The Straits Times, 8 February 1956

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    13 1 The Straits Times. it****; Estd. 18i5. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1956 15 CENTS
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    MERDEKA IN AUGUST, 1957
    424 1 It's official now: Dramatic announcement by the Tengku KIRKBY STUDENTS FIRST TO HEAR IT We've got all we asked for' OONTROL of FINANCE, INTERNAL DEFENCE AND SECURITY LESLIE HOFFMAN LONDON, Tuesday i will tfain its independence on August 31, 1957, the Federation I Minister, Tengku Abdul
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    LAST SURRENDER CHANCE FOR THE REDS TODAY
    294 1 LAST SURRENDER CHANCE FOR THE REDS TODAY The people's war after midnight i TiODAY is the terrorists' last chance to sur- E x render. The amnesty ends at midnight. After then the war wikl be a people's war. New plans for bringing the people more actively Into i the conflict
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    FIRST 'MERDEKA' MAN HOME
    69 1 ration Minister momic Affairs, Oscar Spencer, yesterday described the Lon"merdeka" conwnce as a "triumph of nship" for both U>du] Rahman Oonial SecreJ^ Mr. Alan Lennox He said: "I have every reason to telieve that the results of the talks will be very satisfactory to all concerned."
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    Lock icon 8,000 strike
    22 1 JERUSALEM. Tues. Eight thousand senior civil servants and professional men in Israeli Government service struck for more pay today. Reuter.
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    ITS FOAM, SWEET FOAM
    399 1 -in army now when it 8 time for beady-byes- T TJXTJRIOUSLY soft foam rubber mattresses are being Issued to more than 30,000 troops in Malaya by a generous army with a new "foam sweet foam" policy. The Navy and Air Force are also getting their share,
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    SCHOOLGIRL ROBBED AND MURDERED
    592 1 Body with 22 stab wounds found in car— ssoo jewellery missing By PATRICK CHEE AIZ-XEAK-ULD raaiay schoolgirl was found dead with 22 stab wounds in her neck and back in a car, about nine hours after she was missed from her house in Perak Road. Singapore,
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    $20.000: 4 days left...
    44 1 $20.000: 4 days left... T H E MALAYAN MONTHLY'S $20. 000 Mus* -Be Won Word Contest S" for |anuary closes on Sail turday E You have only four s more days left for 2 sending in your entry. E Please post your entry NOW
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    Bank clerk missing
    41 1 A report has been made to the Singapore police by the Oversea-Chinese Bank, South Branch, in South Bridge Road, that a senior clerk has disappeared. An audit has disclosed a deficit of about $100,000 in the bank's accounts.
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    38 1 VIENNA, Tues.— More than 200 patients in a hospital near here are on a hunger strike which a doctor told them was '"tantamount to a threat of suicide"— to prevent the dissolution of their hospital. —Reuter.
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    23 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. Personal income of Americans rose 54 per cent in 1955 for the record annual total of $303,500,000,000. Reuter.
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    24 1 CANBERRA Tues. Mr. Hammarskjoeld, Secretary General of the United Nations, will arrive in Australii on Feb. 12 for a short visit.— Reuter.
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    ADVISER FOR COLONY
    86 1 ADVISER FOR COLONY rpHE Singapore Government last night announced the appointment of Mr. S. B. Bapat, Establishment Officer and Director of Organisation and Methods and Vigilance of the Government of India, as its adviser. A Government spokesman said that Mr. Bapat's appointment was the result of the request' which the
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    War on lotteries from 200 yards
    327 1 War on lotteries from 200 yards POLICE FOIL PICKETS -SO IT'S... TIHE police told the x Singapore Christian Youth Council last night that permission could not be given for Christian youths to picket the Assembly House today in protest against a plan to legalise state lotteries. But the picket organisers
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    School is closed
    18 1 JOHANNESBURG, Tues. South Africa today closed a Church of England "model school" for native Africans
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    CRACKER BOYS GO ON A SPREE
    115 1 CRACKER BOYS GO ON A SPREE CING APORE street urchins, who threw crackers at passing motorists and pedestrians, led police patrol cars on a merry chase in the City last night. Irate motorists rang up Radio Police Headquarters at Pearl's Hill, for action against the cracker-happy boys. But a Straits
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    53 1 MELBOURNE. Tues—Australian dockers who have been on strike for 16 days were ordered back to work today by the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The A.C.T.U.. whicn nas controlled the strike. recommended the Waterside Workers' Federation to apply to the Arbitration Court for a decision on their
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    Rubber fraud exposed
    297 1 Rubber fraud exposed Bold scheme to evade duty KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Customs officials and police have uncovered a new revenue dodging trick at Port Swettenham which has been used by rubber exporters to evade export duty amounting to several hundred thousand dollars. Police, who began investigations some time ago. have
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    29 1 tI»i:X: WE MIST KEEP ON TRYING OTTAWA. Tii«-s. Sir Anthony Ed»-n said here today: "W> have to krep on trying to *asr tensions with Soviet I'nion.'" —Reuter.
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    28 1 BAGHDAD. Tues. Th-ee American passengers and an Iraqi- pilot were killed today when their Auster aircraft crashed near Fallujah town, north-west of Baghdad. Reuter
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    63 1 BIRMINGHAM. Tues.—Offering a cigarette "should become a social crime instead of a custom," Dr. W. H. Bond. Deputy Director of the Department of Radio Therapeu- tics of Birmingham Hospital said here. He told the local Rotary Club: The odds on cancer are one in eight if
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    Lock icon Malayan people's republic? Almost
    240 2 Malayan people's republic? Almost JAP OFFICER REVEALS SECRET 'PEACE* TALKS IN 1945 TOKYO, Tues. fTHE Japanese army in Malaya during the last war tried to negotiate a local peace with the same Communist guerrillas now waging war in the Jungle, a former Japanese Army intelligence officer, Capt. Takashi Andachi, revealed
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    Nigerians see the Queen on TV
    149 2 ENUGU, Nigeria, Tues. Television came to West Africa for the first time today when the Queen addressed eastern Nigeria's House of Assembly. It was a closed circuit transmission arranged by one of Britain's leading television manufacturers and was relayed to an invited audience of
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    A BIRD GOES on PARADE
    37 2 r 1 THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh (centre) smile as they view the burtu bird mascot of the 4th Nigeria Regiment which they inspected at Kaduna. Nigeria. A. P. picture.
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    Lock icon COCKTAIL SIR, WITH A CARROT
    58 2 BERLIN. Tues.— A "juice bar,'- offering "cocktails" of pressed plants, fruit and vegetables, has attracted a large clientele in Berlin. Stinging-nettle juice is recommended to recondition the blood. carrot-and-white-cabbage cocktail for slimming, and pressed parsley for over-worked managers. Other beverages, guaranteed full of nourishment, are
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    Lock icon The ghost who walks...
    56 2 The ghost who walks KATMANDU, Nepal, Tues.— The "Abominable Snowman" of the Himalayas is plentiful in the northern plains of Tibet, according to Dela Chitung. Governor of the Tibetan province of Kuti. who is now here on a pilgrimage. Chitung said the snowman is knowr, to Tibetan lamas as "mi
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    Lock icon Ban on dancing
    24 2 OXFORD. Tues. The proctors at Oxford University have ruled that dancing i s not permissible at the university Jazz Club. A.P.
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    Lock icon Students pelt woman
    174 2 Students pelt woman 'OFFENCE' SHE IS a NEGRO qiUSCALOOSA. Alaba- ma, Tues.— An angry crowd threw eggs at a Negro woman student j at the University of! Alabama yesterday as she oame from a class. The incident marked the third demonstration in protest against her attendance at the previously all-white
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      Lock icon Sleeper awakes—in street only in his underpants
      70 2 Sleeper awakes in street only in his underpants MELBOURNE: A police car sped to a suburban street here after shoppers had telephoned that a man was taking an afternoon stroll in his underpants. He met police queries with a dazed stare. They shock him. He blinked, and asked: "Where am
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      17 2 BONN: The Italian Premier, Signor Antonio Segni, has arrived here for an official visit in West Germany.—A.P.
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      24 2 KHARTOUM: Police hurled tear gas bombs to break up a demonstration near the parliament building by unemployed Sudanese shouting "we want food and clothing."—U.P.
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      13 2 NEW YORK: Air France has ordered U.S. $100 million worth of new airliners.—A.P.
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      9 2 BONN: Two million people are unemployed in West Germany.—A.P.
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      19 2 LONDON: Russia is building an atom-driven icebreaker to clear giant ice floes from its arctic waterways, Moscow Radio said.—A.P.
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      27 2 ANKARA: A commission has opened an investigation into the conduct of three former ministers after allegations that defective car tyres were imported into Turkey from East Germany.—Reuter.
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      22 2 PARIS: Biologists from nine countries meeting here proposed international action to encourage research on normal and abnormal cell growth, including cancer cells.
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      47 2 TOO, TOO EQUESTRIAN. WELLINGTON: Cattle at a rrfriferation works ignored passing lorries and tractors, but panicked when a man rode up on a horse. Their owner said that they had never seen a man on a horse before but were familiar with trains, cars and aeroplanes. Reuter.
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    INVITATION FROM MARSHALL? NOT YET: N.Z.
    80 2 INVITATION FROM MARSHALL? NOT YET: N.Z. WELLINGTON THE Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney Holland V A that the New Zealand Governor received an invitation from Bingapon He waa c for self-gov, Consideration gestion.-. strong snail's propo ta 'Jf trallan parTlan iury t t Z tlon t<. vis:The Prin, Robert Me, some
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    Lock icon Reds launch war on sparrows
    92 2 Reds launch war on sparrows HONG KONG, Tues. THE Communist authorities in China have organised "youth shock teams' to fight sparrows, according to newspaper reports here. Young people have been called on to "struggle for the elimination of 50 million sparrows in Kan.su Province alone, and thus save 290,000 tons
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    Lock icon WINE PUTS HUNDRED UP
    60 2 CALEDON (Cape Province), Tues. Miss Hettie von Schlight a spinster for a century celebrated her 100 th birthday with her usual daily two glasses of wine. Mtes von Schlight declares Uiat two flru helped to keep her like.s to remember tl I 80 or so jre
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    GRACE: A MOLD STANDARD WEDDING
    103 3 GRACE: A MOLD STANDARD WEDDING CARLO. Tues. cays of including rty, a ball, inda receppalace, are mark the of Prince nd Grace ri] 18. ptioo at Mona■.>resented to 1 his new r attended itives of 28 tao be held. ftro ceremonies „iri the civil April 18 will i< Room of
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    Wife of MP is allowed bail
    33 3 Wife of MP is allowed bail M, Tues Mrs. wife of Comfy Pursey. a BriM.P., has been 1.780 pendagainst her for illegal iesacr. narcotics. 43. wa s sen- week to six Ri uter.
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    Lock icon Candle kills 6
    20 3 I A fire startI a opt through I house here last I Mined to death Koreans. U.P.
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    Lock icon Britain trades culture with Reds
    97 3 LO.VDO.V Tues.— Britain i ■day announced ptanent or. widening orlaised cultural exchanges i countries. lay tour here by Culture Minister, tIIOY. A communique Issued by the Government supported British Council said it was agreed in the Anglo-Soviet talks to arrange a mutual exchange of fine
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    Lock icon Bid to split West fails EDEN SAYS: RED TACTICS UNITE U.S., BRITAIN
    476 3 Bid to split West fails EDEN SA YS: RED TACTICS UNITE U.S., BRITAIN OTTAWA. Tues RISSIAN attempts to split Britain and the United States in their efforts to maintain peace in the world have failed, the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, told the Canadian Parliament. "You will have noted the
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    Lock icon Federate: 10 isles with one aim
    247 3 Federate: 10 isles with one aim WEST INDIES TALKS START WELL I ONDON, Tues.— The conference to link the islands scattered across the West Indies in a Caribbean Federation got off to an optimistic start here today with Britain promising not to cut her aid to the colonies if they
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    Lock icon THOSE WAR WEDDINGS ARE BLAMED
    89 3 NEW YORK. Tues.— Gen. Wilfred Hitching, international head of the Salvation Army, yesterday said that while world standards of living had increased immeasurably in recent years, there had been an accompanying tendency of moral standards to lessen in some parts of the world. The general
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    Lock icon Kidnap bid protest
    88 3 Storm in Berlin BERLIN, Tues. Ma]. -Gen Charles Dasher, the VS. Commandant in Berlin, yesterdaj delivered a strong note of protest to his Soviet opposite number about two attempted abductions in the U.S. sector by armed members of the People's Police. An announcement said that the attempts
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    27 3 NEW YORK. Tues. William E. Banghart, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years' hard labour for collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner in Korea. U.P.
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    20 3 GENEVA, Tues. The Dutch-Indonesian conference on future relations resumed here today after a break of a month— Reuter
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    374 3 Mortar crews in garden as peace bid begins ALGIERS, Tues.— -t* Mortar crews squatted by their guns here today in the garden of the cream-walled house where M. Guy Mollet. the French Prime Minister, is staying during his attempt to reach a settlement for
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    32 3 HOLLYWOOD, Tues. Sid Luft yesterday said he and Judy Garland are back together again. She sued him for divorce last week. He said that the suit will be withdraw?!. A.P.
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    21 3 NEW YORK. Tues. The United States yesterday repeated her appeal for Japan's early admission the United Nations. Reuter.
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    38 3 WASHINGTON, Tues. A Bill authorising an investigation of the possibility of using atomic energy to light, heat, power and air condition the capitol and adjoining buildings was introduced yesterday by Representative Sterling Cole (Republican-New York). —A.P.
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    67 3 NEW YORK. Tues. An- I dreas Mas, 39, an electrician born in Poland, yesterday received court permission to change his name. His new name will be Harry S. Truman. I Mais said: "I have always regarded Harry S. Truman as a great American President, I felt
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    LONDON STOCKS
    307 3 LONDON, Tues. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not Including stamp duty were: CRACKERS: PENANG GETS A WARNING PENANG, Tues. POLICE today warned that people found in possession of fire crackers during the Chinese New Year would be prosecuted. '♦We will be very strict this year in view
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON Feb. 7.—Cash Buyers'' £780: Sellers £''824; Forward Buyers £7614: Sellers £762; Settlement £780; Turnover: »jn. 100 tons p.m. 115 tons.
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    RUBBER
    24 3 LONDON, Feb 7—Bpot 32\id., Mar. 32d. Apr.-June 3l\d., JulySept 304 d.. Oct.-Dec 29d.. Feb. elf. 31Hd. Mar. ciX 314 d. Tone: Barely steady.
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    Lecture team
    20 4 A team of lecturers from the Royal Air Force Land-Air Warfare School is visiting R.A.F. units in Malaya.
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    Merdeka team to give Singapor a miss—welcome plans off
    343 4 Merdeka team to give Singapor a miss— welcome plans off Off JU/fiVS OF OLD MALACCA WE CREATE A NEW NATION ■JIHE big welcome Singapore Alliance members had planned to give the Federation Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, on his return from London has been cancelled because the Tengku will not
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    ALLIANCE HITS AT BINGHAM
    288 4 Because he spoke in defence of Sir Kamil 'Political meddling* accusation PENANG, Tues. 11HE Alliance liaison committee here today accused the Resident Commissioner, Mr. R. P. Bingham, of "taking sides in a political controversy." The committee, in a statement to the Press; said it considered certain
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    CASHIER'S SLAYING
    64 4 Police get clues PENANG, Tues.— Police investigating the murder of Mr. Ong Ewe San, chief cashier of the United Traders, in Beach Street last Saturday, are "following up a number of leads,' 1 a C.IX). spokesman said today. "Information is trickling in," he said. No arrest has been
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    $500 burglary
    26 4 KUALA TRENGGANU, Tues. A shop near the Lido Theatre, in Jalan Pava Bunga. was broken into early this morning. Jewellery worth $500 was stolen.
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    Cha'ah election result
    42 4 KJALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Cha an, in North Johore. has just held its local council elections. Of the 12 candidates, who contested four seats, the following were successful: Sim Kirn Chong, Leong Yew Chor. S.C. D'Silva and Pang Voon Liat.
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    COLOMBO AHOY
    148 4 Destination adventure three men and a girl set sail to see the world PENANG, Tues. The Ly-Kou, a 42ft. cutter, today glided out of Penang Harbour and set course for Colombo en route to France. On board is a new member of the crew, Mr Lee Lin Swee,
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    Malacca Rotary Club ball
    42 4 MALACCA, Tues. The Malacca Rotary Club is holding a gala ball in aid of its community welfare chest on Monday night Ln the new Badminton Association hall. It will be the town's star attraction for Chinese New Year.
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    Bank branch
    25 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Chartered Bank here plans to start a sub-branch on the ground floor of the Marischal Building in Ampang Road.
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    THE SICK HAD TO WAIT
    62 4 IPOH, Tues. Sick people in new villages around Ipoh wishing to visit doctors have complained to the Perak Medical Practitioners' Society of the "unnecessary delay at security check points. "At times we have been made to wait at these points for hours before a senior
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    LEARNING BY RADIO
    79 4 LEARNING BY RADIO THE British BroadJ Corporal: record in u sons with exp. I Chinese I The record:: I also Dting supplied stations in in* -C-U Hong Kong. I Sarawak, an arrive in a few wtets '^fl Aimed at teachla I to the C: I outside China, I lessons will
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    New serie of talks
    53 4 The Singapore has planned a series t: 1 and questions" period"Our revolutiona. 1 at its hostel, For: Road, every Wednesday 8.15 p.m. The first meeti. held today when I Stockwell. author and I turer at Trinity lead the dU-u&sion or.T world in chaos." All meetings are
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    Lightning kills tappen
    58 4 IPOH. Tues. A rubber tapper. M. Sinnasamy. 36. was killed by lightning in Dusun Bertam Estate, five miles south of iDoh. last night. Sinnasamy was talking with three Wend I of his house in the \zm lines when all of them thrown to the I lightning. Sinnasamy
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    Spot check leaves No. 2 man on the spot
    151 5 Spot check leaves No. 2 man on the spot KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Deputy Tenant Registration Officer in Ampang new village was charged here today with failing to keep a tenant registration form in his house In Ampang new village, on the night of Nov. 20. Imi Swee Hong. 45.
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    PLEA FOR TIME REJECTED
    99 5 PLEA FOR TIME REJECTED JOHORE BHARU. Tues PHILIP CHEW, a contractor, against whom a receiving and adjudicating order was made in the High Court today asked unsuccessfully for two days to settle a debt of $8,107 owing to Sime Darby and Co., the petitioning creditor. He said he was expecting
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    BLACK TO BLOCK P.A.P. ATTACK
    398 5 Assembly move to criticise Naval Base authorities The trouble leaders are trying to save face says Marshall fWO People's Action Party resolutions which will come up at today's Singapore Legislative Assembly meeting are expected to have significant political repercussions in the Colony. The Governor, Sir
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    Club dinner
    25 5 The Singapore Shooting Club will hold a Chinese New Year dinner at the Tavern Hotel, Tanglin Road, at 8 p.m. on Feb. 13.
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    Baby found abandoned
    51 5 A WEEK OLD Chinese baby girl was found abandoned by the roadside at the P-i milestone Tampines Road. Singapore. A woman, Lim Giou 800. 59. who found the child on Feb. 2, took it home with her. The child has now been sent to the Social Welfare
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    A QUIET WALK AND THEN...
    166 5 Opium pipe was thrust on me, wife tells court A 45-YEAR-OLD housewife used the rear door to enter her room in a Craig Road home after an evening walk with her children—and ended up in court. just as she walked in a group of men
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    A Traction Company striker has his big moment
    57 5 EVEN LABOUR DISPUTES have their romantic moments. Mr. S. Tharmalingam, of the Singapore Traction Company, who has been on strike for the past four months, seen with his bride, the former Miss C. S. Jothiswari, after their marriage at the Arab Union
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    OUT WITH THAT SECRET PAPER
    215 5 Court order in rice fraud case KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE president of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, Mr. B. V. Rhodes, today ordered a document, described as "secret" by the prosecution, to be produced as evidence. The order followed an application by the defence counsel
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    City seeks 2 engineers in Britain
    90 5 City seeks 2 engineers in Britain rE Singapore City Council is advertising in England for a sewerage engineer for the Engineering Department and a technical engineer for the Electricity Department. Applicants are being offered contracts for two periods, each of three years. Basic salary for the technical engineer is $1,235
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    $1.7 mil. tax
    16 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Federation Government last month collected $1,798,774 in income tax.
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    RECORD RUSH AT VERSITY: 900 TRY FOR 200 PLACES
    293 6 VINE HUNDRED students will sit for the University of Malaya's entrance examinations this year, compared with about 500 last year. The number of candidates seeking entry to the University has been steadily rising by about 100 every year, but this year's
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    ROAD DEATHS: POLICE SEEK WITNESSES
    96 6 ROAD DEATHS: POLICE SEEK WITNESSES SINGAPORE Traffic Police want to contact eyewitnesses of two recent fatal road accidents. NO. 1: Lee Pens Yam. 17, a student was knocked down by a bus while cycling along Kallang Road, in front of the gas works. Some people saw the accident. NO. 2:
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    STAR PHOTOS WITHDRAWN FROM SHOW
    80 6 EIGHTY members and guests of the Gan Eng Seng School Camera Club. Singapore, were disappointed yesterday when five "star" photographs were withdrawn at the opening of the club's annual exhibition. The photographs were by Mr. Tan Seek Chuan. who won the Singapore Art Society's gold
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    Gift to lepers
    30 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce today gave $1,035 for a Chinese New Year treat to the inmates of the Sungel Buloh Leper Settlement.
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    'FRESH SURVEY' CALL BY FLOOD FARMS
    150 6 I^ARMERS in Kampong Tai Seng, Paya Lebar, want the Singapore Government to re-assess the damage caused to their farms by the recent floods. They claim that the Goveminent survey team viewing damage in the area after the floods did not conduct a thorough enough
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    Picture story of Ceylon
    41 6 The Minister for Labour and Welfare, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, yesterday opened an exhibition of photographs of Ceylon at the Ceylon Sports Club. All the photographs were taken by Mr. Hugh Oibb of the London Sunday Times.
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    First duty
    41 6 Air Commodore M.F. Calder of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who recently took over from Group Captain K. Slater, begins his duties as Senior Air Staff Officer (Malaya) today with an inspection of RAF. units at Kuala Lumpur.
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    Big drive by Railway
    124 6 Big drive by Railway $4,000 PLAN BEGINS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malayan Railway has started a bif? publicity drive to meet competition from bus companies and Malayan Airways. It has begun the campaign with coloured booklets on Singapore and other towns in Malaya that can be reached by railway. The
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    Bandit suspect arrested
    35 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A police and special constabulary patrol yesterday arrested a suspected terrorist food supplier in the Gelang Patah area of Johore. Earlier the patrol shot at two terrorists, who fled.
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    Too many rash acts in Perak: Judge
    110 6 COLONY DRIVER LOSES JAIL APPEAL IPOH, Tuesday. FiISMISSING the appeal of a Singapore motorist in the Ipoh High Court today, Mr. Justice Pretheroe said that the offence of which he had been layan Airways maintenance worker, was Jailed for six months by tha
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    Wild animals being Pioisoned,' SAys Sultan
    186 7 Wild animals being Pioisoned,' SAys Sultan JOHORE RULER BLAMES ESTATES FOR POLLUTING STREAMS WITH ARSENIC JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. animals in Johore are being killed by poisoning, according to the Sultan of Johore. The Sultan says that he received information recently that many wild animals like seladang and elephants had been
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    PEON WHO WAS 'ABOVE' THE LAW
    188 7 A PEON attached to the City Architect's office thought that he was above the law when he had a house built in Geylang Serai without submitting plans for approval. Charged yesterday with building a house unlawfully, Supab bin Shuib the peon, told a Singapore
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    Order set aside
    46 7 Mr. Justice Whitton, in the Singapore High Court yesterday, set aside the order of acquittal made by Mr. J W. P. Ambrose. First Criminal District Judge. In the $80,000 gold case and ordered Chew Chong Jin to be called upod for his defence.
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    'Indignities'—a probe starts
    54 7 'Indignities' a probe starts KLUANG, Tues. A fourman inquiry team today visited Kamong Sri Lallang, near here, to question 12 Malay women who alleged they were subjected to "indignities" by men of the Ist Bn. South Wales Borderers on Jan. 5. The Army yesterday denied that the soldiers had behaved
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    Warrant out for businessman
    36 7 The Singapore City Magistrate, Mr. S. K. Lee, yesterday issued an arrest warrant against a businessman, Phua Tong Choon. Phua failed to attend court jvsterday for sentence on two income tax convictions.
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    A Malay—honours at Cambridge — gets top trade post
    116 7 A Malay—honours at Cambridge gets top trade post KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.—A Malay has been appointed acting controller of the Federation's Trade Division a top job held previously by European officers. Inche Ismail Mohamed Ali is now acting for Mr. A. W. Nicholson, who is in England on six months' leave
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    Strikers to fast for one day
    87 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. MORE than 1,000 employees of the Fung Keong rubber factory at Klang who downed tools two months ago are now going on a one-day hunger strike on Thursday. Strikers will continue to picket the faatory during the fast. About 70 per
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    To stand trial
    37 7 KUALA .TRENGGANU, Tues. Sulong bin Abu Bakar of Kampong Benerong, Ulu Trengganu, was today committed to stand trial at the next Assizes lor the alleged murder of Hussein bin Mat, Zain on Dec. 31.
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    STOREMEN TO ASK FOR MORE PAY
    98 7 STOREMEN TO ASK FOR MORE PAY x BOUT 1,200 storekeepers A employed in the various Army units in Singapore, want more pay and better conditions of service. They belong to the Stores Personnel group of the 14.000 strong Singapore Army Civil Service Union. A "salaries committee" of the union is
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    'YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE'
    162 7 Woman tells court of $5, 700 robbery WHEN two armed robbers held up a terrified Singapore housewife they broke open their revolvers to show that they were loaded and warned her that they would use the guns if she defied them, the Madam Bek Kam
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    Police save lodger
    48 7 Police forced open a room at a hotel In Peck Seah Street, Singapore, at about 1 a.m. yesterday to find a lodger writhing on the floor. The lodger. Loo Swee Huat, 20, of Chin Swee Road, was admitted to hospital with sus- 1 pected poisoning.
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    New Year dance
    29 7 The St. John Ambulance Brigade, Singapore, will hold a Chinese New Year dance at the civil Defence clubhouse, Kolam Ayer Lane, at 8.30 p.m. on Monday.
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    30 'stayed put' on Crown land
    104 7 30 'stayed put' on Crown land npWENTY-NINE Chinese and A a Eurasian pleaded guilty yesterday In the Singapore City Magistrate's Court to unlawful occupation of Crown land at the Beach Road reclamation. Mr. S. Sivallngam. for the Land Office, prosecuting, said I that the land was required for the new
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    2 accused of robbery
    41 7 Two men, Sim Teo Pew and Lav Ter Poh, were accused In a Singapore Magistrate's court- yesterday of robbing Wang Chew Leng of a gold chain at Chin Chew Street on Jan. 30. No plea was taken
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    Bandit flees
    34 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Mr. W. S. Walker, assistant manager of Sedenak Estate, near Kulai, and his escort of four special constables this morning fired at a terrorist on the estate. He escaped.
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    Firm 'traded at loss since 1952'
    179 7 MR. chlonh Kioh Chor, managing director of Bin Seng Company Limited, told Mr Justice Taylor in the Singapore High Court yesterday that the company had been trading at a loss since 1952 Mr. Chlonh was giving evidence as a defendant in an action brought
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    Big attraction
    29 7 TANA RATA. Tues.— A film of the Baling talks was shown at Brinchang new village last night by the Perak Information Department. It drew a large audience.
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    DEATH
    28 8 20 Wordi $10 (minimum). REV N. EBENEZER ROSS, brother of Nathaniel Christopher, passed away peacefully on 25-1-56. Buried at L.M.S. Church Cemetery, Nagercoil. S. India. Deeply regretted.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    68 8 20 Words $10 (minimum). MR. AND MRS. NGEO SWEE CHOON i Nee Maureen Bong) thank relatives and friends for their valuable gifts, good wishes, attendance and assistance on the occasion of their marriage on 4.2.56. MRS. FOO CHEW KEAT Family gratefully thank all Friends and Relatives for their Assistance,
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    The Straits Times. Singapore, Wed. Feb. 8, 1956. End Of The Amnesty
    573 8 The Straits Times. Singapore, Wed. Feb. 8, 1956. End Of The Amnesty The amnesty offer to Malaya's Communist terrorists expires tonight. The offer has failed in its purpose, indeed has been so unsuccessful in bringing the terrorists out of the jungle that it might never have been made. The monthly
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    Television Debate
    350 8 Debate in the Singapore Assembly on television probably will be lively, but it need not be lengthy. There is really little to debate. The Assembly is not being asked to approve any of the three tenders sent in at the Government's invitation. None of these tenders in fact
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    New Right Wing
    234 8 In two separate ceremonies the Progressive and Democratic parties took one another for better or for worse. Unlike the Democrats, who celebrated the event quietly, the Progressives filled the Badminton Hall with rejoicing. The ritual involved the handing over of a broom to the newly elected head
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    will Chinese schools NOW accept control?
    1939 8 will Chinese schools NOW accept control The first of two articles by LEE SIEW YEE reviewing the report of the All-Parry Comittee on Chinese education. PLAN FOR A SINGLE SYSTEM OF INTEGRATED EDUCATION "MINE months ago Singapore stood on the brink of chaos. Four thousand students were camped in the
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      Lotteries: Church laymen protest
      313 8 WE the undersigned Christian laymen from Singapore churches wish to draw the attention of our elected members in the Assembly to the following points: By resorting to lotteries the Government would be showing a weakness in its fabric In admitting that it Is unable to finance
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      740 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. 20 Wordu $10 (minimum), REID: On February 7th, 1956. at Bungsar Hospital, to Melodic nnd Warwick, a brother for Petre. HANDFORTH: On February Bth. to Edna and Peter, a daughter, Sister for Jonathan and Timothy. 20 Wordi $10 (minimum). ONGE CLUTTER: Ella Blair Onge nnd David Earle Clutter
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    CHINESE SCHOOLS
    465 9 to keep culture pledge A NEW single educational system for all Singapore's English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil schools designed to produce bilingual and trilingual students has been recommended by the All-Party Committee on Chinese Education. 'Spend more' The Committee's 70--page report, released yesterday, also envisages a comprehensive new
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    BUSES: Take-over of all companies is the best answer
    453 9 t-NII ICATION of 2 pore's entire I transport under a sm-publicly-owned is favourthe Transport lission. mmission s rereleased yesterthla form of rship is the ay for the Gov--0 achieve its of a nation--enger transspeed, comfort r rrfummend- iimed at giving the
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    Commission urges new ticket plan to beat Colony bus squeeze
    402 9 PASSENGERS can help to check corruption among bus company conductors in Singapore by demanding a correct ticket for the fares they pay. The Transport Commission, which gives this advice in its report, released yesterday, also says that misappropriation of companies'
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    Second crash victim dies
    54 9 The second victim of the bus and bicycle collision at 9ukit Timah Road and Kampong Java Road junction on Monday afternoon, Raiendra. a 15-year-old schoolboy, died io the General Hospital yesterday morning. His schoolmate. Soh Slak Choon. who was with him in the accident died on
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    Four men get jail terms remitted
    132 9 SEREMBAN, Tues. Four I Malays serving Jail terms of I between 10 and 15 years for offences committed during the Japanese occupation wil^ be released on May 31. A remission has been grant. id by the High Commissioner for good conduct and hard work.
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    We the people's hopes...
    243 9 LIBERAL SOCIALISTS PLEDGE TO SAVE COLONY f THE newly-formed Liberal Socialist Party said yesterday that the people of Singapore were placing great hopes on the party to "save the country from the dismal state Into which It has fallen since the elections Messrs. C. C. Tan
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    STRIKE LOOMS AT IRON MINE
    70 9 STRIKE LOOMS AT IRON MINE MALACCA, Tues. More than 400 workers at the Chinese-owned 6rl Medan iron mine in Batu Pahat are threatening to strike over the dismissal of 12 workers. About 300 of the workers are members of the Batu Pahat branch of the Shop and industrial Workers' Union.
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    Tubby stacks up on the food supply
    736 10 "fOSH," groaned Tubu by. "This tent weighs a ton and my throat's as dry as a bone. Let's stop a minute you chaps and have an orange juice." "Oh come on Fatty," said Gurchan Singh good-natur-edly." Let's get to the camp site first.
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    WHICH OBJECTS BEGIN WITH 'S'?
    202 10 Dear Boys and Girls. You had lots of suggestions for naming the beautiful cat whose picture we printed and most of you said how much you would like him. He certainly is lovely, 1 would like him myself. Here are the winning names "Boxer" from
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    The greatest nurse in history
    272 10 AUSTRALIA. I WONDER if you have yet seen the new 34 stamp Issued in Australia to commemorate the centenary of Florence Nightingale. It was during the Crimea war in 1854—1856 that Florence Nightingale lit the famous lantern and went out In the snow and ice
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    BALACLAVA
    86 10 SHE arrived just in time to receive the wounded from the battle of Balaclava, many of th«se men owed their lives to the fact that Florence and her nurses were on hand to tend to them. She remained in the Crimea for another two years and then returned "to
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    SEVEN WONDERS
    85 10 PUT on your thinking caps and see how many of these questions you can answer. 1. What were the seven wonders of the ancient world? 2. Pick out the planets from the following: Uranus, Pluto, Pollux, Sirius, Mars, Capella. 3. Which travels the faster, light waves or wireless
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    The answers
    72 10 Here are the answers. How many did you get right? 1. The Pyramids, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus. The Colossus of Rhodes. The Statue of Zeus. The Pharos of Alexandria. 2. Uranus. Pluto, Mars. 3. They travel at
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      31 10 Please enrol me as a member of the Wise Owls Clvb and send me a badge. I am enclosing six C.C.C. coupons and a stamped self -addressed envelope. Name Address mm
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES Special Feature Poiret freed women from the corset
    1581 11 STRAITS TIMES Special Feature Poiret freed women from the corset iT HIGHEST PAID OPERA M SINCER j# First to put western nvomen in trousers I THIS is the story of the man who "made" the modern woman a small, excitable, inspired, slightly-crazy little French genius by the name of Paul
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      113 11 Hex 3ioryan. 3i.D. Caller far Layton Dick Tracy Just like Cinn i^B^HHHI 'WWJLE TWE TASK OP PRE" I fTUS JACKET WAS LOOSC «fH I TJJP^JHATS «<»£""& PARING A SKETCH OP CEOOOE TIMaAU- WOTT. BUT A UTTLE 1 TO LOOK OJST Ur<E W£P' souwoueT cgog y J^y bzoNJ's murderess goes ow
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    TIN COUNTERS RISE AS METAL PRICE GAINS $3 LOCALLY
    262 12 TIN COUNTERS RISE AS METAL PRICE GAINS $3 LOCALLY By Our Market Correspondent lIHE recovery of the tin price in Singapore yesterday for the first time in eight trading days had a beneficial effect on tin counters on the Singapore Share Market yesterday. The price of tin rose by $3
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    OFFICIAL PRICE
    24 12 SINGAPORE t -v*m RUBBER: M, R lb. (up 2 cents, '*M TIN: $:S7J (up $3). P r t»';9 COPRA: Plcul (unchangVd"' > 1
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    96 12 MELBOURNE Investment tiTw but tradiiu i the Stock Em generally movie Ings there w i Search were down Is. 2d. O' slightly. c Other minings tended to lir, 1 loans were firmer. JB| Loans 3\ cr^nv* 19^ f Bank of N S.W Mount Lyeil N. Broken Hill 1
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    RUBBER PRICES
    148 12 February first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at $1.09% per lb. up 2 cents on Monday's closing price. The dosing tone was steady. Closing prices in cents per lb. were: No. 1 RS.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 109 a 8 sellers 109 7 No. 1 R.S.S.
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    TIN OUTPUT
    7 12 Talam produced U4 I January.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    214 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "On the local share market, a few tin counters improved on selective demand, but industrials were quiet and rubbers neglected." Singapore and Malayan share brokers reoorted the following business done yesterday: Consolidated Tin Smelters ords. 295.; Federal Dispensary (rights) 48 cents; Fraser
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    Lock icon BIG CEYLON NUT SCHEME
    130 12 COLOMBO. Tues. The Ceylon Government coconut rehabilitation scheme which comes Into operation next April »ill subsidise the fertilisation of 150.000 acres of coconut and replanting of further 12.000 acres. According to preliminary estimates a maximum of three imlllon rupees will be spent on subsidies this year.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    162 12 Singapore Chinese Produc. Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; February $27 buyers, $27 >• sellers; March $27% buyers $27 7 sellers. Coconut oil: quietly steady; bulk $40 i sellers; drum $43 U sellers. Pepper: steady; Muntok white $134, Sarawak $133, special Sarawak black $92 (all
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    RUBBER CROPS
    45 12 The following January rubber crops are announced" Amalgamated Malay 67,000 lb; the Ilorelli 73.000 lb; Connemara 54,200 lb; New Serendah 75,000 lb; Basset t 42,000 te- Kuala Stdlm 127,065 lb; Buklt Kepong 18,500 lb; Ayer Molek 32,785 lb; and Bulclt Katll 31,721 lb.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    38 12 On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.87 for cas>i and 5.90 5, for T.T. t terling was quoted at 15.76 and on* U4 of gold at 2564.
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      384 12 NOTICE ANGLO-ORIENTAL (MALAYA) LIMITED KL'ALA LUMPUR Outputs of tin concentrates for the undermentioned Companies under the management of AngloOriental (Malaya) Limited for the month of January, 1956, are as follows: Piculs Ampat Tin Dredging Limited 2,623 Berjuntal Tin Dredging Limited 1.234 Kamunting Tin Dredging Limited 2,506 Klang River Tin Dredging
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      199 12 NOTICES FOR SALE ALL SHARES IN OMNIBUS CO. for particulars please communicate with Kartar and Sundar 81ngh Omnibus Co., Ltd., Ipoh. Mr. LUM SIEW KENG has left our service and has no authority whatsoever to transact any business or to act In any capacity on our behalf. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
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      213 12 NOTICES NOTICE MR. CHEW SZE ONN Is no longer employed by us and has no authority to transact any business or act in any capacity on our behalf as from today. T. W. WU <te CO., Singapore. ESTATE OF HOOSAIN AMMAL, DECD. AUCTION SALE OF Freehold Rubber Estates in the
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      867 12 NOTICES THE PENANG TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING, 1956. SATURDAY. 25TH FEB., 1956 WEDNESDAY, 29TH FEB., 1956 SATURDAY, 3RD MARCH, 1936 ENTRIES close at 12 O'clock Noon on Wednesday, 15th February, 1956. Application Lists for SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS for the Financial Year, Ist September. 1955 to 31st August. 1956, are now open.
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      A teacher's duty to his pupils
      479 14 jar Sir 70 THE EDITOR. Dear Sir,**. MANY teachers both old and new must have been shocked by the letter of "Old Time Teacher," must be burning to repudiate, with utmost Indignation, the crass sentiments he has so violently expressed. There art two axioms
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      Misuse of 'safety' lanes
      364 14 THE need for more control of both pedestrians and traffic at road junctions in Singapore becomes daily more pressing. Pedestrians can use zebras and fe«l relatively safe. They can also cross between the parallel white lines where traffic is controlled by automatic lights, but they do
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      WHERE IS THE WASTE?
      111 14 THE remodelled VictorU Memorial Hall is ideai for exhibitions, conferences and any other purposes. It is a building of which the City of Singapore is justly proud. One fails to see how it could be called a waste of rate-payers' money to instal an air conditioning
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      22 14 I ADVISE Mr. N. C. Thomas to feed the crocodile with chunks of fresh beef, in one-Inch cubes T. A. BASAPA. Singapore.
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      Death rate of Malays
      82 14 Death rate of Malays I QUITE agree with your editorial which said that "the Federation Minister for Agricultural was perhaps unfair to his nutritive experts when he attributed the relatively higher death rate of Malays to their eating less meat." Perhaps the higher death rate amongst the Malays is due
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      Singapore blue belt
      106 14 IN reply to Mr. C. O Jennings' letter concerning the need for an open space between Shenton Way and the sea, I wonder if Mr. Jennings has ever noticed how many Singaporeans enjoy a cool evening sitting out on the Padang in front of the City Hall?
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      How to feed a crocodile
      81 14 1 WOULD advise Mr. N. C. Thomas to free his crocodile in the river where the fishermen caught it or send it to a zoo where proper care could be given to the reptile. Crocodiles are peculiar. They devour their prey only when it is
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      The weather in advance
      65 14 I THINK the public would appreciate it very much if the forecast officer would please have 'is forecast of the weather broadcast, say, three or four times a day and published in the English and vernacular papers once a day, not only during the rainy season
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      Keep down prices
      107 14 MAY I please know if there Ls any real justification for the representatives of the dailyrated trade union in clamouring for a minimum daily wage of $4 a day for all the Government dailyrated employees? If the representatives want to help the wageearners they should ask the
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      A defeatist view
      110 14 A defeatist view IN his letter. "New Villagers" P. Ramiah, of Ipoh has let childish sentiment got the better of practical thinking. To say that no amount of military search can stop food supplies to the jungle is a defeatist attitude that every true Malayan should scorn. The object of
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      156 14 frITONI) >1956J THE DIAMOND SYMBOL OF UNBREAKABLE SPRING I <lIDfIIIED7 I .Ms t %iK%3mZKL VvW/ ~.*£> t fhe form of easrt V soluble graA nu ej 's o well-known medicament Jr~ J>\ I the treatment of all bacterial iiv "fp* h Sections of the kidney, bladder, VI orinary tract and
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      397 15 TUITION Wtrd, SS (Min.)-Box St ct, txtra. Mr Dong Chui sing. 987 Upper Serangoon Road. Phone ***** lJi^V MOTORISTS! Why not a^YM°rV O epalr >' our own CBr TL, A Ne Cass, starting today. Phone YMCA *****. LEARN TO DRIVE on Safety dual-controlled cars to qualify irh 7 ?°w c
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      389 15 WANTED 20 Word* SS (Mtn.)-Bux SO ct,. txtrm. 300/800 K.W. Alternator required. Reply Raub Australian Oold Mines Ltd.. Raub. Pahang. WANTED TO RENT Rubber Store Riverside area approx. 2,000 sq.ft. Apply P.O. Box No. 2170. VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Word* SS (Min.)-Box SO ct,. txtra. HILLMAN MINX 1953 model In
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      592 15 VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Word, Si (!Hin.)—Bmx it ct,. txtrt. CITROEN Light 15 1948. Good condition. Recent overhaul $1,500 0.n.0. Tel. *****. 1950 FORD 10 taxed/Insured, In excellent condition $1,400 0.n.0. View 75 Wllkie Road after 1 pjn. 1951 RILEY $3,250, 1950 A-40 $2,100, 1949 M.O.T.C. $1,650. all Taxed. Comprehensive
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      560 15 FOR SALE VI Word, SS (Mim.)-Box St ct*. txtra. TJIR 1 SELFSD Seedlings for iale now. Apply Rajaghlrl Estate. Oulr.it Rotaii PRACTICALLY any process can I be carried out more efficiently by the use of Thor Electric and Pneumatic Tools. Henry Waugh Co., Ltd. carry a range of hand tools
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      504 15 NEW SERVICE from BANGKOK PNOMPENH 4fUfkk(V(d MONDAY &0600 DEP BANGKOK ARR: 1310 MONDAY ft> SATURDAY 07SO ARR: SIEMREAP DEP: 11 20 SATURDAY 0820 DEP: SIEMREAP ARR: IOSO 0920 ARR. PNOMPENH DEP: 0950 FAKES TO ANGKOR WAT FROM BANGKOK SINCLE ST $85; RETURN ST $152 APPROX. FROM PNOMPENH SINCLE ST. $72:
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      272 15 Straits Times Crossword v? z. z z !_ii 12 IS s IH li 20 2> H|~ ?5 lW X Hi" ACROSS 6. Une opera (I.e. Continental 7. Cruel, unhappy start f 8) 8. Apparently place for the 9. Its a hellish height in Ant- progressive musician (13). arctica C6j 13.
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      Lock icon Shield game rained off
      53 16 BRISBANE, Tues. Rain prevented play on the fourth and final day of the Sheffield Shield cricket match between Queensland and Victoria here today. The match was abandoned, with Queensland gaining first innings points. Rain also washed out the third day"s play. Scores: Victoria 203; Queensland 271
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      RAJAJI WIN 3-1
      20 16 Rajajl Sports Club beat Fetla Jeya Sports Club 3-1 in their soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday.
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      SAFA accept new terms for Indonesian, tours
      243 16 SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association expect to benefit more financially on future tours by Indonesian teams. The Indonesian teams Sourabaya. Bandeong. U.M.S. and Banka Blliton— have asked for S.A.F.A. guarantees which the Finance Committee estimate would be less than what they would get on
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      COLONY MAY SEND CYCLIST TO OLYMPICS
      93 16 Singapore Cycle Rac-log Association will discuss two special items on their agenda, at the annual general meeting to he held at S.A.F.A. clubhouse. Jalan Besar today at 6.30 p.m. One is the possible inclusion of a cyclist as part of Singapore's contingent to the
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      6 GOALS FOR VICTORIA XI
      105 16 Victoria School beat Bartley Secondary School 6-0 In their opening inter-school soccer fixture at VS ground yesterday, Wee Seng Pah scored a hattrick. George Chla. Yuseff Dalib. and Charlie Tan scored a goal each. In a 2nd XI match. Victoria won 3-2. scoring through Wong
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      Lock icon CRAWFORD CAN GO IF SELECTED
      68 16 CRAWFORD CAN GO IF SELECTED SYDNEY, Tues. PAT CRAWFORD, the 22-year-old New South Wales fast bowler, announced today that he would stay in Sydney and be available for selection for the Australian team to tour England this year. Only four days ago he said he would not be available and
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      Coaching can beat the bettors
      554 16 NO TO UK COURSE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO SAF A S OWN HARM CLUBS MUST JOIN IN DRIVE AGAINST STADIUM CLIQUE By The Sports Editor TT WAS a ridiculous thing for the Singapore Amateur Football Association junior club delegates to oppose the coaching course proposal
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      No 'hate' on our part— say Miller, Lindwall
      310 16 No 'hate' on our part say Miller, Lindwall From JACK FINGLETON SYDNEY Mon. REITH MILLER and Ray Lindwall say they do not share Len Hutton's hatred off the cricket field. In his story, published In Australian newspapers over the weekend, Hutton said he could never be friendly off the field
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      SAPPERS RALLY TO BEAT SELETAR AS EVANS SCORES 8
      461 16 SAPPERS RALLY TO BEAT SELETAR AS EVANS SCORES 8 ROYAL ENGINEERS "A" made up a half-time l% deficit to eliminate Seletar "A" in the first round of the Singapore Cricket Club seven-a-side rugby on the padang yesterday by eight points (goal "and penalty) to three (try). In the other first-round
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      Lock icon Pakistan XI have MCC struggling
      281 16 DACCA, Tues. PAKISTAN were in a good I position to force victory over the M.C.C. "A" team at the end of the fourth day's play in the unofficial second cricket test here today. With one day left for play M C.C. were 103 runs behind
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      Recs beat Cricket Club 2-1 in Padang Cup hockey
      284 16 SINGAPORE Recr c a tion Club beat Singapore Cricket Club 2-1 to win the Padang Cup hockey match on the S.R.C. ground yesterday. Recs. who led 1-0 at the Interval, could have gone to a wider margin in the second half.
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      Ah Kim gets his 'B Licence
      155 16 JOTTIWGS HO AH KIM has been granted a "B"' training licence. He is the first Malayan riding boy to work his way up to be an assistant trainer. Ah Kirn was one of the leading jockeys in Malaya during the occupation. After the war
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      FIJI ANS NAME SEVENS TEAM
      66 16 FIJI ANS NAME SEVENS TEAM The Fijians will not field their strongest lineup in the Singapore Cricket Club seven -a -side rugby tournament. For their opening match today against Changi "B" (kick-off 4.45 p.m.) they have given places to some of their lesser known players, although both Domoni and Naidole
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      'Little Mo' takes up a pro job
      187 16 CHICAGO, Tues. ]if AUREEN (Little Mo) Connolly, IT one of the all-time greats in tennis, turned professional yesterday by joining the advisory staff of a sporting goods firm. Little Mo. now 21 and married since last June to Norman Brinker, former member of
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      Lock icon SCOTTISH FA CUP DRAW
      81 16 GLASGOW. Tues.— The draw for the sixth round of the Scottish Football Association Cup to be played on Fob. 18 is: Kilmarnock ve-sus Queen of the South; East Fife or Stenhousemuir versus Clyde or Dunfermline Athletic; Dundee tTnned or Dundee versus Rangers: Partlck Thistle versus Brechln
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      Tayfield joins
      34 16 MANCHESTER. Tues. East Lancashire Cricket Club, of the Lancashire League, last night announced that they had signed Hugh Tayfleld, the South African Test off break bowler, as their professional for next season.
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      DRAW FOR MALAYS TENNIS
      294 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. TT. KAMIS, ol Singapore, will de*A fend his men's singles and doubles titles in the all-Malaya Malays tennis tournament here from Feb. 11 to 14. For the first time Malay women will take part In the championships, three in the singles and in
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      Smart workout hi Zabaglione on rain-soaked track
      163 16  - Smart workout hi Zabaglione on rain-soaked track EPSOM JEEP By KUALA LUMPUR yABAGLIONE, one of the early favourfirst of the season's classics— the s Cup—galloped attractively on a rain-s at Kuala •Lumpur this morning. Ridden by A.' M five-year-old round. Stead; oKith e a S over the entln rarSJl! Si
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      WEBSTER IN RETURN BOUNT WITH MAN WHO BEAT HIM
      293 16 SOUTH East Asia bronze medalist Pte Webster (ROAC) was in great form last night in outboxing Cpl. Waning iGHQ Slgs.) to enter the lightweight final ol the Singapore Base District individual championships at Tanglin gymnasium. It was tne best fight on
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      61 16 RUGGER Seven-a-side (first round): Fijians v Chanfi "B"; X.0.5.8. "B" v Nee Soon Wagoners; R.N.A.S. v S.C.C. "D" R.A.A.F. v R.E.M.E. "A"; X.0.5.8. "A" v Signals "A", all tames on padang. Friendly: Naval Base v R.A.0.C., RAOC; Tengah Nomads v Nee Soon, Tengah. SOCCER Friendly: Alexandra F.T. R.A.F. Changi, Changi.
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