The Straits Times, 8 November 1955

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    12 1 The Straits Times. Kstd. 1815 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1955 15 CENTS
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    DEFENCE COSTS SLASHED
    345 1 COLONY BUDGET PUTS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL SERVICES WIC AVION will get $15 million more In 1956: HEALTH $4 million: WELFARE $1 million But deficit still $22 million BUDGET presented yesterday the Labour Front Coalition (Jovernicd spending on defence to provide p^ej for increased social services. 1 Hie
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    $10 MIL. EXTRA FOR CHINESE SCHOOLS
    140 1 gapore Govnt La prepared another S10 ;<> Implemeni ::.:::< ndations of l-partj committee on Chinese education. provided for In tlmatei which the taole of the Asm mbly yesterury memorandum estim Singapore's had cone up lllllon fstiM4 million sprni In 1956 '.1 the increased provision
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    THE HEAT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THEIR BARE FEET
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    Out come the Red flags
    44 1 Seven Communists flags were found In Singapore yesterday. They were flown on lamp pasts, buildings and trees to mark the anniversary of the October Revolution in Ru.vski One flag was in New Bridge Road near the Police Headquarters building.
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    Minister back from Saigon
    50 1 Mr T. L. Mac Donald. New Zealand Minister for External Affairs. returned to Singapore from Saigon by air yesterday Mr. Mac Donald, who has been away from home since the Colombo Plan Ministerial Conference in Singapore, will leave for Indonesia tomorrow oq his way to Australia.
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    Now half pay for doing nothing
    129 1 •$l,OOO BRIBES' MAS SUSPENDED pETER LIM. a revenue officer of the Singapore 1 Customs Depart mrnt who said in court last week that he used to make $1,000 a month by accepting bribes, was suspended from work yesterday. A Custom^ spokesman told the strait*
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    Gurkhas kill Bahau Red
    41 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon A patrol of the 110 Gurkhas killed a terrorist who refused to surrender In the Bahau district of Negri Sembilan on Saturday. The dead man was K<> Fatt. who entered the jungle in IP4B.
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    Haveyou got yours?
    146 1 Haveyou got yours? fHEMAND for the STRAITS \J TIMES ANNUAL for S I '56 is heavy. So make S sure of getting your cipy S= ftnm your nearest news- agent NOW. It yxj cannot get a B copy, write to the Circulars tion Manager. The Straits 5 Times. Cecil Street,
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    5 days more for $20,000
    47 1 E THE Malayan Monthly's E I $20,000 Must-Be-Woo 5 Content "P" closes <tt 5 p.m S op Saturday S Rradrrs have only fiv« 5 mnie d«»y» in which to «.ub5 mit their entries Don't S delay. Send in your entries 5 now.
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    15-MIN FIRE LEAVES TWO FAMILIES HOMELESS
    82 1 A fire which last<d IS minutes last nicht destroyed $500 worth of property In a two-storey attap house in a lane off Joo Chlat Place. Singapore. Two Chinese families lost their homes. The grornd floor, occupied by a cook. Tan Kong 800, 45. was
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    STRIKES? 'NOT PERMITTED IN CHINA'
    253 1 Then Mr. Thomas takes a sly dig at Mr. him Chin Siong THE Singapore Minister for I Communications an i j Works, Mr. Francis Thoma.s, last night said he thoiißht Mr. Llm Chin Slonc (PAP Assemblyman i would sup- port compulsory arbitration! In trade union
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    Lock icon HOW 2 SPIES GOT AWAY
    335 1 'My men reluctant to report on B and M' Macmillan LONDON. Monday. rilr: Foreign Secretary. Mr. Harold Marmillan. said today that the British Foreign Service looked on thr rase of Donald M.nlr.in and (ivy Burgess as "a personal wound." He was opening a House of
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    Peace talks with Chin Peng no nearer
    191 1 Peace talks with Chin Peng no nearer THE projected talk* with the Malayan Communist leader. Chin Pens, are no nearer, it wa« hinted br the Thief Minister. Mr David Marshall. in answers to questions in the Singapore Legislative Aftsemhlv yesterday Asked by Mr I.er Kuan Yew <PAP-Tajont Pagan whether he
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    Lock icon A RIOT OF A GAME
    91 1 Football fans clash: Police patrol city NAPLES. Mon UEAVILY armed police patrolled Naples today to prevent new riots by the city's hot-bloodrri football fans Anger was aimed jointly at the referee of yesterday's Bologna-Naples .football game and the police who opened fire to quell the
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    Lock icon Newspapers and the fight for freedom
    143 1 CANBERRA. Mon. THE riKhth conference 1 of the Commnnv'alth Press Union, attended by delegitos from 14 Commonwealth countrios, was opened in Canberra today by Sir William Slim. Gov-ernor-General of Australia. The managing director of the Straits rimes. Mr. A. C. Simmons, said a nen
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    STOP PRESS
    54 1 »KE TO I I \M lIOSPII \1 DENVER. Mon—l'r.sid- .i Kisenhnwii will |ra\r army huspit il here I riday t<> Ih In. k t<> .ishington. but his do« tors said it mielit h< late in January «r iri, I« h iii.irv before In tould flt.ide whether i>> >•
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    SINGAPORE NO LONGER VITAL'
    432 2  -  MASSEY STANLEY B, A-bombs have made it insignificant, says Gen. Gordon Bennett SYDNEY. Mon. SINGAPORE is no longer vital to Australia as a defence outpost, says Lt.-Gen. (iordon Bennett, commander of the Australian troops in Malax. i during the Japanese invasion. Jet aircraft and nuclear weapons
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    That $22 million deficit for next year is REAL
    867 2 That $22 million deficit for next year is REAL ALL POSSIBLE STEPS MUST BE TAKEN TO REDUCE IT, WARNS THE TREASURY rpHE deficit of STl million which the Singapore Government anticipates in 1956 is a "real" one. The Treasury warned yesterday: "All practicable steps will have to be taken to
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    The balance sheet
    30 2 Estimates of revenue and expenditure of Singapore for 1956 are: Revenue $2M.4«2.13« Expenditure (other than revotes) 5212.3 M.54* Revote» 8.75&6 M Total expenditure ji.VMI.Vi 130 DEFICIT 22.757.01*
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    Houses for SCs part of big problem
    137 2 600 regular members of the Singapore Police Force are waiting for Government quarters. The acting Chief Secretary, Mr. J. D Higham. said this In the Legislative Assembly yesterday. He was answering questions concerning Special Constables put to him by Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim
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    Mr. Lee sees dark and bleak features—but Marshall is bored
    274 2 Mr. Lee sees dark and bleak features but Marshall is bored THE Chief Minister Mr. David Marshall, and the People's Action Party leader. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. clashed in the Singapore Legislative Assembly yestt-rday. The House was d trussing change of titles of certain public offices to "validate the statutory
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    CLASH IN MALTA
    67 2 VALETTA, Malta. Mon. Rival demonstrations for and against integration with Britain broke out here yesterday djrlng Malta's Remembrance Day celebratlon.s. A police cordon was swept aside as demonstrators ran I after cars taking the Archbishop of Malta, Monslgnor Michari Oonzi. and the Prime Minister. Mr Dominic MlntofT.
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    EX-MALAYAN PoWs HOLD LONDON REUNION
    108 2 Members of the Far East Prisoners of War Social Club, consisting mainly of members of the British forces who btcame prisoners a t the fall of Singapore in 1942, recently held thrir annual reunion at the Royal Festival Hall in London More than 300 of
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    Australians 'at home to Asian students
    152 2 DURING THE SUMMER HOUd^ BRISK ANT Mnnrt AUSTRALIANS will have their first r to get to know Asian students p< the students spend part of the < vacation in Australian homes. Many of the 150 Asian students now enrolled at the University of Brisbane
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    Royal tour
    35 2 THE HAGUE. Mon —Queen Juliana o' the Netherlands yesterday completed a threeweek tour of Dutch territories in the Western Hemisphere. With her husband. Prince Bernhard, she left for home hv air— A. P
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    Malayan studies under Macl)
    36 2 Malayan studies under Macl) INCHE ZALI Malayan now of the 8./ mis.^. Ma!. six-: He Is o:. tho Mala pore cpiv' India viev. Z» S'a r ;'t'! The thrpp offl conc\ forma' and on behali mcnts
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    Racer killed
    11 2 SAN FRAN Jack Magrath when hi rare at Pi
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    Lock icon Russia shows off giant A-bomber
    265 3 ED SQUARE ZHUKOV i S |)>. WE WANT PEACE jjlT PREPARE TO FIGHT MOSCOW, Monday. ,I\\T Kus>ian bomber, believed to have! h power to deliver atomic bombs on| mental flights as far as the United I ,ded i fly-past over the Red Square as the
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    CAR RUNS AMOK ON LOCATION: STAR HELD
    98 3 \M\ Mon. if K.i7uhik« Mimur.. iiocU'tled to Mlldil) k .ishio .liihl drive feed her for th( waterfront !-\mi i>l liullet While pawt>-h> UutfTd i lote 10 vatch the niovir beinc made oo location here pretty .v tor Kenji •tie her in stepped ,--.it<ir
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    Lock icon LINA WAS NEVER LIKE LOLLO, HE COMPLAINS
    82 3 hied I ndrawal of Tr.t Most Woman in the I rlnal Sled on behali Cavalieri. ol rother ol Lina famous Thi L^iobri- g:da pictun ha^ been ad- d a> r» -prrsfnting the life of the singer. Ih« j>:nper I brother complained that the
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    NOW WE ARE THREE'
    49 3 i The Siamese twins grow up i Till IH'TCH v, ami's. twni«. lolk.u It ft. and Tjitake d<Vries hho .ir«- three >cars ,<ld tod.iv Thrv were separnird *l l.i-ciiw irden Hospital in June laM year. This Aksotiated Pros picture was taken at Molenend. I ricsUnd
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    THE PRESS MUST BE FREE: ASTOR
    261 3 'Democracy depends on it* CANBERRA. Monday. MR. HUGH ASTOR. chairman of Thf Times of London discussing pre^s freedom and journalistic ethics at the Commonwealth Press Union conference here today, said the dictum must be accepted that a democratic Government depended on Ml informed electorate.
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    Lock icon Shot dead by erring husband
    67 3 Shot dead by erring husband COMPTON. Call! Mon TWO women were shot to death yesterday and a thirc wounded, all in the same family, by a man identified by polu-e as the <v husband of one ol them The dead were Mrs. Alice Decker. 32. and I Witt. 23 The
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    LONDONG STOCKS
    408 3 LONDON Mon II da\ of unsettled concii- tioas iii the .siork market* here, the dominating influence be- ing the credit squeeie whirh l- to be prolonged and intensified. The MtWh position tn Uie Middle East and the appearance of ne» cupital issues, which look like being the forerunner
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    Lock icon TIME TO RESIGN, DR. FISHERLONDON PAPERS
    299 3 Princess was 'brainwashed LONDON. Monday. LORD BEAVERBROOK'S Sunday Express yesterday called for the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury for aHefedly forcing Princess Margaret to rive up Group Captain Peter Towr.send. It questioned his "dubious" leadership of the Church of England. "The case against
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    Lock icon Leave me to carry on'
    158 3 Leave me to carry on' TOWNSEND ASKS REPORTERS BRUSSELS. Mon. IN a written message here today. GroupCaptain Peter Townsend asked reporters to leave me to carry on with my everyday life." He declared he had "no •uu-rm'nt whatever to make". Group-Captain Townsend. British Air Attache in Brussels, resumed duty again
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    Lock icon Princess will go to party
    38 3 l ONDON M r Princess Marßaret has accepted an invitation to a private party Riven by the U S AmbMMdoi in Britain Mr Winthrop Aldrich and Mrs Aldnch. on I No\ 15— AP
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    Lock icon Ceylon plugs its case for atom plant
    99 3 COLOMBO. Monday. rHE Government of Ceylon will make an all-out effort to persuade Colombo Plan donor countries to establish a regional atomic training and research station in Colombo, it was learned today. Equipment for such a station ha* been offered by the United
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    Pork for gloves
    29 3 WASHINGTON. Mon The Department of Agriculture d;sclosed yesterday the United States was selling rrance US$4OO,OOO of pork liven for gloves, bicycles and other products A P
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    Safest drivers are the young ones,
    338 4 BILL REDUCES MINIMUM AGE FOR MOTORISTS TO J7 19 TO 21 AGE GROUP HAS BEST ROAD RECORD, STORE ASSEMBLY TOLD THE safest drivers in Singapore are youngsters between 19 and 21, the Minister for Communications and Works, Mr. Francis Thomas, told the Legislative Assembly
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    School concert
    22 4 PENANO. Mon— The Wellesley Primary School will hold its annual prize-giving and school concert at 10 am on Nov 25
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    300 PHONE MEN TO STRIKE AS PROTEST'
    161 4 300 PHONE MEN TO STRIKE AS PROTEST' Molt I THAN 300 lIHd workers of the Singaporr Telephone Board will go on a onr-d ty "protest strike" today. They »rr mrmbers of thr Singapore Factory and Shop Workers' I'nion which >aid last night that the strike might continue "if necessary." The
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    Transport men study memos
    41 4 Tht Transport Commission yesterday began examining memorandums submitted by transport operators, before deciding wheth»r evidence should be recorded in public The Commission In headed hy Mr L. C. Hawkins, a member of the London Pa>j>cngir Transport Board.
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    Talks on local councils
    54 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Inche Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman, the Federation's Minister for Housing and Local Oovernment. visited Johore Bahru yesterday and snw Dato Seth bin Mohd Said, the Deputy Mentri Besar. They exchanged views on the progress of local councils and the granting of financial j
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    $770 stolen from home
    28 4 A Sikh living in Mlnto Road, Singapore, woke up on Sunday morning to find his room ransacked. He lost $500, and Jewellery worth $270
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    They seek jobs
    32 4 PENANO. Mon. Three hundred and twenty three labourers and 238 clerks have been registered with the Penang Employment Exchange. Among other Job seekers are 77 seamen and three teachers.
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    'Privileged women' in Govt. service
    225 4 EQUALITY CALL WORRIES A MAS THE Malayanisation Commission was told yrstor- day that the Singapore Government has agreed to grant married women- who are considered temporary staff— gratuities based on their service up to the time they began contributing to the Central Provident Fund. A
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    They were not good neighbours
    106 4 They were not good neighbours PENANG. Mon. A TAILOR whose dog killed a neighbour's chicken was today bound over tor attacking his neighbour with a knife. Chin Wens; Fee pleaded Kiiiltv to a charge of causing hurt to a housewife, Chow Tham, at Paya Terubong Road on Oct 3 Inspector
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    'SAMARITAN' ON THE AIR
    53 4 'SAMARITAN ON THE AIR KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Radio Malaya's new "Good Samaritan" request programme goes on the air here on Thursday at 8.30 p.m. Listeners are Invited to write to the compere, Len Thorne, about any good turn done to them and ask for a record to be played for
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    MARSHALL OPPOSES FOOTBALL POOLS
    232 4 'The country would be flooded with coupons, he says SINOAPORE'S Chief Minister. Mr. David Marshall, told the Straits Times yesterday that he strongly opposed any easy opportunity for large-scale gambling such a. s football pools. "The moment you permit It. the country will be flooded with
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    Harbour Police officer takes a bride
    48 4 INCHE MOHD VINOS bin HASHIM. of thr Singapore Harbour Board Police, and Che Aminah binte RafT.tr after their wedding at South Bunm Vista Road at thr wrrkrnd Thr bride is the daughter of (apt. and Mrs. JafTar bin Osman. Straits Timrs picture.
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    MASTER PLAN IS COMPLETE
    176 4 Ministiy to see it before public SINGAPORE'S Master Plan, which has been in preparation during the past four years, is on the eve of completion. We have to submit the Plan to the Ministry of Local Government. Lands and HousinK i>y the end of this month."
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    2 axe men attack councillor
    74 4 2 axe men attack councillor XOTA BHARU. Mo n A State and town councillor, luche Othman bin Uddin. staggered into the Tumpat police station last night holding his head. He reported he had been attacked while walking alone near the railway station He said two men confronted him in the
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    Volunteers' new HQ
    48 4 KUALA LUMPfR. Hon. The Federation of M Volunteer Forces will get a new $200.00) headquarters building in Gurr.ey Road. It will stand on about five acres opposit; the Technical College and adjoining the Police Depot. It may be ready by the middle of next year.
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    2 charged with causing hurt
    70 4 Ooh Kong Koh and Anh Quee Ll:n claim* d trial in thr Singapore Fifth Magistrate's I Court yesterday to a charge of beinc membe-s of an unlawful assembly Ahlrh raused hurt to AH bin Edln Salma binte Abdullah. Aminah bin*? Abdullan and Mohamed bin Salleh
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    Another gift to sports centre
    47 4 Met*o Ooldwyn Mayer Oriental Co. Inc.. has sent $500 to the Singapore Youth Sports Centre Fund This is the .second gift to the fund from a fllm company, the first being 1.000 ($8.500 1 from the J Arthur Rank Organisation last month.
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    ONISTER IS IN GREAT HURRY
    196 5 K)d men told to get quick results OR, Mon. for Inche 1 a con- lay: "I and I kly." decon uster, who ii Chief oodwill piece prow almost frightening rate and it was vital that Malaya should produce more food in quantities which would make
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    those strike lorries cost $1,000 a day
    37 5 those strike lorries cost $1 ,000 a day ngaaan more daj to -port riurinc June. mc.t- Uatfve ipplu all m ippli mental? W .1 hire tt June 13 siippleof R requires meet mii \p<nditure public as> me.
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    THE ACCOUNTING
    196 5 Poly chairman got $85 a day during trip to Britain •pHE Singapore Legislative Assembly was yesterday given an account of the bill which the Government will have to foot for Mr. Lionel Cressons trip to Britain in connection with the $8 million polytechnic. The Minister for Educatien. Mr
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    Co-op manager flies home
    49 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The general manager of the Malayan Co Operative Wholesale Society. Mr. E. F L. Russell, left Kuala Lumpur for Britain on retirement last weekend. The Assistant Commli:sior.er for Co-operative Devclopmtnt Mr P H Setcheli. has been appointed to act ir. nil place.
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    This boy is missing
    48 5 Mohamed Yusof. 13. a student cf Klang Hich School, has been from h i i •Acme sino N 2 He Is belifved to madt way to Penang but race of b i m has been found oi nini timer there or in Province Welles!O^
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    HIS CATCH' IS WORTH $40
    54 5 A thief fished out a handbap containing $40 from a house in Camden Park. Singapore, on Sunday morning A six-foot long stick, which the thief used to hook the bag out through an open window, and the bag minus its contents, were found by the
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    The kind judge gives man a chance
    266 5 The kind judge gives man a chance MALACCA. Mon. i KIND- HEARTED Judge in the Assizes Court here today told a labourer convicted of causing grievous hurt to a man: "I am going to do something quite unusual." Mr. Justice Abbott said he would allow Abdul Hadi bin Ninggal. 38.
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    Rotary talk
    35 5 Commander Thomas H Suddath. the United States Assistant Naval Attache in Singapore will speak about The U.S. Seventh Fleet in peace-time" at tomorrow's luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club at the Cathay Restaurant
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    $5,000 aid
    30 5 The Singapore Factory and Shop Workers' Union has decided to pay $5,000 to support the families of striking members who have been arrested under the Trade Disputes Ordinance
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    CLUB STILL WANTS TO HELP BOY
    144 5 CLUB STILL WANTS TO HELP BOY THE parents of Tec 1 Kirn Yam. the Singapore boy who is too old by two days to sit for a secondary school entrance examination, have not yet taken up the Rotary Clubs offer of assistance. "I would still like to see the boy
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    Lorry man slides to death
    84 5 Lorry man slides to death A LORRY attendant. Lee Kok Liong 23 was killed in Chang.l Road. Singapore, yesterday when he fell of! a lorry as it was taking a bend at the junction of Telok Mata Ikan The lorry was carrying ice and bags of rice Lee. who was
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    LOTTERY MAS FINED $500
    66 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Soh Yew Kong. 38. of Ipoh Road, was fined $500 or three months' Jail here today for having a record of chee fan stakes on Sept 3. Inspector Paul Raj. the prosecutor, said that police on Information, arrested Soh near a sawmill In
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    Marshall gets help plea
    111 5 Marshall gets help plea STRIKERS' FAMILIES 4 BOUT 50 men. women A and children— famiI lies of 44 Singapore strikers who last Thursj day chose three months' Jail rather than a finecalled on the Chief Minister yesterday for assistance. Mr David Marshall telephoned the magistrate and then told the families
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    Higham takes the oath
    34 5 Mr J D Higharr. was «worn in as actine Chief Secretary at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Assembly He is artlng for Mr WAC Ooode. who is on leave
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    High Street shop is robbed
    36 5 Thieves broke into a shop in High Street on Saturday night anfl stole $935 They left behind a crowbar which was used to forced open a wooden door to tha shop
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    Estate shooting
    31 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Terrorist* on Saturday nicht fired at a special constable guarding the managers bungalow on Goodyear Estat«\ in the Rencam area of Johore ftie '-special" fired back.
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      405 5 900 Both Side* Of The QuwUoa; RADIO MALAYA Bet* Daniels And Ben Lyon 10.10 —11 00 Juke Box •Procrammr* thu« markrd ran I tw rrcrt vrd by itetrnrn in M»Ucci i B^^^^^^^^^^l »hort w«\r 4t and 6!n> Medium ware 476 m.. 343. 366 m and 297 m I Hlfl AM.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    123 6 10 Wor4* HO (minimum). MR. WEE ENG BOCK Thanks friends, relatives who paid night <nt Wreaths, Gifts. Lent Cars, attended Cremation of Mother Mrs. Wee Cheng Woo, nee tiioo Neo (Chit Nya). THE FAMILY ot the late Mr fir;ih Seng Kan K deeply thank Dr Chong Soon Lut for
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    313 6 Hi Word* fin i minimum). SALE NOW ON at Mulchands. I All Dresses at Drastically Reduced j Prices. FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In the Malay Mall' If you want to win that $5,000 word puzzle. MADEI INE'S FASHION NEWS. Newly arrived. A beautiful selec- tlon of Cocktail and Evening
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    The Strais Times Singapore, Tues. Nov. 8, 1955. Singapore's Budget
    777 6 The Strais Times Singapore, Tues. Nov. 8, 1955. Singapore's Budget The Singapore taxpayer who may feel relieved by the absence of new taxation from the budget estimates published this morning should wait another 48 hours before giving thanks The Financial Secretary. Mr. T. Hart, is to speak on the budget
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    Co-ordination —Not Unity
    394 6 Co-ordination —Not Unity Mr. David Marshall's enthusiasm got the better of h*m when at the end of the first joint ministerial meeting held in Singapore over the week-end he declared: "The way is now open for an independent, united Malaya." An independent Malaya must be a unified territory But it
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    WHY THE MALAYS PREFER JAWI
    551 6 IT Is rash of Wan Farldah to assert that "not enough of us are veraed In the Romanised form of writing." Students In the Malay school* all over the Federation are taught to read and write both in Ruml and Jawl from the bottom class,
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    YOUTH AT THE WHEEL
    298 6 I AM surprised at the reactionary attitude of the English language newspapers to the recent Oorcrnment proposal to reduce the age at which a provisional driving licence may be applied for I am shocked that the motorists' own organisation, the A. A., was "anti" too. Many
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    Threat from synthetic should stimulate replanting programme
    693 6 Threat from synthetic should stimulate replanting programme THE reference to Dun--1 lop's £500,000 synthetic plant raises new implications in the fight between natural and synthetic rubber. It has been freely stated, and accepted by many, that in respect of capital expenditure required for the production of a given quantity of
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      POWERS OF A GOVERNOR
      285 6 lIHTH reference to the views expressed by Mr Anthony Brooke on Sarawak politic* it .seems that he has not followed very closely the politics of thu country since he left Singapore There has never be«n an> secret as to what ha* happened Sarawak is far less
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      A tribute to justice
      137 6 MR H O HAMMtTT. the Resident Commissioner of Malacca, is perfectly right in saying that we should not slang the British We are conscious that the pioneering spirit of the Chinese, the Indians and others has contributed a lot to the progress of Malaya. We know
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      The tired postman
      119 6 T>OSTMEN are employed by the Government to deliver letters according to the written address on top of the envelope, but I knew of incidents where they have violated this rule by handing letters to others for delivery I am staying in the rural area of the city
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      Another victim
      95 6 HARDLY a week ha* passed since my Indication to you of a dangerous spot at the corner of Half? Road and Dunman Road, but another almost fatal accident occurred yesterday evening in which a motor cyclist was badly injured, and his leg was fractured. This time I was
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      UP-GRADING POSTS
      164 6 k tVORDING to Mr. A Marshall, his Government ha* made considerable economies since it came to power and more will be made :n the future Yet In certain Government departments, clerical and other posts are being up graded by heads of departments to help their favourites to draw
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    Red raid 'an inside job'
    326 7 TWO HOME GUARDS JAILED FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY frSDITS WALKED IN AND STOLE 15 SHOTGUNS JOHORE BAHRU, Monday. niiWK TIN two Home Guards for neglect of the President of the Sessions Court, ohen, said today that all the evidence aid on a Home (luard post
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    Road flooded
    24 7 IPOH. Mon. The Bagan Seral-Selama road, in N rtl Perak. is flooded 12 inches at the 82nd milestone. The water la rising
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    Wife wins status of widow
    52 7 Wife wins status of widow lion. n c r. i dis--0 w.us April b. w n the High an orbf his •ha apKave her an affidavit r r.usband's her husband while she -me. 1 was at .ide unnpta to see ird that r turned til tl Hjl'A where brine ascould
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    Three hurt in fire
    32 7 Three men t in a fire at a Market Street d la in hosburns. The K after treatI ..rned while which starttroi pump, with Ushers They •:•> before the
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    TENGKU SETS OFF TO JAKARTA
    61 7 THE Chief Minister of thr Federation. Ten*ku Abdul RaJiman. left Singapore yesterday by air to tour Indonesia with a goodwill team Hr took with him a Malay ceremonial dress and silverware to gn,- to President Soekarno. The Chief Minister of Sinraporr. Mr. David Mar?>hall. was
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    It's 'merdeka9 on arrival
    207 7 It's 'merdeka 9 on arrival AND A DRIVE IN STYLE THROUGH JAKARTA From LEE STLW YEE JAKARTA. Mon Tengku Abdul Rahman said on arrival in Jakarta today that he was| certain the Federation 1 mission's visit would prove "a real eye-opener in our progress towards independence." In a Broadcast at
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    HELLO, HELLO — MORE PHONES SOON
    77 7 HELLO, HELLO MORE PHONES SOON Th# Singapore Telephone Board has plans to meet the demand for telephones in all I parts of the island, providing adequate finance and staff are available, the Minister for Communications and Works. Mr. Francis Thomas, said yesterday. Mr. Thomas, who was replying in the Legislative
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    Missing motor
    20 7 An outboard motor, worth about $1,800. wa* reported missing from the Royal Singapore Yacht Club jrester- 1 day.
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    High tides
    67 7 TODAY: Singapore 536 am Tit 51ii* i 457 pm 1 7ft Bins > Port Dlcluon 13 12 am .7ft lin > 1.20 pm (6ft lln i. Prnang 706 a.m. (sft. tin*.) 810 pm (6ft 21ns i. TOMORROW: Singapore 651 am. (7ft. 6tni> 6.41 p.m. -?ft •Ins.): Port Dlcluon
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    VISITOR' STOLE WATCH
    48 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Calling at Zaiton binte Mohamed Lips houte on the pretext of wanting to see her brother. Ismail Talig stole her wrist watch. In the Sessions Court today he was sentenced to five months' jail for theft. The watch had been paw n-
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    THEY'RE HUNGRY AT BRINSFORD
    254 7 'Students get no second helpings' KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. A SENIOR lecturer identified only as Dr. Brown— at the Malayan Teachers' Training College at Brinsford Lodge, in England, has resigned in protest against insufficient food for the students, according to a letter Just received here. The letter,
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    Shock death remains a mystery
    117 7 Shock death remains a mystery AN OPEN verdict was re- turned yesterday by the Singapore Coroner, Mr K T Alexander after an inquiry into the death of Private George Humpherson. 20, at Nee Soon Garrison, on Oct 1 Captain Malcolm Stewart Muir. a pathologist attached to the RAMC said that
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    Plastic show
    32 7 Mrs. R A Pohan of the Singapore Y.W.CA. committee will give a demonstration of making plastic cord-bap? to the International Women's Club at 5. Raffles Quay at 10 a.m. tomorrow
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    MALAYANISATION IN EDUCATION
    414 7 'Not slightest discrimination against local officers 9 A SPOKESMAN of Singapore Local Government employees. Mr. L C. Goh, toid th<> Malayanisatlon Commission yesterday that an officer of the Education Department had said to him that it was not Governments intention, in Riving teachers scholarships, to prepare them
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    NEW JUDGE NEVER PUT ON AIRS
    408 7 NEW JUDGE NEVER PUT ON AIRS Mr. Justice Good welcomed by Bar KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A FORMER schoolA teacher in Singapore. Mr. D. B. W. Good, was today welcomed to the Federation Bench by members of the local Bar. He is the new Supreme Court Judge. Mr. Oood, who has
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    Woman missing in S'pore
    27 7 A 22-year-old Malay woman. Sharilah binte Taib, has been missing from her house at the Malay Farm. Geylang Serai. Singapore, since Sunday afternoon.
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    Anchors aweigh —with $8,000
    206 7 Anchors aweigh —with $8, 000 100 LABOURERS STRANDED WITHOUT WAGES XI ALA TEENGGANI, Monday. YEARLY 100 labourers in Krmaman have asked the Trenjrganu Government to give them food and belp them collect $8,000 in wages which th«\ s.iv their employer, a contracting company in Singapore, has not paid. Among the
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    Divorced
    36 7 A decree nisi granted to Mrs. Juanlta Prtscllla Morton, dissolving her marrlagt with Mr. William Adam Morton on the grounds of adultery, was made absolute by Mr. Justice Whitton in the Singapore High Court yesterday.
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    ARMY WIVES FROM BRITAIN
    39 7 The 12,600-ton troopship Dunera arrived in Singapore from Britain yesterday with 500 troops for Malaya The trooper also disem- oarked 108 Service families. In transit to Hong Kong; *ere 500 troops and 102 Service families
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    Homes for 9,000 —at old airport
    109 7 Homes for 9,000 at old airport A $7 000.000 housing estate for 9.000 people will be built by the Singapore Improvement Trust on part ol the former Kallanc airport next year In all, 21 seven-.- torey blocks and 20 four-storey blocks are planned. They will be located on both sides
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    Food offence
    31 7 IPOH. Mon— Ng Chorw. 50, ru fined $20 or one week's tail in the Magistrate's Court here today for moving cakes Into a food restricted area. He pleaded guilty.
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      136 7 HUNTLEY PALMERS Tfer freshness ■TutvSwT Look for Hie pick wilt the tilvcr lining jnd racKgHEgß tan buvinc only ctitp. oven-rreirt i. Hiinfley fr Pjlmcn bitcuitt Handy jib. lit* available in all well-known varierttt including A*»ort*| Crcami. Bourbon. Carnival Assorted. Cystird Cream*. Cent. Milk and Homty Nice and Table Mjd> by
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    An essay with the needle ends in disaster
    490 8 r r \y i r*.J- I MONDAY T'HE beach coat which s I have made from striped cloth is a dis1 aster. This was brought home to me, even be5 fore I had seen myself s in the mirror, by the s
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    THE BABY WHO WILL NOT SLEEP
    514 8 Look for the cause 1 are few things that worry a parent more than the baby who will not sleep. Of course no baby will sleep if he is in pain, uncomfortable or tnirsty, nor will he sleep well if he is fac-ing v
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    A juvenile outfit
    342 8 ALL ready jor the beach an 4 v doesn't matter how muddy or sandy she gets, for this gay two-piece outfit is made from strong, hard-vearfng cotton that utll stand any amount of uashtng. The blouse i$ a red and white check, and the jeans are a
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      279 8 "My watch is protected by incabloc ....is yours?" Why?... INCABLOC Shock Absorbers safeguard the vital moving parts of a watch agoinst everyday shocks and jars... maintain its accuracy... extend its life... save you many dollars by keeping repairs to o minimum. Remember, when you buy your favorite watch be sure
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      194 8 *r"m>4ES, will gli s t en tj Mnnoxa Available from leading stockists and THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. INCORPORATED IN THfc FEDERATE Singapore K Lwnpyr Klang Sercmbjn p cnaß "VERDIVITON^ fQf( I VIG UR VITALITY f^ WONDERX TttrjM- ELIXIR 3vJL-^"T— STRONC STIAOY NERVEsV n, AND PERFECT HEALTH V^T RESTORES VICOUR STIMULATES
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      263 8 Straits Times Crossword AO«tt'K 7. Cau»e of rise in tempo-mture. 1. Valu« more than t*a*U of oddly enough iS) d n ou"; Opw«Uoo with keys «6) 6. What Sherlock Holme» would 0. Not a good sheep minder (3-41 i« Early Bcoti quarter -day 10. A cutter perhap, 17. Conventional belief
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    Lock icon Assassination of President climaxed Panama intrigues
    1246 9 rral American state of Panama, guarding the tial that links the Atlantic with the Pacific news again early this year with the f tough, nuggety, President Jose Antonio dent Remon was renowned as the strong an who curbed the Communists. ill, he is also
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      279 9 ftry the HALIVITE SCHEME for good health I F /f alertness A. I I M devilment for HALIVITEf.PI LLS Build good health into yoar ehilOren's f«t«re bj re*ularl> tivint them llalivitr Pills |^^BM| co rt t H<i wemtial. Containing two essential vitamins. A A D VITAMIN «000 i. v. iPf
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      119 9 Mio.x 3torfjan m 3M.MP. She was irorrhni Dick Tracy Next of kin ■■■■■■H^M^H r TIED WTTW MrS SMOB-ACES, 1 OP TUrS MONEY "1 AMD OUT IN THE UAL.L— TVrS PIECE Of- INNER TUBE f WILL WAVE TO BE SETTLED r M uonUE RIVETS OOMi £UOM TME MADE A WATER-TJCWT THE
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    RUBBER PRICE IMPROVES If CENTS ON NEARBY DEMAND
    753 10 RUBBER PRICE IMPROVES If CENTS ON NEARBY DEMAND By Our Market Correspondent THE rubber price in Singapore yesterday continued to improve and the closing price for November first grade buyers was 51.16 A per pound, one and three-quarter cents better than Saturday and up eight and three-eighths cents on Friday.
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    RUBBER PRICE IMPROVES 1 3/4 CENTS ON NEARBY DEMAND
    35 10 RUBBER PRICE IMPROVES 1 3/4 CENTS ON NEARBY DEMAND SINGAPORE. Nov. 7. RURRKK: >116's per lb. (up l :i 4 rents). TIN: $372.62' per picul (down Hi' rentsi. COPRA: $27.25 per pirul (up 25 rents).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    144 10 November first trade ruhhrr baiyera f.oxb. rlosrd In Singapore I >f*tfrtUy at $116. per lb up 1\ rents on Saturday's claae Tk<> rlaainc tone »a« steady at the rloae". Ctaataf price* In emu per lb were: No 1 R.SS. Spot fob buyer* 115\ sellers 11* N<> 1 R
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    RUBBER CROPS
    52 10 I The following October rubber outputs «re announced: Alar i raeigM 116.964 lb. ■ijiiia; sa.Ort.s lb Tnnrrkih 48.400 lb Tranc 32.530 lb Am»U^m»Ud MaUy 60.300 lb RorrtH f 3 000 lb (an■win 46.500 lb New Srrrndah 60.000 lb: Baaarlt 35.U00 lb Kuala HUltm 116.773 lb and Buklt Kerwat
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      799 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited lor posts of Transport. Overseers in the Central Electricity Board. Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. Candidates must produce evidence of recognised motor mechanic apprenticeship and to have had experience in charge of a Workshop. Salary according to age and experience. Applications In writing to the I
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      662 10 NOTICES HONG FATT (SUNGEI BESI) LIMITED NOTICE OF SECOND INTEEIM DIVIDEND NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that a second Interim Dividend of 8% (leas income tax at 30%) In respect of the year ending 31st December 1955 has been declared i and will be paid to the registered shareholders of the
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      327 10 TIN OUT PUT Rahtsuui Hrdrsulte produced 4M piruls In October. TONGKAH HARBOUR TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya) Notice l~ hereby given that an Interim Dividend, the twellth, of one Shilling (Is/-) per Share, less Income Tax at the rate of thirty par cent, has been declared
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      553 10 SHIPPING Anchi 1 Benrleurfi ■srasr. 1 and A| M Out., 1 beeck I/wiririr. Rliekii v.. field, Fi KNUTSEN LINE Fast and Regular FROM CANADA U S PACIMC PORTS— 3n n.>, Sailing Arriving San Francisco Singapore p. Swer Pcn lnj f Elisabeth Bikke In Port Ciertrud Bakke S Nov. 6 Dec.
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      948 11 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. »«m .A. .to* in Singapore) (12 -_*> THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE p#>|"f i»* afhrr po rtv t0 load ond duchorge coroo ,rrcOL GLASGOW, LONDON A CONTINENTAL PORTS Singapore Du# So.l. P. Sham Penong No* S/1B «>• No* 9 Mot 10/11 G J3/34 h, v o N#v
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      1137 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA r*r Aden. Part SaM. «enoo, Antwerp, Rattaraam, Hemberg, Copenhagen I Gathanbarg A Otlo •^?.ot L J. A 17/10 P< Me» 20/20*141* 21 P /22"not lass? 2 i^7°su a4/ /j i^ Penanaer occommodarla*> I* evallaM* far tateao. SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA v X CONTINENT "■taetA" 1.
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      1000 11 sSPi'SmsHM BEN UMK STEAMERS LTD." 2 L JJ7 r SINGAPORI (Incorporoted in tne United Kinadorr) LINES SAILINGS TO UK AND CONTinINTAL POiTS Spore S'hom Penang BENVORLICH for Liverpool. Rotterdam, Hull 14/20 Nev 11/13 Mot 21/22 Nev BENNEVIS for Avonrrvouth, London, Newcmtle 17/20 Not BENATTOW for London, Rotterdom, Homburg 14/10 Mot
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      1174 11 MoAUSTER dc CO., LTD. TEL N. ***** ELLERMAM «V BUCKMALL KLAVEMESS LINE LONDON. MAVRE ROTTERDAM. LQS ANMLrJ S4M RAH C.SCO HAMBURG PORTLAND, SfATTa A VANCOUVfR "JTci^-.rtSXZL*--' l th CITY OF KARACHI CASTLEVILLt Spore P Shorn Penong Pcnong 14/20 Not 21/23 Not 24/24 Hot In Port/B Nov CITY Of OOOOKLYN BOUGAINVILLE
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    WASHING MACHINE SALES GO UP
    239 12 WASHING MACHINE SALES GO UP AN EXECUTIVE of a British manufacturing firm on his arrival in Singapore last week forecast a I big increase In the sale of electrical washing machines in Malaya and other Far Eastern countries. He said the washing machine had now become a necessity rather than
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    BURGLARS DON'T LIKE COMPANY
    301 12 Visit of safemaking chief A BUSINESS executive whose firm makes every kind of security equipment for the custody of money, valuables and documents against fire and burglary paid a 'goodwill" visit to Singapore last week. He Ls Mr Alfred L. Quann. joint general manager of the
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    COmmercial news and views ... GEOFFREY BOLAND
    6 12 COmmercial news and views GEOFFREY BOLAND
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    Australia may buy more Malayan tin
    131 12 INCREASING Malayan interest in a potential large outlet for tin exports is reported to have followed plan* to produce tinplate in Australia. At present Australia makes no tinplate herself. A tinplate mill is the next step in a $720 million 15-year programme to develop
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    'Hot' milk cans free from rust
    131 12 'Hot' milk cans free from rust EXPERIMENTS are now in progress to prevent the rusting of cans and the discolouring of labels on canned milk shipped from Britain to the Far East. Superficial damage ha* been common In the past, because cases packed in moderate temperatures are often covered with
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    THEY SWITCH TO NIGERIA
    250 12 It is understood that certain London agency houses having interests in Malaya and other countries In the East are In the process of forming a joint company to develop agricultural projects in Nljrerla Final detail* are not yet completed, but it is believed that the Colonial
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    BANK NEGARA OPESS DOORS TO PUBLIC THIS MONTH
    155 12 BANK NEGARA OPESS DOORS TO PUBLIC THIS MONTH rl Singapore branrh of Rank N'egara. Indonesia's state commercial bank, will %tart operations this month Manager of the branch i* \|r Mir mi Winriin »ho has already arrived in the Colony to makr the neresurr arrangements for it« opening. Mr. iniitn was
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    I AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    164 12 I AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MELBOURNE Mon In lnvMtmenU there were a few wide variation* bm I the general d-iwn ward 'renn was ntoieeabl* on the Block Exchange today. In mmm,; apart from Ampol Exploration which cloned at ls. fid. higher trading was dull with pners easier i Loans were higher with
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    144 12 Sinimporr Chlnev Prndnrr Y\rhangr: n«on pficen per terday mere I'aora: quiet November $26 buyers. 127 sellers Derembei $21 i t buyers. %21\ sellers. oroMidi: quiet: bulk $40', sellerv drum $43 sellers Pepper: quiet »lth no business reporter tok white $139. Sarawak $138 SpetUi Sarawak $16 tall varieties ,rt*
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    558 12 Thr M»l»»»n lirh.<n|r Bank* ««MM-tali«n mad- the following rhangf* .n l'% rates to merchants ymtrrdav iqu^tatlonx to $100' New York: buvtrut airmail. TT 32 U I* OD 33 1 16. 90 day* 33 credit bill*. 33 516 trade ml!« Cana4a: buying airmail; TT 32 15 If OD 33
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      246 12 RUGBY t FIJIANS AR M V (MALAYA/SINCAPORE) at JALAN BESAR STADIUM WEDS. 9th NOVEMBER 8 P. M. OTHER ATTRACTIONS 7-20 P.M. ROYAL AIR FORCE BAND OF THE FAR EAST AIR FORCE 7-35 P.M. P.T. DISPLAY BY THE MALAYAN BASIC TRAINING CENTRE TICKETS FROM ROBINSONS CO., LTD. AURORA'S, high st. SPACE
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      64 12 11 1 \^H 11 1 lH 1 1 l hi Hi Qn#r Stocking FORK TRUCKS U\|\ m** sp~. ~yf ELECTRIC "jii^M \l\\\ r PETROL |lfefflll Hoist, lilt and Direction JK i^H Mm Mill ***** b. CAPACITY Y ALE MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMEI ELECTRIC TRUCK HOISTS Hand and Elactric TRUCKS— Hond lift
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      125 12 I NEW! becoow th. fh« usual sin, Eversho'p in bail poir.t writing, now you the D more* ixcluu'v* features than o g ball point p t combined/ New frot.ct, oi» Ntw Tnmiarwrt CertrMf. Mtw "HMtlit, r o i,r W Mew "Mind, i.,- rtan OVERSEAS TRADERS LTD.. SINGAPORE. PENANG. KUALA LUMPUR
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    Chans were 4th and 6th at Macao Grand Prix
    9 13 Chans were 4th and 6th at Macao Grand Prix
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    10 13 BRITAIN BEATEN IN RYDER CUP BUT PUT UP FINE SHOW
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    Espinosa beats Argentinian
    280 13 PALM SPRINGS. Monday. UNITED STATES retained the Ryder Cup in their biennial professional golf match again? t Britain on the Thunderblrd Ranch and Country Clab course here yesterday winning by 8 points to 4. With trip commanding lead of 3-1 from Saturday's foursome*, they needed only three
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    LOKOMOTIV OPEN WITH 5-0 WIN
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    118 13 BI'ENOS AIRES Mon Orstnt bantamweight champion. Lao Espi. noes, outpotntec: Argentine Aibeno Baraoghi to a fn-round non-title bout bert last night. Mnoav world's leading flyweight contender, will ir.ee: flyweight rhamptnn Pascual Per*i for hi* utle early is December It was tbe Filipino's second victory. Last month be beat
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    Plucky Neo collapses after his 400 m win
    400 14 Plucky Neo collapses after his 400 m win 'THE visiting Indo- nesian women swim- 1 mers again dominated their events against Singapore at the Chinese Swimming Club yesterday. Carla Oen and Ria Toblng won two of the three swimming events yesterday, both bettering the times they returned on Saturday in
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    379 14 Morris scored four tries mhen RAF Kuala Lumpur beat RAP Seletar 2nd XV 17-9 in the first round of the Sanderson Cup rugby competition at Seletar yesterday Reed converted one of them and kicked a penalty goal. Selefar scorers were Price penalty and conversion i and Drake (toy),
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    Chinese swimmers rally to beat Indonesia 5-3
    406 14 OINGAPORE Chinese Swimming 0 Club, aftar trailing 2-0 ln the early stages of the game, rallied tc i beat the Indonesian water-polo Ma 5-3 at the C 6 C. pool yesterday. The Indonesians adopted different method of play to that seen on Saturday,
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    228 14 'WHAT OTHERS DO IS NOT OUR CONCERN'— PATES THE Singapore Amateur Football Association last nijfht brought into effect a new bye-law which will make the use of floodlights compulsory at Jalan Besar Stadium in the event of poor visibility. The bye-law, recommended by the League and Cup Committee and accepted
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    53 14 Singapoie will make a soccer tour of Indonesia during the first week of December. At last nipht s SAFA Council meeting Mr Son Ghee Soon was appointed manacer of the 18 players making the trip at PS SI Indoi will travr. Five Oi played d date
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