Singapore Standard, 16 January 1952

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    19 1 Singapore Standard ik 1 sH X VOL. II NO. 197 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    FEDERATION CHIEF NAMED
    643 1 Will! TT Tk IWI Will Have Military, Civil Fowers; Deputy To Be Appointed Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. It is announced by the Secretary of State for Colonies, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of General Sir
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    Churchill Will Address Joint Congress Today
    312 1 OTTAWA, Jan. 15 (ll*) British Prime Minister .-ton < hurrhill return*, to the United Stairs today dh t«» miiviiHT thf AiailU Ml (ion«resB that together r ngliah- Bpeakißfl wtio— can lead the world to (hurrhill will adMrCM a joint session of the i. <l
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    Churchill Lauds Ike
    39 1 C hurchill Lauds Ike J i (UP) a ted vit-n Eisenhi i greal lid not set him erican duznesi KMs sp< II when Field 1 1 ver tide i t the Axis ed 1 three gre >t m i
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    Britain Gives C'wealth Import Cuts Plan
    31 1 Britain Gives C'wealth Impo rt C uts Plan I (AP :u to her Compart ners today a fei imet their third g m dollar d:.: tion was in tox K austerity.
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    9 Die In Blast
    32 1 SAB A RIM ALA. Travancore, Jan 15, i UP 1 A gunpowder explosion yesterday dealt instan- neons death to nine persons "d inflicted severe injuries to 30 others
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    5 British Soldiers Decorated
    72 1 5 British Soldiers Decorated TOKYO Jan. 15: (ReuterAAP) The award of three Military Crosses and two Military Medals was revealed here last night Military Cross: *****4 Lt. Geofl'rey Arthur Haviliand. (Ist Bn. Royal Leicestershire Regt); *****3 Lt Phillip Henry Blyth (lsi Bn. King's Own Shropshire Li^ht Infantry): 414: J >:;3
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    46 1 photo. YESTERDAY'S RAIN in the afternoon coincided with the hi ;h tide causing many roads and streets in the city to be under water. In some places, the water rose to as high as eight inches. Five-foot ways were impassable and little shopping was done. Standard
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    Air Watch On Formosa Sea
    66 1 TAIPEI. Jan. 15 (AFP)— Nationalist fighters and bombers kept a daylong watch on the Formosa Straits today. For the last five days. Communist planes in small formations of tour to five have been approaching the Taiwan coasts from Fukien and Kwantung. Apparently engaged in photographic
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    LLOYDS MEDAL FOR CARLSEN
    40 1 LONDON". Jan. 15. (AFP>— The famous Lloyds Silver Medal awarded for acts of exceptional heroism was today awarded to Captain Kurt Carlsen. the skipper of the American freighter "Flying Enterprise" which sank off Britain last week.
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    MacD SHOULD BE MALAYA'S FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL
    225 1 A SUGGESTION that when Malaya attained self-government, the first Governor General ot Malaya should be Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, was made by Mr. C. C. Tan. Singapore Legislative Councillor, speaking at the dinner ot the Singapore Badminton Association celebrating Singapore's Foong Seong Cup victory at
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    Ca risen To Be Given Ship Of Same Name
    82 1 NEW YORK. Jan. 15 <M?)— The (Jolted State* Merchant Marine Administration has offered to lea.se a freighter, which will be named the Flying Enterprise, to Isbrundtsen Company, owners of the ill-fated ship. The new Flving Euterpri^e will be turned over to
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    55 1 plioto. MR. MALCOLM MUGGERIDU' (left) Deputy Editor of the London Daily Telegraph, reached S«W bj flant?s BOAC yesterday to report on the ant. anditry jar m M.^va. He will remain here far a few jejk* tet'lrniii? to London Mr. Muir*rrid?e to srnw conv.:--tiwi with M? D^nis Warnrr Daily Tel- 7
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    Britain To Protest Against Closure Of Consulates In Iran
    174 1 LONDON, Jan. M (Reuter). Britain is expected lo protest vi«;orously to Persia against the decision that all British consulates in the country must be closed by Jan. 21, it is believed in diplomatic quarters here. This Persian move against Britain is
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    Bandits Eat Elephant Meat
    58 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Unable now to obtain food from kampongs where the guards are very watchful, bandits have taken to eating elephant meat. Evidence of this was found in a partially eaten carcass of an elephant near a bandit camp by Home Guards patrolling deep into
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    Pak. Destroyers To Escort Royal Couple
    87 1 KARACHI. Jan. 15 (Reuter)— Two Pakistan destroyers, the Tippu Sultan and the Rural left here yesterday for Colombo on their way to" Mombasa, East Africa to escort Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their Australian tour. The destroyers will form into a
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    Cairo Policemen Use Gas Bombs
    87 1 CAIRO, Jan. 15 (AFPO) Police used gas bombs today and fired warning shots into the air when they were charged by students with sticks and clubs in the middle of the city here. One thousand students, furious %t the police barriers, stoned police and tore
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    NicollToSucceed Gimson In S'pore
    261 1 NicollToSucceed Gimson In S 'pore LONDON. Jan. 15 (Reuter)— lt is announced thai Mr, John F. Nicoll. Colonial Secretary in Hongk has been appointed Governor and Commanaer-in-Chief of Singapore to succeed Sir Franklin Cl ai Gimson. The appointment was announced today by the B Colonial Secretary. Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, *rho
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    '£ Sterling WillNotBe Devalued'
    162 1  - Sterling WillNotBe Devalued' SYDNEY GAMPELI Bv LONDON. .1 li (BeuU Suggestions that the Comrwealth Finance Minute con lerence starting todaj i I lie iralue Stei were des by :i 'J i f. i v, y spokesmai as "fantastic and trresponsib i He .said the p •'.< of the Governments and
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    10-CENT ART APPRECIATION COURSES FOR S'PORE
    270 2 10-CENT ART APPRECIATION COURSES FOR S'PORE Standard Staff Reporter FOR ONLY 10 cents a week, the Singapore citizen can learn from professor* and other authorities how to enh.nce rn their appreciation of such subjects as music, fil m8 and Chine- arl of 10-week courses being organised by the Singapore Council
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    55 2 AIR VICE-MARSHAL II L. P;ji<ii. Air Officer i C Adniini>.tration at F.K.A.F., prese.jtin^ a Conimander-in-Chiers Testimonial to Mr. A V.imi Numbiar, confidential stenographer, at Changi >e.terday. Heads of Depart-MM-nts and tivilian workers irom ail section attended the prr-entation HIfWIJ. S;\ IwaJ civilians h ivr been au.irdrd Tcstinnmials. folIttwlf the New
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    Police Seek Witnesses
    68 2 THE SINGAPORE Traffic Police are seeking information from persons who saw an accident at Sele.^ie Road near the junction of Nagappa Lane on Jan. 13 at 12.30 p m when a Government employee Peter Tay Lee Seng (37), was fatally injured The decaesec? was alleged to have
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    Alumni Film Show
    26 2 THE ALUMNI Association of King Edward VII College of Medicine is screening a film show today at 8 p.m. in the Pathological Department.
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    Enough Rain Says Water Engineer
    134 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE MAN who just a fp\r day* ago welcomed any amount of rain in Singapore no longer does so. The man is the City Waier Engineer, Mr. W. S. Stredwick. He has hod all the rain he wants for the immediate future:
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    2 Detectives Acquitted
    46 2 2 Detectives Acquitted DE IT\ ES Ti i K >ng s tnd Tai Pin Chuan and a u were by Mr. J tic< the s. re A charges of ing a $6,500 worth yel I it judge the i I "ire was ■v. and the I
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    Six RAF Civilians Get Testimonials
    498 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE R.A.F. announced yesterday the names of Mm first >i\ locally-engaged civilians to be awarded < ommaoder-in-Chiera Testimonials lor outstanding service. The Testimonials just introduced, will in future be awarded every six months immediately alter the King's Birthday and New Year Honours
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    TWO NEW SCHOOLS AT BEDOK
    94 2 CHILDREN attending: the two new regional schools, the Bedok Boys' School and the Bedok Girls' School at 16th mile Siglap will have the opportunity of using a proper school hall for their singing lessons and school assemblies. These two new schools opened on Monday consist
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    Askaris Due In S'pore Next Week
    289 2 Askaris Due In S'pore Next Week TWO BATTALIONS oi the King's African Rifles, each over 800 strong, are due to arriye in Singapore next week end, and will move to camps in Johore for further training in jungle warfare. Although both are from the K.A.R., they come from widely separated
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    Adventists To Build 2 Churches In S'pore
    249 2 Standard Staff Reporter A $200,000 church for its Chinese congregation is being planned to be built in Penang Road by the Seventh-day Adventists" Mission m Singapore. Mr. V. T. Armstrong, president of the Far Eastern Division of the S.D.A., said that another new
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    Woman Gets Decree Nisi
    62 2 ALLEGING that the marriage had nol bfen consumated and a;?o that her husband returned "«o England alone a fortnight after ;he marriage. Madam J. Loke Yuen Ying was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Rogers in the Singapore High Court yesterday. The petitioner said she
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    4 Youths Fined
    49 2 FOUR Chinese youths, Ona Keng San (17). Chua Gek Khor <18>. Chua Poh Thor (19) and Chua Liew Kee (lt>> were fined $10 each in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday when they admitted gambling in a coffee shop in West Coast road on Jan. 14.
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    Malay Worker Urged To Take Up Midwifery
    132 2 Malay Worker Urged To Take Up Midwifery Standard lonian I. AN APPEAL lo Malay mmtmm up the study of midwifery va^ mad Radio Malaya M*ri<* "Nabm an, l VZaharah Binte Haji Akib, a imeti midwife, broadcast on the Mfgettl •><,,! service to the Malay rommunit>. There were 942 nudwives n
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    WHICH FARE SHOULD PASSENGER PAY?
    313 3 City Magistrate i> J am Decides On Poser SIMM LI) a passenger in a bus in Singapore gazetted lair ol five mils for a mile or a >!. or should the passenger pav ten cents to the schedule ol fares approved Registrar ol Vehicles, for
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    Only One was Three
    11 3 Only One was Three cler. Seran(the I lee Tee who was
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    Save More, Right Now
    29 3 IrOB f P BtS ed thai Bank acco-..:.v Ith an I c tj have been raised om $4 000 limil from 54.000 num froni SIO.UOO
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    Two Deny Pump Theft
    63 3 TWO CHINESE, Chak Ah Mend <IR\ and Wong Ching Meng (24), were both jointly charged in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday with stealing three water pumps, worth $900 from Leong Seek Wan at an address in Kheam Hock Road on Jan. 11. They claimed trial
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    NO LICENCE
    21 3 For riding a bicycle without a licence. Pang Yoon Fatt was fined S8 by Mncistrntr; Che Ratib, at Muar.
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    Manyam To Give Report
    84 3 THE FIRST meeting of the joint Singapore Government City Council Committee for Community Development will be held on Feb. 6 in the Education Department at 2.30 p.m Mr. S. S Manyam. Independent City Councillor for North Ward, will submit his plan for community centres for consideration
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    Maisie Won't Meet Her Sister's Friends
    288 3 Maisie Won't Meet Her Sister's Friends MISS Maisie Cheah, the Singapore winner of this year's A.I.F. Nursing scholarship is "thrilled and excited" about her forthcoming journey to Perth in Australia. Miss Cheah, who join, ed the General Hospital, Singapore during the Japanese occupation of Malaya has had nine years' experience.
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    34 Nurses Begin Training
    177 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE extensive campaign carried out late last year to recruit student nurses to fill 100 vacancies in the Singapore General Hospital so far has resulted with 34 women being accepted for training. photo. These students will be divided into two categories: assistant nurses
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    CORONER: '1 AM EMBARRASSED'
    220 3 COMMENTING on remarks made by tin* City Police Magistrate Mr. K. J. L. Jamieson who had said that he was embarrassed by the wide publicity in the press relating to the inquest on Mr. Bolton. the Singapore Coroner. Mr. Choor Singh said yesterday that he too,
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    TalksForAll On Careers
    129 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE Rotary Ciub of Singagapore (Vocational Service Committee) and the Y.M.C.A. have jointlj' arranged a series of •"Career Talks" which wili take place at the Kfitong Boys' Club and the Paya Lebar Methodist School Hall next week and in February. On Jan. 21, Mr.*
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    'Nothing To Do With Me'
    93 3 MR. Lee Choon Eng, Singapore Labour City Councillor for West Ward, yesterday disclaimed any connection with the proposed 'Political Peoples' Party." Said Mr. Lee: 'The fact that I am the president of the R.A.S.C. Civilian Association and that its vice-president, Mr. J. G. Nappali, is
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    MR. NIGHTINGALE
    34 3 Mr H. W. Nightingale, M.C.S.. will art as Under Secretary. Singapore in addition to his duties as Acting Principal Assistant Secretary, Secretariat Singapore. in place of Mr. D. K. Daniel, 0.8.E.. M.C.S.
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    A GIFT AND SHE GETS HER SAVINGS BACK
    345 3  -  GEORGE RASIAH By Standard Staff Reporter THE story of the plight of a 61-year-old Chiacae woman, who lost her life's savings of *<»0 in a hrc la*t month, (reported in The Singapore Standard and published in American newspapers through the Assort ated
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    TAX CHIEF
    23 3 Mr. Alan Edsar Charles Munday will act as an Assistant Comptroller of Income Tax in place o'. M:- S. V. Andrews.
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    BAN OFF BUT NO CRACKERS
    113 3 Standard Staff Reporter THOUGH the Commissioner of Police in Singapore has temporarily lifted the ban on the firing of crackers on the Chinese New Year Day, bai g in the City will be sporadic because of the acute shortage of crackers. "There is practically no
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    BIG DAY FOR MEN WHO FISH
    180 3 BIG DAY FOR MEN WHO FISH SINGAPORE are using the 'Jarii g i I thod of ii ing in the wal oil the ECarin Island t i e i brate on Februai f H their sful method of 1 by holding leriei of motorb >a1 i toe Oman: w ol
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    GENERAL DUE
    32 3 THE DIRECTOR <'.<■ Armv Medici! Si-: vice Sir Neil I mtile. K B.E M.C.. is due in singap< January 17.1! it M Hong (Long and K <; bis p e enl tour.
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      461 3 BoF^ m ¥i I1 b 111 SB Are you content with the way you speak arid write'' Are you sure that you are not making bute striking mess mistakes that cause people to underrate you? c c Effective £i i Course a Never has the importance of effective speech and
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    JOHORE EDUCATION PLANS EXPANDING
    244 4 JOHORE EDUCATION PLANS EXPANDING Progress Despite The Emergency Standard Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— The Superintendent of Education, Mr. F. Hunter, told The Standard that despite the Emergency, the Johore Education Department is steadily carrying on with its educational programme. Plans drawn up last year, which could not be completed,
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    34 4 photo. Mr. Ng Enjr Pheow was married to Miss Molly Lee Kuen Seons at the Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore. Dr. H.H. Peterson officiated. The bride was given away by Mr. Yong Ntfim Djin. Standard
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    5 Years' Jail For Having Red Paper
    204 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. For being in possession of a terrorist document without lawful excuse, a 37-year-old Chinese. Kok Toh Meng was today convicted by Mr. Justice Wilson at the High Court and 1 sentenced to five years' rigori uus imprisonment. The document. which
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    I-Card Defaced
    35 4 ELIAS bin Awang. aged 19. at Jalan Suleiman. Muar. was fined $12 or one week's rigorous imprisonment by the Muar Magistrate, Che Rauf for failing to report that his identity card was defaced.
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    Application Turned Down-Lawyer Quits
    165 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Narain Sreedhar, a former Inspector in the Federation Police, was today called upon by the Second Magistrate. Che Harun, to make his defence tomorrow on two summons charges of wrongfully confining one V. Vadivelu and voluntarily causing hurt to him. He was alleged
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    2 MCP Officials Killedln Ambush
    305 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Two officials of the Malayan Communist Party were among the three bandits killed yesterday by security forces in the Federation. I t A Branch Committee Member in Jelebu, Negri Sembilan, was the first to fall. Acting on information that
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    Abuses Interpreter
    72 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Xues. A man who acted in an odd manner in the Magistrate's Court and continued to abuse the interpreter whenever he was questioned, was today fined $50 or a month's rigorous imprisonment for stealing a bicycle on Apr. 26. last. The accused. Ling Liang Chua, could
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    Telok Ayer MYF Officials
    138 4 Telok Ayer MYF Officials THE FOLLOWING cabinet officers of the Telok Ayer M.Y.F. have been e'ected: President: Mr. Richard Tay (re-elected*: Vice-President: Mr Lim Nah Kok- Hon. Secretary: Mr. Bobby K. M. Chan (reelected): Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Ng Kuan Hua. Asst Hon. Treasurer: Miss Vivien Chan; ExOfficio: The Rev Hong
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    Warrant Of Arrest
    41 4 A WARRANT of arrest was issued against Lee Wee Chit in the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday, for failing to appear in court on a charge of exporting 30 watches without a permit on Aug. 31, last.
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    Illegal Export
    33 4 S. ABDULLAH bin Hassan Albar was fined $500 in the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday, for exporting 30 watches without a licence at Pintu Besi Customs Station on Jan. 14.
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    Planter Given Day's Jail
    197 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— D.M. Johnston, a 28-year-old European planter, was today convicted by the President of the Kuala Lumpur Session? Court. Mr. J.G. Adams and sentenced to one day's simple imprisonment on four charges of cheating. He was stated to have cheated one Amy Hussain. clerk
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    Briber Fined
    44 4 TAN Leng Tong, aged 21 was fined $80, in default 40 days' rigorous imprisonment by the Muar Magistrate for offering a bribe of $2 to a Police Constable to avoid being arrested for selling pork without a licence at Jalan Ali. Muar.
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    Chinese New Year's Day Not Extra Holiday
    78 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Shopkeepers who have chosen Sunday as their closing day are reminded that as Chinese New Year's Day falls this year on a Sunday, it cannot be counted in 1952 as one of the five extra holidays to which their employees
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    Stole Bicycle
    48 4 LAU CHIN, aged 28, was sentenced to a day's rigorous imprisonment and fined $100 in default two months' imprisonment by the President of Session! Court, Muar, Che Hamid bin Mustapha, for stealing a bicycle valued at $140 belonging to Chiam Tow Meng, of Jalan Sisi, Muar.
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    Broke Curfew
    24 4 TAN LEE WANG, aged 35 was fined $20 by the Muar Magfstrate, Che Rauf, for breaking the curfew order at jiriselc, Muar.
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    BingCrosby Gift For SXI Fair
    111 5 md.ird >ulf t orre>pondenl rJ.\\N(.. Tues— Brother v. «>i! oric.iniser of the St. \iv .t\ Institution funfair. 1 1 > ii>da> received from 'I.'l-a.mkl a valuable auto- it>. wrist watch which has e i presented by the ever <i ir Ring Crosby. rkete are also
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    FiveCartons 3MonthsFor
    45 5 Mtndurd Staff Reporter > KIRAN bin Hassan (la>), oep Street was senlenrtlsf Singapore Second 1 yesterday to three rlforam imprisonment lentiy having five assorted cigarettes. 1 another month for re- ling stolen police visiting •/•vires to run COOSeind to be followed hgp > police supervision
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    Floods Subside
    46 5 ltd Staff Correspondent -\:v r 'R. rues r e ktion of Ma i i i ing rep a I w Ay«t Hitann r the 73rd-74th Sw dcd I a depth >• 10 the 680) mile the ea deep Ihe 4ud t f> .-i? pi •< w
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    PEKAK RESIDENTS HONOURED
    1903 5 Sultan Names Six JP's, Awards Medals To 15 Standard Slaff Correspondent KUALA k\\<;S\R, Tiics. Six Perak residents were appointed Justices of (In- Peace by the Sultan ol Perak on tin* occasion of Ins 62nd birthday which ua* celebrated thronghout the Stale today. Fifteen others Presentation of the
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    Sin Chew Marks 23rd Anniversary
    76 5 SINGAPORE'S Leading Chinese newspaper, the Sin Chew Ju Poh, celebrated its 23rd inn versary at a dinner at the Soutnern Hotel Restaurant last n gnl More than 1,000 people. including guests and star! of daily attended the dinner Mr A w Kow. Managing Director of
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    Power Cuts Today
    143 5 SUBSTATIONS tutilr luid shedding today: lIAV Alev Brick Mitrfcs. Pasir IVmy.ntii. Opium I artory. Reformatory Rd., O^ygm I.u lory. 4 r«^»MillltC. St. IUIIK-s, Vllri KiMlt. sllat KoMd. iUsv Mrdkul sior«*. fit. Pus»h. 8.^.T., Malayan Rofrif., Co., I rut;»lnt«r HI Adsoii ltd.. Tiong liahru. Sago St.. ft.tmah SM-,
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    THREE WAYS TO OWN A HOUSE
    181 5 Stamlar<l Start Reporter THREE DIFFERENT proposal* lor giving facilities lo Singapore City Council staff to acquire their own houses will be considered by the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Councillors next week. The proposals are: That the staff be given B."> per
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    Penang Plans For Better Health In Rural Areas
    266 5 Penang Plans For Better Health In Rural Areas Standard Staff Correspondent PENANGj I «m*«>. I In* decision in carry <»nt health propaganda in reboot*, rural arras and women organisations was made al first meeting of the Public Health F. duration Committee, Federation of Malawi, tlm \<ar. Im'Kl at the office
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    DOUBTS ON BUILDING 'DICTATOR'
    376 5 THE APPOINTMENT of a "strong man*" to take over lull responsibility for approval of plans and layouts for alt types! of buildings in Singapore would presumably >nns4 quicker results. But whether the results would be better in ih<? long run for Singapore ts a matter of
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    Indian Govt. Official On Inspection Tour
    86 5 \\H I),-v I) 3 il (>«•;. "i Sec e. i lian 1 ol Externa :< ■> Sinapo u v mi >.■ esterda i I i viml\ »f the >fti< c of H Indi < Rest ecentat >^ e. Re said thai tiU to if
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      57 5 YW.( A: Hospitality Day to new members— £3o p.m. Y.M.r.A: Singapore Chess UluD 5 p tn Ma lav. Commerciai Classes and Ji^o and ooaybuilding 5..-J0 p.m.: Art Ciud life-class and screening oi documentary film for public 6 Methodist Church: Paya I eb:^. Testimony meeting 5.30 PJn. Mr Um K a
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      The Sterling Area
      813 6 tf^AN and should the Stcilin^ Area continue? The success of the Conference ol Commonwealth Finance Ministers which opened in London >esterday would depend to a great extent on a free and' frank discussion of this question There have been informal contacts and occasional Ministerial meetings of Sterling
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    Their Motto Is: I Shall Rise Again!
    1422 6  - Their Motto Is: I Shall Rise Again! ASTER GUNASEKERA THE OSL Y BORSTAL tNSTITUTION Hi &E*ASIA~ By KUALA LUMPUR. r PHE only Borstal Institution known as the Advanced Approved School in South East Asia, in Telok Mas. halfway between Malacca and Muar. on a site overlooking the sea. should enhance
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    we the PEOPLE
    933 6 we the PEOPLE British Journalists Censure Malayan Press Laws Sir: Singapore Government's so-called Emergency (Newspaper) Regulations came under fire by Mr. Norman Robson. London, Ediior. Westminster Provincial Newspapers, in his presidential address recently 10 the Annual Conference of the Institute of Journalists at Torquay. I am sending a precis of
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    These Were Absent
    98 6 Sir; At the inaugural meeting of the community centre at Lorong Lalat for the City Council labour staff On Saturday last, the nominated City Councillors were conspicuous by their absence. Not one of them attended. If the nominated City Councillors want to keep themselves aloof and take
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    BUILT A SCHOOL WITHOUT GOVT. HELP
    315 6 Sir; Allow me to congratulate Mrs. E. Handy, Principal M.G.S., Singapore for having built a $120,000 block of class rooms without Government donation. It shows what the locally trained teachers are doing for education in Malaya. While thanking her staff and pupils for their
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    19 6 "MakitT h<-r t.«!k was child's play!— lt's i:»uiir her t<» *-hut up again that's got us brat!"
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      Kampong Schools
      19 6 through Malay W| the fniti En orrit: m the k commiuu lities children i Che: all cumtr,
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      Educational Climate
      41 6 eri. but the f lie (there i nobilit] ol I mans h i J Macao. Europe Otherwise, eont I attenl i l. on to teache i possible, Mr 1 i s ggestion i Chinese Ui i be looked into
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      The Strong Man
      20 6 ai quest •Mr- rtrying to r I suitable not I tne llalaya entire sif i A.v.i Manfang
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      Formosa And Japan
      18 6 coMMF.xrr ot South-E Com C o m m most e- plant e Politic. appi oac
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      77 6 No more tiring back -aching washing HARD. Jiring 1 washing-davs a r,. gone for «\<- I a Hoover Electric Washing Machine It do»> tbe wash for a large family. et is such a hmd stand under the average drai ning -hoard. It i- w quick, exceptionally gentle with the clothes,
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    BIG 3 AGREE ON NATO PLAN
    327 7 To Create Top-Level Body Similar To SECO OTTAWA, Jan. 15 (UP).— Tl* United State*, Britain ami Canada red upon a plan to Mrt-amlme the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ,1 create a high-level eonneil that would sit continuously like the United Mia Secwritj Council, it
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    Com'wealth 'Stronger Than Ever Before
    114 7 Com'wealth 'Stronger Than Ever Before LORD ISMAY ASSERTS: in I Jan. 15 (I P). British Commonwealth v Lord l>ma\ -aiil \c.icnl;i\ i| u ,i Britain wa* rd to **|mii tmr Imw in order whatever ih«\ivv" ami «l ih«* sain* lime In >liiir«- fnll> in Mm >>->iM defences. prep For deriian
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    Schweitzer Marks 77th Birthday
    68 7 STRASBOURG. Fiance. Jan. 15, (UP)— Dr. Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, organist and physician. passed his 77th birthday yesterday quietly in a West African village, according to a report received here. His wife said the message reported he was in good health and busy at work improving the
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    Carlsen's Crew Tell How Ship Was Lost
    370 7 Carlsen 's Crew Tell How Ship Was Lost CARLSiN GETS I [HERO'S WELCOME] NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (AP). Captain Kurt Carlsen ami ihe Isbrantaen Company Here criticised by members of the crew of the Flying Enterprise Monday at Coast Guard hearing** into the lons of the ship. Arthur Janssens. the
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    BBC Official Said Arrested By Reds
    86 7 BERLIN. Jan. 15. IAP) Mr. Gordon Crier. British Broadcasting Corporation producer who nag been directing Miss Grade Fields' singing tour in Germany, disappeared in the East Zone on Saturday and is believed to have been arrested by the Russians, well-informed sources disclosed here Monday.
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    UK Said To Accept Quit Egypt Idea
    92 7 Ki> MAI :< >NS PABIS \FI Brit have i for settle- Egyptian which rted t< evs from the S two years. the Saudi on prop«.~. jret earned, ia had g res th< prin- I Bn- e Suez ted i e spread I o!
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    PM To Stay Longer 'No Significance'
    90 7 W \SH I N GTO X. Jan. 15. te Mr Chm chill's de- to extend ni> stay in the ted Sti tea dv four days ia litical significance, a B sfa spokesman said here resti day. The decision has been made to enable the
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    Big 3: Soviet A-Plan For 'Disarm'Body
    145 7 Big 3: Soviet A- Plan For 'Disarm'Body PARIS, Jan 15, (UP>— The B g Three Western Powers proposed formally yesterday that Russia's surprise new atomic proposals be relayed to the new United Nations Dis- ament Commission. The Co nmission is due to egin operating before Feb- »ry IC The Western
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    Republicans Demand InformationOnParley
    144 7 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP).— Republican Hu»h Biilh-r ami 16 other Republican Senators yesterday introduced a resolution demanding "full information on the secret conferences between President Truman ami Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The resolution calls for the President to submit a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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    French 'Carlsen' Rescued From Half A Ship
    260 7 LONDON. Jan. 15 <AP) A French freighter captain pulled a "Kurt Carlsen' saga for five hazardous hours Monday on half a ship. Eventually a lifeboat rescued the crew of 35, two passengers and skipper Maurice Landreau from the cargo steamer Agen Agen. but
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    Bitter Aust. Fight Over Jap Pact Seen
    192 7 CANBERRA. Jan. 15. (UP)— A bitter political fight is inevitable when the Parliament meets on Feb. 2 to ratify the Japanese peace treaty, it was forecast yesterday. Labour leader Herbert Evatt pledged over the weekend that Labour will fight the ratification to the
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    2 Missing UK Diplomats 'In Russian Jail'
    96 7 2 Missing UK Diplomats In Russian Jail' BERLIN. Jan. 15, .AP> The British diplomats. Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, who disappeared from their Foreign Office posts last May are in a Russian prison, a diplomat recentlv returned Imm Russia said here Monday He asked to remain anonymous. He said it
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    K.C. Wu Quits
    69 7 TAIPEI. Jan 15. fAKP> Governoi KC Wu of Formosa has tendered his resignation to Chinese Nationalist PremieChen Cheng, it was announced here today. Air. Wu officially announced that he would stop attending office BS from today. Tiie official reason for the resignation was ill-health, but ii was
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    BradleyHopeful Of 'Conclusive' Truce In Korea
    171 7 BradleyHopeful Of 'Conclusive' Truce In Korea WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (I I*).— <,« mral Omar V Bradley. < liairmnn of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, aassi >«— lerday that be was Mill "hasufstf" «f a *Nmmmlm«m military armihlice" in Korta. Bradley told the S< i ate Armed Services Committee bowev< r.
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    Truman Names Special Envoy
    109 7 WASHINGTON. Jan. IS, (AP)— President Truman M o a d a y aominated Mr. William H. Draper Jr.. a NewYork hanker and former Under-Secretary of the Army. as Roving Ambassador in Europe under the Mutual Security A<t. He will succeed Mr. Charles Spofford, of Boston, who
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    France Wants US Support It I-C Invaded
    79 7 WASHINGTON, Jai 15, (Beater) GCMtml Omar Bradley. Chairman of the I'nited States Joint Chiefs af Staff. told a ronrrr i iiwiil romniitt<'<» yesl« i rda\ that Franc*- wanted Arnriitan naval and air support if the Cttfaefle invaded Indo China, usually reliable inf«w nianlv
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    Tunisia Calls On UN To Study Dispute
    244 7 PARIS. Jan. 15. (AIM Punista calleti on the i d Nations Security Council .!<■ lay to take up its dispute if u France. The Frc:,' h pron I 9 1 eplied that the pen, te I wai The demand \va> m .'i, \>
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    RED CHINA SHIP IS UNSOLD
    239 8 Owners Refute Sale Reports Standard Shipping Reporter THE 7,233-l«m Red China freighter Hai llsnan, which has been lying within the three-mile I. mil in Singapore's Outer Roads for the past t>vo \ears has not been sold. An emphatic "No" was given to The Standard yesterday
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    Japan As Venue For Next Year's Travel Confab
    53 8 HONOLULU, Jan. 15, (UP)] —Japanese and Philippine! delegations at the Pacific Area Travel Conference both extended official invitations yesterday to be hosts for the 1953 meeting. The Japanese invitation was contained in a radiogram from Japanese Transportation Minister Yoshichi Murakami <j Hawaii
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    No News Of Drifting Ship
    63 8 Standard Shipping i Reporter 'i NO news has been re--1 > reived in Singapore of the i British freighter Admiral i 1 Chase which was last reported drifting helpi lessly in the Indian Ocean 1 some 900 miles from Sin- gapore, after bursting a i
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    UK Bomber Crash Will Not Change Production Plans
    91 8 LONDON, Jan. 15, (AFP)— The British Ministries of Air and Supply last night issued an announcement declaring that the crash of the four thrust engine Valiant bomber near Bournemouth in England would not change the plans for production of this aircraft. The
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    US Frigate On Routine Visit
    48 8 Standard Shipping Reporter The United States frigate Sausalito. which dropped anchor in Singapore's Outer Roads yesterday, is on a routine visit to South East Asian waters. The frigate will remain in Singapore for three days before proceeding to Penang for a two-day stop-over.
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    Ships in Harbour
    221 8 ja. Oteste? Western anchorage: Cape St David, Skaraas. OCTKR ROADS H-ii Hsuan. Ttoodns. Maung Bama Chong Va. Waingapore. refkros, Hakuju Maru. Chung Hwa Ivan Poisunov. Anne Reed, Voko Maru. Catenas, John pockweiller. Taibini Maru. Tozan Manr". Baud. Josif Stalin. La Carmela Rempang. Waiwerang. Stanvac Djirak. Banjoewangi, Llttecht.
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    PACIFIC ISLES ARE NOW LINKED BY AIR
    297 8 THE Teat network of commercial air routes which connects the Pacific Islands and spans the world's largest ocean has grown from the first tentative lights of The early *****, when pioneer airmen began »hort "island-hopping" »nrveys. Development of aviation in the Pacific in
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      84 8 I Despatches TODAY: North Iniii and! Pakistan 8 a.m. by Eastern Queen. North Borneo. Labuan, Brunei and Miri 10 a.m. by Darvel. Medan noon by Stia. Ceylon 6 p.m. by President Harrison. Pakistan (parcels only) by President Harrison. Arrivals TODAY: Britain, N. Ireland, i Eire. Europe, North and West Africa,
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    US MAY SOON EASE PURCHASING OF RUBBER
    429 9 photos. Stockpile Aims Nearly Reached. Avers 1 ruman WASHINGTON, Jon. 15 President Truman said here that the United States had made such good progress in accumulating stocks of rubber that it might soon be possible to ease off the stockpile purchase of this
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    World's Goods On Show At New Singapore Fair
    202 9 By MARJORIE SHANNON, Standard Staff Reporter BLACKOUTS and power-cuts will not worry the organisers of 3 rgapore's million-dollar Far Eastern Trade Fair at Geylang Serai, ch will be officially opened by the Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Dn Saturday. a;• :i |1 I
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    TIN OUTPUTS
    8 9 S f .'i- dredges, reported ces.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    91 9 I bteafl Sinsapo'e prices yesterday *Te i>f>r lb l»u\rrs Sellers s pot Loose SI .401 51.40J n bales Feb. KSS 51.40^ $1,404 KSS $L351 51. "6 M» 3 KS S S! |L33 Quiet. UHfDQN Kl'BllEK i*sd.iv\ opening a per lb. were: v 1 RSS Settlement 4»».d. sum. lid.
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    RI Refuses Wheat From Singapore
    105 9 Singapore Chinese importers: and exporters were confronted yesterday by a sudden refusa; by the Indonesian Trade Commissioner here to grant "profonna invoices" for the exportation oi Australian wheat to Indonesia. The reason for the sudden refusal, it was stated, was due to the "considerable* 1
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    No Contract For Reds
    30 9 Russia's intensive trade propaganda campaign in connection with the current international industries fair in Bombay so far has brought her no orders fox Roods.- A. P.
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    EXCHANGE MART EXTENDED
    86 9 NDQN, Jun 15. (Reute: 1-- Bank of Eng.aiid yesterday i t:ie scope of the re~ ed foreign exchange market Al a result: b u k hM widened ihe Q9 within which buy and sell any S< andini>vian currencies in cash ("spot") transaction. <2) The London and Paris
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    Kesang Tin Output
    22 9 Messrs. Smailey and Co. report that the December tin ore output of Kesang Tin. Ltd. was 51 41 piculs.
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    Govt. Says 'No Sale In S'pore'
    237 9 Transhipment Sugar Glut Standard Staff Reporter SING4PORE Government ha* temporarily stopji Umiin» permits for the importation of traiishipiii. su-arlnto the Colony "to enable. sugar dealers to gel rid of their existing slock," a spokesman of the Eoonomie Affair* Department told The Standard yesterday. This
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    DEPRESSING EFFECT ON S'PORE MARKET
    177 9 DEPRESSING EFFECT ON S' PORE MARKET Standard Market Reporter POSSIBILITY of an end to U.S. stockpile purchasing of natural rubber had a depressing effect on the Singapore rubber market yesterday. Sentiment on the market was bearish as a result of President Truman's message to Congress on the U.S. rubber position.
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    Not Devaluing Rupiah—Yet
    56 9 Not Devaluing Rupiah— Yet JAKARTA. Jan. 15 i Rent j er Indonesian Finance Minister Yusuf Wibinono said yesterday there would be no devaluation of the Indonesian rupiah "as long a s I sit here." The Minister was answering a question whether there was any truth in current rumours that the
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    Profit-Taking In Tins
    37 9 ProfitTaking In Tins SINGAPORE, Tues. Continued strong demand for Malayan tin shares brought j out extensive profit-taking on the share market, resulting in prices closing slightly below best today. Industrials were quietly steady. Rubbers were mostly unchanged.
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    Indonesian Tin Mission Going To US
    86 9 Indonesian Tin Mission Going To US JAKARTA. Jan. 15 (AFP) Official circles here today confirmed that the Indonesian tin mission will leave for Washington towards the end of this month. The same circles s«iid that the tin talks would be held on governmental level and would be completely detached from
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    BUYING RATES
    47 9 Buying lates tor b.S. and Canadian dollars (per $100 Malayan) are: 32 13/16 and 33 (T.T.), 32 15/15 and 33 1/8 (O.D>. 33 1/16 and 33 3/8 (90 d/st» on credit bills and U.5.33 1/8 (90 d/st) on trade bills. Other exchange rates remained unaltered.
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    PI Sugar For Japan
    41 9 A cargo of 30.000 tons of sugar has been shipped from the Philippines to Japan a s there is no U.S. objection to sale of small quantities of sugar to countries other than the United States. AFP
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    Australian Wheat
    36 9 AUSTRALIAN Commerce Minister McEwan has expressed concern at the reduced exportable surplus of wheat Australia will have this season. He said this would affect the nation s ability to finance urgently needed imports. Reuter
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    'Rubber Price To Fall'
    219 9 A LEADING U.S. rub- i ber industry official, John < L. Collyer, who on Jan. 2 < forecast an impending halt to U.S. purchase of stockpile rubber and resultant fall in "the pre- sent exorbitant price of crude rubber, maintains that (U.S. 20 cents 56 rents
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    Plan Mooted For Tin Sale To US
    270 9  -  T. J. LIM Bv Standard Market Reporter THE MALAYAN mining industry i* waiting an\iou!*l\ for an official announcemenl t«» darifj various conjectures surrounding the reported tin agreement between the Lnitc<l Stales and the I sited Kingdom involving the sale of tin at a
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    LITTLE TRADE IN PRODUCE
    103 9 VERY little activity was reported on the Singapore produce market yesterday. Copra was a quietly steady market with buyers indicating $382 Pt- r p:cul and sellers $395. no deal being reported. Coconut oil had sellers at $63J but no buyers. Prices in Hie Singapore produce (per
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    Symington Says US Will Buy Malayan Metal
    200 9 "HO TIN-STEEL BARTER' WASHINGTON, Jon. 15:- -Emphosixing that hi* resignation from the Reconstruction Finance Corp did not mean o change in the R.F.C.'s tin price policy, Mr. Stuort Symington said he vros sure his successor, Mr. Harry McDonald, would not poy the U
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    UK TO TAKE PRICE RISK FOR US TIN
    107 9 D»N .Tan. 15 (1 A 1 d.i. E i > b cd t the British f In the terms ui ler Unite:! SUU v i 20 tin I his paper's Washing" POI -|M'M(l'tlt \vi otr: "I In 20 (I "it U;t)s of
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    A SMART" COIFFURE HAKES A SMART WOMAN
    1150 10  -  MARJORIE SHANNON Says Standard Woman Reporter 1 i.NI <>f tin- first things a mi :> notices about a vm-II groomed woman is her hj:r For it is the way a *«>phisti< .it<>d woman dresses h»-r h;ur th.it is a revealing expression of her
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    HOME HINTS THAT HELP
    140 10 IF vacation-happy children get too exuberant and spill a fruit drink on your best rug, try this trick for saving both your temper and the holiday. Act as quickly as possible, blotting up excess moisture immediately. Then quickly sponge the surface with clear, warm water, remembering
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    What To Do About "Nappie Rash"
    547 10  -  MARGARET SCOTT Continuing BtatgwW MMT Bringing Up Baby with ONE THING that does terrify me with baby Michael, especially during bathtime is the "soft spot" on his head. I know, of course how silly this really is, but it is rather frightening to feel
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      18 10 MUSIC PAGE THF weekly music feature which was unavoidably held over yesterday, will appear in this page tomorrow.
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      189 10 rpODAY'S FORECAST:— We are I entering another period of agitation and conflict. i which will be spread over about t#n days. Individually, the forenoon is favourable for unusual occupation!!, minor initiatives, as well as for unexpected gains and successes. Beware of quarrels and "nerves" in the afternoon; the evening is
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    BARKWAY MEETS OLYMPICS RIVAL
    807 11 MALAYA'S champion athlete, Lfoy«l Valberg, who holds the Malayan record for the hop, step and jump (distance 45 ft. 3 ins.) as well as hrinji the Malayan champion long jumper (distance 21 ft. 2J ins.), surprised the British AAA coach, Ray Barkway, when he joined his
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    RAOC Fighters In Form
    276 11 RAOC Fighters In Form THE preliminaries of the R.A.O.C. Championships, were fought off in the 8.0.D. Gymnasium at Alexandra, and produced some very good bouts. On this showing, the final* to be hold in the Tanglin Gymnasium tonight at 8 p.m. promises to provide some of the best boxing yet
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    Innings Win For Q'sland
    46 11 Innings Win For Q'sland BRISBANF Jan. 15 (Renter) Queensland scored an easy j victory over Western Australia by an innings ;ind 102 runs m thei- Sheffield Snu-id match here j today The final scores were: Western j Australia B v and 165: Queens- 1 land 350.
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    Army Rugby Final Today
    127 11 Army Rugby Final Today NEE SOON Garrison and the Singapore Engineering Regiment will meet in the Singapore final of the FARELF Rugby Cup competition at Tanglin this evening for the right to meet the finalists of the Federation of Malaya in the final of the competition on Jan. 26 at
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    Sedgman Cleared
    123 11 SYDNEY, Jan. 15 <AP) Th« United States Lawn Tennis Association will not take any action over the question of Frank Sedgman's amateur status, and the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia will "let the matter drop" until an official request for an inquiry is received from the International Lawn
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    Kong, Little Wolf Fight Final Battle
    144 11 CHIEF LITTLE WOLF takes on Kin? Kong this Saturday for his last fight in Singapore before he leaves for America. This Will be th.-ir third clash and perhaps no wrestling match in Sinsapore could expect to draw a record crowd as Little Wolf's parting
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    COURTESY TRIAL
    151 11 The annual Singapore Motor I Club Courtesy Trial will be held on Sunday at 9 a :n. All participant? must meet at the Registrar of Vehicles yard where straight routes on named roads will be given The run wiD be about one hour. Winners will be uidsed by
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    Foong Seong Cup Victors Feied
    426 11 SINGAPORE an«! Penan-: !m! i!i m, vif! Uy the foundation of a Malayan Icani uhieh *ill briitp Victory to Malava nhcn the tin»i- n> for thin country to dt'frnd the Thonia«* <-ii|», lfc« otwwiwui— eg <r«'ii«r«l for South Eafll A-ia, Mr. Malroiiti V)a< Donahl, caid
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    Charity Soccer
    27 11 K SAB Ma j mate -iid K »r wo after d i Score and B i .sump i side i goals Bed the v. i<
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    West Indies Score Double Over Tasmania
    61 11 IS, i\i> i AM 1 i: \u pleted 9i er fa to v i .ms. 'i in bi ticket i i r. t 1 in 1 ton Fi T.. ■:<: I' It) 'J es declared i th m ■'< Fa t 213 1 an
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    Stoke City Win Replay
    16 11 Stoke City Win Replay U I (H Stoke in th< i round to On ff-Sv awav
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    PEDIGREE LOOKS GOOD FOR 3rd WIN
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    STANDARD'S SELECTIONS
    164 12 Ollie Davies Gay Reveller Goodwood (II ISA TOWN ACADEMY AWARD STAR AIN Race I: 200 Academy Award < hina Town Spear of i ßfranaK spear of Sarawak t iredrake Mr. huperstltutlon Miss < OY SINSTKKAM MISS COY Ra««- -I-, i :it Sunstream Miss toy why u "X. ry
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    Today's Race Prospects
    311 12  -  OLLIE DAVIES By TWO firsts and a fourth out of three races. This is a fine record ami a brilliant for IViliiiree, a three-year-old gelding by Beau Son lout of Ancestry. Pedigree is definitely a horse with a bright future. Ho* far he wiO go remains to
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    YOUNG JACK DESERVES BREAK
    110 12 Race 8: On track form it is bard to ignore the claims of Rising Glory and Taiurrah but I am taking a chance and go for Martin's pair Inspiration and French Rose both of which are i sjreat form iust now. Here j punters are advised
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    The Going
    116 12 The going tor todays races will again be heavy as more rains fell on Monday and yesterday. port. Though well penalised I still have a great liking for Philanthropist, whose victory was really easier than the one and a half length would suggest On time tost he has
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