The Straits Times, 16 March 1950
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Title Section18 1950-03-16 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SIXTEEN PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950. PRICE TEN PAGES18 words
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Article, Illustration835 1950-03-16 1 Keep Out Of The Rest Of S.-E. Asia THE United States Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, in his first important policy speech on Asia since January, warned Communist China and Russia today to keep out of the rest of Asia and especially South-East Asia. HeUP - 835 words
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Article255 1950-03-16 1 fT'IK Ollicer Administer! Patrick McKerron, w?l Monday morning to greet S'^-n, Phi'minhon AduW S ""anore 'n transit for 1 and coronation. With the King will be his fia icee. Princess Skiriklt Kitiyakara daughter of the Siamese Ambassador to the Court of St James. Accompanied255 words
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Article78 1950-03-16 1 SEROWE, Wed. TtHE Bamangwato tribe, L protesting against the British Government's decision to exile its chief-desig-nate. Seretse Khama. for five years, began "non-co-operation" today. The District Commissioner's office had prepared mimeographed copies of the statement in Parliament by Mr. Patrick Gordon -Walker, Secretary for Commonwealth Relations, on78 words
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Article59 1950-03-16 1 NAIROBI, Wed. When the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrived in Kenya reporters and photogi aphers were barred from the airfield Kenya's Governor, Sir Philip Mitchell, said that the Royal visit was "a private holiday." On this "orivate holiday" the Duke will perform the publicReuter - 59 words
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Article134 1950-03-16 1 LONDON, Wed. 'TWO Royal Air Force heavy Lincoln bombers crashed on training flights in different parts of Britain today killing 11 crewmen. Only one man escaped from the two disasters. The first crash occurred about 1.30 a.m. local time when a plane returning from anAP; UP - 134 words
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Article, Illustration68 1950-03-16 1 THE WORLD'S first gas-turbine or "Jet" car has been demonstrated at Silverstone Track in Britain. Built by the Rover Company the sleek tourer, which Has a top speed of 120 m.p.h., is seen above travelling at 80 m.p.h. Below can be seen the chromium air inlets and behind the seatsReuter - 68 words
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Article51 1950-03-16 1 HONG KONG. Wed.—Countess Mountbatten of Burma arrived In Hon X Kong this afternoon on a short visit of inspection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. During her week's stay in the Colony the Countess will be the guest of the Governor, Sir Alexander and Lady Grantham.—Reuter-AAP - 51 words
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Article101 1950-03-16 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. k TERRORIST "scheme" directed against managers of rubber estates in the Batu Matang district of Perak is mentioned by Mr. T. Taylor, Chairman of the Batu Matang Rubber Plantations, in a circulated annual statement for shareholders. Mr. Tayior says the scheme101 words
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Article118 1950-03-16 1 LONDON, Wednesday. "TRADE Union leaders today persuaded London 1 tugmen to return to work after their wildcat walk out yesterday had brought nearly all Thames shipping to a standstill. I The tugmen quit yesterday, protesting their poor working conditions and long hours, but promised to reportUP - 118 words
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Article55 1950-03-16 1 QUEENSTOWN, Cape Province, S.A., Wed.— Five prisoners awaiting trial broke out of gaol here today after shooting the gaoler dead, trussing up the warder, and pscaping in the gaoler's car. Four of them escaped from their cells at Johannesburg magistrate's court in January, and were recaptured afterReuter - 55 words
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Article30 1950-03-16 1 NEW DELHI, Wed. The Government of India has addressed a communication to the Government of Portugal on the future of Ooa and other Portuguese possessions in India.— neuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article338 1950-03-16 1 FOUR leading Chinese businessmen promised to r give a total of $500,000 to the University of Malaya Endowment Fund at the installation meeting of office-bearers of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The new President of the Chamber. Mr. Tan Lark Sye, headed the list338 words
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Article164 1950-03-16 1 PROTEST ONCHIANG BOMBING HONG KONG, Wed. CHINESE industrial and commercial circles in Hong Kong have issued a statement condemning the Nationalist bombing of Chinese cities. This is believed to be directed at the attack by Nationalists on Lunghwa airfield in Shanghai yesterday in the first assault on the city since164 words
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Article16 1950-03-16 1 TOKYO. Wed.— About 140,000 Japanese coal miners today commenced a 48-hour strike. Reuter.Reuter - 16 words
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Article26 1950-03-16 1 HOLLYWOOD. Wed—Screen star Irene Dunne sails on March 30 in the Queen Elizabeth for England to star In a film about the Queen.—UP.UP - 26 words
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Article119 1950-03-16 1 AUCKLAND, N.Z. Wed. AN Army captain killed an escaped leopard with a burst of fire from a sten submachine gun today after the animal had enjoyed one night of freedom. The leopard, a half, grown female newly arrived from Singapore, got out of its pit in AucklandAP - 119 words
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Article492 1950-03-16 1 GURKHAS TO BE SENT TO BAD AREAS From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. disposition of the 26th Gurkha Infantry Brigade, when it arrives from Hong Kong soon, is being planned at Malaya District this week. It is probable that the battalions will be placed in bad areas. The Brigade492 words
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149 1950-03-16 1 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Wee. THE Melbourne Herald today urged in an editorial that Australia should send immediate military aid to Malaya to fight the bandits. The paper, in which th(* main story today is headed "Malayan Theatre At Worst Peak" says: "It would149 words
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Article34 1950-03-16 1 TOKYO, Wed. Japan -~e Government officials travelling in the U.S. and the UK, will each be provided with an allowance of US$lO daily the Japanese Government decided today.— Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Advertisement53 1950-03-16 1 For The Widest Range CAMPHORWOOD CHESTS j TEAKWOOD TABLES visit 1} Th, PEKING CO., JBl, High St, Spore., Phone *****>> > Orders Promptly Executed >> WEIGHING, COUNTING TESTING AAACHINES Repair workshops and maintenance service, for all types of weighing machines, now established in Singapore. W. T. AVERY LIMITED ESTABLISHED 173053 words
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267 1950-03-16 2 U.N. Mediator To Judge Kashmir Dispute LAKE SUCCESS, Wed. rpHE United Nations Security Council yesterday voted by eight votes to nil, with Yugoslavia and India abstaining, to liquidate its India-Pakistan Commission and hand the Kashmir dispute over to a United Nations mediator. The President, Dr. Homers La Fronte, invited SirReuter - 267 words
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Article, Illustration30 1950-03-16 2 DR. HERMANN SANDER gets a loving kiss from his wife after a New Hampshire court acquitted him of the mercykilling of a dying woman cancer patient. A. P.30 words
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Article, Illustration29 1950-03-16 2 PRINCESS ELIZABETH, wearing a magnificent diamond tiara and necklace, smiles cheerfully as she arrives at the French Embassy in London for a State dinner. A. P. picture.29 words
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Article173 1950-03-16 2 CALCUTTA, Wednesday. "THE Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, arrived A in Calcutta today for a further survey of the situation that has arisen between India and Pakistan over the communal riots in East Bengal and adjacent Indian towns, t He neld prolonged talks with theReuter - 173 words
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Article63 1950-03-16 2 LONDON, Wed. r TEN salvage ships have lifted the hull of the British submarine Truculent from th? river bed in the mouth of the Thames, where it was tying in about 50 feet of wafer. Sixty-four crew and dockyard workers were lost when the Truculent,Reuter - 63 words
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Article47 1950-03-16 2 CAIRO, Wed. The Rgyptlan Prime Minister, Nahas Pasha, said in a Constitution Day broadcast that Egypt's aspirations, supported by all parties, were the immediate evacuation of Britisn troops from Egypt and the Sudan and the unity of t^ie two countries undei the Egyptian Crown. A.P.AP - 47 words
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Article30 1950-03-16 2 LONDON, Wod. Thames tug crews struck work yesterday, threatening to halt food barges and lighters In the river estuary. The crews complain of iiiumlhi hours of work. Renter.Reuter - 30 words
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204 1950-03-16 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday. A 23-YEAR-OLD Delaware woman has been arrest--ed 'or witchcraft after neighbours complained that she had put a curse on them while analysing their handwriting. In Delaware, practising witchcraft Is punishable by a fine of U.S. $100 or up to one yearAP - 204 words
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Article84 1950-03-16 2 LONDON, Wednesday. FORTY-SEVEN Communists and fellow-travellers and one Fascist have been removed from their posts in the British civil service since Mar. 15, 1948. Mr. Douglas Jay, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, told Parliament that 22 had been removed because they were members of the CommunistReuter - 84 words
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Article204 1950-03-16 2 PROTEST AT U.N. MOVE ON REDCHINA LAKE SUCCESS, Wed RATIONALIST China •^has lodged a formal protest charging the T nited Nations SecretaryGeneral, Mr. Trygve Lie, with breaking a promise to President Chiang Kaishek's government by advocating admittance of Communist China into the United Nations. The Nationalist delegate. Dr. T. F.204 words
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Article40 1950-03-16 2 RANGOON Wtrt. the Burmese Air Force yesterday scored a direct hit on a Karen rebel train near Oktwin, 12 miles to the southwest of Toungoo. Government 'roops also killed 15 rebels at, Shwemyn, between Yematbin and Pyinmana. A.P.AP - 40 words
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Article46 1950-03-16 2 ROME, Wed. Trading nn the stock exchanges at Rome and Milan stopped as orokera protested against the G v ernment's demand that ;ill stocks carry the naires cf their owners. The Government says bis facilitates tax coDectlnn: brokers declare that i' stopi sales. A.P.AP - 46 words
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Advertisement338 1950-03-16 2 MALAYAN RAJLSIAY AIR-CONDITIONED FIRST CLASS BUFFET CARS ON DAY TRAINS K. L. PENAN6 Agents;JACKSON CO.. LTD. (uticura N TWDUII POWDER QC'4 Trnder skins «—-»X!I/' Yt^^— are extra f\ Lv* sensitive in v v V T^s^v V hot weather, f > U^^\l_ dus t i n jV. j^-^vV?^-^ with Cuticura l^/y338 words
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Advertisement611 1950-03-16 2 NOTICES NOTICE Turquand. Youngs. McAullfle St Co. announce that Messrs. C. Orumltt and J- H. Reid have retire' from the partnership, by mutual agreement, as of the 31st of December. 1949 The practice wll! continue to be carried on by the remaining partners. Messrs. Orumitt and Reid are taking over611 words
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Advertisement714 1950-03-16 2 NOTICES EVENING CLASSES Provided sufficient entries are received It is proposed to institute evening classes to be beld la Kuala Lumpur In the subjects of Physics and Chemistry to the standard of the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Full particulars and forms of application may be obtained from the Principal. Technical714 words
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Advertisement748 1950-03-16 2 I LNUtK NUTICE TENDERS will be received at Ihp Colonial Secretary's Office. Singapore, up to noon, March 24th. 1950 for the purchase of Jeep No. SN. 1185 (now registered as SC. 5753), partially destroyed by fire. It may be viewed on application to the Mechanical Engineer, P.W.D., Kandang Kerbau, Singapore.748 words
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Advertisement90 1950-03-16 2 {cujslrerq "THE KING OF THE BEER recovery after wwB&V/k^ MALARIA |pi\^/; When fever leaves ron so weak and depressed a course of Angler's atems to 'pull 700 back *o life*. Thii palatable emulsion has antiseptic and tonic properties which build up the constitution, y. expel the toxins from the system,90 words
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490 1950-03-16 3 Jessup Sums Up Views On Indo-China PARIS, Wednesday. rpHE French-backed Boa Dai regime in Vietnam is the "surest means of enabling the people of Indo-China to make the best of the opportunity the French have given them for full independence and national development," saidReuter; AP; UP - 490 words
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Article, Illustration50 1950-03-16 3 IHE KING and Queen attended with President and Madame Aunol a gala performance of the Sadler's Wells ballet during the French President's visii to London Here are seen Princess Elizabeth, President Auriol, the Duchess of Kent, the King and Queen, and on extreme right. Madame Auriol.— Renter Picture.Reuter - 50 words
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Article233 1950-03-16 3 l-ord Mancroft Says— LONDON, Wednesday. J OKD Mancroft, Chairman of the Conservative Party Speakers' Association, who visited Malaya in 1949, said yesterday that vast areas of the world were being: handed over to Communism by the policy of giving them self-government. Lord Mancroft, in an interview,233 words
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Article36 1950-03-16 3 Dr. Jessup Says PARIS. Wed.—Dr. Philip Jessun. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large, said in Paris yesterday that "the desire to realise full Independence" Is strong in Far Eastern countries, ''and the U.S. is sympathetic to those desires. —A P.36 words
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Article, Illustration23 1950-03-16 3 A NEW silver gilt mace made in London for Nairobi, which has just acquired the status of a city. Reuter picture.Reuter - 23 words
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Article75 1950-03-16 3 ROTTERDAM. Wed— Four members of the crew of the 3.700-ton Panamanian f r tighter. Cygnet, were found dead in a lifeboat yesterday after their ship had struck a mine off the Dutch coast. In the meantime, a Dutch life Doat brought ashore 16 other membersAP - 75 words
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Article34 1950-03-16 3 COLOMBO, Wed. Rickshas *f.ay soon disappear from Colombo. The municipal traffic committee ha- recommended that the rick-fh-i should be abolished on humanitarian grounds and the council is considering scootershas or motorcycle rickshas.—Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article133 1950-03-16 3 'UNDER ICE' ATTACK ON RUSSIA WASHINGTON, Wed. BRITISH explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, said last night that huge submarines would nose their way under the Arctic Ocean ice cap to attack Russia in case of war. Sir Hubert now a United States Army adviser In Alaska, said submarines of the size133 words
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Article59 1950-03-16 3 ATHENS, Wed.—The Greek Ministry of the Interior yesterday said that centre parties will have 137 seate out of the 250 total In the new Greek Parliament when counting Is completed. This would ensure a sufficient majority for a coalition which centre party leaders Intend calling the "NationalReuter - 59 words
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Article50 1950-03-16 3 BEIRUT. Wed.—King Abdullah of Jordan yesterday told the Arab states representatives of a new agreement between Jordan and Israel, the Lebanese Minister In Amman reported to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry. Communist circles fear that under the agreement Haifa would replace Beirut as Jordan's main outlet to t!.j Mediterranean.—Reuttr.Reuter - 50 words
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221 1950-03-16 3 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. i ITNITED STATES Senator Joseph R. McCarthy yesterday added the of John Stewart Service to the list of State Department people he says are pro-Communist. Service was foreign policy adviser to General Douglas Mac Arthur in Japan in 1945. He now221 words
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Article177 1950-03-16 3 TOKYO, Wed. rjIHE British representative 1 on the Allied Council In Japan, Col. William Hodgson, yesterday submitted 13 questions to Gen. Mac Arthur's headquarters, "with a view to clearing up the great conflict," on the dangers of new financial oligarchies arising in Japan's banking system. TheseReuter - 177 words
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Article, Illustration25 1950-03-16 3 DR. ALBERTUS GEYER, South African newspaper magnate and friend of the Union premier, Dr. Malan, who has been appointed High Commissioner in London.— Reuter picture.Reuter - 25 words
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Article77 1950-03-16 3 MANILA, Wed. A decision of the Philippines Ecclesiastical Court was produced by the Rev. Hermogens Coronel In support of his contention that he was scared into a "shot-gun" wedding with a former pupil who named him as the father of her child. He is seekingAP - 77 words
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59 1950-03-16 3 MELBOURNE, Wed. MELBOURNE'S suburban railway guards, who struck tor higher wages at midnight on Monday decided to return to work at midnight yesterday. executive of their union, which recommended that they should stay off work until their claims were met. Tram and bus59 words
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177 1950-03-16 3 BLOEMFONTEIN, Wednesday. rpHE South African Government yesterday lost two x legal disputes over passports one to an Indian leader, the other to a trade unionist said to be a Communist. In the first dispute the Government lost Its second appeal against a court order177 words
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Article109 1950-03-16 3 2 WIVES CAME TO VISIT TO BLOWS HONG KONG, Wed. KWOK Chan, aged 41, and Lai Mui-fong, aged 29, went to visit their husband simultaneously at Hong Kong hospital Lai struck Kwok Chan and broke her glasses; Kwok countered with a penknife and cut Lai Mui-fong's forehead. In court itAP - 109 words
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Article24 1950-03-16 3 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, WED.— Thirteen members of the Korean National Assembly were convicted yesterday of violating national security by making contacts with24 words
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Article151 1950-03-16 3 LONDON, Wednesday. DRITAIN'S Labour Government last night over- threw the third consecutive challenge i n the new Parliament by 19 votes. It got 308 votes to 289 in a division forced by Mr. Winston Churchill's Tories on alleged Government overspending. In the first confidence voteReuter; AP - 151 words
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Article, Illustration16 1950-03-16 3 A NEEDLEWORK panel by Queen Mary, which has been exhibited at the Bath Assembly.— Reuter picture.Reuter - 16 words
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Article71 1950-03-16 3 QUEBEC, Wednesday. ALBERT Guay, a 32-year-old jeweller, was yesterday found guilty of murdering: his wife by planting a time bomb in a plane in which 23 people died. He was sentenced to be hanged on June 23. The prosecution alleged that Guay's motives were aReuter; AP - 71 words
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Article216 1950-03-16 3 Seretse Protest Worries Attlee LONDON, Wed. ■ORITAIN'S Prime Min**ister, Mr. Clement Attlee, held a Cabinet meeting yesterday to consider the growing rebellion of 40 Labour backbenchers annoyed with the Government's treatment of Seretse Khama Mr. Attlee is expected to intervene in the matter again personally today when a meeting ofReuter; UP - 216 words
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Article52 1950-03-16 3 VENICE, Wed. Five striking workmen were injured two of them seriously—when police opened fire yesterday on a demonstration by 2,000 men against dismissals from the Breda engineering plant. Police stated that they fired "into the air" after strikers, who had barricaded a bridge leading to the works, hadReuter - 52 words
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Advertisement29 1950-03-16 3 HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd. BRANCHES IN singapore, penanc, kuala lumpur ipoh. Manchester kuchinc ;andakan, banckok, London MILLARS CONCRETE MIXERS PUMPING SETS STONE BREAKERS HIGHWAY COMBINED DRYING MIXING UNITS -ETC.29 words
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Article177 1950-03-16 4 MALAYA'S SMELTERS FIGHTING BACK WASHINGTON. Wed. MALAYA is regaining some of its pre-war dominance in tin smelter output, the United States Department of Commerce announced today. Malaya produced 55.449 tons of tin in concentrates during 1949, which was about 19 per cent, above the 1948 level, the report said. Malaya'sAP - 177 words
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Article, Illustration47 1950-03-16 4 COUNTESS IN PENANG COUNTESS Mountbatten of Burma watches a dental nurse a t work in the Penan g Dental Training School. She is seen (below) talking to members of the Penang Nursing Unit »i the St. John Ambulance Brigade Parade held in her honour.— Straits Times pictures.47 words
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Article100 1950-03-16 4 From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Wed. At the annual meeting of the Bentong District Boy Scouts' Association officers elected were: Chairman, Dato Hussatn: district commissioner, Mr. V. Raslah; assistant district commissioners, Inche Sulaiman bin Ismail, Inche Taib bin Akil; secretary, Mr. Hool Kam Soot: treasurer, Mr.100 words
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Article74 1950-03-16 4 From Out Own Correspondent TAIPING. Wud. Three women, Ng Ah Tai, Chan Sal Moi and Ng Lam Looi, were fined $20 each by the Taiplng Magistrate for washing for tin ore in the Sungei Tupai without licences. Four minors who were arrested at the same time74 words
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Article83 1950-03-16 4 From Our SUB Correspondent MALACCA, Wed. RECAISE a witness, Cadet A.S.P. J. C. Sabey, Officer-tn-Charge of Operations, was accidentally wounded the previous day and unable to attend me Malacca High Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Preiheroe adjourned the trial in which Chinese, Si Ah Fatt, was alleged83 words
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182 1950-03-16 4 MR C C. Tan (Municipality South-West) will ask the Singapore Legislative Council at its meeting next Tuesday to stop all granite quarrying on Bukit Timah Hill and stop "irreparable damage to this natural reserve". Mr. Tan also wants all temporary occupation licences granted for182 words
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Article74 1950-03-16 4 From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Wed.— "l admit I gambling but did not assist in the management of gaming, said Cheng Onn Chong when he was fined $200 for the management of gaming in a I house at Benton*? The prosecution said that Cheng was at74 words
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Article210 1950-03-16 4 AMONG the 38 people repatriated by the Silver Jubilee Fund since the liberation is an Indian magician, his German wife, and four children. They performed mainly for charity in their Malayan tour in 1948. with the result that they suffered heavy financial losses. Twentiy-nine of210 words
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Article66 1950-03-16 4 From Our SUIT Correspondent MALACCA, Wed. Representatives of 87 Chinese schools In Malacca Settlement have agreed that an 11-man committee be set up to ask the Government for higher grants to Chinese schools. A speaker said that at present a grant of about $7 a year66 words
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Article17 1950-03-16 4 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Wed. The second annual general meeting of the Talping District17 words
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180 1950-03-16 4 WASHINGTON, Wed. AMERICAN synthetic <*■ rubber plants should stay under Government ownership. the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee decided yesterday. American Security will be better served that way, the Comnv f >°e added. President, Truman recently asked Congress for authority to beginAP - 180 words
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Article77 1950-03-16 4 From Our Own Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR Wed. Nineteen Scouts entered for the fancy dress competition held by the first Krian Anglo-Chinese School Troop to celebrate Founder's Day. Mohamed bin Yahya. as the Chinese "lang tin tang" man got the first prize. Second was the Indian priest and77 words
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Article45 1950-03-16 4 From Our Own Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR. Wed. Ng Seng Choy was fined $40 when he admitted using his private car as a public service vehicle. For driving a car when he had no driving licence, Ng was fined another $20.45 words
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Article58 1950-03-16 4 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Wed.— Bail of $200 was granted Zackaria bin Jaffar, charged at Teluk Anson with causing grievous hurt to Mohamed Johari bin Egah Ibrahim "by shooting with a rifle so nesllgently as to endanger his life." The alleged incident took place at UluBernama - 58 words
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Article, Illustration41 1950-03-16 4 Judas forcing: a kiss en Rachel, In the play Outcast, to be staged at Raffles Institution tomorrow and Saturday by pupils of the Singapore Institute of Science in aid of the University and SATA funds. Straits Times picture.41 words
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120 1950-03-16 4 rE controversial Italian film "Stromboli" has been passed for exhibition In Malaya by the official film censor, Mr. Jack Evans. Mr. Evans said yesterday that he was concerned only with Malayan censorship code and not with any publicity that Ingrld Bergman and Roberto Rosselllni had120 words
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Advertisement177 1950-03-16 4 6eauty ll 1 THE PRESSED STEEL COOKER WITH THE DROP DOWN ADVT. OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.ITO OF ENGLAND SINGAPORE MALACCA KUALA lnnPun PfNANfI If (to jeel $eifek v'\lUHt^- 1 i' There is nofhins like /tea^ fUik 7,,/^T.ji W %faeCaktU& Tonic Wme i. tull-bod.«< tni Clycerophoiptiitc. MAKES YOU FIT KEEPS177 words
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205 1950-03-16 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. AST night's hand grenade explosion in Penang's crowded Muntri Street in which seven people, including an Anti-Bandit Month volunteer, were wounded was described by police today as "an act of sheer terrorism." 'This is probably only205 words
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132 1950-03-16 5 l-rom Our Staff ('orrespondenl KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. I^HE response to appeals for information during AntlBiniit Month has been a pn-at disappointment, the 4or Organiser Mr G. W. S'lP'i-rville told Kuala Lump ir Rotarians today He could count on the flnB r.s (>t both hands the132 words
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Article75 1950-03-16 5 Lim Hal Kiang. a chinclvw of a motor boat, was yesterrl iv fined $80 in the Singapore Marine Court for enter- lnt> the Colony with 250 oags < of tin ore without a manifest! for the cargo, and entering 1 Siiiaapore without a pert ["'.<• trance.75 words
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Article52 1950-03-16 5 1 rum Our Own (orrrspondent TAIPING. Wed— For not ring for an identity < rani 70-year-o:d Goh Kow I fineu *150, or three g months' simple Imprisonment. I Goh said he had been lor seven months and had i c b< i en unable to go and eet'c52 words
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Article51 1950-03-16 5 SULTAN AT KEMAMAN From Our Own Correspondent KEMAMAN. Wed. The Sultan of Trengganu appealed lor support and help from all communities towards ending the bandit menace when he visited Kemaman He was entertained to dinner at the residence of the District Officer, Dato Bcnciara Luar, by Mr. Tan Teck Siew.51 words
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Article64 1950-03-16 5 The officials of the Singapore Christian Funeral Society for the year are: President. Mr. Andrew B. P:nto: ilce president. Mr. L. A. Joseph: secretary, Mr. Lim Tin Soon; reasurer. Mr. Chan Boon Hock; :ommittee members: Messrs. C. < VJisson, Ec Peng Liang, Koh Pang Koon, R. Boudewyn, Llm64 words
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Article51 1950-03-16 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed The i Chinese New Year was ap- I aroaching, and I bought more j joods than could be accommodated in mv shop," said i 10-year-old Lo^v Kirn Teng I .harged at Segamat withi )bstruct;r.» the flve-^oot way. i Ie was fined51 words
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Article129 1950-03-16 5 WITNESS FOUND HANGED I From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR. Wed. ON the day that he was to have given evidence at the trial of a lance-corporal on a perjury charge, Auxiliary Police Constable Ahmad bin Razln hanged himself in a locked room in his house at Paya Pemosum Estate.129 words
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Article77 1950-03-16 5 •^HE light fleet aircraft carrier Ocean will leave her nome port of Devonport about Apr. 16 for her third trooping trip to the Far East in less than a year. She will make a round trip to Mediterranean ports, Singapore. Hong Kong and j apan with77 words
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Article69 1950-03-16 5 IMPORTS of tin-ore into 1 Malaya last month dropped :o 698 tons from 1,048 tons Jn fanuary, according to official statistics. j In January last year Mai- i iyas tin ore imports amount- ;d to 407 tons and in Feb- > vary, 363 tons. Last month's69 words
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Article76 1950-03-16 5 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Wed. Teachers from various schools in Batu Pahat met last night to discuss a gymkhana for Empire Day, May 24. It will be on the same lines as last year's except that A and B divisions (boys and girls)76 words
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Article25 1950-03-16 5 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Wed.— A 57-year-old woman, Lee Meow, was charged at Talplng with possession of one round of rifle ammunition.25 words
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Article164 1950-03-16 5 A S a result of the findings of the special committee appointed by the High Commissioner to investigate the recent walk-out of Malay students, changes have been made by the Federal Government among the teaching staff of the Sultan Idris Training College, the Utusan Melayu reports.164 words
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Article310 1950-03-16 5 THE latest list of donations 1 to the Singapore Y.W.C.A. .appeal funds is as follows: Lee Rubber Co. $200; N. R. Mistri $150; Dr. Benjamin Chew. $100, Dato C. J. Paglar. D.F.M.J. $100; Tay On Teck, $100; Shaw I Brothers $100; Gramophone Co., $100: Dr. Lor. Poon310 words
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Article, Illustration43 1950-03-16 5 SIX SPECIAL tank-trucks like these have been put into service on British Railways to transport Malayan latex from ships to storage tanks. When the use of the latex increases it is hoped to move it directly to manufacturers from the ships.43 words
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Article40 1950-03-16 5 From Our BUff Correspondent PENANG, Wed.— A 27-year-old woman, Llm Poh Kool, died last night while being taken to hospital after she had slipped in her Nanning Street house when about to wash her hands after a meal.40 words
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Article, Illustration23 1950-03-16 5 MR. L. ISAACS. Chief Accountant of the Malayan Postal Services Department, who has retired after more than 35 years' service. I.arm picture.23 words
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Article52 1950-03-16 5 I\R. A. Oetoyo, Representav tive of the United States of Indonesia, will leave Singapore soon to represent his country at Canberra. Speaking to members of the All Muslim Missionary Society at Geylang this week he said that there was little possibility of another armed revolt by discontented52 words
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Article28 1950-03-16 5 SEGAMAT, Wed. The Hokkien Association of Batu Pahat, the United Chinese Club of Segamat and the Lam Yew Club of Pontian have been registered as societies.28 words
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Article203 1950-03-16 5 Safety Booklets For S'pore yHE Singapore Safety First Council has arranged to print 325,000 copies of the Highway Code for distribution in the Colony. The English and three vernacular editions are all at the final proof stage before printing. This was stated yesterday by Mr. George G. Thomson, secretary of203 words
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165 1950-03-16 5 From Our Staff Correspondent FENANG, Wednesday. A LARGE section of the British people is still 1^ ignorant about Malaya. This was stated by Inche Mohamed Yusoff bin Mohamed Noor, Labour representative i n the Federal Council and one of the three Malayan labour observers165 words
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Article80 1950-03-16 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. JTOR 'fishing out" cloth1 ing and cash from a window with a bamboo pole, Ross bin Man, a trisha rider with six previous convictions, was today sentenced at Penang to three years' imprisonment to be followed by one year's police80 words
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Article48 1950-03-16 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed.— Charges of carrying four extra passengers In his taxi and of failing to stop when ordered were made against Tay Poh Chong at Segamat. He admitted two passengers in excess, but denied the second charge. Hearing was adjourned a week.48 words
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Article61 1950-03-16 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wed.— Rahman bin Nairn wa s fined $50 at Muar for using a private car for hire at Jalan Panchor. On a similar charge, Ismail bin Shariff was acquitted. A lorry driver, Wan Seong Yen, was fined $10 for ignoring a traffic signal,61 words
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Article35 1950-03-16 5 From Oar Own Correspondent KAJANO, Wed. A. Nayagam, a labourer employed on Abeco Estate at Beranang in the Kajang area, was remanded in police custody for alleged rape on a 14-year-old Indian girl.35 words
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Article17 1950-03-16 5 Mr. W. A Spradbr^ of Kedah Government i-ress has been appointed Deputy Government Printer. Singapore.17 words
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Advertisement83 1950-03-16 5 |\^^^«=sp SEND 1 *==^ijji A FOODm f Vjtim ]> UtCEL :i Iffi d^UW HOME m '..jj The S.S. CANTON" leaves Singapore jj for the U.K. next Thursday. March 23rd. i p Order your hamper today, so that it M may be included in this shipment. M jpjj Remember, Tea, Meats,83 words
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Advertisement52 1950-03-16 5 .flit "^Aw^^^^^fe^k. m Bfi m^*™fc§M W|S|L Rich, tint* \tra B^ tobacco and. y^W^ k ie c or|i i| "i» for cleaner Carrtrai ,\jtnion. lio Itmn Aco-wtwi (w Qualiqr. ifMfr \\l IV*V j, Krd Tanqueray. Cordon 4 Co. L«4. Gordons Stands Supk&mz PtSW|OAlastl 3 DAYSI FINAL REDUCTIONS WASSIAMULL'S 31 33, HIGH52 words
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Article234 1950-03-16 6 'FOUNDER MEMBERS OF NEW NATION' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. MR. E. C. G. Barrett, Registrar of Federal Citizens, said in a broadcast last night that jf the December flsture of 17,000 Federal citizens registered became a monthly average, about 250,000 new citizens would be created by Feb.234 words
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Article773 1950-03-16 6 Claims, Awards, Assessments, Payments From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE War Damage Scheme for the Federation, detailing a system by which assessment and payment of all kinds of claims are to be effected was published in a 14-page Government Gazette today. Briefly, the773 words
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Article, Illustration47 1950-03-16 6 A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH of the new office-bearers and general committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce taken yesterday. Seventh from the right is Mr. Tan Lark Sye, new president, and on his right is Mr. Tan Siak Kew, the new vicepresident. Straits Times picture.47 words
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Article40 1950-03-16 6 Irom Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Wed.— To commrmoratr the third anniversary of the death of the late Abbot Thye Hee Huat Soo. a memorial" service will be held «>n Saturday afternoon at the Penang Buddhist Institute.40 words
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Article, Illustration253 1950-03-16 6 Better World 'In Offing' Says Adam Student Envoy Returns From U.S. v VI ALA Y AS 19 year-old student gnvoy to the United States, Syed Adam Edward Hogan3haidali, returned to Singapore by air yesterday full of praise for America's way of life. Adam, who is from Perak, is ,'onvinced that253 words
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Article74 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRI Wed. SOH FOON. a Chinese woman who was charged in the Johore Bahru Police Court today with attempting to commit suicide M by throwing herself into the sea from the Causeway, told the Court that someone had put a74 words
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Article47 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent 3 PARIT BUNTAR, Tues: Tco 1 Hang Goh was fined $200 or 1 four months' rigorous impri- sonment in the Parit Buntar Court when he pleaded guilty i to a charge of illicit possession of 1 3 4 gallons of samru47 words
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Article146 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Wed. CHILD marriages, which were formally deplored by the Negri Sembilan Welfare Committee last year, will be discussed by the Central Welfare Council at Kuala Lumpur this Saturday. At the last meeting of the council when the question of146 words
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Article88 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. INVESTIGATION into the approximate area of State land at present occupied in Johore without authority has disclosed that occupiers of about 26.000 acres of agricultural land are at present paying no rent and have at no time paid any88 words
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Article60 1950-03-16 6 From Our Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Mr. Lawrence van B. Nichols, associate director of the U.S. Information Service In the Federation of Malaya, will be the visiting speaker at the Victoria Institution Literary and Debating Society on Fn. March 17. The meeting will start at 6.15 p.m.60 words
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Article55 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR, Wed.— About 3 000 people were at the Sungei Patani padang yesterday evening to listen to a puolic concert by the Federation Police band. In the past three days, the band has performed In all the main districts in Kedah and Perlis.55 words
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Article56 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wed.— A 60-year-old Javanese, Lomiyo bin Mosnadi, was refused bail after facing a double charge under the Emergency Regulations In the Muar Magistrate's Court. He was charged with possession of a rifle and 93 rounds of ammunition without lawful authority, and was arrested56 words
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Article167 1950-03-16 6 Woman Gets $4,090 For Injuries From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A MARRIED Chinese woman. Madam Chong Cheng Mee. of Serdang. was awarded $4,090 damages and costs by Mr. Justice E. N. Taylor In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court for injuries received in a motor accident in January last167 words
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Article178 1950-03-16 6 GREATER USE OF NEW DRUG MORE people were making use of the Singapore AiitlTuberculosls Assoekilio. i s B.C.G. vaccination scheme, but the SATA Clinic could still deal with many more. Dr. G. H. Garlick. Director of the SATA Clinic said yesterday that the scheme for vaccinating 3,300 children from social178 words
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Article85 1950-03-16 6 From Our Staff < <>> i es|minlt-i.t KUALA LUMI'vK. Wer! i The Sultan of Perak has apI pointed Inche Megat Yunus bin Megat Haji Mohamed lsa. j J.P., Orang Kaya Besar Maharaja di-Raja. Perak, to be Territorial Chief of Krian District; Yang Mulia Raja Musn ibni Sultan85 words
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Article42 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING. Wed. -For providing facilities for chant a [smoking in his room in Tupai Road, 53-year-oid Chan Kai 'was fined $300 or thre« 'months' imprisonment by Mr. (E.( E. A. Burton in the Session* Court.42 words
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Article53 1950-03-16 6 SEVERAL people have been detained following: a fire in the police telephone hat at the corner of Jalan Besar and Lavender Street, Singapore, on Tuesday night. Two police constables, who pat the fire out in a few minutes, found a small tin of burning petrol53 words
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Advertisement141 1950-03-16 6 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING. Wed. Miss Khoo Siew Cheng. third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Soo Chee of Taip»ng. will be married to Mr. Lee Park Pheng. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mun Foo. at the Choong Wah Public School in Kampar on March '26 at141 words
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Advertisement119 1950-03-16 6 LIMITIO STEEL STORAGE BINS Ideal for all storage purposes. Easily adjustable and adaptable to ucet any need Save space and render stocks immediately accessible. Other equipment in the sankey- sheldon range includes Lockers Filing Cabinets, Desks, Cupboards, Partitioning, Shelf ing-al) in Steel. HARPER CILFILLAN CO., LTD. Sole Agents for Malaya.119 words
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343 1950-03-16 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. IN less than half an hour yesterday afternoon police jungle squads fought two battles with the notorious Kajang gang, wounding two who escaped into thick blukar. The first battle took p which was located by343 words
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Article, Illustration48 1950-03-16 7 A GROUP of gendarmes in the Kingdom of Laos, lndoChina. are seen above training for action in the event of a feared invasion of the kingdom by Ho Chi-mlnh's Communist forces. Below: A Vietnamese soldier of the French Army standing guard in hilly country at Tonkin.— A.P. pictures.AP - 48 words
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Article32 1950-03-16 7 MUAR, Wed—Lai King aged 72, and Kho Tin Pang, aged 47, were charged at Muar with possession of samsu at Tangkak and were allowed ball of $100 each.32 words
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Article91 1950-03-16 7 A SINGAPORE firm of engineers plans to manufacture tropicalised room aironera by June. British eft] materials will be Malaya spent nearly $1,000,Omi last year on air-condition-quipment and spare ji irts imported from the rt States. An official of the company said yesterday that production in91 words
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Article57 1950-03-16 7 I mm Our SUIT < orrrspnndrnt KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. More rubber roads are to be laid down in Kuala Lumpur. The new strips will be a quarter mile length of Victory Avenue between the Cenotaph and Suleiman building and approximately a similar length of road57 words
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Article26 1950-03-16 7 SEGAMAT. Wed. The Sfgamat Circuit Magistrate discharged 21-year-old Raman bin Abdullah, cnarged with using a knife on a comp^rlot. The prosecution Withdrrw the charge.26 words
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Article91 1950-03-16 7 THE young Alastlan rescued from an uninhabited island off Singapore on Monday is now In the Animal Infirmary where it is recovering from its ordeal. Yesterday, many Inquiries were made concerning the well-being of the dog. No claim has been made for it. Rescue Party The91 words
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160 1950-03-16 7 rhelp lighten the long convalescence of bedridden children in the Singapore General Hospital, young Malay soldiers and Chinese and Indian students have volunteered to read books and tell them stories. But Miss Janet Grant, assistant organiser of the Singapore Red Cross, told the Straits Times160 words
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Article51 1950-03-16 7 ■pOLLOWlNQ the appeal made over Radio Malaya on Tuesday night by the Superintendent of the Singapore Police radio section that suspicious characters seen around houses should be reported at once to 999, several calls were made yesterday. All were attended to, but no arrests were51 words
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Article153 1950-03-16 7 22 SIGN STABLE PROTEST From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. rO Federal Legislative Councillors, Dato E. C. C. Thuraisingham and Mr. Jules Martin, are among 22 local and outstatlon owners who today sent a signed protest to the Penang Turf Club asking It to defer action on its recent decision153 words
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Article46 1950-03-16 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed.— 'I am not too sure of my age but believe I must be between 38 and 50 years," said Periathamby. an Indian labourer charged in the Segamat Circuit Court for defacing his identity card. He wa* fined $5.46 words
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Article199 1950-03-16 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wednesday. A MALAY religious teacher and the Imam of the Sungkai Mosque were each awarded $100 damages and costs in the suit against M. Sallehuddln, who was, at the time, Editor of the Malay newspaper Majlis, and also the Selangor199 words
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Article31 1950-03-16 7 The New Moon Day celebration will be held at the Sinhala Buddhist Temple, 263 Outram Road, Singapore, on Friday by the Ladles Section (SB. A). All are invited.31 words
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312 1950-03-16 7 Family Planning Drive Am ong Ch in ese THE Singapore Family Planning Association is to launch a campaign among the Chinese community. A cinema slide has been prepared and arrangements are being made to have it screened at all Chinese theatres in the Colony. The purpose of this slide is312 words
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Article21 1950-03-16 7 From Oar Own Correspondent RAUB, Wed—Khong Koon Chin was fined $10 for driving a motor-cycle without a licence.21 words
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Article151 1950-03-16 7 ART EXHIBITION, British Council Hall, Stamford Road, 9 am. to 5.30 p.m. ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL, civics club, Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Hamld of the University of Malaya, on "Democracy in Malaya," School Hall, 3 p.m. Y.W.C.A., 5, Raffles Quay, embroidery class, 3.30 p.m., Bible study class, 5151 words
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245 1950-03-16 7 $1-MILLION-A-DAY TRADE WITH INDIES 'J'HE basic economic interests of Malaya and Indonesia are the same, said Mr. Traher Ibrahim, head of the Economic Section of the Indonesia Office, broadcasting over Radio Malaya last night. Speaking on trade relations between Malaya and Indonesia, he said that Indonesia was Malaya's largest supplier245 words
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Article75 1950-03-16 7 From Our Own Corespondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Seven Chinese men and women who were charged in the Police Court today with being in fraudulent possession of a quantity of firewood were acquitted without being called upon for their defence. A Chinese contractor alleged that the firewood was75 words
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Article60 1950-03-16 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU Wed The Johore Bahru Chinese Reading Circle, yesterday decided to raise funds to buy land for a clubhouse. The following were appointed to the Building Committee: Messrs. Yap Kirn Hock. Teo Kirn Sar, Kuok Hock Nlen, Lee Chin Ng ap.60 words
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Article103 1950-03-16 7 From Our Staff Correspondent r PENANG. Wed. provide amenities Tot r\™«' rr i BB 'i Patlents the Ceylon Commissioner in Malaya Mr M. Saravanamuttu has given a chequ c for $50 0 to Mrs. C ft m ams wife of tne Chief Medical Officer. Penang The103 words
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56 1950-03-16 7 IN.S. Jumna, one of the Indian Navy's' main ships, is due in Singapore tomorrow. It ts on a routine visit and no ceremonies or ofjicial gun salutes will be observed. Capt. B. S. Soman, IN, Commanding the Jumna, one of the most senior56 words
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Advertisement225 1950-03-16 7 I POND'S //tfr CREAMS Yo«f twofold 'bMuty discipline 1 rvity nioht, dean* *our tkia with V You need two crcami to keep your skin fair and lovely Pond'i Cold Crtam. Cover your faot II with thit rich, oily crtam, and smooth 1 one for cleansing, and OM for protection. S£225 words
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Advertisement22 1950-03-16 7 BIRTH CONTROL... A REPRODUCTION of the slide prepared by the Family Planning Association which is to be shown in all Chinese cinemas.22 words
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Advertisement111 1950-03-16 7 COMING TO CATHAY! y^M possession f S^K rSPiciAsT7»MMAwlwr WAVING REDUCTIONS for 1 MONTH ONLY from TODAY j Jamil •Miebimliu Wiralass Cold Wive including the Latest American Cat PRICE $20/- > Book Your Appointment with Miss Vicky I 13, Battery Rd Tel. 3339 REPEAT PERFORMANCE By Request "A FESTIVAL of CHINESE111 words
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731 1950-03-16 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Mar. 16, 1950 More Troops More Planes Much satisfaction will be felt that the army in Malaya is to be strengthened by the arrival shortly from Hong Kong of the 26th Gurkha I Brigade, and that the RAF. is to be reinforced by additional aircraft,731 words
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Article407 1950-03-16 8 It would be ironical if Britain's new Labour Government, weathering storms on nationalisation and hou.-ing. were to fall flat at the 'eet of an African chieftain. It can happen. The affair of Seretse Khama has stirred Parliament in a manner no domestic issue has succeeded407 words
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Article1405 1950-03-16 8 M. W. GULLIFORD - "FROM CITY TO ISLAND PLANNING M. W. GULLIFORD By who discusses the Development Board which it is proposed to set up to plan the development of Singapore Island as a whole, and calls attention to the huge revenue that the Board will require if half a million people are to1,405 words
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491 1950-03-16 8 THERE was a very misleading typographical error 'A in a Straits Times report published under the headings "Tenants Concerned Over Rent Move -Fear Of Sudden Eviction" (referring to the Bill to amend the Control of Rent Ordinance in the Colony). Your report read: 'There is now491 words
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Letter67 1950-03-16 8 T5EFORE he goes on leave, surely it is the duty of Mr. Roy Morrell to explain to readers of the Straits Times the beauty and ecstasy he sees in his paintings of men and women (particularly the latter) with their abnormal anatomical protuberances? The more I stared at his67 words
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Letter162 1950-03-16 8 1 A S an Asian, permit me to register my protest at the treatment meted out to Seretse Khama. I believe I voice the sentiment of a host of other people too. The British Government has committed a breach of the democratic process in not allowing this162 words
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Letter95 1950-03-16 8 IN the "On The Margin" column in Monday's issue Cecil Street may well cast doubt upon a Malay constable'6 speed at mental arithmetic, but his own simple arithmetic would appear to i be somewhat at fault. If Singapore's February accident figure (605) is divided by the95 words
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Article455 1950-03-16 8 On The Margin Lunch Interval I went straight from the clattering typewriters .md jangling telephones and maddening interruptions •>! the office to have a look at the Singapore Art Socir'ys exhibition during the lunch hour. It was a very pleasant and restful interlude, looking at these paintings, one envied again455 words
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Advertisement794 1950-03-16 8 OAPCOIGNE on 14th March to Ju»n wife of C E. Oascoignf, h dmishtrr. PAPE To Dorothy, niff of O B Pnpe. on March 15, Penang. ht«-- .»ull» France*. THE ENGAGEMENT was »ni.i.uiuod on the 25th Feb '50. between Miss Barbara Tan Kim Churi the youngest daughter of Mndiirn Chew Oek794 words
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Advertisement21 1950-03-16 8 CEP RANGE V OF OUTSTAND/NG X inolak WOOLLENS < Xvp WORSTEDS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SELECT/ON AT REASONABLE PRICES PHONE: 6535 2?,CHUUA STREET21 words
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Article540 1950-03-16 9 'Test Case Succeeds In High Court I'KN Singapore Traction Company bus conductors who had been sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment each on charges of criminal breach of trust of bus fares successfully appealed against the convictions in the Supreme Court yesterday. The Chief Justice, Mr.540 words
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Article300 1950-03-16 9 THOUGHT BANDITS WERE SOLDIERS' From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. l EBAI binti Lassim, a. grandmother living m Kai.'gar Senagar, said today at the trial of 13 persons charged with consorting with armed men, that she was told to get out of the way when the bandits entertered the300 words
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Article, Illustration26 1950-03-16 9 SUBALTERN Daphne Joyce Old and Capt. Selwyn Arier of the R.A.E.C.. Hone Kong who were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. Straits Times picture.26 words
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Article165 1950-03-16 9 rescued from the sea after his boat capsized, was yesterday sentenced in the Court to two months' rigorous imprisonment. He was 32-year-old Ngor Ah Tow, who was found guilty of attempted theft ol two bags of scrap rubber from a ship lying in the Inner Roads. Idris165 words
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Article171 1950-03-16 9 I TNDER by-laws which will come np fo r confirmation by the full body of Singapore Municipal Commissioners at the end of this month, taxis wil! not be licensed after June SO next unless they are fitted with taximeters which must be sealed and171 words
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Article, Illustration39 1950-03-16 9 FOUR OF the Malayan Air Training: Corps cadets who became blood donors on Tuesday have tea after giving their blood. Left to right are: Ibrahim Hwang, Naranjan Singh. F Sgt. Chan Kwee Sung and Neville Tan.— Straits Times picture.39 words
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339 1950-03-16 9 AN estimated deficiency of $941,398 was disclosed in A the affairs of Fortnum and Company, Ltd., at the examination of the Company's managing director, Mr. Foo Hong Toon, in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Foo was examined in connection with the winding up of the339 words
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Article76 1950-03-16 9 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. CONSTRUCTION has started on the main buildings and stores for the Federal Government's 52,250.000 Public Works Department factory at Cheras Road, Kuala Lumpur. The largest in the Federation, it will cover approximately 25 acres. It has been designed76 words
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Article35 1950-03-16 9 Found guilty of having stolen a bicycle, 47-year-old Leong See Wan of Anson Road was yesterday in the Singapore Second Police Court sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment. Leong admitted one previous conviction.35 words
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Article35 1950-03-16 9 Bail of $1,000 in two sureties was offered to a young Chinese, Quek Lian Meng alias Quek Seng Chua, when he was charged in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday with cheating Wone35 words
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Article52 1950-03-16 9 CJO far, only one woman has >3 volunteered for service with the anti-aircraft battery of the Slneanore Royal anti-aircraft battery work have been invited to get in touch with Singapore Vnlunlfifit-^OEii^^Jfiailmiai^ defence system of the Colony. If a sufficient number of women come forward, it52 words
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Article, Illustration68 1950-03-16 9 MR. K. M. 11l I \l. who has been taking a leading part in the Singapore Admiralty Local Staff I'nion and the Naval Base Employees Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, leaves for India today on a short holiday. Mr. I'illai has been in Singapore for the last68 words
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335 1950-03-16 9 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. ♦pHE President of the Kuala Lumpur Municipality is to consider setting up a commission to Inquire into any charges of corruption that might be made against Municipal staff. This followed a suggestion made335 words
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Article126 1950-03-16 9 New Clinic Planned For SATA THE Singapore Anti- Tuberculosis Association is considering buying land in the municipal area for .m up-to-date clink- when its three-year-tenancy in St. Andrew's Mission Hospital ends in June next year The chairman oi SATA, Mr. C. L. Edwards, said yesterday that the new clinic would126 words
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Article184 1950-03-16 9 THE only way to restore full trade between Malaya and Indonesia is for the U.S.I, to adopt a system of half barter and half cash transactions, said Mr. Quek Soan Loh, president of the Singapore Overseas Chinese Importers' and Exporters' Association, yesJterday, commenting on184 words
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Article112 1950-03-16 9 A GREEMENT has been x\ reached between Singapore lighteT owners and workers to revise the uniform scale of lighterage charges which had been rejected by the Colony's three Chambers of Commerce. At a joint meeting of the Lighter Owners' Association, and the Chinese and Indian Lighter Workers'112 words
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Article96 1950-03-16 9 THE unusually large size of Municipal bills received by Singapore residents in the last few days is the result of the longer period since the last meter reading In some areas and of increased charges for electricity. Increased charges came Into force on Dec. 1 last96 words
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Article30 1950-03-16 9 A Malay Forces programme, produced and presented by Malay servicemen themselves, will be broadcast every fornight at 8.30 p.m. from Radio Malaya. The first broadcast will be tomorrow.30 words
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Article24 1950-03-16 9 The appointment of Mr. Chan Mun Sun as a member of the Singapore Seafarers' Administration Board has been revoked, it was announced yesterday.24 words
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Article13 1950-03-16 9 The Singapore Rural Board will meet today at the Land Office.13 words
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Advertisement53 1950-03-16 9 1 MORT^^ I HERRINGS FRESH or in TOMATO SAUCE AGENTS C 6IE MORTON r mala yaj LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang WE NOW ttxiLD READY STOCKS U 0F 50 x M U-PLY) TYEES AND f I TL'BES SPECIALLY MANUV FACTURED IN OUR SOUTH AFRICAN FACTORY. J*- YOUR CAR SIE YOUR53 words
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Advertisement47 1950-03-16 9 iP" it \V ft TROPICAL \l^k v TKjfe AND Suits made to measure are cut and personally fitted by our English Cutter. Only highest skilled tailors are employed on our work Complete satisfaction from cut, fit and workmanship are guaranteed and furthermore our prices are competitive. ROBINSONS47 words
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Article, Illustration2270 1950-03-16 10 7n fA/s important article, reproduced from Reader's Digest, George F m Kennan, a veteran at the United States Foreign Service discusses American policy towards the Soviet Union PR EAT confusion of thought prevails today with respect to American policy toward the Soviet Union and Russia's real nttitude2,270 words
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Article, Illustration54 1950-03-16 10 GEORGE F. Kennan Director of the U.S. Department of State's Policy Planning Staff during- 1948 and 1949, and an outstanding authority on the Soviet Union, took office in August 1949, as Counsellor of the Department of State. Mr. Kennan, 45, Is a ve.eran of 24 years In the54 words
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Advertisement131 1950-03-16 10 I i h >** muling ■Al H T* duublc «it.n, krdrauiK ikoct •...■.>» lo in. *--,fi of ih* JM W ilWMbcfi Crow .~1 rw >U Wnh. .h..,. mM combra 10 tmoolk o« Urn Jf J^^^^^bB 1 E >f" A W B^B Hv'^B^LP "^B^B^B^B^^ b^b^^^bTb^b^l ilk. SIS b^B^b^Hb^b^^^^^ md-f MM Rdtebfe.131 words
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Advertisement115 1950-03-16 10 Air Cargo System... K. L. M. supair cargo service Every X.L.M. freight flight carries a crew member concerned with cargo and cargo alone. Paperwork, which causes delay on the ground, he completes en route In the air. In addition the Supair cargo cfiecltg each shipment aboard lands with It and115 words
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Article, Illustration634 1950-03-16 11 CAFF CD. EDWARDS - CAFF CD. EDWARDS By J\ the town of Kajang in Selangor, there is a whitewashed building in which before the war some of the teachers introduced Communist principles into their lessons. Shortly after the start of the Emergency, in June, 1948, it was one of the634 words
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Article, Illustration586 1950-03-16 11 Recently back from Penang is Capt. N. Meerendonk, B. A., F. Z. S., R.A.E.C., an authority on snakes, who visited the famous Snake Temple and extracted venom from vipers kept there. Capt. Meerendonk was originally asked by the Government medical authorities to extract venom for experimental purposes,586 words
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Advertisement68 1950-03-16 11 r-NCLISH pLECTRIC SLIPRING MOTORS ><•« MINING AND INDUSTRIAL PIRPOSES EX STOCK 3 PHASE 50 (YCLES 400 VOLTS 750 AND 1000 RPM < SYNCHRONOUS) FULLY TROPICALLY INSULATED (OMPI.ETE WITH SLIDE RAILS AND PULLEY. Harrisons Lister Engineering Ltd. Singapore Kuala Lumpur I poll I'enang HOMES CLUBST" OFTICE§ H OSPIT AL9 HOTELS~~r ACTOR68 words
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Advertisement211 1950-03-16 11 />/--*^^^-i^^ A V\\ •Just a few drops" keeps hair in place all day Checks loose dandruff and dry scalp Makes your hair manageable after shampoo A few drops go further than other hair tonics Gv fvt l/&4e£«ef f/ait 7o*Uc 7od<iy feonfenj no A/cofco' or drying ingrmdfntt) More bottles sold today211 words
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Miscellaneous362 1950-03-16 11 SING lVARF I 8 >' m P hon y: 30 New*; »45 B. English Half-Hour; t 'Stiictly w B.C. Jazz Octet; 10 Happy An- Vocal'; 8.15 Thai; 8.45 Dutch; 10 a.m. News from K.L.; 10.05 nlveisary; 11 Close. 8. Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 Close; 10.50 Schools; 12 Malay; Interlude; 10362 words
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Article, Illustration1315 1950-03-16 12 LONDON, Mar. 4. INHERE was a man we know who landed last week through the murk of London airport, to a damp fog and a meatgurrogate sandwich, and a Customs inspector who said "Please" and a bus driver who smiled; and he kissed his hand1,315 words
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Article417 1950-03-16 12 Tin mining beliefs and taboos 1-i these days of rehabilitation, banditry, and other headaches, a few descriptions of some old Malay and Chinese tin mining beliefs may perhaps be a bit of a change, and this artic'c will tell of them. Tin mining In Malaya is one of the oldest417 words
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Article676 1950-03-16 12 nebun - nebun Jv This Is a new series of 1 articles on gardening. Kebun is an expert on the subject and readers are invited to i send in any questions i of general interest. QHow does one start a bamboo hedge? I have tried cuttings without any success.676 words
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Article266 1950-03-16 12 ANE need not be born under Pisces to be a pisciculturist. Our nobility and gentry, well acquainted with this simple and beautiful truth, are today in the grips of the most fascinating hobby of the New Year, namely tropical and exotic fish-rearing. Many are plain pisciculturists who266 words
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Advertisement114 1950-03-16 12 SST x aaaaaaiß m tm mm SCANDINAVIAN E MOTOR CYCLE CHAMPIONSHIPS, S ODENSE. OEHMARK i 25th 3:pt.. i '49 S=l= 21 WORLDS RECORDS BROKEN ZZZZZI at MONTLKERY, PARIS 25th, 27th 28th October, 1949 -J= Artie Bell, Geoff Duke Eric Oliver, 5= riding Norton Motor Cycles, broke 21 World's Records for114 words
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Advertisement178 1950-03-16 12 ""^"^^^B^aW^^a^^H *av\ i MMm —^y»/pr\? > 1* I _^^i^^l^a»*»a»a»»»»»**^Ma^»»^^^^^sß p^BS SINGAPORE- BANGKOK anoEUROPB Hit SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM IS THE EXPRESS LINE OPERATED BT LUXURIOUS DOUGLAS DC. 6 PLANES AS USED ON THE TRANS ATLANTIC LINES— THE AIRCRAFT BUILT FOR LONG AIR VOYAGES. For further Information apply to your local travel178 words
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Miscellaneous266 1950-03-16 12 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD A*ui 03. Small «cl 0TM«rbUlV CROSSWORD No. 15 1 A paifflfir win* A io»» mtrry 14>. i^ ■imy <»*>• S4. Hil vtfMi CSI. Hi'.* t Expel an equioag* M-3>. 25. Seed* broken to W __=§2g;__,___._,__-___,__.___,.«_, s srie _E_saS.-s ;_l_-L_H r -L-Li| 12. Catche* ptiuwl belong- jo Servant*266 words
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Article578 1950-03-16 13 KUAN YIN - KUAN YIN NEW OUTLOOK IS NEEDED says are more and more mixed marriages in Singapore every week. This is a very encouraging tendency, for it is only by widespread intermarriage that the Malayan nation can be born and the Malayan people come into their own. The people578 words
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Article, Illustration34 1950-03-16 13 An oil painting of Mrs. V. C. Bath of Singapore, which was recently executed by the Russian painter Analole Shister, who has spent 37 years in the Far East working with paint and brush.34 words
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Article, Illustration114 1950-03-16 13 "THREE outfits for fair-weather wear, all ot them cool enough to be fashionable assets in Singapore, 1 Black and white dog-tooth check, outlined with white pique make this slim 'dress with a tiny detachable cape. Both cape ard hip yoke are faced with pique which is fastened114 words
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Article188 1950-03-16 13 TNDIAN women are over1 coming old prejudices anrj buying cosmetics in increasing quantities. A survey of shopping centres in the capital shows that the sale of cosmetics here has trebled in the past five years. The demand for beauty preparations imported from England and AmericaAP - 188 words
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Article261 1950-03-16 13 Girls' dreams come true ALL women want to be married in white. Call it romantic, silly or sentimental if you like, but every woman will confess that in her youth one of her dreams was to be married, to be married In while. During the war. materials were rationed, and261 words
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Advertisement50 1950-03-16 13 (CITROEN to-MMiM em/ X Mi^^^^^^^^/^^^^ evil I IiI 'i ?S^j \V FRONT WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR SPRINGING INTEGRAL CHASSIS BODY DETACHABLE CYLINDER BARRELS the "LIGHT FIFTEEN" saloon AND THE HEW 22 HP. "SIX CYLINDER" Sole Agents:—__zzzzz==zi THE EASTERN AUTO CO., LTD. 69/79 ORCHARD HP, SPORE. TEU 3747-755350 words
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Advertisement492 1950-03-16 13 AN Mar. 7 the Straits Times published. a brief w news-agency message quoting from a recent Quaker Report on Marriage, published in London. A Singapore Quaker reader thinks the message gave a misleading impression, and she sends the following extracts from the Quaker Book of Discipline relating to marriage and492 words
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Advertisement96 1950-03-16 13 //BLACKS WHITE) n I V C 7f- P Q? I H/? CP- n I y&rotfum CMamm) Zla 1 I I SIMSAPOKi MAIM tMMPUP IPOH P£M/¥O Indigestion and oihcr stomach jNkjl^ "Z& troubles arc easily and quickly J&FrPv overcome in the average himily— hI^-'S '^i they arc never without a tin96 words
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Article281 1950-03-16 14 LONDON, Wed. A BELIEF that Britain's gold and dollar reserves were on the upgrade created improvement In sentiment on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Closing middle prices ot selected stocki as supplied to the Straits Times by special arrangement with The financial Times, follow. LOANS Conaol 6F Ponding281 words
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Article37 1950-03-16 14 LONDON, Wed. 'PHE Singapore Traction Company's net profit for the year to Sept. 30, 1949. after taxation, amounted to £38 768 (£16,018 In 1948). The debt balance carried forward amounted to £15,692 (•£60.068)— Reuter.Reuter - 37 words
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301 1950-03-16 14 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. AN INDICATION of the American attitude to tin control, which is to be discussed at the Paris meeting of the Tin Study Group next week, is given by Mr. C. W. Nichols, a State Department official, who is301 words
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Article49 1950-03-16 14 rpHE Malayan Exchange Banks Assocation announces that the London exchange rate lor the Indonesian/Java guilder has been suspended as from Mar. 13. The Java guilder rate quoted In the Straits Times of Mar. 10 Is now therefore cancelled. Other rat»s then quoted remain unchanged.49 words
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Article29 1950-03-16 14 SINGAPORE, Wed., Mar. 15— 5295 (op $4.) LONDON, Wed., Mar. 15.— Spot: £599 H— £6oo. Forward 159*H— £599; Settlement £599%. Turnover: morning 50 tons, afternoon 60 tons.29 words
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Article131 1950-03-16 14 From Our Market Correspondent FDUSTRIES In the Malayan share market were again a firm market yesterday. Tin shares had rather more Inquiries after announcement of the noon tin metal price which rose by about. $4 per picul. Price changes announced by th« Malayan Sharebrokers' Assoclatlor. yesterday were:131 words
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Article103 1950-03-16 14 CUNGEI Besi Mines have declared a third Interim dividend of 7 l/sd. per share (15 per cent.) less incase tax In respect of the year to Mar. 31, 1950. This dividend is equivalent to approximately iY 2 per cent, on the capital invested in the business, Including profits103 words
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107 1950-03-16 14 SHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Nagara (31-32). Mount Davis (33-34), Sllvana (3536), Mirauke (39). Sitsen (40-41), Bolssevain (42-43). West Wharf: Pandua (17-18), Gewang (19-20), Charles McLeod (21-22), Maria L. (23-24), Star Arcturus (26-27), Hoegh Merchant (29-30).107 words
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Article193 1950-03-16 14 IX/TTH moderate trade buying inquiries and sellers' reserve, prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday steadied after opening slightly below Tuesday's closing levels. Indonesian offers of the commodity appeared still to be not on the high side. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 R.S.B. spot loose buyers 53%193 words
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Article88 1950-03-16 14 From A Market Correspondent SLIGHTLY more Interest was shown in he Singapore cotlee market yesterday, although buyers and sellers were too far apart for business. Copra was easier again yesterday, while coconut oil was slightly steadier. Yesterday's prices (per picul) were: Gambler $220 (round), $55 (Java cube),88 words
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Advertisement1212 1950-03-16 14 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. i Incorporated in Singapore) BLOB FUNNEL LXMB Carrtert opHon to preteid via othw parts t» laa«1 am 4 aitclitraja «ar«». SAILINCS ta LIVERPOOL. CLASCOW LONDON CONTINENTAL POUTS. Ou* Sails 9 Jt«am Parian*) Peteus tor riavra ti L pool C 1/2 Mar. 1« Mar. 17/ IS Mar.1,212 words
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Advertisement355 1950-03-16 14 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON. INDIA, ICTPT AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. Spore P S"hain Psnani Mount Davit Cdm 33-34/1 8 Mar. 19/20 Mar. 21/21 Mar Mount MansflaU 28 Mar ./I Apr. 2/S Apr. 4/6 Apr. Pr M Monro* 12/17 Apr. 18/20 Apr Prei Buchanan 25/29 Apr.355 words
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Advertisement463 1950-03-16 14 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAIUNCS TO CONTINENT/ SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIA/UK./ SCANDINAVIA. CONTINENT Loading at Singapore. Port Swettenham 6 Penang m/t "NordTar.r 1 d.. abt Mat 19 m/l F jl«tfl." du. «bt. Mar. 26 m/t "Meenla" du* abt Mar 20 Colombo. Aden, leddarv Port for Bangkok. Said Famagusta, Malta Genoa for Bangkok463 words
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Advertisement1064 1950-03-16 14 McALISTER tit CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Singapore) Telephone No. 5906 KLAVS«~-~ bmi ELLERMAN BUCKNELL los ANC|LES $AN rRANCISCOi LONDON, HAVRI, ANTWERP PORTLAND SEATTLE VANCOUVER ROTTERDAM ft HAMBURC Accepting carao tor Central South CITY OF POONA Am irican Ports. S'poie P. Sham Penang BOIICAINVILLI 19/24 Apr. 17/18 Apr. 26/27 Apr. F1,064 words
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Article, Illustration561 1950-03-16 15 Narayanan - Narayanan Cosily Mistake By By Our Soccer Reporter C.A. 2 I.R.C 1 A FTER a hard-fought *reless first half in a Senior League match at Jalan Ber-.r yesterday, a goal by Tee Siang in the 4th minute after the interval knocked most of the out of the561 words
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394 1950-03-16 15 Brtish Turf Men Honour G. Richards LONDON. Wed. BRITAIN'S champion jockey Gordon Richards was yesterday presented with a pair of golden spurs to mark his 22 years of success as champion jockey in the British Isles. Everyone of note in the British racing world was present at a lunch givenReuter - 394 words
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Article89 1950-03-16 15 LONDON, Wed.— Dick Turpln the coloured holder of the British middleweight championship, was beaten on points over ten rounds by Baby Day, the coloured American, after a poor contest at the Royal Albert Hall here last night. Day, a somewhat crude lighter. dictated theReuter - 89 words
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122 1950-03-16 15 FRANK CHESTER, the English^Te^uiSeT^aid in Derby last night: "I never enjoyed on c match in the Australian tour of 1948 and I do not think any other umpire really did. The Test match at Manchester was too bad for words. Even when our batsmen never attemptedReuter - 122 words
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Article, Illustration48 1950-03-16 15 LEN HARVEY AT A.A. COMMAND TOURNEY: Former heavyweight »nd light-heavy-weight itnmpion of England, the ever-popular fen Harvey was in great demind for ?u' ;<■;>""< s whrn he attended the Anti-Aircraf* Command box i» cbo-npion"- I is held at Lime Grove Hall, Shepherd's Bush, London recently.— Army News Service picture.48 words
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Article322 1950-03-16 15 HONG KONG, Wednesday. A "MILK-AND-WATER policy" of the Hong Kong A Football Association has given rise to disgraceful rough play on the Colony's soccer fields and has brought both the players and their governing Association into "contempt" in the eyes of the general public, a'322 words
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145 1950-03-16 15 From Oil-- "t SEREMBAN, Wed. A HAT-TRICK by Kwan Soon Teck, Negri Sembilan's veteran state player, was the feature of yesterday's senior league soccer fixture when the Negri Chinese ciefeated Negri Police by four goals to two. Soon Teck opened the scoring early in145 words
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Article202 1950-03-16 15 LONDON, Wed. I*HE Cambridge University boat a race team which will compete against Oxford on April 1 rowed a full course trial over the four and a quarter miles of the Thames from Putney to Mortlake today in 19 mm. 40 sec. This was 70AP - 202 words
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Article27 1950-03-16 15 LONDON, Wed.— St. Thomas Hospital beat Middlesex Hospital by 13 points to 11 In their semi-final replay In the Hospital Cup rugby union competition yesterday.27 words
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Article54 1950-03-16 15 Emll Koroscenko the Czecn wrestler, who claims he is champion of Europe, says he will leave Malaya In the middle of next month to grapple with Primo Camera in Manila. But first he wants to have another fight with King Kong, he states six rounds or54 words
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Article38 1950-03-16 15 The following have been selected for S.C.C. to play against H.M S. ■'Unicorn" on the Padanß on Saturday at 2.15: Bennett. Colllngs. K. Oi -hnr-.. Hill. Hy«lop. Kr-'?ht. M'Uon. Noon (capt.), Rees, Shepherd ami Wills.38 words
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Advertisement210 1950-03-16 15 <■■■■■■»■«--«■■«■■«■■'■■■< I DAILY rf-ajfifcQ* 11-U5-4I 5 Shows 9.30 1 Snet W\ \i l^T^T^iTO The midnight MR _f**S I of girl aUM W _1 m role m? 11 that i c >■ I WOfl nine m E^F \WM Bette o'clock fl X two i m towi A^K Oscars SBiTTE JOSEPH I210 words
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Advertisement188 1950-03-16 15 Hailed wherever shown hs the OUTSTANDING ACTION PICTURE OF ALL TIME! jh I k»« R By s r n| 11-1.45. 4. 6.30 &9.30 p.m. SfAlirS TODAY! n z] II a.m. 1.45. 4.15. 6.45 and !>.:iO p.m I A RINGSIDE VIEW! SEE THE CREAM OF THE EMPIRES GREATEST ATHLETES COMPETE I188 words
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Article, Illustration220 1950-03-16 16 EPSOM JEEP - UNBEATEN MAN O'WAR KEEPS ON IMPROVING EPSOM JEEP Has Hard Test On Second Day By OPARINGLY-RACED Man o'War, unbeaten In his only two starts in the country, has been kept very fit. Given his first serious sprint this week on the training track at Bukit Timah yesterday iriorningr, this smart220 words
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Article, Illustration24 1950-03-16 16 TOMORROWS contectants, Boy Brooks and Alfle Sands photographed with Sands' manager, Tom Maguire Jnr.. after Brooks' arrival yesterday. Straits Times picture.24 words
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429 1950-03-16 16 Games Boxing Champion To Turn Pro LONDON, Wed. DONALD Scott, knock-out winner of the Empire Games cruiser-weight title in New Zealand last month. Olympic Games runner-up, and former ABA, Imperial Services and Army champion, Is to turn professional and hopes to have his flrst tight in London this month. Scott's429 words
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175 1950-03-16 16 Jack Manning's two new English youngsters. Bull and Port o'Gold. have both Improved since their last outIngs. They ran a splendid trial-**. In 40 2/5 wide out on the second track— with Bull (Harper) slightly In front of Port o'Gold (Tait). Definitely a175 words
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Article430 1950-03-16 16 SPOTTINQ the winners at I Buklt Tlmah is always notoriously difficult but It has been seldom more so than at at the forthcoming meeting. With the uncertainty of the weather, the large Gelds and the unsettled form of a large number of newcomers there will be much430 words
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Article108 1950-03-16 16 The Chinese Sports Association defeated Customs Sports Club by a solitary goal in a Junior Al league soccer fixture at Geylang stadium yesterday. While the Chinese thoroughly deserved their win it should, in fairness to Customs, be said that they had an equal share of the game.108 words
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Article, Illustration269 1950-03-16 16 FTER HIS successes with Australian-bred Gold Caste (leading money winner on the Malayan Turf in 1948) and Australian-bred Madasari (Penang Gold Cup winner in August last year), trainer Keith Daniels felt justified in advising his owners to bu v Australian-bred horses as a general rule.269 words
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Article356 1950-03-16 16 THE week-end fixtures In the Singapore Malay badminton championships being held at the Haw Par hall are:— SATURDAY ?.00 p.m. Junior Singles: Abdul Hamid (Kg. Jagoh) v Selamat Alwi (Genale); A. Asii (Setia) v Samani Hussein (Setia); Azia Hassan (MWA) v Mohd. Said (Muhibbah); Hassan Buang356 words
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Article41 1950-03-16 16 iM'CER: Snr. I-ge: Rovers v i M.K. at Jalan Bcsar. Jnr. A. I in v S.H.B. Aux. Police at I >D ground; Business Houses < -p: Bukom S.C. v Tiger t ndard at Geylang Stadium. TKNNIS: V.M.C.A. eh*mij»ion4 ps (itnfta41 words
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Article156 1950-03-16 16 FATHUL KARIB scored a runaway victory over Haikowyu Sports Club by nine goals to two in a Junior B I League soccer match at the CYMA ground yesterday. Haikowyu opened scoring through Keng Hoe in the second minute of play, but this lead was shortlived as156 words
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190 1950-03-16 16 BROOKS SANDS TO FIGHT AS M'WEIGHTS BOY Brooks of Manila, Orient welter, middle and light-heavyweight boxing champion, and Alfle Sands of Australia, will meet over 15 rounds for Brooks' middleweight title at the Happy World Stadium tomorrow night. Originally, Brooks and Sands were to have fought for the welter title,190 words
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Article64 1950-03-16 16 The following are invited to play for the Colonials against RAP. Seletar at Seletar on Sunday at 11 a.m. Players are requested to be at the Chummery at 9.30 a.m. P. Chopard, P. De Kretser, W. Ratuayake, O. Woodford, G. Fernandez. M. Shah, H. Shah, D. Miller,64 words
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Article31 1950-03-16 16 COLOMBO, Wed. The Ceylon cricket team left by air today for Karachi for a month's tour of Pakistan. The team is captained by the all-rounder S. G. Jeyawickreme. Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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Article33 1950-03-16 16 The opening of the V.M.C.A. tennis championships was not possible yesterday owing to rain. The ties (singles) are carried over to today and all drawn up :ies will be carried forward.33 words
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Article558 1950-03-16 16 RECORDS OF THE NEW HORSES PNVOY (late Philtias) and Kind Regards (late Greek Flag) are two young new horses in Malaya who should pay their way once they are fully acclimatized. Both came near to winning as two-year-olds in England last season. Envoy, a chestnut558 words
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383 1950-03-16 16 Our Soccer Reporter - Our Soccer Reporter By < r FHE Singapore Amateur Football Association has chosen a strong eleven to represent Singapore against Army-Navy at Jalan Besar Stadium next Sunday in the Joe Chappel memorial match. All proceeds from the game will be donated to Boys' Town383 words
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Advertisement86 1950-03-16 16 Are all equally accurate when new Of course not. An average AL*!^ws/w tolerance of 60 seconds per /^P^^^^ day must be expected. But our ,£^j=j-s^? skilled specialists with modern l\ apparatus invariably improve //f' r^sriP^ this rate substantially, often ilk 1M reducing the tolerance in high lit li^s3lErl grade watches86 words
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Miscellaneous29 1950-03-16 16 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: 9.26 a.m. (8 ft. 1 in.) and 10.59 p m. (8 ft.) TOMORROW: 10.19 a.m. (8 ft. 7 in.) and 11.24 p.m. (8 ft. 2 in.)29 words
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