The Straits Times, 7 December 1956

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    PASSED-THE $21 m. BILL
    2810 1 CHIEF MINISTER SOUNDS NOTE OF THANKS 'If expats had stuck to their guns they could have got much more* Colony will save $sm. a year s_M million Hill for Malayanising Singa")l>(i expatriate civil servant* was > the Legislative Assembly yesterday, me bitter chargM that the compensation
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    A BOMB HUNT IN POLICE STATION
    86 1 A BOMB HUNT IN POLICE STATION POUT SWLTTENHAM P Thurs. WJCE here an- searching thrir station compound ■'"'-r the discovery of '»ur r>-lb. British bombs •ek. !'ibs are believed to fc«t t.ttti liuried in the P".ind by the British I'M I,'1 uhen the .station i ni useri by the army.
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    Hungary fund
    10 1 1 urs. -Japanese students have Hungary" -..P. I
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    Gold shares up
    22 1 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs The value of gold shares rose by more than £15 million on the Johannesburg stock exchange yesterday.
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    START 1957 WITH $100,000!
    158 1 \yOULD you say that the woman on the left has charm, that she is more charming than 11 other iilm stars? You may be right. Why not try and find out and win $100,000 as well. All you have to do is list 12 iilm actresses
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    Lock icon 100 Hungarians will not go home
    176 1 THE STAY-PIT SPORTSMEN MELBOURNE. Thurs. MORE THAN 100 members of the Hungarian Olympic team will refuse to return home and will seek political asylum in Australia and the United States, a Hungarian official said today. The group includes the record-holding runners Istvan Rozsavolgyi and
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    CHARRED BODY SETS POLICE PROBLEM
    201 1 Teacher found dead at Johore Bahru JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday. POLICE here are investigating the death of a Singapore teacher whose charred body was discovered by a P.W.D. labourer yesterday morning on the new padang at Jalan Abdul Samad, opposite the Civil Service Club. They identified
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    Police quiz boy of 10
    69 1 Police investigating the death of Lee Kee Woong. 10. who lived at the Naval Base quarters in Seletar, Singapore, yesterday questioned a boy also aged 10. Lee died on the way to hospital on Wednesday night. H e had a wound on the head. Police
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    Lidiya fought Red tape for 9 years
    306 1 Lidiya fought Red tape for 9 years WIDOW'S STRUGGLE TO LEAVE RUSSIA A RUSSIAN widow who managed to persuade the Soviet Foreign Office to grant her a passport after pestering the authorities for nine years, arrived in Singapore yesterday on her way to Sydney to join her two married daughters.
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    20 footballers quarantined
    52 1 Twenty members of the Mysore Hunters Football Club, who left Madras in the Rajula on Nov. 27 for a tour of Malaya, arrived in Singapore on Wednesday and have been quarantined on St. John's Island. The footballers, who had travelled as deck passengers, are expected tc be
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    31 1 Welcome Chou MADRAS, Thurs. The Chinese Prime Minister. Mr. Chou En-lai, said here today: "We Asian peoples welcome Western engineers who help us to build our industries with good intentions."— Reuter.
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    Acid fumes menace in Colony
    114 1 TJUNDREDS of people were in danger of suffocation last night as acid fumes from a broken container in a store swept through their homes in Albert Street, Singapore. A fire officer advised the residents to cover their faces with wet handkerchiefs. People coughed helplessly while
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    SUEZ DEBATE —ALMOST
    475 1 Lazarous startles petrol parley with 'aid Egypt' move T»HE LEGISLATIVE Assembly yesterday passed a A Bill setting up the machinery for petrol rationing in Singapore, should it become necessary because of the Middle East situation. In the debate which preceded the Bill's passage, several Opposition members tried
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    Suits for the KingofSiam
    48 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today sent two suits of Malay costume I to the King and Queen of' Siam through the 25-member UMNO goodwill mission. The suits include richly embroidered and gold-threaded sarongs made by Malay weavers in Trengganu.
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    Lock icon Pull-out panic in Port Said
    214 1 Pull-out panic in Port Said IK)RT SAID, Thurs.— 1 The withdrawal of Anglo-French forces 1.853 more troops sailed this morning left Port Said"s European communities in a state of near panic. The Italian and Greek con- suls here sent urgent appeals to their governments ior evacuation ships to take away
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    STOP PRESS
    33 1 Bl U.XPISI (I AMI biiiapksi. iWn Kaniaa tanks shot down dozens of Huncti \.w\- in flash a! MBvai station IP imdi MnmnG I.OMM'IN. 'I hurv— i:d«Mi will Invt Jamaica Thursday. Rrutrr.
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    Premier must face the music
    564 2 9 IPWV##MiM W^WW^^WW^* T^^--;^^^!?K%/Qg^*^^^^ HOUSE WILL VOTE ON VITAL CONFIDENCE MOTION TODAY: EDEN TO RETURN SHORTLY LONDON, Thurs. —Mr. R. A. Butler told the House of Commons today that the reins of Government would be handed back to Sir Anthony Eden immediately on his return
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    608 2 ii^ THUMBS UP AS BRITISH TROOPS I HAND OVER TO DANES OF THE I |U.N. FORCE IN SUEZ CANAL ZONE John Bull or seduce him?" Mr. Bevan said the Government had claimed that they had unmasked "the Red peril." But he was not frightened by the
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    Lock icon ABDUL GANI FACES A NEW BRIBE PROBE
    307 2 Will the cabinet split? JAKARTA, Thurs.—ln- donesia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Ruslan Abdul Oani, who was cleared of complicity in a corruption scandal, will be interrogated afresh on his return from New York where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly. The
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    Lock icon Captured Red tanks in UK
    39 2 LONDON, Thurs. The tank landing craft Puncher docked at Tilbury last night from the Middle East with captured Russian war material. She has two heavy tanks on board, which will be unloaded today.— Reuter.
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    Petrov now Australian
    45 2 CANBERRA. Thurs Vladimir Petrov. the Soviet diplomat who defected b the West with revelation, of a Soviet sp\ rto| ka been granted Australian citizenship Australian oflicials said Petrrv and his wife Evdokla were granted citizen ship In Melbourne or Nov. 26— IP
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      17 2 WORLDS FAVORIT^^ PLUGS L. E. TELS COS TRADING SOCIETY SINCAPORt KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANC— KUCHINC SIBU JESSELTON.
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    Lock icon HUNGARY TO DAG: YOU CAN'T COME JUST NOW
    412 3 HUNGARY TO DAG: YOU CAN'T COME JUST NOW VIENNA, Thursday Till- Hungarian Government does not agree to visit by the U.N. Secretary-General, Mr Hammarskjoeld, on Dec. 16, Budapest Kadiu -tatcd last night. broadcast coming ;it the end of a day anti-Russian demonstrations in Budaiid the Government considered there n visit
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    Lock icon At a London birthday party —a quadruplets rally
    96 3 IT WAS A quadruplets raUy when the Miles "quads" of St. Neots (Huntingdon) celeti cd v J r rJ st birthd »y Grosvenor House. Park Lane. London. Ann Miles is seen with her brothers— Paul. Michael and Ernest— as she cute a
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    Lock icon Red regime in Russia will end, says Ben Gurion
    329 3 ISRAEL LEADER RAPS SOVIET POLICY TEL AVIV, Thurs. T»HE Israeli Prime A Minister. Mr. David Ben Gurion, today sharply criticised Russia's policy and prophesied that "sooner or later" the present regime in the Soviet Union would end. Addressing the Israeli Federation
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    Lock icon NEHRU ATTACK
    217 3 Times: Policy on Hungary issue a blow to freedom hopes LONDON, Thurs. The Times today claimed that many people w h o in the past had respected Indian attitudes have been disillusioned by its "inaction" over Hungary. "Mr. Nehru's speech on Tuesday expounding Indian policy during the last
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    LONDON STOCKS
    235 3 LONDON, Thurs. Closing middle prices of selected stock Including stamp duty were: MM Consols £50% Funding 4% £85 War 3^ *M 7/16 BANKS Mercantile (£5) *l 15/16 Eastern (£5) £6 13/16 Chartered (£1) 33/6 Hongkong ($125) *M INSURANCE Com. Un. (ut».) 79/S Royal 79/6 +/6 Prudential *39* —I/I
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON. Thurs. Cash buyers £832. sellers £833. forward buyers £823. sellers £824. Settlement £831. Turnover a.m. 45 tons p.m. 25 tons.
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    RUBBER
    24 3 LONDON. Thurs Spot 324 d., Jan-Mar. 32>*d.. April-June 31-S.d. Dec. Bit 31d.. Jan. cl.f. 30*»d.. July-Sept. 32'k(1.. Oct. .-Dec. 32d. Tone: Quietly steady.
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      Lock icon 'CANADA WILL GO IT ALONE' PROMISE
      63 3 'CANADA WILL GO IT ALONE' PROMISE OTTAWA. Thurs. Canada's acting Prime Minister. Mr. C. D. Howe, said Canada might take independe n t action if the United States did not grant Britain's reques 1 to waive interest payments on her postwar dollar loans. "We don't intend to let the U.S.
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      19 3 WASHINGTON: The United States has offered $20 million toward the construction of an atomic energy centre at Manila.— Reuter.
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      22 3 KARACHI: The Pakistan tan Government's future policy on the Kashmir dispute with India will be formulated at a meeting this weekend. AP.
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      23 3 NEW 1ORK: Union of British Togoland with an Independent Gold Coast was approved by the Trusteeship Committee of the U.N. General Assembly Reuter.
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      26 3 JAKARTA: At least 100 people were killed and more than U. 5.5300.000 worth of property destroyed by Darui Islam rebels in West Java last month.— A.P
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      30 3 NEW YORK: An appeal to release 91 Japanese war crimes prisoners held under U.S. jurisdiction has been made in a letter to President Eisenhower by 32 American religious leaders —Reuter.
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      15 3 SEOUL: South Korea will seek an increase of $5,000,000 in U.S aid in 1957.— Reuter.
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      25 3 MANILA: The U.S has called off indefinitely talks on revision of the 1947 agreement allowing the U.S. to keep military bases in the Philippines.— Reuter.
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      25 3 ROME: About 50 Catholic Asian students will spend the Christmas holidays In Rome as guests of the International Congress of the Catholic Lay Apostolate. Reuter
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      18 3 TOKYO: A group of 821 Japanese emigrants bound for South America left on the liner Brazil Maru.— Reuter.
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      17 3 LONDON: Commercial television, which began in England last year, will open in Scotland in August 1957. —Reuter.
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      23 3 LONDON: A Middlesbroach store with an eye on the petrol shortage is offering to accept old cars as trade-ins for new bicyTles.— A.P.
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      429 3 BIRDS EYE QUICK-FROZEN BROCCOLI as fresh as if you picked it in your own garden There are two varieties-* CITS and SPEARS No waste— you eat ALL you buy! SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. *************************44 THE SINGAPORE CHILDREN'S' SOCIETY has just completed Singapore's first Children's Convalescent Home, whose purpose is
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    Consulate party
    23 4 PENANG, Thurs.— A cocktail party was held at the Siamese Consulate last night in celebration of the King of Siam's birthday.
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    Poppy collection
    18 4 SEGAMAT. Thurs.— A total of $3,908 was collected ln Segamat for this year's Poppy Day Fund.
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    'PERMANENT JOB' PLEA BY 5,000 GOVT. MEN
    332 4 'PERMANENT JOB' PLEA BY 5,000 GOVT. MEN Temporary officers to appeal to Tengku: Act now KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. HIVE THOUSAND Government temporary officers 1 in the Federation have asked to be put on the permanent establishment by Merdeka Day, Aug. 31 next. The Government Temporary Officers Union is to appeal
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    The Governor praises 105 S.M.F. recruits at very wet review
    129 4 The Governor praises 105 S.M.F. recruits at very wet review THE GOVERNOR, Sir Robert Black, and 105 recruits of the Singapore Military Force* were drenched when a heavy shower fell during the passing oat parade yesterday. It started to drissle when the Governor arrived at the S.M.F. Beach Road headquarters
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    Firemen's trophy
    47 4 The Minister for Natural Resources and Local Government Inche Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman will present the Chief Inspector of Fire Services' Cnallenge trophy for general efficiency to the Johore Bahru Fire Brigade on Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. at the brigade headquarters, Jalan Ah Fook.
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    2 GANG ATTACKS ON PUPILS
    107 4 Bottle raid on tuckshop ABOUT 10 young hooligans made two attacks on boarders at St. Andrew's School, Singapore, yesterday afternoon. i At 1.30 p.m the hooligans threw bottles and bowl 8 at several boarders lunching in the school tuckshop. The gang ran when other boarders
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    A $5 bribe draws $500 fine
    105 4 KUA'JV LUMPUR, Thurs. AFOKMER railway stat onmaster. S. Slnnadural. 60. was today found guilty of accepting a bribe and told "since you love money, you wir pay with money." The President of the Sessions Court, Mr. M. Hashlm, made this remark when ne fined
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    New status
    19 4 A Bill making the Singapore Youth Sports Centre a corporation was passed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday.
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    Trade mission from Japan
    53 4 Twenty members of the Okinawa Chamber of Commerce now on a tour of Far East countries, will arrive in Singapore by Oaruda flight on Sunday to survey the Malayan market. Leader is Mr. Moriyasu Tomihara. president of the Ryukyu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the
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    Obscene films offence
    31 4 Yoong Sen Hee, 45. a tailor. was convicted in Singapore yesterday of circulating obscene films. He was fined $250 or six weeks' jail on each of two charges.
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    Union protests
    28 4 Five cases of dismissal by the Nanyang Siang Pau have been brought to the attention of the Labour Ministry by the 81ngapor e Union of Journalists.
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    Body in river
    29 4 The body of a trisha owner. Tan Sham Chuan, 47, was picked up by the Marine Police in Kallang River near the Merdeka Bridge, Singapore, yesterday.
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    15 get City prizes
    51 4 Fifteen commercial students who attained the highest marks in their examinations will receive prizes this year from the Singapore Chamber of Commerce's City Commemoration Prize Fund. The prizes will be presented at a tea party to be held at the Chamber in Fullerton Building on Dec.
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    Shell research
    24 4 Mr. Chata Singh Data. 27. and Mr. Satwant Singh Dhaliwal, 23, have been awarded Shell Research Fellowships at the University of Malaya.
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    Death fall
    26 4 A 53-year-old labourer, Teo Hoe Peng, was killed in a 20-foot fall while working in a ship in Telok Ayer Basin. Singapore, yesterday afternoon.
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    'English only' mars debates, says Lim
    114 4 'English only' mars debates, says Lim rnHE Chief Minister, 1 Mr. Lim Yew Hock, told the Singapore Legislative Assembly yesterday that he speaks three languages. "Let us not pretend that it is only through English that we can express oursejves clearly and forcibly," he said. "At moments some of us
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    FLOOD WATERS RISE ON EAST COAST
    118 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs The flood situation on the East Coast deteriorated rapidly today as water swept through inhabited areas. At Paslr Puten. 25 miles south of Kota Bharu, the town was under 1% feet of water. Kampong Pasir Tumboh. six miles north, was flooded
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    'Eat Malayan fruit' drive by Minister
    297 5 AZIZ: OUR YOUTHS LACK PIONEER SPIRIT K*'ALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Minister for Apiculture. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, said today that he will not eat imported apples, oranges and other fruit because he believes that Malayans should eat niorc home-grown fruit. He said a
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    Man wed 13 days killed in crash
    95 5 Man wed 13 days killed in crash B I K I T MERTAJAM. Thurs. Tan Chew Sah, married 13 days before, was killed when the lorry he was driving crashed into a coconut tree, the Bnkit Mertajam coroner, Inche Hassan bin Hussein, was told today. Low Soon Huat, another driver,
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    CAR PRICES ARE UPMOST GOES ON POOR MAN'S MODELS
    392 5 pRICES of new cars in Singapore have gone up by between eight and 13 per cent in the last two months. The new prices allow for j the extra freight costs caused b.v the Cape diversion and the i new 10
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    WHERE'S BODY RIDDLE IN SEA CAR CRASH
    131 5 WHERE'S BODY RIDDLE IN SEA CAR CRASH PAR CRASH No. 3 at the yj sea wall off South Quay, Singapore, on Wednesday morning remains a mystery. Though an on-looker has claimed that he saw a European couple in the car when it plunged into the sea, the police have not
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    16 more sailors rescued
    87 5 Sixteen more of the crew of the Pelni Lines freighter. Labadjau, which sank on Nov. 25. have been rescued I and have been landed at Pontianak. Borneo. Six more of the ship's company are still missing. and the search for them will be continued. Colony acents
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    MANDARIN WILL DO FOR DRIVING TESTS NOW
    106 6 rpHE Minister for Communications and Works, Mr L Francis Thomas, told the Singapore Legislative Assembly yesterday that he would instruct the Traffic Police to accept Mandarin as a language Qualification for a driving licence. He was replying on the adjournment to a suggestion
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    A MASTER MARINER CLAIMS DAMAGES
    182 7 Wrongful dismissal charge rTHE Chief Justice, Mr. A Justice Whyatt, in the Singapore High Court yesterday reserved judgment in the action for damages for wrongful dismissal brought by Capt. S. R. Fox, a master mariner, against Ek Liong. Hin, a shipping company. Capt. Fox claimed
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    Rain holds up plane
    63 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A BOAC Constellation from Singapore did not land here this morning because of bad weather at the airport, but Hew back while It was over Butterworth on hearing that the weather had improved. It landed and picked up seven passengers— five bound for
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    DEATHS
    77 8 20 H'ordM HO t minimum). CABLE RECEIVED from Ceylon that Madam Sellammah, wife of P. Kandiah. Traffic Inspector, Railways, Singapore, passed away peacefully on 2.12.56. MADAM GHIN CHENO KEOW, 62 wife of the late Mr. Tan Lye Khlang. passed away peacefully on 5.12.56 at 37A Guan Chuan Street, leaving
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    35 8 20 Wordi lit (minimum). MADAM TEOH SIN YAIK, Sungei Batu Estate, Bedong, to MrLim Beng Hock. Please return Immediately to your advantage. Past forgiven. Or contact Madam Lee Sal Soo, 319-B Jelutong Plats, Penang.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    166 8 20 Words HO (minimum). XMAS SALE at Mulchands. Last 2 Days. Buy your Party Dresses Now at Greatly Reduced Prices. AIR-WICK MIST has become a house-hold word. It's popularity In killing unpleasant odours li ever-growing. Simple and easy to use MADELINES FASHION NEWS. Just received first shipment new season's
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. Dec. 7, 1956. The Critical Years
    564 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. Dec. 7, 1956. The Critical Years Mr. Lim Yew Hock was not being alarmist when he said, speaking in the Malayanisation debate, that the next few years would be critical in the history of Singapore's civil service. According to the policy and phased programme which
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    Investing In Trouble
    388 8 Employers who kick a trade unionist when his union is down are investing in trouble. It is incredible that any employer, in these days, should be so stupid. Yet it seems there are some who are ready to take advantage of the emasculation of a union. The
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    Hungary Rejects
    219 8 Russian tanks which drive Hungarian women from the graves of Hungarian patriots are not the only visible sign of Russian rule in Hungary. After the Hungarian Government accepted its Foreign Minister's recommendation that the Secretary General of the United Nations should visit Budapest, and after Hungary's official radio
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      Income tax rates in other countries
      365 8 IAM obliged to Mr. W.M. Edwards for his letter which appeared in your issue of December 1 giving the source of information for Mr. Hart's statement last "month in the Legislative Council that Singapore's name appeared 33rd in the list of countries paying a
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      Ruling on air-letters
      63 8 RECENTLY I asked the Post Office stamp vendor at Kuala Kangsar for three airmail-letter forms, and I was told that such forms would be Issued to only those purchasing 25-cent stamps. I had in my possession 25-cent stamps and I required only the forms. Will the postal
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      A satisfied member
      106 8 WITH reference to my letter of September 13 in which I criticised the methods of recruiting new members to the Safari Club, it is only fair to say that on my return to Singapore I was immediately contacted by the president Mr. Ken Stevens who very kindly
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      The go-slow craze
      76 8 The go-slow craze /CERTAIN trade unionists 1 indulge in unscrupulous methods to force the employers to give in. "GoSlow" seems to be the latest craze. A wise man has said. "It takes infinitely more mental and physical agility to avoid doing a fair day's work than it does to do
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      UNFAIR ASSESSMENT
      136 8 I WAS surprised to read your report published on Nov. 30 that among the 5,000 properties in Talping Town Council Area called upon to pay an Increased 1957 assessment (the Increase ranging from 100 to 2,000 per cent over 1956) is a religious institution the Chinese Methodist Church.
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    British trade unions under heavy fire
    832 8 British trade unions under heavy fire rpHE Trade Union movement in Britain has been under heavy flre in the past twelve months. The instances of victimisation reported in the press and the stoppages that have come about for reasons that can only be described as vicious and vindictive, have led
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    MERTON
    321 8 Associated Boc motive Eng] men. (At th« bb the ASLEF membership h v """>: whereas the Nm? bership has fe£ 4,000) Rivalry bct-.v, two unions con'riH, great deal o f >"- the 1955 ra./su,' But 511r of the T.U.C. h union. an d imprent policy on ment? Unfortunately m.
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      603 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. 20 Word, HO (minimum). LAWTON: To Yvonne and Jim, a Daughter, Sally Ann, on 6th December at the Singapore NunIng Home. LOST to Words SS (Min.)-Box SO cts. txtrm. LOST on Saturday Ist December ladies new blue spectacles in embroidered black and gold case. Reward offered. Please ring
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      81 8 Day It Rained Money What happens to a peaceful little town when its citizens are suddenly showered with wealth? That's exactly what occurred when oil was found in Citronelle, Ala. This Is how Cltronelle's citizens revealed their character when lease buyers swarmed into town with suitcases of money. This Is
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    SHOPPERS HANG ON TO CASH: NO XMAS SPREE
    183 9 SHOPPERS HANG ON TO CASH: NO XMAS SPREE ITUALA LUMPUR, U Thurs. Managers of lour leading stores hrre are concerned about poor Christmas trade. vast yar. they said, tys and "ther Christmas gi:ts vert selling well early in October. But this year salt -s were or.iy Just beginning to plcic
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    No bosom blackoht here says the Federation
    162 9 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —If Singapore pictureiwrs want to see spicy, uncenso:-ed films they will have to move to the Federation whose appeal board is far more tolerant over bare bosoms than its Colony counterpart. llajapore cinema fans have been complaining about the
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    No place for a sportsman—Lee
    436 9 No place for a sportsman— Lee HAS 'GTtxw. nmißTa- ON PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION I ABILITY, LEARNING, IMAGINATION- WHAT A MEMBER NEEDS in Singapore yesterday heisX&^ Assembly will 'n U ofb S e boindX 6 S^STW h neSty choose to appoint to .the co£si«2£. ove F nor may leader, Mr. Lee
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    G-O-C off to ask for specialists
    88 9 G-O-C off to ask for specialists K. LUMPUR, Thurs. HpIE G.-0.-C, Federation Army, Maj.-Gen F. H BroJce flew to London by BOA^ Constellation today for talluit the War Office on the sf.-pament of additional Bntlal officers and NCOs to the Ff eration. Theyare needed to fill specialk. posts in the
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    Padang closed
    16 9 RAW/mo, Thurs. The town PWang here has been closed ir.til Jan. 10 for returfing.
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    PIGSTY FAMILY: NO TROUBLE TILL...
    147 9 TjKDR many years a Sin- 1 gapore family had been living in a pig-sty j without any trouble from the authorities. But when a grandmother i died, her flaughter-in- I law had the sty rebuilt I as a home, a Colony court was told yester-
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    WE WILL DEFEND DEMOCRACY-Mr. CHEW
    152 9 WE WILL DEFEND DEMOCRACY -Mr. CHEW WELLINGTON. Thurs. Singapore's Minister lor Education, Mr. Chew Sw ee Kee, told the consultative committee of the Colombo Plan meeting here today that after an anxious period in internal security Singapore had successfully surmounted its difficulties. "We have resolved with deeper determination than ever
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    'Saint' flies in to cheer the children
    70 9 THIS was the scene at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday afternoon when the town's 80 Dutch residents turned up to greet "St Nieolaas"— the Dutch equivalent of "Father Christmas The Netherlands Association chartered a Federation Air Service Beaver plane for I "yen minutes to
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    Death for $20 vengeance slaying of sister-in-law
    223 9 Death for $20 vengeance slaying of sister-in-law ROW OVER WEDDING LOAN LEADS TO GALLOWS IPOH, Thursday. A FTER one of Peark's longest murder trials, a 35- year-old padi planter, Shafle bin Haji Ismail, was sentenced to death today by Mr. Justice Smith for the $20 vengeance slaying of his sister-in-law.
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    HE MAKES THE ARMY SPEAK MALAY
    107 9 HE MAKES THE ARMY SPEAK MALAY W/O C. R. BARRON (above), of the Malayan School of Language and Method, who has taught 300 British officers and other ranks to speak Malay, received a War Department award at a ceremony in Singapore yesterday. Others honoured included Mrs. Loo Yin Heng, for
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    M.I.C. PLEA FOR THE MINORITIES
    84 9 M.I.C. PLEA FOR THE MINORITIES The Malayan Indian Congress of Singapore wants the Labour Front Government to nominate representatives from nKnor communities to take part In the administration of the City Council under the new local government set-up. The congress has also suggested that the Straits Chinese British Association, the
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    Union men to visit Japan
    50 9 Six leaders of the Singapore Trades Union Congress will leave for Japan today on a five-week UNESCO scholarship to study post-war labour problems there. The unionists are Messrs. Chew Seng. George Scow, P. K. 8. Nathan. K. G. Matthews. N. Thangasamy and Capt. Mohd. Said.
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    New school
    26 9 BENTONG, Thurs. Work on the new Pahang Catholic High School her e has begun. The building is expected to be ready ln six months.
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    'TARIFF WAR' WARNING FROM K.L.
    196 9 'TARIFF WAR' WARNING FROM K.L. ITUALA LUMPUR, 1V Thurs.— The acting Minister for Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today warned that the Federation and Singapore would be involved in a tariff war if the Colony Government Imposes a 20 per cent duty on soap manufactured in the Federation.
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    Lollo and the daring young man
    440 10 FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT OR THE WEEK'S HEW FILMS t A BIG DROP UNDER THE BIG TOP THERE is an eerie, tense quality about "Trapeze" which marks it as a rarity among the many circus stories which have been brought to the screen. With such stars
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    HIGH HOOK AGAIH-BUT WHAT A COMEDOWN
    182 10 HIGH HOOK AGAIH-BUT WHAT A COMEDOWN FVER since that classic Western "High Noon" began breaking box office records and earning rave reviews. Hollywood has gone all out to produce another of the same calibre. 'Tension At Table Rock" is another of these "suspense" dramas, complete with the fast-shootin', hard-hittin' good
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    Jack Hawkins turns 'tec to hunt down a master crook
    389 10 r»ONE are the days when amateur sleuths outwitted cops and killers alike to solve the most baffling of crimes. Since "The Blue Lamp" of 1948, British film studios, at least, have left crimebusting t 0 the full-time professionals. No wild
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    GENIUS? JUST KIRK'S OWN QUIRK
    485 10 Life of Van Gogh— rebel without a pause "f UST for Life" is the suggestive, misleading title of a watereddown film biography of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. With crippled Toulouse-Lau-trec and the tempestuous Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh was a leader of the French Impressionist
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      156 11 Rex Morgan* M.D. Needs help BjBJMB^ ~1 V WASNT SHE /no.' ]I I C ARENT YOU A LITTLE I KNOW I BUT TH6RES YES. TUgHB S. THERE.REX?) V-^—-' W MORE DISTURBED ABOUT TMCT, JUNf NOTHING »OBE j I CAN <X> TO J r-,n 3 rcT iCiu'T hPBP IOPPRATDft I I
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    UNCERTAIN TRENDS ON LOCAL TIN AND RUBBER MARTS
    340 12 UNCERTAIN TRENDS ON LOCAL TIN AND RUBBER MARTS By Our Market Correspondent ROTH the rubber and tin markets in Singapore yesterday were rather uncertain and trends were difficult to analyse. The price of tin remained unchanged on the day at $411.87* per picul with strong bidding reported for nearby. The
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    46 12 rE Federation's Finance Minister has fixed the following prices for calculating customs duties for the week starting December 6:— RUBBER: $1.1 IN cents per lb. COPRA: $446 per ton. COCONUT OIL: $770 per ton. PALM OIL: $789.50 per ton. PALM KERNELS: 1371.25 per ton.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    394 12 The Malayan Share Brokers AaoociatUn reported: "Industrials were steady, tins easier and rubbeae qu it." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following bnslneaa done yesterday: 8.8. Petro 495.: Fed. Dispensary $2.20; Praser ft Neave orda $2.23, $2.22 H; W. Hammer $1.55; Hume Industries Ass.»d.; Jackson Co. $1.36 cd;
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    145 12 Siagapare Chinese Produce Exekaage: noon prices per plcul yesterday were:Coprm: easy; Dec. $28 12 seUere. CeeesMt oil: quiet; bulk $44 112 sellers, drum $48 12 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business reported done; Muntok white $125, Sarawak $124 (both down $2), special Sarawak black $90 (down $3). Singapore Copra
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    Guthrie results
    52 12 Outputs from the estates and mines In the Guthrie Group for November and for 1956 In parentheses are aa follows:— Bobber 6,816,500 1b (86.223.600 lb), Tea (black) 185.600 1b (1.980.000 lb). Palm oil 1.221 tons (13,312 tons), Palm kernel* 349 tons (3,866 tons) and Tin ore 2,089 plculs
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    RUBBER PRICES
    147 12 December first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at $1.15>* per lb., down 2>i cents on Wednesday's closing price. The closing tone was barely steady. Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 115'?. sellers IU% (Nona.); No. 1
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    64 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following change in ite rates to merchants yesterday UU rates to $100):. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Belgian Franca 1618. On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 6.29>4 for cash and 6.3 1\
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    62 12 arcs saT l^ generally firmer Uv S Loans 3', i«u Loans 3Vi i!?- 6 Con.Zinc V1 y Bank of NSW Mount Lyell N. Broker. Hi 1 HUI 50 Mount Morgan:;..^ Western ■Mini,;.. Arnpol Ex Oil Search Bradford B. Hill Pro. Oourtauld ouniop 2ffl Elec. Zinc K 3 3
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    123 12 Ships lylnj .lon sid f ft. gapore Harbour Board nh rxp^cted today *g Mariner 45, Fu.?,:; shlta Maru 6 7, Civ,: of Manchester n r>« 13; 14. BreconshUe ismT; Maersk 18. Star Alc-'n-. Langsa N. Wall 4, 9^Lj* Wall 6. Resang N w,:i% N. Wall 10, Sons BInverbank
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    TIN OUTPUTS
    24 12 Tin outputs in Normbtr eluded: Pahanr, CodmUi. 220 tons; Su. zH KinU 344 p. Ipoh No. S Drfdjf ,ii section) 428 plculs.
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      808 12 I (incorporated In Singapore). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Registers of the Company will be closed from the 24th to 31st December, 1956, both dates Inclusive, for the preparation of the list of members entitled to participate In the Capital Bonus Issue. By Order of the Board, SIME.
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      799 12 PERAK TURF CLUB AMATEUR BACB MEETING. SATURDAY— ISTH. DECEMBER, There will be the usual Memsl/- Unlimited Sweep Tickets, $2/- Cash Sweep Each Pace, $5/- Win And Place Tote. LEE KOON INN (Secretary) Temporary Opening- of Gait MM Amiint mid-day meal hew. To accelerate deliveries from Oodowns the Commission Is prepared,
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      806 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS THE UNIVERSITY Of Malaya inTltaa application* for the poet of research assistant In the Department of LAW. Candidates most have an honours degree (preferably but not necessarily In law). Particulars of the appointment may be obtained from the Registrar, University of Malaya,, Singapore 10, with whom applications (six
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      499 12 KMUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANAPA/U.S. PACIFIC PORTS— 3O DAYS Sailins San Arrnim Vancouver Francisco Spore P. iwcf Penang Faati Ciertnid Bakke 14/16 Dec 17 Dee 19 Dec 28 0< Elian takke S Dec 9/10 Jan II Jin 13 Jin 22|> Krttrin Bakke 15 Dec 29 Dec 28/30 |an 31
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    Abolish stockpile for rice: Merchants
    392 14 Abolish stockpile for rice: Merchants fHINESE rice merchants in Singapore want the Government to abolish the present rice stockpile system which, they say is affecting both importers and consumers generally. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce held recently, a resolution was passed
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    Radio record
    40 14 Britain exported a record monthly total of £3.922.000 worth of radio equipment In October, according to figures published by her Radio Industry Council. This total is £300.000 higher than the previous highest level, reached in June this year.
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    LATEST GERMAN CAMERAS DUE SOON
    208 14 LATEST GERMAN CAMERAS DUE SOON r/EISS Ikon A.G., Stuttgart, £i Germany's largest camera manufacturers will market a range of new models in Malaya soon, Mr. R. Bulow. manager of The Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd.. the local sole agents, said ln Singapore yesterday. The models would include the fully automatic Ikoflex
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    RUBBER FIRMS IN TROUBLE
    234 14 Indonesians hold funds OECAUSE they are unable to remit profits and realise the value of assets in Indonesia, several London-registered rubber companies are in difflcul- ties. The shareholders of one, Kasintoe Rubber Estates Ltd., which is in voluntary liquidation, may receive only 4d. for each of
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    LEAVE FOR MANAGER
    137 14 rpHE manager, of the United I- Commercial Bank Ltd., Singapore branch, Mr. C. E. Sonalkar, left for India •n leave on Tuesday after a four yean' stay in Malaya. The bank's Penang branch manager, Mr. N. Gopal Iyer will look after the Singapore office during Mr. Sonalkar's
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    'Buy local goods' ploa to Government
    137 14 'Buy local goods' ploa to Government rnHE Singapore GovX eminent is buying "imported" goods which could be supplied to them by the home industry. This complaint is made by Mr David N. W. Lee, chairman of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association in its 1956 directory which has just been published. He
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      361 14 DRIWAL WITH*P6 KEEPS WALLS DRY. FUNCUS FREE AND BEAUTIFUL PRESERVES PAINTWORK DRIWAL with*P6is a new fungicidal silicone water repellent preserver for the protection and preservation of painted exterior wails. Invisible and intensely water repellent it needs only one application over Snowcem. similar type paints and masonry. It completely excludes moisture
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      333 14 ENGLISH ELEdJF fIMTIOMI HOKSHW HOTfffiS Capacitor Type Lister Engineering LlJj More speed power f^sTj^gfl* capacity j INTERN AT 1 0 NA I F^™™^' -T 2-WHEEL RUBBER-TYRED I TkACTORS, SCRAPERS l^^flßT BOTTOM DUMP WAGONS 1 j** This versatile team, the International 2-wheel rubber-tyred tractor with interchangeable scraper and bottom dump wagon,
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    It's Russia's day
    485 15 12 'GOLDS' SEND THEIR TOTAL AHEAD OF U.S. MELBOURNE, Thurs. IT WAS Russia's day at today's session of the 16th Olympiad. They dominated the men's gymnastic events with seven gold medals and gained five more in the Greco-Roman wrestling. This gave them the highest gold medal total
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    ENGLAND WIN 5-2
    28 15 WOLVERHAMPTON, Thurs. England beat Denmark by 5-2 here last night In a qualifying round of the World Soccer Cup England led 2-1 at half time.
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    MAYFLOWER TURN TABLES ON TEAM CHAMPIONS
    187 15 MAYFLOWER B.P. avenged last year's defeat when they beat the holders. Marigold 8.P., by 3-3 in the final of the senior interclub event In the S B.A. national championships last night. Mayflower, who were beaten in last year's final by Marigold, won two singles
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    FROM GAMES TO BBC PROGRAMME
    99 15 FROM GAMES TO BBC PROGRAMME Britain's Olympic distance runner, Christopher Chataway, told the Straits Times on his arrival In Singapore yesterday that he was giving up athletics. Chataway ran in the 5,000 Metres at the Olympic Games and finished 11th to the winner, Kuts. He will leave for Hong Kong
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    IPOH AMATEUR MEET FIELDS
    383 15 IPOH, Thurs. CIXTEEN hacks and polo ponle* 0 have been entered for the Sultan of Perak's Cup event over 61 m the Perak Turf Club Amateur Meeting here on Dec. IS. The Ladies Race for polo ponies and hacks over 3f attracted a ble entry of
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      533 15 ||lM Mlll»VnON WANTED .MJ-Box 5# tts. txtra. ,H)ROOM BUNGALOW, I MS. wanted near Jan. Please 8 T. KH Requires Fur•li House mid 1 or 11 preBM A 6183. S.T. >HED ROOM wanted Bachelor from Ist ibiy town area. MANAOER Profes"■■ures furnished lor up to six HI February. 1957. FAMILY WANTS
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      945 15 DANCING 19 Words SlO (minimum) Dnilm I month. 10 Word. S2.S» Mtm.) SEABIDE RESORT. Paslr Rls Hot*l. Dine. Dance Hawaiian Band rugntly i CHICKEN INN. Soaview Hot«J Danclnß 9-12 p.m. to om Continental Band Saturday m- tension 1 *jn y J WHERE TO EAT J» Words 110 (minimum). Ooilf 1
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      873 15 VEHICLES FOR SALE iO Words SS (Min.)-Box M rt*. txtrm. !956 MORRIS OXFORD eleven registered June 1956. Offers ism AUCTION SALE of 3ndhand Motorcars. Various Makes Post. W^M^Good Running SfnKteM P o Terms arranged. H ld every Sunday at 3.30 pjn. at 137 Buklt Tlmah Rd. (Compound of CCC Junk
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      322 15 CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE M Words IS (Min.)— Box M tU. txtra. CHRISTMAS GIFTS: 9 -valve Siemens Radiograms, four loudspeakers, with Telefunken Automatic Record Changer $730. Also Ferrograph Tape Recorders, Telefunken Radios, Elac Record Changers and Preamplifiers. The China, Engineers, Limited, Crosby House, Robinson Road, Singapore. Tel: *****. MISCELLANEOUS If
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    SENANG HATI DOES A WINNING THREE-IN-38 GALLOP
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    382 16  -  EPSOM JEEP THREE RINGS UNLIKELY TO GO POR THE ST. LEGER BARRATT WILL RIDE HIS PERAK DERBY WINNER By rREE RINGS will miss tomorrow's St. Leger at Bukit Timah unless there is a lastminute change of stable plans. A pity, as many would doubtless like
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    India retain title but only just
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    The big Slide
    300 16 SPORE HOCKEY XI GO DOWN AGAIN —BY 5-0 MARGIN From NORMAN SIEBEL MELBOURNE, Thurs. WHEN the Federation played Kenya today on a blazing, hot morning, they had to win to qualify for ninth ranking. Kenya took the lead twice in the first half, which ended at two-all,
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    ST. LEGER FIELD
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    OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS
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    82 16 FINAL: India 1. Pakistan 0; Placet 3-4: Germany 3, Britain 1. Places 5-8: Australia 5, Singapore 0; N.Z. 3, Belgium 2. Placet 9-12: Malaya 3. Kenya 2; I U.S. 1. Afghanistan,!. FIRESTONE combines famous Gum L> luuy, h. one-am rroe niuiiieun.'p Eric Thompson). 1,000-M TIME TRIAL FINAL 1. Lcandro
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    333 16 BEATEN AGAIN, YET RANKED ABOVE FED From NORMAN SIEBEL THE weakness in the 1 Olympic Games classification for hockey has been clearly demonstrated by the cases of Singapore and the Federation. Singapore were today beaten 5-0 by Australia to suffer their third defeat in the ranking competition and now have
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    94 16 fkPERA 11, who recently won over the Ipoh 9f in record time, is spelling at the Veterinarj Sanatorium up the Cameron Highlands The arrivals and departure dßtes of other horses at Camerons during November are: Arrivals: Clown Pondl, Kaju Nov. 7. Pearl City Nov 9, Mlralda Nov.
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