Singapore Standard, 24 December 1953

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    15 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Kol IV. No 173# SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1953. TWELVE PACKS JO CENTS.
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    TOMORROW IS THE DAY: $900 MORE IS WANTED
    306 1 Thai 520,000 Targ< ow i s Christmas. You will the more knowing that by little contribution, you will a child happy. are lucky mi n that they their pareni. But what sands of children In Singa.ya who have no parents m institutions
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    SAILORS TOOK WRONG SPIRIT
    39 1 Virginia. Dec. 2:* •i early Christmas :i group Qi who drank i re n Sun- th of last night. L nre m hospital I .ins kept un- 1 MR. 808 TKDD A $100 chea i
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    LOOK OF WONDER!
    61 1 Day In Her Lite This Chi Will Ever Remember She Owes It All To YOU 1 h OCR-year old Latifa binte Kassim, the youngest inmate of Tan Tock Sen* Hospital, Singapore, wonders who is this kindly bearded man giving her presents. This Standard picture captures one of
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    SANTA CALLS ON THE SAD THOUSAND!
    803 1 Standard Staff Reporter MOM than 3.000 underprivileged children m Singapore. Perak and Peaanc warmly greeted Santa Claus, with handclaps, cheers and songs when he went around a^ain thi s year distributing the gifts you made possible through the Singapore Standard Christmas Fund. This was
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    COPS ARE BALKED IN GANG WAR
    174 1 INCREASED powers are urgently required by the Police to deal with the problem of controlling se Tel ety activities m Singapore, The Standard understands. In the past, gangsters came from China or other foreign lands. Today, more and more local boys are filling th
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    COLONY HIT
    28 1 AS a result of the strike by French air personnel, flights fj Singapore and Tokyo have been delayed, it was learned m London this morning. Reuter
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    14 1 'Nothing serious. Madame! The constable merely wants to see your spirit licence!"
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    COLOMBO CALL FOR BIG FIVE
    76 1 COLOMBO. Dec. 23 (AP).— Informed sources said today that Premier Sir John Kotelawela, has invited the premiers of India, Burma. Paki tan and Indonesia to meet m informal conference. The sources added he bai written to the premiers of these countries that a conference would
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    Mossadeq Appeals
    23 1 TEHERAN. Dec 23 (AFP) Ex-premier Mossadeq appealed today against the verdict of the military court which sentenced him to three ye;ir>.
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    PREMIER DIES
    10 1 LUXEMBOURG'S Premier Pierre Dupong died last night. AFP
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    BURGESS WRITES TO MOTHER
    105 1 ftjicciMfi DIPLOMAT IN LONDON? LONDON*. Dor. 23, (AFP).The mother of Guy Burgess. British diplomat who disappeared m 1991. today said she had received a letter from him ried m the London Evening News whuh quoted well-in-formed sources. Burgess crossed over to France with the head of
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    PEPPER PIRATES' BIG XMAS HAUL
    395 1 PEPPER PIRATES' BIG XMAS HAUL Daring $20,000 Payroll Snatch By EE BOON LEE Standard Crime Reporter THREE youthful thugs, sporting colourful Hawaiian shirts snatched a $20,000 Christmas payroll from three men m a green motor car, m broad daylight yesterday, to bring off one ->f the most daring robberies m
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    M.C.A. PLANS BIG PURGE IN 7954?
    194 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed —The Malayan Chinese Association may next year start a purge of members who have tried to sabotage the association, it was learned here today. Among those who may be expelled are several top officials. This Sunday's meeting m Singapore of the
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    Police Chief Found Dead
    70 1 Standard Staff Correspondent BATU PAIIAT. Wed.-Mr. V. D. Gerholt, the O S.P.C. Batu Pahat, was found shut dead m his car at Ayer Itam OB the Yong Peng Road yesterday afternoon. The funeral took place at the Bidadari Cemetery. Singapore yesterday. No other details were available
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    RUSSIAN GOLD FOR BRITAIN
    44 1 LONDON*. Dec. 23 (UP).— Soviet hammer-and-si i ■tamped Hold value some U.S. $7O Odd. Mm wjs .-hipped to Britain from R'.. i thii week m the Brst i deal between the cci banks of Moscow and London In 17 yt.
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    BOY (14) GETS GEORGE MEDAL
    49 1 LONDON. Dpf 22 (Re it-?n Two Canadians, one oi a boy ol 14, have awarded the George Me I one of B: 11 tin highest decorations lor laving two airmen y. ncn a Royal Canadian A r F>' Lan sstei crashed m LJnti^a CoAua)
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    DEATH FOR 8 MAU KILLERS
    42 1 24 Ore !95J [ROBI D Ctyltt I fhf of 1 1 Kik v found of taking pirt m thn "nighi of th« kn B ;«t I. an ir »r tlm i r •>'.■• i.• i ed to death
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      74 1 |4 BfOl SHEUUBRICATIOM .PHILIPS 7'/// r/ welcome guest I A gift of the new Philips electric Philishave brings to every man the fc .test, clean and most comfortable shave he has ever ha 11 For the BIAX shaving unit of the Philtshave has a dual function it long and short
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    INDINESIANS BID FOR VTOLET TOO – BUT SHE GOES BACK TO OLD JOB
    283 2 INDINESIANS BID FOR VTOLET TOO BUT SHE GOES BACK TO OLD JOB Standard Staff Reporter VIOLET SLEIGH, winner of the recent Max Factor beauty contest wa.s offered yesterday a part m an Indonesian film by Mr. D. Malek, visiting producer of the Ptrsari Film Company of Indonesia, but she cannot
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    To Sing In S'pore
    60 2 photo. TWO Hongkong singers. Misses Koh Ling Tre and Peng Peng (above), who arrived m the Coionj on Tuesday to entertain Singaporeans, gave a reception to newsmen at the apitol Chinese Restaurant yesterday. MLss Koh will sing at the Capitol Chinese Restaurant nightly while Miss Peng
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    Successful Year For The F.E.A.F.
    285 2 WHILE it would be premature to forecast the end ot the emergency, we can look forward confidently to a peat-etui Malaya, said the Commander-in-Chief. Far Fast Air Force, Air Marshal Sir Clifford Saunderson m a Christmas message to all Air Headquarters. RAF Stations and I
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    MAN (27) FACES MURDER RAP
    59 2 PENAXG. Wed A tentative Charge of murder was preferred against Arulandoo, 27. m the Magistrate's Court. today. He was alleged to have caused the death of one Syde Ahmad at Tek Soon Street on Dec. 21. The cas ewas postponed for mention on Doc. 30
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    US A Big Centre For Chinese Studies
    297 2 Standard Staff Reporter WITH magnificent libraries and ancient art collections the institutions of art and learning m the United States are fast becoming one of the biggest centres for Chinese studies, sai.i Mr Let Siow Mong. president of Chi ia Society, at the
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    TRAIN DELAYED BY ACCIDENT
    57 2 K U A I .A LL MPI R Wed Ihe niglit niail train fron Singapore arrived bi Kuala Lumpur about mhfclaj today severiii boun behind scneclule The delay was eiused by an accident with a stationary wagon at KulaJ r;ist night. A railway ofActel said (iam•ise
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    BURGLARS' HAUL
    28 2 1 fiihA rs broke into a house m Mom Roud. K'anii. o n Tuesday night and itole cash a twatch and jewellery vaJu»d at 53 16.
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    AN XMAS WISH BY TEMPLER
    78 2 I EJE Hi^h Commissioner, IGeneraJ Sir Gerald Tcmpler has scat the lolJowing Christmas telegram to the General Office- Commanding, Maiaya the Xavnl Liaison Officer, the Air OAcei 1 Commanding, Alataya, a;id tho Commissioner of Po!ice Federation of Ms?aya: "A nappy Christmas to all ranks, and
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    HE WITHDRAWS PERSONAL MEMO TO RENDEL BODY
    224 2 MR. R. Jumabhoy, nominated Singapore Executive Council Member, while giving oral evidence before the Rendel Constitutional Commission yesterday withdrew his "personal memorandum" made on Dec. 11. In his oral evidence. Mr. -'Jumabhoy said he favoured a fully elected Legislative Council, "Cabinet system of
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    A GURNEY PAVILION
    122 2 A GURNEY PAVILION IPOH, Wed.— A pavilion is to be built at the Children's playground at the junction of Gopcng and Kampar Road as a permanent memorial to the late Sir Henry Curney. former Hisjh Commissioner of the Federation The cost of the project has not been estimated yet. but
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    108 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were: TIN PRICE The price of tin yrster day was $315 per picul. Unchanged. LONDON RIBKrR No. 1 RS.S Srttlrmrnt House Terms Wednesday's opening prices first vrssion wrre: LONIM>N UN Wednesday's p r I c*l first session were: Spot
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    CITY COUNCIL EXPLAINS THE SACKINGS
    95 2 CITY COUNCIL EXPLAINS THE SACKINGS THE Singapore City Council yesterday to:d the City Council Water Department Labour Union that i: has i^een the Council's poiicy to dismiss the 'last recruited worker first." m case ct ■lij iedundanry m staff. The Union on Tuesday requested the Council to leinstate 150 workers
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    THE LUCKY WINNERS
    57 2 THE following ar« the lucky numbers o t the draw heid at the Children's Party at th premises of the Redemptonst Fathers, Thomson Roau, Singapore. Radiogram: 1C425; Christmas Hampers: h>:io« 1444H *****. *****. ***** and *****! Consolation Prises: ***** Ilti.'i4, *****, ***** K.u'i' *****. *****, *****. 1
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    300,000 Face A Crisis, He Says
    103 3 300,000 Face A Crisis, He Says a.v Ulan JOO 000 Petition workers m the f oderat.on were facing an todurtruj crisis," Singapore yesterday H ed^ f» hal whale ver happenSB% fluurish Re S. rd i ,"r re 0 1 a «<™pt s by to ifiS? prefer 10 stand on their
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    The Bandits Are Losing — Loewen
    103 3 The Bandits Are Losing Loewen tpr V ANCOUVER. Dec. 23. (Reun£i^ ieu nant General Sir Charles Falkland Loewen, Commander-in-chief of British land forces m the Far East said yesterday that the struggle m Malaya was of first importancv m the anti-Commun-ist front. "The Communist bandits are losing the struggle" he
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    WILLEM RUYS FOR GIBRALTAR
    94 3 THE motor vessel Wil!em Ruys which usually calls Singapore will m future touch at ■ia 1 1 a r on her homeward voyage. Mr. J.J. Bisscbop, the local manager of the Rotter lam Lloyd Co. Lt 1., said ye ''M lay. He sjH thia was done
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    Indians Welcome Honour Given Rao
    109 3 PENANG, Wed.— News that Mr. T.V. Ramakrishna Rao, the retiring Indian Agent m Malaya, has been granted a permanent right of entry into the country was welcomed by many Indians m Penang. The President of the Malayan Indian Congress Penang and Province ITellesley Region. Mr.
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    Eurasians' Party
    38 3 THE Eurasian Association., Singapore, will hold its Christmas Party on Saturday at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Tables for the New Year Eve danre ran be booked through Mr. E B Carlos, c/o the Singapore Recreation Club.
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    BOY ATTACKED AND ROBBED
    55 3 A YOUNG thug o n Monda; afternoon waylaid a ichoolbo; along Bukit Timah RoaC Singapore, and roblMJd him c $1.50 after hittint* him twic on the ba^k of his head. The victim was cycling t< wards his home after visit ia his grandmother's h o v
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    WESTERNER COMES TO SPREAD EASTERN FAITH
    195 3 FROM Milwaukee, U.S.A., tit* city mads? famous by a brand of beer, an American gS hmVcemm to Malaya on a n unusuil mission Unusual, because Miss Arden Thur. a westerner. II here to spread an eastern region that of the Bahais. The new religion,
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    MASKED MEN ROB WOMAN
    67 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wrl Two masked miii, one of whom was believed to bt arnv l with a weapon resembling a pistol, robbed a ChinCM woman of her jewellery and rash amounting to ftbotli $719 at her house In the aquattaT area at the fourth mi.c, Chorus,
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    XMAS MESSAGE
    23 3 XM AS MESSAGE THE GOVERNOR of Singapore. Sir John Nicoll will broadcast a Christmas message over Radio Malaya ou Friday at 7.13 p.m.
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    GREETINGS TO MERCHANT SEAMEN
    149 3 MR. ALLAN Lennox Boyd, BritLsh Minister of TransPort, and Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies. have sent Christmas message* to members of the Merchant Navy, who a re spending Christmas away from their homes and families and to seamen from the colonies. Mr.
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    Their Xmas Dinner In Singapore
    26 3 photo. MEMBERS of the Merchant Navy m Singapore photographed at their annual Christmas dinner on Tuesday at the Connel House.- Standard
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    Movie Star
    93 3 Mr. C*uy 11. Doleman. one of the cist off the Hollywood film "Dial M for Murder" arrived m Singapore on a QKA BOAC Constellation from London last night on his way to Australia to star with Robert Newton m a new series of films to be made there.
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    Councillor Flays Poor Living Conditions
    304 3 Councillor Flays Poor Living Conditions THREE XL FIREMEN GOT TB KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Members of the Fire Brigade he 2, were living under such dreadful and appalling conditions that three men have contracted tuberculosis, Raja Mohamed bin Raja Allang, told a meeting of the Municipal Council today. He called for
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    Pilots Plane On Business
    159 3 1 111 man who spurns the comfort of modern airliners for the fuci of fjrfaf his own aircraft on business trips flew into Kalian:; m his tiny Auster yesterday on the last leg of his 000 -mile jour ney from London to Australia and hitk. Hiun;
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      210 3 if jll No carbonation gets m the way of the rcol fruit flovor X i Bire ley s ruif drinks 1 lf\ ORANGE, PINE ADE, GRAPE. IS cc ow 9°°^ r eally 1 IS SiW obtainable everywhirc. A PRODUCT Or GENERAL FOODS CORP. T Cj It! %0m *&i 5, KIM
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    LEE IS BACK
    39 4 MR. LEE KONG CHIAN. Malayan rubber magnate, who returned on the Lloyd Triestino vessel Asia yesterday after a vacation m Britain. He declined to comment on the position of the natural rubber world market. Standard photo
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    GOLD BANGLES GO BEGGING
    123 4 SJSCJAPORE Police have a court order to confiscate three gold tangles, valued at $wo. if no one claims them before .la?). 2 nexi year. The bangles I were seized by the police on Nov. 7. A three bangles are circular n shape. They have criss- pattern
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    DIDN'T REPORT
    33 4 DIDN 'T REPORT FOR FAILING to make a report after an accidents Lain Hai Kiang of Upper Sevangoon Road, was yesterday fined 525 by the Singapore Second TYaffic Magistrate. Mr. Howe Yoon Chong.
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    SHE LEFT THE DOOR OPEN...
    47 4 A woman left her hom e m Klhs Koad, Singapore, to go to market on Tuesday mornfhf. The windows and front door were open. When she returned •ftcr ma hour, the found rash •»«l a pair of diamond earrings worth $120 mLssipg.
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    This Tricycle Is YOUR Gift To Him
    54 4 ONE of six polio patients m the Ipoh District Hospital, ll.un. a 11-year Malay boy from Kuala Kangsar. sits on a new tricycle presented by the Singapore Standard Christmas Fund. The tricycle will help, by way of exercise, m Hip vnccriv rccnvprv of
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    Health Officer On Bribe Charge
    263 4 A PROSECITION witness. Dr. O. Cameron, told the Singapore Sixth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. K.VV.H. Davies yesterday, that all complaints made against City Council employees by the public were thoroughly investigated if these complaining letters were signed. In the rv.se of Patrick Taye, anitary inspc
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    Teachers Get Scholarships
    66 4 AIDED schools scholarships for 1954 have been awarded to three Singapore teachers: Mr. D. Koviipillai. St. Andrew's School, for ;m Arts Degree at the University of Malaya. Miss Irene Tan Suan Eng <»l the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesilt, a Domestic Science Course m the United
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    New Chance
    45 4 A FEW Elizabeth Estate flats at the 10th mile Bukit Timoh. Singapore, may b e available to those who are not on the register of the Singapore Improvement Trust. Chairman of the Trust. Mr T.P.F. McNeice. told The Standard yesterday that the Trust
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    AUTO FITTERS ON STRIKE
    283 4 Claim For Half Year Bonus Refused KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Raising clenched fists and shouting slogans, 100 automobile fitters of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Borneo Motors Co., Ltd.. unanimously called for an "indefinite" strike today. The decision was taken after three representatives of the men
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    Expansion Of Dental Aid Proposed
    113 4 Expansion Of Dental Aid Proposed THE Singapore Government proposes to expand the dental services steadily from year to year. Dr. W. J. Vickors. Director of Medical Services told The Standard yesterday. Clarifying a Standard report that there will be no recruitment of dental officers for Government service during the next
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    NAME CHANGED
    25 4 THE Singapore Regional Indian Congress will now be known as the Malayan Indian Congress (Singapore), it was decided art a meeting held yesterday.
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    To Obtain Trust Flats
    95 4 has received 155 applications for the 84 flats m the Estate. All these applicants, he said, are on the Trust Register. But. he added, it is doubtful if all those who applied will lake the flats when allotted. Some are likely to complain that they cannot
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    Only 1 Dan More-Give Now To The Fund
    20 4 Till.- n l d z I,rr in ■*™™"-"-*WmmW^'' ,i:^s} to Singapore gave
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    REDS STEP UP SHOOTING WAR
    419 4 Lose Three In Clashes KUALA LUMPUR, Wed, The terrorists are evidently stepping up the shooting war, judging by the number of recent incidents m which they had come out m th< open to attack the Security Forces. Hitherto, the Security Forces had been seeking them
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    At Robinsons
    50 4 THREE hundred and fifty children enjoyed the annual Christmas party ffiven by Robinson and Co.. Ltd. at Raffles Place Singapore yesterday. After sitting down to rakes, drinks and ice cream. the children saw a truigic show Later Santa Claus (above) went amonj; the children distributing balloons. Standard photo.
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    Anti-Vice Chief Hobbles To Court
    394 4 Seven In The Dock As CHIEF of the Anti-Vice Branch. Criminal Intelligence Branch, Mr. S.M.D. Jepson had to hobble to the witness-box on crutches because defence counsel, Mr. David S. Marshall, strongly objected to an application by the prosecuting «<fi*»*»f k«_ ~,,s* recorded m hospital.
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    A Haggle In Court Over The $5 Fine
    133 4 "YBOH Soon Ngoh!" called the court usher. A middle-aged man shuffled Into the dock. The interpreter read a charge about Obstructing the five-foot-way the day before. The u^her looked up. 'That's not him." h e said. "The accused should be a woman.**
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    'Aladdin Over Radio Malaya
    38 4 RADIO Malaya will broadcast the pantomime, "Aladdin" on Boxing Day, Saturday Dec. 26 at 10.15 a.m. The cast includes Ted Ray, Peter Ustinov Cherry Lind Maurice Denham, The' Stargazers and Anton and his Orchestra.
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    BAND ON VISIT
    28 4 THE brass band of Chung Ling High School. Penaog will visit Malacca on Christmas Day and perform at the Coronation Park bandstand at 5 p.m.
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    City Free To Spend On Flood Scheme
    128 5 City Free To Spend On Flood Scheme 111 l Singapore City il is now free to i Us s-iO,OOO lor the lin Hood alleviation scheme. Ivtoei of the that t!u re is no I the Municipal lable the Couoicy ii the rural is m oi the City, ouncil decided to
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    XMAS HAMPER DRAW RESULTS
    47 5 are the results i Hamper Draw Anthony's Church, on Sunday, Dec. >; 2nd 5252; 3rd 76; sth. 5P65; 6th. 2524; Rth. 3932; 9th. 1101; llth. 4554. 13th. 3192; 14th. 2193; 16th. 5575. IBih. 2115; 19th.. M2O; 21st. 1304. i 23rA 2813; 24th. ►sth. 2091.
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    Women At Tea
    83 5 TIIK :>."»th anniversary °f the Indonesia Women's Club was relebrutrd m fitting style yesterday on the Club's lawn, where over 100 K nests joinrd the pre.sidenl. Mrs. A. Pohan for lea. Amnnq the quests were Mrs. Copala Menon, Mrs. M. i.iin.ui Mrs J. 'I. Pratt. Mrs. K.
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    CHIN LASHES OUT AT THE M.C.A.
    356 5 CHIN LASHES OUT AT THE M.C.A. Defends Support Of Gen. Templer IPOH, Wed.— Mr. Chin Swee Onn, whi was expelled from the Malayan Chinese Assa ciarion, today made a slashing arrack on th political and communal complexion of th M.C.A. and maintained his right m supporting General Sir Gerald Tempter's
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    Australia Plans New Sales Display
    169 5 m fr.d. f* !A W o Sich h «cti*e port n trade ofto.rs m Penang and Sinsopore, is the only government which directly sponsors o £viiion of trade Ja.rs m this country, $o id the Australian Trode Commissioner for Moloyo, Mr. George S. Anderson, over
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    Prisoner Called For Evidence
    184 5 Prisoner Called For Evidence A KORMKR licensing assislani o! the Traffic Police. Abu Bakar bin Ismail, who is at present serving three months' j mpii sonmcnl was yesterday broughi before the Singapore Kir-: Traffic .ludsje. Mr. F. A. Chun, to evidence asiairst Tns. Geoti Chua i for making a t;i
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    HK EXCHANGE
    42 5 HOXC.KONG. Dc T. Sj.e cial Standard Service: C*lOMn| prices of thp Hongkong Exvhaagi :oci.i\ were I r» 4n m ya im $.~>.7!>;> J,) US-Sl: SI Hll M.l H M: $t.213 to one Imfoneai RupiHh dold V2.V) X* to 1 lael
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    STATE SPENDS $10,403,248 ON CRISIS
    107 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed— Johore Stjte Wai Committee ha^_ spent from January to the end of October thi s yeaj $10,403, 24» out of the $13,801.--574 received from the Secretary for Delence. it was stated m a paper laid before the Johore State Council meeting yestei
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    Shoot Is Off
    23 5 THE Secretary of iluSingapore Gun Club yesterday announced that there will Ik* no shooting practice today, it being Christinas Kve.
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    Mistake Shatters A Clerk's Future
    203 5 A MAN, after hearing his counsel plead that his future was shattered and that his lti years of faithful Government service availed him nothing because of a mistake, bowed his head and brushed his hand across his eyes. He was Stephen Mosbergen. who was charged
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    TWO STABBED IN A QUARREL
    71 5 FOUrfOWiNC. a quarrel between throe carpenters m a rnflee-shop m Swinbavva Road. Singapore, yesterday afternoon, one ot them pulled Olli a kmie and stabbed the other two. The injured men, were admitted to '.he O-nera! l [ospital. photo MX AND MRS. ML V Namazir uho
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    'Saturday Spotlight' For New Year
    184 5 KIM A LUMPUR. Tues. A new spotlight series mM be on the air for Radio .Malaya listeners next >ear. It will deal with current affairs and nutters of topi Ml interest. The programme will be pan-Malayan. Mr David Lyttle of Radio Mulava *aid today that
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    Review of Views
    214 6 Review of Views France Willing If CHUNG SUING JIT PAO beJieves that France would be willing to negotiate a peace In Indo-China with VietmiMh leader Ho Chi Minn if the latter would take official steps through diplomatic channels for such a move. The daily points out that France is facing
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    We, the PEOPLE
    705 6 SPORE JOURNALIST REPLIES Sir; Sir; A couple of .shots have bee n fired the memorandum submitted by the Singapore Union of Journalists to the Rendel Constitutional Commission. Firing the first shot. "Cvniof the Straits Times has questioned the wisdom ol mentioning; the Soviet Union a s an
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    'DO NOT ALTER HISTORY'
    237 6 'DO NOT ALTER HISTORY' Sir; I read with great interest the letter b y S. K. Foong criticising the Chinese Question Paper for the Cambridge School Certificate Examination 1955. I asree with him on every point. It Is true, a s long as Chinese history is right, that Confucius was
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    FORTY-TON SANTA
    134 6 gVEKY year at Christmas time America* parents flood a small village m Indiana with tons of mail, requesting that it be remailed with the local postmark. This is the village of Santa Claus. which boasts m its park a statue of Father Christmas twenty-two feet high and weighing
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    Trieste Dilemma Continues
    642 6 ATTEMPTS l© bring llaly and Yugoslavia to a conference on Trieste suffered another setback a few day* a«*o. This wan when the three Western allies Britain, France and the United Stale* tried once niore to obtain the consent of Yugoslavia's M irshal Tito to increasing Italy's share
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    A Revolution Ss Unreeled
    1211 6  - A Revolution Ss Unreeled TAYA ZINKIN YYt#> i iito>tU4i In I §tdi tt iL BOMBAY. r |lIE Tndian film industry i s the lecond m the world m mileage produced, it not m quality. Indian films are bad. judged by Western standards. Technically they belong to the dayi when the
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    Saying Of The Year
    752 6 i IS the custom at this time ol th« year to nominate thr Man ol the Year. We find this game somewhat tedious since m most cases the Man o! the Year is the JUr.n Last Year. The line-up Shows the same old prima donnas With
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    BEAR WITH HER
    33 7 (ill.. 1.. SHE'S Just a tiny Frrrn It hiltl. and like ,mv nth* r Hoiild bf. shr's nvrrjoxtil Hi(h that hruidful siiillut b«ai from a Paris lnis(m..v lov rountrr. UP
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    Oslo's Gift Tree
    54 7 l>h«»t:i. ONHON: Crowds ua/.r m delight at the illuminated SJ. ChristMM tret- m Loml.u.v Trafalgar Suii-u Th* Oslo* annual l ,ift to I Tke* lirtST ww bed em by the Mayor o» Wcalatestct m th«- sresence mil be illuminated every ♦-venint until II •> ,i. rarvh uill
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    HZ Premier Plays Raleigh For Queen
    282 7 .l#f# t 0 9 m l»M€i~* CKLAND, Dec. 23.— Prime Minister Sidney G. md played 'Sir Walter Raleigh" lor Qveen •(ih II today when rain marred the first day <>l g royal visit. He dram d ;< plas! c rain oal around the Qui
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    Nehru Warns On US-Pak Arms Pact
    87 7 DELHI. Pi 23 (AFP> Nehru neni today that <i Brnn n to a possib c U.S.e«d that such ;< fro n n *n asing lh€ world P« .i ii i\ breach <■ m A- he believed i ;.m thi I no I be lea-ed
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    BURMA SEEKS CHINA TRADE
    46 7 ON, Dec. T.\ (UP) official sources said have no objection rig w ith R>'>sia OI Comsl China. Business QUar- (i they welcomed lMe nt'a stand. en clef said »ovent's declared policy was i ii i (rent trade pact between India and a.
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    POSTMEN TO GO ON STRIKE
    53 7 RAI'B. Dec. 23: Renter). Pu<\ Oflice workers In Frn-t ar« expected to begin a \Uwc day "warning" strike today until Christmas Day m answer to a call issued last night by Independent and Commuaistled Trade Union*. Christmas mail is now almost bound to be disrupted
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    Violence Flares Anew In Holy City
    263 7 Violence Flares Anew In Holy City BETHLEHEM, Dec. 23 (UP)— New violence rocked the holy land as pilgrims from many lands gathered i yesterday to pay homage W Jesus, the Prince of Peace m the little town of Bethlehem, where ho was born Jordan officials charted thai 1 '•'<• forces
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    PLAIN' IS THE NEW WORD
    64 7 MANILA, Dec. 23 (AP) ■•Flam" has been contributed by the Manila Evening Ne\v> to the international dictionary on meteorological Ijoublemakeri. "In Manila it's 'flam' (flood and rain»." the paper said. ;:nri nave the others a* Log Angeles': •"smog" (smoke and fog). London's srna/e" (smoke and
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    VIOLET AND THE NILE PRINCESS
    19 7 *< '..princess of i 1»<" l WOLU SLiiltJll and lovrly *t:«r «r j uik WF
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    US. APPEAL TO STUBBORN 22
    89 7 PANMUN.JOM. Dec. 23 (AP) An American Major made a dramatic, last day broadcasi appeal today to United States soldiers who have tinned their bark on their homeland m favour of the Communist way of Life. 'If you really want to come home, now is the
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    Fearsome Foursome
    33 7 Fearsome Foursome THIS feorsome foursome indulges m some fancy fencing drills m the sun ot Miami Beach, Florida. Left to right: Carol Duront; Joan Rowlings; Dorothy Clark; and fencing instructor Renee Zintaroft.- UP
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    HEDY LAMARR STRIKES OIL
    36 7 NF.W YORK. Dec. '2:i (AP) Screen star Hedy Lamarr married her fifth husband yesterday m a brief Don Le Rin« court house wedding. The groom was Texas oilman W. Howard Lee. 45.
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    150 Million To Hear Queen's Broadcast
    232 7 LONDON. Dec 23 (Renter) Producers and technicians m three countries were tonight putting finishing touches to Queen Kli/.abeth's Christmas day broadcast— a programme which will rival her coronation as the biggest radio event of all time. The Queen will make her 10 to 15-minute
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    CHURCHILL HAS MALIK FOR LUNCH
    301 7 CHURCHILL HAS MALIK FOR LUNCH Hope For Big-5 Meet Is Revived LONDON, Dec. 23 (UP)— Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill called m Soviet ambassador Mr. Jakob Malik for a meeting today, authoritative sources disclosed. Sir Winston invited the Soviet unbas adoi 1% lunch at his ofAcial country residence m Chequers
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    LANIEL QUITS THE ELECTIONS
    231 7 VERSAILLES, Dec. 23. (Reuter)— France's unprecedented six-day Presidential election crisis moved slowly towards a solution at just before midnight last night when after day long inter-party talks. Conservative candidate Premier Joseph Laniel confirmed his official withdrawal irom the contest. A i ihe s^'ne time it was
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    She Stole Water From Fire Hydrant
    94 7 HONGKONG. D« 1 (AP) Mr. Hid Shiny Lo »n Hong Kons p^ntrai court, lold a woman: "'I m 1. i < < rioui OflenCC v\ ;iv w rkdl of \..ti lo iteal water [rom An hydrant \\v w.\< ipeakinf lo Na N^or, housewife, who
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    BRITAIN GETS NEW A-CHIEF
    35 7 LONDON. Dec. 23. (AP)~ I he Churchill Government last iiium appointed Lieut. General Sir Frederick Morgan to be Controller Of Atomic Weapons m Britain*i new atom administration starting on Jan. 1.
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    HE KILLED FOR A NEW SUIT
    42 7 LONDON. Dee. 23, (Rent* r) George Jamea Newland. 21 -year-old London toy maker. was hanged at Pentooville prison here today for murdering 15-year-old man because he was de>perate for money to Iniv a ut w suit."
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    79 7 Standard London Correspondcnf LONDON, Dec. 23. The following ere the closing prices at rubber and tin on the London marker: LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 17 4 I *P ot £647 PP r Xcn I boyen. f650 teller. Jon /MorcW 17 »d. Jhfee monrh £62 7
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    BERIAS TRIAL COMPLETED IN MOSCOW
    85 7 LONDON Dec. W— A terse dispatch from Moscow yester* d.,y reported tii "completion of the trial of Lavrenti Beria and the carrying out <»i the verdid was 1 1 i« ved Imminent**. Rallies denouncing* Btria. continued throughout Htis-iu with repei te«l cal s by workers,
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    JUNKS DEATH SECRET IS OUT
    100 7 HO N GKO Nfi Dec 23, (AFP> The mystery of a Ashing junk v. iiii h waj found Ik re yesterday t> v a police launch with one dead man aboard and another gravely wounded by gunshot wounds was solver! today when ii was discovered
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    2 Get Death For Treason
    80 7 LONDON D<< 23, <K< >.< 1 1 —A Prague military court yesterday sentenced two men to death, one to life imprisonment .-iri'i 22 people to U rms of imprisonment rang :iy from hx to 20 yean on rharges «>i treaaon ;uifi espionage. Ptbi ie Radio
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    He Protests Extension Of Coronation
    180 7 LONDON Dec, 2!. (Rcu —The Arrhhi-hop o! Can! bury Dr. GeotFrev Fi«her m a letter published hi re yesterday that to extend th< coronatioa ceremony for wider Commonwealth participation would tend to destroy .Is :<- -ligimis significance. It would also lengthen tho proco<?din«s- another coitp'«
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    FOREIGNERS HELD BY MAO
    68 7 LONDON, Dor 13 <h'. > A Poreipi Offl c I«id;iv that I 111 Canadian and A?n< inipr. <n,. v mini t China with '.<>n toff :»My < 1 no Four were Bn1(»n. 16 lanadlam ;hj,-i N 1 ..is. tin 1 >|x>k< I numl^r of 11:1 1
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      677 8 11 1 1 HAMBURG AMERIK A LINIE EAND NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD .lOINI SEKVKE Colombo. Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp. Rotterdam Hamburg Bremen Spore P. Sham Penang TS Nrrkarstein (NDL) UKDei r»Jan 6'Jan 7/BJan TH. Essrn (HAPAG) 15/£ Un 2.{/24Jao 25/26 Jan •lone K«»iu iVl»nii.i Kobe Yokohama Pining I'.sh.un Spore TS Wcrrastein (NDL) 24
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      1124 8 mom BLUE FUNNEL LINE t '11 UiU's) (tolines MANSFII.LD <0.. LTU. ra^r Incomr/rated m Siif»aoor« Carriers uptlon to pro<*eed via otrtrr poru to load and (llscharge carco H\IMNGS t-. MMKfooi. (.HM.im LONDON S, COM IN KM \l IM»|{ I«• Due Sa:ls P Sham Penar.g Antllocbiu for Liverpool Glaa- M gow
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      955 8 Red China Trad 3 With Free World Shows Decrease WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, (AP)— U.S. figures show free world shipments to Communist China on the downgrade m the second half of this year. Commerce Department statistics estimate export: tr» Red China from non-Communist nations at US$lB. *****0 m July and U5519,300,000
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      684 8 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA C X (O\ MMs spore Psh.m N "LAi.AMiIA- 1. Batigkuk 55 Jan "JAVA" ftr Kohsichang. Saigon, Hongkong. Manila Robe Yokohama »»XJjin j 4n "PANAMA" for Kohsi. hang and Hongkong 1(1 II .fan ••KINA" fur Djakarta. K<. chang. Saigon. Hongkong, Manila, Kobe. and Yokohama Hi
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    This Emulsion Spells Death For Caterpillars
    76 9 CATERPILLARS which invaded the Penang CMMM Swimming lub a short while a*o. denuding trees and *hrub* at an alarming rate, wore killed by the thousand*, under the supervision of Shell personnel. The menace was obliterated m two days Isinu stirrup pumps borrowed from the
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    U.K. TO IMPORT SMALL AMOUNT OF SYNTHETIC
    194 9 U.K. TO IMPORT SMALL AMOUNT OF SYNTHETIC LONDON, Dec. 23 (Rculer)— The Board of Trade announced yesterday they were now prepared to consider applications tor licences to import during the period ending June 30, 1954 "relatively small quantities" of synthetic rubber from dollar resources for all purposes including general use
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    COMPANY REPORTS Lukut Tin
    199 9 COMPANY REPORTS Lukut Tin Lukut Tin I>r*dKin ff Ltd: Alter writing off $12,506 for depreciation of the excavators, Lnkut Tin Dredging Ltd. reported a net profit of $10,765 for the year to Augusi 31, 1!>53. With the balance from last year of $10,124 and the refund of interest on 'the
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    S'pore Diary
    151 9 <;k \\i* v\i < i mi.- i^ i\i is I\K 1 I I i If liiwm --mm l> \M X d! 7 i< m EAST- WEST SOUHV weekly mt'o-. .4 B; .I. v.i c luncU H.:: LES < I l.li:\l \IKK> CLUB: Tein.s coschinf by Mr F T,n
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    UK Exports Increase
    99 9 r\n ed King* rti m Novwnber wcii Urn hi| I I i being million de*| working days, jt i« <»rTic. lunced. A notable I I curred .n the I I .i to Novetnl ci abroad averaged 22QA mill m monthly against an .1 t'L'DL' i; million la
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    EXPENDITURE OF COLOMBO PLAN
    180 9 The Colombo Flan's total expenditure of MaLiva, Sarawak and North Borneo is estimated at nearly 5230 million up to 'the end of 1951, $119 million m 1952 and 5282 miltfon m 1953 Expenditure by the end of this year is estimated to be approximately S.'iB9 million
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    190 END COURSE
    23 9 SOME 190 m 1 i»« 1•■ <.f Ihc §1 r .^n Arr-h f Bi >:.<>•'■ r first ||d v rs mm
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    MARKETS
    33 9 PRAI Huil v» prices iik i 57| < .it- and enti »7i i i« la i for tin r inclin< Pri< ,i flifhl v T\ir c I/In [i f i t i today
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    35 9 MAI ibi reopen Cha i INNI SIKIM Jackson 1.42 Straitg L'nuefi Orris |2»0 Wauith Hi I m\iv(. X K.ini :CJ »J II I 12 I a I B| :uI Tt ink X 2 li
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    PRODUCE1
    67 9 PRODUCE 1 I \l\ n v gaporr a »r i uni yesterd.. gmi passing Copr.i JaJMI i ill waj» qi,< U l|pei I ♦•rs wit »rs a: I for F« beinf •>\ |.If| and bu: en respt Coi tllei .1 Mil. ■kajapora p(per picul) 1. Gambu I h S28(l; \y
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    3 Canadian Experts Due Soon
    77 9 3 Canadian Experts Due Soon THRU <U*n G 1 i tho mark< m f 1 anadian f ur will 1 x r. Jan. 2*. The < m iaN ire Riddel ik>r.ci 1 n W h rd M Afi'fer-' f hj«f I, B>/.ir<j 1 C •I: C. I, Ch ief Di
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      120 9 j,n Atone* Alley Oop JL/ w-|1^^4^^asKy The Heart O£ Jmict j on es |E*S; 1 a?^?! 5^^^ n^^^^T^"^ y S'on Drake >cu« vvwcle please with A 6wt 7D °o as they fB w 6 Be^eopX *r rue masgh bank— I "7" ~1 Prisctlla^s Pop i^J^jJ By Al Vermeer Cut-ly Kayoe
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      83 9 Weather Report viinimi m rtapmtM: From 7 39 p rn l>r r H U 3§ a.m. l>rr smp^ir lUHF) P'li.inr <73K>. Knl., ll^hru 1741 i. Ku.ii. i Lumpur |7W); l|"'li (7!l l; l\ ini: .M Maiimin Trmarratui r From 73f a.m. to 7 m Drr. 33 SinffaMrr iWl; fru in
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    Island Of Bandits
    1105 10  -  JOHN CAIRNCROSS WHY SORDINI* IS fffltlEP THE By gan. with two thousand police and armed guards covering every inch of ground la the area of the crime. But it was only on November 26 that a patrol came on two of the gang. One was shot down.
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    306 10 IBy Rita Del Marl 1 TOI.AV s QUOTATION: I J guard aqiniit connive 5 BattsE*/** jet 8 l^ {J^r» Ilrt>h 2I t(i April I 2 l»— Mike tre mo.st of oaoor- S 2 tunitijn t> display voar J talent-s. Giin through Sai I 5 r T\|R
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    We, theee PEOPLE
    196 10 We, theee PEOPLE WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? Sir;— l would like to bring to light the events relating to the proposed closure of the Buk:t Bosar Welfare Home. Kunhi Trengganu. There were three Homes m the State, two of whirh were closed earlier. Tlie Federal Government has not provided funds
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    ENLIGHTENMENT
    101 10 Sir;— The Johore Medir-al Services Union would like to enlighten the member who wrote the letter "Untrained Candidates" and others who may be of the same opinion "Puzzled" would have been better informed had he referred the matter to th e Union about the question of a non-Hospi-tal Assistant
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      255 10 *1 WISHING ALL OUH f PATRONb A MKURY X'MAS! ftlk "^f- CATHAY ORGAHISATJON THEATRES. d j§jF ENJOY XMAS today! Fred Astaire -^Cyd Charisse^ Oscar Levant Nanehe Fabray Jack Buchanan. v MII).\I(;ilT \TTR \CTIO\S' M(HiM\<» MAIINLL TONIGHT AT FRACTIONS I)\MIN(. \!l\i;VHi||; Jf TOMORROW! V J UlllJli fcr^ U IM HARDY COMEDY
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      169 10 SINCERE THANKS Sit;— I have just doUbtd my work as Supervisor of Elections for the Town Councils of Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam. These wer e fir^t elections and much propaganda and publicity were necessary to instruct the electorate and mak., them conscious of the value of a vote. Before leaving
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      160 10 It has to be terrific 1 to be rhosen as our X'MAS Attraction! r V lilive on a time -bomb mi n V^|l Take any dare.'..tak 2 any chanj ...but don't touch her kind of w n r IttkLJv] NtwdOßyT foe Garv'. I t, M A Winner^ 1 M mfa&9
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      253 11 Mm 11 am. "MASK OF THE AVENGER* 1 (T< eh I -mnalli. The Lion-Killer m "AURAT" Now r,«ltl<s A lerocious Wild Bear Rare Handed "<tfMHM&£ rom Tomorrow 4 Showsff 7 5 I T I ilil.ll Mm* j K > m 1 Kik lilm MMMI Love Tale The Himalayan Hill Folks
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      471 11 NOTICES "ENRV WAL^hT^oTZt^ (Incorporated m Singapore) Cha Bee of Telephone Numbrr J^WM. our telephone j Th .^Si^r 1^ »n the High Court of the (olony of Singapore RK YaM^ EU BIN AJ JACOB, S3, Mount Pleasant Road. SingaKEME Base Workshop NOTICE iS HEREBY GIVEN Proved must prove their l^y the
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      593 11 In the l-.si.iu- of Mana Noor Mohamed also known as Noor Mohamrd Rowther drceavd Probate No. 709 of 1948 JT IS hereby notified that Mansoor Masthan of 267. ranjong Pagar Road, Singapore, as administrator of the Estate of Mana Noor Mohamed also known as Noor Mohamed Rowther deceased has ii^reefl
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      365 11 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE ISA Altractio.i for New Year The Regimental Band 2n 1 XX O Goorkhas (Tne Sirmoor Rifles) under their Director ol Music. Captain J P C Bailey. L.R.A.M.. ARC M play m the Ci 4 y s Pub v Parks as follow FRIDAY. Ist JANUARY at
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      203 11 TUB SINGAPORE HARROLR BOARD TRAFFIC DLPARTMENT Holiday^ Christma«; Day Friday L!.>th December, ]'J53. New Veal s Day, Friday Ist January. 1N.~>4. |VOTICE IS HF.REBY GIVEN 1 that on Friday. 25th December, l'Js:* and Friday. Ist January. l'J54 no yea els iwill be worked at the Board's I wharves. Work wil)
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      637 11 DEATH MRS EU TONG SKN ed away peacefully Der mo ning m 148 High 5 XI. F.iru rai a iil be am iater. SITUATIONS VACANT M \f. \V KAII \V\V AC4NCICB APPLICATIONS for appoin'mr I i »n the Tramc Dcpartmeilt «>i Malayan Railway undei Railway General Clerical S< vice Scheme,
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    Testing Time For These Men
    280 12 Testing Time For These Men LONDON. Dor 23 (AP).— Ft r league players > rdav forgot about Christin i, parties and plum pudding nil turned their thoughts t) the m flic Christmas pro- J They face full list of; mate! i Christmas Day. e r |eai i aying their second
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    YOUTH BOXERS SERVE NOTICE
    744 12 THE SABA 1953 Youth champions and those Belected along with them m defence of the Aw Cheng Chye trophy, won from the Australian lads, served notice of their intention to retain it, when they won nine out of the J bouts against the Rest m their
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    Convincing But Narrow Win By Recs.
    172 12 SINGAPORE Recreation Club, playing better and mote constructive hoe-key, scored a convincing but narrow 2 l victory over 8.0.D.C.A. m a friendly game of hockey on the Paciang yes- j teniay. From the bully ofl. Rocs, did j the pressing early and after j
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    337 12 By WINDSOR LAD PENANG, Wed —BEST BET with Garnet Boiiffoure astride could not be faulted when he ran three furlongs m 38 sec with SAILOR BIRD as companion at this morning's workouts of candidates entered for Saturday's races. Best Bet on the outside was trotting
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    UTD. Juniors Win
    39 12 UNITED JUNIORS defeated Scrangoon Rovers 4 l jn a friendly game of soccer on the Po.>t and Telecoms ground yesterday. Scorers for Juniors were Johnny (2). Torig Watt and Kirn Chye. Philli Tan replied for Rovers.
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    Title Fight
    30 12 PARIS. Dec. 23. (AFP) The French lightweight boxing champion, Jacques Herbilion. will meet America's Percy Basset m a title fight at the Paris Sports Place on Jan. 2.
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    S'pore Jan. Cup Meeting
    172 12 ONE WEEK after the Kuala Lumpur Gold Cup meeting, the Singapore Turf Club will cater for Class Two and Three horses on Jan. 16. 20 and 23. the feature being the January Cup over nine furlongs for Class Two division One horses. There will be two
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    World Title Fights Are On Their Way
    152 12 SYDNEY. Dec 22 Dr. J. McGirr manager of world bantamweight champion Jimmy Carruthers, today ri:o\v up n contract tor Carrutheri to de- his title against Chamre.-n Sonnkikrat, ot Tnailand. m early May. Tom »rrrv th^ contract wi:l o? i with Bangkok pro- moter
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    Selangor Should Win Trophies
    439 12 Selangor Should Win Trophies PENANG'S hopes of adding another badminton trophy this year has gone with the wind with the inability of Ooi Teik Hock, Law Teik Hork and Ong Ewe Hock to make the trip to Kuala Lumpur for the interstate triangular competition for the Leon* Sin Nam Cup.
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    108 12 Latest Aussie "Find" MELBOURNE. Dec 22: (Reiner) Australia's latest spin bowling discovery. Bryan F'.ynn. of Queensland. \viii play for Lindsay Hassett's side In the four-day testimonial mat"h for the former Test raptain. beginning hero on Jan. 15. Flynn. a 23-year-old spinner. has played m on'y three first class games but
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    Colony Cagers Innocent
    168 12 The Singapore Chinese Athletic Association committee, at a meeting yesterday inquired into the suspension of* nine mem. bers of the Singapore team which participated m the PanAsian competition m Bangkok recently. The meeting reviewed the circumstances leading to the sjspension of the men. who are members of
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    Davis Cup Depends On The Doubles
    206 12 MELBOURNE, Dec. 23 (AP)— The Davis Cup Challenge round next week may depend on the results m the doubles, yet neither Australia nor the I'nited States is sure of its combination. Alarmed over Kea Rottwall*! timid service, the Australian* have bracketed Rex Hartwjg with
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