Malaya Tribune, 23 December 1950

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    48 1 MALAYA Tribune *Jn iAN ANY fAFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines BY THE 1 PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tefc 'Tribune" Spore. Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. rAOKS. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS, THE MALAYA TRIBUNE SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1950.
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    BIG 3 INVITE RUSSIA FOR TALKS ON WORLD PEACE
    928 1 SOVIET PLAN TO DISCUSS GERMANY ONL V IS REJE CTED U.P. and Reuter. LONDON, Saturday. THE United States, Britain and France sent aCh -istmas invitation to 1 Russia today tc join four-power talks aimed a, getting to the root of the
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    Government Studies Embargoes For China
    135 1 pmm Staff Reporter qixGAFORE. Today, n A r. Stuichbury. First s secretary for 1 rs this morning Rial"Government is "con- 1 the position" on EL on an materials fr r on American Lean ciian imports from Mr. Siutchbury said nation of such n Hongkong will
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    CO – ORDINATION
    29 1 CO ORDINATION WASHINGTON, Fri. PRESIDENT Truman has created an overall committee to co-ordinate tne Unitrfl States Government's military relationships with countries which have military or economic alliance with America.
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    Lake Success Is Not Surprised
    387 1 Peking Rejection Means Far East 'As-You-Were' UP. LAKE SUCCESS, Fri. COMMUNIST China's rejection of a United Nations cease-fire appeal today left the Far Eastern diplomatic situation in the same critical status that has existed since Peking sent its troops across the Manchurian border late in
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    25,000 Are Evacuated At Hungnam
    332 1 REBS MAY HAVE CROSSED 38 th AP.-Reuter. HUNGNAM BEACHHEAD, Saturday. NEARLY 25,000 Allied troops have been evacuated from this Red-menaced beachhead port of Hungnam, where U.S. rocket ships and artillery were in action. I Communist forces on both United Nations fronts hurled j fresh attacks
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    2 TAXIS BURNT TODAY
    154 1 Tribune Staff Reporter TWO yellow top taxis were set on fire this morning. The first taxi was hired by two Chinese along Orchard Road, and the driver was asked to take them to Rochore Road. At the junction of Anguilla and Muar Roads one of the
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    TODAY'S BEST BETS
    61 1 rE going this afternoon at the Penang races will be good if no further rain falls. By "SPOT" Race 5: BREVITY Race 6: GOLD MERIDAN Race 7: TRIGGER By "PACE MAKER" Race 2: BRIGHT MENGSENG Race 5: THE MANCHESTER COBBLER I Race 7: DARK BROCADE I By
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    TEST: Early England Disaster
    217 1 MELBOURNE. Today. A CROWD of about 45.000 watched England open their first innings against Australia on the second day of the second Test at the historic Oval ground today. The sky was clear and the sun bright, but the wicket was not so lively as yesterday.
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    2 ROBBERIES— 14 CARDS
    58 1 FOUR young Chinese broke inio a house in Bencoolen Street at 8.30 last night and took eight identity cards away from the occupants. Forty-five minutes later, five Chinese entered a house in Hylam Street and went away with six identity cards. In both cases there was
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    DEBTS MAY MEAN NO PROMOTION
    357 1 Tribune Staff Reporter. MUNICIPAL employees in debt may have tneir M promotions or increments stopped. A suggjestion has been made that Commissioners should ask employees to disclose their indebtedness withhi a specified time, in which case no action would be takC ßut should they fail
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    Mcintosh Off Tomorrow?
    75 1 Tribune Staff Fcoorter Mr W. D. Mcintosh, the Hongkong Commissioner of Police, may leave Singapore for Hongkong tomorrow (Sunday). Mr Mcintosh arrived here on Thursday night to study ways and means of streamlin- ing the local Police Force at the invitation of the Governor of Singapore, immediately
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    LATE EXTRA EDITION
    18 1 Read this afternoon s late extra edition for full Test report and early race results.
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      20 1 j GREETINGS THE S MALAYA TRIBUNE I wishes its readers, advertisers friends t J A MERRY j J CHRISTMAS j
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    CHINESE ASK GOVERNOR: RESTORE THIS OLD FRANCHISE
    1322 2 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and 1 278 other Chinese trade and community associations have petitioned Singapore Governor Sir FrankMn Gimson against the new Passport Relations made on September 23 this year. The petition says that the new rules constitute the withdrawal
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    Dhoby Pawned Clothes
    101 2 ADHOBY who pawned ihe clothes of his client was yesterday given the choice of paying a $150 fine or going to jail for on*> month. The man. Kwang Fong Yip. told the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday: 1 was broke. I pawned the clothing for some money to
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    Don't Be Scared, Tell The Police
    99 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. THE Commissioner of Police. Mr W. N. Gray, has given instructions that the police will take the fullest precautions to guard the identity of public-spirited citizens wno send information to tne police about the bandits. Information can be sent secretly through
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    LONDON STOCKS
    47 2 A.P. LONDON. Sat. THE LONDON market was gteadv yesterday in the last session before the four-day Christmas and Boxing Day reCe Leading Industrials and Mining shares closed With small fractional gams. British Government Bonds Oils and most other sections held their own in light trading.—AF.
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    POSH CARS BAN OFF
    86 2 A.P. DETRIOT, Friday. GENERAL. Motors announced the lifting of its four-day ban on the sale of three i ts five passenger cars and saia they would be offered immediately at 1950 prices. General Motors announced four days ago that tiacs and Chevrolets and Cadillacs were not
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    'Halt Death' Cabmen Tell Stalin
    69 2 BANGKOK. Fri. PEDICAB drivers sent a wreath and birthday greetings to Premier Josef Stalin yesterday in a march on the Soviet legation here. The greetings posters asked Stalin to "halt death." When Russians closed tne door on them they placed the poster in front of
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    TIN PRICE
    75 2 U.P. LONDON. Frl. THE tin market at the last pre-Christmas session this morning was irregular Spot lost £20 per ton and three months harder. The market will not re-open until December 27. The noon closing prices were spot *l£ft *J£™ £1 235 sellers with business at £1230. Three
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    TRIED TO BRIBE
    31 2 AN Indonesian, Abdul Malik aged 23 wag fined $300 in the Second District Court yesterday, for offering a bribe of $50 to Inspector V. Ratnasingam on Sept. 18.
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    CHINESE TRADE SHOW
    27 2 U.P. HONGKONG. Frl. A NINE-MAN Chinese delegation of businessmen ar- rieved here today from Indonesia to vist a Chinese proI d Jets exhibition-UP. I
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    Three Reds Killed
    178 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THREE bandits were killed in the Federation in the past twenty-four hours. Six bandit .camps were destroyed and a number of suspects were arrested. Two of the bandits were killed In the Bentong district of Pahang by a security force patrol. A shotgun and
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    Jack & The Beanstalk A Success
    79 2 Jack The Beanstalk A Success THE Christmas Pantomime and the Beanstalk' presented by Radio Malaya at the Victoria Theatre yesterday was a great succeaa. The Theatre was packed to capacity. The programme was specially staged for a recording, which will be broadcast on Boxing Day at 8 p.m. The production
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    GURNETS X'MAS MESSAGE
    91 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday IN a Christmas message to the people of Malaya. The High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya. Sir Henry Gurney, states: This Christmas our thoughts turn especially to those who are continuing on duty, to the troops, police and many others for whom the
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    Strachey Wishes Troops
    90 2 THE Secretary of State for War and members of the Army Council have sent to all ranks their best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. A message received yesterday read: "During the past year heavy demands have been made" on the Army to meet new and
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    NEW JOB
    16 2 The Governor has appointed Mr. William Henry Walmsley to be Deputy Master Attendant, Singapore.
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    POLICE BAND
    20 2 THE Police Band will perform at the King George V Park today from 5.45 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.
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    FLOOD REPORT
    23 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. THE flood at the 117 th mile Johore-Kluang-Merslng Road has subsided. The road is now passable to traffic.
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    police At Muslim Meeting
    135 3 rS pore police yester- S p L- every precaution I "t nt the c o the All-Malaya ct v at Lorong 12, bT lte the birthI "prophet Mohammad. w ,,s present. \l m Jicc took their posiUons the premie fromva- i oS the road as well
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    Police Check Traps Thief
    69 3 w ho broke into a I ing house and stole L,larin clock, a sarong and cks one October day j C vesttrday jailed for four j I -hid Osman bin Abu Lfcir was caught when he ETwith his loot 10 a coffee I Lp where a
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    X'MAS SURPRISE
    18 3 BAHRU. Fri.—The jtor? B.ihru branch of the Chinese Association the Superinthe children iX c C nip.
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    Shipmates On The Napoli
    26 3 a.uegret, her ffcr r JfWf Old son and Mile Andr te uecugis, uho passed through Singapore on the Italian liner, Napoli yesterday.
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    SHE LOVES THIS CITY
    389 3 -But She Loves Paris More OU la la; I think I like your citee veree moch. But Paris! ah I always love Paris! exclaimed Madamoiselle Andree Decugis a vivacious French woman from Noumea, when she arrived in Singapore on board the liner the Napoli yesterday' Though
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    HERE FOR HOLIDAY
    91 3 BOUND for Genoa from Australian ports and Jakarta the Italian Flotta Lauro passenger liner, the Napoli ar- lived in Singapore yesterday morning and left in the after- i noon. I Among those passengers who I dis-embarked in Singapore, was j Joan Lockhart, an Australian j girl who
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    Toughs Take $25—Rap
    63 3 Toughs Take $25— Rap 1 Found guilty of hurting an Indian. N. Govindasamy outside an Ord Road toddy shop onSept. 9. three Chinese boys were fined $15 each in the Second Police Court yesterda They were Chan Lam Wah aeed 21 Ng Chin Tock aged I! and Quek Lai Seah
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    TEACHERS TO ACT
    25 3 m H E Singapore Teacners I 1 Union is calling an ex-.ra- ordinary general December 2« to zSTt+Z Oovs? St ess action.
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    Junior NCOs End Traders Course
    118 3 vrpn's completed their THIRTY-ONE course at the Far East 1 physical training lm Barra cks, School of Physical Training. vpfit.prdav. -urse was train th J s ra o nd Se Phy- 1 leaders in basic ana .teal training and top™ the rudiments of most major
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    3 Months For Lottery Man
    49 3 Tan Kuay. a Chinese of j Townshend Road was; jailed for three months in the Fourth Police Court yesterday I lor helping in a chap-ji-ki fining slips to the value of $766.82 and account slip valuing $1,595.51 were seized by the police on Oct.
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    MEMBER DROPPED
    40 3 MR T. V. A. Brodie, Acting Solicitor-General. Federation of Malaya, ceased to be a Temporary Official Member of the Federal Legislative Council on the return to the Federation of Mr. J. O. Sanders. CMG. General Manager, Malayan Railway.
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    Flying Study Room For Airmen
    95 3 ANEW mobile training unit for the Far East h «s just been, started by th e Royal Air Force. It flying to Singapore early in January to instruct the crews of squadrons now being reequipped with jet fighter planes. Tlrs new unit consists of specially
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    Wot! No Whisky For X'mas
    82 3 S/NGAPORE whisky drinkers will find it difficult this Christmas and New Year because the Colony is running dry of whisky. Most of the better brands have already been exported to other currency areas. A Singapore firm of whisky importers told the Tribune yesterday, that they
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    One Mile Of Respect
    61 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Friday. A MILE-LONG procession of Muslim men, women and children in honour of the Prophet Mohamed s birthday today wended its way from the Government offices through the main streets of the town to the Sultan Abubakar Mosque. After the Friady prayers Tuan Hassan
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    NEW BRANCH
    38 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— A branch of the Peninsula Malay Union will be established in 1 Johore Bahru on Monday. Inche Hashim Ghani, the President of the Union, is expected from Kuala Lumpur to deliver an addeess.
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    X'MAS HOLIDAYS FOR lIS CONSULATE
    37 3 THE American Consulate General will be closed from De. cember 23 to December 27 for Christmas. The USIS Free Public Library at 26, Raffles Place will be closed from Sunday to Tuesday.
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    AUTONOMY FOR UNIONS IN TUC?
    145 3 TWO representatives from various Unions in the Colony have been invited to attend a meeting convened by the Pre paratory committee of tne T.U.C.. which will be held a the Clerical Union Hall. Ran goon Road on Jan. 7. The organisers have ft a ted
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    Teachers Object To Recommendations Of Select Committee
    226 3 THE Singapore Teachers' Union in a statement yesterday strongly objected to the recommendations of the Government Select Committee for the education service tabled in the Legislative Council last Tuesday. The S.T.U.'s objections to the Select Commit- tee's recommendations were: That Normal Trained Tta-
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    THRICE HE BROKE LAW OF LENDERS
    85 3 Charge HANDY Lawrence of East Coast Road claimed trial in the Fourth Police Court yesterday when charged with three violations of the Money-lenders' Ordinance. Lawrence was said to have made out three promissory notes for $200 when the actual amount given was $100. The
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    Praise For Prophet In All Tongues
    76 3 MUSLIMS turned out in large numbers at the pre- mises of the All-Malaya Mus- < lim Missionary Society at j Geylang yesterday to hear the Prophet Mohammed j praised in Malay, Arabic. Urdu. Tamil, Chinese and English. Earlier a large crowd of students and
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    STOLE RUBBER ALLEGED
    38 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. LEE Sang, aged 65, was' charged in the Police Court with having 12 katis of rubber on Fraser Estate, Kulai. Lee Sang denied the charge and was allowed $200 bail pending trial.
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    BREAK WITH CHINA?
    616 4 ANCE ln a while, the Commissioner General v Mr. Mac Donald makes a broadcast to keep us abreast of events, not only in our own country, but in neighbouring countries as their problems bear on our owrf. One such, on Thursday last, was exceptionally noteworthy. It was
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    3324 4 i i s* e eiv-th Christmas since the end of World Var II JERUSALEM: ALIGHTED star shining forth from the hills South Oi this city. will remind Christians in Jerusalem of tne ceremonies taking place in tne little village. But that is the nearest that most will get to taking
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    MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT'S RECEFTION
    50 5 Ii P.F. McNeice. Singapore Municipal President, i Mrs McNeice |»»ve a reception last night at the <p.U Council Chamber in honour of the new Municitbove. is H. E. the Governor arriving, being McNeice. Below three guests (left to t rs Mrs. Milne, and Mrs. E. B. Carlos.
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    SEVEN FINED ON TAX CHARGES
    233 5 inging from S2 to $300 were imposed on in the Second Police Court today, ider the Income Tax Ordinance. D Tong, the partner of a sundry goods a total of $300 when he pleaded s oi failing to furnish his income for the years 1947,
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    Appeal For Bail Refused By Judge
    234 5 AN application for bail, pend- I ing appeal, on behalf of S. Sivakadadcham. under sentence of two years' imprisonment on a charge of causing grievous hurt to one Arumugam. was refused by Mr. Justice Evans in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Sivakadadcham stabbed j
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    MR. SIFW ILL
    51 5 MR. Siew Mun Fook. Assistant Official Assignee. and president of the Malacca Government Services Clerical Union, is a patient in the Johore Bahru hospital following an accident at Kulai when his car came into collision witn a lorry. Mr. Siew was returning to Malacca when the accident
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    TWO SMART GIRLS
    22 5 Two smart girls from the same village. Kenfig Hill, at a Bridge-end dental clinic, had the same name—Diana Jones.
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    '¼ MIL. GOLD CASE' MAN IS FREED
    203 5 MIL. GOLD CASE' MAN IS FREED A SINGAPORE businessman was yesterday cleared of the charge of importing $250,000 worth of gold into the Colony without a permit in the High Court yesterday. Mr Justice Evans ordered that the 1,000 tahils of gold should be returned to the man, Kwok Tai
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    BUSY OFFICES
    16 5 In the first year of the scheme 24.000.000 people called at National Insurance offices.
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    'I USED ANOTHER NAME BECAUSE I WAS DRUNK'
    85 5 MALACCA. Fri. CHARGED in the Circuit Magistrate's Court with having no identity card Leong Boon Swee said that :he registered for one in Kluang under another name I because he was drunk at the 1 time. He had lo3t the card also
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    HE WILL ESTABLISH A BRAHCH OFFICE
    55 5 MR. J. P. Sengupta, of the United Commercial Bank Limited, has arrived in Singapore to establish a branch office of the Bank in Singapore. The United Commercial Bank Ltd., is a premier Bank of India, under the chairmanship of the well-known Indian industrialist and
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    European Charged
    168 5 A 23-YEAR-OLD European, n p. L. OvsiannikofT, who obtained credit for his rent, food, and drinks at the Majestic Hotel totalling $163.20 under false pretence, was charged in the Second Police Court yesterday. OvsiannikofT admitted that he had obtained credit from the Hotel on November 8 and 13
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    20 DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS
    49 5 TWENTY deaths from all forma of tuberculosis have been reported in the Municipality health statement for the week ending December 16. A total of 56 cases of T.B. have been reported for the same period. The deaths have resulted from diptheria and one from poliomyelitis.
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    They Are Not Allowed To Land In Singapore
    373 5 Tribune Staff Reporter t ANGRY and bewildered third class passengers In transit on board the Italian liner, "Napoli" created a stormy seme a* they protested vohibly against a Port Doctor's refusal to n.:nw tkem to land In Singapore when the ship arrived
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    THE WEEK IN THE UNI TED STATES
    800 5  -  By JOHN KERIGAN USIS WASHINGTON. Fri. AS fill I Hi—■ Day draws near the American people are looking forward to the observance of the holiday. But while the children, unaware Of the troubled state of the world, are happily decorating their Christmas trees,
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      35 5 ALLEY OOP by V. T. ttamli» 2 lucky J^ IIBIBi *< <;n S i -mink S3 i LIL ABNER ~W ^.J AH I MEN IN f TO CALL- Lx L THE <f -BUT NEVER)} BE. {Ai-AEADY
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    South China Lifts Export Ban
    413 6 A.P. HONGKONG, Friday. COUTH China Communists 5 24-hour-old total export ban and resumed issuance of export permits but, the South China Foreign Trade Bureau announced, the permits would be issuod only for barter tra n n^^ As repori2d in today's pro-Communist Ta Kung Pao, the
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    SHARES STEADY, QUIET
    129 6 SINGAFORE, Fri. s II7ITH th? approach of the If Christmas season interest in the share market was meagre. The market however was steady in all sections and where deals were transacted, prices were slightly better. The following were the day's price changes: Straits Traders 13 50 14.00
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    MARKETS CLOSE
    45 6 U.P. NEW YORK. Sat. THE nation's security and commodity markets will all be closed on Saturday and Monday in observance of Christmas Some commodity exchanges in New York closed at noon today. Most British and Canadian exchanges will be closed through Tuesday. —U.P.
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    The Public Insurance Co. Opens On Jan. 6
    167 6 THE Public Insurance Com- I pany. Ltd., capitalised at $2,000,000 and registered in Singapore, will be open for business on January 6, it was announced yesterday. The company will deal in fire and marine insurance, motor vehicle insurance, war risk insurance, workmen's
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    HK. EXCHANGE
    30 6 HONGKONG. Fri. The following were today's closing prices on the Hongkong Money Exchange: HK16.014/6.04 per U.S. dollar. HK515.50 per pound sterllnS» *a* t HK5308.5 per tael of gold.
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    Rubber Steady After , Idle
    141 6 Rubber Steady After Idle THE rubber commodity market opened quiet but closed steady yesterday with considerable buying for factories. The steadiness came as a surprise because the market was idle in the morning with a pre-hoiiday feeling. January rubber was done up to 179 and December up to 185 cents.
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    RICE PRICE UP
    73 6 Reuter TOKIO, Fri. THE Japanese Cabinet today approved a plan for a new consumers' rice price of 515 yen per 10 kilograms (about 22 lbs), an increase of 70 yen over the existing price. The new price will go into effect on Jan. 1 next year. Decision
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    NO RICE, NO JUTE
    60 6 NEW DELHI. Friday. THE plan for the barter this year by the Peking Government of 1.000.000 tons of food grains, mainly rice, for Indian jute goods, has not made headway, an Indian Food Ministry official said on Thursday. China did not now seem to have much
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    Trigger To Win Again
    529 7  -  By "SPOT" I take Trigger and Gold Toda3 1 today, opening day JIL 2 rtheCupevents Year Meeting On thJ h P f nan scored at Ipoh th?vi*toV£ l nt double which he yet be able to add Inn L lmprove <* Trigger should though he has
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    369 7 A.P. SUPERIOR in every may RAF Seletar trounced G.H.O. FARELF hv 12 goaU to one in a onesided hockey name nlcyed on the r home ground yesterday Seletar led 6-0 at interval and piled up a further six jroala in t><e second half before Reed broke the egg
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    Australians Admire England's Efforts
    810 7  -  By REGINALD HAYTER Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Friday. AS nearby church bells chimed 6 o'clock tonight, Trevor Bailey the England fast bowler» brought neals of joy from his team mates by completing the rout of Australia for 194 on the first day of the second Test match at
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    NON-TITLE FIGHT
    42 7 U.P. PARIS. Fri. SUGAR' R»V Rob n"on. world weltrjwe :ht champ.on, and French fighter Robert Vdlemam .x,•he 1 in today for a 10--round non title fight tenirrW the Paia de ■port*. «ohiiMwn l M 3 lbs. and Villenia.n 1W.24 lbs.
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    165 7 i By i By "PACE MAKER" By "LONGSHOI Kki L KIMnKUJLKJ EPSOM DOWNS KICKS3USAD 2.1* P.M, ninS n *I. Evemag Ntar Epsom Oowas Epsom Down Fountain Lady Woader B.rd Baaa t. 810 «MAjrDi bright :,ifnosemg pilgrim s way" «.45 P.M. gfIJJ <>r«nde Slmm* Boy Bright Mengteng Jimmy Boy
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    631 8  -  HEAVY LEAGUE PROGRAMMES DURING X'MAS HOLIDAYS By JIM CHAMBERS. A.P. Sports Correspondent A.P. LONDON, Friday. PSSL' sflsasr ss boys start the first of a series of WO uld days and by Tuesday eveningallofthern have had enough of soccer and travel. ujAmim fourth
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    WORLD TENNIS STARS MAY PLAY IN H'KONG
    92 8 Reuter-APP. HONGKONG, Fri. HONG KONG tennis enthusiasts are looking fprward, if present plans materialise, to see some of the worlds leading players in action early next year. They hope 10 see Art Larson (U.P. 'National champ'on), Frank Sedfjman, Ken McGregor (Australia). Tony Mottram.
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    175 8 BEDOK MKTHOUIS'i CHI RCH: Christina* f a >„ al M 4 P m sneial at nun A Mu;: -Social ai 7 ufc«LANG MKTH O D18T (Hliuu: Sunday school Social at 3 CHINESE Y.M.C.A.: Body Buld'"SA'.ifilV.i. Circle "David C oi St. Jo«pM Fiim snow v 7 p.m.
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    407 8 TODAY SE\ENTH DAY ADVBNTIST CHURCH: (5, Penang Road). Sabath School 3.30 p.m.: preaching service 5 p.m. TOMORROW ST. GEOBGF/8 GARRISON CHI KCH Tanglin: Holy Communion and Sermon 9.30 Sunday Communion 7.15 a.m. Morning Prayer in Church Hut 9.45 a.m.: Evening Prayer—6.30 P METHODIST: Wesley Church 10 am 5
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    100 8 ROMAN CATHOLIC: Cathedral of The Good Shepherd 6.30 a.m. 8 a.m., 10 a,m.: Church of Sacred Heart 6 a.m. 6.30 a,m.. 8 a.m., 4 P 'AifOLICAN: St. Andrew'* Cathedral 6 a m., 7 a.m.. 8.15 a.m, 10.30 a m. 11.30 a.m.: St. H Ida es 7 a m,;
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    146 8 CATHAY: "Summer Stock" at 11 1.45 4.15. 6.45 9.30 p.m. Midnight tonight: '*Annie Get Your Gun" and Sunday midnight The Fighting Kentuckia." AIHAMBKA: "James Brothers of M*,ouri"-12.30 3.30. 6.30 9 30 Midnight tonight: '!>«*** Ag< *c Sunday m dnight: The Sundowners n. t ti n 4 ic c PAVILION:
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    290 8 By "SPOT" PENANG. Today. RACING conditions -were ideal and a good number of fast workouts were seen on No: 2 track in this morning's training. 1 The best three furlongs gallop was that performed by King Arthur (R. Boy) who .overed the distance in 37 4/5 sees. In
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    119 8 A.P. NEW YORK, Friday. AL (Sonny Boy) West. 21-year-old boxer from Washington, D C died in hospital last night some 22 hours after he was knocked out in a bout at St. Nicholas Arena. Two operations failed to save the Negro lightweight, who was the world's
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    395 8  -  (By ARCHIE QUICK) LONDON. l 0(laT I WENT deep down into the West Country to 1 Plymouth Argyle play Crewe Alexandra in* F.A. Cup second round replay and got a shr*! when an Aston Villa official said to me: looking at Maurice Tadman.
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    Australia XI Humbled By England's Magnificient Bowling, Fielding
    392 8  -  By REGINALD HAYTER MELBOURNE, Friday. ENGLAND gave a splendid display on the opening day of the second Test match here today in skittling Australia all-out for 194 their lowest score in the series since the war. Their previous lowest was i at
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    SCOREBOARD
    124 8 Reuter. AUSTRALIA: l?t Innings Ken Archer c Bedser b Bailey 26 Arthur Morris c Hutton b Bedser 2 Neil Harvey c Evens b Bedser 42 Keith Miller lbw b Brown 18 Lindsay Hassett b Bailey 52 Sam Loxton c Evans b Close 332 Ray Lindwall lbw. b Bailey 8
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    106 8 AP MARYKNOLL, Fri. COMMUNIST soldiers in China have arrested two Maryknoll priests and two Maryknoll sisters at separate missions, a cablegram from Hongkong to the Maryknoll headquarters here on Thursday said. They were Father Joseph E. van Den Boggard and Father Allan J. Dennis, who had
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    2-1 Win For S.C.C.
    244 8 A.C.S. O'.d Boys had no ow blame but themseives sufiered a narrow aef*a: 6' f *mM hands of the S.C.C. in a the Padang yesterday. 6 C.C playing wrti t« >S| only. won by two KU« winning goal b< .n- netted n>««M in th" second hail
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