Morning Tribune, 30 December 1947

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    Masthead
    13 1 MORING TRIBUNE x. i>u. 010. (ATe^r aim,* 10 CENTS TUESDAY. DEC 30. 1947.
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    Jews Kill 9 In Market Outrage
    93 1 Jews Kill 9 In Market Outrage JERUSALEM. Dec. 29 Jewish terrorlil. flung a bomb from a speeding: car into an Arab oranze market near old Jerusalem's Damaacus Gate today, killing at least nine and wounding 20. Before throwing the bomb, they had sprayed the predominantly Arab area with machine gun
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    Oxycots For Ait Babes
    94 1 Oxycots For Ait Babes LOKDOK, Dec. 29. Infant passengers m British Overseas Airways Corporation nonprrxmriseit airli ners trill soon be provided with "ojryeof#" oxygen crib* of pnle fcjiit noninflammable glass cloth padded to protect baby against bumpy iceather. Tht invention is the result of months of experiment by the Air--iray
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    Shot dead at party
    86 1 Shot dead at party RANGOON, Dec. 29 Rangoon police were today Investigating a shooting incident at the home of Mr. P.DM. Mngenwn, geiieral manager of the Burma Oil Company refulting in the death of Mrs. Lingeman. Mrs. Lingeman. who arrived here from Britain only a week ago to join her
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    21 1 LONDON, Dec. 29. Bao Dai, 34-year-old exEmperor of Annam, who abdicated in 1945. arrived n Britain today by air from Hongkong.
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    Mr. Rick tells Govt.: "Its still not too late...
    275 1 vec. 29— I<XM stlJl too late for the local administratum to recotrr and enjoy aqam *he confidence of the people of Malaya, but to do »o they mMt ftocem' i H the t**t interests of the country and be prepared to
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    CITY LABOUR TO CALL NEW YEAR STRIVE
    253 1 CITY LABOUR TO CALL NEW YEAR STRIVE AI^TLTraATUM W THE PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL C O M M I S S I ONERS THREATENING A STRIKE OF MUNICIPAL LABOURERS EARLY NEXT YEAR AS A PROTEST AGAINST THE ACTIONS OF AN INSPECTOR OF THE TOWN CLEANSING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED BY
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    Income Tax: Assesment Year 1948
    62 1 Income Tax: Assesment Year 1948 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29. By a proclamation gas ft ted today, the Governor of the Malayan Union has appointed Jan. 1, 19t8, as the date of the commencement of the first year of assessment for thr purposes of Income Taj. Another proclamation rx tends the
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    Actress Sues Doctor for £87,000
    119 1 Actress Sues Doctor for £87,000 NEW YORK. Dec 28. Hollywood film actres* Ann»« Nagel. 32, ha* sue<l Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, exhusband of actress Mary Astot, for £87.000 damaged. She alleged he had ttrrUusrd hrr without hrr contrnt dvrini/ an appendicitis op* ration rlnvyt yearn ayo. "It was not till last
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    'FIGHTING FUND"
    47 1 The creation of what is termed a "Fifchtir>u Fund to help them to continue their "democrartic an-i constitutional struggle" Ls announced in a press release issued yesterday by the Genera ISecretary of the MDIT on behalf of PUTERA and the All-Ma-laya Council of Joint Action.
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    SLEPT THROUGH 4 MURDERS AND 1 SUICIDE
    116 1 SLEPT THRO UGH 4 MURDERS AND 1 SUICIDE TORONTO, Dec. 29— A M-year-old man, Matthew Pollock, of the Ontario Hamlet of West Montrose, discovered fii^e dead bodies in a house he lives m after sleeping through four murders and suicide m the night. Pollock, who it deaf, was not wakened
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    Race Weights On Page 15
    54 1 MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED PARIS, Dec. 29. A mother and her child were drowned when floods today washed away a bridge at St. Etienne, in the Loire valley, plunging number oi pedestrians into a raging twrent. Others in the water saved themselves by caching on
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    Snow Sweeps Britain
    82 1 LONDON, Dec. 29. Snow and gales swept Northern Britain overnight an a very col<i northwest air stream covered the country. In the Midlands early today, snow Ml faster than at any time since the blizzard of last Fehruary, and blanketed the whole landscape In u few minutes.
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    FIRE GITS 72 HOMES
    17 1 TOKIO, Dec. Seventy six WaM* we- v left hor.eloss and near TokiO Reuter
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    Malayan Coal Production Exceeds Requireittents
    403 2 Malayan Coal Production Exceeds Re quireittents (From Out Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Dec 29.— The production of c Jal in Malaya was in excess cf requirements and consideration was being given to meeting the export market. This was revealed by Mr. J. Drysdale. Chairman oi Malayan j Collieries. Ltd.. in
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    THE KING THANKS SINGAPORE
    163 2 HE. th c Governor of Singa- i pi re. Sir Franklin Gimson. sent j the following congratulatory j telegram tc the King on H.M.'s j birthday through the Secretary o: State for the Cclcnies: i 'Grateful if you would submit to His M jesty a message^,
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    CERTIFICATES TO HOSPITAL NURSES
    67 2 CERTIFICATES TO HOSPITAL NURSES At 4.30 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 2) Lady Gimscn will present certificates to Nurses and Hospital Assistants of the Govern ment Medical Service at the Sisters and Nurse3* Hostel in the Ceneral Hospital. The Director of Medical Gervices. Dr. Vickers. will introduce the Governor and Lady
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    Governor To Visit Boys' Home
    51 2 At 10.30 am. tomorrow H.E. che Governor will visit the Bukit Timah Boys' Home. Members of the Advisory Council, the Social Welfare Advisory Council and social workers have been invited to attend and the Governor will address the boys and visitors on the vcck-of the
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    X'MAS SOCIAL
    50 2 A successful X'mas social was held by the "Sure and Stead- fast" Club (Old Beys of the Sin- gapor<* Batn. Boys' Brigade) at I 77. Prinsep St?oet, last night. A large number of members and guests were entertained by musical ite.^s ?.rfa also took part in indoor games
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    Y'S MEN'S CLUB OFFICIALS
    92 2 a: me annual general meeiing of the Y's Men's Club of Singapore, held at the Y. MCA. on Saturday, the following were elected to serve on the Board of in 1948: Officers: s' dent: Dr C J Pob; VicePresident. Dr. A. W. S. Thevathasan; Honorary Secretary:
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    Round-The-World Tourist Ship
    94 2 Tckio. Dec. 29 1 he 16.000-ton steamship President Monroe cf the American President Lines. carrying the first post-war tourist passengers to visit Japan. Is expected to sail from Yokohama fc r Shanghai today on her scheduled 100-day rcund the- world cruise from Boston. Lieut-Gen. Eichelbergcr. Com mander
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    Greeks To Strike Back At Guerillas
    78 2 Greeks To Strike Back At Guerillas Athens. Dec. 29.~-Strengthep-|ed Greek forces in embattled Konitza area were reported to t>* preparing to strike back at their guerrilla attackers as government took drastic action to comj bat Communist politicians and I propagandistsSimultaneously. Government sources and the guerrilla radio reported fighting had flared
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    AID FOR CHINA
    88 2 I Shanghai, Dec. 29— The announcement at Nanking that Major-General John P. Lucas will leave China for Washington j in the next ten days, instead o! |on March l as previously indi,cated. increased the speculation There tn at top China experts are j being called in to
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    Today's Broadcast
    23 2 At 8.18 p.m. today Professor H. Silcock will broadcast from Singapore Station cf Radio Malaya on the new "Peoples' Frtnrnt.innfil Association
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    CHINESE Y.M.C.A.
    44 2 The Singapore Chinese i Y.M.C.A. invites enrolments for classes in Typewriting and Book-keeping to be opened soon. 1 4 I I I I I j I t i j j i i j i I t i 1 I j I i
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    Mr. Macdonald Sees Indian Dances
    215 2 Mr. Macdonald Sees Indian Dances His Excellency the OovemorGer.eri Mr Malcolm MacDon 2ld. Cr. Sharr. Indonesian Ambassador at-iarge. Mr. Claude Mj.vn. v Australian Trade Comfiiisic.\;' and Ilii m Massey. and th*- Fniich. Portuguese and Danish Consuls w»re among the l&ingßtabed gathering wrn *e:e present U&t night at the Victoria Memorial
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    Radian Lest In Air Crash: French Offer Reward
    62 2 Radian Lest In Air Crash: French Offer Reward Shanghai. Dec. 29.— The Ccn tral News from Kunming said today that the French Consulate; there has offered $20,000,000 (CN) reward for the recovery of a bcx containing radium which wv> lost in the crash of the Belgian missionary plane on December
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    Prow To Enter Military College
    209 2 i BAGPAD, Dec 29 —Princes Abd'El Salam aj|d Moham l s<H sons of Emir Abd tj. Hift leader who landed at Port Said last May while being taken to France after 21 years' exile, have received permission from the Iraq Ministry of Defence to enrol
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    Mandarin Films For Chinese Audience
    140 2 For the benefit of th* Ch. •.;<•■ i audience, the Film Unit of B' V»ublir Relations ras b?en S -^^K ing educsticnril Alms with Majj darin commentary in the r 'K nese Schools and villages though there are no Mar.dar^K copies of the Disney CmooH
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    Union Benevolent Society
    86 2 Union Benevolent Society The Union Benevolent SocUB which is the first of its kind to m organised in a Singapore w« mercial firm rep'rts that uu m August 1947. it has paid $429 ia death claims to its &»m Mciaries. I The society which was star in Boustead and Co..
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    GUNMEN TAP $3,600 IN TW0 PARING RAIDS
    197 2 A four- man Chinese gang walked into an address in B<>at Quay at 9 o Viock on Sunday night, went upstairs to the first fioo and knocked at the door of r room. Inside the room, a young Chinese, the son cf a
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      168 2 DEATH MRS. YEO CHIANG UM (nee Chew Wah Neo). wife of tht storekeeper c«f Mrssrs. AngloFrtnch and ftendixsens Ltd. passed away pe-acef _Uy at 169 Vasir Panjang Road, 6^i ms,' yesterday- She is mourned by her loving husband, six sons anc ;i daughter. The cort©ie leaves her residence on Wednesday
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    SHUT INTRUDER DEAD, TOLD: YOU FULFILLED YOUR DUTY'
    220 3 lUUYLAJIVh.SE LANCE CORiAL ATTACHED TO THE iIPS OF CEYLONESE MILIiRY POLICE RELATED I\ IS COROJJER S COrRT \-T<s {DAY. HOW AT ABOT'T TWO ■'LOCK ON THE MORNING DEC. 8. HE WAS FORCED SHOOT DOWN AN INDIAN r e e n f qT
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    "Learn From Brithsh", Says Chinese Envoy
    193 3 ITo my countrymen, what I Bnt to say Is students coming I this country will learn much the British people and their B »-s apart from text books and ■;!ege curriculum; for this is a ■entry full of fine traditions and B -st ex|>erienced
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    7 STOLE $733 -CHARGE
    69 3 S< ven young Ceylonese soldiers Reared in the Fourth Police > m yesterday, charge! with hefl of two sewing" machines, a clock, a gas lamp and cloth- valued at $733. The offence was alleged to have n committed at about two C k on the afternoon
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    SPANIARD IS ACOUlttfeb ACQUITTED
    51 3 SPANIARD IS ACOUlttfeb ACQUITTED I Juan Zapata, a forty-one yearold Spaniard, was discharged and acquitted at the Sixth Polict Court yesterday. Juan, who is said to have beer working on board the s.s. Dunkcry Beason, faced a charge ol thtft o* 26 bags of sugar valued at $426 on Dec
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    Quake, Tidal Wave And typhoon
    114 3 Quake, Tidal Wave And typhoon MANILA. Dec 29 —Delay ec reports from the provinces laslv ed by the typhoon, J^an brought the overall death of due to the storm to 20 ami indicated that damage to propert) vis way above the previous over ail estimate of $5,000,000 U.S. The town
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    Spain Cannot Be Omitted
    89 3 LONDON'. Dec. 28 .-The m'luential newspaper. 'The Ob- server"' said today it was learned on "good authority" that the Foreign Ministers ci the three western powers a? re dat a private conference In London that Spain ecu Id not be omitted from integrated fceiteni European eccnomy.
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    Intensified Atom Rersearch In New Year
    115 3 Intensified Atom Rersearch In New Year Canberra. Dec. 2&. Atomic energy research m Australia is expected to be intensin.d in the New Year while Important advances in tlie programme of development work are likely In vi-stlgations are proceeding ol the known deposits o c uranium in South Australia and Western
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    Gunmen Tale $200 In Dating Daylight Hani
    72 3 Gunmen Tale $200 In Dating Daylight Hani A daring daylight robbery took place in the bourse of a Chinese in Potong Pasir at 11. 30 a.m. yesterday, when three Chinese gunmen entered the house, held up the inmates and got away with $200 At midnight on Sunday, a Eu- tasian
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    Unusual High Tide
    21 3 •Singapore experienced an uncsually high tide early yesterday Horning, causing streets in the Chinatown area to be flooded.
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    Company Meetings Three Held Here-Yesterday
    163 3 Company Meetings Three Held Here -Yesterday At the ninth ordinary general] nveting of Kuchai Tin Ltd. held yesterday, Mr. C. F. Smith. the i jnairman, reported a loss of ?*****. The Government advanced the Company $266,350 for rehabilitation expenses. During the year an area of approximately 35 acres of agricultur-
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    FEARS EXPRESSED OVER GRAVITY OF MANCHURIAN WARFRONT
    200 3 Shanghai. Dec. 29- Neutral sources today expressed fear i f the gravity of the Manchurhn wai front, and said the Ameri-can-trained a nd equipped arm'ies were becoming desperate for j ammunition to fit American w>a pens. They tftfd difficult supply lines were repented!y
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    METHODISTS PLAN TO BUILD A NEW ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL
    595 3 METHODISTS PLAN TO BUILD A NEW ANGLO -CHINESE SCHOOL (Triboae staff Kcpoit«r A piopc^ai to build a new an' modern Aaplo-Chlnesk kHqo] to, is being actively run sidered by the Directors am rough plans o the new buildJnj hav c already been drawn up lh< question of ccsts etc.. will
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    Overcharging For Meals Being Checked Up
    105 3 Overcharging For Meals Being Checked Up Mr. a i) Butter-Madden D» pijtv Pilot Controller, {n\<\ \)n Tribune yt&trdty that he wn Nln thai uhar^inj; for mra! wti goin^ on today ami affpQotaHy during the faetive momd Pood Control Inspectors tvete foul ilinin;' the hdiilaya to check up < n hoteli
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      41 3 START THE NEW YEAR KK.HT BY DEALING WITH THE STORE THAT SERVES THE COLONY. j WE STOCK LAMB Ql ANTITIKS OK i>rkss HMRMU to sin am. tastes O. RAMASAMY NADAR. »p^e°s CE 3RET SO. Ma.ket 6;- Birg»pcre. a S«r: rt-oc,. RJ-.
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    "Click-Chicks" ef "Dream-Man"
    64 4 "Dark-room dream-man" is the title awarded to Cary Grant by "Click -Chicks* of Hollyicood an organisation representing pretty photographers in the filmland nightclubs. Here they snap their favourite star as he practices on the harp he plays in Samuel Goldu*yn's* "The Bishop's Wife". The "Click-Chicks" are deft
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    SINGAPORE VISITOR TO TOWER OF UPON
    448 4 The value of outings organised by the Welfare Department Qi the British Council for Overseas Students was illustrated by a visit paid recently to the Tower of London by a party which included four from the Far East. It was one of the ac»
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    LECTURE ON STORE HEALTH
    41 4 Dr. J. K. M. Tan. L.M.S.. will deliver a lecture on "Some Aspects of Public Health in Singapore" at the MDU lecture meeting in their hall at No. 331 North Bridge Road, on Friday at 5.15 p.m.
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    CHINESE "GOOD GUESTS" INDONESIA
    243 4 (Tribune SUff Reporter.) The Chinese had been good guests in Indonesia in the past, but it would be unfair to judge their behaviour now as conditions prevailing there were abnormal, stated ex Premier of Indonesia. Dr. Sutan Sharir. in an interview yesterday at. Prince's Restaurant where
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    Pheng yew Sia's 10th Anniversary
    130 4 Pheng yew Sia's 10th Anniversary The friend! y Company Association <t»heng Yew Sia) will celebrate it* Tenth Anniversary from Jan. 1 to Jan. 4. 1948. Below is their profrriimme THt RSDAY JAN. 1 1948. Sports Meet at Hong Lim Green (New Bridge Rd.) 130 p.m. ißy kind permission of the
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    Kina Survivors
    75 4 Manila. Dec. 29— The East Asia Company said today arrangements were being made to bring the rest of the Kina surIvivors— now aboard the NorweIgian ship. Samuel Blake, *n iCalbayog. Samar— to Manila via the Masbate. It said a tug boat probably j I will take th e
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    New Boob In Rattles Library
    235 4 New Boob In Rattles Library J The following new Uoks h added to Raffles Library:— Angel (Norman) The Stetp p il( Darlington (W.A.) I do wrat I u Dobree Bonamy) The Ai «a; the Theatie. iDllin (H. L.j Forestry arc Wc». land Life. Fung Yu-Lan. The Spirit of C Philosophy.
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    Military Review
    50 4 Shanghai. Dec. 29 Li« v^ ant General Hsun Hen B«fl Garrison Commander of hai Wo»sunxf arm. ann today plans for a New Military Review in wMcH 1 .l Shanghai troops as well Mr onzed units and the recently or I ganized Municipal Pchct a- Force* w'll participate- L^
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      102 4 Till* 1 r ll lfeK l^lt^ t| II tA/ Xjr*3 j, V^J^^^^ _^^tfl^^^^jfet^ JB^_d^ {<L 1 -S > From a tree t«p Whisk had sent cut a Socn they were lo tu.d c«t lh*l f caM to all Whiskers. Soon tiie woeds wei* hod accepted HanH's challenge to tull of
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    Dottie Says Goodbye To Sarong Allure
    956 5 Dottie Says Goodbye To Sarong Allure for !r,r>,M,o R r^ r I IHOLLWVOOD. Dec 19. Doro- f Lamour staged a public exhi- < onto symbohze the end of her a in a sarong. N'ewsreel photographers and rel i er Vn er invlted to the «t of i Jlu Belle," at
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      205 5 I llTmr\ll^* rV r W/>///>/^ />tf/ w/w A Bright and Prosperous New Year. Ktt U Oil 1 11 I All AHI I D.iNCE NIGMrLY FROM 8 p.m. to Midnight NEW YEAR EVE DECEiitBER 31 GRAND CABARET BAR EXTENSION 2 A.M. Ist JANUARY, 1948— NEW YEAR'S NIGHT GRAND CAftARW 3AR EXTENSION
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      Uncle Sam Goes East
      414 6 The growing preoccupation of the United States in Far Eastern affairs constitutes one of the most important developments in the postwar history of East Asia. .This is in deep contrast to* the pre-war American policy of avoiding any entanglement in the affairs of this turbulent continent.
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    X'Maz Diner A Marine Hostel
    33 6 A lirrje gathering of tntrch.int seamen assemMed at thr Marine Hostel m Anson Roa<i for tkt *j I A* ?»:os Dinmt^hcld in honor, r of the festive scaum.
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    JAPS' DANGEROUS ROAD
    1051 6  - JAPS' DANGEROUS ROAD Wang Yun-sheng p v A year and a half after cu: Victcry, at a time when the world at large is in a state cf flux and cur own nation seized aith turmoil. We have trie p'Ctur*> of small, lonely Nippon. I with puckered bruws and Tore
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      35 6 HELVETIA High Class Cents ana Ladies lever movement &l&^& wrist vatch 1947 new model i rolled gold and stainless I steel case 15 and 17 jewels. 1 J ObUinable a t every reputable Witch Jjfc*ltr
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      34 6 Singapore to I PENANG 85 I Duiiy t*ATAVIA I Fridays $145 I Tuesdays I SAIGON I Sundays l^ DA> I* I Saturdays -4 Peca_ng_ to 1 'msdxs 60 I Saturdays Malayan Airways Limited I
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    around the town WITH VERA ARDMORE
    650 7 around the town WITH VERA ARDMORE Sunday Christening The infant son of Mr and Mrs W. R. Johnson was christened at St Andrew's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon and given the names- William Howard. The Lcrd Bishop Wilson cf Singapore conducted the ceremony. Godparents of the child wero Dr Elsie Crow.
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    In Party Mood
    181 7 In Party Mood The Tavern Situated it a delishtful spot in Targlin. just a few miles from h \vn. Is one of Singapore's most prpular hotels. The Tavern, where gGOd music and excellent r.rs:n. are provided by Mine Host, a^d his very courteous and efficient staffIt :s iust the rendevous
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    Petty Crook Who 'Hit The Headlines' On His Last Job
    231 8 •f London. Dec. 27 Alexan«ler i Honeyman. thirty-year-old cat burglar, was only a petty crook. j He never hit the headlines. I One night several weeks ■§0 I he climbed on to the roof of a T small wooden snack
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    Palestine Partition Protest Meeting
    133 8 J^- Singapore Muslims turned i up in their thousands at Kamj pony Glanx on Friday last to loice their pri>tist against i the decision to partition PalcsJ tine between the Arabs and the Jetrs. Picture above shows i part of the large gathering I and fbelmo
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    BABY ft Ol
    90 8 BABY ft Ol LONDON. Dec 27 T^^^ of a baby boy. u n^«J in a homo where there wo Hniv crusts ami potato peeling the pantry, was "extreme!? h o, r We. painful, ami quite unr,"," sanly." a court was told S The parents, Ernest. 55 M ,Mary BheargroKi. 31.
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    I CWNPSF nw MISSION TO JAPAN
    134 8 (SHANGHAI, Dec. 29. A Chinese Trade Mission to Japan, composed of 13 members including a delegate from the Ministry of Economics, will leave in two batches of seven, and six, respectively, with the first group scheduled to leave in the middle of January, according
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    Bwmflfmmryftlls After Robbery
    138 8 LONDON, Dec. 28. A pon man spent five hours burning £i j and 10s. notes totalling £4,250 after carrying: out a maltha? robbery, a court was told. In an alleged he declared Chat he lost his head *fm he discovered how much money he had stolen. James
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    A 1912 "GHOST" GOES WEST
    51 8 London, Dec. 27--A 1912 model Silver Ghost Rolls Royce which i was recently used to tow broken- down buses in a Midlands' town, 1 is on the way to the U.S. join an < American's collection of veteran t cars. L It can still touch
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    %of London's MPs May Be Abolished
    134 8 London, Dec. 27.--The Government have decided to abolish the historic City of London Parliamentary constituency. This square-mile centre of the world's finance, with its tiny number of voters, has had the privilege of sending two M.P.'s to Parliament— elected by a handful >tf residents,
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    LSJARVED ID I H -Court Told
    147 9 LSJARVED ID I H Co urt Told m was lazy and of low ■•>■ said an N.B.P.CC.S! uiß.^i'd statement bv Mr«: r:|:^idthat of he/ Be ven es.| three others had die<l a month old. one whpn irAratton by H ome Office r.W-- Piufesscr J M \\>b- j dehydration. slarvatlon and
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    ***** Bus jttdttctor
    128 9 B'N. I>ec. 28.— Twice in ay respectable, middle- Mis? Alice Ma\ Hour-- t by what she consi- ick of courUry -how 1 went to board a third n.luctrr rang the bell m -hi' let ro the hand sent sprawling i i I, little Mi<s iiouine H hir-clf
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    GHQ WOS'AND SERGHTS' COCTAILPARTY
    43 9 GHQ WOSAND SERGHT' COCTAILPARTY M-"'int Officer* and Sergeants of GHQ. FARELF held a hmjely utUnded and enjoyable Cock- Party at T,in,,lin Barracks as part of the Christmas festivities. Above and hdoic: Some OJ B* the guests who attended. ms^ i ir^sr"! i* I
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    'Christmas Cakes & Puddings'
    3 9 Christmas Cakes Puddings'
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    Saw In Slipper
    38 9 LONDON, Dec. 28. A saw smuggled ia a slipper Is believed t be the means by which two BlfWdv suspects, and a convicted man broke their cell bars and escaped from Baumettes Prison, near Marseilles.
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    GIRL MT POLICEMAN
    151 9 LONDON, Dtc 28. Pair- haiicd Margaret Beck, more thi.n <>ft. tall at seventeei, sat in a Mil wondering v| ether bjtinj? a poi liciDia i is worth while. For that's what carnal her a three months' s^nU-nce at Bath recently— a deep bite in a polic«*i'ian'« arm
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    129 10 Lon<kn. Qfc I called to a ho^ ln or r^J !r> x rth s^ fl Ue body of M^ u M Wrench, 32, pottery w^TB >n? face tommnt* Later. Thoma^ inskinM vin^ b the boo* witi, hjJB and child, was aniw brought before the '<» J Trent stipendiary !nap^
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    190 10 F«re «u.»- Father 'I mas's wfcWcen at i wfl (Somerset) church M durinp the wwk-end. Unhappy chiMrrn mnH I to tell their parents there I be no toy< en Christum I in?. I Fathe: Chrirtmas be able to hrir.T them -fl he had been hurt, they Patents tried to
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    TRAIN HIT MINE
    34 10 TRAIN HIT MINE Tientsin. I> c j empty freight train a mine during tue ana blocked railwayj to Peiping. with its m and six wagons dera» the vicinity of Yan* 25 kilometers*^ 'An Reuter
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      235 10 I Comics^txcluwvc to the Morning Tribune; "SUNSHINE FALLS" PH //(*i ~3t II HOWS THAT 53 |/\M4AT DO YOU MEAN.VZQIa/ NONSENSE. MAYOR Ry\ U (FOR DRIVING TLrtf^J IWW I HAVEN7 NtD }N f TWERE ARE 90ME •> >^»fe ~-VMAtt»? A^yii A^ 11^ ANtONE?NO..Bur ,i CARS ON TWE ftOAO. AND "b 1
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    A Six-DAY SERIAL VICKI, MY DARLING
    911 11  - A Six-DAY SERIAL VICKI, MY DARLING Irene Mueller By Par. II: V,cki Makes a New Acquaintance -but Through a I Most Regrettable Error Stetc Framt tells his I Vicki, he is going to take with the Cunaberru Co. I Wyoria *o that returning I n Tim Stanley may re- M
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    Alternate Routes For Panama Canal
    213 11 WASHINGTON. Dec 28. With the stu.ly of alternate routes for the Panama Canal suddenly emphasize by the Panamanian base dispute, the United Prew learned that the House Committee has chart? and technical information on 30 possible Jnter-oreanic routes*. Six are variations of the so-caM-ed Atrato
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    Mother Of Girl Who Starved Son To Death Says "Blame Me"
    221 11 Mother Of Girl Who Starved Son To Death Says "Blame Me" LO«XJW, Dec 27 -a young other, l.iund guilty of the juraer ot her two-and-a-half-oid son by starving him to aeatn, van st'onK:j r coxirmded tj mercy \,j ;.io j U :j Tho woman, Mrs Jcanic '©rjujoa Gash, 22, Scardu.oush
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    HE CURED 'EVIL EYE'
    44 11 London. Dec 27 :'r. John Mar Douifail. retired veferinarv aurKoon. who die*! at OHch (Argyll) last week, aped ninety-four, was often called out. in the old days to cure cattle believed to be und'T the spelt of "the evil eye"
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    Rotorplane Mail Service Coming
    391 12 I LONDON. Dee. 27.— Whiriin* 7 wings are writing in the sktes ever Britain the preface to a (new chapter in air transport history Helicopters are tornins into their own. The day is approaching when you will be I able to hire a hoverfrlane as simply
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    DROWNING, WROTE TO HIS FATHER
    106 12 DROWNING, WROTE TO HIS FATHER 'I LOVE YOU, DAD' LONDON. Dec. 27. Dennis Ferguson, 20. trapped by the tide on a sandbank, three-quarters of a mile from the coast, wrote a messl age for his father. It was "Dear Dad —ln a few j moments I shall be drowned. I
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    Under Water For 15 Minutes, Still Lives
    96 12 LONDON. Dec. 27. Patrick Hayes, a lobster fisherman, spent 15 minutes below water of! the South Irish coast— and otill lives. A motor lobster -beat was laying pots near the Saltee Is.ands when Hayes became entangled in the line and was dragged overboard
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    844 13 SINGAPORE, DEC 2/< INt>USTftIAL» Singapore share quotations tojay as given by the Malayan Shareholders' Association were aa fellows: **T*r ReTTer i'aM Ic« IJ.OO H.Wt MX Brick Orda, 1.80 190 Prttf- 3.50 3.60 $M. Trustee 8.75 9.50 eta ens. Tin melters (O) 22/- 23/--do (P) 26/- 27/--istern United
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    RUBBER REOPENS QUIET
    38 13 The market opened <gW*| suady after the holidays but had not fully ers 435 s.Hers. AJ JM42I buyers 42 4 s,lic. 42 buyers 42J sellers. JS. buvers 41i sellers, the tone of the ma*t quiet.
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    Tojo On Japan's Peaceful Desires -Plan To Divide World Into Blocs!
    443 13 Tojo On Japan's Peaceful Desires -Plan To Divide World Into Blocs! India &> Iran To Russia, East Asia For Nippon Tokio. Die. 29. -When Hideki j Tojo took the witness stand on Monday for the second day he was freshly shaved and had his Japanese army uniform freshly pressed. His
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    Market Notes & Jottings
    199 13 Market Notes Jottings The Mandai-Tekong (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Limited, report a loss for the year ended July of $2,653 reducing the carry forward to $5,115. On account of the felling of trees on Mandai division during the night by thieves, the directors were compelled to cut down and sell as
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    Cause Of Japan's Financial Crisis
    65 13 Tokio, Dec. 29.- The Fmanct Wcrker Union in its "White Pa pir on State Finance." published yesterday said that Japans present financial crisis has bie:i caused by collaboration between blackmarket millionaires and corrupt politicians and the inadequacy of the government's tax collecting system. These conclusions
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    SHARES FIRM
    38 13 Thi Singapore Share Brokers \ssociation report reads as ollows: The market opened jiiter j {'mas with both tins and Indus rials firm. In many casei price ,\ie marked up but the volume f busimss was limited.
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    BIGGER RELIEF FOR JAPAN
    86 13 BIGGER RELIEF FOR JAPAN Tokk>, Dec. 29 LARA (Li ctnsed AgencUs for Relief in Asia) hope to dlstnbu> blggri shipments of relief supplies to the Japanese people mxt year, a repnsentntive of the Toklo L.A R.A. Committee said today Sine., the first shipment of LARA. goods arilv«d in Jiipar in
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    Aussie Control Board Approves Itinerary Of Next Summer Tour
    310 14 Aussie Control Board Approves Itinerary Of Next Summer Tour I I Increase la World Rice Harvest I Washington. Dec. 29— The Agriculture Department forecast today that exportable supplier -rom world rice harvest from 1947 to 1948 crops this year would show a "moderate increase" over th e previous season. It
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    Shipping Intelligence
    163 14 Shipping Intelligence Ships alongside the Slngat>ore wharves WEST WHARF Godown 2 Suathnaver. Govicwn 34 Merlimon. Godown 5 Denbigahire. Ged<*n 6 7 Euryede> G:<Jown 8/9 Trevethoe. Cdsn IT TeleoiAchui. Gode\v~ is H Marou-Mantin. God own 15 16 City of 'Lucknou* KMf»fl2 DOCK Godcvn IT 18 Fort I>ii:s\s'c'\. Codown 20 Ten Deas^ke.
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    Fresh Clamour For Minister Of Sports
    743 14 Fresh Clamour For Minister Of Sports (From Vernon Morgan, Reuters Sports Editor* I LONDON. Dec 28.— As the old year ends „1 new year— the Olympic year— is bom come? I clamotir for a minister of sport. For more than a I cade such a suggestion has been put up
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    NORTH vs. SOUTH TABLE-TENNIS TOURNEY
    259 14 NORTH vs. SOUTH TABLE-TENNIS TOURNEY During fhe New Year r/i:JayjH local table-tennis cpfhusfe w fl have the opportunity of -:B Malaya's crack table-t r -si in action at the Great WoridH This invasion of rha-v.picv.M from the Malayan I'nc -h:ncß provide another tost f "B pore's standard. Sing-spore will provide
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      164 14 m Y«rp h \i»io to»av I BLUE NETWORK on the medium wave band. Tlrs P-m. J» ne 1A E yre: gjL*S? n n I MALM > ENGLISH scivlce can also bv heard on a u^ O sSrt«ury J PI^OCfRAMMES i f*«W.-*cy in the 61 metre band p VrograMMES in m.u-i^
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    THE MAN WHO RUNS at 24 MILES an HOUR
    901 15 Mcuonald Bailey were ljm hom fc yard a*, he w<H,ld p ro b, Uy be hm* 0 do V* I distance m under 9 seconds" I WHETHER HE RUNS FOR ■•RITAIN OR HIS NATIVE ■TRINIDAD AT THE LONDON ■OLYMPIC GAMES NEXT
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    Recs Hockey Win
    96 15 The Singapore Re^reatio^ "l'ib beat the Clarke Range, s fou 4 ocals to two a* hockey the Pauaii" yesterday. The Re- oponed the scoring rough Camp'oell, and Clarke added the sezond a little later. Alter tlie resumption Clarke hmmed in the third Recs' a The Rangers put
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    SHB GET BETTER OF SCRC IN 5-2 HOCKEY WIN
    165 15 SHB GET BETTER OF SCRC IN 5-2 HOCKEY WIN The S.H B Police Hockey XI emerged the winners by 5 goafc to 2 when they met the 6-CR-C. on Hong Dm Green yesterday The game was closely contested and plavcd at a fast pace hroughout. with the v lS itors
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    PENANG RACE WEIGHTS
    596 15 hk l^/? 110 1 aie fo New Years Day: f HORSES Class 3. Div. 3, 5« lui> 4 0 0 Puihrmavr y 0 0 4 2 UolutUun —2 K: rney 0 10 bweet Memory 0 12 AmviJ» r cr m 1 Nuchlygau: u 201 IWXed I Fanr*radi-
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    Soccer Draw
    28 15 The IJluc Whitr Row in WWt held to a .{-nil soccer draw at the Telok KUltti School grounds lunt Saturday by the Kumpong liuhru Sports Club.
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    S. AUSTRALIA WINDY BY 9 WICKETS
    187 15 S. AUSTRALIA WINDY BY 9 WICKETS ADELAIDE. Die. 29. -South Australia beat Queensland by nin« wickets in their Sneflleid Shield mati'b which ended hentoday. Queensland were let an :nniiiK.s defcgi, L.rt l.y retching ?44 in their second innings they forced South Australia to bat again for three runs which wen
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    JOYFUL JUNIORS' SOCCER WIN
    44 15 in a clo^ gam. of soccer play pd at the fepOf Lind yesterd;.\ the Joy'ul Juniors belt th Sepoy Lines Youths by two |oall to one Scorers for thi- Juni' r> !rere Oeom phili P s and W M Kec.
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    Simple Ceremony
    23 15 TOKIO DtC. 29 A sl.npN" Ijj ll!nu te ceremony on Srtuitlty«w. 75-voar history of Ibc JVfgJ id V.r, Minister M. ifeuter.
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      46 15 THE PEN wv» J^ All THE GOQqMJW t Pretnioii b w i r m I^^m telly qttorarittd. M l '^^M Gold Clip jj4 jfi wffm itrtr it J^^F Cold N.b #f*^f f JT \i■« i c i JF ioi* IIMtIMI JP Jr^x/, MBr MCMU NO MNCtll
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    MY RING EARNINGS
    1001 16  -  Joe LouiA by MORNING TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE I By the time I retire from the ring after my last fight next Jum either against Jersey Joe YValcott oi Gus Lesnevi« h, I will have earned four million dollars (one million pofinds sterling) from boxing. That's a lot of
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    338 16 NBW YORK. Dec. 28. Brown-shinned ElmW Kay of Minneapolis was designated by "The King" magmzine <wr the next best heavyweight contender in case match makers were not able to gyring together champion Joe Louis and chalemger Jersey Joe WaJcott for a return title
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