Malaya Tribune, 21 January 1950

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    67 1 MALAYA Tribune «y 77« PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tefc 'Tribune* Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA f Phone 5« 11/3 Hm ikm Published simultaneously at Sin gapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh i nd Penang <vj2.LVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1950 PRiCE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON
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    BULGARIA WARNED BY U.S.
    117 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Fri—The State Department anmced today that the United States would break aiolomatic relations Kith Bulgaria unless the 11 gar i a n Government withdrew its demand fcr liate recall of the American Minister to Sofia. The Bulgarian demand was made in a note prosenhere
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    FLOODS RENDER 20,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS
    92 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Fri.-^Swollen waters in the Ohio and Miss.s.sippi valleys which have 20.000 people home.ss eas?d today in the Middle West but new floods a;ened Arkansas and Tennessee, further south. New evacuations were und r way as the Mississippi and her tributaries continued to
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    SA ATHLETES WILL BE RELEASED
    181 1 Reuter. KARACHI. Fri.—The two South African athletes held here in quarantine by the stan Health Authorities while on their way by air to the Empire Games in New Zealand are to be released next Friday and allowed to proceed to New Zealand, it was authoritatively
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    NEW JEN RATES
    29 1 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Fri.— Tho Chinese Communist government announced that the Jenmin Piao had been fixed at 25.000 to the dollar and 8,928 to the pound.--A.P.
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    CHINESE REDS, VIETMINH TROOPS RAID FRENCH ARMY POST
    239 1 /fo'* iV>*f Moves Outlined leader Ho Chi Minh m an assault on the French Army at Taking, erst of obang, Indo-Cluna, according to a report from Nationalist Headquarters. No details were riven. In Saigon, observer,** said today, that following Peking's recognition, Ho
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    LIE RECEIVES MAO'S NOTE
    85 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. Fri Mr. Trygve Lie, United Na tions secretary General, today confirmed that ne had received a telegram from the Chinese Communist Government lmormmg him they have appointed Mr. Chang Wen-tl as delegate to the United Nations. The telegram, copies 01 which, said Mr.
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    TIN: MARKET QUIET
    91 1 U.P. LONDON, Fri. The tin market was quiet today with spot unchanged at £599-3/4 and three months five shillings higher at £582-1 8. Business was done for February 17 at £593. The closing prices at the afternoon session were spot £399-1/2 buyers £600 sellers with business at
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    Beginning Of The End
    46 1 Wttsn£Mtis I*Wght behind tJi»* rijfht hook. Alii Sands still f alleti lo floor Rohbv Nion in tho eighth rou.id when he wa* a'roa ly ruling. Shortly after this punch landed, Sands was dec'nred winner by a t.k.o.—T riNonr Pietnrv. T rlNiin. f'innr»
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    U.S.I. Wants $500 Million Loan From U.S.
    212 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Friday. TiR. Raden Djuanda, Minister of Welfare and Economics of the United States of Indonesia, arrived here by air today to apply for a $500,000,000 loan from the United States Export and Import Bank. Dr. Djuanda said his country "is
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    Spencer's Latest
    20 1 IPOH, Today.—The going v.ill h(* very good and the be** h~t for *V da is Exeter. SETJSCTIONS—Page 10.
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    ANOTHER TRY FOR KOREA AID
    53 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Fri.—The Truman Administration *in lti^t^t. anjuiiv.!' to get through Congress the $80,00J,000 programme ol economic help for Soutnern Korea, the State Depc r wmt announced tocav. A bill to provide economic aid for the Republic was defeated by two votes In the Htfuse
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    M.C.A. EXPECT BIG LOTTERY PROFITS
    168 1 Tribune Staff Reporter. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Malayan Chinese Association hopes that the $500,000 sweep now being organised, and others to follow will bring in a "substantial profit" which could enable the Association to push ahead with the Squatter Resettlement plan and other Welfare schemes.
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    RITA LEAVES
    22 1 A.P. LAUSANNE, Fri.—With her husband Prince Aiy Khan, Rita Hayworth today left the clinic wnere her baby was born. —A.P.
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    £30,000 OF DIAMONDS STOLEN
    130 1 A.P. JOHANNESBURG, Fri.— A parcel of 1,004 diamonds valued at £30.000 consigned by a Johannesburg firm to Saudi Arabia, disappeared from a safe at Johannesburg Airport last night. The disappearance was discovered half an hour before the plane was due to leave. All passengers and baigage
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    Ipoh Girl Will Have Share In £103,000 Legacy
    193 1 Reuter. EDINBURGH, Friday. JWO- YEAR-OLD Virginia M. Pegg, daughter of Mr. John Pegg of Ipoh will be one of four children who will be sharing the £103.000 estate of Charles Thomas Cox. Judges Mere today ruled that unborn children could be considered
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    Blouses For Men Scare British Tailors
    117 1 A.P. LONDON, Fri.—The Bible of British taJ'ortng recoiled m horror today from the new U.S. fashion for men. Skirts for the well-dressed male It cannot ha idi ic:e. sad the trade journal Tailor and Cutter. Blouses with polka dots, dress shirts with tie attached,
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    Chou- Ilii -lai Is In Moseotv
    49 1 STOP PRESS Reuter. LONDON, Fri.—Chou-En lai Foreign Minister of the Chinese Communist Government, has arrived in Moscow, according to a Moscow radio report tonight. Mao- Tse-tung. Chairman of the Government of the Chinese People's Republic is aiso at present in the Soviet Union.—Keuter.
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    Briton Held For Khan Jewel Theft
    79 1 PARIS, Fri. —Mr. George Watson, identified as a British subject who formerly served with the French Foreign Legion, was one of six men arrested today by French police investigating ..if i.ac'il O. i -wo j v> t.oiiil of jewels from the Aga and Begum
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    FOUR MORE SHOPKEEPERS ARRESTED
    41 1 Sugar War .ore pries controllers resumed the oii nsive a r ain yes.ereay In the Colony's su?ar war. Four shopkeepers were arres ed and sagar stocks seized. IAC raids were concentrated on o.ie of the rural districts
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    SIAMESE TO BE EXTRADITED
    164 2 Tribune Staff Reporter. TWO of the three Siamese police officials who arriv ed here recently to study Singapore police me thods, appeared in the First District Court yester day, to identify a Siamese. Prasong Krompamt whom the Thai Government has asked to be ex tradited. The
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    VISITS TO H.M.S. TRIUMPH
    89 2 The British aircraft earner. H.M.S. TRIUMPH (14,000 tens; will be anchored in the Man of War anchorage in Singapore Roads on January 28 and 29. It will be open to visitor? on January 28 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. it is officially announced. The public
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    HE HAD NO LIFEBELT
    68 2 Ahmad bin Tajib, 36. who loaded his motor boat with copra until the water-line was submerged 11 inches below the surface, was fined $100 by the First District Judge yesterday. On another charge of failing to have life saving appliances on board. Tajib was fined $50.
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    EURASIAN TO STAND TRIAL
    74 2 Harold Cecil Batten, a Eurasian, was committed to stand trial at the next Assizes by the Third Police Court Magistrate yesterday, at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry in which he was tentatively charged with breach of trust and falsification of accounts. It was alleged that
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    COURT SHORTS
    80 2 A receiving and adjudication order was made by the Chief Justice against Madam Luba Ruperti, a European woman, in the High court yesterday. A receiving order was made against the firm of Sheridan and Lee by the Chief Justice in the High Court- yesterday. A Malay, Ismail bin
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    YEE SHE ASSN. BUILDING FUND
    116 2 The Yee She Association will launch its Building Fund Campaign at a special meeting to be held at the association's premises on January 29th. To ensure the success of this Fund the Committee will present a scheme under which every member will have to contribute
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    ONE MAN MAY END TROUBLES OF 15,000
    305 2 ARMY CIVILIAN WORKERS HAVE 'NĔW HOPE' Tribune Staff Reporter. THE appearance of a Civilian Administrative Officer who recently arrived here from the I nited Kingdom, has sprung "new hope" among civilian worker* of tfie War Department. His arrival, and the war against the
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    Sealed, But Houses Are Still Homes
    168 2 TEA money and high house icnts do not worry fifteen Singapore families living in Upper Pickering Street. REASON: They have not been paying their landlord since December last year and he does not want them to. The block of houses they are living in
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    MUNICIPALITY FINDS IT TO BE EXPENSIVE
    167 2 RECONDO CARPET FOR S'PORE Tribune Staff Reporter. MUNICIPAL Cornrnifisicners may have to go back to private contractors to do Recondo work on Singapore's roads. More than five months ago Commissioners turned down an offer from a local firm offering to recarpet 200,000 square vai
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    All Hands On Deck For Princess Margriet (7)
    220 2 THE crew of the Dutch 1 sfttf, Irtdrapoera, eeic brated the seventh birhday of their God-daugnt-er—Princess Margriei— on board ship on Thursday in Port Swettenhnm. Dutch seamen elec t. d l&einselves godfathers of Princess Margriet, see arid daughter of Qn Juliana, because
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    KALLANG TO BE MADE FIT FOR HEAVIER PLANES
    121 2 THE Government of Singapore has decided to give the highest possible prionty for tests to be made at hallang to ascertain whether the existing Japanese constructed runaway can be improved to satisfy the requirements of an international airport Joi use by long-range
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    Bankrupt Must Pay Or Go To Jail
    192 2 Tribune Staff Reporter. AN Indian bankrupt. K. A. Padmanabhan. was committed to prison by the Chief Justice yesterday for a term of 28 days for disobeying an order of the court. Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley, however, suspended the order of committal from operation ti!!
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    U.S. LABOUR ADVISOR DUE
    69 2 Mr Philip B. Sullivan, labour adviser to the US Department of State, is now expected to arrive in Singapore from Colombo on Jan. 27. the American Con-sulate-General announced yesterday. Mr. Sullivan will be returning from the nrst Asian regional conference of the International Labour Organisation which
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    ANTI-T.B. DRIVE
    24 2 MALACCA. Fri. The amount collected during the anti-tuberculosis drive for funds held under the auspices of the Malacca Rotary Club was $9,760.23.
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    Religions Writer
    92 2 MR. FRANCIS D. Nl of Washington D.C leading Seventh Day Adu»tist periodicals, Buck Bj "Signs of the Timeauthor of religious and C 1 history books, arm-" fjapore yesU rdtui on the South Seai Stations. Mr. Nichol who has tun'tied extensively, has ah attending Adrrntist I Confert ,wes in
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    RELEASE AS MANY MEN TO DRIVE ON BANDITS
    512 3 SIR ALEC'S CALL TO GOVT. HEADS- KUALA LUMPI R, Friday. jJIR AJec Newboult, Chief Secretary of the Federa-x Hon, in a letter addressed to all heads of Government Departments, has asked them to release as many of their staff as possible fo
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    OFF TO JAKARTA
    33 3 Dr. Oetoyo. USI Representative in Singapore and Malaya, flew to Djakarta on Thursday foi consultation? with his government. His deputy. Dr. Z. Zain, will act for him during his absence.
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    $ 10,000,000 BUILDING SOCIETY FOR MALAYA'
    199 3 10,000,000 BUILDING SOCIETY FOR MALAYA' Till: Colonial Development i ray ton V»a decided to lorn, IBu idng Cacicty of it? ,mi in Malaya, it i.s underwood This fe'lews the decision the Cuiidmr Society of M ilaya to continue to function as a separate company. The capita! of the new Sari
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    Teochews 'With Nothing In Their Favour' Gaoled
    220 3 TWO Teochews, Tan Choon Pheow. 27. and Tan 1 Boon Chong. 20, who were found of housebreaking and causing grievous hurt to an elderly Chinese woman, were sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment each in the Singapore Assise Court yesterday. The woman. Chow
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    THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DR. SINNADORAI
    192 3 BECAUSE certain fresh claims had been put in by new creditors against the estate of the late Dr. S. Smrmdorai, lraftr purchased by the Official Admini 'rater on be half ef three oenefJeiaries of the estate Will not be sent to them. Ihe
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    Headmaster Robbed Of School Fees
    156 3 MASKED robbers —one armed with a parang—robbed the headmaster ot a Chinese school in Trafalgar Estate, cfl Yeo Chu Rang Road, of neariy $200, representing school lees he had colk-cted, and a!! his clothes early yesterday morning. The -.-hool was the Pei Chai Chinese School
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    OVERSEER FACES THEFT CHARGE
    58 3 An overseer of the Municipal Water Department. Phau Swee Leng. 33. plealed not guilty before the Third Police Magistrate when charged with theft of eight bags of cement and 10 pieces of lumber. The property belongs to 'the Municipality and is worth $30. Bail was fixed
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    'New Zealand Wants To Help S.E. Asia'
    206 3 MEW Zealand is willing to help countries of Far East Asia in matt«-rg of technical aid and in training the people in certain fields, the Right Hon. Mr. F. W. Doidge. New Zealand's Foreign Minister said yesterday. "The problem in South East Asia
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    Plan To Relieve Congestion In Maternity Wards
    184 3 IPOH, Friday. OLXTY Malay girls will be enrolled by the Perak Medical Department this year for training n midwifery, while a first class maternity ward—which will cater for the needs of the people—will be built. This was revealed yesterday by Dr. S. W.
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    FOUR CIVILIANS WOUNDED IN AIR STRIKE
    110 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. DURING an aii strike on a bandit position in deep jungle in the Kluang District or. January 14, four tivi'ians in a sawmill and kongsi were slightly wounded. Slight damage was caused to the mill ami kongsi. The matter is under
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    SPENDER MAY ATTEND 'AUSTRALIA DAY' PARTY
    136 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Mr. P. Spender. Australian Minister of External Affairs, is expected to attend a party to be held at the Selangor Club by the Malayan Australian Assiciation on Jan. 26. Australia Day. The day is the 162 nd anniversary of the founding
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    FISHERMEN MAY GO TO SCHOOL, SAYS LE MARE
    550 3 H| ALAYA may soon have a school for young fishermen, Mr. D. W. Le Mare, Director of the Colony's Fisheries Dept., revealed in a broadcast, on the "Fishery Problems of Malaya and Plans for the Future," over Radio Malaya last night. He
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    Mr. Bingham Agrees With Miss Wee
    192 3 Tribune Staff Reporter. ]WR. R. P. Bingham, Singapore's Commissioner for Labour, said yesterday he would like to see more women trade unionists take an active interest in the welfare of their fellow women workers in the Colony. Mr. Bingham was commenting on the suggestion
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    NEW BOOKS AT RAFFLES LIBRARY
    348 3 The following new books r.nd reprints will be added to Raffles Library within the n<xt few Between Yoj and Me (WiUred Pickles), A History of Fireworks (Alan St. H. T?rO'k>. The Life of Oscar Wild" Pearson*. Coek-A-Doodle Dandy (Scan O'Casey). Nineteenth Ontcrv Studies (Basil Wi'levl,
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    FORMOSA'S 'BOW AND ARROW' TRIBES
    297 4 Chiang's War Bothers Them Not AY up in the mountainous Inferior of Formosa about ?0 030 aborigines, unaffected v <he fi stages of Chiang's i"i still hunt for »<r food aid pursue their wars 'th bows and -rows and clubs. "here arc 3."> separate •ibes
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    IT'S WYMAN AT HER BEST: BERGM AN AT HER WORST
    1482 5  -  SATURDAY SHOW ROUND-UP OSWALD HENRY WORDS AND MUSIC" i Cathay:—The triumphs and tribulations ol ln€ American songwrltr»arri of Rodgers and provide the them" told in words and for this film which II the usual trappings that HollyI bestow* on extravais
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    IN 102 SCENES
    41 5 SUSAN HAYWARD and Dana Andrews did not have much spare time while filming "My Foolish Heart." Samuel Goldwyn's production which RKO Radio will distribute. As the most constant twosome before the camera; Susan and Dana monopolize 102 scenes.
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    Hospital ship brings 2,500 Japs Home
    175 5 Reuter U.P. TOKYO. Fri. *The 9.000--ton Japanese hospital ship Takasago Mam loft the Blbcrt«"i nbvt of Nahodka today with 2.500 Japanese soldier and civilians returning from Russian prison camps. Three Japanese women and 4G9 hospital cases are on board. Many soldic:s aic returning after
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    U.S.I NOT READY TO RECOGNISE MAO YET
    224 5 Reuter-AAP. JAKARTA, Friday. INDONESIA'S Government has not yet considered recognition of the Chinese Communists, Minister of Information Arnold Mononutu said today. The question would be taken up, "when necessary" with the Dutch Government under the terms of The Hague agreement by which the
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    BRITISH-MADE FILIPINO NOTES
    42 5 A.P. MANILA. Fri. —Five million one-peso notes have arrived irom England lcr the Central Uank of the Philippines. They will to used to replace limp and worn currency now in use. Old notes were issued by the Philippines Treasury.—A.P.
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    The Boxs
    51 5 Her decks crammed with lighter planes, the U.S. carrier Boxer pause* under th<* Tamed Garter Gate Bn t« ia San Francisco, I aiifornia rs she saiis u> jom the Seventh Fleet in Asiatic Waters. In the background is the (JJ. Army Post. I ort Baker. —A.P. Photo. -A.P.
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    U.S. Consul In H.K. Told Detain 42 Ships
    204 5 Reuter. HONGKONG. Fri. The United States Consulate here today received instructions from Washington to attempt to detain any merchant ships now in Hongkong which wcr« included among the 42 vessels America sold on mortgage to the Chinese Nationalist Government in 1947 and
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    CHU TO QUIT
    25 5 U.P. prtv 11• 4* 1 h i;i ban iuhaiitUsl ilgnation id V- ••>«•'.! s;t iaW <• 'l'• acomn'i. a: < '< as he wants to. r.r.
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    INDIAN DEBT
    21 5 U.P. BOMBAY*. Fri. Pakistani kinarue Mmntci Gnulam Mgharainad told reporters last night that India owes' PaVtsiari Pakistan rupee-.— U.l'.
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    RHEE IS STUNNED
    95 5 Reuter. SEOUL, KOREA. Fri.— President Syngman Rhee of the South Korean Republic today declared himself "stunned" by the decision of the United States Congress to reject the Korean aid bill. Last night a two vote majority in the House of Representatives cut the young Republic oft from
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      191 5 VEHS. FOR SALE VAUXHALL 12 rm<> owner Hr* registeied October 1948 under i 12,000 miles perfect condition regularly serviced $3,000 or r.« urest offer telephone Oldham 5161 office 2915 house. (BM9). 1939 Wolseley 14 good running, condition. $900/-. Apply T>mr Motor .Service. 15. Hamilton Rd. Te4.27W. IB.L 79). FORD.VB Saloon
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    SILENT STUDENTS
    611 6 ANE curious feature of student life in this country has been its isolation from the important social, political and cultural changes taking place in our time. The contribution of students, as a group, to the sum of our national life has been nil. Businessmen, lawyers, doctors, clerks and
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    INDIA REDEEMS PLEDGE MADE TWENTY THREE
    1493 6  -  by R. SATAKOPAN A.P. NEW DELHI. ON January 26. India will reach the culmination of a 30-year struggle. She will attain the goal set by the Congress Party under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi 23 years ago. She will become a sovereign, independent republic.
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    JITTERS JAR THE IRON CURTAIN
    675 6 A.P. LONDON, <JPlES....Saboteurs....Titoists Those words mean death or imprisonment in the six Soviet satellities of Europe. Hundreds—perhaps thousands—have gone to jail or the death chamber in the last two years on these charges. Jitters jar the iron curtain. Behind every Balkan bush there spoms to
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    BLACK MARKET IN HUMAN FLESH
    891 6  -  by G. JENKINS Reuter-AAP. ONITSHA. Nigeria. REPORTS that a blackmarket in human flesh is operated s.cretiy tnrough the mud-hut villages of Owerri, in the Ibo Tribe I district are prevalent in this busy Niger river port. Police, always on the lookout for a case of
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    FIVE 'DO NOTS' FOR PARENTS
    126 7 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. These rules for parents were given by Doctor Alan Moncrieff Professor of Child Health! London University: Do not try to make a perfect child there is no greater horror than a perfecl child. Do not be possessive—we do not own or our
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    UNIONISTS CALL OFF GOLD COAST STRIKE
    111 7 Reuter. ACCRA. Gold Coast. Fri.— Gold Coast trade unionists inform ?d Government today that they had called off the strikes which had persisted in the colony since January 9. but Governor Sir Charles Arden Clarke told an emergency ng of the Legislative Council today
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    FATHER TIME CANNOT CATCH FRED (91)
    91 7 A.P. LONDON Fii.—Ffed Quire will be 91 in February, but he is not letting time catch up with him. When he goes for a training spin on his bicycle at Ponders End. a north London suburb, he uses his (levtn-year-old grandson and sometimes a
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    Rudy Rated Century's Greatest Lover
    349 7 HE MADE THE DESERT OF EMOTION BLOOM A.P. |Hh greatest lover of the twentieth century was lUidolph^^c^tino!^ l i i: e t\ i? S <>U t 11 *ke 50 years of our time in the politics of love as F ranklin J). Koosevelt did in
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    TRUMAN DENIES H-BOMB TALKS
    48 7 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Fri. President Tiuman said today that he was not considering opening negotiations witn Russia about a reported hydrogen bomb. He also declined to comment at his weekly press conference when asked if he is considering production of a hydrogen super boiub. —Reu-
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    Ride'em Goatboy
    50 7 Texas Cowboy Clif* C'ary herd* a group ol wild goats driven from thickets of un»nhab«ted Parramore Island on Virginias Eastern Shore. Several hundreds of the goats were penned by Clary and his assistants. They are to be shipped to various ranches in Texas, I SA.—A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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    ABIO SAVES ENEMY, THEN THRASHES HIM
    80 7 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Fri.—Ablo. a 2 ft. Rhesus hfesaving monkey, rescued his enemy, a halfPekinese from drowning. The two were taken for a swim by their owner when the do,? nearly drowned while recovering a tennis ball. The monkey was sent to the rescue. Muttering
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    EXCITED WOMAN LEAPS OUT OF HER WINDOW
    71 7 A.P. REIMS, Fri. Madame Cochez got so excited during a row with her husband that she leaped right out of the window on to a nearby telegraph pole. t inding herself 24 feet from the ground, she was too frightened to descend. Uttering
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    WHAT WILL THE CHILDREN DO
    61 7 Reuter. BOMBAY. Fri. Republican Day celebrations in Bombay will be marked with "Tips" for tiny tots. In a circular letter, the Bombay Government has asked all primary and secondary schools to distribute two anna.« to each student on the Republican Day—January 26. The students, have
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    Teeth Hammered Out —Herald Manhood
    156 7 Teeth Hammered Out Herald Manhood A.P. JOHANNESBURG. Friday. Practically every member of the Baila-Batonga tribe of Northern Rhodesia has six upper front teeth missing—its an Father Stefaniszyn of the Chikuni mission'says the removal rite is performed about the time of puberty. The "dentists." usually old men or women, knock the
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    UNLICENSED GUNSMITH
    40 7 A.P. BANGKOK, Fri. Thai police found an illicit gun tactory in Amphur Muang, complete with armourers' equipment, three barrels and one complete rifle. Thvy arrested Nai lum Seiscna on a charge of gunmaking without a licence.— A P.
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    Schoolboy Commits Perfect Crime
    50 7 Reuter-AAP. KYOTO Fri.—A 17--year-o»d Japanese high school boy who read detective storien killed three persons near Kyoto recently to steal CS and a wrist-watch. The boy had a "perfect" alibi, Japanese police stated. He was arrested when he attempted to pawn the watch too hastily. Reuter-AAP.
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    TEA MISSION LEAVES U.K.
    102 7 Reuter. LONDON. Fri.—it is authoritatively undcr.~tcoi that a Briti. h Ministry of Food delegation will leave Britain shortly to discuss with the Governments of India, Pakistan and Ceylon the method of procuring tea during 1951 in relation to the United Kingdom s domestic and reexport requirements.
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    FILIPINO FOOD PROBLEM IS EDUCATIONAL
    48 7 Reuter. MANILA, Fri.—Four food experts of the Institute of Nutrition have just concluded a six-day seminar on "How to Feed the Filipino Family Better". Their conclusion: The matter ot nutrition in the Philippines is more an educational problem than a financial one. —Reuter.
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    S.A. EXPANSION
    27 7 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Fri. fiouth Africa o k o asu Britain to transfer to her tbe control )f the protectorates of Bechuana'and. Basutoland and Swaziland. —Rent
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    JETS WILL SHOW HOW SMALL THE WORLD IS TODAY
    509 7 Reuter. LONDON, Friday. COME of the world's fastest jet planes and newest airliners will race 14,000 miles across the world f rom Retain to New Zealand m 19f>3—the longest international air contest ever planned. The question being asked here now Is:
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    ROVING AMBASSADOR DUE HERE SOON
    49 8 MR. PHILIP C. JESSUP. U.S. ambassador at large, and Mrs. Jessup will arrive in Singapore on Feb. 4. The travelling diplomat's tour ol the Far East will end with a conference of American diplomats in Bangkok on Feb. 13—A.P. Photo. n n»n«om:»l >» 1 sllnto
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    Japan Is Training A New Race Of Diplomats
    450 8 Students Learn English Etiquette And Foxtroxts Reuter-AAP. TOKIO, Saturday. A NEW race of Japanese diplomats is being trained and assembled in Tokio in anticipation of an early peace treaty and the setting up of Embassies and consulates in the cities of the
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    'ASIA IS DANGER SPOT'
    157 8 Reuter. RAMADIER COLOMBO. Fri. Paul Ramadier, former Prime Minister and leader of the French delegation, warned the Asian Regional Conference of the International Labour Organisation that the danger of international discord* is "perhaps greater in Asia than in other parts of the world." "There can be
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    FIVE NATIONS PROBE GUN-RUNNING IN THE CARIBBEAN
    462 8  -  BIG LEGION ATTEMPTS INVASION, ASSASSINATION By NORMAN CARRIGAN A.P. NE\t YORK, Friday. T N-KUNNlNG, plotting ami other tricks of the political trade in the Caribbean are currently undergoing a /searching investigation by a sj>ecia! ft vernation committee. A group of hard-working diplomats is
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    BISHOP HELD BY CHINESE COMMUNISTS
    70 8 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG. Fri. Mr. Quentin Huang, Anglican Bishop of Kunming, has been arrested by the Chinese* authorities there, according to a usually reliable report. Mr. Huang, who was reported to have been arrested last Tuesday, is still in custody. The Chinese authorities gave no explanation
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    Police Make No Headway
    97 8 Castaneda Ambush A.P. MANILA, Fri Police and army intelligence agents are no neaicr a solution of the mystery of who attempted to assassinate the Phillippinc's top-ianking military leader. General Mariano Castaneda, chief of staff of the Philippines armed forces. Castaneda was unhurt by a hurst of
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    PHILLIPINES EXTEND ARMS CARRYING LAW
    75 8 Reuter. MANILA. Fri.—President Quirino through an executive order has extended indefinitely the period for the restricted carrying of fire-arms. The official announcement says "this further extension was deemed necessary m the interest of: "peace and order." 1 The order amends pervious order, the first of
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    COLD CAUSES DISASTER IN OREGON
    76 8 U.P. PORTLAND. Oregon. Fri. —The Red Cross on Thursday declared Northwest Oregon and southwest Washington us disaster areas. It slid it was ready to help, iM'oplc who arc .suffering bJrifehipj because oi the chU\ weather, disaster service headquarters were set up in Multnomah county Red
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    'U.S.I. FIRST'
    41 8 A.P. ROTTERDAM. Fri. The Dutch Foreign Minister. Mr. D. U. Stikker. told the annual meeting of the Foreign Press Association here on Wednesday night that Indonesia would be the first country for the Netherlands to support materially and morally.—A.P.
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    NEW U.S. ENVOY
    31 8 U.P. WASHINGTON Fri. John M. Cabot, former Consul General at Shanghai and embassy coiumhilor in China, was nominated by President Truman yesterday as U.S. Minister to 4 Finlanw.—U.P.
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    RUSSIANS COMPLETE NEWEST BATTLESHIP
    137 8 A.P. STOCKHOLM Fri. -The Rusians have completed construction of their newest battleship, the Sovietski Soyuz, and have commissioned her as a flagship of the Soviet navy, according to private sources. She is one of three battleships said to have been near completion recently. The ships are
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    Rubber Uncertain This Week
    105 9 THERE has been a great deal of uncertainty in the irket this week, a sharp decline on liquidation being followed by an even sharper very which however was not maintained for long, tys the rubber market rert for the week issued hv Lewis Peat Ltd.. last
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    THE MARKET YESTERDAY
    112 9 WITH »>otb London and New V k slightly easier, the rubber commodity market yesterday inclined to ease. rii< market closed of a cent lowei than Thursday. There was fail ly good buying at the close. t'losmg prices in cents per pound Buyers Sellers No 1 RSS f.o.b.
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    Tin Prices
    44 9 Singapore. Jan. 20: $287--25 per picul ex-smelter. Up 51.75. LONDON JAN. 19. Spot £599? Up Thre months £584* Up Settlement price £600 Unchanged. Turnover 80 tons. Second session. Spot £599; Unchanged. Three months £584.} Up £L Settlement price £600. Turnover 30 tons.
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    HONGKONG $
    35 9 HONGKONG The Malayan Banks Association announces that the rates for Hongkong Dollars are now as follows:— Selling T. T. O. D 53J. Buying T. T. 53; O. D. 52 15/16. The other rates remain unaltered.
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    WEEK'S PRICES
    51 9 H be* ana Lowest price* during the week ending J„n. 20 Highest Lowest Closing Buyers Noon. WaaluM Crapt fob -do-- i/u £%4 3 1/5 RJULt Pale Crepe Feb. 1050 No-ninal •vq.H.s.s. ON O.T. b7 lanuarj 1950 so 1 s 4R a* a February March 1950 5 2 I
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    Rubber Advertised In 96 U.S. Dailies
    198 9 WASHINGTON, Friday The National Rubber Bureau of Washington this week is opening a nation-wide advertising campaign to focus U.S. attention on natural rubber and its importance in world economy. The first advertisements of the campaign are appearing in ten national magazines 96 daily newspapers
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    AUSTRALIA TO INCREASE FRUIT CANNING
    81 9 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Fri. A record iruit-canning year has already been indicated in Victoria. To deal with the expected use a Shepparton plant nas installed pressure cook--1 i apiible of turning out '•'"'ked and canned fruit at ln rate of 260 tins a minute. Each tin
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    Price Cut
    31 9 A.P. NEW YORK. Fri.—The construction Finance Cor- on Thursday rcauced its selling price for rude A tin 3 cents a pound to 75» US cents New Y °rk basi3.-AP.
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    'Cut Im port,' India Told
    137 9 U.P. JpW DELHI. Fri.— The ngreaa Working Comrecommended yes"*aay that the Indian government establish a ['•aiming commission to *Peed the industrialization the nation while reduc•nß the import of consumer to a minimum. p r hc Committee, of which ri nu' Minister Jawaharlal e nru, Deputy
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    MALAYA STEPS UP PRODUCTION OF TIN, GOLD
    713 9 PRODUCTION of tin and gold in Malaya increased again during the last quarter of 1949, according to the quarterly bulletin of statistics issued by the Mines Department. The iron ore mines at Dungun, Trengganu, art now almost in full production and 7,983 tons
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    Along The
    71 9 Ah Kwang (45); Hin Sang (44); M. Brands (sheers); Beninacdhui (42 8); Sansaport, Kae!o (40 41); Indapoera (38 9); Glenorchy (35- E. Sang (33 4); Stavac Djirak (31/2); Kenong (WSEl>E) oi Coventry (17 8); Memnon (19 20); S.H.B. Craft (21 2); Norkyn (2S/4); Polydorus (23/6); Queen* Victory (27
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    Industrials Improve
    40 9 SINGAPORE. FRI. The tin share section opened with fair inquiry but at the close the tone was rather quieter. Industrials continued to be sought and some counters showed a little improvement. But sellers are still difficult to locate.
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    Siam To Improve Exported Rubber
    154 9 A.P. gANGKOK, Friday. The Thai Government has taken the first steps towards improving the quality of rubber exported from the country. It is building three "model factories" in the rubber district of Trang, in South Thailand, whose output will serve as examples for .smallholders in
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    Van For Clean Ices
    40 9 This is a modern tricycle delivery wagon for the ice-cream man which was recently exhibited at a dairy show in London. The vehicle was designed to eliminate customers' complaints about dirty icecream sold in London streets.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    66 9 The coffee market was slight'y easier in Singapore yesterday and was very quiet with little or no business passing. Sellers asked $133 per picul for Rio No. 3, and $130 for Rio No. 5. Copra was steady and quiet with buyers bidding $37 per picul f.o.b. Feb.-Mar. and
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    843 9 Singapore, Fn. INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ic<s 2.15 2.25 Alex, Brick* Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.20 2.25 !B. B. Petrol 33/6 34/6 I B.M. Trustees 7.60 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/8 Ord. 15/3 16/6 E. Utd Assur. 30 25 40.25 E3st. Trust Fed. Dispensary 6.50 7.00 Fraser
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    Britain Receives Big Meat Stocks
    124 9 A.P. Friday. The Ministry of Food has started unloading some 35,000 long tons of imported frozenment now stored on the refrigerator ships in Britain. The Ministry took over the ships last autumn because normal cold storage space was full when meat was still coming in.
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    RACE CARD
    1217 10 Following is the card for the first-day of the Ipoh Races. A RACE ONE—2.OO P.M. SPECIAL BACK: HOBSES, CLASS 4, DIV. &-6 FUBB. STB. The MmjfU- ump (Charles) 9.13 "Mr. Aladdin" Davies Duke s£T (Flannery) 9.12 Mr. H. S. Kirwan Owner V"i rjruee II Mr. R. S. T.
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    SELECTIONS
    63 10 (By SPENCER) RACE ONE JACK DRUCE II The Magic Lamp Chum's Choice RACE TWO CHRISTMAS Gay Prattle Vanguard RACE THREE FROG Dancing Fury Ramiiles RACE FOUR ST. QUENTIN The Raven Coronation RACE FIVE EXETER Epsom Downs Oakfel RACE SOL PATHFINDER Mandarin Song Golden Slipper RACE SEVEN CAMELIA Stymie Merlin
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    Mayloong Runs A Winning Gallop
    238 10 TRACK NOTES By ALBERT SPENCER he Man with 2,000 winners IPOH. Today.—Some good gallops were seen on the No. 2 grass track this morning with Mayloong •Bagby running a winning gallop when she covered three furlongs in the ast time of 38 seconds. Another to
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    AZIZ AHMAD WINS SALSU SHUTTLE TITLE
    144 10 The men's singles final in the Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union 1949 badminton tournament Was played off on Wednesday nierht at Clerical Union Hall and resulted in a close win for Aziz Ahmad over Chan Mun Kit by 15—6. 5—15. 15—13. On the same
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    MONK'S HILL BP TO MEET P.W.D.
    85 10 The following have been selected to represent The Monk's Hill B.P. against The P.W.D. Sports Club in a friendly badminton match to be played tomorrow Jan. 22 at 9.00 a,m.: Goh Tiang Sent.. Yeo Kirn Len?, Chua Ah Bah. Ye 3 Kirn Tank, Yeo
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    SUNDAY SOCCER.
    62 10 The Chinese Athletic soccer team against the Singapore District at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow will be selected from: Yew Chang, Seng Gee. Yoon Fook. Hoon Leong. Chin Lye. Hong Siew, Tlang Chye, Hin Went;, Hoi Meng. Hon Yam. Chong Kum. William Tan, Eng Slang, Soon Tood. Kirn San.
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    EXCITING INCIDENT
    35 10 Kn incident in the Rurbv match between the visiting French Air Fore. Far Last and thl Singapore Civilians at the ,alan Besar Stadium which the local XV MM by IS points to eight.
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    POSTWAR REVIVAL OF BRITISH RUGBY
    851 10 Most striking post-war development in Britain s sport has without doubt occurred in rugby football. A programme of peacetime dimensions comprising Services games, the county championship and hundreds of matches in which Universities, schools, hospitals and the vast rank and file of Rugby clubs has
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    Poland In The Davis Cup
    44 10 A.P. WARSAW, Fri—Poland will participate in Davis Cup tennis this year, the Lawn Tennis Association announced on Thursday. Poland abstained from playing last year following disagreement with Italians as to whether games should be played here or in Italy.—A.P.
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    ENGLISH CLUB CRICKET TEAM FOR S. AFRICA
    124 10 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG. Fri. -—Jock Livingston who is at present leading the Commonwealth cricket team in India, has been mentioned as probable captain of a side of English club cricketem to tour South Africa next summer. The South African Cricket Association has accepted a
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    Slip 'Twixt Cup And League Begins
    556 10 Reuter. I ONDON, Saturday.—Many of the teams battling for points in today's English League programme face important Cup matches the following week. Players with the Cup "on their minds' *J* usually careful about risking injury, and teams often lapse unaccountably immediately before a vital
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    Njoo Lost Gamely, But Sands Won From First Round
    684 11  -  By PHILIP GOH r*" I the Happy World Stadium last night saw Bobby Njoo battered to submission in the eighth round of his ten-round bout with h, h S 8 Alfie Sands. Midway through this round, referee, Eric Dunsford, laited the
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    FATHUL KARIB v. SEMBAWANG
    52 11 The Fathul Kajib Ist XL to play soccer against Sembawang Jan. 23 at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m. will be selected from the following: Jaffar Jabar. A. Rahim. Johin B. Hassan. Baker Lamin. Puteh (Captain). A. Rahim (Junior*. Dollah Kuchok. Ahmed. Marzuki. Aman. Jaffar R. Mohamed.
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    And Now For Boy Brooks
    137 11 Tribune Staff Reporter I>l>l£DlAT£Lx aiier Alfie I Sands t.k.o'd Bobby Njoo. Manila promoter. Mr. A. R. Munson. announced that he would approach the two koys to negotiate fights with Bo.\ Brooks for the welterweight title of the Orient in the Philippines. Hr. Munson, who had
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    Springboks Make Record Stand In Third Test
    429 11 Reuter. DURBAN, Saturday. AN unbroken third wiekei stand of 165 enabled South Africa to score 240 for the loss of two wickets here yesterday when the Third Test match against Australia opened. Australia had won the first two of the present series, and
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
    242 11 The main feature of the first round of the Singapore Chess Championship is the tendency of most players to adopt the unusual tactic to acquire a solid position with less regard to mobility of the pieces. In the dullest game of the opening round in which both
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    NARROW WIN AT KATONG
    76 11 Cheerful Lads beat Tuan Mong Old Boys by three goals to two in a friendly soccer match at Katong. Cheok Hye. the LadY centretor war a scored two uo»Vi durin* the first half. The third, netted after the interval, was a girt goal. The Old Boys
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    Dai Rees For Australia
    54 11 SYDNEY, Sat.—Feature* of the £A 2,500 McWilliam's Wine* golf tournament beginning on March 25 will be the final appearance of Australian golfer Norman yon Nida before he 'eaves on his overseas tour of Arperiea and Britain and ♦he ftrnt appearance in Australia of the British match
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    EMPIRE GAMES LIFTERS IN ACTION
    112 11 What promises to be one of the biggest post-war physical culture shows ever staged by the Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Federation will fake place at the New World Aiena today, at 8 p.m. under the distinguished patronage of Sir Patrick McKerron. The main attraction will
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    TITANS B.P.
    46 11 The Titan Badminton Party will meet Borneo Company in a friendly game at the S.H.B. Brigade Hall at 11 a.m. tomorrow. All parties interested in having friendly fixtures with the Titans are requested to contact the Sports Captain, Lim Cheng Kwee. L-15, Henderson Road.
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    Malacca Badminton Results
    112 11 MALACCA, Fri. Tho Malacca Badminton Association championships finals wir be played off on Sunday. In the junior semi-finals on Wednesday Tay Kah Chong and A. L Fernandis were unexpectedly eliminated. Th* qemi-fi'nals results were MEN'S DOUBLES (SEMIFINAL Charlie Scow and Lee Kirn Swee boat Koh Hoc Nee
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    S.R.C. REDS ENTER K.O. HOCKEY FINAL
    103 11 The S.R.C. Reds entered the final of the Knock-Out Hockey Tournament when they trounced the S.C.R.C. by nine goa .s to one at the Padang yesterday. Except for the first 10 minuter, the Chinese, who played w th only ten men, were on the
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    WATER-POLO MATCH
    121 11 The following players are requested to turn up at The Tiger Swimming Pool tomorrow at 11 a.m. for the return mateb< with the R.A.F. Seletar. A. TEAM: Tan Wee Eng. L.oh Yew Kee, Ching Heng Fong. Yap Chum Seng. Tan Wee Hock, Tan Pin Ho and Loh Pui
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    JUNIORS BEAT EVERITT
    137 11 Playing before a large i rowd on their home-court the Junior B.P. beat the Everitt B.P. by live games to three. Results (Junior players Aistj: SINGLES: Tan Chve Toon beat Koh Cheng Hock 15—8, 18— 10. Tan Thoo Mong lost Lim Kiang Chiang 15—8, 4—15, 4—15. Wee
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    WELCH HEADING FOR BIG MONEY
    219 11  -  By a Special Correspondent SINGAPORE'S Jimmy Welch's eight-round knockout victory over the top ranking Filipino bruiser. Small Qulntin, has rocketed the R.A.F. idol's stock overnight. Now Jimmy is to get a crack at the Filipino Orient featherweight king. Tirso del Rosario. A victory over Tirso
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      180 11 TIGER SWIMMING At a committee meeting of the Tiger Swimming Club. Mr. Tan Sin Whatt was appointed hon. secretary. Mr. Tann Hock Seng, the former hon. secretaryresigned owing to heavy pres- sure of work. Mr. Tan ?in Ho was appointed hon. asst. Secretary. "notice auction sale 9 Cases Cotton Remnants;
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      655 11 NdTICES Department of education, singapore SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION PLAN APPLICATIONS are invited under this plan for 250 posts for posts for Teachers in Regional (English) Schools which Will become available on Ist March, 1950, and for a second 250 posts available on Ist June, 1950, The minimum qualit'ic&t iun required is
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    BANDITS HOLD UP 2 BUSES
    46 12 KLUANG, Today:—Bandits he d up two buses, one of which was carrying mail, at the 20th mile Mersing-Kluang Ro.id and robbed the passengers of their identity cards. Tiie baniits then ordered the pu>senge.s out and set the bu: es on lire.
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    Jap Reds Promise To Get Tough With Mac Arthur
    252 12 U.P. TOKYO, Friday. JAPAN'S Rede promised the Kremlin today that J they would try to get tougher with the American Occupation but officials in General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters doubted that the Communis*. Party would launch a campaign of violence. rrivacely. they
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    ANITA'S CLOSE BRUSH WITH THE REAPER
    132 12 U.P. PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti, pit,—a young saleswoman was reported in a "fair condition" today after she had interrupted her "funeral services" by making a noise in the coffin. Anita Souffrant. suffered a neart attack on January 18. A "funeial was held the following
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    FAREWELL PARTY
    40 12 MALACCA. Fri. Mr. Cheng Chia Hua, the former Chinese Consul in Malacca, will be entertained to a 1 are well party on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. at the Meng Seng Chantabip Association by representatives of local CllifUrf* assocations.
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    BOY'S BRIGADE
    44 12 The Sure and Steadfast Club for old boys of the Boys' Brigade. Singapore held its third annual general meeting at their headquarters, at Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church yesterday. They elect* ed office bearers for 1950 and passed their accounts for last year.
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    REDS RETURN SOLDIER WHO RAN AWAY
    59 12 Reute r—AAP. HONGKONG. Fri. The Chinese Communists today returned to Hongkong territory a British soldier who was arrested last Monday when he drove a jeep across the border into China. The soldier, a craftsman of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was turned over
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    FIVE KHAN JEWEL THIEVES ARRESTED
    145 12 Reuter. PARIS, Friday. FRENCH police have arrested five men for the r theft of £200,000 worth of jewellery from the Begum Khan, wife of the Aga Khan, last August. Lim iney nave mi recovered the jewels nor found the leader of the gani, believed to
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    OPTIMISM ON UN DESPITE WALKOUTS
    145 12 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Fri.— United Nations diplomats were today still optimistic that the Soviet walkouts will prove only a temporary phase in the organisation's histoiy, despite new exits overnight. Despite the generally admitted worsening of the situation as a result cf the spreading Russian boycott
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    C.P.M. TO BROADCAST
    38 12 European Sergeant Godsave, who received the Colonial Police Medal for meritorious service in the New Year's Honours, will be interviewed in "Talk of the Town* at 8.30 D.m. on Tuesday. January 24, over Radio Malaya.
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    India Will Not Be Influenced By Mao
    107 12 Reuter NEW DELHI. Fri Communist China's reported decision to recognise Dr. Ho Chi Minh's republic o. Vietminh will not influence India's policy towards lndo-Jhiua in any way. according to imormed circles here. India considers that neither the Bao Dai Government nor Dr. Ho's
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    21 TO SPEAK FOR WORKERS
    99 12 TWE>fTV-CO»E were elected to represent workmen in the standing Industrial Court for three years from Feb. I: They consist of 11 Chine?' sight Indians and three Eurasians. Tbe!r names are: M. A. Majid. Cho Van Yik. J. H. Ohoppard, S. Jat-anathan. Scow Cheng Fong. Chin
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    ADVISORY BOARD
    40 12 The Officer Administering the Government. Sir Patrick McKerron has appointed Dr. J. Coutts-Milne. Deputy Director of Medical Services to be a member of the Labour Advisory Board for the Colony of Singapore vice i»n. L. Alic.i »1.13 iwsigrned
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    U.S. OFFICERS INSPECT HAINAN
    302 12 Reds Prepare For Amphibious Assault, But Lack Shipping Reuter. U.P A.P. HONGKONG, Friday. A DESPATCH from Hainan Island, which faces an invasion threat by 100,000 picked Chinese Communist troops, said that a United States naval vessel, the Yu Lin is in one of the Island's southern
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    638 JAP PoW's RETURN HOME
    53 12 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Fri. Sir hundred and thirty-eight Japanese 1 are scheduled to arrive in Yokohama next wetl< from Indonesia aboard the Dutch vessel Tjisaaane. according to the Japanese press. Most of them are convicted war criminals who are being transferred to s.tv? out Vv ir
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    KOREA BILL DOWNED.
    22 12 U.P. WASHINGTON. Fri.—The House defeated the Administration's U*****.000.000 aid to Korea bill today by a vote of 193-191— U.P.
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    MADAME SAYS 'NO NEED FOR U.S. TROOPS'
    124 12 Reuter. f AIPEH, Fri. Madame Chiang Kai-shek said here today that the Chinese Nationalists had sufficient manpower to fight the Communists without the assistance of American troops. The Government had never asked for troops, she said. Wnat it needed was military equipment, planes
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    NEW FREIGHT ROUTE
    47 12 A.P. LOS ANGELES. Fri.—A new Pacific Coast to India direct freight service will be inaugurated here on Jan. 30 with the sailing of the States Marine Corporation freighter Rana. States Marine Corporation officials said sailings will be monthly and vessels will call at Bombay.—A.P.
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    WEEK-END DIARY GENERAL
    130 12 TODAY SINGAPORE CHINESE FOOTBALL ASSN.: Annual < -m r*l Meeting at 10 Farrer Park, at 2 30 p.m. KIWI MEMBEBS LEAGUE: 3rd. Annual General Meeting at Chinese YMCA, 107 Selegie Road at 2.30 p.m. LI AN LI BENEVOLENT ASSN: Committee Meeting at 4 Borneo Koad at 7.30
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    399 12 TODAY SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH: (5. Penang Head): Sabbath School a.30 p.m. preach' •nu service at 5 p.m. An address will be given by Mr. E. D. Dtctc, general secretary of tl>« World H.Q. of the Church from Washington D.C. Mooting opened to public. TOMORROW CHURCH OF ENGLAND:
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    CINEMA
    226 12 CATHAY: "Words and Music." with June Allyson. Peggy C«>mo Judy Garland, Lena Home, Mnkey Roonev and Ann South em at 11, 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 andl 9.30 p.m. Midnight: "The Haunted House" (Mandarin). PAVILION: "Johnny Belinda" with Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres. Sunday Matinee: "Maneater of Kumaon at 10.45 2,
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    SPORT
    157 12 TODAY RUGBY: 6.C.C. v. >im, padang- RAF Seletar v. HMS Terror at Sei*,•tar: RAP Tengah v. R.E.M E. at R.E. ground; Police v. S Johor* R.F.C. at J. liahru. SWIMMING: S.S.C. Junior Gala at 3 p.m. YACHTING: RAF Changi Regatta. PHYSICAL DISPLAY: Weight, lifting. etc. at New World 8
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    The Naked Truth Truth
    69 12 U.P. TOKYO, Fri. The Japanese newspaper :ttainichi warned Japanese artists today against a 22-year-old girl who poses as a nuce f model and then robs mem ot money and personal belongings. It said at least three well-known artists had so iar been victims of j the
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    LONDON SHARES
    166 12 Reuter. LONIXIN. Fri. Industrial •■hares on the London stock exchange ended the week on a dull note. Prices moved kjwer in «■mall trpdinT and showed textiles ano cements particularly out of tavour. The former lost ground piliow Ing news that Far Eastern lin!>oners promise to tower retail prices
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    Vietminh Guerillas Raid French Air Base
    213 12 DAMAGE EIGHT PLANES Reuter A.P. PARIS, Friday. rjUERILLAS of Vietminh (Indo-Chinese nationalist insurgents) damaged eight aeroplanes in a night raid on Bach Mai military airfield, the French High Command announced today. The guerillas failed in their attempt to mine the landing strip, the communique
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    'Red Coal' For Japan
    61 12 UP. TOKIO, Fri.- The firs shipload of Kailan from Communist China win arrive at Kobe port tomorrow. The price of the Kailan coal is 11.35 dollars per ton CIF which is lower than American coal. is said to be of lnle.ior quality. Because of the confused
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    CAPT. WESTERLING: NO CONCERN OF U.N.
    198 12 Reuter and U.P. JAKARTA. Fri.—Mr. Thomas Critchley, a senior member of the United Nations Commission for Indonesia, said today that the disturbed situation in "w>st Java is "none of the Commission's business." Mr. Critchley said tne Commission had not officially informed Lake Success of
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      237 12 DEATH Mrs. Wong Yew Loong nee Leong Pow Nyong. age 50 passed away peacefully on Friday. 20th instant. (11.10 p.m.) at her residence. 53, Cantonment Road, leaving behind 3 sons, Morris, Sunny and Raymond. and a foster daughtei Miss Daisy Leong. The cortege will leave for late Japanese crematorium, Yeo
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      19 12 TIDE TODAY ■•W'' a,m. <Bft. 9in.) 12.31 p.m. (10ft.). TOMORROW H.W.: 148 a.m. (Bft. Pin.) 1.10 p.m. (9ft. Tin.).
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