Singapore Standard, 19 February 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD M A Vol. IV. No. 232. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1954 frWELVE PACES 10 TEXTS.
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    Union Serves 14-Day Notice
    115 1 Union Serves 14-Day Notice 5 ngapore GovAaministrative al Services rday served ultimatum on i nment to subclaima of its 800 'erks for 2o i -K-pay before epcn ient arfaitraa be a] ment fails to i Union's dew i neral mcc i a lot. esterdaj to blamed the trtrinf m t.
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    Hanyang Site Gets Govt. OK
    50 1 S re Governmeni At I■ -c. the v; ll c c than 300 acres z ronx foi iha c I i The Stann 1 esi lay. tiding c ty itself led out Tao ai ersil D R LJ oi the A. Dean I 3 one
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    MISS MONROE
    21 1 Feb. 18 (AP) d ted I a thr. jl. SO w'CS Girl, l% Is Sold For Prostitution, Court Told
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    FIVE POWERS TO MEET
    323 1 Ho May Also Attend Asia Conference BERLIN, Feb. 18 (AFP)— A conference on Asia will be called by the four powers at the Berlin conference, it was learned today. Communist China will be invited to the talks. The conference will first con I X i md
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    BIG BROTHER DASHES TO HER RESCUE
    908 1 BIG BROTHER DASHES TO HER RESCUE By PETER KIM. Standard Staff Correspondent KIALA LUMPUR, Thurs— The Sessions Court here was today told a story of a pretty young girl who was rescued from a life of prostitution by her brother who turned himself into a "One-Man Police Force." In the
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    'MISSING' CLERK IS DETAINED BY POLICE
    252 1 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Police yesterday revealed that the man. reported m The Standard as having vanished since Monday, was m fact being •secretly detained by them under the Emergency Regulations. The man is 37-vear-o!d .Mr. Low Eng. a ticket clerk of the Hock
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    Britain To Spend More On Defence
    118 1 Britain To Spend More On Defence LONDON. Feb. 18 (Renter) Britain estimated to spend £163,990,00€ on defence m 1954-55. it was officially announced today This is just over £3,000.000 more than was planned for last year. The Government's annual i statement on defence published today showed that the total active
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    80,000 FEAR LANDSLIDES
    39 1 REGGIO CALABRIA. Feb. 18 (AP) Heavy rains conr Unued to pour on South Italy's Calabria area today, pushing scores of mountain streams over their banks and threatening 80,000 persons m 23 communities witli landslide* and isolation.
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    58 1 photo. THE QUEEN meets some of the young members during a visit to Sydney's Legacy House, one of the 44 Legacy Clubs throughout which care for the children of servicemen who gave their lives m time of war. Yesterday the Queen inspected a Royal Australian Navy depot m Sydney and
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    'Japan Needs More Rubber'
    200 1 But Buying Power Is Limited JAPAN hopes to buy more natural rubber from Malaya but her purchasing power i s limited by her sterling resources, Mr. Ryohei Kurata. leader of the Japanese rubber mission, said m Singapore on his arrival by KLM from Bangkok yesterday. Mr.
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    He Kills 8 In Fiercest Mau Battle
    108 1 THIKA, Kenya. Feb. 18. (Renter). A 23-year-old British Army subaltern whose favourite occupations are "reading books and backing horses" killed eight terrorists m the fiercest battle of the Kenya emergency yesterday. Thirtyfive Mau Mau gangsters died m an attempt to wipe, out a
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    STASSEN CHECKS AID TO FORMOSA
    32 1 HAROLD E. Stassen. United States foreign operations administrator, flew to Formosa today for a one-day inspection of the American aid programme to Chiang Kai-shek's anti-Red bastion.- U.P.
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    QUEEN MOTHER TO BE IKE'S GUEST
    164 1 LONDON. Feb 18. (Reuter) The Queen mother will stay at the White House m Washington for three days as the guest of President Eisenhower when she visits the United States m November, it was officially announced here last night. The announcement from Clarence House,
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    BAN IS LIFTED ON RE-EXPORT OF JAP GOODS
    82 1 SINGAPORE Government will now consider applications to re-export Japanese goods to other count lies. In rase of re-export.s to destinations within the sterling area, applications should be accompanied by the import j licences issued by the licencing authorities m the country of
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    Nehru Govt. Survives Censure Vote
    96 1 Nehru Govt. Survives Censure Vote NEW DELHI, Feb. 18: (Renter) Mr. Jawaharial Nehru's government today survived parliament's first censure motion sinre India became independent m 1947 by a vote of 259 to 66. An independent member Dr. Lanka Sunriram proposed the motion which was based on a technicality. The opposition
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    KARACHI TALKS
    24 1 THE Canadian Prime Minister, Air. Lou:.- Si. Laurent, started official talks yesterday with the Pakistan Premier, Mr. Mohammed A'i. m Karachi AFP
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    Calcutta Rioters Hurl Bombs, Stones
    191 1 CALCUTTA, Feb. 18.— Police opened fire and troops were called out here yesterday to quell disturbances welling up from yesterday's arrest of 244 secondary school teachers who struck for more pay. Meanwhile three top Com- munist leaders of Bengal State resorted to Parliamentary immunity yesterday
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    MR. MOLOTOV
    18 1 THE Soviet Fore gn lev. Air. Mblotov, v Berlin today to return to Mos--1 cow.- AFP
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    Austrian Issue — A Deadlock
    108 1 Austrian Issue A Deadlock BERLIN. Feb 18 (Rev ten The Bii> 1 our Foreign Ministers today reached final deadlock on the problem of an Austrian treaty of m dependence. according to an Austrian gdegate. As he left the con let ence room 40 minutes after the last session started, he
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    Comets Back On Duty Soon
    62 1 PARIS Feb. L 8 (Ri iti i The Fren b A Union itime D.-t announced i Pai i£ jet ai: k into Xt monti A:. A- Frai c .spokesman told K> ter tha A Fn »en i*i Comet ser. k I March I next. The
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    KIKUYUS HANGED
    12 1 EIGHI X.,- trib. i were bange m Nail cay.- Reuter
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    WAITRESS' FRIEND FOR TRIAL
    317 2 Kerchief Found Near His Homo, Court Is Told FIVE days after the body of 24-year-old waitress, Ong Mvi Hong, was found m Bartley Road, Singapore, a police party headed by Inspector Vax found a blood-stained handkerchief, a pair of ladies' shoes and a beer bottle m
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    CALL TO STABILISE RUBBER, TIN PRICES
    148 2 CALL TO STABILISE RUBBER, TIN PRICES THE delegation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has recorr.mended to the United Nation^ Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, to ask :he Malayan Governments to stabilise the price of tin and rubber, IB accordance with the International agreement. 5
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    7 SURVIVORS SAIL HOME
    84 2 Standard Shipping Reporter SEVEN ■he rvivora cf the British treightei W :::r.nor. ran d^ru.::i,i <.-. v h l c Phi ippine c( 4.-- s 'r.isjht a^u. sa i fi r B trc m Singai yesterday her ii-"er <rt;p. the DdiV.r.oor. A ipe. :u. p ar'.e has
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    43 2 photo. MR. and Mrs. K. Narayanan after their marriage at the Sreekrishna Temple. Waterloo Street. Singapore, recently. The groom is the son of Mr. Krishnan Nair. The bride, the former Miss Kumari Yamuna, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.N. Nair. Standard
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    MPs Query Social Insurance Plan
    297 2 LONDON, Feb. 18 (Reuter)— Mr. Stan Awbery, (Labour) asked m the House of Commons yesterday what was being done to introduce into Malaya and Singapore a comprehensive social insurance scheme. Mr. O ivei Lyttelton, the Colonial Secretary, replied: ■'I--. kheM and Other territories it i-
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    73 2 EIGHTY Volunteer Special Constables gave an impressive display of marching: at a passingout parade at the Police Training Depot. Thomson Road, before Sir John Nicoll, the Governor, yesterday. ThLs is the third batch of recruit V.S.C.'s to pass out after completing six months training. Volunteer Police Constables of the Riot
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    GOVERNOR TO SOUND ALARM
    61 2 THE Governor of Singapore, j Sir John Nicoll. will be the first to sound the alarm of the j new Alexandra Road Fire Sta- tion. He will pull the alarm lever when he opens the station next Thursday. About 500 guests have been invited to the
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    BICYCLE THIEF GETS 4 MONTHS
    31 2 LI.M TEOW CHEO.-'G was' yesterday sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonmenf by the Singapore Fifth Police Court Magistrate: Mr. D. H. Chapman for stealing a bicycle.
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    Tourists Also Join Raffles Library
    187 2 RAFFLES Junior and Senior Libraries now have a total membership of 10,232 subscribers. Mr?. G. F. W. Hud- son, the Librarian, said .yes-, terday. Senior membership for las; year totalled 5.842. and junior members 4,390. Ol these. 1.7C8 were new senior members and 2,137 juniors.
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    LABOUR DEPT STEPS IN TO END DISPUTE
    107 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Labour Department yesterday stepped into the dispute between 'he Dairy Farm and the Dairy Farni Labour Union to avert a threatened strike by the firm's 300 daily-rated workers, scheduled to start on Feb. 26. Mr. W.I. Galletly, Assistant
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    NEXT ASSIZES
    20 2 THE next Singapore Assizes will be held m the Supreme Court on March 1. at L 0.30 a.m.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    107 2 CLOSING rubber prices (tents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterdaj were: Buyers Sellers No 1 K.S S Spot Loose 541 54! No. 1 R.S.S. 54; 55 No 2 K.S.S 54 i 54] No. 3 R.S.S'. 53 i 53! Tone: Steady. TIN PKICt The price of tin ireslet day was
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    At Opening Of RAF Club
    104 2 TWO club houses, one for the RAr Malaya Auxiliary Policemen m Seletar and another for the Corporals stationed at Tengah, were officially opened by the wives of their respective Group Captains, yesterday. The Corporals' Club, at Tengah. the first of its kind built m the
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    No Labels – Fined
    30 2 No Labels Fined A RETAILER dealing va rationed rice and sugar No B:'.. Payamas 1 angkak, Muar, was fined $90 by the Muar Magistrate, lor failing to iabei his Roods.
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    'Organisation Overwhelans Individual — Profess
    76 2 'Organisation Overwhelans Individual Profess Standard Stag r THE U.,. r.<\v Pr- <- Pr< a hie m the Cent Ha Faculty ol nighi common mai I if ueinp organkatti Hi 1< ,c a ge i of mcdii t gue^t* that i ?h.p imp i« being tog« "her. "It U v.. Fhip,
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      84 2 Weather Minimum IVmperature: iron. T..;i» p.m. teb. IT t«> T ;o a.m. tt-h. 18. Singapore I P»-u.in< 7 1 V Kota Kahru I K-i.ila 1 umpur Til. Ijjuh Tt r Kuantan I>l r Maximum remperatur**: f ri>m T .'i ,i m. to T ".t> p.m. rVb. 18 sin? F Pf
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    To Tour Federation
    116 3 !\L\Y Film Pr.»duttio«s "Star of the Year." >.pui Sarawak ml Alii >a:ur. wilJ start a per<nj.l appearance t«mr nt Federation on Mar. 1. < rnmencin? at Kuala tmpur they plan to visit K.nsf on the Sth. S«T»»fn n on the ldth and Ijnh i-n the 15. Tn^v
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    SCOUTS' RALLY
    16 3 Residei Jr G.I v Ban la HUii irk i p lor theii Da ratljr
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    4,819 Bandits Killed
    110 3 4,819 Bandits Killed KUALA LUMPUR. ThuiS. The latest Emergency statistics Show that a total ol 4.8 1:» ter- rorista have been killed up to the end Oj last IH )M' iv Against this total ol terrorist i talties. the figures t>r police m I dvilian casu ilties as > ows:
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    FIREWORKS
    22 3 GAY Chin Chee yesterday led guilt? m th Singa- F.:.;::':i P Court, to ing nil fireworks without kence, and Bned W5,
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    GUIDE MALAYA, SAYS A.C.C.C.
    501 3 Chambers' Memo To Bank Experts For Know-How ru- UA J£ LUMPU Thurs.— The Associated V-hinese Chambers of Commerce today urged the visiting World Bank Mission to guide Malaya towards the development of sound local industries besides tin and rubber, and thus set up a bastion of
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    List Of Priority Projects
    108 3 THE Associated Chinese Chambers ut Com- Rierce listed' m its me- morandum the following projects w deserving priority treatment and capable o' immediate results benejitting the largest number or people: 1. Manufacture of foam rubber products which are m increasing demand all over the icorld, by
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    MORE INDIAN TROOPS DUE
    62 3 THE MOZAFFARI, second <>• five troopers carrying Inlian Custodian Forces from Korea to India, is expected to arrive m the Colony on Feb. 21. A complement of 1.450, homeward-botmd troops are on board. They are returning after five months of operational duties m Korea. The Mozaffari
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    PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR NEW VILLAGES SOON
    185 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Malayan Chinese Association m co-operation with several community organisations, is launching a movement for the establishment of public libraries m the New Villages "m view of the importance of educational and cultural work m Malaya's small towns." The committee lor
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    Shopman Haggles With Magistrate
    270 3 THE Chinese find haggling a habit hard to cure, either m the fish market, the shopping centres or. as sometimes happens, even m courts, to the considerable ire of the magistrates. Tai Ming Heong. proprietor of Chop Chong Heng, yesterday tried to haggle with the City
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    Introducing ICA
    69 3 SHELL CO. introduced a new motor spirit. *'ICA" (Ignition Control Additive) to Singapore and the Federation last Friday., f Above picture shows Mr. L. E. G. Seagroatt of Messrs. Wearne Brothers, Kuala Lumpur, briefing members of the service station on the merits of ICA Below: The manager of
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    $300,000 FOR CACAO PLANTING
    238 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs— The British Government has made a grant of 8300,000 from the Colonial Development and Welfare Funds to finance investigations into cacao planting m Malaya during the next three years. The British Secretary of State has made this grant m order that the Department
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    Too Busy To Attend City Court
    76 3 Too Busy To Attend City Court EXPLAINING why he had not shown up m the City Court last week, when summoned lor building; two sheds without permission. Ong Tiam Pens said: 'I was too busy." "That's a fatal thing to say." warned the magistrate, Mr. J. M. Devereux-Cole-bourn. 'Jt's contempt
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    ROTARY GIVES CINEMA SHOW
    68 3 i MALACCA, rhurs.— Ma aoca Rotarian.i yesterday cave a I special vocational service pro- gramme at the High School hall. It was iveU attended by members and guests. Rotarian .1. Myles gave a cinema show m colour of scenes from Hawaii. Cuba. Trinidad, Jamaica and prison
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    ACSU CONFAB
    24 3 THE annual delegates' conference of the Army Civil Service Union Singapore, will be held on March 14. at the Victoria Memorial Hall.
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    Grand Prix In Colony Is Planned
    223 3 Grand Prix In Colony Is Planned SUndard Start Reporter THE Singapore Motor Club plans to hold its fir>t Grand Prix m the Colon during the cumins August holidays. It is expected t«» outshine this yearly event hitherto held m Johore. Hr I r- s ary for S c. told n
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    Muslim Religious Court For S'pore
    218 4 Che Zahara Writes To Govt, THE setting up of a "Muslim religious court" by the Singapore Government to deal with problems of divorces and maintenance was suggested by the President of the Malay Women's Welfare Association, Che Zahara binte Noor Mohamed, yesterday. In letters to
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    'Oil War' Brings New S-54 Petrol
    146 4 An 'oil war" that began m the I'nited States, has reached Singapore. Yesterday, exactly six days after the Shell Company announced the arrival of their new I.C.A. petrol m ihe local market. StandardVacuum introduced their new mobilgas with the addition of S-54. S-54. a
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    AUSSIE FILM CHIEF HERE
    42 4 MR. STANLEY Hawes. pro-ducer-in-crfief of the Australian Government" s Film Divisor:, arrived m Singapore recently to ffiscusa the distribution of Australian document ary films m this area with oca! distributors and officials ,of the Australian Commission m Malaya.
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    ACTION COMMITTEE SAYS UNIONS' STAND JUSTIFIED
    487 4 Spore Press Dispute Standard Staff Reporter THE Action Committee of Singapore trade unions, formed as a result of a dispute between the Straits Times Press and its printing employees, said last night that it is convinced the stand taken by the 67 trade unions
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    LABOUR WHIP TO TALK HERE
    73 4 LORD Shepherd. Chief La-, bowr whip m the House of Lords, will address members of the University of Malaya Socialists Club on "The British Labour Party: A New Programme?" at 8.15 p.m. at the Arts Theatre on Mar. 5. Mem- j bers of the public
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    Jap Rubber Mission
    121 4 THE seven-man mission representing Japanese rubber importers and manufacturers, led by Mr. Ryohei Kurata, director of the Nikka Rubber Co. Ltd., (extreme left), arrived m Singapore by KLM from Bangkok yesterday on a seven-week fact finding tour of rubber trade centres m the Far East. Others members
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    SKIPPER FREED IN STOWAWAY CASE
    272 4 CAPTAIN Johannes Bernardes Stokker, master of the motor vessel Baud, was acquitted and discharged by Mr. A.W. Ghows m the Eighth Police Court, yesterday," on two counts of failing to report the presence of two stowaways aboard his vessel and also for failing to produce
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    54 4 photo. TSIESE two tiger tubs. Bobo (six months) and Katchi (nine months), were flown into Singapore by Malayan Airways Dakota from Penang last night for Sheum'** Circus, which is leaving for Jakarta tomorrow. The cubs are seen here with the Circus' secretary. Mr. Liau Tong Sen? (rieht). anri acrobat Mr
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    2 Robbed A Cyclist Of $51-Jailed
    140 4 2 Robbed A Cyclist Of $51-Jailed BY a unanimous verdict, two young men. Ng Yong Thin and Leong Ah Leong. were found guilty of committing a Sol robbery. For this crime they were sentenced m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday to three years' imprisonment each. A third accused. Won Ah
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 4 HONGKONG. Feb. 18. Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were $15.30 to £1 sterling: $5,815 to US$l; $1,814 to Malayan $1: $0,202 to one Indonesian Ruppialr. Gold $249,125 to f tael.
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    PUPILS CHOOSE THEIR PHIZES
    62 4 The prizes were presented by Mrs. D. McLellan. wi/e of Singapore's Acting Director of Education. Picture shows Mrs. McLellan giving a prize to Standard VI student, Chai Cheng; Song. Prizes were presented for scholastic achievement, and were chosen by the students themselves. HARTLEY Road Secondary Co-education
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    History To Miss These 3 Portrait;
    180 4 History To Miss These 3 Portrait SINGAPORE a I an* may hrn I the traits < it; early Curai v Dr. C A j Standai d, H t saic m reply 1 •I y a reader I first Governor Mi ton was appi;.-.-Bt re him then Resident^ un'-< c Gem
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    39 5 photo MR. D.N.F. HALL, of the first Singapore Regional Fisheries Research Station, examines the many kinds of prawns found m the ponds and the sea around the Island, all of which he says are quite new to him.— Standard
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    'Forester' Hits Out At Govt.
    181 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Critical survey on the '"unfair attitude" of certain people including even those m responsible Government circles to international conferences is contained m the latest issue of the "Malayan Forester," publication of the Federation Forest Department "There seems to b e a feeling,
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    NEW SUPPLY DROP RECORD
    41 5 VALLETAS of the Far East Transport Wing. Changi assisted by Air Dispatch Teams of No. 55 Compan-y R.A.S.C., on Wednesday established a new daily record m dropping to security forces throughout the Federation 4t>.008 Ib. of supplies
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    Societies To Help In Food Campaign
    211 5 ORGANISATIONAL work to form the Govern-ment-sponsored co-operative societies m Braddell Foad, Marsaling Road, Ama Keng and Jurong Roads, as part of the food production campaign, is progressing, a spokesman of the Co-operative Department told The Standard yesterday. The Federation-trained, cooperative officer, Air. Kang Seek
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    Marine Zoologists Trawl For Sea Prawns
    377 5 Marine Zoologists Trawl For Sea Prawns THIS week, after study ins Singapore's numerous prawn ponds and gathering species of plankton for examination, the Colony's first team of two marine zoologists from the Research Service Division of the Colonial Office, took an Agassiz trawl to gather sea prawns. The team, Mr.
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    Robber To Serve 8 Years' Term
    97 5 Robber To Serve 8 Years' Term FOUND guilty of robbing the clerk of a cigarette delivery van of 53. 500, Ibrahim bin Mohammed Ali was sentenced at the Singapore Assizes yesterday to eight years' rigorous imprisonment. Ismail bin Latiff. who pleaded guilty to the same charge received seven years' imprisonment
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    Presentation Of 2 Flags
    91 5 THE Governor of Singapore. Sir John Nicoll, will present two flags to the South-Western and Eastern districts of the Singapore Boy Scouts Association at a Scout rally to be held tomorrow at the Anglo-Chinese School. Barker Road at 5.30 p.m. These flags were donated by' the
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    OFFICE MOVES
    33 5 THE Singapore office of the War Damage Commission and that of the War Risks (Goods) Insurance Fund have removed from Fullerton Building to Colombo Court, Mansoor Street, behind the Supreme Court.
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    37 5 photo. DR LIM SWEE AUN, of Taiping. takes the oath of office as an unofficial member of the Perak State Council. Dr. Lim has also been appointed to be an unofficial on the State Executive Council.- Standard
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    500 TO ATTEND WORLD YOUTH MEET IN S'PORE
    467 5 Standard Staff Reporter FIVE hundred delegates from 45 member and 30 observer countries have been invited to attend the World Assembly of Youth when it meets m Singapore m August. The U.S.S.R. and her satellites will not be invited as a result
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    Triad Gangs Extort From Prostitutes
    130 5 Triad Gangs Extort From Prostitutes Standard Staff Reporter PROSTITUTES are frequently made victims of extortion by members of ferret societies, the Police Secretary I Air. Peter Ciague told The Standard yesterday. He jaid that 39 juvenile prostit ues were discovered by the Police during the previous year. They were a.l
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    THUG DIDN'T USE WEAPON'
    85 5 NO weapon of any kind was used by a thug who entered a classroom on Monday afternoon and took away a teacher's handbag, the Police Secretary. Mr. Peter Ciague told The Standard, yesterday. It was "not an armed robbery," as the impression given by an English
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    MEMORIAL TO BOMFORD
    57 5 PLANS for a Bomford Memorial will be discussed when Singapore and Federation old boys and friends of the late Mr. R.F. Bomford, meet on Feb. 22 at 5.30 p.m. at the Victoria School, Singapore. Mr. Bomford was the principal of Victoria School. Singapore and Science Supervisor for
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    The Berlin Talks
    786 6 JpOR 25 days, the Big Four Foreign Ministers gath red and held what the Whole world expected to be a historic conferenre to settle some of its most perplexing problems. It was the first Big Four Meeting m five years. Since Marshal Staling death about 11 months
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    FAMILY PLANNING IN INDIA
    1665 6  - FAMILY PLANNING IN INDIA Taya Zinkin I By RAM NAG A RAM (Mysore). AS LATE as 1930 the Bri- tish Government m India used to measure rural prosperity by the increase m population. When the British left. Indians felt that the recent decline m the standard of living was not
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    Review of Views
    186 6 Review of Views Use Malay Officially I UTUSAN MELAYi; says that 1 tiie Malay language should] be really used officially m all government departments "at the earliest moment." Tiie psper comment? on a, reader's letter whkh said, that the real issue at present should not be whether Jawi Malay or
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      129 6 Sir.— l .sec that your contemporary has issued a challenge io any newspaper to publish the letter cin-rilaird by the Singapore Priming Employees' Union IN FULL and face the consequences. It's strange that ihc paper involved does not neon to read papers oilier than their oxen, as
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      74 6 Sir; With reference to a 1 report m the 10th February 1954 issue of your paper 2 under the heading, "2 BEAT UP WORKER" m column 6 j of page 4. I have to inform 2 you that the person named x Wong Yew Kee. one of the
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      A WORTHY CAUSE
      70 6 Sir:— l would suggest {hat the Indian Hockey Champs be approached to 'lend their support to the Lady Tempter Anti Tuberculosis Fluid with a charity match. II it has the approval of the Singapore Hockey Council, a game with the stalwart Colony eleven,- I am sure, will
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    German Shipyards Face Hard Year
    789 6 German Shipyard s Face Hard Year EWS from Lloyd's Ship-* ping Register that West Gnuany was last year the wi.vid's second largest shipbuilding country has not evoked such self-congratula-tions m Bonn as might have been expected. While the German shipyards are obviously pleased that the 1953 record output of 633.904
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    CITIZENSHIP LAW WILL HIT MANY IN INDIES
    100 7 \KARTA. Feb. 13, The Indonesian last night dis- the citizenship hich will mainly status of nearly 00 people m In- v eai er bad been nl but X ra x soon after rea -.o::^ Cron the HH Muslim 1 a.:,- noinoritj r rti
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    'Free Peep' Offer At FaroukSale
    93 7 < VIKO. Feb. 18. I AP> ,M)t framed up the sale i f\ Kins Farouk\ trea- > toda>- with a bargain r j'or anvon« Npendi-.it: iiiir»* than t.">tM) a free peep ;t Karouk's old toilet lion of riafMM irt. It was annuunied they aren throwing
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    DEAD MAN HAS NEW MYSTERY
    37 7 ;NE F-/d It (APi night thai ice pi an to in> c lisappear- G i an -.-uts se Wen Is ol tori gg f! R tolled hin I esda refugees tra East
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    MORE N'LISTS LEAVE BURMA
    22 7 MORE N' LISTS LEAVE BURMA UPEH F It, (UP I a :other 150 I I1 M [ted 1 Fof ere flown CAT
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    'SOVEREIGN'S OWN'
    71 7 WBtKRV Feb. 18 i K«u I ir.uk company of :rt* corps »»f staff cadets at I ac Knvji Military C^Bege. l>nntri)on. will be named The Sovereism's Own C'om;.'4iv Queen who was deli^htl with th^ cadet-s' perl«»r nunce when she presented them with their new colours yesterday, directed that.thN
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    CLARK WANTS PACIFIC DEFENCE BODY
    308 7 KING Paul and Queen I Frederika of Greoce. who toured th* earthquakejOruck lonian islands while the dust was still settling there last August, paid a return visit to the damaged areas last week to inspect the progress of the rehabilitation scheme which has been under
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    Transport Paralysed In Turin
    157 7 Transport Paralysed In Turin TURIN, Feto l»- (Reuter)— D< g »ere v" ed q;; k hi i•• rung cement in|q (nun-line .-■■■> toes to paralyse p blic 'ran -port 3 esterday, ben I *onun -i- Tirade I aden spread jr.- .kt- mOV( nc;t n entre of the i la ,i:
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    FREEDOM FOR UNNAMED TEN
    41 7 PANMUNJOM, Fob. 18. (AP). The Communists said today they would free ten foreigners" un March l when. under the terms of the Korean armistice, displaced civilians are to be released. The Reds «iii not identify the ten.
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    Death Penalty Is Abolished
    39 7 JERUSALEM, Feb. 18: (AP) Israel yesterday abolished the death penalty for murder. The Knesset (Parliament) finaily parsed the rontroversia! bill first introduced four years ago making the penalty for murder, life imprisonment, instead of hanging.
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    Crowds Hail Dr. Jagan On His Return
    96 7 Crowds Hail Dr. Jagan On His Return GEORGETOWN (British r;;. :ia). Feb. 18. (AP).—Demu '.rations from thousands ol party followers made a mockery of Emergency orders banning assemblies of more than live for two hours here last night as People's Progressive Party leaders returned to this capital after a three-month
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    SacredHindu Festival Ends
    61 7 XEW DELHI. Feb. 18 (AP) Hindu pilgrim? streamed home to ail parts of India from the ill-fated Kumbh Mela bathin£ festival at Allahabad today. The one-month festival, which witnessed the death of at least 500 pilgrims m a stampede on Feb. 3, ended yesterday with iinal bathing
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    76 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Feb. 18. The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 16id. March 16] d. April/June 1 6 i d. July/September 16gd. October/ December 16|d. March c.i.f. 16ad. Tone: Quietly Steady. Spot
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    More Colonial Students In U.K.
    159 7 LONDON. Feb. 18: (Renter) The number of colonial students m England has jumped from 300 m 10:59 to 6.000 m 1954 and there are about 24.000 others drawn from all countries, including the Commonwealth. the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, told a gathering here
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    AUDIENCE REACTION
    58 7 CHICAGO. Feb. 18— (AP)— To test what he called "audience reaction." entertainer .luck Eigen kissed blonde film starlet Cleo Moore for over two minutes on television Tuesday. Officials of the station ABKB said the reaction was swift, with hundreds of women phoning protest charging vulgarity, coarseness and bad
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    BRITAIN URGED TO 'GET TOUGH' IN CANAL ZONE
    175 7 LONDON, Feb. 18, (AP)— A rebel bloc of Conservatives m Parliament let loose with fresh demands oh Wednesday that Britain adopt a "get tough" policy m the troubled Suez Canal Zone. They protested that the situation was getting worse since the Churchill
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    Freedom For Gold Coast
    59 7 NEW YORK, Feb. 18: (Renter)—The United Stales delegate to the United Nations Trusteeship Council. Mr. Mason Sears, said yesterday his delegation was "entirely confident that within a year or two ■at most, the Gold Coast would be completely free". Mr. Sears was speaking m the Council's
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    He Smashes Churchill's Wax Model
    81 7 LONDON. Feb. 18: (Reuter) A smartly dressed young man today smashed the life-size figure of Britain's Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, and three other Cabinet Ministers at Madame Tussauds. the London waxworks exhibition. He stepped briskly into the exhibition hall and producing: a hammer from
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    Bid To Kill BOR In Suez
    58 7 CAIRO. Feb. 18: (Reuter). The "British army reported today that Egyptian terrorists yesterday ambushed a"rt tried to murder with machinegun fire a British private serving m Suez Canal zone. The man was named as Private Edwards, a regular soldier of Westgate. Guisborough, Yorkshire, now
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    NEUTRAL BODY TO DISBAND
    64 7 PANMUNJOM, Feb. !8. (AP). The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission voted j today to disband at midnight ion Sunday despite strong op- position from its Communist I members Poland and Czechoslovakia. The Commission was m charge of non-repatriated j PoWs for about four months. The decision was
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    Colonialism Not Involved In I-C War
    125 7 Colonialism Not Involved In I-C War WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. (Re liter) President Dwigh'. Eisenhower said yesterday that ''colonialism" was nut involved m the Indo-Chinese war. The President was asked ;.t bis weekly press coherence i! there was any way to distinguish between giving aid to Indo-China and supporting colonialism. Mr.
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    SOUTH KOREA DROPS THREAT
    74 7 SOUTH KOREA DROPS THREA T SEOUL. Feb. 18. (AFPi South Korea today dropped its threat to use force asain.--t *ac Indian custodian forces it Ihej failed to return Korean prison. cr of war taken to India. Following an emergency cabinet meeting, a letter was sent to Eighth Army Commander. General
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    AIR HOSTESSES NOT TOO OLD AT 32
    125 7 i MELBOURNE, Feb. 18--(Reuter) Australian hostesses were n ot "too n\d at 32," an airline spokesma said here yesterday. He was commenting on the decision of Amerii an Airlines Incorporated I ial I hostesses o) th;.t line co I not By after they
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    TV 'Emmy' Winners
    51 7 LUCILLE Ball and Desi Arnaz voice their thanks after being presented with an "Km my" statuette last week at the annual Television Academy or Arts and fafMMM awards dinner m Hollywood. Their programme "Love Limj" was named besj situation comedy for the second year m succession. AP.
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    Free Polls Drive In East Germany
    110 7 BERLIN, Feb. 18. (IP)-The Lnited States High Commission newspaper Neve Zeitung today reported a new campaign lor free elections has broken ou( m the Soviet zone. I■ •< m r ipaper mm) posta slogaiu tie free etc Dresden, P erou« po .-•<. < Ed
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    Police Hunt For Eight Deserters
    129 7 Police Hunt For Eight Deserters VANCOUVER, British n I ia, FV b. 18: (UP)— Police and immigration officer- ai Canada are searching (or eight Chinese seamen who Lped ship here because they c "afraid" to retui n iv Hongkong. The seamen, British subjects ol Hongkong or Canton origin, fai ed
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    17 7 I HE United States Japan, .l: John Allison. told report t tonight 1 UP
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    Britain's Newest Liner Is Launched
    101 8 GLASGOW, Feb. 18: (AP)— Britain's newest ocean liner, the 22,000-ton Saxonia, was launched at a Clyde Bank shipyard near here today by Lady Churchill, the Prime Minister's wife. The 20-knot, 1.000-passenger liner is the first of three sister ships designed to sail nearly 1,000 miles
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    LARGEST U. K. OIL TANKER
    54 8 WALLSEND, Near New-castle-On-Tyne. Feb. 18, (Reuter)—A 33.000-ton oil tanker largest ever built m Britain was launched here yesterday by the Duchess of Kent and named World Harmony. The vessel will join the tanker fleet operated by the Independent Greek Shipowner Stavros S. Niarchos. Her oil
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    NEW DRY DOCK FOR RANGOON
    77 8 RANGOON. Feb. 18. (Reuter) Burma is to spend Rs. 100,000.000 (about £7.5 million) over the next three years on improvement m the port of Rangoon, and an additional Rs. 16.900.000 (about jC1.25 million) on her seaport. A conference of high government officials under the chairmanship
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    NEW TRADE PACT
    37 8 A NEW trade agreement be- tween West Germany and India for 1954. was signed yesterday m Bonn. Under this treaty, more Indian textiles will be allowed to pnter West Germany.- AFP is v c
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    COLONY GOVT. HAS SET UP A RIGE C'TTEE
    197 9 COLONY GOVT. HAS SET UP A RIGE C'TTEE THE Singapore Gov--1 eminent has already set up a committee to investigate the Colony's rice problems. In this respect. Singapore |is well ahead of the Federation of Malaya, whose rice problems are believed to be more com- plicated because of the Emergency,
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    TRADING IN RAW SILK
    83 9 NEW YORK. Feb. 18. (AP)— The Board of Governors of the Commodity Exchange Inc. yes- terday approved proposed changes m by-laws providing lor resumption of trading m raw silk futures. The proposals were submitted to members for discussion at a special meeting March 1. If approved
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    RI STEPS UP SUGAR OUTPUT
    42 9 NEW YORK. Feb. 18: (AP) Indonesia may have about 500.000 tons, of sugar available lor export this year, industry sources said. The Indonesian Government is striving to increase sugar production to offset losses m revenue from rubber.
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    TIME FOR CONSORTIUM, SAY RUBBER LEADERS
    264 9 Xl ALA LUMPER, Thurs.-Rubber leaders declared here today that the forthcoming conference of international rubber reseach organisations m Indonesia would be the most opportune time for proposing a "consortium" of Malayan and Indonesian interests. Th c conference will be held at Bogor. during the
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    187 9 March Is The Key Month— lke WASHINGTON, Feb. 18: (Reuter) President Dwigfat Eisenhower said yesterday that March should be the key month |to determine whether or not j the United Slates was going! i lo have a real recession. The President told his week- ly press conference that March i
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    68 9 KARACHI. Feb. 18: (Reuter) Official sources have m Idicated Ihat the onc-.year trad^ j agreement between Pakistan (and Japan due to expire on .March 31 may he extended for a short period lo enable both countries to Fulfil commitments. They stressed, however, that final decision on
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    56 9 CARDIFF. Wales, Pel l«. (Rtuier) Mr. Derick Heathcoal Aniory. hlinister ol State. Buard o! Trade, said here yesterday that the Anglo-Japanese trade pa.-: "is one of the best agreement? we have made during recent years." It was Ear from be:;g the "black pact"" it was regarded
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      131 9 THE rubber m irtet En S gap; re yesterday closed s* 9 Mi cents pel .b. for grari< for March (54^ cents on Wednesday). Prices opener- ightly lowt r but steadied m the afteri i So 'n factory and n hiring inquiries wa% re Upa untry so small
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    71 9 UNITED NATIONS He« j York. Feb. 18 (UP>. A Dni- Teri Nations survey m. y deplored yesterday as isti< the current ijrsb of world news dis'ributior. "Tb t six world a^ei es (UP, AP. INS, Reuter, A. noa France Pre«se and Tass i c themselves m reality
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    ENGLAND XV CAN RANK WITH THE GREAT
    478 11  -  PETER WILSON if pack con match backs... SAYS A CIRIOIS match this one m which England U Ireland expectedlv. but not exactly m the lotted manner, by 14 points (a goal, a penalty al and two tries) to 3 (a penalty goal), at
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    45 11 ■u.il hotkey match Old Ka:l'e-..in>' >n .md Kafßo ln•,i a ill bf phived to- it DO p.m. on the i; round. Katflt-xan-s who art* stcd ir plavinu ti>r the r>«)>N. are reque>led to i up on the School ground >re 00 p.m.
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    38 11 \"DON. Feb. !8. (Renter* iish (up second round: Cc ■ie 2; Stirling th M-ottish (up second round 9**yx, k-• Thistle va d ttuFi D..r.dcv Kilmaraoi >fl third round matches Stirling vs Dundee rk vs Ra::gcr<
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    42 11 AIDE, Feb. 13. (Rev- racchonca and c A istra asian es, establisbthe Me .bourne --..rr.ites 19JS i represented for Urn >j c ring q| sales bis colt. 2 brought top guineas AustraI t or Ade aide
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    181 11 JOHANNESBURG. Feb. 18, Kruirn The claims of ikf lull. Zulu holder of the Bi iti.sh Empire flyweight fu r a world title fight m the Japanese holder, > N<'\hi,, Shirai. are being supported by the Transvaal H»ard of Control for profes- n.il boxing.
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    38 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Bert Williams stands on his head as the ball hits the post from a Chelsea attack m the first division match at Chelsea on February 13. Chelsea won the match by four goals to two.-
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    55 11 C A vs RAPC CHINESE Athletk 'earn to play afainsi the RA.P.C. or: Sund.iv at Clerical Union Ground. Rangoon Road will b» <elected (MB Cmm W, Swee L;m. Heng lee Maurice Khoo. Lanny Khoo, Chuan Seng. Henry Won*. Luk Juan. Kwee Cheng. Kum Ton*. •\h Poh. Ail Cheok, Hock Ban.
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    351 11  -  BOB FERRIER That Russian Invitation By LONDON, Feb. 18. The Arsenal "Mission to Moscow" next August— they have been invited to Russia to play club teams then— merits all the consideration the Highbury club can bring to bear on it. It seems to me
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    STEEPLE CHASE FAVOURITES
    80 11 LNDON, Feb. 18. (AP) Early Mist, last year's winner, was" yesterday made a joint favourite with Irish Lizard for the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, Mar. 27. Bookmakers set the odds for each at 100 to 9. Early Mist will carry 168 pounds. 12 more than last
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    Johnson Wins In 8 Rounds
    48 11 MIAMI BEACH. Florida. Feb. 18. (UP).— Light heavyweight contender, Harold Johnson, punched his way 10 a technical knockout, over a bleeding and helpless Doc. Williams. Referee Gottfried stopped the scheduled ten-jound bout half way through the eighth round to save Williams ironfurther injury.
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    Ties For Indian Shuttle Tourney
    218 11 A LARGE number of entries have been received for the Singapore Indian Association open badminton tournament which will be played oil at the Latex Godown, Harbour Board gate No. 7, Keppel Road from tomorrow commencing at 6.30 p.m. each day. The opening ties are: Saturday
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    Guinea A Run For Fastest Century
    229 11 Guinea A Run For Fastest Century LONDON, Feb. 18.— Notable feats m batting, bowling and fielding by firstclass cricketers m the coming season will be recognised by the award of trophies and money gifts. A group of business men who devote much of heir spare time to cricket, consider the?
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    UK RUGBY RESULTS
    73 11 LONDON, Feb. 18. (Renter) Rugby Union New Zealand tour: Northwestern Counties i New Zealanders IV; Rubgy Union Hospitals Cup second round: London Hospital 11 Middlesex Hospital 9; Rugby League Cup first round first leg: Sal ford 3 Hunslet 18; Rugby League Cup first round second le«: Bramley
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    48 Gurkhas Win Final
    77 11 IPOH, Thurs— The 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade defeated the Ipoh Railways 3 2 m the final of the second division hockey knockout competition on tii e padang. Osman Basir gave the Railways an early lead bin Capt. Robertson soon equalised. The soldiers went siie;id with a
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    Indians Play Classic Hockey To Win By 8-0
    860 12  -  LINESMAN By failed just outside the *"D". Shepherdson intercepted the ball m an Indian attack. For a spell, exchanges were even but both attacking quintettes found Drogress cut short by the defenders. When the Indians beat them. they found Nadarajah a stiff
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    PERAK CRC HUMBLE MIGHTY LANCERS
    152 12 IPOH. Thurs. Proud and mighty Lancers, after winning six major soccer trophies m a row, were at last humbled. And the team that accomplished this feat was the Perak Chinese Recreation Club which, despite being a goal down m the first minute, fought back to
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    Johore Bahru Soccer Results
    58 12 .TOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Results of today's friendly SOCCgr. Tehran Wanderers .ai Hussars 2-1. Scorers: T b and Wan Ismail for \v nderers and Prire for H issars. Trade School beat Government Printing Department 2-0. Scorers: .Jar Tar and Yusoff. Governroeni English College beal Chagar*s XI 21.
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    Kinta Rangers To Meet College
    70 12 THE Kinta Rangers' soccer team against Johore English Cc egc Bi Johore Bahru on Saturday will be selected from: Choa Hak Seng. John Teo. X. Nadarajah, Harban Singh. Bong Chong, Abraham Elias. K. I lOvindan. Simon Lopez. M. C pa Ronnie Martin. K. X n.
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    MARIGOLD B.P.
    27 12 THE Marigold BP of Singap will hold their g< oeral meeting at the Kheng Cheng School Hall, o. Derbyshire Road, at 2.:J0 p.m. on Saturday.
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    62 12 The moment when Jockey was the runner. The jockey who looks as if he's running the wrong way is. m fact, taking a nasty fall only six yards from the post m a race at Hialeah Park, Florida. Jockey is Karle Korte, and the horse Virginia Cake. Other jockeys m
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    Johore Take A 2-0 Lead
    201 12 Johore Take A 2-0 Lead CU? TENNIS MALACCA. Thurs. Johore lead Malacca 2—o m the Chua Choon Leong Cup tennis tourj iiament here today It was a case whene age and experience triumphed over eager youth. In the first singles, there was never any doubt as to who would win.
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    Saints Beat Victorians
    146 12 ST Andrew's School beat Victoria School. last year's SAF'A Youth champions by .'i-1 m a thrilling game of soccer at Woodsville yesterday. Victoria School fought all the way and made the Saints earn the victory, which stemmed mainly through a forward superiority. Jui Kirn. the skipper, Maurice
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    Kebenaran Club Beat Rangers 2-1
    39 12 KFBEXARAX Club beat Alexandra Rangers 2-1 m the Brew-cries Kampong league soccer for the Tiger Beer Cup at Alex;mdar yesterday. Abdul Kns^im and Zainal scored for the winners while All Rahman scored for R?ngers.
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    Today's Sport
    41 12 SOCCER: Inter school— SJI c Bartley'at SJI: Rallies v Serangoon at Serangooxi E.S. Friend 1 IRC V Embarkation HQ at Farrer Pa rk. BOXING: Singapore Base District team championships HOCKEY: Spore District v Malaya District at Tanglin. at Tanglin.
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    Malaya's Thomas Cup Prospects Will Be On Show
    646 12  - Malaya's Thomas Cup Prospects Will Be On Show JEFFERY JAMES By MALAYA'S best two prospects for world badminton titles at Glasgow and Niagara Falls— Ong Poh Lim and Ooi Teik Hock— will be opposed to each other m the main event of an exhibition night sponsored by the Singapore Badminton
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    They Win Special Colours
    132 12 THE Combined Schoofs Sports Committee at a recent meeting awarded colours to the following for outstanding feats: HOCKEY: James Quek (5.J.1.), Foo Fang Fong (V.S.), Tan Eng Hoe (V.S.), Chin Kirn Poh (R.1.), Roland Stevens (St. Anthony's) (reawarded). D. Hay (VS.) (reawarded) ATHLETICS: Goh Siew Kang
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    SHA Dinner On March 6
    79 12 The Singapore Hockey Association will be hosts at Dinner to the Indian Hockey Fe- j deration Team on March 6 at 8.00 p.m. at the Tai Tong Re-: staurant m Happy World. Supporters wishing to join the dinner are requested to make reservations not later
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    Park Soccer
    57 12 BIAN SOON scored tl tee of Fairer Juniors' .">-0 win ovc i II\IS Charity 2nd XI m yesterday's Farrer Park soccer. Ah Hong and Ramasamy were the other scorers. In another game Buii^ead beat Mansfield 5-2. Scorers for Boustead: d e Morney 2. Hashid. Abdullah and Mustapha Z;im.
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    FARELF HOCKEY TITLE TO GHQ
    303 12 GHQ became FARELF hockey champions when they beat a strong Malay Regiment (Depot) team by three goals to nil at Tanglin yesterday. There was a large crowd, which included the C-in-C, Sir Charles Loewen. The match was not as one- 1 side as the score
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    GRANDEUR BEST WORKER AGAIN
    777 12  -  WINDSOR LAD By IPOH, Thurs. GRANDEUR, who was the best worker on Tue^ I was again impressive at this morning's winding-up gallops of candido^ I entered for Saturday. With Len Sawyer astride, Grandeur finished ohe^d I of UNAWARE (Manning) m a fullstripped run over three to
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    Skaarup Is New Champ
    109 12 COPENHAGEN, Feb. 18 (Router i Poul Hoim. the holder, lost m a semifinal o! this year's Danish badminton I championships to Finn Kobberoe who. m tiirn. ;ost the final ]ast nigh', when re.- :ts of the finals were: Men's singles: Joe m Skaarup b^at Finn Kobberoe
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    Beaten RAAF 7 Take Honours
    371 12 HMS Newfoundland "A." Singapore Cri. Club "A" Naval Base and South Johore will i th»* semi-finals of the Singapore Cricket Club's side competition, which along with the iaah decided tomorrow on the Padang. endeavour and sheer minaticm did the quart tti richly earn their triumph-
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    A Record Stand By Watson & Graveney
    221 12 A Record Stand By Watson Graveney w GEORGETOWN I, ten Willi. v, Tom Gravene> mad, unbeaten stand i MGC's game a| Guiana yestefliaj At the close of pla\ were 414 for tin was 234 and both not out A More was, 8X foi The HOC won t n. elected to
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