The Straits Times, 6 December 1955
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Title Section12 1955-12-06 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1955 15 CENTS12 words
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Article441 1955-12-06 1 error: Scene like London bombing: 'Sabotage cannot be ruled out' 21 hurt: Girl, 6, among victims STAR, Mon.— .en people wore ,kI _'l injured seriously —in 8 mystery explosion «hi< h shook the whole lor Star this at'tertoon. >n occurred tonlight Book Melayu. iletely destroyed another441 words
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Article74 1955-12-06 1 HK POLICE TO GET MORE MEN HONG KONG. Mon. THE Hong Kong police force, with only huh v men us the Singapore police, will be increased in strength next year. The Governor. Sir Alexander Grantham. disclosed p'.an> for the increase yesterday at a ceremonial police parade here. At present theUP - 74 words
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Article22 1955-12-06 1 NEW YORK. Mon. Former President HarryTruman was last night reported to be ill. but not seriously, at his home near22 words
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Article30 1955-12-06 1 BERLIN, Mon. An East German Government delegation headed by Herr Otto Grotewohl. the Prime Minister, left today by air to visit Communist China. North Korea and Mongolia.—Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article, Illustration59 1955-12-06 1 I.OH I.AI .'MING, proprietor ol the sundry goods shop in Kuala Lumpur, in which a mysterious explosion occurred yesterday, being carried into the casualty room of the General Hospital. Two other men and a boy were injured by Bytes sluts- Str.iits Times picture THE INSIDE59 words
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Article162 1955-12-06 1 'SMELL OF CARBIDE': WITNESS KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. FOUR people were injured when a mysterious explosion rocked a sundry goods shop at 4 p.m. in Pudu Lane, behind the Infant Welfare Clinic. I The injured were the pro- I prietor of the shop. Loh Lai Mins.162 words
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Article51 1955-12-06 1 Gef your Week-Ender Annual... yVERYBODY'S about the WEEK-ENDER ANNUAL. From all parts of Malaya the orders ore flooding in. S Very few copies are left, so lose no time in getting YOUR copy TODAY. It's the best bar- gain of the year, for you get 116 great pages for only51 words
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Article15 1955-12-06 1 The Governor, Sir Robert Black, resumed duty yesterday, after recovering from his illness.15 words
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Article20 1955-12-06 1 CANBERRA. Mon. Australia and the Philippines will raise their diplomatic 1 representation to full em- bassy status. —U.P.UP - 20 words
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Article278 1955-12-06 1 'Union is linked up with graft' TRANSPORT INQUIRY IS TOLD BY LAWYER AN increase in trade union activities amon? busmen employed by Singapore Chinese bus companies coincided with a growth in corruption, the Passenger Transport Commission was told last night. Mr. T. E. Atkinson, legal representative for the companies, alleged278 words
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460 1955-12-06 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Malayan Communist Party has a "lunatic core" which makes it necessary for the Federation to maintain its present tremendous police force. The Secretary for Defence, Mr A. H. P. Humphrey, said this in the Federal Legislative Council today when460 words
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Article141 1955-12-06 1 NEHRU TELLS MALAYA NEW DELHI, .Mon. fill. Indian Premier, Mr. Nehru. said today that he hoped ii- would be taken to bring Singapore and Malaya into the Commonwealth. He mentioned this after saying that he 11-P (I the three Asian countries already in the Commonwealth would beReuter - 141 words
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Article33 1955-12-06 1 GETTYSBURG. Mon.—The White House announced today that the British Primt Minister. Sir Anthony Eden, would arrive in Washington j on Jan. 30 at the invitation of President Eisenhower.— j Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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Article31 1955-12-06 1 NICOSIA. Mon.—Two grenades were thrown at Briton military vehicles in Famagusta today, as Greek terrorists continued their latest wave of anti-British violence. No casualties were caused.—Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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Article129 1955-12-06 1 The occupants were caught napping ABOUT 100 people, mos homeless when fire gu at Pengkalan Balak fishir MALACCA, Monday. stly Chinese, were made itted 11 plank shophouses ng village, about 25 miles from here, last night. Cause of flre Is unknown. Damage has been129 words
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Article25 1955-12-06 1 LUSTLEIGH, Devon, Mon. A farmer here says he can send his pigs to sleep whenever he wants by tK-kliiiy their ribs. Reuter.Reuter - 25 words
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Article37 1955-12-06 1 NEW YORK, Mon. Dixie Hollins killed two wild turkeys with one shot while i hunting on his Florida ranch near here. He aimed at one and the other was directly in line. A.P.AP - 37 words
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Article239 1955-12-06 1 MY MINISTRY ISN'T BEING CHANGED Marshall tells Opposition: You can't bludgeon me into it From LESLIE HOFFMAN NEW DELHI, Monday. SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, read his newspaper this morning, looked over at me, and said: "You can tell the Progressives anil Democrats whose tongues are hanging out that239 words
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Article50 1955-12-06 1 MOSCOW. Mon. Mr. i Georgi Malenkov, who stepp- j ed down from the premiership of Russia and was succeeded by Marshal Bulganin last February, was today described by Moscow Radio as "first deputy chairman of the U S.S.R. Council of Ministers" or First Deputy Premier. Reuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article235 1955-12-06 1 'Strike' on a warship It all started over rumour DUMOURS that they 1V would get no leave when their ship arrived in Singapore caused about sixty men of the Australian destroyer Anzac to stop work during their voyage to Singapore. Late last night a naval spokesman said: "On the afternoon235 words
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Article30 1955-12-06 1 GEN. TEMPI.ER TO VISIT JORDAN AMMAN. Mon— Gin. sir Genii Tempter, Chief of the liupen.il General Staff, will arrhc fa ■■■>■ tomorrow fur talks <>n Jordan's defciu c. Koutor.30 words
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Advertisement54 1955-12-06 1 I". 'lS* ttfladot&tfr&xf Sole Agents: SCOTT b ENCLISH iS.E.A.i LTD. Singapore b Kuala Lumpur. V Colours safe in water PYRAMID HANDKERCHIEFS In white and coloured jor men and women A TOOTAL PRODUCT tet 2r?l23£JS2f Libel -=^=S=- TOor.U. U ARANTBBD V V K A M 1 1> Malayan Representatives: WILUAM JACKS54 words
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Article, Illustration141 1955-12-06 2 Phffft... Nina and her baron LONDON, Mon. JUST 17 months after ex-London model Nina Dyer became the wife of one of the world's richest men, she is to be sued for divorce. The petition will be heard Rl Lugano Switzerland's honeymoon centre. Baron Henry von Thyssen, 33-year-old German industi m141 words
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Article56 1955-12-06 2 new YORK, lion.— Twenty fly! ears piled up end-to-end last night on the New Jeise' turnpike, causing minor rJuries to 13 people after one car stopped without pulling off the road. Police said the driver of the first car drove on. The other carsAP - 56 words
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Article273 1955-12-06 2 THE VICAR WONDERS: 'SHOULD I MEET HIM OFFICIALLY AFTER ALL THIS?' I NOTHING IMMORAL ABOUT THIS— ITS THE HOBBY OF A LIFETIME' LONDON, Monday. JHE MAYOR of Doncaster and his nude pictures yesterday got the town into a controversy over hobbies, art and politics.AP - 273 words
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139 1955-12-06 2 TALK, TALK, TALK- AND NOW KEVIN IS WORLD CHAMP LONDON, Mon.—Kevin Sheelull, a 30-year-old Irishman, became the world's champion talker after speaking non-stop for 133 hours. His marathon monologue was two hours longer than the previous record, held by a Russian whose name Kevin does not know. Yesterday he went139 words
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162 1955-12-06 2 A LFRED HITCHA COCK, Hollywood's famous producer-direc-tor of mystery films, will not visit Singapore. He is now in Bangkok and will leave for Hong Kong on Wednesday before going on to Tokyo and the United States. The "master of suspense" had Singapore guessing over162 words
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146 1955-12-06 2 THEN THREATENS FATHER-IN-LAW DALLAS. Monday. TEXAS surgeon accused of kidnapping his own son at Ithaca, New York, State, made a threatening phone call on Saturday night from a New Mexico hide-out, Sheriff Noole Crawford said here yesterday. I Texas and New Mexico police have now ledoubledAP - 146 words
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Article45 1955-12-06 2 LONDON, Mon. Painters will use a toi of distemper and 60 gallons of paint to give Piccadilly Circus underground station a "face lift" for Christmas. The station is used by 40 million passengers a year and handles 1,500 trains daily. Reuter.Reuter - 45 words
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Article32 1955-12-06 2 MONTGOMERY, (Alabama Mon. Every available policeman was alerted for duty today in case violence developed in the scheduled boycott of city buses by Negroes protesting against a segregation arrest. A.P.AP - 32 words
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Article95 1955-12-06 2 HOUSE FOR YOU ON $300 PAYMENT ALOR STAR. Mon PEOPLE can now buy a >i..Mil house built by the Federal Housing Trust at Jalan Langgar. Al»r Star, hy paying a deposit of only $300. Previously 51.300 was requirea as an initial payment, but this new offer, according to a Federal95 words
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Article30 1955-12-06 2 TAIPEH. Mon. Chinese Nationalist Commandos captured six lully laden Chinese Communist supply junks in Formosa Straits ivi )fT the mouth of the Mm liv r or Friday.— A.»30 words
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Article111 1955-12-06 2 AMERICA SEES DTs ON TV NEW YORK, Mon. MAN shaking and sobbA ing in the last stages of delirium tremens was held up to U.S. television viewers yesterday as an object lesson in the evils of drink. In a TV programme starring alcoholics and reformed drunks, the National Broadcasting Company'sUP - 111 words
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Article94 1955-12-06 2 COMET To FLYBACK VIA PACIFIC auckla: DRITAINS Comet in will fly back i early next of the Pan. andthe Atlanti reporter! i,< Thi; decision Captain John the Con relayed to Mi gew Zealand Havlllandi telephone i Australia. I Mr. Kerr v the Comet. w hii behind schi i rive at94 words
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Article29 1955-12-06 2 SASKATCM i] quirements foi in a social club da are that mm least six feet tall, feet 10 inches. rary member spouse of a reg —A.PAP - 29 words
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Article21 1955-12-06 2 MADRAS, Mon. Nehru is to Saud of Saudi A: a three-year-old phant in Bomb; token of India —A. P.21 words
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Article42 1955-12-06 2 CANBERRA. Mon. The Army Minister, Sir Eric Harrison, announced today that the Qiiartermasier-General, Maj.-Gen. R. G. Pollard, would visit Australian forces in Malaya. He leav tonight. MaJ.-Gen. Foilall elements of the A forces and I conditions, trn and recreatic42 words
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Advertisement163 1955-12-06 2 %#AUXHALL VALUE... H| y greater than ever for 1956 NEW FEATURES ...MEW STYLING HEW COLOURS... Take a good look at the good looks of the new Vauxhalls. The wide-view panoramic rear window and the slimmer windscreen pillars are new. New too are the glossier finishes —in a wider-than-ever range of163 words
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66 1955-12-06 3 RUSSIANS TOLD: OH. THOSE SPEECHES JAY, Mon. -t daily Indian fers to .-ment" Prime rshal Bulthe Comleader, Mr. are causing nrlng their ::idia and India are v:rimi■uth and rjrothey .ii tor ia' •ration' would v and a islng, alto the ting by to say what there but with a pectlon.66 words
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Article63 1955-12-06 3 KING —A FOWL HABIT Chicktaught over U :ion beand lung experiments ill showed the most c lor the test. They did not mind at all when cigarette smoke was ruffed into their lungs through tiny holes in the throat. Now some are smoking half a cigarette every other day. TheUP - 63 words
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347 1955-12-06 3 -Curfew, mass $17,000 fine after mob fires post office NICOSIA, Mon. THK Governor nf Tv™,. wVj v prU s, l« ield Marshal Sir John Hardinir yesterday ><-Mirad} imposed the first mass punishment on n vnriK -it v >pius Milage Under the emergency rnwii 1AP - 347 words
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161 1955-12-06 3 LONDON, Mon. Mr. David Marshall, Chief Minister of Singapore, will begin his talks at the Colonial Ofliee here on full internal self-government lor the Colony on Saturday. He is clue here on t -iday. A British Colonial Office spokesman said today that Mr.Reuter - 161 words
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Article15 1955-12-06 3 :<E\V YORK, Mon.—Glenn L. Martin, pioneer airplane manufacturer, died yestered 69.— U.P.UP - 15 words
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Article44 1955-12-06 3 HONG KONG. Mon The Phi'.ippines Consul said here he had advised the Hong Koim agents of an i overdue Philippines tug to ask the Chinese Communist authorities throuch the British Charge d'Affaires in i Peking to search tot her. I Rruter.Reuter - 44 words
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Article39 1955-12-06 3 FtZ. Mon. Fifteen thousand French troops in the Riff Mountains of Northern Morocco are digging in today to right a new enemy, winter, as their war against 2,000 rebel tribesmen enters Us i third month. Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article, Illustration41 1955-12-06 3 Nigerian officer will travel with the Queen MAJOR J. Aguiyi-Irunsi. of the Nigeria Regiment, who has i' •ii appointed an equerry to the Qurrn for her Wgatl— tour. He is now at th School .if Infantry at Warminster. Wiltshire. A.P. picture.AP - 41 words
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Article38 1955-12-06 3 'I wasn't shot' Premier TEHERAN. Mon. Persian Premier Hussein Ala has denied that he was shot in the Nov. 17 attempt on his life. He was hit by a thrown pistol, not by a bullet, he said. UP.UP - 38 words
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Article15 1955-12-06 3 MADRID. Mon. General Francisco Franco, Chief of State, was 63 yesterday. A.P.AP - 15 words
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131 1955-12-06 3 LONDON, Mon— The Fin- ancSal Times Washington cori respondent says that the demand for rubber during the first quarter of next year In j tne United States will be higher than for any previous j three-month period. He based his view on independent surveysReuter - 131 words
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Article280 1955-12-06 3 LONDON. Mon. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: Consols Funning 4'War 3 £56 £91'^ £77 1 lb LOANS Mercantile (£12%) £4H Eastern (ssj £8W Chartered (£1) 42 3 Hongkong ($125) £9b' 2 BANKS torn Un. luti.i 84 3 Royal 819 Prudential £47', 1280 words
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Article22 1955-12-06 3 LONDON. Dec. s.— Cash Buyers £809; Sellers £811; Forward Buyers f794; Sellers £795; Settlement £806. Turnover a.m. 200 tors, p.m. 160.22 words
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Article38 1955-12-06 3 LONDON. Dec. s.— Spot 39d. Jan. 39' id.. Feb. 38'jd. Mar 37% d. Jan -Mar. 38 -\d.. AprJune 35'; d. July-Sept. 33-.d.. Oct. -Dec. 31". d Dec. c.i.f. 38 .d.. Jan. c.l.f. 37', d. Tone: Very steady.38 words
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Article67 1955-12-06 3 M rN I C H, Mon A 35--year-old West German postman who was kidnapped by two Czech soldiers while making his round at Splb. near the Bavarian Czech border, is back in West Germany. The postman was arrested inside West German territory and taken across theReuter - 67 words
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Article196 1955-12-06 3 MOLOTOV LETTER HURTS EVATT MELBOURNE, Mon. POLITICAL observers here predict that Mr. Robert Menzies, Australian Prime Minister since 1949, will be returned for another three years in the Federal elections this Saturday. Mr. Menzies, leader of the Liberal-Country Party coalition, called the snap election on OctoberReuter - 196 words
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Article127 1955-12-06 3 Russian churchmen leave by back door as pickets unfurl banners MONTREAL, Mon. IJOLICE scuffled with members of antiCommunist organisations at Dorval Airport here yesterday when three dignitaries of thej Russian O r th o d o x Church arrived here from Moscow at the invitation of the United!Reuter - 127 words
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Advertisement63 1955-12-06 3 Here, there everywhere IN THE FAR EAST (janucUt INDONESIAN AIRWAYS i■i s i I"I Floor KMTKKV ROAD. rafc2^«» L SINGAPORE. Tfl. :M9 :'K.i97/ 8 J|J V >L i I TO QIALITV Ride with Pride Hide a t THE TRIE TEMPER STEEL BItVtLE nrnUrn are lyric Sptciali't: uho 1 row 'or63 words
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Advertisement305 1955-12-06 3 DIARRHOEA A^ Wdoform/ IFo r growrups and children [WiiToi/ I the pai n- re Ii c ving I I Disinfectant of f the urinary I \^r H passages I (bayerj BEHN. METER CO. LTD.. P.O. Box 2000, Singapore PATERSON. SIMONS CO. LTD.. K. Lumpur Penang jB£K $2? a a YOUR305 words
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Article95 1955-12-06 4 To study of subversion: $61,000 KIM A I. CM PUR. Mon —The acting Chief i Secretary, Mr. D. Gray. J viid today that the < Stil.ooo that had been set < aside for "emergency ex- penditure"' by his de- < part men t would be used < for the "study95 words
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192 1955-12-06 4 THE S.T.C. MAY STAY ANOTHER 7 YEARS THE Singapore Traction Company can now continue to operate for another seven years. Yesterday— Dec. s— was the last day for the City Council to serve notice if it intended to take over the S.T.C. but no such notice was given. The S.T.C.192 words
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Article72 1955-12-06 4 THE FIGHTING VOTERS CAUTIONED BUTTERWORTH, Mon Two voters who fought outside the Chung Hwa School polling station at Saturday's town council elections were cautioned and discharged in court here today. Haji Hakim Mohamed Sultan. a 76-year-old Alliance supporter, and Gee Kirn Choi. 27. a Labour supporter pleaded guilty to a72 words
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Article51 1955-12-06 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. i A demonstration of the Indi- an-designed and manufactur- ed HT-2 trainer aircraft will j be given at the airport here on Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. i The plane is a product of I the Hindustan Aircraft Ltd.. of51 words
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Article258 1955-12-06 4 WHY DOES HE NEED SO MANY (WITH A SERGEANT IN CHARGE), COUNCILLOR ASKS AS HEAD OF STATE HE HAS TO PROVIDE CARS FOR VISITING YIPs KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. Federal Legislative Council, at its continued Budget meeting today, was told why the High Commissioner ha^ seven chauffeurs,258 words
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Article, Illustration37 1955-12-06 4 MX .1 II YKI> HUO.N THYE VICK and Miss Rosita Lim Kirn Chwee after their wedding In Singapore A reception was held at the Civil Defence Club in Kolam Ayer Lane. Straits Times picture37 words
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132 1955-12-06 4 SINGAPORE faces the prospect of an In- I fluenza epidemic if it continues to rain in the afternoon* <V doctor gave this warning yesterday following reports that cooler weather in the Colowy has put many people in bed with colds.132 words
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85 1955-12-06 4 Federation plans world war defence KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. THE Secretary for Defence, Mr. A. H. P. Humphrey, described to the Federal Legislative Council today the work of Malaya's defence planning unit. "Every country must make plans for the possibility of another major war," he said. "The Federation's unit is working85 words
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Article182 1955-12-06 4 Film censor says it sounded strange KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Malay political loaders here today condemned the action of the Malayan Film Censor. Mrs. Cynthia Koek. in cutting out "Merdeka" from the dialogue of the film "Selamat Tinggal Kekaseh Ku" now' showing here. UMNO's information officer,182 words
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Article42 1955-12-06 4 PENANG Mon Graduates of the Kirkby Teachers' Training Collopo will hold their second annual reunion dinner and dance at the E and O Hotel on Dec 18. They will also meet for games and outinfis from Dec. 15 to 19.42 words
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Article126 1955-12-06 4 Mr. Gray defends entertainment allowances for officials KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The acting Chiei Secretary, Mr. David Gray, told the Federal Legislative Council today how visiting YIPs make a drain on the Chief Secretary's $9,000--a-year entertainment allowance. "I often have to entertain people from abroad," said Mr Gray, "in a126 words
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Article22 1955-12-06 4 IPOH. Mon rugby fullback. Loretto, was ti at the session charge of ri:: negligently a' I on the night of Si22 words
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Article182 1955-12-06 4 LAST NIGHTS recital by violinist Maurice Clare drew a pleasingly large audience, much of it teen-age, to the Victoria Memorial Hall. Though Mr. Clare is not in the same category as such masters as Stern and Rostal, who have visited Singapore in the recent182 words
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Article15 1955-12-06 4 ALOR STAR. 1 1 Kedah State hold its nexi i Balai Besar on15 words
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Advertisement556 1955-12-06 4 PENANG, Mon. The Penang Youth Centre celebrated its first anniversary yesterday. Enter the simple T SUNLIGHT SOAP CAR COMPETITION ALL YOU HAVE TO DO > I Tdke penc nd put n I 'T^B^^Ti *^^k9 k« drawing lines which our artist has purpose 5\ I «^M^B mined out. "77 I 4^4s556 words
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Article20 1955-12-06 5 TPOH. Mon. Professional dance teams from Singapore and the Federation will meet in a competition here on Friday.20 words
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Article247 1955-12-06 5 Dalley to quiz workers, bosses PRELUDE TO SPORE STRIKE PROBE Vf R. F. W. DALLEY, a iTX British trade union expert here at the invitation of the Singapore Government, will send questionaires this week to employers' organisations and trade unions. They will be a preliminary to his full-scale investigation into247 words
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Article35 1955-12-06 5 JOHoRE BAHRU. Mon. An 18-year-old girl. Lee Poh Heng. who consorted with armed bandits, was today sentenced to three years' jail j by Mr. Justice Storr in the I Assize Court here.35 words
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Article240 1955-12-06 5 Managers: 'We call it theft, not souvenir hunting' A DISAPPEARING trick has Singapore hotel managers worried. Souvenir hunters are to blame for a considerable loss in ornamental ash trays, beer mugs and spoons. After a buffet dinner at Raffles Hotel recently, 37 silver spoons240 words
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150 1955-12-06 5 Spore parties to report on minimum wage scales INQUIRY OVERDUE BUT STILL WELCOME SINGAPORE political parties will submit reports to 0 the Government commission which will investigate minimum living conditions on the island. The chairman of the Democratic Party, Mr. E. J. Tan, said yesterday his party welcomed "this belated,150 words
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Article, Illustration91 1955-12-06 5 PROFESSOK K. M. GORDON* (above) of the Liverpool School of Tropical .Medicine arrived in Singapore by QANTAS yesterday Professor Cordon, who was met at the airport by Dr. R. H. Bland, permanent secretary to the Ministry of Health, was on his way to join other medical91 words
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Article37 1955-12-06 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A Special Constable sentry at the labour lines of the CEP. Estate, near Rengam, last night fired at a light near the perimeter fence. The light vanished, A follow-up was launched.37 words
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Article80 1955-12-06 5 I KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Sultan Sulaiman Club, in Kuala Lumpur's Malay settlement of Kampong Bahru, will celebrate its golden jubilee on Friday. The Sultan of Selansror and the Chief Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, will be present. 16 Xmas parties for poor The Singapore Social Welfare Department is80 words
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Article122 1955-12-06 5 Taxi offer to SATA patients T»HE preident of the Singa- <■ pore Hire Car Associa--1 Mr. T. A. Simon, yesterday offered the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association the tree use of his taxis to take patients to the clinic. The Medical Director of SATA. Dr. G. H. Garlick. who has accepted the122 words
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338 1955-12-06 5 It's unfair on the tenants, Lee tells Housing Minister i LEGISLATIVE As- j semblyman, Mr. Lee Choon Eng, has called for Government action to prevent the Singapore Improvement Trust putting into effect its decision to increase block water meter charges. Following a338 words
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Article37 1955-12-06 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon 1 Goh Keh Guan. who was found taking a loaf of bread out of a restricted area in I Rengam. was fined $100. or one month's jail, at Kluang today J37 words
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118 1955-12-06 5 REP R E S ENTATIVES oi three waterfront labour unions have asked the Singapore Harbour Board to investigate the behaviour of cerUdn officers in the S.H.B Labour Department. The unions the S.H.B Labour Union, the Singapore Wharf and Ship Labour Union and the118 words
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Article112 1955-12-06 5 GARRICK: Sevdhanan (Hindi) 3.15» 6.30. 9.15; Tel. *****. KING'S Reformed Lady (Mandarin) 1.15. 3.30, 7, 9.30: Tel. *****. CATHAY: Trial 11, 1.45, 4.15, 6.45, 9.30; Tel. *****. ODEON: No show today Tel. *****. CAPITOL: Screen of Peacock (Mandarin) 11 145. 4, 6.30. 9.30; Tel. 5159. REX: Ten112 words
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Article102 1955-12-06 5 POLICE BAND: Public recital. King George V Park. 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. BALLET rertt.il by Alexandra Vonswaine, Victoria Memorial Hall. 8.45 p.m. TOC H (S'Dore Brando Week- I ly meeting, Talbot House, 11, Scotls Road, 8 30 p.m. I HIN'ESE PORCELAIN EXHIBITION at Raffles Museum, Stam- ford102 words
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Advertisement352 1955-12-06 5 Sleebeigfe and on all Pan American President flights \in American offers the super comfort of TLtie* service. Sleeperettes are spaced much .ip.irt tha.i ordinary airline seats give üble the usual leg room iv you enjoy lounge-chair ease for reading inc. By night you stretch way out to near :i Special352 words
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Advertisement168 1955-12-06 5 Corruga erf 'IPL&JHStt^I' gives you daylight where you oeed it and SAVES ELECTRICITY I I k The Automobile Association ik of Singapore is pleased to announce to members and prospective members that as U from Ist. JANUARY 1956 the "NO CLAIM DISCOUNT" S for careful motorists with iS° j{J four168 words
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Article, Illustration566 1955-12-06 6 ( SJrtAvCuU - (SJrtAvCuU^ MONDAY WE meet a friend who is accompanied by two dogs, one, a splendid creature with rich silky fur. "What a lovely dog." I say. "He looks part chow doesn't he?'' My friend assents in rather a vague manner and I go on in this566 words
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777 1955-12-06 6 THE other day the mother of a lively three-year-old said to me: "I don't know what to do with Jeremy, he is always into mischief." Alj healthy children abound in surplus energy and it is necessary to plan a child's day so that777 words
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Article, Illustration61 1955-12-06 6 PLUMES AND VELVET MAKE A HAT One of the most fabulous hats ever to be seen in a Singapore shop. A tiny black velvet cap with a huge spray of ostrich feathers cascading down one side of the hat to rest on the shoulders- The feathers are in a beautiful61 words
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Advertisement261 1955-12-06 6 What makes baby smile? Baby cries when his skin becomes inflamed and sore. But baby laughs when you dust him with Johnson's Baby Powder— at every nappy-changing time and bathtime. Johnson's Baby Powder quickly dries up surface moisture and that means no more chafing or soreness for baby's tender skin.261 words
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Advertisement323 1955-12-06 6 FATHER E CHRISTMAS LOVES EGCMOC FOR CHRISTMAS A nifty Yuldide delight— compounded from of milk and eggs and fortified with run,. w| brandy according to your taste We provide the base, you provide the liquor. Only sini>k- ordi an aggregate of small orders amounting t o p than 10 gallons323 words
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Article, Illustration179 1955-12-06 7 REFUSES TO JAIL OPIUM SMOKER WHO HAD A LICENCE FOR 48 YEARS SINGAPORE magistrate, Mr. J. M. DevereuxColebourn, yesterday blamed the Government for prosecuting a 62-year-old opium addict after allowing him to smoke the drug for almost j half a century. The magistrate179 words
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Article119 1955-12-06 7 A few weeks later Keng found that without the drug, his whole body ached. When an interpreter had finished reading the medical report to him, Keng said he had something more to add. Taking a blue book from his pocket he handed it to the magistrate and119 words
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Article114 1955-12-06 7 "The Government once allowed you the drus and new it expects me to convict you. It is a terrible thing to sit in judgment and sentence a man for an offence for which, only a short time ago. the Government had granted him a licence." But Mr. Devereux-Cole--1114 words
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Article246 1955-12-06 7 And he vanished from home A BOY on probation who vanished from his home for a year was one day seen in the probation officers' office, looking for a Job, a Singapore court was told yesterday. In the dock was Sia Ah Soon, 16, charged246 words
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Article24 1955-12-06 7 Singapore and Federation members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians will celebrate the sixth anniversary at East Coast Road, Singapore, on Saturday.24 words
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Article126 1955-12-06 7 DID YOU SEE KILLER? SINGAPORE Police investigating the murder of Lua Ker, a taxi driver, are anxious to interview anyone who saw his taxi SH 1883 between 8 p.m. on Wednesday last and 3 a.m. on Thursday. Lua was found dead with five stab wounds beside his burning taxi In126 words
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Article178 1955-12-06 7 CHINESE AFFAIRS DEPT. MAY GO KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. pHE Federation Government is thinking about A closing down the Chinese Affairs Department. Announcing in the Federal Legislative Council today that he had been instructed to "go into the future" of the department the acting Chief178 words
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Article227 1955-12-06 7 Stranded crew rescued AFTER 48-HOUR VIGIL COR the second time in r three months, the crew of a Singapore fishing vessel have been rescued by a passing ship. Chan Chiu, 37, master of the 65-ton Wah Leong, told yesterday how the boat was stranded without a propeller in the Malacca227 words
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Advertisement168 1955-12-06 7 PA.J4.-I Kill* AtOHf Jj&s *T NEW r i lAUI ?Lvi W) Lull Your whole family will love creamy-rich Klim milk pure, safe and rich in nourishment! Everyone in your home— especially the i hildren-needs healthful Klim milk. With Klim milk every day. babies, growing children and adults get their most168 words
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Advertisement300 1955-12-06 7 s 1 *JsjsMi£s~3 Vti! rHEWNESSVI xjj^ &C 0" COGNAC 3t 1 f° GOOD BRANDY MERDEKA is just around fho corner, 50... Buy yum l-KiH CAI.EMIAR MKKDEKA Nw! Price only 40 cents each or $3.60 per dossen including postage. Monthly calendnr size 7V x 10", beautifully illustrated with photographs pi t>ie300 words
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Miscellaneous90 1955-12-06 7 jlj 1 1 1 f I Kjfisß ■Ii 'J 1j I RADIO MALAYA (•Programme thus marked c»n be received by listeners in Malacca.) Short wave 49 6Jm. Medium wave 476 m., 343, 366 m. and 297 m. P.M. *1.00 Lucky Dip; »1.30 News; *1.45 Hot Rhythm; 6.00 Prog. Summary; 6.0290 words
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Miscellaneous73 1955-12-06 7 and Ben Lyon In 'Life With The Lyons'; 10.30 11.00 Juke Box. SINGAPORE (Short wave 62m. Medium ware 476 m.) A.M. 7.15 Opening Annct; 7.16 Piano Playtime; 7.30 News; 7.35 A Date With Music; P.M. 5.00 Concert for Children; 5.30 Music Prom The Movies; 6.55 Regional Anncts. (38ft Mrtrr* and73 words
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Article20 1955-12-06 8 M H,,rrf, fin (minimum). NOEL I RANK MODDER died tinder tarrorM lire Ampan Tenang Sehtnfor. Dec 6, 195020 words
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Article22 1955-12-06 8 !l> Words tit (minimum). KUENMAN: (Johnny) Jean pas.<«d away peacefully Jobora Bahru General Hospital at 4 30 am. 5.12.55. Deeply Re-22 words
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Article64 1955-12-06 8 x.'rdt fit I minimum). MR <V MRS. P F. CLARKE of Ypow Cheng Luan Estate Mrntakab i'.:ves and friends for ...id attendance and valuable on the ocrasslon of their n 16-11-55. FAMILY of the late Mr. M.Utlv .< Tip Yau Cheung thank Friends nnd Staffs N S md South64 words
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Article26 1955-12-06 8 WmnU |M lm,n,mum). REQI'En.M HIGH MASS Friday St. Joseph? Church. Street for Dato Dr. t Paglar. -His dally tter understood. In > was .-.imply doing good.'26 words
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Article243 1955-12-06 8 Wftt Ho (minimum). KAYS GOWNS. No. 8 Rallies :r..ipmncent Cocktail s.id Da. D;-e.-v-e». FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day If you want rh.it $5,000 word puzzle FOR COCKTAIL TIME Jac* i:e just right for Maitan > ill good stores Ms Robinson's. WILL THE FASTIDIOUS hus- onions but hit home buy k243 words
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522 1955-12-06 8 The Straits Times Singapore. Tues. Dec. 6, 1955. No Servile Service Mr. David Marshall, an ardent advocate of Malayanisation of the Civil Service, further believes that control of the Civil Service should be removed as rapidly as possible from the hands of an ex-officio Minister as well as from those522 words
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Article349 1955-12-06 8 Labour's Growing Pains It would begin to seem that Labour parties in Malaya require the stimulus of expulsions, splits, walk-outs, i esignations and dissolutions to give them semblance of life. The split in Singapore's Labour Front last month was followed by a similar incident involving the Selangor Division of the349 words
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Article291 1955-12-06 8 Since people like to gamble, let them do so in a way that will benefit the community. Having thus sidetracked the moral objection to gambling, a Singapore magistrate says that the Government should run State lotteries to compete with, and kill off, chap-ji-kee. It is a tempting argument to291 words
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676 1955-12-06 8 ELECTION WILL NAME MEN TO DESIGN NEW CONSTITUTION (Indonesians will pierce a symbol with a nail to record their votes, writes lAN STEWART INDONESIAN voters will go to the polls on December 15, for the second time within three months, to elect the body which is to draw up a676 words
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Letter298 1955-12-06 8 COST OF LIVING SPACE T^HE public of Singapore are aware now that the issue of reducing the size of the rooms of Singapore Improvement Trust flats was debated in the City Council at its last meeting Twelve members opposed vehemently the reduction of a room from 140 square feet to298 words
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Letter93 1955-12-06 8 DISCONTENTED" is not justified in complaining that the Malayan Inddan Congress, Johore Branch, has shown a tendency to disregard the man-in- the-street Its activities are widely advertised and have been shared by the poorest Indian resident. If your correspondent refers to the recent teapartv organised to93 words
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Letter246 1955-12-06 8 I NOTE from the Straits Times correspondence columns that a Mr. A. Naidu, of Par it Buntar, finds his racial pride affronted by the fact that some people are addris>sid as "Esq."' instead of plain Mr." Mr. Naldu should take comfort. The large majority of Europeans246 words
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Letter85 1955-12-06 8 ...and for the Straits Times \LLOW me to congratulate Mr Francis Wong for his excellent articles on the New Villages. I read them with pleasure, both for their sober veracity, and for the lucidity of Mr. Wong's excellent style, far removed from the journalese so current. It is indeed astonishing85 words
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Letter86 1955-12-06 8 Reason for a resignation IN a report publish! a by you a few days ago you made reference to my resignation, for health reasons, from the Board of Governors of the Singapore Polytechnic. The context in which this statement was made is being taken by some people to imply that86 words
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Letter82 1955-12-06 8 Bouquet for the "Annual" MAY I congratulate the Straits Times Press on Its excellent publication, "The Straits Times Annual." I enjoyed especially the article by Mr. T. Zanetti entitled The Malayan student i n Australia." May I add a little to what he says about St. George's College, University of82 words
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Article257 1955-12-06 8 T«HE Federal 1 tivp Con iv surprised a terday. The expectati. elected nr mtc neither crltlcl the Govfr: Government ber put It fin details wa.; ci By the ml the Council behind schedu slderlng an detailed budget. After a .s.x it has hea/d 71 fro257 words
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Advertisement354 1955-12-06 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. 21) Wort* tit (minimum). MOFFAT To EMe and BUI a d.iut lurr Fiona ElUabeth at Bung*..r H(»pltal on the 5Ui December 1955 at 2 pm. KENNEDY: To Kathleen (Ne« Dumper) and Alex at Batu Oajah on Dei-ember 3rd, a son, Simon conn.vi. M Horil fit (minimum). OARTSHORE-GAWTHORN: The354 words
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Advertisement37 1955-12-06 8 o glue Wjh THE WORLD'S FINEST RADIOS AND RADIOGRAMS including 3-D HI-FI Models arc available for Cash and Easy Instalments. From all BLUE SPOT" DEALERS or Sole Agents:— KEE HUAT RADIO CO., LTD. Singapore K. Lumpur Penan*37 words
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Advertisement88 1955-12-06 8 1 he new MODEL 177 ""■"WWIIWPPI Fully handjprcid I Mvtrhands. Spore Price $250/- Visujl Tuning Indkitor. Fed. Prk. $295/- Hlgh rmim Vtm\tt. it Modern High Cln^ MahtgM A.C. M-nns. MODEL 177M8 A.C. t VALVES ACCUMULATOR Singapore Mm S3OO/- F Oration Prict sJ'° Less 10' i for cash Factory Representat'^es: T.V88 words
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Article88 1955-12-06 9 HOPES RISE IN BUS STRIKE •;lement "D-day-old! raction rike rose rt-presen-the company Employees' ted in setours. meetings, nad agreed j > ached, j again today i Road I poned Singapore Asaocbpon Bus lock- i .s com- I i ....lock on I Kuek Seah the associap consider- i dead- .::other today88 words
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Article46 1955-12-06 9 Government f-r underI Secretary for > fence. v. anF ederal j Legislative Council today. !n I reply to a question by Captain Abdu; Hamid Khar. (Batang Padang*. Mr. Humphrey said the understudy was Inche Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin. former Assistant State SecreE inang.46 words
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Article, Illustration660 1955-12-06 9 BYRNE: TOPSY-TURVY DEPARTMENT i\ R\E, chief spokesman for Singapore local Government officers, alleged before the Malayanisation Commission yestnat expatriate officers were being recruited to the Income Tax department to keep local officers out of the higher scales of the660 words
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Article154 1955-12-06 9 Schoolgirl found with rope round neck KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. A 15-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl who was found dead in her home with a cord tied round her neck was murdered, the Kuala Lumpur Coroner, Raja Azlan Shah, decided today. F«- recorded the verdict murder by a person154 words
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Article21 1955-12-06 9 Thieves stole 400 yards of overhead telephone wire in I Kay Siang Road, off Tanglin, Singapore, during the weekend.21 words
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Article23 1955-12-06 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Terrorists cut and stole 100 yards of telephone wire in the Plentong area of Johore last night.23 words
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313 1955-12-06 9 Council is told: 'Build up defence' APPEAL FOR REAL' FIGHTING FORCES KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Urgent appeals to strengthen the Federation Regiment and Malaya's coastal defences were made in the Federal Legislative Council today. The Secretary for Defence, Mr. A.H.P. Humphrey, re- plied that the coastal de- fence of Malaya was313 words
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89 1955-12-06 9 1 IPOH, Mon— lpoh police searching lor a missing schoolboy sent a telegram to the Klang police today asking them to check certain Information. The news that Nandu Kumar, 14, might be stayins with his uncle In Klang I was reported by a89 words
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Article248 1955-12-06 9 Row over medical facilities IPO H, Mon.— The staff representatives of the Whitley Council for Federation aided schools walked out of a meeting of the council here today. They left after three hours of argument about medical facilities for the teachers. The official side had told248 words
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Article289 1955-12-06 9 Court told of bathroom incident PENANG, Monday. A EUROPEAN woman broke down in the First Magistrate's Court today as she gave evidence against a schoolboy, Lee Hock Poh, 17, accused of assaulting her nve-year-old daughter. Lee, who pleaded not guilty, was also accused ol committ- I289 words
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Article64 1955-12-06 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Othman bin Yusof, 25, of Temple Road, pleaded not guilty in the First Magistrate's Court here today to p charge of using criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman. Chan Ah Chiew. at a lane off Kandang Kerbau64 words
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Article40 1955-12-06 9 KUAT^A LUMPUR. Mon— A $6,000 ambulance is to be presented to the Selangor St. John Amfulanee Bridgade on Wednesday at the Selangor Indian Association grounds here. The ambulance is a gift from the Indian community40 words
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Article166 1955-12-06 9 Pay claim cable to London UNION ANGRY OVER DELAY 'THE Commissioner General's office in Singapore has telegraphed the Foreign Office in London regarding a letter from the Singapore Workers' Union complaining about delay in acceding to their wage claims. The union wrote to the Administration Officer, Mr. R. H. Bates,166 words
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Article63 1955-12-06 9 j Nathan Krishnan, Raii Mumarnad, Kandasamv Subramanian and Manikan Ra- masamy pleaded not guilty in a Singapore magistrate's court yesterday to a charge of beine members of an unlawful assembly which caused hurt tc Rangasamy Pitchayadda with an axe and iron chains, at the junction63 words
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Advertisement55 1955-12-06 9 SevenSeaS PURE COD LIVER OIL "v^ A sea-fresh food for mother 3^\ and child WBtm M In bottles containing 6. 6or 16 ~^^SSBtkjJ fluid ounces. Also capsules In jars containing from SO ACKSON CO.. LTD LUMPUR IPOH, PENANG JESStITON N.B. P ELECTRIC WATER HEATER Efficient Reliable Attractive ALLIANCE ENaca ltd.55 words
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Advertisement123 1955-12-06 9 HUNTLEY PALMERS Tfor freshness] sTyjSfflßj n5 Handy jib. fixe available in all wellan( j c fUre o j buying only crisp, ovcnunawiiiß freih Huntlcy Palmers biscuits. Known varieties including Assorted Creams. Bourbon, Carnival Assorted. Custard Creams, Gem. Milk and Honey. Nice and Table. Hade by HUNTLEY A PALMERS LTD. the123 words
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Miscellaneous152 1955-12-06 9 The weather MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: i".30 pjn. on Dec. 4 to 7.30 a.m. on Dec. 5): Singapore 72 degrees. Penang 72. Kota Bahru 71. Kuala Lumpur 70. Icon 72 Kuantan 71. j MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Dec. 5): Sinpapore 83. Penang 89. Kota j Bahru 80. Kuala152 words
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419 1955-12-06 10 Banking business is largest since 1952 'J'HE growing consciousness of the value of Western banking methods by local businessmen, which has led in the past year to an increasing number of local and foreign banks opening in Malaya and the extension of existing ones by the setting up of new419 words
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Article153 1955-12-06 10 Japanese rubber sandal craze A craze has started in Singapore for slippers manufactured from Malayan rubber by a factory in i Japan. The new light rubberised footwear is modelled on Japanese straw sandals. Thousands of pairs have been sold locally, the importer of the slipper, Mr. Tan See Tee, said153 words
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Article, Illustration201 1955-12-06 10 OUR WEALTH DEPENDS ON ENTREPOT TRADING Dean Musgrave SINGAPORE should realise her wealth and prosperity depended on the entrepot trade and make quite certain no rules and regulations were made to interfere with this. This was the opinion of a British industrialist expressed while in the Colony this week. The201 words
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Article, Illustration220 1955-12-06 10 Made after Colony disaster A SINGAPORE firm manufacturing a paste claim- Ed to provide resistance against fire and wood aecay is planning to mass produce it. The firm has received overseas inquiries following demonstrations to show the effectiveness of the paste against fire, said the proprietor220 words
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Article62 1955-12-06 10 Evans Medical Supplies Ltd. have been entrusted with the medical supplies required during the next three years by the TransAntarctic Expedition for the advance and main parties operating from the Weddell Sea Base. Selectiom proved to bo formidable task and was undertaken by a medical officer of62 words
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256 1955-12-06 10 A SCOTTISH building! contractor, whose firm, BeUrock Gypsum Industries Ltd., Glasgow has developed a new system, particularly suitable for building in climates with extreme] heat or extreme cold, has! announced that the latest! stage in the world-wide j adoption of the method,256 words
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Article, Illustration247 1955-12-06 10 MR. KUEK RETURNS FROM U.S.A. SIX T Y-THREE overseas delegates, including a Malayan, recently attended an International Sales Convention, organised by the Timken Roller Bearing Company, America's largest manufacturers of tapered roller bearings for automotive and industrial use The local delegate was Mr. C C. Kuek, manager of the industrial247 words
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Advertisement221 1955-12-06 10 V jI what a t difference a MACKESON'S makes! MACKESON'S MILK STOUT *I!j*X*!2L Stands as a drink to be ■^^S^iiiiiiß blessed in any climate. It am^^fe^^BS has a depth and fullness of iftaiiiHi^iiißiX taste to which chilling adds an extra savour, and as a r O^^B ■tout its lack of221 words
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Advertisement201 1955-12-06 10 yf/i Abdull^ NUMBER SEVEN VIRGINIA CIGARETTES (just rightl^A Juit right for good look* and just ing right for value, John White J^fi |5p |l j^F Shoe* are made in England by jSfl expert craftsmen. Tied to jflfl every pair of John Whitc^^S Shoes i* the Guarantee^^H By Shield the sign201 words
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Article, Illustration1313 1955-12-06 11 Ripley's 'Believe it or not' comics amused millions \\G artist named Robert Ripley sat discon.lately at his desk in a New York newspaper December day in 1918. His daily cartoon was he had not yet put pen to paper. Stumped tea, his mind began to dwell on several oddities fromDaily Mirror - 1,313 words
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Advertisement388 1955-12-06 11 /A Get Fit! build red -blooded vigour VIKELP is a natural sea plant mineral tonic that builds up and renourishes the body. It contains mineral salts in an amazing concentration. Rich In Iron Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Food lodine, Copper plus Vitamins B and D, Vikeip turns tiredness into energy... weakness388 words
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Miscellaneous122 1955-12-06 11 ItV.v Morgan. M.iP. \ol Jack's fautit .i;^ s -"c, cci IJc sp ji£\ TO?;., \j CR'^ T ENEr ?C.'T "%<£ B'SfrSST PBOSi-EMS MENTALS BTTTEK TW&t, lTC 1 hCCE PB.«0B8»Ny CMARTy.' ME S* J I MSS. wis*E— '^^at c .TIRc, VlCOt./j" TVIE WE \TA.j. i a IVE E^ET KNCrtN him.' lTS122 words
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Article885 1955-12-06 12 fmpal 10- 10 a ca Austral Amal 1« 1« Austral Malay 34/Ayer Hltam 54 25Ayer Weng (New I JO 30 Batu Solangor 60 65 Berjuntal 23 8 Banna Malay ..S3- 24 iNom I CheTiderlang »> Consolidated Tin ..3- J J Gopeng 8-9 »0 cd Huam 29 33885 words
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786 1955-12-06 12 ALL MARKETS OPEN WEEK ON STRONG, ACTIVE NOTE By Our Market Correspondent ALL Singapore markets yesterday began the week on a strong note because of the better tin and rubber prices and the renewed confidence now being sho'vn by local investors. Without overseas markets to guide it the tin price786 words
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Article135 1955-12-06 12 December first grade ruhbrr buyers f.o.b. rlosrd in SinKapoi 1 yesterday !<t $1.33 per lb. up 2 i cents on Saturday's closing price. The closing lone was Irregular. Closing prices in cents prr Ih. were: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 134\ (nomi. sellers 136 'v inomi; No.135 words
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Article97 1955-12-06 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per plcul yesterday were:Copra: easier; December $27 -4 buyers $27\ sellers; January $27 9 4 buyers, $28 sellers. Coconut oil: steady quiet; bulk $40 1 sellers, drum $43' sellers. Pepper: steady; Muntok white $137, Sarawak $136 (unchanged on Saturday) special Sarawak black97 words
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Article38 1955-12-06 12 On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday, tin 1 I dollar was quoted at 581 for cash «nd 5.86<« for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15.26 and one tad of gold at 253 -V38 words
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Article87 1955-12-06 12 Ships lvin K alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Hannover 1,2, Perseus 45. Arnold Maersk C.P., Sumatra 67, Jakarutu Maru 89, Charon 11, Canton 13 14, Elizabeth Bakke 15 16. Karlmata 18, Caltex 93 19 20 Merllmau N. Wall 2, Bruas N. Wall 3 to87 words
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Article101 1955-12-06 12 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS Tumovei were he;r widely spread change todi Variations in p In minn the falls with oils also tfuri. all trading wa< higher. Loans 3 1 i»v Bank of N 8 W Mount Lyell i»* N. Broken Hill I Hill 50 Mount M 1 Peko Western Ampol Exploit Oil101 words
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Advertisement648 1955-12-06 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA APPLICATIONS are Invited for appointment to a Lectureship or Assistant Lectureship In Chemistry, depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. Candidates should hold at least a good Honours degree In Chemistry and have had suitable teaching and; or research experience. Further particulars648 words
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Advertisement273 1955-12-06 12 NOTICES ROBINSON COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated In the Colony of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Interim Dividends of 3^ and *<*, respectively, less 30 r Income Tax. on the 6T First Cumulative Preference Shares and the S", Second Cumulative Preference Shares have been declared by the Directors on account of273 words
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Advertisement811 1955-12-06 12 NOTICES NOTICE TOWN COUNCIL, KLUANO. In accordance with sections 137 and 138 of the Town Boards Enactment notice Is hereby given that a draft plan of the Town Board area of Kluang comprising j plans Kluang S.D.L.P. No. 4 and 1 Kluang S.DXP. No. 5 has been 1 prepared and811 words
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Advertisement471 1955-12-06 12 OFFICIAL PRic^ ■K8K 0 lb. (up TIN s,. picui KNUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANADA U.S. PACIFIC FORTS iO DAYS Sailing Arriving Sir. Francisco Singapore P. Swei Penan? Um* Cjertrud Bakkc 8 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec Anna Bakke 8 Pec 7 Ian 9 |an tO Ian 17 i Ogeka471 words
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Advertisement973 1955-12-06 13 v i. »405 MAW co *«TD. Mi MM i THE BL°UE W fViwel LDfE "^S Ou« Soil* P <;.„„ n \,'M ■>" dm^iS 9 GJI/32 Dm 4 Dm 7/ B r-rool Dm 10 ondon, G 36 Dm 7 D.c 8 Dec 1 1 Dec 9 Dm 1J Dec 14/14 Dm973 words
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Advertisement1077 1955-12-06 13 EAS* AdlAxlC LINE SAILINGS TO CONTINtNT/SCANDINAVIA for Aden, Port Said, Goner., Antwerp, Rotterdam, Homburg, Copenhagen Gothenburg 4 Oslo s 'P° r P. Sham P.nang x) SONGHLA 7/8 Dm •«n "L A .i? THIA /24 D#e •>♦* M iONIA *°/Jl Dm x) Cells Beyrouth, Gdynia, xxj Colls London (Passengers only) Gdynia1,077 words
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Advertisement975 1955-12-06 13 BuaDiNGtHE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTO. T£ 2 L 337 T SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) 5 LINES SAILINGS TO U.K. AND CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. Sham Penong 'BENVMOR for London, Rotterdam G.I 5/1 6 Sails 4 Dm Direct errives ondon 28 Dec BENCLEUCH for Liverpool, Rotterdam, Antwero 12/17 Dec975 words
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Advertisement1186 1955-12-06 13 McALISTER tfc CO., LTD. TEL: No.: ***** ELLERMAN BUCK (ALL KLAVENESS LINE LONDON HAVRE ROTTERDAM, MAU $AN CRANCJSCO> HAMBURG PORTLAND, SEATTLE VANCOUVER md f °Co U no S do A 'or!:,a Afl C0 O ,o C m b P o ortl S'po,, ClTrof p i "sTm lVN P ,nong «"?"2"«1,186 words
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1082 1955-12-06 14 Australians face up to next year's world trip From JACK FINGLETON ItfARKY a leading A tennis player and see the world. In theory, this is quite an attractive proposition for both the tennis player and his wife a world honeymoon under the1,082 words
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Article273 1955-12-06 14 LONDON. Mon. T<HE DEPARTURE yes- terday of a strong side of young but established players started a new phase in English cricket abroad when the first official England "A" team sailed for Pakistun. The object of the tour, sponsored by the MCC. is two-foldReuter - 273 words
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Article44 1955-12-06 14 In a seml-flnal of tne Batanc Pndang football knockout competition for The High Comi lissloner's Cup. Lima Ball Football Team beat Sungel Chlnoh Estate 3-0 on the Tapah Town Parians The scorers were Liv Tuci Soong. Othman. and Narayanasamy44 words
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Article25 1955-12-06 14 CALCUTA. Mon.— The Russian football team. Moscow Locomotives beat an Indian side 2-0 here yesterday. The Locomotives led 1-0 at half-time ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Article75 1955-12-06 14 CEYLON PLAN A CRICKET CARNIVAL COLOMBO, Mon. A TRIANGULAR cricket tournament between India Pakistan and Ceylon may be played in Colombo early in 1957. The West Indian team. winch will tie touring India at that time, will also be invited to play a match in Colombo. These plans were drawn75 words
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Advertisement228 1955-12-06 14 "My watch is protected by Incabloc ....Is yours? 1 Why?. ..INCABLOC Shock Absorbers safeguarf the vital moving parts of a watch against everyday shocks and jars... maintain its accuracy... extend its life... save you m a dollars by keeping repairs to a minimum. Remember, when you buy your favourite watch228 words
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Miscellaneous300 1955-12-06 14 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS fi. Plain not vet riDe lanag.) 7. No earthly use for reception! tls) (g 7) 9 Sound botn wav« (4). 8. Flog the favourite for tnis 10. Quarrel w.- 3 a Scots leas» breed 17). (4) -10. Affectionate Insect tastes good! lt Is understood when I300 words
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Advertisement104 1955-12-06 15 '^m t9a TO MAKE fired Eyes PEEL REFRESHED ,1,0 OROM-OUICK MUM I eyes atk for .V:ng two each eye bathe and I rr. oment cool re- jenMe at a M M as often M would like .r.r.o makes MARS\ \NoSff*% •'■trt jutt hold i Io each nostril tmiontlf, you ■r'y104 words
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Advertisement449 1955-12-06 15 ACCOMMODATION VACANT 20 Wont.ss (Min.)— Box St rt«. «xlro. BUSINESS EXECUTIVE proceeding six months leave approx. Ist February 1956 offers fully i furnished 3 bedroomed two storey 1 house Holland Road area. 2 bedrooms and downstairs study air- i conditioned. Beautiful garden. Cookboy and wife, wash amah and I syce449 words
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Advertisement435 1955-12-06 15 TUITION 2* Word, $S (Min.)— Box St el., extra. WANTED A Non professional Dancer to give private lessons at Former's Home to a male university student. State terms Box A 7251 S.T. i SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS may I take a Driving Course at a very special rate at Singapore Driving435 words
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Advertisement887 1955-12-06 15 FUR HIRE 20 Word. $s (Min.)— Box SO el: txtra. A FLEET of Self-Drive Cars at Moderate Terms. Union Hire Service, 333, Oeylang Road, phone L. A. Hock. ***** and *****. HOUSES LAND FOR SALE 20 Word. $s (Min.)— Box St el., txlra. COMPOUND HOUSE, half mile from P.O. Oeylang.887 words
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Advertisement901 1955-12-06 15 FOR SALC 20 Word, f, (Min.)— Box St el., txlrm. KELVIN MARINE DIE3KL i engine 132 H.P. new and unusixl complete with all ancllUary marine equipment, sterngear controls etc., available at less than landed coxt. Also one smaller marine dlesel complete. Box A 7273 S.T. WHITE POPLIN SHIRTS Tailored to901 words
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Advertisement599 1955-12-06 15 CRAVEN A' for cooler smoking Cooler to the taste! The fine tobacco gives you the coolest, richest smoking that you've ever known. r ~7\^J^Z?\ Cooler to the throat and lips! ff The clean cork tip keeps 1..m fc^t'^-J'Mm and dry, cool and easy-drawing '(jo** m' 7/JIW to the very end.599 words
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288 1955-12-06 16 Epsom jeep's Jottings Jock Wilson will ride at Ipoh tomorrow IPOH. Mon. 'THERE, are now six Bri- tish jockeys riding on the Malayan turf. Latest arrival is Jock Wilson, a protege of Sir Gordon Richards. Wilson, who arrived over the weekend, took Show Show and Film Studio II out for288 words
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428 1955-12-06 16 Satisfaction 's good work on the track By EPSOM JEEP IPOH. Mon. QJ A T I S F A C T I O N. a good-looking chestnut by Nizami. is nicely keyed up after a rigid preparation. This five-year-old was again sent out against the stepwatch here this morning. Racing428 words
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192 1955-12-06 16 The Welsh Borderers make their rugby debut THE Ist Battalion South Wiles Borderers, British Army Cup finalists for the past two seasons, made their first mark in local rugby yesterday at Nee Soon when their Signals Platoon XV trounced RAF Seletar "A" 23-0. They scored four goals and a try.192 words
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Article77 1955-12-06 16 Singapore topped section C in the men's section last niaht at the Happy World In the Pan Asian Basketball Tniirii.imen1. l>y beatIng the Federation 82-i3. Honß Kone top,-ec: Section B. beat inn Medan 77-71. Vietnam became the first -century scorers 1' of the competition They upset77 words
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Article77 1955-12-06 16 ADELAIDE. Mon. Australian Test player Colin McDonald scored 304 runs today lor Melbourne University against Adelaide University. McDonnlc\ who is Victoria's opening batsman and has played In test rmtches against England South Africa and trie West Indies, hit two sixes and 23 fours. He threw awayReuter - 77 words
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Article89 1955-12-06 16 Singapore Combined Schools will hold the final hockey trial for their Federation tour tomorrow at the Victoria School ground. These players are requested to bring both white and coloured shirts: Musa bin Yacob. K. Toft, Chin Martens, Harbajan Singh, E. Tes>sen.sohn. Foo Foong Fong, Cheah Peng Hock,89 words
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Article413 1955-12-06 16 WET CONDITIONS FOIL THREEQUARTER PLAY AS- TWO SECOND-HALF TRIES BY SPARK CLINCH VICTORY J under-strength Singapore Cricket Club XV yesterday beat Combined Air Forces Malaya at rugby by 12 points (four tries) to three (try) at Tengah. There was really little between the sides in a413 words
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439 1955-12-06 16 AIOST amateur sports i 1 organisations in Singapore flourish on the mnerosity of benefactors. The Singapore Amateur Boxing Association i< a rase in point. The inaugural South East Asia tournament, sponsored by 5.A.8.A.. and held in Singapore in September, cost more than $10,000 to439 words
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Article164 1955-12-06 16 'J'HE Singapore Hockey Associations internal qundraiii'.ulai hockey competition, beinu held this weekend, will be played over 70 minutes v in international panics. The S.H.A.. who introduced this 1 extra ten minutes for all their senior knockout fixtures last season, were not able to continue tlii'; for the164 words
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170 1955-12-06 16 OAINT Andrews Old Boys were benten by 18 points (three goals, penalty) to six (two tries) by a heavier S.C.C. "B" side on the pa-ant yesterday. In the opening minutes Saints were well inside the S.C.C. 25 and were unfortunate not to score170 words
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842 1955-12-06 16 THE 15 cricketers who made the Malayan Cricket Association's first postwsir venture abroad such a resound- ing success fill all the places in this column today. Their splendid feats, individually and collec-, tively which brought t them three clear-cut victories in four842 words
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180 1955-12-06 16 NZ fight back with fine 73 by Sutcliffe BO" A bril: hlttln Sutclifr, world's tx batsmen, land a fig] against third daj cricket 7> i day. At the < i had sen: kets In n i for eight di New z 64 ni as t on Thu wi well n180 words
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Article67 1955-12-06 16 r^OMBINED Services team to rreet Singapore Civilians in Saturday's H.M.S. Malaya rugby tie on the padang Is: ACI Black iRNZAPi; Capt. Murray <Army>. Capt. Screech I (Army. Cpl. BvaiM .Army U Alway (Army; PO Davies iRNK Te Maarl ,RNZAF>: Fct. Morgan (RAP), C capt. I. LAC67 words
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Advertisement53 1955-12-06 16 RI GOER I nivensily v. X.1.. Technical Collece, Ruklt Tlmah. HOCKEY i SHA Div. 1: G.H.Q. v. K Ar i liansi. Tarqrlin: Div 3: Cable I Wireless v. (J.H.Q.. Tanglln. Krlendlies: Iniversity v. K.I. Technical College, B. Tlmah; I S.C.C. v. SJt.C. padaiiß; LatlH Wanderers v. V.M.C.A.. V.M.C.A. BASKETBALL Unlvenity53 words
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