Singapore Standard, 9 February 1952

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  • 19 1 Singapore Standard *k /i *i i VOL. II NO. 222 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS.
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  • 599 1 Young Monarch Takes Oath In Brief Ceremony LONDON, Feb. 8 (UP) Elizabeth II was proclaimed Queen today in medieval pomp and pageantry as she called on God to help "discharge worthily this heavy task that has been laid upon me so early in my life." The
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  • 119 1 Kl \1 A LI Ml'l R, Fi i. General Sir (.•-raid Tempter had a l»n-.\ <lay when he lost no lime in getting l«»\*ii to the business ot learning from firstii.iml information the > l ii lit which have I>«en itirii-t upon him as *Mipremo. lie
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  • 72 1 NEW designs for Singapore submitted to the Gov- time ago may now i be altered because of Kii {*s death. II mwa stated in official j esterday thai instead vignette oi the King EC VI in certain stamps, F zabeth ll's vignette printed. however.
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  • 402 1 Standard Staff Reporter MR. LEE KONG CHIAN, Singapore Rubber magnate and philanthropist, is to start shortly a Lee Foundation solely for the poor and needy. A personal effort of Mr. Lee, the Foundation is to lie financed by contributions from the various companies
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  • 71 1 TOKYO. Feb. 8. (ReuterAAP) American military police today were keeping hundreds of Japanese farmers out of danger from the remains of a burrjt Superfort wreckage after its crash which killed its crew of 13 and four Japanese near here last night. The Superfort, loaded
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  • 74 1 LONDON, Feb 8, (Reuter)— Britain has now proposed that the Big Three Western Foreign Ministers should meet in London on Feb 16, 18 and 19, according to an authoritative source here today. The Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and th e United States were
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  • 82 1 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Feb. 8. The following or* tha closing pric« of rubber and tin on the London Market »«doy:— LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 3 8 Id. Spot £992.1 05. per to* Mar. *I d. buyers, £997.1 05. Apr./June I7id. Three months: £992.1 05.
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  • 320 1 Duke Of Windsors NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (AP)— The Duke of Windsor started a "sad journey" homeward last night to attend the funeral services for his "dear brother," England's late King George VI. The man who himself once ruled the British Empire before he
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  • 127 1 BANGKOK, Feb. 8, (UP).— General mobilization is imminent in view of the presence of large numbers of foreign troops on the southern border of China near Thailand, a reliable source told the United Press today. The source said the Council of Ministers at a special meeting held
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  • 241 1 RANGOON, Feb. 8, (AP)— With a satisfied feeling of accomplishment, the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Tar East concluded iU eighth iession today and more than 100 delegates began heading homeward M But the final session of the ten-day conference' was not without a
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  • 61 1 LONDON. Feb. 8: (Reuter) Queen Elizabeth II left London today to join her widowed mother at Sandringham,. Norfolk, where Kipg George died. She drove from her London home. Clarence House, accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, four hour« after making her declarator! of accession to
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  • 241 1 1, 000- Year-Old Pageantry Seen LONDON, Feb. 8 (Reuler) London mill mourning its dead King was swept into 1,000-year-old pageant of pomp and splendour today as Queen Elizalx-th II *aa publicly proclaimed monarch. An hour after the new Queen formally declared her accession at a meeting of the Privy Council
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  • 130 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— As tomorrow is the day when Princess Elizabeth will be proclaimed Queen Elizabeth 11, flags in the Federation will be flown at mast-head. In Penang and Malacca, flags which will be flown at half mast will be flown at mast-head as
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  • 446 2 Say City Architects And Engineers Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Government's new multi-million dollar ten storeyed skyline scheme along Shenton Way, was described yesterday as "visionary" and "impractical" by some of the City's leading Architects and engineers. The first criticism of the scheme, came from a Legislative
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  • 43 2 BAIL of $1,500, in two «ureties. wat offered to Son Yue Kuen yesterday, when he claimed trial to a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Ee Sing Eng on Dec. 22. The case wa s fixed for April 3.
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  • 60 2 THE BROTHERS, Chyt Si a Hui (33), and Chua Sia Kce (26) were charged in the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday with possession of two pounds of raw opium on board a sampan Sia Hui pleaded guilty to the charge, while his brother denied
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  • 119 2 THREE seamen, Tan Hiang Kwang, Tan Ah Chong and Ng Suan, were fined a total of $730 by the Singapore Third Criminal District Magistrate, Mr. S. E. Teh, yesterday for exporting eight cases of motor car spare parts on board the Guan Seng without a
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  • 50 2 TEH NGAK (40), who appeared in court on one leg and a pair of crutches, was sentenced to two months* imprisonment by Mr. K.J.L. Jamieson, in the City Police Court, yesterday: Teh was convicted on a charge of selling the flesh of illegally slaughtered pigs.
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  • Article, Illustration
    41 2 photo. TWO CHINESE labourers were pinned under these cases of wine when they came crashing down from a lorry as it was negotiating the corner of Neil Road and Cantonment Road in Singapore yesterday. The labourers were admitted to hospital.- Standard
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  • 74 2 PEH CHENG POH, a released detainee who was caught 330 yards away from his* house while under a suspension order issued by the Colonial Secretary, was lined $75, or in default one month's jail, in the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday. Peh who
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  • 173 2 ONE HUNDRED cadets and some officers of the Malayan Air Training Corps attached to the Victoria Afternoon School yesterday spent a few hoars looking at Singapore and part of Johore from the air. The cadets were flown In a Sunderland Flying Boat and a Dakota
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  • 337 2 CAPTAIN TOOK SHORT CUT A SUBMISSION that the Master of a ship that went on a reef while on a voyage from Djakarta to Singapore was taking an unjustifiable risk was made at the conclusion of the marine inquiry held in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday
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  • 102 2 THE AMERICAN Consulate yesterday was swamped with calls asking for more information about one of Singapore's most distinguished visitors, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. Mrs. Roosevelt was reported to be
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  • 35 2 FOR STEALING six tin sheets from the five-foot way of North Bridge Road on Jan. 17. Tse Ah Hing (50), of Boon Tat Street, was sentenced to six months? rigorous imprisonment yesterday.
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  • 32 2 THE LITTLE Sisters of the Poor wish to thank the public and the helpers for their support for the recent flag day in aid of the Home for the Aged.
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  • 249 2 —Husband Walks Out Of Court A WOMAN, Koh Yat Tee, who started a business in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur on her own initiative was given judgment against her husband entitling her to two shops and $60,000 in a civil suit before Mr. Justice Rogers
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  • 309 2 Cases Of Cruelty 'Not Few' Says Band Standard Staff Reporter CASES of cruelty to children In Singapore are not few and far between, Mid Singapore's Secretary for Social Welfare, Mr. R. W. I. Band, yesterday. Mr. Band was commenting on a statement by Mr. Tan Chin Tuan, Deputy President of
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  • 86 2 MANICKAM Paul Raj of MePherson Road was charged in the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday with criminal breach of trust of 20 cases of rayon piecegoods valued at $13,679.23 at the harbour board on Sept 27 last The case was a retrial ordered by the
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  • 240 2 Couple Found Opium In Car CELEBRATING ENGAGEMENT A STORY of how -a young man and his fiancee found a parcel of opium on fire inside the bonnet of their borrowed car while they were on a joy ride to celebrate their engagement was told in the Singapore Third District Court
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  • 233 3 Condolence Messages Still Flow standard Staff Reporter Till-: Commissioner-Gen-eral. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has received messages of condolence on the (it-.ith of the King from the following: A Itc Guibant, French r;ii, Dr. Van Netberlandi ConsulS Jofre Manhao, i e Chancellor in SingLuanfl Sri Sarasombat, Consul-General, Mr. F. Baldwin, American i
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  • Article, Illustration
    75 3 FIFTY students from the University of Malaya visited Shaw Brothers' Malay Productions Studio at Jalan Ampas yesterday afternoon. The students are members of the University Film Society. They were shown round the studios by Mr. L. Krishnan, Director of the Studio. They saw the shooting of scenes from Shaw's production.
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  • 42 3 FIVE CHINESE. Loo Km Chai V..4 I.*'"!i4 Seng. Goh Hung Koon K m Cheng Kwee and Ang Goh San, .'.fie acquitted and disi irged in the Singapore Relief iterday, <>f charges of iking and causing mis- Kian Hoe Hotel on
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  • 134 3 Standard Staff Reporter A PARCEL in the Singapore General Post Offire caught fire last month, and yesterday, Poon Ying Chin of Ford Street, who had sent the parcel was fined the maximum of $100 in the City Police Court for sending seven parrels of
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  • 257 3 S'pore Proclaims The Queen ALL FLAGS TO BE HOISTED UNTIL SUNSET Standard Staff Reporter THE PROCLAMATION of Queen Elizabeth II will be made by the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, in a ceremony at the Padang at 8.30 a.m. today. Translations of the Proclamation will be read in Malay, Chinese and
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  • Article, Illustration
    46 3 photo. MR. Jojin Davies (above), deputy Chairman of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation, reached Singapore by QantasBOAC yesterday on his way to Australia on business. He was met by Mr. John Dalton of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation in Malaya and Mr. Loke Wan Tho.- Standard
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  • 196 3 Chap Goh Meh Will Be Sober Standard Woman Reporter TOMORROW'S Chap Goh Men eelebrations are expeeted to be eon^iderably sobered because of the Ring's death. Mr. Lee Siow Ifdng, President of the China Society, expects that most Chinese will refrain from setting; off the usual crescendo of crackers. Chap Goh
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  • 527 3 'DROMUS' INQUIRY Standard Staff Reporter OIL overflow from the fore deck of the tanker Dron ms was noticed only one minute before there was an explosion on board, said the Court of Inquiry into the fire disaster which killed 25 people off Pulau Bukom on
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  • 87 3 TAY Tian Hong, owner of a bicycle shop in Tanjong Pagar Road was fined $50 in the City Police Court, under the Weekly Holidays Ordinance, for not closing his shop entirely on Sunday. It was his second conviction for the same kind of offence.
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  • 109 3 A CHARGE of committing armed gang robbery with five others at a hut at 10$ m.s. Changi on the night of Jan. 24, was explained to Chan Thiam Soon (2'A), alias Tan Lai Hock, in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday. It was alleged that Chan was armed
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  • 45 3 CHONG CHENG GUM, was sentenced in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment, for stealing a wristwatch. FOLLOWING were successful in the December examination of the Institute of Book-Keepers Associate Stage: Book-Keep-ing: P.S.A. Fernandez K.H. Chew: Economics: K.H. Chew.
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  • 400 3 Coroner's Findings -The Same THE SINGAPORE Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, said yesterday that "there were no grounds for suspecting sabotage or foul play," although the evidence before him did not disclose the cause of the flre that gutted the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company's 11,000--ton tanker. Dromus, off Pulau Bukom'in the early
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  • 133 3 ENTRY by cars to the Proclamation Ceremony will only be via Stamford Road through St. Andrew's Road. At 7.00 a.m., Connaught Drive will be closed to traffic coming from Beach Road and the Empress Circus direction. Vehicles will be directed via Bras Basah Road and High
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 211 3 Today's Power Cuts SUBSTATIONS la Singapore Estate, Lection Rd.. Victoria liable to load shedding today: Park. Nasslm Hill. Faterson Kf DAY Great World. Ho Hong Oil Mills. UAX Alexandra Incinerator. Tlong Short St. New Ice Works. Fire Bahrn. Uarelock Ed.. Malayan Stone. Mackenzie Road. Bukit Brewery. A.B.C. Brewery. DieTlraah Pumps.
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  • 62 4 MALACCA, Fri.— Low Sin Nyok, aged 40, who was to appear before the Magistrate on tentative charges of attempted murder and murder, was medically' certified unfit to appear in Court. Low was alleged to have run amok in Kesang, Jasin, early this week, killing Wee
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  • 889 4 Views On Whitehall Directive To Templer Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A speedy solution to end the Emergency would be firstly to give a proportionate protection to rural Chinese living in resettlement areas, said Sir Cheng-lock Tan, giving his views on the directive handed to
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  • 195 4 THE ECAFE Conference in Rangoon was a success on the whole and our delegation did very well indeed, said Mr. R. Jumabhoy, Singapore Legislative and Executive Councillor and one of the three delegates representing Malaya and British Borneo on the Industry and Trade Committee which
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  • 41 4 For possession of chandu, dross and a daching at a house at Jalan Meriam, Muar, a Chinese woman, Ong Chiew. aged 50, was bound over by the President of Sessions Court, Muar, Che Mamid bin Mustapha in $250.
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  • 127 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Supporters of the Selangor Labour Party were told this evening by their Secretary, Che Mohamed Sopiee. not to be discouraged if they could not be provided with can to take them to the polls on Polling Day, Feb. 16. They could
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  • 196 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Security forces operating in the Federation have, in the first week of the month, killed over 25 terrorists and wounded a dozen others, while surrenders have been rapid seven in the last three days. Since* yesterday, six bandits have been killed,
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  • 163 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Remarking that no assault had been proved and that the complainant had broken his arm probably through his own fall, the President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, Mr. J.G. Adams today acquitted and discharged three Indian rubber tappers, on a charge
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  • 103 4 JOHORE 'BAHRU, Fri.— Ng Heng San was sentenced to 20 months' rigorous imprisonment in the Sessions Court yesterday by the President, Tiab bin Haji Andak, for being in possession of 25 packets of opium weighing 45 lbs. Ng, it was stated, was found with the opium at
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  • 72 4 No Price Tags Dealer Fined KLUANG, Fri.— Lim Ming, a licensed dealer in price controlled goods, was fined $25 or five days' rigorous imprisonment by the Circuit Magistrate, Che Ibrahim bin Haji Salam for not having price tags. A charge of refusing to produce his account books of rationed articles
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  • Article, Illustration
    55 4 GENERAL Sir Gerald Templer, the new High Commissioner for the Federation, was met by the 0.A.G., Federation of Malaya, Mr. M. V. del Tufo, when he arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. He was accompanied by his deputy, Mr. D. C. MacGillivray. Picture shows Sir Gerald shaking hands
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  • 105 4 THE distinction J* 1^ the first Join the Federation < eminent with a fir degree in Ckimtm V long* to prettv 21-yeai «aj Miss m. g. shak4';;' who graduated la* Jm from London 1nn.,,,,/ Miss Shake si*.-.. i rived in Singapore £L She has left
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  • 48 4 KUALA LUMPUB Due to banv.it activity goods tram wa? <ie.'«: f twecn Ker ing and K« Pcrak, last night when wagons came oflf -h, Two wagons and the of the Triarig am. rured was derailed betweei Triani and Mt-ngknang I r botl there x\ere no casualty
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  • 506 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Fri. In welcoming the stirring call for unit* mmit General Gerald Templer, new High Commissioner for tin* Federation. Mi C. O. Lim, Chairman of the Radical Party and a Municipal Councillor aK< made a request to him "to remove the blot
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  • 54 4 TWO Chinese labourers were admitted to hospital with injuries yesterday when some cases of Wincarnis they were seated atop, in a lorry, fell off while the lorry was negotiating the corner of Neil and Cantonment Roads, Singapore. The cases of wine fell on and pinned the
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  • 29 4 SEREMBAN, Fri. The monthly meeting of the Seremban amera Club will be held tomorrow. The Camera Club will hold an excursion Sunday, Feb. 17 at Port Dickson.
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  • 89 4 Stand. ird Btofl fcpOrtW JOHORE B .HR(' Thaip u will be cel< Dbendaj itha Ban! T«-: Jalan Kaei tot In ftddi! Ka\ adi pro be a tt ng i the p» to the F erfi prooet sioj do d The ceremony 8 a.m. and the K
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  • 134 4 From Pag? 1 Guard? men with were :n position uo draped regiment: their bayonet! sun, otHcen bands. Head* eraud Royal trumpet broider-ed fui tcs c the balcony 1 e tin die dignitaries in assernb.ed li a of gold cei white ;i 'r!d out only I rc of state.
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  • 179 5 rMandard Staff < Correspondent IMNANG, Fri. ThounainU of Hindus from the mainland jammed the ferry 1 turn-lies yesterday morning lo come acroa* for the I haipusam festival, which kegfaM tomorrow. i groups started coming I r .ier than usual because of the rfew in certain
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  • 105 5 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. A pretty 17--year-old Chinese girl. Chong Ah Keow, was today jailed for five years by Mr. Justice Hill in the Perak High Court after she had confessed consorting with bandits. She did not return home from tapping on May
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  • 100 5 Standard Staff Reporter AN ARMY medical officer. Capt. W. J. Gall, told the Singapore Second District Court yesterday that he examined George Daw who was shot in the abdomen and is of the opinion that he was not likely to be fit for duty when discharged
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  • 47 5 KUALA KANGSAR, Fri. A taxi and a motor cycle collided on the Taiping Road at Talang, Kuala Kangsar, on Federation Day. The rider and pillion have been admitted into the Kuala Kangsar District Hospital, with multiple injuries. The car's passengers escaped injuries.
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  • 123 5 AN R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat, commanded by Wg. Cdr. D. MacKenzie, D. F. C, answered a distress call on Thursday from a ship about 250 miles North-West of Penang. The vessel, the Peter J. Maguire, radioed that she had a gravely injured crewmember aboard, who had
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  • 81 5 DJAKARTA. Fri. A high official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry today denied press reports that Indonesia had joined Burma and India lo urge the British Government extend Mr. Malcolm MacDonald's appointment as Commissioner-General. Observers feel that such a request would be well within the competence
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  • 195 5 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. A 30-year-old bandit who lost his right arm and left leg in an engagement with a security patrol was today riven death by Mr. Justice Hill for having a firearm. He was Ho Chee Fatt, who admitted to the police after
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  • 156 5 PENANG, Fri. The question of the use of the Esplanade will be considered by the Municipal Councillors only after it has* \veen restored and handed over to the Municipality by the Settlement Government Mr. S. V. Adams, Municipal Treasurer and Secretary, told The Standard today.
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  • 191 5 Rubber Brought Half The Cash Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.-Federal revenue from Customs last year hit a new nigh when the total from all sources under ™s head amounted to $515,428,063--$80,000,000 more than the aggregate for 1949 and 1950. It was the highest since
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  • 48 5 PENANG, Fri.— After a long spell of dry weather, heavy rain came as a relief this afternoon to people, who have been complaining of the heat i n the last few weeks. Rain fell rrom three o'clock and only ceased after a 210--minute downpour.
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  • 125 5 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Fri.— The Penang Dance Association will hold a big charity ball at the E. and O. Hotel, on Saturday Feb. 16 in aid of the Penang and Province Wellesley Anti-T.B. Fund. Cash donations of gifts can be sent to Hon.
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  • 98 5 Standard Staff Reporter TWO bills, one to air end the Registration of Dentists Ordinance and the other the Crown Lands Ordinance, will be introduced into the Singapore Legislative Council at its meeting on Feb. 19. The amendment to the Dentists Ordinance is to allow persons
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  • 115 5 SOME of the 04 Singapore Improvement Trust tenants who are under notices of eviction by the Trust, .were present at the Singapore Civil District Court yesterday when the first case came up for mention. Mr. J. L. R. Pillay sjiid the counsel for defence, Mr. Phillip
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  • 45 5 RECORD sales of black ties and black bands were reported by shops in North Bridge Road and High Street during the past two days. A Government statement issued after the King's death asked all Government Officers to wear black ties.
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  • 107 5 $10,000 FOR CHEN'S FAMILY PENANG, Fri. A sum of ,er $10,000 has been donated to the bereaved family of Mr. David Chen, late principal of the Chung Ling High School, who was shot dead by an unknown terrorist on Monday. Mr. (hong Sam. a wellknown tin miner in Perak, has
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  • 63 5 SINGAPORE^ Genera! Post Office will open at 8.."'() a.m. today (Thaipusam) and close at f p.m. Other Post Offices and Postal Agencies in the Colony will be open from 9 a.m. to lO.'iO a.m. There will be no delivery nf correspondence and Money Order and Savings Banks facilities
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  • Article, Illustration
    102 5 PENANG. Fri.— The annual gcnejal meeting of the Labour Party. Tanjong Ward, will take place at 4 p.m. on Feb. 24. The place of the meeting is not known yet. The agend;i will be published later. photo. Ml*. Norman Roadman (centre), deputy Managing Director or Consolidated Pneumatic Tool
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  • 208 5 Lack Of Teachers -So No Classes Standard Staff <orr«~|M>inl«nl IPOH, Fri.— The Jiflirulty to get fearhrr* l<» run evening clhhm* U holding up the IVrak Adult Education \«*<M-iatinu'« plan* to expand its artiil* lies. Even tho<e teachers, wfi agree to help He .seldom w ling to take class regulartjr. Between
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  • 77 5 IPOH. Fri. Rf|)M < from Jottone, Kedah, Pena Malacca and Pahanf ft I attend the Mala .m I r irie Union Council Centr* < mittee's meet Ing vhirt nrill t»e held jo! 1 ii Perak Clerica LJniou ptctn <• on Sunday, Peb lm One ot the subjectfl
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  • 62 5 PENANG Pri Becau the death ol the King, the Rubber Tradei A ■>■ at (iniiif'r to h f i; |!f l tin S in honour <>f the Pre Mr. Efeah .J"'» Seang 01 beinf Bpp< tinted b I i been postponed to I ■nnoinieed la^tei 1 tcs* be
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  • 862 6 Singapore Standard Independent Morning Newspaper Unpleasant Truths PASSIONS have subsided somewhat in Egypt and Britain for a more sober appraisal of the problem of the Canal Zone. The riots in Cairo and the onslaught by General Erskine's troops upon the headquarters of the Egyptian police in Ismaiha have brought both
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  • 1082 6  - - J. Halcro Ferguson But If Is A City Oj Garbage And Dustbins By THE block is the last one in a street which runs down-hill (in every sense of the word) from New York's Upper Fifth-avenue to the East River. It is lined on either side
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 461 6 Mr. MacGillivray— Appreciation By A Reader Sir: I knew the new Deputy High Commissioner both in Palestine and in Jamaica and have had many opportunities of watching his work and studying him as a man. Perhaps a short personal appreciation may help your readers to understand what he is like
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    • 264 6 Sir; There has been certain statements in the Press recently that employees of the War Department should be allowed to stand for elections to our City Council as there is no conflict of interest. I would like to question the soundness of this view. We know that
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    • 218 6 Sir; It is a regrettable fact that blackouts have be* come more frequent of late and we have been advised that until the new power station is in operation in 1953 the people of Singapore must continue to endure this inconvenience and hardship. In
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    • 88 6 Sir;—The rebel leader Mr. Lee Choon Eng has completely forgotten his original stand against the Labour Party of Singapore. Neither have the Loyalists of the Labour Party taken any steps to bring the rebels to heel. Rebellion is usually quelled and if the rebel leader is captured, he
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    • 254 6 Sir; I hasten to congratulate Mr. K. G. Mathew's proposal to ban City Councillors of ACSU from holding office in the Army Civil Service Union. These "Big Five" have made use of ACSU as their political platform not in the interest of ACSU members, but
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    • 211 6 Sir;—Mr. K. L. Devasar it reported to have said in one of his speeches recently that the Labour Party cannot do anything in the Municipal Council even if all its candidates are elected because the Party was putting forward only five candidates. Let us see how good Mr.
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  • 16 6 "What next?— Merely called to make sore he'd appear in today's "Standard" that's all!"
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  • 313 6 Review of Views Careless Hawkers THE general public tainly welcome the be taken by the to license hawkers, said Utusan Melayu edit Such a step will be, paper, in the Interest public. The papei in Singapore then v. proportion of the pei i depended on the h. their food every
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  • 402 7 New Queen Performs First Act Of Reign LONDON, Feb. 8 (UP) Queen Elizabeth II came home from Africa yesterday and immediately opened her reign by .iiithorizing a state funeral on Friday, February 15, for her father, kin£ George VI, who died in his sleep on
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  • 114 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (Reuter)— The World Bank announced yesterday it was sending a top-level mission to Iran to continue discussions of proposals for the resumption of oil operations in Iran. The Bank announcement said the mission would be headed by its Vice President, Mr.
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  • 163 7 Clay: US Should Issue Ultima tum NEW YORK, Feb. 8 CAP)— Gen. Lucius D. Clay, former US military governor in Germany, says "the time has passed when we should continue negotiations" with the Communists in Korea. He expressed this view on Wednesday night "We should Issue an ultimatum and if
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  • 76 7 VNDRINGHAM, Feb. 8 On the table beside <;• rue Vis bed were two whicn he had skimmed on the night before he p Tor the last time. One »vel and the other a birds. >: coronary thromvhich is the clotting of ic heart, according
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  • 52 7 I br MUM time before >ile of the new Queen i OH coins in Britain Do'tumons. AFP. I i MBec spokesman inlasl night that plaits bektl prtpared fo* the issue inpfl be. t ring the effigy of F.j/ibeth II He stated. that such stamps would VU .»'d before at least
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  • 74 7 ON HI strer*th of the t> nns m the Proclamation, the n. (>uci n Klizubeth II t>«nimn thr Queen of England. I Hind and other realms. trrrttorie* and the head of the 4 ommon wealth. AFP. The London Sews Chronicle it>«l correspondent said ttsttrdmu it was unlikely the Dmk* of
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  • 54 7 I PARLIAMENTS normal tivities will be brought to a tndstill during the Royal funeral period. Both Houses of Parliament will meet on Monday when the Prime Minister and other statesmen will deliver addresses of* condolence to Queen Elizabeth md the Royal family. Present intention is that Parliament will then adjourn
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  • 33 7 SYMBOLS representing King George Vl's reign are disappearing one by one. One of the two thrones in the Assembly Doom of the House of Lords was removed Only the^ Queen's throne remained. AFP
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  • 59 7 CANADA: The rising of the Canadian ensign on Parliament buildings in Ottawa and a 21--gun salute at noon Thursday heralded the accession of Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada. The -eremony was repeated across the Dominion. A. P. FRANCE: Nice decided Thursday to postpone its annual "Battle of Flowers" on
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  • 69 7 VATICAN CITY: His Holiness the Pope sent the following telefcram of condolence to the Queen Mother Elizabeth. "We hasten to extend to your Majesty to the member* of the Royal family and to the entire nation our profound sympathy on the death of His Majesty King George VI. "In our
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  • 36 7 ETHIOPIA: Emperor Haile Selassie said he was greatly shocked over the death of King George, whom he called "our great friend." Full court mourning has been ordered until February 22 and half-mourning until March 17- AP
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  • 258 7 SANDRINGHAM, Feb. 8 (Reuter). —Margaret, the girl who until yesterday was one of the gayest princesses in the world, knelt grief stricken here yesterday before a silver altar and prayed softly for her dead father, King George VI. Villagers here report
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  • 189 7 PARIS. Feb. 8 (Reuter)— The three-week-old government of M. Edgar Faure early yesterday obtained a vote of confidence by 292 votes against 275, a majority of 17. The vote was on a procedural issue treatment for a wage reform bill but Mr. Faure had
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  • 123 7 DETROIT Feb. I (UP) A 76-year-old Negro widow entered Wayne University yesterday to get college education that had been her dream lor many yean. Mrt. Virginia Fountain, native of Alabama, could not read or write until she was middle-aged Her formal education did not start until the waj 53.
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  • 104 7 BOTH .pilots were killed when two French jet fibers in flames near ch *hait J. Germany, yesterday aftercolliding in midair at^about 6.000 feet. THE British destroyer Chevron yesterday rescued 14 oat of 15 mehSJoard a United State, anti-submarine plane Z h :H* crashed into the sea off
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  • 80 7 GERMAN police armed with clubs and fire-hoses battled for several boon in Bonn yesterday with a slogan-chanting crowd of nearly 2,000 Communists protesting against plant tor vtest German rearmament. C.F. COLONEL George Grobickl, a former Polish officer, told a House of Representatives subcommittee in Washingtop investigating the war-time
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  • 125 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UP) President Truman told a news conference today that the Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, will represent the United States at the funeral of Kxtjq George VI. It was learned at the State Department that tentative plans were made for Acheton to leare
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  • 138 7 CAIRO, Feb. 8 (Reuter)— Egyptian Premier Aly Maher Pasha disclosed yesterday that "certain contacts" had been made with the British Embassy here on the Anglo-Egyptian dispute and hinted at the prospect of talks on the subject. Egypt's national aims will figure "prominently in the
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  • 154 7 Bonn Urged To Rearm By Adenauer BONN, GERMANY, Feb. 8 (APV— Chancellor Konrad Adenauer called on the West Germans yesterday to rearm to help make the free Western world "so strong that Russia will not dare attack." He coupled this plea before Parliament with a fresh demand for a German
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  • 54 7 BANGKOK, Feb. 8 (AFP) An important amendment in the Constitution hat been made here by the Committee studying constitutional reform. Previously the King only could proclaim martial law but a new amendment made yesterday gives the army the right to proclaim martial law in the
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  • 371 7 LONDON, Feb. 8 (Reuler). Prime Minister H'inston Churchill, in a nationwide broadcast la»t night, paid tribute to king George VI who "walked with death as if death were a companion, an acquaintance whom he recognised and did not fear." Mr. Churchill added: "In the
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  • 57 7 - WASHINGTON. Fcb 8 (AFP) Democratic Representative Overton Brooks yesterday submitted a motion fo Congress recommending the President of the Vmted States to order the um- o» the atomic bomb in Korea shtjuld the present armistice ntuotiations fail. The motion said the bomb should be
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  • 105 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. (AP)— Secretary of Stale Robert Lovett and Gen Omar Bradley yesterday gave Senators a "highly secret" report on progress of ceasefire and trure negotiations in Korea The unannounced session was held in the Senate Armed Services Committee room behind closed doors
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  • 27 7 THE Chinese Communist* hav organized 80,000 Moslem youth* (or a planned invasion of India and Pakistan, Kwang Chi-kao, a legislator from Sinklang (Eastern Turki«tan) alleaed vesterday.- UP
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    • 64 7 ■■E338 1 1 I DPf aiicf A BROAD I I HIS MIND IS ABOUT A >^ 1 I BSI mFnd is a sign > V TWG FEET BROAD J 4&Z i ■■r>VJ| AUNT-FRIT2I SAVS OF GREAT N. r fe^' H^ PC 1 WE SHOULD ALU TRy INTELLIGENCE^^ _> \J SI
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  • 280 8 MASTER OF WRECKED SHIP SUSPENDED Loss Attributed To 'Inefficiency HONGKONG, Feb, 8: (Reuter-AAP)— Captain Robert Wherry, Canadian master of the Singapore-bound 1,432-ton Taikinshan which was stranded on the north reef of the Paracel Islands on Jan. 17, had his certificate of competency suspended for 12 months by a Marine Court
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  • 49 8 photo. Two derelict trucks which hare been lying on the seabed near Singapore's West Wharf since the war, were yesterday picked up during dredging operations in the area. Picture shows one of the trucks, heavily coated with silt and mud being lowered into a lighter. Standard
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  • 311 8 JET AIR routes will span the globe by 1954-55 if plans now being made by six of the world's airlines are fulfilled. The six operators, all who are scheduled to use Comets, have plans for jet services running
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  • 25 8 KARACHI, Feb. 8 (AP) Pakistan on Thursday ordered three Super-Constellations from the Lockheed Corporation, California, to be used on the Karachi London run.
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  • 40 8 Despatches TODAY: Palembang 8 a.m. by Malim, Pofltianak 8 a.m. by Labuan Hadji, Ceylon, U.S.A. noon by President Harding, Pakistan (parcels only) by President Harding, Sarawak (except Mid) noon by Bidor, Djakarta and Sourabaya 6 p.m. by Willem Ruys.
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  • 93 8 Pulau Rukom: New Asia John Owens. M etui a. Heather, Yamazuni Maru. Albert Dock: Tembakol, Islander. Kinabalu. Victoria Dock: Tankhaven 111. Godown No. 1: Smirow. Lam San Tong Hoa. Keppel Dock: Dromus. Sepia Nuttalia, Sinabang, L. Hadji. Cerion. King's Dock: Recorder, Falkelfjell. Ratunga. Cable Wharf: Retriever.
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    • 401 8 CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. Regular Sailings to China and Japan from Singapore. Port Swettenham Penang. Also direct Sailing from Bangkok and Indonesia to China Japan. Due S'pore Dne Penang From "Sinkiang" Feb. 22nd Feb 25th Hongkong Sails Penan* Sails S'pore For "Yoehow- In Port G. 20 Feb. 11th HTiong Japan
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    • 273 8 JAVA NEW YORK SAILINGS Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Holland America Line Nederland Line Rotterdam Rotterdam Amsterdam HALIFAX BOSTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE MOBILE NEW ORLEANS S'pore P. Sham Penang *ZEELAND (RL) 17/23 Feb 24/25 Feb 26/27 Feb t SLOTERDYK (HAL) 27Feb/4Mar 5/6 Mar 7/8 Mar tTABIAN(SMN) 17/22M*r 2324 Mar 2526 Mar
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    • 496 8 -INDIA" for Bangkok, BlWt !> a N Hongkong, Manila. Kobe Yokohama Odns 6 1 taß "MORELIA" for Bangkok, HftPgfcffPg Kobe Yokohama 21?.3Feb l»2oFfh "SELANDIA" for Bangkok 28?9Feb Fn "PATAGONIA" for Bangkok Hongkong Manila 29 Feb 1 Mar "FIONIA* for Bangkok 17 17 Mar "PANAMA" far Bangkok Hongkong. Manila, Kobe Yokohama
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  • 486 9  -  MICHAEL CONNORS Modern Presses Imported To Cope With Rush By Standard Staff Reporter MALAYAN business concerns, large and small alike, ore becoming more advertisingminded and alert to the eye-catching soles message of well-laid-out and printed posters, toiders, letterheads, catalogues, magazines and on. was told to The
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  • 40 9 HONGKONG, Fob. B— Special St.mdard Service Closing prices OO the Hongkong Exchange todav were HK$l5 35, to £1 Sterling. HK|6.727S to US$l: HKSI 820 to Malayan $1; HK$O 2.i to one Indonesian Ruoiah: Gold HKS326 on one t.te!
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  • 55 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. There was a fair buying interest in the tin section of the Malayan share market today and a number of gains were recorded with buyers still unsatisfied at the close. Rubber share prices declined further, while industrials were moderately firm. Changed price*
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  • 66 9 THE U.S. supplier of about 95 per cent of the world's elemental sulphur, increased its sulphur production in 1951 by about two per cent, to 5,900,000 short tons compared with 5,800,000 short tons in 1950. The International Materials Conference, which began this year to allocate sulphur
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  • 215 9 RUBBER AGAIN ACTIVE Standard Market Reporter AFTER a lengthy period of dullness, the rubber market in Singapore burst into activity this week, a large turnover being recorded on a declining market, sav Lewis and Peat in their weekly rubber report Stocks of consignment in upcountry
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  • 573 9 IN THE finol conclusions of Dr. Hjolmar Schacht's report to the Indonesian Government, the German financial expert warns of the clanger of Communism and analyses the difficulties confronting the Republic. He toys these con be surmounted provided the Government tackles them with determination and
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  • Article, Illustration
    67 9 Mr. William H. C. Bailey, manager of Harper Gimilaa mud Oh, LUL, Penan*, was feted by merchant! and dealers Georw Tewa oa hia bcinf made a director of the firm. Mr Bailer is seea in the centre of the picture. On his right Is Mr. Innes Kerr. a director «f
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  • 97 9 COMMODITY PRICES rHfc i.»iest Singapore robber prices yesterday were per Ib:— Buyers Sellers No. 1 Spot Loose $1.29* $1.30 F.0.8. In bales Feb. No. IR.S.S. $1.29| $00 NO.2R.S.S. $1.26} $1.27 NO.3R.S.S. $1.24 $1.24| Tone: Steady. LONDON RUBBER Friday's opening prices per Ib. were: Mar. 38id. Buyers 383d. Sellers Apl. 38
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  • 43 9 Messrs Osborne and Chappel report the following Interim dividends: Tekka Taiping 6d. Deishare for the yew ended Oct. 31. 1951. and payable on Feb 14. 1852;. Tekka 3d per share for th» y« ar Marcii 31. 1952, pay. able Feb. 7.
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  • 51 9 President Truman has named Mr. Elli* Arnall, Governor of Georgia, to' succeed Mr Michael V. Dxsalle as Director of. the Office of Price Stabilisation.— Reuter. American women are »erved by 75,000 privately operated beauty ihopa where, licensed operators are prepared to dress their hair or provide other beauty
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  • 202 9 •y GEORGE RASIAH, Standard StoH *««?*er A FULLY-EQUIPPED mobile pott offica to serve Singapore's rural areas is now being planned by the postal .authorities here. Mr. W.A. Cooper, Director of Posts, told The Standard yesterday that the design has already been submitted to
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  • 83 9 Standard Market Eeporter THE produce market in Singapore was steadier in all sections yesterday. Copra had buyers at $31 1 and sellers at $32| per picul on a steadier market, but no business was reported. Coconut oil had buyers at $50J per picul ;md sellers at
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  • 27 9 Henry Wnugh and Co., Ltd. report th^ following crops harvested in January: Batu Lintanf Rubber Co., Ltd.. 118.600, ana Parit Perak Rubber Co., Ltd., 43.225.
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  • 291 9 WASHINGTON, Feb. 87— American officials Mid here that they were confident they could come to an agreement with the Indonesian negotiators within the near future on the purchase by the United State* of about 25,000 tons of tin. r They declined to speculate on
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  • 327 9 MALA YAN TIN SHIPMENT TO US RESUMED By T. I. LIM, Stondord Market Reporter THE Anglo-American agreement on the exchange of strategic materials involving among other thingt a $50 million sole to the United State* of 20,000 font of Malayan tin it believed to be already in operation. The first
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  • 54 9 LONDON, Feb. 8 <Rrt;ter) A Commonwealth Forestry conference is du e to be held in Canada in August next, to discuss problems relating to conservation of forestry resources. The conference will also consider forestry utilisation questions like the conservation of timber resources :ind the promotion
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  • 32 9 An official of the Russian roinrion Tokyo said the Soviet Union /ants bWc. ships and H i ing boatl I rom Japan in «x--change for Sakkalin coa! A.P.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • The Cinema, The Theare and The Arts
    • 557 10 TTALY:— The screen rights A of 'The Little World of Don Camillo" have just been acquired by an Italian company and Fernandel, the French comedian, is to play the title role under the direction of Jacques Duvivier. Those of you who have had an opportunity
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      407 10 FRANCE:— The 2,000th performance has just taken place in Paris on "Manon," the opera by Massenet which he adapted from the book by Abbe Prevost. For 2,000 times Manon has sung and cried her tragedy before the critical eyes of French opera goers. It is no mean feat and
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    • 190 10 PANCE:— The audience for the gala performance of Racine's "Brittanicus" resembled an American club sandwich in variety and colour. Apart from some members who seemed to care little whether they were seeing Shakespeare or Corneille, being too busy craning their necks to catch glimpses of such authors as Francois
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    • 75 10 pERMANY:— Jean Cocteau, VT who does just about everything brilliantly, has arrived in Munich to open an exhibition of his paintings. The main work will be a large fresco at which Cocteau worked for many years using over 200 colour tints. Jean Cocteau. who is also an author and
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    • 38 10 CALZBURG--The Philarmonic O orchestra from Vienna is in Salzburg for this 1952 Festival. Under conductors Wilhelm Furtwangler. Clemens Krauss, Kubelik and De Sabata a series of concerts will be given which will include the Requeim by Verdi.
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    • 180 10  -  Jeanine Varnal \.y? TODAY'S FORECAST:— An atmosphere of riolence and arblUry decitions. A risk of accidents and sadden events. On the individual plane, yon should avoid all subjects of dispute, particularly in the evening. The night is very dangerous. On the other hand, and up to
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    • 315 10 nimn MAI AV A Band Music; 7.30 Radio Malaya Orchcs JKAUIU IyIAI.J% I A tra; 8 p.m. The Librarian Takes Ovrr; cnuMi.nnr 8 Bln Croabj Show; 9 p.m. Merry^ SINGAPORE 00-Bonnd; 9.30 New. (8>: ft.4T, Band m A d m Wagßon; 1© p.m. Walti Time: 10..t0 (484 m 41 m>
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    • 22 10 Crossword YESTERDAY S SOLI I lON |MIAINIIA|N|A| ISjAILII IN IE [a rU r Umlp r UwAjs a lAL PjMMbHp ARSESI ■ggfelTlElTl IMNITIeITOi
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  • 95 11 At a meeting held in the Cricket Club on Wednesday the following official* were appointed for the coming season: Convenor: G. E. Verrall; Captain: A. MacTJonald; Vice Captain: R. J. Davids: Secretary: L. E Lake: Committee: J. R Forbes: R. Hill. A vote of thanks wai accorded to
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  • 1014 11 W£ HAVE received th< Wee K lm Wec feon Hadnnnu-n Association refu report published yesterday told of Annual Meeting. 9 e^kn^uffiiF to have been reSw nf e m ml >ers on the fifi g JS Jl i f i hli Association and the?
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    • 806 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT** SmiATMHS VACANT TTa NTED qualified land ex- APPLICATIONS are invi A perienced teachers for from Federal Citizens lor I gnef classes. Reasonable appointment as Proof Readers ry Apply P.O. Box 421, in the Government Printing or Telephone *****. Department, Federation of j7., f .NSER Chinese^ e- c S*,S
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    • 104 11 LANDROVER STATION WAGON de LUXE April 1951 mileage 12,000 one owner. Best offer around $6,800/-. 68, Mackenzie Road, S'pore. 1951 model CITROEN LIGHT 15 Saloon. Newly Resprayed in light maroon. Plastic seat covers and 2 new tyres. Available for sale as owner is soon leaving Singapore. Car has done 12,800
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    • 299 11 ACKHOWLEDGMtJfT \fHS. V. Govindan children iTX thank relatives, friends, agents/managers Anglo-Thai group estates for wreaths attendance at funeral of Mr. V. Govindan. NOTICES THE PENANG TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING, 1952. Saturday. Ist March, 1952. Wednesday, sth March, 1952. Saturday, Bth March, 1952. ENTRIES close at 12 o'clock rj Noon on
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    • 269 11 1 I I ENGAGEMENT THE Ingagemtnt Jl announo--1 •dto-dty of K.C. Bw, •Idtrt ton 01% 1HI If- Penang and S.C. Tto. eldest dauSter of Mr. Mrt. Tan Swee Boon of Batu Pahat NOTICES AS a mark of respect to the memory of His Late Majesty King George The Sixth, the
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    • 994 11 nonce THE MALAYAN CHINESE ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE BRANCH, 68-B Robinson Road Cocktail Party Postponed J^S a mark of respect to His Late Majesty, Kine George VI, the Cocktail Party arranged by the M.C.A. Singapore Branch in celebration of the conferment of the K.B.E. on Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan and the M.B.E.
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  • 555 12 kl ALA Ll MPUR, Fri. Curlew (Mawi) and Tara Street (Bagby) are the pi« k c»l the best competing for the Selangor Gold Cup tomorrow. There has been BOOK heavy rain but it should only take the jar out of the hard track.
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  • 61 12 C'IIKISTCHUKfII. NEW ZEALAND, Feb. S (RenterAAP) Sonny RanatUuß the West Indies spinner. finding conditions more suitable than he d d in Aus tralia. took five wirkeN mul helped dismiss New ZeaV.nd for 891 runs on the first day of Ike first Test* beie. Kanuirihin. with 1
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  • 57 12 MADRAS. Feb. 8. t Keut«rt England co4lap>ed aum4 the spin bowling of Yinoo Mankid on the second day of the final Test against India and were all out tor ?HH. the last five wickets falling lor 42 runs today. At the close India were B§6 for 4 <Roy
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  • 223 12 BOMBAY. Feb. 8. (Reuter). i Two major upsets occurred in the men's singles of the world table tennis championships today. The first was the third round defe.a of former title holder Bergnunn oi England by J.i pun's Narikaxu Fuji u and the second when reigning champion Johnny
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  • 400 12 Laycock, Loke For SB A Elections TWO well-known Singapore leaders have been nominated for election to office in the Singapore Badminton Association which holds its annual general meeting this afternoon at 2.30 at the Clerical Union hall. They are Mr. John Laycock, Singapore Legislative Councillor, and badminton enthusiast Mr. Loke
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    • 35 12 High tides today. A.M. P.M. Singapore 9.45 11.28 Malacca 7.27 7.33 Port Dickson 6.08 6.14 Penany 12.52 I OLD IN I X^vTK^' I NAME I \^X-JK>-I REST I m I CRAFTSMANSHIP 1 KWAMC NCN6 ITP
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