The Straits Times, 16 March 1953

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    14 1 The Straits Times. EuabkMk* MAS. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    ALLIES PROTEST TO REDS
    372 1 Behaviour of Soviet pilots 'deplorable 9 U.S. FIRE BACK' ORDER BONN, Sunday. gRITAIN, Frame and the United States protested in strong terms yesterday against the reckless and aggressive behaviour of Sovie* pilots who shot down a British bomber on Thursday and lubjerted two other British planes
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    ...AND NOW MALENKOV CALLS FOR PEACE
    122 1 ...AND NOW MALENKOV CALLS FOR PEACE MOSCOW. Sun. Tltß. >IAI.K\KO\ in speech to the Supreme Soviet today made a call for world peace. Hr> >.iKi tno Sov:-t (invf-rn-tnen; beli> wre no «uch lantitwi I ilal or unsolved problems in Use w< ;id as could rot be solved by peaceful means
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    Eden back in Britain
    60 1 LONDON Sun Thf Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, led to London from N»>w York by piano yesterday. Speaking of Hls W.i.shmeton i Balks with United States offlL Mr Eden said lam sure m via.*; \rry valuable" f He and Mr Butler toll an 'OFFC m^etins In
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    GUERRILLAS QUIT BURMA BASE
    43 1 RANGOON. Sun Chinese Nationalist guerrillas have ben tin evaluating Monghjsat. thnr main base in Burma. 50 miles south of Kentung. Burmese fighter aircraft h.ive oem strafing the area non-stop for three weeks. At lea* 150 Nationalists were killed Reuter.
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    AMERICANS' JET CLAIM'NONSENSE'
    165 1 AMERICANS' JET CLAIM 'NONSENSE' i COPENHAGEN. Sunday. THE Danish Foreign Minister. Mr. Ole Bjoern Kraf*.; A last night described as "utter and foolish non- 1 sense the claim of a private American cloak and i daccrr organization that it arranged for a Soviet- built "MIG-15 Jet fighter to be flown
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    M.P. says Seretse is needed
    78 1 M.P. says Seretse is needed BRADFORD. Yorkshire) Sun. Mr. Fenner Brockway. Labour M.P. declared here tonight that Seretsp Khama's return as chief of the Bamancwato tribe was necessary as Bechunantland was deteriorating seriously in th r absence of a chief. Mr. Brorkway wa. speaking at the inagsnration of a campaign
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    Queen Mary had 'a fair day'
    31 1 LONDON Sun Quern Mary. 85. who has been ill with jras'ric trouble for thny weeks, had a fair day." it was stated last night Reuter.
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    BETTE TO HAVE LESS JAW
    43 1 NEW YORK. Sun The I actress Bette Davis wi]j have a small part of her Jaw removed in an operation tomorrow. Her press representative. Mr. Paul Benson, said she was suffering from chronic osteomyelitis of the Jaw-bone Reuter.
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    POLICE SEEK HIT ANDRUN DRIVER
    150 1 AFTER nil rar had knocked dnwn and ki!>d a Sinaipore Chinese eirl "n Saturday nlghr the driver "f i srron Ml" 1 n rar vanished. spent yesterday trying to trace h.m. The girl. 24-year-old Knh Chone Al. was walking arm in arm with a man
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    He wants $1 mil. for refugees
    70 1 FRANKFURT. Sun Herr Ernst Reuter, Mayor of West Berlin, told reporters before leaving for New York yeater- day he would not call for a military airlift of Eart German refugees out of West Berlin as civil airlines arc capable of i doing it He
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    Entrance to a Govt. office
    93 1 THESK WASTE -PAPER baskets and the dustbin (above) stand outside the entrance to the new Singapore Government offices in Palmer Road. They have been complained about by the public. Letters have been written to the Press. One said: "It's a shame that our Government offices
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    'Red Road11 terrorists kill H.G. commander
    245 1 'Red Road' terrorists kill H.G. commander Xl ALA lIMPIR Sun. A TERRORIST killer sanad of the "Border Committee" sneaked into Kebun Bahru new village in North Johore this morning and stabbed to -death Home Guard commander Pnah (hak and his wife. Lim Sor I Hoon. Krbun Bahru is on the
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    NEW TREATY
    27 1 NEW DELHI. Sun.— A treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between India and '.he Arabian Sultanate of Muscat and Oman -vlll be signed today— A.P.,
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    Teal, Grand National winner, is dead
    126 1 LONDON, Sunday. riE 1952 Grand National winner Teal, favourite for this years race until he ruptured a bowel died last nieht. Teals scratching after a mishap i n the Cheltenham Oold Cup cost the pub lc which ha<j made him favourite In ante-post bettinc
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    U.S. has men1 ready for I all-out war
    84 1 U.S. has men ready for all-out war WASHINGTON. Sun. SHOULD an all-out war come, the United Sta'rhas trained men ready to fight it for the first time in i its history, a military man- i power expert said today. "We can get trained per-| sons faster than we can get
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    FIRE KILLS FIVE
    32 1 NEW YORK. Sun. Fire startlne from an overheated coal stove killed five memoers of a Pennsylvania family yesterday A sixth rescued by neighbours is critically HI in hospital Reuter.
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    U.S. with us, says Butler
    73 1 i OTTAWA. Sun— The Chancellor of the Exchequer said yesterday that Canada will play an "historic role" in linking the Commonwealth with ;the United States in the drive for greater world trade Mr. R. A Butler told an Ottawa Canadian club audience that he feels
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    Dusk-dawn curfew bars movement in Straits of Johore
    212 1 Dusk-dawn curfew bars movement in Straits of Johore AM'SK TO DAWN curfew on all movements along the Straits of Johore will be imposed from next Saturday, the Singapore Government announced U.t night. The new carfew regulations I will restrict movements of all kinds from 6.3* p.m U d a.m. ever*
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    Navy keeps watch on the Wiima
    86 1 i THE FINNISH TANKER WIIMA will br kept under strict watch by naval vessels, until some decision is reached on her cargo of Jet fuel. All day yesterday the Nav> frigate. Alert, lay at anchor near the tanker off Singapore or steamed slowly round
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    TROOPS TO GET A CLOSE-UP OF ATOMIC EXPLOSION
    138 1 LAS VEGAS. Sunaay SOLDIERS will br nuch closer to an atomic Uast on Mar. 17 than atiy previous living persons except the survivors of the wartimr attacks on Japan. Officials d; closed that several thousand combat men who an- participating in "Excrcisr
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    15 DIE IN PLANE CRASH
    87 1 k\R.\(HI. Sunday. FIFTEEN prrvoiN 10 pavtmctrs anil fivr rrew wrrr killed when an Orient Airwayi plm<* MMltai •■omrwhere In West Bengal territory i India i. arrorriine to inform. it ion received here last night Irom Inriiin civil i tilts— authoiitie* The plant- wu on a
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    Tito's date with the Queen a secret
    157 1 LONDON. Sunday. PIE royal carpets were laid out last night for the historic meeting of the Queen and a Commutist chief The Communist is Marshal Tito, President of Yugoslavia who threw off the Krrmhn yoke in 1948 Tito and the Quren will merely
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    Narriman flying to Egypt for divorce
    140 1 Narriman flying to Egypt for divorce GENEVA. Sun. EX-QUEEN Narnman of Epypt announced yesterday her wish to return to Epypt to "find comfort and ti mquillity." In Cairo. Transworld Airlines announced that shr would leave Geneva on Thursday for Cairo. I A reliable Er^ ret In Geneva «air .i N'rsuib.
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    Britain will spend $272 million on i missile tests
    178 2 Britain will spend $272 million on missile tests SYDNEY. Sunday. T H E Sydney Herald said yesterday that Britain/ i will probably spend more than £32 million (M 5272 million) on experiments at the Woomera rocket range during the next three years. The newspaper said this will be In addition
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    Pakistan slashes spending
    103 2 Pakistan slashes spending KARACHI. Sun. THE FINANCE Minister .Mr. Mohammed All. yesterday announced slashing cats In Government spending and increased taxation this m- .r to meet the economic depression. Presenting the 1953-54 budget to the Pakistan Parliament the Minister called for "more production and yet mere production" of food, textiles
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    14 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
    39 2 CAIRO. Sun Fourteen ppoplc were bel;eved killed when a four-^nulned Egyptian Air Force plane crashed 55 milrs from Cairo last night. The plane wax returning from a training flight to Saudi I Arabia —Reuter
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    i MALAN KEEPS SEAT WITHOUT A FIGHT
    111 2 MALAN KEEPS SEAT WITHOUT A FIGHT JOHANNESBURG. Sunday. T-IE South African Prime Minister. Dr. Daniel Malan. was one of two Nationalist Party candidates returned unopposed when nominations closed today j for the general election for the House of Assembly on Apr. 15. Eichtcen representatives -if thr Opposition United Party were
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    U.S. LEADER IN KOREA
    46 2 PUSAN. Sun. Mr. Adlai Stevenson, head of the US Democratic Party, this morning flew to Cheju Island to inspect prlsoner-of-waj-camps there and a South Korean Army training camp. He was accompanied by Ocr Paik Bun Yup. the ROK Chief of Staff Reuter
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      724 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SINGAPORE CTTT COUWCTI ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT Required Installation Inspector :i salary scale $300-312xA11-366. Ap pllcants should have City A Ouildi Electrical Engineering Practice (Intermediate), minimum of 10 yean experience with Urge firm of electrical contractors, ability to furntsr comprehensive reports on electrica lighting and power circuit Installations and be
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      712 2 NOTICES NOTICE i This Is to inform all thoM eon- rerned that Mr. Thoo Sing Ytw l» i no longer In the employ of Messrs. Eastern Agencies (1946) ltd K f an 4 has no authority to transact business under their name. 13.3.53. I NOTICE The Urm OTTO WOLFP-KOELN. OERMANT.
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    U.S. PLAN TO FIGHT ASIA REDS
    269 3 Closer integration of forces on three fronts WASHINGTON. Sunday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER and his defence chiefs 1 have mapped oat a new long-range strategy for strengthening all Allied forces In the Far East to increase military pressure on the Communists, say authoritative sources. The basic
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    AMERICANS ASK: WHY NOT USE A-BOMB IN KOREA?
    182 3 AMERICANS ASK: WHY NOT USE A-BOMB IN KOREA? WASHINGTON. Sun. AGAIN the question is being lAkrd by Americans: "Why don't we use the atomic bomb in Korea?" The official answer still srrim tn be that thr I nit. d States force* are waiting for what fllMifll Omar Bradley. Chairman of
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    New notes stolen
    61 3 SEOUL. Sun The National' Police .said in Seoul yesterday that Communist guerillas in South Korea made 12 raids on local banks in the past four weeks since the currency reform In South Korea, and toolc 500.000 hwan. They sa.d part of the stolen money was already in
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    200,(MM) IS PERIL
    22 3 200,000 IN PERIL TEHERAN Sun An estimated 200.000 persons are threatened with famine in the area south of Shiraz. in Persia -AP
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    BIRAFORELROPE
    25 3 BIRA FOR EUROPE BANGKOK. Sun. Prince Blra of Slam, the famous car racer, left Bangkok yesterday by plane for a four-month tour of Europe UP.
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    Flags half mast
    36 3 BERLIN. Sun. The Communist Government of East Germany yesterday ordered flags on all state and public buildings at half mast In memory of the Czech President. Mr Klement Gottwald. who died yesterday. A.P.
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    Royal wedding
    31 3 BRUSSELS. Sun —Dr. Joseph van de Meulebroeck. Burgomaster of Brussels, published thp banns yesterday on the wedding of Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium to Prince Jean of Luxemburg A.P.
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    Molotov sees Persian envoys
    52 3 LONDON. Sun Mr. Vyacheslav Molotov. the Soviet Foreign Minister, received the Persian Government delegation to Marshal Stalin's funeral in Moscow yesterday. Moscow Radio said the delegation, including Dr. Alemi. Labour Minister, and Ueut. Gen Shafai, offered their condolences on behalf of the Shah and the Persian
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    GUNSIGHT DESTROYS MORE MIGs
    157 3 SEOUL. Sun. OABRE ip'n caught. MWN 13 MIG-15 jet* in their radar terday near the Manchunan oorder and definitely t hot down three, prot* blv destroyed two and damaced two h Air Force reported. F.»r "hp second time in rerent weeks. Thunderjets showed ;helr lone-range capabilities
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    | After tea for two
    26 3 After tea for two Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese Nationalist leader, poses with President E isenhower after tea at the White Home in Washington.
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    'OUST GOVERNOR' CALL IN SUDAN
    178 3 KHARTOUM, Sunday. THE Nationalist Unionist Party in Khartoum last A night called for an immediate meeting of the Sudanese parties' Joint committee to urjze the removal of the Governor, Gen. Sir Robert Howe, and British administrators in southern Sudan, and summon a general strike. The
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    Formosa has new radio link
    35 3 TAIPEH. Sun— The Chinese Nationalist Government radio administration announced today that a Taipeh-Belgium radio-telephone service would be started from tomorrow. Formosa is nor connected by radio-telephone with 15 countries —Reuter.
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    HELICOPTER TRIP
    30 3 BONN. Sun The Duke ol Edanburgh during his visit to British units in Oermany this week, will use a helicopter. a Royal Air Force spokesman said yesterday.— Reuter.
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    NEW COUNCILLOR
    31 3 ROME. Sun —Pope Plus XII has chosen a new councillor to the Pontifical mission In China. He is Monsignor Domenico Enrici. who has already arrived in Hong Kong AP
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    U.K. envoy sees Neguib for talks on Canal Zone
    117 3 CAIRO. Sun. SLR Ralph Stevenson, the British Ambassador, yesterday saw Gen. Mohamed Neguib. the Egyptian Prime Minister, to disruss British evacuation of the Suez Canal Zone. Informed Egyptian sources said the 45-min-ute meeting was requested by Sir Ralph. They added that
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    SULTAN OF MOROCCO WANTS TALKS AGAIN
    118 3 PARIS. Sunday. THE SULTAN of Morocco yesterday called for tho re -opening of talks between Paris and Rabat on French proposed reforms and promised "sincere and faithful co-operation." "We are partisans or evolution without revolution.'* Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben YousJVf to(d the newspaper Figaro
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    'MALENKOV RE-WRITING HISTORY'
    111 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. rE State Department's Voice of America said yesterday that a photograph of Stalin. MaJenkuv and Mao Tae-tunß shown together at th« signing of the Si no-Soviet pact m 1950 reproduced in Pravda last Tuesday was a fake. It accused Mr. Oeorge Malenkov. the Boviet Prime
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    BIG PROFIT
    17 3 MANILA, Sun. The Philippine Air Lines reported a net profit of U*****,521 last year. A.P.
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    Saudi Arabia daims British 'aggression'
    201 3 Sa udi Arabia cla ims British 'aggression PARIS. Sunday. THE Saudi Arabian Government yesterday accused r the British authorities in the Persian Gulf of "a series of aggressive and terrorist acts" in the region I of the Buraimi oasis. Britain has been backing the claim or the Suttan of Muscat
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    Minor earthquake
    20 3 TRAPANI. Sicily. Sun. A minor earthquake was felt yesterday in this Sicilian city. No damage was reported— AJ».
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    BACK IN MALTA
    26 3 VALETTA. Sun. Admiral Earl Mountbatten. the new NATO Mediterranean Commander returned to Ma'ta yesterday fron^>ar:<; and will ope n hi* new hladauarters today._A.P.
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    'Moscow weather and alcohol' killed Gottwald
    257 3 'Moscow weather and alcohol' killed Gottwald WASHINGTON, Sun. A FORMER Czech ambassador said yesterday that "Moscow weather and alcohol" caused the death of Kler- »nt Oottwald. Other Slovii s here predicted more •death*" among Soviet satelliu leaders. Mr. Juraj 81a vik. a Czech envoy who broke with Prague when the
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    Diet vote topples Yoshida regime
    170 3 Diet vote topples Yoshida regime TOKYO. Sun. rE Japanese Diet ousted the Government of Mr. Sheigeru Yoshida yesterday, forcing tne pro-American Prime Minister to call for new elections only nve months after the last ««n--eral election. Mr. Yoshida. 74. immediately announcrd the dissolution of the House of Repesentatlve* and called
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    Say, this is good!
    48 3 With obvious relish, this three-year-old makes shortwork of a cream rake. He was one of 60 refugee children entertained *t a cafe In Hamburg. Germany. Many of the children, whose parents are refugees from the Soviet Zone of Cirrmanv, tasted their first whipped cream
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    DANGEROUS LIVING IN MALAYA'S JUNGLE
    920 4  -  HALL ROMNEY LIVING DANGEROUSLY By Colonel F. Spencer Clupman iCh/ito and Windui 12t. 6d.) By "POUR years ago Colo- nel F. Bponcer Chapman wrote The Jungle is Neutral." A quarter of a n. Of the book were sold so at least nulilon people must have
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    WHEN POLITICS WERE FAMILY AFFAIRS
    197 4  -  A. MacKEXZIRGRIEVE CO0OY: By Itequri Ch«tl«i»tl. ißitchwortfc Pr»n 16t > By THE younger son of an x Impoverished Estr?maduran squire. Manuel Godoy was by 1792 generally, If scornfully, acknowledged by diplomatic Europe to be the virtual ruler of Spain. This young guardsman attained an extraordinary
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    Vanishing villages of Britain's coast
    647 4  -  CYRIL CONNOLLY THE CHANNEL SHORE. l> Asubrcy de Sdincourt (Robert Hale 18s.) By T«HERE can be few area* In the world about which so much has been written as the south coast of England. The faster we ruin it. the more we flnd to say
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    Good versus evil in Mexico
    796 4  -  J. W. LAMBERT THI SINCIR NOT THI SONC: B» A»**» trtkiM L>t.do# Her.. •MM 12. U.) THI GOOD FOR NOTHING By l.mtt Yaffe- Co-.r.hW lOi M.I THC CHANCTONBURY RINC. By Roy.to« Mwfcy. iM«*m«n 15. By AUDREY ERSKINE LINDOP made her mark with "The Tall Headlines":
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      399 4 M^. «n erll «plrtt <7). Slrai Is Times Crossword SgrvnTJ. FIT" i 2 j Ti I |4 I Is c j 8^ Drwß I I I II I I 1. AH «s thii preacher Mid j |j I I >• Distorted fMw of stem airman 3 ill s Nothtnt tn
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    HE BOU6HT COMBS FOR REDS 2YEARS
    121 5 BENTONG. Sun. 4 RIBBKR tapper. Kh..o Sang Yin, 21. pleaded jruilty yesterday to two rharees under the Emergency regulations and was sentenced to two years' Imprisonment by Mr. E. M Smallwood. president of the Sessions Court. Pahang. He admitted unlawful possession of a terrorist
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    EVERY DAT IN SINGAPORE, 55 PEOPLE LOSE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS
    195 5 EVERY DAT IN SINGAPORE, 55 PEOPLE LOSE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS rE NUMBER or identity card* last in Singaporr it inrrrav mc daily. Thl« b becoming a serious problem for the staff of the Registration Department. Last year. 1 7.* 13 people lost their cards. The areraie. so far this year
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    He warns of 'castles in the air'
    203 5 RUBBER INDUSTRY NEEDS 'NEW FORM OF WAGE COURT SEREMBAN. Sunday. 'Tin: rubber industry supports the principle of 1 negotiation and arbitration but "cannot, for survival's sake, tolerate indefinitely the principle of unilateral penalisation", Mr. M. E. 1. Robey. chairman of the Neirri Sembilan
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    42 5 lam 125. says Haii Smlleh binaji Rashid. a Javanese who lives In Kampone VVoodleißh. Sincaporr Hr rrjids the Koran and nrvrr wcmr» ela<»es. He has out-lived three wire*. is "rehhrrr with his present one. Mariaai binte Sulong. a«fd b»— Strmits Tiwes picture
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    TRANSFERRED
    17 5 TAIPING. Sun. Inspector Tan Kirn Wee has come to Taiping on transfer from the Cameran Highlands
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    Emergency has held up union-building
    105 5 PENANG. Sunday. OUT for the Emergency, development of trade "unionism in the Federation would have been more rapid. Mr. G. L. Wilkinson. Assistant Trade Union Adviser, said in Penang. Progress generally had been good with an Increase In membership from 40.000 to 130.000 In five
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    $1,067 from jobs
    13 5 TELUK ANSOK. Sun— Scouts Lhere earned $l,0«7 during "Job „Week."
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    GOING ON LEAVE
    37 5 IPOH. Sun.— The British Adviser Perak Mr. I. W. Belloch will be leaving lat«r this month on lon« leave. Dur ng his absence. Mr. E. C. O. Barret will be acting as British Adviaer.
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    Woman stabbed
    35 5 SUNOEI PATANL Sun.— A 3:i-year-uld married woman. Tan Kuia Yeng was admitted to Sung*- i Patanl hospital with multiple injuries following an stabbing incident at Peltan Lama market. A man ha.< been arrested.
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    Death of Mrs. Matt
    32 5 HOUSTON. Texas. Sun— Mrs. Fayp Matt, wife of Mr. Ernest C T. Matt, director of Messrs. R. R^nton and Company, Singapore, died here yesterday after a four-month illness
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    FOUND HANGING
    27 5 IPOH. Sun. -A M-year-dd trl.iha rider. Tan Ah Cbuan. was found hanxinr m the bathroom or hl.s house j n Yau Tet Shin Stre*t yesterday.
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    | MISSIONS IN MINIATURE
    36 5 MISSIONS IN MINIATURE THIS EXHIBIT of Christ aendina; I U minuter* into l.jr world to teach was arranged by girls and teachers of the (on rent of the Hob Infant Jesus fee Malaccas holy week celebration*.
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    VICTIMISATION, SAY UNION MEN
    186 5 IPOH. Sunday TRADE UNION representatives In Perak have complained to Mr. E. Parry. Assistant Labour Adviser to the Colonial Office, of victimisation by some employers. At a meeting held under the auspices of the Malayan Trade Union Council, Mr M S. N. Moorthy, secretary ol the
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    SIR GERALDS FAREWELL TO GURKHAS
    90 5 SIR GERALDS FAREWELL TO GURKHAS KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— The High Commissioner. Gen. Sir Gerald Templer. accompanied by Lady Templer. bade fareweti to a Coronation contin-[gt-nr or 145 Gurkha^ after a parade on the Pa claim here this afternoon. In his address to th- Gurkha band and the 85 Gurkha sold:er
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    Youth is the wealth of Malaya
    128 5 Youth is the wealth of Malaya KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. THE wealth of Malaya Is not tin and rubber but the youth of the country. Mr. A. J. Peterson. Director General of Information, told a meeting of the Selangcr Youth Council in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Mr NMM said that the country
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    'Bandits need salt badly'
    74 5 'Bandits need salt badly BENTONG. Sunday—Salt is badly wanted by the terrorists, the prosecuting officer sam on Friday i n the Ctrcult Magistrate's Court when a woman Chan Tuck Kwong. <9. pleaded guilty to attemptino to remove lour tahils of fine salt out oi Karate food restricted area o n
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      87 5 The weather Miii.iiiu.jii trinpvrulur. (Ut p.m. Un March 14 U> Ut a.m. Un March 15 Singapore (75 degrees >. Pinan« i7S». Kot^ Bahru •74t. Kuala Lumpur (73>. Ipoh 1 71). Kuantan (til. M.i i in hi n temperature: <7 3O am. to 7.30 p.m. Un March 15); Singapore 88). Penan*
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    Singapore, Mon, Mar. 16, 1953. The Malayan Detainees
    646 6 Singapore, Mon, Mar. 16, 1953. The Malayan Detainees A lively if somewhat delayed interest In the detainees held in the Federation and Singapore under the Emergency Regulations is being shown by Un- >ftkials on both Legislative Councils. A.- a result the i Federal Government is to issue this week White
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    Rubber Wage Warning
    449 6 It is not clear how far Mr. MEL Robey was speaking for the whole of the planting Industry when, addressing the Negri Sembilan branch of the MP.IE.A, he warned the Rubber Workers Union that they cannot keep pressing for higher wages without seriously affecting replanting and putting
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    The Wiima
    191 6 Only a sea lawyer who knows what Mr. John Foster Dalles Mid to Mr. Anthony Eden (and vice vena) can have any idea what is happening in Singapore waters. The Finnish tanker Wihna, heroine already of half a dozen wrong stories, remains anchored in the roads. Watching her
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    Indonesia's rice imports are a heavy burden
    1129 6 FOOD FOR A NATIONS MILLIONS This is the second of two articles on Indonesia by C C. DENHAM. Chairman. Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java. Mr. Denhams first article appeared last Thursday. BEFORE Indonesia can think of being selfsufficient the first requisite Is undoubtedly the
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    POSTAL UNION CHIEF ON FREE WILL
    399 6 IF 'SENSIBLE' had followed the Press closely, he or she would have observed that 82^7 of the members of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union were in favour of a strike About 95°^ of the temporary staff of the Department are members of the
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    'FULLY BAKED' VOLUNTEERS
    209 6 fHE criticism in the News I-I Bulletin published by Monks Hill Civil Defence i Training Centre is a warning to expedite the training of volunteer: for civil defence. The reply of the Civil Defence Commissioner, Col L T Flrbank. that the better policy Is recruitment on p.
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      Malays give thought to self-betterment
      278 6 T»HE Perak Branch of the U.M.N.O.. under the chairA manship of the its President, the Dato Panglima Bukit Gantane. has passed a resolution to the effect that the Government should set up English schools in areas wrier* there is a Malay population of 10.000. The
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      The grazing nuisance
      108 6 T\AILY In the Bukit Ttmbok Area (Seremban Town Board Area), cattle are found grazing, contrary to regula- tlons. though Notice Boards prohibiting cattle grazing are planted in this area. Apart from anything else. '-j.se cattle are a danger ta children moving along the Bukit Tembok Road. Cattle
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      Persecution by radio
      177 6 I HAVE every sympathy (or your correspondents ■"P.8.L." and "L". Like them. I have suffered much from the persecution of a criminally selfish neighbour. I live In an otherwise extremely quiet area. The neighbour has a Rediffusion set In his bedroom adjoining mine. This Infernal apparatus blares
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      OVERBURDENED
      86 6 rIS becoming Increasingly evident that this Island Colony, measuring only 17 miles by 24. is overburdened with officials and bureaucrats exercising varying degrees of authority, and that the public suffers from overlapping and inefficiency. If only we could do a little streamlining, get rid of surplus and redundant personnel
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    Ipntfo/t
    471 6 London ¥T Is a lnnc time since Malaya |-I hit the front-page head- lines of British newspapers as it did when it became known that the Hungarian Government had offered to exchange Mr. Edgar Sanders (whom they have illegally detained since 1950 for Lee Meng. the Chinese woman now reprieved
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    SKYLINE OF THE FUTURE
    275 7 THIS PHOTOi.RAFH taken from the Straits Times building in Cecil Street yesterday, shows what the Singapore skyline will look like by the end of this year Architects for the China Bank Building (extreme left) and for Finlayson House (extreme right) yesterday sketched into the picture the
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    'Talentime' contest at cabaret
    169 7 'Talentime' contest at cabaret FAIR WILL AID BLIND AN amatrur talentlme" competition at the Oreat World Cabaret on Apr. 10. with two $2S0 first priaes and aecond. third and consolation pnzrs. will be part of the Singapore Rotary Clubs fun fair to h< ip ;hr Aanetettoa for the Blind. Competitors
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    More cargo discharged
    41 7 Xl ALA iniClK. Sun. —More than 4 3M.«M tons of cargo was discharged in the major ports of the Federation last year. The tonnage for 1951 was 3.254.8 M. say* an official statement issued in Kuala Lumpur today.
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    FILM ON KINTA
    51 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A new Malayan Film Unit production called •'The Klnta Spiri' will have its first screening in Ipoh The film highlights mining activities in the Kmta area and the training of the Klnta Valley Home Guard It will be shown at the Rugby cinema, from
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    ARMOURED CORPS HARASSES JOHORE BANDITS I
    180 7 ARMOURED CORPS HARASSES JOHORE BANDITS Regular patrols guard roads KI'ALA UMPIR. Sunday. rIE Ist Squadron, the Federation Armoured Corps, formed last September, is doing a full share in helping suppress Johore bandits. It has been carrying out regular day and night road patrols as far south as Johore Bahru and
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    FATAL JUMP FROM BUS
    122 7 I tried to stop him, says woman PENANO. Sun. A WOMAN bus conductor. Tan Jin Hoo said In the Priang Coroner"* court yesterday that a passenger. Kirn Lens Cheng. Jumped off her bus despite her warning not to do so. "He signaled for the bug to
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    BOY DROWNED IN FLOODS
    67 7 The Singapore Assistant Coroner recorded a finding of "death by misadventure" at the inquest on Koh Keng Phong, aged six. found drowned In a monsoon drain &fter the storm on Feb. 20. Inspector D. Ayadural told the Coroner that it was likely that Koh fell into
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    Drive for recruits
    45 7 PENAWO. Bun— All Chinese guilds and association* in Penang have been asked to assist in the recruitment of Chinese for the Federation Regiment. Penang branch of the MCA has been asked by its headquarters In Kuala Lumpur to help in this drive.
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    NEW NAME
    30 7 Government employees who are members of the Shorthand Writers' Association will hold a meeting tomorrow at 5 p.rr to rename their union the Singapore Government Secretarial Staff Association.
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    Adult literacy units cover all Penang
    112 7 PENANG. Sunday. IN two years the Penang Adult Education Association has set up a network of branches covering the whole Settlement. Mr. Llm Bor Yee. the secretary states In his annual report issued today. More than 3.500 adulu. the report says, received mnt education
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    'Special' is cleared of charge
    102 7 'Special' is cleared of charge JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. ACCUSED In the Sessions Court today of having destroyed an account recording his ourchases in a shop. Ahmad bin Abubakar. a special conetabl.e was acquitted, tho court holding that no iradulent intent waa disclosed. Ahmad, accord In* to Seov Che*> Yin. the
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    PIGS CLASHED WITH CURFEW
    47 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Bun. Choy Tang Low, who < was raught out of doors after curfew hours, said in the por.ee court today that he-was out because he wanted 1 to*be extra early to kill four extra pigs for a festival Ho was fined S2S.
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    R.E. DANCE
    17 7 The Royal Engineers Asscclatlon (Singapore branch will hold a dance on Thursday at Raffles Hotel.
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    YOUTH OFFICERS
    51 7 BERKMBAN, Sun Rembau Youth Organisation, the only cosmopolitan youth ortranlßatlon In Ntf(rl'B<»mbilan. held its annual general meeting yesterday Elected officers Included Inche Sharif bin Abdul Rahman. Tlce-presldent. Mr. V. 8 Param. Hon. secretary. Inche Mohamed Yunus bin Ujang hon. asst. secretary. Inche, Kimaruddln bin Kachar. hnn. treaawrer. Mr^-LAn-
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    23 cars in Singapore Motor Club 3-in-l raUy
    154 7 23 cars in Singapore Motor Club 3-in-10 rally THE SINGAPORE .Motor •1 Club held a three-in-one rally yesterday. Twenty-three cars took part. In the first section of the rally, competitors had to follow an uncharted 15-mile route by means of rroas-word potxle clues. They had to go at 20 miles
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    SEVEN-MONTH-OLD CASE PUT OFF AGAIN
    78 7 JOHORK BAHRL. Sun. |I M H rr. CHOON was charged U In the Police Court today with aslac a private ear mm a UrL TH» ■fimattom aakoi far postponement a* three prosccaUoa wftaeasos had not bern served with sabpoenaa v*. Pointint out that the offeae*
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    Clerks plan to aid would-be strikers
    183 7 Clerks plan to aid would-be strikers rE 2.000 STRONG Slnga- pore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union will meet tomorrow to decide how it can help the 557 Postal and Telecommunication clerks due to strike on March 22. A circular asks each member to pay $10 from his March salary
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    FLYING CLUB SOCIAL
    47 7 IPOH. Sun— The Prrak Flying Club held its flr.«* post-war social last night when about 150 people attended a champagne barbecue and danre at the clubhouse at Ipoh aero- drome. Among those present were the Mentri Besar the British Adviser and the State Secretary.
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    Lottery to aid building fund
    49 7 The Singapore Krrala Samaiam will run a lottery in aid of its building fund. Tickets wlil be on sale from Apr. 1 to July 31 The draw will be on Auk 16. Forty per cent of the total collection will be awarded as prizes.
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    New adult class
    46 7 PENANG. Sun. A n^w adult ciass In Malay will start nn Apr. 2 at thr Kong Mm Public School in Ayrr Itam. Intending students arc asked to register at the school on any Tuesday or Thursday this month, b'-tweer, 7 and 8..10 p.m.
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    LESS TEA WAS IMPORTED
    43 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun —The Federation imported S $.625,460 worth of tea last yeai. it was officially stated in Kuala Lumpur today. The quantity imported was V40R.742 lb.-531.753 lb. less than the year before, when the value imported was $7,303,--IM.
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    CREMATORIUM WILL NOT BE GLOOMY
    168 7 A START on the Sinpaporo City Council modern $650,000 crematorium will he ::iade this year. The City Architect, Mr. W. I. Watson, told the Straits Times yesterday that it has been designed to avoid a gloomy effect. The Government's finance committee has agreed to give
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    24 MALAYAN PICTURES ON DISPLAY
    72 7 24 MALAYAN PICTURES ON DISPLAY Photographs from 24 Malayans were among those displayed at the annual exhibition of the Birmingham Photographic Society held recently. Most of the Malayan entries were from Chinese. Particularly striking wer c two works by FrancU Wu "Behind the Bamboo Screen" and "Work Brains at Morn."
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    MS 25 YEARS OF SCOUTING
    53 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Syed Hashlm bin Abdullah, assistant State Commissioner of Boy Scouts. Johore. who will leave the state on transfer towards the end -of the month, joined as a scout when he was schooling and has been connected with the movement for 25 years
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    IN CUSTODY
    25 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Wong Chee Kong, after being chanted In the police court to.dar.with oonaflrttng with bandits, was remanded In custody pending trial
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    Nanyang 'Varsity
    27 7 PENANO. Sun. Chinese schools *nd auoriatlom In the i«^ttlem«it will mwt on Tuesday to consider the appointment »f a N*ayan E oniTanlty lorganlaing eommltta* m
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    Federal election^ should be held b J next year, he say \
    230 7 Federal elections should be held by next year, he says PF.NAMi. Sunday. I FEDERAL elections should he held hy next veal Tengku Abdul Rahman, president nf the lnltej Malays National Organisation, told the Straits Timdl today. "They are long overdue and we should ruM wait any longer", he said. I
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    VARSITY SUPPORT PLEDGED
    95 7 Xl XI l.l'MPt'R Sun_Fift delegates nf Kwanfftung asui tiit ions in the rrrirratia and Sincaporr today pledge support to the Nanyaa iiiuvt-rvltv prnpiis.il The ronlrrrnrr hrld in Kual I urn pur. drridrd in organls a rnntrihutinns ramp.iicn I vi. "M as detail* are known. A Singapore delegate.
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    FANCY DRESS DANCE
    47 7 TELUK ANSON. Sun Thl Dew RecrraMon Club will cele« brate it.<; Silver Jubilee with I charltv farcy dress danre o| Mar 2R Tickets are pnerd at $5 each F;ftv prr cent of th* 1 procfrd.d wi!! be civer to 'h" Se% M Childrcr.-.s Fur.ri
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    Hoy rescued
    34 7 guards at Singapore': nr*< swimming poo at Y;i n X.'. Roa'l n Tanjon| P*K«r. on Saturday r^fceued i bo 1 wh< got l"to difficulties in rieej »atrr Artiflr'al respirat: I thf boy.
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    SERIA OWUMS
    32 7 SERIA INDIANS Officers of thr Incilat Association. Scrla. this yeal are: President. Mr V. T, Chrrlar. vire-prr.Mdpnt. Mr, N. Rencan.Vhan. general ae> N Kar.dllal and K rea.<nirera, P Gopinath and V, Motdeen.
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    FAIR BUSINESS IN SHARE MARKET
    1550 8 Easier trend in industrials and tins, rubbers quiet Ky Our Financial Correspondent. |N spite of a succession of events which might have caused a general decline in share values, the Singapore share market last week continued with surprising steadiness and a fair volume of business
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    MALAYAN STATISTICS ISSUED LAST WEEK
    245 8 rF fnllnu s p r e i..surd during last »t:k:-Tin-ore Imports into Maiava In February wrre 500 tons, compared with 774 tons in January The tin metal content of Fehrua:- Import! of ore was 434 tons Exports of palm oil r th« Federation in January
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    DIVIDENDS DECLARED
    301 8 The following dividend* were announced during but week:— FRAM.R NEAVE: Pint interim, six rents, for year ended Jure-, payable April 11. book, < lot* April 6. AVER HITAM TIN: Seewsd interim 25 per cent, making M per cent to dale for year ending Jane. KKPO.M. TIN: Second interim
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    Future oftin* and rubber
    530 8 Future of tin and rubber Chartered Bank chairman 's views IN his annual review of tradIng conditions which accompanies the annual report of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China, the chairman. Mr. V. A. Orantham. aays: The prospects for plantation rubber remain uncertain, but. apart from a probable
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    BAD START TO TRADE
    149 8 ALAYAS overseas trade did not get off to a very good start thla year. Figures for January were Issued on Satur- I day. three weeks later than usual, and they show the overall trade la merchandise for the month was $549 million imports being $2<PJ.645.j68 and
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    361 8 fHE following business In the share market was re- ported for the period March 7 to March 13, Inclusive: INDISTRIALS. Fraser Neave Ord $2.47 to $2.50 to ►$24i cum dir.. Federal Di<|pen>ary $2.77';, to $2.90. Oampnon $3.00 to $3 20. Hammer '$3. IT- .tos3
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    Competition in Australia High labour costs, low production
    214 9 Competition in Australia High labour costs, low production MELBOURNE. Sun. nRIPPLINO competition kj would face many Australian Industries from overseas manufacturers whose wage coats are lower and hours of work longe: if the current import restrictions were lifted, according to the chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New
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    BANK CHAIRMAN RETIRES
    59 9 The reMrlng chairman of th« H"n««nng »nd Bhanchal Banking Orpnrarjnn L'-i Sir Ar'h-ir Mor<* wl!] «rrlv» tn Sincapnr* on hUway bark to Britain in the Canton tomorrow. The «hlp m!l* aesln on Thuni- day Sir Arthur U a recotnl»rx) J au'hnri'v on trad* In th- Far Eutt
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    SINGAPORE SHARE PRICES
    674 9 PHE following quotations were those of the Malayan Sharebrokeni Association, Singapore, it the close of business on Saturday:-- M)ttl l«lm »>i BrKu Pr»f i i» Orda. Jl» BB P*tr<* IK irjiUM f M C«n Tin MHll. ■Mtara Dnii*d M»» rv<l Dupfimm IK rrattr %•»>• rr«f Orrj. !tt
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    EMERGENCY BUILDINGS
    73 9 The Member for Works and < Buildings Is to be asked In the Federal Legislative Council on Wednesday by Mr. Khoo Telk Le: "In view of the greatly diminished amount of emergency buildings to bo constructed, whether Government considers that the time Is opportune for the removal of
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    U.K. short of,; pineapples !
    50 9 U.K. short of pineapples The Secretary of State for i the Colonies told the Com- mon*. that the shortage of canned pineapple in the United Kingdom is due mainly to decreased exports from Malaya. I where the industry hu not yet recovered from the devastation caused by the Japanese occupation.
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    52 9 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association madt? the following alterations In lta rates to merchants on Saturday NEW YORK: buying. T. T 33. air mall. OD. 33 18. 90 days. 33>« credit bills. 33 5 16. trade bilLs: selling. T.T. or J OD. 32 58 PHILIPPINE: pesos. •ellIng. 65'
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    Walcott century gives W.L the lead
    254 10 Walcott century gives W.I. the lead OEOROETOWN. Bun. A CENTURY by Clyde Walcott helped the West Indies gain a flrst innings lead of 102 over India on the foot h day of the fourth Test ma'rh here. The West Indies srorrd 3M in reply to India's 262 At the close
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    54 10 MANILA. Sun r»«h Elorde Philippine* bantatr.«rtsh' plon «on dectMon o\er AJ Crui. r! M»xiro. in ln-rounri bou! here lav nisht Elorde alow In *tarting. but •*«cert furious rally it. the latter round j In a lupporttnc 10-rnunder, Tociuny Um«d.. ex-b«n'»m»eight rhampton of California, drew w:lh Benny
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    27 10 MANII A Sun The vwiMns Chinese NaMnn»li*t vvrer -earn »rr>re<i Hi flfh «'ml*rif win here lav nt»h'. bea'ins Chlnene colleemte leiim 2-0 AP
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    349 10 Irish XV beaten for first time SWANSEA. Sunday. IRELAND suffered their flrst defeat of th- season in the international Rugby Inion championship, when narrowly beaten by Wales at the St. Helens ground hr re yesterday. The Welshman won by onr goal (five points) to one try i (three points) after
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    THREE SEMI-FINALISTS LOSE IN LEAGUE
    580 10 THREE SEMI-FINALISTS LOSE IN LEAGUE Only Boiton win LONDON, Sunday. yHK strain of combining cup and league football showed itself in yesterday's matches. Three of the four F.A. Cup semi-finalists Blackpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton surrendered two league points, all playing below the form which has taken them into next
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    Hoad is still champion
    93 10 SYDNEY Sun. EIOHTEEN-year-cCd Lewis Hoad retained the Australian hard court tennu title yesterday whr n he beat veteran John Bromwlch 3-6 7-5. 6-3. 2-6. 9-7 Ing constantly. Hoad wore down the former Davis Cup player »fh his powerful aerve* and shshir.p overhead game Bromwlch. a* always,
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    RUGBYLEAGUE CUP RESULTS
    87 10 RUGBY LEAGUE CUP RESULTS l ONDON Sun Yesterday s mjiOv league results were: Rilbr Leagae <up third r.mnd br.idfora Northern Hu^.dersftrld 17. Leigh 3 S Heleas 12. W.irringion 25 Leeda Wlgan 25 Hull K!r.e*ton Rovers 6 (tub matches: Belle Vue R-ng-ers 5 Bano« 13 Donras'er 10 Dew«burv 12 Hillfax 31
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    ALL THE KESILTS
    315 10 ALL THE RESULTS LONDON. Ml. Ml;- i DIVISION Burnley t Manchester I 1 Cardiff I Derby Ureraool X -undrri.nd i Manchester C A. Villa l| Mlddleobrouc h 1 Waives I Newrantlc 2 Arsenal Preston 4 Portamouth ShefAeld W. 2 RUrkpMl > Steke 1 lUlten t Tottenham 2 < helaea t
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    85 10 Chataway's record mile LONDON Sun. A MILE in four minute* 1.4 second* h? Oxford* Olympic athlete Chris Chatwajr featured the inter unirersity *p<i-t» meetine here yesterday in which Ovfnrd heat Camhridge hy *3 points to 53. It was Oxford's *lxth successive victory orer tbei' rivals. Chataway not only heat his
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    37 10 LONDON. Sun Before a world record crowd of 43.000 for women ln'ernatlonal hockey. England beat Be'tglum by ceven goalx to nil Wembler lav year when Ktlfland beat Scotland Recetpt<i for yesterday's game were C6.MO -Renter.
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    LEAGUE TABLES UP-TO-DATE
    1059 10 P W D L P APU Burnley 32 16 10 6 S3 32 42 Wolves 34 15 11 S 65 52 41 Pr««ton 31 10 7 67 48 40 W. Biomtlch 33 IS 4 11 53 48 40 Arsenal 30 15 S 7 72 47 IK Charlton
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    Where the short way to the stars is golden
    1318 11  -  PETER WILSON I 1 I DO not think it is possible to "clean up" lawn tennis in the generally accepted sense of the term, which implies an honest approach to the problems involved in playing or organising any mass entertainment sport
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    730 11 Seletar sport notes by Jerry wir (>ri umii.Mnrs or >l\e F.E.A.P. boxing rhamplonxhtr>s, on W«>dnr»day Imi. LAC Moses iAHQ S' n «»P«-e' ni bi*t«i by LAC I t .idwcll of Buttcrworth who was rrprwrnUns: A.H.Q. MaUya. ThU wis *urprUr. brcaux* when last th«w two boys
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    205 11 LONDON, San. (AN the invlde forwards ef te4ay atesurare up to the stars of the past? litim to C'harlten saaaager Jimmy SeerJ: la my InjUnd days 1 had to eeaspete with Jae Smith. (I'm Stephenvtn. and Harry (hambtrs far say plare And at time* the ■elwton switched
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    SIXSO'sIN DAY OF BRIGHT BATTING
    488 12 Best allrounder was Sundram By Our Cricket Reporter A FINE, sunny day enabled the Colony's cricketers to enjoy a full day'? play yesterday a prelude to the Singapore Cricket Association's tournament matches which begin ihis coming week-end. There were many interesting performances, six batsmen making
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    THE FULL SCORES
    582 12 SCRC v CSC SIM.\roKL < hlan* B.C. «»d ('7- ajajajM i«pobt» cv a s Y>.K.T-j«h b Tnlam lUrw s» WJ r.m m F»m Hnrk b D Ir* I I R t> «.m i One U» b Li*n X" I K nc«m trlirm > K s iri^r»m trf.rni
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    Engineers score tun victories
    50 12 Slneapcre Enelneer Regt. beat 30th Mai| RAOC. 3-0 at BODCA cnxind on Sa'urday In a soccer friendly Scorrrs Jor the winners wereKenr.edv >2i and Reed. Slnsaoore Engineer Re«t 2nd Elrven bent 75 Coy RABC by 4-0 at Glllmin Barracks yesterday Scorer* were:— Jones 01 and Bu«hell
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    Martin top trainer at Penang
    154 12 Martin top trainer at Penang PENANG .stables won 13 of the 25 races at the Penane Turf Club's spring meetin?. The top trainer was Jimmy Martin, who sent out four winners. Statistics of winning trainers and 10 Keys are: Ist 2nd 3rd StakM Martin 4 2 3 |!> n?s M
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    HIGH SCORES AT SOCCER
    91 12 T»HIRTY goaU were scored In five friendly soccer matches played a* Farrer Park yesterday RAP Teneah were top scorers with a 7-1 victory over Buklt Tlmah 9C Other results were' Genial Youngsters beat Cltv Y<»in«»ter« 6-0: Radajl B.C beat AERS 4-3: Mlnto Boys XI beat Ooldeti
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    JUI KIM SCORES 2 IN SAINTS' WIN
    264 12 CCORINO two of his side's thrte foals. Jul Kirn. Bt. Andrews' centre forward, wax the heru of his team against Raffles Institution In j a soccer game at WoodsvlUe on Saturday. The sccre was 3-1 St. Andrew's goalkeeper. Skinner, played a brilliant game
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    Pearson hits first hundred I of the season I
    595 12 Pearson hits first hundred of the season 1 AN UNDEFEATED 101 by J\ Penang's captain J P. Pearson 'the first century in Malayan cricket this season*: a breezy 85 by former Perak and North cricketer M Appuni: and a bowling feat of nine for 20 by the lorm«r Selanxur opening
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    SHB suffer 8-0 beating
    162 12 IKM ICE s.A. were much toe fast for BU:c.i:><re Harbour Hoard Recreation Cub uhom they teat by «-o in a safa Dlv. 3 game at Thomson X.mcl yesterday. Pnlne :^ned xcorlnc in the ninth minute through Angulila. off a Dasv lrom YusofT. Then. In the 2Hth
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    36 12 SorUl AP bMt Civil m&rrti .Vwy-latlon 3-1 In a SAFA Di OeylMi<« ycKtcrday Bfocn< (or 80.L.1 AP were Ah Leng (2> m-rt Mr'rr Kriin; Kuslm acored for the mars. K R Menon refereed
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    36 12 MII.WAUKI. Sun -Ken Wtaner s*< new world Indoor record 11 tlir high jump with imp of «f 9 .In hrrr laM nlcht Wtenner ««.< arrond In th* hleh )ump at the but Olrmptr Oimn Z*^
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    532 12  -  EPSOM JEEP IV YET anothfr son of King In Malayan racing. Cot a flve-yrar-oul by the 2.000 out of' ArtsaUc. a Feltcitati Cup over 11,I 1 miles in the s Penanz on Saturday. Op iy .six horses raced the Oi-Men Lotus and R-?d Wolf ciMire. Kiiik
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    43 12 Rovers SC team to play JRf In the nnnual V O Chldambnno Cup ?oc<er match at Farrer Patk tomorrr>-\ will be Skinner. Siipplah Fall! finh. Morton icapr I Hon Kee scng: Mat Noor Khaild. T Boon Khim A King i
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    377 12 FAST AND LIVELY MARINES SUBDUE INDIAN RC 3-1 Marine S.C 3; IRC. rIE food Impression Marine Sports Club created In their S.A.F.A. Dlv. I debut a fortnight ago when they held Pulau Brani to a draw, was enhanced when they beat Indian Recreation Club S— l at Jalan Besar stadium
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    194 12 5.J.1. 3. Keta Raja Mala; Crhe»l 'I'HREE seiond-half goals scored 1 wi un a space of four mlnu>cs K.ive Si Joseph's Instttu'Km XI I 3-0 Mctory agnlns' Kota Raja Malay 8h hool In the opening game Vmith CompeJ i Bevar stadium Vi ma a lew
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