Singapore Standard, 10 March 1953

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    11 1 St STANDARD L in SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1953. TWELVE PAGES
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    STALIN'S LAST PARADE
    320 1 ST ALIN'S LAST PARADE Malenkov: We Are For Peace Threat, Then A Plea For Amity MOSCOW, Mar. 9 (AP) 0 (.eorgi Malenkov today, speaking at Stalin's funeral, declared that Soviet foreign policy is one of peace. In ringing tones he declared the Soviet Union desires international cooperation and business ties
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    LONDON LAWYERS PLEASED
    67 1 LONDON LAWYERS PLEASED IStandai <l pomhnt kl 'i— A trieiwofce Mrs. ■g lawyer n morning, i luhn^s of Lee tion. She iativeh t>n. I.«»n Lee Heßeff< :.»tificd not li w rliesri but .tho .set ijrstesi Mlii i- Se< l Lytteltoa i <>f Perak the death oiild a vols] c of
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    'GRENADE GIRL' LEE MENG IS REPRIEVED
    497 1 'GRENADE GIRL' LEE MENG IS REPRIEVED EONG HEW MENG, Standard Staff Correspondent Mar. 9. Lee Meng, the 25-year old Perak woman terrorist l death for the illegal possession of a hand grenade will not hang. The Sultan of Perak commuted the sentence of e'eeth to one of penal servitude for
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    American Hopes
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    Use Atom Weapons GENERAL VAN FLEET TELLS SENATE
    94 1 Use Atom Weapons GENERAL VAN FLEET TELLS SENATE WASHINGTON. Mar. 8 (UP) General James A. Van Fleet has a<lvocat«Ml •'limitc.!'* u*c of atomic Wsmmmam m Korea, it was Itanml tonight. Van Fleet told the Senate.— Armed Services Committee m testimony behind closed doors l:i.->t week, that atomic weapons! could be
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    Taxes Roll In
    28 1 THE nett collections from Income Tax for the mooth ended Feb. 28 were $3,633,367, the Comptroller of Inland Revenue In the Federation announced last night.
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    QUEEN MARY IS 'STILL NO BETTER'
    78 1 LONDON, Mar. 9. (UP). Queen Mary, who will be 86 m May. was confined to her bed for the I*U> straight day yesterday *"d snm reported still no better. A medical bulletin said the Queen grandmother had a "good night" m her bout with
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    Road Under Water
    25 1 THE MUAR— PARIT Sulong road is flooded to a depth of 1 1 Inch at the 93rd mile•tjnt. To* wa.er is rising.
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    FIRST MOVE IN THE UN
    57 1 UNITED NATIONS, New York. Mar. 9 (AFP) The Soviet Union has requested the dissolution of the United Nations Commission for Korea. The Soviet delegate. Valeiran Zorin, today submitted to the United Nations Po'nical Committee a draft resolution requesting the dissolution of the United Nations Commission
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    SILENT, MASSES, FLOWERS
    78 1 OLD AND THE NEW /> E F T: Stalin's successor^ Qeorgi Mulenliov* MP ho made the funeral oration yesterday* Mr. William liulhtt first American ambassador tit Russia said yesterday that Malenkov will "do nothing that Sialin tias not been doing because his whole career is made h\
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    & THUNDERING CANNON
    93 1 THUNDERING CANNON MOSCOW, Mar. 9,-They laid the body of Josef Stalin beside Vladimir Lenin today. So now the two who led the Russian Revolution-the ten days of blood that shook the world lie side by side m the marble tomb m Moscow's Red Square. Endless masses gathered before dawn m
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    Roses And White Tulips
    927 1 Roses And Wh ite Tulips The Red Square was a forest of flowers, flown from the Soviet Union's sub-tropical areas to Moscow. Walls of buildings along the procession route were banked with white and red roses and tulips. The solemn funeral procession left the Trade Union house where Stalin had
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    Call To '999' Halts Thief
    141 2 AX ALERT Singapore Police I.eutenant on patrol duty a oris Kirn Seng Road on Nov 21, last voar, <aw a man jump down from a tree m a baca lane. He arrested the man. A„ c foot of the tree the Lieut, -j m, found
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    They had a feeling the roof wouldfall
    137 2 A SINGAPORE Chinese contractor's bungalow m Woodlands collapsed early yesterday morning—exactly a week after "the family had a premonition that it would happen. No one *as injured because the house was empty at the time. The family had moved to a relative's house
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    Govt. Declines A Millionaire's T. B. Home Gift
    364 2 THE Singapore Government has rejected the gift of free land and buildings at South Winds, offered by the Colony rubber magnate, Mr. Lee Kong Chian, for the purpose of a tuberculosis sanatorium. Government has instead chosen a site on Crown land m
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    MASS WEDDING
    64 2 photos. Six Chinese couples were married at a mass wedding ceremony m the Singapore Khek Association yesterday. Picture shows Mr. Yang Cheow Lin. who officiated at the ceremony, presenting the wedding certificate to one of the coup'.ivs. Miss Ho I.ay Eng (above). who spoke on behalf of the
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    EX-CLERK MISUSED $14,485
    110 2 MOHD. Amin bin Mohd. .Jamil, a former chut' clerk of the Singapore Police co-opera-tive Thrift and Loan Society, pleaded guilty m the First District Court yesterday to two Charges of criminal breach of trust totalling $14,485.57 belonging to the Society. He was sentenced to ten i months'
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    Robbed House He Watched
    112 2 A SINGAPORE Naval Base police constable, Hussein Jonad, was sentenced to a total •I 17 months' rigorous imprisonment m the Third Dis■t Court yesterday on eading guilty to charses of n nisebreaking and theft, and :.ving false information to :he police. It was alleged that he
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    $10,000 Bail Allowed
    70 2 AN employee of the General Electric- Company, Singapore, Ong Kian Seng claimed trial 1 m the Fifth Police Court yesterday to a charge of criminal bleach of trust of $10,000 Ong was alleged to have been entrusted with this money by the G.E.C branch m Cavnnash Road
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    Radio Malaya To Tell SVF Story
    77 2 THE voices of the Singapore Volunteers, past and present. Will tell the story of the Volunteer Force m Singapore from 1354 upto now. m a Radio Malaya broadcast tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. The recorded voices of volunteers will include those of Dr Lim Boon
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    Standard Pattern Service
    53 2  - Standard Pattern Service Rosalind Ratnam sdfsad IMPORTANT: When ordering a pattern, send m a completed measurement chart, seven coupons and three ten cent stamps Some readers have only s.'nt me seven coupons thout the measurement .hart and the stamps. I rannot cut your pattern unless 1 have your measurements Please
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    Coroner Told Of Attack In Mental Ward
    109 2 LIM KIM PENG, an attendant m {he Singapore Woodbridge Hospital, tod the Coroner. Mr. Choo r Singh, yesterday how he saw a mental patient. Toh En? Ton?, being trampled by another inmate. Lee See Boon. lie was testifying at an inquiry into the
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    SOLUTION TO MALAYA'S PROBLEMS
    246 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE Socialist classless state, developed through "democratic means," is the solution to Malaya's problems of "nationalism," the New Cauldron, official organ of the Raffles Society, an undergraduate organisation of the University of Malaya, says m its latest issue. It adds that it had
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    MALAYA THANKED
    55 2 A conference table and I matching sideboard, a gift from the British Colonial Ensemble, was recently installed m the new international Bureau building of the Univer- sal Postal Union m Britain The Director of the International Bureau has since thanked the British Colonial Ensemble which includes Singapore and
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    Colony Still Hopes To Get Menons Bock
    196 2 MRS. Vilasini Menon, a former Singapore Legislative Councillor, and her husband, Mr. C. G. Menon, a lawyer, may yet be brought back to the Colony to face charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust if they leave India for any other country
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    65 2 Ng* Fook Khan, acting leading- seaman of Nelson Unit (Gan Eng Sen& School; of the Singapore Sea Cadet Corps has been selected to go on a three month round trip to U.K. This award, the first of its kind, goes to Ng for being the most outstanding cadet of the
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    In Debt-He Took Poison
    90 2 A SINGAPORE rubber speculator, Koh Tian Bee C?a). who committed suicide by drinking liquid poison was said to be heavily indebted. This was revealed by his father at an inquiry {n the Coroner's Court into Koh's death. His father estimated Koh's debts totalled about $25,000. Koh
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    No Change— Wiima Capt
    78 2 CAPTAIN I. Menmaa, master of the Finnish ta iker Wiima. which has IO.IJOO tons of jet fuel oil for Red China, told The Standard yeserday that the envisaged economic blockade of China, announced by Britain and America over the weekend, could not affect his ship's future
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    SAFE WITH $3000 TAKEN FROM SHOP
    74 2 BURGLARS broke into a Singapore Chinese shop m Geylang Road, early yesterday and carried away an iron safe. containing $800 m cash. $600 worth of jewellery and $1,600 hi cheques. They entered the premises by forcing open a back door. The safe itself costs
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    SECOND UNINON TO PROTEST TO GOVT
    148 3 SECOND UNINON TO PROTEST TO GOVT mi SERVICES COMMISSION Government .Administrative and niM li ss protested to Government Is auopted by the Public Services L Commission. lhe Mcond Govern-] employees' trade union Tiie first, the SinMedical Services requested I Cover- Sil John Nicoll, to instill 1 inquiry Into the policy
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    Malyans To Escort The Queen
    42 3 l olomal oaation unted pi. I> t th, pro two i one froni igaporc ii milium m U Vnxiliarj I'll of and North includi satinrh will laation Ollt 1 11 < > rxi tin* ration sions Fed* iment. Malaya
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    PAY NEGOTIATIONS
    12 3 '•v i discuss lary revision demand. Hrr be* the Gov-
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    One- Way Traffic System At S'pore Hospital
    285 3 One- Way Traffic System At S'pore Hospital Standard Staff Reporter THOUSANDS of visitors to the Singapore General Hospital are unaware of the latest road-approach system m use. The old main approach aloiu Hospital Road, which has served Singapore's thousands for more than SS years is now closed to vehicular traffic,
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    Companies Lose On Motor Insurance
    190 3 ALMOST every insurance company, not only m Malaya but elsewhere m the world, has been experiencing a loss m the motor section, says Dato S. Q. \Von«, m a statement to be presented to the annual general meeting of Overseas Assurance Corporation m Singapore on
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    Malaya To Set Up Advisory Council For Sciene
    305 3 Malaya To Set Up Advisory Council For Sciene Standard Staff Reporter A SCIENTIFIC Advisory Council will be set up shortly m Malaya to effect necessary and I useful co-ordination between research organisations m Singapore and the Federation. The Council will have representatives of the Federation and Singapore Governments, University of
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    Dutch Club Lottery Prizes
    172 3 FOLLOWING is a full list, of numbers and prizes drawn at the Singapore Dutch Club on Saturday night m the lot- j tery organised m aid of the Dutch flood vie: ims: 1-:. prize, 3069 (a radio-; gram): 2nd. prize. 3690 (a sea! trip lor two
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    Debate Is On 'Women'
    100 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE British Universities debating team will take the floor tonight with three members of the Singapore Teachers' Training College to debate on the subject. "This house prefers eastern women to western women". The debate will be held at Gan Eng Seng School. The
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    Caution Urged In Endorsing Of Driver Licences
    403 3 To endorse a driver's licence for a trivial offence which has involved no risk to anyone else would be wrong, Mr. P. J. Darnell, chairman of the Automobile Association m the Colony, told The Standard yesterday. J He was commenting on a suggestion
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    Prison For Two Thieves
    69 3 ANTHONY John Frederick and V. Sundrasah were sentenced m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to one and three months' rigorous imprisonment, respectively, on theft charges. Both p'eaded guilty; Frederick to stealing $23 from Abdul Rahiman bin Ibrahim Shah on Feb. 19 m Upper Thomson Road,
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    Susskind To Play In S'pore
    159 3 THE Singapore Musical Societv is looking forward to the visit m June of the famous conductor, Walter Susskind who will conduct the society's choir and orchestra at the Coronation concerts on June 5 and 7. He will also play Mozarts "Coronation" concerto with the orchestra
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    TWO-DOOR BUSES FOR SINGAPORE?
    94 3 Mr. K. M. Oli Mohamed, a Singapore City Councillor fnr the City Ward, told The Standard yesterday that' omnibuses operating m the Colony should have two doors, one for entry and the other for exit. "I have seen passengers rushing up the one entrance on buses
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    Co-operative Union Meet
    93 3 An eight-man delegation ie* presenting all Singapore coI operative societies will attend the annual conference of the Midlands Urban Co-operativ* 1 Union m Kuala Lumpur on Apr. 3. The main object of the con- ference is to discuss ways an 1 means to develop the co- operative
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    Trader Freed Of Threat Charge
    198 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Alter acquitting a Chinese businessman, 27-year-old Chan Kirn Bok, on two charges ol criminal intimidation and behaving m an disorderly manner while carrying a firearm, the President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Mr. J. G. a^adams, expressed his annoyance and disgust
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    Court Upholds 4 Death Sentences
    316 4 kl VI I I \||*l K. Mon.— The Federation Tour! of \ppral. today, upheld the comictiou ami Sf leaKea of death mmssesl mm four msmmmms for offences under ihe F.mer»encv Herniation* and murder. The appellantwere < heah liau Wall. Teoh Gaec Buan. Lan Kam I.ov
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    Judgment Reserved In Appeal Case
    134 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The Federation Court of Appeal today reserved judgment m an appeal by S. Ramanathan. a Customs outdoor officer, against a sentence of three months' simple imprisonment passed on him by Mr. Justice Thomson at the Perak Assizes. He was convicted on a
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    Teacher Who Turned
    357 4 Bandit Killed By Ist Fijians KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. While security forces m the Federation killed three more terrorists, 12 Communists m Penggerang, Johore, abducted a Tamil tapper from Sungei Papan Estate. In Kuantan. Pahang, the llth platoon of the 3rd King's African Rifles killed a terrorist and
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    New Floor Pews For Old Church
    74 4 MALACCA. Mon— With the fourth centenary celebrations of Saint Francis Xavier's death due m a few days Malacca's 110-year-old St. Francis' Church had its extensive renovation and repairs completed last week. For three weeks repairers had the church all to themselves to put on
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    Allowed Bail
    32 4 NCx .TUN LIM was allowed Si.ooo bail m two sureties when charged m the Kuantan court for causing the death of Ng Yap Huat at Pekan by a negligent act.
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    29 4 Mr. Aw Boon Haw recently paid his annua! visit to his parents tombs m Rangoon. Mr. Aw is shown here about to kneel down before th e ancestral shrine.
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    8 4 Th. Director 0 t the ■WBT*V!*B^ i mm
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    PWD Trains Own Staff As Artisans
    240 4 PWD Trains Own Staff As Artisans KOTA BHARU. Mom— The first stage of a scheme by the Kelantan Public Works Department to train its own building labour force, and to provide a nucleus of artisans who can travel m the Federation to help relieve the labour shortage, has just been
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    Opium Charge
    46 4 TWO women Tan Wong Kooi (25). and Ng Soo Gaik (45). claimed trial m th 0 Sessions Court at Pant Buntar to charges of possession ot a large quantity of opium, and wer G offered bail of $25,000 each when the case was postponed.
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    Honolulu Industrialist Lauds Mr. Aw
    196 4 HONGKONG. Mr. Chung ■K. Ai. 85-year-old industrialist of Honolulu, well-known fir his philanthropy. lauded the charity work which Mr. Aw Boon Haw has done m Malaya. Hongkong and China. The venerable president Pi the City Mill Co.. Ltd. m the capital city ot Hawaii, com
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    Can You Name This Actor!
    168 4 STAR CONTEST No. 6—. \LL through this week The Singapore Standard presents its sixth star contest. Ml you've got to do to collect the pictures and coupons for all ««i\ day* and send them together with the names of the stars under single cover to
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    3 a.m. Fire In Penang
    78 4 PENANG. Mon. 1 i Hong Biscuit Factory and em Indian coffee sh p, three shop houses m S Dwa Road 150 yards from th, Batu Üban mam road I Minden Barrack.-) were damaged by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. All the roofs were gutted
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    SIR CHENG-LOCK NAMED ADVISER
    189 5 UMNO-MCA LIAISON P M„n. When Malacca 1 .M.N.0.. ||%l v< (ll „nnlt««- tir? 1 m «"rlina: yr»ter«lav„ Lli» i#on i.. 1 x»n* lo appoint Sir Theny-lock Tain il* ail> i*er. Batort the meeting. repiotentatlvei of both Malacca branches of M.C.A, md ''M.NO. had held several in>rmal
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    Estate Sale Now Over $13/4 M. Mark
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    35 5 photo. Smiling in his ceremonial dress at the Buckingham Palace is Private Peter Gilmour of the Gordon Highlanders. He received the Military Medal from the Queen investiture for gallantry in anti-bandit operations in Malaya.— AP
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    POSTAL CLERKS' PAY 'SATISFACTORY' – GOVT.
    273 5 POSTAL CLERKS' PAY 'SATISFACTORY' GOVT. Standard Staff Reporter THE salaries ottered to Postal and Telecommunications clerks m Singapore are "satisfactory m relation to salaries paid outside Government service and m relation to the type of work done," says a Government statement last night m reference to the strike threat by
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    200 MORE TOP JOBS FOR ACSU
    141 5 THE ARMY Civil Sen ice Union qJ Singapore has v. i th e first phase vit it s light for increased higher appointments for civilian employees. Mr. s. T. v. Lingam. President ot the Union, told The Standard yesterday that the I Army has
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    Union Bares New Racket
    89 5 AN APPEAL to Arms In Singapore not to p.iy money to pople claiming to be members of the Cable and Wireless Uniformed Statt Union was made yesterday by the officials of the Union. They said they had been Informed that certain peopie have been going round
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    Boat With Oil Gutted By Fire
    68 5 A SMALL motor vessel slightly larger than -a sampan, was completely gutted by fire half a mile from Tanjong Rhu last night The SO-minuta bla/e died down before a fire boat c )u'd j reach the vessel. Three fire; engines wiere summoned because it
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    72 5 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Mar. 9. The following ore the closing prices of rubber and fin on London Market today LONDON RUBBER Spot 12 id. Apr/June 22 id. July, Sept. 22 d. Oct./Dcc. 21 id. March c if. 21 id. Market: Uncertain. LONDON TIN Spot £959
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    Traffic Body To Stop Functioning
    199 5 THE Singapore TV flic Advisory Committee will cease to function m the near future, Mr. P. F. Kinsey told members at the annual general meeting of the Automobile Association of Singapore yesterday. He said this decision had been taken by the Government and that an
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    Had Throat Cut While Sleeping
    41 5 A MASKED Chinese m Singapore got away alter cutting the throat of an Indian with a razor m Keng Cheow Street on Sunday. The Indian was sleeping on the five-foot way. He was taken to hospital.
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    Woman Had Lottery Slips
    55 5 A 40-YEAR-OLD woman. Oriij Paviy Neo. was found guilty on a charge of assisting m ihe management ot a public lottery, chao-ji-kee. and fined $500 ii the Singapore. Fifth Police Courl yesterday, j Insp. Ayahdorea said that he i Ong m a house m Telok Ayer
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    Britain Thanks
    42 5 THE Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, has cabled hi^ thankto the Governor of Singapore for the first instalment of E 10.000 from the people of Singapore to the Lord Mayor's National Flood and Tempest Distress Fund.
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    Globe Girdle With 2 Suit Cases
    222 5 A YOUNG American arrived m Singapore yesterday by Qantas-BOAC with two small suit-case and a big SroDlem. He is trying to Dd out how a male air traveller can girdle the globe with only the bare essential and yet maintain a high standard of
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    TWO HELD IN GUN MUDDLE
    315 5 We// Pumped Dry In Search revolver Y.£° LICE E *penr four hours looking for a .38 B-l-.? c,0 ?9 ,n 9 ro opol,ce consroble, m the grounds of a house m mon.d L Un H 9 H, $e rCh the Singopore Fire Brigode wos summoned
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    Charged With Rape Bid
    65 5 AX 18 year-old Tamil labourer of the Singapore j City Council, Sangurao Kale Muthu, claimed trial m the 1 Second Police Court yesterday to a charge of attempted rape. Muthu was alleged to have attempted the offence on a Malay girl. m a communal bathroom m
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    Air Medical Chief Begins FEAF Visit
    119 5 AIR Marshal J. Mac C. Kilpatrick. Director-General of the R.A.F. Medical Services, who arrived m Singapore yesterday by Qantas-BOAC to begin his inspection of units oi the Far East Air Force hospitals. His inspection tour will also bring him through lh e Federation. He
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    Officers Form A New Union
    146 5 A BREAK-AWAY union, the' Singapore Higher Services Officers' Association, has been formed m the Colony. Its 47 members were formerly attached to the Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union. Secretary of the new Association, Mr. N. A. Kularajah. said the members have left the G.A.C.S.U.
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    Flood Fund At $137,882
    357 5 DONATIONS to the British F ood Relief Fund (Singapore) up to noon yesterday amounted to 1137,882.14. Donations received m '.he previous 48 hours arecBroughl Forward $125.*****, Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation 54.045.15: Mr. Lien Vine-Chow $1.000. 00" Messrs. Wah Hin Co. Ltd. $1,000.00: Staff Pupils of
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    FIRE CALL NOS.
    32 5 THE Singapore city Fire Brigade ha s announced that its new telephone numbers are 5111. 5112 and 5113 The old numbers 5004, 5005 and 5006 havg been discomiec ted.
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    418 6 '("'HE continued detention of Inche Abdul Samad. formerly of the Utusan Ifelayu, and Mr. Dovan Niiir, former secretary of the Singapore Teachers' Union, becomes somewhat inexplicable m view of the fad that all those who were arrested with them under the Emergency Regulations over two years ago
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    Getting Tough
    394 6 U.N. debate on Korea yesterday was confined to a seven-nation resolution calling on governments to h«]p m the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Korea. This brief and summary dismissal of the Korean question was due to the American delegation's attempts lo have the debate closed at the earliest possible
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    Review of Views
    432 6 Review of Views Samad's Case UTUSAN MELAYU under-| stands from a reliable source, that the Singapore govern-| merit is willing to release, Abdul Samad Ismail who is < still detained m St. John, Island if Samad is given I entry into Indonesia. Although Samad was born la Singapore, he has
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    STRUGGLE FOR SUCCESSION TO CHIANG KAI-SHEK
    473 6  -  ROBERT FRANKLIN By TAIPEH "pLIQUE" politics among J- 4 the Chinese Nationalists are once again weakening the Kuomintang structure and the whole Nationalist effort. In this case the struggle is to decide who shall succeed Generalissimo Chiang-Kai-shek. The candidates are the Prime Minister, General
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    TRUTH ABOUT THE PROVIDENT FUND
    928 6 TRUTH ABOUT THE PROVIDENT FUND r rO PROVE ihe practical value of democracy. Sir Henry Gurney gave the workers of Malaya a plan to provide theni seeHrily What he gave them was not much, with a certain amount of out ape «<«»•'• gn m Lt it was all the country
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      Promotions Of H.As To Special Grade
      312 6 Sir, I am afraid your reporter m reporting the proceedings of the extraordinary General Meeting of the Medical Services Union regarding the recent promotions of Hospital Assistants to Special Grades has not given a true picture of the whole proceedings. One of the resolutions,
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      315 6 Sir:--The topic at tne present time seems to be the retention of Mr. Payne. the City Electrical Engineer, at the cost of $25,000 plus his salary for another two years. The rate and income tax payers shouid be told why this is necessary. Mr. Waddle has
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      TEST IS A FARCE
      196 6 Sir: With reference to the subject of Dressers and Pharmacists by "Be Logical" may I make it clear to him that the unqualified dentists were never examined or tested by the Dental Department. University of Malaya, bn: by a committee of three examiners consisting of one
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    54 Sailors Die In Egyptian Storm Disaster
    241 7 54 Sailors Die In Egyptian Storm Disaster hi IKDMAi Egypt, Mar 9— The Egyptiait navy solium was split open by gigantic waves l,nrW k Saturday night m a storm 15 miles west of •a" heavy loss of life. The d^ad were placed V I broadcast by Cairo Radio. H ient
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    Tension In Riot-Torn Lahore City
    39 7 ired X k i ersive i any Tite i against of M ems Sir Khan. ler here lation T and was im- stertitrol for I neral irned i visit SANO, i Mime mese Comancer
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    Police Use Tear Gas And Lathis
    107 7 NEW DELHI. Mar. p. (Renter) Po ice used tear gas and i .eavy staves) to break up a crowd demonstrating here ppofl of Hindu agitation m tonight against Sheik ah*a government. f ir police were injured by nd a number of delators were hurt
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    TITO ON WAY TO BRITAIN
    123 7 LONDON. Mar. 9— Yugoslav Pi ent Tit eft Saturday for a Visit to Britain. Belgrade Radio announced last night. Tite broadcast, quoting the official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug, said the Yugoslav leader was accompanied by X Popovic. State Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Alea Bebler. State
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    'BOMB HUNT' AT THE UM
    69 7 A.P. photo. ON the advice of a bomb expert of the New York City Polic e Department the United SH B ta "i p rthased a Portable X-ray machine for peering i„ e to su^ic^us looking Z k ages. Simulating an investigation in the Security
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    CHOU PAYS LAST RESPECTS
    440 7 Communist Leaders Assemble In Moscow r_nd u^ oo^ lu^ 9 Pr mier Ch <>v En-loi of Communist China S?alin^ St 0d 9uard ar fh bl *< Malm last night on the eve of his funeral at noon (0900 GMT) today S^?_rr* *S" *t f*™ Yesterday and
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    NEW BOSS, STALIN ON PAGE 1
    181 7 MOSCOW, Mar 9. <AP» Pravda yesterday published an mportant photograph: it showed two men, one of th< i rtcorgi Milcnkov, the m v Soviet boss, making his rep .t to the 19th Congress ot the Communist party. The other u-as Stalin listening atten: ly
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    Danes To Examine Red MIG
    136 7 Danes To Examine Red MIG COPENHAGEN, Mar. 9. (AP) The Danish Government j braced itself last night for j a storm of angry Polish notes as navy men made ready to ship |kc Russianbuilt Polish MIG jet plane "gift" from Born holm to Copenhagen. The destroyer-escorted lighthouse supply vessel. Argus,
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    Bomb Blast Injures 23
    95 7 TRIESTE. Alar 9. (UP).— Twenty-three persons were injured yesterday when a I exploded m a downtown street during a neo-fascist demon tion. Two of those injured r m a critical condition at a h< pital. The explosion occurred groups of neo-fascists staj i unauthorized parade a
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    Aust. Labour In
    45 7 AUSTRALIA'S swing back towards the left was further demonstrated in two state I elections Saturday. Queensland put its State Labour government back into power with an increased majority. while South Australia reduced it s Liberal-Country League government's maiorifv from 7 to 1.-
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    48 7 photo. TIN MAN— A Mr. Leon Bjork wears a most exclusive costume at the "Opera Masquerade" in Stockholm's Royal Opera House. It consists of kitchen utensils. People from the top shelf of Swedish society were present among the 2,000 people who attended the masquerade in brilliant costumes. A.P.
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    Reds Alarmed Over Stalin's Death: Attlee
    188 7 WOLVERHAMPTON. Mar. 9, (Renter)— Mr. Clement Attlee, former British Labour Prime Minister, said here last night m a reference to Stalin that the death of a dictator caused alarm throughout ail the countries he dominated. "The first note struck oy the Government of Russia
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    Mao's Absence Said To Be 'Significant'
    357 7 Mao's Absence Said To Be 'Significant' LONDON, Mar. 9— Soviet experts and diplomatic quarters said yesterday it was significant that Mao Tsetung sent his Premier Chou En-lai instead of going himself to .losef Stalin's funeral. Diplomatic quarters who study Soviet affairs said Mao apparently was purposely displaying aloofness. Mao did
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    Letourneau In Aust. For Talks
    75 7 DARWIN. Mar. 9. (Reuter) M. Jean Letourneau, the French Minister of State for Indo-China, arrived here by air yesterday for talks with A istralian political and military chiefs. He is expected to seek Australian help m the struggle against the Vietminh Com-munist-led rebels. Competent observers
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    2000 Women In London Stop Traffic
    99 7 LONDON, Mar. 9. (Reuter) Two thousand women members of an organisation labelled "Soviet-inspired" by a British Government spokesman, last week, popped London traffic tonight as they marched throimh streets after mass Meetings, Extra police were called out as the marchers, carrying banners inscribed "they
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    Malenkov To Follow Stalin Plan
    123 7 WASHINGTON, Mar. 9, (UP) —William Bullitt, former US ambassador to Russia, predicted yesterday that Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov will follow Stalin's plan which, he said, was aimed to capture the Far East as a prelude to world conquest. But, Bullitt said on a television programme,
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    Red Artillery On Burma Frontier
    229 7 RANGOON, Mar. 9— Chinese Communist heavy artillery has been moved to the Yunnan province frontier post at Wanting on the Sino-Burma border where Chinese Nationalist forces are operating, it was reported here yesterday. Military observers have reported at least two 25pounder guns pointed on Kyukok.
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    Monty Defends West-On Map
    91 7 PARIS, >lar. 9. (Remer) Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, number two allied Commahder m Europe, will today direct the atomic defence of the invaded continent m the biggest indoor exercise the West has ever held. Army, navy and air force chiefs from 13 Atlantic Pact countrlei attending
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      2 Refuse To Pray For Stalin
      65 7 TWO peopie walked out of morning service at Thaxted, Essex, village church Sunday when the vicar asked the congregation to pray for the soul of Josef Stalin. Tie vicar, the Reverend Jack Putterill, also asked the parishioners to thank God for the good the
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      23 7 PRINCE Bal Long, the heir apparent, was nominated by Emperor Bao Dai. the chief of Vietnam State, as colonel of Guard yesterday. A.F.P.
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      43 7 THE Yorkshire Post said yesterday that a tightening m the control of exports from Hongkong to Communist China, which, seemed likely as a result of the recent talks between the British and American Governments, would be "an blow to the unple Colony."— Reuter
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      20 7 SEVEN police were injured and 27 people arrested at Rcziah m Azerbaijan, Iran during riots between Leftwing supporter factions. A.F.P.
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      25 7 OVER 3000 Roman Catholics at a ma.ss rally m Glasgow protested against the British Government's invitation to Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia lo visit Britain.— Reuter
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      35 7 THE French General Staff yesterday said 14 Cambodian guards were killed and two wounded when a section of provincial guards fell into a Vietminh ambush In the Pusat area. 150 kilometres northwest ef Pnompenh.—A A.F.P.
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      28 7 A TOMB structure dating back to the tenth century before Christ has been accidentally unearthed at Tourabi, near Larnaea m southern Cyprus, the Antiauities Department confirmed yesterday. Reuter.
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      30 7 TURKEY and France open a series of high levei talks In Paris today with possible increased Soviet pressure on Turkey expected to be the main topic of discussion 9 U.P.
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      35 7 DEVELOPMENTS hi Russia since Stalin's death are expected to be discussed at a meeting m Strasbourg of foreign ministers of six I'urofMMn nations engaged m buildng a t'nited States of Kurope, well-informed sources said. Reuter
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      23 7 president Efcenhowe? drove through the snowy streets to an early church service Sunday and heard his pastor Dray for the fiuseiaa people. U.P.
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    SEVEN NATION MOVE ON KOREA
    73 7 UNITED NATIONS. Mar. (Reuter) A seven-nation n lution calling on governmei !s to assist m the reconstruct i« and rehabil;tation of K.n»;, i expected to be passed by General Assembly's Polil Committee today. The resolution, sponsored I r Canada, Denmark. Fran c. Philippines, Thailand, Br
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    BUSINESS AS USUAL
    424 8 CONTROL'S WONT HALT SHIPPING provisions to ships headed for Red China. "But that is hardly likely to discourage the Reds and their allies." they said "who could easily make Straight runs to China ports without calling i her c for bunkers and supplies j if the need
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    NAVAL GAMES
    53 8 SYDNEY. Mar. 9 (ReuterAAP) The Dutch 2095-ton frigate Van Kinsbergen arriv- 1 ed here yesterday to take part In exercises with th^ Royal i Australian Navy this week. I The frigate's officers said the j exercises would be the first since the war m which Dutch and Australian
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    JAPS TRIED TO RAM SHIP REPORT
    196 8 SYDNEY, Mar. 9, (Reuter-AAP)— aAn Australian fish ins; boat captain was reported by Sydney newspapers yesterday as saying that a Japanese ship had tried to ram his boat m the southeast tip of New Guinea. The Sydney Sundnv Sun and Sunday Telegraph said Captain
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    2 Ships In Suez Crash
    103 8 CAIRO, Mar. 9 (APJ Sue/ port police said an American tanker and an Italian vessel collided m Suez Bay On Saturday night, killing one crewman and injuring four others aboard the Italia:, ship. They said both craft were "seriously damaged." The American vessel was the
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    RI TO Protest Use Of Malayan Currency In Rhio
    280 9  -  ARNOLD BRACKMAN It* I«Nl.»tid.irci v/uiir^|M»uueni K j\ Mar. 9— Indonesian Parliament Mem- \hmad. warned today that the Indo<£vfro'meBl could not "tolerate" the continued I in in currency in the Rhio Island group nl ,t of Indonesia's sovereign territory. "This Kirs mast
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    60 9 COMMODITY PRICES m w T I rubbei J f .t_ pet lb» m raster*.) Setters K» l 741 I RSS .1 s I.S.S „S L) iin SIM.trOKI ,\im>s Xl BUd |,v s p•• aiai ra Selleri Sritlemenl > >> i i i i LONDON TIN M-in.. ti I'" ,ir>l buyers,
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    HK EXCHANGE
    36 9 HONGKONG, March 9 SpeStandard Service Closing on the Hongkong Exchange ti>dav were 51.Y96 to CI rig $£.0000 to US$l: «i R:',ii to Malayan $1: $0,115 to one Indonesian Rupiah. Cold ?27a 125 IC tael.
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    Canadian Trade
    37 9 CANADA'S five _m trade a new record of H 100,000 m I:'.") J. the CanaBureau of Statistics reported. The country had a favourable balance of S-i25.r>00.--<HHI compared with a defic:t of 112t.500.000 m 1.151. Reuter.
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    Bringing 'Pfaff' To Villagers
    227 9 Bringing 'Pfaff' To Villagers PEOPLE m the outlying area, of Singapore and _n the more remote villages of the Federation will soon see "PtatT" sewing machines demonstrates on their doorsteps. Th* reaso n is that headi quarters of the East Asiatic Company m Singapore are putting on the road two
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    Formosa Salt
    30 9 FORMOSA is negotiating to •ell to .Japan 70.000 tons of Formoean salt for shipment within month after signing Of a contract, the Nationalist Daily News said yesterday. Rcu'er-A.A.P
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    LINGGI LTD.
    45 9 LINGGI Plantations Limited reported a profit of about C 400,000 below the abnormally high figure of 1951. Although the crop for the year was 70.000 lbs. In excess of the preceding period, the decline m rubber price resulted m proceeds lower by £450.000.
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    Hay Sees Excess Of Rubber Supplies
    226 9 ITH purchase for stockpile nearin- an end ami I he production of synthetic rubber continuing at a high level, there is now in prospect an excess of total supplies, states Sir John Hay, an international authority on rubber. Speaking as chairman o Linggi Plantations,
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    EASIER TENDENCY IN TINS AND INDUSTRIALS
    799 9 SINGAPORE, Moo.— The Malayan share market showed j an easier tendency today both ia tins and industrials. Rubber shares \vei*e neglected, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. INMStMIAI S Buyers Sellers Alex Bricks Pref. MS 2 W Ords. 4 10 4 20 At la*
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    86 Attacks On Estates Of Oil Palms
    131 9 THE estates of Oil Palms of Malaya, Limited, saw no abatement of bandit activity m the past year, states Sir John Hay m his annual statement, m London. Sir John says that no fewer than 86 attacks on I person s and property
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    Austral Malay
    44 9 THE directors of Austral Malay Tin Ltd announced the following returns for the month of February: Kampong Kamunting Tin 16 tons, Thabawleik 44 tons. Pungah Tin 24 tons. Austral Amalgamated: Asam Kumbang eight tons. Ulu Yam 44 tons and Puchong 59 tons
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    TIGHTENING OF BAN HAILED
    322 9 Trade No Worse Off Yet' Standard Market Reporter THE tightening of the economic 'stranglehold' on China, while generally welcomed by Singapore trade circles, may not affect substantially for the moment the existing trading conditions between Malaya and China. This view is subscribed by leading traders m
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    Malayan Bank Exchange Rates
    92 9 MALAYAN Exchange Banks Association buying rates to merchants (per $100 Malayan) are: New York 33 <T.T. >. S3 1 8 '0.D.) 33} on credit bills and 33 5/16 on trade bills <90 d/stf Canada 32 7/16 <T.T.». 32 9/16 <O.D.>. 32 13^16 (90 d/st>. Selling rates
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    Tin Outputs
    25 9 BURMA Malay Tin Ltd reporter the following tin ore output^ for February: Katu Ti n Dredging 670 piculs and Renong Consolidated 256 piculs.
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    Rubber Slips To 74½c
    172 9 Standard Market Reporter RUBBER prices m Singapore declined *by 7/8 cent per lb. on a quiet market ye> erday, first grade rubber I r March shipment closing at 74* cents per lb In the absence of further news of the weekend report trom Washington ot •<
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    Rubber Crops
    29 9 SIME Darby Co.. Ltd. report^ the following rubber i comnnnv outputs: Kempas 347.000 lb. (281.000 lb. for •Jan.) and Redclla Rul < r Estate 17.700 lb. (15.800 Lb.).
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    Malaysian: £7,778 Profit
    121 9 MALAYSIAM Tin Ltd re- i i ported a profit for the year ended Mar. 31, 1952, of E7.77S which, with the brought for- 1 ward of £5,253 from the last I account, made £13.03] avail-! able for distribution. 1 The directors proposer} pro- vision for taxation of
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    Copra Mart Is Steady
    103 9 THE produce market 'n Singapore was steady m copra arid quiet m the coconut oil sections yesterday Business was done m copra lat S4 l per picul for March shipment ann $41 for April [shipment. Bayers for Api I indicated S4O, and Mil. Coconut oil seller-
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    LESS MEAT FOR UK
    29 9 MEAT exports to Britain j were suspended y. terday m compliance with the Argentine Government's orders to half shipments until loc;-.' lemands are satisfied. UP.
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    DOING THE TOWN With OSWALD HENRY and his Camera
    87 10 DOING THE TOWN With OSWALD HENRY and his Camera STIIF gal who puts the "Sun Into Suncla- and m muur" into (ilamour is shapely Singaporean loin >lis*o here caught by the camera as she lazes n < the divin* board at the Tiger Swimming I*o'»l n Panir Panjang. Visiting movie
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    RIGHT TOUCH!
    123 10 I AST WEEK'S iif-wfomer to Singapore from Lagos 10-><'ir*-old Bi-ciuIji Johnson— a t h.iirdressrr with Bond Strc.t vkR n N r h :ir w styl ta ht r room at Bea\ie«. Rniai talker is aircraft surveyor att.u-lu-d to D('\. Kallanj;. j ««t ii«i>,t to Press friends. F O
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    CANADIANS FOREGATHER
    112 10 MEMBERS of S i n g a p o re's Canadian Association must e r e d in strength last Saturday night for the dinner dance "do" in the Adeplhi's Roman Room where a good time was had by all. (Topi It didn't need a second call when
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    HE IS ON A SEARCH FOR A STAR
    64 10 HE IS ON A SEARCH FOR A STAR (Left below): NOT star material, but Singapore friends confabbing with J. Arthur Rank O r g a n I s a tion film director Robert Parrish on his talentsearching mission at Raffles Ballroom cocktail party prior to his departure for Hong Kong.
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    TWIN TURN
    67 10 (Right): BOUQCFTS and no brickbats for the charming Matson Sisters after their much -applauded floorshow at Singapore's Tanglin Club last week. Girls are prov»iff big hit at Capitol Ballroom and Restaurant where they are currently appearing. tr < B **low. right) ivonne and Phyllis wriggle into "L-asbah" number
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    ALL THAT GLITERS IS GOLD
    46 10 ALL THAT GLITERS IS GOLD "WOW, I guess bangles are my particular fancy, and to show you how much, here, take a gander at these'" Little 15-months-old Evelyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j fieorge Rajah, just had to stress that point before the camera clicked.
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    29 11 The Marigold Badminton Party, winners of the Singapore Badminton Association Inter Club championships, will celebrate their anniversary this weekend at Siglap. The picture shows the 'heroes' of the party.
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    BIRTH
    21 11 DOON: On March Rth 1953. |> .\t Dr Paglart Maternity SU a Lim, wife of I Piang Sin. a son. Both
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    OIL PALMS OF MALAYA, LIMITED.
    694 11 Twenty Second Annual General Meeting SIR JOHN HAYS STATEMENT CO far as this Company's estates were concerned, the past year saw no abatement of bandit activity. There were no fewer than 86 "incidents," i.e., attacks on person and property. An Asian assistant, a railway foreman
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    LINGGI PLANTATIONS LIMITED.
    1789 11 Fift\ -Seventh Annual General Meeting Ist April, 1953. SIR JOHN HAYS ADDREaSS. ALTHOUGH oar crop for the) x year was 70.000 Lbs. in ex- i cess of that of the preceding period, such was the decline in the price of rubber that proceeds were nearly £450.000 less.
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    MISCELLANEOUS
    34 11 FOR expert tailoring of all types of maternity, morning, aft dresses, customers are invited to bring their own materials to Duncan's 11 DAlmeida St. < Off Raffles Place) Large stocks of readymades from $22.
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    STAR SOCCERITES HELD IN THE MUD
    481 12 STAR SOCCERITES HELD IN THE MUD By Our Soccer Reporter STAR SOCCERITES, making their SAFA division I debut against Katong Sajarah at Singapore's Jalan Besar stadium, were forded into a two-all draw not by the 1 1 players from Katong who opposed them, but by the ground wet, sticky and
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    Coronation Tour Contest
    223 12 Coronation Tour Contest J TJLAIItKS of the Singapore Standard will choose the j ah Most Popular Sportsman or Sportswoman of Malaya 1 1 uho udl be honoured as an Inofficial Representative of U this i.md to attend the Coronation Ceremonies m London i during Miv and June this vcar. I
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    SAFA DELIBERATIONS
    116 12 MNGAPORE Amateur Football Association Councillors gathered m their Committee Room at Jalan Besar stadium to deliberate on soccer and soccer Chairman was acting President, Soh Ghee Soon and all members were present. The Standard reporter gives below their deliberations and decisions (if any) after their 11 hour lontr
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    SAFA YOUTH COMPETITION
    149 12 SIXTEEN teams ten from the schools have entered for SAFA's Youth competition. One entry was rejected from the Federation of Boys Clubs because the team was composed of playen from different clubs. Youth competition matches will be played on Saturdays and Sundays commencing from March 15 and
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    SAFA FOR ASIAN GAMES
    64 12 n,ay r °i"Pete m the Asian Games m Manila. Yesterda> s proposal by Mr. E. Strickland, honorary secretary of the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council and a Council member of SAFA, was favourably received The Councillors shook their heads m agreement when it was finally proposed
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    Thumbs Down For Rovers
    102 12 A request (official) by the Rovers Sports Club that their division 3B team b e promoted to division 2 m SAFA'* league matches received 'he thumbs down signal. Rovers SC said that according to S A JA rules, they were entitled to promotion «mcc they finished
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    CYMA Games Off
    34 12 JSi SAFA mat( hes at the CYMA ground m Singapore have been postponed to a later date. The matches cancelled are irom March 1(» to April 17. The ground is unlit
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    34 12 Boys who fight like men Lim San Yen, left, and H. Dunsford, young boxers m a special contest which was the tit bit of last night's Boys Clubs* boxing at the Happy World stadium.
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    Drobny Wins
    63 12 CAIRO. Mar. 9 (AP)—Jaroslav Drobny, Egypt, retained his men's singles title m Egypt's international tennis championships Sunday. defeating German vetern Gottfried Von Cramm 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. utes. Mrs. Dorothy Knode (formei Dorothy Head of Alameida. California) paired with Mrs. Frances A. Galtier m winning the women's doubles title.
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    NEW ZEALAND FACE DEFEAT
    355 12 WELLINGTON, Mar. 9 (•cntcr-AAP). New Zealand arc threatened villi defeat m the tirsi Te:»i match againat South Africa lure. I hey bad made HO far aa wicket In their first inningi on Saturday m replj la South Africa*** 52 1 for B declared, Inn were all
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    Flood Fund Get $4,045.15
    106 12 A CHEQUE of $4045.15 was handed by Mr. Goh Chye Hin President of the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation to the Public Relation Officer, Mr. G. G. Thompson for the European Flood Fund yesterday. The amount was from the net profit m a charity basketball between
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    Malay Regt., GHQ Draw
    106 12 The final of the FARELF inter-unit tournament between the Malay Regiment Training Centre and GHQ Regiment was played at Port Dickson last Saturday and resulted to a one-all draw. The first goal of the match was scored m the second half by the Malays right winger
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    Navymen Lose Their First Match
    146 12 PLAYING their first League match. Naval C-in-C Staff were defeated two-one by Aston Athletic Club m the S.A.F.A. Third Division "C" league at the Geylang Stadium m Singapore yesterday. Astons kept up the pressure from the whistle, but it was only m the 21st minute
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    Tottenham H. Win Replay
    104 12 LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter) Tottenham Hotspur beat Birmingham City by one coal to nil m the FA Cup quarter final second replay played at Wolverhampton. Tottenham Hotspur will nui meet Blackpool m lhe semifinal of the Cup at Villa Park, Birmingham, on Saturday Mar. 21. SOCCER:
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    MOTTRAM TASTES DEFEAT
    195 12 PENANG, Monday Britain s top tennis player Tony Mottram. suffered the first defeat of his Malayan exhibition tour here today, but it was m a doubles game m which he was partnered by Penang's Tan Cheng Tee. Their opponents were Ong Chew Bee. the Singapore champion, and
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    MANY THANKS MAKES AN IMPRESSIVE RUN
    312 12 By WINDSOR LAD PEN TANG, Alon.-MANY THANK g, with J. Donnelly astride, was very impressive at this morning's workouts o I candidates when lie reeled off the three m 6b 1/5 sec. easily. afi JSE* Than s come on a lot s ince his
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    Queen Street Boxers Take The Davies Cup
    323 12 WINNING four out of ei_h, r T Boys Club won the Davies Cv B nals W Federation of Boys Clvb s l^wft. at the Happy World stadium to s^ B «*wl*. The boys from Queen Strep. KlH,re >*« !_i the championships^*™^^ *2 quito
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    BRAY MEETS BROW AND VICE VERSA...
    116 12 FRIDAY S main eventers— Henrv Bray ot Fiji Mcl Brown of America met vesiiTdav-and left < other very much impressed. Bray said that the American looked -fit and ton Brown said that the Fiji's looked "riandv m hhni costume" The eventually thai "I hear
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    Marigold BP
    45 12 Marigold Badminton Party will be celebrating their 18th anniversary at the Rua Vu Association sea-side villa at Xo 339 East Coast Road on Saturday and Sunday. The 19th annual general meeting will be held at the same place on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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    35 12 a |»rom" 1 Third main Little Neno of ><'" y, I 1 brings Mcl Brown, left, m what ne |jp fl w outfit" to meet Henry Bray, "Fijian outfit They have a date this I [rWay^
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