Singapore Standard, 19 March 1952

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    19 1 Singapore Standard Ik JL SM X i L NO. 261 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    RI Agrees To Sell Tin At $1.18 A Pound
    92 1 -!!!\< 1 ON. >I ur W Indonesia .> rd.iv to M'll ,i States ixotn i tin .i rui't.tllv m Uucc years at p.iiuui at I* I>1»- officials, Ksed this, s.iid 1,, p.nntv urn- set B t,lk> l.ltr bst ii, i irlrgatMß
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    Rae Named City Council Deputy Chief
    22 1 Rae Named City Council Deputy Chief i twil to '»< 1 li H G Ha n has 1 i for Mr H M
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    Stork Exchange
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    2 Former Egyptian Ministers Arrested
    247 1 CAIRO, Mar. 18, (Reuler).—Sens Xl Din Pasha, Secretary and strong man of the Uatd Nationalist and former Interior Minister, was taken from Cairo unuVr strong police escort daring the night and placed under house arrest «»n his country estate. I■, i bli <'.v ;»t the
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    GIMSON'S PARTING ADVICE
    851 1 GIMSON 'S PARTING ADVICE Close Co-ordination In Policies Of Fed., Spore Govts. Urged Standard Stall Reporter THE NEED for close co-ordination m the policies of the Governments of Singapore and the Federation was stressed \csterday m the Singapore Legislative Council hy the retiring Cover* nor and President of the Council,
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    Leaders Oppose Formation Of Chinese Regiment
    319 1 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Most Federation leaders today supported the idea of a Malayan national army envisaged by Dato Onn bin Ja'afar a year ago m preference to liato Sir Cheng-lock Tan's proposed Chinese regiment. General opinion was that a Malayan national
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    Vickers Warns Of Health Dangers
    537 1 Standard Stall Reporter A WARNING thai the present staff of the Health Division of the Singapore Medical Services must doubled and given priority over any new scheme outside the ten-year Medical Plan, if \\u> Colony is toav i I epidemic disasters of various kinds was
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    Day-Long Search For Missing Jet
    171 1 ONE of the biggest air searches ol the Emergency wenl on throughout yesterday to locate an R.A.F. Vampire single-seater jet lighter missing from flying training on Monday night The search covered Johore State and the less densely-popu-lated areas ol Singapore Island plus a Aide area
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    Mace To Be Presented
    143 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A. unique and colourful event In the history of Malaya will take place tomorrow when representatives of the Sultans present a mace to the Federal I esislative Council. The meeting of the Council, will also be Wilishted by the appointment of the first
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    Bomb Kecks Tunis
    39 1 TUNIS. Mar. 18 (UP) -A vio lent exp!<*ion shook the centre 01 lie*" city t(»diy when a boine made bomb placed m the fashionable "Colisee shopping centre scatter 'd windows ai < s h* casualties nete reporiadj
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    Flooding In Fed. But All Fed. Passable
    154 1 Standard Staff Reporter HEAVY rains have caused flooding m various parts of the Federation. However, roads are passable and m most cases the water is subsiding. In Butterworth. the main road at the 12J milestone is under four inches of water. The water
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    Songgram Quits
    69 1 BANGKOK. Mar 18: < Renter* —Premier Pibul Songgram's interim government resigned today to make way for a new one to be chosen alter last month's elections. He formally opened the National Assembly which adjourned alter a 10-minute session until next Friday. The new Cabinet is expected to be
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    79 1 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Mar. 18. The following are the closing prices of rubber ond tin on the London Market today: LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN S Dor 34 d. Spot £975 per ton Apr/Jan, 33id. buyer, £975 i JuSy/Sepr. 31 Id. Three months: £976 Oc /Dec.
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    Reds Launch 8 Attacks
    76 1 SEOUL. Mar. 13 (UP) The C immunists threw more than 1,000 men against United Nations lines m eight probing attacks on Monday night and early today. The Reds attacked between the truce conference village ol Panmunjom and Korangpori along a four-mile front west of the Im.iin
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    RECORD FOR THUNDERJETS
    69 1 NEUREMBERG, Gei m■n y. Mar 1«. (AP Two Amei i F-P.4 Thunderjets today aoo miles m four hours and 48 minutes t<>i' what may be ;i j world's record non-stop Bight [or Thunderjets It was unofficially estimated that the planes averaged ***** miles per hour m the
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    Chinese Leaders Support Aw's Income Tax Appeal
    247 1 Standard Staff Reporter TIIK APPEAL made by Mr Aw Boon Haw to the Malayan (invernmcnls to amend their Income Tax Ordinance so that contributions to charitable institutions can be exempted from taxation met with strong support from various prominent leaders of lh« Chinese
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    Members Sing High Praises
    197 1 UNOFFICIAL and Official members ot the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday paid tributes to its "just and reasonable" Governor and President Sir Franklin Gim 3n, who is leaving the (i "">' on retirement tomorrow, for bis wise leadership and unselfi b service to the Colony. Mr Tan
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    110 2 MR. MAURICE MASON j (centre) one of England's greatest authorities on stove ihot house) plants, accompanied by his wife, and Mr. David Sanders, reached Singapore by air from London yesterday for the Singapore Flower Show. Mr. Mason and Mr. Sanders proprietor of Sanders j (St. Alban's) Ltd. Herts., one ol
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    Mr. Tan Chin Tuan Praised
    77 2 Standard Staff Reporter SIR FRANKLIN Gimson. I Governor of Singapore, and Mr. W. C. Taylor. Financial Secretary, both paid tributes to Mr. fan Chin Tuan for bis [work m Finance Committee of j the Singapore Legislative Council. At the Co mcil meeting yesterday, on a
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    Photostats Acceptable
    48 2 PHOTOSTAT copies instead ot hand-drawn plans of every grant of land issued under the Crown Lands Ordinance may now be submitted to the Land I Office. At the Singapore Legislative Council meeting yesterday, the j amendment to the Crown Lane's Ordinance to this ell'ect was approved.
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    Discrimination,Says CC Tan
    444 2 McLELLAN. LIM: Cotlect Income Tax First I IRST to oppose the motion after Mr. Taylor's lengthy speech (sec below) was MR. McLELLANi who drew attention to the reliable estimates that income tax evasion m Singapore amounted to not less than $25 000.000 a year. "Until this figure
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    LIQUOR TAX WILL BRING IN $2½M MORE
    905 2 LIQUOR TAX WILL BRING IN $2 ½M MORE Council Passes New Increases Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Legislative Council >esterday approved by a majority vote the Financial Secretary's (Mr. W. C. Taylor) proposals to increase the tax on liquors which is expected to net the Colony 82,500,000 extra revenue. The
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    Varsity Cannot Produce Enough
    277 2 DOCTORS COVT. ANSWERS THIO THK UNIVERSITY of Malaya cannot at present produce sufficient qualified doctors \o meet the immediate nvvd* of the whole of Malaya, but it is known that l he University if* planning for a considerable expansion of medical training, states Government m a
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    GOVT. TO PUBLISH TRIBUNAL REPORT
    47 2 THE REPORT of the Committee that sat m judgment on the police officers relative to the 1950 riots is now being printed for publication. This was stated m written answer to Dr. C- J. Paglar tabled at the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday.
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    Queen's Thanks
    34 2 A MESSAGE from the Secretary of State for the Colonies conveying the thanks of Queen Elizabeth II for the Singapore Legislative Council's resolution ol sympathy was read out m the Council yesterday.
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    Change Of Venue
    39 2 THE THIRD quarterly meeting of the Singapore Union ol Journalists will be held at The British Council Hall. Stamford Road, at 10 a.m on Sunday and NOT at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce as originally arranged.
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    'What Is Theosophy'
    29 2 A LECTURE on "What is Theosophy" will be given by Mr. Tec Geok Leng at the Theosophica Society. No. 8 Cairnhili Roac tomorrow at 6.^0 p.m.
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    Overloading
    22 2 FIVE bus conductors were fined $50 each m the City Police Court yesterday for allowing their buses to carry excess passengers.
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    Taxi Driver Fined
    27 2 LIM SENG ENG was fined $10 m the City Court yesterday for leaving his taxi unattended m Weld Road on Dec. 19 last year.
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    Varsity Transfer Rules Extended
    73 2 THE FINAL terms of transfer under which officers serving m the College of Medicine could exercise their option to join the University of Malaya will soon be finalised, said Mr. W. L. Blythe, Colonial Secretary, at the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. A further extension of another
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    Govt. Denies 'Following Jap Footsteps'
    171 2 Standard Staff Reporter COMPLAINTS that the British Administration is following the footsteps of the Japanese Administration m herding detainees into prison withoul enquiry are without foundation, Dr. C. J. Paglar was tolc m written answers to hi< questions tabled at the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday.
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    Council Passes $57,000 For Extra Expenses
    159 3 Council Passes $57,000 For Extr a Expenses Sliiird MafT K«|M»rl« r Mil Sinuapore Legislative Council yesterday apI the n-port o! the Finance Committee for suppler\pcnditure amounting to 5577.258.55. ntary expenditure on Police will require <• accommodation at the CID ►bin m Road and $79,866 for a new per- at the
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    Murder At Sea Charge
    70 3 1.1.1 CHONG NGI (42), ol Kampong Semenai, P u la i Teli ing Besar, wa tentatively thai i m Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday th n urder ol Sim Joo Liang ii the sea ofl Kampong Se ibm, Pulau Tekong Besar, 2 i> m on March
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    64 3 Malaya's 1!)">1 Queen of Sons is m Singapore having just come from Malacca, h»T home town. after a successful tour of the Federation. She is 24-year-old Cheung j Siew llontj (above) whose voice Malayans have heard m programmes over Radio Malaya and RedifYusion on several occasions. Sonus she has been
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    Tan Accuses Govt. Of 'Inhuman Act'
    357 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE refusal by the Immigration Authorities to permit wives of Singapore residents in Communist China to join their husbands in the Colony was yesterday described as "an act of cruelty and inhumanity" on the part of any Government in the Legislative
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    SHB Assn. To Join TUC
    98 3 Standard Staff Reporter T;.: SINGAPORE Harbour Bii: i S::i?i Associat on unanim- i aus|: decided at their extra- I r i iarj meeting yesterday to affiliate with the Colony Trades Union C ingress. The Association will also ask the T.U.C to help them m their
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    67 Licences Approved
    114 3 67 Licences Approved Standard Still Reporter THE Singapore Board of Licensing Justices at their first quarterly session yesterday, approved a total of ♦>. applications tor public house licences to sell beer and stout. Of this number, 4.1 were for third class beer and stout, 1(J second class, and -six were
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    PLEADS GUILTY
    67 3 SALLEH bin Haniila, alias Sharifif, pleaded guilty yesterday, when charged m the Singapore Second Police Courl with cheating Abdullah bin Mahmood of cloth amounting to $42, at Arab Street m Feb. last Salleh aiso pleaded guilty to another charge of stealing $62 worth of cloth, belonging to Abdullah
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    Wives Not Barred From Returning
    132 3 THE Singapore Government does not agree that it has imposed unnecessary restrictions on wives of Chinese residents m the Colony now m China from return- ing to Singapore. *Pr. C. J. Paglar m his written questions tabled at the Legislative Council yesterday says that this
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    Playing Fields
    60 3 A BILL to amend the Municiy,\\ Ordinance m order th:it schools m Singapore may be ex?mpted from paying assessment Ml their playing fields, is under sonsideration and will be m- troduced as soon as possible, stated Government m reply to a written question raised by Mr. C. C.
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    City Cannot Provide More Facilities For Seconda Education
    476 3 City Cannot Provide More Facilities For Seconda Educa tion FRISBY TELLS WHY Standard Staff Reporter THE TIME is quite distant when Singapore will have sufficient secondary education facilities for every child. This was stated in the Legislative Council yesterday by Mr. A. W. Frisby, the Colony'*- Director of Education, in
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    FOTO NEWS
    41 3 THE SINGAPORE Camera I Club has just issued its third I copy of "Foto News." More than i half of the <>1 pages were devoted to pictures taken by members including pictures ol the City Day celebrations. nn w
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    $10½ M. Govt. Loan For City Council
    278 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Legislative Council yesterday approved a loan of 810,500,000 to the City Council on a motion introduced by the Financial Secretary, Mr. W. C. Taylor. This loan is to carry an m!- terest at the rate of throe per
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    NO GRADUATE OF MO APPLIED FOR THIS POST
    186 3 Standard Staff Reporter NO graduate of the University of Malaya could be appointed to the post of Lady Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs as no graduate of the University applied m answer to the advertisement. Government stated m reply to questions on
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    Bills Read For First Time
    136 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE National Service Bill which provides for the registration of persons m Singapore lor service m the local forces, the police and civil defence forces was read the first time m the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. T!i e Bill may be passed
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    FINED $2,500
    32 3 TAX CHIN THONG was I fined $2,500 m the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday for exporting gold 1 without a licence on board a motor boat on Feb. 9.
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    Airlines Men To Hold Talks
    84 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE International Air j Transport Association terhnical conference at Copenhagen m May will discuss the improvement and standardisation of equipment, and ways and means of raising the safety factor for commercial airline operations, said Mr. Henry Kihgsley, an lATA official, m Singapore
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    31 3 THE Singapore Government has rejected ;t suggestion that certain appointments of local officers on timescale salaries varying from $400 to $600 p.m. be placed m Division One of i the Service.
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    Be Proud of Your English
    273 3 Improve Your Speech and Writing m A Few Hours Are you content with the way you speak and write? Are you sure that you are not making mistakes That cav e people to underrate you? Thousands of men and women are handicapped hecause they make
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    64 3 Leaving: tomorrow on long: leave to the United Kingdom by the "Corfu" is Lt.-Col. F. W. Harvey, M.B.E. Officer Commanding: the Salvation Army m Singapore and the Federation ot Malaya. Hi s wife and son will be leaving: also. The .Jlarveys have long been associated with welfare work m Malaya
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    POWER BOARD STARTS M. PLAN
    314 4 POWER BOARD STARTS M. PLAN $3y 2 Will Step Up Fed. Supply Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Central Electrical Board has embarked on a $3-£ million programme for the installation of engines m a large numbef of its diesel power stations throughout the Federation, m addition to its
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    Constable Hurt In Screening
    161 4 Constable Hurt In Screening KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —A Siamese suddenly produced a pistol and fired at a Special Constable who was searching him m Perils yesterday. The Special i Constable was slightly wounded m the cheek. The Siamese escaped, dropping a bag containing ammunition. A terrorist was killed yesterday by
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    Text Book C'ttee Named
    149 4 Text Book C'ttee Named KUALA LIMPLR. Tues. Eighteen Malayan educational experts have been chosen to form a special committee to advise on the "Malayanisation" of Chinese school text books for use m Chinese schools both m the Federation and Singapore. The recommendation to revise Chinese school text books was made
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    3 ILLICIT QUARTS
    24 4 A 42-YEAR-OLD Indian woman. Ajiamah was fined $50 m the Parit Buntar Magistrate's court for having three quarts of illicit samsu.
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    Dispute Ends In Compromise
    494 4 Jap-Time Land Deal KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A sudden change of events took place m the High Court today when the civil suit brought about by Mr. Yap Kon Fah against Mr. Khoo Teik Ec and four others ended abruptly with a compromise by both parties. Just
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    WOMAN HANGED
    90 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Sentenced to death for carrying a handgrenade, a Chinese woman, Liew Nyook Ying arrested on Nov. 7 last m the vicinity of the 69th mile Longgong Road, Grik, was hanged m Taiping Prison last night. She was arrested after a patrol of the Royal Marines
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    Officer Jailed
    90 4 MALACCA. Tues. The President of the Sessions Court, Mr. F. A. Chua today sentenced Assistant Resettlement Officer. Chia Poh Leng, to 11 months' rigorous imprisonment when the accused appeared m the Jasin Court on three charges of embezzlement of Government monies involving a total sum of $1,213. The
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    Save Old Stamps To Help The Sick
    198 4 The R.A.F. yesterday asked people m the Federation and Singapore to save the stamps from their local mail, and letters from surrounding countries, for the benefit of hospital patients and others m Britain. The Royal Air Force Association Stamp Club, an international body
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    Chief Clerk: I Was Given The Key
    280 4 KUALA LUMP UK. fues Further evidence was recorded m the Sessions Court here today, at the trial of '*3-year-old Kauapathy. cashier of the General Transport Company. Kuala Lumpur. who was alleged to have misappropriated 54.83<i.10 of the company's money, which he was instructed
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    New Union
    36 4 SEREMBAX. Tues. The Xogri Sembilan Transport Workers' Union has been formed m Seremban Mr Kartar Singh was elecie President. Mr P. P. Naraya.i President of the Malayan Trade Union Council. was among those present.
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    NO PERMIT
    34 4 FOR carrying goods jn his car without a haulage permit at Jalan Bakru, Muar, Hashim bin Haji Omar was fined $30 by the Muar Magistrate. Tuan Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Abu P-?kar.
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    'PASSENOER' SENTENCED
    237 4 KUALA LUMPUR, TuesA passenger who later turned out to be a robber, was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Wilson at the High Court today. The accused, a young Malay, Johari bin Kamat. was also sentenced to another three years' imprisonment on the second charge
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    SPEED LIMIT FOR MANTIN
    79 4 SEREMBAN, Tues. At today's meeting: of the Seremban Town Board it was agreed to accept the recommendation of the Traffic Working Committee to impose a speed limit of 30 miles per hour at Mantin Town, Negri Sembilan. A proposal to convert a portion of Labu Road
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    It's Up To Lyttelton
    96 4 PENANG, Tues.— The terrorist situation remains a serious problem to miners and planters and production has been achieved m the face of great difficulty. Great credit is due to mine managers and their staffs throughout the country, says the annual report of the Penang Chamber of
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    ONLY ONE SAYS, YES'
    59 4 IPOH, Tuc?. Only one transport company. the Aun Soon Transport company, has agreed to give their employees a day off on Sundays without pay. The other six bus companies m the town have told the Motor Vehicles Employees' Union that their members can have a weekly
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    BISHOP DUE
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Rt. Rev. John Sandegren, Bishop of Tranquebar, South India, who is convening a conference of all the Lutheran missionaries and Church workers m South-East Asia, is due m Singapore shortly from Ceylon by air as the guest of the Bishop of Singapore.
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    GURNEY FUND: 'GIVE GENEROUSLY'
    214 5 LUMPTO,Tues n Ihe occati m, il talk to nely n.'*-- country h aring on ere U qualities o! G irw created a la t--10 said Templer, th< hmm last ttighl when he bi oad< a■ I '>v Radio Mala] >>n Ihe il ject <>f the Ci
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    WHY TRADE LANGUISHED
    192 5 i SANG, TVCS. Lack of port facilities, an m!- Harbour Board and lack of understanding i,% Ciiuiitrt coupled with the recent restricimposed by the Indonesian and Thai governments i |be entrepot trade of Penang to languish last year. Thi >v• expre r l by i i nairman
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    Banks Met The Boom
    32 5 m pa] pro- 19 '•> 1951 an I reach- a Februaii pi of pet ;b. i i anil Penan g peri > re ato I meet for credil m the
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    Evidence By A Prisoner
    52 5 Evidence By A Prisoner Tues. A Ciii- Ne X ed m i d itting each d U ist of jeweller y !.v Ml B the S iiou i harfc agaii si a |d br<- h of Br one p« lir liainotul i worth i.74" beta King i >, was i
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    Praise For The Planter
    76 5 PENANG, Tues. The production >f physical rubber m did not fully equal the inticipated, bui the ienl m approaching c ite I figure is a statistical proof <>: the magnificent perl >rman< c of all rubber p ,!.-.tn hi Ihe face ol increas- difficult condiMor.This tribuie
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    Sir Guy & Commandos
    38 5 Sir Guy Commandos Ihe Comej Fai Ea t SI i it U•■ :'> E R taj i the lie Ii m. i Sir Guy b I irters then flew on Ui K.i. B 8 >n i iral led foi
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    Welcome For Gen. Tempter
    42 5 TIKS. The apr ol ri soldier. Gener- Tempier. to the ■i Commissioner to „I,'y caused by the -ii vi Sir Henry Gwseen ov Mr. A. Crohainnan of the Penang of Commerce, as re- ••..•rmiuation to stamp .-.•Torist menace.
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    19 5 lANG, Tues.— The Radi- will hold a meeting I" >p Cafe. Pulau Tikus iy, to inaugurate its Ward Branch.
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    IN THESE SIR HENRY WILL LIVE
    147 5 IN THESE SIR HENRY WILL LIVE SIR GERALD said he \\a> particularly phased with th«* selection of the objects of the fund: A library m furtherance of education m which Sir Henry Gmraey was particularly interested scouts, guides and youth trainine: camps and centres m which he and Lady (iurney
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    Chosen Chief
    33 5 PENANG. Tues. Mr. H. B. van Praagh, who is now on home leave, was unanimously elected chairman of the Penang Chamber of Commerce at the annual genera! meeting held this afternoon.
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    Today's Power Cuts
    252 5 SFBSTATHINS i» Singapore liaMc U> 1 4*l sjM-iiilim; (otl.i\. Cattay. Miwiiiiiuiti Itosse, Tan Hi><* Pl«c« CaMiinjf, Seah St. Wntrrhn* <»1.. St. An«lrews Iligli M. stamlonl Kd.. Albert >t.. sh«»rt >t \r\\ U;c Works. I irr slmic Mackenzie Kd Hukit Timali IMimp-. Bairslirr K<l.. -lalan Ampav. H.M.It C.
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    Dato Didn't Pay, Says Counsel
    140 5 IPOH, Tues.— An allegation that the respondent, Da'o Tawil Azar bin Ah;. mad. a landed proprietor and territorial rhiet of Parit had wilfully neglected to maintain his lawful son Ahmad Fauzi (6) was made by Mr. S. If. Sharma, counsel for the applicant, U"' Ouch
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    THIRD TIME: DEATH
    91 5 THIRD TIME: DEATH PRAI. Tues. Awaiiff. an employee of the Malayan Railways at Prai yard was run over and killed yesterday, by a wagon loaded with rattan. Awang taken to the Butterworth District Hospital died an hour after admission. First aid was rendered by four boys, George Samuel, Johari. Gopalakrishnan
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    Standard Pattern Service
    534 5  -  ROSALIND RATNAM BY Hen are the sewing instructions for The Standard rri No I, which appeared m the Sunday Standard March 1 1». Note: I n pieces will .-.U:!!p\V l ive the ,:)■-.>: side these ru given below eai >■:• i ier i it p■• > isl
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    SCORE: 101 REDS OUT
    190 5 They Are Funking A Fight NOW Standard Si;iff Correspondent KUALA LUMP! R, Tues.— toll from the bandits, bul the 101 February was very_ succesful terrorists killed was the highest month for the Security Forces since June la»t year, li was liw against Communist terrorists. |,->s than
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    PARTY FOR 8
    58 5 PENANG, Ti.es— 1 he Penang Adult Education Associate will entertain the following Municipal Councillors to a dinner on Monday, Mar. 24 ai the Rubber Trade Association: Miss Nancy Yeap, Messrs N Ponnudurai, H. B. van Praagh, Lee- Thean Chu, M. tM Meera Hussain. A. C. Reutens and
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    RETIRING AGE
    85 5 SPEAKING m the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. Mrs Elizabeth Choy (Nominated) expressed regret that because of the present retiring age limit ot 55, the Colony was losing many of its experienced and valuable Government officers Mr Blythe replied that there wa< no service ruling oi this nature but
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    Guard Cleared
    32 5 MOIIO. DAWI bin Dulniat. aged 19 was acquitted m the Singapore First Police Court yesterday, of sleeping while on guard duty at the Registrar of Vehicles office on Jan. 9.
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    Law Amended
    43 5 THE SIXGAPORE Legislative Council yesterday approved an amendment to the Oflickil Secrets Acts to provide that no person could be prosecuted for receiving secret information, plans, photographs and so on unless he has them m bis posses si Dii or control.
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    Arms Control Tightened
    127 5 Standard Staff Reporter THE IMPORTANCE of preventing arms and explosives from falling into unauthorised i hands during the present state of emergency was stressed by the' Singapore Colonial Secretary. Mr. W. L. Blythe when he asked Arms and Explosives Movement Control) Regulations. This, he moved, should continue
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    Court Told Of Race Between Two Buses
    397 5 A RACE between two Singapore Traction Company's omnibuses resulted m the death of a man. who. it was alleged, was knocked down by one oi the buses at Selegie Road near the junction of Nagappa Lane on Jan. 13 This was stated m
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    Pleads For Employees' Dependants
    138 5 Pleads For Employees' Dependants Standard Staff Keportrr A PLEA to the Singapore G >v eminent to uiv«* greatei benefits al ;>• esent to < epend l> o\ Government servai uho d\c just a year or I i i before the? are Hue for reti emei I vus m;<de m the
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    Singapore Standard High Cost Of Thirst
    881 6 Singapore Standard High Cost Of Thirst Independent Morning Newspaper \V E wish it were possible to prove that stimulating refreshments like beer and whisky contamed life-sustaining vitamins. We could then have used the terrifying prospects of increased malnutrition as a reason for opposing the heartless increased duties on drinks. We
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    Two Kinds Of Nationalism
    1443 6 Egypt And India Contrasted FROM A CORRESPONDENT RECENTLY IN EGYPT I^HE slogans rhalked on the walls of Cairo and Alexandria read: "Get out, you dirty English." It is difficult not to be reminded of the slogan "Quit India which appeared m Bombay and Calcutta somewhat under
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      545 6 Indians Are Not Dodgers' Sir; May I request you to give me some space to enter my protest as an Indian against the crusade m the English Press of Malaya against Indians who happen to be going to India at present. Invariably these people are dubbed as "Dodgers." It is
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      181 6 Sir: Now that the Cambridge results are out many a student m the Teachers' Training College who took up English as a Supplementary subject and who failed to get the necessary credit m English will be prevented from sitting for the Second Year Normal Examination to be
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      61 6 Sir: I support the article written by 812 A YEAR of Johore Bharu. The Indian Programme is monopolised by Tamils. I suggest that brief news should be given both m Tamil and Hindustani and the rest of the time should be divided equally between Tamil and Hindustani music.
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    Review of Views
    213 6 Review of Views Chung Shing contended that despite the bad treatment given to the Nationalist troops m Indo-China, "free China" would be willing to send her troops to Indo-China if only France could make up her mind to fight Communism to the last. Economic Crisis COMMENTING on the economic future
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    9 6 "H'm!— look! like as insid* 1 Job!"
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    SPEAKING FOR MYSELF
    289 6  -  RIMAU By Hollow Laughier In The Services 2 WHINING by expatriate I Government servants about their alleged housing difficulties is causing o good •j deal of hollow laughter among «j members of the armed forces, I am told. Government servants op- parently consider that the end of
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    BUTLER WARNS OF INFLATION
    466 7 Unemployment Danger Unless UK Exports Rise LONDON, Mar. 18 (Renter) Mr. Richard Butler, Chan,|lor of the Exchequer, warned Britain last night she would have nflation and unemployment if she did not expand her exports and increase production. He told the House of Com- j mons that
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    Labour's Dalton Calls A 'Bad Budget'
    123 7 Labour's Dalton Calls A 'Bad Budget' IoMMIN. Mar. IK, (AFI»).-Mr. IIu«h Dallon. a liiuir* llor ot ih«* F\rli««|iur, winding tip the i <l< !»ai«- f«ir tin- O|>|i4»siii<»n aat> t night, .-.aul that ,»n-» -r\ati\«- Covcrnwunl ha«l presented a M bad and dec ired pera njj r. itc would .r ecuno-
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    Arab Security Pact Operative
    88 7 It R< iter) -i c Id E tsi Colltctivf Pact, was the tow th to d 1 d Pact Ihere ■<■ operative c en t Egypt Ibe Lebai i I aq, Saudi V--: < and Jordan i and economic the A'SvintlC t fis om for mutual
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    Govt. Seizes Red Agents In Rangoon
    204 7 RANGOON Mar. 17 (Renter) Burmese military and police officials yesterday arrested secret Communist agents ac- Ed ol circulating leaflets urging fifth columnists to "blow up important and strategic buildings* 1 m Rangoon and asking the army and the police to }<>:n the Communist rebels.
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    Federation's Gesture To Thank Fijians
    83 7 KUALA LL'MPI'R. Tuos.— The Federation <>f Malaya will cxi press its gratitude to the Fijian i soldiers who are m this country to fight the bandits, when the Member tor Home Affairs moves ;»t tomorrow's meeting of the Legislative Council that the sum of $25,000
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    Egypt To Keep Check On Politics
    57 7 Egypt To Keep Check On Politics CAIRO. Mar. 18 (Reuter)— Egypt yesterday created 1 a new Ministerial post designed to keep a check on all political activities that might threaten state security. The new post is that of Undersecretary of State for Internal Political Affairs. It was given to Mohnmed
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    Tommies Not Entertained, Says Countess
    123 7 TOKYO. Mar. 18. (ReuterAAP)— Countess Mountbattcn of Burma today criticised the lack of entertainment for British troops m Korea. "Other nations seem to have done much more than Britain m this respect," she said. ''Entertainment for the troops seems to have fallen down. I don't
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    Hedy's 4th Divorce
    28 7 HOLLYWOOD. Mar. 18 (UP) —Actress Hedy Lamarr received an uncontested interlocutory divorce yesterday from her fourth husband, nightclub owner Ted Staffer, because "he hit me."
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    Hopes Dim For Quick Sino-Jap Peace Treaty
    214 7 Hopes Dim For Quick Sino- Jap Peace Treaty TAIPEI, Mar. 18, (IP).— Optimism that the SinoJapanese peace negotiations would be brought to an end this week dropped a notch lower yesterday over a surprise Chinese failure to submit a revised draft of the treaty as expected. Riyht up until the
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    China's Match King Attempts Suicide
    85 7 HONGKONG. Mar. 18 (UP)— Mr. O. S. Lieu, China's match king attempted suicide m his residence m Shanghai out of disillusionment with the Chinese Communist regime, according to a reliable Chinese source here. Lieu was one of the many Chinese industrial magnates, who returned to
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    Truman's Fears Of War Revealed
    218 7 Truman 's Fears Of War Revealed WASHINGTON, Mar. 18, (AP). President Truman secretly feared on two occasions m recent years that World War 111 was about to break out. j He saw that explosive threat first m the Berlin crisis m September, 1948, and again m the United Nations reverses
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    French Police Move In On Doomed Village
    154 7 TIGNES, FRENCH ALPS, Mar. 18, (Reuter)— French security police yesterday had to wrest from the pocket of the Tignes "resistance" leader the keys to the Town Hall cupboard containing the records of this tiny mountain Tillage condemned to die under the waters of
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    UK Troops For HK
    32 7 HONGKONG, Mar. 18 (ReuterAAP)— The 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment and the 32nd Medium Royal Artillery Regiment arrived her e last evening aboard the troop.ship Empress of Australia.
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    Snowgeese Fooled Seoul Air Defences
    98 7 TOKYO, Mar. 18 (RrnterAAP)—A formation of snowgeese threw Seoul's air defences into a state of emergency early today. Radar techniciaris reported a slow-moving formation of aircraft coming m from the Yellow Sea at a low altitude. Gun crews threw shells into the breechblocks. Jetfighter intercepter
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    Reds Fail To Reply On PoW Issue
    120 7 Reds Fail To Reply On PoW Issue TOKYO, Mar. 18, (RcuterAAP) Unanswered questions held up the armistice talks at Panmunjom today and U.N. negotiators reported no progress. They had asked the Communists the day before a list of questions concerning their Mar. 5 proposal for prisoner exchange but the Communists
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    First Indian Bank Open In H'kong
    49 7 HONGKONG. Mar 18. (UP). The first Indian bank to open a branch m Hong Kong was formally opened on Tuesday afternoon by A. G. Clarke. Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Government. The United Commercial Bank Limited will begin business on Wednesday morning.
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    Rita Determined
    42 7 HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 18 (Reuter—Film star Rita Hayworth has rejected reconciliation attempts by her husband Prince Aly Khan and plans to leave Hollywood on March 26 or 27 for Reno (Nevada) to get her divorce, her studio said here last night.
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    Famine In Tibet
    47 7 BOMBAY, Mar. 17, (UP) The Times of India reported today from Kalimpong that thousands of Tibetans were famine-stricken after the Chiese Communist army seized food supplies for 10,000 Red troops stationed m Lhasa. The reports said the food situation m Lhasa itself was serious.
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    British – French Conference On S-E A Situation
    192 7 British French Conference On S-E A Situation LONDON, Mar. 18 (R«ul«r). lirilain ami Franca have iHscuhmml the pmcssl S«i»ith-Ka^t Asskssi niiuaiMHi, particularly m Imlo-Chiiia, it nax l«-arn«-<l *«^t«*r«lay from a usually reliable nouree. It is understood that the riis cossions, recently he'd m Lori don. vere between the Marquess jf
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    Support For Pinay Mounts
    155 7 why PARIS. Mar la (UP».—Frenchmen were buying government bonds again yesterday and bouse wives greeted ihe milkman with a smile as businessman Premier Antoine Pinay and his cabinet got down to details of squaring a record 19:>2 budget Public support nil a new peak i for
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    NZ Minister Arrives, Vows Aid To F.E.
    258 7 NZ Minister Arrives, Vows Aid To F.E. Standard Staff Rrport <-r A MAN from h anal try k ith big heart Hew ii i Singapore ye terday He was Mr J T Watt from thai I >' •:i dominion N'-.v a a I which is doing n to help the
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    44 7 photo. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the late President of the United States (left), listens to Rani Maharaj Singh, wife of the Governor of Bombay, recently. Mrs. Roosevelt was about to address a meeting of delegates from 90 women's organizations m Western India.- A.P.
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    Attemp To Sabotage French Trooper Fails
    211 8  - A ttemp To Sabo tage French Trooper Fails J. G. DARBYSHIRE By Standard Shipping Reporter AN ATTEMPT to sabotage the troop-laden 17,000-ton French passenger liner, Felix Roussel, while she was moored alongside the Saigon wharves, was averted because the vessel left her berth two hours ahead of sailing time. This
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    33 8 photo. The troop-laden French passenger ship. Felix Roussel which had a narrow escape from a vibotage attempt by Vietnamese terrorists at Saigon. She is seen at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves, yesterday. Standard
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    Parcel Mail To Formosa Next Month
    104 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— With effect from next month, parcels may be sent to Formosa (Taiwan) by surface mail at $3.60, $4.70." $6.10 and $10.50 1 r parcels not exceeding 3 lbs. 7 lbs, 11 lbs. and 22 Lbs. respe 'tively. The parcel mail service
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    Air Traffic Rights
    30 8 KARACHI. Mar. 18 (Renter) Pakistan arid Switzerland yesterday signed an agreement by which each grants air traffic rights to the other on agreed routes m its territory.
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    'CRYSTAL BALL' RADAR
    76 8 NEW YORK, Mar. 17 (AP) An American company has produced a new "crystal baU" attachment for shipboard radars which furnishes a running record of the movements o; nearbij ships. The attachment provides the radar with a visual course and speed recording feature within range of ins radar,
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    HK Ship Building Increase
    105 8 HK Ship Building Increase HONGKONG (UP)— James Jolly, Director of Marine, said m his quarterly progress report thai there was a "welcome increase" m new hhip constr urtion here, hut the building programme wan seriously handieaped by the steel shortage. He said serious delays were caused by the lack of
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    SHIPS IN STORE HARBOUR
    221 8 Pulau Bukom: Neritopsis, Pelayaran. Oranus, Metula, Landak. Maria Luisa R. P. Sebarok: Aurora. Albert Dock: Mentakab Se rudom, P. Kidjang. Bruas. Victoria Dock: E. Tesco'mbe. King's Dock: Kennerleya. Keppel Dock: Pangkor. Kah Poll. San Mar»yel, Antonia. Oodown No. 1: Tong Hai. Western Anchorage: Pulaski. Braca. James
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    254 SHOPKEEPERS ARE CONVICTED
    161 9  -  GEORGE RASIAH Drive Against i'Yice Tag And OtherOf fenders cbv Standard Staff Reporter MORE THAN 260 Singapore shopkeepers prosecuted during the past three months offences against the Food and Price Control ■nances, resulting m the conviction of 254. ontrollti oi Supplies (Price ('<>n ''<>!( Id The
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    Wool Exports Decline By 20 Per Cent
    23 9 Wool Exports Decline By 20 Per Cent H S |,OUf) Jid as a five to 603.000.000 000 MM 'b i December a drop
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    Australian Arms Boost Scheme
    21 9 Australian Arms Boost Scheme > A P |< as possib b it« iterials Australia's an boost <\ mition bed the la* l Reuter AAP
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    S'pore Dealers See Scotch Whisky Film
    398 9 Standard Staff Reporter WHISKY and how it is helping pull the United iom out of its currency difficulties *°V^l ™d Mm shown to Singopore liquor^stnbutors and n last night. titled "Scotch m produeH i and Co^ Lid.. I waa shown l. ••:>■ and Co/s
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    STERLING-YEN TRADE TALKS
    30 9 STERLING-YEN TRADE TALKS rOKYO Mar 18 lUP) Ster .-.I and Japani c trade todaj to study the causes o! the one-sided ster cie which left Japan ol E98.000.000 ai iar>
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    MALAYAN SHARES BARELY STEADY
    119 9 Standard Market Reporter gi >../. Ti The Malayan sharp market ady today m all sections and activity ti ted to markei leadi rs, says the Malakers A social ion. INDUSTRIALS Payers Sellers 0 00 780.00 4(] 50 Co S stock 390 100 1 5 21 :.n
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    167 9 Squatters To Get New Houses CONSTRUCTION of li new houses with loadbraring hollow concrete biocks. manufactured by Ixe Engineers Ltd. of Sinsapore, has begun at the Bedok resettlement area for squatter farmers from Paya Lebar. Picture shows foundations being laid for the houses. The first house will be completed by
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    German Steel For UK
    36 9 THE Wesi German Govcrnn has agreed to supply Britain this year with 120.0W s „i steel, including 20.000 tons of oil piping, Supply Minuter Duncan Sandys told the House ol Commons. Reuter
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    56 9 A source of tin is this unsuspected beach at the popular seaside resort of Porthowan m Cornwall. There at certain times the ground seas wash up tons oi sand from the seabed containing up to five per cent, of tin. Workins of this sand, with little 'overhead" expense provides a
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    Rubber Market Turns Steadier
    146 9 Standard Market Reporter THF rubber market m Singapore yesterday steadied slightly after opening about unchanged from Monday's levels. I With overseas orders lower. the market was dull at noon when quotations wrre about a cent per Ib. below the previous day's prices. Subsequently the market steadied
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    FAO Seminar In Jakarta In May
    84 9 ROME. Mar 13 <UP> The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, announced today that 18 nations will meet m Jakarta from May 1 to June 15 for a six-week seminar on greater flsb production and consumption m under-nourished nations Invitations have been sent to
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    Record Imports By New Zealand
    52 9 NKW Zealand s imports m October l'JiJi soared to a new record for any month to £28.248.--000 nearly iiB.ouo.ooo above the previous record, established m August 1951. October exports totalled £19.447.000. Inports for the whole of 19nl were valued at ii22u.i53.000 and rxn>r.s at £253,847.000.
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    US EASES CONTROLS
    27 9 The U.S. Government has eased construction controls on houses, commercial buildings, highways and schools. More steel is now permitted for such projects. A P
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    31 9 SOCONY Vacuum Oil Company has reported a record net production of 75,000,000 barrels of crude oil m the United States last year, an increase ot 15 percent, over 1950. A P
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    UK January Brer Production Down
    23 9 The British output of beer reached 1.704.000 barrels during January :i72. 000 barrels less than m December. AFP
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    Jap-Pak Trade Part
    20 9 Pakistan and Japan are expected to si 411 a trade pact m the next few days.- AFP
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    'US Has Rubber For 5-Year War' Claim
    105 9 ATLANTA (Georgia), Mar. 18 (UP)— A rubber industry executive said here that there is no longer a threat of another "Pearl Harbour" m rubber— we have enough rubber, both crude and man-made, to meet all essential needs for a five-year all-out war." John
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    Cloves Bullish On Prospects Of Poor Crops
    210 9 By T. J. LIM, Stondord Market Reporter L^ V£^' whic 1 cached a new peak price during February, remain a bullish market m Singapore on reports of unfavourable crop prospects m Indonesia. Cloves m Singapore fetched $355 per picul forready delivery and $365
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    Egypt Cotton Mart 'Rigged' For 2 Years
    176 9 Egypt Cotton Mart 'Rigged' For 2 Years CAIRO. Mar. 18 (Reuter) In an attempt to resolve the ci isis m the Alexandria cotton futures market, the Egyptian Government last night decided to step m as a buyer. The crisis arose over the Gov- i ernment's decision some months ago to
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    Rubber Plant To Close
    40 9 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mar. 18 More than 50 labourers of the Tai Sens Rubber Factory m Green Lane have b*»en retrenched as the factory is closing down due to suspension of rubber shipments from Indonesia.
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    116 9 SALISBURY. (S. RHODESIA). Mar. 18 (Reuter) Banks m Southern Rhodesia were yesterday officially asked to "exercise a rigorous scrutiny" on demands for credit The appea! was made m a statement issued by the Prime Ministers office. The statement indicated that it was a result of the recent
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    Japan Rubber Manufacture Cut 30 Per Cent
    100 9 Japan Rubber Manufacture Cut 30 Per Cent THE lubber industry of Japan has been ordered to cut its opi ration :>0 per rent by the Tokyo Government as pa:t of the Government's restriction of trade with the sterling area. The cut will not apply to verified export contracts. Accordingly, 400
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    Sugar Can Now Be Re-exported
    63 9 Standard Staff Reporter RE-EXPORT of sugar from Singapore, licences for which were cancelled temporarily, has now been resumed. Mr. W. H. Walker. Controller oi Imports and Exports, said yesterday that licences will now be issued for the importation ol sugar from soft currency sources. Sugar
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    French Trade Agreement
    25 9 France -md Pakistan have I initialled a trade agreement, pro- I viding for exchanges worth ovei j .£4u million both ways. AFP
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      294 9 SUN LIFE oHMDA HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL j The Company issued it's first policy m 1871 81 years ago. Today there ore more than 1,800,000 policies m force m the twenty countries around the globe where the Company maintains an unequalled policyholder service. Mi i f/ hit fj it 1 m
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      A SON TOP FROM FLORENCE
      188 10 I/ 1 >\: m Ita fashl >n is r its ex- rtsweai con 'ins U is.ial md ictive sun t lesigi ed c i pli ines and :>. d :p th* aide and s lera and as i these photos. 1 top is- folded i
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      PEOPLE I MEET
      750 10 Si uid.ird Photos By 4 LADY who has come to many violent ends since living m Singapore is Dorothy Morrell. She has been walled up as Antigone. burned alive as St Joan, gone mad as Lady Macbeth, was insane m Ardele. deliberately driven insane m Gaslight, strangled
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      Do Babies Have Nerves?
      548 10  -  Margaret Scott By 1m gradually getting used to Michael's different types of crying and it's certainly a great help for a mother when she can begin <o dki .nsii them, though it's seldom that one's ideas are infallible. The main causes of crying are hunger, thirst,
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      "DEAR ANN REYNOLDS.."
      134 10 "DEAR ANN REYNOLDS.." 9* ir tmnlrt. tn S ,th,r X:;,. h«me. althou h mv rum- .1,,' dt>(ld( 'rf < I h f'.r. 0ni.i.,,1 rtd u,i| Um> firm •RtrrlMh i.. f*««t"^ «Mif U, iffi m we m* p, wh least tin. i,n -I" nn <imi ,!.,r 10 has ufcei l!im i-
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      60 10 Ihe Oinqer >s^^. Yes, it's 'sea easj PJ Electric Motor J y^U 46/48 Peck Seah Street Singapore 2. Phone: 21 Orchord Road, Singapore 9. Phone: ***** 449 GeyJang Road, Singapore 14. Phone: 8117 218 Joo Chiot Road, Singopore 15. 394 14 Mile, Seletar Singapore 28. AND THROUGHOUT MALAYA Singer Sewing
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    Handels Win The Battle Of Banks
    68 11 PLAYING with a faster .set of forwards. Handels Bank Sports Club brat Overseas Chinese Bank S.C. by two goals to nil m a Div. ;<A Singapore Business Houses League tie at Farrer Park yesterday Handels Bank opened their <c>)re through Khamis Abdullah and increased
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    RAOC GO DOWN TO SELETAR
    180 11 THE RAOC lost their USL match against the RAF (Selctar) at (iillman yesterday 2 l. after a very Rood first five minutes during which Forrest scored the Corps' one and only goal. The Corps kept up a very .steady pressure, and it was only a
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    Ike Williams Scores K0
    116 11 BALTIMORE, Maryland. Mar. IK I V) Former 'light- weight champion Ike Williams took his first step along the come back trail tonight by knocking out Johnny miningham of Baltimore m the fifth round of a scheduled ten-round bout m the Baltimore Coli(>eum. Williams, from Trenton, New
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    SOSC ASKS GOVT. TO HELP TEAM FUND
    291 11 SOSC ASKS GOVT. TO HELP TEAM FUND THE Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, open jng its campaign for funds to send a Singapore team t< "J c World Olympics to be held at Helsinki from Juh i» to Aug. 3, will make an appeal to the Singapon government, as well
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    SBC To Answer Monopoly Charge
    292 11 NEW YORK, Mar. 17, (Reuter).— The United States Government today accused the International Boxing Club oi New York and Illinois with conspiring to monopolise professional championship boxing m America. The Department of Justice complaint made m a civil action m the Federal Court said that
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    SBA Will Run Two Tourneys
    237 11 THE Singapore Badminton Association has decided to hold an Open championship this year m addition to their annual tournament. This was announced 1 the President Mr Lim Chuan Geok i after a committee meeting held j at his office yesterday. The Open championships will be
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    St. Patrick's Lose To VS
    106 11 VKTORIA School yesterday scored a convincing I four-one victory over St. Patrick's School. The game was a razor-keen battle with the good teamwork of the Victorians overcoming the tough defence put up by St. Patrick's St. Patrick's raided at the start and opened the scoring
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    Geylang Mud Stops Soccer
    56 11 A SAFA 2nd Division league soccer match scheduled to be played at the Geylang Stadium mud patch between the SHBFA and the H.M. Dockyard &a$ cancelled yesterday, due to wretched I ground conditions. The teams have decided to settle their tie at the H.M. Dockyard ground
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      199 11 ALL -MALAYA MUSLIM MISSIONARY SOCIETY PEKAK BRANCH Muslim Public Meeting will be held at former public canteen. Hugh LowStreet. Ipoh, Sunday March 2.'*. 1M52 a1 11 a.m to reorganise the above society All Muslims are cordially invited to attend NOTICE TO SPECIALIST CONTRACTORS 'THE Singapore City Council having already invited
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      187 11 NOTICES P. W.D. TENDER NOTICE. 'PENDERS from Class "A" and above registered Contractors will be received by th. State Engineer Kedah/ Perlis, up to 4.00 p.m. of the 26th day of March. 1952, for the Construction of 25 Blocks of Officers Quarters and one Commanding Officer's House complete with ancillary
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      425 11 i CIS Pr",,'\, throughout Hi. world V^B|\ line Mi hi fir.kfN \*—JZMm m m m m^ m m^mm^^^* ;1 UsS/Ailftl raj and h. t m> .i! w■• ii lunnliie FASTEST TO ANY mm Zm I^AJ > r«i|{| -HWi.KOK POINT IN INDIA i -{>•— j FOX BtSINESSMEN;— <i\\\\»{|» iilKolt.H (uwii lIOKt
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      147 11 SOCCER: SAFA LEAGUE: Youth League— St. Andrews School o Serangoon English School, Jnlan Besar stadium 4 p.m.; Div. I- CA v IRC at Jalan Bv*ar stadium 5.15 p.m.; DitJ 2.—CA '-A" v IRC at Geylang; RS Kruaji v Singapore Medical Workers Union at CYMA. SBIIFA LEAGUE: OTEC "A V Shell
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    150 12 ii- i SWEEP: HACK 7. DOUBLE TOTES: RACES 5 AND 8. I Goodwood Cay Reveller Francis raoAsua PKoAst's i; ir 1 CIS i> r.i Kuii m»i» Laelfer l' ou i• i« r): ,s friendship friendship (.11 TUMI l> (iIIiIUC.KI) IJILTKDGED ardinal I'ufT < ordinal Puff Jlmsun <»K\/(»N MV
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    Arlington For The Main Event Today
    1088 12 B) GOODWOOD THE SECOND <la> of the Singapore Turf Club March meeting at Bnkil I imali todaj should be a da) of triumph for another trainer this lime R. V Hobbs, *h«» ha- the best prospects particularly in the eighth race, where his trio
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    Denmark Lead 4-0
    118 12 Thomas Cup MANCHESTER Mai 17: (K.uter) Denmark had x 4 0 \v\xd over Knuland at the end of the first dayS play m the European zone final of Ike Thomas Cup. international badminton chaitipionsfcip, here today. Plan] Holm. Danish na t:<»ial champion, gave his rouatrj a sreat
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    Standard's RACD CARD
    1171 12 Standard's RACD CARD RACE 1: 2.15 P.M.— Horses: Class 2 Div. 4—S Furs. 1. 000 Brigadier 4y 900 "Mr. Kwik" Fox Spencer 2. 400 Full Till 5y 812 "Mining Kongsi" M. B'kelen Percival 3. 200 Lucifer 5y 811 Dr. Hugh Smith M.D. Scott Fox Woods 4. 000 Tryas 5y 8!lO
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    Rajas Rally, Trounce BODCA
    183 12 DOWN by a goal m the 23rd minute Kota Raja pulled themselves together and routed BODCA 4—l m the SAFA division 1 League yesterday. The game started tamely with neither side making any "headway. Superior m attack, defence, and teamwork BODCA dominated play for the best
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    Gardner Is New Empire Champion
    116 12 LONDON, Mar. 18 (AP) Teddy Gardner. bald-headed European flyweight champion, won the British and Empire flyweight title last night by outpointing London barrow boy Terry Allen over 15 rounds. Allen was the former world champion. Teddy Gardner, who run s a pub, was not far
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    SCFA To Discuss Inter Club Soccer
    70 12 SCFA To Discuss Inter Club Soccer THE Singapore Chinese Football Association will hold its first Council meeting tor the year at their clubhouse at No 10 Fairer Park on Friday, M:ir 21 at 5 15 p m Most important item on the agenda U to consider the desirability ot organising
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      47 12 iTIDESi HKiH I'iULS at the principal resorts m Malaya: K»IIAY: AM P.M Singapore 2.55 4.3? Malacca 11.41 Port Diekson 10.22 Port Sham 9.15 10.03 Pen ing 4.19 5.01 TOMORROW Singapore 3.25 7.33 Malacca l-? 8 1.19 Port Dirkson 12.09 12.00 Port Sham 12.10 5.42 Penan? 8.30 8.14
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