The Straits Times, 8 December 1952

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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  • 651 1 New power station working 'in few days FIRST TEST A SUCCESS Straits Times Staff Reporter THE end of Singapore's blackouts seems within immediate sight. Yesterday, the Colony's new Pasir Panjang power station went into action for the first time, and set up a British Commonwealth record for
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  • 118 1 BANDITS LOSE 17 CAMPS KUALA LUMPUR. Sun SECURITY forces wounded two terrorists and destroyed 17 camps and four food dumps during the last M hours. One of the camps, which i could hold 10 people, was I In the Tangkak area of Joliore. A terrorist sentry nr d on the
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  • 131 1 Seven MIGs shot down over Korea; SEOUL Sun. ALLIED Sabre let pilots destroyed seven MIGs in 10 air battles over North Korea j today Fifth Air Force neadquarter* .said reDorts were incomDlete on the dogfights, mdi a ins the score may ?i> This Is the highest MIO \b?z in several
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  • 77 1 WASHINGTON, Svn. A oik -time newspaper boy has received the highest United E award aKer sacrificing bis life in Korea by smothering :m enemy grenade with liis body to save a fellow marine. The U.S Marine Corps said on Friday that the Med-il of Honour won
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  • 22 1 NAIROBI. Sun Three Africans were sentenced to death at N>tr yesterday for r.uirder of an African con stable.— R*-y»«*r
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  • 25 1 LONDON, Sun. Czechoslovakia has demanded the recall of Israel's Minister, Dr. Aryeh Koubovi, as "persona non grata," Prague Radio stated last night.— Reuter.
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  • 30 1 Security forces flred from long range on 20 armed and unii,)rnu'd terrorists who had cut telephone lines In the Kangar district of Perll*. Casualties are not known.
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    43 1 THE 4 P.M. Q ANT AS Conste llatisn from Sydney being: towed to its berth at Kalians after iU eventful la ml in* yesterday. For 2# minutes iv undercarriage was jammed and after the touch-down it could not be steered. Straits Times picture.
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  • 51 1 A gunman robbed a taxi driver of $31 and his identity card at Bedok, Singapore, on Saturday night. He forced th e driver to take him back to the City and near Central police station got another taxi, after warning the first driver not to tell the
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  • 186 1 TALKS AT CHEQUERS LONDON. Sunday \IK UllKdllll. today discussed Pacific defence iTI problems, the atom boni<> and Ma aya's antibandit war with three Premiers of the Commonwealth. The conference took place at Chequers. Mr. Churchill's official country home. At the conference were Mr. Robert Menzies, of
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  • 192 1 SERIA. Brunei, Sun. BULLDOZERS and other i heavy earth-moving equipment raced against time and the South China today to carve a new path for a jungle river which had switched its course and was menacing one end of the rich Seria oilfield. A recent change in
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  • 24 1 NAIROBI. Sun— Sir Evelyn Baring. Governor of Kenya, will fly to Britain this week to discuss the situation in Kenya— Reuter.
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  • 38 1 LONDON. Sun— Queen Mary has decided, for reasons of health, not to attend the Coronation next June of her granddaughter. The 86-year-old Queen Dowager may watch the ceremony on television from Malborough House.
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  • 302 1 JAMMED GEAR KEPT PLANE OVER AIRPORT Millionaire a passenger THE 4 p.m. Qantas Constellation from Sydney circled Kalians Airport, Singapore, with its landing fear jammed for 20 minutes yesterday. When this was fixed the plane landed with a thud and pulled to a dead stop a few yards along the
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  • 124 1 Train kills two in London fog LONDON, Sun. 1 SUBURBAN London train, nosing its way through dense fog. today ran over a gang of railway workmen, killing at least two and trapping others beneath the engine and coaches. Pir e brigades were called to help release th* trapped men who
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  • 147 1 Fierce fight near China frontier SAIGON. Sun tTOENCH and Vletmtnh •T forces fought a fierce engagement over the past 24 hours at Pou San Cap In the Thai country about 25 milps from the Chinese border and 190 miles north-west of Hanoi At encircled Nasam this morning strong French and
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  • 217 1 Making waste land fertile KUALA LUMPUR. Sun A SCHEME to turn Malaya's sandy tin tailings and useless laliang land into lush agricultural and forest lots Is soon to be put into operation Mr. J. P Edwards, Director of Forestry, told the Straits Times today that his department was looking for
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  • 61 1 Four Chinese, including a baby, were injured when a van in which they were travelling overturned IQ 'Bukit Timah Road yesterday. They are Mr. Ng Seng Choon. a businessman, Mr. Chin Wee Chong. Miss Ng Yoke Cheng and two-year-old Khiam Kee. They were taken to
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    • 133 1 S P H de SILVA "Oh. cakes and friends we should choose with care "Very true. But what has this philosophical outburst to do with our present discussion?" "Nothng at all. John, but it suddenl> occured to me how lucky we are and I thought the quotation rather apt "No
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    • 1344 2 NOTICES NOTICE CONSULATE-GENERAL OF JAPAN With effect from the Ist December. 1952. the office of the Con-sulate-General of Japan will be situated at No. 30. Cxley Road. Singapore. Telephone Numbers ***** and *****. Office hours will be from 9.30 ajn. to 12.30 pjn. and 2 CO p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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  • 207 3 Reds urged to accept plan to end Korea war NEW YORK, Sunday. THE president of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Lester Pearson, of Canada, has appealed urgently to Communist China and North Korea to accept India's plan for ending the Korean war as the "just
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  • 63 3 BOMBAY Sun THE Prime Minister Of India. Mr Nehru said y that hp m u nn«":J imunlst China's rejecIn lia's Korean peace i ii "a hostile action." But, he said, India will continue in her efforts" "whether it is liked by other nations or not". Mr.
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  • 278 3 WASHINGTON Sun THE United States warned yesterday that American companies considering purchase of oil from Persia would have to make their Idec.sions on the legal risks Involved. Britain which maintains i that oi] produced In south j Persia is the property of the Anglo-Iranian 0.1
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  • 72 3 THE (|1 iIN MOTHER and Princess Margaret ..-i-i and third from left) welco roe back the Duchess of Kent (left) at London Airport last week when she returned to Britain from her tour of British territories in the Far East. She hud boarded the plane at
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    30 3 MR. YITZHAK BEN-ZVIE was nominated by the Israel Social Democrat Labour Party MAPAI to succeed Dr. Chaim Weizmann, who died recently, as President of the Republic. A.P picture.
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  • 65 3 IONG KONG, Sun.— Peking adio today announced the inning of a new barter trade -sreement for 1953 between Bulgaria and China in Peking fln Dec 3. Trade between the two countries will be increased 70 '>er cent compared with this ear. The agreement calls for the axchange
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  • 40 3 NEW YORK. Sun—Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, will repeat his Christmas visit to the front lines in Korea this year and will celebrate three masses at the front on Christmas Day. He went there last Christmas. Reuter.
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  • 17 3 BELGRADE, Sun.— A Yugoslav good will mission Is to visit India this week. Reuter.
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  • 100 3 PITTSBURGH, Sun. A MOTHER lost aU her six children when a car crashed into their house and set off a gas explosion which blew up the building. Five brothers and their sister died under tons of rubble when the house collapsed. Their parents
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  • 203 3 FULL BACKING PLEDGED CAIRO. Sunday PGYPT'S rival political leaders, released this i week-end after almost three months' detention have "buried the hatchet" and pledged full support to the Prime Minister, General Mohamed Naguib. and the army command. General Nagiiib's Government Is understood now to
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  • 162 3 WORLD TIN DOWN IN SEPT. THE HAGUE. Tun WORLD production of Vfl ir. conren ra'-es in September was 12,700 long tons. compared with 14.600 tens in Arg' st. the International Tin Study Group announced yesterday. This -yns d"c to a decrease in the three main tin-pro-ducing countries Malaya. Indonesia, and
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  • 73 3 WASHINGTON, Sun— The State Department said last j night that it had asked Mr. Edwin Locke, American rovv\g ambassador to the Middle East, to return to Washington for "consultations." The Department's spokesman said. "There arc .bvious- lyly differences in viewpoint between Mr. Locke and the I
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  • 36 3 MADRID. Sun. General Francisco de Bourbon, Duke of Seville, a Spanish civil war nationalist commander and relative of the late King Alfonso, died in Madrid yesterday. He was 70.— Reuter.
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  • 45 3 ZURICH. Sun —M. Othmar Ourtner. spokesman of the Swiss Alpine Institute, said here that the institute was "very disappointed" at the failure of the second Swiss Everest expedition, but was glad that all the men were now safely back at the base camp.— Reuter.
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  • 22 3 LONDON, Sun. Warsaw Radio says that Poland has announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.—Reuter.
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  • 187 3 Tunisia labour leaders interned TUNIS. Sun. 2IX Labour and NationI*3 alist leaders were I interned yesterday as an I aftermath of the assass slnation of Farhat Hached, secretary-gen-eral of the Tunisian j Labour Federation. The French authorities said they were arrested to forestall more violence. One of those arrested was
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  • 68 3 HONG KONG, Sun Two Japanese fishing trawlers, which arrived at Hong Kong yesterday with a full cargo of fish, began unloading late yesterday and expected to complete operations today. Their catch was said to consist mostly of snapper and red sea-bream and will be dealt with
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  • 39 3 MEDFORD. OKLAHOMA. Sun— A 13-ye^r-old Oklahoma girl who set fire to five churches and plundered another because her p)r:"it.s "made me go to church" will be treated by psychiatrists, according to authorities here. —UP.
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  • 26 3 BELFAST. Sun. General Sir Gerald Templer flew to Northern Ireland to see his mother 'n Armagh yesterday Ho returned to London today—Reuter
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  • 717 4 UNLUCKIEST TEAM IN CUP WERE FINCHLEY LONDON, Sunday. THE unhickiest team in yesterday's soccer programme was without doubt the North London amateur side, Finchley, who were leading their professional opponents, Crystal Palace, by three goals to one' when fog stopped play 27 minutes from time. Not since 1935 has an
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  • 331 4 LONDON. Sun. F.A. CUr SECOND BOUND Bairow 2 Mil l» all 2 C o Chester I'. 3 Lianelly 2 I ele- bo. oußh 0 Bristol Rovers 1 Shrewsbuiy T.O Chesterfield 0 Halifax T. 4 Southport 2 Bradford 1 Gateshead 2 Hereford I'. 9 Seunihorpe l". 0 Bradford
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  • 56 4 PARIS Sin— Th' I-Jn.i. »■•.> hM J M lh<- Fn'. I'vh «inrin» owners' Ist ill's «<-a«'»n was ronn<>rur> in !h' '"rrnrh lit publ -lied to* I!''.1 H's horses won n»Tily £4>.000. Le->din* ournrr wa^- M. Slt-H Boussac. h'J'is more 'han ;:i COO. Most «iTr<».sful
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  • 52 4 MELBOURNE Sun— For 'he •second successive day. heaw rf>m warhed oul p'nv in The Victorian lawn tennis championship here yesterday The men's singles final befwe»n Fr:>nk Sedpman and Vie Seixas i US i. an<; the all-Amei^in women's final between Maureei Connolly and Julie Sampson «Q now be decided
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  • 279 4 Rugby hit by fog LONDON. Sun. I^OG and frost virtually wiped out yesterday's rugby union programme in Britain. In London, not one first class match could be played. One of the few games to go on was the first English trial ai Workington, but this served only to Increase the
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  • 144 4 PERTH. Sun. VyESTTRN AL'SI.xALIA !ed I Sou'h Wata, Sr.ffTie: 3h:eid champions, by seven rui: v.;th j>:m Tr.-" kanlßfl Vlctota >i I k'se oi tr.c pi.iv here. They .scored 2«6 for the lass o! f (.ur •tekatf in reply to New South Waies' total of 259. thanks to
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  • 331 5 UMNO-MCA PARTNERSHIP SHOWS ITS STRENGTH fHE power of the UMNO-M.C.A. alliance in Federation politics was amply demonstrated in the Federation's most widespread town elections. Out of a total of 37 seats, the United Malays National Organisation-Malayan Chinese Association partnership captured
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  • 99 5 The lame also votes IN KUALA LUMPUR, Perumal, (above right) who cannot walk n carried to the polling booth by friends to cast his vote in the Bnngsar Ward. IN PENANG, Mr. A. Raja Gopal, Labour, who woo the seat in the Jeluton* Ward, (above) thanks
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  • 116 5 ALOR STAR. Sun ALL six nominated unoffl- cial members (two Chinese, two Malays and two Indians* at the Kota Star Town Board meeting today urged that the State GoTernment should defer the introduction of a town council for Kota Star till 1954. Instead of next year.
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  • 48 5 JOHORE FAHRU Sun. After Musa bin Ulong a policeman, had been charged with corrup ly accepting a bribe of $2 the prosecution asked for an adjournment because an important witness had shifted to Singapore and had not been located The c;se was adjourned to Jan. 26.
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  • 155 5 JOKORE BAHRU AVER MOLEK M. i ln< (UMNO-MCAJ 1.097 UinnJ b. Mohd. Shah iIMMI-MCA) 1,688 Won* Sxee Mm* (UMNO-MCA) 9*4 Haii Mohamed Arshad b. Aw&ng (IMP) 302 i<>3K Sse Jiang (IMP) 250 Mohd. Salieh b. Mustapha <IMP> 223 [Ahmad b. A. Hamid (Ind.) 217 Ostnan b. A. Rashld (IMP)
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  • 62 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun The Chung Haw School at Pakan Nanas. Pontlan. was officially opened today by Mr J. D. Hodgktinson British j Adviser. Johore. The new village school can accommodate 640 pupils In 16 classrooms. The attendance is 361 in ihe morning 155 in the afternoon Mr
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  • 50 5 TAIPINO. Sun.— Abdul A«lz I tl T^?, char ed in Taiping for railing to register and get an identity card within one month of his arrival In the Federation He pleaded guilty. Sentence wa s deferred to Dec. 16 and bail O f $200 was allowed.
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  • 44 5 IPOH, Bun During last month, 30 people gave their blood to the Ipoh blood bank. Of these, 18 were from the military forces. Of the civilians, two were Chinese, one Malay, one Eurasian, two Indian and six European.
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  • 20 5 Singapore Stamp Club will hold a social meeting at the Shackle Club, Beach Road, tomorrow at 5.15 pjn.
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  • 57 5 KOTA TINOGI. Sun.— Wong Hen« Cbeong was charged in Kota Tinggi with driving a motor lorry, with trailer loaded with timber planks projecting to the rear for more than six feet. He was also charged with offering a S2 bribe to the police The case was
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    • 304 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 6.30 a. in. Tamil Music: 6.40 News in Tamil; 6.45 Chinese Music; 7 News in Chinese; 705 Malay Music 715 News In Malay: 720 EngUsh Musi; 7 JO Npa.s in English; 7.35 p rt< i WariDg Pennsiyvaniana; Announcer's Choice: 8.30-9 London Melodies; l p.m. Monday Matinee--1.30 News;
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    • 161 5 Blackout schedule SMtfUataMat to luaa aacd- J..i, today ace: iii« > iviluuru r »l. Canu k Hit. nunnrn M. II il Main Ice »>■»•>. t'ari i taa. Lax Km avc. I fc**rl i-a. HaUaad Kd. adaai fk. I urn r-.it> Hoatcl Galiaa Hill tfaili 1. K4. rmrtm U. 4.. »»an»iill«
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  • 884 6 The Straits Times Singapore. Mon., Dec. 8, 1952. After The Polling The feature of Saturday's I local government elections, without any doubt, is the victory of the Umno-M.C.A alliance. The alliance won 26 oi j the 34 seats it contested, winning all nine seats in Johore Bahru, three out of
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  • 294 6 There is an "if about it, but if all goes well at Pasir Pan- j jang, the blackout era may end this week. Final tests of the first turbo-alternator began yesterday when power from the new station flowed into the cable network Singapore yesterday actually
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  • 190 6 Ex-P.o.W.s internees REGARDING correspondence in your columns ("Daw," Dec. 4) about the grant of HIS to British ex-prisoners of war and ex internees held by the Japanese, it is clear from official statements on the British Government scheme for the distribution of Japanese assets in the United Kingdom that it
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  • 194 6 Lending and politics HAMILTON." in his letter! published in your Dec. 1 j issue, asked the Progressives, to move in the Legislative Council that Colony moneylenders be licensed and that a Registrar be appointed to control them. He is certainly entitled to his views but I am sure that he
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  • 38 6 CorrespondenU are asked to be brief. The shorter letter* are, the more m»v be published Letter* sijnfd with a norn-d-eplane most be accompanied by the writer* name and addrea* a* a tuir«n>p of eood faith to thr editor
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  • 360 6 Wigging for Mr. Lyttelton LONDON RESIGNATION demands are in the air at Westminster; and they come from the Tories as well as from the Socialists. Some Tories, angry with the Leader of the House (Captain Crookshank) and the Chief Tory Whip fo r not preventing the House being
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    • 315 6 1 T^HE Government of S ngapore is to inquire whether the present rates of < -I pay of locally domiciled officers are adequate. Such an investigation seems Xtome a foolish waste of precious time and energy. Investigation is needid S I only into matters
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    • 262 6 RENDERED? A PENANG elected Municipal Councillor, Dr. Cheah Cheng Poh, who has not sought rejection to the Council, suggested at the last meeting of the Municipal Councillors of George Town, that Councillors snould oe paid. It Is strange indeed that Dr. Cheah. who professes to have the
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    • 309 6 1952 Poppy Day Fund effort VJOW that the main collecil tions and entertainments organised in ad of tnc Poppy Day Fund are over should be grati-ful If you would a.low me to express my great thanks to all those who hav e helped once again to raise funds for this
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    • 310 6 rE local Education authorities should do something fairly soon about the quality of teachlns in our schools. It seems that some of the new teachers and student teachers cannot even speak good, grammatical English. and when they take classes the Dupils are able
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    • 151 6 HERE Is the verbatim report of the election victory speech broadcast by Mr K M. Oil Mohamed, the Pro- eresslve candidate for City Ward, Singapore "Ladles and gentlemen The voter my friend a voter and worker City Ward Is victory. You are taking so much trouble that
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  • 417 6 Homo thoughts WHEN we quoted "Philos" on the language of the Penang-bom Hokk.cn i lew days ago, it occur n-d to us that tile occas onal Pena:iglt<; wiio casts a hurried g'.anre at this half-column might be stirred to reconsideration of the language he speaks. This particularly
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  • 300 7 'They're citizens and voters too 9 COUNCILLORS HIT AT THE GOVT. CINdAPORK Government servants should be allowed to approach Legislative Councillors to seek a redress of their grievances, Councillors told the Straits Times yesterday. They were referring to the statement on Saturday by the
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  • 123 7 Why your Sunday Times was late WE REGRET that many of our readers received their copies of yesterday's Sunday Times much later than is customary, and apologise for the inconvenience caused to them. Delaying in despatchIng was caused by a gradually developing fault in the new printing press. This fault
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  • 38 7 The staff of Singapore Institute of Commerce held its annual re-union dinner at the Capitol Blue Room, Singapore, last night. The dinner also marked the opening of a new branch of the institute in Evelyn Road.
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  • 439 7 FOR the first time in the history of a Crown employer in the Far East, a dispute with its employees may soon be referred to an industrial court in Singapore. The Government in Britain is considering setting up such a court to hear
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  • 21 7 MERSING, Sun. For carrying two excess passengers in a taxi, Abdul Rahman bin Manan was fined $25 at Mersing.
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  • 272 7 CLOSE RANKS, SAYS CHIEF IF Singapore Labour Party is to do better in the city council elections next year, it must close its ranks and patch up its differences, said the president, Mr. S. K. Reddi, to the Straits Times j yesterday. He was
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  • 83 7 Mr Nigel Morris, Commissioner of Police, Singapore, started a memorial fund to Mr. J. D Joseph, at a meeting of former members of the V.S.C. (1938-42), at radio police headquarters. Pearls' Hill yesterday. Mr Joseph was a V.S.C. Assistant Commissioner. Mr. Morris presented a picture of Mr
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    45 7 MR. NIGEL MORRIS, Commissioner of Police, Singapore, speaking at a meeting of former members of the V.S.C. (1938-42), at radio police headquarters, Pearls' Hill, yesterday. The meeting was held in memory of Mr. J. D. Joseph, an Assistant Commissioner during the war. Straits Times picture.
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  • 34 7 The executive council and the section representatives of the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association will meet tomorrow to consider the Board's reply to the Association's grievances submitted about 10 days ago.
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  • 142 7 Cartoonist Low finds 'wealth' in Penang PENANG. Sun. WHEN Mr. David Low. famous London political cartoonist landed In Penang today from the Canton he took ashore with him his working tools charcoal pencils and drawIng paper and was soon making "casual sketches.* Mr. Low and his wife had lunch on
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  • 74 7 The Singapore Consumers' Association will start selling cheaper vegetables, eggs and flowers from tomorrow at a Clyde Terrace Market stall. The chairman of the association, Mrs. Robert Eu, said yesterday that Tinkap Cooperative Association members will help handle sales. She added that her association hoped to
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  • 122 7 THE Singapore Teachers' Union said /esterday that it is concerned at not being consulted by the Government on the unified education scheme which th« Government proposes to start in January. "This union wrote to the Government on Sept. 10, asking to be consulted on the
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  • 43 7 Swimmers at Changi beach yesterday rescued a Chinese youth who was swept out to sea by a big wave. Goh Seng Hoe, 13 of Mandai Road, was taken out of the water in time and revived on the shore.
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  • 146 7 Jobs exchange Hags in organisation SINGAPORE Employment Exchange is far behind O other Asian countries in general organisation, said Mr Aw Chin Hu, the Colony Employment Officer, to the Straits Times yesterday. 1 But its record lor finding jobs was high compared with countries in the East. Mr. Aw, who
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    43 7 .MR. WILLIAM Van Der Zande as St. Nicholas, patron saint of children, lands by motor boat at Penang's Kedah Pier and is greeted by the local Dutch Consul, Mr. A. M. Jansen (right) when Penang-Dutch residents celebrated St. Nicholas' Day. Straits Times picture.
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  • 46 7 A small fire in a cargo hatch of the Netherland Line ship Celebes on Its way from Java to Singapore delayed Its arrival by 10 hours. The ship's agents said the crew beat out the fire before any damage was done.
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  • 14 7 Four men robbed another of $300 in Broadrick Road, Singapore, on Saturday.
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  • 144 7 President of Rotary arrives T<HE president of Rotary International, Mr. H. J. I Brunnter and Mrs Brunnier. reached Singapore yesterday by Qantas Constellation from Darwin. They were guests of honour yesterday at a Singapore and Johore Bahru Rotary Club cocktail party at the home of Mr. and Mrs Lionel Cresson.
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  • 58 7 A total of 29 persons 23 volunteers from the Police Training School ann six men from the M.A.A.F Squadron. R.A.F. Tengah gave blood to the Singapore blood transfusion service during the week. From Nov 29 to Dec. 5. 74 donations were received and 72 transfusions
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  • 211 7 Unity call to Malayan Indians SEREMBAN. Sun. A CALL to Indians in Malaya to menje and identify themselves completely with Malaya was made by Mr. M. Gopala Menon, Indian Government Representative, at a dinner given in his honour last night by the Seremban Muslim community. Asking Indians to contribute to
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  • 60 7 Singapore's first portable aluminium godown. packed In 12 crates, arrived yesterday in the Ben Line's freighter Benreoch for Vavasseur and Company Ltd., who will erect It at their site at Spottiswoode Park. The godown, which weighs I only nine tons, will be 80 feet wide by 60
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    • 91 7 if Give II •I THfSf ORIGINAL fl AND 'DEAL GIFTS MUSICAL CIGARETTE BOXES AND BEER TANKARDS $18.50 TO 540.00 "OULCI" MIDCET RADIOS $85.50 CRAMOPHONE RECORDS OR CIFT VOUCHERS TO ANY VALUE. fiffjfmwjf moutric •co M»mr» ltd /£TT/t m/m w& J2i!!L LITTIE s 'Hll: 51^ //srs STARTS TODAY f DRASTIC REDUCTIONS
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    • 96 7 Served off Me way to all over Malaya and in Borneo too! Of Hit teniei of man, none it mora highly prued than rhat of tight. If your eyei are Smart, but you have jt^itß IL* headache, or "Tired feeling" while afl! iBVnL reading, your vision it below normal Ht
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 86 7 The weather ITTEATHER statistics ▼T throughout Malaya yesterday were: Minimum temperature <7.30 p.m. on Dec. 6 to 7.30 a.m. Dec. 7), Spore (73 deg.); Penang (70i; Kota Bahru (71 1 Kuala Lumpur (72) Ipoh (68) Kuantan (71). Maximum temperature (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Dec. 7); Spore (81 deg);
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  • 631 8 How East and West can live in accord MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD contributes a lengthy introduction to the new edition of Han Suyin's novel "A Many Splendoured Thing", (recently reviewed on this page). After saying that the conflict between the white races of the West and the coloured races of the
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  • 767 8  - INSIGHT INTO INDIA'S TEEMING SCENE C.P. SNOW A selection of novels By THE MASK OF A LION: By A T. W Simeons. Co.anci 12, 6d |UNE IN HER SPRINC: By Co in Ma; I lines. MacCibbon I and Kec Ss. 64. lABADAO By Anne de TourviMc. translated by Meivyn Savi.'l.
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  • 603 8  -  RODERICK MORISON By YOUR BOOKSHELFI^R. rpSNSION and realiom recalling "All Quiet on the Western Front thread the pages of "Now Thrive the Ar- mourers." The title is a quotation from Shakespeare's "King Henry the Fifth." This story of action with NOW THRIVE THE ARMOURERS: By
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    326 8  -  KENNETH KONSTAM By IN a friendly match bey 1 tween the Bath Club and Queen's Club, the bidding on this freak hand shows many points of interest. In rcom one the Bath EastWest pair were Heyman and Morrell, while Leigh Howard and myself were North-South for Queen's. Both sides
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    • 109 8 /ENGLISH ELEMW rx \jf 5 YCAR GUARANTEE JS9 \f|f TjlssJ I 14.6 SQ. FT. SHELF AREA VI n N.Hi TEMPERATURES ;V^j\ KSiilH f The new Ketrijierator tnkes V 1} \l 13 •.'••j 3 pints of Ice Cream M fPU 4 jJj Dewy fresh salads ju»t aa 1 ir^iJj /9 9
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  • 557 9  - TRANSPORT— ACHILLES HEEL OF SOVIET RUSSIA WILLIAM L. RYAN By T»HE Soviet Union's fifth Five-Year Plan, rab-ber-stamped by the October Congress of the Communist Party, lays tremendous s'ress ur>on building up Soviet transport and communications networks. It seems likely, however, that Soviet transport still <*ould be seriously bottled up by
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  • 835 9  -  SAMUEL STUPA SHIH I v I AM the only Chinese 1 Jew In Formosa— a m mber of a small and ancient group of Chines Jews. My fall name in Chinese is 3h.h Hung-mok. Shih is my fa n.ly name, Huna-mok is m
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 195 9 from Atfirnrruf NOTE TODAY Kl^U&j^ml TIMES' 10.15, 1 00, 0.45, 6.30. 930 BACK roJ? A SHORT SEASON BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! iVia, IH ,i.., j; i m rfIC in ifcIhNiLOI.OR WITH FULL ENGLISH SUBTITLES |r^fc DM MODR Itoti TOREH 6etf|£^N>XsS Audrcv TOTTEB V«L "HOTTEST" i opic iii toim&pmr* is still...
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    • 260 9 TODAY t^^Uy|Tf I^7 1 1 ami -45 LAST FEW DAYS! 1 LANZA r&)*sm m SSSie I MUSICAL' BECAUSE B W tC T YOURE MINE d=&^«*\&jrA DOREnA MORROW j 80NGS! .V^^V^ ..,.,»MES WMITMORE NEXT |^rfi^ lff|/ aiiM uproarious im,~mTn w*wSSmmS^ (It's their best vet!) Wlik||iMiy\ TODAY LV*UM"&Kkp DAILY] 1 1 1
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 376 9 24. She and I tower ln a dlfler- ent way <»). Straits Times Crossword 26 9 r en reed %m J7. Ciied as an order (5). ii' I* I I* I I I hi iSHi a 8 Trr s 2l hymn by Lyte ?ss§: iisy? Sss&jjy^yii down I a n|
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  • 493 10 MARKET PRICES STEAD Y IN SPITE OF INDOCHINA, INDONESIA Fair turnover recorded By A Market Correspondent APERATORS in Malayan share markets were keenly interested in the fate v of the beleaguered fortress in Indo-China and in the threatened disorders in Indonesia but were not depressed by these developments. Frices were!
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  • 50 10 Pahan? Consolidated Co.. Ltd. produced 220 tons of tin In November. Sungei Klnta Tin Dredging Ltd. produced 211 piculs and No. 3 Dredge of Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. iPuchong section) 451 piculs in the same period. Rahman Hydraulic Tin's output of ore for November amounted to 655 piculs.
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  • 228 10 BUSINESS done in the Malayan Share Market last week included: Industrials. Alexandra Brick Ord. $400, British Malaya Trus'ee *7 25. Eastern United Assurance $38 50 c.d.. Fraser A Neave Ord. $3.62 tt. Hammer $2.70 to $2 75. I Jackson $1.95 c.d. Malacca Electric 20 cents, Malayan Breweries $4
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  • 231 10 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Sat. INVESTMENT leaders were sought more keenly on the Stock Exchange yesterday following the cptimistic review of Australia's economic position by Sir Arthur Padden, acting Prime Minister. Rises were not sharp, but the general undertone of bidding was much more confident than
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  • 27 10 The Kuala Reman Rubber Estates Ltd. obtained 140.600 lbs. of rubber In November. Sungel Tukang Rubber Co., LM. harvested 51.500 lb». In the same period.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1417 10 Tel 2412 MANSFIELD tit CO,. LTD."*T.7 240S 110 lines) (Incorporated 'in Singapore) V i I BLUB FUNNEL LIMB sxasslaA oDfion to proceed via ether ports ta load end dlschorgo corgo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, LONDON ft CONTINENTAL PORTS w Due Soils P. Sham Penong Antilochui for Liverpool, Dublin, Avonmouth ft
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    • 588 10 BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. Par U K 'CONTINENT S'ooro P S'hom Ponong t Benwyvls for Genoa, Havre, London, Hull G. S3 10/11 Dec 12/14 Dec. Benlawers for i iverpool, Dublin, Rotterdnm, Hooiburo G. 31 9 Doc 10/11 Dec Benovon for London, Hull, RotterdoTi, Hamburg 14/21 Dec. 22/24 Dec. 2S/2S Dec.
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    • 517 10 BAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIAN U K CONTINENT S'pora P S'hom Panong "Korea" for Diakarto. Bangkok. SoiQon, Hongkong, Monila. Kobe, Yokohoma 13/13 Das. 11/12 Dae. 9/10 Dae. Selandia'' for Bangkok (passengers only) 17/17 Dae. "Falstrle" for Bongkok 'oossengers only) 29/29 Doc ax. 'Kma" for Melbourne, Sydney Brisbone (not loading
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    • 973 10 McALISTER <c CO., OT. TtL M. 5*06 CLLQSMAN «c BUCKH Ai»> 4 j KLA^ff (M LIM*, LONDON. HAVRE. ROTTERDAM ft LOS ANGELES, SAN rRANCISCO, HAMBURG PORTLAND, SEATTLE VANCOUVER ono for USA., North Atlantic Ports ond Conado vio Colombo Accepting cargo for Central ft Sours) Amsrlcan Ports Spore C TY "SUNNYV.LLr
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  • 201 11 Dates, times for schools 'quad' hockey KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. HOCKEY stars of "tomorrow' 1 will be seen in action in the Inter-state Combined Schoo s Quadrangular Hockey Meet between Selangor. Malacca. Singapore and Negri Sembilan at Kuala Lumpur on Dec 15 16 and 17 Malacca created a surprise last year
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  • 543 11  - Binnton Flylite finish was best this season EPSOM JEEP By oldest horse in training at the moment. This remarkably game old campaigner made his first appearance on a Malayan racecourse at Penan* back In 1947 and season after season he never onc c showed any indication of quitting. Without be.ng
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  • 530 11 \yn<.lUS for all races on Wednesday, second day of the Perak Turf Club's December meeting are: Cl. 3, Div. 2— 5 T. Str. Cal'una Star 9.0* Heron Wood 8.13 Irish Pat 8.12 Goldr-n Lotus 8.12 B:onn<bay 8.12 R icM Kav 8.10 y^r>~l Hairs R. 09 Enterprise
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  • 290 11 lI ATTKK K (late Winsome) a four-year-old by Dubonnet, gave a clear indication of his staying ability when he made all the running to score a clever win over 84 f. from a fairly good lot of Class 3 stayers. Hat trick, bought for a song,
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    • 828 11 4 *&s&* for PROMPT RELIEF of ~,&oo&oF''wi HEADACHES j£bsS£3^S AMn PAIN y&j^ §1 EATEN LIKE A SWEET k »Et 'ife <^vS»^^^ M»DE §V TMf MAKERS Of iHOOKLAX Atmn 1 NAINA MOHAHID SON*. LTO, Sinew*™. *••<• \jh»*». COOK'S W A T SERVICE Travelers on butincn or pleasure should consult vi if
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    • 320 11 ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY ONCE IN A LONG WHILE WE OFFER THE PUBLIC A SELECTION OF ACCUMULATED SURPLUS STOCKS OF OUR USUAL TOP QUALITY GOODS TO BE SOLD OFF AT GIVE-AWAY PRICES. THIS MAKES SHOPPING NEWS! The following are a few Sample Bargains: American Nylon Stockings 1.50 American "Fashion" Rayon Trkot Panties
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  • 198 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. THREE hours after his marriage ceiemony. Abu Bakar left hi* 16-year-old bride at his house in Kampong Bharu. Kuala Lumpur, to partner Mohamed Ismail and win the doubles championship in the Selangor Badminton Association's Junior tournament which was concluded tonight at
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  • 648 12  -  SECOND ROW By SERVICES PUT UP GREAT FIGHT THERE WAS not a very large crowd present to witness the Singapore Civilians scrape home by six points to three in their game with the Combined Services in the H.M.S. Malaya rugger competition on the Singapore padang on
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  • 256 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. rMMY Taylor of the Selango r Rough Riders C.C. 1 created an upset when winning easily the All-Malayan 25-mlle cycling race fo r the Dun Coo Challenge Cup over the gruelling seven-lap Lake i Gardens circuit here this I morning. His time
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  • 28 12 I&land Club beat Royal Singanrre Golf Club by 10'' 4 points to 7\ points in a friendly golf ma'rh played at the Island Club yesterday.
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  • 209 12 UCKY Strike Badminton Party of Singapore leave today by air at 8 p.m. for exhibition matches in Hong Kong without the Thomas Cup. Hong Koi." B.A. had a.sked Badminton Association of Mtlaya to allow Lucky Strike B.P. to bring the Cup. so that it
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  • 312 12 SYDNEY. Sun SID BARNES, the Australian Test cricketer, was quoted !n the Sunday Telegraph today as sayin* that the Cricket Board of Control haJ "beaten him." According: to the newspaper. B'\rne« .said: "The Cricket Board oi Control has beatea me— it looks as though
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  • 633 12 irnHE 1951 Singapore junior doubles champion, Seah Lye Huat, nearly caused a major upset in the semi-finals of the Singapore Badminton Association's open singles championship last night when he took Thomas Cup player Ismail bin Marian to three sets before Marjan won 8-15, 17-14. 18-14.
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  • 383 12 S'GOR PENANG TO REPLAY FOR RIGHT TO FINAL OELANGOR and Penan; have to replay for the right to enter the final of the H.M.S. Malaya Rugby competition. As they had previously met in Penan?, the replay will take pace in Kuala Lumpur. Under the rules governing the competition, when two
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  • 39 12 RAF. Seletax beat the Wanderers 4-1 in a friendly hockey match played at Scletar yesterday. Scorers for Seletpr were Havncs •3 and Gurdial Singh. Hagle scored for the Wanderers. Umpires were Sgt. OWroid and Mr. Hagle.
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  • 34 12 Aston Sports Club and R.A.F. Juronx drew 1-1 in a friendly soccer match played at Clerical Union ground yesterday. Hoi Meng scored for Aston, while Cpl. Warne s equalised for R.A.F. Jurong.
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    • 795 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from Page 6) SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNTANT European wide experience U K. available to Join firm of accountants or other business concern Singapore. Box No A 5414, S.T. EXCELLENT Indian Cook/Bo} available Uth December for kind European household. He is clean, polite, conscientious. Well recommended. Telephone ***** oi
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    • 837 12 TUITION PROSPECTUS, Time Table, Books recommended for New Sessions Jan., '53 School Cert.. Economics, Secretarial Accountancy courses now available. CYMA School of Com., 8, Queen Street. DRESSMAKING and Embroidery Classes. Advance bookings for our new Classes now taken at the Singer Sewing Centre. 440. North Bridge Road. Telephone ***** sinner
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    • 332 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. MISCELLANEOUS 1 LET us show you our collection ;cf famous GanTned facsimile reproductions. Rine Donald Moore Olc'ham Hall. Singapore T»l *****. AMERICAN NYLON Pleated I Skirts ir. all sizes and colours 'fit $25 each. Hilda's S.C.S. Arf-nde Orchard Road. Tel *****3 LADIES Your Chance. Evening AfTT^cori. Morninsf Dresses.
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    • 50 12 MORE SPORT IN PAGES 4 AND 11 a^l 1 i GOOD NE IPW^ favourite m gßmmn again &^^ssJjj»gJ|7 rRANCE'S FINEST 4 COGNAC BEEHIVE *s star BRANDY SOLE AGENTS:THE EASTERN AGENCIES (194^) LTD. i IMPERIAL TYPEWRITERS B SOLE ACENTS B For Singapore and Federation of Malaya McMULLAN CO., LTD. f lnniimmiiimin;
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 30 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High 0318 (7.8) and 1427 (8 4); Low 0826 (5.0) and 2106 (2.6). TOMORROW: High 0359 (7.7) and 1522 (7.8): Low -0921 (5 0) and 2151 (3.2).
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    • 33 12 RIGGER: S.C.C. "B" RAOC, paiUnt (D. Batly); S.H.B. V Xee Soon. Keppel Kol. Harrison). HOCKEY: S.H.A. Junior k.o. ompr'ition: Royal Malayan Navy v P.W.D.. Indian Association cround (Teja Sinrh and WO L. Hutt).
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