Singapore Standard, 24 January 1953

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    14 1 Singapore Standard VOL. 11l NO. 204 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1953. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    We May Get More That Rice
    6 1 We May Get More That Rice
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    Beauty is Irresistible
    3 1 Beauty is Irresistible
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    First Meeting
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    French Take Vletminh HQ
    12 1 Jan. P French Viel I essful Artois •t€
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    Miners Killed
    28 1 EIGHTEEN miners were killed ai I BO seri mslj i:: ::red m a coa mine i \p o>io!i roar Chalus, north-west of Teheran. on Montlav. AP
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    None Of The 62 Is In Detention
    197 1 Xl ALA U'MPI'R, Fri.— None of the 62 persons >m Permatang Tmgsi who were detained on orders tron the Iliiih frnmissioner last August, following the murder by Communist terrorists of a Chinese Issistanl Resettlement Officer, is now In detention. A ■••::.-i;;e to >
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    The First Load
    24 1 THK Polish ship Miekiewicz arrived ombo yesterday to carry the first shipment ol si i i t to R< China. U.P.
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    $5DemandLed To Suicide Try
    60 1 PENANG. Fri.— Because be was unable to give h g.rl friend an extra S5, a 19-year-old Indian, Anthony Samy, at tempted to commit suicide by hanging. This story was tod *^> the Second Magistrate today, Mr. J. A. Black, by Anthony Samy \vho" v.is sentenced to
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    THE STORY OF A HEROINE
    548 1  -  LIM TIONG ANN Within Sight Or The End, A Wish B) STAM>\i:i» ST\FF IM.roH li.H THIS is the story of a young mothers battle/ alone, against time. Dying of cancer and with only a few more weeks to live, 33--year-old Mrs. Barbara Szewczyk flew into
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    Jamaica Holiday Is Over
    201 1 MONTEGO BAY Jan 23, (AP) Winston Churchill left fur New York today after his vacation here. Looking happy and apparently refreshed by two weeks 6! sea bathing and painting m Jamaica, he boarded a BOAC plane for New York. His plans called for a direct motor-car
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    Gen. Naguib Shows Fangs
    85 1 CAIRO. Jan. 23, (AP).— Egyptian Premier Naguib as- sailed British poll v m x I l [and proclaimed a Liberation Society to achieve unity with the Sudan i for* c evacua- tion of all foreign forces from j the Xi:e Valley. In a nationwide address i
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    Blonde Drops A Bombshell
    107 1 SEOUL, Jan. 23, (ReuterAAP) A married lance-, orIporal from Lancashire is writing to an A tstralian girl who left a note m a box oi mortar bombs 'J years ago. The soldier. Lance-corporal Dick R'.gby of Widness, Lancashire, finished firing the i I bombs m the
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    Found: Five Lbs Uranium
    68 1 HONGKONG. Jan. 21 (AP) The chief of the Hengkong C.I.D. was wailing today for l somebody to claim five pounds of uranium nitrate i-eizcd yesterday. The uranium, which is not the atom bomb kind bul is of j great value for hospital use, was taken from
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    Fire Aboard
    21 1 A FIRE broke out yesterday aboard the British destroyer,! St. Kitts. now anchored m Chatham harbour m Kent A.F.P.
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    A New Term
    30 1 THE "World New.-," has a new term for the underground I great wall system of fdrtincaI lions m Korea. The magazine terms it "rat-hoie strategy."' A. P.
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    Sanderson For HK
    23 1 AIR Marshal A. C. Sanderson left Manila yesterday by Royal Air Force plane for Hongkong after a two-day visit.- AFP
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    CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE 2 KILLERS
    285 1 Standard Crime Reporter THE C.I.D. last night re- j leased descriptions of j two* men wanted for the) shooting of detective See Chong Yee m Jalan Besar on Wednesday. Deta i1 c d investigations, a spokesman .said, have led to i the belief that
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    Shot 'Tec Gets Man
    59 1 HONGKONG. Jan. 23. (AP).— Honffkons Detective Leung Yiu-tong who was shot three times last nisht while apprehending two hold-up men was believed to be recovering today. Leung returned the fire and seriously wounded one of the hold-up men. He gave chase to the other despite his
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    Big Four Held
    31 1 A U. 5.51 .000.000 smuggling; 'operation dealing m scarce Chinese merchandise has been stopped with the arrest of four San Francisco Chinese, said U.S Customs last night.: A.P.
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    Madame Chiang
    28 1 A CHINESE source said today that Madame Chiang Kai-shek was planning to return to Formosa "soon." but has set no definite date for her. departure. UP
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    ...BUT.HIS WOODEN LEG WASN'T THERE
    80 1 SYDNEY. Jan. 23 (AP) The body of Donald Me-/ Donald, the Scotsman, who was mistakenly thought to be peuuile** when b* died. was exhumed today at a Sydney cemetery. But *is wooden let. believed to contain a small fortune, was not In the coffin. It
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    15-Acre Jurong Site Otter For Varsity
    164 1 15- Acre Jurong Site Otter For Varsity Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Hokkien Huay Kwan will offer 500 acres of land m Jurong, 15 miles from the city, as a site for the proposed Chinese university, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, local millionaire sponsor of the project, told The Standard yesterday.
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    A Bank Of One's Own
    71 1 A SINGAPORE Chinese went to Tanjong Pagar police station yesterday and complained that a bank hud refused to accept the gold he carried m a large sack over his shoulder. He threatened to open his own bark. He was sent to the General Hospital for
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    Olyphant's Job
    19 1 AUSTRALIAN atomic scientist Professor Olyphanf has been appointed .ViceChancellor of the National University of Canberra.- A P
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    Singer Dead
    27 1 FAMOUS Spanish oporasingcr and silent film actor Andres Perello de St-qurola, died at his home m Barweluna, ayed 73. A.P. $1 M. HOUSING PLAN APPROVED
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    68 2 photo. Eight sturdy Fijian soldiers en a week's leave from Batu Pa hat had "a look around" at Kalians Airport yesterday Private Epili Bate (m picture) has on his Sulu dress* which is worn only on two occasions when the occasion i s important and to church. The others were
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    MORE HOMES FOR WORKERS
    137 2 A 51 ,000,000 housing scheme for the Mater department staff at Gunong Pulai and Pontian has been approved by the Finance Committee of the Singapore City Council. The decision was made hi recognition of 'he urgent need lor better accommodation for labourers a: these ramps, a
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    JAP ENVOY TO SEE CG
    140 2 MR. RYpGO HASHIMOTO.: wh ise social we tart 1 budge: disagreement with the Japanese Finance Minister led him to res gn as Minister of Stale m charge of welfare affairs, arrived m Singapore yesterday on a goodwill mission. Mr. Hashimoto flew by Qan- > tas-BOAC
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    Comet From S'pore Delayed
    66 2 Standard Aviation Reporter A BOAC spokesman said m Singapore yesterday that the London-bound Comet which left Changi last Thursday ran over one end of the runway while landing at Dum Dum Airport. Calcutta. that same evening. No damage was caused to the aircraft, he said, and
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    Cheat Gets 14 Days R.I.
    117 2 A CONTRACTOR. Chia Kok Siong, was yesterday sentenced Its 14 days'' rigorous imprisonI ment for' cheating a businessI man. Chandan Ram of $25 on Oct 10 at Changi Village. Ram told the Singapore Third District Court that he engaged Chia to cement his five-footway and
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    Had Opium: Months Jail
    51 2 INSTEAD of finding gam-' biers m a house m Cavanagh Road, a police party found a young man. Yeow Teow Heng. and a small quantity of opium. the Singapore Third District Court was told yesterday. Yeow pleaded guilty and I was sentenced to one month's rigorous
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    STORE MAY SEND ADDRESS TO QUEEN
    79 2 SINGAPORE is likely to send a loyal address to the Queen on the occasion 01 her Coronation m June this year, a Government spokesman told The Staib dard yesterday. So far, however, the address has not been prepared. The Singapore City Council has also
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    Forces Kill Another Top Communist: Bag For The Day Was 3
    189 2 KUALA LUMPUR Fri.— Anotker Communist District Committee U wos ki^ y^rdoV. He wos one of three terronst. occo««ted contacted at the same time was wounded but escaped. Lav Sang Kwang, was about 40 years of age, stoutish and fair
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    Risked Life To Save Daughter
    129 2 HOW the wife of a squatter risked her life m an effort to save her nine-year-old daughter from drowning was told m 'he Coroner's Court yesterday at the inquest into the girl's death. The mother. Ho Kirn Lan. said she was at home at Boon
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    Hosp. Staff Union Sees Government
    125 2 Standard Staff Reporter REPRESENTATIVES of the Singapore Me:ita! Hospital Uniformed Staff Union met Jovernmeat representatives the Labour Department vo discuss their .aims yesterday. The president o] he meeting. the Assistant Labour Commissioner. Mr. W. I. Galletiy. told The Standard that both parties discussed the workers'
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    Axe Murder: Man Charged
    76 2 ENTERING a room above a Singapoi r shop m Teiuk BLangah Roa.i on Thursday a: about 10.30 p.m. police found! an old Chiness woman lying dead m a poo' of -blood. Her hea t was almost completely severed, and a j chopper was lying liearby. In
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    Misadventure
    46 2 THE Singapore Coroner. Mr. Choor Singh- yesterday returned a verdict of misadventure at an inquest into the death of a 62-year-old woman. Chan Ah Oi. who received fatal injuries on being knocked down by a car on Arthur Bridge. Kallafljg, on Nov. 22 last year-
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    Campaign For Blind
    199 2 THE Singapore Association for the Blind will today launch < an island-wide appeal for funds to build a school for teaching Braille to the blind. It will start with a Flag Day this morning. An appeal for funds was broadcast last night over Radio j Malaya by
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    27 2 photo. MRS. GLADYS EBERWEIN, (above) 32-year-old Singapore housewife and mother of two children is one of the entrants for the "Miss Max Factor Singapore" Beauty Contest. Standard
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    House Used As Brothel
    230 2 THE Singapore Sixth Police Court Magistrate. Mr. T. Kulasakoram yesterday, sentenced a woman. Chan Ah Ho, described as the servant of a cabaret girl to three months rigorous imprisonment for permitting a Geylang house to be used as a brothel on Sept. 4. An elderly woman.
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    Water Supply On Islands To Be Improved
    134 2 Water Supply On Islands To Be Improved THE Singapore Rura Board will »ry to effect some inranrowement m the water supply on the islands to the Sooth oi the Colony Mr. E. V. G. Day. the Chairman. said «>> a press conference yesterday. Mr. Day said that he visited the
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    Fined $200 On Smuggled Cigs
    54 2 IX THE Singapore Third Police Court yesterday n youth Lee Kiong Ho was fined $200 for being m possession of 4.000 cigarettes on which duty had not been paid. Lee was arrested on Thursday while he was riding a bicycle m Boat Q;:ay. Duty on
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    Jaundice: Blood Bank Aware Of Danger
    176 2 Jaundice: Blood Bank Aware Of Danger THE Singapore Blood Transfusion Service ha s always been aware of the danger of spreading jaundice by blood transfusions, said Dr. (Mrs.) M. M. H. GibsonHflL She was referring to a warning by the World Health Organisation of the unexpected dangers el Mood transfusions.
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    emplers Travel By Train To Segamat
    75 3 emplers Travel By Train To Segamat photo. pet m the worst rnuTgeni^ Stutr I >ir ill lompltr. commended grtmi rftrts. He is seen here i,) Ihc oinniittee. On the m intt rpretod Sir Ger.ilii s IcsHtleneat OBeer, Yong rtng, (ir i! i ov.rn. Military Assistant I3| i X |>anb%. Admini^ti
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    LADIES ASSN. DANCE
    57 3 THE annual dinner and lance given by the Singapore Chinese Ladies Association for members and their friends will be held this year at the Cathay Restaurani on Feb. 6, from 8 30 to 1.30 a.m. Further particulars may be obtained from •he Hon Secretary, Mrs. Phoa Thai
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    $1 600,000 Council Plan For Civic Improvement
    208 3 re City. Council will add $1,600,000 to its c programme this year if proposals to release the budget are approved by the Council on b Monday. This follows the assurance of tJu* President, Mr.! T. P. F. McNeice that the Council will use
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    Chinese New Year Party
    94 3 A CHINESE New Year dinner party will be held on Feb 27 a| t.he Singapore V W.C.A. on Raffles Quay with non-Chinese committee leaders and members as guests. Mrs. Shwfen Khoo, secretary of the i Chinese section of the association, told The Standard yesterl tlay. j
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    $100 Reminder
    44 3 TAN AH HWEE. a ta*i owner was fined $100 m tne Singapore First Traffic Court /esterday for failing to furnish particulars of a man whe drove one of his taxis on Jul> H last year a^d allegedly, com i rnitted tbre« offenct^
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    Aw Donates Houses To, Destitute
    159 3 TFN T new cottages at the j Kowloon King's Park resettlement area, built with a donation by Mr. Aw Boon Haw. were allocated by lot this week to 10 near-destitute families, most of whom were victims ol the Hunghom fire last November. The drawing was
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    Perak Chinese Support New University Plan
    317 3 More Offers Of Financial Help IPOH, Fri. The building of o Chinese University m Malaya, as'suggested by Mr. Ton Lark Sye, the Singapore millionaire, should have the wholehearted support of all Malayan Chinese, said Mr. Choong Sam, wellknown Ipoh Chinese tin miner. As president
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    48 3 photo. Malayan Railways put ft "special" at the disposal of General Sir Gerald Templer, High Commissioner of the Federation for the duration of his Johore tour. Here, the General is seen alighting from the train, followed by Lady Templer, at Segamat to begin his second days tour.- Standard
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    INTERESTON HOUSING LOANS UP
    131 3 THE Singapore Federal and Colonial Building Society has increased its interest rate on housing loans from six to seven per cent. The new rate came into force on Jan. 1. Asked to confirm this, the manager of the Society, Mr. J. Burgess said: "As the wide
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    Merchant Made False Statement
    128 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. A Singapore businessman. Lim Kuen Kwong, was sentenced to one day's imprisonment and fined S»>00 mi n the Police Court today for making a false statutory declaration that he was a resident of Kuala Lumpur m 1946. Dato Wong Shoo Fun, who witnessed
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    Two Clerks Are Made Bankrupt
    82 3 K. KANDIAH, a clerk was adjudicated a bankrupt on his own petition before the Chief Justice Sir Charles MurrayAynsley. m the Singapore High Court, yesterday. His total liabilities amounted to $679 and his offer to pay $10 a month m settlement was accepted by the
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    ELOPEMENT LED TO HER SUICIDE
    172 3 A WOMAN who had been very upset over the elopement of her 15-year-old daughter, one of 11 child- ren and the "apple of her eye", committed suicide at the PWD quarters at Yeo Chu Rang on Dec. 29 last year, the Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor
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    Spore YWCA To Start Mixed Social Groups
    146 3 FOR the first time m Si-iga-pore. the Y.W.C.A. is initiating '"mixed" social groups. Otic will be formed as a club and the other, a weekly -Song Night."' the secretary of the Chinese section of the association, Mrs. Shufen Khoo. told The Standard yesterday.
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    It's The Limit
    40 3 A LORRY driver, Tan Ah Peow, fined $50 m the Singapore First Traffic yesterday for exceeding the speed limit oi 20 m.p.h., explained that his lorry was registered m Malacca, 'where the ;peed limit IS 25' m.p.h.
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    MENONS'LAWYER'S PLEA
    209 3 MENONS' LAWYER'S PLEA MADRAS. Jan. 23 (Reuter) —Mr. M. K. Nambiar, defence counsel, argued before the Madras High Court yesterday that the Fugitive Offenders Act was repugnant to India's constitution and incompatible with the sovereignty of the Indian Republic. The question of the validity of the Fugitive Offenders Act under
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    26 3 Picture shows eteht of the new cottages that were built with donations made by Mr. Aw Boon Haw at the King's Park resettlement area m Kowloon.
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    Asian Railway Officers To Replace Europeans
    527 4 Asian Railway Officers To Replace Europeans KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Moloyon Railway is training more Asion officers to take rhe place of British railway officers here, but they will continue to meet Europeans on the other side of the table for some time to come, said Mr. C. G. Harrison,
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    28 4 Mr. P. C. Sen Mazumder, Administrative Officer, Plan-, tation Workers Union, Malaya, who is leaving to attend a three months' training course at Asian Trade Union College, Calcutta.
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    Rural Board Levies 1 p.c. School Rate
    199 4 AN EDUCATION RATE of one per cent, will be assessed on all property m the rural areas of Singapore, it was announced m yesterday's supplement to the Government Gazette. The Education Rate is payable to the Rural Board retrospective from Jan. 1. this
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    'Klengtong' Men Are Unhappy
    133 4 TO MAKE way for the new east-west traffic scheme m Singapore, all the 81 hawkers' stalls at Bagis Street were moved to Hylam Street and Malabar Street. The Secretary of the Singapore Hawkers Union. Mr. Leow Heng Goy. said that the hawkers were satisfied with the
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    Burns Night Festivities
    124 4 GULPHfG bravely, Scottish officers of the Nee Soon garri- son last night swallowed I "Athol Bros" a concoction of i oatmeal, cream, honey and Scotch whisky to celebrate Burns Night. The birthday of Robert Burns officially falls due on Sunday, but you can hardly celebrate an occasion
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    India's Big Day Plans
    81 4 TO CELEBRBATE Indian Republic Day. the Singapore Regional Indian Congress will hold a meeting m the New World Arena at 5 p.m. on Jan. -6. Mr. A. N. Mitra. President of the S.R.I.C. will preside and the meeting will be addressed by Dr. Mohammed Rasif. Indonesian
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    District C'ttees To Be Split
    143 4 DECENTRALISATION of the administrative functions of the Singapore Rural Board will begin this year when one or two branch offices are opened. Mr. E. V. G. Day, the Chairman told the press yesterdaj. Mr. Day said that these branches may be at Bukit Panjang or
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    Morning Walk Ends In Prison
    112 4 A middle-aged mail, Low Aii Koon. tod the Singapore Second District Court yesterday that he was taking his physician's advice and having a morning walk to cure his swollen feet when he was arrested by a constable The constable, Yunos bin Ma: Ali, said that
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    Kerala Samajam Meeting Today
    61 4 THE Singapore Kerala Samajam will hold a general meeting today at the Samajam office at Race Course Lane, to ratify several resolutions which were unattended during the last annual meeting. The meeting will also elect nertain officials fo r the Samajam. The Kerala Samajam is the
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    DETECTIVE SEE SLIGHTLY BETTER
    41 4 THE condition of Detective See Chonjt Yee, who was shot by gunmen m Jalan Besar on Wednesday, was reported to be satisfactory last night. If his slight progress continues, he should soon be off the danger-list today.
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    Judge D'Netto
    17 4 MR. E. H. D'NETTO has been appointed a District Judge with effect from Jan. 12.
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    SJI TO BE SECONDARY SCHOOL
    128 4 SJI TO BE SECONDARY SCHOOL ST. Joseph's Institution. Singapore, will become a secondary school when its new $356,000 buildings at Mouimtm Road are ready this year. The Standard was told yesterday that all the primary classes will be held at this new building and that the present school at Bras
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    Phone Calls New Index
    84 4 THE following are the direct telephone numbers after office hours for phone calls to officers of the Education. Medical and Immigration Departments m Palmer Road Education Department: Director of Education *****, Deputy Director of Education *****, Senior Inspector of Schools *****, Examinations Secretary *****. Liaison Officer.
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    ACSU (Br.) OFFICIALS
    94 4 THE following are elected office-bearers of the Army Civil Service Union. Portsdown branch. Singapore. Mr. J. S. Nair (Chairman). Mr. Chua Ah Hock (hon. branch secretary). Mr. Koh Peng Heng (hon. branch treasurer). Mr. N. V. Dharan and Mr. Boon Soon Hian (auditors) and a Committee comprising
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    H.MS. Pinafore Was Loaded With Song, Humour
    238 4 H.MS. Pinafore Was Loaded With Song, Humour "H.M.S. PINAFORE" sailed triumphantly into Singapore last night loaded to the Piimsoll Line with songs, humour and gaiety. Not for a long time has such a show as this been seen m the City. Great praise must be given to Mrs. Simpson and
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    PARTY HITS COMMUNAL POLITICS
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    Broke Food Ban
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    52 5 by Mi .v Mrs I tin Hock Chye who wen married recently Al Singapore. Mr. l.im is the ><m «»nd son of the late Mr Mrs I.im Teck I. ye The bride was formerly Miss Tan Bee Ne«» eldest daughter of Mr Mrs. Tan Hock Seng <»f Malacca. Photograph Wee
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    'Building PlansNot Delayed'
    202 5 'Building PlansNot Delayed' JOHORE BAHRU, Fii. I Charges that th e .Tohore Bahvu I Town Board had delayed the i; approval of building plans. ll were denied by the President (I of the Board. Dato Sheikh j Abu Bakar. yesterday. "If any particular instances I ca n be died, the
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    System Urged In Volunteer Work
    119 5 PEN'ANG. Fri. Speaking at the annual gtviera 1 meeting i yesterday of the Settlement Welfare Committee of Penang and Province WoHesVy. the Resident Commissioner, Mr. R P. Bingham. stressed the need for correlation In the activities of voluntary organisations m the settlement of Penang. The
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    Last Terrorist Caught By Suffolks Gets 10 Yrs.
    413 5 Last Terrorist Caught By Suffolks Gets 1 0 Yrs. KUALA LUMPUR Fri. The Suffolk Regiment's last engagement with terrorists, before their departure for the United Kingdom, when they shot dead a bandit and a Chinese kepala who was found consorting with the bandits, m an estate near Kajang, was mentioned
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    Children Told Of Operation Service
    90 5 j SEREAIBAN. Fri. —As part I of Operation Service m Negii Sembilan. the 0.C.P.D.. Seremban. Mr. Harris paid a visit to the St. Paul's Institution,' the Convent and the Ang!o--i Chinese School. After explaining the object j of the plan lie gave a lecture on
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    Licensing Board
    57 5 Licensing Boa rd .TOHORE BAHRU. Fri.-The President. Sessions Court, will be the Chairman of the Licensing Board. Johore Bahru district for 1953. The other members of which are the Deputy Commissioner for Labour. Johore, Viee-ch airman) the Health OmVer, John re South: the Secretary, Town Board. .Tohore Bahru. Dr. Hamzah
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    Make Malaya Your Home Says Mentri Besar
    131 5 SEREMBAN. Fri.— Yn appeal to all people m this country, irrespective of race and creed, to make Malaya their home and to work whole-heartedly to restore the country to its prewar state of peace, happiness and prosperity was made yesterday by the Mentii
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    88 5 PA&3* iWntT three Malays, *5 Chinese and two Siamese from all the districts «f Kelantan J. TattenSiTthe sSrt civics course to be held m the Stole. They are mostly *W*??*™> S*loi t"cher^, »ad» planters and shopkeepers. Picture shows them enmtatol the Srved%jm?e held of a royal ceremonial boat at the
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    Trengganu Ruler Approves Awards
    479 5 THE services of the Trcngganu police force and general public have been recognised by the Sultan of Trengganu, who has today approved awards Cor valour, devotion to duly and meritorious work. The Distinguished Conduct Medal (Pingat Pckerti Terpi- j !eh» will be awarded to Che Zakaria
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    Malaya's Heroine To Study Medicine
    385 5 T.ONDOX. Jan. 23 (Reuter)— Dawn Kathigasu. Malayans youngest heroine of tiip Japanese occupation, arrived here m ihe iiti< j j- Canton to study to] become a doctor. At the age of 11 she was] awarded the Malayan Govern meat's card of commendation "for courageous conduct
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    Address By Countess Of Limerick
    87 5 PKN\N(i. Kri Ike Cooaless of Limerick. Vice Chairman of the Bx« erutive Committee of the I British Ked Cross Bade ty. will address a public meeting to be held on Feu. It at 5.30 pin m the Chinese Town Hall The Resident Com mis j
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    Oilmen Hold Tea Party
    94 5 Oilmen Hold Tea Party At the t a party held to mark the official opening: of 16 staff quarters built to house the essential staff of Shell Wood lands Depot and a staff canteen. Mr. T. W. Pennington. Staff Manager, The Shelf Company, addressed members of the Depoi staff. Th
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    Two Residents Entertained
    74 5 RAl'B. Fn Messrs. Curbachan Singh, of the Dislri I OffW. Raub a id N S Mania n Hea;h [nspector. Town B<)ar l Rtub Mrere entertaioed to a fareweii dinner party bent recently by blende prior their aepartuvt m outstatiom Mr. Gurbachan Singh it going to Muar as
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    The Poor And The Rich
    710 6 RECOGNISING economic health as an indispensable basis of military strength and the tree world's peaces we :-hall strive to foster everywhere, and to practise ourselves, policies that encourage productivity «nd profitable trade. For the impoverishment of any single people m the World means danger to
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    Review of Views
    533 6 Review of Views Adopted Daughters THERE are cases of adopted daughters being furred to Jo household work as servants, and there are also cases where these adopted daughters are made to become ronggeng girls and prostitute-, Utusan Melayu editorially. The paper also quotes an instance where a Malay father forced
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    MOSCOW MAC
    818 6  -  ...He's Not Such An Ass As $lau~Blatr was THE WEST WIND, A COY COMMUNIST r S!viCE BLEW IN ON RADIO MOSCOW LAST WEEK. He arrived as a messenger m a radio sketch to tell the New Year just what lay ahead of us all. The West Wind, of
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      DIVIDE AND RULE
      144 6 Sir: To all those who are hoping and striving to create a truly united and independent Malaya m due course the news of the spontaneous ana magnificent support given by the leaders of the Chinese Community to the formation Of a Chinese University must be most heartening.
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      Plea For A Chinese University
      351 6 Sir:— The proposal by the Chinese leaders to found a private university m Malaya is irrefutable evidence that these people have identified themselves with Malaya and ar e taking a pride m the cultural progress of the country and the education of their children. Apart
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      Pharmacists And Dressers
      289 6 Sir: The Government of the Federation of Malaya deserve to be heartily congratulated on their proposed legislation to enable all qualified Dressers or Hospital Assistants, as they now prefer to be called, to be registered as Pharmacists. This is especially praiseworthy because there is at present a
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      14 6 "Reckon this cov e doesn't trust us! He's hangin' on to laces!
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      THIS NONSENSE!
      346 6 Sir; The hospital attendants of the Woodbridge Hospital and the Civil Aviation workers have threatened to go on strike if their demands for wage increases were not met by the Singapore Government. Very soon other Government employees may be announcing that they too would go on strike if
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      EXORBITANT PRICES
      153 6 Sir. As s fi:m-gocr 'ooth m iiiy :;.iive country of England, and here m Singapore, 1 find 11 morr than difficult m understand v :iv the entrance pru < c to view the film '"Quo Varii:-'' have been raised to ST. C 5 and $'A respectively. Why pray
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    Wilson Sells bock; Named For Defence
    219 7 N ,ul <vj President Eisenhower; W h" minated Charles E Wilson to be I ec hut WiNon volunteered to dis- f I Motors stock. Eisenhower's Press rMi trtv. made the announcement, n howei already had scni the; •;.< Senate. lie said that I Eisenhower
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    14 7 YWCA Leaders To Hol d T alks B L. S B H B B
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    Bankrupts Increases Monthly Payments
    8 7 Bankrupts Increases Monthly Payments I ligh I ■V
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    50 7 I This exclusive Standard l"p" radiophoto shows Presi- j dent Dwight Eisenhower (right) taking the oath administered by Chief Justice Fred Vinson of the Supreme Court at j the Capitol during the i I presidential inauguration j ceremony m Washington on Tuesday. \j-i_o_j-i_i-i_i-)_o_ri_i-uj~i_i~i-j~ un.rxr u~ »-~i-^ j I I 1
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    Dental Society Will Show How
    57 7 U3 pan the Singapore ■V k programme egi c.iv the Univer- aya Dental Society 'a: dome" to the;: ests and members of the fn nn ~m| to 5 u(| p :r; h Dt ntal Clinic. The lain feature of the prof wi3 be an exhibition
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    Lisbon Denial
    29 7 an* official communique 53 led m Lisbon denied that c Portuguese Government viewed with •"hostility" the recent e'evation to Cardinal of bbishop Valeriano Gracias of Bombay. Reuter
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    Espionage Charge
    26 7 LEV CoostantiiiovlcS] Pissarev, 37-y«ar-oW Sjviet loumalist detained m the erlanda on esoionage targea v ;.:s n'eci an appeal 5- the extension of his tention.
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    ARUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    71 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Jon. 23 Th« following ate the closing price? or rubbei ond tin on London Morktt rodoy:— LONDON RUBBfR tOHDON TIN r nt 24 id Spot £958 per ton uU. b-yj.. £960 „llm. M 24 id Three months: £940 *p, Jun. 2*U buyer..
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    Red Tale Of Ships Mutiny
    130 7 HONGKONG, Jan. 23 (AP) Captain Adolf Bohre oi Oslo, master oi the Panama- an ship Rostro, which was pirated by us crew m Hongkong harbour on Now 14. was lo rked m bis Quarter during j the mutiny, say copies oi Communisi newspapers from Canton,
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    3 MIG's Shot Down By UN
    99 7 TOKYO. .Urn. 2:-! (UP) American Sabrejets today 1 destroyed three Communist MIG-15S and damaged seven 1 more m the third straight day ot victories over the Russianbuil* jet*; Today's victories pushed the total to 14 destroyed and 16 damagec The new outbreak of SabreMIG
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    FLU OUTBREAKS GRIP EUROPE, US
    304 7 LONDON, Jan. 23.— Influenza outbreaks gripped Britain, France, Germany and more than half the United States today. Millions of Europeans including such prominent figures as Pope Pius XII, Belgium's King Baudouin, the French Education Minister, M. Andre Marie, and the the retiring United States Ambassador
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    PLOT FILES ARE STUDIED
    77 7 LONDON. Jan. 23 (Reuter) Civil servants were busy m the Foreign Office this morning opening bundles of secret papers said to contain evidence of a plot to give Germany a new nazi fuehrer. The documents were flown to London yesterday from the headquarters of the British
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    Round Trip For Repairs
    75 7 PENANG, Fri. Owing to engine trouble, a Malayan Airways plane, scheduled to arrive at the Bayan Lepas aerodrome at 11.20 this morning, was delayed as it was being attended to at Ipoh. When the plane did not arrive on schedule, a Malayan Airways engineer boarded a
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    Crowning: Jap Gift
    70 7 TOKYO. Jan. 23. Crown Prince Akihito will take a set of 16th century gold lacquer- C ware to Queen Elizabeth c as the Japanese Imperial 2 family's coronation grift The prince will travel m specially- planned j luxurious quarters on the 15.359-ton American liner President Wilson when
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    Factory Ablaze
    24 7 THE "Samudra" rubber factory of Ros<. Taylor and Company m Semarang. Central Java was destroyed when <el afire by gangsters yesterday. Reuter
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    Bose Still Alive Says Ex-Minister
    501 7 BANGKOK, Jan. 23, (UP).— "Subhas Chandra Bose should be alive still." Debnath Das, one of Bose's ministers of the provisional Azad Hind government told the United Press m an exclusive interview here today. Debnath Das, who succeeded r the late Swami Satayanadaburi as director of
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      Truman's Fatherly Gesture
      54 7 FORMER President. Harry S Truman ordered Major John Eisenhower home from Korea to see his father inaugurated 'Mr Roger Tubby. Mr. Tru man's Press Secretary until Tuesday's inauguration. saia that the retiring Democratic President issued the order because he -thought the General's boy should see his father
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      25 7 THE Chinese Chamber of Commerce has asked President Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez of Mexico to grant extradition of Gen. P T. Mow to Nationalist China AP
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      27 7 THE Vnited Statet Court of Appeal yesterday Z Ski not illegal for Washington restauran?. to mttrxe Negroes. The decision wii takeif by flvt vote* to four. AFP
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      26 7 CLEMENT ATTLEE. Britain's former Prime Minister, said yesterday "reactionary elements" m the Indian Congress Party might cause a split between the Left and Right wings.- UP
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      24 7 EGYPT starts a four-day celebration today to mark the completion of six months of the Naguib regime which ousted King: Farouk last July. Reuter
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      43 7 w A SAFE robber, all tuckered out from hammering at a strong box, curled 4P an( J went to sleep on the floor at the Philadelphia Jenkins Towel Service yeiterday. Manager Arthur Klein found c man still slumbering ne Arrived for work. UP
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      32 7 AN IMMENSE tidal wave inundated the major part ol the town of Morondava on the west coast of Madagascar The number of casualties nor the extent of the damage is unknown. AFP
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      27 7 U.S. REP. John Shelley Thursday introduced a bill to provide that aliens who serve Jith U.S Armed Forces m Korea shall b. eligible for U.S. citizenship. AP
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      32 7 DR FRANK GRAHAM, United Nations K*shm~ mediator will hold another session today with representative* ot India and Pakistan m a renewed effort to break the long deadlock on the Kashmir disoute. UP
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      25 7 DEATH has claimed Mary Mannering Wa ??L ort n JS who was star of the Lon and New York state a half century afo. AP
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    Thousands Flea As East German Purge Is Extended
    388 7 BERLIN, Jan. 23 (Reuter) The East German purge became total yesterday with an official announcement that it must be extended to all m the land. So far members of the government, cabinet and civil service have been screened. Refugees among the thousands
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    20,000 Lose Homes In Rangoon Fire
    124 7 RANGOON. Jan. 23, (AP) I Twenty thousand people were homeless here yesterday m a fire which gutted 5,000 huts! and 600 wooden building; m j the Rangoon city area. The army, navy and police cordoned off the area, shot i three looters and rescued
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    Czechs Hit Back
    32 7 CZECHOSLOVAKIA has demanded the recall of the French military attache m Prague and two other embassy officials m retaliation for the expulsion of three Czech diplomats from Paris. U.P.
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    Explorers Leave
    40 7 GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. Jan. 23 (Reuter)— The Thor Heyerdahi scientific expedition yesterday left San Cristobal, m the Galapagos Islands, for Floreana Island, the so-called modern "Garden of Eden" to begin investigations into the true origin of the American man.
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    Briton Joined Rebels
    192 7 RANGOON. Jan. 2:* IUPI A mysterious British soldtei nf fortune, reported to have been killed more than two years ago while Rgh<itig with Karen Oommunisi rebels, today was Mid f! c still alive. The Burma War Office r©» duced document?. cap' %< d from 11 c Karens,
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    Aid For Karens
    29 7 THE Burmese Go\< i im» 1 i to exchange note> with thai Government ovei aid allegedly being given bo Karen rebels and Bunna-tfesed Ch ese Nationalists.
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    Meek Surrender
    24 7 ROCKVIEW Penitentiary's rioting convicts meekly surrendered yesterday and freed six guards they had ht d hostage for four day* jr. barricated cells.
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    Man Who Died Thrice
    105 7 HARTFORD. Connecticut. Jan. 23 (AP)— A man (83) who "died" twice during delicate surgery at St. Francis Hospital here On Monday finally lost his life last night. At the request of his family, the man's identity was not revealed but doctors said his heart stopped beating
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    World Output Of Tin Higher
    202 8 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2:?.— World mine production of tin last year was about equal to or slightly higher than the 1951 total of 162,076 tons, according to the [Malayan Tin Bureau, research organisation m this i ity. The Bureau bases its 1952 estimate on production trends
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    Agar Jailed
    25 8 MOVIE ACTOR John Agar. former husband of Shirley Temple, went to jail at Santa Id tnica yesterday for driving w«. Lite drunk. AFP
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    Agricultural Chief Named
    39 8 WASHINGTON, .lan. 23, I (UP) H .ward H. Gordon of R eh nond, Virginia, was na'ned yesterday to bead the Department of Agriculture, a politica'.:v M'M^i'ne production and marketing adm nistration, when the Republicans take control.
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    63 8 THOUSANDS of Sinjja- 3 poreans will pass through j these gates to th P Great Eastern Trade Fair which J opens tonight at Gey- j lanjf Serai. The Fair. which will remain open for 36 nights will have J many novel items of m- > terest to sportsmen. Ad- mission
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    HK Figures Highest
    63 8 HONGKONG. Jan. 23 (AP>Hongkong trade m December amounted to HK5681, 500.000, highest since Dec. 1951, and HK52 1.900. 000 above November but I2 l o below the 1951 monthly average. Total trade for the year came to a declared value of HK$6.--878.500.000 as against HK$9.--303.000.000 for 1951.
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    A New Soft Drink
    187 8 SO yOU have no head for mathematics? D©n'( worry, for at leas( you have a leg to kick things with. And you <an ick a bail 12 feet away into a hole and win one do/en bottles of Sinalco the famous German! soil drink every time
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    Over 100 Stalls Exhibit Malayan Imported Goods
    354 8 HZHFTastern trade fair opens Stcndord Staff Reporter THOUSANDS of Singaporeans will celebrate^Chmese New Yea management this $750,000 Trade Fair has a series of novel and surprise Hems which promises to be well worth going to. Accent of the Fair is on •bringing down
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    Free Bottle of 'Coke' For Lucky 27th
    106 8 COCA COLA, that famous American soft drink, needs no introduction to Malayans, Visitors to the Great Eastern Trade Fair opening today will see the main feature of the Coca Cola stand— a:i American automatic machine. You put m a coin, press an automatic
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    New German Beer Sales Are Rising
    92 8 JUDGING from sales m Singapore and m the Federation, a recently imported German beer— St. Thomas beer is fast growing m popularity. The local importers. Messrs. V. Mathi and Co.. will hold a St. Thomas Beer stand at the Great Eastern Trade Fair which
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    FISHERIES MISSION
    34 8 TOKYO. Jan. 23 (AFP) A Japanese fisheries mission is slated to leave Tokyo for Pusan on February 1 to negotiate over the controversial Rhee line." restricting Jaoa- nese fishing of!' thp Korean
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    Telota Pomade Will Darken Grey Hair
    153 8 THE T lola hair darkening pomade, an emulsified hair preparation, is claimed by its manufacturers to be years m advance of any other product of its kind. It has taken the English scientist W. J. N. Swarm many years to perfect the product and
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    Exhibitors And Stall Nos. In Main Building
    89 8 THE FOLLOWING is the list ol main building at the Great Eastern V opens tonight. EXHIBITION HALL 'A*: East „< Corporation (1) Celebes Contpan> M Tan Cheng Moh Electric Companj Leong Rubber Works (X A, 11): S. M. Daisy Comi,>.;im Ibrahim Coin pa
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    Only The Heaviest Deserves The Fair
    63 8 SINGAPORE'S Ullest man man and heaviest woman can Kin Um\ ii,i'. of prizes offered at the Great 1 i v .'"*< opening m Singapore today. S1 I on tin Skill :v.\ ah who pay t'tii ■i Thr F Geyla g Sen 36 nig D
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    Flags For The Coronation
    87 8 ROC HFORD. (England) Jan. 23, (Renter)— The boss and employees of a small textile printing business In thl Ismail Essex village are I working overtime to make 1 fj.OOO giant flags— lo miles of them In time lor the Coronation m June, The three-yart'-lo'.^ Rag! [will
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    Boom Year For US Rubber Predicted
    212 9 AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 23. American rubber company executives yesterday forecast sizeable increases m the consumption of natural rubber and predicted that 1953 would be a record year for the l\S. rubber industry. "In year ahead we fully e\p+ the rubber industry to make v
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    Night Soccer To Feature Fair's Opening
    252 9 GEC To Light Up 'Stadium Standard Staff Reporter FLOODLIGHTING has come to stay In Singapore. Thanks to the General Electric Company, twenty 1,000-watts floodlights have been erected at the Great Eastern Trade Fair m Geylang Serai m time for the opening miniature soccer game
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    French Trade
    32 9 M. Pierre Abelin, "Popular Republican"' member of France's National Assembly and former Secretary of State for Finance, will leav e Paris soon for South-East Asia '.o promote trade exchanges. Reuter
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    Fair Turnover For Copra
    100 9 Standard Market Reporter COPRA m the produce market m Singapore was an active market with fairly good turnover of business reported during yesterday Copra for January shipment was done at $37J per picu] with sellers at $37}, while shipments for February were quoted at So? and
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    102 9 CLOSING robber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: No 1 R.S.S. Spot Loose 84 84* No. 1 R.S.S. 844 84| No. 2 R.S.S. 79 79* No. 3 R.S.S. 76 764 Tone: Sieady quiet tin SINGAPORE. Fri The price of tin today was 5471. Up 25 cents.
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    Tin Shares Stay Firm
    172 9 Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Fri. On a quiet market today Malayan 1 industrial shares were barely steady but tins remained firm. A few shares were transacted within quotations. Changed prices were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers I Alex Bricks O:ds. 4.10 4.20 i Con. Tin Smelt Ords. 23/-
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    RUBBER UP HALF A CENT
    272 9 THE RUBBER market m Singapore continued to be sensitive to bullish news and a rise of half a cent per lb. on a quietly steady market was recorded yesterday. During the day quotations fluctuated between 84 and 85 1/8 cents per lb. fo r first
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    RI Hold Two Rubber Traders
    57 9 JAKARTA. Fri. Police authorities announced that two South Sumatran rubber merchants have been arrested earlier this week at Diambi for alleged falsifying weight lists on rubber bound for Singapore shipment. They are Lim Kirn Seng and Nam Long. Officials said thai •hey had I not
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      345 9 CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTY I r/jyy otw famous drink "SINALCO" (AUTHORISED BOTTLERS] ft I NATIONAL AERATED WATER CO., LTD. j 35/37, Hamilton Rood, Singapore. Tel: 7540 Make your Favourite Di^lm 1^ i v More Tasteful Enjoyable f* 'i'li r m_jmP |H The Amazing T en llavo!ir bnprover Monosodium Glutamate W
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      342 9 I Standard Almanac I INFORMATION AT A GLANCE L SINGAPORE DIARY \.M.CA.: S.ngapore Chess Club, j genera] meeting ut Vulley-ba!l Players and t.ibletenn.s team practice o p.m.; Movie C;rc!e j >.io\v **Sunsel Boulevard" 8 p m IDLLT EDUCATION: Study Group Leaders Course at British Council Hall 8 run. MCTORIA THEATRK:
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      332 9 Darwin. Jakarta <8A703> 330 p.m. BOAC COMET SERVICE FROM: Bangkok (8A782* 11 a.m.— lands at Chang: airfield »O\C ARGONAUT SERVICE FROM: Hongkong <8A961i 4.35 o m K.I M. l ROM: Bangkok «KLB2S> 11.05 a.m. Jakarta iKLB32) 130 p.m. ItIIARAT AIRWAYS FROM: Jakaita 4 p.m. BUS SERVICES SINGAPORE-MALACCA EXPRESS (BEACH ROAD):
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      325 9 ODEON: We're Not Married 3. 6.30 9.15 p.m., Texas Carnival. 11 1 p.m. COLISEUM: Bernado Carpio 3, (5 30 9 pm. Sunsefr m El Dorado plus Headin for God's Country 11 1 pm. CAPITOL: Mara Maru 630 and P. 30 p.m. LIDO: Yatim P;atu 12.30. 230. 600 8.15 p.m.. Parasakti
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    UK Firm Gets Big Contract
    105 10 LOXDON". Jan. 23 (Reuter) A British firm has secured a U552,000,000 contract to overhaul United State^ Air Force transport planes m Europe, U was announced here today. The company. Field Aircraft Services, bid for the order largest ever placed under the American offshore procurement programme
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    Viscount Air Record
    74 10 COLOGNE, Jan. 23 (AP)~ A British turboprop Vickers Viscount airliner yesterday flew from London to CologneWahn Airport, a distance of 332 miles, m the record time of 76 minutes. The fid record was 80 minutes flying time. British European Airways officials said their time could have been
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    JAPS START PI SALVAGE OPERATIONS
    104 10 MANILA, Jan. 23 (UP)— A group of Japanese experts, including 10 divers, has started a survey of ship salvage operations which Japan will undertake as part of reparations to the Philippines. The 22 man team, which arrived aboard the salvage ship Kimijima Maru on Tuesday
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    BOAC Grounds All Stratocruisers In Its Service.
    222 10 NEW YORK, Jan.23.-The .■"J* "JJ «a< Airways Corporation office m New Tow onnouncedVterday that all Strarocru.sers m tHunkm had been grounded because of an Cn9 The BOAC* 'spokesman said-that recently there had h^n a number of incidents involving failures of enb J*" g
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    Increased Air Fares
    36 10 VANCOUVER, .Jan. 23 (UP) The Canadian Pacific Air lines yesterday announced a fare increase of 30 per cent. on Immigrants travelling between Hongkong and Tokyo to Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
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    62 10 Among the first batch of visitors to Britain for the Coronation were Mr. and Mrs. John Hall who sailed Thursday m the Italian liner Roma. Mr. Hall, who is going on long leave, said: "The holiday will also be a delayed honeymoon for us." The couple were married recently. The
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    South Weakened North Favoured
    568 11  -  DONALD JOHNSTON By THE LINEUP SOUTH Parker (Spore) Martindale (Johore) Plowman (Negri) Roper (Singapore) Uarrorh (Singapore) C -handler (Negri) Browne (Singapore) Fox (Johore) Hewitt (Johore) Langley (Services) Cook (Johore) Tragheim (Services) Cashin (Singapore) Jiii? Siniapore) »TH?h (Negri) NORTH Effingten (Selangor) Craig (Perak) Smith (Penan?) Watson (Selaogor)
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    INDIA ALL OUT FOR 417 RUNS
    258 11 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan. 22 <Reuter) India were ail out lor 417 m their first innings at close of play here today on the second day of their first cricket Test against the i r~r West Indies. They had continued batting from their
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    PRAGASAM DOES THE TRICK FOR ARMY COMBINED
    367 11 A COMBINED Army team— comprising the best. Pteyers selected from Hong Kong, Singapore and Federation of Malaya Army teams— became the first to lower the colours of Hie Singapore Civilians on the padang yesterday. A snap goal by Cadet Aral Pragasam, a former
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    Ipoh Hockey
    38 11 IPOH, Fri.— Kinta Indian Association trounced Perak CRC by seven goals to one. In another game, Sturrock Club scored a 4 l win over the Malays to enter the quarter final of the IDHA KO tourney.
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    Sikhs Win Replay
    39 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Young Men Sikh Association beat the Selangor Eurasian Association by one goal to nil m the replay of the Selangor KO hockey tie played on the Gurney ground today. Scorer was Assa Singh.
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    SCC Beat GHQ
    30 11 IN brilliant sunshine, rather unwelcome to the players. SCC "A" defeated GHQ XV by 14 points (a goal and three tries) to nothing on GHQ ground yesterday.
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    Schools Soccer
    24 11 IPOH, Fri.— So far 12 entries have been received for ihe Hussars Cup inter-srhool knockout soccer competition. Entries close on Jan. 27.
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    BIRTH
    21 11 YUEN: To Irene wife of Robert Yuen, a son a* Dr. 9*Oottas Clinic, on Jan. 23. 1953. B<»\h doing well.
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      135 11 ~~^~1 .T LUKE^cSS JrC>~t-sO&f. r -r^'S HAiN'T 7QN£. H- HAIN'T VO'GOMNA BASH W (-H£ IS YALL£f&'-)JP'??-7WS MUST *ftJ2l> -r=E ~aC^fc> jnsult ~e CA/A/'r -a^i:.^- j me: fo'hugg.m' da;sv mal? J ah ADMIRES fl£ 7Vo^£ < K^^ r. Er*9 r~^r 7^^^ -> ->, r? tmet po'k hi ca?>jt w x WTT
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    OOMARIDAIRN IS THE Tip
    1864 12 OOM ARID AIRN IS TH E Tip Fighting Finish May Upset To Pay Big Money IPOH.— Highlight of today's races, opening day of the Perak Turf Club's J«uary meeting is the 8i furlongs race for Class 4 Division 1 horses m which a big field of 14 runners will contest
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    Tulyar Sold For Million US Dollars
    17 12 1 I sold i I) Ha Bi •j had < ita -j
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    TODAY'S SELECTIONS
    131 12 Windsor Lad Gay Reveller Goodwood GOLDEN BEAU Dl'XDONALB GOLDEN BEAU l jay* g!f ld er&. 858?"" Tliirlmere frsinla Fort View DE-WIN DE-WIN E 7 WIN 3 Seven Eleven Kami wick lalkie Regal A trc Ashok Running Footman LIBERTY FLAG AT LAST LIBERTY FLAG 4Beauman Ookfel Oakfel Oakfel Beauman
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    Singapore Turf Club Hat Good Year Despite Slump
    414 12 •UNFAVOURABLE economic conditions prevailing m th< olom pff^ the Singapore Turf Club totalisator and sweep last year but the increase m men bership of some 10,000 resulted m wider investment, and left the iub withj income that was only $100,000 below last
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    FIRM DEFENCE AGAINST DOPING
    236 12 SINGAPORR Turf Club, working m close co-opera-tion with the Singapore Racing Association, have maintained a firm defence against doping of horses. "Testing on the course, including many examinations before the race, was conducted at all meetings, and it is felt, as a result, that this form
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    JOCKEYS GIVE BILL BRISCOE A SEND OFF
    169 12 From^ Our Sydney Correspondent SYDNEY. Sydney joeke> s ffave Bill Briscoe a send ofl at a luncheon m the city last Wednesday. They gave him a pen and pencil as a present. The}' .said the pen «ai for him to write big cheques
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    ROSE IN FINA
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      1123 12 RACE l: 230 p.m. Class 5, Div. 4— 6 Furs. 1. MM) 'laudius 5y 9.0« Dr. I.M Thompson Yong Thau Yin Medin 2. :>».! C.oMpii Bcmi 5y 9.0« "R M.V. Kongsi" Fox Franklin IX7 IVvas 7y 8.10 M/a S. Tan, T.L. Tan C.C Chia Wadsworth Bagby 4. :>7« \s;ok<i 5y
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