Singapore Standard, 16 February 1952

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    20 1 Singapore Standard ik a sw x OL I! NO. 229. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY j 6/ 1952 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Malaya Pays Last Respects To Monarch
    1576 1 Siuiidanl Slafl Krjmrlrr v l M.VVA paid he* last reapecto veHlerday to the kuM Cjjfgji VI l>y •iwcrvfaaj the day as a public 'nl.iv and praying for llw report- of hi-* «*oul. shops, public institutions, schools and business hous- >-, m SitiKapore as well
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    KING GEORGE VI LAID TO REST
    432 1 Beloved Ruler Buried With Pomp, Ceremony The Stars Are Setting And The Caravan Starts...." WINDSOR, Feb. 15 (Reuter)-ln kingly splendour King George VI was laid to rest today among his ancestors m ancient Windsor Castle. With pomp and ceremony his body was brought here
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    Iran's Ex-Deputy Premier Shot
    121 1 TEHERAN, Feb. 15 (IT). Dr. Ressein Fatemi, former Deputy Premier of Iran and recently elected National Front Majlis deputy for Teheran, Has shot and wounded this afternoon hy a J 6-year-old member wf the Fadayan Islam, a Moslem extremist group. The attack took place while Fatemi
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    Paratroopers Continue Bandit Chase
    220 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Paratroopers near Belum fifteen miles from the Thai border have had no further lontart with terrorists but the operation is continuing. A one-month-old basha for 15 men has been found m the jungle and a party of 40 Sakais have been rounded up
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    Tunisian Mob Hurls Grenades At French
    32 1 TUNIS, Feb. 15 (Reuter) Tunisian demonstrators threw grenades outside the reside ■<• Of French Resident-Ger »l Hautecloque today, wounding a policeman and wracking a police wireless* jeep.
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    Police Lieut., SC Killed By Bandits
    98 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A gang of 15 bandits this morning: killed a British Police Lieutenant and a Special Constable driver about three Quarters of a mile from a K lnane estate. The Police Lieutenant, who returned from home leave about five weeks' ago, was
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    More Troops Sent To Egypt
    74 1 NICOSIA, Cyprus, Feb. 15 (Reuter): More reinforcements for the Suez Canal zone, sailed this morning for Port Said m the Empire Comfort (1.333 tons). They were 110 men of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. First parties from this Regiment sailed from here earlier their week.
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    64 1 photo. Tw» Reuters' top mm on a world tour arrived m SlngajTre U hours We-oa the Qantas/BOAC yesterday. They £c Sir Christopher Chancellor (left) General Manager and S. WatSioSe <fi*nt) the manadMir editor for Reuters In thT picture was Mrs. W. O'NeiU. wtfe of the (.pneral ihur^ It Reuters, South
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    The Funeral: On The Air
    113 1 RADIO Malaya yesterday at 4.30 p.m. brought Malaya closer to the grief-stricken city of London by relaying from the BBC a commentary on the funeral procession. In homes, villages amd kampongs. wherever there was a radio. the whole family gathered m deep silence to listen-in
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    Londoners Got Up At Night To See Procession
    1823 1  -  ANDREW ROTH B Standard London Correspondent, m association with PATRICK y O'DONOVAN and CYRIL DUNN of the Observer Foreign News Srrviir. LONDOiN, Feb. 15. As m a mill town of North England, peopl*- of London got up m early dark this morning
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      6 1 W- Soviet Ships: Elections: ««^7 industry:
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    THE KING'S HUMBLE PERSEVERANCE EXTOLLED
    1310 2 Bishop Of S pore Pays Tribute Standard Staff Reporter KING GEORGE. VI maintained his position as King and enhanced the constitutional monarchy, not liy separating himself from the people, but by sharing his life with them. These words were spoken by the Bishop of Singapore,
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    Engineer
    51 2 photo. MR B. NORRINGTON. an engineer of the British Electrical Transformers Company specially sent out from the Inited Kingdom m con■ettioii with the St. James Power Station arrived m Sin-apore by Qantas BOAC ypsfrday. He wiH stay m the Colony for a fortnight and will commission two large transformers.-
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    Catholics To Honour 'Lady Of Lourdes'
    112 2 Catholics To Honour 'Lady Of Lourdes' THE CATHOLIC Church of Our Lady of Lourdes m Ophir Road, Singapore, will celebrate its patronal feast, the solemnity of the feas*K)f Our Lady of Lourdes. tomorrow with three masses m the morning and a procession m the evening. There will be two low
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    Singapore Visit
    47 2 AIR COMMODORE J. A. Hawkins, Senior Technical Staff Officer of RAF Transport Command, arrived by service Hastings 'plane from the United Kingdom last night. He i« visiting Singapore for talks with Air Commodore G. B. Beardsworth. S.TS.O. of Far East Air Force, and iiis staff.
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    70 2 They were met by Standard photo by MR. NONEE SEN (left) Supervisor in Malaya, Indonesia and Siam for Columbia Pictures International Corporation, returned to the Colony with a French actress, after his twomonth tour of Europe. She is Miss Jacqueline Valette who, according to Mr. Sen, will appear in a
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    Depot Police Honour King
    59 2 TTIE Army Depot Police. FARELP's new unit coir posed of locally enlisted personnel, paraded for the first time yesterday to observe the twominute silence as a mark of respect to the late King, at Buller Camp. Alexandra Road. Two hundred recruits. 12 of whom carried rifles,
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    THROAT SLIT
    34 2 A CHINESE. Goh Tiow (40) of Sin Koh Street, Sincapore. whose occupation was described as knife sharpener, was found yesterday morning with his throat slit. He died alter being admitted into hospital.
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    Blind Society Needs $100,000
    173 2 Blind Society Needs $100,000 THE SINGAPORE Association for the Blind which was formed m November last, i* to raise at least $100,000 so that a centre could be set up on the work of actively caring for the blind, the President of the Association, Mr. G.A.P. Sutherland told The Standard.
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    $500 MORE FOR THE 2 WIDOWS
    143 2 TWO DONATIONS totalling $450 were received by The Standard yesterday to be shared by the two widows, Mrs. Tay Lee Seng and Mrs. Ng Fook Loong, whose plight were revealed m The Standard recently. In addition, another $50 was sent by Mr. Harry Chi
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    Council Quiz On Josey
    154 2 IT IS '-highly unsatisfactory j that the announcement of the termination of the contract of an employee of the Singapore Government should have been made m the Legislative Council of a neighbouring territory," said Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj, Colony Legislative Councillor yesterday. He was commenting
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    Build School For Labourers' Children, City Urged
    176 2 Build School For Labourers' Children, City Urged Standard Staff Reporter IF THE Singapore City Council is to incur expenditure m putting up school buildings for use by children of its employees, the Municipal Ordinance will have to be amended. This was pointed out to Mr M. P. D. Nair (Labour.
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      94 2 l^yljl^H I I- 1 CAWT PLUNGE DIS KNIFE INTO /TAKE DAT SOFT-HEARTED \MeaNWHIL£ Of, ThE TPA-r.- ,S A I "^TS^fo^? 4 ,|IHS m-• DAT HELPLESS DOGPATCH HAM IT S( SLOB AWAV.^- DIS IS AJ BOS— WHO OELrVLA 1 J KJsMr^Wli ITAIKJT NO MERE LUMP O'MEAT.r) JOB PER A MAN.T- 1
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    Spivs Double Prices
    145 3 Spivs Double Prices iltril Stuff Reporter M| >> of weighing scales ipete have rocketed as a rush for scales nrket stallholders who' mubHj told by the i Mud that they would 1 1 lowed to renew their torn without them. I it f C'juaril defined a c of dachings at
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    Plan To Send Unionists To Helsinki
    98 3 Plan To Send Unionists To Helsinki >!iti'l.ird Stall Krporter I ktCTlial i 1 mal Cm- i.f Frre Trade .■> to conduct Training I Hei linki loi trade C rniea and .v inti les. tveroinn Coon 01 Tra le taion n cons h i Urn a! I a', its MXi o
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    DIDN'T STOP
    26 3 BUNTAR, F.-: R mli, Sadayan M I. p. who did >p at a traffic sign were ■ied $9 ifi the B;«^ i I i
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    More 'Cuts' On Power Planned
    232 3 Standard Staff Reporter HEAVIER restrictions on the use of electricity will be imposed on Singapore consumers soon. A bill for the purpose is being introduced into the Legislative Council shortly. The Bill is to replace the Electricity (Restriction of Consumption) Proclamation, promulgated during the B.M.A.
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    24 3 piioto. MA.IOK I) I.loyd Owen, the ADC to the Higk Commissioner for Ike Federation, arrived In Singapore from I ondoii by Qaataa BOAC Standard
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    Clothes For The Needy
    117 3 Standard Staff Correspondent i KLUANG Thurs, At a eeting ol the Kluang District Welfare Committee held under •he 'haii manship oi Mr. J. T. IcCann, the administrative .ill -a- the a< counts of the past! year showed a credit balance ol over (7,000. The chairman welcomed
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    58 3 photo. PHOTO below shows Mr. R. Bromhead and i i his daughter Miss B. Bromhead who arrived i m Singapore yesterday i en route to Sydney. Mr. i Bromhead is the Chairi man of the Army i < Kinema Corporation < which supplies all the 1 cinema and filmato--1 graphic
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    Elocution Contest Was Keen
    116 3 Standard Staff Reporter KEEN competition marked the annual elocution contest of the University of Malaya held on Thursday night. Speeches by the contestants reached a high standard for content and delivery. First prize m the medical students' section wag worn by P. D. Mayo, for an
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    Suggestion On Ketuas Rejected
    87 3 Suggestion On Ketuas Rejected Standard Staff Reporter THE CITY Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee has turned down a suggestion from the Muslim Advisory Board, through the Colonial Secretary. that ketuas be appointed m all Malay Indonesian karnpongs m the City area. Rejecting the suggestion, the Committee holds that representatives
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    RUSSIANS MOURN FOR THE KING
    291 3 Trawler Fleet Half-masts Its Flags In Spore r VESSELS of the biggest concenlrauon of Russian ships m Singapore waters, sinre vie Kusso-Japanese war, entered port yesterday Wl VI fla?9 astern at half mast. ihis was the Vladivostok-bound trawler fleet's saiuie on the occasion of the
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    Universal Prayer Day For Students
    110 3 THE Universal Day of Prayer for Students will be observed by undergraduates of the University of Malaya on Sunday Feb. 17. at 4 p.m. Canon Adams will address the meeting which will be held at the Oei Tiong Ham Hal! Bukit Timah. This day is
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    MALACCA INDIAN CHAMBER
    94 4 MALACCA INDIAN CHAMBER Standard Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Friday, The following were appointed office-bearers of the Malacca Indian Chamber of Commerce at its annual general meeting: Preside n.t Mr. C. R Nanji; Vice-Presidents Messrs M. Mohamed Ibrahim, V. Muthiah, Hon. Secretary: N. K. Naina Mohamed; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. M. N. Jasani,
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    'Revise COLA'
    74 4 Standard Staff orre spondent SEREMBAX. Fri. The Negri Sembilan branch of the Malayan Trade Union Council has decided to approach Government for representation on the State Council. Town Board and other public bodies until the electoral system is introduced. It has al?o decided to a?k Government for revision
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    Officer On TrustCharge
    60 4 Standard Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Fri. A 26--year-old European police officer. B. R. Patton, pleaded not guilty when charged today before the president of the Sessions Court with criminal breach of trust of $1,400. The Chief Inspector, Mohammed Noor, asked for an adjournment as investigations were incomplete. The
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    Driver Fined $15
    38 4 THE driver of a lorry, Idris bin Ibrahim, was fined $15 by the Muar Magistrate for failing to observe the "Stop, Look, and Go" sign at the junction of Jalan Petrie and Jalan Suleiman, Muar.
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    MALAYA 'FULL OF VITALITY'
    235 4 Mandard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. People say Malaya is going to the dogs but that statement is rubbish. "Malaya m full of vitality as the success of the election has shown," said Mr. Gerald Hawkins, Supervisor of Elections, Kuala Lumpur Municipality. Mr. Hawkins told The
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    46 4 The High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, was one of those who attended the memorial service for the late Kin? George VI at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning. Standard picture shows Sir Gerald talking to the Rev. Gurney Fox, Chaplain of Selangor, before leaving.
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    DRIVER FINED
    46 4 PARIT BUNTAR. Fri.—Hamidun bin Sagah was today fined $100 m the Bagan Serai Court for careless driving. The court was told that on June 29 last, Hamidun was driving along the Taiping Road when he knocked down a man. who later died m hospital.
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    Polling Stations
    50 4 The following: are the polling stations: Municicipal Office, Fire Brigade, Pudu, YMCA, Information Centre, Batu Road, Malay School, Kampong Bharu, Malay Girls' School, Kampong Bharu, Malay Girls' School, Sen- tul. Railway Institute, Sentul Convent School, Peel Road, Pasar Road i Malay School, and St. i John's Institution. <
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    NAVY AGAIN
    49 4 LIEUTENANT, J. E. W. Bartlam who was until recently attached to the *Cashwood Estate, Ayer Tawar as Assist- ant Manager, has rejoined the Royal Navy and returned to the United Kingdom. Lt. Bartlam is a keen cricketer and the 1!)51 skipper of the Dindings Cricket XI. l_
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    TRAPPED POLICE FIGHT BACK
    112 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A small Polite parly from I hi Dong, Kan!), came under fire from a large number of bandits on a high bank using automatic weapons yes* terday morning. The Police took cover and fired back. The bandits advanced on three
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    Broadrick Club Meet
    66 4 K LUANG. Fri.— At the annual general meeting of the Broadrick Club. Kajang, held at the club premises, the following were elected on the managing committee for 19.52--53: President: Tuna Haji Abdul Aziz (District Officer, Ulu Langat); Vice-President: Che Abdul Rahman; Hon. Secretary: K. Balasubramaniam; Hon. Treasurer:
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    FINED $15
    33 4 BAGAN SERAI. FrL—Suppiah. lorry driver, was fined $15 and had his licence endorsed for negligent driving. While reversing his lorry I collided with a motor ear at Court Road, Bagan Serai.
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    THE CANDIDATES LINE UP—AND THE TOWN VOTES TODAY
    521 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. At least about 80 pera capital's about 12,000 Municipal voters are expected t*> t today to cast their votes m the first Municipal election- m Theirs will be the job of 1 electing twelve elected representatives
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    NEW PASTOR AT SITIAWAN
    52 4 NEW PASTOR AT SITIAWAN SITIAWAX. Hiurs -Or. M. Dodsworth, Di trid Superin- ::-'ident, Penang w ho wa< b Sitiawan last week presided over a wftll attended dinner at the Methodi.-t Mission B nj ilow« Kampons Koh Road, Sitiawan to welcome ttie now p< -tor of tfit* Wesley Church. Sitiawan. Mr.
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    Five Reds Killed And One Wounded
    124 4 Standard Staff Correspoßdeafl KUALA LUMPUR, FrL Security Comes y*i«-rda> killed five bandits and v.oiMi<i<d a sixth. I line oi them were killed in Muar b\ Gurkha patrol*. Ml killed were identified 88 Swee Cheng, N^ah Fail and (her Cheng. In both incidents, arms and
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    Installation Ceremony
    49 4 Standard Staff (Jorr«-sju»nd«*nt JiUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Admission \o the Federal i Council Chamber on Wednesday, Feb. M. for the installation of the High Commissioner; Sir Gerald TenipWr will be by invitation only. Scheduled tor| 11.30 a.m.. guests are requested to arrive not later than 10.30 i a.m.
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    Experiment Well Put Up By Growers
    11 4 Experiment Well Put Up By Growers 1 Pi d R I
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    Youth Week Amendments
    12 4 Youth Week Amendments TW tl [i < i f 0 ci k'. Vtk <
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    Hindustani Exam
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      82 4 WELFARE LOTTEJIY DRAW TODAY KUALA LIMPIR. Fri.— The §OM Em and Welfare Services lotiny will take plan M I m Kuala Lumpur at 2.00 p.m. tomorrow Thr drj in' public. The total number of tickets sold h 80<J J in<l will therefore be as follows: First Prize $201 584 .0
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    12 Boys Adrift On Raft
    114 5 12 Boys Adrift On Raft KOTA BAIIRU. Fri. Two Malay children, one eight and the other five, were seen last Sunday floating down the Kelantan River on a small plantain-trunk rait. The two boys were rescued by the people of KamponK I.emar m the District of Pasir Mas. The boy
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    If Only Others Are Like Him
    164 5 i St.mdard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Fri.— A cable line 1 labourer of the Telecommuni' I rations Department. Veloo I aged 31 found a fully loaded revolver while on duty at Bati Ferringhi on December 27 Last He reported the finding. 'loci ay Veloo is
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    Recruits For The R.A.F.
    90 5 IPOH. Fri. A recruiting team from the Royal Air Force (Malaya) will he m Ipoh on Tuesday March il and m Taiping o:i Wedne ay, March 12. A Government relea states that applicants should be between the ages <>i 18 and 33 and should haw 1
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    Stole Gunny Bags, Jailed
    67 5 Kr. UANG, Fv.. For stealing 'Ml gunny bags, Mohame I bin Sulong (31) of Palmol Estate, appeared before; Che' Ibrahim bin Haji Salam, the Circuit Magistrate, Kluang. He said thai he thought that the gunny bags were abandoned and were ol no u>e to estate. He
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    KNOCKED MAN
    46 5 BAGAN SERAI. Fri.— Khong Ah Cheng was recently fined $30 for negligent driving. The i court was told that on Dec. 24 last Khong was driving towards Penang when he knocked down a Malay cyclist while tying t<> avoid some, potholes on the road.
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    60 5 Photo. M~^~^~M~^~M~»«~^~j-X-fX->*T_>~l_»~'-»~<_'t. i A SECTION of the i.OOO l| 1 1 Muslims, who gathered I at the Sultan Mosque I yesterday, when the Chief i Kathi of Singapore, Tuan ]i i Haji Aii, (at microphone ,i nearest to the camera). I 1 recited a special prayer 'l for King George
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    NO LICENCE
    28 5 BAG AN SERAI. Fri F>r riding a motor cycle without n Licence, and Cor carrying a pillion ri>ler Char Sinfili was fined a total of $(if>.
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    TEXTILE SLUMP HITS PENANG
    189 5 PENANG, Frl. The textile business m Penang has shunpeil considerably for the last two werks, a prominent Chinese wholesale dealer told The Standard today. X Keason: Most retailers purchased whatever textiles they required Ijefore the New Year. According to the wholesale iiiviicr the present slock of
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    MENON MOVE FOR GOVT. LOTTERIES
    179 5 Standard Staff Correspondent PEN ANG, Fri.— The question of organizing Settlement, j lotteries-the proceeds of which could be used for several schemes for public benefit-will form one of the subjects which Dr. N. K. Menon will bring up at the Settlement Council meeting on Monday.
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    $7,000 For A Ward
    103 5 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Fri. An al i rio.'i of $70,000 will be soughi from the Federal Goven menl i [or the construction oi a new maternity ward at the H I worth Hospital. This is o'-e ot two motions which the Finaru ial Officer, i
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    The Radicals Champion Trisha Riders
    277 5 The Radicals Champion Trisha Riders Standard Staff ot rr*jM>n<l<Mit PENANC, Fri.-— The BwHrrf Party of IVnaiig will lake nit case of tri*ha rider* wHom- application fof renewal of Licence* had linn rejected Municipal Council* Dr. N. K. Mrnon, 11 ti i«-i |>ml Councillor, v ill bring up the matter at
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    74 5 photos. Picture shovCs the Governor, the Commissioner-General and Mrs. Malcolm MarDonald leaving the Cathedral after the Memorial Service to the late Kinff. On the left is Archdeacon Robin Wood saying good-bye. Below: Service chiefs, high civil government officials community leaders and members of Singapore Executive and Legislative Coun tils were
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    Ball To Aid Red Cross
    103 5 IPOH. Fri. A> part of the j 'ii'i 1 <• tor funds to carry <>'•■ the] w-. irk of the Perak Branch of: the British Red Cross Society, l a gala ball will be hold In thel former Majestic Hotel, La hat Road on Saturday,
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    Two Gambled
    28 5 CHUA X C: B i 21, and Tan Beh. aged 19, each fined $20 by the Muar trate Cor ding ;<t Muai Market on F< ■>. 11.
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    Drunk — Fined
    25 5 Drunk Fined SAMY Kan 100, age I 17. i fined S7 by the Magistrate. Cii<Rauf, Muar for being di ink .iiid Incapable <^ Jalau Ifaharani, Muar.
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    Aborigine In Court
    82 5 KEGRI SEMBILAN. F An sboi icine dI Oranc B i ibe. Mo! n bin Juil, v. charged before the Sere magtStl ate \r ;.-r :i;iv <<i^ ing i" iindei so mcdii il p> a ination iindei rail-up reg t ions. He had n the letter but rould
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    Two Films On Malaya
    44 5 Two Films On Malaya I an overa |)roblc A econd, i I produ< ed by v Rank Organi il I ed to > to British woi d audietire the ii \> ihe En lergency on Ma aya i the h. i i n£ comb I I
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    Singapore Standard Today Is People's Day
    808 6 Singapore Standard Today Is People's Day Independent Morning Newspaper "LTELLOW citizens," appealed a candidate during an election campaign m America, "I have fought against the Japanese. I have often had no bed but the battlefield, and no canopy but the sky. I have marched over stony ground till every step
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    SPEAKING FOR MYSELF
    679 6  -  RIMAU Rimau's column will appear every Saturday and Wednesday If you like him write to us: if you don't write to 1 him c/o The Standard. i By THREE MONTHS?— WHAT NONSENSE! GENERAL Sir Gerald Templer, Malaya's new High Com|i missioner, is reported to have i told
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    K. L. Goes To The Polls Today
    654 6  - K. L. Goes To The Polls Today ASTER GUNASEKARA By KUALA LlMfltt HTODAY will be a memor- able day m the Federal capital memorable not because it will be the day when some 12,000 people will go to the polls to pick out their city fathers but because it will
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    The Credo Of An American Realist
    1243 6  -  A.J.P. TAYLOR By LONDON. ]\TR. GEORGE F. Kennan is an important member of the American State Department indeed, if ideas are what matter, perhaps its most important member. In 1947 he published, as "X," an article on "The Sources of Soviet Conduct," which has
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      WORE NEITHER COAT NOR A BLACK TIE
      160 6 Sir: I was one of those who heard His Excellency the Governor read the Proclamation of Accession of Queen Elizabeth II on the padang. It was solemn and impressive. Among those who were invited to attend were the leading citizens of Singapore representing
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    21 6 "Sorry to lose you. Hiddle! But now Tomkins tells me he's doing two men's work here, we're -ver staffed!"
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      The European Army
      281 6  -  JEAN ALLARY > By > Standard Special Corr. I PARIS, Feb. 15. fpHE debate m the French I National Assembly on > European army proposals > has broken the ground for the conference m London due to open tomorrow. The French National Assembly will also meet tomorrow
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    Review of Views
    69 6 Review of Views Simplicity I peat i VI 3 :::i2 the 15 said ii I ferv; j •or w;-.: ssed I W.c.o: I p:r t durfni Georce 111 I but it tiaf I and evei Anicrirj. Bj (k !^re to I. Burma and k:^ t i the C< enco, 11.
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    QUEENS PAY LAST TRIBUTE
    271 7 Join Night-Long Pilgrimage Of Britons To Hall LONDON, Feb. 15 (Reuter) Queen j Elizabeth, the widowed Queen Mother and four [other reigning monarch* joined a night-long I pilgrimage of Britons to pay a last tribute to King IGeowje Sixth lying m state m Westminster Hall. The
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    Deluged By Calls on PM's Health
    123 7 Deluged By Calls on PM's Health LONDON, Feb. 15, i <K«-ut<T). The Conser 1 vatlvt Party headquar- < lets lust nisht officially i ii< nied reports that I Prtec Minister Winston him hill was seriously Ih«- ruling party's cenl tr.il office was deluged I b\ ttlephone inquiries j w -strrday
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    Dr Fisher To Conduct King's Funeral Service
    90 7 I >.\DON. Feb. 15, (AFP) i nflnned ai Lambeth .'i.iy that Ur. F- A- hog) f)f Canterbury, who is recovering from kttacl oi broncni^s, will 1 the funeral X l; CScorgje \'l at St ieorie' bapei today. He t" a a istcd bj
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    32 7 \.\lM J< -HI) AN Fto 1". r Eleanoi Rooseveli here jestei day oo her v i- ist She v .--p. n F: .(i iy i to fa: i
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    King's Valets To Take Part In Procession
    243 7 King's Valets To Take Part In Procession LONDON, Feb. 15, (AP)— Two servants of King George VI will have places of honour m the funeral procession to- day. Following immediately beI hind the Duke of Beaufort, j Master of the Horse, and the 1 Duke or Hamilton, Lord Steward, will
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    2 Dead In C-47 Crash
    56 7 HONOLULU.. Feb. 15. (UP) The smoking wreckage of a milii tary air transportation service C -47 was dghted on the towering I slopes of Moana Kia on Hawaii Island yesterday and a land rescue team at U»€ scene repor'ed ti.it both pilot and cu-pi!ot were
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    3 Nations Agree On Sabrejets
    129 7 WASHINGTON. Feb. 14 (AP) U.S. Air Force Secretary Thomas K. Finletter last night announced a three-nation agreement under which Canada will build Sabreiet fighters equipped with U.S. engines to be flown by pilots of the British Royal Air Force. Finletter said the planes will be
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    'Big-Three' Meet May Be Delayed
    76 7 LONDON. Feb. 15. (Reuter) Opening of the "Big Three" conference on Germany may be postponed from Saturday to Sunday through the vote of confidence m the French Chamber on Saturday night, it was learned from a usually wellinformed diplomatic jource today M. Robert Sfhuman, French
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    UK Sub Explosion
    55 7 PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 15, (Reuter) The British submarine Alderney returned to harbour here this morning after an explosion m it s engine room. The explosion occurred while the Alderney was engaged m engine trials just outside the harbour, the Admiralty announced. One sailor received shock and burns and
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    62 7 photo. FIRSTHAND LOOK— Jean Letourneau, French Minister for the Associated States of Indo China, made a detailed study of the progress of operations by French Union forces against the Vietminh rebels m February. Letourneau (right) is shown looking over a war map with Georges Gautier (centre), acting French High Commissioner,
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    President Silent On Retaliation If Reds Should Break Truce
    226 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Reuter)— President Truman yesterday refused to comment on proposal* that the United Nations take retaliatory action against China if the Chinese were to break any armistice reached m the Korean war. President Truman was asked to comment at
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    4 Navies To Stage Biggest 'Med.' Games
    166 7 4 Navies To Stage Biggest 'Med.' Games NAPLES, ITALY. Feb. 15 (Reuter) The biggest joint naval manoeuvres ever staged m the Mediterranean will be held on February 26 to March 5 with fleets from the American, British, French and Italian navies taking part, it was announced yesterday. The Atlantic Pact's
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    US$10 MIL. FOR KOREA
    28 7 UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (Reuter)— The United States has sent U510.000,--000 to the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency, it was announced yesterday.
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    Ridgway Prepares For End Of Occupation
    299 7 TOKYO, Feb. 15, (UP)—General Matthew B. Ridgway has or. dered a drastic cutback m army services and occupation privileges accorded to foreign diplomatic missions, United Nations civil agencies and other non-military groups m Japan. The series of orders publicly disclosed today were a major
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    58 7 LONDON. Feb. 15, (UP) The British Meteorological Office said yesterday that about 30 persons reported seeing a bright streak of light travelling over London 1 on Wednesday. They described it variously as i a "rocket" and "meteorite". A spokesman said, "It may have been a meteorite shower. Some
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    US Ridicules Pacific Int'l Army Report
    118 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, (AFP) Official sources yesterday categorically denied the reports that the United States uas contemplating the creation of the nucleus of an international army of the Pacific, including American, British, Chinese Nationalist, French and Philippine elements and having its headquarters m Formosa.
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    Bonn Admits Germans In Egypt's Army
    140 7 BONN, Feb. 15, (Reuter)— General Farmbacher. a Corps Commander under Field Marshal Rommel, is one of half-a-dozen German senior officers now serving m the Egyptian army, a senior official of the West German Government said yesterday. The German official said his government had told
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    Manager Wants To Rebuild Shepherds Hotel
    122 7 CAIRO, Feb. 15, (UP) Belgian Joe Renson, director of the Egyptian Hotels Company and the general manager of Shepherds Hotel, said m an interview. "Our greatest desire is to rebuild the Shepherds Hotel. It has been going on for 101 years and we hope
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    86 7 Soebardjo Ready To Resign 1f JAKARTA. Feb. 15, (AP> Foreign Minister Achmed Soebardjo said yesterday he is prepared to resign if the Indonesian cabinet feels he did wrong m accepting United States aid for Indonesia under the Security Acts regulations. Soebardjo is under fire from the opposition and his own
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    Li Mi Said No Longer Heads N'list Remnants
    205 7 Li Mi Said No Longer Heads N'list Remnants INTEMNAL CLASH REPORTED RANGOON, Feb. 15 (Al») PliimM) NmImmIM troops on Burma'H border with < hiria were reported jeaterday battling among them*elve* over the «livihi<»n of operations l>etween the two rliqut-b. The report* »aid there were heavy hmc« on both rfdbl* Remnants
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    Burma Weighs UN Probe Idea
    87 7 LONDON. Feb. 15, (Rout or) The Government is studying the idea of a United Nations commission to investigate the presence of Chinese Nationalist troops of Burma's eastern border. Foreign Minister Sao Hkun Hkio said yesterday. He said a statement by Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign
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    Phibun Denies Presence Of N'list Troops
    194 7 BANGKOK, Fei>. 15, (AFP) —Thai Premier Phibun today denied the London report that Nationalist Chinese General LI Mi bad estal igfaed his bea Inuarten m Ifontasa, 25 miles north ol Chiengmai, cap tal of North Thailand, and bad pbreived aui from an Amei ::i
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    Won't Retaliate
    55 7 BANGKOK, F.-h 18 i \y\> The Thai Foreign Office has just received a notification from the Soviet Foreign Office forbidding Thai diplomats and nationals m Russia to g«» li yond 4<) kilo meters <>f Moscow. The 1 hyi Publicity Department .stated that Thailand, having no secrets to hide.
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    TWO TANKERS COLLIDE AT PALEMBANG
    174 8 TWO TANKERS COLLIDE AT PALEMBANG River Blocked For Two Days Standard Shipping Reporter A COLLISION between two oil tankers at a difficult bend m the swiftly-running Paletnbatig River early llii* week caused the two badly damaged vessels to block the river to navigation for two days, according to a report
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    52 8 I A recent visitor by i BOAC Stratocruiser to 1 New York was Petula j\ Clark, the young British i star of stage, screen and 1 radio. After making a 'i single television appear- J i ance m the United States, < i she will stay there for a i
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    REDS LENT MONEY TO DETAINED APC CREW
    182 8 HONGKONG, 1"> (Reuter-AAP) Chinese crews of tlic Asiatic Pelf-o-leum Company Ins; anil: ii^hur which were detained I by Chinese Reds al ihej [Lapps custom* stations,! opposite Macao, i«»r 19 Jaws, said they were not ill-treated !>y the authorities. They were allowed ashore and
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    RADIO SHIP TO PENETRATE IRON CURTAIN COUNTRIES
    147 8 ■NFW YORK. The United Stales is developing new methods for broadcasting the words of the free world Jo peoples m the polio*' stairs of Communism. The j U.S. Coast Cttartl announced yesterday tin- commissioning of a radio ship to relay the Voice of
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    Jet Expert Dies
    26 8 MARBI.EHEAD, Massachusetts. Feb. 15 (UP) Donald P. Warner, 53, one of the first jet engine experts m the United J States, died yesterday.
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    PROBLEM OF 600,000 WORKERS IDLED BY RAIN
    687 9 I nactivity 70 Days bach Year Means Big Loss To Malaya By ENGINEER "ENGINEER" today focusses attention on the loss to Malaya auscd by the average of 70 days of rainfall annually m this country, endermg inactive ot least 600,000 workers, mainly on
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    JAPAN MUST BUY MORE FROM STERLING AREA
    290 9  -  ROBERT BELLAMY By Standard Special Correspondent LONDON, Feb. 15, I AFP) The rirolry between the pound and the dollar sphere of international commerce dominates the Anglo Japanese negotiations now und r way m Tokyo. i]j pui Japan m thi dilemma: Should to Anglo-Japanese
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    US To Boycott Soviet Talks
    90 9 US To Boycott Soviet Talks The I.S. S» ite Dcparimeni Is discouraging Americana from accepting invitation* to an internationaj trade conference m Moscow next April. Businessmen, economists, scientists, industrialists t .::d trade unionists who inquire aboul the State Department's attitude are being told, m effect, the c >nference is "rigged."
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    BRITAIN FIXES CEILING PRICE ON WOOD PULP
    159 9 LONDON Feb 14 <AP)— The Board of Trade announces -that lh« British Government has fixed ceiling prices which importera may pay for Scandinavian wood pulp. Other European states are taking similar action to check the steady rise m prices, which have doubled since
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    UK Estates In Ceylon Being Sold
    114 9 BRITAIN withdrew Fte. 33,900,OOtTof his private capital investment m the island during the first half of 1951, says tne Ceylon Central Bank. British capital forming the bulk of foreign capital investment m Ceylon is invested mostly m plantations, some of which, have recently been
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    Rice Profits For Thai Farmers
    82 9 THE higher prices asked for Thai rice abroad are to benefit the farmers who should be paid more for their produce, the Thai Ministry of Commerce has announced. The Ministry warned farmers against middlemen trying to buy up large quantities of paddy at low prices
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    Films To Instruct The Smallholders
    163 9 THE first movies on how to sirow better rubber prepared by ihe Rubber Research Institute's mobile film liiiiJs have been previewed m Kuala Lumpur, says the Natural Kubber Wewa. Six films were n ade to instruct smallholders and subjects covered include: '"Good Tapping."' "Manufacture of
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    US Hampers Malaya In Anti-Red Fight
    651 9 BY BUILDING up the largest possible stockpiles the United States I will accomplish more to aid her allies m the Far East and to safeguard her own nation than by spending millions of dollars m the development l~_l~ or atomic uumua. This is the
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    Prices Of Jap Goods Are Unchanged Despite Ban
    101 9 Standard Staff Reporter 1 PRICES of Japanese -imeras and accessories, ameras ana ssssr"*B«* vacuum flasks m Singapore market remained unchanged K&SK'S \'sss?zte££& ernments. Stability of these prices is a utr buted to keen comSfW? sufficient stock of such goods m the market,
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    RI GRABBING COPRA TRADE BY UNDERSELLING SINGAPORE
    294 9 By TJ. LIM, Standard Market Reporter INDONESIA, one of the world's largest producers of copra, is selling copra m large quantities to the consuming countries m Europe at well below Singapore quotations. r With the reports of declines m copra and coconut oil
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    RI Is Large Producer Of Soya Bean
    116 9 RI Is Large Producer Of Soya Bean WORLD soya bean production m 1951 is estimated at 650,040.000 bushels by tne US. Department of Agriculture. Thia is a flight decline from the 1950 record crop of (553.000.000 bushels. Althojgh more than 40 nations grow soya beans, the United States, China, and
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    Plastics Industry
    43 9 U.S. import^ of benzine from France and Western Germany helped the American plastirs industry overcome raw material shortages and enjoy a successful year m 1951, an executive said. Styrene is obtamed from benzine to make j I polystyrene plastics.— j A.P.
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    New Zealand Trade
    27 9 New Zealand dad favourable balance ol £19 700 000 overseas exchange sad during the first M onths of 1951, including £7.600.000 North America.- Reuter-AAP
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    Red Control Of Key Unions Is Menace To HK
    306 9 HONGKONG, Feb. 15 (OFNS.) Chinese Communists hove infiltrated ond organised important sections of Hongkong's labour force so successfully that they are now probably m a position seriously to disrupt life m the colony if they so choose. Hongkong's many trade unioi
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    24 9 A drug the S Corp I New i i\ m 19 2. i i on p Air this It is a A.P.
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    142 9 RFC Stock Of Tin Ores In Mid-1951 ST< I tin OKI <■ < and o r tin n-at ::.k iiati ill held by Ihe Becons Finance Corporation mi i 30, 1951 roi tamed an < t-d total of 15JM torn of according to the RV < annual 1 1 p
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    1068 10 The Cinema, The Theatre and The Arts imWSsmmßmSßj swc/Ai swwm mn^BQjßgfmlAM 'PARIS ALWAYS SINGS': SOMETHING NEW IN MUSICALS tpRANCE. The film of the week has undoubtedly }een "Paris Always Sines." t is original m both idea and execution. One after another, man? well known French singing stars and composers appear
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    DIANA'S FATE
    52 10 MELBOURNE, Feb. 15 (OP| American actress d.jnj Bj:- i rymore, daughter oi Lite Jobo Barrymore, arrr. Ed here from Bris- bane enroute to the United State-, j and :>;i!d tudav tliat slie dropped from the Australian theatre because "they do not Lke hot soogs Ttiree of her entjd^ement-s
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      186 10 I J XLbJII Jiwhslii fl ill vft rpODAYS FORECAST:— ToJ day. under few planetary influences, we shall nevertheless be good-tempered and understanding;. Any plans you make m tho early moraine should be carried out during the day. The afternoon will be propitious for makinf rapid profits. for ingenious ideas, manual
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      225 10 Audiences are nocking to see these dramas rating from the Middle Ages which glorify the ancient past of Japan and have for their theme, victory and personal loyalty. One of the best of these m Tokyo just now is "Kanjinioho" the story of a heroic and noble Japanese called Yoshitsune,
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    521 11 STOLLMEYER, RAE GIVE W.I. BIG START AUCKLAND, tc\>. 15 (Keuter,\AP)._ l> ut i« lo bat by New Zealand, West Indies were given a -real start m the second Test here todaj by their openers Jeff MolUneyer and Alan Rae who put on J97 for th<first wicket, Stollmeyer getliiigjh3s not out
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    64 11 WEST INDIES Ist Inns. Stollmeyer not oat 13S Rae b Bu.-tt 99 Marshal] b Beard <> Weekes not out 3'i Extras 18 Tutal (far 2 .«.k*.<=.) 288 Wicket falls: 197 2l*>. BOWLING o. m. n w Haves 23 :j 88 0 Beard 24 h 52 l Rt.ci 8 I
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    63 11 Today's Sport SINGAPORE Rugby 'Sevens, 1 on the Patimj; starting at 3J50 p.m. RAF. Trngah ".V v. R.A.S.C. "C". R. A Bl.tkang: Mali IV v. Gurkha T.< I R.K.MK.. "A" v. S.C.C. A". M.R.N.Y.R. v Hying Boat Wing Seletar. Iniv*rsitv v. UJ9.Q. "B". Spun- Engineer Krgt. "A' v. j Fijians
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    58 11 The Singapore Olympic Sports 'Council will call an extraordinary genera] meet- ing on March 7 to consider a proposal to alter certain rules. The amendments are being proposed by SOSC Secretary Mr. E. Strickland. The meeting will be held m I the YMCA hall and
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    51 11 Mottram Will Meet Sedgman COLOMBO, Feb. 15 (Reuter) j Tony Mottram of Britain and Frank Sedgman ol Australia today qualified for the men's singles final m the Asian lawn tennis championship here. Mottram beat Nakano of I Japan 6-2, ti-.;. t;-4 and Sedgman defeated Y. Skonechi of Poland 8-2, 6-0,
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    53 11 i OSLO. Feb. 15, (AP).— The "undytnq: Olympic flame went out for 30 j seconds yesterday. The flume. being tarried from MoregdaJ. rradle of modern skiing, to Oslo for the official opening of the sixth winter Olympics today was blown out by the wind
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    231 11 SYDNEY, Feb. 15 (AP)— Officials of Australian amateur Bports were delighted yesterday al the reprieve granted by the International Olympic Committee to Melbourne for the 1956 Games. The IO(: decided on Wednesday m Oslo to give Melbourne until May 15 to produce conclusive evidence that it
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