Singapore Standard, 6 March 1953

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    10 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD f«> SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 19.13. TWELVE PAGES
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    ARING ESCAPE OF RED ARSON EXPERT
    372 1 ARING ESCAPE OF RED ARSON EXPERT Muufnil Staff R? porter IN ONE ot the most daring ci plait I m local criminal records, a "comrade" helped Wong Fook Kwong leader of one „t the Malayan CommuParty's strong-arm squads, to escape trom the ward of the Singapore General llospiii. on Wednesday
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    2000 Reward
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    MIG Flown To Freedom
    72 1 ROEXNE. Den rtl Mar. 5. A R I MIG-1S Ighter aded a' p »r1 l' 6;-i i GMT I P fleeing from hii S tnlnated p rep< r:ed i- li belie* I t :he first erl I il3 tbi Comi\ tir fora I -<.j>rea has >cci:
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    Tsao-Nao ''Christened'
    122 1 THIS toikatoo is no ordinary bird. He is Lady Tern pier's P*'t and perched on his inistroN's shoulder he cocks Us head at oni? of the .10 Chinese visitors to Kind's House. Kuala Lumpur yesterday, who. at Lady Templer\ num-st. "christen- Ed" him Tsao-nao. which In English means
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    Dead Or Alive? Western Doctors Ask
    299 1 Dead Or Alive? Western Doctors Ask LOS ANGELES, Mar. 5.— Surg i meeting m Los Anj ere ••willing to bet" today that Josef Stalin ->n Tuesday t providing the medical reports released by the TSSR are COCTO L Some of w° surgeons Interviewed yesterday at a meeting of the Society
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    Mao, Chou In Moscow?
    85 1 TMPEI Mar. S (Router)-- j Mac Tse-tung. chairman of the Frkin4 Government, and his Premier, Chou En-lai. were reported here today to be already m Moscow discus !IL with the Kremlin authorities and heads ot other Soviet satellite countries What would t* rione m the eventuality
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    Letourneau Due
    49 1 FRENCH Minister for the Associated States of IndoChina M. Letcurneaii ie on his wav from Saigon to Australia, where he has been invited by the Commonwealth Government to pay an official visit will -spend the night of' Mar 6—7 m Singapore as the |U««t of the Commis-sioner-General.
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    STRANDED BY FOG
    31 1 FOUR HUNDRED passengers from Australia, who travelled all the way In sunshine, were stranded by fog m their ship the Oiotisay yesierrlav for Me fourth luccessiv* day Reuter
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    S'pore Postal Clerks To Go On Strike
    149 1 MORE than 500 clerks employed m Singapore's Postal Service and Telecommunications Department decided last night to no on strike, on a date j to be named. The executive committee of the Singapore Post? and Telecommunications Workers' Union will fix the date tonight. The
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    Big News At Battlefront
    64 1 SEOUL. Mar. 5 News of Marshal Stalin's illness spread rapidly along the Korean battlefront last night. First reports from Tokyo set off s flood of rumours that S;a!in had already died. Meanwhile Allied war planes unleashed fiery destruction over North Korea today including a record 1.000-mile
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    11 1 MR and Mrs Aw Boon Haw on their arrival m Sins*
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    PM's 'Shrewdness'
    50 1 BUDAPEST, Mar. 5: (UP) Premier Winston Churchill made "a shrewd statement" when he declared i" the Hou>e of Commons that the British authorities will reconsider -he Hungarian suggestion to oxchange Edgar Sanders for Lee Meng if the Chinese girl getclemency, the Hungarian new? agency MTI stated last night.
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    'Red Square' Raided
    25 1 NEW DELHI. Police raided "Rod Square," Communist Party headquarters yesterday a few hours after reports were received of Stalin's critical illness. UP
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    Borneo Tightens Watch
    66 1 Ed BrUMi'l trouble signal, the GovernOn rece.pt of a dummy B neo between them ru»bed ""\BB3i -M tha •d he anhouS% KVSSSi iSdenS partly P''' ia uo "f' y i,^^dirate<l a <c.tain amount of Ejr^ssSSS ti>e<ia sisiiiftia ce: wai .tla.l.ed to :he P Pr e .s e
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    STALIN STILL IN COMA
    579 1 Moscow Tells Of Bid To Save Life MOSCOW, Mar. s.— Marshal Stalin was still m a coma today, three days after suffering a stroke, and his condition was officially described as "grave." A bulletin signed at 2 a.m. (Moscow time) by the nine doctors attending the
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    Molotov Is Now No. 1
    93 1 LONDOX. Mar. 5. (1 T P) Viachcsiav Molotov has assumed the tunot:ot>s of acting Premier of Soviet Russia and Georgi Malenkov has taken over control of the Russian Communist Party as a result of Premier Josef Stalin's cri- tical illness, according to in-, formation reaching
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    IKE PRAYS FOR RUSSIA
    383 1 WASHINGTON. Mar. 5. President Eisenhower expressed prayerful sympathy for the people 'of Rn.-sia yesterday over the news of the serious illness of Premier Stalin. "Regardless of the identity of government personalities," the President said, '"the prayers of us Americans continues to be thai the Almighty will
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    PRAVDA SEES NO CHANGE
    138 1 PRAVDA SEES NO CHANGE LONDON, Mar :>. (UP) Pravda, the Soviet Communisi Party 'gan. said today no change is contemplated from the policies set by Salin In the first comment on Stalin's grave illness by high official source, apart from iho official announcement o( the Premier's brain haemorrhage, Pravda said
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    STOP PRESS
    29 1 LONDON. Mar. :>: (Renter) A new bulletin on Marshal Stalin said his condition was "graver". Moscow Radio reported. The bulletin said Stalin had collapsed. RAJ TELLS THE GOVERNMENT:
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    $2,000 BAIL IN LOTTERY CASE
    36 2 VEOW KEE SWEE. 33 mcd trial m the Siogap tre rth Police Court yesterday I Charga of assisting m tnanagement of ehap-ji-lottery. He was allowed bail dI $2,000 until July 2U
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    'End This Benham Report Secrecy'
    253 2 'End This Benham Report Secrecy' Standard Staff Reporter A CALL to lift the heavy curtain surrounding the Benham Committee recommendations on family allowances to locallydomiciled officers of the Singapore Government was made yesterday by Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj, a Legislative Councillor. Mr, Raj said that <ome •'ocuvring m relation
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    DID NOT LIKE JUDGMENT, GOT 10 MTHS.
    149 2 FINDING a Singapore Chinese, who said he was broker, guilty of picking the pocket of a passenger m a bus. the Fourth District Judge Mr. J. B. Jayaretnam, a>ked him what he had to >ay m mitigation. The man. Tan See Gie. replied:
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    Traffic Chief Was Watching
    42 2 SINGAPORE n o1 n t\ i rtook two t aI abreast after he rtaken the Traffic Superin- Mr A. F. Minns' irged m S Second Traffic (Jour dangerous driving, ie motorist Tan Wafa Kuilt3 antl f i 175.
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    $1,100 For Flood Fund
    24 2 MUAR, Thurs. The Ifuar District Welfare Committee Will donate Si. 100 from its fund towards the British Fioo Relief Fund.
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    MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
    68 2 MUSIC FOR CHILDREN WHOLE families gathered yesterday m the auditorium of St. Andrew's School. Singapore, to listen to a programme to vtart a Health Council m their village of Potong Pa-sir, m the vicinity of the school. The meeting was organised by the School's Civics Club Clinic which has been
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    8,000 MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR ACSU BENEFITS
    298 2 Standard Staff Reporter MORE than 8,000 members of the Singapore Army Civil Service Union will be eligible for death, retirement, and unemployment benefits from their union, if a scheme is approved at the union's annual meeting on Mar. 22 at Victoria Memorial Hall. The
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    PC ON RASH ACT CHARGE
    87 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tinrs.— JafTar bin Manap a 22-vear-o:d Police Constable was produced before \he President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Mr. J. G Adams today on a charge of causing the death of Lee Nam. by doing a rash act mo: amounting to culpable
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    Rice Ration In Malacca
    93 2 MALACCA, Thurs.— Malacca rice ration for the fortnight March 2—15 is 50 per rent Si am A at 40 cents per kaii ;<nd 50 per cent Burma Ngatst'n at 2!) cents per kati. Consumers drawing their rat 'on should curry their ration cards because they serve
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    NEW HOTEL
    45 2 MALACCA. Thutfl Dnlo Sir Cheng-lock Tan ,vi!i open Malacca a latest iqoderp hotel. Hotel Majestic, on Saturday a l p.m. at the eastern end of B.mga Raya Road. The hotel will have v dance floor bar restaurant, modern amenities ana cai park. lit
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    NO CAUSE FOR ALARM, says Jap Consul
    289 2 NO CAUSE FOR ALARM, says Jap Consul Tokyo Rubber Report THERE is keen competition between the Malayan and Indonesian rubber trade m the fight for the Japanese market, but "there is really no cause for alarm/ This assurance came yesterday from the Japanese Consulate m Singapore and leading rubber brokers,
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    3 NAMED FOR FELLOWSHIPS
    69 2 Standard Staff Reporter THRKE nominations all nurses have been submitted from Singapore for the SinoBri::s:i Fellowships ollered to Chi:ie>e m South-easi Asia for further studies m Britain. All nominees have had ai least five years' nursing experierve after qualifying. The ie owships, which arc for one
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    Malayans Chat With The Duke
    65 2 FOUR students from Malaya, Hongkong and Bur ma enjoyed a conversation uith the Duke of Edinburgh at London recently, says an official statement. The meeting took plate when the Duke visited thr Alliance Club. The students were James and Matthew Ponnanpalam. brothers from Kuala Lumpur.
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    MR. SHROFF MET NICOLL
    59 2 MR. A. D Shroil. Indian industrialist and economist, 'eft Si igapore yesterday afternoon by Comet for Rangoon after a three-day visit to Singapore Mr. Shroff, who is the director of :he New India Assurance Company, had discussions with eading Chinese and Indian h 'sinessmen of the
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    LIFE INSURANCE PLANFORTAXIMEN
    217 2 Standard Staff Reporter A LIFE insurance scheme for Singapore taxi owners and drivers will be initiated when a Co-opera-tive Society for the Singapore Hire Car Association is formed. Mr. T A. Simon, president of the Association, told The Standard yesterday that. it was intended to incorporate the
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    Fellowships For S-EA Chinese
    104 2 THE Sino-British Fellowship Trust is making available to Chinese residents m Southeast A^ia. eight fellowshios for study In the United Kingdom. The subjects for which fellowships will be available for the you 1053/94 are: Medicine: Tuberculosis; Orthopaedics, including Physiotherapy Anaesthetics. Nursing Specialising m Tuberculosis, Public Health,
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    Judge Urges Govt. Ban On Toddy Sales
    115 2 MALACCA Thun. Passing sentence of three years' imprisonment on an elderly Municipal mandore. Veeran, for manslaughter at the Assizes this morning. Justice Abbott remarked that it would be a good thing if Government forbade the sale of toddy. Veeran. originally charged with murder,
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    MAXWELL VISITS KL
    50 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The first War Offi c official to vi< t the Federation vi \li»»aya. is Brigadier R. H. Maxwell Provost Marsha!, who is visiting the Far East. Yesterday. Brig-Maxwell inspected the Federation Volunteer Military Force, here. This is the youngest Military Po.ice Company m Malaya.
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    Sel. Red Cross Needs $10,000
    113 2 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs.— The Selangor Rt.i Cross Society has planned an ambitious drive fur hands 0:1 its animal Fla«4 Day on Saturday. The tar.cc 1 is $10,000 which is needed to help the society to carry on its numerous programmes this year. Flags Will lie
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    Standard Pattern Service
    55 2  - Standard Pattern Service Rosalind Ratnam GFHGFHGF IMPORTANT: When order ing: a pattern, send m a completed measure ment chart, seven coupons and three ten cent stamps. Some readers have only sent me seven coupons without the measurement chart and the stamps. I cannot cut your pattern unless I have your
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    WILLIAMS FLAYS PAY RATE REVIEW
    198 2 Standard Staff Reporter A CHARGE that the Singapore Government is discriminating against a section of th e members of the Medical Workers' Union 'for th c purpose of causing split amons our ranks" was made m the union's letter yesterday to the Colonial Secretary. The
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    Monty's Son Weds
    37 3 photo \j&- !>s3ery! 55, »)•»!> worn of i iHd i M«rtf*Mery. s.ii.a.p.e. Drputy I ma ri i«-d tin* foniH-r Miss M;nv I M iryS C.jth»'dr.il. (il.is-ow. Tiio i MMii kaviai tlu* cathedral after I AP
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    Yawss Unlikely To Spread To Colony
    115 3 not likely to be Infected with >aae now rampant m Ir lone/ia medical authorities told The Standard yesterday. Dr T v Stra if, r\ D f M< Sing "In l!»25 v. N A B i n i m the i and I obta he
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    ACQUITTED
    37 3 THE Singapore F fth P I Magistrate, Mr. D. H. p nan, yesterday acquitted X >;i Yonf Sung, a typist emat the Registrar of Office, on a charge of Tin P:a Teng, manT »ng Bee Co.
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    ARMED TAXI-MAN ROBBED HIS FARE
    195 3 A SINGAPORE "Malay taxi-driver turned robber M Wednesday when, at the point of a gun, he robbed his tare, a Chinese woman, of S3O cash and a gold nvi klace worth $180. Th< .a told the police she boarded tin 1 taxi at the Arab
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    floating Dock Starts Final Voyage Home
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    FOUR VARSITY APPOINTMENTS
    48 3 THR following appointments have been made by the Unl* versify of Malaya: Mr. W. J. P. PUunbe, and Miss Jean M. Waller (At. A.) as Assistant Librarians and Mr. G R. Tibbettl B. A. (Oxford) and Miss Is->:>el Andrews, M. A. (Otejjo) a» Libraqr Assistants.
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    'Bulletin' Hits CD Training Scheme
    265 3 IF Singapore trains civil defence volunteers at the rate of 900 a year, it will take over 22 years to train the 20.000* persons required to serve the island's population of over 1.00(1.000. says the latest issue of '"'News Bulletin. published by Monks Hill Civil
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    3 Months R.I. For Loitering
    75 3 A YOUTH, A' »9 bin Ahmad, was sentenced to three months* rigor. us im »risonmenl m the Si:^: r> r F Poli -c C .irr »rday for loitering i:; the Capitol car park. Po!;, c who -^arched him found a ide on his per>on. Inspe
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    SINGAPORES COVER GIRL
    51 3 MRS. Marie Lim, of Singapore, was the "Cover Girl" m the January Issue of Qantas Empire Airways' magazine. She was modelling m a satin gown and French necklace for the "Little Shop" at Raffles Hotel. Other models m the magazine were Miss Rosa Sum and Miss Thelma
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    MARRIED IN SPORE
    41 3 MR. SHREE VENSI. son of Mr DiilahiiiJinal Dhalamal Belani. a textile merchant, and his wife, formerly Miss Kvamaii I.arkhmi. who were married on Wednesday at the Singapore Badminton Hall The bride is the daughter of Mr. C. Odharmall.
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    Two Fires In Rangoon
    82 3 BLACK smoke billows to the sky as a disastrous fire hit the heart of Rangoon recently. The cinema section of the city nirrowly escaped ruins. The Excelsior Cinema stopped the screening; of "i)uo Vadis" while the staff worked to save the building from the flames. Firemen
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    Varsity Site To Be 1,477 Acres
    281 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE new University of Malaya buildings will occupy an area of 1,477 acres which has been earmarked for it m Johore Bahru, says Sir Sydney Came, the Vice-Chancellor, m his annual report published j yesterday. The Johore Town Planning Committee has
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    Children Foil Nan's Suicide Bid
    76 3 A SUICIDE attempt by a young Singapore Chinese was foiled by some children when they saw the man m the act of climbing over thp parapet of the Singapore Improvement Trust building at Upper Pickering Street yesterday. The alarm raised by the children brought some
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    Admits His Negligence
    64 3 CHOW KOON CHOW, a Singapore driver, drove a van o v of Temple Street without wing 'i iwn and then "squeezed" his vehicle between two streams ot traffic along New B;\ Ige Road. In the Singapore First Traffic Court yesterday. Chow pleaded guilty to a charge of
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    GUN CLUB TO HOLD DINNER
    59 3 THE Singapore Gun Club will hold its annual general! meeting at the Cathay Rest-, aurant at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow, j Members are reminded to j attend the meeting which will h e followed by a Chinese j dinner. Floor shows have also been arranged. Those
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    YWCA Collects Only $9,240
    83 3 Standard Staff Reporter SINCE the commencement of the Singapore YWCA's appeal for funds on Feb. 20, only $9,240 has been collected towards at target of $33,000. Requests have been made to many business firms m Singapore and donations are forthcoming, although not to the degree that
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    All-Malaya Economy Probe By University
    276 3 All-Malaya Economy Probe By University Standard Staff Reporter A PAN-MALAYAN research into social and economic conditions and problems of the Federation and Singapore will shortly be undertaken by the Economics Department of the University of Malaya. The Vice- Chancellor of the University, Sir Sydney Came told The Standard yesterday that
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    Dying Man's Last Words
    91 3 THE Singapore Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing, was told during the inquest into the death of a 16-year-old tamby. Tan Hock Cheng, yesterday that the latter*! dying words were: M I am happy I jumped." Ong Kee Hian said he was washing a taxi near a
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    129 Enter Baby Show
    111 3 Standard Staff Reporter WHEN closing time approached yesterday for entries m the Singapore Chinese YMCA's baby show, to be held on Saturday at 2 p.m., many .as; minute telephone entries were made, bringing the number of competitors to 129. These children, of all nationalities, will be
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    Taxi Driver Fined
    28 3 A TAXI driver. Loo Hon L?ong was fined $12 m the Kota Tinggi Magistrate's Court for carrying one passenger m excess of the number allowed.
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    2,000 Visitors See CoronationExhibit
    143 3 ABOUT 2,000 people from Singapore, the Federation and Borneo visited the three-day exhibition m Singapore of Coronation lighting, display materials and souvenirs, organised by Progress Advertising at Victoria Memorial Hall. A spokesman of the organisers told The Standard yesterday that the exhibition was "more successful than
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    FINED $800 FOR GIVING $10 BRIBE
    92 3 SINGAPORE'S First Di-trict Judge, Mr. EL A. Forcer, yesterday fined Lee Swcc Kirn $800, m default six month*' rigorous imprisonment, for offering a bribe to a detective. Lee was charged with offerIng $10 to detective. Hnii Samsudin, m a coffee shop at Ja'.an Kayu
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    FROM LOS ANGELES
    39 3 photo. MR NATHAN S. Colen of a Los Angeles metals firm who arrived m Singapore by Qantas-BOAC from Sydney yesterday. He will pay a five-day visit to the Colony, before continuing on hi* world tour. Standard
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    Suspended For 'Jumping' Lane
    96 3 THE SINGAPORE First Traffic Police Magistrate. Mr. R. C. Hoffman, told a lon/ driver yesterday that he WTOllid have to look for another job lor one month. The driver. Lim I.ian Hock, was fined $100 and his driving licence was suspended for one month on a
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    CO-OP MEN AIR THEIR NEEDS
    144 4 IPOII. Thurs. Perak co-operators need (Jovern- lumt aid to send unofficial co-operators abroad to Mudv the co-operative movement. They also need low rate interest loans to finance housing projects. The A')\ i^pr on co-operation t f<> ih» i Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr.
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    Stole Avometer
    31 4 M. KOLAN'DFAELO. an employee of the Telecoms, Department, Kuantan. was con- 'ted on a rharge of retaining a stolen nvometer i i his )it).i>e. Sentence was postponed \i.) Monday.
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    Muslim Society
    36 4 THE annual general meeting of >c Perak branch of the All .i Muslim Missionary Soi be held at the Madi. Kamaliah Mosque (New 'I Mosque) Ipoh. or Sjn day, March 8, at 10 a.m.
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    Tapper Had Rifle Court Told
    160 4 IPOH Thur A rul tapper. Tan Ah Poll who had i n wounded m ambush at Tanjong Maim on Sen. 21, was tdaj charged before Mr .1 istice Pretheroe on th »1 possessing a rifle, S3 ammunition and a Igrenade. ran dei ied the charges
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    Jade Snow Wong In KL
    38 4 Jade Snow Wong In KL MISS Jade Snow Won?, wrll-known author and ceramics artist from San Francisco, who is now on a visit to Malaya, speaking; before the Kuala Lumpur Women's International Club m the 1.51.5. Library recently.
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    TWO BoyS (ONE IN AUSTRALIA) Want New Faces
    275 4 TWO BoyS (ONE IN AUSTRALIA) Want New Faces TWO .Malay boys from the Federation, whose faces are badly disfigured, are getting the chance, through plastic surgery m Australia, to look presentable again. One. six-year-old Jantan Kotop alias Aris, is" now m the Royal Melbourne Hospital. where he b cheerfully awaiting
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    Daggers, Gun Used In Hold-up, Court Told
    267 4 Daggers, Gun Used In Hold-up, Court Told PENANG, Thurs. As a sequel to a robbery which occurred m a house m Nanning Street, five men were produced m the First Magistrate's Court today and charged with armed gang robbery. Accused were Tan Beng Bok. Ahmad bin Haji Tajeaaparus. Ahmad bin
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    PCC MEETING
    23 4 THE annual general meeting of the Porak Christian Council will be he'd on Saturday. 12 noon, at St. John's Church, Ipoh.
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    Trespass Charge
    58 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Chow Cheong. (4:>) was produced before the President of :he Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Mr. J. G. Adam?, today. on two charges of committing house trespass and using criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. He claimed f rial and the
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    Hartal: New Plea Will Be Sent To H.C.
    91 4 PENANG, Thurs.— The Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce at a special general meeting today decided to drawup a petition to be signed by ail shops m the Settlement of Penang and to send it to the High Commissioner, requesting him not to
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    Thief Gets 3 Years' Jail
    78 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs An Indian said here today that because his wife, children and himself wore starving, ho broke into a provision shop and stole some ciothing and cash to purchase food. The Indian. S. Nagiah (34). was convicted by the President of The Kuala
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    Move To Register KL Cycles Beaten
    191 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A motion to introduce the registration of bicycles m Kuala Lumpur, brought before a special meeting of the Municipal Council today by Mr. R. A. Cessford, was defeated by nine votes to six. Commissioners who objected said registration would mean taxation
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    Ex-Detective Gets 5 Years For Robbery
    137 4 MALACCA, Thurs. Referring to 25-year-old ex-detective Velloo as a scoundrel. Justice Abbott sentenced him to five years' imprisonment with 12 strokes of the rot an and expressed the hope that the sentence would sufficiently deter a recrudence of activities similar to those of the
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    Ipoh Gala Shown On Screen, TV
    80 4 IPOH. Thurs.— Scenes "shot" by the Malayan Film Unit h< v of the Sultan of Perak's 6:; rd birthday celebrations hn\-f been viewed on the v < by 50.000.000 Americans, An official Press >:< neni said that the shots of the I i brations
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    59 4 MISS MADELINE Lavinia Cutter, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cutter of Penang. and L Cpl. Reginal Taylor of the Royal Military Police, Kuala Lumpur, who were married at the Church of the Assumption during the weekend. The bridegroom is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
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    HE MOVED AFTER ASSAULT THREAT
    240 4 Xl ALA LUMPI'R, Thurs.— Remarking that as long: as he was on the bench he would not want to see people go about frightening the public, the President of the Sessions Court, Mr. J. G. Adams today convicted a 25-year-old timber subcontractor, Mr Yoon Choy,
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    Another Bandit Gives Up
    32 4 Another Bandit Gives Up G I the I I I Platoon, I t 01 I I I by hnrr.r I lay. I On T I I I I I I I I
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    ...Now NO. 2 Blames No. 1
    23 4 PEN V the murder I fir>t a n caused I ai a h Mohan F Hi ai
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    Cyclist Dies In Accident
    20 4 A injured with a m Pah terday a l 24. d Jinjang afternooi rondition motor-cy aged.
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    110 5 ASIAN university students seemed to take debating mu<h more seriously than British university students, said Mr. James Forrester] one of the three-man British University debating team, who arrived m Singapore by air from Colombo, yesterday. They were impressed with the high standard of Asian debaters. The team will have a
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    EX-PRISONERS FIND IT HARD TO GET JOBS
    297 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. —Ex-prisoners m Johore are finding it difficult to get jobs today, because "society has shut its door to them", declared Mr. J. Bannister, Superintendent of Prisons, at the Johore State Welfare Com mittee meeting today. He was appealing to members
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    Penang, KL Councillors May Join In
    142 5 Penang, KL Councillors May Join In LEU MENG PLEA Standard Stall Reporter MUNICIPAL Commissioners m Petiang, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca ir.av tile a clemency petition to the Sultan of Perak, on behalf of the 24-year-old Ipoh "grenade girl/ 1 Leo Meng. Mr. A. R. Lazarous, a Singapore City Councillor, told
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    Enrol Your Children Now
    101 5 SINGAPORE parent* who wi-h to enrol their children. In Primary I English schools next year, should submit their applications to the principals of the schools concerned as soon afier Apr. 1 as possible, an Education Department spokesman said yesterday. First preferem c will be given to
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    Japs May Quit Shipping Bloc
    104 5 Standard Shipping Reporter M .aIBKRS d! both the Jap-an-Paciflc u'm\ .1 ipan-Atli nti Freight Conteret\:-es ha c threatened to quit, if no densive action is taken soon to prevent the Isbrcmdtsen Line (a non-ronference member! from obtaining more cargoes for carriage than Conference lines, according
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    Police Band
    54 5 The KillSfcpure P<< Ba id. und?r the dirwtioa «»r Mr R X H«>us«\ will pay at Hw i-i owing pares from 5.30 p.m. to f> Mar."^^ Katong Park: Mar. 11 Botanical GarrW^n; Mar 1« Tiong Bthru; Mar. 19 Farrer Park; Mar 24 Kulun I* ;uf Mar. 31 Kins?
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    JADE SNOW WONG
    36 5 MISS .Jade Snow Wong who is now touring Asia, will give a lecture on 'Women's Physical Culture between the New World and the Old" at the Rubber Trade Association. Penatig on Mar. 10.
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    Govt. Turns Down Union's Pay Claims
    105 5 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Government has rejected the request by the Department of Civil Aviation Workers' Union for a revision of salary. Mr. J. C. Griffiths. Assistant Secretary (Ncsotiationsi told The Standard yesterday that the Government considered that 'lie union's (Maims were not
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    999-AndThe Intruder Fled
    70 5 PROMPT response by the Singapore Police to a tall for help from a resident m I.eedon Koad yesterday foiled what appearei. to be an attempt by a Malay intruder to break into the house. The intruder. wearing a singlet and horts, entered the i-ompounJ and was seen
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    HONOURS, AWARDS FOR RAF MEN
    306 5 THE ninth list of honours and awards for Royal Air Force operations m Malaya which appears m the Londc i Gazette today, contains the names of eight officers, one Warrant Officers and nine N.C.O.s. The list is as follows: C.8.E.: Group Captain Mil. Kelly. 0.8.E..
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    THEY WANT RI RUBBER BAN EASED
    140 5 THE Oversea Chinese Exporters and Importers Association, Singapore, met yesterday to form a sub-committee to take up the question of relaxation of the control of export oi rubber from Indonesia to Singapore and Malaya. The present control seriously affects importers of Indonesian rubber m
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    FLOOD RELIEF FUND TOPS $118,300
    353 5 TOTAL donations to the! British Flood Relief Fund (Singapore) up to noon yesterday amounted to $118,300,17 Donations received m •he 'a-*' _!4 hi lira wore Brought Forward $114,280.71. Mi Chua Poll Chua $500: Anonymous $500; Mr Mrs I) J Elii i $300: Raffles Girls' School
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    Dutch Flood Relief Fund
    133 5 THE Singapore Dutch Flood Relief Committee is still collecting money for their couitrymen m Holland although active collecting from the Dutfh community will stop tomorrow Tomorrow night, there will be a dance a! the Dutch Club while In the afternoon, a combined Dutch Bt iiish team
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    Dog Bit Cyclist
    26 5 SAMBAN. an estnte labourer, was fined $50 by Inche Salleh bin Eckbardt m the Began Scroi Court when his d<i~ bit a cycl :>;.
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    Stage Club's Best Effort Yet
    146 5 THE Stage Club presented 4 Tre^pa>s" at the Victoria Theatre last night, and it turned out to be one of their best productions yet. The entire cast excel led themselves m this Emlyn Williams play about the supernatural. Olive Castle plays Christine while Tony Harrison
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    Russia Without Stalin
    742 6 at S:..!in h..s v*..^d \<> control the destiny of Russia speculation is rift i.s to whether there ild be any fundamental change m Soviet society find foreign policy. This w(,,;ld s» em to imply that until now the course of Soviet history has been d -i mined
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    STALIN-The Man Of Steel
    1463 6 STALIN-The Man Of Steel CTAUN, born Josef Vistarionovich Djugashvili, Will pass into liistory leaving a question-mark behind him. Saviour or tyrant? Superman or ruthless despot 0 Man of war or man of peace? Russia's supreme ruler was called all these thing*. H> name split the peoples of the world into
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    LEE MENG
    90 6 In connection icith our editorial on the Le c Meng case published on February 28. our attention has b drawn to a misleading state' merit that "th c judge disagreed With the verdict and ordered re-trial u'ith a European as assessor." In ioct the order was v)ad e
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    Is He Stalin Heir
    588 6  - Is He Stalin Heir Arnold York FOR the Jiibt time fur 30 yean the all-important policy leport to the CongresJ of the 7,000,000-strong Soviet Union Communist Party was net delivered by Stalin. The policy report was presented by obese 50-year-old Georgi Maximilianovich Malenkov. That can mean two thin.s^-: Stalin has
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    MAO HOPES FOR STALIN TO RECOVER
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    'Reds Don't Want Hot War Now'
    88 7 w ISHINGTON. Mar. 5 ilPi (ien. James van I lert told the House Foreign Affairs Committee he does not believe Soviet Ksjwll wants to gei into a M slMe4lag war" now. I 'omnuttee chairman Robert i hiperfield. Repuhluan of Illinois, said Van Fleet testified
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    73 7 photo. k\\\\\\\\ S WITH no lack of enthu- > siasm. Senator Joseph j McCarthy reaches with J J both hands as he greets < S smiling Madame L. K. J Wellington Koo. wife of the Chines^ Ambassador, J Jat a Washington recep- j J tion. Madame Koo and her husband
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    Montebello Is Still Unsafe
    64 7 PERTH. Mar 5 (Re AAP> The Montebello lslarnls ofl Australia's northwest coast, where Britain exploded her first atomic bomb last Oct ber, are still radioactive and remain so lor some time. Air. William McMahon, Auiiralian Air Minister said today. Tht islands will remain a tbited area
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    THE POPE PRAYS
    31 7 THE Vatican said ihal Pope XII js praying for the i ion of Josef Sts i for a better future "for Ihe opprc «.d R-issian people." A. P.
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    20 7 THREE-THOUSAND E st Germans crossed the Russian frontier during U v rain Wednesday and i ior asylum m West 80r-
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    UN Can Win In Korea—Van Fleet
    323 7 UN Can Win In Korea— Van Fleet WASHINGTON Mar 5 (Reuter)-General James \a\\ Fleet, lormer Commander of the Ki&hth \rmv m Korea, said (hat the I nited Nations forces could win a military victory m Korea without necessarily broadening the war. United Nations forces there was fighting a war of
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    36 7 GEN. Charley de Gaulle Is on a four-week lour of French territories In Africa. He will visit 23 points ranging from the ivory coast m the West *o th c Red Sea In the East. U.P.
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    French Air Chief Due Today
    221 7 THE Commander-in-chief of the French Air Force In the Far East, Gen. L. M Chassin, a.id Madame Chassin. are due m Singapore today from Saigon. They wiil be welcomed a* Changi by the C-in-C. Far Eas! Air Force. Air Marshal A. C. Sanderson and Mrs.
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    20 7 LAWRENCE McCully -Tudd of Hawaii, a former Governor of Hawaii, was sworn m >v.---tcrdav as Governor of American Samoa A.P.
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      Over 61,900 Held In Kenya
      82 7 OVER 61.900 people were arrested m Kenya between Ox. 2d and Feb. j.y the Secretary for Colonies, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton. told the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Lyttelton I said 58,864 h^d been fully screened. Of these. 17.613 lmd been tried, 2.:M<» were awaiting trial
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      35 7 GENERA!. CHAI, Manager of Thai Airways Company, is reported to be "the future Thai Ambassador to Paris. Competent sources here state a'- s o that future Thai Ambassador to Moscow will be Dr. Cheet. A.F.P.
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      34 7 UNITED NATIONS Naval Commanders believe that submarines available for use by the Communist forces m Korea are based m ports north of Korea but that, for some reason, they have not been used A.F.P.
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      32 7 FORTY-FOUR polir e weie injured m Athens m clashes with 3,i)0() University student protest int» Britain's refusal to Riant m dependence to Cyprus. Thirty-four students were arrested and 24 slightly hurt.— A.P.
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      42 7 SPEAKING at the Oathtaking ceremony of the new Federal Civil Defence Administrator Val Peterson President Eisenhower said m Washington that American people could reduce the chances of a third World War by creating a strong and watchful civil defence organisation. A. P.
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      24 7 THE Siamese Government has decided to employ three foreign taxation experts to advise on the introduction of more efficient taxation systems and tax collection.
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      31 7 U.S. Secretary of Slate John Foster Dulles has allowed diplomat John Carter Vincent, accused of being loyalty risk, to retire after reprimanding: him for "failure" to meet foreign service standards. U.P.
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      21 7 WORKMEN found more than 500 bullets, believed to have been buried during the war. m v garden at Kew, London, yesterday.
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      23 7 i AMERICAN battle casualties m Korea now total 130,732 an increase of 411 over Jast week's report, the Defence Department said. U. P.
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    67 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Mar. 5. The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on L ondon Marker today: LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot Hid. s pot £955 per ron Apr./Jun« 2216. buyers, £956 «e»crs Thre« months. £940 July/Sept. buyers, £941 sellers. Oct. Dec.
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    BIG RED OFFENSIVE IN KOREA SOON
    364 7 BIG RED OFFENSIVE IN KOREA SOON Says Earl Alexander E«rl a? NDO j N/ D Mor 5 (UP)— Field Morshal tori Alexander, British Defence Minister, pre dieted yesterday that the Commumsts might quite possibly resume their powerful limited objective attacks in Korea again soon, after only small-scale fighfing since autumn.
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    Ike Ready To Meet Stalin's Successor
    105 7 WASHINGTON. Mar. 5. (AFP) President Ki*rnhowei today dedaird that ho would be ready to nuvi the eventual siutessor to Stalin. He said he would niret him on the same conditions as he would havp met Stalin. 4 ,-H hi? J Jless •'"n^^nrr today, he
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    NO DECISIONS AT ANGLO-US TALKS
    183 7 WASHINGTON, Mar- 5 (Reuter)— A joint communique issued at the end of the first day's AngloAmerican talks said that the discussions "will not result m decisions or commitments." The communique said: "The j i major purpose of the conver- sation is to enable the Unitetl
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    Stalin: E. Germans Had Advance Tip
    76 7 BHRtIN. Mar. 5 (Reuter)— West German officials said here today that East German Police were ordered to reinforce, border units along the West German Polish and Czech frontiers early this week as soon as Soviet Zone authorities heard of Marshal Stalin's illness. They said
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    Duke To See Queen Mary
    64 7 NEW YORK. May S (UP) The Duke of Windsor's secretary said here that the Duke will sail tomorrow on ihe liner j Queen Elizabeth Asked if the sudden derision Was connected with Queen Mary's illness, the secretary i said the Duke "will see his mother
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    Mao In Bad Shape Too, Says Tsiang
    174 7 NEW YORK. Mar. 5, (UP).— The health of Mao Tse Timi,'. leeef Stalin's counter. part m Communist China, is not good. Dr. Tinsjia Tsij ng. thief delegate for Nationalist China to the United Nations, said. •Mao's health is not good," Tsiang told a
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    Dutch Flood Toll
    44 7 THE HAGUE. Mar. 5 (AFP) The toll among victims of the flood disaster m the! Netherlands last month has now risen to 1.78.'?, it was announced today. Of this total. 1,061 persons have been re-J ported missing and are presumed dead.
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    QUEEN MARY BETTER
    32 7 LONDON. Mar. 5 (Router) Queen Mary («:>). wlio has spent the past week m bed with gastric trouble, had ''a very good night." it was slated here officially tod;*} 1
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    Thais Keep Watch On Red Acts
    69 7 BANGKOK. Mar (AFP).— The tnder Secretary for the Interior stated yesterday that tlu Thai Government is preparing to meet any emergency which may arise through Communist laetirs m South-East Asia. The Government Is closely study inn Communist strategy la neighbouring countries and the Army.
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    Lee Meng: Protest
    48 7 COLOMBO. Mar. 5: (Reuti > The Ceylon Federation I Labour representing unions today wired Pi Minister Winston Chun I protesting against the d< i sentence on Lee Meng, 25-: earold Chinese Malayan gi: <itenced to death by M., > court for illegal posses ion <f a hand-grenade.
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    Trial Put Off
    61 7 XAPENGURIA. Mar. f.: (Rei.ter) The trial of Jomo Kenyatta and five other Ahican leaders on Mau MdU charges was adjourned for 24 hours today because of no illness of the Magistrate. \lr. Ransley Thacker. Mr. Thacfc r had complained earlier thii week of a sore throat and
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    14 7 THE Anglo-Iranian Oil Co npany has started operations Bl its big Kent oil refinery
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    97 8 A U.S. air forte sergeant prepares the R>an "Firebee." newest turbojet target drone, for pilotless flight at liolloman Air Development Centre. Alamogordo. New Mexico. The speedy robot aircraft, which can take off from the ground or be launched from a "mother" plane m flight, is IS feet Ion:; and has
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    Israel Seeks More US Aid
    85 8 NEW YORK. Mar. I, (UP)— Dr. Dov Joseph, Israeli Minister of State, appealed for greater United Stales economic aid and increased private Investment! to help I-rael meet H "economic time-table" In it? iarsje-scale industrial and agricultural development programme, which is now at "a crucial turning
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    Argentine Rice For Japan
    53 8 BCFNOS AIRES. Mar. 5. (AP)— The Japanese steamer Amaru Maru has taken aboard 8()(i tons (>f rice at Parana, port m Entre Rios province. This was the first sale of rice made to Japan this year by the Argentine Institute for the promotion of trade, a
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    Chinese Reds Claim To Have Enough Petroleum
    248 8 Chinese Reds Claim To Have Enough Petroleum HONGKONG, Mar. 5 (UF)— The Chinese Communists claim that the Allied embargo on petroleum products is not hurting them-they have got so much that m the big cities at least it's hard to get rid of. despatch from Canton carried m the pro-Com-munist
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    HK TO CURB DUMPING OF JAPANESE FISH
    82 8 HONGKONG, Mar. 5, (Router) The Governor Sir Alexander Grantham told the Legislative Council here that his Government was keeping a w tchful eye on Japanese fishing trawlers landing fish on the colony's markets. '"The Government is ready if necessary to use its power>
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    Northwest Airlines Chiefs On Taiwan Economic Survey
    128 8 TAIPKI. Mar. 5 (IT)— Two Northwest Airlines highest officials arrived here yesterday for a new survey of potentialities tor investment on the island by other American firms. M. S. McKay, executive vice president, and Don J. King. ice president m charge of the
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    Sugar Crisis In Phillipines
    82 8 MANILA, Mar. 5. (AFP' Thr Philippine sugar industry faces collapse m the midst of plenty, warned Oscar I.edesma yesterday. Mr. Ledesma is the aotitig President ol the National Federation of Sugar Planters. For the fir>t time since 1945. he said, the Philippines has now filled her
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    Lack Of Buyers InRubber Market
    13 9 Lack Of Buyers InRubber Market a S 10- w,,,\ PRICES 1b t I]
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    95 9 A FAREWELL party was given on Monday night, at the Tai Tons Restaurant, Happy World, m honour of Mr. J. H. van Gemert, manager of Lindeteve s (M) Ltd., Singapore, who i s leaving on Sunday m the Johan van Oldenbarncvrlf for a six-month holiday to Europe. During his absence.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    104 9 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (rents per fb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Bu>ers Sellers No I KS.s Mii Loose 76 i 7GI No 1 R.SS. 77i 772 No. 2 KS.S. 73} 74i No. i RSS if] TOi Tone: Quiet. I IN SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Ih» m we ol tin today u.i>
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    RED AID TO S-EA -400 Ibs CAVIARE
    199 9  -  ANDREW ROTH By LONDON, Mar. s.— Reciprocal trade figures be tweea Russia and Malaya since the Russian promise of industrial aid to South-East Asia, made at the ECAFE conference at Singapore 18 months ago, showed a ridiculous disproportion between substantial Russian purchases m
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    Malayan Tin Dividend
    129 9 MALAYAN Tin Dredeins* reported a net profit of £208.008 for the year ended June 30. 1952. after providing for taxation and crediting ihe surplus £11,143. on realisation on certain investments, With the balance unappropriated from the last account the credit stood at £400.536. After deducting C 62.928
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    US Proposal To Sell Synthetic Plant Hailed
    371 9 US Proposal To Sell Synthetic Plant Hailed WASHINGTON, Mar. 5 (AP)-Represent. otives of the Natural Rubber Growers of Malaya yesterday welcomed the proposal by the U.S. Government to sell its synthetic rubber ln nl try to P r Yate operators. Ihey said natural rubber producers will welcome trie day when
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    21 9 photo. Princess Margaret who visited the British Furniture Trades Inhibition at Earls Court, recently, tries the tomfon «»f an armchair. Mirror
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    Tins Quiet On Malayan Share Mart
    174 9 Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Malayan share market was quiet today with an easier undertone, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers 1 Association. Tins and industrials wore quiet but rubber shares v ere idle. Changed prices were: INniJSTRIAI S Buyers Sellers Con. Tin Smeit
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    HK EXCHANGE
    38 9 HONGKONG. Mar. j —Special Standard Service Closing prices on the Hongkong Exchange today were $15.87 1o V.l sterling: $6.***** lo US$l: $1820 to Malaya i $1: SO2lB to one Indonesian Rupiah. (".old 27.1 ."0 one tael.
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    China Reds Freeze HK Assets
    86 9 HONGKONG, Mar. S (UP) Chinese Communist authorities have frozen HKS3O.fIOO.OOO m (he assets of Hongkong business men trading with the mainland, according to authoritative trade sources here. The sources said Rood', were shipped to the mainland but the proceeds of sales had not been remitted
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    Produce Mart Prices Ease
    129 9 Standard Market Kcportrf NO business w.i s reported m the produ* c market m Sinjz.;I pore yesterday but Quotations I were slight y r .i- er compared with those i>rtv«Ti:}ng on Wednesday. Copra had bgyeri a; S4(i and J sellers $41 for March, $3<)J i i
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      872 9 C/v/?/l D/IDC* f Jakarta, Darwin (BlfStt) 7am i CABLE un\Ki: Stanley Ancwln p-aa Aa S*pore: I Your (BATOS) a.m. WESTKRN ANCHOK.IG^: E!o;ia. Service: 5.59 7.15 A S ore; 715 IAOW H V/ r AK(IONAI r SERVICES TO: Murena. Kowe Maru Cy Coleman Trio: 7 Follow My OIARY ?2?f! t n
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    Can You Name This Actress?
    308 10 STAR CONTEST No. 5 \LL through thin week with the exception of Sunda* The Singapore Mandard pmarwUM the d»tli series «>t new ronu-M specially di^icurd to interest M alavau film tins Ml »ou ha\e lo do Is i to '.iifct the pictures and r«up us
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    INTRODUCING ELIZABETH ZUPPINGER
    825 10 MUSIC NOTES By 'ANACRUSIS' 1/1.1/ \BI 111 ZI TTINGEK. J a hrilli.int yaMg Swissl)«r n C hii- m pi. mist, will i».- m Sisurapore for a lew d.i>s from Murk 14. m route to Australia. Her pte.se sii tour includes T'-i .t.iK m India. Ceylon, Range**] and
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    Shorts Tell Of Britain And Her Air Mastery
    225 10 Shorts Tell Of Britain And Her Air Mastery 'TWO highly Intt n 'ing "shorts/ 1 to be seen In Singapore, arc As ociated British-Pathe'i Te hnieolour presentation Travel Iioyal" (now Showing Bt the Pavilion t and British Movietone's "Mastery of the Air" which is a detailed roveraga of the recent
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    of Men And Music
    972 10  -  BHL WEBB JONES By Jll XVI just had S letter I nun 1» .11 Phillips the pianist who was out here m Malaya with Donald Peers. In it. he tells me about the n.ist> arrMent which involved Peer's and hi* pet dog and necessitated m his
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    HER NEW LOOK!
    65 10 TAKE a good look at this blonde Slip Is a Rold-diggvr accused of stealing some diamonds. But this dance for the judge and gendarmes in a Paris courtroom smooths everything over. I'nderneath that wisj. of course »> Jane Russell, appearing as a hlonde for the first time
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    SHE'S HERE TO PLAY AND TEACH
    432 10  - SHE'S HERE TO PLAY AND TEACH JOHN* COOMBES By pOXCKRT pianist Amalia Triesih. an examiner at the Medan Music School for the last five months who arrived m the Colony from Jakarta early this week, hopes to be a hie to give couceits and take. pupils here m Singapore. A
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    Director Back
    72 10 NEWS from Republic Pictures reveals that Hollywood's top director Frank Lloyd, winner of three Academy Awards for hU pictures "The Divine Lady," "Cavalcade," and "Mutiny On The Bounty," who retired m 1945. ha s just been signed on for a long-term contract with Republic. The Studio has also
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    STAGEDOOR
    687 10  -  BARRY OLIVER By AFTER weeks of strenuous rehearsal and th« usual difficulties to be met when dealing with shows of this kind. "Hit Parade" eventually played to near capacity houses last week. The excellent cause for which it was given will no doubt benefit greatly from this effort, and
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      344 10 8 > A: '■poD.ws Ql OTATION: it is X ***9 a^.ume a habit; but whi-n you try to ca-.t it oil. it Mill lake akta and all —11. \V. SHAW. FRIDAY FOR FVF.RYONE: Play sale. Keei> thing-, on a basis of simplicity, clarity and under.st.indint;. especially m yn\;r work and
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    Fijians Thrill At H'kong
    48 11 un\<. Mar. 5 (IP)— The visiting rugger ir st Battalion Fijian Regiment, which opposition m Singapore, annexed the iporc army inter-unit championship hi v <!nr JUV afternoon with a crushing 49 to 8 r thf local artillery men. Stop R I 1 i f
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    He Made A Challenge In Haste...
    112 11 HONG KONG. Mar. 4. (UP), V rmet we!] known Shu:.:;- boxer, now living m Macao, yesterday latuod a lenge to all comers and the acceptance is more than he bargained for. Charlie Chase Collaco. 4:> year old ITO pounds, issued the m a letter
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    Home Guards Win 1st Game
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    Newßecords By Whitfield
    119 11 NFW YORK. Thurs. (Reuter) Ma. Whitfieid. American o ympic Bin metre, champion. |h1 set up two world m I when he run 600 yard* In mm, 9-S sees., and •os In 1 mm. L\!» sees. Whitfleld was competing In Knifhts of Columbus Madison Square GarTiie pfWiom 600
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    Coronation Tour Congest
    114 11 Coronation Tour Congest who will be honour^ Tn n rn r affi?,°. rtS p° man of Malayj J this land (o Kipnrf .h« nofteial Repres«nta4ive of durinc JlaV 0 aid n june this yea r' 0 Ccrrmoni^ m ■•ondon tion and C oU^evpen l^ C roni!lon Passion, arcommadanominal I d
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    UK SOCCER FOR TOMORROW
    254 11 LEAGUE, DIVISION I. I Arsenal vs. Cardiff A. Villa vs Liverpool B!ackjx>ol vs. Tottenham Bolum vs. Manchester C Charlton vs. Newcastle Chelsea vs Burnley Derby vs. SheJTield Wed. Manchester l\ v< Presioa Portsmouth vs sioktSunderland vs Middlesbroufh Wolves vs W. Bronv LEAGUE, division 11. Barnsley vs
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    Tottenham H. Birmingham C. Draw Again
    168 11 T«V<° N DON t, Mar 'Router) Tottenham Hotspur and Birmmeh. tm C »ty drew 2-2 here |«lay m their TootbaU Associa after another two hours of top P Th d f^? tb:ill fu f SriffiE timn cy f Wlll u7T CCt for the tmrd
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    Krian Chinese Beat ACS 2-1
    254 11 PARIT BUXTAR, Thurs. ri.fw Krian 1 Chinese Recreation J-lub scored another soccer victory when they beat the Anglo Chines, School P.ril Bantar T,v Z foata to l m t.iendly match played on the public padang In the first half th e Chinese were well on
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    BIRTH
    27 11 WEE: On 3rd March. 1953. Swee Kirn, wife of Soon Bee at vM god »2 2443 "C Klebanc Kechil, Malacca, blessed With, a daughter, Faith Siew.
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      32 11 CORONATION TOUR CONTEST Sponsored By Singapore Standard-Alfred's Coronation Souvenirs Mr. Mrs. Miss (m block letters) is the MOST POPULAR Sportsman Sportswoman of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. Mark envelope: Coronation Contest
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      521 11 SITUATION VACANT APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Probationary Inspector m the Federation of Malaya Police Force. Candidates should be m possession o r the Cambridge School Certifi cate or the equivalent thereof, and be Federal citizens or eligible for Federal Citizenship. Iney should be at kast 18 years
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      614 11 NOTICE is hereby given that Ho Ah Lin of No 16. Lorong 6, Geylang, Singapore, has applied to the Board of Licensing Justices, Singapore, for a Ist Class Public House Licence restricted to the sale of beer and stout for premises No. 1, Lorong 13, Geylang, Singapore, and that this
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      488 11 lOTICES [JOHN UNnm KLSSFL LEONARD DECEASED LATB OF RUTHKEN ESTATE, PORT DICK SON NOTICE (Under 5 'ion 141 of Proba'e Admi::: ..ion Enactment fCap: 8) XOTICK is hereby glvin ;hat cre(htor s i>nti others ha--mg claim i ainst the es'a'e or the abovenamed derea I should give notice thereof n
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      154 11 SS^ A I TMEN-VO AIMS TO LEAVE MAN 1 I-SO TWEVL L STOP HUNTI N' FO' HIM, TH, N KIN LET AY sjC -\I ■y^ 6 K^ HIM CC -<E K^'S'^^V DAD BODV-W-T HIS FACE ON HE'S DAID.'.' —AN H&'ll GO ROOKID LOOK N' ThEN -ETME ■t^n| t J'4 LCC^
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    FISTS FLY – AND FRIENDSHIPS END
    687 12  - FISTS FLY AND FRIENDSHIPS END FRANCIS BOEY JBB rrr"i miiWMj'Wh iff At The Boys Club Boxing, Where Hv FRESH from their triumphs m the recent Youth boxing ihampionships jronng boxing diampltM ii the Colony's boys clubs threw their fists about with more Ihiftn the usual measure of customary skill and
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    United SC
    78 12 THE l nited Sp< rti Club will i' 1 ».v a friendly came of soccer Mitairut the A.«-!on Athletic Club '<kl.iv at the Clerical Union (.«round at 5.15 p.m. The team will cc chosen from tne following* J Tan. F. F Pereira. S Pmtana. G Anthony. Soh Jin
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    Teachers XI Picture Taking
    35 12 A group r v «>;o of the Teachen rrainfag College Hockey leant will hp mken at the i -»iu-vi«- tomorrow a: 9 a.m. All h ir! '7 Playen are requested t^
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    European XI For Saturday
    102 12 THE tollowins will represent the Combined Europeans m Saturday's charity soccei m a 1 1- h against S.A.F.A.. m aid of the British Hood Fund, at Jalan Besar St idium: Howard (HAF): Moriarty (EEME), Swartesadea (BCC A Dutch Club); Morton (Borer), David (BCC) Beaton (SUB); MiundPi
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    Nee Soon XI Beat GHQ 5-1
    123 12 PLAYING at Nee Soon m their last game before leaving for Port Dirttson to tackle the Malay Regiment, G.H.Q. Farelf lost to itrong Garrison team by five goals to one .hockey yesterday. Th<.> Garrison scored theii ftr»l goal after iO minuVe? when Sergeant Tayman
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    SES BeatS PS
    43 12 BERANGOON English School beat Si. Pal rick's School by two g »a n ;m one m ih(> int< r school soccer match jrester lay Scorers were SES v »ng Chye (2). Mark scored the on y goal tor St. Patrick*.
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    3 GET PROMOTION
    308 12 KVKR VICTORY and Rice Kins. winners at the last Singapore meeting, an d Short Hairs have born promoted from class 'I to class 1. the Straits Racing Asso ciation announced yesterday. Following are other transfers From Class 1 to C las* 1 Battleship. Irom Class 8 to
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    FAST TIMES IN FINAL GALLOPS AT PENANG
    1063 12 JDGHJGHDJ PEN ANG, Thurs. Fast rimes were returned by no less than nine horses at this morning's final gallops m preparation for Saturday's races here. and SWEET DREAM (3 37 1/5) BINNTON (3-37 2 5), GRANDEUR and DE-WIN (3-37 3/5), UNAWARE, MR. TIN,
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    The Sporting Socials Made It Round 10
    237 12 BUKIT TIMAH Sports Club overwhelmed the Social Athle- tic Party by ten coals to nil I m their Div. :%A league match j played at Geylang Stadium yesterday. The water-logged ground and heavy ball beat the Socials completely and were no match for
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    Wonderlads Get Beaten
    49 12 YOUNG Companions Athletic Association beat Wonderlads Sports Party by three goals to one when a league match turned at St. Georges Road yesterday. Scorers for V.C.A.A were Quck Hock Seng. Kok Hin Choy and Kok Kirn Choy scored a goal each. Abdullah replied for the losers.
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    SRD Mistake
    49 12 COMBINED R.A.S.C. beat the 4 S.R.D. by one goal to nil m a Div. 3 Unitejj Services league match played yesterday at the Ayer Raja ground. The only goal of the match was scored when a 4 S.R D. defender deflected the ball into his own gohl.
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    He Carried The 'Gun1
    48 12 He Carried The 'Gun 1 AN Arsenal soccer club supporter carrying a model of a gun at left set. an ironical cheer from a group of Blackpool supporters. The stadium was packed to capacity lons before the kick-off of the quarter-final FA cup match between the two teams.
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    RECS HOLD OFF THE FIGHTING INDIANS WHILE LUCK DECIDES
    322 12 SINGAPORE, Recreation Club beat the Indian Recreation Club 2—l m a S.AF.A. Division One league soccer match played at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. But the score does not indicate the fight put up by the Indians to hold off the
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    The Return Of Brown
    48 12 MEL Brown, the American coloured boxer who beat Isimeli Radrodro m a memorable encounter on Boxing Day, returns to Singapore this afternoon. Brown's fight tonight against Bray is off because he was not able to arrive earlier. He will therefore fi^ht Bray next Friday.
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    Farelf Team For Pt. Dickson
    107 12 GHQ FARELF who I GHQ Field Records m the final of the Singapore Base District Hockey Tournament will now play the Malay Regt Training Centre, m the I. Her Unit Final at Port Dickson tomorrow. The team wil! be: S.Q.MS Dane. Major Crook. S.M.I. Evans.
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    He Scored the Winner
    58 12 Bi..\( KPOOI S top pfctwe, Allan Broil collapses aftti m train's v'cond— ind mnna; Uo.il m the quartr fiui I A. (up nutih Annul .it Uk frond on 1 'i n Also down n Goalkeeper fad; X Broun \\.i> can .jiutd. from Ike pikk i k
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    Basketball For Flood Fund
    24 12 THE 5 ba Sianj will Europ the I! :11u'■ i a 1 I Mr C Iht> S Afini and %2
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      50 12 Ihr film is dominated. »x it should b»\ by Trevor Howard's firjo pniormance as Urn <o.ttim:\ndcr DAIt.V TELEGKAm Hoi m *miSou6H iii?is-ooH?io Gola Prcmien Tmes. 10th 9.30 p.m. PAVILION RECORD V^-^~ GENEVA WATCHES TIIO pick of the lot. Agents E. NASSIM 6 SONS 381. NoitS Bridge Rd.. Spore. S.P.H.de SUVA
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      34 12 II TONIGHTS BIG j| BOXING PROGRAMME; If AT THE HAPPY WORLD STADIUM I HAS BEEN POSTPONED J TO FRIDAY MARCH 13th 53 j I DUE TO THE DELAYED U ARRIVAL OF MEL BROWN [j
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