Malaya Tribune, 25 February 1950

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  • 68 1 MALAYA Tribune BY lift ~j PEOPU FOR THE PEOPLE Tdb TnU' Published simultaneously at 3 tngapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. r L\RCER SALES THAN ANY AFTE.°*JOON PAPER IN MALAYA J Phone 5811/3 Nb> ihm TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE E.
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  • 567 1 U.P. and Reuter. LATEST STATE OF THE PARTIES: LABOUI 314; CONSERVATIVES 294, LIBERALS 8, AND THE SPEAKER. London, Saturday Morning Ali Britain is asking this morning: "Will Attlee dsre to form a Government?" The situation is one of
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  • 230 1 U.P. LONDON, Friday trtfE long drawn out campaign against Communist terrorists in Malaya is believed to have caused lection defeat of two of the Labour Government's front rank colonial administrators. The. elect orate sharply rejected Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones and his Under-Secretary
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  • 31 1 A.P. LONDON. Fri. The British sweet ration will be temporarily in(rt .iseri en Sunday from four to Aye ounces a week, the Ministry of Food announced. —A.P.
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  • 106 1 Indian U.S. Relations Strained U.P. WASHINGTON. Fn. Diplomatic quarters reported today that official between India and States, while b :ng cordial on the surface v somewhat strain* ed" Dt'lund the scenes. They said two major sources oi irritation appeared to be t.no resentment oi Prin r Nehru ovei •.-.dorcd un--'•"•venti'jn"
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  • 24 1 A.P. 3 ut*. i... lemier Mchairied Matta declared that Indonesia will "g.u ■V.y consider" opening diplomatic negotiations with Rumania and Yugoslavia. a.:>.
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  • 24 1 A.P. BERLIN, Fri. Berlin's Coni:!iuni.-t youth openly bfttst that they intend Lo iho whole city on May 2-s Whit Sunday. A.P.
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  • 42 1 A.P. LONDON. Fri. Earl Winterton, so-called "FaX4Xt i»i -c kjl t mons," won another term with a Conservative majority of 10.423 at Horsham, in West Sussex. Aged 66, he has been an MP for 46 years.—A.P.
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  • 135 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Friday. A United States petroleum official. calling for quick development of theUmted States synthetic rubber industry, said production centres "of natural rubber in Ma'aya and Indonesia were "indirectly in the line of march of the Communists. The official. Mr. C. Jophn of
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  • 38 1 A.P. uOiliXlft Conservative Walter Ftetoker, a rubber merchant, retained his scat in Bury and Kadcliffe by a majority of 780, an increase of 670 over his 1945 lead. He defeated labour candidate John Owen. —A.P.
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  • 30 1 U.P. Lo. *Va. ongadier Fitzroy H. R. Mac Lean (Cons.) whose book Eastern Approaches was serialised in the Malaya Tribune won the Lancaster seat in the e'ection. —U.P.
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  • 27 1 This is the popular vote from 610 constituencies:— Labour (Including Labour Co-op.) M 18,080,045 Conservatives Affiliates 12,223,00? Liberals 2,540.959 Communists 89,644 Others 116,517 Total 28,050,227
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  • 150 1 U.P. LONDON. Fri.—Only one outbreak of violence was reported in the General Election. Frank Davis, Conservative agent in North Hammersmith, London, was attacked outside his home by eight unidentified persons, who allegedly carried banners associating D. N. Pritt. Independent Labourite, with Communist leanings. Pritt lost. R.
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  • 10 1 ATTLEE WiU he dare to yove.n?
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  • 79 1 U.P. LONDON. Fri. The hydrogen bomb got into the news when newly elected Labourite Norman Dodds announced that he was preparing the first question to be asked of the Prime Minister when Parliament convenes It will be whether the government would call a
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  • 81 1 A.P. LONDON. Fri. Emanuel Shinwell, British War Minist cr in the Labour Government for the past five years, won a 30.000 majority over the Conservatives in the Easington district of Durham County in the General Election. Shinwell former Fuel Minister, who was relieved of his post
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  • 48 1 U.P. HULL, Fri.—John William Sayers, fisherman, was brought to court today on charges of voting twice. Pleading guilty, Sayers said he was making up for the lost time. "I am 45 and had never voted before." He was sentenced to three months Jail.—U.P.
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  • 24 1 Major Gwilym Lloyd George, Liberal son of the former Liberal Premier, lost his Pembroke seat by 129 votes Labour's Desmond Donnelly.
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  • 15 1 Lady Megan Lloyd L»eorge. Liberal daughter of "LL.G", kept her Anglesey seat.
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  • 174 1 U.P. A.P. LONDON, Friday. THE Stock Market broke to lower prices today ir 1 anticipation of a Labour victory. Industrials and socalled "nationalised stocks led the decline. Associated Portland cement and sugar combine of Tate and Lyle—both marked for nationalisation in the Labour programme—were considerably
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  • 66 1 U.P. LONDON. Fri.—All the "rebel" members of the Labour Party who were expelled for opposing military collaboration with the United States were defeated in the general elections, results showed today. Konni Zilliacus. a veteran author and former Secretary of the League of Nations. D.
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  • STIP PRESS
    • 83 1 ••Labour Will Carry On** Report I U.P. LONDON. Sat. It is learned on good authority: 1. l .ie i.al>jjr government wiii continue in office tor th~ -resent: 2. Parliament will meet as scheduled on Marcii 1, and the King will open it normally on !V7arch 6, with a speech from
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    • 42 1  -  By ALBERT SPENCER lu~ Aitw 2.u»MI Wirners ip' p Tod —Silver Spear one of th? js,. jc.s io«..ay, suould win r good wagers are Friar's Last and udiuiniiii i£. is very good. (For full selections see i'age 11)
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 61 1 THE IDEAL SPOT TO STAY IN. DELICIOUS MEALS. FOOD DRINKS. i These Rugs sell I to those travellers who want WARMTH ™ouT WEIGHT WE HAVE TRAVELLING RUGS MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA OF PURE WOOL, IN CHECK DESIGNS OF BROWN, GREEN BLUE. SIZE: 60" X 80" «AFFIES PIACE SIMCAPOBeItEIEPHONE 5214 Fresh storks
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    • 97 1 WATCH STRAIN W^gt Inaccurate time comes from faulty watch mechanism wording under strain. Get it repaired. Excellent service and parts available. I YICK WOH HING N.-ar Middle Road I 429, North Bridge Itoad, l'hono M ELECTION RESULTS IN DETAIL— PAGES 9 AND 12. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" THREE GRAND NEW MALAY
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    64 2 Gianbank (44); Autoim-don (42/8); ttuloh (40/1); U iy*w*H Bteel Designer (35/--i 6); Javanese Prince. (38/4); Benalbanach (81/2); Marudu (17 8); FaLstria (19/20); i s.H.U. Crait (21 2); City of KimbiTli'v—Cua*ilne Maersk (25 8); Taluel (27/8); Morelia (29/30); Rlmau (15); Toniar (16); (13/4); \lcrliMau (il); Sumatra (8>- >>); l
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  • 57 2 SINGAPORE. Feb. 24. THE news as it has been coming jn the British Elections has not t been sufficiently encouraging to stimulate much activity in tho share market. Pending the finaj results deals have been tj cautior-= and rpasmodie ftaUirb. •fh;- lollowing are the price ehangt >:< une*
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  • 878 2 Singapore. Fri INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 1190 12.25 xb., xd Alex. Brick* Pref 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.20 2.25 8.8. Petrol 35/- 36 B.M. Trustees 7.60 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt 1 Pref. 21/3 22/3 Ord. 15/3 16/8 E. Utd. Assur. 39 25 40.25 Gat. Trust Fed. Dispensary 6.50 T.oo Fraser
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  • 514 2  -  -BY A BRITISH EXPERT MOST U.S. manufacturers would like Malaya to grade her rubber by technical specification tests and not by appearance. They think that this will be the greatest single step to strengthen the position of natural rubber in world markets. Dr. W.
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  • 45 2 SINGAPORE. Fri.—Tin price was $287.75 cents per nicul Down $0.25 cents. LONDON. Feb. 23 Spot £599. Unchanged Three months £582 Down TT Settlement £599%. Up Turnover 10 tons. Second session Spot £599 UP Three months £582*2. Up Settlement price £bOO. Turnover 35 tons.
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  • 32 2 Reuter-AAP. jyivAUTA, Fri.—An Indonesian Government sj.-oke ma i said today tin <* .vernwien: Wk+ not eor»sid«-.ring f\- (<• vlinj; lb- -"'tre\« h.mge -ud .c aient' alaaA U> estate rubber 0 vpori ers. —Reuter-AAP.
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  • 266 2 By An American DLANS for more definitive standards for crude rubber to meet specifications demanded by technological advance were discussed in South Bend, Indiana recently by an official of the United States Rubber Company. Dr. E. M. McColm, technical director of the company's plantation division, recently told a regional group
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  • 60 2 Reuter. CANTON. Fri. Traders are required to pay a deposit cf 20 percent of their total value of exports io Hongkong, according to a Chinese reoort from Canton. The deposit is payable in Hongkong currency and when tent is sold in Hong- merchant sv.r- o remainder of the
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  • 33 2 Mails are expected from Federation, ana hfetfan today Mails for Philippine Island,'. Hongkong, China. Japan, and Juva will close at noon and for Federation unci Thailand al 5.45 p m today.
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  • 23 2 #O.D New rates for Hongkong Currency announced yesterday are: 53', selling T.T./ 0.D., 52 4 buying T.T 52 11,16 buying O.D.
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  • 77 2 The pioduce markets weie idle yesterday. Nominal prices I for coffee wore Rio No. 5 $141. Rio No. 7 I $138, Rio No. 3 .«143. There were no buyers, or sellers in evidence in the absence of overseas advices. Copia buyers bid $37 pci picul 1.0.b. Mar-Apr. and
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  • 153 2 THE rubber >~ :>; been very stean throughout the week W« there has be 9n v k eV n ir, qulry for near snipm.m says the week:-, rnarkel r! ceiver issued by LptlPeat Ltd.. last ni-ht k The prospect oi eoa buying has been r Yon
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  • 110 2 THE market was very steady yesteiday and although ECA buying in London was disappointing thou wore ru, keen sellers in evidi ace. Most people weie awaiting the British Election result their effect on the NYw v rubb. j market Closing prices in cents pei pound were. Buyers
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  • 71 2 Highest and lowest prices during the week ending Fchuiaiy 24. 1950 are: Highest Lowest CBN Spot 54.', 53. R.M.A. I. R.S.S. F. 0.8. Maich 1950 54.3 16 53 R.M.A. 2. —do 53.% 52 52 R.M.A. 3. do 52.11 16 51.-, 51 "C" Blanket Crepe do 52 51. J
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 230 2 TODAY 11 a.m.; 1.45; 4.15; 0.45 9.30 p.m. THE MIRTH-RATE or SINGAPORE IS STILL CLIMBING! t-' > "v. >r u&) TECHNICOLOR. TONIGHT! A HARD-HITTING story Funny as well a.s grim about realities that soldiers remember and history books forget! NOW SHOWING! 1.45; 1 15; 6.15 v. 9.30 p.m. t BATTLE
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    • 89 2 I 3 Shews Daily—3, 6.15 9.15 p.m. Shaw Bro's Sensational Malay Drama' "FENGAWAN SOLO" with an ALT, STAR 1 TO-NITE at MID-NITE Columbia's "LUST FOR GOLD" Tomorrow At 11 a.m. Warner Bro's "MY WILD TRTSH ROSE' Tn Technico'or. NEW HAPPY Theatre TO-DAY TO-MORROW CHEAP MATINEE 2.30 P M. ERROL FLYNN
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    • 92 2 ArWWWW^wW»".'- ".V -V NEW STAR CINEMA Pasir Paniang Tonight Last Two Shows At 7.15 p.m. 9.15 p.m. Errol Flynn in •ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN" Technicolor Matinee Today 4 Tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. "OUTLAW TRAIL" ftDd "SHANGHAI CWSSt Opening Tomorrow "JOHNNY BELINDA GREAT WORLD Atlantic 3-7—915 Last Day "OUTPOST IN MOROCCO
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 406 2 tl'ji T E NETWORK liandbov; 9.30 Time Signal Signature Tune; 5.02 Isai BNGLIKH PKO(iR\MMKs and News; 9.45 Rendezvous Kadainbam; 5.45 Radio--10 00 a.m. News from ith Stars—your favour- Drama; 6.00 p.m. Talk h> Kuala Lumpur; 10.05 Clone singer* and Orchestras; Sir Hussain Abdul Kadir of Down; 12.00 noon Program- 10
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  • 128 3 THE Singapor Seafarers' fcdminlstratldn Board met yesterday under the chairq anshipof Mr. J. D. Joseph. n consider alleged graft md corruption, involving Si amen's Registration Bureau, in th" methods of employing seamen here. The allegation was made Mr. George Reed. Adto the southeast Asan
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  • 143 3 FltfcDßlCK Wiliiam Gieschen, 20-year-old Australian of the "Memphis Town." started quite a stoim when he asked the chief cook foi a cup of tea. Wh: .1 t;*e "storm" subsld( d. th i oi, W. C. Hen- <• n aUfred from a Iracture ja*y. He was
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  • 83 3 I.A LUMPUR; Fit meat ysterday warned iblie, and in particular wners and drivers of motor lorries, of the dangci of ttanspoiting rice and other foodstuffs in lorries which have been used for canying 'Odium arsenite, such as weedHei for rubber estates. There have been cases of
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  • 53 3 Singapare has an i'ili-tuberculosis clinic ol which she can be v«' v proud, said Pro"r P. Gcrnc/. Director of the Pasteur lnHtittltfc in Paris after inspecting the s.A.T.V link: at Tanjaai Pagar Picture shows Prof. Gcrncz and Dr. Garliek >n the X-ray room of the s.A.T.A. clinic
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  • 496 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. JHE gallant band of men, who defended the police station at Bukit Kepong in Johore were given the choice between surrender and death. True to their tradition, they chose to die. For three hours from the crack of dawn they had fought
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  • 105 3 MORE than 500.000 children of the primary group In the Federation are not attending school, said Federation Director of Education Mr. M. R. Holgate in a radio broadcast. He gave two reasons for this: a large number of pupils in kampongs. estates and shops, left
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  • 38 3 Pneumonia was responsible for 25 deaths for the week ending Feb. 18. Tuberculosis took 20. enteritis 19 and convulsions 19. There were 199 deaths during this period. There WCT? 473 babies born durtng the same period.
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  • 49 3 Dato and Datin Jarry Gild celebrate their 36th. wedding anniversary to-day. Dato Gild has <been resident in Singapore longer than any other European, and arrived here on Jan 14. fifty years ago. He was made a Dato in recognition of his service! to the State of Johore.
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  • 24 3 MALACCA. Fri —The total enrolment figure for the AntiBandit Month for the Settlement of Malacca up to Feb. 21 was 8.674.
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  • 230 3 JHERE was no negligence on the part of the Singapore Harbour Board as they had taken all reasonable care in the discharge of their duties as bailees. This submission was made by Mr. C. H. Smith on behalf of the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday in the
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  • 215 3 KUALA LUMPUR Kr uay. THE First Magistrate. Mr A. P. Jack today reserved judgment till next Tuesday in the case of John Voin aged 45. Euro|>oan Manager of Sungei Rinetting E. tate. Setm nyih. who stands charged with iiaving caused the death of Mr Benedict
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  • 158 3 SEVENTEEN Singaporeaij who have served the Si. Ambulance Association for more than v decade, reeeiVcd recognition yestcnlay. Si i PntrlcV MacKcrroii. Ofliccr A .hnlnistorint: tho Government presented medal ribbon? of the insignm of the Order of StJohn of Jerusalem to them at Government House. The
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  • 34 3 These sheets of perforated steel form the first layer of the 'sandwich' extension to the runway at Kallang. Stones, sand, bitumen and. finally, more periorated steel form the final runway surface.
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  • 290 3 TWENTY thousand gallons of Singapore manufactured bitumen emulsion are being poured over 1,500 tons of granite stones from the P.W.D. quarries to make a 'flexible eight-inch sandwich' at the sea end of the runway at Kallang airfield. Tho 'sandwich' consists of the following layers:
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  • 204 3 AN officer of the Suffolk Regiment has been award' A ed the Military Cross for skill, energy and leadership in command. He is 2nd. Lieut J. Starling who was in command of a patrol operating some miles north of Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 30 last. The
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  • 83 3 THE All-Malaya Muslim Rebg.ous Conference, after a two-day session tfl Muar, Joharc. has decided to establish a liason committee to treamline the administration of Islamic affairs throughout the country The meeting decided there shou'd be uniformity in the observance of the first day of
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  • 34 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Federation. High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney baa accept'd tne resignation of t'.e C.O.C. Malaya District. Major Gen< ral Sh. Charlc I Boucher as an official />f the Federal Executive Council
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 588 4 THE last session of the Singapore Legislative Council provided us with some interesting debates, but the most interesting of them all was the debate that did not take place For a brief, tense moment it seemed as though the Council would plunge into it. The opportunity came during the
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  • 1142 4  -  by STANLEY RICH HONGKONG. A MOUNTAINOUS little island waits in the Pacific like at sitting duck today to see who going to be its next landlord. The island is Formosa. And while its 6.500.000 inhabitants wait and wonder, at least five international powers
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  • 1169 4  -  By S. MODIANO Reuter. ATHENS ALTHOUGH at least 110 parties and party coalitions are contesting the 250 seats in the new Greek Parliament to be elected on March 5. there are only four main parties or groups in the batt'e. They
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  • 236 4 ROME REGINA Coeli (Queen of 1 Heaven) prison is extending her famous hospitality orce again to Italy's Communists, In the hectic days of the liberation and the first postwar years, it. was the Fascits' turn to hob-nob with the common criminals in the gloomy
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  • 844 4  -  -By- SYDNEY BROOKES Reuter. LONDON. INTO the international atmosphere created by increasing talk of war and bigger bombs, a London publishing house has this month dropped two books each advocating the use of force to clear Soviet influence from Eastern Europe and liquidate the communist
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 22 4 COURVOISiER FINE CHAMPAGNE NAPOLEON BRANDY Sole Agents For Malaya, British North Borneo Sarawak. LOW TANGCHANG. LTD (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) Singapore and Penang
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  • 1122 5 THEY speak German. They eat German lood- bratwur,i !l, bhidwurst, end mountains of sauerkraut. They quaff steins of roaming larger, and prefer the white wipes of the Rhine tc the icd wines of Fiance Yet Premier Johannes Hoffmann chums that nis million Saarlanders want no
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  • 939 5  -  By EDMUND BENSTED MANY people poss-ss an old viohn. left to th* in by some elderly relative. Three of the strings arc irobably missing and ptrnaps the bow is a Ettje laid, so that when sonny trie:; to play the ins. rument the few
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  • 650 5 OUT oi the remote, crackling void of the shortwave atmosphere a faint voic trickled into the ?a phones oi a New Delhi monitoring station. •Lhasa calling." it repeated faintly in English. Startled listeners jumped to their dials to catch and hold the fading voice. What they heard
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  • 407 5 ALTHOUGH four-vc r oh. Michele Chi did ce.n neither lead nor write, she aireidy v poet of note. To her papa. Dr. Louis Chedid. a LehOt iftict?! at the lustitu* Franc.-. Miebch waa Jaud <*-••' ordinaiy cmid. To hei author-mother. Loutoe. she was a very energetic
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  • 202 5 NOT since the day- of Sea Kelly had the Australian police been so embarrassed. The cause of their red fiees was a dick thief named Djicv Dugan, known as the Houdini ot the Sydney underwoild. and he; partner m ciime, William Mears. Dugan and Mears were < tencod
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 103 6 A.P. v. Fri. CAPTAIN PETER BLOOD, famous Actional character created by the late novelist. Rafael Sabatini. nas been brought to the screen again in the •Columbia picture. "Fortunes £f Captain Blood.'' The film was completed on the twenty-fifth anjniversary of Blood's first [presentation on film.
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    1259 6  -  RATING F \iß; GOOD; VERY GOOD EXCELLENT. by OSWALD HENRY "RATS OF TOBRUK" (Aljuvnbra)—- Much to my sui >l and deUgdit i founu thi Australia* made film a really first-rate picture. A deep.y moving, human *****-->ncn, oi" ccmuge. reilow-iv.-'--mg an fricn bhip on the batt t .'eld. it
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  • 664 6  -  Ingri d has the right to lea d her own life By ALINE MOSBY delays are expected. —U.P. end A.P. Hollywood, Fri, CWEDISH ACTRESS Marta Toren said today that she thought ingrid Bergman has the right to lead her own life \Yip '"r>y rhe wants
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  • 187 6 LONDON. Fii. CECIL PARKER has his 20th role as a doctor in "Tony Draws A Horse." Pinnacle Productions' comedy about a marital mix-up wnich is now being made at Pinewood Studios. London. Each landmark in Cecil's 25 years' stage and screen career has occurred while playing
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  • 52 6 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Fn DAVID NIVEN has hern signed by Mctro-Ooldwyn-Ifftyer Studios for the leaning role in the movie "Kiss of Fire." The British actor will have Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson as co-stars. Niven, for many years under contract to producer Samuel Goldwyn. is now a fr-e-lance
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  • 196 6 HOLLYWOOD. Fri. RED SKELTON and songwriter Harry Kuby. whom the comedy star will portray in "Three Little Words." have been pals for b veral years around Hollyirxxi. Kowever, it wasu't until they met to discuss the new picture that Ruby revealed an interesting sidelight
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  • 82 6 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. JANIS CARTER who recently completed her important role in Columbia's "A Woman of Distinction." with Ray Milland and Rosalind Russell, has returned from a tour of Army hospitals, sponsored by the Hollywood Coordinating Committee. Janis appeared at Drccksville. Bath and Canadaigua. She also visited
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  • 59 6 HOLL\WOOD. Fn. MARGARET LOCKWOODS him future has bet n placed, in the hands of Earl St. John, executive producer for the J. Arthur Rank Organisation. Present plan is that she should star in two films before the autumn of this year. Sh- will then do stage work until
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  • 112 6 A.P. HOLLYWOOD. Fii. THE MOVIE STUDIOS bai a marvelous aotntioa tot troublesome triangles, tin > just cut annoying third part;< s out oi the script In "Double Crossbonea, Dcnald O'Connor makes lcv< to Ann Bonney, the famous ,a:iy buccaneer, portrayed by 6-fcot-2 Hope Emergen. The technical adviser. K.D.I.
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  • 150 6 LONDON, Fri. INSTEAD of sa.Ung for Hollywood as he red planned Michael Rennie has rtarted work at Pinewood on Somerset Maugham's "Sanatorium." No replace? Guy Rolfe who had to turn down a starring role opposite Jean Simmons because lie has hims?lf to go into
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  • 32 6 U.P. HOLLYWOOD, t MOVIE- ACTRESS Gail Rs* 5.cVs courtsMp with G«y Madison lasted three- yars but ."ho has separated iraw the voung actor after JHt months of marriage. < I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 480 7 JOCKFT7 CLUB stud records go back in the final analysis to the {cave walla of man, where Stone Ago p.rlists depicted the foreruns rs of Derby winners and dray-horses in bold strok--3 cf charcoal and ochre. T. arlyj singic-hoofed ho' ses were probai loureygrey colour, vrit bulky bones,
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  • 115 7 Dr. Norbert Welner. famed mathematician, reported recently the development of an experimental apparatus that m«j permit the deaf to hear through the fingers. A new automatically operating contact lens which fits under the eyelids "with the invisibility of air" is the latest aid to short-sight developed
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  • 485 7 IF there had a faint spark of Imagination in official British science publicity services, the world in general and the U.S.A. in particular miiht have learned last week that Sir John Cockcroft. chief cf the Harwell (Berks) atomic plant, experimented with a potential hydrogen bomb
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  • 142 7 A.P. Anew theory of creation has started a controversy among scientists. According to this theory, the present solar system— the family of earth and planets came into their present positions only a few thousand years ago The new theory was advanced by Dr. Emanuel
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  • 245 7 ALTHOUGH the old geologists regarded the Sahara as th° floor of a prehistoric oc°an. modern surveys have shown that the cmntsand is not more than a hundred thousand years old at mosIt is known that there ha* been no marine intrusion for some tens of millions
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  • 344 7 BLEEDING from Aie nose will frequently stop alter a key or ic;' has Dcen applied to the bacK. But it would stop anyway. There is no relationship between the spine and the /easels o* the nose, and. in any ease, cold or any other applications to
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  • 425 7 NEW YORK HUNDREDS of tuberculosis patients will be treated this year with a new drug. orn in Germany, and called TB-1. lt has been given to 7,000 persons in Germany in the last two years, and credited with many good effects. American doctors arc just
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  • 32 7 POriF.R AND TOASTD FORK in sword-and-foil si\ The fork, in. long, made oi "hu bran ban sword ot polished ste. Handles o nut.a arc cl\, I aac brass.
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  • 27 7 COl i EX PEftU ULATOB heat-rcaictins glass, Ojnttl teed. Has a hoat-reaiati handle and can be ua >n gas DT electric bo ?rj mediurr heat.
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    45 7 COAi&TJNEI) HATH AN MlOvVKlt VITTONQ has gadget whicn mixes Lot an, cold water to any tempt ratui merely by adjusting the twj rdinary stop-cocks. The co; supply Is tuki-n direct fro the mam and hot water oarrled along with the col by suction.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 49 7 Feei nil the day m mmm Tired and jaded Then you need a wash with Lifebuoy Toilet Soap. At any time of* the day the 1 dcep-clcansing lather of this invigorating soap will restore that feeling of confident freshness. LIFEBUOY TOILET SOAP J^f for personal freshness always Cl*v^-X-LBT «20-131.M
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    • 52 7 .BM'K tiniSTISOM. Bt Kob Scliociike IM ISO YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH THIS HOOPLUM/J YOU BELONG TO ME, /CARLOS f I ELFNA ELENA, #LENA, RJT THAT I f nH-H-H f *J V7 *^^^aiß« f i I THAT'LL OUT OF WAV J >^^^^^^^ i r pipnt mean'J f beenhurt. I I
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  • 2197 8  -  llv GUY HALFERTY ('.RAND CANYON, ARI'Z. < HAVE visit- d one of the world's most incredible laces: the land of the I ncrican Navajo Indian. JOne would expect to find ■rimitive people in Africa, jlongolia. Central Ameiica. i But who
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  • 912 8 .••"SIMTH a mission?'" said M the. comfortable ear■monist with the mostIfeared pencil signature fn -Weil if [you nut it like that. I don't BUnd." David how la tolerant of everything but inI toi- ranee. Recently when he completed 2j years oi radical sniping trom the Tory
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  • 34 8 U.P. ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido, Thurs. The chicken world wrote down p new ehamnion, in its antals when a chick in this town produced seven ggfl in a day. laving four in one row.—U.P.
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  • 623 8 LEON ABR ANSON Jound Leonor Fini in a small apartment In a workingclass district of Paris. She was sitting before an easel. A striped shawl fell over Iter beautiful, bare shoulders. Two cats. Moudji and Melusine. roamed round her feet. Pictures of stufiVd owls hung
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 95 8 j WOO HING BROTHERS DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF WATCHES, CLOCKS AND SPARE PARTS, ETC., Wholesale Retail. I I I jf Gent's waterproof wrist watehe3 rrom $18.00 each upwards j I J Ladies' wrist watches from $20.00 Alarm clocks from 5.00 J Wall clocks from $16.50 186, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD,
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  • 6639 9 LONDON, Friday—Further ,«-tai>d r»'Milis of the British General Kieetions, supplied by Keiiter, are:— EDMONTON Elect. 74.988. KESILT: A Albu- <Lab.) 34.897. g. p. Hubbard—(Cons.) 2:i.325. O. Thornton—(Lib.) 5.143. > majority 11,572 no change). Previous Result: iiH5 Durbin (Lab.) 33.163. ■dw (CoftsJ 14.094. Ward 'Ind > 1,382.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 Trophies That Glorify ones' deeds of Skill Valour S. P. 11. de Silva 45, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. 6. THE EMBANKMENT, KUALA LUMPUR. 43, STATION ROAD, IPOH.
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    • 201 9 MALAYAN AIRWAY^ DJAKARTA 1 TWO SERVXCES WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS FRIDAYS FARE $155/G6 lbs. of baggage carried free MANAGERS: MANSFIELD CO- LTD 9 TELEPHONE 5021 TELEGRAMS "IERBA> ij THE OVERSEAS ASSURANCE 1 CORPORATION LIMITED. 8/I^l China Building, Chulia Street, I Singapore. FIRE, MARINE MOTOR VEHICLE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE I etc. r
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 85 9 ALLEY OOP by V. T. Hamlin l^lg "WE'RE WnTTYM ILL lON /T I [am OmE FLOUR )\OOD \l (WA TNI-R.''/"/ 1 ["AH NfVAM SfXN SA"iSFIED\ WHSW.T-AH TEIED r SACK WIU-TH'FIFTV/BETTER KEPT STRICT HtUUOM, < THAT NOUCfE k COUNT THAT HIGH < MILLION FIT IM IT— )SEF_ VOUP OUT InJ BOARD
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  • 644 10 U.S.-A.P. MELBOURNE, Friday. IN case it passed unnoticed, some hot tennis news went winging halfway around the world from Australia not a fter taking four straight What it added up to was that p A^^ g a a round and mean to go Davis
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  • 67 10 U.P. MIAMI, Florida, Fri.— Featherweight champion Willie Pep nd Himmy Warren ot Brooklyn dr«w lines today for their poor showing in a ten round non-1 itle bout h»re last night. The Miami Boxing (ommisHion lined who won hv a decision, $500 and Watren $250. Warren
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  • 431 10  -  By archie quick THERE are likely to oe repercussions from the men's singles final at the world Table Tennis Championships in Budapest. A drab, long-dra\vn out game was won by Dick Bergmann over the Hungarian Soos, and such were the lengths of the defensive
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  • 55 10 The will play cricket for De Kretser's XI against the V.M.C.A. at the V.M.C.A. grounds, Balesthr Road, today play commencing at 1.30 p m: P. de Kretser. C. Colling. P Scully, R. Delilkan, D. Delllkan, D. Anderson. J Martens, J. Pylilkan, R. Bain. Anderson, J.
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  • 137 10 The following will play ciicket for the Indian Agpciation in a home and home match between Balwant Singh's XI and N. Abbasbhov's XI tomonow. at 11 a.m. on the Singapo-r Khalsa Association Ground. Balwant Singh's XI Dr. M Abraham (Captain >. M.V Raiii'Wazir Singh. B.S.
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  • 125 10 Emil Koroscenko. the powerful Czechoslovakian wrestler, gets his big chance against King Kong in the wrestling promotion at the Great World today. Koroscenkp won a rather hollow victory over the Hungarian in their previous meeting when King Kong was disqualified lor throwing the Czech out
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  • 76 10 MEtBOrHNK. Sat Jaroslav Drobny the Czech tennis star Ind 104» Wimbledon finalist, will seUlein Australia. He has accepted a business appointment in a Mcl bourne sports store. Since his arrival, the Czech has P la >' e Jf 1 the Australian cham- I pionships and
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  • 340 10 Followers of will be clamouring for^ scats when the Happy World s te dium is thrown open on tne evening of March 10 for uu Army FARELF ChampionT standard m the contests of the pasi wo years and promises; 01 Sen keener compet t lnns this year
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 671 10 bp MANSFIELD CO. LTD., (Incorporated in Singapore) RLUE FUNNEL LINE Carriers' option to proceed via other ports to load and discharge cargo. Sailings for LIVERPOOL GLASGOW CONTINENTAL PORTS "Trollus" sails for "verpool, Dublin Feb 2 5 Havre and Holland r I "Agapencr- auib for Genoa, Marseilles. j Liverpool Glasgow g
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    • 132 10 THE HOHONGsXcO. (1932) LTD. 65 CHULIA STREET. PHONE 3944-5 (Incorporated in Singapore) PASSENGER PALEMBANG. DJAMBI, PAKAN BAROE, RRNGAT and BAGAN SI API API. "HONG ANN" sails for Rengat Feb. 27 «HONO SOON" sails for Pakan Baroc Feb. 2 ••HONG TAT* Sails for Djambi Mar. 1 "HONG THONG" sails for Bagan
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    • 597 10 BOUSTEAD CO. LTD., SINGAPORE I Lloyds Agents In Singapore. Tirket Agents For Malayan Railwa neKet g GLEN LINE f ACCEPTING FOR i^^^ MM Due Bam jt n nuv Feb. 27 Mar I X GL SpSfY Mar. 13 Mar. a I M ar. 27 kl«t. 31 I SUA 1 i Miiif
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  • 71 11 The following will represent the Green House Badminton Party in a friend'y match against the Serangoon Rangeilp j.'..P. op Sunday, Fvo. 2otn, it 4 p.m. at the Orical Union Hall: Heng Boon Guan. Tan Hunt Keng, Heng Kwang iicck. Loo Geok Chuan, Hong Boon Chuan. Heng
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  • 1094 11 The following are the weights for today's races at Kuala Lumpur, which conclude Selanpor Turf Club Gold Cup meeting. RACE ONE 2.15 P.M. k.ii. If—■ <la 2-Div. S— «l furs. HaUvmun II <Bfti?by) v.iv 'Madam Chan" Lswii Airpal ,j. Donnelly) 8.12 "Oman KongSl" ..it... .i «K. r. Breukelen
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  • 128 11 Reuter. LONDON, Fri. The International Amateur Athletic Federation today announced the acceptance of the following world records for track events 3.000 metres 7 mins. 58.8 sees m?de by Gaston Reiff of Belgium at Gavle. Sweden, on Aug. 12, 1949. The previous record was 8
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  • 82 11  -  GOOD GOING AT K.L. By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2000 Winners. KUALA LUMPUR, Today. JHE going will be very good for today's races, the last day of the Selangor Turf Club's Cold Cup meeting. SILVER SPEAR should, win the Gold Cup ;md is
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  • 76 11 RACE ONE -VLLYMITN II \irpal Congo R U E TWO KANDA lUstfe Princess Nuflield tt \r Y. 1 HUhK It AKI E»J VGNE Sunbeam I! Jimmy RACE FOUR ♦I AT A HARI Jack's Darling Lord Dhoti SAC B Fl\ E ARTIC LORD Atlantas little Ned RACE SIX 1 HE
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  • 173 11 Final reaulta of the Singapore District tArmy) boxing champion he'd at Tangiin last night *re: FEATHERWEIGHT: Cpr. Hart <GHQ Sig-O brat L Cpi. Supari bin Yitso.. Referee itopped the fight: MIDDLL- EIGHT: S Mai. Birch rhtained wo. irom Cpl. Mccrhcuse; li ANT A MWEKtHT: Cpl. Ane Ww
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  • 45 11 Ine Juiiuaas team to meet toe Kota Raja "A" on Sunday at the Railway ground Kampong ftafrru will b iected from: Durai. Narayarra. Kader. Daniel, Ah Biau. G-hani Hanill. Sintha. Zaman. Kassim. Ebrahim. Kassim. Muroh. Dollah. Ahmat Juri Krishnan. Abuul Rahman Baba Marican.
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  • 80 11 CARDIFF, Fri. J. Charles, the 18-year-oid Leeds united contrehalf. is the only new ca.o in Ihe Welsh soccer team to meet Ireland at Wi 'xham on Mar. 8. Tho tram W. Short (Plymouth Argyle»; W. Barnes fArienalft (capt.). A. Sherwrod (Cardiff City); R. I'aul (Swansea
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    • 503 11 Sp ec;a r Announcement!!! SMIL KOROSCENKO ;< -HOSLOVAKIA m WORLD'S MOS> in POWERFUL WRESTLER rURN BOUT WITH £TTJk KING KONgHSU CHAMPTON OF LUROPE THE GREAT WORLD H I TON9GHT AT 9 p.m. ly THE FACTS: 3 weeks ago King Kong _W threw Koroscenko into the lap cf the Ringii, aiders
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    • 228 11 NOTICES HAULAGE PERMIT WE. FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE COMPANY, of 851. Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, being holders of Haulage Permit No. 350/2 C. give notice of intention to apply for a variation of the above by a iding thereto permission to operate a further goods vehicle with a load capacity
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    • 597 11 NOTICES "auction sale of Valuable Singapore Properties To Be Held At Our Saleroom, No. 1 Prince Street, (Corner of Collyer Quay), On Thursday, 2nd Marrh 1950 At'2.3o p.m. Lot 1. Freehold land and house No. 11 (Old No. 12). LorI or»g 12, Geylnng v, oad. area j 3,935 sq. ft.
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    • 537 11 ACKNOWLEDMENT Doctors Gladys Gunatilaka and Sibyl Klani. thank all fi lends who sent wreaths t<nd attended the funeral of their brother Welter Percival Gunatilaka. VEHS. FOR SALE Austin-A.40 —1949 U.QPO miles. One owner. leaymtr country Riner ***** after 1.f.0 p.m. Saturday. SIT. VACANT WANTED—C hin c s c clerk with
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    • 94 11 m s^~*'^-* m —~j(* IT MUST BE AN \iEii GfiATP tmf%~d [AWFUL FEELING'7C THESE KIM: OUl'rv SieWS T0 FRIGHT NOW I'M B-JT V*. JINKS IS V HEY, CURLY; I JUS? rfTRI V S >OUR TiTLE A Z ANDUNTO 7 T0 HEAR F OM W C V NCEt> GOT A CALL
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    • 240 12 Chung Shan Mater Wcrks Co. No 240, Lavender Street, Singapore. Tel 4880. WE SPECIALISE in: J^g^|[ubrtcation Expert Workmanship. Spray Painting. Upholstery. Body Works, etc. LI THE OK*AT EASTERN OPTICAL CO 2~"> South Bnds« Road, "Xel 783S K-«ablii»h«>d 1925 C.' V.'ran 0.0. (I'hila). m™t up-to-date B.L. equipment. ESngei ex,., rten belter
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    • 89 12 j HOT JUST VM HERE IS PROOF: An ■Juerfiw r m the Malay, Wfjj haB certainly tOpS ol its advertisements -My car but I DOOM run Lr U 'at the a.!got »t ait»» it 0 Jrice I nut -< < the first o ver in.n.eihate J Tribune appeared might autl
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