Singapore Standard, 9 January 1953

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    18 1 Singapore Standard -fo HL M i. VOL. 11l NO. 189 FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1953. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Farewell Tribute To The Suffolks
    29 1 Farewell Tribute To The Suffolks i I MIMK. Ist Soffolks rd a fitting te peeopl€ oi :i. women all ii.itiemtbeni as along j it Uuroogn i I i i
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    Fed. Loan Closes Over-Subscribed
    9 1 Fed. Loan Closes Over-Subscribed PUB I ya S LlUon
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    Laughed To Death
    17 1 :.0 H i ai ye S hiring it the e .:ed a the iii
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    Escaped Man Recaptured
    47 1 Hiurs A prifrom a police re today and was r -wo hours later Fo ing the escape the ed po c kept a sharp I man and even,i»y him hiding m a n about two miles fro n gtatii rrom where ne es ..pe.
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    GIFT HELICOPTER FORCE-LANDS
    845 1 Crew Spend 90 Mins. In A Johore Estate Standard Aviation Reporter MINUTES after taking off from the British aircraft carrier H.M.S. Perseus berthed at Seletar Naval Base from Portsmouth, an S-55 troop-carrying Sikorsky helicopter one of America's gift of 10 helicopters to Britain for Malaya's anti-bandit war
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    Council Passes Business Bill
    762 1 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Thins— The Registration and 1 iceen&ing ol Business Bill, to levy tax on business to -ive free primary education to all children m the Federation m National Schools, was passed witb minor opposition m the Federal Legislative Council today. 1- „as estimated that
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    Mayer Names New French Government
    133 1 Mayer Names New French Government PARIS. Jan. 8: (Reuter) Radical Rene Mayer today announced the formation of his Government, France's 18th. j since the war. M. Georges Bidault (Popular! Republican) is the new Foreign Minister, succeeding M. Robert I Schuman. M. Rene Pleven (left Radical i is the new Minister
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    Scrutiny On $ Aid Breeds Resentment
    152 1 Scrutiny On Aid Breeds Resentment aaaa m *-g m mwimwa* am amm w WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. (Reiiter).-Mr Dean Acheson, the out-going American s f ctei "ZjLl\toi said yesterday that there was grot-tog «****™&Z the I'nited States among the Allies It was helping In a farewell speech tv American diplomats, he
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    Malaya To Send A Contingent
    107 1 Malaya To Send A Contingent I Coronation Parade LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter): •''Several Commonwealth I countries including Singa- 1 pore. Malaya and Hongkong j vvill send navy, army and air force contingent? to take part m Queen Elizabeth's Coronation procession here on -Time 2. Usually reliable sources said one Commonwealth
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    2 BANDITS KILLED
    73 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Two more terrorists were killed m the Federation yesterday and a third was wounded. A fourth surrendered to the Police at Seiandar, Jasin. Malacca. One terrorist was killed by a patrol of the first Cameronians which found a camp occupied by five terrorists m
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    Fisheries Chief Back
    59 1 THE Director of Fisheries, Malaya. Mr. D. W. Le Mare, who last year attended a conference of the South Paciuc Commission m Noumea, New Caledonia, as a representative of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, arrived m Singa^ pore from London by BOAL Argonaut yesterday. Mr
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    Police Fire On Students In Karachi
    92 1 KARACHI. Jan. 8. (LP) PoUce opened fire on thousands of rioting students m the centre of the capita! today. At least six people were killed and 50 hurt. The Police turned their guns on a mob of students after several unsuccessful attempts to break
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    URANIUM PACT
    57 1 A tripartite agreement for the development or rum jungle uranium 'fields m Australia has been signed m Washington by representatives ot the United States. Britain and Australia. A FRENCH father yesterday made a worldwide appeal to research workers to help save the life of his six-year-old daughter Catherine.
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    END CRISIS THIS YEAR-SIR DONALD
    285 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Sir Donah* MacGiliivray, Deputy High Commissioner of the Federation, today urged members of the Legislative Council to "forge weapons sharp and modern to fight enemies of this land." He was speaking of a New Year resolution to members at the close of
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    He Broke Provident Fund Law
    146 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Tin- Brat case oi contraventi of the Emp oyeei Provi Fund Ordinance aras heard li the first magistrate 1 com here today. Wong See manager of a factory m Cherai Road, pleaded guilty to charges of failing to pub the provident fund
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    Rubber Trader, 3 Others On Stolen Goods Charge
    283 2 Rubber Trader, 3 Others On Stolen Goods Charge A SINGAPORE rubber merchant ond three employees of o Chinese factory including its manager, appeared before the Singapore Second Criminal District Court Judge, Mr. J. F, Mac William, yesterday on a joint charge of voluntarily assisting m disposing 314 bales of stolen
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    FIJIANS TO THE RESCUE
    100 2 THREE Fijian soldiers on leave m Singapore were strolling along the waterfront near the Esplanade last Wednesday when they saw a man jump from the embankment into the sea. Giving evidence m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. the soldiers said they jumped m after the
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    Chinese Aid Security Loan
    67 2 Chinese Aid Security Loan JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— At a meeting held here the Chinese community pledged wholehearted support for the $50,000,000 Federation Security Loan. Dato Wong Shee Fun. Chairman of the Johore division of rhe MCA. said Johore Chinese aim at a 1.000.000 target and so far $400,000 has been
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    In Memory at Of Maganlal
    65 2 In Memory at Of Maganlal A MEETING of condolen-e will be held tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock by the Singapore Indian Association m memory of one of the Patrons. Mr. G. Maganla! (47) who died recently m India. The President of the Association, Dr. A.A. Sanriosham. will be m the
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    Youth Charged With Murder
    56 2 IPOH. Thurs. Muthu S/O Ibrahim. 19. was produced before Magistrate Ch c Abdul!ah Ghazalli today when a charge of murder was explained to him. Muthu was alleged to have caused the death of a woman, Anjeliamah with a dagger yesterday morning at Guntong Village. He was
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    No Price Tags
    32 2 TAN Thian Poh, a rice retailer of Muar, who failed to affix price tags on the bags of nee m his shop, was fined $150 by the Muar Magistrate.
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    Varsity Council
    38 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Council of the University of Malaya will meet here on Saturday m the Secretariat conference room. Government Offices. Ten members of the Council from Singapore will fly here to attend the meeting.
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    Joy Rides Aboard The Perseus
    120 2 Standard Staff Reporter H.M.S. PERSEUS, the Brilish aircraft carrier that 'brought the 10 U.S.-built troop-carrying helicopters to Singapore yesler d a y, also carried a large and varied cargo. There were cars and buses for the Royal Navy m Singapore lined up on the flight
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    Professor Hale's First Lecture
    43 2 IN his inaugural lecture Professor James H. Hale. Professor of Bacteriology m the University of Malaya, will talk on the "Plasticity of the Microorganism." m the Central Hall of the Faculty of Medicine on Jan. 28 at 5.30 p.m.
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    S'PORE CAN NOW EXPORT POULTRY
    124 2 SINGAPORE, which used to import poultry, i s now m a position to export it. This is (hie to the "excellent" results achieved by the antiramkhet ork being done by the Government since last year, Mr. A. H. Foster, head of the Singapore Veterinary Department,
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    STRUCK DEAD BY 160 KW CURRENT
    195 2 STRUCK DEAD BY 160 K W CURRENT Mr. I. A. Hayward. Elec- hrical Engineer, PWD, yesterday told lhe Singapore' Coroner. Mr. Choo, Singh, that a machine usf d for re-charging batteries had been made locally and wa s not up to me standard required by the City Council Mr. Hayward
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    I-CardSequel: Fined 10 Cts.
    55 2 LOO MAR KOK. who failed to produce his identity card for a police officer. wa« fined 10 cents by Mr. H A. Forrer, Second District Judge, yesterday. Loo was driving a car a^ong Geylane Road last Wednesday when a policeman stopped him for his identity card
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    CD Officers Plan Picnic
    78 2 CD Officers Plan Picnic A PICNIC-DINNER-DANCE will be held at the seaside residence ot Mr. Chia Keng Tye 173 Pasir Panjang. Road, on Saturday and Sunday. Jan. 10 and 11, with the officers and volunteers of Monk's Hill Civil Defence Centre acting as hosts. The two-day programme w h include
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    Denies He Hit His Boss
    63 2 CLAIMING trial m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt, a .-hop assistant, Saan Kum Ngean is alleged Lo have jabbed a broken bottle m the face of hi* employer m the shop last Wednesday, after he had been
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    Electricity For Slim
    28 2 THE town of Slim River m South Perak i^ now being supplied with p ewer oy the Slim River Power House Co a private concern.
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    CRISIS BAULKS HORTICULTURE
    443 2 2 NEW FOREST TREES FOUND Standard Woman Reporter ALTHOUGH the vast research done m the herbarium and laboratory of the Botanic Gardens is going steadily forward, the Emergency is still considerably hampering the work of collecting m the jungles of Malaya, Mr. M. R. Henderson, Director of
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    Rabies vaccine To Arrive Soon
    111 2 AN improved vaccine *o be used m the Govern ments anti-rabies campaign will arrive m the Colony from tht United States about Jan. 22. Mr A. H. Foster. rh:ef Veterinary Officer, said yesterday that the new vaccine. would be sent immediately to the Municipal Veterinary
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    V.S.C's To Hold Annual Dance
    49 2 THE "B" Division of the Volunteer Special Constabu ary will hold their third Wnual New' Year Party by on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 7.30 p.m at V.S.C. Headquarters, Kolam Aver Lane. There will be a dance, a modern joget. and prizes for -pedal numbers.
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    Alkaff Due Back
    19 2 MR. SYED kaff, S and gener I Co. Wi hv air sr tour, EDI Kgypt, Indi
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    CITY PLANS OWN CD UNIT
    213 3 force Will Be Part Of t s land-wids Coverage Standard Staff Reporter THH Singapore City Council will begin building up its own Civil units this year for protection of its properties m cose of an Ik***** Standard was told yesterday. So far, the Council has
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    1,000 Did Not Know Strike Was Off
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    Radio Broker In Court
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    Youth To Get Club Premises
    106 3 Youth To Get Club Premises tDEF thai the y< ith m ay be gui led by a g inisec body, the I k Estate Co nunity s< a hold -_°meet- and gir:< ~o tha* Se n may be starti the Centre .v I that parei *s will ige theii chil<
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    Acquitted
    41 3 KOH Chwec Kirn was m,:.iv acquitted m the S gap >re Fourth Police Court harge of using ah isive ,rds to P lice Constable Sal leh m Arsba L Xi i as discharged without js lefen ie being ca led.
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    Families To Quit Homes In 2 Weeks
    315 3 SEVEN Bovanese families and a Chinese family occupying a heiusc m Norfolk Road were given two weeks m which to quit their home by Mr. Dennis D'Cotta m the Singapore City Court, yesterday. They appeared on Building Department summonses for failure to c/omply
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    Public Help Nab 2 Thieves
    156 3 Public Help Nab 2 Thieves AN ARAB businessman was attacked m his otliee by an unidentified) man at Colombo Court on Wednesday morning, He was struck twice on the head and his assailant lett with $2,054 taken from the oflice safe. Later m the day. at Smith Street. a snatch
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    He Was Drunk
    52 3 HO Ch ng Woo, (35), was fine &5 m the Singapore Fourth Po ie c Court for behaving m a disorderly manner on the night oi Jan. 7. lie was stated to have heen drunk, noisy. and I > have thrown stools m a coffee shop m
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    $350 Fine For $10 Bribe
    96 3 PAINTER. Ng Keng Hooi, was fined $350 m the Singapore Fourth Police Court for offering a bribe of SIO to Police Lieutenant Levere. Lt. Levere said that while ■he was conducting a road check at the H mile, Bukit Timah Road, he found that the
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    They Want Wage Rise & Passages
    147 3 They Want Wage Rise Passages THE 500-strong Singapore; Mental Hospital Uniformeei Stall Union will hold a general meeting next week. to P* an better wage scales for Grade 1 and Special Grade hospital attendants. Tin- meeting will also consider the ''Colony Government's silence on the union's claims for paid long
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    Compromise Is Accepted By Teachers
    152 3 ALTHOUGH the ultimate! aim of aided school teachers. m Singapore is parity with their Government counterparts. who get pensions on retirements, they will as an interim measure accept a "sufficiently improved" provident fund scheme. This was stated yesterday by Mr. V. Victor. Secretary of the
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    3 Mths. For Bribery
    36 3 LAU PENG WEE who. at Kampong Am Pasong on Aug. 4, corruptly save $1 to Special Constable Talib bin Abdullah, was sentenced to three months imprisonment by the Johore Supreme Court yesterday.
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    Its Back To Work
    43 3 TEN THOUSAND employees of the Admiralty m Singapore, the majority working m the Singapore Naval B:\se ended their 10-day strike yesterday when they returned to work. This Standard photo shows some of them entering Canberra Gate on their bicycles.
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    Anti-Vice Squad Finds Juveniles
    186 3 WHEN the Singapore Police Anti-Vice Section raided a brothel at Lorong 4, Geylang, they surprised two juvenile Chinese girls with men m separate cubicles. j This was stated m the Singapore First Police Court yesterday when two women. Chan Ah Ho and Ho Ah Lin. appeared
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    Union Tells Government 'Hurry Up'
    118 3 THE Singapore Post and Telegraph Employees' Union, representing more than 400 clerical employees of tbe two departments, has written to the Colonial Secretary asking for an early meeting to negotiate its demand for salary revision. The Union, which has asked for a salary scale of
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    Two Months For Desertion
    66 3 IPOH. Thurs.-— Lazin bin j Shariff, special constable desetter was today sentenced to two months' imprisonment by Magistrate Che Abdullah Gbazalli. Lazin was stationed at Xim Fatt kongsi at Kampong Bharu and on Oct. 7. 1951 left his post without permission. He could not be traced
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    Attap Dwellers Refuse To Pay Big Rent Raise
    356 3 MANY attap dwellers I'ving m the Bukit Timah area who have been paying ground rents of $2 a month have received notices from their landlord increasing the rents to between S2O and S4O a month, retrospective from Jan. 1, 1952. The dwellers
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    4 Sisters Trespassed
    55 3 4 Sisters Trespassed IPOH. Thurs.— Four sisters. Devaki (29), Kalayani (20) Karuthayani (15) and Parukuttv (14) were found guilty m the Magistrate's Court here today of house trespass by entering the house of Saratha on June 6 last year at Tanjong Ram.hutan. Devaki was fined $45 .vhile her three sister
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    EXAMS IN MUSIC ON MARCH 28
    111 3 THE Associated Hoard ot the Royal Schools of Music London. 1953 Written (The »i *1 Examination, will be held Singapore On March St. Entry forms for this eaa nination are now available at the Education Office Schools and music teachers are asked to state
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    Bad News Did Not Halt Case
    162 3 WHILE defending a case m [the Singapore Second Criminal i District Court yesterday. local lawyer. Mr. A..J. Braga asked permission to leave, as he had just been Informed ol "bad news." Mr Braga told the Magistrate, Mr. .1. F. llacWilliam that another lawyer. Mr.
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    Wins Appeal
    271 3 ABDUL Hamih bin Moh I Ami won his apnea! todaj m the Johore Appeal Coui t against sentence of six months* imprisonment for alleged f enticing away I B 9 Irl'l (> I woman. Th.c D.P.P did DOt support the conviction. BvtiiHtil tlimht The Financial Secretary. Mr. fc.
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    COST DELAYS FREE SCHOOLING
    788 4 Council Adopts Amendment To Yeap's Motion KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Because he did not wish to "embarrass the Government/ Mr. Yeap Choong Kong m the Federal Council today accepted an amendment to his motion that it is incumbent on the Government to give consideration to the implementation
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    Onn Changed His Mind About MacG.
    363 4 -A FIT AND PROPER MAN' KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Before the Federal Legislative Council concluded its fifth session today, Tuan Haji Sheik Ahmad, on behalf of the Unofficial Members congratulated Sir Donald MacGillivray on the honour of knighthood conferred on him by the Queen. "I
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    Rice C'ttee Tours Malacca
    97 4 Rice C'ttee Tours Malacca MALACCA, Thurs. The Federation Rice Production Committee arrived here yesterday on a two-day factfinding tour of the rice production potentialities of the settlement. The Committee was briefed by three 'dimangs' from the Alor Gajah district on the rice production situation m their district and also heard
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    Society Bill Was Amended
    62 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— An amendment ordinance to the Societies Bill of the Federation, designed to give greater freedom of opera'ion to all bona fide societies, was passed by th c Federal Legislative Council today The Bill wa s based on the report of the Select Committee
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    No Water In 2 Villages
    84 4 No Water In 2 Villages MALACCA. Thurs.— Several villages m the rural districts of Aior Gajah and Jasin are at the moment experiencing their periodical drought. The lack of water is causing great inconvenience to these villagers, and PWD trucks are now carrying water from the Clock Tower hydrant to
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    Omar Hears Four Charges
    197 4 PENANG, Thurs.-Omar bin Jaffar, produced before Mr r'n3 nith m the Sessions Court today, heard three separate charges housebreaking, theft and assisting m the disposal of clothing believed to hf™ st ?J en T p referr€d against him. He claimed trial. A fourth charge of voluntarily
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    AW DONATES TO BRIDGE
    129 4 Mr. and Mrs. Aw Boon Haw, who are at present m Hongkong, have just paid a visit to the Chi Hang Nunnery at Shatin. where a large stone bridge, damaged recently by flood, has just been repaired with funds donated by Mr. Aw. The bridge is
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    More Airfields For Federation Network
    328 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Plans for improving the Beaver Air Services have been laid by rhe Civil Aviation authorities and it is hoped that this year a much improved pattern of routes will be introduced. This is dependent on the construction of new airfields, and ten
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    Helicopter Rescues 2
    56 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Twice this week a helicopter |of the Far East Casualty evacuation Flight wen? to the rescue of members of tte Security forces opera:!;, g m the jungle. On Tuesday it Dew b policeman suffering bom fewer ,to the nearest hospital and yesterciay removed <\
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    Limitation Bill Revised
    80 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— j The Federal Legislative Ca mdi today scrapped the present Limitation Bii! based Ml the Indian law and adopted the British system with modiSeVations to suit the country. j The Attorney General Mr T. V. A. Brodie. m moving the second reading of the
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    Soldier On Charge Of Stealing Pistol
    200 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Theirs. A European engineer et a British soldier at a hotel m Kuala Lumpur and invited him to have a drink with him. Later he took him along io him house to pass the ni.cmt. The following day he found 'he soldier
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    11 More Primary Classes For Perak
    68 4 11 More Primary Classes For Perak IPOH. Th now primary be set up ernmcnt ai m the State Seven els i i for boy s ai Road Sel Taiping w be King Bdwi r At Kuala Kang '(■Ui« a 4 the net-tain sun parent? few a children should be through
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    Director Appeals In Perjury Case
    78 4 1 ;he Chine co n "ian of t N ne agement nt Kwonc Wt i Y. cvidcnro, Bt om Court Hr. B. i and c entf I to c Ong v trial of one S ronsidewati m Ov j nnd Irs gene! raJ he added
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    Costly Price List
    28 4 TOO Ah I. P ol R Mr was i ted Ss< Ma.s strat P for I play a price i »n hi s shop. m
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    FED. COUNCIL SPEAKER
    230 5 A Malay To Hold New Post KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Federation Agreement (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Federal Legislative Council today, will allow the appointment ot a Speaker for the Council. As stated by the Chief Secretary. Mr. D. C. Watherston, the Speaker to be
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    Engineer Acquitted
    81 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Henry Beazley. a European j dredge engineer at Pacific Tin. Ampang, was today discharged by the President of thej Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Mr. J. G. Adams, on a charge of behaving disorderly while carrying a firearm. He was alleged to have fired three rounds
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    Airlift To Rome For 20 Birds
    150 5 Airlift To Rome For 20 Birds TWENTY tropical birds •en multi-coloured red lories and ten white COCkatOOS all carefully packed m three specially constructed cages left Singapore last night by Cathay Pacific Airways for a lon B flight to Rome. Italy. The birds exported by S. M. Tong Wildlife Zoological
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    Two-Piano Recital Well Received
    322 5 Standard Music Critic i MADAM Tjong See Yin. with her 18-year-oid pupil. Mr. Lee Kum Seng, saw her sec- le ond recital m the Victoria Hall j < last night. An impressive two- 1 1 piano programme included i< Beethoven's :»rd piano concerto 1 m C
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    Ruler To Visit HG
    31 5 THE Suitan of Perak Sir Yusof Izzuddin Shah wii! visit the Ipch Home Guard Training Centre on Jan. 13. He will inspect trainees and later present certificates.
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    New Appointment
    31 5 s j MR. LAU Choon Chooi ChiI nese Interpreter attached to the Magistrate's Court. Parit Buntar, has lett for Penang to Ijtake up an appointment as 'Chinese Affairs Officer.
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    33 5 THESE seven loudspeakers and an amplifier was donated by the Penang Malayan Chinese Association to the Chinese Tuberculosis patients at the Pulau Jerejak T.B. camps a s requested by them some time ago.
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    34 5 TUAN Haji Ahmad Fuad. President of the All-Ma-laya Muslim Association, addressing the gathering at the All-Malaya Muslim general meeting held at Kepala Batas recently. At top right is Haji Ahmad Maliki. master of ceremonies.
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    2,346 Companies Registered In The Federation
    176 5 2,346 Companies Registered In The Federation KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Mr. Toh Eng Hoe was informed by the Financial Secretary, m answer to a question m the Federal Council yesterday, that 2,346 businesses are carried on by registered companies. He added that no records of the subscribed capital of these companies
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    Fireworks Will Light Up The Sea
    301 5 PENANG 5 CORONATION FESTIVAL PENAN'G, Thurs.— A fireworks display from tongkangs at sea and possibly a "Chingay" procession, were part of an extensive Coronation festival programme discussed by Penangs Coronation Celebrations Committee at the Settlement Council Chamber yesterday. The Committee decided to raise a
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    Dentists Get A Seat On Board
    171 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thins Nearly 600 Chinese dentists without any academic decree practising the profession m the Federation will now aave j a representative on the Dental Board of the Federation ol Malaya. The Board regulates the practice ot dentistry m the i Federation and
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    $31,000 For The Blind
    123 5 PENANG, Thurs.— The fo'lowing is the 20th list of donations received for the St Nicholas Home (for the blind and (tippled children) Maintenance Fund Appeal, by its Hon Treasurers. Kennedy Burkill Co., Ltd.. Beach Street. Penang: Amount presvioi—uj acknowledged $29,968.99, E. T. Pirn Esq. $21.00. Hai
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    Prison Board For Taiping
    164 5 PENANG, Thurs. The following have beeti appointed by the Mentri Besar of Perak. to serve on the Taiping Prison Board of Visiting .Justices, for this year: The District Officer ol Larut and Matang (Chairman), the First Assistant District Officer of Larut, the Chid Surveyor ol Perak
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    Well And Truly Mislaid
    719 6 J_AST November when the Report ef the Special Committee on Education was approved by the Feejeral Legislative Councillors it was hailed as another great step forward towards the glorious future that aits oa The Member for Education saw m it an <L-P"itumty i'or making a moving
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    1133 6  - Let's Admire TemplerNot Worship Him ALEX JOSEY '||ig""" '^M|i3SS^ NOTHING. I imagine, can be so nauseous to a healthy and vigorous believer m democracy like Gene r al Tern pier than the sickly adoration of the High Commit* si oner which appears regularly m right-wing newspapers and magazines m Malaya*
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    Honours For MacDonald
    86 6 Sir; The Governor of Singapore and many others have been knighted. What about our CommissionerGeneral Mr. Malcolm MacDonald? I am quite sure he has done a great deal for US and is still striving To do his utmost to bring tiie countries m the whole of South
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    Review of Views
    408 6 Review of Views Malay Detainees IT is a man like General Tern-: pier who can change the! attitude of Malay leaders who: seem to be afraid to act o;; even to sympathise with: detainees who have been: released, says Utusan Melayu; editorially. The Malay Detainees Welfare; Committee. say s the
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      Bail For One And Not The Other
      440 6 Sir; In a leading article last Friday the Straits Times editorially made a fair comment about a case heard m Camera at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court m which a European Police Officer was convicted for an offence of accepting a bribe of
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      OLD OR NEW CHARGES?
      145 6 Sir; Is the Government fully aware thai the year is 1953. In January 1951 a number of persons were detained under the Emergency. According to these Regulations a person may not be detained for a period exceeding two years. Wha; is to be the fate of
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    ASIA HAILS TRUMAN MESSAGE
    394 7 Observers Feel Warning To Joe Is 'Significant' TOKYO, Jon. B.— President Truman's "State of Union" message attracted considerable attention m Asia, particularly his indication that the United States can explode the Hydrogen-bomb. Newspapers m Japan the first country to feel the effects of the atomic bomb
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    Japanese Precedent Is Upset
    89 7 TOKYO. Jan. 8. (Reuter-AAP) A secret autopsy performed last night on the body of the late Prince Chichibu upset Japanese court precedent. The progressive-minded Prince brother of Emperor Hirohito I had suffered badly from tuberculosis and called for a postmortem examination m his will to help
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    Chiang Ready For The Landing
    99 7 roKIO, Jan. MOT>H ..nt Chiang Kai Shek 1 China r 1 t e (i fov landing operaPm (ommunist- china mainland, and £"nvince« that united Japan. Korea ,„ni-rush Corns' strengtb m the Far 't V newspapei Maini- rted today, j pc it i *n spew le
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    Ship Breaks In Two
    25 7 Ship Breaks In Two 8: has China according saf< c me i were at, the dis- j .".ild lOC -e is and clayed from For-
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    MADRID VISIT
    11 7 8 (AP rst< m ffl iai visit i governr
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    62 7 photo. ALVIN R. Rogers. 3>. is sren in this picture, aboard the 18-foot out-board-powered skiff in which he Dh»ns to circumnavigate the giobe. Rogers will leave St. Petersburg. Florida, where this picture v as made on his 30.000-nrles voyage. He is a native of Fort Worth. Texas. He already has
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    Love Couldn't Wait
    91 7 A ar- and aecom- f a m a y terda: ■iiood ig eonrs suit as he wife for a 15- Tiie convict, William Canning, aged 23, then returned, by taxi to prison to resume m seven-year sentence begun last :^o:v'^ for theft and attempting to shoot a
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    Jap Defence Chief Wants 10,000M. Yen
    66 7 TOKYO. Jan 8. (ReuterAAP) The influential Japanese newspaper Yomiuri said today that Japan's Defence Minister would demand 10.000,000.000 yen (about £10.000.000 Stg.) for the construction of about 10 naval -nips and about 10 aircraft m the fiscal year beginning m April. Japan, which has
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    Mossadeq Bombshell In Majlis
    170 7 TEHERAN. .Lan 8 (AP) A Me ssadeq bombshell dropped on the Majlis today. The Premier sent the legislators a bill which would extend his extraordinary cowers of g( ernmenl by decree for a full year Hussein Maki, known as the hero of Abadan, called Mos-I sadeq's
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    Britain's Atomic Weapon
    118 7 Britain's Atomic Weapon OTTAWA, Jan. 8 (IV) Dr. O. M. Soiandt. chairman of the Canadian Research Board, said yesterday that the British atomic explosion at Monte Bello Islands m October was an atomic weapon "to be reckoned with." Speaking before the Canadian Club, Dr. Soiandt said -the British have m
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    SOCIALITE DIES
    39 7 Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt, "uncrowned queen"' of New York society, who was said to have entertained more members of European royalty than any other American woman, died lasl night at her Fifth Avenue home m New York. Reuter
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    Churchill Goes To Washington
    274 7 WASHINGTON, Jan. B.— Mr. Winston Churchill flies to Washington today to pay his respects to President Truman before flying to Jamaica, British West Indies, for a vacation. At Washington. Churchill will be met at the military air transport terminal by Mr. Dean Acheson. U.S. Secretary of
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    Denmark May Have A Queen
    54 7 COPENHAGEN (Denmark). Jan. 8. (AP).— Denmark's major political parties agreed last night on a constitutional amendment that will make 22--year-old Princes. Margrethe the heir-presumptive to the throne of her father, King Frederik. Under the constitution as it now stands, the King's only brother. 52-year-old Prince
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    7 KILLED IN AIR CRASH
    54 7 SEATTLE. Washington. Jan. 8 (UP) A four-motored Flying Tiger airliner exploded against the side of Squak Mountain last night, killing all seven persons aboard as it came down for landing at Seattle m a driving rainstorm. The C-54 was off its course .on a routine
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    Memorial To Cook
    42 7 An obelisk memorial to Captain James Cook vvill be erected on Norfolk Island, oft the New South Wales coast, to mark his discovery of the island m October 1774. Captain Cook found the island on his second Pacific visit.
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    Heavy Losses In Sarawak
    72 7 KUCHING. Jan. 8. (ReuterAAP) Heavy losses have been caused m the first division of Sarawak by incessant rain during pas: three days. Several kampong h o uses have been swept away by raging torrents. In the Siniawan gold mining area shophouses were partly submerged and several
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    37 GIs ABOARD MISSING PLANE
    76 7 ROCK SPRINGS. Wyoming. Jan. 8. (UP) Searchers fought through a driving snowstorm today to investigate flares spotted on a mountain peak near where an army chartered airliner, carrying 37 veterans home from Korea, was believed to have crashed. The plane was missing on a flight
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    Christine Writes Her Memoirs
    33 7 COPENHAGEN. Jan. 8 (Renter)— Christine Joergensen. 26--year-old blonde who was an American soldier before she recently changed her sex, is writing her memoirs. her Danish manager here said yesterday.
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    RED PURGE AGAINST JEWS IN E. GERMANY
    151 7 BERLIN, Jan. 8 (AP)— Communist bosses carrying out Kremlin orders, are driving Jews m East Germany oui of public life. That new development was reported Wednesday by West Berlin Jews who keep a close tab on conditions m the Communist-ruled East Zone. They
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    51 7 photo. FRENCH film actress Cecile Aubry draws a crowd, mostly men. as she seeks directions from a Rome policeman dvi ing a sightseeing tour of the city, where she is mak<n>: the film "Dropped From Heaven" under the direction of Leonardo Dimitri. Also m the film will be Renato Raseel
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    A HALF AND HALF CALF
    70 7 BALTIMORE, U.S.A. Jan. 8 (Reuter) An animal, half deer and half Hereford bull, has been born on a farm at Sudlersville, near here. The hybrid, hairless at birth, now has reddish Hereford hair growing on all parts except its tail and head. Its face, also
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    For Kenya
    35 7 MOMBASA. (Kenya). Jan 3: (Reuter)— The Royal Nay y frigate Loch Glendhu arrived yesterday from Ceylon for service during ihe present emergency. The frigate carries a complement of eight officers and 100 men.
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    Iran Modifies Repayment Claim
    249 7 LONDON, Jan. B.— Prime Minister Dr. Mohammed Mossadeq has modified his demand that compensation to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company for seizure of its £500,000,000 industry be restricted to the company s loss of property, a usually reliable source said here last night. Hitherto. Dr. Mossadeq had
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      209 7 BUBBER, TIN CLO SING PRICES Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Jon. 8. The following ore the closing prices ot rubber and tin on London Market today: LONDvN RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 25 id. Spot £945 10s. per ton Feb 251 d. buyers, £946 sellers. Morch 251 d. Three months: £938 Apr
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    P. & O. NAMES NEW SHIP
    216 8 P. O. NAMES NEW SHIP To Be Employed On UK-Australia Run THE P. O. Steam Navigation Company Kia! *»i reviving one of their eorl.est sh.p tlfi A sister ship, the Arcadia, is being built on the Clyde and both will be employed on the service between Britain and Australia. The
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    126 8 PITTSBURGH. Jan. 8 (AP)— The Westinghouse Electric Corporation lifted secrecy cloaking: its atomic submarine work to disclose yesterday it is making electric motors capable of operating m hot, radioactive water. Westinghouse. which has been building a power plant for America's first atomic submarine, said such motors are encased
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    COMET SERVICE FOR NZ PLANNED
    210 8 AUCKLAND, Jan. 8 (ReuterAAP) A traveller will wot be able to leave New Zealand on a Tuesday afternoon and be m Britain by noon on Thursday. When jet airliners, which travel at a rate of eight miles a minute eight miles high, are put into
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    Prefab Frigates
    40 8 FLEETS of anti-submarine frigates and minesweepers now being built for the Royal Navy are to be prefabricated, the Admiralty announced lasl night. The first prefabricated section of a frigate has been laid down m a Birkenhead shipyard. Reuter
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    ASIA SELLING MORE TO THE US
    341 9 Malayan Trade Third High On List I WASHINGTON, Jon. 8 (AP)— Asian countries hove mode a U5540,000,000 comeback m their struggle to sell the U.S. more goods than they buy m the U.S., the Deportment of Commerce said today. In a survey of U.S.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    55 9 COMMODITY PRICES wa f _s<. nbber prices |b m S.___- m tol« wmVm. f>. > ft S' ipori Tm- tim l**J ..ui S RI BBEB ■ere: s SeDers s s v^ttlfaient •> "'Vv, >v 4 -T-f v beat stead*. „N „N i pnees M v bayers, I Bti S E3*l
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    Fair Deals In Tins, Industrials
    8 9 Fair Deals In Tins, Industrials ,> „KI%LS _c crt
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    Allocation Of Pig Tin Ends
    120 9 WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 (AP) Allocation of pig tin ended on Jan. 1. the National Production Authority (NPA) announced recently. At the same time NPA i l author. zed a few previously forbidden uses of tin and increased the amount that may he used for .jewellery,
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    Produce Market
    65 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Chamber of Co '.nme roe (noon prices):- Copra f.o.b. Jvn. 539.50; Pepper (Muntok white) $520; Sarawak $510; Lampong White Mt'o: Lampong Black $420; Coconut Oil (new) $t>4.ao; (o d) $60. Lewis and Pen*- (closing prices] Coconut Oil Steady Business dons at $57.505. Buyers SST and sellers
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    More Flats For The Qualified
    58 9 photo. PEOPLE m Singapore who are qual_ied and have registered themselves for Singapore Improvement Trust flats will eagerly await completion of the Flats shown m the picture hoping it will be their turn to get a flat this time. This block of flats is on«
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    More Rubber Is Used In U.S.
    202 9 WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (IP)— The government reported yesterday the United States consumption of natural rubber increased m the first 11 months of 1952 compared to the 1951 figure while the Russo-Chinese consumption appeared to decline slightly. For January-November. 1932. the United States consumption totalled
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    UK Govt. To Aid Small Industries
    89 9 WOLVER H A M PTON. ENGLAND, Jan. 8. (Reuter). British Supply Minister, Duncan Sandys, at the end of a three-day tour of the industrial Midlands, today told small manufacturers they would receive "all possible assistance from the Government In their export programme. In a
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    Rubber Crop For Dec.
    68 9 HARRISONS Crosfteld (Ma'ava) Limite?d report that the rubber harvested during the month of Dec. mber 1952 were: Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd: 34.500 b; Bent a Rubber Estates Ltd.: 76,500 Ib: Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estate Ltd.: 58.000 !b: Kundong Rubber Estate Ltd.: 39.000 lb: Mentakab Rubber Co
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    Malayan Bank Exchange Rates
    66 9 THE Maiay an Exchange Banks Association's selling rates to merchants (per $100 Malayan' are: iT.T./O.D.i New Y>rk 32 g Canada 31 11/16, Holland Guilders 122 7/3. Buying rates are: New York S.i (T.T.); 3_ 1/8 <0.D.) 33J (90_/st) on credit bills nnd 33 5/16 on Trade
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    Rice Exhibits
    46 9 BANGKOK. Jan. 8, (AFP) Thai representatives to the Manila Trade Exhibition left by plane for Manila today Thailand is sending as exhibits ten tons' of rice with five per cent broken and half-polished, silverware. smoked rubber sheets, local cloth, jute, salt, flour and oil.
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    $791,406 Profit For Sungei Way Dredging
    226 9 INCREASED costs and the lower average selling price of ♦m obtained m 1952 brought the Sungei Way Dredging a profit of $791,406 for 1952— a reduction of $553,693 as compared with the year before. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Mr. J. Gordon, when
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    Thai Govt To Float Big Loan
    112 9 BANGKOK, .hrn. 8 (AFP)— The Thai Government is draftins a hu.v to sc -ure a loan of 4,000,000,960 baht (about USS2OO.OOO.OOOj within raree years for national rehabilitation projects. The loan would finance <' ,rimmunication. education., publichealth, public utility and housing pro.jec ,c The new
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    Siam To Sell 2M.Tons Rice Every Year
    105 9 Siam To Sell 2M. Tons Rice Every Year BANGKOK. lan. B. (AFP).— The leader of the 1 kiai ck i gation to the FAO confer/ewe here stated yesterday l! Thailand has set it I an annual rice exoort 2.000.000 tons foi lhe next 6 years. The Conference was i ten-
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    Br. Guiana Sugar
    22 9 BRITISH Guiana lase. rear produced 242.685 toi the highest amount ever produced m the y* 5 h tory.— A.F.P.
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    RICE EXPORT QUOTA
    71 9 BANGKOK. Jan. 8 c AFP)— I The Thai Economic Ministry will authorize ri« milters and dealer? to exporl a quota of 60.000 tons ol rice this year. according to ths pro-govern-ment newspaper Chao. The qr.<>;;> be divide ri among 1 1 igtbie rr ers _r.d dealers bnl
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    Rubber Is Down 2 Cts
    152 9 Spore Prices Standard Market Reporter RUBBER prices dropped two cents yesterday. First grade January for shipment was quoted at 87 cents per lb. at the close of the market The previous day's price was 89 cents per lb. The lower trrnd of tor ma'ke?t was
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    Smuggling In UK Still On Big Scale
    167 9 LONDON .lav. I, IRe ler)~* ttcveuuc men have disco c <d that some ol B:c;.i re sii rt.»d other tracer- ar e igM up m the receiving and >i tobacco nylon atd h snuggling rackets beta The customs and excise! a •-oissioners n
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    No Dividend Until April
    107 9 No Dividend Until April THF. Ire toi I rang Tin D ping Limit have I•i to •r I r I sideration of a ful ie m til the a year r I S W 1952 are subm tied at i next annua) few I m Apri T-J53. Th.^ .*<>' Dredge
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      927 9 j- ~jr*i>*» 'iWU"m '^inie^p i* ma W iiim up hi mv m mi n i p n i i hi n i i i i i n rnr.n^«p, Mua I Dmci Music hv Mdampus; Thailand atj On stage Miss AHce Lee I. 3. Ji*<W/IrO/lF N^ < 4"i Geo: .<. S':ie.i
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    Mounier, Cassado And 'Pinafore'
    1016 10  -  'ANACRUSIS' MUSIC NOTES By t |N SUNDAY, January IX. the C ham ber Ensemble will present the French pianist, e.trm.tine Mounter, m a recital m the Victoria Hall. On the r.liou inu Sunday January 23, cii« Musical Society will present .i rello recital by (iaspar c
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    For the Discophile
    479 10 For the Discophile NEW CLASSICAL RECORDINGS REVIEWED BY VICTOR DOQGETT \MONG the first dozen or so Columbia and Parlophone I 0 tg-Plav records which <=o far reached me the following four discs are outstandingly hue from both pet formance and technical standpoints. All. musl be remembered, have the initial advantnee
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    Safety Check-up Essential During Spring Clean
    493 10  -  ALICIA HART By 'JHE place for the home handyman is, naturally, m the home. And the time for him to make a safety check-up on your house is now, before the whirlwind that's known as spring cleaning gets under way. The purpose of such
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    Prefab Theatre-By Ship
    200 10 JAMAICA:— A British firm of pre-fabricated tubular building manufacturers has recently succeeded m shipping an open-air theatre to Jamaica within three weeks from the date of the order. The stage was 21 feet high, 53 feet wide and 40 feet deep, and all the component parks were
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    888 10  -  BILL WEBB JONES By THE ap-to-date edition of an old film has also caused a strong ™rval for* niece of music— or song— that S_s very popular with our mother* ami fathers. I refer to the song written by Messrs. Rapee a..3 Follaek-Char-ma inc." This number provided
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    RASC BOXERS IN POOR FORM
    714 11  - RASC BOXERS IN POOR FORM SAPPER Better Last Year By THE Royol Army Service Corps who ore noted for their good boxers ond did so well m the Combined Services Competition last year, held their Corps finals for Singapore Units last Wednesday night at the Tanglin Gymnasium. The Gymnasium \v
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    35 11 Snub For 'Flying Fish' I so, uiNVAUS.Jan. N .Aunmins asso-..,-.a ."v.w tok.' i""Lh« m Syd- *tudv wool ____i to com- t„ the fear "inntted there that they l,,'.ine«e to „lio_l titles Scut they mmm 'o
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    176 11 ROSE TO REPLACE SEDGMAN? MELBOURNE, dan. 8 (UP) i Mervyn Rose, a 22-year-old Australian left bander, said today that he planned to begin his bid to replace Frank Sedgman as the world's leading amateur tennis player by winning the 1953 Austral. an and Wimble?don titles. Rose :s thi- country's top
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    43 11 Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper. Ted Ditchburn leaps high to grab the ball from out of the air during a Newcastle United attack on the Tottenham goal in the First Division match at Tottenham on Jan. 3. Tottenham won 3— 2.— AT picture from London.
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    An Opponent For Turpin
    97 11 LONDON, Jan. 8. (Reuter) A suitable opponent has at la<t been found lor Randolph Turpin, Britain's middleweight champion Ivano Fontana. the Italian title-holder, will face him at Birmingham on Jan. This will be his first appearance i" Britain as a professional but io the Olympic Games
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    Negri Indians Beat Bankers
    151 11 SEREMBAN. Thurs. The Negri Sembilan Indian Association scored a good win yesterday afternoon when they defeated the Chartered Bank Sports Club by four goals toj two m a N.S.H.A. league fix- J ture played on the station padang. The feature of the match was the "hat
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    Malay Regt. Play Well
    163 11 SEREMBAN. Thurs. —The Malay Regimen* Training Wing hockey team gave one ol weir best performances when iney defeated the Negri Sem^ Eurasian Association oy nye clear goals m a N-S. Hockey Association fixture played here on Tuesday. Displaying excellent combination the speedy Regiment forwards repeatedly overran
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    CSC Table Tennis
    65 11 The following will represent the Chinese Swimming Club m a friendly game oi 'ahe tennis against the Mansfield Sports Club at the C.S.C premises at Amber Road on Sunday, at 2.30 p.m. Singles: Soh Cheow rlor, Jimmy Lim. Lim Wai Sheug. Yap Tse Tao and Lim Choo
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    UK Soccer Ties For Saturday
    300 11 LONDON, Jan. 5 (Reuter)—. Revised football programme for next Saturday, Jan. 10: F. A. CUP THIRD ROUND Derby County vs Cheisea. Newport County vs Sheffield United. West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion. Halifax Town vs Cardiff City. Sunderland vs Scunthorpe United. Preston North End
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    Clayton Club To Start Tennis Again
    192 11 Clayton Club To Start Tennis Again PARIT BUXTAR. Thurs.— Tennis playing members of the Clayton Club. Pnrit Buntar will be glad to learn that tennis will be rivived at the club. This was decided at n meeting of tennis players of the club held yesterday. Tennis was a popular game
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    Ten Goals In Penang Community Hockey Tie
    130 12 Ten Goals In Penang Community Hockey Tie PENANG, Than.— la the •penriag Match of tin; later«o.iiiiiunitv koekej compe lit ion todaj the Malays seated a i victor} over the Kuniiicaris on Om Westm Bead ground. lame wa I a th the i: h ng the 1 ttei ol th first
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    Tsung Hwa Old Boys Win Trophy
    146 12 Tsung Hwa Old Boys W in Trophy IK A SAR, Thurs.— hi Qub Courl petil on for < pa ti p'ny. the Lai I lalays lost -he Old Boys ol ie Tsung I S Kual t\ang-.,r. matches to f r. i Chong Yong gave ize were: DoahiVs: a Mtan and
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    70 12 T k ;io\.■ ye be ted to re] -he Arm i*a n the R N yin ta.. InU i Sei ho. k v chamI i hip i al Kee Soon oa Sal rda Q Ji Ma ior Single- Cai Pari y; WOI. ffigh- Reyi ds, Major 1
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    66 12 The Singapore (left) and Johore teams which met m the interstate friendly match m Singapore yesterday. ,u Colony team shows, {eft to right, front row: Fernandez. If 0n Yam, Kozario. Coutts, Vanderput Bark ro«: Pennefather, Fernando. Pilliv. Kuiper Devadas. Reynolds. Johore team, left to right, front row: B. Fernandez. J
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    Mohideen B. Cup Final
    64 12 KUALA KANGSAR, Thurs. I c Kinta Indians w meet the Kuala Kangsar Indians on S iturday, al 5 p.m. on the Ku i! Kangsar Clifford School G n m the final of the Inter District Soccer competition the Vloh -en Batcha Cup. Th trophy vvill be
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    Kinta Indians 3 Years Unbeaten
    218 12 IPOH. rhors.— Playing tlnii last game m the Ipoh hockey league, Kinta Indian Association trounced Perak Chinese Recreation Club by 7—o on the upper padang today. Scorers were A. I. Thillainathan (5) Sathanandan and Hariinolian. Thillainathan Vs bag included a hattrick, K;a:. i Ind under
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    Big Cheques Do Not Always Buy Soccer Success
    733 12 Big Cheques Do Not Always Buy Soccer Success LONDON, Jan 8, (AP).— League football is tough like all business. Bui every now and then a fairy tale l > j > -s, up to bring romance to the modern same. these fairy tales are invariably illustrations that big cheques dee
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    Jollilads Vs RE
    46 12 THE following players are selecte 1 to play footl all for tiie Jp" against the Royal En- "incor.-, on Sunday ai Farrer Park a: 5.15 p.m. Narayanan, Khrishnasamy, Sahyan. Ghani, Balan, Sintha, x auhylingam, Munivandi G Khrishnasamy, Salahudin," Rahman, Vijyanathan, Awatar mgh MB
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    Malacca Meeting
    23 12 M\! ACCA. Tha a Representatives oi (ha rnment services football league will meet m the Malacca Library tomorro v at "> p.m.
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    Jack Kramer Evens Up With Sedgman
    295 12 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8, (AP).— Jack Kramer of the United States defeated decisively last night Frank Sedgman of Australia 6—3, 6 4. Kramer's victory avenges his loss to the Davis Cup hero from Australia on Tuesday night, when Sedgman made his professional bow m
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    Gardini, Seixas In Round 2
    118 12 Gardini, Seixas In Round 2 MELBOURNE, .Tan. 8 (AP) Vic Seixas o! Philadelphia .and Fausto Gardini. top ama- teur players from the United States and Italy, won their i first round matches today m the Australian national tennis championship.-.. Seixas defeated Jim Reid of Australia 6 2, «i 4. 6
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    SIT Elect Officials
    118 12 TIIE following were elected oflice bearers of the Singapore Improvement Trust Sport" Club at their fourth annual general meeting held at their clubhouse: Patrons—Messrs. W. L. Blvthe and T P F. McNeice; President a b J Fraser Vice Presidents —A. B. Sewell and W. H. Smart; Hon.
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    HONOURS GO TO THE BEATEN TEAM
    431 12 S'oore Beat Johore 2*o At Hockey Bat SINGAPORE beat Johore by two goals to nil m an inter stofi hockey friendly on the SCC padang yesterday bur perhaps for ft, first time this season, the Colony team tailed to capture the honou f| which
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    Krishna Saves
    34 12 3 WSSw Rozario tussles with Retnasingam, centreforward «n Rowe clears the. ball ior Johore. Below: Krishna saves tVSn for Johore facin_ iSpore forwards, left ta right, Hon Yam, Rozario and Coutts. i
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    S'pore Asians XV
    57 12 THE following will represent the Singapore Asian Rugby Union m a match against the Singapore Cricket Club on the Padang on Saturday: Yap Boon Keng. B. Ross. K. Chong Yew. Toh Tiong Ghee, A. Rajaratnam, Kassim Hussien, M. Chua. Sattar Singh. Dollar Majid. Metha. Bulat, Yeow Kian
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    Who Is The Top Trainer?
    188 12 Who Is The Top Trainer? J Sports Letter 7 own greenly astonished at your publishing Hobbs as the champion trainer. Everywhere m the world, trainers' statistics are made on value and not on number of races icon, and Spencer has won nearly £90,000 more m slakes than Hobbs. If your
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    Melbourne Olympic Pool Will Be Best
    394 12 MELBOURNE, Jan. 8, (Reuter A AP).— The pool to be built here for the Olympic Games m 1956 will set a pattern for America and Europe, according to architectural authorities, i j Judges selected the design from 72 competitive efforts, estimates are being completed
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    Replay Also Ends In Draw
    90 12 MALACCA, Thurs. Malays Sports Club again drew the Ramblers two all m ie replay af me Victory Cup Baal it Kiiir Park yesterday. Ramblers led I— o m the fl half when Chee Lim he; m Chaunce's eonur kick The Matey* drew level after Ah
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    SCC 'A' Too Good For Girls SC
    120 12 SCC 'A Too Good For Girls SC SINGAPORI Cricket fl convincing fl fl friendly hockey fl i -terday. fl Cricket Club took I fl tive ba fl i fl P.i jH on both occasions. fl 1 Tonkin M fl d irom the 1 fl i she tippi fl Pcm wLm
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    Ipoh Form Swift AA
    105 12 Ipoh Form Swift A A IPOH. Thurs -\i M held today and well known athlet* s tl over the state it was I mously decided to form Swift Athl.ti, Issociation I Objects ot the ,-\W are to encourage md 9 the standard ot any sportsman oi A\ M lities m
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