Malaya Tribune, 22 July 1949

Microfilm: NL3768
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    Masthead
    65 1 MALAYA Tribune IL THE 9 PEOPLE Tel: "Tribune" Spore r ARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines Publish** simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Ptnang. mmWĔ mmtmwmmmmmm tjmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmw mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtjmmmmmm TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1949 PRICE TEN GENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE:
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    ROYAL YACHT
    39 1 Xtta handsome 500 ton twia MWW naota* >u4.«it, nov. lyiaf v «*«apure RaVttl* t»» usv, belongs to ex-emperor liao Dai, head of ihe Vietnam state, lt is on its way to Saigon, manned by a Frenrli crew.
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    Mr. Lee Gives $250,000 To Varsity
    122 1 Mr. Lee Kong Chian and his Associated Companies have promised to give a sum ot $250,000 to the University of Malya Endowment Fund. The money will be paid as follows $40,000 in 1049 and $15,000 to be paid yearly from 1950 to 1963. Sir
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    VENICE VISIT
    34 1 A.P. ROME, Thurs. Ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia arrived in Rome by pane Thursday from Venice. His visit was described as private. He and h;s wife landed in Venice last Sunday on holiday.—A.P.
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    THE PRINCE HAS A SILVER SPOON
    81 1 A.P. OXFORD. Thurs. There is a common belief that Prince Charles was born with a silver spoon in his n. jth. However that may be, he has one now. It is a gift frcm children of the nearby village of Combe. The Duke of
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    'REDS PLOTTING ASIA POUT RIOTS' —Chennault
    223 1 Strike Warning To Singapore U.P. WASHINGTON, Thursday. Major General Claire ChennaiUt predicted today that there will be a series of Communist riots and strikes in far Eastern ports including Singapore, in the next few months. Chennauit released tnrougn tne veteran* nization, Amvets. his "secret
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    First K.L.M. Planes Cross India
    97 1 Reuter. BOMBAY, Thurs Two Royai Dutch Airlines Constellation aircraft passed through Calcutta today, the first on the Amsterdam-Batavia route to touch India since the lifting >f the Indian Government ban against Dutch flying over the Dominion. The two planes were flying .n opposite directions with
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    SOCIAL CANCELLED
    25 1 The Singapore Stamp Club social meeting which was planned for Tuesday, 26 July, has been cancelled as the day is a public holiday.
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    'We Seek Security' —Bevin
    163 1 MID EAST TALKS U.P. LONDON, Ti.urs —Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told British diplomats today that their job was to help to bring security and stability to the Middle' East. Addressing the conference ot heads of the British diplomatic missions in the M* Ir "e Fast. Bevin
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    ATTLEE SACKS GOVT. CRITIC
    281 1 LONDON, Thursday. Lord Ammon, 76-year-old Chairman of the National Dock Labour Board, who called the British Government "crazy" when it repudiated a Board "ultimatum" to striking London dockers, today agreed to resign his two Government posts. Lord Ammon drafted a letter of resignation immediately he received
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    NEWS CLAMP
    31 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs.-Th State Department announce" today that the Tientsin office o the United States Information Service has been closed by Communist authorities. and that a protest would be made.-
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    BACK TODAY
    34 1 A.P. HONG KONG. Thurs. Thirty-two members of the Youth Argosy are schedule < to leave tomorrow after a two-day sojourn in the colony. They are on a round the world trip by air.—A.P.
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    Sydney Doesn't Like Communists
    113 1 Reuter-AAP. gYDIfCT, Thurs. Hoses «vei i.rned on Communist speakers who tried to address workers at several Ade'aide factories tonight. The Communists were also pelted with flour and soot "bombs" and booed. These incidents coincided with reports of growing demands by miners in the New South Wales
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    'U.S. SHOULD BACK RUBBER TO STOP ASIA REDS'
    723 1 Synthetic Plan Threatens World Safety—^cou LONDON, Thursday. AMERICANS driving to cut Malayan rubber prices were accused here tonight A by Mr. F. D. Ascoli, Dunlop rubber chief, of following an "ill-informed and dangerous" policy which was against United States foreign policy and
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    CANTON ARSENAL EXPLODES
    145 1 U.P. CANTON, Thurs. The Kwantung provincial arsenal across the Pearl River from central Canton exploded today, blowing artillery shells and ammunition into the sky above the suburb of Honan. Officials fear heavy casualties in the third blast at the arsenal in three months. There were no immediate
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    British Firms Soaked
    187 1 Reuter— AAP. HONGKONG. Thurs.- British firms in Shanghai aie drawing on their reserves in London and Hongkong to the extent of £250,000 monthly to cove! their deficits, according to the London coiTespondent of the Hong Kong Telegraph. In a despatch today .the Telegraph's correspondent quoting reliable Shanghai
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    CHINESE ARE SHY OF THE ARMY —Dr. Robert Lim
    229 2 I)R. Robert Kho-Seng Lim, former Surgeon-General i of the Chinese Nationalist Army said in Singa- i pore over Radio Malaya last night that nobody wanted to join the Army in China. Dr. Lim, the Singapore-born son of Dr. Lim I Boon
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    Miss Alice Ang untitled her certificate from Mrs. Lyne at Ihe V.M.C.A. OjHWM C'bhws' Certificate distribution he'd re:entiy. Mr. R. Lyne, Genera' s« -.v ary o the VM.C .A. is seated, while Mr. (. G. Menon, principal ol fh* eorirmrcia' c»a*H**s is standing.
    42 2 Miss Alice Ang untitled her certificate from Mrs. Lyne at Ihe V.M.C.A. OjHWM C'bhws' Certificate distribution he'd re:entiy. Mr. R. Lyne, Genera' s« -.v ary o the VM.C .A. is seated, while Mr. G. Menon, principal ol fh* eorirmrcia' c»a*H**s is standing.
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    Local Man Is Weather Chief
    146 2 Mr. K. C. Koruthu. the firs* local orhcer to hold a senior appointment in the Malayan Meteorological Service has just been promoted from Meteorological Assistant to the post of Assistant Meteorological Officer. Mr. Koruthu joined the Survey Department in 1928 and passed through the Technical
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    COMMUNAL HALLS
    45 2 The Singapore Government will allocate $50.000 for the construction of community halls. It was stated at the monthly meeting of the Rural Board held yesterday. This matter was first brought up for discussion by the Pa.su Panjang Rural District Committer in January 1948.
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    PRIVATE SECRETARY
    18 2 Mi. D. P. Roes. M.C.S. has been appointed to officiate as Private Soctetary to the Commissioner-General.
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    Lost Card, Tried Suicide
    53 2 The loss of his identity card so worried Leow Ec Fatt 23 that he tried to end his own life by taking caustic soda on July 17. In the Second Police Court yesterday Leow pleaded guilty to a cha» e of suicide. He was oounu over
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    HERE TO LEARN
    37 2 MALACCA. Thurs. MaCity Fathers at their monthly meeting yesterday decided to send their fire chief, Mr. Low Yew Chong. to Singapore to learn all about fire-prevention. He will be away for about three months.
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    36 Came By The Gorgon
    47 2 The 3,533-ton Blue Funnel ship Gorgon arrived in Singapore yesterday morning with 36 passengers from Australian port.In addition to nearly 1.000 tons of flour, frozen meat, fruit and other foodstuffs, and 3,140 sheep, the vessel brought 4 racehorses for the Malayan turf.
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    S’pore To Have A Beveridge Plan?
    149 2 |)R. J. Coutts-Milne, Deputy-Director of Medical Services, told Singapore recently that the Medical Department in Singapore waa aiming at building up a form of social security on th? |tn*s of the Beveridgre Report. He wes lecturing on "The Medicr.l Department in the Miehinerv of
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    Policeman Took $1 Bribe, Gaoled
    224 2 A police corporal Johan bin Salim, until recently attached to the Fourth Police Court was yesterday caoleti for two montns by the Fourth Police Magistrate when he was found guilty of accepting a $l-bribe from a hawker, Teo TfOOK Guan. Teo said that on May
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    Woman escorted off ship
    95 2 Harbour Police took specin? precautions to prevent anyone leaving or getting on Urn 8.1.8.N 7,841-ton Bhirala when rhe came alongside the wharv. it yesterday until 8 woman passenger was escorted off the ship. The passenger, is understood to have travelled second class from Calcutta to Singapore.
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    BRAILLE BOOK FOR S’PORE BLIND
    86 2 The Secretary for Sscia! VeJfare has received from :c publishes of the Readu' Digest thicugh their oca! repieKcntativcs copies f the Braille edition cf the ad <mt Dlg.'rft. He wishes to be knewn that blind arsons in Singapore who ire able to read Braille and
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    MAN ARRESTED
    23 2 A Chinese man was arrested yest-rday un'.er the Emergency Regulations. He is known to bo member of the Malayan Communist Party.
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    AIRCRAFT DELAYED
    27 2 Th- MO.A.C. Qantas Lancastrian aircraft on the Colombo-Singapore service has been delayed 24 hours at Negombo due to engine trouble. It is expected in today.
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      388 2 ON THE AIR BLUE NETWORK Mto *.ih Ha. Tu«e. 12.02 v.™ livar Yaro; 12.15 \,n»i,».. ENGLISH PBOGBAMME9 N*«»; U.tefceeVdcd music; 12. fa closing 10.W A.M New. from Kuala -"h Sig. Tune r Lumpur. 10.05 (appro*.> Close »»wn. ,ot> tm p.m. Time Sianal. '>non--1.00 P.M. Half hour of music ,n Annct
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  • Obituary
    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    48 3 The K.L.M.-Royal Dutch \ir- lines wish to thank all those who have expressed their sympathy over the loss of the Constellation aircraft nearBombay on July 12th 194®, in which the Company's Manager in Singapore, Mr. A. E. Pilgrams, in company with so many others, met his death.
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    691 BANDITS KILLED
    186 3 444 Captured KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. Six hundred aifld ninety-one bandits have boon killed in tho Fedc-l-iiion up to June 30 since the Emergency began, stated a Government press release yesterday. During the same period 217 bandits were wounded and escaped while 85 bandits were wounded and captured.
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    Tins Improve
    155 3 Buying orders lor tin- j shares from London showed improvement yes- J terday hut laiied to S attract sHi.rs from this i end. Industrial market was quiet and steady with no j I price changes. I Price changes an- > nouneed by the Malayan I Sharebrokers" Association I
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    RUBBER MARKET
    114 3 Willi good buying inqiuiy •he rubber market opened film yesterday at a price 3 4 rent highei than previous. Business was very bmk. The market, however, eased sligh'ly at the ciose. with ew urofptakers. Closing prices were Buyers Seller.No 1. Aug. RSS 34 34 1 4 No. 3
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    Produce Market
    168 3 Blai k Penper nio mad- a further &12 jump ye i :«t--day, at $330 because ,>t continued failure of fresh MTlClia .'r.>m ttM Indies and low st >ck in -he local matkei. Win.- Muntok was -i.r;rkfJ UP at $123. $2 above previous; and White Sarawak went Bp 1a
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    Along The Godowns
    68 3 Manuola (44): empire Ham els (Sheers Wharf), Som.ili (42 I?)' Daybeani (40/44.); Mount Mansfield (38/39); Benvorlich (83/37); Star Betelgeuse (89 1 Bantmi (3132); Feinside (17/1811 Gorgon (19/20); Frederuk Clover (2122): Idomeneus (23/24); Atreus (25/26); Benarty (27 W); Amsteldiep (2930): Bi uas 'F.S. E.D.E.); Shirala) (15-16): SurypfdU* (13/14);
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    AIR MAIL
    51 3 Air mail is expected today from Aden. N. &S. America, We«t Indies. Europe. Africa, Eire, Ot Britain, Egypt. Iran. iraq. Pakistan. U.S.S.R.. Korea. Macao. China (including Manchuria Formosa* Japan. PhilUpines and Pa*em*«ng. Latest time of posuon U tne G.P.O. to Australia. \'ew Zealand, Medan. and Padang s 6
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    SEA MAIL
    24 3 Surface mail is expected from Pontianak. Latest tfme of posting at the G.P.O. to N. Sumatra. U.S.A. and Sibu is i oon.
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    227 ARRESTED
    48 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs —There have been 227 arrests in the Federation during the jiast week ending July 20. 54 in Selangor; 62 in Johore, 62 in Perak, 15 m Kedah Perl is, 11 in Pahang, 8 in Penang; 3 in Trengganu and IS in Negri Se»ibilan.
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    RARE BED
    52 3 MALACCA, Thurs. The Malacca Historical Society has acquired a rare Chinese j wcoden bed said to I*- 60 to I 70 years old from Messrs. I Kutty Brothers, well-known J curio dealers of Malacca. It is 6 feet by 2> L feet and has' very old carvings on
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    Canadair Coming Here
    63 3 A second 8.0.A.C. four- ngmed Ganadair aircraft la expected in Singapore next Monday from the United Kingdom on a proving tlight to Tokio. Carrying only crew pel nel the purpose of the Bight is to give them "route experience. Canadair.:. modified version ct the Skymastct powered with
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    PLAINTIFFS WIN
    58 3 Judgment by consent wan entered by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley. in the High Court yesterday in a civil suit brought by Itessrs. Vfee Kah Kiat and R. C. H. Lim against the Blacksmith.; Owner- Association and the Singapore Blacksmiths Cnion tor possession of the whole of
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    Owner Promised Me A Lease — Witness
    360 3 Owner Promised Me A Lease Witness HAD it not been for the repeated assurance of Mr. Woe Thiam Hock that he would give him a lease on the land, he would not have bought the huts from the Dutch military authorities, stated Mr. Guiam Mahmud in his evidence in the
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    Oberon Talks
    47 3 A scene from "Midsummer Night's Bream" acted by the graduates of the Raffles Girls' School at the Wesley Rewie "Fantasia" held recently. The KfMH- which includes another short "Dear Departed*' acted hy Stanley Houghton, wU! be'repeated .at the Wesle\ Hal! this evening at X p.m.
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    Green Howards Coming
    107 3 The Green Howards Regiment, of which the King of Norway is Colonel-in-Ch \>f because of the regiment's v ir service in Norway, is to eoi ie to Malaya for action agaii.st the bandits. The advance party of t ie regiment, an officer and :2 men, arrived in
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    HOUSING BOARD
    669 4 THE Progressives keep a promise and take the lead on housing. The Singapore Government were given two months to produce legislation to deal with the appalling overcrowding in the Colony, and failed to do it. So Mr. John Laycock has filed his bill for a Singapore Housing Board,
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    COMPENSATION—YES, BUT SPEND IT FOR A PLANNED ECONOMY
    2485 4  -  by FRANCIS THOMAS President of the Singapore Labour Party NEARLY four years after the end of the War. the War Damage Compensation Scheme is still not settled. This long delay, and a certain amount of confused talk, perhaps make people rather bewildered
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    PLOUGHS AND SWORDS
    290 4 Reuter. BULLETS and bustling gun emplacements make farming adventurous for South Korean frontier farmers South of the 38th parallel. The 38th parallel divides Korea into two zones, the North under Russian influence,, the South under United States. In the farming regions South of the frontier line. Koreans
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    INDIES TRADE UP DESPITE WAR
    543 4 Reuter. IN spite of war and political C unrest, the urgent de- mands of world trade have steadily stimulated the re- 1 covery of Indonesia's economy. Until recently, the greater part of the most highly developed areas of Java and Sumatra, (Java is by far
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    250,000 WORDS ON A POSTCARD
    343 4 A.P. COLOGNE If you want to .smuggle out a Ictti i or hide spy information, then Heitnich Schmitz is youi man. Schnnt;'. can write 5.360 words on the back of a pos age stamp. He can put 250,000 word; on a normal post card. The
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      13 4 PUTS ITS SPARKLE into every occasion IS O D Ai I WAT ERI
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    THE LION OF JUDAH IS WISTFUL AND MODEST
    1075 5  -  Tribune Magazine By HOMER SMITH A.P. EMPEROR Haile Selassie, the lion of Judah, will be ~>7 years old tomonow. Until 1935 his life was comp natively peaceful and quiet in his African fastness, but the last 14 years have been ears of
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    KING ABDULLAH’S HOBBY IS- ATOMIC CHESS
    821 5  -  By HAIG NICHOLSON Reuter. THIS tiny capit-l cf Anuaoi is built on seven hills and in six valleys. On r,no of th > hills is the summer home 0" King Abdullah, who is t > visit England m ::t month Here it is that
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    Music Of India
    1777 5  -  l By Narayana Menon. INDIAN music is a vciy ancient, subtle and highly developed ait ami has a history of thousands of years behind it. It is not an exaggeration to say that long before the Chiistian eta. it had developed not only definite laws of theory
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    Screen Moppet Still A Candy Kid
    768 6  -  PEN-PORTRAIT OF BOBBY DRISCOLL TALKING FILMS... By^— Dave Douglas YOUNG Bobby Driscoll is probably the most "natural kid" among all screen moppetsHis parents, former teachers, have made a scientific study of seeing that his childhood and his outlook are thoroughly normal. His weekly income
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    'STAY BUSY AND YOU'LL LIVE'
    386 6 The Barry more Recipe: ¥F you want to live a long and full life, keep busy, s what Lionel Barr?morc said last week when he spiked a rumour he was considering retirement. "I've never even given the matter a thought," he declared. "Why, I'll be
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    British Stars For British Movie
    149 6 LONDON FILMS announce that preparatory work has been started on a him In celebration of the Festival of Britain, 1051. The tnenie of tne picture will be tne Oreat Exhibition held in Hyde ***** 100 years previously which was sponsored uy Queen Victoria and Fnnce
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      235 6 t Ai'TAl* BASV b > Turner N^R E I ICM DO THM Jfl ATER THAT WW* fSS HE COULD SEE US NOW, DADDvJ PC* VOUI UNCLE EA*V SMOWK) y GIG LEARNS THE I r \a, c rrii wou wTT^ —we d,d 11 f nod haven't 1 ccxjldwt V~hmm.... s EVEN
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    Services Study New Supply Transport Plan
    387 7 HELICOPTERS WILL SPEED DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT FROM FACTORY TO FRONT WASHINGTON. Flying ft uppltefl direct from the factory to the battlcrteld is the latest transportation idea under ?tudy by the services. Heie's tne way it would work. Guns, ammunkion, food, first aid supplies, even
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    HYDROCOL BETTERS FUEL OUTLOOK
    917 7 NEY YORK. DREVIOUS stories pointed out that the engineers putting up the new gas-to-gaso-line plant at Brownsville. Texas, this year may be contributing a good deal to the country's liquid fuel prospects and may also, through the new oxygen-making part of the plant, be giving one
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    Be Your Own Musical Conductor
    654 7 THe time has arrived uhen the multifarious radio t> I fcnical improvements of recent date can be made available to th, public, and 19MMI 'luently MM tfUt OMR# arros* in tocfcnical rtidet, mdv*J liwcwri (md pamphlets many nnv ■M chanical the significance of tch-ch \cill
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      21 7 JOHN SHEFFIELD "jf REGINALD OWEN 1 BAMY FITZGERALD l dw T"TOM CONWAY V TEL J fhiu* dorNi yj; NEXI CHANCE AVJIAMBRA
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      288 7 VM FLLXT hj Micheal O Mali ey and Italph Lane iiMYNYLOmV anO I V^l^l 1 MEAN MR 5 I r COME V TMAT 'S THE BEST N I/WE CAME WITH MR. CHANNEL AND iIAYS THE PMHBi CHANNEL YOUR GIRL ON, EVE.V HEWS I'VE MAD YET/ 'miSS FOLLY. MAYBE WE'D BETTER
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    How Fortunes Are Made And Lost Overnight
    1038 8 THE Sultan presents his compliments to the engineer in charge and wishes him to open the bridge in course of erection in Constantinople in order to let a ship from the dockyaid pass through at once." When this message was delivered into the
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    THE BEACH-COMBERS
    640 8  -  By CLIVI. HOLLAND MOST people,'when visiting the seaside, must have noticed, especially after a storm, men, and sometimes women, walking along the water's edge intently scrutinising the sand. These are the "beach-combers." a term, we believe of South Sea origin, meaning those who pick up flotsam and jetsam
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    5 Philippines
    627 8 Meet your neighbours The La Cruz Family Of Manila JUAN DE LA CRUZ, his wife Concha and four children live in Quezon City, an expansive site just outside Manila's present municipal limits. They rent a modern bungalow with a little garden where they grow roses and bigonias. Their
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      104 8 JACK ARMSTRONG by Rob Sthwab IP™ r I 7 SEE NOW WEEPER CANT mBST NOW WHICH ONE OF YZU rS> I KURT YOU ANYMORE. r.NO MORE PLEASANT FACEP if Vg^^^ aJMI I ITS A RARE POG HE AINT FOR, 1 Tf --3? t a* THAT'S AS VICIOUS j SALE. .HE
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    Mechanical Czalman
    53 9 This curious machine is the is the G.L.R. Telescopic Leader for mechanised room and pili.tr mining, on view for the first time at the exhibition of mining machinery held at Earln uurt stadium, London. Operated by a2O horsepower electric motor it can shift one and half ton's of
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    CHINESE LEADING MALAYS TO MARXISM CHARGES ALSAGOFF
    289 9 Seeks Middle East Aid For Asiatic Muslims' A.P. CAIRO, Thurs.—Syed Alsagoff, the we of Malaya has declared here a Malay minority is being ne nism by alien Chinese. In order to prevent the mcrease *"£™t? supsaid, trie religious spirit of Islam should be
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    U.S. LABOUR VOTE CAMPAIGN
    65 9 U.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs. The American Federation of Labour voted on Wednesday to raise a $14,000,000 campaign to defeat its "enemies" and elect its "friends" in the 1950 Congresssional elections. Representatives of more than 100 national and international AFL unions authorized the AFL Political League to begin
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    Yacht Skipper
    30 9 Commander Keynand, skipPr <»f the 500 ton motor yacht l"-longing to I'ao Dai, Chief of the Vietnam State, which ta now in Singapore on its «;iv to Saigon.
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    Brind On Way Home
    47 9 Reuter—AAP. TOKYO. Thurs. -Admiral Sir Patrick IJrind. Commano- i-in-Chief Royal Navy, Far Eastern Station, today left ire to* Hongkong aboard Mgatc HMS Alert. Admiral Blind dining a fortnight's visit to Japan twice conferred with General Douglas Macarthur. Supreme Allied Commander in Japan. Reuter—AAP.
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    JAP FLAG TO GO
    96 9 U.P. MANILA. Thurs. It was reliably learned today that the Government may ban the display for any purpose of the Japanese "meat ball" flag anywhere in the Philippines. it was said that recommendations to that effect were received by the Department of the Interior, following incidents
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    CONGRESS APPROVES
    23 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs. -The United States Senate tonight ratified the Atlantic Pact by an overwhelming vote. Voting figures were 82 to 13.
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    U.S. Hopes Fade Of Mao Being A Second Tito
    149 9 A.P. WASHINGTON. Thursday—A high policy official said today that the United States has abandoned any nopes it might once have had that the Chinese Communists might follow the example of Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia and turn against 'their masters in the
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    A WIFE AND 50,000 YEN-BUT NO TAKERS
    75 9 A.P. TOKYO, Thurs. An unnamed Japanese husband in Niigata finally has reached the end of his domestic tether. A press report from Niigata said the husband posted a large advertisement saying he would give away his wiu and 50,000 yen because of the
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    AIRLIFT TO BE REDUCED
    72 9 U.P. London, Thu-.s. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told th< today that the Berlin airlift would be leduced as soon as supply reserves in Ber'in arcenough to last for five months. He added, however, "We are going to keep the machinery ot the airlift in existence in
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    HONGKONG GARRISON INCREASED
    100 9 A.P. HONG KONG. Thurs Hong Kong's garrison strength is to be raised to 25.000 men instead of the original goal ot 12,000. sources close to the British Command said today. The sources said the garrison strength already had passed 12,000 and by tIM end of this month
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    CASH CUT
    33 9 Reuter. GENEVA, Thurs.—The United States, showing its hand on President Truman's "Four Point" plan to aid under-deve-loped countries, today urged a big cut in the United Nations' ambitious U5536,000,000 plans. —Rcuter.
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    ATOM PROBLEM STILL UNSOLVED
    113 9 U.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs High adinittlatrsUoa and < ox grcssionni lesdcrff meeting under i_< nditi.mn of the utmost BCUreCy fr.r the seCOOd llim- ID a w... k have failed to resolve the atomic problems involving the (Jotted State* relation* with Britain «nd Canada. After a tl.r. t-
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    REDS HAVE ATOM BOMBS?
    66 9 U.P. CANTON, Thurs.—Nationalist leaders reported the capture of a communist document claiming that the Chinese communists have an atomic bomb and an "antiatomic" bomb. The Nationalists said the document was captured "during fighting around Tachangcheng 21 miles northwest of Yutze in Shansi." According to the document
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    Korea Government Tells Of Kim Koo Murder
    293 9 Reuter and AAP. SEOUL. Thurs. The Korean Government today issued the first official statement on the assassination of Kirn Koo, wartimĕ President of the Korean Exile Government on June 26. This was the first time the press gave details of the slaying by
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    'CUT RACE BARRIERS TO CHECK REDS' APPEAL
    180 9 A.P. W ASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Elimination of racial barriers to American citizenship would be a defence for Pacific peoples against Communism, Hawaii's delegate to the U.S. Congress said here. A spokesman for Hawaiian-Japanese said it might keep Japan from going Red. Republican Joseph Farrington told
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    Georgic At Malta
    43 9 Reuter. VALETTA, Malta, Thurs.The 27,000-ton British ship Georgic he arrived at Grand harbour here to embark the main body and equipment of the Third Royal Marine Commando Brigade for Hongkong. The ship will sail tomorrow, according to usually reliable source.—Reuter,
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    U. S. Seeks Far East Rice Market
    258 9 A.P. WASHINGTON, Thursday. American rice growers, using mechanised methods and other la-bour-saving devices, face a problem of exporting their production of 100,000,000 bushels a year more than double the prewar crop or see their industry decline to prewar levels. They hope to compete
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    S’pore is her dreamland
    172 9 -and Bali is hers Pretty, vivacious. If In Maty Woodward flew into Singapore yesterday on hei way to the United Kingdom. Miss Woodward, 21, a Univcisity studer.:.s. na- •> n chosen "Miss New Zealand" by the N.Z. Air Force Association. She was selected from 13 finalists
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    AIRGEE, BLANK SPEC SHOW GOOD FORM
    467 10  -  Londa Lad dies at Penang F rom ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Today. AIRGEE and Blank Spec spurted very well down the straight this morning when the track outside the course proper was opened for training. Airgee did the two in 24-4/5 sees, whiie Blank Spec
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    JOLLILADS SOCCER
    49 10 The following playera art iiuested to play footbail for Julli" luds against Guard Dock Unit tomorrow al Fairer Park and on Sunday against the tt.'{ Bs.D. at Kranji: Narayn.'. Rasak, Kader. Gham. Sapee. Sfhfha. Muniyandt. Salahudin. T0u,:..,,'. Hus.ien. Dollah. Syedi. Rahman. Kass, Kriahnasamy, V. o. Syed, Bari.
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    WATSON SCORES 3 FOR NAVY
    225 10 ALTHOUGH they led by two goals in the earlier part of the game the R.A.F. went down to the Navy, who staged a magnificent rally to win by five goals to two, in an S.A. F.A. 'nter-Community League match at Jalan Besar Stadium, yesterday. Thomas
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    COLONIALS TEAM
    91 10 A team selected from the following will represt-i.t C nl* Cricket Club in a tournament fixture agains; R.A.F. Changi on Sunday at Chsad at 11 a.m. <AII players and ol!leia»« are requested to meet at "The Chujnniery'. 93**. Serangoon Road nt Ml a.m.) A. E. Delilkan (Ca,<L), W.
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    NON-BENDERS XI
    61 10 The following have i een inv*ers Cricket Club versus St ers' Cricket Club versu St. Andrew's Old Boys on Bundav, at Woodsville at 11.00 a.m. Andrew (.iilmour \Capt.), T. Lafjaakift. Dr. J. H. Strahan. H N. Balhatchet. W. R. M. Ilaxworth. A. Baker, N Bradbur'E. E. Turner. G.
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    UNITED LADS B.P.
    52 10 The following will r<iproarn)l United Lads "B" against Roxy B.P. "B at hndminton on Sunday, at the former's court it 7.30 a.m. Lim Choon V it. Tav Soy ItAh. Yap »»eng Seah Edward Koh. Phua Chwee Kirn. Peck Seek Beng. Tan IVng Ktio-i Johnv Sect and Oh
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    GOLF POSTPONED
    30 10 The golf match between [«Uu Club and the Royal International Club has been postponed from 26th July to l*7th. Ent>i.?s for the match (lose at noon on Saturday.
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    2 Women's Events In S’pore AAA Meeting
    1375 10 CNTRIES for this yt*rr s Singapore Amateur Athletic Asswiation cihampioiLships number about 200. The meeting will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium at 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29 and at 3 p.mon Saturday, Aug. 30. For the first time in the
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      605 10 MANSFIELD CO. LTD. (Incorporated In Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE earners' option to proceed via other porta to load and discharge cargo. Sailings from U.K. U.S.A. 'Clytoneus"_ from oK/ Cont. iiiTv 24 "Myrmidon"....... from U.S.A J«J S "Maron" from U.K -Jul/ ••Rloenor" from UK Aug. "Astyanax" —from U.K. j££ Titan' from
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      91 10 THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Sarawak) Weekly passengers A freight services to Kuching Kejang River Ports and Blntulu (with transhipment at Kuching). Doe Balls Rajah Brooke for Kuching, In Port 5 p.m. July 23 Rruas for Sarikei, Blnatang, Sibu In Port 4 p.m. July 23 Angby for Kuching
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    FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    5114 11 First Day Of Penang Races Class I Div. I 7 Furs. PBTJfCBSa GUINEVERE 9.03 FIOHTH 18-4-49 Ipoh 9.04. 6J Fura. Str. (Lawler). Sprinter's Cup Won by No RegTets 1 mm. tJiH meeting. FIFTH 30-4-49 Spore 9.04. Abt. 7 Furs. (Jones) Div. 1, Won by Byron 1
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    RACE CARD
    862 11 BELOW are the probable runners with their owners and trainers for tomorrow's races at Penang, the first day of the Penang Turf Club's Gold Cup Meeting:— HORSES. CLASS 1 m\. 1 7 ITKI.ONGS. PRINCESS GUINEVERE ».03 Madam Ida Oei Kirwa-. FORTUNE'S VAVOURiTE 8.13 M a H.B. Lauw K.
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      91 11 I pDON' i FORGET, TIM KUKN -I f— I OVERHEARD WHAT YOU I f HELLO. SURE, CURLY BUT [NOW THAT W£'[?E P4i Sri, i WdN p| WANT NO EXCUSES... JUST BE J SAID, CURLY— BOY! FELLAS? DID \WE KNOW IT 5 THE i LET ANYONE OR US Lift S lUrif
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  • Obituary
    BIRTH
    21 12 GOMEZ.—At Lilly Maternity Clinic, Singapore, on 21st July, 1949, to Girlie, wife of J. P. Gomez, a daughter. Both well
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    DEATH
    74 12 MRS. CHIA HOOD THE AM (nee Yeo I*an Neo) passed away at the age of 88 on Thursday, 21st July. 1949. at 148. KiUiney Road, leaving behind four sons. Messrs. Chia Keng Chin. Chia Keng Tye, Dr. 'liia Keng Hoe. and Chia Keng Boon, four daughters, sons-in-\iw, and numerous
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    BEVIN, CHURCHILL BLAME U.S. FOR "SHAMBLES" IN GERMANY
    531 12 U.P. LONDON, Thursday Wartime Prime IVtoistcr mitted today that he had "not the slightest doub 4 would have rejected the "unconditional surrender" policy toward Germany v it had been consulted. A Churchill's admission was made in the House of Commons during an
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    FORGERS SORROW
    38 12 A.P. BANGKOK, Thurs.—The Ministry of Finance has decided to print cigarette duty labels abroad. It seems that duty labels are too easily forged in Thailand when the originals are printed by the Government Tobacco Monopoly.- -A.P.
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    N.E.I. FIGHTING FLARES DURING PEACE TALKS
    88 12 U.P. BATAVIA. Thurr. Fleicr Lighting between Dutch troops ;nd Indonesian guerillas With neavy" Indonesian losses was eported hy Dutch authoritie: oda>. '.femwhile, the informal Indonesian-Dutch cea.se flu. m were expected to be re- j pened Monday at Jcgjaka>ta Increased guerilla activity I was reported
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    4 POLIO CASES IN RURAL AREAS
    73 12 i\' rty-tnive catc ot dangeious inleclious diseases ..eadeu by 10 cases oi chick--0 jfoxi wee reported dating u n* id the i -»»al areas of •Singapore island. I out CBJ 1 oi r 0..0. four of nphtherHi. two Of npnsy. and one each of
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    IS FRANK BUCK IN THE HOUSE?
    251 12 MR. Frank Buck, the world famous big game hunter now in Vfalaya on his first post war collecting trip, snould have been at Cairnhill road. Singapore, last night. He would perhaps have cheered at seeing an animal collector for the wood's zoos stand no
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    LONDON SHARES
    176 12 Reuter. LONDON. TliurB.--£>U!n? n British Government SSC-Vittsa depressed the London 'ock ejri nantre at the openmu 'oflay. Prires were widely l Mh to per < ent lower in uilted;; 'd atid six i»enre to one shilling .n indu.----t rials. Throughout the session mo< market.* remained very sensi'.ve hut
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    General WHAT'S ON TODAY
    77 12 Y.W.C.A.: Malay Le pinners—a. 15 a.m. and Malay Lessons, V'\ a.m at 5 Raffles Quav SINGAPORE KIFLK TION: Shoot inn pram.. a S.V.C. Open B,j a h nr.! —4.30 to 6.30 p.m. ad KOOKMAX S MUSIC STl nin Fortnightly Piano reoinl i, v o,, Foorman. Admission
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    Cinema
    193 12 CATHAY: "The Set Up" w h Robert Ryan and A'idr.- t ter, 11 a.m. l 45. 4.IE «.45 3.20 p.m. CAPITOL: "Dead Ke koni with Humphrey Bogar and 1 beth Scott. 11 a.m. 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "The W ndov with Barbara Hale, fc ijb\ Drip coll, Arthur
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    Sports:
    19 12 INTF.R COMM1 NITt M \Tf HES: Navy Team vs. R.A.F ■'"nm. hin«"1) at Jalan Besar id'um. —5.15 p.m.
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    CRICKET SCORES
    230 12 Reuter. Today s county < 11<. k» t tm are: AT TAUNTON beat Somerset by an invan aid 18t» runs. Dsifaysliire set S3 (Copson. right inn tVtmedium. 5 for M, '!sc*;r. right-arm fast-medium. 1 'or Tli and lit iJackson, riirh'-ari medium. 6 for 43. Copjnn S Uk 14*.
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      695 12 THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (Chapter 45) In th* Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore. IN BANKRUPTCY. Wage Earner's Administration Order No. 314 of 1i»39. RE KARIM BIN OMAR, of Room No. 51. Maxwell Road. Postmen's Quarters. Singapore: Postman. NOTICE iJ hereby given that a Finit md Pinal divi
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      447 12 NOTICE TENDERS. TENDERS will bo received t the office of the Director of Vnblic Works. Singapore, up to .uon of the 6th August, 1949, ft thr execution of Current Repairs, Minor Works, Renabilitation and Painting in the Rural Division. Public Works Department. Singapore, during the period Ist September. 1949, to
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      145 12 f i t. ABXEB by AI Capp JV??# ROTTEN W MOWt.V T' FIND —<>MAH HATPIN, VISrON-Af TTKET) SET FC A WEEK V ACCORDIN' T'TM' LATEST < HER.T- SON- AN; J MEANS SHE \iTS A SMALL I TWO-WEEK-OLD CITY NEWS- 7, INTO TH' WOOD) NEEDS TH' BLOOD 1 VGA* PAPER SHE
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