The Straits Times, 6 December 1954

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    THE ATOM PEACE BOMB
    38 1 Eds accept U.S. plan forld perts led to eting rfORK, C( uoral -bly last night m>b approvjulion siting mon President (fer's !";nsuplin. I 1 1 to Russia iship I the > Of not I Brlwas
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    REDS RESUME SHELLING
    247 1 First blow since U.S.-Chiang mutual defence pact TAIPEH. Sun. /M)MMI MVI and National v ist China exchanged their first blow yesterday over the offshore islands since the IS Nationalist Mutual Defence Pact was signed in Washington on Thursday. Reds on Toumen Island in the Tachen group 200
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    SHOCK SQUADS AT BERLIN POLLS
    145 1 Armed men beat up Socialists BERLIN, Sunday. VIOLENCE broke oat in West Berlin's municipal elecf tions today as a band of 30 Communists clashed with six Socialist Party workers. Police said a Communist gang, armed with clubs beat up the Socialists who were puttine up
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    Floods after sudden downpour
    42 1 Floods after sudden downpour LOW LYING areas in Singagapore were flooded yesterday when a sudden torrential rainstorm hit the city for an hour Meteorological authorities reported 032 in of rain. Parts of Jervois Road. Tanglin and the Telok Aver area were flooded.
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    India threatens bank workers
    55 1 NEW DELHI. Sun -The Indian Government warned 6,000 bank employees It was ready to take disciplinary action and measures to protect the banks if they obeyed a call for a nation-wide strike next Friday The. strike has been called to back wage demands now under review
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    ER'S FATHER, 81, TO WED
    48 1 ER'S F ATHER, 81, TO WED the I widower, will wed Mrs. E. Stothart The screen star's mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Ruth Stewart, died in August. 1953. After a honeymoon in Washington. DC. the newlyweds will go to Fornia to visit Jimmy and his wife during the holidays. A.P
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    5 PRETTY GIRLS FLY IN
    72 1 HOME to spend Christmas and the New Year with their parents are these five pretty sirls. all of them students in Australia. Poon MM Khene. C'honi; Peck Choo and Stian Swm l.im (left to right) are all from Singapore. Prani Piasertsukh and her sister Phanni
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    POPE IS ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
    270 1 He takes first food for days VATICAN CITY, Sunday. THE POPE passed a quiet night and rested well, it was learned here this morning. After hearing mass in his apartment the 78-year-old Pontiff took Communion. The Pope was then able to swallow a few
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    Secret vote on whether to strike
    76 1 Secret vote on whether to strike PENANG. Sun— Penang HarBnard Staff Association at two-hour meeting tonight, decided to take a secret ballot on whether to strike. The association had been negotiating for several months with the board management for an alteration to the men s present leave regulations. Both parties
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    Terrorists search car
    55 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun Four terrorists stopped a car containing several Chinese eight miles north of Seremban „n the main trunk road at 1.30 a.m. today. After searching the car, the bandits told the Chinese to drive on. A security unit was later rushed to the scene but
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    Twice a winner— his wife wins, too
    158 1 Twice a winner— his wife wins, too A MONTH after Mr. Robert Chia won 55.000 in a Straits Times word puzzle competition, his name appeared again in thr list of 20 winners In last week's competition. Robert was very happy yesterday, for among the other winners was his wife, Dolly,
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    Reds hold more U.S. Korea men -pilot
    219 1 Reds hold more U.S. Korea men -pilot HONG KONG, Sun A CANADIAN airman, freed today after two years as a prisoner in China, disclosed that the Communists are holding more American prisoners of war from Korea in addition to 11 she announced had been sentenced as spies last month. Squadron
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    'Jap boat fired on'
    78 1 Jap boat fired on' TOKYO. Sun. A Japanese boat was nred upon today by an unidentified vessel about 150 miles west-north-west of Chejuj Do Island In the Korean Strait, the newspaper Asahl reported A wireless report ret -lved at Fukuoka. Kyushu, from the 362-ton MleJi Maru said about 10 shells
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    New flood crisis in Britain's gales
    155 1 LONDON, Sun. Strong winds lashed battered Britain again yesterday with gusts reaching 98 miles an hour In some places and threatening ships at sea, and flooding on land. •We now have gale warnings out for all land and sea areas.said a meteorological office spokesman.
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    Zoo lion cub arrives in secret
    159 1 Zoo lion cub arrives in secret JOHORE BAHRU. Sun A LIONESS in the Johore Zoo gave birth to a cub in her cage and was not noticed at all' for hours. Later tourists visiting the Zoo were attracted to the cage by the growls of the lioness and saw the
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    Bandit flees
    38 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.-A policeman on duty at Dangi new village in the Kuala Pilah district of Negrl Sembilan last night fired at a terrorist who was trying to get through the perimeter wire. The bandit fled
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    He gives up
    20 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun—Another terrorist ha.s surrendered in the Federation. Details are being kept secret for the present.
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    Russians free 20 Japanese
    45 1 TOKYO, Sun Twenty Ja-! panese fishermen returned on Friday from Soviet-occupied Shibotsu Island off the eastern coast of Hokkaido. The fishermen returned aboard the 16-ton Tokai Maru and 18-ton Eikyu Maru which Soviet patrol boats seized early j in November. UP.
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    New chairman
    23 1 NEW ORLEANS. Sun— Mr Paul Butler of Indiana was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, succeeding Mr. Stephen Mitchell Reuter.
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    Treason charge
    17 1 RANGOON. Sun. Veteran Burmese politician U Ba Pc was charged yesterc'ay with high treason.— Reuter.
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    S'PORE MAN FLIES TO BECOME PEER
    123 1 LONDON. Saturday. I ORD SHEPHERD, who rose from a shop assistant to chief Labour Whip in the House of Lords, died in hospital here yesterday. He was 73. and had been ill I for about a month. Lord Shepherd -everyone in the Labour movement
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    'White' tag for another 140,000
    358 1 K. LUMPUR, Sun. A 400-square-mile coastA al strip in Selangor was declared a "white' arra today. It was a landmark in the Emergency for every State and Settlement has now at least one white area. The new white a:first in the State and the 21st
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    STOP PRESS
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    CHINESE REDS PAY UP
    45 1 LONDON. Sun—Red China yesterday handed over to Bri- iio.i^n^, w tain a US$l,OOO,OOO cheque for damage to lives and property caused Dy the Commur tack nn a Cathay Pacific airhner off Hainan last summer, Britain has now received USS 1.276.000— UP.
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    'U.S. must get friends in Asia'
    262 2 ROMULO TELLS AMERICA OF THE 1,000 MILLION SHE HAS LOST YOU CAN COUNT ON MALA YA, BUT SO MANY ARE NEUTRAL- WHO CAN TELL ABOUT JAPAN? NKW YORK, Sunday. VIK. CARLOS P. ROMI T LO, chief of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations,
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    These names will go off the rolls
    80 2 These names will go off the rolls GO\ ERNMENT officers whose names appear in the mi- tial register, but who have left the Colon) on retire>r on postine to other iiuntries will have their j names deleted from the i electoral rolls, said a Government statement issued 1.1^; night. It
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    Human rights
    31 2 NEW YORK. Sun. The Unit* d Nations General As- i sembly yesterday adopted a resolution urging adoption "as soon as possible" of the draft :over.ants on human rights. i
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    STEALING KISS IS NOT WRONG
    89 2 VIENNA, Sun. If a man girl the act cannot be iored a punishable offencf even it the girl does not want to be kissed. Austria's! me Court ruled yesterday. Th-. 3 court said: "The has become an institution of 1 BOClml 'ite and thus cannot
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    CHINESE ATTACK ON U.S.
    179 2 CHINESE ATTACK ON U.S. BERLIN Sun. rE Communist Chinese representative at this week Moscow conference said that China and its people stood behind the Soviet Union and that "the entire peace camp must bt as a steel wall." according to *he East Berlin newspaper Taegllche Rundschau The Chinese people wrre
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    Major speaks up for Kenya Briton—Defence says: 'It's all a plot'
    291 2 Major speaks up for Kenya Briton— Defence says: 'It's all a plot' NAIROBI. Sun. MAJOR JOHN VETCH, a company, commander in the Kenya Regiment, told a court martial here yesterday that a Urge majority of the Kikuyu home guards employed In one division of Kaitnhu District, north of here, were
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    MONTY TO LOOK FOR THAT CHURCHILL TELEGRAM
    139 2 LONDON. Sun. —Field Marshal l.nrd Montgomery stepped off a plane yesterday from the United States and strai«ht into the storm which blew up over the wartime telegram Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill sent him about surrendered German arms. I "Ml Montgomery, appearing In
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    ITALY FIGHTING RED NETWORK
    182 2 Probe of some key posts ROME. Sunday. ITALY is taking strone measures to smash a vast Communist Party business network. After a Cabinet meeting last night it was announced that the networks activity «v aided by certain local projects administered by thr Communist*, by certain private
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    Dog march in town
    99 2 Twelve stray dogs with cardboard signs round their necks will parade at Raffles Place on Wednesday to ask for help for the Singapore Canine Welfare Association. It will be a flag day to raise funds for a dogs' home in the "Garden of Liberation," at Thomson
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    16 fishermen are drowned
    45 2 TOKYO. Sun. Sixteen fishermen were drowned after their 33-ton fishtne boat crashed against a rock and was i badly damaged off Hachlnrie, 1 northern Honshu, early yester--1 day. A maritime Safety Board i patrol ship rescued el«ht of th» crew.— UP.
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    Tito says: Malenkov helps ease world tension
    203 2 LONDON. Sun I PRESIDENT Tito of Yugosla- j via said the Malenkov reRime ln Russia has "boldly discarded some elements of Stalin's rigid policy" ln an al- teratlon of course that has helped ease world tension. Another factor ln easing tension has been
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    Work extended
    31 2 NEW YORK. Sun The United Nations General Assembly decided yesterday to extend the mandate of the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine refugees for five years. -Reuter.
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    Why are brides always late?
    170 2 Why are brides always late? BUENOS AIRES. Sun. WHY are brides invariably latr? asks the Rev. John Kent, who heads the century old Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Argentina. Writing in his current parish magazine. Dr. Kent says he benins to think late brides should he penalised •'Why are they
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    2 more held in spy scandal
    46 2 PARIB, Sun. Two more Frenchmen father and sonhave been indicted on charpes lof •endanecring external state security' in connection with lnvestications into the sensational French spy scandal. They are school teacher Louis Bermet and his eon, Guy lise.' I—U.P.1 U.P.
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    3,000 PENNIES O THIS PINT POT
    39 2 MR. JACK CALNT. the man ager of the Pelican public house In Gallowtrre Gate. Leicester estimates thai there are nearly 3.000 pen nies balanced on the rim nf nn a 't^i m m
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    ADLAI PROMISES TO HELP
    80 2 NEW ORLEANS. Bun. Mr Adlal Stevenson, leader nf the Democratic Farty which won control ol CongfMi in la.-t [month's election. last night Pledged his party> co-opera-tion with the Republican administration. In a speech prepared for a party dtnr.T here lie aa;rl Democrats did not propnv "to
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    'PENSIONS AT 68
    33 2 Because financial fads must k LORD I A (iOVERNMENT-appointrr! con mended that Briton? shoul I longer for their retirement pen I nations burden of providing for 1 ■•Wi meet rerr
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    By election
    28 2 INVERNESS. Fun Polling in the parliamentary m election ben c*md by ihr resign&tior. of Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton < Conservative will take place on Dec 21. Renter.
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    Diplomat dies
    29 2 WASHINGTON. Sun Mr. Nelson Trusler Johnson. 67. first US Ambassador to China and a former Assistant Secretary of State, has died at his home here.— A P.
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    OUGHER RACE POLICY NOW
    222 3 t stand Jirm,or give way as British did in India, says Prime Minister Strijdom's two big aims: South African republic, segregation of 'blacks' T HK NEW South ,aSS N S; Mr i Io y anne Wrijdom, said at Lystroom, Trans v -aal. last ni^ht that it
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    CROWD SEES LION ATTACK CIRCUS MAN
    84 3 CROWD SEES LION ATTACK CIRCUS MAN OLDHAM. Sun. The audience screamed last night as a .<ix-year-old lion leaped from his stand and attacked lion tamer Charles Ilieneb in the closing minutes of his circus act. None of the other lions in a pyramid act broke formation. Blood streaming from his
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    Governor dies
    24 3 BOMBAY. Sun. Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai Governor of Bombay since 1952, died of ceri bral haemorrhage early today. He was 63. Reuter.
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    Miss America to marry
    46 3 NEW YORK. Sun. Miss Nera Jane Langley. 21. "Miss America" of 1953. and William, A. FickHns. 22. will be married on Dec 30. Andrew Lanelev of Lakeland. Florida, jtmterdav announced the engage- I ment of their daughter and the college athlete A.P.
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    e Empire n, bridge he gap Sir John
    42 3 e Empire n, bridge he gap Sir John rill* M1 P» f *Snister of i. h n (be ith o fl r ami "ls>on. that thr 'Ljio (lov-Mil £»ith «he Pat; jfrflopmrnt of |bf fommon- u ffi< imt rel«man and makp ii
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    00 CLIEXTS ON BOOKS INTRODUCTION SERVICE'
    74 3 00 CLIEXTS ON BOOKS INTRODU CTION SER VICE' Wni Ind s.ud in thf lvi tion pster- .irnints I nnttr.v. istod> who U street viid the case might invoh inquiries all over Britain. He added that there might be efforts to interfere with prosecution witnesses Langtry put advertisements in newspapers, shop
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    James Hilton is seriously ill
    49 3 LONG BEACH. Sun .—Nove- :nes Hilton. 54. remained in a serious condition yesterday at Seaside Hospital, where he has been confined since Nov. 21 He went to hospital with a high fever and infection soon after hLs return from a visit to England.— U.P.
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    U.N. PROBLEM: WHAT IS AGGRESSION?
    97 3 U.N. PROBLEM: WHAT IS AGGRESSION? NEW YORK. Sun. The Vniteci Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution setting up an 18--member committee to meet next year to seek a definition of aggression. The vote was 43 in favour, three against i Australia, South Africa, the United States, and 1! abstentions
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    GERMANS CROSS DANUBE FOR FUN: THE OLD PRECISION WAS THERE
    46 3 IN THEIR FIRST MASS exercise. West Germany's frontier guards cross tin Danube River near Donauwoerth. Some 12.000 troops of the Federation Border Force took part. Foreign observers said they moved with the greatest precision. A.P picture.
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    Tunisian rebel chief surrenders
    205 3 ■LET'S BE FRIE.XDS AGAIN, HE SA YS TUNIS. Sunday. pRENCH sources announced yesterday that 674 na--1 tionalist guerrillas had surrendered in the past four days in return for a promise of immunity. Among them was Sassi Lassaoued, an important chieftain in central Tunisia. He said: We
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    Franco is 62
    14 3 MADRID. Sun —Gen. Francisco Franco, Spanish dictator was 62 yesterday. AP.
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    ENGLISH BRIDE FOR PAKISTAN CAPTAIN
    166 3 BOMBAY, Sunday. ill ß. HAFIZ KARDAR, captain of the Pakistani eric- ket team, said last night that his wife, formerly Miss Helen Rosemary Hastilow. only daughter of the chairman of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, would join him in Karachi in April next year Mr. Kardar
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    Order again in Nepal
    70 3 KATMANDU. Sun. The Nepalese Prime Minister. Mr. M. P. Koirala. said yesterday that order had been restored in the .strife-torn Dang district of Western Nepal and troops sent th«re two weeks ago were being withdrawn. An official spokesman blamed the delayed press release of a three-wwk-old
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    DE GAULLE URGES APPROACH TO RUSSIA
    171 3 DE GAULLE URGES APPROACH TO RUSSIA PARIS, Sun. GEN. Charles de Gaulle called on France yesterday to seek once more an understanding with Russia before ratifying German rearmament. In a speech that may help decide the fate of the new Western European Union, the famous World War II leader declared
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    FOR TRESPASS: $9 MILLION
    101 3 LIMA. Sun A Peruvian Naw Ministry '.spokesman said yesterday that the nne of US$3 million (ss* million) Imposed by the Peruvian Government on ships belonging to Mr. Aristotle OnassLs. the Greekborn millionaire shipowner, muH be paid before 7.30 a.m. loral time on Tuesday. An official report
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    U.N. gets complaint against Red China
    339 3 U.N. gets complaint against Red China NEW YORK. Sun. j rpHE United States ha? asked the United Na- v tions to debate the case of the 11 American air- men jailed by Commu- J nist China. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, the United States delegate, wrote to the Secretary-General. Mr J
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    Route to Syria
    30 3 DAMASCUS Sun.— A regular shipping line between Syria and Japan will be inaugurated on Monday when trie first Japanese ship enters the Syrian port of Latakiah A.P.
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    Wedding sets pundits a big puzzle
    285 4 WHEN A MUSLIM GIRL WEDS MAN OF ANOTHER FAITH DOES SHE REMAIN A MUSLIM? KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. fTHK SELANGOR RELIGIOUS Department has replied to a poser set by the Selanjfor Ketua Kainponp Association whether a Muslim woman married to a non-Muslim in a registry
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    Petrol trick gets him 4 months
    110 4 IPOH *un. RRAMABAMT, 30. who pleaded guilty to stealing two indent forms from the Kinla Valley Home (iuard oflue and forging the signature of his Qrmp Commander to get 10 gallons of petrol, vu tod.i> sentenced to total of lour months' jail hen-. The
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    Off on holiday
    37 4 JOHORE BAHRU. 8 T Ra.ian. Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court. Johore. has lett for India on five months' leave. Mr. G. M. Hashim. Malay Interpreter, of the Supreme Court, is at present acting for him.
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    RIDA WILL SACK DOCKYARD WORKERS
    122 4 RIDA WILL SACK DOCKYARD WORKERS KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. VLTORKERS employed by the Rural and Industrial Development Authority on its $1,000,--000 dockyard project at Kuala Trengganu arc to be retrenched. Mr. D. C. Horton, Executive Secretary of RIDA. said: Some of the 98 employees at the dockyard will have to be
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    Saccharin offence
    78 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Ang Beng Hin. a lorry driver. <>! Malacca, was fined $750 in the Sessions Court for importing 30 lb. of saccharin without a permit and $3,000 for attempting evasion of duty on it. It was only when the lorry was taken to be searched 'that
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    5,000 KNEEL IN THE GARDENS
    88 4 PENANG. Sun FIVE thousand Catholics knelt down at the Dato Kramat Gardens today and received benediction from the Bishop of a.the Right Rt verend Carlo Van Melckebeke, VisitorApostolic to the Oversea! Chint. This service held in the open air marked the end of the Marian
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    Costly shirt
    43 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Govindasamv when walking past a dhoby's shop went in and walked out with a shirt. In the Sessions Court he was sei.tenced to one months tail and a fine of $200, in default another month's jail for theft.
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    Register closing
    31 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. The register of applications for grants for replanting rubber smallholdings in Johore which was opened on Nov. 1 will close at the end of this month.
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    Committee of privileges
    52 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun— The 1 following have been appointed i to the Committee of Privileges lof the Johore Council of Btate: Tile Deputy Mentri Besar chairmam. the Legal Adviser Deputy Chairman*. Mr. S. C. Maclntyre. Tuan Hail Hassan b>:i Haii Yunos. Inche Sardon bin Jubir and Mr.
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    THIS KISS MEANS TWO PALS ARE TOGETHER AGAIN
    19 4 THIS KISS MEANS TWO PALS ARE TOGETHER AGAIN A welcoming kiss for Mr. Hrndry from Joseph. Straits Times picture.
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    CHRISTIANS LAUNCH YOUTH SECTION
    178 4 If you're under 30, you can join KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE Malayan Christian Counril today launched a A youth department for members between the ages of 15 and 30 at the end of a two-day meeting here. The department will provide a medium for fellowship and
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    Girls chase snatch thief
    38 4 Five teenaae Chinese girls chased a snatch-and-run thief In Loke Yew Street. Singaixr. yesterday after one of them lo« her necklace. A Malay Joined In and a youth was caught. The necklace was recovered.
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    Had ehandu
    38 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun —For beine in possession of two packet! °f ehandu and one packet of ehandu dross. Ho Chin, of Sungei Sayong new village, 'va.s fined $100 in default one month's jail in Kluang yesterday.
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    Joy as Joseph returns to Hendry
    252 4 JOSEPH the wandering parrot which disappeared from a Bras Basah Road bar fust before closing time a week ago, is home again. Joseph's owner, Mr. H. P. Hendry, tracked him down yesterday at the Malayan Livestock Company's premises at i Paya Lebar. There was
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    Hindus mark Gita Jayanti
    46 4 Ti.e North Indian Hindu As.tion last night celebrat--led "Gita Jayanti." (Lord Kr.hna's teachings to Arjunt at the Bharatiya Bhawan in Curf Road. Singapore. Among the cuests was the Indian Commissioner. Mr. R K. Tandon. Sri Sheoprasad Sharma presidt d over yesterday .> ceremony
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    Thanksgiving service
    51 4 About 500 peoplt attended the Thanksgiving Serrtce at St. Andrew*! Cathedral. Sin- iy The wnrice waa held for the ■work of the universities and college! in Singapore Cmoii R. K. S. Adams, conducted the service. The lesson was read by Sir Sydney Came. Vice-chancellor of the University of
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    St. Andrew's old boys meet
    40 4 The St Andrew's Old E Association. Singapore, held Its annual reunion service at the school chapel. Woodsvillr Terday More than 100 old boys, their wive.N and teachers attendee a reunion dinner and dancf on Saturday.
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      489 4 RADIO MALAYA SSSomW; m 3O-n.oo jukeXV. 1 Programmes thus marked cm be I recel\ed by listeners In Malacca. I 1 1 "4 -4 L^i If' 1 1 Short wave 49 62m. Medium wavt I feBMl 476 m. 343. 366 m. and 297 m.) PM •1. Monday Matinee; *I.SO Time BIHUArUIIIi
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      Cagliostro the 'magician' was a poor Sicilian urchin
      1711 5 Cagliostro the 'magician' was a poor Sicilian urchin "■ufflff |N Europe the eighteenth century was the age that first examined, then attacked and finally shook the established religious faiths of close upon two thousand years. Robbed of their ancient hopes of immortality yet still believing, despite the ingenious arguments of
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      34 5 w L KIUER Ml MPBUCJ Mr I i( J If 1 KM Tn" iMOTTE ME Jiff RP 'now also BAILABLE 1 IN OLD 5 It Ulrading Co., If'JWfl, U'ICA •••tioricrs PSE CREAM! Wi Sultry
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      408 5 jKi^, .imtfv mr red-blooded vigour fll VIKELP l^H^B a natural sea plant 31 Mineral Tonic. >M The danger signals naturt |B gives for vitamin and H OF mineral deficiency are all m ton oft<-n put down to "feeling out of sorts". If JsM Wj you want to feel vitally f-j
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      170 5 Sh<>r!inli Ho lm*>s ti<>ml It I<> tin to bits! f nn^” ZACU N mot A VE2 V *'Ji~£SK6l/ A P'KJE c ß'6wT V \4T6l > I 6J? f v££S£ w P 0Z- CB.SCB.'C'CX M\ CE&B. YOU GA\£ .YE J STiTuTgp 4 Planter <3E£AT SCOTT- MOLAAES' J V\A~*O\" 'E MK6 mIP6OM.'
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    45 6 20 Hoirfj S/0 (minimum). MR ft MRS THIO SOEN TIOE \nk friends and relatives tor iheir valuable presents and good ishes etc to their fourth son, Mr. Ink) Ker.g Poon's marriage with Itim Kwik Poll Lenc. the fourth Ol Mr. Mrs. Kwik Tang Boon
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Dec. 6. 1954. Apartheid For Export Now
    594 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Dec. 6. 1954. Apartheid For Export Now Mingling with more liberal minds during his recent tour of Europe has done nothing to change the hidebound and reactionary convictions of Mr. Johannes Strijdom, the new prime minister of South Africa. In his first public speech since
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    Discipline Comes From Within
    458 6 Learning discipline, whether imposed from without or from I within, is alwnys a difficult task for the young human. The shocks, changes and trends of the past twelve years in Malaya have created a difficult psychological climate for its youth and recent happenings, first in schools
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    Off the Field
    262 6 Too many football matches in the Federation recently have been marred by displays of partisanship by spectators or by refusal of players to accept the decision of the* referee. Latest disgraceful scene was on Saturday when the final of the Kelantan knock-out competition had to be abandoned
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      CAMP COSTS TOO MUCH
      181 6 CAMP COSTS TOO MUCH YOU have reported 1 that a camp is beinpr built for 800 men and families at Kluang, costing $7 million. This is intended for the Malay Regiment. Far too seldom do you lift the veil of secrecy which covers this kind of Government extravagance, but I
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      ROAD OR STREET?
      117 6 rVHE Colony's road and X street directory, 1953. refers to "Johore Road", whereas in the map prepared in the Federation, showing a portion of our city in 1954. it is "Johore Street A map hanging on the staircase wall of Raffles Library also has "Johore Street". The
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      LOST MORNING AT THE HOSPITAL: WOMEN WERE ALL TREATED FIRST
      264 6 LOST MORNING AT THE HOSPITAL: WOMEN WERE ALL TREATED FIRST I ENTIRELY agree with the complaint about waiting at the hospital. I had the same experience last week when I attended as an outpatient at 7.50 a.m. The assistant arrived at about 8.10 am and I was the first patient
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      Challenge to MCA leaders: Put your sons in the army
      207 6 Challenge to MCA leaders: Put your sons in the army AT the recent Federal Council meeting, figures were given showing the very small percentage of Chinese in the armed forces. These facts are Indeed unpalatable to the M. C. A. in particular and the Chinese in general. They prove that
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      CLEANERS LEAVE THIS DIRT
      83 6 CLEANERS LEAVE THIS DIRT rE reserved road frontine the P.WJS. quarters off Jalan Eunos and leading to Geylang Serai is in a filthy state. Instead of improving this, the labourers who clear the drains merely litter the road with waste matter and slime, thus making it impassable by foot. In
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      Planning of families is a matter of cash
      218 6 I WRITE with a background of over twelve years' connection with the National Marriage Guidance Council in London where I saw hundreds of people and dealt with thousands of letters monthly. Marriage difficulties have many causes but in a large number of
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      SAVING IN TAXES
      109 6 IF only half of the 5.548 womm who attended the F.P A. clinics in 1953 benefited by the visit it would mean that Government has saved the expenses of providing. 1. Free maternity service for at least three quarters of the 2.774 births. 2 School buildings and
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      ITS NOT THE TIE THAT COUNTS
      105 6 ITS NOT THE TIE THAT COUNTS t)R. tin Yutang does not practise what he preaches. He persistently adi'sex others to discard tics in the tropics, yet practically on every occasion wears one himself. He should set an example for others to follow. His excuse for wearing a tie is that
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      RULES BROKEN
      78 6 A 8 a loyal citizen of Johore and one who wishes to see fair play, I should like to point out ihat the rules in the "Johore Penghulus' Handbook" were not adhered to in the appointment of an assistant penghulu of mukim VII. Batu Pahat, Johore. We should
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      THIS IS PRESUMPTUOUS
      302 6 AS a member of the pharmaceutical profession. I cannot help feeling that the proposed action of the Federation of Government Medical Services Union to apply to Government to register "all hospital assistants who are grade one officers and above" as pharmacists, if carried through is an utterly
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      IT'S UP TO THE PARENT
      424 6 TWO recent i from your n under the nun plumes "Method' "Vampire- would appp a to express the of apparently w< parents of children are attending aided schools and not governmental institutions. It L> understandah pe rents should react the irritation of being bol hered
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      866 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. 20 Wmt4t U* (minimum). OAI I ACHER to EfTle and Bob a daughter 2-12-54 at K.K. Hospital. Singapore M Wm4i IM I minimum). CHAN CHEONG Engagement was announcxi on 5-12-54. between Chan Hong Cheong only son ol Madame Fook Lai Kuen and the late Mr Chan Pui Kee
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      17 6 NEW WITH MANY IMPROVEMENTS AND STILL FURTHER REOUCED WEICHT $175 aw/ MffVf^/tfz^fffntUj^Bti V O iOK 311 ll»t»'O»l
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      111 6 MR. K. W. KILL. Dl!'. OPT. AY will vis,« KUALA LUMPUR i Moaday, 13th Deo Appointments for eye i STORCH BROS. LTD., 7jg^ Delightful GIFTS Xf untsne (MUST* 3 DIAMOND BROOCHES f U. S. de SUVA S JEWEL! ERS ti 106, ORCHARD ROAD S PORE-9 p i SiSaF-WINDINGCAUNDVK" olend" |S
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    our towns go Alliane—but Labour ins in Seremban
    539 7 our towns go Alliane— but Labour ins in Seremban NEGARA-NOT ONE SEAT AND THREE MEN LOSE THEIR DEPOSITS TEACHERS DUELLED FOR VOTES HERE 0 PLAN TO CLOSE RANKS KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday I MN(MKA-MIC: united front for Federal and >tions improved yesterday following the success of the iam Mi P«H venture.
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    THEY MARRIED IN SINGAPORE
    88 7 And here are two charming brides Above Mr. Tan Peng Koon and .Miss Son Poh fhoo, whu were married at the Singapore Registr> on Saturday. The bridegroom is the second «<m of Mr Tnn Hong (.him. manager of (I c North Branch of tfie Oversea-Chinese Ranking;
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    LING AGENT ARRESTED
    23 7 ence under the Elections Ordinance during Saturday's Municipal elections. He was released on bail and will appear in court tomorrow.
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    St. Barbara's Day parade
    53 7 Sir Charles Lowen. the Com- mander-in-Chief, F.A.R.E.L.F., i took the salute at a march past I of the Ist Singapore Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Blakans Mati yesterday, the St. Barbaras Day. Maj. -General D. D. C Tulloch. G.0.C.. Sincapore Base District and Brigadier ThorneThorne. R. A.,
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    Treat for 210 children
    34 7 St Nlcolaas birthday was rHebrated at the Singapore Dutch Club with great pomp "XSSP rhHdren we, ;:;;rS K^Aft- n 1 Omsul -General of the Netherlands. Mr. D. A. Van Hamel.
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    Strike? I'm not worried —Sir Sydney
    101 7 Strike? I'm not worried Sir Sydney rE Vice-chancellor of the University of Malaya, Sir Sydney Came. is not worried .ii)out the decision of the University Students' Union to call a one-day strike because four undergraduates were expelled from the Dunearn Road hostel. He told the Straits Times last I can't
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    English 'is the best'
    73 7 About 1.500 students, teachers and members of the People's Education Association held a Christmas Party at the Singapore Badminton Stadium yesterday. Mr. B. G. Sahai. the honjonry secretary of the association welcomed the guests. He said: "English is spoken and understood throughout the world. At present
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    TAX DODGE FINE RAISED TO $1,600
    141 7 'Deliberate plan, says prosecutor ALOR STAR, Sunday. i KEDAH merchant. Ng Lee Keok. had his fine of $450 increased to $1,600 by the Kedah appeal Judge, Mr. Justice Hill, yesterday. The Deputy Public Prosecutor. Mr. F. G. Cooke, had appealed against the inadequacy of
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    Tengku Mahkota visits Muar
    35 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Tengku Mahkota of Johore completed a two-day tour of the Muar district of Johore yesterday. He visited the Rural and Industrial Development Authority's rubber factory at Grlsek.
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    Woman fined $75
    29 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Tan Swce Mol. a woman found carrying a basket of herbs without a permit in a bus was fined $75 in the Magistrates
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVING IN CORFU
    591 7 The following passengers from Britain are expected to disembark from the 14.200-ton P. and O. liner Corfu, at Penang today: Mrs. J. R. Andy aid child. Mi s B.M. Auger. Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Barrett. Mr. and Mrs D.J. Burgess and three children. Mr. and Mrs
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    THAT 'RED TAPE' ATTACK-ITS JUST NONSENSE, SAYS McNEICE
    296 7 THAT 'RED TAPE' ATTACK- ITS JUST NONSENSE, SAYS McNEICE /CRITICISM of the Singapore Improvement Trust by the Progressive P?rty was surprising since the Party was very well represented on the Trust, SIT Chairman, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, said yesterday. "Does the Progressive Party imply that the Board of Trustees,
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    TUC accuses police of interfering
    113 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. rE central comrr.nt the Malayan Trade Ur.um Council today accused Specia; Branch police of Interfering in trade union affairs. The meeting decided to make a full report of this to the Government. An M.T.U.C. statement said: "The meeting heard with grave concern
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    17th anniversary
    23 7 The 17th anniversary of the Singapore Traction Cornpan 1 Employees' Union wax held at their premises in Rate Co-. <: Road yesterday.
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    Ceylon holiday
    29 7 Mr. and M'<= G.E. Pterls left for Ceylon by air yesterday on a two-month holiday. Durlne their stay they will make a pilgrimage of Ceylon's Buddhist templrs.
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      53 7 INMA Nthe Running Tyres I the key to greater mileage. By curing) India tyres at lower ana employing advanced rubber >g techniques. India ensure the cooln I possible thus giving the bonus of *f mileage in greater safety. I.pOAN'S WIING TONIC I S °to B y Au p IS p
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      118 7 fV LIVELY TASTf N& BL Del Mpnte f^ Jp Si because its made Vlv liiESzli wi^ nippy m iippy S»lei Distributor!: HENRY WAUCH j CO. LTD. ASI I N J?P% OITAINAILI AT All LIAOINC WATCH OEALERS Or tfce tcntci of men. none 11 more highly priicd H»*n that o> «i«<«t.
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      145 7 The weather j MINIMI M Mii h v l i i:i (7.30 p.m. on Dec. 4 to 7 JO a.m. on Dec. s>: Singapore 72 degrees, Penang 72. Kota Bahru 70. Kuala Lumpur 71 Ipoh 71. Kuantan 71 i MAXIMUM TEMPtR.\TIRI. (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Der I): Singapore
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      Buyers shy as year end nears
      576 8 Buyers shy as year end nears By Our Market Correspondent THE turnover on the Singapore Share Market last week was only moderate with investors inclined to hold off influenced by the fluctuating commodity price. At this time of the year, too. seasonal considers tions must be taken into account with
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      SINGAPORE SHARE LIST
      892 8 SINGAPORE Members of the Malayan Share Brokers' Association issued the following list of revised quotations aftet their last meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday: I I i I I I I I i 1 j I I I 1 Bayers Stlleri fun Brick* p n < i«i
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      38 8 On the free exchange market In Hong Kong on Saturday, the U.S dollar was quoted at 5.8»-\ for cash and 5.92- for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15.70 and one tael of gold at 256- V
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      RENONG TIN
      22 8 Rrnonjc Tin* November output* were. Rasa mine 1.1 Otl plculs; Jin Jang mine <ln association with S«ralu Tlnflelds) 1,085 ptcuU.
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      BUSINESS DONE
      346 8 THE following bus.nrss In thr Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one firm of brokers for the period November 27 to December 3: Industrials: Consolidated Tin Smelters Ords. 275. 9d. and 275. Bd. Fraser Sz Neave Ords »1 97 1 Gammon $3 47 and *3 50.
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCEMENT
    41 8 DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCEMENT 10. X1 1, >. fl 1 A'i;um' Books''!! itar> |<t '"-U»«| income uV«*'^B r««r endmj ihj ""Book's D flrtlH ---omland^Vj Septeir-h, I -"•'r»'h«i|(|. r<oii^B llr (ltl l»"'Pmb» riM Kooky 1 Ins, [w^lH thi hi n dividend o| H inii.rnp HI
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    Report misleads deale
    435 8 UMMOMTY IllYlhW T'lN was a steady mar- ket in Singapore last week w h a good demand reported. Mid-week the price was over $2 lower following weakness in New York, which was under the influence of cheap offers of Straits tin by currency operators. Towards the end
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      1071 8 COMPANY MEETING THE SUNGEI BAHRU RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED THE mill RETORT. The Twenty-second Annual C.m T.-etinc of members will be held at 53 Eastrheap EC. 3. on i 24th December and the follow an extract of the Statement by the Chairman Mr. P. J. Bu culated with the Rrport and
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      842 8 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT I SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT APPLICATIONS are invited from Federal Cttlaens who wlnh to be .■onMd«Ted for scholarships offered in the Australian Government j unrier the Technical Co-operation Schema of Hie Colombo Plan foi honours degrrc courses in Arts and Science. Successful candidates will be required to serve Govern- Dent
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      861 8 NOTICES SUNGEI WAY DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya Notice is hereby given that at the 2fith Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on Thursday 30th December. 1954, at 11 a..m. The Directors will recommend the Payment of a Final Dividend of Fifteen Per
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      818 8 TENDERS POLICE TENDER TKNDERB are invited for the supply of rations to prisoners In tht Lock-Up at Central Police Station Malacca for the year 1955. Particulars can be obtained frorr, the office of the Chief Police Officer Malacca. Tenders will be received up to and including IS 12 1954. TENDERS
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      157 8 KNUTSEN LINE F«r and Rcsul" s v EROM CANADA US PACIFIC PO^J^J: Sailing Arrmnj San Franco Sift** Cicrrrud B .kkc 10 Occ Elisabeth Bak>e 4 Dec 3 |«a > Oiek* Bikkc 18 17 lan Anna Bakke 8 |i" 7 Fcb 1 J FROM WF>T.RN AUSTRAllA_^jii> Sailing Arriving Fremanflc I1««««N Cjcrrrud
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      807 9 iA" 5 "»yl (12 line,) THE B LUE FUNHEL LINE J D.Vr. p rti to lood and discharge coroo M LONDON, t CONTINENTAL PORTS Soils P Sham Penong Dec 6 Dm 7/ 8 Dm 9 G8 Dec 9 Dm 10 Dec 11/14 Dec 13 Dm 14/14 Dm 17/18 Oce II
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      1094 9 .-fP[!i7yHjM EAST ASIATIC LINES For Ad.n SA L lT GS T°_ CONTIN N T/SCAMDINAVIA Ad.n, I ort >o,d, G.noo. Antwerp, Rott.rdam, H.mburg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg ft Oslo Patagonia-' pu p S'hom Penang "SILANDIA" IT/20 Dec 21/22 6m -ASIA" 7 Jon 8/ 8 Jan 9/ 9 Jan IND lA 'Vl< IS/IS Jan
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      1068 9 bui'l^ng THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) s LINES SAILINGS TO U.K. AND CONTINENTAL PORTS S pore P. S'hom Penong Benrtnnes for Hovre, London, Rotterdom, Hamburg, Hull Gdw 4A Benmacdhul for London, Rotterdom, Antwerp Gdn 4/7 9/10 Dec 11/11 Om Benraoeh for Liverpool, Antwerp, Rotterdom,
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      1182 9 McALISTER tSc CO.. LTD. TEL No ***** ELLEIMAN djt BUCKNALL KLAVKNESS LINE LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, HAMBURG HULL i PORTLAND, IfATTII 4 VANCOUVIR ond for USA, Iterth Atlantic Porti Accepting cargo for C.n rol South ond Conodo via Colombo Amarica CITY OF CHICAGO BOUGAINVILLE S'pora i> S'hom
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    BRIDGE
    255 10  -  Kenneth Kon stam Hv IN VIEW of the heavy defeat suffered by the American Bridge Champions recently it might only too readily be assumed that the standard of play in America has deteriorated. It should be stressed, therefore, that the English team won because their bidding methods were superior.
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    An ambassador 's crusade in Nehru's India
    920 10  - An am bassador 's crusade in Nehru's India Allington Kennard By AMBASSADOR'S REPORT By Chester Bowles. iCollancx 18s). ]lfR. Chester Bowles •^*was not very long at his post of Ambassador to India before he found out for himself that the Communists play for keeps. The Communists, it seemed, knew too
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    The soldier hero who never fired a shot
    673 10  -  Charles Foley COMMANDO EXTRAORDINARY. By (Longmans, Creen and Co. 155.) By WALTER WARWICK THE war produced no more extraordinary soldier than Otto Skorzeny. the man who snatched Mussolini from his mountain prison. Skorzeny was not really a soldier at all. When France
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      274 10 Dispel the shadow of Time. MODERNISE YOUR METHOD OF CULTIVATING BY THE USt OF THE > "FARMER'S BOY" r>\ .<n THE MOST VERSATILE I IGHT industrial TRACTOR/CULTIVATOR W. '> -*mY I DESIGNED FOR 101 USES below the t -FARMER'S work ■> Ihe FARMERS KOV I The FARMERS BOY I The
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      95 10 Ronson Flo-Line Of the y^ar Th» 1 LHtaQS^Jfcfc^ ft) PROVE YOUR LOVE THIS CH^tS Not Just an ordinary cift RONSON as cmdles M I Cbbl of you a 'd BimiraUon ol GIVE A 1 W SI i Mk h^ i *imv 1 LOOK IO« THf fOm ol Iki nrM'i Ml
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      304 10 Straits Times Crossword KSRAanSi.. r\'r> (Bi. 33 What the pedestrian brldge\!M klilj f^tisJ tiHH 1. Vacillate? Not it the butcher.* k^SsSi I 4 i v 5. Such trade's about the end (6>. "TC"I r^i^SS 1 1 1'W^^ 7 r>vlllsh fhlx Edwardian crn?f I I J^<s 8. How stood Colossus? (7>.
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    helsea stun Wolves 4-3 with entley's late goal
    301 11 OBACKS FOR ALL LEAGUE LEADERS ON STORMY DAY L struggle in First Division t! end by English inter- < Roy Bent lev gave Chelsea two valuable points some compensation for their 8-1 defeat in the corKfcponding match last year Chelsea thoroughly deservr
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    TEAM POSITIONS
    1053 11 Woke.*- 20 10 6 4 47 28 26 Sunderland 20 8 9 3 3« 27 25 Manchester U. 10 11 3 46 39 25 Portsmouth 20 10 4 6 40 27 24 Churltnn 20 11 2 7 46 34 24 Preston 19 10 3 6 51 26 23
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    EDS JOIN BLACKBURN AND ULHAM AT TOP OF DIV. 2
    246 11 rr.b won Forward Simpson enibled Rangers to win by the idd coal of three over Queen if South. The win kept Kan jera second in the table, four noints behind Aberdeen. and Partiek Thistle, K>th unexpectedly failed to *'in their
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    Three new caps in Scotland side against Hungary
    118 11 GLASGOW. Bun On; y thrw of tttr side which drew 2-2 «rttn Irelanc on ttm I are included in the Scotland le»m r^rerrtav to play H II HampdM Park. Olascow. on Wivinp^.u next Dip lhf<e :o retain the) in centre half Davic^on
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    IRISH LEAGUE
    37 11 LONDON. Sun. Ye*terday> re--1 suits in the In--h ipntue were Arris 9. Poriadowni; Ballymena 2, Cllftonville 3: Cnisaders 2. Llnrteld 3. Dcrn rity 2. Bangor 1; Olenn<on 3 rv.«.nilcry 1. nientoran 3. Color.iine 1. Reu'rr
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    Victorian title to Rosewall
    33 11 MELBOURNE. Sun K'-n Rn>pwali of Australia, won the mm singles final In 'he Victoria tonnls championships yesterday, defeating Vie Seixas of the United States. 6-1. 4-6. «-l. 7-1 U.P.
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    ENGLAND TRIALISTS PUT TO TEST IN POOR CONDITIONS
    354 11 LONDON, Sunday. EM. 1 \\l> Kuffhy I'nion selector^ must have had a shock at Falmouth yesterday when Colours (Possibles) beat White (Probables) by a clear margin of II points to six in the first trial match. Colours scored two goals and a
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    BANNISTER IS BRITAIN'S TOP ATHLETE OF YEAR
    91 11 BANNISTER IS BRITAIN'S TOP ATHLETE OF YEAR LONDON, Sun. Rim, 1 1; Bannister, the Hrst man to run the mile in under four minute*, was named Britain's top athlete of 1954 by the Amateur Athletic 1 iiini! yesterday. The performances which won him this honour included his famous mile of
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    Rugby League
    75 11 LONDON. Sun. OUOBY League matchea played here yesterday resulted: Barrnw 12. Belle Vue 3; Bradford 2 Widnes 10, Bramlry 3. Feather«tone 10; Dewsburv 3. Hull 5. Hallfax 2. Wigan fi: Hull Kingston 10, Leeds 32. Hunnlet 14, Batley 0 Leigh 15 Liverpool City 4: Swln'on 0. Whitehaven 17:
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    BRITAIN CAN FIELD BEST SIDES IF PAY ROW SOLVED
    240 11 LONDON, Sun. BRITAIN should be able to field a much stronger Miner team in the 195 ft Olympic Games in view of the International Federation of Football Associations' recent declaration that amateur players may he compensated for loss of wages in
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    Rugby Union results
    200 11 LONDON Sun. YESTERDAYS rugby union re- *ults were: First English International trial: Wliiip> li Colours 13. Club matches: London Irish 11 Richmond 8; London ScottUh 22 Bath 6, London Welsh 28 Services. (Portsmouth 1 15; Old Alley nlans 14 St. Thomas 3; O. M. Taylors 0 Rug-
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    HE WINS HIS OWN SHIELD
    76 11 Walter Pfluc won the Kpeclnl shoot of the Singapore Gun Cub for the Walter Pflug perpetual rhallenge shield at Buklt Tlmah yesterday Result*: W. Pflug (S7 out of i |H.s.vlble 100. R C Bnitth •83 Wilson Heng (81 1. C J. Mever ("!>' R Perry
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    OXFORD WIN CROSS COUNTRY RACE
    64 11 ROEHAMPTON. Sun. Oxford von the inter ViMMtv enM-OOMBtf} chuniplonshlp o\pr xeven and a half ■Iht here yp-ternay. beating Cambridge by 29 points t" 49. The first tluee men home, all Oxford, m A. J Weeks-Peaivm. I H Boyd. M year's winnei. and C. W. Suddabv
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    Rain hits 'quad'
    50 11 'Die. Ihm two matches of the Singapore Hockey Aaaoctattii quadrangular meet at Tanglin were po-.tponpri yesterday owing to tain. The game between RAF and Rov.il N.iw will be played al Tanglin tod iv No date dps been flxPd yet j for the other, between Civilians and Army
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    Draw for Asian table tennis
    823 11 NINE roun'ries have entered for 1 the third Asian table tennH ctaunplonaMpa which will befln on I Saturday at the Singapore Badminton Stadium. Japnn. holders of both the Barooa Cup and the Kamnia Ramanu- Jan Cup. are not competing Th» oovernor of Rlngapore- Sir .John
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    Harringay to win in the mud at Ipoh
    503 12  -  EPSOM JEEP FARNLEY'S CHANCES HAVE IMPROVED By By ALTHOUGH yesterday morning was bright and sunny, there is little prospect of a good galloping track for this afternoon's races at Ipoh and Harrinjjay, who won two races on heavy jjoinjf last season, comes
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    NEGRI WIN WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    259 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. ]^EGRI SEMBILAN won the women's quad- rangular hockey meet here today by beating 1 favourites Singapore this i morning and sharing i points with Selangor and Penang in the other two nxtures. Singapore wore runners-up on goal average as Penang also had three
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    Records by Ser Cher in bantam lifts
    215 12 'PAN SER CHER lEvergrccni broke four bantamweight records on the <, of the Singapore Amateur Weight lifting Federation's iftuor national championships at the Happy World last Bight, Ser Cher »h) i ailed to qualify for the Asian Oames in May. lifted a total
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    JOHNSON TO LEAD AGAIN
    51 12 MELBOURNE Sun I.m John- MB, who led Awtratit to vietr-\ m the firs nickel Test .isninst England recently, will ac;tin capt.iin Austr;ilri for the second Test which opens at Sydney on Dec. 17 The Australian side is thr same as that announced for the first lost
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    NEW JOCKEY HERE
    32 12 IPOH. Sun Enfillsh jockey deorge Yountrr arrived by air from Singapore yesterday afternoon He will be riding on Wednesday second I day of the Perak Turf Club December Meeting.
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    S.C.C. DEFEATED
    26 12 Singapore Harbour Police beat Singapore Cricket Club 3-0 l n a hockey friendly at Keppel Road yesterday Santok Singh i2> and Chankar. Singh scored
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    Rahim stars for Colony
    91 12 MANILA Sun CINOAPORE won their inter-port football m;ilch ;is.unst Manila* K.ilsomnnnK 4 1 a: the Ri7al stadium last night. The viMtor.. crushed the local teams defence early in the second h:\lf, shimming in three quick coals after being held 1 -1 at the inter\^l Rahim Om.'r
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    NO OFF-SEASON FOR JOHORE HOCKEY
    229 12 BAH' I'AHAT. Sun THE Johore hockey .selectors have picked 22 players from whom the state elr-.en for future representative matches vs. 1 1 1 be chosen. Eflorts will be mode by the state committee to encourage these player? to play with each other more often
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    322 12 A(( KPTORS and »ron»mr raresoHhr first clv „t Ihin K are Riven bolou Bi c Sweep ,'i, k" 1 The serond leg «f hf dr ltn 'N lr K on Race Seven. Race I 3.1.-); (i j 1-11 Bearer Bond 2 232 Straits Code 5v D. Jnl.r
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      74 12 TODAY'S GOING THE heaviest rainfall for many year** B| inches was rerurded on Saturday .ifternonn. The track was still heavy yesterday and the ;nnu today will at best be yielding. HOC Kr S.H.A. quadrangular: R.A.F. v Royal Naiv Tanglin. "i p.m. ■occn Kamponc league: Kampnng I.imjoiic v Nrstein M Breweries
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