Singapore Standard, 30 December 1953

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    Masthead
    18 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD at k MS. Vol- IV. No. 181. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER .^O, 1033. TVTFTAT I»\CFS 10 CENTS
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    MAORI WELCOME
    298 1 Rojal Couple Meet Woman Centenarian During Tour AUCKLAND New Zealand. I>ei\ V) (Reutcrt Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of 1 (lmburi;li drove through the rolling wooded hills of Northland today on their 100-mile trip here from Whangarei. Farmers and their wives from the rural communities had gathered at
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    THE REBEL ARMY VANISHES
    457 1 48-Hour Battle Luli As... FRENCH TENSE FOR ASSAULT SAIGON, Dec. 29-A Vietminh army of regulars otid guerillas, estimated to number about 20,000, has va?ishfd overnight in the mountainous and jungle-covered fc«am east of the Thai-Laotian border-and the French think thlt* the rebel army's offensive is now
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    FLOODED ROADS: WATER RISING
    237 1 FLOODED ROADS: WATER RISING LUMPUR, Tues.— inuing to arei St angor i<■ i nt heavy rains, ation k n ported to ei Lob Kuj 'a Lun> is flooded at the ilc to a depth of two inches and the water ng. :cer, I i Bain i\ ported ning that t'ne
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    TIN PRICE HAGGLE IS STILL ON
    173 1 TIN PRICE HAGGLE IS STILL ON WASHINGTON, Dec 29. (UP) Authoritative sources iuy disclosed that the United States and Indonesia have <!.;• i on a 30-day extension of the negotiating period during which they wi.i a (.m ,<i a p* c formula Cor 20.000 ton> of tin thut Indonesian companies
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    SPEED CHAMP WAS STUNNED
    67 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. '29. (AP).— An acquaintance said yesterday Maj Charles Yeager, the world's speed champion. was stunned by a blow at the Himax of his recent 1,650--mile-an-hour flight and may have travelled i ven faster while he wa semi-consciout. Robert B. Hotz, executive editor of Aviation
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    SINATRA AND AVA FOR ROME
    38 1 MADRID. Doc. 29, (AP)— Crooner Frank Sinatra and his actress wife, Ava Gardner who have been estranged, left together on a plane for Rome on Monday nighi after BpendChristmas with friends in Madrid.
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    MISS HEPBURN WINS AWARD
    30 1 NEW YORK. Der. 29 (AP) Britain's Audrey Hepburn srday n.'K^d best ad of 1953 by the New ork Mm critics for her performance jn "Roman Holiday."
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    CHURCHES AID FIRE VICTIMS
    66 1 \KW YORK. Dec. 29: (AP) The National Council of Churches is speeding relief supplies to victims of a Christmas Day fire that left thousands homeless in a village near Hongkong, Dr. W.vnn C. Fairfleld head of the Council's over.- 1 relief programme, ye distribution of ap]
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    DUKE WEDS IN A CITY HALL
    52 1 BOURG EX B R E S S E (France), Dec. 29 (AP)--The royal jamiliei of AustriaHungary and Italy v.( re linked today by the marriage I Archduke Robert of Hapsbfirg to Princess Marguerite ol Savoy-Aosta a* a simple ceremony in this drab little tawni
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    ONE-SIDED SAY JAGAN'S MEN
    47 1 the People's Progressive Party in Georgetown which had a majority in the Colony's legislature before the susponsion of the Constitution y< clay issued a statement criticl! Ing the new Interim Government as "glaringly one-sided**, and alleging thai business and commercial Interests predominate. AP.
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    'GRANTS WITHOUT STRINGS'
    82 1 THE Singapore Chinese School Teachers' Conference ;i lav decided to send a petition to the local GoYeratto k tor increased iiuuucwl aid Without lions. They arrived at this dec] After a I presided <> r by Mr. C Ann I-un at Chir pre l »rence I th(
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    Govt. Mum On Stop Expat Pay Demand
    149 1 MICH officials of the Singapore Government who are closely connected with the Kitson pay taLks yesterday declined to comment on the threat of the Council of Joint Action to boycott further negotiations on the Kitson Report. They maintained that it is it "po]i<-v
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    NEPAL ENVOY ELECTROCUTED
    50 1 NEW DELHI. I) V> N- pal's Ai L* B Jung Bahadur H scci< t( >- riay i He touched a tak tig tn electric menl S i altered the ti< heard him groan, bu^ him ur.'-onsrious. Do tors pror. iced him i working W to revive hint
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    THE SERGEANT HAS A METHOD
    16 1 LONDON IV >r > (It uter) A young del •t S hl
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  • GIFT OF HUNDRED HOMES & $30,000
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      -AND NOW A LOAN OF $100,000
      169 1 -AND NOW A LOAN OF $100,000 MR AW BOON HAW f.ov-«-i fim.: Director of the Sin Poh Am.tl emitted, his offer ed a lIKMOOOOO loin to thr M -.1 k.ni Fire Victims Relief Association so that welfare work may be speeded up for those affected by thn disastrous Ire on
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      THE REDS TURN THEIR BACKS
      21 1 'l timi ->f •lit. t i^» ndlng relief In previou i ere t R v i
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    A Union Wishes To Swell Its Ranks
    118 2 A Union Wishes To Swell Its Ranks KUALA LUMPUR, Tups. Ihe SelangOl Division of the* Malayan Trade Vnion Council will launch a vigorous drive next year to q-e, anise all workers in t. the State. <■ tJ) concen- irticu aily on unorgar.: C nese workers. itlj, the Nationa' trkers T.'nion.
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    INDIES GET THAT NOTE
    42 2 KARTA, Dec 29 Renter*. i Government :i no e i rotn the nent concernAsJ e: men who ed to have be«*n !ooil mesians dressed in :iv Antara, 'he In- agency reported 1 nem u v tber reports on
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    55 2 phoiu and Mrs Seafe Vbemt Blew, retmcd to Singapore by < x.st.-rdax. „ter spending a ye »r i,, the I nited Stales f. v, ud i ed oh% t t i,. s and j, n rrologv at |hp Tohn |I|>p -P.t.-F. B.,ltimor,-. amler W«rM llralth Or^.misation "P- »>r. Scab atlulMd
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    Strike Threat By STC Men
    115 2 Strike Threat By STC Men aTORN] Sing HFrc 1 tion e fo ■i I d^.e to a m by iN nade by 9 'v. pr< r I-^ yesterday. an aid ''We ••;ir eve! besl to 1 breakdown tion ship be- j >.nci the i nt. but the cpm- has been-
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    OFFICERS FOR UK
    102 2 NINE Malayan police officers left Singapore for London by 8.0.A.C. Argonaut yesterday, for a sixmonth course at the Colonial Police College at Rytoci onDunsmore. Pictured above at Kallang Airport, yesterday are four of the officers (from left): ASP Tan Chi n Teik of the .luhorc Police Force,
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    GOVT. FINDS LAND IN OPEN MART CHEAPER
    297 2 GOVT. FINDS LAND IN OPEN MART CHEAPER Standard Staff Reporter BUYING land in the open market has been found to be advantageous to the Singapore Government, Mr. J. E. Pepper, Commissioner of Lands, told The Standard yesterday. Resorting to the use of compulsory acquisition procedure means that Government would always
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    DID YOU LOSE A WATCH?
    68 2 WHILE on his way to office yesterdi y Sir. Jamei Fernandez, ;i tyn -t working in the Singapore Fisheries Department, found a pur?e containing a Fldies gold watch. and two 10-<-ent shillings, i:i I S.T.C. Bup running ong the Havelock Road F jrson Green Service.
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    BANDITS SLAY A MAN, BUT SPARE HIS COMPANIONS
    220 2 KI'ALA LITMPUR, Tucs.— Two armed terrorists yesterday fatally shot a Chinese timber kepala in the bark in the Kuala Pilah district of Negri Sembilan, and left the body with Communist pamphlets pinned on it. Two other persons who were with the kepala
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    TIME TO TIGHTEN UP PURSE
    143 2 TIME TO TIGHTEN UP PURSE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuer— Mr. \v. m MacLeod, Chairman of Sungei Way Dredging Ltd., said at the Company^ annual raJ meeting in Kua a Lumpur today there should bo proper adjustment of wages to balance tht country's earnings. Rubber workers. he said. were suffering wage-cuts, while
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    Templer To 'Stay' Here Move Is On
    146 2 From Andrew Roth. Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Tues.— The campaign to justify the extension of General Tempter's stay as High Commissioner i n Malaya was helped along by the Times Colonial Correspondent, this morning. He suggests that although "the internal situation in Malaya
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    2 FIRES IN 30 MINUTES
    72 2 OCCUPANTS of a house IB Buki; Timah Road were given somp anxious momeiUs when two small fires broke out within hat an hour «f each other last night. Two fire engines were KUmTMoned at 7.17 p.m. to the house ro put out a rue which
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    COLONY WEDDING
    17 2 MR Dudley Cordeiro and Miss Margaret Edwards down rhe aisle «f the thureh VJ »*»n^
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    Police Hunt For Hit-And-Run Vehicle
    128 2 SINGAPORE Tronic Police are appealing to eye-witntsMS of a fatal hit-and-run road accident at the 5J Alile. Pasir Panjang Road, at 8 40 p.m. on Sunday. A young Malay cyclist who was involved in the accident with a vehicle died in the General Hospital at
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    MEDICAL HQ TO SHIFT TO K.L BY MID 1954
    276 2 MEDICAL HQ TO SHIFT TO K.L BY MID 1954 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Headquarters ol the Federation Medical Department will move from' Penang into Kuala Lumpur's newest Government skvsrraper probably by the middle of 1954. Dr Lee T»ang Ke.ig. Member for Health, told The Standard today. About 10.000 square-feet f'f
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    108 2 COMMODITY PRICES CIOSIN(i rubber prices (rents pe r )b in Singapore fttHJii ii were: TIN PRICK The prire of tin \evfrr day was $3l»;i p*r »u ul t T p SI. LONDON RtßlirK No. 1 RS.S. Sfltkroent Bouse Terms Tuesday's oprnini: prices first session wrr« LONDON TIN Tuesday's prtetg fi.vt
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    FIVE BBC MEN ON WAY BACK
    87 2 A 8.8.C. team of fi\r I react Gillian, bead c' Features Department. Burgess, writer, Cl n brook and Bill Perry, both i ginecrs. and R t^ technical UaiMO oft n j, through Singapore by Qantaf/BOAt' I tion on their way In London after taking
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    Red Paper Attacks Education Policy
    135 2 MALAYAN Communists attacked the Singapore C-overnni( ;its bilingual education policy for Chinese Schools In a special issue of their newsletter The Freedom News. 1 :a y poll >• and urged a:; Chinese in M smasli the Government'i tempt to "forr-c" tiie Intn lion n< Printed
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    BICYCLE THUG ROBBED AMAH
    69 2 A YOUNG Hiui rodt up tm a bicycle to an ..:>iah In B.i r Street on Mondaj night robbed her oi (27 i n cash and a wristwatch. The a:n;>ii wiio works In the Britannia Club and who i on her Wo.v home mid hhi parted
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    HK EXCHANGE
    33 2 HONGKONG Der a:» --S|,en:il Standard Service: Cl «ing prices <»» the Hongkong Exchange toda\ to US$l: ?i R'W Malayan c l $j>-212 to one Indonesia Rupptah God 1250.373 t 0 i tael
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    FIREMAN POCKETS CABARET TAKINGS
    14 2 FIREMAN POCKETS CABARET TAKINGS 1 steel i Mr Mr R S He p it
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    3 HELD FOR SWINDLING
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    Unions In North Making Progress
    118 3 Unions In North Making Progress Tucs.— Trad North Mala i teady progress tout the year. There increase in the i o! trade unions as membership, and! COnd year in sucion there have been no' d strikes in North j i I by the > icer, N< net Penang, Mr. B.
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    Former MP To Meet An Old Friend
    118 3 Former MP To Meet An Old Friend rially on the development of new KtUefliejits. r»rrespondfnt for the Chronicle. Mr. Bartlett, vv:»s >I P. from 19.J8 to 1 !>:><). and haj reeeatly returned from Kenya. Re Jast visited Malayji in 1?)I7. While in the Federatkm, lie will meet the Hi^h Corn's
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    A Child A Week Is Victim Of Diphtheria
    174 3 A Child A Week Is Victim Of Diphtheria Standard Staff Reporter E i wi k, 1 lia year, i d I a preventable i ci el death in Singapore ia. ever; day a child has 1 :n si k of the ame terrible tatisti for the year Dr OH Morrison.
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    48 3 MORE than 50 people attended cocktail party o« l*arf fft M. V. 'Wono*!^* taufclffht to nijrk it« first r i« h t:. Mr. J. J Bishop. Mrs T. Beven. Mr J. J Ho' s"dr Mrs. Van IX-r Zande. and Captain <>. U. Brunt.- PiUur* I™ 1 lefi Standard yuoU*.
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    It Will Have 8 Storeys: THE CAPITAL'S TALLEST BUILDING IS PLANNED
    344 3 It Will Have 8 Storeys: THE CAPITAL'S TALLEST BUILDING IS PLANNED KI ALA IJ MPI R, Tues.— The Central Electricity Board is planning to erect a block of offices which will ne the tallest building in the Federal capital. It will be an eight-storeyed structure, costing an estimated Kuala Lumpur's
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    43 3 MR. YF.OW MENG KHIANG, an old boy of Raffles Institution, left f^r the United Kingdom yesterday by BO. AC. Argonaut to study civil engineering. Seeing him off is his father, Mr. Yeow Cheng Hoe, Assistant City Treasurer, Singapore in charge of mechani/.ed accounts.
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    FIRM GIVES DOLLAH A FREE TRIP
    102 3 MALACCA. Tues.— A G3-year-o!d man Dollah Awang who Af, years ago started as peon in Singapore aerated water factory and recently ret red as 'i book-keeper, was yesterday entertained to tea by the firm's Malacca branch manager, Mr D. Gawne. T ly Dollah visited
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    Taiping Branch
    33 3 IPOH, Tues. 'l Pi rak Pro Party h ming apu r m it Taiping .lan. A fur 1 1 i purpose ol I i \v.s. a branch of the P there
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    'A SERIOUS VIEW ON OFFENDERS
    165 3 'A SERIOUS VIEW ON OFFENDERS T II E SINGAPORE First Trailic Police Court was yesterday asked by the prosecuting officer. Inspector C. .1. R. Mason", to take a serious view' on offenders who have no I consideration for other road users. Thij happened when a lorry driver, Chua Kim Chong.
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    WIFE WAS THE BREAD WINNER
    140 3 BECAUSE his wife, the sole breadwinner of the family, could not furnish him with $100 for Iks expenses and opium. Cheont; Chonf (-W) of Si I Road, Singapore, was f the next lay with ielf-inflicted knife wounds in his huu.se. Yin Pin Nui, the Wife.
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    Joint Delegation To Give Evidence
    117 3 A JOINT delegation representing every section of locally domiciled employees of the Singapore Government will R ive evidence before the Rendel Constitutional Commission, early next month. Four Government employees unions were expected to go before the Commission to give public evidence today, but the unions
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    A NAKED MAN STALKED ROAD
    51 3 A YOUNG man. naked, terrified women In Port Canning K)H. Singapore, yesterday evening wrnen he started pacing uj> en. I down the road. A call was mark* t > the polire and within seconds <i patrol car vvjj on the .-.fene I The man was
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    STC Metallurgist Took His Own Life
    160 3 STC Metallurgist Took His Own Life MR .1 un i N(1 km Lines, 29, a metallurgist .">♦ the Straits Trading Company's Smelting Works Iri Pulau Brani died of cyanide poi >■ ing. Mr. R.8.1. Pates, the S ngapore Coroner was told at aa inquest held yesterday. He wa., found dead
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    STC DRIVER ACQUITTED
    74 3 IN ACQUITTING Ho Yuen Beng. a Singapore Tract Comp my tit [vei Mr. H Ch m tl s r :<■ >re Second Traffic M i^i that f were no inds to r ite it ■< ve r. <■.;.:-'. nt f II v. urg 'with !.<- <•: resulting
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    Earl Haig Fund Gains $96,934
    96 3 Earl Haig Fund Gains $96,934 THE S re P > f>r the Earl fl I ir i ol >»• i.'A which v <)\vr to the Ex-S ciation of Singapore to iiminister Cot the benefit <>f those ex-eervicemen and their n lent who are in need of help Mr.-,. P H
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    BUFFET FOR THE TROOPS
    42 3 Standard pholo by SOME of the "»00 British troops at t t huff>t i »">!■■ at Hm Christmas puiy arranged hy the Srlan^ir Security Forres Arnpnities Cojiitnittt'e hild at the Rvala I-ump:ir Chen v. u stadium. Yong Peng Seong
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    Show Others The Benefits — Mr. Day
    274 3 Show Others The Benefits Mr. Day PARENTS aiiil residents of Thomson ami Sn.uijjoon Iloads were Mged by Mr. E.V.G. Day, < inirnn'i of tin* Singapore Rural Hoard, to set U <*\ in pie an. l >!•.;>»•«• Uu> remainder <>i the people in the o iiny the benefits which can i>e
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    Dato Tan's Speech Is 'Not Patriotic'
    226 3 Da to Tan's Speech Is 'Not Patriotic' PKNVNC; Tii -h Thr •< h of I) U<» Cfccttfl l<>ik Tm rt ih :innui| nu-r.il roMßlittrc nirrtun: or the Mil.i> in Caiarat .v^o. iition. wi> trrmi-d t«>di% I>> thr Prr sul.nt of Die Milifi'i lnd.in C«n*rrv». P'-nini; .\'M\ Pro\inrr Wrl^-#.*v n-iiin. Mr
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    Shell Sports Club Dance
    54 4 PRESIDENT'S WIFE f RESENTS INTER-DEPT. CUP Standard photo by MR. G. L. HOLLAND receives the Inter-Department Challense Cup from Mrs. CuM'aden. wife of the President of the Shell Sports Club at the annual danre held at the Kuala Lumpur Shell's premises. In the centre is Jimmy
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    THEY WILL COLLECT TAX THE HARD WAY
    221 4 THEY WILL COLLECT TAX THE HAR D WAY KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Inland Revenue Department* will launch an extensive drive next year against people who fail to lodge their income returns or are slow in furnishing information of their earnings. A spokesman said yesterday that the department had prosecuted
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    Viscounts Net Profit Of £1.4 Mil.
    135 4 Viscounts Net Profit Of £1.4 Mil. IN *he ftisi six months of operating turbo-prop Viscounts and with an average of only seven to service. British European Airway? flew 4."> million passenger miles witli them and earned Ml A million. These tacts have just been disclosed by Mr. Peter Masefield, chief
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    Farewell Party
    27 4 PRIOR to his departure to India on leave. Mr. Jetwant Singh. Chief Clerk of the Porak Survey Department. Taiping. was entertained to a ar< party.
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    Taipei To Get More Malaya Bauxite
    159 4 Taipei To Get More Malaya Bauxite THE second shipment of 7,000 tons oi" Malayan bauxite tor Formosa will leave in the Tang Shan early next month. This cargo forms part of 70,000 tons of bauxite which was stockpiled by the Japanese during the occupation in the mine at Telok Mas
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    MALAY YOUTH HOLD SOCIAL
    65 4 IPOII. Tues. The Perak Malay Youth's Educational and Cultural League, [poh, will hold a serial at the Pcra'k library on Jan 3 from 7 pm to 10 p.m. The programme includes an exhibition of Malay art of self defence and classical Malay dances a s the
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    BRIBE CHARGE: MARCH TRIAL
    58 4 IPOII, Tues.— Ho Foh Hco was today allowed bail of S».*()0 when hr claimed trio) before tin Presideni of the S#sions Court. Mr. E.V.A. Peers to a charge of offering a bribe. "f yjM alleged to have ofTe y*u t* a Pol if e constable a'tholiq^iryofflp
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    Silver Box Mystery
    55 4 SINGAPORE Police are now mvestigating the mysterious disappearance of a silver cigarette box from a table in hotel in Pasir Ris on Christmas Uav while a partv was in full swing. The owner of the box lives In the same hotel and he was the host to
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    FIRST MEETING
    27 4 THE SINGAPORE Petro! Dealers Employees' Union will nold thc:r first annual genera! •neetmg on Jan 3. 1954 at 11 a.m. at the Victoria Memorial Hall.
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    DIPLOMATS APPLAUD DANCERS
    157 4 MANY theatre enthusiast! including the Commissioner General. Mr Malcolm MacDonald, iiiul several foreign diplomats repeaieri!v applauded last night*! performance of Madame Auzurie and he: troupe of Indian ballet dancers at ihe Victoria Theatre. With a ,-pt' ial change of programme, which included several numbers having for their
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    Sackings: Protest Meeting Is Held
    161 4 Sackings: Protest Meeting Is Held SEREMBAN, Tucs.~ A mass protest meeting convened by the Seremban Town Councillors as a protest against the dismissal of school children by the Education Authorities was held at the Negri Sembilan Dance Hall on Sunday. In the course of his address, Mr. Lim Kcc Siorig.
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    17 Countries For Housing Seminar
    124 4 17 Countries For Housing Seminar SEVENTEEN countries win participate in a low-cost housing Seminar during the International Low-Cosi Honing Exhibition on Jan. 20 to March 5. Works and Housing Minister Swaran Singh told the Indian Parliament, recently, reports Associated P:e>s from New Delhi, Singh said In reply to a question
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    HE CLIMBED A BACK WALL
    46 4 WHILE pants I fk in Redhi'l Road. S::i£::porc I i f > i in« na -how on M m .i i On I i\ .K... -i Ki pa a on to ftii-i that thieve wooden safe and ten i*ed $1 in cash.
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    KOREAN MISSION PLANS AN ANTI-RED FRONT
    164 4 KOREAN MISSION PLANS AN ANTI-RED FRONT THE Goodwill and Observation Mission of the Republic of Korea which left Singapore yesterday intends to call' a conference O f South-East Asian countries with a view to formins an anti-Communist front. Feelers hav e been made bv the four-man mission led by o
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    WORLD BANK LOAN TO AID RICE PLANTING
    302 5 WORLD BANK LOAN TO AID RICE PLANTING KIALA LI MPUR Tues.— The Associated Chinese I Chambers of Commerce, is to ask the World Bank to consider giving adequate financial assistance to Malaya to open up all available land for the cultivation of rice. This, it is understood, is ono of
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    Govt. Servants Ask For Single Whitley Council
    256 5 NGAPORE Government's L&000 employees will i >i tingle Whitley Council, if a recommendation by Government Employees' Unions Federation is ac--1 by the Government. The Federation's Executive Council On Monday ided to ask Government to amend the conition ot the Council of Negotiations the
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    SHIPS FOR MALAYAN WATERS
    105 5 SHIPS FOR MALAYAN WATERS v rail Steamship Comi .1 has established u in the Malayan Arch i pelts fleet of vc. g m two more ireai are the Perlis and the ol the i- v operating 5 one ol 'he firs' wiili Individual 1 ar.r) has to accommodate deck A
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    He Admits Being A 'Samseng'
    191 5 COMPLAINANT Tan Chua caused ;1 mild si ir in the j Fourth District Court yesterday when |u admitted being a 'samseng" (a ruffian) on one particular occasion. He s;tid this during the trial <>i Teo Ken IV k who w.is charged with attempted e :toi
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    ROBBED AT GUNPOINT
    52 5 PEtfANG Tuea A daring robbery took place b1 I>.2J pm. [onight when three Cl »ese youths .rrned l Aboo Sittee Lane and decamped With cash an, tery 'valued a( aboul >■■.'•'»■ The robbers entered w houM by the n- i wlll(h told I Standard r£ IO UiH
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    IT WASN'T MUCH OF A RIOT...
    121 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Nine Indian labourers, including two women from Sei yih Estate, witc acquitted a»i(i discharged today i»v Kajang -i igistrate. In rhe [smaii, on a charge of rioting. All the accused who v. 'ic end< d by Mr. R K. Cl iah
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    46 5 MB, SUNNY (TBIN.V better known as "Little Punrho* ;i popular Malayan boxrr. was inarrieil on Boxiim Day to Miss Shirley .»e:»n Kajah at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Sin:;.* pore. Little Punrho is the youngest member of the famous boxing brothers, Kid Punrho, Baby Garcia and Uttle Loone.
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    ROSE IS DUE
    43 5 MR. Saul Rose the International Secretary of the British Labour Party Is coining to Malaya f<>t a few tracks In April next year. Jh» will «et in touch with local labour leaders to discuss current political movements in the country
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    A Xmas Gift For 5,000 Children
    215 5 A Xmas Gift For 5,000 Children PERCHED on their lo tj seats m tin? back row ot the circle at the Capitol Theatre, ;i hundred children sucked their thumbs and chewed the r nails watching Stanley Kramer's "Christmas gift*' to them, the "5.000 Fingers ot Dr. T. Downstairs, the hall
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    Columbia's F. E. Chief
    28 5 Columbia's F. E. Chief phutu. n «i-al Minj'Tr of oliwnlii.i Pulurrs. jnd his'uilr arrived in Wgw J/ sh fJ" Broth! s. Mr. Brrvkrr Brr^h.r Mr. NVm c Standard
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    LEFT HAND DRIVES STAY?
    58 5 LEFT-HAND drive Yi-h es in Smi!ii|)or«' may not be relicen ed jfit-i A.<: I the l;«"> lands i ent. H it. The Standard understand the authorities art i;n ing til;- matter and an ai i ent is exp< shot 1 1 v. There are r<t»i M
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    30 5 da id photo by MR. LJE.G Sraero.Ut and Miss batal Sittoi-k tut thoir wedding cake at the r«-t < p tion held at thp S«-lanm»r (luh. Kuala l<umpur.- Yong Peng Seong
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    Johore Lepers For Penang Settlement
    275 5 JOIIORK BAHRI Tuts. More than 380 inmates of the Johore Leper Colony were not aware that tlir> were enjoying the last Christmas in Johore State, yesterday. While Ihi y rtuffed themselves with rakes, sweets, tee i ream, soft drinks ;in f enjoyed n i concert
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    TO HELP BOXERS
    140 5 A LARGE crowd of into graph hunters and pertators were present at the Rex Theatre yesterday alteinuon when a basketball autoura phed by member., of the liar lem Globe Trattcffl team was presented to Austin Dunsford. captain of the Colony's >outh hoxin? lean to West Xustialia t
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    37 Christian Colleges Get Full Support
    125 5 THE A>ian Christian Col •ciation nuns to t every possible support to k :\1 Colleges situated in Malaya. Hongkoi g, Pakistan and India At present the Trinity lesje, Singapore, In enjoying the upport of the Association. The Association's 01 iar "Winter Bulletin" just i
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    Officers For Association
    105 5 MR ONG SIONG BEE i t';. dent of the Srnga pore I ightei C tiers' S H >n for 1954 A Chtoi Oh !r 'I an L'hvvee Peck Mr Lim Kol i... [Ion Pn Othei ofll ire: V e-Pn Ident h Soh T< Sai .ir L K
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    32 5 MB. MTONG VOON SEONCJ helps hH hn.h- to nil the wfiihii cake al Ike rerep tion hrld in Ckeawa ll. ill. Kualu Kiiiujuu. irrrntlv Th«* hrid«* vv;is Mis,, II i Knon Ni-o
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    City Council Men Cleared Of Theft
    98 5 City Council Men Cleared Of Theft PI )H fa II I Choi i p i nfil 'i > M onlinuo i md a 120,000 in in, D« He and a I of one Joseph I a a h it abouj l s* > l itkNi Ye .i| I) 11. Chapman,
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    Party's Bill To Aid Stop Assistants Is Rejected
    162 5 Party's Bill To Aid Stop Assistants Is Rejected Standard Staff Kr^gufM A PRATT friti. pnptM by th«? Sinfapoflf l'i sivo Pttty, lo fl^flaTfct the hour arid improve v.<>ikinj OOWiiUons of Colony hf%^g by the Shf)p Employ Union *<m i f Of 4 i > n I i *to f i
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    Review of Views
    229 6 Review of Views No End In Sight j SIN CHEW JIT POH saysj that as the [ndo-China war: enters its eighth ye.nr. there: is still no end in fight. On* the contrary, French forces; have suffered their second' big setback within the last: three months. Trie present Vietminh offensive,* the
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    The Fear Of Misunderstanding
    298 6 The Fear Of Misunderstanding In Now York I met m;r y old friends in the radio and newspaper world who have always boon consistent opponents of totalitarianism, yet they admitted that now they themselves had to be careful what they t tid or with whom they were seen for fear
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    'Time For Talk
    766 6 ]^O MATTER how wordy official communiques from the fighting front might be, the stark truth is that NAy cutting I ndo-China across the waist, Ho Chi Minh has j-Vred a spectacular success. General Navarre's much vaunted plan to cont^i'^he Vietminh offensives has been seriously clamafljrd. «mains to
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    U.S. Transformed By McCarthyism
    993 6  - U.S. Transformed By McCarthyism VIRGINIA COWLES Thoro are htaek cfamfc o/ SMspician in Amorivn Says Yirqinia Cowles, author of "Looking for Trouble and 'Winston Churchill: The Era and the Man." is an Americanborn journalist who has lived in Britain since before the ioar She wrote for British and American newtpapert
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      Can't Wife Have More Than One Husband?
      430 6 Sir; In the flood <»f arguments in the Press o\cr the pros and cons of monogamy ;ind polygamy, the true meaning of the word polygamy appears to have been misunderstood or deliberately overlooked or distorted bv the advocates of polygamy. The Oxford Concise
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      INEFFECTIVE COUNCIL
      429 6 Sir;— "lt is very rarely >.t ever that an unofficial motion is carried o r an official motion is defeated in the Pahang Council of State, although quite a number of the unofficial motiom are quite sound and practical The Pahang Council of Slate in its pre.-ent composition
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      Criticism Deplored
      150 6 Sir: I feel as I write that criticism o n the 'Operation Service" of a certain hos pital should be deplored This letter i s written not from hearsay but from actual observation. Daily out-patients pour in to the Administration Block of the Oneral Hospital. Alor Star. Soon
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    40 7 at the Djicc Pa i ace Paris, Madame Coty wife of tht> new President of I ran<<\ Senator Kene Clasps hrnds with fleft) Madame Aortal the outgoing President The President-elect and h»» wife have two d m^hlrrs -gt UP pnoios.
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    RELIGIOUS MEET WAS 'COVER-UP'
    157 7 GEORGETOWN, British Guiana. Dec. 29 <Reuter> .V s aKa Wlfe of the deposed Prime Mini, ter nf British (iuiana, was yesterday lined S>M 7w I India, dollars or about Mai. 5425) r three months' imprisonment or holding a meeting without n" or nn.ss.on earlier this month.
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    WOMEN STEP ON THE GAS
    112 7 DITKOIT. Dec. 20 (IT) Women are outdoing the it ion's male driven in burning up the highways, ""liny to a survey revealbj tlie Automobile Club Michigan. f rnesl P. Davis, the club's I and traffic director, i 10 state survey, covering l.').O(M) njiles of summer
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    BRIGADIER'S DEATH FALL
    40 7 RETORIA, Dec, 29 (ReuBrigadier Hector Daniel, i Director of Air in South Africa, fell leath from the seventh a building here yesterrecently he warn the immanding Natal Com- j He retired in October ir alter 31 y<
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    Passport Is Withdrawn
    59 7 SHINGTON Deo. 29 State Depaitaid yesterday it I wn the diplomatic ol Judge William L. ho was recently re- his post as Chief American courts In 1 '•> rmany. Clark had been issued a normal passport valid Jan _8 by the United l Consul In the Canary
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    Iraq Goodwill
    31 7 iH.\Q has allocated 105,000 n $7*2.000) for uiu'it of Information m the United States, :,l continental Europe, Department ol Arab Aii.ii: a branch of the For- < >!iict« announced recently.
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    KOREA TO TRY GI's
    31 7 SEOUL, Dec. 29 (UP)— r gn Minister Pyun Vims id today South Korea the ifht to try Amertliern in Korean courts cted such jurisdiction granted "soon. H
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    'Midwife' Pilot Almost Died Of Cold
    151 7 WINNIPEG (Canada), (AP) A heroic who delivered n ln ■v in his ;i ane, then «< i trying t (< Infant ;ifj<l two hildren from iubI is f ron tbite. Pi Elickey, 37, be- Dec. 21 he losi his way over I 'hern Manitoba
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    Film Ban Puzzles Greene
    171 7 HONGKONG, Dec. !9 (Renter) Graham Greene, Catholic novelist and British playwrinht. yesterday said here he wanted to express his "puzzled amusement" at the Hongkong decision to ban the film of his best selling novel "The Heart of the Matter" acclaimed recently at the Cannes Film Festival
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    EGYPT SERIOUS OF BEING NEUTRAL
    185 7 CAIRO, Dec. 29, (Reuler)—Mr. Aneurin Bevan, British leftwing Labour leader, told reporters here yesterday his meetings with Egyptian leaders had given him the impression that "Egypt is very serious about declaring neutrality" in the East West cold war. Mr Bevan who arrived l here on
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    XMAS TOLL IS 711 IN U.S.
    41 7 NEW YORK, Doc. 29 (Renter)—Christmas holiday accidents in the United Stoles '•o.^t.s Til lives between Thursday evening and mMnight on Sunday according to the finn! list. Traffic ki'lod 519 people, fire*--81 and other accidents 111.
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    RED BAN ON NEHRU BOOKS
    37 7 NEW DELHI, Dec. 2fl (AP) Iron C'uitai.n countries have ordered removal of books on the lives and teaching! of Indian leaders Gandhi ind Nehru from all libraries, the influential "Hindustan Times*' reported.
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    EMERGENCY IN THREE MORE THAI PROVINCES
    324 7 EMERGENCY IN THREE MORE THAI PROVINCES qenc f ANGKOK, Dec. 29, A stote of emerIron? d «lored lost night in three additional tront.cr provinces, bringing the total number under emergency regulations up to 12. All three de e r mer 9ency provinces touch upon the Laos o.x.J!!''' C j OV(JInr
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    ROSES FROM CALIFORNIA
    64 7 si'f'if lovely roses never Kti'w in a Kurdcn! Mere reffrririfi of course to the Rose Bowl Querns of 1 !».">:* and l!>.-)4. Miss Leah IVland Mpft). and Miss Barbara Louise Schmidt. Miss Schmidt from New York State, was recently elected as Queen of the Rose Bowl for
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    Magsaysay Inaugural Ceremony
    89 7 Magsaysay Inaugural Ceremony MANILA, Dcr, 20 (AFP) Tiie new Luneta Park with its ive Quirino grandstand will be the vast setting for the colourful inaugural ceremonies tomorrow of Ramon Maysaysay as the third President of the Philippines Re lie No less tlia,] 50.000 are expected to attend the ceremony which
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    RED TO LEAD UK UNION
    82 7 EDIXBTRriH. Dec 29 (Reuter).— Mr Ab e Moffat, 57-year-old Communi-t leader of 80.000 Scottish miners, took a bif step today towards becoming the President of the 700.000-sirorig National Union of Mineworkers. Ninety-one of f)fi Scottish branches of the N.U.M. decided to support him in a
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    U.S. STEPS UP BROADCASTS
    56 7 WASHINGTON'. Dec 28: (Reuter) The United States Information Agenry plans to ity ta o| 'rations in th E Asia by increasing broadcasts, pamph and LI announced toMr. Th< -re Streibert, Director -n the agen'-y said of broadcasts from American relay stations in Okinawa and Manila would
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    FOLLOW IKE
    37 7 WASHINGTON, Der. 29, (UP) President Yongjeung Kim of the Korean Affairs Institute yesterday called upon the Chinese Communists to fo low i" It ad of Provident I wer and withdraw some of 1 from Korea.
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    PORFIRIO, THE ROMEO, WILL WED HEIRESS
    113 7 CIUDAD TRI'JILLO (Dominican Republic) Dec. 2 I (AP> The Dominican Rcpublic's Foreign Office last night that the international playboy Porfirio Rub rosi will marry Woolworth bell Barbara Hutton, in a ceremony at the Dominican ConsulateGeneral In New York. The wedding will be sponsored by
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    GOLD RUNNER GETS PRISON
    43 7 MANILA. D« I (UP) am Ernest J I earo(i china-!- -i :i Canadian man was found guilt v of atlomptod go!<1 bullion «m sling today ;.nd sentenced to .< year in nrisori B nd a fine of 2,000 pesos (USSl.ixiin
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    SERENADE FOR A QUEEN BENEATH BALCONY
    183 7 SERENADE FOR A QUEEN BENEATH BALCONY WHANGAREI, New Zealand. Dec. 29 (Reutei Excited crowds packed the square of this COlUlty capital on North Island last night serenading the Qu^en and the Duke of Edinburgh at the end of then- day with the Maoris. Many thousands chanting "We want the Queen*
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    Mau Mau Threaten Raid On Nairobi
    178 7 Mau Mau Threaten Raid On Nairobi NAIROBI, Dec. 29. (Reutrr)—M.tu .Mau terrorists have threatened a laid in (he Nairobi area on New Year's Day. The threat wrai c In -v;. ttten 1 porting to tt. y whi< h nd In Kijabe tra from Nail 1 a raid by 100 terroi
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    Gold Fever Grips Village
    31 7 PESHAWAR I) c 21 (AFP) 'ho viluf Moosazai, <■ 1 fr< n her« todaj grave dii^- pitchers full of iT'h renturv >'d bore Em] Afghan King Ahi Shah.
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    WARRIOR ARREST
    30 7 I 1 ,Y >'' I!f I). (AI i'i 1 cai tier w.i! i lor <l today fo m Ini .t '.il;* 1 the Christn I > miralty communiQuc announo day.
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    69 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Dec. 29. The following ore the doting prices at rubber and tin on the London market: LONDON RUBBER Feb. /March 17J<| Apr/June 17jjd July/Sept. 17)d Jonuary c.i.f. 17 1/1 6d Tone: Steady but dull. LONDON TIN Spot £657 10* per ton buyers,
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    RAVISHING REDHEAD
    57 7 photo HOLLYWOOD'S a imUInI I'honti.i Fleaatea b i»;ii«ri .i> niir of 'Tliosr IC< <t• Ih-.uls Kroni Sr.ittN I t latest mov i i i) T«m hniiolor BUmK il h<\i she rould In* fiom .i n» ttlici .iikl nuhoiK'd ii 1 C)n«' tliinu i rr\ i n i bt'fl
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    P.M. DISCUSSES BIG FOUR DATE
    28 7 P.M. DISCUSSES BIG FOUR DA TE I .\l>< I il .1 I I Soviet thai I' 1 g P still t< r I. fereno "i \ll met 1
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    Tongkah Ltd. Shows Gain Of £76,609
    159 9 THE combined production of the Bi(! and Harbour dredges of '10.-i^kjh Harbour Dredging Ltd. this year amounted to 522.21 tons (531.15 tons for 1952) according to the chairman, Mr. D. T. Waring, who reports a net profit of £76,001 from which two dividends of
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    US-India Agreement
    63 9 US- India Agreement NEW DFIJIf. Der. 2i». (AP). —The United Strifes arid India have signed a U.5.520.000.000 economic aid agreement (or the pureha-e of railway loco- 1 motives and f"«- fchi cars, American Ambassador Geuige V. Allen announced. This came nfrer Prime! Minister Nehru's speech to] parliament condemning the] proposed
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    NEW TRADE PACT FOR NEW YEAR
    41 9 MOSCOW. Dec 29. (AP) Red China's Minister for Foreign Trade. Ye Tai-chuariK has arrived hrre to M(Oi a 1954 trade troaty beU the Soviet ''nion and Et China, Tctss:, the Soviet r agency, aTmouncod recently.
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    PRODUCE
    71 9 IHE produce market in Singapore w as <i>- el in ycst< rday, ih little inc :;;.iti.ri o!) The part of ealei I to trade. Singapore produce prices ("per picul) vr terday w» re: 1 iambier i^'io; B.n. Coffee 280; betel nui $23: (Split) $21 (whole); copra 1391 (seller); coconut
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    R.I.-CHINA PACT VIEWED AS A FAILURE
    261 9 R.I.- CHINA PACT VIEWED AS A FAILURE Ry Standard Special Correspondent JAKARTA, Dec. 29.— Stripped of all its propaganda wrappings, the recently-reached trade agreement between Indonesia and Red China is viewed here as a first class flop. In essence* according to reliable Indonesian sources, both countries have merely stated a
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    A Japanese Camera That Sells For 9 U.S. Cents
    100 9 NEW YORK. I>*>< >n < \P) A Japan -made camera thai sells for ninr rrnts is brine offered as an advortisinf novt Ity. Box-shaprd and ntadr of fnm pieces of rardhoard .«nc some bla< k pnprr. th* rarwri wlwn o|>< n»
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    N.Z. TRADE UNION BOSS
    80 9 photo. MK. JIM FRKKMAN (above !Hli. N.:tio;t il \*J< <\ M ..f New Zealand Timbrr Workers t'aioa. arrived inff»ini#|Miie this week with Au*lr.ili.ijp delegate Mr. M I/iin.Mi\ ea route to a Moral Kr Armament Confcrripr in 1 It.tn lik Mr. Freeman said here that his mMm
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    More Spent On The Colombo Plan
    173 9 NKARLY aU the RovrrniiK'nts CMMCTMi in IM Colombo Plan inunj^rd to kcrp up the tapetm ol devolopment and (o vi><>u more on their pfHiwti in 1952-53 than tlwy sprnt in 1951 V.'. aayi The Ecnt> mist in an article on the (olomho PI in.
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    RUBBER RUBBER QUIET
    40 9 RUBBER RUBBER QUIET THE i <'. I Sii i\Ib. higher q < 'its |.< t ,(>. try tell i rh on i during 1 noon rim es my t B I RSSI i 1 i 2 1 I !< M I J I |.«rf I
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      Dance Styles In Auzurie Show
      152 10 ~~a i. irniim- launched their second season in Singipore Sunda> nicl.i (LEFT): Madame Jljlirte f^t.n/andTosP^n dance styles hailed by appreciative aud„nc Rof U I uith colourful presenta' *asferi anj J spectacular highlights from show featuring ,h.ef >, ir Xu u event from front stalls r
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      EGGSACTLY RIGHT!
      77 10 I (ABOVE): Baffler at Raffles Ballroom who had natrons guessing with his juggling routine Satur- I div night was Choong Fook Yue, better known as *'The Great Choong." who. to prove his paint that there's nothing to it, took two eggs and a chonstick and cooked up this
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      SEA VIEW FOURSOME
      49 10 RIGHT): Most popular figure in foursome who "dropped in" to celebrate Saturday night at Sea View was Bram Solomon of Singapore's "Camera Center" who first introduced 3-D to home movie enthusiasts in this territory. Other in party included Dora. Gasper. Sister MacKnockiter and Dr. D.C. MacGilchrist.
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      Getting The Right Note
      76 10 (BEI.OW): Explaining tricky p i<sa;e of music to Cantonese singer M'ng Chlng I.ian before she face* mike is A. S.»'»rinho, orchestra leader at the New Country Hotel in Bartlrv Road. The Singapore-born 22-year-old warbler cm Miig numbers both in Mandarin and English, is an all -rounder
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      Dancing In The Christmas
      65 10 !».r v >\\ The place: No. 6. Carmichi»-1 Road. The lime: 10 p.m. The occasion: Christmas Kve releb\tioa p.ir:\. And throwing the "do" as host was popular Singapore pianist and Milnefal on \"ogressive jazz. Percy Proctor. Friends and Beighbeeri who attended, danced to seasonl.ir nu Rben
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      JETLEY SHOWS THEM HOW
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    KIWIS HOPES KILLED
    387 11 HO Devastation By Neil Adcock JOHANNESBURG. Doc 29 (R,,,,„ a bowling by Neil Adcock Un ilLh 17" SP nd Test here today wreck ed New i" of Bainmg their lirst Victory in Te" ..■^l'. and Zea and who began the a winning chance r remaining seven for
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    97 11 photo. 1, fo e th€ Socond Asian Games to be held in Manila. May I— >, 1J54, is the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Covered stadium to the riRh 4 i s th^ basketball arena. Behind it are the tennis courts and behind the courts i s the swimming stadium where a
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    S. Africa Must Wait Ten Years
    157 11 Ml LBOCRNE, Dec. 28, {rv) The Australian rirket Hoard of Control toi refused a request from t, Africa that the Ausn trim should visit 1 its way home from < next tour of England. members said the would not welcome a African visit after
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    Johore Malays Shuttle
    66 11 Johore Malays Shuttle in the Jobore Maton championships the old .1 M.I B ii ii Timbalan, Jola 2, P'T sharp. Ti the entrance. ating ana an I SING LI S: Omar bin ol bin Ak«. DOIBLES: Omar MaJamil vs. ATI* x v. iab lOH SINGLI S: Jain Lid vs Yahya
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    Shield Matches
    94 11 .AIDE, Dec 29 (Reuter). istralia boat Queens83 runs today in UK M i d match hove. ijg their second innings ight South Australia it i land to score «s if ere ,rv wm bul out tor 245. South Ausl eight Queens308 a nd 245 Melb lurne Victoria af*
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    IOC Not In Favour Of Melbourne
    157 11 I \t SANNE. Switzerland Dee. 29 <Al>> -The Executive Com- mission of the l"i< i national Olympic Committee will meet here on Jan 16 to conclude plans for removing the l yr>«i Olympic Games from Melbourne AusOtto Mayer, chancellor a the Internation Committee said
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    SCRC PLAY WELL WITH WEAK SIDE
    451 11 PLAYING with ten men in the first half and nine in the second E. Fung retired ill—, the Straits Chinese Recreation Club did commendably well to hold the formidable GHQ to a 4 2 margin, in a friendly game of hockey at Hong Lim
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    Ex-Champion Dead
    27 11 MILWAUKEE. Dec. 2»— <AP) —George J. WhitUker IJO.J world champion swimmer oj half century a*o and credited with deve.on"r4 the "Au.^Mijn crawling" died Sunday— AP
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    Latest Soccer Results
    88 11 Latest Soccer Results LONDON. Dec. 28 (H«g Results of Association roothall league and rugby matches played today were: Arsenal I, Blackpool I; Card* C, u. StoRe-C coin <- J, nun Barrow 3. _Jf»^[* n 0: Bangor <>. Aroa *i i. 4 Linfleld Hlentoran 5, Glenavon Portadown i. KKIBY LEAGUE: 1
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    PSYCHOLOGY WITH TENNIS GIVE U.S. LEAD
    763 12 HoadAndHartwig Fail To Combine MELBOURNE, Dec. 29 (AP)— Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas teaming in perfect unison swamped Australia's Lewis Hoad and Rex Hartwig 6—2, 6—4, 6—4 in a crucial doubles match today to send the United States into a 2 l lead in
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    Pompey, Not Pompee
    65 12 NEW YORK Dee 29 (UP).— Now that unbeaten Yolande P >mpey is getting up jn Ite world— he's the third ranked light heavyweight contender— he'd like the gpeiling of his name c >rrect-— Pompey. not Pompee. A dressing robe the Trinidad fighter once u>t?d had "Pompee" across
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    Benton Wins 27th Time
    57 12 NEW YORK. Dec. 29 CAP) George Ben ton, 154 lbs., of Philadelphia, won a split decision from Bobby Jone> 155 lbs., of Oakland. California, in a ten-round bout last night for nis 27th victory in 29 professional fights. Benton looked best in long- range exchanges while
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    Flame Of The Forest Dead
    71 12 IPOH. Tues. Flame of the Forest, a five-year-old Chestnut English gelding, by Star Dust out of Linaria, died at the stables her e this morning from a ruptured bowel. Trained by Mr S.K Tjoa and owned by the Phil Kongsi, Flame of the Forest's last
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    FARELF Rugby Cup Semi-final
    128 12 FARELF Rugby Cup Semi-final GHQ FARELF. who arc hot favourites for the FARELF Rugby Cud. will meet the District Signals Ro^t. today on Princess Mary's Ground in the semi-final of the FARELF Cup competition. Kiek-oti 5 p.m. sharp. Their toam is as follows: Major D. D. Pairman, Sigs. Major A.
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    Carruthers Will Return To Hospital
    55 12 SYDNEY. Dec. 29 (AP).— World bantam champion. Jimmy Carruthers. left hospital today after a tfec-day treatment for a tapeworm in the stomach. He will rest two weeks at home and then re-enter hospital for completion of the treatment. He hopes he Will be well enough
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    Combined XI Beat Seletar
    331 12 Combined XI Beat Seletar THE combined strength of Latiff Wanderers and Young Alcn's Sikh Association proved too strong for R.A.F. Seletar when they met in a friendly game of hockey at Farrer Park yesterday. The combined team won 3 o. The combined toam dictated play for the major part cf
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    SHANGRILA GOOD FOR C-G's CUP RACE
    612 12 By WINDSOR LAI) PENANG. Tues. Shangriia. with Billy Bagby astride stepped up his preparation for the Commissioner-General's Cup race, over 1] miles, on Saturday, when he went twice round thi s morning. Coins at a steady medium speed Shangrila capped on p;jc 0 at
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    Shell Retain Title 5th Time
    343 12 SHELL SPORTS Club retained their Inter-Com-mercial Houses badminton championship title for the fifth year in succession since its inauguration in 1948 when they beat Fraser and Neave Sports Club by three games to two in the final at the Singapore Badminton Hall last nigh*. Competition
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    Titan B.P Champions
    88 12 THE following are this year's Titan BP. champions and runnr. --up. Open Singles: Champion— John Cnua Swee Hock; runner-up. Cnua Soon Slew. Junior SinglesChampion— Chan Wah Kce run-ner-up; Teo Chuan Guan Novices binaler Champion— Chua Guan Hock: runner-up; Khoo Her -nan jr. Oprn Doubh-s: Champion Cuia Soon
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    Thomas Cup Entries
    144 12 LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter) Entries for the Asia and Australasian zones of the Thomas Cup do not close until Jan. 1, but Burma, Ceylon, India and Thailand have challenged in the Asian while Australia and New Zealand have entered in the Australasian zone. The draw for play
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    Trial To Pick Out Colony XI
    126 12 Trial To Pick Out Colony XI IN* PREPARATION for tuning Singapore ration international nu at Kuala Lumpur v:\ Jan. the Singapore Ho riation have named -2 p a 4 o participate in a Ci ve rs is Whites game on SRC Padang to-morrow 5.1S p.m. Colours: V X. Pi. a
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    Trotters Are Really Great
    296 12 THE Harlem OhSSStttt^fcTI^^^^^^ orthodox play, set K000 sperUtnrs r r er. with a brand of basketball tl... w^h IsmT play. It was In their n,*„ M 'r.,«5* World stadium last ni.ht 1 5&W* winds. ir »»«»stiin anJi Before ihe game stir spectators who saw Me t:
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    Sapper Cup Won By J.B.C.
    21 12 i Opea t i I iu,i 1 Miii l<! 11l Unm I, Ol|]\ I 1 miilx
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      159 12 Vie Sj-ixas avenurd his T.'.^W- defeat at the hands hi Hoad on Monday by playlag steadier tennis to fulfil his raptaia's faith in him. Nath Beaten CALCUTTA, Dec. 2\) (AP)— A 'i Jack Arkinstall I India's number two i NaF< Ira Nath, l J 7, i ■—3 yc in 1
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