Morning Tribune, 17 December 1947

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    2 1 MORNING TRIBUNE
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    333 1 _Mtr_rf WEEKS, NEARLY E?OF OLD 3RITtSM m( s HANGING FROM rH« HFI IS TO 36 MILLS SSnuSm IN A highly rtCl CONDITION. OW,F to F\VosrßE. WKKE J" THROVGIt St»OASTREETS PROM s( j IOIIORE ttAtttttJ KOTA TINGGL exploS i- cs came Iron the [the vav-ckstroyed school vi--' which »s being
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    NON-GOVT. WORKERS TO ASK FOR WAGES COMMISSION
    288 1 NON-GO VT. WORKERS TO ASK FOR WAGES COMMISSION (£?V H:rry F mg\ Labour union of Mai too. enam edWei frern Mr .7 ,h n A Th vu. R md*ath>» ,>f the D'*vrn> >n of Ind.i. are txpected le approach Government ta set up another U" i s OtUMMHiM It dn-de
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    H.K. PIRATES MAY HAVE SPIES IN S'PORE
    686 1 LNGAPORE AI'TJIORWIES KXOSED LAST NJGRT THAT EY SUSPECT THAT THE IATEM WHO HELD IP THE TC H STEAMER "VAN I'TSZ" NEAR HONGKONG SUNDAY AND CARRIPP fAY SI MILLION WORTH Of I'T AND \BPIVTEP SIX iAITHY PASSENGERS MAY Vri AGENTS IN SINGARE. Hris suspicion
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    Rent Board Says "No" To Application To Remove Temple Gods Downstairs
    119 1 1 ALACCA. TUES. JHB MALACCA RENT YESTERDAY Jgf^SEDTO ALLOW REMOVAL OF A JJ HKBER OF CHINC^E DEITIES FROM i£E FIRST FLOOR F1 -OOR OF A HOUSE IN GOLDSMII" STREET. The appl.cat:on «rM made by the trusses of the Low
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    Thivy Warns Indians: Quit Flying Pakistan flags—0r...
    273 1 Thivy Warns Indians: Quit Flying Pakistan flags 0r... Can an Imlian national f'.if tho Pakistan fbig? This miration wai raised at a Pro™ conference given by Mr John Thivy. Representative of th« Dominion of India. yesterday. His attention was drawn to th* fart that there were instances of In.lian nationals
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    Occupation Zones To Be Merged
    40 1 Washington. Dec. 16. informed quarters said today the United StaUs and Britain virtually agreed today on plans to completely merge their occupation zones >n Germany. ;.nd may ign a formal agreement with.n a tew days.
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    Test: No Play
    20 1 Sydney. Dec 16.-- No play was possible today in the Second TeSt between Australia and India.— Reuter-AAP
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    Watchman's Evidence In Theatre Rioting Case
    599 2 A theatre watchman related in the sixth Police Court haw he was chased and assaulted by some Svldrers who allegedly rioted at the Rex Cinema fo _owin*r a queuing incident the previous day. The watchman. Madhu. was pivine evidence at tbe continued trial of
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    X'Mas Number
    29 2 First Malayan „ewepaper to come out with a 20 large-page edition since the liberation will be the Malaya Tribune, which will issue a specal Christmas Sutnl.er today.
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    ADC General To The King
    62 2 The V.'cr Office annmnces that General Sir A. F. Philip Christi_on, K B E. C. B D.5.0., K.C., who playe.. a p.orrinent role in the British campaigns in the Far East, has been appointed Aiae-de-Camp General ta the King, with effect from August 19 this
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    Eden For Persia
    43 2 J_ONDON, Dec. 16— Mr. Anthony. ICden. deputy leader of the Conservative Party and wartime Foreign Secretary is to visit Persia towards the end of thi3 month During his stay in Persia Mr. JJden will visit the Anglo-Iranian oil fields.- Reuter
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    Ecnomic Adviser In Penang
    88 2 Mr Frederick Benham, Economic Adviser to His Excellency the Governor General, has been tnviud by His Excellency Sir Edward Gent to visit Penang in order to investigate local economtc problems, and to consider whether any difficulties can be remove^. Mr. Benham will be staying at the
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    New Year Day Rallies
    69 2 New Year Day Rallies NANKING, Dec. 16— Mass rallies and parades will be held all over the cc|ntry on New Year's day in celebration of the inauguration of constitutional rule in China, according to a tentative programme drawn up by the Government. On this occasion, newspapers magazines and radios will
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    SINGAPOREANS CHRISTMAS IN U.K.
    164 2 Students from China, Burma. India Ceylon, Singapore and Indonesia, are among %ie many foreign guests in this country who will take part ta special programmes arranged at centres throughout the U.K. over Christmas period. The onlv representatives from the Far East who are not resident temporarily
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    37 2 SHANGHAI, Dec. 16. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank here today categorically denied a Toklo report quoting a bank representative there as confirming reports that the bank is participating in negotiations for a sterling loan to Japan. Reuter
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    Councillors decide to stay out
    547 2 Mr. C. C. Tan. one of the two Unofficial Members of the Advisory Council who resigned early this month in protest against the Governor's use of the veto has decided to adhere to his decision to resign. In a letter to the Governor, last Monday,
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    A MBIACUIOUS ESCAPE
    51 2 A MBIACUIOUS ESCAPE Toklo. Dec. 16 -At J«£ passengers ••rniraciiousij said, after B unknown agent wr 1( motives had reinovd 73 bolts and nuts *en« a irack of the ma.n Tottdjj between Muslims W lO clties/ n e dThe bolts **™*T*t* covered strewn m we^ bourhood at tne L Yata
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    EAST—WEST SOCIETY TALK
    19 2 EAST— WEST SOCIETY TALK Ik Mr. L. 2_f»» A°J ••Malaya's, Part. thu woe- s nuvt'iw w :d J P.m.
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      109 2 tOOH IfTW THE HEALTH JIJQMMIMEVS. Us "sutTerew;' fcnow onlf too' m well, backache is /w*m a very painful \m j§a experience- the mr mu mmlmf t T cause is usually \W m mSt^ ■*> traced to weaa r/ |E*\' moneys which k__J___#___L-'c\ are failing to do mmWErT their work of
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    Chinese Youth Shot Dead rAt Brother's Wedding
    171 3 Chinese Youth Shot Dead r At Brother's Wedding n BLOODED SHOOT&J?\ l CHINESE YOUTH KirED GI'NMEN AT HIS A !r q WEDDING PARTY HE S;aTLED AT THE p_^"_: R Jimv was being conduct- e ,n tr >ncum-tances of the Hong Moh. who was shot dead on Dec. 7 at Thomson
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    MERCY FOR X'MAS ISLE MUTINEERS
    134 3 MERCY FOR X'MAS ISLE MUTINEERS ntfitial Indian quarters rekL thi decision of the War Ko,, the Christmas Island Itov trial verdict with relief id satisfaction. 7„ th* trial, five Indian t rs uv re sentenced to die. Z-mter n* the eleventh hour, \r J A. Thivy, Indian Govmnent R* preventative
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    Negri's Resident Commissioner
    41 3 The Hon We Mr. W. A. Gordon fed] M.C.S.. Resident Commis joaer, Negri Sembilan. was exacted to arrive in Serembait tsterday. Th Hon'ble Mr. E. E. PengUw, ED M.C.S.. will proceed to k Malayan Establishment Office. Kuala Lumpur.
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    SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS WITH DUTCH & INDONESIANS
    284 3 SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS WITH DUTCH INDONESIANS Batavia. Dec. 16. Reports that tne United States naval transport Renville would stay only two months in Indonesian waters have been denied by her captain. D. N Tyres, the Nether- i lands new., agency reported today. The Renvfle, now anchored tn th e harbour here,
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    $333 Taken In Daring Raid
    85 3 Four Chinese gunmen, who carried out a daring daylight robbery in a house in Serangoon Road at 9.30 am yesterday, got away with $333 in cash, fountain pens, wrist watches and a cigarette case. Ihe occupants of the house, also Chinese, were surprised by the
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    CURRENT SINGAPORE FILM FARE
    494 3 "Crossfire" PAVILION thorny question of racial ■atred is given a vivid interpretation in RKO Radio Pictures Crossfire" a detective thriller *hich opens its seaaon to-morrow. The theme is based on a baffling r. nu dei of a man who was last Ken alive With three soldiers.
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    French Deficit
    19 3 rw Ifl Already ti." It. absolute ".f.;' 1 1M 8. survey b\ a mis ipn revealed. U.P.
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    HIT-AND-RUN TAXI HIT TRISHA AND 2 CYCLISTS
    133 3 A tax.'a l dug u th o tr aha and kill■ii<i its r.dcr near Uaßang Bnd on Jfov J(K end th<n %ittim§ < tclists lurth". ■>■ road nnd rnryny <tn>- the* t cycle* on it* bump r ol mt half u mih eienm
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    Perak threatened With Worst Flood Since 1926
    373 3 KAMPONC DWELLERS FLEE IPOH. Dee. 16 Perak kam>ong dwellers are fac.ng from heir dwellings as a if suit of the looding of the upper roaches ot he Perak Rtver in Grik Our to the leavy downpour yesterday. The lood level rose to 30
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    Malaya Britons Can Join R.A.F.
    190 3 Enlistment into the ranks of the regular Royal Air Force, including the Won en's Auxiliary ftir Porce, s open to all British tubjeeta resident out aide the United Kinjdam, «ld_T th" following conditJono 1 Candidate, must h_ prepared to po 10 the Unit d Kingdom
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    BIG 4 ADJOURN IN ANGRY DEADLOCK
    151 4 London, Dec. 15.— The Big Four Foreign Ministers' ConKrence adjourned indefinitely on Monday in an angry deadlock which left the United States and kus-ia to wage a showdown in the diplcmatic ftght on the success or failure of the Marshall European recovery plan. Marshall
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    China's Draft Of Peace Treaty
    85 4 Shanghai, Dec. 16.— China's final draft of the peace treaty for Japan calls for the "evision" of the Tenno (Heavenly Emperor) system, and a formal etc* .*n_r for th c "return" of the Ryukyu islands to China, according to a Nanking dispatch in the usual
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    A Picture For Admiring Eyes
    44 4 A Picture For Admiring Eyes Elizabeth Taylor, in this strapless two- pieced cotton swini-euit. is really a picture for ad to tring eyes. Ruffles, edged with sn-ncy tr hi t e scalloped lace, gady trim the tnt.rt suit. Elizabeth's lattst MGM picture is 'Cynthia."
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    Census Of Death Railway Victims
    94 4 A request to stage a census of all Indians who suffered in the building Oi the Siam Death Railway during the Japanese occupation has been c6v*municated to labour union officials in the Malayan Union and Singapore by Mr. John A. Thii-y, Representative of the Dominion
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    TO INSPECT AIR CADETS
    50 4 Sir Han Hoe Lim, member of the Singapore Advis.ry Council, will inspect the Malayan A r Cadet Corps at a parade, which is to be held at Kallang* Airport on Dec. 21. The Corps have planned f^r a Christmas party in their headquarters o.i Saturday night.
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    B'day Greetings To The King
    158 4 *The following congratulatory telegram was lent by H.E. the Goveruor o." Singapore on behalf of tlv people of Singapore to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the occasion of the birthday of H.M. the King: "Graceful if you would submit to His Majesty
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    147 4 The Indian Government is givir J possible assistance in a generous m U F^ s,a d thus c,p to estabfe >' SI goodwill between the two. This was revealed by Mr John Thi- P J tlve of the Dominion of India in a Pr__i2_i yesterday. He was commeniint; on
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    Union's Wedding Gift To Princess
    195 4 Tne following statement has been received from the Colonial Office:— The Wedding Present to Princess Elizabeth from the peoples of the Malayan Union arrived at Liverpool in HM T,_ "Georgic" on Nov. 17. three days before the wedding. The present was sent, in accordance with
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    Eight Killed Who Tankers Collide
    96 4 Eight Killed Who Tankers Collide San Jun. Puerto Psic-.D-c.I6M At least eight p rsons. xc'.:.:^B two women and children, tfl killed in a collis: ttw tacfl ers °X the Dutch West Wfl island .t Curaca early <nMoH day. Radio Curacao rtporW 'fl an Wil.emstad. Curacao. <_■ reports gave the casualty
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    Tree-Planting Ceremony
    24 4 Tree-Planting Ceremony His Excellency the Govern^ General has ■J^^mE Kualil tionfromthelownßoar^ th Lumpur, to Ptotajree traffic roundabout noa.n^ man Bridge at 9.30 a» row.
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    THE WHISKERS CLUB
    70 4 l^_jt_r~__^ v Hank had given the punch-big J tremendous blow. The b-K *wun. ___k and knocked Hank down. Whisk and Mr. Owl helped him op. While Trainer Teddies was -ruing Hank to pull Mutant* together and hav* another fe th* Whiskers heard ""'"if 8 rrosTwHo -^oW^ Snow
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    HOLLYWOOD NOW GOES TO ITALY
    544 5 HOLLYWOOD NOW GOES TO ITAL Y ■Jfl tllTm vskß L_n N*. 8. nSS d i 22 v u ,> week what [t ,;'V ,>f movie comu productions in 7 J what portendf_(«t *TSSSA If t>v m Italy it would o thei countries, rial the ultimate Pofiered two elements Lh HoUjrwood
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    156 5 Ining for Hollywood is heapnesa of labour. I n >' other countries off- J is louble advantage to Italy was chosen bemore than the IBaie mi I vantages. b > k as 1921 William I Ronald Colman filmed here. This was followby Ben Hur" starring *avarro. The reason alms
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    SAYING IT WITH GOODS IN FILMS
    313 5 ON Greta Gynf s next filnv the Gainsborough production of Edgar Wallace's racing drama j Calendar" she wears £24,000 necklace of 220 graduated pearls in three strands, fastened with a diamond and emerald clasp. The pearls were heavily insured. On several occasions while the
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      165 5 j HAVE YOU SEEN] OUR RANGE OF I X'MAS GIFTS IN 1 SlLVtatt EMS. tAi_? INSPECT OUR v.'IDF SELECTION l NOW AT aiISPLAY J j G. C. DE SILVA BROS. 1 1 JEWELLERS 3, RAFFLES PLACE, -*HONE *****, i SINGAPORE. mmmmmmmmmmmmuua nmm mmmMWiMmwmwmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmMm FAR fcAStfeRN PkfetGttf CONFfeRfcNCE TAKIi F, DAtKU
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    MORNING TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 1947. Unions And Politics
    396 6 MORNING TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 1947. Unions And Politics London Agents --Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd. Talbot House. 93. St. Martin's lane W.C.2 Alter a three-weeks survey of the trade union movement in Malaya, Mr. E. W. Barltrop, Labour Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, expressed the wish
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    MECCA PILGRIMS ENTERTAINER
    59 6 Chinese and Filipino Mohammedans, who are in Singapore at the movuw th<>\r after their pilgrimage to Mecc i. were entertained to dinner by the Young Men's v? I™ o'w0 w c-ation on Monday. This Tribune picture shows some of the Chinese pilgrims ir__. -SK-V.^ dinner, with tnche
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    There Will Be No Holy War
    457 6 There Will Be No Holy War S Even if Egyptian and Saudi Arabian l armies decide to hel) t the Arabs of Palestine, j there are techniea l difficulties which male J large-scale interven.io_ unlikely CAIRO.— Foreign observers in Egypt predict that the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian armies will I
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    Meditations
    20 6 Enter not- into the path of the wicked, and go .not in the way of evU men. (Proverbs 4:14).
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    Living Buddha Fled to Cuba
    535 6 ROME -The case o! "The Jiving Buddha** has caused a furor,. jof excitement throughout the City. It all began when it was announced in the Rome press that Omar M^raln prince Cherem.. Ung, leader of a worldwide Buddhist Movement, bad arrived iin Rome with the
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    around The Town
    1024 7  -  VERA ARDMORE „*-WI1;m he Y.W.CA I Dancing rffjC fortnightly k t; nt- cub hostel at _mi Road on Monday, SSkei was Mrs Rcbert ■Seresting talk was Ws of our :»ves. 1 s n.._ presided She jmail attendance because members of the lately b en overwhelm ifetinr-' spoke
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      160 7 X'mas Sale now on! Silk Lingeries Fancy Embroidered Table Cloth Emb. Handkerchiefs Baby's and Children's Wear Nylon Hosiery Watches and Fountain Pens Toys, X'mas Cards, etc. SHANGKAt MING CO. 55, HIC.n'sTRtF.T, SINGAPORE TTX: 3W5. raeeles motel TQ-NlGllT DANCE 9.15 p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. Directed by Joe Special.. FF.ATI RING JEANETTE, VOCAXIRT
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    Married, he faked letter from C.O. to tell girl he was single
    217 8 LONDCrN, Dec. 15.— When Sergeant Arthur Kenneth Cooke, of: the RAF. stationed in India, asked Eileen Elizabeth Rigby to marry him, she wrote to his CO. to make sure he was single. r Cooke intercepted her letter and
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    "BLOW 'EM UP"
    99 8 LONDON. Dec. 15.— "1 am of the opinion that they ought to be blown up." declared Mr. Daniel Ii /pkin, the magistrate at Marl-borough-street, when referring to certain pubic conveniences in Mayfair and the \Ve<t-end mentioned in cases heard at his court. He made the remark when
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    10 8 Left: Fintsh-tummg a pair of rotating- guide vanes for a
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    125 8 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Thp name •D nII for^nce.^^^ 10 accept^ At Saw Two puston ae Ujo turbo-jet 2? «';oxvnhereinth.l of construct,,* ?ff S" n are the ■ttjd into ever. gj "Spitfire". mav have won the ___7| fe in history. The 5 younger brother. 23 hl ?per. is used _i L LfM
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    SERGEANT SAVES BOY'S LIFE
    62 8 LONDON, Dec. 15. W>j_t Staff-Sergeant Norman Whltel was shaving in the married quarters ot Golden Hill For.. Freshwater. Isle of Wght, he heard screams in his garden He rushed out in his tr^userand singlet and found Irvin Ewgt impaled on iron spikes. With tho boy in
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    12 8 General view of erection lines for "Merlin' f power plants at Derby.
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    UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
    104 8 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN -'ONDON, Dk. |d ier_ were at th* bedside in the Royal Free _j_J dor., after an attack men with hamme.s Ufoi ani four »sep-c_ikbti He la Frank Finn, railwayman, of Cro_n lington. F ur men brc>ke into MS* flat. H<- -x-a at hi. sleep, kicked and He received
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    UNKNOWN
    53 8 BOMBAY. Dec. 16. Mir Nicholas K. Roeric s.an-born scientist am 2.000 ot whose pictures 1 the oallerios of 25 counb died" .it Kulu in Punjab age of 73. Professor Roench. I Pant Petersburg ;n I an expeit 0 n the Stone I is held to be one of the
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    BANE PLAYED ON WHILE FREE FIGHT RAGED IN DANCE HALL
    175 8 LONDON, Dec. 15. Glasses said Miss Betty Baker, of Sen* and chairs were thrown anc people were knocked down and trampled on in a free-for-all fight during a week-end dance at Melksham, Wilts. "It started when a girl *mac\-_d a
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    Aged 65, Wrote Obscene Letters
    74 8 LONDON, Dec. 15.— Frederick Richardson, aged 65. butler to Major T. T. Phelps, of Kingfisher Lodge, Bembridge, Hants, pleaded jiuilty at Winchester Assizes to six charge, of sending obscene letter* He was serrenced to nin« months imprisonment on each charge, the sentences ti run concurrently.
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    20,001st. DRUG WAS WRONG
    93 9 LONDON. Deo. 16— A doctor who claimed he has given more than 20.000 injection, during the 17 years he has specialised in varicose fein treatment, injected a patient with the wrong drug which killed him within two minutes. This was revealed at a Hammersmith inquest on
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    88 9 Examining form of milling j cutter for producing serrated I roof of turbine blade (object 1 is seen in spotlight attove j operator's hand in the picture i on the right). The image prot jected on the screen is a 50--i times enlargement. This inK strument is in the Standards
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    PISCONTPNT AMONGST STAFF OF B.B.C.
    161 9 LONDON. Dec. 15.— Appointment of Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Bottomley M tn» BBC's new director of administration has caused discontent among the staff. Grievance is that Str. Norman. who has had a distinguished career in the RAR jg, Ca member^ the staff have been
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    TANKERS BLAZE: RESCUE BID
    39 9 TANKERS BLAZE: RESCUE BID WILLENSTAU. W.-.SI n»». Wo. off th. dies ?'.£_S*_. ft! S tak'n on but injured hP^p WCrf Still xnau.y ,h lhe British motor-sh.p n_9 tons', radioed tnai v wa.s stand'm tankers, the Areen" >arly today Reuter
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    "Blackguard With A Gun" Robbed Cashier
    243 9 "Blackguard With A Gun" Robbed Cashier LONDON, Dec 11. I. r.l Qed'!».ul, the Lord <'hirf Just i.e. SSS* phasised the determination of Judges to stamp out the present outhread of armed ri ahherics wh« n at the 0 d Bailey he serif em-ed a 20-year-old merchant seaman to f -xv
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    Infantile Pairalysis Epidemic Spreads
    99 9 Adelaide. Dec. 15.— The New {Zealand infantile paralysis epiIdemic has spread to two more North Island towns, Wanganui i in Wellington Province, and Dajgaville in North Auckland. In Adelaide to-day another definite j case was admitted to North Field 'infectious Diseases Hospital. There have now been
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    NEW PROGRAMME
    41 9 PARIS. Dec. 15;— Finance- Minuter Rene Mayer has concluded coiiMiltation_ with leaders of Labour Unions, employers' fteSfm and Government flimiic ial experts, on (he teoftoink and social situation, «nd prepared to draft a ntw financial programme for l'raiice UP.
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    DISPOSAL PROBE
    58 10 London, pec. 16. Disposal of the treasures of the old India j Office In WWtehall, which include fare manacripts, pictures by famous artist*. MTSd relics, records and furniture of the East India Company will be discussed in London Iby a British India and Pakistan I Government fact finding
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    TREBLED
    34 10 SWANSEA. Dec. 16. Th< capacity- of the National oil re fineries at J-landarcy near Swan sea |s to be trebled at a cost stated to be In the region of £9, 000.000. Reuter
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    115 10 LONDON, Dec. in_ P .Signal against r.p_j i -tl > week allowed toj jectsin Shanghai^ idur.ng the war w»2 in the H ntc f (j terdiy by Edward M servat fe. He asked why over S| notices had been 2 I money could not be reco 'reparations from the,
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    HAND-OVER
    84 10 New Delhi. Dec. 16 -I rulers of some of the sta'es in the Eastern Agency of India have e_t< to an agreement with *he lon of India ceding a'ie authority, jurisdictionalto the Indian Govemr.eJan. 1 next year The agreement incl-d state.> of Orissa and CU agencies and not the
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    TRAFFICKER HELD
    45 10 TRAFFICKER HELD Paris Dec. ll H persons have neenji for question-. JgJ market tnjjj bond3. the French! of the Interior last night. m At least $100.W° the F*r* .ained is n Herbeth Twe.g. »1 membe 0 f wart States War v*q the Ministry 1 Reuter
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      215 10 t oiiiii^-l vilu^bi to the Writing irilmi., "SUNSHINE FALLS" ARE>OU IhITERfiBTED 1 I I WEa .\M4AF_i__T II j\-HEES-_Mn__.' NONSENSE/I I YES. THAT? TME PftOBLEM Y~" IN PREHICTOPC ANIMAL^V MmWM A* *A* AC I REMEMBER WHICH ft ENGAGING THE P -IMAVOO^ 1 BICEL£TON^J-PP^ _i CHEESE WASN'T INVENTED ATTENTION OP AU^wLb.. L__^L^
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    RETURN TO DANGER
    989 11  -  Joseph Chadwick A JIX-DA Y SERIAL Lb Vance Tries a Little Bullying, but Jeff Counters with Some Ranger Tactics W', M" Washington r imsa Philips. I" I doorstep, I _k/< I her. And Feasa evening and had oome W -mg Aim. K,' l-tM mor ■f.ir G/' hen
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    BLOCKED
    31 11 LONDON, Dec, 16. -Pro sals by the Czeshoalovak \i i In dustrial Corporation to thorium from I rdl VnJs havdian £S£Jtt been .blocked at tne i»» the Indian Government. U.P.
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    NAMING CEREMONY
    154 12 An enjoyable function took p'mct on Baturday last at No. 59 61. Butfalo Road. Singapore, the re»:d -e of Mrs. R. Retinammal. (widow of laU Mr. O. Ramasamy Nadar J.P-) the occ.is.on being the naming ceremony of her grand-daughter (eldot daughter of Mr. R. and Mrs. Kamala S:tharam
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    92 12 Melbourne. Dec. 15.— 1t Is un* j likely that the Fedaral Govern* I ment will agree to pay war gra- tuities before the due date in 195! "the Minister for Repatriation., I Mr. Barnard, said in Melbourne today. Conditions governing compassionate payments for sickness and home-building w^re under review,
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    Attacked Girl cyclist
    90 12 At tacke d Girl cyclist LONDON. Dec. 15.— Sentence of five years' penal «ervitu_p wa* passed at Winchester Assizes on a 25-year-old farm labourer. Wil linn Georj* Joseoh Ward, fcv crimina'ly assaulting Viole: (.race March Hollisbcr, aged 17. at Tidcornbe, Wilts, on S^pL. 28. It was stated tha: Mi?*- H
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    Wife Sends Message Of Hope In Broadcast
    112 12 LONDON, Dec. 15.— A Bn :.->- -woman who imrrnl an aati-Na*. German in 1938 br.a.cas- a message of hope to him .n the 8.8.c Home Service. She has not seen him *ince 1944. when she was with him in German-occupied territory. Her story
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    Union Advisory Council
    46 12 j The next meeting of the Malayan Union Advisory Council will I b\ held st ti_» ri-fc__._H Chamber j Kuala Lumpur, on frriday. com' mencing at to a_m.. and, if neI Ctssary. also oil Saturday, star;--i >ng at the same time. i I
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    NEW ROUBLES
    70 12 MOSCOW. Dec. 16.-The Soviet Government t >Jd tbe fi>re gn embassies here yesterdav that the new diplomatic rate of exchan-e would be 32 roubles i^ £1. The previous official rate wis 21 to the pound and the diplomatic ra*e 48. The official rate remains uncharged and the preferential
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    United Charitie
    45 12 Br:t._h Unit* ay to J Partlcpated tatLlSL_.___ itlP- iCi. v Un: ted Chi WM Fa:r an_ Bill htu Dorchester Hotel Decemtx r 1 n Moari am he b Fa r r WaS °**dt. a-m. by Joan Gi'bPrr _r. Tommy ndt r dM vvenin*
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    ADJOURNED
    63 12 LONDON, iw. 15:- T h. _j cil of the B Four For fc *t-rs toniirht adjournH 2 tAriy after Mr. firr* _u*2 alone refuses to a**" d.sputed subjeC: of German parations. "No useful JZj w^ld be served by debSJ Mr Kara-all today nnh J Wed Mr. VyachHi, MoiJ Mlanaiiim
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    VANISHED DREAM
    45 12 IaO.VDON. Dec 15 -Turkey. J ed.ble fow;. be am. tarkej a .J nwhed dream, for thousasd. oj 3_J tish families U»da> when t e_H *d tnat black aaifeH :-r____B have I oujrht or itoha 10 pei birds produced on :_r-< s _1 U.P.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    688 13 I DEC 1«. D S^-at»on« to,rc hv the Malayan JjS*-*" werea. iS.OO 1* M 8.75 9-40 ctj hoo 10.00 ft V25 lO.ooxd I 505 ft*"' 3 51 00 54.00 u 03 44. 00c d 30. U/ 31.00 H 1040 1060 100 I b 75 ss.M K I
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    Market Notes & Jottings
    220 13 Market Notes Jottings •From Our Financial C 1 5L^S! rise in th <- snar of Wh.uaway. Laidla* in Lon don recently draws attention to UU| ol d established company o' Kv-neraJ dealers which has widely scattered branchy j n tru <ind as tar away as Argentina and Kenya. Nething has
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    Rubber Eases
    84 13 With New York advices being 'unchanged for spot, the market; opened easier with 40j| for No. 1 f.o.b. Jan. Th e market subseque.ttly steadied with business being done at 41. In the afternoon sellers came out, and towards the close sellers Were asking 40. for Jan. while buyers
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    Tins Again Raised
    44 13 n orhar Brokers' The Singapore SaaTc C()1 Association report read, aa IO.VS. nV ided the Tin shares aga»n p*™* main interest in while most ISSU^ of some un there was evidenc oi up iru ic close. profit taking at tne w
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    FOOD SUBSIDIES
    14 13 feeding stuffs subMd'Cs m March 31 1948 and welfare food tt.w"-" U.P.
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    UK Mission to Probe S'pore Trade Union Movement
    256 14 SFTU ACCUSED OF HOOLIGANISM LONDON, Dec. 16.— The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech- Jottes, is shortly <endfng a mission of trade unionists to Singapore and the Malayan Union to investigate the local trade union movement. Mr. Jones made this known after he
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    French Interest In Polar Expedition
    134 14 C-VNBERRA, Dec. 15— An official French observer is to accompany th* AustraJ^n expedition to the South Pole. Tne observer, ISfr. Yves Yalette. is at present in Canberra conferring with the French Ambassador, Mr. Pierre Auget. The Melbourne headquarters j of the Australian expedition ex- plained
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    Madison Square Bout Postponed
    179 14 New York. Dec. ltt.— The 15 round title bout txtween lightweight champion. Ike Williams, and Bob Montgomery, scheduled for January 16 at Madison Square Garden, was set back until Feby. 20 to give the title holder more time to sharpen up for the fight, it was
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    U.S. Envoys Cenfer
    82 14 Washington. D c. 15.— United States envcy_ to three major Independent Sour. East Asia Countries met today to discuss problems of interest to the countries in which they are or will" be stationed. They Were the United States Ambassador to India. Henry Grady, who arrived in Washington
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    36 14 A meeting of all members of the Football Section of the Singapore Indian Association will be held at the Association premises. 6 Race, Course Lane. Saturday at 4 p.m Course Lane, on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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    293 14 There were many anxious pan»m_ I excitement awaiting their children _.k U *m en board the Charon from PreeZt^3 Godowns twenty seven tnd iu-. I setting tor the scene of happy reuS eighl l had not to wait long however' for #wTn? C0!r l traditional Blue Funnel consbicuon, sea
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    193 14 Ships alongside the Singapore wharves WEST WHARF Godown 2 Oregon Mail. Godown 3 4 Chita— Esmeralda. Godown 5 Foochow. Godown 6 '7 Jap&ra. Godown 8 9 Adrastus. Godown ll Rondo. Godown 13/14 Loamedon. Godown 15 16 Kan.crl.nch Onr.?<. EMPTRB DOCK Godown 17,18 Steel Desicner. Emp. Niger. Fort Deaselske.
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      369 14 W VWB WA»I« TODAV network p«_ sags; g_var_ ____srr«irs_ IHAI-AY ENGLISH j fairs; 715 Popular Request; t.Sg g* Announcement u.*™^ PPOGfIAMMES News; 7.45 Popular Request; 8,15 ir Til „u. with p 12.00—2.00 pjn. on 225 metres j c^£ m m v TWft D K f .vouriw in the medium wave
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    Malaya's claim for world Adminton supremacy
    644 15 Malaya's claim for world Adminton supremacy Mui COMMENTATOR "SHUTTLE" STAKES- tfn?rs**r oi the further the M il- vaa JSJnal WwlinliiUMi mm** tne tournamenton the A"-" "K^ nd t le recently, and is „_n champion. He StC for ihe on leon? of Selan- another surprise beat the title-holder Mohan after a
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    129 15 E OLDEST SERVING ER <>: \VS RASC TRANSCOMPANY'S WORKi STAFF IN SINGAPORE <! < A! BOY :i-year-o|d W ri'CK. He STARTEP wTTH THE* UNIT W AFTER THE RELATION. Company is very proud u youngster, and the r <n charge of the worki itates he is one of the lulling
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    43 15 TO-DAY'S SPORTS r~~ QR c ist. vs Hockey: S.K.o. g c I%^ C scC P* dan A g: G.H.Q' FARELF vs. lA' Tanglin s R A .F Rugger: S.CV t _r: Com(ChangD, S.C.C .PJ^J*' combined Services SP^.y Kuala bined Services, Malay si, Lumpur.
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    NEW TEST FOR PEEK BOTTLES
    102 15 Oakland. California. P«r_J~ a TVins-Ocean Airlines DC-4 V f ch Sd to take off on Wednes|oo b ,„r bottles to D nd Okinawa tote* the durabd. Uy d o?the a Stle S and th. -.<»,- Sn, of the ocean eur, n ts f 2*^ C
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    COLOURS BEAT WHITES IN ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING STATE HOCKEY TRIAL
    626 15 COLOURS BEAT WHITES IN ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING STATE HOCKEY TRIAL 'By "FIRSTI -TIMER") Singapore's final State trial yesterday d.d in no way prove heipful to the S< lectors, as the original team which was select- ed to play against Johor c last Thursday wa:> chosen for the hockey encounters against Sel-
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    KHAISA'S 3-NIL HOCKEY WIN
    247 15 The Khalsa Association scored a three-nil victory over the S.C.--j R.C. in a hockey encounter at Hong Lim Green yesterday. The Indian adapted themselves ito the muddy and bumpy con I 1 I tion of the held and were fas* They also displayed better st! work
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    632 16 HERMAN RAPPA'S BOXING COLUMN -AND HIS OPPONENT WILL BE KVI KONG Yom .Manuel OH is. bantamweigl champion of the world. U wil mm to fight bavid Kui Kon Yong in Singapore for a pun of sio.ooo (Strait*) with U plane tickets to and from Mi nl'a. the date must
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    STOP PRESS
    132 16 STOP PRESS BATAVIA. Dec 11 Aafl Sjarifuddin. Indooesiifl Ren can Prime Minister, declared tM day that sufficient Dutch trxfl were massinc ia forwards pofl tions in Java to constitute threat to the Republican cifl tal of Jogjakarta. He whs spt-axin? on boarduB United States Nav7 tran^poB Renville. the vessel on
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    91 16 JERUSALEM. Dec lb -A* cut a pipe line «2g*J supplies to Jexvish settler e the Negeb Palestine, in 30 rda JJ the night. Haganah th defence force) I^SM Three Arabs WW^U gun fight n ur tn^ht.tii bridge in Tel Aviv last n._ statement fdded. a A Jewish arson 3 white
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    LOUIS FIGHT FILM HERE
    116 16 LOUIS FIGHT FILM HERE Singaporeans will be able to see the full Louis-Walcott fight on the screen during X'mas week. Yesterday the film, produced for RKO, was flown here from the United States and is at the moment in the hands of the Film Censor who will probably pass it
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