Malaya Tribune, 26 January 1949

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    58 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PFOP! F Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya. Printed Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, lpoh A Penuny. Telegrams: Tribune Spore. Telephone: r,HU (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE K0XO0X 0tov«s. c/« Z>'sal«s«l« 107.
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    Reds Five Miles From Nanking
    61 1 STOP PRESS UP. .KING. Tuesday—A ri V; urce said tonight tha. i." u-Jts uf the Con: regular columns aiv, m of N-t ki-is Nat 0 3a! st cap jo.nmii '-iii art.Her l! U rse saMI ihtse na't 1 srrengt'i reache'. y.i mo first rail town
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    U.K. TRADE IN CHINA STAYS
    51 1 I (>N i X >N, Tuesday. Britain Q ntlnue to maintain and develop Uei commercial interest china whenever circum- Overseas Trade Arthur Bottomley said in a Parliamentary reply j, not possible to n realistic assessment of the trad* prospects in present im tance he added.
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    Quit Order To Dutch
    39 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. India urged the Security Counder Dutch troops out ol Indonesian Republican territory by the middle of March provisions for helping the Republic economically when the Council resumed its ladaaeatan debate today leatei
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    BATTLE ON JOHORE ESTATE
    64 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Today. Tin Kuropean manager of Betas Ksjate and his special etaataMe engaged a party of ''it armed hundits in a 15--minu- battle on the estate yesterday. One hantiit is believed to haw been wounded in the as he was seen being unm»: an ay
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    Body Found In Gunny Sack
    54 1 l !t> decomposed body of a yooag hiaese woman was f'>nn<l bj a Tamil shopkeeper a J miles Sembawang Road yesterday afternoon. Sac t);:;i been wrapped in a Man k<t and placed in a Kunp\ s.ti v. There were no ird injuries on the oody.
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    "STOLEN GOLD PAID FOR ARMS"
    958 1  -  Judge Warns Elias "Stop Interrupting" From W.M. BLACKWOOD Tanjong Pinang. l ues. Gold stolen from K.L.ill. nlanes paid lor tae $340,000 cargo of aims which Carlton Hire is accused of trying to smuggle into Indonesia. This was stated today when Caesar Houghton, Singapore bank accountant
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    Govt. Deserts Nanking
    474 1 Reuter and AAP. NANKING, Tues.—A Chinese Foreign ffice spokesman tonight officially 'nformec) foreign embassies and ligations here that the Nationalist Gov?rnm?nt would re-establish ;i in Canton and that the*move had already b -j_un The Communists, driving to the Yangtse on a broard front, were reported massing two
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    'Cotton' Mission To Japan
    76 1 U.P. LONDON, Tues.—An Aug!., American mission to Japan U discuss competition problems with Japanese textile manufacturers has been suggested by the Board of Trade, according to official quarters. They said the Cotton Board's chairman, Sir Raymond Streat, would convey this suggestion tc American textile manufacturers. Board
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    KLM RESUME SERVICES TO FAR EAST
    95 1 Reuter. THE HAGUE,, Tues. KLM airlines will shortly resume j regular flights along two new routes between Amsterdam and Batavia, a usually reliable source at The Hague said today The normal route was closed to the KLM last December when India, Pakistan, Ceylon and
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    Fair Play Call For Cat Arms Fliers
    160 1 OKLAHOMA CITY, Tues.—The Imprisonment of three American fliers in the Netherlands East Indies is leading to political pressure on the Dutch for fair play, the Daily Okffthoaan said on Monaay. Connie Seigrist's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Seigrist, live at Vian, a small
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    HOME AT LAST
    31 1 The Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. J. L. Wilson, wiH broadcast a farewell message over the Blue Network of Radio Malaya at 9 p.m this coming Sunday.
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    HIS LAST SALUTE
    56 1 President Chiang Kai-~ shek inspecting the entire Nanking Garrison in Nanking on Sunday in one of the most spectacular troops review since the end of World War g. After paying homage Sun Vat-sen's mausoleum, he urged the garrison to put up a Sight to the last man
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    Israel Stalls At Rhodes For 1st. Election Results
    230 1 Reuter. RHODES, Tues. -Israeli itnd Egyptian, delegtttioftV'fe t*D RlkKtes armistice >alks su^jcnd^d all formal and informal negotiations totav W their special envoys flew to Tel Aviv and Cairo for new instructions. Dr. Bundle was faced with the prob'em of co-ordinating his task
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    POISON—MURDER TRIAL STARTS
    126 1 Reuter and AAP. TOKYO, Tues. Prosecution will open a case against Sadamichi Hirazawa for robbery of the Teikoku Bank and the poison-murder of 12 of its staff tomorrow, one year today since the infamous crime occurred. The court, presided over by Judge Kiyoo Eriguchi. has been in
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    U.S. MISSION SCHOOL BURNT
    65 1 A.P. RANGOON. Tues. The American Mission School at Maubin in the Irrawady delta has been burned down in a six-hour battle between Karens and Burmese troops, it was reported today. Reports said the fighting centred around the school at which Government fire was directed. The Press
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    BERLIN PURGE
    25 1 BERLIN. Tues. The three Western powers today ordered a purge of political elements from the police force of the Western sectors of Berlin.
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    SECESSION: GOVT. NOT APPROACHED
    112 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. Lord Mancroft, Conservative, asked the Government in the House of Lords today whether it was aware of any proposals for secession of Penang and Province Wellesley from the Federation of Malaya. Lord Listowel, Minister for ie Colonies, replied: "The Government is aware that
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    COMMUNISM WORSE THAN COLONIALISM
    64 1 Reuter. MANILA. Tues. —wrigaoierGeneral Carlos Romulo. Philippines delegate to the NewDelhi conference on Indonesia, said here that Communism was "far more pernicious than colonialism." I think one of the most important achievements of the Delhi conference has been that, by assuming the leadership »n East Asia,
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    FOUR HORSES WON'T RUN
    29 1 (From ALLAN LEWIS) KUALA LUMPUR. Today. —The following will not run today: Maestro, Mardi Gras, Eagle Head and Dance Hall. The going will be hard.
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    SHIPS COLLIDE
    61 1 A.P. ANTWERP. Tuesday. One dead and two injured men are still aboard the Polish freighter "Pulaski" which collided with the Dutch steamer "Liskcrke" in the river Sthelot on Monday morning, it was learned today. The "Pulaski" was aground by the bows on a sand bank with a foi-ward
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    Smuts Moves No Confidence Vote
    106 1 CAPETOWN, Tues.—General Smuts moved a vote of no confidence in the South African Government in the Assembly today, that South Africa was faced with a grave economic position besides a racial situation rf extreme gravity. I am afraid that the significance of what happened in
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    Ceylonese Courtesy Praised
    133 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. Major James Milner. Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, told the Houco lotljy that he could not speak too highly of the kindness and courtesy with which the British Parliamentary delegation was received in Ceylon earlier this month. He was reporting on the
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    REFUGEES
    21 1 Reuter. HAIFA, Tues. The 3.000--ton Jewish ship, Galila steamed into Haifa today with 1.500 Jewish immigrants from Cyprus camps. Reuter.
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    GERMAN STUDENTS ARE SERIOUS
    427 2 Beer guzzling is a thing of the past Reuter. MOST popular University in the British iottfe of Germany today i; Goettingen, but gone are the days woen its students wore comic hats, drank beer from huge mugs and fought duels. Students at Goettingen in 1949 are
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    PEACE MISSION
    30 2 A.P. Nottinghom. Tuesday.—Seymour Cooks, Labour member of Parliament, said on Sunday night that Prime Minister C. R. Attlec and President Truman should lead a peace mission to Russia.—A.P.
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    The Bet Is A Tin Of Fish
    129 2 A.P. OXFORD. England. Tues. —Colin Prestige, a 22-year-old Oxford law student, carried out on Sunday night a series of trial runs to prove he can tell margarine from butter blindfolded. He's ready now for his big showdown with Dr. Edith SummerskilU Parliamentary Secretary
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    Her Name Will Be Just 'Once'
    57 2 A.P. MANILA, Tues, Mrs. Andres Arciaga of Balaoan, La Union province, may name her baby girl "Once"— S,panish word for 11. The child teas bom on 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month. She was the 11th child in the Arckiqa family and
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    Teachers Go Back Without More Pay
    57 2 U.P. MONTREAL, Tues. Twothousand striking Roman Catholic school teachers went back to work today without their demanded wage increase. They went on strike last Monday to get more pay. Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau promised them an increase by the end of the year. About 60,000
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    ECA GRANT
    21 2 AP. Washington Tues. The Economic Cooperation Administration yesterday authorized allotment of U*****,000 to China fo r nitrogenous fertiliser. —AP.
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    Russians Hail Film Of Their Air Hero
    191 2 A.P. SOVIET film makers have taken the story of v courageous Russian flier and have made a movie hailed by critics throughout the Soviet Union. The story, a true one, was written in novel form by Boris Polevoi and was called "The Tale
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    LOAN TO INDIA
    35 2 A.P. NEW DELHI, Tues. A fiveman World Bank Mission, headed by A. S. Hoar, Assistant I<oan Director, arrived here on Monday in connection with an application by India for a loan. -A.P.
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    Powerful Radios To Fight Disasters
    328 2 Reuter. HIGH-POWERED radio chains are being set up by the American Red Cross to help e« rtibat human suffering from hurricanes forest fires and floods, the major causes of Urgescale disasters in the United Ftates The networks, to supplement the normal enannels to which the
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    S. Africa Probes Race Rioting
    114 2 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Tues. The South African Government has appointed Justice F. P. Van di Heever, Judge of Appeal, as chairman of a commission to inquire into the Durban riotbetween Indians and Africans, it was announced here today. The Chief Magistrate of Johannesburg, Mr. R. Masson,
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    Philippines Expanding Airlines
    112 2 A.P. MANILA. Tues. The Philippine Airlines is expanding its air links to Japan and Australia Tomorrow a PAL DC-6. Manila, with 38 Filipino and American officials and newspapermen aboard, will inaugurate the flight to Tokyo on the birthday of General Douglas Mac Arthur. Andres Soriano and Co..
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    TRAIN CRASH: 7 DIE
    32 2 U.P. BATAVIA, Tues.—Dutch authorities announced that seven persons were killed and an undetermined number were Injured today when Indonesian guerillas sabotaged a passenger train in Central Java. —U.P.
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    Singapore Wedding
    27 2 M» ana r.'trs Stephen Choir Kiat who were married recent- at Vie Straits Chinese Methodist Church, Singapore. The bride teas formerly Miss Ook Lee Lwn.
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    LOADING AGAIN
    30 2 BRISBANE. Tues. The loading of six ships, including two with food for Britain, was resumed today when 2 000 dockers returned to work fcfter a six days' strike.
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    Mr. Yap's Eviction: Army's Explanation
    353 3 li<»<, ?>!!,?« t Huss ars arrived in Kuala Lumpur as long ago as September of l ast year. Since their arrival the officers of the regim ont have been quartered Road ICCOption cam P. lpoh "Accommodation at this camp ~U e nT? d K f
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    LUXURY TRAWLER
    52 3 Reuter. BEVERLEY, Yotksnav, Tuesday The crow of the trawler Bombardier (650 launched here for tlk Grimsby fishing fleet, will en leside reading iamps I cold running water, tral he*ti»g and aii condi The •'•hip. which can stay for about a month, wul load of flsh in hy--luminium-lined refriI
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    Panama Willing To Co-operate With U.S.
    108 3 is now t Tues The Re Pu°lic of Panama Stated in tl/}°* cooperate with tne United states in the defence of the Panama Canal David Samudio, a Government member, speaking in the Panama National Assembly, said the attitude of Panamanians had changed. A year
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    The new Commender of the Indian Army, Lt.-General K.M Carlappa was among the mintary took par. in discussions on the truce lamnm and Kashmir at Jew I ■•!,.. Us—) 15. Seen at the conference table are left to right: (cloekuise) General Mr Douglas Graey, C.-ta-C. Pakistan Army• Brieadh r Shev Khan. mj*~U* of M.Mtary Operations, Pakistan Army; Lt.-Gen S Isn Eh G.O.< .-inJO Western < mnm.n,!, Indian Army (tariappas old post? Lt Ic'en X M < ariappa; Major Genera- Kalwant Singh, Chief of the General Staff, Indian 4rmv' I t 0* S. P. Kapi.a. ADC. and MiMtary Secretary to Cariappa and Buuataty to General Gracey.—A.P. Picture. wn'
    108 3 The new Commender of the Indian Army, Lt.-General K.M Carlappa was among the mintary took par. in discussions on the truce lamnm and Kashmir at Jew I Us—) 15. Seen at the conference table are left to right: (cloekuise) General Mr Douglas Graey, C .-ta-C. Pakistan Army• Brieadh r Shev
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    DUTCH DENY STACEY'S STORY
    295 3 U.P. BATAVIA. Tues. A Dutch spokesman said today that the I story told in Singapore by Philip J. Stacey. a L'»; year old Canadian, that the Dutch had seized a yacht on which Stacey was sailing, was "grossly exaggerated." Both the British and j American consulates
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    £50,000 Worth Of Equipment Lying Idle
    129 3 MELBOURNE, Tues.—Nev dock equipment wortr £50,0Cfj had been lying idle it tjhe Port of Melbourne for fur months, said the chairman of the Melbourne Harbour Trust (Mr, A. D. Mackenzie) recently n has beer declared black by the Waterside Workers Federation, although an Arbitration
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    Overseas Chinese Thought Little Of Nanking
    234 3 Reuter. HONGKONG, Tues.—Chinese livtnp, abroad were very disappointed with the Nanking administration said Professor Li Ru-mein. a leading Chinese scholar who has arrived here from an educational tour of Britain. The professor, who represented China at the Twelfth international Conference on Public Education in
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    Born In Slavery Worked His Way Up
    51 3 A.P. LOUISVILLE. Kentucky. Tues.—Robert Heady. 98-year-old Negro who wa s born in slavery but worked his way up to ownership oi a 160-acn. farm, has died here. His wife, also born in slavery, died about three months ago at 102 yea;s oi age
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    TWO VIEWS ON RELIGION
    167 3 Reuter-AAP. BRISBANE, Tuesday. Two completely different attitudes toward religion had been produced among New Guinea natives as a result of the war, the Bishop of New Guinea (the Rt. Rev. Philip N. W. Strong) said during a recent visit to Brisbane. He said that in areas
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    Power Alcohol To Be Made
    76 3 A.P. MADRAS, Tues. The Madras Government has decided to start four power alcohol'«; plants in the Province. They will b e located at South Arcot, Krishna. Bellary and Vizagapatam. The Government expects to manufacture about 400.000 gallons of power alcohol Iron; these four centres. Power
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    A MALAYAN'S HOME IS AN OFFICERS' MESS
    483 4 fONSIDER the case of Mr. Yap Pow San, planter and miner, Of Kuala Lumpur. 7 Mr. Yap and his sister have been turned out of their home by a requisition order granted under the Emergency Regulations. Are Mr. Yap and his sister of
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    NO ONE HAS YET WALKED OUT IN AUSTRIA
    1341 4  -  by G. K. Hodenfield (A.P. Correspondent) COMPARED to Germany, all is serene on a four-power level in Austria. The Allied Council still meets every two weeks, and no one has yet walked out for more than a few minutes. The four High
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    Peron On Only Way To Reach Peace
    88 5 A.P. ENOS AIRES. Tues.— I Juan D. Peron said 'only way to reach through the spiritual n nt of humanity." c the utterance in swo.-ds to nine promoted BrigadierPeron, himself a who lirst moved into c as a Colonel in i volution, said
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    Origin Of The American Indians
    43 5 A.P. INGTON, Tues.-The have been sending opologlfti and arto Siberia—for ntiflc purposes only. c U.S. Smithsonian Institute, reporting the faci nas found that I the Northern Sitn peoples an aquiline notable, perhaps a clue to the originAmerican Indians.A.P
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    Order For Tractors
    59 5 PATNA, India—The ProO vernment of Bihar laced orders for tractors r agricultural equip rth Rs. 100.000.000 f8IM.a00.0lf). ne for the reclamation (03 acres ot waste the province nas rxen l up. It is split up In two five-year plans. The test plan for the immen damatfon of
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    Call To End Cloth Rationing
    65 5 Reuter. iNON, Tues. Brirsh cloare to call on Mr. Ha I Wilson, Pdesident of th. Board of Trade to abolish clothes rationing. A meeting of the joint comtoittee oi the retail and vh «clothing) organisation in London has decided Mr. Wlson a detailec! urn urging
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    Camp Of Terror
    71 5 One hundred and five people were killed in the worst racial riots in the history of South Africa which occurred in Durban, South Africa, le.sf weekend. Picture shows Indians lading out in a wooded valie.v outside Durban, after fleeing from the city. Strong police guards were placed
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    Britain's Unemployed
    81 5 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. -Britain s unemployed numbered 327,300 on December 6, six nundrea less than on November 15 and about one ana one half percent of Hie totai industrial population, according to labour ministry ftgurts f ssued here. &:ze of the working popuincreased in Novembe. by 16.000 bringing
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    MUSSELS CAUSE A STORM
    61 5 A.P. MELBOURNE. Tuts.—Ther. vas a storm in Melbourne's Port Philip Bay and 4.700 ,ons of mussels were washed on to the beach. The Melbourne City Council had to assign seven tractors with mechanical shovels to clear them. The tractors had to work quickly to remove the
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    Lasting Benefits Of Postponed Tour
    249 5 Reuter. SYDNEY, Tues.—Work on civic improvements which were to give Australian towns a "new look" for the British Royal Toar this &gt;'» ar is still going on, although the visit been postponed indefinitely because of King George the Sixth's health. Councils have decided that the
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    Mr. Pike And Eight Wolves
    93 5 A.P. GAFF TOPSAIL, Newfoundland, Tues.— Railway section for.-man Martin Pike told howhe fought off eight wolves with an axe on a lonely stretch of railway between Quarry and Gaff Topsail. Gaff Topsail is on the high it. A.i of Central Ne',viound!and. No Wolves had been
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    CATS AND FOXES
    46 5 A.P MOSCOW. Tues. Hunter Byzchim Khodzhageldiev. of Turkmenia, ha s killed 700 wild cats and over 2.200 foxes during the last 15 years newspapers report. He sold them all to the State His latest bag was 56 r oxes in one day's shooting.-A.P.
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    'NEW SWIM SUITS COME OFF IN WATER'
    410 5 WHATGOOD ARE THEY? —ESTHER A.P. HOLLYWOOD. Tues. JJUCH wind blows out of the movie world each year. Here are some of the notable icusste of 1943. In the course of a year, v Hollywood reporter hears much talk and leads ipout plenty more.
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    Hollywood Stunt Men Can Learn From Italians
    209 5 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Tues.— Hollywood stunt men can learn plenty from their counterpart U* Italy. Fo r his mcvie. "Prince of Foxes" filmid la Italy, the 2uth Century-Fox director Hemy King sent out a cai. for 200 stunt m p n. They came from
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    COLLEGE DANCE
    33 5 The Chemical and Physical. Literary and Debating Economics and Historical Societies will hold a joint Social and Dance o« Jan. 30 at 8.30 p.m. at Ooi Tlong Ham Hall. Raffles College.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    35 6 Teo Chwee Chua and family thank all friends, relatives, clubs and Associations for sending wreaths and seng-lays, loan of cars and lorries and attending the funeral of his beloved father Mr. Teo Wah Kwee.
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    Ipoh Get Sports Pavilion
    184 6 (From Our Own Reporter) IPOH, Tues. 'DECLARING open Ipoh's first sports pavilion V this evening, the Mentri Besar of Perak stressed the importance of sportsmanship for promoting and cementing inter-racial harmony. The function was attended by a large and distinguished gathering. The pavilion, situated ai the
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    FENCING COACH FOR BRITAIN
    35 6 LONDON. Tues.—Professor Roger Crosnier, trainer of the French fencing team that won most of the events in the 1948 Olympics, has been appointed national coach to the British Amateur Fencing Association.
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    Cerdan To Meet Turpin
    125 6 Reuter. LONDON. new boxing promotion headed by wo business men wui inched next month with an utt active non-title ngni ue tween Marcel Cerdan. French .older of the veieht championship, and DICK Jurfto. the British champion. The fight will be staged at BariS Court. London, on
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    Shing Wah S.A. Win
    28 6 The Shing Wah Sports Association beat the Singapore Printing Workers Union by 5 games to two at table-tennis at the latter s premises recently-
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      522 6 WANTED WANTED Java Soya Beans cable firm offers stating lowest f.o.b. price and quantity. John Perera Sons Ltd. 18 20, High Street, Colombo 6. Cables "Jonpersons." SITUATIONS VACANT SIGN-WRITER (not qualified) required for indoor and outdoor work. Some experience of free--handwriting, scaffolding, and wall painting necessary. Good prospects to young
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    GLORIFY, GOLDEN GROVE TOP BETS FOR TODAY VAN BREUKELEN SHOULD REPEAT SUCCESS
    181 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. TRAINER, Van Breukelen, who took the honours on the opening day, will again be among the winners today, the. second day of the Selangor T urf Club's Gold Cup Me°tinc*, as he has quite a
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    ALLAN LEWIS'S REVIEW
    1306 7 RACE ONE MAESI'R') and March Gias are very doubtful starters. Eastern Picture who bushed third to Dakota and Blue Print over nine at lpoh looks the logical choice here, he appears to have improved a lot since that race in which he did all the peacemaking. Book
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    TUG—OF—WAR
    36 7 A.P. PRAGUE, Tues.—Thc tug of war between Czechoslovakia's tennis and ice hockey authorities over Jaroslav Drobay, the Czech tennis and hockey player, seemed to have ended Tuesday in a victory for the tennis authority. —A.P.
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    RACE CARD
    835 7 »THE following are the acceptors and non-acceptors, weights and probable jockeys for today's races, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's Gold Cup Meeting to be run at Kuala Lumpur. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Rare Eight and the Double Totes on Races Four and
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    Tribune Selections
    66 7 J| (By ALLAN LEWIS) jj* Race I—EASTERN PICTURE Booklau II Merriel Race 2—SAID AN Riina Cool Play Race I—GOLDEN GROVE Scarlet Tiger 11 Gold Stream Ran- I—OVATION Skystreak Streattield Outsider: Tiber Race S—CLEG ANT ART Lucky Ace Oregon Outsider: Royal Borough Race (i—KINDER GOLD Gold Caste Snaps Race
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    HOME SOCCER FIXTURES
    276 7 Reuter. LONDON. Tuesday. The following are the home football fixtures for Saturday. Jan. 29 F V COT FOURTH ROUND Aston Villa v Cardiff City Brentford v Torquay Utd. Chelsea v Evcrton Derby County v Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion Grimsby Town v Hull City Luton Town v
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    T—TENNIS WIN
    19 7 Slung Wah Sports Association beat Bell O'Morn Musical Association by eight games to one at table-tennis recently.
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    Four Horses Back To Work
    258 7 BROWNSBAY, jackpot. Airgec and Moonsu"&gt;tar from the Sleighs staples have returned after a spell at Camerons. Bro7;ri S bay looks extremely weli and has resumed work on the track. iIR. TBH BOON KFAT, po- pular K. L. owner of Rendova who has bron in bad
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    Colonials First Cricket Fixture
    98 7 The Colonials Cricket Club, Singapore, will play its first fixture of the season against its sister club from Kuala Lumpur at the St. Joe Jo eph Institution's ground on Jan. 30 and 31, at 10 a.m. each day. 1 The Singapore Colonials will be selected from
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    BULLET ENDS WHITE SOCK'S CAREER
    68 7 WHITE Socks, who ran so badly on Saturday last, and finished a bad last, teas destroyed after who rode him said that he thought there was something amiss with the horse and had to "hold him up" to prevent him from falling. Subsequent examination by
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    RAF Invited to play in Bangkok
    64 7 THE Royal Air Force Swyapore, have been un ited to Banykok to play the Siamese Air Force at soccer. Today at the Jalan Besar Stadium a combined R.A.F. XI will play the Chinese Athletes in a try-out game to select the probable players for
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    BELCHER AND GIBSON BETRAY TRUST
    629 8 GIVEN TRIVIAL' GIFTS, SUITS LONDON, Tu-v. A Special Tribunal reported tonight th.it two highly placed figures in Britain's Labojr Government betrayed their public trust for the favours of Polish-born "contact man" Sidney Stanley. The official findings cf the three raan panel named by Parliament to
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    Wife Sobs In Court
    43 8 MRS. Oenevievi MoroiH (jaexng camera) screams while her glasses go askne in the Chicago Criminal Court after her husband, James Mtnelli, was sentenced to .death. Morelli aas of Chicago' 9 mad dog" killers in the slaving of Emtl Sehrneichel.
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    S'pore As Background In Chinese Movie
    197 8 MR. HSIA YUN HU, President of th? Peak Fiim Industries Corporation of Shangnai and Hongkong, and principal producer of the Mandarin picture ''Tears of the Yangtse" come to Singapore for two reasons: He wants to see some of the Chinese films made in the
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    S'pore—Not 'So Rosy'
    106 8 IRAQI Government Senator, Sayid Hamid Al-Naqib, who is on a business visit to Singapore is amazed to see the dearth of pretty flowers in the Colony. The Senator said that he had expected to see a "paradise of flowers" as the climate MMg inducive for such cultivation.
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    THE Tribune vanmeraman rout/hl thisr tun 1'iuph'i on the ft""r at th> '•••»</ 3.A,T.A. (inner ,i ,ti th> llarrov Halt, M'siwut C<>ll> n<. On tk> lift or* >/<*tl is'iT,» Ck'tll 'I'M/ W», I.nn K"/>i/ fiuif iHt/hlt Miii, ll'Wtt'llW Urmi tinnnm \i->tk Mi, It -ai/ Ttui if
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    HEARING OF CRISIS ARREST APPEALS
    88 8 ADVISORY Committees for the hearing of objection* from detainees will now sit ful time in Penang, Taiping and Malaya. Similar arrangements are to be made shortly for Seremban and Johore Bahru. There have been big delays in the hearing of objections, recent'y because of the
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    'Govt. Can Still Do With Voluntary Aid'
    244 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE time has not yet gone cast when the cingapore Government can do without vViurtary aid, the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt Rev. X R. Wilson, said yesterday when he dedicated the new St. Andrew's Mission Hospital at Tanjong Pagar.
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    'DRAFT WAS CASHED IN 1945'
    383 8 THE civil suit in which Ban Hin-Lce Bank, Ltd. is suing the United Chinese Bank and two others in the Singapore High Court to recover a sum of $31,840 on a draft issued by the United Chinese Bank, seven years ago, reached the closing stages
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    66 8 Y.M.C.A., Orchard Ro;. 1: Sin. gapore Chess Club —5 p..n., Art —6 p.m ST. HILDA'S CHURCH, Ka tong: Laying the Foundation Stone, by the Bishop c: Sin gapore Rt. Rev. J. L. \V,1 o a 5.o0 p.m. MEDICAL COL!. K r, p ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: Dr' E.
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    Cinemas
    178 8 CATHAY: "A Tree Gro Jn 3rook!yn,"—1.45, t .15, ind 9.30 p.m. ALHAMBRA: "Small I\ wn Deb," with Jane Wither i 15 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. REX: "Mr. Satan. l r,. i 8.30 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL: "Rulers of the Sea," with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.—1.45, 4, 6.30 J»n«l y.ij
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    Sport
    62 8 HOCKEY: Chung i H.C. v. S.C.C. Womnti &lt;'tunta S.C C v Dutch Club—8 S.R.C. v Army—S.R &lt;.\. Sig. Regt. V. H.M.S. IVrturTanghn. Rl'GBY: Nee Soon R F C c Shell—Nee 3oon; Folic»- v REME—Thomson ltd.; R.A.F Chnogl v. R.A F Trritnn— Changi. SOCCER: P. Rroni Com v G H.Q,
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    More 'Speakers' For City
    81 8 MORE community listening sets will be installed in Singapore's rural areas according to a letter from the Public Relations Department which was stated at a recent meeting &gt;f the Singapore Rural Board. The letter states that in addition to 20 sets now installed in various districts,
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