The Straits Times, 19 February 1955

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    14 1 The Straits Times Nat*"* 1 Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE. SATI'RDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1155. 15 CENTS
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    IT'S NANYANG CRISIS DAY
    398 1 flic row: WHO wields power? future of the 1 invang I niversity in (ho balance. to be dceidd today wktm the Chancellor, Dr. Lin lutaiu meet* the exfrotive council. was revealed hen Dr. Lin iy'a meeting -.mpt Terences be- and the '••rences are concern the I
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    THE STUDENT PRINCESS
    50 1 with a back-to-school look in her eye I PRINCESS MARGARET now touring the West indies, looks as it sne would like to get under that rope and |om the school children who greeted her when she recently opened the Princess Margaret School m Barbados A. P. picture
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    KING' AND WIFE ON THE MOVE
    228 1 Threatened couple quit home CINGAPORE millionaire Mr. Choo Hock Swee ("King of Yio Chu Kanp') and his wife were on the move yesterday following a report to the police by Mrs Choo of threats to kill her and kidnap her husband Earlier In the
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    Taxi dash— then Brian top scored
    103 1 SYDNEY. Frl. BRIAN BOOTH. 20. was teaching at a school 30 miles away when he got an emergency call to play for New South Wales against the M.C.C today at Sydney Cricket Ground Brian made a dash to the ground in a taxi, but
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    Lock icon Strike postponed
    34 1 STOCKHOLM. Fri. The Swedish Union of Paper Workers said today It would poutpone a strike called for tomorrow to give a newly appointed commission a chance to arbitrate on higher wages Reuter
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    7 WILL DIE IF YOU DON'T COME TO ME'
    341 1 7 WILL DIE IF YOU DON'T COME TO ME' Ronald must rejoin the Navy or lose his Singapore wife From HALL ROMNEY LONDON. Friday. ROYAL MARINE RONALD CLI'LEY. 24. of Great Barr, Staffordshire, has one week to decide whether to sign on for another year or risk losing his Singapore
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    RED BID TO DERAIL TRAIN
    137 1 RED BID TO DERAIL TRAIN KULAI. Fri rjifcKRORISTS made an un--1 successful attempt early today to derail the southi bound mall train between Layang Layang and S^denak I In the Kulal area. A bomb buried in the tracks exr '.oded as the Wlckham t roller piloting the train passed over
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    Lock icon Ban on guns
    36 1 HONG KONO. Frl The Vletminh Ministry of Public Security today announced a ban on the carrying of arms, wireless sets, explosives, poison and contraband by Vietnamese morlng between North and Bouth Vietnam— Reuter
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    Lock icon Australia to build 4 jet squadrons
    90 1 Australia to build 4 jet squadrons SYDNEY. Fri. AI'STRALIA is building up a force of four let squadrons ready for use anywhere in the world, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir John McAuley, said here last night The force will comprise two Sabre jet fighter squadrons and two
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    Lock icon CHEAPER TEA FORECAST
    37 1 John D Prime ■aid that he prlee of tea to I British rim— ers as a result of his visit to Britain. He denied that Ceylon was pushing up the price of tea. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Ben-Gurion back in cabinet
    47 1 TEL AVIV. Frl -Mr David Ben-Gurion, former Israeli Pr'-micr. came out of a year's retirement yesterday and acreDt<d an Invitation from the Premier. Mr. Moshe Gharret, to re-enter the cabinet as Defence Minister. The former Defence MinlsUr. Mr Pinha* Lavon. has resignec. Reuter
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    Red air link
    20 1 NEW DELHI. Frl India today asked Peking's permission to open an airline route to Communist China— AJ».
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    Lock icon Plane missing
    31 1 ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Frl AUS Navy plane on a flight from Kodlak Alaska, to Elmendorf air base here is missing with seven men aboard, the Air Force announced today.- UP.
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    Lock icon Snow in London
    26 1 LONDON. Frl Snow fe'.l on London In the morning snarling traffic Outsid* the city, police warned that many roads had become impassable A.P
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    Rubber's price tumble is halted
    559 1 Rubber's price tumble is halted MR. TAR: HO GAI6-UP AGAINST MR. REAR f THE drop In the price of rubber was halted yesterday after a tumble of nine cents in two days March first grade closed at 9"! cents. 1} cents above Thursday's close There was lean selling and the
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    Lock icon No Hell-bomb tests here, says Australia
    143 1 SYDNEY, Frl— Mr. Howard Beale, Australian Supply Minixter, said today the Government would not allow any hydrogen bomb tests or experiments connected with them to take place in Australia. Mr. Beale wax commenting on a statement attributed to a I British Atomic Energy Autho-
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    Lock icon Now they can't import husbands
    44 1 KAMPALA Frl New immigration regulations restricting the "importing" of husbands from outside East Africa were approved last night by Uganda Legislature against strong opposition from Indian representatives who claimed the restrictions would infringe their social and religious customs. Renter
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    Lock icon Meat pact is held up
    54 1 BUENOS AIRES. Frl— Mr. Keith Unwln. Commercial Minister at the British Embassy here, said that more than one difficulty was still holding up negotiations for a new Anglo- Argentine trade agreement The agreement will be the first under which meat purchases will be regulated by
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    THEIR TRAGIC WEEK
    110 1 Homeless—and then baby is killed WITHIN less than a week misfortune and then tragedy have been the lot of the Anc family who live In Miinricii Road Singapore Yesterday five days after they were made homeless In a fire, a coconut fell on the youngest member of
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    Lock icon Menzies talks on New Guinea
    43 1 THE HAGUE, Fri Mr Robert Menzles. the Australian Prime Minister, left Holland for Paris today after a three-day vialt. During his stay he discussed New Guinea with members of the Netherlands Government, the Dutch Foreign Ministry stated —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Air chief due
    46 1 WELI JNOTON. Frl Air Vice Marshal W H Metton. New Zealand s Chief of Air SUIT, leaves for Singapore on MoiuJ.i-. to discus* moving a squadron of fighter, and a flight of transport planes tn MnUya from bases here and In C»ru* Reuter.
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    Lock icon Big sea battle: 21 ships sunk
    164 1 Big sea battle: 21 ships sunk TAIPEH, Fri. 'THE Chinese Nationalist Defence Ministry said that Nationalist warships today sank five Chinese Communist gunboats, eight landing craft and eight motorised Junks in a sea battle 32 miles south of Nan Chi San Island and 80 miles south of the evacuated Tachen
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    STOP PRESS
    51 1 H B"MB« LONDON LONDON tn British fiot*rnment *aid in nflhrial statement tnmcht "In view of statements «h>rh ba<r appeared in Prr < Her Male t< 'rmftnmfnt •i h to «ta»f (atrznmail;. that therf h*. otirr btrn an* vßCceslion (hat a h'drnjfn bnreb should he. tested in Aastralu fitnut
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    PENANG POLLING TODAY
    46 1 PENANO. Frl.-Penang goes to the polls tomorrow to elect 10 councillors to tne Settlement CounciL Four Alliance candidates have already been returned unopposed, and the Alliance is all set to sweep aside all opposition It has candidates !n all the 10 remaining constituencies
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    Lock icon HELPED TO KILL HER MOTHER
    120 2 HELPED TO KILL HER MOTHER Girl, 16, jailed NEW YORK. Frl. A SOBBING Kirl. Theresa Gresh. M, was sentenced here today to 20 years to life for helping her boy friend kill her mother on March 4. The boy. William Byers. 18. ha* already been sentenced to death in the
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    Lock icon Tom Blower dies at 41
    63 2 DARTMOUTH, (Devon". Frl. —Tom Blower, the English cross channel swimmer, died suddenly at his home here yesterday, aged 41. Blower, a former policeman, get up a world record for the swim irom England to France fix years ago, but last it to Abdul Latif of
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    Lock icon His path to peace—no atoms for West
    242 2 His path to peace no atoms for West LONDON, Frl —Mr. C. RajaKopalachari, Govemor-Oeneral lof India from 1948 to 1950. I sußgcsted In a letter here today that the West should throw away its atomic weapons as a step towards peace. Writing from Madras to the New Statesman and Nation,
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    Lock icon Red sub base
    31 2 LONDON Fri The London Dally Telegraph reported today Russia has established a submarine base on the ci»st of Albania only 25 miles north of the Greek border -UP
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    ALL OVER NOW FOR MONA GINA'
    76 2 ALL OVER NOW FOR MONA GINA' MILAN, Frl— ltalian Him >Ur Glna Lollobrifida stretched her arras yesterday and said that the experience had been "wonderfol bat tiring." She referred to four day* *f PMIM for 26 artists who piled brashes In a maw effort to produce what has been described
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    Lock icon Helen Keller sees Sir Winston
    46 2 LONDON. Frl— Helen Keller. 174, who is on her sixth world tour on behalf of the American Association for Overseas Blind had aji interview with Sn Winston Churchill yesterday at Downing Street She leaves In a few days for India —UP.
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    Lock icon Ike hails Chiang
    37 2 WASHINGTON. Fri. President Elsenhower sent a me**age to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek today hailing the evacuation of the Tachen Islands a* an example of "close and effective cooperation between the US and Nationalist China UP.
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    One more trip for 'doomed' troopship
    75 2 rV. 14.000-ton British troopship Empire Trooprr won reprieve from the scrap heap beiau.se of the lane number of National Service- I men still waiting to go home from the rar East. The ihlp was to have I broken up when ihe I I Slniapon-
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    Arrests in Goa
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    Sergeants give orders to majors
    689 2 WILLIAM FISH'S OFF THE-HEATOI TRACK MOB OOsfTDIUBt THIS TIME IT TAUi OH TO THE JUWOIX CAM* WHIBI.. KOTA TINOGI. Johore, Fri. A SECURITY FORCE patrol left the FARELF Training Centre on the road from Johore Bahru to Kota Tinggi the other morning and headed into
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    Lock icon DEFENCE 'TRIED' TO BRIBE ME'
    196 2 Cash and job, says treason case man JAKARTA, Friday. 'THE trial of Leon Jungschaler, accused of trying to I overthrow the Indonesian Government, took a sensational turn yesterday when a prosecution witness accused the defence counsel of trying to bribe him. The witness Mr. H.
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    Lock icon New Malaya bid for Gurkhas
    101 2 KATMANDU. Fri MAJOR GENERAL L. 2. C. M Perowne, Commander of the British Brigade of Gurkhas lln Malaya left yesterday for Dharan. 130 miles south-east of here to inspect a new Gurkha recruitment depot there for the British Army Dharan is In Nepal across the
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    Lock icon Dickie tops the bill
    71 2 LONDON, Frl Ten years ago Dickie Valentine, a 15--rear-old page boy, was discharged from the Palladium Theatre for impertinence to the head janitor. His pay at the time was 30 shll.ings a week 1 about Msls>. Today, the Palladium announced that Valentine now Britain's top singer,
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    Lambeth dances the colour bar away
    73 2 lI'IIII.K many P are «nPIM-<l ci»i(tr»\rr>^ har question, lhr ru l.imNtli. loniloti a novel m<lh >cl <" solution Re.f.th I» P the T..»- until nn.lnul: ill „ilour» SB .> ikw lr»< si^ial r»«-nis bm In the b India. tiodurr the liff <>i For tn.»nv
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    ALLIANCE URGED Tot ATTEND BIG TALKS
    89 2 ALLIANCE URGED Tot ATTEND BIG TALKS KUALA LUMPUfi ALLJAN'CF discussing to send Afro- Asian which open ncsia m The v Who .say ti ance ut the Rive thr Pari The yan Chin Sir Cheng-lf,"< day: Two •fatCTen "I thlrir: plan for thp a repn sen ed the matter non our
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    A-power changes naval plans
    31 2 NEW YORK propulsion and ment entirely eh. of the Us n Thomas N la.st ni<jht The atomic Nautilus had were to be buiU. troop-carr. guided missile ibra
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    Casey in Laos
    21 2 VIETIANK (Laoi F1 1 han F.v n •r Mr. R arrivi d .it capital of La I r
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    All this and fountains too
    244 3 All this and fountains too J/4 M P««**« f OR SEATO Fn.ni PATRICIA MORGAN BANGKOK. Fri. :ME N were today the finishing two deeora.n one of •UghlUM ik. one b. wilderlngly n which Bang•r the the ttional which .nclude a ;>era- tnoaqoiUM la inwn and 100 road r< surfacing :.<>arly
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    THE MAN WHO FIGHTS TO LOSE A TITLE
    45 3 \y. LONDON. Friday. M ;M'HO\ V WEDGWOOD BENN. 29. a Labour /nd hoir of a peer, today starts a battle for Wj fathers title. r to UUe falls B.nn of I naln ■:il Mi a a vis-
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    Lock icon Outlaw hunt
    34 3 KENCHELA. Eastern Algeria. Fri Large French for>day searched the Kenchelm area oJ the Aures mountains for emQmm, who ambush.d a nine-man cavalry patrol last night killing and capturing the o»her seren Reuter
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    'He fought the good fight—and lost'
    188 3 'He fought the good fight— and lost' LONDON. Frl. The Church of England assembly meeting here yesterday dlscuMied Urn ■odd monuments" some peoph want U> have erecU-d "ver "They heard of the farm. -r who wanted a carved figure 01 his favourite mw <m the Befool hlh wlfe.s Krave and
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    $40,000 Offer
    9 3 Me, The British 1 d th»> expedition
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    20TH CENTURY CAVEMEN
    156 3 20 TH CENTURY CAVEMEN Three students try to prove their point Primitives prepare a meal of roast pigeon And then comes letter from Queen Boadicea THRF.E a*M(ultiirr studrnts at ftradwic I'nivrrslty are tryinc to <!■•> provr a nnlvrrsity drbatinc motion that "Man should rrtnm to his original state." To provr
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    Lock icon WOMAN FINDS HUSBAND IS HER BROTHER
    352 3 And leaves with their children HEREFORD. Friday. A MOTHER of two children said that after three years of married life she found her husband was the brother from whom she was parted when they were orphaned at the age of three KB, Margaret Hughes
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    Love life of the ancients 'too erotic'
    86 3 Love life of the ancients 'too erotic' B4I.TIMORF.. Fri. A Federal judee looked critically yesterday at 11? prints depicting the erotir life of the ancients and ruled them obscene. Judee Rowel Thomse-n refused to turn them over to Cecil Rush, an amateur arehueloeist. who tried to import them from Germany.
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    23 3 HONG KONG Fri. The Postmaster-General announced today cancrllation of postal services between the Colony and Vietminh-held North Viet- nam. Reuter
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    Atoms for sheep
    31 3 LONDON. Frl Moscow Radio said today Soviet scientists are using radioactive isotopes a product of atomic fission tn Improve the quality of sheep and other livestock A P.
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    Lock icon JAIL FOR WOMAN DOCTOR
    213 3 JAIL FOR WOMAN DOCTOR She shot ex-lover DUNEDIN. m. DR SENG A Florence Whittingham. 27. was yestef- i day sentenced to three years' jail for the manslaughter of her former lover, a fellow doctor. Dr. Whlttingham was originally accused of murdering Dr. John William Saunders. 27. found shot early on
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    Lock icon Strasser held at airport
    46 3 LONDON Fri Otto Stray ser wa* seized today by British immigration officials at London airnort on his arrival from Canada enroute to Oermany. Urminer was held behind locked (loon belon pie was allowed aboard the next plane Waving for the continent UP.
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    Lock icon Sub refuels a seaplane
    37 3 WASHINGTON. Frl The United States Navy hu sueI cessfully refuelled a seaplane from a «übm.irlne Th tort was made with a new jet bomber and a mine-layer equipped to refuel at tea. Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    443 3 LONDON. Frl. STOCK tn«rk«i* have suffered their aharprat rc%rrM for mtne time here today Several b««i1«h I factors are coatrlbuUng th« chtof 'of which U the fear of dearr-r monry and thr genrral view that a hajher bank rate U only a matt«r of time. The rreent «»rnlnit«
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. Frb. IS— <"a»h I Bayrrs Seller* t713; Forward Buyer* C7I.V Sellers lIMs Settlement Bfll; Tarnover a.m. V> ton*; p.m. j *"> ton*.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    30 3 LONDON Frt> IS Bpn: 2»',d. Mar. 28'» d. April-Jut* 28 -d July-Brp« 27\d Oct.-D*c H Feb c.lf 2S>.d. March r 1.1 Jt'.d.. I AprU cit M.d Ton* Uncertain
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      386 3 "It's the Roast Beef of old Knjfland That makes us what we are today" Swun Not quite the words of Fielding, dear, but quite appropriate and a catchy tune. Where did you pick it up 3 |o*in It originated in the Co-Optimists." levcy— long before our time. My mother used
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    I'm sorry I arrested you, says policeman
    168 4 I'm sorry I arrested you, says policeman PENANG, Fri. A POLICE inspector apologised to a goldsmith in the High Court here today foi wrongly arresting him and selling his jewellery at Love Lane last July. I admit I was wrong and I tender him my sincere apologies for the injury
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    PATROL FINDS FOOD,
    60 4 PAPER, PILLS KUALA LUMPUH, Kn A patrol from the l-t Battalion, Federation Regiment, found 2.800 medicinal tablet* m a terrorist supply dump day. Xvi thousand slkMti of printing paper, duplicating ink and food were also recovered. The dump \\a.s one of .several located by the battalion In
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    Lottery: They ask again
    54 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri— The Malayan Workers Welfare Soc.etv which waa refuted permission to run a $75,000 lottery Is to ask the Financial Secretary to reconsider the decision. The central council of the society decided today to appeal to the High Commis»sioncr-in-Council if the Financial Secretary turn.s
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    GOSSIP LED TO DEATH BID
    166 4 Amah was called 'bad girl OOH FONG MENG, a youiu servant uirl. who attempted to commit suicide because people called her a "bad Kirl," was sentenced to one day's Jail by the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. Chief Inspector Abdul Rah- 1 man bin Hussein,
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    Pays back $5,000 at $25 a month
    49 4 Koh Chye Tuan. a Government servant, was adjudicated a bankrupt by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles MurrayAynsley. in the Singapore High Court yesterday, with liabilities amounting to $5,000 Koh offered to pay *25 monthly to the Official Assignee. The offer was accepted.
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    Oh, that ban, say students
    32 4 The University of Malaya Students 1 Union. Singapore, yesterday deplored the action Of the Colony Government In banning all assemblies of more than five Chinese school students.
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    SULTAN GOES TO TOMB IN TRISHA
    67 4 SULTAN GOES TO TOMB IN TRISHA IFOH. Fri. The Sultan of Perak, who recently recovered from his Illness, today visited the tombx of one of hi* ancestors, Makom Marhom Bendahara Iskandtr Teja. He travelled by trisha two and a half miles from Kota Bahru to the grave. The Sultan last
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    Singapore talk on Parliament
    40 4 Mr. Keith Payne, of the British Council. Singapore, will speak on "The Meaning of Parliament" at the YMCA hall on Monday at 8 p.m. This talk has been arranged in view of the Legislative Assembly elections.
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    Tapper jailed
    28 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl. 800 Ah Sing, a tapper, found In unlawful possession of 28 katis of scrap rubber, was sentenced at Kluang to six months' jail.
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    WE THE JURY—TWO CHILDREN DECIDE THIS CASE
    292 4 WE THE JURY— TWO CHILDREN DECIDE THIS CASE Divorced mother weeps as youngsters walk out of court and her life They tell judge: We'll go with father KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A MALAY Government officer who went to England in 1949, on a departmental scholarship, divorced his wife when he returned
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    The night a dance girl went a-driving
    318 4 ETOOM Thursday night r till early yesterday morning an 18-year-old dance hostess from the 1 Air View Cabaret, Sin- gapore. drove around in j first one taxi and then anottter. She paid one driver with her watch and the other with a bracelet.
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    Housebreaking, theft charge
    63 4 A tentative charge of hou.srb leaking and theft waj» brought aualnst Lee Ah Hong in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. He waa alleged to have broken Into a house at Jalan Hajljah belonging to Cheng Hiang Peow on Dec. 24 and .stolen articles worth $2,050. The
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    Delegate talks to YWCA in Malacca
    62 4 MISS PAI LINK BAtU'CH. of Malacca, one of the two delegates from Malaya wbo attended the Y.W.C.A. World Membership Conference near Melbourne. Australia, last November. Ml« Rarurh gave an account of the conference to the Malacca Y.W.C.A. yesterday. The association is planning to hold
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    Royal Asiatic Society
    80 4 Officials of the Royal Asiatic Society (Malayan Branch* are: President: Mr. M W F Tweedie. vice-presidents; Dato Nik Ahmad Kamil. Mr. M C Iff Sheppard. Mr. I. A. Mac- Rregor. Zainal-'Abidln bin Ahmad. Mr. Justice Taylor. Mr John M Gulllck: Councillors: Meters Hun Yun-tsSao. R W Jakeman.
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    Theosophists to celebrate
    30 4 The Singapore Lodge of the Theosophical Society will hold Adyar Day celebrations tomorrow at 10 a.m. There will be short talks on the lives of Theosophical leaders.
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    Guest preacher
    31 4 The Rev. Ooh Hood Keng. retired Methodkt minister, will be the guest preacher at the EriKiish service of the Presbyterian Jubilee Church. Outram Road, at 445 p m tomorrow.
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    Mr. Tay gets an award after 35 years with the Post Office
    107 4 MR. TAY KIM SENU. 55. a cashier at the Singapore General Post Office, retired yesterday after 35 years service. He is seen here bring presented with a valedictory letter by the Director of Pouts. Mr. M. L. Durrani
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    'DEATH IF YOU TALK' MAN IS JAILED
    216 4 'DEATH IF YOU TALK' MAN IS JAILED A MAN who told a hawker he would kill him If he gave evidence against him in an extortion case was sentenced to six years' Jail by Mr. Justice Taylor in the Singapore Assizes yesterday. He was Tan Chong Wee. alias Ah Tow,
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    The walk-out students were there on time
    148 4 BUT THEY ARE STILL UNHAPPY pORTY-FIVE students who walked out on Tuesday r reported for classes at the Singapore Junior Technical School at 8 a.m. yesterday the deadline set by the Education Department. They will be punished. Each Saturday morning for the next
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    Scouts will do odd jobs
    62 4 PENANO. Frl. Over 40.000 guides and scouts in the Federation will reaffirm their pledge of loyalty to the Queen and country on Founder's Day, Feb. 22. During the week, scouts will do odd Jobs to earn money for the movement Voluntary contributions of silver trefoil
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    Chamber rallies: Parties disagree
    186 4 jrerterdaj on Chin* Commer i lowfd to co election ran i by lion dm Some frit thai H of th prominent Chan, rise tc the dai n.f rtiii", 11.. Thrv Mid ir.K.s di.l not bi cost oj the campaignlnc Df-nv Other polltlcl the Chanib then 1
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    Negligent: $50
    14 4 Pte J. li mill R.A.O.C. wa* gapordriving at thf Dunrarn Mid Wr.
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    'A little action would be reassuring'
    380 5 MAHAL RECALLS the PEOPLE WHO DUG RAID SHELTERS... and STRUCK WATER A pORE civilians would feel more reassured if v could see some evidence of arrangements de f O r their protection in the event of attack Mr Naxir Mallal. a member of the
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    Language petition will skip Alliance, go to the Queen
    206 5 M \1 A 1.1 Ml'l'K, Friday H l N j vj public rally here today decided to by-pass MNO-M < \Uiance and petition the Queen, Federation (.overnment, for multi-lin th Federal Legislature. ..llcd by the Selangor Chinese Asnted a nine-man committee
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    THE LAUGHING GENERAL ON WEEKEND VISIT
    72 5 THE LAUGHING GENERAL ON WEEKEND VISIT .MAJOR (.KNERAI O GENTRY. Chief of the General Staff New ZeaUnd Army, flrw mo Singaptirr from Britain yesterday after attrnrimc the Common- wealth Prime Ministers' con- ferenre in London. Mai.-Gen Gentry is on bis way to attend the SEATO meeting in Bangkok. He was
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    PEYTON MAY DRAW 10.000
    48 5 PENANG. Fri. ittend th( R<>s- ather will conduct Ground toning, r known In lej as one of the American jn-is po•nrded as the Billy Gra.'y the Malacca. M Olcomendy. deliver his which :ra will lance u'Tcymrti when Kuala Lumtaj Jnr a his way nang.
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    M.Y.F. officials to be installed
    57 5 Tile 1955 cabinet officers of the Teluk Ayer Methodist Youth Fellowship, Singapore, will be installed by their pa>tor. the Rev. Hong Han Keng during the 11 a.m. service at the T«lok Ayrr church tomorr"w Th( n«-w president U Miss Daisy Lim Kin Van. a student
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    Swimming in seamen's club? No say officers
    180 5 Swimming in seamen's club? No say officers PHE Singapore Malay Marine Officers' Asso- < elation does not want a swimming pool or a badminton court in the proposed $1,800,000* Asian Seamen's Club at Beach Road. In a letter to the Chief Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode, the secretary of
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    Annual meeting
    39 5 The Ex-Services Association of Singapore will hold its annual meetine on Feb 25 Film show Singapore Civil Defence Association will show "Little Egypf at the Civil Defence theatrette. Kolam Ayer Lane, at 8 PJT.. on Feb. 27.
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    Smart work, magistrate tells Colony police
    191 5 Tiie polire were recommended yesterday by Singapore Magistrate Mr J M Devereux-Cole-bourn for the manner in which they trapped a youth who used a steel washer instead of a coin in a telephone call bcx. Mr. Devereux-Colebourn had been told that when Lim Bock
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    HOUSE RENT IN CAPITAL TAKES SHARP DIVE
    126 5 HOUSE RENT IN CAPITAL TAKES SHARP DIVE KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. HOUSE rents in Kuala Lumpur are falling, the Municipal Assessment committee has been told. Rent of terrace houses, has fallen from $300 a month in 1952. to $200 and of three-roomed flats from $250 to $175. Th<- tea money racket
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    Army nursing chief leaves for capital
    72 5 Army nursing chief leaves for capital Brigadier Dame Helen Gillespie. Director of the Army Nursing Services and Matron- In-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Army Nursing Corps, left Singapore by plane yesterIday for Kuala Lumpur to be- gin her Federation tour. Brig. Gillespie. who arrived here on Wednesday from London, is
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    Money order fraud
    66 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. H. A. Francis, a petition writer, was conditionally discharged in the Sessions Court here today of criminal breach of trust of two money orderes valued at 1.100 rupees is6s7i at the General Post Office. Kuala Lumpur on May 24 last year. He was ordered
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    Chinese rice for Germany
    34 5 The White Rose, a 5 400-ton Finnish freighter arrived in Singapore yesterday with 8.545 tons of rice for Hamburg. The rice wa* taken on at th( Chinese port of Whampoa
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    MENTRI'S AIDE MUST GO TO JAIL
    179 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn. Mr Justice Wilson in the High Court here today dismissed the appeal of Mohamed Darus bin Haji Saad. secretary to the Mentrl Besar. Pahang. against the conviction and sentence of three months' jail passed on him by the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate
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    Death—and a ghoul-go for a ride through the Chinatown streets
    185 5 Death— and a ghoul-go for a ride through the Chinatown streets DEATH took a rid. through Singapore*! crowded Chinatown streets yesterday, with a sinister-look-ing ghoul as a companion He stopped every now and then to warn pedestrians. "Huts tnsha riders and motorists in several hinesr dialects and in I■ lish
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    Flood fund gets more
    65 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn.— The Federation Flood Relief Fund today received another contribution from Brunei— s2,2s7 from the pupils and staff oX Brunei schools. Other donations totalling $296 08 came from the follow- ing units ol 42 Base Work Shop (vehicles 1 REME Pon Dirkson Chinese section
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      364 5 aVA Edmundo Ra». 10 30 11.00 RADIO MALAYA AlphabpUrally Spc^uat. ■I'rcxtiitnmr^ thin, msrkrd ran >>. IHHHHj M rr<rt«rd b> Itotenen in M»ta< < I l^rfjTjyTi I >hort wave i. Mrdium I F.M. MOO Proeramme Bumm*r> SINGAPORE •1.30 Time 8«nal Sc Newt; 0 v(li(ll wavr o;m Medium ■MBl Time for a
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    98 6 2» Word* $10 I minimum I THE FAMILY of the Ml Dr. H c. Manlcavasagar thank all Friend.-! and Relatives who attended era! and Sent Messages of condolence MR CHOONG SAM a»d Family wish to convey their grateful thanks to the Principals and School ComMembsrs of all English and
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    119 6 211 Wurdi till (minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT Every D.iy v: the Malay Mail' if you want to win that $5,000 word puzzle. A REMVNDER that at lunchtime on Saturda\s "The Cockpit" serves a Javani '-ellence. ndltioned. rtlß COCKTAIL TIME Jirk BtraWJ :ire jif-t right for Makan .11 good .--tore 8o!e
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    CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT
    40 6 10 H,,rrf. HJ$ I minimum,. CHRI.SIIAN SCIKNCF. SOCIETY, Rlrißapore. 8, Oranpe Gro\e Road. Btngapon in. iofl Or-harrl Roadi. Ser\ices 10 30 a.m. and Bsn p.m Sunday school i 0.30 am Testimony Ifsotinn I* :in 3r( Wednesdayi 7 pm.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Feb. 19, 1955. The Nanyang Crisis
    720 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Feb. 19, 1955. The Nanyang Crisis Today Dr. Lin Yutang, the Chiiiuellor-dosißnate of Nan- University, and Mr. Tan Sye, the universiu's chief sjKinsor and the president of its K\ei utive Council, will meet in last effort" to Mttfl ting differences." That the Nanyang has encountered
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    The Rubber Market Breaks
    362 6 The rubber market has been due for a healthy readjustment for some weeks. Now it is getting it, but the patient's health temporarily may become a matter for anxiety While several factors have contributed, the major reason for the fall in price which began so dramatically
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    American Aid
    181 6 President Eisenhower's neueconomic aid plan for Asia has shrunk from "mammoth" to "significant." Actually it is likely to be $500 million more than the $1,600 million which America allocated to Asia, outside appropriations for military aid, In the current fiscal ye«r. Mr. Harold Stassen's description of it as
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    As I was saying...
    977 6  - As I was saying. CYNICUS by V T EARLY nine years 11 after 20 year old King Ananda Mahidol of Siam was found dead in bed, a revolver bullet through his brain, two of the royal pages and a former private secretary to the king have been executed for complicity
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    IMPORTANT GUEST
    837 6 MALAYSIA^ IS HE a really great man?" asked my host, as we sat out on the verandah watchinK the flaming sun go down behind the swaying palm tree silhouette. It was the magic hour of softness that steals over town and kampong before those unforgettable Ma la van
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    156 6 From the Straits Times of Feb. 10, 1905: rIE spectacle of Messrs. Fraser and Neave's big motor lorry has now become common as it glides through the streets, although everyu.ie'.s eyes followed It when It first made Its appearance in Singapore. The firm have given the vehicle
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    'Embezzlement' charge against MCA official was a lie
    1028 7 COURT TOLD OF 'UNAUTHORISED' STATEMENT TO NEWSPAPERS I In unexplained deficit BRANCH SECRETARY ACCEPTS APOLOGY, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES The published statement NA rHOßisrai A tl lrmrn! t« the V.-rinc an cxecu.,.,!a>an ,un in M t h <m- and pub- local neusthc wtkm beJosttoe,
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    400 MILLIONAIRES IN PORT FOR A SPREE
    115 7 LXJR 10 hours today. 400 American millionaires will, go on a miehty spending spree in Singapore. They arrive thLs morning :n i the $30,000,000 Swedish ,uxury liner Kunßsholm which has been taken off the Atlantic run for this round-the-world trip. The tourists will
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    Dies after collapse
    67 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri— Mr M S:nnathamby, acting .statio 1 -master at Bukit Merta.iam, ro i lapsed and died at the Kuala Lumpur railway .station on Wednesday night. Mr Sinnathamby, aged 40. wait about to board the night mail for Buklt Mertajam after a hel'dav In Kuala Lumpur
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    $7,900 IN GEMS VANISHED WHILE WOMAN SLEPT
    77 7 ■rtfe ill jewel--1 stolen from a I asjttal Mats Road MiiKj|>tirr Mn MigMa V. t lII p<Wr prj md Sl'Ui dba| ulnch she bed hen she slept. The bag was missing when she woke in the morning. Th«- missing jewellery Included a 52.100
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    $100 reward for T.B. fund
    68 7 Mr T. A. Menon. chief clerk of Nam Heng B«tate, Kota Tinggi yesterday decided to Elve a' $100 reward which he earned for finding a Singapore missing schoolboy to the Lady Templer Anti-T B Fund. The vhoolboy Mahin Sldlk. aged 15. had gone to the
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    She'll show how to be beautiful
    42 7 Mrs. Phyllis Rabone, a beauty specialist from London now touring Malaya will hold a demonstration lecture and consultation on methods t»f make-up at the Singapore Chines* Swimming Club at 4 p.m tomorrow. The demonstration Is free
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    High tides
    47 7 TOOAV Singapore tJJ ».m. ,I ur Di.knoi. 441 «Jn iB ft 8 44" pm .6 ft. 4 ln»i; Hmiuiik ™0 .m -5 1-3 IMJ 1107 p.m i ft 3 in» 2 1I»' 1«« H P"' .wn saa mm n ft U 46 p.m- <6 It.
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    Third crash victim dies in hospital
    85 7 KUALA LUMPUR Tri. A WOMAN ice water seller of Percane Bharu new village. Yet Kew Moy. 40, died In the genrral hospital here last nlpht. three days after bJm wa* injured in a motor acclaint on Sungei Besi Road Two other women injured in
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    They can defend themselves now
    47 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Nearly 500 people of the 11th mile Cheras Road new village, a once bad area outside Kuala Lumpur, today attended a ceremony In which the village's 127 Home Guards took over the defence of the place from the police.
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    Essay contests in 2 languages
    56 7 A Tamil essay competition and an English recitation contest will be held at the Rama krishna Mission Lecture Hall Bartley Road. Singapore today at 9 a.m. and 4 pm. Competitions In English essay writing and Tamil elocution will be held in the same place tomorrow
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    Fliers meet
    20 7 The Royal Singapore Flying Club will hold Its annual meetlng at Kallang Airport at 7 p.m on Thursday.
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    Malayan cameramen get U.S. offer
    127 7 AN off«-r to stage an exhibition of the work of Mala y;»n photographers In the United State* by Mr. Morris Harknes.s. president of the Photographic Society of America ha* been received in Singapore. Mr. Luke Wan Tho, million- aire amateur photographer. and Malayan representative of
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    Wai Keong and Suet Mui say goodbye to dad: Now for San Francisco
    55 7 Wai Keong and Suet Mui say goodbye to dad: Now for San Francisco Wai Krong ant. Mi iMir Suet Mvi at Kallang Airport yesterday. Today they fly off to a new life with their uncle m San Franitco. Their father. Mr. Hoe Weng San, may not see them again for
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    A LAST DAY WITH HIS CHILDREN
    269 7 Today they fly to U.S. uncle A SAD FATHER spent yesterday In Singapore with two of his children whom he will not see aeain for five years The children. Hoe Suet Mvi six. and !.<t brother Hoe Wai Keong. four, will leave lor America
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    PARTY FOR PROFESSOR IS OFF
    70 7 PARTY FOR PROFESSOR IS OFF The All-Malaya Central M lim College commi" party in honour of Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf and Dr Mohamed Aboulkheir Zaki at Chancery Lane. Singapore, tomorrow has been cancelled Dr. Raouf and Dr. Zaki professors at the All-Azhar University at Cairo, will not :>• arriving today
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    Creditors to get $500
    75 7 Out of a gratuity of $6 880 which the Government will pay an employee. M J Appa- dural. a bankrupt. <>n his n I tlrenvnt the Official Afc*ign»< will take $500 lor his creditors i The balance will go to Appa- I dural Thl» was how
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    Schoolboy wins
    37 7 KUALA I.UMPUR. Frl -Muatauha bin H M Tahir. a atuder.t of the King Edward VII School in Taiping. is the winner of the poster contest sponsored by the Malayan Youth Council Thirty-three entries were rteelved
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    Dedication
    34 7 Tht- Tiong Bahru prayer group of the Strait* Chinese MHh'tdiM Church. Singapore wtt Mold an organ dedication service during lU monthly cottage meeting at 28. Chay Van Btreet at 8 pm on Wednesday
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    BENHAM WARNING HAILED AS TIMELY
    213 7 BENHAM WARNING HAILED AS TIMELY nTHE warnine of Dr. F. C Benham. economic adviser to the Commis-r-General, about risi n t» administrati-. < costs and the need for economic research and in Singapore had com.* at an appropriate moment, commercial leaders said yesterday. Ac( .rding to budget estip^rsonal emoluments for
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    Bombs charge
    23 7 A youth N ng. u:i> in S:na:i; n illegal possession twr. horn* 1 madr bombs. H>' was remanded to March 7
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    ARMY. POLICE IN EXERCISE
    57 7 A combined police and military exercise will take place In Singapore on Tuesday between 4Su p.m and 030 pm The exercise is designed to develop co-operation between the two organisations in inter- :irity and to test Urn corr.mur.ications system The exercise will involve parties of police
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    NOW THE ARMY'S BOYS ARE CHEERFUL
    189 8 NOW THE ARMY'S BOYS ARE CHEERFUL Film feature helped second call-up pOLONEL T. J. Hutchinaon. Singapore Military Forces Commandant, said yesterday the second 400 National Servicemen "are a cheerful lot and do not have the inhibitions of first group of boys." Their training started this week. "We have enlisted actually
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    New union is formed in Johore
    89 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. rE inaugural conference of the Johore State Oovern- ment Workers 1 Union will be held on Mar. 3at 5 p m at the Assembly Hall. Government Offices. Johore Bahru. The conference wll be opened by the Regent of Johore. the Tengku
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    Man accused of rape
    57 8 Ismail bin Aziz a soldier was tentatively charged in the Singapore Sixth Police Court yesterday, with housebreaking and rape. It was alleged that Ismail broke into the house of a Chinese woman at Pulau Bran! and raped her He was offered bail of $10,000 and ordered
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    $48,000 paid for tips
    46 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Th« Federation Government last month paid $48,160 for information leading to the capture or killing of terrorists. The most $16.000 was paid in Pahang Johore came next with $15,469. Other amounts: Selangor. $6,500: Kedah. $6,200. Perak. $3,000; Penang. $10j00.
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    $300,000 science block for school
    27 8 THE NEW $300,000 tcienee block of the Bartley Secondary School which was opened by the Director of Education yetterday. Straits Times picture.
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    Bandit shot in camp
    57 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Prl. A combined Police Area Security Unit and Home Guard patrol killed a terrorist in the Tangkak district of Johore yesterday. The patrol contacted four terrorists In a camp, but the other three escaped. A small quantity of food was found. The camp comprised
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    CITY HALL, BURSTING AT SEAMS,' TO EXPAND
    173 8 CITY HALL, BURSTING AT SEAMS,' TO EXPAND 'FHE Singapore City Council plans to build an annexe In Mansoor Street behind the City Hall. It will stand partly on I Crown and partly on private I land. The proposed acquisition of the private land has been gazetted. "It has become quite
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    'Hello' girl is bankrupt
    52 8 Mrs. J. M Brady, a telephone operator, was adjudicated a bankrupt in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Her total Indebtedness amounted to $1,500 and she offered to pay the Official Assignee $20 monthly. Her offer was accepted by Mr. A. W. Ghows, on behalf of the
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    Call girl woman jailed
    44 8 A woman from Hong Kong. Heap Hup. 45, was sentenced to five months' Jail by the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, for using her house as a brothel and living on the earnings of prostitutes. Bhe had a previous conviction.
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    TWO MEN FOUGHT FOR KNIFE
    141 8 One died other gets ten years IPOH, Friday. VEER SINGH, a young Sikh cattle owner, was today found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He was sentenced by Mr. Justice Thomson to ten years" Jail. He was originally charged with the murder of
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    Witness lied —jailed for three months
    125 8 Witness lied jailed for three months IPOH. Fri. AT a murder trial In the Perak Assize Court today. Alagappan. a prosecution witne&s. was sentenced by Mr. Justice Thomson to three months' jail for perjury. Alagappan. a cattle dealer, had denied that he had seen Govindasamy and the accused man. Veer
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    Manager fined
    36 8 PENANO. Fri For not giving his employee. Lee Ah Bee. a day off on Jan. 17 and Jan 28 Ng Chai Ming, manager of a shop in ChowTasta Road, was fined $50 here today.
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    Women to meet
    27 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri- The Selangor Women's Institute state convention will be held In the Selangor Club. Kuala Lumpur, at 11 ajn. on March 19.
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    Ah Mooi lost her way—do you know her?
    80 8 Ah Mooi lost her way do you know her? s|N(.\PORi: Social Welfare authorities yesterday appealed to relatives and friend* of Chan Ah Mooi (above), who lo«t her way in l.i.ronc 7. Geylang. and was found wandering by thr police on Jan. Is. Chan, eight years old, is now in the
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    IT PROVED A BITTER SWEET
    97 8 KUALA LUMPUR. f"rt. When a little girl accepted a sweet from an Indian shop assistant she started something which eventually sent the man to hospital with a head wound caused by a crowbar. The awrrewior wa* the chlld'a grandfather, Maruthan, who In the First Ma«lstrate
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    A PRESENT FOR THE COAT OF ARMS
    185 8 AT the Hartley Secondary School, Singapore, yesterday, the Director of Education. Mr. R. M. Young, opened a new 5300.000 science block. Be presented a silver salver to Dr. C. H Withers-Payne for designing and emblazoning the school arms. Dr. Withers-Payne, a Colony lawyer.
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    WIDOW GETS $1,200 AWARD
    65 8 The widow and four children of Wong Chee. 37. who was fatally inlured \nhilo <!i>mantling scaffolding from an oil tank at Stx>ttLswood Park. Singapore, on Nov 12. will W-j ceive $3,200 the maximum' claim under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance The Labour Department acted on behalf of
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    TWO TUGS TO FIGHT FIRES AT SEA
    88 8 TWO TUGS TO FIGHT FIRES AT SEA TWO lighting i be itatj Bukom. off Bingapor August 1961 2 in a fire Droi: The II the 30' on he: South The othi r built. Latest equipment A spoke.s:: Company told the S: the tu.:. Pu.au Bukom ai in the btrthing Both
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    Association gel new headquaters
    20 8 The Yoc Shi which had it 33. An« hail >-ow m Pasoh Road. sprin-; April 3
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    Soldier dies
    10 8 KUAI.A I.L"Mr nouri' ,of the Lai V ment
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      65 8 Straits Times Crossword 1 Son.. d.uil in thi. wpjyr of interwt .S li'W^o o#r N '"iifi It. Light on mUrtral atUrk 30 No < umplex herb I A l> v i> 32 You iituld nittki m ma«l Kir IIMfCK"* 12 They have thu objective i«i. him 13 Thu bndy omIU
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    The Sino-Malay pact of Malacca has stood the test of time
    1551 9 The Sino-Malay pact of Malacca has stood the test of time ii /A\E day in 1403, the tiny fishing village of Malacca was startled out of its slumbers by the arrival of an impressive Chinese fleet which anchored close to the shore. The inhabitants, of whom there were but a
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    SEA BATTLE OFF CHINA COAST STEADIES RUBBER AGAIN
    454 10 By Our Market Correspondent PIBBKR closed steadily in Singapore yesterday at 97} cent* per Ib. after a day's trading which Haw less nervous selling than on the previous two days. The price fluctuated between 99 and 96J centa for March first grade
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    160 10 Singapore Chinese Produrr r'.vrhange: noon prices per plcul >«*- -terday were: Copra: quietly steady; February $21\ buyers. $29', 4 sellers. Mar. h $29 S buyers, $29", selltm. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk 145 seller* (down 25 cents), drums $48 sellers (down 50 cents i. Pepper: quirt no business reported,
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    Debacle in rubber mart reviewed
    796 10 Debacle in rubber mart reviewed rE fluctuation* and general behaviour of the market until the close on Tuesday gave no Indication of the debacle which subsequently took place, states the weekly rubber review of Holiday. Cutler Bath it Co. Ltd. Factory and trade buying had absorbed all offerings and the
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    55 10 AiwocUtlnn rrnulr the following chang«i In IU rattt to mcrrhanu VMlntlav buying, airmail TT 32 I/It On 32 3 16. M days >2 .J credlt bllu lr «<*« WIU wiling. TT or OD. 3l\ r«Kly. On the fre* exrhang* markrt n Hong Kong yesterday, th* U S r
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    28 10 TIN: 1354 M 3r h H (up n 9 pit, Xl 1.1.l i P" I" (up three-q U! r t, r »n< (OPFM M < rntsi 'ii
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    RUBBER PRICES
    59 10 fob. closeo in Thr Closing prlcf per lb 'Aerc loose buyers 97 1 RSS M;c 98; No 2 b 97. No I Hineufxnf Cbma 1 1 Rubber A i Piicav iPVbr.. lb. were Spot loose No. 1 RSS fob. bales March No 1 R SS No. 2 RSS
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      456 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS lABORATORY ASSISTANT. Probitloner In the Museums Department. Federation of Malaya. Qualifications: Federal Cltuen. Age 17-23. Cambridge School Certificate. Qrada 11 with a credit In Oeneral Science Salary: Probationer: $102 Afi 1 14 pm plus COLA at current rates. Tunescale: $156 x Al2 240/252 x 12 360. Applications on
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      327 10 NOTICES NOTICE Mr. M. P. CARVER ha* ceased to be employed by this Company with effect from ISth February. 1955. McALISTER COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that, with effect from February 28, 1955. the present office of H. O. Th. CRONE LTD.. 17C Beach Road, SinKapore. will be
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      443 10 TENDERS POLICE TENDER NOTICE TENDERS which will cloM at 12 I j noon on Wednesday 2nd March 1955 are lnvltrd by the Conunlsuloner of I Police. Federal lon of Malaya for the supply of Rice to the Federation of Malaya Police. Full particular* are obtainable at i the Office of
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      948 10 NOTICES NATIONAL CLASS IN PAYA BEMBAN MALAY SCHOOL It U proposed to open a National Class English Medium i In Paya I Bemban Malay School at 8 a.m. on Ist March, 19SS. Applications for admission must be made to the Education Ofllce. Kota Bharu on or before 22nd February, 1855.
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      371 10 SHIPPING NOTICES \rnri»LA\n mm OVAL DITCH MMI Nnti. r l« I onmr)". "ROTTI" i.r lt.s.ms Berthed *****55. S.H.B. Oorlowns: 13 14. Oenersl survey will be held on the 25 2 55 No further survey will be held. n> nmi %\n mm ROYAL Dt'Ttit MAIL 41. RoMnaon Road Tel:— I ISM.
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      556 10 SINGAPORE RED FUNNEL LIKES HEAP ENG MOH SS CO., LTdT^ SOON BEE STEAMSHIP CO., (sTTm BS/SS, Teh* Ayer Street Plmhm Passenger Freight-Services. SAILINGS TO DJAKARTA A HKRIRON IORTNK.mn >n!\ni m.T. "Glang Seng". A. S'por, apm ffh I. S'porr appr >h SMI.INC.s in r\\«.K\l. Pl\\\<. rANDJONG I'Wi.w Biivroi m.T. "Bee T«ng"
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      1023 11 union THE BKM fJOfK STEAMjCRS LTD- til 1 BOIlDfNO* 11 o-_W» SIbAFIBMS «*Al#a SINGAPORE (Incorporotad m the United Kingdom) S LINK SAILINCS TO U.K. AND CONTINENTAL PORTS i pore P. i'hom Panong Bonmher for Liverpool, Glotgo«. Rotterdom. Homburg •11/11 20/22 Fak 21/14 Fak 1 *m\ |> for Rottardom, Hull M/1S
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      1107 11 McALISTER <Sc CO., LTD. TEL Ne ***** ELLEKMAH BUCKNALL KLAVEWE*. L»E LONDON. HAVRE. ROTTERDAM. l« 'SlyX? I'tXSSSin HAMBURG A HULL PORTLAND, SEATTLE 4 J' A i M v Acr.atinf carga far Central t S»«tfc one) for OS A. North Atl^otc p pottr -tt AmerUa ond Conodio v.o Colombo CITY OF
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      Foreign money will not be lost in new Malaya
      195 12 Foreign money will not be lost in new Malaya ]Lf R- H. W. REID, need not be dismayed if rational Malayans refuse to comment on the titterings of politicians regarding taxation on foreign capital investments, much less heed the veiled threat of nationalising industries. As an established British landed proprietor.
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      Snob appeal of the orchestral concert
      114 12 Snob appeal of the orchestral concert YOl'R musical correspondent must he bracketed with all the other amateurs if he does not know whv an orchestral concert with Celebris soloist is more popular than a solo recital. Analysed sales would probably reveal that the hard core of conccrtgoers possessing musical appreciation
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      'RASH' OF POSTERS MUST BE CONTROLLED
      110 12 IT would be interesting to know whether ai or site restrictions have been placed on the hideous rash of posters which has broken out in our fair city. It would appear that no such restriction exists and we may yet sec more of these
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      University's wise choice
      101 12 I AGREE with "Stanley Street" that the University of Malaya could hardly have made a happier choice for their advisor on legal studies than Dato Sir Roland Braddell. for he has not only the experience acquired by a lifetime of service in Malaya but also the Inherited
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      A racket with a new look
      112 12 A racket with a new look NOT the Ticket" thrashed "Sympathetic very soundly over booking clerks, but when he suggests using female clerks so that male passengers will not bother about their change he describes a racket with a new look. It may well start on a small scale in
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      RADIO SHOULD GIVE ASIANS A CHANCE
      120 12 RADIO Malaya seems to speak the views of the Government only and ignore those of the masses. Most of the announcers in its English section are Europeans. More Am aus should be afforded the chance of filling these posts. Given proper training Asians could
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      Give more prizes, please
      815 12 i\ mm:*' I NOTE that the Ist and 2nd prizes in the forthcoming Social and Welfare Lotteries will be increased to $350,000 and $125,000. Would it not be a better wav to popularise these lotteries by Increasing the number of prizes in the lower amounts? I
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      Hindus are tolerant
      63 12 WHAT "A Hindu" mw at the Singapore Temple at ff Thaipuftam was witnessed by mr. too. hut I didn't take It In thf samp way. Hinduism will not be brought to ridicule hv thr attitudr of a frw Hindus who arr it nor ant of the relUion.
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      Are these our future leaders?
      56 12 A BUS full of students passing Newton Circus met a W.D. truck carrying civilian employees with a girl among them. All the students concentrated their attention on her to her great embarrassment. These irresponsible youths will be one day our ministers and leaders. How can
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      Hokkien as Dr. Jou speaks it
      279 12 Hokkien as Dr. Jou speaks it DR. JOU BIENMING docs not seem to know his own mind on the multi-llnmial controversy. First of all. I fail to see howhe can come to the conclusion that the man-in-thr-.street would understand double talk in English better than double talk in Hokkien. I
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      'ABSURD' POWERS TO IMPRISON
      11 12 'ABSURD' POWERS TO IMPRISON 1 of A r greaU examir..i° Singapon
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    19 12 PLENTY OF SEATS IN THE ORCHESTRA Dato Sir Cheng-Lock Tan says the M.C.A. must play second fiddle to UMNO
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      120 12 NOT THI PLACE FOR THE} 'THE 1 whil< Pickering lock R be hou Alone struct not a pli lookers fron OBSERVQ Singapore TWO BLQCKR PA i EMEm On this qac path midday ar ampl< i .street eishtcer. In In anotbi past w pavement i chin now n useless. rEDCSTMJU Singapore
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    Brilliant Bearer Bond has the right form
    521 13 SUMS UP TODAYS SELANGOR GOLD CUP CHANCES -*RFR BOND haS B t0 H b and I this Aus- tor the i iison's S-hinßor r l.{m. at today, day of tho •t Club one* to B since more bril- Boa tor hf has B
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    PICTURE TIP
    473 13 Race Seven I V 4-lb for his good third to 1 P.i.:<> oxer a mile Kinging Master looks a good bet in a weak fleid of Class 1 stayers. This Atout Man re six-year-old lacks nothing on the score of \'anuii.i At hi, peak last season he put
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    SHAMROCK SLIPPER CAN MAKE AMENDS TODAY
    873 13 «HAMROCK SLIPPER J) no maiks when d out by in a fast- it in niv. 2 Urtbaoakc too •he straight iteadlly and a furcame .ilonc ipurt. Howo/ai a trifle thquat !n a ilrements B.W, he to make n the Henggeler Yong's pair i i!
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    THE GOING, BROADCAST
    55 13 FH thr past upck Kuala Lumpur has been pretty Irj md tin- |ata*K, ncniiiE. aru "ii iMc, Till Paraeaal Tote will he rhrec Ki\e and Seven; Treble Totf on Races Four, Six and Seven; and I'.ie Sweep will hr un.uii on Race Kiirht. RADIO MaUva will broadea(rt
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    Lock icon NO BBC RESPONSE TO SOLOMONS PLAN
    200 13 IXJNDON. Prl. rpHK British radio »uthorltie» lo- day refused to become Involved In proposal that the country'! four million Ulevtalon vlemerf should oHer a ihllllng each t< tempt Ro<'lcy Murclano to defend hla *<>rld heavyweight boxing title In Britain The appeal was mude last
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    Aussie and Jap rivals for Neo
    82 13 MANILA m- Three Japanese mi<l two Austrnllun iv'tmnierx will coniprte In the Philippine national open < hmnpxiiuihlp* from March 10 to 13 thf Philippine Amateur Athletic- Frvlrrittloii announced yeaterday The Jap«ne*e are Ynahlhlro Bhojl 111 .fhi Oomaiuru and AtMlslll 1 ..111 The t»o from
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    STRAITS TIMES SELECTIONS
    149 13 CALL BOT lU.r 1. t.M. ROSALIND Entertainer Brawn Booty MAM RKE R<naUnd Swift Arrow ROSALIND Eatertelarr L«r4 Pra«wtrk II R«rr 2 3.M m» wasp Lronorm «io»d Minnrn THE WASP I»r4 UarftW4 Lt— r» LEONORA The Hup M.vf.tr Mu»lr Rare 3. S.M. OKA7.IF. M.flr E T Cbrtatmaa <
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    TODAY'S RACE CARD
    1203 13 ACCEPTORS and probable jockeys for today's races <* at Kuala Lumpur, final day of the Selanfor Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting, are: Race 1—2.30: Class 4, Div. 2—6 Furs. 1 321 ReaaUaa 6y Franklin 900 Mr R. Ywp Mann-r.s 2 ooo «.»j Bar 6y D. Jone- 1-1
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    CIVILIANS ARE UP AGAINST MacLAREN
    284 14 CIVILIANS ARE UP AGAINST MacLAREN BIG Dave MacLaren, Malaya's goalkeeper of the year last season and hero of Penang's j Cup final victory, will play in Singapore's flood- light soccer game at! Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow between the Combined Services ana Singapore. Last week MacLaren show-1 »d t hat he
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    Bedser (5 for 57) puts in his Test claim
    731 14 UNWANTED, UNTRIED ARE STARS OF MCC-NSW GAME BOTH SIDES START DISMALLY By JACK FINGLETON BYDNEY, Fri. 'TEST discards and team replacements had a Held day here In the first day of the M.C.C. versus New South Wales match which ended with
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    148 14 mm moth u Xt hmiaji BrißKs K\atis I, R>^ Burke r »«<| r Simpso,, .vV^'l Tyv,,, Benaud i W.trdlr h v, A I Miller GraveM l.oad-r Philpott s t h\,u.x R Booth not out l>a\ uls., ri l C h'* Brdsrr (r.»wfor < Evani b Wilson l« mh< rl
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    After 54 minutes Pakistan had only a goal against gallant Perak side
    364 14 IPOH. Friday PERAK lived up to Uieir prestige as the Federation hockey champions when they met the Pakistan hockey tourists on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground today. They had conceded only one goal when the game was abandoned
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    S.R.C. CRICKET TO BEGIN TOMORROW
    61 14 Singapore Recreation Club will begin their cricket season thU weekend with friendly fixture afaliiM Ceylon Sport* Club *t Balestler Road at 11 am tomorrow The SRC team -wv til lw R Hoffman leapt > J Am liant B Le Merrier. D Keyl H Mark*. J.
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    SHA dinner to Pakistan
    113 14 r pHC Singapore Hockey Asaocla--1 tlon will hold a dinner In honour of the Pakistan horkrr tourists at the Islamic Restaurant at pm on Sunday Peb 27 The coat u|i> person The party Ix being restricted to 200 seats Tickets may be obtained from O K
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    2,500 watch K.L. tennis
    81 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn The ilgh Commissioner. Sir Donald rfacOtlllvray and Lady MaeOllllvay and the OOC Malaya. Sir }eoffrey Bourne, and Lady Bourne rrre among 2,500 tennis lo\er» »ho ratcbad the t«nnl* exhibition put ip at the Chin woo stadium tonight >y the Swtdes. Rervelln and 3avldaaon.
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    ANNUAL HOCKEY OF GIRLS S.C.
    88 14 j annual Olrla Bporu Club Married Iva Single hockey fixture at OSC ground Serangoon Road, at 4 pin today: Married:— M Westerhout 1) Ebert A,. Pennefather. B Slebel, L Marks. M Decker. J Noble. B. Roaa. R. Pennefalher M de Sousa and I. Milt* Reaerve*
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    INDONESIAN CHINESE DUE
    73 14 Singapore* second *orcer rtattan this year are likely to be a strong Indonesian Chinese team liurtK Hwa. The Indonesian club has asked Singapore Amateur KWball Aaaortnllon for five g»tne> In Singapore between Mar. 16 and Apr S BAFA s PUianrr and Administrative Cummlttee »hlrh met last night
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    MOVE FOR AN ASIAN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
    117 14 MOVE FOR AN ASIAN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT PEXANC; Fri. HOCKEY PLAYING countries In Asia are considerinc holding an international championship a mon* themselves to enrounic the came in this p.irt of the world. Mr. S. M. Ayub. manager of the Pakistan tourinK tra.ni. said here last nifht. "Countries such as India.
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    The Weekend's Sport
    69 14 TODAY RI'GGKR KNA«« vrmhoini, Soath Juhorr. luhurr lIMKM (.IKI S.C. M*i.ir,i t Sln«l* ».m. SIMOI rRIKNULV: Rajajl M( I harUird rUnk H.( I s p in i, v rarrer Jitiilers. larrer Park TOMORROW •(Mi KR HINiiAPORE < Ivlnans lUr«teea. Jalan Beaar. T.4S p mi AKHCNAI. H.( Youniilm.
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    CSC MAKE IT ON ONLY GOAL
    90 14 CSC MAKE IT ON ONLY GOAL 4 SOLITARY In the Ceylon Sport.' I quarter-final. < I>ore senior kr. compel:* 1 I Dockyard B.C. tier Road yesterday nese now University i fOVttl team finals. The came will n The other tween Police an •Reds" I DocKyarci. I leaeue champtonj loncsc to
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    MALACCA NET THREE AFTER JOHORE LEAD
    105 14 nATU PAHAT Fri. rREE second half goals nabled Malacca to beat iJohore 3-1 in a friendly interstate hockey fixture here yesterday. Johore had the better of the first hair and led 1-0 at the lnUTval But Malacca rallied after this <trx) »ent on to
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      602 14 CLASSIFIED APS. VEHICLES FOR SALE M ..'W. SI (Him >—B»k M tU. »**rm 19.51 SINOER SPORT. Deposit 1400 Balance tl.ooo by 10 months. 1946 Ford V-». Deposit ISOO Balance $720 by months. Taxed.' Insured IS Hamilton Road. A4O First Licenced ItSO Very good condition, recently Overhaul-1 cd. 12.250 on o
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      57 14 ________W____^mfja B^BL^BC%tftsl BaVaafo4arVP(7l ______^^^^^BB** W UNSOLICITED LETTERS ■B 3 OF APPRECIATION Suniei Gadut. R S M >• H "Ymi may recollect that I chased from t/<". Tropical natch ah,r f ago. I am 'hat x' (J ttill L^Lf ri jS Puchoilf. Sri I Kp ttuin'.r. prompt in<l Kuantan. Pahang. >'
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