Malaya Tribune, 30 December 1950

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    59 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Td: 'Tribune" Spore. LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE, W. Maurice Glover, Malaya Tribune
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    REDS PIERCE UNITED NATIONS LINES
    246 1 U.N. Right Flank Is Flung Back TOKIO, Today. WORTH Koreans have pushed back United Na--11 tions troops 10 miles at some points in what may be the start of the great winter offensive. Strong Communist units were yesterday reported to have pierced thinly-held lines at
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    GREETINGS
    19 1 THE S MALAYA TRIBUNE S tti.hes its readers, (drertisen friends A HAPPY I PROSPEROUS r NEW YEAR > —A
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    Malaya Getting U.S. Aid
    171 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Today. •IE United States has dellFvered more than 725.000 m 0 t military equipment to (r.endly nations abroad this Tear under tho Mutual Defence id Programme, an official j jjjd here yesterday. Mawr General Stanley O. jtott, M.D.A-r. Director, said pite the demands for
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    Peking Warns Malaya
    213 1 AP. LONDON Today. f OMMUNIST China demanded tej British colonial authorities in Malaya act mi mediately to end their -policy of persecution of by oio-r. Affairs in Peking declared that the tsriusn LponsibiUty for the if the demand is not met. The statement v>oa broadest Toy the
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    19 ARRESTS
    18 1 Singapore Police arrested 19 secret society men between 6 a m. yesterday to 6 a.m. today.
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    5 CARDS STOLEN
    20 1 Five identity cards were stolen from a shoe-maker and his fou- assistants last evening at Jalan Keladek.
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    19 HOUSEBREAKS
    16 1 There were 19 cases of housebreaking during this week and 40 bicycles were stolen.
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    POLICE RAID MAYFAIR SOCIETY
    63 1 roit ofncers esteiaav raided and sealed the premises of the Mayfair Musical and Dramatic followinff the banning of the society by the Singapore Governpolice" officers pulling down a red anniversary of the Association from the windows. Bottom. Mr. Goh Seng *<*c Ing his face), Secretary of
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    China Wall Is Not The Best Defence: Dulles
    643 1 AP. NEW YORK, Today. REPUBLICAN foreign policy adviser John Foste X America can never become a Gibraltar of self- 2 f efH* because mm* y defence is never impregnable." 1 Instead, he said, the only effective defence niainst Communist aggression for the
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    MCA ASSURES GOVT.
    43 1 In the annual report of the Perak branch committee ct the MCA. government was assured that the Association will do all it can to repay government for the aavances made to the squatters as soon as they are seli supporting.
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    DROVE OVER BANDIT
    34 1 One bandit was killed v;hen a gang of them i held up a private car in the Tapan area of Perak. The driver defied them and speeded straight into them instead.
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    Rubber Price Fears Unfounded
    309 1 (By Tribune Market Corres.) WHAT will be the effect of th.. single buyer system for rubber announced yesterday by the United States? Rubber market men in Malaya and throughout the world, the producers in the East and the manufacturers in Europe and America are seeking the
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    TODAY'S BEST BETS
    56 1 TODAY'S going at the Penang course should be very good after last evening s heavy shower,^,, Race 5 Kakama Race 6 Jeannette Race 7 Neptune's Daughter By "PACE MAKER" Race 1 Evening Star Race 3 Fair Court Race 8 Rimflre By "LONGSHOT" Race 2 Sanlana Race 3
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    PATROL VAN FIRED AT
    45 1 A police radio patrol van was shot at by two Chinese and an Indian near the Woodlands Police Station, late last night. The Police returned the fire and ensuing chase, an injured Indian was arrested. The two Chinese managed to escape.
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    5 MORE CARDS STOLEN
    30 1 Four young Chinese raided a shoe-makers shop in the Beach Road area last night and robbed the proprietor and his four employees of their identity cards.
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    KNIFE DUEL
    19 1 An Indian was seriously wounded in a knife duel with a compatriot at Veerasamy Road last night.
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    VIETMINH ATTACK SIX POSTS
    192 1 Reuter. SAIGON, Friday. INDO-CHINESE Vietminh troops last night at--1 tacked six French advanced posts about 30 miles north of Hanoi, the French Army reported here today. Heavy losses were reported on both sides. The attack was launchad after French mottle reserves had intercepted and foiled an
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    MAYFAIR SOCIETY DESERTED
    88 1 THE premises of the Mayfair Musical and Dramatic Association in Robinson Road was deserted this morning except for two Malay Police constables armed with rifles who guarded the entrance. The grill iron door was half open. A big picture of Dr. Sun Vat Sen was still hanging
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    McNEICE ON FATE AND MR. JOHNSON
    224 2 Mr p T F McNeice. President of the Municipal Commission, yesterday expressed gratitude and reliei that Mr. Pat Johnson has survived the attack during the recent riots. Mr. Johnson was injured on the first night of the riots and thrown into a ditch. He
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    Commissioners Clash Over Homes Motion
    785 2 MANYAM: YOU ARE TRYING TO HIT HEADLINES NAIR: YOURS IS A TRAITOR'S VANITY vlcelXTedWe Muni cipal Mr. M. P. D. Nair's m >tion *OO|WI SXT. flato to Pc P cm Municipal. Government waf ?ei«red to by Mr. S. S. ployees of the Army, Na/y and
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    A LADY PICKS UP POINTS
    194 2 LADY Pepler, the wife of Sir George Pepler, Singapore's town planning consultant, sneaking as a guest at yesterday's Municipal meeting said that after listening to the Commission debates, she was convinced that councils or commissions are the same the world over. Lady Pepler who is
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    NO BOYS SAID MOTHER, SO GIRL TOOK POISON
    56 2 BECAUSE her mother object- ed to her going out with a boy friend, a 16-year-old i girl took a solution of caustic soda to end her life one December day. Yesterday the girl, appeared before the Second Police Magistrate and was bound
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    Woman Cheated Thrice
    121 2 TAN Geok Eng. aged 51, who cheated a pretty young married won;an. Yeo Guan Keng was sentenced to two months' imprisonment by Mr. H A. Forrer in the First Police Court yesterday. Tan got $15 from Yeo on October 31 last saying that she wanted the money
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    SAMPAN MEN IN COURT
    52 2 Two Chinese sampan men Koh Chwee Seng and Lee Tian Seng, were charged in the First Police Court yesterday with fraudulent possession of rubber. Th*» two men claimed trial and the hearing in each case was adjourned, ball being fixed in the sum of $1,000 in
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    POLICEMAN COULD NOT BE BRIBED
    72 2 TAY Kah Soon, a young Chinese yesterday admitted trying to bribe a Malay policeman in Yeo Chu Kang Road on Nov. 17. Tay riding a bicycle without lights was carrying another person along Yeo Chu Kang Road. Stopped, Tay gave the constable $2 to drop
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    STALL HOLDERS ARE WARNED
    45 2 MRS. ROBERT EU at the Municipal Commission yesterday issued a warning to stallholders who are blocking pathways and steps in Municipal markets. Said Mrs. Eu: "If the stallholders insist we will not hesitate to take strict measures and cancel their licenses."
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    Didn't See Husband For 15 Yrs.
    83 2 A domestic servant, who used to send money to her husband in China whom she had not seen for fifteen years wai yesterday said by the Singapore Coroner to have committed suicide. The woman, Lee Ah YoKe, described by her former employer as a
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    Man Who Visited His Friend
    72 2 KHOQ AH SEN, an elderly Chinese was allowed bail of $20 in the Second Police j Court yesterday, when he i denied a charge of having trespassed into a P.W.D. elec- trie store at Jalan Besar yesterday morning. He told Magistrate S. E. Teh. "That
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    'GOVT.'S JOB—TO EDUCATE YOUTH'
    204 2 MR c. F. J. Ess, leader of the Progressive Party yesterday deplored Government s action in taking over the Royal English School premises. M Government has no right to take any step which may prevent the youth of this country from being educated," he said. "It
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    43 Chinese Police Pass Out
    65 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. t For the first time ln the history of the Federation of Malaya Police Force, a group of Chinese recruits took part in a passing out parade at I the Police Depot. Kuala Lum- i pur. today. In all there were 150
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    BRIND IN TOKIO
    24 2 AP. 1 TOKIO. Fri. ADMIRAL Sir Patrick Brlnd, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Far East station, arrived at Haneda airfield today.—AP.
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    NEW COLONY-JOHORE BUS SERVICE
    196 2 THE Singapore Municipal Commission yesterday approved an application from the Green Bus Company for an omnibus service license to operate a "Limited Stop" service between Singapore and Johore after rejecting a motion by Mr. M. P. D. Nair to refer the decision back to committee. Mr.
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    Polio: Worst Over
    121 2 MR. P. T. F. McNeice yesterday announced a slight decrease in the number of poliomyelitis cases reported this month. Seventy eight cases have been reported in comparison to 32 during tAe month of i November. A total of 78 cases have been reported since August. Mr. McNeice
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    COUNCIL MEET
    29 2 The next meeting of the Federal Legislative Council will be held in the Council J Chamber, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan- vary 24 and 25.
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    C.S.C. DANCE
    26 2 The Chinese Swimming Club New Year Dance fixed for today will now be held in the present premises and not in the New Pavilion.
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    THE 29 MEN WHO WEREN'T THERE
    110 3 A HEAVY dow/ipour of rain interfered with the atten- dance of the Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Cere- I monial Parade at the Telok i Ayer Basin yesterday. Only 31 out of 60 seamen were present to receive their medals both for Long Service
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    TEACHERS REJECT GOVT. OFFER
    204 3 MORE than 300 Singapore teachers decided at an extraordinary general meeting yesterday to reject the recommendations of the Select Committee for a Unified Education Service. The teachers who jammed the Singapore Teachers' Union hall resolved that the Normal Training certificate should be accepted as the basic
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    He Wants Transport For Mothers
    102 3 DR. P. T. Nathan (Independent Rochore") pleaded yesterday for transport facilities to get expenctant mothers to hospital. The Colony's maternity hospital has an ambulance service used only for serious cases at the discretion of the Medical Officer. Dr. Nathan said the only means of transport
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    TOBACCO TROUBLE
    34 3 frHOO Choo Lan, admitted having dutiable cigarettes at Nankin Road on Dec. 28. Bail of $2,000 in two securities was offered until Jan. 5 when the case will be up for sentence.
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    Don't Pay Tax Before Jan. 24
    129 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. GOVERNMENT is now con- sidering a proposal to raise the rate of Income Tax on companies from 20', to 30 for the year of assessment 1951, Companies may b e given the right to deduct tax at 300 from dividends paid
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    Twenty Get Free Repair For Homes
    58 3 MALACCA, Fri. TWENTY poor Malay fishermen living at Tanjong Kling. Malacca, will soon have their dilapidated houses repaired free. Mr Brunton chairman of the Rotary Club has got them three lorry-loads of planks and timber free of charge fiom the Tee Siong Saw Mill
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    NEW MOVE ON VISA RULES
    228 3 MR. Tan Chin Tuan, representative of the Chinese ifl Chamber of Commerce told a meeting yesterday that he will table a motion at the next meeting of the Executive Council requesting the revocation of the amendments on visa rules, which makes certificates of admission invalid.
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    To Stand Trial At Assizes
    70 3 PENG Teng Twee, a sampan man was yesterday committed to stand trial in the next Assizes for curable femicide, not amounting to the murder of Hwang Hsing Su*g. The offence was allegedly committed at midnight on Oct. 22 at the Telok Ayer Basin. Peng, who
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    Air, Road Dash To Save Gurkha
    76 3 A "combined operation" by Army. Air and Police forces in Northern Malaya rushed an iniured Gurkha rifleman to hospital in Kuala Lumpur in record time yesterday. The Gurkha was airlifted by helicopter from the lonely spot where he was injured in a road smash.
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    GAMBLERS THREE
    27 3 THREE Chinese were fined $10 each in the Third Police Court yesterday for gambling in public in the Singapore Harbour Board area on Dec. 28.
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    FINDINGS ARE NOT KEEPINGS
    63 3 SIAK Kirn See. aged 29 was fined $35 in the Fourth Police Court yesterday for being in fraudulent possession of 70 katties of molten lead and eight rolls of cable wire in Chua Chu Kang Road on Sept. 2. Siak's defence w?.s that he had bought
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    HOW TO GET U.S. GOODS THROUGH HK.
    67 3 SINGAPORE may continue to import certain categories of American goods through Hongkong, which is now a j restricted port for U.S. good*. in addition to importing goods not on the ban. Colony > traders may also get U.S. goods on the ban list
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    MORE FLYING HOSPITALS' FOR KOREA WOUNDED
    153 3 I AIR Commodore A. B. Briscoe. Principal Medical Officer of Far Kast Air Forx?«. has returned to Singapore after a visit to Japan to inspect the organisation and operation of the R.A.F.'s longdistance casualty air evacuation scheme. The scheme links military hospitals in Japan,
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    TELL THE PEOPLE
    275 4 mm nnblic of SingaDore are anxiously waiting T to know at least the gist of the recommendations hich the Hongkong Police Commissioner made to the Singapore Governor after his inV6S left Sineaoore after two and a half days next. B Y. Macintosh came at the invitation of
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    THE RAILWAYS
    369 4 IN the cancellation from next week of their 1 night mail services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the Malayan Railways have taken a step the delay in which has caused not a little wonder among not so irresponsible people. The official reason given was that the number of
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    THE MINES WERE TOO COLD-THEY DIDN'T EXPLODE
    538 4 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO, FrJ. CORPORAL Harry (Scouse> Langton of 16 Faversham Road, Liverpool is one of the few Royal Marine Commandos in Korea who has a good word for the bitter Arctic temperatures experienced by the Commandos in their north-east Korea campaign, writes Warren
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    RUSHED OPERATION FULLY SUCCESSFUL
    525 4 (Capt. D.H. de T. Reade) Twenty minutes after "C" Coy of the Ist Battalion Malay Regiment had arrived at their Tactical Base at Malacca on December 19. after a six-week rest and re-training period, the O.C. was called to the local Police Operations Room by phone.
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    Through Chinese Eyes
    335 4 A Review of what the t Chinese Press Is Baying Today. t SINGAPORE, Saturday. COMMENTING on the ecol' nomic war between the United States and Red China, the independent Nanyang Slang Pau today comes to the conclusion that President Truman's action has boomeranged. Th" paper says that
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    The Week At Westminster
    834 4  -  By Ernest Atkinson LONDON, Thursday. MINISTERS in London as in other capitals of the Commonwealth are preparing in the last week of the year for thl important fathering of Prime Ministers that Mr Clement Attlee has invited to come together on Jan. 4 lor ten days
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    And The Week In The United States
    644 4  -  By JOHN KERIGAN USIS. WASHINGTON, Thurs. IN observing the Christmas holiday, which came this year in the midst of disturbing world events, the American people offered up a fervent prayer for peace. They were hopeful that the coming year would bring a solution
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    Police Shut Mayfair Club: Three Arrested
    450 5 Tribune Staff Reporter. JYVO hours before the Mayfair Musical and Dramitic Association was to hold a meeting twelve Special Branch men an 1 two constables swooped on the Association's Robinson Road premises yesterday evening and arrested two key men. At the same time the
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    All-Year Electoral Rolls
    126 5 MR. M. P. D. Nair yesterday suggested that the Electoral Register be kept open throughout the year as hardly enougn persons could register in the one-and-a-half-months the offices are kept open. Mr. Nair also suggested housing allowances for probationers and temporary Municipal staff and that Commissioners be
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    Big Top Back In Town
    101 5 Yes! The Bi« Top is in town again. Complete with lions, tigers, horses, elephants, foxes, black panthers, clowns and everything. lust back from a very successful season *n Hongkong, British North Borneo and Sarawak, the well-known Tai Thean Kew Circus opens an extended Singapore season
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    Along The Godowns
    58 5 In Port:— Gorgon < \:<. Landbris (Sheers). Beareoth in ft) Hons; Siang (4S/41. Biouw (38/9) Telferaachus (36). Selandia (3S/4), Antomedon (81/2), Benalbanch (17/13), S.H B. Craft (IS/20). Tosari (21/2), Panama (£3/4), Belevllle (25/«>. Nordhval (27/8), Pachumba (29/30), .Mount Davis (15/16). E lyases (13/11), Anna Maersk (11), Straat
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    Cleared
    56 5 GURNAM Singh, a Sikh was acquitted by the Fourth Police Magistrate P. Claque of stealing and retaining stolen property yesterday. On Nov. 6 a number of articles were said to have been found in and around the house of Gurnam Singh which were allegedly stolen from the United Metal
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    BAIL CANCELLED
    53 5 A EUROPEAN electrical engineer, C. R. Clement, who was alleged to have stolen $12,000 worth of copper conductors, was again remanded in custody yesterday in the Kuala Lumpur court. His bail bond was cancelled when the prosecution alleged that he had tampered with evidence. It was his third
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    SIR G. HEYWORTH
    22 5 Sir Geoffrey Heywortn, Chairman of Lintas Ltd., and Associated Companies will arrive in Singapore by air on Jan. 4.
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    WEEK-END DIARY
    769 5 GENERAL TODAY CEYLON TAMIL'S ASSN.: Christmas Meeting at 11, Handy Road 6 p.m. FILM SHOW: V.M.C.A. Film Society presents "Good-bye Mr. Chips at Orchard Road. 8 p.m. DANCE: Singapore Women's Auxiliary Corps Dance, at Singa§ore Volunteer Corpa Hdre., Club treet, 8 p.m. MEETING: Singapore District MYF Cabinet Meeting
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    Keep Our Labour Content
    142 5 Dr. Nathan DR. P. T. Nathan (Independent Rochore) yesterday urged that the Municipal special Labour Committee should submit Its report soon. The Municipal and Government Labour Union had submitted a memorandum on the Cost of Living Allowances some time ago. But so far no action had
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    China Goods
    103 6 Shares Steady SINGAPORE, Sat. r E share market closed the year on a very steady note. Small business was transacted round quotations. The market will be closed on Saturday and Monday. The day's price changes were: SINGAPORE. Dec. 29. 8.8. Patrol 35/6 36 6 Henry Wauph 2.05 2.10
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    Gold Price Steady In Taipeh
    141 6 Reuter AAP. TAIPEH, Fri. THE price of gold and of United States currency this morning remained at about the level to which it had dropped yesterday afternoon after its I phenomenal rise in the morning. Gold, which had spiralled I from 585 Taiwan dollars per
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    To Buy War From Eastern Europe
    135 6 U.P. HONGKONG, Friday. fOMMUNIST China is turning t» E urope, esoecially East Germany, for supplies of essen tial materials in offsetting the American economic SanC ßoth' Chinese Communist and East German authorities were envisaging expanding trade between the two countries. One recent Communist report
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    TIN EASIER
    103 6 U.P. LONDON, Friday. SPOT tin eased £20 per ton at £1.152-1/2 at this morning s session while three months shed £7-1/2 at £1.097-1/2. The noon closing price* were spot £1 150 buyers £1.155 sellers with business at £1.160 to £1.150. Three months £1.095 buyersi £1 100 sellers with
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    U.S. AID TO ITALY
    31 6 WASHINGTON. Frl. AMERICA has promised financial aid for Italy's 5400.000.000 arms production programme and suggested it should be started immediately, a State Department spokesman told Reuter to--night
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    London Stocks
    135 6 Reuter. LONDON. Friday. rE British Government ban on certain uses of zinc, copper and brass caused slight Irregularity in the London Stock Exchange today. Motor and paint shares were marked lower but plastics emerged from obscurity cm buying encouraged by the possibility of substitution of plastics for nietala
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    HK. EXCHANGE
    31 6 U.P. HONGKONG, Fri. THE following were today's closing prices on the Hong Kong Money Exchange: HK16.00/5.98 per U.S. dollar. HK515.40 per pound sterling. HK5305.5 per tael of gold. U.P.
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    Rubber Steady After Easy
    166 6 THE rubber commodity market was erratic yesterday following the announcement by tne United States Government of a single buyer system for rubber opened at: 195 cents a pound buyers for January two cents higher than the previous close but rapidly eased to 182 done and sellers.
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    22 6 OTTAWA, Friday. Gold mine operators asked the government yesterday for higher production houses and steps toward a higher permanent price for gold.
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    U.S. Welcome India-U.S. Agreement
    165 6 U.S. Welcome IndiaU.S. Agreement Reuter. NEW YORK. Fri. THE signing of an agreement between India and the United States for the provision of American technical assistance "paves the way for extension of the point four programme to the rest of Southern Asia." the New York Times said in an editorial
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    119 7 I B Z-!lIL ro By "PACK MAKES j By "LONGSHOT" 2 B U C P M. rfSu TA EVENING STAB LOCH CLYDE j 2 B C P.BI. Srtoi»S ,> PLArE EPSOM DOWNS SANLANA ■Sift »s* I I RACB4 THE BAVEN TE TAXI THy Bivtv I 3.45 P.M. Screen'
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    1311 7 RACE 1 (2.15 P.M.) CLASS 5, DIV. 3—6 FURLONGS. 104 Manmse (Charles) 9.00 -Mr. Aladdin- Mam. $20 Nacatexaal ~,P hu r W 0 X onf ?ood chance on form (1) little) ».13 -Kr. Tans" Yong Not shaping well in recent 140 Greeting. (J. Donnelly) B.oa H on.
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    M.C.C. HIT BY INJURIES
    120 7 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Friday. TWO MCC players—Denis Compton and Arthur Mtlntyra— are nursing fresh Injuries. Compton who wo kept out of the second Te»t because of knee trouble slipped and cut an eye laet nK'ht and did not travel to Sydney with the rest of the team.
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    Jeannette Looks Best Of All
    433 7  -  By "SPOT" PENANG, Today. AN the fine performance she put up against stablemate Totland and Scarlet Tiger II over the seven furlongs on Boxing Day, i regard Jeannette my best for today, third day of the Penang X mas and New Year meeting. This true
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    SPORTS BRIEFS
    539 7 DEMONSTRATING superiority in all departments right from the start. s.s. Benalbanach trounced their sißter ship s.s. Benlawers by five goals to nil in a soccer game on the Ra'lway Institute ground yesterday. Benalbanach Jed three goals to nil at interval scoring through Tucker. Collins and Makemie. Kirk and
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    DOUBLE CENTURY BY SUTCLIFFE
    100 7 Reuter-AAP. AUCKLAND. Fri. BERT Sutcliffe, New Zealand's Lancashire-born Teat-ba:sman, scored a brilliant 258 not out for Otago against Auckland in a Piunket Shield match here today. With L. A. Watts who made 96. Sutcliffe set up a record opening partnership of 373 run* for New Zealand
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    42 7 THE following will represent the Royal Air Force Combined XV against the Singapore Cricket Club in a rugby match on the Padang today: Coulson; Hobbs. Dillon, Weekes, Bailey; Woodsworth, Smith: Savage, McLeod, William. Hawse, Edward, Fox, Blythe. Kelleher.
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    33 7 THE following will represent the S.C.C. in a knockout hockey match against RNAS Sembawang on the Padang today: Browne: Kulper, Dennis: Remington. Cooke, Berill: Webber, Mclnroy, Moolengurgh. Kettner. Collls.
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    DIVISION ONE LEADERS SHOULD WIN TODAY
    379 8  -  By JIM CHAMBERS A.P. LONDON, Today. MIDDLESBROUGH and Tottenham Hotspur, 1T1 riding high at the top of the First Division of the English Football League after the spate of Christmas holiday games, should maintain their positions today. They are at home to Burnley and
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    95 8 I THE following are the 1951 officials for the Young Companion Athletic Association PATRON: Mr. Phua Kiat Soon; President: Mr. Loon Seng Poh: VICE-PRESIDENT: Mr. Teng Kirn Fatt; Hon. SECRETARY: Mr. Tan Eng Cheng (re-elected); HON. TREASURER Mr. Quek Hock Thiam. HON. AUDITOR: Mr. Tham Kum Chew;
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    89 8 THE following will represent S.C.R.C. in their second SHA knockout tournament (replay) against Khalsa Association on the home ground. Hong Lim Green, today at 5 p.m. Tang Chee Yuen; Dr. Ong Swee Law, Chua Eng Cheng; Lian Fook Choon, Goh Chin Chye, Lav Hock Chye; Swee
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    474 8 TONG YONG KWEE ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE DOUBLE TRIUMPH AS expected, K. W. Choy, former All-China chamDion and holder of the Johore men's singles badminton title, who has been in poor form this year was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Johore Badminton Championships which concluded
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    188 8  -  By JIM CHAMBERS A.P. LONDON. Today. BRITISH sports organisation are getting ready for a busy 1951. Sport will be put over in a bg way lor the hundreds and thousands of viaitors expected for the Festival of Brita n. The sporting event* wiil cover
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    285 8 ONE of the most disappointing exhibitions of big boxm, was seen at the Happy World last nif Tommv Nutter, who claimed to have been the sparring partner of X savoM when the latter was m Entfani. had hsrdly any Japee against the Dutch Champion, Quentemeijer. W
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    292 8 Reuter. LONDON. Today. BRITISH soccer which unaoubiedly has fallen away from its lormer high estate in international compet.tion should benetit great iy iroin the large number of international and club matches againat over-season sides to be played during the fest.val of Britain next year.
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