Malaya Tribune, 24 December 1949

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    65 1 Mala ya Tribune <—•• s PKWLE jr f-o/? 77/f T«t I S'poi* LARGER SAI£S WAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MAI AY A Phone 38M/3 Nine Lmni fubliahea simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang HVELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE
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    FLYING CLUB TOLD 'QUIT KALLANG'
    282 1 Dcci sion Fo I lo%vs Runway Incident THE MALAYA TRIUNNE WISHES ALL READERS A VERY MERRY X'MAS Tribune Staff Reporter. The Director of Civil Aviation, Mr. Albert Savage, told the Royal Singapore Flying Club yesterday to quit Kallang Airport and find a new home. Flying
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    MASTERS OF 'RUNNERS' MAY LOSE LICENCES
    102 1 WASHINGTON. Fri. The Government has warned the rstomntdsea line that the masters of any of its ships which enter the Chinese Communist port of Shanghai may lose their licenses, it was announced today. The warning, the State Department said, was delivered to the master
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    KLM STILL IN
    25 1 BATAVIA, Fi:.—The United States of Indonesia Government and KLM have agreed to form a joint airways company to serve the Indonesian archipelago.
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    BEWARE OF UTOPIAS, SAYS POPE
    153 1 U.P VATICAN CITY. Fri Pope Pius urged the world today to make the 1950 Holy Year the turning point toward peace but warned that "vain Utopias'" and totalitarian rule would not solve mankind's crisis. The Pope delivered his annual Christmas message to the world before
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    FORM GUIDE IN SUNDAY TRIBUNE
    42 1 TOMORROW'S Sunday Tribune will coutain our special form guide and Albert Spencer's comments on the prospects for Monday's races, the second day of the Penang met .ing. It will also contain a full report of today's races.
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    WHERE'S THE TURKEY?
    60 1 Reuter. LONDON. Fri.—Londoners arc counting on this year's Christmas being more akin to prewar st; i dards than any known for many year?. Traditional Chr i.-Lnu<faj&_ is more plenlfJW'f'Vt.. the exception of turkeys which arc very scarce. Some items such as coconuts have recently made their appearance
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    Off To Pakistan
    30 1 Tho Aga Khan and his wife, the Begum, are seen an arrival at Rome's swanky Excelsior Hotel. They flew in from Nice. South Prance enroute to Pakistan.
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    Valentine—War Bride Gets An X'mas Present
    172 1 U.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Friday. MRS. \alentine Ivanov Gardner, 27 year old 1H White Russian war bride, received a Christmas present from the United States Justice Department today. It was the promise of a new hearing by the Immigration Department, which hit kept her cooped
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    'GOSLOW'STRIKE STARTS TODAY
    78 1 U.P. HONGKONG, fri. The Communist dominated Tram Workers' Union decided today to stage a go slow strike at dawn on Saturday to protest against the firm's refusal to grant wage increases for several thousand workers. The men will continue to operate cars but will slow down and
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    THEATRE LEASE
    36 1 Reuter. LONDON, Fri —The government will shortly ta*.<e over the lease of »he historic Covcnt Garden Theatre to which operatic stars of the past 90 years have owed some of their most glittermt; triumphs.—Reuter.
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    BANDITS HOLD UP, ROB S'PORE PLANTER
    90 1 A Singapore Chinese planter. Chen Jan Jee. manager of tne Lee Plantation, who was travelling in his car together with a Chinese civilian and a Malaya driver, was held up by three bandits armed with a sten gun anci two rifles, in Johore yesterday.
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    ERNEST BEVIN IS TOO BUSY
    53 1 Reuter. LONDON Fri. Usual well-informed quai-er here beucve that busmcs. in London wiil oblige Foreign Sec- rctary Erne:;! L'cvin to hurry i home as soon as the Commonwealth conference it Colombo is over. He would consequently bt unable to accept invitations I to visit India
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    KEPALA MURDERED
    38 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Today. —Am Yam Teck. kepala of Lam Sam Estate, was abducted by bandits who murdered him brutally yesterday. His body was found tied to a tree on Chin Hoc estate with five Stabbed wounds.
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    FIRST TRIP
    29 1 U.P. OTTAWA, Fri.—Lester B. Pearson, External Affairs Minister, will fly with the RCAF in the air force's first round-the world trip since the end of the war.—U.P.
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    HUMAN GUINEA PIG IS FREED
    204 1 U.P. ALBANY, New York, Fri. —A lifer at Sing Sing Prison who voluntarily risked his life in an exchange of blood with a child Leukemia victim has been freed but he cannot return to his wife because she married again. Louis Boy, 50, won his
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    Queen Juliana Tells Her People: 'Help Indonesia'
    170 1 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Friday. QUEEN Juliana of the Netherlands appealed to th- 1 Dutch ueoplo in a broadest tonight to help the new United States of Indonesia. In a reference to the trans- fer of sovereignty to the Indonesians next Tuesday. Queen Juliana
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    11 DEAD IN PLANE CRASH
    64 1 U.P. SAVANNAH. Georgia. Fn. j A large plane, assumed to be i B-50 Bomber, with 11 airmen i aboard burst Into flames and crushed last night in Isolated marshlands just across the Sevmnah River in North Ca- ro ina. Air Force rescue units which reached
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    HATTA FLIES TO HOLLAND FOR TRANSFER
    127 1 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Fri —The Indonesian delegation led by > Hatta. first Prime Minister of the United States of Indonesia, passed through here tonignt on its way to Amsterdam, to receive the deed of transfer of sovereignty from Queen Juliana of the Netherlands next Tuesday.
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    NO ISSUE ON MONDAY
    27 1 There will be no isMic of the Malaya Tribune on Monday. Dee. 'Hi (Botins Day). Publication will be resumed on Tuesday. Dec 27.
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    GENERAL Sir John Harding, C-in-C FARELF, taking the "Ii satotc :.s th Second Battalion af the Soot* Gnards – marebed past him at- Selarang Barracks yesterday dlirina his inspect ion. . Spiking after the march-past. Sb John eungratulated ih*> Guard* on their achievements m the , campaign against the bandit •This is more than a local affair. It is as I important to the British Empire as an> battle m the I haK war." he said.
    73 2 GENERAL Sir John Harding, C-in-C FARELF, taking the "Ii satotc :.s th Second Battalion af the Soot* Gnards marebed past him at- Selarang Barracks yesterday dlirina his inspect ion. Spiking after the march-past. Sb John eungratulated ih*> Guard* on their achievements m the campaign against the bandit •This is more
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    Clerks the G.P.O. sort out the last minute Christmas mail for the Federation.
    14 2 C lerks the G.P.O. sort out the last minute Christmas mail for the Federation.
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    Clerk's Son Going to US
    102 2 Tan Kirn Teck. 21, son of a Colony Government employee, is leaving at the end of the month to begin an 8-year course in medicine in the United States. I Mr. Tan wUI travel by boat via the United Kingdom. He will study lin St.
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    DRIVER'S CLAIM IS DISMISSED
    155 2 A CLAIM for alleged wrongful dismissal by a CMnese motor car driver, Koh Poh Hin, against his employer, Loo 3&ey Ngee, a merchant, was dismissed by Mr. E. H. D'Netto in the Civil District Court yesterday. Koh. who was said to have been employed on a
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    GAS PERMITS
    23 2 Consumer's Petrol Permits for the first quarter of 1050 are now ready for issue to Bus Operators. Boat Owners and others.
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    HE LEARNED OF MALACCA'S MAGIC FROM DATO TAN
    99 2 Malacca. Fri. It was only after he heard Dato Tan Cheng Lock speak on tin history of Malacca, did Mr. C. T. Smith know that the Settlement had a charm of its own. But said Mr. Smith, manager of the Shell Company,
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    Professor In Islam?—We Never A sized For 1 — Allen
    135 2 Professor In Islam?—We Never A sized For 1 Allen THE Egyptian Government has selected Professor Muhammed Hussein Kamil of the Fand Uriver. sity. Cairo, as lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Culture ai 'the University of Malaya. But Dr. G. V. Allen. Vice-Chancellor ol the I niversity. said yesterday that the
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    POLICE SEARCH FOR P.C's WIDOW
    52 2 Police want to know the whereabouts of Madame a'a□ Mcoi, widow of tormei police detective Mr. Tan Ah Kee. who was killed by the Japanese in 1942. ihe Deputy Commissionei of Police, Mr. D. K. Btoa.lhurst, told the Tribune y«->--terday that she is entit'ed to
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    JOGJA ENVOY TOLD: YOU CAN'T FLY FLAG
    227 2 THE Representative of the Republic of Indonesia in Singapore nas neen io,» 1 by Government that he cannot fly his national flag in the Colony on Dec. 27— the day when the Republic of United States of Indonesia is inaugurated. The Representative had
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    CHOIR TO SING CAROLS AT YMCA CONCERT
    71 2 The United Church Choir will sing two Christmas Carols at the concert to be held on Boxing Day (11 am.) at the Rex Theatre. Organisers are the Chinese YMCA. Professor Otto Foorman will give a tew renditions of famous classical pieces. After the
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    MUSLIMS WILL SALUTE JINNAH
    57 2 THE officers and men ot the Jhelum. flagship of the Pakistan Navy, will take part in the mass rally to be held on Sunday to mark the birthday anniversary of Mr. Mohd. Ali Jinnah. Inche Ahmed bin Mohd. Ibrahim will preside at the meeting which is
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    TAMILS HONOUR SAINTLY POET
    50 2 Next Monday will mark the annual observance of the •Thiruvempa Pooja to commemorate the great Tamil poet.. Saint Manica Vasagar. For ten days every morning, at 5.30 hymns of the Saint will be sung during the ceremony at th? Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple. Ceylon Road Katong.
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    'BRITAIN'S STAND IN U.N. MAY BE TAKEN FOR GUILT'
    186 2 THE Progressive Party yesterday warned that Britain's stana oni the 1 Nations resolution calling for an inquiry into Colonial Administration might be taken as an admission of a guilty conscience Q v ner The Party issued a statement which said that
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    COCONUT TREE CRASHED ON KITCHEN
    106 2 The grandmother of a three-year-old girl, who died when a coconut tree crashed, on the kitchen in which she had been playing* appealed to the Singa pore Coroner. Mr. W. W. G. Porter tor permission to tell two more trees near her house. The child
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    THEY BROUGHT OWN HAMPER
    48 2 Four Royal Siamese Air Foice pilots who flew Mi. Alalcc m Mac Donald, Com-missioner-General for Souin East A.sia to Singapore from Bangkok yesterday -> along theii Chiistmas hamper too. This included a basket of pomelo, two sacks of rice and some caidhoaid boxes containing stout.
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    C-C MAY SEE NEW STATE BORN AT BATAVIA
    80 2 rpi IE Commissioner -Gcnerai, 1 Mr. Malcc'm Mac Donald. is expected to attend the 1 transfer of sovereignty ceremony in Batavia on Dec. 27. it was announced by Radio Hilversum. A spokesman at the Com-missioner-General's ofhce said last night that although arrangements
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    The Patients Will Have Cheery Xmas
    188 2 CHRISTMASTIME for patients in the British Military Hospital. Alexandra, is going to be just as cheerful as the staff can possibly make it. Christmas stockings for all is the rule at the 8.M.H.. and the patients who are able to walk, have helped to
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      193 2 WISHING CUR PATRONS A fl M with LARRY PARKS ig— COLOR' BY TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT! C3SBESS3 0 Popular 9 a.m Morning Matinee Attractions. Tomorrow: Sabu in 'SONG OF INDIA" Monday: "PRINCE OF THIEVES" in Color. AT MIDNIGHT TOMORROW MONDAY WEISSM ULLER WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS A MERRY X'MAS J TODAY
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      81 2 BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL J»gffi f SINGAPORE Christmas flbcnus Ifratt. BREAKFAST GRAPE FRUIT CORN FT ARKS HAM SAUSAGE EGGS V BREAKFAST RUtLS BUTTER MARMALADE DINNER TOMATO SOUP ROAST TURKEY ROAST K>RR SA&AGt* STVFIfNG APPLE SAUCE ROAST AND BOILED POTATOES CAULIFLOWER it PI Pl i.M PUDDING BRANDY SAUCE i MINCE J'JES FRtrr
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      409 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK I**BB!** bHnK T,,nv wi,h s T »»»e; v.« Vmfl VM \s FVK SVTI HIUV >4TH Singapore, A Geoffrey Songs BcmbMmi 12.15 Hindustani DFrFMHFK 1M» -Morrison in Kuala Lumpur; 9.:0 Duel Songs; 12.3« News; 12.40 F\OI ISH I'lin/n News; 9.45 The Christmas Child Kecorded Music;
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    2 Tried To Bribe Clerk, COURT TOLD
    141 3 TWO young Chinese. Tan Whay Teow of 42-2 Henderson Road and Hee Ah Peow ol 15 Weld Road, appeared be Tore the First Dis trict Court Judge yesterday on a charge of trying to bribe a public servant, Dennis Tan Chong Kirn. a
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    AIRWAYS WILL SERVE TURKEY ON XMAS DAY
    65 3 A CHRISTMAS turkey lunch will be served on board I the Malayan Airways j Dakota to Borneo on Christmas Day. Passengers will be treated to a full luncheon course winch will include, york ham. salad varies, nuts ice cream, and Christmas pudding. On
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    GRAIN EXPERTS DUE IN JAN.
    89 3 A party composing two «rain experts and a marketing specialist ficm the United St?te= will vi3it Singapote next week. They will make a study of the market outlook foi grains and giain products. Tne' men are: Edward James Cell and Aichic M. Camp, who are
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    A Cable Upsets Mr. T's Plans For Xmas At Home
    243 3 i CABLE despatched from London to Singapore A with instructions to try and sell the first television stations to South America will keep r Thrclfall. Director of Export Sales for the Pyc Group of Companies. Cambridge, far away from some
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    Joo Chiat Bride
    17 3 Mrs Ong Koon Kee whose re cen« rrrihfe took place at .100 Chiat Place
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    BANDITS FEAR SURRENDER CAMPAIGN
    394 3 POLICE TOLD KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. BANDIT leaders are afraid of the effect of the Government "surrender now campaign", according to a statement made by a Chinese bandit who recently surrendered in Johore after having spent one year m the jungle. This bandit declared in a statement
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    These Two Have A Future In Aviation
    195 3 MALAYAN aero-engineering apprentices were wcl iTI yesterday by the Singapore Manager of Qantas Empire Airways. Captain Lewis Ambrose ihat. they had an important part to play in British aviation. Captain Ambrose spoke to them when presentations of slide rules were made to two
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    PASSES IN MUSIC EXAM
    63 3 These candidates haw pftft*«i the L. R. S. M. Examinations of the Associated Hoard of the Royal School of Music, London held here in September: Victor Frederick Doggctt (L. R. S. M. Kr.inch C Teaching); Tan C< k N(«>. Linda (L. R. S. M. Bmaeh I)
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    T B TOOK 20
    34 3 Tuberculosis was responsible for twenty of the 169 deaths in the Colony for the week ending Dec. 17. Six hundred and seventy three babies were born durir.g the same period.
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    Unionist On Council
    28 3 Mr. Pang Yong Wall, Ia leaeher in tho Malacca High seh iol, is Malacca's (Hn trade union rtpra* srnulive to sit on the Maalflipal < onimission.
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    LONDON LETTER RECALLS THOMAS CUP GLORIES
    84 3 Malaya';- victory in the Thomas Cup is recalled in Mr. O. T. Dussck's Chritlmas Letter to Malayan student?. Mt. Dussck who is the Liaison Officer in London for Malayan anu Hongkong student: Bays, "We weie all by *he outstanding suCKyw of ihe Malayan Badminton
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    CAROLLERS MEET
    22 3 Thousands .of carollers will meet at the Presbyterian 1 Church grounds tonight at 1 11.30 p.'n. to sing Christmas carols.
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    FOGARTY SENDS MESSAGE
    179 3 AIR Marshal F. J. Fo-arty. A Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Air Force, has sent a Christmas message to all officers, airmen and airwomen under his command. He said: "The vital role 1 played by the Royal Air Force in this critical part ol the world demands
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      350 3 fame? EVERYONE HAILS IT AS SPFXTAC ULAR PICTURE! THE PRESS ACCLAIM I IT A DR.IMATIC TRIUMPH! colour one of tin finest SUSAN HAYWARD-ROBERT PRESTON PEDRO ARMENDARIZ PRECEDED BY 1 Gaumont Braish News: Opening of Mnlr.ya Club in London by the Dueh c I of X I Children X'maa party. This
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      221 3 STARTLING PREDICTIONS IN YOUR HOROSCOPE V our Real LUt Told Free. Would you like to know, whrt the stars Indicate for you, whether you will be in i essful and happy and what i< indicated fur you in business, love, marriane, friend?. neuiics. lu< ky and unlucky periods, whal i-it
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    BEHIND THE HEADLINES
    332 4 COMHIM.no fCtHlttpl for rapid and efficient opera < oio aad attracts c surroundings lor mph.v,-es, th. Wwiiiipnlti star and Tribune is one ol Ihe most modern newspaper plants in ♦he I n.led Slates. ThttC ana 'aiiour saving devises operate in this newspaper ofliee both in tlie preparation
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    REX
    547 5  -  SATURDAY SHOW ROUND-UP by OSWALD HENRY FAT ING: f a»r; abed: Very Good; Excellent. RATING: T"IlJ#: "'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" sTARS: John Wayne, Victor Mt-Lajlfii, Joanne l»rn, John Aifar, Harry Carey, Jr., and Beu Johnson. DIRECTOR John Ford nas given us many memorable offerings in his time, such
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    CATHAY
    169 5 BATING: FILM: 'Tulsa" STARS: Robert Preston. Susan Hayward, Pedro A mien dariz; Lloyd <>ough and < hill Wills. HERE'S another page from American history the story of Tulsa, boom town of the early 'twenties. Today. Tulsa is the nerve-cen-tre of the oil industry. Then it was no man's land.
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    CAPITOL
    181 5 RATING: FILM: 4O1M>ii Sings Again nTIRS: Larry Harks. Barbara Hale. William Demarest ludwie Ilonath, Bill Goodwin, Myron MoOormirk and I antaTu Shay ne. \rOlT VE seen "The Jolson Story." Well, this is the rest of it—and very good entatntainment it makes as it doubles back to spotlight Larry Parks
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    PAVILION
    429 5 RAYING: t FILM: "Kind Heart* and oroncts' sTAKS: 1 tennis Price, Valeria llobson, Joan Greenwood and Alee GataBBSS. IT would be more appropriate if I credit the star list as Price, Hobson, Greenwood and Guinness, Guinness, Guinness, Guinness, Guinness, Guinness. Guinness, and Guinness, for that is exactly how it
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    ROME POLICE SAY 'NO' TO RED RALLY
    257 5 A.P ROME, Friday. Koine police today disapproved communist plans lor the same time Pope Pius XII inaugurates the Roman a rally in the coliseum at Peters Basilica tomorrow.' Catholic Holy Year at St. ,-tjsed as a demonstration of peasants seeking revi- The rally
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    SAROTAGE
    28 5 A.P. PARIS. Thurs. French Communists are urging French trrops to refuse to use any arms shipped here by the United States under the North Atlantic treaty. A.P.
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    Firm, Director Face 'Black Dollar' Charges
    423 5 THE trial of Aik Hoe and Co., Ltd., of Raffles Quay, 1 and Khoo Soo Chay a director of that firm who faced charges of contravention of finance regulations of the Colony began yesterday before Second District Judge E. V. A. Peers. The trial
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    MALAYAN HOME GUARD
    609 6 CIR Henry Gurney's announcement that the New Year will open with a call fc> all citizens to do their bit against the bandits is a step in the right direction. We have been waiting for something of this kind. At last we hav.e open recognition of the
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    THE ENEMY SEARCHLIGHT HELD US IN ITS DAZZLING BEAM!
    4027 6  -  \ND OUR LITTLE BOAT BOBBED HELPLESSLY IN THE CHOPPY WATuR: illv EASTERN BRIGADIER FITZROY MACLEAN M.P. I BY now I was accustomed to j Partisan demands for air support, which in general I showed little comprehension J of what could and
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    BUT ONLY GOD CAN MAKE A ZIK
    1145 7  -  POEMS ARE MADE BY FOOLS By GRAHAM JENKINS Reuter-AAP. NIGERIAN nationalism has achieved an "united front since the November 18 Enugu riot when 20 striking African miner* were shot by police. But usually well informed British and African observers here say that they
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    IN DEFENCE OF CC. TAN
    220 7 Sir, During the Municipal Elections the Labour Party made great play with the theory that the Progressive Party candidates were hard to get at; that they would not give the required hospitality to electors who would care to visit them; that their big mansions, their
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    CHANGE OF AIR
    154 7 Sir. We have just got the news of yet another incident in which Police were ambushed, and in which they suffered the worst disaster yet recorded in the present campaign—l 6 killed 9 wounded. 1 have on several occasions written articles to the Press calling for armoured
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    ARMOURED VEHICLES
    91 7 Sir. It is gratifying to note that someone at last has brought up the question of armouring vehicles and thus saving lives of the Police, etc. One can notice everyday, the Police lorries going on their rounds at times sitting face to face, instead of seats being made
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    NEW DEAL FOR OUR FISHERMEN
    404 7 j Pe© pie's Postbag Sir. It is good to know that the Singapore Government is going to take up the maiter of improving conditions in the fishing industry and lowering the cost of fish. Or e does not know if the Federation Government will follow
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    WHITEWASHING THE TSAR
    222 7 Sir. Writing in the Tribune of December 16. MENCIUS has tried to whitewash the record of Tsarist oppression in Russia and British persecution in Ireland by dwelling exclusively on the effects of political murders without any attempt to delve into their causes. Isolated murders by "mentally unbalanced
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    THE EXPLOITED LANDLORDS
    236 7 Sir. Sometime ago in your readers column it will be recalled that a reader gave the low down on the extremely good business of tea money racketeering. Mr. Pat Johnson has done well in submitting a bill to requisition vacant houses. But some landlords do not like
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      59 7 Christmas Gifts New h Your Opportunity To Call j Arid See The Lovely Things That Are On Display AT 45 HIGU STREET, SINGAPORE. 6 THE EMBANKMENT 43. STATION ROAD, IPOH. There Is Something For Everybody In Watches, Diamond Rings, Gold And Silver Cigarette Cases, Brush Sets Or Jewellery Of Every
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      125 7 MX AHXXII by AI Cam. 71 Vand V > i( *o.Bertrr- 71 r-AN'THAss**ACKky; pp SP!Ei-AND <1 f I (Ugj/fiy 1} I WISH THIS < WHUT AH 1«, CUSS J THIWKS AU. UVT THE. CHIFF J I~V7 STATUE WAS A VjL-_ AMERICANS TAKE A *IAL,UFE, Sj 7 DUMB AS ALMA OOP
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    'Jake' And Jills
    74 8 Arriving in New York on ihe SS Atlantic, -Incon (-Long Jake") Nucken, M seven-foot, eight-inch giant from German.*, got a chance to display his muscle. C omfortably perched on his arms an- show g>.is siri. left and Kosemary ftittlrtou, who are themselv. s river h\ feet tall,
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    Lamour, Costello Don't Get Pay
    195 8 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Friday. nOROTHY Lamour, John Ireland and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are not drawing movie pay cheques. All four are under salary suspension. Claiming the birth of a son last October 20 brought a J halt to Dorothy s US$l.4OO-a week salary cheques,
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    ENVOY WANTS PRIOR NOTICE
    59 8 A.P. NEW DELHI, Fri—The Chinese ambassador to India. Chia Luen-10, has asked the Indian government for advance notice before it recognises the Chinese Communist regime, a reliable source said last night. Di. Lo wants sufficient warning to enable him and his wife and two daughters to
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    NO 'CAT' LAW
    34 8 Reuter. COPENHAGEN, Fii. A Danish Court has dismissed a suit against a cat-owner for damage alleged to have been done by her cat, because Danish law makes no mention of cats.—Reuter.
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    Indonesia Will Be Chimed Away
    138 8 U.P. AMSTERDAM, Fri.— The cold chimes of the Koyal Parner In the heart of Amsterdam's eit> will play the Indonesian national anthem lor the first time on December 27, when Queen Juliana has olluialh transferred the sovereignty to the new United States of Indonesia. A
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    BOMBED S'PORE: AWARDED D.F.C.
    74 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, Fri. —A United States Air Force pilot wno participated in a raid over Singapore during the Japanese occupation has had his name given to the Air Force base at Shreveport. Louisiana. Major J. Stewart Slack, who was later killed while piloting the lead Superfortresses
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    U. S. Plugs Sources Of Information To Russia
    259 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, Friday. The U.S. Government, yesterday tightened its machinery for keeping scientific and technical data from going to Russia. The Commerce Department announced that "in exceptional cases" it witl impose an outright ban on export of technical information which is "significant
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    HARRY MIGHT HAVE BECOME A MAESTRO
    100 8 Reuter LOS ANGELES. Fri—PrtatdfeOt Truman could play tho piano "pretty well' and was very neaily hired as a pianist in i9OB. a 68-year-old retired pi inter. Mi. Clyde Marshaw. disclosed heie. "I was organising a little Orchestra in Kansas City and 1 should have
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    BRITAIN'S JET BOMBERS IS IN 600 M.P.H. CLASS
    76 8 A.P. LONDON, Fri. Britain's first jet ixunUer. the sloop, medium range "Canberra." is now in quantity production, its makers said today. The English E'ectrlc Company, which flew the first auuetra on May s-ud a second and third prototype made flight tests in
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    JAP PRINCE IS 16 TODAY
    47 8 Reuter-A.A.P. TOKYO, Fri.—Crown Piinco Akahito yesterday celebrated his 16tfi birthday. He had lunch with the Empeior and Empress and other members of the Royal Family. In the evening, he celebrated with schoolmates of the former Peers Schoc' in Mejiro. Tokyo. Reuter A.A.P.
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    PACIFIC TALKS
    40 8 A.P. NEW DELHI. Fri. -A conference of 15 countries in and aiound the Pacific region will be held in India in December. 1950, to discuss the International consequences of tho postwar nationalist movements in the Far East. A.P.
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    Quirino Is Ready For Any Crisis
    129 8 U.P MANILA. Fri.—President Quirino said in Baguio yesterI day that the Philippines is prepared to meet «i»y emergency arising from the troubled Far fcjaatern situation and indie-j' d that there is a progre- ye co-c.rd ration )f Uhii»;v f ar l v,t .■Jt.iros r
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    This. Hunt For Treasure Is Risky
    112 8 Reuter-A.A.P. SYDNEY. Fri. Natives, near Rabaul; in New Britain, are taking part in a riskytype of treasuie hunt. They are searching the jungle for unexploded bombs, shells and hand grenades for which the local Army bomb disposals unit is paying a few pence each.
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    DOC SPOTTERS CLUB HAS 8,000 MEMBERS
    102 8 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. The newly foimed Dog Spottns Club already has i.O'jj n rribeis and about 100 neisons a»e joining it riaih. This new craze 'ooks like becoming as priular as the iailway engine Eta Itei I or the motor ear and bus num-ber-takers.
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    BREWED BEER FOR 49 YEARS: DRANK 1 GLASS
    76 8 Reuter A.A.P. MELEOURNE. Fri.—George Burness, 64, who retired recently after working 49 years in a Melbourne breWery, said he had drunk only one glass of beer in his life—and he didn't enjoy that. "Must be thirty years ago now. It upset my
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    WHAT INDIA'S NEW FLAGS SIGNIFY
    178 8 A.P. NEW DELHI. Fri. A new flag that of the President of the Indian Republic will fly here January 26, when India inaugurates her new Constitution. The President's flag will be divided into four rectangles, two red and two blue. The upper left will show
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    WEEK'S RUBBER Good Demand For Lower Grades
    93 9 THE reaction which sot in last week was sharply arrested by an upward movement In New York and this market qutekli regaired what It had lost, say? the rubber market repor* lor the week issued b" Lewis and Peat Ltd. Demand continues to
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    YESTERDAY'S MARKET
    106 9 TrlE robber commodity market was dud yesterday, .tfun' from so.' meanest done in 'jwe; grades. There was not much interest from d- titers. •Jlo-ing prices IB cents per pound were Buyers, Sellers. No 1 RSS f.o.b. ii 4fHft 49*4 No 2 RSS fjCb. ia« 18 m\ No 3
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    WEEK'S PRICES
    123 9 Highest and Lowest prices duttag ih<? Mtk WwT*i>a Oircaalli I 23 an-:-HichcKt I.oKftt CfeMlag Naaa ■Kg 49 3 8 49 1 8 R..M.A. I. F.O.Ti. Jan. ISM 49 7 16 48 49 1 X R.M.A.2. RSS F.O.P. Jan. IfBO 48 7 8 4." 12 tH 1 2 R
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    Pakistan Trade Down
    99 9 A.P. KARACHI. Fri. Export from Karachi Port dropo-erf 50 per cent in tho second month after P&kistan'a A eision not to devalue i»s ranee. While Pakistan has pH d< valued its repuee. I rid > a has done so. As a resiil*. trade between the two Dominions
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    WORLD RUBBER CONSUMPTION UP, OUTPUT DOWN
    439 9 A.P. WASHINGTON, Friday. World new rubber consumption totalled 1,570,000 lone: tons in the. first t-n months of 1949 against 1,565,000 tons in the like j>enod of 1948. nrcordine; to estimates of tbe Secretariat of the Rubber Study Group, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported.
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    Bright report for Truman
    168 9 U.P. WASHINGTON, Fri.—President Truman yesterday received a fairly optimistic report on the nation's economic outlook while his fiscal experts struggled to draft a 1951 budget which may equal this year's 43.500.000-dollar spending programme. The general economic condition determines the government's ability to finance a spending programme
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    Asia Union Life
    303 9 A? a Union Ufa and Accident Asst.run. Society Ltd. bad a profit of $33.2») for the year ending June IS, 1949. Interest from hire purchase hminaoi and small receipts totalled $113.303. Management expenses vera $24.999 and intoeom paid J "15. Anamst the profit of $88,290 was charted
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    74 9 Talisman (44); Tjibodas (41 I); Snt&ni (Kelurtf) Pawae* (»0 11); Carp»-ti tJ »ria (38 9): Matarum (33 fit; SaasrwaU (33/4); Man\ae Djirak (31 2); Talis .m* (17 18); C haron (19 20); SUB Craft (212); Kangam Loksang (23 4); Phrontis (25 0;; Asphalion (27 8); (Huperidge) 29
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    SEA MAIL
    32 9 Mails are expected from tho FeUotation, Java, and India today. Mulls for Sarawak wd! I close at noon and for l.wilaad and Teterapa will close j at 6 p.m. today.
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    WORLD OUTPUT OF TIN RISES
    229 9 Reuter. JHE HAGUE, Friday. According to latest advance figures, issued by the International Tin Study Group here, world mine production of tin in October totalled 13,400 long tons, compared with 13,200 in September. Production in Bolivia in October amounted to 2.191 tons, compared with 2,690
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    108 9 Coffee wafl a fairly quiet rnarKat yesterday with pr ces ruling at shghtlv higher terali than on Thursday. coffee. R16. No.5 »w bid for at $114 per pirul while «rliors were holding off. Small business wax done for January delivery at $11(>J. There was some. nqu ry for
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    Tin Up Again
    63 9 Tin price was up again \e*tenlay gaining $3-12' 2 cents on the picul, to a new level of $288-12cents per picul. LONDON DF:\ 22 Spot £604 buvers Down £1 ft Three months £575' z buyers Up £3. Turnover 90 *ons. s»-c«»ml session: Spot £604 buvers Dowm £3
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    Markets Closed
    35 9 The i übbor commodity market will be closed from today till Wednesday morning foi ihe Christmas Holidays. The .'hare market will be eloaad on Monday and I\aesday arid will reopen on VVndne da.]
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    Better Tone In Tins
    38 9 Slngapore, Fri. Then was little change in the share maxke4 loJav. But there was a slight 1> better tune in the (in share seeMon due to the rise in the price ol tin metal.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    846 9 Malaya n Share Quotations SINGAPORE FRI. INDUSTRIALS Atla.i Ice 2.15 2.25 xd Alex, brick* Pref 2.40 2.60 Ord. 2.22 4> 2.30 B. B. Petrol 35/- 36/--ri.M. Trustees 7.50 8.60 Con. Tin Smelt Pref 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/3 16/6 E. utd. Assur. 39 25 40.25xd Bat. Trust Fed. Dispensary 6.60 7.00
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    All 4 British Women Score Straight Wins
    216 11 Reuter. (A LCI ITT A, Friday, li. Khofchar of Paksitar. was eliminated in the a nunc! of th? men's singles at the Asian lawn tennis championships here today. He was beaten by BaJwant Singh of India 6-4, 6-3, 8-6. G. Aftan DHlan of
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    BENLAWERS IN DRAWN GAME
    36 11 A soccer match between the S.S. "Benlawers" ami the S.S. 'Aspyanax" at Fort Canning yesterday, ended in a two-all draw. The 'Benlawers'' will meet the 'Benarty on Tuesday at Race Course Road.
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    GREETINGS
    25 11 Mi. and Mrs. Leo Ong Choon send their greetings to relat es and friends fcr A. Merry Chi itmas and A Happy New Year.
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    S. African Test Starts Today
    161 11 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Fri. South Africa and Australia come to grips tomorrow in the iirst of the cricket tests of the current Australian t >ur of the Union. YVhi!e Austra'ia delayed the announcement of th-ir team the South Africans chose theirs nearly a week ago and
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    REUTENS SCORES TWICE FOR VETERANS XI
    65 11 AYPVrERANS XI beat Singapore Cricket Club three cne at hockey on the padang yesterday. Gupta, for the Veterans, notched the first goal about ten minutes after start, off a pass from Valberg. Midway in the second half Reutens increased the lead. Ho added another
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    EVERCLOW B. P. OFFICIALS
    83 11 Following are the 1950 office-bearers of the Everglow Badminton Party: Patron: Mr. Tan Choon Seng: President: Mr. Cheang Eng Cheong I Re-elected). Vice Presidents: Messrs. Tan Ah Kow (Re-elected) and John Chua Geok Wan. Hon. Secretary: Mr. Laurie Chan: Hon. Treasurer: Mr. John Chua Swee Hock
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    RACE CARD
    913 11 RACE ONE—2.15 P.M. HORSES, class DIV. 1 6 11 IMMC8. Fountain Lady (J. Don.) 9.00 Mrs. S. E. Shetida M. Van Breukelen Bullring (Flann-rv) sin "Niel Wad rarort li Dale Vixen KM "C M Stable" Yopg Evening star (Jones) 8.<>7 "Ales Stable" Rodgers Jaunty (Tulloh, 8.07 Mr. Ngtan
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    GOING WILL BE VERY GOOD A T PENANG
    147 11 TROUSERS IS BEST OUTSIDER TODAY Bv ALRSftT SPENCER The Mai* w'lh 2.000 Winners PEWNG. Today. THE going lor today, the ooening dav of the Penang Turf Oib's Cliristnris ind \>w Year Meeting will be VERY GOOD. The three bes f b*»ts sbou**
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    SELECTIONS
    119 11 i RACE ONE RACE FIVE i CL 5, Div. I—6 F. I. 2. Div. s—s'/ F. 1 FOUNTAIN LADY CHRISTMAS KNIGHT > i Bullring Pam Green V J Evening Star. Father's Pride I l RACE TWO RACE SIX i CL 2, Div. 4—5' 2 F. CL L Div. 11~8«
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    Croydon does fastest gallop at Penang
    240 11 By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners I OOKING very well. Croydon ridden by McL Pherson, did the fastest gallop this morning when hf> ran three furlongs in 3M 5 seconds. The No. 2 grass track, which was opened for work, was in
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    BROWN LIKELY TO WIN £1,500 SNOOKER PRIZE
    85 11 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. Albert Brown ot Birmingham, with an average of 21 frames won in the six matches he lias played so far, seems likely to win the "News of the World" £1,500 snooker tournament being held here. If Brown maintains this average
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    WALCOTT TO MEET JOHNSON
    69 11 PHILADELPHIA. Fri. Jersey Joe Walcott. who twice unsuccessfully fought Joe Louis for the world heavyweight title, has been signed to fight Harold Johnson of Philadelphia over ten rounds here on Feb. 8. This will be Walcott's first fight since he beat Olle Tandberg in Sweden last
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    Special Sweep For University
    65 11 The Bin Sweep today will be drawn on the last race. There will also be a special sweep in aid of the I niversity of Malayan Endowment Fund to be drawn on Race 1. The following: horses have been withdrawn from the Penang meeting: Grand Prix
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    'There Is No Place For Complacency'
    226 12  -  SAYS THE TELEGRAPH Reuter. LONDON, Friday. fHE Daily Telegraph said today that where coi'Ti no complacency about the longterm situation in Malaya. "The danger there is uot purely local, but common to all South-East Asia." thr paper said In a leading article on the
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    BROWNJOHN TO BE VICE-CIGS
    66 12 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. -Tho W*r Office announced that the King has approved the appointment of Maj. Oen N. C. Brownjohn. Vice QuarterMaster General, War OfTic to be Vice Chief of che Imperial General Staff. War Office, next Fcbruarv Lt. Gen. Sir Gerald W TemgsVr, Vice Chief
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    SAILORS GEI FIRST TASTE OF CHRISTMAS
    96 12 Men of the sea, who spent last Christmas in Va'paiaiso. i.iang.xai raid Muimansk and Who will perhaps spend next Christmas in Sydney. Marseiies or Massawa-—had their nrst nostalgic touch of Christians tnis year at the Marine Hosi.el in Anson Road last night. Invited to
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    GROTEWOHOL DEAD?
    22 12 BERLIN. Frt. Rumourr swept Berlin carlv today thai east German Prem.e; Otto Grotcwohol had died in a Soviet Military hospital.
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    PERAK SUPPORTS SIR HENRY'S CALL
    245 12 All Community Leaders Hail Voluntary Mobilization U.P. IPOH, Friday. CIX Henry Carney's appeal for Mi^ h m 3 steu up the anti-bandit campaign and hasten the end of er^ c, support among the local Indian, Cn.ucs. ft d Malaj community leaders throughout and Pr- Mr
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    CORRUPT COUNCILLORS
    73 12 Reuter. COLOMBO. Fri Ton members of Colombo's last Municipal Council. Including the Mayor. Mr. R.F.S. De Mel. were declared guilty of cc-rrupt practices by Municipal Brib -rv Commissioner Mr.M W.H. Silva in a report issued today. The Commissioner held that 11 charges of having given bribes to secure
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    WASTED GUNDOATS
    33 12 Reuter. HONGKONG. Fri.—•r.ung Radio reported tonight thit the Communist army in Chungking have captured five shallow draught Nationalist gunboats, two of which were presented to the Nationalists by the British Government.—Reuter.
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    BRITISH ENVOY SHOT THRICE
    90 12 U.P. PRAGUE. Fri. The Britisn Embasv said today that robbery was the probable motive of the attach on Donald Blander Director of the British Institute in Bratislava, wno was snot Inree times by an unknown asal'.ant. The shot** were fired by a nnn wnc entered the
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    LAST TOUCHES TO VIETNAM TRANSFER
    119 12 Reuter. PARIS. Fri.~ The Frerca High Commissioner for indoChina, M. Letn l it-non, is to meet ex-Emperor Bao Dai, c.cad ni the Vietnam state, tomorrow to put the finishing toßcbea to the conditions for ti <nsfcr ol power from p, -> ..(.j. to Virti a^i.
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    HIRSCHFELD IS U.S.I. BOUND
    46 12 Reuter. The HAGUE. Fri. Dr. Max Hirschfeld. first Net- hcrlands High Commissionier in Indonesia, will leave I by air for Batavia tomorrow evening, it was learned here today. He will be accompanied by Dr. M. Weisslas who will act as his adviser.—Reuter.
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    'Take More Interest In Mauritius' Call
    156 12 Reuter. The party's leader. Mr. J. Narayan Rao. said that colour prejudice "is as potent in Mauritius as anywhere on the South African Continent. "The ugliness of colonial exploitation is also markedly manifest", added Mr. Rao. On the economic condition of the island, Mr.
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    WEEKEN-END DIARY
    978 12 GENERAL TODAY V.M.C.A. MOrta Circle "S:v tint Pretty" at 8 p.m. SINGAPORE < IIUISIIAN YOI TH COUNCIL. Man: mo h Christmas Carol meeting Bl Prrbvstorian Church at 11 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Mr. Carl Mclntire to speak it 2 p.m. MODERN BALLROOM DAM IMG STUDIO: Tea party and dance
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    Formosa wants ten million dollars
    271 12 A.P.& Reuter. TAIPEH, Formosa, Friday. A USsio.ooo,ooo aid fund for Formosan in- dustrv was today immediately recommended by a joint conference of American Economic Co-or>?ration Administration and Nationalist o^ficia 1 The money would be taken before January 15 from the U5575,000,000 China aid fund which
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    HOLIDAYS START RUSH ON TRAINS
    119 12 The holiday rush up to the Federation is now on It began last night at the railway station. The booking office had a hectic moment dealing with last minute passengers. When the train pulled out of the station at 7.20 p.m. no less than one
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    'NOT FOR ME,' SAYS WEDDING AGENCY BOSS
    112 12 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Fri —Count Alfred dc Marigny, acquitt d after the sensational Bahama* murder trial a few years ago, announced today that he would manage the Hcflywood branch of a nationwide Matrimonial Agency. He told reporters at half-finiehecj office building: "I have, been
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    MAYFAIR IS 15 YEARS OLD
    101 12 The Mayfair Musical and Dramatic Association will celebrate its 15th Ann sary on Christmas Day at its premises at Nos. 112-114 Robinson Road. A meeting will be held at 11 o'clock in the morning which representatives ol the various local clu associations and schoo have
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    HELD BACK
    47 12 Reuter. It ATA VI A, Fri. Dutch miiitatv authorities stated todav thit all Dutch troops except those on duty would he confined to barrack! indenfinitcly from midnight on Dec. 26, eve of Indonesian sovereignty day. The order wou'd be applied for about one week. -Reuter.
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    POPE'S X'MAS CALL
    35 12 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. Pop< Pius XII urgently called for "brotherhood between peoples" in the world's present "state of crisis" when he made his traditional' Christmas bioadcast ovei Vatic* 0 Radio today. Reuter.
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    TRADE TALKS OFF
    29 12 Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—The ign Office has "rd red breaking off trauc negotiations with Hungary, reprisal r< Hungary's arrest, i f << Britfe* 'businessman Bdgai Sai i —Reuter.
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    LONDON SHARES
    126 12 Reuter. T*ONT>ON. Trt.- Deaie-ra on 1 Jjondon Stork H\« hati v-«»ro Iriyv busy creatine Uve aiaeaeidmt. 1 rad m small but prices were generally very Arm. Changes in British Governi ataefcii were res. Bbort-dated sues recorded gains of 1 32nd 1 vpisll «upport. Leading Industrials moved few |M»nce
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