Singapore Standard, 24 March 1954

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    19 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD w f^wf^^L^^ ft 8H Vol. IV. No. 265. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1954 TWELVE PACES 10 CENTS.
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    INQUIRY JUDGE VIEWS WRECK
    162 1 R JUSTICE C. Knight, .ssi jr. i of the PubInquiry into th_* C. Constellation spent me and a hall s inspecting th<? cafe jr.d scene >f accident a: Kalian^ Singapore, yesteta■. i j.Tipanied by l < f a.vyer.s and oA■coned with knwestigae cnolt i out .vith
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    Reads8,ooo Words In One Minute
    99 1 Reads8,ooo Words In One Minute ER Mar 23, (AP>— la c r r •i ms hi to re i i 9 story v »eorge Mm -h ■vi Iwa w thi tIM |MfMr, a D-j Univ ms y Grand June t :h '.vorid's :i r.'e i been icke il i minute
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    SIR JOHN SANDERS DIES IN LONDON
    79 1 NEWS of the death of SIR JOHN OWEN SANDERS (below) m London was received yesterday. Sir John who was 62 died on Sunday m the Middlesex Hospital. Ge cr 5 l mo a 9er of the Malayan Railway and until November last year, Minister
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    JAMAICA POLICE SWOOP ON REDS
    194 1 KINGSTON. Jamaica, Mar. 23, (AP) Britain launched an anti-Communist drive m a third Caribbean colony today after seizing documents m lightning raids on two letl-wing centres m this West Indies island F'> v k-do'.vnj 00 illeged -C< nunista m Brii ish I a and British
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    PLANE WRECK IS SIGHTED
    62 1 NAIROBI. Mar. 23, (Renter) Wreckage ol a Royal Air Force Lincoln bomber, lost after a nigh* bombing raid on Man Man hideout?, was sighted today on the thickly forested Ruathia ridge m the Fort Hall Reserve, police stated here. There was no report of any sign
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    READY FOR TALKS
    29 1 CAIRO. Mar. 23, (AP)—President Naguib today that E^ypt was prepared to negotiate with Britain on the Suez base, "only if Britain admits without question our rights."
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    COLONY WOMAN TO SEE QUEEN
    191 1  - COLONY WOMAN TO SEE QUEEN PERCY JOSEPH By standard Staff Reporter A SINGAPORE woman has been invited by the Ceylon Government to attend the official welcome to Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh when they visit the island next month. She i* Mrs. Kanagamma Maruthalingam, wife of ?vlr. S.
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    New Standard Ten Is Ready
    41 1 LONDON, Mar. 23 (Renter) The Standard Motor Company today announced a big brother for its economy Eight a new Standard Ten, chiefly for export. It will sell for €409 basic plus British purchase tax of £171.
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    Shoots Up Family To End TV Row
    80 1 Shoots Up Family To End TV Row NAPOLEON, Ohio. Mar. 1% (Reuter) —George Wolfe, 36. a lorry driver and his wife Lilian. 31. argued on Sunday night over whether their two children should watch television. Sheriff Fred Bartels said that Wolfe ended the argument by shooting to death his daughter
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    MALAY CREW JOINS STRIKE OF SEAMEN
    85 1 MALAY CREW JOINS STRIKE OF SEAMEN THE Malay crew of the Straits -Steamship Company's coaster Maiim. which arrived m Singapore yesterday from Janbie. Sumatra walked off their ship joining their colleagues who have been on strike since Saturday. A spokesman of the Company told The Standard that all its vessels
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    Crash Crew In London
    62 1 LONDON, Mar. 23, (Reuter) Two of the seven crew members who survived the Singapore crash of a British Overseas Airways Corporation London-bound Constellation on Mar. 13, arrived at London airport last night. They are Engineer Officer R. G. Carter, who was engaged to Stewardess Josephine Butler,
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    AMBULANCES CRASH: 2 DIE
    44 1 MARLBOROUGH. Wiltshire, Mar. 23. (Reuter)— Two British soldiers brought home sick from the Far East were killed here yesterday when two ambulances collided. The ambulance carrying the casualties overturned alter colliding with an empty ambulance travelling m the other direction.
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    Dutch Court Decides On Oil War
    108 1 Dutch Court Decides On Oil War THE HAGUE. Mar. 23, (Reuter) The Dutch operating company of the Royal Dutch Shell Group and the Shell Company itself yesterday lost a joint court action aimed at stopping the Caitex Oil Company from using the "I-C. Plus" m its advertising. Oil companies have
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    HURLED 19,000 FEET FROM PLANE
    39 1 SAX ANTONIO, Texas. Mar 23. (AP) A U.S. Air Force gunner was hurled 19,000 feet from a B-29 bomber, into the Gulf of Mexico yesterday after a plastic blister on the craft broke loose.
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    U.S. Alerted For Atomic Smuggling
    166 1 NEW YORK. Mar. 23, (Renter) The Federal Bureau o£ Investigation has sent to police throughout the United States, a description of atomic devi.es which they think might *>c smuggled into the country. The FBI Director. Mr. J. Edgai Hoover, m a letter sent w t
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    LAST WORD ON POLLS
    320 1 They Favour An Elected Majority KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Malay Rulers meeting here this Saturday to finalise their comment on elections, are reported to favour "an elected, though /iot effective, majority" m the Federal Legislature as the first step towards self-government. The rulers, according to informed sources,
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    COMETS TO BE HERE IN FOURWEEKS
    92 1 LONDON. Mar 23 .AP. A modified BO AT I m took on today Eoi Johannesburg, marking resumption ,f British jet ti| iuei alter a LO week suspension Every seal wa I le I The M passenger s included 11 women atid three children Captain
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    ONLY 1,286 INDIANS RICH
    77 1 NEW DELHI. Mar 23, (APi India's finance Minister Mi C D. Dpshmukh. told parliament today that this country of 400,000,000 people has »alr 1.28») citizc;). wiio J,- ttis ri<i Einition ol wealthy earning R.-. 150,000 a year. Replying to Comi members who demanded i ""Mjak the
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    Mrs. PANDIT TO VISIT COLONY
    39 1 IVIRS. VIJAYAI.AKSHMI Pandit. President ol the United Nations General Assembly, 1$ expected to amve m Singapore on May 2:', on her way to Indonesia. Mrs. Pandit will stay In the Colony for two days.
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    HE DENIES CRASH MIX-UP
    221 1 MR. N.V. NAIDU, General Manager of the United India Life Insurance Company, one of the many companies of Mr. M. Ct. M. Chithambaram Chettiar, a Kallang crash victim, declared m Madras yesterday that he identified the body of Mr. Chithambaram "beyond any shadow of doubt." 'Any
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    First European To Become Perak National
    173 1 First European To Become Perak National IPOH. Tues.— Mr. S. D. Scott, ased 65, took the oath of allegiance to the Sultan of Perak today and thus became the first European Perak State national under the New Constitution. Born m Scotland m 1889, Mr. Scott has lived m Malaya for
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    775 Reds Killed In I-C
    168 1 775 Reds Killed In I-C HANOI, Mar. 23. (UP) "Strong elements" supported by tanks struck out of the besieged fortress of Dien Bien Phu and killed 175 Communists m vicious hand-to-hand j lighting, the French High Command announced today. The French "little blitz" hit a Vietminh company, dug m along
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    CHARGE IS WITHDRAWN
    64 2 TWO detectives. Lam Peng Kvvan and Loh Ngiap Him. alleged to have attempted to commit armed robbery on Feb 22 at the miles." Jurong Road, were jointly discharged with Ow Siow Tow and Lim Yeow Huat m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday Inspector R. Sandosham, prosecuting,
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    NEED TO IMPROVE PORT OF MALACCA STRESSED
    361 2 Chamber Sends Atemo To Mission MALACCA, Tues. The Malacca Chamber of Commerce has again stressed the need for the improvement of the Settlement's port facilities. In a memorandum yesterday to the International Bank Mission now on a fact-finding survey of the Federation, the
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    Fascinated
    42 2 photo. THIS little schoolgirl, at a flower show held m Penan? on Sunday, appears fascinated by two cut figures of a penguin and a kangaroo. They are cut from green papayas. The show was organised by the Penang Gardening Society Standard
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    Passing The Buck In Court
    169 2 Passing The Buck In Court IPOH. Tues. Four men were today produced before Magistrate Che Abdullah Ghazalli on a charge of failing to give a satisfactory account of how they came into possession of 114 katties of copper wire at Jalan Bendahara on March 17. At first all four were
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    UNION FUNDS FOR BUILDING
    49 2 THE Singapore Federation of Government Employees' Unions yesterday appointed a five-man sub-committee to collect funds from its members to build a 5100,000 building to accommodate ail Government unions. Many workers have promised to contribute towards the fund as soon as they get their RitSOn back-pay
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    COUNCIL UPSETS UNION'S EFFORTS
    224 2 THE Singapore Hawkers Union is finding it difficult to carry out the instructions of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Nigel Morris, to avoid congestion and obstruction because of the actions of the City Cleansing and Hawkers' Department. m a letter to Mr. .Morris, the union alleges
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    Posed As Captain To Cheat
    137 2 Posed As Captain To Cheat MOHAMED Taher Basri, who posed as a ship's captain was charged m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday with cheating a woman of a gold ring and bracelet valued at $178. The court was told that at about 8 a.m. on March 16, Basri visited
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    Spare Parts Secreted In Motor Lorry
    106 2 ALOR STAR. TueS. Nui Lino Suwan who gave his address as Haadyai, Siam and one of three occupants m a lorry which carried motor bearings and spare parts m a secret compartment was today fined $1,968 or three months' imprisonment, m default. The exhibits
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    HANDBAG LOST
    31 2 A EUROPEAN woman lost her handbag with a driving licence, au identity card a pen and two pairs of earrings m the Newton Road area of Singapore yesterday afternoon.
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    WOMAN STRIPS GIRL OF JEWELS
    37 2 A LITTLE GIRL aged t! years, was entice*] by a woman who said she was a relation! The woman took the little girl to Tiong Bahru and stripped her of her jewellery
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    VARSITY MEMBERS: 2,000 UP
    69 2 THE Nanyang University has now 2.000 members, and each member ha s paid SI. OOO according to the secretary Dr. S. Y. Wang. She added that there will be several building plans for consideration, and a decision will be made at a meeting soon. The cost
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    Pickets Acted In Good Faith (COURT TOLD)
    296 2 Pickets Acted In Good Faith COURT TOLD) SAT ON ROAD BEFORE FARM FIFTEEN strikers of the Singapore Dairy Farm sat on the road and obstructed the approach to the Farm m the belief that they were picketing peacefully to dissuade other people from taking their jobs, defence counsel, Mr. Lee
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    111 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib mi n Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 K.S.S Spot Loose 55? 55i No. 1 R.S.S. 55* 56t No. 2 R.S.S. 55? 555: No. 3 R.S.S. 542 54* Tone: Slightly steady at the close. TIN PKKfc The prices of tin yester
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    Ex-Terrorist Is A Key Anti-Red
    131 2 KUALA LUMPUR A Cc mnunict brought a comra armed Aborigines g of the jungle recei i dty the key ant:-r paignc m ;he Ca:v Lands. He Ts lion Ke-;:._ distrid ommittee i the Communist who. after many ■.he insurgents. out of j..-g.ist a; cJ terrorist
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    WOMAN MISSING
    14 2 FOO GUAT EN bee:, reported mil n^r home m Si-C Tlga. Singapore.
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    HK EXCHANGE
    41 2 HONGKONG. Mar. 2.'—\ Special Standard Service: dosing prices of ihe Hongkong Exchange today were $15.68 to £1 sterling (5.7925 to US$l; 51. 8^4 to .Malayan $1. 50. 21 1 to one InrioInesian Ruppiah; Gold $245 375 to 1 tael.
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    CHAMBER SUPPORTS CONTROL OF RENTS
    170 2 CHAMBER SUPPORTS CONTROL OF RENTS PENAXG Chinese Commerce at its te e me< tin ed to sup; tmuation of the of the Ren- I 1948 a it the present r lf proper to a rents. The ChSmbet ed by the S Mr. T.VA. b committee b b ished tor r
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    Clerk Alleged To Hope Forged Cheque
    536 2 Clerk Alleged To Hope Forged Cheque AFTER the dismissal of a bank employee for alleged forgery of a cheque for SBOO, bank officials discovered further losses amounting to about $6,000, Magistrate R. B. I. Pates, was told m a Singapore Court yesterday. It was a^so stated thai the dismissed employee
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    BUYING OUT THE O.T.E.C.
    291 3 Govt. Sets Up A Committee To Close The Deal Standard Sraff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Government has set up a six man Valuation Committee to negotiate financially with the Oriental Electric and Telephone Company for the purchase of the entire telephone system of the company at the
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    3 ENGINES TO FIGHT FIRES IN KAMPONG
    115 3 3 ENGINES TO FIGHT FIRES IN KAMPONG l£ spe y built water Bre eng les have \v Council it $11 "too. "solely to p 1 res." 1 se «Bg ich i:tv 4I I I *ai ::i Iditkm p:• g c |uips v f Ihe Cit j Fire B Ir. J
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    COURT APPEAL AGAINST SUM OF $24.000
    31 3 COURT APPEAL AGAINST SUM OF $24.000 rd to the Singap ;v >.. Ul Tow aid i He 'ah pin M IS l on S' >! a.- Yuaol if < j if \f: ippeared lot
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    Squatters Want Place To Live
    121 3 Squatters Want Place To Live PENANG, Tues.—Represen- •> rf nearly 1.000 s 1 11 r--1 > have been given s to quit the Green Lane >. meet representatives > I !re< n Lane rN r 1 I ai the Malayan C b n- Associati a*a premises >;i r*n >day 1
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    EX-SC'S FLOCK FOR RIDA LOAN
    42 3 .A [PUR. T indu i i D•- ity has so f ai ons ft "> ib es I >r busii > ma. The tod i>'. v are i c sslve Dumb 3v the mi Idle >nth $200,000 i?J paid
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    CHIEF SCOUT
    114 3 KU U LUMPUR, Tv Lord B an, chief sc Mil 3: nonwealth nrill rati nin Novem- year. nt i Nov. 2. he Is stay ;:i Ihe F tef i- >: 16 i lai s. MALAYAN film magnate >lr. Kun Run Shaw discusses an interesting point about sound technique
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    '50 Facts' Are Useful To Tourists
    121 3 FIVE hundred copies of leaflets compiled by the Singapore Public Relations Oifiir* entitled "50 Facts ib'Htt Singapore" were distributed to the tourists soon after living Bali on board UK luxury liner Caronia for Singapore. Tfce leaflets were much Appreciated and found usefal by the
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    4,691 VOTERS
    36 3 :?OH. Tues. Since registrarion started three weeks ago, I >9l persons have registered -1 >< as voters for the [poh and Menglembu Town Council election. jr this total, 2.7H4 tire ChiInese md 1.459 arc Malays.
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    'Put Us Under Govt-WD Men
    408 3 Good Idea, Says Boss KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Delegates to the biannual conference of War Department staff unions here, yesterday, asked to become employees of the Federation Government as they said they were not happy under the administration of the Imperial Forces. This was one of
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    MCA TEA PARTY
    42 3 THE work of the Malayan Uninese Association's Advice and Services Bureau will be explained to representatives of all registered Chinese associations m Penang at a tea party to be held at 2 p.m at the MCA Ofhce on Sunday
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    SMUGGLER IS JAILED-AND FINED $5,000
    100 3 SMUGGLER IS JAILED-AND FINED $5,000 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Te) Hoe Kong, found guilty of smuggling 336 tahils of taw opium from Singapore across the Johore Causeway was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined $:s.i)i)i). m default a further 15 months' imprisonment, by the President of the Sessions Court, 3r
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    CHAN ASKED FOR TIME TO PAY FINE
    159 3 CHAN" Men Fatt. a hawker, was yesterday fined $15 m the City Police Court for hawking m Seng Poh Road, a prohibited area. Chan was unable to pay his fine all at once. He asked the Magistrate, Mr. D.C D'Cotta. time to pay
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    Ships To Bring Cheaper Steaks
    222 3 Ships To Bring Cheaper Steaks Standard Staff Reporter THE price of beef mi n Singa- j pore may tumble next month. The Standard was told that this would be made possible With the arrival of Thai cattle by sea. Hitherto, cattle from Thailand entered Malaya by rail, but from next
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    JUST ANOTHER CONVICTION
    78 3 GOH KIM BOCK. a man with eight previous convictions was yesterday sentenced m the Singapore Seventh Police Court to six months' rigorous imprisonment for being a secret society member. Goh who belonged to the powerful Tong Gi Tong secret i society of the 108 Group, was' arrested
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    BANDIT FIGHTER GETS SIX YEARS
    242 3 4u £°ft Tues s Govindasamy (20), a member of the Field Force stationed at Grik. who shot at a detective corporal shortly after he had been picked out at an identification parade, was today sentenced to six years' rigorous imprisonment for the attempted murder of
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    AUSTRALIA WANTS TO BE FRIEND OF S-EA
    302 4 AUSTRALIA WANTS TO BE FRIEND OF S-EA WITHIN seven hours of his arrival m Singapore m the Surriento yesterday, Mr. A. S. Watt. Australian Commis-sioner-designate to Malaya (right), was at Kallang Airport carrying out his official duties. He is seen here greeting the Australian High Commissioner to India. Mr. W.
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    THE CHARGE WAS REDUCED
    65 4 A NAVAL architect. Mr. John Olav Tollefsen, who was erroneously reported m the Sunday Standard of Mar. 21,1 to have been fined S5O by the j Singapore First Traffic Magis- j trate. Mr. F. A. Chua. for negligent driving was m fact convicted on a reduced
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    Youth Used A Forged Identity Card
    128 4 Youth Used A Forged Identity Card JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. A 20-year-oM Malay who used as his own an identity card belonging to his friend, was today sentenced by the President of the Sessions Court. Mr. N. L. Cohen. to 18 months' imprisonment to be followed by 12 months' police supervision.
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    30 Yrs. Service To Malayan Railway
    480 4 SIR John Sanders, who died on Sunday at the Middlesex Hospital. London, was General Manager of The Malayan Railway and until last November. Member for Railways and Ports. Sir John, who was l' years old. was taken il] on Feb. 9. First admitted into
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    He Sued For $3,600-Gets $400
    114 4 He Sued For $3,600Gets $400 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Poon Chin Hon. a local Chinese dentist, was awarded $400 damages by Mr. Justice Wilson m the High Court here today for unlawful attachment of his property and injury to his reputation by his chief tenant, Cheong Yik Keong Cheong, a tailor,
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    70 4 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Mor. 23. The following are the dosing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBrR Spot 16id. April June I6}d. July September 16|d. October/December 16Zd. Jan. March 17 April c.i.f. 161 Tone: Barely steady. LONDON TIN Spof £742.10 per
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    FAILED TO STOP: $100
    61 4 FAILED TO STOP: $100 A LORRY driver, Lira Hock Gee. was fined $100 by the Singapore First Traffic Magistrate, Mr. F. A. Chua. yesterday for failing to stop after he had knocked down an oW man at the junction of Have- lock Road and New Market Street on Sept. 30
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    FATAL CRASH ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
    52 4 THE SINGAPORE Coroner, Mr. K.T. Alexander, yesterday recorded a verdict of misadventure at an inquest into the death of Ho Swee .Too. 28. labourer, who died m motor accident while teaching his friend to drive along Chua Chu Kang Road, on Chinese i New
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    Bandits Cut Man's Throat
    170 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A Chinese padi planter was murdered by two terrorists yesterday l n the Kuala Selangor district. They cut his throat. The man and two women were working when the terrorists approached them. They asked the women to leave. Whe n they came back
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    R.M.N. Not To Recruit National Servicemen
    305 4 R.M.N. Not To Recruit National Servicemen THE Royal Malayan Navy is not at present considering any intakes of national servicemen to be called up soon, the RMN's Senior Officer, Captain H.E.H. Nicholls, said yesterday. Captain Nicholls told Press conference that this was because the RMX was still m the process
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    Expert Evidence In Extortion Case
    231 4 A WELL-KNOWN wayang actor was presented with a Chinese New Year card by two secret society thugs who demanded extortion money from him an expert said m the Singapore Third Criminal District Court. The expert, detective Lin Bee Lee. was giving evidence at the trial
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    FIRE AVERTED
    31 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Prompt action by the manager and workmen of a petrol pump and firemen last night averted what might have turned out to be a serious fire.
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      79 4 Weather Report Minimum Temperature From 7..'!0 p.m. -.i.rd .March to 7. M0 a.m. 24th March. Singapore (75F), Prnanp (TKFi. Kota Raliru (76F), K. F.. <74n Ipofa (72F), Kuantan (73F). Maximum Temperature: From 7..10 a.m. (o 7. Mfl p.m. on I.rd March. Singapore (81F). Penang iftOFi Kota Kahru (87Fi. K. 1..
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    sabotage Bid On Railway Trolley
    103 5 X ALA LUMPUR. Terrorists were a again to have >abotage on the -iv last night. I e.r:>.- hours of this A. the Wickham trolley. g tbe Kuala Lumpur 3 Dgapori train, was from t)M rails m the f Neari Sem---x-'osion which c engtba of the
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    Wear And Fraser For Burma Tour
    37 5 Wear And Fraser For Burma Tour Pubii A Wear and Sii g pore Im- J. M. C r B .v rks j Dopar' the reBC. I k workMr. Praaer -ir.g and "ted to rei no es lay.
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    PRO Back
    30 5 VPORE'S Publk RelaTeorge 6. '.he BO A C Arj iftex -i A-iav t ltal «1 ol h Conn ..e Burtr.e>e peou.e into re- ted m .4 and housing.
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    RETRIAL OF MAN ORDERED
    58 5 TIU Court of Criminal Appea n Sin ip ;e urdered retrial ol V. Vadi-I vc I-3 im d barber, who to death m January tot murder. The ■-■■>■■ > the result t! v: appea argue i by Mr. Da*. „i Marsh 1 I wh > submitted
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    WELFARE BODY PLANNED
    359 5 Workers Will Unite And Look After Themselves KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A federation wide organisation is to be formed soon to look after the welfare of the country's million and a half workers. This organisation— the first of its kind— is being planned by the workers themselves, and
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    STOLE CHAIN FROM CHILD
    58 5 M.D. TAHIR bi v Basfi, who admitted stealing a gold chain worth $100 from a two-year old child m Serangoon Road. on Sept. 11. last year, was sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment to be followed by one year's police .supervision. Tahir had two previous convictions,
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    Alliance Seeks A 3/5 Majority
    227 5 Petition To Templer kl ALA LIMPIR, Tues.— A new petition on constitutional reforms for Malaya demanding tor a three lifths majority m the Federal Legislative Council and early elections, has been submitted by the MCA-UMNO Alliance to the High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer, and
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    TEAM TO MEET AUSTRALIANS
    85 5 THE winners of this year's S ngapore Amateur Dance Championship hold at the Hapy Cabaret recently will represent Singapore m a congest against a West Australian team on Mar. 31, They are: 1. Mr. Chung Cheng Fai and Miss Rina Chan. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Wilsen
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    MCA PUBLICITY CHIEF RESIGNS
    37 5 MCA PUBLICITY CHIEF RESIGNS MR. WONG PENG TUCK.! P iblicity Chairman of the Malayan Chinese Association. Singapore Branch, told The! Standard yesterday he was resigning from the Association, ck'e to pressure of work and j business commitments.
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    Schools For Technicians To Increase
    181 5 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Government may build more technical schools to train skilled workers to be absorbed into local industries, the Labour Commissioner. Mr. G.W. Davis, told I The Standard yesterday. He said recommendations to this effect have been made already by the Chief Em-
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    Captain Changes Plea At Court Martial
    259 5 AT A OCNERAL Court Martial. Captain Herbert Reginald Shemflt, REME, yesterday changed his pica of "not gui'ty" to one of "guilty" on a charge of disobeying a command of his superior otficcr. He was acquitted on another charge of neglecting his duty when the
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    WELCOME FOR NEW PARSON
    92 5 MALACCA. Tues. Christ Church Hoslel, Tranquerah on Church parishioners, after near- April 3. ly six months without a resi- He will be formally inducted dent chaplain, await with keen I and instituted into the new interest the arrival or Rev. parish on April 4. at G
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    Special Ball For Visitors
    100 5 Standard Shipping Reporter THE globe-trotting American millionaires who arrived here m the Caronia on Monday were treated to a graud "Malayan Night" Ball at Rallies Hotel last night. Traditional dances by famous local artistes were specially staged for them. Many tourists "stormed"' jewel and curio shops
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    BOR Gets Six Months Detention
    150 5 BOR Gets Six Months Detention A 22-year-old British soldier, Private D. O. Berlily of the Royal Engineers. Singapore, was yesterday sentenced to six months' detention by a District Court Martial at Gil. man Barracks. The sentence is subject to confirmation. Herlily, born m Dublin and the son of a chemist,
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    FENCING CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS NOW FORTY
    134 5 FENCING CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS NOW FORTY THE District Officer, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. J. I). W. Gear. laying the foundation stone of the new community hall at Ampang New Village, five miles from the Federal capital. The building- costs $30,090. More than onethird of the money was donated by the villagers.
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    FAILED TESTS THREE TIMES
    54 5 wuaii i one tvean. v.no nan failed three driving tests, was yesterday fined 575 by ihe Singapore Second Trafl'n Magistrate, Mr. Howe Yoon Cbong, Cor driving without a licence on Sept. 9 last year. On another charge of failing tp conform to a traffic "Halt" sign,
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    Standard Of Music In Malaya High
    160 5  - Standard Of Music In Malaya High PETER BURGES THK standard i>; tmrir ir. Malaya k **s rpr high." said Mr. Petei E rges on his reti m to E aftei a six- nontb vk-ii t. South and South-east Asia as Examiner ol Associated B lard of Royal School ol Music,
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    OLD BOYS MEET
    24 5 THE Anglo-Chinese S boo Old Boy-' Association, Siru;pore. v uj g ting on Fr d I the bdi h;i Co!eman ST-~pet
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    The Future: It Works
    852 6 OULD somebody please rap the Muar District War Council across the knuckles! Could not General Templer get the members of the Council to sit down and write out a thousand times each: 'There is more to it than meets the eye at Kampong Bukit Batu And
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    'BLACK, BLIND HATE'
    1079 6 ffg^S^Tiß RAR IN BRITAIN TODAY: A MAN named Roy Campbell had a disagreement with a workmate at Kentish Town, London. The workmate, an apparently normal man of mature years, drew a deep breath and spat deliberately m his face. Roy Campbell is coloured. A man named James
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    Review of Views
    112 6 Review of Views Malay Language I roc; DTUSAN MELAVi' m on a report members of the 1 Local Ct ri Sc biian refused I oaths m tin the Douni cause the oaths ministered m E c The editorial p» the incident sh o again the Govern./ convenieni y I Lmple
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      712 6 R.I.A. "Sell-Out" Should Be Remembered Sir: -It has been remarked more than once Uiat our local politicians and trade unionist^ have always shown an amazing capacity to commit political suicide; When the C. J. A. first can-.e into being, however, it was felt m many quarters sympathetic to labour, that
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      USELESS EUSTACE
      101 6 "We changed his seed and this happened!" A Query Sir: It ig surprising to nu'.c from youi paper that Mr. A. R. A. Nachi; an, President Indian Association, Kelantan. has been appointed unofficial member Kelantan Council of State. As far as I know. Mr. Nachiappan came to Kelantan
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      Shameless Exploitation
      372 6 Sir; Most people would agree that m an ideal society, the representative State would regard it as one of its primary responsibilities to house the citizenry m an adequate manner. But nobody would claim that Singapore today is anywhere near being a perfect society. So we have no
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      Dr. Giovanni
      53 6 Sir; The timely appearance of this gentleman coincides with the Police Week m Singapore and I would suggest that Dr. Giovanni be invited to give an exhibition at the Happy World Stadium on Ihe last day so as to give the public some knowledge of how pickpockets work.
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    MAU HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN IN STRUGGLE
    195 7 MAU HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN IN STRUGGLE LONDON. Mar. 23 *>-■>»— British Colonial etary Mr. Oliver n. reporting to House of Commons j recent, visit to <a:d that "the J uelmg of the tanl part of Mau m m several areas, r not all. is that noiag is to be
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    EPICENTRE OF QUAKE
    43 7 Via* 23. (AFP) I stei lay's i .<e bas >ee:i ii \lanipi Assam. -occk a. mcka ap- j r v'v -V i vaa porii- h m th« ge uraa tone ...v to a N reports cs reccivj bORB N areas.
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    NEW ASSIGNMENT
    20 7 ARAM IS. I taires the In t0- a 0:*..-'. a, eft N'e-.v York take tip a -v A.F.P.
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    RowThreatens'Film Famine' In Britain
    220 7 RowThreatens'Film Famine' In Britain LONDON, Mar. 23 I Picket 1 nes even I Brita irt Ing m laljoratories a the latest a rage claim chshich threatens a n Eaminc c rkera railo v t *he oJ nearrj i rkera. rge E v Secretary i A n oi Cm« to allsd
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    Mata Hori's Daughter
    65 7 photo. WELL-KNOWN ri~ <er aud actress Ludmilia Teherina chats with actor Inkijinof at a party held at the Kit/ Hotel. They are leaving for Italy where they will start filming "Mata Hari's Daughter". The action starts m 1941 and recalls the famous spy's story but this time
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    Britain To Be Prepared Against Germ Warfare
    250 7 LONDON, Mar. 23 (UP)— The Minister of Supply, Mr. Duncan Sandys, told the House of Commons yesterday that the Government's policy is to make Britain so well prepared against germ warfare that no aggressor wonld think it worthwhile to attack us "by these
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    BUS ATTACK CONDEMNED
    76 7 WASHINGTON, Mar. (UP] The State Department condemned today the shoo-.-.-; ot it Israelis on a dim new the IsraeU-Egyptian border stating that such incidents tribute to increased tears an i apprehension* 1 m the suo> "^lsrael has barged lonian with inspiring the attack last week or a
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    CHURCHILL SUMMONS ADVISERS
    428 7 CHURCHILL SUMMONS ADVISERS Surprise Talks On Suez Crisis LONDON, Mar. 23, (AP)— Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, called his top mili-» tary advisers to a surprise Cabinet meeting last night for urgent talks on worsening Bri-tish-Egyptian relations. Sir Winston acted two hours after Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, spelled out
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    FRENCH TO WIN MAJOR I-C BATTLE
    206 7 FRENCH TO WIN MAJOR I-C BATTLE WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 (AP)— Admiral Arthur Radford. Chairman .of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday "the French are going to win" the critical Indo-China battle at Dien Bien Phu. He said the United States "will ccrtainiy consider" sending more 826 bombers to aid
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    U.S. ARMS AID TO PAX. NOT INTERFERENCE'
    123 7 BOMBAY. Mar. 23 (Renter).— Mr. George V. Allen, United States Ambassador to India, reiterated here yesterday that American arms aid to Pakistan was not "interference m relations between India and Pakistan. We are not arming Pakistan against India," he told a meeting of
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    4,566 N'LISTS EVACUATED
    32 7 T ONDOX. Mar. 2:!. (Renter). —The Foreign Under-Secret-BT9 Mr. Anthony Nutting, said ve^terdav that 4,566 Chinese nahonaMsts including 603noncombatant dependents had been evacuated from Burma up to March. ll.
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    A-Missile Within A Year
    139 7 DUESSELDORF. (Germany), Mar. 23 (UP)— The inventor of the German V-2 rocket said yesterday that guided missile development is proceeding at such a pace that within a year it will be possible to atom bomb any part of the world within 45 minutes after the outbreak
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    'Aerial Eye'
    34 7 LIVERPOOL. Police headquarters announced today that an "aerial eye" will help keep the traffic moving at Saturday's Aintree Grand National Steeplechase meet which pulls m a crowd of 250.000 people— A. P.
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    France May Agree To A Referendum
    190 7 PARIS Mar. 23 —The French Government has decided to approach the New Delhi Government, fhrough diplomatic channels, about its position on the four French territories m India. The French government may indicate it is prepared to agree to a referendum, provided certain economic restrictions
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    Freedom Of All Races
    69 7 JOHANNESBURG. Mar. 23, (AFP). The South African j Indian Congress, the South j African Coloured Peoples Organization and the South African Congress of Democrats, today decided to convene a congress of coloured peoples to frame and adopt a freedom charter. The date of the congress will
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    NEW LOYALTY CERTIFICATES
    46 7 WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (Reuter). The United States Army announced yesterday it had ordered all officers to sign new loyalty certificates. It has also introduced a new system by which officials are to be notified of any officers who refuse to answer loyalty questions.
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    Hitch-hiked 9,000-Miles
    38 7 RFRLIN Mar 23 (AP).— An American sergeant yesterday married' the pretty German girl he met five years ago during the Sovfet blockade of Berlin and for whom he teh fe^&K? F W Ss n,^ Bedford, office
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    Cough 'Cure'
    55 7 'I smoke opium to cure my cough.' said Cheung Chik, 51, lo Hongkong Magistrate. Mr. Hin-shing Lo. at Central Court recently. But Lo felt that nine taels of opium and five pipes were too many lor one man. decided thai Cheung had been supplying others, gave him HK$4,OOO
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    U.K. WONT ACCEPT USSR PROPOSALS
    250 7 photo LONDON, Mar. 23.— The Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, said yesterday the British Government would not consider the Soviet proposals for a European security system He said recent speeches by the Soviet Foreign Nfinister, Mr. Molotov. "dearly confirm" that the aim ol the Soviet
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    WORLD TENSION EASED
    144 7 WORLD TENSION EASED HAMBURG. Mar 23: <K« vt er) The Berlin lour Power Conference eased m ternational tension m Europe and showed that world !>»«'- blems could be solved by ne gotiations. Marshal Tito oi Yugoslavia said m an inter view broadcast yesterday by the North West German Radio. Marshal
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    Gls Support Prostitution
    119 7 PUSAN, Mar. 23. (UP)—America:) soldiers are supporting nearly 300 houses of prostitution m this teeming port city today despite police reports of a sharp decline m vice and crime :-ince the armistice. There are exactly 288 licensed houses of prostitution cater- ing bo A tericans m Pusan.|
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    U.S. JETS WILL SOON COMPETE WITH 'COMETS'
    125 8 THE HAGUE, Mar. 23 (Reuter)— Within three or four years the United States will have jet airliners able to compete successfully with Britain's Comet, Mr. Felix Von Balluseck, Traffic Director of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, predicted today. He advised the airline to adopt
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    New Trade Pact
    29 8 NEGOTIATIONS for a new Swedish-Japanese trade pact opened at the Swedish Foreign Oifice m Stockholm, on Monday. They are expected to last about a week AP
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    B-52 NEWEST GIANT BOMBER
    112 8 SEATTLE, (Wash.) Mar. 23 (UP)— The Air Force's first B-52, an eight-jet atomic bomb carrier which can strike at almost any target on earth, was rolled out of the Boeing Airplane Company plant recently. Gen Nathan F. Twining, Air Force Chief of Staff who was on
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    MARKETS
    170 9 THE rubber market m Singapore yesterday cioseri slightly steadier at unchanged quotations from those prevailing on Monday, first grade for April shipment being quoted 55-7/8 cents per lb. buyers. Overnight acceptances contributed to the steadiness m the market during the day. Some upcountry selling brought prices down but toj
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    REPEAL UN BOYCOTT OF TRADE – WILSON
    497 9 REPEAL UN BOYCOTT OF TRADE WILSON LONDON, Mar. 23, (Reutcr). Mr. Harold Wilson, former Labour Minister, yesterday urged the Government to "repeal the United Nations boycott of trade with China," which he said was long overdue. He proposed this and the easing of restrictions on trade with Russia and other
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    AUST WHEAT EXPERTS DUE
    93 9 TWO representatives oi *ihc Australian Wheat -Board v. rrive m Singapore k>s air b morrow io investigate the mar- ■-.< ng oi fl:j.:r and other A.;---lr;. :.u written products. They are Mr. C. T. Chapman a Board member, and Mr. 1.. EL Dorman, Assistant General Manager,
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    Need For Better Economic Advice
    199 9 LAHORE, Mar. 23 (Reuter)— The suggestion for improved machinery for econonrc consultation v.ithin the sterling Mi Imind general Mtri m yesterday's deliberations of the unofficial Commonwealth Relations Conference. U was thought I i expert and germane* sorj organs were desira lead c! the j c
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    SHARES
    135 9 UAI ;nd i tan m Singa < mained quietly beady a i dull mark< I yesfcen ay. A- i a do isiness result* I b 1 Vi < c igbl intert I ir i ■■< r shares. Chai d pi rt X IVIHISTKIALt* B -ivfry Si ers Fed. 0«.
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    PRODUCE
    135 9 THE prod i < market ;n Singapore wat m :u ooprtf and qui<" m w a vt rday. Oipri. buyer* for April «-Kip;nt nl indicated St3l4 per picu] with sellers at $31] a* 'he (Jose, those for May b' 1 ng $31| sue (31| bu.vtrs and *is respectively. Coconut
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      279 9 ITI Aba«* By At Copp T I cSoOKED^- TWEV ittiSc^i I STOOP TO CHE ATINKS^ ,->^ lIC HEATHY NO 1 GIT A HOSBIN AM M*-" rt I ntw.ittSi.»- IN OTnEH I MAN INTO MARDUAr 1 II uac^T X. J SACE J i I RUNS I^/ K»r^^ "fKKWbt^ I I MAE.TI
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      743 9 WPTJaT^a nr\ dTK Surface Mails 1[ I" 1 ETTflT l llll iruT ßk mm n Q a p o k tj m XI{TI A f I I LUU!UUh|| j| ljjfij||nmMttj'jj*" w .aaa^Safc. _;s>iMfiv I Europe. North -i! <- v^^' SPORE ROTARY CLUB: weekly MALACCA luncheon meeting at the Capitol ••■j
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    'DOC' AMUSED AND AMAZED!
    701 10  -  OSWALD HEHRY DOING THE TOWK with WATCH vi>ur pocket ah. '>iit the wristwatcn is jone! Next ■riasiag myihtn^ \\>ur wallet, And. hv jove. here come the braces! Earfnmssing muinmts jn world's s^ratdl pu-kpocket" Dr. (iiovanni had his :»i*. >i iuii aa prominent patrons during Situriav ni^lit
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    209 10  -  Rita del Mar By J lik.' iw.i-»i.- hi |trn»iirtim ihc good wi- .1.1 iin-tii not i.i me s <»,ni iii-> i« l.iiuTfin.' <|.rii.' W3DVESDAI ok I I B| P: am j'e amb.t > see u.i< The a• v > ewe tii g Be d i. »ma
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    ONN LENG GETS BIGGEST CHEER
    193 11 OLON\ hurdling champion, Chan Onn Leng the biggest cheer when for the third year he was irded the Combined School colours by the SingaI N<hool Sports Council. Twenty s ix other boys .us -iris were al>o at Raffles Institution yesterday to rrrfive their colours from
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    Piruz To Play For Sef. Malays
    115 11 Piruz To Play For Sef. Malays THE Southern Zone final of the All Malaya Malays interstate badminton tourney between Selangor and Johor c will b e played m the Selangor badminton Association Hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday April 3. The main attraction m the final will be th e
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    RAFFLES WIN
    35 11 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 'A' beat Beatty Secondary 'A" 2—l m the inter-school soccer match played on the RI ground m Singapore yesterday. Scorers for RI were Nathan and Joseph. Subramaniam scored for the losers.
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    The Rajas Are Back Again On Scoring Spree
    440 11 THE once proud and mighty Kota Raja, who fell on lean times two seasons ago and consequently had to concede a prodigious amount of goals— most notable being the 13 goals taken off them by Tigers— took it upon themselves to dish
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    New Head Takes Over
    571 11 A WELCOME CHANCE OF HORSES, SAYS RETIRING SCFA CHIEF, AS annu^^^i 11 CW ese Footba Association, at its annual general meeting at Fairer Park vMterdsv watM^ATch^Vr k, fll He Official wh! g the well known Colony sports omciak, who replaced Mr. T. W. On* as Dresident
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    TIGER SC OFFICIALS
    102 11 AT the Bth annual general meeting of the Tiger Swimming Club, tne following were elected office-bearers for the year: President, Mr, Aw Cheng Chye (re-elected): Vice Presidents; Messrs. Le e Wing Kee (re-elected); Siam Yeow Lim (re-elected) and Ang Soon Hoe. Hun. Secretary. Mr. Tan Sin Whatt
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    Sikhs Beat United SC
    79 11 Young Men Sikh Association beat United Sports Club 2-0 m their S.A.F.A. Division 3C encounter match on the C.V.M.A. ground yesterday. This was Sikh's third successive victory. The first Sikh goal came from Kartar Singh 20 minutes before the interval when he cut m from the
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    KOH SENDS $200 & A QUESIION
    442 11 KOH SENDS $200 A QUESIION WHY does the Singapore Badminton Hall need, saving again la his letter to xh e Soorts Editor, Mr. Koh Teik Ee. enclosing a cheque, for S'.ioo for the Standard's Save the Hall Dollar Fund, suggests that Die Hall Committee publish a full statement of accounts
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    Seletar At Div. 3A Top
    80 11 Seletar Fcotbal! Club strengthened their position at the top of SAFA's Division 3A league when they scored a solitary goal victory over Social Athletic Party m their third outing of the season at Farrer Park yesterday. A wet pitch prevented good play and the game
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    EDWARDIANS WIN
    18 11 EDWARD IANS WIN TAIPIXG, Tues.— King Edward beat St. George's I—o1 0 m their school soccer fixture ye-s--terdav
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    UNKNOWN
    144 11 brief escape from officialdom. French born actress Leslie Caron is another strongly favoured for the best actress award, lor her performance In "Lili", American contenders are Ava Gardner for her role m "Mogambo" and Maggie McNamara, a newcomer to films far her portrayal of a young innocent m "The
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    IRELAND DEFEAT SWEDEN
    128 11 IRELAND DEFEAT SWEDEN BELFAST. Mar. 2:-!. (AP).— Ireland defeated Sweden. 4-3. m an international badminton match last night. Sweden won the first two singles matches but Northern Ireland took the next three .contests as the two countries met m an international badminton meeting here. Men's singles: L. E. Bedahl (Sweden)
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    AN UPSET BY BEATTY
    118 11 BEATTY Secondary School created an upset when they beat Raffles Institution by an only goal scored by Jabbar m an Inter-School soccer match at Rallies Institution ground yesterday. Frayed tempers towards the end spoilt what might had been an interesting and well contested game. Beatty might
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    YOUTH SOCCER
    97 11 The remaining first round ties of the SAFA Youth Soccer competition are:. Today: St. Patrick's School v Kota Rajah OBA at S.JI at 5 p.m. Friday: Police Boy Cadets v St. Andrew's School at PTS at 5 p.m. Quarter Final ties are: Saturday March 27: Victoria vs Bartley
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    Kings Regt. Beat GHQ
    98 11 DTE to misinterpretation of a ruling by the FARELF boxing authorities, the Standard reported m yesterday's paper thai GHQ Signal Regiment beat King's Regiment of Hongkong by 17-! d m the inter-unit army boxing championships at Tanglin on Monday night Capt Cowber of FARELF yesterday pointed
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      162 11 NOT|CES APPROVED PAINTS. T^HE City Council of Singa- pore is preparing a list of approved paints fpr use on its properties, and any firm wishing to submit paint for inclusion m the list should send full particulars to the City Architect to reach him not later than 7th April, 1954.
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      647 11 SITUATIONS VACANT KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. APPLICATIONS are Invited t% for Ihe following appointments: (A) Assistant Health OIMm one appointment. Candidates must hold a regietrable qualification m medicine] and should preferably :iu d Diploma m Public Health 01 iti 1 equivalent or have bud boom experience m Public Health Work.
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      693 11 Standard Scr\ioe For The Lneoi |>!o\vd Al' VOIK SLKNK L: Are yob unemployed and m need lo help you find work (he Singjpure Standard (lU'inplownem Bim.m otlers you free space lv ih.s column. Just call l)r write your local Standard office for a application lorm which you should return with
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      132 11 SOCCER: SBHFA league. Diy. Chartered Bank v$ Hongkong Bank Jalan Be tar. O.T.E.C. vs Malaya Publishing House— STC, Mercantile Bank vs Breweries SHB. Shell vs S.CS.—Farrer Park, Pulo Bukom vs Sime Darby— SCC. Div. II: Guthrie VS S.T.C.—Farrer Park. Ford Motors vs Bata Farrer Park, yiansiield rs Stnnrac— MFA, Netherlands
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    England All Out For 537
    157 12 PORT OF SPAIN. M»r t* 'R<-ut*r Inzixnd >av*i th<r f»ii->-+ oa by >corin; SJT ill •ut is r*-pl» West Indi--.' h* for -..jbt declared m :h<? fourth T<->t. At the dttv* of play \V*->i ladies had >eor<rd fi-. f»r no *nkft. Th* m.t:. h which
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    Preston Move To S-Final
    77 12 Preston Move To S-Final r 7 D Preston Xon E ~:.h 1.-.2,.. Urn time bad met ii their Ira* y Sh*f! 8h Stad ,v -> m ti T (an W e B. A I Port Va c ay oi star 4-r T. F .'.'r.T g Ow -r. ance Andei >
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    MALAYA BEAT ENGLAND -0
    70 12 BIRKErCHEAD. .lai j; f*< -•laiay a E 4 her« I m piaj 3 ng beat F S 5—3. Ona 1 j d 1 13 n --A it A. D I IhooDS and E. 3 C eat J. a Be I S> v 1 3 3 1
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    Standard's Selections
    1535 12 Race 1: 2.15 p.m. Cl. 2, Diy. 4—6 Furs. 1 S->"> iiannH Patrol 5* Ml ft X H Yap Allan Smith BSd Air Rite 3v 8-13 M T? Wong Daniels Whitney 3 543 Mambrac? 4* 4.1>» Mi JJM Mason Bobbs Mulley 4. i)O3 Princ c Ross 5» *-•>*
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    SKRYNE PRIMROSE A GOOD THING
    381 12 By WINDSOR LAD SKRYNE PRIMROSE has been showinf such striking form fo her morning trials that I expect her to annex the main six furlongs race for class 1 division 2 horses at Bukit Timah today, second day of the Singapore Ttfrf Club Spring meetinir
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    STOP PRESS
    8 12 I Shnrt Htiirn I linn art,
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    Troubadour Can Win Ist Time Out
    524 12 Troubadour Can Win Ist Time Out RACE 1: Troubadour can! win first time out This horse has done everything right m his morning work. He ran a very g:>oj solo on Thursday returning 36 3/5 sec. On Monday, he stepped up his preparation by skipping the r > mile m
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    Going Soft
    21 12 Heavy rain early yesterday followed by a steady continuous drizzle will make the goin? no better than soft today.
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    KILIMANJARO HARD TO BEAT
    204 12 KILIMANJARO (race 2) i s accepting and I am looking forward to seeing him win first time out m the country. A very stylish looking individual Kilimanjaro took the eye when sent fullstripped over three furlongs to return 36 4/5 sec. with Super Picture as companion
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    3-Cornered Tussle In Race Seven
    105 12 3-Cornered Tussle In Race Seven RAOE J thou'i <! three-cornered I B h Sir Francii Pa' Jar.i s votes i o start wrinner here J? 3^ a »o has rr ade g cinoe his pro H« -r~~ fix furionpi he irith a power! c Puntei D Starry. He goe Sir
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    Carthusian Will Be Equal To Task
    304 12 KING CROW, Individuality, Carthusian. Airmark, The Bosun and One Three One appear to be the pick of race 6. My choice is Carthusian who. although sent up to. Class 1 after his stylish display at the Penang Xmas and New Year meeting, should be
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