The Straits Times, 19 November 1953

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    13 1 The Straits Times Dee*** Established 1845 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    The wrong wreck
    90 1 A Royal Navy helicopter yesterday flew Royal Air Force experts from Chanjri to a beach north of Tanjong Petai. about 54 miles north-east of Sinsa- i pore, in quest of the mLssinz I Valetta A pilot had reported he had j seen an aircraft wing and I
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    D.S.C. for Carnc
    35 1 LONDON. Wed— Lieut Col. Jnmes Power Came, V C. Com- niandcr of the Glorious I Gloucesters during their action on the Imjin River in Korea, today received the American Distinguished Service Cross.
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    15 die in crash
    36 1 PORT BRAGG. Wed—Fifteen m^n. including ■even paratroopers d:rd in an ex-r--rise here yesterday when a crippled C-119 "Flying Boxcar" plunged through troops dang- line helplessly on parachutes and crashed in flames. Rev-
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    Garage blaze
    27 1 CHATHAM. Wed. A biu garage at Chatham went up in Damn parly today, humIng the 200-foot long building within a matter of seconds. I Renter.
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    THE GIFT PLAN: A BIG 'NO'
    227 1 Money needed for schools, houses, say councillors CEVERAL unoffual members of Singapore Legislative Council said yesterday that they would strongly oppose any proposal to make a cash gift to the Federation. Tlicv were commenting on yesterday's Straits Times story that the Government is expected
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    COMMONS QUERY ON BANDITS
    181 1 COMMONS QUERY ON BANDITS Why are dead bodies on show? LONDON, Wed. •PHE practice of exhibitA ing the bodies of shot i terrorists in Malaya will be the subject of two quest ons in the House of Commons on November 25. Sir Leslie Plummer (Labour i will ask why the
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    Trade mission to Moscow
    44 1 LONDON. Wed A group of! British IHIIIIKMIIII II are to visit Moscow soon with the aim ol developing trade between Britain and Russia in non-stra- < tetjic goods. The mission has been arranged privately, but has the British government's blessing. Rruter.
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    Hillary gets permission
    46 1 AUCKLAND. Wed.— New Zealand Alpine Club have obtained permission from the Pakistani and Nepal Governments tor a I Himalayan expedition next 1 year. The party, led by the con-|' queror of Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, will assemble in India on Mirch 20. Renter.
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    Violet wins free trip in Hollywood
    125 1 AKI'ALA lAMPI R model Mivv Violet Sleigh (above)/ was last nicht voted "Miss I Max Factor" Malaya's beauty queen in Sincaporr's Rafflrs Hotel. Miss Sleigh, youngest of ten j finalists, said after the re- < suits were announced: "I am terribly thrilled Thr title
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    Reds make new offer on Korean peace meetings
    180 1 PANMI'NJOM. Wednesday. r[E COMMUNISTS offered today to limit the participation of neutral nations in the Korean peare conference to a "third party" status in a move that brought them closer to the American plan for seating (he neutrals. The Reo.s insisted however
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    A.A. reductions
    42 1 LONDON. Wed— The number of British heavy anti-air-rraft, units Ls to be reduced. Mi .Limes Hutchinson. UnderPerretary for War. told the House of Commons today. Thk has been derided after a review of the air defence organisation, he said— Reuter.
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    Sterling talks
    38 1 LONDON. Wed —A Treasury spokesman said today that no definite date had yet been fixed for the Anglo-Japanese sterling payments agreement talks but they were expected to begin here towards the end of this month Reuter.
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    Mau killing
    30 1 NAIROBI. Wed- Mau Man terrorists killed a European police officer and wounded Roys] Knuineer .sergeant In an attack on a patrol in ♦hr Nycri district last night.- Reutcr.
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    QUIRINO ACCUSES AMERICA
    70 1 MANILA. Wed. PRESIDENT QUIRINO and Speaker Eugenio Perez head of the government Liberal Party, publicly accused tonight Americans who intervened in the recent nation-wide elections. Mr. Quirino, who lost the reelection bid to the opposition Nacionallsta Ramon Magsaysay. said. "I knew for a fact there was United
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    Ike's denial
    44 1 WASHINGTON. Wed President Eisenhower at his press conference today Raid that he did not discuss the question of military aid to Pakistan or bases in that country when he saw the Governor-General ami the Foreign Minister of Pakis tan here recently. UP.
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    Abbess gaoled
    28 1 ATHENS. Wed. Mother Marian Simakiotis. 70-year-old convent abbess was sentenced to four years imprisonment here today for embezzlement and ill treatment of a convent inmate— Reuter
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    Brownell backs up his charge
    168 1 Brownell backs up his charge THE WHITE ROW WASHINGTON, Wed. li/fR. Herbert Brownell, ITI United States Attorney General, today produced secret documents to back up his statement that former President Harry Truman had appointed a Communist spy to a high Government post. Testifying with him at a tense Congressional hearing
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    McC WANTS TO REPLY
    86 1 NEW YORK Wed Senator Joseph McCarthy Is demanding radio and television (acuities to reply to former President Truman's attack on "McCarthyism Mr Truman answering charges that he had appointed Hurry Dexter White a Communist suspect to a high Government post, said the present administration had fully
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    Hair turned navy blue
    41 1 LONDON. Wed- Mary Ogilvie. a professional model, won £85 damages yesterday from a hairdresser she accused of turning her hair navy blue. Miss Ogilvie told the court the hair later returned to Its normal blonde shade— A.P.
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    HE BOOKED HIS COFFIN...
    69 1 ALOR STAR, Wed. A FTER booking a coffin him- self Tan Joo Chye 65. of Sunset Patanl was fatally injured when returning across the street in Pekan i Lama on Monday. He was Knocked down by a motor cyclist and died the same afternoon. Thp motor
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    Gang of five stab youth six times
    93 1 Gang of five stab youth six times LIM HO SEE. 19. a Singapore labourer, was yesterday attacked by five men and seriously stabbed. The attack took place at the junction of PhilliD Street and Telok Ayer Street during the 530 p m homeward rush hour. Three of the men caught
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    Homeless again
    32 1 FERRARA. Wed.— Fifty-four people who lost their homes in last month's Po Valley floods have been made homeless again where fire destroyed huts built Tor them after the floods.— A.P.
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    Russia's offer
    32 1 HELSINKI. Wed. Russia nas offered to negotiate with Finland on the possible return or use of vital territory lost by Finland to the Soviet Union in World War 11.— A.P.
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    Arrests denied
    31 1 CAIRO. Wed- The British Embassy here today denied an Egyptian Press allegation of wholesale arrests in the Sudan Only one person was imprisoned for one month, it said. Reuter.
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    DR. MOSSADEQ PLUGS HIS EARS IN COURT
    183 1 TEHERAN, Wed. rpHE military court trying Dr. ■I Mohammed Mos>sadeq, the former Persian Prime Minister, played a tape recording yesterday of a speech by his former Foreign Minister, Hussein Fatemi. attacking the Shah. Dr. Mo-ssadeq kept his fingers plugged in his ears during
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    DOMINICI
    58 1 7 am innocent' DIGNE, Wed— Gaston Dominici. 77-year-old farmer, said in his prison cell here today he had been "forced to enact the comedy" of a confession to the murder of the Drummonrj family, and added. "I am completely innocent." He made the statement to the gaol director three
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    Surgeon dies
    23 1 LONDON, Wed. Sir I ITU) lot Barrinaton-Warr), aseri 69. British surgeon whose patients included the Royal Family, died yesterday.— A. P.
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    BOY TO HANG FOR MURDER OF SERVANT
    336 1 BOY TO HANG FOR MURDER OF SERVANT (\\S ENG LOCK, 16-year-old schoolboy said to have a split personality, was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Taylor in the Singapore Assizes yesterday for the murder. of a maid-servant in his step-mother' house at Tessensohn Road on Aug. 30 last year KGan
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    LOBSTER ISLANDS ARE BRITISH
    122 1 LOBSTER ISLANDS ARE BRITISH THK HAGUE, Wed. THE International Court of Justice yesterday settled an old BritishFrench dispute over ownership of islands in the English Channel in tavour of Britain. Total population on the islands is about 100. But they are important to French and British fishermen for lobsters and
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    Chiang loses his cabinet
    132 1 Chiang loses his cabinet TAIPEH, Wed. THE Nationalist Cabinet resigned today, giving rise to speculation of a major break in President Chiang Kai-shek's leadership of the Government In a completely unheralded move, the ministry, headed by Premier Chen Cheng, tendered its resignation. It was the first indication of political unrest
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    STOP PRESS
    33 1 «1 lURFIS RIM M» HA^fii Wrd franco\irt» m tf •!> i Victtni.iti \t>-i>\i-t in drivtDg ■MCffSl 'iip in from i mnl In the Rfrf i. miles north .v t up Hanoi P
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    Nixon booed
    14 1 TOKYO Wed. JapwsP Communists booed Vic P President Nixon here yesterday. AP
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    Fog delays Sir Gerald
    117 1 LONDON, Wtd. pOG delayed the departure today of General Sir Gerald Templer. the Federation High Commissioner, by air The aircraft was diverted to Hum airport and Gen Templer went there by car. Officials said he will probably arrive at 5.30 p.m Singapore time on Friday Gen
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    Shaw is elected vice-president
    35 2 MANILA. Wed.-JapanrM-Him executive Mr. Ma;nichi Nagata. was today elected president of the newly established South-East Asia Motion Picture Federation. which Lrwetins here. Mr Run Run Shaw of Singapore, was elected vice-presi-dent.-U.P.
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    1,200,000 are still missing
    51 2 MUNICH Wed— The fate of 118.421 missing Oertran soldiers has been cleared up by the German Red Cross in the past three years, but 1.200.000 are still unaccounted for, Red Cross officials reported. More than 80.000 of the missing soldiers were dead, the majority battle casualties
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    Air League chief
    29 2 LONDON. Wed —Lord Templewood. British statesman, diplomat and air pioneer, today accepted an invitation to become president of the Air League of the British Empire.— Renter.
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    SELF GOVERNMENT: YES, BUT NOT YET, SAY 3 OUT OF 4
    373 2 EVH;r speakers in a University of Malaya forum last night were unanimous that Malaya must have self-government but three qualified their view by adding— "Not yet." Speakers were Mr. P. S. Raman. Mr. S. Rajaratmm. Mr. T. W. Ong
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    Kampong fire victims to get cash from sale of houses
    239 2 300 FAMILIES BUT ONLY 96 HOMES, SO— THE Singapore Joint Relief Organisation yesterday x decided to offer for sale to the Improvement Trust the 96 newly-built houses in Kolam Ayer originally intended for the Kampong Bugis fire victims. The proposal
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    PROTEST ON THE ISLAND OF RATS
    130 2 PROTEST ON THE ISLAND OF RATS PENANG, Wed. A WOMAN supporter of Penan k IMP protested today against a district in Kelawei area being called Pulau Tikus (Island of Rats). "It is too funny for words" said Mrs. Khoo hno Poon at an IMP campaign lreeting in front of the
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    For Singapore
    28 2 KUCHING. Wed— Mr. I. H Stourton. Deputy Inspector General of Coionfal Police, arrived here toaav on an L?•speotion tcitr He i»-«»ves next Tuesday for Singapore Reu'er.
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    SULTAN CALLS FOR HOLY WAR ON REDS
    194 2 KUALA LUMPUR Wednesday yHE Sultan of Selangor today urged all Muslims in 1 the country to fight a holy war against the Communists. He was speaking at the town mosque to 5.000 Muslims during the celebration of the prophet Mohammed's birthday anniversary here
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    Bing told to answer
    46 2 Bing told to answer LOS ANGELES. Wed—Crooner Bing Crosby yesterday was directed to file a legal answer within 10 days to a U551,051.--400 car accident damage suit. Three plaintiffs alleged that Crosby was under the influence of liquor and ran through a red traffic light— A.P.
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    Three leave for Malaya
    37 2 LONDON, Wed. Sir David Keir and Professors Biggart and Kilner. members of tht committee to inquire into the future needs of university medical education in Malaya, leave for Singapore by air on Sunday.
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    U.S. firm plans new jet liner
    56 2 NEW YORK. Tues— Plans for a new commercial jet transport plane, with a cruising speed of 570 m.p.h., have been announced by a United States aircraft manufacturer. The Fairchild Aircraft Division said the plane, powered by two Wright J67 engines, would carry 44 passengers
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    Out of hospital
    16 2 WASHINGTON, Wed— Gen hospital after 15 days' treatment for an inflamed lung.— A.P
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    A BRIDGE MEANT FREEDOM
    141 2 A BRIDGE MEANT FREEDOM Family of seven escaped from Reds AMONG the crew on the latest Norddeutscher Lloyd freighter Neckarstein which arrived in Singapore on her maiden voyage yesterday is 17-year-old Lothar Paech. who escaped with his family from Russian-occupied Germany. yesterday Lothar. one of the youngest members of th?
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    Captain is no stranger to Far East
    131 2 Captain is no stranger to Far East pAPTAIN of the new Nordv, deutscher Lloyd cargo liner Neckarstein which arrived in Singapore yesterday is 55-year-old George Sievers. who has been callint? at. Far East ports for the past 30 years Captain Sievers. who has spent 38 of his 55 years at
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    General visits ambush scene
    50 2 KU*LA LUMPUR Wed Major General W P. Oliver. Principal Staff Officer to the Director of Operations visited the spot at Dangi. Negri Sembilan yesterday where four terrorists were ambused the previous night. General Oliver was on a twoday tour ->i Kuala Filah and Jelebu di tricts
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    New commander
    32 2 HONG KONG, Wed. —Rear Admiral Gerald V. Gladstone took over as commander of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron and Flag Officer, second in command, Far East Station Hong Kong today. A.P.
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    'TRADERS MUST BUY U.S. RUBBER FACTORIES'
    259 2 'TRADERS MUST BUY U.S. RUBBER FACTORIES' NEW YORK, Wed. MR. PAUL SHAFER a Republican member of the House of Representatives, warned today that the consequences for the United States and South-East Asia would be serious unless private traders here agreed to buy the synthetic rubber industry operated by the United
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    Only sealed vp—Navy
    69 2 Only sealed vp Navy LONDON. Wed. The Admiralty today said that the Singapore multi-million pound project to refuel the British Far Eastern Fleet, had not been I completely abandoned "It has been scaled up on Instructions. It will not be allowed to go derelict." a spokesman .said. He said he
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    More pay urged for workers
    47 2 NEW YORK. Wed.— The US Foreign Operations Administrator. Mr. Harold Stassen said here yesterday that "the tine is here for an Increase in the wages of workers throughou* the world in free nation* to gradually raise their standards jof living without inflation.lA.P.
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    Rs. 653,000 jet
    31 2 NEW DELHI, Wed.— lndia is paying 653.000 rupees each for a fleet of 71 Ouragon jet fighters boucht from France Defence Organisation Minister. Mr. Mahavir Tyagi. told parlU-
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    4,000 celebrate
    20 2 KUCH I N G. Wed— Four thousand Muslim men .and women today celebrated Prophet Mohammed's birtnriay here —Reuter.
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    Vote delayed
    23 2 NEW YORK. Wed Thf UN. Political Commuter yrs terday postponed a vot r or disarmament proposals foi another 24 hours. a.P
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    Princess there
    15 2 MANCHESTER. Wed—Princess Margaret yesterday opened the new part of Manchester Royal Exchange— Reuter.
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    HE ASKS SPIRITS: BE FRIENDS
    116 2 PF.NANG. Wed A MALAY Pawang (medicine man) today "Invited" spirits living on the site of a proposed $150,000 community hall to "make friends" with the United Malays National Organiitation here. Pawang Lebai Ismail of Teluk I Kumbar extended this ges- I ture of friendship after
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    Scottish terror rule plot 'treated with utmost gravity'
    342 3 Scottish terror rule plot 'treated with utmost gravity' EDINBURGH, Wednesday. A DETECTIVE told an Edinburgh court today that police treated alleged plotting by a secret group calling itself the Scottish Republican Army as "one of the utmost gravity". He said there was always the question of public safety, and also
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    MONTY'S SPEECH CAUSES A RO
    223 3 MONTY'S SPEECH CAUSES A RO LONDON. Wrd. A SOCIALIST protested in the House of Commons yesterday against the use by Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of the word "party" to describe war. Mr George Thomson said that in a public speech on November 4. the Field Marshal said war might be
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    101 Mau Mar killed
    55 3 NAIROBI, Wed. Security forces killed 101 Mau Mau terrorists last week, it was re- ported yesterday. Twentytight more were captured ar.d wounded. A European membrr of the security forces was killed and «nothe r wounded. Three Africans died and eight wpre wounded. Eight civilians wrre killed
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    Replaced
    15 3 VIENNA. Wed. Bulgaria's Minister of Forestry, Georgi i Popov, has been replaced— A.P. I
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    The Millands friends now
    52 3 HOLLYWOOD. Wed. Ray Milland. the actor, and his wife. Mai, who announced a separation on October 21. have been reconciled. When they separated tney •>aid it was for purely personal reasons, with no third party involved. They have been married 22 years and have two children.
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    Divorce plan
    20 3 LOS ANGELES, Wed—Despite reconciliation attempts actress Susan Hayward says she still plans to divorce actor Jess Barker. A.P.
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    ATOM CHIEF
    30 3 SIR FDWIN PLOWDEN, who has been appointed chairman of the new Atomic Enerey Corporation in Britain at a salary of £8.500 a year. He is 46. Popper picture.
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    Baronet from U.S. locked out
    83 3 Baronet from U.S. locked out NEWTON-STEWARD Scotland. Wed. OIR ADRIAN DUNBAR. 60--kJ year-old American farmer who inherited a Scottish baronetcy, arrived at his ancestral mansion yesterday and found i himself locked out. Thp caretaker of the 40-room mansion at Mochrum Park was not there, and Sir Adrian and 1 his
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    Japan buys rice
    16 3 COLOMBO Wed -Ceylon sold 5,000 tons of rice to Japan yesterday.— U P
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    The right face, but body was wrong
    104 3 HOLLYWOOD. Wed. AI'DREY HEPBIiRN, tho British film actress, protested after a cinema at Berkeley. California, used her face tiperimposea on the body of another girl, Terry >loore. in advertising pictures. The stunt broke a two-year house record for box office takings. Other areas
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    THEY'RE NOT SO FEARSOME
    46 3 THKSE hungry looking crotcdilrs held hy Able Seaman Patrick Spendlove are not sn fearsome they are stuffrd Spendlove bought them for friends in the frigate Bichury Bay. which has returned to Britain after 12 months' service in the West Indies. Router picture.
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    Britain to keep conscription
    114 3 LONDON. Wednesday. THE House of Commons last night approved con1 tinuation of peacetime conscription for at least another five years. The vote was 288 to 38— a i majority of 250 with most Labour MPs abstaining. The Prime Minister. Sir Winston Churchill, had warned that any
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    The typhoon moves away
    42 3 The typhoon moves away MANILA. Wed— Typhoon Cora moved away from the Philippines yesterday alter pounding the northern Luzon area and causing at least one death. Communications were disrupted. Damage to the rice crop in one province was more than $50.000— UP.
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    Transferred
    24 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. Mr. W. W. Butterworth. U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, is oeing transferred to London as Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission. Reuter.
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    FAROUK IS TO BE CHARGED
    79 3 CAIRO, Wed IXJYPT'S Revolutionary TriJ bunal will try former King Farouk in his absence on criminal charges that could brine the death sentence Farouk is now in exile in Italy. Squadron Leader Hashan Ibrahim, a member of the Revolution Council, said the tribunal had heard
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    Captain dies
    22 3 BERKELEY. California, wed Capt. Kurl A. Ahlin. ageo 86 retired Commodore of the American President Lines fleet, has died.— A.P.
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    Three executed
    21 3 DAMASCUS, Wed. Three army privates, condemned by a military court for high treason and desertion, were executed today. A.P.
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    Poodle lends a paw
    33 3 AWARE that every little helps, Zahra, the poodle, lends a paw when ice-skater Valeric .Moon packs in Britain before flying to join a show in South Africa. Reuter picture.
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    RUSSIA WAS FALSE, SAYS MR. DULLES
    155 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. rE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dulles, fcald at a press conference yesterday that United States original rrcognition of the Soviet regime 20 years ago had been gained on the basis of false pretences. Mr. Dulles was commenting on the
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    LONDON STOCKS
    296 3 LONDON. Wed. J ONDON stook markets displayed a rather uneven tendency today. In the Par Eastern group there wa* some expansion of business In tea shares and prices were trenerally firmer. Tticre was also some buying of rubbers. Tins, however, were generally Idle. Banking and oil shares were
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    LONDON TIN
    29 3 LONDON. Nov. 18. Cash Buyers C 635: Sellers C«37> 2 Forward Buyers C 622: Sellers t624; Settlement t635 (up £5). Turnover a.m. 25 tons; p.m. 15 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    38 3 LONDON. N>v m Spot 117* d6 7 *d Dec 117« d..6 7 «d.. Jan-Mar. 17', d. AprJur.e 17' d. July-Sept. 17\d.. Nov fff in ,d Dec. r.i.f. 16 7 »d.. Jan cl.f. ltr.d. Tone: Very steady.
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    She blames the allies
    67 3 NEW YORK. Wed. -Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, president of the U.N General Assembly. ia*t night said: "What is now called the menace of Communism in Asia was largely the creation of the Allies I during the war." The Allied Dowers Duilt up Communist parties and Com-munist-led
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    A gunshot leads to death for four Reds
    254 4 A gunshot leads to death for four Reds KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. r*E SOUND of a gunshot, led to the death of the four terrorist* in the Triang area of Pahane on Monday it was reported yesterday. A patrol of the eighth and ninth platoons of the Fourth Battalion Malay Regiment
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    Moved food: $25
    38 4 KLUANG. Wed Charged with moving 11 katti^s ot net one-and-a-half bottles of coconut oil and some cooked rice out of the food restricted area. Chong Gai. 40. was fined $25 or five day*' saol here.
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    New deal for the vegetable farmers
    210 4 GOVT. TO SPONSOR CO-OP SOCIETY EARLY NEXT YEAR Aim is direct dealing with consumers 'THE first Singapore (lovernment-sponsored cooperative society for Chinese vegetable farmers will be set up early next year in the Braddel Road area. This is part of the Government's food production
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    Labour men to help 29 students
    148 4 Labour men to help 29 students NIBONG TEBAL, Wed. THE NIBONG TEBAL branch of the Penang Labour Party has decided to support the cause of the 29 students of the Anglo Chinese School seeking admission to a higher standard after completing their Std. Seven education in Nibong Tcbal. The secretary
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    New staff officer
    36 4 ALOR STAR. Wed— Mr. J. O. Appleby. acting O. S. P. C Kluang. is now StatT Officer. Operations. Kedah and Perl:s. Hp succeeds Mr. P. F. L. Roberts, who has gone on lca/c.
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    Women's teams to be feted
    55 4 IPOH. Wed. Ipoh YWCA i will hold a social and dance at the YMCA premises in Cockman Street from 7.30 p.m. on Saturday when the women's hockey teams from Selangor and Penang will be feted. There will 'be a gate collection of $1 for men
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    RE-UNITED AFTER 16 YEARS
    117 4 RE-UNITED AFTER 16 YEARS with just a smile A CHINESE father and a mother who had not seen their daughter for more than 16 years flew to Singapore from Jakarta yesterday for a re-union with her. The couple. Mr Tan Leng Quee, 70, a retired businessman, and his wife, were
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    Temple visit ended in tragedy
    82 4 Temple visit ended in tragedy PENANG. Wed. 001 AH KEONG took his I wife and three children to I the temple of Tua Peh Kons (God of Prosperity) at Tanjong Tokong on Sept. 26. After prayers, he went for a swim, while his family played on the beach A storm
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    Villa now luxury seaside hotel
    147 4 A SINGAPORE house which has numbered three millionaires amongst its owners entered a new phase !ast night when it was opened as a luxury seaside hotel. Built at a cost of $1,500,000 vist before the war, the Lam Snnn villa stands on a hillside overlooking
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    THEY CAN SMILE IX ADVERSITY
    29 4 UKARIM; A SMILK despite their misfortune are Ah San and his wife, with daughter* Rosalind (left). Jah Boh and Mvi Mui. Straits Times picture.
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    THE POOR MAN WHO WANTS NO CHARITY
    226 4 Debts increase meals decrease I i DEBTS which grow bigger and meals which grow smaller— that is the lot of Chew Ah Seng and his wife and Sour children who live in a kampong off Changi Roaa, Singapore. But they still have plenty
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    Burglar in the house
    33 4 An Indian living in Owen Road. Singapore awoke at 2 a.m. yesterday and foun'i a burglar ransacking his house. He gave chase but the burglar escaped. Nothing was stolen.
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    HOLIDAY OFF, SO 300 QUIT WORK
    97 4 HOLIDAY OFF, SO 300 QUIT WORK SEREMBAN, Wed. T*HREE hundred rivilinn A workers of No. 42 Base Vehicles Workshops. REMK Port Dickson. downed tools today in protest apamst thr cancellation by the commanding officer of the holiday for the prophet Mohammed's birthday. Even the Muslims were refused thr holiday. The
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    She will turn a new leaf
    85 4 TELUK ANSON, Weri. A pretty married girl of 18 year.v Chew Ber Mee. who pleadrd guilty to assisting in carrying on a "1000 characters lottery oil Nov. 11. w;us asked by thr magistrate, Inche Hassan bin Hu.ssain. whether she was prepared to swear by
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    642 Chinese arrive
    37 4 The Hoi Wong arrived in Singapore ye.sterday from Swatow and Hoihow with 22 cabin and 479 Chinese deck passengers for the Colony. Also on board werr one saloon and 140 deck pa-ssengrrs for Penanp.
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    Driver fined
    30 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Weri Khoo Tcng Wah. who backed his lorry in to the gate at Sengkang New Village, was I fined $10 here today for tnI considerate driving.
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    FIRE CHIEF STARS IN FILM
    74 4 IPOH, Wea— Firemen, head- j ed by their chief. Mr. P. A Glosz, today became 'stars and extras" for a documentary on the fire fighting services beins shot by the Malayan Film Unit. Two fire engines, used for thr i filming, created quite a «tii
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    Muslim leaders want a new divorce deal for women
    223 5 Muslim leaders want a new divorce deal for women HALF OF 2,000 MARRIAGES LAST YEAR BROKE UP SINGAPORE Muslim leaders, concerned over the increasing: number of broken Muslim marriages, want the present divorce system to be altered. The Muslim Advisory Board has recommended to the Government that a Muslim law
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    Going home after lour
    41 5 Going home after lour MR. AKRIA MORI (above). 38-year-old professor of education at the University of Kobe, arrived in Singapore yesterday in the Neckarsstein on his way back, to Japan. He spent a year in Germany, England, Switrerland, France and Italy.
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    STABBED WIFE 5 TIMES
    133 5 STABBED WIFE 5 TIMES Three gears' gaol IPOH, Wed. A 29-YEAR-OLD coconut planter, Daham bin Ngah, told Mr. Justice Thomson in the Assize Court today that he stabbed his wife five times because he suspected her of infidelity. Daham pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to murder Habsah binti
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    Test case appeal, so ten wait
    140 5 THE case of 10 bullock cart men. charged In Singapore J yesterday, with plying within i the city limits, was adjourned till Jan. 29 The case was adjourned pending the appeal of Ram Kuahun Ral. who in a test case i on Tuesday was
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    Jubilee dinner TELUK ANSON, Wed. –
    20 5 Jubilee dinner TELUK ANSON, Wed. About 150 people attended the silver jubilee dinner and dance of the Hooi Hwa Association.
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    $30,000 pool
    19 5 BATU PAHAT, Wed. A $30,000 swimming pool built by Mr. Teo Peng Hai will be completed soon.
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    Students honour the Prophet
    61 5 MUSLIM STUDENTS at the University of Malaya last night celebrated tin- birthday of the Prophet Muham- ni;ul with a dinner at the Cockpit Restaurant. From left above are some of the guests, Tuan Za'ba. Mrs. M. J. N.i m i /it- Sir Sydney Came. Inche D.
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    WANTED: SIX DRIVING TESTERS MEN OR WOMEN
    154 5 OECAI'SE of the dismissal of six driving testers on Tuesday. Singapore police are on the look-out for men AND women who can fill the vacant posts. Mr. A R. Anderson, Assistant Commissioner, Detachments, told the Straits Times yesterday: "Applicants, who should write to
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    COLOURS WILL HELP 4,500 IN VOTING
    157 5 COLOURS WILL HELP 4,500 IN VOTING KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THE 4,500 residents of x Salak South, five] miles from Kuala Lum-| pur, will elect their first town council on Nov. 29. To make it easy for the voters, the town's three ward* have been given colours— Bukit Ward (green). Sungei
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    VEGETABLE PRICES IN SINGAPORE
    124 5 Retail prices in cents per kati of vegetables at four Singapore markets yesterdjay were:— nrarn Mirn- >imon Rd. boroutb Rd. K K Celery 110 120 120 100 Cl.yp Mm 30 35 30 40 Rang kong 25 30 25 25 Lettuca 80 90 60 70 Peh rhye
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    C.P.O. throws a party
    51 5 IPOH. Wed.— About 90 people including the Mentri Besar. Mr. Justice Pretheroe and Mr. Justice Thomson, attended a cocktail party given last night by the Chief Police Officer and Mrs J.ND Harrison at their residence. The occasion was the visit ol the Police Commissioner. Mr VV.L.R
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    Transferred
    32 5 KLUANG, Wed— The case against B. W. Gray, Information Officer in Johore, who Is charged with rash and negligent driving, was today transferred to Johore Bahru for mention on Nov. 28.
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    STANDARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE 'MUST GO UP'
    157 5 PENANG. Wednesday. THE Settlement's Independence of Malaya Party A leader, Mr. Heah Joo Seang, said today the standard of public service in the country must be raised. i Addressing Kelawei. Jelutong and Tanjong electorates In three campaign speeches today, he warned them to
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    Fijian band at Poppy dance
    37 5 BATU PAHAT, Wed —A large crowd attended the dance at the Bandar Panggaiam Club held in aid of the Poppy Day Fund. The First Fijian Infantry Regiment .string band was in attendance.
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    42 5 MR. G. E. HOWLING. Qantas Empire Airways' sales representative in Sydney, flew into Singapore yesterday to collect first-hand information on how the company's planes operate and what passengers have to say about the service. He leaves for Jakarta tomorrow. Straits Times picture.
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      252 5 SINGAPORE DIARY Police Band: Public performam e Shell Thratrctte: Free Him show at Farm Park 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. —World Prom The Air— at Shell Telok Ayer M.Y.F.: Movie Circles House, Colhrr Quhv 115 nm free educational film show In church F t w 77^ J_ Jjn. 235 Telok
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    DEATH
    97 6 70 H'nrrft fit) (minimum) TAN SOO GUAN. aged 67, passed away peacefully at hl< residence N". 72 A, Kt. Patrick Rond. on Nov. 17. 1953. at 8.35 p.m. leaving behind his beloved wife, Madam On« chwee Neo. two sons, Tan Eng Kirn. George Tan Eng Poh. two daughters, Mrs
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      The Crisis In Rubber
      897 6 Reports that Federation Government officials are studying proposals to start Malaya's own rubber buffer stock plan are as was said of a /amous occasion interesting if true. But it would be helpful if the Government could find something tn say about the crisis which the rubber
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      Statements To The Police
      371 6 The Government of Sarawak has given notice of the introduction of a bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Code so as to provide that any statement made by any person to a police officer authorised to receive such statements can be admitted as evidence in court
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      'RUTHLESS BUDGET' SUGGESTIONS
      356 6 1 TRUST that the next Legislative Council meeting will produce some very drastic pruning of expenditure In the Federation. The, "We can't cut that old boy" attitude, must go, and some ruthless budget balancing must be done, maybe where it hurts most. As an example of one
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      A HOUSING RACKET?
      114 6 rE completion of Government quarters for Junior officers in Peel Road will relieve the present acute shortage of accommodation of the Government employees in Kuala Lumpur to an appreciable extent Those who have waited for five or six years will be happy when they step into these
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      Value put on land too low
      539 6 IN a very short while a new ordinance amending the Land Acquisition Ordinance is to be read a second time. In Section nine of this new ordinance an attempt is being made by the Government to stabilise land values. This is the declared object
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      'Unfair' to Indians
      252 6 jyjUCH has been written about the discriminatory treatment accorded in Malaya to graduates of Indian universities, especially by the Education Department here, which engages their service*. Borne correspondents have sought to justify this discrimination on the ground that the standard of education in the Indian universities, while
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      AN ELECTIONS LESSON
      62 6 pONGRATULATIONS to Mr. V-' C. C. Tan. In the South Ward he did well when he said: "For three years you have been misled by false propaganda. We do not make glorious promises be- cause we realise our limitations" It is rea ly a practical lesson j
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      WHY IS BILL SO VAGUE?
      280 6 WHY IS BILL SO VAGUE? UCH has been spoken and written of the Land Acquisition 'Amending) Bill, shortly due to receive its second reading, but I feel that your readers' attention may be profitably drawn to the little-dis-cussed clause two which seelu to enlarge the definition of "public purpose" to
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      APATHY AMONG VOTERS
      362 6 DATO Sir Roland Brad- dell warns against tho danger of self-govern-ment before Malayans arc sufficiently prepared for it. "Even when the electoral system has been established there must be' further delay", he says. Perhaps a lesson may b( drawn from recent events in British Guiana. An electoral
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    London log
    322 6 YOU can almost hear the purring." said a member of the Association o; British Malaya as the annual meeting moved smoothly through routine business to the tea and cakes stage. No competition this year for the office of president. Sir Patrick McKerron. re-elected with universal approval, invited the
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    On the Margin
    520 6 Attainable THE Penang Labour Party's aim to make their town thr best in the Federation should be more practicable than many of the goals our politicians seek. A number of people might say that Penang was alreariv the best town in the Federation from several points of
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    $750,000 to buy land forhouses sought
    248 7 $750,000 to buy land for houses sought TTJESDAYS mooting of the Singapore Legislative Council will be asked to vote more than SI. 140,000 to buy land for Government building and for other public works. The largest .sinßle request is for $750,000 to buy land near Lconie Hill to build flats
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    The foreman may move
    32 7 A Singapore City Council committee has recommended that a gasworks foreman who was alleged to have abused certain workers in his department should be transferred to another department.
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    And all he got was nine months
    139 7 And all he got was nine months A MONTH after Tan Chong Ben* had been sacked he returned to his former place Of work— a petrol kiosk office In Short Street broke in— j but got nothing He had to break in because he was desperate. Chong Beng said this
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    TROOPS' MAIL WAS HELD UP AT SINGAPORE
    57 7 TROOPS' MAIL WAS HELD UP AT SINGAPORE fpilE War Office is invevtiX gating a "seriouh delay" in Singapore of mail for servicemen aboard troopships putting in at the Colony. Mail posted aboard the ships had also been held up. The mail has now been *ent on to the adresse* with
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    His $50 stomach-ache
    61 7 A REPRESENTATIVE of Thong Lye. ft Company yesterday arrived late before the Sin- capore City Police magistrate. HLs excuse: he had a stomach-ache. The magistrate, Mr. J. M. rvvercux-Cnlebourn, told him a number of people who came to court late had sto-mach-aches. Fining him $50 for obstruction.
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    Parties didn't turn up
    69 7 Some time ago, Lim Poh Choo sued her husband, Sim Poh Heng, for failing to comply with a Singapore court order, requiring him to give her a monthly sum as maintenance. But Lim was not in court when tne case came un for hearing yesterday before
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    Millionaire's son loses court case
    553 7 WIFE'S ALLOWANCE ENDED WHEN HE LEFT HOME 'Money scaree 9 says father lITHILE Goei Siang Thiam, a young Singapore merchant, was receiving treatment for tuberculosis in a sanatorium in Switzerland, his millionaire father, Mr. Goei Kirn Lian, paid the rent and food bills of his
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    The honest man will get $50
    99 7 A SINGAPORE taxi driver will receive $50 for his honesty from the JapaneseConsul General Mr. Ken Ninomiya. at the Japanese Consulate in Oxley Road today. The taxi driver. Ngah b:n Khamis. last night returned two flies in green cloth wrappers and an envelope which
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    CO-OP MANAGER GETS SIX MONTHS' GAOL
    174 7 Cash, stock missing court told MALACCA. Wednesday. I S. ISAAC, branch manager of the Malayan Co- operative Wholesale Society, was found guilty in the Sessions Court here yesterday of criminal breach of trust of thirty cases of milk worth $948 and was sentenced to
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    Five nearly made the grade
    159 7 FIVE of the ten finalists in the "Miss Max Factor. Malaya" beauty contest. They are. from left. Julia bte Mohamed, (hung Vine 1/ii of Kuala Lumpur (third). Miss Adrda Al-Johary (who won Max Factor's "Miss Singapore" title). Miss Ramona Weiner of Singapore (second) and Miss
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    3 STORE GIRLS TO HELP BUILD JEWISH STATE
    287 7 T»HREE YOI NG Jewish girls, the daughters of Mrs. Rebecca David, a destitute widow of Waterloo Street. Singapore, may soon be coing "home" to Israel, to helo build up the first Jewish state in 2.000 years. Arrangements for the trip by Kitty.
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    He was only looking...
    73 7 When Singapore police raided Bn opium aen In New Market Road on June 15, they found Lee Chi Sin, a boatman, holding a leaf packet of the drug and arrested him. Yesterday, admitting a charge of possession, Lee told the magistrate. Mr. D. H. Chapman: "I
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    Now he need serve only 3 months
    81 7 LIM JOO SOO, wno appealed against a lower court sentence of 10 months 1 gaol for receiving $25 to hasten an analysis report on a tin of milk had the sentence reduced to three months at the Singapore High Court yesterday Confirming the
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    USIS study awards for ' Malayans
    113 7 USIS study awards for Malayans A NUMBER of followships- ■f* study awards are available in the United States for the 1954-55 academic year. The fellowships' are sponsored by the U.S. State Department under the SmlthMundt educational exchange programme. The awards are tenable for a year, renewable in exceptional cases. It
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    Rescued from sea
    21 7 Twa Boon Hee, 30. was rescued from drowning in the sea I off Meyer Road, Singapore, 1 yesterday.
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    HE HAD AN EYE FOR OUTLINE
    72 7 A MAN'S bulging pocket set a policeman trailing him and two of his friends in Clyde Terrace Singapore on Tuesday night The constable was in a coffee shop when the three men walked past him. He thought he saw the outline of a revolver
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    Traders hail food move
    59 7 Leading Singapore traders yesterday welcomed the Federation and Colony GovernI merits' decission to allow mi--1 restricted import of butter, ghee, meats and sheep as an I encouragement to competitive trade. Explaining the move. Mr !W. H. Walker. Singapore's I Controller of Imports and ExI ports, said
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    Councillor wants number of voters
    42 7 The Singapore Government is to be asked at the next meeting of the Legislative Council for the number of local born people in the Council's electoral rolls and their potential strength. The questioner is Mr. R. Jumabhoy.
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    Wedding bells
    38 7 KUALA KLAWANG. Wed I The marriage took place here between Mr. Ng Meow Seng, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ng Hong Siong. and Miss Wu Yoon Lin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wu Chat, of Seremban.
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    For Taiping
    28 7 TAIPINO. Wed— Tengku Abdul Rahman, president of UMNO is expected in Talplng tomorrow to meet local UMNO members at the Hokkien Hoav Kuan at 3 p.m
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    Extortion exhibits are missing
    232 7 INSPECTOR Patrick David of 1 Orchard Road police station yesterday told the Singapore Second Criminal District Judge that five ten-dollar bills, taken from three men Involved In an extortion case, were missing. The notes were to have been produced as exhibits In the case against Sulaiman
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    20,000 MAY BE ASKED TO GIVE TO STRIKE FUND
    148 7 20,000 MAY BE ASKED TO GIVE TO STRIKE FUND A RESOLUTION that about 20.000 Colony employees of the three services should contribute to a central strike fund will be considered at Sunday's conference of the Singapore Federation of Services Unions. The proposal, to be moved by the S.F.B.U. General Council,
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    Impressed by S.I.T.
    51 7 Four Siamese newsmen who arrived in Singapore yesterday are so impressed with the low cast and other building schemes of the Improvement Trust that they have decided to take some of the housing plans to Slam. They leave today for the Federation, where they will spend six
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    CO-OP MEN TO MEET FOR 2-DAY TALKS
    70 7 CO-OP MEN TO MEET FOR 2-DAY TALKS A TWO-DAY conference of representatives of cooperative Societies Union In the Federation and Singapore will be held in the Colony In April next year. More than 200 delegates are expected to attend this conference which will discuss the problems facing the co-opera-tive movement
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    Student fought four robbers
    187 7 Student fought four robbers A UNIVERSITY student, Lim Llan San, who fought four young Chinese who robbed him in Marshall Road on June 24 last, was congratulated on his courage by Mr. Justice Taylor in Singapore Assize Court yesterday. The judge also awarded him S5O as a gesture of appreciation
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      217 7 }k i IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS IN THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA. Hitherto, romptratively few rategories of employer* hive been legally liable to pay oompermation to employee* accidentally iniureH while working The new Federation Workmen* Compongjtion Ordinance Nfcich ramf into force on l«t April, 1953 applies to prarlii-allv r\pry type (if
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      149 7 THE WEATHER Minimum temperature: (7.30 p.m. on Nov. 17 to 7.30 a.m. on Nov. 18): Sinqaporr 76 decrees, Penanj; 75, Kota Bahru 74, Kuala Lumpur 75, Ipoh <76. Kuantan 75. Maximum temperature: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Nov. 18' Singapore 87, Penanp 87, Kota Bahru Ipoh 90, Kuantan 85.
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    GRADUATES GET DIPLOMA FROM ABELL
    72 8 KUCHING. Wed.— Forty-one graduating teachers at Batu Lintang Training Centre and School received certificates from the Governor Sir Anthony Abell. in the school concert hall Yesterday. An exhibition of student i handwork was open to visitors. On display were examples of local arts and crafts,
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    Anniversary
    23 8 The Union Benevolent Society, Singapore, will celebrate its seventh anniversary with a dinner at the Tai Tong Restaurant, New World, on Saturday.
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    Biscuit tin in fish pond held 2 revolvers
    246 8 MALAYS FOR TRIAL ON ARMS CHARGE SUEP bin Dollah and Ahmad bin Haji Mansoor were in Singapore yesterday committed for trial at the end of a preliminary inquiry in which they were tentatively charged with being in possession of eight revolvers between
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    Lost bride took all her pictures
    91 8 Lost bride took all her pictures KUALA LUMPUR, Wed BALBIR KAUR, the 16-year-old Sikh girl who disappeared from her home in Klang Road here on <he eve of her wedding, has not been traced. One reason probably is that the police have not been able to circulate a photograph of
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    THIS BILL IS TOO INTRICATE THEY SAY
    240 8 THIS BILL IS TOO INTRICATE THEY SAY Hindus *3 gave a mixed reception to Mr. C R. Dasaratha Raj's "Hindu Monogamous Marriage Bill" to be introduced soon in the Legislative Council. Mr. G. Sarangapany, of the Tamil Reform Movement, said: "The Bill is too complicated What Is needed Is machinery
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    PROMISED JOBS, THEN TOOK $100
    70 8 PROMISED JOBS, THEN TOOK $100 A Chinese widow living in Covent Road. Singapore reported yesterday that she had been cheated of $100 by a man. who promised to> get employment for two of her sons The man told her two weeks ago that there were Jobs going lor her sons
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    111, he is charged in hospital
    40 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed —As the accused was too ill to attend court, the magistrate today went to the General Hospital where Teo Cheng Chun was charged with attempting to commit suicide by drinking poison.
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    7 broke ban: $140
    25 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed.Seven Chinese labourers wer* each fined $20 in the police court today for breaking the curfew at Kulai yesterday
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    Rubber talk
    28 8 Mr. H. A Campbell, chairman of the Joint Working Party on the Rubber Industry. will give a talk over Radio Malaya at 7 10 p.m. today.
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    City awards
    25 8 Singapore cnamber of Commerce will present its City Commemoration Prize Fund awards at its meeting rcom in Fullerton Building at 3 pm. tomorrow.
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    OLD CHINESE CUSTOM, SHE TELLS COURT
    56 8 CHOW Ah May told a Singapore court yesterday. "It was the first anniversary of my husband's death and we celebrated by playing cards." "It's an old Chinese custom." she added. She spoke for 12 women, including herself, who charged with gambling in Onan Road
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    New TB drug still in trial stage
    119 8 New TB drug still in trial stage rpHE USE of the new jvonder X drug, terramycin. for T.B. was still too much In its experimental stages to be adopted In Singapore, the SATA's medical director. Dr. G. HGarlick. said yesterday. The New York Medical and Pharmaceutical Information Bureau said yesterday
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    $10,000 more for Johore
    53 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed— A second payment of $10,000 na> been received by the Johor* Bahru District Association for the Prevention of TB from th* Malayan Association for tht* Prevention of TB. This has enabled the loca' body to reimburse itself for payments made up to the
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    Leaving today for Colombo
    25 8 A 15-man Indian Industrial Delegation, which has been in Malaya for five days after visiting Jakarta, will leave for Colombo today.
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    Kerala Santa jam
    23 8 The Singapore Krrala Samaiam of 44 Racp Course Road, will hold Its annual meeting at 3 p.m. on December 8.
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    SCHOOL TRAFFIC COURT TEACHES SAFETY FHtST
    218 8 SCHOOL TRAFFIC COURT TEACHES SAFETY FHtST THE RECENTLY established school traffic court in Raffles Institution. Singapore, is forcing traffic sense Into foolhardy pupils who are heedless of safety-first on the roads The court, which was set up v.ith the assistance of the police, comprises a head prefect as chairman, two
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    I loafing police station
    98 8 MR. \V. L. R. Carbonnel. Commissioner of Police in the Federation, arrived at Teluk Anson by air yesterday to see the launching of Malaya's first floating police station. He landed at the Jendarata airstrip and was met by Mr. J. N. D. Harrison. Chief Police Officer
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    W.H.O. director on holiday
    54 8 Dr. W. W Yung, director of the W.H.O rpidemological intelligence station. East Asia, his wife, and daughter, Geraldine, left Singapore by air yesterday for a holiday in Manila and Hong Kong. They are due back In January. Mr Z. Deutschman will take over Dr. Yung's duties
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    SPEEDIER ANSWERS TO WORKERS CLAIMS
    131 8 More power for joint council ABOUT 6,000 non-industrial Singapore and Federation army employees will now not have to wait months for any of their claims to be settled. Their representatives, Mr. Philip Williams (Singapore) and Mr. S. J. H. Zaidi (Federation) met local army authorities
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    Court hears 548 cases in day—a record
    42 8 Court hears 548 cases in day a record V record number of 548 casrs wrre dealt with in the Sincaporr City Police Court yesterday I'lic court was in session at about t.ott a.m. and by lunch it had finished with 292 cases
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    Negri gives $7,000
    33 8 The Negri Sembilan Government has given $7,000 to the Muslim College (Malaya) Fund. This gift was among the $7,943.80 to the College last month. The fund now stands at $107,515.72.
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    2093 9 Straits Times Features Ragged army dropped from snows to tree a besieged garrison 1 I TO!M«MIIH)W:I N Terror a« I fire sinks slii|» I A SMALL army of 500 British and Indian troops toiled painfully through the snow-covered mountain pass leading from Kashmir into the little state of Chitral early
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      440 9 THE ARABIAJV X II. UTS At first the merchant abused me We agreed to divide the spoils. I'nforlunatelv, we had not been as a thief, trying to steal the and we became partners. On the lotu at sea when a tempest caught diamonds which were his by right proceeds of
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      TINS & INDUSTRIALS RISE: BIGGER TURNOVER
      866 10 TINS INDUSTRIALS RISE: BIGGER TURNOVER TIN AND RUBBER UP F[E Singapore share market continued to show a small improvement in tins and industrials yesterday following the seventh successive daily rise in the tin price which advanced $4,124 to $318 a picul. the highest price since July 7. The improvement in
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      Exchange rates
      105 10 THE Malayan Exchange Bank* m Association made the following changes In its rates to merchant? yesterday: CANADA: buying T.T. 32.. alt mail. O.D. 32',, 90 days, 32' credit bills. 32 9 16 trade bills selling, TT or O.D. 31 13 16. ready On the free exenange market In
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      TIN PRICE
      17 10 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at $318 a picul. up 54.12'
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      TRADE RISES LAST MONTH
      90 10 'IMII value of Malayan A overseas trade in October rose by S2fi million, compared with Septrmhcr, October imports being S2~9.fi million and exports $24.1.8 trillion, compared with $271.8 million and $225.4 million, respectively for September, according to preliminary figures issued by the Department of Statistics yesterday.
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      160 10 MELBOURNE. Wed PENERAI, investments held quietly steady on the Stock Exchange today. Sales volume wa-s light and price movements were fewer and narrower. Mining shares were alio quiet Closing pnres of .-.rlected stork* unlay compared with l>ie».rii;i wer« Loan >H 3 IMI II I9:ti7 6 i m Umm4%%
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      WALL STKEET
      135 10 TN the continued absence of im- portant buying incentives the Stock Market yesterday extended Monday's decline though there was no significant Increase in volume. Losses ranging mostly up to a point were well In the majority. Industrials remained relatlvriv softer than rails. In the afternoon industrials dr'fled to
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      Produce price?
      131 10 Singapore hinrs» Produce Exchange: Noon prices per plcul were Copra: steady; November $3R'. buyers. $38 .sellers; December $38-, buyers $38 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; $61 S sellers Pepper: quiet, unchanged; Muntr>k white $?35. Sarawak $330. Lamponz black $29» Lewis and Peat Closins prices wer« Copra: steady: Derember MR".
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      177 10 (JHIPS King alongside the Sincak:) pore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Willem Ruys 12. AnMlnrhu* 4S. Nnrhisari Maru C.P Pernbav l|7, Sooolra 89. Rakl 11, Orna *****, Brecon Mitre 15 16, Shlllong 18, Sumplten N. Wall 6. Islander 21 22. SelandU 23 24, Bentong 25 26.
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      513 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited for vacancies In the clerical branch ot the Sarawak Government. Swlary scale $72 84 x 8 120 x 12 264. Points of entry <w- > pend-nt on applicant's educational qualification* and previous experi- ence. Applicants appointed will be eligible for cost of living allowance from
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      800 10 NOTICES NOTICE TO SHIPPERS OF CARGO TO MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS. Notice Is hereby given that cerI tain types of cargo to the above I destinations will, from the Ist da> of December, 1953. be measured by the firm of Messrs. Ritchie St i Bisset who have txvr. appointed
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      648 10 NOTICES NOTICE "The Mikado" presented Djr Teachers' Training College at Victoria Theatre on 26th and 28th November and Ist December, 1953. All tlckeU for these performance? that have not been paid for by 1 p.m. on Saturday, 21st November, 1953. will be re-sold. NOTICE TAXI OWNERS DRIVERS Duncan Roberts Limited
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      475 10 TENDERS Tenders will be received from Contractors registered in riass C" and above at the State Encineer Office Seremban up to noon 011 27th November 1953 for the con struction of a Junior Officers Mess at Seremban. 2 Plans and specification can oe seen at the Architect's Oflßcr. Sere.nban during
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      BUT, OH! HE TAKES (REAL) LIFE SO HARD
      419 12 BUT, OH! HE TAKES (REAL) LIFE SO HARD •THE latest aspirant for A that place permanently reserved in women's hearts for the romantic Frenchman (previously held by 65--year-old Maurice Chevalier and the bald Charles Boyer) is 30-year-old Gerard Philipe. The rather wicked young hero of those French films which deal
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      JUST LIKE THE SQUIRE
      438 12 A FTER seeing Roy Rogers and his wonder horse "Trigger" at the estate cinema, Cookie thought we ought to get a horse. This opinion was influenced by a member of our community who has purchased a Brastagi pony and rides about looking like the squire of
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      Both wrong
      43 12 THE THINGS that happen 1 at cocktail parties: An argument between two ciicsts about whether the .stuff they were drinking was pin-and-lime or "A rather I Rood Graves. I'd say" was settied by a hovering boy with 'Champagne cocktails, tuan." I
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      Talking shop
      278 12 ,r«HRISTMAS CARDS are a problem I shall never understand why there is a demand for robins in the snow and cottage interiors with ye olde yule log blazing away on the open hearth. Nevertheless, every October in Singapore the bookshops are full of variations on this un-tropic theme.
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      63 12 ;MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIII HI S £Z3&t^ An ugly sight far f "*4^^ too often seen is f a plump back I f tightened into a J i topless dress. If I I this is your figure I m f\ fault, do have a 2 >4 disguising soft I y^ 4 I drape
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      312 12 20. Given to Uiom who pleaxe (8) Si rails Times Crossword 25. Descend from high horse 26. Shape of thlnga to tome (8). Ifc^tf i K3K32 |S^3 E^T* i W» *ls§l 27. Some canine* <5). nm m in mm m m Trarpd nm n »K' (•>■ II issH 8 now
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    My Love colt for Malaya
    346 13  -  EPSOM JEEP ONCE BEAT PREMONITION Paid a 'handsome price' says owner By CLASSY three-year-old who has beaten Premonition, winner of this year's St Leger, will race in Malaya soon. He is Bandoola, a bay colt by the 1948 Derby winner My Love out of Pangani
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    S. AFRICA WANTS CARRUTHERS
    76 13 JOHANNESBURG. Wed The Transvaal National Sportin Club is prep? red to stage a fi?ht here next year between either Vie Toweel or his brother Willie Toweel. and world bantamweight champion Jimmy Carruthers.. "We want Carruthers back and we will have him back wirh pleasure to fisht
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    MY BEST HORSE EVER, SAYS OWNER LIM
    106 13 Sandown dead one of the 0 best money-spinners in Malayan racing since the war and holder of the Malayan Turf mile record of lmin .18 2 ft, has been destroyed. This five-year-old by Derby winner Watling Street out nf PosUip won seven race*
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    SPOTTING THE WINNERS
    354 13 SPOTTING THE WINNERS Mv ten horses to follow at thi November Meeting at Bukii Timah are: Euphrates: A classy four-yeai old who has hit his true form won over the Ipoh 9f. last month in the course record tlmi of lmln 53 with 8.0 and ran a good third to
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    THOMSON WINS N.Z. GOLF
    68 13 WELLINGTON Wed Peter Thomson, young Australian professional, yesterday regained the New Zen land open golf championship vith a 72 holes aggregate of 295 Thonuon. who tiec" for second place in thr British open this year. finished wit!, a round of 71. one under scratch for the
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    FOUR KL WINNERS TO CLASS TWO
    302 13 rjOLDEN DOLPHIN, Bridge Law 11, King Crow and Three Rinss recent winners at Kuala Lumpurhave been promoted from Class 3 to Class 2, according to the latest Straits Racing Association classification amendment list. i Thirteen new horses have been classified, including six two-year-olds. Sixteen
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    SAB A to send 14 to Taiping
    119 13 A TEAM of 14 Singapore amateur I boxers, accompanied by a nun- after and a referee, will leave Singapore on Dec. 14 for Taiping for a match against a Federation Regiment Depot team on Dec. 16. The match will be a sidelight to
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    Rugby League world Cup
    106 13 LONDON, Wed. New proposals by the French Rugby League for a World Cup tournament in France in October. 1954, have been approved by the English Rugby League Council. France guarantee a grant of £2.000 to each of the three visiting countries (England. Australia and New Zealand
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    Roy Ankarah to defend title
    76 13 ACCRA. Wed Purse money ha* been deposited for a fight here between Roy Ankarah (Gold Coast), the British Empire featherweight champion, and Hogan Kid Bassey Nigeria i for Ankarah's title The fight is rxprcted to be held received a bank certificate stating that the promoters
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    Seixas in semi-final
    90 13 SYDNEY, Wed. *pONY Trabert, and Vie Seixas. America's hopes to capture the Davis Cup, swept into the semi-final round of the New South Wales tennis championships here yesterday Seixas overwhelmed Australia's Rex Hartwig 6-3, 6-3 6-3. but Trabert had to go five sets in the 100-degree heat
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    INDIA DECIDES ON ASIAN GAMES
    60 13 NEW DELHI. Wed. India will or represented at the second Asian Games in swimming. football athletics basketball, and wrestling, the Indian Olympic Association said yesterday. The Association also announced' that India would not compete in the Empire Games to be held in June. 1954. at
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    LYE HUAT IS TOP RACING DRIVER
    419 13 L 1 By Our Motoring Reporter AST SUNDAYS half mile -speed trial at Malacca brought to a close Malaya's -sixth past-war motor racing i spason and. but for the traf?edy during trials the day before the Johore Grand Prix meeting, the season would have
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    SELANGOR MAKE SIX CHANGES AGAINST KEDAH
    402 13 SELANGOR MAKE SIX CHANGES AGAINST KEDAH Xl ALA M'MPI'R. Wednesday. rUFFICULTY in getting their best side to travel— a common experience with sports organisations nowadays has caused the Selangor Rugby I'nion selectors to bring in four substitutes for the state's second H.M.S. Malaya competition fixture, against Kedah at Sungei Patani
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    Llanelly go down by 17-3 to All Blacks
    235 13 ZXJNDON, Wed. AFTER being held up to half time, when they had a penalty goal replied to with an unconverted try, the AM Blacks ran away with the honours against Llanelly yesterday to win by 17 points to three. Soon sifter th?
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    I NOT QUITTING SADDLE, SAYS HERB CHARLES
    82 14 JOCKEY Herb Charles told the Straits Times yesterday that there was absolutely no truth in a report that he was planning to retire from the saddle. Charles said that thr report came as a "bombshell" to him. "I intend to k> ep on
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    Omar Rajah try beats I Sembawang
    267 14 Omar Rajah try beats I Sembawang Police I] Semhawang 0. AFTER holding Police to a scoreless first half. RNAS Sembawang went down to der cat by a try the only score C't the game midway fn the second half in a rugger match ia' Polio Depot yesterday. The game was
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    6-0 margin for Woodbridge
    63 14 Results of the two semi-finals in the Slncanore Cnil Strvice interdepartment junior division soccer competlton played ye^terdav were At Geylang Stadium. Woodbridge Hospital "B" beat Police Sports Association "B" by 6-0. Scorerrn: Abd-il Rahman <3 > Kum Weng. Mmisoor and Kirn R=m At Farrer Park P.W.D.
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    TIGERS MEET SINGAPORE REST ON SUNDAY
    585 14  -  SENTINEL Proceeds go to SABA tour fund By CINGAPORE soccer is coming: to the aid of amateur boxing. On Sunday at Jalan Resar stadium the Tigers, league champions and favourites for the senior cup, will take on the Rest of Singapore and S.A.F.A- has
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    SAINTS BEATEN
    23 14 RA F. Chanci beat Si Andrew s School by si\ points itwo trlesi to three ia Irvi at Changi yesterday. I
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    SHACALLON 3 VARSITY PLAYERS
    308 14 SHACALLON 3 VARSITY PLAYERS By Our Hockey Reporter rpHE Singapore selectors have X called in three University of Malaya players for the team to travel to Seremban for th- 1 Malayan Hockey Council's southern quadrangular tournament on Nov. 27. 28 and 29. They are Rudy Mosbergen. Kingsley Oorloff and Pang
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    SBA junior champion beats Lim
    267 14 ■\f AXING Rood use of his powerful smash, accurate placinßS and clever net play. Omar bin Ibrahim., thw year's junior champion, defeateo Robert Llir 15-3. 15-9 In the Singapore Badminton Association's men's singles quarter-finals at the SBA Hall last night. Oirwir will now moet his
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    Marines to meet Postals in final
    213 14 ALAST-MINI'TE goal scored by Omar Awanjj enabled Marine Department S.C. to beat Police B.C. 2 l the odd in the semi-final round of the Coronation Cup soccer competition at Farrer Park yesterday. —I Marine Dept. will now ircrt j the P T Sports Club
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    23 14 SINGAPORE POLICE goalkeeper Mathew Pau tips a shot over the bar in a Coronation Cup match against Marine Dept. at Farrer Park yesterday.
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    SELETAR THREES WEARDOWNS.C.C
    332 14 OAF Seleta: used the speed and I"■ thrusi ol their tnreequnrters to full advantage In beating Singapore Cricket Club "A' by IS point.-, itwo goals and three tries i to five (a por.li at rugger on the padans yesterday. The Seletar threes were alven I .steady service
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    JOHORE WILL FIELD EIGHT FIJIANS AGAIN
    183 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed' JOHORE will again field eight Fijians in their team to meet the Combined Services in the HMS Malaya rugby match on the Singapore padang on Saturday. One new Fijian player Is :n the team. Cpl. Epeli Yayanawa who replaces Webb in
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    BADMINTON IN FINAL STAGE
    147 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Most of the event* in the annual Johore Bahru District Badminton championship meeting are now in the final stage Latest results: Mixed Doubles i semi finals) Ting Yong Kee and Miss Er Sat Tiong beat Er Wee Kwang and Miss Annie Ng 18-16.
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    St. JOHNS WIN THOMSON CUP
    65 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed a Johns Institution OB A once acain demonstrated their superiority over Victoria lu.Mitiition Old Boys with a 1-0 victory in the replay of the Thomson Cup final on the YMCA crour.d today. The prrvious game was abandoned Ihree minutes before time because
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    Mohd Noor was Navy star
    286 14 OOYAT. N:i\y looked every bit like winners for 40 minutes in their friendly hockey match against Ceylon S.C. 'A" at Balestier Road yesterday. They were 2-0 In the lead at half time and did not. look like surrendering it. but. Ceylonesr produced a ftne rally
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    THEY WERE ROUGH, MIGHTY ROUGH...
    373 14 THEY WERE ROUGH, MIGHTY ROUGH SKILL and sctr-nre wem thrown to thr winds y<\tcrday when the R.A.S.C BtrodfeM Army side on thr island, mot the Sinßaporr Harbour Board In a "friendly rugby match at Krppel Harbour. Using evervthlng but knurklrdtisfrs. both parks tnre ferociou.'-h into ra- h other and there
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    L.G.U. NOV. MEDAL
    35 14 The Royal Sine.' pore Golf Club November L.O.U. Medal played on Monday resulted in a win for Mr« O. Anderson in Silver Division an.. for Mrs. E J.C. Gardner in Bronze Division.
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    33-0 BEATING
    21 14 C. H Q Farclf gave 3 BOD a 33-0 heaiinc in a rugby match plaveri at Tanclin crounri vpslrrri.iv.
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