Singapore Standard, 25 December 1954

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  • 19 1 Singapore Standard ghjgjh #R ft A I I V>. IT,">. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1934 12 PAGES 15 CENTS.
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  • 581 1 CAROLS The Weatherman Even Helps To Brighten Things Up THE peoling of bells from hundreds of churches throughout Malaya at midnight last night ushered m what may turn out to be the best and most joyous Christmas ever. Shops reported bumper sales, road, rail and air
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  • 160 1 MR. Tan Eng Bee, son of Singapore businessman, Mr. Tan Boon Cheong, and nephew of millionaire, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, yesterday cancelled his Registry marriage to Miss Dorothy Low Geok Neo. Dressed simply m an open necked shirt, young Tan Eng Bee walked into the
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  • 111 1 U.K. Floods Troops Are Alerted LONDON. Dec. 24 (Rcuter) Flood warnings were issued along the English east coast yesterday afternoon as abnormal tides boosted by gale force winds threatened to swamp the low-lying inland. Christmas leave was deferred for some 3,000 troops who were being rushed to Colchester m the
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  • 27 1 MR. J. COELHO. First Secretary < Commercial) of the Indian Commission m Singapore, will sail for India on Jan. 9, 1955, on home leave and transfer.
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  • 135 1 Germany: French Assembly Says 'No' PARIS. Dee. 24 <Reuter> The French Assembly today rejected the ratification of the Paris Agreement to rearm Germany, by 280 to 259. Alter the Assembly had Ptfected the proposal for W« t German rearmament arid her admission to the Western Union. M. Mendes France declared
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  • 26 1 THE Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (Singapore Branch) yesterday donated $25,000 to the Nanyang University for use m the Faculty of Commerce.
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  • 152 1 TOY FUND Only Today Left To Give AS Santa Claus went out distributing toys to underprivileged children m Singapore and the Federation, yesterday readers sent m another $325.50 to swell the Standard Christmas Toy Fund total to $13,522.85. The Fund to which thousands of our readers have given generously will
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  • 202 1 LONDON, Dec. 24, (Reuter) Moscow Radio last night reported that a former Minister of National Security and three others described as accomplices of Beria had been sentenced to death. The former Minister was V. S. Abakumov. The radio said Abakumov and other former employees of the
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  • 44 1 THE prior of rubbrr m the Singapore market doted i<^tively optimistic at the hlßh<\s| lovel for two yean yesterday, first «radf for j.mwary shipment being quoted ***** cents per )b., a rl.so of I'Ane rents on Th U rsdt y
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 31 1 i//i Hcst Wishes for CHRISTMAS ami the JS'cw Year LEE CHAY CO. inn. North Bridge Rd., Spore, 6, Telephone *****. ADJUSTING AND REGULATING OF THE DELICATE HAIRSPRING. WORLD FAMOUS SWISS WATCHES
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    • 36 1 HAND CUT CRYSTALWARE m .1 w iilr rxngr l« .ilway« M 111 ifclr ll- r.' I.ill nml >*«'lrrt vonr rcuuir^f«irlit« Th 'NOVELTY«Tott M North I'.rnle*- Rtiflfl. I'hiint- i»R.I II lira I I 1 V^% Jl rf*^
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  • 53 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 R.S.S. Spot Loose 90; 9U No 1 R.S.S. f.o.b. Dec. Mi 90 No 2 90 J 91 No. 3 88^ 88; Tone: Festively optimistic. TIN PRICE The prices of tin yesterday was S34*!A per
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  • 453 2 Fur Monkeys And Woolly Bears Clang Out A Tune CHRISTMAS EVE was a joyful one for some 200 parents and relatives of the sick children m Singapore's Middleton Hospital last night, when the first sight that greeted them at the entrance of
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  • 7 2 Santa Claus Pays Visit To Middleton Hospital
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  • 131 2 Malacca's $2,000 For Fire Relief BUTTERWORTH. Fri.— The only school at the fishing village of Kuala Muda has been converted into a relief centre for 500 people who were rendered homeless as a result of a fire which broke out early yesterday morning. Social Welfare officers are now at the
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  • 123 2 Woodbridge Staff Cautioned THE Singapore Coroner. Mr. K.T. Alexander, yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure at the inquest on Sng Peng Chew, a labourer, who died m Woodoridge Hospital on Oct. 1. Sng died 24 hours after admission, from shock and haemorrhage with multiple injuries including fractured ribs,
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  • 125 2 'OBSTRUCTIVE' POLICY TO BE SCRAPPED THE Singapore City Council will soon scrap an "obstructive" policy on licensing of timber stores made m 1949. A Committee of the Council has now recommended that timber stores may be allowed on main roads taking intc consideration the amenities of the area, traffic contfui.
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  • 80 2 Labourers Dig Up 500 Coins IPOII. Fri.— About 500 one-cent coins were dug up by labourers working on a new drain m R;mipar Road this morning. The money was found m an old container which is believed to belong to a Chinese woman who hid the money and some jewellery
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  • 59 2 PENANG. Fri.— A sequel to the death of an Indian woman who was found with stab wounds at Carnarvon Street yesterday, was heard m the Magistrate's Court when a 36-year-old man, Savathimuthu. was tentatively charged today with having committed the murder of a woman Marimuthu. Savathimuthu was
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  • 38 2 PENANG. Fri.— A 40-year-old employee of Lee Rubber Co.. Ong Jee Koon, who admitted possession of two daggers, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by Mr J. W. D. Ambrose, m the Magistrate's Court today.
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  • 32 2 Mr. A.N. Mitra. Labour Front candidate (Bukit Timah) for the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections will hold his first election meeting at 7$ m.s. Bukit Timah Road at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 50 2 PENANG, Fri.— The body of Mr. Robert Thomson. Superintendent of the Prai Power Station who collapsed ani died while at work yesterday was cremated this evening. The late Mr. Thomson had been tor many years with the Penang Municipality, which controls the power plant at Prai.
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  • 62 2 Photo (ABOVE): Kom Pott, five years old, is given a foretaste of today s Christmas Party at Middleton Hospital, by the Standard Santa, Sister Berrau (right) and N. C. Sic. Kam Fatt is now a postpolio case m the Hospital where he wcs brought m April. Once
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  • 39 2 Two Of 15 Who Got Toys THE children 31 i i Mandalcv Rood Hosptal also mjoytd Chnstmcs yfsterd:v afternoon, bought ts them by the To» Heie ore tv^o of Iht IJ happy voungste received toys Father Ch* c Standard
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 309 2 1 PeliUan jfwtZ% t§ aV <m M^ af si j^^! Obtainable at all leading Book Stores Stationers PASIR RIS HOTEL 143, tl.es Road, off 10 m.s. Tampcnis Road, Singapore. I nine Dance m our NEW OPEN AIR DANCE FLOOR I ||J§yPH^ CHRISTMAS NIGHT MM; DINNER SI 0 S I BOXING
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    • 84 2 LEADING THE WAY F~~V AT SE A, IN THE AIR tON LAND «^K* ANP SERVrNG THE MOTORIST L w; z r J M^ -Sajw IRST AIRCRAFT 3HOHb3 1 i J y v I I I a4 f?^3 p^^fc^^ >■ I .^Sm S^^. 1 I WITH THE WORLDS J /^^V^^ Afl^
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  • 72 3 SIRAJUL HAG. a Singapore hawker, altered his age m his identity card from 22 yean to 29. the Third Criminal* District Judge, Mr. H.A. Forrer, was told yesterday. The offence. Inspector T.S. Zain. prosecuting, said was detected when Sirajul was arrested by the Police some time
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  • 329 3 Consul Assures Dealers In North THE Burmese Government does not c 1 Jf f sell or disrrib «*e "cc intended for the federation and Singapore through any cartel, Hie Consul for the Union of Burma, Dr. Ba Thaung told The Standard
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  • Article, Illustration
    77 3 MANY anxious parents made a pro-dawn dash to the Singapore Harbour Board wharf yesterday when they learnt that the Blue Funnel Liner Gorgon had arrived m the Colony an hour earlier than scheduled. The Gorgon brought 93 happy school-children from Australia, to spend their Christmas vacation with
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  • 110 3 IX addition to one delivery of mail on Christmas Day. a special delivery will also be made on Monday, the Director of Posts, Mr. M. L. Durrant said yesterday. He said three ship? have already arrived at Penang and Port Swettenham from Britain with mail, and
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  • 78 3 2 Women Stabbed, 1 Poisoned MINUTES after a Chinese woman and her daughter-in-law were stabbed m a house m Bali Lane, Singapore, on Thursday midnight a third woman was found suffering from poisoning m the same premises. She later died m the General Hospital. The other two women. Chng Pau.
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  • Article, Illustration
    46 3 Photo. MR. TAN YONG KHOO, a teacher m the Chung Sin K^nT* Sch JP l Z a s°S S u im after his marriage last Sunday te Miss Hoh Pah Chins:, third daughter «f Mr Mrs. Hoh Km Beng of Tg. Malim Fook Hin
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  • 112 3 Rural Support Sought For Fund THE recently formec Singapore Rural Communities Service Association is appealing for flood relief funds from people living m rural areas. Mr. M.P.D. Nair, President of the Association, said it has decided to collect voluntary donations from the rural areas and hand it over to the
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  • 48 3 MRS. Ella Adde, who is a special correspondent of the largest afternoon paper m Sweden, the Stockholm Aftensbladet. will talk on "Journalism m Europe. Asia and South America" at a luncheon meeting of the Singapore Union of Jpournalists on Jan. 3 m the Capitol Blue Room.
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  • 149 3 Council Rejects Move To Reinstate Workers THE Singapore City Council yesterday turned down the request of the Council's Electrical Workers' Union to reinstate two retrenched workers m the Pasir Panjang Power Station. The Council informed the Union that it would be impossible to re-engage the workers as there were no
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  • 41 3 IPOH. Fri. A fine of $150 was imposed on a Chinese gardener. Tan Ah Bah. for buying illegal lottery tickets on Dec. 11. Tan was found m possession of slips of pancr on which were some numbers.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 767 3 Standard c^Q-lmcincic Information at a Glance Itingapo Fe; B^~3Hi:r^ Biil"^"^ 1&8&- jm Hc;tr them Again iKD; 1.30 W& +*1 News (Si; 1.45 Waltze<= >m TEE.f%t*f AWf%AI JfrfrMJ hagen Boys' Chor .Si; 2 3(1 ROV >»-: Nallakalam. 12 45. 3 G 4". &T J* V/iff Archie Andrews Christmas Prrtv and 915
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  • 183 4 Shoppers 1 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE'S lastminute Christmas shoppers turned Raffles Place into a madhouse yesterday when hundreds of children accompanied by their parents swirled into and out of the shops surrounding the square. Change Alley was filled with a congested mass
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  • 55 4 2 Hospital Nurses In Gay Spirits Photo. NURSES Tan Hung Hua and Theresa Cheah arc seen m gay spirits at the General Hospital nurses annual dinner and dance held at the Nurses Hostel Hall, Singapore, recently. More than 400 nurses and members of the staff were nresent at the dinre
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  • 131 4 LATEST IN ISLAND GUIDE BOOKS THE two "Christmas Gifts" promised to the public by the Singapore Survey Department are now available. The Government Publications Department at the General Post Office and leading book sellers of the city are selling the most uptodate, atlas-like Island guide. Priced at $3 this guide
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  • 80 4 PENANG, Fri. The Prime Minister of Burma, U Nu and Mrs. Nu, together with their daughter, will stop over here with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, and party on their return flight from Indonesia. The visitors will stay at the Residency. Malayan political leaders
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  • 64 4 PENANG. Fri The managing proprietor of Aerated Bread Co. P V Mohideen Batch a. pleaded guilty m the Magistrate's Court today to 27 summons charges of failing to pay Into the Employees' Provident Fund its contributions of two employees. K Ji oh y een Batc
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  • 288 4 SANTA CLAI'S varied his party programme yesterday, by plunging: bravely into the morass of Change Alley and being poked, elbowed and jostled on a lastminute shopping tour with a Standard Toy Fund cheque m hand. He was going to buy presents for the
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  • 127 4 TELUK ANSON, Fri. Cash and jewellery worth about $1,400 and eight packets of 555 cigarettes. kept m a cupboard beside the bed occupied by Mr. Soo Tan. a sundry shop owner, and his wife, were removed m the early hours of Wednesday morning by burglars. Mr.
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  • 43 4 TAIPING, Fri. The Chinese Methodist Church held its Xmas party on Wednesday and children had a happy time singing hymns and receiving gifts of toys. Yesterday the Church staged an Xmas play which was watched by a big gathering.
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  • 39 4 LEE BOON CHENG. a youth, was jailed for ten months by the Singapore Third Criminal District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday for extorting $5 from a shopkeeper, G. Veeraragavan. m Market Street on Nov. 16
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  • 61 4 THE children and grandchildren of the directors and staff of the Singapore Casket Co., Ltd., had a great time yesterday when Mr. C. B. Webb, one of the directors of the Company, threw a Christmas party for them at the Great World. On the left are some
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 64 5 TREVOR MELLAND SHEMWELL. claimed trial m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday to a house trespass on Dec. 23,' at Oxley Road. It was alleged that he trespassed into the house of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew at about 10.15 p.m. with intent to steal. Shemwell was allowed $1,000
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  • 244 5 ~-A- *h Y L 3 o0 000 P^P'e m Malaya who rely on Chinese medicines will be hard hit by the recent imposition of 25 per cent import duty on Chinese medicines, the Chinese Physicians' and Medicine Pealers^Associotions of Singapore and
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  • 87 5 Badly Sited 'Zebra' To Be Removed KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council derided at its meeting here last night that a "zebra" pedestrian crossing at Batu Road was not serving its purpose and should be removed. Several councillors pointed out that the crossing site was badly chosen and
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  • 97 5 Christinas 'Guests' In The Zoo CALCUTTA, Dec. 24, (UP) Four rare Malayan tapirs from Bangkok will be "Christmas guests" m the Calcutta Zoo before they resume their journey to New York. The animals were taken off a plane at Dum Dum airport because they proved to be too big for
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  • 64 5 IPOH. Fri. The President of the Kinta Hawkers' Association. Foong Ham. was charged before Magistrate Che Abdullah Ghazalli today for allegedly cheating a woman. Madam Foo Soo Cheng, of $300 cash on July 28. this year at Pasir Puteh Road. Foong Ham claimed trial to the
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  • 37 5 BANGKOK Dec. 24: (AP).— I Thai police m Yala province have arrested five more Chin ese alleged to have been spreading Communist propaganda and supplying food to Thai-Malayan border terrorists, police headquarters here announced.
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  • 63 5 THE Singapore City Council has relaxed its building bylaws to allow for the construction of buildings other than bungalows m two areas. In Siglap. the Council has approved the construction of three pairs of semi-detached bungalows at Yarrow Garden. In the Tanglin area. the Council has
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  • 132 5 100,000 Plan To Alleviate Floods THE Singapore City Council will spend nearly SlOO,OOO next year to improve minor canals and alleviate flooding. Of this sum. $24,000 will so towards lining the main outlet drain from Alexandra Road to Alexandra Canal, near the Bulicr Camp. Other works that will he carried
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  • 80 5 Third Road Death In Three Days SIX hours after a 55-year-old woman, Chan Chee, was involved m an accident with a lorry m Jalan Besar, Singapore- on Thursday evening, she died m the General Hospital. Chan is the third person to be killed m road accidents m Singapore m three
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  • 26 5 THE Malay Opera. Dian Sandiwara, now performing m Taiping, is staging a charity show on Sunday m aid of the Flood Relief Fund.
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  • 47 5 THE Singapore Ramakrishna Mission will start a Hindi class for adults and another for children at the Norris Road, from Jan. 10. next year. Students wishing to join the classes aro asked to contact the Mission authorities at No. 9 Norris Road. Singapore.
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  • 45 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— The cremation took place yesterday m Johore Bahru of the late Mr. S. Ponnampalum. assistant m charge of Tebrau Estate for 40 years. He is survived by his widow, a son. at present m England, and two daughters.
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  • 37 5 ON the Cornell University campus, ,Mr. Lee (right) discusses Malayan labour problems with Professor John Windmulicr. co-ordinator of the School of Industrial and Labour Relations, and Professor Oscar Ornati of the School's faculty (centre).
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  • 100 5 KUALA BEL A IT. Brunei. Dec 24: (Reutcr). Attempts on two successive hic;h tides to refloat a 350-ton Singapore lighter aground at tic mouth of the Belait River here have failed. Today the lighter's cargo of 300 ton^ of stone wiU be unloaded to help
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  • 129 5 THE President of the Malayan Labour Party, Mr. Lee Moke Sang, is completing a three-month survey of labour activities and political organizations m the United States, under the sponsorship of the US Department of State and the U.S. Depart- r.iont of Labour, according to a
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  • 47 5 photo. SINGAPORE'S "Courtesy Cops" (mobile traffic squad) as they appear today with their new uniform and headgear. They now wear white crash helmets instead of navy blue berets. These helmets were issued last week, to protect the men m case of accidents. Standard
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  • 242 5 Feelings Are Mixed HONGKONG, Dec. 24, (AFP)— The appointment of Robert Brown Black, Hongkong's Colonial Secretary, to be Governor of Singapore, has been received here with mixed feelings solely because the people of Hongkong do not like to lose one of the most able
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  • 63 5 BRUNEI TOWX. Dec. 24: <Reuter) The State Council ot Brunei at a meeting here yesterday voted a donation of $15,000 Malayan to the Malaya and Singapore Flood Relief Funds. The Council al>o decided that every: h:ng possible should be (lone to encourage organizations and individuals m
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  • 48 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— A large gathering was present at the residence of Mr and Mrs. Bahar Rasip last night when the marriage of their daughter. Che Raftah, to Mr T.B. Mecdin. of RIDA, Johore Bahru. was celebrated. After the ceremony the guests were entertained to dinner.
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  • 27 5 MR. N. N. Leicester has boon rppointed president of the Singapore. Family Benefit Society m place of the late Dato C. J. Paglar.
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  • Singapore Standard
    • 493 6 /CHRISTMAS DAY the great festival which Christians the world over celebrate to commemorate the birth, 1954 years ago. of the Christchild who was born to humble parents In a lowly .stable and lived a life which the Christian church has set up as the ultimate pattern
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    • 465 6 ■TRAFFIC problems, particularly those which involve the need for more space for the parking of motor vehicles, are common to all big cities the world over. And Singapore, like so many other business centres m other countries, has been trying, determinedly, but with small success, to cope with
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  • 1000 6  -  Rawle Knox By Second of two articles about Thailand. r rilE squads of small, nut- brown soldiers, dressed m a quaint approximation to American uniform, were stamping it out on the dusty barrack-square. m the abominable humid heat that the bright sun raises after the rains. The
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  • 116 6 I WENT to the States ex- pectins to see a hustling, go-getting race of people too busy to find time to talk. Instead 1 found that compared to Britain the tempo of American industry was slow. —MR. VICTOR FEATHER, asst. sec. of the T.U.C. A I
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  • 898 6 'HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL ENGINEER' By The Times' Military Reporter When the Waters were dried and Earth did appear ("It's all one," said the Sapper) The Lord He created the Engineer Her Majesty's Royal Engineer, With the rank and pay of a Sapper. —Kipling. fyilE motto of the Corps of Royal
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  • 502 6 Review of Views 'Silly And Fatuous' TTTUSAN Melayu is of the that the Johore S?f??h men K S action to termi 1? the se ol arship of one of its Malay students m England for visiting Russia and Chi a tuous SUmmer iS SiUy and fa R Tj£ di Jl
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 89 6 Sir At the risk of whipping a tired horse I shu like to observe that Laurie Davis'* attempt, not only to explain, but to defend "Messiah" cuts (as published m your columns last Thur day) fails to convince for the obvious reason that one not defend a
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 291 7 Bright Hopes For Afro-Asian Talks KARACHI, Dec. 24, (Reuter)— Mr. Mohammed Ah, Pakistan s Prime Minister, said yesterday Pakistan would welcome the inclusion of japan and China at the proposed Afro-Asian conference. Jut he thought the admission of China might prea problem as some of
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  • 50 7 GRAZ. Dec. 24. (Reuter)— A Yugoslav soldier who escaped into Austria by swimming m full uniform across the river Mur, was granted political asylum here yesterday. Police quoted him as saying he fled because he was ill treated m the army and living conditions were unbearable-
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  • 34 7 NAIROBI, Dec. 24, (AFP) Fifty more Africans were arrested yesterday by British troops m a continued cleanup m Nairobi. This brings the number of arrests for the past ten days to 500.
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  • 134 7 LONDON, Dec. 24, Ktiiter) British postmen are together walkine enough miles to encircle the earth m efforts to deliver a record 700 million Christmas cards and letters before hristmas Day. London's General Post OfTicr has hired 140.000 extra helpers to sort the mail and solve
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  • 69 7 NICOSIA, Dec. 24: (Reutcr). -^Stu tents who take part m processions m Cyprus m ;re will be expelled from hool and blacklisted (l all others, they were ed last night. 00l officials said the Brit h Di.-trict Commissioner Mr. M. Clemens, told them f students
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  • 27 7 U.S. Army will obtain t'SS 12.000.000 worth of utilitransport planes from the ivilland Aircraft Co., of aria, it was announced In V. i hington.
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  • 53 7 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Dec. 24 (UP) Egypt notified the Security Council yesterday that the crew of the seized Israeli ship Bat Galim will be released on Jan. l. The vessel and its cargo, seized m the Suez Canal, are expected to be released later, the
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  • 110 7 HICAGO, Dec. 24: (UP). ing weather dimmed pcs of a white Christmas many parts of the U.S. v terday, but was expected !o help hold holiday traffic ies m check. Forecast Cii said there was little hope for a white Christmas except m areas
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  • 78 7 SALISBURY, Maryland. Dec 24. (AP) Laundry worker Anna Price thought she saw a laundry bag move yesterday and looked again. It did move. lAnd when a hairy animal started to crawl out she called for help. It turned out to be a pet dog. A Pomeranian named
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  • 200 7 The Big Debate Is On PARIS, Dec. 24, (Reuter)— M. Pierre Mendes France scored a notable triumph m favour of the ratification of the Paris agreements shortly after midnight yesterday when a motion hostile to the government and asking for the adjournment of the ratification
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  • 78 7 Nabbed On Wedding Anniversary LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 24, (UP) —John Barrymore, Jr., 22, son of the late actor, claimed trial yesterday to reckless driving while celebrating his second wedding anniversary. Barrymore was accused of driving his car through heavy traffic m a reckless manner and police said he "was
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  • 54 7 TOKYO. Dec. 24, (AP) Peiping radio said today Chinese Communist planes also have been making leaflet raids, dropping them on the Tachen islands on Monday. Peiping's version was that the raiders "dropped large numbers of leaflet bombs" which "exploded m the air. releasing tens of thousands
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  • 58 7 SAIGON, Dec. 24, (AP)— Two thousand five hundred Catholic refugees from Vinh m Communist Northern Vietnam have been picket! up at sea by French Naval vessels between Dec. 19 and 21. the French Navy announced last night. The vessels continue to patrol the area m the event
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  • 52 7 CHRIS MURPHY, 2, tries his hand at carving while his brothers. Chip, 3 (left), and Bruce. 5, keep their eyes on the drumstick, as they get a head start on the big turkey served at a children's pre Christmas party at the Westchester Candlelight Restaurant m Yonkers.
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  • 96 7 Italians Approve Paris Pact ROME. Dec. 24, (Reuter) Italy's Chamber of Deputies last night ratified by a big margin the Paris agreements setting up the Western European Union and admitting West Germany to the Atlantic Pact. The secret vote, taken after a ten-day debate and exactly two months after the
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  • 44 7 JERUSALEM, Israel, Dec. 24, (UP) Pilgrims began flocking to this city yesterday to spend the Christmas season m the Holy Land. The first group of 120 arrived this morning, about two-thirds of them from the United States. Canada and Latin America.
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  • 194 7 Lord Reading Joins U.S. Chorus— Peking HONGKONG, Dec. 24, (Reuter)— The New China Communist News Agency yesterday accused Lord Reading British Minister of State of trying to scrap international agreements. It said Lord Reading m a statement on Formosa to the House of Lords last Monday was guilty of "a
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  • 184 7 Curves Muscle Figure In 1954 HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 24, (AP) Curvaceous Marilyn Monroe and muscular Marlon Brando are the figures of the year m Hollywood. It is time to assess the happenings of 1954. The year brought fewer scandals, more marriages, less divorces, longer pictures. Better acting and less new talent
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  • 77 7 Ike Plays Santa Before Holidaying WASHINGTON. Dec. 24 (Reuter). President Eisenhower calling out a "Merry Christmas' flew to Augusta. Georgia, yesterday for the holidays. He was accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother. Mrs. John S. Doud. of Denver. The President's private plane, the Columbine, took otf from National Airport
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  • 22 7 Peiping Radio yesterday said preliminary negotiations over the issue of dual nationality of Chinese m Indonesia have been "satisfactorily" concluded.
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  • 75 7 NEW DELHI, Dec. °4 (AP)— Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru says pomp and pageantry are justified on State occasions to bring colour into the lives of people whose existence often is drab. The Prime Minister made this statement m Parliament while defending an appropriation of R520.000 for
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  • 31 7 VATICAN CITY. Dec. 24 (UP) Pope Pius XII has decreed that Catholics may eat meat on New Year's Eve even though It falls on a Friday, it was announced yesterday.
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  • 226 7 Santa Made The Policemen Blush NEW YORK. Dec. 24. (UP)— A street corner Santa Claus burst into ribald song m Times Square yesterday and lost his Santa Claus suit m a police station. But the volunteer organization for which he was ringing a collection bell said they would consider rehiring
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    • 59 7 f Greetings fl V V"* ft II JB j§ /)/u I •a to All Our x^ M Jf. 3% j-om /mw a reiy AIPPF CHRISTMAS a/j</ a Bright and Prosperous New Year. S tt ft |||k|f Ik I' C RAFHJEB PLACE KQBINSON 5 SINGAPORE. S C/oserf y4// Day Today SsSSf
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    • 222 7 o Such Finery 8 0 W\ V^f^ LINGERIE 0 «J^rlTlV^^ in N^-lon Tricot Plus* 0 (j I Q Mt s the plus that makes it RAYWARP Q Q NIGHTIES from $29.50 to $62.00 0 Q SLIPS from $10.50 to $18.95 Q A PANTEES from 5.75 X BRIEFS from 7.50 X
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  • 168 8 PAN American World Airways crews will have "flight" experience with forthcoming Douglas DC-7C's even before the first aircraft is delivered. That twist m preparing personnel for duty m a new type of plane will be accomplished through a CurtissWright Simulator, an allelectronic flight
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  • 192 8 -PACKING PLANE PARTS AS aircraft equipment grows more and more complex, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that it is adequately packed before desprUrh to an overseas buyei. This fact has led to the appearance m Britian of a new type of industry one which specializes
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    • 785 8 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD AND HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE lOINI SERVICI To Colombo Genoa. Marseilles Antwerp. Rotterdam Hamburg 6 BREMEN S'oore P Sham Penang tLEVERKUSEN (HAPAC) 7/7 |an 8 |an 9 |an HESSENSTEIN (LLOYD) 18/22|an 23 |an 24 |an FRANKFURT HAPAC) 5/12 Feb 1 3 Feb 14 Feb Hong Kong Manila. Kobe b
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    • 1114 8 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 1 18 lint.) (Incorporated m Singapore! (12 lines) shinninc Travel i>ep\"* THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE «*p* carriers option to proceed via other ports to load and disrharre cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL GLASCiOW. LONDON CONTINENT. Singapore Due Sails P. Sham Penang Atreii* for Liverpool
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    • 715 8 EAST ASIATIC^!. x, •SILAND.A- I? V\ xk) '•ASIA" jg J0( 10/| OJ| I &X b l ;;4"k. to- SAa,Ncs fR o M5 CA N o s AV!AUK/coNi^ Oore p ••FIONIA" for Bangkok 2 Vnr, "ERRIA- (not c.ny.ng Q a S CC 27 '^Oc C ■I sengers) for Kohsich«r,g, Soigon, Hongkong.
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  • 212 9 RUBBER RISES TO 91 3/8 CENTS AND CLOSES OPTIMISTIC Standard Market Reporter 1 II E ru bber market m Singapore yesterday closed festively optimistic at the hi^hw p Hce tor the year and for two years, first grade for January shipment closing at 91 1 cents per lb. a rise
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  • 103 9 THE Government of Singapore has appointed a live-man committee to examine the Import and fcxport Control Ordinance and to consider whether any further relaxation of the Ordinance is practicable. Members of the committee are: Mr. J.B. Clegs, Director of Commerce and Industry (Chairman); Mr.
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  • 87 9 MALAYAN rubber statistics showed imports mi n November at 27,161 tons, of which 25,587 tons went into Singapore. The total tonnage imported m the 11 months of the year was 321,276 tons, of which 297,234 tons went into Singapore. Most of the rubber came from Sumatra, imports
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  • 87 9 THE Malayan share market yesterday closed for the Christmas holidays fully steady m all sections. The market will re-open on Tuesday, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers M. Cement 148 1.52 M. Colls 0.55 O.fiO Overseas Assur 16.00 17.00 xd MINING Ayer Hitam HO/- SlAcftd
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  • 193 9 BEFORE much of 1955 has passed, a £40,000,000 oil refinery will be m operation at Kwinana, on the shores of Cockburn Sound, 17 miles south of Fremantle. the main port of Western Australia. From an annual input of 3,000,000 tons of crude oil, the refinery will
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  • 30 9 ITALY'S production of bauxite for the first nine months of 1054 totalled 214.--646 tons, against 199,343 tons m 1953 and 212.227 m 1052 lor the same periods. A.F.P.
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  • 255 9 New Volkswagen Built For Economy THE 1955 Volkswagen Sedan standard de luxe and the Convertible models will be capable of covering 40 to 42 miles per gallon, Mr. B. Huisman, Sales Manager of Champion Motors Ltd., told The Standard yesterday. These models have a higher compression ratio of 6.6. Champion
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  • 157 9 THE volume of operations, assets and liabilities m Malayan banks m the three months to October this year remained about unchanged, according to official statistics. The volume of operations m October amounted to $2,879,098,000 ($2,842,667,000 m September and $2,769,849,000 m August), the assets
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  • 767 9  - Commonwealth And The Dollar Trade... SUSAN STRANGE By LONDON. gOME highly significant facts are just now beginning to emerge about the economic relationship of the dollar area with the United Slates' political partners m Europe and the British Commonwealth. As they sink m, here and elsewhere, they are liable to
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  • 35 9 THE Foreign Operations Administration has announced that the United States will increase its assistance to Thailand this fiscal year, ending next June 30, by U5528,200,000. raising it from U558,500,000 to U5536,700,000 UP
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  • 36 9 THE Chambers of Commerce. the Malayan fcxchance Banks' Association, the rubber and commodity markets will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Saturday to Monday Inclusive. Business will resume on Tuesday morning.
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  • 211 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Details of the $500 000 oan from t.ie Federation's Rural and Industrial Development Authority to the North Eastern Transport Service of Kelantan will be made public at a special meeting of the company's shareholders at Kota Bahru
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  • 142 9 Ships In Harbour OUTER ROADS Asha: Blinjoe; Rokan; Wei Ming: Hai Fei: Chip Lam: Kalockoe; State of Madras; Pula; Barbara Lykes: Mengkara: Sandviken: Thepamat: Gadila: Kasimbar; Aldegonda; Chong Ya; Lcxa Maersk; Chas Mcleod. INNER ROADS Beetoni;: Belaga; Hin Ann: Sin Hong Ho; I lan Thale; Konpira Maru; Kah Poh; Teik
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  • 75 9 PARIS. Dec 24: (AFP) An agreement on United States economic aid to Pakistan is to be signed shortly m Pakistan. The agreement provides that the United States will give aid to Pakistan to the value of $105,000,000. The first deliveries of goods under this agreement added
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  • 414 9 ghjgh Standard Staff Correspondent THE wet weather has adversely affected the cultivation of vegetables m Negri Sembilan, the State Agricultural Officer, Mr. G. S. Keeping, told The Standard. This has led to a temporary shortage of some types of vegetables and to increased
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  • 60 9 THE total area of wet and dry padi planted m thq 1953-54 season covered 838,400 acres, while the area harvested was 814.920 acres, according to official statistics. The total planted and to be planted covered 863,960 acres of wet padi and 48,420 dry padi.
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  • 146 9 THE produce tnarkt t in Singapore was quiet m all tions with little business reported. Coronut oil for sellers m Penang indiraterj $4f» ptr picul. Copra opened dull bill < lo.scd quiet at urn-hanged quotations from Thursday. Pepper prieH were unchanced Muntok white being quoted $205
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  • 70 9 'COLOMBO PLAN' day-old chick*— 2.oo* of them -—nil! bf flown by the British government to Karachi In March to help Pakistan's egg production and oreedlnc programme It was stated m London Jf quest J OT th chltk which will be selected from White Leghorn. Rhode Island Red,
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    • 490 9 rVBtRTHED TICKETS FOR THE "RAJULA tf „,is<. FROM SINGAPORE N 9tb JANUARY. 1955. .-v RTHED tickets for the R.ijula" sailing on .January 1955 for ■n and Madras will at our Unbcrthed ):Ti<~e at Trafalgar Wednesday. 29th B1 9 00 a.m XiK i KKRR CO. LTD. j B I S.N. CO
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    • 172 9 The Bankruptcy Ordinance (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore TN BANKRUPTCY. No 141, A of 1954. Re: SURAIN bin TALIR of Post Office Garage, Choon Guan Street. Singapore. Receiving Order made 22nd October, 1954. Date of Adjudication 22nd October, 1954. Date and
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  • 545 10 EVERYBODY asks me— who is Odnoposoff? I have gleaned a little information about this violinist who is to give a recital for the Musical Society m the St. Andrew's War Memorial Hall on Wednesday, January 5. He is described as Argentinian, though his name suggests a colder
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  • 791 10 m many parts of Europe is traditionally an occasion for theatrical entertainment, and many people who would not normally enter the portals of a theatre make their annual visit to the pantomime or the Christmas play. For Christmas has become increasingly a festivity for children, and
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  • 306 10 pHILIPS have undertaken the considerable task of recording the complete keyboard works of J. S. Bach. Though variously written for the clavichord and harpsichord, the latter instrument is used exclusively m these recordings, m the capable hands of the young Viennese artist. Isolde Ah'.gnmm. who, with
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    • 436 10 JgSgjk I.ATKST < K*yt\' *c ;> CLASSICS IN JAZZ BENNY COODMAN LC 6680 I'll always be m love with you, I knew that ycu j. know. St. Louis Hues; Bannister' Hide; Love is JiKt around the corner; I'll never be the same; -C Cherokee; Mus'C maestro, Dlease «C I CLASSICS
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    • 206 10 Bock I I \lC3y lick of i-tcV^* I/ V) Rea I r/ m, mmJ Sole Agents i I EDWARD EU CO LTD 1 Orchard Ko^> Sincere 9. Phone ****** I Is there anything jjti^k to relieve this il |L prickly heat? Mm Asepso wf FOR ALL SM N J COMPLA
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 21 10 <fclf i/^ ss] "*^K^ u Ne use you ringing the bell like that Mr. Jones. Your wife's still m the bath."
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    • 36 10 "And what are you going to be. Johnny, if the neighbours allow you to grow up?" "Mrs. Jones, there are some nasty cracks on my bedroom wall." "That's the last lodger; he was always writing >m."
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  • 784 11  -  Peter Wilson By FOR the second year m succession. I have been honoured by beins included m a list of the worlds leading sports writers who have been asked by the Swedish newspaper "\y Tid" to (>h o?se the ten outstanding athletes, amateur or
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  • 302 11 Ceylon Varsity Fail Against Fighting Techs Xl ALA LUMFUm, Fri.— Technical College Kuaia Lumpur, added lustre to Malayan rugger when they beat the hitherto unbeaten Ceylon University by eight points to three m the concluding match of the unofficial l e SS y fiTtST* todavbeat the University of Malaya after
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  • 133 11 A Singapore Malays football team, consisting of 17 P n, ye P and tnree officials, will fly to the Federation at i a.m. today to play six matches there. The officials will be Mr. Nayah Haron, manager, Mr. Abu Bakar Lamin secretary, and Mr. Ibrahim Isa.
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    • 296 11 NOW SHOWING at the REX I DA/iV; /45 4.00 6.30 9.30pm. S TONY CURTIS FIGHTS HIS WAY THROUGH THE S j STEAMING JAP- INFESTED JUNGLES OF THE PACIFIC! (J I'•■1 <Nl A^__lAJ_ _dA i fl /i >'^ _K_B_aE_( _f kV fl a_^h^^_l _H£_l l_&k_H_& r i\ /m !\1 ix it
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  • 1182 12  -  WINDSOR LAD Or Take Little Andy For Safety By PENANG, Fri.— With JESSELTON and LITTLE ANDY accepting, Singapore Trainer Jack Spencer holds a strong hand m the main six furlongs sprint for Class Two horses today, opening day of the Penang X'mas and New Year
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  • 230 12 Windsor Lad The Pilot Trundle Hill Scrutineer 1~"" TKI MPIMiTON H fJIJ 1 I KRINO CiMTTKRIMi gHPSSEi O mi. mm Demonic I riiinpinKton II Buck Rei>« 1 Hay Ue Lyon Trumpineton II Jz^_ lK l>o Coring SHOWMANSHIP SIM.I-MIOIR SPI.KNIMH X I RO<i II Miinlee HbowMMßshlp Fort View sliowmaiMilp
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  • 1145 12 RACE 1: 2.15 p.m.— Horses Class 5, Div. 4—7 Furs. 1. M 3 Demonic 6y 9.00 Mr. S. C. Wong and Madam Chan Peck Yoke Bagby Bagby 2. 0."»« Palitny 5y 8.13 Mr. Ng Yue Nin Wadsworth Patterson 3. 808 The Bossin Drs. J. D. Donnehy W.
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    • 274 12 COLONY Brow I SJAHTS ACAIH resume on Monday a f lPr s htpsc of nearly a month ~i *ul Url BS-'"- m a. at S ;>| WSfftejßfi (Mnyflo-Acr*. HUI Khcn Singles: On 2 P O !i L, m I mp.rrv v, U. sada,, ,M o r V csgSL&jHuas? 1 pir
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