Singapore Standard, 6 January 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD an 9l Vol. IV. No. 188. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1954 TWEL\T PAGES 10 CENT?.
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    ROWAN PLAN TO POOL RESERVES IS CRIED DOWN
    183 1 SYDNEY, Jan. 5 Re uter)— Britain clashed with almost all other Commonwealth countries here today at a meeting of officials preparing for the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' conference, which opens on Friday. Delegates from India. Pakistan. South Africa and Ceylon rose, one after
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    GEN. OLIVER FOR BERLIN
    86 1 LUND O N Jan 4. .Ke liter i Major General W. P Oliver trt^ht*. Chief ot Staff to the High Commissioner of the Federated States of Malaya, is to be General Ortiver Commanding i British Sector] British troops m Berlin from March 1954, the War Oifii
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    French Take 2 Villages In N. Laos
    85 1 French Take 2 Villages In N. Laos pap.:- Jam 5 —ha h force ay launched an off* eep m northern I 5 1 ye T .-.e threat >: Viet rive against the Laoi capita] oi L ang I itia] states the I i cv captured Muong H uth-easi of Luang
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    POPE TO BE CANONISED
    53 1 ROME. Jar. 5, (Reuter) Pope Pius XII La expected to j::o::i-;e Pope Pius X. said to have died oi a "broken heart" three weeks after the outbreak oi the first world u "a r Whi -'v be had tried to prevent, on Maj 29, a Catholic
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    MAN GORED BY ELEPHANT
    53 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. While on operations m the Kulai area of Johore on Jan. 2, Rifleman Chandra Bahadur Ourung of the 2/10 Gurkha Rifles was attacked and gored by a wild elephant He was seriously wounded m the chest and has been evacuated to the British
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    PRINCE LEAVES HK
    24 1 PRINCE Peter of Greece and his wife Princess Irene left Hongkong for Tokyo by air yesterday after spending a few week?
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    MEET THE WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN
    61 1 photo. MRS. WILLIAM PALEY, wife of the head of the Columbia Broadcasting System, who tops the 1953 list of the world's best dressed, compiled by the New York Dress Institute on the basis of an international poll. Second is Mrs. Winston Guest of New
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    Police Locked Up Man In Pyjamas
    254 1 TEMPLER ORDERS A PROBE Xl ALA LIMPUR, Tues.— The Federation High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer has ordered an "immediate investigation into a complaint from a prominent businessman here about the "despicable and degrading treatment" meted out to him by three policemen, The Standard
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    CROWDS SEE BOY DROWN
    150 1 A SCHOOL TEACHER. 17--year-old Jattar bin Tohan, was drowned m th c sea oft' Marine Parade m Singapore yesterday atternoon as scores of sea-bathers. including his friend, looked on helplessly. JafTar had swum out to an empty sampan tied 20 yards from the shore. From the
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    REDS FIRE ON ESTATE TEAM
    65 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Seven terrorists yesterday shot the assistant manager of Kempas Estate. Johore, and his five Police escorts from close range but fled m the face of their dogged counter attack, it was reported today. The estate party recovered part of the terrorists' carbine
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    Turpin Pushed Me Around, Says Woman
    166 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (AP) British boxer Randy Turpin was named defendant yesterday m a US$lOO,OOO damage suit brought m court by a woman who charges he assaulted her. The action, brought by Adele Daniels, a resident of Riverside Drive, said she was the
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    ELOPING GIRL TRAIL FOUND
    85 1 Marriage Snag EDINBURGH. Scotland, Jan. 5 (Reuter) Don Ante n o r Patino Bolivian tin magnate, learned today that his runaway daughter had been seen m Dundee, 50 miles north of Edinburgh with her fiance. Private detersives reported that Maria Isabella Patino Bourbon. 18. and her
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    AW TO BUILD FAGODAS IN TWO COUNTRIES
    227 1 MR. AW BOON HAW has accepted requests from two South-east Asian countries to build seven-storey pagodas m their respective capitals, it was disclosed yesterday. Details of the constructioM and exact places where the pagodas are to be built will be announced m a
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    ABELL'S HOLIDAY
    23 1 GOVERNOR of Sarawak. Sir Anthony Abeii. left Kuching yesterday or oca cave n Hongkong. He will leturn on Jan 25 Renter
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    THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE FINAL SAY
    386 1 Whitehall Favours Unified Malaya: THE people m the two territories will have the final say on whether Singapore and the Federation should be unified under any future constitutional setup, Lord Munster, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies declared yesterday. Lord Munster, who
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    Illicit Rice Border Trade
    70 1 Illicit Rice Border Trade BANGKOK. Jan. 5. (AP) The Thai Governmen< is to lake drastic measures against smuggling of good Q[uaUty ri from Thailand a tx»ss the border into Malaya. The Minister of Economic Affairs. Col. Vorakur.i Ban ha. told a rabi.net meeting U was important at thw present time
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    Winter Floods And Gales Hit Europe
    176 1 LONDON, Jan. 5 (AP)— lcy winds brought storm and snow to many parts of Europe yesterday. Germany's Baltic shores near Kiel had their worst floods m 70 years. Yugoslavia reported heavy snowfalls cut practically all phone links with other countries. Angry seas battered at
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    EX-MALARIAL EXPERT DEAD
    54 1 LONDON. Jan. 5 (Reuler) Dr. Henry Pollard Hacker, a former malaria research officer for the Malayan Government, was found dead on the pavement outside his home m the Bloomsbury district of London early today. He was found dressed m his night attire and appeared j to have
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    Students In Slums: It's Rot -Warden
    146 1 Students In Slums: It's Rot -Warden MELBOURNE. Jan. 5 (UP) Complaints that Malayan students are living m Adelaide slums because they are victims of a colour has are "utter rot." said a university official here today. Commenting or, a cabled report that Malayan .-■i..<HM i .> Returning boa id wnptaMted
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    Discussions On A-Pool
    64 1 WASHINGTON. Jan 5. <AP". Tr.f U S State Department said yt that Secretary of Slate John Foster Dulles and Ru siai Poceign M V. M. M prohab j m I ieet and Eisenhower' propo peacetun po ol energy !l Bt-r m foi the ro -Power co iferen
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    RULER'S HOME IS BURGLED
    65 1 KUALA LUUPUB Tues.«~ A thiel broke into the •cal residen c o! the Sultan of ;in Eaton R<;a>: nerf ast night and dole a attwr g nette Ughtet and a ■igarrette box valued a 1 |28f The 'hie* it stated to aavc foi into U c
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    BUTLER'S PLEDGE ON RUBBER AND TIN HAILED
    580 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Official and business circles m the Federation "warmly welcomed" today the assurance of Mr. R. A. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer, that Britain would help Malaya to "keep her first loves" rubber and tin. They said that stock-piling by Britain
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    – And Colony Traders Pleased
    161 2 And Colony Traders Pleased THE BRITISH Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. R. A. Butler impressed all sections of the trade community m Singapore with his good grasp of the economic aspect of Malaya. The Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce. Mr. A.F. Taylor, paid a fine compliment and said
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    MAN (68) GETS $3,350 FINE
    52 2 PEXAXG. Tues.— Ooi Vim. 68. who pleaded guilty m the Sessions Court today to charges of attempting to manufacture opium, possession of four katties and 14 tahils of prepared opium and also possession of opium utensils was fined a total of $3,350 m default. 15
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    PEER SEES POLICE FORCE
    75 2 THE manner m which Singapore trains its police inspec- tors and recruits was shown to Lord Munster. Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, when he visited the Police Training School m Thomson Road yesterday. Accompanied by Mr. Nigel Morris, Commissioner of
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    HE PLEDGES TO REFORM
    73 2 BUTTERWORTH, Tues.— A police supervisee. Ooi Boon Siew. who had six previous convictions was saved from a further prison term when ihe Magistrate Mr. D. C. J. Wernham yesterday agreed to accept the youth's pledge that he would reform himself. Ooi was arrested at 2.30 a.m.
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    27 NEW CITIZENS IN COLONY
    147 2 27 NEW CITIZENS IN COLONY TWENTY-SEVEN people Including one woman, have been granted Certificates of Naturalisation by the Governor. Sir John Nicol. They are Messrs.: Foong Kam Meng. Quek Cheow Hua. Gan Kirn Koon also known as Gan Chye Ho. Goh Keok Seng. Andrew Nicholas Tolentine Pereira. Chow You Lee.
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    Told Lie Under Threat
    110 2 WITNESS KUALA LUMPUR, Tue?.— i A prosecution witness claimed m the Sessions Court here today, that he made a t;.:>e statement to a Police officer because he was threatened with imprisonment. Mohamed Ali. a padi planter. was one of the key witnesses m a ''i-se m
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    INCOME TAX NETS $12.5 M.
    33 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuts The net collections from income tax m the Federation lor the period Nov. 30. ]^A. to Dec. 31. 1953, amounted to 512.531.782.02. it announced today.
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    DIVIDENDS ARE DELAYED
    83 2 DIVIDENDS ARE DELAYED ABOUT 5.00" shareholderof the liquidated Singapore Co-operative Stores Society, wiii have to wait for dividends on their share value until the Society's building m Joo Chi;i" Road is .The Colony's Senior CD-opetv] ative Officer. Mr. C. M. Soosai, i said. "I want to collect :he j i
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    'Man From Jungle' Held Gun: Witness
    184 2 PENANG, Tues.-A shopkeeper. Lim Sim Siau. whose son had won a lottery, told the Magistrate's Court today that three men entered his house m Paya Terubong Road On Nov. 7, last year, and robbed him of cash and jewellery amounting to $3,350. One of
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    WHITEHALL DID NOT ORDER FILM BAN
    166 2 THE British Colonial Office is m no way implicated with the decision of the Pan-Ma-layan Film Censor Mrs C. Koek. to ban the film 'The Heart of the Matter". Gov ernment announced last night. In Press discussions on the banning of the film. Government
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    Those (Hie!) Signs On Police Homes Must Go!
    180 2 Those (Hie!) Signs On Police Homes Must Go! Standard Staff Reporter BEAU N E. Absinthe. Eau Creole, Champagne, Grave. Hock, Drambuie and Falerne famous names of alcoholic drinks daubed on the walls of eight new blocks of Police flats m Singapore's Whitley Road are not substitutes for a wine list
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    COVT TO PUT UP NEW PAY SCHEME
    156 2 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Government will make certain proposals to its staff associations and trade unions on the implementation of Ritson pay recommendations for Division I and Division II officers, when negotiations resume next week. Mr. W. M. Young. Colony Establishment Officer, told
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    It's Not A Wine Shop
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    107 2 CLOSING rabbet prices (rents per Ib m Singapore yesterda were: Bu>ers Betters TIN PRICE Tbe price of tin renlri day «as S3IBJ per pit ill L'p Si. LONIH>N KIKKI! Nc 1 R.S.S Setttempni House Terms Tuesday's opening prices first session wt re I.()MK)N Tl> Tuesday's prices hr^i session
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    EARPHONES IN LITTLE U.N.
    58 2 SINGAPORE'S V Memorial Hail will be United Nations on J when nine delegate ;ng 18.000 Governnu ployees giv c their ori, i belore the Rendel C 1 Commission. The nine CommisM i i 'it .cgates and even I reporter^ will have eai i<j catch up with
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    TAMILS HOLD A FESTIVAL
    64 2 THE Singapore Tarn, celebrate what is known as the Tamil Festival from :omorrow. The celebration, will eludes a public n ting variety concert, dsr; music performances will end on Jan. 14. One of the highlight- of the festival will be the bII-M van Oratorical rot" Tamil,
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    YOUTH MEET
    29 2 THE PEXANG You r lui'f Committee will be ho line a meeting at 5.30 p.m. ton *ro« to finalise plant to ra-»« iv <J jor the cejT^rCj
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    55,000 MORE BECOME JOHORE SUBJECTS
    333 3 55,000 MORE BECOME JOHORE SUBJECTS Electorate Drive Ends ftffcu*^- Standard Staff Reporter uhieJ t >l* A u HRU c Tues A «>out 55,000 people became subjects of the Johore State Ruler during an intensive threemonth national registration campaign, ending last month. fir-, J re §i stratlon s fid Inche I.
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    '5,000 FINGERS'
    107 3 THE SKY over Singapore City yesterday afternoon was dotted with some 5,000 coloured balloons which were released by Shaw Bros, publicity men as an advertisement for the film, "The 5,000 Finders of Dr. T," now skowiag at the Capitol Theatre. The balloons, Teleased from the roof-top of the
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    J. Bahru Local Councils Flourish
    194 3 J. Bahru Local Councils Flourish JOHORE BAHRU, Tucs. J oho re Buhru i s ahead of other States m creating local councils. Out of a lotal d 120 local < couocila m the Federation. Johore has estab ished 85. mcc td ng 34 Dew >nes I > be com- pJeted
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    Majid Acts For Webber
    111 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Incbe Abdul Maj bin Haji Sahid, District Forest Offker. Kluang, is now A ting State Forest Officer m the absence of Mr. M Webber, State Forest Officer, who has 3 me on leave. Inche Ma id, was awarded the j MBE for bravery
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    Labourer Stabbed
    61 3 A LABOURER waa stabbed on hia sbo Idet wm he trie i *> break ::p a Bght betwC6l *.vo mca a shop m Serangoon Road, Singapore, on Monday night. The two men aped trbsn they san the labouref fail o-.: I the Bo clutching Ws] wounded sh i
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    INDIA FINANCE 'VERY SOUND'
    84 3 INDIA'S nr:a:u;ia: position is erj somd," Mr. Chintaman Deshmuk, Indium Finance Minister, said m Si: gapore stei lay. Before emplaning for Sydney ittend the Finance Ministers 1 inference, Mr. Deshmuk to.d fhe Standard thai India had made progress m the last two fears more or less
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    FOUR-MASTER IS IN S'PORE
    92 3 FOUR -MASTER IS IN S'PORE Standard Shipping Reporter FROM the early days when men went down to the sea m sailing ships, the sight of a four-masted vessel has been one that is not easily forgotten. Berthed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday was one. the India, that brought
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    CO-OP. HOUSING NEW OFFICIALS
    83 3 TAIPING, Tues. At the second annual general meeting of the Taiping Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., held here recently the following officebearers were elected: Chairman: Mr. K. S. S. Maniam; Hon. Secretary: Mr. V. Kanagasabai; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Chuah Chow Liew; Committee: Messrs. Ong Chooi Aw, D.
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    Technical Students In Final Term
    133 3 THE final session of the academic year for technical evening classes will begin on Jan. 11. at the Junior Technical School, Balestier Road. Singapore. There are over 1.500 students attending these classes and it is hoped that when the new session begins, some time m
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    RAILWAY MAN IS ACQUITTED
    74 3 A YARD foreman, T. Thambithurai. of the Malayan Railways, was acquitted yesterday "by the Eighth Police Magistrate. Mr. A. W. Ghows. of attempting to cheat the Railways of $54. The charge involved a voucher for $54. said to be for a bill from a hotel m
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    FATAL ACCIDENT
    31 3 TAN PENG, a three-year-old Chines.- boy, died m the Kuaia Lumpur Genera! Hospital yesterday, shortly after he was involved m an acciden f with a car i:i Weld Road.
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    RENDEL C'TTEE TO HEAR 9 DELEGATES
    150 3 Standard Staff Reporter A NINE-MAN delegation, representing about 18,000 Government employees, will give oral evidence before the Rendel Constitution Committee on Jan. 14, at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore. This is the first public hearing of the Commission which is expected to b e
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    2 More Jap Ships Here
    102 3 THERE were two more new Japanese vessels berthed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday. One was the freighter Ume Maru under charter to the Mitsui Line on her first visit to the Colony. The other, ;he freighter passenger ship Atlas Maru is a brand
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    APPOINTMENT BROKEN: $40
    53 3 IPOH, Tues. A mining contractor, Wong S-.vee. was today fined S4O. or two weeks' imprisonment, by Magistrate Che Abdullah Ghazalli. Wong pleaded guilty to a summons charge of failing to appear before the Assistant Commissioner for Labour, Perak, on Nov. 11 last m connection with the Employers'
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    New Officer
    19 3 THE new District Information Officer for Kota Tinggi is Mr. Ng Chow Van who is from Muar.
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    STC ASK FOR ANOTHER PARKING SITE
    205 3 IN ANTICIPATION of a possible move by the City Council to convert the bus terminus at the Clifford Pier car park into a parking lot, the Singapore Traction Company has made an application for an alternative site near Finlayson Green. This application will be
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    Recruits Begin First Lesson
    74 3 NINETY-EIGHT nursing recruits turned up at their classrooms in the Bowyer Block, General Hospital, for their first lecture yesterday. In another classroom, 12 senior student nurses were preparing for their final examinations to be held next month. Recruiting of nurses will continue until Jan. 15. Applications
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    Labour Unrest On The Increase
    261 3 Standard Staff Reporter INDUSTRIAL unrest is growing m Singapore. There are two strikes on and another two m the offing. A fifth strike is now looming. The latest threat is by the Singapore Harbour Board Labour Union which will hold a general meeting on Jan.
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    ACQUITTED
    29 3 CHEONG CHIN NAM nl Kulai was yesterday acquitted by the Singapore Eighth Police Court Magistrate. Mr. A. W. Ghows, on a charge of possessing instruments to commit robbery.
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    SEATS ON PARTY BASIS IN FEDERAL COUNCIL
    444 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Although no official announcement has yet been made, there is every indication that seats m the next Federal Legislative Council will be made on a party basis. The Standard learnt today. In addition to the invitation to the Pan-Malayan Labour
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    Probe Into Suspected Poisoning
    98 4 Probe Into Suspected Poisoning Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Police are probing the suspected poisoning of two brothers, one three and the other six years old. at their home m Clyde Terrace yesterday evening. The brothers. Lee Teo Ann and Lee Teo Hock, were drinking tea from two separate cups when
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    GIRL (16) SOBS IN COURT
    177 4 GIRL (16) SOBS IN COURT A lfj- YEAR-OLD girl. Chow An Moi alias Chow Yeok Fong, of K:uang. sobbed m a Singapore court yesterday when she was fined a total of $150. In addition she was disqualified from obtaining or holding a driving licence for a year. Chow was charged
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    JUDGE SAID: I AM LENIENT
    73 4 BEFORE passing sentence on a soldier attached to R.E.M.E.. the Singapore Second Traffic Magistrate, Mr. Howe Yoon Chong, said yesterday that he was taking "a lenient view this time." The soldier. G. Childs, was fined $35 for driving a military armoured car negligently resulting m
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    HINDU FESTIVAL
    31 4 THE HINDU Officers of the Singapore Harbour Board will conduct the "Sathurthi" festival at Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple. Ceylon Road. on Jan. 8. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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    MAN IS DETAINED
    57 4 SINGAPORE police o n Monday night detained a man m connection with the armed robbery m Odin Square on New Year's Day. photo. MR Anthony Didier, Jr., a transport clerk employed by the Singapore Harbour Board, photographed with his bride, the former Miss Teresa Rodrigues, after their
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    RUBBER EXPORTS
    24 4 TOTAL export of rubber of all grades to all countries from Singapore and the Federation during December. 1953. amounted to 78,173 tons.
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    $14,000 Raised For Spore Cultural Centre
    447 4 $14,000 Raised For Spore Cultural Centre AN architect from Singapore's Public Works Department has been assigned to draw up detailed plans for the Colony's Cultural Centre which is estimated to cost $350,000. So far, more than $14,000 has been collected from the public. against a target of 550.000. The Colonial
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    THEY DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF CHINESE SCHOOLS
    200 4 THEY DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF CHINESE SCHOOLS Lee Flays Councillors SINGAPORE Legislative Councillors who are all educated m English do not know the importance of Chinese education, rubber magnate Mr. Lee Kong Chian said yesterday. Mr. Lee was presiding over a meeting of the Chinese School Teachers' Conference held
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    SYSTEM IS AN ABUSE-UNION
    117 4 THE Singapore Public Works Labour Union yesterday urged the Government to adopt a system of automatic increment, based on length of service, for tnem. This was one of the resolutions adopted at their annual general meeting. The Union said it felt that the present S3'stem of
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    $¼ BIL DROP IN RUBBER INCOME
    277 5 BIL DROP IN RUBBER INCOME RUBBER income for South-East Asian producers fell the equivalent of $575,000,000, for Malaya alone $200,000,000, according t a year end statement of the Natural Rubber Bureau m Washington. The retiring President of the Board, Mr. Warren S. Lockwood said that the past year's drop m
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    BAN OF A FILM: PROTEST BY FANS
    163 5 BAN OF A FILM: PROTEST BY FANS A NSW protest has been i against the banning ie British him M The It >jt of the Matter." This :t comes from the S ngapore Cinema Fans' i Association. i ettei to the Malayan i Censor, Mrs. Cynthia X •••<. the association
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    THIEVES HAUL
    29 5 ES stole a arai g ns, axo d ned a iair pfr I ii r« than fi a Fan )•■•>'; :> H ad, S 'c, on Mo I; night
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    A Hotelier Flees The Extortioner
    166 5 BtSPECTOB Tuart S. Zain said m the Singapore Fourth District Court yesterday that when a boarding house keeper at East Coa^t Road refused to pay extortion money to a man. te n others rushed into his premises. He fled, yelling for help. The inspector was
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    FRIEND LEFT CASH SAYS S.IT. MAN
    219 5 CHARGED with corruptly accepting Sl.OOO on .Aus. 31 while he was a Housing Investigating Officer of the Singapore Improvement Trust, Tan Yook Suan \e^erday told a court that the money was given to him for sate keeping by a childhood friend. Tan -a:d that
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    EDUCATIONIST AT VARSITY
    55 5 MISS FREDA .IWILUAM. Assistant Adviser on Education to the Secretary of State tor the Colonies, made a tour ■>; 'he University of Malaya Bud ia'er held a conference with Professor F. Mason. ProfessOT of Education, yesterday. Miss Gwilliam arrived ia S'.n^jpore on Monday iri the COUT9fI of
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    23 5 MR. TEDDY LEE, being taken out of the Police Court precincts yesterday, after giving evidence against five men charged with housebreaking and theft.
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    SHUTTERBUGS GET A LESSON
    101 5 SHUTTERBUGS G ET A LESSON MR, FRANCIS WU, Hongkong's famous photographer yesterday evening gav c a talk to members ol the Singapore Ca nera Ci b at the British Council H:..i on "How I make :r,v Exhibition Prints." He told a big audience that it was very easy for anyone
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    BOY JAILED FOR STABBING
    57 5 "SEEING that a knife was used. I have to consider a pri>on sentence," the Seventh Police Magistrate Mr. T. Kulasekaram yesterday told Yap Peh Teck, a youth living m Haveiock Road, charged with stabbing two other youths with a penknife. The Magistrate sentenced him :o a
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    Journal Explains Poisoning Cases
    233 5 THE total of 736 cases of accidental poisoning by opium and morphine recorded m the Federation report is a figure which "probably refers" to the number of persons seeking treatment for addiction and not to poisoning m the usual sense, states the editorial of the latest
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    69 5 hi; R little holidayr >.4k; rs. 1.i.-hman (12). Sunfri (11». H.ro <8) and Moti t h: derm of a Singapore .textile m»rrhaii!. pose with t; b .z brother, Mr. Ram-t'-:-(i U. Vu>nani. wh» •..«ero-d Oiraa fcom* ft Kalians Airport yesterday. The children had their first experience of travelling unaccompanied, when
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    Dr. Yung Back
    35 5 DR WW. YUNG, Director of the World Health Organisation m Singapore, has. returned from leave on the Asia. IJr. Deutschman. the Acting Director is leaving by air tomorrow oa'his wav to Geneva.
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    STABBING: TEENAGE GIRLS HELD
    88 5 STABBING: TEENAGE GIRLS HELD A 15- YEAR-OLD schoolgirl was slashed with a razor blade outside the New World Amusement Park. Singapore, on Monday afternoon. Police have detained two young girls. The victim. Miss Lee Leow Yaw was walking towards her father's mee-stall m Jalan Besar Ro»ri. near the park, carrying
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    POLICE MAKE QUICK ARREST
    73 5 AX hour aftei four men had held up a fisherman m Tampenis Road yesterday, ponce detained a suspect. They are now hunting tor the three other robbers. The fisherman was cycling alone Tampenis Road on his way" to market at 3.40 a.m. when he was waylaid
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    UNIVERSITY: HOW TO APPLY
    50 5 CANDIDATES for admission to the University of Malaya for the 1954-1955 session must submit their applications oy Jan. 31. Applications must be on tht official forms and must be sent to the Registrar, University of Malaya, Cluny Road. The forms may be obtained from the Registrar.
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    ANYONE SEEN THIS SAILOR?
    83 5 Standard Staff Reporter AN 18-year-old Danish seaman, Erling Jorgensen, was i reported missing from the m.s. India now berthed along- side Godowns 11 and 12 of! the Singapore Harbour Board, j Described as sallow-corn- j plexioned. and fair haired. Jorgensen was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and
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    DRAFT REPORT ON ELECTIONS READY
    159 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Draft Report on Federal Elections is now complete and will be considered by the Federal Legislature's 46 members Elections Committee on Jan. 21, it was officially learnt today. The 20-man Working Party of the Elections Committee, headed by Mr. M. Hogan.
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    Man On Stretcher Identifies Thief
    259 5 A PRINCIPAL prosecution witness, Teddy Lee, his right leg encased m a plaster-of-paris cast up to his waist, was brought from hospital on a stretcher into a Singapore court yesterday, to give evidence against five men charged with housebreaking and theft. In the dock were
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    For J.B. Post
    18 5 UNGKO Mohsin b'.w Mohamed, Assistant District Officer. Kola TinggL has been transferred to Johore Bahru.
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    Malayan Exchange Rates
    46 5 MALAYAN Exchange Banks Association's buying rates to merchants (Per $100 Malayan) are: Canada 3? 1 lti (T.T.). 32 3/16 (0.D.), 32 7 16 on credit bills and ZV. on trade bills (90 d/st). Selling rates: T.T. O.D. Canada 31?. Other rates remained unaltered.
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    Wait-And Sweat
    721 6 Wait- And Sweat L'CONOMIC prophecy is the riskiest of occupations and the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. R A. Boiler, wisely refrained from making any proI t He went no further than saying that at the monweaith Finance Ministers' Conference the pro r use Qg the tin and rubber
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      WHY PRIORITY FOR SENIORITY?
      282 6 Sir; According to the Benham Report promotions to Special Grade *B of the Hospital Assistants' Scheme should include "all officers m the time-scale whose work demands a greater degree of responsibility or technical knowledge together with officers of outstanding merit and ability for whom no vacancy
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      Heart Of The Matter
      138 6 Sir; It is reported that the Official Malayan Film Censor has banned the film "The Heart of the Matter", because it depicts a Police Commissioner m an unfavourable manner and is, therefore, unsuitable for Malayan audiences. The banning or display of this particular picture is not
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    MY TWO WEEKS IN GAOL
    1277 6  - MY TWO WEEKS IN GAOL Patrick Duncan By Mr. Duncan, the thirty-three-year-old son of a former Governor-General of South Africa, was convicted after participating m a civil disobedience campaign directed against the Union's racial discriminatory laws. He was sentenced to 100 days m prison, with the alternative of a fine.
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    Belqiums Gift To The United Nations
    314 6 EARLY this year, Belgium will present to United Nations, the largest known tapestry m the world, which was recently completed by a firm of specialists from Malines. The tapestry vieasures no less than 46*/t. by 30ft., has absorbed 165 million yards of wool and
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    14 6 "I'm afraid it's serious he's got the death watch beetle!" 5
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    248 6 Review of Views SeSangor "Farce" "AFTER the Earce in the Sc 1angor Education Depart one would have thought thai the •Minister' of Education would have resigned h:s post." Utusan Melayu says, commenting on the Mentri Besar'? decision to recal] k number of pupils who had been dismissed in schools in
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    111 6 CHICAGO. Tue<team of British k e^ I asked Britain to p 1^' I in its public vvater bo vent tooth decc> c the American De n *c tion. The A. DA. laumd British scientists spe--tensive three -month p Han in the United 5I Canada before urging od of
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    SURPLUS SHIP DEAL: FIVE ARE INDICTED
    180 7 SURPLUS SHIP DEAL: FIVE ARE INDICTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 HAP)— The Federal Grand Jury yesterday indicted live individuals and five corporations on charges of conspiracy to defraud the I nited States Government In the purchase of surplus cargo ships from the U.S. after the last war. The hkßctmenta allege these
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    CANADIAN PM CANCELS TRIP
    55 7 OTTAWA. J«a 3 iAP) i Canadian Prime Minister 1 is St, Lareni .;:i::<r.:u-ed dondaj thai Austra- Zei id part ol hia r has i c rausc VA i with rganisatJ n tor I r H-. iplanc to E r me, I•■ Easi an I Urn Far
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    CASH MISSING FROM US MINT
    34 7 m s x JTON Jan. S, (AFP) An n oi US$l6O,OOO -i uid isinfl b• i te sales S1 tes Mint. The n I stuffed itn (i ..<e bank-
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    Mahjong Murder Man Held
    120 7 Mahjong Murder Man Held MANILA. Jan. S (Keuter) The prosecuting attorney announced today that Oscar Castelo former Defence anc Justice Minister m the Ouirino Government, would ne indicated today for the mar- 1 der of Manuel Monroy. Castelo was alleged to ».ave ordered, last June, the assassination of Monroy who
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    Now A Liars' Club
    69 7 BRUSSELS. Jan. S: (AP)-A m U*nt Clnb" WtU re- created *e Flemish '-.'Inge o; Puite on 0* Belao-Dutch border, north or Antwerp. Conditions oi admission are three full minutes ojlyg in public Points will be awarded to the best liars the club. The super nar will
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    51 7 photo. RAMON Magsaysay, popular third President of the Philippine Republic, salutes the colours during a military review in his honour during today's inaugural ceremonies. To his right is his senior military aide, famed Communist Huk fighter, Colonel Napoleon Yaleriano. To the President's left is is the Vice-President, Carlos P. Garcia.
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    TALKS ON SOVIET AID ARE DENIED
    169 7 MOSCOW, Jan. 5 (Reuter)— The Indian Ambassador to the Soviet Union Mr. K. P. S. Menon last night denied reports that he had discussed with Mr. Vyacheslav Mclatov, Soviet Foreign Minister, the possibility of Russian military aid for India. Mr. Menon who saw M.
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    Freedom Lane For Anti-Reds
    110 7 MUNSAN. Jan. 5— (AP)— United Nations troops, work- mg m wintry weather, built a "freedom lane" today down which their Commander said more than 22.000 Chinese and North Koreans must be allowed to travel away from. Communism if they have not decided otherwise by Jan. 22.
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    RUSSIANS TO VISIT INDIA
    71 7 MOSCOW. Jan. 5. (AFP).— The Indian Embassy announced today that a 25-member delegation of leading Soviet painters. musicians. singers, ballet and folk dancers would leave for India for a five to six-week vi^it about mid-Janu-ary. The delegation will include I Alexander M. Gerasimov, pain- ter and
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    Burma Day In London
    44 7 LONDON, Jan. 5: (AFP)— i Burma's Independence Day was celebrated in London yes- terday with the traditional 1 diplomatic reception held at the Burmese Embassy. Representatives of the i diplomatic corps and many British businessmen with interests in Burma attended.
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    Gendarmerie On The Trail Of The Thing'
    138 7 Gendarmerie On The Trail Of The Thing' LYONS. (France). Jan. 5: (AFP) A "monster." reported to be a bear on one occasion and a lion on another, was being tracked by local gendarmerie yesterday after eating the best part of four clogs m a rural area near Lyons. Tracks described
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    'QUEEN' & HERO
    51 7 'QUEEN' HERO photo GENERAL William F. Dean, hero of the Korean war, dances with Barbara Louise Schmidt at the Coronation Ball at Pasadena California, where she was crowned Queen of the Tournament of Roses. Gen. Dean was the Grand Marshal of the Tournament Parade being held on New Year's Day.
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    Roof Caves: One Killed
    69 7 TOKYO. Jan. s— (UP)— One j workman was killed and 12 others injured yesterday when the roof of a motion picture studio under construction here collapsed with a resounding noise. All 13 were pinned down under the 6.000 square foot i dome-shaped roof. Several of the
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    MISSIONARY DIES
    34 7 REVEREND Michael Moran. an Irish missionary who was expelled from China by Communists m 1951. died at his home m Glencorrib. Ireland, on Friday of a heart attack. He was 48 UP
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    Adenauer Is 78
    32 7 THE West German Chancellor. Dr. Konrad Adenaur who led' West Germany out of the ruins of war to economic wellbeing and a respected place i was 78 yesterday. Reuter
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    The Yard's Biggest Shake-Up
    107 7 The Yard's Biggest Shake -Up LONDON. Jan. 5: (Renter) —Sir John Nott-Bowcr London's 61-year-old Police Commissioner yesterday gave Scotland Yard its biggest shake-up in 20 years by switching more than 250 men around key jobs in the city's 23 police divisions. The Commissioner's new campaign to give policemen better promotion
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    Kinsey's Book Did More Harm...
    154 7 NEW YORK. Jan. (Ren ter) Two doctors said to-. day that myths about sex had been spread by th<- lamous Kinsey report and that It disregarded "the element of tender love." nr. William Kroger, a < -o gynecologist and Dr. t oiuad Bergler. New York
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    US PROSPERITY WILL BE SUSTAINED, SAYS IKE
    349 7 A President Reports To The People WASHINGTON, Jan. 5— (AP)— President Eisenhower promised the American people last night he will use "every legitimate means available to the Federal Government" to keep the nation prosperous. In reporting what he described as the past accomplishments
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    Princesses On High
    47 7 photo. HAVING a breezy time m the ski-iift are Princess Beatrix and Princess Irene, daughters of Queen Juliana and Prime Bernhard of The Netherlands. Princess Beatrix is on the left. The Dutch Royal family is on holiday at Grindelwald. the winter sports report. U.P.
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    Church Bans Papini;s ßook
    79 7 ROME. Jan. 5, (AFP).— The Rome ecclesiastical authorities today issued a circular banning the sale m Catholic book shops of the Catholic writer. Giovanni Papini's book, "The Devil." In his book. Papini voices the idea lhat God. m His infinite merry, could even pardon Satan. The
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    Crown Prince
    25 7 CROWN Prince Mohammad of Jordan left Amman yesterday on his way back to Switzerland to resume his studies, alter Christmas vacation at home.
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    Red Drive Has Failed—Bowles
    164 7 Red Drive Has Failed— Bowles NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (IP)— With the single exreption of China, the Communist drive m Asia has fallen far short of its objectives, former I'nited States ambassador to India. Mr. Chester Bowles, said today. But he warned thai CommunM parties In and the other Asian
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    Italian Crisis Is Still On
    96 7 ROME. Jan. 5 (Beater) Lasa minut< disagreement la>t night prevented Premier Giuseppe Pella from resolving a two-week old cabinet crisis with a reshuffle of ministers. After a third successive iftf of intensive discussions titr Premier spent an houi with President of the Repubitt Luigi Einaudi
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      951 8 Britain's Go Slow Threat Postponed LONDON, Jan. 5 (Reuter)— Britain's 3,000,000 shipbuilding and engineering workers decided last night to postpone a threatened nation-wide go slow, which would have plunged the country into industrial chaos and damaged its export drive. Their leaders agreed by a majority vote to delay their action—
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    C'wedlth Told To Use The U.K. Mart
    260 9 C'wedlth Told To Use The U.K. Mart SYDNEY, Jon. 5, (Reut er Sir Leslie Rowan, British Treasury official yesterday invited Commonwealth countries to exploit to the full the London money market saying there was no competition between it and the International Bank for raising loans. He gave this assurance to
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    Produce
    63 9 THE produce market m Singapore was firm m both copra and coconut oil sections yesterday, with fair business passing. Singapore produce prices (per picul) yesterday were: Gambier $210; Bah Coifee S2HO; betel nut $28; (Split) 527 (whole); copra $4OJ (sellers); coconut oil $64 (seller); Pepper $330 (Muntok white); $:<25
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    RUBBER TRADE
    41 9 TOTAL exports of rubber, all grades to ail countries, from Singapore and the Federation of Malaya during December 1953, amounted to 78,--173 tons, according to preliminary figures issued ov the Re- > gistrar of Malayan Statistics, Mr E J. Phillips.
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    ROBBER QUIET
    139 9 SDAFDS UPCOUNTRY centres continued to liquidate their holiday surplus rubber m the Singapore Market yesterday, resulting m a further decline 1-y a n eighth of a cent, first grade rubber for January shipment closing at sti£ cent per U». Quotations opened at 51 cents, but eased later on
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    PASSENGERS DUE ON THE CHUSAN
    737 9 THE following is a list of passengers disembarking from the Chusan on Jan. 8 and 10, at Penang and I Singapore respectively. Penang Mr Mrs W H Caisbuiy and child, Mr. Mrs S X Chew. Mr. E. W. Foley: M-s t J Felts and child:
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    BREWERS GAIN BIGGER PROFIT
    67 9 TOTAL group income I Arthur Gumess Son and I Brewers. advanced troui £5,503.564 to i 15.741.18*' LD the year ended Sept H, 1953 Trading profits increased bs £257.899 to £5.681.948. and I v final dividend on the million ordinary stock was raised by one per cent
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    SHARES
    118 9 1 c. pro* emeni mt f businesi m Malayan Itan market yt <_;day vtitn !>e trer.d EoUowing wry I c same *i on r e previ i s lay. Industria s were stea ly, c ■m weti jular. 1 ■>• m no reaction to the re .ie nrxjr, tin
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    STUDYING IN AUSTRALIA
    759 10 SPENDING X'mas vacation m Colony before returning to Australia m early March are Singapore co-students Joshua Owen and Wilfred Anthonisz who are continuing studies at the Adelaide University. Joshua is taking an honours degree m economics, Wilfred m history and political science. Both boys are keen on
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      316 10 i > S *Bffl«^ i h§ h fe iSHlk M fa. 6 b fBTSXXSW Z ftJHBS— March 21 ta April ,.19 Make progress ne I J business. earee:. larental j j matters Plug Long-range a *< seiuements. -ob interests II TAIRI>— A>iil 20 to Mav 20 Soap up chances to
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    S.AFRICA IN A PLIGHT
    343 11 Mac Gibbon And Rabone Do It CAFE TOWN. Jan. 4 (Reuter)— At the close of the third days play m the third cricket Test between South Africa and New Zealand here today South Africa had scored 206 runs for the loss of seven wickets m reply
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    M.C.C. In A Strong Position
    449 11 KINGSTON". Jan. 4 (Reuter> -The M.C.C. finished the sec- lay's p. ay m their match against Jamaica here today m a very strong position with 223 r Mi on the board for the loss of or.iv three wickets m reply to Jamaica's 2J56. Willie Watson,
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    Zatopek To Lower His Own Record
    61 11 Zatopek To Lower His Own Record SAO PAULO, BrazO, J^n. I (A?) Emii Za-opek. of Czerhoslovakia will attempt to |BW« n> o-.vn world M>. WO »;e*.re record of 26HB.fi on Wednesday night, the Sao f\v:'o Athleti Federation m fcotmced vest* Last week, Zatopek ran metres (about five miles) Yr jo-?f)4.
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    Hoad Out But Ken Still In
    124 11 Hoad Out But Ken Still In ADELAIDE. Jan. 5. (Renter) A istl ian Dais Cup star Lewis Hoad w I miss the Aus- ian Lawn Tennis championships at the end oi the month becau-e he w.'. be doing bis Army training at the time. He said touay thai he was
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    India Not In Asian Tennis
    97 11 India Not In Asian Tennis CALCUTTA, Jan. 5 (Renter) India, sole entrant last year m the Eastern zone of ihe Davis Cup competition will compete m the European «one thu year. This was one of the oe-cision-s reached at the annual genera! meeting of the AllIndia Lawn Tennis Association. It
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    Rugby Result
    19 11 LONDON. Jan. 4 (Renter) Rugby Union match today Fettesian-Lorettonians beat Rosslyn Park 17 points t o six.
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    Sunday Soccer
    76 11 The following players of the Katong Sports Club are asked to turn up at the Choon Guan School ground, Telok Kurau Road, on Sunday, at 5 p.m. for a friendly match against the Singapore Minesweeper soccer XI:- Michael Beins. Cheong Cheng Chye, Goh Kirn Pong, Cheong Cheng Hock,
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    LIERPOOL ON BUYING SPREE
    565 11 LONDON, Jan. 5 (AP)— Liverpool, bottom club m the First Division of the English soccer competition, has spent £45,000 on new players m a fortnight— and is ready to dip further into the kitty to strengthen the team. "We want to improve our team and we
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    Japanese Swimmers Scared Of Neo
    170 11 TOKYO. Jan 5 (UP)— Japan 1 be out :o win every event the swimming competition tot the Asian Games scheduled \n Manila m May. an executes rommitteemai] of the iJapßjj Swimming Federation said today. Tbe times mar not be ppectaeular because of lack of 'aatt*
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      616 11 NOTICES SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST RENDERS are invited for A grassing, levelling etc. at 14 blocks 3-storey flats at Alexandra Road. Tender form etc. may be obtained on payment of a deposit of $100/- which will be refunded if a bona fide tender is submitted. Sealed tenders are to be deposited
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      672 11 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB JANUARY MEETING 1954. Saturday 16th Wednesday 20th and Saturday 23rd January 1954. T^NTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon on WEDNESDAY, 6th January, 1954. SWEEPS. $1/- Unlimited Sweepstakes FOR MEMBERS ONLY will be held each Race Day Applications for tickets must be m writing and be received before 3.30
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      378 11 STATIONS VACANT THE Ipoh branch cf established European Importers require an experienced variety of electrical ;;nri allied lines. Some experience of the electrical trade is desirabh. although applicants with experience m other lines will receive consideration. Young men with an educational qualification at least equivalent to Standard Eight will receive
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      998 11 Standard S«r%iee ror Ihe Unemployed Al YOLK JBlfc Are ycm anempolyed and id o««d: To ne!p >ou to find work tlit Singapore Mandaid I ueni|>i<.» mi- nt Bureau otters you free >P'<r m this column just call or write your local Standard oftu-r lor an application form which »oa should
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    Neo Won't Use Somersault Turn In Australia
    312 12 Neo Won't Use Somersault Turn In Australia SINGAPORE'S Olympic swimmer, Neo Chwee Kok, alter months of hard training will not resort to the somersault turn which he expects to give him the extra when he meets Australia's Jon Henricks m .sydney on January 16. Neo, tord The Standard yesterday, that
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    RAF Had Better Attack
    204 12 RAF Had Better Attack STRONG Roya! Air Force »v>> combination just manned to beat Singapore Cricket 2 1 m a keenly eoii'ested natch on the Padang vith a set of more rwards .vere the side md deserved their ici >rj Do/.f*. Carpenter .md Hum>ne struck up a comb>M,i on and
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    Chinese Trounce Pegasus
    107 12 N 3 Jan 5. (AFP». p J^ English amateur ■r champjor.s were f rounM -Chinese team 1 ac before 15.000 ig football fans se would have won 1 largin had their I ?piayed —.ore coa--1 n their shooting. The brilliant foot- -> «P to 1 W penalty
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    TEST CAPTAIN
    34 12 CAT..."TTA Jan 5. (Re* f" air Ahmed, the rrrspinner. has been a I aptain India 11 ttie BBcial cricket test a^.; nj>r tne Commonwealth t iring team opening at '•t •:;< .!ar.-.:arv 13.
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    No Comeback, Says Robinson
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    Davis Cup Tennis
    131 12 Above: Ken Rosewall Is seen m action m the deciding game, against Vie Seixas m the Davis Cup challenge round against America at Melbourne on Dec. 31 last. Rosewali won the match by 6-2. 2-6. 6-3. 6-4 to clinch the Issue by 3-2 for Australia for the
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    Hartwig Defeats Seixas
    224 12  -  PETER WILSON ADELAIDE. Australia, Jan. 5 (\P) America's Vie Seixas played listlessly to so down to Australian Rex Hartwig m four sets m the quarter finals of the South Australian tennis championships today. Seixas. who has played a tournament a week for the pa<t two years, looked
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    1953 TRIUMPH FOR YOUTH
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    Marciano Will KO All Challengers
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    Gonzales Triumphs
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    Queensland Bid Fails
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    Keep Pirie In England Plea
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    That Man Coutts Does It Again For Eurasians
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