The Straits Times, 10 December 1956

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    LIM IS OFF TO SET THE STAGE
    644 1 LIM IS OFF TO SET THE STAGE New merdeka send-off: Cheers for Chief Minister pRIES of "Merdeka" and "Good luck" followed the Singapore Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, as he left by air for London yesterday to hold preliminary talks with the Colonial Office aimed at full self-government for
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    THAT $40,000 CHEQUE: LAST CHANCE TOMORROW
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    Lock icon NEW HUNGARY REVOLT
    328 1 Russians tire on demonstrators: Worker* call strike Scores die in fresh battles BUDAPEST, Sunday. s >RES of people were killed yesterday and inj ounded as Hungarian patriots clashed lice and Russian troops in rioting which d throughout the country after flaring up capital earlier in the we*k.
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    Banda: Eden may quit soon
    45 1 COLOMBO. Sun.— Mr S. the Prime lII- ylon, said here k It unlikely Anthony Eden will r lonj v Prime, Bl I the Prei thii was w -everywhere." Mr. ko has just rei :nm visits to Brill the United States.—
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    Lock icon RED ARMS HAUL IN PORT SAID SWOOP
    289 1 RED ARMS HAUL IN PORT SAID SWOOP Sniping war against British feared pORT SAID, Sun. Gen. Sir Hugh Stockwell, British commander here, said yesterday that he viewed with "considerable concern" the find of more than 20.000 rounds of ammunition being smuggled into Port Said by the Egyptians. The ammunition, was
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    Lock icon Moscow denial
    20 1 MOSCOW, Sun. The Soviet Army newspaper Red Star denied today that there were Russian troops in Syria. Reuter.
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    AFTER THE CRASH
    12 1 THE STATION WAGON in the ditch Straits Times picture.
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    Fatal crash on wet road
    232 1 WOMAN KILLED— THREE INJURED LULU ALKAFF, 35, wife of a prominent Singapore businessman, was killed yesterday afternoon when a station wagon skidded in Bukit Timah Road and ran into a ditch. I Her husband. Syed Shaikh 1 bin Abdul Rahman Alkaff. 40. managing partner of
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    Lock icon Newsman shot dead in Cyprus
    71 1 NICOSIA, Sun. A GUNMAN shot and killed a British newsman outside a cinema in the north coast city of Kyrenia today. The victim was Peter Fox, who only recently joined the staff of the Times of Cyprus the- paper which has been criticised by British
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    A SECOND BID FOR $25 m. TREASURE
    210 1 When he gets it, he'll holiday in Penang PENANG, Sunday. A former mining engineer in England, Capt. W. J. Havers, is bound for Auckland, New Zealand, where he hopes to find— s23 million worth of sunken treasure. This is his second treasurehunting trip,
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    SIR DAVID ALSO LEAVES
    156 1 SIR DAVID ALSO LEAVES Tengku will follow KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. HTHE Chief Secretary, Sir m- David Watherston, left here by air today for Singapore, whence he will Journey to London for the loan talks. Sir David will represent the High Commissioner. Sir Donald MacGlllivray, at the talks at which the
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    Lock icon We'll bury past discords—Dulles
    79 1 We'll bury past discords Dulles PARIS, Sun. Mr. John Foster Dulles, US. Secretary of Stste, told reporters on arrival by air today for the North Atlantic Ministerial Council meeting, that it was the United States' "firm purpose to bury past discords in a future of peaceful and fruitful co-operation." Mr
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    Lock icon Boat collides with car
    47 1 AUCKLAND, Sun —A speedboat jumped out of a river near Christchurch today and collided with a car on a road. The boat was travelling at 30 knots when its rudder cord broke. Boat and car were damaged but neither driver wax injured.— AP.
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    Lock icon Chou to Chiang: A new promise
    122 1 Chou to Chiang: A new promise (CALCUTTA, Sun. Prime Minister Chou En-lai today said if Formosa was returned to the Peking regime, Gen. Chiang Kai Shek could live in any part of China, Mr. Chou who was addressing a Press conference here was asked If he would offer I Gen.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    34 1 IS V%>SER PLANMNC. I PARAIIK? PORT SAII». Sun Rumours rirrul.it mi: hrre Mf thai Prrsidrnt ■MM plans to lotnitn Port Said to It-ad •'rii'tory parade" after Allied withdrawal has brrn mmplrtrd. Rputer.
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    Corporal hurt at roadblock
    37 1 Corporal Ali bin Haji Mohamed Noor, 29, was knocked down last night by a van while standing guard at a roadblock in front of Beach Road station. Singapore. He was admitted to hospital.
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    JAKARTA BACK ON BOAC LIST
    88 2 JAKARTA BACK ON BOAC LIST THE first BOAC plane to call at Jakarta in more than a month will leave Singapore tomorrow. BOAC s Far East sales manager, Mr. W. D. C. Erskine Crum, said yesterday that all services through Jakarta will now be resumed. His announcement followed the ending
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    YEAR OF HISTORY FOR US
    499 2 One of best-equipped newspaper houses in Asia, says annual report Straits Times to move to new premises in 1957 J^ NEW phase in the history of the Straits Times Press Ltd. will begin next year with the move into new offices and works, say 6
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    Sam Kai Faye does it again
    351 2 Sam Kai Faye does it again HE'S AMONG THE 3 TOP CAMERAMEN STRAITS TIMES photographer Sam Kai Faye has done it again for the third year running. IN 1954, he won the Encyclopaedia Britannlca award for the best news picture of the year In the annual British Press Pictures ot
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    'KEEP A HOLIDAY ON SUN'S BIRTHDAY'
    181 2 THE Singapore Chinese Schools Conference wants •I the Ministry of Education "to keep the anniversar. A the birth of Dr. Sun Vat Sen a holiday for Chinese schools. Dr. Sun's birthday, Nor. 12, has always been declared a holiday for Chinese schools, but the
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    Lock icon Old route for crash liner
    97 2 Old route for crash liner NEW YORK. Sun. mHE Swedish liner Stock--1 holm sailed Saturday on her first transatlantic voyage since she and the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided on July 25. She followed the same course she did the night of the crash that sank the Doria, badly damaged
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    French kill 114 rebels
    45 2 ALGIERS Sun. French military headquarters today reported that 114 rebels have been killed in the past 48 hours in scattered fighting In Algeria. At least six civilians and two French soldiers were killed by terrorists in the same period. A. P.
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    Lock icon Laos quits the French Union
    43 2 HONG KONG. Sun. The Indo-Chinese state of Laos has decided to withdraw from the French Union, the New China News Agency reported from Hanoi tonight. French will no longer be recognised as an official language, it said. Renter.
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      Lock icon NAVY YARD MEN GO BACK TO' WORK
      247 2 (COLOMBO, Sun. Work resumed yesterday at British naval establishments in Ceylon following a one-day strike by all Ceylonese employed by the British Admiralty. The walKout was called on Friday by the 4,000-strong British Admiralty Asian Workers' Union. There were minor incidents, such as
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      Lock icon Fraulein Dweller in Thought
      50 2 LONDON. San. Miss Lls Schroeder. 39-year-old Hamburg psychologist, yesterday shaved off her thick brown hair and became the first woman Buddhist to br ordained in Western Europe. She will now be known as Clnta Vasi. Dweller in Thought, and will dedicate her Ufe to meditation Reuter.
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    Lock icon British-Malayan ties will grow, Ismail declares
    243 2 British-Malayan ties will grow, Ismail declares WTELLINGTON, Sun.— The emergence of Malaya as an independent nation does not mean a severance of links with Britain, the leader of the Federation delegation to the Colombo Plan consultative committee conference. Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, said at the closing session here
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    FORD BOYCOTT THREATENED
    167 2 TUC ultimatum: Week to end pay row managing director of Ford Motor Company of Malaya, Mr. E. A. Sully, returned to Singapore from Penang yesterday, and declined to comment on a threat by waterfront workers to boycott handling of Ford products. Mr. Sully said he would discuss
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    Lock icon US Reds to meet
    32 2 NEW YORK. Sun. The Communist Party of the U.S.A V will hold a national conference here in February to discuss "the most critical juncture in the party's history."—A.P
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    A LABEL FOR HOME MADE
    76 2 print «W At/ will soon carry a hrdesigm toe words, *Bu pore." e/fe; School student v Yun-01. 21 arnon K 1 i "Buy Bta| .J I? petit i. Ministry industry. The M tei v, Jumabhr that it had not m cidod wh labels, but posal
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    Lock icon Revolt claim
    37 2 BERLIN, Sun Tre I German Social Party last night Herr Walter mi East German i chief, had declared in a ret speech that only a <£ munist revolution in w. Germany could reunite divided country.— Reuter
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    Romulo's job
    22 2 NKW YORK Son -f Gen. Carlos Romulo has k appointed th? Phiilpp' representative on the i Security Council.— A. P
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    Lock icon 'We feared U.S. would prevent landings'
    754 3 EXPLAINS ANGLO-FRENCH SILENCE OVER SUEZ PLANS- i» ARIS. Sun. The French Prime mister, Mr. (1 v y Mollet, said last night hat th f American liovernment was not told that Britain and ranee planned miliirj action in Egypt ecaOM the two naoim feared the
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    Lock icon BRITISH TROOPS BEGIN BIG SUZZPULL-OUT
    46 3 BRITISH TROOPS BEGIN BIG SUZZPULL -OUT MEN of the Royal Engineers board a tank landing ship in Port Said harbour on their way back to Britain. They were the first British troops to leave Egypt after the "withdraw without delay" decision of Dec. 3. Reuter picture.
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    Lock icon PAPER RAIDED IN BIG 'CLEAN-UP' IN SOUTH AFRICA
    73 3 PAPER RAIDED IN BIG 'CLEAN-UP' IN SOUTH AFRICA I i:KA N. Sun. Special Branch detectives yesterraided the branch here of the Cape Town weekly newspaper and seized docu- files, letters, pam-tihit-is. and magazines. Ik newspaper's offices have been under police guard mi, ir Wednesday, when 140 people throughout South I
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    Lock icon In mothballs
    21 3 ::n"GTON. Sun.— One three battleships now op< rating with the U.S. SS New Jersey— n join 12 other bat:r,othballs.—A.P.
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    Lock icon Princess dies
    35 3 LONDON. Sun. Princess Marie Louise. 84. the oldest member of the Royal Family and a grand daughter of Queen Victoria, died here yesterday. The Queen has declared a week of family mourning. Reuter.
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    Lock icon C-plan for peace in world
    189 3 C-plan for peace in world i MTELLINGTON, Sun. The j TT leader of the Indonesian j delegation to the Colombo i Plan meetings here, Dr. H. Sinaga, yesterday expressed the hope that the Colombo I Plan might contribute to the fostering of international cooperation and assistance. Now that it had
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    No co-existence
    24 3 TAIPEH. Sun.—Vice-Presi-dent Chen Cheng said today the Nationalist China would never accept co-existence with the Chinese Communists or compromise with them. AJ.
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    Lock icon BURMA GETS READY TO RECEIVE CHOU
    325 3 Strict security precautions taken RANGOON, Sun. Burmese military and police intelligence officials were today putting finishing touches to elaborate security precautions for the personal safety of the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Chou En-lai, who arrives nere tomorrow on a 10-day official visit. A number
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    Lock icon 7 die in car trapped in snow
    47 3 SIDBIRY. Ontario. Sun Seven people were found drad yesterday in a car near here The victims three youths, three rirls and an elderly woman are believed to havr suffocated from rxhaust fumes after their car became stuck in snow. A.P.
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    BRITAIN TO JOIN H-ROCKETS RACE
    85 3 BRITAIN TO JOIN H-ROCKETS RACE T ONDON, Sun.— Britain is to launch a highspeed programme to develop "the Fissile Missile" the intercontinental rocket with an H-bomb warhe a d after next spring's super weapons tests off Christmas Island. U.S. reaction to the Suez intervention has convinced th« defence chiefs that
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    Small enough for rocket
    103 3 Small enough for rocket COMPLETE dependence on America's ability to deter Russian aggression would reduce Britain's status to that of a U.S. satellite. Sir William Penney, the atomic weapons chief, is confident that his team can produce an H-bomb warhead small enough to go into a rocket which British industry
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    Lock icon Talks on oil transit dues
    141 3 Talks on oil transit dues gAGDAD. Sun— Sir Stephen Gibson, managing director of the Iraq Petroleum Company, will leave for Beirut tomorrow to negotiate with Lebanese Government leaders on the dispute concerning oil transit dues. While in Beirut Sir Stephen will meet Syrian Government representatives for negotiations on the repairs
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    Sarawak tax up to aid development
    416 4 'THE Sarawak Goveminent has announced increased and new taxes which will make drinking, smoking and motoring dearer from January. It increased the import duty on whisky, brandy, beer, liqueurs, arrack, cigarettes and tobacco, doubled the motor vehicle licence fees and imposed a new radio
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    'INDIANS, PLEDGE LOYALTY OR QUIT'
    197 4 'INDIANS, PLEDGE LOYALTY OR QUIT' PENANG, Sun. Two trade unionists who attended a course at the Asian Trade Union College in Calcutta returned here yesterday with a message for Indians in Malaya. "They should no longer defer making up their minds whether to be citizens of this country, or to
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    Postal union branch
    71 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. The Johor e branch of the Postal Union of Malaya was formed here today. Mr. A. Thavarajah presided and Mr. E. A. Skelchy. secretary of the union from Kuala Lumpur, attended. The meeting elected the following officials: Inche Abdul Rahman bin Ismail, chairman; Mr.
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    Talks on youth
    48 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— Mr. R.P. Lynton, Director of the World Assembly of Youth advanced studies and training centre in Ceylon, met Mr. Tan Suan Kok, chairman of the Johore Youth Council, at the Social Welfare Department today for a discussion on youth matters in general.
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    Mahjong drive
    39 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Datin Seth. chairman of the Johore Bahru Family Planning Association, is organising a mahjong and tombola drive at the Royal Johore International Club on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. In aid of association funds.
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    Council meeting
    29 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. A meeting of the Johore Executive Council today considered several Government motions to be moved in the Council of State at Its next meeting.
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    N.Z. HOLIDAY FOR A.O.C.
    55 4 The Air Officer Commanding. Singapore, Air Commodore A.E. Clouston, will leave the Colony by air on Dec. 17 for New Zealand prior to taking up a new appointment in Britain. Accompanied by Mrs. Clouston, he is going to New Zealand on leave. He will take up
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    'HOSPITAL' WEDDING
    35 4 DR. CHEW "IM SWEE. of the outpatient's department and Miss Ong Lay Choo. of the almoner's department of the Singapore General Hospital, were married at the Singapore Registry on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    Paid secretary for a tougher line
    185 4 UNION STRENGTHENS ITS HAND 'THE Singapore City Council Services Union has appointed a full-time paid secretary because "an independent man will be in a stronger position to negotiate with the employers." He \s Mr. P. Ramasamy, 36, a former assistant personnel welfare officer In
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    $400 prize for trade queen
    63 4 KLANO, Sun. The "queen" to be elected at the 16-day Great World Amusement Park trade exhibition here will be given about $400 worth of goods. Polling for the Miss Trade Exhibition Is now going on and will end on Saturday evening. There are 12 contestants
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    Autonomy plan
    42 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The Minister for Natural Resources and Local Government, Inche Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman, this morning discussed matters connected with the granting of financial autonomy to the Council next year with members of the Johore Bahru Town Council.
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    'Ever ready Red Cross'
    94 4 PENANG, Sun. Recent events in other parts of the world had shown how Red Cross workers went into acItion immediately the need arose, Mrs. R. P. Bingham. wife of Pcnangs Resident Commissioner, said in a presentation ceremony here. "It is necessary for an organisation like this
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    Had samsu, fined $200
    59 4 IPOH, Sun. A housewife. Ooh Slew Eng, 60, was fined $200 or two months' jail here yesterday for having dutiable liquor in her house. Ooh pleaded guilty. A customs raid on her hut on Nov. 29 uncovered five bottles, one gallon and two pints of samsu
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    Glamour steals big police parade
    137 4 Glamour steals big police parade l/UALA LUMPUR, Sur. iv Glamour came a ceremonial paraa at the Federal Polio Depot horo yesterdawhen women Polici Constables took par for the first time. They got the biggest rece: tion from the spectato: as they marched smart: past the saluting base. Taking the salute
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    The worried teachers
    64 4 The Singapore Alliance Teachers is wo;: I'd about t. future employment of tettters of English. To safeguard their job?. Alliance is calling a men of the trarhers to di resolution asking the Government and rlties not to r< nchthmi a result of air adjustment of educal policies.
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    Xmas mail in 4 ships
    41 4 PENANG, Sun -Ftou are opected i Christina The Corfu the Autolycus Hector on I Glenearn on Dec 19. Letters for Britain t patch by thi be posted at th< Office before 3 p.m. on I |11.
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    Rotary debate
    20 4 JOHORE I At the nexi Johore Bahru I I Tuesday Mr. V the lmm< will lead /•Know You
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    PRICE RISES: 'GOVT NOT TO BLAME'
    368 5 Consider carefully before accusing u», gay L«ong Dishonest traders doing it, Minister claims r-^r^ IP0H Sunday. THE Minister for Health and Welfare, Mr. Leong Yew Koh, last night blamed dishonest traders" for increasing prices and causing unnecessary hardship to the public. Accusing "dishonest traders"
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    Canon's son marries
    56 5 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Swee Seng, who were married at Holy Trinity Church. Singapore, on Saturday. The groom is the second son of Canon and Mrs. John B. H. Lee. The bride is the former Miss Charlotte Soo Chew Hong, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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    FULL JUSTICE PROMISE ON CHINESE EDUCATION
    112 5 FULL JUSTICE PROMISE ON CHINESE EDUCATION PENANG, Sun. FPHE Penang "minister" ■J- for education and health. Dr. N. K. Menon, assured the Hanchiang High School yesterday that no government could afford to destroy Chinese culture or education in Malaya. "Chinese education in this country will improve every year from now
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    Labour Minister will settle school row
    168 5 fFHE row between the management of Christ Church 1 School in Dorset Road, Singapore, and its employees' union over the re-employment of 15 teachers, is to go to the acting Minister for Labour and Welfare, Mr. Francis Thomas. This was stated by the union's
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    RECORD ENTRY FOR EXAM
    94 5 RECORD ENTRY FOR EXAM 347 take Malay test IPOH, Sun.— A record number of candidates will sit for the Government Malay language test to be held h n re tomorrow and on Tuesday. Entries total 347 compared with 117 for the last examination in June. Of those sitting 109 are
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    New school
    25 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Bishop of Kuala Lumpur, Monsignor Dominic Vendargon today declared open a convent school for underprivileged girls at Ampang Road.
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    They track down the dodgers
    76 5 They track down the dodgers PENANG. Sun. LABOUR Department officials carrying out shop-to-shop checks in November uncovered several Employees' Provident Fund evasions. Mr. I. R. Price. Deputy Commissioner for Labour, told the Straits Times: "These checks are beginning to pay dividends." He said there had been a growini number of
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    Advice to teachers
    58 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Twenty Chinese schoolteachers who began a four-day civics course at Kuala Trengganu today were urged by the Mentri Besar. Date Kamaruddin bin Haji Idris, to foster a Malayan outlook among their students. The Mentrj Besar, who opened the course, spoke on the new education
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    German tycoon due in Colony
    43 5 Dr. Robert Krugmann, a director of the German Industries Fair Organisation in Hanover is expected to arrive in Singapore today. He is touring South-East Asia to advertise the fair and to encourage local business men to visit it.
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    LONG WAIT-THEN AN UPSET FOR THE HUNGARIANS
    116 5 MEMBERS of the Hungarian Olympic team in the colony were disappointed yesterday when they tuVned in at the airport to meet their compatriots from Austr They waited two hours for a plane trom Perth but when it arrived there were no Hungarians aboard.
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    AUSSIE SERGEANT WEDS A GIRL FROM HOME
    49 5 SERGEANT Viv Lowrey of the 2nd. Ba., Royal Australian Regt.. stationed at Penang, and Miss May O'Brien, of Brisbane, who were married at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Singapore, on Saturday. The bride flew to Sincapore last week.— Straits Times picture
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    The flying surveyors delayed by weather
    197 5 The flying surveyors delayed by weather ITUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Bad weather during the past few weeks throughout the Federation has prevented the Canadian aeromagnetic survey team from carrying out an extensile survey of mineral-bearing lands. Since its arrival here last month, the six-man team from the Spartan Air Services has
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    Front's annual conference
    55 5 The Singapore Labour Front will hold Its annual conference on Dec 29 and 30 at the Clerical Union Hall. Rangoon Road. The Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, told the Front officials before he left for London yesterday, that he would make every effort to be back
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Dec. 10, 1956. The Colombo Plan
    621 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Dec. 10, 1956. The Colombo Plan The most striking of recent j tributes to the Colombo Plan is that by China's Prime Minister, Mr. Chou En-lai, although tribute to this scheme of Commonwealth conception probably was the last thing be had in mind. But in
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    A Trade Union Complaint
    309 6 A Trade Union Complaint The charge that the Federation Government is "interfering" with legitimate trade union activities has been made before. This time the "interference" is said to be part of the process of attracting foreign investment, an accusation first made by Mr. K. V. Thaver, general secretary of the
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    Widening Gap
    219 6 On the eve of his departure for preliminary talks in London on Singapore's constitutional future, Mr. Lam Yew Hock was warned that he must not give away too many concessions to the Federation in return for its support There were fears in Singapore, said the secretary of the
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    THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST
    899 6  - THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST ERIC DOWNTOK '▼THERE goes the loneJ- liest man in the Middle East." A Jordanian cabinet minister used this phrase to de.sc ribe Major General Edson Burns, Commander of the United Nations Emergency Police Force for the Middle East. That was when Burns was
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      SELF-HELP STARTS AT HOME
      106 6 SELF-HELP STARTS AT HOME SOME Malacca Settlement Councillors apparently have strange ideas about pubUc service. Not long ago the Council voted itself a monthly allowance of $200. This Is in addition to the many privileges they already enjoy. They are given special hospital rates. They are exempt from motor car
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      Two aspects of overtime
      50 6 SOME of the large business firms in; Singapore are very strict about giving overtime to their workers because they say it affects the cost of their business. On the other hand the worker is very eager to earn extra pay by rendering more service. OBSERVER Singapore
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      KEPT WAITING AT GOVT. OFFICE
      146 6 IHAVE the honour to refer to a letter by "Pancha Sila" Singapore, appearing in the Straits Times of November 26 in which he states that when he and his friend went to register their newly born babies at the Registry of Births and Deaths, Johore
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      Malayan flood victims
      66 6 LAST year when India was ravaged by floods, the Indian community in Malaya collected and sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to Madras. This year areas in the Federation have been badly nit by floods. Hundreds of Malayans have lost their homes and property. Could not the
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      Grand Prix at Macao
      165 6 I HAVE just had the opportunity of reading the report on the Macao Grand Prix In your issue of November 7. In fairness to a very fine car. which I had the privilege of co-driving, 1 think the facts should be corrected. The Cooper Bristol did,
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    Why missile men are shivering
    554 6  -  SYDNEY SMITH f THE atomic answers to Bulganin's "rockets" warning to the West are today scattered across the snowgripped German countrysideall pointing East. They are standing by at full alert to deliver, within minutes if necessary, retaliatory strikes against Russian bases. Aad those strikes art
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    135 7 A chance to win $100,000 -and help Youth Centre THE dctionary defines C-iARM as "a or feature excit- e or admiration; eness. indefin- of delight- i v3u sav that an^ve possesses idc^nable power c-iting'" Would you say that jld tap a poll of al! of possesses charm I way
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    I'm not anti-Chinese-Onn
    392 7 NEGARA CHIEF HITS OUT AT "CULT OF ABDUL RAHMANISftT BUT I WON'T BE PARTY TO MAKING THE MALAYS A BACK-NUMBER' d CretOdaythat hewas <n <* 'M Q io5 Ut iJ U iL UI never a P art y to makine the xvi < iia>s a DacK-number, politically,
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    Car crashes into tree: Two killed
    95 7 Car crashes into tree: Two killed PARIT BUNTAR. Sun. TWO P.W.D. men were killed early this morning in a car crash at Stmpang Lima three miles south of here The dead are Mr. V. Patrick 42. storekeeper, of Bagan Serai, and Mr. K. Shanmugam. a financial clerk in Ipoh. They
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    Refresher course
    67 7 Refresher course IPOH, Sun. The only woman field officer in the Federation information Department. Mrs. D. Sundram, will attend a two-day refresher course in Kuala Lumpur with 34 male colleagues tomorrow. The Director of the Information Services, inche Yaacob bin Laiiff. the Senior Minister for Home Affairs, Inche Baharr.an bin
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    Flood victim's body found
    39 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Police today recovered the body of Nong binte Draman, 17. at the 31st mile. Kuala Trengganu-Dungun road. Nong was reported missing after her boat had capsized in the floods four days ago.
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    LION DANCE TO AID CHILDREN
    48 7 A LION DANCE, brilliantly presented by mem ben ti the Chin Wo Athletic Association troupe, was a highlight of the Arts Ball on Saturday nieht at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The ball was in aid of the Singapore Children's Society. Straits Times pictare.
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    The gunners celebrate
    101 7 Three hundred men of the Ist Singapore Regiment, Royal Artillery, took part in the annual St. Barbara's Day parade at Blakang Mati yesterday. The G.0.C., Maj.-Gen. D. D. C. Tulloch. who is himself an ex-artillery man stood on a dais flanked by two 25--pounder guns and took
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    Thrifty 50 solve no-interest problem
    128 7 Thrifty 50 solve no-interest problem KOTA BHARU, Sun. P^TY employees of tbe Kelantan Council on Muslim Affairs and Malay Customs today decided to form a thrift and loan co-operative society after an hour of heated discussion. Tbe issue: Is it right to accept or pay interest on loans? Two months
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    Recruiting centres
    105 7 Recruiting of Malayan Other Ranks for the Royal Artillery will be held at the following places from 9 ajn. to 4 pjn.: Alor Star Police Station, Jan. 11 and 12, Bukit Mertajam Police Station, Jan. 14 and 15; Kuala Kangsar Police Station. Jan. 17, 18 and 19; Malacca
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    Tengku on air
    25 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will broadcast tomorrow at 7.10 p.m. In English and 8.10 p.m. in Malay.
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    Meeting to unite the nurses
    69 7 Meeting to unite the nurses A meeting will be held at the physiology lecture ball. Faculty of Medicine at 630 p.m. today to form the Singapore Nurses' Association. The Principal Matron, Miss B. M. Griffin, who Is convening the meeting, told the Straits Times that the association would be similar
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    Queen's surgeon flies in
    49 7 The Queen B sports-loving surgeon. Sir Arthur Porrltt. flew into Singapore by Qantas I yesterday on his way home to London from the Olympic Games. Sir Arthur, who is a New Zealander. was placed third >n the 100 metres sprint In the 1924 Olympic Games.
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    All quiet...
    14 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— No Emergency casualties were reported in the Federation today.
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    Van falls down ravine —two men injured
    74 7 Van falls down ravine —two men injured JOHORE BAHRU. Sun A van belonging to the State Information Department, on the way from Paeon to Bakri, ran off the road and fell down a ravine and was badly smashed injuring the driver and a department official. The official was Mr. Foo
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    NO JOY FOR HIS HOMECOMING
    205 7 Olympics man's car was stolen IT WAS an unpleasant A one of the 46 members Games contingent who re homecoming for at least of the Singapore Olympic turned from Melbourne by Qantas-BOAC yesterday. The car of hockey player V. Devadas, a Police Inspector, was stolen
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    UMNO—as seen by party youths
    182 7 UMNO— as seen by party youths 'WE MUST PROD OUR LEADERS' YTMNO's policy and leadership were discussed at a U meeting of the party's Johore Bahru and Singapore youth sections yesterday. Tuan Syed All Redha, a Singapore executive committee member, said UMNO leaders were human and susceptible to "lapses." It
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    A dachshund came out top dog
    90 7 A dachshund came out top dog KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A DACHSHUND, "Muffin Boy", owned by Mrs. R. Brown, was the best exhibit at the Malayan Kennel Association's dog show here today. "Muffin Boy" and another of Mrs. Brown's Dachshunds, "Pepper of Woodlands," were Judged the best pair. Best Imported dog
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    Flooded road
    33 7 KUALA TRENGGANU, Sun —Police today reported that the Kuala Trengganu -Kuala Buang road was flooded to a depth of 4ft. 21n at the 22nd mile and was impassable to all traffic.
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    Children's party
    18 7 TATPINO, Bun.— The Chinese Recreation Club here will hold its annual children's party on Jan. l.
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    DRAGOON QUITS POLITICS FOR BRITAIN
    269 7 DRAGOON QUITS POLITICS FOR BRITAIN 4 LEADING Singapore trade unionist and People's Action Party member, Mr. S. Dragoon, has decided to quit unionism and politics and settle down in Britain. He leaves tor London in the Willem Ruys tomorrow where he will study at the London School of Economics for
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    Sir Alex to be guest of honour
    92 7 Sir Alex to be guest of honour fHE Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Alexander Grant ham, will be the guest of honour at the Hong Kong University Alumni Association's Christmas dance at the Royal Island Club oq Saturday. Sir Alexander is the Chancellor of the university and this will be
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    Hawker dies after crash
    32 7 A hawker. Chu Peng Chor. 35. pedalling a tricycle was in olved In a collision with a car in Guillemard Road yesterday. He died before the ambulance arrived.
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    Jap mission
    36 7 The 20-member trade mission from the Okinawa Chamber of Commerce and industry led by Mr. Tomlhara Moriyasu on an "observation and study tour" of SouthEast Asia flew Into Singapore, yesterday, for a two-day visit.
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    Doctor hurt in accident
    34 7 Dr. K. H. Fong was injure a when a car he was driving overturned in Slglap Hill, Singapore, at about 1 a.::. yesterday. He was admitted to the General Hospital.
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    Life as lived in Russia
    777 8  -  ALMJJVGTOJV KENNARD RUSSIA WITHOUT STALIN. By Edward Crankshaw. (Michael Joseph 18s.) Pis Impossible to understand Russian foreign policy without knowing something about Russian domestic policy. And it is impossible to understand Russian domestic policy without knowing something about life as it is lived in the
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    SKETCHES OF OLD SINGAPORE
    276 8 MORE OLD SINGAPORE. By Donald Davies. (Donald Moore $2.75). A HISTORY OF SINCAPORE. By H. F. Person. (University of London Press 55.) Donald Davies' sketches of eld Singapore republished from the Sunday Times, make entertaining reading. The publisher's blurb calls them "glimpses of life in a
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      226 8 Straits Times Crossword 7™ s™ 5 r e IT 1. Rosalind's exiled father found miae harmful reverses (8). them sweet (4 2, 9). 7. Always sub rosa, according to t Americanism for "journey's Shaw (3, 5, 3, 4). end"? (8). 12. Bouquet for Lancashire town 0 Environment In which I'm
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    Lock icon Easter Rebellion marked rebirth of Irish nation
    1607 9 DUBLIN lay crouched in eerie silence under a "*S» Pa of fimokc and dust Alonff ruined O'Connell Street and a dozen other pam rabbte. *8t Hcked the sh€ to ni Towards the command post of the British troops in Trinity College, a tall,
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      61 9 Rex Morgan. M.D. Searching poser >,VI/gggf lil I /i'%'4\ 7^ HP ru. se waitins v p^ tf whats the matter. B<wv f Dick Tracy Partnership I^^^"""""""?"^^M FB^ f*>OJ,rrfeß_CTTpP BUTTON N7»tCBaB»^H m£jl/cP&iTER UP AOO B«NC S^CK CjF THAT \-MALL, i^y> I SCmBC^MH I^BtM I JtfkV NEW FttRT>G?SMiP Ace iVHara Mystery Ray
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    Approach of Christmas slows dealsl
    490 10 By Our Market Correspondent A TURNOVER of slightly below average was A reported on the Singapore Share Market last week and there was a tendency for easier prices in certain instances. The market Is now a] season when it normally A feature of the w
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    Lock icon Rubber remains high
    425 10 THE rubber market last week still maintained a high price level varying Dnly between $I.lB} and $1.15 i for December first grade buyers, which was D.voted as the current position for the last time on Friday. One reason for the maintenance of the price was buying activity
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    DIVIDENDS
    153 10 /COMPANIES operating In Malaya announced the following dividends last week:— WCARNE BROTHERS LTD.: a Anal dividend of five cents and a bonus dividend of 20 cents per dollar stock, both less Income tax, and a first interim dividend account 1957 of five cents per dollar stock, leas income tax.
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    64 10 BERJIA'Tti Jaimary 9 t« UioivS •a Decettbtr.^'liiS «end of 25 ot, t. ■nTfaSktL 1 PeyaM, ,/•"'*<» on the reti^." I*^1 cember 2Z. THE H tR dend of 8 p, r «i k P*r cent bktSSM S *t>l? to sharehold r retlster on I>er,m TEL I.Tb P*» -ent. irss ::o
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    BUSINESS DONE
    459 10 TOE following business done A in the Singapore Share Market last week was announced by one firm of brokers for the period December 1 to December 7: INDUSTRIALS. British Borneo Pets. 505.. Consolidated Tin Smelters Ords. 2»s lOttd., Fraser A Neave Ords. $2.25 to $2.17 fc, Gammons $2.00
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    MALAYAN SHARE LIST
    689 10 rpHE following revised Hat of A quotations was issued by The Malayan Share Broken' Association after their last meeting on Friday: INDUSTBIAUS Ale« Brlcki Pref 1.10 i.to Ords i.is 185 *»>V X 2L- 180C *»w B. B Petrol 4t/- §1/. B. M. Trustees «.io <.U Con. Tin
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      563 10 NOTICES ROBINSON ft COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Colony of Singapore). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Interim Dividends of 3% and 4% respectively, less 30% Income Tax, on the 6% First Cumulative Preference Shares and the 87 O I Second Cumulative Preference Shares have been declared by the Directors on
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      658 10 NOTICES THE HAMILTON (F.M.S.) RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya) Notice is hereby given that an Interim dividend of 10 per cent (less Malayan Income Tax) in respect of the year ending 31st December 1956 will be paid to the shareholders on the Register on the 20th
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      808 10 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE U hereby given that I, LOONO PAN TAP of No. 40, Rlpley Cresent, Teo Ohu Kane Road. Singapore, havu appUad to the Board of Uotnrinf Justices. Singapore, for the tranafar of a Public House Licence In respect of premises No. 40-M, Armenian Street. Sintapore, to Mr. TBO
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      733 10 TENDERS rSS^ciA^KSSi.^ OBDBB OP CHBP ENGINEER. HQ SINGAPORE BASE DISTRICT TENDER No. CBSBD/Salee/U Tenders are Invited for the purchase of War Dept. stores. The stores comprtslng four lots must be accepted as and where they He. They are sold subject to conditions of sale copy of which together with Tender
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      356 10 KNUTSEN LINE orient servic; PROM CANADA/U.S. PACIFIC PORTS— 3O DAYS Sailing San Vancouver Francisco Spore P. Swet. Penine Cjectrad Bakk. 14/16 Dec 17 Oec 19 Dee! Elton Bakfca 8 Dee 9/10 Jin 11|a« 13 In' Kritrin Bakk. IS Dec 29 Oec 28/30 lan 31 |an ZFeb Accepting Cargo tor Fcemantle—
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    Lock icon TWO DIVE—BUT THERE'S NO GOAL
    62 12 TWO DIVE— BUT THERE'S NO GOAL Chelsea's McNichol (partly hidden) dives to head a goal and at the same moment Blackpool's goalkeeper. Farm, dives to save in the first Division match at Stamford Bridge, London, on Dec. 1. McNichol's header didn't find the net bat it led to a Chelsea
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    New Brighton the heroes
    425 12 FA CUP: 4 non-League einbt aye tdli to 'UNWANTED' SIDE FIGHT THEIR WAY TO THIRD ROUND LONDON, Sunday. VIEW BRIGHTON, jettisoned from the Football League five years ago, took the chief honours in yesterday's F. A. Cup Second Round ties with a great 3-1 victory at
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    Lock icon UK SOCCER REVIEW
    229 12 UK SOCCER REVIEW spur were held to a draw by West Bromwich Albion. Outside right John Berry was the star of the United attack against Villa, and had a part In the three movements which led to their goals. England centre forward Tommy Taylor scored twice and Dennis Viollet, back
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    Dutch relay team beat world mark
    82 12 ZWOLLE, HOLLAND, Sao. A DUTCH quartette last night retnrned 4 minutes 53.1 seconds for tbe 4 100 metres medley swimming relay. time that la better than the existing world record for women. The record on the books is 4 minutes 57.8 seconds, set by
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    League positions
    691 12 P W D L P APts Man. United 30 14 4 2 50 29 32 Tottenham 20 13 4 4 53 30 28 Leeds 21 10 6 5 40 30 26 Blackpool 20 10 5 5 49 35 25 Bolton 21 9 7 5 32 26 25 Wolves
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    Lock icon Harvey hits a century as Victorian skipper
    179 12 MELBOURNE, Sun. V*EIL HARVEY, the Austra■l* lian Test left hander, scored a century in his first match as Victoria's Sheffield Shield captain against Queensland here yesterday. Harvey's 108 was more than half Victoria's total of 207. He was the only Victorian batsman to
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    Morgan as first choice
    408 12 Morgan as first choice LONDON. Sun. QjpME of the club Rugby Union results yesterday may have had a strange appearance but this was due to the weakening of several sides because of the calls of two international trials (Scotland and Wales), four county games and the Royal Navy fixture with
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    Lock icon LONDONER REEVES IS JUDO CHAMPION
    81 12 LEICESTER. Sun. iitilliam Reeves, of Lonff don, won the grade championship of the British Amateur Judo Association here last night. Japan's Kenshlro Abe. seventh dan. was adjudicator. Reeves, first dan. beat David Jinks (Birmingham) whose grading is second dan. The kyu grade final was won
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    Little Pappa is 'champion of the year'
    43 13 Mrs. Ong Hap Leong, a part owner of Little Pappa, winner of the Singapore St. Leger, receives the- trophy from Mrs. M. F. Cutler, wife of the chairman of the Singapore Turf Club.— Straits Times picture.
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    Larkin out of luck in two photo finishes
    284 13 By EPSOM JEEP LITTLE PAPPA has firmly established himself as the champion stayer of the 1956 season. This Irish-bred Pappageno II nve-year-old, owned by United Stable, has won the two chief stayIng races this year the lfe-mlle Perak Derby at Ipoh and
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    STORE ARE POLO CHAMPS
    51 14 IPOH, Sun. CINGAPORE Polo Club won the a Sultan of Perak's Cup when they beat Royal Pahang Polo Club by 2'» goals to one In the final of the Malayan Polo tournament her* today. Ten teams from the Federation and Singapore took part In the three-day
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    101 14 MELBOURNE. Sun. 'C'ORTY-SIX more members of A the British Olympic team left here by air today for London. They included the two boxing gold medal winners, Terry Spinks and Dick McTaggart, also silver medallist boxer Tommy Nicholls and the cycling team, which took the team medals
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    GAMES FILM WORTH SEEING
    102 14 AN enterprising group calling themselves Pacific Film Productions have done a fair Job in filming the more Important events during the first week of the Olympic Games at Melbourne. This newsreel (Cathay, now) covers a lot of ground in spite of its limited length. It features
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    The cold 'our biggest handicap'
    435 14 Leader Tan and 45 Singapore athlf— (back from Melbourne) «ay: RAJAH AND THE REST DUE TO FLY IN TODAY SINGAPORE'S Olympic Games competitors faced two big handicaps at Melbourne: lack of experience and the cold. This was the general view of officials and athletes in
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    Bailey to help Kesavan
    253 14 Bailey to help Kesavan COACHING BY CORRESPONDENCE PRMER West Indian sprinter, Mac Donald Bailey, has taken a keen interest in Singapore's Kesavan Soon. Bailey met the Singapore schoolboy during a training session at th e Olympic Village track in Melbourne and gave him a lot of advice. Now Bailey wants
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    game today
    369 14 WEN Singapore hockey players who failed to earn a -L place in the Olympic Games contingent are being fielded in the two teams to meet Belgium and Britain at Jalan Besar stadium this evening. Seven have been picked for the team to plaj Belgium in the 5 p.m.
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    SIX GOLDS FOR BRITAIN
    165 14 SIX GOLDS FOR BRITAIN BEST DISPLAY IN 32 YEARS MELBOURNE, Sun. BRITAIN won six gold medals, seven silver and 11 bronze in the Olympic Games which ended here last night the best performance in 32 years. In the unofficial list of medal winners Britain took eighth place. But they finished
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    LITTLE PAPPA THE ST. LEGER WINNER
    40 14 LITTLE PAPPA THE ST. LEGER WINNER ST. LEGER winner Little Pappa, with Ken Barratt up. beinr led in by Mr. Goh Seng San. of United Stable, at Bukit Timah on Saturday. (Epsom Jeep's review— See Page 13). Straits Times picture.
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    Lock icon Heah Cup shock for Penang
    357 14 -MIGHTY MOUSE' GAIK BEE SUBDUED BY THE PERAK CHAMPION IPOH, Sunday. DENANG were surprisingly beaten 6-1 by Perak in 1 the North Zone final of the Heah Joo Scan* Cup badminton competition here last night. Perak made a clean sweep of the three singles and
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    Lock icon Champion held
    36 14 GENEVA Sun— Mario D'Agata. Italy's world bantamweight boxing champion, was held to a draw here last night by Robert Tartarl. mm^??' a ten rounds non «VHSS?* lch attr ct «> a crowd of s,ooo.— Reuter.
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    SPORTS DIARY
    42 14 RUGGER B.C.C. B- t RAF Chmnfi, padang; All Whites G.H.Q., Tanglin. HOCKEY Singapore v Belgian! (5 p.m.) Singapore v Britain (8 p.m.). both games JaUn Besar. B.R.C. v 1.A., padang. TABLE TENNIS S.T.T.A. championships, Chinese V.M.C.A., Selegie Road (8 p.m.).
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    Lock icon JAPAN NEED HOUSES NOT GAMES-YOMIURI
    216 14 JAPAN NEED HOUSES NOT GAMES- YOMIURI At.»«™ TOKYO, Sun. LEADING Japanese newspaper said today that Tokyo Is not qualified to hold the Olympic Games. The newspaper, Yomiurt, m its weekly magazine, castigated officials of Tokyo who seek to stage- the Games In Tokyo in 1964. Tokyo lacks funds and Its
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    Lock icon THE GOLDEN GIRL
    40 14 THE GOLDEN GIRL ward Australia's Golden Girl —blonde Betty Luthbert. of Sydney— kisses the cold medal she won in the Olympics 200 metres. Betty also won the 100 metres, thns earning the title: Fastest Woman in the World.— A.P. Picture.
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    THE BLACKS TO TOUR FED
    83 14 The Blacks, one of Singapore's new rugby clubs, will tour the Federation this week, playing matches at Malacca Seremban, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The team of 30 players, officials and supporters will leave the Colony on Saturday for Malacca where they are due to play
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    Dates for FA Cup replays
    45 14 LONDON, Sun. The three English Football Association Cup second-round matches drawn yesterday will be replayed next week as follows: Wednesday (Dec. 12): Crystal Palace v Brentford (under floodlights) and Wrexham v Scunthorpe United. Thursday (Dec. 13) Workington v Goole Town.
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    Lock icon GRAHAM WINS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
    160 14 MELBOURNE, Sun. A COMMITTEE of American cx neswpapermen today selected James Graham, of Oklahoma, as the first recipient of the Oustavus T. Klrby Award, given by the Sportsman Brotherhood for "the act of greatest sportsmanship by any American on the 1956 U.S. Olympic team." Graham, who
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    Lock icon Worrell to tour
    49 14 KINGSTON. Jamaica. Sun.— Prank Worrell has accepted the Invitation of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control to tour England with the West Indies team next year it was announced here. Worrell, one of the West Indies leading batsmen, has played in 27 Test matches. Reuter.
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    WeakS'por Selection stretch Hunters X
    284 14 WeakS'po r Selection stretch Hunters X Colony played on tour, i ;i J ay Singapore S^f °ne ot the S. representative T** fielded for yPa they made the H J* c Jub of MySSfe S gle all the way at Besar to a 4-1 Though .y'l their matches by n
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