Malaya Tribune, 10 March 1950

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    65 1 MALAYA Tribune PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tci Tribinr* S'por* f -i LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Km Urn Published simultaneously «i Singapore, Kuala Lumj^-, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGE'S .SINGAPORE, FRIDAY MARCH 10, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE E. Maurice Glover, Untayu
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    GOVERNMENT TO ABSORB TEMPORARIES
    533 1  -  Places 2 Conditions For Appointment To 128 Vacancies RY SABA RATNAM roi h hundred temporaries, men and women temporarily employed by (»ov?rnment and who can be dismissed at a mon .h's notice, have told (Hat t lev can now apply for appointment in t he permanent
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    REDS TOSS BOMB AT U.S. MISSION
    100 1 U.P. SAIGON. Thurs. Communist terrorists today tossed a grenade from a speeding taxi in front of the hotel where members of an American economic mission ■ere dining. Ten French soldiers were hurt but none of the threeman mission, headed by Robert Griffin, which arrived
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    TIN MARKET: FORWARD UP
    85 1 U.P. LONDON. Thurs. The tin market continued to nar row the gap between spot ana three months prices, cutting it to £7'!». the smallest margin since tin trading started. Spct was uncharged today at £599 l but three months rose 15a to £592. The closing pr'.ces
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    NO BAILOR FOR TOKYO ROSE
    57 1 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs. Nobody, apparently, wants to put up US$5O,OOO to get Tokyo Rose out of Jail. Tokyo Rose her real name is Iva Toguri d*Aquino -was convicted of treason and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Supreme Court justice .am O. Douglas allow- her
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    Children Steal A-Needles
    84 1 U.P. OTTAWA, Thurs. All the 20-radium-filled needles sto.en from the National Council were recovered today. They had been taken from tne storage sued by children. Five of the dangerous capsules were found on Wednesday night and the others this morning by scientists and po.ice using gei g
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    BRITAIN MAY HAVE PRESS COUNCIL
    105 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs.—British newspaper owners have received a draft proposal tor forming a Press Council in Britain, and are r>cw studying it, Deputy Premier Herbert Morrison told the HOUSS of Commons here today. In a written reply to a questioner. Mr. Morrison aaid both the
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    Conchita And The President
    55 1 President Elpidio Quirino escorting Lonchita Gaston to ihe music room a.. .»*a,acauan Palace. Miss Gaston responded to the President's request to sing "something that stirs the heart and soul" with two numbers in Spanish: "Te Quiero" and "Mirame Asi" The translation is "I Love You" and
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    SERETSE'S CHIEFS WILL FIGHT GOVT. BAN
    218 1 APPEAL TO U.N. LIKELY London, Thursday. FOURTEEN sub-chiefs of the Bamangwato tribe 1 declared today that they would fight the British Government's ban on Seretse Khama's return to Bechuanaland through the highest courts in Britain. The sub-chiefs, who claimed to speak on behalf of
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    Cambridge Results
    18 1 Full results of the Cambridge School Certificate Examination ior Johore and Malacca are on Page 8.
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    'MERCY KILLER' ACQUITTED
    48 1 U.P. Manchester. New Hamp shire, Thurs.—Dr. Herman Sander was acquitted today of a charge of first-degree murder in a "mercy killing." A 12-man jury took one hour and nine minutes to acquit the doctor charged with killing his cancer-doom ed patient Mrs. Abbie Borroto. U.P.
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    Gubitchev Gets 15 Years For Spying
    95 1 U.P. NEW YORK, Thurs. Federal Judge Sylvester Ryan today sentenced Valentin Gubitchev, a Russian national charged with espionage, to 15 years in prison. But he said he would suspend the sentence at the personal request of the United States Attorney General and Secretary of
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    DATO AND DATIN TAN MARRY AGAIN
    205 1 MALACCA, Thursday. j)ATO Tan Cheng Lock, the Malacca Chinese leader and Presidant oi the Malayan Chinese Association was married this morning to Datin Tun (Madam Yeo Yeok Neo) before Mr. F. A. Chua, the Senior Registrar Of marriagas. Dato Tan and his wife were
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    CHINESE WAS WRONGED BY BURMA GOVT.
    55 1 A.P. RANGOON. Thurs.—Burma's Supreme Court has censured the government's legal advisers for "gross injustice" to a Chinese mining company, Kean Gwan and Company, of Tavoy, South-east Burma. Chief Justice U.E. Maung who reviewed the case declared a series of frauds had been attempted on
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    NAZI WEREWOLVES BARE FANGS
    140 1 A.P. FRANKFURT, Thurs. Germany's underground werewolf organisation today distributed leaflets saying. "Americans. English, French and Russians, we warn you". The pamphlets said the werewolf organisation is still alive and growing stronger day by day. The organisation took its name from a legendary person who could at
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    Exhibitors Fight For Cheaper Seats In S'pore Cinemas
    592 1 OINGAPORE cinema exhibitors yesterday put out a fighting memoraduni which calls for cheaper cinema seats lor the public at the cost of the high entertainment tax double that in most parts of the British Commonwealth. The memorandum, signed by all the 34
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    Labour Wins On Steel
    155 1 STOP PRESS Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. The Government won i confidence vote on nationalisation in the House of Commons tonight. Voting figures were Government 810, Opposition 296. This first searching tes: of Labour's narrow majority— seven in t'*' whole House— saw the largest muster of members in
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    RECORD USE OF RUBBER BY U.S.
    181 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday. THE Commerce Department today reported that United States industry con--1 sumption of new rubber in January 1950 reached the highest point sine, 94,159 long tons were used. Consumption latex, dry natural rubber, neoprene butyl and N type, but decreased lows in Government.
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    World Use, Output Of Rubber Balanced
    123 2 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. The Rubber Study Group's advance information discloses world production and consumption of natural rubber were brought into exact balance during January ana stccks lowered by 2.500 tons. January production at 127.500 'ong tons compares with 140.000 in December while consumption also
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    IN PORT
    44 2 Buloh (44); Emp. Teseombe (Sheers); Gewang (41); Benvenue (38/9); Medon (35/6); Steel Seafarer (33/4); Moncaster Castle (31 2); Chinese Prince (17/8); Yunnan (19 20); SHB Craft (21 2); Lawak (23/4) Bendoran (25 6); Sarangan (29 30); Machaon (8 9); Orestes Peleus (1/2).
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    BIG SALES OF RUBBER PRODUCTS EXPECTED
    248 2 USIS. NEW YORK. Thurs. SALES of belting, hose and other U.S. industrial rubber products during should equal or improve over 1949 s US$45O million volume Mr Walter F. Spoerl of the U.S. Rubber Company predict-. Although below 1948 s alltime high, last year's sales
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    Tin Prices
    51 2 SINGAPORE. Mar.9: Tin price was $291-50 cents per picul ex-smelter. Up «0-25 cents. LONDON, Mar. 8: Soot £599. Down £K. Three months £589. Up £1 »4Settlement price £599 Unchanged. Tone: SO tonsSpot £599 "j. Unchanged. Three months £589 3,4. Up £1 2 Settlement price £599 Unchanged. Turnover 40
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    BONUS SHARE HOPES FOR AUSTRALIAN INVESTORS
    161 2 ABOLITION of the control of capital issues by the Australian Government has given rise to hopes by investors ol the issue of bonus shares by many companies because of the high premiums originally charged for issues. At present, approval of new issues is automatic
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    Tins Still Fail To Respond
    44 2 SINGAPORE, Mar. 9. Despite the improvement hi tin price and further announcements of excellent dividends for tin shares, this section t£ the share market failed to respond. Industrials remained quietly steady while there were selective Inquiries for rubber shares.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    94 2 WITH a tone of uncertainty in the rubber commodity market yesterday there was little inclination to deal. Moderate business passed with prices unchanged from Wednesday. Closing prices in cents per pound were Buyers Sellers No. 1 RSS f.o.b. Apr. 52% 52% No. 2 RSS 1.0.b. Apr. 51% 52
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    TEA PRICES IN SHANGHAI
    85 2 A.P. HONGKONG. Thurs. The Communist Trade Control Bureau in Shanghai has fixed floor prices on green tea as follows: First class US$l.9O to USSI.6O per kiloeram FOB Shanghai; sdcond class US$l.6O to n <* 3M 1 <1.40 to 0.30: 4th US$l.lO to 0.60; sth US$l.4O to
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    Share Quotations
    837 2 Singapore, March 9. Buyer* Seller* INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 11.90 12.25 xb., xd Alex. Brick» Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord 2.15 2.25 8.8 Petrol 33/9 34/9 B.M. Trustees 7.50 WW Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/8 22/3 Ord. 15/3 16/8 E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 Kst. Trust Fed Dispensary 6.25 6.75
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    U.S. DENIES WAR GOODS TO CHINA
    125 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE U.S. Commerce Department on Wedne**, ordered export control on 600 different kir«fc of strategic goods to keep them out pf Red Chin* and other areas where the Soviets might get their hands on them. The order takes effect on March 20.
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    PLEA FOR JAP SHIPS
    31 2 TOKYO, Thurs —The Lower House of the Japanese Diet yesterday adopted a resolution asking the Allies to allow the Japanese merchant marine to return to high seas.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    56 2 Tho produce markets w-, generally quiet yestordav Small quantities 0 f coff changed hands at $135 J"' picul with seller: askine li» Other grad,- ol were not puoted in the niv :et. Copra and coconut oil t. unchanged and quiet, some business was done m Zanzibar cloves at
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    THE BOOK OF BIRDS
    91 3 The Singapore Government has approved a grant for the publication oi a book on the birds of Singapore Island. The work is expected to appear towards the end ol 1951. The book which will be written by C. A. GibsmrHill. M.8.0.U.. Curator of Zoology at the
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    PAYMENT STOPPED THE RAIDS
    367 3 COURT TOLD I |EW ¥cc Chan, a Sago Lane pork seller, told the Singapore First District Court yesterday how, after four sums of money totalling $119 were* paid to Inspector Mohamed bin Sidin, as inducement, ♦here were no more raids on hawkers in his area. This
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    Civil He fence Chief For S'pore
    58 3 Lt. C 01. E.1..E. |)avi« v m** *t tin* Royai Artillery nho was appointed Ansistnti. Secretary ot N i»veuiher !a«*t. His concern in with matl -rs of Ci\U Defence. He served in Singapore at Fort Canning for some .wars before the war. He returned
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    Attempted Murder Charge Fails
    229 3 JJMMENI Vasudevan, a young Malayalee tailor, who was tried in the Assize Court for the attempted murder of two young Tamils. Arumugam anoTSomasundram, was cleared of the charges yesterday. The common iury. who returned a unanimous verdict of not guiitv on both charges, al.->o found Vasudevan
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    Hawes, Film Man, Is Here
    100 3 MR. Stanley Hawes, pr< duoor-in-chief of the Australian Film Board, on whose recommendations depends the future of the three-and-a-half-year-old Malayan Fiiu, Unit, arrived here by QanU Airways yesterday. Mr. Hawcs. an expert in the production of documentary films, i.s here to see If tho Malayan
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    6 Teachers Resign Over Extra Night
    106 3 STUDENTS of tho privately run Anglo Malay Evening School. SUugapott are clamouring for a lour night-weekly tuition period instead of the present three-nights But six of the 'Mi volmi teer teachers of the school who said that this was too much for them, resigned
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    'MORE MUST BE DONE TO BEAT THE TERROR'
    105 3 IPOH. Thurs. MR. j. S. Ferjrusson. the pi evident, told tne annual sreneral meeting of Central Perak Planting Association today that something more drastic must he done to end the present emergency. He said thai, whether that something should be in the
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    SCRUB TYPHUS
    34 3 There were twelve cases «v -cub typhus reported la the F» delation for the week-epd-in;-; Feb. 25. The pievlou. week a total was lour eaaea. There was also one ease Of poliomyelitis.
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    R.A.F. EDUCATION CHIEF ON TOUR OF FAR EAST
    86 3 Tne Director of Educational Services of the R.A.F.. Air-Commodore A H. Robsor. is arriving at Tengah tomorrow on a visit of R.A.F Stations in Singapoie and Malaya. He will see the educational woik that is being done at tho Education Centres and
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    MALAY BANK BRANCH FOR IPOH
    77 3 The Malay National Bank, Kuala Lumpur plans to open another branch in ipoh. perak, before the end of July this year, a spokesman ot the Bank said yesterday. The Bank has already one I inch in Temerloh. Pahang. which is doing good business, the subjects
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    'SARA' REPLIES
    36 3 Mr Bf Saravananiuttu, Ceylon Commissioner in Malaya reo'lying to an address of weleume r»y nr. S. I'onnampn lam JP (<>n Sara's' right) at the tea party held in Muar recently by the Ceylon Association
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    TENANT SUB-LET, LOSES BUILDING
    163 3 A Chinese landlord, who sued his tenant in the High Court yesterday for possession of a house in North Bridge Road won his suit on the ground that the tenant by sub-letting had been collecting more than 75 per cent, of the monthly rental. The landlord
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    I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY—FRISBY
    154 3 01 RECTOR of Education Mr. A. W. Frisby yesterterday would make no statement on the fact that the percentage of passes in last year's Cambridge School Certificate was considerably loWor than that of the previous two years. He said: I Know But I* iiavc nothing
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    GIFT OF VAN FOR T.B. WORK
    43 3 MAI ACCA, Thurs. The fctllff Aiiti-T.D. Association Ii to pterent a van to the Mtodicft] Department for u?e in ant) tubcrculosli work. The *3,000 for the van comes from the fcfala notary Club'- antt-T.B drive last year.
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    M.P.s KNOW LITTLE OF MALAYA
    142 3 INCHE Yusoff i>in Mohd. Noor. Labour representative in the Federal Legislative Council, said recently that Die average Londoner and even some British Members of Parliament, were very ignorant of Malaya and its people. They did not even know which part of the world Mnlaya was
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    THERE'S MANY A SLIP BETWEEN GLASSES OF WHISKY
    1894 4  -  Straight From The Shoulder llT MENCIUS DRINKING whisky is a popular occupation with many men. It can be useful because it makes some people talk too much, and you can get to know secrets. It can be dangerous, because you may talk
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    THE FOURTH EMPIRE
    596 4 JRITAIN has built and lost three empires; the American empire, then the four white )ominions and, recently, the four nations of her vsian empire—India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma. And now Britain ib building her fourth and si empire—in Africa. The Dark Continent must iow serve as the
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    FOOD FROM SUNLIGHT
    218 4 PALO ATTO, California. WITHIN two years, university scientists report, they will be able to show hungry peoples around the world how to use sunlight to produce nutritious food cheaply and in quantities. They have worked out a comparatively large scale method of controlling the process of photosynthesis.
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    THE JOHNSON AFFAIR
    136 4 NO CLOWNING, PLEASE The People's Postbag TAN SOON KIM Sir, My advice to Mr. Jonnson is to stop playing to tlte gallery. We expect serious, Municipal business from our elected Commissioners. The electorate is not to be taken in by such theatricals as those indulged by him
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    READER IS SHOCKED
    152 4 LIM LIANG POIL Dear Sir. I am shocked by the language used in the Municipal debate recently. The ditty innuendoes used by Mr. Pat Johnson in a City Council debate arc a disgrace to the fair name of Singapore. The comments of Mrs. Robert Eu on the
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    WHOM DO THEY REPRESENT?
    163 4 T.H. YEO. Sir. The anomaly of government nominated persons sitting in conference with the elected representatives of the people was shown in a ridiculous light at a recent meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore. When obliged to declare whom he represented. Mr. S. F. Ho
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    WIT WAS THIN
    70 4 Sir, Mr. Pat Johnson's reference to weight-lifters is pure vulgarity cloaked under a veener of cheap wit. However, the veener was so thin that even the usually silent Mr. S. F. Ho was forced to protest against Mr. Johnson's insinuations. May I be allowed to advise Mr.
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    SO THIS IS DEMOCRACY
    173 4 WASTF. Sir. Four months and no decision on the case, of Lim and Wicks. Frayed tempers and heated arguments fill the Municipal Chambers. To the man-in-the-street. it seems such waste of words and time. He says. "So this is democracy!" The puzzling fact is that the
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    STOP DEMOLITION OF OLD HOUSES
    194 4 W.T.K. Sir. I understand that plans are afoot in Government and Municipal circles to pull down old houses to build new ones. I wonder if this plan is timely. Singapore would be indeed an ideal city if all the old houses could be replaced by
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    THERE'S THE RUB
    166 4 JUSTICE PLEASE. Sir. I am one of the "fortunates" who stay in the new Tiong Bahru flats. The locality is near to my office, the place is clean and. in fact, everything is ideal—except the rent! The $65 per month charged (coming to about $80 including water,
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    LACK OF ENTERPRISE
    148 4 LAVAPHIL. Sir. Lack of enterprise among a very humble section of the Singapore public must be costing them a great deal of money in tips. In almost all the cloakrooms of the city's cinemas and restaurants which have an attendant on duty, it is almost impossible to
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      32 4 We regret to announce that, as from next week, "Straight from the Shoulder" will be suspended temporarily. Meneius is going on leave. He will, however, be contributing impressions of a Malayan Abroad.
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      36 4 Th« opinions expressed by Meneius in this column are not neeeswarily thosr of this paper. If you agree or disagree with Meneius write and tell him so. Address your letters to: Meneius, c/o. Malaya Tribune, Singapore.
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    MONSIEUR VINCENT DID NOT FORGET THE DRINKS
    1195 5 ROYAL gardeners at Windsor Castle tended hotnouse oiooms and early Spring vegetables with special care. At Buckingham Palace, the King's chef. Yorkshire-born Mr. Aubery worked out new off-the-ration dishes to please jaded French palates. In his business room (he dislikes anyone calling it
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    HISTORY IS WRITTEN IN STREETS
    1036 5  -  by DURAI RAJA SINGHAM f)UR street names are tmgrrposts to our history. They are on the lips of thousands everyday. Yet how many of us know that the story of Malaya lives in them? have a fine mixture ot English, French, Dutch. Portugese. American. Australian,
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    POLLSTERS ON THE MARK
    859 5 HOW RIGHT WERE THEY AS the nation sat palpitating before its radio sets a fortnight ago listening to the Battle of the Gap, an omce in Aldwych House. London, was humming with activity. Unlike everyone else, however, the 20-strong staff was less interested in the state
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    ITALIAN FILMS SURPRISE
    776 6  -  Cameras Capture Postwar Era In Lens Of Realism b y Joseph G. Harrison A FEW INSPIRED ITAn LIANS. with small pocketbooks but big ideas, have been turning out a succession of motion pictures so artistically perfect that critics and reviewers all over the world have run out
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    Hollywood Meeting
    70 6 Oaviil Nixtn played host to Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton from Singapore Hhen they \Nited Metro-t««ldwyn-Mayer studios in Hullihimk! recoiitl> in the course of their world tour. Mr. Palton is the Mau.uir of the ParUUa Theatre, in Orchard Koad. The happ> threesome were photographed, on the ?ot of
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    Wayne Is 'Immense' In 'Iwo Jima'
    167 6 SINGAPORE, Today REPUBLIC S "Sands of Iv. o Jima"—one of the 17 pictures nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for an 'Os car" —will shortly be released in Singapoie and the Federation according to Mr. Albe. t Odell. local manager
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    BACKGROUND SOUGHT
    98 6 A.P. HOLI,Y WOOD, Thurs. LOCATION sites in the vicinity of Nanaimo and Pitt Lake, British CoiumDia, Canada, are soug.it. for Gene Autry's next picture. Armand Schaefer. who heads Autry's producing company said he will shortly take a camera ere*- and actors to Canada for nine days if suitable
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    CANADIANS TO PLAY IN FILM
    66 6 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. MAXWELL Snane wili use some 20 Canadians for supporting roles in his film "Sen?e Or Quilt," to be photographed in Canada. Snane has lett for Quebec tad Montreal to seek location o tes. He plans to use actual townspeople rather than professional
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    BIBLE STORY
    47 6 A scene from the Hi bio story of "Buth" best among- th© Religious Films recently imported into the Colony nhich was screened this morning to students of the Fairfield Girls' School and the Anglo Chinese School by tho Rev. Retnoehl, Pastor of the Wesley Church.
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    FAMOUS COMICS ARE NEVER ALONE
    364 6 BURBANK, Thurs. SUCCESSFUL COMEDIANS, particularly the topnotcheis in motion pictures, never like to be alone; Milton Berle for one; Al Jolson and Jack Benny for two others; and there are many more. Even at meals they've got to have company, and most of them hire
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    HUSTON SELLS HIS RANCH
    121 6 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. JOHN HUSTON has put his seven-acre ranch up for sale. The Academy Award-win-ning director, now at work on "The Asphalt Jungle" has placed his house and property at Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley, California, in the hands of a real estate agent, with
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    STEELY HAIR-RAISER
    134 6 HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. TLAY CAMPBELL, head oi the Columbia Studios make-up department, spent a lot of time figuring this one out. A scene in the movlM "Fuller Brush Girl" required Lucille Ball to sell a permanent wave hair preparation to a group of housewives. Unbeknown to Miss Bali, a
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    THE EPIC OF IWO JIMA
    55 6 THE EPIC OF IWO JIM A Th« raising g| tv 3 ftaf on the island „tv Jima after the hloodv battle with the Japanese: of the stirring MM in th<> Republic film m Iwo Jima" which mU shortly be released in smJfapore by Frieder I Inset: John Wavne «hu heads
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    Women Don't Mind Being Slapped
    406 6 HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. THE more sadistic forms of love-making on the screen seem to be well entrenched in Hollywood. Despite certain chivalrous critics, the American public--and the actois themselves seem to like to see women slapped around and otherwise treated roughly by the socalled heros of
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    OLD CROCK STEALS THUNDER
    132 6 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. A45-year-oid Mitcneil automobile steals aciemion from stars Kathryn Graysou and Mairo Lanza in "The Toast Of New Orleans," and David Niven has to urive tne car. This venerable veh'cle, vintage of 1905, was built in Racine, Wisconsin, anj is said to be one
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    i lOVIE VETERAN
    54 6 HOLLYWOOD, Thdrs. THOUGH in movies but four years, little Dean Stocxwell has appeared tn more than 14 fl'ms. The boy actot made his screen debut Mi "Anchors Aweigh" in 1945. He is currently working m "You're Only Young Twice, a technicolour film based on the classic Owen
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    A MOVIE TO GO TO
    289 6 'Bintil Mualim' IT is a pity Federation audiences will not be able to see "Bintil Mualim"—the Egyptian musical--due to a censorship ban on the film, fcr it is one picture that rises above the average Egyptian drama and provides satisfying entertainment in the way of
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    CLIVIA MAKES BIG IMPRESSION
    52 6 A tease moment from the Paramount pr«"' n,J, l iiu* r which cornea to the Cathay shortly, starring Havilland and Montgomery Clift. Produced and dirc<<ed "> ip t Ufm VVyler, the film ha* a sui.po rtin* cast that includes Richardson, Miriam llcplfin* No na Freeman, Vanessa
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    STREAMLINING IN NATURE
    373 7 810B I0 P HYSICTSTS (the kind who interest [H the horsepower JJl)erl winnersi have often Pondered on the dynamic Efficiency of whales, dolphins and porpoises. lt all creatures, thosa most of their latent and streamlined •■hap*' like porpoises can ng quite comforL 5 knots without n apparent
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    A STITCH IN TIME
    53 7 A.P. SYDNEY.—Doctor* at St. Vincent's hospital stitched a 70-year-old man's ear back on his head in the record time of one minute and 50 seconds. The man. John Campbell, had his ear torn ott in an automobile accident. Ambulance men found the ear lying beside him
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    Handy Portable Washer
    51 7 Considered indispensable to the housew it.> who wants a quick, easy and satisfactory w ay to launder a tew of baby's things or her own personal lingerie, is the 'Handy Hot portable washer. 'Handy Hot' will hold three pounds of dry wash and washing will only 15
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    THE LOVE LIFE OF THE BULL
    823 7 POR an ever-increasing number of milch cows |n Great Britain the bovine facts of life bear a closer resemblance to the "bee and flower" sexual cycle than the normal mating habits of mammals, with the insemination syringe in the role of the bee. And
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    A Whale Of An Idea
    183 7 APART from a few thousand employees, share capital of millions and a large flotilla in the Antarctic, the big whaling companies also run a fair-sized office ir one of the better quarters ol London's West End. where Mr. J. A. Brewster and hi staff explain
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    Don't Yon
    224 7 SOME people more or less live on fish. If, as is widely believed, fish trnpr o red the brain, these people woutd be much more clever than others. Much too clever, in fact, to spend their lives living on fish. Among my paUents are people irho, owing to
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    DO YOU KNOW THAT...
    128 7 U.S. hospitals expanded or started new blood bankt, after the war. Most obtain blood by asking patten's or relatives to replace blood, or' to give in uavance. There are private banks that buy bUvm. There also are some community banks, with clubs or other organisations scouting
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    Flight Of The Greenfly
    356 7 CHEMISTS have supplied a bewildering number of insecticides for use in the ageold war against plant pests, but it is only in the last few years that British entomologists have made serious attempts to trace the aerial flights of the winged predators from one breeding and
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      196 7 JA4 X ARMSTROM. «|W <*c By Hob Schoeake iufc HONEST ANP-STRAIGHT P-GRWARP? We CAN TRY ARE THESE THE J S/. THEY ARE ALL WHAT KIN PA PEAL rS THAT YOU JIT CANT WE BULLS FOR THE < BRAVE BUt L 5. ELENA IrF OLP PEPRO WASN'T \pONT TRY ANY FUNNY
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    IT'S WORSE TO BE EAGLE-PECKED
    649 8  -  'lam miserable, and hen-pecked' moaned the dejperai: husband. But remember By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK. ONCE upon a time there was a hen-pecked husband. Nothing he could do was right. His eardrums hart callouses from listening to his wife's friendly criticism, and his shins were
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAM. RESULTS
    1708 8 FOR JOHORE AND MALACCA rE following are the results of the Cambridge School Certificate Examination for Johore* and Malacca. MALACCA THE HIGH SCHOOL I 7619 Abdullah bin Salleh. 1 7620 Aravinuasnan s/o K. B. Pillai. I 7621 Ayathury. Walter. 11l 7622 Baskaran s, o A. K. Nair.
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    THE MEN WHO BUILD THE EMPIRE
    1000 8 WHAT sort oi men were they who built up the British Empire?" Bernard Harris opens < feature article in the London "Sunday Express" with this question. "They were great individualists men of courage, imbued with a spirit of adventure, and a profound love of
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    Air Cadets To Give Blood
    109 9 Mood bank f*umte 10 ho,d a late IJT wood-taking soss.on *TTuesdav, when boys of Air Training *M" scheduled to reC T,n"force to give their t pori mood Bank spokesJristcrday: "We shall Jj bank open. If the can arrange to be ,30 until 9.30 tw da}
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    ENVOY IN PAK.
    32 9 Mr T.U Jayah, who has reigned from the office of Minister of Labour and Social Service- ha.- taken up his new appointment as High Commoner foi Ceylon in Pammi
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    FAVOUR. FAREWELL AND FAIR PLAY—PHOTO NEWS
    34 9 Four-yi iir-old Ki/ai, M>n of Inehe Sardon bin Haji Juhir, pwa—W a red-white and i !ue-ribboned bouquet to Countess Mount batten. MR. AND MRS. FOWLER MRS. GLADYS HIGHT.
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    FLOWERS FOR THE COUNTESS
    274 9 MANY of the one hundred and fifty people who 1 attended the tea-party given to Countess Mountbatten by the Singapore branch of the Overseas at Raffles yesterday were delight-d to find that the Countess remembered them from the days when she was here with her husband,
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    378 ARRESTED
    46 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— There have been 378 arrests in the Federation during the week ending March 8. 1950—72 in Kedah Perlis. 39 in Negri Sembilan. 34 in Penang. 37 in Malacca. 46 in Perak. 104 in Johore, ,26 in Selangor and 20 in Pahana.
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    Study Gift Surveyors To Leave For Sydney Soon
    169 9 THREE Survey Scholarship winners from the Fede--1 tion will leave Singapore by Qantas BOAC for Sydney on Monday morning. The winners, technical assistants of the Survey Department in the Federation of Malaya, will undergo a four year course at the Queensland University
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    TEACHERS TO AID 'MONTH'
    42 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Three hundred and forty members and teachers of Chinese Schools in Negri Sembilan attended a meeting at the King George VI School hall this afternoon in connection with the Anti-Bandit Month campaign in the State.
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    'RUTH' WILL BRING BIBLE TO LIFE
    134 9 Children of the Fairfield Girls School, and the Ang oChinese School. Barker Road, will be shown a J. Artnui Rank film of the life of Ruth, the girl in the Bible who became the mother of King David. The film was made in England,
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    SCHOOL FOR ADULTS AT P. PANJANG
    70 9 A second adult education English class will be opened in the first week of April at the Government Malay School. Pasir Panjang. Tho Education Department has agreed to provide another teacher for 30 extra students. Application forms are available from either 293 or 103.
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    2 MEN PLUMP FOR PRE-FABS
    84 9 Two men are on the lookout for anything new in the way of building schools and hospitals. They are architect C Parker; and Dr. A. B. Lilley. both on their way to England. They arrived in Singapoie ycstcrcay by Qantas/BOAC from Sydney yesterday. "New South
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    AUXILIARY GETS $20,000 REWARD
    365 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. CHEQUE for $20,000 was handed thi a morning to the Auxiliary policeman who shot dead the bandit leader, Chan Sam Yin, when terrorists attacked a cinema tent at Kepong near Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday nipht and killed five persons and seriously wounded ten
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    I'm Glad, To Go— Fowler
    107 9 Mr. E. V. Fowler, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police left for Australia yesterday with his wife and daughter. A host of C.I.D. and Police personnel including Mr. D. K. Broadhurst, Assistant Commissioner of C.I.D. was present to see them off. Mr. Fowler said "I am
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    OLINDA WAS NAMED AFTER CAPE
    97 9 THE British India Company's latest cargo liner, Olinda. which recently completed her trials on the Clyde, will soon join the Eastern Set vices of the company. She has been named aftee a Cape at the entrance of the Quelimane River, Portugese East Africa. Driven by
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    SIX PEOPLE TRIED TO DODGE TAX
    80 9 MALACCA, Thurs. —A visit paid by the Registrar oe Business, Federation of Malaya, to various business houses in Malacca on Jan. 30, had a sequel in the Circuit Magistrate's Court yesterday. Six owners —two of them women—appeared on a summons for failing to register
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    Student Teachers Get Second Chance
    251 9 STUDENT teachers under the Colony's Teachers' Training Scheme, who have failed their Senior Cambridge examination will be allowed to carry on. Principal of the Training College Mr. J. D. Joseph M.B.E. told the Tribune yesterday "They will be given a chance to go ahead with
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    AFRICAN DANCES INSPIRED BALLET
    229 9 THE dance teacher of Gene Kelly, Mrs. Gladys Hight, asked if she could learn anything from Singapore. The ballet mistress, who is the director of one of the biggest ballet schools in the United States, is just back from Bali where she has studied native dances.
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    ST. PATRICK'S DAY
    47 9 The St. Patrick's Society will hold its Annual Dinner and Dance at the Memorial Hall, on St. Patrick's Day. Mar. 17. Those wishing to attend should write to the Honorary Secretary, Mr. C.E. MacCormack at 4, Swettenham Road, Singapore for inforrna* ion ami tickets.
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      34 9 {UJSY OOP b v V T llamli T7FR I T2^-\>^sF'%%?™)/-) 3 ASIXTV-«»T J SUZ ass"! UMWBHSuE.Tie 2Wm ill i hAI Can t v whepe do r< States,/> WHAT?) of COURSE.'.' jC > Wfe RE S
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    BLACK MARKET IN RACING HORSES BEGINS
    170 10 RESULT OF BAN LIFT Now, the position is this: Any one who owns a Class Four or Five horse keeps it in the hope that he will get up to $1.000 ior it from some one who wants to import a new horse. This
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    SINHALESE ASSC. SPORTS CLUB
    71 10 The following hftvp been ■elected to pla> for the Birha lese on Sunday tflM C V.M.A. on the 8.i'.1'.» .A., ground. St. George'? Road, at 10 a.m. Christ v Senaviratii'- (tapt.). N. U G. Wijeweer.i J. N- FerD&ttOo, E. R. B. Perera. K. Fernando. Mayo Perera.
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    LUCKY STRIKE B.P. v. ECLIPSE B.P.
    70 10 A friendly badminton match has been arranged bytween the Lucky Stnkf- B.P. "B" sad th* Eclip*e HP. "B" on March 10 nt th.- C.l\ Hall at 7.»» v>.m. The following members are selected to represent the Lv-ckji Strike B.P. Foo H«»n H I», Koo
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    More New Swimming Times Set
    113 10 A.P. PKINCETOVVN, New Jersey, Thurs. loe Verdeur, American Olympic swimmer, equalled the world record for the 100 yards breast stroke at the Trenton Times shimming meetine. Verdeur covered tne distance in &A seconds to equal the official world record held by atiut he r American.
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    ORTIZ GIVEN NON-TITLE DECISION
    135 10 A.P. LQS ANGELES. Thurs. Manuel Ortiz, world bantanWlghi champion, won «iv a *piM points over Harold Dade ol C hicago in a ten round* nontitle bout here. the referee made Dad. the winner, but both judges voted for Ortiz after a hectic battle in which the
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    ACCEPTORS IN ENGLISH, AUSTRALIAN CLASSICS
    393 10 A.P Reuter and Reuter-AAP. lON DON Thins. Fifty-four horses were left L in the Grand National Steeplechase on Wednesday, 32 less than the original entry list lor the foui and a half mile race at Aintree, near liverpool, on March 25. Mie final acceptor;. inc'udea
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    'TAMIL ATHLETIC MEET'
    44 10 A meeting of Tamil athlete? interested in uai lv •ipatina, in.the lortheomini; Tamil Brotherhood Association athletic meet, will be I. id at the T.B.A. premise*, No 4 Farter Park on Saturday March n, at 7.30 pan. Entril- cdOM on Mar.-n In.
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    Indian Boxer's Victory
    63 10 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. johnny NutaU, the In<Mnn middleweight pro- I f»-*sionai boxer, scored a hard earned eight round* points victory over Ron TaWngton of West Ham ar. the West Ham Itaih, S London. ilabington boved ex- reptionallv at the ouiset but Natall punchi c.l the harder and
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    Schoolboy Cricketers Off To Australia
    293 10 Fourteen happy boys from four different v .iools left Singapore onta, Charon yesterday to play cricket against Australian schools. They will arrive in time to finish off the Australian cricket season The boys are accompanied by Mr. C. R. Eber. tlie sports secretary of the
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    B.O.D.C.A. vs REX
    73 10 The BCD. Civilian Associat.on will play a friendly badminton match agalmi the R- < P.P.. cpaof four mens sniffles. ,'hre.- mens doubles and one women's singles at their court. l °Tse he ,o represent 8.0.D.C A.: Anuu-w T»n Teo Boon Eng. «0 bin Abdullah. Tan Kee Lin.
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    PROGRESS OF ENGLISH PING PONG TOURNEY
    201 10 A.P. and U.P. LONDOXt, Tnur.:— Jimmy McCluro, captain of the US. table tennis team moved UB to the thir.i round ti the men's singles la the English ChmmptonKhipi today with a win over ian Hunter (Wales). He wen 21-11, 21-12, 21-14. In the hr
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    FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    4661 11 Last Day Of Penang Races Class 4 Div. 1-6 Furs. RAMILIES 9.00. SIXTH 21-J5O Ipoh, 9.00 6 r.jr* (Harper) Div. L Won k. Baroda Prince 1 mm. 16 sees. <UM Perfect. IKI'KTH 28-1/50 Ipoh 9.00 5 gtr, (Harper) Div 1. Won by Young Lucius 1 mm.
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    RACE CARD
    678 11 The following are the handicaps for Saturday, concluding day of the Penang Turf Club Spring meeting. HOUSES, CLASS 4, DIV. 1 FFRLONGS. R A MILLIES 9.W» Mr. Yeap Hock Hoe Manning \Z\D 8.12 Mr. R. Jumabhoy Heddle GARNFAIB 8.1» "Jenat Stable J?*&? FANFARADE 808 "Sovereign Stable Heddle DI
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 11 Tho family of the late Mr Ho Quee Phlau wish to thonk. all those who paid night visits, i sent scrolls, and attended the funeral, and tot all the kindnesses shown during their recent bereavement
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      14 11 DUPLICATING SERVICE KWOR VOKR WENG A CO. 2*. TV Arcade, litt Floor. Telephone R0248
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      235 11 NOTICES' NOTICE TAKE notice that I. Tarn Ah Chai of No. 44, Changi lid.. Singapore, have applied to the Board of Licensing Justices, Singapore, for the issue of a first class Public House licence (Beer and Stout only) in respect of premises 44, Changi Road, Singapore, and that my application
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      672 11 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TENDERS (For particulars sec Tender Room, Ground i-'loor, Municipal Office) ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT: Supply of:— (a) 2 —760 kVA Transformers B—soo kVA Iransformers 3—300 kVA Transformers s—loo kVA Transformers Ratio: *****/440 Volts. (b) 5—1,000 kVA Transformers Ratio: *****/440 Volts Specifications and forms from Electrical Engineers Office (Room 109).
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    LIBERALS DECIDE TO BACK TORIES
    392 12 U.P. LONDON, Thursday. TUP. Nine-man Liberal membership in the House of Commons decided last night to support a Conservative motion of no-confidence in the Labour Government on the question of nationalizing: the slccl industry. The vote on the motion, the first big test of tne
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    Britain To Spend More £'s On Navy
    177 12 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. DkITAIN will spend millions more sterling in the coming year to modernise her naval fighting equipment and aevelop counter-measures against high speed attack by jet aircraft, missiles and submarines. Naval estimates published today showed production and research would cost nearly
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    AUSTRALIA, HERE WE COME
    35 12 The Singapore Combined Schools' cricket team which left for Perth on the Charon yesterday. Capt. of the team is Ong Beng Bee (standing extreme left). Tribune Picture. Pri bb ac PJilurr.
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    'MALAYA IN DANGER IF INDOCHINA FALLS'
    376 12 Perry Spender U.P. CANBERRA, Thursday. AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Percy Spender n said today that Indo-China was the most Ciucial spot m the Far ari [Lit 'ts fall v juld mean "Malaya is In danger, being outflanked and, together with Siam Burma and will become
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    COLONY'S SERIOUS CRIME UP
    81 12 There was a Fight rise in seiicas crime in Singapore in Febiuary but it was off set by a drop in cheating and theft.. Following are the figures for January and February issued by Mr. D. K. Broadhutst. Assistant Commissioner, C.I.D. The Figures Jan. Feb. Murder
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    REDS CAPTURE WEI CHOW
    300 12 -STEPPING 5 TONE TO HAINAN TAIPEI, Thursday THE Chinese Nationalist today admitted in i cf strategic Weichow island to the rh;J Communists. Observers in Hongkong Believe tb«r th rapture of the island proves that the R-'qs f successfully assault Hainan and Formosa a: A Naval headquarters
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    PUNTERS MAY RECOUP LOSSES
    490 12  -  BY ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners PENANG, Today. U71TH form exposed, picking winners for tomorrow's races, concluding dav of the Tenang Turf Club Spring Meeting, will not be so very difficult and punters who have been on the wrong side should get their chance
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    Bitten By Dead Shark
    53 12 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Thurs. A young married woman here was bitten by a dead shark. She was Addling with the jaws of a dead 7 ft. grey nurse shark (billed at a side-show as a maneater) when the prop holding them open slipped and the mouth r
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    Murray Feared For His Life—Court Told
    202 12 Reuter. MANILA, Thursday. PROSECUTION witness in the Murray murder trial related in the Quezon City couit how the iate George C. Murray had feared for his life at the hands of his vivacious Filipino wife Ester del Rosario-Murray, now charged with his murder The
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    FILIPINO RELEASED
    23 12 A.P. MANILA, Thurs.—Vicente Vraneta. 35 wealthy Manila businessman, was released by outlaws today alter tne pay ment cf US$5O,OOO ransom A.P.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY
    327 12 GENERAL VICTORIA THEATRE: "Pre sent Laughter" by Noel Coward at y p.m. V.M.C.A.: Shorthand Bookkeeping classes and Advance French class at 5.30 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Chinese chess and chess chibs 7 p m Weightlifting 5.30 p.m.: u.biv tennis taems practice 7.30 p.m commercial and English closes 5
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