The Straits Times, 21 December 1953

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times Me***** Established 1845 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1953. 15 CENTS
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  • 207 1 says millionaire back from Red China THERE is no incentive for nine-tenths of Indonesia's population of 2,500,000 Chinese to return to Red China, a Surabaya Chinese millionaire, who has just toured China at the invitation of Mao Tse-tung, tola the Straits Times yesterday. He is Mr. Kho
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  • 120 1 THREE Slnuaporc Government unions are siipportine thp 200 labourers of the Straits TradinK Company's tin smelting works on Pulau Brani who have been on strike for the last six days. Thp Singapore Government Workers." .Medical Workers' and Department of Civil Aviation Workers' I'nion* are
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  • 145 1 CHILDREN FLOCK TO SEE TREE LONDON. Sun. HUNDREDS of excited children c.owded Trafalgar Square today to see Oslo's gift to London a 53 loot Christmas tree lit ip. Many of them were perched im^° shoulders of their paren^Bs hundreds of gaily colourriPlights. topped by a brilliant white star, flashed on,
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  • 156 1 Xl ALA LI'MPI'R. Sunday. Tllh Associated Chinese Chambers oi ommerce today demanded the abolition of the post of British Adviser. A resolution adopted at the annual delegates" «..»,^rrn.T said the Federation Government should practice strict economy by sacl^ng all unnecessary staff and
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  • 55 1 NEW YORK. Sun -The Japanese Government has restored I M 536.000 charity fund for needy New Hampsh.re citizens. The fund was established nearly 50 years ago when the Japanese and Russian Governments met at Portsmouth. New Hampshire, to sign pMM treaty. Each set up a fund
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  • 164 1 SUVA. Fiji. Sun THh. QUEEN has sent "heartfelt thanks" t o the Government and people of Fiji "for the loyal and wonderful welcome which they have ui\en m\ husband and myself The Uucen and the l>uk«' of Kdinhurch visited Fiji last week before going
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  • 127 1 New contest starts today SHE WON $5,000 OUTRIGHT MADAM HO WAI H»\(.. «.l Ripley Crestift, Singapore, who was the sole winner of last weeks 55.000 Straits Times word puzzle contest, will use the prize-money to pay off the mortcagc on her new house. "We houcht the hoiiM- M the hire-purchase
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  • 92 1 A SCHEME to give financial airi to students at the University of Malaya i.s beinc planned by the Singapore Rotary Club The plan is to appeal lor public contributions to set up a fund from which Interest free loans can be maiit to students. The
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  • 40 1 SEOUL Sun. -Air raid sirens sounded in Seoul late today as two Communist planes were tracked by Allied radar south of the demilitarised zone heading for Seoul. Allied planer failed to make contact. Reuter.
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  • 37 1 TOKYO. Sun. Lt. -General Sir Charles F. Loewen KBE. CB D3O. Commander of British Commonwealth Far Eas* Land Forces, yesterday left by air for home in Vancouver for a holiday. His headquarters are in Singapore.
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  • 150 1 /CHINESE MmrCM in Singapore believe recent report* of Communist China's new bond drive Indicate the critical economic situation m that conntry. They say the Eovemmenl la short of funds because of its ."-o-caiied reconstruction procrnmme and land reforms. One authority said yesterday that the Communists were
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  • 57 1 HEIDELBERG. Sun. The US Army said yesterday a soldier who allegedly deserted to East Germany is believed lo be the same one who recently broke gaol in Frankfurt. A-my headquarters here irlcr t inert him as Private Clifford F. Murphy, who was being conilned
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  • 25 1 VIENNA. Sun Czechoslovak miners serenaded President Anton Zapotocky and army hands played in the courtyard of hi.s palace on his 69th birthday Reuter.
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  • 231 1 'Caesar' is film of the yearHollywood HOLLYWOOD. Sun HOLLYWOOD'S film versior. of William Shakespeare '.-s "Julius Caesar" has been chosen the best picture of 1953 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Henry Hart, chairman of the committee on exceptional films, said the MGM film wa.s chosen because
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  • 70 1 U.S. ARMY HAS SUPER PLANE DESTROYER WASHINGTON. Sun.— The US Army has revealed some of the secrets of its bomberhunting guided missile. The missile. Nike. canAttack an enemy bomber at a speed of 1.500 m.p.h. Find and track the plane, riespitr evasive action, and destroy it even though the missile
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  • 75 1 REYKJAVIK. Sun. -Rescue teams battling against snow storms and 50-knot gales were today continuing their efforts to reach a remote Icelandic glacier in the hope of finding survivors from wrecked American navy plane. Nine men were in the Nepj tune bomber when it crashed ion Myrdalsjekull
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  • 76 1 WASHINGTON, Sun.—Governor Edwin L Mechem. of New Mexico, has told Congress a substantial start can be made now to solve the problems of 870.000 Arab refugees from Israel. He reported: "The principles or the unified plan for the development «*f the Jordan River appears
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  • 43 1 HONG KONG. Sun— Communist shore batteries tank one of three Red Chinese gunboats escorting ships to Lapsaimei Island. thinkinp they were unidentified launches reported in the area, U stated today. The other two may have been damaced. U.P.
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  • 41 1 KINGSTON. Sun. -Fire dis abled the New Zealand freighter Kaituna in Kingston harbour. Jamaica, yesterday. The thip remained alongside the pier while the fire burned ffo r n<>ur>. despite threat of prosecutior from the harbour master.- U.P.
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  • 38 1 TAIPEI. Sun. The Minister of Economic Affairs revealed today that up to the present time the Nationalist government has approved 48 factors lrnrn overseas Chinese applicants which are to begin operation in Formosa soon.— U.P.
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  • 78 1 THAT SMII.E means 51.40.--000. for John Hamilton, shown waiting at his home in l.angloan. Scotland, for the cheque for thp money hr won in a football pool. John, a steel mill labourer, stopped work as soon as a pools agent told him of his big win. Rut
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  • 128 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A POLICL PARTY in moon- light last night ambushed four terrorists in the Ktilim j area of Krdah. One terrorist wii killed The other three, one of whom 1 is believed to have been wounded, escaped. The dead terrorist has been identified
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  • 54 1 MRS HADGI HI 'ONES win ot a lon don lighterman vt* take part in the round-the-v orld broadcast before the Queeen speaks on Christmas Day Mrs Hue ties, here seen with one of her daughters. MfflH as an office cleaner Three of her children will speak
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  • 343 1 LONDON. Sunday. A BOGUS Chinese doctor, whose home was formerly in Singapore, carried out a delicate operation on man's brain in Leeds Infirmary, a tribunal was told. The man died. Bui for three years the "doc-tor" continued to work as a house surgeon at
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  • 90 1 They seek death of Beria Moscow, sun. a LL Moscow newspapers toi\ day printed demands for the death of Lavrenti Bena, the deposed Soviet secret police hief. and the six men accused ii treason with him. The Soviet Communist Party newspaper. Pravda, said that never again would anybody be able
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  • 27 1 WASHINGTON. Sun —Admiral Arthur W Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left yesterday for a three-week tour of the Far East.— U.P.
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  • 28 1 BRUSSELS, Sun.— A Sabena i Belgian Airlinesi helicopter k ft Brussels for Paris today to make the first experimental helicopter link between the two cities. Reuter.
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  • 48 1 Now winter comes... LONDON. Sun. Most of WfM Europe saw the «nd of its June-ir -December weather yesterday. Only France and Italy were sti;l unseasonably warm. Chill easterly winds swept Britain but the fogs of the last two riays lifted. Denmark and Sweden woke up to snow. -A.P
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  • 265 2 Lewis and Peat quit notices confirmed MR. H. BOYDEN. chairman of Messrs. Lewis and Peat in London, in a statement confirms that two members of the London board and three Singapore directors have given six months notice that they intend to end their agreements with the company. Although he is
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  • 124 2 COMPLANTS that an Italian textile factory has been "deliberately swindling" two Raffles Place Singapore, merchants have been made to the local Italian Consulate. The merchants claim to have lost a combined total of 515.800 because large consignments of cotton thread differed greatly
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  • 204 2 ECONOMICS WORR V S.E. ASM, NOT REDS US LEADER SAN FRANCISCO, Sunday. MR. ROBERT BLUM, president of the Committee for a Free Asia, returning from a tour of Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Indo-China, Si am, Malaya and Pakistan, said yesterday the people in those countries were preoccupied with their own
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  • 39 2 \MKKK W comedian Milton Brrle helps his bride to a piece of wedding cake. It was his third marriage. The new Mrs. Berle was formerly Miss Ruth Cosgrave his publicity agent.— Paul Popper picture.
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  • 43 2 WASHINGTON, Sun. M. Henri Bonnet. French Ambassador, conferred for 45 mm yesterday with Mr. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State and Mr. Livingston Merchant, Assistant Secretary, on problems of the present Paris meeting and the proposed four-power conference in Berlin—Reuter.
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  • 20 2 NEW YORK. Sun— NooH Prize winning physicist Robert A Millikan. 85. died yesterday after a long Illness.— U.P
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  • 400 2 H.p.i Lawrence Tan Mmm 29sw i 2 0 120 (8 5-hp.t Kua Ah Peng. 3 Jo-Jo (?-hp i. Philip Chan Cla«« E <4 lapji: 1. 910-mo-shnn (25-hpi H. A Siddons (Smin. 3d ?er 2 Hula Htlla II <25-hp>. Boon Piang Sin. 3
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  • 153 2 PENANG. Sun PENANG dealers are swamped with offers of free quota allocations to import Japanese textiles This follows the Government"? recent announcement that present quota holders will be given three months' extension, to March 1954, to use their allocations. Anticipating that Japanese
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  • 201 2 LONDON Sun. BRITAIN enters Christmas week with a national rail strike narrowly averted, but with a bitter, d/sruptive ban nn overtime in the key shipbuilding and engineering in- dustries in sight Chiefs ot the 39 unions Jn the 3.000.000-strong Confede ration of Shipbuilding and Engineering
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  • 56 2 NEARLY 1000 people attended the weddimi dinner last night of Mr. Ching Kwong Yew and his bride. Miss Vim Ch.ee Toong. Here the couple are seen leaning the Tai Tong Restaurant after the ceremony. The groom is the brother of Mr. Ching Ku>ong Lum, proprietor
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  • 40 2 LONDON. Sun. Thr Home Secretary Sir David Maxwrll Fyfo. has decided not to recommend a reprieve for Alfred Charles Whitrway. the tow oath, murderer, sentenced t o death for the murde r of Bari bara Sonuhurst 16. Reutcr.
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  • 238 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. SITTING on a chair in a small room in Kuala Lumpur, a 45-year-old Eurasian woman today said: "Christmas" makes no difference to my family. Nothing matters to us any more." For her, Christmas means an extra prayer that one
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  • 77 3 A STUDENT —FEET FIRST IN A BRIEF but hot struggle police dispersed 2.500 university students massed on the Is.mlrv.ird St. Michel. Paris, t<» call the attention of the National Assembly to their demands for a bigger education grant Police stopped a procession and the students then sat down and blocked
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  • 218 3 I believe in Soviet system says Janet GEORGETOWN. British Guiana. Sunday. MRS. Janet Jagan, Chicago-born wife of ousted Premier Cheddi Jagan. admitted in court yesterday that she was a firm believer in the Soviet system of government. She added that she was also an admirer of the governments in Scandinavia.
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  • 80 3 LONDON. Sun. A ROYAL Air Force Canberra jet bomber streaked from < v Town. South Africa, to London yesterday in 13 hours and 17 minutes, slashing more than. 26 hours off the old record. The jet took off from Wingfield Airfield. Cape Town, at 0309 C.MT
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  • 55 3 HOLLYWOOD. Sun. Vice squad officers raided a hillside mansion early yesterday and arrested eight men and five women, including TV singer actress Lynn Carver on gam- bling charges. Also booked on gambling charges was actor Keith Britton. 33. who said he appeared on the
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  • 114 3 Malta gives Britain two choices VALETTA. Sun. FINAL results in the Malta general election eive Mr. Dom Mintoff's Labour Party 19, Mr. Borg Oliviers Nationalist Party 18 and Dr. P. Boffa's Workers- Party three .seats in the island's 40-seat Parliament. The Labour Party— which has 40.000 members in this British
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  • 34 3 TOKYO. Sun.— The populations of Tokyo has climbed to 7.469.538 Kyodo News Service said today. Tokyo Is still the worlds third largest city behind London (8.346.137) and New York (7.891.9571.— A.P.
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  • 125 3 LONDON, Sunday. OIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S left hand was swathed in bandages yesterday, the victim of one of the Prime Minister's own famous cigars. The accident happened at the lunch yesterday of the Elder Brethern of Trinity House— an illustrious honorary group of which the
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  • 58 3 CALCUTTA, Sun. -One hun dred people were injured, six seriously, in 30 n.inutes of bloody fighting in the dock area here la;-< niglit between rioting dock workers and pol- icemen. One thousand rioters attack- I ed a police party summoned to quell the disturbance arising
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  • 102 3 MAIL FIRE BELIEVED SABOTAGE CAIRO, Sun. SABOTAGE was suspected In a fire which destroyed Christmas mail and parcels for British forces in the Suez Canal Zone, a British military spokesman announced. On December 15 a 10-ton British Army lorry carrying 196 bags of Christmas mail and parcels for the services
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  • 60 3 ROME. Sun.— Ahmed E. Shukeiry, secretary general or the Arab League, will leave Rome for Cairo on Monday after a stay of several days In Italy.— A.P. NEW YORK. Sun. CartAustin Hall and Mrs. BonnlP Brnwn Heady executed for the kidnapping of six-year-old Bobby
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  • 117 3 TOKYO. Sun. THE Government has approved a plan to create an Asian association to step up economic co-operation with Japan's Asian neighbours, it was learned today. Simultaneously.' tho Government (Wided to conclude agreements for technical tie. up* and to prevent dual tax levies Ilir planned association, whose
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  • 218 3 MOSSADEQ IN TEARS I'LL DIE IN GAOL TEHERAN. Sun. I^ORMER Premier MohamF mcd Mossadeq wound up his defence at his treason trial yesterday with a burst of tears and a prediction that the verdict expected today will mean "I'll die in the corner of a prison." "They'll suffocate this energy
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  • 56 3 PARIS, Sun. French air traffic was almost paralysed today for the second day running by a strike of ground staff. The American companies. Pan -America and Transworld Ain»nes. were diverting all their Paris traffic to Brussels while the Dutch KLM Airlines too, cancelled all their
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  • 33 3 TAIPEH. Sun. Nationalist intelligence sources said today that China's boss in Canton, Yeh Chien-ying. has been appointed head of the Chinese Communist military advisory group to the Vietminhs in In-do-China. U.P.
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  • 25 3 LUXEMBOURG. Sun M. Pierre Dupont. Luxembourg Prime Minister, broke his leg when he slipped and fell in his office here yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 694 4  - The cold, cold world of Mr Ferguson NAN HALL »y riERE'S a man in Singapore who is immune to climatk changes. He wears the same clothing in winter in Scotland as he does ir. Singapore on its most humid and trying days —cotton vest, shortsleeved cotton shirt and drill slacks.
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  • 209 5 RACES WILL BRING A BRIGHTER HOLIDAY PENANG, Sunday. A HEAVY INFLUX of racegoers and other outstation visitors from all over Malaya means that Penang will not have an austerity Christmas this year. Hotels and lodging houses are fully booked for the next two weeks. Bungalows by the sea and up
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  • 100 5 Off goes the first cargo IPOH. Sun. SEVEN THOUSAND tons of iron-ore, produced by the Malaya Mining Company near here, was shipped to Japan at the week-end. lt»was the first shipment of a 10,000-ton consignment destined for Japan by the company, which pioneered iron mining in Perak. The Mala>a Mining
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  • 24 5 scope. For Kluang JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Dr N. A. Durham. M<-dical Oflicer at the Genera! Hospital here has been transferred t<> Kluang General Hospital.
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  • 49 5 KUANTAN, Sun.— The Ciau- dian Institute, a private school I c atering mostly for over-aged children, held a prizegiving (unction and concert at the week end. Among the guests were Dato Mahamud bin Mat. Speaker of the Federal Council, and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Grieve.
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  • 54 5 KUANTAN, Sun. -Miss Lucy Foo. of the Federation Blind Welfare Committee interviewed. Wan Abu Bakar bin Wan Jusof of Kampong Tengah and Osman bin Mohmad Nor of Beserah who soupht admission to the blind home to be opened in Kuala Lumpur next year. The results
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  • 44 5 MALACCA. Sun.— Kampjng dwellers in Sungei Buloh near Malacca, who helped to level the land and put up the building, saw their $2,000 readina room opened by the v iff of the Alor Gaja District Officer. Mrs. G. W. Gould.
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  • 38 5 IPOH. Sun.— About eichty old men and women of the Perak Chine>e Old Folks Home wrre given a Christmas treat by thP Society of the children lof Mary of thr- Ipoh convent I yesterday morning.
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  • 67 5 WIIK.N MRS. K. J CUMMUfti dot s thr marketing she takes the whole family, imludini: Beppo the monkey and he likes helping himself to crapes and bananas. The Straits Times picture shows the Cummins family in Sincapore Cold Storage shop in Orchard Road. Mrs. Cummint said
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  • 219 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Sunday. RADICALS here will co-operate with all Parties for the common good. Doctor M. P. L. Yegappan. the Radical chairman, said today. He was commenting on a statement by Mrs. B. H. Oon. chairman of the Province Wellesley Labour Party, that
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  • 132 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. OOLICE are puzzled by the •I death of a 45-year-old amah, Marimuthu. whose body was found lying in a cesspool at the Wilkinson Rubber Processing Factory 6th mile, Ipoh Road, on Wednesday. Marimuthu was first reported missing on Dec 12 by her
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  • 153 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 7.1.i Morninir Star; 7.30 News; 7 35 Melody Mixture; 8 Rhythm In the Su:i; 8.30 Malay House-. vives Corner: 9 Close Down; 1.01 Matinee; 130 News; 1.45 Ballad Time; 2 Close Down; 5.02 Light Music; 5.15 Calling All Children; »i Listeners' Choice; 7 News; 7.15 Barrel Hou.m":
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  • 71 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun-Mr T. E. Ong has brcn clrctcd a rrrmbrr of the sub-committrr for the welfare of patients in the Leper Settlement. Johore Bahru. Other members are Major J- Kerr. Mr .C. G. Watts. Mrs. C. I N. Su. Mr. Yap Kirn Hock, representing the J.
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  • 37 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Sun. —I The penghulu of Saiong Mv- kirn, Kuala Kangsar, and ketuas of the mukim gave a party to the boys of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Orphanage. The boys also received money gifts.
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  • 31 5 KUANTAN. Sun— About 190 members of the St. John Am- j bulance Brigade have completed thei r first aid course here and will sit examinations early next year. I
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    • 230 5 SINGAPORE DIARY Polirr Band: Public performance, 1 body-building 5 pm.; Directors' Kinc Oeorue V Park, 5.30 p.m. to meeting 5.15 p.m.; SeleRle Road. 6.30 p.m. SI. Andrew's Cathedral: Children's British Council: Free movie shows llet inc 3 P m 5 P m "«P..f film* from the Commonwealth. m 5"}-"* r
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  • 285 6 SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL BE YEAR'S BIGGEST SANTA CLAUS CHRISTMAS lights are going up in all the hospital wards and fattened fowls are being slain for the tables of the poor. Singapore's charity organisations and clubs are making sure it will by a jolly time for everyone this Christmas. But
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  • 216 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. JHK ASSOCIATED CHINESE Chambers of Commerce at their* annual delegates' conference today adopted 11 resolutions demanding free importation of rice and sugar. These resolutions, moved by the representatives of the 11 States and Settlements and Singapore, asked the
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  • 72 6 INTO RADIO MALAYA. K.ala Lumpur. »n Saturday walked Mr. Quanß Pin Sine with a cheque for 83,880. He handed the cheque to Len Thorne. radio compere, who will conduct the Christmas Eve dollars-for-discs programme in aid of Lady Tempter's Tuberculosis Hospital fund. Mr. Quang collected
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  • 141 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. HPHE <».»langor Shop Assistants Union is to ask the Indian Chamber of Commerce to get shop employers to shorten working hours. This decision, unanimously passed at a two-hour meeting this morning. followed the Federation Labour Department's move to start a nationwide survey
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  • 23 6 JOHORE BAHRU Sun— M. Chellia wa.« fined $100 in the police court today for selling milk with 28 per cent water
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  • 152 6 £EVEN Singapore girls are busy at their sewing machines preparing for the Chinese Swimming Club's "Miss C.S.C." beauty contest on Dec. 27. Swimming costumes are ■jarred, otherwise, thry may dreu as they wish. The girls are trying to d»•dp between sweater and T-shirt, evening gown
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  • 108 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A proposal that the Government should reserve a nominated seat for penghulus on the Federal Legislative Council will be considered by the delegates conference of petighulu associations at Kota Bahru, Kelantan. next month. The conference Ls scheduled to meet on January 21 and
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  • 104 6 Watch on 'Nightmare Junction' KUALA LUMPUR, Bun. SINCE last Tuesday police, have been taking a traffic census at "Nightmare" junction at Moumbatten Road Bridge, tn the heart of Kuala Lumpur The idea is to provide pedestrian crossings. When the census is complete next Tuesday, the figures will be sent to
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  • 79 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The World Bank Mission will arrive in the Federation in two weeks for the long-awaited economic survey of Malaya, it was stated at the annual delegates conference of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce today. The conference was told that
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  • 73 6 SUNGEI PATANI, Sun THE Chief Police Officer, Mr. C. N. Godwin, took the salute at march Dast by V Company of the Kedah Police Volunteer Reserve today. He also declared open the volunteer headquarters and recreation centre at Jalan Jerai. He presented prizes to winners of
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  • 32 6 KUALA KANOSAR. Sun. For assisting in a characters lottery in Kensas Road. Kuala Kangsar on Nov 14. Saw Seng was fined $2,000 i n the Magistrate's Court here.
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  • 46 6 Detachments of the Red Cross paraded at Raffles Institute yesterday to say farewell to Miss Q. w. Smith of Headquarters < London i. the organiser and acting branch director of the Red Cnvs in Sineaporp since January 1952. who is leaving for Britain in January.
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  • 154 7 Agitators are stirring up trouble bus chief HANDFUL of "firebrands" and agitators are trying to stir up trouble among more than 1,000 Singapore Traction Company workers, the company's manager, Mr. A. A. Ewing, told the Straits Times yesterday. He was commenting on Saturday's decision of the S.T.C. Employees Union to
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  • 121 7 COLONEL IS HERE TO SELECT TWO NURSES HERE TO select two more Malayan nurses for training in Australia early next year is Colonel S. A F. Pond, a member of the board of management of the Australian Imperial Forces Scheme. He arrived in Singapore on Saturday by Qantas-8.0.A.C. Constellation from
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  • 46 7 Mr. Malcolm MacDonaid. Commissioner-General for South-east Asia, will attend the Animal Lovers' League's Christmas party at Raffles Institution at 5 p m. today. He is patron of the league. Mr. MacDonaid will present championship shields to winners at the recent rally.
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  • 25 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun The Johore Executive Council, met for the last time this year in the Council Chamber today. The Tungku Mahkota presided.
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  • 39 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Johore State sanitary officers yesterday, formed a trade union with Inche Nazir bin Abdullah as president. A dinner party was held Dato Sheikh Abubakar. Officer in Charge of town boards, was present
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  • 31 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Troops are exempt from registering dog.-, under the Animal Ordinance 1953. The exemption applies to dogs owned by the War Department and to pets.
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  • 38 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— The Telecommunications Department won the cup for the best stand at the Radio and Electronics Exhibition held here from Dec 10 to 13. More than 8.000 people saw the exhibition.
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  • 129 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. flats are the solution to Kuala Lumpur's land shortage, Mr. T. F. Carey, the Federation's Co-operative Development Commissioner, said today. He was speaking at the annual meeting of the Kuaia Lumpur Co-operative Housing Society. "One cannot help wondering." he said, "where sufficient
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  • 73 7 HE PLUNGED INTO A 75-ft RAVINE AND SURVIVED PENANG, Sun. A motor-cyclist plunged into i 75-foot ravine at Gintine Pass, between Balik Pufau and Telok Kumbar, last night, and survived. The cyclist. Robert Kuan Kirn Huah, newspaper reporter, was picked up unconscious by the police this morning. Despite severe cuts
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  • 215 7 THIS MIGHT BE THE ANSWER HE SAYS QNE of America's former top diplomats, Dr. Francis B. Sayre. said yesterday that Malaya's resettlement scheme was "an interesting experiment which might provide a solution to the terrorist problem." Dr. Sayre. paying an unofficial visit to Singapore. lunched with the Comini.s.sioner-Gene-rla, Mr. Malcolm
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  • 63 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Perlis Meritorious Service medal tPlngat Jasa Kebaktian) Is to be awarded to the following people: Raja Haji Ahmad bin Raja Endut. Tuun Haji Ahmad bin Haji Mohamed. Tuan Sheik Ahmad bin Mohd Hashiin. Tuan Sheikh All bin Sheikh Abdul Hamid Bajunid. Mr.
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  • 24 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. ftixty flvp krtuas fmm thFpdpratmn and Bnrrtrn will attend the third training course organised by RIDA.
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  • 92 7 'WYBMADIITY' RAISES SMILE IN THE BAR MALACCA, Sun— Strangers in a Malacca bar are curious when they see a plate with the letters "WYBMADIITY' over the counter. They smile when told the fetters stand for "Will You Buy Me A Drink If I Tell You.'' They smile even more when
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  • 37 7 I ATHKR CHRISTMAS (Sq.l.dr. I. .1. Hilton) stops out of his aircraft after landing at I\! Tntgah on Satun ay when he «a\r nrcsrnts to in. >!,• than -Mill diildrrn liv.i U nn n,,. station.
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  • 139 7 KUALA LUMPUR Sunday. A SECRET directive on wage talks was approved today by the annual delegates' conference of the Malayan Plantation Workers' Inion after a three-hour private session. The union's negotiating committee will be guided by this directive in its dealings with employers. Pay talks
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  • 66 7 Prize money comes handy for shoes MM.ACCA. Sun >rOBL iFi ix. agetf 2»'. won I the first prize in the Portuguese Descendants Ta,entime at Capitol Dance Hall .'nday. H lid he would buy a pau" of Nhoe.s with the prize money. Noel sane his own composition. sonc with mixture of
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  • 117 7 Xl ALA I.IMPI R. Sun. rE RAJA Ml n of Srlangor. 27-yea' -old Tengku Abdul Aziz, will join the Malay Regiment on Jan. 29. He will take a cadet officers' course for. six months in Port Dickson. He applied, with the Sultan's consent, to
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  • 27 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun i Because Christmas Day falls on Friday a normal holiday in Johore. December 26 will be a public holiday in the St:vte.
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  • 24 7 .JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Urn E"E Tone charged with failing to furnish income tax returns. was acquitted fnday because the ease was not ready.
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  • 69 7 KUALA LUMPUR Sunday. IjiIGHT MALAY other ranks have been detained for !i questionin e in connection with the death of a Malay woman cyclist, who was killed by a hit and run driver in Circular Road here on Thins day. The mm wcrp detained today after
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 259 7 BY .<^d>S^^^H Horrockses CONTROLLED RETAIL PRICES IN SINGAPORE "Nucolaine" Printed Haircord $2.15 p yd. "Nucolaine" Dyed Haircord 2.10 "Madison" Printed Cambric 1.90 "Jacklin" Printed Linenette 1.75 *'Cayfayre" White Dyed Dress Poplin 2.15 "Gayfayre" Printed Dress Poplin 2.65 "DCSSI6" Coloured Woven Gingham 1.85 "DCS 564" Coloured Woven Gingham 2.00 "Skolla" Printed
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  • 58 8 J« H'nrrfa .</O I minimum) ROUALLE: To PfcftMSS, Wtfa of JFM Rnuillo :'t Johnr" B:ihru on nprombrr 18th. s iMsfhtsjr, RAINE: On Bth Der at London, to Mutant wife of P. C, Ralne. Malayan Police, ;i son (Jftofcotafl es). MEYER TO TSMie mrp Houßhtori and Davlrl on lflth Doc.
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  • 45 8 21) Wordu tin (minimum) DR LOW CHIN SEANC and family thank aU friends and relatives who n'tPnriM. Mnl wre.'hs. mrssacps and trlr^mrrn of condolence, helped nnd rendered services p' thp funeral of hi, mother the la'e Madam Foo Yoke I.ian on 18th December, 1053
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  • 316 8 11, Horrfj fin (minimum, MR Ac MRS tw. Brandon (Tom nri Oay> Mi their many friends In Malaya the romplimrnls of Hie J^o ison MOTHERS' Town Country offers TOO I new -hlpmnnt of Children's rtrrs^s .it r— WIW pricrs r,4 Hich St. STOr O\rr .it Bangkok "r Honz Kong
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  • The Straits Times
    • 991 8 Johnrc and Nprh Sembilan hnvo always heon trouble spots in the fight aßairst Communism in Malaya. The terrorist organisation in this area is compact and apparently be'ter organised than in other parts of the Federation for it seems to show more resilience to the blows of
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    • 341 8 Most striking feature of the elections for the French presidency is not so much the failure to date of one man after six ballots to win the necessary clear cut majority (although M. Laniel, the present prime minister, seems to he heading for success over his Socialist
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  • 1406 8 WILLIAM FISH reports from Ulu Remis Estate on •"THE planter's wife looked out over thr darkening Jun g 1 c to the blue hills and th( blood-red sunset beyonc "It's the best time of th( day", she said, and in th< silence which followec her husband casually in
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  • 300 8 r appears that according to the Education Department. 24J hours It the mml!- mum a child should attend I school in a week from standard IV upwards. Unless there is any magic I power in this number, the Director of Education must revise It.
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  • 137 8 iCUJRTHER to my comments •T anent competitive entrance examination (Straits Times. December 9) for boys of seven years of age seeking admission to Primary One of an English School in Kota Bharu. and in which my son. brought up by a Malay mother, failed to satisfy the examiners.
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    • 142 8 AT A SINGAPORE luncheon the other day some Christ--1 tan Buesta protested, jitstmubly i teel, against the pXv Ing nf certain carols with sacred memories *s background for the usual lunch time conviviality. The carol playing was stopped immedlately. But the episode has set me thinking of the«origlns
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    • 171 8 WHEN carol- «ere revived ,>t the end ol the last century they were almost all of very ancient origin ;in(i f°w have been written in the last t\v<. hundred years. ••Comr All Ye Faithful" fot I instance goes back in it, on ginal form "Adeste Fideles" to
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    • 173 8 MALAYANS, at any rate :n Singapore have responded well to a taste ()f Western I ballet. The expressionist dances ol Alexander von Swaine an.l Lisa 'or>el drew a distineuish ed and highly appreciative ;l not I very larsn audience to the Victor:.! Memorial Hall an-l this, in Malaysia,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 544 8 211 Words Jl» (minimum) THE Encacpmpnt Is announced brtwren Rosemary, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. C.W. Simmons, Sinp:iporc and Wim. Schacffer, Slncajiorr. THE ENGAGEMENT was announced brlwrrn I.pr Klivp S^nE. nrrond son of Mr fc Mrs Lre Bah Rrrt. anfl Mary Lmi Sa rr l.ian. fourth daiiKhtor of Mr.
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    • 117 8 6 RAFFLES PLACE. PHONE ***** K. E. MEYER f N a.0.. o. opt K. BELL DIP. OPT.. A.S.T.C, F.A.O.A. l>ll»Olt I I II GIFTS FOR XMAS!! Things you'll love Evening bags, fine Jewelled Accessories. Nylons. Scarves Amusing Bar Novelties!. Open until 6 p.m. each evening. cJokjix) qeaaeo Tne rcme /onop
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  • 294 9 KUALA LUMPIR, Sunday. JHK ASSOCIATED Chinese Chambers of Commerce today demanded that the Government relax the pressure in collecting; income tax. Delegates said that as a result of slackness in trade the public found it difficult to meet payments in
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  • 140 9 SCRAP SHB SET-UP, THEY ASK i THK 1.100-strong Blngapon Harbour Board SlafT Association has told the Rendcl Commission that the pracffce of the Governor -ip point i^R men to manage tii< 8 MR. must be stopped. It maintains that under the prr.sent. .set-up the port authority is responsible not to
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  • 58 9 Children on tlnre lonely Islands oft* Sincaporr have not ben. forcotten hy Father Christmas this year. Thrir Santa Clau.s was Mr.v Hanriv principal ol t h< Methodist Girls School. Sincapore. who with a party of teachers. dlstriDuted tr and clothinc to the children of Pulau Seknanc
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  • 101 9 He will speed the building SCHOOL buildinu in Singapore will be speeded up when a senior inspector of schools is appoin'rd soon to control planning and development work. "We are trying to hiill'l schools as quickly as possible and we need a full-time officr T o keep a check on
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  • 39 9 KUANTAN. Sun.— The man- 1 aeement or the Capitol m*n I Air Cinema here will doi.atc the proceeds of two shows on December 26 to the Federation Blind. Deaf and "Dumb Fund, j organised by Lady Templer.
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  • 56 9 Thr B.B.( has d. iHed to station a permanent correspondent in South -East Mr. I C .McHoim.ill i I. i mer BBC correspondent in Brrlin. :»nd special inrris- pendent in Kenya, will arrivein SinKaporp on Christmas Eve with his wife to takp up the neu post.
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  • 166 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. EIGHT ducks have arrived here from London in a special Royal Air Forrr transport plane. And they are here at the invitation of thr Hich Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer. On his last trip to England. Gen Templer was told how much
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  • 25 9 The president (if the Saigon Chamber or Comment-. M J Dalloz. arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Ifaneilllatse. after a holiday in France
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  • 104 9 LINDA 111 <>< .< is only two. she could reciig nise h. r >is(i>r Patricia when she arrived in Singapore on Saturday night by air 'mm Australia Isnorinc the Customs "N n admiltanre rxcrpt nn husim-vs" siirn at Kallanu airport. Linda rushed into the hall to
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  • 176 9 p()R 11 years the relatives of Mr. Boey Kai Hong, who disappeared during the Japanese occupation, have been wondering what happened to him. Now they think they know as the result of a dream. A relative has been dreaming for days that he
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  • Article, Illustration
    45 9 MR. \LSTIN Met ALUM, president of Ballarat's V's Men's Club in Australia and World Outlook Service director. Australasian region, arrived in Singapore yesterday by air from a youth conference in Ba;uio, Philippines He returns to Australia h* air tomorrow. Straits Times picture.
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  • 158 9 Round of Christmas parties KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. THE city's round of Christmas parties began yesterday when 1,000 children were entertained at the Selansor Eurasian Association and the YMCA Today the staff of Lever Brothers gave 200 children a party, with games and cinema shows. Members of St. Anthony's Church held
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  • 64 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Members of tiie Selangor Red Cross Society's executive today attended a tea party at the Mentri Besar's residence in honour of Mrs. J. Kindness. A member of the society. Mrs Kindness leaves Kuala Lumpur for Penang on Tuesday with her husband, manager
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  • 168 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. OFFICIALS of the Co-Operative Housing Society ut their annual meeting here today that a former controlling committee had acted wrongly by not inviting tenders 'or a building contract. The president. Mr A. D. York, said; "There was no attempt by the
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  • 254 9 Further gifts totalling $2,256 have been made to the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association. They are: McNuir Welhire OrfMtaaltM *34t> 15. Barber.-' Employers' Ah*. Ctattoa $231. Dr. P. S.Bun $200. i Pulo Bukuiu Co-operative Stores i Society Ltd. $100. Mr. H. A. J Proiik $100. Anonymous $100. Anonymous
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  • 201 9 Dried fish prices prr picul in Singapore during the week ended December 17 wereMerah < who!&> Ist quality $100--tad qiialny $80: 3rd quality $60 lekyuw, Ist quality $45; 2nd quality $40; 3rd quality $30 Merah isplitt Ist qunlity $100; 2nd quality $80: 3rd quality $«0 Selar Kunin*
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  • 72 9 American Express and Pan American World Airway*, are jointly organising 42-day rscorted tours around the Pacific, "tartinc from San Francisco snd taking in Singapore The first tour begins on Feb 15. For U.S. $3,279.99 tourLsts will be able to see Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines. Hong
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  • 175 9 CHANGE LAW ON CHINSE SCHOOLS CALL IPOH. Sunday. DISSATISFIED with the Governments Education Ordinance of 1952. Chinese teachers in the Federation are to make a strong protest, and ask the authorities to amend the law. At its two-day conference in Ipoh during the week-end, the Federation Chinese Teachers' Union .said
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  • 204 9 Scheme for more doctors may take time ANY sci 'IMF to improve the standard of medical training Htid increase the number of doctors in Malaya will no* have any effect until after IMO, Sir David Ltadaaj Keir. chairman of the three-man Medical Education Inquiry Commission, .said on Saturday. Sir David
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  • 61 9 KUALA 1.1 MPI R, Sunday. LIGHTNING struck an overhead ehtricity (able here to day and put the city in darkness for nearly ?0 minutes It struck the cable which runs hetwrrn Connaußht Bridge and the Bungsar Power Station and "tripped the switch. lights in shops, cinemas
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 102 9 A k jW Oive f| MUSICAL T RADIOS, RECORD PLAYERS, GRAMOPHONE RECORDS MUSICAL NOVELTIES OR A GIFT VOUCHER TO ANY VALUE vf/l/f J O"N LITTLES BUIIVnG S /f Wr W^^ »'No»>om t tl >OJO Xct^J FEDERATION AIR SERVICE SCHEDULED SERVICE: Between Kuala Lumpur, Bentong, Benta. Temerioh, Jcndcrata. Sitiawan, Ipoh. Kuantan.
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    • 147 9 LA** ~f liD car b° n < >r o n B er s in the V^^^^^W way of the real-fruit flavour |K Fj j I of Birc -ley's fruit drinks! fy§tjk ORANGE PINEADE CRAPE Tr v bott!r Src f}ow y° od «lV really is! B wL Obtainable everywhere. mm ho^c*«^m
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  • 152 10 By KKNNETH KONSTAM THE late S. J. Simon oner drrw a parallel between "the best possible results" and the "best results possible." This hand, from a recent rub- ber dealt at game to EastWest the dealer illustrates the point as seen by North-South. A K Q2 V 9 8
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  • 866 10 Help from an expert on Malayan garden problems GARDENING IN THE LOWLANDS OF MALAYA. By R. E. Holttum (Straits Times Press Ltd. 324 page*. $12.50.. GARDENING in tin; lower p.irts of Malaya is nn c\hsperating con t indict ion. There is a climate which keeps flowers, trees and shrubs in
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  • 320 10 SHREWD 'AGENT' Fir Eastern Agent By Donald Me >re. iHoddcr and Stoughton I St.) FAR Eastern agents arr r or they used to be. a dime a dozen. Mr. Moore's pleasant book is hotter described by its sub-title— the Diary of an Eastern Nobody, an account of business journeyings in
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 261 10 rwillfj %a* J pruviivtt i fjiii v DUNLOPiLLO S su/wr foul ttft i pilhnr I 521..W I If you oni afford I a little more give ,i m Dunlnpillo wuxttrtn m years of m air-cnnlcd comfort m THt niINIPP RUPBI R CO. (MALAYA) LTf, MNCATCRE K L j£* '/<& #<&
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 254 10 Sisaiis Time* Crossword ACROSS 1 Pilcklv shrub iSV I One of Sherlork H«>lmcss. per- 8. Hurts rest rnnHg.i <9i. hßps 9i. 13. Just ihe shade for an tntellt--6 Strike about a sailors drew crnt Communisl ifi. 3). ,5, IS. Havinc no srent t9>. 9. Chooses shnrp-p"tnted tools fi Cp t
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  • 1544 11 IHE title "natural genius" is frequently L misapplied when speaking of painters, but among the few holding a just claim r is Thomas Gainsborough. A country t boy, he was sent, at 13, to study in London. At 18 he returned and, for
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 350 11 C\ CATHAY ORGANISATION r* vs^ ATTRACTIONS "^gr rirvntnu today daily „45. 4.15, 6.45 Phone 21-Hfi for Bookings 930 p m CENTURY-POX PRKSKNTS iKimiii MARCH TKRRY MOORK < CAMERON MITCHBLL < A NO osfcSr^] GALA PREMIERE WEDNESDAY 23rd AT 9.30 P.M. l>ic Gre-.itcsl Sior\ nl 1 me liul Imilli W r>
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    • 277 11 i.nst :t Shntrs: Ham. 1.1. Iftnt rz; N S|EW Fo LAST NIGHT ON STAGE The Great |#1 6.30 9 30p.m. cnor ad wi CIRCLE: $6 $2 dUKWAK STALLS: $8, $6 S4 Tomorrow Wednesday Only 5 Shows at 11. I f> 4. H. 30 0 30 "SIOU WOO NIANG" fa. m-*h-|~Tj
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 240 11 [%>v»^yjKm Quixote delaMancha wSanchoftnza E N THE PROVINCE OF LA MANCH\| WlJ^^^Z '-\M V /all TufSE IN SPAIN. THERE ONCE RKIDED I flSfcm^i' lUS J*r\> 2LJsZeP A GENTLEMAN OF SOME 50 VtARi j StlPp^^- j <^tt^T) V££y*EU \^^**r<i »HR It U This Hctfgy vvas THE STUOV Of ChivalKY it was
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  • 883 12 'THE following quotations were those of the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association, Singapore, at the rlose of business on Friday:— IMM-UUI-Buo-r* -rllri. Ale* Brick* frtfn i Io i 30 Ord». 3.70 380 AUu let 12. 2» .Hi o a rciroi ii > ii'V BM. Truatccs M (So UOII 1
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  • 22 12 The Sineapore tin riihhrr and sharp market* will he closed on Friday and Saturday. Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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  • 234 12 "THE following list of sh;u<> transartiotis is I reported by onr firm of gharebroken In Singapore for the period Decemhrr 12 to December 18. inclusive INDUSTRIALS Frascr Nt-uve Orris $2.00 Gammons $2.87- and $2.90. Hammers $2.80 and $2,821 Wm. Jacks $:s 67J ar»d $3.70 Malayan
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  • 138 12 Penang' s exports in November DENANO Uw mor th exported for the first time sime the Korean 1 war. 370 ions of rubber to Soutn Korea. Offiriiil statistics ftbqp a drop of I $1 .565.614 in the settlements export 'of and rubber io foreign coiinirie in November. I Penana's total
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  • 51 12 WALL STREET NEW YORK. Sat Dow Jrnev avriaces on the sock market on Thursday and Friday were: Thurs. Prl 30 Industrials 282.67 283 54 20 Railroads !>fi 37 97 02 »C 40 Domes' ic Bonds 97. 1J nf nfi U Dttltttei HJI 52 58 64 Stocks composite average 107.24 107
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  • 149 12 mm. M.ihi ;mi Fvchnnse Banks I X Association made the following changes in lt.s quotations on Saturday NKW YORK: buying. TT. 32',. air m.ul o.d. 33. 90 days. 33" credit bills. 33 3/16 trade bilis: selling TT. or O.D. 32 ready. CANADA: buying. TT II 15 Ifi. air
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  • 33 12 The following outputs o^ rubber are rrporied for November.Pounds Chanekat Serriane 27.300 Chermanu Development 111.000 Indrsiciri Rubhn;- R7.244 LOOM Rubber Mat* sfi «W1 Nv.il-.s Rubber Mat* 3<».00n T:i)>;ih R'lbbev Estates 55.193
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 266 12 o new I Ilj j v g»* 111 r idea ml Nothinp new about a Biro pen, you say. Ah, but /||f// there is about this one. This is the handiest, swiftest WWW actinp pen you've ever seen. No cap: no fuss: no f/o/ fumbling. Pros down the clip and
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    • 681 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS VACANCIES EXIST for the poxt of Probationer Nurse In the Neitrl Srmbllan Medical Department. Candidates should have passed their Standard VII and be between the ages of 17 'j to 23. Application should be made to the State Medical Health Officer, Nefrrl Sembllan, from whom full parti- culars
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    • 510 12 NOTICES THE MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All members of the above Association in the Colony of Singapore' will be closed for business on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th December 1953 being Christmas Holidays. FEDERATION OF MALAYA MEDICAL DEPARTMENT All persons who deal, by wholesale or by retail, In Poisons scheduled
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    • 700 12 TENDERS I P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders from Class "E" and above registered Contractors will be received by the State Engineer. Perak. Ipoh. up to $.00 p m. on 2«th De cember. 1953 for the Repairs nnd Renewals to Timber Bridges in Larut and MuUng. for the year '.954.
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    • 70 12 THE EASTERN SHIPPING CORPORATION LIMITED Loading for Hongkoi.u aim JtopUMM Pm' Penanr Singapnrr m.v. "STATE OF ANDHRA" 31 23 24 27 Members Malaya/China Japan Conference For Freight, particulars please apply to: R. JUMABHOY RONS lIMITFT) PHONF C K. JOBHI 39. OREEN HAI.I PFNANT, MITSUI |5] LINE lASTIOUNO ROUND THI WORLD
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    • 1509 13 fc ftfiS 'MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. J&E* Wastage (Incornornted in Singapore) AH other B«p» BLUE FUNNEL LINE Corrirr,' option to proceed vio other port, to load and diuhorgr cor.j SAILINGS to LIVIRPOOL, GLASGOW, LONDON A CONTINENTAL PORTS H'jc Sail, P S'hom Penarvj Teiretio. te) Lliiipplll f. H4WM Dec. 20/21 Dec.
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    • 983 13 Oman bm^^^l^B^^J^^bmb^T3^ a4»K^YJ^P^jß^B«^^^Ba^^S^exaTji *^> EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIAN/U.K./CONTINENT Spore P. Sham Penong "Lelandla" for Bongkok S Jon. "Java" for Kohsirhong. Saigon, Hongkong, Manila, Kobe A Yokohomo 4/8 Jan. 1/ S Jan. "Panama" for Koh.ichang, H'kong 10/11 Jan. "Klne" for Diokorta, Kohsichong, Saigon, Hongkong, Manila, Kobe Yokohama 14/18 Jan.
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    • 977 13 BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. SAILINGS to U.K. and CONTINENTAL PORTS S'Dore P S'hom Peno^O Benottow for Londen, Antwerp, Rotterdom, Horrhurg In "art Baneruochon for Liverpool, Dublin, Rotterdam, Hamburg G. 33/34 2S/27 Dec. 28/29 Dec. Senrlnne* tor Avo">"oi.th. London. M Rotterdam. Newriistle. Hull 25/30 Doc. 31 Dm/ 2 Jan. 3/ 4
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    • 1201 13 McALISTER tfc CO., LTD. ELLERMAN cV BUCKNALL TtL N sfo6 LONDON. HAVRE, ROTTERDAM KLAVENESS LINE HAMBURG LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, and tor USA. North Atlantic Port, PORTLAND. SEATTLE A VANCOUVER ond Canada via Colombo Accepting cargo for Central A South CITY OF SWANSEA American Port* S pore P S'r-orn Penong
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  • SMALLER TURNOVER: PRICES UNCHANGED
    • 173 14 Tin shares variable STRAITS Trading were no: affected by the reported labour troubles at the smelter and on one day they changed hands in fair quantity at $20.45 after small deals at $20.50 Malayan collieries recovered a little with business done at 87! 2 cents, but its associated company Malayan
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    • 88 14 VERY little intprest was shown In the rubber share section and business was confined to a very few issues. Pncrs .show little change on the week and at the close on Saturday there was neither buying nor selling inquiry Loans were also very dull. There was Increasing
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    • 74 14 SOME interest was shown during the week in several mining issues in Australia. Peko Copper advanced to close at 9s on Friday and the local market managed to get some shares before the peak was reached. Hil» 50 was also popular and a few shares came to this
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    • 112 14 PRELIMINARY overseas trade figures for November were issued last week and. surprisingly, they show a big decline In the value of exports. The fall, compared with October, is around $27 million which is difficult to explain as there was little variation in the prices of tin and
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  • Tin and rubber quieter
    • 265 14 THE rubber market was much quieter last week and Lewis and Peat said that "the ranee of values was narrow and there was no factor of sufficient importance to influence prices to any extent". they continued saying the prospects of consumption in the U.S.A. next year appeared i
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  • 217 14 rE following dividends were announced last week by companies operating in Malaya: OVERSEAS A S S I' RANCE: amount not disclosed, payable December .30, hooks close December 24. AVER HITAM TIN: first interim 20 per rent on account of year ending June. IDRIS HYDRAULIC: first interim 1 <l
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  • WEARNES MAKE $sm.- MALAYAN TIN AVER HITAM-SUNGEI BESI MINES
    • 221 14 IN the year endrd June last Malayan Tin Dredcing Ltd. made a net profit of £265.923 compared with £208.008 In the preceding year. Four dividends totalling 6s. a share were paid and absorbed £193.500. compared with £110.250 paid in the preceding year. A sum of £60.000 has
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    • 286 14 IN the year ended June last Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. made a net profit of £524,538. compared with f 448.353 in the preceding year. Four dividends totalling 6s. a share were paid and absorbed £278.963 and £200.000 has been transferred to reserve and €19,858 has
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    • 113 14 AFTER provision of £270,039 for taxation, the net profit earned by Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging Ltd. in the year ended June last w.is £263 212 compared with £349,697 in the preceding year. Dividends paid and recommended total ss. 6d. a share and require £106.650, compared with
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    • 79 14 AFTER taxation of £163.178, the net profit earned by Sungei Besi Mines Ltd in the year ended March last was £132.308, compared with £136.818 in the preceding year Four dividends totalling 2s 9.6 d. were paid and absorbed £60.915 and £10,000 was writ-ten-off property account and £60.000
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    • 278 14 m (V* Hr FOR THE HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS IN HIS LlFE... and yours too GIVE HIM A ELECTRIC SHAVER Pucker up for the biggest f *W^(i|^BgBr^| "thank you" kiss you evci got- >| it's the electric thmver he's been tyS* m uniting for! No matter how WStBKSt tough his beard or
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  • 418 15 CARDIFF, Sunday. U'AI.ES beat New Zealand by 13 points (two goals and a penalty goal) to eight points (a goal and a penalty) before 60,000 excited Welshmen here this afternoon, thanks to a brilliant recovery by the home team in the last 15 minutes With
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  • 133 15 HAMILTON. Sun 'PHE MC C. tcurinß team scored A 100 runr in 95 minutes loda\ I for tht loss of Denis Compton be- fore a rainstorm washed out play on the opening day of their threp day match against an all-Bermuda XI Compton. who opened with
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  • 222 15 LONDON Sat. YESTERDAYS Rugby Union reA suits were: First England international trial: Probables 22. Possibles 8. First Scotland international trial: Blue 8, Whites 3. Club matches: Blackhenth 10, Richmond 6: London H'lpital 0, Saracens 11, London-Scottish 14. Birkenheart P?rk 14; London-Welsh 0. Rosbiyn Park 6: Metropolitan Police
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  • 477 15 WOLVES IN THE LEAD AGAIN Arsenal draw in thriller LONDON, Sunday, Wanderers displaced West Bromwich Albion at the top of the first division yesterday for the second time in three weeks. Wolves beat Manchester City while West Bromwich lost on the Bolton Wanderers ground. Manchester City, with goalkeeper Bert Trautmann
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  • 281 15 AL L TH E RE SUL T S FIRST DIVISION \vt..n Villa 1 Cardiff City Rolton 2 W. Rromwirh Burnley 2 harltnn Ath. Chelsea 5 Blarkpnnl Huddrr^flrlrt 2 Arsenal Manchester I', ."i Liverpool I'rrslon 1 MidaTesbrouKh Sheffield V. 3 PorUmonth Sundcrland 1 Newcastle IT. Tottenham .1 Sheffield Wed. Wolves 3
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  • 1053 15 FIRST DIVISION. SECOND DIVISION THIRD DIVISION SOUTH NORTH SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION A DIVISION B Wolves 23 15 5 3 58 32 35 W. Bromwich 23 15 3 5 61 32 33 HuddersHeld 23 12 fi ***** 30 Burnley 23 15 0 R 52 39 30
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • 295 16 SBA Hall Fund Committee faces crisis STILL $600,000 IN DEBT By SENTINEL ]"HK Singapore Badminton Hall Fund Committee is facing a crisis. At an emergency meeting yesterday, presided over by Dato C. J. Paglar, the committee was told that about $600,000 was still owed to firms and individuals for the
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  • 344 16  -  SENTINEL M> m.TWEEN August and December, Singapore suffered seven sueeessive soerer defeats the Colony's worst playing record since organised football began in 1892. Commentinc on this. SAFA annual report lor 1953 to be presented at the annual ceneral meeting today makes what must very nearly
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  • 109 16 BRISBANE Sun r THE Uniten States and Australia e:irp named four-man teams la^f nicnt for the challenge round of the Davis Cup starting In Melbourne on i>c. 28 Bill Talbert 30-year-old captain of the US. team, is Included in I'.e side The others are Tony
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  • 250 16 By JACK BEAt'MOXT i I'HE biggest crowd ever to watch an anvwenr meeting turned up at Bukit Timnh on Saturday M W gymkhana run by the Malayan Amateur Rarin c Association. From the point of view of spectators and betting, there was DO difference from
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  • 281 16 SOUTH and Singapore skipper Ronnie Barth has not hren named among; the 22 players to En into special training at Kuala Lumpur next month in preparation for the visit of the Indian Hockey Federation team Barth has been picked as a reserve at right
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  • 95 16 SINGAPORE swlmmlnß champion, 0 Meo Chwee Kok will swim in the rhampionshlps of six States diiriti-- Ins Australian tour beginning on Jan 10 Australian champion Joii He-irirks is also cxpectec. to compete in the.<-e meets. Singapore's -Flying Fish" will pwtaa in New South Wales.
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  • 41 16 Rariin M;is Snor's Club beat Bentul Railway Institute of Kuala Lumpur 2-1 In a friendly sorrer match at the Railway Instltu'e ground yesterday. Scorers for Radin M.is were Chung Chee and Chwee Leng: Bob Bille scored for Scntul.
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  • 626 16 By KPSOM .IKKP I»UBBER EXPORTER galloped in great style on ihe training tnrk at Penang on Saturd:iv when he outpaced the useful Asia Minor ißairbyi In a rousing Mi;il over half a mile in fSOser :md 3f. in 38 15. With Jackie Tat! nsiride. Rubber
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  • 883 16 muganathan who hit again I This time the ball was deflected ->ut.slde by a defender. 1 Off the long corner Selangor surged In again. Vans LJdth sot through, ran round the advancing Filial and faced an open goal but he overran th*> ball
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  • 103 16 Rrsults of frirndly matches played a 1 Farrer Park yesterday were KM I beat G.H Q 2-1 Scorers for KM I were Sved and the other was deflected In by p GHQ delenricr: Barkri ssend for OHQ Star Sofcente.s A beat HM Charity 2-0. .lim Hual and
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