The Straits Times, 18 February 1955

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    12 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    RUBBER PRICE: It's 'WAR'
    624 1 SPORE MEN GANG lIP ON HEAH Selling is bid to smash millionaire DWERFUL group of Singapore rubber mers was yesterday stated to be using the rcssion in the rubber price in an a smash the Penang millionaire rubber magnate. Mr. Heah Joo Siang. ,'ithing political attack
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    Lock icon Swiss refuse to hand over anti-Reds
    117 1 Swiss refuse to hand over anti-Reds BKRNI.. Thurs. ■I'CMiiiiiiwin neutral 1 Switserland rejected today Rumanian demanils that four anti-Rrds who seized the Rumanian legation and rifled its diplomatic flies he handed over for trial behind the Iron Curtain. The Swiss Government announced there was "no legal possibility" that the men
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    Lock icon Shah in London
    27 1 LONDON. Thurs— The Shah of Persia and Queen Soraya arrived here last night from New York for a weeks private visit to England. Reuter.
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    Threats to kill wife (36) of 'King' (72)
    244 1 Threats to kill wife (36) of 'King' (72) 4 WOMAN who recently married a 72--year-old Chinese millionaire merchant in Singapore has complained to the police of threats to kill her and kidnap her husband. As a result of the threats. Mr. Choo Hock Swee- known as "the King of Ylo
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    Lock icon 3 CONSPIRATORS EXECUTED
    151 1 Eight years after king's assassination BANGKOK. Thursday. yHREE men were executed by sub-machinegun here A at dawn today for conspiracy in the assassination of 20-year-old King Anandamahidol of Slam over eight years ago. The Supreme Court found that in June, IM6. the king wa.s shot dead In
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    TWO STABBED IN S'PORE STREETS
    101 1 TWO STABBED IN S'PORE STREETS A 47-year-old woman. Chua Beok Kheng, was admitted to the General Hospital last night after she was found stabbed in the stomach and chest on the flve-foot-way In Pukat Street. Singapore. Police have detained a man Kang Swer Hlang. 21. was stabbed In the stomach
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    Polar venture
    36 1 LONDON. Thurs.-- 81r Winston Churchill told the House of Commons today that th« British Government was prepared to make a grant of £100.000 towards the cost of the proposed British TransAntarctic Expedition- Reutt r
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    Off for Bangkok
    32 1 MELBOURNE, Thurs—Australia's Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir John Macauley. left by air today to advise Australian External Affairs Minister. Mr. Richard Casey, at the Bangkok BEATO conference—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Nazi returns
    35 1 MONTREAL, Thurs. Or. Otto Strawer, former Nazi leader who broke with Hitler In 1933, Is today aboard a Lon-don-bound plane on his way to r.Nlabllflh a new political party In West Oermany. -Reuter.
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    Lock icon Plan to train fishery experts
    41 1 BANOKOK. Thuri. The Siamese Government has allocated 400.000 bant < $60.000 1 to send fisheries officials to Japan. Hong Kong. Indonesia. Ceylon. Malaya and Singapore to study salt and fresh water fishing and storage me thodi— A.P.
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    Brian to Tijah: It's all over
    218 1 Patricia wean a platinum ring From HALL ROMNEY LONDON. Thurs. DRIAN SHARPE, 22. who fought the Army for permission to marry a widow, Tijah binte Taleb, 32, said today: "I think the Army was right." The Army sent him home in October. He has
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    Lock icon Lost plane riddle
    68 1 BRUSSELS. Thurs— A Bel gian Sabena Airlines hellcopter left Brussels here today to Join in the search for the Sabena DC-6 plane musing with 29 persons aboard since Sunday on the Brussels-Rome route Italian police are Invest!- j gating the possibility that the Belgian pilot of the
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    Lock icon Homage to island defenders
    46 1 TAIPEH. Thurs —Nationalist rhir. 1 paid homage today to the 720 guerillas who died in the loss of Ylklangshan island to the Communists last month All places of amusement were dosed until 5 p m and a memorial service was held. AP
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    Lock icon Pineau forms his cabinet
    35 1 PARIS. Thurs. A spokesman for Mr. Pineau. the French Premier designate ■aid today that a cabinet has been "virtually formed One or two minor posts remained to be filled, he added.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Chiang's call-up
    37 1 NEW YORK. Thur«. A New York Times correspondent reported today from Talpeh that about 75.000 For-mosa-born Chinese were due to be called up In the next six months to rejuvenate the Chinese National Army. Reuter.
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    Lock icon The flood toll
    37 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. About 350.000 people were affected by floods In Central Sumatra American army and air taVM units have rushed medical supplies and food to the DJambl area hardest hit in the floods UP.
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    The Catholic Billy Graham flies in to Singapore
    252 1 The Catholic Billy Graham flies in to Singapore GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS FOR JOYCE AND MARY FATHER PATRICK PEYr TON flew into Singapore yesterday and gave his lirst blessing to two shy schoolgirls. Mary Martinez and Joyce Yeo. Joyce and Mary still in the uniforms of the Convent of the Holy
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    Lock icon Chou will be at talks
    58 1 HONG KONO. Thurs Mr. Chou En-lal has officially accepted an Invitation to attend the conference of African and Asian countries at Bandoeng. Indonesia, in April, Peking Radio announced today. Communist China is one of eight nations which have accepted the Invitation to attend the conference
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    Lock icon Big blaze in Red radio station
    123 1 BERLIN, Thurs. A fire, possibly set by anti-Communist saboteurs, destroyed a UBs9,--400.000 .studio in the headquarters of the Communist go-vernment-controlled East German Radio today, a West Berlin private intelligence organisation announced. The big blaze broke out last night and waa not brought I under
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    Lock icon Police safe gone
    21 1 BANGKOK Thur.v A southirn 81am police office has been robbed of a aafe containing 10.210 baht ($2,800). A.P
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    A HAPPY FATHER CANCELS WEDDING
    138 1 Girl who ran from marriage is home JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs ltflSS LIM KIM HENG. lfl 16. ran away 46 days ago because she 1 did not like the suitor i her father had chosen for her. Today she came home. Her father, Mr. Urn Eng
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    Britain enters H-bomb race
    210 1 Britain enters H-bomb race LONDON. Thurs. DRITAIN said today she will start developing and producing hydrogen bombs. I The announcement came In I the Government White Paper on defence which gave details of a drastic overhaul to keep Britain In line with the atomic age In deciding to Join the
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    56 1 roi k powir I\i hs mi possir.i t I m\|m»\ Ihiirs Mi Winston Churchill viicl in Commons li»«l«\ In- h«d |i>und nothing in ><>\ ii I (iimrnuunt 11c ni tm Hi it ISUN-.UI would Ik unwilling tn en trr fiiut pumr talks if fm it'.ilH ">n I'ltniin 111
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    Lock icon Nehru in Bombay
    38 1 BOMBAY. Thurs The Indian Prime Minister. Mr N ru. returned here by air Imm Cairo today after spending two days tn Egypt on his way home from the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Slippery going
    28 1 LONDON Thurs. Ice covered most of Britain's roads this morning after a night of sevrrr frost Snow fell overnight In the Midlands and the north— Reuter.
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    Lock icon HUNTER SHOWS ITS PACES
    114 2 HUNTER SHOWS ITS PACES New jet on display IPSWICH. Thurs AIR correspondents today watched the faster than sound British Hawker Hunter aircraft slicing through the air at trrr top level above the R.A.F. station at Wattisham. near here. Two R.A.P. squadrons in Scotland are already equipped with the Hunter, a
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    Lock icon Dulles says Matsu and Quemoy should not be given up
    427 2 IF REDS RENOUNCE FORCE THEY MAY GET ISLANDS— BUT WILL THEY? LONDON, Thursday. 'THE opposition of Mr. John Foster 1 Dulles, the U.S. Secretary of I State, to any further evacuation of the coastal Islands off China by i the
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    Lin Yutang $6,000,000 budget under fire
    235 2 Lin Yutang $6,000,000 budget under fire rE Nanyang I'niversity Council yesterday appointed a •evenman committee to fttudy the 56.W0.Q00 estimates. iub...itt«d by the Chancellor. Dr. Lin Yutans. for the university during the first eight months of this >ear. Councillors expressed dissatisfaction over Ihe proposed expenditure They thought the budget should
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    MALAYS AND CHINESE ARE FRIENDS
    791 2 MALA YS AND CHINESE ARE FRIENDS WILLIAM FISH continue* his offf-th*-beaten.tpaok Malayan tour and the villas* wha»a... BUKIT KEPONG, I JOHORE. Thurs. THE NEXT time somebody tell? you that Malays and Chinese never co-operate with each other, confound their statement by quoting the story of Bukit Kepong. If you recall
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    Lock icon Police out at Adenauer rally
    69 2 HAMBURO. Thurs. Police with firehoses stood by at strategic point* here last night ■t a rally which was to be addressed by Dr Konrad Adenauer, the West German, Chancellor. Many entry tickets were found to have been forced and a batch of new ones were
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    Lock icon Russian trawler, sinks, crew saved
    37 2 MOSCOW. Thur.s The 1.670--ton Russian trawler Sevastopol sank during a storm in the Okhotsk Sea. ta&s reported today. The crew were rescued by the Russian steamship Admiral Simiavln, the agency said. Reuter.
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    NO WET FEET IN NEW SHOES THAT BREATHE
    134 2 NEW YORK. Thursday SEVERAL AMERICAN companies have Joined forces to produce what they call the "most important" development in shoe manufacturing in the last 70 years. The product Is a watershedding shoe that's as comfortable as conventional footwear The secret of the
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    ENGLISH SCHOOLS ENROLMENT TOPS THE LIST
    114 2 ENGLISH SCHOOLS ENROLMENT TOPS THE LIST MORC students tm now attending Singapore English schools than i Ihmim school*. This l» the Ant time the English M-hoois have loppr,! the list. Of the Ml 472 pupils enrolled last month in ill type* of schools, A 7.700 were placed n. j „r
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    In the money
    30 2 MANILA. Thurs. The Philippine' favourable trade balance with Japan rose to U5580.627,870 M as of Jan. 31. the Central Bank of the Philippines reported today A P
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    Lock icon He went to Gandhi's aid —gets $320
    96 2 NEW DELHI. Thurs 4 GARDENER who overpowerA ed Mahatma Gandhi's assassin sevtn years ago haJust been awarded 500 rupees $320> by the Indian President Dr Rajendra Prasad The gardener. Raghimath Naik. 51. has also received a letter from the Presidents secretary, expressing appreciation
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    Junks shot up
    32 2 HONO KONG Thurs Chinese Communist patrol boats today shut up four Chinese iunk> near Lap Sap Mcl In the Pearl River Estuary between Hong Kong a. id Macao —Reutf.
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    Lock icon FOR SALE: 'BARGAIN' BRIDGE
    91 2 NEW YORK. Thurs.- Want to i buy a bridge? A "terniubargain" In a oteel kwiiu bridge 302 feet long. A3 feet wide and capable of carry tng *****0 vehicles. 500.000 ped**strian» or 10 000.000 chickens dally l» adv. rtihed I In new.sparMTK here. I iTht- bridge
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    'EISENHO WER' FLIES INTO SINGAPORE
    134 2 KALI. ANG AIRPORT officials were a little mystified yesterday, when an American passenger, looking almost like President Eisenhower. stepped out of a KLM Constellation from Bangkok, accompanied by a woman. Newspapermen and earner i men obviously did not expect President tisenhourr They »tf expecting to
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    JAP WREATH ON WAS GRAVE STARTS ROW
    126 2 LAE "New Guinea' Th'ir AN IMPERIAL War Ori A njluial tod.iv rimi wreath laid in the cm. here by the Japan- >' War Graves Mission The wreath was laid on the base of the Cross of Remembrance with the permission, and in the
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    Cruiser is home
    6 2 PORTSMOUTH the Ea
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    99 WOMEN DIE IN BLAZE
    155 3 Bed-ridden destitutes trapped in 'Garden of St. Man,' home 30 fire engines too late to help TOKYO. Thurs. •vtmbtv-nimi bpt|]N riHtl c n destitute Wnmen died to nlght--2« blaze which doJroyed a Franciscan homr for the aged at yokoh»"» at dawn today. Another seven inmates
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    Six killed in Montreal fire
    46 3 MONTREAL. Thurs A fire raged out ol ***** ml through a apart mint block night. Itllllni li 1 injuring nine. rescued seven :n balconies on the i (mirth floors. Most of the 76-apartment v< re able to reach by fire escapes
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    Oil discovered
    21 3 BOMBAY. Than. New oil have been discovered iMUI bnsin. the Inoister of Production, Mr K C. Roddy announced Rl
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    Lock icon Help for farmers
    20 3 DELHI. Thurs. The r.dian Government is sending Australia for six 'raining under the I v »n. AP
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    Lock icon The Princess and the piccaninny
    35 3 ££if££s2 yiWLf'C sm (v at i bash f u i *> ab v- in a nth mothers at the Speightstoivn health centre in the Barbados during her Caribbean tour. Reuter picture.
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    Lock icon Rain for Princess on Mount Misery
    209 3 BASSE 1 1 him St. Kitts). Thurs. MOINT MISERY (3,711 feet) here was true to its name when Princess Margaret made i 30-mile trip round the island yesterday. The weather was fair for mont of her two-hour drive along the coast road. The sun
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    Lock icon Talks on arms cut to resume
    108 3 Talks on arms cut to resume LONDON, Thura. FIVE-POWER talks aimed at I breaking the postwar East -West deadlock on disarmament are planned to open In the last week of February, official sources said. The conference in which Britain. France, the Inited States. Canada and Russia, will lake part was
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    Lock icon SETTLERS SAY: 'NO PARDON'
    304 3 Pamphlets tell Maun: 'Death 9 NAIROBI. Thursday. KENYA S European settlers have launched an antisurrender drive in the Aberdare Forest threatening death by hanging to all Mau Man terrorists. The leaflets printed in Klkuyu and signed "European Settlers" have been picked up in the forest, where
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    Lock icon Speed contest
    27 3 LONDON. Thurs. MoscowRadio said today that 47,000 tickets had been sold for the world ice speed skating championships in Moscow on Saturday and Sunday AP.
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    Lock icon Gestapo chief to die
    114 3 LONDON. Thurs Warsaw Radio reported last night that a regional tribunal in Piotrokow. Central Poland, has sentrnced to death Hermann Altman, a former Gestapo chief. "It iia.s been found during the two days proceedings that Alt man wa.s responsible for the murder of 30.000 inhabitants of
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    Sydney lashed by gale
    33 3 SYDNEY Thurs -A 57 mllc-an-hour gale lashed Sydney yesterday afternoon and caused two deaths. It unroofed houses. tore lown power lines, uprooted •lectrtc light standards and disrupted telephone services.
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    Lock icon PINEAU RUNS INTO LAST MINUTE SNAGS
    125 3 PARIS. Thursday. AM CHRISTIAN PINEAU. Socialist Premier-designate iT and former prisoner of the Nazis, ran into new difficulties today which seriously dashed his hopes of forming the next Government. Today was the thirtc. nth day of Frances cabinet crisis after the resignation of M
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    Lock icon Dutchman accused of leading rebel gang
    227 3 Dutchman accused of leading rebel gang JAKARTA. Thurs. A FORMER Dutch Navy 1 captain. Leon Jung- schlaßer, went on trial I here today on charges of having led illegal organisations trying to overthrow the Indonesian 1 Government. Jimgschlager is one of 30 Dutchmen arrested on similar charges one year ago.
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    Lock icon Mosquito menace to SEATO delegates
    132 3 BANGKOK. Thurs. Siamese health authorities are waging a last -minute battle against Bangkok's million. Of mos(Tultos in an effort to minimise i s'-omfort to SEATO delegates who meet here next Wednesday. MoMiultos make life almost unbearable here to many Kuroneans wr.o are unable t.» sit
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    Lock icon Jets go back
    27 3 TOKYO. Thurs Th* United States Air Force Sabre-jet win.*, shifted to Formosa during the Tathen evacuation, returned today to Okinawa and tht Philippines.— UP.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    374 3 LONDON. Thur». A VERY sensitive atmosphere con- tlnued on the *tock market* h«r« today and the unchanged bank rate haa don* Itttte to restore ronfWefire Prices were marked down at the opening on monry rate connlderaiioi..s but therp ww a rally mldmurnliifc due to mnr bearrovertnt and Rlltedged
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    LONDON TIN
    27 3 lOM»n\ Krh 17—Cash Buyers C*l#: Sellers V 711: Forward Ru\ri> C 713: Sell- I ers KTI1I; Settlement V7M: Turnover a.m. 75 tons; p.m. 90 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    31 3 LONDON. Peb 17 Spol 2« d Mar 2« ,d April-June 2« d July-Sept. Jf.d.. Oct-Dec 27".d. Trh cI f 2» .d March elf 28Sd. April elf 2»',d. Tone: rirw.
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    Lock icon Turks approve
    25 3 ISTANBUL. Thur.s The Turkish National Assembly yesterday ratified the protocol approving the admission of West Germany to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Reuter
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    Dancing 'lions'—a poll riddle
    279 4 Dancing 'lions' a poll riddle SHOULD CHAMBER VOTE RALLY EXPENSES GO ON CANDIDATE'S KILL! GOVT. WILL NOT SAY YES OR NO rl. Singapore Government has a ticklish election problem and if it has an answer it was not ready to disclose it yesterday. The problem: Can the' Singapore Chinese Cham-
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    BUSINESS POOR: TOO FEW DIE
    121 4 BUSINESS POOR: TOO FEW DIE Tomb man 'B plea A SINGAPORE stonemason who ipeclalUes in making tombstones pleaded with the City Police Magistrate y.-ster'lay for time to pull down an unauthorised shed at Balestler Koad. He said he lacked money to demolish ,ne shed Just now as bis business depended
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    BOY: '1,000 LINES IN HOUR—SO I FLED'
    286 4 BOY: '1,000 LINES IN HOUR— SO I FLED' JtfAHIN SIDIK, the 15-year-old runaway schoolboy, who was brought back to Singapore yesterday after being found on a Johore estate, told the Straits Times that he fled when he was given an hour to write 1,000 lines. Mahin a Standard Three boy
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    50 up-Carpenter Teng gets a gold witch and a cheque
    71 4 TKN<. AH KOM. K. who ha* been with the Singapore Trartion Company for •">•' years, was presented venterday with cold watch and a cheque for $25i. Sir Thnmai Strangman. chairman of the company, made thr prenentation at a leaparty at
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    Pirate taximan fined $500
    40 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. An Indian motor-car driver, i Makiam, was today fined $500 for carrying passengers without a taxi licence and insurance policy on July 24. He was also disqualified from I driving for a year.
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    Scout rally
    28 4 KLANO. Thurs— More than 750 Scouts will rally at the Klang Padang on Tuesday to celebrate the birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout movement.
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    TWO DEATHS CASE MAN VANISHES
    93 4 Court issues warrant of arrest KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. 4 WARRANT of arrest was Issued today against a bus A driver. Gurdial Singh. 31. who failed to appear in court. Gurdial Singh chanted on Feb. 8 with causing the deaths or Miss Monica Lee Swee Yoke
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    A deaf mute shows how worker died
    121 4 A deaf mute shows how worker died A DEAF MUTE gave evidencr at the Singapore inquest yesterday on a fellow worker who fell 54 feet to his death By signs. gestures and the aid of photographs. Lee Kwai Fook showed the Coroner. Mr K T Alexander, how Wore Cher, 37.
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    'Disturbed'
    56 4 Mr. Sudarshan Singh, the prosecution officer, said today that Ourdlal Singh wu mlssIng. Defence counsel, Mr MorrLs Edgar, told the court that he saw Ourdlal Singh five days ago and he appeared to be "very disturbed." He had told a bus conductor to look for Ourdlal Bingh. The magistrate
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    Gambling near Govt. Offices
    49 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs Police yesterday swooped down on a gambling party near the Government Offices and arrested four men. Today All bin Akbar Engku Mohammed bin Engku Baklm. A Kadir bin A Karlm and AriffAn bin Ismail were each fined $10 for gaming In public.
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    Senior results in March
    39 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Result* of the Cambridge School Certificate examinations will not be known until next month. An Education Department spokesman said today that the results should be ready by the second week of March
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    Monthly bill— $500,000
    36 4 Monthly bill $500,000 The Singapore Social Welfare Department last month spent $365,736.80 on public assistance for 11.826 cases $1,639 more than the previous month. The department also spent $135,801.45 as tuberculosi.s treatment allowances for 1,610 cases.
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    SHIPPING ROW OVER
    123 4 All friends after a meeting MR K. UMEOAKI. O.S.K. Line representative in IT Singapore and the Federation, said yesterday that an amicable settlement had been reached in the dispute between the O.S.K. and the Penan* Chinese merchants. The trouble arose when thei company's local agents re- 1
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    Firemen help to raise this fire
    61 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A fire-engine from the Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade rushed to Carruthers Road, near the Lake Oardens. this afternoon only to find that It was a controlled fire started by labourers to burn dry grass. Firemen helped the labourers to burn the
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    Art gives in to elections
    74 4 The Singapore Art Society's «lxtn open exhibition of works by local artists will be held now from April 7 to 17 instead of from April 1 to 11. The society has changed the date* in view of the Legislative Assembly elections on April 2. The
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    She didn't try
    30 4 A woman, Ng Tong, who fell into the sea off Princess Elizabeth Walk on Feb. 2. wu discharged on a charge «f attempted suicide in Singapore yesterday.
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    School girl dies
    24 4 TAIPINO. Thurs. Mi« Rajlnda Kaur. 20-year-old daughter of the late Mr. Pall Singh, studying at the school certificate class here, dleti
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    $38,000 BONUS FOR KETUAS
    64 4 IPOH. Thurs. About 400 ketuas kamponc in Perak will i .share $38,180 v bonus for their work last year. Thin sum wu approved by the State Executive Council, and U an increase over the annual bonus paid to them the previous year The new bonus will
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    Deadline for 45 boys
    103 4 Deadline for 45 boys BACK BY Ha.m. )f{ UK DISMISSED TWE Dame <,■ Junior Technical who went on last Tim struck oil d 0 report for eta a.m. today. If ttKy fir, n, dents will bo rem I Chief Instructor Ml j key. I relay. Anoth-r 1 portrrl ba<-k jterday.
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    Four named to council
    28 4 BUKITMr Four new conn day n< Buklr Mcrtajam R Council. They arr; bin Haji H trirt Off! Aun, Marh..: a™e com.". Brapit mm village.
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    Curry seller for trial
    31 4 ipoh Hi jary inquiry held at tl trati I Court today. 4 T. Krishnasamy, a at ti K havi Mffee-stal] am i iksJni: at kan;p(t I I
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    CLUB LEADERS' TRAINING COURSE NEXT MONTH
    71 4 rE Singapore Federation of Boys Clubs will start a club leader*' training course for voluntary workers from boys, youths and girl> dubnext month. Applicants should not b< than 23 and not more than 35 and must have at least Standard VII education certificate The
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    Curfew off for Penang elections
    36 5 Curfew off for Penang elections rhura hi this will be I Penang I nuttbe ident Duvid that ions in i fted on with musk polling dona kronH ndustanl out UMNO own iri from p in. i
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    Prison work exhibition
    17 5 fc, Thui son indusre In over on show. Pudu Jail complete and rattan Inch
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    Peyton rally in Kuala Lumpur
    16 5 st. on Sunday. ducted by I the on a i. the
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    UMNO TELLS MCA: DON'T WORRY, PARTNER
    234 5 One leader reassures another about 'second fiddle' vote Candidates will depend on the constituencies Xl ALA LUMPUR, Thursday JENGKU Abdul Rahman, president of the Tnited Malays National Organisation, gave an assurance today that I MN() would not take advantage O its Partner, the Malayan
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    HE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
    109 5 HE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A YOUNG clerk of Fraser and Neave Ltd. Kuala Lum- pur, wa s today given a chance "to make good" by the President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. He bound over Chan Kee Chong for 12 months for forgery. The Court President
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    Malay League polls talks
    34 5 IPOH, Thurs. Delegates from the 23 Perak branches of the Perak Malay League will dlacuH on Feb. 27 whether they are to take part in the Tedrra; and State elections
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    St. John men to meet
    59 5 KI.ANG. Trains -The Klang branch of St. John Ambulance Association had a balance of $1,320 at the end of la.st year, according to its annual report. The annual meeting will be held on Friday. Mrs. M. Hamer, wife of the district officer.. Klang, will present
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    Indian Govt. films offer
    57 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —I The Representative of the i Government of India. Mr. M Madhavan Nalr. said he hoped to supply Indian Government i information fllm.s for showing I in Indian schools and in asso- ciations. If the napOM was enoourag- I ing he might be
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    The natty thieves who could not wait
    163 5 ON the very day two men robbed a textile merchant of two bales of cloth, they gave a tailor ten yards of it to make suits. the Singapore Assize Court was told yesterday. In fact when the police arrested them ten days after
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    Ipoh Indians' committee
    48 5 IPOH. Thurs— The following were elected at the annual meetine of the Malayan Indian Cong-tss. Ipoh branch. President Mr. V T Samban- than, vice-president Mr. M. E M. Men a Hussain, secretary! Mr A. K. Subramanlam. treasurer Mr N Narayanan and a committee of eleven
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    Had dutiable cigars charge
    40 5 Aw Cheong Hiap claimed trial in Singapore yesterday to having 749 dutiable cigars in a motor sampans at Singapore Harbour on Feb. 16 He was allowed $600 bail and the case was postponed to April 13.
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    MALACCA BOY TO STUDY LAW IN BRITAIN
    54 5 MR. i:\MII BIN KAB.%. 11. who left Singapore yenterday in the P and O liner Carthage for Britain to study law. K.i mli a n old boy of Malacca High School, is bi inn RM| f»r higher studies by the Malacca Malay Teacher's
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    Perak Koran competition
    68 5 IPOH. Thurs— Sixteen Malay students, eight boys and eight sirls, from thr religious schools in Perak, will take part in the final of the Koran reading competition, to be held on Saturday at the Batu Gajah Mosque. They are the finalists from the 264 .schools in the
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    Guards take over
    26 5 TANJONO MALJM. Thurs.— Home Guards in Slim River and slim village, in South Pcrak yesterday took over the df fence* of their towns.
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    Guest preacher
    33 5 The Rev. Goh Hood Keng retired Methodist minister, will be the gue.st preacher at the English service of the Presbyterian Jubilee Church. Outram Road. Singapore, at 4 45 p.m. on Sunday.
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    SARAWAK LIFE IN PICTURES
    89 5 The Sarawak Today" exhibition of 76 photographs by Mrs. Hrdda Morrison. well known in Britain as an outstanding photographer of Far Eastern life, will be on display in Singapore, Kuahi Lumpur and Fenang. The picture-; show aspects of life in Sarawak, during the la.st seven years.
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    MAN WHO SOUGHT DEATH IN JAIL
    141 5 was kept in jail for 3 extra months A PRISONER, who should have been discharged in November last at the end of his sentence was not released till early this month —because he was charged with attempted suicide while serving his sentence. Lim Thiam
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    Missing girl is sought by Kedah police
    79 5 Missing girl is sought by Kedah police AI OR STAR. Thurs —Kedah Police are looking for pretty girl, Tan Ah Ngua, who has been reported missing from her home in Pekan Jitra since! Tuesday night. Her father. Tan Boon Siang a bos driver, reported her disappearance yesterday. Police described Ah
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    17 th conviction
    35 5 Rair.asamy Muthusamy. with 16 previous convictions for disorderly behaviour, was sentenced to one minth's Jail in Singapore yesterday for disorderly behaviour at the Junction of Nelson and Breeze Roads on Feb. 16.
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    DEATH OF A TEA-SELLER-FROM 2 ANGLES
    134 5 DEATH OF A TEA-SELLER -FROM 2 ANGLES An open verdict was returned yesterday by the Singapore Coroner. Mr K T. Alexander, on the death of a teaseller. Rahir Ahmad. 18. who was knocked down by a bus on Tan)ong Pagar Road on Dec 11. Shelkn Daud. a mutton -1< r.
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    City Council scrapes 'vote for me' posters off its walls
    223 5 THE Singapore City Council acted yesterday to stop the indiscriminate display of election posters by removing those put up outside City Hall and the Victoria Memorial Hall. Mr. W Irving Watson, the city architect, told the Straits Times yesterday his
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    M.Y.F. meeting
    39 5 Singapore District Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a combined meeting of district and chapter MY F. cabinet officers to discuss the institute dates and programmes at the Christian Education Centre. 46. Barker Road, at 6 p.m. today.
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    Church talk
    30 5 The Geylanc Straits ChiBCM M"thodi.st Youth Fellowship. Singapore, will hold a discussion on "You and your problenxs" at the Geylanc Methodi.st Church, Aljunirrt Road, at 630 p.m. tomorrow
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    125 ACRES of RUBBER BURNT
    55 5 125 ACRES of RUBBER BURNT Fire on estate JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs FIRE on Nam Bee estate, Masai, on Tuesday caused $80,000 damage. Trie Johore Bahru Fire Brigade put out the fire, which burnt !25 acre s of rubber. The trees were about 20 years old. There were no injuries to
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    Gem snatch by cyclist
    45 5 A woman. Tay Ah Hlang. was robbed of a bracelet worth $290 by a youth on a bicycle in IfeNalr Road. Singapore, on Wednesday afternoon Tay was walking with her five-year-old son when the youth snatched the bracelet anl rodt off
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    DEATH
    59 6 20 H.,rW« fill I minimum). UKF MRS WEE HEAN BOON, m-e Madam Mvi Slew Kiun, 8K<(1 ti«. ,iay pSSCSfUIIy II I M, at 213 Rangoon behind four I>r. Wee Pliek Neo. Phek Chat Poh Lenz and Shirley, two son*-ln law, Dr. H C. Slubbs and Tan Choon Sen-; Bin!
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    151 6 20 Word. ?/'< minimum h FOI IX) W I'KDANT Every Day In Malay Mall' if you want to win thai $5,000 word puzzle. ANOTHER NEW COLLECTION ot printed cottons In fr'.-sh and colourful designs. Harrow.' Ltd., 7. d Road. I'hone 34PJ0. I OR CAR IN4URAM V policy available ;iom
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    A Formosan Setback
    825 6 Mr. Foster Dulles' latest meal <>n Formosa is a setback to hopes of a settle- i It had been expected the Secretary of State I clarify American policy ilinß the off-shore islands.* 1. hag only added to the obscurity. The object, no doubt. it to keep the
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    Long Leave And Short Leave
    430 6 Six weeks overseas leave a year instead of the usual six months every three years is the new arrangement for some top Singapore Government offi--1 cers. To the suspicious taxpayer it may look like an ex- pensive enlargement of the privileges which senior civil servants
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    'Doltish' secrecy on new atom plant starts panic in Australia
    651 6  - 'Doltish' secrecy on new atom plant starts panic in Australia MASSEY STANLEY By SYDNEY. TOP scientists are busy A making reassuring statements about Australia's first atomic town. Since the news leaked out tnat a nuclear reactor is to be built in their area, the inhabitants of Menal, a rather barren
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    Parents lack interest in child's schooling
    520 6 MAIV iff THE STREET i MRS. MILNE'S article confirms what I have been told, but never experienced, namely, that from the point of physical discipline at least, the Malayan teacher has a much easier time than his English colleatfue. It is difficult, however, to
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    ISLAM AND POLYGAMY
    257 6 AN Indian visitor. Begum Hamld Ali, is reported to have said in a press conference that "most religious leaders are half-educated, very conservative and search the scripture.s for things to prove their point." She Is a family planning expert. This. I think, does not entitle her to
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    Denial of rights
    119 6 mfUSLIM WOMAN' has ItJl mentioned a subject which all her sLsters must take up If we are to Improve our lot and maintain our status as human beings. The gravity of the menace in Singapore Is nothing to the suffering in the Federation. The few women's organisations
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    DANGER FROM 'RETREADS'
    199 6 I SHARE Barney Avery's concern over the many unsafe tyres which issue from the "wildcat" tyre retreading plants In Singapore and the Federation, but I disagree with his suggested solution to the problem. It would never wurk Short of having an Inspector in every tyre retreading plant
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    Two hours of bad taste
    189 6 LA»ST Saturday night Malarca'K variety of entertainment wa.s even mor«' pathetic than iiMUil. and I was persuaded to we "King of the Khyb.r Rltles at the Capltul Thcutr-v The films rather dubious entertainment value s br sldf the ixilnt But this much is very relevant.
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    TODAY SHOP POLITICS
    44 6 WITII all respect t«> my Indian compatriolv the toddy shops in the Colony are l» n canv*ft*tnc centre* Would it not make for 4 fairer elrction if all toddy ohopn in .Singapore were cloned down till election day? FAIR I'l Singapore
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    On The Margin
    130 6 I'itt said it fi N \yni-\ member jran r if th. mm. map original Thf ren populai Wi11:.,: later i during Nap.'. tinii- enemy a: at Calais Pitt is belV the n an the nap n tha' Brltaii I tinenta. ail] shatb proved Ent did to show
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    H-bomb 'just big A-bomb'
    448 7 If you survive a nuclear blast, then there is a fair chance that the radio-activity will not get you, says civil defence expert 80,000 DIED AT HIROSHIMA BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE NEARLY SO BAD IN SINGAPORE s^lM. M'oui; could survive an atomic raid, Captain 6. J.
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    Man stabbed
    19 7 Cheang Sun Teng. 48. was stabbeo during an argument with a man in Rangoon Road. Singapore, yesterday.
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    Riddle of Chen Li is solved
    204 7 HE SOLI HUTS AID IOLTB II SINGAPORF TWE identity of Chen 1 Li. the Malayan Chinese whose photograph apparently was used for a recruiting advertisement in Australia, is no long a mystery. Hi «a.s Chu Ha Fon, a second-hand dealer in Singapore's Chinatown, who
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    ...AND 10 YEARS AFTER, A SCHOOLBOY DIES
    72 7 J \K school I Id marked 'jUlltv Hit! j .fffrl-. of i numb that Hirmhlßl 1 school itttdenl, drtxj M Tburrf» y mU tt b*tof f«k«n t<. a lio.pluj >ith *tnu mj-riouJc Irukrn.la It »ld Jus whit, bu>*| .orpuv-l* count reached -I II
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    WATER GUSHES in TRIAL WELLS
    67 7 000 plan may succeed c ol expectancy an iron shaft was Singapore, yesterday and water thai an underground water scheme may be a sue runent o tar 10.000 )?al- iiirlflcation lirmkiiiß." Poor, he says k. the City thr more n i i learn how the
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    Six hurt as trees fall on house
    83 7 TXMPIN. Thurr SIX MKMBF.RS of a Malay family at Kampong I.c K<Mig I'lu. near Tampin. ••M-aped death when two l>ii; trees fell on their hut during a heavy storm on Tuesday afternoon. The father, mother, grandmother and three children were injured but only
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    Awards for six
    29 7 KUALA LUMPUP. Thurs.— Six girli from Pudu English School have won bronze medallions for llle saving. Two other girls successfully their intermediate life saving certificate tests.
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    TESTIMONIALS FOR HEROES
    65 7 irs— The Pahang. •<Kiav pre••"iii the •v of Great who saved n Dec. 29 ivern- A R Thural- gingham, his assistant. Inche Omar bin Jalil, police constable Saran bin Duakin and a PWD labourer, Awang bin Hayar. They rescued 11 -year-old Raman from being swept b> Qood
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    RIFLEMAN BURA: A SPECIAL VISITOR
    155 7 i IH. I- MAN Narbahadur Burs, a Gurkha soldier who flew back to Singapore from Nepal on M'ednetday for more treatment of a gunshot wound In his left leg. had a special visitor at the British Military Hospital in Singapore yesterday. The visitor was Brigadier
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    $1,000 bail in petrol case
    67 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thur». Atan bin Salleh was charged in the Sessions Court hert today with cheating Chen Choon by Inducing him to deliver 300 gallons of petrol worth $426 and 15 gallons ol motor oil worth $51 between Nov 24 and Dec 14 last year.
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    More flood help
    69 7 A total of $12,570 cash and more than 30 tons of rice w«re distributed to flood victims by Singapore Social Welfare De'paitment at the Great Easttrn Trtde Fair. Changi Road, and Tal Keou School, Lorong Tal Sen*, yesterday. Altout 525 families received i.id. More money and rice
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    He denies breach of trust
    56 7 Puteh bin Imby. 42. claimed trial in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday to criminal breach of trust of $225 belonging to Haji Jamil bin Haji Talb on Feb. 5 and 26, 1949 at the Bonham Building. Ball of $500 was allowed till Mar. 4
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    Girl screams at torchlight man
    50 7 Rosie Tan. 35. of Kirn Seng Road, Singapore, awoke at midnight on Wednesday to find a man with a torchlight moving about in the room. She screamed and the man fled Police believe the man had used a duplicate key to get into the house.
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    MEN KILLED WERE LOGGERS, NOT BANDITS
    66 7 MEN KILLED WERE LOGGERS, NOT BANDITS KI'ALA LIMPIR. Thurs. The Federation's Information Services reported today that the two men killed by a patrol of the Somerset Light Infantry in the Mentakab district of Fanatic three days ago have been identified a* loggers. A previous communique had said they were terrorists.
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    Water-ski gala
    31 7 Singapore U n derwater Spearflthlng Club will hold a water-ski gala at the Paslr Rls Hotel. Ellas Road, off tht 10th milestone Tampenls Road, at 0.30 a.m. on Sunday
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    HIS PRISON PULL PUTS HIM IN JAIL
    155 7 HIS PRISON PULL PUTS HIM IN JAIL TAN KHEK BENG, who] promised a woman that for $180 ho would use his influenre to get her daughter released from Jail, was sentenced to three months Jail yesterday on two charges of cheating. Tan Gee Kirn said that on Dec 12 Khek
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    A LESSON FOR 2 'TEACHERS'
    247 7 They lose paper and their car JOHORE BAHRU. Thursday. TWO men who did not pay $20 duty on a quantity of printing paper at the Johore Customs were today lined $300 and had their car and paper ronnsrated. A quantity of school exercise books on
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    Late-so they won't work
    84 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Morr than 100 tappers at the Buklt Merah division of Bahau Estate. Ntgrl S«mbllan. refused to work >■•>!• rday berause. they said, the gates of their kongsl had been opened five minute.s late. The gates of the kongsl are normally opened at about
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    MALAYAN ART FOR PRINCESS
    48 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Princes* Margaret will see Mala>an handicraft* at an exhibition organised by the Olrl Guides Association in London in April. Exhibits will be sent from cadets and rangers in all Commonwealth countries The Malayan exhibits include embroidery, dresses, knitting and art works.
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    Dragon show
    39 7 Kt'Al A LUMPUR. Thurs. —I The annual procession of tht Sec Yeah temple through Kuhlu Lumpur streets la to be held on Sunday from 9 am. to noon Tnert will be a dragon display and stilt walking
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    Detective's house set afire PETROL-SOAKED RAGS FOUND
    104 7 Detective's house set afire PETROL-SOAKED RAGS FOUND AN ATTEMPT to burn down the house of a Singapore- detective in Pulau Minyak. on" Lorong l Oeytang Road, failed yesterday. Flaming rags soaked in petrol fell on the roof of a house adjacent t f > the detective's hut. Through prompt action
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    Woke up, had fight, injured
    53 7 Muma-iamy Balakrishna PII--lay. 85. was found stabbed In 'In arm In his house in Hrnrierson R- ad. Singapore, on Wednesday night Be was awakened when his sister-in-law rushed Into his room followed by a man. He Intervened and was Injured when the man tried to
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    Remand in theft bid case
    53 7 In the Singapore Eighth Police Court yesterday, Son Chin Hoe and Neiam Mol Kiah were charued with attempted theft of a lorry shaft, belonging to Chua Chwee Poo on Ftb 16 Both were remanded in custody for 48 hours. The case was postponed to Feb.
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    I didn't cheat, he says
    49 7 Llm Klah Po claimed trial yesterday In Singapore to a charge of cheating a woman. Ow Poh Slong. by Inducing her to give him $230 at noon Friday at New Market Road. Bail of $500 In two suretlt s was allowed till next Thursday
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    Rotary is proud of work in Colony
    240 8 Rotary is proud of work in Colony 'THE President of the Singapore Rotary Club, Dr. A. W. 8. Thevathasan, said yesterday the club has always kept the welfare of the community foremost in its programmes. What little we have achieved, we are proud of," he added, j Dr. Thevathasan wm
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    Guilty plea in theft case
    42 8 Yanc Mook Hua pleaded gull*!' in Singapore yesterday to theft of a gold wrist watch worth $282, belonging to Teo Choon Lan, at Rochore Road He was allowed $500 bail and the case was postponed to Thursday.
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    NOW THE TOP MEN MAY GET 6 WEEKS' LEAVE A YEAR
    180 8 COME top officers of the Singapore Government may be given six weeks' overseas leave every year— with air passages paid instead of the six months they get aft*r every three years. But only senior men. such as departmental chiefs
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    THE COST OF GOVT. IS TOO HIGH
    467 8 A $2,000-amonth expert gives Malaya a last word of warning before leaving on retirement: TWE Economic Adviser to the CommlsionerOeneral. Dr. F. C. Benham, warned yesterday that the cost oi Government in Malaya is too high. In a farewell Interview with the straits
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    Professor takes over from a professor—censure bid off
    385 8 Professor takes over from a professor censure bid off A MOTION censuring Prof. Frederic Mason, president of the Singapore Council for Adult Education, was not debated at yesterday's annual meeting of the Council. The proposer. Prof. T. H. Sllcock. was persuaded to withdraw the motion after he I had been
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    Two professors for new college
    47 8 Two professors at the AlAzhar University of Cairo will arrive in Singapore tomorrow to Join the staff of the AllMalaya Muslim College at Bakag. They are Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf and Dr. Mohamed Aboulkhelr Zaki. They will ioave for Klang on Monday.
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    'NO VANDALISM HERE'
    112 8 Another mosque will be built A MOSQUE in Hill Street considered to be one of I pores most attractive old buildings and a landmark, has been demolished. Mrs. Dorothy I. Bordas, of Johore Bahru, wrote in the Man-In-The-Street column oi Wednesday's S' Times: "It would be interesting
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    burglars take $4,600 in 13 raids
    101 8 burglars take $4,600 i n 13 raids THIRTEEN thefi wen Singapore Poli day. Aboul of propertj It Includi hou About |i > from At the RAp a can. cabinet whil, swimn, A led Of Mai.,. clothing v I Trmmtn MoK-r, TWO th' jewellery woman in a hi Avcnin in Upjx
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    Malaya will be at talks
    16 8 f>n nov being bel Among confer' d from B Slum a:
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    Soldier held
    11 8 A -M held in com at Puiati H night.
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      281 8 Straits Times Crossword ACBOHS 7 Antelope haa la*t Uugh <7i. 1 Surely not terrm nrma? (5, Pi 1 «U«*ntag Burma g Indiwtry on »tock and share 14 ule told b tM c baaU i7i brtm IS). B To agree entirely (7) J* F™} 1 to gf» <»> 11 Eager for
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    Lock icon Telepathist aids law by reading killer's mind in prison
    1718 9 Telepathist aids law by reading killer's mind in prison A \V\lM\\ FARMER'S SOX, YERXOX lIOOHI 11. SHOT HIS MOTHER HH A. SI SHE ORJECTED TO A LOVE AFFAIR AXII THE.V TO < OVER THE 4 RIME. SLEW HIS HROTHER AMU TWO HIRER FARMHAXHS. ONE evening in July 1928, a telephone
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    HEAVY UNLOADING SLASHES RUBBER PRICE IN COLONY
    621 10 By Our Market Correspondent FURTHER heavy selling of "paper" rubber and some physical stocks in Singapore yesterday again depressed the price by three and one-eighth cents and March first grade buyers f.o.b. dosed at cents a Ib. The heavy unloading on to the
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    205 10 Ships Iplng alongside thr Singapore llarhour Board wharve« or expected today arr: 'libinM 12. Manoeran 45. Muuho Maru C.P City of Ottawa 8 7. Rondo 8 3. Glenvllle 11. AkaßLSitn M^iru 13 14 Trollu.l 18. Charon 19^0. Nfarudu 21 22, President Buchanan 23 24. Beetoti-' 25. Peril 26.
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    37 10 On the free rxrhanee market !n Hnng Konc yenlerdav the I dollar was quoted at 5 89-". (or ca»h and 5.93- for TT Sterling was quoted at 15.60 and one Url of sold at 257-
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    203 10 The Mxl.tvan Share Brokers' Association reported "On the local share market turnover shrank to the! smallest experienced for several months and most of the small transactions were at lower levels due to lack of buying support Singapore members reported the following business yesterday: Con Tin Smelter ords 30s
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    186 10 Miifa|Mir» t'MsMea Prediirr r v ihangr: noon prices per picul F yeslerday were: Cupra: quiet and dull: February 1.'9 1 buy. rv $29 1 2 aellers. March I3S 1 2 buyer* |2t 7 atHrn Coconut oil quirt, bulk $46 aellrrs diums |4t 1 2 (both unmanned) I'epprr quiet,
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    29 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS un<lfrtr,: were m< fe Con 7,ln< I Mount I Mount H Amp<)! A.PM B. Hii: Court a i. Elec YrV C .1 Heralci Tta 1.C.1 Bn Wool»orth
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    43 10 f.o b. elf. The eloMi afti r < per lb »i loose hi N 93 Rubber Thursrt per lb Spot ,No IHSS fob I bales v i No 1 Rfts April No 2 RS S seller-- MB aaßan nnn Tender April Market
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      728 10 TENDERS PW.D. ROAD NOTICE The road over the Sungel Tebrau *'i Mile*. Johore Bahru— Kota Tlnnrt Road will be closed for repairs from and Including Ist March, 1955 until further notice Traffic can proceed by the Kang-kar-Tebrau Link Road. P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE SUPPLY of Pumping Equipment to be Installed at
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    369 12 DANISH BREWERY AIDS SCIENCE ALTHOUGH The CarlsA berß Breweries of Copenhagen are run on a strictly commercial basis, every kroner made by them is spent towards the pursuit of science and art. said the chairman Mr. K. Skat-Roerdam, who has completed a week's goodwill visit to Malaya. Explaining thU unusual
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    Malayan tea fetches all time high price at London sales
    372 12 THE price of Malayan tea at London auction* recently reached an all time high level of 85 pence per In., following growing world demand I for the beverage and the present inability of producing countries to meet the rate of
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    GERMANS TO SEND US TROPIC CLOTHES
    224 12 GERMANS TO SEND US TROPIC CLOTHES SPECIAL tropical suitings, ladles spun rayon and| latest western style shirtings are among the new products which a German company will soon introduce on the: Malayan market. Mr. Heinrich Pikkemaat, export managet of the company. Niehues and Duttlng of Nordhorn, West Germany, recently paid
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    EAST ASKS FOR HEAVIER WEAR
    259 12 THE sale of heavier clothing is steadily increasing I in the East, despite hot climatic conditions and the only reason is that many Easterners are getting more and more conscious of Western style fashions. This ls the observation of a I Sinitapore visitor Mr. Leon
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    127 12 Macrsk Line has built 39 ships in ten years MR. Maersk !HrKinnr> M-I Irr. prrsidrnt of the Macrsk Line, who is on a ▼i*it to Singapore I* the son of the founder of the ship pint company. Mr. A. P. Moller. of Copenhagen, who rerently celebrated hi* •evenly eighth birthday.
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    246 12 MR LELAND HAZARD, vlee-preirtdent an d general counsel of the PWUburrh Plate OI«m C*~p»njr of Pltt«bur«h Pennsylvania, will visit Singapore and the Federation from February 27 to March 8. Mr. Hazard ha» spent several weeks in the Philippine* lecturing on the subjects of free
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    SIR ERIC IS CHEERFUL ON RUBBER
    88 12 SIR Eric MacFadyen, chairman of Malayan rubber companies, takes a cheerful view of the outlook for the commodity. In his annual statement to shareholders of Layang Rubber Plantations he says the current outlook is much brighter than even the most optimistic dared visualise a
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    Lock icon WILLIAM JACKS' CHIEF BACK
    56 12 The manaßini? director of William Jacks and Co. 1 Malaya 1 Ltd.. Mr H. F. Clements, returned to Singapore yesterday after six months leave. Mr Clements spent his leave in Europe and the Continent He visited many well-known firms for which William Jacks hold the agencies
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    INDIAN BANK PROFIT UP
    102 12 rT^HE United Commercial Bank Ltd a profit for 1954 subject to audit and Including the amount brought forward vu Rft 3.058.724 ($1,973,370). an increaar of 25 per ce nt over 1953, the head office In Calcutta haa announced. Provisions for taxes (R« 1.050,000). the reserve fund
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    Three Rings all set for Gold Cup
    382 13 EPSOM JEEP'S REPORT FROM THE KUALA LUMPUR RACETRACK si/ltff WINDING-UP GALLOP PITS HIM RIGHT IN BIG j'\CE PICTURE TOMORROW MPUR, Pairs. fffm OOW CUP* last himself SelangOT r'old cup picture with 5n EPllop on the trainng trarK at Kuala JJSnpuT this morning. „i
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    FATHERS 6-23 IN TAMPIN C.C. WIN
    56 13 TAMPIN. Thuri. Oood bowling hy Father* (8 for 23) for Tampln C C. and Hatnlln (5 for SI) for Dunlop Club. Bahau. featured a cricket match which Tampln won by 33 runs. Bcores: Tampln C C. 117 (Chapman 37. Sen 45; Shutt 3-14) Dunlop
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    GOLDEN CLOUD IMPRESSES; BROWN BOOTY FASTEST
    248 13 1 1 E LAMP (Mulley) 1 Golden Cloud wre matched testing gallop over mile on the trainat Kuala Lumpur this morning. increasing their the last 3f. Blur Lamp, on the a htly In front but Golden thought, had quite was tast and tee b
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    TITLE FIGHT FOR BILLY KELLY
    41 13 LONDON. Thuri. Boxing promoter Jack Solomons announced last nlßiit that he had slffnrd Ray I*aiTiechon iFr..ncn and BlUy Kelly, the BrltUh and Empire rhomplon. Ito light for Pamechonn featherI weight title. In Dublin on May 27.
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    Lock icon BOBO OLSON BEATS JONES
    91 13 CHICAGO. Thurs. AteL Bubo" Okon, the I middleweight box- .1. won a points night over Ralph in a non-title O!ion writhing 168-lb. had md advantage ovrT Bii Opp< was fought at i a fast and furious pace from beginning to end. Jones suffered a bad cut
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    THE GOLD CUP PROBABLES
    243 13 T*HE probable line up and Jockeys for the first of the season's clastic*, the Selangor Oold Cup over 1<« -miles (worth 11.000 in <<ta)tes plus about $3,500 In added money) to be run at Kusla Lumpur tomorrow, ara: 201 Tltfae Blags #y b.e.f. by The Phoenix—
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    5 TROPHY RACES AT DERBY MEETING
    313 13 5 TROPHY RACES AT DERBY MEETING THE Perak Derby, Ma- laya's richest race— worth $30,000 in stakes! and a gold tropny for Class One, Dlv. 1, stayers over 1; miles, will be run on Apr. 9. last day of the Perak Turf Club Easter meeting. The meeting, on Apr. 2.
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    Lock icon Chamrern gets third title bout
    120 13 SAM FRANCISCO. Thurs. DATON MARC lAS (Mexico) and hamrern Songkitnt (Thailand) will meet here on March 1 for the orld bantamweif ht title M recornlsed by the National Boxing Association of America. This «v annoumed yesterday by the promoter Ben Ford who said Anal arrangements
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    SPOON SHOOT
    39 13 Rmull* of the Spoon Shoot held on Bundav arc Oun arore 2nd 1/ R T Walker it!*: B.R. 'al H'cap «<ore I. A. N Newbeirv (100 50 S R (b> Heap score Mlv B. J Hellenic ilM.Bl).
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    TOMORROWS KUALA LUMPUR WEIGHTS
    364 13 WEIGHTS for atren rare* at Koala Lumpur tomorrow on, ludinK day of (he SeUngor Turf lub «..,ld (up MeeUnf. are: H«n||«l«r Memorial a. t, oiv. i-«r t.oldrn (loud ».M C*Tf Klrr tit Vdrhldr gUr t.lt Lanfton Lad> I.It SUrry I.M Farthqumkr Ml Nalional Tru«t I.Ot Shsmrork
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    Lock icon ONE MORE YEAR AND I'LL QUIT —SEIXAS
    159 13 ONE MORE YEAR AND I'LL QUIT SEIXAS NEW YORK Thurs. VIC SEIXAS. the 31- year-old United States singles champion, has decided to have one more year of top international tennis before retiring. His final season will take to the French championships in Paris and then to Wimbledon which he won
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    Sol asks TV for Is a head
    133 13 LONDON. Thurs JACK SOLOMONS, leading British boxing promoter, last night appealed to all owner x of television set* In Britain over four million of them to help with their money In a last bid to tempt Rocky Marclano to rome to Britain to
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    REX v FAIR WIND
    48 13 Rex Badminton Party team to mact ratrmind BP. at No. 367 Thomson Road at 7 pm. tomorrow is: Quek Kent Chuan. Urn Yaw Hock. Urn Sing Kok. Gin Ben* Choon. Ang Klat ."long. Eric Yeo. Quek Kens Klat. Nancy Ang and Tan Ch«ea Nco.
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    SAFA now has a list of 69 referees
    255 13 rE Singapore Amateur Football Association has a total of 69 registered referees to officiate soccer matches in the Colony in the coming season starting in March. The referee*, graded mtc three clasu»i. are: CUM 1 (17): J rtriu»on A Orel dr Silv.i.
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      48 13 HOCKEY KF.MOB K.O. HP: Dork yard r Ceytoa 8.C.. Ralcaiier R«ad JIM"* ttl» H r Raletar f RAF Teagah. at Salartar. SOCCER INTIRMHIHtI Hartley 8.8 r «»fll« Inat.. K.I. fruund. Beall, S.R. v Srranloan ES Seranfa*n Road MerranUlr Bank N.T.C.. Farrer Park; IJI.C. v BJ«. Kr.njt. Karrer Park.
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    PAKISTAN WORK HARD FOR GOALS THIS TIME
    533 14 Fed Reserves hold tourists to 7-0 PENANG, Thurs. THE Pakistan Hockey 1 Federation team had to fight all the way to beat the Malayan Hockey Council's Federation Reserves 7-0 at Western Road today. In this second match of their tour the Pakistanis were
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    TEJMAN TO LEAD COLONY ATTACK
    313 14 Gets vote after Army-SCC game By Our Hockey Reporter SINGAPORE'S hockey selectors sprang; a surprise last night when they named Army's B*t. Tejman Thapa as centre forward in the Colony team to meet the Pakistan tourists in the first "test" tomorrow week. i The selectors
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    Nine Fijians in team to meet Colony
    105 14 rV. Johore Rugh> I num yesterday named their <ide to meet a Singapore Combined XV In a floodlit rugby match at Ja'im Besmr stadium on Feb. 23. Nine Fijian* are ineladed in the team, which will be captained by J Edington. The team
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    GOVERNMENT SERVICES F.A.
    80 14 At the annual general meet ing of the Singapore Government Service Football Association the following were elected for the current year President K M Byrne. VlcePresldent K E. Meyer; Hon Secretary: J. W. T Murr«>. Hon Treasurer How Yoon Chor.g Hon Asst Sec N Sta Maria. Independ«nt
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    SOCCER TOUR
    44 14 JOHORE BAHRC Tnurs The English College soccer team will tour Johore next month for a wiles of inter-school «*mes against the Oo\ eminent English school* of Kluang Muar. Secamat and Batu Pahat The opening match will be at Kluang on afar. I.
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    Capt. Ham id saw signs of bad luck
    241 14 PENANO. Thurs. BEFORE he was rushed to the Penang General Haspltal for an emergency operation for appendicitis last night. Capt. A. Hamld. skipper of the Pakistan Hockey Federation, had a premonition of "bad luck" earlier Sn the day. "Little did I guess
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    Third Ong v, Wong clash on Feb. 27
    215 14 PENANG. Thursday y«E third clash of the year between Malayan and Singapore champion Ong Poh Lim and Wong Pern* Soon here on Feb. 27. promises to be the biggest badminton attraction to be staged at Penang in recent years. Peng Boon will
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    Army set for hockey gala
    165 14 ■TUiE SINGAPORE Army team wound up their preparation for the FAREI.F inter -District hockey triangular yestmlay when they drew 2-2 with Singapore Cricket Club on the padang The match was played in rain during j the first! half The Army team, together with the Singapore
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    110 14 'T'HB Chan brothers. Lye Huat an Lye Choon. two of Malaya > leading motorists, have declined »i i invitation from the Ceylon Motu' Cycle Club to compete In thel annual Kandy Road Ran on Feb 27 Two of Malaya's leading motor cyclists K V Worm and
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    297 14 NSW keen to prove selectors wrong B > jack rmcLrm. f'ANBKKM iIN |f"B than UMu 11 ■fa* Nn 5,,,,,,, v New south again won th< Mf Shield and a. last match hut on- ,t ft 1 tour for th. ,?'J h they «,ll km m 'n maintain their ,p| fB(|
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    26 14 IPOH. Th t*he rrtt*-— n H tlnn team ;t:r morruw afternooi day visit and i Perak tour with a agairust Prrak on the Chit'
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    71 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A SELL-OUT is expected lor the exhibition tennis here tomorrow night by the Englishmen. Becker and Barrett and 'he Swedes. Davidson and Bergelln. One thousand, five hundred tickets ha\e been sold. Another 500 st $1 ruth ulll be nn s*l> I at the Chlnuoo
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