The Straits Times, 18 March 1953

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    13 1 The Straits Times. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 115 S. 15 CENTS
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    Govt. will help house the poor
    332 1 Govt. will help house the poor 'THE SINGAPORE Gov- rrnmrnt will next year provide a subsidy for housing the poorest classes in the Colony. This was unanimously agreed to at yester days Legislative Council mnrtinit Mr c r Dasaratha Raj (La-bour-RtH-horei the only councillor who spo 1 slronvtiy aK.iin.st the
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    FUND TOTAL
    21 1 KUAI.A lIMITR. Tues. Tho Hich Comml flood rciirf funci now tota's |2097i»8 Thr i-10-inu date for cubsrriptioas is Friday.
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    LEE MENG: NO BARTER
    100 1 I omm.n Tues. M\l bandit cirl I.cc Mrnt M hirsr d'-.ilh sentenrr was rommuWd to one of life imprisonment by the Sultan of Prrak. will serve her prison term in Malaya. Mr. Chun hill annuuneed in thr Hoiit of < ommons tonicht that the British GOTernmeiM
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    NICOLL: IT'S DEPLORABLE
    1024 1 Strike? But you^have a duty, civil servants told gIR JOHN NICOLL, the Governor, yesterday rebuked the Singapore civil servants who are' thirking of striking. He told the Legislative Council: "I must remind them they have a real duty to the public and the public has a right
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    SATISFACTORY
    30 1 NEW YORK Tm-s. Film actress Bette Davis was In "sat<>ry" condition today alt.r u n operation yesterday tor tin n moval of a mall mfectcd section ol jawbone.— Reut«T.
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    Post office: Govt. ready to arbitrate
    133 1 TIE Governor of Singapore. I Sir John Nicoll. yesterday reiterated the Oovernmentwl!lln^nea.s to put the Pos*and Telegraph Union's depute to arbitration if it could not be solved through negotiation. Speaking in the Legislative Council on the Union's threatened .strike. Sir John reminded the employee's
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    MONTY TO VISIT IKE
    66 1 WASHINOTON. Tues. -FleldMar.«hai Viscount Montgomery will stay at the White House :i> the guest of President and Mrs. Elsenhower from Mar. 27 to Apr. 2, a White House spokesman announced today. Field-Marshal Montgomery. Deputy Supreme Commander ol the North Atlantic Porces In Europe, will arrive In
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    QUEEN MARY 'Less restful day'
    49 1 QUEEN MARY 'Less restful day LONDON. Tues. Queen Mary. 85-year-old grandmother of the Queen, had a "less restful day." a bugetln from Maryborough House, her London home, said tonight. A bulletin this mornlnc said Queen Mary had a "les* comfortable night" but added thai he r condition was unchanged.
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    MIDAIR CRASH
    37 1 TOKYO. Tues— Two F-84 Thunderjet pilots survived a mid air crash at 20.000 feet over Japan today during a formation defence patrol mission. The men parachuted to safety on Japans northernmost island of Hokkaido. A.P.
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    Captain of Wiima to face court
    317 1 USE OF RADIO W PORT ALLEGED CAPTAIN I. Merimaa. master of the Finnish tanker Wiima. will be charged in the Fourth Police Court on Friday morning with using the ship's radio within Singapore harbour limits. The maximum penalty is a $500 fine and or
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    Mission over
    34 1 Mr. Jean Letourneau. French Minister of State and High Commissioner for Indo-Chir.a i passed through Singapore by iQantas-BOAC yesterday. He was returning to Saigon after a two-week courtesy visit to I Australia.
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    Anti-Red bill
    30 1 CANBERRA. Tues. Mr. William Wentworth. a Liberal Party backbencher In the Federal Parliament here. i. sponsoring a private bill aimed at ridding the Australian public service of Communists.
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    A rebuke for three Western champions of Eastern women
    219 1 LONDON. Tuesday. rIREH young Britisl. university students— Derek Torr of Birmineham. James Forrester of Edinburgh and Alan smith of London "who have 'offended the dignity and aroused the ire of Knglishwomen in Singapore", are rebuked in a Dally Express Ir.idiiicr article
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    TITO LUNCHES WITH QUEEN AND DUKE
    220 1 At gates, a greeting and boos LONDON. Tuesday. \IARSHAL Tito, President of Yugoslavia, had lunch iTE with the Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace today. Among the 24 I n the lunch party wer«- Quirn Elizabeth blazed over the
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    5172.000 GEM THEFT FROM CATHEDRAL
    52 1 5172.000 GEM THEFT FROM CATHEDRAL EVILLE. Tues.— jewels valord at a million pesetas (about M*l?2.M!«> havr been stolen from a show rase in Seville Cathedral. Spain. olire believe the thief or thieves attended an evening religious service and then hid inside the cathedral until it was opened for early morning
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    Chou will be at funeral
    46 1 HONG KONO. Tues. The Chinese Premier. Chou En Lai. who recently attended Maltn'j funeral, will head the Chinese delegation to the funeral oi President Miami! Oottwaid of Czechoslovakia in Prague on Thur.-dr.y. The delegation will travel from Moscow tr Prague. Rcuter.
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    THE WORKER' LETS OUT THE SECRET
    61 1 THE WORKER' LETS OUT THE SECRET LONDON. Tue.s. Police today withdrew a request to newspapers not to disclose where Marshal Tito is living here, after the Communist newspaper Datty Worker had broken the secret. The Yugoslav President in staying at the Whit* Lodge. a secluded mansion belonging: to the Queen,
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    NEW FIGHTERS
    17 1 SEOUL, Tues —Two hundred Republic of Korea soldiers joined the British Commonwealth Division today UP
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    US sees atom blast on TV -and hears 'Voice of Doom'
    234 1 XEW YORK. Tues. ITMTKD STATES television and radio today gave the nation an ear and eye-wit-ness accuant of an jiiuniit; bomb test at Las Vegaa,l Nevada. Th« "Voice of Doom" began a minute before the atomic blast. The vote*
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    MAN WITH A GUN WOULDN'T TAKE GIRL'S NECKLACE
    282 1 MAN WITH A GUN WOULDN'T TAKE GIRL'S NECKLACE Swimsuit gangsters rob another house but 4 KMED men in swimsuits struck again in Singapore early yesterday. This time they told their victims: •You can tell the police, but they will never catch us.' They stole $100 in cash and $1,000 worth
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    THOREZ IS ILL
    47 1 PARIS. Tues. The French Communist iraVr M.»ur a Thorez. who has lived in Russia for more than t*'n yars. has j suffered second c^rrbra. haemorrhage and wll br> unable to resume the party k-adrr-.shlp. the indrrx>nd< nt rowspaper Par:s Pn-s.se reported to- day.— Rruter.
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    Plane crash
    27 1 SAIOON. Tues.— A two-en-gined French commercial liner crashed today at Tourane in Annam Province and first reports said eight persons died .in the blazing wreck
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    Inquiry into rubber industry
    250 1 Inquiry into rubber industry KUALA LUMPUR rues. T»HE Federation Oovern- ment has decided to carry out an inquiry into the rubber industry "n Malaya. The decision follows a recommendation by the Whitton arbitration board which referred a wage dispute in the rubber industry last year Strong demands for such an
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    Ship on fire races to port
    53 1 COLOMBO. Tvie.s The 7026--ton Indian cargo ship Mohammedi from Britain raced into mbo today with a two-da y I old fire blazing from one of her holds. Fire was detected on Sun- day and the Monammedi. ariose caruo included tvrea. made a 175-mile dash
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    H.K. trade up
    44 1 LONDON. Tuev Thr British Government does not intend any immediate measures to aid Hone Kong's exports v rrade with srvrral F.ir BMttn countries ha.« imp'o'"d recently. Mr Henry Kopkinson. Minister of State for the Colonies told the Hou»« of Comimns yesterday.—Reuter
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      1476 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPALITY Applications are netted from suitably qualified persons for the tost of Superintendent Municipal fire Brigade. Kuala Lumpur. The appointment will be on oon'rart for three years. The salary wUI be 6786 per month pl>is variable COLA at standard Federal Oovernment rates vis 6Ut for a
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      319 2 rUUIC APPOIFmiENTS "■BCTETARY Orade: APPUc*" 0 Invited for vacancy la Pottoe Department Salaiy scale 8480-34A--600 pa. plus COL and Singapore Allowances. Total emoluments at 1 present range «a) for a single offi- i cer from 6680 pm. wlUi annual increments to 6780 p.m. (b) for I a married onWr from
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      278 2 TENDER NOTICES FOR SALE 1Y TENDER Standard Vanguard Saloon. 1848 1 Model. Excellent condition, perfect running order. View at NAAFI. i 5. Orange Road, Singapore. Tenders must be forwarded to Disposals Committee. HQ. NAAFI. 15. Grants Road. Singapore, before 31st March. 1963. TENDERS INVITED DECKING OF GUILLEMABD ■BIDGB uri.ANTW FOB
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      166 2 I 20% Disc. 1 offered on that* Shirta. Wligt Riyon Sptrt Shirts i Hillßirk Cotton my* /t lAlk Sport Shirts gf V' 1.V.1. Rjyti Sport P Hidex Cotton Sport j i Shirts Al wirfc eswe front. 2 V>/ M i side pocket* in sneer £«F long atssvsa In Assert- m
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    MORE ARMS FOR FORMOSA
    231 3 Supplies of guns, planes pouring in TAIPEH. Tuesday. 'THE CHIEF \mrrican military adviser here revealed tnda> that deliveries of juris, planes and ammunition are pouring into Formosa for Gen. Chiang Kaifthek's fort rv An officiid i(l<-a.s< lrom MaJ.-Gen. William C. Chasr said that in the last
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    'Farouk is dating me.' she admits
    143 3 KOMK. Tues. Al9-YI \K Ol l> Danish danrer confirmed yesterday that shr is the mysterious blonde who has been dating ex-King I .iri.uk since his wife N.u rini.ii. Irft him. The blonde. Margarethe Rung Jorirnsun. of Copenhagen, said she first met Famuli for a
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    I-C will stay free, he says
    64 3 SAIGON Ttoa United Anbassacior 10 IndoChina. Mr Donald Heath, tn.•xprcssed hL< "unshakeable conviction :hat the Associated of Ii:do-Chlna will be successful in protecting their freedom Mr Healh. later left Saigon by a;r for Washington where r 111 tak? part In talks bef*ern Preslden* Eisenhower,
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    G.L morals 'deplorable'
    61 3 ALBUQUERQUE. Tues An American Army chaplain, recently returned from Korea, yesterday said morals among American troops were "deplo- rable Cap: George C Park, assistant chaplain of the Third Infant ry Division said that many of the American troops patronise prostitutes and get drunk on bootleg liquor. "The
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    Wreckage of Convair is found
    92 3 Wreckage of Convair is found KARACHI, Tues AN Orient Airways' Convair, missing since Saturday morning with 16 people aboard, has been seen crashed 30 miles south of Kal&shahar in Tnpura State. India. The Chief Commissioner of Tnpura Btate. Mr. Nanjappa. who himself has flown over the site, said there was
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    2m. MAJOR CRIMES WASHINGTON Tues — Mr.
    37 3 2m. MAJOR CRIMES WASHINGTON Tues Mr. J Edgar Hoover. Director ot the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said today that a record total of more than 2.000.--1000 major crime., were comImltted in the United State, in 1952 Reuter.
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    Culture promoters
    24 3 TOKYO Turn A "Japan- Pakistan Cultural Society" to promote cultural exchange 1 between the two countries was formed here yesterday. UP. i
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    PRAYER FOR THE DUKE
    146 3 LONDON. Tues rE Archbishop of Canter-, bury today defined the part the Duke of Edinburgh i will play in the Coronation ceremony In Westminster i Abbey on June 2 The Archbishop revealed that a special prayer followed by a blessing would be said for the Duke,
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    Modern method of warfare
    37 3 FEARSOME spectacle of modern warfare is shown as an N.C.O. student demonstrates a portable flame-thrower. Some of the Army's most up-t«-date weapons were shewn at the Small Arms School. Hythe 'Kent) centenary celebrations.
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    RUSSIANS WERE 'MERCILESS'
    182 3 When R.A.F. bomber erred LONDON. Tuesday. VIR. CHURCHILL told the House of Commons today iTI that the British Lincoln bomber shot down by Russian fighters over Germany last week might have been over Eastern Germany "at some point." In a statement on the shooting down of the
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    Britain acts on blockade of China
    186 3 Britain acts on blockade of China LONDON. Tups. BRITAIN today barred its merchant »hio« from carrying strategic good* to Communist China or Com-murU.st-controlled North Korea. The Government took this action following a promts* by Mr Eden, the Foreign Secretary, to the Un:te<l State* Government that Britain would reinforce th» United
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    IKES COLD IS NEARLY BETTER
    24 3 WASHINGTON Tues—President Eisenhower was back at his desk today after taking a I rest yesterday because of a 'cold.
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    Planes (probably Red) have crossed Canada
    107 3 Planes (probably Red) have crossed Canada WASHINGTON. Tuesday. AMERICAN Air Force officials said last night that they believe unidentified aircraft, probably Russiaa, have made infrequent reconnaissance flights over Alaska and northern Canada. When asked about published Rthat the Soviet c Air Command was making peikxlic survey flight* over North '.America,
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    Van Fleet at United Nations
    64 3 NEW YORK. Tues— On. James A. Van Fleet, former Commander of the US Eighth Army in Korea, visited the United Nations yesterday, accompained by Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, the U.S. permanent I representative. 1 Oen. Van Fleet paid courtesy i calls on Mr. Tryßve Lie,
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    Caught in snow
    34 3 These *no» bound transport lorries are waiting for the roads to dear at Hoodhead. in the Pennlnes be twees Manchester and Sheffield. The whole area «v turned into a lorry park.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    263 3 LONDON. Tuas r-|ESPITB end account activity v moat MCttant al the Sock market wert grncrally firm <odajr. Biu.nem tv not large but reasonable and price Improvement* mostly held at the eloae. OUtadied was a«atn best marke* they Improved on amall but persistent buj-lnt Among industrial* gains and losses
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    LONDON TIN
    23 3 LONDON. .Mar. 17.—Ca,h Buyers £Mi; Sellers t»49 Forward Buyers into Sellers £M1; Settlement £M» (down KZ). Turnover a.m. 55; p.m. 7«.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    37 3 IXJNDON Mar 17 —Spot 2\\t M«r 21 Sd Apr 21 Sd Apr -Jun« 21 Ml. Julv-Scpt. Jl\d. Or» -r><Jl'.d M»r rif Ji'.d Apr <-|f 21d M«y rjf 2r, d. June rif 21 '<d Market Uncertain
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    Polish jet pilot going to U.S.
    63 3 COPENHAGAN. Tue.v Th* Danish Government ha* decided to treat the Polish airman •■no landed on Bornholm Island 10 days ago in a MIG nghter as a political refußrr L l te f x^r cU>d that the Poltsh pilot Oarecki •■ill &o to the Unitod
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    LOWER FARES
    38 3 THE HAGUE. Tue*. Th* Royal Dutch Airlines .KLMi will introducp tourist clasa v h lr Euro »*»n and Mlddk- East lino., a s fro m Apr ilhlrt I?™** I**1 director Dr. Rrut r Sman Uted tOday
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    Take Queen as example, youth told
    197 4 Take Queen as example, youth told THF Coronation in June v a symbolic omen of our rimes because a young Queen will be crowned and a nation will be in young hands, said the president of the Singapore Youth Council. Mr Eric Wee Sian Beng. yesterday. Mr. Wee. speaking at"
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    JOHORE FLOODS
    37 4 KUALA LUMPUR Tues The Muar-Partt Sulon* road :n Johore was flooded at the 93rd Tile this morning to a depth of 15 inches The water howv»r falling and the road Is -v-ivable to all veh:c!»«
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    A CLEAN SLATE FOR THE NEW VILLAGES
    273 4 BANDIT LOSSES: 55 killed, 36 iurrenders, 16 wounded OUR LOSSES: One soldier. 8 civilian! killed Xl ALA lAMPIR. Tuesday. JhRHORIST ACTIVITY in February was centred in Perak and Johore. the Federation fiovernment stated tnd;<\ Elsewhere In the Federation, there were few incidents and
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    CYCLONE RELIEF
    18 4 PENANG. Tues Collections here for the Madras State Cyc'one Relief Fund now total nearly SI 3.000.
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    CAME OUT AS A CLERK—GOES HOME AS BOSS
    358 4 CAME OUT AS A CLERK— GOES HOME AS BOSS L"ORTV ONE years .ie<» a young Irishman parked his bags, left his home in Tipperary. travelled to Imidnn and joined the office of an Eastern bank In Singapore yesterday, the young bank clerk, who L nov S:r Arthur Morse. chairman and
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    They'll invite assembly
    79 4 A m<~iv>« :o .nvtte *he Wrrld Assembly of Youth to hold its I°«S| grneral assembly :r. Singapore was made b> the Social Wefare Depart-.nent s Assistant Secretary for Youth Welfare Mr Carl F de Souza. at yesterday's annual general meeting of ne Singapore You'h Council. Representatives of
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    Gurkhas kill 2 bandits TWO WOUNDED
    74 4 Gurkhas kill 2 bandits TWO WOUNDED KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. pURKHAS killed two terrorist* In a camp In the Sumpitan area of Kuala Kangsar. Perak. yesterday. Two other terrorists were wounded but managed to escape The Gurkhas captured a carbine, a rifle, two shotguns and a pile of equipment A terrorist
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    LOTTERY CHARGE
    45 4 IPOH. Tues —A woman. Tong lim. 47. was charged In the Magistrate's Court yesterday with having assisted in the organisation of a 100 characters" lottery at the 2nd mile. Kuala Kancsar Road, on Saturday. She claimed trial and bail of WOO was allowed.
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    Concert for fund
    31 4 IPOH. Tues The Kampar Music Association will give a concert in the Pei Yuan School hall. Kampar. on Saturday in aid of the High Commissioner's Flood Relief Fund
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    BRIBE OFFER
    37 4 IPOH Tue»— For offering a police constable a bribe of a dollar, after being stopped for carrying two persons or. his motor cycle. Thong Fook Weng 24. was fined 1100 in the Sessions Court yesterday.
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    HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER STILL UNTRACED
    86 4 'THE hit-and-run driver who fatally injured a 1 Singapore school teacher. Miss Koh Chon* Ai on Saturday night ls still untraced. After running into Miss Koh and her fiance, the driver mingled with a crowd that formed at the scenr of the accident n East Coast
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    Japs' tour cut short by election
    109 4 Japs' tour cut short by election SINGAPORE will not new receive a visit from the Japanese economic mission, headed by members of the Japanese Diet, which was expected here on Mar 23. It was to have had two-day talks on the setting up of joint Japanese-local enterprises and the possibilities
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    First Pan-Malayan photo exhibition opens June 26
    103 4 rE flrat Pan-Malayan Photocrmphle exhibition vUI be h*ft at Ui* British Council Hat. in St*mford Road B:npporr from June M to July S. The wont of photographer! from Malaya Sarawak. Brunei •ad North Borneo wit be shown. The exhibition open to amateur and
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    MARRIED MAN SAYS: I WAS WOMAN'S PROTECTOR
    521 5 MARRIED MAN SAYS: I WAS WOMAN'S PROTECTOR YAP HONG Yl, a sub-arrountant in Singapore Chinese bank, who was sued by a •33-year-old woman. Urn Suan Neo, for damages for breach of promise to marry her, told the Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, in the High Court yesterday that he became
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    'Alarming growth' in land firms
    136 5 rERE is an alarming growth in Singapore in the number of companies .v*. up to deal in land. Mr J A Harvey, Commissioner for Lands, said in the Legislative Council yesterday. In 1949. there were four companies with a total ra;>.lal Of $10,800,000. in 1950.
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    NEW NAVAL CHIEF
    37 5 Vlce-Adm;r d BIT Charlrx E Lambc. who jj to Admiral Sir Ouj stoat Commander-in-Ch.ef. F a r East Station wii; tak<a rr r m<>ny ou»s d*Headquarter* in Phoenix Park. Singapore at 230 pm tomorrow
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    THE REPENTANT BOY
    94 5 7 years' gaol for contorting IPOH. Tue.« Appearing or behalf of a boy. who had pleaded guilty in the Assize Cou r on a non-capital change of consorting with an armed person Mi A J Yeo said that the youth was repentant. Proof of this repentance he
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    FARMING EARL FLIES THROUGH
    34 5 The Earf of Ducic passed through Singapore by QatitasBOAC yestprday on his way to England on the business of his Gloucestershire estate. The earl, an Australian. Is a cane farmer.
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    SLEPT IN TRISHA
    48 5 Jahari bin Isnaro. a trisha rider. wa« ftnm SI S by Mr J., M. Devereaux-Colebourn. the Singapore City Polire Magist- rat*, yesterday when he plead- ed zuilty to sleeping in his i trisha on the five-foot-way of a hnuuse In Grylar* Road on F>b. 9.
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    THESE LITTLE PIGS WILL BE BACK AT THE DINING TABLE...
    201 5 THESE LITTLE PIGS WILL BE BACK AT THE DINING TABLE... By Out Market Correspondent DINERS In Singapore will soon be able to enjoy their suckling pig (drevsed carcan weight less than 1* Ib.) without having to loot* over their thoulriers to see if the "law" is around No longer wlil
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    FIRM OF RUBBER PACKERS DEFAULTS
    194 5 Result of price slump SINGAPORE Rubber Market and many com- mercial concerns wrre yesterday disturbed by the defaulting or a large Chinese nrm of packers believed to be due to the recent depression in the price of rubber. Although no estimate will Ibe available for
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    NOT THE BEST WAY
    45 5 Singapore Government does not consider the opening of a new police station or the resit ing of an existing station as i the most effective method of precenting crime in Tior. Bahru. it was stated yesterday at 'he Legislative Council meeting.
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    THE SNAKE WARMER
    41 5 MR. P. K. BHASKAR doing the snake charme"* dance a' rchcarxat in Victoria Theatre. Singapore taut night This it'll he an item at a variety concert, organised by the Kamata C'wh in aid ot charity— Straits Time* picture.
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    How the limping gunman died
    414 5 How the limping gunman died A.S.P. TELLS COURT OF AMBUSH PU CHEOW EANG. Sin- 1 i eapore Assistant Superintendent of Poliv-e. told a Singapore court > ester-! day of the killing of a man in a car in an ambush in Frankel Lone on Feb. 11. The man was Tan
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    Unlucky for thirteen
    49 5 Thirteen lorry and taxi owners were each fined $100 in the Singapore City Police Court yesterday when they pleaded guilty to using their vehicles without renewing their expired licences. The court was told that they renewed their licences after they had been summoned for the offence.
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    Ten children in record-catch crew
    198 5 4 CHINESE flshinf boat sailed into Singapore on Monday nifht with 1M picuU of ikan merah in its' hold* a record catch. The crew ot 33 included three women and ten small children. The boat win only at sea for six days, and (he weather
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    DEATHS
    141 6 MADAM ROM LTM. «7 wars dearly beloved mother of Mr. Ec Yons Hock, pasand pearefuilv >tm •t her rrnidene* N« 4M. E»*t r.>»st Road, nn :«th March. 1953 Th« funeral »lil take place at the Bleladari cemMerr «t 4 pjn or Wednesnuv. H'h. March. 19*3 She l»i\»* hehtn.l several
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    70 6 MRS LEE ONO THOON and family »ish to thank all relatives and friends »ho nent -rrea'h*. condolrnre mesiaifea. lo»a of ears and anendanre :n their recent bereavement MESSRS KOH BAH BAH. Yeo and their families be? to -enrer 'heir sincereat thinks tn Bsrwaj friends. rda'iiM at*s A Associations for
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    137 6 IF It nu Uie Mm*, tit* place and T n 'i Madeltc* rown R4VI vfxj «e*n the nem improv. •<1 jr%N Con»u! at Urhersal Car* TWO ftr<.t-clas» ilngl* cabin* in airror.rtlfkined thip to Contlner.; mi«l- April. Asia Travel Service. TW: t.V>SS SINGAPORE Ar'* They're p.-r. sen's a reading of
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    The Straits Times. Singapore. Wed., Mar. 18, 1953. An Appeal To Reason
    849 6 The Straits Times. Singapore. Wed., Mar. 18, 1953. An Appeal To Reason Yesterday".-, proceedings in the Singapore Legislative Council on the matter of family allowances admirably reflected puoiic feelir.g. There is full sympathy for the locally do--lir .riled Government officer. There is pgreement that the non-pensioncble expatriate allowance i« wrong
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    Subsidised Housing
    477 6 Mr. Thin Chan Brc, a Progressive member of the Singapore Legislative Council, found himscl' pushing an open door when he proposed at yes'crday* meeting of the Council that the Government should provide subsidised housing for the poorest classes of the Colony population. At the end of an informative
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    THE REAL SEAT OF POWER IN RUSSIA
    1689 6  - THE REAL SEAT OF POWER IN RUSSIA stR n\\n> ftwj.r Bw FOREIGN heads of missions In Moscow are familiar with the slightly ironical Inquiry as to the sources of their knowledge, and they may feel some satisfaction that the official announcement of the new arrangements is in line with the
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      LAND VALUES AND A JUST PRICE
      207 6 "VICTIM" In his letter on Land Acquisition (March 7) has not mentioned other unpleasant aspects Through the compulsory acquisition of land for such purposes, as parks or public beaches. Government takes from private owners land which they may have bought for their own use.
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      Dance for Coronation
      110 6 MAY I suggest to the Coronation Committee "o add to their programme for June. Square dancing on the floodlit padang. I suggest Square Dancing because this lj one of the amusements our Queen helped to popularise. It could Indeed be a colourful event with men tnd women
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      NOT WANTED
      42 6 -BUSES should not <*■ exist. They are not wanted in our city any more than hackney-carriages or bullockcarts. These old-f&shioned trollies are not only a danger but a nuisance to the traffic A ban Is much to be desired. ns Singapore
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      MAKING ENDS MEET IN INSURANCE
      224 6 MAKING ENDS MEET IN INSURANCE WITH reference to your correspondent, Mr. Llm Teck Seng's letter In your Issue of the 13th instant It appears that your correspondent Mr Llm Teck Seng has not read the full text of my statement Of address to members of the Company and the audited
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    Heat turned on ice-man
    150 6 rpHREX cheers for the letter 1 on the grilling of taxpayers. I hope more victimized people will publish their cases so that this matter will be thrown wide open A Chiawse who owns an lcewater and sundry stall received "Form B and not knowing English took
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    On the
    484 6 Elegance NO doubt Fifth Avenue and Bond Street never consider Singapore to be a fashion--1 able cltv They might, if the ever thought about it. agree tha". climate here is against elegance, and admit tnat nevertheless we try to put up I an appearance. Singapore has had some
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      593 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. WARMAN a daughter for Mona and Arthur on 14 1 S3, at Batu Oajah Hospital TOFT. To Maude mt' ran Hagti, wife ef WE. Toft on l«th tnat. At St. Mary i Hneptta!. Surrey, a son. Both well THW ENOAOEMENT announced between Mr. Yex> T«uw Huat. only son
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      44 6 GARRARD AUTOMATIC CHAMBERS la PORTABLE CABINETS. Trirea modela nvillablt Iron •tock. r~t»ri. Cabin*, m Illaatratea. tilled With ■C.7ZA I nil •IM.tt MC.II Inn fl«».tt ir.MA I nu IItS.M Bach machine U guaranteed for Six Months. T. M. A. LTD., I «J Hlfh Strert »lnfmpari-«.
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    Terrorism not yet a spent force. paperwarns
    185 7 Terrorism not yet a spent force. paperwarns LONDON Tuev I'll I Daily Telegraph warned tndav against assuming that Moarow and Peking have written off terrorism In Malaya »< a «pent fone. The Telegraph noted that Red China Radio, our solitary window into the minds of hlna mavtrr*. i\ much >
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    APPEAL FOR WITNESSES
    69 7 Inspector Cbona Yee Khen. ol the Singapore Traffic Pt..ice accident Investigation m Is appealing for cve -wit nesses Of Monday's fan! accident In which a car Driven by an InCian ran over and killed a ihree-vear-old ff jrl. Low Puav Muav. m a side lane off Cairnhill
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    DISCHARGED
    33 7 Am v.Ar. b r. f \Mu!lah wa.s r >ned and discharged in the Slngur*- t F:?*h P Court yestevda behaviour by shnutlnn a- Cl t fnrrl P rr tin \1 ir 1<?
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    Three men accused of robbery bid
    114 7 ONO Koon Seng. Sim Yeow Lai and Scow Say Tee. who arrested on the landing of a house in Srnp Poh Road last Bept 24, were charged at the Smcapore A. viz* Court yesterci.« v with attempted armed robbery They were alternative:-.-charged with being
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    Did not wear blue, fined
    97 7 TrLsha riders and taxi drivf rs would b»' givo n the maximum penalty of $50. in future if found BU.lty <> f not wearing the proper attire. tJr 1 Singapore City Policr Mag.v Sir J M i T^urn. tA(\ yesterday. He a«1d"-d that M had
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    Govt. clerks will not strike to aid postal workers
    448 7 BUT MONEY IS PROMISED 'pIK Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union decided at an emergency meeting last night not to join the postal clerks in a strike. Instead the 800 clerks decided to contribute $10 each to the postal clerks
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    New anti-T.B. clinic opens
    62 7 KUCHINO Tues— The Governor of Sarawak. Sir Anthony Abell. today officially opened a ;inic bull: for the AntiTuberculosis Association of Sarawak at a cost of $100,000. A key to the building was handen to the Governor by Mr Wee Khenc Chiang who rinna'ed $50,000 toward the
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    He thanks a wise adviser
    130 7 He thanks a wise adviser rE GOVERNOR of Singapore. Sir John Nicoll. in the Legislative Council yester- j day thanked the Director of Commerce and Industry. Mr. j Andrew Oilmour. for being a wise adviser to the Government. Mr. Oi'mour. who has spent more than 30 year* in Malaya, returns
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    START OF S'PORE 15-yr. PLAN
    258 7 START OF S'PORE 15-yr. PLAN City industry survey on CINGAPORE statted its *3 first industrial survey yesterday. when nearly 700 questionnaires were sent out to firms employing ten or more people. Thi s will be the third major fact-finding survey of existing conditions tn the Colony to be carried out
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    Agency head in S'pore
    69 7 The editor-in-chief or Reue r New* Agency. Mr. Walton role, arrived In B!ncapore by )antaa-BOAC yesterday for a itne-dav stay. He i s on an anitial world tour. During hi, vUit here. Mr. -oie wli: confer with Reuter •epresentativeg i n South-East Ssia and Australia. He
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    EX-ROYAL CAR FOR PLANTERS' SAFETY
    154 7 HI (it. M AHIGE. black. armourplated Daimler car. which used to rarrv the late King George VI. and other mem- j hers of the Royal FamMy di*ing air-raids in Britain. will next week be carrying rubber planters about on an i estate in Johore. It
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    4 months' gaol—but she's free
    162 7 4 months' gaol but she's free A WOMAN. Lee Kirn Neo pleaded eullty I n the Singapore First Criminal District Court yesterday to causing hurt to Tan Liang Chay on Oct 25 at 5.30 pm at HendT.oon Road w.th caustic soda. Lee was sentenced to four months simple Imprisonment to
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    Firm's directors on 11 charges
    237 7 RUNNING OF TRANSPORT CO. IPOH. Tuesday. EMVE businessmen, directors of the Gajah Transport 1 Company, were today charted in thr Magistrate's Court on 11 counts under the Companies Ordinance before Inche Abdullah bin Ghazalli. They were S C«ssim. Wan Mohamed Noor bin Wan Ahmad Nasir.
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    Brunei raises company tax
    60 7 1 BRUNEI. Tues— The British protected Btate of Brunei. 'which at present imposes no personal income tax, has Increased tax on the operation of companies by 10 per cent. An enactment just issued by the Sultan In Council, states that company tax from Jan. 1 this
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    CLAIMS TRIAL ON INTENT CHARGE
    53 7 Syed A. Rahman bin Syed Ahmad claims trial In the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday to a charge of loiter- Ing in the Capitol car park with Intent to commit an offence at about 8 p.m. on Mar. 16. He was remanded In custody 1
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    GOVT'S POWERS TO BE CUT IF TRADE IS HIT
    332 7 Chamber member warns rIE SINGAPORE Government was told yesterday that action would be taken to curb the power* of the Controller of Foreign Exchange if the operation of the new exchange control ordinance adversely affected the Colony's trade and industry Thr
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    Metal experts for conference
    59 7 Three men. all from the Federation, will represent the Malaya and British Borneo territories at the ECAFF Regional Conference on Mineral Resources which opens In Tokyo on April 20 They are the acting Direct-^ of Geological Bwejr, Mr H Service, the acting Chief Inspector of Mines.
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    Too scared to tell of robbery
    152 7 Too scared to tell of robbery rpHREE elderly women, made to kneel Japanese prisoner fashion while they mere robbed, were too frightened tn trll the police In January threp I knifemen. amylng h<^ Oovernmrnt UaWfl M an identity card check, entered the Man Boon temple. 6> 7 m.v Pomkkol Road
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    IRATE DRIVER COOLED DOWN IN THE DOCK
    71 7 JOHORr K\IIRI'. tmm. m rar driver. Raja Ahubakar. fined five dollars in the p>>li<r rourt here thi< morninc for obstruction. lhre*i thr vummon< on the floor and walked out ifter paving the Hne Later, he returned 1« rourt. and the magistrate ordered him
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    TOOK FISH: $30
    27 7 SEGAMAT Tut* F ing dri^d n>h Ml «f a -p.strtcteri arra i" Labis I SP-vear-old woman. Tanc Mnv. was fined $30 at Sega mat
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      83 7 The weather Minimum Umprraturr 7 30 p.m. on March 16 to 730 a m on March 17>: .Singapore < 74 decrees'. Prnang < 70». Kota Bahru '69. Kuala Lumpur <72> Ipon 1 68 >. Kuantan <69> Maximum tmiprr itur. '7 30 a.m to 7.30 p.m nn March 17 Singapore •W».
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    Colony gets an extra $6,500,000 TO SPEND
    222 8 Colony gets an extra $6,500,000 TO SPEND rIE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday approved the apending of an extra M.SM.M9 towards the rest of running tbe Colony. The biggest item was $3,924.--990 for the purchase of land, while $217,000. Gov ernment's contribution to the estimated 565T000 cert of the City Cooneil's
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    Malayans study U.K. 's Parliament
    144 8 LONDON. Tues. IJV3UR Malayans are among a party of M students from 12 countries who are taking part in a British Parliamentary Government survey in Britain. which bf gar. on Mond.-.y The survey will consist of a *rries of vljiti and lectures, among which will
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    Price of mutton down 5 cents
    49 8 The controlled maximum price of mutton, slaughtered locally after Importation from Australia, has been reduced from SI 40 per lb. to tl 35. This was Included In an amendment to the Price Control Ordinance tabled at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council.
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    NEW SCHOOL
    21 8 MACHANO BUBOH. Tues *n» new Chinea* school at Marhariß Buboh. Province Well«sh>y. will be opened at 4 pjn. tomorrow.
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    GOVT. CONSIDERING WHAT TO DO WITH DETAINEE CENTRE
    365 8 Only seven In $100,000 building, 10- THE future of Singapore's Detainees Rehabilitation Centre at Chua Chu Kanjf Road is under consideration, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Rlythe, told the Legislative Council yesterday. He was' replying to Mr. Thio Chan Bee (Progressive
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    He was not at home—$10
    91 8 He was not at home— $10 Tan Cheoh Chin appeared in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to an#wer a charge of falling to comply with an order from the Colonial Secretary requiring him to remain In his hou.se between the hour* of 6 pm and 6 a.m. daily When
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    HOMAGE TO RULER
    39 8 KUALA KANGSAR Tues. Three rajas and six chiefs of P*rak paid homage to the Sultan of Perak at a traditional "menjunjong dull" ceremony m the throne room of the IsUna Iskandriah on Sunday before 500 guests.
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    THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY
    51 8 Question for Govt. KUALA LUMPUR. Tu*j. The Federation Governmen* will be asked, at the Federal Legislative Council meeting tomorrow, to state Its attitude towards the proposal to establish a Chinese university. Raja Musa bin Raja Mahadl has tabled a question on the subject for answer at the
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    ADMIRALTY ACCEPTS CAMERON AWARD
    120 8 THE SINGAPORE Naval Base Superintendent. Commodore F. M. Walton, yesterday told all heads of the naval establishment* and department? that the Admiralty had accepted Mr. John Cameron s arbitration award. In a memorandum. Commodore Walton said that wage increases and other benefits recommended in the arbitration
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    Threat charge against woman
    79 8 Cheong Ah Bwee pleaded not guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to a charge of criminal intimidation by threatening Saw Lai Kum with injury. Cheong and Saw were stated to be living in different rooms in the same house, in Aljunied Road. The threat
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    THEY WON'T GO TO THE FEDERATION
    92 8 EMERGENCY detainees J in Singapore have refused te be sent tn detention camps in the Federation, tbe Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe. said in (he Legislative Council yesterday. Tbe legal position was that Singapore detainees could not be sent to the Federation without
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    Australian award for best dancers
    124 8 PENANG. Tues. MALAYA'S amateur dance champions will, for the first time, be officially recognised by Australia this year Mr Frank Webber. Auatra j Man ballroom champion now touring this country. MM brought with him the blue rib bon of the Fellows of the Association of
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    Rotary play emphasises moral need
    176 8 IPOH. Tur.v Rotarlans will take part I 111 a ol»y entitled "Accept ed With Regrets" wnich they will present at the E. and O Hotel in Penang at the Rotary I Convention to be held therp I during the Easter hol.days. The play deals with
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      157 8 CATHAY SINGAPORE LAST DAY NEW AIHAMBRA SINGAPORE SOON B«iHHa». l .ii!iiiii.m i ii:iiii;<i ODEON KUALA LUMPUR BIG HIT.' lift atsj Look ■jfizmts fcscnbi it is Mc M "THE MOST COLOSSAL VS MOVIE EVER MADE!" icoio* it TECHNICOLOR SOO\ ODEON PENANG LAST DAYS IHi art Lack U|»ins iiscrite it is y
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      270 8 A feathery drirk? ft>. Si rails Times Crossword ;%&£i££'Z t taamfn 33 TsJe told by kinsmtnT P^sH al^ l^^a §S?S B *Kift^ v^-^ lAn old woman betiru U> 1^ t^ H 4 SndlL form nt r«J net ITI 0 ftv^l M 1 S. Arraiisjv tx%t tly under our tr% 5T^
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      258 8 I oilr > s Radio SINGAPORE 7 IS s m Mornlrjt Bt«r. 7in N»«§ lin En«lUh 7SS Brlsht snd Birlv .lohn Bull' Band. R 30 Hn-i.wwtr**! •57 Bchools. 1 p m Jor Hnrhmtn Orrh; 130 New«; 145 I ;mrh lm# rroBB; 3 SrhonLv S Children ft ?n Those W^re the
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    LUCKY DOG
    21 9 Just like any other baby this pup enjoys a lollipop and is lucky enough to have one every day.
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    TALKING OF STAMPS
    363 9 QUIT HERS Rhodesia will shortly release a new Me'ie* of stamps as part of the Cecil Rhodes centenary clcbratinns The designs of the n*ir stamps uili show the development of Southern Rhoae'ia s-rre Ceci' Rhodes first set fnnt in the COW't'l The half-penny brown t itamp for
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    CHILDREN'S CORNER Journey Into The Mountain
    793 9 CHILDREN'S CORNER Journey Into The Mountain f», ,1... if L.E.,,.. »k riMf* it *>tt >xi.dr Hrn w>n«»»ii«» »rd Im !■>«■>! bennf car wfckh k« Ko»#» will dnl a twmel <Ku4t rk« mniKliMi H« Mb AC »m 4 Ruku*! r4t«f Utty may Kcompjni him on fK« frial ran, bu» w*t»n riity
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    Dear boys and girls
    283 9 I H»re are the re*u t^ nt the I porm ctytest. »nd I v\-iiil 'ike to conßratulate a li»«i« t U ll *«yen, who mutt be > lust about the younße^t con- MMant; the is Nina Cark, of I 1 S Engnco Avenue. Smga- pore, and
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    He Told Teacher
    200 9 4H HENGS teacher Rave him a problpm. She said: "If it takes ten men two days to build a wall, how lonjr. will :t take flve men?" "They couldn't do it." replied Ah Henß. "Why r. t n asked the tMrher. Ah H*nz said: 'the wall ha.<
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      79 9 TJERE are two teasers for 11 you sent by Kwok Chlew Kuong 78 Main Avenue. Sentul. Kuala Lumpur. Q Which travels faater. heat or cold? A. Heat, because you can catch cold. Q. What vegetable prorhicts are most Important in history? A. Dates. C. C. G. Collect nx of these
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    SHARE MARKET GENERALLY EASIER: RUBBER BETTER
    450 10 DEMAND FOR SOME TINS HPHE Singapore share market opened quietly yesterA day with a general easier tendency except for a few tin counters which continued with unsatisfied buyers. The low price of rubber is now beginning to influence the market and buyers in all
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    156 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MELBOURNE. TUO4. IJESULTORY 4b a r t trading branght m 4M(ht caMtng of I prlrc* on Urn Stock Exchanc* today- Thero mi JttUo komiMM in bkkllnf and the oaloa roiUBM waa amall. Clo«inf price* of vlecttx! 4tocks were: Loaa lk% IM4-W «4i 11/4 d -3 «d Loan 3i%
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    NEW YORK STOCKS
    76 10 NEW TORK. Tue4. T'rfE Mcv York stock -narkft 1 rnrtcrdav made an uiwucc**ful att«>mpt U> revtvo thr forward momen'urr b>.ilt up during last PYkinv nrmna>Ra. The aKtllnw. vas farourablf> and th« market' tiitnl hard for a whllr>. Dow Jonra avoraim on Friday am! V^wlav »rrf 30 Infi.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    73 10 Thr> Malayan Exrhantr Banks AxiwclaMon madr thf fnllnmins alt«?rattona In Its rate* to merchant* Tr>»t4»rdaT CANADA: b'jvtr.c TT, 32 918. air mall. On 3] 11 If!. BO day«. 32 1S1« «fIUn»T. TT, or OD 32', rmdv On thr> frr* rrrnxner* rturkrt In Hons Kong yroterday tht> U.S. dnllar
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    TIN PRICE
    20 10 The price of tin In Singapore yesterday was declared at $474 37', a ptcul. up 62S i certs.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    219 10 The Singapore rubber market was erratic yesterday when It received the news of default by a Chinese firm of rubber packers with, what Ls believed, a considerable sum involved. However the market behaved well havinu to a certain extent prepared for the news and the effect* of the
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    87 10 CHIPS lytnc alongalde the Btnga- port Harbour Board wharvea or expected today are La Marseillaise 1-2 Umarla 4-S Penukota C.P Autolycua «-7. Prexldent ri.Unorr- t-f. Surat 11. Myrmidon 12-14. Oreton Mall IS-14 City of Perth IS. Bradererett 19-20. Tung Song N Wall 6 Aamhlaan Man 23-24. Ltpts 26.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    88 10 Hinraamva rWitit Pra4M« r chant*: Noon Ptiom per ptcul mrrr Copra' steady, buyer* »4: fob Miter* 542. Coconut oil: »«4 aeirfrv <up tl). Pepper: (tcadv. Mumok whIU MlO teller!-. Saravak •60S iut\ Ml Umponi Mack •510 <up $10. Tone: The whole market Mtmulated by more orerieai demand. Lewis
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    The hard road must be travelled
    1006 11 GEORGE PALLETT on A THLETICS. ...4 f HAVE alway. believed that fiven a flound heart and lunjfs. a sound pair of lours and, of course, the normal complement of limbs and other human physical necessities, any boy or girl who desires to do so
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    I'll win this time, says 'Jersey Joe'
    146 11 I'll win this time, says 'Jersey Joe' A::AN I ie CRI I N Jerse>- 1 iMet. JEHSEY JOE WAIXX>n pr«l,ci»<l hera today Lh»t he wouid ro■»ln Uie world ba»v]r«etght boxlr.« UUe from Ro«.-ky Marc Uno In Chicago oti Apr. io. I am going to try to do Jt In thi.
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    Hong Kong wins 'test' in India
    82 11 CALCUTTA. Tue. -Hong Kon« won the flfUi and final table teunu Te« against India hrre yeaierd»v by three games to one They thun won the at-riea by lour match- i es to one. In the men °i ilnglet 31 h Su ?i t. "S"
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    NAHAR FAVOURITE FOR THE 'LINCOLN'
    214 11 G LONDON. Turn ORDON RICHARDS' mount the French-trained Nahar' again became clear favourite *t 10-- 1 for the Lincolnshire Handicap at last night a victoria Club call over. < Nahar. owii«d b y Prtare Khan, occupied the leadlnr ooaltJot. week ago. but at laaT Wed-n'-aday'«
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    £30,000 for Tommy Taylor was 'crazy'
    348 11 U.K. SOCCER SIDESHOW Ny spo< lal Correspondent LONDON. Tuesday. DIIJ/V HAI.KEK. himself a f reat Inside forward in w his day. has strong words to say on that £30.000 transfer fee for Barnsley inside forward Tommy Taylor, paid by Manchester I'nited. Says Walker: -I
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    Kok Peow's goal gives C.A. victory
    452 12 S A JAR AH LACKED THE PUNCH Chinese Athletic 1; Raton* Sajarmh .t. 4 SOLITARY coal, scored by centre-forward. Boon Kolt Prow, in the eighth minute of an uninspiring SAFA First Division League came at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday, gave Chinese Athletic victory over
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    STRAKER BACK
    33 12 Apprentice jockr\ ueorur Straker «ho miil ride for trainer Yone Thau Yin. returned to S.ng.ipore vwimUv «ft»r Ux monrhn tn ■Vivralia He «M mrt a' Kalians airport ve^t.rday b\ Mr Yonx
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    Netaji hit five past Engineers
    66 12 Netaji SC beat RE Works and Pervlcea o-O In a SAPA Ml 3H same at Geylang ye.sterdav. Scorers ere Ang Chee Tee >2>. Urn Boon Yong <2' and Yap Ho Swee Sgt P R Youngman refereed In another SAFA Dlv 3B math at CVMA ground
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    RUGBY RESULTS
    24 12 I ONDON. Tue». Yesterday* rue by union mulu were: Tr.nity Collet* .Dublin) 14 Oxford I'nlverMty 12; Redruth 6 Cross Kr < 6. Reuter.
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    Malay Regiment TC win replay 3-nil
    187 12 FARELF HOCKEY FINAL MALAY Regiment Training Centre yesterday won the FARELF inter-unit hockey championship when they beat CI.H.Q in a final replay by three goals to nil at Nee Soon. Last week at Port Dickson. thr two teams drew 1-1. In the Malay Regiment
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    Johnson's 3 for Spartans
    182 12 SERVICES SOCCER |>Al' selelar Spartans In their EX Dtm L'liiied Services Jiu.K-r laagaji nxture beat Flying Boat Junior by 4-2 at Seletar >es;rrdyy. J'thiison opened the scoring for Sp.irun.l in the tenth minute. In rite 12th minute Johnson received a .JirtMiKh pass from Phillips and crashed
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    Shariff Madon saves Tigers
    85 12 Roy Enxlntrs held Tigers S.A. .<> 2-2 driw In a soccer friendly al Olllman Barracks yesterd:iv Sheriff Madon rave Tigers an < i'!v lead. bt;t Shaw equalised midway In the first half On resumption. Kennedy put Sappers ahea.d when he hea H .nth to a Barton
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    Brickworks held
    67 12 Alexandra Brickwork*, nrvrnmm the Singapore Business House* FA. Dh Lslon C League, w ere held «o a scoreless draw by Borneo Om pany on tin &RC ground yesterday Alexandra Brhkworks had two rham-e* of taking full points late 111 the ,md half when the\ »rrr warded two free
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    SCC trounce KML
    46 12 I StitKupore CYliket Club bent .K.-lnvarallur Muslim league t,. lae\ei. tfoaU to one In a frtendl-. i ><) >er instill on tlir padang paster Cia\ Hrorer* for the Club were Mi* .ia •3' R>ilu« ij. l*k- ij. and Jeffrie* M "^M" TT for KML.
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    9 Cheerful Lads beaten seven-one
    216 12 9 Cheerful Lads beaten seven-one /'HKKRFII. Lads A P playing with nine men throughout against Siiit:apore Harbour Board Re< reation Club In a SAPA Dlv. 2 league game were not so cheerful after they were Ton wed 7-1 at the SHB ground veMerday. Anthony Yong. playing well beiween the post*
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    Dockyard hit, 4past BODCA
    97 12 M DOCKYARD ran out 4-0 winners over BO DC A In their Dlv 2 SAFA leigue match or. :he BODCA ground ye»lerday Dockyard did not hr.ye matters all their own wav as the score ml.ht >ug«est BODCA had their chanc-s but wild kicking lr. front of
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    18 12 TODiV: High «022 <9 2i and 12M .9 8' Low 0630 <0 4> and ISSI (Ml
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    AMATEUR STATUS AT ALOR STAR
    532 12 SPORTS LETTER f HAVE read the letter signed by Pony Express' which appears in your Issue of March 17 The issue raised Is so grave as regar.-** amateur raring that I feel that It must be answered at once I mv.-i hr>: make 1: clear
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    Good start by football teams
    673 12 0u t xgm HOi \n-i 1 ii ins 1 1 m i 'HANOI LODOERS opaned their 1 football season with a win when UlfV defeated RAP Belelar Corlniliiau- 4-0 in a United aarvl.es tSi Soccer League Dlv 1 match at Changl last week. Lodgers opened
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    TAME DRAW IN TEST MATCH
    65 12 AUCKLAND. Tub The second .test match between Nrw Zealand jiul Suulli Africa prtervd out In n tame draw lierr u«l..\ Whrn b<d light brought play to an curly end Nrw Zealand were 90 1 rum behind with eight let ond Inning* »ltkets standing. Sou'h Africa
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    ABDUL MAWI, MAJ. HEDDLE TAKE LEAD
    349 12 ABDUL MAWI, MAJ. HEDDLE TAKE LEAD By KPSOM JKKP WITH the 1953 season on the Malayan Turf now well under way each racing centre has had a meeting fortunes of various stables across the rountrv are beginning to take definite shape. ——I Even at Ui!» early stajjr. It is already
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    Rovers win Cup soccer
    130 12 pOVBRS SPORTS CLUB defeated IndUn Rerreatlon Club ov *i\ itmU to three in the nr.nual C.ii hambaram Memorial Cup DM matc'i at rarrer Part ><s- Kmers opened soring lv l^e lUili minute thr.ui.-li Tonmiv Mission off a pas* tron; Mat N<xir and In the lit., minute
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    India lead in last Test
    143 12 GEORGETOWN. «Rr. Guiana i. Tties INDIA with five second in■HHJi Vtafevta remaining led the We.sl Indies by 65 nflU when lhp fifth day \s play in the fourth Test ended here. 10. HM behind o:. the ti: Innlif i, h.( carried that: ovrrnmht -econd Innlnvs
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    South Korean soccer team for Singapore
    68 12 South Korean soccer team for Singapore 1 MiITN KORFtV ««rrer tram, r'pulrd I* he nn» nf thr slrnngeM In Ihe l.asl. will pin !.i- :>an In Singaitore nrxt monlh Thr team Is due hrrr «n \pr. H and will play malrhe* al Jalan Resar "lidnim o n Apr. if \Z.
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