Singapore Standard, 14 January 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Jfc> Sl Vol. IV. No. 196. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1954. TWELVE PAGES 10 CENTS.
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    ALPINE 'WHITE DEATH' TOLL UP
    190 1 ALPINE 'WHITE DEATH' TOLL UP LONDON. Jan. 13.-Over 200 people were last night estimated dead or missing m Europe's series of Alpine ava!anche disasters which hurled a train into an Austrian valley and buried thousands of homes. More than 300 men, with skss a::d dogs, waited impatient y in an
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    S'pcre Boxers Retain Cup
    72 1 B h 13; (Re;:er)— boxer> totbe torn Chen? with 36 points to •t West Australian i rescatatives. Both res -xon 12 bouts the itrr.es— first hall n the r Rhi of January West Australians B -c.".* when one of MM appear m Bg T M tIM
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    RICE MISSION
    28 1 BRITAIN and Australia will send a joint technical and economic mission to Ceylon to report o n a £150,000.000 scheme to expand rice production there.- Reuter
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    ...And The Pilot Walked Out And Climbed Down
    63 1 AP photo. THIS light Army plane, attached to the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Civil Air Patrol. crashed through the roof of this dwelling at Muncy, Pennsylvania, with a resoundin; thud. But the pilot climbed through the shattered cabin, stepped over the engine and walked
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    Six Killed As Jet Crashes into 4 Homes
    98 1 Six Killed As Jet Crashes into 4 Homes LONG BEACH. (California), Jan. 13 (AP> Police reported an F-86 Sabre jet trying to land at Long Beach Municipal airport crashed into four home s yesterday, setting them afire and killing at least six persons. The swept-wing fighter smashed into one house,
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    Move To Salvage Crashed Comet
    233 1 Move To Salvage Crashed Comet PORTO AZZURRO (Elba Island), Jan. 13: (Reuter)— The search for the missing 20 victims of the Comet which crashed off Elba on Sunday was virtually at an end today. But a corvette of the Italian Navy was leaving this morning with an Italian Air Force
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    GREENE FILM: HK BAN OFF
    60 1 HONGKONG. Jan. 13, (AFP). An appeal against the ban on the film version of Graham Greene's "Heart of the Matter." has been allowed by the Hongkong Film Censorship Board of Review, according to an announcement here. The announcement follows by a few hours reports that
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    POLICE CHARGE INTO GANGSTERS
    173 1 -AND PREVENT A STREET BATTLE SINGAPORE Police yesterday detained nine thugs, thus nipping m the bud preparations for a street battle between gangs 18 and 24 m Kampong Kapor Road. It was at 2 p.m. when two detectives saw some 20 gangsters gathering at the junction
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    BUFFER STOCK: WHAT ITMEANSTOMALAYA
    769 1 300 Tin Miners Meet In Ipoh IPOH Wed. Malayan contribution to the international tin buffer stock, should the draft international tin agreement of 1953 be accepted, may be slightly over one-third of 25,000 tons, the amount the buffer stock can hold. This was disclosed by the
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    First IQ Test For The Blind
    145 1 AMONG the ten who passed with flying: colours the first intelligence test to be given to blind children m the Federation held at the tiurney Training Centre. Kuala Lumpur o n Sunday was an 11-year-old Malay boy, Osman bin Ahmad of Kota Bharu. Kelantan.
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    Development Is The Key To Cwealth Problems
    162 1 Development Is The Key To Cwealth Problems SYDNEY, Jan. 13 (Reuter) Commonwealth F i nance Ministers today issued an official statement saying that they agreed that development was the soundest economics m dealing with Commonwealth problems. They welcomed the assurance from Mr. R.A. Butler, United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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    PoWs May Move Before Deadline
    163 1 NEW DELHI, Jan. 13 (AP) Reliable Indian sources reported today that Indian forces m Korea will start transferring unrepatriated prisoners back to the commands which captured them at least three days before the midnight Jan. 22 deadline. By clearing out the prisoner compounds before that
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    HIGH HK POST FOR CHINESE
    39 1 HONGKONG. Jan. 13— (UP) Hongkong's police force has promoted a Chinese to the rank of chief inspector for the first time m its history. The Chinese, Fong Yik-fai, 38, joined the department m 1938.
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    FIRE BREAKS OUT IN LINER
    39 1 LE HAVRE. Jan. 13 (AFP) A fire broke out aboard the French trans-Atlantic liner, Liberte, m dock here today and burned for three-quar-ters of an hour before it was brought under control. ATOM TALKS
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    Britain Will Be Invited
    121 1 Britain Will Be Invited LOXDOX. Jan 13— (UP)— The United States ha.- a<s>urei Britain that she will be askei 'to take part m the formal talks with Rjstia on President Eisenhower"s atom pea«e plan. authoritative source- toI day. The assurances were giver, i during recenr informal di>i cussions m Washingtoii
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    SAVAGE FOR UK
    35 1 GOVERNOR Sii Alfred Si-x-age will leave George Fowa ■by air foi 101 don on Fi id foi talks wiv onial Sec- retary o n B: it Lsb G liana's 1 Droblems AP
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    NEGLIGENTDRIVER FINED
    125 2 JAMES lan Ranray of Mo Xair Road, was fined ij .V the Singapore Second Traffic Magistrate, Mr, Howe Yoon C'nong xesterday. on a charge of negligent driving resulting m a co'lision with a motor car. His car was involved m a collision with a vehicle driven by a
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    In Memory
    46 2 MEMBERS of The Singapore Standard staff gathered at the Aw Hoe Memorial at Haw Par Villa, Pasir Panjang yesterday and observed a two-minute silence in memory of the late Mr. Aw Hoc. who started the newspaper. Standard picture shows the group paying their respects.
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    PROMPT POLICE ACTION GETS 3 TO THE ASSIZES
    472 2 PROMPT arrival of a patrol car at the scene of an alleged robbery and the immediate flashing of the descriptions of the wanted men to all police stations resulted m the arrest of two men, one of whom was armed with a
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    103 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterdap were: The prire of tin yesterday was S3I6S per picul. Down $13. No 1 R.S.S. Settlement House Terms. Wednesday's opening prices first session were: Wednesday s prices first session were: Spot €650 buyers, £652g sellers. Three months: £6271 buyers.
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    India Day Celebration
    85 2 PENANG. Wed. Indian Republic Day m Penang will be celebrated this year with a buffet dinner party at the Indian Association on Tuesday. Jan. 26 at 7.30 p.m. There wfll be a public meeting on the eve of Republic Day at the Indian Association at 5.45 p.m.
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    Commander Honoured
    56 2 AIR VICE Marshal F. W. Scherger (right) toasts Wing Commander R. F. Drooglever, at a cocktail party given in the latter's honour at the Singapore Volunteer Hall on Tuesday night. The occasion was the handing over of the command of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force by Wing Commander
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    Had Son Arrested —Then Paid Fine
    208 2 YONG HAI, son of a 70-year-old proprietor of a Singapore sundry goods shop, stole 15 dozen sewing machine needles from his father's shop. Chua Peng Cheng, the father, discovered this and had his son arrested. On the first day of the case Chua stood
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    GOVT. FRAMES A NEW PLAN FOR HOMES
    247 2 GOVT. FRAMES A NEW PLAN FOR HOMES Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Government will toon introduce a new housing policy for its Division 111 and IV officers distinct from the one a!r?cdy drawn up for Senior and Division II officers. It is understood that certain recommend have been made to
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 2 HONGKONG. Jan. 13— Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were $15.15 to £1 sterling $5.***** to US$l; $1,807 to Malayan $1; $0.20 to one Indonesian Ruppiah Gold $248,375 to 1 tael.
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    To Assemble Our Plant
    46 2 photo. MR. TADASHI Murata. director (left), and Mr. Yoshitorao Otake, sub-manager of the Hamada Precision Machinery Company. Ltd., Tokyo, arrived m Singapore by air on Tuesday to supervise the assembling of the Hamada automatic four-colour offset press for The Singapore Standard. Standard
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    50 For Fed Regiment
    67 2 PENANG, Wed.— A ing drive m Penang ai will be launched Federation Regiment Jan. 18 and Jan. 26 The recruiting interview and select Eurasian and Filipino re i of whom 50 or more sn quired. Those interested are i I to present themselves c" Arm} Recruiting
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    Five Cried— Wouldn't Leave Court
    86 2 Five Cried Wouldn't Leave Court JOiIORE BAHRU, Wed -A Chinese woman and her four children howled and refused to leave the Johore Assize Court when her husband's appeal against three year-" imprisonment, for carrying half a ksti mi i\ce. was dismissed by Mr. Justice Paul Storr today. After two policemen
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      14 2 (S iMALAYA'S BEST I MAGAZINE EVER 1 9QK* I HAVE yOU S£EN k IT?
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    NEW SIT FLATS COMPLETED
    31 3 photo. THE latest Singapore Improvement Trust flats just completed at Outram Hill. There are three seven-storey blocks, each contain* ing 42 flats. Each flat costs $6,000. Standard
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    Burglars Get Into 3 Homes
    106 3 BUR iLABS rai led three m Singapore on Monight an i the early hours v sday a:; I ma ie off with baa $2M m cash and kind. farad open Qm back lot a ta\i driver's house i Loronfl 4 m Geylang, and took a
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    One Guilty Of Graft
    54 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— During December last year thive proser oa m corruptun cases agail public ser vans were ompleted. Oi these, one ga::-. -i a conviction The accuaed, a tecbnica assistant was senten «d to si> months' imprisonment for ac c a $200 brid The othei
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    'Pamphlet Made Me Give Up'
    383 3 (court] TOLD I PENANG, Wed. After reading a pamphlet which said that those who surrendered would be treated well and that they would be pardoned, a former tapioca planter, Kee Siak Kooi came out of the jungle to surrender, he told the Assize Court here
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    PASTOR CHANGES
    24 3 REV. D A. Chelliah, Tamil Methodist pastor, Raub, has been transferred to Ipoh. He will be replaced by Rev. Tbambidurai of Tampin.
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    RAILWAY MAN CLEARED
    81 3 KLANG. Wed.— M. Subra..r: .■.'-_> of the Railway ii P »rt Swet-tenhu-n. who ap:s<-' tat trial -./-e K'.j;-.4 jistrate on irge of assisting m the dis- certain railway tools. i (uittcd jresterday. px nee EH r told irt he I not -sh to giy rt en dence
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    YOUTH CENTRE FUND DRIVE
    106 3 PENANG, Wed —The Settlement Youth Centre Committee is launching a drive to raise funds to build a centre m the heart of the town to provide recreation facilities for underprivileged children. From Jan. 14-18 there will be a fun fair at the New World Park. On
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    SCHOOL HAS EXTRA CLASS
    62 3 KHALSA English School m Niven Road has opened a new class for Standard Six students to cope with applications of superannuated boys who have been compelled to discontinue their studies. A few more vacancies for Standard Six still exist and students desiring to enter this class
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    TAKE A TIP FROM PEER LABOUR PARTY TOLD
    274 3 MEMBERS of the Singapore Labour Party were advised by Mr. J. M."jumabhoy, City Councillor (Ind. City) to "take heed" of the words spoken by the Labour Peer, Lord Shepherd at a weekly Rotary luncheon yesterday and M organise their own Party." His
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    Classes For Adults Open
    102 3 PENANG, Wed. The Secretary of the Penang Adult Education Association, Mr. Yeoh Tat Beng. today announced that the various Centres would accept enrolment of new students on Jan. 18-19. The centres are the Kong Mm School, Ayer Itam, the St. Xavier's Institution, Leith Street, the Hu
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    RAF MAN IS ACQUITTED
    53 3 BUTTERWORTH. Wed. Aircraftsman P.C. Longhlin of the RAF Singapore wa s acquitted by the Magistrate. Mr. D. C. I. Wernham, today on a charge of criminal intimidation of a taxi driver on Oct. 18 last year. The defence was not called. Longhlin was defended by Sqdn./Ldr.
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    Funds Needed For Chinese "Y" Pool
    97 3 WORK has already begun on the new one million dollar Chinese 3T.M.C.A. building and swimming pool which faces the sea front m Telok Ayer Basin, off Anson Road. The building will be ready by the end of this year, but the pool may take
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    £12.5 MILLION PHONE LINK IS PLANNED
    316 3 America-Britain-Canada Standard Staff Reporter THE first Transatlantic telephone cable connecting England, Canada and America costing £12,500,000 will be laid, m 1955 and 1956, during the summer months when the weather is most favourable. This was revealed to The Standard yesterday by Mr. O. R.
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    Magistrate Gives Ali A Chance
    247 3 MR. A. W. Ghows, the Eighth Police Magistrate yesterday told Ali bin Said, 18, a youth convicted of stealing a length of wire from a store m Maude Road, "I trust you." "You are a victim of circumstance living m the slums," the Magistrate said,
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    WATER WORKERS' DISPUTE TO GO BEFORE COMMITTEE
    143 4 WATER WORKERS' DISPUTE TO GO BEFORE COMMITTEE Standard Staff Reporter THE dispute between the Singapore City Council Water Works Department and its daily-rated workers over the dismissal of 150 workers will go before the Councils Labour Sub-Committee on Saturday. The Committee tht- K9i will be officia f the Labi- Federal
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    TRAFFIC RULE ON CARTS IS QUESTIONED
    97 4 THE VALIDITY at a U M n ng i g k-«-a-~ he Qt] was quea resterdaj by a Singa ■< re aw er Mr. Lea Rjv::er. n the Singapore Appea O Mr Raver vas ir" ng a: r Ram Sing; rai Ram X Ra
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    MacG Is Expected Back In February
    141 4 MacG Is Expected Back In February KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. There was no confirmai.on here today of London reports that Sir Donald MacGillivrav will be re- turning to Malaya at the end of this month. He was only expected here later m February. Sir Donald and Lady MacG ray went ho-ne
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    MAN HURT BY FALLEN TREE
    37 4 CHAN Yew Chooa (35] of Carpenter Street Singapore. vraa ightty burl when a coco- Toe foO on him m Jalan T-- ■'< Lee yesterday evening. He was treated a< an outpatient the hospital
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    USIS TO CLOSE
    26 4 THE United States Information Service Library and Theatrerte at Raffles Place. -'.o.sed to ".he public bOOD -fa:;. 16 to Jan. 25 for renovations.
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    8,000 SHOES!
    79 4 S THESE shoes (seen in 2 2 top picture) belonged to f <; four thousand people who j attended the celebration J 2 of the birthday anniver- S sary of Guru Gobind < S Singh at the Sikh Tem- j pie. Gombak Lane, Kuala 1 Lumpur during the
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    Sentence Quashed In Lottery Case
    169 4 High Court Appeal THE Singapore Appeal Judge, Mr. Justice Buttrose, yesterday allowed an appeal by Tan Eng Ngoh against his conviction and sentence on a charge of running a chap-ji-kee lottery. Mr. A. J. Braga, who argued the appeal, contended that at no time at
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    Offered Dud Cheque: 3 Months' Jail
    120 4 FOR OFFERING a dud cheque to an amusement park stall keeper and inducing him to part with S.'^fiO, Ng Soon Kirn was sent to three month's rigorous imprisonment yesterday. The Singapore Third Police Court was told that Ng gambled away S2O and borrowed chips
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    MRS. P. G. WEE TO SPEAK AT PROTEST MEETING
    352 4 MRS. P. G. WEE TO SPEAK AT PROTEST MEETING Trial By Jury' Demand Ready KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Mrs. P. G. Wee, the Penang-born Chinese Lawyer who argued the appeal of Malaya's Number One woman bandit, Lee Meng, before the Privy Council m England, will be one of the principal speakers
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    65 4 photo MR R. A W. Caima director of Lewis and Peat Ltd., who arrived in Singapore by QANTAS BO AC Constellation yesterday for talks with Colony directors of the Company who had tendered their resignation* He was met at ILilUntr Airm>rt by two other DJL direWors of the firm. Mr.
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    Council May Take Over Two Markets
    147 4 Council May Take Over Two Markets TWO market? built by the Singapore Improvement Trust on behalf of Government at the fire relief housing sites at Kolam Ayer and Upper Aljunied Road may be bought over by the City Council at a cost of $22,147 if a recommendation of the Council's
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    MYF ELECTS NEW COUNCIL
    99 4 TAIPIXG. Wed.— The following were elected members of the Malayan Methodist Youth j Fellowship Council for 1954: Chairman: K.C. Yeoh (Taiping); Secretary: D. R. Daniel (Ipoh); Treasurer: Seah Yerk j Khern (Singapore): Chairman (Worship and Evangelism) Dr. J. M. J. Supramaniam (Sin- gapore); Chairman (W or
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    TEA IN TEMPLE
    40 4 DR MP.L. Yegappan of Bukit Mertajam was given a tea-party at the Kulim Chettiar's temple recently by rjs friends and well wishers m the occasion of his appointment as a member m the Town Council, Bukit Mertajam.
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    44 4 FORTY members of the University of Malaya Economic Society yesterday visited the Pepsi Cola transition plant in Havelock Road. Later they saw the Steam Laundry in Alexandra Road. In this picture the students see how the Pepsi Cola juice is mixed in the factory.
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    TOKENTROPHY FOR OFFICER
    68 4 TOKENTROPHY FOR OFFICER LT. COMMANDER Suthen Royai Navy. Commanding Officer of 848 Nava A:: Squadn will be presented with a token trophy by the Commander-in-Chief. Far East Station, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Lambe, tomon The Byd Trophy was awarded by the Admiralty to this naval squadron for 1953. The presentation will
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    Apology Ends A Libel Suit
    161 4 Apology Ends A Libel Suit KUALA LUMPUR. V- J i-N'g Ek Teong, a Kua a 1 lawyer today withe: claim for 510.000 again 1 Vong Shook Lin. barristei 'IMP ieader, following the fendant's apology m the 1 1 Court. A civii 'suit c c the amount as damage settled also
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    3 MORE REDS ARE INJURED
    91 4 KUALA LUMPUR V. Tut G irkha patrol <-' five U rroristc m a cam tIM Ulu F- mis Esia 1 2• 7 <)i:r re J 'or -.ay v -cd three ther ;or:- ,e action, i: u-as repoi v. O::e of the deao I tfl as
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    OIL IMPORTS
    18 4 licences to bnpori ricat.ug s from a:.y a Will from today be i issuer, to Singapore
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    Rescued Men Sail Today
    127 4 Rescued Men Sail Today KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Fifteen Indonesian fishermen who drifted m the straits of Malacca recently for six daj"s without food or water following a •'breakdown" of their vessel's motor will leave Port Swettenham on their homeward voyage tomorrow. They had set out from Tanjong Balai, Sumatra, sometime
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    Knives Used In Hold-Up, Court Told
    136 4 TAN EU TOH Mood trial m *.he Singapore Assize Court yesterday on two charges of robbing the occupants of two houses of cash and jewellery amounting to (2,955. It was alleged that on the night of Aug. 16. Tan. m the company of two
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    Six Months' Jail For Youth Who Had Dagger
    220 4 Six Months' Jail For Youth Who Had Dagger ABU BAKAR bin Omar m 18-year-old Malay, was found acting suspiciously 0:1 Tuesday night at the open air cinema m Ja! a n Kembangan (off Changi Road), Singapore. A detective searched him and found a four-inch blade dagger tied to his leg.
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    Crowd Hears Sir Cheng-lock
    72 5 photo. A LARGE CROWD (above) heard Da to Sir Cheng-lock Tan president of the Malayan Chinese Association, speak at the UMNO-MCA Alliance rally held m Alor Gajah oq Sunday The Dato called for the closest co-operation between the Chinese and the Malays both m the political
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    World Bank Mission Visit Hailed
    296 5 World Bank Mission Visit Hailed KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Or! :c:al business and labPB codes >n the Federation tonight *\vho!eheartedlv welcomed" the an- Douncement of the visit of the World Bank Mission to Malaya this month. T.v.'v >airi the visit of the experts to '•onciin't a iiUMif of r. ry's cnnoau
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    73 5 >IK A A FVKITAN. iMI >errr X a r y of the National Spii tual As-M-mbly of the Bahais of lrjn and his interpreter. Mr A. Q. Faizi. arrived m Sm^pore b* QANTAS/ BO Co«>tellatio« jester- day on a world-lecture-tour, preaehiu" th* Bahai religion. Mr Faiii is see n here
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    Taxi Driver Tells Court His Woes
    169 5 A SINGAPORE taxi driver was cautioned and distorted although he pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying an extra passenger m hi s vehicle, when he appeared before Mr. J. M. Devereux-Colebourn, the City Poli« Magistrate, yesterday. mitigation cf sei fi.e me said Ht
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    OFFICE CLOSED
    18 5 THE office oi the Cey'.on C m&sionef m Malaya will OCd tccay, being Thai Ponga Day.
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    Cabbie Was Disorderly -Fined $20
    119 5 Cabbie Was Disorderly -Fined $20 A SINGAPORE taxi driver; when checked by an Assistant Commissioner of Police for drivii^ his taxi m an disorder- j !y manner retorted, "I don't care. You can do anything you like 11 This was revealed m the Singapore First Traffic Court yesterday, when the
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    It's School By Sampan As Ferry Is Denied Them
    144 5 It's School By Sampan As Ferry Is Denied Them Mmti.ird SUIT Reporter FOR. the first time m «i^t years, civilians have been barred from using an A::r. v ferry plying between Singapore to Pulau Brani. Tne S andard was to.d that the rniaiary au;'n«ritie s reached tr. s ck 'isioo
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    3 Musicians To Train Our Youngsters
    153 5 3 Musicians To Train Our Youngsters THREE musicians liave arrived m Singapore from Britain to help improve the standards of orchestral music m the Colony including the teaching of young musicians. Engaged by Radio Malaya, the three musicians are Mr. Paul Mosby who plays the oboe, Mr. Tom Ainsworth, the
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    FIRST BATCH FOR AUSTRALIA SOON
    287 5 City Council Students THE FIRST batch of Singapore City Council engineering students will leave the Colony towards the end of this month for Australian universities and technical colleges. In all. 22 students will go for higher studies as part of the Colombo Plan. They were
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    City Council To Shelve Planning Functions Until...
    308 5 THE QUESTION of suspending the Singapore City Council's planning functions until the Master Plan is law, is now being considered by the Council, The Standard learnt yesterday. But neither the Government nor the City Council has power to suspend the relevant by-laws. The
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    Br. Guiana Rice For Malaya?
    60 5 BRITISH Guiana is now planning big scale rice exports to the Far East, says an Agence Fiance Press report from Georgetown yesterday. Tests carried m the Research Institute of Kuala Lumpur, were said to have shown highly favourable results. Trial shipments of various grades of
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    MPH MEN CALL OFF STRIKE THREAT
    198 5 Firm To Negotiate With The Union Standard Staff Reporter THE threatened strike by the printing employees of the Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore, which is scheduled to start this morning, was called off yesterday. An emergency meeting of the 75 workers of the M.P.H.
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    He Couldn't Explain....
    92 5 MR. D.H. CHAPMAN. the Singapore Fifth Police Magistrate, yesterday ordered a probation officer's investigation on Attan bin Ibrahim when the latter was unable to give a satisfactory account of how he came to be m possession of a ladies' go!d «rristwatoh worth $600 The Court was told
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    Workers Impatient, Says Union
    151 5 THE Singapore Government and City Council Labour Union yesterday asked Government to implement the Ritson recommendations for the dailyrated workers without further delay. Mr. R. K. Palaiyan. Secretary of the Union told The Standard that more than six months have elapsed since the recommendations were made
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    APPEAL FOR INFORMATION
    56 5 PEXANG. Wed. A police spokesman today appealed to the public lor information on yesterday's daylight gang rob- bery at the re^idenfe of Mr. Kg. Criew Ho a well-known xmtractor, m Loro.-ig Sarutus rahun. Five ma-ked robbers, four of whom were armed with revolvers, got away with $600
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    POLICE BAND
    33 5 THE searchlight performance by ':.< Federation of Malaya Police Band v>:. >c ne.d at the t;p.a:iai;c m Taiping today hi m 8 :o 9 p m Instead of ■Friday as previously reported.
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    Principal Surprised
    53 5 MR. E.S. DEMPSEY. Principal of the Teacher's Training College, Singapore was a surprised man yesterday when he found his suit missing. The suit was nuns on a clothes line m the verandah of his house at Mount Rosie. Half an hour later, he found only the clothes peg
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    Radio Gets The Best, Says Isaac
    146 5 Radio Gets The Best, Says Isaac Standard Staff Reporter IT is an established fad that the best talent m Indian music m this country is available to Radio Malaya today. Mr. A. K. Isaac. Chief of Radio Malaya's Indian Section, told The Standard yesterday. Reason, said Mr. Isaac, is "we
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    SHOP OWNER FINED $500
    62 5 NG HOCK KWAXG. 23. a coffee shop proprietor, living at No. 120 Lorong L. Te.ok Kurau. Singapore. wa. fined $500. or three months' jail, m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. He was found gui'ty of assisting m the carrying on of a public lottery chap-ji-ki
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      142 5 The Tudor "Oyster Princess" is the feminine counterpart of the "Oyster Prince", and has the identical Rolex i features. The "Oyster Prime was worn fi^ by a miner, a riveter, a pneumatu -drill operator etc., m the severesi tests ever devised for a self-w mding watch. It i came dirough
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      83 5 Weather Report MINIMUM Temperature: From 7.30 p m. Jan. 12 to 7.30 a.m. Jan 13 Singapore i7ti F). Penan? (72 Fi. KoU Bahru <7 1 Pi. Kuala Lumpur 72 F). Ipoh 1 71 Fi. Kuantan (70 F). Maximum Temn^rature: From 7..".fl a.m. to 7..?fi p.m. Jan. 13 Singapore (MF), Penane
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    ...Came The Dawn
    794 6 IT looks as though there might be some peace m the neighbourhood after all. For some 18 months the fMHtj quarrel over expat pay had kept inquisitive neighbours wide-awake as they stood with ears pressed dOM :o the wall. For this One Big Happy Family of Civil
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      BRITISH ADMINISTRATION
      269 6 Sir; On the subject icritten by your correspondent "Three Score and Ten," last Saturday, may I say that Britain may be able to boast of the best system of administration at home, but it is no proof that the same is experienced m the colonies. The recent events
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      A MISSED CHANCE
      226 6 Sir: In Perak, as well as elsewhere, the leaders of the National parties don't seem imaginative enough to do the right things at the right time. That is perhaps due to their lack of experience m such matters. I remember how the I.M.P. was started with very
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    TECSAM CAN'T NEGOTIATE
    128 6 TECSAM CAN'T NEGOTIATE Sir:— Several days ago I asked whether TECSAM was entitled, under Malayan legislation, to negotiate for a revision of salary scales. I also asked whether other associations, m Singapore and the Federation were entitled to do so. As yet my query has not been answered. I suggest
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    Review of Views
    201 6 Review of Views Unfortunate IT IS unfortunate. Sin Chew Jit Poh says, that Government has not paid Chinese schools m Malaya the attention that is due them. There should be renewed attempts to further the educational opportunities of the youth of this country m view of the fact that. although
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    A BOMBAY TOUR
    1115 6  -  TAYA ZINKIN Politics In India By Bombay State. INDIA lives m her villages. Therefore one tends to underestimate the Congress party hold m India. Communists and Socialists all know' foreigners; they are Westernised; they come to dinner and fit into drawing-room life. The average run of Congressmen
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    33 6 Village farmers la India use an ancient pump to drain water from a ditch. They want to catch the small fish i* the shallow water amd use the water for irrigating their land.
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    President Ike's Plan To Check Recession
    1076 6  -  ALASTAIR BUCHAN I 1 PRESIDENT Eisenhower has made it clear that his > Administration is no devotee of Laissez-faire economics and will not tolerate a I "boom-or-bust" economy m the United States. His Ad- ministration is "ready at all > times," as he said
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    CAN-CAN 'CINERAMA'
    54 7 photo. FRENCH Can-Can blue bell girls have the functioning of the three-dimensional cinerama camera explained to them m Paris by Joe Brun. chief operator for the American company now making the film "The Thrill of Your Life" mi n Paris. There are only three cameras of this type
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    LINER LEAVES EMPTY HANDED
    31 7 13, (Reuter). Blue Funnel liner efi F mnosa'a north. I ung yesterday being n fused by the M -r authorities ion load cargo of tea to* Scot-
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    Battle For Laos At Any Moment
    208 7 SAIGON, Jan. 13.— The battle for Central Laos is expected to flare up any moment, French military sources said today. Reconnaissance carried out north-east ot the land and ah base of Seno indicated that massive Vietminh s which had been forced to break contact
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    Maldives To Repay Ceylon Loan In Fish
    116 7 COLOMBO. Jan. l:? (AP}— Bdaldivea group of atolls j tr.e Indian Ocean is to j repay a loan it borrowed n 'he Ceylon government h Bsh. Jo Udc over a fnnr-! al crisis; the Maldiv i a n gover n meni i raised
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    2-Ft. Midget Is Dead
    69 7 FORT PIERCE. (Florida). 'Jan 13. (AP) Juan D e La Cruz. 75. two feet tali and last |oi a famed trio of midgets, died last Sunday. He and his 21- inch sister, Martina De La Cruz and 3 6- inch Myrtle Mac Robernette, wore known as
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    U.S. AGREES TO RESUME TALKS ON KOREA
    268 7 U.S. AGREES TO RESUME TALKS ON KOREA Fate Of PoWs Uncertain TOKYO, Jan. 13 (UP) The United States has agreed to discuss with the Communists tomorrow the possibility of resuming negotiations for a Korean peace conference. In a second major development the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission rejected a Swedish proposal
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    HE ROUTS MAU MAU ALONE
    184 7 HE ROUTS MAU MAU ALONE NAIROBI. Jan. 13, (AP)— British headquarters here last night told how a single loyal tribal headman. Charles, drove off a gang of 30 Mau Mau men trying to murder him. He killed two of them m the process. Charles, who is well-known, was m bed
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    Decision On Big-4 Venue Today
    165 7 Decision On Big-4 Venue Today BERLIN, Jan. 13 (AP)— The Western Allies will make a fourth and possibly decisive attempt today to break the deadlock with the Russians on a site for the Big Four Foreign Ministers conference. Failure of th e U.S.. British, French and Russian representatives to agree
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    59 7 LONDON: There is a happy smile on the face of attractive 18-year-old Miss Sinikka Toivonen as Prince Ankrah. an art student from the Gold Coast slips the ring on at their Paddington Register Office wedding On Jan. 9. The bride comes from Nokia, a suburb of Helsinki. The 27-year-old Prince
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    UNDER ARREST
    23 7 A NUMBER of Chinese traders have been arrested m Surabaya for undisclosed reasons, the Antara News Agency i reported today. AP
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    MANILA MEET FOR THE F.O.A.
    49 7 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13— (UP) The Foreign Operations Administration (FOA) announced today that it will call a meeting m Manila m February of all directors of its operations missions m the Far East. Harold E. Stassen. head of the FOA, is expected to attend. photo.
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    OFF TO KENYA
    22 7 MR. ANTHONY Head. Britain's War Minister, left London by air today for an investigation of conditions m Kenya. Reuter
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    Scrap Iron For Japan Is Stopped
    65 7 Scrap Iron For Japan Is Stopped MANILA. lon. COP)— (President Bamon Magsaysay [stopped yesterday the shipment of 7,O(KJ tons o! -rap iron to Japan on the there i? a ecrap iron >' ban. The metal would I en exported by the Marc* o Steel Corporation under COOSigOment to Ohno and
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    Moslem Brotherhood Banned, 100 Arrested
    237 7 CAIRO, Jan. 13 (Reuter)— Police today arrested more than 100 leaders of the Moslem Brotherhood including the militant religious organisation's "Supreme Guide" Hassan El Hodeiby after the association had been dissolved, a Revolution Headquarters spokesman announced. After an all-night session the Egyptian Revolution Council decided
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    PPP Leaders Are Released
    136 7 GEORGETOWN, British Guiana, Jan. 13 (Reuter) Four leaders of the Peoples Progressive Party. arrested when the Party's government was deposed m October last, were released at midnight last night. They are Mr. Sydney King, former Minister of Communications, Mr. Rory Westmaas, Mr. Martin Carter and Adjodha
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    Chmese Linotype Machine
    87 7 Chmese Linotype Machine LONDON. Jan. 13. (Reuler) Experiments In the construction of a linotype machine foi printing m the Chinese language have been made by the Soviet engineers Yuri Gudilin and Valentin Krugliakov, Tass said yesterday. Krugliakov constructed the machine with 250 keys instead of the usual 90. arranged them
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    Earn, Save & Invest — Rab
    186 7 Earn, Save Invest Rab SYDNEY, Jan. 13 (Reuter) —Mr. R. A. Butler, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, said here today that the British Commonwealth must earn more, save more, invest more and be more competitive m world markets. He was speaking at a luncheon to 800 guests including the
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    41 7 photo. TROOPS present arms as Prince Savang arrives at Seno Airport, about 18 miles from Savannakhet, Indo-China. on Jan. 2nd. The airport has been organised as a defence base for the middle-Laos battle, while patrols seek contact with the enemy. AP
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    EMPEROR ACCEPTS
    26 7 THE Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, has accepted an invitation by President Eisenhower to visit the United States, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry annoiMi^d AFP
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    76 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Jan. 13. —The following ore the closing prices at rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER 17 Spot 17 d. Feb. 17id. March Hid. Apr./ June 17Jd. July/Sept. 17§d. Oct/Dec. 17 id. January c.i.f. 16Jd. Tone: Quietly steady. LONDON TIN
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    Papers Land On Duke's Lap
    194 7 WELLINGTON, Jan. 13 (Reuter)— A man. breaking from a nearby shrubbery, suddenly threw a sheaf of documents into the royal car as the Duke of Edinburgh was entering the car to return to Government House this afternoon from the National Art Gallery, where he had
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    Beauty On Speeding Charge
    79 7 Beauty On Speeding Charge RIPPON. California. Jan. 13 (AP)— Miss I'niverse and her bridegroom must interrupt their honeymoon for a court appearance here on Jan. it on a charge ot speeding. A Rippon traffic policeman charged them with driving at 50 niiif- an hour m a 20-mile-an-hour zone while on
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    DOG TO GUARD ROYAL PLATE
    76 7 LONDON. Jan. 13 (R« leri A police trained mastifl dog will ride m a van tak;:,c signment of the Ro>c silver plate from Buckingham Palace to the Victoria and A.'berf IftUR un on H sday I p! Ovide a esi oH A representative > 165
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    MOVE TO EXTEND! C'WEALTH PREFERENCE
    298 9 MOVE TO EXTEND C'WEALTH PREFERENCE SYDNEY, Jan. 13 The feeling is growing among British Commonwealth Finance Ministers m session here that- the Empire should extend imperial trade preferences by commodity agreement, on Australian Government spokesman said yesterday. The Geneva Association of Tariffs and Trade limited preferential tariffs, the spokesman pointed
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    MARKETS
    145 9 RUBBER prices rose by J cent to 56 5/8 cents per lb. for first grade rubber for January shipment on a steady market yesterday. A fairly good turnover of business was reported after a quiet opening. British and American manufacturers bought fair quantities, while Japan was again m the
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    PRODUCE
    90 9 THE produce market m Singapore was quiet m all sections yesterday with small business passing. Copra was a slightly easier market at S4l per picul buying and S4l 1/8 selling for January and February shipments. Coconut oil sellers indicated $Gsh per picul with buyers around $65. Singapore produce prices
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    PRICE OF CATTLE TOO HIGH
    114 9 Standard Staff Reporter MALAYA may have to turn to other sources for its supplies of cattle, if the I price of Indonesian cattle still remains at a high level. Revealing this to The Standard yesterday, a Colony importer ssid th c Governments of the Federation
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    DEVELOP NEW EXPORTS CALL
    71 9 SYDNEY. Jan. 13 (Reuterf British Colonial oiusi d weiop new exports the i of I Minister. British Oind < reItarj tot Colonies sa I yesterday. j Ele pointed out a 4 ■pn I conference mat there ad i ten la drop of between 2o iir 30
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    Rl TAKES OVER CAS AND POWER
    189 9 JAKARTA, Jan. 13, The Indonesian Government has formally nationalized gas and electric companies m West Java as the first step towards the fell nationalization of all foreign firms m this field of public operation. However, compensation talks are continuing. The Indonesians, after many months
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    NEW REFINERY COSTS £45M
    64 9 ADE\. Jan 13. (Re-Jten— A new An:; o-Iranian O:: Company refinery with 5,000,000 tons a year capa ty is expected to start operating here before the end of this year. Total cost is estimated at £45.000.000. The cost is heavy but the AIOC believes that it
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    Electronic Calculator
    70 9 photo. AN electronic calculator, produced by the International Business Ma chines Corporation. is operated by Marilyn Polle at a demonstration in New York on Jan I. Described as a l'?-n(fcchine collective brain, it can translate Russian into English, and can also be adapted for other languages. In addition
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    SHARE
    115 9 MA A\ AX Ur; a: lustres were ea •.t--berda] Hritb only s: i inegfi reported m tha eo> tkrns. R ;bber shar?^ :e!T.«:nled neg!e ;ed. IMIISITihI > MINIM. Xl BBtK Buyer se 'e-a H Kin S'hai Bank (Hone reg > 850 00 B'WCO r-d a 20.00 W.lO United Eng
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    BANK EARNS Rs 8 M. PROFIT
    104 9 THE Bank of India Bombay, made a p: ft of Rs 8.239,778. including Rs j 636.55J brought toward, cst I year. Provi-ion for income tax and super tax was Rs 2.9(Hi.0©0 while the interim div..-^:.. of six per cent (tax free\ fo e first
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    JAPS DEVELOP HK IRON MINES
    88 9 JAPS DEVELOP HK IRON MINES TOKYO. Jan. 11, <IP>— I Tne Ntttetjsu Minuig Con .ay signed a contract last rr ath 'with the Mutual Tnul Com- pany ol Hongkong to de\ eiop the iron mines of Wasn Sr.cn on the Kow.oon Peninsu it was kbineri today Under the contract Nittetsu
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      229 9 LII 4bner By Al Capp LOOK,CMiLUMfT-TH' YHO OKZfS GOKIKIA INOOV^L^H -AN «T^QONNABEA<3BEAT6HOW!f*A ALL-STAR V AWWOav YDO Ul»crl i w^DOiNTS GONNA &EC.IN.? /y W£DDiN'~ Fp'FftgCJT-fy y 7 SWzZ OWT-A BDQTIFULI|UD£-A HAN^OMeSSomS AHU Sn^ TH* \PUftt rv££?>C«£ B«tCHT LIU. V^WANT^TDdBK^-^^GOrmf'^,,,^]^^ >^WtWTM'eR^t>EW^EPrtER HEARf OtfTiP-IAFF^J> «ttItUJM)-*»>iA». 4Uey Oop By VT. Hcrm/fn The Heart O£
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      788 9 Singapore! rilTrDTJUyiifll^ !i S'PURE ARTS THEATRE presents V X Mac Beth at the Victoria Theatre; MALACCA mmmmt^ mmmmm^ mmmmmmmm^ mmmtmmm^ mmtm EAST-WEST SOCIETY discussion I CAPITOL: Ananbnavan 2 c<,K BJS. SSMGAPQRJE 0:1 "Dramatic Prod net. on m i'.lo pjn Singapore Theatre"' at 830 pm. LIDO: Belaan Asmara I 7. B
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    NEW ORDER IN SAUDI ARABIA
    865 10  - NEW ORDER IN SAUDI ARABIA THOMAS R. LITTLE By CAIRO. gINCE the death of King Abdel Aziz Ibn Saud and the accession of his son Saud to the throne, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been moving more deliberately towards ordered government administration. In this vast desert kingdom, still to
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    424 10 ROBOTS- AND THEY CROON, TOO! TJERE'S something for the Musicians' Union to ponder over. The three-piece band at Zenoa Specht's cafe m Antwerp never get any wages, and will p'.ay happily away for hours without a rest. Pay the proprietor 9d. a head and he'll get the band to play
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    He Shot His Way Out Of The Social Register
    743 10 NEW YORK, (AP)— The Social Register, just out with its 1954 edition of Who's Who m the upper crust, had a rather humble beginning itself. Oddly enough, so do some ol the persons listed m it. Back m the stuffy 1880/s,
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    MORE SOCCER SHOCKS EXPECTED
    690 11 LONDON, Jan. 13 (AP)— English soccer clubs take a breather irom the topsy-turvy of Cup matches on Saturday and return to the business of battling for League honours. Last Saturday's Cup matches knocked form sideways and 15 ol the 32 matches ended m draws. Altogether there
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    CENTURY STANDS BY JAMAICA
    552 11 CENTURY STANDS BY JAMAICA KINGSTON. Jamaica. Van. 13 -The M C.C. drew with Jamaica in their four-day match here today, bad tight bringing an early closure with the I :rist 5 34 for one in their I ••rid innings. Yhe M C.C. were given M ites in which to get
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    Clayton Club & BRC Draw
    78 11 Clayton Club BRC Draw FARiT BL'NTAR. TUCS. Buttnworth Recreation Club i rhe Chtytoo Club played to i ?oa less draw m a friendly he key Clayton Club: Shaaaragam; Ostna n t S. Maniam; S. Nicholas srnad Haji AbdulL M N »jah Jonn Da*j«. Haji v| ah b. Anil, Mohamad N
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    IPSWICH BY ONLY GOAL
    41 11 LONDON. Jan. 13 (Renter) —Ipswich Town beat Oldham Athletic I—o1 0 m their FA Cup third round replay at O!dham yesterday, Ipswich wfl] now be at home to Birmingham City m the fourth round on Jan. 30.
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    Ong, Marjan Will Give Exhibition
    124 11 Ong, Marjan Will Give Exhibition OXG POH LT!M and Ismail Mar.jan will give exhibition matches at the Singapore j Badminton Stadium next Thursday at 8 p.m. m connec- j tion with the Indian Republic Day badminton. Mrs. Gopala Menon. wife of the representative of the Government of India, will partner
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    Canada Invite Choongs
    122 11 Canada Invite Choongs I LONDON. Jan. 13 (Reuter) Eddie and David Choong, the Malayan badminton bro- thers. left London airport toI day to fly to Canada. They are to make a four weeks tour of Canada playing m tournaments and giving cxi hibitions m 16 cities. They will travel 9,000
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    Frank Worrell May Not Play
    65 11 KINGSTON, Jamaica. Jan. 13 (Reuter) Frank Worrell, prolific scoring batsman, and Frank King, fast bowler, are extremely doubtful to play for West Indies m the opening Test against England starting here on Friday. King has pulled a muscle, during a practice game, while Worrell has
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    Arsenal & WBA 6 To 1 Favourites
    161 11 Arsenal WBA 6 To 1 Favourites LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter) j The Arsenal and West Bromwich were made joint i favourites at six to one against at the second call-over on the Football Association Cup at j the Victoria Club here last night. The Arsenal who meet the winners of
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    53 11 photo. THREE Japanese track stars Tohru Kiyofuji (left). *ho ha s negotiated the 100--metre dash m ten seconds. Ken Nakajima (centre), who holds the Japanese record of '12 seconds for the 200-metre run and Akira Matsui (right), who negotiates the 400-metre run m
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    Japs Will Dominate Asian Games
    540 11 MANILA, Jan. 13 (UP)— Preparations for the second Asian Games next May I—9 are proceeding smoothly and officials are confident everything will be m readiness for the huge Asia-wide Olympic-style athletic meet. All of the P300,000 ($150,000) authorised by Congress for the Games and more
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    ONG POH LIM KEEN TO MEET FREEMAN
    448 12 ONG POH LIM KEEN TO MEET FREEMAN Til Make Last Fling At Him" By FRANCIS BOEY TWO MONTHS from today, Singapore Thomas Cupper, and triple champion Ong Poh Lim will know definitely whether his aspirations to compete m the American open championships will materialise or not. Eagerly looking forward to
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    Roper Shines In SCC's 19-3 Win Over All Blues
    330 12 SINGAPORE Cricket Club "A" whipped a none-to«-attractive Singapore All Blues side by 19 points (two sioals, two tries and a penalty) to three (a try) m a rugger game on the Padang yesterday. The Europeans dominated play almost throughout Their superiority
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    First Half Goals Beat Ceylonese
    267 12 A DLbi J £-K--\i c. lasi-aucu e:i failed to sa\e Ceyloncse So >r1 Cub from a 3 l beating r the hands of the Singapore Recreation C!ub m a friend y of h n'key played H ra.->scake i SRC padan^ MSC ayed poorly |n r>:
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    SAIGON TOUR
    48 12 A SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association will be leaving the Colony on February 3 by air for a tour of Saigon, burins their five day stay, the Colony team will play a series of matches there and the Association have been guaranteed US $2,000 for each match.
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    SHE IS OUR LONE REP. AT WEMBLEY
    248 12 WHEN the 21st World table tennis championships get going at Wembley on April 6 14, Singapore will be represented by Mrs. Mabel Hayes who sails for the United Kingdom today. Mrs. Hayes is the first woman to represent the Colony m this world
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    SCRC Women Force Draw
    104 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Selangor Club today, held a depleted Seiangor Chinese Recreation Club XI 2 2 m a women's hockey league fixture on the Selangor padang. The Chinese who were without two of their leading players, had to fight hard throughout the game. Yeoh Poh Lian
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    FA Cup Replay
    35 12 LONDON. Jn 13 (Renter) T c third round 'replayed FA C.p tie between Fuiham Grimsby Town was aban- at haJftime today owing t the waterlogged conditions of U>€ g:~ There was no
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    Jacks At Soccer
    29 12 SACKS S.C w::. p'.av against Tvttx Junkwa -J XI m a frier iv garr.e of soccer on Monday, Jan '-8. at Farrer Park at 5.15 j«
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    Depot Grab All Chances Against SIA
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    Kilimanjaro, Fish Kuda-2 To Watch
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    1349 12 KUALA LUMPUR trainer Neil I Hobbs hus three newcomers entered [Of the meeting Welsh Kino. Grazie and Mainbrace. WELSH KING, a three-year- j ■A& gelding by Ascot Gold Cup winner Owen Tudor out of the Clarissimua mare Clairvoyante j II had seven starts last season.! winning
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