The Straits Times, 17 March 1955

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    13 1 The Straits Times. New**** Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, IMS. IS CENTS
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    ARUBA'S CREW SAY 'NO'
    428 1 T Hi;V REFUSE TO SAIL TANKER TO CHINA DANGER AREA So Singapore may be her journey's end THE crew of the Finnish tanker Aruba have refused to sail the vessel with its cargo of tons of jet plane fuel to Communist md will now probably bring
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    SEPAL IN MOURNING
    150 1 ids ting, shaven heads from today ]W beiy of King Tribhu- in of Nepal will be in the flames of traditional Hindu funer D*rr tod.iv. >oon after it Jbwi in Katmandu from Wtfc, where thr King died Sunda\ Ritual mourning will then K. liter, and be- "■>
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    JENNY THE MONGREL HAS 'KITTENS'
    53 1 I The big secret is out and crowds flock to Singapore home to see amazing litter— one canine and three 'feline' LAMBERING OVER JENNY v the puppy (blaekj and one or tht three -kittens" \whtte> The other two "kittent" are seen having a little lunch.
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    'SPECIALS' FOUGHT TO LAST BULLETS
    372 1 'SPECIALS' FOUGHT TO LAST BULLETS JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. lOHORE Government to- day Issued what it calls the "true story" of a terrorist ambush at Penggerang last Sunday in which a European planter was killed and a European and four special constables were injured. The story was Issued after Singapore newspapers
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    Lock icon Burma restricts imports
    41 1 RANGOON. Wed. A major upheaval has been caused in commercial circles here by a Oovernment decision to cut Import licences by 50 per cent, followed within 72 hours by the suspension of the open general licence system.— AP.
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    Lock icon Buddhist relics
    38 1 NEW DELHI. Wed— Part of the relics of Buddha's two chief disciples, held in the British Museum until two years ago. were presented yesterday by India to Ceylon. The relics will be taken to Colombo. —Reuter.
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    Jockey 'better'
    30 1 Jockey Billy Bell who was edmitted to the Oeneral Hospital. Singapore after his double fall at Buklt Tlmah on Saturday was reported to be "Improving" after an operation.
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    Lock icon 49 JAILED FOR PART IN RED PLOT
    106 1 BANGKOK. Wednesday. TORTY-NINE men were Jailed here yesterday for 1 plotting to overthrow the Oovernment and set up a Communist regime. One man who refused to co-operate with the court was sentenced to 30 years, and the remainder to 13 years and four
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    SOEKARNO'S No. 2 MEETS THE PUBLIC
    65 1 JAKARTA. Wed- President Soekarno has presented his second wife In public for the first time. a Jakarta newspaper said today. The newspaper. Indonesia Raya. said Hartlnl Soekarno was Introduced to local officials at a lunch given by the President at his Bogor Palace last
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    Lock icon Synthetic plants going, going...
    51 1 WABHINOTON. Wed. The House of Representatives Arm. Ed Services Committee today turned down by 17 votes to three, a resolution designed to block the sale of 34 Oovern-ment-owned synthetic rubber factories to private Interests The resolution will go to the House on Tuesday for final action.—
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    Lock icon Prince of Wales, Repulse memorial
    196 1 LONDON Wed. Memories ot the slnklni by the Japanese of the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulw on Dec. 10. IMI will be revived at a ceremony hrre next Monday. On behalf of Singapore, Inche Othman. Commissioner for Malaya In Britain, will receive a
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    Impossible, says the professor
    212 1 JENNY, a mongrel *****, recently gave birth to a puppy and three tiny animals closely resembling kittens. The year-old mongrel Is owned by a schoolteacher, Mr. Roy Hendrlcks, of Lorong Limau. Singapore. This Is the first time Jenny has given birth. Black and white Mrs. Hendrtcks
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    Eden improves
    24 1 LONDON. Wed_Blr Anthony Eden, the British foreign Secretary, who U suffering from influenza. "Is a little better today the Foreign Office said
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    $1,800 haul
    21 1 A diamond tin* worth li.aoo was reported stolen from a house In Balmoral Crescent, ftlnffllmr* wmmtm^M^m ohir»|«»i r, Jruirrnmy
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    The angry boys stay hungry
    95 1 The angry boys stay hungry SWANSEA. We* PVE •veneas lUdrnb, including Marfcanaa Ruunathan of Telmk Aasea. «b« went on a ttaiy no eating" pralsat strike at a private c allege here en Friday were still refusing food and work y— tsraay. They go sen Call* to b«y saavwtehes and easTee
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    Six in polls brawl
    37 1 Supporters of two Singapore Legislative Assembly candidates in the Havelock division were Involved in two clashes last night at Havelock Romd. six man were later detained. They will be charged In court today.
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    Lock icon Now France
    26 1 PARIS. Wed. Premier Faure today announced that Prance would make the hydrogen bomb, either alone or In eon) unction with other European nations. Reuter.
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    Asylum in Poland
    24 1 VIENNA. Wed Mr. Irving Potash, former American Labour leader has asked the Polish Oovernment for political asylum. Radio Warsaw said today.
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    LABOUR DISOWNS 'REBEL' BEVAN
    539 1 LABOUR DISOWNS 'REBEL' BEVAN LONDON. Wed rpIE British Parlia1 mentary Labour Party today disowned its left-wing leader, Mr. Aneurin Bevan. who is generally accused of trying to usurp the party leadership. By the narrow majority of 141 to 112 It deckled to "withdraw the whip" from the 57-year-old Welshmen who
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    28 1 MIAMI BEACH. Wed.—Admiral Arthur Radford. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last night that war "could come almost any place. any tme." -Reuter
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    Bandits raid shop -murder owner
    222 1 Bandits raid shop -murder owner JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. LUPI'EEN terrorist* yes- terday entered a shop on a Malay estate in the Rengam district of Johore, murdered the shopkeeper and then escaped with enough food to last them two months. $300 in cash and two rings. The dead man is Tong
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    46 1 r,«i^ rv i^ ArrKOVKK PARIS. Wed. foreign Affair* < ommitt'T I'rfiiih National %.v»cnil>|\ SMbw] .ipprovrd I'^riv P^i i without mi. pm( in. t,i In pr.K'tKMlh aswurr r'r-n-h ratifirjlton of German rf armament. I'.p NKWCASTI-K MIN N>Hi^»tlp I nitrd he^l l|iiflrtrr»ltr|ii Town I fust rrpla\ Rruter
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      9 1 17 DAYS TO DECIDE: FOR WHOM SHALL I VOTE?
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  • spotlight: FARRER PARK QUEENSTOWN
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      One of these five may forfeit his $500
      434 2 ■FIVE candidates will contest the Farcer Park divi s i o n the largest number in any constituency. Un--1 c s s the 12.140 voters here have unusually divergent tastes, someone Is going to be $500 the poorer when It's all over.
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      THESE MEN ARE SEEKING YOUR VOTES
      156 2 THE LINE UP: C. V. DEVAN NAIR (Peoples Action Party), aged 32, a private tutor. Born in Malacca; lived in Singapore for 22 years. Educated at Rangoon Road School. Victoria School and Normal Training School. PERSONAL NOTES: Ex-de-tainee under Emergency Regulations; former secretary of
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      THE POLLING STATIONS
      339 2 THE Farter Park electoral •1 division is the ana bounded by Balestier Road, Thomson Road. Kampong Java Road. Buklt Timah Road aad Serangoon. (See map). It Is divided Into five polling districts FP I. FP 11. etc. Each district b allotted a polling station. You may vote
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      TODAY'S question
      174 2 TODAY'S question .concerns corrupt practices. A reader writes: "A number of people hare been unusually nice to me lately I am wondering whether they haven't been trying to be too nice for the liking of the election lavs against corrupt practices. "Where can I check, whom should 1 inform and
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      Lock icon Police trail Mau gang
      76 2 NAIROBI. Wed. Police with tracker dogs and spotter aircraft set out at dawn today to trail a Mau Mau gang which fired on farmer Stan Armstrong and hU mother last night at Mr. Armstrongs farm near Nalvaaha. north of here. So far no trace of the
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      A HOUSEWIFE APPEALS TO HOUSEWIVES
      200 2 MKS. CHOY rvNE OF THE three candidates in the Queenstown division Is a woman. She is Mrs. Elizabeth Choy, the nominee of the Profressive Party. Only one other woman is contesting the Singapore elections. Mrs. Choy's manifesto is distinctly homely and feminine. There are no
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      THE LINE-UP
      72 2 ELIZABETH CIIOY <ProgrMBiTe>, 42, a school mistrea* Born in Brltwh North Borneo: lived in Singapore for 26 years. Educated at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and normal cla**. PERSONAL NOTLS: Nominated Legislative Councillor from 1951 to 1955; officer in the Singapore Military Forces; represented Singapore at
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      Founder of union
      60 2 LEE CHOON ENG (Labour Front". 40. clerk. Born in Singapore Educated at the Anglo-Chinese School and Raffles Institution. PERSONAL NOTES: Founder of the Army Civil Service Union; city councillor; founder of Balestler and Havelock Estate community centres. M B. BRASH (Democrat). 42. a lawyer Born In England,
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      Polls register
      17 2 Copu.s of the electoral register are now on display at all post offices in Singapore.
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      Lock icon BRITANNIA RULES THE SKIES
      38 2 THIS IS THE RECORD-BREAKING BRITANNIA which M. from BnUm i burs this week one minute faster than the best Urn* made b> Britain > ill The flying time w» 17 hours 24 minutes. A.P. picture
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      WHERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE
      279 2 rC Qneenstown e«ecoral division is the area bounded by Malayan Railway line, Chinese cemetery. Kintyre Park. Holland Park, Ridout Road. City Council Pipe Line, Kay Sianr Road. Jervois Road. Delta Road. Alexandra Road, and Henderson Road. (See map). It is divided Into four polling districts
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      DON'T BE MISLED, HINDUS TOLD
      148 2 PENANO, Wed Only mUrulded ftlnduj would believe In the 17-month "ban" on j marriages, recently onnounced by uidlan astrologers. Mr P. S N. Koothayan. hon I secretary of the Waterfall and Oueen Street temples committee, said today. "Hindus in Malaya are not affected," he told
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    Burmese rice deal hits traders
    168 2 Burmese rice deal hits traders DICE UMF I R haye mer h (h I deal with B-irJ*^ Strait* t I today. I Mr Foone Sr>nT< c I I dent o; thelt I r J anci Ex 1 said: We 1 I con-umers < The 4 «00.0(.n thriug,, tl.- a picu;
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    Schoolboy died after train fall
    77 2 BUKIT MERTAJ A SCHOOLBOY. Abdullah J\ Saad, nine, fell frtw. third class coach of a M Feb. 23, the Coroner here was told today Abdullah, who was r Msf home from in hojpttal 14 bo r latirr;. >ut regaining c i Staven Santiago, a roilectci.
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    Faure's short-cut bid fails
    77 2 PARIS, Wed Committee o!t: isembly last night r>:> 'grant the Prime M.\ 'Edgar Faure, the 'P** 1 [ergency po»' :> he r.aci -1 for to carry out his fiscal p* gramme The Premier asked to 1 special powr- which held by M Mr i i other
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    Desert reclaimed
    26 2 KARACHI. Wed 1.500 thousand acres of a< will be irrigated by a dam in Lower Sind yesterday by Mr Ojg Mohammed. Oovernor-U' itan -Bruter
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    Lock icon Duty's call was also their death knell
    321 3 OHT GALLANT TARS FROM P. AND 0. LINER GO DOWNJVITHJIEN THEY TRIED TO SAVE M UUSEILUB, Wednesday. r ,ll i IPTAIN »f the P. and O. liner I stratheiea told in detail here „v his crew watched helpwrhile <-i*Tht of their comrades in
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    Lock icon Dulles says atoms make war more humane now
    144 3 Dulles says atoms make war more humane now WASHINGTON, Wed. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dulles, said today that tactical atomic weapons were now in almost daily use in war exercises in the United States and troops could be deployed in very close proximity to these weapons
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    Princess at dedication of new church
    132 3 LONDON. Wed. MARGARET yes- made nor srrond appearance since from her Caribbean t f people gave the s? :i big welcome when [or the dedication hurch in London's bomb-.srarrcd East End. Tlv Princess sat at the head of 300 conprosation members and followed the
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    THIS BEACH WEAR IS 'AS YOU LIKE IT'
    58 3 THIS BEACH WEAR IS 'AS YOU LIKE IT' New fashion from London jumper, which the designer* Donrille of London predict will create a aenMtk>Bi on the beaches in 1955— Reuter 1 \M two wool .quart* striped for choice. Knot together, and wear "as you like it". And it is Just
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    NIGHTCLUB VISIT LED TO BED
    340 3 former red-head tells vice trial NEW YORK. Wednesday. PRETTY Pat Ward, 21, told from the witness stand yesterday how she spent an evening visiting night clubs with Minot (Mickey) F. Jelke and then ended up in his apartment for the night. Testifying as the Btate's
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    Lock icon 'Black face' officer is cashiered
    134 3 'Black face' officer is cashiered LONDON. Wed. ry British military autho- j rities yesterday confirmed the findings and sentence of a recent court martial on Captain Edward Seaton. who wan alleged to have blacked I the faces of privates with boot polish. S»aton. of the Royal Artil- 1 lery, was
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    Lock icon Red gunman was 'mentally sick'
    48 3 MOBCOW. Wed. The Boviet Government said today that "mental sickness" was I responsible for the action of a Russian gunman who burst into the British Embassy on I Sunday. The Soviet Foreign Ministry also expressed regret that the Incident had taken place. Reuter.
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    Lock icon More for miners;
    51 3 LONDON. W.'d. About *****0 British miners have been awarded a pay lncrea.se of 11 shillings and six pence a week This brings the minimum weekly wage of underground workers up to £8 6s 6d and that of surface workers up i to £7 6b «d. a week
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    Lock icon Ichiro's choice
    31 3 TOKYO. Wed.— Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama today recommended former Admiral Kichlsabu:ro Nomura Ambassador to Washington at the time of the Pearl Harbour attack for Japan's top defence poet.— A.P.
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    Lock icon Two may go for trial in Roman scandals case
    152 3 ROME. Wed —Rome's Chief Prosecutor yesterday demandrd that Plero Plcctonl. 32--year-old son of a former Italian foreign Minister, should bf rommltted for trial on a charee of manslaughter In thr two year old Wllma Montesl "Roman Scandals' SMS. Officials said the
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    Lock icon Plane crash
    19 3 CHICAOO, Wed A Jet trainer plane exploded and <tanhed here yesterday and two airmen are mUsing— AP
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    LONDON STOCKS
    380 3 LONDON. Wad. I yNCOURAOCD tit «h« »h«rp onr- n»«ht racovery on W«ll S«r»et. > •n» stork market here opened 'he new account on a cheerful note. BiulneM. however, remained limited OUtedged stock* advanced on renewed investment buying and Hhowed gains ranging U> around one point. Dollar atocks iMieralljr
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 I.OMK>N. Mar 16.— Cash Bayers tilSli Seller* £713: Forward Buyers £715; Selkrm £716; Settlement £713: Turnover am K0 tons; p.m. :>0 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    33 3 LONDON. Mar. it. Spot Md April 2td April- Jun* SS'.d July--B*pt. Js\d, Oct -Dec. Js',d.. Jan Mar. J«>d March rlf J»\d April elf *S\d. May elf. 24 s d Too* Staady.
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    STRIKERS IGNORE SACK NOTICE
    149 4 STRIKERS IGNORE SACK NOTICE IPOH. Wed. > T OT ONE of the 420 1 sacked workers of Tronoh Mines Ltd.. Kampur division, has heeded the management's notice Of dismissal and request to cull ut. the office for his wafj' They are staying put In their quarters on the mine. The
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    New committee for library
    59 4 New committee for library MALACCA. Wed —The officials of Henry Gurnoy Memor- ial Library am: Mr. H. G. Hammrtt chairman, Mr. P. t. M G Mahindasa, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Khoo Kirn I.ian. Mr. T. B. Hunter. Mr K. T. Joseph. Mr. Tan Eng Chye 1 Mrs. D. Forsyth. Inche
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    A tribunal to probe Wan Hamid case
    119 4 JOHORK BAHRI. Wed. ATKIBINAL has been set up to inquire into the rase <>f Han Abdul Hamid. a Johore civil servant, who uas ni vrn until March 15 n> show cause why he should not be dismissed from the service. A Johore Government
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    ATTACK ON 'RACKET'
    125 4 Stooges in Malacca market: Acton MALACCA. Wed. RACKETEERS had tak<i. stalls in the Municipal market In order to stop other people from coming in to sell cheaper food. Mr. A \V Acton told th Malacca Municipal meeting this morning. Mr. Acton complained that food in the Municipal
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    Midwifery exam results
    48 4 The following have passed the "A" class examination of the Central Midwive.s Board held in Singapore last month: Teo Han Keow. Eileen Luis Jane Vong. Tan Kirn Hua. H. De\ikarani. Rita Pereira. M. Cowan. D. Sherman. G B Perrira. Na Chin Yoke. Chen Siok Hong.
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    UNION CHIEF HERE FOR TWO WEEKS
    45 4 UNION CHIEF HERE FOR TWO WEEKS MB. A. K. MONK pr.sid.nt of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. arrived in Singapore by air from London yesterday, after attending thr International Labour Organisation conference. fir will be In Singapore for two Mirks before returning to Sydney.
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    Sentence upheld
    40 4 Low Teow Im. a Singapore Traction Company conductor who appealed against his conviction and sentence of seven months jail for criminal breach <>f trust of 10 cents, had the conviction and sentence upheld in the High Court yesterday.
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    Pawn pirate gets jail
    64 4 PENANO. Wed. A trlsha rider disappeared to Singapore after a woman had given him three pawn-tickets and $130 to redeem articles for her. the Magistrates Court was told here today Hussein bin Jaafar. 27. was jailed for six months for criminal breach of trust of $130
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    Date fixed for hearing
    55 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— A preliminary inquiry Into a rhanre of possession of a printIng press, a numbering machine and printing ink for counterfeiting currency notes against Low Leong Chal. aged 44. of Batu Village. Kuala Lumpur, will be heard here on April 21. Low. who appeared
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    Ex-Servicemen elect officials
    65 4 I Major W. L. P Sochon. the Commissioner of Prisons, has been elected president of the Ex-Servlce Association of Singapore for this year. Other officials are: vice president. Mr L. A. WtlllaYns; secretary. Mr. A. W. Clow treasurer. Mr ~c. R. Dunlop. committee Messrs Lee Klan Wah.
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    Phone service to Italy now
    42 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Telephone calls can now be made to Italy, including the Vat can City. t was announced today. 4P m nd •P m at $40.50 for three minutes and $13 50 for every extra minute
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    Pirate taxis all booked up
    311 4 $30, ANOTHER $5 FOR DRIVING AND A FREE LUNCH THROWN Of AND BY A COINCIDENCE, IT'S ELECTIONS DAY THEY ARE BOOKED FOR SINGAPORE'S 2,000 pirate taxis have been almost entirely booked up for April 2. Hy a strange coincidence, April 2 is the day of
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    DOPE: IT'S TOTAL WAR NOW
    135 4 Banishment will be the ace weapon and big shots the special target T KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. lit Customs Department is steppine up the fight against opium smuggling and will make use of the Banishment and Restricted Residence Ordinances wherever possible. This is the result of
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    EXIT—THE RED STRANGLER
    170 4 EXIT— THE RED STRANGLER Sentry kills Kedah terror A rry^ ALOR STAR. Wednesday. TOP terrorist in Kedah, Ah Muk— described as a brutal murderer and bandit executioner who specialised in strangling his victims— was shot dead yesterday In the Gunong Inas, Forest Reserve. A branch committee membei |of the Kedah
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    State stops loans to poulterers
    56 4 State stops loans to poulterers KOTA BHARU Wed. T»HE Kelantan State Development Board has stopped granting loans to start poultry rearing because exl^tlna: projects have failed The Btate Development Offlrer Inche Ha.shim bin Hail Mohamed. said today nearly all chicks had died from disease Except for one defaulter borrowers are
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    Condolence from Sir Donald
    37 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The High Commissioner. Sir Donald MacUllllvray. has cabled a message of condolence to Nepal on the death of King Trlbhubana. The cable was sent through the British Embassy at Katmandu.
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    Haj pilgrims want earlier sailings
    102 4 Haj pilgrims want earlier sailings PENANO. Wed. MALAYAN pilgrim* are di>appolnted that they cannot tail for Jeddah this year before the mart of the faatlng month In April. The first pilgrim ship. Ankuif. Is scheduled to leave Singapore on June 1. Another *hlp. the Anshun. Is provisionally scheduled to leave
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    Three killed, 22 hurt in smash: Soldiers rush to aid wounded
    207 4 Three killed, 22 hurt in smash: Soldiers rush to aid wounded SEREMBAN, Wednesday. THREE people were killed and 22 others injured when a lorry carrying labourers to work ran out of control and crashed Into a rubber tree yesterday. The accident, believed to be the worst in the Federation since
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    $150 for chandu
    30 4 JOHORE BAHRU Wed For possessing 20 packets of] chandu at Kampong Paya Pau Tong You was fliied $150 or one month's Jail In the Sessions Court. Kluang.
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    New library
    35 4 TAIPINO. Wed. A public library will be opened here on April 4 at the Public Offlce.s near the Food Control Department. A $2 entrance fee »nd $1 a month subscription will be charged
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    MIC PICK THREE FOR THE POLLS
    118 4 MIC PICK THREE FOR THE POLLS "<"»** to AUk£ KUA LA LUMPUR Wm Congress has to nominate S Mpnor. of p Pna J I Siput. and v Manirkavas o V of Klane candidates f Or th Teral **c**L\« ThPir namps w\l] h. I ore the annual deW ference of thr
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    Guilty plea in election riot
    76 4 Raja Mohamed. Mob*** Marican bin MohamedlS and Mu-stappa yesterday nfctft! Ed guilty in th. sir.Rapor. Seventh Police Court v. charge of rioting i coffee shop at p a Road on Sunday at 9 They were allegpd attack, d John ri. v porter of a Labour
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    A new plan to combat Red subversion
    150 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A new plan to combat Communist fifth column infiltration in Federation towns Is being studied Dy the Director of Operations War Committee. It alms to tighten the tenants 1 registration scheme introduced a year ago. The Communist underground U believed
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    Rotarians want 'get together' talks
    118 5 Rotarians want 'get together' talks fo Singapore Rotarterday sugshould be nor meet- mployera and and between competitors. j Vincent, prooager Ol Fra.sor Ltd., said that now mid undpr- other wa.s the imployer- ta < hairman omploypr-em-ih-rommit- ,s wore one would h lrip^- cot > ith honest IntenatKMit their prorp to
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    Mob angered by accident
    39 5 .nob dragged out iver and assaulted him knocked down boy at the 6th Road, on Feb. 6. c Coroner's Court day. Alexander, the rded a misvirdict on thr boy, n H:n. who died in the
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    Y.M.C.A. film
    18 5 Carbine Williams" own by the Singapore M >vie Circle at the Onhar,' Road, at 8 Saturday.
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    Five smart home guard officers
    59 5 J. BAHRU. Wed— Five offl- cers of the Johore State Home Guard today received certificates of merit issued by the In.sprctor-General. Federation Home Guards, for their .service.s and exemplary leadership. They are Battalion Commanders Chew Meng Kee, Cheong Yoke San and Zainal bin Ba'ada. and
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    120 REDS FOR BANDOENG
    70 5 v it China will send n ol 130 to the nee to be B;indoeng. Indonesia, nth. delegation, headed by B Primr Minister. Mr. Chou asi through SinIn April This was revealed by Mr. M. Suravanamuthu. Ceylon \s Minister to Indonesia and High commissioner in Malaya, when
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    'BABEL'—PROGRESSIVES OPPOSE IT
    265 5 'BABEL' PROGRESSIVES OPPOSE IT Efficient government? It would lead to just the opposite Party says for first time it's their official policy JHK Singapore Progressive Party made a public declaration for the first time yesterday opposing mv t,.|inKiialism in the Illative .Wmblv. omJ! A P° lltical Parties are promising more
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    NO REDS IN DIGGERS' CLOTHING
    70 5 NO REDS IN DIGGERS' CLOTHING KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Official sources today denied Australian reports that Malayan Communist terrorists werr wt-arintj Australian Army uniforms A Melbourne report yesterday •said that the Australian Army Minister had ordered an inquiry into Australian newspaper reports alleging the uniforms could be bought by Comn l
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    Call to unions
    45 5 PENANG. Wed. The Penanf? division of the Malayan Trade Union Council today appealed to all trade unions in the Settlement to support I the Tronoh Mines workers both financially and morally in their strike for the re- ln.vtatement of three dismissed men.
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    Stole pen, jailed
    37 5 Lim Ah Poh was jailed for 10 months by a Singapore court vestcrday for the theft of a fountain pen belonging to Lai Fat at Upper Crass Street on Feb. 17. Lim pleaded guilty.
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    DEMOCRATS UNLEASH DEMOCRATS UNLEASH THEIR LION
    91 5 DEMOCRATS UNLEASH DEMOCRATS UNLEASH THEIR LION I 111 l». Mi.X r.ii.i Party will today unleash in Singapore its "mascot" a iullsizr, bamboo ribbed paper linn a* part of its election campaign. I i>t the next 17 days, until "F.-Dav" on April 2. the lion will roam Singapore streets from 9
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    COLONY BABIES SET A RECORD
    254 5 Only 56 in every 1,000 died at birth last year FEWER babies died in Singapore last year than ever before. And for every baby that died. 17 were born. Dr. M. Doraislngham. acting Director of Medical Sen suggested that health work done by his department
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    Stout cheating charge denied
    51 5 Amat Rusdi bin Murzukl claimed trial in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday to criminal breach of trust of five cases of stout valued at $169 belonging to Fraser and Neave Ltd. Bail of S5OO was allowed and the case was postponed for mention to March
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    Boy saw poisoned mother collapse
    168 5 Boy saw poisoned mother collapse A MOTHER locked her son, 9. in a room, drank caustic soda and then collapsed on the floor of their house at Paya Lebar. Singapore, on the morning of Dec. 1«. A few hours later Beng Kan Bo<-y. 30. died at the General Hospital. At
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    Four get top legal jobs
    61 5 Mr J. B. Jeyaratnam. a civil district Judge, is one of four men who have been appointed to Part II of the Singapore Legal Service. The others are Inche Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim, a lawyer and former lecturer at the University of Malaya: Mr. M.
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    Malacca boy gets award
    54 5 MALACCA. Wed -A 21-year-old student of Malacca High School, selected by the Malacca Municipality to study engineer, ing at the Kuala Lumpur Technical College, had been aw.' dto a £416 a year scholar, ship under the Colombo Plan. This was announced today at a meeting of
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    DEATH
    19 6 2(1 HorWi (minimum;. DHARAN. Neesoon: r»ther-in- i Kanoo Muthalall passed away s' Vadakksnvlla. South Para\oor. ore. on 14-3-55.
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    166 6 N H«rW< I/* minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In •v Mall' if you want to win IM »nrd puwle Him ofler of the «eek > ISA Nvion stockings :.(>d $1.75 per pair. .m Road. Capitol Build NIIY Wear. SlorU, PYocks. Always In stock, a mot. in Washable Cottons Duncan's,
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    The Straits Times. Singapore, Thurs. Mar. 17, 1955. Dodging The Issue
    715 6 The Straits Times. Singapore, Thurs. Mar. 17, 1955. Dodging The Issue A multilingual assembly 1 one of the strong planks ol the newly formed Democratic Party, and it was not surprising that the party's spokesman should have spent so much ol his broadcasting time expanding this theme. An even more
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    Petaling Java's Rates
    372 6 For the second time in four months, a large number of residents of Petaling Jaya, the satellite town six miles out of Kuala Lumpur, are to petition against "exorbitant demands" by the Government There is some justification for their objection to the quit rents, $50 a year
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    In Penang's Hills
    131 6 The Emergency situation in Penang is improving. The terrorist organisation in Jelutong, an area notorious at all times for its lawlesn elements, ha* been destroyed. But a hard core of Communists still infest the island. Forty strong, they roam the hills of Paya Terubong. It has always
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    INDIA'S INFLUENCE WITH PEKING MAY HALT RED ADVANCE INTO SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    1309 6 INDIA'S INFLUENCE WITH PEKING MAY HALT RED ADVANCE INTO SOUTH-EAST ASIA mrr Harriott, m AmtrmUmm p»iM*mi **ru*r. in thin ttvrivH nt nriirh'M. n>rii>»rs Ihm milumtion in SmuthrtZmmt A*ia. IF South-EaBt Asia. 1 with its teeming populations and its rich resources, is saved from Chinese hegemony, if a halt is called
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      Malayan accountants are waiting for a lead
      221 6 CINCE the question of forming a Malayan society of accountants was first mooted several readers have expressed their views. It appears the suggestion of "Accountant" that accountants and income tax practloners who have received authorisation from the Chief Secretary, and commercial accountants of
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      COOKS CAN BEAT BANDITS
      282 6 DICE is the staple food of almost all Asians In Malaya. Uncooked rice is of vital importance to the enemy hiding: in the jungle, in that it can be easily stored and carried. As a "life food" for the Chinese, there can be no other satisfactory
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      Labour issue in Britain
      106 6 OWINO to a printer's omission from my article today on Mr. Aneurln Be van. I am made to refer to thr Labour Party of the future as being "Just to the right of centre." This would suggest a most drastic swing of public opinion towards the
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      Bell should clear the road.
      101 6 HOW ludicrous It is to see the firemen get their en(ine moving out <>f the fire xtation in about 32 nerond« after receiving an alarm, then to nip along to the first traffic light* and «ton dead. All countries which are less than hft> year*
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    One the margin
    259 6 One the margin The Fleets «;<v< i ran,:. United 81 flron in their Put it to 1 sa."^ 1 seemed v< 8in K ap ,rr J »ng In a that madi of police patro cheon.s at lac dub look cilotis. I understand thai l X Club.S f X'r Unitrrl irrr.spr.-.
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    Man treed: Arrest warrant had wrong seal
    419 7 L£ GAL POSER: DOES THIS 1881 ACT STILL APPLY TO SINGAPORE? CHIEF JUSTICE: HK CHIEF Jnrticc SingtporCi Sir CS Murray- (N yesterday J tfiai a' warrant Vresl issued by a magistrate executed in Sitwa--9 vv not properly ted because I, bore the >eal
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    BRITISH OFFICER DIES IN TRAP SET for BANDITS
    60 7 BRITISH OFFICER DIES IN TRAP SET for BANDITS KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. r was killed and two other soldiers <! whf n two patrols of the Ist Bn. infantry accidentally clashed while n the Temerloh district of West Pahang i< d in ho by hellcopunj patrol other Sohave been V*n to
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    Used forged note-charge
    71 7 Used forged note-charge A 17-year-old Singapore i ■lboy took $95 from a .<■( nooitearher s wife by using a i letter claimed to have bet i s.^ned by the teacher, a preliminary inquiry wa* told yestcrosjr. The .schoolboy, Andrew Tan Kirn Hock, was committed fort trial on a charge of
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    FLOWER FAREWELL
    86 7 I —she's off on a six-month holiday ATTRACTIVE Mrm. D. W. Myers. 2%, flew into Singapore yrstrrday still wearing thr garland of flowers her friends gavr hrr when she left Palemhang for a alx months' holiday in Europr. At Kallang airport she Angered thr garland and said: •Thry
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    Girl robs boy, 4
    42 7 A girl robbed a four-year-old boy of a gold necklace In Owen Road, Singapore, yesterday. The boy was standing near the window of a flat when the necklace wa.s .snatched off his neck. Police later made an arrest.
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    CITY COUNCIL DROPS 349 CHARGES
    65 7 CITY COUNCIL DROPS 349 CHARGES r\ Singapore City Council vesterda* withdrew 349 chargv* against the sennett Realty Company in the City Court yesterday. The company was alleged to have permitted its house* to be occupied without certificates of fltnems. The City Council withdrew a similar charge against thr company earlier
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    INDIAN PLEA: RECOGNISE OUR DEGREES
    79 7 INDIAN PLEA: RECOGNISE OUR DEGREES KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Government of India is to ask the University of Malaya to recognise non-technical degrees of Indian universities. Including teaching degrees and diplomas. This wa.s stated by the Indian Commissioner in Malaya, Mr R K Tandon. in his reply to the Indian
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    WANTED: A WOMAN VICE-PRESIDENT
    137 7 MALACCA, Wednesday THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL today pondered whether it should be the first in Malaya to have a woman as vice-president. The point arose when the council wa.s appointing a successor to Dr. Kwong Kin < Cheong. who resigned &s vicepresident because of 111 health. The
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    Vendanta talk
    32 7 KUAI.A LUMPUR Wed Bwsnl Vita.Hokananda. president of the Ifuiii.ikii.sliu.i Minion. SinKapore. will speak on Vendanta philosophy at Ux Youm men's Indian As.sorlatloii Diemlses Kuala Lumpur at 6 JO p.m. tomorrow.
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    Guards fire at bandits
    58 7 KUALA LUMPUR Wed. An Aborigine Home Guard patrolling two miles east of (In nderiang In Tapah. Perak. ye.sterdav contacted 10 t.-mirlsty believed to have bi't-ii among the party which abducted seven aborigines fortnight ago. The patrol was fired on. I When they returned the nre they
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    Colony manhunt continues
    241 7 DESCRIPTIONS GO TO ALL STATIONS SINGAPORE Police have sent to all stations descriptions of the four men who lobbed a Koldsmiths shop in TanJonß Pagar on Tuesday The island- wide hunt continues. The gunman In the gang Is about 33 years old. sft fiin tall, of slim
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    The weather
    161 7 MINIMI M TKMPrEATI'KE (7 30 P m on March 15 to 7 JO am. on March 16t: Singapore 75 detree* IVnaiig 74. Kota Bharu 75. Kuala 1 Lumpur 72. Ipoh 71. Kuantan 71. MAXIMI'MTCMPERATI'BE .7 30 i m. to 730 p m an March Slutaporr Prtiani »3 Kota
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    Cyclist dies in crash
    40 7 KL'AI.A LUMPUR. Wed Hussain bin Dalharls. a 60--year-old gardener, wax killed in an accident at the Junction of Circular and Golf View Roads here today. His bicycle and a car collided 100 yards from his home.
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    Fined $25 for using force
    56 7 Cheok Choon S*ng. an Icecream seller, was fined $25 In Singapore yesterday, for using criminal force on a hawker Inspector during a raid in Trx<( Btreet Hawker Inspector Pang Ping Sang said that Cheok abused him and pushed him when he was told to go
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    REDS ATE THERE, SO 423 ARE MOVED
    162 7 REDS ATE THERE, SO 423 ARE MOVED BEREMBAN, Wed. *THE entire Chinese labour force of Glendale Estate. Bah an. many of whom had long been suspected of helping the Communists, has been moved out on the orders of the Stat War Executive Committee. Soldiers and police, as.'lsteo by the Chinese
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    Masked men rob family of $3,264
    156 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The famih of a railway clerk living In Bcntul, Kuala Lumpur, were robbed today of ca.sh and jewellery worth $3,264 The robbery t<»ok place a*>oiit 10 a in. when the clerk. Wong Klin Neow, was In his office. Three men, two
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    Fair's $2,165
    16 7 RAUB. Wed A fun fair bPMiiiht ti |2. ISA lortheßaub DUtrict Coronation Scholarship fund.
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    BAR-FLY VIEW OF SMALL TOWN' SINGAPORE
    446 7 It* all very confidential AN American writer, whose books sell by the million and evokr libol suits by the dozen, is in Singapore collecting material and, possibly, a few more libel actions for a chapter on life in the Colony. He is Lee Mortimer,
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    'Coloured' water in Malacca
    107 7 'Coloured' water in Malacca MAIACCA. Wed. THF. MM Mi Hater Engineer. Mr. K. V. F. Buchanan, told the Municipal 'Mine ii today that it would be murr than nine months beforr people in certain area* rould rely on jetting clean water regularly be(4ii i equipment for cleaning pipi mil tanks
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    Planter had food
    81 7 —without a permit SEREMBAN. Wed. A R. Pine. 32, a planter of Atherton Estate. Siliau. today pleaded rullty in thr Magistrate s Court here to earning food without a permit. Pine had a loaf of bread, a box of cornflake*. 5 lb. of sugar, a tin of
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    More cars on Colony roads
    52 7 The number of motor cars in Singapore at the end of February was 35.425. an increase of 927 over the flgure for December l.i.st year. In thr same period, bicycles increased by 2 912 to 181.260 These statistics were given by the Registrar of Vehicles'
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      129 7 Uranium found in jungle tin mine 'Green ipangles'-then geiger counter clicked KUALA LUMPUR. Mon I TRANIUM has been found in Junglrcovrrcd abandoned tin mine within 10 mih-s of the mountain holiday i resort of Fraser's Hill. Extract from Press Report in STRAITS TIMES— 4-3-55 If you arc looking for URANIUM
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    VILLAGE WELFARE NEEDS $115,000
    191 8 VILLAGE WELFARE NEEDS $115,000 IPOH, Wed. r<ARE of the aged and the destitute in new villages is becoming more and more difficult because of lack of funds, the Straits Times was told today. So an application for $115,000 is to be made to the Perak Government by the State Coordinating
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    Japs come to S'pore with tuna
    112 8 ONE hundred and ninetymx tons of tuna fish was translerred into the Mitsui Line freighter Hoeisan Maru from the Japanese nshlng trawler Tone Maru in Singapore yesterday Tlie Tone Maru. which ha-s been fching for tuna in the I Indian Ocean for the last
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    Finished in 2 months
    51 8 The reconstruction of the canal bridge at the Orchard Road Cavenagh Road Junction, which has necessitated a traffic diversion, should be completed in two months. Mr. G. Edmond. the City Engineer, said yesterday. The work had Been delayed by floods in the last three months, he
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    Trapped: By man Reds killed
    302 8 MURDERED ESTATE MANAGER WAS TO HAVE GIVEN EVIDENCE AT TRIAL JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. fHE Sessions Court, which today sentenced three tappers for unlawful possession of rubber, was told they were detected in the crime by Mr. K. D. Paul, the estate manager who was murdered
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    Australia plans more hostels for Asians
    166 8 Australia plans more hostels for Asians schenc to accommodate local and Asian students has spread to two more Australian I'nlversities. Building of the first International House, at Melbourne University. Is about to begin. The Australian Commission la Slncapore said yesterday that Perth and Brisbane universities have also derided to raise
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    Growth of city amazes him
    98 8 Growth of city amazes him ALDERMAN Edwin Lee Lum. a visiting millionaire from Trinidad. British West Indies, said in Singapore yesterday that the Colony's "enormous Improvements," particularly in housing and Industry, had greatly Impressed him. The 62-year-old former member of Tnnidac s Civil Service Commission passed through Singapore 27 years
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    Governor's party
    34 8 The Governor of Singapore Sir John Nicoll. la*t nifht gave a dinner party at the Cathay Restaurant in honour of Viscount Chandos former Secretary of State for the Colonies and Lady Chandon
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    Police funeral
    28 8 A police funeral will be held on Sunday for Singapore detective Toh Keng Hua whm,e skeleton wax found on March 1. six months after he disappeared.
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    Public lecture on science
    32 8 Public lecture on science The Science S I lUnivt ranged ft at lectures on Renertl xa graduate.every Friday at I '.< Road. Singapore The fir.-' Anatnmv of thi Mr. Teh Hock held tomorrow
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    $300 fine for $1 bribe offer
    32 8 JOHORE BAi Kirn Cbi offi constable t" out of the periuenrj during curfew houn a permit, was fined P" Mr. N. L CM Session.- Court today
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    'ITS JUST A HELICOPTER'
    243 8 They don't thrill kampongs now KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. WING-CDR. W. R. Wil- hams, commander of the R.A.F. Flying Wing In Kuala Lumpur, today said that nearly all Britain's military helicopters are on operation in Malaya. "The country is ideally suited to their use, 1 he told
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    6 DISCHARGED AFTER ROBBERY INQUIRY
    168 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday CIX MEMBERS of the Area Security Unit. Selayanß were today discharged on an accusation of Rang robbery after a preliminary inquiry in the First Magistrate's Court here. They were special constabulary sergeant Othman bin Raja Shah. 25, corporal Raja Ibrahim bin Raja
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    IPOH MEN ARE SO GOOD HE WANTS MORE
    80 8 IPOH MEN ARE SO GOOD HE WANTS MORE IPOH. Wed-The recruiting officer of the Federation RegiI ment has been so satisfied with the quality of recruits from Ipoh. that he now wants to recruit another 15 from here, a Government official said today. BatHtf this month, when a recruiting team
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    91st anniversary
    30 8 The senior division of the Betiusda Bundav School will hold its 91st anniversary and prt/e-giving at the Gospel Hall. Bra Basah Road. Singapore, ai 5 pm on Saturday.
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    A.S.P.'s home on fire
    58 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed The Mre Brigade was called out at 230 am today to deal with a nre which broke out In the quarters occupied by ASP Kwan Fook Nam in Jalan Kemaman Neighbours who were the first to notice the fire woke up Mr. Kwan
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    CYMA picnic
    33 8 CYMA (Portuguese Mission) will hold their annual meeting at the Priest's House. Porutgol on Sunday, which will be preceded by a picnic. Transport leaves St Joseph's Church at 8 30 am.
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    INDIA'S GIFT TO UNIVERSITY
    110 8 INDIA 'S GIFT TO UNIVERSITY Mr. R. K Tandon. the Indian Commissioner In Malaya. yesterday presented a cheque for $3,855 to Mr Malcolm Mac Donald. Chancellor of the University of Malaya, as a tnk*n contribution towards the setting up of a Department of Indian Studies at the Unlvenlty. Mr. Tandon
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    LEADING SPECIALIST FOR LADY TEMPLER HOSPITAL
    89 8 Xl AI.A II MPi k H>d. A leading British specialist in tuberculosis has been aypointed Medical Superintendent of the Lady Templer Tuberculosis Hospital m Kuala Lumpur. He is Dr. Malrolm Snellinr. 3* wb« f«r the past nine yean has been resident physician at the
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    Candidate wants joint election rally held in all languages
    91 8 Candidate wants joint election rally held in all languages rE four candidates eon resting the Kamponc Rapor division in the Sin gapvre LeKislative Assemhlv ele<tions have agreed <> hold a joint rally as suggested by voters in their district. providing their trrm- are met. Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj Independent)
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    Mr. Lim LOVE his opponents
    304 8 NO MUD-SLINGL\G HERE THERE was quite a rhinjsp from the usu,i slinging and name-rallinu at on. <• t •tion meetings In Singapore yesU It came from Mr Peter Llm Seek Tlong. Progressive candidate for the Tanjong Pagar division in the Legisi latlve Assembly elections. "Love
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    Tragedy's dogged England's great player of tragic roles
    1611 9 Tragedy' s dogged England's great player of tragic roles ON the 17th of March 1787, an actress living at No. 9, St. Martin's Lane, in the ieart of London's theatreland, gave birth to a son. The name of that actress was Anne Carey and the boy was christened Edmund Kean.
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    UNCERTAIN TONE ON RUBBER MARKET EASES PRICE AGAIN
    528 10 UNCERTAIN TONE ON RUBBER MARKET EASES PRICE AGAIN By Our Market Correspondent ALTERNATE wives of buying and selling with buying pressure uppermost at the end of the day produced an easier rubber price in Singapore yesterday. April ttrst grade buyers f.o.b. closed irregularly at 882 cents a pound after a
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    228 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "There was little movement In any section of the local share market and the restricted turnover wan confined within narrow fluctuations Singapore members reported the following buMnea* done yeaterdav: Fraaer and Neave ord.s $1 98. O.'tntnon S3 12'j (and overnight); W. Hammer
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    88 10 ShlM l»ln» alongside the Sinja pore Harbour Hoard wharvee ar experle* today are: Corfu 1 2 Kijane 3. Benveg 5 Niuho Maru C.P Straat Mozambique 67. Ben. r. rfchan 89. Welfevreden 11 Peleas 13 14. Aao Maru 15 18 President Polk 18. Tjlboda* 19 20 Tung Sone N Wall
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    RUBBER PRICES
    132 10 April first grade rubbei buyers fob. closed in Singapore .-nterday at 88 7 8 cents a lb., a quarter of a tv below Tuesday s closing price. The closing tone was irrei ular and the turnover fair. Closing rubber prices resterday In cent* per lb wete No. I
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    38 10 On the free exchange maket In Hong Kong yesterday, the UB. dollar was quoted at 1.83 for ca*h and 5 Bft for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15 59 and one tael of gold at 2534.
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    52 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS Invest rr.< Btorlc Exchang«^»L l tli 3 played J ■-tiarp Mini:.;..-, mea)g! 'vj and uranium fir- Cm Bank Mount M Peko m Ampoi Kxp| I AiiM Oin Ind AP\I Bradford B. Hill Pm Courtauln Duniop Kler. Zitv Pell anri C J c Herald Time, i I.OJ. (Ausl B«an
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    109 10 Slntapore i hln»>, p,,, rhange: were Copra: si party qtdet ib* 7 R buyers. 129 1 4 »|j(rj j2 3 4 buyrr« $29 MtottTcm^ quiet, bulk Ml ieU«, i sellers i m no business <por«i rhanced M wale $2Hf HM. Slnifspore ..p,, Xww pm. prires March $28 7
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    THE PRETTY SALESGIRL MAY HURT. SOT HELP. A BUSINESS
    176 12 E VIANV merchants think I they help their busii ness when they hire 1 pretty younr girls instead of older women to make E sales. Instead, says the E Intern ttional Labour Or--5 ganisation (ILO), they may be hurting it. The
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    Princess who believes in polygamy—'it keeps men moral', she says
    643 12  - Princess who believes in polygamy 'it keeps men moral', she says ZAMIR SIDDIQUE I" PAKISTAN'S Princess Abida Sultaan may be unique among "suffragettes" in the modern Muslim world— she's all for permitting a man more than one wife. The 42-yoar-old Princess, who was a Pakistani delegate at the last UN
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    TIME IS A LUXURY
    65 12 A mink tail bracelet adds a luxurious touch to this "time on the rim" wristwatch one of the smart new women's fashions from the craftsmen of Switzerland. The watch is now on sale in one of the big department stores in London. The hands revolve inside
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    DON'T GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHORTS
    245 12 DON'T GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHORTS By lEOI6IM r|NE of the most diffl- cult outfits for women to wear successfully is blouse and shorts. It is only the fortunate few who can get away with it and remain attractive. In the climate of Malaya, such a cool, free
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    Is it WORTH itall that practising?
    344 12 ASKS ELIZABETH PAKEMAM FRIENDLY disagreement i between mother and son provides an interesting basis for discussion, and the subject is music. MOTHER: "A child should learn an Instrument, provld- ed he shows an aptitude for music. Otherwise It Is a wast* of money.*' SON
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      335 12 (A M measure) ofDeliglit CREAM OF /y^Pi CQ soup fl&Jk C^\ Every last drop of this tanf ««V^i>" tdlizing soup tempts your 1 appetite. Those tender little mushrooms arc specially selected expertly cooked, combined with thick dair\ I cream and exquisitely seasoned to make J just about the most delicious
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      224 12 Straits Times Crossword iBDCfI'.C 23. One would expert hich fare* ln th -> vehicle! 1 12. Ji. %l HH i-lil _f«_^^^ Ifiil 8h br nt fortn b vi____ n 10 I I HiS I ca'iaed action in thte raa* <•> j j I fc^jl I Bound> llke Continental H_ PUS
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    Bliss Fire equals 6f record
    146 13 50 TONS OF WATER POURED ON TRACK -THEN CAME THE RAIN 01ELS— OLLEY SCORE A DOUBLE By EPSOM JEEP with Davy K istrtde, became bone this equal ProBukit Timah ol lmin 12 j whipped Little m and a bright; 2, field with second day .ore
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    ALL THE RESULTS, DIVIDENDS and CASH SWEEPS
    2021 13 UiG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: ($539,968 > 9v£ S° 441OM <*152,M4) ■w g» *****8 <S 42,496) &TARTKRS: ($4,248 each) No«. *****1, *****9, 580X54 6 «69. Jim 34«13». OM70 *****1. 3 325 g 9i CONSOLATIONS: ($2449 each) Nos. *****5, *****2 *****3. 5C9631. *****8' M>0813, *****8
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    PICTURE TIP
    14 13 Straits Times picture rday's races w;>> ;m]M ulih was placed m( One.
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    Don will be in U.S. on Apr. 7
    52 13 rER, N c w York), Wed. irciano. world champion M training for iut with Don 1 said yes- ap his camp j .-i on April 1. rrhr* in New 7 by .ship and i San Fran- bout, an out j is sche.day.
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    Lock icon miS BOXER ASKED FOR IT
    61 13 DON. Wed. wtm knocked Idle Hearn in a I oxing bout last rtainly his own id givrn Hearn fter ri<iht rounds. But Powell protested, insisting he had signed for a 10--rounder, not eight Hearn was willing to continue. There vvas no further protest from Powell.
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    KL BANKERS FOR S'PORE
    98 13 p)H 1 V -srVFN members of tho Men. 1 1 Mir Bank SporU Club. Kuala I.umpur. Including two offinaU will arrive *n Singapore during I lie Eiuier Holldu>i< for the 1 *****(1 .nnui! Inter branch badminton and MMgf ((impel. lionn They will meet the 81ngHp«>rf branch
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    U.S. LIFTER SETS A NEW MARK
    177 13 U.S. LIFTER SETS A NEW MARK MEXICO CITY, Wed. rM CONNOR, of the I'nited States, beat the world record for the press In the lighthravi weight claaa during last night's weifhtllftlng event* in the PanAmerican Games here. Connor pressed 143.5 kilo gramme* <31fc'. Ik.) to beat the 143.9 kilogrammes *et
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    Lock icon Jap stops Escobar
    113 13 TOKYO. W»vt. SHIOFRr KANEKO. Japan's Little Rocky Mairlano ulaughtered Ben Escobar of the Philippines In nAe punch-parked rounds tonight returning the Orient featherweight rtampioivhip by a technical knockout Referee Jack Sullivan stopped the uneven brxwf at the end of the fifth round with Escobar'- face punched into
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    54 13 MXTEB UAOIK. DIV. I: W«««1brM(. ■eafttal v Tiger «-A.. Jaian Iteaar DIV SA: Weairrß hC. v Xl Ml Civiliaas. Farrvr Park DIV. 3B: Danal AHaJ. S.C. fcaloag 8.C.. Geytea*: V.C.A V v WlnJaar rrn, CYMA c round. Mrwndfi F.T. V Hrhenaran Mm.. HHB |ro«nd FRIENDLY: Metal B*v B*yV
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    SCOREBOARD
    115 14 NEW ZEALAND— lot Inns. Iti IWIII IW M Inns. x dccl. NP.W ZEALAND— 2nd Inns. Rabone Ibw Wardle 7 SsUlilTr run out SS C happle b SUtltam 20 R. id b Tyson 28 M'l.ntoi t Cnwdiry b Appleyard Walt b Appleyard > Cave b Tyson 1 M.i. i.il.hon b
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    Colony stars in YMCA tennis meet
    229 14 Colony stars in YMCA tennis meet xiOST of the Colony's leading players have entered for the annual open invitation tennis :<>ur l.imeni of the V.M CA. which beplns on Monday The Singapore and Malayan I'hasr.plon. On? Chew Bee. and the Singapore runner-up Llm Hee Chin. are itmong the entrants. The
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    ACHILLES'S MILES RUN
    64 14 ACHILLES' S MILES RUN Achilles Club will hold an open cross-country run over a S-mile course at the Mcßiuhie Reservoir on Saturday. March 26 at 5 p.m. Competitors from clubs affiliated to the Singapore A.A.A. and Service personnel should send their entries, accompttnled by 50 cents per entry, to Mr
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    WEMBLEY B.P. CELEBRATIONS
    29 14 The Wembley Badminton Party Is celebrating Its sixth anniversary with a dinner at No 38. Loroug 25-A. Oeylang on Saturday, March 26 at 7 30 p.m.
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    N.Z. LOSE 9 WICKETS IN TWO HOURS
    433 14 After-lunch rout gives England fine victory DINEDIN, Wednesday. KW ZEALAND'S hopes of sharing the first Test with England were shattered by Appleyard and Tyson who started a sensational batting collapse during which nine wickets crashed for 65 run* between the lunch and tea
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    Lock icon THREE CHANGES FOR NEXT TEST
    87 14 DUNEDIN Wed —The New Zealand team to meet England in the second Te*t. at Auckland on March 29 shows three changes from the Mdc beaten by England her* today. J O LtKgat. top scorer for Can- j terbury wltn 99 against the M CC. a
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    BORNEO MOTORS SET A RECORD
    297 14 THE season's biggest aggre--1 gate and scoring margin (10-0 > was set by Borneo Motors S.C. in Div. 2 at Bepoy Lines yesterday. Their victims were the luckless Stan- The other Junior games went as follows: DIVISION TWO Breweries won their first came in three
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    TEL. BOARD MAKE SURE EARLY
    297 14 Brisk start brings three goals AFTER losing two valuable points last week, Singapore Telephone Board, the defending champions, returned to the winning list In the Singapore Business S ISSi ffswaffiSSC plt« the slippery ground conditions. Telephone Board forced the Bankers into their own territory and
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    Shell 4 up in 15 minutes
    277 14 Shell 5 F* N SHELL Sports Club were four goals up in 15 minutes In their Singapore Business Houses F A first division game against Fraser and Neave at River Valley Road yesterday and seemed set for a double-figure scoie But fortune* changed In
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    REACH 72,000 FAMILIES — WITH A STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED ADVERT.
    771 14 REACH 72,000 FAMILIES WITH A STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED ADVERT. VEHICLES FOR SALE It W.r4* U («»i ■«.< S* tl: txiru 1948 NASH, good condition. In jured and Taxed to June. 195 V $1,500 on.o Reply Box A 2717. ST. OCTOBER 1953. Oreen MOTD. ***** MUea. excellent condition, new Paint. Hood.
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    Peng Soon has easier half than Eddie
    345 14 mDRAW FOR ALL-ENGLAND™ LONDON, Wed. EDDIE CHOONG, as the present champion, and Wong Peng Soon, as a former i winner, have been i seeded first and i second In the men's singles event of the I All-England badminton championships i which begin on
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    HK Bank get another two points
    138 14 HK Bank get another two points JJONGKONC I progress :n their DM »her, S -1 I rxire Tr., ifl angoon Road retter* Last »r^k B baa M years triple ampK)ns "<»■ Board. 3 nr« same p^A but a rrpl,-.- ha. bwn oral, Bukom had nelded nve PMsroi mUh SAPA^j club,
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    BBHFA LGE RESULTS AT A GLANCE
    99 14 BBHFA LGE RESULTS AT A GLANCE DIVISION ONF M. P. H 1 r. Bakom 7 s Darky 1 C. Bank FAN S fthell S Tel Bmra 4 M Bank Tractsati > H Bank I DIVISION TWO Breweries S Oathrie r ora t CoM Starage Masissirli t Bata M Airway* 4
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    Boys' Town hold finals
    100 14 DESULTB of the Boys' Town box- Ing championship finals held at i Buklt Tlmah yesterday are: Light Alaaa Weight: Phillip I Short t beat Joe Daniels i pts > Semi Atmwt: Daniel Alexander beat Peter Too < pla. > Alas*: Harry Short t beat I Llm
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    RULERS' SHIELD CRICKET
    80 14 KUALA LUMPUR Wed. THE Malay Cricket Association of Malaya have derided to start the Rulers' Shield cricket competition in April All »t%te settlement and Slnga- pore Malay teams Intending to compete should send In entries together with the entrance fee of S2O to the Hon. sec. Che
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