The Straits Times, 12 October 1954

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    12 1 The Straits Times. Kstd. 1845 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1954 15 CENTS
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    OHORE GOES ALLIANCE
    443 1 whey win 16 seats y-not one for Negara |tf/S WAS NO FIGHT li\j\O-M<\ ALLIANCE have scored IlllM surelj be tlu-ir most sweeping vie- were introduced in Malaya. lections to be held in the ,n< secured all 16 seals in oU nc and showed beyond all pi a
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    ltes came by land, sea. rover
    47 1 ltes came by land, sea. rover ■B rts of ■B md _^pV> »j» unit (oinpi -^H I outboard *^pß' ■<:• hrmulit U.illot ■B I'i-lr-I lelayu .md Bj B "< (s ■J/X'TN tn pnli,,. pi B I >hore ail night H Hod along from Nam Heng •nrrnight Nation JB ,-M-!!rt!
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    prm maroons thousandas
    6 1 prm maroons thousandas I-vorst in 69
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    Bodies found
    28 1 HAKODATE. Mon. Divers yesterday pulled out 14 bodies rotn the "hull ol the c ferry Toy a Maru. bringing the recovered death to 1.127. A. P.
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    THIS IS HOW THE BALLOT WENT
    142 1 THIS IS HOW THE BALLOT WENT Results announced last night ucrc: JOIIOKK BAHKI' COASTAL (6,039). M. hi Mod, i Amin Amr a n (IMNO-MCA): 3.995 M .i n Anwar bin Haji A. Malek (Party Negara): 710 Maj. 3,385 BATU PAHAT INLAND (12,009) Mr. Tan Suan Kok (IMNO-MCA): ;>,256 I'ngku Abdul
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    'PROTECT ME' CALL BY £140,000 MAN
    78 1 'PROTECT ME' CALL BY £140,000 MAN TURIN. Mon. -Nicola Saccinni. wealthy cafe owner, called in police to protect him early today after he won this week's top prize in the Italian football pool 213,000,000 lire 'about 140.000 l It wa& the biggest single prize ever won in Italy. Within minutes
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    Police parade
    26 1 ROME. Mon. Two hundred of the world*! top ranking detect ives yesterday watched il parade here of crack units of Italy's police force. Reuter.
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    Union row blacks out the news
    346 1 Union row blacks out the news 1 ALL NATIONAL PAPERS CEASE PUBLICATION LONDON, Mon. MILLIONS of Britons iTX breakfasted today without their newspapers after the national Press stopped publication because of a labour dispute at the .Daily Sketch here. Londoners on their way to work found newspaper stands bare And
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    BRIBES: NOW JAKARTA PLANS A PURGE
    177 1 JAKARTA, Monday. THE Indonesian Government has promised to purse the staff in its central import office at Jakarta lollowing complaints from the public and by businessmen that corruption was being openly practised there The complaints wore that those applying for Import or foreign exchange
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    Still going up, up...
    45 1 The price of rubber continued to rise In Singapore ytsterday. closinu at 77J cents a lb.. Ii cents above the Saturday closing price. The tone of the market was very steady. The price is now the highest since March 4. 1953.
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    THE COMEDY OF TERRORS
    78 1 NEW YORK, Mon.- Actress I Betsy Von Fu. < berg| has been sacked ir?m the cast of the Broariwav comedy, "Oh Men. Oh Women" for playing practical jokes on other member. 1 In one scene she was supposed I to mix actor Tony Randal a highball.
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    Fleet gets new flagship
    44 1 TOKYO. Mon -The heavy cruiser. U.S.S Helena, today became the flagship of the United States Seventh Fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride. The Helena replaced her sister ship. the 17,000-ton cruiser U.S.S. St Paul, as Pride's flagship.— U.P.
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    'Save Soekarno'
    33 1 JAKARTA. Mon Women loaders of North Sumatra to day railed upon the new wlf* of President Soekarno to "withdraw as presidential spouse" to save the good nam* of the President.— U.P
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    PEER—AFTER THE CASE
    55 1 PEER— AFTER THE CASE LORD VIVIAN, 48-year-old West End showman, with Lady Vivian, leave the court at Salisbury. Wiltshire. Mrs. Mavis Wheeler, mistress of Lord Vivian, was earlier found gulltv of shooting when Lord Vivian was seriously wounded. She was sentenced to six months' gaol. the had pleadrd not guilty
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    STEN-GUN MOB RAID POLICE
    532 1  -  KENNETH FERNANDEZ. The loot: A whole armoury, five piculs of rice, cash and jewels By SERKMBAN. Monday. ABOUT >n terrorists at dawn today attacked the police post at Rompin Palong, 53 miles from Seremban in the Bahau District. overpowered the constables and took their weapons. Earlier
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    NERVE GAS KILLS IN MINUTES
    206 1 New war weapon silent, unseen WASHINGTON Mon. THE UNITED STATES Army today disclosed the terrifying effect of powerful new "nerve gases" which" can paralyse and kill a person in a matter of minutes. The effect of the gases, far more deadly than any war gas
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    Reds barred
    26 1 TEL AVIV. Mon. -Israel has banned the entry of a Soviet delegation of six, invited by a Communist-sponsored organisation, it was officially announced.— Reuter.
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    COPTER 'GOES TO SCHOOL'
    81 1 COPTER 'GOES TO SCHOOL' KOALA LUMPUR. Mon. AN 8.51 helicopter of 194 Squadron RAF. forcelanded on the padang of the Loke Rew Road Tamil School here today after an engine failure. The pilot. Flying Officer K. W. Woodcock, stepped out unhurt He was the only occupant. He landed his crippled
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    India denies
    33 1 SHILLONO. Mon.— The NorthEast Frontier Agency, which administers the hilly Naga region In the North-East of India, denied reports that a "Naga Republican Federation" had been formed in the area. —Reuter.
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    Hanoi goes back to normal
    184 1 Hanoi goes back to normal HANOI, Mon. THE streets of this new Communist capital, still scattered with trampled flowers and streamers, were returning to normal today after the big noisy parade yesterday that marked the end of 80 years of French occupation. About half the city's former 300.000 population thronged
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    STOP PRESS
    39 1 NI.N RED IRMI orrosi ii «n i woi TAIPI H M..n Chlaa Ii i mm id foul Hi ii my into \w>\ .iir.i apposite Nationalist held Qoemoy bland, sflh t> i < ratral N<-v» |< ml lod.i).— I r
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    NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN
    62 1 PATNA CITY. BIHAR. Mon.| Bihar's Minister of Law. Mr S. N. Mandal, today took a broom and swept the main street here for an hour. Two hundred people followed his example and briskly swept the rest of the city's streets. "We are much too unhygienic here,"
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    Missing manhole covers mystery
    35 2 MANILA. Mon.— The Manila police department today mobilised 30 detectives to find a thief who specialises In manhole covers. Sixteen have been stolen from the city's streets in recent weeks. A.P.
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    MR. HEAD MAKES A PROMISE
    417 2 I'll go into your claims, he tells union leaders at 'friendly' meeting JHE Secretary of State for War, Mr. Antony; Head, yesterday promised civilian employees of the Army in Singapore and the Federation that he would go fully into their claims relating to working conditions
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    POLITICS only 'a hobby' for teachers
    159 2 POLITICS only 'a hobby' for teachers TYR. Elizabeth Comber *J of Johore Bahru. better known as Han Suyin, the author, last night told Singapore teachers they .should consider politics i hobby and not a vocation. "Teaching requires ones whole heart, strength and soul. It Ls so important that politics Just
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    FOR EVA— A PEASANT WEDDING
    101 2 FOR EVA— A PEASANT WEDDING VIENNA, Mmi.—Film actress Eva Bartok. whose strange hats and international romances have titillated girls around the world, said today she has found her true love at last and will marry him in a prasant ceremony at his farm village. And. she said, they won't split
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    Dorothy Lamour in hospital
    28 2 HOLLYWOOD, Mon— Actress Dorothy Lamour has entered the Cedars of Lebanon hospital for a "physical checkup and brief rest." the hospital said today. U.P
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    AN INDIAN CASTS A SHADOW ON EVEREST
    399 2 AN INDIAN CASTS A SHADOW ON EVEREST LONDON. Mon. SIR JOHN HUNT last night dismissed allegations made in a newly published book that he and his team did not, after all. conquer Everest. He said at his holiday home in Radnorshire. "I lad some idea that this book was to
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    Dresden visit
    37 2 BERLIN, Mon. Soviet Russia's Foreign Minister. Mr Molotov yesterday visited the city of Dresden, where he inspected historical places of art and famous collections of rare China, the official Soviet Zone news agency reported.— A.P.
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    Peeress shot
    29 2 DORKING. Surrey. Mon Lady Ashcombe. a former Welsh International golfer was found shot dead at her home here on Sunday. A sporting gun lay near her Reuter
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    World police straighten out the borderline cases
    132 2 ROME. Mon. Just suppose a French passenger shot a Swedish passenger in a Belgian airliner flying over the Danish German frontier. What court has Jurisdiction? In what country would the trial be held? What police authority has the plane's pilot? These are some
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    Chou says it again: U.N. must stop this 'aggression' by U.S.
    194 2 LONDON. Mon. r<HINA last night protested to i the United Nations about United States "aggression" against Formosa. Mr. Chou En Lai. the Prime Minister, sent a cable of protest to Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld, Secretary General of the United Nations
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    BACK TO EVE FOR THIS NEW FASHION
    52 2 BACK TO EVE FOR THIS NEW FASHION HtRE'S A nat tor any woman who tcels tike Eve complete with a snake brim. It's a new style by Madame Eva Ritcher nf London. Oh, yes that bit in the middle tt brown panne velvet, and tht: snake is embroidered in sequins.
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    10,000 turn out
    44 2 LEICESTER England. Mon More than 10.000 Roman Catholics from all over the county of Leicester, gathered at a soccer ground Here yesterday to celebrate soiemn high mass. It was a Marian celeoration in answer to a call Irom the Pope. Reut«»r
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    All rosy now
    26 2 LONS-LE-SAULNIER, Mon.— Production, construction, and business generally are all on the upturn in France, the Finance Minister. M Edgar Faure said yesterday —A.P.
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    This stunt will make a whole city see red
    149 2 This stunt will make a whole city see red CLEVELAND. Mon. THE skies will turn r^d over Cleveland today Just to get women to rush out and buy a new kind of lipstick. Carny Gae. Inc. a New York manufacturer. will inaugurate a publicity "first when nlane s will spray
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    Workers oppose atom plan
    41 2 LONDON Mon— Union leaders of 10,000 atom worker* severed negotiations nth Britain's new atomic '.ne r gy authority and served notice they would fight Sir Winston Churchill's drive to speed atomic output on free enterprise lines —UP.
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    A SOBB FATEM IS TOL IT'S DE
    64 2 A SOBB FATEM IS TOL IT'S DE TEH IJUBSEII mci MiniM man n Isnt:« ago, yesu ■in j Dr. Mo I J n Jl '■11 T I when dlei mm noillii'r) wnunri, in.: d I pts in I Shah I tencfrl I manrl-d for ill! Prrm;< r and hn recap'
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    Let's be friends with Russians, Chinese, Bevan pleads
    265 3 CHURCHILL IS ALL WRONG ON THIS PEACE POLICY 9 Ip EDEN'S LAURELS 0, GO TAWDRY' FDFGARi Monmouthshire, Monday. lIS BEVAN, the leader of the Labour l .ftwinp, renewed his plea last night nith tho Communists. Britain foreiim policy on the belief that
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    JUST WHISTLE-AND BOB'S YOUR UNCLE!
    129 3 It's the latest submarine escape trick THIS IS THE VERY LATEST "whistle while you escape" technique for trapped submarine crews, developed by the Royal Navy. It was demonstrated In the new 100-foot escape training tank at H.M.S. Dolphin. the Submarine Service headquarters at Oosport Hamoshire
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    EVIL EYE HITS EX-QUEEN NARRIMAN
    63 3 EVIL EYE HITS EX-QUEEN NARRIMAN K home Hhn- home in Hfl'"K qti.irri I H !h I Dr. Adham l|j mend ol the ■•aid. I mothfr ir < \--ila llanp.ni rfp4.rt< r- it Ms the H, .1 rnvkras peoh Ifil to the break. i r -old ■B ..r her fiiM hus-
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    THICK EARS, A SCIENCE TO STUDENT PRINCE?
    280 3 THICK EARS, A SCIENCE TO STUDENT PRINCE? LONDON. Mon. ORINCE Charles, who is six next month, came back from a vacation yesterday to a London, buzzing with reports that soon he would be mixing it with boys of his own age in the boxing ring Sunda- newspaper cartoonists had a
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    PILGRIMS DEFY THE POPE
    119 3 PILGRIMS DEFY THE POPE HEROLDSBACH, Mon DEFYING the threat of excommunication 5,000 pilgrims from Ctrmany, Holland, Austria and Switzerland attend services here In Germany yesterday marking the fifth anniversary of the "Heroldsbach I Vision," ruled as false by the Vatican. On Oct. 9, 1949. four German schoolgirls claimed to have
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    The juvenile detective
    39 3 BANGKOK. Mon. The Siamese police department's plan to recruit "Juvenile detectives" to snoop where adults might be suspect backfired yesterday. One 13-year-old detective was arrested for attempting to extort cigarettes from a Bangkok shopkeeper. A. P.
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    ANZUS MAPS OUT A DOLLAR OFFENSIVE
    167 3 WASHINGTON, Monday. TPHE UNITED STATES. Australia and New Zealand ■I opened secret talks today on tightening the Allied defence lines in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. There was emphasis on plans for Improving economic and social progress In the region to undercut Communism.
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    They'll now set crook against crook
    197 3 BID TO FIND THE SPY 'MONSIEUR A" PARIS, Monday. rpHREE key witnesses in France's security scandal will be confronted with each other today in an attempt to discover exactly who divulged defence secrets to the Communist Party. Three weelcs ol interrogation, confessions retractions and
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    Tokyo silent on Manila 'no'
    50 3 TOKYO. Mon.— The Japanese Foreign Office today declined to comment on President Magsaysay's repudiation on Saturday of the Ohno-Oarcla reparations agreement. The Foreign Office also refused to say whether Minister Katsuml Ohno at Manila would carry on future negotiations or whether he would be replaced.—U.P.
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    Dewey: Supreme Court job?
    49 3 WASHINGTON, Mon.— Mr Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, and four prominent Jurists were mentioned yesterday as possible successors to Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, who died on Saturday Others mentioned were the Secretary of State. Mr. Foster Dulles, and the Attorney-Gen-eral, Mr. Brownell. u.P
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    The maestro
    38 3 FLORENCE. Mon. Lorln Maazel. 24-year-old American, who came here as a music student and won the acclaim of critics, yesterday directed the Florence Civic Orchestra In a concert broadcast by the Italian radio network. A. P.
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    A separate peace
    29 3 TOKYO, Mon. Japanese Foreign Office sources said today that negotiations between Burma and Japan for a separate peace treaty will start in Rangoon this week. U.P.
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    Bishops threaten
    28 3 SEOUL, Mon. Three Buddhist bishops swore yesterday to fast to death In an effort to bring about a religious reformation among Korea's 5,000 Buddhist priests.— U.P
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    Franco visits U.S. carrier
    76 3 VALENCIA. Mon— General Franco spent yesterday on board the 60,000 -ton United State* aircraft carrier Coral Sea off the east coast ol Spain. He was the guest of Vice AdImiral Thomas Selby Combs, Commander of the United States 6th Fleet, and watched exercises staged by the
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    LONDON STOCKS
    368 3 LONDON. Mon. i*\ESPITE the adverse Influence of the disturbing labour situation, the London stock markets made a good showing today. Conditions steadily improved as the day went on. Operators were more Inclined to take notice of the continued flow of good company news and the excellent August retail
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    LONDON TIN
    25 3 LONDON. Oct. 11.— Cash Buyers t735; Sellers £.136; Forward Buyers £734' Sellers £735' j; Settlement £737... Turnover am. 65 tons: p.m. 15 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    37 3 LONDON. Oct 11 Spot 23'Nov. 23', Dec 22% Jan -Mar -'2', Apr -June 22\ July-Sept. 22\ Ort-Der. 22';. Oct cif 22 9- 16 Nov. c.l.f 22 9 16 Dec c1 f 22 9/16 Tone Steady
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    Countess rolls in on a bicycle built for two
    332 4 GERMAN COUSINS CIRCLING WORLD WITH A MOTOR SCOOTER IN THE TRAILER— AN EVENING GOWN KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. qnWO youne German globetrotters one is titled— scootered nto Kuala Lumpur from Penang today on a round-the-world fact-finding mission for a (German radio network.
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    Rotary talk
    27 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— Mr. I. Talog Davies. Federal Coun■el, Jonore, will be the guost speaker at tomorrow's tea meeting of the Johore Bahru Rotary Club.
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    Fire brigade there in 50 seconds
    122 4 Fire brigade there in 50 seconds AFIRE which broke out yesterday morning In a store behind an Indian merchant's shop in Robinson Road. Singapore, was put out Immediately. A flre engine arrived at the shop within 50 seconds of the alarm being raised. The fire Is believed to be due
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    $4,000 CHAP-JI-KI FINE
    72 4 Ang Kee Sam, 23. of Cheang Hong Lim Street, Sineapore. pleaded guilty to abetting the pleaded guilty in the Fourth Police Court yesterday to abetting the publishing of chap-ji ki results. At the junction of New Bridge Road and Outram Road on Sept. 25. Ang was found
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    'VAMPIRE WOMAN' BIT ME, SHE TELLS COURT
    147 4 IN a Singapore court yesterday a woman accused another of being "either a beast nj- a vampire." Maggie Moey Oh Neo said that Dorothy Rajah had abused, assaulted and bitten her in their home at Oeylang Road on May 1. Maggie said that
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    Student is charged
    59 4 A student of Chung Cheng High School. Singapore was charged before Mr T Kulasekaram. a Colony judge, with failing to register for National Service, when required, od June 7. He was Tan Siak Wan. who pleaded not guilty. His principal. Mr Chuang Chu Lin. was in court.
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    His hands said his thanks
    50 4 His hands said his thanks riTAN CHIN (Ml AN the dumb Singapore trisha nrier has received $45 from Ihrt-r readers of the Straits rimes. Two of ih,- donors, both of Singapore, wish to renj^n anonymous. One eavr «:<0 the other $10 Five-year-old Helen Chuah ol MarAlister Road. Penang «ent $5
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    An island for dope slaves to start anew
    225 4 An island for dope slaves to start anew SINGAPORE opium addicts will be able to go voluntarily to the new opium curative centre to be established soon on St Johns Island In the case of persons convicted of opium offences, magistrates, after receiving a report from an Advisory Committee, will
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    THE AMAH WENT FOR THE COOK
    123 4 A kitchen argument between an amah and a eookboy led to a stabbing in a European home on Sunday, a Singapore court was toki 'erday. The amah. Hor Ng Nee. was accused of attacking Leong Kee Kuan with a knife. Previously she had picked
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    Varsity talk on S-East Asia
    48 4 Mr. Rawle Knox. of the London Observer, who recently I returned from a tour of Siam I Indo-China and Formosa, will address the University of Malaya Society on "South- East Asian Frontiers" at 8.15 [p.m. on Friday, at the ArU Theatre. Cluny Road.
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    Crash went every glass in the typhoon
    175 4 *¥*HE typhoon, which oadly i damaged the 8.1 ship. Santhla in Kobe harbour also hit the 13.000-ton Menageries Maritimes liner Vietnam, pas sengers on the ship said yesterday after the liner's arrival in Singapore. One passenger said it was fortunate the ship was
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    HAI HSUAN GI ON THE CRE BUT WHO ARET ELUSIVE AGEN
    66 4 HAI HSUAN GI ON THE CRE BUT WHO ARET ELUSIVE AGEN 'pHE mystery of the pretty girl sen. A freighter Hal Hsuan last Satnrdaj ha An Immigration Department Straits Times yesterday thei tho c lookindartpd mera rr. v > on Satui Mor n flrn I Inqui ■S IX J now
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    Rotary mee
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    ARMY ACCOUNTS AT FAULT
    288 5 Prosecution drops its case suddenly —and a J.P. is cleared KUALA LUMPUR, Monday V. MOHAMED SHARIFF, a Justice of theVeace and I ahanjj State and Executive Councillor accused of cheating the Malay Regiment was today ;ii quitted and discharged by the president of the sessions Court
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    Pilgrim ship calls
    38 5 The 11.000-ton Blue Funnel Tyndareus called in pore for a few hour.* ■terday on her wav to Ina with 1.750 returning pilgrims. Local agents for the fCtte) -aid that the ship stopped here on bunkers.
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    Accused wants to see doctor
    45 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon —Ng Cheok Chou. when charged befor Mr. Justice Storr in thf High Court today with attempted murder of Choo Koo Soi, said he would like to be examined by a doctor, The trial was adjourned to Thursday.
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    MYSTERY OF ROOM 89
    148 5 Who are Ihe lint 'Peking diplomats'? AN Iron Curtain rang down I in room 89 in Raffles Hotel last night In the room were two "Peking diplomats' who had arrived in a Qantas-B O.A.C. Constellation from Sydney. They were Mr. Lin I Ping aiid Mr. Chang
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    HE'S NOW A CIVIL ENGINEER
    65 5 HE'S NOW A CIVIL ENGINEER MR. VICTOR MM KNG LBNG. who recently graduated from Hong: Kong I'niversitv, has returned to Singapore with a B.Sc. degree in Civil engineering. A keen sportsman. Mr. Inn distinguished himself in table-tennis and was the univrrsitv champion last year. He is the son of the
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    TO EACH A CELL IN THIS GAOL SOON
    232 5 TO EACH A CELL IN THIS GAOL SOON T»HERE will be no A opportunity for Intimidation among remand prisoners at Outram Road Gaol when they are all transferred to individual oells in a new remand section, the Commissioner of Prisons, Major W. L. P. Sochon, said in Singapore yesterday. He
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    Teacher of music dies
    80 5 Mrs. Amalie Triesch, a continental pianist who taught music in the Colony for about a year before she fell 111 six months ago, died in Sinuapore yesterday. She made her first trip to the East on a concert tour to Indonesia in 1920 when she played
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    Scholarship for Malay
    53 5 JOHORE BAHKU. Mon. Inche Hussain bin Haji Mohamed. now in Kuala Lumpur, has been awarded a Sultan Ibrahim scholarship to study civil engineering in Britain As there is no accommodation available for the year 1954 N hp will have to wait for another year before he can
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    US doctorate for Singapore man
    42 5 Oliver Thevathasan, who left Singapore to study in America, has been awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in zoology at New York University. Dr. Thevathasan is the third son of the Rev. S M. Thevathasan and Mrs. Thevathasan.
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    Schoolboy saw four masked men in black shoot his father dead
    163 5 ALOR STAR. Mnn. —A schoolboy, Leone Kam San. 15, told the Alor Star Coroner's Court today how four masked men held up his family and killed his father. "One of the meji held me hy the hair." Leong testified
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    Man Jakarta doesn't want due in S'pore
    220 5 AND NOBODY SEEAfS TO CARE AIR. TJONG HOEN NJI, an anti-Communist Chinese businessman of Jakarta, is being deported by the Indonesian Government but nobody in authority in Singapore knew anything about him last night though I his ship must pass through the Colony.
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    Help us run Govt., he urges girls
    134 5 rpHE hand that rocks the X cradle can also rock a government or wreck it. Mr Chan Kum Chee, a Singapore City Councillor, told s< ni< r students of the Singapore Chi- nese Girls' School yesterday He urged them to come out and
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    Bus conductor gaoled
    53 5 A Singapore Traction Company conductor. Goh Lee Seng, was at the First Criminal District Court yesterday gaoled for seven months for criminal breach of trust of 10 cents. given him as fare by a pasM nuer on June 17. Bail of $1,000 in two sure ties was
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    Stamp auction
    33 5 Kiwi Members' League. Singapore, will hold Its monthly stamp auction and social at the club premises. Prinsep Street, at 9 a.m. on Sunday The meeting will be open to the public.
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      214 5 RESULTS of /he RED LION (Ang Sai) FRUIT COMPETITION $5,000 is divided amonjt ♦> entries of equal merit Each winner will receive 5834.00 >y THE WINNERS were: Mr. Quek Ah Chua, R 29 Kinta Road. Sincaporo 9;ThMlg .long See. 3 Colombo Court. BklgapOK 6; Yap Swi Hua, 93 Rembau Street.
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      676 5 RADIO MALAYA 945 Rf l» rt on h Proceedings oJ the Singapore L«gLsla'lve Council I I'nijramnifs thus maikrd c»n b» Meeting; 10.00 Jame.s McKechnie In ircrivfd by listrnrrs in Malacca. 720U ifSlffttnc^ Quim«' d 2 103 A M "8 57 Engli-h Schools Broad- SINCAPORE casts. 9.00 Merry Go-Round; 9 25—
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    102 6 lit Wnriln $10 (minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In Lhe Malay Mail' if you want to win iio'o word puzzle. PEND YOUR VACATION At „c Sea View Hotel. Fr-inlght Dmibl* $140 Exclusive. THEODOLITES. Precision and Dumpy Levels, Delivery ex stock: !rom The Scientific Instrument Co., Ltd.. 51 53. The
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Oct. 12, 1954. Asia Needs More Aid
    855 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Oct. 12, 1954. Asia Needs More Aid The Consultative Committee of Colombo F.an countries faced at its Ottawa meeting the necessity of increased external aid for South and South-En.st Asia. The original Colombo Plan estimates were out-dated jrean as*o. There has been a •cycle of
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    Singapore's New Budget
    482 6 Today the Colony's budget estimates for 1955 are presented to the Legislative Council, and a reasonably accurate idea can be formed of what has happened in 1954. One thing we can be sure of. The 1954 estimates will prove once more to have been about $10 million
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    ARMS AND THE CASH WILL BE THEIRS AGAIN
    796 6 ARMS AND THE CASH WILL BE THEIRS AGAIN WATCH out for the Flicks— and I don't mean the local cinema. I mean Friedrich Flick, the veteran Ruhr armaments king, and his two sons. Agreement in principle reached at the London Conference allows the Germans once more to make arms And
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    COTTONR
    34 6 in this article written from inside Germany, gives the other side of the medal of German rearmament. Mr. Dclmer is a strong opponent of the rearming of Germany, and writes from that viewpoint.
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      Can service wives maintain high standards in the home as well?
      348 6 Can service wives maintain high standards in the home as well? IN reply to Service Wife and her letter on efficiency, 1 would like to make the following observations 1. Efficiency comes with experience. The employment of service wives denies the local people the chance of gaining experience and thereby
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      METER BLAMED IN KATONG TAXI RACKET
      150 6 METER BLAMED IN KATONG TAXI RACKET I AST Sunday my wife ■<and I took a taxi at the uinction of Tav Lian Teck Road and East Coast Road for Katone Church —a distance of about 2' 4 miles. At the church gate the driver demanded $1 20 but the meter
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      THERE WERE TWO BOARDS
      126 6 IN your editorial of Oct. 4 you stated in unambiguous terms that "at a recent promotions board, three nonMalays were selected for appointment to the M.C.S." and that "all these eventually declined appointment." Further, "it has not been possible to fill the quota of one non-Malay
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      Men rejected
      238 6 Further, at the same boara nine candidates (six nonMalays and three Malays) possessing the necessary honours degree qualification were rejected. It is clear therefore, that there are enough local nonMalay candidates from the University of Malaya to fill the desired quota. Whether a candidate's "suitability" for holding the
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      82 6 IT was announced recently in the Malay programme that Mr. C. C. Tan. the president of the Singapore ProKressive Party 'telah menglshtiharkan nama-nama 20 orang chalun-chalun 1 etc. Surely, duplication is both unnecessary and wrong to Indicate the plural here. Malays never say "Ada gula. Ada semut-semut." It is
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      MEETINGS BAN
      34 6 J FULLY support and wish the Salvation Army .success in their crusade to get the City Council to rescind the ban on Saturday night meetings on the Esplanade. r. M QTRAISHY Singapore.
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    On the Margine
    94 6 On the Margine A world a u A 8U R JA pai Malay;,: shov mucf in it. work: tlmr 1 1 neßri lembi:. which m n a:. other, but gors n irirnr placr br "Pa Other "An the hill would bark h on." jauh hingg; juga" hi j flips buffai
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    Only girl among 279 men is too busy' for love
    49 7 I&HAS OER OGNS V MISD MISS LANG TAKES UP STUDIES AT TECHNICAL COLLEGE B students. m mn ta to hi L architect I mf K K ■J K ■S HK ■S Hi H Hfi MISS LANG "Shy at first"
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    $774,000 QUESTION IN HIGH COURT
    308 7 Big difference in land values MR. JUSTICE WHITTON. in the Singapore High Court, was told yesterday that 325 acros of land, lod by Changi Road and Bedok Road, belonging c estate of Koh Sek Lirr and known as Gulega was worth between $526,000 and $1.300.000
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    Africans bring in strange disease
    231 7 AFRICAN troops, who arrived three years ago to fight Communist terrorists in Malaya, have brought a strange disease with them. The disease a worm infection is called bilharzia. Dr. A. A. Sandosham. Professor of Farasitolojcy at the University of Malaya, told the Strait:. Times that
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    WALK IN THE RAIN? WOULD YOU?
    524 7 WALK IN THE RAIN? WOULD YOU? Now they* ll call him taximen's chum SIOW CHWEE BOCK, a taxi driver, was fined $10 in the Singapore City Police Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to parking his taxi in the vicinity of a taxi stand in MacKenzie Road on June. 18.
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    New hearing in $18,000 case
    61 7 The Singapore Court of Civil Appeal yesterday ordered a new hearing of the case in which Sennett Realty Co.. were ordered by Mr Justice Whitton to repay a deposit of $18,640 to Mr. Gan Kirn Huat. a Seremban businessman, who paid the money ln connection
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    Planks and plates fight
    42 7 Six youths pleaded guilty m _:.ipore yesterday to fight- 'n Seng Poh Road on Sun•or M. C. Jacobs, proiting. said that they were ned with planks. plates. d saucers. The magistrate. Mr. Choor Singh, fined them $5 jeach.
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    SLOWER TIGER WINS A PRIZE
    33 7 era with the words "our Latest Member Malaya" in the background, was entered by the Jersey Island Federation ol Women's Institutes. It won the third prize of £40.
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    L.C.C. Spring examinations
    43 7 Private candidates in Singapore wishing to sit for the London Chamber of Commerce (Spring i 1955 examinations should submit their entries between Friday and Nov. 30. Entry forms can be obtained from the Education Office. P.O. Box 746. Singapore. I
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    Strike holds up cargo for Malaya
    98 7 Strike holds up cargo for Malaya MALAYAN shippers have been notified by the Glen Line that their vessel Gienroy ailed from London on October 5 only partly loaded because of the dock strike. The cargo that was left behind would be transferred to another of their vessels, the Oleniffer, the
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    Inspection in Singapore
    48 7 Lyne Corps of the Central District, St. John Ambulance Brigade. Singapore, will hold its first annual inspection and parade at the Methodist Girls' School ground, Mount Sophia, at 5.15 p.m. on Saturday The reviewing officer will be Dr. P. C. Kwan, Commissioner of the S.J.A.B.
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    Naval visit
    17 7 The French aircraft carrier Dixmude arrived ln Singapore yesterday for a two-day inJ formal visit.
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    TEMPORARY CLERKS REACH AGREEMENT
    136 7 IIERMS have been agreed on for the absorption of 400 temporary Singapore Government clerks into the permaneat establishment. A compromise was reached! at the last meeting of the, Whitley Council. The clerks have agreed to lose a minimum of one increment in return for permanency, with
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    Union not happy with Sir John's reply
    205 7 ■T*HE SINGAPORE Harbour Board Labour Union,; which recently petitioned Sir I John Nicoll to hold an inquiry into the working conditions of its 10 000 members U disatisn- ed with the Governor's reply. Sir John pointed out that the S H B.L U.
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    THIS OFFICIAL IS A BULLY, SAYS UNION
    196 7 Clerks complain: 'It's intolerable' DETAILS of the way a senior Government official is alleged to have bullied his subordinates will be submitted to the Colonial Secretary this week by the Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union. The union has taken up the
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    'CUSTOMS DELAY FRUIT LORRIES'
    261 7 These hold-ups mean heavy losses and higher prices, dealers say FRUIT importers and deal testing against the he vegetable cargoes at Cust towns. Unless the authorities do something to speed up the flow of goods, heavy financial looses may be incurred, they said. The Fruit and
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    Convocation dance
    62 7 University of Malaya Stu- 1 dents' Union will hold a convocation dance in honour of the new graduates at the Bea View Hotel. Singapore, at 9. p.m. on Saturday. The programme will include I floor shows and novelty dances. Tickets are $3 (couple > *nd $2. Table reservations,
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    High Tides
    69 7 TODAY: Singapore 10.28 a m. Oft. > <9ft.i 11 p.m. 1 9ft. 81ns. l; Port! 6.12 a.m. UOft. 4ins.i 6.35 pm. (9ft. I lin): penang 12.21 a.m. iBft. 31ns.) 12.35 pm. 1 8ft. 21ns.i TOMORROW: Singapore 10.59 a m. i9ft. olns.) 11.43 p.m. < 9ft. 81ns); Port Dickson
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    Ashes killed smelter
    58 7 A battery smelter. Low Ho Slew, 37, collapsed in a battrry shop at Jimmy Road on July 15 and died in hospital the same day. the Singapore Coroner, Mr Giam Chong Hing. was told yesterday. Returning a misadventure verdict Mr Oiam told Low's widow that pneumonia and
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    Poppy appeal
    24 7 The Singapore Poppy Day \;>poaLs Committee tni& year li nit appealing for Rifts in kind uit only for contributions to its fund.
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    POLICE ON GUARD AT STUDENT APPEAL
    220 7 POLICE ON GUARD AT STUDENT APPEAL 'Adequate measures to prevent row* CTRONG polict squads will cordon off the Singapore Supreme Court today while the appeal by seven Chinese school students against gaol sentences is beinK heard. A senior police officer said: "Adequate measures will be taken to prevent incidents outside
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    Hindu festival
    30 7 Traffic in Seranßuon Road. Buffalo Road and V< Road. Singapore, was held up for an hour last niKht when Colony Hindus staged lh< Ir annual Ratha Upsavam procession.
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    DEATH
    41 7 GOH ENG CHAI. aged S3, pasrefl away peacefully on October 11, le;ivlns behind hlo wife, son. daughter-in-law, daughter, snn-ln-law and Plight grandchildren to mourn hi loss Cortece will leave 109-A Street. Singapore a< 4 p.m. tomorn 'Orr 13. for Bidariarl
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      31 7 ■J \»nr strength with Seven SeaS UVER OIL CAPSULES I TEXROPES SWORTH V BELTS Best Drive The World's X*^\W J LUBRICATION W 'IANCE ENG. CO. LTD. LUMPUR mnu p EN ANG
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      137 7 PRICE to Marearrt. wife of Elwyr Price, a son on 8 1(1/54 at K.K. ANNOUNCE 30 DAY EXCURSION RATE ROUND TRIP SINGAPORE 3ANGKOK $336 PHONE ***** PASSAGE ENQUIRIES SIME DARBY 5, MALACCA STREET. SINGAPORE |K UJ so QUICK so SAFE so REUABU Flatulence, heartburn and" indigestion are y Mint of
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    WHAT A LIFE
    628 8  -  1 1. J^H^HRaH^^Hß&tuj MONDAY I ARRANGE to pick up rt friend of Jane s from yrhool today to take her home for lunch. It is a school Mark attended several years ago and believing I know where it is I tell the taxi driver to take me
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    MORNING MAKE-UP SCRAMBLE
    193 8 MORNING MAKE-UP SCRAMBLE WHAT form does your inorning make-up take? Is it a mad scramble? Do you search all over the dressing table for your liquid powder base only to find it's unaccountably missing -o dab your face hurriedly with powder and hope for the best? The best thing to
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    THE NEW MATERNITY STYLES
    84 8 A smart outfit for a number of occasions. The navy and white pique collar and the light navy shirt is slim enough to balance the flared top. Worn here sith smart white hat and hand bag. Rights A nylon brocade "Duster type" coat for formal occasions
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    It's the duster coat for everyday wear
    284 8 Says MAXINE RAKICH f HAVE had several letters lately from readers who style themselves "Ladies in waiting." The requests have all followed the same line. Where can they get good, stylish maternity clothes? The new styles now in Singapore shops arc not designed
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    But is YOUR family well – trained
    127 8 But is YOUR family well trained HOW well-trained are your children? Do they— KIN shopping errands for you without grumbling when you are busy? OFFER to lay the table or clear away sometimes of their own accord? DO their own mending? ANSWER the telephone or door-bell for you if they
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    'W for Women? No! They chorus
    356 8 'W for Women? No! They chorus A LEADING Singapore motorist, Mr Freddy Pope. defended the Colony's women drivers yesterday He said he considered his wife a better driver than himself. Women, too, hotly defended themselves against the contention of a London columnist, Chapman Pincher, that women drivers are such a
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    THEY KNOW WHEN TO EAT
    103 8 THEY KNOW WHEN TO EA T \f V child simply won't eat. It's an eternal complaint with mothers. At jne stage or another e"-«ry cnild goes through thtrv worrying business of picking at his food wearing an expression that .-imposts you are 'rying to paim him off with a plate
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      134 8 r t Toot baby (IcscrvJ i 1 11 C Uvol J Johnson's Baby Powder is the softest, finest powder WM in the world. It is so sooth- fffiyfyZtifr' je- ing and comforting; it pre- 7tM&Sfc n vents irritation; it is kind to rU^iltfl the tendcrest skin. Always use Johnson's Baby
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      335 8 Straits Times Crossword 1 p i9 lll 1 j ACROSS 7. Could enter fiacre If ipace 8. Thame* to be duplicated at allowed < 4). Oxford (4). 14 Conrernli.g non-wagging tonguei 9. Belted pig on Cumbrian moun- il?l; Uln 1 10) 18- Mlstletoed bough* never quite 10. Bedding spread untidily
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FETURES
    1783 9 The wild career of Pete Dillon \/i ANY strange craft drifted into Sydney Harbour in the roaring XTA days of the early 19th century. They came from every corner of the South Seas— sealers, sandalwood traders, dealers in the human native islanders who arrived to careen
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      34 9 up to 10^^ farther b ■ark plugs t co s TRADING I Ml LTD \lt 'ft v^/m BANISHES f ■fieltzer i >' i»». Hi the I and I.IM■TAfioiT ■DBLEMS? H I «OAD B ■Mache Pumatism
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      112 9 TWICE as NICE WHEN MADE WITH TREK The pure, easy creaming cooking fat i yL^^^PBMHBOV >aled Tnj Agtmt: J. W,,r«n Co. Ltd <^rfe> cvs- 5 3 CRAVEN 'A' FOR SMOOTH CLEAN SMOKING Largest-selling \KVfk cork-tipped cigarette in the world. '*^M Imported from London ,*V I BlB^^^^^^^^^BBBbl' Nugget -(he world's <^^^^^EAM^LjjJII
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      247 9 Shvriork Mtotmvs Thai's ih<> 1 rouble 1/ D\6INHEHIT\ BUT YOU AND ZO6Ez\ MEANWHILE, AT HI 3 BAKEH STREET V YOU? FOX AZe 5° FONO 0F MV DEAZ MSZ \f IT'S 3E-\ WEAVEN'* EACU OTHER! >OL e UOLME€>,VQU MOW DO YOU EX EMILY, WUV IS V CAUSE HE K SAKE, VVWY?
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    RUBBER SOARS TO HIGHEST PRICE SINCE MARCH 1953
    385 10 RUBBER SOARS TO HIGHEST PRICE SINCE MARCH 1953 COMMERCIAL NEWS... by GEOFFREY BOUND THE rubber price in Singapore yesterday mn--1 tinued to soar in price and October and November first grade buyers f.o.b. closed officially at 77J cents a lb M 1} cents above Saturday's closing The price has now
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    22 10 SINGAPORE, Oct. 11. TIN: 5364.50 per pi. ul (down I cents). RI'BBER: 772 cents a lb. (up 1 1 cents).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    149 10 MELBOURNE, Mon Investments were quiet on th Stock Exchange today. Prices record ed a variable trend. Minings mow irregularly on a small tun.over. |Loan.s3'» 1956-59 194 7 16 (Loans 3V, 1955 58 197-7 32 I Bank of N.S.W £38 buye iCon. Zinc 49 I'-.. Hill 50 56 3
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    394 10 The Malivan Share Brokers' Association reported: "The local share mnrke' opened the week firm In all sections with an Improvement in turnover. Rubbers responded with widening interest on the improved price of the commodity." The follov.tnc business rone \.i> reported yesterday: Con. Tin Smelter ords 28s. 3d.: Fraser
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    117 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes In Its rates to merchant* yesterday: New York: buying airmail, T.T. 32 7 8. O.D. 33. 90 days 33 1 8 credit bills. 33 3 16 trade bills. Canada: buying, airmail. T.T. 31 78. O.D. 32, 90 days 32
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    59 10 Ships alonfftidr the Singapore Harbour Board wharvo or expected today are: Canton 1. R FA. Wave I Knlßht 2. Rendo 5, Trollus 8 8, Benlawerx 11. Rebe\erett C.P., Ettrlrkbank 14. Pyrrhus IS, Klz.m Maru 18. Star Alcyone lg 20, Roffgeveen 23 24. Bredeverett 25. Mindoro 30. Ocean Rail
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    RUBBER PRICES
    141 10 October and November first grarif t»uye\s fo.b. closed at 77 3 8 cents a lb. lr. Singapore yesterday. 11,I 1 ceni< abovi> the Saturday closinz price oi 1 a very steady tone. Good buying was reported. Closing prices yesterday in cent; per lb. were: No. 1 RSS Spot
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    119 10 1 Singapore Chinese Produrr K. change: Noon prices per ptcul day were: Copra: steady; October $32 buy. ers. $32"', sellers; November 531! buyers. $33 sellers. Coconut oil steady; $06 sellers. Pepper but no busi!ie.-s reported; priifiliaiißed; Muntok white »220 wak »217' i. Lamponn black *160. II C. B.
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      128 10 HEAL LOW COST TEHHACE HOUSES in mwly developed part tf Frankcl Estate THREE BLOCKS SOLD OUT FOURTH BLOCK NOW OPEN FOR BOOKING $7080/- 1 T FOR LAND HOUSE TERMS with Modern Sanitation TO CREDIT FONCIER P. 0. BOX 190, SINGAPORE Please -send me full particulars of your low cost trrrace
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      255 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS j DRAINAGE IRRIGATION lIKPART.MKNT, NKGRI SEMBILAN PROBATIONER IRRIGATION INSPECTOR. Applications ere invited from Malays of the Federation for the post of Probationer Irrigation Inspector in the Drainage and Irrigation Department, Negrl Sembilan Salary Probationer: $102xA6-U4/ Exam. Time Scale: $156xA12-240 Exam 252-Al 2-360 Plus C.O.L.A. at current rates. Qualifications:
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      859 10 NOTICES HOCK CHEONG NEWSPAPER TRANSPORT CO., LTD. Madam Lim Bee Eng of 80 Kubu Road. Malacca has voluntary resigned from this Company as from Ist October, 1954. As from that date, she has no connections whatsoever with this Company. CHEONG SENG RATTAN CO., NOTICE is hereby given that from date
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      507 10 TENDERS P.WJ). TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from registered P.W.D. Contractors will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works, Federation of Malaya. Maxwell Road. Kuala Lumpur, up to noon of 16th November, 1954. for the supply and delivery of Fuel. 011 and Lubricants to the Public Works Department.
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      195 10 This j Cogn Brani 'I I By Nature thr fin Jj 9* K By French! the li. h Fine Champas from the hw Cogn.i. By Choice- the trorbTi \up il Rl v -ijij" d for ti I CARRI TOBAI South 1 ill! EM 64 aucaoe MESSAGERIES MARITIM ETA lASTBOOND ioilng
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      907 11 MA NSF<ELD 6c CO., LTD. -J« MM ingnpore) Travel T HE BLUE FUNNEL LINE GLASGOW LCMOON, I CONTINENTAL PORTS iro -ioore Oel 10/11 6,5 |f Oct 13 Oet 14/14 Oct 17/18 9 Oct 14 Oct 18/19 C J6 Oet 18 Oct 19/20 Oct 22/23 Ocl 19 Oct 24 Oct 27/29
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      1097 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES Far Aden ►JJW'W.TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA Far Aden, Port d Genoo, Antwerp, Rctt.rdom, H.mburg, Gdynia, Copenhoqen, Gothenburg ft Oslo -1 Si? si; SU "JUTLANDIA" 10/14 Nev IS/lsNov 14/17 Nev, J Celll K«?.hemn »V 27 Nev 28/28 Ne. WJONo-l J2{ Cat ■^»r U f < TTT" nlrJ> K#rhh M W
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      1076 11 .u.IS.SS the ben ldie steamers ltd. l 2J y<>: SINGAPORE [Incorporoted 10 the l'"i»ed Kingdom! 3 LINES SAILINGS TO U.K. CONTINENTAL PORTS Spor* P S'hom Fenong Benrlevch for Li\»roool, GJosgiw, Pot'erdorr., Hooburg In Pert Bencueehan (or HJBVM, London, ?otrerdor*i, Hn.rb.irg. Antwerp 18/2J Oct 24/2J Ocl 24/77 Oct Btnlafdi for I
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      1171 11 McALISTER <fc CO., LTD. TEL No ***** SLLERMAM «V BUCKNALL KLAVENBSS LINE LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM. LOS ANGELES, <AN FRANCISCO. HAMBURG 4 HULL PORTLAND, SEATTLE 4 VANCOUVER and for USA. North Atlontie Fort Accepting careo for Central c. South ond Conojoa vki Colomr>o Amerleen Ports V~ ClT o POOL CASTLEVILLE J1
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      O.T.E.C. all ready for its take-over at end of year
      483 12 O.T.E.C. all ready for its take-over at end of year CHIEF DUE FOR FINAL ACT THE chairman of the Oriental Telephone Electric Co. Ltd., Mr. Evelyn J. Bunbury, will arrive in Singapore in two weeks time to supervise the arrangements for the final take-over of the company's undertaking on Dec.
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      GOODS FOR INDO-CHINA
      183 12 SINGAPORE importers have responded well to the call by the Commissioner of the; Australian Red Cross Society. Mr. A. B. Challice. who is in the Colony to buy $83,000 worth of tinned goods, of Australian origin, for urgent shipment to Indo-China war refugees. ftfr Challice has purchased
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      A,K.L.M. TRIBUTE TO THEIR FOUNDER
      210 12 A ,K.L.M. TRIBUTE TO THEIR FOUNDER rpHE staff of the Singa- pore branch of X.L.M. paid tribute to the memory of Dr. Albert Piesman the founder of the airline at their office last week. A plaque of Dr. Plesman was unveiled by the Dutch Con-sul-General in Singapore, Mr. D A
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      NEW YORK FAIR
      65 12 The New York International Trade Fair will be held at the 25th Street Armory In New York City from May 15 to 19 next year. Inquiries may be directed to International Trade Shows 545 1 Fifth Avenue. New York IT. NY Initial floor plan ot the Fair
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      AUSTRALIANS TO VISIT OUR MARTS IN NOVEMBER
      188 12 AUSTRALIANS TO VISIT OUR MARTS IN NOVEMBER rIE Australian Trade MKsion, led by Mr. W. R. Hudsprth a senior official of the Directorate of Trade Promotion. Australian Department of Commerce and Agriculture will arrive in Singapore on November 2 and will stay for a week. It will then go to
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      Japanese fibre nets for export
      160 12 A Japanese company of textile spinners which has enjoyed a good home market for three years for their fishing nets made of touph and transparent synthetic fibre plans to introduce the nets to fishing concerns and fishermen in Malaya The company, Kurashik' Rayon Co Ltd.
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      Rubber roads
      46 12 An important new development in the use of rubber for road surfaces, rubberised tar compounds, will be exhibited for the first time on the British Rubber Development Board stand at the Public Works and Municipal Services Congress and Exhibition at London's Olympia In November.
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      Mercantile Bank chairman will visit Malaya
      151 12 rE chairman of The Mer- j cantlle Bank of India, Ltd. I Sir Kenneth Mealing who is to i make a tour of the Eastern branches of the bank is due in Singapore on November 5. Accompanied by Lady MealIng, Sir Kenneth is expected
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      NEW FILM PROCESS SHOWN IN COLONY
      261 12 a NEW recording system for makinp sound films of ■f* Bmm, 9.5 mm and 16 mm size, by a new French patented process of magnetic striping known as Pyral was given a demonstration by Magnetic Striping and Recording Co. (Malaya) Ltd.. in Singapore last
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    Salim's goals won two finals in 48 hours
    349 13 A RARE FEAT IN FOOTBALL By OUR SOCCER REPORTER LJOW often does a footballer help to win two Cup finals within 48 hours, and score the deciding -oal in each case? If you cannot recall a parallel, or have never heard of
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    RUSSIANS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS
    223 13 VIENNA, Mon. R -fully defended their team title In the world weight. if t ii c championships yesterday beat,n B United States by six points. ■a) 29 points in the ts while the united State.*. rntered in only four even's, scored Uf the Russians beat tht
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    HUNGARY IN 3-0 VICTORY
    77 13 •\rEPT. Mon Hungary. World Cup fimlists beat Swlt<nd 3-0 in a soccer international re a crowd of 93.000 here ye.--M Kasru cave Hungary ir."r\al lead with goal* in rhe md 32nd minute* J<vef Boz- Btpteted 'he scoring .'even mln- I ute.- irorn the end —Reuter STOCKHOLM
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    Chataway and Kuc to settle Berne score
    153 13 LONDON. Mon. 'Fill BRITISH will find 1 out on Wednesday night, in the London v Moscnu athletic meet, if they -re the victims of an > curtain conspirai-> On Auk. 29 at the European championships at Berne. Britain's < hrls Chataway kept a
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    A HAPPY TRIO AFTER PERAK T.C. GOLD VASE SUCCESS
    49 13 Mr. Foo Soo Kai (left), owner of Sovereign who won the mill Sultan's Gold Vase on the concluding day of the Perak Turf Club meeting, congratulates his jockey. Garnet Bougoure. while Mrs. Foo holds the handsome trophy.— Straits Times picture.
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    RECS 'B' KEEP 100 PER CENT RECORD: CSC LOSE THEIR'S
    170 13 SINGAPORE Recreation Club "B" are now the only team in the Singapore Hockey Association's league with a hundred per cent record apart from the two University sides, which have not begun their fixtures SRC. "B" yesterday roglstered their fifth straight
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    Hockey umpires hold meeting
    68 13 The S:ngapore Hockey Association had an encouraging turn-out at their umpires conference held at th« SRC. yesterday. There were 23 present .it this first lecture at which a preliminary talk and a few rules were discussed. The lectures will be held at th« S.R C. every
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY FOR CHINESE
    42 13 The Singapore Chinese Recreation Club intend to run a women's hoc key team this season. All Interested are asked to turn up at Hong Llm Green on Thursday evening for a meeting and a short practice after that.
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    DIV. 1 POSTPONED
    18 13 The BHA first division league hockey fixture between Police and Wanderer j yesterday was postponed
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    LATEST HOCKEY POSITIONS
    392 13 LATEST HOCKEY POSITIONS THE present standing In the Singapore hockey leagues are: FIRST DIVISION 112 teams) P W D L. P APts Potlrr I 4 1 0 30 4 9 SRC 5 4 1 0 10 2 9 SCC 6 3 0 3 13 10 6 Changl 5 2 1
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    Penang race weights
    523 13 VyF.IC.HTS for Ih. first day of the Perant Turf Club An imn meeting becm'nni on Saturday. Or' i.l»er 16: ci. s, oiv. I—6 r. ('■invnic 9.011 Canterbury 8.12 Chi »*antheinuin R.ll Innate 8.l« Carpenter 8.A9 lr»-rllon B.MA r.r»;i./ 8.08 Observation 8.08 Robbie Burn* 8.07 Wide Screen 8.07
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    Sikhs' first trial on Sat.
    96 14 r PHE <hree Sikh hockey teams In j Singapore- -Klialsa Association, i Young Men's 81kh Association and Dockyard S.C. will play friendly irlnngular meet over the v eekend This meet ts being arranged M 'he first of a series of trials to select the Colony
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    BANK WIN 2-0
    27 14 Mercantile Bank S.C. beat Farrer Juniors 2-0 in a soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday. E. de Sllva and K. Karan were the scores.
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    Keep all officials till after Thomas Cup
    442 14 IT WILL AID DEFENCE PLANS SAYS LOKE By Our Badminton Reporter A SUGGESTION that the present Badminton Association of Malaya officials should remain in office until after next year's Thomas Cup matches in Singapore was made yesterday by Mr. Loke Wan Tho, who
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    C.S.C. SWEEP
    43 14 The result* of the Singapore I Chinese Swimming Club's Unlimited Cash Sweep, draw on Saturday were: 1st Priie No. *****, 2nd Prize No. *****. 3rd Price No. *****. Starters: Nos. *****. *****, *****, *****. ***** *****, *****, *****. *****, *****. *****.
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    11 S.C.C. MEN IN CIVILIAN XV v THAIS
    278 14 11 S.C.C. MEN IN CIVILIAN XV v THAIS THE Singapore Civilian fifteen to meet the Thai Combined Services j rugger team on the padang on Friday comprises 11 Singapore Cricket Club i players plus R.D. Williams, Dr. J. G. Phillips, Morris! and M. K. Stewart. R. D. Williams, of Naval
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    SARU better, brighter plan has misfired
    308 14  -  TEOH E\G TATT. PLAYERS LOSING INTEREST By rE Singapore Asian Rugby Union's plan to improve the standard among the local players and create more interest, by confining early-season fixtures to matches among its affiliates, appears to be doing more I harm than good. This
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    S.C.C., CEYLON S.C. TEAMS
    68 14 The S.C.C. team to meet Ceylon S.C in todays Div. 1 hockey game on the padang U: J. Woodhouse. C. Arkell. O. Brands; M. Wicks. H. Wood (capt.). G. Bennett; B. Purslow. D. Hobson. J. Jeffrey. M Wilson. H. Fiske. Umpire: S Yogarajah. The Ceyloncse team
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    MEDICOS HIT SIX GOALS v MUSLIMS
    38 14 Singapore Medical Sports Union beat Young Men's Muslim Assn 6-0 in a Div 3B league hockey match at Farrer Park yesterday Sewa Singh (2i. Mohamed (3) and Keng Wah were the scorers.
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    SPORTS DIARY
    15 14 "A lag** C.B.C. p. ISM ttev, d. lI.UII. r«,MH,M? 2..111 pja V "**l
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    TRABER SEIXAS Q-FINA
    11 14 TRABER SEIXAS Q-FINA I I Onala B j I j I
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    P.G.A. gave in to Van Donck —and broke own rules
    281 14 P.G.A. gave in to Van Donck —and broke own rules LONDON, Mon. AN INCIDENT during the closing stages of the British Masters professional golf tournament may have far-reaching, repercussions. ft concerned the threat of Belgium's sUr player, Flory Van Donck, to withdraw becanse his partner, maestro Henry Cotton, was "too
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    Latest on the Cesarewitch
    153 14 LONDON, Mon ORICES ruling at the dose of the callover on tht Cesarewitch (Wednesday) and Cambridgeshire (Oct. J7> at the Victoria Cluo today were: Cesarewiteh: 10 to one King 'v Love and Phenomtnal; ;00 to nine Mortification; 100 to eight Corydalls: 100 to s»ven French Design.
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    REF HAD A BUSY TIMETAKING DOWN NAMES
    426 14 T<HE referee and some players took turns to be angry J with one another at Jalan Besar stadium last night in the course of a S.A.F.A. senior cup lie between Singapore Recreation Club and H.M. Dockyard which ended without any scoring. There were
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    S.H.B. boys to hold annual boxing
    195 14 4 TWELVE BOUT programme has been fixed for the second uinual Singapore Harbour Board Boys Club tournament, to be held it Keppel Road on Friday at 8.30 p.m. Six Services boxer* will participate In special contests. Bobby Aung, light-welterweight hamplon of Burma, who Is
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    M.C.C. SHOW BATT FORM: EDRICH T SCORES WITH
    219 14 BUNBIRY, West Australia v, I rrtilE M.C.C. touring cricketers h u A batting practice here today w lu their tour with a two-days R .mi. tralia country XI. Scoring 344 for five, the Just under an hour's play befo team hit 32
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    Two Aussie centuries
    78 14 MELBOURNE. Mon RICHIE Benaud and Jim D» Courcy. Australia's young Test players, pressed thtir claims during the vttk-end for consideration in this season's series of Tests against England. Both compiled brilliant centuries while playins; in grade New South Wales cricket. Benaud reaching 146 in 193 minutes with
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    53 14 Sprlngdale F.C. defeated Dynamr XI 5-2 in a friendly soccer man at Farrer Park yesterday. A feature of the match was h*l trick by Tian Soon who scored fot of the winners' goals. Kok Mei. scored the other for Springdale Krishna and Narasamy scored
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