Singapore Standard, 11 March 1954

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    18 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD •^SiisiiE^ it m Vol. IV. No. 252. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 10 CENT*.
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    CJA Throws A Challenge To Councillors
    266 1 Standard Staff Reporter THE Council of Joint Action last night challenged the Unofficial members of the Singapore Legislative Council to endorse publicly government's "unfair discrimination" m giving basic wage increase to only its Division I officers. In a statement issued alter un emergency meeting,
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    U.S. To Explode H-Bomb
    131 1 U.S. To Explode H-Bomb HONOLULU. Mar. 10 (AFP* —The United States was expected to explode the most powerful bomb yet tested during xbt- second half of this month m -he» Marshall Islands. U was rierstood here today. The two members of the I- r-F j:nentarv Atomic Energy Commission. Senator John
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    Stop Press
    87 1 LONDON. Mar. 1(1 i Reuter'—Lord Monster, Under It mill J of State said toil* v Mr. Oliver Lyttelton. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has invited the (.overnor of Singapore. Sir John Niioll to return to London tv discuss with him the 'institutional advancement of the Colony.
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    ANOTHER OPIUM SEIZURE
    46 1 (See story below) Singapore Customs Revenue officers smile cheerfully at the results of a second search for opium they mad e on the freighter Ordia. yesterday. The opium was hidden m the kerosene tins and the sack which an officer is carrying:. standard
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    SWEEPING REFORMS FOR KENYA
    323 1 SWEEPING REFORMS FOR KENYA NAIROBI. Mar. 10 (Reuter)—The Colonial Secretary Mr. Oliver Lyttelton announced here today a series of sweeping constitutional changes for Kenya, including a complete reconstruction of! the present system of government. II will include the setting up of a Council of Ministers to include ,-ix unofficial members
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    RI PREMIER URGES UNITY
    63 1 JAKARTA. Mar. 10 (UP) Prime Minister AH Sastroamidjojo and Foreign Minister Sunarjo today formally opened a conference of Indonesian diplomats accredited to Asian and Mid-Eastern countries. Sunarjo stressed the need to build up African-Asian cooperation as a step toward "positive world peace." He said one of
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    Second Big Opium Haul From Vessel
    179 1 $110,500 IN TWO DAYS Standard Shipping Reporter SINGAPORE Customs officers who on Tuesday seized 62 lbs of raw opium from the British freighter Ordia, yesterday hauled m another 159 lbs of the dope from the same ship. Tha value of the two days' seizures
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    SPECIAL POWERS FOR S'PORE POLICE
    266 1 SPECIAL POWERS FOR S'PORE POLICE Move To Beat Secret Societies SPECIAL powers for the punishment and more effective control ana^ supervision of secret society gangsters as well as for their rehabilitation are to be given to the Singapore Police Force as a temporary measure m its fight to suppress the
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    Gen Templer Reported III
    75 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, is today reported to be ill. A Federal Government announcement says the High Commissioner has reluctantly had to agree to undergo a short course of medical treatment. His illness is stated to be not serious but
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    TWO ASSAULTED
    16 1 TWO Chinese were assaulted late last night and were taken to the General Hospital.
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    REDS WOUND FOUR FIJIANS
    61 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Four Fijians were slightly wounded when about 15 terrorists fired on a vehicle of the First Fijian Infantry Regiment yesterday m the Yong Peng area of Johore. The terrorists fled when the Fijians returned their fire. Terrorists cut telecommunication wires over a distance
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    'MALAYANS ILLITERATE ASIATICS'
    147 1 (Standard London Con:) LONDON. Mar. 10 "Malayans are totally unfit for any form of self-govern-ment" because they are mostly "illiterate Asiatics" who do not respond like "enlightened Europeans" and do not have "the same sense of right and wioas" as Europeans, These views were given by Lord
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    GANGSTERS, POSING AS REDS, SEEK DONATIONS
    248 1 A GROUP of 30 men believed to be posing as Communists have approached several shops m the Cross Street area of Singapore for cash donations. Declaring that they were "from the jungles." they urged the towkays. "as Chinese, to help one another as they
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    A New Corrective Training Scheme
    516 1 At present, two compar- atively new factors greatly lessen the effect of those Ordinances, he says. These are: The tact that the vast majority of secret society gangsters are local-born and therefore immune to banishment. The fart that present-day secret societies have abandoned Triad organisation,
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    Ogmore Flays US For Tin Decision
    170 1 Ogmore Flays US For Tin Decision LONDON. Mar. Id: (Reuten Socialist Peer. Loi d Ogmore attacked the United Stales m the House of Lords today "devoting more tune to Senator McCarthy's Senate Committee than to the Communist menace m South-East Asia". Lord Ogmure. 3 formei Colonial Under' Secretary, wai referring
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    CONGRESS TO DECIDE WAR
    29 1 WASHINGTON. Mar-h 10 (UP i President Eisenhower said today the United States will not get directly 'involved m the Indo-Chinese war unless Congress declares war.
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    Escaping Gunman Lands On His Head
    135 2 A CHINESE, who was de- tamed by the Singapore Police yesterday m connection with a hold up, leapt out of a Police Land Rover m a dramatic escape bid while being escorted along East Coast Road. He landed on' his head and sustained severe
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    FACTORY MEN ARE FORMING A BIG UNION
    135 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Factory workers and general labourers m this country are |to be soon united into one powerful trade union as final preparations are being made to form a National Union of Factory and General Workers. Convenor of this proposed consolidation is
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    $100 LOST AFTER AN ARGUMENT
    38 2 AFTER an argument with a man m Blakang Mati, a Chinese crossed over to Keppel Harbour Poiice Station to lodge a report. But when he returned, he found $100 missing from his home.
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    MALAYA HAS BEEN THROUGH A TRYING PERIOD
    428 2 MALAYA HAS BEEN THROUGH A TRYING PERIOD THE chairman of Hie "Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Mr. Vincent M pc Grantham observes m his annual statement that m certain Eastern countries the economic outlook is undoubtedly better, while m others there is a more settled political outlook. Mr.
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    91 2 THE Senior Consultant to the Royal Air Force, Air Vice Marshal E. D. D. Dickson, who is also an ear, nose and throat disease consultant, flew into Singapore by Q ANT AS BO AC Constellation from London yesterday on a one-week routine visit to the R.A.F. Hospital. Changi, and other
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    ADMIRAL GOES ON ROUTINE JUNGLE HOP
    151 2 REAR Admiral E.H. Shattock. Flag Officer. Malaya. looked every inch a veteran jungle fighter a^ he alighted from a helicopter at Sembawang yesterday, dressed m jungle-green and wearing a shapeless fatigue cap. He had just returned from trip into the Interior ot South Malaya
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    Town Water Supply Cut
    62 2 BATU PAH AT— !> M major breakdown m pipelines crossing thp n\»r at Tongkong Peehih Bun Pahat Town is cut off fron its Parit Sulonu water supply. The public are b*M", ed to use water <>nb I r essential purposes ln addition, a druu-li 1 k*«
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    Guru Has To Pay $100 Maintenance
    173 2 MALACCA. Wed— A Malay "guru," Saber Daud, appeared before Mr. Ramanathan Iyer mi n the Magistrate's Court on a maintenance summons for the support of four children of his divorced wife. Saber Daud. who clnimed to be the headmaster of Ayer Molek Vernacular School,
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    Ghani Fails In Appeal: 8 Mths. Jail
    118 2 ALOR STAR. Wed—Hashim Ghani. former President of the Peninsular Malays' Union, unsuccessfully appealed before Mr. Justice Hill m the Supreme Court here today against conviction and sentence of eight months' imprisonment imposed on him by the Sessions Court on a charge of cheating
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    New Pay Scheme For Civilians
    609 2 SERVICES GIVE MORE THE three Armed Services The Army, the Air Force and the Nayy m Singapore yesterday announced a new salary scheme for its 30,000 civilian employees. Immediate benefit of the scheme is a general wage increase for the workers. It also gives higher
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    105 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 HSS Spot Loose 531 53* No 1 R.S.S. 53i| 54 No. 2 R.S.S. 53 i 531 No. 3 R.S.S. 525 52; Tone: Slightly Steadier. TIN PRK* The price ot tin \eOrr day was $399
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 2 HONGKONG. Mar. 10— Special Standard Service. Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were $15.60 to £1 sterling: $5.***** lo US$l $1,818 to Malayan $1: $0,215 to one Indonesian Ruppiah Gold $250 to 1 tael.
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    Malacca Makes Big Plans For Health Week
    241 2 Malacca Makes Big Plans For Health Week MALACCA. Wed. Cleanliness will be the keynote underlying the Settlement's elaborate l plans for the celebration of "Health Week" starting on April 3. and ending on April 10. In a full week's programme of competitions, demonstrations, film shows, exhibitions and talks to instil
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      518 2 TH^ HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LIMITED. MANILA ROPE FACTORY After 16 months planning, building construction and plant installation, our new Rope Factory off Bukit Timah Road is now nearing completion and will be m production shortly We are very gratified with the warm and kind interest manifested by the local
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      66 2 Weather Report Minimum Temperature: From 7.30 p.m. 9th March to 7.30 a.m. 10th March. Spore (75F), Penang <77F). Kota Bahru (75F), K. L. (74F), Ipoh (74F). Kuantan. Mamimum Temperature: From 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. 10th Mar Spore (89F), Penang <88F) Kota Bahru (88F), K. L. (93F). Ipoh (89F), Kuantan
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    No Support, So Youth Paper Is Suspended
    326 3 No Support, So Youth Paper Is Suspended \Ol TH WORLD*, officW organ of the Singapore Youth Council, has been suspended after its eighth publication. S.Y.C. president. >Ir. Eric Wee, revealed jt the Council's annual general meeting on Tues-d-tv. Addn .4 -.ore than IM < representing 35.000 j > itha :ne
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    PROSECUTION HAD TO DROP THIS CASE
    87 3 PROSECUTION HAD TO DROP THIS CASE THE prosecution had to lup a>, against u.iia Ah Ter.4 r 1 is :>g hurt I > with a dejd'v x ioh after giving yestei la? told Mr R Davies, the Singapore C Magistrate: wish i irry on w ith i 1 thai Chia
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    FAILED TO PAY MAINTENANCE
    58 3 H w yam wis ,-n- j tO two months' rigorous -v the Stngj- Sixth PO Court Mag sI X A' H. Davie>. I .1. ing to com- v vita the C WTt*3 order to tars i to his wife I* stated 1 al G A owe
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    Chamber's Guest
    68 3 photo. COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN chats with the newly-elected president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Koh Teck Kin, at the St. John Council lunch at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday. Looking on i s the Vice-president. Chinese District, St. John Ambulance, Mr. Aw Cheng Chye. Earlier, she visited
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    Visitors Plan To Learn Of S'oore
    191 3 FROM ANNUAL REPORTS THE Prefect of Saigon, M. Nguyen Phuoc Loc, and two of his City Councillors left tor home yesterday by PAA with several annual reports of the Singapore City Council which they plan to study. M. Lor. and the City Councillors, M.
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    Gambling By Pupils Worries Parents
    143 3 Gambling By Pupils Worries Parents Standard Staff Reporter PARENTS of boys attending St. Anthony's School m Singapore are perturbed about a "gambling den" m the compound of a row of houses just behind the school premises. Several have written to The Standard asking for this to be brought to the
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    ILL-TREATED HIS FOWLS
    42 3 CHU WONG KEE. a poultry iealer, was yesterday fined tSS i:i the Singapore Seventh Police Court by Magistrate. T. Kulasekaram, for being cruel to in~s chirkens. Chu had put sixteen chickens m a basket that should normally contain four.
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    LAST OF 'SUTTON BOYS' END THEIR SERVICES
    292 3 LAST OF 'SUTTON BOYS' END THEIR SERVICES KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The last of the Federation's 4,000 "Sutton boys" called up for a two-year term with the Police Force under the Emergency Regulations have just finished their period of "national service" and thru is no likelihood of any more being taken
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    CLAIMS TRIAL TO CHARGE
    70 3 SYED Ahmed Shah, a public servant attached to the Singa»re City Police Court, was yester lay -harged with crimi- i! Breach of trust amounting to 54.609.40, allegedly committed bet weep. March 3 and ■>. before the Singapore Sixth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. R. W. H. Davies.
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    $67 MORE FOR TRISHA RIDER
    100 3 STANDARD readers have contributed another $67 to trisha rider, Mr. Lim Chye Swee. whose poverty forced him to stay with his family of six m a lean-to under a tree for a couple of days. The family is now being looked alter by the Social
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    AVIATION WORKERS APPEAL TO LONDON
    235 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE Department of Civil Aviation Workers' Union. Singapore, yesterday, wrote to Mr. Stanley Awbery, a British Labour M.P. to intervene m a dispute between the Union and the Colony Government. The dispute arose over an alleged reprimand of two leading firemen and
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    41 3 WK. >1 Chidambaram Chftt.ar. >Lana s in« *>*«£« mt ffce bdfea OroswasßaMjk LM. =»a* eat?rUin^j ta dinner by Indian merchants m Kuala Lumpur recently. Picture *£»r il" iii Sin**. rre*id«-nt of the Indian Chamber at Commerce, speaking on *»-half ot the hosU.
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    Anybody Can Join This Aid Society
    189 3 A NEWLY-FORMED Mutual Aid and Benefit Society, which has been approved by the Registrar of Societies, Singapore, will have three grades of membership with monthly subscriptions of S2, 51.50 and $1 open to residents of Singapore between the ages of 18 to 60 years.
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    A Court Is Lenient Too
    65 3 IF the City Council was so lenient to N. Ammainyappan, the City Police Court would do the same, the Magistrate, Mr. J. M. Dever-eux-Colebourn, told the prosecutor from the City Council yesterday. He acquitted Ammainyappan. .summoned for depositing: rubbish outside his shop. The prosecutor said
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    5 PASS PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM
    71 3 FIVE out of ten candidates passed the recent University of Malaya examinations m Social Medicine and Public Health, thereby completing the Final Protessional Examination Part I (Social Medicine and Public Health and Medical Jurisprudence) for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
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    MARRIAGE BILL DON'T INTERFERE, HE WARNS
    184 4 THE Tamils* Reform Association comprising Tarr.i!- speaking members irrespective ©1 re gion should not interfere w.th the Hindu Marriage B a s drafted by Legislative Cc ru-iilor. Mr. Dasaratha Raj. By its interference, it b treating class hatred and if its activities are not
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    GIFTS' COST HIM $75 FINE
    36 4 ZAINOLABIDIN bin Osman. a Telecommunication Department messenger, who obtained $13 as Chinese New Year gifts from three shopkeepers under false pretences, was yesterday fined 575 m the Singapore Sixth Police Court
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    Malayan Products For B.I.F.
    274 4 RIDA Joins For The First Time THE Federation of Malaya and Singapore will send about 25 products for inclusion m the Commonwealth section of the British Industries Fair; m London, this year. The Rural Industries Development Authority of the Federation is taking part m the exhibition
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    PLAYS FOOTBALL
    34 4 A PAIR of football boots and three pairs of brown shoes were stolen on Tuesday from a motor car belonging to a European. The car was parked m Singapore's North Bridge Road.
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    Evidence From Ghosts-Counsel
    278 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The defence counsel, Mr. R.P.S. Rajasooria, charged m the Magistrate's Court today that the prosecution was trying to get a combination of evidence from "accomplices and ghosts." He was appearing for Yap Ah Chai who was tentatively I charged at a preliminary inj quiry
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    Borneo's Problems: Economy And Trade
    218 4 IMMEDIATE problems facing the people of North Borneo and Sarawak today are those of economy and trade expansion, Sir Thomds Lloyd, Permanent tinder Secretary of State for the Colonies, said on his return to Singapore yesterday after a fortnight's visit to Borneo. Sir Thomas and
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    FIREMAN FINED
    32 4 ONIN bin Mohamed Yacob attached to the Naval Base Fire Brigade was fined $115 for riding a motor cycle while not covered by insurance and failing to display "L" plates
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    Mr. Ezekiel Wins Govt. Scholarship
    93 4 MR. P.J.E. Ezekiel, Office Assistant m the Department of Commerce and Industry, has been awarded a Government scholarship to study the latest methods m ship- ping office procedure jn the United Kingdom. Educated at Raffles Institution. Mr. Ezekiel entered the Government's service m 1926, and
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    RENDEL REPORT IS 'PHONEY' -JOURNAL
    441 4 RENDEL REPORT IS 'PHONEY' -JOURNAL 'Platitudes On Freedom 9 Standard Staff Reporter TWO qualifications vital for anyone to represent the people are an ability to speak English and a capocity for political opinions acceptable to the Police, charges "Fajar," publication of the University of Malaya Socialist Club. In an article
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    They Attack Rajah's Bid To Curb Bus Routes
    203 4 They Attack Rajah's Bid To Curb Bus Routes ANY attempt by Singapore authorities to clamp a moratorium on city transport will be against public interest. Independent and Labou-r City Councillors told The Standard yesterday. They were commenting on a suggestion by Mr. A. P. Rajah. Progressive, that no new bus
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    A 'Mass Sacking' Report Is Denied
    219 4 A 'Mass Sacking' Report Is Denied KUALA LUMPt;;—The Federal Ci. Service Branch. M Blacker, today to Standard that there no basis for a loe paper report thai 5.000 temporary c\ pect to be give-:, q tices by the end "Government is no wholesale re'r Mr. Blacker declared He adder! that
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    30 4 photo. THE two-foot model Malay house, which will be a prize exhibit of Malaya even alter the Fair, was made* at Kuala Lumpur's Government Handicraft Centre of R.I. DA. Standard
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    Pioneers Answer To Tiny Airfields
    179 5 Pioneers Answer To Tiny Airfields KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Three "Pioneer" I urn-raft are now being tried by the Royal Air I- one m Malaya as a -possible solution" to the problem ol tiny landing > trips m this Peninsula. These single -engined planes, developing 55© B.H.P. and with an all-up
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    DAIRY FARM MEN APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
    70 5 T Singapore Dairy Farm 1 our Union which oians to a strike on Saturday. s to ail trade unions Colony yesterday for riion officii told The *hat unless a last te ettlement is reached the Union and the Faro Ltd.. the workers on strike
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    JOBLESS MAN IS MISSING
    48 5 I SEOW NGOI. 56. b 10- 1 1 n ssing from his h woe I 3 .kit Timah Road. Siuince Sunday n^r:;;.:^. the house a ithout itity card. He was UDr md cad no monoy His family w tu] we Iformation as to h.s
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    CLERK DIES IN OFFICE
    44 5 YFO CHENG KIAT. a clerk employed m the Transport and S irvey Company, Cecil S'reet. Singapore collapsed and died while a; work yesterday morning He bad earlier I to see lhe loi "or aftei i plaining ft is 5l l
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    POLICE ON TOP OF S'PORE CRIME
    709 5 POLICE ON TOP OF S'PORE CRIME Morris Quotes Figures To Prove His Point Standar Staff Reporter THE Singapore Police Foice is on "top of the crime situation," m Hie Colony and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Nigel Morris, emphasized his confidence that thie position will be maintained. Addressing Rotarians on
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    TOTE BOARD MAY BEAT THEPRIVATE BOOKIES'
    294 5 TOTE BOARD MAY BEAT THEPRIVATE BOOKIES' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. New Zealand's State-sponsored "bet-at-your- bazaar -gates" scheme merits consideration as a "good weapon" for Malayan governments to beat the peninsula's illegal book-mak-ing racketeers, official sources here hinted today. The scheme, which two officials of the New Zealand Totalisator Agency Board described
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    Admission To Schools
    62 5 I MISSION 10 Singapore's primary v'ns<»s m Govern- A tdefi and Aided Gonthraoftoa English Schools m tr% next ue.ir. should b« obtained d trom the ..-is or the schools concern fi. ■\dren bom i»i Sinf port ia 1946 or 1941 should optor admission as soon as possible
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    No Time To Fight With Wife Man Tells Court
    185 5 No Time To Fight With Wife Man Tells Court DH \FTSMAN. Wong Peng I I M. R W H. Davie-. S ngapore Sixth Police Magistrate yesterday his wife left h s home with irtic es to pawn and to--4 a awyer to torture him. a^ summoned for negy Z ;y
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    $¾ M Cooling Plan For Hall
    70 5 M Cooling Plan For Hall THE Estates and Fire Brigade Committee of Singapore City Council has decided to air-condition the Victoria Memorial Hall and Theatre and increase the seating caoacity of the Theatre to 1.000. It will recommend to the Finance and General Purposes Committee tha approval of 5750.000 for
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    Three Youths face Extortion Charge
    169 5 GOH Kwang Meng, Yeap Chiok Yin and Lei Ah Chow were charged m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, with attempting to extort $20,000 from a businessman, Seah Teo Ec, at a house m Beach Road, on March 5. It was alleged that they used
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    SAPLINGS FOR JAPAN
    92 5 photo. LEADING members of the Singapore Buddhist Community were on the Singapore Harbour Board wharves to receive Mr. Devopriya Valisingha, General Secretary of the Maha Bodi Societies of India and Ceylon, who was taking with him to Japan relics of the Buddha, presented to the Society by
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    City To Pay Extra $2M. On Salaries
    261 5 City To Pay Extra $2M. On Salaries Daily Workers Benefit Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE City Council will have to find an extra $2,000,000 every year from now, to meet pay increases for its daily-rated employees numbering about 10,000 oq the basis of the Ritson recommendations. The Ritson recommendations gave a
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    Four More Nanyang 'Members'
    91 5 Four More Nanyang 'Members' MALACCA, Wed. The Malacca Nanyang University Committee has enrolled four more SI, OOO subscribing members for the University They are Goh Tiong Tan, president of the Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Lai Koh Kai, Lav Eng and Sian Shye Hood. The Committee has appointed an 11-man
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    GIRL AND HER FRIEND FINED
    82 5 A 19-YEAR-OLD student, Koh Kwai Hong, was yesterday fined a total of $50 by the Singapore First Traffic Magistrate, Mr. F.A. Chua, for driving a car without a licence, and while not covered by third party insurance. In addition she was disqualified from driving for
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    CATLING GETS KENYA POST
    61 5 LONDON. Mar. 10. (Reuter). —Mr. R.C. Catling. Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police m Malaya, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police m Kenya, it was announced here today. The Commissioner of Police m Kenya will, as already announced, be Colonel Arthur Young. Commissioner of the City
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    TOWN WILL BE GAY FOR REGT.
    49 5 MAIDSTONE. Kent, Mar. 10. (Reuter) Shopkeepers here have been asked to decorate their premises for the town's "welcome home" to the first battalion, the Royal West Kent Regiment. The battalion will march through the town when it returns home from Malaya next month.
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    Board To Act On Standpipe Bathing
    145 5 PEOPLE who bathe and wash clothes at public standpipes will be liable to prosecution. This was stated m the February issue" of the Singapore Rural Board Newsletter. Mr. E.V.G. Day. chairman of the Rural Board, states m the Newsletter that not only !s bathing
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    TO PAY FINE IN TWO PARTS
    48 5 AFTER taxi driver Lim Hing Tung was fined $60 for! three traffic offences, he told j the Singapore First Traffic Magistrate that he did not have so much money to pay. The Magistrate ordered him .to pay the fine ia two instalimenU,
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    Medical Union To Rejoin The CJA
    136 5 Medical Union To Rejoin The CJA THE Singapore Medical Workers' Cninn, v. h ch broke away from the Council of Joint Action !a t year, yesterday applied to rejoin the Council. In a letter to the Ci .the president of the Unio Inche MLosradi bin H; I homed Noor. state.-
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    HE COULD NOT WAIT LONGER
    80 5 ATTEMPTS by a Sing: q> r < Court to get a Siamese inter- prefer for a case m which j ship's second mate. Thepvithool I Noochgasame. is charged witl negligent driving, failed for the third time yesterday. When the court was Mfi yesterday that no
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    CLUBS FUND GETS $11,500
    78 5 THK aei profits from the ie give:. tjr their cub building fund by the Chine Ladies' Asso ;auon 0O Feb. i ;t.:!:ed Si 1.500. a spokesman tor tae Associat.on announce I ye terdajr. Mrs. S K. Wong ha- been chosen acting president of the Association m
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    Demobbed Specials
    679 6 HAT is to happen to the thousands Of Special Constables who are to be demobbed during the course of this year? The .strength of the Special Constabulary is to be cut by about 35 per cent. In all some 15.500 Special Constables who enlisted m 1949. 1950 and
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    131 6 HO shot Deputy Superintendent ot Police Mr. A. T. Rajah.' This is the question thousands want an answer to. The inquiry into the deaths of Detective Wong Siew Wah and the gunman Pek Goh Lee revealed details of who. where, why and how they were shot. D. S.
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    934 6  -  ALASTAIR BUCHAN by- In New York* pRLSJDEM Eisenhower is now confronted, as the duel between Senator Joseph McCarthy and the United (States Army develops, with the most serious challenge to his leadership that has been offered to any President of the United States m many years.
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    High Cinema Prices
    298 6 High Cinema Prices Sir:— I am glad to know thai the cinema-goers have at least decided to raise their voices unitedly against the very high rates of admission m the local cinema halls. I may add here that the average tax collected by the Government out of the income from
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    12 6 "It's my bullet-proof vest, Sarge— the moths got at it!"
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    How Britain Feels About McCarthy
    705 6  - How Britain Feels About McCarthy KENNETH HARRIS by LONDON. POLITICS m Egypt and Syria have been m the melting pot; Britain's Parliament has just finished debating the Berlin conference; the British Labour Party is split on the question of German rearmament, and atomic bombs are being delivered to the Royal
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    BIGGEST PIPELINE SYSTEM
    221 6 BIGGEST PIPELINE SYSTEM PARIS. (AP) To keen their jets flying and tanks and trucks rol case of war, the A allies are building tn< gest fuel pipeline s the world has evei I "These pipe lim < an immeasurab.e agi hole which the R don't have." sai la informed offi
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      CABINET MINISTERS FOR S'PORE
      327 6 Sir;— The Rendel Constitutional Commission has recommended for adoption a Cabinet and a Legislative Assembly of :V2 members with ministries to members of the proposed reformed and enlarged Singapore Legislative Council. Undoubtedly without previous experience m the difficult art of administration, no man can expect to
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    Review of View
    359 6 Review of View Dato Sir Onn Criticized UTUSAN MFLAYU takes Dato Sir Onn bin Ja'afar, to task for his speech at Sabak Bernam m which he stated that both the UMNO and MCA would doublecross one another as soon as they achieved power. Dato Sir Onn was further quoted as
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    Navy To Get New Rapid Fire Guns
    174 7 Navy To Get New Rapid Fire Guns LOSDOX. Mar. 10-<Reuter>-isr.ta.r. is arming hhre r cruisers with a new six-inch gun \v.^se revolutionary rale ol lire makes them the match Ol Russia's most, modern cruiser-, tne House of Commons was told this morning IMS news was given by C >mmander A.H.P
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    ANOTHER TWO SUICIDES BY PAINLESS WAY
    105 7 ANOTHER TWO SUICIDES BY PAINLESS WAY VIENNA. Mar. 10. (BeutCT] --two suicides reported here today brought to 36 the number of people who have killed tnemselves m 16 days with the German made "painles s death" insecticide "E 605". Police here said Alois Kres ik. .8-vear-oid fruit grower arid his
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    Queen Opens State Cabinet
    146 7 BRISBANE. Mar. 10, (Rev- i Queen Elizabeth presid- i \„h V mcclin S of Queens-! •and s Executive Council (State Cabinet) today as part of a busy day of engagements m I th« hot sticky atmosphere of ims sub-tropical eitv Dressed m a pale lemon with
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    NEW BOOK ON INDIA SOON
    64 7 NEW YORK. Mar. 10, (.AP)— A new book by Indian author' S tha Rama Rau called! lis is India" will be issued at *he end of this month, her: American publishers said toil.: v. The m .'< < a persona! re- OO tne author's native
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    N'LISTS SACK EXILED LI
    165 7 N 'LISTS SACK EXILED LI TAIPEI. Mar 10 (UP) j 1 .500- member National Asse nb y -o;lay fired Vice lent Li Tsung-jen, now se f-exiie m the United owing a ;Ong string of j ts attacks, a vote of imi nenl was taken against mcc acting President thus nding
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    Britain Plans Atomic Royal Navy
    414 7 Britain Plans Atomic Royal Navy BRITAIN'S first hydrogen peroxide driven submarine, the 225-foot Explorer, above, was launched last week at Barrow. Lancashire. Claimed by experts to be the world's fastest submarine, the secrecy -shrouded vessel was developed for long: range musroag without surfacing. She haS no conning tower or "snort"
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    Assembly Approves French I.C. Policy
    226 7 PARIS, Mar. 10 (Reuter)— The French National Assembly last night gave approval to the Government's policy m Indo-China by 340 votes to 272. By this vote the Assembly gave priority to a Government motion welcoming the calling of the Geneva conference next month to seek
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    Rioters Want Dr. Fatemi
    126 7 Rioters Want Dr. Fatemi TEHERAN. Mar. 10: (Reuter) Police fired m the air today to disperse 80 demonstra- tors distributing pamphlets m i the main streets of Teheran 1 during elections for a new Parliament. Demonstrators were calling on the people to vote for Dr. Hussein Fatemi. leader of the
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    LOUIS ST. LAURENT
    29 7 CANADIAN Premier Louis St. Laurent and his party arrived at Tokyo airport yesterday afternoon coming from Seoul. St. Laurent is on a i world tour.— A.F.P.
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    74 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Mar. 10. The following ore the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 15; d. Spot £705 per ton April/June 16Jd b «t e *?07/10 sellers. m iA Three months £682. 105. July/September 16Jd.
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    BIG EXPLOSION
    38 7 TAIPEH, Mar. 10. (Reuter) Chinese newspapers here reported today that 170 people were seriously burned as a result of an explosion of a stack of high pressured natural gas containers at Taichung m central Formosa yesterday.
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    McCARTHY CLAIMS FREE RADIO TIME
    138 7 NEW YORK. Mar. 10 < AP> Senator Joseph McCarthy told a stormy news onferenee yesterday he m- tended to test whether Ame- ritafa major radio networks •■'< id refuse him free air iine to answer criticism by Vrflai Stevenson. 1 intend to test out vkctfter
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    NASSER TO REST FOR FIVE DAYS
    134 7 CAIRO, Mar. 10 (AP)— Lieutenant Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, who on Monday night handed the posts of Premier and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council back to President Naguib, said yesterday he was going to take five days' rest "on doctor's advice." Nasser, emerging from
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    GENEVA TALKS PREPARATIONS
    81 7 LONDON. Mar. 10. (AFP).— Consultations are now going on m Moscow between the British. French. United States and Soviet governments on the organisation of the forthcoming Geneva conference, it was ■authoritatively learned here today. It was disclosed that the three Western Ambassadors m Moscow. Sir William Hayter
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    CHAPLIN FILM FEATURES JOE
    58 7 BERNE. Mar. 10 (AFP) Charles Chaplin's next film will have for its chief characterperson who would be easily recognised as Senator Joseph McCarthy. j This was revealed here today by an American who recently saw the British film actor.. He said the film, which will be
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    FIRE DAMAGES SHIP'S CARGO
    48 7 SYDNEY. Mar. 10, (AFP).— A fire aboard the British freighter. Orestes, which arrived from Singapore last week, caused severe damage to the cargo of ropes and fibre. Firemen estimated that 500 bales of rope and fibre had been lost though the ship is safe.
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    POLICE HUNT BABY THIEF
    32 7 SYDNEY. Mar. 10 (Reuter) —Detectives combed Sydney yesterday for a middle-aged woman who snatched a baby boy from a Newcastle hospital, 75 miles North of here on Monday.
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    THE ARMIES OF CHIANG MAY RUST IF NOT USED
    327 7  - THE ARMIES OF CHIANG MAY RUST IF NOT USED J. M. ROBERTS JR. By AP News Analyst NEW YORK, Mar. 10 (AP)— Nationalist Chinese sources m the Far East are whispering that if the United States persists m holding the Chinese army on Formosa merely as o threat against Red
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    U.S. WILL GIVE REDS 90 DAYS TO PLAY FAIR
    102 7 WASHINGTON. Mar. 10 (Reuter).— The United States intends to break off the planned Korean peace talks at Geneva after ninety days if it considers the Communists are negotiating m bad faith, it was authoritatively learned today. This approach to the Geneva
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    Dutch Plans For West New Guinea
    93 7 Dutch Plans For West New Guinea THE HAGUE, Mar. 10, (AP) The Netherlands is considering strengthening the defence of its South-east Asian territory of West New Guinea, it was disclosed yesterday mi n an explanatory note on the Dutch Defence Budget. Defence Minister Mr. Cornells Stat, m a note to
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    ORDERED BACK
    24 7 ASSAD Khandji. Syrian Minister to Paris, has be. so ordered to return to Damascus, the Syrian Legation announced m Paris yesterday. Reuter.
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    A Wet Wedding
    103 7 SAN MARCOS. Calif.: It's been done on horseback, m the air. on a flagpole, and even on roller skates. But this may be the first time that anyone has gone underwater to get married. The happy couple. Bob Smith and Mary Beth Sanger, who met as fellow
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    CUT IN FOREIGN DUTY FOR NAVY
    238 7 LONDON. Mar. 10. (Reuter)— Big reductions m length of overseas service for British naval men. designed to boost naval morale and efficiency r were announced last night m the House of Commons Maximum length of each foreign service commission for officers and men has
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    THE WOMEN DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH BUTLER
    276 7 THE WOMEN DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH BUTLER LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter)— Spring bonnets and a hint of perfume filled the House of Commons yesterday, when Britain's determined women tackled the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the question of "equal pay tor equal work." But Mi. RA. Butler, smilingly parried their
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    Next Cruise For Caronia
    46 8 NEW YORK. Mar. 10, (Reuter) Cunard Lines announced yesterday that the liner Caronia would leave New York next Jan. 21 on a 160-day cruise to South America, Asia and Africa. The minimum price for the 32.565-mile voyage was said to be $2,950.
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    KLM's NEW ROUTE
    23 8 THE Netherlands Airways Company. KLM. received permission from tho Philippine authorities yesterday to fly to and from Filipino airports. A.F.P.
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    Giant Air Transports Forecast
    132 8 Giant Air Transports Forecast NEW YORK, March 10, (AP) Giant air transports with four to five times the capacity of present freight planes are forecast by an official of Douglas Aircraft Co. Mr. Donald Douglas. Jr., vice president of military sales and a director of the company, sai J the
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    60 8 photo. FOAM whips up the water as air is forced out by compressed air lines while the 20,000-ton fire-wrecked Empress of Canada is slowly hauled into an upright position at Liverpool. Pumping Out to refloat her will take about 10 weeks. She will then go into dry dock to be
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    REACTION TO INVESTMENTS
    39 9 NEW YORK. Mar. 10. (AP) A trade mission lrom the Philippines has received "excellent reaction" from American businessmen with whom members have discussed opportunities for capital investments m the islands. Acting ConsulGeneral Urbamo A. Zasa said.
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    BRITAIN SIGNS INT'L TIN AGREEMENT
    323 9 BRITAIN SIGNS INT'L TIN AGREEMENT LONDON, Mar. Ift. (Reuter)— Britain has signed the International Tin Agreement, it has been revealed here. The agreement was signed on Friday night by Lord Reading, Minister of State, Foreign Office* on behalf of the United Kingdom as a consumer. The signature technically covers Malaya
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    NO VOTING POWER FOR THE U.S.
    201 9 NO VOTING POWER FOR THE U.S. THE HAGUE. Mar. 10: (Renter) American refusal Jo join the new International Tin Agreement means that the United States will have no vote m the agreement and her scheduled voting powers will be distributed among member countries, an International Tin Study Group spokesman said
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    P.I., Japan Rice Trade
    60 9 P. I., Japan Rice Trade MANILA. Mar. 10. (API— The Philippines is negotiating the barter sale of 20.000 tons of surplus rice to Japan for about U553.500.000 a government source said. The source said Jaoan would pay for th e rice m goods essential to the Philipines' rural development programme.
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    SUGAROUTPUT
    39 9 WESTERN Europe's beet sugar production this year h estimated at T.tiTO.OOd short tons. This compares with about 6.100.000 tons last year. This additional L .570.000 torn may mean a reduction m exports from such sugar countries as Cuba.
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    January Rubber Production Down
    134 9 LONDON, Mar. 111. (Router)— The International Rubber Study Group yesterday reported that world production of natural rubber during January was 160,000 Lang tons compared to 167.500 m December. Consumption was p.;t at 137.500 long tons against 122.500 m December. Stocks at end of January totalled 885.000
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    MARKETS
    172 9 Standard Market Rej ncr THE rubber ma:\a r Singapore clo--:d ight y steady a: unchanged quotations frnm. those on Tv day, first grade rubber for March shipment bei quoted •>:-,£ cents per lb. Prices oper;< d gtead) but the market became Irreg ar .ater. Upcountry <^c ling the afternoon
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    34 9 photo This metal plastic design by Berlin artist. Prof. Han* Uhlmann, is displayed m the foyer of a new Berlin concert hall. Uhlmann s creation was inspired by a symphony concert. UP
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    SHARES
    117 9 1 .)< Malayan hare maifcet v. Singapore was easier lor both tins and md isti iali y» sterday, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Associalion. The- volume of busine-s m these two sections of the mtrkt* was greatly diminished. Rul te r shares remained nepier-ted. Cnangrd pri es v,ere INIH
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    PRODUCE
    109 9 The produce market m Siagapore remain* I I sections with only sm i isiraess reported yesterds y. Copra price steadied al the <•<- line buyet tot Kai h, April and May idi at i 2& P< i picul wil h -j era $32i S< lers of ooomd o ,t
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    NEW TRADE PACT
    34 9 JAPAN and Prance witl soon sign a new traoe agreement under which Japan will export $28,500,000 worth of good to France m return for $24,000,001 of imports Irom that country. UP
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    DEMOCRACY IN INDIA
    992 10  - DEMOCRACY IN INDIA WILLIAM A. ROBSON By INDIA is certainly one of the most interesting countries m the world at the present time. The direction she takes will have momentous results not only for the Indian nation but also for Asia, the Commonwealth, and the world. The political legacy of
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      Legalising Book-making
      477 10 Legalising Book- making Sir; The recent announcement that Government may legalise book-making and that totalisators may be installed ali over the island is certainly cause for great concern, especially coming at a time like this. With the publication of the Rendel Commission Report, a si ;p m the right direction
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      298 10 ORGANISATION fHr* AnRAQIONS -^P #%'pfel^ l lJi NOW SMOWING WMl^& BY 93 0 p m MMI 1- 1 1*. H)K l(Ot)MSi.> THAT SHAM- TOUGH < V m MEETS HIS MATCH IN Wt_* ftsvefffi fejl •4^^ WW FONTAkIaCK PAIAHCE Wfa CORMNE CALVET ROBERT DOUGUS f k <T A mttm oweet«i| IX;
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      239 10 AN ORGY of DESTRUCTION as BABYLON a^l B^r mmt -rcig Kjhl"V W a Mt nuh's HPPOl^ aK. iia oJ&PE^ mmmm¥mmW^^'WAW^rfms\\\ss%iW WmmWL VbyaJ laißmM i L^M l* aV^^W I^Kfli^ Aa^a I A___w*< (MB kmW mWL f^^il BiSP^ %ikt*g* \^mr?R'&> '■>. A COLUMBIA PICTURE ii TECHNICOLOR sfemiig RICHARD. CONTE LINDA CURISTIAS MAI
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      358 10 \'*f RITA PEL MAR I^O I) A V s Ql oivnov "An idealist is one who. on noticing that a pose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that il wilt also 1 make a better soup." 11. L i .Mencken 1 THLRSOAY FOR IM-KV-i ONE: Circulate or catch up i
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    BUKOM GO FOR GOALS
    307 11 Tap Scaring In Business Houses PCLO BUXOM Sports Club set up the highest score of the Singapore Business Houses division I league matches yesterday. Playing m a division I game against Singapore Cold Storage, the Islanders scored eight goals without reply at Farrer Park. The Islanders
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    All The Results
    145 11 YESTERDAY'S Singapore Business Houses FA league aascar. DIVISION I Puiau Bukom beat Singap»ir« Cold Storage 8-0. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank beat Sime Darby 2-0. Malaya Publishing House neat Breweries Sports Club 2-1 Chartered Bank beat Shel! Sports Cub 4-1 OTEC drew with F N 3-3. DIVISION
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    PAKISTAN HA INVITE MALAYA
    141 11 PAKISTAN HA INVITE MALAYA THE Pakistan Hockey Association have invited Malaya to p!^v m their country. This was disclosed to the Standard by Ihe president ci the Malayan Hoeke Council, Mr. H. M. de Souza. last nisht The Pakistan HA had written |q a former Pakistan Olympic player, Mr Anwar,
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    Two Dubious Coals Deny OTEC Of Win
    260 11 A FIFTY-SEVENTH minute goal scored by spearhead Tommy Misson his second of two great goals m this spirited and always interesting SBHFA Division One League game at Fraser Neave ground yesterday —enabled OTEC. last year's Senior League runners-up, to hold four times holders
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    United SC Team Vs Town Rangers
    64 11 THE United SC team against Town Rangers m their Div. 3C league soccer match at Farrer P-irk tomorrow will be f rom Sidney Peatana. T. Rodrigues. 1 Gerry De Souza (Capt. >. C. t Vanderbeck. Robert Chan. J. Do Souza. R. Lesslar. Kok Poh
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      311 11 NOTICES CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD of the FEDERATION OF MALAYA. TENDER NOTICE RENDERS will be received by the General Manager, Central Electricity Board, G.P.O. Box 1003. Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur up to 12 Noon 31st March, 1954 for the supply of: H. 5.0.5., T.R.S.. P.V.C.. PILCDSTA and VARNISHED CAMBRIC CABLES. Full
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    FOUR LIFTERS QUALIFY FOR GAMES
    273 12 FOUR LIFTERS QUALIFY FOR GAMES F;: Singapore weightliftera (\v.d c r. lor the second Asian Game.-, at Manila. n-.cv a re Chay Wen? Yew (Feather Weight) f>7') lbs., Wong Kay Poh (Light > 750 lbs.. Harold de Castro (Middle) 7-H bs and Cheang K ok Cheong (Light Heawi 750 lbs
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    Schedule Of Racing
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    BIG SWEEP
    44 12 TOTAL POOL $229,340 Ist Prize: *****6— 555.041 2nd Prize: *****2— 527,520 3rd Prize: *****8— 513,760 Starters ($3,440)— *****7, *****6, *****2, *****9, *****8, *****1, *****1, *****5. Consolation ($1,376)— *****8, *****3, *****3, *****3, *****5, *****2, *****3, *****7, *****9, *****3. Treble Tote: 1 ticket $1,579.
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    Outsiders To The Fore At Penang Race Meet
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    Indians Stop At 11 Versus Johore
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