Malaya Tribune, 7 December 1948

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    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY TJIE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya. Printing Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d> Penang Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines) EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1948 PRICE TEN CFNTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents- Messrs. Cuiin Turno Ltd.,
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    AMERICANS AT CRISIS MEETING
    304 1 c Our Lives In Dan per' Reuter. SHANGHAI, t Vlon—Two thousand five hundred Americans here are increasingly concerned over the lack of assurances f ro m Washington thai they will be protected if and when the Communists enter Shanghai. The American Consul Gen. John Cabot ois
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    Clerk and Coolie
    16 1 AP. Photo. y,u pal mm bj sido in fetation riddea Shanghai. p. Pfeote.
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    Ambassador's Plea For Squatters
    137 1 (From JIMMY GLOVE It) LONDON, Mon.—The complaint to the British Foreign Oilice on the destruction of Chinese homes in the Federation by British troops, which rendered some hundred families homeless, was made by the Chinese Am bssador, Dr. Cheng Tienhsi. Cheng also had a long friendly
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    SURVIVORS SIGHTED
    108 1 A.P. Honolulu, Monday. -A Navy I Privateer patrol bomber reported today thM it has sighted Bttrvivon of the United States, transport that landed in the Pacific 1.000 miles south-wes. of Honolulu with 37 persons aboard. Earlier a D.-17 dropped a lifeboat 100 yards away from where the fVrst
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    22 Divisions Trapped Says Red Radio
    169 1 U.P. Shanghai, Monday. communist Radio today countered Government claims of victories at the approaches to Nanking with an assertion that 22 Nationalist divisions have been trapped and face annihilation unless they surrender. Pro-Government reports saiu Kuchen. 130 miles north ol Nanking, had been recaptured
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    NO BODY WANTED HIM
    10 1 DALTON Th< Board said f N&
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    Siam: 'No Arms Pact'
    168 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Mr. Christopher Mayhew. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons today that the British Government had not come to any agreement with of Siam on "re-equipping the Siam army." Mr. Mayhed said that the Foreign Secretary. Mr.
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    'Asia Uneasy'—Mrs. Pandit
    294 1 'Asia Uneasy' Mrs. Pandit Reuter. Paris, Monday —Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, India's chiel ielegatc to the United Nations ;aid today after her last appeartnce at the General Assembly. The people of Asia arc vcr> jncasv at the way the Unitec Nations is functioning. •After experiencing the railure of Western diplomac>
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    Dr DALTON WANTED £10,000 JOB
    577 1 U.P. LONDON, Mon—Sidney Stanley, key witness In the inquiry into allegations of corruption in Government circles, told the tribunal today that Dr. Dalton, former Chancellor of the Exeehcquei, had asked for a company directorship, at £10,000 a year—but had been turned down. When Attorney-General, Sir
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    The King 'HEALTH IS IMPROVING'
    97 1 Reuter. LONDON, Monday.—The general health of King George "continues to be good and he icvotcs a considerable proportion of to the conduct of affairs of state," an official bulletin said tonight. The bulletin said: "The process of the arterial cffWrlation to the feet is proceeding
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    BRUCE WINS BIG FIGHT
    106 1 U.P. LONDON, Monday:— I Bruce Woodcock beat I Lee Savold in the fourth round tonight when the i referee stopped the right J by disqualifying the New Jerney heavyweight. The end came suddenly nnd unexpectedly in the r 10-round non-title rifrht. Woodcock fell and roll- ed
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    NO CARDS: FIVE HELD
    54 1 STOP PRESS BDfGAFOU CAD. questioned 1,933 persons in four security cheeks yesterday and this morning in Kampong Bahru. Jurong, and Uukit Timah. In the first a Javanese and a Chinese were detained for being without identity cards. In the last raid this morning one Chinese and
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    U.K. HAS FINE STING
    237 2 READ V FOR THOSE WHO STAR T WAR UP. TOLOMBO, Mon. —Britain's military policy is one of utter preparedness, and she is makin nn nil out effort with the help of her Dominion': to be prepared should any nation inflict another war upon the world. Sir
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    Towels Start Battle
    192 2 Reuter-AAP. BRISBANE. Sun.—So scarce are bath towels in Australia, there was a wild fight to buy a special lot of them at a Brisbane drapery store when, a few days ago. a firm advertised that it would sell sixty dozen British bath towels on a certain day.
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    Brought Barrow For His Body
    98 2 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE. Monday. Alfred Howard, aged 80, who threw himself under a suburban train recently, had brought a barrow with him for the carrying away of his body. A note found on the dismembered body said: 'This is the body of Alfred Howard. Take it
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    MARGARET ROSE
    14 2 A portrait of Princes* Margaret Rose, who will be nineteen next August.
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    Attlee, Truman Criticise Greece
    249 2 A.P.U.P., Reuter. LONDON, Tues.—Prime Minister rYttiee told the House of Commons Monday that Britain will not ask the United Nations to mediate the civil war in Greece. He sail that a statement signed by 100 prominent persons, including 60 Members of parliament, had been submitted to
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    Cheer Up Diabetics
    102 2 U.P. CHICAGO. Mon.—An insulin combination that offers many severe diabetic patients new freedom from hypodermic needle was disclosed by a Northwestern University scientist. The preparation of 2 to 1 mixture of regular insulin and Protamine insulin enabled 90 per cent of 500 severe diabetic cases treatel with
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    IRREVOCABLE DECISION
    49 2 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. Britain's decision to demolish Germany's wartime torpedo research station at Eckerfoerde on the Baltic near Kiel is irrevocable, a British Foreign Office spokesman said today. Demoliton, due to start tomorrow, woull not be nfluenced by any projected boycott of German labour, he added Reuter.
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    Tragedy In Chalk Pit
    66 2 U.P. SHOREHAM BY SEA, j England, Mon. Two ■MM were killed at a j chalk pit near here today when 22,000 tons of i chalk flaked off a 100J foot working face, bury- J ing under 40 feet of 1 stone. A third man, who was
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    EUROPE'S CHILDREN UNDERFED
    108 2 UP. LAKE SUCCESS. Mon. The United Nations Intei national Children's Emergency Fund released a report by Dr. J. M. Latsky. European Rcgioal Nutritional expert for the FAO Dr. Henry Helmmol. chief medical officer of Mayo I Clinic, which said undernourishment had increased among millions of European children
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    Jewish State Question Settled-Dr Bunche
    74 2 HAIFA, Tues. -The U.N. acting Palestine mediator, Dr. Ralph Bunche, arrived in Haifa on Monday afternoon, accompanied by his chief-of-staff Bri-gadier-General William E. Riley. Dr. Buncho leaves for Paris by air early Tuesday morning. Earlier in Tel Aviv Dr. Bunche is officially reported to have
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    New Trade Policy For Japan
    195 2 U.P WASHINGTON. Mon. The Allied Far Eastern Commission today disclosed that it had decided to permit Japan's world trade to return virtually to a peacetime footing. The eleven-nation Commission, which shapes Allied occupation polioy for Japan, announced it had unanimously approved a new trade policy
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    Test Tube Babies
    72 2 U.P. LONDON, Mon.—The British Government has begun consideration of marital problems arising from "test tube" babies, a Government spokesman said today. William Whiteley, representing the Attorney General's Office, told the House of Commons in response to a question that "consideration is being given" to the possible legislation
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    Colour Bar On Castle Liner
    180 2 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Labour member of Parliament John Lewis today asked in the House of Commons what answer thr Union Castle Line had made to representations by the Minister of Transport about an alleged colour bar on their ship the Durban Castle. Was the Minister
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    AIR HOSTESS AS STERN GANG SPY
    179 2 A.P.-U.P. ACRE, Mon. —A Czech airline hostess admitted today she had carried verbal and written messages between contacts in Czechoslovakia and th? "fighters for freedom of Israel" in Tel Avi. r —the Stern Gang. A self-possessed brunette of 22. Editha Moracova testified while wearing
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    ASIA NEEDS INDUSTRIES
    148 2 Reuter. PARIS, Mon.—Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, demographic expert of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, said in a lecture here that the standard of living >n India, Burma. Ceylon, China. Siam, lndo-China, Indonesia. Korea and Japan was "deplorably low." He said a quick and effective remedy
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    $9 Billion paid for welfare
    64 2 A.P. MEW YORK, Monday. QovM ernment welfare and other non-wage payments in the United States reached a total of U. 5.59,000.000.000. This is a sum greater than the combined payrolls of the automobiles, steel and rubber industries. This was announced by the National Industrial Conference
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    CAIRO STUDENTS RIOT AGAIN
    93 3 Reuter. CAIRO. Mon —The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior tonight accused Moslem brotherhood students for instigating today's strikes and demonstrations which wer.' broke n up by police and Canvl Corps mtn with whips. The students. shouting 'Down with the Government demonstrated nea the barricaded office of
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    THE PATANIMALAYS
    859 3  -  MALAY SPTOLIGHT mk M.S. Daud. AN END to current basic 2 troubles in the predominantly Malay provinces of south Siam appears to be in sight. The Mac Donald Phibun talks in Bangkok. partly connected with the Patani affan. and the mutual undeistanding from them, should «peed the measures
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    Bigger Regular Forces Needed
    225 3 Reuter. LONDON. Mon.—ln the House of Commons debate on the National Service Amendment bill, Defence Minister A. V. Alexander said he warned the House in 1947 that the period CJUId only be reduced from 18 to 12 months of the Government reserved the right to reconsider
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    DEATH SENTENCE
    35 3 BUDAPEST. Mon. The Supreme Court today confirmed the death sentence on Victor Chornoky, former llplomat and son-in-law of former President Zoltan Tildy, and refused to forward his appeal for clemency to the president.
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    POLICE STATE IN S. KOREA, SAYS RUSSIA
    102 3 U.P. PARIS. Mon. Russia accused the United States of running a "police state" in Americanoccupied South Korea. Jacob Malik, opening the Political Committee lebate on the Korean problem, said South Korean police were persecuting "democratic leaders all over South Korea." Malik added "South
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    URANIUM FIND IN THE U.S.
    92 3 U.P. NEW YORK, Mon.—The discovery of rich vein Pitchblende in an old mine in Colorado has assured the United States for the first time of enough high grade uranium for all its requirements in the making of atomic weapons, an article in LOOK magazine said
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    Next Ecafe Session In Singapore
    229 3 A.P. LAPSTONE, Sydney, Mon.—The next Meeting of the United rations Economic Commission tor Asia and the Far East (E.C.A.F.E.) will be held in Singapore in six months. The Commission made the decision in a secret ballot at its conference at "Lapstone. near Sydney, on Monday.
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    THE SQUATTERS
    474 4 THE investigation mio the treatment of Chinese squatters must be pressed forward. For in this matter lurk two great dangers. The first is that we may be creating Communists and Communist sympathisers faster than we are getting rid o f them. Tr.p second is that in the hot
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    SHORTAGES DO NOT BOTHER ESKIMO WOMEN
    1063 4  -  By A Special Correspondent FAR up in tin 1 Canadian north is a race of women pioneer courage puts us to shame. For centuries the Eskimo wife and mother has faced homemaking in a land where shortages are the rule. In a country where
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    Thousands In U.S. Get Away With Murder Say AMA
    307 5 A.P. CHICAGO, Mon.—To the axiom, "You can't villi murder," the American M<v:eal ii rebuts: ral thousand people in the U.S. do each year." And it puts full blame on the coroner's offices in most ca:SCH. Tt's simply that American coroner's offices
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    £357 IN 10 DAYS
    81 5 Reuter AAP. Two men ii n t« n days at ay station, recently by wf wheat, two DrO tiiers. 34, and Tom id they hoped to stacking of 140 ther week. At that would B 705.16.9. tted that inconv, a targe part ol ghi oi a
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    Ceylon Australia An Agreement
    65 5 UP. COJ JO Men.—Negotia- bet veen 81: vala. Ceylon'; T: an: port and nig*] ex« CUtives o! n National Air- fully con •he >i;;ning cf ar nent bet ween the nmtnt and thr Director Of flu kmal Airway, nan .salj that he tv pcs that as
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    Pigs Fatten At Midnight Bar
    149 5 U.P. Mon. Robert up a mitirtack bar for his pigs, ta of netf feeders i laid unpdet a L Of lights. pigs enjoy their and make pigs of They get fat lie dy too. which is dn id a. conceived the snack i bent wave.
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    GRAND WELCOME AWAITS MALAYAN SCOUTS
    316 5 Dams, Bridges Being Built For Them A.P. SYDNEY, Mon.—The Malayan group of Scouts to the Boy Scout Jamboree in Australia, aader Rev. R. K. S. Adams, Principal of St. Andrew's School can look forward to a grand welcome when they arrive in Australia Preparations on
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    DOG AND CAT PROBLEM
    42 5 U.P. HONGKONG. Mon. uo± and cat owners here must h. careful lest their pets wind up in a pot Thieves will steal almost any dog or cat that Is not tied down. Chinese consider tnci.flcsh quite tasty.— Ur.
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    Trophies For A-I Manila Babies
    181 5 Reuter. Manila. Monday. Speaking if A 1 health babies, Manila ias them galore. Showing off tho city's infant potential, rome 32 cityoperated community health centres pooled their youngsters together in an exhibition which Ittracted I.bOO babies, all prolounced by health authorities is among "the healthiest
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    NEW PROFESSOR
    51 5 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. Professor S. N. Das Gupta, the Indian philosopher, nas accepted the newly established chair of philisophy offered to him by the University of Ceylon, it was learned here today. His wife. Dr. S. Das Gupta, has accepted the chair of Sanskrit at the same university.
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    VICTORIA GETS A NEW GOVT,
    62 5 Reuter. MELBOURNE. Mon. Victoria's cabinet crisis- -one of the most sensational in the state's history ended tonight with the formation of an all Liberal administration. The new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow. The new cabinet was formed after negotiations broke down between the Liberals
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    Suspicious Business
    66 5 U.P. SHANGHAI, Mon. An undertaker, suspicious that his customers were raiding his shop to hoard elaborately painted hard-wood coffins, demanded that he should be allowed to view the bodies before conciliating a deal. Moreover, he Insisted on stamping on the residence certificate of the deceased so that the
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    RARE BIRD FOUND AGAIN
    286 5 A.P. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Mon. —A less N2W Zealand bird, thought to have died 60 years ago, still lives in the south island of thii dominion. Th» bird is the notornis, commonly known in New Zealand as the Takahe. m mi 1. I Two living specimens
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    TALTHYBIUS SAILS AGAIN
    77 5 UP. HONGKONG, Mon. The 10.00. ton former Blue Funnel liner Talt.iyblus is sailing thai seas again after having beer., bombed and sunk by th-> Japanese at Singapore in 1942. Th e sunken vessel was salvage,} by the Japanese and taken to Japan. After the war she was
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    HARVEST FOR GOLDSMITHS
    102 5 Reuter. CANTON. Mon. The city's goldsmith shops, which were badly hit during the economic crisis preceding the introduction of the Gold Yuan, arc now doing flourishing business owing to the influx of a great many people from the North, who arc buying gold ornaments, or who arc
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    MYSTERIOUS MALADY STILL UNDIAGNOSED
    108 5 Reuter. MANILA, lien.—What Is the so-called mysterious and fata; Hawaiin nightmare malady? Doctors her e and In Hawaii and the U.S. mainland are seeking to solve medical sciences current nuzzle. Latest trlctim In Manila is a 23-yer old student named Benjamin Mar an who died While
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    Special Squad For Reds
    74 5 UP. COLOMBO. Mon. Ceylon's inspector General of Police. Sir Richard Aluvihare. has ippointed ft special squad to deal with political troubles 111 Ceylon. The squad will consist ot about 24 officers led by a Superintendent of police. It will concentrate on political activity. The new squad
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    SETTLEMENT
    30 5 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Mon.- Pakistan and India representatives began negotiations here today in an ecort to settle all disputes between the two countries with the exception of Kashmir.— Reuter.
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    CHRISTMAS JOBS FOR STUDENTS
    62 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Mon. University students in Australia will earn £8 a week and more in temporary jobs during the Christmas vacation, compared with an average of £3.10 to £4 fore the war. Thousands of students have enrolled for jobs when examinations finish, but with the manpower
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    They found Mary & Eileen hard to pass
    148 6 They found Mary Eileen hard to pass TOOL and calculating, Mary Holiday, ably supported by Eileen Shedden, buiit an impenetrable S.C.C. defence to enable the Club's ladies' hockey eleven defeated the Naval Base Ladies' Hockey Club by a solitary goal on the Padang yesterday. The Naval Base forwards never succeeded
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    JOLLILADS BEATEN 3-1
    130 6 Singapore District Head Quarters played definitely superior soccer to beat Jollilads Athletic Union soccer eleven by three goals to one in a friendly soccer match played at Fort Canning on Sunday. During the first half play was even ami both teams showed good team work and colourful
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    SCC HOCKEY
    35 6 The following nave been following wdl represent S.C.C. vs. R.A.F. k -ac Padang on Tuesday. December 7. 1948. Bully off 5.15 p.m. Mathot. Daniels. Haig. Rule. Scheltus. Kuyper. Brands. Tabor, Pemrcey, Moolenburg. Bell.
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      578 6 ENGAGEMENT LIM CHIA: The engagement took place on Sunday 5.12.48 between Mr. Lim Teck Seng, (youngest brother of Mr. Lim Teck Mook) and youngest son of Mr. Lim Soon San and the late Mrs. Lim Soon San of Kuala Lumpur and Miss Chia Quee Neo, (younger sister of Mr. Chia
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    WOODCOCK WINS ON A DISQUALIFICATION
    898 7 "IT WASN'T A LOW PUNCH" SA VOLD LONDON, Mon—Bruce Woodcock, heavyweight champion of Britain, Europe and the British Empire, went a step further in his bid for Joe Louis' world heavyweight title wh<\i he beat Lee Savold, the referee disqualifying the American for an alleged
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    Savold's Manager Blows Off Steam
    192 7 A.P. team on Savold's I at ion was blown tanager, Bill Daly, terted flately: is a faker. He had him going and only way he kid sin the tight. want to kill box- i, this is the one do It". Daly, like aid that the
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    Claiming Joe's Title?
    91 7 U.P. •XV. YORK, Mon.—Manager kkt Mints said Ezzard Charles laim the world heavy- title if he beats Joe it the Madison Square en on Friday. ti said "Joe Louis or noIse will give Charles a md this time. Ezzard aim the title. Then if lecidea definitely he
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    Thompson Narrowly Beaten
    242 7 Reuter. BILLY THOMPSON, lightweight champion of Europe and Britain, was beaten narrowly on points by Solly Cantor, of Canada, over eight rounds. Cantor, a fast crisp puncher, with a snappy left, piled up the points early in the fight and although Thompson became aggressive and strove hard
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    Tall and Fast
    66 7 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Mon. —Olympian John Treloar and Australian Universities sprint champion. John Bullock, are the two tallest top-class sprinters in the world, it is claimed. Treloar, 6ft 3ing, towered over rivals at the Olympic Games, but he has to look up to Bullock who is an inch
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    Danes "Disturbed" By Indian Defeat
    409 7 THOMAS CUP A.P. COPENHAGEN, Tues Danish badminton 1 circles are confident that Denmark will eliminate j Sweden in the next round of the Thomas Cup j tournament for the world badminton championship in Copenhagen Tuesday. The cautious comments of the officials cannot conceal their general
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    Walcott Obliges Crowd
    205 7 "WE WANT SIXES" Reuter. POONA, Mon—The West Indies cricketers gave further proof of their great reserve of batting strength today when after facing a deficit of 200 runs on the first innings they proceeded to thrash the. West Zone bowling to the tune of 478 for eight
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    JOLLILADS FOOTBALL
    75 7 The Jollilads have a full soccer programme this week On Thursday they play the British Military Hospital at Farrer Park. On Saturday they play O.T.E.C. also at Farrer Park and on Sunday they play G.H.Q. Signals at Tanglin. The following will play for the Jollilads: Narayana, Slthambaram, Rasak,
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    Herbe Charles' Fine Riding At Ipoh
    591 7 News From The Mezvs BY ALLAN LEWIS IPOH, Monday. HERBE CHARLES was in terrific form at Saturday's races when he steered four winners home, and it can be safely said that every winner was the result of clever riding. All the winners were trained
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    Kimbolton Shows Remarkable Speed
    155 7 Today's Track Notes From ALLAN LEWIS IPOH, Todjy ffLVjBOLTON was the outstanding worker un the course tMs morning when the inner track opened for fast work. Ridden by Turner he showed remarkable speed to gallop three in 37£. There has been no rain since Friday and
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    RACE WEIGHTS FOR TOMORROW
    316 7 The following are the wei ehts for to-morrow, the second day of the Perak Turf Club's December Meeting:— Horses CI. 3 Div. 1, 6 Furs. Egyptian Queen 9.09 Kimbolton 8.12 Golden New* 8.05 Waveatlon 8.04 Bright House 8 04 Ganymead 8.02 Amusement 8.00 Fanfarade 7.13 Malt
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    CERDAN ILL
    28 7 A.P. NEW ORLEANS. Tues Middleweight Marcel Cerdan developed a bad cold causing postponement until Friday of an exhibition bout arranged for Monday night against Cosby Linson.—A.P.
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    NEW HOPE FOR THE 'DEAD END KIDS'
    359 8 Jobs Will Be Found And Parole Given THE Singapore Departm?nt of Social Welfare 1 has recommended to Government the setting up of an "after-care" Committse for juvenile delinquents in the Colony. This is a step further in a far sighted plan for the
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    TWO KILLED IN CLASH
    76 8 Reuter. Paris. Monday. Two Moslem workmen were killed and three other Moslems wounded in a clash between customs guards md a crowd of 3.000 at Beni Saf. 65 miles southwest of Oran in Algeria. Agencc France Prcssc reported today. Customs men first fired blank mots when
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    A.A. MEMBERS: WARNING
    42 8 Pre-war members or tne Automobile Association oi Malaya who have not yet rejoined the association should do so by December 31 or they win nave to pay entrance recs again when they do join. The A.A.M. announced this today.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    59 8 HOUSING ANI) TOWN P L A N N I N G EXHIBITION British Council Centre, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission free. Y.M.C.A., Orchard Road Lending Library 7 p.m. PEOPLE'S EDUCATIONASSOCIATION, Prof. G. G. Hough on "Making of Modern English," Handy Road, 5.15 p.m. YOUNG PEOPLE'S
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    Cinemas
    181 8 KL\ "Dr. Jckvll and Mr. Hyde", with Spencer Tracy Indgrid Bergman and Lana Turner—1.15. 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. CATHAY: "Ghost Catchers." with Olsen and Johnson-*—1.45, 4.15. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. ALHAMBRA: "Dick Tracy" (Full Serial)—1.30, 5.15 and 8.45 p.m. CAPITOL: "Savage Stallions," (in technicolour) with Peggy Cummins —1.45,
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    Sports
    26 8 HOCKEY: S.R.C. v. S.H.B I Aux. Police—S.R.C.; 223 B.O.D. j v. I.A. —Alexandra; B.O.D. C.A. v. Y.M.C.A.—St. George's Rd. GYMNASTICS and Keep-Fit Class: YMCA—6 p.m.
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    Grouped around this table during a lull in the Borneo Co's Xmas Dance held at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday are seen (left to right): Mr. P. Yzelman, Miss M. de Souza, Mr. B. Scully, Miss M. Scully, Mrs. T. Dickson, Mr. T. Dickson, Mr. G. Fernandez, Mr. C. E. da silva, Miss Eber, Mr. L. Newman.
    57 8 Grouped around this table during a lull in the Borneo Co's Xmas Dance held at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday are seen (left to right): Mr. P. Yzelman, Miss M. de Souza, Mr. B. Scully, Miss M. Scully, Mrs. T. Dickson, Mr. T. Dickson, Mr. G. Fernandez, Mr. C. E.
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    Big Repair Job At Kallang Is Ending
    364 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) DEPAIRS to Kallang Airport, costing more than i 420,000. are expected to be completed before the end of this month. This work, including the relaying of the parking apron, and the relaying of the West taxi track, were started early
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    34 ARRESTS
    33 8 There were 34 arrests in the Federation in the past 24 hours: 23 in Selangor; 3 in Johore; 3 in Kedah/Perlis; 2 in Trengganu; 2 in Penang; and 1 in Perak.
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    NO EXPORT PERMIT
    73 8 CUSTOMS officers found iOo bags of flour in Yung Tai Scon's tongkang. the Hons Sua, as he tried to take his •raft from Singapore to Tmnjong ii dai. Yong had no export perotit when his bout stopp?d and searched in the Singapore harbour on Doet mber ;j.
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    ADMIRAL BOYD BACK
    26 8 Admiral Sir Dennis Boyd came back to Singapore yesterday evening from Hongkong by BOAC flying boat. He went to Hongkong on routine 'business.
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    Mr. Daniel Lim
    58 8 MALACCA. Monday. Mr. Daniel K. C. Lim. 47--year-old Assistant Superintendent of Post.;, Malacca, died last night following v heart failure attack and was burled Ma afternoon at Bukit Serendlt. He is survived by his widow and three children. The late Mr. Lim was a former captain of
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    DEFENCE TALKS
    24 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Mon.—Representatives of Britain. France and Italy exchanged views Western European defence problems today with United Slates army and air officials.—U.P.
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    FUND STILL OPEN
    120 8 Tribune Thomas Cup Fund Donations The Thomas Cup Team j are on their way to Eng land. But donations ire still pouring in from public i spirited citizens. You too can still sup- port them by sending your donations, however, l small, to The Tribune Thomas Gup
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    Radio To Cheer Lone Life
    155 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter J HORSBURG Laghtnouse, in Singapore waters, has now a wireless receiving set for the entertainment of crews stationed there. Four batteries arc provided with the set. each of which is estimated to function three hours working daily for 14 days. The monthly
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    SENATOR'S "WHY?" ABOUT MALAYA
    268 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) IT.S. Senator George Malone, who arrived in Singapore yesterday, is touring the Far East to find the answers to some questions which worry people in the United States wny, no wants to know, "is the United States not allowed to trade direct with
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    Scouts Will Find Welcome
    163 8 BE PREPARED against the danger of those things you should not do", Mr. Claude Massey. the Australian Commissioner warned members of Malaya's contingent to the Pacific International Scout Jamboree, at a farewell patty given in their honcu; at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday. He assured them of a
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    Renewed Activity
    52 8 KLANG, Mon —There was a! flareup of bandit activities in! the Kiang area following months of quiet. Bandits attacked seven rubber estates, factories, and Kuard posts. No casualties were reported. The estates attacked were Minyak Estate. Brooklands Estate. Nigel Gardner Estate. Ilrafferton Estate and Bukit 1 •I an
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    Municipal Voters Slow Down
    106 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) REGISTRATION of voters for the orU Singapore Municipal Elections very slowly. Out of a possible lOcmn only 755 have sent in registration fori £5 tne past two weeks. The Supoi visoi of w pal Elections Hawkins» told tho tv u M that the
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    Malay's Body Found
    38 8 The body of t h e Ma.,, charge of the electric station at the 14th n meron Highlands Road I abducted by bandtta on Nov 2* was found floating H J Sungei Batant Padan- day.
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    The Accent Is At The Back
    132 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) PREY taffeta cut into a fishtail train and called "Miranda" after the mermaid film of that name formed one of the evening gowns In Madame Theodore's mannequin parade, held at Prince's Restaurant yesterday afternoon. Madame Theorore studied fashion as a child,
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    UN FOR N.Y.
    53 8 Paris. Monday. The United Nations General Assembly turned down today a British nroposal to continue the present session in Paris until it has finished its agenda. A resolution to this effect presented by Mr. Hector McNeil. British Minister of State, was defeated by 33 votes to 19
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