Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 5 September 1948

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    12 1 The Sunday Tribune TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, SEPTEiVIBER 5 1948 ppirii 1 tia:
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    Skyscrapers: Municipal Decision Criticised
    113 1 I XHE City R«»-develo|>-t committee opZ^f4 to »k.v»crapeM m J£|if*rt of the town. la It* report l««iied yeni*rd»V, tfc* Committee reLnmmd* that huiidings (town lands Mhou>d be by a plot ratio floor »pace index. The ratio hu^, s k S:l, which is similar that recommended f«,
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    2 Favourite Features Are Back
    170 1 HENRY GRIS. famous Hollytood commentator, is writing tor the Tribune Newspapers ajiin. Uksng you behind the kcvm with the stars of the world's craziest city. SUB Is a born gossip. He Knows everybody, he meets tmybody. He gets the news before it huppens. You will
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    15,000 RUSHED TO SAFETY
    35 1 •UNILA, Sat. At least JJW inhabitants of Camiguin where Mount Hibokhi- 1 to violent eruption, have 1 evacuated by mercy ships Jjoes of safety. The eva- WOO Ifl COntinilinir rnnnriv U.P.
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    Tribune Cameraman A Hacked
    61 1 Tribune Cameraman A Hacked A SUNDAY Tiibune camera-' aau who wa detailed to tak<Picture at a Singapore, wedding yesterday was assaulted by a bystandei and his film >!ates damaged. The incident occurred immediately after the cameranan had taken a picture of the \vcddin<j couple. Another news photographei also had his
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    CHINA REDS DENY PEACE FEELERS
    23 1 SHANGHAI. Saturday The Chinese Red Radio today denied that peace overtures toward the Government hail been made. U.P.
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    KILLED ON THE SPOT
    31 1 A Malay cyclist was killed m th c spot when he was knocked down by a military lorry at th c 5i m.s Bukit rimah Road yesteroay.
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    BENES' LAST WISH
    31 1 PRAGUE. Saturday. Dr. Benes. will be buried at Sezimovo Usti, his home, where he lied, according to a personal .vish that had been exDressed ->y Dr. Benes. Reuter
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    JUST 2 GRAINS OF SALT
    60 1 NANK I N G, Sat. Official quarters here today disclaimed knowledge of an alleged incursion of Soviet troops into west- p( ?in Sinkiang. as the Truth k News Agency reported. jj Dr. Shih Chao-yiny, Forffign Office spokesman, emphasised his scepticism by saying: The report should
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    Wild Goats For S'pore
    68 1 **Zm 9 A t at Af)out 100.000 t/ftats note running wild >n man br sent by air to Singapore and YTp 1 m f" «i for plantation Worker*. m.J'J' W Sioift, a Perth wholesale butcher, who plans t<> I? J^.Soats, mid recently that he had. order*
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    SMULTI-MILLION PLAN FOR CIVIC CENTRE
    438 1 i ww x vivn ti -But Coastal Road Scheme Is Scrapped (Sunday Tribune Staff Rpivirtcrt A now Municipal theatre iind memorial hillA central library s»nd museum; :>nd A new Government Leßislativo Council MMiag The scheme is containc posed He-development of yesterday. I The general re-deve
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    KISSES FOR INDIAN OLYMPIANS
    38 1 bUNUON, Sat.— There were kisses from girl admirers for many of the 76 members of the i I Indian Olympic party who left Euston station here 'today for Liverpool to embark for home, j
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    THEY HERALD S'PORES AIR DAY
    43 1 I Buglers of the Boys' Brlijade, Singapore which provided the i martial air of the march past of hundreds of members of the various Colony youth organisation* at yuxterfM&*m. Air Day. Report and fnore pictures on back page.
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    FRENCH TROOPS ALERTED
    41 1 PARIS. Sat. Republican security guards were alerted and Paris Police mobilised to deal i with possible demonstrations as j middle-of-the-road politicians frantically tried to give France a {government. The search for a Premirr is still on.— Reuter U.P.
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    Kidnapped Malays Make Escape
    246 1 Eight terrorists, armed with shotguns and rifles, captured a party of 11 Malays who were searching for wo missing friends m the Mantin area, Negri SemDilan. The captives managed to escape later and re■W">rtf»ri \c\ the* Prklino Yesterday a Police Military ►arty assisted by local Malays
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    THOUSANDS GREET HELEN KELLER
    33 1 TOKIO. Saturday. Thous- j I ands of Japanese today gather|ed at the Imperial Plaza m i Tokio to welcome Miss Helen j Keller, world famous author and lecturer. Reuter
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    GOVT. BANS CRACKER FIRING
    77 1 GOVT. BANS CRACKER FIRING I (Sunday Tribune Reporter) THE Government has decided to ban the firing of crackers m Singapore. An official statement last night said that this was necessary as cracker firing could be used as cover for armed attacks. Henceforth firing of crackers will be an offence, unless
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    61 ARRESTED
    22 1 Federation Police arrested 61 enona m th*> last 24 hours: t-dah 3; Perak 16; Selangor 2: Trengganu 6; Johorc 4.
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    3 LALLANG FIRES
    13 1 The Singapore Fire Brigade Mtft with throe lallang flrvs Jstcrday.
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    Prome Offensive Bogged Down
    179 1 RANGOON, Sat.— The offensive on Prome, insure north-west of Rangoon, wai the situation m the Tenass< of Rangoon, where Karens I the two rail towns of Moulm< i Burma Government's city 200 miles s overshadowed today by *rim division, to the east last night took control
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    SENTENCE WAS: "WRITE LINES"
    60 1 GREEBBORO, North Carolina, Saturday. 8. G. Wilson Jnr., 19, pleaded guilty to throwing an egg which spattered Henry Wallace" here. The Judge gave Wilson his choice between a (7S$5O fine and writing 100 times the famous Voltaire quotation disagree with what you say but will defend
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    WORKERS' PARTY PURGE
    30 1 BUDAPEST, Saturday. The Hungarian Workers' Party (fusion of Communists and Socialists) today announced another purge from its rank of all "elements foreign to the working class.- Reuter
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    They cried and then cheered
    167 1 AMSTERDAM. Sat. W I t !i tears and cheers, the Nether lands today bade farewell to old Queen and welcomed a new one. The tears were for Omen Wilhelmina who signed, just bofore noon, papers abdicating the throne that she had held for half a
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    U.S. To Buy UK Rubber
    75 1 U.S. To Buy UK Rubber P" r LONDON, Sat.—Negotiations have been concluded for the sale to the United State* of part of the British Board of Trade's stocks of natural rubber, It was announced here today. The I nited Stated authorities have agreed tflat this transfer shall be regarded as
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      83 1 5 SEP IV>3 BY TIIK I'EOri-K FOR THK I'EOI'LE MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSI'APKK Now Printed Simultaneously m Singapore ;w K>^^^^ 1V1.^r.i,,. t-si < Kuaia Lumpur, Ipoh P e »an| SShX: Sl^W 22T"- THE WONG FAMILY tell their story ....the story of how a $200-a-month clerk struggles every month i to make
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    $25 MILLION "MISSING" IN SINGAPORE
    242 2 BUT CID ISN'T WORRIED (Sunday Tribune Staff Reporter) THERE'S a $25 million mystery m Singapore today. But it is not worrying the CID. The $25 million is the amount m old currency which has not yet been surrendered to the Treasury m exchange for crisp
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    Air Chief Praises RAF Regt.
    137 2 I AIR Vice-Marshal A. C. Sanderson. Malaya's air chief, yesterday inspected the R.A.F. Regiment (Malaya) Depot at Sembawang, and paid tribute to: '91 SQUADRON: They're doing magnificent work m Johore ;»2 SQUADRON: They're m Kuala Lumpur they are first-clasp; 98 SQHAL»jiON: I am sure you
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    70 CASES FOR THE ASSIZES
    47 2 70 CASES FOR THE ASSIZES Seventy cases have Ih-.-u listed for trial at the 9th session of the Singapore Criminal Amices. Of these 42 cases were brought forward from the Bth Ahslzw. The session opens at the High Court tomorrow, Mr. Just ire E. N. Taylor presiding.
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    TOLEDO BACK HERE TODAY
    82 2 TOLEDO BACK HERE TODAY (Sunday Tribune Reporter) The United States cruiser. Toledo, and the two destroyers, Higbee and Chevalier, which came here early last month, are due here this afternoon on their return from India to the Pacific. The warships will proceed to Pulau Bukom for re-fuelling and will arrive
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    He Worked With K.C. Judge
    111 2 He Worked With K.C. Judge A large number of friends i and relatives attended a fare- j well dinner party at the Adel- I phi Roof Garden last night m horfour of Mr. A. M. Handy, who is retiring from the SinoBritish Engineering Company. Rev. Canon R. K. S. Adams
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    He Served 4 Chief Justices
    136 2 (Sunday Tribune Reporter) The Singapore High Court will shortly bo losing one of its senior members of the Asiatic staff. He is Mr. Mah Keo Kong. senior Chinese Interpietor, who is shortly leaving for China on a brief holiday preparatory to retirement. A popular Government
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    S'ore ATS Will Celebrate Today
    359 2 S'ore ATS Will Celebrate Today ißu <t Special Correspondent) SINGAPORE'S 200 ATS girls will today join thousands of others m celebration of the tenth— and last anniversary of the formation of their corps m September 1938. The Singapore ATS girls will commemorate the day with a church parade at the
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    HE'LL BE HIS VOTERS' "MOUTHPIECE"
    125 2 (Sunday Tribune Reporter) One of the three candidates for the vacant Rural West seat m the Legislative Council, Mr. Balwant Singh, makes no promises to the electorate m his first election manifesto Issued yesterday. Should he be returned to Council, the candidate says, he would
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    Toh Was Too Proud To Beg
    146 2 Toh Was Too Proud To Beg Today's Short Story JOBLBsM and penniless Toh Kwons Hai approached his j wife for ten cents to buy some cigarettes. i She said she had no money. Toh wan too proud to gt) beggmK. IN- retired to his room and took poison. I However
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    Free Shows Of Olympic Films
    94 2 Free Shows Of Olympic Films Thi.s week's PR free Him show- will include a newsreH on some of the Olympic eventhighlight of which will bo th oxciting finish of the 400 metre race, which was won by Jamaica's 6ft. 6in. Arthur Wint. Other events to l>o seen m the newsreel
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      201 2 Strange As It Seems c s^:-.v:v. PuT7,sjG SutteZOsj P C#rs feet WILL KEEP /T PT HOME/ -^^s 7 OLp£M&J$H .aaaaaaaUV Mm aaaaaWfc 1^ *J p, .aaViSBUBaaaaaaaaaaaaaav^BUBaaBaV^ ■I^BIBR'' > > it vCx president/ 027. hv W T H£ EXCEPTION OF VSCtiO V.,~ZI... on air PROGRAMMES BLUE NETWORK MALAY ENGLISH From 13.00
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      147 2 Piano with Pat Rossborough Ivor Dennis; 2.00 Relax io Music; 2.45 Hawaiian Music; 3.00 Concert Hour; 4.00 Listeners' Post; 5.00 Light Music; 5.30 Sunday Service from the St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore; 6.30 Children's Corner; 7.00 Close Down; 8.15 Programme Summary, News Summary Announcements; 8.20 Radio Orchestra; 9.00 Spot the Favourites;
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      159 2 jfhsdV 'A Signature Tune, Opening An-j nou'icement Programme! Summary m Mandarin; 12.03 Mandarin Programme (Live); 1.00 News m Mandarin. Amoy Cantonese; 1.15 Opening An-i nouncement Prog. Summary m Tamil with Signature Tune; 1.17 Tamil song; 1.20 News m I Tamil; 1.30 Children's Musical Performance by Misses Sarathy Party; 2.00 Close
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    Repaired Rotor For Power Station Is Back
    110 3 Tup unday Tr ibune Staff Reporter) Lt y^ long-awaited rotor for one of the main turoines of Singapore's St. James Power Station, sent for repairs m Britain four months ago, returned to Singa}>ore yesterday. It will, however, take two more months before this
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    Chinese Consul-General For KL
    117 3 Chinese ConsulGeneral For K L .'lt. Li-rhin. the lit .st Chinese Consul-General foe the Federation of Malaya, will leave ere tomorrow for Kuala Lumpw to take up his now p Wt. Mr. U arrived In Singapore yesterday by the Ram WtiIcm. accompanied by his wife and live children. M<- told
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    'STENOPS' DANCE
    31 3 The Pitman Shorthand Writ-, A social//-: held then first, post-wu social and d ince at' the St. Andrew's School Hall. Woodsvillo last night. Over 400 people attended the function.
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    ENVOY IN S'PORE
    24 3 Among the 214 passengers disembarking at Singapore from tin "WilhetV Ruys" was Mr. Hurrington-Thomson. British Ambassador to Siam. upturning from leave.
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    Dutch Minister In Singapore
    175 3 Tribune Staff Keporter) First i»ost-war Dutch Minister to Siam, Mr. C. W. A. Schumiann and his family, arrived here by the "Whilem Ruys" yesterday. They will po to Bangkok by plane. Mi. Schuimann was formerly Councillor to the Netherlands I^o^ation m Warsaw. Hr said that during
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    Sold Half His Paintings
    138 3 Sold Half His Paintings A Chinese artist who sold I nion> than $5,000 worth of I paintings on the first day of his art exhibition here yesterday, said that he was using the j money for the publication of the poetical works of his father. The artist. Mr. M. S.
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    DEATH FALL from BED
    115 3 DEATH FALL from BED A Chinese yyuth. Tan II vi, walhed into a shop m Circular Road yesterday afternoon and complained to his friends ttmt he hud a severe stomach achy. His employer offered to call a doctor, but Tan Hal collapsed and died before the arrival of the doctor.
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    Sultan Tells Malays: Don't Be Deceived
    154 3 Sultan Tells Malays: Don't Be Deceived (Sunday Tribune Staff Reporter) The Sultan of Pahang recently told more than 2,000 of his subjects m Temerloh that they must not be deceived by Communist propaganda and fall slaves to "this alien creed notorious for its anti-religious character." In a review of the
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    SULTAN'S GIFT
    33 3 Tlic Sultan of Kcluntan will donate money originally intend- ed for his birthday celebrations towards wolf ue and anti-tuber-culosis funds m his state. The Sultan's birthday falls on 1 Wednesday next.
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    MALAYAN ORE FOR JAPAN
    40 3 TOKIO. Saturday. Shipments of iron ore from f'anada and Malaya arc <xpnctM m Japan soon, it was announced today. A shipment of about 6.500 tons of iron ore is exported from Malaya about Sept. R. Reuter.
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    1,105 FACE ARREST
    32 3 TOKIO. Saturday. -Warrants for the arrest of 1.105 strikers m the Government Railway Workers' Union and the National Communications Workers' Union have been issued, it was reported tonight. Reuter.
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    BOYS' CLUB DANCE
    20 3 Th, Katf.nj; Hoys' Club held a BVCOBBsfuI annual dance at the Sinsupniv Volunteei («»rps Hall la.s, night.
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    S'pore's Newly-Weds
    431 3 S'pore' s Newly- Weds WEE -CHEW The Wesley Church at Fort Canning was yesterday the I venue of the wedding of Miss I Gladys Chew and Mr. Wee Soo Ann. The bridegroom is a teacher m the Anglo Chinese Continuation School, and son of the late Mr. Wee Swcc Chiang,
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    C-G Pays Last Respects To Murdered Councillor
    55 3 PENANG, Saturday: The Commissioner-General and the Resident Commissioner of Penang, Mr. Aston, paid last respects to the late Dr. Ong Chong Keny today. They brought wreaths to the residence of the bereaved family and offered their t ntui'thnt cs tn Mrs. Onu nnd
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    FOOD SHIP ARRIVES
    59 3 A large consignment of food from Australian ports for Singapore and the Malayan Lnion arrives today on th~ "Asphalion. There will he fruit (22.600 cases of apples. 7.000 cases of oranges). 17.000 cases of condense.! milk. ],500 tons of I ?2£ 2loo crates of potatoes. .*,600 crates
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    HMS LONDON HERE
    15 3 Flagship of the British Pacific Fleet, H.M.S. London, arrival m Singapore yesterday.
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    MNP to consider Dato Onn's call
    235 3 (Sunday Tribune Staff Reporter) DATO Onn's recent call for unity to Malays of ail classes and political creeds to fight the common battle against lawlessness brought no comment from the leftwing Malay Nationalist Party yesterday. A spokesman oi the MNP told the Tribune, however,
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    WEDDED 4 Days — Then MALAYA
    115 3 WEDDED 4 Days Then MALAYA A "honeymoon" couple arrived m Singapore yesterday by the Wilhelm Ruys. They were Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Crabbc. Mr. Ciabbe, a rubber planter m the Federation, went on leave to Scotland six months ago. Ho had to catch the "Wilhelm Ruys" to be back
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    NEW REGISTRAR
    23 3 Mr. K. A. Brundle has been appointed Registrar of the t Board of Architects, m place of Mr. Dale Cuthberthson. 1
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    WHY NOT A "NO-MEN'' CLUB FOR SINGAPORE?
    786 4 "WHAT no women's club?" asked a surprised visitor. Well. Wf have the Inner Wheel, a women's subsidiary of the Kotary. which meets generally at the Adelphi and, of course, the Y.W.C.A. Then there are the mixed social clubs of Tanglin, the swimming clubs
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    Around The Town....By
    408 4  - Around The Town. ...By Vera Ardmore ni^ht. The hosts wtic Ix uid Mrs C. Paglar. Now you will want to know the occasion. It was the doctor's birthday, and this celebration t'ven eclipsed the one be gavo last year. There must have been quit one hundred and fifty people preMßt
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    Around The Town..
    108 5 Around The Town Dutch Celebration RAFFLES HOTEL bullI'oom was thronged with m": iy-mnking Hollanders on Tuesday evt-ning. Mrmbers of the Dutch Club arul their guests numbered over iour hundred. ih c 68th tirtliday Of Qu: n Wiliulmlna was fir.st celebrated by a cocktail party given by the Netherlands Consul Gt
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    -STAY YOUNG
    384 5  -  Josephine Lowman If hard for me to wtrrntun<t the suffering P'ople who are h drained *>V insomnia endure, befuse J (:an usually sleep like log H m ,> rver j f)"if f/Jimp.sed this form "f torture during a few t'.sthss nifthts. Thf he.st lenoun nui. namely mmmNmg sheep,
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    Newly – Weds
    633 5 Newly Weds Singapore, addret«e<| the f»U* i'.i.m and na-.l lli t l« It <>• ;i telegram which was sen; m the uam. 01 ».:i. ininiuiay Htv Majesty, diio he jyfllffoniftl Mr huv«'ikfl*tl van Hys« wyjk m the iMBc nf tho Netherlands National Anthem. The Consul th- n gave :i .spe*-ch.
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    FANCY SHIRTS GRAZE HITS
    339 6  - FANCY SHIRTS GRAZE HITS Kenneth Tan by SARTORIALLY, thii> city of Singapore used to be the stuffiest city east of Suez. The "tuan besars" set the standard. Sun heimets, white suits, stiff collars and dark ties were the order of the day. People raised their eyebrows at the young man
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    What the men think..
    496 6 MR. CLAUDE MASSEY. Australian Commissioner m Malaya For the official or businessman, who has to meet all kinds of people, the choice of clothing is an important matter. But clothes should be chosen with an eye on practicability as well as smartness. For this climate the
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      MR. WONG SPEAKS ...
      396 6 MR. WONG SPEAKS TODAY the Sunday Tribune tells the story of Mr. Wong of Singapore, the middleclass family man who cannot make ends meet. Many who read it will say, "That goes for me too. But what can we Wongs do about it?" To try to find an answer to
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    THE WORRIES OF MR. WONG
    2749 7 Sunday Tribune Staff Reporter R.B. 001 today tells you MR. WONG is a 35-year-old book-keeping clerk. His wife, Mary, is thirty-three. They have two children, Harry, aged 9, and young Mary, aged seven. Before the war the Wongs used to be able lo afford a
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      285 7 attention House*"** SAVE 40% by Entrusting Your laundry problems to I ELECTRO I STEAM I |B LAUNDRY m 103, NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE. HER RHEUMATISM KEPT COMING BACK DArCiIITKK SUFFEsUED WITH S.\>U: (OMFLAINT Rheumatism often runs ii families. In this case, mother and daughter vvro affected, and they both suffered very
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      VARGA'S PET GROUSE IS HOLLYWOOD
      1708 8 VARGA'S PET GROUSE IS HOLLYWOOD Hollywood, Bat What I lon't like about Hollywood \g that th»y ;<t i lovely creature, a girl who has a nutuially l» ;nitifiil face nrul figure, and then they give hei that ittereotyped process* "There is no real ifoiivWOOd type of beauty. "What COmei out
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      HE'S GIRL-SHY
      110 8 HOLLYWOOD. -Cary Grant, that romantic dream man of so many women, is afraid of women. He made the confession at RKO Radio where, as a pediatrician ki "Every Girl Should Ec Mairieo." he had to make a speech to 165 extras portraying wide-eyed young mothers. Only once before
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      REFUGEE BOMB
      83 8 HOLLYVV O O D. Jay n y Meadows, Broadway stage stai who is featured m SamuelGoldwyn's RKO Radio production, "Enchanted," was born m Wu Chang. China, the daughter of Francis J. M. and Ida M. T. Cotter, missionaries. The Cotters resided m Wu Chang until 1927 when their
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      SWINGING STAR
      55 8 HOLLYWOOD.- Lex Barker, the now Tarzan. is taking steps to impress on his five-year-old daughter. Lynno. just what role h< is playing m Sol Leaser's RKO Radio production. "Tarzan and the Arrow of Death." Need for this became apparent when Lex heard Lynne boasting to playmates that "My
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      TARZAN MEETS a MERMAID
      266 8 TARZA N MEETS a MERMAID NEWEST of all the Tarzan films, RKO Radio's "Tarza-i and the Mermaids", gives full scope to Johnny Weissmtiller's amazing talents as a swimmer. The film's spectacular water sequences and stunning settings, photographed m and around Acapulco and other Mexican beauty spots, and its thrill-packed story,
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      176 8 ,R K O RADIO v SCORES OF GORGEOUS j AQMTIES...SLAVES Ti A VILLAINOUS IDOL'S J| Amazing! Astonishing! Delightful! a The weird and wonderful secret King- f*\^LT 1 dom of Pearls and its ruthless man- \W J I: god tyrant .7. deadly foe of Tarzan, J? JH |j invader of his
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    YOUNG GAUDER
    572 9  -  Herman Rappa by ne never una errated his opponents The; death of vounu Gauder In iu:tu wan the la it "f Malaya's ring ratalitiea. It was perhaps the 'nost tragic. Unusually modest for a champion, Gauder was i great ixip m balancing the family budget. His- purs.- was
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    GALLERY PLAY PROVED COSTLY FOR QUEK
    546 9 BADMINTON NOTES TIVVO junior players turned the tables against their senior opponents m the first round ties m the men's open singles event of the Singapore badminton championships last week-end. NO. 1 UPSET: Rising junior player Lav Teng Sidh I'leated Woe Chvo Koon. Chye
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    LATE CUTS
    563 9  -  RAM PIARA By I GIVE today a few of Don Bradman's cricketing records which are particularly noteworthy Bradman is the only batsman m the world to have made a score of over 300 runs six times. These include the world record score of 452 not out. After Jack
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      125 9 W^ A Mother knows instinaively the im- THEN Andrews ton^s up the portance of keeping him outwardly I liver and checks biliousness clean. Also, like many wise, FINALLY To complete modern mothers, she your Inner Cleanliness, ness to children (and theblood. Asa S? in A th r S T cooling,
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      473 9 YOU, THIS WEEK AND THE- AQUARIUS GEMINI ÜBRA S JAN. 21 FEE 18 MAY 21 JUNE 20 J™2 V,, T I s Be on the look-out for om- a week for relaxation and 9t £2 S, "i J portumties: at l<a.st one vill pleasure: get out and about L I
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    Keen Swimming At Gillman
    317 10 KEEN competitive swimming and diving, and an interesting exhibition of correct strokes and aquatic stunts, were seen at the Singapore District Swimming Championships held at the Gillman Pool, Alexandra Road, yesterday. The exhibition was given by Mr. G. Creighton. S.A.S.A., U.L.S.S.. N.A.5.1.. of the Singapore Swimming
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    CHINESE BEAT RAF 5-1 IN STADIUM TRY-OUT
    422 10 S.C.F.A. 5 R.A.F 1 A fairly large crowd turned up at Jalan.Besar Stadium yesterday to watch the game between the Singapore Chinese and the Royal Air Force. A try-out to select the best S.C.F.A. side for the M.C.F.A. Inter-State competition, victory went to
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    ANOTHER UPSET BY GUAN HONG
    394 10 Junior Badminton Championships (By "Shuttle") F AST-rising Mayflower player Tan Guan Hong, uho created an upset m the open singles last week when he eliminated former Junior champion Quek Keng Oman, provided another surprise yesterday when he defeated Lav Teng Chuan, a favourite for the
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    ZAM ZAM IN FORM
    53 10 Die Haikowyu Sports Clufc hqat the Singapore Clerical Service Association m a Third Division League game at McNair Road ground yesterday by 2-nil. Both of the goals were scored by Zam Zam. the Haikowyu't centre-forward, one m the first session and the other shortly after the
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    RAF Seletar Sports
    296 10 RAF Seletar Sports R.A.F. Scletar yesterday held their second annual sports mooting:. Present at the moot were Air Commodore G. P. H. Carter and his daughter, who pave away the prizes. The results were 440 yards: 1. John James; 2. j A. Fernandez; 3. Idris. 1 mm. 5 sec. Putting
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    NAVAL STORES WIN 3-NIL
    38 10 The Naval Stores defeatec the Singapore District R.E.M.E by three goate to nil m an S.A F.A. league Div. 11l match a the Naval Base, yesterday. Scorers were Aougaram. Pau« VivUn Roberts snti Fterrv.
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    £1,000-Plus Offer To Turpin
    126 10 £1,000-Plus Offer To Turpin SYDNEY. Saturday. II Dic> Turpin. British Empii-. mk'diewpigh. champion, acc.pts the offer of Stadium^ Ltd., controllers of boxing m Australia, to fight Dave Sands, he will meet the rt cognised Australian heavyweight, cruiserweight and middleweight chamDion Last month a £5.000 offer by Stadiums Ltd to moot
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    WRESTLING RESULTS
    73 10 Ali Ritt Boy b<-at Lam bong by two falls io one m the third round of a scheduled six- round wrestling contest at the Great i World last night. In the main supporting event. Kid Masque knocked out Curly Connors m the second round. Son of Kong drew
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    Olympics Film A 'Masterpiece'
    307 11 LONDON. Sat. "Fourteenth Olvnipiad- Tho Glory of Spor Britain's two hours Ions;, 12.500 feot colour film of tho London Olympic Gamos, which has its world premire m London on Sept. xO. has boon hailed as a masterpiece by most of the critics he re. Many see
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    FAIR WOOD WINS BIG SPRINT FOR CRACKS
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    Horses Go For The Umbrellas
    88 11 Horses Go For The Umbrellas Sydney, S"i. Trainers mrt t'\,,,ied u>l i'h'lt Hi, to, <■ ia.\ ertfcted by hookmnkt rs m o nt beittmg ri.nj ot F.rm ton r-KOtourp.r, Mrlbourn* 7. Victorian Train* r.s' Asxftciatioti Is request) mi tht Victf'iH' Rfur l.itb to order the hooki/mtcers to en'f,ur thesf umbrellas.
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    'Golden Hind B.P."
    80 11 The Golden Hind Badminton Party has been exempted from registration under the Socieiy Ordinance of Sir.zapere. th c following are the officebearers for th( year 1948. Pnsiden r Mr. Chan Wan Sweo; Vlci -President Mr Mohammed bin Abdullah; Hon Secretary Mr. Harry Goh Hon. rreasurer Mr. Othman
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    277 11 In the two-dayx cricket billed Colleges and Evan V the Raffles Inst. ground ye.« ed the day definitely on top I Batting fust Evan Wong s XI (Without Evan Wong hini--3 :eli who had to stand doWL ■wiro to an attack ol inllii- :nza» mastered together 9. tuns.
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    644 12 7,000 JAM AIRFIELD FOR S'PORE'S "AIR DAY" By Ivor Kr.i.i 1 /MVII, Air D*J m Sing:t|M»re. v; yesterday was a conspicuous success. The venue KaPang Airport was packed to capacity with over 7,000 spectators. They included the Singapore Colonial Secretary Mr. I*. A. B. McKerron, heads of Government departments the.
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    110 12 Captions from top to hot torn A section of the large crowd who filled into the airfield. Note the hundreds of spectators on the airport building. The Fire Brigade was m atientuince to deal with any fire incidents. Luckily the Day WO% 'fire free. A proud section
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      199 12 English Soccer Results JjONDON, FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa 1. De rov Chailton 3. Miffi,!" Chelsea 2, BoCw' EvertonO. arming c Manchester U 4 Ti field T. 1. Preston N. E 6 u^ Sheffield 1. Artewdi Stoke City 0. IwL Sundorland 2. Bltcta*?, 1 Wolves 0. LWerp^U ol2 SECOND DIVISION Barnsiey
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      GUARDS SET TO LEAVE
      86 12 LONDON, Bat- Two left London this afUrnwi; talions of British guartma > embark at Southampton IV Malaya. They were Second Bit* lion Coldstream Guards Second Battalion Sert I Guards. Led by bands, the C marched thrt>ugh Lon streets today with I colours furled under an f
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      14 12 PARIS. Sat. man has agreed to rwtf attempt to form cabinet.
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