Malaya Tribune, 22 December 1949

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    66 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE im PI i ll'IJ M im PGOPLĔ let Tribune" S'pom 1 LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER -IN MALAYA 1 Phorm Jill/J N*«« ikm Published simultaneously at Singapore, KuSti Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. ———>————— EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON
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    'STOP BOMBING CHINA'
    358 1 SPORE CHINESE CABLE CHIANG Tribune Staff Reporter. JHRW: Singapore Chinese Associations have sent cables to GeneralisRhmn Chiang Kai Shek and President Truman protesting against the md vp--> ina?e bombings by Nationalist planes of Communist held cities and in China. The Cables were despatched yesterday. The protest to
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    SYDNEY MAYOR CHARGED WITH MURDER
    53 1 Reuter. SYDNEY. Wed. Mayor Dan Mac Lean was charged today with the murder of Joseph MacKinnon, 63-year-old city Registrar of Voters, and was remanded until Dec. 29. MacKinnon was killed on Sunday night by a car. alleged to be the Mayor's which drove over the
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    TITO'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED
    48 1 A.P. LONDON, Wed.—M. Molo toy, ex-Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, -aid today that marshal Tito's days aro numbered. He said that the treacherous Tito clique has converted itself into a gang of hired murderers and spies In the service of foreign imperialist governments.—A.P.
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    ITALIAN RICE
    24 1 Reuter. WASHING TON. Wed. The United States Department of Agiicu'tute estimated today that Italy's 1949 rice production would Pmount 33.100,000 bushels. -Reuter.
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    FIREMAN DIES IN X'MAS TREE FIRE
    110 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed —One fireman WB>i killed and 2<) ethers injured in fig-hting London's great Christmas tree blaze today the worst in 20 years. Using oxygen masks and pneumatic drills, firemen drove their way into the smouldering underground vaults of Covcnt Garden, the city's
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    STRACEY HALTS REVOLT ON 'NUT' PROJECT
    74 1 A.P. LONDON. Wee.. -The British Eooa Minister. Mr. John Stracey. returned today from a trip to Britain s £35,000.000 East African giounonut project, where he faced and ly oucll?d a revolt of its managers. He told reporters on his arrival that he had received
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    Ceylon Meet May Give S.E.A. Peace
    275 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. JHK hope that the coming Commonwealth ooaference in Ceylon would lead to security and peace m South-Eas' Asia was in London tonight hv Briii.sh Prime Minister M- C Attlee. He was making a surprise sneech at p party given by tho
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    LION KILLS WOMAN TRAINER
    114 1 U.P. THOUSAND OAKS. California. Wed.—Animal trainer May Schafer was Killed today by a lion while her three children stood by helpless. She was training for CirCUS when me lion pounced on her, horribly claw- Ed and multilated her. The lion then dragged bar .body around a
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    GURKHAS BLITZ 117 BANDIT HUTS
    45 1 MI AX, Today:—Gurkhas operating in the Ma'Okil Forest Reserve blitzed 117 bandP hut* congregated in a well-camouflaged enemy camp headquarters yesterday. They showed sign* of recent occupation. A large quantity of camp equipment, documents, food suimlies and clothing were recovered.
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    OPIUM SEIZURES IN SIAM TOTAL 6 TONS
    137 1 A.P. BANGKOK, Wednesday. ILLICIT oinum seized on trains and ships in vSiam in recent months weighs six tons and is valued at $650.00(MU.5.). Within a month there were four large opium smuggling cases unearthed by customs authorities, and Bangkok newspapers mention possible corruption
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    Calwell's Successor Promises Sympathy
    165 1 Reuter. MELBOURNE, Wed.- The 800 Chinese. Malay and Indonesian wartime refugees in Australia will not be depoilcd until every case has been examined fully. Mr. Harold Holt, newly appointed Immigration Minister, declared tonight. H« was commenting on today's High Court decision which declared two acts giving
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    REDS ARE FORMENTING CIVIL WAR
    82 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.—The International Socialist Conference sub-committee here today charged the Russian Cominform with fomenting civil war throughout Asia. "At tiie very moment that the Western "Cominfonn wa3 shouting for peace in Budapest, its Far Eastern bureau, meeting in Peking under the camouflage of the
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    JEAN FINED
    24 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. Film star Jean Simmons was fined £5 today for buying .vjx gallons of petrol without lation coupon a r
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    DEAD CATTAINS
    20 1 A.P. HAMBURG, Wed. Two ships due to arrive in Haniburg today will have dead captains on board JLP.
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    TIN: STEADY
    67 1 U.P. LONDON. Wed.—The tin market was steady m the afternoon with spot two shillings six pence higher at £604-7/<fe and three months nearly a pound stronger at £573-5/8. The closing price* were spot £604-3/4 buyers, £605 sellers with business done at £605. Three months £573-1/2 buyers £573-3/4 sellers
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    SHIP FOR SALE
    24 1 A.P. 11A MRURC,, Wed. The 16.0U0 tons German vessel, St. Louis, of the Hamburg America Line, has been offered for sale.--A.P.
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    Experts Urge Big Rice Growing Plans For Africa
    229 1 A.P. LONDON. Wednesday. A special British mission tonight, urged the development of hupe rice fields is the swamps of British colonies in East Africa. The mission, comprising Gerald Lacey and Robert Watson, emphasised a long term plan for rice production in the
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    STOP PRESS Big London Firt* Is In Check
    135 1 U.P. LONDON Wed.—Firemen reported tonight tbat they had "cornered" the blaze in the basement of the Covent Garden Fruit and Flower Market after a 29-hour battle that caused the greatest number of casualties in the peacetime history of the London fire brigade.
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    BRITAIN WILL SAVE MORE DOLLARS ON OIL
    252 2 I ONDON Wednesday Britain announced last night a new oil import policy surplus from the sterling area's mcreasmg produc- per cent in 1950, a Ministry of FueUnnouncement sa.cL__ To "minimise a*w immediate "<fctllty to the United States oil companies. the British Government was
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    Share Quotations
    821 2 INDUSTRIALS Atlas ice 2.15 2.25 xd Alex. Brtck» Prpf 2.40 250 Ord 2.25 2.30 B. B. Petrol 35 36 B M Trustee.-* 7JW Con.'Tin Smelt Pref 21/3 22/3 Ord W 3 »S E. Utd. Assur. 3938 Mfftad Est. Trust Fed. Dispensary n.S" Fraser Neave Prof <0° 8.00 Ord.'
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    TINS EASIER
    28 2 Singapore. Wed. The shar market in a holld::\ nioad and business grirenL'lj \\v\. rather limi v. Tin shares were inclined to ease and industrials were quiet.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    92 2 The rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday but with not mirch interest taken by the dealers closed unchanged from Tuo-tday. Closing prices in cents per pound were:— Kuvers Seller* N °r.o!b ßS^n. "t|VSL. 48 1448 1 2 N °f.p 3 47 .1-8 47 5 8 Sl'# trHi "'"585,8
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    November Tin Ore Output
    42 2 The following is the production of tin-ore concentrates from the Federation in November: STATE LONG TONS r*erak 4.095 Selangor l «fjj Negri Sembilan 14£ Fahang 215 Johore ™f Trengganu t* Kedah f n Prrhs 47 Malacca TOTAL 6.394
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    Tin Prices
    50 2 Tin Pricfl fell by another »1-124 rents in Singapore yrs Irrdav to a new price ot rents, per P'™!I.ONf>OIS. I>KC. 2» |M| £604 buyer* ViM-hangea. 'Tlir.v- months CS«S huvera I n< hanged. Turnover. So tons, «rrond sf*«iion: *pot £60»3 buyers 1 nchangeO Three TO©nl»«* £-">T:! buyer* Mp tt.
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    PRODUCE MART
    96 2 Copra was indicated in RtoM" W yesterday at $:ki per pkrul buyers and $40 sellers for f.o.h. DPc.-Jan. Little business was J °Cocon>it oil continued a norm nal market as far as export business was« concerned. Coffee ready. Rio No. 5 -*as b.d for at $114 with sellers
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    Along The Godowns
    62 2 HaTsbrU «4.*>); Maets:i> < kn (441; BuW»h (IS); Serorl (t2/tS», t40/41>: Carpeot*ria (SH' S!h; AilverpUne <:?.'>J36>; Suia wali (JV34>; DuyeiiK <32>: phaiiun Ul It); I haron (19/20); SHK Craft Cst/22>; silverwalnnt (2S/*4;; Phrontis ttV26>; l.ala04ia <27/*8>; M**rkerk (29, HTf; Benla*ers (i:i/14>; TyndaSti; Andre I>ebon/Astyana\ i IV IS);
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    MAIZE CROPS
    45 2 U.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. The Agriculture Department estimates this years maize production at 3,377,--790,030 bushels and wheat harvest at 1,146,463.000 bushels. In its final 1949 summary the Department reported that the maize crop was the second largest and wheat crop fourth largest in history.—U.P.
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    INDIAN MOLASSES
    46 2 NEW DELHI. Wed. In pursuance of the policy to liberalise exports, the Government of India have decided to include khandiari molasses in Open General Licence Number 4. The export of this commodity will be allowed freely to all permissible destinations without any licensing restrictions.
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      371 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY tfi I i. VI I \inrU Inlands; 10.30 Music for Dancing; 6.40 Instrumental; 6.45 Talk; |>».| r. nm (loKe nwn Recorded Music; 6.58 tins ENGLISH PROGRAMMES MALAY PROGRAMMES ing Anod. with Sig. Taut*; 7.00 12.00 p.m. Programme sum- Close Down. 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala rnarv;
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    KALLANG TO BE MADE INTO FIRST CLASS AIRPORT
    285 3 A I HR k E-Y F AI Sffeme^ cmc t0 °P™ Kalian? Airport to all commercial aircraft Savage V P an -Malayan Director of Civil Aviation. Mr. Albert The Present runway is to be extended to 2,000 yards to meet heavy airPierced
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    Streptomycin Still Effective For T-B
    277 3 J)R G. P. Bardsley. Medical Officer in charge of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association Treatment Centre, told the Tribune yesterday that the drng Streptomycin "was still found to bp thoroughly effective for certain selected cases of "T.R He said that only a very small percentage of
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    SANTA COMES ON WHEELS OF SILVER
    99 3 In a camp almost entirely composed of tents with cno Nissen but, about 50 children of the Singapore District Signal Regiment thoroughly enjoyed their Christmas treat yesterday. Santa Claus arrived in a specially painted jeep with silvar wheels to the wild delight of the
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    NOT THEIR VOCATION
    81 3 Remarking that milkmen taking jars of milk for sale in the morning do not go about assaulting people, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley, yesterday allowed the appeal of two Indians, N. Pakirisamy and P. Nadasan. under sentence of two months' and six weeks' respectively. for causing
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    TREE FLOWN FROM US.
    59 3 A Christmas present in the form of a six feet tall fir tree has been received by Mr. Stan Gluck. Operations Manager of Pan-Ame-rican World Airways, lrom his Arm. The tree was sent by air from San Francisco. "The company usually makes these kind of presents
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    IN SUSPENSE
    34 3 The results released by the Faculty of Medicine yesterday and published m our paper are subject to con flrmation by the Senate and Council of the King Edward VII College of Medicine.
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    C.J. SAVES LORRY OWNER FROM PRISON
    98 3 Yco Hoy Siew. the owner «nn our L orries under a fine SoOO and one month s impnsonment. for allowing an uninsured lorry to be used wlu not go to prison. In the High Court yesterday the Chief Justice Mr Murray Aynsley. quashed tne
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    Australian Brides
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    BRITISH CHINESE
    529 4 JjINGAPORE is unique in that the bulk of its population are, technically speaking, foreigners. As "foreigners" they cannot enjoy the political rights that the more fortunately placed British subject enjoys. They have not, for example, the right to vote or to stand for elections. They are second class
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    JOE OF ALL TRADES
    64 4 Jf/JE have often wondered what Stalin does when he shuts shop for the day. The President of the Soviet Academy of Sciences gives the answer. He dabbles with test tubes and atoms. For the President tells us that the atom bomb was made under Stalin's direction."
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    WE WAVED OUR SIGNAL LAMP AND A HAIL OF BULLETS GREETED US
    3509 4 WE were to travel by truck as far as Arzano. After we had gone a very short distance it became evident that our driver did not know the way. This was disturbing, for the situation was still extremely
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    BANDITS KILL SIX IN TWO ROAD AMBUSHES
    330 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. BANDITS have killed six and wounded 13 in two big road ck K llflncr rea wncn a The first attack took place today on a Forest Reserve.Roadltahe J large number of bandits ambushed a Forest Department lorry carrying two drivers,
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    New Police Plan For Recruits
    105 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Federal Government is to introduce a scheme in its Police Force for the recruitment and training of boys, who have passed the Eighth Standard, for quick promotion to the rank of Lance Sergeant. Objects: 1 to build up a highly educated
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    NO GAOL FOR STOREKEEPER
    70 5 Tan Jee Tee. a storekeeper 'at the Singapore Harbour Board, who had been sentenced to one month's imprisonment by the Fifth Magistrate for offering a bribe of one dollar to a Special Constable, will not have to go to gaol. In the High Court yesterday the
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    DRIVER CLEARED
    31 5 Lee Chai Kong, a taxi driver, who had been fined $25 in the Fifth Police Court for negligent driving was cleared of the charge in the High Court yesterday.
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    CAKEMAN FREED
    41 5 Kee Tee Sai. a cake maker, under a gaol term of one month for being in possession of two bags of rice, suspected to have been stolen, was cleared of the charge in the High Court yesterday on appeal.
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    GIFT FOR CHILD (News In Brief) WELFARE
    313 5 THE United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has given Malaya U*****,200 for welfare projects for children and expectant mothers in tne Federation. Part of the money will be used for two fellowships one for a medical officer and another for a nurse, who
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    STEWARD HELD
    52 5 For misappropriating provisions and goods valued at $342.43 belonging to the Straits Steamship Co., Fong Siew Thong, the chief steward of the Co.. m.v. "Serampang" was sentenced yesterday by the Fourth Police Court Magistrate. Mr. D. A. Fyfe to a week's imprisonment and fined $400. in default six
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    APPOINTMENT
    19 5 Mr. H. E. Noble. Inspector of Immigration has been appointed to act as Assistant Controller of Immigration. Singapore.
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    MUSLIMS WONT HAVE 'FATIMAH' BURLESQUE
    191 5 STRONG protests are expected to be made by local Muslim religious leaders over a film called "Everybody Docs U which depicts actress Linda Darnell in the role of ratimah. daughter of the Piophet Mohammed. The final sequences spotlight Linda Darnell in the guise of an
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    SICK WOMAN LEAVES SHIP, FLIES TO S'PORE
    198 5 TAKEN suddenly ill two days after leaving Brisbane in the Italian liner Surriento, Mrs. G. W. Tuffield. who was on her way to Singapore for the forthcoming wedding of her son, had to leave the ship at Batavia and was rushed here in
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    AND ALL KEPT SAYING 'HELLO'
    96 5 All Singapore seemed to want to use the telephone at the same time yesterday morning. The resulting overload on the system caused considerable disruption of the service between 10 a.m. and 11.30. when the lines became freer. The "Enquiry" and Engineer's departments were besieged by
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    75% Cut On Rail Fares For Pilgrims
    132 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Government is giving the pilgrims of the Tyndareus. who travel north of Kuala Lumpur, railway tickets at twenty five per cent of the ordinary fare, stated a press release here yesterday. These pilgrims were quarantined off Singapore be- cause of
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      109 5 OPENING NIGHT OF OUR NEW DANCE HALL THE TAVERN (European Residential Hotel) (Open To Non Residents). X'MAS EVE EXTENSION TO IA.M. MUSIC BY ALFONSO SOLIANO SEXTET. SPECIAL DINNER CRACKERS. NOVELTIES, BALLOONS, ETC., ETC. $6.00. TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT, PLEASE RESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW. WE WISH OUR PATRONS A MERRY X'MAS HAPPY
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      154 5 X -T- KMB MOM UJITHIO KEUS OPERATED By THE TOUCH SySTEM iftCOnPflCT. SPEEDS FOOLPROOF &OUSTPBQOF SOLE AGENTSDUNCRN ROBERTS l_ new AUSTINS THAT DO ANY NUMBER OF JOBS THE AUSTIN A4C COUNTRYMAN' r/ rear told;> into the ~oor 10 J give the full half-ton capacity—lcav- ing ample room tor yourself and
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      112 5 MALAYAN AIRWAYS regret that owing to recent increases in the cost of fuel, passenger fares witmn Malaya must be increased by approximately six per cent., effective Ist January, 1950. Passengers who have already made firm bookings will be carriad at the old rates. MALAYAN AIRWAYS LTD. MANAGERS MANSFIELD A CO.,
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      93 5 11l A RAMI by AI €up|» li; > J luSh.V why should Xso l*t )I fcVV WHAT |F A c i£t£ 'V? shmapsulc'\ «■H^ f no wE like: ducks) the: < nh buea* orr ,j ,N 11/ V FOR THE STARVATICJNL <STATUE WHAT'S A HARM, OR ■.< gpf ne I
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    DESERT QUEEN IN BEST TRY-OUT AT PENANG
    660 6  -  CONSTANCE, ALLWORTH, MILLWALL IMPRESS By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners. PENANG, Today. TIESEUT QUEEN, ridden by Jones, returned the U smartest time this morning, when she ran three furlongs in 37»4 seconds. The track outside the course pro>er was opened for
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    TESTING TIME FOR F.A. CLUBS
    215 6 LONDON, Wednesday. CHRISTMAS holidays brmg no rest for the league footballers. Instead of enjoying the festivities round their own firesides many of them will speivi Christmas on long train jour neys. Clubs are faced with the strenuous task of playing three Karnes in four days.
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    MARINO MEETS ROZARIO AGAIN TONIGHT
    75 6 MANILA. W'ed—Tirso Del Rosario. Philippine featherweight title-holder, and Dado Marino of Hawaii will meet tomorrow night in a 10-round hexing match billed as carrying the Orient featherweight title. Both men tapered off their training today with Del Ro- ano slightly over the 122 ibs. limit
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    82 from 12 nations to take part in Asian tennis
    204 6 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Wednesday. OIXTi' four men and 18 women from 12 nations will compete in the first lawn tennis championships of Asia which open at the South Club here tomorrow. Of the 30 foreign competitor? ten men and four women
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    ENGLISH SOCCER FIXTURES
    247 6 LONDON. Wed. Following arc football fixtures for Satur day: ENGLISH LKAGtK FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v. Stinderland. Birmingham v. Stoke. Blackpool v. Portsmouth. Bolton v. BtiTnley. Derby v. Chelsea. Fuiliam v. Aston Villa. Liverpool v. Evert on. Manchester C v. Charlton. Middlcsi.ro v. HsrM&rsneld. Newcastle v. Wolves. W.B.A.
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    INDIA SHUTTLE RANKINGS
    47 6 CALCUTTA. Wed—The All -India Badminton Ranking List announced by the Ranking Committee in Calcutta today places Davinder Mohan (Bombay) first: George Lewis (Bombay) second: Manoj Gula (Calcutta) third; S. L. Jaini (Delhi) fourth: Sunil Bose (Bengal) fifth: and T. N. Seth I'nited Provinces) sixth.
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    HALL FUND: FLAG DAY NETS $2,480
    105 6 A TOTAL of $3,479.03 was collected from i lie sale oi Rag* for the Singapore Badminton Hall Fund last Saturday. The highest single price paid for a Hag was $100.00 by Mr. V. A. W. Haudley while niaiTy others firms paid $10 and X
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    Argvles Buy 4 Chisholm
    59 6 A.P. LONDON, Wed. —Centre half Jack hisholm was transferred from Shfflield United to Plvnmiith Arg>le for £12.000 today. He will play against Chesterfield at Plymouth In a second di\ision English League toot ball match on Saturday. Sheffield i nit ed paid Brentford about £16,000 for ('hisholm
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    LA PORTE TO QUIT CYCLING
    219 6 S'PORE CYCLING CARNIVAL AERALD M. LA FORTE, skipper of the ShigaU pore Island Ramblers, announced his retirement from competitive cycling, yesterday at the conclusion of the Singapore Cycling Carnival. Awthar Sinerh annexed the individual chamuionship with a lotal of 14 points. Kwa Chin was runner-up.
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    Narrow Victory For 'Terror'
    138 6 H.M.S. Terror rugby XV scored a narrow victory over the Singapore Cricket Club "A" team by six points (two tries) tc three (a try) in a rugger match played on a sodden S.C.C. padang yesterday. The greasy ball and slippery field made good rugger impossiible. The
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    DARA SINGH v KING KONG ON FRIDAY NIGHT
    112 6 Tiit- weekly wmllllif promotion al the Great World will take place on "Friday night this week. The card features four heavyweight matches and all of them L,i\e promise ot an abundance of thrills. Dara rata his oft reg tested with King Kon.t;.
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    We Have No Choice But To Stand Ready, Says Mr. Truman
    239 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. PRESIDENT Truman said today that there woii d never be another war if the peoples of the world could have their way. While captive peoples "are made to respond to our handclasp with the mailed fist,
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    ANOTHER SOVIET PURGE COMING?
    63 8 LONDON. Wed. HĕOrgl M. Malenkov, a ranking member of the Politburcau, lashed out at unnamed Soviet leaders today. Malenkov accused some of the Communist Party's top men of being "exclusively complacent, boastful and neglectful. He identified them only as "party Soviet economic end trade union leaders."
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    WHY EAT AGAIN
    25 8 A.P. BOMBAY, Wed Hunger strikers ended Uieir hunger strike in Baroda yesterday jast as the Gaekwat started discussions with strikers >e-ptcs-mtatives A.P.
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    LABOUR WINS
    21 8 U.P. KINGSTON. Jamaica. Wed. -The Labour Patty won Jamaica's e'ection today gaining 17 oat of the 32 seats.- U.P.
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    Court Told How Inspector Was Trapped
    245 8 IPOH, Wednesday. THE Sessions Court today heard Federal Counsel, Mr. E. N. Griffith-Jones tell the story of how .1 trap was laid to catch Rauf bin Haji Ahmad a police •nspcctor at Tapah. in the act of receiving a bribe Prosecution said that Rauf
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    CINDERELLAS IN THE PALACE
    48 8 A.P. LONDON. Wed. The Queen danced with the footman and the Princess danced Svith the clock winder last night during Buckingham palace's annua' household Christmas Party. Tae King, still lccuperating fiom a leg ailment, sat on the sidelines. He retired shoitly before midnight.- A.P.
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    Millions Greet The Shoe-Maker's Son
    220 8 Reuter. MOSCOW. Wednesday. MARSHAL Josef Stalll: is 70 today. Master ot nearly one-fifth of the world for a crucial quarter-century, the shoe-maker.; son today received the greetings of tens of millions of Russians as "father of the workers" and "leader of peace. Soviet Russia's iwn
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    TRAM STRIKE THREAT IS HONGKONG
    91 8 Reuter. HONGKONG. Wed. Unl > an agreement Ifl reached between workers and the management at a meeting today with labour officer Brian Hawkins, there will be no tram service hero tomorrow. The workers have been demanding a special cost of living allowance which the management
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    LONDON SHARES
    138 8 Reuter. I.ONDON. Wed.—Small wionort in the narrow market satire, British Government funds firmness today. Gains of quarter per rent were widespread. This lead was not follow.-d by other domestic stocks. Irons and steels, however, remained firm. Tobacco share." were hesitant on renort* from Washington that Britain is planning
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    FRENCH DENY PEKING ALLEGATIONS
    319 8 'It's Blackmail Manoeuvres' Reuter. SAIGON, Wednesday. FRENCH authorities here today described as 'blackmail and maiiosuF xres'all Chinese repots, whether Communist or National st, surestin*\hat the French China were helping the Chinese Natttoa- st. s Th -y formal y denied all reports that French troops had helped
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    WALK-OUT
    26 8 Reuter. TOKYO. Wed —Soviet representatives today walked out of the Allied Council here after refusing to discuss the repatriation of Japanese prisoners from Russian territory.—Reuter.
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    SERGEANTS WANTED
    27 8 A.P. LONDON. Wed. The sergeant may be cuiscd in every army, but the British Territorials" need 800 of them said Maj. Gen. O. Herbert. A.P.
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    BORZT OFF-RATION
    20 8 A.P. BERLIN. Wed —The West Berlin City Government announced today that sausages will be unrationed after January I.—A.P.
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    QUALIFICATION TEST FOR M.P.'s?
    83 8 Reuter. WOLVERHAMPTON. Wed. -Mr. Sidney Guy. chief of a big motor firm here, thinks all Parliamentarycandidates should undergo a test. In a letter accompanying his Company's annual statement he suggested these questions: 1. What is the experience that qualifies you to run one of the biggest
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    WINCHING COMBED
    36 8 Reuter HONGKONG. Wed.- The British-1 egistered 563 ton Chinese owned coastal vessel Winghing has been bombed by Nationalist aircraft, according to an unconfirmed Chinese report here which said theie were heavy casualties aboard. -Router.
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    JULIANA SIGNS BILL TO FREE INDONESIA
    123 8 Reuter. ment by 34 votes to 15. This was the last step in legalising the actual transfer that will take place at a special ceremony in Amsterdam next Tuesday, when Indonesian Premier Mohamed Hatta will accept the transfer on behalf of the United States
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    SOS GIRLS WERE RED DECOYS
    210 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Wed Phe Sennte Judiciary subcommittee yesterday re'eased the testimony of former Fed U Bureau cf Investigation derec-ver agent, who told h >w wartime communist* vi ed SOS girls—sweethearts of servicemen—to soften up soldiers and sailors foi Marxist propaganda. The former agent. Jos Huber
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    TOMMIES WON'T NEED PASSPORTS IN BELGIUM
    105 8 A.P. liONDON, Wed. The five Brussels treaty powers signed an agreement todiy giving the soldiers of each country the right to move about without passports or visas. The- agi cement exempts members of the aimed forces from the income tax of the country where
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    92 8 STIIAIIs i HL.'irsE METIIOIH.sT I HI IUII, prUMT] depart ment concert, Kaatpoaa Kapor Road. 3.3" p.m. CHINESE HKISTIAM INTEK- < HIR(H UNION, Chinese Y.M.CA.. 107. Selegie Road. 5 p.m. M NIOR CHAMBER OF CO:«lMKKCK, Board of Directors meeting. Washington Cafe. 5.15 p.m. THKOnOI'HICAL SOCIETY. 8. Caifnhill
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    CINEMA
    202 8 CATHAY: "Tulsa" with Susan Hayward and Robert Preston »t 11 1.45. 4.15. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "Life and Death" (Mandarin) with Wang ShiChoaa at 11. 1.45. 4. 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: Kind Hearts and Coronets" with Dennis Price, Valeric Hobson. Joan Qfeaßv wood and Alec Guinness at
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    GREETINGS
    62 8 U.P. LONDON. Wed. Prime Minister Clement Att'ee today enogritulated Premier Josef Sta'i" of th'> Soviet Union on his 70 l h Mrtfiday a'lnivcrsai f«nd extended] bent wishes for hi:- "continued good health." 3" '•-id Pfinar < a'so sent thci' >i *>d wishes to tV Soviet 'eador and Swi3s Minister
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