Malaya Tribune, 22 December 1948

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    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya. r, Panting Simultaneously |V L Ipoh <t Fcnan S Telegram*: "Tribune B'pore." Telephone: 6811 (9 lines J ..Woes SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agent*—Messrs. Colin Turner
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    JOGJA RECAPTURED?
    621 1 But We Cannot Keep It, Says A Spokesman Indonesian Republican spokesman in Paris claimed today the recapture of the Republican capita] of Jogjakarta taken by Dutch paratroopers on Sunday when they began their new drive in Java. The spokesman quoted the Republican radio for the report and said
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    America Demands Cease Fire in Indonesia
    74 1 Reuter, U.P. ru< An American .nil today iiuUcateti v.v lb? i uited States has lined uj uppoii in th<- Security t«> pa .t ivsoititmi ordering a cease lire in Indo and a return to the lines held when the Dutch attack Net herlands ambassador,
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    U.S. MAY STOP M —AID
    62 1 U.P. American officials are studxing the idea of using Marshall plan millions as a Ntige t<- settle the shooting Mf in Indonesia. These officials indicated that ?t the Netherlands should M] a cease fire order, which mm.) be forthcoming from the I mtri Nations, the
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    Flashes Did Not Bother Baby Prince
    82 1 A.P. NEW YORK. Tues. Cccn Beaton, well-known Society grapfcer, who arrived at N a Yeork in the Queen Elizabeth today, said that he took 100 [tictures of the Princess and her son last Tuesday. The Hashes did not hothct Prince Charles "although he did
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    UNAC PLANE CRASH
    37 1 Reuter U.P. Hongkong. Tues. a Sky master belonging to the Chinese National Aviation Corporation crashed in dames Basalt Island, 40 miles -east of Hongkong, this afternoon with a death toll of 33 —Reuter IT.P.
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    Committee Safe
    53 1 Reuter-AAP. BATAVIA. Tues. —All mem-bers-of the United Nations Good Offices Committee stationed at Kaliurung, a Java town occupied by Dutch forces, arc safe in Jogjakarta. Republican capital in the Island, a semi-official source said here today. An Australian and a Belgian member of tho committee were at Kaliurang
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    NO FIREWORKS FOR STALIN
    71 1 Reuter. MOSCOW, Tues. Marshal Stalin celebrated his 69th birthday today quietly in the Kremlin. There were no gun salutes or fireworks with which the Russians normally celebrate special occasions or holidays. Last reference to Stalin to ippear in Russian newspapers was a report of the dinner
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    CHECK-UP
    30 1 Early this morning 576 persons were checked in a security check-up at East Coast Road. Siglap Road and Changi Road. All had identity cards, and no one was detained.
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    Tribunal
    36 1 LONDON, Tues.—The London Tribunal probing alleged corruption in Government circles ended tonight after hearing over 1,000,000 words of evidence, during which Ministers and other public figures faced searching questions about their public and private lives.
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    CHIEF SCOUT ARRIVES
    264 1 Tribune Staff Reporter. Lord Rowallan. Chief Scout of the British Empire paid a tribute to th e "magnificent work" of the boy scouts of Malaya during the war, on his arrival in Singapore by air yesterday. He is on his way to Australia to attend the South
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    ACTION IN JOGJA
    13 1 Dutch troops under fir.' fighting in the heart of Jogjakar.a.
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    BURMA PLEDGES SUPPORT TO INDONESIA
    246 1 Reaction to the Dutch attack on the Indonesian Republic has now come in from ether countries. They are: RANGOON. Burmese Prime Minister T-b. akin Nu urged India to take the initiative In calling a conference of Asiatic countries to consider aid to Indonesia in her
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    Puddings And Peace
    83 1 A.P.-U P. London. Tues. Santa Claus came early to Buckingham Palace. Every member of the staff received a twonound Christmas pudding labelled: "By cemmand of and with the best wishes of the King and Queen Christmas, 1948." White House employees received identical Chiistmas presents each from President
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    "All Lies" Yells Yellin
    117 1 Reuter. ACRE, Tues.—Reporters and the public were asked to leave the court here today when the prosecutor, accusing Nathan Friedmann Yellin and the Stern Gang of espionage, said he would produce secret documents. The Judge Advocate in todays hearing said: "I tell you Friedmann Yellin, that
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    U.S. FLYER GROUNDED
    44 1 A.P. MANILA. Tuesday. James Harvey Fleming, American fly?r for the Indonesian Republic A'as reported still in Jogjakarta oday. Fleming's wife here rejerved indirect word her husaand was unable to take-off in ais plane as the Dutch had captured Maguwo Airfield. A.P.
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    Dutch Defy U.N.
    276 1 Reuter, U.P. PARIS, Tues.—The Dutch Government has defied United Nations condemnation of Its vAans to set up an interim government m Indonesia, where Republican forces reportedly have recaptured their capital city of Jogjakarta. In a letter to the Security Council, which was scheduled to take up the
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    CRISIS ARRESTS
    37 1 The C.I.D. arrested 5 Chinese under the Emergency Regulations last night. They are suspected to be members of a secret society. Two Indian and three Chinese, members of the Malayan Communist Party, were also arrested.
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    Americans Stop Aid To China
    231 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Tues.—Marshall Aid Administrator Paul Hoffman said today mi Mil vey of the situation in China had resulted In suspension -of the $70,000,000 reconstruction programme. He said his decision was made after conferring in Shanghai with Mr. Roger Lapham. Aid Administrator in China. After
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    SUN'S WAR CABINET APPROVED
    86 1 Reuter. NANKING. Wed.—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek yesterday approved the nominees of Premier Sun Fo for China's new War Cabinet. The list will be submitted to the Kuomintang central political council today for final approval before the appointments are officially announced. The new nominations made by Dr. Sun
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    BERLINERS START A CRUSADE
    162 2 'Death Lurks In The Ruins 9 pfrt ttvi Tues—Western Berlin's nowsnaners arfwaglng one of the world's strongest •Srtv ctSades-iseigned to stop children from dfiing; |E? seW materials m bomb lAiri to earn money. The campaign—under the slogan "Death Lurks in the Ruins"—is prompted by an alarming
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    Good Earnings
    133 2 A.P. Some adventurous children are said to make good earnings in their scrap hunting. But they have to be daring —or just foolish. Some climb up pipes to reach third and fourth storey balconies ov along ledges to pry out surviving window frames. They often climb where experienced
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    Norway Prepares 'Quisling' Laws
    257 2 A.P. OSLO, Tues.—The Norwegians, taking a lesson from what happened in April 1940 when their country was invaded and occupied by the Germans, are Increasingly strengthening their military forces. Their government's concern over being attacked once more without having the necessary means to defend themselves, is
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    NOT SO LUCKY
    54 2 U.P. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Tues. Albert French thought that he wan pretty lucy last night after he fell from a third I floor window of the Ford Hotel and suffered only a slight scratch. But when he walked back into the hotel, the manager Insisted that he pay
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    HAPPY PUPILS
    29 2 U.P. ORLEAN. N.Y., Tuesday.—lt could be the pupils were happy when East Side School 4 was robbed. The principal's strap was part of the burglar's loot. U.P.
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    Uncle Sam Through Green Glasses
    213 2 A.P. MOSCOW, Tues. The Communist Party newspaper "Pravda" has painted a gloomy picture of contemporary life in the United States. Under the title "Collapse of I a Legend about Post-war Prosperity in the United States." the paper printed a long editorial depicting wide unemployment, growing
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      301 2 On You r Radio Today i»i itf KFTWORK tlJ i"c Tune; 9.02 Listeners' Wftiwvniv favourites; 9.15 Time Signal 100 p.m. Lunch-time music and News in Tamil; 9.29 Fillbv the Radio Orchestra; 1.30 "P music; 9.30 Hindustani News 145 Rhythm Parade songs; 9.45 Home News; 9.55 with English Swing Groups; SM
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    STARS WHO MISBEHAVE ONLY GET LECTURED
    436 3 You Make Stars— Not The Studio —Production Boss A.P. JJOLLYWOOD, Tues. What happens when a filrr, star misbehaves in public? This question was directed at Dore Senary, prol?^ 1 088 at MGM most star-laden of the studios The star is brought to the studio
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    U,S. HAS HALF THE WORLD'S TELEPHONES
    97 3 UP. NEW YORK. Tues.—Of 6u 600.000 telephones in service throughout the world when 1948 began, 34.867.000 were in the United States, the American Telephone Telegraph Company reported. One of every four Americans ha s a telephone, the report said, with a world ratio of
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    War Secret Revealed
    101 3 Reuter.-AAP. £ydnt>, Tues -One of the most ciosely guarded rada secrets developed during th~ last war was demonstrate i publicly on Sydney Harboui recently On a screen similar to a television set. the outline ol the harbour, ships, and floating objects could be seen clearly. The screen
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    THIRTY MINUTES
    341 4 jyOT only Jogjakarta fell in thirty minutes. In those thirty minutes, as the Dutch exulted over the success of their "police action" against the Indonesian Republic, the prestige of Western diplomacy in Asia was brought to the dust. It had just begun to recover from the shattering blows
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    KUALA KUBU
    87 4 fHE Chinese Consul-General in the Federation, Mr. Li-Chin, has made a format request for more information concerning the incident at Kuala Kubu, Selangor in whicn twenty-four out of twenty-five Chinese were shot while attempting to escape from a patrol of Police and Scots Guards. He has received a
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    IS E.R.P. USED TO HELP THE COLONIES?
    1409 4  -  By G. E. Tewson THIS is a very complicated subject, but it is, of course, one of overwhelming importance to the Commonwealth and Empire. You will remember it was only a few months ago that Britain and, with her, the Colonic." fuofcd the
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    POSTBAG
    226 4 Sir, Can the authorities concerned please let us know what has happened to the Back Pay Tribunal Many of our applications to the Civil Liability Tribunal were turned down without even being interviewed! In some cases we were told that our applications have been referred to the Volunteers Tribunal.
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    Model Filipino Mothers Honoured
    138 5 Reuter. FLA, Tues. Amid lisle, .sentimental md speeches tinged ribute to tho sellds of Blethers, outstanding mn- I re pr< tclaimeo ere were tears rolling I cheeks ol 11»«- aged re were alio copious i all around tears ot iblic's two mode! are: Mrs. Julia Yla--85,
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    II Counts Notes
    47 5 A.P. ..!<>. Tues. Two Tokio laimed today tney nave a gadget to make life tl* in nation easier, It's hine which counts cash. d< nomination issued is a ed yen and many people other to count big sums, measure the stacK with their < yea.* A.P.
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    NO SERIOUS MISGIVINGS
    76 5 Reuter Birmingham, Tues. Mr. L. P. Lord, Chairman of Austin Motors, one of Britain's leading motorcar manfacturers •iays that he had "no serious misgivings" about the North American market for British ?ars. Demand, for their cars so phenomenal" that figures giving the value of orders became meaningless,
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    MAIDEN VOYAGE
    35 5 Reuter. LONDON, Tues The Peninsula and Orient Shipping Company announced today that a new 9,000-ton motorship, the Somali, would leave England early in January on its maiden voyage to the Far East.- Reuter.
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    Swiss Government Still Bomb Conscious
    194 5 A.P. BERNE, Tues. —The Swiss Go von-went is still bomb conscious. The Federal Council has ordered that in Pll new government buildings, particularly ii: railway stations and post offices, shelters wU bo constructed and the buildings so designed as to :i fiord the greatest hindrance
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    Praise For 'Pea-Souper' Drivers
    102 5 Reuter. LONDON, Tues.—London bus drivers have come in for much praise as a result of the recent heavy fog. A New Yorker wrote to Lon don transport about one driver with whom he travelled "I had never met a driver with the can shOWd by this
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    WORLD'S' GREATEST FORGER HAS THEM GUESSING
    337 5 Reuter. BRUSSELS, Tues. M. Decoen, a Belgian artist and one of Europe's foremost art oxjtfrts, ifl planning shortly to produce what he claims is "overwhelming proof" that the Kmrnau.si/angers" is ;i Vcrmeer masterpiece and not a "Van M»o--geren forgery." In a recent interview. M.
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    Ui Haywood, England, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord High steward of Ireland and Prender Karl of * Enirland sells vegetables to the wife of the postmaster. The Karl says he was torced to en ter the produce business be-BMMfI of "enppling taxation" uhleh made it difficult lor hini to keep up his estate.
    53 5 U i Haywood, England, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord High steward of Ireland and Prender Karl of Enirland sells vegetables to the wife of the postmaster. The Karl says he was torced to en ter the produce business beBMMfI of "enppling taxation" uhleh made it difficult lor hini to keep
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    ARAB HELP?
    40 5 A.P. CAIRO, Tues.—Mohamcd Al Rasnidi, Indonesian representative, said the Republican Government has asked the Arab League to intervene. He did not elaborate. Rashidi con- 1 ferred with Abdel Rahman j Azzam Pasha, Secretary-Gene-ral of the Arab League. -A.P.
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    Lottery Brides
    72 5 U.P, 1 SHANGHAI, Tues. I Wartime is wedding time a IViping and Tientsin, >«ve<»rdiiig to reports irom these North China ttties. i Spurred by rumour* that the cemnwliilH undulge in a "iotler\ 1 bride" system herein prospective grooms, es peeially Communist sold- iers, draw lots for nuni- bered
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    1,000,000 Yen For Killer's Diary
    109 5 Reuter-AAP. Tokyo. Tues. Sadamichi Hirazawa, who.se trial as th« Teikoku bank murderer begins On Deo. 20. has received an (.Her ol out uiie-million ye n for big diary trom t Japanese publisher. Hirasawa made f is_ closure in a postcard written from prion to a
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    X'MAS RATION
    42 5 A.P. LONDON, Tuesday.—Britons will get a slight addition to their tightly rationed diet for Christmas. Tire Ministry of Food has allotted tin extra half pound of sugar, a quarter pound of tea and two ounces for each ration book holder.--A.P.
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    New Hope For The Rheumatic Hearts
    149 5 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. People with rheumatic hearts are no more likely to drop dead than the general run of individuais, says a doctor who has made a study of their abiJHy to work. As employees, they are in some respects more desirable than
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    Canada Has Reply To Sub Warfare
    321 5 Reuter. OTTA,WA, Canada, Tues. The Canadian Navy hopes in the next year or so to start building a new type of escort craft whicn will be an answer to submarine developments and which will represent an advance beyond the frigate and the now-obsolete corvette.
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    Drunken Driving
    59 5 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Tuoa. -Juvenile actor Scott Beckett, 19, who played the role of Al Jolson as J a child in "The Jolson Story," tussled with officers when j .they hooked him on the suspi- cion of drunk driving. "I want to go home. I won't go to Jail,"
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      266 6 Coif Star Takes To Horseracing LONDON, Tues. Bob Sweeny, the America golfer, who won the British amateur championship in 1937, owns racehorse that is beating par over English hurdles courses. "Becret Service," a five-year-old that Sweeny brought over from Ireland, has won five out of his six races in England.
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    TEN BOTTLES STILL LEFT
    146 7 AW ELL known Singapore sportsman, who wishes to remain anonymous, has given tht Tribune Thomas Cup l und a surprise Christmas package—a rase containing twetvr bottles of "Challenge" Scotch Whisky, valued at MS& bet tie will go to every MM who gives $50.00 or more In
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    TOP BOXERS PLAN FIGHTS
    382 7 LEE ACCEPTS THREE OFFERS Reuter. LONDON, Tues.—Lee Savold. U.S. heavyweight, announced in London today that he has lined up three fights in 1949. They included a contest with the world light heavyweight champion, Freddie Mills, in London in September. Savold's manager. Bill Daly, accepted a bid
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    SAP'S SOCCER
    78 7 Tiie team of the Social Athletic Party to meet the Chinese Engineering Association at soccer at the Geylang Stadium at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow will be chosen from the following. Anthony Yong, Kway Yew Quce. Tco Ban Teck. Ong Ah Bee, Chec Kirn Cheng, I*uh Boon Leng. Tan Chiang
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    MATCH OFF
    28 7 The hockey match scheduled to be played yesterday between the Cable and Wireless Sports Club and Indian Association at Farrcr Park was cancelled owing to rain.
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    Y.M.C.A. Beaten 2-0
    113 7 Scoring a goal in each session, the Selangor Eurasian Association defeated the V.M.C.A. at hockey yesterday on the Brickfield Road ground. Good goal keeping by Cardosa prevented the Ys from scoring. In the first half the Ys had the better of the play but failed to make
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    'Tigers' To Meet Sweden
    69 7 A.P. BRIGHTON. Tues. The Brighton Tigers, national ice hockey league champions for the last two years, will make their third tour on the Continent in January with a sevenmatch invasion of Sweden. In both previous trips they came off best. Against the Czeche in 1947, Brighton
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    Skating: $10,000 A Week
    46 7 A.P. OTTAWA, Tues. Barbara Ann Scott, World and Olympic figure skating champion during 1948 when she was an amateur, will make her professional debut at the Roxy Theatre, New York, todny. She is getting a reported US$lO,OOO a week for Aye weeks.—A.r.
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    FRENCH TEAM TO PLAY INDO-CHINA
    56 7 Reuter. PARIS, Tues—The French Football Federation is sending a team to Indo-China to play two matches there, on April 3 and 5. The team will be composed of players from the various French Leagues. This visit follows that of the French athletics team which is
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    Island Club Foursomes
    92 7 The December Mixed Foursome Competition held on Sunday afternoon over 18 holes resulted in a win for Mrs. G. Hodgkinson F. and F. Jones who returned a net score of 701. The following were someoor. r the best cards returned: Mrs. G. Hodgkinson F Jones Miss Christina
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    S'hai Team Wins Again
    189 7 Displaying; tine combination and speedy passing the Kung Poas beat the Ping Kong basket-ball team by 69 points to 33. The game was played last night at the Happy World Covered Stadium. me fing Kongs were a beaten team all the way. They fumbled and threw
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    U.S. Tennis Star Kicks Up A Row
    205 7 Reuter-AP. SAN DIEGO, Calif. Tues.—Mrs. Patricia Canning: Todd, high ranking National and WigUtman Cup tennis player has accused the United States Lawn Tennis Association of favouritism vi dropping her from No. 4 to No. 6 in the Rankin*; Committee's recommendation. Mrs. Todd, winner
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    TODAY'S RUGGER
    118 7 Singapore United will meet the Combined R.A.F. at rugger this evening at the Jalan Besa r Stadium at 5.15 SINGAPORE UNITED: P. Yee: Nia z Mohd. Shah. Wee Leong Sow. Hibbert. Chapman; Thomas. Low Soe Teng: Rahman. Masod, Jantan. McCully. Ong Tong Bee. Rajaratnam. Dunnett. Abra hams. Reserves:
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    TO TOUR SINGAPORE
    85 7 The Young Men's Sikh Association hockey team will tour Singapore during the X'mas holidays. O n Christmas Day they vtU nuet the Singapore Khaka Association on December 26 the Naval Base Polce and on December 27 the Singapore Recreation Club The following members will entrain on the
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    West Indies Win
    186 7 Reuter. Nagpur. Tues. -The West Indies touring team required 146 runs for victory here today when they dismissed the Governor's XI for 184 in their second Innings. They accomplished this task, for the loss of four wickets, all of which were out leg before. The last three
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    SARAJEVO WIN
    25 7 A.P. LONDON, Tues— The Sarajevo football team defeated Hclsinborg of Sweden 2-0 on Tuesday, the official Yugoslav news agency, Tan jug, reported. —A.P.
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    F. A. CUP FIXTURES
    198 7 A.P. LONDON, Tues. Derby County, leaders of the English League First Division, draw .an easy assignment against t v c winner of the Southport York, game in the third round of the Football Association Cup tournament. i Southport and York have not finished their second round
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    'BATTLE OF THE GIANTS': TONIGHT
    185 7 WILL Jimmy Newell succeed in doing the same to Jimmy Welch as he did to Chong and Fighting Ah Kow 1 The Navy man's supporters are conlident that he will. Welch has other views. The proof of the pudding is in the eating and the
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    MORE MONEY GIVEN TO FIGHT CRIME
    269 8 Customs And Police Ge t Over $100,000 (Tribune Staff Reporter) DE-VOTES amounting to moro than jVn\ooo 1 havr been approved by the Legislative Council for the Customs and Police Departments of the Colony. j Increased smuggling, and the operation of Emergency meaj fiures required
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    Hqrs. For Technical Assn.
    114 8 THE Headquarters of the Technical Association is planning to erect i central building in Kuala Lumpur. The building will consist of lecture rooms, library and accommodation for visitors. This plan will take some years to develop due to high costs. This was revealed by Mr. B.
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    TREAT FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS
    64 8 About 600 patients of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital will be cheered at a New Year paity organised by the Rrv. C. A. Davidson, o>* the Independent Missionary Movement, JOOO Hiang Road. The treat takes place at i p.m. on January 1. Cash contributions have been
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    Three S'pore Masters Could Not Care Less
    201 8 IN spite of the complex situation in the N.K.'., at least throe ships sailed from Singapk.ro today for Indonesian ports, under the British N.K.I, barter-trade agreement. They wete the Kah Hock. MTS. 12. and M.T.S. 16. a spokesman of the Secretariat for Economic
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    S'PORE REGAINS PREWAR PRESTIGE
    98 8 Rural healtli control is tru mo. t Important problem to be tackled in this Colony with its quarter of a million people living la the rural areas. The sct'ting up of an organisation in 1*547 through which Village Committees and the authorites could eo-cperat in this
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    ONN TRIED TO RESIGN THRICE
    195 8 |)ATO Onn bin Jaafar, Mentri Besar of Johore, offered to resign his premiership three times since the Sultan of Johore's return from England Tins was revealed to Kuala Lumpur pressmen by Dato Onn at a tea-party give in his honour by the Selangor State UMNO
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    Celebrated Xmas, Missed The Boat
    164 8 Two Canadian sailors, 25-year-old Keith Warick and 30-year-old Oshorn Telfor who came ashore in Singapore to play a came o( soft ball and returned to the wharf two dayv> Later found that, their ship had sailed without them Dming the two days they had stayed
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    Economic Committee For Perak
    182 8 I IPOH. Twos. An economic i committor- to investigate administration of all government J departments was recommended I by Mr. VV. B. Tucker, state financial officer, at yesterday's Perak State Council meeting. Mr. Tucker pointed out that such a committee "may yield l beneficial results both
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    Methodist Conference
    93 8 Bishop Ralph S. Cushman has been appointed by the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church, to hold the Methodist Conferences in Malaya and Sumatra. He is the resident Bishop of the Methodist Church living in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.. administering the work of the church in the
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    Xmas Radio Programme
    479 8 On Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Radio Malaya will set up a new record in broadcasting by being on the air continuously from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. On Monday, December 27 the station will once again open at 9 a.m. but will go oil' the air
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    $200 FOR ARREST OF 2 ROBBERS
    53 8 A reward of $200 is offered by Mr. E. V. Fowler, Singapore C.I.D. chief, for the arrest of two young Chinese who have been responsible for a series of street hold-ups in the past two months. Operating on cycles, the youths prey on young
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    BENG CHOON KOK
    144 8 The following is the list of office bearers of Deng Choon Kok for the year 1949: Patrons Messrs. Choo Lye Huat, Lim Kirn Lee, Chng Boon Huat. Koh Swee Gim; President: Mr. Quah Sia Chwee; Vice-Presidents: Messrs. Chng Geo Liang, Yeo t Hock Thye, Chan Seng Ann.
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    UNAUTHORISED HOUSES
    44 8 There are about 12.000 unauthorised houses in the rurai areas. The Medical Department has dra* n the attention o: -he Rural Board to th e seriousness of the situation ana the necessity of at least temporary special staff to dea; with it.
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    HANDGRENADES
    49 8 Two Indiana, Palanisamy and Sabapathy, who were arrested in possession of two Japanese handgrenades in a room at the coolie lines in Nelson Road on May 2 last, were sentenced to three years* and two-and-a-half years' rigorous imprisonment, respectively, by Mr. Justice JobHng in the Assize Court yesterday.
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    Chinese Miners Pledge Support To Government
    217 8 Ipoh, Tues. Perak Chines* miners solemnly undertook not to pa/ :iU y protection money to lawless elements at an important meeting held here today at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce premises. Mr. Lav Pak Kuan was in the chair. A co-operative insurance scheme to
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    KASHMIR WAR
    35 8 U.P. KARACHI, Tues. Fresh proposals for a plebiscite in Kashmir were made by the United Nations Commission to India and Pakistan, according to the newspaper Dawn, official organ of the Muslim League, today.—U.p.
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    LAST LINK CUT
    29 8 A.P. DUBLIN, Tues.—Eire cut its last slim constitutional tie with Britain today to cledV the wav for creation of a full-fledged independent "Republic of lieland." A.P.
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    STRIKE ENDS
    24 8 Reuter. TOKIO. Tues. Japanese Trade Union leaders today caled off strikes by over 1,200.--000 railwaymen. 135.000 electrical workers, and Japanese seamen. -Reuter.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    43 8 ADELPIII llOTFi tary, Mr. G. <; "1M48 Retrospeet -i tMX V. V party, 5. VlUl *?i p.m. Y.M..C.A., Oiciiii,| i, Singapore Ches. < to 9 p.m Art < lui 7.30 p.m. WKSIJCY i.\ u i,. v music evening, 4, Kurt Road—8 p.m.
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    Cinemas
    234 8 CATHAY "Sin Town", with Constance Bennett and S Ci awford 1 45. 4.15, and 8« p.m. "Oliver Twist with Joh Howard Davis, Robert nwJI and Alee GuJooesa > ALIIAMIIKV: "W Calling", with Henry Konds'« Joan Bennett— 1.15, 4 r, and 9.30 p.m. HEX: "Warn That Mar with Gordon Harker.
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    Sports
    79 8 HOCKEY: SRC. A v. G.H.Q. FARELF SRC.; S'pore Colts v. B.O.D.C.A.—St. I George's Rd.; Khalsa Assn. v. I Dist Sigs.—St. Georges Rd.: I Victoria School v. Hong Kong B S'hai Bank—Srhool ground. J RUGBY: S'pore United v. R.A.F. Combined—Jalan Besar Stadium; Nee S<x>n Garrison R.F.C v. R. F M.
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