jjy THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEbPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simuitaneously in Singapore Kuala L umpur. Ipoh Penang. Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Edito/ial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 OGHI J SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune MONDAY, JANUARY
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    THE THIRD TEST: FIRST PICTURES
    37 1 Vivo pictures of the Third Test noiv being played at Melbourne, which began on Wednesday. Top: Edrich injured by ball hit by Barnes. Bottom:--. Barnes hit on arm by ball from Bedser.
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    AUSTRALIA LOSE 3 QUICK WICKETS
    351 1 as overcast when play resumed this mom- Test at Melbourne. Bill Voce, who was first day, returned to the field after an abI vs. Ram was falling lightly when play II stopped ai'ter a few minutes. Bedser opened England's attack from the southern tnd, whil
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    Score Board
    90 1 Australia. Ist Innings 365. England. Ist Innings 351. AUSTRALIA. —2nd Innings Barnes c Evans b Yardley 32 Morris b Bedser 155 Bradman j b Yardley 49 Hassett b Wright 9 Miller c Hammond b Yardley 34 Johnson run out 0 McCool c Evans D Bedser 43 Tallon not
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    NEHRU SAYS "BRITISH GOVT. HOSTILE, UNFRIENDLY"
    691 1 But Urges: "Accept Plan. And Keep Door Open To Muslims" Reuter. NEW DELHI, Jan. 6. Mr. Nehru yesterday supported the Indian Congress Party Working Committee's resolution approving thj British statement of Dec. 6 on the grouping of provinces, but warned that the British government
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    Johore Malays Support Plan For Federation
    434 1 Johore Malays have voted in favour of th:- F°deration plan for Malaya. The State Committee of the Pergrakaan Melavu Semenanjong Johore i Movement of the Pen'nsular Malays of Johore hela a meeting r> consider the plan and passed the following resolution: (1) That the
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    Army Firemen Fight First Fire
    117 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Army Fire service, filling the breach caused by the Municipal Firemen's strike which began last Tuesday, were yesterday called for the first time to deal with a lallang fire at Mt. Pleasant, near the Police Training School. According to the Brigade
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    11 Tommies Hurt In Cairo Bomb Outrage
    185 1 Reuter. CAIRO, Jan. 5. —Three bombs were thrown %t carrying British troops fro m Cairo to Palestine via Port Said to-night near Galyub, about eight miles north rf Cairo. Eleven soldiers were injured, three of them seriously. Three bombs were thrown at one
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    Spate Of Robberies
    118 1 After taking several weekends off, armed robbers committed a spate of robberies during the week-end and got away with a total of $4,501. There were five armed robberies. The biggest haul was made yesterday by five Chinese, all of whom were armed with pistols. They got away
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    FLOUR SHIP FOR CHINA SINKS
    72 1 Reuter. SYDNEY, Jan. ft.—Mr. Jarne* Baldwin, 72-year-old master of the 230-ton wooden motor vessel Yup Hwa, and twelve other members of his crew jumped into the sea when their ship sank while being towed to Newcastle, New Soutn Wales, yesterday, it was reported here today.
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    BOMBAY STABBINGS
    36 1 Reuter. BOMBAY, Jan. fl —One person was killed and Aye injured in stab bings in central and north Bombay, yesterday. One of the injured helped the police to overpower and arrest his assailant. —Reuter.
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    COLD WAVE SWEEPS EUROPE
    115 1 Reuter. Vienna. Jan. 5.—A n w old wave sweeping Europe has brought temperature; in Austria down from 27 to 36 degrees of frost It coincides with the worst fuel crisis yet experienced here and the situation described as "catastrophic." Dr Karl Altman. Minister for Electric power,
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    Confesses To Double Murder
    147 1 U.P. PARIS. Jan. 5. Police •aid tonight that Gu-tan Bourret, 3d, had confessed the double murder of hi- mistress, pretty b2-.>var-old Ghislaine Thevenin, and their two-yeai -old daughte;, Anne Marie. Bourret was said to have told officers that be ti angled the f nild to keep
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    Martial Law In Palestine Likely
    273 1 U.P. LONDON, Jan. 6. —Informed sources say Britain is preparing to impose martial Jaw on Palestine if —as anticipated—Jewish extremists continue their sabotage and terror campaign. Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commissioner for Palestine, was believed to have discussed plans for martial law with the Colonial
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  • Obituary
    DEATH.
    36 2 lye eng HONG passed away 5-1-47 at his residence, leaving behind 2 sons Robert and Eugene Lye, 2 sons-in-law, 7 daughters and 5 grandchildren t 0 mourn his loss. Burial at Bidadari. 5 p.m. to-day.
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    TOKIO GETS ANOTHER QUAKE SCARE
    97 2 U.P. T OK I O, Jan. 5—T ok i o residents received another scare when they were aroused from their sleep by an earthquake at 5.54 a.m. (Tokio time) shaking buildings and dwellings for about 30 seconds. The Japanese Central Meteorological Observatory's seismological section spokesman
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    400 'Witnesses Of Jehovah' Arrested
    352 2 Reuter. Montreal.—The Quebec Government has launched a drive against the religious sect known as Witnesses of Jehovah which it accuses of "seditious propaganda" in a pamphlet entitled "Quebec's Burning Hate." Already, the drive hag resulted in the arrest of more than 400 members of the
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    Last Voyage To Singapore
    82 2 Reuter. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. s.—The 25,000-ton Royal Mail flagship, Andes, which arrived at Southomp ton from Singapore is to make oniy cne more voyage as a troopship. She sails again for Singapore on Jan. 20 ar.d on returning to Southampton early in March she will po to
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    BURMA TALKS IN LONDON
    56 2 Reuter. RANGOON, Jan. 4.—Ex-Premier U Saw's Myochit (Lovers of Nations Party today announced it 8 decision to accept the British Government's invitation to London. U Saw whom the Myochit Executive has elected to represent the Party at the London conference is leaving Rangoon or. Monday together
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    International Forum On World Affairs
    160 2 Reuter. CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. s.—Delegates from all parts of the world will «s <emble here from January 9 to 11 to discuss the question: "What do other nations expect of the United States?" and a supplementary question of what the United States intends 1« do
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    WORLD'S LARGEST TIN DREDGE TOR BANKA
    68 2 U.P. TAMPA. Florida, Jan. 4.—The world's largest tin dredge will be launched here on Monday at the yard> oi the Tampa shipbuilding company. The >uper-dredge is to bo christened Roosevelt and is 4tstined for work on Banka Island. Six others are oelng building in
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    Food Prices Rise As Chinese New Year Nears
    431 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Since the New Year and with Chinese New Year not far away, the market for Certain foodstuffs in Singapore shows an upward trend. Rock ~ugar No. 1 quality, which fetched $32 tier picul early last week, jumped to $42
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    18 3 The full noon day, Poya will be celebrated at the Sinhalese Buddhist Temple 96. Outram Road Singapore today
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    Capt. ("Kim") Yadav Leaving Singapore
    47 3 m Kunicar Hukum CUP nho has been Sin nc to Genera* stopford since ment.nf L«n/i) Utiles, B& 11 c rapt Ta *e Rajkumar flSP*tP*rent> of Singhawh S Tno>r »Kim>\ he a pot -rial figure in gSj***** wm be missed L'his many fncnds.
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    33 3 Chinese aged iMtti 28 years i st his lite yesf,H„.. morning while alighting ,fl b near the Crntral SSeSttoSn He fell off the Jv wsta ned head injuries' and was killed instantly.
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    'PLUTO' IN NEW ROLE
    73 3 "Pluto", *he petrol pipeline ivhich made history by supplying spirit for the fighting vehicles of the Allied forces during the successful invasion of France, as an undertcater supply line, has been salvaged from the sea. and is being cut up at Southampton, to recover the thousands
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    Duke Of Gloucester Due Here Next Week
    236 3 SYDNEY—The Governor-General and the Duchess of Gloucester, with Prince William and Prince Richard, left Canberra on December 30. The Duke is visiting Singapore next week. The Duke and Duchess drove to Port Kembla, where they live quietly with their children until the Duke
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    136 3 Reuter. New York. Jan. 5 —The Market groped vainly for some definite trend in the slowest trading Since mid-August 1946. The firmness of most aviations was the feature; otherwise it was a very mixed market in which individual group movements either Way rarely exceeded one point
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    5,400 Repatriated
    39 3 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Jan. 4. Five thousand four hundred Indian nationals were repatriated to India from Malaya during December, it was officially announced here today. The total repatriate between February and the year ending is over 18,000.—Reuter.
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    News In Brief
    357 3 U.P. Rangoon. Jan. 4.—Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser. Naval Commander-m-Chief, East Indies, is arriving in Rangoon m the flagship cruiser Glasgow. Hi; visit U expected to last until January B.—Reuter. London. Jan. 4.—British official circles confirm that a preliminary bargaining among the United States. Britain and Canada
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    25 3 Reuter. PARIS, Jan 5.-Rear Admiral Pierre Emile Barjot has been appointed Naval Commandant in Morocco, !t was confirmed today fcv "Journal Omcide.*' the Government Gazette.—Reuter.
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    Cat Burglar Enters Hotel
    261 3 (By Tribune Crime Rtporftf) The Singapore Police are looking fdr a cat IkirgiAr, somewhat cnide ip. his modus operandi, who surprised a gttesT; at the Adelphi rfotel Just before daWrt yesterday —and escaped with a fountain pen. He entered the room occupied by an Englishman, Mr.
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    TOUGHEST AIR ROUTE
    87 3 Reuter. MOSCOW. Jan. 4.—The famous Soviet ah man, Leonid Ovsyaniikcv, 1> lust back itotn a trip to Pamirs, among the toughest air routes in the Soviet Union. Tfris flight brought his total distance flown over Pamirs within the last eight years to 621,360 miles. for 2&0 miles
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    Peiping Incidents
    95 3 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Jan. It MtJ firm Samuel Howard, C.-in-C. of U.S. Marines in China, at a press Conference here this afternoon, said: 'Political elements unfortunately tried to enlarge the alleged Peiping rape base into an inportance it does not merit. The public expects too speedily a sequel from
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    MALAYAN NEWS FLASHES
    126 3 Mr. T. H. Holy oak has beeh appointed a member of the Joint Transport Advisory Board in place of Mf. W. T. Crosley. Miss A. M. Pape, Nursing Sister. Malayan Nursing SĕrVice, ha s been seconded fOr service in Sarawak. Mr. E. P. Brady, Assistant Engineer, Malayan
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    The Rice Outlook
    488 4 We seem to be getting a long way into the New Year without knowing what the ice allocation is to be lor the first six months of 1947. The International Emergency Food Committee, <.ting in Washington, ap- arently has encountered unexpected difficulty in de- ding the quotas.
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    'WE ARE NOT DEAD' SAYS NAZI UNDERGROUND
    1125 4 Berlin,—A secret single page mimeographed newspaper published by an organisation which calls itself "The Resistance Group of Young Nationalists'' is being circulated in Nuremberg and it s neighbourhood. The paper is the first underground publication discovered in the American zone of Germany. Apparently
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    2,026,000 British Civil Servants-Alarming'
    285 4 LONDON, Dec. 18.—The Marquess of Reading ;*aid in the Hou>e of Lords this afternoon chat November .->tati>tics showed there were 1.007.000 industrial and non-industrial Civil Servants and 1,019.000 in local government service, a total of 2,026.000 employed. 'If manpower be required for greater production." he said,
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    BYRNES "MAN OF THE YEAR"
    115 4 WASHINGTON. —Secretary of State Byrnes has been designated by "Time" magazine as "man of the year" for 1946. The honour, an annual feature in the weekly news magazine, was awarded the Secretary. Time's editors said, b?cause he became during the year "the firm and patient
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    SHOULD JAPAN HAVE WOMAN RULER?
    238 4 TOKIO—A question being asked in Tokio today is whether Japan, in the future, should recognise a woman ruler. A draft of a new Imperial Household law, which is to be presented to the Diet, provides that only male descendants shall succeed to thj throne. Thi
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    THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG
    656 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Sir, —A political struggle is on i:i Malaya, and within the next few month the future of all people in Malaya will be decided. I therefore commend a New Year resolution to everv man and woman. Let this resolution be
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    They Have No Home
    159 4 Sir,—One of the most tragic sights in Singapore to-day is the number of girls and expecially boys who seem to have no proper homo. They live in the numerous back lanes of the city roiLng their mats under the inadequate shelter of buildings and cooking their
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    Cracker Menace
    135 4 Sir.—While it is far from being my intention to be a wet blanket. I detest the pests who are becoming a public danger by throwing burning crackers into passing vehicles, or high up int> the air to fall on the heads of pedestrians, and between the feet of
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    RLO Is Postal Dept's Biggest Headache
    403 4 London: (Air Mail) —One of the busiest departments in Britain's largest post office in the three-floor Mount Pleasant block of buildings in Finsbury, London, is the Returned Letter Office. Here, some 2 000 applications for undelivered parcels and packets are dealt with every day.
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      41 4 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By Ernest Hi* NATHANIEL 'ii. r /T HARBISON, W i y MOULD QUNAWAV SLAVE HEjREf sF LIVED ALONE POR 72 YEARS ON ALOMAR nT, iMfh *n| CALIF, AND WAS KNOWN AS 'TH£ F/eST W/TE MffN rfi/Loe% 1
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    Reforms Proposals-'Contradiction Of Democratic Methods'
    622 5 'Malay Rulers Denied Their Rights' (Tribune Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Sun.—The results of the past fortnight s intensive discussions by the Pan-Malayan Council of Joint Action of the new constitutional proposals were embodied in a series of important resolutions passed by the Council at its
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    THREE GAINS
    34 5 k npur Sunday— i urn eetfngoftheP**- C i uneti of joint ,-day. the c tender, Mr. the Kuala. Mr. YongT Mr. H. B. 1 honorary i of the Coun- 1 I* J
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    BRITAIN STILL KEEPS 200 U.S. SHIPS
    95 5 U.P. Fan. 4 Lend 'or Chester the text From the late to Mr. Chur- renfnaHy lea" to th erican merlin during IQj bout ?M still fly the letter shows v be returned months after war, which timed. The that the war ay follow only
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    ATS Corporal Found With Bullet Wound
    65 5 KS: Jan. 5. —Peter d 22, of CanterSloUgh, was charged With shooting at I A S C"irpma\ Norah Crofts c to murder her. He led in custody until left arm and i Sagas* Ihe police Crofts was found in a with a bullet wound
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    Italian Women Demonstrate
    54 5 U.P. 5 -Two thousand an orderly der V.minale Palace cost of living a s try of the Interior v uld finish off th? the ountry- black D egatlon was recelvUng Minister of the iin warned that th? against the blac< nly increase un- and discontent ring down
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    GOOD NEWS FOR HUNGRY WORLD
    139 5 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. s—The striking improvement in loadings of grain in the United States, reported from Washington, is the best news the hungry world has had for a long time and should show tangible results in importing countries witnin a very few weeks. During the
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    Brooke's Tip To Colonial Office
    130 5 Asked by the Press for his comment* on the mass-resign-ations among jGovernment officials in Sarawak, Mr. Anthony Brooke said: "I can think of nothing more appropriate than that the Colonial Secretary should apply to the situation in Sarawak the powerful truth he recently enunciated in
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    Archdeacon Defends Brooke
    200 5 Reuter. COLOMBO, (Air mail).—The British Government's ban on Mr. Anthony Brooke, former Rajah Muda of Sarawak, from entering Sarawak is characterised as an action unworthy of the Government in power by Mr. A. B. Champion, former Archdeacon of Sarawak, who is now in Norwood, Ceylorv In a
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    "Music For Everybody" At Memorial Hall
    361 5 (By Our Own Critic) The eighth Concert given by the Radio Malaya Orchestra at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night, followed the pattern to which w? have now become accustomed. The Orchestra played Weber's "Peter Schmoll" Overture, the Incidental Music to the 'Merchant of
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    Leaves Palestine Under Threat?
    107 5 Reuter. Jerusalem, Jan. s*-Deputy Superintendent Kalman Cohen, Senior Jewisli Criminal Investigation Department officer of the Palestine Police, left Palestine for Britain yesterday following terrorist threats to kill him, says an unconfirmed report from Tel Aviv. When asked to confirm or deny the report, the spokesman at
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    Air Chief Flies East On Liaison Visit
    304 5 Air Commander-in-Chl George Firio. left before da plane on a liaison visit to tish Commonwealth Forces The plane took off at about Although the'»e units form pari of the Air Group of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces and, as such, are under the
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    Archdeacon Robbed 13 Times In 15 Months
    199 5 Padre Catches Thief (Our Crime Reporter) Mr. K. T. Alexander, secretary to the Bishop of Singapore, on Friday evening apprehended a man who was found tampering with the fittings of the Archdeacon's car parked in the Cathedral grounds. The Venerable Archdeacon H. D.
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    LONDON POLICE PUZZLED
    100 5 Reuter. LONDON. Jan I—Criminal Investigation Department men in vestigating recent lur raid> today received information which ted to a watch beiiib placed on premise--, in thi e-e different pai is of London. Furs worth more than £100.000 stolen In the last eight munths are involved The puzzle
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    28 SURVIVORS
    57 5 U.P. HELSINKI, Jan. s—The 26 survivors of the cable ship Karls and the body of the captain. August Vilholm Nickel, were brought here by a Russian warship after the Danish ship struck a mine in th e FinnishSea and sank in five minutes. Fifteen other crewmen are missing
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    MILLION TONS U.S. GRAIN EXPORTED
    157 5 Reuter. Washington, Jan. s.—The United States Department of Agriculture has announced here that 1.100.000 tons of grain and flour were exported from the United States in December—the biggest monthly total in the first six months of 1946/47 crop year. This brought the amount exported from
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    South African Non-Europeans "Aggressive"
    135 5 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. s.—Growing aggressiveness among non-Euro-peans in the Union of South Africa is gravely perturbing public opinion in the Dominion and may lead to serious repercussions, the London newspaper. News of The World, declared today in a Johannesburg despatch. "Since the United Nation 3 decisions
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    28 5 Reuter. OTTAWA, Jan. 5—The Canadian Prices Board has announced that ai! imjK it controls on c 'ton *?arhouse furnishings and oth?r manufactured cotton eoods have now h > removed.—Reut°r.
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    SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS
    689 6 Share quotations as at Jan.. i according to the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Singapore» were as follows: INDUSTRIALS Buyer Seller Alexandra Brickworks Ords. 1.80 $2.00 Alexandra Brickworks Prefs. 2.90 3.10 Brit. Malaya Trustee ft Executor Co. 8.00 9.00 Consolidated Tin Smelters Ord. 20/- 23/6 do. Prefs. 28/- 2t«Eastern
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    1946-peak year For Betting
    135 6 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. s—The totalizator turnover on racecourse* in Great Britain during 1946 is officially stated to have beer; £14.790,000 which i s slightly under the forecasted £15.000.--000. This i< easily a British record, bein* more than £5.000,--000 in excess of the previous record turnover of
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    Deputy Foreign Ministers To Discuss Control Of Germany
    227 6 U.P. LONDON. Jan. 6.—A wellinformed source said that the British Government has prepared for the consideration of deputy foreign ministers, meeting nere Jan. 14, a memorandum on its views of the German problem which was "a reasoned statement against Potsdam." Hie same
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    Soviets Resume Work On World's Tallest Building
    81 6 Reuter. LONDON. Jah. 5 —Russia is to resume construction on the Palace of Soviets, listed as the world', tallest building With a height of 1.365 feet, which was interrupted daring the war, Moscow Radio announced today. The Palace, which is to be 120
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    FEB-MARCH RUBBER BOUGHT
    181 6 (Malaya tribune Market Oorr.i During the week the rubber market remained comparatively steady With business passing in all grades. There Wfre keener fenqftrieg for the forward positions and towards the end of tile week fair quantities changed hands lot- February and March. g The general trend is
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    Albanian Premier Attacks U.S., Britain
    308 6 Reuter. BELGRADE, Jan. 6. The Belgrade press published an attack by the Albanian premier, Enver Hoxas, on the British and United States governments for "attitudes unworthy of their people." "The United States government policy towards Albania has been one of unfriendly notes, full of threats
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    OLYMPIC GAMES: GERMANY & JAPAN BARRED
    646 7 OLYMPIC GAMES: GERMANY JAPAN BARRED U.P. LONDON, Jan. 4.—The International Olympic Games Committee has unofficially re-afflrmed its intention to bar Germany and Japan from the 1948 Olympics in London, thus throttling one of the neatest, most persuasive rumour campaigns in athletic history. The rumours were mostly variations of th? theme
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    3,000-Mile Drift On A Raft
    148 7 Reuter. M a |i EJ Bilson. ,oi TcfitcrfeM a 3.000-mile rafl along ouiback Sou h Wale> He fro the LXmiric p V i hi Mclntyre. the Oi Itßf and fin.illy Ifarray the -*a. y- BQson I «I 1* 8 i n Urn Ml 4-18 c
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    ARSENAL BACK IN STRIDE WINS AT SUNDERLAND
    431 7 FOOTBALL REVIEW Reuter. d :i. Jan. 4.—Might I sh ccer circles. After the premiei division table th .1 they are now sta which already has extinguis lion. Their fine away win th( :r f urth in six games. Wolverhampton me .supporters despondent. The
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    Jockey Who Made £50,000 Dies Penniless
    216 7 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 5-—The path of jockeys is not always paved with gold. For the few who die rich and famous doaens di? poor and unknown. One such was Charlie Cornelius Foy, former jockey to four monarchs. who died this week aged 65. in
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    "Let The Umpire Decide"
    146 7 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 4—Th* News of The World. Britain's Sunday newspaper with a 7,000,000 circulation, has a leading article on Anglo-Aus-tralian Test match umpiring headed "Let the Umpire Decide.'' In this, the newspaper says: "Let us hope criticism of umpiring in the Test match will go
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    WHEN IS A HORSE UNFIT TO RUN?
    573 7 TRIBUNE TURF NOTES (By Tribune Racing Correspondent) Once again the chief topic of discussion in racing circles in Penang I* the severe way in wh.'ch the Veterinary Surgeon has dealt with some of th? Penang horses entered for the recent meeting The case
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    Players' Confidence In Umpires 'Undermined'
    271 7 Reuter. MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.— For the first time during the MCC tour an Australian newspaper tonight criticises the umpires. Hector de Lacy, Melbourne Sporting Globe cricket expert who has covered the MCCs matches throughout the tour, writes: "Once again unfortunate umpiring decisions have upset what
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    POOR FORM, DESULTORY PLAY IN INTERNATIONAL TRIAL
    563 7 Rugby Round-up Reuter. London. Jan. 4—Long periods of desultory play interspersed by occasional flashe* of brilliance markecTihe final England RugDy Union International Trial at Twickenham to-day where Eng land beat the Rest oy three goals, one penalty goal to one gi;al. one dropped
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    Race Horses Flown From U.K. To U.S.
    97 7 Reuter. London, Jan. 5—First racehorses to be flown from Britain left London airport yesterday on RSkymaster for California via ew York. Strong fancy for last year's Derby. Radio Therapy, and Fast and Fair were among the six horses to make the trip. They
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    38 7 Reuter. KURE, Jan. 5—The Australian destroyer Shropshire, flying the flag of Commodore H B. Francomb, ha? arrived at Kure naval gtation and British headquarters 16 miles south-west of Hiroshima, accompanied by the Australian destroyers Bataan and Warramunga —Reuter.
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    International Lawn Bowls Meet In U. S.
    215 7 LONDON.—At the invitation of the American Lawn Bowling* Association, the latest member of the international bowling board, 30 British bowlers will leave Southampton for the United States on Jan. 11. They will play in a number of matches, the outstanding events of which
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    SCHERMERHORN FLYING TO JAVA
    77 8 Reuter. AMSTERDAM. Jan. 5.--Three members of the Dutch Commission General for the Netherlands East indies, Professor Willem Schermerhorn, former Premier. Max Van Poll and F. De Boer, !«ft Schiphol aerodrome this morning on their way to Batavia. They will pave the way for signature of the
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    Salvage Work Begun In Burnt-out Ship
    90 8 Reuter. Liverpool, Jan. s.—Salvage work in the new 15.000-ton cargo liner Ccrinthlc began at Birkenhead near £sts to-day after tire men working for 20 hours had i neuished the blaze in numbf r live hold The Uner. which was at one time in danger
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    ITALIAN PM IN US
    30 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Jan. —Gasperi. Italian Prime Minister, arrived i*i Washington today from Bermuda on n four-day visit at the invitation o" the United States Government. Reutcr.
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    RUSSO-SIAM ACCORD
    29 8 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 6.— Soviet Government has accepted the offer ot the Government of Siam to regime diplomatic relations with that conntry and to exchange envoys. —Reuter.
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    FRANCE NEEDS 200,000 MEN TO QUELL F.I.C. REBELS
    244 8 Reuter. SAIGON, Jan. 5. —War on a growing scale seems the only way out of the politico-military impasse between the French and Vietnamese in Indo-china, according to sources close to the Federal Government here to-day. ICilttari quarters estimate 'it woUid take an
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    FUEL MINISTER'S PLEA FOR COAL
    96 8 Reuter. DURHAM, Jan. 4. -Mr. Shinwell. Fuel and Power Mini.-tei. and Lord Hyndley, Chairman of the Coal Boad. marched in proves ion with miner- from Mine;■-• Hall to the pit head at Murton Collieries in Durham today be- hind a band and banner at a
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    Early British Withdrawal from Greece Urged
    147 8 LONDON. Jan. 5.--The British Parliamentary delegation to Greece tonight recommended the early withdrawal of British troops from Greece "subject to consideration of strategy and high policy The delegation, which visited Greece last August at the invitation of the Greek government, said in its report
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    Atomic Control Plan Ready
    86 8 U.P. NEY YORK. Ja 4.—The American representative on the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Bernard B?.ruch. resigned today with the suggestion that the United Scates should continue making atom bombs and retaip. her atomic secret> until a treaty is completed for international control of atomic
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    MILCH WANTS CIGARETTES
    72 8 U.P. NUREMBERG Jan. 5 Former Field Marshal Erhard Milch, once adjutant to Hermann Goering in the lultwaffe ministry and now on trial for war crimes, wanted to take his mus-t:rlng-out pay of $40 in cigarettes instead of money when h? was discharged from prisoner of-war status and
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    JAVA'S SUGAR OUTPUT
    66 8 Reuter. BATAVIA, Jan. s.—Java's sugar production this year is not expected to exceed 25.000 tons compared with 20,000 tens last year and over 1,500,000 tons in 1939. a Dutch press report stated. Plans for greater increase of production are not expected to take effect this year. Sugar
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    11 Policemen Hurt In Students' Riot
    34 8 TEHRAN, Jan. 5 (U.P.)-—One hundred and fifty university students and other elemenst opposing the government's program for national elections next Saturday today attacked eleven policemen, injured six seriously.
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    The "Tramat," a rocket powered missile takes off from its aunching platfoim at the National Advisory Committe for Aeronautics Laboratory, Langhy Field. Viiginia, U.S.A. lt is the first guided missile to be ft own successfully through a predetermined programme of manoeuvres. The missile is 14 ft. long, weighs about 600 ibs. and is capable of a 600- -mih -p< r-fiour speed. Since Hie Tiumatfs pmpose is research, it is load<<i with instruments ichich record speed, control, movement, roll t u »t/t< o1 acceh ration, all %tan*mtt%ed to the ground, while in flight, via radio.
    93 8 The "Tramat," a rocket powered missile takes off from its aunching platfoim at the National Advisory Committe for Aeronautics Laboratory, Langhy Field. Viiginia, U.S.A. lt is the first guided missile to be ft own successfully through a predetermined programme of manoeuvres. The missile is 14 ft. long, weighs about 600
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    PORTUGAL DRAW WITH SWITZERLAND
    33 8 Reuter. Lisbon. Jan. s—Portugal dr-w with Switzerland two goals all In the internatonal soccer match here to-day. National Football Stadium was packed to capacity in spite of torrential rain.—Reuter.
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    Truman To Woo Republicans
    164 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Jul s.—Preside tit I Harry Truma. it expected in hi* State of UniOiH" BMSttfT tO the United State-; Congress lonium w to make a tticng bid for moderation in the legislative prolamine of the new fcongTMt Which ha Republican majority. Truman's aim l* bei'eved
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    Control Of Soccer Crowds
    299 8 Reuter. London, Jan. 5—Cup Football looms prominently on the horizon with the third round due next WEek when "big clubs" enter the arena for the tlrst time this season. Remembering *?.o doubt the Bolton disaster the Football As- j sociation has forwarded some suggestions to clubs
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    SCC Soccer Meeting
    217 8 A Soccer m?et of the Singapore Cr.cket Club was held on Friday. Mr. Cromarty, the Acting Socc.r Convenor was in the chair Mr. Cromarty said it was evident from the number of names appearing on the list of members wishing to play that soccer was still oi
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    ARABS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
    53 8 U.P. LONDON. Jan. 5.—(U.P.).— Exchange Telegraph reported from Cairo today that the foreign ministers of the six Arab states havr; decided to attend the Palestine conference when it resumes in London late thi.-; monthThe six states, Egypt, Trans Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, will
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    BRITISH STEAMER HITS MINE
    58 8 U.P. LONDON, Jan. 5. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch trom Athens today repoited tha'. the British steamer Harberton struck a mine in the Aegean Sea on Saturday and that one member of the crew wa~ killed. A Greek de-troyer and a B; iti-h vessel were reported to
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    JAP BAG 4 WHALES
    42 8 U.P. TOKIO. Jan. 5 Tin frpaQese whaling fleet now operating in the- Antarctic under SCAP peimi-sion. killed four whales on New Ye ar's day according to a radio report received by tne Japanese agriculture and forestry ministry —U.P.
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    POSED AS de GAULLE'S ENVOY
    147 8 TOULOUSE, Jan. b. (UP. French border police at IrUr. todaj were holding Pierre LeGardeur :;l alias La COmte de PremoM .ri i who was said lo have p himself in Madrid a trie pereonol envoy of General Charlei dcGMlil seeking to establish relat: v Generalissimo
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    BUTCHERS TO STRIKE TODAY
    63 8 Reuter. SYDNEY, Jan. 5 Retaii butchers in Sydney and Newc tie, New South Wales, will begin a strike tomorrow against the Australian Government's price fixing policy whereby they are compelled to sell, it was reported toduy Most butchers in both eih&lt; are closing indefinitely while those
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    $2 Million Damage
    95 8 U.P. HONOLULU. Ja-. 3 Military and civilian officials '&lt;&gt;od fl through the Hawaii;.r Is!; m I"' possible recurrence of til,- mountainous storm lashed w&gt;v v. •en caused $2 t COO.ODO damage n.6 &lt;ho permanent abandonment of the Puumaile Hospital ou B't I &lt;n Friday night. 'Ihe bo&lt;p&lt;i
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