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Title Section13 1956-02-23 1 The Straits Times to*** Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1956 <£ 15 CENTS13 words
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Article642 1956-02-23 1 Air attack on two terrorist camps brings major victory Roughest of Johore 's killers W RED A VICTIM? KLUANG, Wednesday. SECURITY forces in Malaya yesterday scored one of the a jor triumphs of the Emergency. In a mammoth air strike on two bandit gtiquarter camps lour642 words
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Article103 1956-02-23 1 -CROWD JUST LOOKED ON A LARGE crowd Just looked on as Yong Leng Tee, 12, a schoolboy, was stabbed three times in Sam Leong Road, off Jalan Besar, Singapore, last night. Nobody tried to stop the assailant or came to Yong's aid. For 15 minutes they103 words
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Article, Illustration159 1956-02-23 1 CHIN PENG TOLD: HONOUR YOUR PROMISE rE ChtyT Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, addressed Chin Peng (above), the Communist leader, directly during his broadcast to the nation from Kuala Lumpur last night. He made it etesr thai if they met again it would "merely be to discuss the time, place and159 words
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152 1956-02-23 1 TENGKU AMPLIFIES STATEMENT KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. rFHE Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today amplified the statement he made about Malayan Chinese at a Press conference here yesterday. "We have," he said, "work-f ed so closely together in the past and they have shown such152 words
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Article82 1956-02-23 1 Overlanders on road to border BANGKOK, Wed. rwARK BLUE and light blue mJ Land Rovers of the Ox-ford-Cambridge Far Eastern expedition will leave here at noon today to complete the first overland car journey from London to Singapore. Six graduates from the universities have driven through Europe, the Middle East,Reuter - 82 words
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Article31 1956-02-23 1 CANBERRA, Wed. The Army Minister, Sir Eric Harrison, today promised to consider allegations that there were between 200 and 300 children in Japan whose fathers were Australian soldiers.— Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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Article31 1956-02-23 1 TAIPEH, Wed. The official Central News said the Chinese Reds from Amoy, Tateng Islet and Lienho on the mainland fired 517 shells at Quemoy in 60 minutes today—A. P.31 words
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Article26 1956-02-23 1 CHICAGO, Wed Jack Guzik, who acquired the nickname "Greasy Thumb while managing finances for the Capone gang, died yesterday at the age of 69.26 words
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Article18 1956-02-23 1 The results of the December Cambridge School Certificate examinations will be received in Singapore next week.18 words
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Article45 1956-02-23 1 MUNICH, Wed. The American "Free Europe" committee denied today that any of its propaganda balloons caused the Czech ah* crash Jan. 18 in which 22 people died. The Czechoslovak Government charged yesterday that an American balloon caused the crash. A. P.45 words
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Article21 1956-02-23 1 ALGIERS, Wed.— Algerian rebels killed 19 French soldiers in an ambush today, according to reports reaching here. Reuter.Reuter - 21 words
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Article, Illustration313 1956-02-23 1 Judge to find out for himself WILL IT SNOW UP LIKE THIS? KAJANG. Wed.— The chairman of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Semenyih stripping allegations. Mr. Justice Thomson, is to find out for himself how a searching booth shapes up as a "cinema show." A witness said at the313 words
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Article65 1956-02-23 1 NEW YORK, Wed. The biggest cash prize ever offered on American television— U*****,000 ($750,000) is to be awarded to winners in a new show called "The Most Beautiful Girl hi the World." A spokesman for the sponsoring cosmetics firm said three pretty girls would compete each weekReuter - 65 words
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Article30 1956-02-23 1 HOLLYWOOD. Wed. James Michener's novel "Sayonara," a love story about an American serviceman and a Japanese girl will be made into a film, it was announced here today.30 words
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131 1956-02-23 1 NEW DELHI, Wed. The Indian, Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, said today hla Government will take action against Pakistan troops said to have attacked an Indian Army patrol last Sunday. He told Parliament that so far a s he knew Pakistan troops were still onReuter - 131 words
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Article255 1956-02-23 1 CHAN BENG SOON 1 - GUNMEN KILL MAHJONG PLAYER CHAN BENG SOON 1 3 shots then they calmly leave By SUNGEI PATANI, Wed. —Two gunmen interrupted a mahjong game in a club at Sungei Lallang New Village last night and shot dead one of the players. The gunmen, believed to be Communist terrorists, fired point-blank255 words
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602 1956-02-23 1 Pays Lebar man among accused LONDON, Wednesday. fiXHREE British civil aviation officers were accused 1 in court here today of being involved in a conspiracy to smuggle drugs by air between the Persian Gulf and Singapore. The prosecution said that George Bellamy, one of theReuter - 602 words
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Article44 1956-02-23 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Alliance Ministers met at the home of the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, tonight to discuss the reshuffling of the "cabinet." The final proposals will be presented to the High Commissioner and to the Rulers for their approval.44 words
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Article339 1956-02-23 1 Increase in bus fares rejected A Singapore City Coun- cil committee last night rejected an application by the Singapore Traction Company to increase its fares. At the end of a four-hour meeting, the committee called on the company to operate for "a trial period of ♦wo months" on rates authorised339 words
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Article29 1956-02-23 1 AUSTRALIAN 'NO 1 TO BED CHINA CANBERRA, Wed Australian External Affairs Minister Casey tonight declared himself against Red China's admission to United Nations "at this fcUge."— U.P.UP - 29 words
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Article22 1956-02-23 2 JAKARTA. Wed.— The Indonesian Government and the World Health Organisation will begin a vaccination drive to reduce tuberculosis. Reuter.Reuter - 22 words
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Article, Illustration329 1956-02-23 2 THE OPPOSITION SAW RED, SO SONGGRAM CLAMPS DOWN ONSIAM'S 'HYDE PARK' POLICE ARREST HUNGER STRIKERS BANGKOK. Wed. 'THE Prime Minister, x Field Marshal Pibul Songgram, today ended Siam's eight months' experiment in "Hyde Park" free speech as police arrested nine anti-Gov-ernment hunger strikers here.Reuter - 329 words
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Article154 1956-02-23 2 NORMAL MUSIC WILL BE BACK SOON LONDON, Wednesday. REPRESENTATIVES of the 8.8.C. and the Musicians' Union last night reached a basis for settling their week-long dispute over wages. The union asked for similar I fees and rehearsal conditions as those given by the rival commercialReuter - 154 words
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Article75 1956-02-23 2 LONDON, Wed.—Allegations in a book on the late James Forrestal, former U.S. Secretary of Defence, against Mr. Andrew Roth, an American, were withdrawn yesterday In the High Court. In June, 1945. Roth was a defendant in what came to be known as the Amerasla case,Reuter - 75 words
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Article18 1956-02-23 2 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The U.S. film industry exported 370 million feet of feature films last year. A.P.AP - 18 words
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Article, Illustration94 1956-02-23 2 NEW YORK, Wed. Film actress Rita Gam s (above) disclosed yesterday that she will be a bridesS maid at the April wedding E of Grace Kellv and Prince E Rainier of Monaco. E The tall, willowy brunette E first met Miss Kelly five E years ago in94 words
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238 1956-02-23 2 The day Kate, 24, met a man alone LONDON, Wed.— Pretty 24-year-old Kathleen Rutty talked to a man alone for the first time in her life last night She also had her first date and her first glass of champagne. Kathleen had been a ward of the Government since sheUP - 238 words
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Article321 1956-02-23 2 LUCKNOW. Wed.: A scientist claims that plants have an ear for music and a marked preference for the female volte. When "entertained" by music, plants will grow faster, he says. Dr. C. T. N. Singh, the scientist, spent 10 years on research at Annamalai University,AP - 321 words
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Article59 1956-02-23 2 DOUGLAS, (Georgia), Wed. —A pilot without a parachute Jumped to safety from his burning plane after guiding It with one hand to within 30 feet of the ground as he stood on a wing. "I had to do something." the 30-year-old pilot, Mr. Peter Barnwell,Reuter - 59 words
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Article43 1956-02-23 2 LONDON. Wed.— The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, last night had their first private outing since their return from Nigeria when they visited the Garrick Theatre to see a French revue.—Reuter.Reuter - 43 words
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Article206 1956-02-23 2 Torn-up treaty warning THE HAGUE, Wednesday. IyPLOMATIC SOURCES said here today that decision to annul her 1949 agreements with Holland had brought Dutch-Indo-nesian relations to their lowest ebb since independence, i Scrapping of the agreements meant the severance of I the last remaining ties BetweenReuter - 206 words
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THE SHAPE OF WARS TO COME.
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Article96 1956-02-23 2 WASHINGTON, Wed. Dr. Walter R. Dornberger, a German rocket expert, ■aid yesterday that an inter-continental guided missile will be virtually the only weapon that can penetrate a nations air defences in another five or six years. He laid that any bomber or any missile flying lower thanUP - 96 words
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120 1956-02-23 2 The Mirage —no plane can catch it PARISp ARIS FRENCH ne £j£ today published 5 first photographs o top-secret Dassault i? age, a deltaflghter believed to V the 1.000 m.ph piai All details of size a formance are .still on th. ret list but the iw? Company said they hadReuter - 120 words
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Article24 1956-02-23 2 NEW YORK V. Warfleld, American Nenofc ritone. will ting in jfo* terranean coun Africa on a flve-monti tour starting in August. A.*24 words
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Article318 1956-02-23 3 NEW RAID ON KITCHEN BACKED MacmlUan squeezes Britons in bid to stop Inflation Commons votes dearer bread, milk plan LONDON, Wednesday. fnfti] House of Commons last night endorsed 1 b\ 525 votes to 259 the Conservative Government 's squeeze plan to stop inflation in margin of 66 it rejected aReuter - 318 words
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Article72 1956-02-23 3 TROUBLE SQUAD FORMED LONDON, weo. T. office will form pendent infantry to lly at a monotice to any Brij nTWM Minister. Mr. An- id said: :n the cold wentlal that Iceep some units <« constant readiness to out this world- ak." small strong force arrlv--1 r übl< spots early d;.-turbancesUP - 72 words
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Article37 1956-02-23 3 TOKYO, Wed.— More trains Hesel engines will re-iteam-driTen locomofen here. Diesel iocomotives are alIng used on many of train lines. The Japanese National Railrc now operating 90 .^comotives and will j more next year.37 words
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Article45 1956-02-23 3 IHNES, Wed.— The Aga Car. has spent another good Mft and has now almost rtpletely recovered, a memhousehold said here n who had oeen att::::r.; him >.ince he returned ypt last week, said t?y had no more anxiety I health.— Reuter.Reuter - 45 words
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Article26 1956-02-23 3 RABAT, Wed. Four Frer.ch soldiers were killed and six wounded in a clash with Moroccan rebels in the Rift mountains near Rabat yesterday.— Reuter.Reuter - 26 words
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Article49 1956-02-23 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. D: A S. Skillicorn, of the of California Beiwoi of Medicine, yesterday that prolonged heavy •inHni shrinks the brain. He based his theory after research on confirmed alchoholirs. In all six, Dr. Skillicorn found a severe and generalised shrinkage of the brain —Renter.Reuter - 49 words
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Article24 1956-02-23 3 PARIS. Wed— France has agreed to withdraw her expeditionary corps from IndoChlna at the request of the South Vietnam Government. —U.PUP - 24 words
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Article114 1956-02-23 3 DETROIT, Wed.— Prophet Jones, a Negro religions leader who predicts the future by turning an ear to the wind, was arrested yesterday on vice charges. Nine police raided his 54-room mansion near here and took him to jail. He was charged with gross indecency. His arrest endsUP - 114 words
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Article155 1956-02-23 3 'WE'LL EXECUTE HIM 1F...* THREAT NICOSIA, Wednesday. T^HE Eoka terrorist organisation in Cyprus claimed x today that it was holding a British soldier as hostage and would "execute" him if a Cypriot Greek youth, now under sentence of death, was hanged. .The British soldier isReuter - 155 words
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Article89 1956-02-23 3 Rank? Not in the House LONDON, Wed. A brigadier and a lieute-nant-colonel got up in the House of Commons at the same time to speak yesterday and the colonel shouted "sit down" to his higher ranking colleague. A Labour M.P. Mr. W. R. WiUiams, immediately asked the Speaker if itUP - 89 words
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Article39 1956-02-23 3 NICOSIA, Wed. Andreas Chaialmbous, 17 year old carpenter, was sentenced to 12 years' Jail here yesterday for carrying a bomb to his bicycle bag. He was told the penalty could have been death.— A.P.AP - 39 words
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Article31 1956-02-23 3 KAMPALA (Uganda). Wed. —The National Congress, Uganda's largest political party with an all-Alrican following, will launch a coun-try-wide propaganda week in April in favour of self-gov-ernment for Uganda.— ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article257 1956-02-23 3 LONDON. Wed. fiHE recovery In the stock marx kets here continued under a steady Investment demand and widespread gains were established. Giltedged securities moved ahead strongly and Dominion and colonial stocks followed. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not Including stamp duty were: Consols £64% Funding 4% £89V4257 words
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Article25 1956-02-23 3 LONDON, Feb. 22. Cash Buyes £822 4, Seller* £827 H; Forward Buyers £783; Sellers £788; Settlement £825; Turnover; a.m. 60 tons p.m., 80 tons.25 words
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Article25 1956-02-23 3 LONDON. Peb 22. Spot 28* id., Apr.-June 27\d.. July-B«pt. 26Ud.. Oct.-Dec. 25 s id., Mar. c.1.i.. 25 T -d., April c.i.f. 21%. Tone: Weak.25 words
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Article312 1956-02-23 3 PANIC AS MYSTERY RUMBLINGS SHAKE TOWN FOR WEEKS BHOPAL, Wednesday. DANIC-STRICKEN Indians are fleeing daily from Sehore, a town near here which has been shaken by mysterious earth tremors for weeks. Packed buses, bullock wagons and pony carts are streaming out of the town, piled highReuter - 312 words
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Article106 1956-02-23 3 Segregation law MONTGOMERY, Alabama. Wed. A GRAND JURY today ruled that the 11-week boycott by negroes of Montgomery's buses was illegal, and indicted 115 people. The boycott began when a Negro, woman was fined for refusing to move from the White section of a Montgomery busReuter - 106 words
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Article47 1956-02-23 3 Elephant walk on Broadway NEW YORK, Wed. An elephant trainer who came here for a television appearance was given a traffic ticket when he took his pet two-ton elephant for a stroll down Broadway. "Elephants and pedestrians don't mix in this town," a policeman told him. —ReuterReuter - 47 words
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Article46 1956-02-23 3 NEW YORK Wed. A phantom bomber struck again yesterday. He put a crude timed explosive in a cloakroom In Pennsylvania station. An attendant was injured. It was the 26th time the phantom has hidden a bomb in crowded centres round New York City.— A.PAP - 46 words
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Advertisement34 1956-02-23 3 OF HOLLAND L~-^£\ \^^^m^%»^^ |erres T^^\ RADIOS !|!Jjj 'w\'/^i^^^^^ H^B Buiit tn cr sscd frame aeriais Vibrator Unit. M odel KY 547) Sole Agents. **ACLAINE STOKVIS (MJ LTD APORE kual lv pur IP 134 words
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Advertisement484 1956-02-23 3 hkiWa'* .~iic flu the new TOWN Model has a dual purpose. Men with an eye to fashion have quickly taken to this smartly designed shirt in fine white poplin because it is suitable both for business and evening wear. With spread shape Van Heusen semi-stiff collar attached, double cuffs with484 words
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Article411 1956-02-23 4 PfTPfIDATIOm UNION MAM SNAPS BACK AT CHARGE; 'PROVE IT IF YOU CAN NOTE TO WORKERS: DON'T BE MISLED BY MEN WHO WON'T SUFFER IN STRIKE IPOH, Wednesday. THE Malayan Mining Employers' Association has warned mine workers not to get themselves involved in industrial strife or be411 words
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Article, Illustration82 1956-02-23 4 CORPORAL Josephine Pearson. 21, who stepped from a Hermes airliner In Singapore yesterday to eon-, time a romance wfcich began at an RAF station In England two and a half years ago. Corporal Pearson applied for a posting to Singapore to be near her fiance.82 words
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167 1956-02-23 4 The ballet in the East— 'so graceful' K"UALA LUMPUR, 1Y Wed. Eastern children take to ballet more easily than European children because they "have better poise, natural dignity and grace." This is the opinion of Miss Peggy Whitley, examiner for the Royal Academy of Dancing, now visiting the Federation to167 words
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Article39 1956-02-23 4 PENANG. Wed. Wing Commander P.O. Lings. Commanding Officer of No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, has reported to police the loss of a $250 watch and $140 from his Tanjong Tokong Road Quarters.39 words
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Article224 1956-02-23 4 GOVERNOR'S ADVICE TO BIG RALLY TJHE Governor, Sir Robert Black, yesterday urged 5,000 Scouts, Wolf Cubs and Rovers in Singapore, celebrating the opening of their first Scout Week, to each get a recruit during the period. Sir Robert said it was important to the Colony224 words
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Article95 1956-02-23 4 MALACCA, Wed. TUBS much publicised 1 monthly allowances of $100 each which Malacca Municipal Councillors were to receive may not materialise. The Straits Times learned today that the Council had been told by the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, inche Sulaiman bin95 words
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Article51 1956-02-23 4 IPOH. Wed. A prize, on* of the eight offered in the recent raffle organised by the Ipoh Olrl Guides in aid of their building fund, is still awaiting the lucky winner. The holder of the winning ticket. No. 3456. has a fortnight from today to claim the51 words
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Article65 1956-02-23 4 JOUORE BAHRU, Wed.— The annual meeting of the johore Bahru Rotary Club yesterday elected Mr. Mark Foenander president for the next Rotary year. Others elected to office were: Vice-president, Mr. C. J. Lowe, secretary, Mr. J. E. B Ambrose; treasurer, Mr. Lim Kay Hua; directors, Mr. Llauw65 words
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Article39 1956-02-23 4 PENANQ. Wed.— A cyclist. Baharun bin Ahmad 21. collided with a pedestrian at Hutton Lane yesterday evening and died three hours later in hospital. Baharun was thrown off his bicycle and landed on his head.39 words
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Article80 1956-02-23 4 rpHE French Government is offering two scholarships: one to a Malayan student and the other to a young Malayan doctor who wishes to specialise in France for a year or two. The scholarships carry a grant of about $250 a month. Tuition will be free. Candidates80 words
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Article184 1956-02-23 4 DEAD SPECIALS WERE GIVEN HONOURS Police chief, constables say it IPOH, Wed— The Chief Police Officer, Perak, Mr. A. J. W. Slater, today denied reports that the six special constables killed by terrorists in the Teluk Anson area last Wednesday were buried "unhonoured The funerals were held in five different184 words
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Article155 1956-02-23 4 $11,000 haul from shipping man WHILE the whole household of 10 people slept, a thief yesterday ransacked a house in Jervois Road, Singapore, and got away with $2,000 cash and Jewellery worth $9,510. The victim was Mr. Lou Goh Tong, managing director of a shipping155 words
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Article40 1956-02-23 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Mr. Charles Lowe had been appointed to act as State Treasurer, Johore. The only Eurasian in the Johore Civil Service, he went to England pre-war on a Sultan Ibrahim Scholarship to study accountancy.40 words
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Article68 1956-02-23 4 Mr. Kenneth Matheson, 27. second officer of the cable ship. Retriever, was killed in a Singapore car accident early yesterday. The sports car he was driving overturned in a monsoon drain in Bukit Chern.in .n«: Keppel Road junction, i about 1 a.m. and he died68 words
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Article187 1956-02-23 4 'Gun' was just a banana A HOLD-UP MAN CONFESSES KAMPAR, Wed A odd lob labourer the Sessions Court her! today that he held Jl woman with a bananl and robbed her $2,050. Lai Kam Sen?, 25. niead*. guilty to robbing Won R J in her Kampar home on I 31187 words
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Article32 1956-02-23 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Mr. C. E. Courtonay, *ho recently retired as planting adviser to the Malayan Pineapple industry, is now t Nigeria holding a similar appointment with the Nigerian Government32 words
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Advertisement60 1956-02-23 4 HpSwß Sit back and relax with Kft&jjpfl a Double Diamond I gtarjffl] THE FINEST PILSENEH |O^^gfl YOU CAN BUY A^i&(a^=*^S W£S Double Diamond is stronger, wore K^St^SSg thoroughly refreshing than any other iS^^ril Pilsener beer you've ever tasted. No oth I j^^^S^^SS^^^^jl beer gives you such a wonderful feelii A60 words
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Article136 1956-02-23 5 WANTED -100 WOMEN TO TEACH -.1 a LUMPUR. Wed. Xl The Federation gUer** trained J ICS department has tried »ucce« to recruit •i n^f a e y rourUniverCi^fMalaya graduated the departj |it year was a j British women j n ot interested UM jobs are being f m Britain. n136 words
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Article41 1956-02-23 5 ives of three Cokey seamen's unions yesheir employers ary talks on the claim for more pay. is will be resumed I are the Malay u'l Union, the Chinese Association and Pakistani Seamen's isngapore. They i represent 5,00041 words
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405 1956-02-23 5 1 ien &ku i s home mammoth reception is over... but row &oes bn- Wed. The Malacca Alliance and Alliance headquarters here are still squabbling over the "welcome home" arrangements at Malacca on Monday for the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman. The secretary of the405 words
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Article, Illustration228 1956-02-23 5 LOCAL AUTONOMY-ONLY MATTER OP DETAILS T\HE Singapore branch of UMNO intends to press x for union between the Colony and the Federation. Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, Singapore UMNO leader, revealed yesterday that he intends to discuss the subject "very soon" with the228 words
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Article, Illustration84 1956-02-23 5 Asia family planners are praised FAMILY PLANNING voluntary workers in Asia are doing a better Job than those in the United States. Mrs. Philip Pillsbury of Minnesota (above) said hi Singapore yesterday. Mrs. Pillsbury, secretary of the International Planned Parenthood Association, is on a world tour with her husband. She84 words
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Article72 1956-02-23 5 THOMAS COOK —THE STOWAWAY rOMAS COOK arrived In Singapore on board the 10,315-ton Norwegian tanker Thorshov, but he was not allowed to land in the Colony yesterday because he is a stowaway. Thomas, an African, got on board the Thorshov at Mombassa, and was only discovered by the crew when72 words
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Article164 1956-02-23 5 Then wed in Singapore: Now there's a jubilee in North Wales BACK in 1906, on a February day, two Sunday school teachers were married in Singapore at Bethesda Church in Bras Basah Road. Now that devoted coupleCaptain and Mrs. Humphrey Jones have just celebrated their golden weddinKAgencies - 164 words
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Article73 1956-02-23 5 MAHJONG MAD WIVES LET DOWN UNION rB Singapore Married Women's Union, founded in July last year, has turned out to be a flop, said its founder-president, Mrs. F. Leon-Soh. She told the Straits Times: "The women who backed the union did not take an active interest. 'They were either Busy73 words
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Article52 1956-02-23 5 A total of $63,990 was paid out to more than 750 victims of last year's Kampong Tiong Bahru Fire, the fund committee announced yesterday. The public donated a total of $65,561. The balance of $1,570 was paid into the Singapore Social Welfare Chest Fund for relief of52 words
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202 1956-02-23 5 IN the Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday Sir Hartley Shawcross, Q.C., submitted that crude oil, was quite useless as war material. Sir Hartley made this submission on behalf of three Dutch oil companies, who are appealing against the dismissal of then- $6,000,000 claim202 words
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Article46 1956-02-23 5 Liang Ah Fong, wife of a detective, was charged In the Singapore General Hospital yesterday with attempted suicide. Liang was found with a bullet wound in the neck on Tuesday at a house in Kampong Soopoo. No plea was taken from her.46 words
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Article24 1956-02-23 5 The St. John Ambulance Brigade. Singapore, will hold a camp fire at its headquarters, in Stamford Rood at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.24 words
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Article65 1956-02-23 5 Twenty-one nurses to date have entered for the competition to find "Singapore's Smartest Nurse." The winner will receive a a silver cup, a radio set and a permanent wave. Prizes will also be awarded to the runners up. The competition Is being run by the Woodbrldge Hospital65 words
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Obituary49 1956-02-23 6 to Words Sit I mini mum) PI I LAI: Mr. K. S. Plllal, late ©f the R.R.I, of Malaya, at Tr»vandrum on 15-2-56. D P. DURAIAH of Seavlew Hotel aged 53 passed away on 22nd Instant. Cortege leaves from 23 Lorong Lalat. Burial at 5 pm Bidadarl todiy.49 words
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Article65 1956-02-23 6 211 Word, $10 (minimum). THE FAMILY of the late Mr. Koh Ho:m Teck thanks all Relatives and Friends for their Condolences, Wreaths, Seng Lay, C.i is and Attendance. THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. Thomas Jacob of 3 Farlelgh Avenue. Spore wish to express their heartfelt thanks to all65 words
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Article156 1956-02-23 6 20 Word.* $10 (minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In the 'Mil lay Mail* IX you want to w.n that $5,000 word puzzle. COCKTAIL HOUR Dry Fly Bherrv by Kndlatr's Prelude to a Good Dinner 1 Sole Agent* Robinson's. PLANNING A HOLIDAY? Tommy Thomson has the Correct Wardrobe for all156 words
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605 1956-02-23 6 The Straits Times S'pore, Thurs. Feb. 23, 1956. The Need For Decision Throughout his election campaign Tengku Abdul Rahman maintained that the Alliance had two great objectives winning independence and ending the Emergency. There is admiration on all sides for the steadfastness with which he sought merdeka. There will now605 words
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Article410 1956-02-23 6 The Singapore Traction Company's request for a revision of fares drops a knotty problem in the lap of the City Council. The company's case is based on the recent wage award to its workers, an award which the chairman has said will add $1,700,--000 to the wages bill.410 words
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Article183 1956-02-23 6 It would not do to deride all that has been said in the 20th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. But not even Stalin rewrote history more completely than Khrushchev, Mikoyan, Malenkov, Molotov and now Bulganin, have been rewriting it. Long dead and buried traitors have been183 words
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Letter116 1956-02-23 6 OFFICIAL BAD MANNERS Fis Indeed a pity that the pleasant holidays and unforgettable contacts made by Malayan visitors to Australia are often spoilt by the high-handed manner of her immigration authorities, who continually keep asking them the times of their departure for home. Even on the return Journey, a Malayan116 words
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Letter112 1956-02-23 6 What the Sikhs really want AN Associated Press report that the Sikhs are demanding an independent Sikh state, published in your paper, is wrong. The Sikhs have never asked for an independent Sikh state. "I want to assure you." Master Tara Singh, the Akali Dal leader, told Mr. Nehru in112 words
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Letter90 1956-02-23 6 rE President of the National Union of Railwaymen, Mr. J. Leo. has forgotten that this is a democratic country where everyone is at liberty to 'join or associate with a body as he likes. According to his line of thinking, the Port Administration is run by his90 words
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Letter48 1956-02-23 6 WHY are Malacca people anxious to change the spelling of "Malacca" to "Melaka?" Better make sure about self-government and independence first. Mecca is a holy town known throughout the world. Islam does not want to change the spelling "Mecca" to "Mekka.' r MALAKOI. Pulau Bukom.48 words
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Letter70 1956-02-23 6 "II*ERDEKA" has become ITI a common cry today. Do people not realise the political situation of Malaya in the Bast? Standards of living must be Improved; education should be made easier; our military defence must be strengthened; and the Emergency should be ended with the full co-operation70 words
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259 1956-02-23 6 The death of a dag as the children watched r ROUGH your kindness and the medium of the Straits Times, I would like to send a message to the dog lovers of Singapore. Our dog was shot yes- terday. as a stray and on private property. He was well fed259 words
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Letter287 1956-02-23 6 TN Singapore, as in Malaya, 1. independence is on every man's lips and Malayanisation is the avowed aim of the Government and City Council Unions. This is all to the good as Malayanisation is but the first big step towards independence. However, there is one department in287 words
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Letter72 1956-02-23 6 Fyour special feature of February IS Mr. Thomas Church was described as "positively mean in matters of Government spending and mercilessly critical of subordinates who failed to reach the high standards he set himself." The latter half of this description would equally apply to very many72 words
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444 1956-02-23 6 CO in future we are to be advised by expatriates from Mr. Nehru's Government instead of Her Majesty's. Ah well. Mr. Marshall seems to be at it again. He now prefers the Englishman in England to his local counterpart May I, as a Singaporean,444 words
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661 1956-02-23 6 I CONSIDER that the call recently made by the Chief Minister and directed to Europeans to cease standing aside and come in and aid the new representative government of Malaya and take a part in politics, deserves the attention of all serious-minded Britishers661 words
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Letter167 1956-02-23 6 HASTE MAY BRING CRISIS IT IS Indocri know that M acnieve mdi August, 1957. Ii in such a ghori be disastrous Within twi Is likely to I of turmoil, i the policy of v government Bin t is too short f v prepared. The present sovernm*. seems to give I167 words
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Letter151 1956-02-23 6 DETTTNG off course is ili, laya. I am therefore v i loss to understand whi! justification Radio Ma'ayi has for its rather expenan racing commentaries. I would hate to than that our Government-:*: radio station is in anyiy encouraging Malayans k take part in illegal off-t's-course betting.151 words
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Advertisement682 1956-02-23 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. If Words lit (mUalmmm). ORAY: To Molly, wife of W. J. Gray P. P. C a .-.on on 21.2.56. CHOY: A Daughter to Helena Rose (nee Lee> wile of K. W. Choy on 22. 2. '56, at Young berg Hospital Both Well. HO: To Mr. and Mrs. 8.682 words
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Advertisement10 1956-02-23 6 \currmo^\ iSS MRCHANT TAHORS 21, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE-1 PHONE: 653510 words
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Advertisement21 1956-02-23 6 WHEREVER YOU ARE.. CLEARLY- I IT'S GOOD booth's I highgdryM Distributor!: I f CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., U» .'lncorporated in H.'nK^'r^ 121 words
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Article, Illustration649 1956-02-23 7 TENGKU TELLS NATION; PEArF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY IP YOU BACK ME inn in. in ;l report £m on the People do their duly. SL worked building J their country and defending it Hl said the Emerm a peoalnsl the gjnunists, and addi xperts Jd col] [uea649 words
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Article, Illustration106 1956-02-23 7 SETTLE ROW, KAMPONG IS ORDERED rE District umcer, Kuala Langat, Tensku Syed Abdullah, told kam[ders in Sijang Kang last night: dispute among I yc-orselvcs within a week. I will take legal i between the h-->r.e committee and the of Sijankanß OLNO branch. Inche Taharil iharil was ordered I ipong committee106 words
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76 1956-02-23 7 Let's be in the swim too: Malacca MALACCA, Wed. MALACCA has no swimming: pool, but a smaller place ike Batu Pahat has two. "It's a shame," said a Municipal Councillor, Mr. Goh Keng How, at the Council's meeting today. Mr. Goh said that Malacca was known as "Sleepy Hollow," but76 words
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135 1956-02-23 7 Vanishing caddies don't put them in hole ABOUT 200 caddies walked off the golf course at the Royal Island Club in Singapore on Chinese New Year's Eve and have not returned. Their disappearance is a mystery to the club. But many members still play a round despite having to carry135 words
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Article173 1956-02-23 7 Council rejects lower rate suggestion TOHE Singapore City Council has thrown cold water 1 ona Government-backed suggestion by industrialists for an immediate reduction in the price of water supplied to industry The Government told the I Council It considered that the price of water173 words
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321 1956-02-23 7 UNION LASHES OUT AT 'HOSTILE' BOSSES 1,500 attend commercial employees' meeting ABOUT 1,500 members of the Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union passed resolutions at a mass meeting yesterday charging some of their employers with "victimisation" and adopting an "indifferent and antagonistic" attitude towards the union. The meeting also condemned the321 words
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Article, Illustration130 1956-02-23 7 The perfect driver has no job HITJSSEIN BIN HASSAN, L M, (above) has a spotleas 25-year driving record —bat he Is without a job. Hussein told the Straits Times yesterday: "I have not received a single traffic summons since I started driving." Last month, the Singapore firm which had employed130 words
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Article85 1956-02-23 7 A FORMER volunteer special constable who tied his wife to a post for two and a half hours with a dog-chain, secured with three locks, was fined |M in a Singapore court yesterday for wrongful confinement. Michael Thomas, 54, pleaded guilty to wrongfully confining his wife, Lily85 words
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81 1956-02-23 7 SITES READY FOR THREE NEW CLINICS Sites have been cleared for three new maternity and child health clinics in rural areas, scheduled to be built this year at a cost of about $400,000. These clinics will be at Sembawang, at the 9 lam. Bedok Road and at the 12 '4m.81 words
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Article43 1956-02-23 7 Police have recovered a 17--jewel man's "Roamer" wrist watch with cloth strap from Sister Island, next to St, John's Island, about two and a half miles from Singapore. The owner may claim it from the Marine Police Station.43 words
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Article18 1956-02-23 7 Wage talks between the management of NAAFI and its employees' delegation will be resumes this morning.18 words
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Article47 1956-02-23 7 The Anglo-Chinese School Singapore, oldest and largest Methodist school in Malaya with more than 1,600 pupUs, will commemorate Its 70^ Founder's Day with a special thanksgiving service in the schooTs Lee Kuo Chuan auditorium, Barker Road, at 8 30 a.m. on March ft.47 words
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328 1956-02-23 7 TWO YEARS' JAIL 'FOR the SAKE OF TRUTH' Printer had subversive poems UIVE months after starting his printing business, r Chow Wen Chye, of Ngai Mcc Press, Birch Road, Singapore, took on his first job of printing books— 3,000 copies of a collection of Chinese poems called "POr the Sake328 words
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Article133 1956-02-23 7 Bonn seeks our rubber 'THE German market for Malayan rubber is likely to go on expanding for some time, the chairman of the German Federation of Industries, Mr. E. Berg, said in Singapore yesterday. He said that this trend was a natural consequence of the recovery of the car industry133 words
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Article62 1956-02-23 7 The Governor, Sir Robert Black, will present a "Letter of Patent" (confirmation of the award of Knighthood) from the Queen to Sir Percy McNeice, former president of the Singapore City Council, at Government House on Saturday. Sir Percy was made a Knight Commander of the62 words
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Article55 1956-02-23 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. In the last six months of 1955 more than 3.000 people in all parts of the country were granted Federal citizenship rights. Well over half of them were Chinese Since the new citizenship laws were passed in September 1952, citizenship and naturalisation papers have55 words
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Advertisement48 1956-02-23 7 [£c>.(?. S^ radiogram BC. 9735 H bandspread receiver housed in new style < abinet with ample record storage. Met 5950 Singapore and Penang 51.050 Federation of Malaya nine Purchase Terms Available. O/THE CENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. (MALAYA) LTD s, <al ELECTRIC CO LTD OF ENGLAND MILKMAID ik s *aid brand,48 words
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Advertisement94 1956-02-23 7 lavender flowers solid brilliantine \OF REGENT ST- LONDON 1 Agents: J. L. Morison, Son and Jones (Malaya) Ltd., I Singapore— Kuala Lumpur— Penang _Jt In your office use STEEL Desks and Tables 70 different types of J^ff •Sankey-Sheldon steel /<& desks to choose from Fire-resisting, will not warp, easy to94 words
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Article, Illustration1074 1956-02-23 8 REX SCAMBARY - REX SCAMBARY MEN COULD SEE US UNDRESSING, tayt WITNESS By ITAJANG, Wed.— Women tappers from Semenyih new village, six miles south of Ka.jang, said here today that searchers had made them take off their clothes at the1,074 words
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Article, Illustration93 1956-02-23 8 "MINISTERS OF MUSIC— that's the title given by the Methodist Mission in Malaya to Mr. and Mrs. William Zimmerman (above). Their job for the next week will be to organise exchanges of view between choir masters, organists and music teachers »ttach- ed to Methodist churches in93 words
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156 1956-02-23 8 They want $4-a-day minimum IPOH, Wednesday. MORE THAN 75 per cent of the daily paid town board and anti-malarial workers in Perak have voted in favour of a strike if their demand for a minimum $4-a-day wage is not successful. The secretary or the156 words
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Article29 1956-02-23 8 Mr. Eric Robertson, Director of the 8.8.C. Par Eastern Service, yesterday gave a talk on "International Broadcasting" at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club.29 words
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Article86 1956-02-23 8 DON'T TOUCH ANY OLD AMMUNITION rpHE next time you find X *my ammunition, even a bullet, DO NOT TOUCH it as it may explode If wrongly handled. This warning was given in Singapore yesterday by an Army spokesman who said that any one finding any ammunition or article resembling a86 words
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Article40 1956-02-23 8 KUALA TRENGGANU, Wed. —The University of Malaya's Professor of Education is now touring the East Coast visiting schools and studying teaching methods. So far Professor, F. Mason has visited Kuala Trengganu and Kota Bharu.40 words
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Advertisement222 1956-02-23 8 J ONLY <guiilp£ SEuH |7^.y JAPANESE U J CvJXjKiJI PEARLS D j GOOD ENOUGH M 4 FUJIYA f BRAND Cultured Pearls D I are real pearls ii m Modern science has merely learned L I how to control their growth r UON SALE AT ALL HICH-CLASS JEWELLERS L n DlR£222 words
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Advertisement312 1956-02-23 8 I UimOrw Qualify n makes \1 HEINZ I BABY FOODS I mosf dependable j I In HEINZ foods especially prepared for I I babies you rind finer texture, flavors I and natural colors. These foods are I 4kf made from choice fresh ingredients I only; they are expertly cooked and312 words
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Miscellaneous137 1956-02-23 8 Music: 10.00 Down Beat; 10.30— 11.00 Music Past And Present. RADIO MALAYA ■■■■■■■■I •ProfTwnme. thu. narked «*n I be reeeW.d by tUtener, In M^«cc». |j| Short w»t« «nd ttm. Median «%»«AIHM»P w.t. mm. w* SINGAPORE A.M. *».22 and 11.08 English (short Km Medium w»re flchoou Brcdc**.; VM. *1M w§ <«*£137 words
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Article, Illustration1581 1956-02-23 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Romantic pasha's head was auctioned in Turkey f FAKE M *L PRINCE He tins unrivalled in tow eunnina IN THE grim seclusion of the monastery ol St. Pantelaimen, near the citadel of Jannina, in Albania, was shot dead one hundred and thirty-five years ago last week,1,581 words
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Advertisement290 1956-02-23 9 pEBTfII RADIO BATTERIES No 89 Exclusively packed to ensure full satisfaction Lade to last ■playing hours L CYCLE CARRIAGE |(0., (1926) LTD. I M 0 ITS DIVISION) I 1 K. Lumpur I 1000 over I Household uses •> s— r'irolcua uiM— i 'Vimlih' v an bihr'i lendti H .rum JflW290 words
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Advertisement305 1956-02-23 9 0 They lobk twice when ifs an ARROW DART! Hera Is Hi* shirt for the styleminded the one that's always admired. Its handsome medium- /^g£XT<\\., point collar stays as fresh as a yftj^^^ry^t{f( daisy from morning till night V^\ jT^ And this famous white shirt is \J\. J^rTpi^Frrr tailored in305 words
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Miscellaneous89 1956-02-23 9 Bex Morgan* MM. Sitly reaction *^^^^^^^~~^^^B| MOftGAN BUT I JUST J jf^SILLV REACTION LIKE THIS SINC6 J v V TmXTOLD DCLJNK'sA OP Wl/V\ IF I MAVE T*o TT"^j i "^tii VHfTmmmmm^S3vffi''i\ B IrSIsJ ffjß MEC x^ M "^^^^Bv^*' I BUSINESS !jf I a^M^^^^^H-r-v r^f^i^' m^ Dick Tracy Back to the89 words
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139 1956-02-23 10 RUBBER IS STEADIER BUT BUYING SUPPORT STILL POOR By Our Market Correspondent THE price of rubber in Singapore yesterday was steadier after the big drop on Tuesday with March first grade buyers improving by one and five-eighths cents to close at 98 cents. Buying support was still poor, however, the139 words
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Article24 1956-02-23 10 SINGAPORE f., 1 RUBBER: i lb (up 1% „,n > TIN: 5383 ff (dow.i $2.12- r *<! COPRA: 527 7, Picul (down II L^—^_ <■'!)!,24 words
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Article76 1956-02-23 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MELBOj Rvp Investment* ma tone with variant on the Stock Loans 3'.,^. 1956-591 Loans 3 U': J965-5J Con. Zinc. Bank of N.S.W Mount Lyell N. Broken Hni'"" m, Hill 50 >, Mount Morgan r> Peko Western Mining Ampol Ex. \i]'H Oil Search Aust. Consol. in'd A.P.M. mew) Bradford76 words
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Article78 1956-02-23 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Bawean 12, Katong 45, Semiramls 1 C.P.. Gaastekerk 67, Dollus 89. Eastern Prince 11, State of Madras 13 14. Radja 15 16. Troilus 18. Inverbank 19 20, Selangor N. Wall 6 Frederick Clover 21 22, Peterzwei 23.78 words
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Article266 1956-02-23 10 The) Malayan Share Broken As••elation reported: "Quiet conditions prevailed In all sections of the local snare market with some support at the lower levels." Bln{*P<"> and Federation broker* rapartti taw following business dane yetterday:— Federal Dispensary $2.35 xr; Federal Dispensary (rights) SO cents; Preser and Neave ords. $1.77266 words
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Article141 1956-02-23 10 March first grade rubber buyers r.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 98 cents per lb., down 1% cents on Tuesday's closing price The closing lone was barely steady. ClMint price in cents per lb. were No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 99<4. sellers 99%: No. 1 R. 8.8.141 words
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Article149 1956-02-23 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchinfc noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; February $27 4 buyers. $27% sellers; March $28 buyers, $28 > 4 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $41 >i sellers; drum $44 sellers. Pepper: Muntok white $131. Sarawak $130 (both down $3). special Sarawak black $94149 words
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Article79 1956-02-23 10 CLEVELAND, Wed. Modernisation of the large Institute. West Virginia synthetic rubber plant will be started immediately now that Congress has approved the sale of the facility by the U.S. Government, Mr. W. I. Burt. President of Goodrich Gulf Che* mlcala Incorporated announced. The plant has been79 words
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Article36 1956-02-23 10 On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.904 for cash and 5.93 for T.T. Starling was quoted at 15.68 and one tael of gold at 25936 words
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Article29 1956-02-23 10 PARIS, Wed. Final offlrlal figures show that French tyre output In 1955 totalled 1*6.257 tons rompared with 174.535 In 1954. This Is an all time record. Rev-29 words
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Advertisement436 1956-02-23 10 P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class E' Contractors and above will be received at the Office of the State Engineer P.W.D., Perak, Ipoh on 28.2.56 up to 300 pjn. for the Supply and Delivery of Metal from Pundut, Slputeh and Acheh Quarries in Dlndings for period 1 3.56 to 28.2.57.436 words
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Advertisement100 1956-02-23 10 TENDERS JOHORE P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Classes 'A' and B registered P.W.D. Contractors will be received by the State Engineer, Johore, up to noon of the 12th. March. 1956 for:— CONSTRUCTION OF A MOSQUE AT MERSINO. Full particulars may be obtained I from the Senior Executive Engineer. Kluang. TENDER100 words
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Advertisement545 1956-02-23 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS I PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED from Malays who wish to receive training in commercial subjects. It Is Intended that this training shall fit candidates for commercial life but RIDA does not provide nor guarantee employment for any trainee. Candidates should be under the age of 25, physically545 words
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Advertisement828 1956-02-23 10 UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG MATRICULATION EXAMINATION The University of Hong Kong pronu— to establish centres In Singapore for the Matriculation > Examination to be held from about May 38 to June 15, 1956. Applications to sit the examination > at these centres will be accepted up to March 30. 1956828 words
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Advertisement819 1956-02-23 10 NOTICES GLENEALT PLANTATIONS LIMITED (Incorporated In Singapore). INTERIM DIVIDEND NOTICE 18 HEREBY OIVEN that the Directors have declared an Interim Dividend of IS cents a share, less Singapore Income Tax, payable on the 29th of March. 1956, to shareholders on the Router on the 17th of March 1958, In respect819 words
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Advertisement616 1956-02-23 10 KNUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANADA/ U.S. PACIFIC PORTS— 3O Days Sailing Arriving San Francisco S'por« P. Swet. Penani f,., H Elisabeth Bakke sailed 6 Mar* II Mat 12 Mar Cicftrt* Bakke 7 Msr 6 Ap* 8 Apr 9 Adi Kristin Bakk. 18 Ap* 18 May 20 Mar 21 May616 words
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Advertisement1213 1956-02-23 11 4 05 MANSFIELD dc CO., LTD. V.i, X4t% J#l: (Inr orporotedlnj S.ngopore) (1J -_T. THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE ?~»T iZtti to rrocaad vio other ports tn load nnri w-.^ "•P". s^SpSs: n^^ cW^t o aV°p3Sts Penang Sft-S I »/M. FA 24/25 <;': /J4 v m/»t f^ mm M 24/24 T^X"*:.1,213 words
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Advertisement1063 1956-02-23 11 EAST ASIATIC UNE SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA far Aden, Pert Said, Geaaa, Antwerp, Rattetdem, Hlmkaaa. tllliitlliir. Gothenburg A Oak) "mm a" $'pof# P, S'hom PtmonQ «> 3JUJJIBU- i%*mst .unr**, u/ntz ll I 19/20 Mat 21/22 Mar Call, Gdynia. SAILINGS FROM SCANDIHAVIA/U.H./CONTININT "SUMiV^rV" V" onakok «d««:29/K SUMBAWA" for Bnngkok, Saigon, Hongkong, Manila,1,063 words
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Advertisement1034 1956-02-23 11 SKna THE REN UNE STEAMERS LTD SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) f UNES SAILINGS TO U.K. AND CONTINENT PORTS S'pora P. S'hom Panang *BENMHOR for London, Rotterdam VIS Mar Dkeet arrive. Leada* 4 Apr sinvinui for UvarpooL Rottardom, Homburg 7/1 S Mot 14/14 Mar 17/10 Ma, •OENREOCH for London,1,034 words
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Advertisement1230 1956-02-23 11 McALISTER 6c CO., LTD. TEL.: No.: ***** ■liI.MBtAII Ok BUCKMAIX KLA VKMKSS LUfS LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO, HAMBUM PORTLAND, SEATTLE A VANCOUVER ""ofcXSr JTl A c'olo^o Pofti 1 CITY Of POONA CASTLEVILLE S'pora P. S'hom Panang Spore P. S'hom Panong 11/14 Mar 17/19 Mer 28/22 Mar 281,230 words
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Article, Illustration382 1956-02-23 12 THE MONOTONE WAY IS NEW AND SMART MAXIIVE RAKICH advises... WHY not try the monotone look and be dressed in the height of fashion? It is a new and daring way of dressing. The basic principle is that you wear clothes and accessories that are a dead match. This Is382 words
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Article136 1956-02-23 12 Japan's birth rate leaps JAPAN'S population is J growing at the rate of 1,044,313 annually, despite birth control and abortion, a Japanese delegate told the first Asian conference of the Medical Women's Internationa 1 Association in Manila. "Widely practised abortion and legalised birth control have proved highly effective in bringing136 words
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Article, Illustration31 1956-02-23 12 Displayed in London last week was this up-to-date glass, transparent, sling-back sandal. Goldbeaded sole and gold bow on the vamp are other features of this sandal, named Juliet.31 words
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Article381 1956-02-23 12 (CHILDREN are the same the whole world over. We were returning from town and had stopped to pick up our guns from the police station. Rather than have it bashed about in the car, I was wearing a new hat. I did not have to381 words
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Advertisement221 1956-02-23 12 ',y,» X\*X*X* *«*X *.*.*X.*X o J***Xv a X*X*X*X\*!*»** .^^^^E Xv!\\\-v' j^g^Mß B^mß WKff^^SmoSS^ *'"**X*' v *Xn*S* Baby's tears turn to smiles When baby's skin is inflamed and sore, baby frets and cries. T_a» But it's easy to keep tha} tender skin smooth and soft. rv^Os^^^ Dust your baby with Johnson's221 words
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Advertisement225 1956-02-23 12 WISE GIRLS EVERYWHERE CHOOSE MODESS are Silky-soft ■RnH^v and extra-absorbent, Invisible under c ■VEjP^^^^H slimmest skirt or cheongsum, an d economical too. MODESS Sanitary Tewed l^^fl^^^^^^BEf with the MODESS ■^^^^^^^^^■Bg: all-elastic adjustable belt give extracomfortable, invisiblt unitary protection. a (kmtitonH^WVmtrn product Tb« Boimo Oomp»o» umiteo uncorporaieo soiUod) vvxVv^ *s^'# s**'*225 words
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Miscellaneous316 1956-02-23 12 Straits Times Crossword s^* J^gwiS--cio>. "J [2 I |S 4 5 |S| 7 2 i**™ out an order with it 3SSS SSS 3SSS o^ i^^ mm 3 Inclined to reach out (6). W 4. His job U to stop other* work--10 M| 5. The early motor-car, perhaps Y u on316 words
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Article359 1956-02-23 13 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP Fast work on wet track In Penang By PENANG, Wed. DRAGON YEAR shaped like a winner on the training track at Penang this morning. Ridden by a riding boy, this Golden Cloud gelding went stylishly over 3f. in 37 2/5 on a wet359 words
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436 1956-02-23 13 LONDON, Wed. EKXXTBALL is not the r only sport in Britain crying out for the "missing millions." Cricket is now to make effort to draw the crowds back to county matches. When the County Cricket Advisory Committee meet on March 5, theyReuter - 436 words
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Article65 1956-02-23 13 PARIS. Wed. nnHE rugby union International championship match between France and England, due to be played here next Saturday, has been postponed to April 14 because of the state of the pitch at Colombes Stadium, a French Rugby Federation spokesman said today. The Colombes groundsman said theReuter - 65 words
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Article339 1956-02-23 13 SPOTTING THE WINNERS Tif V ten to follow at the Penang Spring Meeting are: MAORI CHIEF: Won his last two starts In lower classes In spectacular fashion; shattered Ipoh 84F. course reoord In spite of his jockey losing a stirrup Iron; on that display this Torbido gelding can easily come339 words
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Article43 1956-02-23 13 WELLINGTON. Wed. The Wanganul Central Swimming Club has arranged a swimming contest with the Wlllesden Swimming Club. London England by post. Each club will hold races In Its own swimming pool and hurriedly post oft the timings to Its opponent ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Advertisement507 1956-02-23 13 (((M MOi»ATION VACANT trr Modern 3-Bedroomed ,w, Camden a U» from March t0 be uU« n over. 1 Guest House. Double and c Full board .dry. (Europeans ■.SHED Bungalow (or six months. 'cri:r>om. nursery, if, glassware, HED BUNGALOW ,-ivf (off Upper mediate Occupation. Quay, Telephone lurnished flat (iining rooms ion507 words
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Advertisement409 1956-02-23 13 ACCOMMODATION WANTED Word, Si (Mtn.)-Box St rt«. i^J rU o RNISHED Centrally d t iOT J Eur °Pe*n Bachelors^ Letters to Box A 1633 ST AT BERANGOON GARDEN Estate unfurnished furnished terrace/semi/ detached bungalows, on long lease. Particulars with S??,? 16 conta *t- Box A 1660 S T YOUNG BRITISH409 words
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Advertisement385 1956-02-23 13 WANTED »fore!« U (Min.)— Box it cU. oxtrm. YOUNG LADY seeks lift from Changl to Singapore dally. Will wiare expenses. Please write to Box A 1699 S.T. DANCING it Word* tit (minimum). DaUt 1 month. It Word, UJt (Ml*.) TRY DINING In our Patio at the West Point Garden. RAFFLES385 words
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Advertisement388 1956-02-23 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE M Word, $i (Min.)— Box ft etm. oxtrm, $12,000/-. AVAILABLE for very early occupation 3 Bedroom Houses with all modern conveniences. Easy payments arranged. Call at Estate Office, Serangoon Garden Estate or Phone *****. VEHICLES FOB SALE M WmrdM tS (Min.)— Box St ct*. oxtrm. JAGUAR388 words
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Advertisement328 1956-02-23 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE it Word, SS (Mtn.)—Box St el*. MORRIS VAN 15.9 HP. first registered January 1953 actual mileage ***** regularly serviced, toexcellent condition. Price $2000/-. Owner purchasing arrangement— Phone ***** or smaller Van. Can be viewed by write P.O. Box No. 211. Singapore. PONTIAC 55, Bulck 50. Jaguar 52328 words
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Advertisement257 1956-02-23 13 FOR SALE M Word* SS (MiH.)-Box St eta. suctra. 22 REVOLVER CALIBERE $135 0.n.0. 12 Gavge pump shotgun 5 shots $240 oji.o. P.O. Box 927, Singapore. LESTER SPINETTE PIANO, double bed size "Beauty Rest" mattress and springs, radio-gram, Maytag washing machine, deluxe New World gas cooker, by American family leaving257 words
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Advertisement864 1956-02-23 13 ELECTRIC LIGHTING. (AMAZING PRICE REDLCTIONS)— ORDER WHILE .OUR STOCKS LAST. We can offer from our large stocks, portable, redundant, unused petrol Generating Sets at bargain prices and at a fraction of the original cost: 1. Homellte Sets. 1400 watt, 130 volt, A.C. incorporating 28 volt D.C. Battery charging. Spring mounted.864 words
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317 1956-02-23 14 WAHID FOUGHT AS WELTER IN MALAYAN BID FOR 3 TITLES r[REE Singapore •amateur boxers returned on Tuesday after five months of naval training on board the H.M.S. Newfoundland. With them they brought the trophies won in Hong Kong in the Far Eastern Fleet and Hong Kong A.B.A. championships. The three317 words
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173 1956-02-23 14 A SINGAPORE Hockey As- sociation team will leave for a five-games tour of Indonesia at the end of next month. The secretary of S.H.A., Mr. Yogarajah, received a telegram yesterday from the Indonesian hockey officials confirming the fixtures. The team will leave173 words
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Article755 1956-02-23 14 FAREWELL MATCH BY FIJIANS AT STADIUM TONIGHT LET THIS GAME MARK END OF OUR OUTDATED STYLE By THE SPORTS EDITOR MALAYAN RUGGER has its last Fijian-en-chanted evening at Jalan Besar Stadium this evening when the the Fijians take on the combined strength of Malaya in755 words
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Article152 1956-02-23 14 WELLINGTON. Wed. ■j^EW ZEALAND have made four 1^ changes from the side beaten yesterday at Chrlstchurch for the third Test against West Indies which begins here on March Henry Cave, medium pace bowler, who was captain in the first Test at Dunedln, returns to theReuter - 152 words
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Article51 1956-02-23 14 LONDON, Wed— Manchester City and Bunderland entered the quarter-finals of the F.A. Cup competition today. In their fifth round replays, Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 and Sunderland beat Sheffield United 1-0. Manchester City will now meet Everton and Sunderland are drawn against Newcastle on March 3.Reuter - 51 words
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Article23 1956-02-23 14 Net practices for the Ceylon Sports Club cricket team will be held every day except Saturday and Sunday, starting from today.23 words
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Article15 1956-02-23 14 H.M.P.S. Janus beat RAF Seletar 34-30 in a basketball match at Sembawang yesterday.15 words
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Article, Illustration42 1956-02-23 14 S.C.R.C.'s swift right winger, Chan Onn Leng, gets the ball away as Police left fullback Karim makes a tackle an incident in yesterday's senior knockout hockey in Singapore. Police left halfback Devadas is covering up. Straits Times picture.42 words
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Article317 1956-02-23 14 INDIAN Association entered the semi-final of the Singapore Hockey Association's junior knockout competition, when they beat Wanderers 3-2 on the padang yesterday. Indians will meet University on Saturday at Bukit Timah. Wanderers started off Impressively, and missed two early chances. B. Sullivan, who flashed317 words
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Article297 1956-02-23 14 "C«INAL positions in the Slngax pore Hockey Associations'* league competition for the season are: SR.C. 11 9 1 1 26 6 19 CSC. 11 7 1 3 24 16 19 Changi 11 7 1 3 17 16 15 Police 11 6 2 3 28 11 14 Wanderers297 words
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Article38 1956-02-23 14 R.A.P. Seletar Saracens beat Seletar Greyhounds by 14 points (goal, three tries) to nil In a rugger match at Seletar yesterday. Try scorers were Bowen (2), French and Russell while Pape converted one try.38 words
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Article35 1956-02-23 14 Alexandra Football Team beat University of Malaya 4-1 in a friendly soccer match at Bukit Tlmah yesterday. Hamid Paslr (2). Kum Hong and Wan Din scored for Alexandra, and Maurice Khoo for Varsity..35 words
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Article24 1956-02-23 14 Indian Recreation Club beat Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 1-0 In their soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday, scoring through S. Krlshnan.24 words
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Article194 1956-02-23 14 rE SPELL of unusually cold weather in Britain is causing concern to Malayan badminton doubles champions, Ong Poh Urn and Ooi Teik Hock, who leave Singapore on Sunday to play in the All England championships and the Scottish world invitation tournament. Teik Hock,194 words
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281 1956-02-23 14 npHX Sprint* Cup over a mile, A worth $6,000 In stake* and a Cup. for Cl. 1, Dlv. 1 hones will be the main event at the four-day meeting of the Singapore Turf Club at Bukit Tlmah on Mar. 34, 38 and 31281 words
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531 1956-02-23 14 A LUCKY GOAL, scored by Kok Seng three minutes from the end, saved Police from defeat by Singapore Chinese Recreation Club in a semifinal fixture in the Singapore Hockey Association's senior knockout tournament played at Girls' Sports Club ground yesterday. After531 words
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Article53 1956-02-23 14 The Singapore Cycle Racing Association will hold their annual presentation of prizes at a dinner to be held at the Chinese Swimming Club on Saturday at 7.30 pjn I Affiliated meml* I attend the dinner should ft I the secretary at 11, Cuff R«:jl fore 653 words
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Page 14 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous42 1956-02-23 14 RUGGER Malay* v Fijians, Jalan Besar. 8 p.m. SOCCER Inter-school: Balestier Jnnlor Trade v Victoria, V.S.; St. Patrick's t St. Josephs. St. Patrick's; Beatty r R.1.. RI; Friendly: Rajaji B.C v Gurkha Police, Farrer Park; Indian Brotherhood v Fairer Juniors, Farrer Park.42 words
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