Malaya Tribune, 21 January 1948

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    58 1 The Malaya Tribune jIY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper In Malaya simultaneously in Singapore Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) lICIIT PAGES Singapore; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1948 PRICE" TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98, St.
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    REGULARISING EMPLOYMENT CODE
    635 1 "Customs" And The Law (Tribune Stall Reporter) The period of notice required for dismissal or resignation in the relationships between employer and employee has become a sore point in Malayan labour disputes. It has already caused several strikes. Long established "customs" in factories and linns on this
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    Gimson Giving Evidence In H.K. Trial
    84 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Jan. 20: —Sii Franklin Gimton, Governor of Singapore and former CclDnia! Scereary of v jngkonj, p> rived 1 today o give evidence i n tlu trial Of C.S. Kenm-iy Bkip- n, I a former' Hon kong official charged whh dislcyalty during the
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    Kowloon: UK Claims Full Compensation
    157 1 Reuter. 1 LONDON. .Lan 20 The British i Ambassador in China, Sir RalDh Stevenson, is to demand from the 1 Chinese Government a public inj qui'.y to establish the identity and i ptovide tor the punishment of the j organisers ol" th-- anti-British demonstrations in
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    FORMER WIFE GETS. $10,000
    74 1 IPOH. Jan. 20 —Subsequent on her being granted a decree nisi three months ago. Chin Yoon Lan. an attractive woman, is to receiv, $10,000 alimony by mutual agreement o! both parties. This was decided yesterday in the Supreme Court by the Hon. Mr. Justice Cox Evans
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    WAGE RISE CEILING
    57 1 Reuter. PARIS, Jan. 20:—The French Government published today :i decree limiting any single wage increase to a maximum of 30 per cent. Action followed the Government's preoccupation with the wages problem since the* last general Increases cranted lastj December, following the strikes, proved in practice to involve
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    untitled Protest Gent UNO
    193 1 From Ou: Oa n Rep rt i > MALACCA, Jan. 120 A protest pal c mar king tht'ii opposition '<i the inauguration of the new ition "i Malaya, has now been sen! to Sir Edward Cent, pi Malayan Union, and NO, by 12 Malay organisations in
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    Royal Purse Under Fire Again
    484 1 Reuter. ID Jan. 2.).—The view that the British Royal the number of retainers should be reduced ;i in the Kouse of Commons today by Labour maid Chamberlain iking during a aetat on b b il Ah:ch was given 1 i reading by 294 votes la
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    British Intervene In Arab Assault
    243 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM. Jan. 20. -British military forces described by Jewish sources as "strong detachments" intervened when 200 ;;rmcd Arabs attacked the Yechiam settlement, in Western Galilee, today. Two former Ge rm an officers were leading the Arab assault, a Haganath (Jewish defence organisation) source said
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    Ban On Import Of Poor Quality Milk
    196 1 (Tribune Star! Reporter) Inferior quality condensed milk, condemned by doctors because it causes rickets in babies, has been banned from Singapore. Official notice was given yesterday by the Import and Export Office forbidding importers to bring in milk other than brands conforming with
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    UK Rubber Sale Terms To America
    193 1 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 20.—A spokesman of the British Board of Trade tonight gave Reuter the following statement on the negotiations for the sale of part of the- British Government's rubber stockpile to th e United States Government's stockpile: "In response to a request from
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    600-Ton Ship Auctioned
    110 1 {Tribune Staff Reporter) A $75,000 bid on the part of Mr. Fred Barretto, Singapore ship owner him the 600-ton Australian trader Coombar at its auction in the sale-room of Mr. Cheong Koon Seng yesterday. The vessel which was previously owned by the Tiong Ann shipping Co. had
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    MORE HURDLES IN JAVA
    41 1 Reuter. SA'NT LOUIB. Jan. 20:—The Star Times commenting in an editorial today on the truce signed between Indonesian and the Netherlands on Jan. 17 taid: "The programme looks fine on paper. but there are still many hurdles.—Reuter.
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    Malaya Leads In Air Parcels Post Service
    134 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Bringing the advantage of speed in delivery to the people oi this country, especially to the East Coast oi Malaya, the Malayan Post Office, in conjunction with the Malayan A.r--j ways will from today, experiment upon an air parcel post
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    38 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—United States authorities took swift action today In response to the personal approach made by the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, to the Secretary of State George Marshall, on the Ruhr food situation. Reuter.
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    New S'pore Bus Route
    186 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A new bus route which starts from Eu Tong Seng Street and runs through the streets in Tiong Bahru district has been temporarily established for the convenience of residents in that area Authority was given by the Registrar of Vehicles to the Ngo
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    6-MAN GANGS
    98 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Six Chinese armed with plsI tols broke into a house In Sen i Koh Street, off Kallang Road, last night and got away with i $2,300 in cash and jewellery HUe victim is a Chinese. At 2.30 a.m. today, a gang of I six Chinese
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    48 1 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 20—Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchlnleck, former Supreme Commander IndiaPakistan forces, was reported by the London Evening News today to be planning to return from Italy to Britain at the end of the month as he was expected to take up an i official appointment. Reuter.
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    10 Years Jailed For Armed Robbery
    262 2 Gunman Threw Away $200 Cima Theng Kwang, a young Teochew, who stood his trial at the Assize Court on a charge of committing armed robbery at a Chinese poultry and egg shop at Kallang Road on the early morning of June 11 last, was
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    BRITAIN LEADS IN SHIPBUILDING
    125 2 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 20. Merchant vessels under construction in world shipyards excluding Germany. Japan and Russia at the end of December 1947 was 3.982 357 gross tons, according to statistics issued today by Lloyds Register of Shipping. Of this 54.57 per cent was being built in
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    Housebreaking Charge
    66 2 A young Chinese, Lee Kirn Kian. was produced before the Third Police Magistrate on a charge of housebreaking and theft. He was alleged to have broken into the RE. Barracks. Alexandra Read, at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19. and removed clothing valued at $191.10. the property of Cpl.
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    Hawkers' Appeal Rejected
    266 2 PENANG, Jan. 19.—"His Excellency has carefully studied the declared policy of the Municipal Commissioners in Penang as to the principles that should properly govern the control of hawkers, and is satisfied that tne intention to reduce the number of hawkers' licences in !948 is in the public
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    Ex-RAF Man's Role In "Blue Lagoon"
    211 2 (Ti flams staff Beyer fer) A fight with a giant octopus will be one of the assignments of U3 year old Brian Neely when he doubles, for Donald Houston in the film "Blue Lagoon" now being shot at Suva. Neely, an ex-sergeant of the
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    ROBBED
    28 2 Squatters living oil the IJHh milestone. Ju.rong Road, were robbed of about $300 in cash end jewellery by four Chinese armed with revolvers about midnight on Monday.
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    EAST-WEST SOCIETY
    32 2 Mr. Lan Morrison, London Times correspondent in 6.E.A.. will talk on "Some Recent Impressions of India and Indonesia" at the East-West Society weekly mooting x the YMCA Hall on Thursday.
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    Friends Pay Balance Of Seaman's Fine
    142 2 Reginald Dv Toit, a young South African seaman, who was convicted k<st month for disorderly conduct at the Central Police Station, appeared at the Second Police Court yesterday on a warrant of arrest as he had failed to pay the balance of the line
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    MUSLIM MEETING
    29 2 T'>e Muslim meeting conveiiccd b> the Moslem Association to form a central Muslim budy will be lield on Sunday. Jan. 25. at 3 p.m. at No. 121,
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    Progressives Reply To Mr. C.W. Sennett
    335 2 Ihe Progressive Party have issuer* the following announcerunt: "Ihe statement in Mr. A. P. Rajah's manifesto to the electors oi th e Rural West that has t'rawn adverse comment from Mr. C. W. Sennett. the Chairman of the Rural Board, reads as follows:— "I'he
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    Two Jet Planes To Be Tested Over Here
    273 2 TWO DE HAVILLAND "VAMPIRE III" JET-PROPELLED FIGHTERS ARRIVED IN SINGAPORE YESTERDAY FROM ENGLAND ABOARD THE "S.S. TANTALUS". These aircraft are now being assembled by a Special Servicing Party at R.A.F. Base. Seletar, and one will be tested from R.A.F. Station. Tengah as
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    Our Rice Outlook Not So Good
    214 2 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 20.-The rice situation In Malaya shows little signs of immediate improvement, and the country must look forward to permanent readjustment of her economy io adapt it to chanered conditions in the rice world, Mr. A. T. Newboult. Chief Secretary of the
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    WOMAN KILLED BY DEBRIS —MISADVENTURE VERDICT
    359 2 An aged Chinese woman was standing on the live-loot way of a shop house in Serangoon Road on New Year's Eve. A Municipal refuse collecting lorry whior. was proceeding on the wet and greasy road at the time skidded and crashed into a pillar
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    Evidence Vague, 8 Men Freed
    106 2 "The Court cannot act on such vague evidence as produced in this ease," remarked Third Dis trict Judge, Mr. A. D. Farrel. in acquitting eight Tamils, without rolling on their defence, yesterday. The men, A. Gutusamy, Asirvatiian, Gopal, Raja Gopal. M. Muthu. Sankaran, Kanthusamv and
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    Possession Of Stolen Bicycle Alleged
    86 3 irsrd at the Second i yesterday Witt) po>> bicycle, suspected < 1 .i; stolen or fraudu ned. Wong Kong, .1 ..< intoneae denied the lying "It was not my Kong w; t s alleged to p(i and in possession o' it Keong Skik Road n
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    VAGRANT SENT TO POOR HOME
    79 3 1 d Indian. Munuied "in ol court on Iwi (i' li 1«'« after being sentenced to the house of deI He pleaded guilty to a i r [ing for alms on □1 Jan 19 at Sj- Poad He >aid he had to beg for his
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    MR LEE BAH BAH
    39 3 Bah Bah ol the Dim i. Braga and de Souza wishes i that he is not the Lee H Bah referred to in a case pi d j raied robbery pi ared In this paper
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    HAD "FALSE NOTION,"—SO TRISHA RIDER IS JAILED
    127 3 .1/> < tratt F. B. Oehlers toUL i; Singaport trishn rider ytstcr- //< had sentenced Mm to I i days' rigorous imprisonder thai it would heap to rid him of his false notion %ho miry could do What ha liked. ider, Ong Kirn
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    Hawker's Turnover Of $1,200 A Day
    243 3 A Singapore Chinese cigarette deaier, who traded, on a milk hox in Bugis Street, told the Eighth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. R. W. P. Rule, yesterday that his turn over*' per day was in the i) Mghbourhood of from $400 to $1,200.' The cigarette
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    Car Strippers Busy Again
    51 3 Owners of motor-care, particularly thost with VauxhaU cars, are advised by tht Singapore Criminal Intelligence Department against leaving their vehicles unattended. Reason for this warning is because the Police have received eight reports of theft of headlamps, headlamp glasses, ayut bulbs within the past few da
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    "STRATHAIRD" RETURNS TO SERVICE
    183 3 The third P. and O. liner to return to normal service is the "Strathaird." a 22.500-ton ship which has been undergoing a refit for the past fifteen months at. tfu- Walker-on-Tyne Yard of Vickers-Armstrongs. Ltd. Built by that firm at Barrow-ln-Furness in 1932. she and her
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    Burglar Took A Drink At Victim's Flat
    125 3 A Chinese. Low Cheng Ngian, who broke into one of the in Amber Mansions and stole a quantity or clothings, on the night of Nov. 29 last, was sent enced to 20 months* rigorous imprisonment by M/\ H. A. Forrer. Fourth Criminal District
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    Buddhists pray for Mahatma
    118 3 there was a representative gathering of Hindus and a number of Sinhalese (Buddhists) present at the Sri Senpaga Yin ay agar Temple. Ceylon Road. Katong. on Monday, to pray for the health, and longevity of Mahatma Gandhi and the sue- cess of his noble peace alms.
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    REMOVED TYRE, GETS 6 MONTHS
    63 3 A Hoklen youth caught remov ing a tyre n the compound of the R.E.M.E. workshops—a proj tected place—at McNair Road on Dec. 22 last, was sentenced to six months' rigjOrous imprison-: ment at the Second Police Court yesterday. The youth, 17-year-old Tan I Thain Seng
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    Rural Education
    684 4 Now that party politics have been introduced into Singapore, it is time that some of the finer susceptibilities analogous to drawing-room etiquette were dropped in favour of a more robust approach towards the issues of the hour. Mr. A. P. Rajah, Progressive Party candidate for Rural West, in
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    CEYLON C.P. CONFERENCE
    119 4 Reuter. COLOMBO.—The Communist Party of Ceylon has held its Mlnaal conference, Dr. S A Wirliramasinghe. President or the Party, presided. Mr. Pieter Keuaeman, M.P., General Secretary cl the party, who moved the principal political resolution calling for a united front of the leftist grouos in the Parliament
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    A FRONT LINE TOWN TAKES IT EASY
    1002 4 Lim Keng Hor—Inside the Indonesian Republic 3 The last two days of my stay in the Indonesian Republic were spent at the front line town of Magelang. right in the heart of Java island. In peacetime, Magelang was a military centre and a
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    Letters To The Editor Appeal To Election Candidates
    386 4 "VOTER" Sir.—lt is indeed very interesting to read through the local press the various speeches made by candidates standing for election to the new Legislative Council. Each of them has professed to do something towards improvements affecting this Colony and its peoples.
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    Undesirable Taxation
    150 4 LIM BENG CHUAN. Sir.—We want this land that w e live in to prosper, but Its peoples not to suffer. I am referring to the Union's import duty o: 25 per cent, ad valorem on D.D.T., made in England, in containers of less than 5 lbs. because it
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    Teachers' Losses
    230 4 AIAN Sir,—Yong Nyuk Lin, writing on the Trusted Report In the People's Postbag of the Malaya Tribune, said that the reason why the Trusted Commission treated teachers shabbily was because the Education Department did not make recommendations, whereas heads of other departments sent personal recommendations In favour of
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    TRAM STRIKE
    61 4 Reuter. COLOGNE. Jan. 19: —A strike of 1.500.' tramway workers protesting against food shortage in the Ruhr area, Irought Cologne Street trans])Ort to a standstill today and all factory workers had to walk to work. Transport union leaders »xft to meet shop stewards from most of the big
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    Diary OF THE DAY
    1039 5  -  CONDUCTED By 'OBSERVER' M .lnya Cup rugger unal Kuala Lumpur re w; ,s notable if only ASIAN j>;{(MVKSS for th t C act that the winning side. Pi-nang, was cap--alnt'd by an Asiatic For many P ana. the Penang skip t l distinguished himself j t
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    Smallpox Up Again
    162 5 t The number of smallI pox cases in the Malayan Union shows a further increase ever the previous week's total both in the number of cases reported and in the number of deaths This is revealed in an official bulletin, covering the Malayan Union for the we»k
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    Killed By Wild Boar
    125 5 ALOR STAR. Jan. 20 —An Indian named Sithambaram lost his life alter having been attacked by a wild boar in an estate near Tanah Merah, Jitra, Last week. It was reported that a party of Indian labourers from the estate went for a hunt. They were
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    U.K. EXPORT PLAN: NEW MOVES
    201 5 Reuter. London, Jan. 20.—New moves in Britain's "export or die' campaign were announced tonight by Mr. Harold Wilson. President of the Board of Trade. The Government is asking exporters to show th e utmo&t vigour in selling to Canada, the United States, and Argentine— the
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    Health Inspectors Lodge Strong Protest
    707 5 Trusted Scheme Flayed IPOH, Monday:—'The concensus of opinicri amongst the health Inspectors is chat the salary recommended is Inadequate, unfair, discriminating and retrograde," states a three-page memorandum by the Malayan Union Heal h Inspectors' Association, to the Chief Secretary of the Malayan Union, and the
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    NAZI SPY SYSTEM TO BE RESTARTED
    96 5 Reuter. BERLIN, Jan. 20. The Soviet licensed press in Berlin today charged the United States military authorities in Germany with ordreing former Col.-Gen. Guderian to resurrect the "Ahweha" the Nazi counter-intelligence service. According to the Soviet-licensed press the author of the plan was Mr.
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    HOW A HOLLYWOOD STAR IS BORN
    168 5 Based on the motion.picture "VARIETY GIRL WHILE CATHERINE IS AT WORK IN THE RECORDING STUDIO, DOING THE SOUND TRACK FOR A PUPPETOON. BLONDE" IS WAVING HFR SCREEN TEST SHOT HER •(O-STAR" IN THE TEST IS A FRUSTRATED WILLIAM BENDIX. Director George Marshal] has "The
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    Radio Malaya To Broadcast K.L. Ceremony
    124 6 A commentary uili bt broad' Caei from the Blue Nftwork Station of Radio Malaya of the ceremony of the signing of F* d< ration ana State Aaif<mfnts at King's Hou&e, Kuala Lv mpur. today. Tht commentary mil he yiven by the Director of Broadcastiny,
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    26 6 Mr. J. Brazier, Trade Union Adviser, has recently sailed for the Halted Kingdom on medical leave by the •Meonla" which called at Penang on its way.
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    RURAL WEST AREAS SEEK INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
    225 6 NOMINATION DAY FEBRUARY 16 Close on the heels of a report that the Singapore Rural Board t£ protesting to the Government on the manner the Board is being neglected in matters concerning rural welfare. Village Committees c»£ the Rural West areas have announced their
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    Tribute To Late Indian Leader
    221 6 KU.ALA LUMPUR. Jan 20 Mr. A. A Abdullah. President ot the Selangor Indian Chamber ol Commerce. addressing Ihe Executive Committee of the Chamber on Jan 15 on the untimely death of Mr. Bhagwan Singh, in the course ot his address said: "I rise with a
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    Sultans To Sign Pact Today
    139 6 AT KING S HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON ALL THI TANS IN MALAYA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SIIII v Of JOHORE. WILL BE GATHEREL TO SIGN THE TION AND STATE AGREEMENTS. Sir Edward Gent. Governor of the Maiayan Union, has been authorised to sign the Agreements
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      452 6 ESTATE OF LEE CHOON GUAN: DECEASED THIRD GRAND AUCTION SALE OF ALUABLE LEASEHOLD STATI fTORI GRANT PROPERTIES T6 bo held at The saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and C» 10 Chulb Street, Singapore. On Wednesday, 28th January 1948, at 2.30 PM Lot. 1 999 years' leasehold land and house:;
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    Indians Flog South Australian Bowling
    392 7 Reuter. MOU NT t JAM BIER, S. AUSTRALIA, Jan. the mainland after their visit to Tas[i.dian cricketers today began a two-day jnsi a South Australian Country Eleven -Hjie Oval here. J Gill Mohamed was India's twelfth man. Hazare airl India, and on winning the toss
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    International Table-Tennis
    82 7 U.P. Stockholm. Jan. 20. —In an international tournament against Sweden, the United States table tennig team, which competed in the world championship in London, won the singles final befor* 14.000 in the Fair Hall at Gothenburg on Monday night. In the all American final, Ga rott Nash beat
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    BLUE ROVERS
    23 7 In a soccer match played at the C.V.M.A. ground on Sunday, the GWeiabl held the Members to a three-a 11 draw.
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    ARMY TENNIS TOURNEY
    149 7 and Lt. VVhit- the Singapore Dislarl v mi n's doubles title ted Major Malior Anantanarayan dual which was Happy World coy- last night. and Mrs Ca--3 at S. S. M. Wells Lumoden 6—l, 6—l, ual of the mixed liight. took tne M t over because ts in
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    BROWN, McCOOL SHOW GOOD FORM
    184 7 Reuter. *S25 Jfl I" an J, 1511 Queensland beat «uwnnia by four wickets inutea to spare in the match here today. South Australia, 170 for three overnight, were all out for 277 in their second innings, leaving Queensland to get 200 in three and a
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    Special Guide To Races At K.L. Today
    966 7 Minstrel Boy And Some Class May Repeat Judging by theL- easy wins on the first day, Some Class and Minstrel Boy should repeat their performances again in their respective events today, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club January meeting. The going
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    SETIA BADMINTON PARTY
    54 7 The following will represent the Badminton Party in th«ti r badminton encounter with the Greenwood. Badminton P urty on Sunday, at Setia's Court consisting of 3 singles and 4 doubles:— Messrs. L Yiisoff. M. A. Yusoff, All Majid. Munajat, Hajez, Hashim. A. H. Ahmad, T. Omar; iiissan
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    SELECTIONS
    87 7  -  By "GARRICK" (Singapore) Race 1.—ATOM BOY Happy Lass Race 2.—ITTD. SAGITTARIUS Tin Plate Racc 3 C)RAND IULL Mt. Queen Race 4.—TRETES My Batchelor Race 5.—GOLDEN OAK Silver Jupiter Race 6.—SOME CLASS Chatster Race 7—MINSTREL BOY I Lenient Race 8.—LIBERTY Lusan Maid By "SRI" (K. Lumpur) Race 1 AFFABLE i
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    MALAYANS WIN INDIAN TITLES
    93 7 Reuter. Calcutta. Jan. 20 —Malayans A. S. Samuel and Chan Kon Leong won the men's doubles title »n the Sovabazar badmln- ton championships defeatin? Sunil. Bose" and Monoj Guha ot I I Bengal 15-6. 6-15, 15 9. The I j Indian team were leading 3-0 in
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    CEYLON'S G.-G.
    44 7 Reuter. I LONDON, Jan 21. Sir Henry I Monck-Mason -Moore. Governor of Ceylon, has been appointed U*e lirst Governor-General and Com-mander-in-Chief of Ceylon from February 1, when the Ceylon Ini dependence Act conies into force, the Commonwealth Relations Office announced today Reuter.
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    SOVIET PAPER IS BANNED
    64 8 Reuter. PARIS. Jan. 20— The Soviet weekly Russian language newspaper, Sovietski Patriot (Soviet Patriot;, has leen banned by the French Government, it was reliably learned ln Paris today. The ban followed a raid on the premii.es of the Union of Soviet Citizens, a body formed after
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    BUSINESSMAN'S PROPERTY TO BE ATTACHED
    452 8 Rare Ipoh Order This procedure is only rarely used when a warrant has been j issued for the arrest of a person alleged to have committed an offence, and when this person j abeconds cr hides himself with nitent to prevent the execution of the
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    M.C.C. Team To Meet W. Indies
    132 8 Reuter. BRIDGETOWN. Barbados, Jan20.—The England team to meet the West Indies in the first test matcn of the tour, beginning here tomorrow, will consist of 11 players from the following 12' G. O Allen, X Cranston. J. Hardstaff, T. G. Evans. J- D. Robertson.
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    JOYFUL JUNIORS S.C.
    91 8 At the first half-yearly general meeting of the Joyful Juniors Sports Club held on January 11 at 205-2 Silat Road, the following were elected Offlce-l carers for the half year ending June: Prq^dent.— Chan Wah Kee (re-elected); Hon: Secretary. Mr. Loo Siong Teck; Hon: Treasurer. Mr. Ho
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    INDIAN ASSN. SOCCER
    98 8 The following will represent the Spore Indians against the following teams:— Jan. 21. against C.A. at Jalan Besar Stadium. Jan. 24. against C. Cheng High School at Gov*4:*nmentf Printing Office ground, Jan. 26 against Police Training School at Poiice Ground Thompson Road. O. M. Angullia, I.M. Angullia,
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    JOE'S AMBITION REALISED
    72 8 Joe Diamond, retired professional boxer and former lightwetght Kingpin of Malaya, ■wanted to open a food-stall. He needed a capital of $200. Joe came to the Tribune with his troubles. A fund was started and Joe realised his ambition. In the picture Joe is seen receiving the
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    Power Vacuum In Commonwealth
    321 8 Reuter. GLASGOW, Jan. 20.—The diplomatic correspondent of the independent Conservative "Glasgow Herald" calls for a statement of Commonwealth policy on the Kashmir dispute which should be taken if the transfer of power to the two Dominions of India and Pakistan has created a power vacuum" dangerous
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    REX B.P. WINS
    126 8 In a badminton match played on Sun Jay wgfit oeioic a ciowu, the KEX BP. beat the Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union by Six games to One. Results were iREX B.P. players mentfon first). SINGLES: George Tan lost to Chan Mun Kit 4-15; 13-13 (1-5;; Cheung Eng
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    Alleged Gangsters Arrested
    132 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 20 Three Chinese who are alleged to have been responsible for the armed hold-up on Amherst Estate, a -cw miles outside Kuala Lumpur on the Bentong Road on Thursday night, were surprised by a party of detectives under Mr. W. Stafford and Mr. J.
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    INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM WIN
    80 8 Reuter. Nairobi. Jan. 20.—The Indian hockey team played matches against Mbale Combined, Kitale Combined and Eldoret Combined teams on Friday, Saturday and yesterday, and won all three. They beat the Mbale Combined by 13 goals to 1; Kitale Ccmbined by 11 goals to 0; and Eldoret
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    C.A.Y. TO MEET INDIANS at SOCCER
    94 8 The Chinese Ahhletic Youngsters will be meeting the Singapore Indians at soccer today at Jalan Besar Stadium. Kick-off at 5.15 pjn. The CA team will be selected from the following:— Slew Wing, Ah Bah, Kirn Eng. Bee Cheow; Seng Gee, Kang Hoe, Thong Cbiat,
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    Indonesian XI vs. Union Jack Club
    92 8 The Indonesian Soccer XI will meet the union Jack Club at soccer on Sa'urday, January 24, at the Victoria School Ground b.15 p.m. The iollowing will be selected from the Indonesian Soccer XI: Arsad B. Hassan, Mohammed B. H. Ahmad, Endoet B. Oemar. Oemar
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    Malayan News Briefs
    1238 8 The Klang Town population is given as 33,417 according to the recent census Mr. C. M. J. Kirk, Deputy Director Malayan Security Service, has left for Singapore to take up dutiej in the departmental headquarters. A meeting of the Young Farmers Club will be held on Friday
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