Singapore Standard, 1 February 1956

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    26 1 Singapore Standard STANDARD ***** (5 lines) POLICE 2400 FIRE BRICADE GENERAL HOSPITAL 2811 2414 TXVI. No. 209 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1956 16 PAGES 13 CENTS
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    Lock icon REDS BOMB SPORE POLICE
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    Lock icon light' Strikes 27 Children
    153 1 light' Strikes 27 Children KAJA NG, Tues. Twenty-seven children were injured today when a bolt of lightning struck the Sungei Chua New iJU?e School during a sf\ere rainstorm. children, including a Id girl with severe on her neck, were adlittcd to the Kajang Hospit ,htning struck as the ;> of
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    Lock icon Thrown Out Of Business
    57 1 ART A. Jan. 31 »UP>— than 900 foreign im- :> m Indonesia were d from business today under a new regulation of £conomic Ministry. The Ministry announced that out of 1.000 foreign imrters m Indonesia only 44 fnplied with the new deI rules issued m Septem-
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    Lock icon PURE URANIUM
    25 1 Pi RE uranium has been r iced m Australia from Dium ore. Mr. Rupert Professor of Metallurgy Sydney University of Techmnounced yesterday. Router.
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    Lock icon TIN DOES $6 DROP
    62 1 THE Singapore tin metal price recorded the biggest single-day drop this year, yesterday's quotation of $382 i per picul being $6 lower than the price on Monday. The lower metal price followed similar trends m the world mr'al markets. The tin share market responded to the
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    Lock icon Cyclone Hits Fiji
    68 1 SUVA. Jan. 31 (Reuter)" The town of Lautoka, second largest m the Fiji Islands group was extensively damaged and the township of Ba was completely flooded today when a cyclone passed over the northwestern part of Vitl Levu, the Fiji's biggest island. All traffic at Nandi airport
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    87 1 THE scene outside Singapore's Geyl a n r Police Station taken 15 minutes after last nights Communist grenade attacks on police posts. Geylang Police Station was the second target, the first being the C.I.D. headquarters and the third was the Reserve Unit HQ. m Jalan Eunos.
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    Lock icon NEW BID TO END BIG STRIKE
    112 1 NEW BID TO END BIG STRIKE MELBOURNE. Jan. 31 (Reuter) The National Executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Federal Government are both meeting tomorrow to discuss the nationwide strike of 24.000 dockers which is slowly paralysing the nations industry. Thousands are unemployed because of shortages of
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    Lock icon Snow Crushes Shack: 14 Killed
    65 1 ivIAEBASHI, Japan. Jan. 31 (UP)— A leaden blanket of snow heaped nine feet thick on the roof of a flimsy mining shack crushed the wood frame building like a matchbox early today. Killing 14 sleeping miners m a frosty grave Fifteen others who were m
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    Lock icon SNAKES ALIVE
    36 1 JUDGE Joseph E. Cook dissolved a 15-year marriage m Denver, Colorado, yesterday, after Mrs. Marion Ellsworth Woodmansee, 32, testified her husband. 33. had forced her to live m a cave inhabited by snakes. A.P.
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    Lock icon STATION AFIRE
    35 1 FIRE partly burnt the roof of the Police Field Barracks m Kota Bharu yesterday. It was put out by the men on the spot before the arriva* of the Kota Bharu Fire Brigade.
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    Lock icon FORCED LANDING
    21 1 A NATIONALIST Chinese Sabrejet fighter yesterday made an emergency landing at Hongkong's civil airport after developing engine trouble. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Talks Enter Vital Stage
    190 1 PROGRESS REPORTED LONDON, Jan. 3J (Reuter and Andrew 4Uth-)— The Malayan Independence Conference with Britain enters a crucial stage today. An "important" plenary session will be held this afternoon with reports of ''very satisfactory progress m all directions." Federation Chief Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman and his
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    Lock icon Peking Pens Raise A Legal Issue
    116 1 Peking Pens Raise A Legal Issue RANGOON, Jan. 31 (UP)— Commercial circles watched closely today developments m a lawsuit brought by an American firm against Burmese importers of a Chinese Com-munist-made fountain pen patterned after a popular U.S.-made pen. Agents for the Parker Pen Company and the Dutch firm of
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    Lock icon M. Mollet s New Approach
    66 1 PARIS. Jan. 31 (Reuter) M. Guy Mollet, leader of the French Socialist Party m a speech before the French National Assembly today said that his government "will make a new approach m agreement with our Western allies m an attempt to break \he present deadlock
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    Lock icon AWARD FOR AID
    28 1 MRS. Spencer Tracy, wife of the actor, has received the Save The Children Federation's annual award for services to handicapped children and their parents.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Raid On Extremists
    67 1 TUNIS, Jan. 31 (AP) All offices of the extreme nationalist wing of the Tunisian NeoDestour Party were raided and sealed shut yesterday as the Government apparently moved to stamp out the influence of Salah Ben Youssef. Ben Youssef himself has been missing for several days. On Saturday
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    Lock icon 15,818,000 SOULS
    21 1 CANADA'S population on Jan. 1 stood at 15.818.000. the Canadian Bureau of Statistics said m a social report. U.P.
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    Lock icon GIRL FLEES FROM MOUNTAIN SPIRITS
    147 1 SAINT LUPICIN. Eastern France. Jan. 31 (Reuter)— E 1 cv c n-year-old Julienne Rachero is today far from her home m the care of nuns who will try to restore peace to her "ghost haunted" life m this Jura mountain village. Since last October Julienne,
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    Lock icon Scientists For Peking
    42 1 HONGKONG. Jan. 31 (Reuter) Fifty-one Chinese on their way to Red China from the United States arrived here today m the liner President Wilson. They included four chemists two doctors of philosophy, two engineers, one physicist and two physicians
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    Lock icon Refinery Area Ablaze
    44 1 Refinery Area Ablaze NYNAESHAMN, Sweden. Jan. 31 <AP)— Sweden's biggest oil refinery was ablaze last night. About one-sixth of the refinery area which includes more than 100-oil storage tanks m addition to buildings, was burning and more than 100 firemen were fighting the flame?.
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    Lock icon Patrol Arrests Three Youth 18 Injured In 16 Minutes Of Terror
    332 1 Patrol Arrests Three Youth 18 Injured In 16 Minutes Of Terror By Standard Staff Reporters IN 16 terror-packed minutes, Communist killer gangs last night wounded 14 policemen and four civilians m welltimed grenade attacks on three police stations m Singapore. Targets of the Communist attacks were I the CID headquarters
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    Lock icon Ban On China Trade
    264 1 Eden Takes Up A Vital Issue: WASHINGTON. Jan. 31 (Reuten The Anglo-Ameri-can conference today took up one of the most controversial issues before it Britain's proposal to reduce embargoes on trade with Communist China. In advance of toduys luncheon discussion between President Eisenhower and the British
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    Lock icon PETROL UP 2 CENTS
    156 1 MOTORISTS m Singapore and the Federation will, from today, pay two cents more per gallon for their petrol. Announcing this yesterday. Mr. J. B. Heaton. Sales Manager of Shell, said the increase was necessitated by a heavy increase m tanker freight and m world prices of
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    Lock icon DAG IN BOMBAY
    38 1 MR. DAG Hammarskjoeld. Secretary-General of the United Nations arrived m Bombay yesterday from Karachi on his way to the session of the Economic Commission on Asia and the Far East at Bangalore, South India. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Bosses Must Pay For Bath Time
    808 1 Bosses Must Pay For Bath Time WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (AP) Workers who have to change clothing and bathe because they handle dangerous acids on the job must be paid for time so spent, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday. The tribunal also held that the 1947 Portal-to-Portal Act did not
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    Lock icon PARTIALLY DRY
    23 1 PARTIAL prohibition has been imposed m Poland under a decree banning the sale of alcoholic drinks to youths and drunkards. Reuter
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    Lock icon 'Action Against Floods Wanted'
    187 2 Spore City Council News CITY Councillor. Mrs. Robert Eu (Prog.— West), speaking on adjournment at the ordinary meeting of the Council yesterday, said the people of Singapore were vexed with the action of the Government towards flood alleviation. "Not only Bedok farmers are affected but farmers
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    Lock icon Busmen May Get A Refund
    105 2 SINGAPORE Chinese Bus Owners may get a refund of 51 76.000 m licence fees for December last year. The Singapore City Council yesterday while formally refusing to refund the fees for the 27 days when the buses were idle due to strike, decided it would
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    Lock icon HALLS DIGNITY TO BE RESTORED
    137 2 SINGAPORE Citfr Council yesterday the Memorial Hall from becoming a cluster ci "rabbit hutches." and $32,000 incidentally, when it rescinded a recommendation to retain the partitions put up for the Colombo Plan Conference, and to air condition the Hall. Nominated Councillor. Mr. S.H.D. Elias who
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    Lock icon Halt All Promotions For
    59 2 THESE three senior pupils of the Fkukis Fnh School of DsMKisg m Singapore will perform the Spanish Fa* Dance at the ncl«»- Chinese School hall m aid of the Students' Christian Association of tbe University of Malaya, on Saturday. They are: from left to right, Miss
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    Lock icon Time Being Hear Our Views First: SHB Police
    283 2 Time Being Hear Our Views First: SHB Police the leave of privileges of foreign-domiciled officers. A committee representing the rank- and- files ask that their evidence before the Commission be held m camera "to eliminate exposure of material which may be vital to security of the Port." DISSATISFACTION m the
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    Lock icon WAGE CLAIM DISCUSSED
    57 2 THE Singapore Government yesterday began preliminary discussions with leaders of its employees' unions on the wage increase claim by more than 3,000 G.C.S. and Postal clerks. The clerks demand an increase of $15 to $40 a month m their basic wages. It would cost the Government nearly
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    Lock icon Singapore Urged To Abolish Quarantine
    180 2 Singapore Urged To Abolish Quarantine THE Singapore Government has been approached by th» visiting Indian Parliamentary delegation to abolish the existing quarantine system completely, said th€ leader of the delegation. Mr T. Parttabhiraman. yesterday. The delegation, sponsored fey the, Indian Union Ministry !of Transport, is m Singapore to study conditions
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    Lock icon Young Couple Charged With Killing Baby Son
    315 2 Young Couple Charged With Killing Baby Son CO-TENANTS of a house told a Singapore court yesterday that a young couple living m the same house often beat up their three-year-old son behind closed doors. The boy's body was discovered on the beach at Bedok on Nov. 17 with 15 injuries.
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    245 3  - Nancy Sends 'em With A Cool Beat A Hot Patter ANDY FANG By CURVACEOUS Nancy Draper, Singapore's own woman drummer scored a tremendous hit with her Malayan audience at last night's recording for Radio Malaya's "Evening Star" show conducted by Mr. Kingsley Morrando. A wizard on the "skins," Nancy, who
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    Lock icon Death Of An Ipoh Planter
    97 3 IPOH. Tues.— Mr. J E. B. Jessamine. 56, manager of Dusun Bertam Estate, died here last night. Perak's British Adviser, planters and miners attended the funeral which took place •t Batu Gajah this e\ening. Non-Commissioned Officers of the Royal Scots Fusiliers were pall-bearers Mr. Jessamine
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    Lock icon RUBBER FROM LEAVES
    258 3 US ATOM GROUP'S BIG DISCOVERY information on formation and turnover of rubber which will be available for use m various technological studies," the AEC said. It said a study carried out at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, showed that radioactive carbon assimilated by rubber trees "is formed initially into
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    Lock icon BOUND OVER FOR ASSAULT
    52 3 MALACCA. Tuos. Budin bin Manap. 49, was yesterday convicted m the Alor Gajah Magistrate's Court for assaulting Simpang bin Ujan outside a barber shop m Lubok China m October, last year. He was bound over to be of gTOci behaviour for three months m the sum
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    Lock icon They Seek Ways To End All Strikes
    155 3 They Seek Ways To End All Strikes THE Working Committee of the 95 trade unions which claims a membership of 85.000 Singapore workers, will meet on Sunday to discuss the various strikes m the Colony and pia n ways and means to end them. Mr. Jamit Singh, secretary of the
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    Lock icon 'Malayanize The Roads'
    83 3 A call to Malayanize road names was made by Singapore City Councillor. Mr. Lee Choon Eng, at the meeting of the Council yesterday. Stating that a great deal had been said about Malayanization, Mr. Lee asked: "Why can't we Malayanize street names as well?" He was referring
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    Lock icon Marshall: 111 Fight Traitors To Merdeka
    489 3 SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, yesterday made a resolute pledge to fight for independence even "if there are traitors who seek to sabotage the merdeka mission" to London m April. In a heated denunciation of the Opposition move to boycott the mission, Mr.
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    Lock icon HE HELPED TO IMMORTALIZE SIR STAMFORD
    136 3 THE man whose publishing i house helped t o immortalize Sir Stamford Raffles m one of the most comprehensive work? ever written on the founder of Singapore, is due m the Colony today en route to Australia. He is Mr. Hoddsr-Williams, director of Hodder
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    Lock icon Keep Away From Wives, Court Says
    118 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. President of the Kluang Sessions Court, Mr. N. L Cohen, today warned Corporal Yacob bin Yusof of the Special Constabulary to "keep away from other peoples' wives." He gave this warning after convicting Special Constable Alimat bin Seno for causing grievous
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    Lock icon Resignation Is Being Considered
    75 3 THE President of the Singapoi c City Council Mr. J. T. Hea yesterday told the Council that the resignation of the Nominated Councillor Mr. Yap Pneng Geek is now under consideration by the Governor. Mr. Yap submitted his resignation after he lost a motion seeking to
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    38 3 AS the Singapore City Council's legal adviser's report on the lease of 200 acres of land to the Island Club was considered "quite insufficient," the Council at yesterday's monthly meeting decided to reconsider the issue.
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    Lock icon SPORE HAS INFERIORITY COMPLEX – SAYS VISITOR
    457 3 SPORE HAS INFERIORITY COMPLEX SAYS VISITOR IX some ways, Singapore has an "inferiority complex about the attractions she has to offer tourists," Mr. R W. Marshall. General Manager of the New Zealand Government Department of Tourism and Publicity, said here yesterday after a three-day visit. Mr Marshall, who left the
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    203 4 AFTER 3 SHOTS, 3 PIPS He Was Gunmen's Target In Midnight Shoot-Up* KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Inspector K. Subbiah of the Selangor CID who was severely wounded by a Chinese gunman at Weld Road here last Tuesday, has been promoted along with two other inspectors, to the
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  • DOCKERS OFFER TO END STRIKE
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      Lock icon Reds Burn 2 Estate Bulldozers
      92 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues An unknown number of terrorists last night burnt two bulldozers on the Timor division of Sagil Estate m the Tangkak area. Johore. The bulldozers were, howjevei. not badly damaged. The manager of the estate said it appeared to be very amateurish work.
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      Lock icon Teachers' Backpay In April
      93 4 A TOTAL of 215 Normal graduates of the Singapore Teachers Training College will come m for a windfall of $300,000 when they receive their backpay m April this year. These teachers graduated m September, last year, and till now have been receiving probationary scale pay for
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      Lock icon OH Lamp Causes $10,000 Damages
      180 4 A naked light left unattended m an attap house m Nee Soon Village. Singapore, at dawn yesterday, ignited the plank wall and completely gutted the house m 15 minutes. As a result 25 Colony workers and their families were rendered homeless. Property estimated at $5,000
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      257 4 THEY LAY DOWN TWO CONDITIONS THE Singapore Naval Base Labour Union yesterday wrote to the Commodore Superintendent, Commodore F. M. Walton, agreeing: to call off the 15--day-old strike by its 9,000 members on two conditions. The conditions are: All future evictions of Asian families from the
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      Lock icon COMMODITY PRICES
      151 4 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cent* per Ib m Singapore yesterday were: Kuyers Sellers Housr Terms Spot f.o.b. 1071 107? Jan 107 V 107 < No. 2 Jan. 105J 1061 No. 3 Jan. 1051 1052 Tone: Steady quiet. TLN PKICfc The orire of tin yesterday was $3825 per picul (Down
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      Lock icon Berliner Charged In Court, Claims Four-Power Protection
      339 4 Berliner Charged In Court, Claims Four-Power Protection FRANZ Rosenthal, 55. a Berliner who claimed to be "four-power protected," yesterday appeared m the Singapore Eighth Magistrate's Court to answer a charge of illegally entering the Colony on Oct. 22, last year. I The prosecution stated that Rosenthal landed m Singapore by
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      Lock icon Cat' Turned Out To Be A Burglar
      121 4 Cat' Turned Out To Be A Burglar WHEN 2 Singapore housewife. Madam Tan Siang Mui. heard a noise downstairs at dawn yesterday, she dismissed it as "cats raising hell." But when she saw a dark figure m her bedroom a few minutes later, she let it out with gusto "thief,
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      102 4 THE Historical Exhibition to be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall from Feb. 6 to Feb. 11 will give local teachers ideas as how to create interest among their pupils en the history of Singapore. The Exhibition which will be opened by the Governor. Sir
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      67 4 MINIMUM Temperature: From 7.30 p.m. Jan. 30 to 7.30 a.m. Jan. 31. Singapore (73F). Penang (72F). Kota Bahru (73F), Kuala Lumpur (71F), Ipoh <:».F>. Kuantan (69F). Maximum Temperature: From 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Jan. 31. Singapore (85F), Penang (91F). Kota Bahru (84F). Kuala Lumpur (91F), Ipoh <92F),
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      Lock icon OLD FAMILY HOME NOW A CLUB
      160 4 Aussie Garrison Takes Over PENANG. *Vcd.— A 100--year-old Chinese family residence m Light Street now stands as the Penang Garrison Club, which was officially opened today by Col. W F Speed, the Senior Australian Officer m Malaya. Col. Speed, m his address, said that
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    695 5 IPOH, Tues. The Deputy Chief Police Officer, Perak, Mr. Arthur Stacey Barham, today described as "absolutely, completely and utterly untrue," an allegation that the incidents which resulted m a clash between Police and striking mine workers m Tronoh Mines village on April 16 might have been engineered
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    Lock icon Malaya s Youth Told Of Their Responsibilities
    240 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Officer Administering the Government, Mr. David Gray, today warned Malaya's school children that the price of liberty was eternal vigilance. In a message commemorating the Federation's eighth anniversary, Mr. Gray said: "The price of liberty, it has been well
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    Lock icon I, Man In The Know Gets 3 Months
    148 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tucs. A man whose information rnaoled Security Forces to kill •:ee Communist terrorists m two engagements was led away from the dock todsy to s rye a three-menth stretch for possession of a pistol and e:sht rounds of ammunition. Police
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    107 5 Ballet Dance Examiner Due Shortly AN' examiner from the Royal f of Dancing. London. ,rrive m Singapore next week to conduct examinations for 600 pupils of ballet schools .o Colony and the Federation. She is Miss Ward Tamplin. who is the third R.A.D. representative to be sent out to the
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    36 5 HONGKONG, Jan 31. Special Standard Service; Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $15.75 to £1 Sterling: $5.88 to USSI: $1,839 to Malayan 51: $0,145 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $255,125 to a tael.
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    Lock icon Bomb Attacks On Police
    92 5 ABOVE, scene outside the C.1.D., Cecil Street where five people, three policemen and two civilians, were injured when a gienade was thrown last night. Below, police officers approach an unexploded grenade, which was one of two flung into the Police Reserve Unit Headquarters, Jalan Eunos, a
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    Lock icon 'Park Society Needs Support'
    218 5 'Park Society Needs Support' KUALA LUMPUR. Tucs. I —Sir Raja Uda m his capacity as chairman of the "Friends of Templer Park Society" said today that he hoped there will be similar parks m every State with a national trust established to take charge of them. The Society, he said,
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    Lock icon Old' Boys' Dinner
    75 5 MALACCA, Tues. The High School Old Boys' Association here will hold a dinner for eight of their "old" boys who have been honoured by the Queen m recent years, at the school hall, on Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. The eight are: Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan. Messrs.
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    326 6 'Repay The Loans Or We Will Sue' "What I want you to realise is that the whole country depends on you to repay this money which Government cannot afford to give to you," he said. KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Federal Government has threatened to prosecute the
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    Lock icon 'Hardened Criminal' Gets Jail
    123 6 IPOH, Tues. Lee Ngow, 48, described by Magistrate Che Jamal bin Abdul Latif as a "hardened criminal", was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for theft of eight pieces of zinc sheets worth $16. Reading Lee's record of a string of 12 convictions, the Magistrate said: "You
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    71 6 Heavyweight wrestling champion of Japan, Riki Dozan. yesterday gave a gift of $20t to the Singapore Youth Sports Centre Fund. The gift was handed to the Centre's treasurer. Mr. H. F. Clements, m his office. The 275-pound Japanese, flew into the Colony on Monday to wrestle with
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    75 6 'Anonymous Letters Are Useless K. KANGSAR. Tues.— The OCPD Mr. J. J. Raj (ASP) issued a statement today telling the public not to send anonymous letters or complaints. Such letters were useless, he said. The statement was issued following the receipt of several anonymous letters. The letters complained of corruption
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    217 6 New Approach' To Deadlock KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The staff side of the National Daily Rated Whitley Council is to try a "new approach" to solve the current deadlock with the Federation Government over its demand for a $4-a-ftay basic wage. Mr. S. R. Perumal, secretary
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    39 6 JOHN B. HALL wa? fined $35 m the Singapore Second Traffic Magistrate's Court yesterday for driving m a careless manner at Cavanagh Road which resulted m a collision with a motor van on Sept. 15 last year.
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    53 6 PENANG, Tues— A surveying frigate of the Royal Indian Navy. Sutlej. under the command of Lieut-Commander D. C. Kapoor. will arrive m Penang on Feb. 6. The Sutlej which is on operational duties will visit Penang for refuelling and provisioning. The frigate will be m Penang
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    346 6 Young Soldier's Gun-Lark Caused Death Of Comrade KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. "Bang... Bang', cried a tesnaged National serviceman as he toyed with his man-sized carbine. But when the gun did go "bang" minutes later, another soldier collapsed on the corridor. John Thomas Burt, 19. a private of the First Battalion Royal
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    155 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Following an inquiry yesterday into the shooting incident at Kuala Kubu Bahru, the Selangor Police summarily dismissed the special constable responsible. The constable's gun went oft as he struck a Chinese tapper with the butt when the man protested against
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    74 6 PENANG, Tues.— A youth Ahmad bin Rejab, was charged m the Magistrate's Court today with causing hurt to Mohamed bin Che Lah at the UMNO fun fair m Dato Kramat Road on Jan. 30. He faced a second charge of causing hurt to detective Tan Say
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    84 6 Rice Man's Appeal Dismissed IPOH, Tues. Dismissing the appeal of a rire dealer Xo-J^to. day, Mr. Justice Pretheroe saic^B that Government's chief wea-^ pon against the terrorists was the denial of foodstuff to them. Ng Hock Guan. appellant m the case, was fined $500 by a magistrate for failing to
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    80 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Sessions Court President. Raja Azlan Shah today fined Yahaya bin Ibrahim. 22. of Kampong Pandan $50 or one^, months imprisonment fozMN dishonestly retaining stolenw property. The Court was told that on Feb. 16. last year. Phang Tee Thin left his bicycle outside a
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    84 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. S. Arumugam 21, of Sentul, was today jailed a year by Sessions Court President, Raja Azlan Shah for voluntarily causing hurt to a woman. Inspector Paul Raj, prosecuting, told the Court that while the woman. G. Lexchumi was wailing for a bus at
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    73 6 PENANG. Mon. A labourer, Lim Tua Thau, claiming trial to a charge of attempted suicide by jumping into the sea from a launch, told the Magistrate's Court today, that he fell overboard accidentally. Lim said, "I was m a confused state of mind. I was
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    51 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A patrol of the 2/6 Gurkha Rifles killed one of three terrorists contacted at Kuala Pilah. Negri Sembilan. yesterday. The terrorists threw a grenade at the patrol but it was a dud. Two rifles. 51 rounds of ammunition and two packs wert
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      164 7 THREE pretty Hongkong songsters have come to like Singapore so well that they say they do not mind exchanging the bright lights for the role of a housewife if they meet the right man. The three. Misses Anna Yang Lee Chuan, Chan Siong Wah
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      135 7 45,000 Youths In Festival A 'Festival of Youth.' 1 described as the biggest event since the World Assembly of Youth, will be held m the' Colony during the first week of May. J About 45.000 youths from organizations affiliated with the Singapore Youth Council will participate m the extensive programme
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      77 7 THE PASIR Panjang Boys' Club. Singapore, at its recent Annual General Meeting, elected the following officebearers for 1956. Patrons: Messrs. James Miller, Aw Cheng Chye. Ng Keng Siang. C. K. Cheng and H. J. C. Kulasingha. Chairman: Mr. Ang Soon Hoe; secretary; Mr. Tan Hwee Hock; treasurer:
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      106 7 Refund Of Provident Fund Urged PENANG. Tues The North Division of the Province Wel'lesley Union of Ex-Members of Malayan Security Forces decided at an executive meeting yesterday, to urge the Union's headquarters to ask the Government to refund all the provident fund of its members. The meeting agreed that for
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      46 7 V. NALATAMBI, a labourer, of Senda Estate, who on Jan. 23. took away from a food restricted area without a permit a tin of ghee was fined $300. or two months' jail by Mr. N. L. Cohen m the Sessions Court. Kluang. yesterday.
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    229 7 Colony As A Constituent Unit? MANCHESTER, Jan. 31 (Reuter)— The Manchester Guardian today expressed the view that a Malayan Federal Government might be better off if Singapore was constituent unit. I The Labour Front m Sinapore has again expresesd s desire to Federate Sinapore with
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    209 7 100 HOUSES FOR AUSSIE FAMILIES PENANG. Tues. One hundred houses, costing approximately two and a half million dollars, now m the process of being built en an 18-acre plot m Tanjong Tokong, opposite the new Chinese Swimming Club, are expected to be ready within six months' time to house the
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    116 7 However, they didn't mind the heat a bit so long as pretty Yoshle Hamamoto. their mistress was at hand with fresh fish as this Standard photo shows. Splashing about m their special zinc tub at the Bukit Bintang Park this afternoon, the "sleek" characters kept attendants of
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    47 7 A DETECTIVE Sergeant. Tan Chee Cheng, and a Straits Times cameraman. Chew Boon Chin, were cautioned and discharged by the Singapore Sixth Magistrate. Mr. D.C. D'Cotta, yesterday when they pleaded guilty to fighting m public at Bencoolen Street on Jan, 30.
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    61 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. The manager of Lenwa Rubber v was fined Mt m the Magistrates Court today for friian^ to pay $433 to the EmM 9 Provident Fund m act of 43 persons m hi> c r.p:oy m October. He told the court tnat owin^ to
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    44 7 TWO British seamen. II J. *aven and P. G. Corncy. ye.serday pleaded guilty m the Singapore Eighth Magistrate's to causing mischief by aushing two hand trolleys into he sea at the Harbour Board ivhhrf early yesterday morning. lhey were each fined $10.
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    136 7 A WILD elephant gone berserk m the Jalan Kuala Brang has been keeping tappers under voluntary "house arrest" for the past few days. It has already wreaked havoc on about 30 acres of young rubber and gambir trees which seem to be its favourite focd.
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    260 7 Teachers Hit Out At Foreign Degrees And Say There's— 'Malayan British Qualifications Must Be Guarded' SINGAPORE'S graduate teachers yesterday hit out at those who are agitating for recognition of degrees obtained outside the British Commonwealth. Academic qualifications should follow the political (trend development within the
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    58 7 PENANG. Tucs. Teong Sai Toh Guan, a Tcochcw opera company, will give two performances at Paya Terubong on Feb. 3. under. the sponsorship of the Malayan Chinese Association, Penan?. To enable those from the surrounding hill areas to see the show, the authorities have approved the
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    408 7 'Road Depression Was A Trap' MECHANIC APPEALS CONVICTION IPOH, Tues. Judgment was reserved m the appeal against the conviction and sentence of an aircraft mechanic from Singapore, Li Chu Kit, 22, who had received a six months' jail term for "doing a rash act not
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    71 7 Malayan Homes, Gardening NEW quarterly journal published m Singapore, entitled "Malayan Homes and Gardens," is to have its first issue out on sale next month (xMarch). The editor is Mr. Wong Teik Hong, author of the book "Square Dance Calling Simplified." which was published m the Colony three years ago.
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    56 7 TWENTY-ONE men claimed trial to a charge of obstructing the approaches to Rotherham Gate at the Singapore Naval Base on Jan. 30 m furtherance of a trade dispute when they appeared m the Fifth Magistrate's Court yesterday. They were allowed bail of $100 each. The
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    347 7 PIITIIRF SIJLTANAH MUST BE A MALAY, WOMEN URGE JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. UMNO women are to demand that the future Sultanah of Johore must be a Malay. The Wadi Hana branch of the Johore Bahru Kaum Ibu (women section of UMNO) will introduce a resolution at a meeting
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    72 7 Be CalmWorkers Told PEXANG. Tues.-The secretary of the Pcnans Harbour Board Staff Association. Mr. Mohamcd SherifT. yesterday urged members "to be calm" during current joint negotiations between the official and staff sides on the question of revision of salary scales* "The Association h::s received the official s-^e's offer which it
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    1250 8 Singapore Standard Political Crisis THE continuing developments on Singapore's political front show every sign of building up to another crisis. The dramatic moves by party groups and their threat to the stability of the Colony's first elected government have become clearer and Singapore's citizens have cause to be worried over
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    495 8 EVERY week an audience of Asians living m London goc s to a BBC studio to hear "Asian Club" broadcast. A distinguished speaker comes to the studio for the broadcast and the members of the audience, who have been told beforehand what his special subject is,
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    548 8 j WHAT does the history of these three; centuries show? ing is that, during these last three hundred years, there has been a steady advance towards the present happy situation m which people are able, without a conflict of loyalties, to take a full share,
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    412 8 asks Arnold Toynbee As we were walking together round York, that day, my eye was caught by a mediaeval tower, standing on a green mound, which I had never noticed before, so we went up to it to see whether there was any information about its history. Indeed there was.
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    941 8  - The NEWS as it strikes me! ASTER GUNASEKERA by QHIEF MINISTER David Marshall has, again threatened to resign. He has said this on many occasions before but none took him seriously, least of all the ivriter. His latest pronouncement, however, cannot be treated lightly. For one thing, he is a
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    272 8 Sir- The Alliance victory last year has overwrought Tunku Abdul Rahman's ego. His recent statement m London that the Singapore Government is not strong enough m dealing with subversion and that Singaporeans being less serious minded is utterly contemptuous. The implications m his statement are obvious. The Tunku
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    110 8 Sir: Much has been published m the Chinese Press regarding the unfair allocation of Crown Land at Tanjona Rhu to the non-licensed holders of firewood and charcoal dealers of Beach Road Reclamation. Such an allocation by the Land Office creates a very bad impression m the
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    74 8 Sir: I am a resident of Ah Hood Road. On the night of January 25 a Chinese Wayang there drew a croud, which resulted m holding up all the traffic to and fro I fail to appreciate why the Traffic Police were not posted m that area on
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    212 8  -  C. R PAUL Singapore Sir: I have read the various shades of opinion about the "Singapore and Federation merger" and the following is what came to my mind. "Then I can't marry you, my maid; nobody asked 3'ou. Sir. she said." The following few lines come as a
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    271 9 TEMPLER DID NOT BULLDOZE JORDAN -SAYS NUTTING LONDON Jan. 31 (Reuter) Britain's Minister °J I u lgU M Y^ Mr Anthon y Nutting denied m the House of Commons yesterday that General Templer had tried to -bulldoze" the Jordan Government into joining the Baghdad Pact A Labour leftwinger, Mr. William
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    156 9 BAGHDAD, Jan. 31 (Reu|tr) The Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mr. Burhanudin B&>hayan, promised yesterday that Iraq would remain faithful to the Baghdad Pact to defend "the Middle East including the Arab States, azainst foreign aggression." But the Minister emphasised that Iraq would also continue her
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    190 9 LONDON. Jan. 31 (t'P)— Britain revealed yesterday she is working with Western nations, outside the Big Three, to limit arms shipments to the Middle East. Minister of State. Anthony N .ttmg told the House of Commons that the Government is m "close consulta:.un' not only with
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    120 9  -  Mirror pic THE Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were given .a rousing send off as they drove from Buckingham Palace to London Airport to leave on their visit to Nigeria. Above the Queen a nd the Duke wave goodbye just before entering the BOAC plane which was
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    202 9 Two Yrs. Before The Japs WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (AP)— General Matthew B. Ridgway said yesterday that two years before Pearl Harbour he prepared plans for a training manoeuvre based on the assumption that the Pacific Fleet would be knocked out at that naval base.
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    33 9 PHXOM PENH, Jan. 31. (Rcuter) Crown Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has accepted an invitation to visit Peking and other large cities of Communist China usually well informed sources said today.
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    185 9 CHICAGO. Jan. 31. (Reuter) Los Angeles-born "Tokyo Rose,'' who was released from prison on probation on Saturday" after serving six-and-a-hali years of a ten year sentence for treaspn. was to!d yesterday she would not be a free woman until April 8. 1959 Mr.
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    302 9 Anti-British Broadcasts May Be Jammed Accessory To 22 Murders 50... Labour Opposes The Idea LONDON, Jan. 31, Britain yesterday accused the Greekcontrolled Athens Radio of being an "accessory" to 22 murders m the trouble-torn British island-Colony of Cyprus. Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd told the House of Commons that broadcasts
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      39 9 NEW YORK, Jan. 31. (Reute. South Africa, which withdrew from the United Nations General Assembly m protest against "interference" m her internal affairs returned yesterday to the interim committee which assistr the assembly m its functions.
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      38 9 THE HAGUE, Jan. 31. (Reuter) The Japanese Government will pay the Netherlands 510,000.000 compensation for the hardships undergone by Dutch subjects m Japanese Camps during World War II a Dutch Foreign Ministry spokesman announced yesterday.
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      28 9 BONN, Germany, Jan. 31, (AP) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's government yesterday endorsed '"without reservations" President Eisenhower's proposals to the Soviet Union to case cold war tensions.
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      30 9 LOXDOX. Jan. 31. (AP) Sir Edwin Chapman Andrews, now British Ambassador at Beirut, has been appointed Britain's first ambassador to the Sudan, the Colonial Office announced yesterday.
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      33 9 BALTIMORE. Maryland. Jan. 31, (UP) Fire inspectors said yesterday that escaping gas may have been responsible ior the flash fire that caused IC deaths on Sunday at a church supper.
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      26 9 BUENOS AIRES. Jan. 31 (AP) Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz said last night his newspaper La Prcnsa will begin publishing again on Friday morning.
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      29 9 MOSCOW. Jan. 31 (Reuier) Soviet Premier Marshal Bulganin was yesterday back at work after a four-week absence from public life, an official of the premier's office said.
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      21 9 BAGHDAD. Jan. 31 (AP) The Council of Ministers yesterday approved the proposed treaty of friendship between Iraq and Indonesia.
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    99 9 Chou's New Line Causes Concern LONDON. Jan. 31 (Reuter) Mr. Chou En-lai's reaffirmation of China's intention to fight lor Formosa, if necessary, caused concern m official quarters here last night. Since the conference of African and Asian nations m Bandung last April, the Chinese Prime Minister has not used the
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    54 9 ABOARD THE SEALER THEROX, Antarctica. Jan. 31. fßcuter) The little sealer Theron, carrying an advance party of the Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition reached Vahsel bay m Antarctica at noon on Monday, and all hands are working a 16-hour day to set up an expediiion base before the
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    473 9 Used Mustard And Olive Oil In Fatal Abortion PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31 (AP)— Milton and Rosalie Schwartz, m a surprise development pleaded Nolo Contendere (no defence) yesterday to a Charge of "abortion resulting m death" m connection with an illegal operation performed m their apartment on a 22-year-old food chain heiress.
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      116 10 Norwegians Seize Seven Russian Fish Poachers AALESUND. Norway,. Jan. 31 (UP) Norwegian naval units seized three more Soviet fishing boats today, bringing the total to seven trawlers and a factory ship m twflkdays. ThfcSfcizuirs were made aftenjthe Soviet vessels violated' Norwegian territorial waters by fishing inside the forbidden four-mile limit.
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      42 10 TEN persons were killed and 22 injured on Sunday night when a truck sideswiped a bus in Lima. Peru yesterday. Reports said the truck driver trica to avoid a speeding car and collided with the bus. post.- A.P.
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      38 10 PRESIDENT Ramon Magsaysay has extended the ban on the slaughter of Carabacs water buffalo for lour months. The ban was imposed a year ago to prevent a depletion of work animals needed In agricultural development. A.P.
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      76 10 IF you want to make sure you don't lose your kid sister when you're showing her the sights of London, try taking around like this. Underneath, m the picture, is Christa Lange (she's 16). and. on top, is her 15-year-old sister Baerbel.
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      Lock icon Boy Friend Balked When Mother Asked For Loan
      285 10 LONDON. Jan. 31 (UP) A businessman told a London court yesterday he did not mind lending his beautiful actress girl friend money to pay her debt but he balk- ed when her mother asked for funds to furnish her own room m
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      31 10 SEOUL police yesterday said a 36-year-old Korean and his wife had confessed they strangled their three-year-old daughter "because the devil's spirit dwelled within her." Both have been charged with "murder."
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      270 10 THAT'S a €1,024 victory smile and that's a cheque for £1,024 that Patricia Burke is waving: m this picture. Patricia Robin to her friends won it last week when she hit the jackpot m the "Double Your Money" contest on Independent TV.
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      90 10 WASHINGTON. Jan. 31 CAP) South Korean Ambassador You Chan Yang said yesterday he is "sure" Communist agents were responsible for the assassination of South Korea's chief of the Counter-intelligence Corps. Major Gen. Kirn Chang Young was shot and killed on the streets of
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      70 10 NEW YORK. Jan. 31, (AP) The liner. Constitution arrived m port en Monday, none the worse for a collision at sea with a two- ton whale. Captain Ernest H. Nc^sen. the skipper, «aid the ship jarred slightly when it ran into the marine mammal o(T
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      228 10 RABAT, Morocco, Jan. 31 (UP)— France launched an all-out ground and air effort today to smash rebel Ikuhl which iought the bloodiest action so far m the little Riff war. )otormined to avenge com,e s killed m a running battle that ended on Sunday,
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      31 10 TOKYO, Jan. 31 (AP>— Japan's Prime Minister. Ichiro Hatoyama. has sent 100 chrysanthemum roots and m February will send 100 cherry tree saplings to Burma's Prime Minister U Nu.
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      355 10 LAGOS, Nigeria, Jan. 31, (Reuter) Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh joined 1,200 guests at a garden party on the lawns of Government House here last night, at the end of a day of uproarious noise, colour, and pageantry.
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      103 10 Mother Duels Croc To Save Her Child JOHAN NESBI'RG. South Africa. Jan. 31 (L'P) An Af rira n mother saved her six-year-old child from death when she fought a sixfoot crocodile barehanded, it was disclosed yesterday The crocodile had snatched the child from the banks of the L'xbuluzi River m
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      147 10 LAGOS, Jan. SI (Rcutcr) The Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to the Railway workshop poured 100 pounds of molten bronze heated to a temperature of 1.200 degrees centigrade into a mould for a commemorative plaque. Massed arc lights were set up m
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      56 10 MOSCOW Jan. 31. (AP) The Russians announced on Monday night a mam: youth festival is 10 be he d throughout the Soviet Union from next September 1956 to May ]f)57. The aim: To further ideological and cultural pur« iuiis among the young. Activities are scheduled
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      31 10 GOA. Jan. 31. (UP) One Gean was killed and two o'hers seriously injured, when 25 Indians disguised m PoritS^iese po'ice uniforms opened fire on them, it was announced yesterday.
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    312 11 Aw... doggone it! JACK SERNAS, the young French star v.ow filming m Hollywood, has an interesting com girls. English and French man takes an Eng- He says when aparison between lish girl out she doesn't viind if he i takes her home and shows her t straight to her door.
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    770 11  - Screen 'Meanie' fascin ates women Bridget Jones I PERSONAL CALL CTEVE COCHRAN has I been a real screen If meanie" for years. As one. of the toughest of tough guys he's slugged and socked bis way through his .films. Yet women all over the world love him. They lap up
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    170 11 THRIFTY. German-born J URSULA THIESS was horrified when she received her phone bill following a week on location m Mexico for "Bandido." Her longdistance caJls to husband ROBERT TAYLOR m Hollywood totalled more than 5.000 pesos— about £150. Bob was amused but said it would have been
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    318 11 T7ROU FROU...FROTHY... L FRE N C H...and m CinemaScopc. Frou Frou is the first French CinetnaScope film m Eastmancolour to reach the Colony and a very satisfactory effort it is. On the continent the film collected such raves as •MASTERPIECE", a t r iumph m CinemaScope Film
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    736 11  - 'IT'S A DOG'S LIFE BALL CAINE HAUNTED-BY The hero is Wildfirehalf human, half clown whose candid observations about people and life may perhaps help to instill more benevolence m us. Seemingly unafraid of man and beast, Wildfier is a natural actor and M.G.M. has depend- "If music be the food
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    86 12 THE managing director of O'Brien Publicity Pty Ltd., Mr. R. J. Murphy, will arrive m Singapore by Qantas tomorrow on the first stage of a world tour which will take him to Hongkong, Manila. Japan. Europe, United Kingdom and America. While m Singapore. Mr. Murphy will have
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    40 12 NEW YORK. Jan. 30, (UP) Dow-Jones Closing Averages: Stocks: 30 Industrials 467.66 20 Rails 155.16 15 Utilities 63.76 65 Stocks 16.98 Bonds: 40 Bonds 99.04 The Dow-Jones Commodity Futures Index (1924.26 average equals 100) closed at 150.77.
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    405 12 HAY WANTS FAIR DEAL FOR INVESTOR KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Sir John Hay, head of the Guthrie's organization, denied yesterday that capital and government m this country were working together as partners, as claimed by the High Commissioner recently. "Such might be the happy ideal, but does not represent the present
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    68 12 MR. MICHAEL CADBURY, export director of Cadbury Brothers Ltd., and great grandson of the founder of the firm is now visiting Malaya. Standard photo taken m Singapore yesterday shoves Mr. Cadbury (left) with Mr. H. J. Bridge (centre), export marketing manager of Cad- bury-Fry Export Department and
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    499 12 GOOD PROSPECTS FOR COCOA HERE MALAYA has vast potentialities of becoming: a cocoa-producing area and a major supplier of the world's needs, Mr. Michael Cadbury, export director of Cadbury Brothers Ltd., Bournville, England, said m Singapore yesterday. Cocoa was definitely a valuable cash crop and even at the present price
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    135 12 MALAYAN sharebrokers yesterday reported the following business done: Fed. Disp. 52.50 xr; F N ord. $1.75 to $1.80 Gammon $2.4."): Hammer $2.82 i. $2.80; Breweries $3.50: Cement $1,671; McAlistcr $3.17J; Metal Box 11.671; Robinson ords. $2,621, 52.60f Cold Storage $1,611; Straits Traders $26 50- Straits Times $2.79:
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    124 12 GENERALLY Malayan industrial shares had quiet support while tin shares were lower on balance, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Rubber shares were neglected. Price changes announced by the Association yesterday were INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Alex Bricks: Prefs. Ords. 1.93 2.05 Frascr Neave: Ords. 1.75 1.80 Gammon 2.43
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    17 12 WEST Germany has bought 1,500,000 bushels of U.S. maize and 700,000 bushels of U.S. barley.
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    168 12 TIN AND RUBBER PRICES DECLINE SINGAPORE rubber and tin prices dropped yesterday, tin registering the biggest single-day drop this year. The rubber price dropped 1} cents to $1.07$ per Ib. for first grade February shipment. f 6181 prire dr °PP e d M to $382 i per picul. The drop
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    75 12 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon clo^k) prices per picui yesterß^ were: copra Feb. $27J buyers, $27J sellers, March $27J buyers. $281 sellers; coconut oil (bulk) $40J sellers, coconut oil (drums) $43J sellers; Muntok white pepper $134 sellers, Sarawak white $133 sellers. Special Sarawak black $93 sellers. Singapore Copra
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    199 12 Standard Shipping Reporter sident Coolidge is expected to thp t c m follow the President Hayr< THE s.s. President Hayes, lhis year on her maidefl second vessel m the Ame- voyage. rican President Lines's The President Hayes has gigantic M 5600 .000.000 ship excellent
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      623 12 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Holiday Chinese New Year's Day, Sunday, 12th February 1956. TVOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that vessels alongside the Board's wharves and working before 1100 a.m. on Saturday, 11th February 1956. will be worked after 11.00 a.m. on that day without extra charge provided they complete
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      378 12 NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENT ]\TR. LAM CHIT CHOON (otherwise known as Lam Chih Choon) of 21-3 Jurong Road, Singapore, hereby gives notice that the partnership business known as the Chop Toon Hin Pawnshop carrying on business at 110 Arab Street was dissolved on the 31st December 1955. Mr. Lam Chit Choon has
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    358 14 CCIDENTS happen m x even the best-regulated families, a truism never more tragically illustrated than m the treachery of John Amery. He was the son of one of the most actively patriotic men of his generation, but m the end he turned on a parricidal impulse against
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    914 14 bankruptcy. Soon after that he ceased to be a burden on the good nature of his fellow-country-men. Fortified by an allowance hopefully designed to keep him out of mischief, he withdrew to Spain. At the time, Spain had greater troubles of her own. She was embroiled m a
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    37 14 A psychopathic case. Youthful delinquencies. Bankrupt at 24. Works for Franco. Folly of his treachery. Recruits from P.O.Ws. An army trained on wine and women. Another question of nationality. Pleads guilty on »m»i all counts.
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      270 14 STANDARD'S Crossword Puzzle ■V^b I^B^f RBI iHKi^ i.\A T!S 27. And born to converse ACROSS S? HVe VVUh CaSe <POpe> 1. Used m a "blonde or bru- 28. Reform 10 across without nette struggle? (8. 7> Hn age 4) 8 You can tie up here (7) 31. With itself beheaded
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    343 15 School 'Heads' Must Play The Game Give Boys Bigger Matches experience to be gained will be invaluable Participation of schoolboys m club matches will not only be acutely appreciated by all sports lovers but this will give greater value to the competitors to prepare, themselves fully for the task. If
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    120 15 FARELF Final On Feb. 18 KUALA LCMFUR, Tues. —The floAl of tk* Far East Land Forces inter-unit rugby competition will be flayed on Feb. 18 at Uw Beadquarters Malaya Command ground here. The early rounds of this competition, have been played In Malaya. Singapore and Hongkong and the winning team
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    106 15 MR and Mrs. J. Milliken won i u c January 9-Hole Mixed Foursomes i stroke* play with a score of 36 over the course of tn e Royal Singapore Golf Club en Sunday. Other Cards were: Mr. Mrs. E. J. Rees 47—10* Mr. A Mrs. J. P. de
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    126 15 Hoad Won't Ever Turn Professional MELBOURNE. Jan. 31 (Rev ter) Harry Hopman, Australia's Davis Cup captain, said here today that Lewis Hoad's thoughts of a professional tennis career had 'changed drastically.' Hopman. writing m the Melbourne newspaper. The Herald, said Hoad refused an American offer to turn professional m October
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    65 15 ROYAL Navy Kranji beat Jack Sports Club 6-4 m a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday. Navy led 5-1 at the interval. Goals were scored by Trainor <4> and Montgomery. Kok Cheng scored for Jacks. The Navy increased their lead through Fleming. Jacks rallied m
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    33 15 ABOUT 90 competitors are expected to take part m the annual Far East Air Force Golf championships to be held on the Royal Singapore Golf Club coiirse at 2 p.m. today.
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    165 15 OFFER FOR NASHUA TURNED DOWN i MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 31 <AP)— Leslie Combs II said yesterday be and his partners have turned down an after of 51.500.0 M OIS4,5«0.0««) for Nashua, the world's most valuable raeeherse. Combs said he was approached by an agent but did not know the identity
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    43 15 THE Ceylon Sports Club 2nd team against SCRC m the SHA junior quarter-finals today will be selected from: S. Thevarajah. S. D. Williams. Retnam, Shavananda. Kulasingam, W. Ponnambalan. Vilvaratnam. Maniam. N. Kandasamy. M. Thilligalingam. Jayathurai. S. Ponnambalan, and S. Yogarajah.
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    232 15 PENANG. Tues. Mr. Jagrjit Singh, chairman of the Umpires Board: of the Penan? Hockey Association, has requested the Hon. Secretary of the Penan? Hockey Association to call for an emergency meeting m view of what Jagmohan Vohra had said that he was m
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    94 15 TEAMS representing R.A.F stations, Tengah. Seletar and Changi will be strongly represented at the Achilles Clubs annual cross-country run to be held on Saturday, at 4.4n p.m. This run which will be decided over 3 1/2 miles was scheduled to be held last Saturday,
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    67 15 SINGAPORE Cricket Club trimmed Victoria Institution Old Boys Association by the odd goal m three m a friendly hockey match played at the padang yesterday. Club took the lead through Farmer m the 25th minute of play but the VIOBA soon drew level when Biant Singh
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    127 15 COVENTRY. Jan. 31 (Reuter> Arthus Ellis. Britain's top football referee tonight called police on to the pitch and abandoned a match here when he was kicked by a player m the San Dorenzo touring team from Argentina. The player will be shipped back to Argentina tomorrow.
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    193 15 SINGAPORE Cricket Club, led by Bye who scored five tries, whipped Naval Base by 32 points (4 goals, 4 tries> to nil m a friendly rugby match played on the padang yesterday. This match served as a warm-up for the SCC ruggerites who play the 'Flying
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    206 15 FLYING FIJIANS' MAKE A GRAND GESTURE Kan Chong. G. J. McCully. (Selangor) Lee Pak Yong. Yeong Chang Swi. B. Piotrowski. Looi Kam Pak (Kedah^ S. Augustin, P. Augustin. P. Valayathan, W. P. Ji^ialuddin. Raja Shahruddin (Xegri Sembilan) Boon Oon Lor. Tan Them Kok (Sinsaoore) Scharenguivel, Tay Chong Yew IPOH, Tu*s.
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    132 15 SINGAPORE Recreation tlub Greens' qualified for the final of the Singapore Hockey Association junior knockout tournament by beating the Rural Air force. Tengah by two goals to nil on the padang vestenlay. For the Recs. Aeria and Fernando played a sterling game m defence.
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    64 15 VICTORIA SCHOOL Present Boys overwhelmed the Old Boys 7—2 m a friendly soccer match played at the school ground yesterday. The schoolboys proved too good for the oldtimers. Scorers were Wong Sze Kong (2). Seng Pah (2), Yusof bin Dalib (1). Ng Kok Nam (i)
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    45 15 THE Breweries Sports Club Kampong League Group "A" ?u mi "i. al socc er match between the Western Sports Club and the Baden Kesenian wilL be played at the Fra?er Neave ground. River Valley Road, on Saturday. Feb 4 at 5.15 D .m.
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    20 15 ROUEN. Trance Jan. 31 (Reuter)— England beat France 8-1 m the women's table tennis international match here tonight
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    26 15 CARMARTHEN, Wales. Jan. 31 (Reuter)— Dai Dower, the British and Empire flyweight champion outpointed Henri Sehmid of France over ten rounds here last night.
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      80 15 RUGBY SCC "A' v 30 Dn. RAOC at SCC; Tengah Nomads v Royal Signals at Tengah; RAAF Ist Sq. v 14th Sq. RNZAF at RAAF: RAF Greyhounds v Kranji at Seletar. HOCKEY SHA Junior KO: YMSA 9 Changi Prison at Changi; CSC v SCRC at CSC; SHA trial matches at
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      1588 16 RACE 1: 2.15 p.m.-Horses Class 3, Div. 3—6 Furs. 1. 0 Grey Spinner 4y 9.00 Longview Stable Daniels Schiller 2. 0 Rip Kirby 3y 5.13 Giam Stable Spencer Ah 3. 44 Copacabana 4y 8.11 Amazon Stable Yong J.Jones 4. Balkan Arab 4y 8.10 Ms.
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      284 16 DISTRIBUTOR IS GOOD FOR ANY GOING WINDSOR LAD (With An Eye On The Weather) SAYS: DISTRIBUTOR, a last start winner at lpoh, stands out as an extra good thing m the main six-furlong sprint (Race Six) at Bukit Timah today, second day of the Singapore Turf Club Jan/ Feb. Meeting.
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      204 16 DOLBLK TOTE: Races 4 and 7. BIG SWEEP: Race Windsor Lad The Pilot Trundle Hill Scrutineer LITTLE PSALTER AMISEMENT PARK LIU I E PSALTER PRI>II»KXT t President Copacabana President Little Psalter Staff Officer President Ki|> Kirhy Balkan Arab LEXTHER NECK COFFEE EXPORTER C. WW COFFEE EXPORTER Coffee Exporter rrawthorne
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      1471 16 LITTLE PSALTER, a three-year-old Sermon gelding, showed such striking form m his morning gallop on Monday that I am giving him a great chance m Race One. Little Psalter and Prince Lalita were matched over three furlongs and at the end
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      31 16 TODAY'S best bets are: WINDSOR LAD: Welsh King and Twinkle Toes. SCRUTINEER: Rogation and Clear Water. TRUNDLE HILL: Crawthorne Wood and Golden Rebus. THE PILOT: Rogation and Scone Stone.
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      223 16 WELSH KING IS TODAY'S BEST BET SHOESHINE BOY, FOUR CHARMERS, WELSH KING, ESPARTO, BEAVER CREEK and KEMPTON will clash m the main six furlongs sprint for Class Three (Race Five). The issue is as wide open sls the door but going strictly on his display on Saturday I will plump
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      215 16 THE WEATHER has brightened considerably yesterday after several showery days and there is every prospect of improvement on the state of going. However, even if there i-s no rain today, the Bukit Timah track will still be yielding. RACE FOUR GULAR II or Three Dimension that is the
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      116 16 ODEON FAR EASTERN PREMIERE THURSDAY 9th FEB. at 9.30 p.m. misents j KNOW MY DARLING BUT I iouis BiOMFitio s I EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS 1 impassjoneo WRONG —I AM THE WIFE I sto»y of I OF ANOTHER MAN. WHILE I mystsrioos I YOU ARE THE ADOPTED SON I i.
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      19 1 CHINESE NEW YEAR Supplement Standard wishes all its Chinese Readers Happy and Prosperous NEW YEAR Wednesday! February i, 1936
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      814 1 A Rose By Any Other Name Smells Just As Sweet... HEN the Chinese started to migrate seven or eight centuries ago into the lands of the Thais, Annamites, Malays and Burmese, destiny had entrusted them with the safekeeping of their traditional customs, which m later centuries were to be wiped
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      4468 1  - ELEVEN IS NEW YEAR HOUR FOR CHINESE LEE SIOW MONG by (President, China Society, Singapore) JT is easy to call someone father but it is difficult to be called fattier by someone especially if New Year is round the corner. The family must be provided for at this time no
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      13 2 "DON'T spread it around, but I'm expecting another dolly for Chinese New Year."
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      318 3 Lee Wing Looked On Life And Found It To Be... T EE WING felt as if all the bells m the world were ringing for him. It was his day of days. He had attended a couple of convocations before as an undergraduate of the University, but it was nothing
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      1663 3  -  MICHAEL CHOONG by brought him up as his own under comfortable circumstances. On that score he couldn't complain. He had everything he wanted including a university education. But there was no real feeling of kinship and they remained no more than very good friends. If only
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      42 4 THIS Standard photo shows rows of Tee Koay', the traditional good luck i fc cakes eaten by all Chinese at their yearly festival. Ongirftnlly cooKed m DamDOO containers, the cakes have been 'modernised' and are no\\| cooked m tins.
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      481 4  - Penang Prepares To 'Go Gay' For The Festive Season Khoo Boon Choo wv» Ky aw THE march of time may have to take a sidestep to give way to ancient traditions of old Cathay m observance of the Chinese New Year, which falls on Sunday, Feb. 12. In Penang, there
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      58 4 FESTIVE FOOD THE interior of this Penangj shop is a gastrono- 1 1 mical paradise to all Chinese who hope to have 1 1 their share of delicacies thisl year. Shown m the i picture are specially cooked ducks, Lap Cheong and vegetables which tradit ibnally must be eaten i
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      237 5  - But Hearts Will Still Be Gay. ROGER YUE oy ACCORDING to the superstitious Chinese, the Year of the Monkey which will be ushered m on February 12 will be a stormy year full of unpredictable events as the characteristics of the monkey show. But m spite of this rather tempestuous
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