Malaya Tribune, 27 December 1948

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    Masthead
    61 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya. Printing Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d Penan Telegram*. "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 8811 (9 lines; EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London, Agents Messrs. Cohn Turner Ltd.,
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    REPUBLICANS FORM 'SHADOW' GOVT
    333 1 bjanfoedin Calls For Release Of Soekarno A.P. Reuter U.P. RATAVIA, Sun.—Dr. Amir Sjanfu-lin broadcasting for the "republican (government" demanded th 3 immediate r lease of President Soekarno. and other Republican* leaders and the withdrawal of Datch trooo? to positions they occupied before the ,v:s"nt 4 police
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    UN Committee says impossible to observe 'order'
    277 1 U.P. BATAVIA, Sun.—The United Nations Comlittee of Good Offices here today cabi-M the Security Council in Paris announcing that *l was practically impossible to observe Mi% t Council's order to report on military operations in Indonesia. The cable pointed out that there no
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    GURKHAS DIED FIGHTING
    59 1 An army .spokesman of the Malaya District Headquari ers, Kuala Lumpur stated this morning that the 2nd '2» Gurkha Rifles who suffered four deaths and thirteen wounded on Christmas B\e fought a successful engrg%*mtnt and were not ambushed A considerable blood trails are now beir.e, follower up.
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    SALE OF GOLD
    55 1 Reuter. HANGHAI, Sun. Prei Sun Fo was reported tonight to have lamed instrucIma to the Ministry of nance for prompt resumption ol the sale of gold bullion and silver dollars which has been lapended in Shanghai since Thursday following a stamIe in which seven people were killed
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    Fred's Fire Is Creeping
    144 1 Reuter. WIQAN, LANCASHIRE. Sun. Fred Wilding has a "creeping Inferno" in his garden which is approaching his back-door at the rate of one foot a week. It has less than 40 feet to go. "Fred's Fire" as it has come to be known is underground like
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    CRIME FREE CHRISTMAS
    76 1 While Christmas Day was crime free, there were three minor robberies yesterday. Four Chinese armed with 2 revolvers entered a house in Sago Street shortly after 8 pm. and robbed a Chinese occupant of $50.00. An hour later a Chinese driver was robbed of $11.00 by three
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    GOLD OUTPUT
    18 1 A.P. MANILA. Sun. BenguetBalatoc gold mines milled 397--827 tons of ore worth U*****,--940 during November. A.P.
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    'Belcher' Report
    266 1 Reuter. LONDON. Sun. Three men sat down this week with over a million words to produce a report for which all Britain is waiting. The result of Government inquiries normally take months, if not years, to emerge. But this one, the report of three judges on the probe
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    Malay Killed By Bandits
    56 1 SECAMAT. Today. Bandits ambushed a motor evele th CC Ma,fl y s at the mile stone on the MuarSegamat Road, five miles from Jcmentah police station One man was killed, while the other two were wounded. chert yin th heaU "3 him bin Ismail, a Malay
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    Cease-fire Order Was Xmas Gift
    152 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Sun.— Jhe New York Times sa.d in a leading arti< 1.- today thai the Security wiiikil resolution calling on the Indonesians and i Dutch to cease hostilities Was "so mild that it Might almost bt* calh-:l a i Kjvstmas present." S the
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    Connivance Charge By Moscow Radio
    118 1 U.P. I ONDON. sun. Radir Moscow today accused the Unite d Statfrand Br' tain of "connivance" with the Dutch on recent events in Indonesia. The broadcast, quotir.u an article from Pravda said, "it is no secret to anyone that the Unit £d stat-s while participating
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    Today's Latest Tips
    41 1 The best bet for to- i day's races at Penanr is f KKIGHT EYES. S The best outsiders are I YOUNG LUCIUS, JADE I I PRINCESS, PHAR- MINDA, and (SMILING THROUGH. The going should be I very hard.
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    WELLES ILL
    52 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. Sun. Former U.S. Under Secretary of State. Mr. Sumner Welles, was found in a semiconacioua condition in suburban countryside near his estate on Sunday. Circumstances indicated he may have suffered a heart attack on an early morning walk in subfreezing weather. His condition was described as
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    King's Christmas Message
    361 1 Reuter. LONDON. Sun. KING GEORGE broadcast his Christmas Day message to the people of Britain and the Commonwealth from Buckingham Palace. The King said: ANCE again on Christmas Day I am happy to speak from my home to you in your homes or wherever you may be
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    MINE TRAGEDY, 20 KILLED
    51 1 A.P. PARIS, Bun.—Twenty miners have been killed in a mining coal pit at Ensdort. near Saarbrucken. it was re 1 ported today. Reports from the area sa*d 11 others trapped in Dunamel mine were abandoned when the pit was walled U« prevent the Are from spreading.
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    Nationalists A bandon Kalgan
    162 1 TIENISIN, Sun.- General Fu Tso-yi's L««m6quarters today announced the abanoonmuu o f Kalgan, capital of Chahar province and known caravan hub, leaving behind intact all its many factories and equipment. "In order to avoid the loan of life and property', the Nationalists began a systematic withdrawal
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    Hunglo Attacked
    118 1 Reuter—A.P. Tientsin garrison headquarters announced the 25th division of the Communist ninth column attacked Hunglo. southwest of Taku yesterday with the aid of artillery but were repulsed. The Communist claimed they sustained 2,600 casualties including 700 bodies -left behind and lost 300 rifles, 10 machincguns and tommvguns and
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    Cold Victims
    40 1 A.P. SHANGHAI. Sun. Fori./ Chinese died o n the strec.s of Shanghai o n Christmas night a s the first wave of cold hit the city. Most of tneiro died from exposure, cold and starvation.- A.P. STOP PRESS
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    WATER FOR PEIPING
    32 1 A.P. PEIPING, Mon. Stre2t cars resumed running In Red-beleaguered Pciptng yesterday and authorities promised wate r should be available from nine a.m. to Civc p.m. daily starting today A.P.
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    Drowned In 18 Inches Of Water
    138 2 A.P. WAUSEON. Ohio Sunday. A farmer's wife and her two-year-old daughter were drowned in 18 inches of water aftei they were pinned in a shallow 1 ditch by an overturned wagonlead of corn. The victims of the freak accident were Mrs. Eugene Pontius. 27.
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    FASTEST SHIP?
    36 2 Reuter. I MELBOURNE, Sun. The »22,568-ton liner Strathaird berthed at port Melbourne yesterday 29 days and five hours out trom London and claimed to be the fastest ship plying between Australia and Britain. —Reuter.
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    Youth To Foster International Under standing
    231 2 A.P. LONDON, Sunday. Youth .organisations of 45 United Nations countries have ben invited to send delegates to a provisional council for a new international youth assembly next February 14 to 18. The council will meet at Berkhamsted. r The assembly was formed at an
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    Made For China But-
    114 2 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Sunday Fifty I €40.000 locomotives being made in Sydney for Chir.'A I have been almost complete j But they may not be Slivered because of the politi'.K and military situation 18 China. Australia began build'iig the engines at Clyde, a suburb of Sydney, as
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    Fighting In Greece
    52 2 Reuter. ATHENS, Sun. Greek troops captured 17 guerillas who shelled Salonika on Friday, killing one civilian and wounding three others, a Greek General Staff communique announced today. Fortyseven prisoners were taken in clashes between Government troops and guerillas ••etreating in the hilly region of western Macedonia, it
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    F.A.O. SHOWS REAL PROGRESS
    407 2 Mi UionsSaved From Hunger Reuter. WASHINGTON, Sunday.—With most delegates to the fourth annual conference back home again, officials of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (F.A.0.) have completed a survey of accomplishments in the first three years of the life of their organisation. The score appears good.
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    TRUMAN INTERESTED IN FILMS
    60 2 A.P. WASHINGTON. Sun.—Eric Johnston said that President Truman considers it "very important" that American motion pictures be shown all over the world. Johnston, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, called at the White House to discus problems of tht industry with President Truman. He
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    Hunted All The Way
    82 2 A.P. MADRAS, Sun* Thirty iuditius repatriat--le4 by the Malayan Go\I mou nt and brought here today aboard the i I Ha jut a were del.nn- j j ed on arrival by (Miiice for interrogation tor al- < leged complicity in Mala- van Communist aetivii ilea. 1
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    One Law For Poor Another For Rich
    247 2 A.P. ROME, Sun.—The tragic death of a 22-year-old servant girl has turned a harsh and questioning searchlight on Italy's jails. Shouts of protest have ri from the poor Quart r Rome, swept over the city and thrust into the sombre red plush and
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    A New Spinning Technique
    144 2 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Sun.—A Hi -v. 1 micro spinning technlQUsuitable lor Indian eottoiis and which makes it possiMi* to spin and estimate mitlk teasonable accuracy the sp'n ning quality of even smiil quantities of lint, is one oi the experiments carried out satisfactorily i n India
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    Russia Delivers Note To Finland
    218 2 Reuter. HELSINKI, Sunday.—A warning that Finland's relations with the Soviet Union are det enu r u ing is given in an official note from the So Legation here to the Finnish Foreign Mini "Propaganda hostile to the Soviet Union is being carried out by irresponsible
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    School On Fire
    52 2 A.P SANTIAGO, Chile, Sun.— Fire destroyed the medical school of the University oi Chile. Police said an overheated motor caused the bUze. There was no estimate of th< monetary loss involved but th« seliool will have to cease functioning, since it lost its library, all classrooms and
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    Henry Vill's Wine Cellar Being Moved Inch By Inch
    151 2 Reuter. LONDON, Sun. A lar used by i i uj 400 years ago on modern Whitehall cd bodily inch by inch unprecedented onL. to make room for largest governing i now under construction. The cellar, 70 feet long J| feet wide
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      317 2 BLUE NETWORK PROGRAMMES IN MALAY 8.45 News in Cantonese 9.00 a.m. Dance Music; 9.30 11 00 a.m. Programme Sum- Amoy; 9.00 Opening AnnounceLight Orchestra- 10 00 "IT. Mary; 11.05 Musical perform- ment Prog. Summary in MA" (Report of Thursday ance by Pemuda Kampong Ge- Tamil with Signature Tune; nights Prog.);
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    THE LAST LAUGH
    495 4 RUSSIA'S swift exploitation in the Security Council of the Indonesian crisis shows us what we have to expect. Wiser heads than the Dutch, who, as a nation, are more remarkable for their stubbornness than for their perspicuity, expected it all along. Now we have got it. The
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    U.N'S FIRST LADY LECTURED TO VISHINSKY
    1011 4  -  By Philip Clarke A.P. Correspondent. MRS. Franklin D. Roosevelt plans to devote the rest of her active life to the United Nations as "the best hope we have for peace." "We may slide into war." she told a reporter, "but we must support the
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    Celeste Roess Likes To Catch Alligators Alive
    541 4 A.P. SLENDER Celeste Roess. who likes to take alligators alive because "they look so pathetic when they're dead," haa a job few men and fewer women would envy. She's right-hand assistant to Ross Allen, Florida reptile authority. Among other things, the job requires
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    Laycock Fans Communal Flames}
    498 4 POST BAG Sir. One of the worst forms of illogical argument and racial antagonism was raised by Mr. John Laycock at the Legislative Council on Tuesday when he referred to the participation of Indians in the S.M.C. Election. From reports it is seen that Mrs. Thivy
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    Tribune Home Supplement Shopping Hints For The Season
    127 5 FIT/PATRICK'S ANNIVERSARY THIS is a red-letter week tor Fitzpatrick's. as Dec. 2u will mark a year since the retail store in Orchard II was opened to the pubIts phenomenal growth r popularity through the ks speak for its. f when one sizes
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    IDEAL KITCHENS
    115 5 p.VSKOES, Ltd. is a houseI 1 >!d name synonymous with furniture in which they ha specialised for over 30 y.-ar Quality, rather than quantity has been their object Hut Paskoe's have other int< rests as well, and are now being known as bui'dc of ideal kitchens that make
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    SANTA ICES
    144 5 /'HRISTMAS has just skip- pod round the corner, but thi spirit of the season still prevails, and Santa is in evidence everywhere. Yes. fy.n in the Cold Storage Creameries where Santa comes in two sizes in ice crram! Fancy moulds turn out -ufficirnt helpings for just person, or
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    MUSICAL "KNIGHT"
    103 5 DRAWING rooms look all the better with the right type of furniture in them, and the makers of "Knight" pianos must have had this in mind when turning out their models. New shipments of this make of piano are expected shortly, state Keller Piano Co.. of Orchard Road,
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    BUTTER CONDITIONER
    90 5 THERE'S always something new being introduced into refrigerators and the G.E. model, stocked by Marden Co.. in Orchard Road, incorporates the latest gadget in a butter conditioner which keeps butter fresh and pure, neutralises its smell and prevents any other odour being absorbed by it. The G.E. model
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    * LIGHTING SKILL ■
    82 5 LIGHTING SKILL CONTEMPLATING building a house in the New Year? Then, contact the Central Electric Co. in Hccren Building, Orchard Road, for your electric requirements. An expert will be at your door- step to advise you on how best to use those rod irons and to offer new ideas in
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    SILVER GUTS
    115 5 WHAT better present can you give your home this New Year than a canteen set in sterling silver? B. P. de Silva's in High Street have just what you are looking for -sets lor persons in old English pattern. There are also coffee and tea sets available in
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    SILK FROM CHINA
    118 5 IN line with the New Look craze, C. K. Tang's of River Valley Road have imported from China the choicest of silk hand-embroidered silk slips in becoming shades of pink, white and peach. Women will love the range of georgette blouses and linen blouses on display. These
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    CAR RADIOS
    118 5 MORE and more motorists 1" are having radios fitted to their cars to make driving a pleasure, and it is the wise man who picks on "Masteradio It is easily adaptable J^fL_ can attached in any position. The make of the car makes no difference. "Masteradio" sets can
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    30 6 KLTOK On 25th. December, 1948, Kuok Keng Kang, S.M.J, of Johore Bahru. Deeply regretted. Funeral takes place on Monday 27th. December, 1948, from No. 10, Jalan Mahmudiah, Johore Bahru.
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    Gratuity Scheme for British soccer
    420 6 Reuter. LONDON, Sun. Much of the unrest among players which has characterised postwar soccer in Britain might be cleared up by the adoption of a plan on payments for players when they retire. It is reported here that such a plan is to be considered
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    WALTON LIKELY TO BE OFF NEXT SEASON
    185 6 LONDON, Sun.—One of the most discussed players in British lawn tennis circles last season was H. Walton, the Birmingham man with the unorthodox style but international matches and tournaments are likely to see him often next season. They may, too, come to realiae
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    Portsmouth leads First Division
    317 6 LONDON Sun.—After one week at the top of the First Division table Newcastle United have been deposed. The defeat today at cost them their place and allowed PortsiiM.th to regain the leadership for the first time since October Portsmouth were in great forai at Stamford Bridge,
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    SOUTH BEAT NORTH 24-14
    94 6 A.P. MIAMI, FLORIDA, Sun -A team of Southern College Ail Stars beat a squad of Northern AH Stars 24—14 Saturday ttjght In the Orange Bowl Football Charity game. Robert Fur*e of Yale threw touchdown passes to Frank Lovuolo, of Saint Bonaven ture and Jim Dieckleman of
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    SCRC HOOKEY
    22 6 The SCR c. will play a friendly gams of hockey ajrainst the Hospital Assistants union on Hong Lim Green tomorrow.
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    No Women Boxers For Australia
    83 6 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Permission tor women boxers and wrestlers to take part in bouts with other women or with men has been refused by the Chief Secretary's Department In New South Wales. This will terminate the activities of Cath Tbomas, 18, who recently gave an exhibit
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    Queensland 230 for 4
    78 6 Reuter-AAP. ADELAIDE. Sun.— Queensland had rcored 230 foi four wickets when stumps were drawn in their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia whose first innings was finished off for 346 South Australia's remaining two wickets this morning put on 25 runs. Dooland adding 14 to make
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      451 6 ENGAGEMENT ANG-GOH: The Engagement took place on 26.12.48. between Mr. Aug Han Teck, eldest son of the late Mr. Ang Kirn Seng, former Chief Clerk o_ me Malaya Tribune Press, Ltd., Spore, nephew of Mr. Wee Wee Tiong and Madam Wee Guat Neo, and Miss Anna Goh Ann Neo, youngest
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      350 6 DUPLICATING SERVICE hWOK YOK WKNO CO 22, Th. Arcad>, Ut Floof, Telephone ***** AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Singapore Properties To Be Held At Our Saleroom, Nos. 14 ft 16 Robinson Road, On Thursday, 30th December, 1948 At 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. 999 years' leasehold land and houses Nos. 223 223-1
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    BRIGHT EYES BEST FOR TODAY'S RACES
    1453 7 Winners Hard To Pick At Penang PENANG, Mon. WINNERS are not easy to find at today's rices, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Christinas-New Keai Meeting, as big fields will pgain face the starters in all the races. Racegoers are well catered
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    RACE CARD
    659 7 THE following are the acceptors and non-acceptors, v\ eights and probable jockeys for today, the second ,hv of the Penang Turf Club's Christmas-New Year meeting:— RACE ONE HORSES CLASS 4, DIV. 5, 5A FURS [Ychniquc 9.04 (Kirwan) 9.03 (Kirwan) Range 903 Gentles (Rodgers) ious 9.02 E. Donnelly (Wadsworth)
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    TRIBUNE SELECTIONS
    65 7  -  (Uy ALLAN LEWIS Rao# I.—SCHOLAR Technique Colour Patch Rare 2.—GOLDEN GATE Thirteen Miss Jewel Race 3.—FIRST FANCY Devon Jaunty Rate 4.—SPRING CP Azad Mr. Chips Outsider: Young LuciuM. Race ft.—RANGI RA Power Chief hum's Choice Outsider: Jade Princess. Race 6.—BRIGHT EYES Flyllte Jacks Darling Outsider: Pharminda. Race 7.—SKYSTREAK.
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    South Beat North 2-1
    248 7 A last minute goal by Leong Hoi Meng ".uve the South a two-one victory over the Noru> to win the Tay Lian Teck Shield in the M.C.F.A. annual soccer classic played at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. North was the first to score, and in the
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    ICE HOCKEY
    40 7 A.P. PRAGUEJ. Sun.—The Marine Club of Paris defeated the Athletic Club of Prague in a Christmas night Ice hockey game on Saturday t-2. It was the first victory of the Marine Club in its current CzechoslovaJcian tour. AP
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    JUVENILE LEAGUE
    23 7 1949 may see the formation of a Juvenile Soccer League which will be open to all players whose players are below
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    W. INDIES ALL OUT FOR 255
    178 7 CALCUTTA, Sun.—Tn spit? of a bri'liant knock by Clyde WalcotUwho fell only thr»a short of his century, the West Indies were for 255 by the Governor's XI on the first day then-three-day match at the Eden Gardens r round here. After recent rains, the
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    Promoter Shot Dead
    73 7 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Sunday. ~-Mr. Samuel Sterling, wellknown South African sports promoter died in hospital here yesterday a tew hours after being found shot through the head in a night club. Police headquarters said they did not suspect foul play Sterling flew to Britain last August to sign
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    'Eclipse' Dinner
    36 7 More than 100 members and guests of the Eclipse Badminton Party were entertained to a dinner by the president, Mr Chan Chee Seng, and the management committee, at the Tai Thong Restaurant last night.
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    LADY SCORER
    61 7 Reuter. CAPE TOWN, Sun. Muss Ray Hubner was officially advised today that she will be one of the scorers in the third Test cricket match between South Africa and England on the Newlands ground starting here on Jan. L She will be the first woman ever to appear
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    TEN BOTTLES STILL LEFT
    127 7 A well known Singapoto sportsman, who wishes to r<main ...s Riven the Tribune Thomas Cup Fund a Rirprise Christmas package—a case containing twnve bottles of "Challenge" Scotch Whisky, valued at $125. A buttle will go to everyone who gives r >o or more to the Fund
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    JOLLILADS WIN
    18 7 Jollilads beet Changi Indians by lour goals to one at soccer played at Chanel on Saturday.
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    PEACE IN KASHMIR IS POSSIBLE
    163 8 UN Spokesman Asks For Goodwill i U.P. KARACHI, Sun.—Colombia's Alfredo Lozano said today upon leaving for the Unitt.a Nations headquarters at Lake Success that recent mediation efforts 'held out hope" for a peaceful solution of the Kashmir problem. Lozano ,a member of the United Nations
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    32 8 INTERNATIONAL, ARTISTS ASSOCIATION: Life Class, College of Medicine—6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. FIRST SINGAPORE COMPANY OF THE ROY'S BRIGADE: Christmas (fancy dress) Social, 77, Prinsep Street —7.30 p.m.
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    213 8 C'ATIIAV: "Oliver Twist,* with John Howard Davis, Robert Newton and Alec Guinness —1.45. 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. ALIiAMHRA: "A Thousand And One Nights" (in technicolour) with Cornel Wilde— 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. REX: "Melody Time", (musicolour cartoon feature) witli Ray Rogers. Dennis Day ant the Andrew
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    EXODUS
    35 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Sun. Mass exodus of White Russians from Shanghai is expected to get under way some time tomorrow with the departure of 50 emigres by air for Japan, it was reported here. Reuter.
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    Negroes Travel 30 Miles For Haircut
    168 8 A.P. STATE COLLEGE, P.A., Sun.—Refusal of downtown barbers to cut the hair of Negro students of the Pennsylvania State College binught pickets to their doorways. White students started the demonstration in front of six barber shops and were joined later in the day by
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    TREAT FOR 400
    38 8 Four hundred poor Eurasian, Indian, Jew, Malay and Chinese children will receive presents at the Chinese V.M.C.A. at 4.00 o'clock this afternoon. Following this the film, 'Thrill Of Brazil' will be shown to the children.
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    Terms For Peace In China
    138 8 A.P. SAX FRANCISCO. Sunday. -Mao Chien-wou. who said he founded the Takang Daily News }f Nanking and Hankow, outlined today a 10-point programme for ending China's civil war. Among other things, he proposed Immediate resignation of President Chiang Kai-shek, his close associates in the Govcranent
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    CO-OPERATION
    21 8 A.P. BERLIN. Sun. Military government and American farm organisations are cooperating in a programme to modernise Wester Germany's agriculture. A.P.
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    SALMON SKIN SHOES
    75 8 A.P BELLINGHAM. WASHING TON, Sun.—Pacific American j Fisheries announced It has developed "leather" froai Salmon skin. The fish canning company said the new type leather a by-product of its new process of preserving salmon after backbone and skdhave been removed. An ingenious attachment removes a thin layer
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    OFFICE BEARERS FOR 1949
    100 8 Office-bearers of the Singapore Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Association for the year 1949 arc as follows. Presidents Messrs. Thiam Hwa Kcng and Lim Toil Cher; vice-presidents Eng Cheon Peng Kce. and Low Peng Boon; aon. gen. secretaries Messrs. Yew Say and Koh Scah Mcng; ion. treasurers
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    Heavy Clashes In South Palestine
    111 8 U.P. TEL AVIV. Suri.—FifhMr**: in the southern desert regions of Palestine is ".niiij on Without letup. officials announced today. An Israeli military spcKesman said heaviest clashed had taken place around the Jewish settlement of Nlrim. east o f the Egyptian base of Raffa. Some skirmishes
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    Keep Out Politics Mahasabha Told
    184 8 A.P. NEW DELHI. Sunday. Committee members of the All India Hindu Mahasabha on Saturday began a threeday session to decide the future policy of the organisation. 135 of the party's 250 members representing various provinces and the Princely states participated. A spokesman said "opinion is
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    RADIOMEN CELEBRATE
    58 8 Ttic Department ut Broad- tills Employee's Unl< n '•Id their first dance durh,; the Christmas season at th? >ea V.cv Hotel The dance was highlighted oy two hula dances by 'Oueenie" Sollano who branded Mr. Dum?re. c au(\ n cctor-Orncral of Broadcast .ng. Malaya, in a sp?ctacu;ir finish.
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    Kilindini Monster Again
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    Pacific Peoples' Welfare Confab Starts Next Year
    174 8 LONDON, Sun.—The Royal So v pointed a delegation of six of Its fell tend the seventh Pacific Science Coi be held at Auckland and Christcl Zealand, next February 2 to 22 The Congress programme will provide for contributions and discussions on scientific topics
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