The Straits Times, 18 February 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYAN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IX4S TWRLVK PA(;ES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1952 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    'ALLIANCE' MAY NOW SPREAD
    468 1 Victory at polls celebrated BUT NO GREETINGS FROM SIR CHENG-LOCK KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE UMNO-MCA victory in the Kuala Lumpur municipal -elections brought speculation this morning as to the possibility of an extension of this election alliance to other parts of the Federation. The alliance won
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    SCOTS WILL CHALLENGE ROYAL TITLE
    184 1 SCOTS WILL CHALLENGE ROYAL TITLE GLASGOW. Sun. SCOTTISH Nationalists bay they are taking court action to decide whether thp Queen should be referred to in Scotland as Elizabeth I or II **r. John MacCormick, chairman of th e National Committee of the Scottish Covenant Association, said action would be based
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    Red spy ring unearthed
    42 1 STOCKHOLM Sun. A Swedish Government official said last night security police are smashing one of the most dangerous Communist spy rings ever to operate in Scandinavia. Russia was named as the country receiving reports from the ring.— A.P.
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    Dearer Scotch
    28 1 LONDON, Sun. Scotch whisky is f o cost five shillings more per case of 12 bottles for overseas markets, the Scotch Wni.sky Association announced today Reuter.
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    GEMS SEIZED
    15 1 WASHINGTON Sun.-Ame- rlcan customs agents last yoar seized smuggled diamonds worth about $1,125,000
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    Indians told to join the alliance
    120 1 Indians told to join the alliance KUALA LUMPUR. Sun A CALL to the Malayan Indian Congress and the Federation of Indian Orpan^ sations to Join the MCAUMNO alliance and form a Malayan National Council was made today by Mr M P D Nair. a Singapore City Councillor. A leader of
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    ON HER WAY
    24 1 HOLLYWOOD, Sun. Screen beauty Elizabeth Taylor will fly from New York to England today to marry the British actor Michael Wilding.—U.P.
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    48 1 COLONEL, A E YOUNG (left) the Federation's new Commissioner of Police, wit h the Chief Police Officer, Johore, Mr. P. H. D. Jackson, at Kalians Airport, Singapore, Soon after his arrival from London. Col. Young left for Kuala Lumpur yesterday by special R A.F plane. Straits Times picture.
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    Colonel Young in Kuala Lumpur
    341 1 'DO DUTY MY DIRECTIVE 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. 'THE Federation's new Commissioner of Police, 1 Col. A. E. Toung, arrived in Kuala Lumpur by R.A.F. prane tonight. "I have no directive except to do my duty," he told reporters at the airport. Col. Young would
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    AFTER SIX YEARS
    35 1 OTTAWA, Sun Field Marshal Viscount Alexander left here yesterday on his way back to England after six years a£ Governor-Gene-ral of Canada He will be Defence Minister in the British Government. U.P.
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    Boy (15) had a job—to kill Premier
    83 1 Boy (15) had a job— to kill Premier TEHERAN. Sun. A 15-YEAR-OLD fanatic, in gaol for shooting and wounding the Persian Nationalist leader, Hossein Fatemi told the ponce yesterday that he had been assigned to assassinate the Premier. Dr Mossadeq. and the Minister of Justice Amir Alaie "I could not
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    French beat Red raids
    60 1 SAIGON, Sun. riRENCH forces last night r drove off violent Vietminh attacks on the right bank of the Black River, about 30 miles south-west of Hanoi, capital of Tonkin, a French Army communique said today The attacks by numerically superior Vietminh forces were to recapture a
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    TWO INVITED
    19 1 LONDON, Sun. Greece and Turkey were today officially invited to Join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Reuter.
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    GENERAL DIES
    19 1 LISBON, Sun. General Adriano de Sa, oldest general in the Portuguese Army, died here aged 92.— AP.
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    Ceiling fell on them —TWO HURT
    47 1 Ceiling fell on them —TWO HURT A FIVE- YEAR-OLD girl and a woman were injured yesterday when part of the asbestos ceilling of a house in Sumbawa Road, Singapore, collapsed. Both were admitted to the General Hospital. The girl, Chen May Hiong, Is In a serious condition.
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    Plane wreck spotted
    46 1 VALETTA. Sun.— Wreckage believed to be that of a Viking aircraft, flying from England to Malta with families of British Servicemen. was sighted today in the hills 40 miles south of Palermo in Sicily. The plane left Bovlngdon, southern England, yesterday morning.— Reuter.
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    Sir George relaxes the ban
    126 1 ISMAILIA, Sun T.-OEN Sir George Erskine, British Commander in the Suez Canal Zone, announced last night that he would relax his ban on rail traffic In the Canal Zone today Egyptian army troop., and supply trains and a civilian food train would be permitted to
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    GURKHAS KILL 100 th BANDIT IN BENTONG
    100 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. [MEN of the 1/10 Gurkhas yesterdfcy killed a leadiTl ing Karak Pahang bandit, Hoi Khai Ming, bringing their 15-month score in the Bentong area K3O bandits killed. i Gurkhas have had a number of successes in Bentong area in recent
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    'Quit' call to Jakarta Govt.
    32 1 JAKARTA. Sun.— The Nationalist Party today condemned the Government's decision to accept American aid under the Mutual Security Act and demanded the resignation of the Cabinet— A.P
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    SEVENGORDON HIGHLANDERS DIE IN AMBUSH
    279 1 IPOH, Sunday. AN officer and six men of the Ist. Gordon High- landers were killed in a bandit ambush this morning at Narborough Estate, Sungkai, 53 miles south of Ipoh. Their bodies were stripped of uniforms, arms and ammunition. The military party were walking along
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    Four Home Guards beat off 20 Reds
    114 1 ALOR, STAR Sun. EK>UR Home. Guards at F Pelara Estate. South Kedah. yesterday evening drove off 20 bandits, in- eluding two women, after killing one. The bandit killed has not been identified. A live handgrenade was found on him. The Guards, on patrol,
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    Avalanches kill 37
    58 1 VIENNA, Sun. NEW avalanches thundered down the Alpine slopes in Western Austria yesterday destroying horne s and ripping through forests One man was dug out alive after being buried in the Austrian Tyrol but died in hospital. This brought the death rjoll from snow tragedies in Austria
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    ASKED TO JOIN
    39 1 LONDON, Sun. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, has formally Invited the German Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, to join the Big Three Western Foreign Ministers tomorrow to discuss future relations between Germany and the Allies.— AP
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    Allies agree to talk peace
    224 1 Allies agree to talk peace PANMUNJOM, Sun T*HE United Nations ac- cepted today a Communist draft agenda for a high level peace talk after a Korean armistice, provided the Communists accepted the U.N. interpretation of it. The Communists asked for an adjournment until tomorrow to study the United Nations' statement.
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    ALBANIAN NOTE TO ITALY
    46 1 PARIS, Sun.— The Albanian radio said last night that the Albanian Government, in a note to Italy, had declared it was willing to accept a revision of the Italian peace treaty on condition that Italy withdrew from the aggressive Atlantic Pact.— AFP.
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    KING LIES IN STATE
    38 3 KING LIES IN STATE THE KING lies in state in Westminster Hall. The coffin, surmounted by the Imperial State Crown, rests on a catafalque as members >A the King's Bodyguard tnd the King's Gentlemen-at-Arms stand euard. A.P. picture.
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    CONGRESS WINS IN 18 OUT OF 22 STATES
    240 3 CONGRESS WINS IN 18 OUT OF 22 STATES NEW DELHI, Sun. Till: last polling in the Indian general elections, which have been going on for four months, will tak** plai-e this week at Dehra Ohm and four other hill clMrirls of l"ttarpradesh vhirh is the Prime Minister- heme slate. The
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    E. African town flooded'
    70 3 LOURENCO MARQUES, East Africa, Sun. pLOOD waters from the 1. 600-mile Zambesi River have reached record height, 24 feel above normal, Isolating the riverside town of >0 miles inland. Some buildings are under water, swollen by continued torrential rain. At Sena. 100 miles inlanri, many .sugar
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    Driving tests for envoys
    51 3 THE HAGUE, Sun.—Foreign diplomats In Moscow have been ordered to take a special Soviet driving, test, even if they have an international licence, the Dutch Foreign Minister, Dr. Dirk Stikker, told the second Chamber of the Siates-Gene-ral (Parliament) yesterday. He added that many failed the test.—
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    EGYPT MAY BUY CZECH SUGAR
    37 3 CAIRO. Sun.— The Egyptian Government is prepared to sten an agreement with Czechoslovakia to buy 20.000 tons of sugar, the Egyptian Minister of Commerce and Industry announced here last night— A P.
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    KREMLIN FEARS RUSSIAN ARMY MAY REVOLT, SAYS DULLES
    196 3 KREMLIN FEARS RUSSIAN ARMY MAY REVOLT, SAYS DULLES 'Red leaders are afraid of an open war 9 WASHINGTON, Sunday. jyjß. John Foster Dulles, consultant to the U.S. State Department, yesterday said that Soviet leaders had not tried open military conquest because they feared their own army may be disloyal. "The
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    Huk leader is killed
    63 3 MANILA, Sun.— Th c Philippines Defence Department announced yesterday that a Communist Huk commander with a US$5,OOO reward on hi s head, and his aide were killed by army units 25 miles east of Manila The Huk. identified by the department as Bartolome Gubida, was slain
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    FOOD IN GLASS
    38 3 HONG KONG, Sun.— The Chinese Communists will use glass containers to pack food. I The Red newspaper Shanghai News said the move was necessary to cut down import of tin and save foreign "exchange. AP.
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    Queue to pay tribute
    29 3 SOME of the many 'housands who waited hours :n: n bitter weather to pay iheir la.it respects as the King lay in state. A.P. picture.
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    HE WANTED TO TEST U.S. DEMOCRACY
    130 3 And he got the answer SAN FRANCISCO, Sunday. DEOPLE of the Southwood district of San Francisco 1 voted 174-28 yesterday in objection to a Chinese American airline mechanic's plans to move into a home he has bought. Sing Sheng. aged 25, who proposed the
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    BROKEN UP
    22 3 TUNIS. Sun.— A Commun- ist demonstration planned I for today was broken up by police before it started.— AFP I
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    ATOMIC DEFENCE
    29 3 TOKYO Sun.— Military and civilian personnel in all Korean units are to be instructed in atomic defence, it was learned 'or- a reliable source here today.— A.F.P.
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    Reds proclaim informer hero
    42 3 HONG KONG, Sun.— Red China has a new kind of labour hero. A New China News Agency dispatch from Changsha says one worker there has been named model shop attendant for making 169 denunciations in 10 days.— AP.
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    300 in U.S. film trade are Reds
    116 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. MORE than 300 persons in the United States film Industry have been definitely identified as Communists or fellow travellers during an inquiry by the AntiAmerican Activities Commission of the House of Representatives. It was stated that the film industry had not
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    In Brief
    192 3 'HONG KONG revenue officers have seized gold valued at more than HKS2OO.OOO from a Chinese mechanic at Kai Tak airport. j The French National Assembly's Finance Committee has rejected a Government proposal for a 10 per cent, increase in taxes to help balance the budget. Sir Stafford Cripps,
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    MAN HIRED TO KILL EXPLORER
    57 3 ADEN PROTECTORATE, Sun WENDELL Phillips, 30-year-e'd Californian explorer, yesterday said he had information that a Yemenite assassin had been paid to kill him at Marib. ancient capital f the Queen of Sheba. Phillips and members of his American expedition had to flee the ancient capital
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    'Ten flog woman' charge
    151 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. FEDERAL Bureau of Investir gation detectives yesterday arrested 10 former members of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina on charges of kidnapping and flogging a white man and woman last October. Mr J Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI. said the two victims
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    Gold to aid Britain
    69 3 PORTERVILLE. Cape Province, Sun SOUTH African Finance Minister. Mr. Nicolaas Havenga, said yesterday that South Africa could help the sterline area by giving Britain a bigger share of her gold production. Mr. Havenga, who was addressing a Nationalist (Government) party gathering, said it was of the
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    Fined £1 for tapping as they mourned
    145 3 Fined £1 for tapping as they mourned LONDON, Sun. ANTHONY George, a 26-year-old clerk, was fined £1 in London yesterday for tapping his feet in Fleet Street during the two-minute silence for the King. The charge was "using insulting behaviour." Crowds of angry people mobbed him after the incident and
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    Mourners to dig graves in strike
    95 3 Mourners to dig graves in strike GLASGOW, Sun. MOURNERS will dig graves themselves during a strike for more pay of the city's gravediggers. About 60 gravediggers stopped work in five cemeteries after digging graves for funerals to take place yesterday. But the graves will not be filled in after the
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    'Democracies must help India' call
    194 3 'Democracies must help India call NEW YORK, Sunday. |I|R. Williard Thorp, Assistant Secretary of State I iTI for Economic Affairs, said yesterday that demo- cracy throughout the world would suffer a major setback if the United States and other countries fail to raise living standards in India. "Although .it has
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    FOR WASHINGTON
    36 3 LONDON, Sun.— Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane. Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, left London airport yesterday for Washington "I can tell you where I am going but not why. he told reporters. Renter.
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    $700,000 drugs seized in U.S.
    32 3 NEW YORK, Sun.—Government agents have seized heroin worth $700,000 in the biggest ."ingle drugs haui here for five years. They arrested two men a,nd two women. Reuter.
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    PORTSMOUTH STRIKE TOP FORM
    673 4 But Arsenal and Newcastle fail LONDON, Sunday. A RSENAL and Newcastle, the. F.A. Cup favourites, did not enhance their chances of achieving the Cup and League double as a result of yesterday's games. Newcastle were soundly beaten by Wolverhampton and Arsenal were held to a three-all
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    VETERAN EQUALS RECORD
    227 4 Oslo Games OSLO, Sun. JTENO COLO of Italy equalled the course record to' »in the men's downhill ski I race and Ken Henry of the I United States took the 500- i metre speed skating title on the third day of the winter Olympic Games, here yesterday.
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    RUGBY LEAGUE CUP RESULTS
    130 4 LONDON. Sun. Yesterdays! Rugby League Cup first round (second leg! results were: Barrow 8, Widnes 2 (Widnes eliminated i Belle Vue Rangers 4 St. Helens 9 (Rangers eliminated!; Bramley 0, Batley 9 (Bramley eliminated): Dewsbury 16. Cardiff 0 (Cardiff eliminated i; Doncastei 4. Bradford Northern 7
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    30 4 FORBES of Arsenal beats C larke (No. 5) and Walters (No 7), two of Totte nham Hotspurs' defenders, during their match at White Hart Lane on Feb. 9. Popper picture.
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    Welsh rivals in exciting tussle
    418 4 LONDON, Sunday. WELSH rivals Newport and Llanelly provided one of the most exciting matches in yesterday's Rugby Union games. Llanelly were leading 11 8 halfway through the second half and looked like holding on to this advantage. But Newport staged a remarkable recovery, drew level
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    Springboks trounce France
    170 4 Springboks trounce France PARIS, Sun SOUTH African Rugby onion touring side ended their tour here yesterday witH a triumphant win over France by 25 points (two goals, a penalty goal, and four tries) to three points (a dropped goal) France more or less held their own in the first half,
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    Walcott agrees to fight Charles
    49 4 NEW YORK, Sun.— Jersey Joe Walcott, world heavyweight boxing champion, has agreed to dtfend his title against former champion Ezzard Charles, In June a>. a venue to be selectee later. This was announced last night by Jim Norris. President of the International Boxing Club.—Reuter
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    Latest UK soccer tables
    1080 4 Latest UK soccer tables LONDON, Sun. FOOTBALL League L standings after yeserday's matches were: P W D L P A pis Manchester U 31 17 8 6 66 41 42 irsenal 31 16 8 7 62 45 40 'ortsmouth 31 17 8 8 44 42 40 rewcastleU. 30 14 7
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    UK soccer results
    309 4 LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Arsenal Preston S Aston Villa 2 Stoke Blackpool 1 Burnley 0 Chelsea 5 Mid'broußh 0 Derby C. 0 Manchester U 3 Huddersfleld 3 W. Bromwlch 0 Liverpool 1 Charlton 1 Manchester C. 1 Tottenham 1 Portsmouth 4 Fulham 0 Sunderland 0 Bolton Wolves 3
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    83 OUT OF 100 WANT GOVT-RUN LOTTERIES IN SINGAPORE
    118 5 83 OUT OF 100 WANT GOVT-RUN LOTTERIES IN SINGAPORE Association will support move for them A GALLUP poll taken by the Singapore Association recently showed that 83 per cent of the people asked were for a Governmentconducted public lottery. The association is informing all Legislative Councillors of the result of
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    Gimson will get degree on March 1
    183 5 THE University of Malaya will confer honorary Doctor of Law degrees on Sir Franklin Gimson. Governor of Singapore, and S:r George Allen. Vice-Chancellor of the University, at its Convocation lor the conferment of de- j greej at 2.30 p.m. on March 1. Tii.-
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    NEGLIGENT: $25
    48 5 PARIT BUNTAR. Sun. Abdul Rahman bin Haji Said, whose car ran off the *oad and went into a drain at the 4 3 .j mile Selama Road on Jan. 6, was fined $25 for negligent driving. His driving licence was also ordered to be endor- sed.
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    He brought wrong one
    79 5 He brought wrong one TELUK ANSON. Sun WHEN a recruiting team, under Capt. W. H Blakemore, came to Teluk Anson ro rocruit Malayan Other Ranks for the Army, one applicant. Osman was so eager to join up. that he brought by mistake a death certificate bearing the same name Instead
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    POLICE SEEK WITNESSES
    60 5 Inspector Ahamad bin Malik of the Singapore Traffic Police is seeking information from eye witnesses about an accident which occurred yesterday morning at the corner of Robinson Road and Boon Tat Street In which a 57-year-old woman, Tang Huk Kian, was knocked down by a car. She
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    MALAYS PLAN A SURVEY
    130 5 MALAYS PLAN A SURVEY IPOH, Sun. DERAK UMNO has instructed district branches to conduct a survey of the living conditions of the Malays. Two representatives have been asked to seek from the State Government further particulars regarding the increased land taxation imposed recently and to bring the matter up in
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    Clash to be avoided
    51 5 SEREMBAN, Sun. QEREMBAN Welfare Week will be held early this year to avoid clashing with other activities, it was decided at a meeting of the Seremban District Welfare Committee. A cheque for $2,225 representing last year's Welfare Week collections, has been forwarded to the State Welfare
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    THEY WILL STUDY BORDER
    71 5 THEY WILL STUDY BORDER HERE to study Siamese-Malayan co-operation on the border are Naik Ek Weesakul, of the Siamese daily Thai Mai, (wearing dark spectacles) Mr. Alexander Mac Donald, editor of the Bangkok Post (centre) and Nai Ariyaul Manjithul. head of the Entomology Section, Minkstry of Agriculture (right). They are
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    'Punish rebels' move is rejected
    106 5 THEY EXPLAIN TO WGA V STAND A MOVE by some members ol Singapore Labour rk Party to take disciplinary action against six party members on the City Council for not obeying the party mandate on the towgay issue has been rejected by the General Council.
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    'GUARD THIS MONUMENT'
    70 5 rcwAwu, sun. penangs historic Fort Cornwallis, on the esplanade, will be declared an "ancient monument" If a motion by Mr. O. L. Phipps, Eurasian unofficial. I is carried at tomorrow's meeting of the Settlement Council Mr. Phipps will propose that the Pmin/Ml ho pnrtetitnt mat tne council
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    Singapore Diary
    48 5 vwcA: Raffles Quay, cooking class 5 p.m. YMCA. Orchard Road, Directors' meeting 5.15 p.m. judo, bodybuilding. 5.30 pjn., Malay ""racy class 8 p.m. st. John ambulanxe asSOCIATION> stam ford Road, fy St a id 5.30 p.m Singapore art society, British Council Hall life class 6 p.m.
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    COUNCILLOR WANTS CRUELTY STOPPED
    133 5 IVIR. S.M.A.H. Chishty, City Councillor for Rochore iTI Ward, is seeking action against animal and bird shops in Rochore Road to put a stop to the cruel manner in which the animals and birds are kept Mr. Chishty said that he had received an appeal from
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    ANNUAL MEET
    21 5 TELUK ANSON, Sun— The Lower PeraH Indian Association will hold its annual meeting on Mar. 2 at 4.30 p.m
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    GIRL DROWNED
    26 5 TELUK ANSON. Sun— Chew Kirn Cheng, a four-year-old girl was drowned when she fell into a well at Sungei Balai. Lower Perak, on Thursday.
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    SUICIDE BID CHARGE
    32 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Mahf udah blnte Sheik Daud was charged in the Police Court with attempted suicide by throwing herself into the sea. The case was adjourned for hearing.
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    55 5 PARIT BUNTAR, Sun. The Krian Chinese Recreation Club officials for the year are: President, Mr. Wong Mook Kwi; vice-president, Mr. Ng Aun Joo; secretary, Mr. Chan Ah Chong; treasurer, Mr. Wong Boon Hoo. Committee Messrs. Ng Aun Soon, Saw Sim Ean, Lim Aun Hun, Lai Lean
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    DRIVER FINED
    39 5 PARIT BUNTAR Sun. Pleading guilty to breach of the haulage permit, issued in respect of the lorry he was driving, Ooi Teng Sin was fined $40 in Bagan Serai He had carried nine passengers in his lorry.
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    Chingay' to celebrate coronation
    107 5 Chingay' to celebrate coronation PENANG, Sun. pENANG Chinese may hold a "chingay" procession to mark the Queen's coronation. Several Chinese temples, guilds and associations are in its favour. A meeting to draw up plans will be held after the date of the coronation has been announced. One of the sponsors
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    Kedah MCA seeks money for camps
    99 5 ALOR STAR, Sun. 'po help finance squatter resettlement work in Kedah during the year, the State branch of the Malayan Chinese Association is to ask the central office at Kuala Lumpur for $25,000. This was decided at yesterday's working committee meeting at Sungei Patani.
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    SCOUTS JO MEET
    29 5 PARTT BUNTAR. Bun. The annual general meeting of the Krlan District Boy Scoots Association will be held at 4.30 pan. on Tuesday at the Anglo-Chinese School
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    5,000 NEW PHONESBUT MORE WANTED
    186 5 PENANG. Sun. DENANG will have 5,000 new telephones when its first automatic exchange is installed at an estimated cost of $3,000.000. Mr. L. W. Waumsley. Controller of Telecommunications, Northern region, told the Straits Times he nooed the exchange would be operating in the latter half
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    MEMORIAL FUND FOR GURNEY
    168 5 MEMORIAL FUND FOR GURNEY Tjt'LUK ANSON Sun THE Lower Perak Sir Henry Gurney Memorial Fund Committee was formed at a meeting held at the Lower Perak Malay club here. The acting District Officer Lower Perak. Mr. D A Fyfe. presiding, said that a pilot committee had met previously and suggested
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    205 5 §ÜB-STATIONS liable t« load shedding today are: DAY Alexandra Brickworks, Pasir Panjang, Reformatory Road. Oxygen Factory, Cressonite, St. James, Miri Road, Silat Road, Bukit Pasoh. BAT, Trafalgar Street, Anson Road, Sago Street, Kamaii Street, Peoples Park, Nanson Road, Lam Soon Oil Mills, run Hln, I.E. Network, U.E. Factory,
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    10 6 BROWN MERTON HOLLAND: A" hi.«. residence 16th. Deeply nvurned.
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    825 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Feb. 18, 1952 Lessons Of An Election There are several lessons to be learned from Kuala Lumpur's first election, and the first of them is that organisation is the driving rod of political machinery. It was to efficient organisation that the M.C.A.-UMNO alliance owed its
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    Third Verdict?
    275 6 What has happened to the findings of the tribunal which investigated the conduct of six senior officers of the Singapore Police, named and blamed in the report of the Commission of Enquiry into the Singapore Riots? The findings have been in the hands of the Governor and the
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    Matter of public conscience
    253 6 Matter of public conscience IN the correspondence relating to the proposed society for the prevention of cruelty to children Mr. Tan Chin Seng suggests that Asians (inferring all Asians) resent the suggestion that any cruelty to children exists in Singapore. My own reading of Press reports is that cases of
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    THE PRACTICE IN BRITAIN
    296 6 T FEEL I must write in protest against the Jast paragraph of Mr. Tan Chin Tuan's letter referring to the possible formation of a society for the prevention of cruelty to children. I would suggest that before making such a statement as there is a Society
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    10 6 Photograph by C. A. Gibson-Hill THE RIVER MOSQUE, KUALA LUMPUR
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      EMANCIPATING THE WOMEN
      332 6 THE president of the Singapore Council for 4 Women, formed last year to fight for "the emancipation of women' 1 (whatever that might mean), has said that one of the important prerequisites for the success of the emancipation movement is the support of the men, and that
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      126 6 They stood to attention this night WAS at a local cinema last Monday night, at the 9.30 show. At fhe end of the show, the National Anthem was played and the portrait of Her Majesty the Queen was screened. I was petrified to see the audience in the dollar seats
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      130 6 THE sudden and untimely death of Kin& George VI really shocked us. Our deep sympathy goes to the new Queen who is so young and yet so willing to bear the duties of the Throne. Truly, as Mr. Churchill has said. "Famous have been the reigns of
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      124 6 TAKING advantage of the fact that boys of the School Certificate class will not be called up, many boys over 19 stay in the School Certificate classes of different schools for a second and even a third time. Most of these young men are trying
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      223 6 AS the Singapore Badminton Hall is not yet in existence, and as the time factor and the financial factor stand in the way of its coming into existence in time for the Thomas Cup Final, commonsense tells us that we should go right ahead (now
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    Archaic West Coast ferries
    430 6 A SHORT time ago I was interested to see a letter from a correspondent complaining about the primitive arrangements persisting at the Muar and Batu Pahat ferries, with a footnote by yourself that the Government did not consider the matter of great importance, or words to
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    439 6 That insect again WE'RE back on hornets and their extermination; not. however, with apologies, for we m present the case of the man whose line or business extends to doing away with hornets and other insects. He gives us the story of a large nest of the
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    GOVT. PLAN TO EVACUATE THOUSANDS
    250 7 Civil defence scheme for city areas if a war comes PLANS to evacuate thousands of people from the city areas of Singapore if war comes are being worked out by Government. A Government spokesman said yesterday: "Evacuation is part of the overall civil defence plans
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    35 7 SIR RALPH HONE. Governor of North Borneo, and Lady Hone, who arrived >n Singapore o n Saturday on their way to Britain on leave. They fly to Penang today. Straits Times picture
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    Services union chief resigns
    171 7 UNIONISTS COMPLAIN IVIR. S. S. Manyam, president of the Singapore iTI Federation of Services Union, resigned from the presidency yesterday One of the unions affiliated to the S.FJ3.U., th e Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union, may break off from the Federation soon. More than half of
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    ROBBERS HAD 3-STAR CAPS, COURT TOLD
    302 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. HIVE men, who were alleged to have held up. a bus 1 on the Mtiar-Panchor Road on Nov. 14, robbed the passengers of their identity cards and set flre to the vehicle, were arrainged before Mr. Justice Storr in the High
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    48,000 BABIES BORN IN SINGAPORE
    76 7 48,000 BABIES BORN IN SINGAPORE THERE wer c 48.000 babies born in Singapore last year the biggest number since the liberation. The figure represents a five per cent increase over the figure for 1950 and 10 per cent over the 1948 figure. A Government spokesman said higher incomes and better
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    Kedah MCA helps Malay schoolboy
    107 7 Kedah MCA helps Malay schoolboy ALOR STAR. Sun. r£ Kedah and Perils* branch of the Malayan Chinese Association will send a Malay boy., Ahmad bin Ismail, 17 to the Chung Ling High School in Penang This is the first time that the association is helping in the education of other
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    CHINESE HAIL CG's EXTENSION OF OFFICE
    143 7 SINGAPORE Chinese leaders yesterday hailed the official announcement that the term of office of the Com-missioner-General, Mr. Malcolm MaeDonald, had been extended for a further period beyond May. "Singapore and the Fedeiation have so much in common with Mr. MaeDonald that the thought of
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    Police look for driver
    64 7 SINGAPORE police are lookIng for the driver of a lorry who did not stop after knocking down an Indian near Whitley Road yesterday morning. It is believed that the lorry, painted yellow, had a number of labourers in It. It was going towards Johore. Witnesses of
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    A bandit is killed
    56 7 IPOH. Sun A POLICE squad killed a bandit in the Chenderiang area in Tapah this mornlnq. He was one of a party of five Chinese bandits armed with Sten and shot guns seen talking to rubber tappers. A shot Run and three packs were recovered. A
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    THE ONLY WOMAN
    28 7 MRS. D. KRISHNAN, the only woman elected, thanks her supporters and helpers at the end of the Municipal elections in Kuala Lumpur. Straits Times picture.
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    Mr M. Brown cremated
    116 7 I THE remains of Mr. Merton Brown, 59-year-old Singapore ship-builder and sportsman, were cremated yesterday at the Japanese crematorium. Yio Chu Kang Rd. Mr. Brown, founder of the Singapore branch of Thornycroft and Company Ltd and proprietor of the Mertcn Brown shipyard, was found shot through
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    KAR soldier charged
    45 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. pTE. Sanggkani Karan, of the King's African Rifles, 'vas charged in the Police Court yesterday with causing the deaths of Wong Boon and Chong Choi by rashly driving a military motor vehicle. He was allowed S'iOO bail pending trial.
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    1,000 attend service
    79 7 lINE thousand Singapore Roman Catholics yesterday filled the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and its compound in Ophir Road for the Feast of Our Lady. The special service was in remembrance of Our Lady of Lourdes who appeared in France 94 years ago. After the siatue
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    Singapore TUC to have library
    79 7 Singapore TUC to have library 'pHE first library to be run by a trade union organisation in Malaya will be opened by the Singapore Trade Union Congress next month. The library will be at the iT.U.C. office in Quee|n Street, but will be moved later to a more convenient place.
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    EXAMINATIONS
    28 7 IPOH, Sun. Thirty-nine student teachers of Chinese schools in Perak, 19 of them women, sat for their third year final Normal examination in Ipoh yesterday and today.
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    Food dump found
    16 7 A bandit food dump was found in the Serdang area of Selangor yesterday.
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    SIX CONDEMNED MEN WILL APPEAL
    133 7 QNE of the appeals to be heard at the next Colony w Court of Criminal Appeal, which sits on Feb 28, is that of the six Malays, sentenced to death for the murder of John William Davies, on the first day of the Singapore riots,
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    3 graduates entertained
    70 7 science graduates of the University of Malaya, who were awarded Queen's Scholarships by the Governments of Singapore and the Federation, were entertained to a dinner by the Science Society last night. They were Messrs. Wee Sit Chee and Poh Soo Jin, of Singapore, and Mr. Francis Morsingh,
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    Siam sends observers
    89 7 THREE men from Siam, two Journalists and a government entomologist, arrived in Singapore yesterday by air from Bangkok, to study cooperation -between Malaya and Siam at the border. They are Nai Ek Weesakul of the Siamese dally Thai Mai, Mr. Alexander MacDonald, editor of the Bangkok Post,
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    No longer valid
    92 7 IPOH, Sun. lOCAL registration forms J are no longer valid as identity documents. Holders Of these can apply at police stations for replacement by standard identity cards before Feb 29. Those who have left the stations where they originally got their registration forms and have gone elsewhere
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    Singapore Blood Bank
    65 7 AMONG the donors to Singapore Blood Transfusion Service last week were 41 Europeans, 31 Chinese 17 Indians, 14 Malays and five Eurasians. The position of the Blood Bank on Feb. 15 was: QrouD Group Group Croup O A B AB Total Donations received 49 36 23 2
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    SCOUT MEETING
    28 7 KUALA KANGSAR Sun The Kuala Kangsar District Boy Scouts' Association will hold their annual meeting on Friday, at 4.30 p.m. in the Court House, Kuala Kangsar.
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    SHOP OWNER MURDERED
    38 7 Bandits yesterday broke into the shop of 49-year-old Teo Soh. alias Teo Thei Lee. in Muar. Johore. and murdered him. Mr Te 0 was a Home Guard and a member of the Malayan Chinese Association.
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    Bound over for hurt threat
    62 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Foonf; Yet, charged in the police court with attempting to cause hurt to Lee Fong Hee with a knife, was bound over for six months. Foong asked Lee for the loan of his motor-cycle and when Lee refused, Foong pulled out a
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    Technical men of Colony meet
    107 7 THERE is a dearth of skilled and trained, men in Singapore, said Mr. V. W. Frampton, chairman of the Singapore branch of the Technical Association of Malaya, at the branch's annual dinner. Mr. Frampton said the aim and ambition of the Association was to aid
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    But this was not on the menu...
    203 7 But this was not on the menu... OURRIED consultations 11 between Singapore City Councillors and City officers were held in Singapore last night at a Chinese dinner given by the newly-formed United Markets Association. The consultations followed a speech by the association president, Mr. Low Pak Yong, who deplored "the
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    TWO UNIONS TO BE FORMED
    28 7 Two new trade unions, the Singapore Private School Teachers' Union and Singapore Private School Students' Union, will be formed in Singapore next week.
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    DISCHARGED
    37 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Sambulingam, who has been in custody since Dec. 19 awaiting trial on a charge of enticing away a married woman was acquitted and discharged in the police court, after Pachappan withdrew his complaint.
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    DEATH
    56 7 MR. TAN KENG WATT pa.ved away peacefully on 17/2/52 at No. 2 Da Sllva Lane, leaving behind one sister (Madam Tan Siok Bee), 4 sons, 8 daughters, 3 daughters-in-law, 4 sons-in-law, 48 grand children, 2 grandsons-ln-law, 1 grand daughter-in-law, and 5 great-grand children. Cortege will leave the house at
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    New light on an old story
    694 8  -  ROBERT BLAKE By Lord Randolph Churchill. By Winston Churchill (Odhams. 215.) MR. Churchill's Life of his father, Lord X indolph Churchill, is the finest political bio;hy written in the twentieth century. Couched in the majestic language of a modern Gibbon, it tells a strange
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      GROWING PAINS IN MALAYA
      835 8  -  Allington Kennard By Population Growth in Malaya. By T. E. Smith (Whatham House, London, 15s.) IN forty years the population of the Federation of Malaya has increased from about two and a half million to just over six million. Immigration accounts for most of this growth.
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      CONFESSIONS OF A PART-TIME POET
      389 8  -  RAYMOND MORTIMER By Light on a Dark Horse. By Roy Campbell. (Hollis Carter. 1 8s.) MR. CAMPBELL'S first book, "The Flying Terrapin," exuberated with a fervour that made me compare it 10 "Endymion." Poetry, however, was foi Keats a whole-time job, and for Mr. Campbell
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      Prisoner of the Japs
      431 8 Prisoner of the Japs By HALL ROMNEY The Naked Island. By Russell Braddon. (Warner Laurie. 155.) MR. Russell Braddon's book, an account of his experiences in a prisoner-of-war camp in the hands of the Japanese, is somewhat disappointing. For the account given by this young Australian is a distorted one
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      236 8 1848 1952 AFTER CHILDBIRTH have made experiments with "Serravallo's Tonic" in convalescence after severe operations in anaemia after childbirth, and in chlorosis in young women, always with excellent results. This mixture is willingly taken even by children and does not in anyway disturb the digestion. Prof. TAUFFER. Professor of Gynaecology
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      244 8 >~ i 25. Russian village headman Straits Times Crossword < a An part on th y-^ i r""""""""T""""T™™™"r"~~| I' I stage (b). 1 1 2 I tT What plain dealing means? I In this shop rice U sold ej T "Bo jorag gt range thought* BjH^nTWr SSgl_Gggl BS& £fiS)_ our
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      13 9 Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson and Virginia Gibson in "Painting The Clouds With Sunshine."
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      A WIDE FIELD TO PICK FROM
      845 9 BRUCE FRASER talking about FILMS THERE is a wide selection of films for review this week, ranging from a frivolously decorative musical to a Hitchcock thriller: if none of them seem outstandingly memorable it's probably because I am still influenced by the splendour of
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      SANDERS EATS HIS WORDS
      512 9  - SANDERS EATS HIS WORDS JAMES BACON By ySA Zsa Gabor today is one of the hottest movie properties in Hollywood. And it all happened in four months. Her husband, George Sanders, told her she was too dumb for television. Even such a notorious wo-man-belittler as Sanders now wishes he had
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    Japan to step up imports
    253 10 TOKYO, Sun. r THE Japanese Finance Ministry would enforce from tomorrow rreasures to increase Japanese imports from the sterling area and limit exports. This was part of a move to cut down Japan's soaring sterling balance reported to be approaching 90 million sterling. The chief
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    Sendayan (FMS) Rubber
    78 10 CENDAYAN (F.M.S.) Rubber declared a final dividend of 20 per cent., making 25 per cent, for thr yenr to Sept. 30 (single payment 15 per cent.). Profit on estate operations, after Malayan export duty £56.569 (£13.406). depreciation £3.047 (£2.252 and replanting £21.433 (£10.382*. was £217.324 (£98,408). plus
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    SEVERE REVERSE DEALT TO MALAYA BY I FALL IN RUBBER
    369 10 SEVERE REVERSE DEALT TO MALAYA BY I FALL IN RUBBER INURING four and a half days trading in the period 17 under review, the sombre feelings which prevailed were in no way lightened by the severe material reverse dealt to Malayan and Empire economics by the fall in the rubber
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    41 10 r: r.nps estates m\i..w% Dividend of 15 per -cr.t. on Ordinary (7'LO Profit to September 30. after depreciation and after tax cf £95.500 (£18.332), was £86.064 (£3O 280). To gen-t-ral rese-v* £54.000 (fl 15.000 1. forv;,:rd £724 (£205).
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    281 10 RUSINESS done in the Malayan share market last week included: Industrials.— Praser it Neave Ord. $4.15 to $4.05, Hammer $41.75. Malayan Breweries $5.40, Malayan Cement .90 cents, Robln«on Ord. $4.00. Straits Times $3.90, Straits Steamship $24.75, Unlteers $17.75 to $17.50 c.d. c.b., Henry Waugh $2.75. Wearne $5.35 to
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    Sungei Puntar Rubber
    61 10 SUNGEI Puntar Rubber profit to Sept. 30, after taxation. £41,753 (£21.112). Taxation absorbed £59,100 (£21,800). Profit included transfer from debenture redemption reserve £3,000 (£4.000) transfer from provision lor taxation. To staff reserve £3.000 (£2.000). general reserve £18.000 (£7,000). debenture redemption reserve nil (£3.000), final per cent., less
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    Federation tin imports
    84 10 SINGAPORE and the Federation last month imported. 418 tons of tin. the lowest in two years. Imports of concentrates were 567 tons, lowest figure for several months. Most of the tin came from Slam which exported 350 tons last month. Burma sent 68 tons. Most of the
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    150 10 T UMUT Rubber Estates has lncreased its untaxed profits by £184.241 to £322 963 and the dividend on its £485,482 capital Is stepped up from 15 per cent, to 25 per cent, by the declaration of a final of 15 (previous year 10 per cent.). The
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    33 10 HENRY Waugh Company have been awarded War Damage compensation and rpceived interim payments as follows: Award Payment rauifw) Insured goods $732,023 401 $292,810 Outright award $118,530 30 r 'r $35 557
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    628 11 Epsom Jeep reviews races Straight On was unlucky From EPSOM JEEP I IPOH, Sunday. gRITISH Film (late Galileo), a four-year old bay by Abbot's Fell, just scrambled home in the Cl. 3, Piv. 1 B|-f. handicap here yesterday, but his dour and game
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    394 11 WEIGHTS for mil TT eight races on Wednesday, second day of the Perak Tiff Club's meeting. ar«: Cl. Div. J-5 V. King Devon ».W 35 M.M. 8.12 Princess Rina 8.18 Tornado 8.09 Bapid Red 8.09 Man O' War 8.07 Harcourt 8.07 Alton 8.05 Observation 8.04 The
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    58 11 COITTS (right) S.R.C.'s in >ide-left scores the first Roal for his side in the final or the S.H.A. knockout hockey tournament against S.C.C. <m Saturday. Reynolds (left) and Wood (centre), the S.C.C. halves make a futile bid to prevent a goal. SRC won 3—2,3 2, U win the championship (or
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    Icy Calm's good form for National
    318 11 Icy Calm's good form for National LONDON. Sun. 'THERE has been no racing in BritaUn since the publication of the weights for the Grand National and It has been left to Ireland to give the first pointer to the big Aintree Steeplechase. Eight Irish challengers for the event ran In
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    RACE FINISHES AT IPOH
    98 11 SPORTING PINK (Bagby) winning th third rat> fr.. m Flylite and Civil l« 1111 11 Saturday. BRITISH FILM (Mulley) winning the fourth race from Adonis (Mc('loud) 11 the outside, and Straight On (.Mawi) Fourth w;k Twelfth of *u?n«t (Frrl SEA DRAGON (E. Donnelly) winning th e
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    ARMY INTER-DISTRICT HOCKEY DATES
    88 11 FARELF Army Hockey Association will hold their three-day 1952 lnter-dfctrict championship at Tanglin Barracks beginning from February 27. The inter-unit championship final between the Malaya and Singapore champion units will be played on March 1. Singapore will meet Hong Kong In the opening game of the
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      Oh! what a wonderful morning...
      1236 12 DOUBT AND DISSENSIOIS REIGN EVERYWHERE By SENTINEL DEFECTION, dissatisfaction and dissension. Strange words, perhaps with which to start a sports column but they justly describe the situation on the Sportsfront this morning, as I see it. The new year, which we entered with such high
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      36 12 G. S. TAYLOR, skipper of S.C.C. "A", warding off a high tackle by REME A's Diplock in Saturday's Sin-. gapor c seven-a-side rugger in which the Club won by five points to three. Straits Times picture.
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      SCRC CRICKET
      39 12 Singapore Chinese Recreation Club cricket officials for the year have been elected as follow: Captain, Wee Chong Jin; vice-cap-tain, Khoo Ong Lee; convenor, Cheong Thlam Slew. Net practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning tomorrow.
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      Sports Diary
      46 12 RUGBY: S.C.C. seven-a-side on padang: 1. S.C.C. "B" v. it.A.S.C. "A"; 2. R.N.A.S. "B" v. R.A.J Seletar; 3. Naval Base v. Fijiaiu "B": 4. G.H.Q. Signals Rest. v. University; 5. G.H.Q. "B" RJi. C-I-C Staff v. Fljiana "C". (First ma ton from 4.30 p.m.)
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      BAM BOSS WARNS AGAINST RACKET IN CUP TICKETS
      846 12 BAM BOSS WARNS AGAINST RACKET IN CUP TICKETS KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A WARNING against "black marketing:" In tickets for the Thornrfs Cup challenge round to be played at the Happy World Stadium, Singapore, on May 31 and June 1, was given by Mr. Khoo Teik Ec at the annual general
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      EDDIE CHOONG RETAINS TITLE
      70 12 EDDIE CHOONG RETAINS TITLE BELFAST, Sun. EDDIE Choong, 21-year-old Malayan law student retained the Irish open men's singles badminton title here last night when he beat his compatriot, H. A. (Johnny) Heah 15_7, 15—11 in the final. Choong was clearly superior, and though Heah brought off some fine recoveries he
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      COMMONWEALTH RATTLE M.C.C.
      442 12 COLOMBO, Sunday. THE COMMONWEALTH XI lost quick wickets when they resumed at 367 for three wickets on the second day of their match against the MCC here this morning. But they finally totalled 517. At close M.C.C. were 78 for seven, Miller and Fazad Mahmoud wrecking havoc
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      Selangor Sikhs win tournament
      196 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun SELANGOR today emerged winners In the All-Malayan Sikh Hockey Association tournament to .win the Gurudawa Central Police Cup In the final game of the tournament played this evening on the Padang. Selangor maintained their unbeaten record In the tournament by holding the strong
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      Sedgman & Clarke win Asian title
      88 12 Sedgman Clarke win Asian title COLOMBO, Sun. PANK SEDGMAN of Australia and Straight Clarke of the United States yesterday won the men's doubles in the Asian lawn tennis championships here, beating British Davis Cup pair Tony Mottram and Geoff Paish, 3—6,3 6, 6—l, 11—9, 6— 4. In the final of
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      DENMARK LEAD SWEDEN 3-1
      80 12 COPENHAGEN, Sun.— Denmark led Sweden by three to one after the first day's play In their second round of the European sone of the Thomas Cup badminton tournament. Results wereSingles: Nil Jonson (Sweden) beat Poul Holm (Denmark) 15-3, 15-4; Joern Skaarup (.Denmark) beeat Inge Blomberg (Sweden)
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      YALE TEAM SET RELAY MARK
      84 12 NEW HAVEN Sun.— A Yale University swimming team broke me world record for the 800 metres freestyle relay here yesterday. Swimming in a 25-metre pool, the team, consisting of Wayne Moore. Jim McLaner Con Sheff and T. Thomas, covered the distance In Smln 29.45ec. The
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      Nielsen beats Drobny for title
      61 12 PARIS, Sun. Denmark's sensational young player, Kurt Nielsen, won the international Indoor tennis champloshlp of Franco today. He beat seasoned Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt 8-6, 6-4, 6-4. Drobny and Francois Garnero of France retained their men's doubles title by defeating the veteran French team of
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      ROVERS BEATEN BY R.A.O.C. XI
      53 12 Thirty Ba'i»h«#n -Royal Army Ordnance Corps, beat Rovers B.C. by three goals to two In friendly game of soccer at Alexandra yesterday. Although having the better of play, Rovers' finishing was weak. Churton, Hewitt and Smith scored for the Army side. Guthrle and Boon Khlm
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      HAZARE ASKED TO LEAD INDIA
      31 12 CALCUTTA, Sun.— Vljay Hasare, who attained India In all five Testa this year, has been Invited to lead the Indian team to tour England tola summer.
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