Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1950 to 1951
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National Library Board index of digitised articles from the Malaya Tribune newspaper published in 1950 and 1951. Each row records the newspaper title, issue identifier, issue date, edition, page identifier and page number, article identifier, article title, the first fifty words of the article text, and the contributor. NLB releases listings of newspaper articles published seventy years ago or longer as part of its effort to preserve and widen access to Singapore's historical print record. Historians, genealogists, journalists, and researchers of Singapore's post-war society and press use the index to locate and cite specific articles. Enquiries can be sent to [email protected].
Official description
This dataset is a list of digitised newspaper articles published 70 years ago or longer from the National Library, Singapore. These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources. For enquiries, please email [email protected]
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| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.1 | Masthead | MALAYA Tribune QY 77fS PEOPLE FOR 71/E PEOPII Ttfc Tribune* Spore Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang d SALES WAN ANY AFFFRNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Un EIGHT PAGE'S SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON SEPIiESENTAIIVE E. Maurice Glover, | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.2 | G.I'S MAY DEFEND FORMOSA | G.I'S MAY DEFEND FORMOSA CHIANG WILLING TO STEP DOWN A.P. U.P. nKiximfvt Tr„mnn WASHINGTON, Monday. pKI .MUEISiT Truman ls reported lo have reaffirmed American n 3 v toward iormosa which would necessitate the use of \m«riran tllnv to try to prevent the island from falling into Commonr;t ha P The | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.3 | BUT TOM LIAO HAS OTHER IDEAS | BUT TOM LIAO HAS OTHER IDEAS U.P. HONGKONG. Mon. Thoina i Liao. President of the Form Re-emancipation toduy urged membei nations of the Far Eastern Commission to occupy the -ttateg'C island, which he claimed as "international soil." Luao. who c'aims to speak for the majority of the "000 Formosans affitmed | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.4 | JAVA REDS ISSUE FIRST COMMUNIQUE | JAVA REDS ISSUE FIRST COMMUNIQUE U.P. .'AKAP.rA. Hon k committee cf the li-■.-•:n;' iL"s first r acc the formal establishment of ar. independent Indonesia, a week ago today appealed to the new government to reit- use a.l political prisoners. The communique said many prisoners were sti' ar.d nad .iot been | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.5 | Huge Red Army To Assault Hainan | Huge Red Army To Assault Hainan Reuter. S HONGKONG. Mon.—The Comriuni t Command in South Kwjngtung continue poiriog -i into Liuchow PcainsuL I tew miles across Hainan Island, according to Chinese I hi m ts. Ontjssnunist forces there estim tied to nave reached 300.0< X oops, accordi\g to the report*. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.6 | A GLOBE CIRCLING HAT | A GLOBE CIRCLING HAT AQantus Empire Airways Constellation pilot has brought into Singapore a battered straw hat carryins over 100 labels of airline companies with a message: "Hand me on I am going round the world." Th»- hat carries a warning that ill luck may befall any pilot who ignores | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.7 | MUSLIMS CELEBRATE | MUSLIMS CELEBRATE Over 8,000 Singapore Muslims, of whom S.OOO were ehiMren celebrated tho birthday anniversary of the Prophet Muhammed at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Picture shows a group of the cnuiren at the celebration. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.8 | 'Master 1950' Makes His Bow | 'Master 1950' Makes His Bow IF there IBH t a war. he will sec the year 2000, prophesied the niiise at Kandang Kerbau Hospital of Singaporo's first baby this year. P.»r». r >o hasn't got a name yet. But tnat's la-cause he's still brand new. The sen cf a Chinese | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.9 | DOWD FLIES BACK | DOWD FLIES BACK After being successfully treated for a eye "infection at the Singapore General Hospital. Mr. Ed. Dowd. American Member oi the United Nations Commission in Indonesia retuined to Jakaita yesterday in a U.S. military aircraft. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.10 | HATTA HERE? | HATTA HERE? Dr. Mohameu Hatta. Prime Minister of Indonesia is due in Singapore at a few minutes after 11 a.m. this morning from Amsterdam. He is returning to Jakarta. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.11 | 'Australia's Future Hinges On Events In Asia' | 'Australia's Future Hinges On Events In Asia' Reuter. DNLY. Monday. AUSTRALIA'S destiny is irrevocably conditionn ed by what takes place in Asia. Australia's External Affairs Minister, Mr. Claude Spender, said today. "This means Australia's futur.? dep?nds on the political stability of its Asian neighbours, prid on Mindly relations with Asi\." | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.12 | King For A Day | King For A Day A.P. STOCKHOLM, Mon.— r Crown Prince (iustav i Adolf will be Regent of Sweden lor a day on Jan. i 1 v. i He is assuming the S title to deliver the throne J speech to the Riksdag J because King Gustav, v ho is 91, | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.13 | £ DROP ECHO | DROP ECHO A.P. BELIZE. BRITISH HONDURAS. Mon. -The British Honduias dollar has been devalued about 42 percent. It is exchanged row nt $4 to tne British CI. A.P. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.14 | PAPAL GIFTS | PAPAL GIFTS A.P. VATICAN CITY. Mon. The Pope has sent personal Christmas gifts to Vatican repiesentatives of MS countries to be distributed .to tinneedy. -A.P. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.15 | H.K. dock men ask for better treatment | H.K. dock men ask for better treatment Reuter. HONGKONG, Hon.—A Police Court magistrate on Saturday sentenced 64 striking workers of the Chinese-owned Hongkong Match Factory to three months hard labour and recommended them for banishment. They were brought before the Court for demonstrating at the town offices of the factory, | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.16 | SCEKARNO'S PLEDGE ON THE SETTING SUN | SCEKARNO'S PLEDGE ON THE SETTING SUN JAKARTA, Mon. Pre*!dent Soekarno of the newly I formed United States of IndoI nesia, speaking in Jakarta on i Monday night, called Muslims and Christians to link together to build a strongei Indonesia. The President spoke to a laige gathering of several hundred Muslim | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.17 | FIRST BRITISH ENVOY TO U.S.I. | FIRST BRITISH ENVOY TO U.S.I. Reuter LONDON. Mon. Mr. Dcrwcst William Keimodc. former British Con.su' in Japan, has been appointed first British Ambassador to the United States of Indonesia the Foreign Oflice announced tonight. Mr. Kermodc. who is 51, has served at Tokyo. Yokohama. Kobe. Mukden and Seoul (South Korea>. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.18 | NO S'PORE COMMENT ON RED BOND SALES | NO S'PORE COMMENT ON RED BOND SALES THE first issue of 10'J,000,000 People's Victory Bonds by the Chines; Commuaist Government was announced by Peking Radio on Sunday according to a R?ut3r message from Hongkong. Sales of the bonds will be through the People's Bank of Cnina. The message said that | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.19 | TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAST FAILURES | TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAST FAILURES CHIANG'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE U.P. TAIPEH. Monday. fHIANG Kai-shek in his New Year's message today assumed full responsibility "for all past failures" and charged that "Moscow aggression represents the greatest (rime in history." f The speech broadcast by Taipeh Radio addressed principally toY the Chinese | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.20 | I'urpose Oi IVJkiuu Meittl | I'urpose Oi IVJkiuu Meittl STOP PRESS Reuter. Mon. THE of 'liberation .tics" to carry out in aimeli struggle in colonial areas ofKsia and Australasia was dejnanded by Liv Shaochi. Lice-President of the Communist-controlled World Federation of Trade Unions, in a speech at the icccnt pe'fjSg conference of the W.F.T.U. This | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.21.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | National Employer's Mutual General rial motor tfORKMFN S COMPENSATION PERSONAL ACCIDENT anil other rIaMM af |\SI HWt L IBBOCI \TIOV LTD. in. orporatr* is England) »rM>r Chambers, Raffles PI art*, Spore. Manager: V S. WISE. Phooe i*3o The Best Cigarettes in the World (KPRpSS | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.21.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | m ••win ep n f Container Reinforces I Minimizes I Present JI f xc9 ss V Containers J Q Weight j MM ff 11\ mm S /or trade mark mm m m c»Ur —m ex- j mm V elusive Signtde Mm \Seol fectvrt J m mm "Tfo Finest Receiver in | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.2 | 2 | maltribune19500103-1.2.22 | Britain lifts bar on foreign money | Britain lifts bar on foreign money U.P. LONDON, Mon.—The Treasury, in a move to stimulate foreign investments, has announced that beginning January 1, capital from outside, the sterling area invested in Britain may be removed at any time. Under the present laws, such capital is blocked in England for 10 | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.2 | 2 | maltribune19500103-1.2.23 | Malacca Electric Lighting | Malacca Electric Lighting Malacca Electric Lighting Limited Liquidation Account at September 30, 1949 showed cash on ordinary account amounting to $692,376. The second distribution of 70 cents made since that date has absorbed $595,000. leaving a balance in hand equivalent to about 11»*, cents per share. Apart from this, there | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.2 | 2 | maltribune19500103-1.2.24 | PACT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND CZECHS | PACT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND CZECHS Reuter. PRAGUE, Mon. CWhoPlovakia •will become one of the main buyers of jute and cotton from Pakistan under the r.<*w trade agreement announced \*rlast weekend. A statement issued by the Czechoslovak official news agency said that talks had been concluded in a "very friendly" atmosphere | NA |
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| Newspaper title | Text | Yes |
| Issue id | Text | Yes |
| Issue date | Text | Yes |
| Edition | Text | Yes |
| Page id | Text | Yes |
| Page number | Text | Yes |
| Article id | Text | No |
| Article title | Text | No |
| Article text 1st50words | Text | No |
| Contributor | Text | Yes |