Singapore Standard, 13 January 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD m s. Vol. IV. No. 195. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1954. TWELVE PACES 10 CENTS.
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    Man Of Munich' Is Dead
    107 1 )NDON, J m. 12. (Reuter) Sim >a formerly S:r Simon an I former BtiF reign S« retary an i a >■' the Excbequec hospital here yesterI 5.:-- m who wj, 80, ate hospita during the »a N Urn Breatesl legal hi i a he gave
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    COMETS ARE GROUNDED AS PROBE BEGINS
    686 1 LONDON, Jan. U (Reuter)— British Overseas Airways announced last night they were temporarily suspending normal passenger services of their jet Comets following Sundays crash m the Mediterranean of the Singapore to London Comet, with the loss of 35 lives. BOAC said they wen suspending
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    SIR AY BULLET KILLS PRIVATE
    52 1 X s. A private -r let Regiment, mus kll ted by hi I aas Ml uL'iiI frc a brer, gun m B.irra.-ks o" sterd ij. v i cam to Ma- mtfas a^o. was s'n >t eft <• e of his body. H r.;<h» i to
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    BLANC IN SAIGON
    23 1 ZERAL C.err.en: Btanr. stall of '.he Tver, h yesterday flew i :i Saigon from Paris on a:i in■K visit. Reuter
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    BANDITS TAKE THAI AIRPORT
    41 1 BANGKOK. Ji-.r.. 12 (AFP) Ba4k ok police yesterday re- eeived a report thai 100 Yun- Danese bandits had captured Bfaehongsorn airport m Northern Thailand yesterday. The bandits were expected T o attack the town of Maehongsjrn today.
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    MALAYA WAR VETERAN DIES
    54 1 LONDON, Jan. 12 (AFP) The death of Lieut. Gen. Sir Lewis Maclesfield Heath, formerly of the Indian Army, was announced here today. Sir Lewis was taken prisoner by the Japanese during the fighting m Malaya m the last war. He joined the Indian Army m 1904
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    EXPAT PAY TO GO-Official
    457 1 Abolition In Stages Planned Ritson Talks Crisis Is Off Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Government yesterday averted a crisis m the Ritson pay talks by proposing progressive abolition of the much disputed non-pensionable expatriation allowance. Under the proposal, Government will diminish the non-pensionable expatriation allowance m the
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    Fire Guts Bachelors' Quarters
    155 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —Four lire engines fought desperately for one and a half hours today to put out a lire which completely burned down three houses m a block of quarters near the Sentul Railway Workshops. The ijod work of the firemen prevented the fire from
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    KMT. SESSION ON ELICTIONS
    42 1 TAIPEI. Jan. 12 (Reuter)— The Centra] Committee of the Kuomintang Party officially announced 'ortay that it would hold an extraordinary session on Feb. 10 to nominate the Nationalist presidential and Vice-Presi Jential candidates for r.e<.v six ygar term.
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    Represents The Govt.
    16 1 MR. W. M. YOUNG Singapore Government's Establishment Officer who headed tli? Government team.
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    Robbers Snatch Wedding Jewels
    205 1 DARING $10,600 HOLDUP PENANG, Tues.— Five masked Chinese, four of whom were armed with revolvers, entered the residence of a contractor, Mr. N? Chew Ho, m Lorong Saratus Tahun, at 10 a.m. today and decamped with $600 cash and $10,000 m jewellery. It is learnt that
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    He Made £16,000 At 64,000 To 1
    69 1 HALIFAX, Yorkshire, Jan. 13 (Reuter) A man who had bet with a bookmaker at odds of fii.OOO to 1 has won £16.000 for an outlay of ss. Mr. Reg Stratford of Halifax correctly picked three games m the football fixtures that would be
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    Red Held On 1952 Warrant
    41 1 PARIS. Jan. 12 (AP)— Andre Souquiere, Secretary of the Communist Party for the Paris region, was arrested on Saturday m Clermont-Ferrand on a warrant that dates back to the Communist roundup m Paris m October, 1952.
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    Fanfani Accepts
    48 1 ROME, Jan. 12. (AP)— Amintore Fanfani, 46-year-old leftwing leader of the Christian Democratic Party, agreed today to try to form a new Italian government. He conditionally accepted President Luigi Einaudi's offer of the premiership after former Premier Giuseppe Pella, who resigned Jan. 5, turned it down-
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    5 Ulu Remis Reds Killed
    56 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A patrol of the 1/10 Gurkhas with some Special Constables killed five of nine Communist terrorists they contacted m a camp m the Ulu Remis estate area of Rengam m Johore today A carbine, a rifle, a sien gun, two pistols, a
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    21 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
    57 1 BOGOTA. Colombia, Jan. 12 (Reuter) Eighteen passen- j gers and three crew were killed m a Colombian plane crash j yesterday m the Caldas De- j partment of Colombia, according to reports from search planes. The plane left Medellin this morning on a regular flight
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    AVALANCHES SWEEP AWAY FAMILIES
    155 1 GENEVA, Jan. l 2 (AP)— At least 15 persons were feared killed m a series of avalanche disasters which swept across central Switzerland yesterday. Some two metres of snow fell m the Bernese Oberland and tha northern foothills of the Alps m less than 48 hours,
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    Husbands Are Scarce
    40 1 PARIS, Jan. 12 (AP). It's getting harder and harder for a French mademoiselle tn find a husband. The National Institute of Statistics says there were only 305.000 marriaaes m 1953. drop of 8,000 tmni the previou* year.
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    Wrestlers Sign Death Warrants
    77 1 Wrestlers Sign Death Warrants MACAO, .Ian. 12: (Reuter) Two Chinese wrestlers due to meet here next Sunday have stgBed statement- lor- feitin? their right to compensation if they are killed. The bout is for charity. One of the wrestlers is from Macao, the other from Hongkong. But the judges here
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    KOREA: UN AGREES TO RESUME TALKS
    103 1 SEOUL, Jan. 12 (AP)— The U.X. Command today agreed to meet with Communist liaison officers on Thursday to discuss resumption of negotiations to arrange a Korean peace conference. U.S. State Department representative Kenneth Young stipulated m a note to the Communist High Command that
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    He Leads Staff Team
    16 1 MR. K M. BYRNE Leader of the Council of Joint Action team.
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    FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED...
    100 1 COSENZA (Italy). Jan. 12 (AP)— Maria Rocco trailed h^r former Sanoe aboard a train here todaj an i ienly pumped three bullets in'u him. Blocked from escaping by passengers m the tram, the 23-ypar-old woman then emptied her gun into the crowd wounding four persons.
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    SEES TROOPS
    20 1 U.N. COMMANDER Gen. John E. Hull flew to Southern Formosa yesterday from Taipei to see batt:e manoeuvres by
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    DEBT CLEARED WITH DEAD MAN'S CHEQUE
    106 1 DEBT CLEARED WITH DEAD MAN'S CHEQUE A nan recent Ly settled a n an'e cheque, Singapore Police dv Dsed sterdaj gambling-stall proprief an air. He tried 'o cash it, bul m I li by the bank thai the owner of the -1 was no :nu:,ev to his ctcd I ifl
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    POLES SIGN PACT
    24 1 Argentina and Polai I signed a U552 1,000,000 pad railing foi oi SOOjOOO tons trf I Ml, cement and giass. AP
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    STOP PRESS
    25 1 BANGKOK Jan 12 (AFP) The Thai Government toda\ imposed a curfew on two border provinces opposite the Indo-Chinese towns ef Vientiane and Thakl/'k.
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    MINERS TO HOLD TALKS ON FRIDAY
    278 2 Restriction Of Tin Output KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The International Tin Agreement providing for a restriction of world tin production will be discussed at a meeting of the All-Malaya Chinese Tin-Miners Association here on Friday. This Agreement was drawn up at the recent International Tin
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    RECORD IS SET IK WAR ON RABIES
    102 2 MALACCA. Tues.— The Settlements 11-day campaign against rabies m the Central Rural District wound up today with a record number of dogs licensed and immunised. A total of 1.956 dogs were licensed and vaccinated, and this is double the highest figure of dogs
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    Court Told Of A Chase
    164 2 PENANG. Tues.— A Corporal m the Special Constabulary, Rajab bin Zainol told the Assize Court today that while patrolling the Bukit Tambun area of Province Wellesley m a truck, he heard firing and saw two men run away from the scene of the shooting. He
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    US Rubber Expert Due
    61 2 AIR. WARREN S. Lockwood. a former president of the Natural Rubber Bureau m Washington. D.C.. is sc-hedulcd to visit Singapore on Jan. 30. Dunns a week's stay, he will Visit Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Lockwood is m the course of a visit to Southeast Asia as head
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    2 Youths Held For Burglary
    136 2 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE police on .Monday arrested two juveniles m connection with a recent burglary case m Jalan Besar Road. A woman tailor left her shop at <) a.m. to go to market, leaving a 13-year-old boy behind. When she returned half an hour
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    Bandit Appeals Death Sentence
    171 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Chong: Kirn Yoon. an 18-year-old bandit captured by a patrol of the 2/10 Gurkhas m the Gelang Patah area m November last year, told the High Court today he wanted to join the security forces to revenge himself on the terrorists who had
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    Chinese Top Senggarang, Renggit Poll
    90 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Local council elections were held m Renggit and Senggarang towns yesterday. All the elected members of the Council were Chinese. Those elected were: Senggarang Town Lee Liong Piow, Chua Yian Piau. Ng Hong Kee. Tee Son e Thia. Tan Chang Kuay Nam
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    HK EXCHANGE
    40 2 HONGKONG. Jan. 12 Special Standard Service: Clonng prices <>t the Hongkong Exchange todaj wefe $15.14 to £1 sterling $5.79 to US$l: $1,807 to Malayan $1: 50. 201 to on e Indo nesian Ruppiah Gold $248.75 to 1 tael.
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    HK Bank's Dividend
    29 2 THE Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has declared a dividend of £3 per share free of Hongkong corporation profits tax for the year, subject to audit.
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    Squadron Gets Trophy
    119 2 THE 1953 Boyd Trophy— a much prized trophy presented by Admiral Sir Denis Boyd for tiie finest feat of naval aviation—has been awarded to the 848 Naval Air Squadron, the Admiralty announced yesterday. This squadron has been operating Sikorsky helicopters from Kuala Lumpur m support of jungle
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    Acquitted
    38 2 TAN BOON TONG, a tax! driver, was acquitted by the City Police Court Magistrate yesterday of a charge of parking his taxi m the vicinity of a taxi stand m Kitchener Road on Oct. 14 last year.
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    Public Talk
    48 2 A PUBLIC Lecture on "Early Developments of Trade Unions m the Philippines and Trade Union Prob'ems" will be given by the well-known sociologist. Rev. Father Albert O'Hara at the Oei Tiong Ham HaU. St. Joseph's Institution. Bra? Basah Road, on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
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    Only 68 Haven't Ordered Meters
    206 2 Standard Staff Reporter ADMINISTRATIVE instructions were issued by the President of the Singapore City Council to the Registrar of Vehicles before the end of 1953 to allow unmet ered taxis to be registered provided the owners had booked approved meters. However, because the Council's Traffic
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    64 2 fgfdg photo. LITTLE Skakun i5) and Madan (3) lad an *n joyable evt'!iinp yes,^day in tbe company of their chums who called in to wish them "Man 5 Happy Returns" at the children's paity grivrn lj« their parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. AssomuH. a Colony textile merchjni at their
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    110 2 it A CLOSING robber prices (cents per Ib m Singapore yesterday were I TIN PRM'E The price of Hn venter day was $318] per pi<ul. Down 371 cents. LONDON Xl IttfKK Nc 1 R.S.S Settlement House Terms. Tuesday's opening prices first session were: LONDON UN Tuesday's prices first
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    NO PROOF OF DISHONESTY
    82 2 THE Second District Court Judge, Mr. EH. D"Netto yesterday, agreeing with the defence.- submission that the Police had not Fulfilled one of the main Ingredients to prove dishonest retention of stolen property, acquitted Lira Chong Kwan. Lim had claimed trial to the charge which involved three
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    Six Left To Contest MIC Post
    125 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Thpre aie s:x candidate'- lefl from twelve nominees En tin contest tor the presidents lip of the Malayan Dtdian Ct gress. At the cfosJßsj of nomlnolions last n-.?ht. six nominees including Mr Ka nanathan Chettiar. pa^T MIC President and ov.e of
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    Workman Hurt In 35-Ft Fall
    44 2 A labourer. Wong Ah Ko;k. 19. dropped 55 feet from the second floor of a building site m Mount Elizabeth. Singapore. while he was working yesterday morning. He suffered severe head injuries and wa= admitted to the Generai Hospital.
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    QUEEN HONOURS 3 BRAVE MEN
    277 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. i Two members of the Federation Police Force who risked their lives last June to flush out important terrorists from an under ground hideout near here, have been commended by the Queen for "outstanding gallantry m action." The Queen has also commended
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    6 WENT FOR SWIM BUT 4 RETURNED
    145 2 TWO SCHOOLBOYS out f a group of six were a .d in the sea off Katong P. r, Singapore, on Dec. 6, Lut The two boy s were Ng Poor, i i 1 and Wan Bong i This wa s stated in e
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    DANCE TO AID CENTRE
    87 2 PEKTANG. Tftet.—T -i prr.-;.: charity ball ',h:« r organised oy t he P g Youth CV-:tre Commitie^ 1 j be held ai *c E. arid O. H- el ion Sa: Jan. 30 m a«d o' Tta Settlement Community Centre for You'. h The ba'.! i? bei^g
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    No Licences
    27 2 THREE dog owner c fined a total of $125 jesl v Iby the Singapore City P Court Magistrate. Mr I Devereux-Colebouro. for *<=■- ing unlicensed dogs.
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    Court Told Of Driver's Nightmare Trip At Gun Point
    175 2 Court Told Of Driver's Nightm ar e Trip At Gun Point BUTTERWORTH. Tues. Beh Ec Soon, a taxi driver, described En the Magistrate's Court. today a nightmare journey he was compelled to make with a fare jabbing and pointing a rifle at him as he drove. In the dock standing
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    Tan Didnt Hurt Her
    68 2 TAN Hong Watt wa.< jresteri day acquitted by the Suigapv :e Fifth Police Magistrate. Mr. D. H. Chapman, of a rharge vf causing hurt to a woir.ar.. Yto Hui Khim at Lorong J: j Geylang Road, on Sept. 29 .i i year. The woman told the
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    Negligent—Fined
    40 2 Negligent— Fined LIM SEE AIK of Joo Cn:..: Road, was fined $50 m 1! c Singapore First Traffic Coi.t yesterday, on a charge negligent driving resu'.ti'if a collision with a mflit; f truck at North Bridge Road fiept 30 last.
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    ECONOMIC SURVEYORS DUE SOON
    623 3 ECONOMIC SURVEYORS DUE SOON To Assist Two Malayan Govts. AN International Bank Mission, which is expected m Malaya shortly, is an economic survey mission and not a loan negotiation group. An official announcement yesterday said that the Governments of the Federation and Singapore feel that it is necessary to draw
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    For Devoted Service
    70 3 A CERTIFICATE fo r effl- I ci^at and devoted service j wis presented by the G.O.C, Nintjipore Base District, Maj-Ge*. O'Carroll Soott, to i >lr L McCaa yesterday. Mr McCall has been with No. Base Workshop as a techuical assistant and has worked there for the past
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    STAMP CLUB FOR JUNIORS
    56 3 THE Singapore Stamp Ciub proposes to start a junior stamp section for boys and girls, under the age of 21, and has asked the Education Department for the loan of a meeting place. All those interested can contact Mr. J. C. Coldwel!, Secretary of the C'i:h,
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    RAILWAY TEAM IN COLON
    105 3 RAILWAY TEAM IN COLON General Seriroengrithi. who is the General Manager of Thai Railways led the delegation, some of whom were accompanied by their wives. The representatives are staying at the Railway Hotel, and their programme has been left to them Last n i h t they attended a cocktail
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    60 3 MR. J. D. Hicham, Under Secretary of the Singapore Government missed welcoming a sixman delegation from Bangkok at the Singapore Railway Station, yesterday, because of a breakdown to his car. The delegation, which travelled on the Bangkok Express on a goodwill tour of Malaya, was met at the station by
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    YOUTH USED FORCE: CHARGE
    55 3 RIUAR, Tues— Abdul Raman bin Kemat (19), a Java-; nese. was charged before Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Manan with using criminal force on a woman. Tew Sam Cheng. intending to outrage her modesty. He was offered bail of (ISO with one surety and the case was
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    Trickster Turns Honest In Court
    151 3 H>RTY-OXE-YEAR-OLD Tan Kim Yam, described i i> i past master in the art of trickery,' was sentenced 11 the Singapore Assize Court yesterday to seven years': 4 ,n)l tor cheating two stall-keepers of a total of S3,757. inai ne g the public as c as
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    59 3 UNITED Nations Planning Consultant for Indonesia, Prof. C. Holliday of Manchester University, who will idvise President Soekarno on the new Capital of Indonesia when he returns to Jakarta next July. Prof. Holliday who arrived in Singapore yesterday on his way to Bangkok was entertained to tea by the Institute of
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    OFFICE ASSISTANT
    32 3 MR. H. E. Fernandez has taken ovei the duties ol Oflice Assistant, State Secretariat Seremban, from Mr. N. Nadrhatiram who has left f° r C \v >n on long leave.
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    WORNG UNIFORM
    29 3 SINGAPORE taxi :nver. X < L, '.v H lined Sin ig sog >re City Police lag rate yesterday, t real ng i propei i whi c .:":'.'.r: bis
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    World's Largest Cable-Laying Ship Pays Her First Visit
    195 3 World's Largest Cable-Laying Ship Pays Her First Visit Standurd Stiff Reporter 1H M ON'AR CH, th 9 s tartest »b a-laying steamed mi > Malayan I -T3 far the Brst time yesteri (roan I". Iw <v. and i ;")red Oil Chen ;i Wharf.) 4inal!v ku >' B as HM. I
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    29 3 photo. £MIS the Moaaich, largest cible-liyingr ship m tlip world. She arrived m Singapore t^s first time jesterdar. (Ins^t) Capt. L. P. F. Betsoa, master of the ship. Standard
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    'No Dumping' Signs Are Too Costly
    110 3 'No Dumping' Signs Are Too Costly Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore City Council would have to spend $60 to erect a "No Dumping" sign along the Rochore Canal. As 20 would-be required at 100--yard intervals, this would mean spending $1,200. This, the Council's Public Works Committee will be told tomorrow,
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    THREE BROKE THE CURFEW
    64 3 PENANG, Tues.— Three Indians were arrested yesterday evening for breaking the curfew m the Jelutong area. Within the last 24 hours, four minor thefts were reported m Penang. In one case, a Malay was arrested for theft of fowls. In Butterworth, there was a theft case
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    Lord Shepherd
    36 3 LORD SHEPHERD, the former National Agent for the British Labour Party and Chief Government Whip m the House of Lords, will speak on "Parliament at Work" at the Singapore Rotary Club's luncheon meeting today.
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    Gold Watch Is Found
    37 3 THE Singapore Police have recovered an 18-carat gold woman's wristwatch with a nine-carat gold strap. Anyone wishing to claim the watch should contact Detective Inspector Amerasingle at the Central Police Station (phone 2400).
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    39 3 THE Independent Missionary Movement in Malaya gave a party to about 200 people including the children of Ramakrishna Orphanage recently. Picture shows Mrs Govindasamy Pillai (centre) assisted by Rev C.A. Davidson, president of the Movement (extreme right) distributing prizes.
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    He Heard A Head Crack, Court Told
    324 3 Boxing Night Drama A FIJIAN soldier told the Ninth Police Court today that he saw a British sergeant bang the head of a fellow sergeant three or four times on a concrete floor until he heard a "crack." The soldier, Sgt. Waqanisanini Wame
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    Mr. D.C. Abbot
    39 3 MR. D. C. ABBOT, Canada's Finance Minister, will pass through Singapore on Saturday by BOAC on his way back to Ottawa, after attending the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' conference m Sydney. He will stay overnight m Singapore.
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    Gun Was Stolen, He Tells Court
    227 3 Gun Was Stolen, He Tells Court A .38 revolver produced as an exhibit was stolen from the Nee Soon Transit Armoury between Oct. 24 and 26. last year, the Singapore Ninth Police Court was told yesterday. Lt Thoma? Sharman. of ihe Army's Specia. Investigation Branch, said this at a preliminary
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    Judge Turns Down Plea Of Guilty
    142 3 Judge Turns Down Plea Of Guilty MR F.A. CHUA, the Singapore Firs! Tn.rli- Magistrate. I yesterday turned down plea of ;g Ity by ffooa Bong I boj >f Sago S':c^; of negligent driving He did aflej hearing 'the facts the case stated by i the prose ittng offi er. who
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    DRIVER FINED
    43 3 CHIA CHIN SENG. a former Singapore Traction Company driver, wns ye^ter- day fined (50 by the First Traffic Magistrate. Mr. FA. Chua. for negligent driving resulting m a 00l -.on with a motor car along Belegie Ro3d. lon Sept. 14 last
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      79 3 Weather Report MINIMUM Temperature: From 7.30 p.m. Jan. 11 to 7.30 a.m. Jan. 12. Singapore (75 F) Penang (72 F), Kota Bahru (72 F), Kuala Lumpur (73 F), Ipoh (70 F), Kuantan (67 F). Maximum Temperature: From 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. Jan. 12. Singapore (90 F), Penang (88 F,
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    THE LAND BILL IS BEING SCUTTLED, SAYS COUNCILLOR
    201 4 THE LAND BILL IS BEING SCUTTLED, SAYS COUNCILLOR Standard Staff Reporter A CHAKGE that the Singapore Government, m collusion with the Progressive Party, was trying to "scuttle" the Land Acquisition Bill designed to stabilise land prices was made yesterday by Labour City Councillor Mr. Philip Williams. Mr. Williams said that
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    The Robber Asked To Be Deported
    157 4 The Robber Asked To Be Deported FOUND guiity of armed gang robbery, Pung Chow Song was sentenced m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday to seven years' imprisonment. This is the second timePung has been convicted on this charge. Last year, when he was found guilty, he appealed and the appeai
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    NO CEREMONY FOR ASSIZES
    79 4 MALACCA. Tue;.— Malacca w 1 not njve a ceremor. a! opening of it> Assizes when Ml Justice Abbott, who has lust returned from Home l*v.ve, takes the first Aisizes lor the year tomorrow. This is because Malacca Christ Church. the oldest Protestant church :n Malaya, S
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    TRANSFERRED
    25 4 MR. X PONNIAH. Health I:^pector, Tanjong Malim has bten transferred to the Town Board. Telok Aason. He is sue ceded by Mr K. Ratna-
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    Ist. Public Hearing Of Rendel Talks
    84 4 Ist. Public Hearing Of Rendel Talks THE first public hearing by the Rendel Constitutional Commission, now reviewing the constitution of Singapore, will be held tomorrow at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 5 p.m. On behalf of the Government Unions, Messrs. K.M. Byrne. A.K. Karuppiah and Ismail Bachik will address the
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    FUNERAL OF A PLANTER
    41 4 THE funeral of Inche Abdul Ran:, planter of Batu Kurau who died at Asam Kumbang at the age of 75. took place m Tapping on Sunday. He leaves a widow, three children. 18 grand-children and 26 greatgrandchildren.
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    Party For A General
    81 4 Party For A General THE Thai ConsulGeneral. Mr. Lung Srisarasombati, held a cocktail party at his residence last night m honour of General C. R. Seriroengrithi, the leader of a six-man Thai Railway delegation on a good will tour. Among the guests were Mr. Aw Boon Haw. Governing Director of
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    Youth To Be Whipped For Molesting Girl
    140 4 PENANG, Tues.— Toong Far In. 20, who pleaded guilty to using criminal force on a school girl, with intent to outrage her modesty, at Paya Terubong Road on Nov. 25 last, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and six strokes of the rottan
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    242 4 ALLIANCE TO CONTEST ALL FED. ELECTIONS Top Level UMNO-MCA Meet To Finalise Plans KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Top-level round-table talks will be held here next Sunday by the UMNO MCA Alliance to finalise its Federal and State election plans, Tungku Abdul Rahman, UMNO President, told The Standard today. "We want to
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    218 4 But IMP May Continue KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Local political circles feel that the first leader of the "Council group" of the new Party Negara will be Dato Sir Onn bin Ja'afar, one of its key sponsors. This speculation will be tested when the Party
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    94 4 BATU PAHAT, Tues Town Council elections were held on Monday m Senggarang and Rengit m the Batu Pahat district of Johore. In Senggarang nine Chinese were elected out of 19 Chinese, two Malays and one Indian who stood for election, while one Malay and one
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    THE CD. MEN FORM A CLUB
    74 4 PENANG. Tue?.— The draft constitution of the Civil Defence Club, Penang Division, was approved yesterday when the club held an extraordinary general meeting at MacAlister Road. The aims of the club are to promote closer unity anxng its members, to render mutual assistance and
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    AIR C-IN-C AT ADC'S FUNERAL
    73 4 AIR C-IN-C AT ADC 'S FUNERAL THE FUNERAL of the late Flt.-Lt. M. Short. A.D.C. to the Commander-in-Chief, Far East Air Force, who was killed m a motor accident on Monday, took place yesterday morning. After a service held m St. George's Church, R.A.F., Changi, interment took place with full
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    Angry Sow SnappedAt Boy's Ear
    76 4 SIX YEAR OLD f»eh Tong What had his left ear nearly bitten off by an angry sow outside his attap hut m Katnpong Taban, off Tarn penis Road, Singapore, yesterday afternoon. It is believed that Pen disturbed the sow's litter while picking fruits around the
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    Union Calls Feb. 2 Meet
    78 4 THE Singapore Harbour Board Labour Union's executive committee and representative council at a joint meeting yesterday decided to convene a special general meeting on Feb. 2 to discuss ways and means of settling its outstanding claims with the Board. The Union's demands include a general
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    Can't Pin Drivers' faults On Owners
    205 4 Can't Pin Drivers' fault s On Owners SHOULD car owners be made responsible for the criminal driving offences of their drivers? Thb poser was raised by Mr Harry Wee. defence counsel for Soh Chuan Swee. manager of a transport company, who was summoned m the Fourth Pol ire Court yesterday,
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    84 4 THREE USAF Superforts arrived at Chan«i airfield yesterday from Clark Airfied m Manila. This is the fourth of a series of exercises carried out by the RAF and fJSAF to test the defence system m Malaya as well as give the B -'*s aircrew practice m medium missions. Colonel W.
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    Union Appeals For ILO Intervention
    248 4 A REQUEST to the international Labour Organisation to intervene at the highest possi- ble level to see that its con- I ventions, accepted and rati- fled by Britain, are applied m j her Colonies has been made by t the Singapore Workers Union. In a
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    Union Carries On The Fight
    51 4 AN EMERGENCY general meeting of the Singapore Traction Company Employee!?* Union last night empowered its negotiating team to carry on talks with the Company on the Union's outstanding demands. The team was advised to do the utmost to create understanding between the Company and the
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    Bridal Car Collides With Truck
    75 4 Bridal Car Collides With Truck Standard Staff Reporter THE BRIDAL car youn^ Chinese couple wmt volved m a collision wi\ delivery truck m Yio Kaug Road at 1 1 M a.: terday The couple were re* from their wed ing re m a green Seoan When fee accident occurrei The
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    WU IN PENANG
    31 4 MR Francis W. the H agkong photograph* r whe »n ed m Penang yesterday sai would be taking >icture (•a] of Penang is and d his stay there
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    G.E.C. Chief Due On Business Tour
    331 4 Standard Staff Reporter MR. LESLIE GAMAGE, Vice -Chairman and Joint Managing Director of the General Eieotric Company, accompanied by his wife, the Honourable Mrs. Leslie Gamage, elder daughter of the late Lord Hirst, the founder of the Company, will arrive m the Colony by
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    MEDICOS WILL GIVE A SHOW
    61 5 THE medical students of Johore. wili conduct a variety show at the Bukit Zahara School. Johore Bahru, on Jan. 14 and 15. to raise funds for the Johore T.B. Sanatorium. The Colony stars. Dorothy Amita and Lucy Lim (ballet dancer). Cpl. Russell (the Human Ostrich),
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    Brigade Gets New Engine
    68 5 THE new engine of the Nibong Tebal Fire Brigade with a 250-gallon water tank is shown below. It was converted from an Army truck to the design of Fire Officer Mr. H. M. Pawanteh. A two horse power selfpriming pump is mounted m the rear and
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    260 5 Bridges For Bukit Timah Canal standard staff Reporter BUKIT TIMAH and Dunearn roads are likely to be turned into oneway highways m the near future and a number of bridges over the Bukit Timah canal may be built for the convenience of residents m the area. This
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    PARENTS HIT AT ENFORCED SNACKS IN THIS SCHOOL
    290 5 PARENTS HIT AT ENFORCED SNACKS IN THIS SCHOOL Standard Staff Reporter PARENTS are protesting a decision to replace the hawker system in a certain East Coast Road school with a new system in which the school supplies a hot drink and two biscuits daily to students at $2 per head
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    And Hone Got The Bird...
    195 5 And Hone Got The Bird A BIRD- LOVER, a boy. a maidservant and an empty ca?e told their story t;f a lost black bird at the Eighth Police Court yesterday. Pan? Ton? Swee. the boy. told Magistrate Mr. A. W. Ghows he had a little black bird, a very tame
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    Malayans Parade In UK Festival
    85 5 Malayans Parade In UK Festival LONDON. Wed.— A dress parade of Malay, Indian and Chinese students featured the National Union of Students Festival he'd this month at the South West Technical College. London. Including Malayan students, about 150 young Malays attended the Festival. The majority of these came from the
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    ASSOCIATION PLANS DANCE
    61 5 THE Singapore Chinese Ladies Association will hold its annual dinner and dance on Feb. 6 from 8.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 31, Amber Road The dance is m aid of the Association's proposed club house at the junction of Dunearn Road and Chancery Lane. Tickets can
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    Their First Air Trio
    56 5 photo. The Misses M. Kalaji (left) and M. Teraopolom who have never before been away from their homes m Athens, Greece, are now en route to Australia to join their families. They passed through Singapore last night by QANTAS BO AC Constellation. It wa s also
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    $1,500 Mil. War Damage Claims
    156 5 THE War Damage Commission progress report states that it has received about 120,000 composite claims amounting to $1,500 million. The amount claimed on 10C. 910 composite claims, upon which final awards have been made, was $1,285,499,495 at the end of last year, but the amount
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    FOUR MAY GET BBC TRAINING
    89 5 Standard Staff Reporter RADIO Malaya has plans for four members of its statf to go on courses m broadcasting to the United Kingdom this year, the Deputy Director of Broadcasting. Mr F. N. Lloyd Williams. told The Standard yesterday He added, however, that sending these
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    Threatens Woman With Death
    71 5 Threatens Woman With Death ON THE pretext of getting her a job, a Malay took a 67--year-old Chinese woman to a lonely spot m Woodlands Road m Singapore on Monday evening, threatened her with death and robbed her of S4O worth of jewellery and S? m cash. The man had
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    Major Crime Decrease In Johore State
    174 5 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Apart from offences connected with the Emergency, there had been very iitt'.e major crime m Johore State during the past year, said Mr. Justice Paul Storr at the opening of the Johore Assizes m Johore Bahru, today. A? a result,
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    NEW SCHOOL IS OCCUPIED
    55 5 LOCAL schools re-opened on Monday m Taiping after the Christmas vacation. The Hua Lian High School. premier Chinese school m North Perak, went into occupation of their new $200,000. 20-classroom school building m Temple Street. Another school building nearing completion is the annexe of St. George's
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    REV. BRO. CASIMIR
    25 5 REV. Brother Casimir. former Director of St. George. Institution, Taiping. has returned from leave m Europe. He is now ported to Semnbaa.
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    Trial By Jury
    837 6 opinion it would seem, like Malayan assessors, is unpredictable You look at its calm placid face and tell yourself that not even the suggestive ruffle of a bundle of thousand-dollar notes would bring a betraying glint to its unmoving eyes. The colonial administrator who has been m
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    231 6 Review of Views Commonwealth Talks COMMENTING on the Commonwealth economic conference now m progress m Sydney Sin Chew Jit Poh says it cannot ignore the economic trends m the United States. The position m the Commonwealth depends to such a large extent on the United States that any decisions on
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      225 6 S:r; As an ordinary member of the Seiangor Labour Party I am very interested m the activities of the PMLP. What is its status? Who are its affiliates? What plans has it for the promotion of socialism m this country? Who is the General Secretary
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      NO MENTION
      68 6 Sir; The impression which Mr. Edge (Ag. Senior Inspector of School s, Malacca) tried to correct m his letter last Friday may, m many parenls' minds, be yet distorted by his making no mention at all of the fact that 18 boys have PASSED Standard IV and are
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      PICTURES OF S'PORE
      179 6 Sir; —In your issue of January 9 is an article on the gift to the City Council by Mrs. H. S. Paterson. of eleven photographs of Singapore m 1863, which states that an intriguing feature of the photographs i s that they do not show any signs
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    HELP OPIUM ADDICTS
    103 6 Sii: The news that at last something is being done for the unfortunate opium addicts is very welcome indeed. In fact one wonders why the social welfare workers and the religious heads of our community have not considered it a problem worthy of their attention. Opium smoking
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    80 6 Sir; I must thank your little poet "G" for the "fine medley of sense and nonsense entitled 'The Spur" m Monday's Standard. It has given me much food for thought, for one thing. "G" may be right that "if a man has three or four wives his ways
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    CAN THE STALINIST REGIME SURVIVE?
    1388 6  -  Richard Lowenthal The Stake In Russia By TEK a year of trouble and turmoil m Russia, a year that opened with the fantastic accusations against the Kremlin doctors and ended with the execution of Beria, the basic struggle for the leadership and future character of
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    MAORI GUIDE
    53 7 photo. FAMOUS Maori guide Ranji, 58, being introduced to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh here. The Royal couple both wear a Korowai, or cloak-over their shoulders. It was Ranji who conducted the tour m this area during which the Queen and her husband visited father of
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    CARRIER PLANES POUND REBELS
    216 7 HANOI, Jan. 12 (AP)— Bearcat fighters from the French aircraft-carrier Arromanches joined land-based French fighters and bombers today m the 19th straight tlay of bombing and strafing Vietminh forces clustered around the fortified plain of Dien Bien Phu, m northwest Indo-China. TV:j s t i 1
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    SUNARJO DENIES REPORTS
    145 7 SUNARJO DENIES REPORTS JAKARTA. Jan. 12: (UP).— I 1 i- an Foreign Minister S denied yesterday that urrests ol Dutch citizens i connected with the I.ndoin government's reported '< ua to liquidate tne Indo- --Dutch Urcon or with' 1 mesian claims on Western He w Gu nea. Tie Foreign Minister
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    DEATH FOR DEAN CAPTOR
    83 7 SEOUL, Jan. 12: (UP)— One i Korean was sentenced v katta and another to indeB .rr.prisonment today for ig Maj-Gen. William p< n over to the Communists thf early days of the war. ■-c heavy sentences were i 7 Respite a written plea n Dean, most
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    THE QUEEN CONFERS 3 KNIGHTHOODS
    404 7 THE QUEEN CONFERS 3 KNIGHTHOODS Opens N. Z. Parliament WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan. 12 The Queen this evening conferred awards including three knighthoods to 128 New Zealar.ders. Many military awards went to veterans from the New Zealand battalion m Korea. The Queen became the first reigning British monarch to open
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    DOUBLE BLOOM
    58 7 photo DOUBLE loveliness m London today is provided by British stage and screen actress Claire Bloom (below), and 16- year-old Carole Ticktin, of Toronto, Carole is also a screen actress and is paying a visit to London and the Continent as part of her prize for winning a
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    UN Is Likely To Meet On Korea
    196 7 UN Is Likely To Meet On Korea UNITED NATIONS, New York, Jan. 12.—Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold last night began polling the United Nations 60 members on India's request for a special session of the General Assembly on Feb. 9 on Korea. There appeared little doubt despite United States opposition that
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    MUTUAL SECURITY
    20 7 PRESIDENT Eisenhower today asked the United States Senate to ratify a mutual security treaty with South Korea. Reuter
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    EIGHT DIE IN AN ACCIDENT
    34 7 BOGOTA, (Columbia), Jan. 12 (AFP)— Eight persons were killed and one critically injured, when a truck fell down a (3,000-foot precipice, on the highway leading from Bucarmanca to Barbosa.
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    BUSTER IN PARIS
    52 7 photo. COMEDIAN Buster Keaton (left) is giving a cooking demonstration to French comic artists who welcomed hi." 1 to the "Le Doyen" Restaurant m Paris. On right is Giselle Pascal. Buste.r is m Paris to play m the Medrand Circus, where he will shortly begin as star
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    75 7 Standard tondon Correspondent LONDON, Jan. 12. The following are the closing prices at rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER Spot 17 d. Feb./Morch 17/17£ d. Apr. /June 17Jd. July/Sept. 17Jd. Oct. /Dec. 17 i d January c.i.f. 16Jd. Tone: Quietly steady. LONDON TIN
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    AMOK STABS NINE IN R.I.
    59 7 JAKARTA. Jan. 12 (UP) Nine men were knifed by an Indonesian who ran amok early on Sunday morning m Seniarang, Central Java, Aneta reported today. One of the victims later died. The report said police shot the man when he attempted to enter a private
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    CONFAB ON AIDED SELF HELP PLAN
    177 7 BANGKOK. Jan. 12: (Reuter) Asian housing experts meeting m New Delhi m late January will discuss whether 100,000,000 poor Eastern families living m slums and hovels can be shown the way to help themselves build homes they could be proud to live m. A
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    CEYLON BANS A RED EDITOR
    41 7 COLOMBO. Jan. 12, (AFP) Ceylon Premier Sir John KoteLawala today ordered the immigration authorities to declare K. Ramanathan. Editor of the Communist Tamil weekly, "Dashabimati Deshabiman," a ''prohibited immigrant." The orders will officially ban Ramanathan's re-entry.
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    New Cabinet For Vietnam Announced
    157 7 SAIGON. Jap. 12 (Reuter) The new Vietnamese Prime Minister. Prince Buu Loc. today announced the formation of his Cabinet three weeks alter his return lrom Paris where he was High Commissioner to France. Prince Buu Loc. was recalled last month by the Head of State
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    Year Of Surprises For Hollywood
    321 7 HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 12 (AP) Nineteen fifty-three will go down m Hollywood history as the year of new dimensions. It was an optimistic year, compared with the gloomy ones that preceded it. People got the feeling that maybe the movie industry was going to stay m
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    LAIDLAW FOR TOKYO CASE
    44 7 TOKYO. .Tan 1U (UP) Mr. J N L.aidiaw. formei c I legal officer oi British Commonwealth Forces m Japan and Korea, arrived la Tokyo from Sydney today to defend an Australian army lieutenant accused of embezzling L5O--000 m army binds.
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    COUPLE WENT FISHING-AND CAUGHT MAU MAN
    177 7 COUPLE WENT FISHING-AND CAUGHT MAU MAN NAIROBI, Jan. 12 (Reuter) A Kenya Government official and his wife broke up a Mau Mau oath-taking ceremony and captured one of a gang of 10 terrorists during a fishing expedition last week-end m the foothills of Mount Kenya. Genera) Sir George Erskine's East
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    Russians Plan A Big Election
    235 7 LONDON, Jan. 12 Reuter)— Electoral machinery throughout the sixteen republics of the U.S.S.R. will swing into action within the next few days m preparation for the election m March of some 1.300 deputies to the Supreme Soviet (Russia's "Parliament**). The election the Rrst in r
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    Economic TalksOpen
    67 7 Economic TalksOpen AP photo. 1 I Jl DELEGATES io the i Commonwealth Economic Conference seen at the opening in Sydney, last Friday. From left to right are: Mr. Richard A. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Australian Defence Production Minister, Mr F. J. Harrison (behind, standing) the Australian Prime Minister
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    131 7 Dulles Holds Talks With Soviet Envoy WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (AP)— Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin conferred privately for half an hour yesterday in the first preliminary talks on President Eisenhower's atoms forpeace proposals but reached no final decisions. Afterward a Slate Rffpart ment spokesman
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    72 7 NEW DELHI. Jan. 12: <AFP) The Pre^ner of Ceyloa. Sir John Kotelawala, who anil arrive here on Jan. 15. slier a I .vo-tiay visit to Karsch:. us expected to set the final oaie and place for the South-East A^jan premiers' confereooe, m consultation with Indian Prtmier
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    CEYLON'S ECONOMY IS DESPERATE, SIR OLIVER
    221 9 CEYLON'S ECONOMY IS DESPERATE, SIR OLIVER SYDNEY, Jon. 12, (Reuter) Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Ceylon's Finonce Minister, yesterday urged the Commonwealth Finonce Ministers to grant his country greater consideration m the allocation of capital. He is understood to have spoken frankly m a complete secret session of the meeting from which
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    53 9 gfdgfdgfdg THE Soviet cargo snip Aarybarbuss is srr n < above > »>»•* m the Surrey Commercial Docks. London reeeatty. She *s one of the five Russian shias that brought Russia* rpW k> England. A total of some 35 million pouadv worth «f eol6 have been sent froai the Soviet
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    C'WEALTH TO BOOST EXPORTS
    166 9 SYDNEY. Jan. 12 (AP)— Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, R.A. Butler told the Commonwealth Finance Ministers conference here yesterday that it is no longer necessary for Commonwealth countries to concentrate on dollar exports at the expense of other trade. Conference officials who quoted Butler, said after
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    86 9 PETALINGS BUY LAND PETALINGS BUY LAND PETALING Tin Lid anI nounced that 600 acres of tinbearing land have been purchased from Castleiield (Klang) Rubber Estate for £200,000 ($1.714.2861. As it is not anticipated that i this reserve land will be reI quired for mining for at least ten years. The
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    Tyre Plant In W. Java Expanding
    97 9 NEW YORK. Jan. 12 (AP) Expansion of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company's Indonesian plant to enable it to meet all the Far Eastern republic's requirements for car. truck and bicycle tyres and tubes was reported here recently by Ladd I. Johnson. Secretary of
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    31 9 THE pr><e lor Indian common tea quoted m Mnxiiig i Lane. London. last week i created a recorn. being l*ujr shilling per Ib. double She 'price a year ago.
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    Outlook For Tin Is Still Uncertain
    227 9 Standard Market Reporter THE outlook for the tin industry m Malaya is still fraught with uncertainties and clouded with the prevailing low price, leading tin circles m Singapore said yesterday. i Though the output from the mines during the past was maintained generally. most
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    85 9 RUBBER pri.fx m Singapore yesterray loosed unr-hang-ed lrom Ummc on Monday, first grade rubber for .'anua'V shipment being qjetc 56-3 8 rents per !i oa a steady market Japan v^.. r.gain fair buyer m tlv Singapore Tiari ket MBlantaj Prices opt nc ,-< abou' s*^4 cents and remained
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    NOON PRICES
    78 9 SIN G A POtl AtatH i Commerce Rubt>er noon prices <cer>Vt t> b.) vesierday were: Buye'- > 'ierg No. 1 RSS Spot »j±e x,i No l RSS fjo.b. Jan. 5* V.J No. 1 RSS LoJb s»>* >(-•} jNo 2 RSS o.b 55J r i No! :i RSS f.0.1
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    121 9 IH«: M r BkBR r><t was nui; an I leatunek 1 sections yesterday u.t; few changes ir quotations. Rjbber shares rema ned —gleeteC Changen pried are: B p- er-4 BE i :-.i- M Con Tin Overseas Assui :3 00 50 Siiigapure Cod Storage 4 37 4 42 iMiisntiM r>
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    96 9 THL p -ne Singapore narfcel ooaImued to provide the bulk of the busim yesterday Copra b yen for January shipment q Ked $414 per pi< al with se-.tr at t4.{ on a steady marr< I Cot-onut n se er j ir: S.npapore todtcated $t»st pt" r cul with buyer
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    71 9 SEATTLE Jan 12 (AP) Four Far East eountrkH and the British Crown Co.'ony cf Hongkong have reserved &4 booths to display thesr goods, at the Third Annual Washifigton State Intc -nationa Traoe from Feb. 24 off .au reported John Ha tai Fa:r i^€ president. sCjC
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    DOING THE TOWN
    103 10 WJiB PICKING out their favourite dishes on menu while having cocktails at the Chicken inn bar are two RAF personalities from Changj— Wing-Comman-der J. G. Topham and FlyingOfficer W. ODonneH— who picked Sea View as ideal *pot for Saturday night celebration. BACK m Colony after holiday visit
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    OSWALD HENRY
    327 10 Ilir Adelphi's Coral Room was scene of cocktail party riven iijr^div last by John Jacob (third from right) of World Trader* Ltd. to visiting textile magnate and director of U tj>jminann Co. of Switzerland C. L. Butticaz (third from Ir ft) whose firm W.T.L. represents m Singapore. Function
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    WHOOPS!
    191 10 WHOOPS mmm^ m^^ t>^^ AWAY from movies, bannings and controversies, Malaya's Official Film Censor Cynthia Koek finds tim e to relax at Saturday's silver wedding: anniversary party she attended. Cynthia, who was assistant to former Film Censors Jack Evans and C. Allen, has since taken on the responsibility of giving
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    HER NEW LOVE SINGING
    182 10 Si n~n, cu-kel by r.,.in camera on SaturELwiw ihi JSS V llrt m on travel and on SfrbuA tl j t s m e 'an»«t and a det-p senv|. of btau v. i. VMmmin AtUi-hed td the RAF at S«leUr ii THLRL'S nothing one can't do
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    CLICKER-ACS CLICKS
    64 10 (BF.LOW): The speaker: world-famous Hong Kong nhotorrapher Francis Wu: the audience: members and guests of the Chinese Photographic Dealers Association of Singapore who feted him at a dinner held m the Peacock Room of the Cathay Restaurant Thursday night. Prominent guests at main table include Dr. Lim Thin
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      290 10 ■*t RITA PEL MAR TODAY'S QUOTATION "I am a believer m punrtuality. though it 1 makes me very lonely." i t- Liu-uv i ABIES March 21 to A i 19 Items cor.oe: :iing business, career o: prestige 1 are subject to fluctuations Stay on safe ground I TAURUS— April id
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    Pirie Won't Go To US
    136 11 LONDON. Jan. 12 iAP> Aiwnt'm Universities ian sa v goodbye to ambitious plans for lining up Gordon Pirie. Britain's (treat distance runner, m their track team* this year, a close friend said today. "Pine definitely U not «oiaz to the United States." he claimed. The
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    FIGHTS NERVES TO WIN TITLE
    45 11 LOS ANGELES Jan. 12 (AF).— x,. -omer Fred WarnPi«r of I anapolis fought off a case nerves and mountWf Challenges on Monday and *2»th« US$2O,OOO Los ■"■•■>•• open go!! tournament shoot \ng a last round 75 for a W score of
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    LETS HAVE SOME HORSE SENSE SOON!
    585 11 LETS HAVE SOME HORSE SENSE SOON PETER WILSON says: Aussies must get cracking on Olympics LONDON, Jan. 12. WHAT the devil is going on about the Olympic Games? As long ago as 1949 three years before the LAST Olympics Australia was awarded the honour of staging the world's greatest sporting
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    Swedes To Play in FE Tennis
    121 11 Swedes To Play in FE Tennis MANILA. Jan. 12 <UP>—Lenoart Bergelin and Staflfan StocIceftberg Sweden"? second and third ranking tennis players, ire definitely participating m the Far East open tennis championship here. The games are scheduled to begin on Feb. 14 at the Rizal Memorial courts. An official of the
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    Solitary Briton In Paris T-T
    205 11 PARIS, Jan. 11, (Reuter) The French international table tennis championships which were continued at the Stade Courbetin today, provided several upsets this evening m the singles. British players m particular were outplayed, including the former world champions. Richard Bergman and Johnny Leach, and the women
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    Skoncecki Wins Title
    80 11 PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuter).— Wladislaw Skoncecki, former Polish international, won the j men's singles m the Racing Club de France international j lawn tennis tournament here today. Attacking strongly throughout he beat Bernard Destremau, the French No. I, 6 4, j 6 4, 6—l m the final.
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    Ireland Make 5 Changes
    160 11 Ireland Make 5 Changes DUBLIN. Jan. 11 (Reuter) I Ireland make five changes, one positional, from the side beaten 11 3 by New Zealand for their Rugby Union international against France m Paris on Jan. 23. Fullback J. G. Murphy and I three forwards— W. O'Neill. R. Kavanagh an<j T.
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    Swim Stars Go Home
    40 11 MANILA, Jan. 12, (AFP).— Japan's swimming team which participated m the national open swimming championships here, left by plane this morning. Two Australian teenagers, Jon Hen ricks and Gary Chapman, also left by plane for home.
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    MCC Lose Five Men For 49 Runs
    538 11 KINGSTON, Jamaica. Jan. 12 (Reuter)— Jamaica ltd the MCC touring cricketers by 70 runs with seven second innings wickets standing at the end of the third days play here. The English tourists were all out for 286 shortly before lunch m reply to
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    Reds "Win" Cycle Race By Default
    94 11 SAIGON. Ir.do-China. Jan. 11 (IP* Comniunista "won" lndo-Ch:na*> first organised cross country cycling race by default today. A road mine set by Communist fuerillaa In Southern Indo-Cbina exploded as a bunch of Vietnamese bicycle racers tped down a road near here on the rst
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    Title Kept
    38 11 LONDON. Jan. 11: (Reuter). Alan Fairbairn, 31-year-old Middlesex solicitor, retained the British Amateur Squash Rackets championship at the Lansdowne Club here tonight. He beat Roy Wilson, of Surrey. 7—9. 9—l, 7—9, 9—7, 9—7 m the final.
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    Scottish Motor Rally
    100 11 GLASGOW, Jan. 12 (AP).— The 1954 International Scottish Rally will be raced from June 7-11 over a 1,400-mile route with a night section thrown m to make things tough. The rally begins at Glasgow and winds through the central and northwestern highlands lor tout days. The fifth
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    Standard Service For The Unemployed
    56 11 Standard Service For The Unemployed AT VOLR SLK\ RL: Arc fM uiK-mployed and m need: To help tou find work (he Singapore Standard lnempl<>\menl Bureau offers von free space m ibis column. Just call or writ* your local Standard oßiee far an application form which 'o« should return «ith (wo
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      514 11 NOTICES NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL Agents: Holland East Asia Line NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES m.v. "HOOGKERK" ARRIVING 13th January. t% 1954. Berthing: 13.1.1954. S.H.B. Godown: 36. General survey will be held on the 18th January, 1954 No further survey will be held. NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL Agents: Holland East
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      424 11 NOTICES i CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD TENDER NOTICE HPENDERS are invited from Contractors registered with the Architects' offices m Class A or with the P.W.D. m Class B and above for the construction at Taiping. Perak, of the following quarters: Class VI I Class VII 4 Class IX 8 Plans and
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      762 11 SITUATIONS VACANT HE SINGAPORE CITY COUNCIL invites applications for the appointment of Superintendent of Works on the I Temporary Staff of the WATER DEPARTMENT EXTENSION WORKS. Salary $650 per month basic, plus Cost of Living Allowance, free furnished quar- 1 ters or rent allowance m lieu, i plus transport allowance
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    One-Way Traffic After 19 Minutes
    375 12 One-Way Traffic After 19 Minutes AFTKR beiH4 held t > i 1-1 draw •>{ 19 minuiej yesterday's i: ci dlj h• the Police S i ts Associ »ti '•> up me >ign on the Pid ing, to go a i .joal-scor--1 »pree i expense ol v ten-man Singapore Cricket' C
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    EURASIANS ARE NORTH CHAMPIONS
    127 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues 3*.- holding the Police in the Bnal fixture of the Selangor Division, North hockey league today, the Selangor Eurasian A-) iation became champions in that a m. Srsi half the Eura»i ma all over the Police ■v ;^_> ibborn defence just refused to
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    FARELF Rugby
    35 12 Th Rn il if Singapore section the FARELF Rugl y Cup :> aye I between REME Wksp Singapore and GHQ FARELF at the RASC ground Ayet Rajah Road on Jan. 1G j; 3 p.m.
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    Hockey Friendly
    15 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. T?CA beat Selansoi Club 3 m a tiiendlv hockey to-
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    39 12 Z Above: The agony 2 shown on the faces of C Huddersfield left half Quested (left) and right 2 back Staniforth as they 2 see rkht winger Hooper 2 (on ground) crash m the 5 second EaaL i 'iwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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    Selangor Rugby
    22 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Setangor Club beat the RASC L 1 1 m t friendly rugby on the pid m toda
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    All Blues Best Team In Penang
    303 12 PENANG, Tues.— The Penan? All Blues left no doubt a> to which is the champion rugby combination on the island when it once again triumphed over the Penang Europeans on the Western Road ground today. The victory by 20 points (one goal and five
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    63 12 > Two incidents m last Saturday'^ third round 2 English F.A. Cup tie be- j > tween West Ham United and Huddersfield which 2 2 the former won 4-0. Above I* 5 shows a muddy mix-up «j m the West Ham goal i j area when Huddersfield 5 forwards tried
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    Coronet Beat Shippers
    110 12 IN* a friendly badminton mat 'h played at the Clerical Union Hai! on Saturday, the Coronet B.P. beat the American President Line Sports Chit) 5—2. Results (Coronet first): Singles: Koh 'vim Guan beat Seoawi 15-12. 15-8: Tan Yew Jin lost to Yeo Lai Chor 15-11. 10-15. 15-8:
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    DemonsBeat Kg. Melayu
    103 12 THE return badminton match against the K<i. Melayu Party op Sunday at the S.H.B. Fire Brigade hal] was won by Fire Demons 4-o. Results (Fire Demons first>: Singles: Abd. Aziz Ahmad lost to Omar Ibrahim 15-5. 8-15. 2-15: R. Alimat Rahmat lost to Salleh Kuishi 5-15. 9-15-
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    Cycling Record
    39 12 PARIS, Jan. 12: (Reuter)— The International Cycling Union today recognised as a world amateur record the one kilometre standing start time of one minute 10.4 seconds made by the Russian cyclist Rostislav Vargachkin m Moscow last July.
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF WINNERS
    55 12 Miss Conway, with 36 points, won the Singapore Island Club's Lady Captain's Prize. Miss Young was runner-up, one point behind. Winner of the L.G.U. Silver Medal for 1953 was Mrs. A. Murchison with the best aggregate score of 291 for four scores. Miss M.A. Reilly with
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    FARNLEY'S TIME FASTEST
    788 12  -  WINDSOR LAD Ali Baba, Cabinet And Soldena Also Very Impressive By FARNLEY three m 37 3/5 sec, Ali Baba 37 4/5, Harringay and Blue Flash 38, Border Scot and Channel Patrol 38, Gay Carnival and Malleable Mouldings 38 1/5, Disney and Above All 38 1/5, Bobs worth
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    Air Rate And Gular II Now Ready To Win
    623 12 Air Rate And Gular II Now Ready To Win NEWCOMER Air Rate has made so much progress that he should soon be entering the winning list. With Whitney astride. Air Rate was gong: better than Melnik m a testing half mile spin to return 51 2/ssec, the last three m
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    FIRST NIGHT'S HONOURS EVEN
    228 12 Aw Cheng Chye Trophy PERTH, Jan. 12 (Reuter)— Singapore amateur boy boxers team and West Australian police boys won six bouts each to level at 18 points m the first half of the boxing tournament held here on January 11. The second half will be held
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    RUGBY FINAL TEAMS
    112 12 IPOH, Tues— Perak rugger fifteen to meet Johore m the final of the HMS Malaya competition at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday have been selected. They are: I. Chandler, R. J. W. Craig, W. Breakwell. R. Willingham. N. C. Clemo, J. A. Meikle, Raja Shahruddin, L. Miller, A.
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    Sea Hawk In Good Condition
    244 12 Sea Hawk In Good Condition Ascot (Donnelly) went fhreequarter speed from the five while Sea Hawk (Viney) finished ahead of Above Board over three m 39 2 5 sec. Watch Sea Hawk who appears to be m splendid shape. Supremacy (Mawi) was kept to even time over three as did
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    Everglow B.P.
    66 12 THE following were elected office-bearers of the Eveiglow Party for 1954:President Mr. Cheang Eng Cheong: Vice-presidents. Messrs Tang Mun Sing and Lim Yew Lye; Hon. Secretary: Henry Lim Sports Capt.. Robert S. K. Teo; Asst. sport capt.. Ong Tiong Gin. Treasurer. Lim Tian Seng. Auditor. D. Chia Peng
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    World Basketball: Singapore Invited
    72 12 THE Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation ha s received an invitation from Brazil to send a basketball team to participate m the 11th world championships. The Standard understands that the matter will be considered at a special meeting which is to be convened shortly. The problem
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      50 12 HOCKEY: Army r Narif at Tanqlin; CSC v SRC at SRC: (women) SCC a WRAF Chanai at SCC RUGBY: SCC "A" V All Blues at SCC: Army v Navy at HMS Terror, SHB o RAAF (Wallabies) at Keppel Harbour; Singapore Dist FARELF Cup final. GHQ (FARELF) r REME at Tanglin.
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