The Straits Times, 23 December 1952

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    22 1 The Straits Times MALA YA S <\A lIUNAL NE WSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1845 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1952. ¥> PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    THE ADMIRALTY STANDS FIRM
    348 1 Union rejects 'British principles 9 for arbitration THE Admiralty will stand firm against the threat by Singapore Naval Base workers to go on strike. A spokesman said yesterday: "The workers' union has rejected an Admiralty offer to arbitrate and has decided to strike on Dec. 29."
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    U.N. bars 'murder' charges
    85 1 NEW YORK. Mon. THE United Nations General Assembly today rejected a Soviet demand for condemnation of alleged American "mass murders of Korean prisoners of war." In a 14-hour debate M. Andrei Gromyko (Russia) charged that "American hangmen gouged out" prisoners' eyes Only Russia and the four
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    Knight is 90
    29 1 HONG KONG. Mon.-«lr Robert Bo Tung, one oi three living Chinese who holds a British knighthood, observed his 90th birthday today surrounded by his lamlly.— A.P
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    'Screening' row
    27 1 LONDON. Mon.— A Foreigr Office spokesman said today Britain will protest again to the United States against new Immigration laws for "screening" liner crews.— A.P.
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    Threat to life of premier
    86 1 Threat to life of premier AUCKLAND. Mon. SECURITY police escorted the New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Holland, and a guard was placed on his hotel today, after a report that his life was threatened Police later accompanied him when he went to a civic reception. They were also with him
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    Sir Charles is honoured
    34 1 LONDON. Mon.— Sir Charles Murray-Aynslex. the Chief Justice of Singapore, was today appointed by the Queen a Commander 'n the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.— Reuter.
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    Going home
    33 1 WASHINGTON. Mon.— Mr B O Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, left Washington by air today for San Francisco, on his way back to Australia after attending the Commonwealth conference in London. Reuter
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    Braced for the bang
    46 1 BRACED FOR THE BIG b tMi, two-year-old Ho Vi-e Sim, strains at her end of a Christmas cracker. Straits Times picture was taken a t the Christmas party for 100 slnn children given by the Sunday Times and tbe Singapore Swimming Club.
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    Templer makes new promise
    173 1 HE KEEPS VILLAGE DATE PERMATANG TINGGI. Monday. "THE High Commissioner, Gen. Sir Gerald Templer, 1 today kept a date made four months ago to revisit Permatang Tinggi new village, Province Wellesley. And he made a new promise to supply the villagers with electricity. He told the
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    Schoolboy's holiday ends in tragedy
    82 1 r*HIA PENG SIONG, a 17V* year-old schoolboy, who was drowned at Slglap yesterday, three days after he went to spend his Christmas vacation with his sister In Frankel Road, Singapore. Chia's body was found floatIng In the sea soon after five o'clock by his stepmother,
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    Heading for Bethlehem
    55 1 JERUSALEM (Jordon Section), Mon.— A first group of about 300 pilgrims arrived today In the Holy Land from many parts of the world to attend the Christmas ceremonies at Bethlehem. Twelve-hundred Christians, mostly Arabs residing in Israel, are due to cross the borderline of divided Jerusalem on
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    JAMINAH, 50, SEES HER FIRST TRAIN
    146 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Monday. l AMINAH binte Haji Abdul Rahim, aged 50, a J woman who has lived all her life in a remote village in the Batu Pahat district of Johore. today saw a train for the first time in her life. She said
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    Father of 14 is now priest
    28 1 ROME, Mon.— Patrick Norton, 69, father of 14 children, who was ordained a Catholic priest recited his first Mass In Rome.— VJ.
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    Hydrogen blast kills 30, injures 500
    106 1 NAGOTA (Japan), Mm. A THUNDEROUS blast of a hydrogen tank at a Nagoya factory killed 30 people and injured 509, Japanese polic* said today. new ferro-concrete building, 10,800 feet square, was flattened and homes and stores In a radios of several blocks were shattered.
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    FIRED—THEN HE WINS A FORTUNE
    196 1 FIRED— THEN HE WINS A FORTUNE And his former boss has a share in it, too PENANG, Monday. rpHREE DAYS after he was fired from his job, a A young coffee shop assistant found that he had won a fortune. With four others he had won the first prize of
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    TENGKU, 18, FACES ARMS CHARGES
    74 1 TENGKU, 18, FACES ARMS CHARGES BUTTERWORTH. Mon A MEMBER of the Johore Royal family, 18-year-old Tengku Othman Abdullah, a private in the M-jUv Regiment was in Butterworth court today charged under the Emergency Regulations with possessing firearms, ammunition and uploaivfs. He was remanded until Monday The Tengku was said to
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    French craft hits a mine
    51 1 SAIGON. Mon— A Navy assault boat carrying troops mostly Vietnamese— hit a mine and sank on a canal near Gohquao. 125 miles .south-west of Saigon. French headauarters announced today. Eight men were reported killed. 28 missing and 50 grounded. The wounded included a French officer.
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    New post for Winkelman
    36 1 THE HAGUE, Mon. Mr. A. M L. Winkelman, Dutch Ambassador hi New Delhi, has been appointed Ambassador in Canberra, the Dutch Foreign Office announced today. Mr. Winkelman was formerly Consul-General In Singapore.
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    Most suicides
    36 1 GENEVA, Mon.— The highest annual suicide rate, 42.7 men per 100,000 population, is in greater Berlin, the World Health Organisation reported today in a survey of mortality statistics in 20 countries, for 1960.— UP.
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    34hours...still on
    36 1 PARIS. Mon The French National Assembly was still sitting at dawn today after a 34-hour debate with only four short recesses at lunch time since Saturday morning. It is discussing the Budget Bill— Reuter.
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    They can join
    32 1 NEW YORK, Mon.— The General Assembly last night said that Japan, Libya, Jordan and the Indo-Chinese states of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam were eligible for United Nations membership -U.P.
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    3 MIGs down
    37 1 SEOUL, Mon.— Three Communist MIG-15s were blasted from North Korean skies by Allied Sabre jet pilots in a series of furious air battles near the Yalu River today, the VB. Fifth Air Force reported—A.P.
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    Another bandit boss is killed
    185 1 Another bandit boss is killed KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. ANOTHER Communist district committee member is now known to be among two terrorists killed by security forces in the Federation. It was confirmed today that a terrorist, shot Dy a platoon of the Ist King's African Rifles in the Bentong urea of
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    Homes wrecked by typhoon
    33 1 MANILA. Mon.— A Pacific typhoon swept across the central Philippines yesterday and today, leaving a trail of wrecked houses, damaged boats, disrupted communications and floods. No casualties were reported.—A.P.
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    Queen off to Sandringham
    43 1 LONDON, Mon.— The Queen left by train today to spend Christmas at the Royal estate in Sandringham. Gay holiday crowds at King's Cross railway station saw the Royal party off and cheered them with shouts of "Happy Christmas." A.P
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      939 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT APPLICATIONS are invite* from Federal Citizens for appointment to the p6st of Cooperative Officers (Malay, Indian and Chinese). The salary scile Is: $204 x 12 240 252 x 12 276 336 x 12 420 438 x 18 600. In addition, cost of living allowance is payable at current
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      631 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS PROBATIONER Clerks (Male;, Telecommunications Department. Singapore. Salary scales: (a) (passed School C-ertiflcate) $I*2 x 6 114 132 x 6 158 168 X 12 264 276 x 12 330 p.m. (b) (passed Std. VIII) $90 x 6 114 132 x 6 156 168 x 12 264 276 x 12
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      699 2 NOTICES THE MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All members of the above Association in the Colony of Singapore will be closed for business on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th December 1952 being Christmas Holidays. Re: HARRY WILFRED SHELLEY, Deceased All persons having any claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased,
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      361 2 TENDERS TKNDEHS will be received it the Office of the Director of Medical Services, Singapore, up to noon of 24th December, 1952. few the supply of the following: Period 1.1.1953 to 30.6 1953 A. (a) Anti-malarial Oil (b) Kerosene Grade I (c) Kerosene Grade II (d) Kerosene Grade 111 for
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    RED CAPTIVES ARE 'GUINEA PIGS'
    292 3 1,400 sent to America \for atom bomb tests Russia NEW YORK, Monday. MR. Andrei Gromyko today accused the United States with shipping 1,400 Chinese and Korean .Communist prisoners to America as guinea pigs for atom experiments. His accusation brought gasps from United Nations General Assembly
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    But singer hits the right note...
    104 3 But singer hits the right note... SEOUL, Mon. MKTROPOLITAN Opera star Miss Helen Traubel turned a broken piano into a joke last night and captured a soldier audience of 500 with arias. Five hojrs after landing in Seoul, Miss Traubel stepped on to a stage in the Eighth Army compound
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    She improves record
    40 3 Marseilles! Mon— Mme. Jacqueline Auriol. daughter-in-law of the French Presidsident, bettered her own woman's record yesterday by Hying over a 62.13 mile course at an average of 534 375 m.p.h. Her previous record was 511.360 m.p.h.— A.P.
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    Duke in U.S.
    34 3 NEW YORK, Mon.— The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived In the Queen Mary yesterday to spend a few days In New York before going to Florida, for quail shooting.— Reuter.
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    Dog tries to swim Channel
    89 3 CALAIS. Mon. A DOG tried to swim the English Channel yesterday but had to give up. It followed Its master aboard the Dover-bound mall steamer and was chased because the French owner knew his pet would not be allowed to land in England. When the
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    Pardon sought
    32 3 WASHINGTON. Mon— The National Council for the Prevention of War yesterday asked Pre c ident Truman to release before Christmas 300 German war criminals still in United States custody. UP
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    For the fair
    34 3 MANILA, Mon— Miss Arml Kuusela, recently chosen as Miss Universe cf 1952, has accepted an invitation to attend the Philippines International Fair in Manila from Feb. 1 to April 30— Reuter.
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    Yugoslavia allows religion, he says
    146 3 BELGRADE. Monday. DR. EDGAR POP. of the Evangelical Church in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, yesterday said that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, had been misinformed by Roman Catholic circles when he recently spoke of religious persecution in Yugoslavia. Dr Pop denied that there was
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    36 countries vote for 'freedom'
    109 3 36 countries vote for 'freedom' NEW YORK, Mon. rE United Nations assembly last night voted in recognition of each nations right to exploit its own natural wealth. There had been objections 'hat the resolution would frighten Investors by raising the spectrr of nationalisation. Thirty-six nations voted in favour of the
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    Papal envoy to leave
    29 3 BELGRADE, Mon. Monslgnor Silvio Oddi, Papal representative, and his secretary leave Belgrade this week because Yugoslavia has broken off diplomatic relations with the Vatican.— U.P.
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    THE NO-HOME-MAN GETS HIS PRESENT
    142 3 HONG KONG Mon. PATRICK Michael O'Brien, the man without a country, today sent a message of thanks to Australian sergeants at the British Commonwealth base In Kure. Japan. They had clubbed together to send him a Christmas parcel. O'Brien has spent the last three months
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    178 lb. cake for pensioners
    20 3 1 78 lb. cake for pensioners CHELSEA pensioners inspect a 1781 b. Christmas cake sent b> former Servicemen in Australia.
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    Pope says: Be more militant
    133 3 MADRAS. Monday. THE Pope, In a message to the first national congress of the All-India Catholic University Federation at Loyola College here, yesterday, urfed CathoUcs to be more milit— me Catholic today, m- pe.'-ially the Catholic student ran no longer remain on the defensive, but,
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    Six 'peace' awards
    49 3 MOSCOW, Mon. Stalin was 73 yesterday and the international Committee announced Stalin Peace prizes to the Soviet Journalist and author Ilya Ehrenburg and six foreigners. They included American Negro singer Paul Robeson and Saifuddin Kichlu. a politician and chairman of the Indian Council of Peace. —UP.
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    Pact on bases
    28 3 WASHINGTON. Mon— The United States and Spain will soon sign agreements to let America develop naval and air bases in Spain, diplomatic officials said.— Reuter.
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    Smokes seized
    19 3 FOGGIA. Mon. Italian guards have seized three tons of illegal cigarettes on the peninsula of Gargano. A.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    272 3 LONDON, Mon. ACTIVE Interest on the Stock Exchange today was down to a minimum and this resulted in a slightly Irregular c'.ose. Most of the Interest was centred on the foreign bond section where the warning that Japan may be short of sterling in the near future made
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    29 3 LONDON, Dec. 22— (ash Buyers £949; Sellers t949» 2 Forward Buyers €9451/2; Sellers €946; Settlement €948 (up £2V 2 >- Turnover a.m. 70 tons; p.m. 50 tons.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON. Dec. 22. Spot 26d Jan. 25^d.. Feb. 25' 2 d.. March 25' id Jan. -Mar 25'zd., Apr. -June 25d Jan. c.i.f. 254 d., Feb. c.i.f. 25\d. Jan-Mar, c.i.f. 25» a d. Market: Steady.
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      143 3 Q.M.E. OX TONGUES delicious with crisp, cold salad We hnve and 21b tins, so buy now and hnvc some in store for unexpected ChrLstmns guests. You'll think of many ways to serve them. Last shopping day tomorrow before Christmas SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. CusSODS •sH B LEArHEK >" /n?/?
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    Johore Civil Service passes
    77 4 MUAR. Mon.— The following have passed the Johore Civil Service examination, held in November: Part I— Syed Omar bin Hassan, Abdul Manap bin Haji Mohd. Safar. Mohd Taib bin All and Abdul Razak bin Jailani. Part II Abdul Aziz bin Ismail, Mohd. Yusof bin Haji Abdul
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    Today's Radio SINGAPORE
    105 4 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 6.30 >.m. Tamil Music. 6.40 News in Tamil; 6.45 Chinese Music; 7 News In Chinese; 7.05 Malay Music; 7.15 News in Malay; 7.20 English Music; 7.30 News in English; 7.35 Boston Probenade Orch; 8 Announcer's Choice; 8.30-9 Time for Music; 1 p.m. Radio Orch.; 130 News; 1.45-2
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    THE SPECIALS FLUNG PLATES AT OFFICER
    223 4 THE SPECIALS FLUNG PLATES AT OFFICER Rice was under-cooked, so— i run. inonaay. UNDER-COOKED rice was said today to have caused a commotion among 118 Special Constables at the Perak Contingent Special Constabulary Retraining School on Oct 14. This was stated in the Magistrate's Court when two Specials Ismail bin
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    New villages get 58 generators
    86 4 New villages get 58 generators PFTY-EIGHT generating sets, costing $375,000 are being supplied by a British company for use in the new villages in the Federation. The order was made by the Central Electricity Board through their London agents. The generating sets represent only part of the order for supplying
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    Going to crowning
    63 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— Dato Syed Abdul Kadir bin Muhammad Mentri Besar, Johore. and Dato S. Q. Wong, senior unofficial member of Johore Executive Council, have been selected as the State's representatives at the Coronation in June. They will leave Johore in May and will travel by air.
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    Blackout schedule today:
    150 4 Blackout schedule today: Catha> Flat] and aetwork MacUaoald Ucih. Tan Tjr* PI, h ..nninr baab M Watrrtoo St.. SI Andrews/ Hifh Siiotrord Ed. Alkart' St. Short St. N*w S'perr lea Wka. Chtoc Tan Place Hrrstonr HarKemie Kd. Bt. Timah Pump-. Baleittor Ed. Jalan Ampai M.ni Ho e Blkbli 1. B.M
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    RECEPTION 3 WEEKS LATER
    61 4 Three weeks after they were married. Mrs. Mary I.ob Jwee Siam, daughter of the Malacca millionaire, Mr. Chan Teck Chye, and her husband Mr. Johnny Loh, held their wedding reception on Sunday. Although she is a millionaire's daughter, Mary Loh will to back to work as
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    SANTA ON A FIRE ENGINE
    46 4 KLANO, Mon. Father Christmas arrived on a fire engine when 600 children, patients and staff of the Klang Hospital were entertained to a Christmas party at the hospital yesterday. The Fire Officer, Klang, Mr. J P. O Nicholas, was Santa Claua.
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    Changes for them
    34 4 KOTA BAHRU, Mon.— Mr. Benedict Fair and Inche Megat bin Hussein, of Ismail English School, Kota Bahru, have been transferred to Government English schools at Kuala Krai and Pasir Mas respectively.
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    The rains came-and tappers are hit
    106 4 The rains came-and tappers are hit KI'ALA LUMPUR. Mon. rpHK MONSOON rains, which J- have alriady started, are affecting rubber tapping in several States and reducing the workers' earnings. Heavy rain stopped tapping for more than 10 days on many Kedah estates last month In the Bukit Junun and Guar
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    Sikhs' festival
    28 4 SEOAMAT. Mon. Segamat Sikhs will celebrate the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh, their last guru, tomorrow. There will be feeding of the poor at the Gurudwara.
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    Back from leave
    30 4 IPOH, Mon.— Mr. "Jimmy" Melkle. Perak and North rugger 'star', who works for the Malayan Tin Dredging Company. Batu Gajah is back from leav e in Britain
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    Wife drank poison, leapt into stream
    132 5 Wife drank poison, leapt into stream A 45-YEAR-OLD housewife Lee Ah Enn who was suffering; from an incurable illness drank caustic soda and then threw herself Into a stream off Howard Road. Singapore. Qq Nov 23. The Coroner. Mr. Giam Chong Hing. was told this t yesterday at the Inquest
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    But the court finds that their gathering was just a picnic
    211 5 IT WAS A WEDDING, SAYS ROSIE A MAN, a woman and some friends sat down for a big makan in a sea-side bungalow in Ponggol, Singapore, six years ago. Yesterday the Second Police Court had to decide whether the
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    Posed as police, kept raincoat
    51 5 PENANG. Mon.— For impersonating a policeman and dishonestly retaining a policeman's raincoat. Tujimen bin Marreh was today sentenced to six months' imprisonment to be foClowed by two years' police supervision. Tujimen has eight previous convictions. His latest offence was committed while he was under police
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    He gets $1,920 for broken ankle
    34 5 KUANTAN, Mon. Woo Soon, a labourer of Leung Huat Sawmill, Dungun, whose ankle was broken by falling timber, has been awarded $1,920 by the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation
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    48 5 "LET THE OTHER CHILDREN do the singina and laughina Mv business i* eating," says four-year-old Tan Oon Soo at he give* his full attention to an ice-cream. He vaas one of the 100 slum children <U thg Sunday Times- Singapore Swimming Club Christmas party yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    Troops for Middle East
    94 5 The troopship Empire Hal-' lidale is expected in Singa- pore early today with the sth Royal Inniskillin K Dragoon Guards who are on their way to the Middle East after! active service Ln Korea for i Just over a year The Colonel 6f the Regiment Is
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    CHINESE CELEBRATE WINTER FESTIVAL
    124 5 Up go market prices THOUSANDS of Chinese families in Singapore and the Federation yesterday celebrated their winter festival— the Tung Chek— with ceremonial prayers to the household gods and entertaining relatives and close friends. Silver paper and colourea joss-sticks were burned outside the homes as offerings
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    Mystery of the missing weights is solved
    185 5 Mystery of the missing weights is solved PENANG, Mon. PENANG shopkeepers have solved the mystery of their vanishing dachings. For several months they have been baffled by the disappearance of these weights. To make it more mysterious, they re-appear after a few days. The proprietor of a Tanjong Tokong shop.
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    Civic course
    21 5 KOTA TTNGGI, Mon. Thirty-two students who attended the civic course for villagers in Johore Bahru visited a poultry farm.
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    Retires after 27 years
    39 5 IPOH, Mon After 27 years of service in Malaya, Dr. 8. W. Eveson, State Medical and Health Officer, Perak recently left for Britain on retirement. Dr. Eveson had served in various parts of the Federation.
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    Get uniforms
    18 5 KOTA TINOGI, Mon Home Guards at Kota Tingßi and Ulu Tiram have been supplied with uniforms.
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    Schools for them
    17 5 KOTA BAHRU, Mon Tumpat and Paslr Puteh will have two English schools next year.
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    Where it's an offence to buy a soldier a beer
    222 5 SINGAPORE residents can entertain members of the Services during Christmas in a hotel, restaurant or tavern, but people in the Federation cannot do so because of a B.M.A. proclamation which is still in force there. A similar proclamation was repealed
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    PROTEST ON HIGHER FEES
    180 6 Labour, union leaders plan big campaign KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. FEDERATION trade union and labour leaders are planning a biff protest campaign against the recent increase in secondary school fees. The increases are estimated to bring in nearly half a million dollars more every year. The matter
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    59 6 PERAK'S SANTA LAIS gi^es a balloon and other gifts to one of more than 1.000 orphans and poor children from all over the State who were at the Sunday Times Christmas Tree party at the Jubilee Park, In Ipoh, on Saturday Santa (Mr. P. S. Power) had com* down in
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    Subsidies for Mecca trip call
    91 6 Subsidies for Mecca trip call MALACCA. Mon rE Gcvernnvept was urjjed to help Muslim Government workers to go on a uiljirimage to Mecca by Tunn Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haii Osman at today's Malacca Settlement Council meeting. Speaking on the adjournment. Tuan Hajl Abdul Rahman said that going to Mecca
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    Allowed bail
    36 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Charged in the Johorp Bahru Police Court, today with committing hous«»bnakintj to steal Jewellery and clothing at Gpylane Patah. Shariff bin Ahmad J7 Hi allowed bail of $500 pen ding trial
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    Had no permit
    36 6 TAIPING. Mon. Chin Yook Kirn. who pleaded guilty to practising dentistry uithoir. a licence at Market Square, wa.s fined $200. in default, two month*' simple imprisonment, by the Taiping Ma oic* rrkt 0
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    Tone it down, workers told
    45 6 PENANG. Mon— The Penang Municipal Council will circularise municipal employees advising them to avoid using exaggerated language in petitions addressed to the president or to councillors. This was decided at the second quarterly meeting of the Municipal Joint Negotiating Council.
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    Selangor exempt plea for workers
    96 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Man. A PLEA that workers recruited from India on short term contracts by Indian ouslness house.» should be exempted from the employees provident fund, was made by Mr. V. A. Mohamed Hussain, president of the Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce. Special terms These
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    Prisoners earn for Govt
    48 6 FOOD grown by prisoners a I Chang! gaol farm was expected to save the Singapore Government about $11,900 this year, it was stated by Mr. A. W. Clow, the Commissioner of Prisons yesterday. Mr Clow said that prison Industries were expected to earn $52,170.
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    VESSEL STUCK 14 HOURS ON REEF
    123 6 AFTER BEING stuck for 14 hours on Alice Reef near Sandakan, in North Borneo, the Straits Steamship freighter Kamuninjj was successfully refloated early on Sunday Reports received In SlngaDore state that the Kamunintr went aground in good weather. Many attempts had to be made
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    Caused death of girl charge
    41 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Awane bin Rahman was charged in the Johore Bahru Police Court today with causing the death of Ramlah blnte AbduUah a three-year-old girl, by neellgent driving The trial was fixed for Dec. 29
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    Last of students arrive today
    128 6 rE last gioup of 105 Malayan school children studying: in Australia are expected to arrive today in I the Blue Funnel ship I Gorgon. Because the ship will come alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves at I &3S p.m.. the 41 children for the Federation
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    S'pore city rates may be increased
    66 6 The Singapore City Council will hold a special meeting on Dec. 30 to consider a motion which will raise the 1 assessment rate next year from the present 25 to 30 per I cent. An amendment to the Municipal ordinance passed Un the Legislative
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    Abandoned baby says charge
    44 6 I J HORE BAHRU. Mon Maimunah bint« Lamah was charged in the Sessions Court toda y with abandoning her I three-day-old child in the blukar nnc r the Mental Hospital. Tampoi. She claimed trial and was 'allowed bail of S3OQ
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    Prisoners earn
    17 6 Changi prisoners earned $9,077 under the 'pay for work" scheme in the past 10 months.
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    Flogging for eight unruly prisoners
    112 6 Flogging for eight unruly prisoners EIGHT Singapore prisoners were given the rot an for "aggravated assaults" on fellow -prisoners at Changi Prison in the first ten months of this year, Mr. A. W. Clow, Commissioner of Prisons, said yesterday. They were among 332 prisoners who were punished during this period
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    $495 grab in night
    41 6 A Singapore Chines* mer- chant living in Sarkie* Road had hU horn* bureled between midnight and 8 30 j a.m yesterday Prooertv totalling $495 was; stolen It included a sold wristwatch. a fountain pen and $185 cash
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    SPORE' 'BORSTAL' INMATES CAN BE FREED ON PAROLE
    161 6 SPORE 'BORSTAL' INMATES CAN BE FREED ON PAROLE Correction centre for youths yOUTHFUL offenders, who are sentenced to the A new correctional training centre to be set up in Singapore next year, can be released on parole, said Mr. A. W. Clow. Commissioner of Prisons, at a Press conference yesterday.
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    Charlie is a popular man in gaol
    72 6 Charlie is a popular man in gaol rE most popular film with Singapore prisoners is a Charlie Chaplin comedy, Mr. A. W. Clow. Commissioner of Prisons, said ><*- terday. The longest letter to have been written to a prisoner in the last four years filled 23 pages. The prison authorities
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    'L' driver fined total of $140
    60 6 JOHORE BAHRU Moo Soo Boon Hock, the holder or a provisional driving Ucm>ce. wa« Hned $30 in the J chore Bahru Police Court today for driving unaccomoanied by a licensed driver Ho was fined $30 for nnt displaying the "L" sign and another $80
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    45 mph in town
    33 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Toh Ho Stong. who drove a van at 45 mph within the town limits of Johore Bahni wa s fined $75 in the Polire Court today
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    EDUCATION FIRST9
    54 7 EDUCATION FIRST 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— Progress towards- self-gov-ernmeot would only be possible if the people were educated, the Mentri Besar. Trengganu, told students at a teachers' training course Ninety-two teachers have volunteered to teach adults in the drive against illiteracy in Trengganu. Each will be ;iven an intensive rour-day
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    Selangor drive for Fed. loan
    39 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— A house-to-house appeal started in Selangor yesterday to get public- support fo r the Federation security loan. The appeal is being sponsored by the Selangor branch of the Mala: Chinese Association.
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    Tempter goes bare-foot into temple
    212 7 PENANG, Mon. rpHE High Commissioner, Gen. Sir Gerald Temler. was told today that to enter the Penang Buddhist Association prayer hall he would have to walk barefooted. Sir Gerald bent and removed his shoes. A menber of the committee, Mr. Mm Teong Aik. then showed
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    PEP TALK9 TO BOOST SALES FOR LOTTERY
    187 7 PEP TALK 9 TO BOOST SALES FOR LOTTERY KI'ALA LUMPUR. Monday. WORRIED Social and Welfare Lotteries Board o'Ticials today gave their agents a "pen talk." Not enough tickets are being sold. Sales have declined steadily during the last two issues. For the m;;st recent draw at Malacca earlier this morth
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    New French liner for Far East run
    135 7 New French liner for Far East run THE 12,200-ton passenger liner Laos, belonging to Messageries Maritimes, the last of three sister ships i ordered by M.M. for their Marseilles-Far East run, was launched yesterday at La Ciotat, France First of the sister ships to call at Singapore will be the
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    BLESSING THE CRIB
    97 7 Cathedral children 's service A SPECIAL children's service ior the blessing of A the crib will be held at St. Andrew's Cathedral tomorrow at 4.30 p.m. i The Archdeacon of Singapore, the Yen. R W. Woods, will conduct the service. A huge Christmas tree will be set
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    Charge says he helped
    61 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.Leong Kwong Sena: was charged in the Sessions Court today with abetting Koo Fong and Fong See, at Ming Shu Estate. Oeylang Patah, Johore. on May 24, in voluntarily injuring a constable. Leong was allowed ball of $250 pending trial on Jan. 18. The
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    Fed. has 220 trade unions
    53 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— At the end of last month there were 220 registered trade unions In the Federation, and 26 others were waiting to be registered The total membership of the trade union movement in Malaya— lf all the 26 now oti the waiting list
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    Milkman fined
    18 7 MUAR. Mon.— Srlnvasam, a milk vendor, who sold adulterated milk, wa s fined $100 at Muar
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    Temporary post
    19 7 SEGAMAT, Mon. Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Manan has been appointed to act as president ot_ the Sessions
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    Taxi drivers robbed by their fares
    145 7 jfiWO SINGAPORE Chinese taxi-drivers were robbed by the! r passengers over the weekend. At 1 a.m on Sunday, two Clii- nase got into a taxi in Victoria Street, and tod the driver to ijo jto A<lam Road There, they asked him to drive in:o
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    Negri curfew
    37 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon— A curfew from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. was imposed from today in the Pedro and Chin See Lin (Chuan Bee Eestatei wiredJB areas in the Rembau police district of Negri Sembilan.
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    Is Chief Chemist a writing expert?
    209 7 QUERY IN FORGERY CASE— A IK. A. J. BRAG A. defence counsel in a forger v A case, yesterday asked a Singapore court whether the Chief Chemist was qualified as a handwriting expert. Mr Arnold Wicham Burtt, the Chief Chemist, told Mr. H A.
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    Boy, 11, dies, girl injured in car crash
    93 7 IPOH, Mon. All YEAR OLD boy. Karam Singh, was killed and a 4-year-old rl Gandi Kaur. seriously injured when a car carrying nine Sikhs four adults and five children—overturned at the 10th mile Ipoh-Gopeng Road yesterday. The car, travelling trom Pahang to
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    Policemen give children's party
    42 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Kuala Lumpur's auxiliary policemen have banded together to give more than 50 orphan children a Christmas party. They subscribed the money for cakes, drinks, fruit and toys for the inmates of the Selangor Children's Home.
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    No permission
    31 7 MUAR, Mon._ charged with erecting an extension to the back of his house at Bukit Oamblr without permission from the Town Board. Tee Luan was fined $25 at Muar
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    On leave
    25 7 KOTA BAHRU, Mon.— Mr. V. J. Thomas of the High Court, Kota Bahru. left yesterday for three months' leave In Travancore, South India.
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    78, he seeks escape from life
    64 7 PENANG, Monday. Chan Kong Her, 78, told the Penanr Second Magistrate, Mr J A Black, today that he jumped overboard from the s.s. Chidah because "I wanted to escape from this life, and there was no other way to do so." Mr. Black ordered
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    DEATH
    149 8 MRS. YEOH CHBOW CHONG rirv Madam Khoo Palk Im, ayed > 64. passed away peacefully on 20th December 1952, at 900 p.m. ft' her residence, Messrs. Kean Leone Co., Ltd.. 44, Batu Road. Kuala Lumpur. She leaves behind her mother, Madam Tan Ewe See, her husband, her brother. Mr.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    26 8 MR. CHAN KUM CHOON ami fnmlly wi.sli to thank all relatives pti'i friends Who son! wrettrs erroiis and BMMfei of qrmpaUi) on Uieir recent bereavement.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    25 8 NANCY MARY CHIA YEW NZO (Mrs. Chnn Kok Cliye) wlio pass on 23rd December. 1948. Thy memory »it!» us Thy soul in He.r.en."
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    57 8 SALE TILL WEDNESDAY at Mulchamis. 82-1, Bras Basah Rd. Gowns for all occasions. Drastic Reductions. WHATEVER you may fouet Remember to order your Scot'.ish Cream Whisky. Telephone: ***** (Spore). 6161 (K.L.), 1433 (Ipoh) 495 (Penang). DRASTIC reductions In cocktall and afternoon frocks. Unrepeatable value. Also reductions in maternity wear.
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      The Synthetic Plant
      548 8 The Synthetic Plant The American rubber and tin cartel report invites fresh Speculation on the future of the synthetic* rubber factories. Good progress has been made, said Mr. Harry McDonald, administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, speaking of plans for the disposal of the plant to private industry. The Corporation
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      Down On The Farm
      288 8 An unexpected Singapore contribution to Federation fare is touched on by the Acting Director of Veterinary Services in his annual report. The Colony is becoming the Federation's chicken farm. Last year exports of poultry to the Federation exceeded j imports by. over half a million birds
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      In Camera
      247 8 At the end of a trial held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday in camera, an Assistant Superintendent of Police was found guilty of obtaining $500 without consideration from a Chinese. The officer has been a Police Circle Intelligence Representative in Selangor. He was fined $1,000. or m default will
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    A COMMONWEALTH 'PLAN' PROCEEDS
    1150 8 From a Special Correspondent rFHE Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference is over by common consent the greatest and most successful in the long sequence of these meetings. It would be unwise to gauge its Importance from the contents of the final communique. As such declarations go, it
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      Control and the drift of capital
      781 8 Control and the drift of capital More lettws to the editor will be found in Page 13 I READ recently with very preat interest your leader "Time for Vision", in which you so cogently advanced the claims of Malaya to exploit her bauxite and iron ore deposits by the founding
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      IMMIGRANT CLERKS
      156 8 WE dnw the attention of thp Government and the Immigration authority s to the fact that mediocre typists and clerks continue to arrive in Malaya in un ;il r numbers than rver r>4 for, I o-ti Indian norts. Th» boom period of MaUyan rubfot r ani tin is
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    On the Margin
    413 8 As "In i- sung /\N Sunday night, by cour- tesy of Radio Malaya, w« had the opportunity to ponder whether the people of Singapore and the Federation reaiiy need be the speakers of a strange new English which they are alleged to be. The occasion of this
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    THAT MONEY PROBLEM KEEPS ISPENDING DOWN
    287 9 THAT MONEY PROBLEM KEEPS ISPENDING DOWN I Customers are careful PEOPLE in Singapore are spending less this Christmas than There has been less money drawn from the banks. Even J at lunch time yesterday none of the shops in Raffles Place was M| crowded. I Main reason given was "tightness
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    Magic cave for 30 children
    83 9 Magic cave for 30 children tff rpiiK Children's Aid I Society Home m Singapore became an »C Aladdin's cave yes- trrday. when more *w than 30 children en- joyed their Christmas party. Jff The spacious downstairs hall was like a *iS magic rave, with giJf gantic Chinese lanXJ terns, palm
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    Hostess accused
    42 9 An attractive dance hostess. Chan Hong Lan. was charged in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday with stealing a $245 gold chain belonging to another woman. Wong Yoke Lan. Chan claimed trial and was released on bail of $500. I
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    How Susan cried over that cake
    201 9 f ITTLE Susan Tan. aged 1 five, took her pleasure very sadly yesterday 1 Her brother. Bob. snatched her chocolate cake at the 1 Sunday Times party for poor children at the Singapore Swimming Club. And she cried and cried. Everybody tried to console
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    His two pairs of spectacles
    45 9 Tan Ah Mok, a labourer, was yesterday sentenced by the Singapore Third Police Magistrate, Mr. J. F. McWilliam, to three weets' imprisonment for fraudulent possession of two pairs of spectacles worth $4 on board the vessel Perseus on May 13.
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    They won't get their tukey till 1953
    206 9 They won't get their tukey till 1953 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. SOME BRITISH soldiers serving in Malaya will not get their Christmas dinner till next year— at their own request. An Army spokesman in Kuala Lumpur said today that troops fighting the terrorists in the jungles would have normal operational rations
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    24- hour ban by military
    67 9 A LEXANDRA Military Camp A area in Singapore was declared out of bounds to all civilians and to civilian traffic on Saturday night and Sunday. Yesterday, an Army spokesman explained the mystery. All War Department land it closed to the public for one day every
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    Woman charged with robbery
    39 9 A woman. Lee Sok Eng, was tentatively charged in a Singapore court yesterday with robbing a girl, Tan Mcc Guan, at Jalan Potong Pasir on Dec. 12 The cas c was postponed to Dec 29.
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    Dolls for air passengers
    68 9 PASSENGERS arriving by I Qantas-BOAC Constellation from London yesterday received a pleasant surprise at Kallang airport. Each passenger mv given a small brown and white kanearoo r'<>" n Christmas gift from the airline company. About 800 of these dolls, which were made by the crippled children
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    TOWNS PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS
    151 9 Storm halts power stations KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. HEAVY rain and lightning last night put out of action two electric power sub-stations and completely blacked out the towns of Rawang 18 miles north Of Kuala iJimnnir anrt Petalinc five miles south. The rains, which followed two-week dry
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    The weather
    84 9 WEATHER statistics throughout Malaya yesterday were: Minimum temperature: (7.30 p.m on Dec. 21 to 7.30 a.m. on Dec 22): Spore (75 degrees), Penang (77), Kota Bahru (72), Kuala Lumpur (71), Ipoh (70), Kuantan (68). Maximum temperature: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Dec. 22): Spore (88), Penang (85),
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    Mark Anthony in court
    46 9 Mark Anthony was yesterday charged in the Singapore Fourth PotiCo Court w'th trespassing in Sim Ah Hee's house In Buk't Panjang Road on Saturday afternoon with lntent:o n to hurt Sim. He claimed trill and was bailed out at $500 till Dec.
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    Drunks chased along road
    226 9 OFFICER RESCUED 2 MEN A CAPTAIN in the Royal Signals Regiment yesterday told a military court martial at Gillman Barracks that while driving along Pasir Panning Road on Nov. 6. he saw British soldiers being chased by several Chinese. He went to their rescue. The witness,
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    Expert on teaching for Malaya
    125 9 Expert on teaching for Malaya ¥\R. J. A. Noonan. a lecturer *J in English at the Instil tute of Education. London University, is visiting Malaya in February to advise on methods of language teaching and the training of teachers. His visit is being sponsored by the British Council. Dr Noo-|
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    Lieutenants accused
    69 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon I Police Lieutenants P. H. Ward and J. H. Lea faced two charges of housebreaklng and theft from a Chinese house in February this year, In the Sessions Court today. Both men, who had been previously charged with the same offences in Police Court, claimed
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    Their annual dance
    33 9 The Singapore .Branch of the Overseas League held their third annual Christmas dance at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. About 350 people were present. Two bands were in attendance.
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    At the Ball
    27 9 Two hundred couples danced till one o'clock this morning at the Christmas carnival and dance of the Shell Sports Club held at Raffle* Hotel
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    Gun barrel charge
    57 9 Ng Jin Ghee was yesterday charged in the Singapore Second Police Court with committing criminal breach of trust of 25 cut-off gun barrels belonging to Brian Portugal Limited on the afternoon of Dec. 18. Ng Hong Soon was charged with abetting Jin. Both claimed trial. They were
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    Call for new voting list
    51 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— A resolution demanding immediate cancellation of the existing Kuala Lumpur municipal register of voters will Ibe moved at a full meeting j of councillors tomorrow. The resolution, to be moved by Mr. S. C. E Singam (Independent-Bungsar). Is expected to receive strong
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    Traffic jam
    28 9 Traffic was held up when a motor cycle and a lorry collided at the junction of Beach and Bras Hasan Roads yesterday. Mo one was injured.
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    Take it from here—all together
    127 9 Take it from here— all together RADIO Malaya is to stop giving evening repeat broadcasts of popular BBC feature programmes now that blackouts are to end in Singapore. Feiture progra^im s have i)i rii broadcast two n »lits a week so that those parts of blacked-ont on one night could
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    BETTER HOMES FOR ESTATE WORKERS
    267 9 BETTER HOMES FOR ESTATE WORKERS KUALA LIMPIR, Monday. pLANS to provide the Federation's 300,000 estate workers Indians, Chinese and Malays with better homes are no w being stepped up, Mr. J. P. Biddulph, Deputy Commissioner for Labour, told the Straits Times today. By the end of November 2.593 housing units
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    A.S.P. FINED $1,000 FOR TAKING A S5OO-BRIBE
    123 9 A.S.P. FINED $1,000 FOR TAKING A S5OO-BRIBE KIALA LIMPIR. Mon. W. G SMITH, police circle intelligence representative at Kajang. Selangor, was today found guilty of taking $500 without consideration from a CMSMM and was fined $1,000 or nine months' imprisonment, by Mr. J. G. Adams in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions
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    Accused of pose
    54 9 Eng Chan Seng was charged in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday with Impersonating a detective and threatening to arrest Tan Ngoh Puan on Dec. 14. Eng was also charged with extorting S5 from Tan. He claimed tral and was allowed $3,000 bail The case will be
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    New Chinese restaurant
    34 9 The new Capitol Chinese Restaurant will open tonieht in the former Capitol Blue Room. The restaurant will specialise in Shanghai and Szechuan food prepared by cooks brought to Singapore from China.
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    But they're not all shoppers
    62 11 One of the densest Christmas shopping crowds yesterday was in this Baffles Place store which is holding a Christmas sale. Bat about 30 of those in the picture are shop assistants, 15 more having been put on for the rush period. Most shops report reduced
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    JUMABHOY FOR CROWNING
    111 11 JUMABHOY FOR CROWNING rpHE GOVERNOR of Singa--1 pore. Mr J. F. Nicoll, has named Mr. R. Jumabhoy Legislative Councillor. a member or the three-man Colony delegation to attend the Coronation of the Queen In June. Mr. Jumabhov has been selected to replace Mr John Laycock. another Legislative Councillor, who is
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    Rice sent to 82 homeless
    54 11 VELUK ANSON. MonvVilling hands unloaded rice given by the Social Welfare Department and Teluk Anson Chinese businessmen and firms at Sugei Tiang where i fire made 82 homeless The flrp razed 18 attap shophouses last Thursday. Sungei Tiang i s a remote fishing viKage 26
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    Reclaimed land for parks
    48 11 MALACCA. Mon— J. E M Cave. Collector of Land Rt venue, at today's Malacca Settlement Council meeting, successfully moved that the foreshore behind Heeren Street be reclaimed. H e said that the 64 acres, whei, reclaimed would be turnt-.i into parks for the public
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    Driver fined $15
    29 11 KOTA TINGGI, Mon.— Lee Hoe Seng was fined $15 for driving a motor vehicle on Saturday in Jalan Tambatan, Kota Tinggi, without a road tax licence.
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    Back to work
    32 11 IPOH, Mon. -Mr. and Mrs Norman Sewell, of Batu Gajah, recently returned from six months' leave in 'irtain Mr. Sewell in attached to the Southern Kinta Consolidated. Batu Gajah.
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    Auxiliary firemen to fight the real thing
    171 11 SINGAPORE Auxiliary Fire Service men— essential to civil defence will be given practical experience in extinguishing fires Mr. J Shaw. Commandant of the A.F.S. told the Straits Times yesterday. "There can be no doubt that the unit will be available to help should
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    Lamp boom ends with black-outs
    72 11 WITH the *>nd of Singapore bUck-nuts In sight, business In oil lamps and stoves Is returning to normal, dealers said yesterday "The hey-day for lamps and stoves Is certainly over," on» dealer told the Strait* Times. "But even with normal business steady orders can still
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    $166,000 FIRST PAY-OUT TO SMALLHOLDERS
    192 11 $166,000 FIRST PAY-OUT TO SMALLHOLDERS KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. THF Federation Rubber Industry Replanting 1 Board today approved immediate payment of $166,000 to little planters in Malacca as an interim step in its six-year project to rejuvenate rubber smallholdings throughout the country. Payments will soon be made to other States and
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    Signet ring found by Negri police
    56 11 Signet ring found by Negri police THE Mantin police, in Negri Sembilan, have recovered a large signet ring bearing the initial "S", which no-one has yet claimed. It is thought that the ring might belong to a Singapore resident. Any one who has lost «uch a ring is asked to
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    Carols in Penang
    33 11 PENANG Mon. ~Fo r the first time in Penang nine carol parties will take part in a Joint service at the Gurnev Drive bandstand on Christmas Eve at 11 p.m
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    Sanitation for new villages
    44 11 RAUB, Mon —Hygiene and sanitation in new villages will have proper supervision when the newly-appointed kampong sanitary overseers complete their training in Kuala Lipis Health Office. The overseers will work in new villages under the direction of the Health Officer.
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    Gang fire 3 shots after robbery
    106 11 TOIVE armed Chinese fired three shots in the air after robbing a Singapore Chinese family of $87 In Jewellery and cash in a house n Changi Road over the weekend. lAt I p.m. the wife of the head of the house heard a load
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    Malaya won't be first to benefit
    201 11 Malaya won't be first to benefit MALAYA can expect no immediate or spectacular benefit from the London Commonwealth prime ministers' conference scheme for rubber, tin, oil, wheat, cotton and other raw i materials production. The Singapore Economic Secretary, Mr. Andrew Oilmour, said in Singapore yesterday that Malaya was part of
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    She hurt him, court told
    48 11 A woman. Mary A,nthon\ was charged In the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday with causing nurt to a man, Samy Ramlar, with a penknife at Maude Road on Sunday night. The case was postponed to Dec. 29 and bail of $300 was allowed.
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    Sikh celebration
    28 11 The Sikh community in Singapore will today celebrate the 286 th birthday anniversary of Guru Bobind Singh who created the Khalsa. or the "nation of saintwarriors."
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    New post for him
    30 11 IPOH Mon —Mr A P. Madhavan Town Superintendent Kinta Town Board, will go to Telok Anson as Chief Sanitary Inspector at the end of the month
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    Five fined $105
    26 11 TELUK ANSON Mon.Four coffeeshop owners and cigarette stall-holder were fined a total of $105 at Telujc Anson for contravenlne the price control law.
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    On holiday
    22 11 IPOH Mon.— Mis s Constance White, a tutor of Malay Women's Training College. Malacca Is in Ipoh on a holiday.
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    Ready soon
    16 11 SEOAMAT, Mon.— New Government quarters, costing nearly $400,000, are clearing completion in Segamat dlsItrict.
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    New principal
    20 11 IPOH, Mon— Mr. G. Dartford, formerly of High School, Malacca, is now principal of the Anderson School, Jpoh.
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    LOVERS LOSE $170
    86 11 Two rob courting couple rpWO men robbed a Chinese courting couple of 1 $170 in Jewellery and cash early yesterday morning while they were seated on a 'lovers' bench" in Kin« George V Park. I Just after 1 a.m. the robbers approached th« couple and demanded their
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    They will discuss new law
    47 11 The new Immigration Ordinance will be discussed by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meetlnr today The new law requires British subjects locally born or naturalised and resident Chinese to apply for a Certificate or Exemption for travel abroad
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    The third lost nothing
    30 11 Three Chinese houses in Duneam Road Singapore were broken into on Friday night One hous* lost S2Oo In cash another $150 and th e third nothing
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    Camera stolen
    16 11 A camera worth $300 was stolen from a Goodman Road house on Sunday night
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    4 WA YS TO BE SMART
    107 12 MICHELE MORCAN. newly arrived in London, showed what a French film star chooses to wear on a rush trip. First notice her hair, with a |oan of Arc cut. At the premier* of her film "The Seven Deadly Sins," she wore (left) a pale
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    REMEMBER SHE'S NO MACHINE
    442 12 IF YOU'RE A BOSS says a SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IF you think of your 1 wife and her friends as women but regard your office secretary as a machine, you are one of those employers whose office relationship has been under study by two leading scientists. Men
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    67 12 GROWING UP LIKE DADDY cf e if,H C^ n en i e il l k of the seasoned pipe-smoker, the kind of look that makes a man feel a man You can tell at a glance that this sturdy youngster Baby Yap Wai Kwan of 192 Pudu Road, Kuala Lumpur
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    Age-old kissing twig
    308 12 Age-old kissing twig MISTLETOE is suriTl rounded with romance and fable, and once again as Christmas draws near, the quaint custom of kissing under the mistletoe will come to life. So old Is the mistletoe that its name and origin are uncertain. Some claim that Its name is derived from
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      338 12 The Straits Times Crossword 3*% t^^ everyoM 25. Feeling like a take-off (8). i m I I 27. Men at auction? (6). 1234 567 28. A prophecy, ere traces of 1 l h«w appear (7, 8). ifZi iQI llji ii 2Somn :T a Ims b»_ mYim 2. Somnambulist s venture
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    Children of Penang
    111 13 These blind boys are making baskets at the St. Nicholas Home of Penang Malaya's biggest institution of tts kind under the supervision of Miss R. E. Bennett, a trained teacher from England. The Home is desperately short of funds, despite an annual subsidy of $5,000 from the
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      Turning and filtering—
      151 13 Turning and filtering WHILE not wishing to decry in any way the elforts oi the rrafflc Police to improve the flow of traffic in Singapore, I feel that the latest scheme operates adversely against owner-drivers who live in the Keppel Harbour artm ana whose offices are in Collyer Quay. It
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      Modish attacks on a political alliance
      340 13 TO attack the UMNO-M.C.A. alliance in the papers seems to be quite the present mode In last Fridays Straits Times alone two correspondent* expressed themselves vehemently on the subject. One, "Disgusted Listener", was so vague and circumspect that it was not quite clear what
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      QUERIES ON THE T.U.C.
      629 13 QUERIES ON THE T.U.C. MR. Chew Seng, General Secretary of the Singapore Trade Union Congress, stated in his letter of December 16 that the views contained in my letter of December 11 were distorted. But he neither refuted nor corrected them, apart from claiming that the T.U.C had not reduced
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      AND MOVING ACROSS
      80 13 THE problem of pedestrians crn'Sing Co lyr Quay and holdkng up traffic could be solved by diverting the present twowav traffic plon* th" -r-"' •ow as car oTk •••41 'frinsf erring the car park t > th roadway thus vaca fd. !Th|^othei^sidx^|^tlie roadway n?ar the office buildings
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      STATUS AND PERMIT
      242 13 STATUS AND PERMIT I HAVE the honour to refer to the letter in todays I (Monday's) Straits Times from "British Subject Class II." I wish to correct the impression that a naturalised British subject is in any way at a disadvantage to a natural born British subject From the time
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      ALOR STAR TOWN
      79 13 T^riE statement issued by the ■I Saberkas Association, Alor Star (a body affiliated to UMNO), in criticising thf. six Unofficial^ who deferred thi formation of Alor Star Town Council is not only timely but very justifiable. It should have the support, of all de-mocratically-minded people. The Unorficials'
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      Leaders of business in Malaya
      308 14 Leaders of business in Malaya MR. HE A H JOO SEANG, President of the Penang Rubber Trade Association for many terms, is popularly known to his fellow rubber merchants in Penang as "Boss" or Spang Ko (Brother Seang). Beginning life as a $40-a-montb clerk in his uncle's tapioca mill, Mr.
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      Another snag for Colony's
      463 14 entrepot trade CLOVE IMPORT BAN BY INDONESIA CUTS ZANZIBAR'S EXPORTS TO SPORE VI US from Zanzibar last week that the price of cloves had fallen from 840 shillings per 100 lbs. spot loose at the end of November to 680 shillings, because of the absence of
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      Shortage of tappers
      93 14 A SERIOUS shortage of tappers, frequent absenteeism, intimidation of labour by bandits, lower output per tapper and reorganisation of working arrangements following the regrouping and resettlement of labour under the anti-bandit measures, were some of the troubles which continued to frustrate the efforts of the various estate
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      India appoints new envoys
      56 14 India appoints new envoys An Indian Commissioner is shortly be appointed in Hong Kong. At present this island is covered by the Representative of the Government of India in Malaya An Indian Consulate-Gen-eral will bp opened shortly in Madagascar. There are over 10.000 Indians long settled in this island most
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      Rubber Registration Board notification
      295 14 MR. C. F. SMITH, Chairman of the Malayan Rubber Registration Board, announces that the rubber packing and shipping books In the form prescribed by the board will be available at the Singapore office of the board, on and after tomorrow, Dec 24. at $1.25 for each
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      Malaya's first rubber 'ambassador9 leaves for talks in Japan
      328 14 Malaya's first rubber 'ambassador 9 leaves for talks in Japan THE MALAYAN rubber industry's first "ambassador" to Japan, Mr. E. G. Holiday. Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, left last week by air. It is the first time that such a visit has been undertaken, as in
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      No payment yet for war damage
      63 14 Prve Rubber and Coconut Plantations has not yet received any payment of war damage compensation, according to the chairman Mr. E. B. Skinner Shareholders were told :n London that the amount of the award has now been agreed at £***** and a payment is
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      Back from leave
      32 14 Mr. I. O. Salmond, Director of Maclaine Watson and Co., Ltd., and Maclaine Watson and Co., (Malaya) Ltd.. returns to Singapore on Dec. 31 after long leave In Europe.
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      Trading profit
      29 14 The annual report of North Borneo Trading Company shows that the group trading profit for 1951 was £347.899. the balance attributable to the parent company being £73,754.
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      Safety storage for matches
      212 14 CITY COUNCILLORS Ministry of Transport representatives, the U. K. Trade Commissioner, repreI sentatlves of the Singapore Harbour Board, Fire Brigade, Police, shipping companies, 'nsurance- companies, merchants and dealers saw a Him on (he storage of matches In fibre-board carons at the Cauitol Ballroom 'Mt week. The
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      672 14 IDEAL BOARD i PANELLING \^^^Jk yf FURNITURE f^>T f/j COUNTERS i ife |r/( SHE IV INGS 1 (L/ PARTITIONS ETC. E llj we«r*c P (REGO) MAN-MADE TIMBER ii a composition ot wood fibre and plastic ic.t supporting, it requires no framework and doei not warp or shrink. Weyroc possesses a
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    Industrials steady, with tins firm
    136 15 Industrials steady, with tins firm INDUSTRIALS were steady and 1 tins firm on the Singapore Share Market yesterday. Price changes announced by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association were: INDI'STUALS Bayers Boilers Fed Dispensary 2 15 226 Gammon* 34*7 3 57 Heorv Wauch 2.25 2.3S M CoUs MS I.SO Strait* Traders
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    HOLIDAYS ON MARKETS
    45 15 ■rill- Singapore Robber Market will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25. Friday. Dec. 26. and Saturday. Dec. 27. The Share Market, member banks of the Malayan Exchange Banks' Association and the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange will be closed on Thursday and Friday.
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    TIN: $474 A PICUL
    17 15 SINGAPORE, M«n. —The tin price in Singapore today was $474 a picul (unchanged).
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    STORE SHIPPING INFORMATION
    186 15 CHIPS, alongside the Singapore Har- 1 hour Board godown*. or expecUfl there at 1 a.m. today are Empire Haliadal* 1/3: Cltv of Swansea 4/S. Rebeverett CP: Caltex Suei 6/7; Abbekerk. 89: Benalbanach U: San Glogio 13 14- Mataram W». SJ«Jhana 18; Almee Lvke* 19/20 N Wall No
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    ERE-HOLIDAY QUIET ON RUBBER MARKET
    188 15 1/4 cent loss: Small turnover RUBBER lost quarter of a cent in Singapore yesterday, with the market beginning to reflect the approach of the Christmas holidays. January first grade closed at 88i cents a lb The market was also affected by the usual Monday absence
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    Produce Mart
    58 15 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices) Copra was steady, with buyers $36%, sellers $37 4 per picul f.o.b. Coconut oil —sellers $59. Pepper was unchanged Muntok (white) $540; Sarawak $535; Lampong (black) $440. Lewis and Peat (closing prices) Copra: Business done $37 s and further buyers; sellers $38
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    N.Z. WELCOMES MOVE TO FORM FINANCE CORP.
    88 15 AUCKLAND, Mon. 'i-liT Prime Minister, Mr. 1 Sydney HoUand, today described the decision to form a finance corporation as one of the most Important moves of the recent Commonwealth Economic Conference. The corporation is the "very sort of financial machinery New Zealand can
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    Buyers unsupplied on Australian Exchange
    142 15 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE. Mon. THERE was a stronger trend In 1 the share market at the Melbourne Stock Exchange today, to one. Many of the rises were on buyIng bids, which were unsupplled by sellers. I Clo»lng middle price* of §e4ecte4 stocks all
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    35 15 HONG KONG, Monday. Free market currency exchange of Honß Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: USSI HKS6 05 cash HK16.084 (T.T.) HK515.67. One tael of gold HK$2B0 T i.
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    Civilians win 'quad' hockey
    410 16 ROZARIO GOALi BEAT ARMY By Our Hockey Reporter (CIVILIANS won the Singapore Hockey Association quadrangular championship when they beat Army 2-1 after a hard fight on the Singapore Recreation Club ground yesterday. Army, who finished at the bottom of the table, fully extended Civilians. They played
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    FULL RESULTS AND SCORERS
    83 16 (COMPLETE results and scoters In the S.H. triangula* tournament are: CIVILIANS 5 (Hon Yam 3, Barth, C'outU). R.A.I. 0. NAVY 4 (Fowlea 3. Harper) ABMY 1 (Craven). CIVILIAN'S 3 iW. Ponnlah 2, Vandrrput). NAVY 0. ARMY 1 (Durant), RAF. 1 (Murray) CIVILIANS 2 (O. Rozario 2),
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    Daniel piles on the score
    147 16 IPOH, Mon. TWO spectacular tries by lanky Eddie Daniel in the last minutes of play featured !he rugby match on the Padang roday in which Klnta Asians beat the visiting Technical College (Kuala Lumpur) by 14 points (goal, penalty goal, two tries) to five (goal).
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    WIN FOR R.A.A.F.
    36 16 Royal Australian Air Force beat Royal Air Force (Butterworth) by eight points (goal and a try) to six points (two tries) in a semi-final match of the Sanderson Cup competition at Tengah yesterday.
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    33 16 SONNY CHIA, hard-hitting; Singapore bantamweight who fights Lim Kee Chan at the Happy World stadium on Friday night. Kee Chan holds a decision over Sonny, who is determined to square accounts this time.
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    Williams gets 2. challenge
    75 16 LONDON, Mon. rpED Broadribb, manager of X Britain's heavyweight boxing champion, said today a German promoter has offered Williams a fight against European champion Heinz Neuhaus of Germany. "I am considering It. for Willams is anxious to get plenty of work." Broadribb said Williams and Neuhaus
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    RAF snatch victory
    132 16 DOYAL Air Force snatched a one-nil victory over Navy in another "quad" game played earlier en the same ground. There was very little to choose between the teams. Navy had their chances but they failed on most occasions to get past the RAF full backs. Th-iisseil and
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    INDIAN HEATHER WILL RACE AGAIN
    369 16 JOTTINGS by EPSOM JEEP INDIAN HEATHER, a sturdy all-purpose horse who capped a series of victories with a smashing triumph in the 1950 Perak Derby, is back on the active list not on the Malayan Turf, but in Ceylon. Owner Dr. C Subra- many am
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    41 16 JACOBS, the Army goalkeeper, rushes out to help Parry, left-back, during a Civilian raid in the 'quad' hockey match on the SBC padang yesterday. Close up to Parry is Clarke, Civilians' centreforward, while in the background is Rozario. Straits Times picture.
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    JB badminton finals today
    90 16 THE finals of the Jchore Bahru 1 District 1952 badminton championships will be played at the former Johore Military Forces drill shed today at 8 p.m. The matches are: Open Singles: Tungku Jalll v Omar Yahaya; epen doubles: Arts Awang and Sheikh Ahmad v Tungku Jalll
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    Tennis exhibition
    41 16 MANILA. Mon Italy's Davis Cup team arrived here by air yesterday from Sydney for a series of exhibition games with Filipino tennis stars. The team membe- are Faucto Gardini, Gianni Curelll, Marcello Del Bello and Rolando De. Bello— A.P.
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    MALAY HOCKEY
    27 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. THis year's inter-state Malays quadrangular hockey tournament between Selangor, Negrl Sembllan. Pahang and Perak will take place here during the Christmas holidays.
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    Cup Final tickets 'clean up'
    427 16 LONDON, Mon. DRITISH soccer enthusiasts have L just received heartening news for Christmas. The English PA. has taken Its first step In a planned campaign to achieve fair distribution of tickets for the Cup Final next April. The F.A. through Its match and grounds committee,
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    R.E. were better than 8-5 margin
    416 16 R.E 8: S.C.C. "B" 5. ROYAL Engineers scored a deserving victory by a goal and a penalty coal to a coal over the S.C.C. "B" in a cood, open came of rugger on the Padanc yesterday. An efficient allround performance where good coordination between
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    S. African team for second Test
    60 16 MELBOURNE. Mon. The South African team to meet Australia in the second Test match beginning here on Dec. 24 will be selected from the following twelve players: Jack Cheetham <capt Jackie McGlew. John Walte, Russell Endean, Ken Funston. Roy McLean, John Watklns, Percy Mansell.
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    Win for Germany
    20 16 BERLIN. Mon. Germany beat Yugoslavia by three goals to two in an International soccer match yesterday. Reuter.
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    Jollilads beat Sentul W'shops
    43 16 Joi.Uadr beat Sentul Workshops (Kuala Lumpur) by three goals to two In a friendly soccer match on the Malayan Railways ground In Singapore yesterday. Scorers for Jollilads were Avtar Singh (2) and Krishnasamy Ebrahim scored both goals for Sentul.
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    Aircrew score 4
    38 16 Malayan Airways Sports Clubs Aircrew beat A B Hangar by 4-0 in the annual inter-section soccer match, played on the Oeylang Stadium yesterday. Scorers were: Capt. Price (2) and Radio Officer M. S. Leong <2V
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    IRC v RANGERS
    37 16 Indian Recreation Club "A" team to play a friendly soccer match against Town Rangers at Parrer Park tomorrow Is: Paul, Layman, Majld, O. Supplah. Bala, Ohanl, Edward, Nadarajah. Nadarajan. C Krlihnan, Z. M. Kasslm.
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    SEGAMAT A.C.
    26 16 SEOAMAT. Mon —As the result of the Initiative of Paddy Molloy, security officer on Paya Lang Estate, the Segamat Athletic Club has been formed.
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    B.M. High School win
    31 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Hon The touring Bukit Mertajam High School rugby team beat Victoria Institution XV by five points (goal) to three (penalty goal) on the VI ground.
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