The Straits Times, 8 January 1952

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1952. 4 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    FLOODS CUT ROADS, RAILWAY
    552 1 Miles under water still rising SEGAMAT ISOLATED BY FIVE DAYS' RAIN JIEAVY rain again in north Johore yesterday threatened to halt the entire north-south road and railway system in the Federation. Floods and landslides have already cut the inland trunk road and the railway tk "several
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    Ship that won't go down...
    45 1 This picture of the American freighter. Flying Enterprise, listing precariously, 250 miles west of the Irish Coast, was taken just before the rescue tug Turmoil reached her. RIGHT: Captain Kurt Carlsen, the skipper who refused to give up. —AJ*. pictures.
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    These horses may miss Bukit Timah
    115 1 These horses may miss Bukit Timah STRANDED in the floods at Oemas since Sunday night are 17 race-horses which were being brought by rail from Kualn Lumpur for Saturday's races at Bukit Timah. l*r R N. Hobbs. Kuala Lumpur racehorse trainer, said yesterday that the horses left by train for
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    New Radio Malaya post
    63 1 ANEW post, director of shools broadcasts. Is shortly to be created for Radio Malaya. It Ls understood that Mr. E. H. Wilson, former principal of Raffles institution, who has retired in England, will be asked to fill the post. Mr W A Ray has been appointed
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    Sir Brian off to Cyprus
    46 1 CAIRO, Mon. General Sir Brian Robertson, Comman-der-in-chief, Middle East Land Forces, left the Suez Canal Zone today by air for Cyprus, a British official announced. It was a "routine visit," he added. Cyprus is part of Sir Brian's command area. A.P.
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    Skipper's dinner came by line
    95 1 Skipper's dinner came by line LONDON, Mon IJMIE battered, listing A American ship Flying Enterprise. her heroic captain Kurt Carlsen in "higher spirits than ever" as he neared safety after his lone seven-day vigil aboard, was about 150 miles from the haven of Falmouth, Cornwall, last night. Capt. Carlsen and
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    WEATHER' CLOUDY
    35 1 The food came from the American destroyer Wiilard Keith. With the weather cloudy and moderate wind. the Turmoil hopes to bring the Flyinj Enterprise to Falmouth by Wednesday, or possibly tomorrow night.— Reuter.
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    •••Man who won't give up
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    FEW SURPRISES IN INDIAN ELECTION
    134 1 NEW DELHI, Mon. THE Indian General Election got Into full swing In the past week in eight more States. Polling has been gbing^ on since the middle of last month In five other States. The results, trickling in from the eight State* including Bombay. Madras.
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    ADMIRAL DOUBTS RED SINCERITY
    138 1 TOKYO, Monday. ITTCE-Admiral Joy, chief Allied truce negotiator, today said: "With each passing day there is less and less reason to think the Communists really want a stable armistice". Admiral Joy attacked the Communist truce envoys for demanding the right to build airfields during a Korean
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    KING GOING TO S. AFRICA
    32 1 LONDON, Mon.-The King viil visit South Africa when he. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret take a cruise in March to help the King's convalescence from Illness.— UP.
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    GENERAL'S SON
    36 1 SAIGON, Mon .—Lieutenant le Clerc, son of the late Qeneral le Clerc who died in an air crash in 1948, was captured on Jan. 3 by Vietminh when leading a patrol near Namdinh.— A.FP.
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    U.S. MILITARY CHIEFS MEET CHURCHILL
    187 1 U.S. MILITARY CHIEFS MEET CHURCHILL WASHINGTON, Monday. Tlflß. WINSTON CHURCHILL and ml.tary leaders of the United States had a two-hour meeting in the Pentagon (U.S. Defence Headquarters) yesterday which Mr. Robert Lovett, Secretary of Defence, called "just a social gathering". A luncheon given by Mr. Lovett came between two long
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    'Keep MacD' memo goes to London
    131 1 'Keep MacD' memo goes to London THE Singapore memorandum to Mr. Churchill setting out the reasons local leaders consider that Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald should be retained as CommissionerGeneral has been sent to London by airmail. Sir Cheng-lock Tan, the president of the Malayan Chinese Association, and Mr. Tan Chin
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    Election may be illegal
    58 1 TEHERAN, Mon pERSIA"S elections, which began on Dec. 18, may be declared null and void and restarted if an Opposition Bill, approved in principle by a majority vote of the Majlis yesterday, is passed. The bill will put the electlons under Majlis supervision and control. At
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    U.S. RUBBER HOPES
    103 1 NEW YORK, Mon.— A new ales record established bj the American rubber industry in 1951 "may be surpassed during 1952 as new manufacturing equipment is put Into production" said Mr. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. chairman of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in a year end review. "This
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    QUADS-WHILE HUBBY READ
    64 1 QUADS- WHILE HUBBY READ NEW YORK, Mon.— A Brooklyn mother of three gav e birth to a quadruplets today In less than half an hour. Mrs. Fanny Graber, aged 32, presented her husband. Joseph, with three girls and a boy so quickly that he did not have time to get
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    Cripps is sick again
    46 1 ZURICH, Mon.— Sir Stafford Cripps Is suffering from a recurrence of last year's spinal tubercular infection In one place in the lower spine. Lady Cripps said here today. She added, that his general condition .was very good and treatment was starting immediately.—Reuter.
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    U.S. 'spies' on trial
    72 1 LONDON, Mon. piVE alleged American spies and saboteurs, said to have been sent to Poland in October and arrested three weeks ago, will go on trial before a military court in Warsaw today, according to Warsaw radio. The indictment said that the five had microfilms and
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    Here is a golden chance
    192 1 Sir Cheng-lock tells Chinese THE president of tha Malayan Chinese Association, Dato Sir* Chenglock Tan, last night urged non Englishspeaking Chinese in Singapore to adopt British nationality. He referred to the poor response by Chinese aliens to the offer of British nationality which the Secretary
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    Ike sticks to his job
    72 1 PARIS, Mon. TENERAL Eisenhower*, in L statement in Paris today, said "Under no circumstances will I ask for a release from this assignment to seek nomination to political office. "In the absence of a clear cut call to political duty I shall continue to devote
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    EXPANSION OF U.S. MIGHT WILL GO ON
    184 2 EXPANSION OF U.S. MIGHT WILL GO ON WASHINGTON, Monday. T<HE Mobilisation Director, Mr. Charles Wilson, said A last night that the Government had decided to continue its policy of building up the nation's military might. In a' report to President Truman, Mr. Wilson said armament gains last year were tremendous
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    Libyans to go to the polls
    41 2 TRIPOLI. Mon. The first Libyan general elections are expected on Feb. 19. About 400.000 Libyan* all men over 21 are entitled to vote are to elect 55 deputies to the Federal House of Representatives. AJ».
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    He drank 4 pints of wine in 5 minutes it killed him
    114 2 TOKYO, Mm. A SIGN in a Toky. t*|r "Any great wlw empties fear touts of rieewtoe (saki) wttMn 3« miaates ace* mmi pay far .the drink." A 27-yw lli rrarpenter, Tasfcto Kataantla, cftalftmgei the tavera last night and
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    'We can get tin when we need it' Wilson
    119 2 WASHINGTON. Moo. J)EFENCE Mobiliser, lfr 4 Charles E. Wilson, said that he believed the United States would be able to get tin from Bolivia "when we need it." He said at Press briefing before the publication of the fourth quarterly report
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    Malaya's Supremo comes up on agenda of Big Three
    276 3 Malaya's Supremo comes up on agenda of Big Three In Washington they talk of South-East Asia's defence i 1 LONDON, Monday. BRITISH, French and United States military conference on South-East Asia will be held in Washington within the next week, a Foreign Office spokesman announced in London today. The conference
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    FREEDOM NOT CHEAP, SAYS IKE
    167 3 FREEDOM NOT CHEAP, SAYS IKE PARIS, Mon. 'JENER. .L Eisenhower yesterday said, at the end of hLs first year as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, that "peace and freedom are lot cheaply bought." In a broadcast, he describ- i <i the 12-nation Atlantic •act Military Headquarters le commands as "solely
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    ARMY WILL HOLD MANOEUVRES
    31 3 I OTTAWA, Mon. Large:ale winter manoeuvres imed a: perfecting the tacCs of modern warfare in rctic conditions will begin Portly on the Canadian- nitei S;ates border. I
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    REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
    222 3 REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF A NOTHER of Victoria's goldeating poultry has been killed. A goose arrived in Melbourne for the Christmas table of 1 John Smith, of East Haw- I thorn. In the bird's giblets. Smith found seven pieces of I gold weighing about a pennyweight and
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    DEATH AFTER 26 MONTHS IN COMA
    49 3 LORRAIN. OHIO. Mon. EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD Raymond C. Urig, died here after being in a coma for 26 months following a car accident. Occasionally during the coma, Raymon smiled, wept or turned a little on his bed when someone talked to him.— A.P.
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    HURRICANE KILLS 83
    74 3 [AUCKLAND, Mon. I ORE than 80 people per- Lshed in a Christmas ay hurricane which swept c New Hebrides Islands. rt "Jinß to belated mesp.es. There was also heavy dam- j to shipping and wides- 1 pread destruction of property. One message said 49 people, recently evacuated
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    BRITAIN, U.S. WANT TO END TENSION
    127 3 PARIS. Monday. DRITAIN and the United States put finishing touches yesterday to a proposal that a special meeting of the Security Council should discuss ways of relieving international tension when the time for such a meeting is considered opportune Nine other nations back the
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    CHELSEA ARTS BALL
    37 3 CHELSEA ARTS BALL HI NTIN SHOOT.IN, FISHLV was the theme of this year's Chelsea Arts Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, and above is 1 an Indian hunting scene, complete with human animals, elephant, howdah and mahouts.
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    RED GUERILLAS NOT A THREAT SAYS VAN FLEET
    181 3 RED GUERILLAS NOT A THREAT SAYS VAN FLEET SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Monday. fENERAL James Van Fleet said yesterday that Communist guerillas in Southwest Korea were not strong enough to threaten any armistice agreement made at Panmunjom. Gen. Van Fleet said any Communist movement during an armistice will be suppressed. "The
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    STEEL RECORD
    26 3 CLEVELAND, Mon. The "Steel Magazine" announced yesterday that In 1951 for the first time in history the American steel production exceeded the 1.000,000-ton mark.
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    U.S. politicians told: Stop reckless talk
    123 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. DECKLESS and inflamma- tory statements by United States politicians might set off a war with the Soviet Union this year, Mr. Louis Fischer, author of a biography of Mahatma Gandhi, sakt at a Press conference here. Mr. Flschej ur?ec* United States
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    British seal off battle village
    168 3 i[SMAILIA, Suez Canal Zone. Mon. LIEUTENANT-G E N ERAL Sir George Erskine, commander of British troops in Egypt, I announced yesterday 1 that the "bulldozed" village of Kaf r Abdu was ;to be evacuated and sealed off. Part of the viilage was lemolished by British
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    Monkey fell for it...
    62 3 JERSEY CITY, Mon. P^ monkey from Singapore which escaped from its cage in the engine room of the liner. President Arthur, has been recaptured. The monkey, one of 30 brought by the ship, was free for a week. A member of the crew caught it by
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    Spellman leaves
    22 3 TAIPEH, Mon. Cardinal Spellman left Talpeh for Manila in an American Army plane this afternoon after a three-day visit. Reuter
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    NON-CHRISTIANS WILL NOT BE BANNED BY SCHOOLS
    274 4 Methodist says: Priority for Christians— but KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. If ETHODIST mission schools will not be closed .if i?1 non-Christian children, Mr. H. F. Clancy, principal of the Methodist boys' School said today. He was commenting on a report in the Sunday Times
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    Teachers put demands to Bishop
    116 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. REPRESENTATIVES of Met- hodist teachers from all over the Federation today presented demands for better working conditions to Bishop Raymond L. Archer, resident Methodist Bishop, South-East Asia. They told the Bishop that teachers employed by the Methodist Mission did not, receive many
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    Singapore Diary
    82 4 1 YWCA, Raffles Quay: New ballroom dancing class 6 p.m.; New Mandarin classes— beginners 9.30 am., advanced 10.30 a.m. VMCA, Orchard Road: Malay and Commercial classes 5.30 p.m.; French class 5.30 p.m.; Keep-fit class 6 p.m.; Judo practice 5.30 p.m. ENG CHUAN KONG SOH. 10-3 Palembang Road: Annual
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    BRIBE OFFER: FINED $30
    47 4 A sampan man. Tan Ah Yam, was sentenced in Singapore yesterday to six weeks' imprisonment for offering a policeman a $30 bribe. He was found with three people in a sampan in a prohibited area of Singapore 1 Harbour by a police patrol.
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    'Get rid of fear' unofficial told
    155 4 ALOR STAR, Monday. DROPER democracy could be attained in Malaya only if unofficial councillors and other leaders could set aside their fear of "stepping on the. toes of officials", Mr. Lee Thean Hin, retiring Kota Star Town Board member, said yesterday. This fear was
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    Singapore Assize opens on Monday
    175 4 Singapore Assize opens on Monday TTHE ceremonial opening of the Singapore Assize will take place on Monday after a service at St. Andrew's Cathedral and an Inspection of a police guard-of-honour by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles M. Murray-Aynsiev. outside the Supreme Court. At the Cathedral service will be the
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    GAMBLERS FINED
    34 4 Nineteen people, 16 rren and three women, were fined a total of $380 In Singapore yesterday when they admitted playing 'paikau for money at a house in Joo Chiat Terrace on Sunday.
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    VETERANS TO GET EMBLEMS
    143 4 VETERANS TO GET EMBLEMS pOUR employees of the Shell Company, who have put In a total of 147 years service are among the 226 Shell and Anglo-Saxon staff to be presented with longservice emblems at a tea* party to be given in their honour at Raffles Hotel. Singapore, on Friday.
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    Engineer dies while on duty
    54 4 Mr. S. S. Isaac. European civilian power station engineer at Changi RAF. airfield, collapsed and died while on duty in the power station yesterday. An official of the Air Ministry Directorate General of Works, Mr. Isaac leaves a wife and two daughters, who live at
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    UNION ORDINANCE TO BE REPRINTED
    147 4 pQPIES of the Colony's Trade Union Ordinance soon be available to Trade Unionists in Singapore, Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj, Labour Legislative Councillor for Rochore, told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. Raj said the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe had informed him that arIsments
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    57 4 THE KEY. HOmft ST. JEAN, Superior-General of the Dames of St. Maur (centre) and the Assistant General, Rev. Mother St. Jeanne d'Arc (left), who have arrived in Penan; from Fra nee to attend the centenary celebrations of Malayan convent schools this year. On the right is Rev. Mother St. Tarcisius.
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    CYCLIST FINED
    20 4 Tan Kee Tat was fined $25 In the Singapore City Police Court yesterday for using an unregistered bicyle.
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    Carters against rubber tyres
    87 4 SEREMBAN Mnn. ri\H£ Negrt Sembllan Milk Vendors and Cattle Owners Unlor yesterday redded to oppose the Statt Government order thit ju:- lock carts should be fitted with pneumatic or rubber tyres. At a meeting yesterday most of the members said they wouid rather be prosecuted than
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    COUNCIL HAS PLAN FOR SQUATTERS
    234 5 Govt. asked to rent land SINGAPORE City Council has recommended to Government a resettlement scheme for squatters who are made homeless. The Council President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, said yesterday that the council was not at "cross purposes" with the courts on the demolition
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    36 5 THE REV. LING KAI CHENG (left), the Rev. Bernard C. Wah and the Rev. On* Chaik Ghee (right) who were ordained In the Methodist Church by Bishop Raymond L. Archer in Kuala Lumpur. Straits Times picture.
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    HE STOLE BUS, COURT TOLD
    64 5 AIRCRAFTMAN Harry Smith, R.A.F., aged 29, claimed trial in Singapore Fourth Court yesterday on a charge of stealing a motorbus in East Coast Road last Sunday. Smith was said to have stolen the bus, worth $20,000, belonging to D. A. Bakar, by driving it away
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    Dunlop due in Colony in new role
    85 5 Dunlop due in Colony in new role |^jAJ. GEN. Dermot Dunlop, who was G.O.C. Singapore District, during the riots of December. 1950. will arrive in Singapore on Saturday to check the security of documents in Government offices. Gen. Dunlop is now security adviser to the Colonial Office. He is on
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    ADULT EDUCATIOIN EXPERT ARRIVES
    35 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A full-time aoult education expert, Mr. A. R. Entwisle, arrived in Kuala Lumpur from tßritain today to assist in the organisation of adult education Schemes in the Federation.
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    NO SMOKING
    22 5 For smoking while carryins? passengers in his trisha Cheong Hock Seng was fined $10 in the City Police Court yesterday.
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    Oldest firm goes back to its 'home'
    163 5 Oldest firm goes back to its 'home' an -absence of three and a half years, Guthrie and Company, Singapore's oldest firm, returned yesterday to the site in Battery Road which they occupied for nearly 70 years. The new offices, which occupy two floors in the Chartered Bank Chambers, will be
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    $264 claim dismissed
    78 5 JJOLDING that a promissory note did not disclose the true contract between the parties, Mr. A. W. Bellamy, Singapore Civil District Judge, yesterday dismissed a claim for the recovery of $264.80. The claim was brought by Kabal Singh against J. Jalil bin Haji Mang on a promissory
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    Sergeant cleared of sleeping on guard
    262 5 SERGEANT William Henry Mathias, of the Special Air Service Regiment in Singapore, was yesterday found not guilty by a court martial of sleeping while on duty as a guard commander. Fifteen minutes later, he gave evidence for the prosecution against Trooper David James Becks,
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    $51,000 INVOLVED IN TWO CASES
    276 5 Charges under Finance Rules T?R Kwang Pheow, a cashier employed by Chop Kwang Huat in Carpenter Street, was charged in the Singapore First District Court with three offences under the Finance Regulations involving Kwas alleged to have three payments, totall21,000, to Tan Peng i and
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    Two escape as rafts are dragged by liner
    139 5 Two escape as rafts are dragged by liner PENANG, Mon. *pWO Malays had a narrow escape in the Penang Channel today when the tow ropes of their bamboo rafts -were caught by the bows of the 16,000-ton liner, Canton. The Canton was delayed about 20 minutes. The liner had just
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    'GRAZED' A GATE
    41 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Timoh bin Ali, a Batu Pabat lorry driver, was fined $35 in the Police Court today for "grazing" the gate leading to the re-settlement area at the 16th mile mile Johore-Ayer Hitam road when driving
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    TWO GAOLED
    19 5 Two dockyard coolies Tan Ah Poon and Lee Bah were in Singapore yesterday gaoled for stealing handkerchiefs.
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    THEY WILL LEARN TO HECKLE
    114 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. association, told the Stralta THE Selangor Rentpayers' T<im l s toda y- Association Is to adopt oniy on« candidate," he said, "intensive heckling tac- "and we don't mind if we lose. tics" at all municipal election but we are going 'to meetings.
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    People should decide -Onn
    121 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. THE pace that should be set for the establishment of self-gov-ernment in Malaya should be decided by the people -of Malaya themselves, Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, chairman of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Independence of Malaya Party, said today He was commenting
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    2 admit theft from ship
    34 5 Ching Cheong and Boon Ah Yong, both of Duxton Road, pleaded guilty in Singapore yesterday to stealing goods from the ship Steel Advocate in the Outer Roads on Sunday.
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    Blackout areas
    207 5 Blackout areas fHE following areas will be liable to blackouts today: DAY Hume Pipe, Rheem, Ford. Bin Sen*. Wire Mesh, P.W.D. Quarry, Nanyang Mfg., Bukit P-»njang, National Carbon, Princess Elizabeth Estate, Dairy Farm, Ulu Pandan, Jurong 1, 2 3, Bukit Tlmah Village, United Chinese Rubber Works, Lam Soon Cannery, Lam
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    52 6 MRS STOKER thanks all relnt via and frienda for their sympathetic- messages and letters ol condolence, floral tributes and attendance at her late husband's luneril Her sincere thanks are also trended to the Doctors. Sisters. Nurses and Staff of Ward 6. General Hospital, for their kl»d and unceaMnu attention
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues.. Jan. 8, 1952. Churchillian talks
    704 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues.. Jan. 8, 1952. Churchillian talks With the groundwork already prepared in a cruise on the Potomac, President and Prime Minister have embarked in Washington on talks momentous to the free world. Mr. Churchill has already warned against the expectation of immediate dramatic results* from his
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    The Tibetan Reds
    370 6 The Tibetan Reds An apparently successful "cultural tour" of India by a Communist Chinese mission does not seem to have removed all the fears felt in .some Indian quarters as a result of events in Tibet. Recollection of Peking's brusaue reaction to the friendly diplomatic representations wljich India made at
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    war treaty system Is now
    718 6  -  Pamela Matthews LONDON. rrHE year 1951 has delivered the death blow to the Four-Power system of peace treaties which the victorious attempted to create after the Second World. The year 1952, it is considered in London diplomatic quarters, will test the possibility of maintaining a
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      239 6 fVF course utility goods are on sale in Singapore I can hardly believe that any department store lead has ever said otherwise. In my own case, jtility goods from the United Kingdom are stocked n a wide range, selling in competition with nonjtility and with non-British products.
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      147 6 THE New Year has started well. We have here had four blackouts in a week, twice when we were on the list and twice when we were not, of a total duration of 15 hours, the performance being crowned by a olackout of more than five
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      225 6 RECENTLY, in London, a distinguished American addressed a distinguished gatherine In the following termsWe have much in common. We have a common heritage; a common language though it may be that some of our American speech to hardly In keeping with the superb English which is
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    JAKARTA SAYS NO TO JAPAN
    672 6  -  Arnold C. Brackman By JAKARTA. THE collapse of Japan-ese-Indonesian trade talks foreshadows in.creased resistance by South-East Asia to Japan's international trade policies. This is the opinion of Qualified observers who have followed the Tokyo-Jakarta negotiations over a new trade pact. The old agreement expired last
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    On the Margin
    419 6 On the Margin Giant and juloid /LMONG the jolly subject* discussed in the December Malayan Nature Journal (from which we quoted yesterday) are giant millipedes. Mr. J. R. Audy, of the Scrub Typhus Research Unit In Kuala Lumpur, in a letter, enthuses over three different groups of these to be
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    SCHOOL EXPERTS: HOW TO CLOSE THE GAP
    361 7 Singapore defends students from Malaya TEACHER SAYS: CHANGE THE CURRICULUM TWO solutions were offered in Singapore and the Federation yesterday to close the learning pap which faces Malayan students when they £0 to British or Australian universities. "Number ONE classes after the School
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    POSTAL UNION DEMAND NEW WAGE TALKS
    123 7 POSTAL UNION DEMAND NEW WAGE TALKS THE 400 strong Singapore Postal and Telecoms A Uniformed Staffs' Union will ask the Government today to re-open round-table discussions on two-months'-old union demands for revision of salaries and pensions, a member of the union's negotiating *ody said yesterday. This decision was taken following
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    Grants to Chinese
    82 7 p RANTS by Singapore EduVI cation Department to Chinese schools in the Colony showed a big increase last year over those for the previous two years. Total aid to Chinese schools by Government last year was $1,555,677. For 1950 it was $647,734 and in 1949 $473,264. Government's
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    SAID HE WAS FOOD OFFICER
    66 7 Marrick Earl Slebel, aged 33, who pleaded guilty in Singapore yesterday to impersonating a Food Control offl- cer, was fined $100 or a month's imprisonment. He was alleged to have threatened a shop-keeper, Ong Eng Bee, of Chua Chu Kang Road, with arrest after being
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    NEW FOR HIS SERMON
    140 7 NEW FOR HIS SERMON ANEW microphone system was tested out in St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, when the Archbishop of York preached at the early morning and afternoon services. Listeners to the broadcast service in the afternoon noticed the greater clarity and volume of reception, but complained that there was some
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    WEEK'S RAIN 5 INCHES
    40 7 Singapore's rainfall last week was the heaviest for the period since 1948. Last Friday 2.87 inches of rain were recorded. The week's total was 5.86 inches But in 1948 the same week's total was 10.34 inches
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    NEW JUDGE FOR SUPREME COURT
    47 7 Mr. Justice Knight, who has been appointed a judge of the Singapore Supreme Court, arrived in the Colony on Sunday, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Mr. Justice Knight will preside at the first session of this year's Assizes, openlne next Monday.
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    DUNLOP EXPERT VISITS COLONY
    42 7 Dunlop Rubber Company's chief aviation representative in the Far East. Mr. Q. Shipway, arrived in Singapore yesterday by Qantas-BOAC on a week's tour of the Colony.. Mr. Shipway will discuss aviation problems with civil aviation and Service chiefs.
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    MORE JAP GOODS
    29 7 The 5,500-ton motor vessel. Noreverett. which sails today for India, has unloaded in Singapore one of the larcest post-war consignments of Japanese rayons, cottons and silks.
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    First look at London
    59 7 A PARTY OF THE 150 Malayan teachers on their way to their new training school at Kirkby, England, (above) at St. Pancras station, London having their first look at the capital. Below: some of the teachers with Mr. L. I). Whitfleld, the Director of Rducation. Federation
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    How courageous, says Archbishop
    314 7 THE EXAMPLE OF A PRIEST- THE Archbishop of York, Dr. Cyril Garbett, yester1 day paid a tribute to Canon P. I. Samffel Baboo, of Christ Church, Dorset Road, Singapore, for his courage during the Japanese occupation The Archbishop, accompanied by his chaplain, the Rev. John Kent,
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    Police want a secretary salary $780
    106 7 rpHERE is a $780 JotTfor a JL civilian in th e Singapore Police Force. The force wants a secretary The Commissioner of Police, Mr. J. P. PennefatherEvans, said yesterday: "The secretary's work will be gener4l administration of the department under the Commissioner. The post
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    TREAT FOR STORE HOMES FOR AGED
    41 7 The Animal Lovers' League, Singapore, is to give a New Year treat to the inmates of the Colony's homes for the aK After the meeting, a film on bird and animal life will be shown.
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    ROCHORE TOWGAY WELLS TO BE CLOSED
    118 7 rE wells used by towgay growers in the Rochore area of Singapore are to be closed, the President of the City Council. Mr. T. P. F, McNeice, said yesterday. Mr. McNeice said that this decision was taken by the Council's Health Committee last week
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    Warning on rift in Teachers' Union
    121 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A WARNING that graduate teachers were weakenA ing their position was given here today by Mr. K. V. Thaver, president of the Malayan Teachers' Union. Mr. Thaver, commenting on the resignations of five graduate teachers from the committee of the Perak
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    TRADER FINED
    24 7 JOHORE^fcAHRU. Mon. Chng Kirn Moy. a fruit seller- of Kulal, was fined $180 for moving 129 katis of sugar without a permit.
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    Sorcar in Penang
    24 7 PENANG, Mon.— The In r dian magician, Sorcar, arrived in Penang today] to open a short season at \hc Sun Theatre.
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    Alteration to cheque alleged
    134 7 AVER CHELLAMANI, a 26n year-old clerk, it was alleged in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday, added $6,300 to the amount stated in words on a cheque for $715. Chellamani was sent xor trial at the next Assizes on a charge of forgery. Senior Inspector Santa
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    Police fight off ambush
    138 7 Police fight off ambush KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A GANG of 15 bandits ambushed a vehicle patrol of five policemen in the Rawang area of Selangor yesterday and seriously wounded a special constable. The police fought back and the gang fled. Police in the Sungei Slput area of Perak yesterday found
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    MALAYANS AT STUDENT TALKS
    42 7 The International Student Conference in Edinburgh, at which 25 countries, including Malaya, are represented, is now in its third day. The subject of discussion is "How students can co-opera te on practical Issues for the benefit of all."
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    Two hurt in three fires
    70 7 TWO Chinese were injured in three fires in Singapore yesterday^ The fires were: On a LORRY parked in Patani Road. The driver burned his hands trying to put it out. In a SAMPAN near ClifToi I Pier. A boatman was burned on his hands and
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    POLITICAL PASSIONS HAVE COOLED
    1708 9 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON: W ATE RLOO station was a shivery, shadowy place about a quarter past ten one night when, with a few other late travellers, f stood in the chilling wind blowing in under the vast glass roof and watched history go by.
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    Looking At Life
    390 9 /CAMBRIDGE University i V' scientists investigat- me the effects of age on efficiency find that "the i slowing down process" j begins in the late 20's, I that the over 40's, though slower are more i thorough and accurate i than the youngsters, and J that there
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      208 9 i POPULAR MATINEES at 11, 1.45 4.00 Admission: I pstair s $1/-. Downstairs 50 cents Last Day "INSPECTOR GENERAL" Technicolor '< Tomorrow Thursday "PRINCF AND THE PAUPER" NIGHTLY FROM TONIGHT I at 6.30 9.3oprit Thomas Hughes' Immortal Story becomes A FILM FOR ALL AGES! mbmb_b«b| verdict: Very Good. < —JOHN
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    Cannot More Be Done For Kampong Girls?
    846 10  - Cannot More Be Done For Kampong Girls? NONI WRIGHT By IN a golden, cloistered building behind a hi^h cream wall, next to the Balai Besar or Sultans courtroom in Alor Star, 45 Malay girls from all over Kedah and a few from Perils are learning arts and rra f ts.
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    IF YOUR CHILD DEVELOPS 'FLU
    745 10  -  Nurse Janet MOTHMCRAFT IN MALAYA By HOW often Mothers have found that what she thought was a "common cold" with her child has now developed into a bad cough, or perhaps earache with fever. She blames herself for not having taken more precautions in the
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    THIS WEEK'S BONNY BABY
    25 10 Sixteen -months-old Stuart Munday, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Munday of 29 Malcolm Road, Singapore wins this week's $5 prize.
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      649 10 I Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 am. 10.10 Emergency News i r Ki 1 Pin. Radio Orch'30 News; 1.45-2 Dance Music An .^?k and a Starlet"; t, V Album"; 6.40 Radio Malaya Trio; 6.55 Announcements- News; 7.15 "Can We Help You? 11 T" 1 Lady on a Screen"; 8 Music Shop";
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    London Stocks
    295 11 LONDON, Mon. SPECULATORS turned their attention to oil shares today and created some useful rises in leading Issues. Anglo-Iranians were prominent at around five and threequarters. Revival ef interest followed good references in the weekend Press. Closing middle price* of selected stocks, as supplied by special arrangement with
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    Exchange rates
    58 11 fHE Malayan Exchange Banks Association yesterday announced agreed j-ates of exchange to merchants as follows: Air Hall r.T O.D. M d/i< CrfwHt Rills xs£ r s/it 16 3 u /i8 New York 55.4 s.Bta 6*6 IM| s*°**' -T 111.111.il 831 Bwim franca .W 143 ife ESST iSJ Danish
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    Australian share market
    151 11 »™oi vwr own carre>pond«nt MELBOURNE. Mon. gHARE trading was resumed on the Melbourne and Sydney Stock Exchanges today on a steady note. Price rises outnumbered falls but few moves exceeded 6d. a share, and sales volume was rather restricted. A few leaders Improved. Consolidated Industries. Broken Hill
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    RUBBER MARKET
    197 11 Sellers 9 scarcity brings a steadier tone From A Market Correspondent THE Singapore rubber market yesterday opened x unchanged from Saturday. In the afternoon It steadied on trade buying and lack of offerings from up-country. At the steady close January first-grade stood at $1.41%, l'/fe cents above Saturday's
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    TIN: $468 A PICUL
    37 11 SINGAPORE, Mon., Jan. 7 —$468 (up $6,374.) London: £945 a ton LONDON. Jan. 7. Cash Buyers £945, Sellers £959; Forward Buyers £941, Sellers £943; Settlement £952} (unchanged). Turnover: a.m. 150, p.m. 90 tons.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    79 11 "THE Singapore produce market was quiet in most sections yesterday. Copra was ren dull, with buyers at $38% and sellers at $39. Coconut oil was quiet with buyers at $62 and sellers at $63. With most firms closing their accounts for the year, traders in the pepper
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    THE H.K. DOLLAR QUOTATIONS
    36 11 HONO KONG. Mon. pREE market currency exchange for Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: US$l HK56.52 (cash), HKs6.ss»i (T.T.), £1 HK515.65; one Uhll of gold HKs32o*i.— UP.
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    Malayan shares Profit-taking
    275 11 Malayan shares Profit-taking INDUSTRIALS were quietly 1 steady in the Malay*i share market yesterday Tin share prices were inclined to sag slightly on profit-taking after last week's stoady rise, and a fair volume of business was transacted at th c lower levels. Further Interest was shown i n th e
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    192 11 gHJPS expected alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godown at 6 a.m. today are- 1-2 Canton, 4-5 War Hindoo. Coal Plant Subadar, 6-7 Belleville 8-9 Benarty. 11 Boissevain. 13-14 Benwyvis. 15-lrT Overtjsel. 18 Atreus. 19-20 Tantalus. 23-24 Thai 27-28 Olinda. 29-30 Salatiga, 31-32 9t*el Advocate, 33-34 Noreverett 36 Chandpara.
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      417 11 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINCS r r> New York and Boston r)i Ceylon India Egypt and Mediterranean Ports Singapore bwettenrtarr -'eridne iiTJfS- HARR <SON" 9/ 16 lan. 17/18 lan. 19/21 lan. SSW.I 1 111 0TIS BLANO "/"lan. 27/28 aa. 29/31 an. ss. "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN" 18/24(ai!; 25/26 Jan. 27/29 |aa. Te Los Ajigetes
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    Ten Airmen in Services team for Final
    435 12 LIGHT PACK MAY BE HANDICAP By SECOND ROW THE teams as announced to represent Combined Services and Perak in the H.M.S. Malaya rugger final at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday stress what an even game this is going to be. t Taking the Services
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    35 12 Portsmouth's goalkeeper Butler clears strongly from a CharMon attack while defenders Dickinson (left-half) and Ferrler (left-back) keep m close attendance a phase m the First Division match last week when Portsmouth won 2-0. Popper picture.
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    Perak XV
    279 12 TURNING to Perak we find that the selectors have done a very good Job. Webb, formerly of Devonport Services, strengthens the fullback position as he is experienced and sound. Houghton on the wing, returns to the side since Breakwell has been moved into his correct position at inside
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    THE NEW PUTTER
    52 12 Singapore's golfers may see the new centre shaft putter, recently legalised, in use when the British professionals, Dai Rees and Harry Weetman, play here. Rees and Weetman left London airport today for Australia. Rees, an expert putter, Is convinced that this new club will help him on
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    Malayans can buy tickets for Olympics
    190 12 Malayans can buy tickets for Olympics piFTY percent of the tickets for the World Olympic Games at Helsinki from July 19 to Aug. 3 will be distributed for sale throughout the world and Malayans who wish to watch the games may apply to the probable local agents. Thomas Cook and
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    RITCHIE CUP SAILING
    99 12 rpHE Singapore Naval Sailing Association team defeated a Royal Singapore Yacht Club team during the weekend in the final of the Ritchie Cup series of team races, sailed this year in Singapore Roads. The Ritchie Cup. presented" by S'r Neil Ritchie, former Commander In Chief, FARELP. is
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    L. OUTSCHOORN AWAITS PLANE
    58 12 Laddie Outschoorn, former Singapore cricketer who Is now playing for Worcestershire, has not yet arrived in the Colony. He is still in Colombo and Is waiting for a plane to bring him here. While in the Colony he will stay with an old friend of his,
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    Sedgman's wedding 'gift' criticised
    290 12 SYDNEY, Mon. rpwo week-end Sydney newsA papers sharply criticised the Australian way of amateur tennis that kept Davis Cup star, Frank Sedgman. out of the professional game. Sunday Sun Sports Columnist Alan Hulls said that the Sedgman affair makes amateur tennis look more phoney tr»n ever.
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    KIWIS BEATEN
    30 12 CARCASSONNE. (Southern France). Mon. The New Zealand Ruebv League team which has been touring Britain lost to a Carcassonne club side here yesterday by nine points to seven.
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    BERNIE HALL IS CONFIDENT
    232 12 OERNIE Hall, .his thick black curly hair more unruly than ever, walked into the Straits Times office yesterday and asked to see a picture of Golden Boy. his opponent in the main event of Friday night's boxing programme at the Happy World stadium. A picture was
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    VAN B. BUYS 14 HORSES IN U.K.
    247 12 Spencer gets Woodcote Inn By EPSOM JEEP ASa new season begins on the Malayan Turf, lead- ing owners and trainers are busily scanning English and Australian bloodstock sales catalogues for suitable horses to strengthen their stables. Leading trainer Mannus van Breukelen has a
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    17 K.L. HORSES TO MISS FIRST DAY
    107 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. SEVENTEEN horses from Koala Lumpur stables, eight from the Hobbs Stable, seven from Sullivan's and two from Wadsworth's. will not be able to run on the first day of Che Singapore Turf Club Spring meeting which begins on Saturday, owing
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    Billy Bagby will ride at Bukit Timah
    226 12 Billy Bagby will ride at Bukit Timah Y'OUNG Billy Bagby who thrilled upcountiy racegoers wita his c'ever riding will make nis bow at Bukit Timah on Saturday. This lad has quickly established himself as a rider of ■.ibtlity. and has alrca<ly ridden three winners in two meetings Sporting Pink at
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    VOLUNTEERS XI FOR SUNDAY
    62 12 Combined Volunteer Police Soccer XI against Kesatuan Sinaran Anak Melayu at the Police Training School ground on Sunday will be selected from: Samal Sahib, Shazall. Sunny Tan. V. Nadarajah. Tan Wet Hock, D. Kessler, V. Marimuthu, Luke Lopes, Richard Tan, Goh Kirn Pong, Charlie Tan, Chan
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    THE HALL—DAY OF DECISION MUST COME SOON
    435 12  - THE HALL— DAY OF DECISION MUST COME SOON SENTINEL By T*HE Day of Decision is fast approaching for the A Singapore badminton hall project, that Hall of Dreams which is proving a nightmare for Mr. Lim Chuan Geok. A harassed but determined man, Mr. Lim told me yesterday that he
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    East Zone follow on
    113 12 JAMSHEDP"UR. Mon. EAST Zone had to follow on today when their first innings total reached only 158 when faced with M.C.C's score of 370 for five declared. At close today East Zone had 97 for three wickets in their second Innings. In M.C.C's innings yesterday Robertson
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    SCOREBOARD
    98 12 MOC— IST. INN H7O for S dccl. EAST ZONE— IST. INNS. Das c Howard b Shackleton 1 Banerjee t> Watltlns IS N. Chsterjpp c Brrnnan b Shacklrton 4 Frank not ont 98 P. Chaterjee b Watklni 0 Rajinder Nath c Brennan b Shackleton 7 Otnprakash lbw Leadbeater 5 Olrdharl
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      802 12 FOR SALS. One lady's black! velour coat, one lady's maroon suit, one gents herring rone tweed coat by Andersons of Edinburgh May be seen in K.L. on arrangement. Phone Petaling 209. BINOCULARS »Bausch and Lomb Navy type 7 x 60 coated lens $225.00 also Bmm Bell Hewell Cine Camera and
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