Malaya Tribune, 8 January 1947

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    53 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in Singapore. Kuala L umpur. Ipoh Penang. 'Phone Numbers: Editor 58U Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 HGlri PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune WEDNESDAY.
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    WOOLWORTH DIES AT 90
    67 1 SI >RK fan 7. Thu hath a iftcraaaa >f Cbarl Iwoith, .iired 30, ii r Iff fawnd ebaia a <• Scrantoa, Pennbc bad set up his nl (lore in 1880 H• h nk 'lad earlie;- :'>■<: -lsewhere. -pread Tnd Statea and in merged their conI F.
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    £47,000 From 1 d.
    34 1 DONCASTKR, Yorkshire, Jan. 7. A am c football pool record wa* alien J Davu of Don 147,073 for orrectly Ufc tesuits of 13 EnirB nt penny for his "Uiion Reuter.
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    Bomb Explosion Kills Engineer
    38 1 number of the *as accidental'v uiese ammunilye? Raja Camp on ißtoking cylindrical feet long and near him that he was up and douse it xpioded, killing him ban men who were Were not injured.
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    Soldier killed In Sleep
    35 1 0 Jan. 7.-a British soluixkivd during last B: iti-h Army post at neai Cairo by a thief \vh o broke into the •tabbed him while quantity of War De>'a»;« wa- stolen.—
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    Vietnam Terms For Peace
    138 1 Reuter. Hanoi. Jan. o. -A commtut'qu? ltßU:d by the Vietnam delegat.o 1 in Paris says: "Any attempt to impose on Vietnam a government other than thai pres'ded over by Hi Chl-Mlnh wi'l not assure peace in Indo-China. The French newj agency, iron; Hanoi reports that several
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    "Burma Marches Forward"
    70 1 Karachi, Jan. 8. U Aung San. Vice-Chairman of Burma's Executive Council who is leading the delegation which is flying to London today for talks on Burma's future with the British Government, said: "We are on the forward march to freedom of Burma." Declaring that they hoped for
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    DULL VIENNA
    40 1 Reuter. VIENNA. Jan. 7.—Vienna has Mopped all public entertainment* fiom today owing to a saortaae of fuel. Most of the tran and tramcai servees have also stopped running, resulting in a further stoppage of toodstuffs for markets. —Reuter.
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    MARSHALL NEW U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES ("MAN OF THE YEAR") RESIGNS
    821 1 Did Truman Make Change For Political Reasons? Reuter. rfi.N'GTON, Jan. 8. —President Truman, in a surprise announcement, last rl-r Mr. James Byrnes had resigned as United States Secretary of State, replaced by General George Marshall, spc cial envoy
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    Marshall Explains China Deadlock
    730 1 U.P. Meanwhile, Gen. Marshall, who is expected to leave Nanking by plane to-day charged in a statement released by the State Department that his efforts to settle China's internal strife had been frustrated time and a°-am by the extremist elements of both sides. The selfish interests
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    ARMED ROBBERIES
    72 1 Pour Chines**, ono of whom was armed with a pistol, ransacked the house of Mr. Edm ands-Hill, of Fraser and Neave, at No. 6 Pierce Road at 10 o'clock, yesterday, but only took a cigarette case and a few handkerchiefs. Two coffee shops, in Bencoolen Street and Fisher
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    Seventeen Arrested
    27 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Seventeen people were arrested when the Cantonese sub-branch. C.1.D., made a number <>f swoops, on the haunts of suspected bad characters yesterday.
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    NEW BRITISH OVERTURES TO EGYPT
    124 1 U.P. CAIRO t Jan. h. —Sources close !o the Premier, Norraattj Pasha, report that the British have suggested the immediate signing of a new Anglo-Egyptian treaty, j>ostponing the decisions on the Sudan until ur.ter. These sources said the proposals were presented by the British Am
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    CROC SHOT IN THOMSON RD.
    56 1 'Tribune S f aff Reporter/ A crocodile was shot by C.I.D radlr» patrol at the Xth mile, Thomson Road, last nitfht. It was about six feet long, and wa? seen on the roadside. A fusilade of revolver and rifle shots killed. It is believed t<>
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    British GI Wives Are Brides In Despair
    417 1 U.P. LONDON. Jan. B.—The British press, referring to the problem of Gl brides, charging that hundreds of these "brides of despair"- which the Daily Mail called them —are stranded, says they are living in squalor m their new surroundings, awaiting passage back to
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    TIDY GERMANS GET 'SOCIAL PASSES'
    70 1 HAMBURG, Jan. 7.-German civilians who are not "repulsive or of an untidy countenance" are now being with "social passes" in the American sector of Berlin entitling them to enter American clubs, casinos and similar establishments, the British News Service in German reported today. The passes,
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    Oxygen Tents Fail To Save.Quads: 3 Die
    192 1 Reuter. BRIDGEND. dTamorgan, Jan. 7.—Three of the quadruplets of 29-year-old Peggy Thomas died late tonight despite the use of the most advanced medical methods to save them. The only one now alive is the first born —a girl. Earlier an urgent call was
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    Chinese "Happy"
    150 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter/ The Chinese in Sarawak are living harmoniously with the Malays and Dyak- and they are very happy Under the new administration, .-..lid Dr. Wu Paak-shinji, Chinese Consul Genera!, who returned yesterday evening from his goodwill tour of Sarawak, North Berlin, and Labuan. Though the Chinese
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    S'pore Has 2.4" Rain In 24 Hours
    169 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore had 2.4 inches of rain during the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning. After the phenomenal downpour last week n second non-stoo shower drenched the city and suburbs*, beginning a little after l p.m. yesterday and continuing till
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    FIRST "CUSTOMER" WAS ROBBER
    44 1 'Tribune Staff Reporter) Walking into a goldsmith's shop in North Bridge Road, immediate!/ after an assistant had opened it fcur Chinese armed with revolvers helped themselves to $10,000 in cas!, and jewellery and made a successful getaway on Tuesday morning.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    31 2 The beloved ones of the late Mr. Lye Eng Hong (formerly of Far East Trading Cci wish to thank friends and relatives for their wreaths, loan of cars and attendance.
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    New Rubber Blight
    97 2 U.P. Colombo, (Air Mail)-—lt is reported here that a new disease has been discovered in peasant rubber plantations in Pasdun Korale, Kalutara district. A characteristic of the disease is said to be that while the stem and Ijark are apparently dead, there at the top are seen
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    Murder Inquiry: Accused Sent For Observation
    295 3 The preliminary inquiry Into a murder case came to an abrupt end when Second Magistrate L. C. Goh said that he found that the issue of the sanity of the accused had been raised following the evidence of a witness, and ordered Lee Ngee,
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    Stronger Port Police Force
    138 3 The answer to pilfering and looting at the Port of Singapore is a strengthened police force of better quality. This is the opinion of those interested in the safety of goods arriving at the port. Suggestions put foward at tht recent meeting of the special committee
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    Development Plans for North Borneo Outlined
    567 3 No decision yet has been reached on the spending of the $5-millicn grant allocated to North Borneo. A sumhiary of conditions of Borneo laid before the Advisory Council in Jesselton says that the money will be spent on local development and welfare schemes which
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    Armed Hold-up Story Told At Assizes
    268 3 The story of how he and his wife were held up by three Malays, one of whom was armed with, a rifle at their home in Woodlands in July last year, wa s related by a Chinese gardener. Chua Hua Siang. when All b.n
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    Colonial Office Appointments
    65 3 The following appointments ar» announced. Mr. T. I. K. Lloyd, K.C.M.G., to be Permanent Under Secretary of State for the Colonies in succession to Sir George Grater, G.C.M.G., K.CB., D.5.0., who is about to retire from public servioe. Mr. S. Came, C.M.G., to be an additional Deputy
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    Ill-Treatment Of PoWs In New Guinea Camp
    501 3 Ill-Trea tment Of PoWs In New Guinea Camp WAR CRIMES TRIAL Six Japanese—Col. Suwabo Masato, Capt. Sinotsura Hiroshi, Capt. Numata Kimio, Capt. Nakagawa Koichi, Sergt. Moto Tonizo and Cpl. Ogura Seijiro—faced the Singapore War Crimes Court yesterday to answer charges of ill-treating Indian prisoners of war in a prison camp
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    EXTRADITION ORDER
    102 3 Additional formal evidence was recorded by First District Judg" Paul Storr in the extradition proceedings of Sa'ali bin Hailian (40) who i s wanted by the Netherlands Indies police on a charge of murdering his wife, —a Javanese woman —at Pulau Samboe, Rhio Islands. After the charge had
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    CONSEQUENCES OF NEFARIOUS ENTERPRISES
    258 3 Declaring that they held positions of trust and were paid to watch godowns instead of break ng into them, Mr. Justice T. ABrown yesterday sentenced three Sikh watchmen to five years rigorous imprisonment each after they had been found guilty of housebreaking. Seven other Chinese who
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    25 3 Miss M. M. Lee, of 19, Dorchester Court, Streatham, S. W. 16, has been appointed to the Colonial Service as a Nursing Sister in Malaya.
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    Marshall For Byrnes
    457 4 Secretary James Byrnes' resignation from the State Department comes as an incushioned shock. For reason it will provoke >usiderable speculation as Jo the pojitical significance I the change, although the publication of correspondence between Mr. Byrnes ana President Truman would seem to make it clear that Mr.
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    SOUND BRINGS SILENT DEATH
    1357 4  -  by Michael Ardizzone Across a green field something flashed No one could see It. no one could hear it. It had no i form, and no substance but it could kill. It killed swiftly, hammering at its victim with wave upon wave of silent force, until
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    SCOTTISH DIVORCES
    46 4 Scottish divorces for 1946 reached the record figure of 2.909. exceeding 1945 by 679 cases Most of the actions were brought by husbands. Infidelity was responsible for 2.005 cases, and desertion for 798 The 1946 record is over three times the total for 1939.
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    An Artist With A Difference
    809 4  -  PROFILES By "RHYNE" Most Chinese artists I have met have been very tempera-mental-full of moods and fancies, and. more often than not, unwilling to talk. So. when I went to call on Rosalind Foo, it was with a mind full of misgivings. Five minutes with
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    Causes Of War
    292 4 Letters To The Editor THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Sir,—The troubled conditions prevailing today are manifestations of d.scontent existing in the heart of mankind, signifying the danger of a colossal catastrophe upon the world in the not' distant future. Economic distress ha* given rise to desperation, and injust.ee to
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    A Typist's Plea
    128 4 Sir,—It is a common experience among stenographers employed in local European mercantile firms to be called upon to take down letters which have nothing to do with the affairs or the companies they serve I refer to the deplorable practice of certain office tuans—and ther? are many
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    Halfway To Where?
    119 4 Sir, —Nothing could be more ridiculous than th? Governor General** statement that Malay i is half way to self-government. We Malayans will believe that, statement on y when we begin to see Asiatic Governors and Asiatic Director in the various Government Departments. The best Government jobs if
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    OUR FINANCIAL SECTION Slight Itn provemen tin Local Industrials
    250 6 From Our Own Correspondent) A slight improvement in prices was particularly evident in local industrials yesterday. Gammons showed a sharp ttSfe with business at $4.45. Sellers later appeared and business was subsequently done at $4.40. Fraser Neaves also improved with buyers
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    Leopold Denies Divorce Rumours
    85 6 Reuter. BRUSSELS. Jan. 7.—King Leopold's Secretariat in Bruss: i A issued a comirunique today describing as "entirely false" report.; which have appeared in Belgium and foreign newspapers that King L opold intends seeking a divorce. King Leopold was married to Lilian Baels on September 11. 1941.
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    AIR MARSHAL PIRIE
    43 6 Reuter. TOKIO. Jan. 7. Air Marshal Sir George Pirk\ Commander-in-Chief lor Air in the Far East arrived by air from Singapore. He leaves tomorrow on an inspection trip ot Royal Air Force units in the British CommonweaUh occupation force area—
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    Lotteries Augment State Revenue
    58 6 Reuter. SYDNEY. (Air Mail).—NewSouth WaLs peonle spent a record sum of €4.221.150 on lottery tickets during 1946. One hundred thousand tickets are sold in each lottery and from the pross income of £26.250 £16.300 is paid as prize money, and £9.950. less exDenses. goes to consolidated
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    "Wolf Of Changshu" Sentenced To Death
    66 6 U.P. SHANGHAI, Jan. 7.—Haruki Yonemura, known as the "Wolf oT Changshu was sentenced to death by the Chine e military court today for the massacre of several hundred Chinese While heading the Kempe:tai at Changshu. Yonemura almost eollap-ed when the judge pronounced sentence which
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    41 6 The India- Government Report -rntjiliv- in Mulnyn. *'r S K iur, nil in?«»■?' Tod u\ Iht- Wtr C"MiOc* CJutU'ls on M >»tdny t* *f» r 'V f *»x JiCltmi'"-' .Tuiv;"'"' v.' I -1 r* ill -t.routttvi'f >>1 l'ldnn PW- in Rnb/iul.
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    Brooke Bribe Story Clarified
    190 6 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 7.--The Tuan Muda of Sarawak (Captain Bertram Brooke) in a letter to the Daily Telegraph says the Colonial Office ha-, denied thai it offered his son the house he occupied as head Of the Sarawak provisional government "in return for the assurance that
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    untitled TO CALL MEETING SOON
    49 7 -Mohi.mmed p v i,-,.' in vw Moslem ;,,y that h.' v:u\s of tii»' Mo l«ia i,l OonunlttM at an rnMMtatf en th»> re- u-rday by Uif Con < Committee acthe grouping BrU;.-,h Cabin*- Iffc- lan 1h- said that it rkiOft CommitU r <<> titer lull
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    GERMANY'S WORST COLD WAVE THREATENS NEW CRISIS
    510 7 U.P. Reuter. BERLIN, Jan. 7 (UP)— Germany s worst cold wave in 18 years threatened another occupation crisis today. From all the tour zones came disturbing reports of a critical coal shortages, industrial shutdowns, school closings and untold sufferings. The fourth straight day
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    At The Movies...
    315 7 TAVILION LADY HAMILTON ivith Vivien Leigh a?id Laurence Clivitr. A famous historical romance whose daring rocked the wo: Id is brought to the screen in Alexander Koruas version of the lovestory of Emma Hamilton beautiful blacksmith s daughter and England's greatest naval heroLord Nelson. The film concerns
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    CHURCHILL WAR MEMOIRS
    197 7 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 7. -P. rt of the heavy routine undertaken daily by Britain's forme; Prime Ministei Winston Churchill is writing audition- to his memoirs, which i include a political history of the past decade a> he sees it. Reports of early publication of 6he.se memoirs from
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    BURMA TALKS ON MONDAY
    72 7 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 7.—Talks be tween Burmese political leaderand the British Government on the future constitution of Burma will open in London on Monday. The .talks will be at Cabinet level involving not only Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Secretary for Burma Lord PethickLawrence. but other
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    NEW FORMULA OVER SUDAN
    109 7 Reuter. Cairc Jan. 7.—-Sir Ronald Campbell. British Ambassador in Cairo to-day had another meeting with Nokrashy Pasha. Egyptian Premier his third in four days. S.r Ronald said afterward 3 that routine matt rs"' were discussed Egyptian political Quarters think that new development-; will follow to-day's meeting
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    NEW HAGANAH WARNING
    93 7 U.P. JERUSALEM Jan. B—The Haga n a h .Radio yesterday, broadcas a 15-minute warning to Palestine Jews that the British government is about :to launch a "campatn of reprisals" and at the same time warned the British that such a campaign would not halt extremist action in
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    Atom bombs may solve oil shortage problem
    279 7 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 7. —A possibje solution to the World's petroleum shortage is outlined by the British Atomic Scientists Association in declaring that under radioactive bombardment sea mud could be converted into "a compound resembling natural petrol." The Association in a pamphlet reviewing
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    Nehru Attacks French Policy In Indo-China
    143 7 Reuter. New Delhi. Jan. 7 —Pandit Nehru, Vice-President of the Indian Interm Government, said to-day that "tne attempt ot I France to crush the sph'it of j freedom ia Indo-China has deeply moved the Indian people It .was difficult for Indians to know the
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    Indian Cabinet Shuffle
    123 7 NEW DELHI, Jan. B—A re-dis-tribution of portfolios in the Indian interim Government to take place When AsaX Ali f Minister of Transport and Railway, vacates office to go to Washington as Ambassador is officially announced. Dr. John Mathai, (Indian Christian), Minister of Industries and Supplies f will
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    Jew Terrorists Issue Booklet
    124 7 PARIS, Jan. 7.—The first copy of the monthly propaganda booklet attacking British Palestine policy published by the "Stern Gang" appeared here today. The booklet which is called "Fighters for the liberty of Isreal" said: "Not a day passes without a 'terrorist incident' in Paleso inc. Not
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    Don Bradman Tops Batting Averages
    443 8 Don Bradman, with an jverape of HG.75 ri.ns p*A innings, easily heads the batting averages in the first three matches of the current Test scries. Six Australian batsmen have scored centuries in the present serfes, computed with two centuries b\ England's players Eipht Australian batsrre-n
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    "FLICK" LOST HUTTON £50
    88 8 Reuter. SYDNEY: 'Flicking at 'em" cost English Tc-t opener, Lcn Hut i on. 150 on January 2. Before he wrnt out to begin his inning>, his employer. Mr. W. h,irn-"n, Yorkshire paper merchant, told him he would give him 150 if he -cored a century. As
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    Cup Soccer
    20 8 Two Muar Soccer teams will be competing in Malacca for the Vie tory Cup o n Friday next.
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    FOURTH TEST ON JAN. 31
    108 8 The Fourth Test will begin 1 at Ad< laule on Jan. 31 and continue until Feb. 6. The result of this Test will not alter the issue of the Ashe*, which haw alrcaay been retained by Australia by virtue of their two uins at Brisbane
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    GOALLESS DRAW
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    'Near-top' American Opponent For Bruce
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    UNKNOWN BOXER BEATS CHAMPION
    106 8 United Press. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. T.Harold Dade, virtually unknown coloured boy from Chicago, hammered his way into ring- dom's blue book tonight when he pounded a 15-round point dcci- sion to win the world s bantam wight championship from Manuel Ortiz of Elcentro. California. Lightiv regarded
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    War Blamed For England's Defeats
    103 8 Reuter. SYDNEY. Jan. 1 .--The Sydney Morning Herald in a leader on England's lost hope of regaining the Ashes. lists as factors of J England's failure: The slower recovery of cricket in England after the war than Australia: Bradman 1 s shrewd and brilhan* leadership:
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    Yardley Shows His Mettle
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    Australia Retain The Ashes
    472 8 Reuter. (From Norman Preston) MELBOURNE, Jan. 7. The ttTSt draWn Te I thatch in Australia for 65 years produced such finish that a timeless Test is never likely to o a fain out here unless the Control Board reserve fifth game, as is the case this
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    Score Board
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    Colonial Cricket
    76 8 The Colonials will meet the Sp< c-ial Commissioners Crirket Chlb on Sunday at 11»* PtMoe Training ground, Thompson Koad. starts at 10-3'» lA The following have been teted 6 to represent the C<pl<<iii;il W. Ratnayak., C. Bfcneriratn" Albeit. L. S. Nathan,'l R D> kan. A. E. Dahlkan <Capt>,
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