The Straits Times, 13 December 1955

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    18 1 AVERAGE Itiiiv CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 75.000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1955, 15 CENTS
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    REDS' ANSWER TODAY?
    140 1 he_Tengku*s emissaries will fly to Klian Intan and wait for Chen Tien The big talks may be settled I 1 \l.\ LUMPUR, II Mon.— Chin Peiif'a to ilif suggested and date for a \> with 1h c Ministers of the i inn and Singamaj be known tomorrow.
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    DRASTIC PAY CUTS FOR BUSMEN
    436 1 44-HOUR WEEK, 19 HOLIDAYS -BUT HERE'S THE PRICE... CINGAPORE Chinese bus owners yesterday announced drastic pay cuts for their 1.600 lockedout workers, but offered them a shorter working week and improved benefits, including 19 paid holidays a year. And to replace the loss of manpower
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    Lock icon A fur pillbox hat for the Princess
    46 1 A fur pillbox hat for the Princess PEIMCBBS MABGAKBT (above) wore fur pillbox hat with a po;n-pom on top durum her recent visit to the Atomic Energy Authority's radio-chemical centre at Amersham. Buckinghamshire. The centre manufactures and di.stributes radioactive materials on a worldwide scale. A.P. picture.
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    Going home
    20 1 Holyoake, the De- Minister of New a rived in Sintra:day by BOAC•t his wav home goodwill mission to
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    HAIL 'EMPEROR' BULGANIN
    48 1 DELHI, Mon. SoT Marshal BulgaMr. Khrushchev Indian farm scttiewere hailed crowds as "Rus--100.000 villagers from surrounding districts cheered and applauded as the visitor* walked for nearly a :nilc along village lanes carpeted with rose petals. There wire shouts of "Long Live the Russian Emperors.'' a.i>.
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    GIRL'S 'NIGHTMARE' STAY IN RED CHINA
    225 1 GIRL'S 'NIGHTMARE' STAY IN RED CHINA She fled to Mao's paradise- and couldn't wait to come home pRETTY Lin Jiak Noi, 1 18, who defied her parents when she fled to Red China in September, returned to Singapore on Sunday a "sad but wiser girL" Miss Lin, a student, was
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    Bandit ambush: Two wounded
    195 1 FIRST INCIDENT IN CENTRAL KEDA II ALOR STAR, Monday. TWO special constables were wounded when a sixman police party was ambushed by 15 terrorists on the Similing-Merbak main road. Kedah, at 8.30 this morning. It was the first major bandit incident in centra Kedah since the
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    Lock icon Templer flying home
    54 1 LONDON. Mon.— A Foreign I Oflice spokesman said today that Gen. Sir Gerald Templer. Chief of the Imperial General Staff, will return to London i tomorrow from talks with the I Jordan Government in Amman. The spokesman said there wasj.no confirmation of re- :>uH» that the talks
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    Lock icon Governor to quit
    29 1 LONDON, Mon. -The Foreinn Oflice announced today that Sir Knox Helm. Gov-•rnnr-General of the Sudan. torn expressed his desire to i "for personal reasons." FT D
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    Baby found in dustbin
    52 1 The body of a week-old Chinese boy was found in a dustbin outside a house in Rocl'lie Drive, Singapore yesterday afternoon. The dead child was wrapped in a piece of blue cloth. There were no marks of violence on the body. The police are looking for
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    Five hurt in gang fight
    46 1 Five people wer e injured when two secret society pangs clashed near an openair cinema at Siglap, Singapore, last night. One is in hospital In a serious condition. Bottles, knives and sticks were used in the clash. The l»lice are investigating.
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    Labourer found drowned
    39 1 A labourer, Tan Lye Huat. 21. was found drowned in the sea off Marine Parade. Singapore, yesterday morning. Tan slipped while fishing at a kelong off the teach on Sunday afternoon and disappeared in the water.
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    $2,000 theft
    29 1 A thief stole a pair of trousers from the Siglap Hill. Singapore, home of a doctor on Sunday morning. In the pocket was a $2,000 diamond ring.
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    Lewd only after the ball was over
    462 1 Lewd only after the ball was over SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH THE NUDES THOSE lewd nudes found in Singapore's Victoria Memorial Hall at the weekend weren't lewd at all—until the Arts Ball was over. It was established yesterday that obscene additions to the original drawings on the floor and walls of
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    THEY'LL GET PUDDINGS 'BY CABLE'
    65 1 THEY'LL GET PUDDINGS 'BY CABLE' TROOPS at places in the jungle where even a helicopter cannot land may look forward to receiving their full share of Christmas fare. This has been made •possible by the development of a technique known as "External Freight." Sycamore helicopters of 194 Squadron will visit
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    Lock icon A new Comet?
    45 1 LONDON, Mon. The De Havilland Aircraft Company plans to build a brand new Comet jetliner fitted with the latest Rolls Royce engine in another effort to match strides with the United States in the civil aviation race, informed sources said today. U.P.
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    One ton an hour
    28 1 No. 12 Canberra Bomber Squadron hos created a record by dropping 144 tons of bombs on terrorist targets in the Federation in 144 hours.
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    Lock icon One gift—Ford gives away $500 mil.
    165 1 One gift— Ford gives away $500 mil. NEW YORK. Mon. The Ford Foundation today in one stroke gave away US$5OO million to American colleges and hospitals a sum roughly equal to US$3 for every man, woman and child in the United States. The gigantic Rift, the largest single appropriation in
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    Homecoming
    26 1 About 40 boys and girls .studying in Australia arrived in Singapore by QantasBOAC last night to spend the Christmas holiday with their parents in Malaya.
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    Lock icon Fit for talks
    27 1 WASHINGTON, Mon. President Eisenhower's doctors yesterday save him the go ahead signal for his conference with Sir Anthony Eden in Washington iext month.— Reuter.
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    A good morning for Mr. M
    239 1 A good morning for Mr. M From LESLIE HOFFMAN T ONDON, Mon. The Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, seemed pleased at the way preliminary talks between his self- government mission and Colonial Office officials went this morning. As he left Church House, where the talks were held. Mr. Marshall told
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    35 1 TREASURY ASSURANCE TO .MARSHALL LONDON. Mon Maruil dtei t.ilk-. at i -in that if Singapore nredrd more hard ■■rri-nc\ 15riti-.li <in\<rii v. mild "ijlllf Illfll cmlly conNid<T our proposals." Router. (Sec this Col.).
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    Lock icon Free port status for Labuan
    94 2 Free port status for Labuan LABUAN, Mon. rE island of Labuan will be made a free port soon, th? Commissioner of .Customs North Borneo, said I today. i He the North Borneo Goverr :..'nt had approved in princi an experiment In pant da Labuan free port status, but certain details
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    Lock icon UNEASY PEACE AFTER SNEAK ATTACK IN CHRISTMAS LAND
    236 2 UNEASY PEACE AFTER SNEAK ATTACK IN CHRISTMAS LAND Israelis kill 55 Syrians on Galilee shore JERUSALEM, Mon. AN uneasy peace returned today to the shores of the Sea of Galilee where an Israeli punitive force killed 55 Syrians and captured 29 others during the night. Four Israeli soldiers were reported
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    Lock icon The tooloving mother...
    155 2 NOW SON'S WIFE SUES HER CHICAGO, Mon. A 72- YE AR-OLD mother, accused of "pampering" her 42--year-old son, has been sued by her son"s wife for alienation of affections. Mrs. Grace Dire. 37, asked for US$3OO,OOO damages on the ground that her mother-in-law _/suaded" her husband, Joseph
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    Lock icon The big pay-out
    34 2 NEW YORK. Mon. Seventy-two%ear-old Ethel Park Richardson, who won US$lOO,OOO on a television quiz show, will keep only only' U5524,000 of it after paying taxes and giving $30,000 to charity. UP.
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    Lock icon Sudan protests
    31 2 KHARTOUM. Mon. The Sudan has protested to Britain and Egypt that she was not consulted when the two countries agreed on the procedure for Sudanese lelfdet or mination.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Radio war
    25 2 NEW YORK. Mon. Russia's East European satellites have increased their propaganda campaign against Wes- i tern radio broadcasts. Radio Free Europe reports. A.P.
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      Lock icon Bounce, bounce, bounce...s9,ooo into a newly-weds' kitty
      301 2 Bounce, bounce, bounce... s9,ooo into a newly-weds' kitty I OND O N, Mon.— A couple on honeymoon won £1,100 ($9,000) in a competition on Britain's commercial television service last night the biggest win since the new system started three months ago. They are Kenneth Waterworth, a 29-year-old army sergeant, and
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    Lock icon VOTING PAPERS FOUND IN RUBBISH DUMP
    171 2 MELBOURNE. Monday. pHILDREN playing in a hall used as a polling boot* in the elections had 84 ballot papers, it was dis closed las: night. An investigation has started. The elections, on Saturday, resulted in victory for the coalition government ot Mr. Robert Menzies.
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    Big-hearted Mr. M -by former Jap captive
    98 2 Big-hearted Mr. M -by former Jap captive UNDER Mr. David Marshall's bush-jacket beats a warm and understanding heart, according to Mr. Aaron William:) in a letter to a London newspaper. Mr. Williams said he was surprised London newspaper made little mention of Mr. Marshall's imprisonment by me Japanese. "We were
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    New doctor
    35 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mr. Lai Mm Tet has obtained I his MB BS degree at the I Sydney University. He is the oldest son of Mr. Lai Kai Joo. A^istant Public Trustee. Johore
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    Lock icon 'Turncoat' due
    22 2 HONG KONG. Mon—American" turncoat" soldier, Richard R. Tenneson, will arrive at the Hong Kong border from Red China tomorrow. UP.
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    Lock icon Chiang is back
    21 2 TAIPEI, Mon. President Chiang Kai-shek returned here today after a vacatioi: at his central Formosa mountain retreat. UP.
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    Lock icon La Lollo'S war on Loren hots up
    213 2 La Lollo'S war on Loren hots up HO WIG, NO FALSiES SAYS 'HO LADYROM' THE feud tx I 1 two stars Gi v gida and s—grows rr.i Sophia 01 navia. said in yesterda be a lady: ambitions. Retorted t 1 "Sophia She 11, son;U pub;;. Lollob'i est paid QII retiirned
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    Tengku Mahmud returning
    24 2 Tengku Mahmud returning JOHORE BAHRI Tvngku Mahmud, Tengku Malik morrow he obtained Local Govern In January I Port Dick.son 1 military train, Malay Rraiment.
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    Lock icon French pilots strike
    31 3 may French airi atoned yes- of air- at baa h air traffic a month. Union called a iut for next protest against the governay in deal- c demands.—U.P.
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    Lock icon 200,000 HAUL IN HOME HOLD-UP
    150 3 K night holds terror for two YORK. Mon.— armed bandits Her and his oner In their L 2 hours last aped with th $200,000. Joseph Fodcr \< Llie, own a >re In Aurora. miles from Chi'iiian beaten •■turned home 7 p.m. and was iund by
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    Lock icon 3-D without glasses
    33 3 EDINBURGH, Mon. A British cinema chief predicted yesterday that the next big advance in the film industry would be threedimensional films which could be looked at without special glasses.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon BANDITS BATTLE TROOPS IN CYPRUS
    242 3 mandos in biggest operation searching eaves for hidden arms Widespread bomb outrages in terror island NICOSIA, Monday. TERRORISTS and commandos fought a snort, sharp gun battle in the hills of «outhuist Cyprus yesterday when Uritish troops wire searching some caves. The terrorists escaped into the
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    Margaret has weight on her mind but it's no trouble
    114 3 MAUGAUII Maut-r »uiil> in get into films. She wants to be a tough girl, not a clamour star. .Mircarct, 17, former member of -a da mint; group-j--the Terry Juveniles is learning fast. In London she demonstrated a few of her
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    Lock icon CLOWN FINDS ACT OF DRUNKENNESS NO JOKE
    136 3 CLOWN FINDS ACT OF DRUNKENNESS NO JOKE MOSCOW. Mon. Karandash. Rnss i as greatest tiuwn, was arrested last month for drunken behaviour, the newspaper Sovii-t (uilur.' di -closed. The newspaper said Karandash 52, his real name is Mikhail Kumyantsev was taken to the police stali'Mi at Stulmahad Tadzhik. mar the
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    Lock icon Demonstration broken up
    52 3 HAVANA. Mon.— Police yes- terday broke up a demonstration by the university's students' federation wh.ch was trying to hold a symbolic burial ceremony of a govfrnmtnt opposition party member who died on Saturday Senor Raul Hernandez, member of the opposition Orthodox Party, died after being snot during
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    Lock icon KASHMIR, TOY OF SOVIETS
    220 3 KASHMIR, TOY OF SOVIETS Reds' game may add to world tensions KARACHI, Mon.—Paklv istan's Premier, Chaudhri Mohammad All. accused Russia's touring leaders last night of "making Kashmir a toy" in the international game. I His bitter attack on Premier Bulganin and Com- munist Party boss Khru- shchev was made in
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    Lock icon Recognised
    19 3 SAIGON. Mon.— The Vatican has recognised South Vietnam's republic and its government, it was announced here today.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon America plans tariff cuts
    55 3 WASHINGTON. Mon.— The United States added 34 items yesterday to the more than 800 it will consider for tariff cuts in International trade negotiations next January. The additions, including frog legs, hinges, liquid sugar, adding machines, wool socks, matches and some embroidered linens, account for US$25
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    Lock icon Venue: Rangoon
    21 3 COLOMBO, Mon. The next meeting of the Colombo Powers is expected to take place in Rangoon next month.— U.P.
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    Lock icon Higher duty?
    35 3 COLOMBO, Mon. The Minister of Finance, Mr. i M.D.H. Jayawardene, may place before the Cabinet this week a proposal for increas--1 ing the export duty on rubi ber, informed sources said today. U.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    357 3 LONDON, Mon. IT has been a day of mixed conditirm.s in the stork markets today. Alter early firmness operators adopted a cautious note in view of uncertainty regarding Wall Street following the less satisfactory nevs about President Elsenhower. Many leadins industrials reacted after owning well Gilts held steady
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    Lock icon Sir Santa relaxes crisis rules
    123 3 'BEST POSSIBLE GIFT,' HE SAYS IiEUKUETUw:* (Britisn uuiana), Monaay. THE Governor, Sir Patrick Renison, yesterda; 1 announced "the best possible Christmas pre sent" for the people of British Guiana— furthe relaxations of the two-year-old emergency regula tions. The emergency was declared in October. 1953 when
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    Lock icon New flights over Russia
    46 3 HELSINKI. Mon Unde an agreement made here 01 Saturday. Finland will h the first Western country ti make regular passenge flights o/er Soviet territory The Finnish uir lines Fin nair will fly three retun flights a week from Helsink to Moscow. Reutpr
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    Soldier who stole dentures jailed
    216 4 Soldier who stole dentures jailed OFFENCE 'AKIN TO LOOTING' JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. A young British soldier who stole a set of dentures among other things while conducting a search was today sent to jail for one year. Mr. N. L. Cohen, sitting In the Kluang Magistrate's Court, told Private George
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    Ship 'strike' —inquiry still on
    88 4 Ship 'strike' inquiry still on TIHE Court oi Inquiry into 1 L an incident Involving I about 63 crew of the Austra--1 iian destroyer Anzac on its way from Australia to Slngaoore has not yet ended. The Court, which i s sitting in camera, in the wardroom of the destroyer,
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    Purse gift to new priest
    66 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Father J. Lvi, who was ordained at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Singapore, on Dec. 4, today celebrated his first sacerdotal Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Johore Bahru. After tlie service the laity held a reception at the
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    SHE HAS NO PROOF OF MARRIAGE
    137 4 A WOMAN who claimed to be the wife of a police inspector could not produce a marriage certificate when asked to do so by the Singapore Sixth Magistrate yesterday. i Lim Chiew Har, 24, alias Alice Lim. was suing Ane Chien Choon lor neglecting
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    A SHIPPING EXPERT RETIRES
    72 4 A shipping expert is netir- i ing at the end of this month after serving 36 years with a Singapore firm. He is Mr. Ang Beng Ouan. Chtaf clerk of the shipping < department of the Rotterdam Trading Co. (Malaya) Ltd. He is 60. The firm
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    BYRNE: THIS COULD LEAD TO CHAOS
    287 4 Govt. men meet today on Marshall plan pLACING of the Singapore civil service under the direct control of an elected m mis t r y could mean chaos, Mr. K. If. Byrne, spokesman for local officers, said yesterday. "it could lead to the American
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    Terrorist who pined for mother told: You will see her today
    92 4 Terrorist who pined for mother told: You will see her today IPOH, Monday. A surrendered terrorist who has been pining for his widowed mother cheered up today when told she is still alive. The mother. Chin Fook Lin. will be brought to see him tomorrow in Kuala Kangsar, where he
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    The technicians of tomorrow
    293 4 270 STUDENTS START IN FEBRUARY A FIRST BATCH of 270 Singapore students from Government schools will be chosen to begin secondary technical education in February nexl I year. This was announced bj the Minister for Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee. at a Press conference yesterday. The
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    Coming here—a 'miracle' pastor
    110 4 Coming here— a 'miracle' pastor AN AMERICAN PASTOR who is described by Christian leaders throughout the world as a miracle worker because of his numerous successful cures through prayer will arrive in Singapore on Thursday for a series of lectures and demonstrations in the Colony and in Ipoh He is
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    Speaker plan
    34 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon The appointment of a Speaker to the Johore Council of State will be debated by tne State Council tomorrow on a motion by Haii Hassan bin Haji Yunos Alliance >.
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    Back to Malaya
    19 4 More tnan 300 Indians returned to Singapore yesterday In the liner State of Madras from India.
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    $1,300 paid in full—with dishonour
    196 4 $1,300 paid in full with dishonour A SINGAPORE magistrate yesterday criticised a company for condemning a salesman In public after arranging to collect from him money he had misappropriated. Up before the magistrate was Lim Kia Him, who pleaded guilty to six counts of criminal breach of trust of 51.
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    Council bid to gag Sultan
    97 5 EEP CONCERN' OVEP PRO -BRITISH JUBILEE ADDRESS ALLIANCE 1/1 A WANTS SPEECHES VETTED IOIIORE BAHRU, i -Johore State iil will decide o\\ w h c- 1 li c r il speeches by Sultan should !>e by the Mentri to try to gag iltan follows his
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    What he said...
    64 5 :h from the Sultan .said: well to or merdeka and Ince but where are your planes armies to withstand gresslon from wonder why the :ld want to conend their youth to Hied in this country people want them re British I would But mind you. if go
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    Hank change
    32 5 AN. Mon.— Mr. G. f who arrived here ith hi.s wife from has taken over I the Sitiawan subthe chartered I <m Mr, A. L. Morris left for England on
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    BOTANIC SAID GOVERNOR-BUT RADIO THINKS HE'S WRONG
    203 5 BOTANIC SAID GOVERNOR-BUT RADIO THINKS HE'S WRONG AN old controversy f» on "Botanic or Botanical" Gardens has cropped up again in Singapore. Sir Robert Black, the Governor, referred to the Gardens a s "Botanic" in his speech during the 100 th birthday celebrations of Mr. Henry N. Ridley. But Radio
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    Now—a forum for youth
    266 5 Now a forum for youth yHE Singapore Youth Council decided yesterday to start a youth forum despite the opportunities it might provide for "overt political forces." "Youth without a forum is like a man without a mouth," said Dr. Gwee Ah Lenu of the Chinese V.M.C A. Irrespective of the
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    Orchids from Malaya for her bouquet
    93 5 IPOH. Mon. Seven pounds of Malayan orchids will travel half way round the world to a little Yorkshire town for a Psilllg Day wedding. The flowers, a mixture of pure white and coloured varieties, will BMt Lieut. -Col. \V. Whitlaker $li) 0, inciudinu an
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    Strike bonus row—councillors silent
    137 5 Strike bonus row— councillors silent rpHE City President. Mr. J. T. Rea. and his councillors would not comment yesterday on the throat by the Singapore Ratepayer!' Anoclatlon to take the Council to court for paying strike bonuses. The association maintains the Council had no right to workers $25 each after
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    HE WON'T HAVE WOMEN CABBIES
    171 5 HE WON'T HAVE WOMEN CABBIES T<HE VICE-CHAIRMAN of Singapore City Council Vehicles and Traffic Committee, Mr. V. K. Nair, yesterday said that he would be very unhappy if women drove taxis in the Colony. He was commenting on a report that women are driving taxis in Paris and that taxi
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    Nine are fined, only 7 pay
    65 5 Nine striking employees of United Engineers Limited, all of whom are members of the Singapore Factory and Shop Workers' Union, were each fined $25 or one week's fail by the Singapore Ninth Magistrate. Mr. Tan Boon Teck, for preventing a lorry from moving out
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    Face lift for embankment
    41 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. A proposal to beautify the embankment aiong Jalan Ibrahim is under consideration by the Town Council and Government. The State Engineer has been requested by the Government to produce a plan for the scheme.
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    Art show
    24 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. —Malay schools in Selangor will hold an art exhibition at the Malay hostel in Sulei- man Road on Thursday.
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    WHAT'S ON AT YOUR CINEMAS
    136 5 CiARRK'K: Khalber (Hinder)— 3.15 6.'0. 9.15; Tel ***** KING'S: Follies Revue (Mandarin i The Love Song (.Mandarin)—l.ls. 5.30. 9- Tel. *****. CATHAY r To Catch a Thief— 11 1.45. 4.15, ti.45 9.30; Tel. *****. ODEON: Don Vadas Latin Quarter Revue (Japanese stage show j— 3,
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      170 5 SINGAPORE DIARY POLICE BAND: Ridley Centenary concert at Botanic Gardens 9 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA: Dr. Michael Sullivan Introduces series of five films M Indian Arts at Arts Lecture Theatre, Cluny Road. noon. HI oon TRANSFUSION: Presentation of gold and sliver medals to blood donors by Mr. A J. Braga,
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    HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOY
    633 6 WITH Christmas drawing near how wise are the aunts and uncles, not to mention the parents, who sit down and make a list of the children, their ages and tastes before they set off on a shopping spree. Well-chosen toy s not only glv
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    A dampener for George
    513 6 MONDAY MEET Dorothy in the 1 market this morning and ask after her husband. "Don't mention George to me." she says. "He's scarcely on speaking terms with me today." It appears they went to a party last night, leaving as It began to pour with rain.
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    SHOES FOR THE SPRING
    67 6 Lysbeth Rollins (21), of Burma, a student turned modeller in London, holds up a pink court shoe with pearl throat trim and pearl heel bracelet, and a transparent vinylite sandal complete with massive jewelled clasp. These and the two others on the desk, a python print
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    'This is a horrible crime': Murder appeal by two men dismissed
    559 7 'This is a horrible crime': Murder appeal by two men dismissed 'CHEN WAS MASTER PLANNER-COURT KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE FEDERATION Criminal Court of Appeal today dismissed the appeal by ('hen Chung Ling, 22, and Kwong Kirn Onn, 18, against their conviction and sentence of death for the murder of Wearne
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    'I am proud of you/ Sir Robert tells the volunteer policemen
    122 7 'I am proud of you/ Sir Robert tells the volunteer policemen rpilE (iovernor of Singapore yesterday said that he was proud that people were contributing to the Colony's security by joining the Volunteer Special Constabulary. Sir Robert Black said: "From what 1 have seen of your demonstrations, I am sure
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    New officer
    41 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Inche Abdullah bin Mohamed Salleh, of the Johore Civil Service, has been appointed Assistant District Officer, Muar. in place of Inch* Nasarudin bin Mohamed who relinquished the appointment for a post in the Malayan Civil Service.
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    CHRISTMAS AT AIRPORT
    53 7 Christmas has come to the Slnsapore Airport with an illuminated Christmas tree planted by the BOAC in the main hall. In tront of the tree, which was flown out from England by BOAC is a tub into which the public can to put presents for children who
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    DISAPPOINTMENT FOR Mr. LOOI
    250 7 Dialect turns hope to despair HOPE CHANGED to despair yesterday for Mr. Looi Peng Kwang. 30, who is wandering alone in Singapore, looking for his real mother. A young Chinese woman, who read of Looi's plight in the Straight Times and thought he might be her
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    BUT IT'S ONLY A SIMPLE IQ TEST
    234 7 BUT IT'S ONLY A SIMPLE IQ TEST says Mr. Chew (COMPLAINTS by Malay students that they were not given sufficient notice of an examination they took yesterday were unjustified, said the Minister for Education, Mr. Cnew Swee Kee. The students made the complaint on Sunday aftei calling off a boycott
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    First dance in satellite town
    55 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Petallng Jaya Club will hold a social and danee the first in Kuala Lumpur's fast growing satellite town —on Saturday to boost Its building fund. It will be at I the Petaling Jaya School. There will be magic and acrobatic shows
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      332 7 TO QI'ALITV 4&> Kiclc with Pride Ride a THE TRIE TEMPEK STEEL BICYCLE tf^jiiJßjf Phillip* Dralrr, nrr Cvrlr' Sprricli,t,, uho sMEjPK/ drlighlrd In nittinr ynu on llu- rnrtrrt C. K. STEIN, Clentagles H0te1, .5-6 Napkr Re, SINGAPORE For Comfort and Service Stay at "GLENEAGLES" HOTEL 5/6 NAPIER ROAD, SINCAPORE Ideally
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      149 7 and Ben Lyon; 10.30—11.00 Juke RADIO MALAYA '^^^m^™^™ *Pro(rramme thus marked can be F'^B J/ JIJ fll I fil I received bj Hstenem in MaUcca. l^^^K^^^BHl^H Short wave 19 Medium I^^BBI^HI^HI^H wave 476 m.. 343. 366 m. and 297 m. GIurADAQV P.M. '1.00 Lucky Dip; '130 SIWOAKUKII. New*; M.45 Hot
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    DEATHS
    178 8 20 Word, (It I minimum) STRACHAN: Capt. Frederick, of 4 Oxlev Rise, suddenly at the Ho. pital on nth December. 1955. Mrs. See Bong Leong pa.s.-ed away suddenly on the Bth er, 19)5, at 11.30 p.m.. behind one son. See Kee la-lav, Teo Kah Bee, five daughters. Annie, Honey,
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    191 8 N Hordi Sin (minimum). MR. AND MRS. TAN KENG KHIAN Think all relatives and for their valuable presents' and (rood wishes on the occasion of their marriage on 10.12.55. THE FAMILY OF the late Mrs. 6ec Bong Leong thank all Relatives, Friend;; an d staff of various Firms for
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    The Straits Times. Singapore, Tues. Dec. 13, 1955
    677 8 The Straits Times. Singapore, Tues. Dec. 13, 1955 Eight Point Agenda In the three days since he arrived in London, Singapore's Chief Minister has done much to remove the unfortunate I impression made by reports of I some of his statements in Ceylon and India. Mr. Marshall moved into his
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    Too Old At 55
    302 8 In July last year the Singapore Government agreed that a civil servant who was still active at 55 could be safely entrusted to work on until he was 60. The compulsory retirement age was, therefore, extended to 60 for all except the daily-rated workers. However the
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    40,000 Cars
    226 8 There are nearly 40.000 private cars in Singapore, 5.000 more than last year. While this is something to be thankful for in busless days, the unending stream of traffic offers a reminder that road congestion is becoming increasingly serious. Every morning over 10,000 private cars enter the City
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      Raffles Museum just 'junk in the gloom'
      477 8 Raffles Museum just 'junk in the gloom' FINDING myself with some time to spare on a short visit to Singapore, I went to see the Raffles Museum. But Instead of finding a living tribute to a great tradition, I found the gloomy mausoleum of what is made to appear a
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      DANGEROUS RULES
      65 8 I THINK the new bicycle rules. 1955, will do more harm than good. In using one hand to signal, the cyclist will be left with only one hand to control the bicycle. This is very dangerous, especially when he is turning corners. Of course, it is different with
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      Pirate taxis are useful
      125 8 Pirate taxis are useful MR. T. A. Simon is entirely wrong to have spoken to the Passenger Transport Commission so much against the "pirate" taxi operators at this moment of transport difficulties. It is worse still to Introduce drastic penalties against them when they are doing a useful service to
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      EMBARRASSED by the radio
      51 8 EMBARRASSED by the radio I BACK Glenn Patterson on the subject of Zainal Alam's "telephone conversations." I am an Indian and I was very indignant when Zainal Alam began his fun with the Indian language. It is not fair to amuse some at the expense of others' embarrassment. PARIJA AYYAVOO
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      Asian air officers
      121 8 WITH due respect to Mr. O. J. Warcup, Direc-tor-General of the Civil Aviation Department, may I point out a discrepancy in his statement to the Malayanisation Commission. Mr. Warcup is reported to have warned the Commission against hasty Malayanisation and referred to last year's Constellation air crash
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      Firs things first
      34 8 Firs things first IN spite of many applications being made for the supply of electricity to Ponggol' Road nothing has been done. Yet $300,000 is to be spent for 500 air-conditioners. PONGGOL RESIDENT. Singapore.
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      Chinese marriage reform
      88 8 Chinese marriage reform THE establishment of a Muslim Religious Court in Singapore to deal with divorces and matrimonial disputes is the best way to ensure stable marriage among the Malays. Muslim men deserve \it be congratulated for the way they have at last become amenable to reason. We women must
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      Running union branches
      93 8 Running union branches I DO hope that the Trade Union Congress will look into the running of some branch unions affiliated to them and give some Instructions on the ■procedure at union meetings, standing orders, and such technicalities. It would be advisable to follow up with personal addresses to any
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      BRITAIN IS STILL MEEDED
      163 8 AMIDST the many ungracious and sometimes spiteful; remarks about Britain one has had the misfortune :to come across of late, it is most refreshing to find a I letter in your paper acknowledging: the fact that "Colo- I nialism" (once called British protection) "has made Malaya
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    YEAR OF CRISIS
    1266 8 An mgly dilemma faces the West in Germar A REVISION and general overhauling of western policy on Germany is urgently needed. The present policy centred on German rearmament and military alliance with the West has reached a dead end. It is too rigid to cope with the
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      70 8 There's Tradition and Oualil) 'WtV^XvSwAx^ Hi Full bandtprcid wit* ilA^£^ :^£> K illuniitiarcd b.i n d s p ./VV?^ PRICE S28 C Sinc.ip 4 THE ttNOUL EUCTMC CO. piu ••>-—'- Tin i.nmi h.h rmr ro itn "i tf^l ENTER FOR THE /7^k JOHNSON'S CAR-r /^|J^V\ COMPETITION s^ohnson^J NOW! {^Jg !iBsoGallonsofMOßlLGAStobewon!
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    Teacher returns after 4 years
    29 9 I Tan Mvii r turned to Singapore night after a n In domestic Australia, will be posted to nt school when i:is on Jan.
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    FLY TO MECCA' OFFER
    44 9 >sages are being he first time to In the -.nsapore Govern- I incement said :day there must be at ."iij application* before a plane could bo chartered. Pilgrims travehu s by sea must apply for passant n, fore Dec. 31.
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    Bearded warrior is a maiden
    78 9 WARRIOR with the flou la| heard is a nirl Hiss W'u Yih Pinu. Hoim Rons actress, who is one of the stars of a Peking opera which the China Society and the Peking Dramatic Association are .jointly sponsoring in Singapore in aid of the Chinese
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    Cyclone aid planned
    42 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Indians will meet at the Chettiar Hall. Sentul, on Wednesday to consider relief measures for people made homeless by the recent cyclone in South India. The cyclone destroyed 125.000 acres of crops and killed 1,200 people.
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    Surgeon outcry: Now Govt. tells all
    354 9 PR. ABDUL MAJID DID RECEIVE 'MISSING' WIRE ALLOWING HEM TO STAY IN BRITAIN HIS PASSAGE ALREADY BOOKED, HE CHOSE TO RETURN TO MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. r f HE Federation Government has finally cleared "P tho of Dr. Abdul Majid bin Ismail, the Queen
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    Talk on safety
    33 9 Mr. A. E. Shepherd, chairman of the Singapore Safety First Council, will talk about "Safety on Roads" at tomorrow's luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club at the Cathay Hotel.
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    Mohamed need dream no longer
    272 9 Mohamed need dream no longer BUND, HIS WISH AT LAST COMES TRUE KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A blind man patiently waited for a customer to buy the last few goods left in his small, bare shop He was dreaming— the same dream he has had every day for the last year
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    'WIFE TROUBLE' HAD HIM WORRIED
    161 9 —and then he tried to commit suicide IX)NG KUM MOK, 50, told a Singapore court yes- terday that he attempted to commit suicide by slashing his throat with a razor because he had "wife trouble." Chief Inspector Ramzan All explained to the Fourth Magistrate's Court
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    The sailor Colony doesn't want
    115 9 A SINGAPORE magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Colebourn, yesterday told a British sailor who pleaded guilty to stealing a motorcycle that men like him were not wanted in the Colony. Albert Dennis Brown, 24. of H.M.S. Newcastle, admitted that he stole the motor-cycle in Bras Basah
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    '$2,000 a month not enough'
    268 9 —SO PWD CAN'T GET LOCAL MEN IIfIALAYANISATION of the Public Works DepartiTl ment would be very dif. because of the present general shortage of architects and engineers, the Director of PWD, Mr. A. Wear, told the Malayanisation Commission in Singapore yesterday. He said that the
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    Top jobs: Malays stake claim
    90 9 Top jobs: Malays stake claim THE Malayanisation Commission has been told by the rank and file of the Singapore Police Force that Malays should be considered first when posts vacated by expatriate oflicers are to be filled. The proposal was made in a memorandum submitted through the Commissioner of Police,
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    Curfew off for play
    62 9 RAWANO. Mon.— Curfews on all estates were lifted in Ulu Selangor district last night so that labourers could see an anti-Communist play staged here. The play, "Paid in Full,' was directed by Mr. P. Ramasamy, the Ulu Selangor area information officer, and acted by members of
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    VISITORS' SON WED ROYAL BEAUTY
    145 9 Much impressed by Singapore DR. AND MRS. 1., ft. Mil I YER, a globetrotting American couple with a princess in the family flew into Sineaporr from Bangkok on Sunday. Their son. Vincent, made world news after his turbulent marriage to Princess Fatimah, sister of the
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    Pickpocket's murder: Youth held
    106 9 Pickpocket's murder: Youth held KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. FLICE Investigating the murder of a well-known pickpocket here have arrested a Singapore Chinese believed to be a member of a secret society. The pickpocket, Leong Chee. 26, of High Street, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen on last Tuesday night as he
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    Mr. Dalley asks: Why the strikes?
    148 9 WHAT were the chief causes of the recent wave of strikes In Singapore? Were they staged to "gin-ger-up" the Government, or to support the Opposition? These are two of the questions which Mr. F. W. Dalley has included in his questionnaire sent to Colony
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    Treat for 20
    24 9 More than 20 children from the Singapore Children's Aid Society wer* elven si treat by che Tangle Inn, Tanglin Road, yesterday
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    TUC turns deaf ear to PAP plea for 'unity'
    185 9 TUC turns deaf ear to PAP plea for 'unity' TH E 48,000 strong Trades Union Congress yesterday again refused to take part »n "unity talks" with the Singapore Trade Unions Working Committee, whi^h claims to represent 85,000 workers in 95 unions. Mr. Ang Liong Sin?, .secretary of the T.U.C.. yesterday
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    Speeding brings $20 fine
    40 9 Victor Lee, of 2, Chancellor Road, Singapore, was fined $20 in a Singapore traffic court yesterday for driving a car between 48 and 50 miles an hour along Orchard Road on July 10 at 12.40 p.m.
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    Bandits like it
    36 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Plastic cloth was very popular with terrorists, the Kului court was told when Chiew Kiew, a woman, was fined $300, or two months' lail for moving .t without a permit.
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    The toddy shops go dry
    70 9 The toddy shops go dry I'ENAMI. Mm. Toddy NMHMn in Penang have gone without their favourite drink for three ii.i\s kMMM of I strike hy toddy tapper*. I In- vorkcrs. trtlllkl| 106. demanded in Si-p-I: inhrr an extra five cents for every gallon tiny tap. Tin') Ntu|)|)i(l work on S.ilurda\
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    'CRACKER' HAUL IN PENANG
    176 9 Put on lighter for safety nENANG, Mon. Forty--1 rive thousand "midget atom bomb" crackers seized by Prnang police at Prai yesterday have been placed on a lighter anchored at a safe distance from the shore and other vessels. There is DO-one OO board the lighter. A
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      44 9 Are you the "One-Gulp" type ONE-CULPERS." /4^O\ H> of necessity, l 1 -i need a beer that it smooth enough to go straight down without hitting the sides of the stomach. fcmsbeTtl o f course VE^ABLES^iX Tr«<U Enqumct »0 HENRY WACGH ft CO. LTD.
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      143 9 The weather MINIMI'M TEMPERATURE: (7.30 p.m. on Dec. 11 to 7.30 a.m. on Dec. 12) Singapore 73 decrees, Penang 73. Kota Bharu 74, Kuala Lumpur 74, Ipoh 74, Kuantan 73. MAXIMIM TEMPERATIRE: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Dec. 12) Singapore 87 degrees, Penang 1 87. Kota Bharu 83 Kuala
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    Turnover doubled
    154 10 Turnover doubled Mr. V. J. Coupland, the local branch manager of The Gramophone Co. Ltd. of Hayes, Middlesex. England, makers of His Master's Voice discs said the interest in music in this part of the world had caused sales to rise by leaps and bounds. "We have more than doubled
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    All companies report a boom in disc sales
    161 10 QRAMOPHONE record sales are booming in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya as appreciation of classical and popular musicspreads, say importers and dealers. Spokesmen of record companies said yesterday a tremendous increase in sales had taken place since liberation. They attributed the
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    J.C.C. meet in Colony next April
    210 10 PLANS are now being made by the Singapore Junior Chamber of Commerce to hold the sixth Asian ReCional Congress of the organisation in the Colony next year. Delegates from 13 Asian countries and observers from America. Canada, Australia and New Zealand wiU attend. It
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    Booked in advance
    103 10 Booked in advance There was a growing tendency among the young people for classical music, especially recordings by Continental artistes. Although British and American recordings of classics remained as popular as ever most sales were still mainly confined to "hit" pieces, and best-sellers had to be booked in advance. Miss
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    JAPAN LOOKS TO OUR DRUG MARKET
    96 10 f APAN is finding an outlet in South-East Asia for her mounting production of pharmaceutical and industrial chemicals, said a visiting Japanese businessman in Singapore last week. The businessman, Mr. Tetsuo Yabuuchi, has explored the possibility of marketing Japanese chemicals in the cause of
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    Malayan co-ops: New effort mooted
    158 10 MALAYA'S first Co-opera-tive Life Insurance Company is expected to start operating early next year, but first amendments to the Co-operative Societies Ordinance and the Life Assurance Comoanies Ordinance are necessary. These amendments are expected to be made by the Federal Legislative Assembly before the end
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    WELDING PROCESS SAVES MONEY
    272 10 WELDING PROCESS SAVES MONEY ANEW welding process claimed to provide better results both in time and labour compared with existing methods is being introduced for the first time in Malaya by a company in Singapore. The new process— a fairly recent invention has been developed by Philips Electrical Ltd.. of
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      179 10 K 'CONSTELLATION' I COMFORT d P ON ALL 8.0.A.C. )j o FIRST CLASS y h SERVICES FROM SINGAPORE K ft r\i r. SALES AGENTS jl MANSFIELD v c cciffi z K SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG A c Z t For a SPLIT -SECOND' star Dry-charged X-metal grids s~~^^ The Eattery
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      265 10 WATERBURY'S J^f COMPOUND (jived i/ml ch/KOHtk c^uoe...^4kii f\ Daily tasks demand more 0 ttfrv energy than a vigorous Yj7^*\\ ?.ime of tennis. Thai .1 wli. every woman needs the M N>- added nourishment of "t,\ b 1 Waterbury's Compound to r -h:IfSL '"pplement the daily diet. '■il'ilS'/-] I! ;ivt s
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      10 10 Qsj> <g JAMS and MARMALADES Fi'Otn ScOtlilllit FIT7PATR IPX S
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    Lock icon Rogue 'cooked' diamonds and cheated millionaires
    1013 11 '<» •>■ if "™"5S""*""""«""r i i!J!tii.;.ui.u.ii^,^ GEORGE DOWNING M A KNAVE J? son was born to a German colonel i few days later a Marseilles street-cleaner ly into a cradle holding the latest addition it of France. At the time there was not the
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    Great fraud worked by sleight of hand
    240 11 Great fraud worked by sleight of hand At the end of the demonstration, the millionaire saw the inevitable small diamonds lying in the bottom Of the crucible. still dubious. you did not slip these diamonds into the crucible?' 1 he asked. t a word, Lemoine .to the waist. He the
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      283 11 iMLwP^* '(> £t3f A 16 Tcdd r bear will be given free ft> Wy S. Ijjßf/ or an purchase amountmsf to $200.00 or over. ff-> The Ideal Christmas Gifts! ft for him: fi One Portable Radio 6900 $200.00 •If i National. Philips tr Crundig). M Si One Electric Shaver* 47.50
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      106 11 #f#'.v lfor#/«w. Vh€tnyv mrdmr* ItirP- Travts .iids #o vxpittin |HHBasjH|HHHi V -rue PLAME FRIGMTENED~ T TRACV TO CMIEF-WE'RE 1f WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THEM THEY DROPPED THE COM.,j !N. HAVE AN OFFICER HAPPENS, SAM, WHEN WE SHOW MAV&E THE KIDS HADNT LJCWTER ON THE Gk ASV PICK UP THE
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    WILLIAM JACKS TO INCREASE CAPITAL BY BIG BONUS ISSUE
    359 12 By Our Market Correspondent WILLIAM JACKS and Co. (Malaya) Ltd., engineers and general merchants, are to increase their issued capital to $4 million by a bonus issue to shareholders of one million .Si shares at the rate of one for every
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    420 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Rubbers continued firm on the local share market. Tins were slightly Irregular to higher whilst industrials had quiet support." Singapore *nd Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday:—B.B. Petrol 445. 9d.: Fraser and Neave ords. $1.71, $1.71>,; Gammon $2.52! 2. $2.55;
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    108 12 Singapore (hinrsp Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; December $27 iB buyers. $27 12 sellers; January $27 5 8 buyers. $28 sellers. Coconut oil: qUletly steady; bulk $40 34 sellers, flrum $43 sellers. Prpprr: quiet with no business reportedMuntok white »137 Sarawak $136 special
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    39 12 On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the I.S. dollar was quoted at 5 83* for rash and 5.87 a. for TT Sterling wag quoted at 15.25 and one tae| of gold at 254 K.
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    AUSTRALIAN
    67 12 STOCKS MEI Investment gener.ii;. change tod,., i activity wat prices i were Bt«ad Loans 3'; Loans 3', 1955Con zinc Bank of NSW Mount Lyell N. Broken lii: Hill 50 Mount Morgan Peko Western' Mini Ampol Bxplm Oil Scan h Aust. Oonaoi A.P.M. i now i Bradford B. Hill Pro.
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    SHIPPING
    41 12 Sinps lyint at.,,. pore HarboLr B, expected tnda\ 12. Burma Idomeneus (i 7 shire 11. ii 15 16, W 19.20 Auby N. \V N. Wall 8, Darvel 21. el State of Macir.. 27 28. Asphall Brooklyn 31 32 Straat Bank.i
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    RUBBER PRICES
    152 12 December first (trade rubbrr buyers f.o.K closed In Singapore yesUrday at $1.31 per It), up threequarters of a cent on Saturday's closing price. The closing tone was steady quiet. Trading was dull on a moder- i ately steady market. Closing prices In cents per Ib. were: No. 1
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    Lock icon DIRTY PLAY THREATENS BRITISH FOOTBALL
    886 14 Officials, public and press all agree By VERNON MORGANLONDON, Mon. ORITISH FOOTBALL is suffering not only from a bad patch in the world soccer table— though maybe it is rated a shade better today than it was a couple of years ago but also from
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    A last-minute try takes SCC 'B to close victory
    241 14 A LAST minute try by forward P. Harrison enabled S.C.C. "B" to beat Nee Soon by 11 points (goal, two trios) to six (two penalty goals) in a rusger l match on the padane yesterday. 1 Although the teams were evenly
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    'VARSITY BEAT JB ASIANS
    71 14 University of Malaya beat Johore Bahru Asians in n rupby match at Bukit Timah yesterday by 27 point* ithre t > goals, four triesi to ten 'two goalsj. Half-time score was 16-0. Pre.-sinK for most of the game. University •■cored tries throuph Tay Choni; Yew <2>.
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    Lock icon DRAW FOR F.A. CUP ROUND 3
    198 14 DRAW for the third round of the Football Association Cup competition today resulted as follows: Shrewsbury Town or Torquay United v Birminuham City. Tottenham Hotspur v Boiton United. Notts County v Fulham. Chaiiton Athletic v Halifax Town or Burton Albion. Everton v Bristol City.
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    117 14 BEST CHANCE iN THE MARATHON -ZATOPEK NEW DELHI. Mon. pMIL ZATOPEK and his wife. Dana, arrived herr by air from Prague on a five-week tour of India. Emil told reporters on arrival that he considered his best chance of winning a gold medal at next year's Olympic Games in Melbourne
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    VS hockey XI v. KL tourists
    73 14 Victoria School will meet MeI thodist Boys School, from Kuala Lumpur. In a hockey fixture at V.S. croimd this evening. The Victorian team, without I their three best players who are in Seremban with the Combined Schools team, will be: Abbas Amin; S. J.
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    MACKENZIE CUP GOLF WINNER
    43 14 Mrs. J Norton won the MacKi"i. it- Cup in a Mac competition over 18 holes yesterday at the SHctar Golf Cl ;b. Runner-up was Mis S. Churcher. Ball sweeps: Ist nine Master Michael Richard?; 2nd nine Mrs. J. Norton.
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    Keenan beaten
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    SIKHS DRAW
    25 14 The hockey match between SinutN Recreation Club and the YOUng Men's Sikh Association .it the S.K.C. ground yesterday resulted .n a scoreless draw.
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      859 15 NOTICE NAAFI IMPEBIAL CLUB KtALA LUMPUR Result* of 1955 Christmas Hnmpeis Draw held at 80 Bungsar I Road on Dec. 10, 1955. j SpeUal "Surprise Prize" Wlnj ning Number was No. 1273. H.M.V. 1 Portable Radiogram, Mr. Tan Ah Klan of B Berjuntal. No. 1 Prtxe No. 1353, Mr. Tarn
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    390 16  - THE 'KUDA' SEEKS NEW HONOURS IN IRELAND EPSOM JEEP JOTTINGS By JACKIES KI'DA. Dr. J. Dennehy's splendid threc-yoar-ord colt who delighted Malayan racing crowds with a series <>: brilliant sprinting performances daring his brief stay here, has reached journey's end after a 8,000-mile sea voyage from Singapore to Ireland. Jackie's
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    SINGAPORE WIN 1-0 IN SCHOOLS MEET
    163 16 SEREMBAN. Mon. NEGRI made a promising start in the Inter-state Combined Schools pentangular hockey meet which began here today when they beat Johore 2-1 and later trounced Selangor 7-1. In other games pJayed today. Singapore beat Malacca 1-0 and Malacca beat Johore 2-0. Danker
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    New deal for schools in sport
    313 16 EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS WILL BE ASKED FOR APPROVAL By JOHN MARKS T<HE first steps to- wards organising school sport on a PanMalayan scale with national tournaments in the major games as in other countries will be made at a meeting in Seremban tonight. Johore's move
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    Singapore Schools whip Penang S.C. 14-2
    188 16 Singapore Schools whip Penang S.C. 14-2 PENANG, Mon. SINGAPORE Combined Schools sharp-shoot-ing water-polo team trounced Penans Swimming Club 14-2 in their second match here at Tanjong Bungah today. Yesterday the Singapore boys had beaten Penan", Chinese S.C. boys 9-1. Although not at full Strength the schoolboys held the initiative throughout.
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    90 16 AHMEDABAD. Mon. The 1 Indian Invitation XI saved their game against New Zealand on the last day tori.iv. fis:htiiis! to draw after trie tourists looked set tor victory. New Zealand declared their second innings at 234 for three for ■a lead of 373 runs. At
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    28 16 R N Kranji beat Rajaji S.C. 3-1 at soccer at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorers were: Clark (2) and Frank for the winners and Purasamy for Rajaji.
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    Lock icon PUNCH THAT ENDED OLSON'S REIGN
    47 16 Sugar Ka> UohuiMin. M years old. regattas the world middleweight title with this sensational Second-round knockout of defendins champion Carl "Bobo'' Olson. Kobinson thrilled the Chicago Stadium crowd with a terrific barrage rounded off with a left uppercut (top right). A.P. picture.
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    105 16 LINDWALL IS HURT, CAUSES ANXIETY SYDNEY. Mon. AUSTRALIA'S famous fast bowler, Ray Lindwall. who twisted his left knee while batting against Victoria at Melbourne last Friday, did not bowl on Saturday and there are now grave fears that his days as a fast buwler are finished. Fast bowlers rarely, if
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    RACE BROADCAST
    25 16 i t^UALjA LiHrin, ivion. it»aio Malaya's racing commentator. Allan Lewis, will broadcast the amateur race meeting of the Seiangor Turf Club on Saturday.
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    33 16 PARIS, Mon. Cherif Hamia. French featherweight champion, last ntehl won a 10th round technical knockout victory over Robert Cohen of France world bantamweight champion, in a nontitle bout here.— A. P.
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    54 16 Girls' Sports Club beat W RAF. Changl 3-1 yesterday In their hockey friendly at Serangoon Road. The visitors arrived one player short so a man. Mr L. M. Pennefather, took over at t:iside-left. G.S.C. scorers were Ruth Pennefather, Pam Moss and June Stewart Wllmshurst scored
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    33 16 JAP MARATHON FUKUOKA. Mon. Veikko Karvonen, a lonE striding Finn, raced away from Japan's Kurao Hiroshima in the final two miles to win the Asahi International marathon In 2hr 23min 16sec yesterday. A.P.
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    Meikle will lead Comb. Civilians
    264 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. pERAK'S Jimmy Meikle and Johore's Isimcli Rad- rodro will skipper the Malayan Civilians and Malayan Combined Services sides respectively in the annual rugger game which will take ulace at Seremban this Saturday. Six Fijians are included in the Services side and this
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    92 16 CALCUTTA. Mon.— Frrenc Sido. Hungary's former world champion, won throe titles in the Kast India table-tennis championships which ended here yesterday. In the men's singles final. Sido beat Singapore's Poon ITeaf Hoe O-fc h-U, 21-12. Sido and another Hungarian. Josef Korzian. won the men's double* title by 21-11.
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    25 16 BELLINZONE. Switzerland Mon. Adolfo Consolmi of Italy beat the European discus record with a throw of 186 ft ll' 4 ln here today.
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    BAM MEET SUNDAY TO DISCUSS 001
    222 16 PENANG, Mon. > THE EXECUTIVE committee of The Badminton Association of Malaya will meet in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to consider Ooi Teik i Hock's request for extra exj penses to cover his proposed trip to Britain to compete in the Scottish and All-England
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    REME rifle teams display crack form
    268 16 D E ME. mark.smen were In top j fcirm on Sunday, their teams claiming all three club events In j the Singapore Rifle Association's special meeting at Bukit Timah range Results:— Clast -A' SR (a) 200 x WO. II E. Mitchell 1 32 1;
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    127 16 AUSSIES IN ENGLAND: TEST DATES LONDON, Mon THE l!»">'i English .picket season will begin on April 28 and among the fixtures will be the first match that the visiting Australian team will play in England a one-day game at Arundel Castle against the Duke of Norfolk's XI. The Australians' first
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    76 16 The Royal Singapore Yacht Club team retained the inter-port fours chahence cup and ihe Paketvaart Wlsselbeker cur for interport sculls :»t the Far Eastern Amateur Rowiny AaaoctaUon's in-ter-port retiatt.i in Hong Kerns over the weekend. The membe.s of the Singapore team were: H E. H. Howell
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    35 16 IIO( KM S.H.A. Lragur Div >: SUP. Blues v BO I). -B". Kriendl> Hill: Kriendly: S.( I K.A.F. Sinsaporp padanc C.S.C. v B.O.I)., C.S ground: Victoria School v X.1.. Methodist Boy's School. VS (round.
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    136 16 K.L.Techs arrive HK after bad trip Fran Correspi HON(, PIFTY-T\V from M in Horm morninu Dutch l full of though roueh Coming v SROlts they uni some i from thi visitor: K v sportsmi appo) The only v the wi morning Kon<; Evid had mi reception w;i.s the o the
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