Singapore Standard, 4 December 1954

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    14 1 Singapore Standard #L A. *»j Cj^ SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4T1954 14 PAGES 15 CENTS.
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    hands Only, Please
    34 1 *DOX !>.■•> D r>— Fourteen girls completely s will compete m London toloveliest hands m Britain." their arms and hands for a actresses, beauty experts and g tfrta stand behind a dark
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    Give Generously NOW!
    229 1 THE Standard Christmas Toy Fund was foremost m the minds of schoolchildren yesterday as they packed their bags and books to start the December holidays. No less than eight donations totalling $266.20 were received from these youngsters. Perhaps one of the most touching gifts came from the
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    Probe Is Requested
    60 1 MELBOURNE. Dec. 3. i Reuter A member of Australia's Labour Party has asked for an investigation into charges that it received a gift of Ac 13.000 from the Communist Party, the Melbourne Herald reported today. Mr. William Bourke. Labour member of the House Representatives for Victoria, requested
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    Schoolchildren come out taps again
    56 1 Schoolchildren come out taps again photo. rtiESE are some of the chi atory and Kindergarten Scho their end-of-lerm ice-cream be given to the Toy Fund. handing the money to Toni Idren of the Tanglin Preparols, Singapore, who sacrificed treat so that the money could The youngest of them i s
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    Chiang Will Never Come Back—U Nu
    182 1 Chiang Will Never Come Back— U Nu TOKYO, Dec. 3, (UP)— Burmese Premier U Nu told a large Chinese Communist audience yesterday that the Nationalists will never regain the China mainland, i The Prime Minister, his wife and party were invited to visit China by Chou En Lai after the
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    Smugglers Rounded Up
    48 1 ROME, Dec. 3, (Reuter)— Italian Customs guards have broken up *ne of the biggest gangs of cigarette smugglers m recent years. The Curtoms men seized documents which enabled them to charge 19 people with smuggling more than 32.000 pounds m weight of cigarettes from TWigiers.
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    I.A.F. MISSION
    16 1 AN Indian Air Force goodwill mission arrived In Jakirta yesterday for week's visit.- UP
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    SECRET FOOD PLAN
    243 1  -  M. T. Yong SPORE GETS BEADY FOR NEXT WAR WMTH A... Law To Fix Crops Farms Must Crow By Standard Staff Reoorter SINGAPORE Government is studying top secret plans to make the Colony self-dependent for its food, should war touch these shores again. Main features of this
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    Condition 'Satisfactory'
    261 1 THE POPE VATICAN CITY. Dec. 3.— Pope Pius XII. gravely ill with a "peritonital irritation attended by abdominal tension." has improved this morning and is "satisfactory." Dr. Rircardo GaleazziLisi. the Pope's personal physician, announced this m a special bulletin. The peritoneum is the smooth, transparent mem- brane that
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    Vicar Of Rome Calls For Special Prayer
    160 1 VATICAN CITY. Dec. 3. AP>— The Vicar General of Rome today ordered the Roman Catholic faithful to add "for grave reason" the prayer to the sick m celebrating the Holy Mass. Clemente Cardinal Micara declared: "In view of the health condition of the
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    CONFUSION SPREADS AS FORMS RUN OUT
    368 1 The Car Licence Muddle KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Chaos has reigned m insurance offices and those of the Road Transport Department throughout the Federation, since the announcement on Nov. 22 of a new vehicles licensing system which would come into operation on Jon. 1, next
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    ACQUITTED OF DEFAMATION
    34 1 COLOMBO, Dec. 3, (Reuter) —Mrs. Theja Gunawardhana. owner of the opposition weekly newspaper Tribune, was acquitted today on charges of having published defamatory articles about Sir Oliver Goonetilleke. Govern-or-General of Ceylon.
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    NOVELIST IS GRAVELY ILL
    31 1 LONG BEACH, California, Dec. 3 (Reuter)— James Hilton, author of "Goodbye Mr. Chips" and "Lost Horizon," was reported to be seriously ill yesterday at a hospital here
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    UK Wins $66 Mil. US Order
    98 1 UK Wins $66 Mil. US Order LONDON. Dec. 3. (Reuter) Britain has won a new US$22 million (about Ms 66 mil.) order from an American domestic airliner for 20 more of her Vickers Viscount Propeller Turbine airliners, it was announced today. The operator purchasing the planes is Capital Airlines which
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    CLARK GABLE AND LI LI HWA
    40 1 photo FILM ACTOR Clark Gable takes time off from the shooting of "Soldier of Fortune" m Hongkong to entertain Miss U Li Hwa, well-known Chinese movie actress, aboard a launch m Hongkong harbour. U.P.
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    Reds Pay In Cheque: £367,000
    66 1 Reds Pay In Cheque: £367,000 LONDON. Dec. 3. (Reuter) —Britain will shortly share out £367.000 with the United States. Australia and other nations whose citizens suffered when Chinese Communist fighters shot down a British airliner last July, the Foreign Office announced today. The Chinese Government has handed over a cheque
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    Ships May Be Diverted
    57 1 CALCUTTA. Dec. 3 <Reuter> —All ships bound for Calcutta may be diverted to other ports soon If the five-day strike of 6.000 dockers for more pay continues, shipping sources said last night. Tea exports from the city have been stopped, and volunteers called out to help
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    DISHONESTY IN FED. CO-OP SOCIETIES BARED
    335 2 Call For Action By Commissioner PENANG, Fri. The Commissioner of cooperative Development, Federation of Malaya, Mr. T. F. Carey, told the first post-war conference of rural co-operators of Malaya, today that dishonesty m co-operative Societies was increasing m some areas, ond it was the
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    Two-Day Exercise
    66 2 ONE of the three B-29 Superforts which landed m Chaniji airfield yesterday to bruin a two-day exercise with Royal Air Force planes. The Superforts took off from Kadena airfield m Okinawa They are from the 20th Group. USAF. The flight is commanded by Colonel William \V Wilcox (left
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    Top Prize Goes To Penang
    214 2 WELFARE LOTTERY: KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Ticket No. *****32 sold iD Penang. won the $300,000 first prize m thc Federation's 25th Social Welfare Lottery which was drawn today m Muar. The second and third prizes went respectively to ticket SOB. *****67 and *****72. both purchased m
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    LIN & TAN ARRIVE AT PENANG
    116 2 LIN TAN ARRIVE AT PENANG PENANG. Fri— The ChanI cellor of the Nanyang University. Dr. Lin Yu-tang. arrived here today on his t\r>t official visit, accompanied by Mr Tan Lark Sye. founder and chairman of the university. The party was greeted by a large Chinese reception com- I mittee at
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    Party Is Criticized
    57 2 BUTTERWORTH. Fri.-Chc Mariam bint e Harun an Alliance candidate m the North Ward for tomorrow's Town Council elections, speaking at a final rally held a st night, strongly criticised the W^nl", w thc Province Wellesley Labour Party f O r having urged the Chinese to vote for
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    Put On Bond For Insults
    50 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri axlfZ; c ommitte c member 'of L t^H Lvm P™ Tamil school wab today put on a year's "oori Ma-iSSt r b n i by lhe Sei^ -viagistratc. who found him age to S. V. Ponniah. an aeeri Government servant, on jSne
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    SIR DONALD VISITS FED. MILITARY
    119 2 SIR DONALD VISITS FED. MILITARY KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Tnc High Commissioner. Sir Donald MncGillivray. today, paid his iir.vt official visit to units of the Federation Military Forces at Port Dickson Beginning with the Federation Engineers, Sir Donald stopped over at the Federation's o\v n "Sandhurst" thc Military College and then
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    BOY ROBBED
    32 2 PENANG. Fri. -A Cub of the Hutchings School. Yeoh Oon Buat. aged 11 years, was robbed of his wrist watch, while he was on h;s way to school this morning.
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    Toy Fund Donations
    105 2 THE Standard Christmas Toy Fund Committee gratefully ESS 2- the followin ,f/^. iousl >' arknouledgcd SS.JStS artlev Secondary School. S pore 578.05; Tanglin aSXSFmS. and Kindrrpartrn J»/hoo!s >„n: St d VHI-A AncinU»inese School. Spore S5ODjan, and Cheng.' Spore Ss:> Mr. and Mrs. njr Poh Ilua ■JrS $50:
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    Rise In Penang, Indonesia Trade
    196 2 Imports Total $22 Mil. PENANG, Fri.-The Economic Officer PenanInche Ismail bin Mohamed Ali today said that th. improvement m trade between Penan* and Indones reflected the increase both m imports and exports "Imports at $22 million is 36, per rent higher than the value j
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    Councillors Plead Guilty
    50 2 PEXANG. Fri Penang Municipal Councillor] In toto were charged m the Magistrates Court with unauthorised altering of some crushing machinery whereby the effecUvenesi of the lanty ■pplianoes was atTected A plea of guilty m tendered on behalf of the Councillor! and a fine of $luu w*t imposed..
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    105 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubbfr price* (cents per lot i D Smeapore vesterdj? nere: No 1 RS S. Spot Loose vi. s j No 1 R.s.S foh Drr. 81:, 111 II No. H| No .1 791 Tone: Strad> TIN PRICE The price of tin *rv terday was s;;,j picul. Down ,ts
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    They Can Stop You
    60 2 KUALA LUMPfjm, X Officers of the VRoad Transport Dtpafi have been empowered todi stop any vehicle on My and demand parti* from the driver. An addition to th Transport Rftgulatfc I ted today stnies botl i the omcials musl ;>: written ■uthorixation fn Commissioner oi Roi
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    SHE WENT FISHING IN RED AREA
    165 2 XI BONG TEBAL. Fr, -A pretty young and ttthiOOably dressed Malay woman, Robiah binte Lah. of Kua'a Kedah. was. yesterday, fino $10 for contempt of court by arriving two hours late to answer a traffic summons. Robiah. who claimed trial to having driven a
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      68 2 Weather Report Minimum Temprralurr: From 7. .10 p.m. Der. to 7. .10 a.m. Dec. Singapore i74Ft;Prnant <7!F>: Kota Rharu <7!K>; Kuala Lumpur |73F»; Ipoh (7JF); Kuantan <t>BFi. Maximum Trmperaturr: From l.?, 0 a.m. lo 7..10 p.m. Dee. Singapore <BPF>: Penanr <89F»: Kota Rharu (85Fi; Kuala Lumpur (9!Fi; Ipoh (9,»F); Kuantan
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    WOMAN DRIVER IN FATAL ACCIDENT
    130 3 WOMAN DRIVER IN FATAL ACCIDENT A WOMAN lorry driver appeared m the Singapore CorCourt yesterday, to testify at an inquest on a 72--year-old man. Lim Thiam Huat. who died as a result of a road accident The woman lorry driver Chons Ah Moi told the Coroner. Mr. K.T. Alexander, that
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    Re-Union Dinner Of Brigade
    101 3 Re-Union Dinner Of Brigade MEMBERS of the Household Brigade m Malaya are looking for former members f the Regiment who may be m the country to join them at a re-union m Singapore on Jan. 14. An officer of the Brigade said yesterday: "We will have a social evening at
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    GRANTS ON BASIS OF FORMULA IN SCHOOLS
    160 3 GOVERNMENT grants for the Singapore Education Counwili be given on the basis 'he type of formula m operation for aided-schools. The President of the Council. Professor F. Mason, said, yesterday, under the formula the Council and its member associations will haye to pay
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    Catholics Pray For Pope Today
    84 3 Catholics Pray For Pope Today ROMAN Catholics all over Malaya are today saying special prayers for Pope Pius XII who lies gravely ill at the Vatican. Although no special services have so far been arranged for the Pope. Catholics are urged to pray for the Pontiff's quick recovery. On Wednesday
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    INDIANS GIVE TO PM FUND
    50 3 A FEW members of the Indian Chamber of Commerce have contributed $726 to the Churchill Fund The sum. together with the list of donors, have been sent to Mr. Tan Chin Tuan. Deputy President of the Legislative Council, to be forwarded to the appropriate authorities.
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    SPEEDSTER FINED $30
    42 3 A TAXI driver. Ong Ah Moey. was fined $30 m the Singapore Second Traffic Court yesterday for speeding along Serangoon Road, which is a built-up area, on the night of Aug. 26. In addition, his driving licence was endorsed.
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    Sailors On Opium Count
    79 3 TWO seamen. Loo Teck Thlam. 29. and Lav Kah Ylt, 28. claimed trial m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday, to possession of 51 pounds of raw opium found on board their motor sampan, on Dec. 2. about 200 yards off the Master Attendant's Pier. The
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    Both Parties Stand Firm In The $2 War
    338 3 Both Parties Stand Firm In The $2 War MR. HILL VERSUS THE CITY COUNCIL mil, conservancy service war" between the Singapore City Council and an East Coast Road resident, Mr. J. Hill, shows no sign of reaching an amicable settlement. The City Council Is determined to recover the money due
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    Guilty Or Not? He Couldn't Say
    414 3 56 Days: Court Decides 1A YOUNG soldier could not decide whether or not was guilty of two charges at a Singapore District Court Martial yesterday. The decision was made by the court, consisting of the president and two members, five hours later. They returned
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    Lavish . Wedding Mads Him Bankrupt
    100 3 Lavish Wedding Mads Him Bankrupt a STORE house assistant, K. Suppiah, who was adjudicated a bankrupt m the Singapore High Court, yesterKnight that he realised {t was foolish of him to nave spent a lot of money at his wedding. auppiah, whose Hab{|ities were stated to be about .S4,«ou. draws
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    Intensive Drive To Save Swine
    137 3 Intensive Drive To Save Swine AN INTENSIVE drive to eradicate swine fever from Singapore by educating farmers on the symptoms and prevention of this virus disease is being conducted jointly by the Government Veterinary division and the Public Relations Office. Prompt action by the Veterinary division has halted the recent
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    Suspected Of Death Threats
    59 3 Suspected Of Death Threats NG Kirn Kang, tentatively charged with putting Mr. "X" m fear of death through anonymous letters written m Chinese characters, m order to extort $2,000, on Oct. 12, was remanded m the C.I.D. lock-up for another week. The Police asked the Fourth Police Court Magistrate for
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    PENANG VOTERS TO GO TO POLLS
    146 3 PENANG. Fri. Tomorrow will be a busy day for voters m the Municipal elections m George Town and the Town Council elections m Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam. The Supervisor of Elections. Penang, Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam, Mr. A. Thiyaga Rajah, m a broadcast talk
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    Sit John Visits Govt. Offices
    108 3 Sit John Visits Govt. Offices THE Under-Secretary of State from the Colonial Office. Sir John Martin, yesterday visited the Secretariat and other departments. Sir John was greeted at the Secretariat and shown around by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode. Accompanied by the Public Relations Officer. Mr. G.
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    Boy Steals Dog: Fined
    64 3 A BOY admitted stealing a Pekinese, valued at $300, from his step-mother. and was fined $75. m the Singapore Eightn Police Court yesterday. The boy, Yeo Hock Cheang. told the Magistrate. Mr. M. Karthigesu. that he sold the dog foi $5 because he was m need
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    BURSARIES INCREASED
    45 3 THE Singapore Government has increased the number of bursaries awarded each year to new entrants m the Faculty of Medicine, including Dentistry and Pharmacy, of the University of Malaya. The Colony Gazette yesterday stated the number has been increased from six to 15.
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 3 HONGKONG. Dec. 3: Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.70 to £1 sterling; $5.9125 to US$l. $1,853 to Malayan $1; $0,170 to one Indonesian Rupiah Gold $257 to a tael.
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    RIDER PUTS ON DEFENCE MEDAL
    203 3 RIDER PUTS ON DEFENCE MEDAL A TRISHA rider, Khoo Thiam Yam, a defence medal pinned to his shirt front, stepped smartly forward when his name was called m the Singapore First Traffic Court by the usher yesterday. The charge against him* disobeying a "No Entry" traffic sign on Nov. 5.
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    Fiesta For Charities By Filipinos
    141 3 Fiesta For Charities By Filipinos FIBRE dresses. Manilabrewed beer, nata de pina ice cream and hot Philippine music are some of the "101 attractions." the Filipino Association cf Singapore is planning for a grand charity ball on Dec. 21.. at the Victoria Memorial Hall from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m
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    SAVINGS FOR ATTAP DWELLERS
    146 3 ATTAP dwellers m Singapore City have been saved from paying about $750,000 increased assessments for next year, states a press release from the Attap Dwellers' Association. A City Council proposal to increase assessment rates on all plank and pM»n dwell' n *s was scrapped following representations
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    Decree Nisi On Adultery Grounds
    199 4 Decree Nisi On Adultery Grounds SEREMBAN. Fri. Mr. Justice Abbott, at the Seremban High Court today, granted R. A. Read, of the Telecommunications Department of Kuala Lumpur, a decree nisi against his wife, Isobel Gladys Read, on grounds of adultery with Tom Frost, of Rediffusion, Kuala Lumpur. i Read was
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    Colony's Thank You To Loyal Clerk
    155 4 MR. R. RAMAMURTH^M, who was compelled to retire from the Postal Department. owing to an accident last year. was awarded a Valedictory Letter m recog- 1 nition of his services. The letter was presented to him by Mr. E. E. Cassell. Postmaster-General. Malaya. I
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    Security Man Fined For Punching Clerk
    392 4 LESLIE Newton Pritchard, Security Officer of Qantas Empire Airways who claimed he had considerable experience m investigation work while serving with the New South Wales Police, was fined $50 m the Singapore Second Criminal District Court, yesterday. He had been convicted on a charge
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    BCG Has Two-Fold Purpose
    84 4 BCG Has Two-Fold Purpose JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Government's BCG campaign conducted throughout Malaya has a two-fold beneficial effects it prevents TB and is equally effective against leprosy This was stated* today by Dr P.G Griffiths. State Physician. Johore. m a talk to Johore Bahru Rotarians. Dr. Griffiths said leprosy is
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    Education Tops Bill
    61 4 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. More than $12,670,000 one quarter of the State's entire revenue— has been allocated for education m Selangor's $42,636,000 Expenditure Bill for next year The bill which was gazetted today sets aside $180,660 for political pensions and compassionate allowances for memberships of th e Ruler's
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    His Leap From Death
    81 4 DONC ASTER. Dec. 3 (Reu-ter)-Police Lieutenant Dennis Womhell. 22. who is on leave here from Malaya, escaped serious injury yesterday when a horse he was riding ran into a lorry and was killed Mr Wombell. whose home is at Goldsborough. Doncaster threw himself clear a second
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    STOREKEEPER CHARGED
    46 4 KUALA LUMPUR Fri Ang Yong Sang a 24-year-old storekeeper, was today charged before the President of the Sessions Court on two counts of criminal breach of trust of grocery worth SI. OOO. The President. Mr. I. C. Clayton-Rigby. postponed the case to Jan. 15
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    She Won $1,000
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    SANTA VISITS CANTONMENT ROAD
    154 4 CHRISTMAS became a reality for hundreds of boys of the Cantonment Road School yesterday. Delighted children gaped with wonder as Father Christmas dipped into a seemingly ou t t eS red Sack t0 P ul out gift s for every child. Grouped round the Christmas tree,
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    Persistent Cheat Gets Long Spell In Jail
    212 4 Persistent Cheat Gets Long Spell In Jail A MAX. who previously claimed trial to two charges of cheating, told the Singapore j Third Criminal District Court I yesterday that he wished to plead guilty, as there was no i use for him to claim trial. He said he was found
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    Chap Ji Kee Charges
    78 4 LIM CHEW JOO. a young girl, was jointly charged with a woman. Our Kirn Sunn, m the Singapore Second Criminal District Court yeMerrtay. with assisting m the rinnini? of a public lottery Chap Jl Kce. The olTeiice was stated to have taken place :n Orchard Road
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    33,000 Fewer Cracker Bangs
    172 4 THERE will be 33,000 fewer cracker bangs m Singapore this coming Chinese New Year following the decision of a Colony Judge yesterday to grant an application by the Customs Department for the forfeiture of a large bale of crackers. The bale was discovered by Revenue Officers
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    A Public Spirited Teen-Ager
    154 4 A Public Spirited Teen-Ager KUALA LIPIS. Fri. A quick witted and observant 12-year-old schoolboy. How Lim Sang, was responsible for the arrest and conviction of Long bin Mat Daud. 37, a motor car driver. Young How was returning home on the evening of Oct. 10 when h»* recognised a stationary
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    FATAL FIGHT
    22 4 IPOH. Fri.— A 49-year-old mental patient of the Tanjong Rambutan Hospital died following a fight m a ward yes- fHny
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    INDIAN CLOSES HER EYES TO THE REDS
    584 5 INDIAN CLOSES HER EYES TO THE REDS A Grave Danger Says Newsman m InJio E Ih!?h« l** 1 of Communism m India, which makes it a grove danger for that country. Mr. Carl R©wan,29-yeor-old American journaLst, now rising Singapore, told Th" Standard yesterday. milef of tr^wMnTnH dU ri^ 8 f
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    R.A.F. Cpl. To Wed Penang Girl
    116 5 R.A.F. Cpl. To Wed Penang Girl KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. For Raymond Fireman, 24--year-oW RAF Corporal and his pretty 18-year-old Penang sweetheart. Mary Teh Kheng Looi. tomorrow will be remembered as the happiest day m their lives. They will be married that flay at the Kuala Lumpur Marriage Registry. Both Raymond
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    Conductor Gets Jail— He'll Appeal
    114 5 Conductor Gets Jail— He'll Appeal RAM Raj Dubey. who had 20 years' service as a conductor m the Singapore Traction Company, was yesterday sentenced m the First Criminal District Court to be jailed for seven months for pocketing a 10-cent fare on Oct. 8. without punching a ticket It was
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    Fined Twice In 24 Hours
    42 5 TWENTY-FOUR hours after he was fined $25 for speeding, a lorry driver. Chua Koon Sin. appeared m the Singapore First Traffic Court again yesterday and was convicted on a charge of careless driving. He was fined $40.
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    'Miss UMNO' Prize Winners
    57 5 photo by THE four prize winners m the "Miss UJW.N.O." beauty queen contest held m Kuala Lumpur at the Lucky World on Wednesday They are (from right to left): Ist Che Hanum binte Adam. 2nd Che Zainab binte Haji Taib.. 3rd Rukiah Ibrahim, and 4th Kaba
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    Beached Jap Mine Rendered Safe
    159 5 Demolition Team's Fine Job WITHIN 24 hours of receiving information m Singapore that a dangerous mine wa s beached m Labuan a local Royal Navy demolition team rendered it safe Information was received on Nov. 22 from the Marine Superintendent m Labuan that a mine
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    Onn's Daughter To Marry
    53 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Dato Seth bin Mohd Said. State Secretary Johore. and Datin Seth .are on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. They will return next week after attending the wedding of the daughter of Sir Onn bin Ja'afar and Lady Onn. The bride-to-be is a sister
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    WELFARE WORK WAS CURTAILED
    129 5 IPOH. Fri.— Due to the cessation of the lotteries. Welfare work had to be curtailed on the financial side and, as a consequence, more voluntary efforts weie put m especially m the visiting of new villages. This statement is contained m the annual report of the
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    INCREASE ASKED
    34 5 THE conference now m session m Penang of rural cooperators m the Federation of Malaya decided yesterday to ask Government to increase the price of padi from $17.50 to $20 per picul.
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    TELL-TALE MARKS OF 'NAAFI PIANO'
    178 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A select gathering of Kuala Lumpur theatre fans learnt last night about the characteristics of a new musical instrument the "NAAFI piano." "Unlike other pianos, its age is guessed from the number of 'beer rings' on its lid." declared comedian John Fricker
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    CIVIL DEFENCE INSPECTION
    54 5 PENANG. Fri.— The Secretary for Defence and the Civil Defence Commissioner will Inspect a parade of the Civil Defence Corps at Butterworth at 3.30 p.m. on Dec. 11. On the same evening at 5 30, they will watch a demonstration of training by the Penang Division at
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    FROM PALACE TO MALAYA
    38 5 LONDON. Dec. 3 (Reuter)— Two Gurkha Officers who had been m attendance on the Queen Captain Lalubahadur Thapa and Captain Krishnabahadur Kan sail for Malaya on Dec. 7 on completing their terrh of duty.
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      154 5 Football: 1130 Sandy Macnherson; 1145 Those Were The Days! 12.30 am News Commentary. fime^K TODAY: Singapore 447 a m (7 ft. 7 m 437 pm (7 ft 8 m Port Dickson 12 07 D m »6 ft 4 m > Penang 538 am (6 ft 2 m 740 pm (6
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    Singapore Standard Information Services
    809 6 Singapore Standard Information Services f J^HE Federation Information Services public relations, radio and films are now, as they have always been, m a state of flux They are all the time being under one sort of experiment or another because the policy changes with the periodical shifting of the respective
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    Pity This Elephant
    131 6 Sir: Since early childhood we have been brought up on the old adage "An elephant never forgets." How many parents have taken their children to see the animals at the Zoological Gardens at Johore Bahru and have all too soon forgotten the sad sight which met their
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      Govt. Can Solve This Poser
      364 6 Govt. Can Solve This Poser Sir;— At the rate Government is building regional schools m S pore and with the number of eligible school-going children increasing by leaps and bounds, a poser is set for Government as to where they can recruit as many Chinese school teachers to teach m
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    His Broadside Annoyed Indians
    177 6 I lAD Correspondence ISnould be Snort I And To Tne Point. Sir;— Fifth Generation of Kyalo Trengganu, on ardent supporter of Party Negaro. m reply to Che' Nurud-D.n (Standard dated 26.11.54.) stated that his Portv throughout their campoigns never once mentioned M..C.A., but always Oang2 China
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    The Latest American Worry Is FAT
    514 6 The Latest American Worry Is FAT PRESIDENT Eisenhower has quietly but firmly suppressed a new symptom of the emotional thinking which always rises to the surface when the question of United States recognition of Communist China arises. Last week the New York Times discovered that the United States Military Academy
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    Sands Run Out For Mr. Yoshida
    701 6  -  MICHAEL GORDON TOKYO. A^FTER nearly a decade of one-Party government. Japan now appears to be moving into an era marked by turbulent reshuffling of Parties, and possibly a new leadership composed of a coalition of conservative groups. For nearly seven years the Prime Minister.
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    Sayings Of The Week
    292 6 MAN, like the batUeship, requires the greatest protection amidship. Col. C. E. Vines, m a letter to The Times. IS the Minister aware that m the committee m which I have sat for over thirty years we have had t number of men sleeping on the
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    'SOME SINGAPOREANS ARE SELFISH'
    283 6 'SOME SINGAPOREANS ARE SELFISH' Sir:— l know there are a lot of selfish people m Singapore but not until recently, the 27th Nov. (the last day of the Singapore Turf Club's November meeting* to be exact, did I realise the exTent of Singaporeans' selfishness At the end of that day's
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    Review of View
    115 6 su PPon i^J u*eof t weapon- j, P^Pireia« IJJ1 JJ Ut ifaJ StrofU,! Natiouiln C^ I On States to i^ t1 that ttHfcri up ;n tatagfl the opiBUB j» m c Ni I J J Commur. 1 J give up tttS i 1 Ibf new x m
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    QUIET CORNER
    98 6 j W **EN V°u are tired of the work you do. Remember that others grow weary too. We'd all like a change from the J C stale routine —from the daily round and the same old scene. j But whatever you did 2 and wherever you went. 2
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    DON'T LET THE REDS ROAD US'
    335 7 I light Lead To ar, Says Ike (HINGTON, Dec. 3, President soid yesterday we must not let the isf$ good us into impulsive actions that id to arm a news conference disire for obtaining the release f ed by the Chinese Reds as i(len
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    60 7 (50N Sron dofd London Correspondent rhc following ore the closing b ond Hn on fh< London Market •On rubber U\4, I 24 d. I 23d. 2j:d. fcembe, 2 3id »'eadv. LONDON TIN Spot £719 10s. buyers, £720 sellers. Three months £715 10s. buyers, £716 sellers. Settlement
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    Half A Tanker
    78 7 THE stern half of the tanker World Concord (20.K5-tons) gets under way under its own steam off the Coast of' Pembrokeshire recently after it split m two just before daylight. Thirty-five members of the crew were left m YeV c iern nalf wnlle the captain and six
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    Mutual Defence Pact Is Signed
    187 7 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, (AP)— The United States and Nationalist China yesterday signed a mutual security treaty m which the United States pledged that it would consider an attack on Formosa "dancerous to its own peace and safety." The pact, which will last indefinitely, was signed
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    37 7 I c. Jr.. the as the U.S. a UN. the d by i no is going we be -ake '.ers. ant go i by >r it p:: t üble." itive United vith the usIb an A.P.
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    The Strip Teaser Who Blushed
    63 7 The Strip Teaser Who Blushed MEXICO CITY. Dec. 3 (AP).— A blushing strip-teaser filed charges yesterday against a man she accused of ripping off her G-string; as she finished he,- cabaret act. Celia Castillo Gasca. 20 and unmarried, who dances under the name of "Gema." had the man arrested. The
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    Simone Is Aiming To Stay In U.S.
    134 7 LOS ANGELES. Dec 3. (Reuter)— Sultry, red headed British actress Slmone Silva. who nrides herself on having a bust one inch bigger than jane rtussel's wants to become a permanent resident of the United States. On the French Riviera last spring she caused
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    Montini Is The Pope's Likely Successor
    114 7 Montini Is The Pope's Likely Successor ROME. Dec. 3. (AP)— The eventual successor to ailing Pope Pius XII as head of the Roman Catholic Church appears likely to be another Italian. But other possible candidates included natives of Australia. France, Colombia and Russia If the Pope dies, the Church's Cardinals
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    Plane To Stay Aloft 6 Months?
    129 7 LONDON. Dec. 3, (Reuter)— The science correspondent of the Daily Mail reported here today that scientists at Britain's atom research centre at Harwell. Berkshire, have been told to design an atomic power unit capable of keeping a fully armed aircraft m the air for
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    Quiz On Gurkhas For Malaya
    74 7 Quiz On Gurkhas For Malaya NEW DELHI. Dec. 3, (Reuter)—Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru. Prime Minister of India, said today that Gurkha recruits for the British Army were allowed to travel through India as civilians under an agreement with Britain. Mr. Nehru was asked m the House of the People whether a
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    New School For Chinese
    56 7 TAIPEI, Dec. 3. (UP)— The Ministry of Education was reported yesterday to be considering building a high school m Formosa to accommodate some 2,000 overseas Chinese from South-east Asia. The school would reportedly be established m 1955 at a cost of (Formosan) $10,000.--000 and would offer
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    Buddhist Meet Opens With Gongs
    118 7 RANGOON. Dec. 3: (Reuten Nearly 1.000 delegates from 23 countries met m the Great Cave on the outskirts of Rangoon today for the inaugural session of the third World Buddhist Fellowship Conference The cave was specially built on the inspiration of the Burmese Premier. U
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    A Bill For The Police
    51 7 CROYDON. England. Dec. 3 (AP) Thomas lies sent the police a bill for one pair of spectacles. He said he was walking past a traffic officer when the man m blue thrust out an arm m a stop signal. breaking lies' spectacles and blacking his
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    Chinese To Be Deported
    52 7 MANILA. Dec. 3 (AFP)— President Magsaysay last night ordered the immediate implementation of a recent Cabinet decision to deport 3.500 Chinese temporary visitors who have overstayed m the Philippines. The majority of the 3.500 Chinese came to the Philippines during 1949-50 when the Communists took over
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    He Went Back To Death
    44 7 SIDCUP. England. Dec. 3. (UP) Reginald Smart. 26, was injured m a motorcycle ac- r««»**t last rjsit. rot first ad. returned to the scene of the crash to give details to Police and was killed there by a car.
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    Monty Urges A New Strategy On Global Basis
    268 7 Monty Urges A New Strategy On Global Basis <™,nf m OKK > Dcc 3, (Reuter)— Field Marshal VisVATni^T^' Deputy Supreme Commander of £AIO, last night called for global organization of the non-Communist world m political and military strategy. c™o£ c tO if 200 PeoP l a t a meeting of
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    Margaret Visits Cousin
    36 7 LONDON. Dec. 3. (Reuter)— Princess Margaret left London Wednesday night to pay a visit to her cousin, the Master of Elphinstone, 40-year-old heir to Baron Elphinstone, at his home at Drumkilbo m Perthshire.
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    MILK BOTTLE USED IN MURDER OF A GIRL
    247 7 MILK BOTTLE USED IN MURDER OF A GIRL LONDON. Dec. 3 (Reuter) —Christopher Owden, 23. was charged here yesterday with the murder of Miss Patricia Wood, a girl friend, who was yesterday stabbed to death m the doorway of her West London home. Owden tenant of a lodging m the
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      102 7 c »ns Cheer Regina Brookes B had lodged an appeal Kumalo announced to the the four-month prison crowd that after his release he sentence passed on them for hoped to be able to emigrate •"habitation This is illecal to anotner country, while Reunri. 4v, rt c il aj g gina.
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    "MESSIAH" AND XMAS MUSIC
    531 8 'THE festive season approaches and once again we are to enjoy the perennial dcUgfits of Handel's "Messiah," as well as some Christmas music and Carols. It is fitting that onr two musical bodies— the Musical Society and Chamber Ensemble are each presenting a concert later m
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    S'pore Desires Better Class Films
    773 8  - S'pore Desires Better Class Films JOHN HALKIN TPHERE can be no doubt that the great interest which is being shown m the activities of the Singapore Film Society has revealed that m Singapore at least there is a desire for better class films. In spite of its age. The Blue
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    Eyes Suffer In The Sun
    271 8  - Eyes Suffer In The Sun ALICIA HART J^ PAIR of sunglasses doesn't end your summer responsibility to your eyes. Increased hours m the open mean they receive extra exposure to sun glare, wind burn and dust. To keep your eyes looking and feeling their best special care is necessary. First
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      313 8 TODAY'S QI'OTATION: "One today worth two tomorrows. Benjamin Fran, kiln. SATIRDAY FOR EVERYONE: If you are abroad m the very early morning. b« cautious. The rest of the day favours matters involving home. family. domesticity. Evening is food for contacting loved ones and for enjoying yourself. ARIF>-March 21 to April
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    173 9 k paintrr. < huen Bok Chwcc, was scnf justice WMtion m the Singapore Assize to five > ears' rigorous imprisonment r,.nanimou^ v found guilty of unlaw- \l rounds of ammunition m Cambridge Mr. Justice Whitton said sort of dabbling m ammued as anything but a serious p_ offence. Mr.
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    APPEAL COURTS
    24 9 THE SINGAPORE Courts ol Appeal. Civil and Criminal will Mt m the Supreme Court Building commencing on Dec 13 at 10.30 a.m.
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      Trial For New Alliance In KL
      289 9 BUNGSAR WARD PETALING KUALA LUMPUR, Fri —The Municipal elections nere tomorrow will be a trial for the newly-formed three-party Alliance. val^vS* 11 1165 are the al aUnited Malays' National Organization and the Malayan Indian Congress. ♦k l^ elections will also test the strength of.
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      MALACCA
      264 9 Four Candidates Contest 2 Wards MALACCA. Fri. Four candidates are contesting two wards m today's Municipal Council elections. They are: BUKIT CHINA WARD (Electorate 4,240) Haji Mohamed Yusoff bin Haji Sulong. 39, Alliance Pre-war Radio Malaya announcer and ex-journalist Contesting the seat for the third successive year after twice
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      SEREMBAN
      150 9 Four Candidates Contest 2 Wards SEREMBAN, Fri.—Four candidates are contesting two wards m tomorrow's Seremban Town Council elections. Two candidates. Mr Lam Teck Choon and Mr. Kat Fye Hin. both Labour, were returned unopposed when their rivals m the Temiang and Lobak wards, respectively. Inche Jamanuddin bin Aji and
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      KLANG
      166 9 Nine Candidates Contest 2 Wards KLANG. Fri. Three thousand five hundred and ninety-eight residents, out of 10,000 eligible voters, will go to the polls for the first time tomorrow to pick out their representatives on the newly-constituted Klang and Port Swettenham Town Council. The Council will have 17 members
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      Jewel Theft In Hotel
      71 9 A MAN was chased out of Gleneagles Hotel m Napier Road. Singapore, on Thursday after a telephone operator who had noticed him lurking furtively failed to catch the man. A motor car driver and a Jaga Joined m the chase but railed to catch the DMA.
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      Centres To Register
      78 9 TWO additional voters' registration centres have been opened In Singapore, at the Welfare Clinic m Changi Village and the Tlong Bahru School, to operate from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. All centres, with the exception of the seven at the Sub-Post Offices, will be open on Sunday.
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      Year's Course In Economics
      38 9 THE Study Group Movement (Singapore) is sponsorIng a new one-year course In economics starting Dec. 14. Those who are Interested should contact the Secretary. Study Group Movement, The British Council, Stamford Road. Singapore, 6.
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    Army Beat Navy The Hard Way
    237 10 Army Beat Navy The Hard Way EARLIER m the evening:, the Army beat Navy by four goals to one. The Sailors put up a gallant fight against superior odds Army forwards combined well and their goals were the result of flawless teamwork It did not take the Army long to
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    RAF SURPRISE CIVILIANS IN COLONY QUAD
    343 10 RAF SURPRISE CIVILIANS IN COLONY QUAD 3 Civilians S/Ldr. UnDunnTandLAC Collin Riley Sheikh Mansoor SINGAPORE Civilians, the 'hot' favourites to win the Singapore HocKey Association's Quadrangular for the third year m succession, surprisingly went doTn to the Royal Air Force by three goals to one m their opening match In
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    Caroline Is Miss SESOSA
    141 10 CAROLINE KANG was selected "Miss 5.E.5.0.5.A." when the Serangoon English School Old Students' Association held their annual picnic and sports meeting at the Youth Holiday Camp at Tanah Merah Besar on Sunday. Mr N. I. Low gave away the prizes. Results were: LAND SPORTS Biting the
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    53 10 KEN Rosewall anxiouslu icatchcs Lew 1! Tony Trabert and Ham Richardson, of tht i nis championships m Sydney, Australia. Nor i; The Australian couple toon 3 6, 6 2, 2 f. Behind are some of the new seats erected place on Dec. 26. 27 and 28. Room has been iwU
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    WOMEN LEAVE
    21 10 THE Singapore Women's Hockey Association team left last ni^ht for Kuala Lumpur to participate m the Quadrangular tournament there.
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    HOBBS DEFENDS HUTTON: 'AUSSIES WERE IN FORM'
    226 10 HOBBS DEFENDS HUTTON: 'AUSSIES WERE IN FORM' LONDON, Dec. 3, (Renter) I.en Hutton's reasons for putting Australia m to bat first m the first test match were perfectly logical, said former England opening batsman. Sir Jack Hobbs, before he left Southampton yesterday for South Africa on the liner i Edinburgh
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    238 10 "I AM very pleased that Malayans have had the opportunity of watching the world's top women badminton players m action, and I trust that the visit of the American and English women will inspire Malayan women to take up the game with a s much enthusiasm as Malaya's men
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    Governor To Open Asian TT Tourney
    96 10 THE Governor of Singapore. Sir John Nkol] will declare the third Asian Table Tennis Championships open at the Singapore Banminton Stadium on Saturday. Dec 11 at 4 p m Also present Wfl] bo the Commissioner General, Mr Malcolm Mac Donald Patron-in-chief of the tournament
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    Progressive Party Soccer
    77 10 FIXTURES for the Progressive Party's South Ward District Committee soccer competition are: D«c. 4— Tiong Bahru Rangers vs Alex Ameateur Sports Club on the Railway ground: Dec. 5 Jollilads Athletic Union vs Kamoong Tanjong Rangers on the Railway ground: Dec. 8 Winners of Tiong Bahru Rangers ys
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    Today's UK Soccer Matches
    270 10 LONDON. Dec. 3. (Reuter) English Football fixtures (or tomorrow. Saturday Dec. 4 are ita#iiti? nivififfVki Act^n TrnVo A- !s?i bSdLv, ArsJia SJSSS?^! ?—^2T Bolton V«. Preston Sh^ lt<)Il 9hes eW, UHuddersfield vs Burnley Manchester U vs Leicester ?k'S o, ll^ vs W M Bron wlch Sheffield
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    225 10  -  H. A. SOARS By KUALA LIMPIK. rri-With I big-time hockey, Malayan uomen v I own quadrangular meet featuring tl I players from Singapore. Penanc. N«n>l Selangor this weekend hrn 1 When these teams BO seasons ago Selangor < erged champions with Colony women. rum This time. Singapore"^ will be
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      238 10 Arrange your bookings now for CHRISTMAS a NEW YEAR CHRISTMAS EYE: extension to 2.00 a.m. CHRISTMAS NIGHT: extension to 2.00 a.m. BOXING DAY: extension to 1.00 a.m. tNEW YEAR'S EVE: extension to 2.00 a.m. NEW YEAR'S NIGHT: extension to 2.00 a.m. I^^^ sls^a^ /?*^b^Rh SIMBW9S HWTII. 9 1 aV| f"
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      63 10 Today's Sport HOCKEY: SHA Quadrangular: Civilians vs. Royal Navy at SCC 4 p.m.. Royal Air Force vs. Army at SCC 5.15 p.m. RUGBY: (Malaya Cup): Singapore Civilians vs. N egri- Malacca at SCC t REME vs. RNAS (Sembaivang) at Sembawang. SOCCER: Singapore Malay Schools vs. Johore Malay Schools at Jalan
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    More Orders For German Yards
    53 11 rIS, Or 2 er book Position of German shipyards ha s further EJSJ xf ccordin to reports from Hamburg. Ed 1,898.552 tons deadweight early m November, show an increase of about 100.000 tons during the August-October period. Foreign orders accounts for about 60 per cent
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    New Market For R.I. Goods
    61 11 JAKARTA, Dec 3 (UP) Australia is an important new market for Indonesian goods, an official of the Economic Affairs Ministry said today. Mr Adam Basori. of the Foreign Trade Relations Directorate, said he hoped with conclusion of a new trade agreement between the two countries
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    Business Survey Predicts Upturn
    97 11 NEW YORK, Dec 3.— Businessmen m the United States look for "a definite upturn" early next year, it was reported recently by Dun and Bradstreet. a leading U.S. business research organiza tlon. Announcing results of its latest quarterly survey of U.S. business opinion. Dun and Bradstreet
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    NEW JET TO INTERCEPT A-BOMBERS BEING BUILT
    151 11 LONDON, Dec. 3, (Reuter)—A new faster than sound jet fighter to intercept atom bombers is to be built m Toronto by the Canadian branch of the British Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company. The company will also con- struct a jet engine of revolutionary design.
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    Duplicate Of Natural Rubber Reproduced
    408 12 Duplicate Of Natural Rubber Reproduced AMERICAN scientists have finally succeeded m reproducing the true molecule of crude or tree grown rubber— a major scientific achievement—it was a nnoun *£L New York by Mr. William S Richardson. President of Goodrich Gulf Chemicals Inc., which is owned half by the Gulf Oil
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    SWEET NEWS...
    45 12 SWEET NEWS SOME 5.000 tons of white sugar from Formosa are due to arrive m Singapore m January. Colony traders told The Standard yesterday. This sugar has been ordered by five Colony Chinese firms at a price of approximately $340 pe r ton c.i.f. Singapore.
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    Colony Ice Works
    40 12 THE two pictures reproduced here show the Straits Ice Works, one of the subsidiary companies belonging to the Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. Top picture shows a part of the engine room. (Right): Ice cans being tipped.
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    INDUSTRIALS AND TINS IRREGULAR
    182 12 QUIET conditions prevailed once again on the Malayan share market yesterday with both industrials and tins irregular. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Bmers Seller* Fraser Neave Ord 1.97 200 Sime Darby 1.98 2 02 Straits Times S.IS 3 18 cd
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    Higher Sales News Boosts Rubber
    216 12 THE general expectation of possible higher sales »l n f iUT a Übbe F in c Unite d States next vlar generated confidence m the Singapore market which yesterday closed at 81-5/16 cents per lb f a rise of 13 I*6 cent on Thursday. i
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    Mart For Aust. Fruit
    82 12 MALAYA i s an important fruit market for Australia, 2? r G Thompson a director of Geoffrey Thompson and Co. and Chilton Thompson and Co. Proprietary Ltd., told The Standard. Mr. Thompson is returnin? to Australia after openf kR f*** m B **tain Vnd establtehing sales
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    GERMAN TOYS
    34 12 LEADING department and l°Z* s ore V n the United States and Canada are now featuring Nuernberg mechanical toys as P? rt _?f a marketing drive by the Germany firm. Schuco Toy
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    59 12 Singapore sh terdoy unonimojsly w T n 3 of wharf hondl.ng rot e C o °^l by the Singapore Hor^S A reprcs. o[ M leading French ppinfi fi^jj Standard that the 'V.-all red "was certainly ur ol ty h I I I 1 I 1 l 1 1 had
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    PRODUCE STEADIES
    137 12 THE produce market m Singapore yesterday steadied slightly m both copra and coconut oil sections but only small business was reported. Coconut oil remained unchanged at $49 per picul sellers, at Penang. H.C.B. Co. Ltd. copra prices (per picul) yesterday were: DECEMBER 11 a.m $.312 $311 Noon $31*
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    'Malayan Tin Scheme Appears Sound'
    422 12 'Malayan Tin Scheme Appears Sound' THE International Tin Agreement is expected to be ratified m the next month or two and to come into operation next spring. Any scheme for restricting the output of a mining industry must try to satisfy two requirements that tend to be mutually conflicting, states
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    UNCERTAIN WEEK IN RUBBER TRADE
    422 12 iintmvf And i Oitinunv UNCERTAINTY has again been the dominatinj; feature this week and the market has been very HMMp> tible to news which only by a wide stretch of inuci nation could be construed as either bullish or bearish, says the weekly rubber market
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    MM Cargo Service Extended
    89 12 Standard Shipping Reporter THE French shipping firm of Messageries Maritimes of Singapore, which has made a quick comeback into the post-war shipping world, has now extended their freighter service to Federation ports. A representative of the firm told The Standard l£ the first ship- hr JJe«o
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      562 12 THE PENANG TURF CLUB Xmas/Ncw Year Meeting, 1954/55. SATURDAY, 25T11 DECEMBER, 1954 MONDAY. 27TH DECEMBER. 1954 WEDNESDAY, 29th DECEMBER. 1954 SATURDAY. IST JANUARY, 1955 pNTRIES close at 12 o'clock Li Noon on Wednesday, 15th December. 1954 Application List for SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS for the Financial Year. Ist September, 1954 to 31st
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      526 12 111 lIIIHIIHOI* \vun.?!Mtt?*~~*™?<»*^J!l»M!<±lli!l2!l& MALAYAN CHINESE ASSOCIATION (Kinta District) NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixth Annual General Meeting of The Kinta District Association will be held at the Perak Chinese Chamber o Commerce Hale Street, Ipoh, on Friday, the 17th day of December. 1954, at 2.30 m the forenoon to
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    RATINGS SHOW SOME FORM OF SANITY
    429 13 RATINGS SHOW SOME FORM OF SANITY Tkls Year In Tennis By PETER WILSON 'P HIS is the time of (sporting) year for raptures, recriminations and ratines The raptures— and the recriminations come when the great performance ♦kgreat flops of the past year are reviewed. Performances and the The ratings, m
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    Gupte Takes Ten Wickets
    58 13 BOMBAY Dec. 3: (Reuter) r,m?« S 1 *P pin bowler Subha Gupte today ran through an opposing team and took ten wickets for 78 runs n c wa Paying for the Bombay Cricket Association President's XI against a combined side from the Pakistan bervices and the
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    52 13 Photo. STAR England batsman Denis Compton. is shown here with his left hand m plaster after he injured it on a fence while trying to stop a boundary during the first test. at Brisbane, November 26. Doctors sau he will be unlikely to be fit to play cricket for two
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    Sports Highlights
    443 13 i STOCKHOLM. Dec. 3 (Reuter) Ichiro Ogimura. Japan's world table tennis champion, was beaten by Tage Flisberg. the Swedish chamoion at Norr'koeping. Central Sweden, last night. Flisberg beat him 22-20. 21- i CARSON* CITY. Nevada. Dec. (AP>— Former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis applied yesterday for a Nevada
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    Stop Spreading 'Gloom'—Jesse Owen
    197 13 Stop Spreading 'Gloom' Jesse Owen CHICAGO, Dec. 3 f (AP)— Jesse Owens, 1936 Olympic star, who was voted the greatest track athlete of the half-century m the AP poll, gives the Unite States a fine chance against Russia m the 1956 Olympics. Owens suggested m an interview yesterday that it
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    SIN CHU WIN TEAM TITLE
    143 13 IPOH, Fri. Sin Chu scored a three-one victo.y over Joviallads m the final of the Perak Inter-team badminton competition played at the Perak Badminton Association Hall. The final game between Soo Seng Fatt and Chan Chon Kit was left undecided due to lack of time.
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    ALEXANDRAS TRIUMPH
    70 13 RESULTS of the Breweries Kampong League soccer matches played yesterday were Alexandra Football Team *A beat Buona Vista Rangers A 3-2. Osman Kadir (2) and Sun dram scored for Alexandra. Sudin Mckmin and I 'gift' goa' gave the Rangers' two. Tn another game. Alexandra 1B beat Buona Vista
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    FRASER IS IN DAVIS CUP SQUAD
    145 13 FRASER IS IN DAVIS CUP SQUAD MELBOURNE. Dec. 3 (AFP) Four players were tonight added to Australia's Davis Cup tennis squad. They were Ashley Cooper, Neale Fraser. George Wortnington and Roy Emerson. They join Lewi s Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Rex Hartwig and Mervy Rose who were selected last month. It
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    S'pore Malay Schools' Team
    122 13 THE annual inter-state footDai match between Singapore a* a ay Schools and Johore Malay Schools will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium today at 5.15 p.m. The Singapore Malay Schools will be represented by: A Aziz bin Said (Tanglln Tinggi); Jumaat bin Nawi (Tanglin Tinggi):
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    DUNLOP S.C's PRIZE GIVING
    157 13 AT the second annual prize distribution of Dunlop Sports Club held at the SVC. drill hall, on Tuesday, the following trophies for badminton tournaments and soccer team were presented to winners and run-ners-up by Mrs. J. E. CoßSwell:Open Singles: (C. E. Hudson Challenge Shield* Champion. Chua
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    Island Club Plays RSGC
    195 13 THE Island Golf Club will meet the Royal Singapore Golf Club m a Social match tomorrow at the Island Club. Draw starting times. I*l Tee 815 F. Jones Hodgkinson vs Moffett 8c McEwan. 820 Stirling J.K. Shafer vs Beamish 8c Thomson 825 G. Addison D. W
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    Oxford Crew Have A 'New Look' Craft
    191 13 OXFORD (England). (AP)— Oxford University's boat crew is experimenting with the first racing craft of its kind m the world a glass eight. The Oxford enthusiasts have tried out the new craft on the River Isis. It showed up well on the smooth
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      235 13 c.TUATION VACANT Lightweight motorcycle i ■IrTURER wishes to appoint er and Distributor for Singapore I Apply m first instance to T.lB^ 1 SS XXX VNXXXNXVXX XNVXX f Today .{.OO St 7.30 o.m \nP' (Tamil) riii Starring Ml(J Tamil) r>rfmini Sivaji Ganesan i\R\ M Tomorrow at 10 a.m (IIANDNI RAAT" (Hindi)
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      706 13 MIUAIIQNS VACANI AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT required by British Mining Company for Trengganu mine a young energetic man. preferably Serdang trained for general agricultural work on a wide variety of local food crops If »n addition he han some training or experience m animal husbandry it would be an advantage. Good salary.
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      192 13 E P———^^^ By Al Copp W^^*l*i2 i™ 3o N I J^n/'J'^ ALL wS<EI T 1 VO' FOLKS SPENDS EvtRV-'S I I CH,VUAL-AT THESE CHEAP m WEDOIN?-BOT \f APTLR B<jV,si' <1 THING ON LUXURIES— 7 WEDD>N 3AH MAKES UP FO 1 f S. 'SITSSL JV? A^ G TTOMB J AN< >WHEN
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    BOUGOURE RIDES THE BIG 4 TODAY
    1262 14  -  LEONG HEW MENG Above All For Top Sprint By ON LEAVE I 5 WINDSOR LAD, Stand- S ard's Racing Correspon- < dent, is on a week's leave 2 and should be back with Z us for the second day of C J the Perak
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    Standard's Selections
    208 14 Hew Meng The Pilot Trundle Hill Scrutineer STAR SAPPHIRE BARRACUDA STAR SAPPHIRE STAB Rice Mill Krlskav Maha Ranee >lah« Kriskay star Sapphire Erl&kay Border Scot 2""™" INDELIBLE Yl/TOI II CONVENTIONAL f A J*l t Conventional Alphlne Knljcht Performer J," de Bloodshot Conventional Alphlne Knight Conventional T"" DANTESOUE RICKY
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    57 14 HONG KONG regained I^7l inter-port soccer series against s,!M is Mr. H. Wtnchers. mana Tr ffl presenting the trophy 0 th f Hrn b H sident of the lion, kon s y^fi dinner party held on H Wednesday night. Singapore drew M m the first encounter, but lost the trophy
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      960 14 RACE It Z. 15 p.m.-Hortc» Class X, Div. S—6 Tun. 1. 733 Border Scot 5y 9.00 Mr. Tay Soo Tong Mme. Ho Chay Lin TJoa J. Jones 2. 000 Bend Over 5y 8.12 Mr. J.M. Mason Hobbs Donnelly 3. 425 Rice Mill 5y 8.12 Mr. Mrs. S.W. Kirn Yong Thau
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      302 14 6. 00l Ascot 4 y 8.10 Ms. Lim Chong Pang OOA Lim Eng Kwan Heddle Patterson a o«? re 4 y 8.06 "Quartette Stable* E. Donnelly Hanley o Eii lrst J Trlck 3 y 806 Mrs A Gordon Tjoa Hudson i sii Gondolino 4y 8.05 Mr. Mrs T.H. Teo Yong
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