Singapore Standard, 22 February 1952

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  • 19 1 Singapore Standard Ik JL *J X VOL. II NO. 235 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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  • 121 1 sundard Staff Reporter SERGEANT Navigator killed when a twin-. Mosquito aircraft from RAJ Tengah crasher vester- j I -it sis miles from Pon- Xc nil, on the West Coast ihore. pOot, Sergeant Philip H len-Rushworfh, 23, escaped pai acfaota and sustained slight injuries.
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  • 45 1 Feb. 21. (UP) etourneau, French of the Associated aa cancelled his trip re today for consulton fighting Communism Fa.st Asia. ason given was that Bi it ish Commissioner Malcolm Mac Donald. c to receive Letourm |he proposed date clue engagements.
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  • 147 1 MCA Will More Arms Standard SLUT Correspondent kl ALA LI M PUR, Tlitir*. A proposal is to he made shortly to the tYilrral (government hy the Malayan Chinese Association to give more arms to Chinese home guards m all reset I lenient areas to help tlnm m their defence of
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  • 110 1 TOKYO. Feb. 21, (UP). More th:m 10,000 police were mobilized ran an emergency alert m Tokyo tonight after co-ordinated Communist riots here and m several other cities. Japanese news agency reports said lhat m addition to serious outbreaks here the Reds rioted m Osaka, Nagoya, Tottori
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  • 26 1 LONDON Feb. 21. <UP)— Act-es^ Elizabeth Taylor. 19. and Michael Wilding. 40. were married today m a civil ceremony that lasted 15 minutes.
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    51 1 photo. Huge tongues of flame leapt skywards as 160 tons of rubber belonging: to Messrs. Harper Gilflllan was set on fire by bandits who raided the Kampar railway station early yesterday morning. This godown was approximately 100 yards from the Station. Damage is estimated at $320,000. (Story on Pace 5).
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  • 293 1 Britain Said Ready To Evacuate Within Period To Be Fixed CAIRO, Feb. 21 (Reuter) The independent newspaper, Al Ahram, said today that Egypt had hern told Britain was "prepared to evacuate the Suez Canal zone within a period yet to \hagreed upon." It said this followed talks
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  • 288 1 ISMAILIA, Feh. 21 (Rrulrr)- Tin- tirilUh \rnir will tomorrow lift all <ia\-lime roa<l mllMtM belwen the Suez (ianal zone anil the reHt c»f K.»\|»l a mow regarded here as the highest gesture y«'t to the n«»v lyvjilian (»o\ernm<'iil. Road blocks ami < tie k points
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  • 73 1 CAIRO, Feb. 21. (AP).— Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha conferred for two hours today with Abdel F«ttah Arar Pasha, who returned this morning from London after talks with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. There was no immediate statement after their meeting:. Presumably Amr Egyptian Ambassador
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  • 87 1 LONDON. Feb. 21 (Reuter) Atlantic Pact Headquarters here today named Admiral Sir Arthur John Power. present British Naval Commander ai Portsmouth, to be first Allied Com mander-in-Chief of the-Channel area. Air Marshal A. C. Stevens. present head of Britain's Coastal Command, was at the .same time
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  • 188 1 LISBON. Feb. 21, (UP) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization took its first major decision here today when the defence ministers approved military and civilian plans for establishing a 1,430,--000-man European Army. The defence ministers adopted a report ot the Military Committee by agreeing that
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  • 146 1 PANMUNJOM, Feb. 21, (Router-AAP)— The United Nations today told the Communists why Russia is not acceptable as a neutral ceasefire supervisor the Soviet Union ies too close to Korea and has a "record of past participation" m the Korean war. Tlie delegates
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  • 38 1 CALCUTTA. Feb. 21 (Reuter) The Asa Khan. 75. had a mild heart attack during a flight from Darca to Calcutta yesterday. He was reported later by his staff physician to be "better."
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  • 44 1 PARIS. Ft*. 21 (Reuter)— M. Jacques Luciiu, a mwnber of the Council of Statd, ha« been appointed Director General of iVfenci Franee-Prewe. the French new* agency, following the aiMpension of M. Maurice Meg r* from that past. It wu an-
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  • 326 1 Britain's 'Rearm' Spending Reduced LONDON, Feb. 21 (Keuter) Britain's rearmament programme will have to be spread over more than the three years originally proposed, a Government White Paper announced today. The original spending estimate for the year 1952/53 of £1,500,000,000 fixed by the Labour Government m 1950 will be reduced
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  • 58 1 Standard London Corr. LONDON, Feb. 21.— The Colonial Office is probably not able to do anything about Malaya's irritation with the new Washington rubber regulations. The views of tile Singapore Rubber Traders Association have been received here and are being considered but probably little can be
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  • 131 1 LONDON, Feb. 21, (Reuter) A Government appointed committee today recommended a drastic change m Britain's sales tax (purchase tax) to remove discrimination against imports from overseas. In itji report presented to Parliament today, the committee said that goods produced m Britain should m future
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  • 40 1 LONDON, Feb 21. (Reuter)— The Duke of Windsor will leave London by train tomorrow ni?ht for Paris after a short visit here m which he has rarely left the side of his bereaved mother. 84--year-old Queen Mary.
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  • 86 1 UK Abolishes Identity Card LONDON. Feb. 21. (Reuter)— Numbered identity cards, carried by every Briton for the l:jst 12* years were abolished today. Loud cheers m th« House of Commons greeted a government announcement ending the system which has been decreed as a bar to personal freedom. Pocket-size cards, bearing
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  • 77 1 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Feb. 21. The following ore the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market today:— LONDON RUBBER Spot 32 id. Apr./ June 31 Id. July/Sept. 30' d. Oct. Dec. 29id. March c.i.f. 31 idMarket: Barely Steady. LONDON TIN Spot £979
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  • 101 1 LONDON. Feb 21. (ReutersScotland Yard reported today that London's elusive "Ladder Gang" struck again last night, this time raiding the suburban home of motion picture actress Celia Johnson and escaping with an estimated $25,000 worth of furs and jewels. The star of "Brief Encounter
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  • 39 1 A NUMBER of semi-precious stones from the regalia of the Bishop of Singapore has been reported stolen. The stones valued about $100 were removed from the St Andrew's Cathedral. The Police are investigating.
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  • 177 1 LONDON, Feb. 21, (Reuter). —A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference ia expected to take place m London during the coronation ot Queen Elizabeth 11. a reliable source aaid here today. No official announcement hat yet been made about the date of the coronation. But there
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 41 1 WERITAC T ELEPHANT BRAND W Incandescent^V/ MANTLES Reprrsfntatives W. Ci. Till RSTON Ca Singapore K. Lumpur The Kerosene Refrigerator Yon Have Been Waiting For Has Just Arrived with 5 -Year Protection Plan rTrad+ Inquiries liuitrd #:i#»r#Wrcfl IB^puriinoni Sole AgerUt: Ouut Sittcks
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  • 156 2 standard Staff Reporter THE FINANCE Committee < Singapore Legislative C ha refused to grant i. .:.ai money to the Smrc R'.i. Board as supj. entary expenditure for ling com nunity balls and t p markets m t iio I areas this year. A fetter
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  • 133 2 Board To Consider Hill Report THE SINGAPORE Rural B ir is call for a -pwiu! ol its members within next two weeks to consider I)- L C Hi 's reo >r! on local pi\ em insofar as it af- tard iih was stated by the oi the B >ard. Mr.
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  • 31 2 TWEI VB Chi msc were -ent- to th daj s' simple oeni m the Singapore i I 1 ice Com I c gambl- ip tUSC m J<>(> F.- > 20.
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    105 2 TWO NEW members were welcomed to the Singapore Rural Board by the Chairman, Mr. J. A. Harvey at the Board meeting yesterday. They are Mr. R. E. Pitt, acting Director of Public Works, and Mr E. F. Brady, Acting Senior Executive Engineer. Rural. Mr. Chin Chye Fong, an unofficial member
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  • 548 2 No Fear Of Domination, Say Employees THE SINGAPORE Government was yesterday charged with "breach of promise" and "insulting the intelligence of Government workers" by members of various Government employees' unions who wished to remain anonymous. These charges resulted from the statement made by the Colonial
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  • 55 2 THE FOLLOWING Bills had their first reading at the Singapore Legislative Council on Wednesday. The Public Officers' Guarantee Fund (Amendment! Bill, The Registration of Dentists (Amendment) Bill. The Crown Lands (Amendment) Bill. The Registration of United Kingdom Patents (Amendment Bill, The Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill
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  • 141 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE BODY of a four-year-old boy, Ng Ah Lek, who fell into a big drain at Simon Road on Jan. 4, was not recovered until the following day, when it was found floating more than a mile away m the
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  • 34 2 A WOMAN, Sahara binte Ali was robbed by a Chinese, armed with a pistol of $21 and her identity card at the rear of Chanjji Road Market at about 3 o.m. yesterday.
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  • 237 2 Standard Staff Reporter THREE MODERN and up-to-date maternity and child welfare* centres and three other subsidiary centres will be built m the rural areas of Singapore this year as part of the big expansion m the health services for rural dwellers. At yesterday's Rural
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  • 50 2 HUANG CHIN FANG, an employee of the British Military Hospital. Alexandra Road, was charged m the Singapore Second Police Court yestterday with stealing a door worth $10, belonging to the hospital on Feb. 7. He claimed trial and was allowed bail of $200 until Mar. 6.
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  • 194 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Rural Board yesterday started its meeting with a minute's silence as a mark of respect to the late King. The Board approved the construction of a road to deviate Tampenis Road from 7| milestone to 9} milestone round the proposed Paya
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    69 2 THE JUNIOR Safety First Council's programme to teach school children road safety is now m full swine. With the help of the Singapore Traffic Police, they have been able to demonstrate with films and models the dancers of careless road crossing. Picture shows the top class of Raffles
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  • 431 2 A LAND broker was alleged to have threatened a Singapore businessman three times with death when the latter refused to pay him a commission two per cent of $135,000 which the broker claimed wag due to him from the sale of a piece of land
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  • 56 2 THE RURAL BOARD bai given names to three roads m the Princess Elizabeth Estate at Bukit Tirnah Road. They are: Elizabeth Drive (the main road). Prince Charles Drive and Princess Ann Hill. Th^e names of two open spaces will be decided by the Singapore Improvement Trust
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  • 27 2 THE FINAL rehearsal for the Youth Week Rally will be held at the Raffles [institution ground on Saturday at 2..H) p.m. instead of 4 p.m.
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  • 119 2 2 MEN FOIL GRAB THIEF Standard Siafl IA >Nu, deprm-d „t two puMi c fI men li. who clujm-H h m on on hrariivj Priw victim, 1"... kwok. youth, I lJn Ved Ellen just Bahru Cur. i 8.30 i.m. ye I proceeding maternity t Street. Ghmbbing he wrcr, I lit
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  • 12 2 Four three n nutted si Ito h:s P x i
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    • 140 2 1 Ib PACKETS S2 25 2 0* 32 Distributors for Malaya: HARPER GILTILLAN tt COMPANY LTD m 1. KLIMh pnr«. tefe milk 2. KLIM keeps without refrigeration H KLIM quality b clwaijs unform JOT In eaih and every tfn of nourishing X! I r T^ \ou pet henencs found only
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 61 2 mmmmm^l^ V> jj^ D >^.v^LME E r A|rH t cEscA h Pvoo^or <E^T^ mmFVmffi I SCHOLARSHIP <PLM*rY,3Ur <%?^jW***V7:AHrL I WAKJTOLD-FASHONLOyoLD #IBV^a|pi iTAKESCAaECF < STARVE reXAgH AFOR£ J m2e «fsSlp TREATMENT? y rs :JHft /Ife IEVERVTHIfJS EXCEPT &OV NONtt AH APM/TS ITJT —OS 7\ LIN iE 1 9.i^ t \ff P^
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  • TEACHING
    • 138 3 Are Girls Losing Interest? StMMbrd Slaff Reporter VKK MALAYAN girl* i.,-inu interest m leaching P4 profession? Oul of i 7 .indent teacher* aelcct- 1 ihc recent inter* iew*, „,,U 73 are girl*. A H. Ellis. Acting Prini *he Teachers' Training said yesterday that new student teachers will ,rt for duty
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    • 111 3 Plans Took 5 Weeks For Approval M.uidurd Staff Reporter MORE THAN 1,000 building wen- submitted f »*r 1 m >val m I** r> 1 and the aver- ne for it ;> to be pass- a about hS weeks. Chairman ol Ihe SingaRuraJ B. Mr. .1. A. said yesterday be rep
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    • 89 3 standard Staff Reporter POSTMAN, Tan Ho Cheng was on trial m the Singa-S«'<-ond Police Court on lay, charged with >ting a youriti tally clerk. Huat Senc of tv fo hea at a gaming stall m Happy World Amusement on Nov. 10. is alleged that
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    • 35 3 THE public will be allowed to I iboard H.M.S. Alert on Sun:><:ween 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Harbour Master is providi targe launch to transport»ra from Victoria Jetty to from the Alert.
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  • 177 3 TEACHERS COLLEGE Standard Slaff Reporter ALLEGATIONS that students from private school* ujtc rr-jt-rlf*! at recent interviews, were dt-nicd by Mr. A. R. Elli* acting Principal of the Teachers Training f.ollr»«-. yesterday. Hi* *aid that where a Htudent has studied did not aftVrt hi* or ht*r eligibility to
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  • 180 3 THE TRIAL of Soon Ah Sai, who faced three charges m connection with operating a '•pirate" taxi, came to an abrupt end m the City Police Court, yesterday, when the main prosecution witness, a woman Lee Ah Kwee. alias Chee Ah Kwee. was discredited
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  • 170 3 Mundard Staff Reporter A PANEL of four jurors re- i a finding of death by r > m the SingaP- t kroner's Court yesterday an .rtquest into the death of 1 ---.ear-old boatman. Onf pa Bwee, whose body hat not recovered sine* he fell the sea
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    77 3 photo. AMONG the 175 students from 44 other countries attending the University of lowa, U.S.A., is Philip Loh of Singapore. Philip, (seated right) a graduate student m zoology, is specialising m parasitology. He is the son of Dr. Loh Poon Lip and has a brother studying engineering at the University
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  • 103 3 A BIG quantity of toy pistols shaped exactly like .38 automatics were seized from a local dealer yesterday, by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department. C.I.D. £hief, Mr. F. G. Minns, said that the toy pistols which were made of plastic "would easily deceive anyone."
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  • 21 3 THE NEXT session of Assizes m Singapore will be held m the High Court on Monday, Mar. 3, at 10 a.m.
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  • 250 3 IHk Singapore Baggage Transport Agency Ltd., was fined the maximum of $500, m the City Police Court yesterday, for having put up four sheds m the compound of an address m Irrawaddy Road, whose plans and specifications were not approved by the City Council.
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  • 247 3 PARENTS MAY HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR 'CONTRACT CARS' THERE k nothing i tl the law which prevents a private ear or other vehicle Irom entering into a contract with any person or organisation lor conveying people from one place "to another either fo^i^d Journey or for a fixed period.
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  • 100 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE President of the Management Committee of the Prince Edward Road Boys Club, Mr. J. P. Penaefather-Evans, retiring Commissioner of Police, i was presented a gold plated cigarette case from the boys by 14-year-old Andrew Hing (above), yesterday. Mr. Pennefather-Evans. m a short speech
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  • 181 3 JUDGE HALVES FAMILY WEALTH LIM CHEW KHIM (28), a Hongkong seaman, who imported his family's fortune eight bars of gold left by his father and officially valued at $7,294.62 into Singapore, was fined $3,500, m default three months simple imprisonment, m the Third Criminal District Court yesterday. The judge .ordered
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    95 3 Madame Wong Ah Lens. an elderly widow, who, it was announced at the Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday, has received $10,000 as .compensation for injuries sustained as a result of an accident involving: a police jeep: Crippled since the crash, Madame Wong said the $10,000 enabled her to be independent
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  • 23 3 CURRENCY notes amounting to $789,262,351.26 were m circulation on the first of this month m Singapore, the Federation and British Borneo.
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  • 231 3 SUBSTATIONS m Singapore liable to load shedding today:— DAY Trafalgar St., Anson Rd.. Sago St.. Human St., Peoples Park, Nanson'Rd., Lam Soon Oil Mills. CJuan Hin, U.K. Network. U.E. Factory, River Valley Rd., Killiney Rd.. Orchard Rd., Armenian St. Static, Adelphi, Capitol. Newton 1 2, Wayang Satu,
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  • 93 3 Cheat Freed Of 3 Charges GEORGE YEO PECK TIEW of Tiong Poh Road was acquitted and discharged m the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday on three counts of cheating Vas Dev. Bajaj, manager of the Malayan Impex Comoany, of $30,308.78 worth of textiles between July 30 and Aug. 10,
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  • 109 3 TWO Singapore City Councillors, Mr. M. P. D. Nair and Mr. Lee Choon Eng, gave evidence m the Second Police Court yesterday at the trial of three Chinese, charged with being members of an unlawful assembly along Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street on
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 69 3 SIN(SAPOR[^^Q| Y.Mr A.: Tennis at Bras Basah Rl 3 >m. MYF Swimming Gala Sub-C m>inm:ttee meeting 5.15 :>m: Commercial classes. judo practice. weight-lifting and bodybuilding gymnastics beginners' apparatus class— s.3o pm; Literary class 8 IX) p.m.; Spore Armlets' Club meeting 7-9 p.m. YVVCA: Malay classes 915 a.m.; beginners class 5.
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  • 629 4 Thanks Malayans For Warm Welcome Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Another tribute to the late Sir Henry Gurney was paid over Radio Malaya tonight by Mr. D. C. MacGillivray, Deputy High Commissioner, who worked with the late High Commissioner some years ago m
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  • 48 4 Officers and men line up «t the funeral of Police lieutenant A. Brosnan and S.C. Samion bin Haji Zainal who were killed m an ambush at Paloh. The OSPC, Mr. V. PowellEvane, is seen on extreme left. Beside him is Assistant Superintendent of Police, Che Othman.
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  • 104 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— V.S. Subramaniam, canvasser for Shroff Malaya Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, was convicted by Che Ibrahim m the First Magistrate's Court here today, and sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment on his pleading guilty to committing criminal breach of trust of $2,888.60. The accused
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  • 100 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Tan Boon Kiat, an hotel-keep-er m Ampang Road, was acquitted and discharged by Mr. A. P. Jack m the First Magistrate's Court, on two charges of making a false report to the Police and procuring a young Chinese girl for prostitution. When the case
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  • 40 4 A SERVICE of worship (m English) will be held at the Chinese Methodist Church, Kuala Pilah, on Sunday Feb. 24 at 9.30 a.m. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Abel Eklund of the. Wesley Church. Seremban.
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  • 273 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.-— The flish Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, and the Deputy Director of Operations, General Sir Rob Lockhart will make their first public appearances as members of the Scout movement when they attend the "Founders Day" Rally of
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  • 132 4 MALACCA, Thurs. When counsel for the plaintiffs today challenged the partner of the defendant firm to take an oath m the traditional Chinese way of cutting off a cock's head, Mr. Justice Abbott said: "I am going to be no party to cutting the heads
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  • 127 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Two Chinese, Lee Kum Suey and Low Yee Sin, were convicted and fined $120 and $200, by Che Harun m the Second Magistrate's Court for traffic offences. Both the accused pleaded guilty to the charges. Lee was stated to have ridden a
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  • 25 4 A VAN driver, Shadan bin Abu, was fined $50 by the Muar Magistrate, Che Mansoor, for negligent driving at sm.s. Parit Jawa. Muar.
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  • 780 4 Road Fatality Sequel Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Wong Yet Kirn. a 35--year-old stallholder at the Bukit Bintang Amiwmriii Park, who was involved m a motor accident m *hieh Derek Green of the Malayan Film Unit was kill* «L Mas convicted by die Ibrahim m
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  • 105 4 MALACCA, Thurs.— A young fitter. Yoong Gee Voon was fined $50 by the Magistrate, Mr. J. H. Loch for obstructing the Offioer-in-charge of the Police Division, D. I. Davidson from apprehending him for a traffice offence at Wolferstan Road on Sunday. Davidson said Yoong was
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  • 35 4 Gives Study A wards n \i v ri B i I- rder.il the md already h( d export prov.d. or^,. ly be before Dompai and one < ncatei cci. toe born p jßritfa vhoi ha- urfced
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  • 67 4 Police Clerk Waved Gum In Town For b manm r arm. B m the Po Tar, over m ntonl i being recc Che Ibr; tfagtsi > M 0,.:. Mail:." here for T :•><■• iccu ha\< v, m Ta rev result were frighi Mr Sk the a mi 4 ■reused with
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  • 82 4 KUALA For Lumpui exf'udcd under E having a a Pakiam a agori 27, was i APh i traie's Court h< ■entence I to rous impr The accused to the charge, i I ed to have vtction f r Pakiam wa Kuala Lumpui here or; F<
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  • 31 4 JOHORE BAH* Rat i charged with cau Kamis bin gently dri ng a P.W.D Ratnam causing gr Yit. Ratnain charges and toe poncd to F. sum of 1500
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  • 101 4 SEREMBAN, Thurs. After several witnesses for the prosecution had given evidence, the hearing was adjourned for April 7, m the case m which a former financial and general clerk of the Resettlement Office jn Seremban. Chin Yoke Syn. aged 33. was charged before th# Seremban Magistrate with
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  • 176 5 Guilty Red Says Send Me To China I lid >iaff C'orrrspondtnt I mil. Thurv— A former nb.-r of the MPAJA, m* P(M)i (51) on being •II •-d to death after .it- guilty to two eapi- barges of possession of i rife and 37 rounds of ami rut ion said to
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  • 93 5 Thurs.— Mr. N. ,1 ipal President terday elc ted president ol the Penang fi i ieorge Town) DisI, b., Scouts Association annual general meeting j, the Anglo-Chinese S Pvkett avenue. rd promised to give ppoil to the scout M?rs elected to the Execuittee were:
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  • 36 5 ..■ninisMoning cere- Penang Heaclquartne Malayan Roya! Reserve (Federa:imi will be held at tomorrow, at the R Headquarters at made, Penang. idquarten will be the Flag Officer, Area, Rear Admiral C B. D.S.O.
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    49 5 Mr and Mrs. N. S Maniam. who were married recently at Port Swettenham. Mr. Maniam who is the Health lnspet tor. Town Board, Raub is the eldest son of late Mr. K. Nagalintcam of Kuantan. The bride is the daughter of l>ir. R S Kandiah. Customs Department, Port Swettenham.
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  • 372 5 Standard Staff Correspondent kl VI V LUMPUR, Thur*. Security forces Meratin* m Selangor had a field day wli«*n they Kccovoled for right of the doien terrorists killed m the Federation m ihe last 24 hours. The Royal West Kent* killed five bandits, two m kuala
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    36 5 Che Mohamed Suffiian bin Hashim. I>PP. Joliore, who is goins; on six months' leave to the United Kingdom on Feb. 28. He was feted at a tea party held at the Hai Suan Restaurant. Johore Kaiirn.
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  • 48 5 RAUB. Thurs.— Mr. Lee Mun Ho, chiel r erfc ol ihe Land Office. Raub. has been transferred to the State Medical and Health Office, Pahang. Mr. Lee was entertained to a x teapart v by t'n*' Raub" District Oft'ire Stall on the eve of his departure.
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  • 73 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Wed.— More than five hundred squatters m Bertam Kapala Bat as have asked the Government to organise a Farmer's Cooperative Society for them. The squatters have been taken up by the success of the Tesek Glugor Squatters Cooperative Society. More than 250 acres
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  • 166 5 Standard Slafl Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A scheme to provide libraries m Malay school-* with Government aid, is receiving the attention of the Education Department, Pahang. A limited sum of money has been voted for ihis purpose. It is suggested that libraries m Malay schools should
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  • 71 5 THE C.V.M.A. (Church of the Sacred Heart. Tank Road) will stage a variety concert at Victoria Theatre on April 25 and 21 In aid of the Home for the Aged. Tickets priced at $5, $3 and $2 will be on sale shortly. Amon? the
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  • 62 5 THE SINGAPORE Registrar of Vehicles. Mr. W.A.M. Watts, told The' Singapore Standard yesterday that bicycles must be reregistered annually. He was commenting on a letier from a Standard reader who said he was puzzled by the green and red number plates. Mr. Watts said: "Originally green registration
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  • 73 5 CONSIDERATION to widen the road along Bukit Timah from the 7j mile to the 10th mile so that a dual carriage ways could, be built was postponed by the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday. The Board will wait for a memorandum on the subject by the Public
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  • 165 5 London Should Aid S'pore To Better Housing Standard Staff Reporter BECAUSE of the urgent need to improve housing conditions m Singapore and berause of the enormous demand for buildings of all kinds, Mr. G. Anthony Atkinson, Colonial Building Liaison Officer. United Kingdom Research Station, "feels that financial assistance from public
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  • 532 5 BANDITS FIRE KAMPAR STATION $400,000 Up In Smoke Station Master Tells His Tale Siaadard SUIT Cor respondent IPOH. Thui>. Ka»«l«i--totlay fire lo the kanifiar railway *lalt<»n and a marl»> niblwr u«»<lo%*n holding 1 17 lon* hililmt. Tlir iailna\ hlmlioii MM B lirap •*inotilil« rim: ruin- by lltr limr lli« fir«Mas
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  • 236 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs The All Malayan Railway Workers* Union, one of the largest trade union bodies m the Federation, representing several thousand daily paid railway workers, has been warned by Government to appoint new executive omeers according to its ics"federate" by March 16 or *be told
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  • 56 5 PENANG, Thurs.— Sponsored by the Kaum Ibu and supervised by the Department of Education, an embroidery i lass has been started for adult Malay girls selected from eight kampongs m Penang. The course will last six months. The girls will then be awarded certificates and will start
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    92 5 Last Friday Roub joined the Commonwealth m paying a final tribute to the late King George VI. A parade was held on the Clifford School field and at 10.30 a.m. two minutes silence was observed. Picture shows (from left): Mr. S. Eliothamby, Che Mohammed bin Baba, District Officer, Dato
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  • 89 5 Standard Stuff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The eighty-four Malay families livihg inside the resettlement area m Sungei Tua will soon be issued with titles for the land they are occupying. They were told this today by the Mentri Besar, Selangor, Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad
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  • 177 5 Struck Off Councillors MR. T. P. F. McNEIGE, Singapore (il> Council President, yesterday lold The Standard that the question vi the two (lily Councillor*, who are legally disqualified j to hold their posit ion has been referred lo the CoWMCiPs l A'«a\ > IvMera. "It >
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  • 163 5 200,000 CLAIMED WAR LOSS LONDON, Thurs. Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttelton told the House of Commons today that about 200,000 claims for war damage had been lodged m Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. He was replyins to questions by Mr. Frederick Burden, Conservative. Mr. Lyttelton added that final awards had
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  • 26 5 THE Court '»f Criminml Ad peal wfU\ sm m tut- Supreme Court Building, Suuxapore. m Thursday, Feb. ijj ti i (l M ITI.
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  • 81 5 NG KIM KKE. a' efed ownei of a private car nras charged on three counts Eor permitting iiis far to l)e used as a pirate' taxi and Murugiah Pakirisatny. a drive!'. 'A a < na:^ej on three counts for usioc tt*e same car as a pirate
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  • 150 5 KUALA CAJafPUR, rh m A dep kepa a w c iU? m J Tanjong Malim, m I i murtlei t*d by l*' l l w iiU In Klwang. patrol 2 Gurkhaj, acting oh inloiinaiiisii. t cha god of ten i m a camp Hea\ bl »od tfailf
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  • 31 5 Xl MA LUMP! H. 'I bui Thei v' ie no casubll ics nvh< i c pilot brain on the nilC mail to Singapore terai terday m the Se^amai a
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    • 873 6 T ET'S be fair to our colonial autocracy. Most of the time it is willing to unbend itself and observe the code of democratic behaviour m our Legislature. It keeps its ear close to the ground and listens intently to public opinion as voiced by Unofficial
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  • 1132 6 K.L Elections Were Fought Without Sticks And Stones Sir:-rWe the people of Kuala Lumpur are proud of the opportunity given to usto make history m the Malay States; the opportunity to boast of the fact that we are the first people m a South-East-Asian sultanate to exercise the franchise; the
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    • 358 6 TEACH MALAYANS TO BE BETTER PARENTS Sir:— l was glad to notice from your "Review of Views" columns the following paragraphs "Independent Sin Chcvf Jit Poh agreed editorially with Mr. Tan Chin Tuan that the name "Prevention of Cruelty to Children Society" might cast a slur on the reputation of
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    • 473 6 Sir; It is not surprising to read from your papers that some Progressive members are trying to find some way of getting rid of W.D. employees from the City Council. This is being done, I am sure, to get more Progressive members into the City Council m order
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    • 333 6 Sir. The resignation of Mr. D. H. Witherington came as a bolt out of the blue. Here is another expatriate officer leaving the Colony. What is wrong? What is the reason? Surely members of the Public are entitled to have same indication of the reason .for
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    • 143 6 Sir; I have duly indexed m my mind VICTIM'S article 'High Hats m Top Posts' which appeared m The Standard of 18.2.52. However, as I aspire to be, m time, an Asian Oihce Assistant not necessarily m a Govt. dept. I would advise such people as VICTIM
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    • 72 6 Dear Rimau Your appearance 'is certainly welcome on The Standard arena for these reasons: Your roarings on the subject, "Three months?— What nonsense!" strike the nail on the head. Your roar sounds fearless, forthright and to the point. I have admired The Standard editorials for these same qualities,
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  • 149 6 Review of Views schools the Dai] tA eminent to ir to-aid to Chine* k that they wo,; d j£ more dassroon r date these cl than half nf v Children wore n I schools, and a 42.000 uncri were local born, th< ties should not j against the type of
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  • 331 7 NATO AIM: TO LIVE IN PEACE 9 -a rr% 11 s\ Acheson Tells Opening Session Of The Council LISBON, Feb. 21 (Renter) The United States Secretary of Stuh', Air. Dean Aeheson, addressing the opening session of the North Atlantic Council here yesterday said the NATO powers "do not desire military
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    56 7 photo. FOR CHARITY— First Sergeants of the US 26th Regiment stationed at Bamberg, m Germany, let men under their command throw lemon pies m their faces at £3 a throw. Ten enlisted men took advantage of the offer and contributed toward the regiment's total of £7,000 to the US "March
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  • 181 7 LISBON, Fck 21 (UP). General Dwight D. F.i>enhowcr urged the ."NATO Council yenterday lo lake immediate ttteps lo create a network of We»t European airfield* or run the risk of leaving the European ground army they Here preparing to provide helpless against possible
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  • 81 7 PORT SAID, EGPYT, Feb. 21 (AP)— A spokesman for the Suez Canal Company said yesterday canal traffic is back to normal for the first time since the outbreak of the British-Egyptian dispute last fall. He said Egyptian searchlight and mooring crews had returned to
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  • 82 7 Deivey Hits At Demagoguery ALBANY, NEW YORK. ji (Reuter) Mr. Thomas Dewey, Governor of New Tuesday oiglii attacked "demagoguery" of people kepi sajing the United i wna "(io.i:g all the fight- In Korea." He reminded a meeting of -.Servicemen thai other ••rn powers had forces m a. thai the British
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  • 95 7 JAKARTA. Feb. 21, 'AFP)— The Indonesian Foi'ei^n Minister. Mr. Achmed Subaicljo, resigned today. A Government spokesman told the p:"o.s after the Cabinet session today that the Govern merit did not agree to Mr. Subardjo'a commitment of sitjning the agreement with the American Ambassador, Mr. Cochran. for
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  • 32 7 J VKAKTA, Ft-b 2!. (AFP) tesi m l; >. mis »ion Bui i •he leadership t^e Re ilth M v iter, Dr n«a I .mil-" 1 i proceed Rangn M
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  • 84 7 Pakistan Welcomes Mrs. Roosevelt KARACHI. Feb. 21, <AP) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt rode m a procession of 127 camel carts yesterday as a part of Pakistan's welcome to her. She was greeted on her arrival at the airport for a sevenday visit by 10,000 persons mostly women. Children from 30
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  • 206 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (AP).— President Truman yesterday denied making any secret commitment to Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill to send U.S. troops anywhere m the world. The President's denial came after the House of Representatives demanded m a formal resolution
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  • 178 7 BONN. Germany. Feb. 21. (AP) The German Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer said he was confident that an amicable agreement would be reached with France over the disputed Saar basin. This is an issue which has been threatening to hold up the progress of the European
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  • 95 7 Thai Govt. Drafts Emergency Bill BANGKOK Feb. 21 (Reuter)— The Thai Government drafted a bill providing "special powers" m the event of an emergency, as the result of increasing tension around her national borders, reliable sources said here today. The draft will be sent to the Cabinet Council for approval
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  • 83 7 LONDON, Feb. 21, (ReuteD Britain will make a gift of military equipment worth 3J million sterling to Yugoslavia during the coming financial year, Foreign Under Secretary H. A. Nutting told Parliament last night. More would be sent next year, he added. Yesterday Field
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  • 33 7 SAIGON, Feb. 21, (Renter) The V.S Legation here yesterday warned the city's 380 American residents that the Vietminh Communist rebels are planning demonstrations here today against the French and the Americans.
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  • 247 7 LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).— A 600-year-old court will meet soon to select a "Champion of England" from the ranks of British nobility to challenge and fight anyone at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II who publicly opposes her rule. The court has to decide
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  • 72 7 BANGKOK, Feb. 21 (AP) The leader of 10,000 Chinese Nationalist troops m north-east Burma potential trigger for a new war m Asia was reported m Formosa yesterday to set help for a withdrawal. A highly placed foreign official said Gen. Li Mi went to Formosa
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  • 146 7 Oil Talks: Partial Agreement TEHERAN, FeD. 21 (AP) Two high officials of the International Bank left for Washington yesterday following partial agreement with Iran's government on their plan to get the Middle Eastern country's oil resources flowing again. They are Robert L. Garner, Vice-President of the bank, and Hector Prudhomme,
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  • 93 7 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 21, (AP)— The Peking Radio yesterday announced the creation of a military area m Tibet with Gen Chang Kuo-hua m command. It was Chang who led Chinese Communist troops across the passes into the remote mountain region m an unopposed march last
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  • 53 7 WASHINGTON, Feb 21, (ReuteD— The United States Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday approved a bill for compulsory military training for all American males. Under it, men would be called up for six months at the age of 18 and would then go on to the reserve
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  • 256 7 MPs Told: No Request From Burmese Govt. N'LIST TROOPS ISSUE LONDON, Feb. 21 (Kent* r).— ln the Horn* mi rommoiiM, Mr. Anthony Nutting, Joint I ii<lf*r-Sccr«tiiry or Foreign Affairs, told a questioner that no request mt representation had been made by the Burmese Government to the British Government regarding Chinese
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  • 148 7 SAIGON. Feb. 21 (UP) -The main supply line fur arm* and equipment arriving from Communist China to V r ietmmh rebel* was bombed and strafed by Franco-Vietnam aircraft Tuesday night, a French headquarters communique said. Colonial Highway No. 3 running from Hanoi to the
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  • 116 7 More Canada Aid For Plan' OTTAWA, Feb. 21 (AFP)— Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent announced yesterday that Parliament will be asked to vote another $25,400,000 to countries of South and SouthEast Asia under the Colorrbo Plan Of this $25,000,000 will be for economic assistance capital investments, equipment for industrial projects
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  • 98 7 LONDON. Fcb 21. (AH 3 Undei -Secretary at the Foreign Office Anthony Nutting told the Commons yesterday that the investigation concerning the disappearance last spring .if Foreign Office official! Guy Burgees and Donald Maclean was still open. Mr. Nutting made this statement m reply to
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  • 170 7 LONDON, Feb. 21 (IT) Prime Min ster Winston f'hur chill revealed last night that Britain's lagging rearmament programme fell short of its goal this year by almost 10 per cent. He told the House of Commons on the eve of a
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  • 32 7 WASHINGTON. Feb 21. I IPt -The Federal <;.>v.-- <■ I I M filed -i U551,259 tax hen ftfainct Madame Wellington Etoo, wife the Chinese Atnbacsadoi to thai United States. »>
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  • 145 8 The 12,500-ton Shell tanker Auris, the world's first merchant ship to be powered by a gas turbine engine, will make her n«t Trans- Atlantic voyage propelled solely by that unit. When demonstrated at Southampton. Auris had covered 13,211 nautical miles on commercial service—including a double
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  • 110 8 LONDON. Feb. 21 (AFP) British shipping insurance companies may increase the premiums on liberty ships built during the war. it was learned here yesterday. This may be one result of the accidents which occurred on Sunday to the United States tankers, Pendleton and
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  • 228 8 Standard Shipping Reporter BEN LINE whose vessels are familiar callers at Singapore, has purchased two more passenger-freighters which will shortly be placed on the United Kingdom-Singapore-Far East service. The ships are the 974--ton Empire Park which has been renamed Benveg, and the 7.731-ton
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  • 151 8 WASHINGTON. Feb. 21, (AP) President Truman "seriously concerned" about the recent wave of airplane crashes, set a special commission yesterday to investigate them, with the famed flyer James H. Doolittle at its head. The action came m the wake of three crashes within two
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  • 49 8 NEW YORK. Feb. 21 (AFP). —Former British Under-Secre-tary for Air, Lord Balfour, expressed the view last night that new British planes just put into production were superior m performance to any aircraft the Russians now have or will have m the near future.
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  • 38 8 The 17.300-ton SS. Rhodesia Castle, has completed its sea trials and has been turned over to its owners, the UnionCattle Mail Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Rhodesia Castle is a twin-screw turbine liner and accommodates 530 passengers
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  • 31 8 WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 (UP). The Mutual Security Agency authorized Indo-China on Wednesday to spend US$l,OOO,OOO for a suction. dredge and pipe line for harbour river development m Cambodia
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    • 167 8 SHIPS IN STORE HARBOUR WHARVES Tjitjalengka 23 24 2 r, r »«J Van Heutsz 44 1 Ship Godown Gate zeeland 36 '37 2 Belui v 4"> 1 I Puiuu Bukom: Sin?u. HaroH- j Eastern Queen C.P. 7 thion. Bolma. Ai romances, SilEttrickbank 19 20 4 verwalnut. Falstria 1/2 R P.
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  • 368 9 Liverpool Firm Executive isixs o iiorc By GEORGE RASIAH, Standard Staff Reporter WONDER DRUGS, which the world has not yet heard of, now being produced m one of Britain's oldest biological institutes, will soon be m the hands of Malayan doctors. Mr. T.
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  • 149 9 Malayan Shares Steady timdard Market Reporter [NGAPORE, Thurs. Malayan share market liet and steady m all n today. A fair volol business was transinged prices were: IN 1)1 STRIA IS Buyers Sellers -r A Neave 1 87 400 cd B i >. er.es 5 15 5.25 C«mbli 97 105 Storage
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  • 141 9 Standard Market Reporter ['KICKS of foodstuffs other rice imported from Thai- wifl be slightly affected UN recent increase m the i -nunue rate of the Thai baht (tkral] ;n relation to Malayan dollars, Preseni rate of exchange for v i v.iM dollar is r >
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  • 114 9 US Govt. May Cut Rubber Price Further YORK. Feb. 21 (Reuter) NY.v York Journal of >* reports that the U.S. nen l was considering a decrease m trie price at sold natural rubber to i users. C papCX *aid an official re■l thai foreign rubber mar- dropped sharply m the!'>
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  • 49 9 Robber Road For W ashington i recently completed 4 iral rubber road. It Rock Creek Parkway and it n Avenue, a heavily- p:trt i.f the capital, m natural rubber section several experimental hich tiave bten put the US. and Canada C l>.ust two years, says N irul Rubber News.
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  • 158 9 LONDON, Feb. 21, (Reuter) Britain will have to do away with her £400,000,000 sterling food subsidies before she gets u out of the wood," wartime Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Wave r 1 c y (formerly Sir John Anderson), predicted m the House of Lords.
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  • 87 9 THE use of natural rubber has doubled every ten years since 1900 m the United States, according to the Natural Rubber News. At the present rate, the United States will consume 1.8 million tons of new rubber by 1960. it is estimated. The increasing use
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  • 115 9 COMMODITY PRICES RUBBER THE latest Singapore rubber rriees yesterday were per Ib:— liu>ers Sellers* No. 1 Spot Loose Sl. lo* $1.11 FAB m bales Mar. No. 1 R.S.S. $I.lo* $1.11 No. 2 R.S.S $1.07} Sl. oB* No. 3 R.S.S. 51. 051, S 1.061 tfone: Slightly steadier after weak. LONDON RIBBLK
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  • 91 9 US May Lift Restrictions On Use Of Tin Standard Staff Correspondent LONDON, Feb. 21— "Short of a major political catastrophe, I see no cause for pessimism regarding the long-term outlook for tin," comments Mr. E. V. Pearce, chairman of the British Tin Investment Corporation, which has extensive investments m Malayan
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  • 133 9 r W YORK Feb. 21 <AP> to-inspired banditry m 1 appears t«> be worsening. ited States Rubber Com- *aid m its 1951 annual > sterday hortasfgj m Sumatra. >>r some rubber ■Hi banditry m Malaya for v three per cent m natural
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  • 286 9 DISQUIET has been caused m Malaya by the increasing area of laliang grans where forest has been felled ond farmed, and by the loss of surface soil m tin mining operations. This is stated m the report of the Forestry Adviser (Mr F. S.
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  • 50 9 Standard Staff Corr. LONDON, Feb. 21.— An acceleration of war damage payment "will be my constant object," Secretary of State for Colonies Oliver Lyttelton declared] m the House of Commons yesterday. He said two per cent of the funds have been spent on administration.
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  • 113 9 TOKYO. Feb. 21 (Reuter AAP>— Japanese steel manufacturers who recently contracted to sell 109.000 tons to the British Iron and Steel Corporation said last night the Government was still delaying action on their appli cation for export licences. The contract would add about
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  • 65 9 THE governmentf of the United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement providing for the insurance of American investments of private capital m the Philippines. According to the Mutual Security Agency, which administers the investment programme, the agreement marks the first extension of the
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  • 35 9 THE Executive Board of the Indo-Paciflc Fishlnf Committee— a branch of the FAO— has decided to hold a meeting at Nhatrang— the Annam seaside resort before th# forthcoming pienar* meeting m Manila.— A.F.P.
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  • 213 9 New Rubber Research Laboratory THE advent of rubber roads as the accepted highways of the future has moved a step closer towards accomplishment with the opening of the new Natural Rubber Bureau Research Laboratory m Rosslyn, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington. The Bureau pioneered the American use
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  • 222 9 THE influence of American buying policy is allimportant m determining the prices for rubber and tin, bays The Financial Time*. In an article on the price trends m commodities, the Financial Times observes that many sharp falls have been recorded over the past
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  • 124 9 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UP). The U.S. Government disclosed today that production of refrigerators, stoves, washers, radios and television sets will be cut back again this spring to save scarce materials for defence. The National Production Authority notified home appliance manufacturers that their
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  • 59 9 photo. Former Singaporeans, Mr. and Mrs. M. Kristek, who have settled m Australia, are making a short stop-over m the Colony on their way back to Sydney after a business-cum-pleasure tour of Europe and Britain. Mr. Kristek, who expects to make business trips to Singapore from time to
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  • 26 9 SHIPMENTS of cattle, sheep and pigs from Britain to Australia have been resumed following a reduction of foot-and-mouth disease m England.— Reuter- AAP.
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  • 248 9 New Tokyo Govt. Curb On Exports To Area Hit 'WOULD RUIN JAPAN' TOKYO, Feb. 21 (AFP).— The Ministry of Inlcrnational Trade and Industry (MITI) will ask the Finance Ministry this week to recede from its "financial measures 19 of Feb. 16 (curbing exports to the ntcrlin^ area) or reconsider such
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  • 190 9 Fresh Decline Due To New Wave Of Selling Rubber Down WA C. By T. J. LIM, Standard Market Reporter RUBBER prices m Singapore declined substantially yesterday, closing quotations being about 6\ cents per Ib. below Wednesday's levels. Market sources attributed the sharp decline to loss of confidence after Wednesday's rise,
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  • 65 9 Singapore Chamber O' Com morce Rubber Association noon nri res 'per lb yesterday <Feb 21) were: Buyers Sellers No 1 Spot Loose $1.14 $1.14$ No i RSS F.OB March H.l« $M4J April $1.13 $1,131 No. 2 $I.ll| $1 12J No 3 $1.09 $1 10 RMA 1 on Reg.
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  • 29 9 THE U.S. Defence Production Administration has approved the building of three new multimillion dollar paper mills to boost America's output o f news print. A. P.
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  • 315 9 Workers Welcome New En tertainmen t Standard Staff Reporter WORKERS of the Dun lop Rubber Pimhahing Company, Ltd., treated to a second lunehlime per formance m their godown yesterday by a troupe of musicians and singers from Radio Malaya, were without exception enthusiastic about this innovation. The Dunlop Company was
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  • 42 9 BRITISH exports m January totalled £250.000,000 and her imports £357,100,000. Both figura were higher than the average for the previous quarter. The exports average for the last tnree months of 19T> 1 w.is £227,900.000 and that of imports £331,700.000. Reuter.
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  • 59 9 A CANADIAN pulp and paper scientist said m New York that atomic energy and the products of the ifientists laboratory may revolutionise the paper industry. Dr. Lincoln R. Thiesmeyer. President Of the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, said the paper industry Ls "on the threshold of
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  • 105 9 Federal Revenue Declines Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fob. It. The Federation started the year with the revenue <>f $46,308,433 from collect urns of ihe Customs and Excise Department last month. This is a (hop (jf about $1,000.(1(10 o\ er the in 1 a I for the same period la.st
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  • 110 9 Standard Market Kcportfr THE produce market m Singapore was generally steadier ;it the lower levels yesterday, hut only small bustne I was r< i>orlcd. Copra bad buyers for Ft i> March shipmeni at S-8;| per pi< til and for April-May Shipmi ill at !<
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  • 40 9 HONGKONG. Feb 21 S Standard Service -Qlotim |j;h>^ on the Hongkong Exchange t.)/i:iv were HKSIS6!S to i l Sterling HK56.780 to USSI; HK$l635 to llalayan It; HK$O29 t<» one Indiw I n Rupiah; G'j.d HK5325.2S to w.f lael
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    • 509 10  -  Hester Al let son By ONE DAY a school girl gazed longingly from a corridor window until an authoritative voice brought her to attention. She said she was "only observing:." But her observing was supposed to have been done outside school hours. "You can
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    • 400 10 I AWwt vßv es'a^s' bkT WvMfWT >nBBTnr sTarar RADIO MALAYA PENANG SINGAPORE 1280 KC/S 234 M .mum mi jt, ii mi am K.L.; 1 p.m.-! p.m. As IWW CD oi m| Spore; 6 p.m. Programme Summary; 10 a.m. Emergency News (K.L.): Variety Fare; 6.30 London Studio 10.05 Classical Music; II
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  • 380 11 Rich Easter Programme For Perak Turf Club Is Drawn Up Mandam Matt l.orrr-pnmlnit IPOH, Thnrs. A tentative programme ha»« \trcn drawn up for the IVrak Turf Club Fantrr MrHini: on Saturday Apr. 5. Wednesday Apr. 9 and Saturday Apr. 12. First run hordes m Cla c 1 will race over
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  • 270 11 OSLO, Feb. 20 (Renter).— Mrs. Andrea Mead Lawrence, 19-year-old American from Vermont, completed a gold medal double by winning the women's slalom m the Winter Olympic Games today. Mrs. Lawrence who had won the giant Slalom last week, staged a brilliant
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  • 101 11 SEREMBAN. Thurs. At last night's general meeting of the Negri Sembilan Schools Amateur Athletic Association, it was decided to change the name to Negri Sembilan Schools Sports Council. This organisation will foster and control various forms ot games on a combined schools basis. Mr.
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  • 104 11 AT the 2nd Annual General Meeting held last Sunday, the following were elected Officebearers for the ensuing year: Patrons: Mr. Ng Setoon, Mr. Tan Soon Chua, Mr. S. A. Rahman Alma.shore: Picsidents Mr. Heng Joo Seng: Vice-Pre-sidents: Mr. Koh Ah Bah. Mr. Tan Chiang Teo. Hon. Secretary: Mr.
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  • 155 11 She won by a margin of over two points from the 16-year-old American girl Miss Tenley Albright, with' the French girl, Jacqueline Dv Bief; third. A packed crowd of nearly 30.000 m floodlit open air Dislett stadium saw the British girl add the /Olympic crown to the
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  • 55 11 LONDON. Feb 20: (Reuter) Following arc football results: League 111 (Southern) Reading 5. Port Vale 1. Scottish League Division *B Forfar Athletic 2. Queens Park 1: St. Johnstone 0. Kilmarnock 2: Stenhousemuif 3, Hamilton Academicals U Irish Cup second round replay: Portadown L Linfteld 1. Rugby Union result
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  • 179 11  - GOLF Here's How SP&mmm Sam Sne&d Qy SEE i! you enn spot a gitrlflf flaw Jn this golfer's bnck.«wiu>' All right, lot's ro. The hands have Q>t gripped the club hi the overlapping position de«criboH yesterday. Therefore, they are oppratn.K ai separate tOO|O instead of one tool. The player has
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  • 74 11 THE Chinese Swimming Club will hold its first Swimming Meet this year tomorrow commencing at 4.00 p.m. There will be 14 oven's m all and some very keen twimming will be seen An exhibition of high board and fancy diving will l»> given by Lee Hong
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  • 34 11 OSLO. Feb 21 iAFP».—Finland beut Norway, by Bye goals to two, m the icr hocfcej lournament oi the Olympic Games here yesterday. The pei iod scores wen -2 0. 2 1
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    • 369 11 WEIGHTS FOR TOMORROW WEIGHTS for Saturday, last day of the Perak Turf Club February Meeting are: Cl. 4-9 Furs. Kind Regards 8.07 Kaiserine JOO Gay Tie 8.0« i Six and Eight 8.13 Sea Dragon 9.03 Majfic Oak 8.06 Perseverance 8.12 Ocean Pride 9.02 Jeanette 8.05 Ciay Knsifn 8.11 Millenden 9.01
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    • 165 11 CSC CRICKET C: •'''■< p-ncWro on Mondays, Wednesd iys <i Fridays commencing this Members who an ng a play this seai ■> are kindly < quested to send m th< r nanu a the Crickei C ien Snorts C1 b, IS, B cI R A Singapore Latest And Greatest aVpartrfie
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  • 75 12 Mchrams Pass Through S'pore lilF well known British tennis Sta f. Ml and Mrs. Tony MotI im, who passed through s -4.1 pore yesterday on their v i to the Philippine National eh inapionshipa at Manila. The Pli ippine championship^ open I id The Mottrama took part m the A*i
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  • 166 12 SORRY I CAN'T STOP THE Australian Test Cricketer, Keith Miller, yest«*rday expressed a desire to -play m Singapore some day. Miller, who is on Us way back to Australia after haviag taken part m the Commonwealth versus MCC Teal m Ceylon, said that he was sorry he could not fulfil
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  • 42 12 THE following will represent Telbrau XI against F.T.C. (K.T. m Sunday at the Trade School ground Johore Bahru. Atan: Ismail: AIL R: Madon: Majid (capt>: Jalil: Ali. P: Talib: Komet: Rahman: Apot: Reserves: W Ismail. Md. Dean: Md. Khalid Jabbar.
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  • 224 12 SYDNEY, Feb. 21, (UP). Test cricketer Barnes today attempted to clear the atmosphere surrounding his non-inclusion m the Test matches against the West Indies this season. Barnes, despite his excellent form m interstate matches, failed to secure selection although he believed he was nominated at
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  • 79 12 The Combined Volunteer Police Soccer XI to play against the RAF Seletar at the P.T.S. Ground tomorrow will be selected from: Samal Sahib: Shazali; V. Nadarajah: K. Govindan; Luke Lopes: D. Hack: W. A. Blatch: A. M. Miranda: Goh Kirn Pong, Charlie Tan; D. Kessler; Philip
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  • 178 12 REST* EVER 'SEVENS' TOURNEY ENMMS THE FIjIANS yesterday won the final of the >^ *"*"*£2"£"£ a-side Rugby tournament ever played m Singapore but, .for a bri«m. c surprise/it was their "A" team, and not either of their two appaiently faster B and C sides,
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  • 24 12 South China's basketball team beat a Singapore combination 52—21 at the Happy World last night. Picture shows a South China attack developing.
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  • 437 12 THE tie between the Fijian 'A' and B proved to be a fast, excitinsr battle on a muddy turf with both sides giving a rare exhibibition of speed ana liandl.n? and tackling. The 'A' side the underdogs ion previous form, opened up the game with a delightful
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  • 49 12 TOMORROW'S Padang Rugby match between the SCC and the Fijians will be m aid of the Fijian Hurricane Relief Fund. Both sides will put up their strongest available teams and the promise is for one of the most thrillin? Rugby matches of the season.
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  • 82 12 NEW YORK. Feb. 21, (AP) —Middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson will engage m a ten-round nontitle ri^it m Israel this summer, Barney Ross said yesterday. "When I approached Ray alKv.it the fight, he agreed readily." Ross said. "He agreed to fight for one dollar. The
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  • 267 12 In the final which followed an exhibition match by two scratch sides, the under-rated Fijian 'A' side took the initiative from the kick-eff and ran out easy winners by 14 points a goal, three tries) to 8 (a penalty try, converted, and a try), slamming: down two
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  • 359 12 IPOH, Thurs. The No. 2 track was open this morning and the going was good. Princeling was the most attractive worker among the horses doing their final sprints for the last day of the Perak Turf Club February meeting here on Saturday. Harper took Princeling over
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  • 81 12 OSLO. Feb. 20 (UP)— Lyman Bingham, executive secretary of the United States Olympic team, tonight brushed aside reports that Switzerland would •'break hockey relations** with America over a brawl during the Swiss-American Olympic horkey game on Tuesday night.' He said "if they want to break
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  • 33 12 CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (AP).— Johnny Bratton, Chicago welterweight; won a split decision over rugged Vie Cardell of Hartford, Connecticut m a nationally televised 40-round bout at Chicago Stadium last night. I
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  • 91 12 LILLE. France, Feb. 21, (AP) Charles Humez, European Welterweight Champion, said last night he had decided not to meet Kid Gavilan of Cuba m a proposed March 28 bout for the world title. Gavilan has been recognized m the United States as the world' champion
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  • 381 12  -  'MAC By THE semi-final?: of the Singapore -District individual championships did not quite come up to expectations. Perhaps it was the anti-climax owing to tin* delay, whereby the excitement of the preliminaries was forgotten. Perhaps it was the announcement of the walkovers caused
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  • 68 12 IPOH, Thurs.— Grand Day. who broke his leg m his race on Wednesday, was destroyed this morning. UNAWARE, who was badly away m the same race with Grand Day, was one of two horses suspended this morning from racing for six months. The other horse suspended was
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  • 61 12 XI.l by the X Stngaoore. Cup S to X BRainsf Pad |Bte i ti id X Combined >. From unde; X Dan English v M Victor S Saimii Hcng. Bi C eng X Lim. Chuan. Md Sw\ Taj rbfahim Tile X season China XI. i
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  • 41 12 KIAI I I MP« R Ihl —In the rpfUj if t y i" v:--(Malaya b»rkej kn »v i inter unit to.uninn-ni Depot. Ntlt! t ;i beat Hk W Pw*)*" three poaH t« iil HQ (M) Distrkl ground day.
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  • 121 12 THE Ifonirk'infr c Basketball .t, W, t t° ur Singapo ?"?> decisive wi n 0,, th ;U Pore Chinrso tic second Kirn r Vh the Happy V™M U V; rtt crowd of a w 7'"* I spectators. nund H The vi beaiins s four quari was
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    • 206 12 THE It ESI LI S Full results ol the semi Mnal.are: Flyweight srmi IWial: P:e Churton walkove. iRAO.C' I. HTcttermiglrt: Sa >c. Du-.-stance iSER> rle:ea;ed Cunnei Hdi-.more IRAI o.i poi ll I. tTctgtt: P'e Ha- IRAOCI defejied C':m:-. Manning (R EM E I on points. MMitlr w»'i»ht: L C»| POI
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