Singapore Standard, 18 March 1953

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    10 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD m SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1953. TWELVE PAGES
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    THE GREAT FAMILY PAY ROW
    791 1 COUNCIL BACKS HOUSING AID FOR Ml VERY POOR Standard Staff Reporter Singapore Legislative Council yesrnimously agreed to ask Government propriate steps'' to provide subsidisI for the poorest class of local people r x' veor. d a m ;:on intioduced by -i r). Mi R Pataratha
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    NARRIMAN IN ZURICH
    32 1 NARRIMAN IN ZURICH EX-QI'EEN Narrinun. fol l.»u< a by her mother. Madam Sadek. leaves the aircraft on its arrival at Zurich from Rome. Frpm Zurich they left by train for Geneva. U.P.
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    Atom Flash Too Intense For Camera
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    PLANE LOCATED
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    Watch For MIG.
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    Lee Meng: Britain Says No Exchange
    170 1 LONDON, >lar. 17— Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced today that Britain will not trade the Chinese girl Communist Lee Meng for Edgar Sanders, British businessman imprisoned m Hungary. Churchill told the House of Commons that the government after an earnest consideration had decided it
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    Japs Show Teeth
    35 1 LEADERS of .Topnnoso heavy industry hav c published a draft plan for rearming .Japan with 15 army divisions, 3 TOO war p'nnes and a ."*00.« 000-ton navy— all within six yean. Reuter
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    Kim Makes Pledge
    29 1 NORTH KOREAN' Premier Kirn II Sung has wni a telegram to new Russian Premier C'.eorgi Malenkov pledging continued efforts to strengthen friendship with th# Russians. U.P.
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    Refuge For Polish Pilot
    84 1 COPENHAGEN. Mar. 17: (Router) The Danish Government has decided to treat the Polish airman who landed on Bornholm Island ten days ago m a MIG fighter as a political refugee. It is expected that '.he Polish pilot, Franciszek Garecki. will go to the United States, while
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    TITO LUNCHES WITH QUEEN
    53 1 LONDON. Mar. IT (Reuter) Marshal Tito, ruler of Communist Yugoslavia, krehed today with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Several hundred people waited outside the palace to see him When h e drove through the Wide gates into the courtyard there was some booing from a section
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    Clark For Vietnam
    20 1 GENERAL Mark Clark arrived m Luzon, Philippines by plane from Tokyo yesterday on his way to Indo-Ch.na.
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    4 1 Sir John Niroll DEPLORABLE
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    RED SHELLS FALL NEAR STEVENSON
    125 1 TOKYO. March 17, [(UP)— Four hundred Chinese troops stormed iv I American trenches and tMS-i.^l \n "one of the 100 east hand-to-hand battles' cxv riem-ed by the United st~ s ?^"ond infantry DiviK.*ri i s w v b. i »c Adtaj Steu,. on \.o.ted the
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    LESS RESTFUL DAY'
    16 1 QUEEN MARY 85-year-old grandmother of Queen Elizabeth had a "less restful day.' Reuter
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    Cracie Loses Ring
    25 1 k ACIE FIELDS. New York for a St. Patrick*! Day television program me. lo»t a €7.000 diamcid ring at a rehearsal. Reuter
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    16 1 Lim Yew Hock John Laycork These three Councillors are members of the Finance Committee. Nazir Mallal
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    No! No! No! NO! Warns Sir John
    731 1 Standard Staff Reporter S I N G A P 0-R E 'S locally-domiciled officers, who have threatened to go on strike over their demand for family allowances, owe a duty to the public, said the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, m "the Legislative Council
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    Police Hunt For Escapees
    87 1 Standard staff ('orr«*s|iondrnt PENANG, Tues. Penai I Police raided several places on the island today followiii^ the escape °f two Chinese youths, Tan Hee Pheow and Ton Hock Hai. from the Simpang Anam Police Station, yesterday morning. The parents of the mi) ing youths were interviewed
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    SWIMSUIT GANG STRIKES AGAIN
    241 1 Standard .Staff Reporter TWO masked members of the armed Singapore Malay 4 swimsuit gang" broke into a house m Lorong N, Teluk Kurau at 2.40 am. yesterday, and robbed the family of seven of SI, IOO m cash and jewellery. They spared tHb maidservant* and the
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    Pay All Or None Say Finance Men
    782 1 Standard Staff Reporter THE Finance Committee of the Singapore Legislative Council has recommended to Government that there must be no discrimination m the payment of allowances to its employees, The Standard was reliably informed yesterday. The Committee is believed to have recommended that
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    NEW NAVAL CHIEF
    41 1 NE W NAVAL CHIEF VICE-ADMIRAL Sir Uh I E. Lambe. will shortly relieve Admiral Sir Guy Russell i I Commander- in-€Zhief, V;\r I 'Station He will tnkc over on 1 M;ir. l!) ;it ;i ccrcmoiiv OUI Naval Headquarters, Pho< nix Park.
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    FOOKYU BRINGS RECORD CATCH
    200 2 FLYING her Blue fla*, reserved for very special occasions, the Fookyu, a small Chinese fishing boat yesterday put into Singapore with a catch that broke the three-year-old record for long line fishing boats. The record cat .h. m ton* m mx days, was caught on the
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    A Proud Crew
    49 2 A Proud Crew THESE members of the Fookyu's crew had good reason to be proud of their catch. It was the biggest long: line catch landed m Singapore since the record was set up three years ago. Their catch of 10 tons m six days broke the previous record.
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    40 Boys Help Carry Out Job Survey In S'pore
    414 2 40 Boys Help Carry Out Job Survey In S'pore THE Singapore Diagnostic Survey Team 2s conducting an investigation to determine the possibilities of providing sufficient employment for coming generations of citizens m the Colony. The team launched its investigations yesterday by posting its first batch of 700 questionnaires to local
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    She Threw Acid At Husband
    123 2 A SINGAPORE Chinese testified m the First District Court *>esterday that his mistiess threw acid on his face after a violent quarrel. The mistrcrs. Lee Kirn Neo, was charged wi h causing grievous hurt to Tan Liang Chay. Lee pleaded guilty and the Judge, Mr.
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    Report Was 2 Months Late
    117 2 A SINGAPORE Chinese woman, who was robbed m a temple at 9* m.s. Ponggol Road did not make a report to the police until two months later This was done only after the police came to hear about it. The woman lived with her v-!5
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    POSTS READY FOR STRIKE
    200 2 Standard Staff Reporter .A NUMBER of postal sere" will > completely suspended and others partially suspended should the threatened strike of postal clerks m Singapore materialise, the Postmaster General, Malaya KS° n^ht ta K -*Lu mp y ur; tak?ni» Strike A S Bc^duled to xaKe place
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    SIT Delay Tactics Hit
    102 2 MR. LEE CHOON ENG. a Singapore City Councillor, yesterday charged the Improvement Trust with using "delay" tactics m allocating premises for the Havelock Estate Community Oentre. In a letter to the Trust Estates Manager, Mr. Lee stated that the Trust had first allocated a house at
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    Licence Talks
    31 2 HONGKONG is consulting Britain before naming an agency to issue licences to British ships under Britain's new ban on the movement of strategic good* to China and North Korea.
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    NO IDLE LIFE FOR THE SIXTH EARL OF DUCE
    172 2 An Australian sugar ran ,> planter, over six j>pt tall and wiry, flew into Sinn tarl of Ducip. He is flying to Britain by Qanta s -8.0.A.C. to take oj, the family estate uf ii,);i acres m Gloucestershire ami a castle
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    Free Doctors From Govt. Grip, Says Tan
    67 3 Free Doctors From Govt. Grip Says Tan > mdard Stall Reporter mi medical profession m Singahould etUlt to be tied to the apron the Government, declared s ran. Progressive Party leadIci^islative Council meeting sk on \he Medical h has now been S [ec\ Committee as a re- I cc of
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    COLONY TO PICK BEST DANCE TEAM
    20 3 I g I g, v > By A it rs. Mr. v I ition's re-
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    Green Spot: No Threat Of Strike
    28 3 C lany ii an official rved a on the l I' take a <• reind "he workers the bus rs would be pit
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    Japs Cancel S'pore Visit
    69 3 THE three members of the Japanese House of Representatives who were due to visit Singapore on Mar. 23 have cancelled the remainder of their tour of South-East Asia. A spokesman of the Japanese Consulate-General m Singapore told The Standard yesterday that the three representatives will have
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    12 FEET LONG TRAVEL TICKETS
    125 3 12 FEET LONG TRAVEL TICKETS H/VIXG round the world for pleasure. Mr Arthur G. Spear, an Amemail connected with five newspapers m Portland. wa s in Singapore vesteriay. His travel tickets which will take him to 4."> cities m M countries measure 1- ltet long when linked end to end.
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    3 BURGLARIES IN ONE NIGHT
    75 3 SINGAPORE Police are Illing three burglaries on Monday night at Bukit Timah, which they believe was commuted by one per> n. At the first house In Dunearn Road, the burglar stole an identity card and 12, Then he went to arother house m Coronation Road
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    STOP THIS BEGGING NUISANCE
    143 3 STOP THIS BEGGING NUISANCE -PAGLAR Standard Staff Reporter DR. C. J. PAGLAR (Pros. Changi) wants the Singapore Government to stamp out the "unsightly and disgraceful begging" going on around tables of restaurants and hotels. Speaking during the adjournment at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday, he referred to the* "sad picture
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    NO HOLD-UP IN TESTING LEARNERS: TRAFFIC BOSS
    234 3 Standard Staff Reporter THOUGH the number of provisional driving licences issued by the Singapore Traffic Police is increasing daily, there is no difficulty m fixing driving tests, Mr. A. E. Minns, Superintendent, Traffic Police, told The Standard yesterday. Learner drivers, said Mr. Minns,
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    Lent Call For Bibles
    63 3 THE congregation of St. Andrew's Cathedral have been asked to bring their bibles to Church during Lent. Lent is recognised m the Church as the time for greater devotion to the Church and bible study. Canon R. K. S. Adams told The Standard yesterday that the
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    RAMAKRISHNA MISSION TALKS
    50 3 A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the Ramakrishna Mission premises tomorrow at 6.30 p.m.. at which Prof. Brahm Nath Bandhu will speak on "Positive Achievements m Spiritual India." Swami Vamadevananda will continue his talk on "Life after Death" at the Mission on Saturday at 6.30 p.m.
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    24 3 photo. YESTERDAY'S Queu« outside the Singapore Traffic Police office for provisional driving YEbT licences. More than 120 new X* licence* arc issued daily. Standard
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    'He Can Throttle Colony's Trade'
    421 3 THE Singapore Foreign Exchange Controller under the Exchange Control Bill passed by the Legislative Council yesterday, could easily "throttle" the trade— the life of the Colony by merely "folding his arms and doing nothing." This warning was given by Mr. Tan Chin Tuan, Deputy President
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    'Control Is Not Helpful'
    112 3 'Control Is Not Helpful THE new exchange control law passed by the Singapore Legislative Council yesteday is not helpful to those trying to maintain and promote entrepot trade, said Dr. S. Y. Wang, secretary of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Singapore is now m for a business recession chiefly due
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    13 DETAINEES TO BE FREE.
    494 3 LEAVING SPORE ON VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION THE Singapore Government has given approval for 13 of the 58 persons detained under the Emergency Regulations to leave on voluntary repatriation. They will be allowed to leave when the necessary arrangements have been made. This statement was made by
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    $280,000 APPROVED FOR PHONE SYSTEM
    187 3 THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday approved supplementary provision of $280,000 to enable long term development of the telephone system to be undertaken pending purchase of the Oriental Telephone and Electric Company's assets by Government at the end of 1954. r Development, to be initiated m
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    Quarantine Men's Plea Reviewed
    108 3 MR. J. C. GRIFFITHS, Assistant Secretary (Negotiations) of the Singapore Government, told The Standard yesterday that Government was reconsidering the demand of the Medical Workers' Union to place the daily-rated workers m the Quarantine Station on the monthly-paid list. Mr. GrifTiths said Government had asked the
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    Prize-Winning 8 Piano Girls Sing Tonight
    96 3 NINE young piano players of Singapore eight girls and a man who won prizes m th c 195? amateur competition, sponsored by the Chinese V.M.C.A., will give a joint recital this evening at the Victoria Hall. The programme will begin at 8.30 p.m. a
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    Wo Police Station For Tiong Bahru
    242 3 THE Singapore Government considers that the opening of a new police station or the re-siting of an existing station m Tiong Bahru is not the most effective method of preventing crime m that area at present. This was the reply of the Colonial Secretary,
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    Replies To Council Questions
    288 3 Replies To Council Questions THE Singapore Government will consider m future the question of appointing an. employees' member to the Labour Advisory Board from the Trade Union Congress, says the Colonial Secretary. Mr. W L. Blythe, m rep y to tabled questions by Mr. M. P. D. Nair m the
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    36 ATTEND ADULT COURSE
    54 3 Standard StalT Reporter THIRTY-SIX persona enrol!ed at the first lecture m the Singapore Adult Education Council's course on "Economics m Underdeveloped Areas" on Monday. If this course is well attended, and the students are sufficiently advanced by the of the year, a further cowi on "Pure
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    Penang Urged To Support Hew Varsity
    165 4 PENANG. Tues.— A n appeal to Penang Chinese to c c tl* Ir full support to the shment of the Nanyang University m Singa- j re was made by the preen! of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Ns Sin Cam. at a
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    STORES CROUP
    56 4 THE following were elected office-bearers of th e Stores Personnel Group of the Singapore Army Civil Service Union: Chairman, Mr. D. Stevens (re-elected); secretary. Mr. Toh Ah Choy; commit'eo members. Messrs. Michael Francis, N. M. Mathews, O ishnasanur, D. John, Ow Ah Soon, S. Valavuthan, A H Jccris.
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    Big Health Scheme For Fed. Kampongs 25 BASES, MOBILE VANS
    204 4 Big Health Scheme For Fed. Kampongs 25 BASES, MOBILE VANS Standard Staff Correspondent PFNANG, Tues.— The Federation Government plans to build 25 health centres as part of a country-wide hchenie to improve its rural health services, a spokesman of the Federation's Medical Services told The Standard yesterday. This year, Negri
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    Britain Wants Tropical Fish
    69 4 TROPICAL fish are now m demand m Britain. Mr. T. W I Bunion, Director of Fisheries! .p<<!"e. said yesterday. T!v fisheries Department is now experimenting on method* to Ret these Ash to Britain, alive. They have so far been successful. The Ash will b e transported
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    SYC Hopes For World Meet Here
    198 4 THE Singapore Youth Counc il wiU invite the World Assembly of Youth to hold it? i Council and General Assembly i meeting next year m Singapore, '"provided the Govern- ment give* financial support." it was said at yesterday's m,- nual general meeting of the
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    Daughter Hurt, Mother Swoons
    58 4 A SINGAPORE midwife. Che Ha.ii Xormah binte Taib, collapsed yesterday, when her three-year-old daughter Azizah was hurt In an accident m which a taxi \va s involved at the junction of Bussorah and Baghdad Streets. Both mother and child were taken to the General Hospital m
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    PARTIES FOR UK VISITORS
    93 4 AMONG the 2.:i00 Service representatives from British Commonwealth countries and overseas territories who will be J In Britain for the Coronation. there will be contingents from Singapore. Malaya, Hongkong, North Borneo and Sarawak. Arrangements to entertain these service parties are now being made by the British
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    Hostess Is Remanded
    120 4 A SINGAPORE danc c hostess. Chan Hong Lan. dressed m a pair of jeans appeared m the Fifth Police Court yesterday. She was arrested on a warrant for allegedly jumping bail. The Magistrate remanded her for a week and estreated $100 from her bailor's |500 deposit Originally
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    3 YEARS FOR BANDIT'S PAL
    54 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Wong Chee Kong, found guilty of consorting with persons prejudicial to public safety" was sentenced to three years' "ppnsonment by the President of the Sessions Court, Che Ali bin Hassan, today. Wong was said to have committed the oflen-e on Jan 16
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    77 4 Sfondord London Correspondent LONDON, Mar. 17— The foMowing ore the closina pr.ces or rubber end tin on London Morker today— LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 21 I A Apr/June 2 v Sp r £948 per fon 2Ud buyers, £949 sellers. July /Sept. 2Ud. Three months: £940
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    FRANKEL LANE AMBUSH STORY
    346 4 COURT TOLD OF GUNMAN'S DEATH THE story of a Police ambush m which a gunman was killed and his companion arrested was told by ASP Mr. Eu Cheow Eanff, attached to the Hokkien sub-branch, Singapore (ID at a preliminary inquiry yesterday. ih c inquiry was held
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    Shackle Club To Go By April
    208 4 #m T l?^ Singapore Shackle Club m Beach Road, will be demolished. *M Th L Coloi >ial Secretary n y Blythe, m a state went m the Legislative Couatu yesterday, said the J'J'tary authorities had bee f5 K d K tO i lear the
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    85 Houses A Month
    39 4 photo. HOUSES at Petalimj "satellite" town are coming: up at the rate of 85 a month. Picture shows workmen busy on one of them. The cost of each house ranges from 54,000 to $7,000. Standard
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    NEW VILLAGERS ARE IN DOUBT
    199 4 Federal Citizenship PENANG, Tues.— Many Chinese from the new villages who attended the recent civics courses have no idea of their citizenship status, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Penang, Mr. K. J. Henderson, told The Standard today. The law. he said was com- plicated on
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    Query On New Varsity
    57 4 KUALA Ll'MPl'R. Wed. When the Federal Legislative Council meets tomorrow. Raja Musa bin Kaja Mahadi will ask the Member for Education to state if thr Government is auare that proposals have been made for the establishment of a Chinese Cniversity m Malaya, and if so. whether
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    Changes In Legal Dept.
    68 4 MR. C.H. Butterfield, Solici-tor-General. Singapore. has been appointed to act as A;-torney-General. m piace of Mr E.J. Davies who has left the Colony on long leave. Mr. Murray Butt rose, SeniorCrown Counsel, will act as Solicitor-General. Mr. R.M. Young, Director of Education, has been appointed a
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    Govt. Hit For Rejecting Gift
    60 4 TUBERCULOSIS suffeitri m Singapore would b e hard hit by Government's rejection of South Winds for purposes of a F.B. sanatorium. s aid Dr C J Pagiar (Prog Changi) m the Legislative Council yesterday. This rejection, "stunned me" he said, adding that the Councillors should
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    GEOLOGICAL CHIEF HERE
    95 4 THE Director of Colonial Geological Services, Dr. F. Dixey, is due m Singapore by Comet today. Dr. Dixey will visit Malaya. Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei. before he flies to Hongkong and Tokyo. In Tokyo he will represent the British Government at the ECAFE Regional Conference on
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    Murdered By Somebody
    92 4 A VERDICT of murder by some person or persons unknown was recorded by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choir Singh yesterday at the end of the inquiry into the death of Arjan Ram, a watchman. Arjan's body was found by two women labourers when they reported for work
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    5 PERAK BUS COMPAQ CHARGED
    223 4 5 PER AK BUS COMPAQ CHARGED a r J" cs F| ye directors owned Go,ah Transport Compo* 0 he *<cU before Magistrate Che Abdul oh G? Ch 4 day with offences under JS! Ordinance. me Com po I They were Wan Moh;, Nasir of Batu Gajah. ShaCd of Enggor, Ahmad
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    GURKHAS BAG TWO MORE REDS
    7 4 GURKHAS BAG TWO MORE REDS i 0
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    Loitering Charge
    44 4 SYED Abdul Rah p.- Syed Ahmad was charged m the Singapore Fifth P Court yesterday w m the Capitoi car Monday. Police alleged that he \vnloitering there with intent to commit an offence. Rahman claimed trial and v. Ed until Mar. 10.
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    M. LETOURNEAU
    47 4 M. ,TEA\ T LETOI'KXEAr Fren <h Hign Commissioner for Indo-China. who made a fiveday official visit to Austi passed through Singapore yesterday on his return to Saigon He arrived by Qantas-BOAC from Sydney, and n an bour later took oil m an Air France Dakota.
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    Company Tax Up In Brunei
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    11 Paid Holidays For Government Daily Workers
    132 4 ALL daily-rated labourers m Singapore Government service will now have the right to have 11 paid holidays out of 12. They are also allowed to take ail the 11 days at a stretch or substitute another day for any of the specified days.
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    $8,000 FOR STRIKE FUND PROMISED
    66 5 RE post.. 1 lerks .ire re than :>h.imm) M Govei nmenl c ci <al m r of p ,s1 and Te!e--1 Union. 100 Government ,i meeting ribut* $10 -id to repi erka will I of >!iiking to ;ion 'a h ign many <h an ac,i
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    S'PORE ASSIZIES
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    63 5 photo. MR. Walton Cole, centre I I tii lor of Reuters Ltd. (London) arrived m Singapore by Qantas-BOAC from Calcutta yesterday for a nine day visit. Mr. Cole is 00 a world tour, visiting Reuter offices He was met at Kalians Airport yesterday by Mr. W. O'Neill. Reuter Manager for
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    New TB Clinic For Kuching
    100 5 KUCHING, Mar. 17. (Reu-ter-AAP) The Governor of Sarawak, Sir Anthony Abell today officially opened a new! clinic built fur the Anti-' Tuberculosis Association of Sarawak at a cost of $100,000. A key to the building was handed to the Governor by Mr. Wee Kheng Chiang
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    FAREWELL DINNER FOR COMMANDANT
    81 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Mr. N. L. Cohen. Commandant of the Johore Bahru V T oluntcer Police Reserve, was entertained to a farewell dinner last night at the Hokkien Association by the officers and men of the unit Mr. Lawerenct Wee. the Adjutant, will act as Commandant
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    WIIMAS CAPTAIN CALLED TO COURT
    190 5 Standard Shipping: Reporter A SUMMONB has been served on Captain I. Merim&a. master of the Finnish tanker Wiima. to appear m the Singapore Fourth 'Police Court on Friday to answer a charge of having used wireless telegraphy on his ship while m port. The Wiima.
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    USIS FILM ON IKES INAUGURATION
    39 5 A 20-MINUTE film on President Eisenhower's inauguration will be shown at the Singapore U.S. IS. theatrette troNi today for two weeks. The picture will be Rimed daily at 1 p.m.. except Saturday and Sunday.
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    Woman In Court
    50 5 AMIXAH UntC Abdullah, claimed trial m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday to a charge of disorderly behaviour In public, for aliened shouting at Clifford Pier on Monday afternoon. She was released on a personal bond of $23 and her case will be heard on Apr. 8
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    PAPER ON MAIN TASKS IN MALAYA
    304 5 LONDON. Mar 17. (Reut er The main tasks m Malaya were to mould the various races there into a single free nation and to repair the Malayan economy, according to today's Daily Telegraph. "At the nadir of our fortune m Malaya, we were imprisoned
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    Limited Postal Service During The Strike
    304 5 Limited Postal Service During The Strike THE Singapore Government has announced the details of the limited work the «EXS ffected by Delivery of small packets printed paper, commercial papers and samples from the Federation will be suspended during the strike period. However, these articles from overseas will be delivered as
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    Two Killed: Police Needs Your Help
    123 5 SINGAPORE Traffic Police have received no response so far to their appeal for witnesses who could positively identify the driver of the car. Which hit and killed Miss Koh Chonc Ai. a: 11 p.m. on Saturday night, said Mr. John Liddie. O.C. Polire are
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    Girl Loses Breach Of Promise Action
    273 5 AN action for breach of promise brought by pretty Lim Suan Xeo against Yap Siong Yew, a sub-account-ant m a Singapore bank, was dismissed with costs by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, m the High Court yesterday Lim said that m July. 1931.
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    He Wanted To Die
    56 5 THE Singapore Coroner. yesterday recorded a verdict ot suicide on the dea;h of a M-jrear-old man. Koh Wah Hiong. Koh'i wife told the Court tha'. on the evening of Feb. 4. he r husband entered their room and said that ho had taken three mouthfuls of
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    Govt. Stenos Form Union
    68 5 MORE than 120 Singapore Governmenj Servants who use shorthand m their work at a meeting held last night, decided to form the Singapore Government Secretarial Stall Association, to represent them. The meeting fleeted an interim committee with Mr. A. O. Taylor, president. Mr. A. K. Mahadevan.
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    425 6 E note that the Progressive wallahs are baying again. In the current number of their Newsletter iney have charged us with resorting to "the lowest and meanest type of journalism i.e. lifting a statement out ©1 its context and denouncing it without any regard for the rest of
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    260 6 Sir.— With reierence t3 the Jetter by "Local Man" appearing m your paper on Friday, I should be very SS?H2! you would publish this letter m support. A Higher National Certificate is not obtainable m Singapore, i.e. no external examinations are held if any local man i
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    Review of Views
    296 6 Review of Views Govt. Quarters EVERY government servant living In government quarters m the Federation ;md Singapore is confronted with the pro. blew that when he dies or When he leaves the service his family has to quit the government quarters. says Utusan Melayu. ruling which has been adopted by
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    Malenkov And Stalin's "Old Guard"
    1441 6  - Malenkov And Stalin's "Old Guard" ISAAC DEUTSCHER Specula/ion is wide* spread on the mpariing of the changes announced m Russia since the death of Stalin. In this article the biographer of Stalin and Trotsky presents his own expert inft rpretalion. By "YOU think I have been only Stalin's shadow I
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      Right Mixture Of Breeds
      301 6 Sir; In the course of your second editorial of March 9, you said: -The primary purpose of racing Js to promote horse-breed-ing, but how many racing men her e hold this view?* Horse-racing [j a necessary and useful institution m countries interested m horse-breeding. England America.
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      All's Monthly Pension
      232 6 Sir The plight of this barefooted Government pensioner, a former mace-bearer of the Singapore High Court (as reported mi n the Free £5? the 2 Ud Tth ot i r g;anns to the Government to m. chide its small-salaried and uniformed pensionable emscheme. and abolish the pensions.
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      MORE ON TRUTH'
      211 6 Sir;— May I be permitted to make a contribution to the current discussion m your paper about that wellknown weekly "Truth"? My politics, though quite detached, are not at all those of "Truth" but I have read it- for years and still read it as it comes
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      CHANCE FOR LOCAL MEN
      195 6 Jam?" E einecr >" the St James power station T would like to draw the it ennon of the City Counc* fc lors to the fact that m Singapore o-dav there -are 2 ent m ]or r a Of H^ t! S r en R'neera holding
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    U.K. stePs UP Good Embargo To Red China
    325 7 U.K. ste P s U P Good Embargo To Red China k Mv IT. (AP)— Britain yesterday acted its embargo on the export of strategic (l l C !nimuniM Chtol. The Ministry of Transport Parliament an order— to be followed by a;,,. b% general licence— which imposes Vi prohibition of
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    They Still Reach Reds, Say N'lists
    46 7 They Still Reach Reds, Say N'lists ,v,Ml> NATION 8 Mar. nU,lh of mat*- rials unt Pred lo the Com--1 nl.iii.l despite W« r itgO. M ;i Political he General lt tin- embargo and nosl nn< -Uetl into j n-rrf transported nations siipJ nitcd Nations n Knre.i
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    Were Tankers for Iran Oi!
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    Ridgway Opposition
    40 7 THE United States is cona concerted cami is underway m some m F :ropean ministries lid ol American General Ridgway as Supreme ider and the nsidered so President Eisen- been .t-ked \o me- ii£hly reliablt sources i UP
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    WINNING HAIR STYLES
    118 7 Mlie Hartwick of Hamburg, Germany, first-prize winner of the World Hair Styling Con test of the International Beauty Show m New York, is shown her c with her trophy and with runners-up. Mrs. Hartwick wears her silver blonde hair mi n a swirl cut with a tiara
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    CHURCHILL WELCOMES TITO
    416 7 But 10,000 Watch Him Disembark In Silence LONDON, Mar. 17, Marshal Tito, President of Communist Yugoslavia, stepped ashore here yesterday and took his first personal look at a Western capital over the shoulders of an unprecedented police escort. Resplendent m a naval uniform of red, blue and
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    Vivien Leigh Better
    25 7 BRITISH actress Vivien Leigh was believed showing some improvement yesterday. She had been suffering from an acute nervous breakdown m Hollywood. AP
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    Reds Build More Cruisers Than NATO Forces
    285 7 Reds Build More Cruisers Than NATO Forces LONDON, Mar. 17, (AP) Russia, having world's second most powerful navy, is building more cruisers than all the North Atlantic Treaty Powers together, Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty said yesterday. Mr. .1. P. L. Thomas was introducing the navy estimate? for 1953-54
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    Hitch In Suez Talks
    91 7 LONDON. Mar. 17 (Reuter) Delay In the start of 1 c projected Atiglo-Egyptian ta'ks on defence and the future of the Suez Canal zone is believed due to a procedural hitch usually well-informed quarters here said yesterday. They said he delay was caused not by the
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    Terrorism Increasing In Kenya
    94 7 NAIROBI. Alar. 17. (Renter).— Mau Mau gangsterism is on the increase m the big towns of Kenya, senior police officials said yesterday. The pattern o£ the terror campaign m the colony is changing from purely guerilla action m the forests and Kiki.yu tribal reserves to planned
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    More US Aid To I-C Unlikely
    113 7 WASHINGTON. Mar. 17, (AP). Top United States officials ?a:d yesterday they would study "with great interest and sympathy" any new proposals for a U.S. increase of military aid m the war against the Communistled Vietminta m Indo-China. But it seems unlikely the E:senhower Administration
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    Chuikov's Visit
    23 7 GENERAL Vassily I. Chuikov, Commander-in-Chief of Soviet forces m Germany yesterday visited Dr. James B. Conant, United States High Commissioner. Reuter
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    Narrimans Ex-Fiance Gets Offer
    97 7 CAIRO, Mar. 17 (Reuter) Ex-Queen Narriman'a former (lane* Dr. Zaki Hashem has been offered the post of Minister for Economic A Hairs at the Egyptian Embassy In Washington, it was announced yesterday— three days before she Is expected to fly back to Egypt. He is at
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  • Christian Funeral For Stalin
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      47 7 RUSSIAN Premier Josef Stalin received a Christian funeral In Birmingham. Alabama, yesterday. Rrverend Wayne Dehoney preached a service before an empty bronze casket at a Baptist church. He told 2.000 worshippers that he decided on the service because the Rusdian dictator had received no religious rites. UP
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      23 7 AN American Army chaplain, recently returned from a tour of duty m Korea. >* st< r day termed morals "'"""ff American troops "deplorable. AP
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      21 7 JEWELS valued at I million pesetas (about £33.000 rt£) have boon stolen from a show case m Seville Cathcdial. Spain Reuter
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      24 7 THE Italian Navy disclosed that it has its first submarine In operation since the war and would have another ready for service soon. U.P.
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      25 7 HUGH Baillie, president of the United Press, yesteiday an nounccd the election of Ernest Hoberccht. United PWJJ genera! manager tor Asia, as vice president U.P.
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      29 7 THE Indian Prime Minister Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Socialisl leader, Mr. Jayprakash Narain last nlfjt Cegan talks which may bring the Praja Socialist Party into the Government. Reuter
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      World News In Brief...
      31 7 THE Royal Canadian Air Force announced the completion of an airlift operation to deliver 30 F-86 Sabre jet fighters to the Royal Air Force m Britain. Reuter
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      21 7 THE UJf. General Assembly's Political Committee stood for one minute silence yesterday m memory of President Klement Gottwald of Czechoslovakia Reuter
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      32 7 VIETNAM security agents have smashed Communist rebel spy rings m all major Vietnam cities and seaports vhere United States military aid is beine unloaded. ihe nead of the Surete Nationale said. U.P.
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      37 7 COMMI NIST Chinas Prem ier Chou En-lai. who represent ed his country at Stalin's funeral m Moscow, will now go to Prague to attend the funeral of Czech President Klement Gottwald. Peking Radio said last night. A.P.
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      32 7 AT least 35 people me be^ lieved to hnve been kli M and over ***** homclc > i' retail of severe tales winch swept East and West Bengal and Assam last weekend.-- AFP
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    MALENKOV TOLD: ACTS NOT WORDS
    177 7 WASHINGTON, Mar. 17-(AP)— The United States State Department yesterday challenged Soviet Premier Georgei Malenkov to carry out his words on "peaceful intent" through action to settle the Korean fighting and other East-West issues. A statement by Press Om- < er, Lincoln White, said the Department
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    UN Showdown' In Korea Urged
    97 7 WASHINGTON. Mar 17 (Reuter) —Republican Senator William Know.and of California yesterday demanded that the U.S. delegation to the United Nations should try to get Russia condemned as "a supporter of aggression" m the Far East. Senator Knowland is chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee,
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    22 7 AX AIR force spokesman m Nevada base reported that atomic weapons now can be carried by F-84 Thunderjet light fighter bombers. UP
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    '100 MIGs Attacked Ike Convoy'
    168 7 PARIS. Alar 17 (UP) Extremely authoritative sources disclosed yesterday that K'O Soviet MIG-15 fighters approached a Uni'ed Statei naval task force m the Sea of Japan shortly before President Eisenhower's trip o Korea and that three were shot down by American naval planes. Thr^-e sources
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    WHITE PAPER
    67 7 LONDON, Mar. 17. (R liter). A British Government Wlr'e Paper presented to Parliament yesterday virtually ruled out hope of an m ;n--istice m Korea under present circumstances. "Statements made m Chi-ne-e and North Korean propaganda since the rejection of the Indian plan leave p.o room for the hope
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    SAFER FLIGHTS MOVE
    378 8 KALLANC RAF TO CO-OPERATE tern will enable controllers to space aircraft out at various heights, and afford controllers to keep track of them, especially m bad weather. No aircraft will be permitted to fly across the corridors without permission from Kallang. but aircraft may fly above or
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    70 8 photo. i The Marine Angel, largest 1 vessel to travel th c Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway, rounds a sharp bend m the Chicago River. a s it passes under the Michigan Avenue bridge (right) en route to Lake Michigan. The 634-foot vessel will be used to carry ore on
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    PALs 52 PROFIT
    35 8 PHILIPPINE Air Lines reported a net profit of USs43.'?.--sL'l for 1952 the second largest tinea operations were started after World War 11. PAL\s record profit of US$l,l2M*9 was gained m 1 1951
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    Arabs May Ban Flights
    103 8 NICOSIA. Mar. 17, (AFP)j High-level talks are now being held here to consider whether Nicosia could be used as an alternative to Lydda air- < port by airliners following I le Arab League's threat to boycott all aircraft which stop m [srael from flying over their
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    prop In Cargo" Handled At penang Harbour
    189 9 prop I n Cargo" Handled At pena n g Harbour (,enerai car^o nandied by the Board during the year amounted to rise of 69,810 tons, while the total en carried by the ferry service be- j, strvct rirr and Mitchell Pier increased motor vehicles increased by 113,589 uith the previous
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    20 9 COMMODITY PRICES f |tl> |\i, rubbfi „r Ik -m titil lIUMU3 1 1 I ii"-nt v N UN fii'^t B
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    S'pore Copra Mart Easier
    79 9 Standard Market Reporter 1 HE produce market m S:n- "v easier after copra yesterday with S*42 and !or March and ipnv ts, respective jr. •is were ?42 and 9e tit, $41 and tent and per pica lor May C urai staady but •eponed t j and
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    51 9 I)J! IE British 1 Boards KKLV the ldeal Hon^' l \hibitu>n, now m pro fnn^JT provides jnnrwrabl,. examples of the uses of rubber m the Kttrhen and bathroom as floor covering, for foolyy. an <> protect! \t ciothins and for upholstery. Demonstrations are Kiven regularly of the value of powerful
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    36 Bicycles For 1 Ton Of Wheat
    96 9 I.OXDOX. Mar. 17 (AFP) To import one ton of wheat today Britain must export 36 bicycles as against 26 m prewar day?:. This was revealed by the official "Bulletin on Industry" published today sayir.^ That British raw materials and export prices >iav c
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    Sugar Workers
    35 9 HAVANA. Mar. 17. (Beuter) rhe Brst world conference ol -;;^ar workers from 16 nations i here Monday. Dc gates amending the nvo-day conference were from America. Malaya. India and Centra! and South America.
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    Sir Arthur Morse: Too Much Talk Of Industrialisation
    200 9 Sir Arthur Morse: Too Much Talk Of Industrialisation Standard Staff Reporter THERE has been far too much talk about industrialisation m this part of the world, an essentially agricultural area, Sir Arthur Morse, retiring chairman and chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Rankins Corporation, Hongkong;, told The Standard yesterday.
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    Aid For Burma Mineral Survey
    99 9 WASHINGTON. Mar. 17, (^p> The United States is expected to extend a further I ITSSSOO.OOO economic aid to; Burma during the next few months to work out a mincrab j survey and production programme for that country. The project is being undertaken at the request
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    Indo-Pak. Trade Talks
    60 9 NEW DELHI. Mar. 17. (AFP) A Pakistani Tic;rie delegation <-'d here by air to start negotiations on export taxes placed by Pakistan on Jute exports to India. India eomniained of this to GAT (General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs) m Geneva. but afterwards agreed to hold direct
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    Calling Formosa
    25 9 A TAIPEI-BELGIUM radio-' telephone service was inau- i gurated Monday bringing the number of countries connected by radio-telephone with Formosa to IS. Reuter
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    NEW R.I. TRADE RULES
    121 9 NEW R.I. TRADE RULES Standard Market Reportrr INDONESIA'S new trade regulations fovemlqf the shipment of barter goods from Singapore to Indonesia came I into effect yesterday, it is officially announced. Under the modified regulations, aQ goods except those of the luxury class and the Benteng goods can he shipped to
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    A 'WATERLESS' COOKER
    210 9 SINGAPORE housewives, anxious to cut fuel costs, will welcome the "Milbro" Wateresa Cooker which will make its appearance m the Colony within the next few weeks. The cooker precludes the use of a battery of saucepans. Meat, vegetables, pudding and other dishes for the day can be
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    'UK HOLDS LEAD
    351 9 Increased To £209 Million ond S ITE h d ett l and from w industries for re-equipment and expansion, Br.tom has continued to fulfil her function at a major *wrce of capital goods for Malaya and the countries of South or" Ac? a 1 a Vu s
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    Green Pool' Is Opened
    74 9 PARIS, Mar. 17, (AFP) Preach Foreign Minister Georye.s Bidault yesiord;i.v opened lh e "Grern Pool* 1 (AgricuKuraJ Conference) a; tlie P«l«i« de Chaiiiot here. lie said the development ol activity m th e agricultural qphen was slower than m the industrial sphere. Europe was not agriculturally
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    Rubber Prices Up 3/8c.
    190 9 Rubber Prices Up 3/8c. Standard Market Reporter RUBBER prices improved by nb nit S/t cent per ib. on quiet market m Singapore yesterday, first fircde rubber" fur April shipment cjosing ai 71 :-i/8 cent! per lb. after hiivinxr touched 71 cents per !b at one sta^e of the trading. Openinf
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    New U.S. Synthetic Developed
    100 9 New U.S. Synthetic Developed BATON ROUGE I.oniMana. Mar. 17 (AP; A man-made material far superior to natural rubber m tyre triad n; was announced yesterday by the Cor»<4ymer Corporation of Baton Rouse as m major < ontrihi:tion Vo the svnthctir rubber industry. The process, according to Col. C. M. llnlin
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    Small Drop In Malayan Industrials
    146 9 Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Tue In [sympathy with the I i tinued easiness m the price of i i:bber, M;ihvan industrial shares i dropped slightly but there was ran m ling pressure. Til were steady with the exception 1 fevr counters whi c no nsartions
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    Rubber Fire
    26 9 FRANCE, Mar. IT. B u1 rj 500 tons of n l < i:p m smoke Monday m a :ve at the Miche m Works lice.
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    111 10 AMERICAN ACTRESS Jane Morgan wears these three creations m the show "Three Cheers" m which she stars with Vie Oliver at the London Casino. The first is called •'Coronation Wedding." the second "Adam And Eve," and th c third "Gay Paree." Fantastic, you
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    Don't Be Scared Over Doctor's Visit
    587 10  - Don't Be Scared Over Doctor's Visit THE first job encountered by the mother-to-be is the visit to her doctor. I say *\iob" for. surprisingly enough, many women dread this first visit and the mere idea assumes terrifyiiu proportions. After this vi<it is over, however, she will most probably be walking
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    Can You Name This Actress?
    223 10 STAR CONTEST No. 7 AIX through this week The Singapore Standard prest-nts its seventh star co«--test All you've cot to do fa to collect the pictures and coupons tor all six days and send them together with the names of the stars under single cover
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    A MAN'S VIEW OF YOUR MAKE-UP
    328 10  -  Max Factor, Jr By A RE you interested m what r% men think about your grooming and make-up? You should be. Inspiring masculine interest is always one of the principal objects of feminine beautifying. Most men want you to have eyebrows that really look
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    Your Bra Needs Ironing Care
    191 10 'THERESa lot more to 1 ironing a bra than quickly skimming over the surface, if you want to prolong its life and be assured of better fit and comfort. For one thing, unless a bra is dampened slightly before you begin to iron, small creases
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    Rosalind Ratnam PATTERN SERVICE
    100 10 Rosalind Ratnam PATTERN SERVICE READ THIS BEFORE 5 YOU ORDER YOUR 1 PATTERN: You must 5 enclose three ten cent stamps if you want your pattern cut. If I don't ret the stamps you don't get the pattern. A number of orders have come to me without the J stamps.
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    FOR THE MEM'S NOTEBOOK
    102 10 TY/HEiV you buy slip-cover material, be sure it has sufficient weight and strong enough yarns to withstand hard wear; will launder easily without shrinking; and will hold its colour m light and washing. 'TRY using your child's toy wagon to pull along the pails, soap and
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      175 10 t? RITA DEI MR rw\ oi) s i mi uio\ J. "Mjii i* .m .imiiiul thai iiijl\)-o I».t ri^.i iiiotln*r inim il tluc* tin tmdog dors not rbaatc I with another."— \il. tin SmHk M'EONI >l»\\ FOR EVtll ONE: <:■ m.ike g i writta m mey matti i chasei i
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    1sT Beating For Krian Chinese
    260 11 r M'NTAR, lues— The 100 odd supporters pAßji, K ale Sports Club who accom:n l 0 Parit Buntar were well their team score a well deKrian Chinese Recreation Club m the public padanjj yester--1 day. ["he match was very keenly -d a:id except for one
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    109 11 One Poh Lim. triple badminton champion of Singapore and Marigold's most outstanding player pictured with an array of cups with Mr Koh Teck Fe. President at the Party's 19th anniversary last week. Following were elected office-bearers for the year: r.itrons-seah Peng Ctiuan, Kiong Woon Kew; President—Koh Teck Ec: Vice Presidents
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    Brick Works Hold Borneo
    63 11 ALEXANDRA Brick Works played Borneo Company to a scoreless draw m their SBHFA Division C match at the S.R.C. ground yesterday. Borneo: Sabani; May, June; Pit Chay, Teek Seng/ SharifT; Ibrabim, Said. Asmaier. Johnny Koh and Pinto. Alexandra: Ah Seng; Ahmad. Poon Chew. Kadir. Suyeet. Ifakrof;
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    SCC Win 7-1
    38 11 SINGAPORE Crirke! Club beat Kadayanallur Muslim League 7-1 m a soccer friend'y on the padang yesterday. Scoren for SCC. were Mouna (2). Buchan (2). Lake (2) and Jeflnes. M. K. Said replied for the losers.
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    Cheerful Lads Lose With Only Nine Men
    230 11 SINGAPORE Harbour Board Recreation Club scored their first two points of the season when they trounced a weak nine men Cheerful Lads Athletic Party by 6-1 m a S.A.F.A. Division 2 league soccer encounter at Keppel Road yesterday. The Harbourmen took a 4
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    TTC Hockey
    51 11 The Teachers Training College Present will meet Past at hockey at the SRC today. Present frcm: G. Rajamuthhi. R. Fernando. Avtar Sinph. John Martens. J. Aeria. T. Arasu. Boon Onn San, J. d'Aimeida, J. Patrick, Kirn Chov. A. Carvalho. W. Vaz, Tan Eng Yoon, Goh Hock Lye, John
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    MRTC Win Replay 3-0
    133 11 MALAY Regiment Training Centre, with youth on their side defeated GHQ by 3—o m a replay m the FARELF Inter-Unit hookey final at Nee Soon yesterday. The fact that GHQ made a 1— 1 draw at Port Dickson with the same team reflected their physical fitness
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    SRC Lge. Team
    54 11 me ont team against AAA n SAFA's division 1 league natch on Thursday will be from the following:' J. de Silva, M.G. Wright. J. Lawther. A. de Rozario. R. flenderson, AW. Fox, S Orton ft Steven?. L. Rodrigo. C. Marshall, O. Rozario. R. Schoon, D. Hay, A.
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    Rovers Win 6-3
    18 11 Rovers S.C. beat IRC by 6— i In a friendly soccer at Fairer Park yesterday.
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    Khalsa Assn. Officials
    63 11 The following were elected office-bearers of the Singapore Khalsa Association: President: Sardool Singh (reelected), vice-presidents: Ameer Singh. Choor Singh (re-elect-ed*, gen. secretary: J.S. Gill (re-elected), asst. gen. secy: Darshan Singh (re-elected), treasurer: Makhan Singh. chairman, board of games: Wazir Singh, sports secretary: Avtar Singh, committee members: Bakhtawar
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    GOOD OPENING THEN COLLAPSE
    328 11 SSrVgS&tS SS£2 X.l» SEE The West Indies lead by one t match m the five match series. s M. L. Apte, 30, and P. Roy. 48, gave India a good start by putting up 66 for the first wic- ket the tourists' best opening stand of
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    Lau Helps GES Teachers Win
    99 11 CAN Ent; Seng School Teachers beat the Students Teachers by I l m their badminton match at Gan Eng Seng School Hall yesterday. Resulls were: (GES Teachers mentioned first) Men's Singles: Lav Teng Chuan beat Lim Kirn Choon 15—6, 15—9. Oei Kirn Hock beat Antony
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      1491 11 SITUATIONS VACANT DEATH CINGAPORE CITY COUNCIL \IRS Cheong Kn-Tn Sc-ng —ELECTRICITY DEPART- v Chia Sirw T, n r. Ke 61. MENT: Applications are invited of Chons Mock Lena, for the permanent post of c Jl an C h c c >r Mr Kol> Charge Engineers, St. James H n V£'
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      216 11 ,T'S NOT -"H 1 SEE? -NOW, IF V YOU'RE SO 1 Pi^TT^""^^^^?*^ 15 ?~A; CRE T THtv A OHIM'N'V 1/ GUW I CARE I YOUR DADDY CLLVER, *N I UKEL TO MEET TH' RCJ> UQHTfT- NOW, 1 _**J rrr-<r R H, A3OUT; DOLL-I SHOOTS-TH 1 MELViN.T VOU*LL I liflODf" W
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    TTCPresent Win Rugby
    242 12 1- 1 ol Rugby pTaj td j ai Sepo} Liue.s yaUrda; the <. t B >y§ boat the Past of i the Teacher* Training Co "_:p v 1 Points three fur the I frophv 1- «a the Uickoff play v. as f fid i Itl on the
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    Second Test Ends In A Tame Draw
    234 12 D. Mar. 17 (E 1 .I second i n New 2 tland i Africa petered oui m dra v here today. V. ght i'-.)Ught play I ad New Zealand v- b b hind with eight b wickets si Africa scored 37" and S
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    Rugby Results
    11 12 lO.VDON, JUr. fi> (H ,m, r- K-F-y union results-
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    Chinese Short Passing Baffle The Rangers
    445 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.-()n the Pudu Road ground today the Selangor Rangers, playing their second match m the first division league soccer comnetl ,on were completely outplayed by the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club to i/fi Wh C se exc l ellcd m short Posing. Brains
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    Gate At KL Soccer Final
    56 12 K. LUMPUR, Tuet- r^ will mcc( Petalint W; the Municipal Cup Jpccer 1 :al to he played on Baturc v at the T.P.C.A |roui T e«* ol the match •hall be donated to charity and thr i sgion charges are 13 9~. and $1. Tickets
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    Carl Olson Wins
    38 12 NT»V TTE w Mo nt l aria Mar. 16. OWi7rVK nOlUuCarl (Bobo > Uisori *tni ha s visions today of a middleweight title fight To ,T^ P af er "nanimous but unimpiessiv* wio o^ r Garth
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    Site For Asian Games Chosen
    49 12 Th MA i? ILA Mar 17 (AFP)The University of the PhilinsewVrt Qu K° n c > ly ha bee P n selected as the site for th*» her°. n ?n A nJ ian gamCS hSd nere m May next year it was Earned Jast night.
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    3rd STRAIGHT BY LANCERS
    437 12 Thrilling 3-2 Win Over Worcesters IPOH, Tues. The 12th Royal Lancers scored their third straight win when they narrowly defeated Worcestershire Regiment by three goals to two m a thrilling first division league soccer match on the upper padang today. Lancers have, by this win, avenged
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    Chwee Kok Declines
    132 12 SINGAPORE Olympic Swimmer Neo Chwce Kok a strong contender for the Mandard Alfreds Coronation Tour Contest has decided to stand down from nomination. In a letter to the Sports Editor. Neo said: I Vish Jo ask my supporters not to vote for me m the Coronation Contest,
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    10-MAN NETAJI STILL WIN 5-0
    347 12 SJLJ!^ Same SINGAPORE OTFC CER^ SBHFA Ua^' 7, U Chartered Bank A i p x/ a/z fi^sa*': MPH v N at SCC; MaN6fJefd v Hong Kong Bank "B" at *arrer Park, Handel sbank v Gmhne a t Geylang: Ford v It I at Farrer Park:
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    Walcott, Marciano Confident
    261 12 Walcott, Marciano Confident ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Mar. 17 Jersey Joe Walcott predicted here yesterday that he would regain the world's heavyweight boxing title from Rocky Marciano m Chicago on April 10. "I am going to try to do it m the first round if I can", said the 3i)-year-old
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    KL RACE MEETING
    69 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Horses classes 4 and 5 will run at the next Selangor Turf Club meeting on April 25, 29 and May 2. Class 4 will do 6 furlongs or 1 mile. 5J or 9 furlongs. Stakes are Ist. division $2,200; other divisions $1,700. Class s—s*
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    Hamid Scores 164, Retires
    68 12 KUALA SELANOOR Tues —Abdul Hamid's XI defeated blokes-Hughes XI at cricket by 24 runs on the Kampong Kuantan Club ground m a dis:rict trial to select a side to represent the Kuala Seian 2 or Cricket XI Batting first. Abdul Hamid XI scored 124 to which
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    Denmark Win 4-3
    23 12 SOUTHEND ESSEX Mar. 16, (Reuter) Denmark beat England by four matches to three m an international badminton match here tonight
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    Wels Lineup Same
    28 12 ««r, L .°»oSSid Ma VeiLrd»» P) t^ ¥ftl Ku by D lo feat«q WirS t wa W B 'i!,. be < li« < a^.'»" l 't de-
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    Perak Malays Beat Penang
    96 12 KUALA KAXGSAR, Tues.— Perak Malays beat Penan g Malays by 4-3 m a thrilling soccer charity match m aid of the UMNO higher scholarship fund. Perak proved too good m the first half and at half time Jed by 3-0. Hussein opened the score. Amberi and
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    Depot Win With Ghani's 3 Goals
    107 12 mi s second goal came just before half time. On resumption Ghani sent m grounder from 20 yards out to make it 3-0. WDCSA goals were by YaD Kicn and Yaacob. P I Mr. Bharatharaj refereed TciJ ep ol: c Har d an. Mohamad,
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    Player Warned
    50 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.S iw C 1!] t w Who was or dered off the field by referee Charlie Koh m the Imbi Ward versus M U a rfh a i.> Ward soccer match on hv *i \i W M severely warned by the Municipal football comm it tee.
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    CA Collect Full Points In Div. I
    270 12 CHINESE Athletics collected full points m their first outing when they snatched a one-nil victory over i *T S i S i ajar h ln S A A S Divisi 1 league match at the Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. It was a close
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      226 12 <>r<ogiuli<oii KfcAOLRS ot the Singapore Standard will choose the Most Popular Sportsman or Sportswoman of Malaya 1 who will be honoured as an Unofficial Representative of 1 this land to attend the (oronation Ceremonies m London 1 during May and June this year. I The Comes* which will last three
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      119 12 [<m (T^\ SUPER-UJfITERPROOF fiUTOfTiflTi: 26.000 airoreus of the R.A.K. and the R.( \F h»\f successfully tested the Omcßa ffttM tttff. Further, science confirms thr \.uw. ifler H hnurj stay m a 120' F. oven follouod hv a sudd* n iinni. i n n an ice-cold bath, the Seamastcr s MCWacj
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