Malaya Tribune, 3 January 1950

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    63 1 MALAYA Tribune QY 77fS PEOPLE FOR 71/E PEOPII Ttfc Tribune* Spore Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang d SALES WAN ANY AFFFRNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Un EIGHT PAGE'S SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON SEPIiESENTAIIVE E. Maurice Glover,
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    G.I'S MAY DEFEND FORMOSA
    478 1 CHIANG WILLING TO STEP DOWN A.P. U.P. nKiximfvt Tr„mnn WASHINGTON, Monday. pKI .MUEISiT Truman ls reported lo have reaffirmed American n 3 v toward iormosa which would necessitate the use of \m«riran tllnv to try to prevent the island from falling into Commonr;t ha P The
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    BUT TOM LIAO HAS OTHER IDEAS
    128 1 U.P. HONGKONG. Mon. Thoina i Liao. President of the Form Re-emancipation toduy urged membei nations of the Far Eastern Commission to occupy the -ttateg'C island, which he claimed as "international soil." Luao. who c'aims to speak for the majority of the "000 Formosans affitmed
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    JAVA REDS ISSUE FIRST COMMUNIQUE
    83 1 U.P. .'AKAP.rA. Hon k committee cf the li-■.-•:n;' iL"s first r acc the formal establishment of ar. independent Indonesia, a week ago today appealed to the new government to reit- use a.l political prisoners. The communique said many prisoners were sti' ar.d nad .iot been
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    Huge Red Army To Assault Hainan
    109 1 Reuter. S HONGKONG. Mon.—The Comriuni t Command in South Kwjngtung continue poiriog -i into Liuchow PcainsuL I tew miles across Hainan Island, according to Chinese I hi m ts. Ontjssnunist forces there estim tied to nave reached 300.0< X oops, accordi\g to the report*.
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    A GLOBE CIRCLING HAT
    84 1 AQantus Empire Airways Constellation pilot has brought into Singapore a battered straw hat carryins over 100 labels of airline companies with a message: "Hand me on I am going round the world." Th»- hat carries a warning that ill luck may befall any pilot who ignores
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    MUSLIMS CELEBRATE
    34 1 Over 8,000 Singapore Muslims, of whom S.OOO were ehiMren celebrated tho birthday anniversary of the Prophet Muhammed at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Picture shows a group of the cnuiren at the celebration.
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    'Master 1950' Makes His Bow
    118 1 IF there IBH t a war. he will sec the year 2000, prophesied the niiise at Kandang Kerbau Hospital of Singaporo's first baby this year. P.»r». r >o hasn't got a name yet. But tnat's la-cause he's still brand new. The sen cf a Chinese
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    DOWD FLIES BACK
    37 1 After being successfully treated for a eye "infection at the Singapore General Hospital. Mr. Ed. Dowd. American Member oi the United Nations Commission in Indonesia retuined to Jakaita yesterday in a U.S. military aircraft.
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    HATTA HERE?
    29 1 Dr. Mohameu Hatta. Prime Minister of Indonesia is due in Singapore at a few minutes after 11 a.m. this morning from Amsterdam. He is returning to Jakarta.
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    'Australia's Future Hinges On Events In Asia'
    265 1 Reuter. DNLY. Monday. AUSTRALIA'S destiny is irrevocably conditionn ed by what takes place in Asia. Australia's External Affairs Minister, Mr. Claude Spender, said today. "This means Australia's futur.? dep?nds on the political stability of its Asian neighbours, prid on Mindly relations with Asi\."
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    King For A Day
    78 1 A.P. STOCKHOLM, Mon.— r Crown Prince (iustav i Adolf will be Regent of Sweden lor a day on Jan. i 1 v. i He is assuming the S title to deliver the throne J speech to the Riksdag J because King Gustav, v ho is 91,
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    £ DROP ECHO
    28 1 DROP ECHO A.P. BELIZE. BRITISH HONDURAS. Mon. -The British Honduias dollar has been devalued about 42 percent. It is exchanged row nt $4 to tne British CI. A.P.
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    PAPAL GIFTS
    25 1 A.P. VATICAN CITY. Mon. The Pope has sent personal Christmas gifts to Vatican repiesentatives of MS countries to be distributed .to tinneedy. -A.P.
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    H.K. dock men ask for better treatment
    235 1 Reuter. HONGKONG, Hon.—A Police Court magistrate on Saturday sentenced 64 striking workers of the Chinese-owned Hongkong Match Factory to three months hard labour and recommended them for banishment. They were brought before the Court for demonstrating at the town offices of the factory,
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    SCEKARNO'S PLEDGE ON THE SETTING SUN
    113 1 JAKARTA, Mon. Pre*!dent Soekarno of the newly I formed United States of IndoI nesia, speaking in Jakarta on i Monday night, called Muslims and Christians to link together to build a strongei Indonesia. The President spoke to a laige gathering of several hundred Muslim
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    FIRST BRITISH ENVOY TO U.S.I.
    65 1 Reuter LONDON. Mon. Mr. Dcrwcst William Keimodc. former British Con.su' in Japan, has been appointed first British Ambassador to the United States of Indonesia the Foreign Oflice announced tonight. Mr. Kermodc. who is 51, has served at Tokyo. Yokohama. Kobe. Mukden and Seoul (South Korea>.
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    NO S'PORE COMMENT ON RED BOND SALES
    144 1 THE first issue of 10'J,000,000 People's Victory Bonds by the Chines; Commuaist Government was announced by Peking Radio on Sunday according to a R?ut3r message from Hongkong. Sales of the bonds will be through the People's Bank of Cnina. The message said that
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    TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAST FAILURES
    194 1 CHIANG'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE U.P. TAIPEH. Monday. fHIANG Kai-shek in his New Year's message today assumed full responsibility "for all past failures" and charged that "Moscow aggression represents the greatest (rime in history." f The speech broadcast by Taipeh Radio addressed principally toY the Chinese
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    I'urpose Oi IVJkiuu Meittl
    105 1 STOP PRESS Reuter. Mon. THE of 'liberation .tics" to carry out in aimeli struggle in colonial areas ofKsia and Australasia was dejnanded by Liv Shaochi. Lice-President of the Communist-controlled World Federation of Trade Unions, in a speech at the icccnt pe'fjSg conference of the W.F.T.U. This
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    Britain lifts bar on foreign money
    252 2 U.P. LONDON, Mon.—The Treasury, in a move to stimulate foreign investments, has announced that beginning January 1, capital from outside, the sterling area invested in Britain may be removed at any time. Under the present laws, such capital is blocked in England for 10
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    Malacca Electric Lighting
    74 2 Malacca Electric Lighting Limited Liquidation Account at September 30, 1949 showed cash on ordinary account amounting to $692,376. The second distribution of 70 cents made since that date has absorbed $595,000. leaving a balance in hand equivalent to about 11»*, cents per share. Apart from this, there
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    PACT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND CZECHS
    101 2 Reuter. PRAGUE, Mon. CWhoPlovakia •will become one of the main buyers of jute and cotton from Pakistan under the r.<*w trade agreement announced \*rlast weekend. A statement issued by the Czechoslovak official news agency said that talks had been concluded in a "very friendly" atmosphere
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    MAMBAU TIN
    44 2 MAMBAU TIN LIMITED so far has not found a suitable area to enable resumption of mining. A loss of $1.988 was incurred for the year ended June 30, 1949. Net liquid assets in balance sheet at $294,025 equal 73>-> centa per share.
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    TRADE TALKS
    29 2 Reuter LONDON, Mon. Britain and Western Germany expect to begin financial and trade negotiations on January 11 »n either London or Frankfurt, trade officials stated here tonight.—Reuter
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    COMPANY BRIEFS
    110 2 C J 3 4) JJ aw i Y r Year GfPttS Cents Lbs. Alor Gajah Rubber Estates Limited m 9 19 n Amalgamated Malay 22 3 4 6 433 Estates United ;;0 649 n Ayer Molek Rubber 36 B 35 30 2 495 Company Limited 31 in 40
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    MORE ACTIVITY IN NEW YEAR
    437 2 THE SHARE MARKET EXPECTS l v A Rubber Correspondent Only limited trading was possible in 'he three-and-a-half days sandwiched between Boxing Bay .and New Year's Eve. The rise in rubber to 50 cents a pound for tree first time since the war had a hardening
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    TIN MARKET LAST WEEK
    293 2 A.P. LONDON, Monday The tin market steadied in London week after post-Christmas weakness in which spot metal reached £600 a ton for the first time since free dealings began on Nov. 15 Conditions throughout the short week, however, were generally quiet. Immediately aft*r the holiday, some
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    Pahang Consol.
    415 2 Meetings In London A.P. A FURTHER group of companies, mining Malayan tin, held their annual meetings in Britain just before and after Christmas and their reports reflected an improved situation in the mining areas, notwithstanding continued bandit terrorism. Commenting on a year of steady progress. D. J. Ward.
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    SIAM PREFERS US $ FOR RICE
    140 2 SIAM PREFERS US FOR RICE A.P. BANGKOK. Mon. Export of rice to deficit Asian countries passed from Thai government to private hands last weekend, with the ending of the International Emergency Food Council. Merchants exporting rice for payment in U.S. dollars will be given preference in permits. The Thai Deputy
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      341 2 On Your Radio Today BLUF NETWORK Time Signal A N> Ms Mi 1 I KSDAY, JAN. 3 Ktn 1 P Th Curtain oif Opera ENGLISH I'ROGRAMMES Tosca by Pncrini; 19.30 Par... 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala Music played by the Di Lumpur; 10.05 Close Down Orchestra A Hubert Rostang 12.00
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    PESSIMISM AGAINST OPTIMISM— A WATCHWORD
    200 3 THIS Message of New Year greetings was recorded by Sir Franklin Gimson. Governor of Singapore, who is now on leave: On this occasion at the beginning of another new >ear when we look at conditions in the world toda) the question naturally arises as to
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    Army Seeks Men In Federation
    278 3 MAJOR J. Frost, R.A., the Chief Recruiting Officer for Malaya and Singapore will leave for Seremban today to recruit men for the SingaRegiment Royal Artillery the Royal Army Ser>rpa and the General Service Corps. For the Royal Army Service Corps and General Service Corps, Malays,
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    3 Bandit Bombs Black Penang
    145 3 A.P. PENANG. Men. Penang was in total blackout on New Year's night when terrorists made simultaneous grenade attacks on two electric subpower stations and a N. A. A.F.I, canteen at the Chinese Town Hall. The explosion occurred before 10.00 p.m. At the time of the
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    Fathers 'Freeze' Payment
    108 3 Pontian Tunnel Bill MTXICIPAL Comissioners will settle the balance of the Pontian Tunnel bill with Gammon (Malaya) Limited, only if their legal advise is think that the payment is In order. This recourse to 'egal opinion on the validity of further p;iyments is due. it is believed,
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    FOUR FIRES
    36 3 Four small fires and seven •ccidents. none of which was serious, heralded New Year day in Singapore. A fire which -tatted on the first floor of the V.M.C.A. was extinguished before the firemen arrived.
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    BOON YEW CHIEF
    26 3 The general meeting of the Boon Yew Association has elected Mr. Sim Siong Hai as President with Mr. Tan Boon Wah, honorary secretary.
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    Creech Jones Reviews 1949
    1008 3 "Our slogan must be 'Fight for the future'" JHE Secretary of State for th£ Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones in a New Year message broadcast over Radio Malaya yest?rday reviewed the progress made in the Colonies during 1949. He said: "I look back over the difficulties
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    8,000 Muslims Honour the Prophets Day
    190 3 8,000 Muslims Honour t he Prophets Day QVER 8,000 Singapore Muslims, of whom 3,000 were children from 28 religious schools, yesterday flocked to the .Talan Besar Stadium to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammed. The speakers' platform, which m previous years Wffl beflagged with the emblems of Muslim nations,
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    'Keep our powder dry'
    126 3 INCHE Mustapha Albakri bin Haji Hassan, State Sccietary, Perak, in his New Year message said "The spirit of the people has not been lowered in any way and the Government's strength in the fight against bandits is getting stronger every day, thanks to the ever increasing
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    GRACE vs. GUTS
    501 4 are the debates in the Municipal Commission livelier than those in the Legislative Council And why does the man in-the-street take keener interest in them That this is so is shewn by the letters that come into this office. For evory' one that concerns some feme brought
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    THE SILENCE WAS BROKEN BY THE WAILING OF WOMEN
    3742 4  -  And Leskovac Lay Enveloped In A Pall Of Smoke EASTERN APPROACHES-43 EXCLUSIVE TO TRIBUNE Kv m BRIGADIER FITZROY MACLEAN M.P. WITH this change of heart, the mood of the people swung, over, away from the Cetniks' policy of compromise and inactivity
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    McKERRON IS MADE A KNIGHT
    1923 5 IfM Patrick Alexander Bruce McKerron C.M.G. Officer Adrninisterinc: the Govenvinent of Singapore, heads the list of Malayans in the New Year's Honours list Mr. McKerron becomes Sir Patrick McKerron. lie is created a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil
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    Kerans Becomes Comdr.
    47 5 A.P. LONDON. Mon. Lt. Commander John S tverans, who commanded the British frigate Amethyst on her dash down the Yangtze River on July 30, was promoted yesterday to commander in tho Royal Navy. The promotion was one among* 100 announced at the new tear.—A.A\
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    R. A. F. HONOURS LIST
    173 5 Officers and Senior NCO's of the Far East Air Force amort? those on whom the King has cc I 'erred awards C.D.E. (Militnrv Division) Group Capt. R. R. Nash of Headquarters Far East Air Force. 0.8. E. (Military Division) Wing Cmdt. A. D. Panton. f'FO
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    Awards for FARELF Men
    67 5 The London Gazette has announced the following awards to persons, who are now serv ing or have served in the Far East Land Forces. 0.8. E. Lt. Col. A. de G. Best R E. M.B.E. Major L. J. Williams (Buffs); Major J. R. H. Parlby <»e--vons).
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    Around Town....
    1632 5  -  By Vera Ardmore WELL, you did look glamorous welcoming the New Year. French fashions. New York fashions, and your own ideas made by yourselvc3. or your Singapore tailors, all vied with each other for attractiveness. I started New Year's Eve at the Cathay, which was full to overflowing.
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    Time Marches On....
    22 5 Age is a funny thing Cherished in a tree, A>ul cheese, And furniture, And trine Almost anything. But ME.
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    SILVER SPEAR WINS C-G's CUP
    1907 6  -  BRIGHT EYES SCORES HER 7th VICTORY By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2.000 Winners. PENANG, Monday. GILVER SPEAR, brilliantly ridden by Noel HeaJey, won the Commissioner-General's Cup with a length to spare, today, the last day of the Penang Turf Club's X'mas-New Year Meeting. Confident
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    9 MALAYAN SPORTSMEN HONOURED
    354 7 IT is unusual in my list cf I honours conferred by the K.ng to see as many names of sportsmen as found in thP New Year list for iya even if the awards been made for public ices. The awards number nine this year. Hon'blc Mr.
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    SS KOREA LOSE
    26 7 M.S. Sunnyville beat S.S. Korea by four goals to nil Military Hospital md on New Year's Day. •th and Olsen scored goal* each.
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    OLDFIELD'S 158 PUTS EMPIRE XI ON TOP
    156 7 CALCUTTA, Monday. ACKXTTRY Imp- Norman Oldflrdd, the. Northamptonshire opening batsman, helped the Comnionwealtn touring rricM team lead India ny «r, rnns with four wickers In hand at the end of the fourth day In Hie third unorder! Test m Scoreboard at trie end
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    SCOREBOARD
    310 7 Reuter. INDIA IST INN*. Mustan All c smith b Tribe »0 Mankad b Smith T'.di b Tribe _J v H.i/.ire not out I» l'liadkar Freer b Lam be rt H Adhikari run out I mri-ar lbw Tribe c b Smith «2 *1 K. Mautain c Livinifston h Tribe S.
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    Australia Leads South Africa By 357 Runs
    254 7 CAPE TOWN, Monday. COUTH AFRICA were 357 runs behind with sever, wickets standing at the end of the second day of the second test against Australia here. Australia declared their first innings at 526 for seven wickets an hour after lunch. By close
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    Scoreboard
    174 7 Reuter. AUSTRALIA isT INNS. Morri» <• Wa'kins b i.mirM 42 .Horonfv r. < heethan b Mann JC Miller b Wat kinsKswsffl b Mar.n 57 Harvey nt. Wad« b Mann 178 !.o\ton b ray Arid MeConl not OUT 49 T. Johnson Watklns b Mann I Llndwall mil our 8 v
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    Record Trials In N.Z.
    55 7 Reuter. WELLINGTON Mon.—Claude Parker and his sister. Doris, both broke national records to become New Zealand sprint champions in the twoday Empire Games trials at Napier. Miss Parker ran the 100 yards in 10.9 sees, and 220 yards in 24.8 sees. Claude Parker won the men'e
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    PAISH EXTENDED
    38 7 ALLAHABAD. Mon. Vishnu Mohan of India fully extended Geoff Paish. Britain's No. 2. before being beaten 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the men's singles in the Indian national Lawn tennis championships here today.
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    DORIS HART
    26 7 A.P. SYDNEY, Mon. American tennis players, Louise Brough and Doris Hart, arrived in Sydney by air yesterday for a two-month tour of Australia. —A.P.
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    Njoo Gets Into Trim For Jan. 13
    157 7 DOBBY NJOOS handlers ;*f are leaving nothing to chance for his engagement with Alfle Sands. Austra- lian welterweight on Jan. 13. To ensure Bobby's proj snects, a $1,000 training i camp was erected for his exclusive use. Ideally 1 situated near Mountbatten I
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    HARRIS RATED No. 1 SPORTSMAN
    648 7  -  British Sport In 1949 From VERNON MORGAN LOMION, Mont My. ffEW can deny that tne old year just passing lacked thrills in the world of Sjiort, even if it was rather a lean year for Britain as far as major sporting events and outstanding British
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    Suteliffe sets up. N.Z. record
    68 7 Reuter. 1)1 nI.DI Mon. Bert Sutclifle. who last year toured England with the New Zealand cricket team, today set up a New Zealand record individual scon oi 355. SutclinV hit 38 fours in his score, made for Otago against Auckland in a Plunket Shields match.
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    N.S.W. Needs 200 To Beat Queensland
    90 7 MELBOURNE. Mon.— South Australia, following on 166 runs behind, were 132 lor three -in their second innings at the close of play today in their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria here. South Australia, overnight 71 for one. were all out for 258 in reply
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    ENGLISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
    432 7 LONDON Mon. Following are Saturday's football results: ENGLISH LEAGI'E FIRST DIVISION Aston V. 0, Newcastle 1. BOrnlev 1. Birmingham 1. Charlton 2, FulfiaTn 1. Chelsea 2. West Brom. A. L Huddersfleld 1. Everton 2. Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0. Manchester C 1. Manchester TJ. 2 Portsmouth 1. Middlesbrough
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    Bose Wins Two Major Titles
    137 7 A.P. CALCUTTA, Mon. Dilip Bose won the men's singles final in the Asian lawn tennis championships here yesterday beating Sumant Misra in the all-India final 6-1 6-2. Partnered by Sumant Misra. Dillp Bose also won the men's doubles, beating the Philippines pair Felisiccimo Ampon and
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    ORTIZ v. O'SULLIVAN
    31 7 A.P. el CENTRo. California, Mon. Bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz plans to go to London in January to meet Dan V O'Sullivan in a title match <>n Feb. 22.—A.P.
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    Liverpool greets New Year with two points lead
    413 7  -  By JIM CHAMBERS LONDON, Monday. IIVERPOOL, top of the First Division of the English Football League, 'rounded out 1949 with a 2 —0 win over Arsenal on Saturday. The team thus went into the New Year with two ooints' lead over Manchester
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    Viscountcy For Mr. Alexander
    473 8 NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST Reuter. LONDON, Monday. *pHE big surprise of Britain's New Year honours list, published today was a Viscountcy for Defence Minister Albert Alexander. Desp'te his elevation to the House >f Lords (Parliament's upper chamber) Mr. Alexander will continue in his present cabinet job—at
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    SHANGHAI CONSUL GENERAL KNIGHTED
    195 8 Reuter. London.' Sun MR. Robert William UrquITI hart. British ConsulGeneral at Shanghai, received a knighthood, the Knight Commander of the British Empire in the New Year s honours list published today. Other wards of interest to the Far East are: Companion of the Order ol Saint
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    U. S. loan to develop Colonies is off
    260 8 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. NEGOTIATIONS for a $5,000,000 loan from the International Bank to the Colonial Development Corporation have broken down, the Corporation an- nounced today. The loan, whicn was to have been followed by further advances in dollars, would hay»- been used
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    BRITAIN'S DEFICIT
    16 8 U.P. IX)NDON. Mon. -Britain started its New Year with a deficit of £22.170.767. -U.P.
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    JAPAN CAN FIGHT IF ATTACKED, SAYS GEN. MacARTHUR
    515 8 U.P. TOKIO, Monday. (]VS. Douul s Mac Arthur sail tod n tha* Japan In-, ftfj i tali nata rilht v tn d-f-nu nerself against unprovoked attack, d-spit- th? complete prohibition of armed fcr:es co twined it> con tuttoYv MicArthur made h-s statement
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    IT'S TIT FOR TAT WITH MR. HATTA
    70 8 A.P. KARACHI. PAKISTAN. Mon. Premier Mohamed Haua. United States of In- aonosia told newsmen here I on Sunday night "if Red China recognizes Indonesia, certainly we shall recognize Red China." He indicated, however, that a definite decision on recognition of Communist Chma and
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    OUR NEW FLAG
    84 8 The new flag of the Colony of Singapore: A blue ensign with a white circle in the- top right corner in which there are three red lines (like the hands of a clock pointing to 12 o'clock, four o'clock and eight o'clock) which represent an inverted pallium,
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    £300,000 To Ease Housing Situation
    242 8 Reuter. LONDON. Monday. piRSI fruits of the £14,500,000 development plan in British cclcni?s sponsored by the Colonial Deveicpment Corporation wiU come during 1950, Lord Trefgaroe, Chairman of the Corporation stated today. Among three projects in Malaya one involved advancing €300,000. for a Malayan Buildin* Society.
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    LONDON SHARES
    131 8 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. -Of the world bourses and markets he z ro of ,0 ;;i for ""««t^SSia banks a nH e new yoar London d monp > market hou«~« onducted busrness only during tho morning n ■hSSeT.n S,o<,k showed an easier trend. Tradln voruma was Insufficient to iSt
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    U.K. goes ahead with recognition plans
    272 8 Reuter. LONDON. Monday. gRITAIN intends to proceed with present plans to recognise the Chinese Communist re?ime towards the end of next week, no matter what change, may be taking place in American policy in the Far Fast, an authoritative source said today. According to
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    EMIL JENNINGS DIES
    23 8 VIENNA, Mon.— Emil Jennings, one of the great stars of the silent film, died at his home in Zinkenback tonight.
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    Driver Dies As Bandits Bomb, Derail Train
    157 8 ANE of tile worst disasters on Naw Year's day I' near the Thai border when bandits sabotaged the upgoing train from Aran to P:Marisr °t Two explosive charges at the 93rd milestone, near Tltl Tinggi. derailed two engines, three coaches and one flat
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    STALIN MAY GIVE LOAN TO MAO
    76 8 LONDON. Mon.—Stalin 13 considering giving a loan to Communist China. This was disclosed in a Tass interview with Mao Tsetung. Chairman of the Chinese Communist Government, received in London early today. Mao Tse-tung, who baa been in Moscow -ince midDecember, said he was also
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    'RUPIAH' LEGAL TENDER IN INDONESIA
    85 8 Reuter. JAKARTA. Mon. Indonesian Finance >iinister Safruddin Drawiranggan. stated today thai "rupiah" currency notes circulating in territory formerly under Republican control would be considered legal tender on a rate of exchange to be f\xcd by tho United i tatcs of Indonesia. The unofficte* rate of
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    PAN CASUALTIES
    29 8 A.P. LISBON, Mon. -The Portuguese New Year's Eve custom of throwing pots and pans from windows at midnight sent several peonk to hospital in Lisbon Sunday.— A.P.
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    CUPID WINS
    28 8 U.P. MONTE FLAVIO. Mon. Three hundred "sabine wives" of Monte Flavio agreed to a new year truce on Saturday night in their "love strike. 1 IT.P.
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    Terror News In Brief
    163 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Three bandits werr shot dead and nine others were wounded when a party >f Gurkfaa flushing a suspected bandit area, were attacked on Year s Day in the Jerantut area. In the Kluung area f Johore, a Police tn >tor was ambushed by t.*n
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY
    256 8 GENERAL POLK X HAM) p !>: i forma n<v at Katomr Park at b.15 p.Tn. j)istr:< t society or t i.itTIEIEO >K< RKTAHIEs: Letture '.TlUOls and Administration" by Mr. F. C. Yap at British Council Hall at 6.30 tn. WEEK OF PKAYKK: Ar ton Gregory on "Uni\
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