Singapore Standard, 28 January 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD -3U3EII- m Vol. IV. !Vo. 210. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 10 CENTS.
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    Mr. Aw Flies To Rangoon
    90 1 MR AW BOON HAW (above). accompanied by Mrs. Aw and Mr. Aw Cheng tine, left Singapore yesterday by air for Rangoon to celebrate his *lst birthday tomorrow. The main feature of his celebration wiil be a $200,000 party to 10 000 aged people m the
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    VOLCANO TO ERUPT SOON
    64 1 JAKAS I 81 r?v a lay ■o- ruption i took an ficial 1 bun fare b ol a s ninar" »1 i < Tb l s1 aid not e>- sat of Urn big ex- atcd he believe I i1 ild be so n, Many I -he
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    REPATRIATION OF POWs ENDS
    41 1 The Repatr:3ti-)n of anti-Com-munist Chinese war prisoners fir n X .rea en led today with the arrival of the final baton ot 4.37' i al Formosa's northern port of Keelung aboard a n American tank landing ship.
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    TERROR OF LIPIS IS DEAD
    397 1 One Of 5 Leaders Kilted Blackmailer Falls To Guns Of Malay Regt. KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.-Lim Meng Sek, the Englisheducated "Terror of Kuala Lipis" is dead-and according to an official spokesman, there are "many people m the districts of Kuala Lipis, Raub and Bentong who can
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    Mr. Hogan Defends Assessor System
    228 1 1 Af The Federal Council KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— A solid, •'stonewall" defence of the suitability of the modified assessor system for terro-rist-menaced Malaya by the AttorneyGeneral. Mr. Michael Hogan, was the highlight of a debate m the Federal Legislative Council today on the proposed Criminal
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    Big Majority Vote For international Control Of Tin
    247 1 Big Majority Vote For international Control Of Tin KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —The Federal Legislative Council by a big majority today voted m favour, of Malaya entering into an international agreement drawn by representatives at the last Geneva tin conference. Only two speakers. Mr. W. ML McLeod and Inche Mahmood bin
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    Mao Rejects British Navy Launch Claim
    97 1 LONDON. Jan. 27 (UP) Britain announced today Communist China has flatly disclaimed blame for an attack on a British launch off Hongkong last Sept. 9 and rejected British claims for compensation. Britain sent a strong protest note to China demanding compensation for the attack
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    MORE PAY ALL ROUND' PLAN
    71 1 THE Executive Council of the Singapore Government will meet today to consider a proposal by its expatriate officers to make adjustments m the salaries of local officers sq as to bring them into line with their oonw n salaries. The Council of Joint Action is
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    S'pore Police Locate Hideout
    163 1 S'pore Police Locate Hideout Millionaire's Kidnapping THE abductors of the Chinese millionaire, Mr. Lim Kok Gin. who paid more than $100,--000 for his life, may not be members of a secret society. It is believed that the four men may be the top members of the underworld wno pulled off
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    He Blames Mothers
    50 1 LONDON, Jan. 27. (Reuter)— Lieut. General Sir Brian Horrocks told military staff officers and students here last night that British soldiers are softer today than they were 150 years ago because their mothers spoiled them. "British mothers are almost a bigger problem than the enemy", he declared.
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    THESE MEN WILL SAY 'THANK YOU' TO BRUNEI
    262 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— The traditional and time-honour-ed protocol between Malay State s wil' be observed next week when a delegation from the Federation calls on the Sultan of Brunei, to thank him and the people of Brunei j for the loan of
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    WELCOME HOME PLANS FOR QUEEN
    129 1 LONDON. Jan. 27 (Reuter) Plans are already being discussed here for a heartwarming welcome home to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, after their tour of the Commonwealth. There will be streets lined with cheering people, balcony ap- pearances at Buckingham Palace and a
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    DULLES SAYS NO TO BIG-5 TALKS
    195 1 BERLIN, Jan. 27, (Reuter) Mr. Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State, today turned down the Soviet proposal for a five-power conference and proposed that the Berlin meeting- of the four Foreign Ministers immediately discuss Germany. It was the first "down-to-business" session of the conference and
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    Mountain Terrifies Populace
    76 1 MODENA. (Italy) Jan. 27 (j^FP) A mountain, moving forward at almost a yard an hour, has terrified local inhabitants m the valley near this city and has stumped engineers who can find no way of stopping the giant's progress. The mountain, on the march for the past
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    New Inquiry On Old One
    100 1 THE Standard understands that the Singapore Government has ordered an inquiry into a leakage of information to the Press regarding another inquiry m which Mr. R. A. C. Hoffman, chairman of the Rem Conciliation Boarc appeared before Mr. Justice Brown. Mr. Justice Brown was conducting
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    JURY' PETITION IS FIRST EVER SENT TO LEGCO
    330 2 JURY' PETITION IS FIRST EVER SENT TO LEGCO KUALA LUMPUR, Wed —The Federal Legi>lative Council heard this morning the first public petition ever presented to the house since its formation, protecting against proposed amendments to the Uriminal Procedure Code to modify the assessor system m preference to trial by jury.
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    ASSESSOR SYSTEM MUST BE USED TILL CRISIS IMPROVES
    756 2 ASSESSOR SYSTEM MUST BE USED TILL CRISIS IMPROVES MR. MICHAEL Hogan, the Attorney-General, I proposing the adoption of the amendments to tthe Criminal Procedure Code, first dealt with all the clauses leaving aside the item on modifications of the assessor system. Then he used the full force of his oratorical
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    Absolute Power For Judge Is New Version Of Old Idea—Rahman
    1050 2 Absolute Power For Judge Is New Version Of Old Idea— Rahman TUNGKU Abdul Rahman, who led the attack against the modified assessor system, told the Council that the public disliked the amendment bill "intensely without any disguise about it." The Select Committee, by their recommendations had postulated a new version
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    JENNIFER, 6, SITS ON HIGH STOOL TO GIVE EVIDENCE
    256 2 JENNIFER, 6, SITS ON HIGH STOOL TO GIVE EVIDENCE SIX-YEAR-OLD Jennifer Juneaux, her fair head bobbing m time with merrily swinging legs, sat on a high •tool m the Seventh Police Court yesterday and answered questions put to her by the defence with such intelligence and aplomb that K'.von the
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    106 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING robber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S Spot Loose 53? 54 V No. 1 R.S.S. 541 54* No. 2 R.S.S. 54 54i No. 3 R.S.S. 52? 52* Tone: Quiet. TIN PRICE Tbe price of tin vester day was ***** (up
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    Extra Hours For Donors
    79 2 THE Singapore Blood Transfusion Service is making arrangements to extend their hours on Feb. 1 from 4 '.'>Q to 7 p.m. for the convenience :of blood donors who are unable to attend during working hours. The extra session will be held at the new transfusion centre
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 2 HONGKONG, Jan. 27 Specia: Standard Service: Clo>in« prices <>:' the Hongkong Exchange today were Sis. 22 to £1 sterling; $5.8225 to US$l; $1,815 to Malayan $1: $0,195 to one Indonesian Roipian: Gold $249,875 to t tad.
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    Malayans Consume More Canadian Flour
    253 2 Malayans Consume More Canadian Flour SINGAPORE and the Federation are consuming more Canadian wheat flour, said Mr. William Riddel, Commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board who heads the Canadian Flour Mission to the Far East, at a Press conference yesterday. The two territories imported c.unng the first ten months of
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    Polity Was Altered -Civil Suit Witness
    392 2 PENANG, Wed. Reasons why his company had refused to accept further orders from Chop Bail Bee and Company Limited after the first batch of orders had been made were given by a salesman of Henry Waugh and Company Limited, Chew Chin Siew, m the
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    S'PORE CRIME SITUATION IS DANGEROUS
    387 3 S'PORE CRIME SITUATION IS DANGEROUS Secret Societies Getting More Active, Says Morris Standard Staff Reporter day wa N rne A d P °th!i S s>* Mr. Nigel G. Morris, yesterdangerous" in ,vL SV^"*' 01 T™- lfuafion ln fhe Co, °"V m at f the mcrea "<* activities of secret societies.
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    Boy And Girl Foil Robbers
    333 3 Standard Staff Reporter A DARING bid by three marked and gloved men I I :ob an oil farmer's but m Bukil Timah R tad. Singapore, on T day night, was foilc I ov the former's 16--year-old daughter and l ear-old grandson. Wot Soon 3-; the
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    'I Didn't Do It,' Accused Tells Judge
    122 3 THE death sentence was I passed mi n the Singapore Assize Co::rt yesterday on 23-year-old V. Vadivelu when he was found guilty of murder. On hearing the sentence. Vadivelu wept. 'T didn't do it," he sobbed as he was led from tho dock.
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    MOVE OUT OF SECRETARIAT
    62 3 SINGAPORE'S Exchange Control Office will move from the Secretariat Building to the second floor of Fullerton Building during th e week-end. The new telephone number will be *****. The Exchange Control will function at its present address until 1 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 30, and will
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    Personality In Teaching Counts A Lot
    134 3 Personality In Teaching Counts A Lot MR. BARRINGTON KAYE. Lecturer m Education, University of Malaya, has written a thought-pro-voking book for teachers on how to use oral questions m Malayan classrooms. He holds the view that the personality of the teacher is more important than his teaching methods and that
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    21-GUN SALUTE FOR THE QUEEN
    77 3 A 21-GUN salute m honour of the Queen will be fired by the 27.000-ton aircraft-carrier. Tarawa, of the United States Navy, which i s expected to arrive m the Singapore Outer Roads on Feb. 4 and stay until Feb. 7. The Tarawa, second American carrier
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    EAST-WEST TALK
    27 3 THE East-West Society is holding a meeting today at the British Council Hall at 8.30 p.m. Sir George Rendel will talk on "Soviet Foreign Policy."
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    SHIP ON FIRE FOR SEVEN HOURS
    213 3 SHIP ON FIRE FOR SEVEN HOURS Standard Shipping Reporter THE British freighter Sin Soon Lee, which was one of the first Singapore owned vessels to run the Nationalist blockade into Red China, was the victim of a seven-hour fire on Tuesday night. A water boat pumping over 300 tons of
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    RAF Certificates For Thai Skymen
    110 3 PENANG, Wed.— Twenty officers, N.C.O.'s and Constables of the Thai Police who have successfully passed an advanced parachute training course will be presented training certificates by the C-in-C, Far East Air Force, Air Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson, at the Mmden Barracks, on Friday. The Thai
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    UNION WARNS SHB WORKERS
    82 3 SINGAPORE Harbour Board Labour Union which represents the majority of daily-paid employees of the Board, yesterday condemned the reported decision of some workers to form a splinter union to represent S.H.B. employees. The Union's Secretary, Mr. A. Doraisamy told The Standard that the move was sponsored
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    MARRIAGE RATE AMONG VARSITY STUDENTS LOW
    346 3 MARRIAGE RATE AMONG VARSITY STUDENTS LOW THE present marriage rate among students m the University of Malaya is not as high as m other Universities, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Sir Sydney Came, told members of the International Women's Club yesterday. '•I rather hope our students will mix up more
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    Old Friend Disappears— With Loot
    151 3 Old Friend Disappears— With Loot AN "OLD FRIEND" of a Singapore storekeeper, living m Thomson Road, dropped m one day, took the storekeeper's 14-year-old daughter away on the pretex of getting her some broken rice for the chickens and robbed her of a gold locket and chain. This is how
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    SWEEP DRAW TOMORROW
    51 3 THE St. John Council Lottery will be drawn tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the St. John Ambulance Headquarters. Stamford Road, Singapore. A tea party will precede the drawing. All tickets not returned will be considered unsold if the monies for these tickets are not handed m before
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    Girl, 17, On Theft Charge
    100 3 Girl, 1 7, On Theft Charge JSHIRLEY Winnie Ifonteiro. 17. who was sentencea m a lower court to three months' simple imprisonment Eor theft, was ordered m the Singapore High Court yesterday to be remanded on bad. pending a report from the Probation Officer. The order was made as a
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    Negligent—$50
    23 3 HO SHEE HOW. of Changi, was fined S5O by the Singapore First Traffic Magistrate. Mr. F. A. Chua, yesterday for negligent driving.
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    280 AGED PEOPLE SIT DOWN TO A BIG FEAST
    253 3 THE rich fed the poor yesterday wdth their own succulent dishes and m their own fine fashion, when 280 residents of the Home for the Aged, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, sat down to a 10-course Chinese New
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    BLUKAR ATTACK: MAN IS JAILED
    121 3 BLUKAR ATTACK: MAN IS JAILED MALACCA. Wed.— Mr. D. Anthony m the Sessions Coui t, today sentenced an estate weeder, Ahmad r Samdol. 18. for outraging the modesty of a young married woman at Tanjong Mmvak Rubber Estate on Dec. 15 last year. Ahmad <wa originally charged lor the raDe
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    India Needs Aid From World Bank
    76 3 India Needs Aid From World Bank MR S.L. POPLAI. Directot ot Research. Indian Coun jf World Afiairs told aboul 100 Rotar.an.- m Singapore ye-teraay thai India expe'-; financial aid from the World Bank for her industrial development scheme-. Mr. Poplai speaking a! the week .V Rotary lunch m 'he Cap.
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    MORE FUNDS FOR SATA
    116 3 THE Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association yesterday acknowledged the following donations. Kuan Im Thong Hood Chi Tempie. f 1,000; Messrs Imperial chemii a: Industries (254 Mr. Chee GGuna n Chiang (200; Messrs. New Zealand In- irance Co.. Fra_,er a<.d Co Hht General Electric Co. Prudential Insurance Co Jam
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    DEATH FOR MAN WITH GUN
    48 3 IPOH. Wed. a rubb tapper, Wong 1L... Hing. n, was today eentei I i i egal posse -.< a >'. a C t 1.-: Wong admitted to M I lice Buhagiai thai he ia possession ol the Sungei Itek m Gopeng i !8 last year
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    DID YOU SEE THIS ACCIDENT?
    60 3 A 15-year-old Sing ip coop assistant, Ifeo Peck S wa ag, was m a col is on with a military m. m 1 c Bfangah Road, yesterday aftera on. ~He died on the spot Anyone nrfao saw Uk ac dent is asked to contact Inspeotor
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    Pioneer Of Flying Dies After Illness
    278 4 MR. FRANK LUNDON. Singapore architect and pioneer of private flying m Malaya died yesterday at noon at the age of 76. He had been ailing for the past three months. Mr. Lundon '.eaves a wife and a daughter. Mr. Kathrine Burdwe'd who lives m
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    COMMITTEE REJECTS FUND FOR ABORIGINES
    195 4 COMMITTEE REJECTS FUND FOR ABORIGINES KUALA LUMPUR, Wed— A Select Committte appointed to consider the Aboriginal Peoples Bill rejected today on principle, a suggestion to establish a fand r advancement from out of a cess en resources extracted lr land which was or> nalfy an aboriginal im m leiciit!. The
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    Woman (30) Missing
    47 4 T> I Bail Hanav. B*-C S \.t i i reported w sing since I p em J." H lout, h_> i teeth on ha a] per When test iri ij black kt a, j v, r saronc She lefl $«0 ish and $380 worth
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    Short Circuit
    31 4 I tea t Bhed to R tinjj Street and South E: ge Road si night n Bre on part ligß T be tire •w,,- >v a short fire lit.
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    All But One Could Land
    68 4 AM. Chin §c delegates to the ftrsl India-China Friendship Association m New Delhi. except Mr. Hsia Yen who was iated with the v n C Poh s :l a w< re en v-'- rmission T o m Col the Controller ol Immigi al i n
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    TIN PACT IS BENEFICIAL, -WARING
    1067 4 TIN PACT IS BENEFICIAL, -WARING But Only To Few', Warns McLeod KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Malayo had shown leadership m negotiating an agreement which was designed to be of long term benefit to both producers and consumers of tin, Mr. D. T. Waring, said m the Federal Legislative Council today. He
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    77 4 BRITAIN'S Under-Secre-tary of the Treasury, Mr. W. Armstrong (centre), and the Deputy High Commissioner for the U.K m Pakistan. Mr. D. W. S. Hunt, passed through Singapore by Qantas BOAC Constellation yesterday from Sydney, where they attended the recent Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference. They are pictured here with Mr. R.
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    Flights Over City For $10
    123 4 Flights Over City For $10 ROYAL SingaDore Flying Club will arrange, joy flights during Chinese New Year on Feb. 3 and 4. at special rates. For as little as SlO people will get a bird's eye view of the City from air. This year, Malayan Airways are lending their aircraft
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    RURAL BOARD COLLECTION
    97 4 A DISTRICT collection will h e made by '.he Rural Board on Feb. 16 m the Somapah Seran^oon District at the Chuan Lye Seng Timber Yard. 223-D, Tampenis Road. All rates and dues payable to the Rural Eoard on houses. land and rubber estates may be paid
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    Court Returns Woman's Money
    79 4 THE Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam. yesterday granted Loo Kum Leng's application for the return of her money seized during a police raid m her house on Jan. 12, m Truro Road. The money. 52.38.35 that was m a tin. was seized by
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    'Summons Position Needs Further Study'
    145 4 'Summons Position Needs Further Study' REFERRING to a report yesterday that summonses for a traffic offence were issued a month and four days after the actual offence was alleged to have been committed, Mr. P. C. J. Buckeridge, Acting Registrar of Vehicles, said: "The legal position needs to be studied."
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    New Power Station Is Opened
    58 4 New Power Station Is Opened PONTIAN, Wed. The Tengku Mahkota of Johore opened the new power station at Pontian today. Among those present were Mr. J Sharpies, General Manager and Deputy Chairman of the Central Electricity Board, and Mr. M.W. Davies, manager of the CEB. Johore Bahru. The Regent \\Z:
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    Robbed At Knife Point
    40 4 FOUR ROBBERS on Tuesday nighl waylaid a man m St. George's Road. Singapore, and at the point of a dagger, relieved him of a wristwatch, a pen and cash totalling $80. Police have detained a ma::.
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    DRIVER FINED
    20 4 W.P. DAWSON of Port Swettenham was fined $75 or month's imprisonment by the Klang Magistrate for negligent driving.
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    Legco Quiz On Technical Men
    211 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Government today faced a barrage of questions from members of the Federal Legislative Council on technical officers. Mr. David Gray, the Acting Chief Secretary, told Inche Mohamed Yusoff that 556 technical assistants were now m the Federation of whom 169 had
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    Virus Diseases To Get Special Study
    210 4 Standard Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The methods of studying virus diseases are highly specialised and this has been one of the reasons why research m Malaya m this field has been rather slow, Dr. J.W. Field, Director of the Institute for Medical Research,
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    Sir George Throws Party
    69 4 THE Commissioner General. Mr. Maiealm Mac Donald. attendee a cocktail party at the Sea. view Hotel last BigM given by Sir George Ren del and Professor O Hood Phillips, as the Ren del Commission hear ing draws to an end In Vet abovf pidur* are (from
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      71 4 Weather Report Minimum Temperature: From 7..'i0 p.m. Jan. Hi to 7.1.0 a.m. January 27. S"pore ITxmT), Penanr (68F). Kota Bahru I71F), K. L. (72F). Ip«»h 1 70F-. Kuantan (KBF». Maximum Temperature: From 7. .0 a.m. to 7.::0 p.m. Jan. 27. Spore IMP), Penang (92F). Kota Rihru I85F). K. L. (9.3F).
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    COMET LOSSES -NO DECISION
    50 5 NO DECISION has yet been reached m the case of the recent Comet disaster as to whether compensation would be paid by the Post Office m respect of items lost m the crash. Normally. Postal Administrations are not responsible for losses due to circumstances beyond control.
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    STORY OF THREE MERRY SOLDIERS
    342 5 STORY OF THREE MERRY SOLDIERS Court Told Of Obscene Ditty A DITTY allegedly sung by three soldiers m a "very merry mood" after a drinking bout one Sunday afternoon last year, was termed obscene by the prosecution at a Singapore District court martial, yesterdayCorporal T. F. Bettridge of the RAF
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    BOOKIES: VIEWS BEING STUDIED
    184 5 BOOKIES: VIEWS BEING STUDIED KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Government is studying public opinion on the licensing of book-making and also seeking the experience of other countries on the matter, the At-torney-General, Mr. M. Hogan, told the Federal Legislative Council, today. Replying to Mr. Yeap Choong Ong, he said it was not
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    Film Party On Way Back From N.Z.
    117 5 Film Party On Way Back From N.Z. A RETURNING party of nine British film technicians passed through Singaoore by QANTAS/ BOAC Constellation yesterday en route to London after a three-week location m New Zealand to shoot the new Rank Organisation picture. The Seekers. Among the party were Mr. K. Gowans,
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    NEGLIGENCE COST HIM $50
    69 5 ALI bin Awang of Amber Road was yesterday fined S5O by the Singaoore First Traffic Magistrate, Mr. FA. Chua, for negligent driving. Inspector Rahman bin Ebim, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant was Mrs. H. R. Alexander, who said that Ali's van turned into Nassim
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    From Bed To Worse— In Prison
    77 5 From Bed To Worse— In Prison NG KONG LIN left his camp bed on a five-foot way outside his shop m Market Street on the night of June 30 last year. When he returned a few minutes later he saw Tan Kwang Yew, a seaman, being arrested by a detective
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    Extortion Bid Was 'A Joke'
    145 5 SIM Ah Moh, who tr""d to extort $10.80 from a coffeeshop proprietress. was yesterday sentenced m the Singapore Fourth District Court, to one year's jail. Wong Wai Keng. told the Magistrate, Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam, that on Sept. 14 last. Sim came to her shop
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    SEAT WASN'T PROPER: $5
    79 5 AU HENG KICK of Geylang. was fined So m the Singapore Second Traffic Court yesterday for carrying a pillion rider without a proper seat. He was fined another $50 for not being covered by third party insurance, and was disqualified from riding motorcycles for a year.
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    National Schools Delayed By Funds
    153 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— National schools have not yet been started m the Federation for financial reasons, but plans were under way to incorporate certain features into existing Government and Aided English schools, Dato E. E. C. Thuraisingham, Member for Education, told the Federal Council today.
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    UNESCO CHIEF: DUE ON FEB. 4
    99 5 DR. LUTHER H. EV.AN3 the new Director-General ol'^ UNESCO, is scheduled toj arrive m Singapore by air oni Feb. 4. He will be accompani-^ ed 'by Sir Ronald Adam.^ Chairman of the British? Council and Executive Board? of UNESCO. photo. THE three-man Canadian Wheat
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    SIR GEORGE ADVOCATES REGIONAL SCHEME
    201 5 SIR GEORGE ADVOCATES REGIONAL SCHEME Standard Staff Reporter IT IS time that geographical Mftlaya. including Singapore, was surveyed, studied and planned for as a Region, Singapore's Town Planning Consultant, Sir George Pepler told members of the Town Planning Institute, Malayan Branch, yesterday. Sir George said that many adjustments would be
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    PRISON TERMS ARE REDUCED
    103 5 PEH AH HOCK and Poh Teck Chong, bu s drivers employed by a school m Geylang. were allowed a reduction of their prison sentences yesterday when they appca ed m the Singapore High Court. Peh had been sentenced m a lower court to four months' imprisonment
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    Bus Drivers Fight Accident Penalty
    239 5 (Standard Staff Reporter) THE SINGAPORE Bus Workers' Union is protesting to the City Council against the cancellation of arm badge licences by the Registrar of Vehicles because the holder has been involved m three accidents or offences during the year, irrespective of the nature or
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    NEW SHIP TO PLY MALAYAN & R.I. WATERS
    92 5 NEW SHIP TO PLY MALAYAN R.I. WATERS WORD has been received by Hiap Eng Moh and Co upany Singapore, that the latest addition to the familiar ked Funnel Fleet, the Soon Bee, has crossed the Suez and is now headed for Singapore. The coaster which was built m Dutch shipyards
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    To A Tapper's Wife
    939 6 |)EAR MRS RAMASWAMY. I understand that Mr. Ramaswamy is hopping mad over the news that he is m for a wage cut. I hope you will exert your in* ■■Cnoc VfCI him and tell him to be more reasonable akOOl U all. At least. I hope
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    US. FOREIGN POLICY TAKES A NEW TURN
    885 6  -  WILLIAM CLARK vw hy vw London, Wed. T HAS taken more than a week for the meaning of the speech by the United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, on the basis of American foreign policy to sink into official minds
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    HOW TO BECOME KING OF YEMEN
    494 6 BEING the eldest son of the reigning king is not enough to make a crown, prince m Yemen. Candidate to the throne of the "forbidden" kingdom of Southern Arabia must, above all be a descendant of the Prophet Mohamed and ride like Hopalong Cassidy.
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    USELESS EUSTACE
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      A LITTLE ENGLAND IN S'PORE
      512 6 Sir: The section on Singapore street-names m the latest Buku Merah and tiie Government Guide to them arranged under postal districts, contain a preponderance of English placenames of the county and country, town and city type so much so that '.he island is. metaphorically, a
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      Raids On Hawkers
      218 6 Sir: Saturday's Press carried pictures and texts of a police raid made on the afternoon of Friday (22nd) on Chinese hawkers trading m the Sago, Smith and Trengannu St. areas. According to the details given stalls and handcarts were torn down, smashed, and thrown into drains. The
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      QUERY FOR OTEC
      123 6 QUERY FOR OTEC Sir; We have applied regularly for almost a year to the Oriental Telephone and Electric Co.. Ltd.. for a telephone, and have always received the same reply, that as soon as new cables are laid, it would be provided. On a personal enquiry at the O.T.E.C. office.
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      Police Tida-Apathy
      290 6 Police Tida- Apathy i Sir. Congratulations to i you. Wr the rem bold manI iter m which goti dealt with i the topic of gangsterism m i your "Leader" of 'he 21st 1 instant. I have net to see a 1 local editor write a bolder 1 statement on ihc
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      TECSAM Not Registered
      171 6 S.r; Tee cc a read asked for some^c c authority tc enlighten me en whether c not TEC <'- properly registered ance with the registra. or c«s of this country (Singapore and Federation:. A^otr<_ponder,t_ t,gn ng himself Curious" has c most pert nent rt let I query.
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      Unfortunate Demand
      147 6 |SIN CHEW JIT POH says it 1 was most unfortunate that I Soviet Foreign Minister 1 Vyaeheslav Molotov de- manded at the Big Four 1 talks now taking place m Berlin that Red China should 1 be included m a five-power conference and should be i admitted to
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      Blot On British Justice
      99 6 INANYANG SIANG PAU. com--1 menting on the discussions 1 on the proposed amendments 1 to the Criminal Procedure 1 Code to modify the assessor 1 system m preference to ".rial by jury, says i"- h blot on British ju Federal Legislative O approves the move Representations
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      Mecca Pilgrims
      59 6 UTUSAN Melayu calk more medical faci it pilgrims to Mecca s only one dresser aurse are pro- c pilgrim ship, the 1 says. They are mack look after the thous pilgrims going or: There have beer, there has been lacking m the me fare of pilgrims important that
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    CALL A MEETING OF FREE CHINA LEADERS-GEN. LI
    230 7 CALL A MEETING OF FREE CHINA LEADERS-GEN. LI NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UP)— Gen. Li Tsung-Jen, who disputes Chiang Kai-shek's right to be President ot Nationalist China, demanded yesterday that the generalissimo call together m Taipei all free Chinese leaders to talk over the future of the Formosan Government. He
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    No Grounds To Accuse UK Troops
    140 7 LONDON, -Jan. 7: (Reuter) .Mr. Anthony Head, the Wai Minister, told toe House pi Commons yesterday there did seem to be won grou na^ accusing British forces m K-. ;vj oi tisenminau shooting, irresponsible conduct ot inhuman practices'". He was reporting or. officii] itions
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    Britain Gets A New Peer
    45 7 VRK^ A1 rl Si'HEKT. Engn JT. (AP> —An i:n- ivi] servant frugj c I Br.- Baron F... r, is ers here as iv. a kel gardener ed by ill- I bard k. He r holder. I Sunday al his I
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    Night Search For Seamen
    79 7 LONDON. .Tan. 27 (Reuter) j Police launches, tugs and j other rivei craft searched vainly through the night for eighty British seamen missing m the Thames after a collision be- tween the British collier Wallace Rose, 631 tons, and the! 1,171-ton Swedish steamer Yvonne. The British
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    F-94 STARFIRE JET CRASHES
    40 7 PORTLAND. Oregon. .km. '16: (UP)— An air force F-v»4 Starflre interceptor crashed m grove ot trees .n a Portland desidential district 'ate Tuesday killing the two-man crew and injuring a four-year-old •h Id With Rying debris.
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    56 7 photo. THE Big Three foreign ministers are pictured here for a final exchange of views before the vital talks with the Russians which opened on Monday m Berlin. The French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault (centre) is giving a simultaneous handshake to U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (left) and
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    Pakistan And Turkey May Sign Alliance
    139 7 WASHINGTON, Jan. 27: (UP) United States officials said yesterday they hope for early announcements of an American-supported security alliance between Turkey and Pakistan. There were some indications that such an alliance might be announced during the visit here of Turkish President Celal Bavar, who
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    RETIREMENT IS A DELUSION – SIR WINSTON
    250 7 RETIREMENT IS A DELUSION SIR WINSTON Reuter)— p Bouse oi t to quia turn aboul -whether he ia m soo continuun i nent be said al i ot two Labour 'r lent re- i spe lation >oon. Ju bear this oit •as a:.no. that Sir Cmi hi will on a
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    British Rule May End In Hebrides
    123 7 British Rule May End In Hebrides MELBOURNE. Jan. 27: (Reuter) British joint rule over the 52,589 islanders of the J Pacific New Hebrides group may end soon and pass to France, joint partner m the present condominium, according to Mr. R.W. Robson authority on Pacific affairs. The Melbourne Argus quote.j
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    POLICE ROUT STUDENTS MOB
    69 7 MADRID. Jan. 27 (Reuter) Police broke up a demonstration by about 1.000 students outside the university m Madrid today. The students had intended to march on the Ministry of Information building which is only a few hundred yards from the British Embassy to protest against the
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    BOY KNEW ALL THE TRICKS
    73 7 CEDAR BLUFF. Virginia. Jan. 27. (UP)— Police Sgt. Jeff Brown told the 13-year-old boy. suspected of breaking into a service station, that "you might as well tell us about it. We took fingerprints at the station and all we have to do is to compare
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    Senate Approves Defence Treaty
    190 7 WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.— The Senate yesterday approved a mutual defence treaty with South Korea which the administration said would ffive Communists a clear warning against new aggression. The treaty has already been ratified by the Republic of Korea. It will take effect when ratified by President
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    Playroom For Lovers Is Urged
    89 7 Playroom For Lovers Is Urged NOTTINGHAM. England, Jan. 27: (Reuter)— The Gangster, Students Union magazine of Nottingham University, yesterday criticised student love-making m tbe refectory and lower corridor of the University building. The article suggested that the "adolescents" who "appear to be erring each other" should be "given a playground
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    British Film Trade Down
    92 7 LONDON. Jan. 27.— Britain's film industry i s back m much the same financial condition that existed 20 years ago. according to a survey issued here today. Television and three dimensional films are bla m c d ior the decline which has taken place m cinema
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    Gamal Seeks A New Trial
    87 7 HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (UP) Attorneys for bellydancer Samia Gamal said yesterday they would appeal against a district judges decision, that she is not enUtled to a new trial for divorce from Sheppard W. (Abdullah) King. King, who joined the Muslim religion m order to
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    69 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Jan. 27. The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER Spot 16id. February 16id. Morch 161 d. April/June 16id. July/September 16|d. October/ December 16_»d. February s.i.d. 16ed Quiet. LONDON TIN Spot £647/10 per ton
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    JAPS TO BUILD DEFENCE FORCE
    187 7 TOKYO, Jan. 27, (UP)-Premier Shigeru Yoshida told the nation today that he plans to build a land, sea and air force to take over from the Lnited States the defence of this country against outside aggression. The 75-year-oid Japanese Premier told the Diet the government
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    WEST'S CUT THE CACKLE' MOVE FOOLS MOLOTOV
    526 7 WEST'S CUT THE CACKLE' MOVE FOOLS MOLOTOV They Accept His Agenda BERLIN, Jan 27, (UP)— -United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles declared yesterday the West would refuse to accept tha "convicted aggressor" Communist China on equal terms, but Russie s V. M. Molotov brushed aside his objections and
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    A-ENERGY FOR ELECTRICITY
    69 7 NEW YORK. Jan 27 (UP) Brig.-Gen. David Sarnoff. chairman of the Board ot the Radio Corporation oi Amenca, yesterday personally de- monstrated the first practical method ol converting atomic energy directly into electric j power. He did it on his desk top j I with an experimental
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    BARON DIES
    34 7 L LORD HENEAGE, 87. one of Britain'? oldest Barons, died at his Lincoln home yesterday. The title passes to the I only surviving brother, the Rev. Thomas HL Meneaae, H. A. P.
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    Pro-Red Troops To Be Peace Fighters
    187 7 P\NMUNJOM, Jan. 27 (UP)— The Communist military command agreed yesterday to take custody of the 347 pro-Red Allied war prisoners after a spokesman for the group asked the Reds to make them civilian "peace fighters." j Radio Pyongyang, Commun- j ist North Korea's propaganda
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    New Face In Mao's Clique
    72 7 HONGKONG lan [APPJ I The Comman< of Chinese Comm nist orci Korea. General P« 1 1 a relative net i 'be Communist w i ntal lieirarchy. is now an I the ten-man Politburo i China today The offi ia] Com agen y b for tin
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    CREDENTIALS
    18 7 THE bo S* l c toda! pt&a nted his cred< the King m St< yester- day. Reuter
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    Travel To Be Easier
    110 8 Travel To Be Easier MANILA, Jan 27, (AP)Travel agents attending the Asian and Far East Travel Commission Conference here on Tuesday agreed to recommend to their respective Government relaxation of customs iormahties and frontier regulations to encourage tourism. Vice-President Carlos P. Garcia, m a speech welcoming the delegates, said the
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    Rescued Yacht
    58 8 THE Norwegian yacht, Nordlys, manned by Norwegian and an American which was rescued off Pulau Tikus by the British Freighter Philip Q The Philip Q, which made news as a blockade runner on the China coast, made a dash for the Nordlys after receiving distress signals. Picture shows
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    SIX FLIGHTS TO MOSCOW
    27 8 SIX FLIGHTS TO MOSCOW STOCKHOLM. Jan. 27. (AP) —Six weekly flights will be made on the StockholmMoscow route from March 1, Scandinavian Airlines System' announced last week.
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    In One Of Britain's 'A' Factories
    84 9 In One Of Britain's 'A' Factories ONE OF the first officirl pictures of Britain's atomic factories shows "dry-boxes" m use m a *hot" laboratory of the Windscale factory. "Hot" is the term used for a laboratory equipped to deal with highly radioactive substances. Medium active laboratories are equipped with special
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      RUBBER DOWN
      64 9 RUBBER prices m Singapore yesterday dropped by 5/8 cent to 54-3/8 cents per lb. for first grade rubber for February shipment on a market that closed quiet alter steady. Prices opened at around 54-1/8 cents, but steadied during the day. Small factory interest and some overseas orders steadied
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      NOON PRICES
      74 9 SINGAPORE Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Association noon prices (cents Dei lb.) yesterday were Buyers PeiJers No. 1 RSS Spot loose 53| 54", No l RSS f.o.b. Feb 54J 54| No! 1 RSS f.o.b. Mar. 542 54| No 2 RSS f.o.b. Feb 531 54 No. 2 RSS f.o.b. Feb.
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    PRODUCE
    103 9 me produce narket m Singapore remained dull and easier m coconut oil and copra yesterday. Copra for February and March shipments was quoted $411 per picul buyers, with sellers at $41-3/8. Coconut Oil buyers indicated $64£ per picul with sellers at $65|. Pepper prices continued to sng yesterday, -Muntok
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    Profit For Leong Hin
    84 9 LEONG Hin San. Ltd.. reported a working profit of $165,547 for the year to Sept. 30, 1953, according to the report oi its directors. With the balance from the last account amounting to $90,535 a-_d $40,972 from war damage compensation, there wa s available $297J05S ior
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    $15 M. PLANT FOR SYNTHETIC
    38 9 WELMINGTON. DELAWARE. Jan. 27. (Reuter).— E. I. Dupont Nemourg Company announced preliminary plans to build a new p.ant to manulacture neoprene synthetic rubber at Montague. Michigan, at a cost of nearly sl5 million.
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    GOOD PROGRESS IN REPLANTING
    242 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. In the eight months the replanting scheme for rubber smallholders m the Federation has been m operation. 22.000 acres have actually been replanted and 8.000 acres are m the course of replanting. This compares with 16.000 acres replanted by smallholders m the period
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    Banks Warn UK Of Complacency
    193 9 LONDON, Jaa. 27 (Reuter)— The chairman ol seven big banks warned Britain la t week thai she still has plenty to worry about economically. l*res ing then ranua -s, c i.aye BM te ;< tnat nation shou I m I ix; lulled v ootnpla t
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    Wail-Finish That Lasts
    84 9 HOUSEWIVES who worry about damage caused by the high humidity oi the tropics will welcome a new type of wall-finish which has just been introduced by a leading British maker of enamels, paints and varnishes. Tne new finish is baaed on a type of plastic emulsion paint
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    SHARES
    120 9 S HA RES AN i m idj es _9- t> ijer sha; es Ch price* INDUSTRI iLg Fee D 2" .5 Singaj Storas vies IM :g. Onb 12 Hong FaU 27 [dri« I! 4 5/1 K Kampj 30* K v ml i/* c# Kilinj K. 12/6 13/K mdanc 2-. I
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    41 10 lilt voutht'ul trend mt the French fashion for the i-omine summer is featured by this beach ensemble. Candy-striped v. hut- and-blue rompers with heart-shaped top are worn with a "vack coat of the »ame cotton fabric. Name of the ensemble "Regatta."
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    A PLANE GUARDS RAILWAYS
    194 10 HANOI, Indochina AP Th« railways system of Vietnam key Indochinese state m the war against the Communist- led Vietminh is calling m air support to assure more regular and efficient operation of passenger and freight trains. TSe railways administration has announced it has acquired a single-motored
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      Malaya Seems To Be Behind Time
      365 10 Sir:— l read three years ago m the U.S. school newspaper "Current Events" about how a certain Dr. Hiram Ben successfully manufactured blood plasma from okra. I wonder if this new substance is able to substitute the life fluid that saves m so many
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      IS IT OF GENERAL INTEREST?
      454 10 Sir; V. Ramadas asks: "If a sickly and middle-aged wife is an excuse for falling m love with another woman, could a sickly and middleaged husband be an excuse for his wife's aberrations?" As he wants to know what I would advise m the "case"
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      'Too Severe A Penalty'
      154 10 Sir; An Inspector of the Radio Patrol summoned me to the Traffic Police Court for driving a car without a front number plate. I explained to the Magistrate that the front number p'.ate might have dropped off or might have been stolen, without my knowledge and
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      461 10 5 rpODAT'S QUOTATION: .MM^ninmmnnTaf^ JL "A married woman's a» 79 m W'^LW ]|tl iWt^kW^l^ fV 9S K B^ f^ < 2 old as her husband *.»j^»AW-ehffii.iTh'W.TtTiWifflimfflr Z C makes her feel." Arthur MBWM 2 Winn Pinero. i fy j TFIs v. i THURSDAY FOR FVERY- |Tl S &WL. iff TI
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    INNINGS WIN FOR M.C.C.
    401 11 Compton Takes 5 Wkts. For 50 ANTIGI O, Jan. 27, (Reuter) The MCC dismissing Leeward Islands for 167 m their second innings won by an innings and 56 runs. The MCC playing a light-hearted game won with nearly half an hour to spare. Tom Graveney and
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    22 11 J. B. W. Stollmeyer, West Indies, pulls Tony Lock, England to the boundary for four, during the Test match played at Kingston.
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    BASKETBALL AT TENGAH TODAY
    38 11 THE following have been selected to represent the Naval 1 Base basketball team versus! RAF. Tengah at Terror court' today: L Upton. Gibbs. Feast. Hale Weeks. Tibbies. Smith. Nicholson. Perks, Qua Cbek Hoon. I;
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    New Time By McKenley
    83 11 MELBOURNE. Jan. 27 < Reuter I Herb Mi Ken ley, Jamaica's former Olympic sprinter beat the world professional record for 120 yards by clocking 11.2 sees, at Maribyrnong, here. He was timed by two watches which agreed on the figure. The Victorian Athletic League Council will
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    FIGHT AWARD BOOED
    280 11 PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 27. |AP).— Gil Turner. Philadelphia n.tdci'eweighT. won a ui:..::it.ous ten-round dec;s:on last n.ght over the formidable .oj-iter-punrh.r.g Fl I 111 hman Pierre Langlois. wth a puiiishln_: vo-fisted body attack. st of the 7.168 spectators who filled tbe arena rented to disagree with T ne decision
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    Buxton And Lucy Lose Their Fights
    148 11 LONDON, Jan. 26 (Reuter)— Wim Snoek, the Dutch light-heavyweight champion, beat Alex Buxton (Britain) in a mauling ten round bout at London's Royal Albert Hall tonight. It was a gruelling, uninspiring and often dreary contest but Snoek finished the stronger, secured the points in
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    Court Holds Prize Purse
    93 11 MIAMI. Florida, Jan 27 (Reuter) A Miami court has ordered the withholding of all prize money due to boxer Archie Moore after his lisrht heavyweight title fight with Joey Maxim tonight. Moore's wife Alice told the court she was destitute and hungry. She alleged that m
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    All Blacks Surprise
    213 11 LONDON. Jan. 27. (Bctttei v w Zealand have re-.. Lawric Ha»s fts llve-«ighth ;i: -luded v taterna- in tr.e team to play E in *he R >y Union international at Twickenham on Saturday. Preference for Ha the tow v aptaia. over y mj R. G. B. e
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    Kaneko And Bataan To Meet Again
    147 11 TOKYO, Jan. 27 (UP) Drient featherweight champion Shigeji Kaneko will make the first defence of his title against former champion Larry Bataan. of the Philippines, m a 12-round contest at Tokyo's Memorial Hall o n Thursday night. The fight will be a return match
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    Layne's Comeback
    77 11 Layne 's Comeback BROOKLYN (New York).! Jan. 27 (PA) Tommy (Hurri- cane) Jackson. (194 lbs.), 22- I year-old perpetual motion machine, fighting his first main event, ended the comeback hope of ponderous Rex Layne (202 lbs.), beating him on a i technical knockout m 1:44 of the sixth round of
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    Points Victory
    25 11 NOTTINGHAM, Jan. 26 (AP) Peter Keenan, former British and European bantamweight champion, outpointed France's Robert Meunier m an eight-round bantamweight contest last night.
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    Britons Worried About Race Horse Breeding
    196 11 Britons Worried About Race Horse Breeding LONDON, Jan. 27. (AP)— The Evening Standard said yesterday that the sale to AnVeri ra or world-famous stallions may have serious »ff€ ;ts on British racehorse breeding, but it doubted if Britons can afford to turn down the big-money offers. Richard Barlein, racing writer
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    No Buyers For Soccer Stars
    312 11 LONDON, Jan. 27 (AP)— John Atyeo, Bristol City's star 21-year-old centre forward, is on the transfer list —and the price tag is £30,000. That's the latest hint thrown out by City chairman Harry Dolman. He said: "If anyone regards the sky as the limit for
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    Canadian Champion Beaten
    69 11 TORONTO. Jan. 27. (AP).— Tommy Harrison. (183 lbs.), of Los Angeles, floored Canadian heavyweight champion Earl Walls (190 lbs.), twice for counts of nine as he scored a ten-round upset decision over i the Canadian last night. Walls, pre-fight 2—l favour- ite. went down under Harrii son's
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    Neo Sets New Time
    98 11 MELBOURNE, Jan. 27, (Reuter) Neo Chwee Kok set up a Victorian State record for the 110 yards of 60 sees. 1.5 sees, better than the previous best by John Marshall and only eighttenths of a second outside the all-comers record held by France's Alex Jany. "Conditions
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    Sound Aids Swimmer To Win A Medal
    78 11 LONDON. Jan. 27, (AFP. I A blind piano tuner from Battie Sussex was awarded a prize for the most praiseworthy swimming feat m 1953. The medal, known as the "Green Trophy," was awarded to 1M.H.8. Kennard. by a Guernj set swimming club. The
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    Defaults Two Titles
    56 11 LONDON. Jan. 27. (AFP)— Leslie Driffield. the Leeds foundry executive, who holds i the world's and the English amateur billiards championships, will not defend the Indian billiards and snooker titles which he won m December 1952. He begins the defence of his 1 English title at the
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    ABOUT TIME SAFA EXPLAINS
    1308 12 Have Guts Be Frank For Sake Of Football Says LINESMAN MY COLLEAGUE, Jeffrey James, has stirred a hornet's nest and is quite capable of dealing with it by himself. His pet hobby is stirring hornets and he has successfully come through the pastime unscathed. He has
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    Varsity Surprise Indians
    156 12 THE U ci «ity 2- X! reached n finals of c S.H-A. c-cou* c >m] .t;on .r.e I ciati >n 2 1 at Bukil r -T..,. ii-in? r-^d m the 23rd vhen Az:\ Singh off a -c'": n a full- which b runced orf I ceeper into
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    RECORD TO HENRICKS
    52 12 SYDNE\ Jaa. 27. (UP J»n He <r- a new A tr free stj I m a 25-yard 9 jher I A ad turn Lap pre ented I the -v rl --> f 49.7 h ads held by a the S I a istral an re- ia set
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    MOR Cup Soccer
    30 12 THE players wU] •>'•• Special Con- > > soccei team against the M OR. c-jo Saturday, at P.T S. £Ke w >n H Ismail, isofl o>rr.an. D An*u 3 Kassim
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    Forwards Let Down Engineers
    132 12 SINGAPORE Engineer Regiment had themselves to blame for losing by 3-0 to Singapore Recreation Club m a hockey friendly on the SRC ground yesterday. Through the energetic display of pivot Collins they were m command m the first half but the forward failed to back up
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    Island Club Golf Ties
    86 12 FOLLOWING are the ties and starting times of the Singapore Island Club monthly medal to be played tomorrow: 3.10 Mrs. G. Lindeboom vs. Mrs. B. Meyer. 3.15 Mrs. O. Anderson vs. Mrs I. Morrison. 3.20 Mrs. A. Murchison vs. Mrs. R. Lim. 3.25 Mrs. B. Abbe:
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    SAFA OFFERS
    29 12 SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association ha s offered good terms to India and Pakistan FA's to p'.ay matches m the Colony on their return from the Asian Games.
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    Another Shock Result
    183 12 SYDNEY, Jan. 27, (Reuter).— The shock result m the Australian Lawn Tennis championships here today was the defeat of the American pair Tony Trabert and Vie Seixas by Neale Fraser and Clive Wilderspin of Australia. After an exciting Marathon match the Australians proved themselves a brilliant combination
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    Navy Wanderers Had An Off Day
    479 12 The Navy Wanderers, normally a resolute and formidable rugger combination, turned m a disappointing display m their game against the Singapore Cricket Club and were well beaten by 11 points (a goal and two tries) to nil on the Padang yesterday. The Cricket Club
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    Football At Farrer Park
    71 12 YESTERDAY'S Farrer Park soccer results. H.M.S. Charity beat Star Soccerites Juniors 3-2. Hughes. Pick and Murphy scored for Charity while Yong Huat and Dollah got Soccerites* goals. Town Rangers beat H.M.S. Newfoundland 1-0, Kalymuthu being the scorer. I.R.C. beat RN Kranji 3-2. Loganathan (2) and Osman
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    SRC MEETING
    33 12 THE Singapore Recreation Ciub will hold a meet ins; at 5.15 p.m. toduv to elect captains, vice-captains and convenors for cricket, football, athletics and tennis. All members are requested to attend
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    Arsenal's Only Goat
    68 12 THE biggest upset m last Saturday's UK soccer was the defeat of league champions. Arsenal, by lowly placed Sunderland who won 4 l. A goal, only ten seconds after the start before an Arsenal player had touched the ball, put the North East Club on the road
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    RAF ARE SERVICES HOCKEY CHAMPIONS
    338 12 PLAYING more constructive hockey, a superior Royal Air Force combination outplayed the Army to become the champions of this season's Inter-Services Triangular Hockey Meet which concluded at Tanglin Barracks yesterday. R.A.F. trounced Army, the defending champions, by 4-1. The Airmen were undoubtedly the better and
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    Police Hockey
    35 12 KUALA LUMPUR Wed A Police Officers XI beat the Rest 1-0 mi n a hockey match at Gurnev Road today. Outside left Edwards scored the only goal te n minute^ before the end.
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    Kluang Soccer
    17 12 KLUANG. Wed.— Royal En- 1 glneers beat East Yorks 3—o; m a friendly soccer today.
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    Quarterdeck Impressive On KL Track
    138 12 Quarterdeck Impressive On KL Track By WINDSOR LAD KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Quarterdeck (Viney.i was very impressive at this morning's workouts when he ran the three m 38 2 5 sec. going nicely on the bit at the end of the run. He has made good headway since hi s third
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    Whiting Out Of South XV
    228 12 Whiting Out Of South XV N I X ETEEX ye ar old REM V/hitty, Combined Sen. *s and South hooker v.:. 1 play m the annual Nortiv South rugby classic at .Ta 33 Besar stadium on S^' lay He is suspected ol fractured his spine, 5 during a game a
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    INDIANS WIN TOUGH GAME
    65 12 IPOH Wed A eaa by Thillainathai fir^t ball srried India:*.- champion* to the a nd I of the kna tout mpef when they met the P< eon the padang toda: It was one of t game: a -aten Kinta Indian* I this season. And bad it
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