Malaya Tribune, 31 December 1949

Microfilm: NL3771
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    56 1 MALAYA Tribune ran PEOPLE LARGER SALES WAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER /A/ MALAYA Phone 3*ll/3 Published eimvltaneouely at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESEXTATIVE E Maurice Glover, Malawi Tubune Office, 143 Fleet Street, London, E.C. 4.
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    CHIANG GETS ELEVENTH HOUR HELP
    286 1 250 U. S. TANKS REACH FORMOSA U.P. WASHINGTON, Friday. \JFW plans to extend llth hour American aid to the faltering Chinese N Nationalists appeared to be gaining strength today within the Truiv in Mrlministralion. Th« National Security Council with President Human presiding today considered plans
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    CAMERON!ANS IN H.K.
    18 1 Reuter. HONGKONG. Fri. The 1st Battalion of the Cameronians arrived in the troopship Devonshire today.—Router.
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    All the best for 1950
    43 1 The Malaya Tribune wtaftws all readers and advertisers i Happy tad Prosperous New Year. The Sunday Tribune will be published as aaaal to-morrow, but there will he no Malaya Tribune on Monday Publication will be resumed on Tuesday.
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    S'PORE ROBBERS HELD IN JOHORE
    81 1 Pontian. Today. Two Singapore Chinese who are beJived to have taken part in an armed at the 34th mile Johore Bahru-Pontian day before yaatoM-tapp» havr Wn arrested by a patrol of kampor.g guard. Four masked man. armed with pistols, t<x>k part in that robbery and
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    SOVIET CONSUL IN SHANGHAI
    49 1 U.P. HONG KONG, Fit Radio Peiping announced today that the Chinese Communist government had ■greed to tho establishment of a Soviet consulate-general in Shanghai. It said the ("onsulategUMVal upend today and is headed by the same Soviet officials as during the Nationalist regime there—U p.
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    HONGKONG GOVERNOR GETS WAR POWERS
    143 1 HONG KONG. Fri. The Governor of Hongkong was j today given vuiual war powers to be used at his discretion. Faced with the possibility of a general strike, the Government published emergency regulations today, to meet attacks or internal disorder. The Governor may requisition manpower
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    Tories Are Bigger Danger Than Reds
    177 1 NEW STATESMAN Reuter. LONDON, Friday. tthf loftwinu New Statesman wrote today that T tU British Government's Indian policy transf„rmin®the Commonwealth into the first equal community of White an^^jc vided the opportunity to estabhon sensioie i at inns with the new China. lit I'll"*" The
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    Censorship Probe
    54 1 Reuter. LONDON, Fri. Restrictions imposed locally by the British Administration on the Eritrean press and announced yesterday go far beyond what is approved in London, it was lamed from a usually reliable source here tonight. Observers here believe the Foreign office will Institute Inquiries which will result in
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    H.Q. IN INDIA
    25 1 Reuter. BANGALORE. Fri.—lndia is to be the seat cf ihe activities of the Rockefeller Foundation in Asia and tne Far East.—Reuter. t
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    3000 WIVES SAY RENOUNCE WAR OR....
    90 1 U.P. ROME. Fri. Three, hundred wives at Monte Flavio broke off marital relations with their husbands in a modern real-life version of Aristophanes 1 play written around 411 BC when women took an oath of chastity until men renouncad war. The wives vowed solemnly
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    NOT YET
    15 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. *ri Pakistan has no immediate plans for recognizing Communist China. —UP.
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    FLEAS GIVE CLUE TO MURDER MYSTERY
    130 1 Reuter. TOKYO. Fri. Japanese police on Dec. 29 tracked down two murderer-burglars by the lice they left at the scene of their crime. The burglars, after being entertained with food and wine by the proprietress of a cafe they had broken into, murdered the
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    LAST FALL
    21 1 Siamese Chai Sitphol. floors Boy Karim for the eighth a.v iast time in the Happy World stadium last night.
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    U.S. Queried On 'All Out Aid To Chiang'
    232 1 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. BRITAIN will inquire through the British Embassy in Washington into reports that the United States Government may reverse its present policy toward China by giving military aid and advice to asI slst the Chinese Nationalist Government in the defence
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    TIN: QUIET
    66 1 U.P. LONDON. Fri. The tin market was quiet with three months unchanged at and spot down a f«W shillings to £600',. The closing prices were: Spot—£6oo buyers, sellers with business at £600 1 1 Three months—£s77 1■• buyers. £578 sellers with business at £578 and T. 57 7;,/
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    SUPERSTITIOUS PILOTS GIVE HAT WORLD TOUR
    95 1 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Fri. A battered straw hat arrived here today from America carrying the labels of 32 lirlinc companies—and a warning no superstitious pilot dare ignore —looks like travelling round the world until it falls to pieces. Pinned to its ;rr?cn band is the
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    TEXTILE FACTORY PLAN FOR MALAYA
    126 1 Tribune Staff Reporter. A proposal to errect a factory with 500 looms to i A manufacture domestic textiles and heavy industrial duck in Malaya, is being Planned, Mr F F Macfadzean. the -Representative of the Colonial Developmenl Corporation in Singapore said yesterday, Qeverml other Industrial
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    BEVIN'S LAST LAP
    19 1 SUEZ. Fri. British Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin left here for Colombo aboard H.M.S. Kenya today.
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    Squatter Problem Must Be Settled Before Terror Ends
    212 1 LONDON MAGAZINE SAYS: Reuter. LONDON, Friday. THE independent rtfMwing Tim? and Tide sug--1 zested today that there was "almost a ring of desperation" about the announcement of an Intensified campaign in the new year against ''Communis bandits" in Malaya. 'The t< vith
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    BANK CHIEF IS KNIGHTED
    67 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Fri. Governor Sir Alexander Grantham this morning presented th«. insignia of 'Knight Bachelor to Sir Arthur Morse, Chairman and Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Among the 23 citizens honoured were Mr. Richard Lee, Order of the British Empiviand Mr. G. H.
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    MIRACLE
    24 1 A.P. BRUSSELS. Fri.—A four-ycai-old child fc'l off the Brussels-Basic express today while it was travelling at 55 m.p.h. but was not hurt. A.P.
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    100 Bandits Attack Estate
    38 1 STOP PRESS X LUANG, Today.—A gang of 100 Chinese bandits raided a Chinese estate near here, slashed rubber trees, and then scattered Communist pampnicis. Another dang attacked the'animal msbandry tarm, but were driven off.
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    Strike In U.K. W orw ns
    91 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Fr.. Huh drivers today decided to join other moons in making new wage demands on employers in Hongkong, where transport is already crippled by a tramway strike. One speaker at a meeting ai the K.iwloon (Hongkong) Motorbu» "Drivers Union tonight threatened that
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    Customs Gold Haul
    73 1 Reuter. KAUAI HI. I'ri.—Customs agents fnlay sei/.ed 7(1 pounds of gold worth about £28,000 being smuggled into Pakistan In the crank case of an American luxury car. The gold bars were hidden in the engine of one oi ten cars brought here recently from th;« Persian Gulf
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      202 1 A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS PATRONS YICK WOH HING 429, North Bridge Singapore Phone 7922. FOR THAT NEW YEAR PARTY $£M^ NEW >. BAB RECORD. Big Ben Chimes and twelve o'clock, Auld Lang. 'H.M.V." Sync. God Save The King. E. 577 (only very limited stocks of this
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    Infant in the manger
    12 2 p»> lrN,ut«' tl» tl« 4 ls. n. nn
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    HOW TO GET A RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE
    158 2 DO vuu want a certificate of residence? Then this is the way to set about the job. Get an application form for a Certificate of Residence from Assistant Secietaiy "C" in tho Colonial Secretariat. Answer all questions on the form ful'y. Make the Statutory
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    MAN ACCUSES 3 DETECTIVES
    47 2 Khoo Fook Loong yesterday accused two detectives and one detective sergeant in the Second Police Court of assaulting him, on Dec. 14. The three men—Salamat bin Mariani. Tan Yong Siok and Tan Kay Hong—pleaded not guilty. The case was postponed to Feb. 17.
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    Bryant Was Speeding At 50 m.p.h., Inquest Told
    193 2 DOH HAI TIN, a Chinese lorry driver, told the Singapore Coroner yesterday that the Morris car which crashed head-on into his three-ion truck at Whitley Road on Dec. 19 was speeding at 50 miles on hour. His own speed. Poh said, was
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    COUNCIL WILL LOOK AFTER OUR STUDENTS IN U.K.
    219 2 THE welfare of 3,500 colonial students studying in Britain is to be transferred from the Colonial Office to the British Council on Jan. 1. The Council is taking over the existing hostels in London, Edinburgh and Newcastle. But the policy will be
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    Dutch, Indies Form New Air Company
    152 2 INDONESIANS will be trained to take over ihe new Garuda Indonesian Airways, said Captain <"J. Mustard X.L.M. Representative in Singapore. The Garuda Airways will take over the Division of X.L.M. (Royal Dutch Airlines) tomorrow. The new company is being started as a "joint enterprise"
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    RURAL WATER RATE DOUBLED
    57 2 A supplement to the Government Gazette issued last night states that all Rural Beard Rates and Taxes shall be payable at the Land Office, Empress Place, a year in advance, in the month of January. Only the water rate has increased, being doubled from two to
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    GREETINGS FROM GURNEY AND GIMSON
    78 2 New Year radio messages will be broadcast this weekend by the heads of the Governments of the Federation of Malaya and the Colony r.f Singapore. Sir Henry («urney will go to the microphone in Kc;ila Lumpur at 7.10 p.m. tomorrow. At the same time en
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    GIFT FOR COWEN
    132 2 ILL safe and sound in A her own special crate, a threv-months-old cream N S coloured bull mastiff i ***** is trundled across the apron 4 at Kallang to \be shipped on a Pan- fVmorir— aircraft for Manila. She is being sent I 1 M a present
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    MR. TAN SAYS GOOD-BYEAFTER FORTY YEARS
    134 2 AT twelve o'clock to-day, Mr. Tan Tian Seng, Head Clerk of the Produce and Rubber Department of Guthrie's, will lock up his books and ledgers for the last time, after 40 years of service with the firm. At one o'clock, Mr. Tan Tian Seng.
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    FELL OFF CYCLE
    17 2 There weie four accidents yesterday. An Indian fell from his motor-cycle on Ivtcuntbatten Road.
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      319 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK 100 Im s P orti%ht; 5.»8 vocal end ENGIWH pit<w MALAY PUOGKAMMES Orchestral Music b> The Indi--10 (Wan, WimfalVhd. 1200 Dm Sum- an Cultural Orchestra; 5.55 Lumoiir" TooV mrjr; 12.05 Folk Songs; 12.45 Tamil Talkie Son**; «.06 Him--00 noon in NewY; I.M Close Down\
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    CLASH OVER HOMES AT MONK HILL
    76 3 Mr M.micipalitv was not r (or Mr. M J I,t bad subordi£*«St quarters as extra- r L< boon suggested." he sakTthat the Con^issioners fig* Monks Hill have been wo- ked at 522.000 nat. j£s Mr Johnson m defence of tho junior officer* ••Mr Raiah
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    Squabble over right to sack redundant man
    319 3 COMMISSIONERS debated the right of the Municil jjajjtv to sack a redundant man and on the qualifications of candidates to be recruited into the Fn «lesshrc loader. Mr. A. P. Rajah challenged the Establishments Boards decision to dismiss Mr X Thambv Pillai. a
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    SANCTIONED
    14 3 Municipal Commissioners sanctioned expenditure of $3,014,014 lor the purchase "I electrical stock requirements.
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    DAVIES LOSES PLEA FOR EASIER EXAMS
    220 3 I IB IM, E.V. Day,, M«, moUon to he,p tho IM clerk, on the thnccaU-. who t^'^trpTiro^vStT/otnittea«»- *<«- ,tscM 1,1 modified nU two months' notice; many idvanced these reasons The clciks had got oni> Qf toucn with m in theii foi ties and fifties
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    JOHNSON: "$200 TEA MONEY CAN GET S.I.T. FLAT"
    554 3 MR. Pat Johnson (Lab. North) told Singapore's Municipal Commission ye -111 terdav, that the 'tea-money' for a Singapore Improvement Trust flat was anything between $200 and $1,000. Mr. Johnson, who was speaking on the adjournment, said, "If you are ready to pay
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    WHAT THEY DID
    197 3 Singapore*. Municipal j r<mmission»*rs yesterday heetfd: Mr. P. .'ohnson say that for anything be- J tween $200 to «1.000 you S could get fat in the S.I.T. 2. Mr. A. P. Rajah flay th? special powers) of tla» Municipal Pi Ml S dent. i S. Mr. Rajah
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    MRS. EU ON REPORTING
    52 3 Mrs. Robert Eu <Prog. West) during the debu:---n examinations for Municipal clerks cracked at tne busy reporters: Said she: "If you want to be a reporter, you have to know something of precis writing. I know, from reports of my speeches, not all reporters are good
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    Packed Gallery Heard Debates
    130 3 THE visiters gallery overlooking the Municipal Chamber was packed with men and women who had come to listen to the debates on the Pontian Tunnel and the definition of seniority for Municipal staff. But the debates did not come off. The Commissioners adjourned the Pontian debate
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    ARCHITECT WINS HIS POINT
    86 3 THE Municipal Architect won his fight with the Electrical Engineer over the design of the new power station at Pasir Pan j ang. The Commissioners approved his plans and specifications. The Municipality's civil consultants will be asked to adopt these plans instead of their own if
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    'SPECIAL POWERS HEIP HEADS TO DODGE FATHERS'
    329 3 'JHE Municipal President's special powers to overrule Commissioners were attacked by Mr. A. P. Rajah. He said heads of departments who sought action under these special powers had found "a convenient way to dodge the Commissioners.'' He challenged two dcci- .sions made by
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    VIETNAM UNITY
    560 4 THREE days after the inauguration of the Unite-' States of Indonesia, comes the transfer of power to the Bao Dai legime in Indo-Chma. French timing has not been fortunate, for comparisons are bound to be made, not only by the world but by the Vietnamese themselves", for the
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    A GLIDER FULL OF GERMANS CAME DOWN OUTSIDE TITO'S CAVE
    3628 4 WE waitod anxiously foi moto news. When it. came it was only slightly more reassuring. Vivian and his part}' had joined up again with Tito and with the surviving Partisan Headquaitets troops. But they were still on the run, the
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    MUSIC FOR VETERANS
    418 4 NEW YORK. JEAN Tennyson luns one of the world's biggest concert bureaus -and is quite happy because it is losing money Some 300 top lingers and musicians work for nothing on her programmes, arranged to entertain disabled exservicemen in 130 veterans hospitals across the country. Her list
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    Saturday Show Round-up
    1524 5  -  by OSWALD HEMRY RATING: Fair; Good;* Very good; Excellent. CATHAY RATING: FILM: "Thm Hartleys of Hrnad- aj STABS tr.tl \Ntairt-. Ginger lingers. Osrar Levant, i.jil Kubins and Ja»«iurs I- ruin ois. THK -ame lovable pair who once danced "cheek-to-eheek" make a welcome comeback a? "The Barkleys of
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    £-Cut Sends Fares Up
    88 5 The price of an air passage from Singapore to Saigon and to Bangkok will be slightly increased from the middle of "February next year, said Mr. Han* Dedekam, International Air Transport Association Represent* tht> for the Far East and Australasia. The devaluation of the pound has
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    FORCES KILL TWO BANDITS
    312 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. JWO bandits were killed yesterday and several wounded in the Federation during operations by security forces. At Kajang, a police party searching Semeny.h town chased three bandits and killed one. The others escaped. Another Chinese wis killed and four wounded in the Jerantut
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    FEW COME FROM CHINA, FEWER RETURN
    53 5 The number of persons coming to Malaya from China has been halved during the last three months. Very few Chinese now leave Malaya for China. The exact number of arrivals from China from October to December is 6,936. During the previous three months the
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    Force Open To Chinese
    59 5 The Federation Police Force is to recruit Chinese into the regular Force in the very near future. Applicants should be between 18 and 24 years of age, and have been resident in Malaya for 15 years out of the preceding 20. The standard of education must
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    Join The Gunners
    42 5 Malays. Straits-born Chinese and South Indians have an opportunity of joining the Singapore Artillery Regiment and General Sei vice Corps of the British Imperial Forces. Recruitment begins on Jan. 4 at Seremban and on Jan. 11 at Kuala Lumpui.
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      568 7 V' 1 I i A A HAPPY MERRY 1950 X i 1 To one and a>, we extend our- V |A j, 1 wishes for unbounded 1 f_g_T_£. >w wonderful patI 31 Y£ar Ww/ttng a// our 3«T Tajmaha! Store /He£*f leong lock Chye Co. Ltd. J 23 High Street. Singapore.
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    16 9 Star K l..ll :r™ v ,,.S I..'. i.ir. I* li), J£| >l i Nga MkU| 1
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    Rubber This Week
    218 9 AS ii,,have been more than murkot thl sreek there i;> not v- r. much to report. Prices bavi continued to advance steadlls -oid on Thursday tr<e fifty cent level was passed for the first time [nee the market has reopened Bays the rubber market report for the
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    WEEK'S PRICES
    97 9 H during the week, ending December Highest I.owrst Closing lluyers Noun SPOT Ji.l 1 49.3 4 60.1 I R.M.A.!. R.S.S. F. 0.8. Jan. 1050 50.14 49.3 4 50.1/8 K.JJ.A... R.S.S, F.OJB. 49.3/4 IH.I S 4S.S 8 R.VJLX R.S.S. P.OIB, 49.1 8 48.1 2 49 BUnkel K.O.R Jan F-
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    Egypt May Reduce Tax On Jap Cloth
    165 9 A.P. CAIRO, Friday IHE newspaper AI Zaman reports that Egypt is consMtering a 50 per cent reduction in duties on Japanese textiles. The present duty cf 40 per cent was put on before the war to keep Japanese cloth out of Egyptian markets
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    New Jap Ships Bill
    113 9 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO Fri. —The Japanese Government is dralUng a bill to promote the recovery of Japanese overseas shipping within the limits of the budget. The bill provides for the purchase of obsolete and wartime standard vessels for remodelling, and that the purchase of foreign vessels and
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    JOGINDRA SINGH EXPLAINS INDIA TEXTILE POLICY
    310 9 A NUMBER of Malayan textile importers have complained to the Tnrl i n n Trade Commissioner in Malaya Mr Jotrindra Sfaffi tafactum have demanded pncesVighlr vious c ommitments. Another complaint is that c orders for deliveries beyond March 1950. Both the complaints have been
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    Tin Prices
    51 9 Tin price In Singapore yesterday was $285 per pleul —up 75 cents on tbe picul from Thursday LONDON DEC. 29. Spot £600 buyers—Down £2> 2 Three months £575 buyers —Down £6. Turnover: 40 tons. Second session: Spot £6011 2 buyers—lTp £2. Three, months £575y,— Down £2. Turnover: 55
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    Rubbers Have More Inquiry
    28 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. Tho year Manoi quhHiy in MM shikr* marl.ft. Nut all ■ecsiaan wore quite steady >\ith rubber shares eondng in for more inquiry.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    104 9 Colfpei Rio No, 3 was quoted at $123 per picul nominal, yesterday. Rio No. 5' changed hands at $120 12 while busings in Rio No. 7 was done at $117 per picul. There were further buyers for Rio No. 5 and 7 at these levels. Uganda coffe* was
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    TIN PRICE CUT
    33 9 A.P. NEW YORK, Fn The Reconstruction Finance Corporation cut Ihe selling price of spot grade tin on Thursday half a cent a poumi to HIl cents New York basis. A.P
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    Share Quotations
    838 9 Singapore, Fri. WDUSTKlALS Buyers Se'lers. Atlas Ice 2.15 2 25 xd Alex. Brick» Pref 2.40 2.60 Ord.' 2.22 1 3 2.30 B. B. Petrol 34/3 35/3 BJVI. Trustees 7.00 8.60 Con. Tin Smelt Pref 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/3 10/6 E. Utd Assur. 39 25 40 25xd Est. A
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    SCAP Allows GIF Exports By Japs
    153 9 A.P. Nt T DA TOKIO Friday. JjhNhRAL Mac Arthur today moved to stimulate Japanese sales in foreign markets. Exporters will be permitted to negotiate contracts on h cost, insurance, freight basis. Until now Jap exports have been sold freight on board with the purchaser
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    Rice Loan For Indies
    84 9 A.P. WASHINGTON. Fri.—The Economic Co-operation Administration announced a U*****,000 grant to Indonesia to finance pureha.se of rice in the United States. The agency said ihe spending approval was made before Indonesia became the United StateJ of Indonesia and while she was still eligible lor Marshall Plan
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    Ayer Molek —$10,780 Profit
    101 9 The Ayer Molok Rubber Co., Ltd. made $10,780 profit for the v»ar ended Otober 31, 1949. The balance brought forward from the last account .Is $50,979. From the total of $61,759 replanting expenditure of $19,472 has been deducted leaving a balance of $42,287. The directors recommend
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    SEA MAIL
    67 9 Sea mails ;ire expert ed from *;n-nt Britain. N. Ireland. Fire, Europe, Egypt. North and WflM ai rica, wes I Indies. O I lon, Federation. Hongkong-. Cnaaa, ami South Africa today at ihe. Q.P.O. Mails for Honnkontj, China, Japan, afedaa and riarawah trill elo c at noon and
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    World Tin Output Rises
    127 9 USIS NEW YORK. Fri. The Wall Street Journal reports that world tin production in Octobi i was 13.400 long tons —up 200 tons over the previous month. The report, based on figures disclosed by the International Tin Study Group in The Hague, shows a rise in
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    KAIKHOON, CHAMRERN FOUGHT to a STANDSTILL
    530 10 Welch Wins On Points THE indomitable Mok Kai Khoon and plucky 1 Chamrern Srimadee took the fight crowd by storm at the Happy World Stadium last night with their rapid toe-to-toe exchanges from the first to the last of their eight round battle. At
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    Florence B.P. Win 5—1
    117 10 In a badminton match. Florence i B.P. beat Maytime B.P. on Tuesday, at the latter's court. Results (Florence B.P. play- era mentioned first): SINGLES: Hussin b. Ibrahim *cci Lim Kirn Lee 15—1. 15—5; Ng Keng Chiang beat Lim Poh Scon 15—6, 15—7; Aman b. Att- mad
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    GOLD CUP SOCCER TO START IN APRIL
    174 10 The Malay Football Association of Malaya elected the following for 1950:— President: Y. M. Raja Shahriman (Pk.) re-elected; Vice President*!: Inehe Bahinan bin Samauddin (N.S.) and Y. M. Tuanku Abd. Rahman Putera Kedah (Sel.); Hon. Treasurer; Inche 'Mahmud bin Jintan (Sel.) re-elected. Hon.
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    Pep—Riley Title Fight
    80 10 ST. LOUIS. Fri.—Willie Pep. world featherweight champion, will defend his title against coloured Charley Riley of St. Louis here on Jan. 16. promoter Hans Bernstein announced here. Riley signed for the fight and Pep wired acceptance after the Missouri Athletic Commission had given official approval. Pep has
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    LAMOTTA TOLD: DEFEND TITLE OR GIVE IT UP
    133 10 U.P. NEW YORK. Tri. rE New York Athletic C«■turn today ordered world middleweight champion Jake Lamotta to sign for a title defence by Feb. 1 and to make actual defence within days after that date or suffer the less of the title.
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    IRC SOCCER
    53 10 Indian Recreation Club Ist. XI to piav soccer against H.M.S. Unieon today at Farrer Park at 5.15 n.m. will be selected from the following: K. Xaravanan. S. Woo. A. Rahim (Capt.). A. Razak M. Gam. S. Murugasu. T. raiah M. Muniandy. A. K. Saial. idin. Param. M. L
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    Badminton: Danes Say Malaya Is Worried
    168 10 A.P. COPENHAGEN, Fri. Malaya was assured by a Danish morning newspaper t»Kla> that its deputation at badminton would not be prejudiced by games nine young Malayans played in Scandinavia during their Christmas holiday. The nine players, at present studying in London, are r pot-t--td
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    CARBON COPY
    39 10 A.P. MELBOURNE. Fri. A French offer of £50,000 for the Australian racehorse Carbon Copy, was rejected by the hcrse's owners. Carbon Copy, a four-year-old by Helics from Havers, is the largest stakewinning horse racing in Australia. A.P.
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    Entries For French T-Tennis
    127 10 PARIS. Fri.—A strong interactional entry for the French t»W» tennis open championship* from Jan. 7 to 10 is already assured. Apart from Fran< c s hest plac ers indud.ng Michel Guy Amoure'ti. Mieh<»l Uanskoy Charles Dubouille Alex Agooof and Mt Jeanne Delay. Hugustte Beollet and Louise
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    FATHUL KARIB XI
    55 10 The Fathul Kanb Ist. XI to play soccer against H.M.S. "Unicorn on Monday at Farrer Park 5.15 p.m. w:K ne selected from the following. I aft a r Jabar. Ahmed. A Rahim iraot.'. Zuki, B. J. Layman. Haron. (Dollab Kurhok) Jas»uian. Puteh. Aman. A. Rahim (Junior*. M.
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    American, French boxers want to fight here
    288 10 SEVERAL offers from foreign boxing managers to send their boys to Singapore have been received by Singapore fight promoter, Mr. A. Razak. If negotiations are successful, American and French fighters will be seen in action here before long. One ol the offers comes
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    STADIUM SOCCER
    30 10 annual Married vs. Singles game for the Ho Choy Moo Challenge Cup will h* played at the Jalan Besar stadium today at 5.15 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
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    FAVOURITES SHOULD SCORE AT PENANG TODAY
    107 11  -  going very cood Bv ALBEERT SPENCER Tiip Man with 2,000 Winners PENANG, Today. THE going Sot today's races, the third day of T (he Penang Turf Club's X'mas—New Year MeeUn/w li be VERY GOOD, and favourites should be prominent among (he winners. Three horses
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    CUP HORSES DO FAST WORK
    165 11 H\ Albert Speaeer) PENANG, Today. CANDIDATE? for the Oeuwuis-aoaar-Gcx i dl Cup way* Btvca their tinal try-out this morning when the No. 2 rrass was opened for fa*t work. Best workers among the Cup candidates were Clynor and Hilhrall, who 'an the three tol(tt.er in
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    Selections
    104 11 RACE ONE CL 5. Div. 2 5 F. 9TAB PERFORMER Paygy*!" Choice Technique RA( E TWO CI. Div. G F. I \ST DOl BLE Snu'ln"; Through CougltiiH RACE THREE CL 2, Div. 5 6 F. CHRISTMAS KNIGHT Trousers Lucky Three RACE FOUR CL 2, Div. 4 6 F. BASHFUL
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    RACE CARD
    857 11 DEIX>W is the card for today's races at Penang. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race. 8. RACE ONE 2.15 P.M. HORSES CLASS 5. DIV. 2 5 FURS. NTH. Maintain (Lansdown) 1.00 Ifr. 11. s. Kirwan Owner r*KK>'* Choice (Charles) 9.00 lir. Ong Be Kon< Hohns Thirteen
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    I.R.C. WIN ALL THREE MATCHES DURING TOUR
    75 11 Indian Rerreation Club won aU the three soccer matches. They played in Segamat and fel&ncor during (he Christmas holidays Dn Dec. 25 thoy defeated the combined Kluanc, and Segamat Indians by two goals to nil at the Setramat Town Padani?. On Dec. 27
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    Malaya's Ideal Basketballers
    240 11 Ng Tian Sek (right) of the Singapore men's team and Miss Yap Kuan Tee of the Perak Women's team who were elected the ideal basketball players after the recently concluded Malayan basketball championships held at the Happy World. The Singapore men's team and the Perak Women emerged
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    Good Bowling, Fielding Keep India's Score Down
    160 11 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Friday. INDIA won the toss and batted when the third 1 unofficial' Test with the Commonwealth cricketers opened here today, scoring US runs for the loss of three wicket^efor^tump^were drawn. Vijay Merchant's injured hand had not recovered sufficiently to allow n>m
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    Second Test Australia Delays Selection
    159 11 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Fri. Fund •(election of Australia's team to meet South Africa in the Mcond test starting bere tomorrow will not be made until the mornInn of the match. It was stated tonight that tne team would be chosen from the followinc players: L. Ha«captain).
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    Mrs. Todd v. Mrs. Hilton In Final
    201 11 Reuter. rat PUTT A Fri.- Geoffrey pS* and Gerald Oakley of Britain today icached the somi-hnals of the men, doubles in the Asian lawn tenuis championships bow, defeating Polish-born C. spychalaand the CV.echoslovak star Vladimir Ceimk, 6-4, 6-4 3-6, 6-1. The match had
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    VICTORIA XI BARRACKED
    50 11 Reuter. ttELKOIRNE, Fri. Victoria scored 1.91 for two aeainst South Australia in their Sheffield Shield match here before rain washed out play for the day. < > Angered by Victoria's dull batting, which produced only 47 runs In the first 90 minutes, the, spectators reportedly barracked the
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    TEA PARTY FOR AMBULANCEMEN
    305 12 THE members of the 2nd Chinese Corps of the St. John's Ambulance Association, who have passed their examinations in First Aid or Home Nursing, will be entertained at a tea party at the St. John's Brigade Headquarters in Stamford Road on Sunday. The successful candidales aie:
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    REBELS RAID OIL FIELD
    49 12 A.P. RANGOON. Fri. The British OSJIiSd Burmah Oil Company today icported increasing rebel activities in the oilfield of Chauk, in central Bui ma. Armed gangs raided installations, wrecking machinery and fiilins; Mlwells with water. An oil convoy on its way to Mandalay WJB attacked. —A.P
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    BUSINESS AS USUAL
    22 12 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. Concerns in the People's Republic of China are already placing considerable orders with British firms. —Reuter.
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    Vietnam Receives Freedom
    114 12 Reuter. SAIGON. Fri. France today formally handed over power to Ex-Emperor Bao Dai. head of the new Vietnam state which now becomes an independent unit within the French Union. At a ceremony in Saigon It, Leon Pignon. French Commissioner in Indochina and Bao Dai shook hands after
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    MCA LOTTERY SALES WILL NET $800,000
    137 12 MALACCA, Thurs.—Thc one dollar lottery tickets of the Malayan Chinese Association to raise funds for squatter re-settlement schemes and other projects will be on sale soon. Mr. Tan Siew Sin. chairman of the Publicity Subcommittee said today that the M.C.A. hoped to sell »00.000
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    HOMEWARD BOUND
    29 12 A.P. NEW YORK. Fri. The Shah of Iran left New York for Teheran at 4 p.m. GMT today in a chartered KLM Royal Dutch Airline plane.— A.P.
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    DUTCH NAVAL POWERS CUT BY SOEKARNO
    106 12 Reuter. JAKARTA. Fri President Sockarno published two emergency laws today. The test, issued in JogjakartS en Deft 27 and effective from the date of the transfci of sovereignty, says pending regulations concerning publication of federal laws, all laws will be broadcast or published in
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    DETENTION OF HADI NOOR
    71 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The detention of Inche Hadi Noor, foimer President, Pcrsatuan Indonesia Merdeka iFiee Indonesia Organisation!, on Dec. 4 under the Emeigency Regulation.-, has no connection with the recent decision of the Government to lefuse to register P.I.M. as a society, said a government press
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    RIZAL DAY
    41 12 Filipinos in Singapore held a tea-party at the Cathay Restaurant yesterday in honour of their national hero. Jose Rizal. Among those who attended v."as Senor Leon T. Gaicia. vice-consul of the Philippines at Karachi, who is passing through Singapore.
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    PONTIAN DEBATE PUT OFF TILL JAN
    138 12 JHE findings of the Pontian Tunnel Inquiry Committee will be discussed at a special onen meeting of Municipal Commissioners next month. This decision was taken when several Com missioners, including Mr. Pat Johnson, the man who started the probe, asked for postponement of this
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    MALAYA SHOULD HAVE A TUC
    88 12 THE three Trade Union leaders. Inche Yusoft bin Mohamed Noor. Mr. Tan Tuan Boon and Mr. P. P. Narayanan, who attended the Free World Trade Union Conference held recently in London were interviewed by Mr. Peter Cullen. of Radio Malaya, last night. Inche Yusoff said
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    QUIRINO SWORN IN
    35 12 U.P. MANILA, Fri. Elipidio Quirino was sworn in as second president of the Philippine Republic at noon today in a ceremony witnessed by an estimated 80.000 persons on Manila's historic Luneta Park.—U.P.
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    CONGRATULATIONS
    26 12 Reuter. PARIS, Fri. French President Vincent Auriol today sent a congratulatory message to Bao Dai, on the transfer of power to the Vietnam Government. Reuter.
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    INDIA RECOGNISES RED CHINA
    268 12 Other C wealth Countries May Follow Suit Next Week S NEW DELHI, Friday. U.P. ivniA today recognized the Chinese Communis; regime in Peiping and said Britain, Australia an d Ntm Zealand would follow suit next week, probably on January 7. incaas action as the first British
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    FREAK BABY
    56 12 A.P. GIESSEN. GERMANY. Fri. A 17-year-old German wife gave birth to Siamese twins and a single girl here, hospital authorities if ported. The twins were delivered dead after the birth of a two and a half pound girl. The twins had two heads and four legs, but only
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    Duckling Laid 30 'Golden Eggs'
    59 12 A.P. HONGJaONG, Fri. Aeeafsttag te reports trass anion B duckling was Sflfesad at the city railway station en route to Hongkong. In his stomach were 30 gold beta. Buck plus gold bars now are in the hands of the Communist authorities. Hi* owner, so say
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    MR. LIM WILL HAVE TO WAIT
    126 12 THE P. C. Lim- F.S. Wicks case for the post of Deputy Water Engineer will have to A'ait at least another month sntil the Commissioners dcMdc on the principle to be ollowed on seniority. The establishment Board's ic:ommendrtion giving Mr. Lim ;he job was
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    BIDAULT WINS
    19 12 A.P. PARIS, Fri. French ITemier Georges Bidault won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly today.—A.P.
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    WEEK—END DIARY
    208 12 GENERAL TODAY CHINESE Y.M.C.A.: Chinese Art of Self Defence at 8 p.m. Taikic show at 7.30 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Grand New Years Eve Social at 8 p.m. ECKASIAN ASSOCIATION New Year's Eve Ball at Vic'oria Memorial Hall. FAY A LEHAR: Church Annual Re-union Dinner at 7.30 p.m. at 8.
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    423 12 today SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH: (5. Penang Road); Sabbath School 3.30 p.m., preachinr 5 p »n. CHURCH OF ENGLAND: St. Andrew's Cathedral Midnight Eucharist at 11.45. CATHOLIC: All churches will hold midniuht mass.MKTHOIHST: Watch night services at Wesley and Paya Tom 11 p.m. BETHESDA: Katong-wat'.*!>-night service at 11.20
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    CINEMA
    258 12 CATHAY: "The Barkleys of Broadway" at 11, 1.15. 4.15. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. Midnight: Tonight and tomorrow: "A Fisherman's Honour" (Mandarin). PAVILION: "Whiskv Galore" at 2. 4.15. 6.30 and 9.30. Morning shows: Tomorrow: "Anchors Aweigh" tfnd Monday: "Hollywpod" at 10.40. Al.It AMUR A: "King of the Rocket Men" at
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    SPORT
    69 12 TOO AY BOOBY: HOC v. Comb. Police —Chasers XV on padang: Comb. r, '"-»trep Johore at Johore Bahru (HMS Malaya tie). SOCCER: Jollilads v. Jhehim at Kampong Bahru; Indian R.C HMS Unicorn at Fairer Park. sroßT>: Children a si>orts of Government Servants Wifare Oraanlaatlofl tHaig Road Ors.) at Kulim
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    Australian Butter May Be Imported
    137 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Federation Comptroll2r of Customs announced last night that limited quantities of butter (tinned, fresh frozen and butter concentrate) £hee and chees* are available fo-. export from Australia and New Zealand outside the Ministry of Food Contracts. He added: "The Australian and
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    SIKH HOPES TO BE LIBERAL M.P.
    80 12 U.P. LONDON, Fri. Sirdar X S. B. Ahlualia. 47. Sikh from North Punjab, smoothed his immaculate pink satin turban, caressed nis crimped beard and -told newsmen he hoped to lead the Mritish people toward liberalism as a member of the British Parliament Host at
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    FILIPINO QUAKE: FIVE KILLED
    56 12 Reuter. MANILA. Fri. —The Philippines worst earthquake since 1«37 ki'led five people yesterday —a woman crushed in cliff fall and four men drowned in a flooded river. Minor trcmois continued during the night in the area of Ilagan town Dearest the epicentre of the earthquake, giving
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    H.K. TO S'HAI
    37 12 Reuter. HONGKO NG, Fri. Through trafiic on the Canton-Hankow railway was resumed yesterday. while the Chekiang Kiangsi line linked with the ShanghaiHangchow is expected to be in operation on New Year s Day —R.cuter.
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    MALAYAN CITIZENS: FORMULA REACHED
    101 12 A.P. PENANG. Fri. A workable formula for gi anting citizenship to >iOn-Ma!ays will soon be reached among community leaders. The Community- Liaison Committee new In here is understood *o have discussed the citizen hip issue on the two phased (1) The autom.it. ferment of Malayan citizenship
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    BEECHCRAFT VANISHES IN INDO-CHINA
    71 12 Reuter. PARIS, Fri. A twocngined Becchcraft plane owned by a private IndoChinese company aisappeared today on a flight from Dalat. 143 miles northea.-'. of Saigon, to Ban Methuot. 55 miles northnorthwot f Dalat, Agence France Pres.sc reported from Saigon The last message received from the plane
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    TEST FLIGHT
    38 12 A Cathay Pacilic Airwayi Dakota will make a proving flight from Hongkong on the proposed service to Sarawak and North Born*-) on Monday. The route taken will be: Manila. Sa:.dakan. Jesselton. Kuching and back to Manila.
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    Mr. CREECH JONES
    33 12 The Secretary of Stat' for the Colonies. Mr. Arthur Creech Jones will broadcast a Now Year mcs?.ii:c v r [Udio Malaya 1.45 p.m. It will be repeated at 8.00 p.m.
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    BANDIT HANGED
    36 12 KUALA LUMPUR Fn Sing Meng. who w on Aug. 5. by Police raiding squatter hut' at tho lOt stone Karak Road. PtJj»J was hanged toda% Sing Mens was the 77th bandit to bo executed.
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    'TWO CUN' JONES
    43 12 U.P. HONG KONG. In Captain "Two Gun Jones, one of the toughc.-t skippers in the American merchant marine, reaffirmed today that lie will ail the 6.000-ton Flying Arrow into Shanghai but crew members said they will do 50 under protest.—U.P.
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    BOMB EXPLODES
    40 12 Reuter. PARIS, Frt A bomb exploded early today on the doorstep of the Polish Embassy offices in p ri Little damage was done and the only injury was to a night watchman who WW cut by flyirfg glass.—Reuter.
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    LONDON SHARES
    164 12 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. The I*-* working day of ttie year in the l>>ndon Stack Exchange I a wave of speculative Interest to overseas lames. German Japanese loans were mark" 1 higher on fresh support tliere W hlOSjUi id among Brazilian bonds. Mexicar Kghl and powei moved sharply higher
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