Singapore Standard, 12 February 1954

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    18 13 SINGAPORE STANDARD j£ 3H Si Vol. IV. No. 223. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRLTARV 12, 1934 TWELVE PACES 10 CENTS.
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    REBELS RENEW MAIN DRIVE ON LAOS CAPITAL
    242 13 SAIGON. Feb. 11.— The 12,000 strong Vietminh •Iron" Division has resumed it s advance on the LaoRoy al capital of Luang Prabang and is now otiiy 31 miles away according to intelligence reports, Ike French Army announced here today. v oasly the 308
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    Ike: No U.S. Troops For I-C War, But...
    145 13 [NGTON. Feb 10 Presi lent Eisen- d thai tvnj > be the F i In -Chin a waa liated '<■ keep the United > tof a tool wn In r bower told sa conferen I think m the ted votved m -ir^-.-
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    ...THESE Men Tried
    50 13 ■j\\ F •>. 11 F i that li idI run: nista in eivcd krta I from Americans who to volunteer" said a ip tcesman. "B 'Ac have turned them because we don't rei tins country." The Pren h did not reveal exact- how :nuny oilers there have
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    'Black Market' In Ball Tickets
    131 13 'Black Market' In Ball Tickets MELBOURNE Feb. 11 (Reuter) Melbourne City Council is investigating a "black market'' in Royal ball invitations alleged to have been offered for sale at up to £50 (Australian) (£40). The City clerk, Mr. Harold Samuel Wootton, appealed to anyone ottered "black market" invitations to cume
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    ROYAL CAR HITS 65mph IN N.S.W.
    78 13 THE Royai car touched 65 miles an hour as it swept along Prince's .Highway towards the south coast town of WoUongong but slowed to ?ive the flag-waving children a glimpse of the Queen. Alter the tumultuous acclaim of the last week today's reception was
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    ROYAL PILOT
    35 13 THE Duke of Edinburgh took tiie controls for 25 minutes on Wednesday to fly his wife Queen Elizabeth 11, back to Sydney after a two day 1,000-mile tour of Australian small towns. AP
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    HOME THOUGHTS
    27 13 THE Queen is finding time to write regularly to Prince Charles and Princess Anne despite her crowded day s of Travel and engagements. A. P.
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    Girl Attacked, Boy Detained
    46 13 A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl reported to the Singapore Police that she was indecently attacked while she was playing m her school m Kampong Bahru Road on Wednesday morning, She said she was dragged behind some bushes and assaulted. Police have detained a schoolboy.
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    ENVOY KNIGHTED
    22 13 QUEEN Mother Elizabeth on Wednesday knighted Britain's new Ambassador to Iran, who now becomes Sir Roger B. Stevens. A. P.
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    HK Ban On Re-Export Of Jap Goods Lifted
    193 13 HONGKONG. Feb. 11 (Renter i The Hongkong Government today relaxed its ban on the re-export ot .Japanese goods to other parts of the sterling area. The lifting of the ban coincided with a speech made by the Japanese Consul-General Osamu Itagaki who
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    Tories Win On Jap Trade Pact
    235 13 Will Expand Commerce' LONDON, Feb. 11.— The Chirrchill government last night rode out a storm of criticism over the new British-Japanese trade pact as the House of Commons rejected a Socialist-sponsored censuring motion by 297 votes to 258. The showdown came after Mr. Peter
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    Erskine Cancels Demob
    154 13 NAIROBI Feb. 11 (Reuter) General Sir George Erskine, East African Com-mander-in-Chief, announced tonight that all releases from the security forces would be cancelled to intensify a new drive to clean up the Mau Mau. A new call-up of Europeans between 18 and 45 was likely to be
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    CHURCH PLAN FOR DIVORCED COUPLES
    215 13 LONDON, Feb. 11 (Renter) Divorce^ couples will be unafa c to remarry m church d uring the lifetime of their previous partner if a pro-> posal now before a Church,' o: Bng and legal body becomes law. The proposal is among several m a draft
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    15 13 *Yoa know, sometimes Vm haunted by the fear that we may win the next war
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    PULLING OUT
    28 13 WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 (AFP) President Eisenhower told his press conference yesterday that two American divisions would be withdrawn from Korea between mid-April I and June next.
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    MP COLLAPSES IN COMMONS
    60 13 LONDON. Feb. 11. (Reuter) Mr. Alex Anderson. Labour member of Parliament for Motherwell. Scotland, collapsed and died during a committee meeting this morning m the House of Commons. Members of both sides of the House rushed to nis assistance.' Two doctors among them attended him until
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    MAU 'HITLER'
    35 13 NAIROBI. KENYA. Feb 11. (AP)— A Man Mau terrorist who calls himself '"General Hitler" has been wounded and captured by a British patrol in the Nyeri district of Kenya, it was reported yesterday.
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    Pilot Flies Jet – Flat On Stomach
    106 13 Pilot Flies Jet Flat On Stomach COVENTRY. Feb 11 (AP) Test pilot Alec Franklin flew a Jet Meteor for 28 minutes yesterday while lying flat on his stomach. It was the first test m Britain of a plane designed for flying m the prone position. In this position a pilot
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    LION CHEWS KEEPER'S ARM
    38 13 WELLINGTON. NEW ZEALAND. Feb. 11: (Reuter)— A lion chewed its 22-year-old keeper's arm for several minutes today as onlookers tried frantically to beat it off. The man's arm was lacerated from wrisl to elbow
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    'SECRETS' REACH TEMPLER
    340 13 Village's Tips May Seal Bandits' Fate JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Secret information contained m eight wooden Lox.es, which were flown to General Sir Gerald Templer today, will probably seal the fate of the Communist Third Platoon operating m the Rengam area of Johore. The information was the result
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    'Election' Manifesto Issued By Kremlin
    205 13 9,000 Words! Words! Words! LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter)— The Kremlin pledged tonight it would do its utmost to prevent the outbreak ot another war' A 9,000-word election manifesto issued by the Soviet Communist Party defined Soviet foreign policy as one of "peace and friendship between
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    Now They Can't Sell Their Fish
    120 13 JOIiORK BAJIR'- T;,.:s Soitk .id Malays [iving la Layang Las »ng *rho depeti I for th( ,i lh e ihood oa raring, "are having Ml exu j hard time today because A the tighteaing-up ol Food restricttosf \M-iii tiie p -ntneter wire. Since fm
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    PROVIDENT FUND PLAN FOR 3 SERVICES
    382 14 PROVIDENT FUND PLAN FOR 3 SERVICES To Function In 6 Months' Time ABOUT 40,000 civilian employees of the Army, Navy and Air Force m Singapore end the Federation are now eligible for the benefits of the Central Provident Fund. The War Office yesterday announced m London that all the three
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    43 14 photo. MEN of the Ist Battalion the Queen's Royal Regiment, line the rails of the Trooper Georgic, to listen to the pipes and drums of the band of the 7th Gurkha Rifles, who heralded their arrival m the Colony yesterday from Britain. Standard
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    Hit-Run Driver Is Called A Coward
    182 14 A LORRY driver. Kum Hong Keong, who knocked down an old woman pedestrian, was called a coward by the Singapore First Traffic Magistrate, Mr.* F. A. Chua. for running away instead of stopping and rendering assistance. He was fined SlOO fur failing 'o >top
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    111 14 CLOSING robber prices (rents pe r Ib.) in Singapore vesterda y were: Buyers Sellers No 1 K.S.S Spot Loose 541 55J No. 1 R.S.S. 55] 55J No. 2 R.S.S 551 552 No. 3 R.S.S. 54 1 54i Tone: Quiet after steady TIN PRICK The prire of tin venter
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    RECRUITING TEAM'S VISIT
    93 14 MALACCA, Thurs. The Federation Regimeni Recruiting team wil] visit Malacca next week to -elect potential Chinese and Eurasian recruits. Tp.o itinerary of the team j will be a s Follows: Feb. 15 8' a.m. to 4 pjn. Meng Sen<» Charitable Association, Malacca town. Feb. 16 8 a.m.
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    47 14 photo. THE Lini Bo Seng Memorial nearin? completion at Singapore's Esplanade This I '2-foot pagoda, erected to perpetuate the memory of the Malayan hero. Major-General Lim Bo Seng. was designed after Nanking's Victory Memorial built at the end of the war. The local memorial costs 550.000. Standard
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    BAHAI MEETING
    28 14 THE Bahai Centre, Singapore, .will discuss the subject, "Man Dues Not Live By Broad Alone," at 36, The Arcade, Rallies Place, on Saturday at 2.30 pjm
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    Five Guilty Of $13,000 Wire Theft
    149 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Three nien. Lee Fook, Low Ah Tong and Pang Fook, were found guilty m the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today of assisting m the disposal of 9.370 pound? of copper wire valued at $l:i.000. misappropriated from the Telecommunications Department. The Magistrate,
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    THIS BENEFIT SOCIETY QUITS
    130 14 MALACCA, Thurs.— Kwong Siew Wui Koon. one of several Malacca "death" Benefit' Societies whose registrations were cancelled early last December by the Registrai of Societies. Federation, wiii not apply for re-reiiistration. Eighteen of the management committee of the Society met recently and decided that its surplus
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    $ SENT TO CHINA
    21 14 SENT TO CHINA FAMILY remittances to China from Malaya m January. this year, totalled $3,700,484 of which $2,371,523 went from Singapore.
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    PRISON FOR HAVING DOPE
    75 14 RAi'B. Than -lam Cfcwci Lye alias Leo% Chooi La:. j6. Lien Wui Sen > laa L:ew Kirn Sens, _'f>. both <>t Kuala Lumpur, were found g ty on urge possession ilabt weighing 3 kd' tis i i ta Us The Presif the Sessions O i West
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    Free Travel For Dogs To Infirmary
    111 14 Free Travel For Dogs To Infirmary THE Ma IB Branch a:' the SuP.C A IS p i «d an animal it 1 lisposal of Ihe rj Depart.-. Joh< r 3 iru, to colled ami transpor* ogs, g 1 poor p free of fa I the nal K. u- V( a-
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    A FANTASY OF ANCIENT CHINA
    78 14 THE Chinese speaking ?er- n the v.w c A. will pres- > I untasy »i ancieni Chi- »incs ai I bea ities a1 <•} i.-'. Singapore, on Members parti ting will tra -os- portray .<-.: i{ ni I lima such as Ling T ii V
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    JOSEY TO TALK ON SOCIALISM
    45 14 HH VLEX The S gspore >' 1 Malayan airs* 1 C i n t, address ci ity of Malaya Sc- C ib en ten on "B iSic 'es So< jsm" m th« ty's Educati< a Lec:urj R Road, at 5.:;u p»n
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    'Ah! I've Heard That Before,' Interrupts Magistrate
    217 14 'Ah! I've Heard That Before,' Interrupts Magistrate THE CITY Court usher intone I "Ca ur-fo ir-double-I "Glen as s, sir! Failure to nc isfa a rorrugated iron *h« 11 ast year." flea the sun> mong sheet A r o the dock. Lv Chen, counsel for I. Stood up an«i J
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    SOLD FURNITURE HE HAD HIRED
    222 14 SINGAPORE Fourth Police Magistrate Mr J B Jeyaretnam, yesterday conditionally discharged Roman Hens of Joo Chiat Road, when he promised restitution of furniture he had been entrusted with Heng ivas harged I breach of trust of a set of bedroom furniture hired from Quay Choc
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    Third Time Was 'Yes'
    76 14 A MAX. who twice refused to admit that he had received a notice and a reminder from the Police to furnish the par- ticulars of the man who dmw his car. later admitted that he received the reminder when tiie Prosecuting Officer produced a copy with
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    RED CROSS MEET
    30 14 THE first annual general meeting of the British Red Cross Society, Taiping District .will be held at St. George's I Institution cm Fjeh. 18 at 5 p.m.
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    'LADY' TELLS HOW A MAN WOKE HER UP
    242 14 'LADY' TELLS HOW A MAN WOKE HER UP AN 18-year-old girl, See Ah Jim, who described herself as "a lady of the streets." told the Third District Court Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday, how she was awakened one morning by a man who tapped her on the ankle and
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    S'pore Health Education Council To Be Formed
    172 14 A COUNCIL of Health Education will soon be formed m Singapore to m raising still higher the general standa rd of health. Leading members oi medical, i social welfare, education, heh.v.\ and civic organisations and agencies, will discuss i:«e lor-l mation oi the
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    ANNUAL MEETING
    31 14 SAINT F.a:. s A-.-. wii\ bold its annual general met tine Bl its dub bo la at Koon Cheng Ruad Ma an a on Feb 14. at 10.30 ;i.m
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    Share Your Knowledge: Mrs. Bingham
    158 14 Share Your Knowledge: Mrs. Bingham PENANG. Thurs Thirty Malay women, who have been attending a four-day civics course here, were advised this afternoon by Mrs. Bingham. Chairman of the local association of the Women's Institutes of Malaya, to share the knowledge they have gained with the other women m their
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    HK EXCHANGE
    38 14 HONGKONG. F< b ll— Special Standard Service: Closing price? ut the Hongkong Lxcuange today were $15.27 to £1 -<••'• $5.***** to US$l: -1 rl!4 to A!.i!ay;in $1: (0.196 :n one Indonesian Ruppiah Gold $250.62 to l tael.
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    TEMPLER FUND GETS $712
    50 14 IPOH. Thurs. Mrs. Omir Kalthom Dutton. with the cooperation of the Mambang DiAwan New Villagers' Committee, managed to raise $712 during the first two shows held at the local Tai Khoo n Cinema m January. The whole amount goe* -v the Lady Templer Anti-TB Hospital Fund
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    PROMOTION
    21 14 MR. Koe Ah Cheung, a senior Hospital assistant at :he District Hospital. Kuantan has been promoted 10 Special uraae "B"
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    Motor Club Membership Up By 150
    83 14 DURING 195: c'. the Sinfgaf! rose i v I >■.}: Uif total 4 i of iht year Tm-it iit S3 i t1 tattoo men be Ben fee stem a majority of the or own ME Tut question ol j ■<■. Buit^fit P becauae if
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    MORE CHINESE NEEDED AS VILLAGE PCs
    361 15  - MORE CHINESE NEEDED AS VILLAGE PCs EE BOON LEE To Be 'Guardian Angels' By KArsoc i-c- Standard Staff Reporter th* n^kk V hln c e e ec l ed constables in Singapore and Iion e rn 9 f P I""" 9 S J a xu S 'c Mr W Parks
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    Had No Feelings For The Rooster
    133 15 SINGAPORE City Court Ma glattate, Mr. J M. DevereuxCole bourn, peered over his spectacles at Tay Chonn Teck yesterday and pursed hi> lips. How would you like it if 1 were to tie you b> your legs and hang you upside, down?" he asked.
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    POLICE DROP ROBBERY CASE
    55 15 KALI Suminathan. Ramiah Arasappan and Arasappan Kamachee. a woman, were acquitted and discharged m the Singapore High Court on Wednesday after a robbery charge against them was withdrawn by the prosecution. The three accused were alleged to have robbed M. Tanganathan, a sweeper, of SlfiO on
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    STAGE SET FOR NEW YEAR BALL
    141 15 LAST-MINUTE preparations and rehearsals took place at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday for tonight's Chinese New Year Ball m aid of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association. The ball will commence at 8.:J0 p.m. and end at 1 a.m. Tickets are available at the gate and
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    Found Hanged In Lavatory
    105 15 DETECTIVE Inspector George Prior, of the S.H.B. Police, told the Assistant Coroner Singapore. Mr. Giam Chong Hing, he came upon a b >.!>• hanging by the neck m one of the lavatories m the sick bay of the S.H.B. lines at 4 p.m.. on Jan. 1
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    $1,000 STOLEN
    26 15 NEARLY SI. 000 worth of rash and jewellery wa> stojen from a wooden box m a house m Jalan Eunos, Singapore on Tuesday night.
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    56 15 photo. COLOXEL W. A. Bickford (left), the new Provost Marshal of the Far East Land Forces, shakes hands with Lieut. Col. G. T. W. Collins. Volunteer Staff Officer during his visit to the Federation of Malaya. Volunteer Military Police Headquarters m Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday la the centre is Capt.
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    Sir Gerald Plants A Tree
    79 15 THE HIGH Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer. is seen above planting a "Bunga Tanjomg" tree m the compound of St. Gabriel's School. Kuala Lumpur, immediately after declaring open the new building. It was the first tree to" be planted m the school ground. Standing on
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    'Hid Behind His Mother's Apron'....
    124 15 'Hid Behind His Mother's Apron'.... TAN Lek Song stood m the Singapore City Court dock yesterday cracking his fingers nervously. "This Court," he was told by the Magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Colebourn. "cannot adequately express its feelings towards a man who hides behind his mother's apron at home while she
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    $50 FINE FOR NEGLIGENCE
    59 15 A former soldier, who drove a military car to test the brakes and the engine, was involved m a collision with a cyclist on May 16, last year. Iksan bin Sirat, the exsoldier, was fined $50 by the Singapore Second Traffic Magistrate. Mr. Howe Yoon Chong.
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    Gunney Sack Murder Case: New Arrest
    96 15 Gunney Sack Murder Case: New Arrest SINGAPORE Police yesterday afternoon arrested a labourer wanted m connection with the murder of an Indian m Cross Street six months ago. The murdered man. T. Pillai. was stabbed to death by two men m a brawl outside his house. One of the two
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    Custodian Forces Due
    95 15 THE first contingent of Indian custodian troops, returning home after operational duties m Korea, will arrive m Singapore on the trooper Asturias on Feb. 15. Accompanying them will be 88 former P.O.W.'s who refused to return either to the Communists or the United Nations. Officials of India
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    POLICE FIND A GUN, AMMO
    46 15 A PARTY of detectives led by Mr. Cfaeah Teng Cheok. Deputy Superintendent of Police, yesterday morning raided a house m Newmarket Road. Singapore, and recovered a .38 revolver. Acting on information received, the detectives also found five rounds of live bullets.
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    Planter's Wife Loses Appeal
    375 15 LONDON, Feb. 11 (Reuter) The London Divorce Court today dismissed an appeal to restrain Mr. Martin Ernest Wright, Malaya rubber planter, from making withdrawals from his £7,000 account m the Malaya Planters' Provident Fund. The application for an m- r terim injunction was made by Mrs.
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    SPAT IN COURT
    20 15 CHNG Can Huat was fined j $5 m the Singapore Fifth j Police Court yesterday for spitting.
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    6 Weeks' Jail On 'Outrage' Charge
    191 15 RAUB, Thurs.— Convicted on a charge of using: criminal force to outrage the modesty of a 14-year-old girl, Thomas Pereira, 22, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, yesterday, by the President of the Sessions Court, Mr. E.M. Sniallwood. Pcreira gave notice ot appeal j
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    ADMITS THEFT
    50 15 WON'G Ene Juat, pleaded guilty m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday to stealing ten katis of vegetables valued at $4.50 from Lim Ah Kee m Tiong Bahru at about 8 p.m. on Feb. 10. Sentence was deferred until Feb. ltf and i bail of $150 was allowed.
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    POLICEMEN TRAIL RIDS FOR HOURS -KILL TWO
    211 15 POLICEMEN TRAIL RIDS FOR HOURS -KILL TWO KUALA LUMP 1 -K. Tours.— Three more terrorists, including a Breach Committee Member, have been lolled by security forces. A six-man P patrol contacted u ed i uniformed terrorists En I i Gnk area 4 Perafc on Tues I r t. The terrorists
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    'TIEN KONG' ANNIVERSARY
    61 15 HOKKIEX a a We nes ;a\ nighl etebrated I birth ai ni\ ersai Kong" H,-a .en God i t big way Prayei starte a1 wi( ti offering aid oi lined up oa the streei v I oorneri 4 c CiU I sand o lollars n irth of
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    Had Samsu: Two Fined
    59 15 JOHOBE BAHRI'. '1 Veow Ah Poh. »l X Hne £200 by [nche Mo Ali m the Po day h ben be n at found :on two -hai gi ol being i possession ol i lirt samsi distilling utensils. 800 Kwe. b woman, ai Sued i;M oa
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      57 15 Weather Report Minimum Temperature: From 7..50 p.m. Feb. 10 to 7.30 a.m. February 11. Spore (75F), Penang (75F) Kota Bahru (70F), K. L. (7:5F), Ipoh (74F), Kuantan (71FI. Spore (90F), Penane (88F), Kota Bahru (87F). K. L. (91F). Ipoh (9::Fi. Kuantan (87F). Rainfall: Singapore (trace), Penang (nil), Kota Bahru (nil),
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    GEN. TEMPLER OPENS NEW $100,000 SCHOOL IN K.L.
    45 16 GEN. TEMPLER OPENS NEW $100,000 SCHOOL IN K.L. photo. THE NEW St. Gabriel's School, at Kampong Pandang, Kuala Lumpur, which was declared open by the High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, on Wednesday. The building costs about SI OO,OOO and will accommodate 900 pupils Standard
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    Drank Poison In Attempt To End Life
    101 16 AFTER a row with her husband. Tan S.m Neo. 29, ol S1 Road S;:isupure. ha ft -a I oti es I bees an ati i k 9 Of pOtiS This was related by Tan's li tsband in the Singapore F rtl Po ice
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    'Malaya In Need Of Technicians'
    266 16 Xl ALA LIMPIR, Thurs.— Mr. Donald Priestley, a Colombo Plan expert who today took over the headmastership of Maxwell Road School, said Malaya, which is fast growing info nationhood, is m dire need of engineers, technicians of all kinds, accountants and teachers. Mr Priestley, who
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    WALK-OUT MEN GET RICE, CASH
    105 16 WALK-OUT MEN GET RICE, CASH THE Singapore Free Press. I sister paper of the Straits Times, failed tc appear for the fourth day yesterday following a dispute between certain members of the staff and management. The management have since dismissed these men. The workers posted pickets around the offices of
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    POSTER TO TRACE SON
    112 16 POSTER TO TRACE SON A PATIENT of the Woodbridge Hospital, Aw Nam Hong. 22. has been reported missing from the Hospital, since Jan 28. His father. Mr. Aw Wan Chee. yesterday put up a poster with a photograph of his son at the junction of Yio Chu Kang and Japanese
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    Transfers In Johore
    64 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs 1 Inche Mofad. Sharirl b:n Ibrahim, personal assistant to the State Financial Officer, and who was recently promoted to the .lohore Civil Service, will proceed on transfer to Munr. tomorrow. He is expected to assume duty as Assistant District Officer Muar. Inche Mohd. Shariff
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    DRAFT REPORT ON CHINESE SCHOOLS
    47 16 A DRAFT REPORT on Chinese schools m Singapore is now being studied by a seven-man committee headed by Mr. Tan Siak Kew. presid- eiit of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, with a view to submitting it to the 17-man delegation for approval.
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    OFFICE REMOVAL
    31 16 THE War Damage Commission and the War Risks (Goods) Insurance Fund will move their Singapore offices from Fullerton Building to j Colombo Court. Mansoor Street, as from Feb. 15
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    ADVICE TO ALL ASIAN STUDENTS
    236 16 ASIAN students intending to study m Australia are advised to do the West Australian matriculation course before entering Australian universities on the ground that the standard of other matriculation examinations is not necessarily an adequate foundation to embark on university courses. This Is the finding
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    He Couldn't Remember
    76 16 A .MAX who was, chargi I with failing to conform to a traffic "No Right T,;m" sign whilst driving a lorry, told The Court that he unshed to plead guilty although he could not remember whether he had or had not cotamitted the on Aug. 12. last
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    Varsity Students Debate On Virtues Of Sex
    398 16 Varsity Students Debate On Virtues Of Sex SHRILL whistles, an indeterminate roar of stamping feet and uninhabited shouting by a packed hall of University of Malaya student'; proved overwhelmingly that their ViceChancellor Sir Sydney Caine's intriguing statement uttered recently "Varsity men and women students should get together more" had found
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    THAIS ISSUE VISITORS' VISA
    50 16 TEMPORARY visitors' visas are being issued to bona fide travellers intending to visit Thailand and stay for not more than 14 days. These visas will be issued without reference to Bangkok provided the intending travellers are nationals of a country where there is a Thai representative
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    ARTS THEATRE CAST AUDITION
    67 16 TWO public casting auditions will be held by the Singapore Arts Theatre for its May production of "The Motherly and Auspicious" by Maurice Collis at the Teachers' Training College on Feb. 17 and 18, at 7.30 p.m. The play will require a cast of 40 Chinese
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    UNLICENSED GUN
    30 16 ESA bin Haji Latlff, of Bakri, Muar, was fined $30 or one week's imprisonment m the Muar Magistrate's Court for failing to obtain a licence for his shnt-eun.
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    TAPPER GETS 4 YEARS FOR RAPE
    236 16 PENANG, Thurs— Mr. Justice T. C. SpenserWilkinson adjourned the Assize Court for more than an hour today so that a ten-year-old Chinese girl who was alleged to have been raped by a 41 -year-old Indian toddy tapper could be brought before him. When the
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    UN EXPERT TO TRAIN RADIO MEN
    295 16 UN EXPERT TO TRAIN RADIO MEN Staff To Operate $6M. R/T Link KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Unirec Nations Organisation is sending a radio expert to assist the Federation in training techniaom to operate and maintain "the most moder-radio-tetephone system in the Far East/' Mr. Alan J. Edwards. th« expert about
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    Counsel And Client Did Not Appear
    70 16 Counsel And Client Did Not Appear NEITHER in t <• it CU f...\ «Hm d Um v.'. if < etary of 1 lin( the i.' Citj O urn i e sent .-.i. Eva w < l infoi ned I in al Mr. D E Swklai Chii T< nt c isually
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    $1½ M. Fire Station
    57 16 photo. SINGAPORE'S new SI. 500.000 fire station at Alexandra Koad. which will be officially declared open by the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, on Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. The Fire Brigade will give a demonstration after the opening ceremony. This station will serve Pasir Panjang and
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    Kheks Want More New Govt Schools
    99 16 Kheks Want More New Govt Schools KAI Yin Chew ECheks In Singapore and the Federation will meet m the Colony on Sunday to urge the two Governments to build .mure Chinese |M( J English schools m Malaya. About 2.x representatives from the various associations will attend the meeting. The Perak
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    FATAL MOTOR MISHAP, ECHO
    51 16 JOHORE BAHRLt. *hurs.Leman bin Mat, <>1 Coy. RASC claimed trial m the Magistrate's; Court yesterday to a charge of negligeni driving and causing the death of Wee Hye Puck, a stenographer attached to th e P.W.D.- Jonore Bahru. He was allowed bail of $!iO() until Feb.
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    SELLING S'PORE TO TOURISTS
    305 17 Handbook On Pacific Travel A NEW de luxe magazine called the Pacific Area Travel Handbook, has ju>t been published m California by the Pacific Area Travel Association, which gives detailed information on travel m the Pacific and specific points of interest on all countries from Alaska
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    KUANTAN TO HAVE FIRST TOWN ELECTIONS IN MAY
    252 17 KUANTAN TO HAVE FIRST TOWN ELECTIONS IN MAY KUANTAN, Thurs.B itaa will take the s:^p on the road to full dtmocrat.c elections MB UMj people nine Town ra (five q| whom -a be ex-offick CeunciHors). The preparations for the b Udked-ol Town Co.;-; a] m fox thia town is well
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    CJA Not To Blame For Ritson Delay
    219 17 m THE secretary of the Council of Joint Action, Mr. i Karthii;e>u, has refuted the charge made by the ity Council Labour I'nion that the C.J.A. is "deliberately helping" (Government to delay the implementation ot the Kitson recommendations. em day. <Ii Karl iig<
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    $20 MIL. ANTI-FLOOD SCHEME IN WEST JOHORE
    513 17  - $20 MIL. ANTI-FLOOD SCHEME IN WEST JOHORE K. C. ARUN To Reclaim Swampy Coast For Cash Crop Planting By Slamlard Staff f«n it upwndr nl KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A giant flood control project to re claim 2,000 square miles of swampy coastline for cash crop cultivation and develop a network
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    33 Pass Test
    23 17 THIRTY--:. re, St. John Ambulance Brigade members from the New Y;.:age School at Sambang, pa^ed thei: lintaid test m Kuantan.
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    After Big Feast, Comesßeckoning
    245 17 IPOH, Thurs.— A self-styled "scoutmaster, schoolteacher and journalist," Syed Rahim bin Ismail, 29, was today sentenced by the President of the Sessions Court, Mr. E.V.A. Peers to six years' rigorous imprisonment for cheating a restaurant proprietor. The sentence will be subject to confirmation by the High
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    Watches For S'pore Stolen On Transit
    96 17 Watches For S'pore Stolen On Transit MANILA, Feb. 11 (AFP).— An investigation into the disappearance of 350 wrist watches worth (J.S.$25.000 destined for Singapore from a warehouse at Manila International Airport. \va? ordered yesterday by the Customs Commissioner. The watches arrived here by plane on Dec. 28. The Philippine Airlines
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    FALSE REPORT
    43 17 TUKIMAN Jiman. 22. of Parit Yusof Sungei Balang. hauar, was fined $50 by the Muar Magistrate, for giving false information at the Police Station Parit Jawa. .Muar. j alleging that Sahar bin Haj: Omar took hi; motor cycle without his permission.
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    Warning To Dog Owners
    42 17 IPOH. Thurs.— The State Veterinary Officer. Mr. E.L. Spykerman. today advised dog owners to have their animals vaccinated by Mar. 16. Any dog not wearing a blue registration tag after that date would 1 be destroyed, he said.
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    Colonial Congress?
    710 18 IN Britain, a leader of the Liberal Party has advocated the institution ol" a Colonial Congress. The proposal is that this Congress should represent the unofficial elements m Colonial legislatures Such a congress, it is argued, could serve as a means of establishing contact between public men m
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    A Turko— Pakistan Alliance
    627 18 A Turko— Pakistan Alliance FURTHER news has now been received m London about the possibility of a Tarko-Pakistan alliance. It is clear that the rumours are not without foundation, and have, m fact, been carefully "leaked" by United States sources. Even though immeuia.e results are not expected it does appear
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    Malaya Without Templer
    1319 18  - Malaya Without Templer ALEX JOSEY Muiaymm Affairs PTWj QENERAL TEMPLER, the present High Commissioner, leaves Maloya shortly to Command the British Army of the Rhine. Not surprisingly, "The Economist" of London devoted a page and a half wondering what Malaya will be like without Templer. Not surprisingly, that is, when
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    12 18 "Dunno how it's done, but that's what I call service!"
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      Support For Rahman
      168 18 All Correspondence Should Be Short J And To The Point 1 Sir: As a student m a distant land, one is sure to be conscientious of the happenings at home m Malaya. I cannot resist the urge to write something m support of the declaration by Tengku
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      UNDEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION
      348 18 Sir: Again. I reiterate that administrative criminal law is never palatable to a democratic country. Legislation such as represented by the Emergency Regulations is NOT democratic and particularly so when it is promulgated without providing safeguards against its abuse by the executive. A most recent case saw the
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      AN EMOTIONAL OUTBURST
      219 18 for More Letters fl [I See Page 10 Sir: Janggof Victim's letter (m your issue of Feb. 1 docs net merit a reply because it is an emotional outburst m very bad taste. t should think that when one has the audacity to enter into public debate
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      Malay Ex-Detainees
      107 18 HPHE question of wfaettu J Malay eK-detainees j in tssoci i bt so quickly dismissed as igg< si ed a few days ago b-. T« Abdul Rahman and i t< ci il A/i/ I:-'- k. c tnai Secretar: d.taim es Com ittee resix ctively. utus in Melayu. At
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    Planning Future Of Br. Guiana
    455 18 Planning Future Of Br. Guiana GEORGETOWN, (Br. Gu.on«; r|EVELOPMENT h 1 E r« tish Guono h ,j 1 bemg nursed boc*. to o 1 heo'th otter the recent Com1 munist -sparked rr bg '-o* received the long-awaited .d port tor the f Banting c* cei veloprnent plan"; drc*-" uo t<>
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    SIR WINSTON IS 'FEUDING' WITH IKE, SAY REDS
    152 19 BERLIN. Feb. 11 (AP)-Th c Soviet-controlled East (.erman news agency put out a series of "urgent built uns last night claiming Britain's Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill is "feuding" with United States President Dwight Eisenhower. tt ates It said Sir Winston has
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    'MIGs For I-C War' Forecast
    117 19 WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 IPi— >laj. Gen. Claire L. i "lui.uilt predicted today the Communists soon will throw Kus>iun-built MIG-15 jt-t fighters into the war m Indo- China. The wartime lummander .)i the "Flying Timers." who now operates an airline m the Orient, made his prediction
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    Italy Was A Coalition Government
    81 19 Italy W as A Coalition Government E rV 1 1 I >tian Premiersignal si| Scelba Mkrv ned a eft-of-ci ato c ami E> rnoci a E>er o i ats md I i era ter f ex :n:r nists an Fas I tonixhi n the ent of tfa 5 5 took
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    DRAFT CALL FOR 18,000
    19 19 F i Defen Depan n 13. nut) men m Ap Febi hati raftins ig ;ne-)
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    'Change Of Heart' Offer Welcomed
    151 19 'Change Of Heart' Offer Welcomed KANDY Pet (Renter)— Dv egates to the I Oth plenary session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Fa»" yesterday generally w mned the Soviet oiler of asoi-s-e under-developed countries made by Mr. MA. Meni eadex oJ the Soviet de egal i >n on
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    More Pay For Miners
    99 19 LONDON. Feb. 1 1 (Beuter) Sir WW iam Lawther, Presi- the Na oa I'mon qJ kers today pav eight li oga an u en tor Ic i-gruund a rk< rj and li ings and six pi nee a and women, Th-^ rises will cost the Na-
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    World's Biggest & Brightest
    106 19 World's Biggest Brightest NEW YORK. Feb. 11 (UP)— The wold's biggest, brighest electric light will be snapped on publicly for the first time tonight with a blinding flash equal to ?.874. (JO--watt household bulbs all burning at once. The 75,M0-watl :>O--pound bulb will shine like a miniature sun m honour
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    RED SCOUT ASKED T0 TURN IN BADGE
    90 19 RED SCOUT ASKED T 0 TURN IN BADGE BRISTOL.. Feb. II |UP) P»l Sarland '-^ui--u v. Bu.v 3- a tea been asked U> '.i!r-« In his badge because he s a Communist, Seoul Commissioner J L Milligan **.d :.Hiav Gax and, firsi his troop to I a: n the Queen's
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    QUEEN GOES TO THE BAIL
    47 19 ESCORTED by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman P. D. Hills, Queen Elizabeth leaves Sydney Town Hall after attending the Lord Mayor's Ball last week. The Duke of Edinburgh is seen following her down the steps. Guests at the ball numbered 2,000.
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    EGYPT NEGOTIATES WITH RUSSIA ON 'BIG PROJECTS'
    254 19 CAIRO, Feb. 11 (UP)— Egypt's military government disclosed yesterday it is negotiating with Russia on "big projects" m line with a determined policy of neutrality between East and West. i Major Salah Salem, Minister of National Guidance, said Egypt would, '"co-operate with all
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    UK REPLY TO CHINESE NOTE
    49 19 LONDON, Feb. 11, (AFP)— The British Charge d'Affaires m Peking. Mr. Humphrey Trevelynn, today handed to the Peking government, the British reply to the Chinese note or' Jan. 22. This concerned the attack on a Royal naval vessel ofl Hongkong m September Lasi year.
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    175 SHOCKS IN 52 HOURS
    43 19 GUATEMALA. Feb. 11. (AP) A iull came yesterday m the series of earthquake .shocks which were felt during a period of more than two days. In the 52-hour span there were 175 shocks, most of t'.tem very slight.
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    R.I. Wants Embargo Removed
    134 19 R.I. Wants Embargo Removed JAKARTA. Feb. 11 (AFP)— Indonesian Premier Sasfroamidjojo. slated last night that Indonesia had sutfered much too Jong lor its loyal adherence to the United Nations resolution on embargo of strategic materials. "We are therefore happy to see the growth of a tendency m several countries, which
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    INDONESIA'S 'STARTLING' TRADE POLICY
    76 19 INDONESIA'S 'STARTLING' TRADE POLICY JAKARTA. Feb. 11. (UP).— A startling new Indonesian, economic policy designed to attract foreign investments will soon be announced according to Premier Ali Sastroamid.jo.io. In an address to the Indonesian Journalists Association on Wednesday night, the Indonesian Premier said his government would -sponsor a new plan
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    GIFTS FOR HK FIRE VICTIMS
    51 19 HONGKONG. Feb. 11, (AP) Victims of Kowloon's Christmas Day fire, m which more than 58.000 lost their homes, on Friday will get HK$5 and one a third pounds of rice donated b} r Chinese Communists. A total of HKS29O was seni from Canton and Kwangtuag
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    69 19 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Feb. 11 The following ore the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER Spor 16id. Morch 1 6gd. April/June 16id. July/September 16sd. October/December 17 d. February c.i.f. 16jjd. Tone: Quietly Steady. LONDON TIN Spot £655 per ton
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    COBRA VENOM STOLEN
    53 19 WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (AP) Thirty vials of unlabelled cobra venom were stolen from a drug salesman's car m nearby Hyattsville, Maryland last night. Police issued a warning that a single drop could kill if the fragile vials break and the venom gets into the human body through
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    WEST REJECTS SOVIET SECURITY PACT
    396 19 WEST REJECTS SOVIET SECURITY PACT AAolotovs Four Proposals BERLIN, Feb 11. The three Western Foreign Ministers yesterday rejected the Soviet call for a 50-year European collective security pact aimed at destroying the Atlantic Pact alliance. Mr. Vyacheslav Mololov. the Soviet Foreign Minister, had presented to the 15th session of the
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    POPE: HOPE OF RECOVERY
    47 19 VATICAN CITY. Feb. 11,1 (Reuter)— The Vatican Press Office declared yesterday tha 4 the improvement m the Pope's j condition gave "good hope foi his speedy general recovery."' The pontiff has been suffering from a stomach disturbance j Eor the past 17 days.
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    INSPECTION TOUR
    33 19 GENERAL J. Lawton Collins, U.S. member of the NATO Military Committee, journeyed 250 miles by car. jeep and helicopter yesterday on an inspection tour of Greek defences facing Communist Bulgatia AP
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    Artist Held For Girl's Strangling
    111 19 SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, Feb. ii (Reuter) William j Hepper, middle-aged British artist, \va< 'nought to Sa n SeI bastian's grim provincial jail j today to await proceedings to extradite him to Britain, when he faces a charge oi murder. Hopper arrested yesterday the Spanish border
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    The Spies Worked For East And West
    111 19 The Spies Worked For East And West HELSINKI. Fob II (AP) -Seven Finns convicted of espionage wn a given sentence^ yesterday tanging from :.< eight years hard UuSow and an eighth person involved got ten nun impi Lsonment. Sis at the Eei iti w* re to tnd guilt] lur- Llitarj
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    MERLE AND 'BEAU'
    48 19 photo ACTRESS Merle Obeion and her ic.ui -month-old pupps "Beau" arrive m New York, aboard the liner Saturaia which sailed from Naples and touched at Palermo. Omia. Cannes. Barcelona. Gibraltar. Lisbon and Halifax ou its voyage, Miss Oberon recently finished a picture m Spain. AP
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      851 20 BIG BOMBERS FLY BEFORETHEWIND FOR 8,700 MILES TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, California, Feb. 11 (UP)— Two giant Air Force B-M bombers landed at Limestone Air Force Base m Northern Maine early yesterday to complete an B,7tt-mile jet-stream non-stop flight from Tokyo m less than 2> hours. Brig. Gen. Stanley J.
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    COPRA MART BETTER
    282 21 Bright Future In Spore Trading I Standard Market Reporter, THE internal market for copra m Singapore has improved so vastly m recent months that the prospects for the future! appear to be bright for! the trade. Leading traders estimate the turnover to be around 2.500 tons or
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    BURMESE RICE FOR JAPANESE
    52 21 RANGOON. Feb 11. (UP). Burma has agreed to supply the American-controlled Ruykyu Islands of Japan with 40.0(10 long tons of rice during L 954 and 30.006 tons during each ol the next three years, it was announcedtoday. Total cost of the lour years rice supply will
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    SEARCH FOR OILFIELDS
    50 21 CAIRO. Feb. H (Renter) The Egyptian Government and Anglo-Egyptian" Oilfields Limited and the American Soeony Vacuum Oi! Company are expected t o sign an agreement next week to resume the search lor new oilfields m the Sinai desert and along the western shore of the Red Sea.
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    Plastic Panther
    70 21 ABOVE i s a picture of the Packard Panther, a new. full-sized. plastic sports far which was on show o n Feb. 6 at the New York International Motor Show, A three-passenger mo- del, with a one-piece plastic body, it is the result of three years experiment b
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    POPULATION INCREASE OUTSTRIPS RECORD FOOD OUTPUT
    207 21 POPULATION INCREASE OUTSTRIPS RECORD FOOD OUTPUT UNITED NATIONS. New York. Feb. 11 (UP) Food production soared to record peaks m Asia and th c Far East last year, but farmers still could not keep up with the increase m the number of mouths to feed, the United Nations reported recently.
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    Indonesia Favours World Tin Pact
    253 21 JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Reuter)— The draft for an international tin council, which will administer a buffer stock for stabilisation of tin prices, i s regarded by Indonesia as "not unattractive." according to wellinformed sniirf*»<c h#»r#» Indonesia has still to investigate certain aspects thoI roughly so
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      ROBBER STEADY
      160 21 TllF rubba in Singapon v, -i P day. v, ih pri taiiu d at a u ha I m abcn \V< dni sdaj t gr.ir* i p. v shir- < sins at S p< i I (54-5 I te -I.'jt sdj j K. Bmounf o' o ->f ng
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      SHARES
      75 21 THERE v. as an d in all sections ol tin A shan inarkei pesterd ie i o unru ol I us m .< Chanced pri ct mo i IKDl'STRIAI I BB (di.ii |t/4 h,r, )))v, .--2 rammofl 02 M Q lie 87 McA lister? ;,u 4 -><. Henrj W;,upi
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      PRODUCE
      91 21 rHI product fa S ngapon v.;^ ci Liooi with i. passing 1 opra ris ad c aftei v < f' r February h land in< g --t t n Bl PS| pa picvL D ooaul m res ;,,r.ed o ..1 marled »1 per pio vetiE v. iih h en
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    UK TEXTLINE SALES ARE UP
    91 21 UK T EXTLINE SALES ARE UP LONDON. Feb. 11 (AFP-— Compared with 1952, w., e textile sales ipere rp in B- tain iasi year by fi\ < pec M I <- Wholesale Texv. ie Areporis. Thf- Kcretars of the i i- \v T Cave ct Ban w«v no ground for
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    China's Debts
    32 21 CHINA owes British invasion £78 million, the BWh u i report > f the E sh i atfa n of Fc- E< i ers stated fca Lc ii ycslerd; j AFP
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    One Trade World Or Two?
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      519 22 Sir; The Report of the Federal Elections Committee for the first national elections, which the authorities and leaders declare is the first major concrete step m the country's march towards its ultimate goal of soil-rule, provides a curious mixture of contradictions m its treatment of the
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      128 22 Sr Mr. M. G. Ferguson of Kompor no doubt believes m rhe integrity- of his logic and the magnan:mity of his tender regard for the local peop'e To me his fmal phrase "If we must leave you we would like to leave you, not as we found you,
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    334 22  - GOEBBELS THE GIRLS PATRICK DONCASTER [by IOSEPH GOEBBELS. the man who made propaganda for Nazi Germany, was no Errol Flynn. Yet this hideous little creature with a large head, drawn cheeks, a cut-away chin and a deformed foot became the Great Lover I have often wondered how he did it
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    467 22  - T owards An African Defence Pact John Worrall b> CAPE TOWN, Thurs. IS BELIEVED m diplomat. c circles here that the West Afni can Defence conference at Dakar m March will pave the way for an African defence pact on the lines of the Atlan--1 tic Pact. The vulnerability of
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      389 22 fyRITADtLMR TOD > k\\ OTATION: J. "Hi 1 suppose there i* lianll> a man who ha» not an apple on hard locked an ay m hiv hrart somewherr Christopher \lorl»\v. KRID.W FOR EVERYONE; U:it.i early evening lends inspirai >.i t;>: j oui .>! an.-;. :dea>. friendships. Later: careful judgment is
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    W. INDIES TAKE BIG LEAD
    320 23 Holt Worrell Severely Punish English Bowlers BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 11 (Reuter)West Indies did not enforce the follow-on when thev dismissed England for 181 soon after the start of the fourth days play in the second cricket test here. West Indies were 2T2 for one at
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    71 23 THE Buenos Aires Grand Prix was won on Jan. 31 by the French racing driver Maurice Trintignant. with Roberto Micres of the Argentine second. and Guiseppe Farina of Italy third. The British driver Mike Hawthorne was robbed of almost certain victory by an accident in the last lap. Photo shows:
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    126 23 »-■> i Indies 1st. inning \n:'. mJC.C. M innings— 1X1 Jluitnii i Ki.iudlun b Valentine V itson si. MtWatt b Kanridhin t> M.j% p Kin; b Ram.idhin 7 Inniplon <• Kin? b Valentine IS Kraveaei r Jt b Kam.idhin IS Palmer C Wilrott b Kamatlhin T£ Kailrv c McWatl
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    27 23 M [ESTER Feb. 10: ;R< Ihe Eng sh F< 1 I "o one here to I then E kal. < 12) c got tbc
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    29 23 LONDON'. Pel 11, lAP).— the ng B A -i R:. -mi: Club. 2 L ::i seccet n^siti I eforc 25.000 -:.)<^ a'.i'rs yesterday, Bt- gn u- radio said
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    269 23 British Soccer Fixtures LONDON. Feb. 11 'Reiner 1 Football fixtures for Saturday. LEAGUE DIVISION I Arsen i] v Cardiff Blackpool v Sunderland Bolton v Preston Cl e sea v Wolves Liverpool v Charlton Manchester U. w Tottenham Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Newcastle v Burnley Portsmouth v Manchester C. Sheffield U. v
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    68 23 STOCKHOLM. Feb. 11 (AFP) Eighteen countries, including the United States and Japan. have so far .submitted their teams when the time limit for entries for the Alpine events of the world skiing championships expired at midnight last night. Notable absentees to date for the championships
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    Solomons To Open Business In U.S.
    189 23 LONDON, Feb. 8 (AP)— British boxing promoter, Jack Solomons, said last night he hopes to open up business in the U.S. soon. That, he reckons, is the only way to get British boxing talent before the American public. Solomons, an East End fishmonger before
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    UK SOCCER
    18 23 LONDON. Feb. 11: (Reuter). Football result: Irish Cup first round replay: Glentoran I 2 Lame 0.
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    16 23 LONDON, Feb. 11: (Renter). Rugby Union result: Roya! Air Force Iti Cambridge University ft.
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    300 23  -  PETER WILSON Without Alee Bedser By LONDON, Feb. 11.— At the end of the successful Test series against Australia the debate was long and bitter about who had been the chief architect of our success. Hutton's batting and captaincy got many votes; the dour implacability of
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    1127 24  - COLONY TAKE HONOURS-INDIA THE VICTORY JEFFERY JAMES Pillai Stops The Rout India 3 Singapore 1 By fOra^B^u 1 S > in t^te of'tite vte^fW the reputat.on which the Indians carried with them Us welfas flve World Olympic players who had helped Ind.a wm the n vmoic^itle) Tnto the field, they
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    65 24 THE Indian World Olympic goalkeeper, R. Francis, did not have a very good time at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Here Singapore's Sheik Mansoor puts him on the alert as Gentle of India attempts to stop the Singapore forward. Francis was beaten only once the fifth time in international hockey. India
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    101 24 TOP picture shows the Indian Federation Hockey touring team which beat Singapore 3 l m yesterday's international at Jalan Besar Stadium. Squatting from left to right: A. Middlecoat. Susinathan. R. Francis. L. Claudius and J. de Mello. Standing from left to right: Bakshish Singh. O. P. Malhotra. Balbir Singh (capt.)
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    662 24 ALL THE THRILLS EXCITEMENT RETURN TO 'SEVENS' \LL the disappointments experienced m the past two days of the Singapore Cricket Club's Seven-aside Kuijby Competition were atoned for m the concluding day of the First Round ties on the Padang yesterday, where rousing rugger, with no quarter asked, or given, was
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    19 24 COLONY mixed doubles champions, Mabel Hayes (now in England for the World table tennis championships) and Wong Tong Goon.
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    109 24 THE following were elected office-bearers of the University of Malaya Athletic Union: President: Chatar Singh; Vice-President: Michael Parry, Hon. General Secretary: N. Kumanayagam; Assistant: dive Ogle. Hon. Financial Secretary: Lim Huck Boon: Women's Chairman: Miss Nancy Seow; Women's Secretary: Miss Sarah Tay; Secretary Sports Committee: Arthur S
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    61 24 SOCCER triendlies at Fairer Park yesterday resulted as to! lows Bintang Bulan S.C. beat Singapore Traction Company 6-4 Scorer, for 8.8.. Ismail (2). Xbdullah (2), and Ismail Ahmad (2). For S.T.C. Bashir (2), Tony and Boniface. Guthrie S.C beat H.M.S. Tactician 3-tt Scorers tor Guthrie were Pinky
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    PARIT BUNTAR OLD BOYS WIN
    301 24 I BUNTAR. Thurs Boys beal the E a friei Jch played at I c 5 estei p a t the thdi p aye las entre hall His na :>'a\- enab ed several Old Boys 1 Whflfi QC low anfa f. ;h i*efl directed 1 c
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    JORINTHIANS WIN
    21 24 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Jorinthians beat the FARELP Training Centre 6-1 m a Johore Bahru knockout soccer I tie today.
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    Tigers For TT Honours
    158 24 THE Tiger Sporting Association is now re-affiliated to the Singapore Table Tennis Association. The Tigers are not unknown in the Colony's table tennis world. They won the senior inter club title in 1948 with such stalwarts as Lob Kum Soon, Chua Kim Hearn. I.ee Chun Kai.
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    MIKE SHEPHERD SON SCORES 3 GOALS
    59 24 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Mike ShepherdsOn scored three goals m a row to help a Malayan Railway side beat Se'angor Club s—l5 1 m a hockey game on the Padang here today. Mike's brother, Christie, obtained one while Lingam scored the fifth. Selaneor Club's only
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    AFTER THE GAME..
    381 24 AFTER THE GAME Soft Ground After the game, Balbir Singh, skipper of the Indian side had this to say: "Singapore played extremely well, and my boys avd 1 thoroughly enjoyed the gawe. We heard that Singapore has a good side, and i.e jind it quite true. "The ground was a
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    101 24 SYDNEY. Feb. 11 (Renter') On a rain soaked grass track, John Landv of Austra ia tonight won the miie raa a '.<> minutes 5.H seconds in I Australian Athletic championships here. The long striding M< bourne i runner had hoped to attempi a four-minute mile. I I
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    Indian To Coach The Malayans
    88 24 Indian To Coach The Malayans AN Indian Olympic player will coach the All JVfalaya team from Mob day at Kuala Lumpur Mr. H. M. de Sou/a. President of the Malayan Hookey Council, told The Standard yesterday that this has been made po> sible through the coune>* of the Indian Horkt-y
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    COLONY CHESS
    77 24 THE billowing Rou 1 ut> ol the s champi p lor the Boon Keng Cup be ed to The Brsi :.j' f White J. J A. M Sd I. Ngak S Cheng Bak: I vs J C Hi vs. HL Cam] 2 Eng vs. Sed Ch< B Ki:i";
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    Netaji To Play 2 Soccer Matches
    52 24 THE Neta footbaii again.- 1 Se nay and C Co! BOD Su'H'.a;. both away ted from: N X Sivarajai K. P tfenon B R. -haj I L. P. Berna Peter, a' M Fas an. B L Da MLiran la, Dan a Dia C V
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    Women Hockey
    29 24 KUALA Perak won travi et 1 got i| Sm C* Sa Pear< y Tan Khuan Si M J. Rcliff* Miss Yeota Poh Liai Smil y S B-
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