Singapore Standard, 27 January 1954

Microfilm: NL8997
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD DS )t m Vol. IV. No. 209. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 10 CENTS.
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  • Article, Illustration
    'I Have Own Ideas For The Varsity,' Says Lin Yu-tang
    411 1 NfcW YORK. Jan. 26, (UP). Doctor Lin Yu-tang said here today that he has certain ideas about college education and that he is going to carry them out when he arrives m Singapore to be Chancellor of the Nanyaag University.
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  • Article
    'Back To China' Move Has Seen A Failure
    332 1  -  MADAM HSIEN THE "Back to China Movement", launched by Communist China in 1950 to lure Chinese youth in South-East Asia, is a flop. T This was revealed by Madame Hsien Ping Hsin. a member of the Chinese delegation to the first India-China
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    Thais Rush Bren Guns To Border
    79 1 BAN -rICK. 26 (Reuler) Thai p ice and army have i Bren gun earners a- i .:<_.. para ta n rubber a ''r. borders a \._> B ing Su- a a here c as hea have Urn police and -t terrorists t n M
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    TAPPERS TO VOTE ON CUTS
    1069 1 'Accept Or Strike Referendum TAYLOR HAS INSULTED US' SAY UNIONS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Rubber workers of Malaya are to be asked immediately by their unions whether they would accept the Taylor award and agree to a cut m their wages by 1 5 to 25
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    LIM DID SIGN THE LETTER -POLICE
    176 1 LIM DID SIGN THE LETTER -POLICE THE SINGAPORE Police have accepted the authenticity of the signature of Lim Kean Chye on a letter published m The Sunday Standard on Jan. 24. The Police believe that the letter was posted m Singapore on Jan. 22. They think it was written some
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  • Article
    B-29 LOST, THUNDERJET CRASHES
    132 1 B-29 LOST, THUNDERJET CRASHES LONDON. Jan. 26 A B-29 Superfortress on its way back to America after being loaned to Britain for training vanished over the Irish sea today after radioing that its seven crewmen were bailing out The plane, en route from England to Davis Montaan Air Force Base,
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  • Article, Illustration
    New Information Chief
    51 1 CHE YA'ACOB bin Abdul Latiff, who has been appointed the new head of the Federation of Malaya Information Services to succeed Mr. A. DA,. Peterson^ uhen he returns to Britain in July. Che Ya'acob uill be the first Malayan to hold such a post. (Story in P«Z<>
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  • Article
    THREE DIE IN RUSH FOR 'ANG-POWS'
    216 1 THREE aged people m Ipoh collapsed and died m the scramble for Chinese New Year packets and "angpows" distributed by Shaw Brothers to over 6,000 old people m the Federation and Singapore yesterday. The three killed were two j women. Kong Kee, 64, and
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    Exiled Sultan Moves Again
    60 1 BRAZZAVILLE. French Equatorial Africa. Jan. 26, (Reuter).— The ex-Sultan of Morocco, Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussef. arrived here by air today on his way to a new place of exile. French paratroopers were guarding th airfield when the French Air Force Skymaster with the ex-Sultan, two of
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    RIOTERS SEIZE MADRID RADIO
    264 1 U.K. Protest To Spain MADRID, Jan. 26.— Rioting students seized Madrid radio station briefly today and forced it off the air for half an hour. Elsewhere m the Spanish capital the students clashed with police for the second time m 24 hours. i New mobs of
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    Miners Want A Tin Pact
    175 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A 68.3 per cent majority was returned m the recent referendum conducted by Government among tin producers m this country on the proposed International Tin Agreement. The 68.3 per cent, were m favour of Malaya entering into the International Tin Agreement. Opponents
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    Sakais Poisoned Dart Kills Bandit
    149 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A Communist terrorist has been killed m the Federation by a Sakai (aborigine) blowpipe. This is the first time m the history of the Emergency that a terrorist has been killed by a blowpipe. The terrorist dropped m his tracks when he
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    YA'ACOB TO BE APPOINTED HEAD OF INFORMATION
    276 2 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Malay will be made the chief of the Federation of Malaya Information Services when its Director General, Mr. A. D. C. Peterson, leaves Malaya early m July to return to his teaching post m England. The man who
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    Straits Men To Get Job Priority?
    116 2 Straits Men To Get Job Priority? THE Singapore City Council will soon include those born m the former Straits Settlements but domiciled m Singapore m the priority list for Council jots, if a committee suggestion is accepted. The Council at present gives priority only to those born and domiciled m
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    Untitled
    66 2 DUE to arrive m Singapore on Saturday by the Maetsuckyer from Australia is ballroom dancing dance teacher Lorraine Ventri.s who will join partner Henry Leong m Singapore to give a series of demonstrations m the Colony and the Federation before leaving for Sydney m May to take part m the
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    Doctor Returns
    25 2 DR. E. A. SHANKAR. accompanied by his wife and two children, returned to Singapore yesterday by Qantas after a short holiday m India.
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    JOIN FORCES OF PEACE: MENON
    417 2 Indian Republic Day Observed All Over Malaya INDIANS all over Malaya yesterday celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Republic of India with meetings, parties, prayers, sports and feeding of the poor. Indian National flogs were hoisted on all Indian institutions. The one-week piogramme m Singapore
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    Caught After Street Chase At Night
    141 2 Caught After Street Chase At Night ALERTNESS and quick thinking by a defective sergeant's wife stopped three men from breaking into and stealing property irom her neighbour's house and resulted m one of them. Thomas Goh. be'ng bound over for two years m the Singapore Third District Court, yesterday. The
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    Contractor Fined
    40 2 A SINGAPORE electrical contractor. Teo Bock Lai. of Joo Chiat Terrace was fined $25 with costs yesterday, by the Singapore City Police Court Magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Colebourn. for not displaying his registration plate on his station wagon.
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    2 Bandit Leaders Are Slain
    136 2 2 Bandit Leaders Are Slain KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Two Pahang Communist terrorist leaders one a district committee member and the other a branch committee member have been killed by security forces. The district committee member, Tham Choon Loke. was killed by a patrol of the Royal West Kents outside Pert
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    $145 MORE FOR S.P.C.A.
    45 2 $145 MORE FOR S.P.C. A. THE SINGAP Society for the Pi Cruelty to Animated further dona". $145 towaras its Christmai Appeal, making $650 60 to date. The donors arc Mi $10 ..vlrs E.G Mail Justice T.A. Brown %2i AM. McComfa $80 'P.C Marcus $20 i
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    114 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cents pc- lb m Singapore yesterday were: Buye-'» Seller? No 1 K.S.S Si-o-Loose 54; 54£ No. 1 R.S.S 541 No. 2 R.S_S 54; st! No 3 R.S.S. 52a ill Toae: Very stead; tin m» lhe price of t'r vester da> was $315|, (4awi cents) per
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      66 2 Weather Report Minimum Temperature: From 7.:'.(l p.m. Jan. 15 to 7.30 a.m. Jatitiar'. 'Hi. S'pore (73Fi. Penang <74Fi. Kota Rahru <73F|. K. L. (71Fi. Ipoh (7.!Fi. Kuantan (70Fi. Maximum Temperature: From 7.:*»rt a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Jan :!6. Spore (91F|. Penaiig (90F» Kota liahru (85Fi. K.I.. (90F) Ipoh i94Fi. Kuanlan
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    OTEC's TAKE-OVER PRICE
    264 3 Govt. Gets An Expert To Advise Standard Staff Reporter AN expert is now m Singapore to make a technical valuation of the telephone system here so that Government may fix the price to pay for taking over the Oriental Electric and Telephone Company. The expert is Mr.
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  • Article, Illustration
    S'pores Aged Line Up For 'Ang Pows'
    87 3 S'pore s Aged Line Up For 'Ang Pows' SINGAPORE'S aged— all over the age of 60 are seen queuing for their gifts and "ang-pows" (red packets) distributed by Shaw Brothers yesterday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Each packet contained five katies of rice, a tin of condensed milk, a
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  • Article
    Stenos Want Pay Revision
    107 3 ABOUT 100 stenographers and registry assistants of the Singapore Government are "disgruntled" over the Government's refusal to revise their salary scales m accord with the Yong award. The committee of the Singapore Secretarial StatT Association representing them will hold a meeting soon to discuss the matter.
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  • Article
    ACTOR'S DEATH IS PRESUMED
    103 3 AN ORDER presuming the death of a Singapore Cantonese actor. Yip Kwong Yung, and his wife, Lai Loy. was made m the Singapore High Court on Monday. The order was made on the application of the missing persons' sons. Yip Weng Kee and Yip Weng Kuan,
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  • Article
    POPLAI TO GIVE TALK
    37 3 MR. S.L. POPLAI. Director of Research, Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, will give a talk on "India m World Affairs," today at the Arts Theatre, University of Malaya, at 5 p.m.
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    SWAMI IS REMEMBERED
    44 3 THE 92nd. birthday of Swami Vivekananda will be celebrated at the Singapore Ramakrishna Mission, Bartley Road, on Jan. 31. There will be music, lectures on Swami Vivekananda and prayers. Mr. M. Saravanamuttu, Ceylon Commissioner m Singapore and Malaya, will preside. i
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    C.I.D. Men Beat Me Up,' He Says
    127 3 AHMAD bin Syed Mohamed told the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam, yesterday that he was assaulted m the Criminal Intelligence Department by C.I.D. men, when he was taken there by a police constable. Ahmad also complained about pains m his
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    Married For 25 Years
    65 3 Married For 25 Years MR. H. J. C. KULASINGHA, Singapore Legislative Councillor, and Mrs. Kulasingha yesterday celebrated the silver jubilee anniversary of their wedding. They were married 25 years ago m Malacca. They spent the day quietly and visited the Home for the Aged. Mr. Kulasingha is also member of
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    Businessman Bound Over For Cheating
    137 3 RAUB. Tues. Dharam Singh (36), a Mentakab easiness man, yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of cheating Kong Siew Chong, a Bentong businessman. In July, last year, Dharam Singh bought a tyre and tube for his lorr3 r valued at $240 and issued a cheque
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    MOTION ON ROAD REPAIR
    52 3 MR. H. J. C. KULASINGHA. an unofficial member of the Singapore Rural Board, will move at the Board's next meeting that private contractors should be given the jobs to repair roads and lanes m the rural areas if the Public Works Department is unable to do
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    SHB Men's New Union
    86 3 MORE than 300 Singapore Harbour Board workers, comprising wharf and stevedore labourers, unanimously agreed to break away from the present S.H.B. Labour Union and form a new one at a meeting held m Borneo Road recently. Several speakers attacked the present Union and said that its
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    HE MADE 48 DUCKS SUFFER
    36 3 SOH SENG, a poultry seller, was yesterday fined $150 by the Singapore City Police Court Magistrate, Mr. J. M. Devereux-Coleburn, for causing unnecessary suffering to 48 ducks m Fish Street yesterday.
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    UNION LEADER REPLIES TO TAYLOR'S REPORT
    648 4 He Was Biased Against Worker' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Negotiating Committee of the Rubber Workers' Unions m the Federation "emphatically denied" today statements by wage arbitrator, Mr. Justice E.N. Taylor that union leaders were prepared to risk mass unemployment m the industry m order
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  • Article
    Take Up Case Of Madam Tong'
    223 4 Dr. Pagiar Urged: Two Singapore City Councillors, Mr. Lee Choon Eng and Mr. Mak Pak Shee, yesterday called upon Dr. C. J. Paglar, Legislative Councillor, Changi, to take up the case of Madam Tong Chek Yang with the Rural Roarrl Mr. Lee criticised the
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    Magistrate Rebukes Corporal
    206 4 Magistrate Rebukes Corporal The Singapore Second Trallic Magistrate. Mr. Howe Yoon Chong. yesterday rebuked a Volunteer Special Constabulary Corporal fur not telling the truth, m a case m which Mohamed .lusoff bin Rahman, a taxi driver, was charged with negligent driving a: the I'll mile Woodlands Road on 22. last
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  • Article
    JCI HEAD ON EASTERN TOUR
    105 4 THE President of the Junior Chamber International, Mr. Douglas L. Hoge, will arrive m Singapore on Feb. 15, on a 10-week tour of the Far East. Mr. Hoge and his wife, together with the J.C.I. Treasurer, Mr. H. G. Wiles, and his wife, will attend
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    WARD LEAVES AFTER TALKS
    54 4 LT.-GEX. Sir A. Dudley Ward. Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who had been visiting stations m the Far East, left Singapore by air yesterday for the United Kingdom. He spent one week m MaTaya on an official visit and had talks with top-ranking offireri
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  • Article, Illustration
    $8,750 MAYORAL MACE COMPLETED
    262 4 THE MAYORAL MACE of the City of Singapore has now been completed m Edinburgh a piece of craftsmanship comparable with other Commonwealth city maces. The Mace, which has been donated to the City Council, by the Singapore millionaire, Mr. Loke Wan Tho costs over £1,000 ($8,750).
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  • Article
    Convicted On Morals Charge
    147 4 Convicted On Morals Charge AT a general court martial at Tanglin yesterday. Warrant Officer II Stewart Kinloch Miller cf the Royal Signals Corps laced two charges of indecent assault on Sergeant A. J. Philips and one of disgraceful conduct on Signalman W. Pollock of the same unit, at the Signals'
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    U.S.I.S. FILMS IN MANDARIN
    82 4 THE USIS Theatrette m Rallies Place will now show special Mandarin films for Chinese-speaking audiences until Feb. 5. The first show was given on Alondaq. There will be no shows on Feb. 3 and 4 and Saturday and Sunday. The main feature is entitled "Open House
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 4 HONGKONG. Jan. 26— Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were $15.22 to £1 sterling $5.***** to USSI-. $1,812 to Malayan $1: $0,196 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $250,625 to 1 lael.
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    COUNCIL TO ACT ON STC BUSES
    221 5 COUNCIL TO ACT ON STC BUSES THE Singapore City Council will decide at Friday's ordinary meetin? whether the Singapore Traction Company should continue to run its buses after June 5, ■ext year or not. The S.T.C.'s lease expires m June next year and unless it is renewed 'he company is
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  • Article
    Out Of Court Settlement
    122 5 AX ACTION to v vet a I a nd and a boose a: Jalan X r (off Bochore Canal Road) .^nt ;p m the Singapore H gh Court v^ster- Taj Oen Te-k. a Lur-i--ne >maa B•■ the _-a c e was heard. II uver, Mr. T.W.
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    Untitled
    26 5 "5 4 N v/ RS TAN PEN HUANG, who were married recently m Kempas Road. Singapore. Th P bride was formerly Miss Anna Lee Siew Eng.
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    JOHORE SULTAN GOING BACK TO UK
    155 5 JOHORE SULTAN GOING BACK TO UK The Sultanah Is Homesick, Report JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— The Sultan of Johore, Major-General Sir Ibrahim, is returning to England late next month or early in March, The Standard learned from reliable sources today. The Sultan who celebrated his 80th birthday at the Istana Besar
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    HOUSING TOUR
    25 5 SIR JOHN NICOLL, the Governor of Singapore, will inspect the newly completed second proto-type of low cost houses at Kolam Ayer Lane tomorrow.
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    Watchman Saw 2 Boys Perched On Roof Top
    148 5 Watchman Saw 2 Boys Perched On Roof Top A WATCHMAN, looking uo from the ground one day last month, saw two boys perched On tiie sloping roof of tne three->tor;ed Grafton Laboratories B._; ding at Battery Road. Tiney were throwing art. 'lea to another lad waiting en the ground. yesterday,
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    NEW CHIEF OF CIVIL AVIATION
    58 5 MR. G. J. WARCUP. Deputy [Director of Control and Navigational Services m the Ministry of Civil Aviation, U.K., has been appointed to the post oi Director-General of Civil Aviation, Maiaya/Bomeo region. He wfll succeed Mr. A. W. Savuge. who is on leave prior :o retirement
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    Police Warn The Public
    81 5 OXCE again the Singapore Po!:ce are warning the peooie m the Coiony to take extra precautions against thieves and robbers as the Chinese New Year approaches. A police spokesman .-aid yesterday: "People should 'not leave their valuables on dressing tables but must keep them m really
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    PARKING: $25 FINE
    41 5 LIN Kok Leong. a taxi driver of Whampoa Road, was fined $25 m the City Police Court, yesterday, for parking his taxi within 60 feet of a bus stop m Beach Road at 10.50 p.m. on Sept. 26.
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    Minister Feted
    68 5 MORE than 400 guests, including the Consular Corps, Legislative and City Councillors and leading citizens, attended a tea party given to Mr. Mohamed Ali. Finance Minister of Pakistan, by the Other s are (from left): at Raffles Hotel, yesterday. Picture shows Mr. Mohamed Ali addressing the gathering. Others
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    If Bylaw Is Ratified
    72 5 No open-air cinema performance may be held within one mile from a permanent Singapore cinema building, if an amendment by-law i s ratified by the Singapore City Council. The proposed Theatre. Cinema, and Entertainment (amendment by law will be discussed at Friday's ordinary Council meeting. The
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    Indians And Australians Celebrate
    104 5 Indians And Australians Celebrate dence. while Australians m Singapore attended their Commissioner's cocktail party to mark the lbtith year of the first settlement on the island continent. In the picture above. Mr. L. R. Mclntvre and his wife greet Mr. and Mrs. M. Gopala M*>non at the Australian Commissioner's cocktail
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    WOMAN (30) IS MISSING
    62 5 A woman.. Sabiah binte Haji Abdullah. 30 i s reported to have been missing from her home m Kampong Ban Siew San. Singapore, since Jan. 12. She was last seen dressed m a white baju and a red and yellow sarong. Her complexion iis fair and
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    He Forced Policeman To A Halt
    90 5 MR. HANS BOESJH On ley R- iad, v b *se ine msiderate driving caused S ngapon Super ntendenl I Pi ia to apply the brain bis ai y bv< a liision, wat teed S-: Singap te First Trail, court yesterday. Mr. A.G. Mini the
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    Barber Helps Aged People
    90 5 MANY old p.. \\iio turned away Era the New W because 1 o tm at< ■>_> i Crh se New Yestt 'ong listributed by Shan B_. than >.eg< d an nej pected benefactor wh< ste| m 'o la good deed of h_- own Tne en :a
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    Unkindest Cut
    835 6 IT (S bad enough that rubber workers should have been rt'ccmmtnded for a wage cut by Mr. Justice ho v, as appointed to settle a wage dispute m t r industry. One would have thought that such o nendatkn WOttld have been accompanied by p. for |he workers
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • Letter
      Let A Committee Study Lim's Case
      324 6 Sir; As a friend and one who always wants to see that every decent citizen has a chance to lead an honest-to-goodness life m thi s nonCommunistic and democratic country of ours I would like to make a special appeal to the Singapore Government
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    • Letter
      Match Label Collecting
      48 6 Sir: My hobby for several years ha s been that of match label collecting and I am anxious to contact any one interested m this fascinating hobby. I am also anxious to find out if any collector's club exists m Singapore HUGH DE CRUZ. Singapore.
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    MARS TO BE STUDIED BY EARTHMEN IN JUNE
    305 6 The planet Mars m June will make its closest approach to the earth m 13 years, and a team of American scientists will study it from ringside seats. The National Geographic Society said it is joining the Lowell Observatory of Flagstaff, Arizona,
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  • Review of Views
    • Article
      Nanyang University
      72 6 Nanyang University SIN CHEW JIT POH hopes that the obstacles facing the construction of the Nanyang University will be overcome without further delay. It endorses Mr. Aw Boon Haw's hopes that the university m future will become the cultural centr c of SouthEast A_>ia. The daily hopes that
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      Sir John's Appeal
      163 6 COMMENTING on the "India Day speech by the Governor. Sir John Nicolls. at tlie Victoria Memorial Hall, Utusan Melayu says that the appeal to Indians to be Malayan conscious is welcome as Indians have as much interest m the future of this country as the other communities.
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  • Article
    What "Neutralism" Means To India
    985 6  -  Philip Deane By NEW DELHI. JT IS FOUR YEARS since India became a republic. Those years have seen the flowering of the Indian foreign policy known as "neutralism", a policy which has severely taxed the patience of Western statesmen. When m 1950 India became a
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    MORE SCHOOLS, LESS STUDY
    1186 6 MMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMmmmMMMMwm*mmmmmmmAmm HARD TACTS HIT CHINA _i^— By A Manchester Guardian Special Correspondent ■f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\w\~. 'THOSE who have watched the educational policies of the Communists m China have always forecast that m the effort to train a much larger number of technicians there would be a serious decline
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    6 6 Summon what reserve strength?"
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    PRIME MINISTER IS TOO OLD, MUST RETIRE-MIRROR
    248 7 LONDON, Jan. 26 (UP)— The pro-Labour Daily Mirror claimed yesterday that Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, is too old and too ailing to lead Britain. 'When Prime Minis- al he ia too old, tling 1 ired 1 r the iob. man reThe Mirror
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    1 MIL. TYRES ARE BURNT
    59 7 TORONTO. Jan 26 (UP) F.:e swept through a stock pile of one million recondition- j td tyiea at a rubber plant yesterday causing an estimated 000,000 damage m Toronto's j worst Brc m several years. Firemen said the blaze which gutted the National Rubber, Company
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    Reefs Set Feb. 1 For Talks
    109 7 Reefs Set Feb. 1 For Talks PANMUNJOM, Jan. 26. (Reuter) The Communists today proposed that the United Nations meet them on Feb. Mo resume discussions for a Korean political conference. The talks have been suspended since Dec. 12 when Mr. Arthur Dean of the United States representing the United Nations
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    My Luck — She Is Running Good: Hemingway
    221 7 My Luck She Is Running Good: Hemingway KNTEBBE. Uganda, Jan. 26 Ernes! Hemingway ed m Entebbe yesterday Ig a h of banu:.a< of gjn alter sur'4 two uiaite crashes m ephanl country la. r-a,« v. a> swathed m band.. gea and his arm was injured but the e -j; rated
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    Police Clash With Textile Workers
    120 7 Police Clash With Textile Workers BOMBAY, Jan. 26 (Reuter) One worker wa s killed and wounded when police opened fire shortly before midnight to disperse workers of the Kamla Textile Mills here. The trouble started when the workers staged a stay-in strike yesterday morning, demanding a bonus for 1952 de
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    MOLOTOV FIRES A PROPAGANDA BLAST AT BIG-4
    511 7 MOLOTOV FIRES A PROPAGANDA BLAST AT BIG-4 Western Hopes Battered BERLIN, Jan. 26 Russia's V.M. Molotov fired his heaviest propaganda guns at the United States m the opening session of the Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference yesterday and battered Western hopes of a European settlement with the Kremlin Offering no
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    TOP HONOURS FOR SOVIET LIMOUSINES
    53 7 TOP HONOURS FOR SOVIET LIMOUSINES BERLIN TITBITS THE Big Four conference opened m Berlin yesterday with a demonstration of high-powered cars that was won easily by the Russians. The Russians with their American pattern "Zis" reserved for top level executives took top honours by going faster, glittering more and making
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    77 7 A SEEING eye dog broke the Allied Security precautions around the Big Four yesterday. The dog led his master up to one of the barriers which sealed off the Allied Control Authority building for two blocs on all sides. In vain. German police and American military guards tried to explain
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    36 7 THE German section of the "International Organization of Mothers" appealed to the four Foreign Ministers to "get down to settling essential problems and not to jeopardise their negotiations by superficial matters or questions of prestige." AFP
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    36 7 THE times taken by three of the four Foreign Ministers m their speeches were: M. George s Bidault 17 minutes 18 seconds; Mr. Anthony Eden 13 minutes four seconds; Mr. Molotov 42 minutes 10 seconds. Reuter
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    "ALL QUIET" IN CANAL ZONE
    56 7 MOSCAK, (Suez Canal Zone). Jan. 26, (Reuter) A British army spokesman said today that the Canal Zone had been "all quiet" for the past 72 hours. '"There is no real change m the situation. British troops m the Canal Zone are on the alert and
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    Elephant Knocks Out Zoo Chief
    108 7 Elephant Knocks Out Zoo Chief EVANSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 26 (AP).— The Director of the Metsker Park Zoo. known nationally m the U.S. as an authority on the care of wild animals, was m a critical condition last night after an elephant bounced him off a brick wall. The keeper, Roger
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    BOAC'S SERVICE
    37 7 THE BRITISH Overseas Airways Corporation announced m London yesterday it had planned its services ahead ..o that piston-engined Argonauts and Constellations would, if necessary, continue to replace Comet Jetliners for the next lo days. Renter.
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    He Used Dog To Torture 2 Africans
    132 7 He Used Dog To Torture 2 Africans NAIROBI. Jan. 26 (Reutei A European police officer Edward Burgess was fined E2O today with the alternative ot eight months hard labour lor assaulting two African suspects. The prosecution contended that he struck two African suspects and allowed a dog io "werry" them.
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    74 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Jan. 26. The following ore the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER Spot 1 6 1 d. February 16_Jd. March 1 6|d. April/June 16} d. July/September 16 Id. October/December 16id. February c.i.f. 16|d. Quietly Steady. LONDON
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    Aquatot's Father Jailed
    134 7 MIAMI. Jan. 26. CAP)— Rus- I sell Tongay was convicted of manslaughter m the criminal court here yesterday m the death of his famed "aquatot" daughter. Kathy, aged 5. Judge Ben Willard immediately sentenced him to 10 years hard labour m the state penitentiary. The State charged
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    Cup And Cheque For 'Miss Finland'
    46 7 Cup And Cheque For 'Miss Finland' photo. THIS Finnish lovely took the honours at the "Miss Finland" beauty competition, held at tbe Messuhalii m Helsinki. She is lfi-year-old Yvonne De Bruyn. daughter of a Finnish officer. Her prize included a cheque for 100. 000 Fmks.- UP
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    Rejected PoWs Appeal To Reds
    253 7 PANMUNJOM, Jan. 26, (AP) Prisoners of war who renounced their homeland including one Briton, 21 Americans and 325 South Koreans said today they are asking the Communists to take them back as "free men." The PoWs are now stranded m the X neutral zone, unwilling
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    Sabotage On Carrier Discovered
    109 7 LONDON, Jan. M (AFP) A new case of sab tagi n«< discovered last nigh at the British aircrafl I defatigable (26,000 i tv present lying off th Poi .and [BUI. An Admiralty that tin dials equipment wen cd. bul ad led thai tin j did oof
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    POPE INDISPOSED
    22 7 SEVENTY-SEVEN 'Pope Pius, suffering fn hal was offi ally describe r I "slight indisposition,' 1 r < tomorrow's genera, audience.— A.P.
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    $3 MIL. DAMAGE IN BIG BLAZE
    33 7 A BIG fire swept through 20 buildings m Tainan, Formosa, early yesterday, claiming the life of a 22-year-old girl and causing (Formosan) 53.000.000 damage to property. UP
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      107 7 the new STANDARD EIGHT Designed for Happy Family Motoring m Malaya THE STANDARD EIGHT represents a major achievement m the realms of popular motoring. Its designers set out to produce a car which would give the family motorist all that could be demanded m the way of efficiency, economy and
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    1954 PILGRIMAGE WILL BE CHEAP & COMFORTABLE
    185 8 1954 PILGRIMAGE WILL BE CHEAP COMFORTABLE KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— lmproved facilities and lower shipping- fares will be provided for the 1954 pilgrimage season, it was announced here. There will be two sailings each by the Anking and the Anshun capable of carrying a total of 4,730 pilgrims. Sailing dates will
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    RAF Sets Two New Records
    135 8 RAF Sets Two New Records PARIS, Jan. 26. (Reuter).— A Royal Air Force twin-engin-ed Canberra jet bomber set up two new international speed records on its flight from London to the Cape and back last December, the International Air Federation announced yesterday. The records were: London to Cape m 12
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    JAP MISSION
    24 8 TOKYO. Jan. 26. (AFP).— The Ship-Building Industry Association will dispatch a new mission to sign vessel construction contracts with the Indonesian government.
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    TIN EXPORTS TO U.S. REACH 30,313 TONS
    243 9 TIN EXPORTS TO U.S. REACH 30,31 3 TONS By Standard Market Reporter EXPORTS of tin .metal from Singapore and Penang to the United States rose from 2,597 tons m 1951 to 19,382 tons the following year and 30,313 tons during 1953, according to an annual review by Straits Trading Co.
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    Higher Price Or Else....
    160 9 Higher Price Or Else.... THE Director of Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. are convinced that if Malayan production of tin is to be maintained, a materially higher price is essential. It is not difficult to calculate the effect which any fall m the price of tin will have on the company's
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    EXTENDED
    15 9 BRAZIL and Japan have agreed to extend their 1952 trade treaty until March 31.
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    Profit For Rambutan
    74 9 THE Director? of Rambutan reported a profit for the year to June 30, 1953, of £9.301 after depreciation and provision lor U.K. and Malayan taxation at £9.265. Thijt brought forward from the last account was CI 1,669. while appropriation lor interim dividends totalling hi per cent took
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    RUSSIA ABLE TO AID CHINA MORE
    227 9 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, (DP)— American officials commenting on the signature m Moscow on Saturday of the latest Soviet-Red China tra'le pact, said yesterday that it was quite possible for the Kremlin to agree to increase its supplies of capital i_oods and strategic materials to
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    BUTTER DE-RATIOMED
    53 9 LONDON, Jan. 26 (AP)— The Government announced today that butter, cheese, margarine and cooking fats are to be de-rationed on May 8. That leaves only meat and bacon on the ration, and the Government previously said it plans to end ail rationing this summer. No more ration books
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    The Search For Gold
    102 9 picture. Designed by Mr P Visser (right), tkis the model of a 1.170 ton divin_g apparatus which will be used to search for 75 million guilders worth of p»>id --aid to be on the German steamer. "Kenate Leonhart." n liit-h was torpedoed m August. 1917 near
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    MARKETS
    78 9 I Al lONS m l < r marki m Sinfl^pone y < is pa Hrn i and 54 7/8 at t M| _:ay f nuiuil New V ices were sible for mm ft 'he mon La 1 selie: an abw upcounl 1 i ing h. mark Ft m teres'
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    NOON PRICES
    69 9 S 1 > A FORE CI amber of Comm* Rabbe*- A cation noon i res (cer.'. 3 yestc-i' wet* Bi en No I RSS Spot loose S4 No 1 RSS f.o.b Feb "4 544 No. 1 RSS f.o.b. Mai '4; No. 3 Si o.b Feb *>3| No. 2
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    SHARES
    130 9 M 'i N indusl „-i_*i were rregu ar yes'- nil* tin? ogam easiei m the local arfcet Th* wat littlt _.g supp w\ *h« low- r R shares \,et\ negle ti d IMHJSTEIAI Buyer BaOm H'Kor._ S'hai Bank (H 84 r 1 875 00 (m S SI 20 SO
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    PRODUCE
    96 9 luce ia Si.- .as quiet ia £.11 se 'esterday only s repw ted n the copra Cop I ycrs f r r iacf shin* 1 <_-ed a" vers. with ers arour. I per i picu Buyers and ers for Mai eat inrj c 4lf ■B b'j.s p loted $65
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      399 9 S AIWC By iOCopp Imam baby &m borh/t se ah IhCV.^-v.'hut \nevah m^dTHAt'TI IR ,-r rTTTgTggrgrT a j Igct a, w^mt question toa*? ?We gc^aJ o3ktlosSKSr c^u'JdntJ ~AH K,N TEL TF^^l fee—^ H>^E_FO' -c/ A EVEN MORE. BE-IV< > S4KE,4X WHOTc VJHUT KIMD JL IS IT A r^^/ a WmAkWwlL
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      861 9 a'q^m^ 128 SZESSmB UTTn GA POR E 1 9 riITMTI LILOIB penang Hew- xJm II A HUhll mm%\ ODKON; Th* All. <' Dobie I &j/ __^MfV 9 11 m l^m\mmm\^m% ;i W[ «-»>0; Fr, ',"/,!*_.<_. 1"; 7. and 9.30 ol'irnfl^-— ImW&lt L l ai_____tflffPPw9r^_M l c_M s T-> X ,r;
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      It Was Her Birthday!
      61 10 (RIGHT): Saturday -date, kept by Chief Petty Officer Heury Marr of H.MS lasur and wife Ella at the New Country Hotel, had special signlllcance, for lt marked the birthday celebration of Mrs. Marr who counts ten months stay m Singapore. Ella, who comes from Scotland, says
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      ROOF TOP REVELLERS
      57 10 (LEFT): SATURDAY night ia usually a "pack-out night at the Rose Garden of the South Seas Hotel. Couples crowd the dance floor of this rooftop rendezvous to trip the light fantastic to the fascinating rhythm of Ricardo Tnpa/. anil his llawaiians. To give added zest to the
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      AND SO TO THE HIGHWAY INN
      411 10 (ABOVE}: Meet the lass from the borders of Scotland Anita =K°t* the songbird at the Highway Inn. With a flair for putting over all types of numbers, Anita did numerous broadcasts over commercial stations m West Australia before coming to Singapore. She went on
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      Tax Expert Relaxes
      64 10 (\BOVE. left): Recognise that friendly face? It belongs to an expert at figures and, by figures, we mean the kind that has us worried on tax returns. But Saturday night is a time for relaxation, and so we have Income Tax expert A. G. Prentice forgetting those
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      COCKPIT TRIO
      38 10 (LEFT): Happy trio caught by the camera on Saturday night at Singapore's Cockpit includes legal entity Kenneth Hllborne, with wife Veronica, who is also managing-director of the popular caravanserie. and Hong Kong visitor C. H. Brookman.
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      She Sang For The Press
      104 10 (BELOW): Prior to making personal appearance on Capitol stage m conjunction with Ll Ll Hwa's mo\ie. Hong Kong's lamed songstress Teresa Liang, back m Colony alter starring m musical short, 6ang for Press at prhate party given m Capitol Restaurant PRINCES* patrons and the Saturday-night
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      31 10 Manufacturers of Fine Platinum Gold Jewellery •Diamond Rings *Ear Rings •Bracelet* •Pendants Necklaces Double-clip Broocheg etc., etc. LANKA JEWELLERS, (THE HOUSE FO2. CEYLON GEMS) 20, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE I. PHONE *****
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      286 10 The Stars And You 1 By RITA DEL Vi :R TODAYS <H oi "Generosity i» not b to give j>rti.i. m a Mm and a wherelore an w_. gllt'v WEDXESDAI lOR I I Rl ONE: Make m c nnectio i witl m a practical. down-1 nature Steei >. c gamb.es:
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    WARDLE TAKES 5 FOR 7
    303 11 ISLANDERS OUT IN 19 OVERS ANTIGUA, Leeward Islands, Jan. 25 (Reuter)— The MCC spun out Leeward Islands for 38 runs m 80 minutes on the opening day of their two-day match here. John Wardle and Jim Laker turned the ball almost at right angles on
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    Spirit Of Cup Team Lauded
    265 11 PENANG, Tues.— The success of Penang which went through the Malaya Cup series last season without defeat was due m no small measure to the wonderful team spirit shown by the players who regularly turned up for training, stated the Football Association of Penang annual
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    £15,000 & Wicks Goes To Chelsea
    220 11 £15,000 Wicks Goes To Chelsea STAN WICKS, Reading's 6ft.; 1 h J-.u. centre na.f ana captain. I v.... pruoac.y oe transferred to Chelsea for a fee cf about £15.000. The clubs have discussed terms, and Ted Drake. the Che'.sea manager, will visit Reading to complete the deal. [(Picks was one
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    Blackpool Win On 4th Try
    103 11 WOLVERHAMPTON, Jan. 26 (AP). English soccer cup holdera, Blackp defeated second .<ion Luton Town 2 o yesterday after seven hours of cut and thrust so rcer. The win ,-ent Blackpool into I the fourth round of the cup. They play West Ham United j on
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    Egyptian Soccerites Defreezed
    261 11 Egyptian Soccerites Defreezed MILAN, Jan. 25, (UP).— The condition of Egyptian goalkeeper Guelil, who was injured during yesterday's World Cup match between Italy and Egypt, was reported improving I today. Doctors of Rickets Institute said, however, that he will not jbe able to leave the hospital today due to a
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    Yugoslavs Lose
    31 11 LONDON. Jan. 25. (Reuter). —Watford, the Football League third division South team, beat Hadjuk. the Yugoslav team. I—o1 0 m the only match played under floodlights m Britain tonight.
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    NZ Record Biggest Tour Win
    136 11 NZ Record Biggest Tour Win EAST LONDON, Jan. 26. (Reuter) The New Zealand cricket team scored the biggest win of their South African tour when they beat Border by an innings and 60 runs here yesterday. Border, collapsing against the pace bowling of John Reid and Guy Overton, lost their
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    REME Make Impressive Soccer Debut
    155 11 REME Make Impressive Soccer Debut TAIPING. Tues.— Playing with precision the R.E.M.E. created a good impression m their football debut yesterday to beat by 3—o the P. T. Athletic Club m a friendly match at the Regimental Ground. Dolan led the attack well and distinguished himself by scoring two goals.
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    NZ. Davis Cup Trio
    74 11 AUCKLAND. Jan. 26. (AP). The New Zealand Davis Cup team to meet Hungary on May 4, is J. A. Barry, "(Wellington). M. A. Otway and J. E. Robson. (Auckland). Barry and Robson. who leave on March 23. were members of the 1947 New Zealand Davis Cup
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    CSC CRICKET
    37 11 MEMBERS of the Ceylon Sports Club interested m cricket are requested to attend a meeting tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. m the Club to discuss the new tournament rules recommended by the sub-committee of the SCA.
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      201 11 The Tudot' "Oyster Princess" is the j- j-■ feminine counterpart of the "Oyster -j s'i'>. Prince", and has the identical Rolex j Mijt features. The "Oyster Prince" was worn |Sg._ by a miner, a riveter, a pneumatic-drill „.y*'%S=LWs operator etc., m the severest tests ever JBS* l'.'^sW/sS devised for a
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      84 11 NOTICE The Bankruptcy Ordinance (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore TN BANKRUPTCY. No. 417 1 of 1953. Re K. NAVARETNAM of No. 59. Blair Road, Singapore. Receiving Order made 15th January, 1954. Date of Adjudication 15th January, 1954. Date and place of
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      606 11 NOTICES Tenders for Cinema and Shop bouse Lots at Petaling Jaya, Selangor. ''FENDERS are invited for the purchase on a6O year lease of a cinema site and shop-house lots at Petaling Jaya. The cinema site is situated at the district shopping centre m a convenient and prominent position of this
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      778 11 SITUATIONS VACANT VACANCY exist* m the Public Works Department, Singapore, for a Dredging Superintendent m the salary scah S7BO-30A-840 p.m. with COL and Singapore All wances. Total emoluments v;;:v am $941 x 25A-990 p.m lor a single of., j eer. $1130 x KSA-1180 pjn Eoi married officer and from c
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      894 11 Standard Service For The Unemployed At h SLRVH t hre ano un<-m; .-.d and m turd: Ta help tea to Had work (he Singapo; standard Iksesaptf—i Bureau oilers von lr«-<- -r In this column just cal! or write youi local standard •> l hce far an _ipi>!. ration form winch
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    HOBBS' HORSES SHOW UP ON WIT TRACK
    566 12  -  WINDSOR LAD By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.—Local trainer Neil Hobbs' horses took the eye at this morning's workouts of candidates entered for Saturday's races, opening day of the Selangor Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting. Skryne Primrose (McCloud) was the most attractive worker on a
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    Pompey Gets 1st Defeat
    126 12 Pompey Gets 1st Defeat NOTTINGHAM. Jan. 26. (Renter). Yolande Pompey, the Trinidad middleweight, met his first defeat when he was outpointed over ten rounds by Buddy Dawson of the United States at Nottingham Ice Stadium last night. It was a close congest all the way Dawson won because he got
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    SCRC Beat BODCA 7-1
    197 12 The lOdd m St. George's t* I m 0 > way bampered SCRC o:\ Iheir goal scoring spree against BOOCA m a friend y hockey mal fb yesterdUT, The Chine. -j w 7-1. A slicing pass to centre forwai Yin -ent Quek realised the Bi goal,
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    CEYLONESE WIN IN EXTRA TIME
    418 12 Extra time had to be called m yesterday's S.H.A. Senior KO tournament on the SRC ground before last year's holders, Ceylon Sports Club, eliminated the REME, a second division side, to enter the quarterfinals. Spearhead Wilfred Ponniah, bashed m the winner to make the score
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    ARMY HOCKEY TEAM vs RAF
    45 12 THE following have been rted to represent the Army] [Singapore) vs. Royal Air Force! m their Inter-Service hockey championships to b e played at Tanglin today: o>::\.t-\ Singleton. Evans Dun-, can. Ashurst, Etherington, *Nirar Lumley. Wey Ah Kirn, Tejman Subba
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    Talbert Confident
    41 12 SYDNEY. Jan. 26 (Reuter).— l Billy Talbert. Captain ol the' United States Davis Cup team, left here by air for home today, j confident that America would wrest the Davis Cup from Australia at the end of the year.
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    Mr. Soh GheeSooia Replies
    167 12 Mr. Soh GheeSooia Replies I notice that "Jeffrey James" continues writing inaccurate and incorrect articles about the Singapore Amateur Football Association Council his latest on c being found m the Sports Column of the Sunday Standard dated 24th instant. He slates: "In addition to the three elected according to the
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    Shame, He Says
    212 12 Referring to the SAFA rejection of the application b?/ the Standard Sports Club ]or affiliation and participation m the third division of the soccer league, Mr. Choo Seng Quee. former Singapore Malaya Cup player icho later turned coach says: "The SAFA has already created a very awkward
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    Young Chinese WLP Officials
    100 12 THE Young Chinese Amateur Weight Lifting Part.- at their annual general meeting on Sunday elected the following officebearers lor the ensuing year: President: Mr. Tan It Long: Vice-President: Mr. Leong Kwong Nang; Hon secretary/ treasurer: Mr. Tai Yew Chai: Committee: Messrs. Boey Chee Choon. Chin Chow
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    Queen Inspires A Record Jump
    66 12 DUNEDINE. Jan. 26 (Reuter)—The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh saw Miss Yvette Williams, the New Zealand and Olympic women's long jump champion break her own New Zealand record at a sports meeting at Carisbrook here today. Mis s Williams jumped 20 feet 3 inches
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    Aw Hoe Cup Soccer
    110 12 THE third annual Aw Hoe Memorial Cup soccer match between Hongkong and Singapore will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on April 17—21. These date s have been agreed to between the respective football associations. In the event of no decision being reached on April
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    Schoolboy And Woman Aid Fund
    203 12 FROM as far apart as Kuala Lumpur and Malacca donations were received m Standard office, for the Ong Poh Lim Fund. Yesterday's contributions totalled $51. Master Wong Voon Teck, a schoolboy, residing m Ipoh Road, Kuala Lumpur, m sending $5 wrote "I am very glad
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    John Bromwich Upsets Trabert
    302 12 SYDNEY, Jan. 26, (Reuter) John Bromwich, 35-year-old former Australian Davis Cup player, provided the shock result of Australian lawn tennis championships here today, when he elminated Tony Trabert, America's No. 1, to reach the quarter-finals. Bromwich, who first won the Australian title 15 years ago, toppled
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    Shell Held By SCC 2-2
    184 12 A goal brilliantly scored b\ centre-forward David McMulian. during the lading minutes, saved Singapore Cricket Club from defeat when they met Shell Sports Club at hockey on the Padang yesterday. The score was two-all. Club opened the scoring m the eighth minute. Purslow, collecting a
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    SAAA Pick Six More
    170 12 THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association last night named six additional athletes for serious training for the Asian Games. They are Teoh Khoon Keah (400 and 800 metres), Royce de Souza (100 metres), Steven de Souza (100 metres), Mary Klass (100 metres), Eleanor Ross (100 metres) and
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    COLONY CHESS TOURNAMENT
    46 12 ENTRIES are now open for the 1954 Singapore chess championship for the Lim Boon Keng Cup to be held from Feb 13, at the Singapore Chess Club V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road. Entries should be sent to the tournament director not later than Feb. 7.
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    SWIFT DANCE
    29 12 THE Swift Athletes Association will hold their third annual dance and social at the S.V.C. Hall. Beach Road, on Saturday. Feb 13, from 8.30 to 12.00 p.m.
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    Collegians Win
    37 12 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— English College beat Malay Other Ranks 4-1 m a friendly soccer match played here today Scorers for English College were Elias (2) and Anwar <,2). MOR goal came off a College fullback
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