Malaya Tribune, 23 December 1949

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  • 62 1 MALAY Trubune by im PEOPLE LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA 1 Phone 3811/3 T N« Linat Puulushea atmultanouuxly ut Hmyapure, Kuala Lumpur, lyoh a nd Penang TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON KEPRESEXTATIVE E. Maurice Glover, afahry* Tribune Office,
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  • 324 1 U.P. HANOI, Thursday. estimated 50,000 French and Vietnam troops patrotleil the northern border of Tonkin province today within eyesight of the victorious Chinese Communist armies across the borlei. French military oiliciak said there had be en no border incidents I so f ar#
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  • 140 1 Reuter. HONGKONG. Tlmrs. Hongkong today faced the threat of a general strike as tramway workers issued a strike ultimatum to their employers. They were later Joined by electricity, gas and telephone workers in presenting a joint statement on economic difficulties. The other utilities workers, who
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  • 100 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thura —M. Reae Massigli. French Ambassadoi in London called on Foreign s etary Ernest Bevin at the Foreign Office today to discuss plans for British recogtion of the Vietnam govern•nt of ex-Emperor Bao Dal for British and French n cognition of
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  • 54 1 A.P. NEW DELHI. Thurs. A gelatine preparation is being evolved in India ac a substitute for blood plasma in the treatment <>t patients in need of blood transfusion. The research is being c one in the bio-chemistry .v -non of the National Chemical Laboratory in Poona.
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  • 63 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Thurs. A Chinese Nationalist gunboat fired two shots &t the 330 ton British registered coastal ship Cloverlock outside Amoy yesterday, according to a usually reliable source. The Cloverlock was at the time on her way to Hongkong after running the blockade into Amoy. Hor
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  • 59 1 A.P. LONDON, Thurs. The Colonial Secretary, Arthur Creech Jcnes, announced today the appointment o/ Mr. Robert Scott, Colonial Secretary for the Gold Coast, as administrator of the East Africa High Commission Mr. Scott. 46. formerly Financial Secretary in the Palestine Administration, succeeds Sir George Ritchie Sandford
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  • 41 1 Reuter. AMSTERDAM, Thurs.-First members of the Indonesian delegation for the ceremonial transfer of soveicignty to Indonesia reached Amsterdam by air today. They weie A. K. Piinggodigdo. Republican Secreiaiy of State, and Mi. Mohammea Jifnja of East Indonesia. Reucer.
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  • 86 1 Reuter. IXiNDON, Thurs. The Chinese Nationalist <2overnment has told Britain that recognition of the Chinese Communists would conflict with the decision of the United Nations General Assembly to refer the Chinese complaint alleging Russian breach of the Sino-Soviet treaty of 1945 to the "Little Assembly."
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  • 71 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. When Blackie Kdonfeld and Ted Malone. two American roving television reporters leave London airport tonight two hot water bottles full of water will be among their parcels. "We are -aking water so we can have a shave when we get to New York
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  • 301 1 U.P. CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Thursday. 4 niiidnianrieivd theatre usher, wno sa)d he could not remember anything after leaving a Christmas party, was arrested fo; killing a cab driver ana critically wounding the driver's wife Police picked up John White, 19. usher at a
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  • 67 1 U.P. LONDON, Thurs.Spot tin closed unchanged at £604- 1 2 while three months tin continued in demand rising nearly two sterling to €577-7/8 in the London market today. The closing prices were spot £604 buyers 1605 sellers with no business done. Three months £577-3/4 buyers £578 sellers
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  • 68 1 A.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs. John Biian Holmes, a British Army sergeant who was acclaimed last Saturday as a hero after waking residents of a burning fiat, was arrested today at the scene of a motor car fire on charges of arson. Police arrested Holmes today as he
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  • 91 1 Reuter. I LONDON, Thurs. J The Britißh Treasury an- > nouneed tonight that as i trom tomorrow, residents in China and Formosa will require permission F from the exchange con- 1 trol heiore making pay- nients from sterling accounts. f I A statement said
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  • 109 1 U.P. LONDON. Thurs.—Bonnie Prince Charlie left with hi.s nurse today for Sandringham Palace where his grandfather King George will spend a quiet Christmas with other members of the Royal family. Prince Charles, apparently fully recovered from a recent bout of tonsilit. was driven
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  • 34 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs.— Britain exoorted 28.000 cars and over 9.000 trucks and buses last month as well as over £500.000 worth a day of agricultuial tractors, industrial trucks, tiailers, paits and accessories.—Reuter.
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  • 144 1 AFRICAN COMMISSION TOLD: Reuter. ENUGU, Nigeria, Thursday. The first miners* witness before the commission investigating last month's disorders at Enugu colliery said today that promotions among African workers reserved for "blue eyed boys" nonunionists and blacklegs. The witness, Afolasi AdioMoses, Secretary General of Nigeria's
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  • 31 1 A.P. BONN. Thurr.—The Western Occupation Powers may send a strong note to Moscow and other Eastern capita's for the release of German pri-soners-of-war, a British spokesman said today. -A.P.
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  • 221 1 Reuter. VIRGINIA WATER, surrey. Tnais. -Police believe a prosperous and res pec tab-e London property owner, found ihol in a hotel here to be "the world's most accomplished burglar." Police are convinced, that the canital with which this man, 51-year-old Rarry Fieldsend, canied out his property
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  • 119 1 A.P. SALONIKA, Thurs. An American officer and a Bulgarian soldier were having a little chat through the Iron Curtain on the Greek-Bulgari-an frontier north of here. "Now you have seen us." grinned the Bulgarian to Col. Del Bentley, an American observer with the United
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  • 17 1 A.P. PARIS. Thurs--Fog today gioanded all planes at Paris's major airports and Le liouizel. A.P.
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  • 260 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. JHE weekly review Economist caid here today that Burma was a world problem and might become one of the liveliest sectors of the international "cold war." Stating that the affairs of Burma would certainly be high on the agenaa oi
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  • 104 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs.- Prime Minister Clement Attlee called a further meeting cf ministers today to complete British delegation arrangements for the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers conference opening at Ceylon on Jan. 9. This is the second meeting on conference arrangements within the past 24 hours. Britain's
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  • 68 1 A pillion-rider was baaly injured and two sheep were killed when n motor cyclist was involved in a collison in Anson iload at 11 15 o'clock last night. The sheep belonging to the Malayan Livestock Co., Ltd.. were be.ng conducted along the road from
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  • 115 1 STOP PRESS A.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs.— A British consular officer at Tsingtao has informed the U.S. Government that two Americans held by the Chinese Communists since October. 1948 are still alive and being held in the vicinity of Tsinglao. The State Department announced that at its request
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  • 25 1 A.P. NEW DELHI. Thurs. A March of Annas'' is underway here -ponsored by the American Women's Club, to raise funds to combat poliomyelitis.—A.P.
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  • 26 1 A.P. NEW DELHI, Thurs. Two thousand non-Muslim abd iced women are being kept by government servants in Pakistan, the Government of India claims. —A.P.
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  • 29 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thuis. '1 iie King piesided over a gathering ot moie tnan 300 Royal Maiine officers in the banqueting hall of Savoy Hotel, London, last night.—Reuter.
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  • 154 2 EAST Ward's Amy Laycock. Singapore's second City Mother who took her seat just one month ago wants Better health service for kampong mothers in her Waul. The Municipal Health Department is looking into the matter. The paiallel eaith drains along Paya Labar to be
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  • 24 2 Latest rt turns of collections for the Poppy Day Fund art: Johore $9,723.61. Perlis $881.75. Trengganu $2,944.50. Malacca $6,598.06. Negri Sembiian $10,248.03.
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  • 116 2 I?OR the 34 000 people of the Bukit Timah area. r the Singapore Rural Board is planning a first aid emergency str .ion equipped with an ambulance. If this project is successful, similar stations will be set up. in the other rural areas.
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  • 117 2 WHEN the Ist. Cameronians draw alongside Sin- cauore jetty tomorrow on their vay to Hongkong in the troopship, Lancashire, they will hear their famous regimental march—the Athol Highlanders—piped by the band of the I I Gurkha Rifles. Then two Gurkha battalions the 17 and the
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  • 49 2 In a special Christmas message to the security forces, the Army Council states: "All ranks have carried out their duties conscientiously and loyally in the best traditions of the service and in a manner that has inspired and earned the admiration and respect of all".
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  • 308 2 NEGOTIATIONS were started yesterday with the Thailand Government by top British officials for the purchase of large supplies of rice for Malaya, Singapore, and the Borneo territories, according to an Associated Press report from Bangkok. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Britain's CommissionerGeneral for
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  • 55 2 S Twer.lv tons of AusS tralian fresh milk ice 1 i cream arrived in Singa- |M>re docks yesterday S morning at 7.30. By ten i o'etook, it was on sale at Fltzpatrirk's shop in S Orchard Road, i Here is a sling-full of th« icecream, being 1
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  • 241 2 A Municipal Committee On WHAT is a model Welfare Officer? A sub-commit-tee appointed to inquire into the Municipal Welfare Department has given the answer. A Welfare Officer, says the Committee, should be a friend and guide to anyone in trouble. A Welfare Officer should use
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  • 139 2 TWENTY SIX men and j women all hawkers of Wavan- Street to China town and many of them well over sixty have protested against the Town Cleasing Depaitmcnt's order cancelling their licences and giving them a place at the Pcop'e's Park hawker shelter. The second
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  • 106 2 Five don'ts when you buy Streptomycin: 1. Don't buy it on the black market for injection it might do you harm. 2. Don't pay more than $2 a gram-bottle you are a fool if you do. 3. Don't think that you can get a
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    • 388 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY MI ¥TIT VI I 'iUII'k Down. Annct. with Sig. Tune; 7.00 Close DLtUEj JMILiI.W%JM\K%. 7 m programme Sum- Mown. ENGLISH PROGRAMMES mary; 7.05 Interlude; 7.15 Talk; CHINESE I'UIHJItAMMF.S 7.:t0 Popular Songs; H. 15 News; 12.15 p.m. Sig. Tune. Open 111« 10.(Ml a.m. News from kuala 8
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  • 140 3 Doctors Disagree So- CONSIDERATION of trfi c scheme for a unified Malayan health service was deferred for the next meeting. Asking the Council's permission tor deferring the motion. Dr. R. B. MacGregor. Director of Medical Ser- v es. said that the proposal as
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  • 222 3 LANG UAGE LAW WAIVED 1 YEAR THE language qualification required of applicants 1 for Federation citizenship will be waived for another year, according to a bill approved oy the Council. The bill seeks to amend the Federation of Malay* agreement for the purpose Asking the Council's approval of the bn
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  • 72 3 As soon as the amended proposals agreed by the Government of Federation and Singapore are approved by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Federation Government will authorise advances to pensioners. This statement was made in an otficial reply to a question by Hon.
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  • 15 3 There were 298 arrests in *ho Federation during the week ending Dec. 21.
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  • 239 3 THE Federation Government denied that departmental orders have been issued forbidding members of the police force from writing of making any statement, complaint or criticism or offering any information to the police commisSlon In reply to Mrs. B. H. Oon, the Government replied
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  • 62 3 Sir Henry Gurney, told tlie ccuncifthat he hoped to announce within a few days the composition of the Commission of Inquiry to look into recent events at the Sultan Idris Training College, Tanjong Malim. Meanwnile he said he was glad to say that the Hon.
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  • 30 3 The Postmaster-General announces that the Universal Postal Union Commemorative Stamps for the States of Kedah. Pahang and Trengganu will be withdrawn from sale with effect from December 27.
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  • 82 3 The Perlis Government has made arrangements to provide new holdings at Bukit Tambun Estate. Province Wellesley for 20 squatter families from the areas of Puah. The Malayan Chinese Association. Penang, has built houses for 20 families and it is understood that they will
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  • 252 3 THE Singapore Legislative Council were seveiely criticised by Federal statesmen To* not finalising the rubber packing bill last Tuesday The Select Committee's report on the Rubber Packing and shipping Contrc' Bill was unanimously adopted by the Federal Legislative Council. The bill is contrived to meet mplainta
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  • 493 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. ALL civilian resources of Malaya are to be mobilised early next year in the war against the terror. High Commissioner of the Federation, Sir Henry Gurney told the Legislative Council this today. His exact words were: "It is Government's
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  • 210 3 CIR Henry Gurney. told Council that His Majesty's Government approved the grant of $4,850,000 under the Colonial Development Welfare Scheme for the new Technical College in Kuala Lumpur. The new college, provided for in the Federation Development Plan, will be residential. It will accommodate
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  • 303 3 THE Legislative Council dropped the profits set-off clause from the Federation's war loss compensation scheme when it passed the War Damage Bill. This is in line with the advice of the bpeciai Committee appointed by High Commissioner Sir Henry Gurney to study and
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  • 98 3 THE Federation Government la computing the national income It is hoped that the Uwk may be completed by the middle of next year. This was disclosed in a Government reply to a question by the Hon. Mr. P. Rajagopal. Asked by Mr. Rajagopal whether
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  • 503 4 AFTER a show of independence, the Federation follows Singapore's lead and decides to drop the excess profits set-off in its War Damage ComDensation scheme. The twelve-man committee, appointed at the end of October to devise a formula for applying the set-off, slogged away
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  • 3749 4  -  EASTERN IIY BRIGADIER FITZROY MACLEAN M.P. A PPR OA CHES-34 THE wooded hills of Korcula stood out black against the pale sky. As we rounded the point and entered the harbour, the first rays of the rising sun were beginning to
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  • 979 5  -  By HILL GILSAND THE bands of boys, the gangs of children who knock at the doors on Christmas Eve, and sing their carols, don't know that they carry on a 17 centuries old tradition. In all probability, they don't care. Nor arc they unduly
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  • 1018 5 I'RANCIS MUSGRA YE IT is a matter of record that each year the Christmas spirit reaches some peoples hearts, showing them to their neighbours in a totally unsuspected light. After Scrooge w%s visited by the Spirit of Christmas in Dickens' immortal masterpiece "A Christmas Carol" his
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  • 980 5 All over the world British men and women who have chosen or been forced to spend their lives outside Britain are celebrating Christmas. In the British Commonwealth, the pattern of Christmas is modelled on that of the home country and th" age-old customs of the British
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  • 250 5 I WAS interested by a photogiaph which appeared in the newspaper recently of a lr.dy who keeps a turkcy-farni in Norfolk. Such arc the depredations of those who sunply the black market that this, Irdy has been obliged to train her turkeys to roost in the trees <
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  • 1387 6  -  Times Change, But Basis Of Great Comedy Never Alters PORTRAIT OF A GENIUS AND HIS PICTURE by LENSMAN IN A TIME- OF SIKESS 1 and trouble in this grave n:w wcrld cf ours, there is something more than moderately reassuring in the ability to lAUgh.
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  • 223 6 A.P. TECHNICAL ADVISERS are hired to see that details of geography. costume, manners, interior decoration, history and many other special factors are correctly portrayed in movies. They are happy men when directors choose to accept their advice. But sometimes, their reward is sheer frustration. Frea Cavens. a fencing
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  • 136 6 THE most "versatile" oil well ever a 1 by Hollywood's master g technicolour outdoor spectac" its season at the Cathay, BiaW**- The derrick is one of the major props in the frontier oirtuia starring Susan Hayward. Robert Preston, Pedro Armendariz, Lloyd Gough
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    173 6 BURSTING with "neW songs in the inimitable Jolson manner, Columbia Pictures' "Jolson Sings Again." in technicolour. opened this morning at the Capitol Theatre. Larry Parks (pictured alongside) is again seen as the world's greatest entertainer, capturing for the screen Jolson's dynamic personality in the same manner in which
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    807 7  -  By GUY HALFERTY Iread that the University of Chicago is embarked upon a research project aimed at studying the sleeping habits of babies. The aim of tjie programme will be to find what foods can be given turns to keep him from makmg baby noises all night,
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  • 1111 7  -  by CAPT. F. L. OLIVER LONDON. EXISTENCE of two British anti-submarine aircraft has been disclosed here with the removal from the secret list of the Fairey 17 and Blackburn V A Five. The Fairey 17, described as the most advanced plane of its
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  • 451 7  -  By Bruce Biossat N.E.A. NEW YORK—A glassmaker has cpme up with a new automobile windshield glass that will take some of the sting out of the glaring headlights of oncoming cars. Since "sealed beam" headlights were developed some years back, the average car's main
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  • 83 7 A.P. MONTREAL. An American Professor of Dentistry said on Wednesday that painless, hurtless, vibrationless toothcutting is here. Dr. Ralph Summer of the University of Michigan, told a meeting of Montreal dentists that a resent invention called Airdent. propels an abrassive through a nozzle under his pressure. It cuts,
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    105 7 DOMESTIC DISHWASHING MACHINE, fitted into a standard stainless steel sink which takes the place of the existing kitchen sink and saves space Crockery, pots and pans are scrubbed and brushed clean under water by electricity. The washing unit has revolving brushes witu a special roller bracket which enables
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    • 251 7 JACK ARMSTRONG by Bob Scltoenkt* SB^ggisHM J Iyou liked me/ ofcoursel I such I bVthe WAY, J^t^Kj l T is not DIFFICULT TO AROUSED IN THE WORDS SENORITA ELENA. \NORTEAMFRICAN arrogant grace/ r wAoPMy^ THINK OF/ WELL.. .AH... I PONT DISPLAY SUCH A FEELING YOU SEE ALL WjjV^ OUTH >)
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  • 883 8  -  A SHORT STORY By EDNA HETMAN THE situation is desperate, but not serious." said Pierre. Yvette sighed. •You with your ill-placed sense of humour. There is the rent to pay next week, and to-morrow is Christmas, and I don t think there will be anything to eat Fifty-seven
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    • 231 8 VIC Ftiki by Jliihael O'Jlall y ami Italph Lane 1 T"T_A 1 fi'NO LUCK iOL/aY, "(HAT CLIPr..»6 Jfij Of Jose, who was Of Alex murdered in a seemed to know plen- meto Lakeside to that had tourist cabin, ty but wouldn't talk, solve the murder, caused it all. C opr.
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  • 1493 9  -  STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER b> MENCIUS If. AD .on interesting talk recently with a friend who attributes devilish cunning to people he calls the "British Imperialists. He has firmly in his head that the British Empire exists only because of the skill with which
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  • 113 9 The Rubber Study Group due to meet next year will advise the Governments of the Federation and Singapore on matters connected with rubber. The committee will put forward the names ot persons who would be competent* and willing to attend the meeting and to assist
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  • 83 9 SIX hundred and six poisons were given jobs by the I Colony's Employment Ex- '< change service last month out of 918 vacancies oft'eied. Two hundred and twenty job? weie cancelled. The total number of persons registered with the Exchange is 130.114. Of these.
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  • 251 9 Sidney Watts, veteran of the Royal Marines, made his first plane flight to Singapore this week to reach the bedside of his 24-year-old son lying wounded in the British Military Hospital. Mr. Watts arrived by Constellation yesterday after what he described as
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  • 71 9 The three Malayan trade I union observers to the recent Free World Labou: Confci ence m Ixmdon arlived here yesterday by air from Kamchi. They declined to make any comment. Mr. Tan Tuan Boon left by tiain for Kuala Lumpui last night and the other two.
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  • 63 9 A mobile Employment Exchange service recommendied by the Colony's Labour Department has been shelved by the Government. This was disclosed by Mr. j G. W. Davis. Deputy Comi missioner for Labour, who i said no estimates were provided for such a plan next year. He added that
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  • 154 9 THE steady rehabilitation 1 of the track and an increased stock of serviceable locomotives and coaches will make It possible for the Malayan Railways to inaugurate the proposed improved services in the new year. Commencing on Jan. 1 there will be a daily semiexpress train,
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  • 86 9 YESTERDAY three scouts of St. Patrick's School turned up at the Singapore Shipping Office to ask permission to see a dcreltc: boat recently recovered floating at the southern end oi the breakwater. The scouts had tied their boat in the canal flowing alongside the school on
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  • 110 9 Kuala Lumpur. Thurs. Bandits attacked two jungle squads travelling In police vehicles and a civilian car at the Kuala Pilah pass. The squadf under the OCPD Bahau. were on their way to Seremban. The leading squad charged up the back under fire and the bandits fled.
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  • 46 9 The Christmas decorations and large Christmas tree made a gay splash of colour at the successful dance in the YAV.C.A. Hostel. Fort Canning Road, yesterday. Dancing, to the music of Trevor Mac. was in the lounge and over 200 people were present.
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    • 122 9 Ll'L ABXfclt l»y Al Ca VV TAKE. IT I2ZY/T- V/Hl and mow-to' Y^ THE. WAD BEHIND THE X, I ISSmThere. in this statueHflH MADQOARTIRS.] MOCKW > > N *T?ifeu P «ADIATOR AND SNAP HIT f IS REPOSING A CAPSOi-E OF "nJ'' 1 THE JHiFF A "N NO HOFFJT MV TIME
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  • 345 10 I ONDON, Thursday. A treasury informant said on Wednesday that senior finance officials of the Commonwealth nations will meet at Colombo at the same time as the Foreign Ministers. They will map Commonwealth needs for dollar purchases, including oil. The question of a Japanese peace
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  • 75 10 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Thurs. Importation of certain food to supply the 20 per cent Japanese food deficiency may be handed over to Japanese private importers from Jan. 1. according to Japanese press reports. Previously, as most of Japan's imported food came through American sources, the Japanese
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  • 33 10 Singapore Thur. There was very little interest in the local share market today in all sections, with the apt proaeh of the festive j season. Prices showed only minor changes. j
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  • 76 10 Havsbris (45)1 Belurti (44); Tjiboda» (42 3); Sigli (40 1); Sentani (40); Caprentaria (38 9); Silverplane (35/6); Salawat i (88 4): Stam ac Djirak (31/2); Plancius (17 8); Charon (19 20); s. H. B. craft (21 2); Silverv+alnut Kengam (23); Fukien (24); Phronti* (25 6); Asphalion (27
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  • 832 10 SINGAPORE, THURS. INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 2.15 2.25 xd Alex. Brtckt Pref. 2.40 2.60 Ord. 2.22 1 2.30 B. B. Petrol 35 36/B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/3 16/6 E. Utd. Assur. 39 25 40.25xd Est. Trust Fed. Dispensary 6.50 7.00 Fraser Neave
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  • 121 10 The rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday and gained 3/8 of a cent from Wednesday. But only moderate husiness passed with a preholidav feeling in evidence. Closing prices in cents per pound were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 888 m 1 fo.b. Jan. 49 3 8 49 1 2
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  • 62 10 Tin price gained ff>/j oents on the picul in Singapore Yesterday. The price per pieul ex-Miielter was $285. LONDON Dec 21. spot am 2 buyers Vf t 1 2. Three months £572' 2 buyers Down £1 2. Turnover: 25 tons. Second session: Spot £604 I 4 I p
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  • 96 10 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO. Thurs. Loans to Japanese industries from the United States aid counterpart fund may reach six to seven thousand million yen before the new year, the finance Ministry authorities said. They believed t|it a large lean to the shipbuilding industry would be authorised this week.
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  • 184 10 NEW DELHI, Thursday. The period of shipment of jute goods under destinational quotas fixed for July-December, 1949, has been extended to March 31. 1950. The Government of India does not intend to announce fresh quotas for soft currency countries until the present quotas have been more
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  • 66 10 Coffee was turner in Singapore yesteiday. Rio No. 3 changed hands at $118 with sellers at $120. Rio No. 5 was done at $115 with selleis at $*****. Rio No. 7 was indicated at $112 buyers and $112 selleis. Copra was a quiet but Sim market with buyers
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  • 87 10 BY POST FOR JAPAN Reuter-AAP. TOKIO. Thurs. Japanese living in America have started to take advantage i of a recent lifting of restrictions by Gen. Douglas Macarthur's headquarters allow- ing dollar money order to be i sent from the United States to Japan. The Japanese postal au- thorities are having
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    • 143 10 ROYAL ROTTERDAM LLOYD* Aden, Fort Said, Rotterdam Amsterdam. Spore P. Sham. Penang MAT ARAM 24/25 Dec. 26 Dec. 27 Dec. GAROET 11/13 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. BANTAM 25/27 .Jan. 28 Jan 29 Jan. OVERJSEL 6/8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. Agents i ROTTERDAM TRADING CO. (M) LTD. ShipptWf Dep
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  • 989 11  -  PROBABLE SCR A T CHINGS By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners BIG fields a;e likely to face the starters at tomorrow's races, the opening day of the Penang Turf Club's Christmas and New Year Meeting. The programme of eight events provides
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  • 769 11  -  By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2.0H0 Winners PENANG, Today. VICTORY March looked very well when he spurted down the straight on the No. 2 track this morning. Christmas Knight was ridden by Bagby over the same distance in even time. Pamary did
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  • 82 11 CL I, Div. I—B' 2 F. KINDER GOLD l'erostan silver SpeaiCL L Div. 2—81; V. CONSISTORY Royal Flush Friar's Last CL 2, Div. I—si j F. NESS I S I'nmarv Abhy Kav CI. 2, Div. 2—5' 2 1. IiRONZE FLASH Kandi* Inspiration CL I. Div. :i—s'; r. RADAR Mat
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  • 197 11 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Thursday.—Felilisimo Ampon, Philippines champion, scored an impressive straight sets victory in the first round of the men's singles when the first international lawn tennis championships of Asia opened here today. Ampon? one of the favourites to win the event, beat L Alexy of
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  • 187 11 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. Folio* ii.' ire the" Knclish football fixture* tor Huxiiil: Day, Dec. ?ti; ENGLISH LKAGI E FIRST DIVISION Birmingham v. Dei by. Bolton v. W.B.A. BunSey v. Blackpool. ChaiiUJU v. Portsmouth, i helaea v. Liverj>ooi. Evertoh v. rtilhanl. HudderVslield v. MuVhcst. r C. Manchester U.
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  • 88 11 U.P. MANILA, Thurs.—Tirso del Rosario retained the Orient featherweight championship by scoring a close ten-round decision over Dado Marino of Honolulu in Rizal Stadium tonight. A crowd of 12,000 walchec a fast battle in which the fighters mixed it freely from the beginning of
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  • 29 11 The Jollilads Athletic Union went down four nil to H.M.S. Unicorn in a soccer match at Geylang Stadium, yesterday. The Unicorn's scorers were Paj and Halgh (3»
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  • 19 11 THOMSON. —To Jean, wife of G. G. Thomson, at KacOanj; Kcrbau Hospital on Thursday. December 22nd, a Ik»v.
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    • 411 11 NOTICES NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that CHEONG BOON SONG of Kluang has this day retired from the firm af LAM YEONG PRESS CO., of Nos 1 t< 3, Telok Aver Street, Singapore. Henceforth, the said CHEONG BOON SONG will not have any interest in the said firm which will
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  • 355 12 1,100 Troops Move In A.P. Reuter. EAT AVI A, Thursday. THE Indonesian Republican Army pushed ahead 1 oi its :,cnedule for occupying Batavia aid began convoying 1,100 troops into the city this afternoon. Following a staff mating, tne spokesman for the army headquarters revised an ear.ier
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  • 145 12 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Thurs Quern Juliana of the Netherlands will transfer sovereignty to the United Republic of Indonesia at the Royal Palace at Amsterdam en Tuesday. Dec. 27 at 9 a.m. GMT (10 am. Dutch time,, it was officially announced today. The transfer
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  • 86 12 Reuter. FRANKFURT, Thurs. Siam is offering rice worth $3,400,--000 to Western Germany in exchange for 50 steam locomotives and complete equipment for a iice mill, an Economic Ministry spokesman said here today. The locomotives were worth about $2,200.000 and the mill equipment about $1,200.000. he
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  • 58 12 U.P. HONGKONG. Thurs.—A spok3sman of WJieelock Marden Company, leca' agents of the Canadian Western Steamship Company, said he had received a message today from the ship Lake Canam about which the Vancouver Home Office was concerned. "Theie is no need for concern," the spokesman said. "We
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  • 33 12 DACCA. East Pakistan, Thurs. —U Aung Sein, President of the Burmese Moslem Chamber of Commerce, today warned Pakistan to watch her Eastern frontiers in view of recent developments in China.—Reuter.
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  • 105 12 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. Clark Gable, the romantic heartbreak for two decades of movieland, secluded himself with his fourth bride at his Encino ranch oday, prior to sailing on a honeymoon cruise to Honolulu The King of Hollywood's screen lovers left his friends and fans
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  • 76 12 A.P. CHERBOURG. FRANCE. Thurs.-The Duchess of Windsor "has received several offers" of jobs, the Duke said yesterday as they embarked on the Queen Elizabeth fcr the United States. Asked whether the Duchess would take a position at a fashion house, her husband said ,"no." "1
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  • 59 12 U.P. LONDON, Thurs.—Britain is transferring Royal Air Force fighter squadrons from the middle eastern command to Asmara and Mogadishu to prevent cashes on the return of Somaliland to Italy early next year. The Biitish planes will have police duties and will not be put into operation
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  • 310 12 Reuter. MANCHESTER, Thursday. RESIGNATIONS in Malaya are demanded in a 11 letter in today's Liberal Manchejter Guardian from Mi. H. E. Desch, former wood technologist to the Malayan Forestry Department— "to restore I public confidence in the Government." Ho attacked those who "failed to assess
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  • 40 12 Th? last "Christmas ship" the Charon with 121 school children from Australia sailed into Singapore early yesterday morning. Later in the afternoon. 42 children boarded two Malayan Airways aircraft for Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang.
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  • 31 12 Reuter. NICOSIA, Cyprus, Thurs.— Eighteen passengers were officially reported missing, feared drowned, today from a uus swept away in central Cyprus in the island's worst floods for 20 years.—Reuter.
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  • 119 12 Reuter. BATAVIA. Thurs -An Indonesian budget deficit of 1304.900,000 guildeis by the end of the year was forecast today before assumption of sovereignty by the United States of Indonesia. •Di A. Oudt, Financial Sec rotary, said in the review that revenue for the current year
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  • 33 12 U.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The Defence Department announced tonight that by January 1 the Army,. Navy and Air Force will have fired 149,--000 civilian employees in an economy cutback ordered last August.—U.P.
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  • 236 12 U.P. TOKYO, Thurs. Five hundred Japanese hegan a sitdown strike in front of the iron gate of the Soviet Embassy h*»re and d viouneed the Russians as "liars" for their failure to keep a promise to tep'.y on repatriation statistics. They said they would continue the sitdown
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  • 31 12 Susan Webberly shows he.- fascinated but sick companion, Marianne Robertson. her fairy doll given by Father Chri t:nas at a treat held in the British Military Hospital yesterday.
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  • 174 12 Reuter. HONGKONG, Thursday. /JEN. Li Pen-yi. Commander of the Nationalist 7th Army was captured near Jungkun in south Kwanssi on Dec. 17, according to a Con: munist New China News Agency report. Tne agency said the D?nuty Commnnd:;the Seventh Army was also taken prisoner.
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  • 96 12 U.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs. A Communist Red di ive to enlist 500.000,000 million Asian women in a campaign to communize Asia is under way, accoiding to leports reaching here today. Many United States officials view this as the most ambitious effort to lecixiit women
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  • 23 12 Reuter. HONGKONG. Thurs. —Communist authorities in Canton announced today that export of foodsturfs, especially rice, to Hongkong is strictly prohibited. —Reuter.
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  • 24 12 U.P. CHICAGO, Thurs —A severe ice storm left scores of midwestern towns isolated the outside world today and caused five deaths. —U.P,
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  • 22 12 A.P. MANILA. Thurs. Judge Manuel Camus "father ot Philippines Boy Scouting died at 74. He was educated in Singapore. —A.P.
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  • 246 12 Reuter. EVJGU. Wednesday.—A British Dolice officer fired one round to, halt 500 to 700 frenzied Africans making a determined at:ack on the police, the Fitzgerald Commission into Nigerian disorders was told here today. i i _i_ rr n-i.i.t. Frederick Kay. British acting Resident,
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  • 109 12 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs.—There was qutet firmness in most se-tions of the London stock ex-ban"-" todnv. British Government s*o<*ks moved fractionally higher follow m little investment huyin":. Small trading was shared hv few leading which were a few pence harder. Oil shares were dull. Losses of 1 3Qnd ware
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  • 32 12 Reuter. NL,,\ UELH., i nars Ships registered in in ua win from Jan. 2b fly a imirmiilf navy nag—rev witn the national nag or india to the left hand corner.—Keuter.
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  • 167 12 CHINESE SWIMMING CLI P.: Cinema Show at 8 p.m. YOUNG MEN MI SLIM ASSOCIATION: Lecture bv Iuehe Syed bin Omar Alpogaff on "Islam a non-commuaJ wav of life." 8 p.m. ST MATTHEW'S C HI K( H Opening service for Clua »h Hall, school-building and vicarage at
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  • 203 12 CATHAY: 'T :l*a Susan Hay ward end I tot ert Preston at Jl. 1.45, 4.15. fr cand 9.30 CAPITOL: -Ji.lscn Su.gs Aprain" »\i;h Larrv tarks Barbara II ill .it '1, 11'., 4 t.30 and 9.39 p.m. PAVII.IOX: Kind H.-r.rtf ;.n<1 Coronets" with E'en s Pti««". Valerie lIoD?on. Juan t.>
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  • 43 12 HOCKEY: S.R.C. v 0 and T egraph. padang: c tl t 1,^ 1 v. S.H.B. Police. Hon Green. S.C.C. v. Veterans, padAD' r Vir SOCCEH: Guthrie S.C. v East Defence Secretariat «.e> lane stadium. BASKETBALL: Inter mitrhc* (continued) J i World stadium.
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  • 34 12 I LOST: From r > Parade, Karons, on Dec rri 1 ber. o"e small femaV eat blacK. wtH< siantin«r green eyes. Tail ends in a Ftump. Answers to name of Solomon. Howard to finder.
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